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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
08BAKU182	AZERBAIJAN: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Paragraph 4 below provides Embassy Baku's submission on the status of action the GOAJ has taken to combat human trafficking. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) Summary: Anti-TIP efforts in the Republic of Azerbaijan are conducted under the direction of the Deputy Ministe [...]	2008-03-03 08:51:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG AJ

08BAKU185	IDEAS FOR PROMOTING A U.S.-AZERBAIJAN-TURKEY [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassies Ankara and Baku. 2. (C) Embassy Ankara and Embassy Baku provide the following informal suggestions to follow up with EUR A/S Fried's December 2007 speech at the Mayflower Hotel on a strategic partnership among the U.S, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. Bo [...]	2008-03-04 13:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ENRG TU AJ
08BAKU186	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AG, ENERGY AND CARGILL WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a February 28 meeting with Prime Minister Rasizadeh, the Ambassador discussed the importance of developing the non-energy sector, especially the agricultural sector, and offered U.S. assistance to the GOAJ in implementing its new agricultural strategy. The Ambassador also rais [...]	2008-03-04 13:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PREL PGOV ETRD AJ
08BAKU187	DFM AZIMOV REQUESTS USG SUPPORT ON [...] (C) Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov requested a meeting with Ambassador Derse on February 29 to discuss Azerbaijan's pending UNGA resolution "on the situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan" (other topics septel). European embassies were similarly summoned to a gr [...]	2008-03-04 13:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS UN AZ
08BAKU188	REPORTED CEASEFIRE VIOLATION ON THE [...] (C) The Embassy reached out to GOAJ contacts to hear their perspective on a reported truce violation on the Line of Contact near the Terter district. According to Embassy Yerevan, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian phoned the Charge d,Affaires this morning to inform him that the Azerb [...]	2008-03-04 15:11:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM AM AJ
08BAKU191	AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR MANN TALKS ENERGY WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Aliyev seeks enhanced cooperation with Turkmenistan on offshore energy development, and is willing to be minority partner with the GOTX in developing the Serdar-Kapaz field. Aliyev seeks concrete action from Turkmenistan showing it is interested in such cooperation, an [...]	2008-03-05 08:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU TX ENRG
08BAKU192	AZERBAIJAN WITHDRAWING PEACEKEEPERS FROM KOSOVO [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 5. 2. (C) The Azerbaijani Parliament voted on March 4 to withdraw its 34 peacekeepers from Kosovo. The decision has been expected for several days, as local press and several MP's publicly stated as early as February 26 that President Aliyev r [...]	2008-03-05 11:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS MARR MASS MOPS KPAO AJ
08BAKU193	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR AZERBAIJAN FOR S/CT [...] (C) The Embassy provides the following response to ref A's request for information on Azerbaijan's critical infrastructure (CI) and key resources (KI),which would "have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States" if destroyed. Embassy recommends that Azerbaijan's primary energ [...]	2008-03-05 11:28:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG AJ
08BAKU194	AZERBAIJAN: INTERIM SECURITY DIALOGUE REVIEW WITH [...] (C) Summary: Visiting PM/RSAT office director David Bame and OSD Eurasia Policy Director Colonel Jon Chicky met with Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov on February 26 for an interim review of the bilateral security dialogue. Azimov said Kosovo's independence creates a harmful perception of [...]	2008-03-05 12:29:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ENRG AJ
08BAKU195	PROFILE OF IRANIAN-EDUCATED AZERBAIJANI SHIA [...] (C) Summary: While most Azerbaijani clerics espouse moderate religious and political views, the Embassy has been developing a relationship with one Shia cleric trained in Qom, Iran who espouses anti-Israeli and pro-Hezbollah rhetoric. Haji Namik Babahanov was the head imam at a local Baku m [...]	2008-03-05 12:33:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO KIRF IR AJ
08BAKU196	UPDATE ON CEASEFIRE VIOLATION ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH [...] (C) Summary: According to President Aliyev on March 5, the situation along the Line of Contact has de-escalated and Azerbaijan did not instigate the firefight and would not "take advantage of the situation." Based on our conversations with other GOAJ officials, initial press reports, and pu [...]	2008-03-05 13:46:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ASEC AM AJ
08BAKU202	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE OIC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA OIC desk officer Elmar Alizada on March 4. Alizada was grateful for the information, noting that Deputy Foreign Minister Sadikov, who covers OIC issues, was interested in obtaining information about Sada Cumber. The Ambassador is also sending a le [...]	2008-03-06 10:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OIC AJ
08BAKU203	PRESIDENT HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE [...] (SBU) At a February 11 conference on the State Program for the Economic Development of the Regions, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev outlined a long list of successes and accomplishments, stating that the government's program has been 98 percent fulfilled. The President highlighted the foll [...]	2008-03-06 11:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV AJ
08BAKU204	CORRECTED COPY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. SPECIAL [...] (U) This is a corrected version of Baku 00202. 2. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA OIC desk officer Elmar Alizada on March 4. Alizada was grateful for the information, noting that Deputy Foreign Minister Sadikov, who covers OIC issues, was interested in obtaining information a [...]	2008-03-06 12:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OIC AJ
08BAKU206	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMBASSADOR SWING'S IOM DG [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 13:21:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OIC AJ
08BAKU21	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LUGAR'S VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN, [...] (SBU) Azerbaijan's pro-Western foreign policy orientation, geopolitical setting -- sandwiched between Iran and Russia -- and ability to provide alternative energy supplies to Europe make it an important U.S. partner. It is in our interests to have a reforming, stable, pro-western Azerbaijan, [...]	2008-01-08 10:29:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG MARR MASS AJ
08BAKU210	EMBASSY BAKU INFORMATION ON THE OIC SUMMIT IN DAKAR [...] (C) Per ref a, poloff informed the MFA of Sada Cumber's recent appointment. The Embassy also has communicated Cumber's interest in meeting with either Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov or Deputy Foreign Minister Vagif Sadikov. Both Azerbaijani officials will be at the conferenc [...]	2008-03-07 11:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC SG OIC AJ
08BAKU211	UPDATE ON U.S. MISSLE DEFENSE TALKS WITH RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 12:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS NATO AJ RU
08BAKU214	U.S. VIEWS ON IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL ELBARADEI'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 12:06:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM
08BAKU217	KOSOVO SOLIDARITY REQUEST DELIVERED TO AZERBAIJAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 12:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV AJ
08BAKU218	AZERBAIJAN: BTC PARTNERS APPROVE EXPANSION, ACG [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 6 the BTC Partners voted to approve expansion of the BTC pipeline from one to one point two million barrels per day (mmbd),despite strong opposition from the Government of Azerbaijan. Earlier, the ACG Partners had agreed to "provisionally and without prejudice" change [...]	2008-03-07 14:31:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
08BAKU219	AZADLIQ NEWSPAPER EDITOR SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 7, Baku's Yasamal District Court convicted opposition Azadliq newspaper Editor-In-Chief Ganimat Zahid of hooliganism and inflicting minor bodily harm and sentenced him to four years' imprisonment. In the same hearing, the court convicted Vusal Hasanov, the other party i [...]	2008-03-07 15:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
08BAKU221	AZERBAIJAN - REPORT ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] Per reftel, this cable contains Embassy's 2008 country narrative on fiscal transparency in Azerbaijan. 2. The process to publicize the state budget in Azerbaijan has changed with the implementation of the Budget System Law, which took effect in January 2003. The President submits the budge [...]	2008-03-11 05:04:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PREL TI AJ
08BAKU224	AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR MANN TALKS ENERGY WITH FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eurasian Energy Coordinator Ambassador Mann told Foreign Minister Mammadyarov that BTC expansion was "imperative." On Turkmenistan, Mann said President Aliyev and Azerbaijan could provide a good example to Berdimuhamedov of how to invite foreign energy companies into a productive [...]	2008-03-11 07:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TX ENRG
08BAKU230	AMBASSADOR URGES AZERBAIJAN TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL [...] (C) During a March 1 meeting with President Aliyev, the Ambassador told President Aliyev that the U.S. would be asking ISAF coalition countries to increase their participation in Afghanistan, and that she would pass options on how to do so to the MFA. Aliyev said that he would consult FM Mam [...]	2008-03-11 13:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AJ
08BAKU231	PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF RAMIZ MEHDIYEV PLEDGES [...] (C) Summary: In a March 3 meeting, the Ambassador reviewed with Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev the criteria the U.S. would consider as it evaluates Azerbaijan's October presidential election. She also briefed Mehdiyev on the planned USD 3 million in election-related assistance ac [...]	2008-03-11 14:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID AJ
08BAKU232	AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR MANN DISCUSSES EUROPEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Referring to Shah Deniz Stage Two, ACG Associated and Deep Gas and the offshore "Umid" field which Socar is developing, President Aliyev said that Azerbaijan will have much gas available for export. He told Ambassador for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Mann that "it was important for [...]	2008-03-12 05:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
08BAKU234	AZERBAIJAN COMMERCIAL UPDATE, February 15 - 29, 2008 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. END SUMMARY. 2. RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ------------------------- [...]	2008-03-12 08:41:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
08BAKU237	REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO SOLICIT FUNDS [...] This is an action request - please see paragraph 5. Reply requested NLT Friday March 28. 2. The 2008 Caspian Oil and Gas Show (COGS) will be held June 3-6, 2008, here in Baku. This annual event has thousands of attendees and is the largest oil and gas show in the region. COGS 2007 hoste [...]	2008-03-12 13:40:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ENRG AJ
08BAKU238	ARAZ AZIMOV'S COMMENTS ON DRAFT UNGA RESOLUTION ON [...] (S/NF) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov on March 12 relayed GOAJ responses to the USG's comments on Azerbaijan's draft UNGA resolution on the situation in the occupied territories (ref a). Azimov provided line-by-line comments on the U.S. recommendations, but his overriding con [...]	2008-03-12 15:13:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV UNGA AJ AM
08BAKU241	AZERBAIJANI JEWISH LEADERS PUSHING REPEAL OF [...] (C) Summary: Several local Azerbaijani Jewish activists are seeking to lobby the U.S. Government to annul the Jackson-Vanik amendment of the 1974 Trade Act of the United States. There appears to be some level of coordination between the Jewish activists and the GOAJ in this effort, which tr [...]	2008-03-13 06:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD KIRF AJ
08BAKU242	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR PRESIDENT SAYS ANY PUBLICITY BAD [...] (C) SUMMARY. State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) continues to seek a 'zero publicity' policy in relation to its efforts to strengthen energy ties with Europe. Specifically, Socar President Abdullayev asked that USG officials not refer publicly to the current GOT-GOAJ dispute over tas tran [...]	2008-03-13 06:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
08BAKU246	DEPUTY FM AZIMOV RAISES THE ANTE ON AZERBAIJAN'S [...] (C) Summary: An angry Deputy Foreign Minister Azimov told the DCM that a U.S. vote against Azerbaijan's UNGA resolution on March 14 would be "the biggest mistake" the U.S. could make, which he would interpret as the U.S. voting against a strategic partnership with Azerbaijan. Azimov threate [...]	2008-03-13 10:23:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV UNGA AJ AM
08BAKU250	SENATOR BROWNBACK'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ALIYEV [...] (C) Summary: In a February 20 meeting with Senator Brownback, President Aliyev affirmed Azerbaijan's commitment to developing new Caspian gas reserves and export routes to Europe in spite of increasing pressure from Russia and Iran. He said that continued U.S. support would be key to these i [...]	2008-03-14 06:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON ETRD PBTS AJ
08BAKU251	AZERBAIJANIS SEEK REPEAL OF SECTION 907 IN [...] (C) Summary: In separate February 20 meetings, the AmCham Board of Directors, Deputy Foreign Minister Pashayev and a group of reform-minded MPS told Senator Brownback (R-KS) that Azerbaijan sought to deepen its ties with the United States. In recognition of Azerbaijan's growing partnership [...]	2008-03-14 06:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG ECON KPAO AJ
08BAKU252	AZERBAIJANI RELIGIOUS OFFICIAL DISCOUNTS RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Summary: Pol/Econ Chief met with State Committee on Work with Religious Associations (SCWRA) Chief Hidayat Orujov on March 3 to raise concern with the GOAJ's selective harassment of several religious groups. Orujov sought to rebut our concerns by pointing to the groups' lack of registra [...]	2008-03-14 08:29:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF AJ
08BAKU254	AMBASSADOR AND FINANCE MINISTER REVIEW EPC AGENDA, [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Finance Minister Sharifov and his team reviewed the EPC agenda, communique and logistics with us on March 14. Sharifov said that the GOAJ will provide a list of the GOAJ delegation by March 31. The GOAJ delegation could include a n [...]	2008-03-14 09:49:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL AJ
08BAKU256	NATO ROSE-ROTH SEMINAR ATTRACTS DIVERSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO's 68th Rose-Roth Seminar, focused on "Security in the Caspian Region," was held in Baku March 6-8. Speakers included a range of parliamentarians, scholars and government officials from Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia; this was the first time that Central Asian states [...]	2008-03-14 10:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARK MASS PBTS NATO AJ
08BAKU257	AZADLIQ NEWSPAPER JOURNALIST STABBED; [...] (SBU) On March 13 at approximately 2000, opposition Azadliq newspaper correspondent Agil Khalil was stabbed near his heart by four assailants. The 25-year old Khalil survived, although he lost a significant amount of blood and underwent minor surgery. As of COB on March 14, he remained in th [...]	2008-03-14 11:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
08BAKU262	AZERBAIJAN: 2007 HRR ROLLS OUT TO MIXED REACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 12 press event, the Ambassador rolled out the 2007 Human Rights Report to a group of human rights activists, representatives of the Human Rights Ombudswoman's office, and Parliament's Human Rights Commission Chair. Although the Human Rights Commission Chair questioned [...]	2008-03-17 13:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS KPAO AJ
