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08KYIV299	UKRAINE: READY TO WORK WITH FINLAND AS OSCE [...] (C) Summary: Unlike their Spanish predecessors, the Finns appear ready to take on the problem of Russia in the OSCE context, judging by Finnish Foreign Minister Kanerva's January 15-16 visit to Kyiv in his capacity as OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO). Kanerva met with President Yushchenko, FM O [...]	2008-02-07 05:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS OSCE RS UP

08KYIV303	UKRAINE: PM TYMOSHENKO MAKES THE PITCH FOR MAP AT [...] (C) Summary: PM Tymoshenko made a more convincing case for her personal commitment to Ukraine's request for a MAP at Bucharest during a February 5 meeting with visiting HFAC Europe Subcommittee Chairman Wexler (D-FL). She told Wexler that the letter requesting MAP signed by the President, PM [...]	2008-02-07 12:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
08KYIV314	UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO PROMISES TO PAY GAS DEBT, [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko took Ukraine's gas dispute with Russia (ref A) public on February 11. She acknowledged that NaftoHaz owed gas intermediaries RosUkrEnergo (RUE) and UkrHazEnergo (UHE) $1.07 billion for gas deliveries in October-December 2007, and said Ukraine w [...]	2008-02-11 14:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS UP
08KYIV333	SUBJECT: UKRAINE: DELIVERY CONFIRMATION -- FORMAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 10:15:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI
08KYIV334	UKRAINE: DEFENSE MINISTER YEKHANUROV PICKS UP THE [...] (C - REL NATO) Summary: New Defense Minister, and former Prime Minister, Yuriy Yekhanurov is an experienced bureaucratic insider with close ties to President Yushchenko who will be an ardent supporter of Ukraine's request for a NATO MAP and movement toward European standards and interoperabili [...]	2008-02-13 10:47:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MARR PREL MOPS NATO KPKO PINR UP
08KYIV335	UKRAINE: WIREC INVITATION DELIVERED [...] Post delivered WIREC invitation letter on February 13 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Volodymyr Ohryzko, with copies to the Ministries of Fuel and Energy, Environmental Protection and Economy. 2. Econoff spoke with Dmitry Shevchenko of the MFA Americas Desk regarding the conference. Shev [...]	2008-02-13 12:43:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI
08KYIV336	UKRAINE CLAIMS VICTORY IN GAS DEAL THAT WILL [...] (SBU) Summary: President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko are both calling the gas deal struck on February 12 in Moscow a victory for Ukraine. Yushchenko and President Putin announced the deal moments before the deadline set by Gazprom to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine expired. Ukrai [...]	2008-02-13 14:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS UP
08KYIV34	UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO HITS THE GROUND RUNNING [...] (C) Summary. At a time when most of Kyiv slows down for the holidays, Prime Minister Tymoshenko has pushed full-steam ahead in her first month in office to get Ukraine's financial house in order, fulfill key election promises, and get her team on the ground and working. Tymoshenko was confir [...]	2008-01-11 12:06:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR UP
08KYIV358	UKRAINE: RUSSIAN ACTIONS ANSWER MEDVEDEV'S [...] (C) Summary and Comment: For many Ukrainians, Vladimir Putin's February 12 threat that membership in NATO could result in Russian missiles pointed at Ukraine answered Russian presidential candidate Dmitry Medvedev's question about Russia's neighbors posed during a January 22 campaign appearan [...]	2008-02-15 12:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PREL UP
08KYIV359	UKRAINE: RADA COMES IN, VOTES, STALLS AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. The Rada managed to overcome political differences on February 12 to vote on social and economic issues, but then immediately sunk back into an impasse. After several Coordinating Council meetings early in the week, on the morning of February 12 leaders from BYuT and Party of Reg [...]	2008-02-15 12:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV361	UKRAINE: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM FROM THE [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Head of the Presidential Secretariat Stavnichuk and Justice Minister Onishchuk confirmed to us recently that the President's team is moving ahead with its plans to amend the constitution in the first half of the year. Stavnichuk described the National Constitutional Counc [...]	2008-02-15 13:01:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV365	UKRAINE OPPOSES, BUT DOUBTS THAT RUSSIA WILL [...] (C) As requested, PolCouns delivered the demarche contained reftel to Oleksandr Tsvetkov, Acting Director of the MFA's Political Department (with primary responsibility for the Kosovo issue) and Sergiy Kyslytsya, Director of the MFA's UN and Other International Organizations Department on Febr [...]	2008-02-15 13:14:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RU YI UP
08KYIV366	UKRAINE WILL NOT SUPPORT INVOKING BERLIN MECHANISM [...] (C) As requested, on February 15, Polcouns conveyed reftel demarche to Sergiy Kyslytsya, Director of the MFA's UN and Other International Organizations Department, and urged Ukraine not to support Serbia's plan to invoke the OSCE's Berlin Mechanism immediately after an anticipated declaration [...]	2008-02-15 13:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU OSCE UP
08KYIV386	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO CONFIDENT ABOUT MAP AND [...] (C) Summary: During a February 18 meeting with the Ambassador, President Yushchenko made the case that Ukrainians are ready for MAP and closer ties with NATO, providing polling data showing that only a small portion of the population wanted a referendum on membership in NATO now. In response [...]	2008-02-19 10:15:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
08KYIV401	UKRAINE: UNHCR APPEALS FOR RELEASE OF CHECHEN [...] (U) This is an action request - See paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary. The UNHCR informed the Embassy about its appeal to President Yushchenko to prevent the extradition of Chechen Refugee Lema Susarov to Russia and to release him from detention so that he can be resettled to Finland. Susarov [...]	2008-02-21 12:16:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF UP
08KYIV404	UKRAINE IPR: 2008 SPECIAL 301 -- POST INPUT [...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: Embassy recommends Ukraine remain on the Special 301 Priority Watch List, which is statutorily accompanied by Section 306 monitoring (ref A),although the Government of Ukraine continues to move in the right direction on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) prot [...]	2008-02-21 13:11:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV408	UKRAINE: REGIONS PROPOSES PACKAGE TO UNBLOCK RADA, [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Rada failed to open as scheduled on February 21 with Regions continuing to blockade the rostrum. However, opposition leader Yanukovych proposed an end to the blockade in exchange for positive Rada consideration of ten legislative initiatives. A parliamentary rou [...]	2008-02-21 13:39:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL UP
08KYIV417	UKRAINE: STILL CONSIDERING KOSOVO RECOGNITION, BUT [...] (C) As requested, Ambassador conveyed the points reftel to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Ohryzko February 22, and asked that Ukraine move ahead with recognition of Kosovo. Ohryzko said that Ukraine was "checking all possibilities," but cautioned that the process would "take some time." The FM w [...]	2008-02-22 13:06:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
08KYIV418	UKRAINE: NOTIFICATION DELIVERED [...] As requested, Polcouns delivered notification contained reftel on February 21 to Yuriy Nikytyuk, Chief of the Americas Desk at MFA. 2. Visit Embassy Kyiv's classified website: www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/kiev. Taylor [...]	2008-02-22 13:13:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY ESA UP
08KYIV419	UKRAINE: VERDICT AND SENTENCING IN GONGADZE CASE [...] (C) Summary: Lawyer Valentyna Telychenko, who represents the wife of slain journalist Georgiy Gongadze, told us that she expected a verdict and sentencing for the three men accused of killing Gongadze by early March; according to press reports, March 3 could be the final day of the trial. Th [...]	2008-02-22 13:19:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL UP
08KYIV449	UKRAINE: INPUT FOR NEW REQUIRED REPORTS TO [...] (U) The following is Embassy Kyiv's response to reftel. Information in paragraph 2 of this cable responds directly to questions found in paragraph 4 parts A-D of reftel. 2. (U) A. At Embassy Kyiv, the Economic Section takes the lead on handling energy matters related to oil, gas, electrici [...]	2008-02-27 11:28:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD UP
08KYIV450	UKRAINE: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NAFTOHAZ [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 11:28:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS UP
08KYIV451	UKRAINE: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NAFTOHAZ [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 11:31:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS UP
08KYIV453	UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH PUSHING FOR NEW COALITION, [...] (C) Summary. During a February 25 meeting, Party of Regions leader Yanukovych reiterated to the Ambassador all his old points about Ukraine's relations with NATO not requiring a MAP at this juncture, then proceeded to lay out three scenarios for the Rada, all of which would change the current [...]	2008-02-27 12:27:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV455	UKRAINE: AMBASSADOR IN LVIV HEARS VIEWS ON EURO [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a February 19-21 visit to the city of Lviv in western Ukraine, the Ambassador met with the First Deputy Oblast Governor Valery Pyatak, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadoviy, and a group of young local politicians representing the political parties Pora, Svoboda, Ukrainian [...]	2008-02-28 10:03:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM UP
08KYIV456	UKRAINE: IPR ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FUNDS PROGRAM STARTS WITH [...] (U) Summary: Post, in cooperation with CLDP (Commerce),launched a new IPR training initiative -- funded by STATE/INL -- with an IPR enforcement workshop for Ukrainian judges February 12-14. The event drew strong participation from 26 judges representing nearly all of Ukraine's geographical re [...]	2008-02-28 10:43:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV461	UKRAINE: GAZPROM AGAIN THREATENS UKRAINE OVER DEBT, [...] (U) Summary. Gazprom has indicated it had grown tired of Ukraine's inability to sign and implement the February 12 gas agreement announced by Putin and Yushchenko and threatened to reduce gas supplies to Ukraine by 25 percent beginning on March 3, moving up a previously announced deadline of M [...]	2008-02-29 13:29:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EFIN ECON ENRG UP
08KYIV469	UKRAINE: GAZPROM MAKES GOOD ON THREAT--REDUCES GAS [...] (U) At 9:34 a.m. Kyiv time, NaftoHaz press officials told us that the state-owned gas pipeline operator Ukrtranshaz had received an official telegram from Gazprom confirming that gas supplies to Ukraine would be reduced by 30 million cubic meters (mcm) per day for an unspecified time. The ann [...]	2008-03-03 11:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EFIN ECON ENRG PREL UP
08KYIV471	UKRAINE: GAZPROM REDUCES GAS TO UKRAINE BY ANOTHER [...] (SBU) On March 3, hours after informing NaftoHaz by telegram that gas supplies had been reduced by 25%, Gazprom sent a second telegram announcing an additional 10% reduction in gas supplies, which Gazprom said brought the total reduction to 40 million cubic meters (mcm) of gas per day. NaftoHa [...]	2008-03-04 08:04:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON ENRG PREL UP
08KYIV474	UKRAINE: PRESIDENT CALLS FOR COALITION [...] (C) Summary. Meetings with Deputy Head of the Presidential Secretariat Roman Bezsmertniy, Deputy Prime Minister Hryhoriy Nemyria, Regions MP Andriy Klyuyev, and Regions financier Rinat Akhmetov in the past week revealed that efforts are being made to reformat the coalition, but opinions varie [...]	2008-03-04 13:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV483	UKRAINE: MARCH 5 UPDATE ON GAS DEVELOPMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. A day after Gazprom reduced gas supplies to Ukraine by 35%, Gazprom tacked on an additional 25% reduction at 19:00 Kyiv time on March 4. Before reductions began, Ukraine's state gas and oil company, NaftoHaz, received 152.7 million cubic meters (mcm) of gas per day, but now re [...]	2008-03-05 09:48:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON ENRG PREL UP
08KYIV503	UKRAINE IPR: GOU TRYING TO IMPROVE HOLOGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission hosted an IPR roundtable on March 5 with participation from the GOU and rights holders to discuss the hologram sticker program for optical discs. Industry reps laid out their concerns regarding the technical design of the hologram sticker, the process of [...]	2008-03-07 11:19:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV504	UKRAINE: COALITION STABLE FOR NOW, RADA GETS BACK [...] (C) Summary. The Rada returned to work on March 6 after nearly a month's impasse, while Presidential Chief of Staff Baloha reassured the Ambassador that there was no plan to undermine the Prime Minister. Baloha said that he believed that Tymoshenko was conspiring against Yushchenko and he mad [...]	2008-03-07 12:47:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV522	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO CONFIRMS COALITION UNITY, [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and President Yushchenko met late March 11 to discuss Ukraine's bid for a NATO MAP at the April 2-4 Bucharest Summit. The Ambassador told President Yushchenko that President Bush was talking to NATO Allies about MAP for Ukraine and that the U.S. believes that unity [...]	2008-03-13 06:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV527	UKRAINE: PM TYMOSHENKO READY TO DO EVERYTHING IN [...] (C) Summary: PM Tymoshenko told the Ambassador that she would do "everything in her power" to get a MAP for Ukraine at Bucharest, during a 90-minute March 13 meeting. Tymoshenko said that she understood that it was important that her statements about wanting something positive at Bucharest not [...]	2008-03-13 11:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO UP
08KYIV528	UKRAINE: IP RIGHTS HOLDERS STILL DISSATISFIED WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The recording industry remains concerned about public performance piracy -- the failure of intellectual property users to make royalty payments -- in Ukraine. The industry regards Ukrainian TV stations as particularly problematic. Industry reps would like to see increased crim [...]	2008-03-13 13:01:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV580	UKRAINE: TERMS OF RECENT GAS AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA [...] (SBU) On March 13, Ukrainian news service "Ukrainska Pravda" published what it called the latest authentic version of the March 12 gas agreement between Gazprom and NaftoHaz entitled "Agreement on the Development of Gas Sector Relations." To date, no government officials have denied the authen [...]	2008-03-18 12:54:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON ENRG PREL UP
08KYIV606	UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE [...] (C) Summary. Your visit to Kyiv provides a historic opportunity to acknowledge the democratic transformation that has occurred in Ukraine since the Orange Revolution and to encourage further steps to consolidate reform and bring Ukraine fully into Europe. You will encounter intense interest i [...]	2008-03-21 13:27:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OVIP UP
08KYIV612	UKRAINE: KOSOVO - GOVERNMENT HOLDS ITS GROUND, [...] (C) Summary: At a March 21 meeting, the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) determined that Ukraine should not change the nature of its participation in Kosovo peacekeeping activities in the wake of a March 17 incident in Mitrovica, Kosovo, during which a Ukrainian policeman was killed [...]	2008-03-25 03:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KDEM NATO UNMIK KV UP
08KYIV632	UKRAINE: CUSTOMS HEAD SERIOUS ABOUT REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: The head of Ukraine's Customs Service Valeriy Khoroshkovskiy outlined his plan for Customs reform during an introductory meeting with Ambassador on March 21. Khoroshkovskiy boasted of the early success of his anti- smuggling campaign, which was meant to increase customs revenues [...]	2008-03-27 12:35:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON UP
08KYIV706	UKRAINE/MTCR/WASSENAAR: SYRIAN MILITARY ENGINE [...] (S-REL UP) We provided ref A talking points April 7 to MFA Arms Control and Military-Technical Cooperation Counselor Oleh Belokolos during an previously planned meeting. Belokolos said he would distribute our information regarding Motor Sich's contract to overhaul Syrian military aircraft engi [...]	2008-04-07 13:14:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	PARM ETTC MARR MTCRE PREL SY CH UP
08KYIV709	UKRAINE: RADA REOPENS, BUT TENSIONS PERSIST [...] (C) Summary. The Rada reopened in plenary session April 8 after a two-week break and immediately went into a long recess amid recriminations that various factions were plotting against each other. However, all sides managed to find a temporary solution to the disagreements of the day, allowi [...]	2008-04-08 12:15:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV722	WILL UKRAINE JOIN RUSSIA'S WTO WORKING PARTY? [...] (C) Summary: A GOU official recently told the press that Ukraine did not plan to join Russia's WTO Working Party, even though Ukraine looks set to join the WTO within a matter of months, well ahead of Russia. (Note: Ukraine's parliament April 10 ratified the protocol of accession, details sep [...]	2008-04-10 08:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD WTRO PGOV UP RS
08KYIV729	UKRAINE'S PARLIAMENT RATIFIES ITS WTO PROTOCOL OF [...] The Ukrainian Rada (parliament) on April 10 ratified Ukraine's protocol of accession to join the WTO. The ratification followed approval of the protocol by the WTO's General Council on February 5. Out of the 450 total Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Rada, 411 voted in support of the access [...]	2008-04-10 12:19:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO PGOV UP
08KYIV756	UKRAINE: NO SPLIT IN PARTY OF REGIONS EXPECTED - [...] (C) Summary. Although tensions exist between the Akhmetov and Yanukovych wings of the Party of Regions, the party shows no immediate signs of splitting. Moreover, by taking a stand against a NATO MAP for Ukraine at the Bucharest Summit and playing on rumors of possible Rada elections in late [...]	2008-04-15 07:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV760	UKRAINE: DAS BRYZA'S DISCUSSIONS ON ENERGY WITH [...] (C) Summary: In meetings April 4 with PM Tymoshenko and April 5 with Minister of Fuels and Energy Prodan, DAS Matt Bryza explored ways the USG could work with the GOU to bolster Ukraine's energy security. Tymoshenko said Ukraine needed to get direct access to central Asian gas, produce more [...]	2008-04-15 13:24:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL UP
08KYIV768	UKRAINE: UNODC Nuclear Legislation Workshop - A Model for [...] The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department's Nuclear Smuggling Outreach Initiative (NSOI) office worked with the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to hold a "Legislative Drafting Expert Workshop on the Criminal Law Aspects of the Universal Legal Framework Against Nuclear Terrorism" i [...]	2008-04-16 08:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM PTER KNNP KCRM KGIC US UP
08KYIV771	UKRAINE: CRACKS IN THE COALITION [...] (C) Summary. Although the President, Prime Minister, OU-PSD, and BYuT all say they want the democratic coalition to last, public infighting, growing distrust, and mutual recriminations are making the tenuous majority even shakier. An April 16 spat erupted over the vote for the President's law [...]	2008-04-16 12:53:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV774	UKRAINE: VISITS HIGHLIGHT POSITIVE AND STABLE MID [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Although recent high-level Ukrainian visits to the Middle East seem to suggest a growing GOU interest in the region; when viewed in context, however, the visits are the most recent in a string of Middle East initiatives long on grandiose announcements of increased co [...]	2008-04-17 11:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD IR IZ ZR ZP UP
08KYIV782	UKRAINE: NATO/PFP TRUST FUND DESTRUCTION PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: PolCouns, Polmiloff, and DATT met April 16 with Deputy Defense Minister Valeriy Ivashchenko to discuss the status of the NATO PfP Trust Fund destruction project and deliver the corresponding non-paper (ref A),and raise the possible mid-May visit of the Special Envoy for MANPAD [...]	2008-04-18 12:32:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
08KYIV784	UKRAINE: DEMARCHE: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] (U) On April 18, Ambassador delivered ref A demarche and non-paper to First Deputy Foreign Minister Volodymr Khandohiy conveying the USG position on the Prisoners of Conscience Declaration. Khandohiy thanked Ambassador for the points. Post will continue to track this issue. 2. (U) Visit Em [...]	2008-04-21 09:01:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL UP
08KYIV801	UKRAINE: GOU ANNOUNCES NATURAL GAS PRICE HIKES [...] (SBU) On April 14, the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers (CabMin) published a resolution recommending a 3-5% monthly increase in natural gas prices for individual consumers beginning in May. The move was unexpected, as the media and most energy experts predicted that PM Tymoshenko would not rais [...]	2008-04-24 10:27:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON ENRG PREL UP
08KYIV803	UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO ENTERS CONSTITUTIONAL GAME [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Tymoshenko has begun speaking publicly and forcefully for transforming Ukraine into a parliamentary system, possibly as part of an effort to force President Yushchenko into cooperation and to take away the President's lead in reforming the constitution. She first r [...]	2008-04-24 12:09:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV807	UKRAINIAN GOVT LIFTS QUOTAS ON GRAIN EXPORTS [...] (U) Summary: The GOU announced an end to grain export restrictions, long a sore spot for grain traders and WTO members, on April 23. The GOU also announced a relaxation of restrictions on sunflower oil, although quotas on sunflower oil and seeds do remain in place. The move was likely in par [...]	2008-04-25 02:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR WTRO UP
08KYIV821	UKRAINE: IPR ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION GROUP [...] Summary: GOU, Embassy and industry representatives discussed copyright issues and GOU inter-agency cooperation at an April 23 Enforcement Cooperation Group (ECG) meeting. The GOU officials present agreed to push for a Cabinet of Ministers Resolution to raise the stature of the government's IPR [...]	2008-04-25 07:49:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
08KYIV828	UKRAINE 2008 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION DELIVERED [...] Deputy Econ Counselor delivered reftel points on the 2008 Special 301 report to Valentin Chebotaryov, Deputy Chairman of the State Department of Intellectual Property (SDIP),on April 24. Chebotaryov thanked the USG for its recognition of progress made in recent years and was delighted to lea [...]	2008-04-25 11:40:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR UP
08KYIV832	UKRAINE: KYIV MAYOR'S RACE HEATS UP [...] (C) Summary. With early Kyiv mayor and city council elections scheduled for May 25, and 150 candidates already declared, the race to control the capital city is being seen as an early showdown in the run-up to the presidential elections in late 2009/early 2010. Prime Minister Tymoshenko's BY [...]	2008-04-25 12:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV835	WHOOPS: UKRAINIAN GOVT REVERSES LIFTING OF GRAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: In contradiction to a public announcement by Prime Minister Tymoshenko on April 23, a government decree released on April 25 failed to eliminate grain export restrictions, only relaxing the quotas instead. The flip-flop was a complete surprise and followed an outpouring of inte [...]	2008-04-29 02:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR WTRO UP
08KYIV851	UKRAINE: DEFENSE MINISTER ON REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. Ambassador, Defense Attache, and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief met with Minister of Defense Yuriy Yekhanurov at his request. Minister Yekhanurov came with a list of issues to discuss that concerned both relations with Ukraine's neighbors and internal mil [...]	2008-04-30 15:16:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR ETRD EINV NATO UP
08KYIV869	UKRAINE: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - DEMARCHE ON [...] (SBU) We confirmed on May 7, per ref A inquiry, that Ukraine is seeking re-election to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) with Iryna Kachenko, UN Desk Officer for elections in the MFA's International Organizations Division. We also conveyed the USG position expressing deep concern about the [...]	2008-05-07 12:53:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC
08KYIV873	UKRAINE: CONSTITUTIONAL GAME HEATS UP [...] (C) Summary. Rada Speaker Yatsenyuk and adviser to the Prime Minister Zadorozhniy separately described to the Ambassador that BYuT-Regions collaboration on a new constitution was a reality that would move along quickly and that cooperation between President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymo [...]	2008-05-07 14:29:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV874	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO/TYMOSHENKO RIVALRY HITS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOU's ambitious privatization plans have fallen victim to the political rivalry between President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko (Refs A and B). Following the latest iteration of their drawn out privatization battle characterized by dueling decrees, court rulings [...]	2008-05-08 08:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV ETRD EIND UP
08KYIV876	UKRAINE MOSTLY AGREES ON CANDIDATES FOR WIPO [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points regarding upcoming elections for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General to Elena Shcherbakova, head of the International Relations Division at the State Department of Intellectual Property (SDIP),on May 6. Shcherbakova said [...]	2008-05-08 15:04:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL UP
08KYIV902	UKRAINE: COALITION TEETERING, BUT ALTERNATIVES [...] (C) Summary. Cracks in the coalition appeared to widen May 12-13 as the two sides faced off in the Rada and in public comments from President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko. Privately, Tymoshenko told the Ambassador that coalition was de facto dead, because the President had set hi [...]	2008-05-13 16:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV915	UKRAINE BECOMES WTO MEMBER ON MAY 16, BUT FAILS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine joins the WTO on May 16, marking a major success for the country's economic reform efforts. Accession is marred, however, by Ukraine's failure, due to domestic political turmoil, to pass five laws promised as part of accession negotiations. One of the five is the law de [...]	2008-05-15 16:00:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO PGOV UP
08KYIV922	UKRAINE: STAYING FOCUSED ON THE LONG-TERM [...] (C) Summary: Official Kyiv appears determined to sink into another round of political turmoil and infighting (reftels) that could last for months. It will make our work here more difficult and could damage some of our short-term goals. However, it is critical that we not lose sight of our lon [...]	2008-05-16 14:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
08KYIV924	UKRAINE: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MIGRATION, [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador, Oleksandr Sagan, recently-appointed Chairman of the State Committee of Nationalities and Religions, discussed a wide variety issues including inter-ethnic relations, the status of religious freedom, and migration policy -- all of which fall [...]	2008-05-16 14:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL UP
08KYIV951	UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY BOYDEN [...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit to Ukraine comes as the fragile two-vote majority coalition struggles to move ahead with an ambitious agenda as dissension between the two parties increases. All eyes are on whether Prime Minister Tymoshenko and President Yushchenko can work together better than they [...]	2008-05-19 16:01:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV ENRG PGOV UP
08KYIV953	UKRAINE: INCIDENCE OF FORCED/CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] Summary: Cases of adult forced labor are extremely rare in Ukraine, and child labor, while still in existence, is not prevalent. The GOU has adopted standards on child labor in line with international norms and has made some progress in recent years in tackling the problem. Most child labor [...]	2008-05-20 11:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM UP
08KYIV954	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO GETS HIS CABMIN LAW [...] (C) Summary. President Yushchenko won a tactical victory on May 16, when Prime Minister Tymoshenko's faction in the parliament backed down after a week's stand-off and agreed to vote for the new law on the Cabinet of Ministers, which the President has been pushing for since December. Yushchen [...]	2008-05-20 11:11:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV955	UKRAINE: RENEWED THOUGHTS OF ENGAGING BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador strongly discouraged Ukrainian plans for an "informal" meeting between Ukrainian President Yushchenko and Belarusan President Lukashenko in meetings with Foreign Minister Ohryzko on May 18 and Presidential foreign policy advisor Oleksandr Chaliy on May 20. Ambassador stresse [...]	2008-05-20 14:03:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PBTS PINR BO UP
08KYIV960	UKRAINE: COALITION TOGETHER FOR NOW, BUT [...] (C) Summary. For now, Ukraine's fragile coalition is holding itself together -- barely-- for a variety of reasons and in spite of the public bickering and threats, and could continue to muddle along for weeks or months. All parties are reluctant to return to expensive and time-consuming new [...]	2008-05-21 13:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV962	UKRAINE: YUZHNOYE AND ISRO PROPOSED ROCKET [...] (S) We drew on ref A points during a May 21 meeting with MFA Arms Control Department Deputy Director Valeriy Kravchenko to urge Ukraine to provide detailed information to the MTCR Partners via the MTCR Point of Contact in Paris on the proposed Yuzhnoye-ISRO rocket coooperation. At the same ti [...]	2008-05-21 15:40:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	PARM ETTC MNUC TSPA PREL MTCRE IN UP
08KYIV965	UKRAINE: GONGADZE KILLERS APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT, [...] (C) Summary. Valentyna Telychenko, the attorney for the widow of slain journalist Georgiy Gongadze, told EmbOff that she was satisfied with the March 15 convictions of three former police officers, but that she would request reduced sentences for two of the defendants when they make their fi [...]	2008-05-22 08:17:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL UP
08KYIV97	UKRAINE: SENATOR LUGAR MEETS NEW GOVERNMENT; [...] (C) Summary. Ukraine's plan to request a MAP at the April NATO Bucharest Summit dominated discussion during visiting Senator Richard Lugar's January 15 meetings with President Yushchenko, PM Tymoshenko and opposition representatives. Yushchenko expressed the strong hope that Ukraine's request [...]	2008-01-16 13:06:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
08KYIV975	UKRAINE: KYIV MAYORAL ELECTION REMAIQHIGHLY [...] (C) Summary. With the May 25 elections for the Kyiv mayor's office and city council drawing nearer, heated accusations of cheating and sabotage among the major players are increasing as all prepare for the vote, the outcome of which is still unpredictable. Also troubling, a majority of mem [...]	2008-05-23 14:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV980	UKRAINE LIFTS QUOTAS ON GRAIN EXPORTS - THIS TIME WE'RE NOT [...] Finance Minister Viktor Pynzenyk announced to the press on May 21 that the GOU had decided to lift export restrictions on grain. (Note: Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko had made a similar announcement in April (ref C),but the government then in fact only loosened the restrictions, rather than a [...]	2008-05-27 05:40:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR WTRO UP
08KYIV99	UKRAINE: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, PART I [...] As requested reftel, below is Part I of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. Post is transmitting the ICS in two separate parts due to its large size. Post will send the ICS in Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA by email. Begin Text: A.1. Openness to Foreign Invest [...]	2008-01-17 02:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
08LAGOS100	NIGERIA COMMERCIAL AVIATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. carrier North American Airlines announced it will cease all scheduled passenger service, leaving Delta Airlines as the sole air carrier connecting the United States and Nigeria. A dispute between local airlines and the airport authorities over use of the new domestic term [...]	2008-03-13 13:34:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV NI
08LAGOS104	CENTRAL BANK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador met with the Nigerian Central Bank (CBN) Governor Chukwuma Soludo on March 6 to express U.S. concerns about planned restrictions on foreign investment in Nigerian banks. Soludo remained firm in his intention to press forward with the new rules. While foreigners [...]	2008-03-14 10:48:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PREL PGOV NI
08LAGOS11	NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) told the Consul General on January 3 that under President Yar'Adua the NDDC has begun to receive funding, a notable switch from President Obasanjo's days. The NDDC Master Plan is scheduled to develop the Niger Delta [...]	2008-01-10 16:29:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV NI
08LAGOS112	NIGERIA: DYNCORP NOTIFIES AKWA IBOM STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Dyncorp International, a U.S. firm, has notified Akwa Ibom State of its intention to terminate the contract for construction of the state's international airport and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility; the state government currently owes Dyncorp over USD 5.1 million [...]	2008-03-25 14:54:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV PREL NI
08LAGOS116	NIGERIA: WIDESPREAD IPR VIOLATIONS INCREASE COSTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The prevalence of software piracy in large, established Nigerian companies and in the movie industry hinders Microsoft in identifying domestic partners in the fight to enforce intellectual property rights. U.S. company Schlumberger faces theft of proprietary information required [...]	2008-03-28 06:40:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON PGOV NI
08LAGOS118	NIGERIA: EDO NDDC PROJECTS APPEAR TO BENEFIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Edo State Commissioner for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on March 12 showed visiting Nigeria desk officer Andrew Silski four projects around Benin City, including school blocks, road construction, and a solar powered water project. Emboffs were unable to det [...]	2008-04-01 12:44:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC SENV NI
08LAGOS120	NIGERIA: GON REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO LOCATE [...] On March 31 Ambassador received a request dated March 26 from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) requesting USG assistance to locate the missing Beechcraft 1900-5N JAH Aircraft. The letter reads: 2. NEMA/SAR/48/I The Ambassador, The American Embassy, Off Airport Road, Cent [...]	2008-04-03 06:29:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV NI
08LAGOS121	NIGERIA: EXPERT TESTIMONY IN VOTE STEALING SETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Forensic evidence is providing new insights into vote rigging during the April 2007 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State. The state tribunal is the only election court thus far to allow forensic evidence, setting a precedent for the country. Visual aids especially are educati [...]	2008-04-03 14:53:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NI
08LAGOS122	NIGERIA: NEW GAS POLICY MAY SLOW NATURAL GAS [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's recently announced natural gas policy will likely slow development of domestic and export natural gas projects. The policy relies on cross-subsidies from commercial and industrial users for development of electrical power projects. The policy and regulation are vague [...]	2008-04-04 10:34:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS13	NIGER DELTA MILITANTS REJECT CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Summary: The fragile peace agreement between the Federal Government and Niger Delta militants began unraveling in December 2007 and it now appears violence will escalate in early 2008. Criminals (Ateke Tom),militants (the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta and Tom Polo),an [...]	2008-01-11 14:08:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
08LAGOS132	NIGERIA: PORT PRIVATIZATION YIELDS MIXED RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary: During visit of Nigeria Desk Officer and EconOff of Lagos ports on March 11, efforts to modernize and clean up the Apapa Container Terminal have born fruit in some areas. The privatization of the Lagos ports that began in 2006 has introduced greater efficiency in operations, ma [...]	2008-04-10 15:58:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV NI
08LAGOS143	NIGERIA: AES CORPORATION TO PURSUE INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 28 meeting with EconOffs, U.S. company AES Corporation said it will pursue international arbitration if the Government of Nigeria (GON) does not pay an owed USD 17.5 million and honor the terms of a power purchase agreement between AES and the Power Holding Compan [...]	2008-04-18 07:21:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV ECON NI
08LAGOS147	NIGERIA: OPIC SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUNDS IN THE [...] Summary: The objectives of OPIC,s supported GEF African Consumer Fund are compatible with the Government of Nigeria's desire for more and longer-term equity investment in private companies operating in sectors that do not traditionally receive funds. More private equity funds are needed for [...]	2008-04-22 05:57:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON NI
08LAGOS151	NIGERIA: STAFFDEL MEETING WITH DELTA STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a 27 March meeting with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff members (Staffdel) Michael Phelan and Neil Brown, Godwin Akpobire (Head of the Delta State Integrated Development Project) complained that international donors insufficiently consult with state governments when [...]	2008-04-24 13:50:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV NI
08LAGOS152	Appeal Court Voids Election of Bayelsa Governor [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 15, a federal appeals court overturned the election of Bayelsa Governor Timipre Sylva. Pursuant to the court's order, on April 16 the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Werinipe Seibarugu, was sworn in as acting governor pending a new election to be held within 90 days. [...]	2008-04-24 14:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
08LAGOS153	NIGERIA: IBB CONFIDANT SAYS YAR'ADUA HAS FOOD [...] (C) Summary: Professor Ukandi G. Damachi (strictly protect throughout),confidant of former military head of state Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) told Pol-Econ Chief that President Yar'Adua is ill with food poisoning. The remainder of the conversation followed a line of argument we have he [...]	2008-04-24 17:38:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
08LAGOS154	Nigeria: Stakeholders Assess Impact of Port Reforms [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria's port reform program, which has turned over state-owned and operated ports to private concessionaires, has significantly improved efficiency of port operations and reduced vessel demurrage and turn around time. However, delays in customs clearance resulting from Nigeria's [...]	2008-04-25 11:16:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV NI
08LAGOS157	NIGERIA: GAS PRICE AGREED TO BUT POLICY CONFUSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Negotiations between upstream gas producers and the Government of Nigeria have established a price for domestic natural gas of USD 0.50 per thousand standard cubic feet. A USAID contractor said Nigeria's Minister of State for Energy (Gas) Emmanuel Odusina had balked at supply [...]	2008-04-28 09:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS159	FRAUD SUMMARY - LAGOS FIRST QUARTER 2008 [...] Background: Nigeria covers 356,669 sq miles and has a population of approximately 144 million. The major languages are English (official),Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa. Approximately 60% of the population is below the poverty line for Nigeria. The current GDP is 1,500 dollars, and the inflation [...]	2008-05-05 07:44:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC NI
08LAGOS167	NIGERIA: UPDATE ON WEST AFRICAN GAS PIPELINE [...] (SBU) Summary: The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) Company will replace Willbros as its primary pipeline contractor. The pipeline received its first natural gas for testing in late April and is expected to be begin free flow of natural gas by the end of May. Because it lacks compressors, t [...]	2008-05-09 16:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS168	NIGERIA SPOT REPORT: BAYELSA PDP BOMBED 2 DAYS [...] (SBU) The secretariat building of the Bayelsa State People's Democratic Party (PDP) was bombed with dynamite on May 8, two days before the state PDP chapter was to announce former governor Timipre Sylva as its candidate and begin campaigning for the gubernatorial by-election. A reliable conta [...]	2008-05-09 16:02:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NI

08LAGOS169	NIGERIA: HERNANDO DE SOTO TELLS LAGOS GOVERNOR HOW TO MAKE [...] (U) Summary: Delegates to the 22-25 April Lagos State Economic summit discussed the challenges facing Lagos city as it attempts to transform itself from a congested urban environment to a modern mega city. Renowned economist Hernando De Soto said a property titling system can create access to [...]	2008-05-12 08:31:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV NI
08LAGOS171	NIGERIA: BAKERS STRIKE TO PROTEST RISING COSTS [...] (U) Summary: Members of Master Bakers Association of Nigeria on May 5 embarked on a weeklong strike to protest the rising price of wheat flour. Bread now sells for 10 to 20 percent more than last month. Although the Government of Nigeria announced plans to import more rice to combat the risin [...]	2008-05-13 15:19:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON NI
08LAGOS177	NIGERIA: US COMPANY BOAT HIJACKED; PORTUGUESE, [...] (SBU) The motor vessel Lordes Tide, contracted to Chevron and owned by US company Tidewater Marine, was hijacked by unknown gunmen on May 13 en route from Onne (River State) to Escravos (Delta State). A high ranking Chevron contact confirmed to Econoff on May 14 that two expatriates, the Port [...]	2008-05-15 10:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
08LAGOS18	NIGERIA: ENUGU GOVERNOR'S ELECTION NULLIFIED FOR [...] (U) Summary: The Enugu State Election Tribunal annulled the April election of Governor Sullivan Chime (People's Democratic Party) on January 18 on the grounds of gross electoral malpractice and non-compliance with the Electoral Act. Former Chime godfather Governor Chimaroke Nnamani (PDP) who [...]	2008-01-23 12:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL NI
08LAGOS189	EXXONMOBIL PESSIMISTIC ABOUT INCREASED NIGERIAN [...] (C) Summary. In a May 23 meeting, the number two executive at ExxonMobil in Nigeria said he's not optimistic that Nigerian crude oil production will increase significantly in the next few months. Mark Ward placed the blame on the government of Nigeria's failure to reinvest in onshore and nea [...]	2008-06-03 10:15:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV VE NI
08LAGOS196	NIGERIA: SOUTHEAST GOVERNORS CLAIM IMPROVED [...] (SBU) Summary: Anambra State Governor Peter Obi told Poloffs April 12 that paved roads and the absence of teacher strikes were among his most important accomplishments; both were achieved despite wrangling with the State legislature and the persisten attempts by former Presidential Advisor Andy [...]	2008-06-06 11:25:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NI
08LAGOS197	NIGERIA: ICITAP ASSESSES LAGOS, EDO TRAINING NEEDS [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of a State Department anti-trafficking grant to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide investigative training t Nigerian law enforcement agencies, two International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) representatives visited Benin City, Edo St [...]	2008-06-06 12:25:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCRM NI
08LAGOS198	NIGERIA: SOUTHEAST GOVERNORS CLAIM IMPROVED [...] (SBU) Summary: Anambra State Governor Peter Obi told Poloffs April 12 that paved roads and the absence of teacher strikes were among his most important accomplishments; both were achieved despite wrangling with the State legislature and the persistent attempts by former Presidential Advisor And [...]	2008-06-06 12:34:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NI
08LAGOS199	NIGERIA: WILL GON RAISE GAS PRICES AS YEAR LONG [...] (SBU) Summary: The year-long agreement between the GON and labor union on gasoline prices comes to an end this month. Unions and the government are already holding informal talks on the future of subsidized gasoline prices. In 2007, the subsidy totaled USD 1.6 billion. While the increasing w [...]	2008-06-06 12:41:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ELAB PGOV NI
08LAGOS201	NIGERIA: AFRICA FINANCE CORPORATION: DEVELOPMENT BANK OR [...] (SBU) Summary: President Yar'Adua has ordered an investigation into the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) role in establishing the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC),which was set up in 2007 as an alternative to the African Development Bank (ADB). The AFC is owned by African banks (44 percent),i [...]	2008-06-10 06:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
08LAGOS202	NIGERIA: SOUTHEAST NAPTIP ZONAL OFFICE GROWING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 15 meeting, the Director of the Southeast National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) office told PolOffs child and infant trafficking to augment family size, obtain domestic help and for ritual purposes, is growing. Revised adoption polici [...]	2008-06-10 07:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG SOCI NI
08LAGOS211	NIGERIA: BAKASSI ATTACKS RESULT IN REFUGEES [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-17 06:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM NI
08LAGOS212	NIGERIA: EU ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT RAISES CONCERNS [...] (U) Summary: The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) held a seminar May 15-16 to determine under what conditions Nigeria might sign the European Union's (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Manufacturers contend that high overhead costs [...]	2008-06-17 06:50:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV NI
08LAGOS219	NIGERIA: ATTACK, LABOR UNREST DISRUPT CHEVRON [...] (C) Summary: An attack on a Chevron Nigerian Limited pipeline in Delta State has forced the company to shut-in production of 120,000 barrels of oil per day. The company does not know who was responsible for the attack nor does it have an estimated date for repair. Chevron's Managing Directo [...]	2008-06-24 14:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS224	NIGERIA: BAKASSI REFUGEES REMAIN IN NEED [...] (C) Acting Consul General spoke on June 22 with Dr. Theo Osin Oyuko (protect throughout),Executive Director of the Cross River State Youth Assembly. He said that the individual from his organization who has been in Ikang, where the refugees are sheltering in a school, has noted a decrease in [...]	2008-06-26 12:30:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KDEM PBTS SMIG NI CM
08LAGOS226	NIGERIA: OGONI BRACING FOR SHELL SUCCESSOR [...] (C) Summary: Ledum Mittee (strictly protect throughout),of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) told Acting Consul General June 6 and 24 that President Yar'Adua's announcement that Shell would lose its concession in Ogoniland came as a surprise. The Ogoni will soon engage [...]	2008-06-27 12:15:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS227	NIGERIA: AMCIT TIDEWATER CAPTAIN RELEASED [...] (C) Summary: Amcit Captain Jackie Stone, kidnapped from a Tidewater boat under contract to Chevron June 19, was released unharmed and returned to the United States June 20. The kidnapping occurred 27 nautical miles off the Bayelsa/Delta coast as armed men returned from a 3:00 am attack on Shel [...]	2008-06-30 07:58:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
08LAGOS229	NIGERIA: CIVIL AVIATION ROUND UP [...] (U) Summary: Top officials of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Federal Airport Authority, and other civil aviation agencies will relocate to Abuja from Lagos in July 2008. In addition, the high cost of fuel has caused Delta Airlines to postpone indefinitely plans to fly from New York to [...]	2008-07-02 06:53:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EINV NI
08LAGOS232	NIGERIA: MOSOP LEADER: BUNKERING AT HEART OF NIGER [...] (C) Summary: Ledum Mittee (protect throughout),a leader of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) decried the deterioration of the situation in the Niger Delta, and implied that bunkerers may have incited the attack on the Bonga offshore oil rig. According to Mittee, repre [...]	2008-07-02 16:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS233	NIGERIA: NOT SUMMIT BUT DEVELOPMENT, JOBS, JTF [...] (C) Summary: Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark said he has worked to bring "relative peace" to Delta and Bayelsa States ever since President Yar'Adua attached the Niger Delta to his seven point plan. Clark believes the Niger Delta needs not another summit conference but development and jobs, especia [...]	2008-07-02 16:23:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS235	NIGERIA: ELECTORAL REFORM COMMITTEE TAKES RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nine months after its inauguration, the Electoral Reform Committee (ERC) held public hearings. Recommendations from the three southern zones included: inclusion of civil society as INEC members, funding of INEC from the Federation Account, staggered elections, queue voting, issuanc [...]	2008-07-05 09:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