08BAKU263	AZERBAIJAN: TGI SAYS IT IS MOST VIABLE PROJECT FOR [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY. A representative of the Italian Energy Company Edison argued that of the three pipeline projects vying for volumes of Shah Deniz Phase Two (SD2) gas, the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) project is the most commercially viable. Given t [...]	2008-03-18 08:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
08BAKU268	UPDATE ON STABBED AZERBAIJANI JOURNALIST [...] (C) Agil Khalil, the Azadliq newspaper corespondent who was stabbed and subsequently hospitalized on March 13 (reftel),reports that his physical condition is improving, although he remains weak. Acting Azadliq Editor Azer Ahmedov, speaking on behalf of Khalil, told us that Khalil left the C [...]	2008-03-19 11:30:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
08BAKU270	PRESIDENTIAL PARDON DISAPPOINTS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) President Aliyev pardoned 59 prisoners on March 18, in a step that was widely expected by local human rights activists. The pardon is linked to the Novruz holiday, which is the most important holiday for the majority of Azerbaijanis. In the past, President Ilham Aliyev and former Pres [...]	2008-03-19 11:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
08BAKU275	AZERBAIJAN'S NK UNGA RESOLUTION UNDERSCORES [...] (C) Summary: The March 14 UNGA vote on Azerbaijan's "Situation in the Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan" resolution reflects the GOAJ's broader attempt to underscore Azerbaijan's fundamental redlines in the Minsk Group negotiations and to find additional tools outside of the Minsk Group to [...]	2008-03-19 13:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM AJ
08BAKU276	AZERBAIJAN ENERGY UPDATE, MARCH 2008 [...] SUMMARY: This is the first in a series of regular energy updates, highlighting developments outside of the major off-shore oil and gas production and transport projects. The information contained in these reports is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for [...]	2008-03-19 14:41:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
08BAKU277	LOOKING TO ARMENIA,"AZERBAIJAN NOW SYMBOL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: A clearly pleased President Aliyev branded the recent Armenian Presidential elections "a fraud," the incoming and outgoing Armenian President "criminals," and said that the sham elections and subsequent violence, where the Armenian government was forced to kill its own people, al [...]	2008-03-25 05:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TX AR ENRG
08BAKU279	ACTION REQUEST: AZERBAIJAN REQUESTS CONFIRMATION [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 2. (SBU) On March 19, the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the GOAJ, requesting that the U.S. "confirm officially and in written form its adherence to respect and support of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Azer [...]	2008-03-25 12:07:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS AJ
08BAKU280	DAS BRYZA PROMOTES DEMOCRACY AGENDA WITH FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate March 4-5 meetings with Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev, EUR/DAS Bryza reviewed election assistance and the issue of our bilateral democracy dialogue agenda with Azerbaijan, underscoring the importance of democratic ref [...]	2008-03-26 05:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AR GA AJ
08BAKU281	DAS BRYZA'S MEETINGS WITH POLITICAL PARTIES, CIVIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 4-5 visit to Baku, EUR/DAS Bryza met separately with a group of Islamic commentators, members of the Karabakh Forum (an informal association of prominent commentators),and leaders of many of Azerbaijan's prominent political parties. The Islamic commentators agreed [...]	2008-03-26 06:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PBTS KDEM KIRF KISL AJ
08BAKU282	DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES ENERGY COOPERATION WITH FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 4-5 visit to Baku, EUR/DAS Bryza discussed energy cooperation in separate meetings with Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev, and Deputy Speaker of Parliament Valeh Alasgarov. Bryza briefed Mammadyarov on his recent e [...]	2008-03-26 06:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL AJ
08BAKU283	HEADSCARVES IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Summary: A small but growing segment of Azerbaijani women wear an Islamic headscarf (hijab). While there is no ban against women wearing the hijab at government offices or universities, there are regular instances of local officials harassing women who choose to wear a headscarf; several [...]	2008-03-26 08:31:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM KIRF AJ
08BAKU284	AZERBAIJANI MUSLIM IVP'ER CAUGHT UP IN MNS [...] (C) Azerbaijani Islamic commentator Elshad Miri told the Embassy that Ministry of National Security (MNS) officers raided his office on February 27, shortly after he returned from the U.S., where he participated in an International Visitors Program (IVP) for Azerbaijani Muslim believers. Miri [...]	2008-03-26 11:07:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL KPAO AJ
08BAKU290	IMPRISONED AZERBAIJANI BAPTIST PASTOR IS PARDONED [...] (C) President Aliyev pardoned Baptist pastor Zaur Balaev on March 18, as part of a broader presidential pardon timed to the start of Novruz (ref a). Balaev was arrested on May 20, 2007 on charges of resisting and attacking police in the northwestern village of Aliabad (ref b). Since Balaev's [...]	2008-03-27 12:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF AJ
08BAKU291	UPDATE ON SOFAZ, AZERBAIJAN'S OIL FUND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since its creation in 1999, the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) has acted as Azerbaijan's energy revenue sterilizer and long-term savings vehicle. With current assets in excess of USD 2.5 billion (expected to grow to USD 6 billion this year, and USD 10 billion by 2010, based [...]	2008-03-28 08:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG PREL AJ
08BAKU292	REQUEST FOR U/S JEFFREY TO VISIT BAKU IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See Paragraph 2. 2. (U) Embassy Baku requests that Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery III consider visiting Azerbaijan June 3-4, in conjunction with the June 3-6 International Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition and Confer [...]	2008-03-28 09:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP AJ ENRG
08BAKU293	REQUEST FOR U/S JEFFERY TO VISIT BAKU IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See Paragraph 2. 2. (U) Embassy Baku requests that Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery III consider visiting Azerbaijan June 3-4, in conjunction with the June 3-6 International Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition and Confer [...]	2008-03-28 10:03:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP AJ ENRG
08BAKU3	AZERBAIJAN'S INCREASINGLY CONFIDENT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: In the past few years and especially the last year as oil revenues have come on-line, the GOAJ has adopted a strikingly more confident and activist foreign policy. The GOAJ's new activism is reflected in a high volume of foreign visits to and from Azerbaijan, the large number o [...]	2008-01-03 10:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG KDEM AJ
08BAKU302	U.S.-AZERBAIJAN DEMOCRACY DIALOGUE [...] (C) David, I would like to congratulate you on your appointment and invite you to Azerbaijan at your earliest convenience to continue the bilateral dialogue on democracy and human rights that Barry Lowenkron initiated in December 2006 at President Aliyev's suggestions. This forum, led on the [...]	2008-03-31 11:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF AJ
08BAKU305	AZERBAIJAN: SENIOR ROUNDTABLE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE [...] As requested reftel, the Ambassador briefed State Committee for Family, Women, and Children's Issues Chair Hijran Huseynova on the March 12 Senior Roundtable for Women's Justice in a March 27 letter. In the letter, the Ambassador highlighted the seminar's goals and informed Huseynova of Avon [...]	2008-04-01 13:42:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN KPAO PREL AJ
08BAKU309	EFFORTS TO UNIFY THE WORLD AZERBAIJANIS CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary: World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) President Ghulamriza Sabri-Tabrizi characterized a recent Brussels meeting of the WAC Board of Directors to finalize details of the reunification of the Demokratik Dunya Azerbaijan Kongresi (the North America-based faction of the WAC led by Ahmad [...]	2008-04-02 12:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM IR AJ
08BAKU310	A LOOK AT AZERBAIJAN,S SECRETIVE, SHI,A VILLAGE OF [...] (C) Summary: Nardaran, a conservative village of 7,000 residents on Azerbaijan,s Absheron peninsula is routinely cited as a restive, Shi,a hotbed of Iranian influence. Yet according to a Nardaran resident, village elders are the center of authority within Nardaran, not Tehran. The resident [...]	2008-04-02 13:03:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL ASEC IR AJ
08BAKU312	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1803 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 14:15:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC KNNP AJ
08BAKU320	UPDATE ON AZERBAIJANI FRUSTRATION WITH CO-CHAIR [...] (C) Summary: Public attention on the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries' vote against Azerbaijan's "Situation in the Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan" UNGA resolution continues, as do GOAJ official statements and some orchestrated political activities. While the issue has gradually slipp [...]	2008-04-04 11:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM KPAO AJ
08BAKU322	AZERBAIJAN ECONOMY CONTINUES EXPANSION IN 2007; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's economic performance in 2007 showed increasing resilience and strength as GDP grew by more than 25 percent, a slight moderation in previous years' growth of more than 30 percent. Azerbaijan's growth prospects remain closely linked to oil prices, given that the energy [...]	2008-04-04 11:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL ETRD AJ
08BAKU324	AZERBAIJAN COMMERCIAL UPDATE, March 01 - 15, 2008 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. END SUMMARY. PLANS FOR FOUR-LANE HIGHWAYS SHAMAKHI-GUBA HIGHWAY TO OPE [...]	2008-04-04 12:30:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
08BAKU336	UPDATES IN THE CASE OF STABBED JOURNALIST AGIL [...] (SBU) Over the past week, the GOAJ has been taking action in connection with the February 22 and March 13 attacks on opposition Azadliq newspaper correspondent Agil Khalil (reftels). On April 1, police arrested Natiq Allahverdiyev, the owner of the Olive Gardens, in connection with the Februa [...]	2008-04-07 14:12:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
08BAKU34	AZERBAIJAN STATE OIL COMPANY APPOINTS NEW VICE PRESIDENTS [...] (U) On December 27, 2007, President Ilham Aliyev appointed three new vice presidents of the State Oil Company (SOCAR). Under the decree, Qorkhmaz Huseynov was appointed VP for social issues, Mukhtar Babayev VP for ecology issues, and Khalik Mammadov VP for personnel, regime, and information t [...]	2008-01-15 05:42:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
08BAKU348	AZERBAIJAN PLANS A MAJOR OVERHAUL OF THE RAILWAY SYSTEM [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Azerbaijan plans a five-year, USD 1.5 billion overhaul of the state railway system, expected to be launched by the end of the year. The plan envisions a major reorganization of the railway agency, as well as new construction, reconstruction, and procurement effo [...]	2008-04-10 06:50:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELTN BEXP BTIO IR RU AJ
08BAKU349	IRAN SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM SUBMISSIONS [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassies Baku and Yerevan. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassies Baku and Yerevan recommend that the Department fund two Iran small grants applications from institutions in Azerbaijan and Armenia that are designed to support the development of civil society and hu [...]	2008-04-10 06:52:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABUD AFIN AMGT ECON KDEM KPAO PREL AJ AM TU
08BAKU35	CODEL SHUSTER RAISES ENERGY, IRAN, DEMOCRACY AND [...] (C) Summary: During a friendly January 10 meeting, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and CODEL Shuster discussed a wide range of issues including strengthening the U.S-Azerbaijan partnership, energy, Iran, Azerbaijan's growing regional role, and the Farhad Aliyev case. President Aliyev outli [...]	2008-01-15 11:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET PTER PBTS KDEM ECON AJ
08BAKU352	AZERBAIJAN'S COORDINATION COUNCIL CREATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies (MCIT) Coordination Council has sparked allegations of censoring information on the internet. The MCIT's Head of Internet, Services and Development Department Gulmammadov clarified that the Council serves as MCIT Ministe [...]	2008-04-10 13:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM EINT KPAO AJ
08BAKU353	CANDIDATES BEGIN JOCKEYING FOR PRESIDENTIAL RACE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six months out from Azerbaijan's October presidential election, four contenders have thrown their hats in the ring to run against incumbent President Ilham Aliyev, who seeks a second -- and per the Azerbaijani Constitution, final -- term in office. The presidential hopefuls inclu [...]	2008-04-10 13:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU354	OSCE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE BLASTS "UNFORTUNATE [...] (C) Summary: OSCE Media Freedom Representative Haraszti capped off an April 6-9 visit to Baku with a press conference in which he blasted an "unfortunate trend" of pressure against Azerbaijani journalists, and specifically blamed Prosecutor General Garalov for a "disgraceful" propaganda camp [...]	2008-04-10 14:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
08BAKU358	PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF RAMIZ MEHDIYEV LAYS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev, echoing President Aliyev (ref a),laid down a tough new line on democracy assistance. He said that the National Democratic Institute must conduct joint training for pro-government and oppositi [...]	2008-04-11 16:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID AJ
08BAKU359	PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF RAMIZ MEHDIYEV [...] (C) Summary: In an April 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev expressed the GOAJ's strong disappointment with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs' "no" vote on Azerbaijan's UNGA resolution regarding Nagorno Karabakh and the occupied territories. Stressing that [...]	2008-04-11 16:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS AM AJ
08BAKU366	AZERBAIJAN: PLANS TO IMPROVE ELECTORAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Azerbaijan's presidential election set for October 15, the GOAJ already is making technical preparations. Through dialogue with the Council of Europe's Venice Commission, the GOAJ is preparing changes to the electoral code and the law on freedom of assembly. Both pieces of [...]	2008-04-16 14:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU371	SCENESETTER FOR U/S JEFFERY'S APRIL 22-23 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Energy continues to figure prominently in Azerbaijan's geostrategic vision, economic development, and partnership with the United States. President Aliyev and his senior advisors have repeatedly expressed their commitment to working with the U.S. on a new phase of energy coopera [...]	2008-04-17 13:46:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG PGOV PBTS AJ
08BAKU376	LEGAL CONFERENCE SEEKS TO BOLSTER AZERBAIJAN'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 11:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS AM AJ
08BAKU377	PRESIDENT ALIYEV REJECTS CRITICISM ON MEDIA [...] (C) Summary: In an April 15 meeting with visiting Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Jeff Gedmin, President Aliyev firmly denied that Azerbaijan has any problems in the area of media freedom, and accused the U.S. of applying a "double standard" in its criticisms. The Preside [...]	2008-04-21 13:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PBTS KDEM KISL AJ
08BAKU38	PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY AND FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During a January 9 meeting with Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL),President Aliyev said he was confident about winning the October Presidential election, due to his government's accomplishments and the opposition's inability to introduce fresh faces. Aliyev said Azerbaijan is [...]	2008-01-15 12:31:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET MARR MASS PTER KDEM AJ
08BAKU380	RUSSIA REPORTEDLY SEEKS APPROVAL TO TRANSIT [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 9. 2. (S) Summary: An Azerbaijani MFA officer informed us that the Azerbaijani Government has received repeated requests from the Russian Government to allow the transit of unspecified equipment to Iran's light water reactor at Bushehr. The [...]	2008-04-21 14:12:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KNNP IAEA PARM MNUC AORC UNSC IR AJ
08BAKU382	AZERBAIJAN HALTS RUSSIAN SHIPMENT TO BUSHEHR AT [...] (S) Summary: Azerbaijani officials, including Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, confirmed press reports that the GOAJ had detained at the southern Astara border crossing a Russian shipment destined for Iran's Bushehr reactor. Mammadyarov said that the Russian Government still had not provided an [...]	2008-04-22 14:34:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR RS AJ
08BAKU383	FATA-ALIYEV MEETING - APRIL 16, 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a cordial one-hour meeting with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Daniel Fata on April 16, President Aliyev delivered a direct plea for greater US support for Azerbaijan's security in the face of growing regional pressures, especiall [...]	2008-04-23 08:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MARR MASS ENRG AJ
08BAKU389	AZERBAIJAN'S HEAD OF CUSTOMS CLARIFIES STATUS OF [...] (C) In an April 23rd conversation with the Ambassador, Aydin Aliyev, Chairman of Azerbaijan's Customs Service, provided further details on the Russian shipment halted at the Astara border crossing (reftel). Aliyev said that per usual GoAJ procedures, Customs has the right to allow goods to en [...]	2008-04-23 13:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR RS AJ
08BAKU390	AZERBAIJAN OPPOSES RUSSIAN MOVES TO UPGRADE [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered ref a demarche to Foreign Minister Mammadyarov during an April 22 meeting with visiting Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery III (other topics septel). Mammadyarov responded that Azerbaijan supports Georgia's territorial in [...]	2008-04-23 13:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS GG RS AJ
08BAKU392	FATA-MAMMADYAROV MEETING - APRIL 16, 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 16 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Daniel Fata, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov underscored increasing volatility in the region and pressure from Azerbaijan's neighbors, especially in connection with Azerbaijan's commitmen [...]	2008-04-24 06:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MARR MASS ENRG AJ
08BAKU395	AZERBAIJAN: TGI FIGHTING NABUCCO, EU AND TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Edison SpA Business Manager Elio Ruggieri, one of the main executives involved in promoting the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) gas pipeline, TGI needs nine bcm/a of Shah Deniz Two gas for sanctioning. The minimum amount it sought was six bcm/a, although this limited amou [...]	2008-04-25 08:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ ENRG
08BAKU397	AGIL KHALIL FRUSTRATED BY GOAJ'S "BLACK PR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a April 24 meeting, opposition Azadliq newspaper correspondent Agil Khalil told Poloff that the GOAJ's investigation into his case was "fake and biased." He said he would not participate in further questioning or in court should the case go to trial. Khalil expressed frustra [...]	2008-04-25 13:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
08BAKU404	DEPUTY FM AZIMOV SHARPLY CRITICIZES MINSK GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the French Charge on April 24, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov sharply criticized the Minsk Group Co-Chairs and France in particular during an April 23 meeting with the EU heads of mission. Azimov claimed that the Co-Chairs had not made any effort to [...]	2008-04-29 05:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ PBTS PGOV PREL
08BAKU412	MOJ APPEALS TO REVOKE REGISTRATION AND SHUT DOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 28, the USAID-supported Election Monitoring Center (EMC) received notification that the Ministry of Justice has filed an appeal to revoke EMC's registration and disband the organization. The preliminary hearing is set for May 5. According to EMC's lawyer, the Ministry [...]	2008-04-30 15:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID AJ
08BAKU413	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (SBU) The global increase in commodity and agricultural prices has had an inflationary effect on consumer prices in Azerbaijan, according to both the International Monetary Fund and the Government of Azerbaijan. Since late 2007, some of the most important food and agricultural commodities cons [...]	2008-05-01 05:37:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PREL AJ PGOV
08BAKU415	EU PROGRESS REPORT ON AZERBAIJAN INTENTIONALLY [...] (C) Summary: According to European diplomats, the European Commission's first report on Azerbaijan's implementation of the European Neighborhood Policy Action was intentionally "soft" on Azerbaijan's democracy and human rights record. EC Head of Delegation Alan Waddams chalked up the soft a [...]	2008-05-01 07:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU416	AZERBAIJAN: NABUCCO CONTINUES TO WORK FOR SHAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Nabucco Pipeline General Manager Reinhard Mitschek, the Nabucco Pipeline Consortium is increasingly focusing on the commercial mechanism the Shah Deniz consortium will devise to market its gas. To break the Turkish transit deadlock, it is contemplating offering Turke [...]	2008-05-01 09:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
08BAKU42	CONGRESSMAN WEXLER REVIEWS REGIONAL, DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: During a January 9 meeting with Congressman Wexler, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov provided an overview of Azerbaijan's relations with Iran and Russia, suggesting that Azerbaijan would be willing to play a mediating role between the U.S. and Iran. In separate January 9 me [...]	2008-01-16 13:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IR RU AJ
08BAKU422	MOLDOVAN PRESIDENT PURSUES ECONOMIC TIES DURING [...] (C) Summary: During an April 23-24 visit, Moldovan President Voronin focused on economic issues, including a new agreement to have Azerbaijani specialists examine Moldovan oil and gas reserves. They also discussed possible Azerbaijani investment in the privatization of Moldovan industries, th [...]	2008-05-02 07:29:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENERG ECON AJ
08BAKU429	IFIS WORRY ABOUT INCREASED INFLATION, PLEASED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an April 30 lunch with the Ambassador Derse, local representatives from the International Financial Institutions worried about the impact of increased GOAJ spending, including stepped-up transfers from the State Oil Fund to the consolidated budget. The 2008 supplemental budge [...]	2008-05-02 13:28:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL AJ
08BAKU432	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PRE-ELECTION ENVIRONMENT WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 28 meeting, a group of key civil society leaders discussed the pre-election environment and briefed the Ambassador on their plans for the October 15 presidential election. The group believes that the media environment is the biggest problem in the pre-election enviro [...]	2008-05-05 12:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU434	BUSHEHR LIGHTWATER REACTOR-BOUND EQUIPMENT [...] (C) Further to reftels regarding the stranded Busheher lightwater-reactor bound nuclear equipment that was being held on the Iranian-Azerbaijani border at Astara, On May 2 Poloff spoke with Azerbaijani MFA First Secretary for Arms Control and Disarmament Yusuf Mammadaliyev. Mammadaliyev said [...]	2008-05-05 13:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IAEA PARM MNUC AORC UNSC IR AJ
08BAKU437	RESPONSE TO STATE 44903: FOLLOWING UP ON THE [...] (SBU) In response to reftels, as part of the Embassy's democracy strategy, the Ambassador and Emboffs regularly meet with human rights activists, opposition members, and other democracy defenders, such as journalists. These cases have been reported throughout the year; highlights are listed b [...]	2008-05-06 12:48:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AJ

08BAKU44	AZERBAIJAN'S INTENTIONAL AMBIGUITY TOWARD NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) has not publicly defined its ultimate goal with respect to NATO membership, nor do we expect it to do so. Azerbaijan's NATO policy appears to be movement toward the organization while intentionally remaining silent on the question of ultimatel [...]	2008-01-17 08:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARK MASS PBTS NATO AJ
08BAKU442	ACTION REQUEST: U.S. SUPPORT FOR UNITED NATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) The Executive Director of Azerbaijan's State Oil Fund (SOFAZ) Shahmar Movsumov called Ambassador Derse this morning to thank the United States for its support for the Azerbaijan-sponsored United Nations resolution on Extractive Indust [...]	2008-05-08 11:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL AJ
08BAKU444	POLITICAL PARTIES FOCUS ON PARALLEL VOTE [...] (C) Summary: During a May 1 meeting, the Ambassador briefed Azerbaijan's major political parties on our planned USD 3.2 million in assistance programs to support a free and fair presidential election. The parties welcomed the assistance, focusing on the parallel vote tabulation (PVT) as an e [...]	2008-05-08 15:35:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID AJ
08BAKU446	U/S JEFFERY MEETS WITH KEY AZERBAIJANI MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 22 visit to Baku, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Reuben Jeffery III discussed with the Foreign Minister and State Oil Company president the importance of gas transit and securing Caspia [...]	2008-05-12 05:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AJ
08BAKU447	AZERBAIJAN: SENIOR OFFICIALS REACT STRONGLY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior GOAJ officials have reacted unusually harshly to recent USG statements criticizing Azerbaijan's lack of political will to resolve its separatist conflict, its imprisonment of journalists and especially, comparing Azerbaijan's record on democracy unfavorably to that of Arm [...]	2008-05-13 13:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ PGOV PHUM PREL
08BAKU454	ELECTION MONITORING CENTER DEREGISTERED AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 14, a Baku court ordered the deregistration and annulment of the Election Monitoring Center (EMC),based on an appeal filed by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). It is unclear how the MOJ will attempt to enforce the decision, as it is an unprecedented step in Azerbaijan. The [...]	2008-05-14 12:12:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AJ
08BAKU459	OSCE BAKU HOLDS FIRST ELECTION BRIEFING FOR AMBASSADORS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 7, OSCE Baku Head of Mission Herrero Ansola held the first of planned monthly election briefings for OSCE member states. He briefed the OSCE members on logistics for the October presidential election, including the likely 11 candidates, as well as planned OSCE technica [...]	2008-05-16 12:14:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU460	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SCHIFF'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Azerbaijan's pro-Western foreign policy orientation, geopolitical setting -- sandwiched between Iran and Russia -- and ability to provide alternative energy supplies to Europe make it an important U.S. partner. It is in our interests to have a reforming, stable, pro-western Azerbaijan. [...]	2008-05-16 12:56:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PBTS AM AJ
08BAKU461	GOVERNMENT "SHARKS" PUSH LARGE AMERICAN INVESTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a sign of the difficult business environment in Azerbaijan, a major foreign investor has decided to sell its investment and leave Azerbaijan. Russia's Baltika Breweries, a subsidiary of Carlsberg, announced the purchase of Baku Castel on May 15. CEO of the local brewery Baku C [...]	2008-05-16 12:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN KCOR PREL PGOV AJ
08BAKU466	JUSTICE MINISTRY TAKES ACTION FOLLOWING COURT [...] (SBU) According to the NDI Baku Acting Country Director, on May 19, Ministry of Justice (MOJ) court bailiffs visited the Election Monitoring Center's (EMC's) main office in Baku, demanding that the EMC's secretary sign a statement that the office was the EMC's official office. When she refused [...]	2008-05-21 04:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AJ
08BAKU467	PRESIDENT ALIYEV SHARES HIS VISION WITH U/S JEFFERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 22 conversation with U/S Jeffery and Ambassador Derse, President Aliyev said that he was seeking "greater clarity" from the Nabucco countries as to their real intentions, and from Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov on how active the GOTX will be in seeking energy cooper [...]	2008-05-21 06:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
08BAKU473	AZERBAIJANI MFA READOUT ON MAY WTO WORKING PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Mammadguliyev provided a positive assessment of Azerbaijan's May WTO Working Party meeting and bilateral negotiations with the U.S. Azerbaijan plans to complete concordance within the next two months and hopes to complete its WTO Action Plan and submit [...]	2008-05-22 13:32:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL EAGR WTRO AJ
08BAKU478	SCENESETTER FOR SCA A/S BOUCHER,S MAY 30 VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Building on the success of the BTC and SCP pipelines, Azerbaijan could become a still more important producer and transit country for Capsian energy reserves. Several key issues must be resolved. Azerbaijan is working quietly with Turkmenistan to improve their relationship, sett [...]	2008-05-23 11:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
08BAKU481	OPPOSITION JOURNALIST FEARS FOR LIFE, SEEKS ASYLUM [...] (C) Summary: Opposition Azadliq newspaper reporter Agil Khalil told us May 22 that he faces continuing pressure and threats following February and March assaults against him and subsequent smear campaign. A May 7 assault and attempted kidnapping prompted him to stop working and flee to his [...]	2008-05-23 14:44:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM PREL AJ
08BAKU482	INITIAL READOUT OF TURKMEN PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan President Berdimuhamedov's May 19-20 visit to Baku was a significant step in the ongoing improvement of bilateral relations. According to SOCAR President Abdullayev, although the two heads of state seems to have reached no specific agreement on offshore energy devel [...]	2008-05-23 15:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG TX
08BAKU483	ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN: MIXED MESAGES FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL APPARAT ON U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: On May 23, the President's senior legal advisor told the Embassy that the USAID-funded Election Monitoring Center (EMC) would not be allowed to conduct election monitoring following the recent court decision to de-register and disband the organization. In contrast, on May 15 in [...]	2008-05-23 15:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ PGOV PREL
08BAKU484	AZERBAIJAN'S RESPONSE TO PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 16:03:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL AJ
08BAKU485	DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1803 60-DAY REPORT DELIVERED TO [...] (SBU) On May 19, the DCM delivered reftel points to Gabil Israfilov, Head of Regional and International Security in the MFA's Security Affairs Department. Poloff also delivered the points to MFA Security Affairs Department Officer Yalchin Rafiyev in a May 20 meeting. Rafiyev explained that th [...]	2008-05-23 16:06:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR AJ
08BAKU494	AZERBAIJAN SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Building on the success of the BTC and SCP pipelines, Azerbaijan could become a still more important producer and transit country for Caspian energy reserves. Several key issues must be resolved. Azerbaijan is working quietly with Turkmenistan to improve their relationship, sett [...]	2008-05-30 04:31:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ PGOV PREL ENRG