08LAGOS240	NIGERIA: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN LAGOS SLOW-GOING, BUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Lagos State Government (LASG) is attacking head-on go-slows (traffic jams) that hinder the Lagos mega-city's development plan. Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) is implementing its Transportation Master Plan, consisting of water ferries, light rail, and bus [...]	2008-07-09 14:33:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN ECON EFIN EINV NI
08LAGOS241	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JUNE 16-30, 2008 [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja ConGen Lagos compilation of June 16-30 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Corruption --State and Local Governments --Economic and Business --Oil and Gas --Nige [...]	2008-07-10 06:10:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET EFIN MOPS NI
08LAGOS242	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JUNE 16-30, 2008 [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja ConGen Lagos compilation of June 16-30 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Corruption --State and Local Governments --Economic and Business --Oil and Gas --Nige [...]	2008-07-10 06:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET EFIN MOPS NI
08LAGOS243	NIGERIA: BAKASSI REFUGEE SITUATION IMPROVED [...] (SBU) Acting Consul General spoke July 7 with Nzam Ogbe, Chief of Staff to the Governor of Cross Rivers State. Ogbe said that the refugee situation had stabilized and that the situation was under control. The Governor had visited Ikang, where the refugees are sheltering in a primary school, and [...]	2008-07-10 06:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KDEM PBTS SMIG NI CM
08LAGOS244	NIGERIA: NIGER DELTA MILITANTS LEARN NON-VIOLENT [...] (C) Summary: U.S. scholar Dr. Bernard LaFayette led training in the principles and practice of nonviolence for 600 Niger Delta militants; the training was sponsored by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) through Nigeria's Foundation for Ethnic Harmony (FEHN). Sheriff Mulade, Nationa [...]	2008-07-10 06:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET KDEM NI
08LAGOS245	NIGERIA: NIGER DELTA YOUTH LEADER ON CHEVRON [...] (C) Summary: Sheriff Mulade (strictly protect throughout),President of the Gbaramatu Youth Council (GYC),told Acting Consul General July 4 that youths from the Gbaramatu Kingdom blew up the Chevron pipeline while he was in the United States; Tom Polo allowed the youths to take the equipment a [...]	2008-07-10 06:17:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET NI
08LAGOS246	NIGERIA: BAYELSA GOVERNOR CALLS GGESS EXCELLENT [...] (C) Summary: Bayelsa Governor Timipre told Acting Consul General June 17 that he sees the Gulf of Guinea Energy Security Strategy (GGESS) meetings as an excellent forum in which to discuss the Niger Delta; he wants to open dialogue between Bayelsa State and the United States as well. Silva has [...]	2008-07-10 06:17:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET NI
08LAGOS249	NIGERIA: DELTA STATE NDDC & NATIONAL OIL SPILL [...] (SBU) Summary: A Delta State Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) representative told Poloff on May 6 that state NDDC offices are now empowered to create a due process mechanism similar to that adopted by the national office in Port Harcourt. Delta State's three large road construction p [...]	2008-07-10 14:52:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV EPET ECON NI
08LAGOS254	NIGERIA: LAGOS STATE TAKES STEPS TO LOWER MORTAGE INTEREST [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-15 07:36:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EAID EIND EFIN NI
08LAGOS255	NIGERIA: FEDERAL, STATE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS NATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-15 08:16:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EAID EIND EFIN NI
08LAGOS258	NIGERIA: LAGOS STATE TAKES STEPS TO LOWER MORTAGE INTEREST [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria's housing shortage, ranging from 12 to 17 million units, remains a top policy issue for the government at all levels. Stakeholders in the housing construction and financing sector identified high and volatile interest rates as a primary challenge to developing a mortgage f [...]	2008-07-16 07:31:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EAID EIND EFIN NI
08LAGOS259	NIGERIA: FEDERAL, STATE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS NATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: Federal and state governments have adopted policy solutions to encourage more private sector participation in housing construction and delivery throughout Nigeria. While some states, including Lagos, have taken the lead in pioneering housing financing and construction schemes, exi [...]	2008-07-16 07:35:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EAID EIND EFIN NI
08LAGOS265	NIGERIA: DYNCORP AIRPORT PROJECT IN TERMINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: John Borden, project manager, told PolOff June 22 that Dyncorp employees left the Akwa Ibom (AI) airport site June 22, giving notice to the AI State government of project termination effective June 23. Dyncorp has been working under a contract to construct an international airp [...]	2008-07-18 08:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV PREL NI
08LAGOS266	NIGERIA: U.S. TREASURY VISITOR HEARS STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES [...] (U) Summary: During June 19-20 meetings with Richard Hall, U.S. Department of Treasury, stakeholders in the Nigeria's banking and financial sectors identified several weaknesses: the banking sector's inability to absorb excess liquidity through sound medium to long term investments; bank asset [...]	2008-07-18 12:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ENRG NI
08LAGOS268	NIGERIA: OGUN STATE GOVERNOR RUMORED IMPEACHED BUT [...] (C) Summary: On July 8, twenty of twenty-four Ogun State House of Assembly members began impeachment proceedings against Governor Gbenga Daniel (People's Democratic Party, PDP). Media reports state that many of the legislators then went into hiding, fearing assassination attempts. Both Gover [...]	2008-07-21 12:08:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
08LAGOS27	FRAUD SUMMARY - LAGOS FOURTH QUARTER 07 [...] Background: Nigeria covers 356,669 sq miles and has a population of approximately 135 million. The major languages are English (official),Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa. Approximately 60% of the population is below the poverty line for Nigeria. The current GDP is 1,500 dollars, and the inflation [...]	2008-02-01 06:16:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC NI
08LAGOS270	NIGERIA: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN LAGOS SLOW-GOING, BUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Lagos State Government (LASG) is attacking head-on go-slows (traffic jams) that hinder the Lagos mega-city's development plan. Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) is implementing its Transportation Master Plan, consisting of water ferries, light rail, and bus [...]	2008-07-21 14:14:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN ECON EFIN EINV NI
08LAGOS277	NIGERIA: CIVIL AVIATION ROUND UP [...] (U) Summary: Top officials of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Federal Airport Authority, and other civil aviation agencies will relocate to Abuja from Lagos in July 2008. In addition, the high cost of fuel has caused Delta Airlines to postpone indefinitely plans to fly from New York to [...]	2008-07-21 14:20:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EINV NI
08LAGOS281	NIGERIA: ELECTORAL REFORM COMMITTEE TAKES RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nine months after its inauguration, the Electoral Reform Committee (ERC) held public hearings. Recommendations from the three southern zones included: inclusion of civil society as INEC members, funding of INEC from the Federation Account, staggered elections, queue voting, issuanc [...]	2008-07-21 14:32:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
08LAGOS283	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JUNE 16-30, 2008 [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja ConGen Lagos compilation of June 16-30 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Corruption --State and Local Governments --Economic and Business --Oil and Gas --Nige [...]	2008-07-21 14:34:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET EFIN MOPS NI
08LAGOS284	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JUNE 16-30, 2008 [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja ConGen Lagos compilation of June 16-30 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Corruption --State and Local Governments --Economic and Business --Oil and Gas --Nige [...]	2008-07-21 14:34:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET EFIN MOPS NI
08LAGOS288	NIGERIA: LAGOS STATE TAKES STEPS TO LOWER MORTAGE INTEREST [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria's housing shortage, ranging from 12 to 17 million units, remains a top policy issue for the government at all levels. Stakeholders in the housing construction and financing sector identified high and volatile interest rates as a primary challenge to developing a mortgage f [...]	2008-07-22 06:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EAID EIND EFIN NI
08LAGOS29	NIGER DELTANS PREDICT MORE OF THE SAME IN 2008 [...] (C) Summary: Niger Delta ethnic leaders, government officials and civil society members told visiting African Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Todd Moss and the Ambassador that they remain hopeful that a permanent peace can be negotiated, but feel manipulated by the greed and hypocris [...]	2008-02-04 11:44:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV NI
08LAGOS290	NIGERIA: U.S. TREASURY VISITOR DISCUSSES HOUSING AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During June 19-20 meetings with Richard Hall, U.S. Department of Treasury, Nigerian bankers and financiers expressed concerns about the need for more coherence in Nigeria's financial regulatory environment. Housing and mortgages hold the most promise for investment and high retu [...]	2008-07-23 14:28:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ENRG NI
08LAGOS291	NIGERIA: ONDO PEACEKEEPERS RIOT, DEMAND SALARY [...] (C) Summary: On July 4, hundreds of soldiers previously part of the United Nations peacekeeping mission to Liberia rioted over nonpayment of the salary due them for their service. Military officials described the non-payment as an accounting mistake; soldiers say the salaries were being stol [...]	2008-07-25 05:59:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
08LAGOS298	NIGERIA: ABIA GOVERNOR'S CONVOY ATTACK ALLEGED [...] (U) Summary: A July 22 attack on Abia Governor Theodore Orji's (People's Progressive Alliance, PPA) convoy, alleged by the Governor's office to have been an assassination attempt, may have further widened the political divide in Abia State. Tension has risen over the failure of the appeals [...]	2008-07-31 12:11:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NI
08LAGOS299	NIGERIA: SOUTHWEST, SOUTHEAST GUBERNATORIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 15, a federal appeals court in Cross River State canceled the election of Governor Liyel Imoke, and ordered a new election within 90 days. On July 11, an appeals court in Enugu upheld the election of Governor Sullivan Chime. Also on July 11, a court of appeals validat [...]	2008-07-31 12:12:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
08LAGOS3	NIGERIA: GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AS IMPLEMENTED IN LAGOS [...] (U) Summary: The Lagos state government presently has no specified office overseeing procurement; each ministry or agency executes its own annual budget. The Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget acts as a "due process" office; it monitors and evaluates contracts and projects to ensure that [...]	2008-01-03 13:15:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV NI
08LAGOS302	NIGERIA: LOCAL INVESTOR SAYS POWER PROJECTS THAT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 30 meeting with Resources Officer, Adewale Audifferen, former Managing Director of General Electric Nigeria, now Vice President for Power at Global Energy Nigeria (GE),said independent power projects (IPPs) like the Geometric Plant being built in Abia State are the mo [...]	2008-08-01 14:31:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS303	NIGERIA: TINAPA BUSINESS RESORT REMAINS DORMANT [...] (U) One year after its official opening in April 2007, under the administration of former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke, the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort in Calabar, developed at a cost of naira 45 billion (USD 380 million) remains dormant. The failure of the Government of Nigeri [...]	2008-08-01 14:33:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV NI
08LAGOS305	NIGERIA: MILITANTS TELL THEIR STORIES AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 100 formerly militant Niger Delta youths graduated from nonviolence training sponsored by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) through the Foundation for Ethnic Harmony (FEHN) with trainers from the University of Rhode Island's Center for the Study of Peace and No [...]	2008-08-04 12:01:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM NI
08LAGOS308	NIGERIA: ONDO GOVERNOR AGAGU REMOVED BY ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Ondo Governor Olesegun Agagu's (People's Democratic Party, PDP) election was overturned July 25 by an election tribunal, which declared the Labor Party (LP) candidate Olusegun Mimiko election winner and governor. Agagu plans to appeal the tribunal ruling; Mimiko alleges Agagu plan [...]	2008-08-05 05:58:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
08LAGOS310	NIGERIA: MASSOB MEMBERS REFUSED BAIL; [...] (C) Summary: The federal government July 31 opposed an application for bail for 84 members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB, a group which advocates independence for Southeastern Nigeria),who are standing trial at the Federal High Court in Enugu on [...]	2008-08-05 09:36:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
08LAGOS313	NIGERIA: SUCCESS OF NONVIOLENCE TRAINING DEPENDENT [...] (C) Summary. Nonviolence training for Niger Delta militant youth conducted by a team from the University of Rhode Island, Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies under Dr.Bernard LaFayette, Jr., is becoming increasing popular with militants according to the National Chairman of the Foundation [...]	2008-08-06 14:15:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET PHUM NI
08LAGOS314	NIGERIA: FIVE ATTACKS; NO AMERICANS INVOLVED [...] (C) Summary: Five separate attacks on foreign interests in the Niger Delta, including one attack on the Nembe pipeline, occurred in Rivers State between July 24 and July 30. No Americans were involved in the incidents. On July 24, the local press reported that the Movement for the Empancipa [...]	2008-08-06 14:15:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET NI
08LAGOS315	NIGERIA: REPORT CASTS DOUBTS ON VIABILITY OF AFRICA FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 23, news media reported the submission of a report by the Presidential Committee set up by President Yar'Adua to investigate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Chukwuma Soludo's role in setting up the Africa Finanace Corporation (AFC),a multilateral development c [...]	2008-08-07 07:31:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
08LAGOS317	NIGERIA: BAKASSI FREEDOM FIGHTERS, IN LEAGUE WITH [...] (C) Dr. Theo Osin Oyuko (protect throughout),Executive Director of the Cross River State Youth Assembly, told Pol-Econ Chief July 10 that youths from the southern Bakassi peninsula, calling themselves Bakassi Freedom Fighters, put on a show of force near the village of Ikang around mid-day Ju [...]	2008-08-11 06:25:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM NI
08LAGOS318	NIGERIA: STAKEHOLDERS BRIEF U/S JEFFERY ON BLEAK [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria's top electric power sector companies told Under Secretary of State Reuben Jeffery July 26 that the Government of Nigeria (GON) would not attain its ambitious goals to significantly expand electricity generation and distribution with its current policy mix, which discour [...]	2008-08-11 08:26:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV ECON NI
08LAGOS321	NIGERIA: LAGOS' THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE CLOSURE [...] (SBU) Summary: The partial closure of the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge, the arterial road between the city's commercial islands and the mainland, will last from early August to October, severely disrupting already congested traffic. The Federal Government and the Lagos State Government's (LASG) [...]	2008-08-11 12:04:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN ECON PGOV NI
08LAGOS322	NIGERIA: GGESS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Subcommittee on Sustainable Development (SSD) of the Gulf of Guinea Energy Security Strategy (GGESS) met on July 14 in Akwa Ibom (AI) State. Participants for the State Government, international oil companies, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and banks agreed to provi [...]	2008-08-11 15:03:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID ECON EPET NI
08LAGOS323	NIGERIA: FORMER MILITANT ASSESSES SITUATION IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Sheriff Mulade (strictly protect throughout),President of the Gbaramatu Youth Council (GYC),told Poloffs on July 23 that key players both inside the state governments in the Delta and among the various militant groups operating in the Niger Delta have no interest in ending the vi [...]	2008-08-12 06:04:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET NI
08LAGOS324	NIGERIA: LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR BRIEFS U/S JEFFERY [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Reuben Jeffery met July 25 with Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola (Action Congress). Fashola briefed the U/S on his efforts to develop Lagos State and was generally optimistic about the progress of democracy in Nigeria. Fashola [...]	2008-08-13 10:51:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL EINV ENRG EFIN ELTN EAGR NI
08LAGOS328	NIGERIA: BAYELSA STATE SEEKING PEACE WITH MILITANTS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Poloffs on August 1, Dimieri Von Kemedi, Head of the Due Process and eGovernance Bureau for Bayelsa State reported efforts by Bayelsa State to negotiate a permanent peace with militant groups operating in the State. Kemedi indicated that key militant groups had a [...]	2008-08-18 11:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET NI
08LAGOS33	NIGER DELTA SPOT REPORT: MILITANTS KILL MILITARY [...] (SBU) In the early morning of February 3, militants attacked a military houseboat stationed near a Shell facility in Nembe Creek, Bayelsa, killing Nigerian navy personnel, according to local papers. Jomo Gbomo, reportedly a spokesman for the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta ( [...]	2008-02-07 09:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
08LAGOS341	NIGERIA: NATIONAL TAX POLICY ELICITS MIXED RESPONSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria's Draft National Tax Policy (DNTP) proposes sweeping reforms to the current tax system, including a shift from direct to indirect taxation; a simplified tax regime; and centralized tax authorities at the federal level. The private sector considers the formulation of a na [...]	2008-08-28 14:22:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
08LAGOS344	NIGERIA: POWER STRUGGLE SURFACES AT NDDC [...] (C) Summary. The Chairman of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC),Ambassador Sam Edem, was suspended from office for allegedly paying around $4 million to a witch doctor to cause harm to his rivals, notably the Managing Director of the NDDC, Timi Alaibe. According to a [...]	2008-08-29 15:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET NI
08LAGOS35	OPPOSITION CANDIDATES ALLEGE IRREGULARITIES IN BY ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-07 13:59:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
08LAGOS353	NIGERIA: GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION TO HALT STOCK MARKET'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Nigeria adopted a series of measures and commissioned a Presidential Advisory Team to halt the decline in the Nigerian stock market. Since March, the market recorded a 30 percent loss in market capitalization. Industry interlocutors feared that the policy meas [...]	2008-09-08 06:27:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV NI
08LAGOS356	NIGERIA: GOVERNOR IMOKE (PDP) WINS CROSS RIVER [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 23, Cross River State Governor Liyel Imoke of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) won the re-election ordered by a Federal Appeals Court on July 15. While the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) claimed the election was free and fair, opposition parties an [...]	2008-09-08 11:35:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NI
08LAGOS357	NIGERIA: AMCIT CAUGHT IN ESCLATING POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: On August 25 an American academic doing research in Cross River State was beaten and then detained for six hours by Nigerian police. The incident occurred against a background of increasing political violence in Cross River State. A traditional ruler in Calabar, Edidem Bassey Ekp [...]	2008-09-08 11:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL CM NI
08LAGOS358	NIGERIA: FORMER BAKASSI RESIDENTS ADEQUATELY CARED [...] 1. (SBU) Summary: While the Red Cross and others estimate that 9,500 families or between 40,000 and 70,000 people have left the Bakassi Peninsula for Nigeria since the completion of the August 14 handover to Cameroon, only a small fraction of that number of people were observed in a recent tour [...]	2008-09-08 11:36:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF CM NI
08LAGOS364	NIGERIA: BAYELSA STATE MOVES ON GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Dimieri Von Kemedi, Head of the Due Process and eGovernance Bureau for Bayelsa State told Poloffs in conversations on June 11, July 12 and August 1 that during Governor Timipre Sylva's (People's Democratic Party) first year in office his Bureau has taken concrete steps to ensure [...]	2008-09-16 07:33:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NI
08LAGOS365	NIGERIA: MILITANTS ATTACK CHEVRON, SHELL FACILITIES [...] (SBU) Militants associated with the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) attacked Chevron and Shell oil facilities in Rivers State on the evening of September 13. A Chevron contact confirmed the company's Robertkiri flowstation was attacked. The flowstation has been shut-i [...]	2008-09-17 16:08:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV NI
08LAGOS366	NIGERIA: MILITANT ATTACKS REDUCE OIL PRODUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Chevron Nigeria's Acting Managing Director Andrew Fawthrop (strictly protect) said his company has lost 30,000 barrels per day of oil production recently and he estimates Nigeria's total daily production has fallen to 1.6 to 1.7 million barrels per day. He said recent events in [...]	2008-09-17 16:27:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV EFIN PINR NI
08LAGOS367	NIGERIA: IJAW LEADERS REPORTEDLY WORKING TO STEM [...] (U) Summary: Chief Edwin Clark, former Minister of Information, and other Ijaw elders have been engaged in talks with leaders of militant groups to attempt to halt the "oil war" (Ref B, Septel),according to a report in the September 17 Vanguard. Although the militant leaders have agreed to [...]	2008-09-19 06:29:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EPET ENRG NI
08LAGOS368	NIGERIA: SHELL CLAIMS PRODUCTION UNAFFECTED BY [...] (S/NF) Summary: Shell's Vice President for Africa, Ann Pickard (strictly protect),said a September 13 attack on a Shell natural gas node in Rivers State may impact the supply of gas to Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) plant, but she downplayed the impact of recent attacks on Shell's current o [...]	2008-09-19 16:13:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PGOV RS NI
08LAGOS369	NIGERIA: EXXONMOBIL WORRIES ABOUT ESCALATION OF [...] (S/NF) Summary: On September 18, two ExxonMobil Nigeria executives told Energyoff that while September 13-16 attacks in Rivers State did not reduce oil production from their fields, they are concerned about growing instability in the state and the impact it might have on facilities which serve [...]	2008-09-19 16:41:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS374	NIGERIA: MILITANTS ASK MITTEE FOR HELP FOR [...] (C) Summary: Ledum Mittee, newly elected Chairman of the Technical Committee on the Niger Delta, told Pol-Econ Chief September 17 that he has been barraged with calls from militants seeking help for villagers wounded in the on-going conflict in Rivers State. He has confirmed that villagers we [...]	2008-09-24 07:36:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET NI
08LAGOS375	NIGERIA: PRESS REPORTS ON CHAIRMAN'S PLANS FOR [...] (U) Summary: In press reports, Ledum Mittee, newly elected Chairman of the Technical Committee on the Niger Delta described his vision of how the Committee would function in the September 14 editions of Vanguard and The Guardian. According to the press articles, in addition to reviewing past r [...]	2008-09-24 07:36:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EPET NI
08LAGOS376	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH GOVERNORS FORUM [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador,s first trip to Kwara State in western Nigeria, she had an opportunity to have several meetings with Kwara State Governor and head of the powerful Governor,s Forum (GF),Bukola Saraki September 21-22. He met with the Ambassador just after finishing a 3-hour sess [...]	2008-09-24 07:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM KDEM NI
08LAGOS377	ANPP LEADER: "NIGERIA IN A STATE OF INSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the first civilian governor of Edo State and now a leader in the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP),told Poloff and Polspec on September 10 that he believed Nigeria is "slowly sliding into anarchy" as a result of "institutional collapse" which he blamed on [...]	2008-09-24 07:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ECON ELTN NI
08LAGOS378	NIGERIAN: LOCAL DRUG MANUFACTURERS PUSH FOR IMPORT BAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Group of Nigeria (PMGMAN) is lobbying the Government of Nigeria (GON) for an import ban on additional pharmaceutical products, claiming that local manufacturing capacity is sufficient to meet Nigerian demand. Should the GON impose an import ban, m [...]	2008-09-25 07:56:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND EAID ECON PGOV PREL NI
08LAGOS382	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF DELTA UNREST WORSE [...] (C) Summary: In a September 20 meeting, Levi Ajuonuma (strictly protect),Group General Manager for Public Affairs for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said unrest in the Niger Delta is hurting oil revenues far more than senior NNPC officials are publicly admitting. Because [...]	2008-09-26 12:13:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL RS CH NI
08LAGOS384	NIGERIA: MARITIME AND SAFETY AGENCY SEEKS TECHNICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA),in a July 18 meeting with EconOff, requested technical assistance in the areas of personnel training and capacity building. In response to a 2008 International Maritime Bureau (IMB) report that [...]	2008-09-26 14:31:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EFIS PGOV IZ NI
08LAGOS385	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND INTERAGENCY TEAM VISIT [...] (C) Summary: During a September 27 interagency team visit to Bayelsa State to discuss development and political issues, Governor Timipre Silva told Ambassador (POL-ECON Lagos notetaker) that he, the other Niger Delta Governors, as well as the leadership in Abuja are growing impatient with mili [...]	2008-10-02 06:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM EPET ECON KDEM NI
08LAGOS386	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR HEARS BAYELSA GOVERNOR'S VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador led an interagency team to Bayelsa September 27 for a one-day orientation trip to look at possible partnerships through a pilot program that would focus on youth needs and development (see septel on these issues),but also had the opportunity, on the three hour drive fr [...]	2008-10-02 06:12:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM EPET ECON KDEM NI
08LAGOS393	NIGERIA: DHRF GRANT IMPROVES PRISONERS' PLIGHT IN [...] (SBU) Summary: A March 12, 2008 workshop funded by a 2007 Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) grant, and coordinated by the New Initiative for Social Development (NISD),brought together representatives of the prisons service, police, judges and other stakeholders to discuss issues related t [...]	2008-10-03 13:02:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM NI
08LAGOS394	NIGERIA: NAPTIP SEES RISE IN INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 17 meeting, an official from the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP) told PolOff the current increase in international trafficking parallels an increase in sophistication of the traffickers; insufficient [...]	2008-10-03 15:13:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NI
08LAGOS398	NIGERIA SURPRISES WITH MODEL PROGRAM FOR SEA [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 07:16:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON NOAA EFIS SENV NI
08LAGOS399	NIGERIA: SURREAL SUMMIT ON INFRASTRUCTURE IN AKWA [...] (SBU) Summary: In an "Infrastucture Summit" held September 18 and 19 the government of Akwa Ibom State laid out its development strategy and attempted to interest the private sector in public private partnerships for infrastructure development in the state. Representatives of Akwa Ibom's civi [...]	2008-10-08 09:56:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON NI
08LAGOS400	NIGERIA: APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: PTS MANAGEMENT [...] (U) PTS Equipment Ltd told EconOff recently that the company is targeting its business operations in Lagos and its neighboring states, including Ogun, Osun, and Ondo. EconOff viewed eight pieces of construction machinery at the company's equipment yard in Lekki, all of which appeared to be in [...]	2008-10-08 12:22:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND EINV ECON NI
08LAGOS401	NIGERIA: U.S. HOUSING COMPANY TRACKS DEVELOPMENTS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: According to a U.S. Company working in Nigeria's housing sector, the recent downturn in the Nigerian capital market has funneled money into land in Lagos, where land prices in key areas doubled between April and August. Nigerian banks are unable to handle mortgage loans; most of [...]	2008-10-10 06:32:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID NI
08LAGOS405	NIGERIA: OD TRAINING SUCCESSFUL BUT REVEALS [...] (SBU) Summary: During the August 18-19 two-day Optical Disc (OD) Enforcement workshop, Nigerian government agencies made progress in better understanding major deficiencies in Nigeria,s IPR enforcement. Despite the intentional harmful attempts by the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) to sab [...]	2008-10-15 07:28:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV NI
08LAGOS409	PIRACY SLOWLY KILLING NIGERIAN COASTAL FISHING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-16 13:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON NOAA EPA FWS NI
08LAGOS41	CHEVRON AND EXXON FACE CHALLENGES, CONTINUE [...] (SBU) Summary. Based on their operating locations, Chevron and ExxonMobil (EM) face distinct challenges in operating in the Niger Delta. Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Todd Moss, the Ambassador, and Econoff (note taker) visited Chevron's Escravos oil and gas complex in Delta State and EM's [...]	2008-02-08 15:06:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS415	NIGERIA: CONOCOPHILLIPS POWER PLANT POINTS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Expansion of a 480 megawatt power plant in Delta State, which would double the plant's capacity, has stalled because the state power company consistently fails to make payments while demanding the power supply contract be renegotiated. ConocoPhillips, part owner of the plant in [...]	2008-10-22 12:59:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV NI
08LAGOS426	NIGERIA: PROBLEMS IN NIGERIAN CAPITAL MARKET OUTWEIGH [...] (SBU) Summary: Financial analysts disagree on the effect of the global financial crisis on Nigeria, basing their argument on the perceived degrees of linkage between the Nigerian market and the global market. The Federal Government (FG) has mostly taken a laissez faire posture, contending that [...]	2008-10-28 06:45:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID NI
08LAGOS427	Nigeria: Abia Commissioner of Finance Describes Progress on [...] (U) Summary: In an October 9 visit to the ConGen Lagos, Abia Commissioner of Finance, Max Adindu said that the state had increased revenue by 27 percent, in part because of an innovative program that utilizes the market unions as tax collectors. Abia has equipped 120 high school laboratories a [...]	2008-10-28 14:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN EINV PGOV NI
08LAGOS428	NIGERIA: OIL COMPANIES TIGHTEN THEIR BELTS; DOUBT [...] (C) Summary: Executives at Chevron and Shell have expressed doubts about the potential for new exploration and production in deep water off the Nigerian coast. Additionally, a manager for an American oilfield service company said on October 22 that both Shell and Chevron are cutting their 2009 [...]	2008-10-29 16:06:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI

08LAGOS429	NIGERIA: LOCAL COMPANY DEVELOPS NATURAL GAS [...] (SBU) Summary. A natural gas distribution pipeline serving industrial customers is an example of a rare success story in Nigeria's slow developing domestic gas sector. The pipeline, owned by Oando Gas and Power, serves 82 industrial customers in Lagos. Oando does suffer from typical politica [...]	2008-10-29 16:21:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV NI EIND EPET
08LAGOS430	NIGERIA: REPORTS OF "BABY FARM" DEMONSTRATE GAP IN [...] (SBU) Summary: An October 8 BBC News article claimed the discovery of a "baby farm" in Enugu, which was allegedly holding pregnant women hostage, then selling their babies to traffickers after birth. While an official from the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and [...]	2008-10-31 12:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KTIP NI
08LAGOS431	NIGERIA: ACTION CONGRESS PARTY SWEEPS LAGOS LOCAL ELECTION [...] (U) Summary: PolOff and PolSpec observed the Lagos State Local Government's (LASG) local election on October 11. In the 20 local councils and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs),the opposition Peoples Democratic Party and All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) refused to contest, and expectat [...]	2008-11-03 06:03:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
08LAGOS434	NIGERIA: PIRATES ATTACK OIL SUPPLY VESSELS AND [...] (C) Summary: On October 25 and 26 in five separate incidents pirates attacked three oil supply vessels and six fishing trawlers, taking seventy Nigerian crewmen and seven Frenchmen hostage; by October 27 all hostages had been released. Bourbon Offshore, owner of two of the oil supply vessels [...]	2008-11-04 08:54:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PHSA PREL PTER EFIS EPET KCRM KCOR NI
08LAGOS439	NIGERIA: EDO COMMISSIONER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs of Edo State, Austine Momodu, told PolOffs October 24 that the priorities of Governor Oserheimen Osunbor (PDP) included building roads, rehabilitating hospitals and building police b [...]	2008-11-07 08:20:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ELTN SENV NI
08LAGOS44	SOUTHERN NIGERIAN VOICES: EXPECT NEW ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: NGO contacts recommended international donors focus on strengthening civil society and Nigerian institutions and told PolCouns that President Yar'Adua's political hands are tied until the election tribunal determines his fate. Presidential candidate for the African Democratic C [...]	2008-02-11 06:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
08LAGOS440	NIGERIA: NIGER DELTA CHRISTIAN YOUTH MOVEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-10 05:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON KCRM KCOR NI
08LAGOS441	NIGERIA: IMO STATE PROMOTES MICRO-ENTERPRISES [...] (U) Summary: In an October 17 visit to the Consulate, Imo State Executive Assistant to the Governor on Youth and Empowerment, Ambrose Obioha, claimed the state is focused on building the capacity of its youth and making strides to tap the potential of its natural resources. Entrepreneurship [...]	2008-11-10 05:57:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV SOCI NI
08LAGOS446	NIGERIA: STATE SECRETARY EXPLAINS RIVERS STATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 12:02:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER ECON KCOR NI
08LAGOS447	NIGERIA: OPPOSITION CANDIDATE OSHIOMHOLE WINS EDO [...] (U) Summary: On November 11 the Appeals Court for Edo State confirmed the decision of the Edo State Election Tribunal that had declared the Action Congress (AC) candidate for the governorship, Adams Oshiomhole, the winner of the April 2007 gubernatorial election. Governor Oserheimen Osunbor, [...]	2008-11-13 12:03:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON NI
08LAGOS448	NIGERIA: BANKS NEED HELP TO IMPLEMENT MONEY LAUNDERING LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act (MLA) 2004 sets strict reporting requirements on financial institutions in an effort to counter money laundering in Nigeria. Local banks established the Committee of Chief Compliance Officers of Banks in Nigeria (CCCOBIN) in 2007 as an indus [...]	2008-11-14 09:37:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAID PGOV NI
08LAGOS449	NIGERIA: FORMER MILITANT ON NEW NIGER DELTA [...] (C) Summary: Former militant and current President of the Gbaramatu Youth Council, Sheriff Mulade, and others met with Ijaw members of the Niger Delta Technical Advisory Committee to emphasize that unless the new Niger Delta Ministry were transparent and ministry officials held accountable it w [...]	2008-11-14 12:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON KCRM KCOR NI
08LAGOS461	NIGERIA: LAGOS LABOR UNIONS ACTIVE; POTENTIAL FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 8-13 visit to Lagos by Tu Dang of the Office of International Labor Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility, local labor union officials said that the use of casual labor in the oil industry is their top concern. Labor leaders are also worried about the sa [...]	2008-11-19 14:16:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV SENV NI
08LAGOS463	NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES SEAFARERS' [...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has launched an initiative to increase the number of Nigerians engaged in maritime trades by training 5000 Nigerians overseas and expanding domestic training facilities. In the long term, Nigeria wants to become a net [...]	2008-11-21 07:19:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETDR PGOV EWWT KCRM NI
08LAGOS464	NIGERIA: NGO BRINGS URGENTLY NEEDED MEDICAL CARE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 07:19:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TBIO PHUM SOCI NI
08LAGOS465	NIGERIA: 95 PERCENT OF BANK LOANS ARE SECURITIZED, EX-IM [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 95 percent of banks' loan portfolios are securitized, bank representatives told U.S. Export-Import Bank officials during their October 21-24 visit; this indicates that banks are unable to conduct risk assessment and project monitoring. Retail banking cannot develop due to th [...]	2008-11-21 07:20:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID NI
08LAGOS472	NIGERIA: ACCUSATIONS OF GROUND CREW MALFEASANCE AT [...] (C) Summary. On November 17, Robert Bryan and Michael McTighe (strictly protect),executives with Delta and Arik Air respectively, said ground crews fueling aircraft at Lagos' Murtala Mohammed International Airport have attempted to short change them on fuel, loading less fuel onto airplanes [...]	2008-11-21 13:15:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV PREL NI
08LAGOS473	DIRECTOR OF NIGERIAN FINANCIAL INTEL UNIT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Director A.B. Okauru (strictly protect) met with Poloffs on November 19 to discuss his sudden resignation from the NFIU on November 18 and the current state of affairs within the organization. He told Poloffs he resigned upon learning o [...]	2008-11-21 13:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV CASC KCOR KCRIM NI
08LAGOS474	THE VIEW FROM NIGERIA ON THE NIE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The recently released National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Nigeria presents a picture of a country on a downward spiral with gradually worsening economic, political and social conditions which, over the next five years, should produce increased political instability, civil [...]	2008-11-21 16:15:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON NI
08LAGOS478	NIGERIAN GEOPHYSICISTS DISCUSS POTENTIAL FOR [...] (C) Summary: At the annual convention of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists November 17-21, the head of the association said Nigeria has 40 billion barrels in unconventional oil deposits in Osun and Ogun States. The Minister of State for Energy (Petroleum) acknowledged the [...]	2008-11-26 15:09:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON ENRG PGOV PREL NI
08LAGOS479	NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT'S SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT [...] (C) Summary: Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President Oronto Douglas (strictly protect throughout) told Pol-Econ Chief November 22 that Delta State Governor Uduaghan, with the support of the Vice President, has brought peace to the troubled Warri South and Burutu local Government Areas ( [...]	2008-11-28 05:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM EPET ECON KDEM NI
08LAGOS480	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AWARDS SPECIAL SELF-HELP [...] (U) Summary: On November 21, Ambassador Sanders signed agreements with seven non-governmental organizations to implement Mission's Special Self-Help grants for 2008. Grantees received a ceremonial check and participated in a training on administration of grant funds. The event was featured i [...]	2008-11-28 05:49:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL NI
08LAGOS481	NIGERIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT II: PRIVATE PARTICIPATION, RESPECT [...] (U) Summary: Participants at the Nigerian Economic Summit Group's power sector forum held October 22 agreed that private sector funding is crucial if Nigeria is to attain 70,000 megawatts of electricity, projected to cost USD 50 billion, by 2020. Forum participants concluded that Nigeria needs [...]	2008-11-28 11:42:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN EINV PGOV NI
08LAGOS482	NIGERIA: FIRST CREDIT BUREAU TO LAUNCH APRIL 2009 [...] (U) Summary: The Central Bank of Nigeria released operational guidelines for credit bureaus in October 2008. Eleven Nigerian commercial banks have invested in Credit Reference Company, arguably the first credit bureau in Nigeria. Low quality data constitutes the biggest hurdle to developing a [...]	2008-11-29 12:17:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID NI
08LAGOS483	NIGERIA: U.S.-BAYELSA PARTNERSHIP ESTABLISHES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador led the second meeting with Bayelsa State officials on November 20 in Lagos as part of the Mission's pilot program on engaging individual states. The Ambassador-led USG delegation welcomed Bayelsa Governor Timipre Silva and a team of State Commissioners, House of [...]	2008-12-01 14:43:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID ECON KDEM NI
08LAGOS484	NIGERIA: LAWYERS, PRODUCERS HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 13-14 seminar on intellectual property rights for professionals in the film industry, participants complained that the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) turns a blind eye to massive, blatant piracy conducted in plain view of the agency. The NCC touted a new no [...]	2008-12-01 14:43:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
08LAGOS486	NIGERIA: OGUN STATE ATTRACTS BUSINESSES WITH LAND, LABOR, [...] (U) Summary: Governor Gbenga Daniel has branded Ogun "The Gateway State", increased Ogun State's internally generated revenue eight fold since taking office in 2003, and attracted over 100 new manufacturing companies to the state. Ogun's land, labor, and transportation are all less expensive t [...]	2008-12-03 07:19:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
08LAGOS488	NIGERIA: CONSULATE GENERAL SENIOR STAFF OFFSITE [...] (U) Summary: The Consul General and Consulate senior staff held an off-site at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA),in Ibadan, Oyo State November 6-8. The Consul General and staff toured the University of Ibadan and met with university's Vice Chancellor. The Vice Cha [...]	2008-12-10 13:40:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER SCUL EAGR PGOV NI
08LAGOS489	NIGERIA: SOUTHEAST, SOUTHSOUTH INFASTRUCTURE PROJECTS MAKE [...] (SBU) Summary: Abia State's Geometric independent power project (IPP),projected to be operational April 2009, has started construction on only one substation to date. Akwa Ibom's (AI) IPP, scheduled for testing in December 2009, will generate 165 megawatts (MWs) of power, 65 of those for distr [...]	2008-12-11 15:03:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON EAID PGOV NI
08LAGOS493	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OF IJAW YOUTH COUNCIL SAYS [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Chris Ekiyor, President of the Ijaw Youth Council, (protect throughout) condemned the tactics of the military Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, alleging that the JTF is so closely linked to illegal bunkering activities that it seeks to prolong the conflict rather than [...]	2008-12-12 11:42:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM KCRM KCOR NI
08LAGOS500	NIGERIA: PIPELINE EXPERT SAYS 73 PERCENT OF NIGER [...] (SBU) Summary: The President of oil services company Nestoil, Ernest Azudialu, told PolOffs on November 17 that most oil spills in the Niger Delta occur because 73 percent of pipelines are corroded and need to be replaced; pipelines, which have a technical life of 15 years, have often been in [...]	2008-12-17 06:50:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EPET SENV NI
08LAGOS501	NIGERIA: MILITANT CAMPS CONTROLLED BY DISTANT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 12:42:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
08LAGOS505	NIGERIA: OIL EXEC SAYS GON NOT READY FOR JOINT [...] (C) Summary: The chairman and managing director of Pan Ocean Oil Company, Dr. Festus Fadeyi (strictly protect),said on December 16 that the GON and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) do not fully understand the implications of plans to turn the country's oil company joint vent [...]	2008-12-19 13:53:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
08LAGOS507	NIGERIA: WITHOUT GON ENFORCEMENT, IMPOVERISHED [...] (C) Summary: Environmental lawyer Simon Amadoubogha told PolOffs on November 18 that Nigerian states lack the capacity to enforce existing environmental legislation and all cases involving international oil companies are tried in Federal Courts, making it difficult for affected communities to b [...]	2008-12-22 12:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL PGOV EPET NI
08LAGOS508	NIGERIA: CRIME A WAY OF LIFE IN THE NIGER DELTA [...] (C) Summary: Simon Amadoubogha, an environmental activist and lawyer based in Port Harcourt and Yenegoa, told PolOffs on November 18 in Lagos that crime has become a way of life in the Niger Delta as more and more people engage in illegal bunkering or low-risk hostage taking. A boat to transpo [...]	2008-12-22 12:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET PTER NI
08LAGOS509	NIGERIA: NIGER DELTA GOVERNORS TAP UTOMI TO [...] (C) Summary: Governors of the south-south states have chosen Patrick Utomi, Lagos Business School Dean and 2007 presidential candidate, to spearhead an integrated development strategy for the region. With the Governors, Utomi has recruited well-respected business leaders to create public-priva [...]	2008-12-22 14:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET ECON KDEM NI
08LAGOS513	NIGERIA: MUSLIM RIGHTS ACTIVIST SEEKS DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Summary. On December 18, Pol-Econ Chief and PolOff met with Assistant Professor Is-haq Akintola, Director of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC); MURIC has resolved numerous misunderstandings between Christians and Muslims that without intervention might have spiraled out of control. MURIC, whic [...]	2008-12-29 06:08:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
08LAGOS514	NIGERIA: EDO'S NEW GOVERNOR SEEKS RADICAL CHANGE [...] (C) Summary: Adams Oshiomhole of the Action Congress (AC),who assumed the governorship of Edo State on November 12 following an Appeals Court ruling which voided the gubernatorial election results of 2007, told PolOffs in his offices in Benin City on December 17 that he intends to make radica [...]	2008-12-29 06:09:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR ELAB ENRG NI
08LAGOS516	NIGERIA: COURT NULLIFIED SENATORIAL ELECTION IN ANAMBRA [...] (U) Summary: A Federal Appeals Court has confirmed that no election was held in the Anambra South Senatorial District on April 21, 2007. The Court ordered the election rerun within 90 days. The decision is significant for its straightforward finding that no election was held. End Summary. 2 [...]	2008-12-29 11:40:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
08LAGOS517	NIGERIA: OVER AC OBJECTIONS, EKITI HELD LOCAL GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Summary: Over objections by the Action Congress (AC),which had complained that the State Independent Electoral Commission's (SIEC) composition was not in accordance with the constitution, Ekiti State held local government area (LGA) elections on December 20. The AC did not participate in [...]	2008-12-29 11:42:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