08BAKU496	KOREAN COMPANIES FACE CHALLENGES IN AZERBAIJAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the press has reported that South Korean companies are winning major construction and transportation deals, the Baku-based Director of the Korean Ministry of Construction and Transportation Yong Seog Kim reports that Korean companies are facing problems in concluding the [...]	2008-05-30 10:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR EFIN ETRD AJ
08BAKU499	RECOMMENDING GREATER ENGAGEMENT WITH AZERBAIJAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Azerbaijan is an increasingly important partner for the United States. A Muslim country bordered by Russia and Iran, it is a firmly secular, pro-American partner in a region beset by radical Islam. Our security cooperation is excellent and growing, and could take on still m [...]	2008-05-30 13:26:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ENRG MOPS KDEM PBTS AJ
08BAKU51	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT TELLS SENATOR LUGAR HE WANTS [...] (C) Summary: In a January 14 meeting with Senator Lugar, President Aliyev said that the Turkmen President is moving too slowly on trans-Caspian gas discussions while at the same time continuing to sign deals with Russia. Aliyev said that he needs a political signal in the next six months to [...]	2008-01-18 12:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG MARR AJ RS IR
08BAKU511	PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF STILL STEWING OVER [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev used a May 27 meeting with visiting NDI Regional Director Laura Jewett and the Ambassador to lay out in stark terms the Azerbaijani Government's continuing anger over recent public statements by U.S. officials that were critical of Azer [...]	2008-06-02 14:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID AJ
08BAKU524	AZERBAIJAN ADOPTS NEW LAW ON FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY, [...] (C) Summary: On May 30 and June 2, the Azerbaijani Parliament adopted amendments to the law on freedom of assembly and electoral code. OSCE experts believe that the new law on freedom of assembly, if properly implemented, will meet Venice Commission standards. The changes to the electoral [...]	2008-06-05 11:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL AJ
08BAKU535	AZERBAIJAN: TURKEY NAKHCHIVAN SUMMIT A SUCCESS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Initial press accounts indicate that Azerbaijani President Aliyev and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's June 4 meeting in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan was successful, with the two countries announcing that their positions coincide "in all spheres." However, SOCAR Vice Pre [...]	2008-06-09 13:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG TK
08BAKU541	PRESIDENT ALIYEV "HURT" BY U.S. CRITICISMS, SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: On May 30, President Aliyev bluntly detailed his personal sense of "hurt" over statements by the Secretary and President that were critical of Azerbaijan's democracy and human rights record. He views the statements as part of a trend -- the UNGA vote, the Presidential statement [...]	2008-06-10 11:25:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG AJ
08BAKU543	AZERBAIJAN: INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] (SBU) As requested ref a, the Embassy offers our thoughts on areas of concern in Azerbaijan's human rights performance that could be discussed with the GOAJ in the run-up to the September 29 - October 10 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM),in hopes of securing greater progress. [...]	2008-06-10 12:53:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE AJ
08BAKU547	NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE SPLITS WORLD AZERBAIJANIS [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani Member of Parliament Sabir Rustamxanli and current World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) President Ghulamriza Sabri-Tabrizi are both claiming leadership of the organization and organizing rival annual congresses. The organization's split appears to be driven by differen [...]	2008-06-12 10:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM IR AJ
08BAKU550	AZERBAIJAN: TOTAL AND SOCAR AGREE TO EXPLORE, [...] (C) SUMMARY. French Energy Company Total has signed an agreement with SOCAR to explore and develop the Absheron offshore field, expected to be a gas-condensate field. Total believes that production from the field could begin o/a 2015; it has not provided an estimate of the field,s possible r [...]	2008-06-13 09:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
08BAKU552	AZERBAIJAN: SE GRAY'S MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray, accompanied by EUR DAS Matthew Bryza, Eurasian Energy Coordinator Ambassador Steven Mann, Ambassador Richard Hoagland, and Ambassador Anne Derse, met separately with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Energy Minist [...]	2008-06-17 10:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG PINR PGOV PREL AJ TX
08BAKU553	PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF CONTINUES TO EXPRESS [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev told visiting EUR DAS Bryza that, as a strategic partner, Azerbaijan expects the U.S. to take a more active role in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict. Mehdiyev said greater U.S. activism and pressure is needed to balance Rus [...]	2008-06-17 10:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KDEM AJ
08BAKU557	PROMINENT AZERBAIJAN MEDIA RIGHTS ACTIVIST BEATEN [...] (C) Summary: On June 14, Emin Huseynov, director of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Security (IRFS),was arrested and beaten by an unidentified, non-uniformed individual. Huseynov was detained while covering a commemoration of Che Guevera's birthday, along with 21 other participant [...]	2008-06-17 12:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
08BAKU559	SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S KRAMER'S VISIT TO BAKU, [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev and his closest advisors are still perturbed over what they perceive as a series of slights from the USG, which they view as inconsistent with our bilateral partnership. They are expressing their anger through a new, tough line on democracy and human rights iss [...]	2008-06-18 08:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
08BAKU560	SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S KRAMER'S VISIT TO BAKU, [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev and his closest advisors are still perturbed over what they perceive as a series of slights from the USG, which they view as inconsistent with our bilateral partnership. They are expressing their anger through a new, tough line on democracy and human rights iss [...]	2008-06-18 08:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
08BAKU565	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT SAYS ENERGY COOPERATION MUST [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 2 meeting with Special Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Ambassador Steve Mann, President Aliyev said the recent visit of Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov helped moved forward the bilateral relationship, which could well lead to expanded cooperation on energy sector devel [...]	2008-06-18 11:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG PGOV PREL TU TX
08BAKU566	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR TELLS SE GRAY EVERYONE WANTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. SOCAR President Rovnaq Abdullayev told a USG delegation on June 2 that in addition to competition among the Nabucco, TGI and TAP pipeline projects for Shah Deniz Phase Two gas, Turkey, Israel, Iran and Russia have each individually notified SOCAR that they wish to purchase all o [...]	2008-06-18 11:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ TX TK
08BAKU582	AMBASSADOR RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS CASES WITH [...] (SBU) On June 19, the Ambassador raised the case of Azadliq newspaper reporter Agil Khalil with Presidential Advisor Ali Hasanov. Khalil, who had been beaten and stabbed following his investigative reporting on a suspect land deal (ref a),told the press that he was once again prevented from [...]	2008-06-20 10:58:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL AJ
08BAKU584	AZERBAIJAN: RWE, TGI, OMV, DEPA ALL SAY 'TIME IS NOW' FOR SHAH DENIZ PHASE TWO DECISON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Companies involve with TGI and Nabucco, two of the three pipelineprojects seeking to buy Shah Deniz Phase Two gas agree that the next six months are crucial for rogress in the Southern Corridor project, and that main stumbling block currently is the issue of gas transit through T [...]	2008-06-20 14:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ ENRG
08BAKU585	AZERBAIJAN: PENDING BREAKTHROUGH IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Aliyev told the Ambassador on June 20 that the June 19 Ashgabat visit of a delegation headed by SOCAR President Rovnaq Abdullayev went well, and that Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan "may have some news on gas soon." In a separate conversation, SOCAR Marketing Vice-President [...]	2008-06-20 15:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ TX TU
08BAKU591	AZERBAIJANI POLICE DISRUPT JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES' [...] (C) On June 11, police reportedly broke up a Jehovah's Witnesses' service in Lokbatan, a Baku suburb. Baku-based Jehovah's Witnesses representative Leonid Moroz told us approximately 15-20 uniformed and non-uniformed police officers raided the service, which was being held in a private apart [...]	2008-06-23 10:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF AJ
08BAKU593	AZERBAIJAN: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. This cable contains proprietary business information and should be handled accordingly. 2. (U) This cable responds to request in reftel for information on current business disputes and expropriation claims for inclusion in the Department's annual report to [...]	2008-06-24 05:01:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KIDE PGOV AJ
08BAKU596	UPDATE ON TWO HUMAN RIGHTS CASES: KHALIL AND [...] (SBU) The GOAJ continues to maintain that opposition Azadliq newspaper reporter Agil Khalil was stabbed by Sergey Strekhalin in a homosexual lovers, quarrel. Strekhalin, who faces criminal assault and narcotics charges, was scheduled to be tried June 24 in a Baku municipal court (Nasimi dist [...]	2008-06-24 13:30:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
08BAKU598	AZERBAIJAN CANDIDATES FOR MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS [...] (U) Embassy Baku has identified the following entrepreneurs to be considered for a potential Arab/Muslim Annual Regional Entrepreneurs Conference (AREC) under discussion with the Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum Foundation (the Maktoum Foundation) in Dubai. (U) Mr. Javid Guliyev, Deputy Chairma [...]	2008-06-25 13:10:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL AJ
08BAKU599	OSCE/ODIHR ELECTION EXPERTS RECOMMEND OBSERVATION [...] (C) Summary: OSCE/ODIHR election experts conducted a needs assessment June 17-20, in preparation for Azerbaijan's October 15 presidential election. Although they were concerned by problems in the pre-election environment (particularly with regard to media freedom and freedom of assembly),th [...]	2008-06-25 14:25:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE AJ
08BAKU6	PRESIDENT ALIYEV OUTLINES PLNS FOR STATE FUNDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 13, President liyev issued a decree outlining a plan to provid state funding to NGOs and creating a Council fo State Support of NGOs. This decree was issued as a follow-up to the President's July 27 decree initially proposing the GOAJ's new NGO concept (reftel). The [...]	2008-01-04 09:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHU KDEM AJ
08BAKU602	PRESIDENT ALIYEV PITCHES AZERBAIJAN AS STRONGER [...] (C) Summary: In a May 24 meeting with CODEL Schiff, President Aliyev outlined Azerbaijan's cooperation with the U.S., highlighting contributions in security, counter-terorrism and energy security, and contrasting them to Armenia's continuing dependence on Russia. He said Azerbaijan seeks gr [...]	2008-06-26 08:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KDEM PHUM AM AJ
08BAKU603	AZERBAIJANI POLICE IMPRISON BAPTIST PASTOR [...] (C) Baku-based Baptist representative Ilya Zenchenko told the Embassy that Baptist pastor Hamid Shabanov has been detained by police in the northwestern village of Aliabad. Police arrested Shabanov on June 20 after searching his residence and finding a handgun. Shabanov, Shabanov's family me [...]	2008-06-26 09:07:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF AJ
08BAKU604	CONGRESSMAN ADAM SCHIFF AND AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 24 meeting with Representative Schiff and the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov underscored Azerbaijan's interest in an early peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict and the benefits that increased cooperation with a rapidly developing Azerbaija [...]	2008-06-26 10:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS AM AJ
08BAKU61	OPPOSITION JOURNALIST RECEIVES SIX-YEAR PRISON [...] (SBU) On January 21, the Court of Grave Crimes convicted opposition Bizim Yol newspaper correspondent Mushvig Huseynov of accepting a bribe (Criminal Code article 331),and sentenced him to six years' imprisonment. In addition to the prison sentence, the court banned Huseynov from engaging in [...]	2008-01-24 08:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR AJ
08BAKU620	AZERBAIJAN'S SOCAR UPBEAT ON TURKMENISTAN; WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 24 meeting, SOCAR President Rovnaq Abdullayev told the Ambassador that during a recent meeting in Ashgabat he had outlined to Turkmenistan President Berdimuhamedov a vision of bilateral energy cooperation between the two countries. Berdimuhamedov struck him as a reasona [...]	2008-06-30 13:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TK ENRG
08BAKU621	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION PREPARATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Panahov reviewed preparations for Azerbaijan's October presidential election, including voter education and efforts to improve the voter lists. He defended recent changes to the electoral cod [...]	2008-06-30 13:21:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU624	AZERBAIJAN'S RELATIONSHIP WITH RUSSIA IN THE LEAD [...] (C) Summary: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will make his first state visit to Baku on July 3-4, following on the heels of recent stops in Azerbaijan from the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin, and Speaker of the Lower House of the Duma Boris G [...]	2008-07-02 04:46:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG RU AJ
08BAKU625	AZERBAIJAN FACES CHALLENGE OF PROTECTING CRITICAL [...] (S) Summary: On June 9-13 an interagency team representing the Global Critical Energy Infrastructure Program (GCEIP) and consisting of representatives from the Department of State, Department of Energy, the Coast Guard, and EUCOM met with a number of government and private industry officials respon [...]	2008-07-02 06:27:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ENRG EPET PTER MARR MASS PBTS IR AJ
08BAKU627	BUSINESS LEADERS EXPERIENCE ONGOING CHALLENGES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Business and IFI leaders gave visiting Special Representative for Economic and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud an overview of increasing problems in Azerbaijan's business climate, stating that in some instances, corruption and monopolistic practices were on the rise. They agree [...]	2008-07-02 12:03:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KCOR PREL AJ
08BAKU629	P-1 REFERRAL FOR U.S. RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Embassy has identified Azerbaijani journalist Agil Khalil as a candidate for the U.S. Resettlement Program as a Priority One referral. Khalil submitted a written request for refugee resettlement in the U.S. to the Embassy. In this request, Khalil alleges that he is in dange [...]	2008-07-02 12:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM KDEM CVIS AJ
08BAKU630	AZERBAIJAN STATOIL EXEC SAYS SD1 AND SD2 WILL BE [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a Baku-based StatoilHydro executive, issues relating to the new price of Shah Deniz Phase One gas being sold to Turkey will be solved contemporaneously with agreement of sales of volumes of Shah Deniz Phase Two to Turkey. According to him, there are features of the S [...]	2008-07-02 13:02:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG
08BAKU637	AZERBAIJANI JOURNALIST AGIL KHALIL FORCED TO [...] (SBU) The Azerbaijani judiciary moved forward with its effort to force opposition journalist Agil Khalil to testify at the trial of Sergey Strekhalin. (Per reftel, the Prosecutor General's office maintains that Strekhalin stabbed Khalil in a homosexual lovers' quarrel. Khalil denies that St [...]	2008-07-03 10:59:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
08BAKU638	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) On July 1 the Ambassador met with Eldar Namazov, head of the "For the Sake of Azerbaijan" forum, and a likely candidate in the October presidential election. Namazov requested this meeting in advance of his trip to Washington, D.C. during the week of July 7, which is sponsored by the [...]	2008-07-03 11:07:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU639	PACE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS CONCERNS ABOUT AZERBAIJAN'S [...] (SBU) On June 24, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) approved resolution 1614, which serves as a "scorecard" on the state of Azerbaijan's democratic institutions. The resolution's overall tone is critical of Azerbaijan's track record, citing the "deteriorating" human [...]	2008-07-03 11:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
08BAKU64	AZERBAIJAN MFA COMMENTS ON SECOND SURVEY OF IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY: Given Azerbaijani officials' repeated statements that GOAJ troops will remain in Iraq "as long as they are needed," we expect that the GOAJ will work with us to find a way to keep troops in Iraq beyond the expiration of the Chapter VII UNSCR. According to MFA Security Affairs Di [...]	2008-01-25 07:19:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS IZ AJ
08BAKU645	DEMARCHE ON IRISL CARGO INSPECTION PROVISION [...] (S) As instructed in reftel, the Embassy delivered the nonpaper on the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) cargo inspection provision to a working level officer in Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The officer thanked us for providing him the information and promised to pa [...]	2008-07-07 13:26:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	AJ IR ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PINR PREL
08BAKU646	RUSSIAN PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV DISCUSSES ENERGY AND NK [...] (C) Summary: During his July 3-4 visit to Baku, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev discussed energy and Nagorno-Karabakh with President Aliyev. Despite the usual public rhetoric of friendly relations, public statements from the leaders and press reporting indicate that no substantive agreement [...]	2008-07-07 13:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV ENRG RU AJ
08BAKU649	EEB/CBA MERMOUD DISCUSSES EPC AND COMMERCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings with GOAJ officials, Special Representative for Economic and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud proposed a September 8 meeting of the Economic Partnership Commission; Minister of Finance Sharifov indicated that the date could be difficult due to GOAJ budget preparation [...]	2008-07-08 06:11:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV KCOR PREL AJ
08BAKU651	DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION DELIVERED, [...] (C) The Embassy delivered the points in reftel on the importance of recognizing Kosovo via a letter from the Ambassador to Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov. Given the GOAJ's foreign policy focus on the conflict over the status of Nagorno-Karabakh and its concerns about Kosovo b [...]	2008-07-08 08:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV AJ
08BAKU652	DRL A/S KRAMER URGES PRESIDENT ALIYEV TO IMPROVE [...] (C) Summary: In a very frank June 27 meeting, DRL A/S Kramer urged President Aliyev to "turn an area of friction into an area of improvement" in the bilateral relationship by taking concrete steps to address Azerbaijan's human rights problems. Although initially cool and somewhat testy, Pre [...]	2008-07-08 08:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PBTS AJ
08BAKU658	DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: DRL A/S Kramer and Foreign Minister Mammadaryov conducted the fourth round of the DRL-led U.S.-Azerbaijan Democracy and Human Rights Dialogue on June 27 in Baku. Mammadyarov defended Azerbaijan's recent electoral changes as in keeping with European standards and agreed that imp [...]	2008-07-09 07:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS KIRF PBTS AJ
08BAKU660	DEMARCHE ON UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION CONGRESS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 10:53:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO AJ
08BAKU667	AZERBAIJAN INCREASES 2008 BUDGET WITH LARGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the May 2 approval of the 2008 supplemental budget by Parliament, the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) increased expenditures by USD 3.7 billion, raising total expenditures to USD 12.2 billion. In order to fund the dramatic increase in expenditures, the GOAJ will increase th [...]	2008-07-10 07:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
08BAKU668	AZERBAIJAN TO LOOK INTO ITS REQUIREMENTS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-10 07:29:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	IZ MARR PREL AJ
08BAKU67	PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF RAMIZ MEHDIYEV REVIEWS [...] (C) Summary: In a January 14 meeting with visiting EUR DAS Matt Bryza, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev repeated long-standing policy that Azerbaijan is prepared to give Nagorno Karabakh "the highest autonomous status" but cannot agree to "give territory to Armenia." Arguing that [...]	2008-01-28 06:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU671	AZERBAIJAN SCENESETTER FOR JULY 14 VISIT OF [...] (C) Your second visit to Baku comes on the heels of your early June participation in the Fifteenth Annual Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference (ref A),and your subsequent early July letter to President Aliyev providing input for next steps we can take together to pursue joint USG-GOAJ ene [...]	2008-07-11 09:30:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG TU
08BAKU674	PRESIDENT ALIYEV SAYS NO COUNTRY HAS RIGHT TO [...] (C) Summary: In a speech delivered to the biannual conference of all Azerbaijani heads of diplomatic missions, President Aliyev pushed for a strong public diplomacy effort to bolster Azerbaijan's position in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, presented a confident vision of Azerbaijan's place in [...]	2008-07-11 15:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
08BAKU675	PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV'S VISIT MEANT TO TELL [...] (C) Summary: According to the Russian Ambassador to Baku Vasily Istratov, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Baku had one major purpose: to convey the message to the GOAJ that "Azerbaijan matters" to Russia. Defining the new relationships as "same book, different page," Istratov c [...]	2008-07-11 15:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG RU AJ
08BAKU679	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF JAILED [...] (C) On July 10 the Ambassador met with Jamil Hasanli, Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Committee Defending the Rights of Farhad Aliyev, and Elton Guliyev, a lawyer for Farhad Aliyev. Hasanli began the meeting with a discussion of the difficult situation facing journalists in Azerbaij [...]	2008-07-15 06:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KJUS PGOV PHUM AJ
08BAKU682	AZERBAIJAN: JUDICIAL PRESSURE AGAINST AGIL KHALIL [...] (C) Summary: In an expected outcome, a Baku court found Sergey Strekhalin guilty of attacking opposition Azadliq newspaper correspondent Agil Khalil on March 13 and sentenced him to 18 months imprisonment. The proceedings, which Western observers agree resembled a show trial, were peppered [...]	2008-07-16 13:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
08BAKU686	OIL FUND AGAIN REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT TO BRING [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) The Executive Director of Azerbaijan's State Oil Fund (SOFAZ) Shahmar Movsumov called Ambassador Derse July 11 to ask that the United States now support bringing the Azerbaijan-sponsored United Nations resolution on Extractive Industrie [...]	2008-07-17 12:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL AJ
08BAKU687	OPPOSITION MUSAVAT RALLY BROKEN UP BY POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 11 a rally outside the Baku Mayor's Office organized by the Musavat Party was violently disrupted by the police. This rally was the first test of the GOAJ's implementation of its newly amended law on freedom of assembly. The continued inability of opposition parties t [...]	2008-07-17 14:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS AJ
08BAKU692	AZERBAIJAN: PRO-IRANIAN SHIA NETWORKS TARRING [...] (C) Summary: U.S. exchange participant and graduate of an Iranian theological institute Muslim Elshan Mustafayev told the Embassy that pro-Iranian Shia networks in Azerbaijan have stepped up their criticism of Azerbaijani Shias who travel to the U.S. or maintain contact with Western embassie [...]	2008-07-21 09:21:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF AJ
08BAKU698	TWO NEW ECHR JUDGMENTS AGAINST GOAJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 10 the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered two new judgments against the GOAJ. The judgments in both Hajibeyli v. Azerbaijan and Rahmanova v. Azerbaijan found that the GOAJ had violated the plaintiff's right to a fair and timely trial, along with other violati [...]	2008-07-22 12:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM AJ
08BAKU699	OSCE CONDUCTS ELECTION TRAINING FOR EXCOMS AND CONSTITUENCY ELECTION COMMISSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the week of July 7 the OSCE Office in Baku, in cooperation with the GOAJ, conducted a series of trainings for the Heads of the Regional Executive Authorities and the Chairmen of the Constituency Election Commissions. These trainings focused on the illegality of interference [...]	2008-07-22 13:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU70	RUMORS SWIRL OF MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since his 2005 appointment as Minister of Economic Development, Heydar Babayev's political influence and personal financial wealth have been growing. Many attribute his appointment to his close personal relationship with President Ilham Aliyev; the two studied in Kyiv and are ru [...]	2008-01-28 11:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ETDR ECON WTRO PINR PGOV KCOR PREL AJ
08BAKU700	OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE-AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Per reftel request, PolOff delivered USG concerns and comments to Zaur Ahmadov, Human Rights Attache at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. (C) Ahmadov thanked the Embassy for the points, describing the non-paper as "a very good paper," and offered comments on a number of the iss [...]	2008-07-23 05:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM OSCE PREL PHUM
08BAKU701	DEMARCHE ON IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MESA SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 09:33:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC AJ
08BAKU702	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 09:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP EFIN IR AJ
08BAKU71	AZERBAIJAN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] This cable contains post's Investment Climate Statement for 2008. The Statement includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requir [...]	2008-01-28 11:39:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD OPIC PGOV AJ
08BAKU714	DEMARCHE ON IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS SEAT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-31 05:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC AJ
08BAKU715	ACTION REQUEST: REVIEW OF AZERBAIJAN'S MILITARY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) The Embassy has completed an informal translation of Azerbaijani's military doctrine. This translation has been sent to PM, EUR/CARC, and OSD Policy. The Embassy requests that State and DoD facilitate a timely technical revie [...]	2008-07-31 06:28:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ
08BAKU717	AZERBAIJAN STICKS TO ITS STORY ON CONFRONTATION [...] (S) Summary: Embassy contacts have provided a consistent account of an incident in early April during which they claim a Turkmen oil exploration rig, accompanied by a Russian research vessel, crossed into Azerbaijani waters from Turkmenistan. The GOAJ's description of the events differs wid [...]	2008-07-31 13:22:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ TX
08BAKU718	63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-31 13:34:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA AJ
08BAKU719	AZERBAIJAN,S SOCAR DISCUSSES TURKMEN NEXT STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 16 conversation, SOCAR Marketing Vice-President Elshad Nassirov and Eurasian Energy Coordinator Steven Mann discussed prospects for an "early gas" project getting Turkmen gas to Azerbaijan, with both agreeing that the first, and key, step was the Turkmen President makin [...]	2008-07-31 15:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ TX
08BAKU721	AZERBAIJAN RECEIVES (ANOTHER) TURKMEN DIP NOTE RE [...] (C) In a July 16 meeting, GOAJ MFA Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Shamil Aleskerov showed Eurasian Energy Coordinator Ambassador Steve Mann a diplomatic note recently received from the Government of Turkmenistan. The diplomatic note said that the Turkmen government expressed a decisive protest [...]	2008-08-01 03:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU TX
08BAKU726	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT, SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 14 meeting with Special Envoy Gray, President Aliyev sought USG views on how to best proceed on the Southern Corridor project. SE Gray reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to work with Turkey and the EU to enable gas transit. To entice Turkmenistan into shipping gas west, [...]	2008-08-04 10:30:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL AZ TU
08BAKU728	SOCAR VP, SE GRAY DISCUSS NEXT STEPS RE TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: SOCAR Marketing Vice-President Elshad Nassirov, one of President Aliyev's key energy advisors, told SE Gray that selling any more than four billion cubic meters (bcm) of Shah Deniz Phase Two gas (SD2) to Turkey would "kill the Southern Corridor project." He said Turkey sought ei [...]	2008-08-05 04:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL AZ TU
08BAKU729	BOEING TO SELL ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT TO AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 4, Boeing Regional Sales Director Serdar Gurz, visiting from London, reported a successful upgrade of Azerbaijan Airlines's (AZAL's) aircraft order from a total of five aircraft (three 787s and two 737-900s) to a total of eight aircraft: two 787s, two 767-300ERs, and fou [...]	2008-08-05 04:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINT EAIR AZ TX
08BAKU73	AZERBAIJANI DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEWS [...] (C) Summary: During a December 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov remained noncommittal on a U.S. request to deploy an additional company to Iraq and a provision of a battalion for Afghanistan in the context of a potential TEP offer. Azimov said President Al [...]	2008-01-29 05:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS PBTS IZ AJ
08BAKU730	ANOTHER OPPOSITION MUSAVAT RALLY BROKEN UP BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 1 the opposition Musavat party attempted to hold another rally in front of the Baku Mayor's Office, but the event was immediately broken up by the police. No excessive force was used by police when detaining thirteen people. The rally was intended to draw attention to [...]	2008-08-05 06:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU731	TURKISH FETULLAH GULEN NETWORK'S PRESENCE IN [...] (C) Summary: The Fetullah Gulen network is one component of Azerbaijan's Islamic scene. The network's Turkish orientation and emphasis on establishing quality educational institutions has enabled it to establish a presence in Azerbaijan. "Chag Oyretim" ("Modern Education") -- a private Tur [...]	2008-08-05 10:29:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF AJ
08BAKU733	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PRE-ELECTION AZERBAIJAN WITH [...] (C) Summary: EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby won President Aliyev's commitment to launch an EU democracy dialogue with Azerbaijan, but met some resistance from the Foreign Minister, who suggested expanding the theme of the discussions. Azerbaijan's leaders have [...]	2008-08-05 12:46:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ENRG AZ