08LAGOS518	NIGERIA: UNION LEADERS EXTOL LABOR'S PERFORMANCE IN 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria's National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Employees (NUPENG) played a role in mobilizing volunteers for the campaign of Governor Adams Oshiomhole, who ran with the support of both the Action Congress (AC) and Labor Party (LP). Labor volunteers also supported Labor Par [...]	2008-12-29 12:16:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
08LAGOS520	Nigeria: Experts Say Nigerian Economy Faring Better Than [...] (U) Summary: On December 11, Economic Associates (EA),a firm of economists reviewed the Nigerian economy in 2008 at its annual economic outlook session in Lagos. EA analysts said commodity prices, particularly oil, are Nigeria's major link to the global economy, although a dearth of foreign ca [...]	2008-12-30 06:42:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV NI
08LAGOS524	(S) NIGERIA: NSA MUKHTAR - A CLOSET EXTREMIST WE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador had a one-plus hour meeting with National Security Advisor Major General Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar on December 22 to discuss a range of issues, including the recent internecine violence in the northern city of Jos. Mukhtar also voiced his criticism of our bilateral r [...]	2008-12-31 06:28:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL NI
08LAGOS57	NIGERIA: CHEVRON CONSIDERS GMOU MODEL SUCCESSFUL [...] (SBU) Summary: Chevron has deemed its global memoranda of understanding (GMOUs) "largely successful" in building a sustainable community-driven approach to development, according to Femi Odumabo, Executive Director and General Manager of Chevron's Policy, Government and Public Affairs office. [...]	2008-02-13 16:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV NI
08LAGOS60	NIGERIA: CG'S ROAD TRIP HIGHLIGHTS ENUGU'S [...] (U) Summary: Consul General Donna Blair visited Enugu, which claims the highest percentage of American citizen residents of any state in Nigeria. The American Corner in Enugu has done educational outreach for more than 1,000 students. Calvary Foundation, recipient of Democracy, Human Rights [...]	2008-02-14 13:40:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI SENV CASC NI PHUM
08LAGOS61	NIGERIA: CG'S ROAD TRIP: A TOUR D'HORIZON OF CROSS [...] (U) Summary: Consul General Donna Blair heard Cross River State PDP Governor Imoke's vision for the ethnically-diverse state and his criticisms of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the federal government as ineffective in assisting further development. A customs official told [...]	2008-02-14 13:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD PGOV PHUM CASC SOCI NI
08LAGOS64	DELTA STATE, DESOPADEC: MAJOR & MINOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Delta State's Integrated Development Project and the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) made a joint presentation to the Mission's FCS officer. DESOPADEC plans to order modular refineries and gas gathering plants to jump start the local economy [...]	2008-02-15 15:27:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SENV NI
08LAGOS68	NIGERIA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (C/NF) Summary: The only infrastructure/resource in Nigeria which could meet the definition in reftel is oil-related. While the country is a large exporter of crude oil to the United States, the Mission does not believe that Nigeria's oil and oil infrastructure meet the definition of "key" o [...]	2008-02-22 13:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ENRG NI
08LAGOS69	NIGER DELTA SPOT REPORT: IJAW YOUTH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Chris Ekiyor, President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC),the pre-eminent Ijaw youth organization in Nigeria, notified Poloff on February 18 that he was beaten by military Joint Task Force (JTF) soldiers at a checkpoint in Bayelsa on February 16. Ekiyor and 60 IYC members were headed to Op [...]	2008-02-22 13:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
08LAGOS7	NIGERIA: OGUN STATE GOVERNMENT DEVELOPS TRANSPORTATION [...] (U) Summary: Ogun State's proposed transportation infrastructure comprising road, rail, sea and air will help manage the steady growth in population and economy stemming from its proximity to Lagos. In collaboration with private sector, the government plans to build an extensive road and rail n [...]	2008-01-08 07:10:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV NI
08LAGOS70	NIGER DELTA: AMAECHI PLEDGES TO SECURE RIVERS IN 3 [...] (C) Summary: Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State told OSAC contacts on February 7 that Port Harcourt would be safe enough in three months for expatriates to return. As kidnappings have decreased oil bunkering has risen, filling militant coffers, according to security contacts. The milita [...]	2008-02-22 14:07:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
08LAGOS75	SHELL WORRIES ABOUT CHINESE IN NIGERIA; CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary. Shell's Vice President for Africa Ann Pickard met with the Ambassador on February 20. She admitted that the company badly miscalculated the new Nigerian administration and is playing catch up to ExxonMobil and Chevron. She claims new Nigerian petroleum legislation could lead to [...]	2008-02-26 08:06:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL NI CH
08LAGOS76	U.S. COMPANY INVOLVEMENT IN HOUSING HAMPERED BY LACK OF [...] (SBU) Summary: While the National Housing Policy (NHP) of 2002 intended to promote private investment in the housing sector, a number of laws (including the Land Use Act and Primary Mortgage Institution Act) need amending to achieve this. An American owned housing development company plans to b [...]	2008-02-26 14:48:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID EIND EINV ETRD PGOV NI
08LAGOS77	NIGERIA: THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Gazprom's Boris Ivanov announced the establishment of a Gazprom Nigeria subsidiary and said the company plans to announce new gas deals in Nigeria this year. He told an industry conference that Gazprom has already offered to share its reform experience with Nigerian National [...]	2008-02-27 10:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL NI RS
08LAGOS91	NIGERIA: FY07 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF HELP [...] (U) The following are answers to questions from Reftel regarding the FY07 Ambassador's Special Self Help program in Nigeria: --Approximately 354,032 people (184,097 women, 169,935 men) have benefited from SSH during this period (October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007) --Approximately 282,60 [...]	2008-03-10 06:34:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON XA NI
08LAGOS92	NIGERIA: PDP CONGRESSES, CLASHES LAY GROUND FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: People's Democratic Party (PDP) state congresses held February 28 throughout the south reflect the fractured nature of the party. Party factions in Oyo, Enugu, and Anambra states held parallel congresses in defiance of court injunctions. The congresses in Edo and Bayelsa states [...]	2008-03-10 06:36:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NI
08LAGOS93	NIGER DELTA: CORRUPTION PERMEATES ALL [...] (C) Summary: Sheriff Mulade, President of the Gbaramatu Youth Council (GYC) and assistant consultant to the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) told us in February that DESOPADEC pays off House of Assembly members to ensure they will pass future DESOPADEC budgets, [...]	2008-03-10 13:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV NI
08LAGOS94	NIGER DELTA GOSSIP ON THE MOVERS & SHAKERS [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Godknows Igali says Henry Okah is being held in a secure facility in the north; Tom Polo is taking the position that, although Okah is a rival, he should not be harmed. Vice President Goodluck Jonathan and Delta Governor Uduaghan are finding it difficult to disarm youths in Ba [...]	2008-03-10 13:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
08LAGOS96	Nigerian Expert: When Only 6 Out of 100 Kids Complete Grade [...] (U) Summary: With only 6 out of 100 children completing primary school, Dr. Doyin Salami, a respected economist and faculty member at the prestigious Lagos Business School, believes the Government of Nigeria (GON) must change its model for delivering education to a public-private partnership. U [...]	2008-03-13 09:11:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SOCI NI
08LAGOS98	NIGERIA: FY07 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL [...] (U) The following are answers to questions from Reftel regarding the FY07 Ambassador's Special Self Help program in Nigeria: --Approximately 354,032 people (184,097 women, 169,935 men) have benefited from SSH during this period (October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007) --Approximately 282,60 [...]	2008-03-13 10:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON XA NI
08LAGOS99	OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUNDS IN THE REGION: [...] In response to reftel A, financial capital is needed to meet Nigeria's growing demand for middle income housing. Although Nigeria's middle-class is relatively small, affordable housing is in short supply across the country. Nigerian banks are well capitalized, but housing competes for funds wi [...]	2008-03-13 13:32:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON NI
08LAHORE208	PML-N BLASTS APPOINTMENT OF NEW PUNJAB GOVERNOR [...] (C) Summary: On May 14 President Pervez Musharraf, with at least the tacit agreement of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Asif Zardari, nominated Salman Taseer, media mogul and former caretaker Federal Minister for Production and Industries, as Governor of Punjab province. The Pakistan Mus [...]	2008-05-16 14:30:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK
08LAHORE209	AMBASSADOR BRIEFS NAWAZ SHARIF ON USG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and members of the country team briefed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his closest advisors on USG assistance programs and the terrorist threat on May 15. This was similar to the briefing provided to Ambassador Durrani and ANP leader Wali Khan at CIA headquarter [...]	2008-05-22 05:59:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PK
08LAHORE219	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW PUNJAB GOVERNOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador paid a courtesy call on newly appointed Punjab Governor Salman Taseer on June 13. Taseer stated the lawyers' movement Long March had flopped, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was bent on confrontation with President Musharraf, the majority of Pakistan People's Party [...]	2008-06-23 11:53:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PK
08LAHORE221	NAWAZ INELIGIBLE TO CONTEST ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In a surprise verdict, the Lahore High Court ruled on June 23 that Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was ineligible to contest the June 26 National Assembly by-elections. In the same ruling, his brother Punjab Chief Minister and [...]	2008-06-24 15:02:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PK
08LAHORE233	BOUCHER PAYS COURTESY CALL ON SHAHBAZ SHARIF WEARING CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Boucher paid a courtesy call on Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore on July 1. Shahbaz outlined his priorities for the Punjab, expressing concern that terrorist cells already present in the province could be activated in light of the Federally Adminis [...]	2008-07-17 12:47:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON PK
08LAHORE234	NAWAZ REMAINS FIXATED ON MUSHARRAF [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Boucher met with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Chief Nawaz Sharif in Lahore on July 1. Nawaz said the judges' restoration issue was a matter of principle not subject to political compromise. Nawaz expressed lukewarm support for the Federally Administered Tribal [...]	2008-07-17 12:57:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON PK
08LAHORE260	PAKISTAN PEOPLES PARTY WORKING TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE [...] (C) Principal Officer met August 26 with PPP Central Executive Member and Member of the Punjab Provincial Assembly Qasim Zia to review Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) efforts to wrest control of the Punjab provincial government from its former coalition partner, the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz [...]	2008-08-28 11:00:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PK
08LAHORE261	REQUEST FOR FIRE INSPECTION TEAM ASSISTANCE [...] (S) Post requests OBO/OM/FIR send a team of cleared Americans to inspect and repair Post's malfunctioning System 3 Fire Alarm. 2. (S) Over the past two months Post has experienced a series of problems of increasing severity with the System 3 Fire Alarm, the panel for which is located in t [...]	2008-09-04 10:18:00	Consulate Lahore	SECRET	ABLD ACOA
08LAHORE273	LAHORE EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING - GENERAL [...] (SBU) Lahore's core EAC convened on Tuesday, September 30th and was chaired by the Principle Officer (PO). In attendance were representatives from RSO, RAO and IPC. The core EAC met to review the Consulate's security posture over the long Eid-Ul-Fitr holiday (October 1st to October 5th). [...]	2008-09-30 11:13:00	Consulate Lahore	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER
08LAHORE276	PUNJAB GOVERNOR TASEER TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT SHARIFS ARE TOO [...] (C) Summary: Punjab Governor Salman Taseer told Ambassador Patterson September 30 that Punjab Chief Minister Shabaz Sharif and his brother Nawaz have ignored the growing extremist threat in the Punjab. Taseer, a member of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP),criticized the Sharifs' focus on pol [...]	2008-10-07 06:05:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EFIN PK
08LAHORE289	PUNJAB POLITICIANS FOCUSED ON U.S.-PAKISTAN RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: In a series of October 9 meetings, Punjab politicians told Director of the Office of Pakistan and Bangladesh (SCA/PB) Brent Hartley that the bilateral relationship remained critical for Pakistan to survive the series of crises currently underway. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PM [...]	2008-10-21 10:28:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON PK IN
08LAHORE290	MASSIVE BLACKOUTS PROMPTS PUNJAB PROTESTS [...] (SBU) Multi-hour blackouts, known locally as "loadshedding," over the past week sparked several protests in and around Lahore October 20 and 21. Protestors have told reporters that while overbilling by the Lahore Electricty Supply Company (LESCO) had made them angry, frustration over the worse [...]	2008-10-22 06:11:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PK ENRG PGOV
08LAHORE291	BT COTTON WILL NOT BE QUICK FIX FOR PUNJAB'S TEXTILES, WHICH [...] (C) Summary: Leadership of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Punjab Zone) told Poleconoff October 17 that the global crisis has resulted in a 15-20 percent drop in exports during the last three months. Moreover, the lack of bank liquidity has constricted capital, making it difficult [...]	2008-10-22 06:11:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ENRG PK ETRD
08LAHORE295	NO CHANGE IN PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT TERRORISM POLICY LIKELY -- [...] (S/NF) Summary: In... [...]	2008-10-28 08:35:00	Consulate Lahore	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER EFIN ENRG PK
08LAHORE302	(S/NF) EXTREMIST RECRUITMENT ON THE RISE IN SOUTHERN PUNJAB [...] (S/NF) Summary: During recent trips to southern Punjab, Principal Officer was repeatedly told that a sophisticated jihadi recruitment network had been developed in the Multan, Bahawalpur, and Dera Ghazi Khan Divisions. The network reportedly exploited worsening poverty in these areas of the [...]	2008-11-13 10:30:00	Consulate Lahore	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV KISL PK
08LAHORE309	BLASTS MAR INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EVENT IN LAHORE [...] (C) Summary: Three small blasts at an international cultural festival in Lahore November 24 injured two persons; no Americans were injured. The Punjab police arrested one suspect, a 16-year-old Afghan worker. Although no group has taken credit, most commentators speculated that the explosion [...]	2008-11-24 14:45:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PK
08LAHORE313	MOST PUNJABIS BELIEVE INDIAN GROUPS ARE BEHIND MUMBAI [...] (C) Summary: Although a few Punjabis see the possibility the Mumbai attacks could have been launched in Pakistan, overall politicians and lawyers in Punjab province believe that India should look to internal insurgent groups as the sole actors of the Mumbai attacks. After Prime Minister Manmohan S [...]	2008-12-03 13:02:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK IN
08LAHORE314	GOVERNOR TASEER KEEPS PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER ALERT [...] (C) Summary: In response to a series of critical letters that Punjab Province Governor Salman Taseer sent to Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in November, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah circulated incriminating photographs depicting Taseer and his family as un-Islamic. Although the leaders of [...]	2008-12-06 11:40:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PTER
08LAHORE315	NAWAZ SHARIF TELLS CODEL MCCAIN PAKISTANIS WERE INVOLVED IN [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham December 6 he is convinced Pakistanis were involved in the Mumbai attacks and he would push for strict action against the responsible extremists. Sharif point [...]	2008-12-09 07:43:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IN PK
08LAHORE316	SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN TELLS PAKISTANI OPINION-MAKERS PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-09 07:52:00	Consulate Lahore	SECRET	PREL PTER PK AF IN
08LAHORE318	JAMAATUD DAWA BAN HASTILY IMPLEMENTED IN PUNJAB [...] (C) Summary: Punjab police confirmed that they detained twelve Jamaatud Dawa (JUD) leaders and sealed their offices as part of a December 11-12 crackdown directed by the Ministry of the Interior. According to the police and eyewitness accounts, mosques, madrassahs and hospitals run by Jamaatud Dawa [...]	2008-12-12 15:13:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EFIN PK IN
08LAHORE320	CHIEF MINISTER SHAHBAZ SHARIF PLEDGES TO CONTINUE STRONG JUD [...] (C) Summary: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif told Principal Officer December 13 that he intended to follow the directive to shut down Jamaatud Dawa (JUD). While he planned to take over JUD schools and hospitals, the madrassah network posed a challenge, he admitted. Pushed to cooperate wi [...]	2008-12-15 07:32:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL EFIN PK IN
08LAHORE325	CORRECTED COPY: CHIEF MINISTER SHAHBAZ SHARIF PLEDGES TO [...] (C) Summary: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif told Principal Officer December 13 that he intended to follow the directive to shut down Jamaatud Dawa (JUD). While he planned to take over JUD schools and hospitals, the madrassah network posed a challenge, he admitted. Pushed to cooperate with the [...]	2008-12-18 11:36:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL EFIN PK IN
08LAHORE326	PUNJAB SHUTS DOWN JUD ADMINISTRATION BUT KEEPS SERVICES [...] (C) Summary: The Punjab provincial government has taken steps to shut down JUD offices and take over the administrative functioning of ten schools and 18 dispensaries while ensuring that people continued to receive necessary services. Provincial authorities related that they could easily handl [...]	2008-12-20 08:50:00	Consulate Lahore	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PK IN
08LAHORE328	GOVERNOR TASEER BLASTS PUNJAB'S CHIEF MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-31 10:31:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PK
08LAPAZ1006	ADM BREAKS RANKS, CUTS DEAL TO EXPORT COOKING OIL [...] (C) Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) struck a deal with the government of Bolivia to restart exports of cooking oil. The American company stands alone among the four principal cooking oil exporters in its decision to negotiate with the Morales Administration and accept conditions on exporting. [...]	2008-04-30 22:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL FAS AGR FAO IFAD BL
08LAPAZ1018	EVO'S MAY DAY DECREES AND REMARKS [...] (U) Summary: Speaking to a relatively small crowd of a few thousand on May 1, Bolivian President Evo Morales announced the state would "take immediate control" of Italian-owned telecommunications company Entel and three foreign-owned hydrocarbon companies (septel). Morales tried to soften the [...]	2008-05-02 20:34:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON EINV EPET IT BL
08LAPAZ1021	BOLIVIA: TWO DAYS TO MAY 4, OUR PREDICTIONS [...] (C) With just two days remaining before Santa Cruz' May 4 autonomy statute referendum separating wild speculation from more well-grounded prognostication is increasingly difficult. Nonetheless, this cable attempts to forecast what may happen. We expect the referendum to pass with a wide ma [...]	2008-05-02 21:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1022	BOLIVIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NUCLEAR [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche May 2 to MFA's Director for Bilateral Affairs Jean Paul Guevara. Guevara accepted the demarche but did not provide response. Standard Bolivian government speaking points on nuclear proliferation issues, particularly Iran's nuclear program, were provided in [...]	2008-05-02 22:24:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA BL
08LAPAZ1023	WORKING RELATIONS: DEATH BY A THOUSAND PAPER CUTS [...] (C) Summary. Despite a constant barrage of anti-U.S. vitriol and baseless accusations of U.S. conspiracies against the Morales government, there are also many examples of continuing good relations among working-level and even senior-level contacts. However, there is clearly a campaign underw [...]	2008-05-02 22:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS MARR EAID ECON OPDC OPRC ADPM
08LAPAZ1024	BOLIVIAN MAY DAY GAS NATIONALIZATIONS [...] (C) President Morales announced on May 1 the next step in "consolidating the nationalization" of the hydrocarbon sector begun two years ago. In a series of decrees, the government mandated the acquisition of a 50 plus 1 percent shares of the three capitalized companies of Andina, Chaco, and [...]	2008-05-02 22:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1044	BOLIVIA: AFTER SANTA CRUZ AUTONOMY VOTE, WHAT NEXT? [...] (U) Despite sporadic violence between pro- and anti-autonomy groups, the "Yes" vote in the May 4 Santa Cruz autonomy referendum won by a landslide -- 85 percent to the "No" vote's 15 percent. The abstention rate, between 25-35 percent, was quite low considering the efforts (including the bu [...]	2008-05-05 21:55:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1045	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD PRICES IN BOLIVIA [...] (C) Attempting to control food price inflation is clearly a priority of the Morales administration. However, policies to date have not helped stimulate production, but rather are likely to dampen domestic agricultural activity in the future. Higher food prices have provoked protests, but by [...]	2008-05-06 13:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ1047	BOLIVIA: MORE BAD NEWS FOR MINING [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 6, Emboff met with Humberto Rada, president of Bolivia's Medium Miners Association (an organization of private mining companies that includes local affiliates of U.S. companies Coeur D'Alene, Apex Silver, and Newmont). Although Morales' May 1 decrees did not include nat [...]	2008-05-06 20:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV BL
08LAPAZ1053	REQUEST OF WHEAT AID FOR BOLIVIA [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. 2. (U) Bolivia is currently experiencing a serious shortage of wheat. It is the result of public and private mismanagement, faulty Argentinean supplies, and world-wide shortages. Donated wheat has been a fundamental part of Bolivian supply under both the T [...]	2008-05-06 21:47:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AGR FAO FAS IFAD BL
08LAPAZ1055	ORURO: STEPCHILD OF BOLIVIA'S ALTIPLANO [...] (C) Summary: Oruro--the smallest and least-populated of Bolivia's three altiplano departments or states--and its capital city Oruro are predominantly indigenous (Quechua or Aymara),poor, and loyal to the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. Oruro city's main claim to fame is the UNE [...]	2008-05-07 18:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV PREL PINR PGOV BL
08LAPAZ1082	BOLIVIA: RECALL SURPRISE -- A HIGH RISK GAMBIT [...] (C) In a surprise move on May 8, Bolivia's opposition-controlled Senate passed a law proposed originally by President Evo Morales that provides for a recall referendum on the President and Bolivia's nine prefects (governors). Evo signed off on the law a few hours later. The Senate has opted [...]	2008-05-09 19:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1088	EVO CALLS FOR TALK, PREFECTS CONTINUE WITH AUTONOMY [...] (SBU) Four days after a majority of voters in the eastern lowland department (state) of Santa Cruz voted for autonomy, President Evo Morales publicly invited the prefects to meet on May 12. "I want to call on the prefects of the nine departments, Monday afternoon in La Paz, to discuss, debate [...]	2008-05-09 20:40:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ111	BOLIVIAN FOOD SAFETY TAKES BACK SEAT [...] (C) The Bolivian Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (SENASAG) is facing a funding crisis heading into the new year. The termination of an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan and an unwillingness to accept administrative controls mandated by the P.L. 480 program leave SENASAG [...]	2008-01-15 20:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS IFAD IICA EINV BL

08LAPAZ1129	RECALL REFERENDUM BACKFIRING ON OPPOSITION [...] (C) With nearly a week's worth of hindsight the opposition is starting to recognize that their move to approve President Evo Morales' recall referendum legislation was likely an ill-conceived strategy. The chances of unseating Evo, while not impossible, are remote. Meanwhile, the other arg [...]	2008-05-14 21:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1137	BOLIVIA: SANTA CRUZ BEGINS IMPLEMENTING AUTONOMY [...] (U) The departmental government of Santa Cruz, eager to show its population the benefits of autonomy and to regain the national spotlight from the recall referendum (reftel),will be begin implementing its autonomy on May 15. While largely symbolic (names changes),there are two concrete me [...]	2008-05-15 21:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08LAPAZ1149	HARDER EUROPEAN LINE ON EVO [...] Summary. After almost two months of a Bolivian government campaign to curry international opinion and sponsor delegations from the OAS and neighboring countries, three prominent European leaders have complained publicly about the Bolivian governments "nationalizations" of private hydrocarbon [...]	2008-05-16 20:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
08LAPAZ1150	BOLIVIA: TWO VISIONS OF AUTONOMY FOR POTOSI [...] (C) Summary: On May 12 and 13, Emboff met with Potosi departmental (state) Prefect Mario Virreira and Potosi city Mayor Rene Joaquino. The department of Potosi is one of the three altiplano departments that have formed the majority of support for the ruling Movement Toward Socialism party, wh [...]	2008-05-16 20:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ1154	SANTA CRUZ BOLIVIA: SECOND CITY'S ECONOMY NOT [...] (SBU) Under the spotlight surrounding the autonomy votes, the Department of Santa Cruz is often portrayed as wealthy and white, and the movement for autonomy is simplistically characterized as a struggle over resources. While there is some truth in these generalizations, none of them adequat [...]	2008-05-19 17:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS PREL PINR EAGR EAID BO
08LAPAZ1164	BOLIVIA: JOAQUINO GROUP PLANS "THIRD OPTION" [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Emboff met with Rene JOAQUINO Cabrera, mayor of the town of Potosi and leader of the small opposition group Alianza Social (Social Alliance, or AS.) Representatives of the regional opposition recently noted that AS was fielding a candidate in the upcoming prefect elect [...]	2008-05-20 16:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ1166	BOLIVIA: USAID PORTFOLIO REVIEW UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable updates REFTEL A, which announced the launching of the sensitive Government of Bolivia (GOB) review of the USAID portfolio. The review continues, although in recent weeks the GOB has announced it will accelerate the process by cutting out previously requested program [...]	2008-05-20 19:58:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1168	EVO: ALIENATING FRIENDS, SEEKING NEW ONES [...] (C) Side by side with his friend Cuban Ambassador Rafael Dausa, President Evo Morales leveled a new barrage of old accusations against the USG on May 19. Meanwhile, the Italians and Peruvians both expressed their displeasure with recent Morales statements and actions. The Italian Ambassado [...]	2008-05-20 22:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID BL
08LAPAZ1175	AGRICULTURAL DEMARCHES DELIVERED, BOLIVIAN FOOD [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) EconOff delivered demarche regarding the U.S. candidate for Chairperson FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission (Ref. A) to Carmen Timeo, the new head of the Bolivian Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (SENASAG). The [...]	2008-05-21 20:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS IFAD IICA BL
08LAPAZ1179	BOLIVIAN-CUBAN RELATIONS: LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in ref A and reflect only new developments since ref B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? - No, the Bolivian government continues to see Cuba as a pat [...]	2008-05-23 21:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL BL ECON CU
08LAPAZ1189	BOLIVIA: VIOLENCE, GOB UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ORDER IN [...] (C) Summary: On May 24 Bolivia's constitutional capital of Sucre again erupted into violence leaving dozens wounded as residents opposed a planned visit by President Evo Morales. Despite the initial presence of police, military and pro-government social groups, Evo was forced to cancel his v [...]	2008-05-27 19:29:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ120	THE ELECTORAL COURT UNDER THREAT: AN INSIDER'S VIEW [...] (C) Former National Electoral Court (CNE) President Salvador Romero, whose term ended on January 7, discussed his views on the court, its accomplishments, and challenges facing the institution with Emboffs this past week. Mr. Romero called the firing of three of the court's key division dir [...]	2008-01-16 22:12:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1214	BOLIVIA: BENI AND PANDO VOTE JUNE 1 [...] (C) SUMMARY. The northern states of Beni and Pando will hold their autonomy referenda on Sunday, June 1st. There has been scattered violence resulting in injuries but no deaths between pro-government and pro-opposition/autonomy forces in the week leading up to the vote. Both groups have block [...]	2008-05-30 20:40:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM BL VE CU
08LAPAZ1233	CODEL DODD VISIT TO BOLIVIA MAY 27-28 [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite aircraft problems, CODEL Dodd was able to visit La Paz for meetings with Vice President Garcia Linera, joined by the Foreign Minister, and with opposition leader former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga. The Vice President said his government was interested in better re [...]	2008-06-03 14:59:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL ECON EAID SNAR BO
08LAPAZ1234	BENI/PANDO AUTONOMY VOTES: OPPOSITION VICTORIES [...] (C) Summary: Both the opposition and government are in spin overdrive following the June 1 autonomy referenda in the departments (states) of Pando and Beni. With exit polls and early official results predicting pro-autonomy votes in excess of 80 percent, the government relied on arguments tha [...]	2008-06-03 17:12:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
08LAPAZ1243	BOLIVIA: IS EVO TURNING TO ILLEGAL ARRESTS? [...] (C) Without an arrest warrant, six police officials abducted, transported to La Paz, and incarcerated pro-Sucre (anti-government) activist Roberto Lenin Sandoval Lopez on June 2. Sandoval, his wife, and daughter were injured in the arrest. The government appeared to initially deny the acti [...]	2008-06-03 22:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV BL
08LAPAZ1244	EVO NATIONALIZES GAS TRANSPORT COMPANY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On Sunday, June 1, President Evo Morales issued yet another decree nationalizing a portion of the natural gas sector in Bolivia. The decree, signed by Morales on June 2 in a takeover ceremony in Santa Cruz, states that the Bolivian state energy company YPFB will takeover Tranredes [...]	2008-06-03 22:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1258	BOLIVIA: DETAINEE FORCED TO CONFESS AGAINST US? [...] (SBU) Citing insufficient evidence, a judge ordered released anti-government activist Roberto Lenin Sandoval Lopez, who was illegally abducted and incarcerated by a police intelligence unit on June 2. The prosecutor in Sandoval's case had already decided not to press charges due to the gove [...]	2008-06-04 21:07:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL BL ASEC
08LAPAZ1261	BOLIVIA: GOVERNMENT LOSING INFLUENCE [...] (C) Summary: Less than two weeks after President Evo Morales had to cancel his visit the constitutional capital of Sucre because of violent protests, it appears that Evo and his ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party are losing control of sectors that used to be considered strongly pro- [...]	2008-06-04 22:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EINV EAID BL
08LAPAZ1264	BOLIVIA & ATP-DEA: EXPORTING FRUSTRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATP-DEA) was extended in February of 2008 for another ten months for Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. Although the preferences are crucial to the textiles industry, the private sector is growing tired of the exhausting lob [...]	2008-06-05 15:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KTEX BL PINV PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ1284	BOLIVIA: SANCHEZ BERZAIN ASYLUM MAKES EMBASSY [...] (C) On June 5, Bolivian press outlets began reporting that the USG had granted political asylum to former Minister of Defense Carlos Sanchez Berzain. President Evo Morales and his supporters have long blamed Sanchez Berzain and President Gonzalo "Goni" Sanchez de Lozada for the 60 deaths and [...]	2008-06-06 20:57:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1289	MIXED SIGNALS FOR JUNE 9 EMBASSY PROTEST [...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts are providing widely divergent estimates (from 150 to several thousand) regarding participation estimates for a June 9 march which will culminate at the Embassy. Contacts tell PolOff radical Alteno leaders are trying to artificially graft an anti-U.S. theme onto [...]	2008-06-06 23:07:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC BO
08LAPAZ1290	BOLIVIA: JULY 9 MARCH ON EMBASSY SITREP #1 1030 EST [...] (U) A scheduled march on the Embassy has begun, with crowds leaving government-stronghold El Alto and heading into La Paz as of 0900. Crowds are expected to arrive between 1000 and 1100. Currently the Embassy has additional police protection with tear-gas and crowd control armor. The CAC ha [...]	2008-06-09 14:28:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1291	BOLIVIA: JUNE 9 MARCH ON EMBASSY SITREP #2 1130 EST [...] (U) The first of the scheduled marchers have arrived at the Embassy: led by Ponchos Rojos (indigenous militia),the protesters have encircled the compound, with approximately 3000-5000 protesters at the front entrance. Ponchos Rojos and youth groups leading the march are shouting anti-autonomy [...]	2008-06-09 15:46:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1292	BOLIVIA: JUNE 9 MARCH ON EMBASSY SITREP #3 1610 EST [...] (U) After numerous attempts to break through the police line at the front of the Embassy, protesters throwing dynamite and fireworks were dispersed at 1300 by police using teargas and water cannon. As of 1610 the Ambassador has returned to the Embassy and RSO has given the all-clear. 2. (U [...]	2008-06-09 20:11:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1294	BOLIVIA: RESPONSE TO INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR [...] SUMMARY: In response to State 43120, Labor Officer held meetings with USAID, the Bolivian Ministry of Labor, NGO Proadolescente, and UNICEF. Three areas of concern regarding the use of child labor and forced labor are the sugar, Brazil nut, and mining industries. Sources were not able to gi [...]	2008-06-10 17:21:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ELAB BL EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
08LAPAZ1301	BOLIVIA: AFTERMATH OF MARCH ON EMBASSY [...] (C) Summary: On June 9, after a weekend of anti-U.S. rhetoric from El Alto leaders and public statements from President Morales (accompanied by the Cuban ambassador) blaming the USG for granting asylum to ex-Defense Minister Sanchez Berzain, thousands of Altenos protested in front of the Emba [...]	2008-06-10 21:55:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1322	BOLIVIAN MINING: COOPERATIVE CHALLENGES [...] Summary: On May 29 and 30 Emboff traveled with representatives of mining cooperatives, at their invitation, to visit cooperative mines and separation plants in north Potosi (note: As of June 9, this region is impassable due to road blockades by cooperatives, private miners, and treatment facil [...]	2008-06-11 20:01:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EMIN EINV ELAB BO
08LAPAZ1352	IRAN AND EVO: PUBLIC LOVEFEST; PRIVATE FRUSTRATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Despite recent public gestures, such as a Bolivian envoy meeting with the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Bolivian Congress' Lower House endorsement of the 2007 Iran-Bolivia bilateral agreement, there is little evidence that Iran is on track to spend $1.1 billion in [...]	2008-06-13 22:19:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA UN IR QA
08LAPAZ1354	BOLIVIAN BISHOP ON EMBASSY ATTACK AND DIALOGUE [...] (C) In response to the June 9 violent protest by several thousand El Alto residents against the Embassy, the Ambassador met with El Alto Bishop Jesus Juarez Parraga to discuss the mood of the people of his archdiocese. The Bishop explained that the protest leaders are simply political oppor [...]	2008-06-16 18:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1357	TREASURY VISIT: BOLIVIA'S ECONOMIC FORECAST [...] (C) On June 9-10, Marie Ewens, International Economist at the Treasury Department visited La Paz. In meetings with representatives across the financial sector, four general themes emerged. First, large international reserves and a fiscal surplus will allow Bolivia to withstand any foreseea [...]	2008-06-16 21:32:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL EFIN
08LAPAZ1358	LUGO VISIT: TRAVELS WITH EVO [...] (S) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales was once again forced to change his domestic travel plans because of opposition protests June 13 and 14. Since April, Morales and other senior officials have been blocked frequently from opposition strongholds despite increased rhetoric from securit [...]	2008-06-16 22:16:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PA BL
08LAPAZ1359	EVO PRAISES DEMONSTRATORS, CLAIMS USG CONSPIRACY [...] (SBU) Summary: In an interview with a Bolivian magazine reproduced in the leading La Paz newspaper on June 15, Evo again alleged a USG "conspiracy" in Bolivia and suggested a USG plot to kill him. Also on June 15, during an donation in his base of El Alto, President Evo Morales praised the June [...]	2008-06-17 11:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ1388	BOLIVIA: EVO CONTINUES TO LASH OUT [...] (SBU) Despite a public statement that outlined the Department's concerns over the safety of the Embassy and the Bolivian government's responsibilities under the Vienna Convention, Evo and his ministers are now trying to twist the Ambassador's recall to Washington to suit their own propaganda n [...]	2008-06-19 16:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1391	BOLIVIA: BARELY REASSURING ASSURANCES [...] (SBU) In a June 19 interview in La Paz daily La Razon, Bolivian Ambassador to the United States Gustavo Guzman said, "We have given (the USG) assurances that (the Embassy) will not suffer incidents, that there will be no greater difficulties, that they can be sure that the National Police will [...]	2008-06-19 20:23:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ1395	TARIJA'S TURN: AUTONOMY VOTE AND WHAT'S NEXT [...] (C) The vote for autonomy in the department (state) of Tarija will take place on Sunday, June 22. In line with the three previous autonomy votes in Santa Cruz, Beni, and Pando, polls indicate that support for autonomy will be over 70 percent. Additionally, Tarijenos made clear that Presiden [...]	2008-06-20 15:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL ASEC
08LAPAZ1406	CHARGE REITERATES SECURITY CONCERNS TO VICE FM [...] (C) Summary. Charge and EcoPol Counselor reiterated Post's security concerns in the aftermath of a violent June 9 protest at the Embassy to Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez. The Charge delivered a diplomatic note asking that appropriate action be taken regarding a march organizer who con [...]	2008-06-23 13:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ODIP KLIG KTIA BO
08LAPAZ1409	BOLIVIA: USG REGIONAL ENERGY OFFICERS [...] Embassy La Paz proposes to host a USG regional energy officers conference August 19-21. The goal will be to share information about South American energy affairs and coordinate energy sector reporting. A Department official (TBD) will help establish a reporting agenda and additional coordina [...]	2008-06-23 19:54:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL EFIN
08LAPAZ1411	TARIJA: ANOTHER WIN FOR AUTONOMY MOVEMENT [...] (C) The department (state) of Tarija overwhelmingly approved its autonomy referendum on June 22. Exit polls indicate that autonomy was approved by some 80 percent of those voting (abstention was around 35 percent). The vote clearly adds momentum to the now autonomous eastern lowland states [...]	2008-06-23 22:07:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1412	BOLIVIA: ON RECALL, EVO LINKS USG AND INFLATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Five opposition prefects (Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando, Tarija, and Cochabamba) have rejected the recall vote currently scheduled for August 10. In an interview after Tarija's June 22 landslide "Yes" autonomy vote, the prefects called into question the legality of the scheduled rec [...]	2008-06-23 22:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1419	BOLIVIA'S RECALL SCRUM: DEMO-CRAZY IN ACTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 23 opposition prefects rejected the recall referenda scheduled for August 10 and challenged President Evo Morales to call new elections for the prefects and the president in which incumbents would not run. The central government responded by describing the opposition p [...]	2008-06-24 21:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER BL
08LAPAZ1420	BOLIVIA: AFTER OWN MISTAKES; PODEMOS BLAMING US [...] (C) Summary: We are seeing increased signs of frustration with the United States from senior PODEMOS Party opposition contacts as the August 10 recall referendum for President Evo Morales and department prefects (state governors) approaches. Former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, the head of [...]	2008-06-24 22:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO BO
08LAPAZ1425	BOLIVIAN BILAT MILITARY/POLICE DISENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Bolivian President Evo Morales called on police to stop working with the United States June 24, casting doubt on government assurances to ensure Mission security. In the last two weeks the government canceled Bolivian participation in a U.S.-sponsored hemisphere-wide special for [...]	2008-06-25 21:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KTIA BL
08LAPAZ1426	BOLIVIA: NEW AND ONGOING ATTACKS ON USAID [...] (C) Summary: On June 24, the six coca-growing federations of Chapare (President Evo Morales' most loyal support base) and five mayors of the region announced their intention to expel USAID from the region. In a blatantly political move, these groups accused USAID of conspiracy and even suppor [...]	2008-06-25 22:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL EAID ASEC PTER
08LAPAZ1427	NEW EU POLICY ADDS TO BOLIVIA'S MIGRATION CRISIS [...] (U) The EU's June 18th decision to require its members to either regularize or expel undocumented immigrants hit hard in Bolivia, a country with around a quarter of its population abroad and 500,000 of these migrants currently residing in Europe. The Bolivian Government responded with threa [...]	2008-06-26 14:58:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PREF PGOV ECON
08LAPAZ1434	US BUSINESS IN BOLIVIA: A ROUNDTABLE OF CONCERNS [...] (C) On June 25, the Charge hosted a breakfast with the lead officials of nine U.S. companies operating in Bolivia that included an OSAC briefing delivered by the RSO. While it is clear that all of the company representatives are worried about the current political situation and frustrated by [...]	2008-06-26 21:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1435	EVO ENDORSES U.S.-FREE CHAPARE [...] (U) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales offered a far-reaching endorsement of the June 25 announcement by cocalero leaders and five mayors from the Chapare region that USAID should be expelled. Morales saluted the announcement and broadened the scope to include all U.S. presence in the Ch [...]	2008-06-26 22:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1441	CHUQUISACA ELECTION: EVO TO LOSE AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. Residents of Chuquisaca Department (state) will vote for a new prefect (governor) June 29. Polling data suggests a convincing win by Savina Cuellar, an ex-member of the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party who is running with opposition support. The opposition is focusin [...]	2008-06-27 19:36:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1453	BOLIVIAN SECURITY ASSURANCES STILL FAR FROM IDEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a response to our diplomatic note presented June 19, the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) provided us a note (text para 8) that continued to defend its actions regarding the June 9 attack on the Embassy. Although the MFA said it will comply with its Vienna Convention [...]	2008-06-30 21:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL ASEC PTER
08LAPAZ1454	CHUQUISACA DEALS EVO ANOTHER BLOW [...] (C) Summary. Savina Cuellar won June 29's election for Prefect of Chuquisaca Department (state governor) with between 56 and 62 percent, according to exit polling. As expected, the government accepted the results and voting was generally peaceful (reftel a). Three students have been detained [...]	2008-06-30 22:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID BL
08LAPAZ1460	BOLIVIA-VENEZUELA: DYNAMITE, GUNS, AND BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Following the June 21 dynamiting of a private television affiliate in Tarija, more evidence is surfacing about Venezuelan and Bolivian government involvement. Senate President Ortiz gave a press briefing on June 27 where he revealed that the car used during the attack was rented by th [...]	2008-07-01 19:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL ECON EINV PGOV PREL PTER VE
08LAPAZ1484	U.S. SECURITY CONCERNS: MFA BLAMES THE VICTIM [...] (C) PolOff, USAID's Alternative Development Officer, and USAID Legal Advisor delivered diplomatic note 205/08 (see para 7) to the Foreign Ministry's Americas Section Chief Estela Mendoza and U.S. Desk Officer Yuri Arce on July 1. The diplomatic note raises concerns over the breaking and enteri [...]	2008-07-03 19:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1485	BOLIVIA-PERU: FRUSTRATIONS WITH EVO [...] (C) Steadily deteriorating relations between Peru and Bolivia erupted in July 1 war of words between Presidents Morales and Garcia. The spat was triggered by a Morales' call for Peruvians to resist the imposition of U.S. army bases in Peru. Following the recall of the Peruvian Ambassador, [...]	2008-07-03 19:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL PE
08LAPAZ1487	BOLIVIA: AMBASSADOR RETURNS; ATTACKS RESUME [...] (C) Summary. Two hours after the Ambassador landed in La Paz July 2, Minister of Government Rada held a news conference stating his hope that the Ambassador is returning to resume a "diplomatic role" and avoid "political activism." Rada accused the Ambassador of only returning to reunite a fra [...]	2008-07-03 20:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PINR PREL PTER
08LAPAZ1499	BOLIVIA ACCUSES PEACE CORPS OF BEING INTEL AGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Peace Corps has come under verbal assault from the Bolivian government. In a speech given from Caracas July 5, President Evo Morales accused organization volunteers of having taking pictures of him and other South American leaders in December 2006. Morales echoed the opinion in [...]	2008-07-07 22:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ150	BOLIVIA: POOR PROGNOSIS FOR NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) President Evo Morales and opposition prefects publicly maintain a relatively optimistic outlook on talks to reach a national accord; but, both sides appear privately to be advancing more cynical agendas. A national accord would require Morales and the opposition to agree to a funding me [...]	2008-01-23 16:07:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1522	RECALL PRIMER 1 OF 3: OPPOSITION UNITY PAINS [...] (C) Summary. Just two days after opposition members of the Bolivian Congress attempted to change the rules of the recall referendum, prefects from Santa Cruz, Tarija, Beni, and Pando announced July 4-6 that they would submit to the referendum without modification. Cochabamba Prefect Manfred [...]	2008-07-08 21:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BL
08LAPAZ1523	RECALL PRIMER 2 OF 3: CONALDE'S RISING ROLE [...] (C) Summary: The strength of the National Democratic Council (CONALDE),a pro-autonomy group of the prefects (governors) and civic committees from five opposition-led departments (states),was bolstered by recent opposition electoral victories. But divisions that erupted last week concerning [...]	2008-07-09 15:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ECON ENRG EPET BL