08BAKU737	OSCE CHAIRMAN IN OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 30 the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman in Office Heikke Talvitie briefed the OSCE member country Ambassadors about his trip to Baku. He discussed the OSCE's role in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and its role in observing elections. In his meeting with Presi [...]	2008-08-06 11:11:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU739	PRESIDENT ALIYEV WELCOMES HIGHEST-LEVEL USG [...] (C) Summary: In an August 4 meeting with the Ambassador and visiting OVP Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs Joe Wood, President Aliyev welcomed the proposed visit of the Vice President, expressing general satisfaction with the U.S.-Azerbaijan relationship. Identifying Nagorno-Kar [...]	2008-08-06 12:59:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ

08BAKU740	PROBLEM WITH BTC PIPELINE IN TURKEY UNLIKELY TO [...] (SBU) According to press reports, an explosion took place on August 6 at 0200 on a section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline located in a remote, mountainous area in eastern Turkey. Murat Heydarov, who is the Advisor to the President for the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR),to [...]	2008-08-06 13:16:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG AJ GG TU
08BAKU741	SOCAR EXPLAINS AZERBAIJAN-TURKMENISTAN OIL AND GAS [...] (SBU) Summary: SOCAR's Vice President told Embassy officers that the September 9-10 Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan joint oil and gas conference will be light on debate and heavy on official presentations, much like former Soviet exhibitions. This format, Azerbaijan believes, will ensure Turkmenista [...]	2008-08-07 04:28:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET EINT PREL AZ TX TU
08BAKU757	AZERBAIJAN-IRAN COOPERATE ON NATURAL GAS, CONSIDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Azerbaijan-Iran natural gas relationship is expanding and will continue to be strategically important to both countries. This opinion was conveyed to polecon officer in separate meetings with Azerigaz Vice-Chairman, Nazim Sadmed-zadeh; State oil Company of Azerbaijan Vice P [...]	2008-08-11 11:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ IR ENRG PREL PGOV
08BAKU761	AZERBAIJAN SCALES BACK PRODUCTION, LOOKS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 04:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ GG TU
08BAKU763	AZERBAIJAN ELECTIONS 2008: MAJOR OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three major opposition forces in Azerbaijan-- Azadliq bloc, Musavat Party, and Azerbaijan Democratic Reform Party-- have announced that they will not participate in October's presidential election. While these parties no longer have a stQg base of support in the country, as the [...]	2008-08-12 10:37:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU764	PRESIDENT ALIYEV MAKES POSITIVE ELECTION [...] (SBU) During an August 5 Cabinet of Ministers' meeting, President Aliyev made several election-related comments, ranging from monitoring to candidates' meetings with voters to the media environment. The meeting's primary purpose was the semiannual review of the economy (January - June 2008),[...]	2008-08-12 12:32:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ENRG KIRF AJ
08BAKU765	AZERBAIJAN OIL & GAS EXPORT WOES: BAKU-SUPSA, SCP [...] (C) BP External Affairs and Policy Forum Manager Seymour Khalilov briefed Embassy officers August 12 on developments in oil and gas production and transport in light of fire damage to the BTC pipeline and the Russia-Georgia conflict over South Ossetia. Khalilov confirmed that the BTC fire was [...]	2008-08-13 04:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINT PREL AZ TU
08BAKU768	AZERBAIJAN'S LOW-PROFILE RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-13 14:03:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG AJ
08BAKU77	AZERBAIJAN'S OPAQUE PROCUREMENT SYSTEM [...] (C) Summary: Although Azerbaijan is in the midst of a massive public investment program to overhaul its physical and social infrastructure, the GOAJ does not have a transparent tendering system to administer this program. Formal tendering -- done by the State Procurement Agency -- usually is [...]	2008-01-30 06:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV KCOR AJ
08BAKU771	AZERBAIJANI JOURNALIST'S COURT SAGA UNDERSCORES [...] (C) Summary: Embattled opposition Azadliq newspaper reporter Agil Khalil left Azerbaijan on July 24, flying to Paris after receiving assistance from the French Embassy. Khalil had sought to leave Azerbaijan on July 21, but poor GOAJ inter-ministerial communication and perhaps intervention fr [...]	2008-08-14 11:17:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
08BAKU773	IRANIAN STUDENTS IN BAKU SPEAK OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY The Iranian public is keen for more opportunities to engage with the United States. Three Iranian students studying in Baku conveyed this sentiment to polecon officer during two wide-ranging discussions on life in Iran. Polecon officer outlined the ways the USG reaches out to the [...]	2008-08-15 05:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AZ PGOV PREL
08BAKU774	SNAPSHOT: AZERBAIJAN-IRAN BORDER ACTIVITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cross-border activity between Azerbaijan and Iran at the pedestrian and truck crossing in Astara seems fairly limited but has increased over the past few years. Continued expansion is projected at both locations as Iranians seek more opportunities in Azerbaijan and as trade expa [...]	2008-08-15 09:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ PREL PGOV
08BAKU779	AZERBAIJANI SUNNI MOSQUE BOMBED [...] (C) Summary: An unknown assailant(s) attacked the most popular Sunni mosque in Baku on August 17 during prayers, killing three and wounding approximately eight individuals at the Abu Bakr mosque. The assailant used two grenades, according to local press. This level of attack against a mosq [...]	2008-08-18 12:11:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF ASAC AJ
08BAKU787	AZERBAIJAN'S SOCAR: OIL & GAS TRANSIT THROUGH [...] (C) Embassy officers met August 20 with State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) Deputy Vice President Vitaliy Baylarbayov to discuss oil and gas production and transport in light of the ongoing security crisis in Georgia. Baylarbayov offered the following observations on specific export routes [...]	2008-08-21 04:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINT PREL AZ TX TU
08BAKU789	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES VP VISIT, PRESSES [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador August 6 highlighted to Head of the Presidential Apparat Remiz Mehdiyev the historical significance of the Vice President's upcoming visit to Azerbaijan. The Ambassador also pressed Mehdiyev on free and fair presidential elections, including the need for internati [...]	2008-08-21 09:31:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU79	AZERBAIJAN UPBEAT ON TURKMAN RELATIONS AFTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In conversations with the Ambassador, GOAJ officials were highly positive about he January 17 GOAJ-GOTX Intergovernmental Commission meeting and the bright prospects they now see to accelerate the improvement in relations with Turkmenistan. Ascribing improved relations largely to [...]	2008-01-30 13:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ TU PREL PGOV ENRG
08BAKU790	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT: I DIDNâ€™T STAND BEHIND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 19, President Aliyev told visiting British Petroleum CEO Inglis that Azerbaijan is taking quiet steps to support Georgia, although Aliyev himself did not publicly support the Georgian President. For example, Azerbaijanis are repairing a critical rail bridge destroyed by the R [...]	2008-08-22 04:03:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD PREL AJ RU TR
08BAKU791	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EPC, CO-FINANCING, BUSINESS [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met August 8 with Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov to discuss a wide range of economic issues, including prospective dates this fall for the next meeting of the U.S.-Azerbaijan Economic Partnership Commission (EPC) and co-financing of assistance projects. Ambassador also [...]	2008-08-22 04:03:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EIND ETRD ETTC AJ
08BAKU792	AZERBAIJAN:IRANIAN BANK MELLI A SMALL,ACCOUNTABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 14, National Bank of Azerbaijan (NBA) officials Rufat Aslanli, Management Board Deputy Governor, and Futulla Alakbarov, Credit Deputy Director, told polecon officer Iran's Bank Melli, represented in Baku by one branch, is an accountable, transparent, and cooperative ins [...]	2008-08-22 04:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ MOPS PGOV PREL
08BAKU796	TURKISH PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN PITCHES CAUCASUS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Embassy First Secretary Cem Ornekol told the Embassy the goal of Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's August 20 visit to Baku was to gain Azerbaijan's support for Turkey's proposed Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform. Ornekol said President Aliyev was receptive to th [...]	2008-08-22 13:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PHUM PREL TU AJ IR
08BAKU797	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR LUGAR'S AUGUST 24-25 VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Baku warmly welcomes Senator Lugar back to Azerbaijan. This visit comes at a particularly critical time, during the ongoing Georgia-Russia conflict and in the wake of several public USG-GOAJ bilateral disagreements. While the GOAJ, and President Aliyev in particular, ha [...]	2008-08-22 14:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ GG PGOV PREL OTRA
08BAKU80	EEB/CBA SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MERMOUD DISCUSSES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) In a meeting on January 22, Department of State Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud, the Ambassador and Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov discussed preparations for the second annual Econo [...]	2008-01-31 04:02:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID PREL ENRG KCOR AJ
08BAKU804	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The unfolding Russia-Georgia conflict has critical and sensitive ramifications for Azerbaijan. In particular, President Aliyev worries about the implications of the crisis in terms of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and its impact on Azerbaijan's westward oil and gas exp [...]	2008-08-25 15:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA CHENEY RICHARD AJ GG
08BAKU809	RECOMMENDATION FOR US-AZERBAIJAN CEIP MEMORANDUM [...] (SBU) Per email exchanges with S/CT and the EUR/CARC, the Embassy understands the U.S. is considering two draft Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (CEIP) MOUs with the GOAJ. The Embassy recommends that any MOU list the governments of Azerbaijan and the U.S. as the parties to the agree [...]	2008-08-26 12:33:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ
08BAKU81	EEB/CBA SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MERMOUD DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) In a meeting January 22 with visiting Department of State Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud, Minister of Emergency Situations (MES) Heydarov reiterated his interest in sending a working level delegation of experts led by a deputy minister to the U.S. [...]	2008-01-31 04:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN AJ
08BAKU810	FOREIGN MINISTER: AZERBAIJAN PRESSING FOR A [...] (C) In an August 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said that President Ilham Aliyev on August 20 had encouraged Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan to sign a direct agreement with Turkmenistan to purchase gas at Turkmenistan's border. This proposal follows a simila [...]	2008-08-27 06:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL TR TX AJ
08BAKU812	FOREIGN MINISTER: RUSSIAN INVANSION SENDS MESSAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador August 26 that the Russian invasion of Georgia was primarily intended to send a message to the U.S. that Russian power in the region "is back." He warned that Russian insistence on buffer zones in Georgia around the conflict areas will af [...]	2008-08-27 13:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG GG PREL RS
08BAKU813	PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES GEORGIA, ENERGY WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev told Senator Lugar August 25 that his visit to Azerbaijan was very important and timely, coming on the heels of a stopover in Tbilisi. Azerbaijan, the President said, was first to send assistance to Georgia and will continue to do so, despite grave errors and "ir [...]	2008-08-28 03:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU815	BP BRIEFS SENATOR LUGAR ON CASPIAN ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: The Russia-Georgia conflict, according to BP, may be forcing Azerbaijan to re-examine needs for regional stability and security, perhaps with leaders concluding that a large foreign presence in Azerbaijan and the region is necessary to create an environment of greater security, predict [...]	2008-08-28 08:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINT PREL AJ TX TU GG
08BAKU816	AZERBAIJAN: GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Georgian Ambassador Nikoloz Natbiladze told the Ambassador on August 26 that Russian President Medvedev's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia was a "shocking" figleaf for an "occupation." Natbiladze argued that Russia's goal is to change Georgia's government and gain influ [...]	2008-08-28 11:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG AJ
08BAKU820	HUMAN RIGHTS IN AZERBAIJAN: PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 26 President Aliyev announced a pardon of 96 prisoners. Among these prisoners was Rasim Akberov who was arrested in 2000 on coup-plotting charges and sentenced to 15 years. Akberov was widely considered a political prisoner, and also quite ill. Also included in the p [...]	2008-09-02 06:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU821	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR FEARS RUSSIA'S [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev's International Relations Advisor sees Russian actions in Georgia as "the beginning of a new era," with Azerbaijan's energy export routes, and consequently, the country's independence and sovereignty, ultimately at risk. Russia's acts were premeditated, with a g [...]	2008-09-02 10:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KPKO MARR AJ GG RU
08BAKU83	AZERBAIJAN COMMERCIAL UPDATE, December 15 2007 - January [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. END SUMMARY. - ONE-STOP-SHOP - LAW ON INSURANCE WAS ADOPTED IN AZERBAI [...]	2008-01-31 06:50:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
08BAKU831	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DELIVERED TO AZERBAIJAN [...] (SBU) Embassy officers delivered reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Affairs Department Chief Galib Israfilov on September 5. Israfilov said the GOAJ generally is against "no-motion" actions, with selective exceptions. For example, the GOAJ has supported "no-motion" actions on Ira [...]	2008-09-05 11:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN
08BAKU833	AZERBAIJAN: VICE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE WELL [...] (SBU) Summary: Vice President Richard Cheney's September 3-4 visit to Baku was widely seen as significant and timely given concerns about energy and security in the wake of the Russian invasion of Georgia. Azerbaijan's media gave extensive and decidedly positive coverage to VP Cheney's visit [...]	2008-09-05 13:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ENRG KIRF AJ
08BAKU836	AZERBAIJAN'S 2008 ELECTION: ISLAM UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) Summary: According to local contacts, Islam is unlikely to be a significant political factor during the October 15 presidential election. Our contacts told us that while Islam is growing as a religious, cultural, and social phenomenon, there is little political space for appeals to reli [...]	2008-09-08 10:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF AJ
08BAKU837	DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO ICJ UNGA RESOLUTION DELIVERED [...] (C) Embassy officers delivered reftel demarche on Serbia's proposal to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice regarding Kosovo to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Affairs Department Chief Galib Israfilov on September 5. Israfilov said the GOAJ's position is "not [...]	2008-09-08 11:03:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA KV AJ