08LAPAZ1529	RECALL PRIMER 3 OF 3: ARE THEY IN IT TO WIN IT? [...] (C) Summary: As both opposition and government campaigns for the August 10 recall referendum move ahead full throttle and pick up rhetorical steam, back channel signs point to doubts on both sides about the recall process. The opposition architects of the May 8 recall referendum have always [...]	2008-07-09 22:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ASEC KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1533	EVO'S REGIONAL TRADE BLOCK BACKLASH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bolivian President Evo Morales continues to irritate his Andean neighbors by criticizing their plans for free trade with the United States and the European Union (EU.) As the negotiations for the deals grow closer, the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) member states tell the Embas [...]	2008-07-11 13:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD BL
08LAPAZ1536	PONCHOS ROJOS' MIXED MESSAGE: BLOOD AND PEACE? [...] (C) Summary: The Ancoraimes chapter of the pro-government Ponchos Rojos militia group handed over 10 obsolete weapons to the government July 9. The public event was spun by the government to emphasize the alliance between the government and the Ponchos Rojos and the ability of the government t [...]	2008-07-11 19:54:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID BL
08LAPAZ1560	BOLIVIA TO FILL SUGAR QUOTA [...] In response to action request regarding sugar exports and allocated quote amounts, Bolivia intends to fill its entire sugar quota for fiscal year (FY) 2008. Marcelo Olguin, from the Ministry of Production, reports that there is an over supply of sugar this year and the industry plans to expor [...]	2008-07-15 21:19:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON FAS BL FAO
08LAPAZ1573	SCENESETTER FOR A/S SHANNON AND INL PDAS MCGLYNN [...] (C) Summary: Embassy La Paz welcomes A/S Thomas Shannon and PDAS William J. McGlynn to Bolivia July 21-23. Although President Morales and a number of his close advisors have accused the USG, the Ambassador, and the Embassy of conspiracy during the past year, recent weeks have brought the gove [...]	2008-07-18 18:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL EAID BL ASEC PTER
08LAPAZ1574	BOLIVIA'S VOTER SYSTEM: RIPE FOR FRAUD? [...] (C) Summary: The National Electoral Court is facing strong opposition criticism concerning its ability to effectively organize and implement the August 10 Referendum. Plagued with internal tensions and coordination problems with the National Police and scandals over discrepancies in the natio [...]	2008-07-18 20:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1588	BOLIVIAN GAS: STATE CONTROL DIGS DEEPER [...] (C) In June, Vice President Garcia Linera outlined the Bolivian government's plan to increase state involvement in the economy through nationalizations, the creation of productive enterprises, and the enlargement of state sectorial companies. The consequences of this state-oriented approach [...]	2008-07-22 12:58:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1596	BOLIVIA: NEW TAX REGIME COMPLICATES FINANCES FOR [...] (C) The ramifications of a change in tax law decreed December 2007 are only now becoming apparent in many sectors of the Bolivian economy. The two-part decree first dictates that companies adjust their asset values for inflation and declare any gain in value as earnings. Since the companies [...]	2008-07-24 13:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PET EINV BL ENRG EMIN
08LAPAZ161	RESPONSE TO WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] There has been no change in 2007 with regards to worst forms of child labor in Bolivia other than the three areas described below: 2. Question: How many child labor investigations have resulted in fines, penalties, or convictions? Answer: There was one case of a jail sentence handed ou [...]	2008-01-24 11:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	BL EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI
08LAPAZ1632	BOLIVIA: RECALL REFERENDA DOUBTS AND CAMPAIGNS [...] (SBU) Summary: The fate of the currently-scheduled August recall referenda (for President Morales, Vice President Garcia Linera, and the prefects) continues to be in doubt. On July 22 the Constitutional Tribunal's only sitting judge recommended a delay which the National Electoral Court rejec [...]	2008-07-29 20:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1633	BOLIVIA RECALL: TARIJA'S COSSIO MORE SECURE [...] (C) In the weeks leading up to the June 22 autonomy vote, the prefect (governor) in Bolivia's gas rich southern state of Tarija, Mario Cossio, looked vulnerable to be recalled in the August 10 vote. However, the overwhelming passage of autonomy, combined with Cossio's efforts to blunt past [...]	2008-07-29 21:33:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1634	EVO: THE "LAW" WILL NOT HOLD BACK "CHANGE" [...] (SBU) In recent public statements, President Morales admitted to knowingly taking illegal steps to enact his reforms, as he sees current laws slowing down his "change" process. This declaration comes at the same time departmental courts are criticizing the National Electoral Court (CNE) for [...]	2008-07-30 12:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1645	A/S SHANNON MEETINGS WITH SANTA CRUZ LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon met separately July 23 with Santa Cruz Prefect Ruben Costas and with a group of ten private business leaders. Costas and the businessmen briefed Shannon on the history of the autonomy movements in Bolivia's Eastern [...]	2008-07-31 17:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID SNAR ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1646	BOLIVIA: A/S SHANNON MEETING WITH FRIENDS GROUP [...] (C) Summary: A/S Shannon, PDAS McGlynn, Deputy Director for Andean Affairs Andrew Bowen, and the Ambassador met with representatives of the Friends Group--Colombia, Brazil, and Argentina--on July 22 to share opinions of the state of Bolivian politics. Friends Group members expressed their fr [...]	2008-07-31 18:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER BL
08LAPAZ1655	63RD UNGA: BOLIVIA'S DELEGATION SPECULATION [...] (U) Embassy contacts at the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Relations tell us there will be no official delegation list for the UNGA General Debate September 23-October 1 until after the August 10 recall referendum on the mandates of President Evo Morales and department prefects (state governors) [...]	2008-07-31 23:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP KESP UNGA BL
08LAPAZ1657	BOLIVIA: ELECTORAL COURTS CHANGE RECALL RULES [...] (C) Summary: In a presentation offered to the diplomatic corps on August 1, National Electoral Court President Jose Exeni announced that the National Court and seven of nine Departmental (state) courts had agreed to modify the rules for revocation of the prefects: now more than 50 percent will [...]	2008-08-01 19:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1658	BOLIVIA: IRREGULARITIES IN ID AND VOTER ROLLS [...] (C) Summary: Concerns are rising over the trustworthiness of Bolivia's voter rolls in the lead-up to the August 10 recall referenda. A Venezuelan-funded free ID-card program is seen as partisan and riddled with errors. Individual departments are announcing large numbers of irregularities in [...]	2008-08-01 20:22:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1667	A/S SHANNON MEETING WITH PRESIDENT EVO MORALES [...] (C) Summary: WHA A/S Shannon, accompanied by INL PDAS McGlynn, the Ambassador, DCM, and Emboff, met at 5 a.m. on July 23 with Bolivian President Evo Morales, who was accompanied by Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca, Minister of Government Alfredo Rada, Presidential Spokesman Ivan Canelas, an [...]	2008-08-04 17:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAID ECON PGOV PREL PTER SNAR BL
08LAPAZ1671	HOW THE BOLIVIAN MEDIA REPORTED A/S SHANNON'S VISIT [...] (U) Summary: A/S Shannon's visit to Bolivia got widespread front page attention. Most media reported the visit as a positive effort to calm tensions in bilateral relations. Media mocked Bolivian President Evo Morales, attempt to show the upper hand with the A/S by setting his meeting at fiv [...]	2008-08-04 19:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL EAID KPAO PGOV PREL PTER
08LAPAZ1674	BOLIVIA: UPDATE ON MINING SECTOR WOES [...] (SBU) Summary: Although industry insiders do not currently expect the Bolivian government to nationalize the mining sector, a new inflation adjustment for taxes threatens "expropriation by taxation" for a number of companies (reftel). International interest in investing in the Bolivian minin [...]	2008-08-04 21:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV BL
08LAPAZ1694	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING - LA PAZ [...] (SBU) On Tuesday, 05 August 2008, EAC La Paz was convened to review current threat posture and to assess the political situation in preparations for the recall referendum vote scheduled for Sunday, 10 August 2008. The EAC generally agreed that no serious violence or civil unrest is expected pr [...]	2008-08-07 19:48:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC BL
08LAPAZ1695	BOLIVIA: RECALL REFERENDA WILL EXACERBATE RIFTS [...] (C) Summary: Although the opposition could try to stop the recall referenda, it seems almost certain that the election will take place on August 10. Already sporadic confrontations in connection with various strikes have caused deaths and injuries: while not expected, there could be violent [...]	2008-08-07 21:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL KDEM ASEC PTER
08LAPAZ1706	BOLIVIA: RECALL REFERENDA SITREP #1 1220 EDT [...] (U) Voting on the referenda to determine whether President Evo Morales, Vice President Garcia Linera, and eight of nine departmental (state) prefects will continue in their posts has begun in a generally calm and orderly fashion. Bolivia Transparente, an umbrella group of organizations providi [...]	2008-08-10 17:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1707	BOLIVIA: RECALL REFERENDA SITREP #1 1220 EDT [...] (U) Voting on the referenda to determine whether President Evo Morales, Vice President Garcia Linera, and eight of nine departmental (state) governors will continue in their posts has begun in a generally calm and orderly fashion. Bolivia Transparente, an umbrella group of organizations provid [...]	2008-08-10 17:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1708	BOLIVIA: RECALL REFERENDA SITREP #2 1515 EDT [...] (U) Voting continues in a generally peaceful and orderly fashion. Bolivia Transparente, an umbrella organization providing election observers, reports to USAID that there are isolated incidents of minor irregularities: campaigning too close to the polls and one individual with a gun who was d [...]	2008-08-10 18:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1709	BOLIVIA: RECALL REFERENDA SITREP #3 1830 EDT [...] (U) Voting closed at 1800, and while official counts are not expected for many days, unofficial polls indicate that President Morales will continue in his post, with vote projections at about 60 percent approval nationwide. According to some exit polls, Morales lost the vote in four department [...]	2008-08-10 22:15:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1716	BOLIVIA: VOTE OVER, EVO GAINS, NOW WHAT? [...] (SBU) Summary: Voting in the August 10 recall referenda transpired with relatively few allegations of irregularities and no significant violence. The potential for conflict over voting rules (based on the law passed by congress or the 50 percent plus 1 compromise negotiated by the courts) see [...]	2008-08-11 18:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1720	MUCH ADO ABOUT CHAVEZ IN RECALL CAMPAIGNS [...] (C) Summary. The opposition tried to make Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez its main issue, along with inflation and unity, in its August 10 recall referendum campaign. Although the opposition failed to unseat Morales, (ref a),it still considers Evo's close association with Chavez a "fatal" we [...]	2008-08-12 12:54:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER VE BL
08LAPAZ174	VENEZUELAN CHECKS: THEORY AND PRACTICE [...] (C) Summary: The Bolivian government announced $48 million in Venezuelan aid for 2008, a drop from the $54 million claimed for 2007. The funds will go to the "Bolivia Changes, (President) Evo (Morales) Delivers" campaign to provide checks to municipal governments. Although the Association of [...]	2008-01-24 21:54:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
08LAPAZ1741	SANTA CRUZ REACTION TO RECALL REFERENDA RESULTS [...] (C) Emboff spoke with several Santa Cruz political and civic leaders in the wake of the August 10 Bolivian recall referenda. In the department of Santa Cruz Prefect Ruben Costas obtained over 67 percent in favor (Si) while President Evo Morales received around 40 percent. The Santa Cruz le [...]	2008-08-13 20:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL ECON KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC
08LAPAZ1749	EVO'S DEEPENS PUBLIC RELATIONSHIP WITH LIBYA, IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Presidential advisor Mojtama Samare Hashemi came to La Paz August 13 to congratulate Bolivian President Evo Morales on his recall referendum victory and to advance $1.1 billion in promised Iranian investment and assistance to Bolivia. Also on August 13, Bolivia and Libya [...]	2008-08-14 22:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EPET BL IR LY
08LAPAZ175	MORALES CABINET SHUFFLE REMAINS HARDLINE [...] (SBU) President Morales initiated his third year in office by changing four of his sixteen cabinet ministers. Signaling that economic growth is a priority, three of the four positions are economic. Substantive changes are unlikely however, as none of the new ministers holds sufficient clout [...]	2008-01-24 22:00:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL BL
08LAPAZ1750	BOLIVIA: VOTING IRREGULARITIES TAINT REFERENDA [...] (C) Summary: In the run-up to the August 10 recall referenda, opposition politicians drew attention to problems with the voter rolls, pointing to the fact that the Venezuelan-funded free-ID program had targeted areas of Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) sympathizers, increasing the number of re [...]	2008-08-15 10:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1752	BOLIVIA: DIALOGUE RESUMES, THEN COLLAPSES [...] (C) Summary: The central government and the prefects of Tarija, Beni, Pando, Chuquisaca, Oruro, and Potosi met August 13 and 14, along with representatives of Santa Cruz prefect Ruben Costas, who remained in Santa Cruz participating in a hunger strike. The central government's dialogue agenda [...]	2008-08-15 13:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1761	BOLIVIA: IPR OUTREACH PILOT PROGRAM FUNDING [...] Bolivia,s IPR Outreach Pilot Program Funding Award: Background In 2004 through 2005, USAID assisted the Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI) in modernization efforts. In early 2008, the USG renewed contact with SENAPI to examine the possibility of working together. Underlying [...]	2008-08-15 19:33:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KIPR BL
08LAPAZ1774	GOVERNMENT INSIDER OUTLINES POST-RECALL STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Vice-Minister of Water Gustavo Adolfo Morales told PolOff August 13 that under no circumstances would Bolivian President Evo Morales resort to a "hard line" strategy to ensure passage of a draft constitution. He further outlined a post-August 10 recall referendum strategy, allege [...]	2008-08-18 21:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1775	BOLIVIA: CLASHES IN SANTA CRUZ, DIVISIONS WIDEN [...] (C) Five opposition departments (states) have called for a one-day strike on August 19 to demand the return of hydrocarbon tax revenues from the national treasury to departmental coffers. Violence is possible in various areas of the country, as Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) aligned peasant [...]	2008-08-18 21:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PINR BL
08LAPAZ1793	BOLIVIA-US TRADE: THE FACTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the Bolivian government looks towards the December 2008 expiration date on their unilateral trade preferences with the U.S., the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATP-DEA,) it is worth examining the impact it would have on Bolivia if it were not to be renewed. [...]	2008-08-21 15:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL KTEX BL
08LAPAZ1802	BOLIVIA: NATIONAL OPPOSITION PARTY IN DISARRAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. After opposition party PODEMOS failed to collect and submit the required 58,000 signatures to maintain legal status, the Bolivian National Electoral Court stripped PODEMOS of its legal political party status. Evo's August 10 recall referendum victory was an especially hard defeat [...]	2008-08-21 20:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1813	BOLIVIA: THE PLOT CURDLES [...] (C) Summary: Divisions between the national government and the departmental (state) governments widened over the weekend as President Evo Morales and his Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) allies met to push forward their agenda for "change" and the opposition departments continued to pursue the [...]	2008-08-25 20:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC BL
08LAPAZ182	OAS SYG ENDORSES EVO, PROVIDES GOB POLITICAL COVER [...] (C) Following a meeting with President Evo Morales, Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza publicly declared that the OAS and the community of the Americas fully back Bolivia's process of transformation, argued that there is no reason for concern with reg [...]	2008-01-25 23:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1822	AMBASSADOR VISITS SANTA CRUZ: MOOD PESSIMISTIC [...] (C) The Ambassador traveled to Santa Cruz on August 25 to participate in a USAID-sponsored Special Olympics event, attend the opening of a major trade fair, attend the premier of a NAS-sponsored film festival on trafficking in persons, and to meet with Prefect (Governor) Ruben Costas and othe [...]	2008-08-27 19:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL

08LAPAZ1824	EVO TO VISIT LIBYA, IRAN ... AND ALASKA? [...] (U) Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca announced August 26 that Bolivian President Evo Morales plans to visit Libya August 30 and 31 and Iran September 1 and 2 (anticipated in reftel a). "We have various (bilateral) projects (under consideration with both countries) and we want make our rela [...]	2008-08-27 22:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER OTRA OVIP KESP UNGA IR LY BL
08LAPAZ1828	BRAZIL IN BOLIVIA: BIOFUELS AND PETROBRAS [...] (C) Last year, the Brazilian Ambassador in La Paz called relations with Bolivia "tense and dense." Lula's subsequent visits have seemingly put the relationship back on course. However, official Brazilians working in Bolivia are subject to sudden mandates from Brasilia and the Ministry of For [...]	2008-08-28 20:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1829	BOLIVIAN FIRMS COMMIT TO ERADICATE CHILD LABOR [...] (U) At an August conference organized by the Bolivian Institute for External Commerce (IBCE),the private sector made public its efforts to eradicate child labor and adopt corporate social responsibility measures. Bringing together members from the private sector (agricultural, industrial, f [...]	2008-08-28 21:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1839	EVO TAKES A PAGE FROM CHAVEZ, RULES BY DECREE AND [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of his trip to Libya and Iran, President Evo Morales issued a supreme decree setting December 7 as the date for a nationwide referendum on the governing-MAS party's draft constitution, which would allow for Evo's re-election for two additional five-year terms. At the [...]	2008-08-29 20:23:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1840	EVO'S UNGA DELEGATION DESPERATELY SEEKING OBAMA [...] (C) An MFA insider and senior staffer of the Bolivian MFA's Policy Planning Section provided PolOff with information about the Bolivia's UNGA delegation August 29 that contradicts some publicly released information and discounts the possibility of a substantive bilateral meeting on the margins [...]	2008-08-29 20:34:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP KESP UNGA BL
08LAPAZ185	BOLIVIA: INDIGENOUS OUTREACH [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. Mission in Bolivia has for many years reached out to Bolivia's indigenous communities through a series of innovative and successful programs. USAID Bolivia has always focused its significant assistance programs on the poorest and marginalized groups, which are usually i [...]	2008-01-28 13:06:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BL OAS
08LAPAZ1850	MFA REFUSES TO ACCEPT IRAN DEMARCHE [...] (C) PolOff attempted to provide reftel demarches August 25, but was cut off by Director of Bilateral Affairs Jean Paul Guevara, who refused to accept the demarche or non-paper. Instead, Guevara insisted the reftel information be relayed by formal diplomatic note. Embassy La Paz Diplomatic No [...]	2008-08-29 21:19:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC EFIN IR GM BL
08LAPAZ1851	MIL-MIL RELATIONS: MOD OPTIMISTIC, DESPITE SIGNS [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Walker San Miguel told EmbOffs August 22 that mil-mil relations are "good" and poised to improve following President Evo Morales' lead to improve relations generally. San Miguel said "misunderstandings" are at the root of mutual suspicions of USG and Bolivian [...]	2008-08-29 21:51:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ186	BOLIVIA: REPERCUSSIONS OF UN DRIP [...] (C) On November 7 President Evo Morales signed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into law. The new law contradicts existing land laws, and therefore will be subject to judicial interpretation when it begins to be cited in legal cases. Post has not found any evidence that [...]	2008-01-28 13:29:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BL OAS
08LAPAZ1865	BOLIVIA: AUTONOMY, THE CHACO, AND DESPAIR IN TARIJA [...] (C) The southern, gas-rich department (state) of Tarija has called an election on November 30 to select a departmental parliament, as called for in its autonomy referendum. The parliamentary elections will be the first among the autonomous opposition departments and was moved forward two mo [...]	2008-09-02 22:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL PINR KDEM
08LAPAZ1866	EVO PLANS REELECTION, CLASHES WITH ELECTORAL COURT [...] (C) Summary: On September 1, the National Electoral Court made public a series of interpretive letters that challenged President Evo Morales' supreme decrees of August 28. The National Court demanded laws (through congress) to call for the referendum on the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) co [...]	2008-09-02 22:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1873	BOLIVIA: EVO'S IRANIAN VISIT [...] Bolivian President Evo Morales finished an official two-day visit to Libya and Iran by issuing a joint statement with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declaring that the "interference of the United Nations Security Council (in Iran's nuclear program) has no legal or technical justificatio [...]	2008-09-03 18:38:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER BL
08LAPAZ1878	BOLIVIA: CONFLICT OVER REFERENDUM AND ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) On September 1, the National Electoral Court (CNE) made public a series of interpretive letters that challenged President Evo Morales' supreme decrees of August 28 (ref A). The CNE demanded laws (through congress) to call for the referendum on the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitu [...]	2008-09-03 21:19:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1905	ENERGY: BOLIVIA AND THE REGION [...] (C) On the margins of the annual Bolivian Chamber of Hydrocarbons (CBH) event, Embassy La Paz hosted a meeting for regional energy officers August 19-21 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Over the past two years, the focus of energy security in the region has changed. No longer is Bolivia seen as a po [...]	2008-09-05 19:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1920	FOR LEGAL COVER, EVO ASKS CONGRESS FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In an attempt to provide a legal veneer to his prior decree calling for a referendum on the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitution and possibly to distract attention from the contents of the constitution itself (including the provision allowing for re-election of the Presid [...]	2008-09-08 21:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1921	BOLIVIA: AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO SUCRE [...] (C) Summary: On September 4, Ambassador Goldberg traveled to Bolivia's constitutional capital of Sucre to participate in the official launch of the Sucre Virtual Presence Post (VPP) and to meet newly-elected Prefect Savina Cuellar. While in Sucre, the Ambassador also visited two USAID projects [...]	2008-09-08 22:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID PTER SNAR BL KPAO
08LAPAZ1931	BOLIVIA: "TRANSFORMATION WITH VIOLENCE" MOST LIKELY [...] (SBU) The largest daily newspaper in La Paz ran a three page story over the weekend based on interviews with political figures. The article identified five possible outcomes to the current political stalemate from "Dialogue and Peaceful Transformation" to "Civil War." According to the pane [...]	2008-09-09 16:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BL ASEC PTER
08LAPAZ1935	ECONOMIC CABINET CHANGE: STATE ECONOMY COMING [...] (C) On September 8, Evo Morales again shuffled his cabinet. Gone are the more pragmatic ministers Graciela Toro and Javier Hurtado, as Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) politicians assume the reins at the Ministries of Hydrocarbons and Rural Development. Carlos Villegas and Susana Rivero, th [...]	2008-09-09 22:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL PINR ASEC
08LAPAZ194	BOLIVIA: MINISTER SAYS USG SUPPORTS DOMESTIC SPYING [...] (C) Summary: After a January 24 statement in which Police Commander Miguel Vasquez acknowledged that the police intelligence unit has been spying on politicians (mostly opposition) and journalists, the media have added a number of possible spying targets (the Catholic church, foreign embassie [...]	2008-01-28 21:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ1941	BOLIVIA: VIOLENCE ERUPTS, GOVT INSTALLATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Starting late morning September 9, civic groups and university students in opposition-aligned departments (states) attacked and took over government installations. The focus of the attacks included buildings belonging to government agencies, Entel (the recently-nationalized form [...]	2008-09-10 20:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ1942	BOLIVIA: MORALES DECLARES AMBASSADOR PNG [...] (C) Summary: One day after the Bolivian government informed Post that DEA agents were indefinitely expelled from the Chapare, President Evo Morales announced on national television September 10 that Ambassador Goldberg is persona non grata and requested that Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca [...]	2008-09-10 23:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ1950	BOLIVIA: VIOLENCE WORSE, DIALOGUE DOUBTFUL [...] (C) Summary: In the worst of the recent violence between ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS)-aligned groups and autonomists, eight people were killed in the northern department of Pando on September 11. The central government has rejected an offer of a visit of high-level Friends Group me [...]	2008-09-12 21:57:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC CASC BL
08LAPAZ1951	BOLIVIA: REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: After intermittent clashes in the past weeks, the level of violence in Bolivia has increased dramatically with deaths, wounded, and troop movements. Air traffic into the country is limited due to difficulties and uncertainty at the Santa Cruz commercial airp [...]	2008-09-12 21:57:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AEMR CASC KFLO AFIN ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1964	CHARGE MEETING WITH BOLIVIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) The Charge met with Bolivian FM David Choquehuanca the night of September 14 to raise concerns about possible protests at the Embassy and in the Zona Sur residential neighborhood planned for September 15 and 16. The Charge asked the Foreign Minister for security guarantees and for the Bo [...]	2008-09-15 14:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL CASC PGOV PREL PTER
08LAPAZ1966	BOLIVIA: DIALOGUE DESIRED BUT DOUBTFUL [...] (C) Publicly, both the opposition and the government say they want to meet for dialogue. As a show of good faith, the opposition has called off regional road blocks. Based on past statements, however, there seems to be little will to compromise. The opposition has said it absolutely requires [...]	2008-09-15 15:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ1970	BOLIVIA SITREP #1 1130: MARCH ON EMBASSY AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-15 15:40:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC AEMR PTER BL
08LAPAZ1972	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/15/2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: 0n 9/15 at 0930 the Post Emergency Action Committee met to discuss the impending demonstration at the Embassy, the possible impact of an announcement on counter-narcotics certification, next steps in authorized departure, the possibility that some USG agencies will be expelled, [...]	2008-09-15 17:33:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR AMGT ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ1973	EVO CONNECTS THE DOTS: PANDO, PNG, AND PROTEST [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of his September 10 announcement declaring Ambassador Goldberg persona non grata, Bolivian President Evo Morales is linking the USG to violence in the opposition departments (states) and specifically to the death of thirty-some people in opposition-controlled Pand [...]	2008-09-15 17:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PBTS ODIP OFDP VE BL
08LAPAZ1975	BOLIVIA SITREP #2 1500: MARCH ON EMBASSY AND [...] (U) Situation Report. This is the second and last situation reports planned for today. --EMBASSY. The Embassy compound is currently secure with no protesters in the vicinity. Embassy and USAID/NAS personnel have been informed that they may return to work or take liberal leave. --EL CENT [...]	2008-09-15 18:58:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AEMR PTER BL
08LAPAZ1979	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 1600 [...] (C) Summary: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met at 1600 9/15 to discuss the protest of 9/15 that required evacuation of the alternate command center, the planned protest for 9/16 that may include violent student demonstrators, the ongoing authorized departure process, and the overall po [...]	2008-09-15 23:01:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER BL
08LAPAZ1980	MAS TO BLOCKADE CONGRESS AMID DIALOGUE TALK [...] (C) Summary: Opposition and government representatives met on September 12 to discuss opening a formal dialogue to end the increasingly violent east-west conflict. Those discussions continued September 14 and 15. However, opposition sources concede they have low expectations and are primaril [...]	2008-09-15 23:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER VE BL
08LAPAZ1981	BOLIVIA: WHAT EVO TELLS HIS PEOPLE [...] (C) Summary. A member of congress with President Evo Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party provided PolOff with rundown of Morales' latest meeting with MAS congressional representatives. Morales allegedly told the congressmen that "new friends" like Venezuela and Iran could make up [...]	2008-09-15 23:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID ODIP OFDP BL
08LAPAZ1984	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/16 0900 [...] (C) Summary: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met at 0900 on 9/16 to discuss the expected 9/16 protest of university students, the possible impact of the counter-narcotics certification announcement, the ongoing authorized departure process, and the ongoing political situation. The Embas [...]	2008-09-16 19:39:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AMER ASEC AMGT PTER BL
08LAPAZ1985	BOLIVIA: UNASUR DECISION BOLSTERS EVO [...] (SBU) President Evo Morales applauded the UNASUR (group of South American presidents) decision in his September 16 press conference, thanking UNASUR for its "full support" and using the UNASUR declaration to lash out at the opposition. "I hope that the opposition authorities respect UNASUR" Mo [...]	2008-09-16 19:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER BL
08LAPAZ1993	WILL EVO/MEDIA LUNA GIVE PEACE A CHANCE? [...] (C) Summary: There was a glimmer of hope for a negotiated solution to Bolivia's increasing violent political standoff early September 16, when the government apparently canceled plans to force through legislation calling for a January 25 referendum on a controversial draft constitution and a r [...]	2008-09-16 22:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL KDEM PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ1994	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/16 1700 [...] (U) Summary: EAC meet on 9/16 at 5 p.m. to review the 9/16 demonstrations, discuss information on possible demonstrations for later in the week, review the Bolivian government's reaction to the counter-narcotics certification announcement, and discuss progress on authorized departure. End sum [...]	2008-09-16 23:16:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AMER ASEC AMGT PTER BL
08LAPAZ1995	BOLIVIA: REACTION TO "DECERTIFICATION" [...] (C) The Charge notifified VFM Hugo Fernandez (FM Choquehuanca was not available) at 1600 that President Bush had found that Bolivia had failed demonstrably to cooperate in accordance with its bilateral and international obligations. The Charge explained the reasons for the decision: inadeq [...]	2008-09-16 23:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR
08LAPAZ20	BOLMIL'S PREDICTABLE PROMOTIONS AND RED LINES [...] (C) Summary: Promotions of Bolivia's military high command announced January 2 appeared free from overt political manipulations. However, President Evo Morales and both incoming and outgoing armed forces commanders made calls for increasing government influence in the military and using the m [...]	2008-01-03 20:43:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON BL
08LAPAZ2000	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/17 [...] (SBU) Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met at 10 a.m. 9/17 to discuss current political situation, status of authorized departure process, and - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Current Political Situation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (C) Opposition and government-aligned groups are reacting [...]	2008-09-17 20:15:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER BL
08LAPAZ2004	BOLIVIA: DEAL AND DIALOGUE IN DOUBT [...] (C) Summary: Opposition and government-aligned groups initially reacted positively to the news of a "pre-negotiation" agreement between President Morales and opposition Tarija Prefect Mario Cossio (who negotiated on behalf of the opposition association CONALDE.) The agreement supposedly call [...]	2008-09-18 11:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC EPET PHUM BL
08LAPAZ2005	CN PROGRAMS SURVIVE DECERTIFICATION BACKLASH (FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Bolivian government's public backlash for the September 16 USG decision to decertify Bolivian counter-narcotics efforts as failing demonstrably to cooperate in accordance with its bilateral and internal obligations was less harsh than anticipated. Outreach to Bolivian officia [...]	2008-09-18 11:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2019	DECERTIFICATION: EVO SETS STAGE TO CUT COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Early indications that the Bolivian government would confine its reaction to the U.S. counter-narcotics (CN) decertification decision to anti-U.S. rhetorical attacks (reftel a) are fading as government officials appear to be laying the groundwork to limit or sever CN assistance an [...]	2008-09-18 20:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SNAR PGOV PREL PTER PINR ASEC RS BL
08LAPAZ2025	BOLIVIA: 505 AGREEMENT DIPLOMATIC NOTE REPLY [...] (SBU) The Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Relations and Worship sent Diplomatic Note 1024-08-15.723 to Embassy La Paz as a reply to La Paz Diplomatic Note 350/08. The MFA's note was dated September 16 and received by the Embassy September 17 (Note: Due to demonstrations, the Embassy was closed S [...]	2008-09-18 22:13:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA MARR MASS BL
08LAPAZ2035	EAC WORKING GROUP MEETING 9/18-CONTINGENCY PLANNING [...] (S/NF) The Emergency Action Committee Working Group (EACWG, formed by agreement of EAC on 9/17) met 9/18 to discuss contingency planning for a low probability but high risk event: President Evo Morales is removed from power either by death or coup. EACWG core will consist of RSO, ORA, DEA, MG [...]	2008-09-19 20:10:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR AMGT ASEC PTER CASC BL
08LAPAZ2036	BOLIVIA: INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS RATE DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Opposition prefects and civic leaders are meeting in Cochabamba with representatives of the central government in an attempt to negotiate an agreement that would avoid further violence after clashes have left many dead. Outside observers including the EU, religious organizations, [...]	2008-09-19 21:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER BL
08LAPAZ2037	BOLIVIA: REQUEST USG VISITORS POSTPONE TRAVEL [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 21:12:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ASEC OVIP CASC BL
08LAPAZ2052	BOLIVIA: EAC WORKING GROUP MEETING 9/19 [...] (S/NF) The Emergency Action Committee Working Group (EACWG) met 9/19 with members of SSAT team to discuss contingency planning for low probability but high impact event: President Evo Morales removed from power either by death or coup. EACWG noted that while this remains a low probability ev [...]	2008-09-22 21:18:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AMER ASEC AMGT PTER BL
08LAPAZ2054	BOLIVIA: MORALES DECREES INTERIM PANDO PREFECT [...] (U) Amid fanfare and high-ranking government and military guests, Bolivian President Evo Morales appointed Deputy Navy Commander Landelino Rafael Bandeira Arze as the new interim Pando Department Prefect (state governor) September 20. Bandeira replaces Leopoldo Fernandez, who was taken into cu [...]	2008-09-22 21:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2055	LIBYA PRESSES EVO TO JOIN SOUTH ATLANTIC ALLIANCE [...] (S) Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs contact provided PolOff an English-language copy of a Libyan-draft treaty for a South Atlantic Treaty Organization targeted at South American and African nations. The draft agreement appears to combine elements of a free-trade agreement with NATO-like [...]	2008-09-22 21:38:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECIN EMIN EAGR EIND MARR
08LAPAZ2056	DIALOGUE: EVO PUSHING, OPPOSITION WEAKENING [...] (C) Summary: The central government pushed hard the night of September 21 for the opposition to sign an agreement on the "framework" of the dialogue, but the opposition is thus far holding out. Government-aligned social groups have besieged the city of Santa Cruz and announced that they will [...]	2008-09-22 21:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM ASEC CASC BL
08LAPAZ2072	EVO THREATENS, SANTA CRUZ CLASH POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: Announcing that he had left an agreement signed, President Evo Morales left Bolivia September 22 to attend the UNGA in New York. Morales also said that the siege of the city of Santa Cruz would be immediately suspended if the prefects would sign the agreement that guarantees a law [...]	2008-09-23 22:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER BL
08LAPAZ2073	BOLIVIAN DRUG CZAR: CN COOPERATION TO CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: Vice Minister of Social Defense Felipe Caceres told EmbOffs September 22 that the government would continue bilateral counter-narcotics efforts so long as USG funding was not cut. Caceres said the inclusion of waiver to continue CN assistance tempered cabinet reaction to the Sep [...]	2008-09-23 22:33:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL PTER EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2083	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/23 [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC, consisting of EXEC, RSO, CONS, MGT, GSO, ECOP, DEA, NAS, USAID, ORA, DAO, MSG, MILGRP, IPC, MED, SSAT, and others) met September 23 at 1600 to discuss the current situation in Santa Cruz, where government supporters (some armed) have surrou [...]	2008-09-24 17:12:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AMER ASEC AMGT PTER CASC BL
08LAPAZ2087	QUIET IN SANTA CRUZ, PANDO PREFECT STILL IN CUSTODY [...] (SBU) Following President Evo Morales' order that government-aligned social groups suspend their siege of Santa Cruz for 48 hours, Bolivia is relatively calm on September 24. The city of Santa Cruz canceled its founding day ceremonies and parades because of food shortages and the possibility [...]	2008-09-24 22:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC BL
08LAPAZ21	BOLIVIA'S MACRO-ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT [...] (SBU) Entering 2008, the Bolivian economy seems likely to suffer the consequences of recent political mismanagement. In 2007, overall GDP growth slowed to between 3.8% and 4.2% (well below the 5.6% average for the region) and almost all sectors of the economy are showing the effects of sever [...]	2008-01-04 12:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL EINV BL
08LAPAZ2111	BOLIVIA: REACTIONS TO ATPDEA ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Initial Bolivian reaction to the decision to suspend ATPDEA privileges has been muted but somber. A number of our contacts are faced with severe financial repercussions from the decision, but most people we have talked to understand that this was brought about by the Bolivian gov [...]	2008-09-26 21:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2118	BOLIVIA: EVO REACTS TO ATPDEA DECISION [...] (C) Summary: The initial characterization by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugo Fernandez of the government's reaction to ATPDEA suspension as "not happy" is proving to be an understatement. Foreign Minister Choquehuanca later announced to the press that the decision was "vengeance" and " [...]	2008-09-29 17:35:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2127	BOLIVIA: EVO DETERMINED ON CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: "For good or for bad," President Evo Morales declared on September 27 that his Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) draft constitution would go forward. Amidst calls from his own ministers and party-members to modify elements of the draft constitution, Evo declared himself unwilling to [...]	2008-09-30 14:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM PHUM BL
08LAPAZ214	EU ELECTION MONITORS UNCOMMITTED, BUT EYES ARE OPEN [...] (C) A European Union (EU) election observer advance team met with Emboffs and explained that many issues need clarification before the EU can commit to sending an observer team to monitor up to three referenda -- a presidential and prefects recall referendum which seems increasingly unlikely [...]	2008-01-30 20:51:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ2140	BOLIVIA: GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN ON THE WAY? [...] (C) Summary: A negotiated agreement between the regional opposition and the government seems increasingly unlikely, despite the scheduled October 5 resumption of talks. Constitutional analysts point to endemic problems with the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) draft constitution, including the [...]	2008-10-01 22:36:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ2150	EVO BANS DEA FLIGHTS [...] (U) Bolivian President Evo Morales said he would ban DEA overflights October 2, a decision he claimed was based on the strong Bolivian public sentiment to stand up to "the empire" in order to recover national sovereignty and dignity. "Two days ago I received a letter from the DEA of the United [...]	2008-10-03 19:19:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL PTER EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2151	EVO'S DEADLINE FOR DIALOGUE, OPPOSITION ARRESTS [...] (SBU) President Evo Morales officially announced that Sunday, October 5 will be the last day of dialogue, while also saying that arrests of opposition leaders will continue. During an event in the opposition department of Tarija (where the arrest of opposition leader Jose Vaca took place days [...]	2008-10-03 19:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2165	BOLIVIA: TALKS FAIL, MORALES PLANS PRESSURE TACTICS [...] (C) Summary: Formal talks between the remaining opposition prefects (Santa Cruz, Tarija, Beni, Chuquisaca--the Pando prefect is still in government custody) and the government ended on October 5. Opposition Tarija Prefect Mario Cossio announced that the two sides "have not made any agreement t [...]	2008-10-06 23:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ2166	MORALES' NOT SO EXCELLENT UNGA ADVENTURE; DEA [...] (C) Summary: An MFA insider and one of Bolivia's UNGA organizers provided PolOff October 4 with an inside look at the Bolivian UNGA delegation's schedule. President Evo Morales had heated discussions with EU officials, telling one the EU "could leave" Bolivia if it wanted, Choquehuanca had a [...]	2008-10-07 11:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL PTER EAID BL
08LAPAZ2168	EAC RECOMMENDS EXTENDING AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE [...] (C) The Emergency Action Committee (EAC, consisting of EXEC, RSO, CONS, MGT, ECOP, DEA, NAS, DAO, MILGRP, PAS, and others) met October 6 to discuss the current political situation and security planning. EAC agreed unanimously to recommend extending Authorized Departure due to President Evo Mor [...]	2008-10-07 14:19:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AMER ASEC AMGT PTER CASC BL
08LAPAZ2170	BOLIVIA: U.S. MINES MAINTAIN LOW PROFILE [...] (C) Summary: U.S. mining executives predict that if the new Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitution passes, it will be "the end of mining investment" in Bolivia for the foreseeable future. U.S. mining companies in Bolivia are trying not to draw any attention to themselves during a time [...]	2008-10-07 16:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV ETRD BL
08LAPAZ2175	BOLIVIA: CONGRESS READYING FOR VOTE OR SIEGE [...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales and his Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party are now considering pushing this week for a vote in congress on a law to convoke a constitutional referendum. The opposition has a majority in the Senate and therefore can reject a law passed by the MAS-majority [...]	2008-10-07 21:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2176	WHAT IS MAS THINKING? WHATEVER MORALES DECIDES [...] (C) Summary: Four ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) congressmen shared their views with PolOff following an October 1 closed-door session with President Evo Morales. Morales allegedly outlined to MAS congressmen his strategy to pass a MAS-drafted constitution with subsequent national elec [...]	2008-10-07 21:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2178	PANDO MASSACRE DISPUTED; HINTS OF PREFECT'S RELEASE [...] (C) Summary: Congresswoman Ana Lucia Reis (Movement Toward Socialism, Pando) told PolOff October 5 that President Evo Morales told government-aligned lawmakers he may have to free Pando Prefect (governor) Leopoldo Fernandez. Reis also disputed the government's characterization of the September [...]	2008-10-08 13:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR VE BL
08LAPAZ2192	BOLIVIA: MORALES ON ATPDEA, CASTRO, AND CHE [...] (U) Bolivian President Evo Morales spoke to supporters on October 7, downplaying recent USG decisions regarding ATPDEA, lauding Che Guevara, and citing the advice of his friend and ally Cuban President Fidel Castro. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ATPDEA: "Won't Affect Us At All" - - - - - - [...]	2008-10-09 13:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD BL
08LAPAZ2197	SANTA CRUZ: WORN DOWN AND DISPIRITED [...] (C) Emboff met with Santa Cruz political, civic and business leaders on October 7-8. The mood within the Santa Cruz leadership is dispirited. All believe that the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) constitutional referendum will pass and that it will be almost impossible to defeat Morales' c [...]	2008-10-09 21:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER
08LAPAZ2202	OPPOSITION CONGRESSMAN'S DIALOGUE REALITY CHECK [...] (C) Summary: Despite public comments to the contrary, opposition Congressman Peter Maldonado told PolOff October 10 that a latest round of congressional talks regarding the draft constitution had "no chance of success." Although Maldonado backpedaled a bit, confirming that sectors of all pol [...]	2008-10-10 22:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BL
08LAPAZ2220	BOLIVIA: MORALES RALLIES (SOCIAL) TROOPS [...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales joined approximately 5000 marchers for the first kilometer of their journey from Oruro province to the city of La Paz, where they plan to encircle the congress to "encourage" passage of a law to convoke a referendum on the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) draf [...]	2008-10-14 22:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2221	BOLIVIA: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STILL MIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met on October 8 with representatives from a number of intellectual property rights (IPR) stakeholder groups including music and composers groups, the Bolivian book chamber, cinematic organizations, and IPR law. It was the first time many in the group had ever met, desp [...]	2008-10-14 22:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD KIPR BL
08LAPAZ2241	VICE FM: BILAT RELATIONS COULD GET WORSE [...] (C) CDA and A/DCM met with Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez October 15 to discuss the state of bilateral relations. Fernandez rejected the notion that the relationship had bottomed out, stating that relations "could get worse" as the government evaluates the merits of continuing bilateral [...]	2008-10-16 20:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM PHUM BL
08LAPAZ2245	OPPOSITION GEARS UP LAST RESORT "NO" CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary: Opposition strategist Javier Flores told PolOff October 15 that ongoing congressional negotiations to change the draft constitution are a "show." He asserted that both sides had agreed to engage in another round of negotiations for tactical reasons, but that both were turning the [...]	2008-10-16 21:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM BL
08LAPAZ2252	EVO'S QUEST FOR THE CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) "social movement" groups began to arrive in La Paz on October 17, with the stated goal of encouraging or forcing the congress to pass legislation calling for a referendum on the MAS draft constitution. Negotiations on the text of the constitution ar [...]	2008-10-17 18:51:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER KDEM BL