08BAKU845	WORLD BANK TO NAME AZERBAIJAN NUMBER ONE REFORMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Echoing comments relayed by GOAJ officials and other observers in Baku, World Bank officials told Ambassador recently that Russia's real target in Georgia was Azerbaijan's oil and gas assets. Even outside the energy sector, the conflict has had a negative impact on Azerbaijan's [...]	2008-09-09 12:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR ECIN AJ
08BAKU850	AZERBAIJAN'S 2008 ELECTION: FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani performance in assuring freedom of assembly has been positive from the standpoint of new legislation and presidential statements. The Venice Commission positively assessed Azerbaijan's revised law on freedom of assembly. From a legal and technical point of view, th [...]	2008-09-10 12:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
08BAKU852	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION, GEORGIA WITH HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 29, leading Azerbaijani human rights activists Novella Jafaroglu-Appelbaum, Saida Gojamanly, and Saadat Benanyarly discussed with the Ambassador their concern over the conflict in Georgia and the threat it poses for Azerbaijan. In a surprising twist, they explained that [...]	2008-09-10 13:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ GG
08BAKU856	MAJOR OPPOSITION PARTIES SIGN JOINT BOYCOTT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 5 the heads of the five largest opposition parties signed a public statement boycotting the October 15 presidential election. This represents a step forward in organization for the normally fractured opposition. Discussions with opposition party leadership reveal, [...]	2008-09-11 11:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG RS AJ
08BAKU86	AZERBAIJAN: STATE OIL COMPANY COMMITTED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In 2006 President Aliyev issued a decree mandating a five-year effort to clean up the notoriously polluted Azerbaijani environment. As part of these efforts, in January 2008 the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) created a new position, Vice-President for Ecology. The newly [...]	2008-01-31 10:28:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PGOV PREL AJ
08BAKU865	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT SAYS JOINT EFFORTS MUST [...] (C) Summary. In a September 9 meeting with a USG delegation headed by Special Envoy C. Boyden Gray, President Aliyev said he was pleased with Vice-President's Cheney's recent visit, in which he and the Vice President agreed that a strong bilateral relationship was even more important followin [...]	2008-09-12 12:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TX ENRG TU
08BAKU867	TURKISH ENERGY MINISTER FOCUSED ON IRAQI GAS FOR [...] (C) Summary. In a September 9 meeting with Special Envoy C. Boyden Gray, GOT Energy Minister Hilmi Guler stressed that his focus was on solving Turkey's short-term gas needs. Between Iraqi and Turkmen gas, Iraqi gas seemed a more realistic option, and he sought USG help in ensuring that gas [...]	2008-09-12 13:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU TX ENRG
08BAKU868	SOCAR STILL SEEKING SOLUTIONS FOR TURKISH TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary: SOCAR continues to seek to find a way to convince Turkey to allow transit to Europe for its Shah Deniz Phase Two gas. However, according to SOCAR Marketing Vice-President Elshad Nassirov, Turkey continues to insist as a prelude to granting transit that Azerbaijan must sell it an [...]	2008-09-12 13:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU TX ENRG
08BAKU870	TURKISH PRESIDENT GUL SEEKS TO REASSURE [...] (C) Summary: Turkish President Gul's September 10 visit to Baku probably focused on reassuring the GOAJ and the general public that Gul's attendance at a soccer match in Yerevan would not degrade Turkey's "special relationship" with Azerbaijan. The GOAJ almost certainly is nervous about a t [...]	2008-09-15 05:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM AJ
08BAKU879	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER DISCUSSES THE [...] (C) Summary: Head of the President's Socio-Political Department Ali Hasanov described for the Ambassador a highly successful and productive visit to the United States in August, including attendance at the Democratic National Convention in Denver and meetings in Washington, DC. Hasanov pledg [...]	2008-09-17 07:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU880	AZERBAIJAN: LITTLE PROGRESS ON CASPIAN [...] (C) Summary: During a September 15 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov related that no progress in resolving the Caspian delimitation issue resulted from the latest meeting of the five Caspian state working group held in Baku on September 4-5. He claimed, however, that construc [...]	2008-09-17 12:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL AJ IR TX
08BAKU881	DEMARCHE ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHAN ARMY DELIVERED [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche on contributions to the Afghan army to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Affair Department Chief Galib Israfilov on September 16. Israfilov said Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov recently visited Afghanistan, where he met with a variety of Afghan off [...]	2008-09-17 12:53:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PREL NATEU MOPS MARR AJ
08BAKU882	SEARCHING FOR FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY IN BAKU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9, the Mayor of Baku announced a list of eleven locations throughout the city of Baku that are approved for the holding of demonstrations during the presidential election period. The major opposition parties have announced their displeasure with the approved sites, d [...]	2008-09-17 13:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU883	AZERBAIJAN: GAS LEAK SLASHES OIL PRODUCTION IN [...] (C) According to BP Azerbaijan Vice-President for Communications and External Affairs Seymour Khalilov, at 0820 hours Baku local time Central Azeri Offshore oil platform workers noticed gas bubbles "about one-third the size of soccer balls" coming to the water's surface around the platform. S [...]	2008-09-17 13:28:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ CASC ENRG PGOV PREL
08BAKU884	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION ENVIRONMENT WITH OSCE AND OSCE/ODIHR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 4 Ambassador Jose-Luis Herrero Ansola of the OSCE Office in Baku briefed OSCE member state ambassadors on the Office's election-related activities, including training for regional leaders (ExComs) on non-interference in the election and the importance of freedom of a [...]	2008-09-17 13:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU891	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR CALLS FOR U.S. TO FILL VOID [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 15 meeting with the Ambassador, International Relations Advisor to President Aliyev Novruz Mammadov said he did not think that withdrawal of Azerbaijani forces from Iraq by the end of 2008 "would be a problem." (reftel) Mammadov also shared his views on a number [...]	2008-09-18 11:31:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ IR TU RS
08BAKU893	AZERBAIJAN LAYS OUT A VISION OF, AND SEEKS USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 18 meeting with DAS Bryza and Ambassador Derse, SOCAR Marketing VP Elshad Nassirov outlined a sober and comprehensive approach to catalyzing our Southern Corridor efforts. Driven by the shock of recent events in Georgia, Nassirov reflected a level of urgency shared [...]	2008-09-18 13:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU TX ENRG
08BAKU897	AZERBAIJAN ACG FIELD OIL PRODUCTION STILL WAY DOWN [...] (C) According to BP Azerbaijan Vice-President for Communications and External Affairs Seymour Khalilov, as of 1400 hours local time, Friday September 19, oil production from the offshore ACG mega-field is down from a pre-incident level of over 900,000 bpd to approximately 250,000 bpd (NOTE: ot [...]	2008-09-19 11:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
08BAKU9	AZERBAIJANI HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ARGUE PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary: During a December 28 meeting with the Ambassador, eight of Azerbaijan's leading human rights activists said GOAJ pressure against government critics is rising, with the GOAJ relying on political charges such as espionage, libel, and terrorism to silence or intimidate critics. T [...]	2008-01-04 11:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU90	AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ENERGY AND [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister appeared unaware that Iran may soon move the Alborz oil rig, while noting that Azerbaijan would respond through diplomatic and legal means if Iran moves the rig into disputed waters. Mammadyarov raised the need for an EU energy summit in Brussels, co [...]	2008-02-01 12:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG PHUM AMGT ABLD AJ IR
08BAKU900	ACCOUNTING FIRM EXECUTIVE DISCUSSES ACTIVITIES OF [...] (C) Moore Stephens International accounting firm chief discussed with Baku Iran Watcher the firm's consulting activities in Iran and his personal impressions of the Iranian business and investment climate. He stated that Moore Stephens has been hired to advise several Iranian companies on m [...]	2008-09-23 07:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV IR AJ
08BAKU904	UNODC REPORTS MAJOR UPSURGE IN HEROIN FROM IRAN, [...] (S) Summary: UNODC Baku reports that trans-shipment of heroin and other opiates from Iran through Azerbaijan has skyrocketed. Total heroin seizures by GOAJ security authorities increased from twenty kilos to over 250 kilos in 2007. These seizures accounted for less than five percent of the [...]	2008-09-23 11:19:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR PINR AJ AM TU
08BAKU910	AZERBAIJAN: NATO TRAINING MISSION-IRAQ DEMARCHE [...] (C) The Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Affairs desk officer Hikmet Hajiyev on September 24. Hajiyev said he would forward the invitation for the September 26 NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) conference to the Azerbaijani mission to NATO. Hajiyev w [...]	2008-09-25 08:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ AJ
08BAKU911	UNODC REPORTS MAJOR UPSURGE IN HEROIN FROM IRAN, [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 08:59:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR PINR IR AJ AM TU
08BAKU912	AZERBAIJAN: WORSHIPERS FRUSTRATED WITH CLOSURE OF [...] (C) Summary: The Abu Bakr mosque, which is an important symbolic mosque in Azerbaijan's Islamic landscape and was attacked on August 17, is closed for prayers. On August 17, an unknown attacker threw a grenade into the mosque during prayers, killing three worshipers. The mosque ostensibly w [...]	2008-09-25 11:07:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF AJ
08BAKU913	AZERBAIJAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA BOARD OF [...] (C) The Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Security Affairs desk officer Hikmet Hajiyev on September 24. Hajiyev said the GOAJ would consider supporting Afghanistan's candidacy for a seat on the MESA Group on the IAEA's Board of Governors, but his departme [...]	2008-09-25 11:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUC AJ
08BAKU914	PRESIDENT ALIYEV: REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev presented a sober view of the impact of regional developments on Azerbaijan's key interests to EUR DAS Matthew Bryza on September 18. He repeated his longstanding contention that Azerbaijan is "alone" in facing serious regional pressures, underscoring again tha [...]	2008-09-25 13:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ
08BAKU915	AZERBAIJAN FOREIGN MINISTER PROMOTES TURKMEN GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 12 meeting with Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy C. Boyden Gray, GOAJ FM Mammadyarov said that the GOAJ was encouraging Turkey to purchase gas from Turkmenistan at the Turkmen border. He explained that the April Caspian incident in which GOAJ vessels co [...]	2008-09-26 08:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TX ENRG
08BAKU917	UNODC REPORTS MAJOR UPSURGE IN HEROIN FROM IRAN, SUGGESTS SIGNIFICANT IRANIAN DRUG PROCESSING ACTIVITY (BAKU 911 CORRECTED COPY) [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-26 10:39:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR PINR IR AJ AM TU
08BAKU918	AZERBAIJAN: U.S. UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE DRAFT [...] (C) The Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Security Affairs desk officer Yusuf Mammadaliyev. Mammadaliyev said he would have to raise this issue with his colleagues and authorities before pledging Azerbaijan's support for the draft resolution. DERSE [...]	2008-09-26 11:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM CDG PREL UNGA AJ
08BAKU919	AZERBAIJAN INCOME TAKES A HIT AS NO SHORT-TERM FIX [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Operator BP continues to look for the cause of the gas leak in its offshore ACG oil mega-field that has resulted in slashed oil production (reftels),possibilities center on either a failure in one of the wells or damage in the underlying geologic formation. A quick fix is unlikely [...]	2008-09-26 11:35:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
08BAKU920	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes as the Russia-Georgia conflict continues to unfold, with critical and sensitive ramifications for Azerbaijan. Baku quietly supported Georgia from the start, providing immediate assistance to Tbilisi in the form of food and other commodities, financial aid to ba [...]	2008-09-26 13:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA AJ
08BAKU923	EUR DAS BRYZA'S SEPTEMBER 18 MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Safar Abiyev told EUR DAS Matthew Bryza that Russia's invasion of Georgia altered regional security dynamics, and he was open to expanding U.S.-Azerbaijani security cooperation. Presidential Administration Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev subsequently said that Az [...]	2008-09-29 10:29:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS GG AJ
08BAKU93	AZERBAIJAN'S FIRST LADY: FINDING HER OWN VOICE [...] (C) Summary: The Azerbaijani Government is making a new effort to present First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva as a significant political leader in meetings with senior U.S. officials. The Foreign Ministry, including her uncle who serves as Deputy Foreign Minister, is helping to shape this new image [...]	2008-02-04 09:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ PGOV PINR
08BAKU933	AZERBAIJAN 2008 ELECTION: WHO ARE THE OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The campaign for the presidency of Azerbaijan began on September 17, with current president Ilham Aliyev and six other candidates competing. Major campaign themes, to the extent that they are voiced, include increasing the power of the parliament, fighting corruption, and "liber [...]	2008-10-03 13:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU934	AZERBAIJAN: DEPUTY MAJLIS SPEAKER SHOWS IRE WITH [...] (C) During a discussion with DAS Bryza, Deputy Parliament Speaker and Head of the Parliament's Energy Committee Valeh Aleskerov complained about alleged European cultural arrogance and lack of strategic vision, citing recent developments in Azerbaijan-European Euro-Integration negotiations an [...]	2008-10-03 14:12:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL RS TN AJ
08BAKU935	AZERBAIJAN 2008 ELECTION: WHO ARE THE OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The campaign for the presidency of Azerbaijan began on September 17, with current president Ilham Aliyev and six other candidates competing. Major campaign themes, to the extent that they are voiced, include increasing the power of the parliament, fighting corruption, and "liber [...]	2008-10-03 14:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU937	AZERBAIJANI CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS HOST [...] (C) Summary: The Azerbaijan National Committee for European Integration (ANCEI) hosted a conference entitled "The Russia - Georgia Conflict and Its Security, Economic, and Humanitarian Implications" in Baku on September 29. During the first panel on international security in the aftermath of [...]	2008-10-06 05:11:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS GG AJ
08BAKU94	PROFILE OF A POPULAR AZERBAIJANI SHIA CLERIC [...] (C) Summary: Many young and devout Azerbaijani Shias have identified Haji Shahin Hasanov, the imam at Baku's Dadash mosque, as a well respected Shia cleric. A soft-spoken, intelligent imam with a history degree, Hasanov says there is a Shia renaissance occurring in Azerbaijan, which paralle [...]	2008-02-04 12:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO KIRF IR AJ