08LAPAZ2255	MFA TO MISSIONS: SIEGE ON CONGRESS JUST A PARADE [...] (C) Summary: MFA representatives explained the government's position on recent political developments to Ambassadors from the Americas October 16. The MFA representatives thanked Ambassadors for UNASUR's September 15 declaration, which "forced the opposition to the negotiating table." The MF [...]	2008-10-17 19:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC KDEM BL
08LAPAZ2262	BOLIVIA: AGREEMENT (AND SIEGE) "CLOSE" [...] (C) Summary: Thousands of protesters are converging on the congress, marching from the south through the residential areas and from El Alto with President Evo Morales leading the main column that originally gathered in Oruro almost a week ago. A one-day strike has been called in El Alto, school [...]	2008-10-20 15:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM BL
08LAPAZ2263	BOLIVIA: GONI EXTRADITION UPDATE [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez and Former Ambassador to the United States Gustavo Guzman came to the Embassy as expected on October 17 and delivered about 3,000 pages of documents to be notarized; the documents are part of the still-unfiled extradition request for ex-President Gonzal [...]	2008-10-20 15:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM CJAN CASC BL
08LAPAZ2268	BOLIVIAN DEAL: EVO GETS REFERENDUM, NO THIRD TERM [...] (C) Summary: In a welcome day of calm with up to 100,000 pro-Evo Morales demonstrators descending on La Paz, Bolivia's congress began voting October 20 to make changes to the text of the draft Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitution and to hold a referendum on the constitution on January [...]	2008-10-21 16:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM PINR KIPR BL
08LAPAZ2284	BOLIVIA: REQUEST TO LIFT AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE [...] (C) Summary and action request: The immediate threats that initially prompted Mission Bolivia's request for Authorized Departure status have dissipated, and an agreement between the national opposition and the government is likely to bring a period of calm as both sides prepare for a January 25 [...]	2008-10-22 20:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AMGT AEMR CASC KFLO AFIN ASEC PGOV BL
08LAPAZ2285	BOLIVIA: TEARS AND TANTRUMS AFTER THE COMPROMISE [...] (C) Summary: One day after the final voting on a compromise that will give President Evo Morales his January 25 referendum on a modified draft constitution, reactions vary widely. Evo's teary welcome of the announcement (and declaration that he can now die happy) reflects the high stakes at p [...]	2008-10-22 21:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ2293	EVO THANKS DIPCORPS, ACCUSES USG [...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales addressed the diplomatic community October 23, showering them with praise for helping him reach an October 21 compromise with the opposition on a draft constitution. Morales portrayed the compromise as a one-sided affair in which the radical opposition was f [...]	2008-10-23 20:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR BL
08LAPAZ2300	BOLIVIA: SENATE PRESIDENT ASKS SECRETARY FOR HELP [...] (C) The President of Bolivia's Senate sent the letter, translated in its entirety in paragraph three, to the Embassy October 17. Oscar Ortiz was elected as President of the Senate for a one-year term in January, 2008. Ortiz is a contact of officers in Embassy's EcoPol Section and Front Offic [...]	2008-10-27 13:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR OPDC OPRC BO
08LAPAZ2305	USG AGENCIES AGAIN IN EVO'S CROSSHAIRS [...] (C) Summary: The latest round of government attacks on the DEA suggest that the Morales Administration will decide whether or not to expel DEA based on the "independent" decision of Chapare-region cocalero leaders. Morales and MAS leaders railed against DEA "infiltrators" October 25 and 26, c [...]	2008-10-27 21:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL PTER EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2307	BOLIVIA: DEMARCHE DEAD LETTER OFFICE [...] (C) Summary: Responding to a negative shift in the Foreign Ministry's working-level relationship with the Embassy, we are reevaluating how to deal with the MFA. Well before the expulsion of Ambassador Goldberg and expulsions of USAID and DEA from the Chapare, the MFA had been increasingly un [...]	2008-10-28 12:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR ODIP OPDC KDEM IAEA BO
08LAPAZ2311	BOLIVIA: DECEMBER 09 ELECTIONS: OFF TO THE RACES [...] (C) Summary: Opposition politicians are beginning to position themselves for the possible December 2009 presidential election. A presidential election will only take place in December 2009 if the draft Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitution is passed, and some politicians (particularly i [...]	2008-10-28 15:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR BL
08LAPAZ2341	BOLIVIA: MINING PROBLEMS IMPACT GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Mining woes caused in part by the recent fall in world mineral prices are making front-page headlines in Bolivia, and the government has announced the first of potentially many "loan funds" for the cooperative mining sector. Further state involvement in the economy is not a surp [...]	2008-10-30 20:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV ETRD BL
08LAPAZ2368	BOLIVIA: DEA GIVEN 90 DAYS [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy sees a potential opportunity to encourage the Bolivian government to begin the DEA's 90-day departure period with the start of the new U.S. administration (thus buying more time). Any time gained could benefit us, since Evo faces another election in December 2009, and [...]	2008-11-05 15:38:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2370	FRACTURED BOLIVIAN OPPOSITION UNITING AGAINST EVO? [...] (C) Summary: Discussions with Bolivian opposition contacts suggest several parties are making serious efforts to form a united front against President Evo Morales before the December 2009 elections. The head of the Unidad Nacional (UN) party, Samuel Doria Medina, has proposed to create a "Un [...]	2008-11-05 15:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL KDEM PGOV PREL PINR
08LAPAZ2374	BOLIVIA: BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE PANDO [...] (C) Summary: A series of interviews with Post contacts, including with Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) and National Unity (UN) party Deputies, has shed light on the Bolivian government's contradictory statements on when it will lift the state of siege in Pando, and also on the continued detent [...]	2008-11-05 17:43:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PHUM SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2375	VICE MINISTER CACERES FLOATS DEAL FOR DEA STAY [...] (C) Summary: In a follow-up meeting with the NAS Director and DEA country attache after President Morales' November 1 announcement that DEA would be expelled, Vice Minister of Social Justice Felipe Caceres suggested an alternate solution, which he says he has run by Morales. Under Caceres' p [...]	2008-11-06 13:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC PINR BL
08LAPAZ2388	NO MAS RESPECT - CENTRAL BANKER DUMPED [...] (C) The President of the Central Bank of Bolivia, Raul Garron, was officially removed from his post on November 5. His replacement will be former Minister of Planning Gabriel Loza. Hours before the official announcement Garron met with Econoff and speculated about the possible reasons for hi [...]	2008-11-06 19:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ2391	BOLIVIA: EVO'S WISH LIST FOR OBAMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales saluted the victory of President-elect Obama, offering support and expressing a sense of kinship with the President-elect, whom he characterized as coming from "the most discriminated sectors... from enslaved sectors." Raising hopes for a sea cha [...]	2008-11-07 13:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL ECON ENVR KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM PINR
08LAPAZ2392	BOLIVIA'S NEW CONSTITUTION: MAS WINS [...] (C) Summary: On October 21, President Evo Morales announced that his Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party and the opposition had reached a compromise to update the text of the MAS draft constitution, which will go to a national referendum on January 25. Some of Evo's hard-core MAS supporters [...]	2008-11-07 13:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL ECON ENVR KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM PINR
08LAPAZ2393	BOLIVIA: PARTIES GEAR UP FOR 2009 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian presidential elections are expected to take place in December 2009 and "only" 15 parties are registered on the national level. Given that it takes a minimum of eight months to register a political party, unaffiliated candidates and parties with lapsed credentials have r [...]	2008-11-07 18:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL ECON ENVR KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM PINR
08LAPAZ2395	SANTA CRUZ FEELING DEFEATED [...] (C) Summary: Santa Cruz political and civic leaders have run out of money and energy to aggressively oppose the Morales government. They will not run a "No" campaign on the January 25, 2009 constitutional referendum, which they believe will pass no matter what they may do. Instead, they are [...]	2008-11-07 19:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR ECON PINR BL
08LAPAZ2396	BOLIVIA NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 20:12:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ECON EINV PGOV
08LAPAZ24	EVO AVOIDS SUCRE, JUSTICE MINISTER UNWELCOME TOO [...] (U) Protesters in Sucre hurled insults and firecrackers and proceeded to block Justice Minister Celima Torrico and members of Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party from leaving Bolivia's Supreme Court building following the inauguration of the 2008 judicial year. With strong police protection [...]	2008-01-04 18:14:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BL

08LAPAZ2422	IRANIAN BANKING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) On November 7, EconOff delivered Iranian Banking Demarche (reftel) to Maria Mendoza, Head of the Americas Section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The demarche was given orally along with a white paper in Spanish. Mendoza took issue with the "casual nature" of the white paper. She [...]	2008-11-12 14:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN BL
08LAPAZ2424	NOMINATION OF FOREIGN VIP FOR MEDICAL CARE [...] Summary: Embassy La Paz proposes to send Mrs. Maria Elizabeth Espindola Mackay, wife of Bolivian Army commander General Freddy Mackay Peralta, to the United States for medical treatment under the guidelines of the VIP Medical Program (reftel). As per program guidelines, Charge d'Affaires nom [...]	2008-11-12 14:15:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BL
08LAPAZ2440	BOLIVIA'S "EDUCATIONAL REVOLUTION" [...] (C) Summary: In a surprise appointment on November 7, President Morales replaced former Education and Culture Minister Magdalena Cajias with Roberto AGUILAR Gomez, former rector of the state-university Mayor San Andres and former vice-president of the constitution-drafting Constituent Assembly [...]	2008-11-13 15:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PINR BL
08LAPAZ2442	BOLIVIA BURNS MORE TRADE BRIDGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 11, Bolivian Trade Representative Pablo Solon confirmed that Bolivia will no longer participate in the negotiations between the Community of Andean Nations (CAN) and the European Union (EU.) The EU will progress with Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador dropping the uncooperativ [...]	2008-11-13 19:57:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL KTEX BL
08LAPAZ2447	BOLIVIA: MAS ECONOMIC RECIPE FOR A DIFFICULT YEAR [...] (C) Prominent La Paz economic authorities generally agree that the current international economic crisis will not severely impact Bolivia until April or May of next year. While Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) policy during yet another "election year" in Bolivia will cushion many Bolivians ag [...]	2008-11-14 15:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ2449	BOLIVIA: WARNING NEW FRIENDS AND OFFENDING THE OLD [...] (SBU) With a phrase oft-repeated in the last two weeks, President Evo Morales confirmed that "if anyone wants the DEA to return, well first they have to end the government of Evo Morales," adding, "there can't be an armed uniformed group managing the armed forces and the police like the DEA use [...]	2008-11-14 20:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2458	BOLIVIA: BEFORE U.S. VISIT, EVO LASHES OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: In the days before his November 16 departure for the United States, where he will speak at the OAS and UN and meet with U.S. representatives (Dodd, Lugar, Baukus and possibly others),President Evo Morales and his closest cabinet advisors lashed out at a wide selection of USG ta [...]	2008-11-18 13:43:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2462	ELECTION OBSERVER REQUEST FROM GOVERNMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Post has received a Diplomatic Note from the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting we provide election observers for the January 25, 2009 constitutional referendum (informal translation attached). This request has [...]	2008-11-19 17:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL KDEM PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ2464	BOLIVIA: MAS CONTINUES PURGE OF JUDICIARY [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales and his ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party are moving aggressively once again to bring to heel dissident members of the country's judiciary, including the Supreme Court, and to install new justices more amenable to the MAS vision. Recent [...]	2008-11-19 18:12:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM PREL PHUM PINR ENVR BL
08LAPAZ2477	BOLIVIA'S BENI: STILL RESISTING EVO [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Bolivian department (state) of Beni is commonly referred to in the press as part of the "wealthy lowland opposition" but statistics prove that most of the population live in extreme poverty. Struggling farmers, including a colony of Canadian Mennonites, fear sweeping land refo [...]	2008-11-24 17:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PINR PGOV BL
08LAPAZ2480	TARIJA: DEFENDING THE HOME TURF -- PASSIVELY [...] (C) Opposition leaders in the southern, gas-producing Department (state) of Tarija are disheartened by their failure to halt the national advance of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) agenda. While the departmental government will come out officially against the new MAS constitution, a vig [...]	2008-11-25 20:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM BL SNAR ASEC EFIN
08LAPAZ2483	BOLIVIA: PANDO SIEGE LIFTED, SIEGE LIGHT BEGINS [...] (C) Summary: Although the government lifted the state of siege in Pando Department (state) November 23 without incident and released 16 of 38 Pando prisoners November 24, the military maintains a strong presence in the department with the permanent addition of nearly 2,000 security personnel. [...]	2008-11-26 17:00:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PHUM PREF KDEM BL
08LAPAZ2494	BOLIVIA: EVO CALLS ATPDEA SUSPENSION "VENGEANCE" [...] Summary: Press reports highlighted the closure of two more small businesses in the wake of the announcement of President Bush's decision to suspend ATPDEA trade benefits for Bolivia starting December 15. President Morales reacted angrily, calling the suspension "political vengeance." Vice P [...]	2008-11-28 16:42:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN BL
08LAPAZ2507	COCHABAMBA: MORE CONCERNS AND SUSPICIONS [...] (C) In meetings with the Private Business Federation of Cochabamba, former Prefect Manfred Reyes Villa's spokesman, and the civic organization umbrella group Confidence Network, all expressed concern about the consequences of DEA's expulsion from Bolivia, the imminent approval of President M [...]	2008-12-03 15:20:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC BL ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
08LAPAZ2508	BOLIVIA: EVO RENEWS ATTACKS ON OPPOSITION LEADERS [...] (C) The National Democratic Council (CONALDE, an association of opposition civic leaders and prefecture authorities) has announced that it will meet December 9 to form a defensive block in the face of ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) arrests of opposition leaders. The meeting is also in [...]	2008-12-03 21:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2532	U.S. FURNITURE MAKER FACES BOLIVIAN CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SumaPacha is a Bolivian subsidiary of North Carolina-based ForestWorld. It is one of the largest woodcrafting plants in Latin America and is located in El Alto, the poor, largely indigenous city adjoining La Paz. Founded twenty years ago by a Bolivian graduate of the University of Nor [...]	2008-12-04 20:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EINV BL EFIN ELAB
08LAPAZ2540	BOLIVIA: IMPLICATIONS OF APEX SILVER SELLOUT [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with executives from Denver-based Apex Silver and its subsidiary Minera San Cristobal on December 5 to discuss the future of Bolivia's largest mining operation. High taxes, the fall in metals prices, and Apex's unfavorable loan structure have caused a drop in Apex stock [...]	2008-12-05 20:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL BL
08LAPAZ2543	UNASUR ENDORSES EVO'S VERSION OF PANDO "MASSACRE" [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales and Unasur representative Rodolfo Mattarollo held a joint-conference to present Unasur's Pando Commission Report December 3. The report endorses the government's version of a "massacre" of government-aligned peasant farmers in the Pando Department t [...]	2008-12-05 23:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PHUM KDEM VE BL
08LAPAZ2566	EVO TAKES ON THE CHURCH [...] (C) Summary: Recent sermons from Bolivian Cardinal Julio Terrazas raising concerns about increases in narcotrafficking have unleashed a torrent of government criticism of Terrazas, the Catholic Church in general, and the Church's tax-exempt status. Terrazas maintains his views are endorsed by [...]	2008-12-10 22:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PHUM SNAR VT BL
08LAPAZ2567	BOLIVIA: CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS INCREASE [...] (C) Summary: On December 10, Emboff met with Daniel Caceres, president of Social Control Movement (MCS) which is comprised of leaders of social groups and unions, including the nationally powerful mining cooperative union and a number of small business associations. Caceres was a 2008 Intern [...]	2008-12-11 15:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2569	BOLIVIA: EVO ATTACKS PRESS FOR CORRUPTION COVERAGE [...] As more evidence is made public about Presidency Minister Quintana's alleged deal to allow contraband to be smuggled out of the country in return for political support, many groups (including allies of the ruling Movement Toward Socialism party) are calling for Quintana's resignation. Congress [...]	2008-12-11 20:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID BL
08LAPAZ2571	CARDENAS/OTHERS POSITION THEMSELVES TO BE [...] (C) Summary: Former Vice-President Victor Hugo Cardenas announced he will run in the December 6, 2009 presidential election. Cardenas is rallying the opposition against the government's proposed constitution, which he called "exclusionary, incomplete, illegal, and self-contradictory." The dr [...]	2008-12-12 17:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ2575	SANTA CRUZ CIVIC SPIRIT REVIVING [...] (C) Summary: The arrest and "deportation" to La Paz of three members of the Union of Santa Cruz Youth, combined with government threats against other civic leaders and activists, have served to re-energize civic spirit in Santa Cruz. The "NO" campaign on the January 25, 2009 constitutional re [...]	2008-12-12 20:32:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ2581	"LITERACY ACCOMPLISHED:" LIBERTAD ACT AND [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in reftel A and reflect new developments since reftel B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, the Bolivian government continues to see Cuba as a vi [...]	2008-12-16 15:36:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAIR ETRD KDEM BL CU
08LAPAZ259	SANTA CRUZ CALLS FOR MAY 4 VOTE ON AUTONOMY WHILE [...] (U) The Ambassador's January 31-February 1 visit to Santa Cruz coincided with Prefect Ruben Costas' call for a referendum on the Santa Cruz autonomy statute to be held on May 4, 2008. The prefect and the departamental council issued a resolution calling for the vote, and the Constitutional Co [...]	2008-02-08 19:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAS EAID MGMT PINR BL
08LAPAZ2591	BOLIVIA: EU DEMARCHES EVO ON DEA [...] (C) Summary: On December 12, representatives from EU Embassies in La Paz demarched Bolivian President Evo Morales on the expulsion of DEA and the lack of availability of EU counternarcotics cooperation. EU delegate Ivo Hoefkens announced to the press that the EU is worried about the increase [...]	2008-12-17 22:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN BL
08LAPAZ2601	BOLIVIAN FOOD SAFETY: TENTATIVE STEPS FORWARD [...] (C) The Bolivian Plant and Animal Health Service (SENASAG) has spent the better part of 2008 trying to reorganize and line up operational funding. Our effort to fund technical programs with remaining Title I funds has been caught up in political battles and the refusal by some members of th [...]	2008-12-18 12:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS IFAD IICA BL EFIN PINR
08LAPAZ2604	CHARGE'S VISIT TO COCHABAMBA [...] (C) The Charge made a one day trip to Cochabamba on December 15 to highlight the U.S. Mission's positive agenda, which goes forward despite strained relations. During his trip he participated in donations to a USAID street children's shelter, and visited the NAS supported Trafficking in Per [...]	2008-12-18 15:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL EFIN PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR
08LAPAZ2606	BOLIVIA: COCHABAMBA CAMPESINOS OUTSIDE EVO'S CAMP [...] (C) Summary: On December 15 Emboff met with Ruben Lopez and Gonzalo Quispe, leaders of the Federacion de Campesinos de Cochabama (Cochabama small-farmers federation.) Lopez and Quispe emphasized that they were aligned with the original CSUTCB (a national confederation of small-farmers) and no [...]	2008-12-18 15:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM BL
08LAPAZ2613	EVO-CUBA LOVEFEST: YESTERDAY, TOMORROW, FOREVER [...] (C) Summary. Bolivian President Evo Morales has turned up the anti-U.S. rhetoric in the last two weeks, making increasingly virulent demands that the incoming Obama Administration change course on Cuba or face the wide-spread expulsion of U.S. Ambassadors from Latin American countries (Bolivi [...]	2008-12-19 21:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CU BL
08LAPAZ2614	BOLIVIA: GAS COMPANIES CAN WAIT MORALES OUT [...] (C) Headaches, frustrations, and uncertainty are constant for the private hydrocarbon companies that remain in Bolivia, but profits and potential are also a reality. As a result, the companies are generally taking a long-term perspective which assumes that the policies of the Morales admini [...]	2008-12-19 21:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL EFIN PINR
08LAPAZ2623	BOLIVIA: MORALES MANIPULATES MEDIA OWNERS [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales continues on the offensive against the media, part of a long-running campaign against the Bolivian media. Through verbal and financial assaults, the Bolivian Government is attempting to manipulate the way news is reported in this country. The GOB uses fin [...]	2008-12-22 15:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ODIP OIIP KPAO EAID BL
08LAPAZ2626	BOLIVIA'S JUDICIAL SHOWDOWN: MAS WINS AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: Bolivia's ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party scored a double victory over the opposition in a Congressional showdown over new judicial appointments on December 20. It revitalized the National Electoral Court (NEC),which it needs to execute and sanction the results of [...]	2008-12-22 21:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM BL PINR
08LAPAZ2633	MORALES' LATEST BLOWS AGAINST THE EMPIRE: BOMBAST [...] (U) Bolivian President Evo Morales unleashed another round of vitriolic attacks against the United States December 23. Morales barred all but foreign and state media from the presidential press conference, underscoring his recent feud with the private media (reftels). Morales: DEA Tried to K [...]	2008-12-23 22:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON EPET ODIP CU VE IR BL
08LAPAZ266	BOLIVIA: PREFECTS PROMISE PROTESTS IF TALKS TANK [...] (SBU) Bolivia's National Democratic Council (consisting of the autonomy-seeking eastern and lowland departments or states) met on February 7 to declare that they will grant President Evo Morales until February 13 to respond to their demands on autonomy and resources to the departments. If the [...]	2008-02-08 22:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL ASEC
08LAPAZ2669	GET THIS MONKEY OFF MY BACK: BOLIVIAN ECOTOURISM [...] SUMMARY. Known as the "Tibet of the Andes," Bolivia has long relied on beautiful mountains, lush valleys and the opportunity for adventure for its tourism industry. As more of Bolivia's mystique is revealed to the outside world, ecotourism experts continue to clash on how to develop (or not) o [...]	2008-12-30 21:32:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ENVR BL
08LAPAZ2670	MORALES BASHES GOLDBERG PINATA ONE MORE TIME [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with cabinet on December 30 to evaluate his third year in office, Bolivian President Evo Morales justified once again his decision to expel Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg. Morales noted that with the departure of Ambassador Goldberg, the political opposition had "bottomed o [...]	2008-12-31 16:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR OPDC OPRC BL
08LAPAZ2671	BOLIVIA CONDEMNS "ISRAELI CRIMINAL AGGRESSION" [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) In response to the violence in the Gaza strip, on December 29 Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca condemned Israel for its "criminal aggression." "We completely disapprove," Choquehuanca told press and announced that Bolivia had demanded that the United Nations (UN) int [...]	2008-12-31 17:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	IS ASEC PGOV PINR PREL KTER BL
08LAPAZ296	BOLIVIA: "TRUCE" DURING NATURAL DISASTER? [...] (U) On February 11 La Paz Mayor Juan del Granado proposed a 60-day truce between the central government and the opposition prefects so that the country could focus on disaster-relief for flood-stricken areas. Originally President Evo Morales praised del Granado for the idea. On February 12, [...]	2008-02-12 22:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ301	BOLIVIA: INPUT FOR 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (U) Post recommends that Bolivia remain on the Special 301 Watch List in 2008. Piracy and counterfeiting remain serious problems, existing intellectual property rights (IPR) legislation remains weak, and enforcement remains inadequate. Post believes prospects for improvement are slim, especia [...]	2008-02-14 21:45:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON KIPR BL
08LAPAZ302	FLOODS BRING TRUCE, AND DELAYS POLITICAL CONFLICT [...] (U) The Bolivian government and opposition have called a truce in their political conflict so that the country can focus on disaster-relief for flood-stricken areas. Following the suggestions of several political figures, President Morales urged the opposition on February 12 to halt any acti [...]	2008-02-14 23:32:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ303	BOLIVIA: "SPYING" CHARGES FEED EVO'S PROPAGANDA [...] (C) Summary. Fulbright student Alex van Schaick reported to the Bolivian Foreign Ministry February 7 that he had been asked by Post's Assistant Regional Security Officer to report contacts with Venezuelan and Cuban nationals to the Embassy. Van Schaick told an ABC News.com stringer in La Paz th [...]	2008-02-15 00:22:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL PINR OFDP KLIG VE BO
08LAPAZ313	BOLIVIAN BUSINESS: GAS, PAPER, AND MILK MAS STYLE [...] (C) The Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) vision of their 21st century economy is taking shape, but it only echoes the disasters of the past. The government recently announced the creation of state run milk processing and paper plants. These plans make little economic sense and were seemingly [...]	2008-02-15 18:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ314	BOLIVIA WILL NOT RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (C) Post decided not to deliver reftel demarche on Kosovo as it would be counterproductive to the goal of the demarche and would unnecessarily irritate already sensitive bilateral relations. In the current political climate, the Bolivian government would only use such a demarche to argue we ar [...]	2008-02-15 18:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK UN YI EU BO
08LAPAZ315	BOLIVIA REQUEST FOR EEB FY08 BIOTECH FUNDS [...] Post appreciates the opportunity to request funding for agricultural biotech initiatives and the chance to work with Embassy Peru and the OES Hub in South America to explore the issues facing biofuel development in the two Andean nations. Both Bolivia and Peru hold great promise as producers [...]	2008-02-15 18:24:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR ECON SENV BL
08LAPAZ329	GOB RESPINS ANTI-U.S. ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Bolivian government attempted to renew and, in some cases, repackage old allegations against the U.S. February 16-18. Bolivian President Evo Morales threatened to show USAID the door if it continues undermining his administration. As proof, Morales provided the example of a po [...]	2008-02-19 23:00:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
08LAPAZ373	CODEL ENGEL VISIT TO BOLIVIA FEBRUARY 18-20 [...] (SBU) Summary: Codel Engel, including Representatives Green (D-TX),Hinchey (D-NY),Weller (R-IL),and Foxx (R-NC) visited La Paz and Santa Cruz February 18-20. While in La Paz, the Codel enjoyed an hour-long meeting with President Evo Morales; met a cross-section of Bolivian politicians, med [...]	2008-02-21 21:46:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PBTS MARR OPDC OPRC OREP ECON ETRD
08LAPAZ374	BOLIVIAN SPY SCANDAL: CONTINUED EMBASSY ACCUSATIONS [...] (U) Summary: In response to an unfolding domestic spy scandal the former National Intelligence Directorate (NDI) chief Jose Luis Centellas testified before a Senate Commission and stated that the Embassy "manages" many different intelligence groups and maintains records on all Bolivian citiz [...]	2008-02-21 22:38:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ386	BOLIVIA SPY SCANDAL: POLICE CHIEF BACKS USG STANCE [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian National Police (BNP) commander Miguel Vasquez testified before a Senate commission and refuted Minister of Government Alfredo Rada's espionage allegations against the Embassy and a USG-funded police unit. Vasquez rejected accusations that the unit did not report to h [...]	2008-02-22 19:38:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PGOV BL
08LAPAZ406	EVO LAYS OUT STRATEGY TO APPOVE CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Despite continuing calls for dialogue, President Evo Morales' ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party has laid out an aggressive strategy for pushing through its draft constitution. The MAS' goal is simple; organize a national referendum on the MAS draft constitution before the opp [...]	2008-02-25 22:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ407	EVO LAYS OUT STRATEGY TO APPROVE CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Despite continuing calls for dialogue, President Evo Morales' ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party has laid out an aggressive strategy for pushing through its draft constitution. The MAS' goal is simple; organize a national referendum on the MAS draft constitution before the opp [...]	2008-02-25 23:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ408	EVO IRKED BY AMBASSADOR/INDIGENOUS LEADERS MEETING [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and members of the Public Affairs and EcoPol sections met with indigenous leaders (particularly leaders of the eastern lowlands) on February 21 to discuss their view of the situation for indigenous Bolivians under President Evo Morales. Many of the participants de [...]	2008-02-25 23:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
08LAPAZ415	BOLIVIA NOMINEE BRIAN QUIGLEY, TRAINING ON [...] (SBU) Embassy La Paz nominates Brian Quigley, Deputy Chief of the Economic and Political Section, to attend the training in Washington DC. Mr. Quigley is responsible for labor reporting and other labor issues in Bolivia. He works closely with the Department of Labor to coordinate aid to Bol [...]	2008-02-26 17:49:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ELAB OTRA PHUM
08LAPAZ428	WANTED: IMPROVED RELATIONS, BUT WITH A NEW [...] (SBU) The Bolivian government has reacted negatively to news that the Ambassador had a public meeting with eastern lowland indigenous leaders, arguing that it was interference in Bolivia's domestic affairs and proof that the USG is conspiring against the Morales administration (reftel.) While [...]	2008-02-26 22:54:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ432	MOD: THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE MISUNDERSTANDINGS [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Walker San Miguel told the Ambassador February 26 that the Bolivian government has a new sense of urgency to conclude an anti-narcotics agreement with the USG. San Miguel and the Ambassador agreed to a high-level March 3 meeting to discuss a potential agreement t [...]	2008-02-27 21:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ433	BILAT "RELAUNCH": HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM [...] (C) Summary. During a February 26 lunch meeting at the Ambassador's residence, Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez told the Ambassador not to overreact to accusations against the USG. The Ambassador explained that continued baseless USG criticisms can only have a negative impact on bilateral [...]	2008-02-27 23:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON IR BL
08LAPAZ434	BOLIVIA: TRUCE REJECTED, CONFRONTATION EXPECTED [...] (SBU) Summary: Vice President Garcia Linera's call for a two-month truce has been rejected by the opposition and by social groups aligned with the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. Sporadic violence around the country has left a number of people injured, and both the MAS and the [...]	2008-02-27 23:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ435	IRANIAN DCM: U.S. CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires Hojjatollah Soltani arrived in Bolivia February 25 to open the Iranian Embassy. The building is nearly ready and staff will move in next week. Soltani discussed plans to establish a television station in the Chapare region with the Bolivian media. Although the station w [...]	2008-02-27 23:19:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PINR IR BL
08LAPAZ441	CEMENT: A WINDOW INTO THE BOLIVIAN ECONOMY [...] (SBU) The Bolivian economy is ripe for more domestic production. International prices are high for its principle export products and the economy is overflowing with liquidity. However, overall growth is constrained by a fear of government actions and a lack of investment in basic infrastruc [...]	2008-02-29 14:32:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL ELAB
08LAPAZ457	EVO BEATS CONSPIRACY/WAR DRUMS [...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales is taking conspiracy charges to new levels of absurdity. Morales said March 2 that the United States uses its South American counter-narcotics efforts as a smokescreen for military intervention and political meddling. Morales linked a perceived upturn in an [...]	2008-03-03 20:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ458	BOLIVIA NOMINEE MICHAEL STEWART FOR WASHINGTON [...] Embassy La Paz nominates Michael Stewart, Economic Officer, to attend the Washington Energy Seminar, PE 228. Michael is responsible for reporting on the hydrocarbons sector in Bolivia. His assignment is expected to run through the summer of 2009. Contact information is as follows: office (5 [...]	2008-03-03 20:21:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI APER ENRG EPET ECON
08LAPAZ46	EVO BLASTS ELECTORAL COURT, ITS PRESIDENT, AND USG [...] (C) President Evo Morales used an unscheduled appearance at the 2008 inauguration of the National Electoral Court (CNE) to launch a diatribe against the CNE, the USG and the highly respected outgoing CNE President, Salvador Romero. Evo characterized himself as a "victim" of the "USG manipula [...]	2008-01-07 21:54:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ462	BOLIVIAN GAS: BEGGAR THY NEIGHBOR [...] (SBU) Bolivia is struggling to cope with stagnant national gas production, increased contractual obligations, and growing domestic demand. In an effort to largely allay Argentinean fears of energy shortfalls over the winter months, President Morales met with the Presidents of Brazil and Arge [...]	2008-03-03 20:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ464	OPPOSITION RESPONDS TO CONGRESS ENCIRCLEMENT [...] (SBU) In response to the February 28 government orchestrated violent encirclement of the national congress and subsequent passage of three laws (two on the MAS proposed constitution and the other on state autonomy referendums) the regional opposition group known as CONALDE held an emergency [...]	2008-03-03 21:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL PGOV PHUM PREL
08LAPAZ465	VP RATIONALIZES RULING PARTY'S ACTIONS TO DIP CORPS [...] (C) The Bolivian government invited the entire diplomatic corps to lunch March 3 to explain its position regarding recent events. On February 28, the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) rammed through legislation to convoke a national referendum on its draft constitution while pro-MAS mo [...]	2008-03-03 21:25:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ483	WOULD BOLIVIAN MILITARY GO ALONG WITH A CRACKDOWN? [...] (S) Summary: Although Post believes the Bolivian military would still balk at participating in a crackdown on the opposition in the Media Luna departments as we assessed in November 2007 (reftel d),some changes since then make the probability greater. First, the current senior military leade [...]	2008-03-04 21:13:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	BL ECON MARR PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ485	AN IMPARTIAL ELECTORAL COURT IN BOLIVIAN REFERENDA? [...] (SBU) As Bolivia's opposing political forces face off at the ballot box in 2008, the National Electoral Court (CNE) )- which oversees the electoral process -- faces some of its toughest challenges since Bolivia's return to democracy in the early 1980s. President Evo Morales' Movement Toward [...]	2008-03-04 21:43:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ505	BOLIVIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST ON MALDIVES' [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 21:32:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC BL
08LAPAZ521	BOLIVIA: LAWLESSNESS AND LYNCHINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent actions of the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party to block opposition congress members from entering Congress, thus allowing MAS bills to pass uncontested, come at a time when Bolivians are worried over what seems to be an increasing sense of lawlessness in the [...]	2008-03-06 19:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ522	AMBASSADOR MEETS PRODUCTION/MICROENTERPRISE [...] (C) The Ambassador, accompanied by USAID Deputy Director, and Emboff, met with the new Minister of Production and Microenterprise Dr. Javier Hurtado Mercado on March 5. Dr. Hurtado is an accomplished businessman and also a member of the USAID-Quinoa Global Development Alliance. During the m [...]	2008-03-06 20:25:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV ETRD PREL BL
08LAPAZ537	FORMER EVO ALLY LEADS PARALLEL STATE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) At a rally of several thousand Sucre residents, Sabina Cuellar Leanos, a former member of Evo Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS),was selected to be Chuquisaca department's (state) interim prefect (governor) on March 6. Ariel Iriarte remains the Morales administration's pick for i [...]	2008-03-07 20:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ538	BOLIVIA: MAS MOB ATTACKS PEACE PROTEST [...] (C) A small peace protest against Evo Morales' government organized by university students turned violent on Thursday night when a mob affiliated with the ruling Movement Towards Socialism Part (MAS) violently disrupted the gathering. The police resorted to tear gas and water cannons to dis [...]	2008-03-07 21:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ASEC BL
08LAPAZ545	BOLIVIAN REPORT ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] In Bolivia, a proposed national budget is presented to the Congress toward the end of the year (November or December). At that time, the Administration makes public its budget assumptions and what is being presented to Congress. Congress considers the budget proposals and is then expected t [...]	2008-03-10 13:59:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL
08LAPAZ551	BOLIVIAN PIRACY: IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM, JOIN 'EM [...] (SBU) Summary: Piracy of audio-visual materials is almost universal in Bolivia, damaging the domestic movie- and music- industries and eliminating any chance of profits for international imports. Certain members of the domestic industry have recently taken two different routes in attempts t [...]	2008-03-10 21:25:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR EINV BL
08LAPAZ554	BOLIVIAN MFA INSIDER: PARANOIA PREVAILS [...] (C) Summary: On March 7, Emboff met with Jorge Caballero (strictly protect),a director and career member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Caballero claimed that the MFA was responsible for Bolivia's neutrality in the recent tensions between Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia. Caballero su [...]	2008-03-11 17:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ56	EVO RECASTS HIMSELF AS PEACEMAKER [...] (C) Summary: Despite heated rhetoric leading up the event, a January 7-8 meeting between Bolivian President Evo Morales and nine department prefects (state governors) was surprisingly conciliatory. Participants agreed to attempt to resolve demands from opposition-led departments with a nation [...]	2008-01-08 22:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL VN BL
08LAPAZ560	ELECTORAL COURT RESOLUTIONS MUDDY WATERS [...] (C) The National Electoral Court (CNE) issued two resolutions March 7 dealing setbacks for the referendum plans of both President Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) and the opposition. The first calls for a postponement of a national referendum on the MAS' draft constitution and reque [...]	2008-03-12 18:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ561	SANTA CRUZ: NO TURNING BACK AUTONOMY [...] (C) Summary: The Santa Cruz Departmental Electoral Court is moving forward with plans to hold the May 4 referendum on the autonomy statute, ignoring an order from the National Electoral Court to cease and desist. Given that the referendum is being financed by the Santa Cruz Prefecture, there [...]	2008-03-12 20:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BO
08LAPAZ589	BOLIVIA: A PRODUCTIVE SECTOR SQUEEZE IN SANTA CRUZ [...] (C) The Department of Santa Cruz is the commercial agricultural center of Bolivia. It has suffered two consecutive years of flooding, but Morales Administration political actions, neglect, and mismanagement have combined to exacerbate the problems. The agricultural sector has faced diesel [...]	2008-03-17 12:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL FAS AGR FAO IFAD BL
08LAPAZ611	SANTA CRUZ TO EVO: DIALOGUE AFTER MAY 4 VOTE [...] (C) Santa Cruz leaders are determined to hold their autonomy referendum on May 4. At the same time the Morales' government is trying to stop the referendum. Evo's latest offer to have the Catholic Church facilitate a dialogue is taken with skepticism and the reply "call us on May 5th." Aut [...]	2008-03-17 21:57:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08LAPAZ612	GLOBAL MICROFINANCE PARTNERSHIPS: BOLIVIA/OPIC [...] Embassy La Paz supports the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) initiative to support microfinance institutions in Latin America. The three Bolivian microfinance institutions (Crecer, Diaconia, and Pro Mujer Bolivia) are non-profit, non-regulated NGOs that are authorized to provid [...]	2008-03-17 21:58:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV BL ECIN ES GT HO MX NU PE
08LAPAZ614	BOLIVIAN GAS: THE STATE COMPANY IN CHAOS [...] (C) While the Bolivian government publicly presses the gas companies to increase investments, ironically the biggest obstacle may be the government itself in the form of the national hydrocarbon company YPFB. The company is involved in all aspects of the Bolivian gas industry, yet it enjoys [...]	2008-03-18 19:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ615	WILL BOLIVIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL RISE AGAIN? [...] (C) President Evo Morales' Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party appears to have a renewed interest in Bolivia's highest constitutional court )- after two years of harassing the court's members with pay cuts, impeachment charges, and threats from pro-MAS groups. Bowing to pressure, nine of [...]	2008-03-18 23:29:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ625	BOLIVIA: AMB MEETING WITH NATIONAL UNITY MAYORS [...] (SBU) At the invitation of the head of National Unity party leader Samuel Doria Medina, the Ambassador and officers from EcoPol and USAID met with 22 of the Bolivia's 23 National Unity mayors (one mayor was unable to attend.) Doria Medina organized the gathering of his party's mayors so that t [...]	2008-03-19 19:27:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL EMIN BL PINR SENV
08LAPAZ638	BOLIVIAN EXPORT BAN COULD DEVASTATE ECONOMY [...] (C) On March 19, President Morales issued a decree banning the exportation of four types of cooking oil. If maintained for any length of time, the move would destroy the most important sector of the economy in the opposition stronghold of Santa Cruz and force the withdrawal of American firm [...]	2008-03-20 20:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL FAS AGR FAO IFAD BL
08LAPAZ647	ATTACKS AGAINST FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IN BOLIVIA [...] (SBU) Attacks against the press are frequent in Bolivia, but the number and severity of these attacks has risen over the past two years. The Superintendent of Telecommunications issued and then retracted after a public outcry a policy stating that published or transmitted information, even if [...]	2008-03-24 21:06:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ661	BOLIVIAN MINING: CONFLICTIVE "COOPERATIVES" [...] (SBU) Summary: As high world mineral prices encourage the re-opening of areas previously considered "mined out", Bolivia's cooperative miners have regained political street power. Various estimates suggest that up to 100,000 miners work in cooperatives, semi-socialist organizations that are [...]	2008-03-25 20:58:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN EINV ELAB BL
08LAPAZ665	BOLIVIA: "DIALOGUE, WHAT DIALOGUE?" [...] (C) President Evo Morales announced on March 14 that his Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party was prepared to talk with the opposition with the presence of the Catholic Church as mediators or, as the Church prefers, facilitators. The opposition responded with a series of conditions )- the [...]	2008-03-26 19:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ670	EXPORT BAN STRETCHES TO SIX DAYS [...] (C) The devastating ban on Bolivian cooking oil exports has now been in effect for six days. The Morales Administration, according to the Vice President in a meeting with the Ambassador March 26 (Septel),is determined to guarantee the supply of cooking oil at affordable prices. They are pre [...]	2008-03-26 22:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL FAS AGR FAO IFAD BL
08LAPAZ693	BOLIVIA FORECAST: LEADING UP TO MAY 4 [...] (C) Short of an outbreak of widespread chaos and violence, the opposition-led department (state) of Santa Cruz is on track to hold a referendum on its autonomy statute despite President Evo Morales' attempts to stop or at least postpone it. The Catholic Church and the international communit [...]	2008-03-28 22:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PGOV ECON EAID AGR BL
08LAPAZ694	BOLIVIA: EVO AND AUTONOMY, NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: Although isolated incidents of violence are already occurring and will continue up to the scheduled May 4 Santa Cruz autonomy referendum, we do not expect the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party to take military or police action against the opposition departments (states) [...]	2008-03-28 22:12:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ASEC EAID BL
08LAPAZ695	BOLIVIA DEMANDS USAID PORTFOLIO REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Against a tense political backdrop and at the request of the GOB, USAID and the GOB have initiated a hurried and dense review of USAID,s portfolio, unprecedented in its level of detail. While we are making a sincere effort to be responsive to the steady stream of ad hoc and i [...]	2008-03-28 22:19:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL EAID
08LAPAZ706	505 AGREEMENT/PEACEKEEPING: SIGNS OF SUPPORT [...] (SBU) PolOff and MILGP Commander delivered reftel diplomatic note March 28 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Bilateral Relations Jean Paul Guevara. An exchange of diplomatic notes constituting an agreement consistent with Section 505 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is required [...]	2008-03-31 22:38:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KTIA KPKO MARR MOPS BO
08LAPAZ707	BOLIVIA COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCRS, BUT DEFENDS IRAN; UN TO STAY IN NY [...] (C) Poloff relayed reftel speaking points and non-papers. Director of Bilateral Relations Jean Paul Guevara told poloff Bolivia would abide by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1803 restrictions on transfer of dual use items. Although Guevara said he could not go into technical details [...]	2008-03-31 22:40:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP PARM NSG IR BL ECON MNUC
08LAPAZ711	BOLIVIA: COMMUNITY JUSTICE, INDIGENOUS JUSTICE, [...] (C) Summary: On March 31, Emboff meet with Vice Minister of Community Justice and Human Rights Valentin TICONA Colque. Also present was Director of Community Justice Petroni FLORES Condori. Emboff had requested the meeting to learn more about community justice under the new draft constituti [...]	2008-04-01 16:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC PINR BL
08LAPAZ717	SANTA CRUZ: MAY 4 AS A PANACEA [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 26-28 visit to Santa Cruz, American Presence Post officer found the city surprisingly calm and optimistic, although individual Santa Cruz citizens are outraged. They cite an increasingly long list of grievances and complaints against the central government, and the [...]	2008-04-02 15:58:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KPAO BL
08LAPAZ719	EVO,S SPOKESMAN RESIGNS, REVEALING INNER CIRCLE [...] (C) Summary: In an abrupt move, Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party insider Alex Contreras officially resigned as the government's spokesman on April 1. Contreras is a long-time friend and confidant of Bolivian President Evo Morales, and his departure reveals serious fissures and in-fightin [...]	2008-04-03 12:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PINR PREL PGOV
08LAPAZ720	VMOD VARGAS: "WE WILL NOT FIRE ON BOLIVIANS" [...] (C) During a March 27 meeting with PolOff and MILGP Commander, Vice Minister of Defense (recently Armed Forces Commander) Wilfredo Vargas registered disappointment with "the government" for not concluding a peaceful negotiated end to the opposition-GOB standoff. He said the military does not [...]	2008-04-03 12:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ735	NEW PUSH FOR DIALOGUE: SHOW BEFORE THE SHOWDOWN? [...] (U) Summary: Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca called for renewed examination of third-party facilitated negotiations with the opposition March 31, in conjunction with an April 1 La Paz visit by OAS envoy Dante Caputo. Caputo met with Santa Cruz opposition leaders April 2. Choquehuanca said [...]	2008-04-03 20:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS OFDP OVIP BL AR CO BR
08LAPAZ747	RADA REHASHES AMBASSADOR CONSPIRACY THEORY [...] (U) Government Minister Alfredo Rada again accused Ambassador Goldberg of trying to divide Bolivia April 6. Rada said Goldberg was using the same tactics used to divide Kosovo from Yugoslavia to "dismember" Santa Cruz Department (state) from Bolivia. "He knows perfectly well these processes, [...]	2008-04-07 17:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BL

08LAPAZ751	BOLIVIA: PRE-MAY 4 DIALOGUE HOPES ON THE ROPES [...] (C) Summary: Despite much-publicized government urgency to head off Santa Cruz Department's (state) May 4 autonomy referendum through dialogue with the opposition, Bolivian government contacts are privately accepting they cannot head off the referendum and are looking at a post-May 4 strategy. [...]	2008-04-07 17:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS OFDP OVIP BL AR CO BR
08LAPAZ810	BOLIVIAN MILITARY: LATEST THINKING [...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales continues to demand an apology from SouthCom Commander Admiral James Stavridis for allegedly implying Morales has links to terrorism, according to Armed Forces Commander Luis Trigo Antelo. Trigo told our MILGP Commander that without a formal written apology t [...]	2008-04-09 22:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM PINR KPKO MARR MOPS BO
08LAPAZ836	BOLIVIA AND THE MONTERREY CONSENSUS [...] (C) Post identified Graciela Toro, Minister of Planning and Development, and Javier Hurtado, Minister of Production and Micro Enterpise, as the two most important players in the Bolivian government regarding the Monterrey Consensus. Both were named to their ministerial positions in January 2 [...]	2008-04-11 19:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN EINV PGOV UN BL
08LAPAZ854	DIALOGUE: MUCH ADO ABOUT INTERNATIONAL VOICES [...] (C) Summary. OAS Political Secretary Dante Caputo seemed resigned to the fact that the opposition is holding firm to a May 4 date for an autonomy referendum in Santa Cruz Department (state) and will not sacrifice it as a means to expedite a new round of negotiations with the government. Caput [...]	2008-04-15 22:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS OFDP OVIP BL AR CO BR
08LAPAZ872	BOLIVIA'S TINY MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] (C) Bolivia has a small Muslim community. Estimates range from between 300 to 1000, out of a total population of 9 million. Most in the established Muslims community were born in Bolivia and converted, or are the descendants of Palestinian or Lebanese immigrants that have long-lived in Bol [...]	2008-04-16 21:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ9	BOLIVIA: VERY LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR JANUARY 7 TALKS [...] (C) With the holiday season "truce" coming to an end, it appears that the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) and the opposition are preparing to resume where they left off in early December with belligerence and bluster. While President Evo Morales and the five prefects of opposition-led [...]	2008-01-03 19:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ900	BOLIVIA CRISIS MANAGEMENT EXERCISE [...] Summary: Mission Bolivia held a Crisis Management Exercise (CME) via digital video conference with Washington on April 7. Members of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) and representatives from DEA Santa Cruz and Cochabamba were present. The scenario outlined a civil disturbance in La Paz [...]	2008-04-17 21:48:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREL AEMR BL
08LAPAZ918	CHARGE MEETING WITH COEUR D'ALENE BOARDMEMBERS [...] (C) Coeur D'Alene CEO Dennis Wheeler, South American Operations' President Jim Duff, and four members of the Coeur board of directors met with Emboffs April 21 to express their thanks for advocacy on behalf of Coeur's San Bartolome Mine and to discuss the investment and political climate in Bo [...]	2008-04-21 22:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV BL
08LAPAZ919	EVO ASSAILS "TREASONOUS" CATHOLIC CHURCH HIERARCHY [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales accused the Catholic Church hierarchy of "treason and deception" on April 19, casting doubt on the Church's future role as a mediator in the growing crisis between the Government and the opposition prefects in the eastern lowlands. Morales was rep [...]	2008-04-21 22:29:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PREL PGOV
08LAPAZ927	EMERGING MIDDLE CLASS GROUP STANDING UP TO EVO [...] (C) Poloffs met with six representatives of the recently formed group "Alianza Plaza Abaroa" (Abaroa Plaza Alliance) on April 14. The Alliance is a newly formed political movement compromised mostly of middle-class La Paz residents. They claim their primary objective is to stand for the pro [...]	2008-04-22 16:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ935	MFA ASSURES UNSCR COMPLIANCE DESPITE WARM IRANIAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA's Director of Bilateral Affairs Jean Paul Guevara April 22, emphasizing Bolivia's Security Council Resolution obligations for travel restrictions, financial institution monitoring, and trade restrictions regarding Iran. Poloff also left Spanish-langua [...]	2008-04-23 19:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP PARM NSG IR MNUC BL
08LAPAZ983	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE FM FERNANDEZ [...] (C) Summary: During an April 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez explained the government's push for statements supporting Bolivian unity from the OAS and other international institutions were intended to ensure that May 4 is carried out without violence. Whe [...]	2008-04-29 18:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ99	BOLIVIAN MILITARY PULLS OUT OF WHINSEC [...] (C) Incoming 2008 Bolivian Army Commander General Freddy Mackay Peralta told Military Group officers January 11 that the army would no longer send officers to the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) at Fort Benning, Georgia. Mackay said the decision was "political [...]	2008-01-14 22:00:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ999	SANTA CRUZ AUTONOMY VOTE: PLANS FOR A "BIG PARTY" [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 24-27 visit to Santa Cruz (including the capital city and the rural towns of San Javier and Concepcion),American Presence Post officer's (APP) interlocutors downplayed fears of violent confrontation and predicted the May 4 autonomy referendum would be a "big part [...]	2008-04-30 18:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KPAO ASEC BL
08LEIPZIG20	EASTERN GERMANY HAS THE RIGHT CHEMISTRY [...] (U) The chemical industry is one of eastern Germany's most successful retooled industry sectors. Companies (including the U.S. firm Dow) invested in the region after the fall of the Wall. They acquired state-owned facilities and capitalized on their proximity and historic ties to eastern Euro [...]	2008-10-28 16:57:00	Consulate Leipzig	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ECON GM
08LEIPZIG21	GERMANY'S ONGOING STRUGGLE WITH RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM [...] (U) This is a Mission-wide message and has been coordinated with Embassy Berlin and Consulates Frankfurt, Munich, Duesseldorf, and Hamburg. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) Germany has extensive government and civic efforts against right-wing extremism, including legal and constitutiona [...]	2008-10-29 16:01:00	Consulate Leipzig	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS GM CASC PREL
08LIBREVILLE139	SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) issues is Poloff Leslie Doumbia, Tel: 241-76-20-03, Mobile: 241-07-91-02-21, Fax: 241-74-55-07. To prepare this report, Political Officer Leslie Doumbia spent approximately 2 hours and two Locally Engaged Staff (LES) in Sao Tome and Principe spe [...]	2008-03-18 13:01:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
08LIBREVILLE146	GABON: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2008 [...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) issues is Poloff Leslie Doumbia, Tel: 241-76-20-03, Mobile: 241-07-91-02-21, Fax: 241-74-55-07. To prepare this report, Poloff Leslie Doumbia spent 25 hours, Political Assistant Cedric Pehoua spent 15, DCM Nathan Holt spent five 5 hours, and Amb [...]	2008-03-25 11:42:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
08LIBREVILLE152	GABON: RITUAL CRIME ON THE RISE [...] (U) The number of suspected ritual killings in Gabon is on the rise ahead of scheduled April 27 local elections. Members of civil society and some religious leaders have denounced this practice. Government has had little to say on the subject, however. There has been extensive coverage of th [...]	2008-04-01 10:06:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KPAO KCRM GB
08LIBREVILLE179	GABON: FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS ON 2008 TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Post has consulted closely with Ambassador Reddick, currently presenting credentials in Sao Tome, and provides these additional comments concerning trafficking in persons in Gabon and the proposed placement of Gabon on the Tier 2 Watch List. This cable reflects her views. Credible inde [...]	2008-04-15 12:59:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM GB
08LIBREVILLE189	AMBASSADOR'S COMMENT ON GABON'S 2008 TIP RANKING [...] (SBU) Allow me to weigh in personally on the question of Gabon's TIP ranking. I am sorry that I was away presenting credentials in Sao Tome last week when much of the dialogue on this issue occurred. 2. (SBU) Gabon's TIP record is not perfect, but a fair reading of its record in 2007 shows [...]	2008-04-21 16:35:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM GB
08LIBREVILLE19	GABON: AFRICOM COMMANDER'S SUCCESSFUL VISIT [...] (C) AFRICOM General William Ward's December 4-6 visit to Libreville found officials from both the Government of Gabon and the Economic Community of Central African States pressing for information on when and where AFRICOM will establish a headquarters or other facilities on the continent. Ga [...]	2008-01-11 15:33:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MASS KPAO GB
08LIBREVILLE248	GABON: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 15:29:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM PREL KPAO SOCI CU
08LIBREVILLE389	LIBREVILLE - POST ENDORSES FY2009 SECTION 1206 [...] (SBU) Post fully endorses the FY2009 proposal for Section 1206 funding for Gabon and Sao Tome (STP) that was submitted by EUCOM. The funding is for Peace Support Operations training that are in keeping with Post's mission objectives. This training force will deploy to the Gulf of Guinea as part [...]	2008-07-30 14:20:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL GB
08LIBREVILLE410	GABON/SAO TOME: POST ENDORSES FY2008 SECTION 1206 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 14:50:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL GB
08LIBREVILLE420	CEEAC, AN EVOLVING REGIONAL ORGANIZATION, ASSUMES [...] (C) The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS/CEEAC) took over responsibility for a small EU-funded peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic (CAR) on July 12. The handover was a milestone in CEEAC's gradual emergence as a focus for security initiatives in central [...]	2008-08-20 15:12:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KPKO GB
08LIBREVILLE436	GABON: RESPONSE TO UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 12:51:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN GB
08LIBREVILLE530	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM GABONESE PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO [...] THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS A SECOND LETTER THAT WAS PROMINENTLY PLACED ON FRONT PAGE OF THE GABONESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER - L'UNION PLUS (NO. 9866 EDITION) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2008: THE HONORABLE BARACK OBAMA THE PRESIDENT-ELECT WASHINGTON DEAR SENATOR, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAS PLAC [...]	2008-11-06 13:56:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP GB
08LIBREVILLE564	GABON: FRENCH GENERAL DESCRIBES STRENGTHS, [...] (C) The senior French military officer in Central Africa provided visiting AF/C Deputy Director Siria Lopez with a tour d'horizon of French military perspectives on activities of the Economic Community of Central Africa States (ECCAS/CEEAC),including ECCAS's 700-person peacekeeping operation [...]	2008-12-01 15:41:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AO BY CM CT CD CG CF EK GB
08LIBREVILLE567	GABON/CAR: FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON CAR DDR PROCESS [...] The following is a rough English translation of a framework document outlining the launch of the DDR process in the Central African Republic. The original French text has already been provided to AF/C. (Begin Text) FRAMEWORK PAPER ON THE LAUNCHING OF THE DDR PROCESS IN THE CENTRAL AFRICA [...]	2008-12-03 15:38:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CT GB
08LIBREVILLE569	GABON: STILL UNDECIDED ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-06 09:11:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KV GB
08LIBREVILLE571	GABON/CAR: PRESIDENT BOZIZE IN LIBREVILLE FOR TALKS [...] (SBU) Central African Republic President Francois Bozize flew to Libreville December 2 for talks with his Gabonese counterpart El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba on the eve of a long-awaited "inclusive national dialogue" among CAR political and military factions. The dialogue is scheduled to begin De [...]	2008-12-06 09:54:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPKO CT GB
08LIBREVILLE572	GABON/CAR: GABON PUSHES HARD FOR CAR DIALOGUE [...] (C) All major obstacles to the scheduled December 8 launch of an "inclusive political dialogue" in the Central African Republic appear to have been resolved, according to Gabonese mediators. Gabonese President Bongo will travel to Bangui for the December 8 opening of the dialogue, and Gabon [...]	2008-12-06 10:03:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO CT TO GB
08LIBREVILLE574	GABON: RESHUFFLE OF SECURITY POSTS MAY STACK THE [...] (C) In a move that caught some senior military officers by surprise, Gabonese President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba has carried out a wide-ranging reshuffle of senior military and security posts. Though many of the changes were routine, the breadth of the shakeup appears unprecedented, at least [...]	2008-12-06 11:18:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR GB
08LIBREVILLE579	GABON: STUDENTS PROTEST, TEACHERS' STRIKE RESUMES [...] (U) Hundreds of secondary school students organized impromptu protests throughout the city of Libreville December 15 upon learning that their teachers had walked out on strike. The protests disrupted traffic on major Libreville thoroughfares. There were reports of some students throwing sto [...]	2008-12-15 15:18:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB CASC GB
08LIBREVILLE580	GABON SEEKS ALIGNMENT WITH AU ON POSSIBLE UNPKO TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 15:20:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO SO GB
08LILONGWE109	MALAWI - INDIFFERENCE AND JEALOUSY COLOR ATTITUDES TOWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi's relationship with South Africa is colored largely by indifference, due to South Africa's lack of an aid program and jealousy of South Africa's economic and political position in the region. While Malawi once enjoyed close relations with -- and derived many economic bene [...]	2008-02-25 05:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SF MI
08LILONGWE128	MALAWI CITES LACK OF BILATERAL COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) On February 13, Foreign Minister Joyce Banda informed the U.S. Embassy that Israel's lack of interest in developing bilateral cooperation with Malawi was the reason for Malawi's change in voting this year in the UN General Assembly regarding three resolutions biased against Israel. In a p [...]	2008-02-29 11:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA IS MI
08LILONGWE131	2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI [...] SUMMARY. The government of Malawi remains committed in its fight against trafficking but continues to suffer from a lack of resources. The GOM has a strong working relationship with International Organizations (IOs) and NGOs and continued to provide social, counseling, and rehabilitation serv [...]	2008-03-05 14:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID MI
08LILONGWE157	MALAWI: MISSION REQUEST FOR ELECTION SUPPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Malawi Electoral Commission is making progress in preparation for the May 19, 2009 presidential and parliamentary elections by engaging stakeholders, refining plans, and defending a $37.3 million USD budge [...]	2008-03-14 09:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EAID MI
08LILONGWE158	MALAWI: ELECTION PREPARATIONS MAKING PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since gaining a quorum of commissioners in mid-January, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has made progress both on preparations for the May 2009 general elections, and in overcoming opposition criticism of their impartiality. On March 6, the MEC announced its electoral ca [...]	2008-03-14 10:06:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EAID MI
08LILONGWE159	MALAWI: SPEAKER A RELUCTANT MEDIATOR BETWEEN [...] (C) Summary: Despite public pressure to call the next session of the National Assembly, National Assembly Speaker Louis Chimango remains stuck between President Mutharika, who wants to further delay implementation of Section 65, and the opposition, which demands immediate action on the controv [...]	2008-03-14 10:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE160	MALAWI: FERTILIZER SUBSIDIES USED FOR POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Under Malawi's fertilizer subsidy program, coupons were supposed to be distributed by Ministry of Agriculture officials only to the poorest 1.5 million households. There are a number of indications, however, that one of President Mutharika's signature programs has been used by G [...]	2008-03-14 10:41:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EAID MI
08LILONGWE167	MALAWI: PRESSURE GROWING ON PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA TO CONVENE [...] Summary: Public pressure is growing against President Mutharika's stand not to convene Parliament prior to the necessary budget session in May-June as long as the opposition insists on implementation of anti-floor-crossing provisions of the constitution. Malawi's leading civil society organiz [...]	2008-03-14 11:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE17	MALAWI: FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS CABINET HAS NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Jan. 7, Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Joyce Banda to discuss the much-reported impending switch of recognition from Taiwan to the People's Republic of China. While confirming press reports that two ministers had made two exploratory trips to Beijing, she said the minis [...]	2008-01-09 08:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TW CH MI
08LILONGWE171	INVITATION REQUEST FOR PEPFAR HEADQUARTERS CORE TEAM MEMBER JOHN CROWLEY, USAID [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-18 09:55:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV OTRA SOCI EAID MI
08LILONGWE172	MALAWI INPUT FOR 2008 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] Following is Embassy's update for the annual President's Report on AGOA, in response to reftel request. Paragraphs/topics are organized according to the report template and instructions. 2. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers: The Government of Malawi (GOM) has made [...]	2008-03-18 13:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PHUM PGOV MI
08LILONGWE197	MALAWI - POLITICAL PARTIES CLASH IN THE SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Beginning with incidents last December, violence between supporters of former president Bakili Muluzi's United Democratic Front (UDF) and President Bingu Mutharika's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been increasing in Machinga, the home district of Muluzi. Early clashes r [...]	2008-04-03 11:59:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE20	MALAWI: SCENESETTER FOR INITIAL MCC COMPACT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Mission Lilongwe welcomes the Jan. 13-17 visit of the MCC delegation led by Vice President for Compact Development John Hewko. News of Malawi's selection for compact eligibility has generated considerable excitement; President Bingu wa Mutharika mentioned the achievement [...]	2008-01-10 13:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV ECON MI
08LILONGWE201	MALAWI - VP CHILUMPHA TO CHALLENGE MULUZI FOR UDF [...] (C) Summary: On March 27, Vice President Cassim Chilumpha officially announced his intention to run against former president and current United Democratic Front (UDF) chairman Bakili Muluzi for the party's presidential nomination. The UDF will choose its nominee at a convention on April 24, ov [...]	2008-04-07 12:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE212	MALAWI - MUTHARIKA TO ATTEND SADC SUMMIT ON ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 09:18:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SADC ZI ZA MI
08LILONGWE218	MALAWI - UNHCR CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR ZIMBABWE REFUGEES [...] (U) Summary: UNHCR Malawi told emboff that they have contingency plans in place in the event that sustained post-election violence forces Zimbabwean refugees into Malawi. Due to close historic and family ties, Zimbabwean migrants have so far blended into Malawian society and few have shown up [...]	2008-04-14 14:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF KDEM ZI MI
08LILONGWE220	MALAWI - MUTHARIKA UNLIKELY TO PRESS MUGABE [...] (C) Summary: While media and civil society in Malawi have called for a quick release of Zimbabwean election results and have speculated about a potential change in leadership, the GOM has been largely silent on the subject. President Mutharika publicly stated that he would only communicate his [...]	2008-04-14 14:22:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ZI MI
08LILONGWE221	MALAWI - SPEAKER CONVOKES PARLIAMENT, OPPOSITION VOWS IT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Speaker of the National Assembly announced April 5 that the next session of parliament will begin on April 28, almost eight months after President Mutharika dismissed the last session. Opposition leaders from both the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Malawi Congress Pa [...]	2008-04-15 05:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE224	MALAWI TO OPEN EMBASSY IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: During a mid-April visit to Tehran, Foreign Minister Joyce Banda announced that the GOM will open an embassy in Iran to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries, contradicting her previous statements in private to the Ambassador. Deputy Foreign Minister Henri Mumba pub [...]	2008-04-16 14:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR MI
08LILONGWE234	Malawi Government Calls for Release of Zimbabwe Election [...] (SBU) Summary: In a statement released on April 19, the GOM called on the Zimbabwe Government to release the election results so that "a Government can be formed that will steer the country to the future." Reiterating the SADC principle of "non-interference," the GOM expressed concern over the [...]	2008-04-21 14:10:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SADC ZI MI
08LILONGWE236	MALAWI - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-22 13:37:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL MI
08LILONGWE24	MALAWI: ANALYSTS CRITICIZE MUTHARIKA, BUT EXPECT HIM TO WIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Five of Malawi's most influential political scientists told poloff that President Mutharika, while ably managing the economy, has not upheld the rule of law; some fear that he may become more autocratic if his party can win a majority in the upcoming elections. Regionalism rema [...]	2008-01-14 05:39:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV
08LILONGWE250	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE 2009 NPT [...] (SBU) On April 30, the Ambassador mentioned the issue of the sole candidate for the NPT preparatory committee to Foreign Minister Joyce Banda. Separately, an emboff delivered a more detailed presentation to Director for Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ch [...]	2008-04-30 13:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP ENRG PREL MNUC PARM MI
08LILONGWE252	MALAWI: OPPOSITION BOYCOTTS PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) boycotted the opening of Malawi's National Assembly on April 28, refusing to attend the opening speech given by President Mutharika. The boycott continued on day two of the session, with only 10 of the [...]	2008-05-02 08:59:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE253	MALAWI - CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, the following information is provided for preparation of U.S.-China policy dialogues. China and Malawi established formal diplomatic relations a mere four months ago and engagement between the U.S. and Chinese Missions has so far been limited. China has alre [...]	2008-05-02 10:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CH MI
08LILONGWE254	MALAWI: CIVIL SOCIETY WANTS STRONGER STAND ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The government of Malawi has been relatively quiet on Zimbabwe since it released an April 19 statement calling for the release of election results. While low-level Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacts continue to suggest that Malawi is quietly working through SADC to resolve th [...]	2008-05-02 10:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ZI MI
08LILONGWE262	MALAWI: AIR ZIMBABWE PLANE AIR SAFETY INCIDENT IN LILONGWE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 10:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR MI
08LILONGWE263	MALAWI: PRESIDENT AND OPPOSITION (FINALLY) BEGIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 7, President Mutharika invited leaders of the political opposition for talks to resolve the impasse over Section 65 of the constitution. This marks the first time the President and opposition have discussed compromising on the issue in their three-year-old dispute. Comme [...]	2008-05-09 10:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE280	MALAWI: COUP RUMORS, ARRESTS CLOUD POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Five prominent members of the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) party and three active duty generals in the Malawi Defense Forces (MDF) have been detained in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow President Mutharika. The arrests occurred on May 13, casting a long sh [...]	2008-05-16 10:58:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM MI
08LILONGWE286	MALAWI: TREASON SUSPECTS RELEASED ON BAIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 20, the Lilongwe High Court granted bail to eight alleged coup plotters and told government that the two documents submitted as evidence failed to satisfy requirements to further detain the suspects. The eight suspects, which include three active-duty brigadier generals, [...]	2008-05-22 12:06:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS MI
08LILONGWE294	MALAWI: FORMER PRESIDENT MULUZI ARRESTED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 25, police arrested former president Bakili Muluzi as he exited the airplane in Lilongwe on return from a trip to the United Kingdom. Muluzi was immediately escorted to a Malawi Defense Force (MDF) plane and flown to Blantyre where he was detained under "house arrest" at [...]	2008-05-27 11:39:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS KDEM ASEC MI
08LILONGWE304	MALAWI: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] According to the Ministry of Labor, Malawi has no reported cases of forced labor. While child labor is a notable problem in services such as domestic work, family farms, and fishing, the Government of Malawi has enacted laws to prohibit child labor and has developed national policies and progr [...]	2008-05-30 04:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
08LILONGWE307	MALAWI: FORMER PRESIDENT MALUZI RELEASED ON BAIL, RALLY [...] (SBU): Summary: On May 30, former president Bakili Muluzi was granted bail and released from house arrest. Muluzi was arrested on May 25 upon his return from the UK (ref A) as a suspect in an alleged coup plot, but was never charged. The High Court in its ruling cited the case of the previous [...]	2008-06-02 13:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS KDEM ASEC MI
08LILONGWE336	MALAWI: ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU MIRED IN DELAYS AND [...] (C) Summary: The Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) continues to fail to meet targets for investigations and prosecutions, resulting in only one conviction in the first quarter of the year. ACB Director Alex Nampota cited retention difficulties due to inadequate pay and benefits compared to the priv [...]	2008-06-12 10:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID MI
08LILONGWE338	MALAWI: PARTICIPATION IN SADC OBSERVATION MISSION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-13 05:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL ZI MI
08LILONGWE34	Blanket Over flight clearance granted: ACNE79 [...] This acknowledges receipt of reftel. 2. The Government of Malawi (GOM) Department of Civil Aviation, granted a one year blanket over-flight operation and landing clearance authorization number 921/07 for U.S military and civilian valid 1 January 2008 Q 31 December, 2008. 3. A 72-hour va [...]	2008-01-17 09:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MI
08LILONGWE342	MALAWI: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Mission in Lilongwe warmly welcomes the July 5-6 congressional delegation led by Representative David Price. 2. (SBU) Located at the southern end of Africa's Great Rift Valley, Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world. A heavy chronic disease burden (mala [...]	2008-06-13 09:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID OREP SOCI MI
08LILONGWE348	MALAWI: UP TO 20,000 AFFECTED BY SOUTH AFRICAN XENOPHOBIC [...] (SBU): Summary: An estimated twenty thousand Malawians have been affected by the xenophobic violence in South Africa. Since the attacks began May 11, five Malawians have been killed and many others left injured or homeless. The GOM provided buses that have evacuated nearly 1,000 of the countr [...]	2008-06-13 10:41:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL SF MI
08LILONGWE358	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE FOR [...] (SBU) On June 18, emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chiunguzeni had no substantive response. EASTHAM [...]	2008-06-19 07:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM IR MI
08LILONGWE359	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INVITATION TO JUNE 19 SADC [...] (SBU) On June 18, emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chiunguzeni promised to follow-up with their UN Mission in New York, and said that the Deputy Permanent Representation would likely attend, as the Perm [...]	2008-06-19 07:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SADC ZI MI
08LILONGWE360	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN 1267 SANCTIONS COMMITTEE'S [...] (SBU) On June 18, emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chiunguzeni informed emboffs that he would give the nine names to Malawi's National Counterrorism Committee. EASTHAM [...]	2008-06-19 07:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL CVIS KVPR MI
08LILONGWE361	MALAWI: SADC MINISTERIAL TROIKA VISITS PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 10:27:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MI
08LILONGWE366	MALAWI: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SUSPENDED AS MEDIATORS [...] (C) On June 20, Speaker Louis Chimango suspended the National Assembly after the legislature failed to pass the national budget by President Mutharika's stated June 20 deadline. Coincidentally, the June 20 meeting was prevented by demonstrations that blocked opposition MPs from entering State [...]	2008-06-23 13:15:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE375	MALAWI: AU SUMMIT DELEGATION INFORMATION [...] (SBU): According to the Malawi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malawi's delegation to the AU summit is as follows: Hon. Minister Joyce Banda, MP Mr. M.B. Mbewe - Principal Secretary Mr. Guston Mabvuto - Chief of Protocol Mr. W. Gunda - Deputy Director, Political Affairs Ms. Imfairenga Chalanda [...]	2008-06-26 13:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSUM OVIP XA MI
08LILONGWE38	REVISED HIV PREVALENCE RATES FOR MALAWI [...] Summary: A new survey conducted with UNAIDS' revised methodology shows 2007 HIV prevalence rates in Malawi for adults ages 15-49 at 12%. The GOM will likely release the survey soon. As part of the new study, the HIV prevalence rate reported in 2005 has been revised from 14% to 12% for adults [...]	2008-01-18 07:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV SOCI MI
08LILONGWE387	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) On July 2, emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chiunguzeni informed emboffs that senior Malawian officials still had not discussed recognizing Kosovo's independence, and he did not believe they would [...]	2008-07-08 07:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PREL PGOV YI KV MI
08LILONGWE388	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION [...] (SBU) On July 2, emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chiunguzeni informed emboffs that Malawi views itself as an Africa region representative to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),so although he [...]	2008-07-08 07:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC UN NGO PHUM MI
08LILONGWE389	MALAWI: RELIGION AND POLITICS A COMBUSTIBLE MIX IN [...] (C) Summary: Malawi's population has been strongly influenced by Christian missionaries and Muslim slave traders for over one hundred years. Most Malawians define their identity primarily by region (northern, central or southern) and by religion. Unlike many other Africans, Malawians identi [...]	2008-07-08 08:44:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE393	MALAWI: MUTHARIKA'S BROTHER KEY TO THE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Minister of Information and Civic Education John Bande says Dr. Peter Mutharika, the President's brother, has become the gatekeeper to the President. Bande said that Mutharika and his brother saw his presidency as a "miracle of fate" and intended to use the opportunity to [...]	2008-07-09 05:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE40	MALAWI RECOGNITION OF BEIJING ONE YEAR IN THE [...] (C) Summary: On January 14, Foreign Minister Joyce Banda officially announced Malawi's change of recognition from Taipei to Beijing. The announcement noted the establishment of diplomatic ties between Malawi and the People's Republic of China as of December 28, 2007. Formal Government approva [...]	2008-01-18 11:30:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW CH MI
08LILONGWE41	IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-18 12:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
08LILONGWE410	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Secretary for Industry and Trade Newby Kumwembe. According to information subsequently provided, Malawi does not expect to ship its full allocation of sugar for FY 2008. Malawi currently expects that it of its 10,530 metric ton allocated quota, it will shi [...]	2008-07-15 13:31:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD MI
08LILONGWE415	MALAWI'S 2008-09 BUDGET: STUCK IN PARLIAMENT, BUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 13:08:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID MI
08LILONGWE419	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) On July 21, emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Chiunguzeni had no substantive response. SULLIVAN [...]	2008-07-21 08:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN PARM IR MI
08LILONGWE422	DEMOCRACY VIDEO CHALLENGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-21 13:19:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC KPAO OIIP OPRC OEXC ECON MI
08LILONGWE449	DEMARCHE: ZIMBABWE TALKS [...] (SBU) Charge Sullivan presented points in reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Henry Mumba July 29. Sullivan urged that when consulted by President Mbeki concerning his mediation efforts, the GOM advocate for a negotiated solution that reflected the will of the Zimbabwean people as expres [...]	2008-07-30 14:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SADC ZI MI
08LILONGWE453	MALAWI: MEMBERSHIP TO THE 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Emboffs consulted with Mr. Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regarding Malawi's delegation to the 63rd UN General Assembly. Mr. Chiunguzeni advised emboffs that he did not expect to have the requested information (reftel) until late August. [...]	2008-08-01 08:59:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA MI
08LILONGWE480	MALAWI - ELECTION PREPARATIONS MOVING FORWARD [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 8 and 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: After a period of uncertainty due to budget disputes and slow-moving donor contributions, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is now on track to hold successful elections in May 2009. The U.S. Mission has pl [...]	2008-08-13 13:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE497	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PEPFAR STRATEGIC INFORMATION REGIONAL [...] THE U.S. EMBASSY LILONGWE WELCOMES AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO ALL REGISTERED USG PARTICIPANTS TO THE 2008 SI REGIONAL MEETING FROM SEPTEMBER 15 - 17, 2008. 2. PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REGISTERING AND ARRANGING THEIR OWN LODGING THROUGH THE MEETING ORGANIZER (PSMITH@AIMGLOBALHEA [...]	2008-08-21 14:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT EAID KHIV SOCI MI
08LILONGWE50	MALAWI: PRESIDENT WINS ELECTORAL COMMISSION COURT CASE [...] Summary: On January 17, a Malawi High Court Judge upheld President Mutharika's appointments to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). President Mutharika appointed the nine commissioners in February 2007 but the two major opposition parties, the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Malawi Cong [...]	2008-01-24 11:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV
08LILONGWE500	MALAWI'S DELGATION TO 63RD UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 08:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA MI
08LILONGWE534	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni and Deputy Director for Political Affairs Warren Gunda. Gunda is responsible for Malawi's preparations for Third Committee issues. Chiunguzeni commented that while Malawi certa [...]	2008-09-12 09:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN MI
08LILONGWE543	MALAWI: ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIR DISCUSSES PROBLEMS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 3, Charge4 d' Affaires Sullivan met with Justice Anastazia Msosa, the Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). Msosa acknowledged problems in the voter registration exercise and described measures to correct them. Msosa noted that the MEC had been bols [...]	2008-09-17 12:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE554	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 06:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA MI

08LILONGWE555	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MESA GROUP SEAT ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 06:48:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MNUC MI
08LILONGWE56	MALAWI: UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT - NO LONGER UNITED [...] (C) Summary: The United Democratic Front (UDF) governed Malawi from its return to democracy in 1994 until President Mutharika's unexpected break with the UDF in 2005. Former President Bakili Muluzi continues to preside over the UDF, but his grip on both the party and its mostly southern elec [...]	2008-01-28 14:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM MI
08LILONGWE573	MALAWI: MULUZI EXPLAINS WHY HE MUST COME BACK [...] (C) Summary: In a September 4 discussion with the Charge d'Affaires, former president Bakili Muluzi admitted he selected Mutharika as a successor over many senior UDF officials, nearly splitting his own party. Muluzi defended the selection based on Mutharika's economic reform experience, but [...]	2008-09-26 09:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE574	MALAWI: DONORS TO SUPPORT GOM THROUGH FISCAL, BOP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent IMF visit to Malawi highlighted a $40 million dollar budget shortfall the GOM will face as a result of the rising cost of its much-vaunted fertilizer subsidy program. Commercial borrowing to cover this gap would only exacerbate another looming problem: a foreign excha [...]	2008-09-26 09:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PREL MI
08LILONGWE594	MALAWI: PARLIAMENT FAILS TO MEET ON SECTION 65, [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika publicly confirmed September 29 that he would not recall the National Assembly as agreed in late August when Parliament passed the national budget (reftel). The agreement, negotiated by opposition and government leaders in Parliament but never endoresed publ [...]	2008-10-06 11:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE595	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MALAWI [...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Lilongwe submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information in the requested format. 2. Country: MALAWI Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Malawi's current estimated population is about 13 million and GDP at current prices is USD 3.8 [...]	2008-10-07 03:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON XA MI
08LILONGWE596	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MALAWI [...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Lilongwe submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information in the requested format. 2. Country: MALAWI Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Malawi's current estimated population is about 13 million and GDP at current prices is USD 3.8 [...]	2008-10-07 03:51:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON XA MI
08LILONGWE620	MALAWI - REGULATOR TRYS TO PULL THE PLUG ON MULUZI-OWNED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) revoked the broadcasting license for privately owned and pro-opposition Joy Radio on October 17, effectively closing it down. MACRA argued that the station's ownership was transferred illegally to former President Bakili Mul [...]	2008-10-22 13:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE622	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SADC ENGAGEMENT ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-27 02:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI MI
08LILONGWE63	MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) INITIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: A Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) team headed by VP John Hewko visited Malawi January 13-17 to initiate the compact development process following Malawi,s selection as compact eligible in 2007 (reftel). The visit provided an opportunity to meet with a variety of stakehol [...]	2008-01-29 14:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON KMCA MCC PGOV PREL MI
08LILONGWE630	MALAWI: AMB. BODDE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRES. [...] (U) Summary: On October 28, Ambassador Peter Bodde presented his letter of credence to President Bingu wa Mutharika at the State House. Ambassador Bodde previously presented a copy of his credentials to Foreign Minister Joyce Banda on October 16 (reftel). During a lengthy private discussio [...]	2008-10-31 11:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ODIP EAID KPKO MI
08LILONGWE635	MALAWI CONSIDERS OFFER TO DEPLOY TO CHAD, STILL [...] (C) Summary: Despite not making the cut for the UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID),the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) continues to evaluate options and its capabilities to participate in other peacekeeping operations. The United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO) recently inquired [...]	2008-11-04 12:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL KPKO MI
08LILONGWE646	MALAWI: TEMBO TELLS AMBASSADOR "I'VE CHANGED" [...] (C) Summary: During a Nov. 4 meeting with Ambassador Bodde, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate John Tembo claimed he and his party had changed since Malawi's one-party state era. Ironically, Tembo's comments came just two days after Tembo ran unopposed at the MCP's national co [...]	2008-11-12 14:39:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MI
08LILONGWE667	MALAWI: ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIR UPDATES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Justice Anastasia Msosa described the ongoing difficulties with voter registration and expected challenges in next May's elections. In particular, Msosa expects challenges to the voters' roll, [...]	2008-11-19 14:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE676	MALAWI: MULUZI TELLS AMBASSADOR CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's initial call on Bakili Muluzi,the former president said he will not seek an early decision from the Malawi Electoral Commission regarding his candidacy for next May's elections because he believes the Constitution clearly allows it. Muluzi contends that his [...]	2008-11-26 13:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE680	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 08:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA MI
08LILONGWE682	MALAWI: COMMANDER RECONFIRMS PEACEKEEPING GOALS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent meeting with General Marko Chiziko, Commander of the Malawi Defense Force (MDF),Chiziko thanked the Ambassador for past U.S. military support, including the International Military Education and Training (IMET) program of which he himself was a graduate. Chiziko rei [...]	2008-12-01 11:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PGOV KPKO MI
08LILONGWE700	MALAWI'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES ALMOST ON EMPTY, IMF TO [...] SUMMARY: Malawi's foreign exchange reserves currently stand at less than two months' import cover. The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has been forced to ration its limited foreign exchange allocations to commercial banks. The situation is affecting the country's importers who are unable to get [...]	2008-12-08 15:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD MI
08LILONGWE701	MALAWI: ELECTION PREPARATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: With just over five months until Malawi's May elections, the registration period is limping toward the finish line with delays, material shortages and poor expenditure tracking, but with what appears to be a high-quality voter roll. Voter registration will now likely conclude i [...]	2008-12-09 10:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE703	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-09 12:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KV MI
08LILONGWE709	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM DR. BINGU WA [...] (U) The following text was sent in a letter by Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi to President-Elect Barack Obama on November 6, 2008. The original document will be sent via unclassified diplomatic pouch to the attention of S/ES-CR. BEGIN TEXT: Your Excell [...]	2008-12-12 06:00:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	MI OPDC OVIP PREL
08LILONGWE710	MALAWI: SUPPORTIVE OF UN SOMALIA FORCE BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs met with principal secretaries at the Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss reftel points regarding Somalia. PS Livuza from the MFA indicated that Malawi would support a resolution authorizing a UN peacekeeping operation in Somalia as [...]	2008-12-12 08:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPKO AU SO MI
08LILONGWE719	MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ENCOURAGING AFRICAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 06:29:00	Embassy Lilongwe	SECRET	PARM PREL IR MI
08LILONGWE723	MALAWI CONGRESS PARTY - THE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER OF [...] (C) Summary: The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) remains dominant in the Central region of Malawi, but the party is unlikely to attract voters in the South and the North. While party president John Tembo claims he and the party have evolved since his days as the right-hand man of dictator Hastin [...]	2008-12-19 08:38:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE726	MALAWI - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 13:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN PARM MI
08LILONGWE94	MALAWI: PRESIDENT FIRES TWO IN CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika reshuffled his cabinet on Feb. 8 for the sixth time since taking office in 2004. Mutharika removed Minister of National Defense Bob Khamisa, who is involved in a fertilizer subsidy coupon scandal, and Minister of Health Marjorie Ngaunje. Despite criticism fr [...]	2008-02-12 14:33:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KMCA MI
08LILONGWE95	MALAWI STILL QUIET ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) On February 11, Ambassador requested a meeting through the principal secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss Kosovo independence. The principal secretary preferred that Minister of Foreign Affairs Joyce Banda, who was out of the capital, discuss the matter with the Ambassa [...]	2008-02-13 14:14:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU MI
08LIMA1012	PERU'S REGIONAL RELATIONS POST EU SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Following the successful EU-LAC summit in May, poloffs spoke to contacts inside and out of government about Peru and the region. Peru's relationship with Brazil got a boost in post-summit bilateral meetings focused on promoting Brazilian investment here. Lima has also publicly [...]	2008-06-11 21:06:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD PINR PE
08LIMA103	PERU'S ECONOMIC BOOM CONTINUES IN 2007 [...] 2007 was a banner economic year for Peru, despite a devastating 8.0 earthquake in August just south of Lima. The stellar numbers for 2007 continue an upward trend, as Peru reaps the fruits of earlier economic reforms and liberalization, as well as the current Garcia Administration's prudent e [...]	2008-01-18 12:04:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA1046	PROTESTS IN SOUTH HIT TWO REGIONS [...] (C) Summary: Thousands of protesters in the southern Moquegua region have blocked two major transportation arteries and temporarily took police hostages in a dispute with the neighboring region of Tacna over the distribution of mining canon moneys. The Council of Ministers (PCM) on July 16 su [...]	2008-06-17 23:17:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV REL PINR PE CASC
08LIMA1090	PERU LNG'S AGRICULTURAL CSR PROJECTS [...] As the largest foreign investment in Peruvian history, the Peru LNG project has drawn significant amount of attention, particularly to the potential social and environmental impacts. Peru LNG has begun introducing the social responsibility components of the project, including a small agricult [...]	2008-06-25 19:27:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD EAID PE
08LIMA1107	OLLANTA HUMALA CLAIMS HE CAN SAVE PERU FROM EXTREMISTS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador McKinley met with opposition Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) leader Ollanta Humala and his wife (and advisor) Nadine Heredia June 18 for a cordial two-hour discussion. Humala argued that the Garcia government is neglecting Peru's mounting social concerns and needs to [...]	2008-06-26 21:33:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PE PGOV PINR PREL
08LIMA1108	OLLANTA HUMALA CLAIMS HE CAN SAVE PERU FROM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador McKinley met with opposition Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) leader Ollanta Humala and his wife (and advisor) Nadine Heredia June 18 for a cordial two-hour discussion. Humala argued that the Garcia government is neglecting Peru's mounting social concerns and needs to [...]	2008-06-26 21:52:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA1114	GOP EXPLORES CUBA ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The GOP's approach to Cuba is reflected in President Garcia's rhetoric: critical of restrictions on freedom while acknowledging incipient reforms. In a sign that the GOP's approach could lead to a diplomatic thaw, Peruvian Health Minister Hernan Garrido Lecca recently traveled to [...]	2008-06-30 18:01:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA1124	DELUGE OF DECREES FOR FTA IMPLEMENTATION AND [...] (C) The Garcia Administration issued nearly 100 legislative decrees over the past few months to implement the provisions of the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) and to improve Peru's competitiveness in the global economy. Sixty-four of these were ublished last week, including laws aim [...]	2008-07-01 22:21:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EAGR SENV KIPR USTR PGOV EAID PE
08LIMA1128	PERU RESPONSE: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION ANDEAN [...] (U) This cable provides a response to the request for information from the U.S. International Trade Commission Andean Investment and Drug Crop Survey for a report on the ATPA. 2. (U) The United States is Peru's top trading partner for both exports and imports. The growing importance to the [...]	2008-07-02 15:51:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SNAR PE
08LIMA1130	SFRC STAFFDEL examines transparency [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Members Carl Meacham and Brooke Daley visited Lima May 25-31 to discuss the state of transparency in Peru's extractive industries. Meetings with government officials, non-government organizations (NGO),and private sector executives all e [...]	2008-07-02 21:54:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ENRG AMGT EMIN ASEC AFIN BR
08LIMA1131	GOP FED UP, WITHDRAWS AMBASSADOR TO BOLIVIA [...] (C) Summary: The GOP on June 30th indefinitely recalled its Ambassador to Bolivia in response to an appeal by President Evo Morales for the Peruvian people to rise up in protest against an imaginary US base in Peru and to support a planned July 9 national strike. President Alan Garcia on July [...]	2008-07-02 23:14:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV REL PINR PE
08LIMA114	FORE VISIT: FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: In a January 11 meeting with Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde, USAID Administrator and Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta Fore offered U.S. assistance for PTPA implementation and thanked Peru for its support in the UN Security Council. Belaunde lauded the state of bil [...]	2008-01-22 13:27:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA1153	NATIONAL STRIKE ON JULY 8TH - 9TH [...] (C) Summary: On July 8th to 9th, a variety of leftist unions, parties, and social movements across Peru will join a general strike against the government called by Peru's largest and most radical union, the General Confederation of Peruvian Workers (CGTP). A relatively new organization called [...]	2008-07-07 22:55:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA1165	LETTER FOR CONGRESSWOMAN MALONEY RE LEVY [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 20:07:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD USTR OPRC OREP PE
08LIMA1169	LIMA NAS MONTHLY REPORT - JUNE 2008 [...] (U) Summary: - Recent economic analysis confirms considerable diminution of coca in San Martin, the first clear and measurable result of the Eradication/Alternative Development nexus. - NAS Deputy Director traveled to Quito, Bogota, and La Paz to identify areas of regional collaboration. - [...]	2008-07-09 12:17:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA1170	NEW ECONOMY AND FINANCE MINISTER FOR PERU? [...] (C) It's been an open secret for many months that Economy and Finance Minister Luis Carranza is leaving. But recently, IMF veteran Luis Valdivieso's name has come up unofficially as his replacement. While insiders have confirmed the moves to us, there is still no official announcement. The [...]	2008-07-09 14:55:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV TBIO PE
08LIMA1183	JUNE TRADE, INVESTMENT & AVIATION BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade, investment and aviation news from Peru: Trade -- Peru Pursuing Trade Negotiations in Asia -- Trade Agreement with China Moves Forward -- Bilateral Trade Between Peru and India Exceeds $450 million -- Imports Reach Record Level in May -- Wal-Mart a [...]	2008-07-11 17:07:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EAIR USTR PE
08LIMA1191	NATIONAL STRIKE MOSTLY PEACEFUL, STRONGEST IN [...] (C) Summary: On July 8th and 9th, thousands of Peruvians across the country joined a national strike to protest against the government's failure "to fulfill its promises" and the rising cost of living. The strike generally proceeded peacefully, with a manageable protest in Lima, and roadblock [...]	2008-07-14 13:41:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL PINR PE
08LIMA1202	PERU ACCEPTS INVITATION TO ILEA DUCC COURSE [...] (U) The Government of Peru accepts ILEA invitation to the Drug Unit Commanders Course to be held at the Regional Training Center of ILEA and is in the process of selecting participants. POC for this and other ILEA related matters is Jorge Del Castillo. Contact Info: DelcastilloJ@state.gov or [...]	2008-07-15 16:46:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC BR EDRC KCRM PREL SNAR PE
08LIMA1213	LEFTIST GROUPS STIR ANTI-U.S. SENTIMENT IN AYACUCHO [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with local government and civic leaders during a June 23-24 visit to Peru's southern region of Ayacucho. Those leaders described the region's population generally as spirited and rebellious types who were suspicious of outside influence. As such, the region remains fert [...]	2008-07-16 19:39:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PHUM SNAR PTER PE
08LIMA1283	ACTION REQUEST: RESOLVING PERU AIRPORT FEES BACKLOG [...] (U) This is an action request from the Ambassador, please see para 5. 2. (C) We have been in dialogue with Washington agencies for several years (Ref A and subsequent e-mails) to resolve charges for landing, parking and other user fees for official USG aircraft at Peruvian airports. Thes [...]	2008-08-01 21:28:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL SNAR KREC MARR MOPS PE
08LIMA1314	LIMA NAS MONTHLY REPORT - JULY [...] (U) Summary: -- New NAS Director Arrives -- Rumors of major changes in GOP ministries and PNP amount to nothing -- FAP Joins Eradication Efforts -- Deputy Director visits Counter Narcotics Base and FAP Radar site in Puerto Maldonado -- Aviation Safety Day Conducted -- Joint Peru [...]	2008-08-07 21:35:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA133	POST DOES NOT HAVE FUNDS TO SUPPORT GOP ATTENDANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-24 21:56:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAID EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI
08LIMA1335	C-AL8-01467 ANDEAN-EU TRADE DEAL STALLED [...] (C/NF) Senior Peruvian Trade Ministry officials are pessimistic that the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) will reach agreement on its communication to the European Union (EU),due August 14-15, on the proposed mechanisms for continuing EU-CAN trade agreement discussions. The EU is only will [...]	2008-08-12 21:00:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD PREL PINR ECIN PE
08LIMA1338	PERU 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) The following is an updated version of post's submission (ref A) for the State Department's 2008 527 Report (ref B). The updates are to Claimant D's cases. 2. (U) Begin text. The US Government is aware of eight (8) claims that may be outstanding against the Government of Peru. a [...]	2008-08-13 16:59:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KIDE PGOV CASC OPIC USTR ETRD PE
08LIMA1345	PERU: INFORMATION ON CHILD AND/OR FORCED LABOR IN [...] (U) In response to reftel request, Post submits the following information on child and/or forced labor in the production of goods in Peru. Information on child and/or forced labor in Peru is limited. Most child labor in Peru occurs in the service sector and is therefore not applicable to this [...]	2008-08-14 16:36:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PE PGOV PHUM SOCI
08LIMA1348	PRESIDENT GARCIA AT TWO YEARS: WEAKENED BUT [...] (C) Summary: President Alan Garcia enters the third year of his presidency facing the same principal challenges that have confronted his government since he took office in July 2006: how to turn Peru's strong growth into benefits for the entire population. Peru grew 9% in 2007 and the governme [...]	2008-08-14 20:20:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON PE
08LIMA1380	INDIGENOUS STRIKES IN THE AMAZON [...] (C) Summary: Indigenous Peruvians in various parts of the Amazon on August 9 launched an indefinite strike aimed at protecting indigenous lands against the alleged threat of an influx of outside investors. The protestors' principal demand is that the government revoke presidential decrees (pa [...]	2008-08-19 22:41:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EINV PHUM PE
08LIMA1413	INDIGENOUS STRIKES SUSPENDED [...] (SBU) Summary: Congress voted decisively August 22 to overturn presidential decrees governing land tenure and ownership in the Amazon regions, ending protests led by indigenous groups (ref). Many observers accused the government of imposing decrees on indigenous populations without consultin [...]	2008-08-25 22:19:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA1439	EEB A/S SULLIVAN AND WHA PDAS KELLY PITCH TRADE & [...] (C) A/S Sullivan and PDAS Kelly engaged the GOP's Foreign and Trade Ministers on the details of the Alliance for Growth & Prosperity (AGP) initiative in Lima on August 20-21. The visit revealed some differences among our GOP interlocutors and moved Peru from questioning to problem-solving mod [...]	2008-08-29 19:24:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL EFTA UNGA PE
08LIMA1453	POVERTY IN PERU DECREASING SUBSTANTIALLY [...] Poverty in Peru dropped in 2007 to under forty percent, a substantial 5.2 percentage points below the 2006 level of 44.5%, the GOP's National Institute of Statistics (INEI) announced recently. The poverty reduction is consistent with high growth rates of recent years, including 9% GDP growth i [...]	2008-09-04 12:06:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI PGOV ETRD PE
08LIMA1459	PERU REQUEST FOR SUPPORT IN PAHO ELECTION [...] (SBU) Action Request: The Government of Peru requested via diplomatic note dated August 19 that the U.S. vote for Peru in elections for the Executive Committee of the Pan-American Health Organization. The elections will take place during the 48th Directing Council meeting September 29-October 3 [...]	2008-09-04 19:41:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC PAHO PE
08LIMA1469	PERU ACCEPTS INVITATION TO ILEA SENIOR OFFICIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 20:31:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL ASEC KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM
08LIMA150	PERU SIGNS FTA WITH CANADA AND MOVES FORWARD ON OTHER FREE [...] (SBU) With the U.S.- Peru Free Trade Agreement, approved by the U.S. Congress last month, in its implementation phase, the Government of Peru (GOP) has closed its agreement with Canada, and is actively negotiating a tariff-only deal with China. The GOP is also looking to conclude agreements w [...]	2008-01-28 19:50:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR CA CH CI EU PE
08LIMA1507	CUSCO REGON: POVERTY GROWING AMIDST PLENTY [...] (C) Summary: Recently released poverty statistics from the Cusco region help put Peru's positive national-level macro-economic news into political perspective. According to the National Statistics and Information Institute (INEI),poverty in Cusco actually increased by 4% from 2004-2007 at th [...]	2008-09-12 21:12:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA1508	PERU RESPONSE: U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 21:52:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA PE
08LIMA151	PERU 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The Peruvian government seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),signed by President Bush and President Garcia on December 14, enables Peru to attract additional investment by clarifyin [...]	2008-01-28 20:29:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
08LIMA1533	PERU RESPONSE: INVITATION FOR HOST COUNTRY [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 21:38:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PREL UNGA PE
08LIMA1552	IMPOVERISHED APURIMAC REGION: ON BRINK OF MINING [...] (C) Summary: Apurimac ranks as Peru's second most impoverished region and is best known to the outside world for its periodic political turbulence. Two mega-mining projects could transform this predominantly agricultural region with massive, multi-billion dollar investments. The prospect of [...]	2008-09-22 15:03:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR EMIN PREL PINR PE
08LIMA1555	LIMA NAS MONTHLY REPORT - AUGUST [...] (SBU) Summary: - NAS Director Visits Pucallpa, Santa Lucia and Tingo Maria - Mazamari Pre-Academy's Multi-Cultural Students' Movie Debut - DIRANDRO Seizure Report - Eradication Operations Shift to Aucayacu - Police Resources Redirected to APEC - Typhoid Outbreak in Palma Pampa - NAS Ports Pr [...]	2008-09-22 22:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA1594	PERU CIVAIR: GOP AGREES TO HOLD FORMAL [...] EconCouns and EconOff delivered reftel demarche on September 26 to Ernesto Lopez, Peruvian Director General for Civil Aviation, and on September 29 to Carlos Puga, Vice Minister for Transportation. Per reftel, post said that the USG considered our meetings to constitute consultations under A [...]	2008-10-02 16:38:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PE
08LIMA1603	A WEEK OF PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: The Moquegua Region "Defense Front" launched October 1 the first of several protests planned by social movements across southern Peru during the coming week. In neighboring Tacna Region, where leaders are locked in a dispute with Moquegua over mining royalties, the Regional Presi [...]	2008-10-02 21:57:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA1606	PERU ON TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (TPP) AGREEMENT [...] (U) EconCouns and EconOff delivered reftel points on September 24 to Javier Paulinich, the Peruvian MFA's Director General for WTO Issues and International Economic Negotiations. 2. (SBU) Paulinich said Peru was analyzing whether it made sense to seek to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership [...]	2008-10-03 15:11:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ETRD ECON POL PE
08LIMA1616	PERU TRADE & INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: --Record Imports & Exports --Peru Joins OECD Declaration on Investment --IMF's Valdivieso Named Minister of Economy & Finance --Chinese Trade Negotiations & Investment Accelerating --Central Bank Fights Inflation --Ja [...]	2008-10-03 22:12:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA1633	ACTION REQUEST: RESOLVING PERU AIRPORT FEES [...] (U) This is an action request from the Ambassador, please see para 4. 2. (C) In order to resolve the backlog of charges for landing, parking and other user fees for official USG aircraft at certain Peruvian airports, the MFA has offered the same solution given in May 2006 (Ref A). Under th [...]	2008-10-09 16:36:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL SNAR KREC MARR MOPS PE
08LIMA1638	OCTOBER 7TH PROTESTS ATTRACT FEW [...] (U) National strikes on October 7th organized by the Communist union CGTP failed to attract wide-spread support (Reftel) and were almost completely overshadowed by the oil-for-contracts scandal that hit the GOP this week (Septel). According to press reports, small, largely peaceful marches oc [...]	2008-10-09 22:28:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA1639	CORRUPTION SCANDAL PUTS GOVERNMENT ON THE DEFENSIVE [...] (C) Summary: A brewing scandal involving alleged kickbacks to government officials and APRA party insiders threatens to shake up the cabinet. The opposition has hinted that more sensational audio tapes potentially incriminating Prime Minister Jorge Del Castillo and Health Minister Hernan Gar [...]	2008-10-09 23:40:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM EPET SOCI EINV PE
08LIMA1653	PERU'S NEW PRIME MINISTER: REFORMED RADICAL, [...] (C) Summary: President Garcia has named Yehude Simon, the respected Regional President of Lambayeque, as Peru's next Prime Minister. A political pragmatist with a radical past, Simon's appointment has helped stem the hemorrhaging from a corruption scandal (ref) and shore up Garcia's vulnerabl [...]	2008-10-14 22:53:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA1659	PERU CABINET SHUFFLE: LESS THAN A CLEAN BREAK [...] (C) Summary: President Garcia swore in a reconstituted cabinet on October 14, in which six new cabinet members were installed while ten Ministers from the old government were re-appointed, including in Foreign Affairs, Defense, Finance and Foreign Commerce. Apparently selected to lend an "apo [...]	2008-10-15 22:43:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA1686	LIMA NAS MONTHLY REPORT - SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Summary: * NAS Director completes Field Orientation * New Solicitor for Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Position Created * SL Threat Grounds UH-2s in Santa Lucia * FAP Budget Cuts Will Negatively Impact VRAE Operations * NAS Aviation Update * DIRANDRO Activities * Pre-Academies C [...]	2008-10-20 20:46:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA1690	CUBA DEMARCHE: USG DISASTER RELIEF OFFER [...] (C) PolCouns on October 20 delivered reftel demarche regarding unconditional US hurricane relief assistance for Cuba to Gonzalo Zapater, MFA Director General for Mexico and the Caribbean. Zapater said that he regularly meets with Cuban Embassy officials and would communicate a message in sup [...]	2008-10-21 14:11:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL CU
08LIMA1699	SHINING PATH TERRORISTS ENTER CAMP OF US MINE, [...] (C/NF) According to press reports, a group of 30 to 50 armed Shining Path terrorists on October 20 entered the base camp of an exploration project operated by US mining firm Doe Run, located in a mountainous part of northern Ayacucho. Other sources said the terrorists gathered the mine workers, [...]	2008-10-22 23:59:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA1707	PUNO UPDATE: WATER ISSUES ADD TO INSTABILITY [...] (C) Summary: The southern highland region of Puno, one of Peru's most isolated and impoverished areas, is notorious for wide-open smuggling along its extensive border with Bolivia, sporadic outbreaks of political violence and affinity for extremist leaders and ideologies (refs). Its proximity [...]	2008-10-23 22:56:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI SENV SNAR APECO BO PE
08LIMA1714	PERU'S ECONOMY: MORE PROTECTED THAN MOST FROM THE [...] (C) Peru's economy will slow as a result of the global financial crisis, but its relatively low exposure to risky external debt and high liquidity should soften the potential blow. Like its counterparts around the world, the Lima Stock Exchange has dropped significantly, sharply reducing the [...]	2008-10-27 16:28:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL PE
08LIMA1716	PERU'S ECONOMY: MORE PROTECTED THAN MOST FROM THE [...] (C) Peru's economy will slow as a result of the global financial crisis, but its relatively low exposure to risky external debt and high liquidity should soften the potential blow. Like its counterparts around the world, the Lima Stock Exchange has dropped significantly, sharply reducing the [...]	2008-10-27 20:16:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL PE
08LIMA1731	MORE SOCIAL CONFLICT IN THE PROVINCES [...] (C) Summary: Over the past two weeks, several social conflicts in different parts of Peru have erupted, testing local security forces, regional governments and new Prime Minister Yehude Simon. In separate incidents in Cusco, Moquegua, Tacna, Cajamarca, and San Martin protestors demanding (or [...]	2008-10-31 20:44:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI PE
08LIMA1732	NEA A/S WELCH MEETINGS WITH SPANISH OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. NEA A/S Welch, accompanied by DCM, met with FM Moratinos, Director General for the Mediterranean, Magreb and Near Orient Fidel Sendagorta, and Policy Planning Director Andres Ortega on October 23 to discuss a wide range of issues including the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),the Magr [...]	2008-10-31 21:55:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KHDP ETRD ENRG EC PE
08LIMA1733	PUCALLPA MAYOR ARRESTED ON DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES [...] (C) Summary: Peruvian ... =======================CABLE ENDS============================ id: 176319 date: 10/31/2008 22:10 refid: 08LIMA1733 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: P 312210Z OCT 08 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9522 INFO WESTERN HEMI [...]	2008-10-31 22:10:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR PE
08LIMA1742	OCTOBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] (U) This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Update on Peru-China Free Trade Agreement Negotiations -- Peru-EFTA FTA Negotiations Concluded -- Export Growth in September - The Lowest Growth in Six Years -- Exports of Fruits and Vegetables Mostly Unaffec [...]	2008-11-03 20:28:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA1748	REPORT OF RADICAL PROTESTS IN NOVEMBER [...] (C) Summary: In the run-up to the November APEC Summit, diverse political groups have announced plans for rallies and protests. Among these, the Lima newspaper Expreso recently published an article warning that a small ultra-nationalist fringe group linked to jailed radical leader Antauro Hum [...]	2008-11-04 21:49:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINR PE
08LIMA1765	GOP DECLARES EMERGENCY TO QUELL VIOLENT PROTESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP on November 4th declared a state of emergency in the southern city of Tacna and directed the military to maintain order after violent protestors attacked and burned several government buildings. The protests erupted on October 30th after Congress passed a bill that woul [...]	2008-11-07 15:04:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PE ASEC
08LIMA177	TAKING THE MARITIME DISPUTE TO THE HAGUE: PERU'S [...] (C) Summary: The GOP continues to emphasize that its decision to take Peru's maritime border dispute with Chile to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague should be seen not as an unfriendly act but rather as an effort to resolve an impediment to broader integration. A prominent [...]	2008-01-31 15:32:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CI PE
08LIMA1806	PERU ACCEPTS INVITATION TO ILEA RISK MANAGEMENT [...] (U) The Government of Peru accepts the ILEA invitation to the Risk Management Program at the Regional Training Center/Peru, and is currently in the process of selecting participants. 2. (U) POC for this and other ILEA related matters is Jorge Del Castillo. Contact Information: Delcastil [...]	2008-11-17 17:07:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL ASEC KCRM OTRA PE
08LIMA1808	LIMA NAS END OF MONTH REPORT - OCTOBER [...] (U) Summary: - New National Police Director and Minister of Interior Named - Eradication - New Graduating Class of the Special Counter Drugs Operations Course: Mazamari - DIRANDRO Statistics - MEDEVAC Policy/Procedures to be Revised - FLIR Back in Business - Change in FAP C-26 Contractors [...]	2008-11-17 18:27:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA1809	PERU: SHINING PATH BLAMED FOR AMBUSH [...] (U) Authorities are blaming remnants of the Shining Path ("Sendero" or "SL") terrorist group for a November 16 ambush that killed three police and severely wounded another. The group was traveling in the south-central department of Ayacucho when it came under machine gun fire from an undetermi [...]	2008-11-17 21:27:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER SNAR PE
08LIMA1813	PERU NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2009 [...] (U) In response to State 88447, Embassy Lima reports the following update for its National Trade Estimate Report. This report has also been sent as a Word document with track changes to USTR by email. 2. (U) TRADE SUMMARY The 2008 data is current as of August 2008. The U.S. goods trade [...]	2008-11-18 15:24:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ECON EINV PGOV
08LIMA1825	PERU: DEMARCHE TO INCREASE PLENARY SUPPORT OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 14:16:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA PE
08LIMA1864	NOVEMBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] (U) This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Peru and China Close Trade Negotiations -- Peru and Mexico Trade Agreement - Issues Remain -- Peru and Japan Advance towards FTA Investment -- Koreans Visit Peru Looking for Business Opportunities -- P [...]	2008-12-03 19:54:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA1865	ARMY COMMANDER'S REMARKS SOUR RELATIONS WITH CHILE [...] (C) Summary: Anti-Chilean remarks by Army Commander General Edwin Donayre have tensed the Peru/Chile bilateral relationship. While the remarks were made two years ago in a private military gathering, a Peruvian Congressman recently forwarded a YouTube video of them to Chilean legislators, pr [...]	2008-12-03 21:42:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS PINR CI PE
08LIMA1868	TWO MINISTRIES QUIETLY SHUFFLED [...] (C) In a low-key November 29 ceremony, President Garcia made two quiet changes to his new cabinet. Enrique Cornejo shifted from his position as Minister of Housing, Construction and Sanitation to take over Veronica Zavala's portfolio in the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. (A r [...]	2008-12-03 21:47:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA1876	PERU: SHINING PATH BLAMED FOR ATTACK ON POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Peruvian National Police (PNP) suspect that Shining Path forces in the Upper Huallaga Valley (SL-UHV) ambushed a police convoy November 26, killing five and injuring four others. Observers speculate the attack may have been retribution to earlier drug seizures by police in the [...]	2008-12-05 19:46:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER SNAR ASEC PE
08LIMA1897	PERU ANNOUNCES $3.3 BILLION STIMULUS PACKAGE [...] (U) On December 7, Peruvian President Alan Garcia announced a stimulus package amounting to 10 billion soles (approximately $3.3 billion),or 2.47% of Peru's GDP. The intention is to provide a counter-cyclical fiscal boost to the economy. Thus far, the most significant negative effects in P [...]	2008-12-10 18:33:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PE
08LIMA1898	PERU RESPONSE TO CUBA: COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (U) Following is Post's response to reftel questions. PERUVIAN INVESTMENTS IN CUBA ---------------------------- 2. (U) Post has not found any reliable data on Peruvian investments in Cuba. The vast majority of Peru's limited foreign direct investment is in Mexico, Bolivia, Ecuador, Cent [...]	2008-12-10 20:11:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU PE

08LIMA1899	PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AT U.S. EMBASSY LIMA [...] Shortly after noon on December 10, 2008, approximately 40 Peruvian nationals gathered peacefully outside of the U.S. Embassy accusing the United States of falsely arresting and accusing five Cuban Nationals of crimes they never committed. Each protestor hand delivered a letter to the U.S. Emba [...]	2008-12-10 21:26:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PE
08LIMA1914	DEMARCHE ON UNITED NATIONS HARMONIZATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 21:47:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA PE
08LIMA1938	PERU: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Embassy point of contact is John Robertson (robertsonjc@state.gov or 51-1-618-2514). 2. (SBU) Text of draft submission follows: Peru Peru's primary counterterrorism concern remained fighting remnants of the militant Maoist Sendero Luminoso (SL or Shining Path),a designated Foreig [...]	2008-12-19 17:10:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PE
08LIMA194	FORE VISIT: FOSTERING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS [...] (SBU) Summary: Director of US Foreign Assistance Henrietta Fore, during her January 10-11 visit to Peru, underscored the importance of public, private and civil society collaboration to foster development. To this end, Director Fore attended a signing ceremony on January 10th to launch a partn [...]	2008-01-31 22:34:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SNAR PINR PE
08LIMA1945	PERU: NO PLANS FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] In response to reftel, Post notes that Peru has a civilian nuclear authority and a small nuclear program geared to specialized research (health, agriculture, etc.),but no plans to pursue nuclear energy. This was confirmed on December 16 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With oil and gas r [...]	2008-12-22 19:53:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO PE
08LIMA196	"SHINING PATH": WHAT DOES IT MEAN TODAY? [...] (C) Summary: The terrorist organization "Shining Path" (Sendero Luminoso or SL) is currently comprised of two distinct groups, according to analysts. One consists largely of long-time SL members and "true believers" in the Maoist ideology who are reportedly working within civic organizations a [...]	2008-02-01 17:42:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET	PGOV PINR PTER SNAR PE
08LIMA1973	DECEMBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- The EU Initiates Bilateral Trade Talks with Peru -- Mexico and Peru Expand Ace No. 8 -- The Global Financial Crisis and Exports to the US -- Ministry of Transportation to Ban Import of Used Cars -- Toy Ex [...]	2008-12-29 22:09:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA1981	LIMA NAS END OF MONTH REPORT - NOVEMBER [...] (U) Summary: * Eradication Report * Maritime Ports Report * PNP Ambushed Outside of Tingo Maria/Police Program Report * Threats to Helicopters * Continued Legal Progress on TIP * Prime Minister Releases First Draft of Anti-Corruption Plan * Money Laundering - Legal news and a new arrest [...]	2008-12-31 19:37:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA213	PERU ENERGY UPDATE [...] This is an update on the following energy sector news from Peru: -- Shell returns to Peru by buying BPZ Energy -- Japanese interested in Peru explorations -- Biodiesel and Ethanol projects seek to meet demand -- Brazilians seek ethanol projects because of PTPA -- Natural gas displaces diese [...]	2008-02-05 21:58:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD PE
08LIMA226	PERU REQUEST FOR EEB FY08 BIOTECH FUNDS [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 5-7. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. Post appreciates the opportunity to request funding for agricultural biotech initiatives. Peru is a high priority country (reftels) and our newest free trade agreement partner. Peru allows the import of agbiotech [...]	2008-02-07 14:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ENRG SENV ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO PE
08LIMA228	NAS MONTHLY REPORT, JANUARY 2008 [...] (U) The key developments in January 2008: CORAH started the 2008 eradication season on January 18 near Pizana northeast of Tocache. An increase in murders east of the Andes gained public attention due to the link with eradication and alternative development. ** The GOP initiated qua [...]	2008-02-07 16:02:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA232	INPUT FOR REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ENERGY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-07 17:07:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD PE
08LIMA281	INL A/S JOHNSON MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER DEL [...] (SBU) Summary: During a 2-day visit to Peru, A/S David Johnson met with high-level government officials in Lima, and observed the nexus between eradication and alternative development in the San Martin area, as well as the NAS police training program. In his meeting with Prime Minister Jorge [...]	2008-02-15 20:08:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA297	PERU: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (U) Summary. Post concurs with industry recommendations that Peru remain on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2008. Peru continues to face high levels of patent, copyright and trademark infringements in all sectors. Challenges include adequate funding, increasing inspections, strengthening [...]	2008-02-20 18:32:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD USTR PE
08LIMA304	PERU AND CHILE: CONFRONTING OBSTACLES TO IMPROVED [...] (C) Summary: President Alan Garcia took office in 2006 planning to expand and deepen Peruvian relations with Chile while quietly downplaying a series of potentially thorny obstacles. The GOP continues to desire improved bilateral relations, but the obstacles to progress have been anything but [...]	2008-02-21 23:27:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MARR PINR CI PE
08LIMA32	NAS MONTHLY REPORT, DECEMBER 2007 [...] (U) The key developments in December 2007: CORAH ended the year with a total of 11,056.20 hectares of coca eradicated, surpassing the 10,000-hectare goal. DEVIDA approved the 2008 Eradication Plan to start in mid-January, now waiting for Interior Minister's signature. ** Police gra [...]	2008-01-08 13:39:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA389	RADICALS HIJACK CUSCO PROTESTS; CITY LOSES APEC [...] (C... id: 144228 date: 3/4/2008 17:59 refid: 08LIMA389 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0950 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHPE #0389/01 0641759 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 041759Z MAR 08 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8088 INFO RUEHAC/AMEMBASSY ASUNCION P [...]	2008-03-04 17:59:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA390	SUSPECTED "BOLIVARIAN" TERRORISTS DETAINED AT [...] (SBU) Agents of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) Anti-Terrorism Directorate (DIRCOTE) February 29 in the northern region of Tumbes arrested seven alleged members of the "Bolivarian Continental Coordinating Committee" (Coordinadora Nacional Bolivariana -- CNB),including the organization's pr [...]	2008-03-04 18:02:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL EC PE
08LIMA394	TELECOM REGULATOR SANCTIONS THREE MOBILE OPERATORS [...] OSIPTEL, the Peruvian telecommunications regulatory agency, announced today that three mobile phone operators will be sanctioned for deficiencies in service experienced before and after the magnitude 8.0 earthquake that struck Peru on August 15, 2007. The three companies include Telefonica Mo [...]	2008-03-04 21:06:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON EFIN EAID USTR PE
08LIMA395	Peru: 2008 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Peruvian Government continues to demonstrate a commitment to comply with basic TIP standards by making significant efforts in the areas of prevention, prosecution, and protection. Its achievements include: -- One person sentenced to 12 years in prison for commercial se [...]	2008-03-05 12:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PE
08LIMA397	GARCIA SEEKS SOLUTIONS WITH "AGITATED" CORREA [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa flew to Lima on March 4th to meet President Alan Garcia on the first stop of a regional tour to drum up support for his country in the aftermath of Colombia's raid on the FARC inside Ecuador. According to a readout from Peru's Foreign Minister, Co [...]	2008-03-05 21:11:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CO EC PE
08LIMA398	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2008 [...] (U) The key developments in February 2008: CORAH has eradicated a total of 1,615 hectares of coca in these first two months of 2008. Eradication operations continue despite cocalero protests and adverse weather conditions. ** INL A/S David Johnson met with high-level government of [...]	2008-03-06 14:27:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA417	DESIGNING AN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY [...] (SBU) Instructed by President Garcia, a commission of experts presented draft legislation on March 3 establishing an Environment Ministry in Peru and outlining its structure and responsibilities. After discussion and tweaking by the Council of Ministers, the GOP plans on creating the Ministry [...]	2008-03-07 16:55:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON ETRD ENRG EMIN PGOV USTR PE
08LIMA47	PERU: WIREC 2008 INVITE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel, Embassy delivered Secretary Rice's invitation to attend the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) to Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde under cover of a diplomatic note on January 9. Post also shared copies with the Mining and Energy Min [...]	2008-01-09 21:43:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO
08LIMA470	UNIONS LOOK AT THE PERUVIAN LABOR SCENE [...] (SBU) Summary: Many political analysts and labor officials agree on the fundamental labor issues facing the government of Peru as implementation of the U.S. and Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) draws closer. The most pressing is reducing the size of the informal economy and providing mo [...]	2008-03-14 21:19:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ELAB PGOV PHUM ECON PE
08LIMA478	PREUVIAN REQUEST FOR SUPPORT IN UNSC ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Post has recieved from the Ministry of Foreign Relations a diplomatic note dated February 20, 2008 requesting USG support for Peru's candidacy fo the UN Security Council term of 2018-2019. Post requests Department guidance on our response. 2. (U) Post will email the text of the diplo [...]	2008-03-17 20:53:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN PE
08LIMA480	EUROPEAN NGOS, LOCAL RADICALS, AND VENEZUELA PLAN PROTESTS AGAINST EU-LATIN AMERICA SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 22:40:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA488	FINANCE MINISTER, CENTRAL BANKER TALK TO TREASURY DAS [...] SUMMARY. Finance Minister Luis Carranza and Central Bank President Julio Velarde told Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Brian O'Neill March 8 that they were concerned about the appreciation of the Nuevo sol vis a vis the weakening dollar, and the inflation that they attributed to increases [...]	2008-03-18 22:14:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV PE
08LIMA489	GOP INVESTIGATES VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: In response to its growing concern about Venezuelan government meddling in Peru, the Garcia administration has arrested suspected "Bolivarian" terrorists and launched a public information campaign to highlight the threat. A congressional sub-committee found that Caracas has a th [...]	2008-03-18 22:15:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VE PE
08LIMA490	REGIONAL PRESIDENT PROPOSES AUTONOMY FOR PUNO [...] (C) Summary: Puno Regional President Hernan Fuentes on March 16 publicly proposed converting his region into an autonomous federal state. This latest proposal follows several initiatives by Fuentes that have irked the central government, including a recent decree decriminalizing coca. Fuente [...]	2008-03-18 22:18:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BO PE
08LIMA516	PERU ENERGY UPDATE: MARCH 2008 [...] This is an update on the following energy sector news from Peru: -- Natural gas consumption surges -- Distributing LNG within Peru -- Vehicular use boosts LPG sales -- Pisco-Lima LPG pipeline -- US firm to build Peru's first petrochemical plant -- Thermal power generation heats up -- $1 [...]	2008-03-25 17:32:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EINV ETRD SENV PE
08LIMA564	"ARC OF THE PACIFIC" INITIATIVE QUIETLY PROGRESSES [...] (C) Summary: Eleven Latin American governments led by Peru's President Alan Garcia launched the "Arc of the Pacific" initiative in Cali, Colombia in January 2007 as a new forum to promote Latin American economic and political integration. The Arc initiative so far has held two ministerial-lev [...]	2008-04-02 18:57:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PINR PE
08LIMA590	AMBASSADOR WILLIAM SWING VISITS PERU IN SUPPORT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador William Swing was in Peru April 2-3 seeking support for his candidacy for the position of Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Ambassador Swing had a cordial and productive meeting with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Gonzalo Gutie [...]	2008-04-04 19:44:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IO PE PHUM PREF PREL
08LIMA591	PERU: VISITATION OF EXTRADITEE WILMER YARLEQUE [...] (SBU) Summary: As directed in ref A, Post has visited Peruvian extraditee Wilmer YARLEQUE Ordinola on multiple occasions and confirmed that he is being treated in accordance with Peru's international human rights obligations. Moreover, the GOP has sought actively to fulfill its commitments co [...]	2008-04-04 20:30:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PHUM PREL PE
08LIMA593	NAS MONTHLY REPORT, MARCH 2008 [...] (U) The key developments in March 2008: CORAH has eradicated a total of 2,779 hectares of coca in CY 2008. Preparations are being made for eradication operations in high-threat area near Aucayacu. ** The first female DIRANDRO officer killed in action was a graduate of a NAS-supporte [...]	2008-04-04 22:06:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA655	PERU TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: -- Imports Increase 30% First Two Months of 2008 -- Peru Reports $538 Million Trade Surplus for February -- 2007 Agriculture Exports Remain High -- Peru Investment Grade Follow On -- Strike, Environmental Challenges at [...]	2008-04-15 19:26:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA663	THE ALBA HOUSE THREAT [...] (C) Summary: The primary purpose of the so-called "ALBA houses" established within Peru during the last year is to spread Bolivarian propaganda via programs like the Venezuelan "Miracle Mission" that provides eye surgeries to poor Peruvians. The most sober reports suggest there are between ni [...]	2008-04-16 18:12:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV REL PE PINR
08LIMA693	PERU TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: -- Imports Increase 30% First Two Months of 2008 -- Peru Reports $538 Million Trade Surplus for February -- 2007 Agriculture Exports Remain High -- Peru Investment Grade Follow On -- Strike, Environmental Challenges a [...]	2008-04-21 17:57:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA695	GARCIA: PERU VICTIM OF ETHANOL-INDUCED [...] (U) At an April 21 inauguration for the world's biggest compressed natural gas filling station (built by US' Clean Energy),President Garcia described GOP efforts to increase natural gas and hydropower use and blamed the ethanol boom for "unfairly" boosting food prices. He cited wheat (bread [...]	2008-04-21 20:48:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EAGR ETRD SENV APECO USTR PE
08LIMA72	PERU TAKES CHILE BORDER DISPUTE TO THE HAGUE [...] (C) Summar id: 137434 date: 1/15/2008 22:55 refid: 08LIMA72 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0003 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHPE #0072/01 0152255 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 152255Z JAN 08 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7654 INFO RUEHAC/AMEMBASSY ASUNC [...]	2008-01-15 22:55:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CI PE
08LIMA730	DOLLARIZATION DROPS BELOW 50%, VEHICLE CREDITS KEEP [...] Summary: Dollarization in Peru, as measured by bank deposits, decreased to below 50% in March 2008, when deposits in domestic currency exceeded those in dollars for the first time since the economic reforms of the 1990s, according to a report of the Banks Association (ASBANC). ASBANC also rep [...]	2008-04-28 20:17:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PE
08LIMA739	PERU'S "SUCCESS": A VIEW FROM THE LEFT [...] (C) Summary: Whatever the manifest positive impact of Peru's economic success, many Peruvians have failed to benefit from it, according to our labor, social sector and "anti-systemic" contacts. This situation has led to a rising sense of frustration and discontent with the government, exacer [...]	2008-04-29 18:27:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR PE
08LIMA745	GOVERNMENT PREPARING FOR PROTESTS DURING EU-LATIN [...] (C) Summary: New reporting suggests that radical groups may be planning unspecified violence during upcoming protests against the European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Lima Summit (May 13th-17th). According to Congressman Gustavo Espinoza, political strategist for jailed nationalist lead [...]	2008-04-30 18:15:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PINR PE
08LIMA805	PERU: URGING PSI ENDORSEMENT PRIOR TO MAY 2008 [...] (C) Poloff on May 7 contacted MFA Chief of International Security and Disarmament Liliam Ballon regarding reftel demarche. Ballon explained that the MFA had forwarded to Peru's MOD our invitation to attend the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) outreach workshop May 29 in Washington. Ba [...]	2008-05-07 21:40:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL
08LIMA812	NAS MONTHLY REPORT, APRIL 2008 [...] (U) The key developments in April 2008: As of April 30, CORAH has eradicated a total of 3,404 hectares of coca. In first-ever raid of an opium laboratory, police seized 100 kg of opium latex and 400 grams of morphine. ** Heavy rains slow preparations for CORAH's move to the Aucayacu [...]	2008-05-08 21:53:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA824	PERU: WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 12:59:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR AORC ETRD PREL PE
08LIMA825	PERU: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INTER-AMERICAN JURIDICAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 12:59:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PE
08LIMA826	PERU RESPONSE: ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 13:00:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY PE
08LIMA845	"SUMMIT OF THE PEOPLES" COUNTER-SUMMIT LAUNCHED [...] (C) Summary: Peruvian leftist groups and European NGOs on May 13th launched a four-day-long Summit of the Peoples as a counterpoint to the European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Summit (May 13th-17th). The main event will be a rally on May 16th attended by Bolivian President Evo Morales a [...]	2008-05-13 21:56:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV REL PINR PE
08LIMA876	PERU CREATES ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY, NAMES ENVIRONMENTALIST [...] (U) The Government of Peru officially announced the creation of the Ministry of Environment and named the first Minister, ecologist Antonio Brack. The new Ministry will incorporate most of the existing environmental agencies and technical experts under one roof, and strengthen the government's [...]	2008-05-19 14:48:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ETRD EINV EAID ECON USTR EXIM PE
08LIMA893	PERU ENERGY: SHIFTING FROM OIL TO NATURAL GAS [...] Peru's government is working to substantially diversify its energy mix over the next three years. It hopes to reduce its reliance on petroleum to one third of total energy use by increasing natural gas and renewable energy use to one third each. Although Peru imported 63% of its crude petrol [...]	2008-05-20 19:57:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD PE
08LIMA895	ANTI-SUMMIT PEACEFUL, GENERAL SECURITY A SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: The "Summit of the Peoples" anti-summit (May 13-16) that coincided with the Latin America and Caribbean - European Union Summit (EU-LAC) last week proceeded peacefully despite government concern. The anti-summit attracted thousands of social movement leaders from Peru, Latin Ameri [...]	2008-05-20 21:33:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC REL PINR PE
08LIMA906	PERU ENERGY BRIEFS - MAY 2008 [...] (U) This is an update on the following energy sector news from Peru: -- New Environment Minister sets conditions for sustainable biofuels development; -- Brazil and Peru sign 10 agreements on margins of EU-LAC Summit, including biofuels; -- Brazilian firms to build $2 billion hydroelectric p [...]	2008-05-21 22:53:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD PE
08LIMA908	FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (SBU/NF) Post took the following actions to support the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People: a. Placed IIP-provided editorial in El Comercio edition of May 20, under the by-line of the Ambassador. El Comercio (center-right, circulation of 90,000) is Peru's "paper of record" and the op-e [...]	2008-05-22 22:20:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	CU KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI
08LIMA913	Extraditions in Peru [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs and Peruvian lawyers representing the USG on extradition cases met May 20 with Minister of Justice Rosario Del Pilar Fernandez to discuss points in reftel and other issues. The Minister acknowledged USG concerns over Peruvian courts' recent denial of several USG extraditi [...]	2008-05-23 16:19:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR PE
08LIMA948	MRTA: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TODAY? [...] (C) Summary: The Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru (MRTA) terrorist group rose to prominence in the 1980s and then collapsed in the 1990s. Now the GOP believes former MRTA members released from prison are once again rebuilding the group's cadres of dedicated followers. The government's p [...]	2008-05-30 20:16:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC PTER PE
08LIMA956	PERU TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS - MAY 2008 [...] (U) This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: TRADE -- Peru signs FTAs with Canada and Singapore -- Peru-China FTA May Be Completed in Two More Rounds -- Peru and Chile Moving Closer to Finalizing FTA -- Imports Registered a 47% Growth in April -- Overall Incr [...]	2008-06-02 19:00:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA979	PERU FY 2007-2008 CERTIFICATION REPORT CARD [...] (SBU) Working relationships and cooperation between the Government of Peru (GOP) and the U.S. Government agencies responsible for implementation of counter-narcotics (CN) policies continue at an all time high. The Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS),Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),U.S. [...]	2008-06-06 16:47:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA980	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR MAY 2008 [...] (U) On May 21, President Garcia, DIRANDRO Gen.Hidalgo, Huallaga Front Gen.Palomino, San Martin,s Regional President and Congressional representatives visited the Santa Lucia PNP base where they were briefed on ongoing interdiction and eradication strategies in the UHV. The delegation continued [...]	2008-06-06 17:16:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LISBON1007	PORTUGAL TO CONSULT EU REGARDING TURKEY CHANGE OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 17:00:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL TU
08LISBON1012	PORTUGUESE OPPOSITION SEEKS NEW LEADER [...] (C) Summary. In the race to lead the major center-right party, the able and unifying Manuela Ferreira Leite faces the polarizing but canny Pedro Santana Lopes. Santana Lopes, a former party leader and Prime Minister, has a significant faction behind him, but his widely disparaged government makes m [...]	2008-04-26 08:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PO
08LISBON1050	PORTUGAL: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Post does not have any investment disputes to report regarding the GOP nationalizing or expropriating property, repudiating or nullifying contracts, and/or taking any other action with the effect of seizing ownership or control of the property of any United States citizen. 2. Post's contact [...]	2008-04-30 13:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV
08LISBON1073	Blue Lantern Reply on Application 050096455 [...] (U) Per reftel request, Emboff visited the Portuguese company Aerohelice on April 28 for a pre-license check. Aerohelice is a locally-owned business, founded in 1982, in Azedia, Portugal. The company has 18 employees, most of whom are former employees of OGMA (the partially state-owned aerosp [...]	2008-05-02 16:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC PO
08LISBON1078	BURMA: APRIL GAERC CONCLUSIONS ACCURATELY [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 17:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM
08LISBON1091	EMBASSY LISBON'S DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 16:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL PO
08LISBON1129	PORTUGAL TO BACK BRAZILIAN IN WIPO DG ELECTION [...] In response to reftel points, MFA International Organizations Officer Gabriela Rocha agreed on the importance of having an effective new Director General at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Rocha acknowledged USG preference for five particlar candidates, but noted that Por [...]	2008-05-12 13:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL
08LISBON1130	PM SOCRATES HEADS TO VENEZUELA: OIL-FOR-FOOD AND [...] (C) Prime Minister Socrates has two principal objectives for his visit to Venezuela May 13-15, according to his diplomatic advisor for Latin American issues, Frederico Ludovice. He intends both to strengthen ties to the 500,000-strong community of Portuguese citizens resident in Venezuela [...]	2008-05-12 13:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV VE PO
08LISBON1155	PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS TO AMBASSADOR ON [...] (S/NF) Ambassador met with President Cavaco Silva on May 13 for a full hour (half an hour longer than scheduled). The warm, candid discussion mainly covered Kosovo, Afghanistan, and European energy security. Cavaco Silva also raised Guantanamo rendition flights and Venezuela. On Kosovo, Ca [...]	2008-05-14 16:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ENRG PGOV PINR MARR PO AF SR VE
08LISBON1202	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY BODMAN'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. Secretary: Your visit to Lisbon provides an excellent opportunity to strengthen collaboration with the Portuguese in the field of renewable energies, the number one goal of our Mission Strategic Plan. The centerpiece of your visit will be signature of an MOU which lays the groundwor [...]	2008-05-20 12:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PO
08LISBON1205	PORTUGAL: BUILDING ON ARAB LEAGUE EFFORTS IN [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points on May 19 to Foreign Minister Amado. Amado said he shared our concerns about Lebanon and was watching developments there closely. He said Lebanon would be on the agenda when EU Foreign Ministers gather at the General Affairs and External Relations Coun [...]	2008-05-20 15:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE SY IR PO
08LISBON1234	PORTUGAL: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES [...] SUMMARY: When it comes to rising cost of food and agricultural commodities, Portugal is one of the most vulnerable member-states in the European Union (EU). In fact, the average Portuguese family will spend 620 euros (974 USD) more for food in 2008 - a 38% increase over 2007. This vulnerabi [...]	2008-05-23 16:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL
08LISBON1236	PORTUGAL SPRING REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (U) Portuguese MFA's Officer Director for Latin America Joao Batista confirmed that Portugal's relationship with Cuba remained unchanged. He responded to reftel questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) The Portuguese hold firmly to the [...]	2008-05-23 17:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PO
08LISBON1237	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU STATEMENT ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C/NF) Summary. Portugal supports the concept of a EU statement that would allow EU member states to accept low-threat Guantanamo detainees. MFA interlocutors told us that EU Foreign Ministers would discuss the subject May 26 at the GAERC luncheon. While no text would likely be adopted, at [...]	2008-05-23 17:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PDRG PHUM PREL SMIG PTER PO
08LISBON1238	NEW POLICIES NEEDED FOR KOSOVO AND LEBANON; OTHER [...] (C) Summary: The Portuguese MFA's Deputy EU Correspondent reported that the EU ministers needed to quickly develop an alternative strategy for the mission transition in Kosovo to avoid a gap between the UN and EU forces. She added that Portugal was in "no rush" to recognize Kosovo at this poin [...]	2008-05-23 17:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ IS SY PHUM PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON1257	DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 11:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD TBIO PO
08LISBON1279	CONTACT UPDATES FOR LEADING PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT [...] This is in response to reftel request for updated information for Portuguese leaders. Country: Portuguese Republic Date: May 28, 2008 Head of Government Last/Family Name: Socrates First/Middle Names: Jose Conventional Usage: Jose Socrates Formal Title: Prime Minister of the Portugu [...]	2008-06-02 09:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL PO
08LISBON1289	PORTUGAL CONSIDERING GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] Poleconoff and Naval Attache delivered reftel points regarding Global Maritime Partnerships (GMP) to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, which are considering possible key areas for participation. GOP interlocutors currently have no suggestions for GMP activities. 2. COMMENT: [...]	2008-06-02 16:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
08LISBON1291	ISAF ALLIES WEIGHING IN WITH PORTUGAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. Resident Ambassadors from NATO nations with uncaveated and militarily significant contributions to ISAF gave the ambassador a readout June 2 of their views regarding Portugal's contributions to that mission. While none of them have lobbied the GOP regarding the withdrawal of [...]	2008-06-02 17:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV AF PO
08LISBON1324	PORTUGAL REPLY ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR [...] There is no credible evidence that child labor or forced labor is being used in the production of goods, according to Joaquina Cadete, Director of the Prevention and Elimination of Child Labor Program (PETI) in the Ministry of Labor (MOL). Cadete stated that Portugal does not have an organized [...]	2008-06-06 13:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI PO
08LISBON1340	ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN PROMOTES WAVE ENERGY AND [...] On his first trip to Portugal as Energy Secretary, Samuel Bodman highlighted the two countries' shared commitment to enhancing global energy and port security. During his stay, he signed two memoranda of understanding -- one with Economy Minister Pinho to collaborate on wave energy research a [...]	2008-06-09 14:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG TRGY ECON PO
08LISBON1343	PORTUGAL RELUCTANT TO NAME NATIONS IN U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) Portugal would like to keep the U.S.-EU Summit declaration language on Latin America general, according to MFA Director for American Affairs Helena Coutinho. Regarding Cuba in particular, Coutinho said the EU preferred private engagement on human rights issues and was concerned that "si [...]	2008-06-09 16:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PO
08LISBON1373	PORTUGAL NONCOMMITAL RE: INTERNATIONAL WHALING [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 12:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD
08LISBON1397	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 16-17 [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Portuguese MFA's Deputy EU Correspondent outlined internal EU disagreements on how best to proceed on Zimbabwe, Cuba, and the Olympics, but underscored that the group was largely united on Iran, the Middle East Peace Process, Democratic Republic of Congo (DROC) and Georgia. [...]	2008-06-16 14:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR IZ IS SY PHUM PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON1402	BLOCKADE SPARKS PANIC AT THE PUMPS AND IN STORES [...] (U) A three-day truckers' blockade protesting rising fuel costs triggered panic gas purchases as people flocked to fill their gas tanks before the supply ran out. The blockade, which began on June 9, visibly affected southern Portugal, including Lisbon. After just 48 hours, several supermarke [...]	2008-06-16 17:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV ELAB PO
08LISBON149	Portugal to Back CERD Candidate Prosper, Solicits U.S. [...] (U) In response to our demarche, Portugal sent a diplomatic note on January 17 confirming its support for U.S. Candidate Pierre Prosper to the Committee for the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). The note goes on to request for the third time in as many months that the U [...]	2008-01-17 16:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN PO
08LISBON156	PORTUGAL'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly dive [...]	2008-01-18 08:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC PO
08LISBON157	PORTUGAL'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly dive [...]	2008-01-18 08:58:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC PO
08LISBON1592	PORTUGAL REMARKS ON POST-CYCLONE ASSISTANCE TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 10:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID BMGT EUN
08LISBON1621	PORTUGAL CANDIDACY FOR UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 10:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO
08LISBON1655	PORTUGAL POLDIR: CONCERN ON IRAN, WAIT ON KOSOVO [...] (C/NF) Summary. While just absorbing his portfolios, new MFA Political Director Nuno Brito relayed his optimism for a negotiated suspension of Iranian uranium enrichment. Brito also doubted Portugal would recognize Kosovo before September, but would maintain its support for NATO and EU missi [...]	2008-07-11 13:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM MNUC PGOV PO YI KV IR
08LISBON1674	PORTUGAL AIRLINE AGAINST BIODATA COLLECTION BURDEN [...] Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) conveyed to Consul General and PolEconOff the strong concern of the Portuguese flag air carrier TAP about proposed regulations for biometric data collection by airlines under the US-VISIT program. In the July 11 meeting Deputy Director General for [...]	2008-07-14 15:00:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PGOV PREL PO
08LISBON1724	PORTUGAL DECLINES RESETTLEMENT REQUEST [...] (C) Ministry of Internal Administration (MAI) Refugee Advisor Pedro Barreto stated that Portugal has already filled its annual quota of 30 slots for asylum seekers and cannot accept the migrants from Guantanamo Bay Naval Base this year. Barreto added that Portugal had received more than 100 a [...]	2008-07-18 09:58:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF SMIG PO
08LISBON1725	PORTUGAL TO FOLLOW THE PACK AT JULY FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese MFA Officer Pedro Almeida predicted that, after last month's busy Lisbon Treaty debate, this GAERC agenda would be non-controversial and cover the usual business. He told us that Portugal would support EU consensus on Iran, Somalia, Chad, and Zimbabwe, despite some res [...]	2008-07-18 10:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PHUM PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON1726	PORTUGUESE MOJ GOALS ON GUINEA-BISSAU, A CRY FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Portuguese MOJ recommends three immediate projects to aid rule of law efforts in Guinea-Bissau. Recognizing the difficulty of operating with the host government and frustrated with the pace of decision-making in the U.N., MOJ officials asked us to share the MOJ's views with [...]	2008-07-18 10:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR EAID PGOV PREL PU PO
08LISBON1781	PORTUGAL'S PRELIMINARY 63RD UNGA ATTENDEE LIST [...] Per reftel, attached is the requested information on Portugal's participation at UNGA: A. Attendance of the Head of State -- President Anibal Cavaco Silva -- Arrival and departure dates are TBD. -- Spouse's travel plans unknown. -- No interpretation required if meeting is held in E [...]	2008-07-23 15:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP PO
08LISBON1782	PORTUGAL LIKELY TO OPT FOR INDIRECT PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Portugal agrees that Colombian insurgent groups, which continue to hold more than 700 captives hostage, are using a cruel and inhumane tactic and should be urged to stop immediately. MFA Director for South American Affairs Joao Baptista told us that Portugal fully agrees with our criticis [...]	2008-07-23 15:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PGOV PREL CO PO
08LISBON1808	ALLEGATION OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SMUGGLING - PORTUGAL [...] (S) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear and/or radiological materials. The report came to post's attention via a walk-in. Information concerning this report was relayed via [...]	2008-07-25 13:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PO PREL PTER
08LISBON1815	PORTUGAL: NO PROBLEMS ON NAM, TURKEY, OR SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 16:31:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PO IR SY TU
08LISBON183	AMBASSADOR, FM AMADO DISCUSS IRAN AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Foreign Minister Amado told Ambassador Stephenson on January 22 -- in the latter's initial courtesy call -- that he had agreed to Iranian FM Mottaki's request for a meeting in Lisbon the following day. Amado said Portugal and the U.S. agreed on the need to turn up the pressure on Tehran [...]	2008-01-22 17:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO IR
08LISBON1874	FOLLOW-UP REPORTING REGARDING ALLEGATION OF [...] (S/NF) Synopsis: On July 24, a walk-in approached Embassy Lisbon and reported that he knew of 5 to 6 plates of Uranium that are for sale in Portugal. The plates are allegedly in the possession of an ex-Russian General living in Portugal who was using a Portuguese Judge to broker sales. Al [...]	2008-07-31 14:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PO PREL PTER

08LISBON1887	PORTUGUESE MOJ ON CAPE VERDE'S NARCOTICS/TERRORISM [...] (C/NF) Summary: Portuguese Judicial Police leaders briefed us on counternarcotics and counterterrorism efforts in Cape Verde. They expressed concern that Cape Verde, West Africa's example of a successful state, was under threat and encouraged greater U.S.-Portugal cooperation to help the Gov [...]	2008-08-01 17:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER SNAR EAID PREL CV PO
08LISBON1898	PORTUGAL WON'T MEET RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS [...] (C) Portugal is falling short on efforts to expand biofuels production due to tender problems this year. Portugal continues a broadbased effort to diversify energy sources, wooing potential new suppliers for petroleum and natural gas while expanding renewable energy generation capacity. Alth [...]	2008-08-04 16:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KGHG TRGY ECON PO
08LISBON1975	PORTUGAL DEFERS TO EU ON STRONGER BURMA SANCTIONS [...] (U) Portugal continues to support the EU consensus regarding sanctions against Burma, according to Joao Terenas of the MFA's Asia Office. Terenas thanked us for the briefing on stronger U.S. sanctions but declined to comment on the prospects for stronger EU sanctions pending further discussio [...]	2008-08-08 17:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD BM PO
08LISBON1976	PORTUGUESE FM AMADO EXPLAINS STANCE ON KOSOVO, [...] (C) In a cordial, one-on-one dinner with the Ambassador on August 7, FM Luis Amado confided that domestic political considerations and the Portuguese-Serbian relationship had delayed Portugal's recognition of Kosovo thus far. Nevertheless, he told the Ambassador that the GOP would recognize Ko [...]	2008-08-08 17:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD MARR PO
08LISBON1999	TFGG01: PORTUGAL NOT PLANNING TO SUPPORT STRONG NAC STATEMENT REF: STATE 85678 [...] (C) Portugal is concerned about the crisis in Georgia but is not ready to make a statement against Russian actions at this time, according to MFA Director for European Affairs Liliana Mascarenhas Neto. She told us that Portugal would wait to hear the French report at the special GAERC meeting on Au [...]	2008-08-11 18:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PARM KCFE PO RU GG
08LISBON2029	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS DRAFT EXCEPTION TEXT FOR INDIA [...] Charge and his British counterpart John Kraus jointly delivered reftel points to MFA Director for Disarmament and Security Pedro Sousa Abreu and requested Portugal's support for the draft exemption at the August 21 meeting. Sousa Abreu responded that it wouldn't be a problem; the draft is acc [...]	2008-08-13 17:24:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC AORC PO
08LISBON2035	TFGG01: AS USUAL, PORTUGAL MILDLY SUPPORTIVE [...] (C/NF) Charge conveyed points to Diplomatic Advisors to the Foreign Minister and President. (On some controversial issues, the Presidency stakes out a position that differs from the MFA's.) 2. (C/NF) MFA: Diplomatic Advisor stated, "We totally share your concerns about the current state [...]	2008-08-14 15:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PHUM OSCE UN GG RS PT
08LISBON205	PORTUGAL PUSHES FOR BALANCED HRC RESOLUTION ON GAZA [...] (C) Pol-Econ Counselor and Poloff jointly delivered reftel demarche points to MFA officials in both the Middle East and the UN/Human Rights Offices urging a common position against the proposed Human Rights Council (HRC) special resolution on Gaza as presented in reftel. UN Affairs Officer Gon [...]	2008-01-24 14:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EUN PO
08LISBON207	PORTUGAL USES EU PRESIDENCY TO PUSH BIOTECH [...] (C) Led by Minister of Agriculture Jaime Silva, Portugal visibly strengthened its public support for biotech issues during its July-December 2007 EU Presidency. Minister Silva's public leadership on biotech went beyond favorable voting to include outspoken support of the European Food Safety [...]	2008-01-24 16:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO PO EUN
08LISBON210	PM SOCRATES INVITED TO CARACAS [...] (SBU) A Portuguese daily recently reported that Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates would visit Caracas by March, citing the Venezuelan presidency's website. Bernard Amaral, one of the Prime Minister's diplomatic advisors, confirmed to us that Hugo Chavez had invited Socrates during the fo [...]	2008-01-24 16:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO VE
08LISBON221	PORTUGUESE VIEWPOINTS IN ADVANCE OF JANUARY 28-29 [...] (U) Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel points with Portugal's views in advance of the GAERC meeting on January 28 and 29. She offered frank insights into the internal EU discussions on Kosovo, Iran, Kenya, and on the new practice of "restricted sessions." 2. [...]	2008-01-25 17:41:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PO EUN
08LISBON222	PORTUGAL: ECONOMY MINISTER TO HEAD WIREC 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 17:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO
08LISBON2300	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PORTUGAL, SEPTEMBER [...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Your visit is scheduled to coincide with two important Portuguese foreign policy moments ) recognition of Kosovo and Portugal leading discussion on the EU's trans-Atlantic policy. This is an opportune moment to stress that the US and EU generally share goals and to call for [...]	2008-08-29 14:21:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OTRA PREL PO
08LISBON2301	LISBON SEEKS LOW PROFILE ON RUSSIA, GEORGIA, AND [...] (C/NF) Summary. Post delivered ref demarches on Russia/Georgia and Kosovo/ICJ. Portugal does not want a public role in condemning Russia over the conflict in Georgia. The Portuguese are hoping for a lessening of current rhetoric in order to put greater emphasis on the Six Point Plan. Separ [...]	2008-08-29 15:26:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS KV RS PO
08LISBON2379	PORTUGAL BRIEFS SENATOR GREGG ON RUSSIA, CAUCASUS, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Portuguese MOD State Secretary Joao Mira Gomes told Senator Judd Gregg (R, NH) that Russia's illegal actions in Georgia required a diplomatic solution in which the West needed to stand firm on principle (including Georgia's territorial integrity) and suspend military cooperati [...]	2008-09-04 16:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OVIP PREL GG AF RS IR UP PO KV EUN
08LISBON238	IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI'S VISIT TO LISBON [...] (C) According to an MFA diplomatic advisor, during a one-day visit to Lisbon by Iranian FM Mottaki on January 23, FM Amado urged his counterpart to take steps to restore the international community's trust and to act responsibly as a key player in the Middle East, and he publicly welcomed the [...]	2008-01-28 17:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO IR
08LISBON2388	PORTUGAL FOCUSES ON TRANS-ATLANTIC AGENDA AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Portugal is expected to remain in the background on most of the Gymnich discussions this week including Russia and Georgia, the Middle East, and EU Security Strategy, but will take the lead on the Trans-Atlantic presentation. Portuguese FM Amado will prompt the EU ministers [...]	2008-09-05 08:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	GG PREL PGOV PHUM
08LISBON2453	PORTUGUESE LEGAL ADVISOR SHOWS SUPPORT FOR U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of the Secretary's visit to Lisbon on September 4, Legal Advisor Bellinger met with Portuguese MFA Legal Advisor Luis Tavares and covered several bilateral areas of interest, including transfer of Guantanamo detainees, Kosovo recognition, and Serbia's UN petition fo [...]	2008-09-09 15:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KLIG PREL PO
08LISBON251	PORTUGUESE MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR, AMBASSADOR [...] (C) During a friendly, one-hour courtesy call at the Foreign Ministry on January 29, MFA political director Bramao Ramos told the Ambassador the EU is about two weeks away from agreement on a public statement to be issued in response to a Kosovo declaration of independence. The statement is [...]	2008-01-29 17:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET PINR PO IR
08LISBON2514	PORTUGAL CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC AT SEPTEMBER 15-16 [...] (SBU) Summary: Portugal has no plans to present or direct discussion at the September 15-16 GAERC meeting. MFA officials expressed cautious optimism about political developments in Zimbabwe and Belarus. They told us that the GOP fully supports EU efforts to stabilize the Somali coast and Geo [...]	2008-09-12 17:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI TU GG RS PHUM PREL PGOV PO EUN
08LISBON2515	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU LINE ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (U) Portugal's MFA Director for Human Rights Sara Martins said Portugal plans to coordinate its human rights agenda with other EU member states and vote on Third Committee measures as a bloc. The GOP approved draft text for Third Committee resolutions, but Martins said Portugal was still wait [...]	2008-09-12 17:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	UN PHUM PREL EUN PO
08LISBON2587	PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-18 11:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID PO
08LISBON2588	PORTUGUESE DEMARCHED ON OFAC NARCOTICS KINGPIN ACT [...] (U) Pol-Econ Officer informed Portuguese MFA America's Director Helena Coutinho and EU Deputy Correspondent Florbela Cardy of the Kingpin designation on Venezuelan officials on September 12 per reftel request. Neither offered a response specifically to the notification, but MFA officials have [...]	2008-09-18 11:24:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	LE KTFN KCRM PTER PINR EFIN SNAR PREL PO
08LISBON2589	PORTUGAL HAS NO COMMENT ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-18 11:24:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL PO
08LISBON2591	PORTUGAL FOLLOWS EU ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 09:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL RS GG PO EUN
08LISBON2595	PORTUGUESE NATO CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) In response to reftel demarches, Portuguese MFA Deputy Director for Security and Disarmament Paolo Teles da Gama told us September 19 that he had been tasked by Political Director Nuno Brito to develop options for further Portuguese contributions to the International Security Assistance For [...]	2008-09-19 17:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AF AL HR IZ PO
08LISBON2596	PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO BOLIVIA/VENEZUELA DEMARCHE [...] (C) DCM and Pol/Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Portuguese MFA diplomatic advisor Francisco Ribeiro Menezes on September 19. Menezes expressed firm support for the US position in the disputes with Bolivia and Venezuela, adding that Portugal had taken note of US "moderation". Sayin [...]	2008-09-19 17:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PO BL
08LISBON2597	PORTUGAL REGRETS FOR 23 SEPTEMBER EU27 CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 17:34:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PO
08LISBON2600	PORTUGAL ON BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY [...] (U) Portugal is actively engaged in EU efforts to reach consensus on biofuels mandates and sustainability criteria by the end of 2008, according to officials of the Ministries of Environment and Economy. Fausto Brito e Abreu of the Ministry of Environment highlighted to Pol/Econoff the Prime [...]	2008-09-22 16:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN POL PO
08LISBON2601	PORTUGAL RESPONSE ON IAEA DEMARCHE [...] (C) DCM and Pol/Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Portuguese MFA diplomatic advisor Francisco Ribeiro Menezes on September 19. After MFA consultation Minister Amado's Diplomatic Advisor Paulo Lourenoo today called the DCM and said "We are not happy with the candidacy of Iran and Syr [...]	2008-09-22 16:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUC PO
08LISBON2602	NO PORTUGUESE RESPONSE YET ON "NO BUSINESS AS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-23 09:11:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	GG RS PREL PO
08LISBON2603	NO PORTUGUESE BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-23 09:11:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	GG RS KCRS KMCA EAID EFIN PREL PO
08LISBON2604	PORTUGAL RECEIVED POINTS ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-23 13:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PREL PARM PO
08LISBON2613	PORTUGAL'S CHILD LABOR LEADERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-01 13:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
08LISBON2616	PORTUGAL'S REPLY TO CALL FOR THE 2009 SECRETARY'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 09:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KWMN PHUM PREL
08LISBON2619	PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE EXERCISE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 09:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER
08LISBON2620	PORTUGAL REQUESTS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON U.S. [...] (U) Portuguese MFA Disarmament and Security Deputy Director Joao Pedro Fins do Lago and Disarmament Officer Sara Oliveira thanked us for the draft text on the U.S. resolution on compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitations and disarmament agreements. Fins do Lago asked for additional [...]	2008-10-06 09:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PO
08LISBON2621	PORTUGAL - IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 10:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP IR MNUC PARM PO
08LISBON2622	PORTUGAL - TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 10:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC IZ IR SY PO
08LISBON2628	PORTUGAL TO FOLLOW EU AND ABSTAIN ON KOSOVO ICJ [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 15:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	UN PREL
08LISBON2629	(S/NF) PORTUGAL: "WE KNOW CHAVEZ IS A CRAZY MAN [...] (C) Summary: Hugo Chavez visited Portugal on September 27, at the end of a trip that included stops in Cuba, China, Russia, and France. Portugal has warmed towards Venezuela recently and become the EU nation most visited by Chavez over the past year. In addition to protecting the large Portuguese p [...]	2008-10-07 10:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON2630	PORTUGAL: LATEST KOSOVO RECOGNITION TARGET DATE IS [...] (C/NF) In an October 3 meeting Portuguese MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Nuno Brito said he "hopes" Portugal will formally recognize Kosovo on October 7, and that President Cavaco Silva told Serbian President Tadic it is time for Portugal to move on regarding the issue. Brito relate [...]	2008-10-07 11:00:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNGA UN KV PO
08LISBON2634	PORTUGAL RECOGNIZES KOSOVO [...] (C) After several months of indecision, the Government of Portugal (GOP) recognized Kosovo October 7. Foreign Minister Luis Amado also told Ambassador Stephenson privately October 8 that Montenegro and Macedonia would likely recognize Kosovo in the next few days. In addition to the recognitio [...]	2008-10-08 14:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV PO
08LISBON2635	PORTUGAL ON PALESTINIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 14:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM PO
08LISBON2636	PORTUGAL: FINANCIAL CRISIS CAUSES STRAIN BUT NO [...] Portuguese banks and financial institutions have adequate capital to ensure solvency and limited exposure to the devalued assets plaguing larger financial institutions elsewhere in Europe, yet the Portuguese public is nervous about recent difficulties of large U.S. and European institutions a [...]	2008-10-08 15:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PO
08LISBON2637	PORTUGAL ON NATO ENLARGEMENT: STEPS FROM [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 16:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA PARM MARR PREL PO AL HR
08LISBON2638	PORTUGAL RESPONSE: FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 06:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL UN PO
08LISBON2639	PORTUGAL: OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUNDS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 11:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV PO
08LISBON2641	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS TOUGHER LINE ON BELARUS AT [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese MFA officials Isabel Ferreira and Florbela Cardy stressed that Portugal and the EU agree with the main points of reftel demarche on Zimbabwe, Georgia, and Belarus. While Portugal plans to follow the EU consensus on most votes, Cardy did mention that Portugal and the Ne [...]	2008-10-09 15:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	BO GG RS PHUM PREL PGOV PO EUN
08LISBON2642	PORTUGAL: EGYPT'S MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON AVIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 11:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL
08LISBON2643	PORTUGAL RESPONSE: NATO AND UNGA DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 15:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PO AF IZ
08LISBON2648	(SBU) Portuguese interim response to demarche on sharing [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consul General and ACS Specialist met with Manuel Grainha do Vale, MFA Americas Division Deputy Director, on September 30 to deliver the demarche regarding the HSPD-6 proposal to share terrorist screening information. We left the proposal with him in hard copy as a diplomatic no [...]	2008-10-16 12:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CMGT CVIS PTER PGOV PREL PO
08LISBON2657	PORTUGAL: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST NO. [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 12:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AINF PREL PO
08LISBON2658	PORTUGAL'S PARTICIPATION IN EULEX (C-RE8-01061) [...] (C) Following Portugal's recent recognition of Kosovo (Ref A),Portuguese MFA Deputy Director for Security and Defense Luis Leandro da Silva told us that they fully support the EU Mission. He further noted that, although not every EU member state recognizes Kosovo, the EU has achieved consensu [...]	2008-10-22 12:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL EUN KV PO
08LISBON2659	PORTUGAL'S 2009 BUDGET TO MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Portuguese Government's 2009 budget request maintains the record low budget deficit that was achieved last year (2.2% of GDP). There are no major policy or spending shifts in the budget request and, for that reason, there was little significant criticism from opposition pa [...]	2008-10-22 13:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PO
08LISBON2666	PORTUGAL FINANCIERS FORESEE LEAN TIMES AHEAD [...] Six leading Portuguese financiers told the Ambassador the Portuguese financial market is "getting by" with decreasing profits during the current "deleveraging" period. Although there is some concern about bank liquidity, the GOP is expected to announce a bank recapitalization program next we [...]	2008-10-27 12:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PO
08LISBON2667	PORTUGAL INFORMED OF DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL- [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-27 13:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR PO
08LISBON2672	PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON BOSNIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 12:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PGOV PO
08LISBON2676	GOP NOT ATTENDING IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 13:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	IR PREK TRGY PO
08LISBON2677	PORTUGUESE DELEGATION TO MTCR MEETING AND DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 13:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA PARM PREL TSPA ETTC PO
08LISBON2678	PORTUGAL OPEN TO AMENDING NSG GUIDELINES [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 13:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA PO
08LISBON2685	PORTUGAL: DRAFT OF 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Per reftel request, attached is Embassy Lisbon's submission for the 2008 INCSR Report. I. Summary Portugal once again saw a significant decline in cocaine seizures as shipments to Europe are increasingly being routed through African nations rather than Northern Atlantic routes. As a result, [...]	2008-10-31 16:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PO
08LISBON2689	(C) WHY PORTUGAL IS SOFT ON RUSSIA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Portugal has shown itself to be notably reluctant to criticize Russian misbehavior in recent months. There is no single reason for this, but rather a combination of Portugal's new economic diplomacy, a desire to find a "balance" on tough issues, and some preconceptions on the [...]	2008-11-03 16:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON RS PO
08LISBON2690	PORTUGAL'S TAKE-AWAYS FROM THE LUSO-BRAZILIAN [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 28, Brazil hosted the Ninth Luso-Brazilian Summit in Salvador, Brazil. The summit is held biennially to discuss common bilateral agendas, and this year included discussions on the financial crisis, the status of the Doha Round and the signing of ten bilateral commercia [...]	2008-11-04 09:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV BR PO
08LISBON2694	PORTUGAL BANK NATIONALIZATION RATIFIED [...] (U) The Portuguese parliament ratified the nationalization of Banco Portugues de Negocios (BPN) announced by Finance Minister Teixeira dos Santos on November 2. The takeover, the first bank nationalization in Portugal since 1975, was prompted after days of negotiation failed to produce an a [...]	2008-11-07 11:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PO
08LISBON2698	AFRICA COMMAND DCMA COORDINATES WITH PORTUGUESE [...] (U) Summary: Africa Command DCMA Amb. Yates conducted meetings with civilian interlocutors in Lisbon November 4 to develop potential partnerships, particularly in Lusophone Africa. Representatives from the Ministries of Interior and Justice lauded existing trilateral cooperation with the US i [...]	2008-11-07 16:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL XA PO
08LISBON2699	PORTUGAL REITERATES OUTSTANDING BOSNIA COMMITMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Florbela Cardy and Isabel Ferreira of the Portuguese MFA expressed general Portugal and EU agreement with reftel points. Cardy stressed EU resolve for Bosnia to meet its 5 2 Agenda commitments and downplayed concerns about the EU/Russia summit. Cardy said the EU is encouraged b [...]	2008-11-07 17:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN BK RS IZ AF BM PO PHUM
08LISBON2701	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-10 15:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP PO
08LISBON2702	PORTUGAL ON GAERC SUPPLEMENT DEALING WITH RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 10:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV RS PO
08LISBON2703	PORTUGAL: EU REGULATIONS ON RECOGNIZED [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 10:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EUN IMO PO
08LISBON2707	PORTUGUESE BANKERS OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Portuguese financiers continue to express cautious optimism about the Portuguese financial markets and to support the leadership demonstrated by the U.S. Treasury Secretary and Portuguese Finance Minister. Ambassador Stephenson met with four leading Portuguese bankers who are concerned a [...]	2008-11-13 17:11:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PO
08LISBON2708	MEETING WITH PORTUGUESE FORMIN AMADO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Stephenson met with Portuguese Foreign Minister Amado November 13 and touched on a range of key topics. Amado is laying the political groundwork for an increase in Portugal's contribution to ISAF in Afghanistan, but new boots are unlikely to hit the ground before early [...]	2008-11-13 17:31:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON2711	EMBASSY LISBON'S OCTOBER 2008 VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Lisbon's Visas Viper Program (VVP) Committee met on November 3, 2008. This month, Post submits the name of an American citizen fugitive, wanted in the U.S. for criminal, terrorist activities, a Syrian national with links to an Al-Qa'ida fundraising operative, and 14 members [...]	2008-11-14 16:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC PO
08LISBON2718	PORTUGAL FUMBLES ITS COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES' [...] (C) Summary and comment: Portugal holds the 2007-2009 Chair for the Community of Democracies (CD) Convening Group, but its performance has been disappointing from the start. Portuguese MFA contacts offered us an overview of their leadership agenda for the Community of Democracies in 2009. MFA [...]	2008-11-19 17:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PO
08LISBON2719	RUSSIAN FM LAVROV VISITS PORTUGAL [...] (SBU) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stopped in Portugal on November 18 while returning from the G-20 meetings in Washington. In Lisbon he met with Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado after which the two gave a joint press conference. Publicly, Lavrov confirmed Moscow's plans to i [...]	2008-11-20 07:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PO
08LISBON2724	PORTUGAL INFORMED OF REVOCATION OF IRAN'S U-TURN [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 15:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL EFIN PO
08LISBON2725	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO PORTUGAL: GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 15:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PTER PREL PO
08LISBON2726	PORTUGAL URGED TO OPPOSE UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 15:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	IS LE SY PREL PO
08LISBON2727	PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON UPCOMING UN FIRST COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 15:29:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL PO
08LISBON2728	PORTUGAL CONCERNED WITH DEA EXPULSION, HOPES EU [...] (C) Portugal shares U.S. concerns regarding potential increased coca cultivation, drug trafficking, and crime as a result of the GOB's expulsion of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). In response to reftel demarche points, MFA Director for Latin America Joao Baptista told us that Portugal and [...]	2008-11-21 15:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SNAR PO
08LISBON2729	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PORTUGUESE ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 15:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC OVIP PO PREL
08LISBON273	PORTUGUESE PM SOCRATES REPLACES TWO MINISTERS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Amid growing criticism by the public over service cutbacks and other austerity measures, Prime Minister Socrates accepted the resignations of the Ministers of Health and Culture on January 29. Both outgoing ministers were publicly criticized for mishandling aspects of their por [...]	2008-02-01 14:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PO
08LISBON2735	PORTUGAL - PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 16:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PREL PO
08LISBON2736	PORTUGAL - GPAF DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 16:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV PO
08LISBON2739	PORTUGAL ON EU BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY [...] (C) Luis Duarte Silva of Portugal's Directorate General of Energy and Geology (Ministry of Economy) said Portugal understands reftel demarche points but must continue to work within the EU process regarding biofuels sustainability. Silva acknowledged Portuguese reservations concerning the EU [...]	2008-11-28 15:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EU PO
08LISBON2740	PORTUGAL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT POZNAN CONFERENCE [...] (C) Portugal is optimistic about progress at the upcoming UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference in Poznan. Fausto Brito e Abreu, Advisor to the State Secretary of the Environment, cited President-elect Obama's recent statements of support for emissions reductions and [...]	2008-11-28 15:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG SENV ENRG PREL PO
08LISBON2751	PORTUGAL NOTIFIED ABOUT U.S TERRORIST FINANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 09:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR PO
08LISBON2752	PORTUGAL NOTIFIED ABOUT U.S TERRORIST FINANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 09:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR PO
08LISBON2753	PORTUGAL MAINTAINS STATUS QUO IN RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) In response to reftel request for information for the Suspension of the Libertad Act, Title III, Portugal's relationship with Cuba remained unchanged over 2008. 2. (C) POLITICAL INTERACTION: Portugal follows the European Union policy of supporting human rights and democratic transition [...]	2008-12-05 10:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PO
08LISBON2754	PORTUGAL: IMPROVING EU BURMA SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 10:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM EU PO
08LISBON2756	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU CONSENSUS ON ALL DECEMBER 8-9 [...] (SBU) Portugal's MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Florbela Cardy said the EU shares US concerns about Pakistan, the Western Balkans, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Middle East as outlined in reftel demarche. She further noted that Portugal fully agreed with the draft conclusions to be p [...]	2008-12-05 17:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON2759	PORTUGAL: AMENDED LACEY ACT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-09 16:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO PO
08LISBON2765	PORTUGAL TO SEND MEDICAL UNIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Jorge Roza de Oliveira, Diplomatic Adviser to Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, told us December 5 that Portugal would provide additional contributions to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan in the wake of the Portuguese C-130,s December 2008 departu [...]	2008-12-11 09:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL AF PO
08LISBON2769	PORTUGAL URGES EU TO ACCEPT GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (U) Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado sent the letter below to his European Union counterparts December 10 calling for an EU response to help the U.S. close the Guantanamo detention center, specifically by accepting detainees for resettlement. (U) Begin text of letter: Lisbon, 10 Dec [...]	2008-12-12 14:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PREF PO CU
08LISBON2771	PORTUGAL: PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 16:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PREL PO
08LISBON2772	PORTUGAL ON IEA 2009 - 2010 BUDGET [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 16:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG IEA PREL PO
08LISBON2777	PORTUGAL: UN CONDITIONS OF SERVICE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 16:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA PO
08LISBON2778	PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: SYRIA IAEA PROJECT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 16:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY PREL PO
08LISBON2780	PORTUGAL: PROBLEMS AT THE LUSO-AMERICAN FOUNDATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In 1985, with the USAID mission to Portugal closing its doors, the U.S. and Portuguese governments created the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) in Lisbon to address Portugal's development challenges and to promote U.S.-Portuguese cooperation. The USG subsequently contr [...]	2008-12-15 16:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AMGT EAID OEXC SCUL PO
08LISBON2781	CODEL HASTINGS AND THE OSCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Hastings visited Portugal to report to OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Joao Soares regarding Hastings' recent trip through North Africa and the Middle East. Hastings will develop a proposal to allow the OSCE,s Maghreb partners to participate more fully in OSCE [...]	2008-12-15 17:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP OSCE PGOV PO PREL

08LISBON2784	PORTUGAL: SUPPORT FOR THE LEBANON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 11:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNSC EUN PO

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