08BAKU945	AZERBAIJAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary: Over dinner October 1 with the Deputy Secretary, key Azerbaijani foreign policy thinkers discussed the role of Russia and Iran in the Caucasus, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and efforts to intensify the U.S.-Azerbaijan relationship. Participants highlighted Azerbaijan's diffic [...]	2008-10-08 08:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ AM ENRG GG PGOV PREL RS
08BAKU946	AZERBAIJANI FONMIN AND DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaiijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov affirmed the importance of deepening bilateral cooperation, especially in the context of Vice President Cheney's recent trip and Azerbaijan's "vulnerable" geopolitical position in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Georgia. M [...]	2008-10-08 08:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ
08BAKU947	AZERBAIJAN SEEKS TO DEVELOP ACG DEEP GAS, CAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: BP Azerbaijan President Bill Schrader told USG interlocutors that there will be "plenty of gas" for Azerbaijan to sell to Georgia this winter. This is a result of oil production problems at the offshore ACG oil mega-field, which continues to cost the GOAJ tens of millions of dollars in [...]	2008-10-08 10:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG TU
08BAKU951	AZERBAIJAN: SOUTHERN CORRIDOR STARTS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 9 the "Southern Corridor" project will take a huge step forward when the first tanker to carry Tengizchevroil oil to Azerbaijan will begin loading in Kazakhstan, with an expected arrival date in Baku of October 11. TCO volumes heading to Baku in October will be approx [...]	2008-10-08 14:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AZ KZ ENRG
08BAKU956	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF ISLAMIC [...] (S) Embassy Iran Watcher delivered reftel demarche to outgoing and incoming Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Security Affairs Division Directors, Yusef Mammadaliev and Nurat Suleimeinov, on October 7. Iran Watcher delivered all reftel-suggested points, and provided the MFA officers with cop [...]	2008-10-09 11:18:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETRD PARM EUN EWWT PREL AJ IR
08BAKU96	AZERBAIJAN SEEKS TO DELIVER MAXIMUM GAS TO TURKEY; [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-05 12:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ TU
08BAKU963	DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DAS DYCK VISITS U.S. [...] (U) SUMMARY: In his September 25-28 visit to Azerbaijan, Department of Commerce DAS Paul Dyck met with GOAJ officials and representatives of several U.S.-based companies, and toured business facilities in Azerbaijan. Business leaders complained of corruption and inefficiencies, despite gains [...]	2008-10-10 06:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR ECIN BBSR BEXP BMGT
08BAKU968	AZERBAIJAN'S 2008 ELECTION: LIMITED JUDICIARY [...] (C) Summary: Local legal experts state the Azerbaijani judiciary has little independence in cases touching on the GOAJ or Azerbaijani elites' financial and political interests. In a political culture that favors personal relations and closed-door meetings over transparent processes and unif [...]	2008-10-10 13:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ENRG KIRF AJ
08BAKU969	AZERBAIJAN'S 2008 ELECTION: MEDIA FREEDOM [...] (C) Summary: Media contacts state that media in Azerbaijan has worsened under a "personally insecure" president, who has condoned a clampdown on influential, critical media outlets. They point to a number of factors behind the gradual, but steady, decline in media freedom since Ilham Aliyev [...]	2008-10-10 13:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
08BAKU97	AZERBAIJANI POLICE DISRUPT JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES' [...] (C) On January 30, approximately 30 police reportedly disrupted a Jehovah's Witnesses' worship service around noon in the central Azerbaijani town of Barda. There were 16 members attending the service, which was held in the home of Barda resident Nasiba Guliyeva. Guliyeva refused to allow t [...]	2008-02-05 12:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF AJ
08BAKU970	PRESIDENT ALIYEV, DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev, meeting with Deputy -Secretary Negroponte on October 2, lauded the timely September visit of Vice President Cheney and re-emphasized the importance of further enhancing U.S.-Azerbaijan relations in the aftermath of the Russia-Georgia conflict. President Aliyev, [...]	2008-10-10 14:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG KDEM AJ
08BAKU971	AZERBAIJAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC REFORM WITH CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 2 and 3 Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Deputy Assistant Secretary Bryza met with representatives of the international community and with local NGOs working in Azerbaijan. Representatives of the international community agreed that it is unclear whether democratizatio [...]	2008-10-14 04:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU972	AZERBAIJAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC REFORM WITH CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 2 and 3 Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Deputy Assistant Secretary Bryza met with representatives of the international community and with local NGOs working in Azerbaijan. Representatives of the international community agreed that it is unclear whether democratizatio [...]	2008-10-14 04:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU977	AZERBAIJAN ELECTION 2008: ALL QUIET ON THE [...] (C) Summary: During a trip to Sumqayit to gauge the pre-election environment, the head of the local Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP) told the Embassy that YAP has been at the forefront of grassroots campaigning. The official believes President Aliyev will win by 85-90 percent, with 65-75 percent [...]	2008-10-14 09:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
08BAKU978	AZERBAIJAN ELECTION 2008: VIEW FROM CIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 9 Embassy officials met with Yevgeniy Sloboda, head of the CIS Election Observation Mission and a citizen of Belarus. The CIS Mission has 23 long-term and 400 short-term observers in Azerbaijan for the election. Sloboda stated that Azerbaijan has all conditions nece [...]	2008-10-14 09:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU979	AZERBAIJAN ELECTION 2008: ELECTION ENVIRONMENT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During late September, Embassy officials visited both Azerbaijan's second largest city, Ganja, which is located in the north, and several small villages in the Lankaran region in the south to assess the pre-election political environment. Local officials in both regions seemed [...]	2008-10-14 09:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU98	JAILED EX-MINISTER FARHAD ALIYEV REPORTEDLY [...] (C) According to his lawyers, jailed former Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev suffered a myocardial infarction at approximately 0500 on February 4 while in the custody of the Ministry of National Security (MNS). Isakhan Ashurov, one of Aliyev's attorneys, called Emboff at approxi [...]	2008-02-05 12:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR AJ
08BAKU980	AZERBAIJAN: ELECTION UPATE, OCTOBER 10-14 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Election Monitoring Center (EMC) and the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety released pre-election, interim reports October 10 and 11, respectively, noting certain improvements in the election process, while raising concerns about the slow handling of complaints b [...]	2008-10-14 14:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV RS GG AJ PHUM PREL
08BAKU981	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SITREP#1 10:30AM [...] (SBU) Azerbaijan's polling stations opened largely on time (08:00 local time) on October 15, with observers noting an orderly process with minimal technical violations or issues, and a slow, steady stream of voters casting ballots. Voting in the presidential election will take place until 19:0 [...]	2008-10-15 09:00:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU982	IRANIAN TEA PARTY: A FOREIGN INVESTOR'S [...] (C/NOFORN) A leading Azerbaijan-based businessman with Iranian roots described his experiences attempting to invest in the Iranian tea sector in 2004-2006. Invited in by Iranian officials, he described how two of his ventures were torpedoed by Teheran authorities after they were underway, an [...]	2008-10-15 09:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EAGR PGOV EINV IZ IR
08BAKU983	IRANIAN TEA PARTY: A FOREIGN INVESTOR'S [...] (C/NOFORN) A leading Azerbaijan-based businessman with Iranian roots described his experiences attempting to invest in the Iranian tea sector in 2004-2006. Invited in by Iranian officials, he described how two of his ventures were torpedoed by Teheran authorities after they were underway, an [...]	2008-10-15 09:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EAGR PGOV EINV IZ IR
08BAKU985	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SITREP#2 16:00 [...] (SBU) During the late morning and afternoon, voting in Azerbaijan's presidential election continued relatively smoothly. Election monitors from the U.S. Embassy, spread throughout the country in 19 separate teams, are reporting that most polling stations are well-organized and the polling s [...]	2008-10-15 12:23:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU986	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SITREP#3 21:00 [...] (SBU) After a largely uneventful day of voting across Azerbaijan, polls closed at 19:00 local time. Vote counting was initiated immediately thereafter. Early indications are that the tabulation process is being rushed, perhaps as a result of pressure from the Central Election Commission or [...]	2008-10-15 17:22:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAKU995	"OPPOSITION COOPERATION CENTER" RELEASES ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16 the five opposition parties that boycotted the presidential election held a joint press conference and released a written statement on the conduct of the October 15 presidential election. The heads of the parties all stated that they considered the election not to [...]	2008-10-16 15:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ

08BAKU996	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SITREP#4 10/16 [...] (SBU) Central Elections Commission Chief (CEC) Mazahir Panahov gave a press brief on October 16 to provide the latest information on the election. As of the last briefing, which was given at 12:00 Baku time, the CEC had received information from 70 percent of the precincts. According to the [...]	2008-10-16 16:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
08BAMAKO168	MALI'S INPUT ON WEST AFRICA ICT CONFERENCE [...] In response to reftel, Embassy discussed the upcoming West Africa ICT conference in Accra with Dr. Mamadou Diallo, Telecommunications Specialist at the Ministry of Communications, who also attended the last ICT conference in San Francisco. He stated that mobile phone technology is the fastes [...]	2008-02-19 07:49:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ECON ML
08BAMAKO199	ALL THAT GLITTERS COULD BE ZINC: ARRESTS HIGHLIGHT [...] SUMMARY: Gold has become the centerpiece of the Malian government's budget, but the recent arrest of gold smugglers highlights the risky nature of exporting gold. Three foreign nationals were caught red-handed trying to smuggle what may - or may not - have been three bags of gold through Cust [...]	2008-02-27 12:17:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ML
08BAMAKO204	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 14:56:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ML
08BAMAKO209	AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF HELP BENEFICIARIES [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-29 05:59:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ML
08BAMAKO217	GENERAL WARD'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TOURE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 09:35:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MASS MARR
08BAMAKO219	GENERAL WARD'S MEETING WITH MALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 13:46:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MASS MARR
08BAMAKO221	(S/NF) MALI'S REGULATION OF EXPLOSIVE PRECURSORS [...] (S/NF) Mali does not yet have a law place to regulate the purchase, concentrations, and use of referenced explosive precursors (reftels). However, according to Mr. Abdramane Sidibe, the Chief of the Regulation and Control Division at the Ministry of Agriculture, the Council of Ministers appr [...]	2008-03-03 15:12:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	PINR EAGR PTER ML
08BAMAKO222	IRANIAN NONCOMPLIANCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 15:12:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA ML
08BAMAKO223	MALDIVES CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 15:12:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC ML
08BAMAKO236	MALI'S INPUT ON REPORT ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 08:54:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL ML
08BAMAKO238	MALI NAMES NEW AMBASSADOR TO THE UN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 14:14:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ML
08BAMAKO239	TRIBAL FAULT LINES WITHIN THE TUAREG OF NORTHERN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 14:21:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ML
08BAMAKO243	DOW CHEMICALS V. CHINA: A WEST AFRICAN IPR CASE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 08:18:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ETRD EINT EAGR ML
08BAMAKO256	BAHANGA RELEASES PRISONERS AFTER QUIET NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-11 15:42:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ML
08BAMAKO288	LEADER OF MALIAN HAMALLIYYA DISCUSSES AQIM [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 14:30:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL SOCI PTER ML
08BAMAKO290	AUSTRIAN EFFORTS TO FOLLOW AQIM HOSTAGE CRISIS IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 14:36:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO292	DPRK MANDATE RENEWAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-21 10:47:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ML
08BAMAKO295	MALIAN ARMY RUNS INTO BAHANGA, AND LOSES, AGAIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-21 11:15:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO299	MALI TALLIES ITS LOSSES FOLLOWING LATEST BATTLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-27 11:42:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO305	MALI NEGOTIATES WITH BAHANGA AS NEW GROUP ATTACKS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 06:30:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR PTER ML
08BAMAKO312	MALI INTERCEPTS 26 TRAFFICKED CHILDREN IN KITA [...] On March 12 police in the western town of Kita intercepted 26 children who were trafficked to Kita from towns along the Guinea-Mali frontier. The children ranged in age from 6 to 17. Two of the children were Malian, and the rest Guinean nationals. Four suspects are currently under arrest i [...]	2008-04-01 07:15:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ML
08BAMAKO313	MALI INTERCEPTS 26 TRAFFICKED CHILDREN IN KITA [...] On March 12 police in the western town of Kita intercepted 26 children who were trafficked to Kita from towns along the Guinea-Mali frontier. The children ranged in age from 6 to 17. Two of the children were Malian, and the rest Guinean nationals. Four suspects are currently under arrest i [...]	2008-04-01 07:15:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ML
08BAMAKO320	BATTLE WITH BAHANGA BREWING NEAR KIDAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-01 15:48:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO325	MALI USES HELICOPTERS TO ATTACK BAHANGA NEAR KIDAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-03 11:16:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO339	TUAREG LEADERS FROM GAO AND TIMBUKTU: TIME FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-07 13:38:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO346	MALIAN MUSLIMS PEACEFULLY PROTEST AGAINST DUTCH [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-09 07:02:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PROP KISL ML
08BAMAKO353	MALI BEGINS SIX MONTH CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 16:53:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ML
08BAMAKO357	ENGAGING WITH MALI ON NORTHERN INSECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Concerned by continuing instability in the north and the absence of a clear path towards its resolution, the Ambassador called separately on President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) and Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane on April 8 and 9 to exchange views on the evolution of the situation [...]	2008-04-11 12:26:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS ML
08BAMAKO364	AS NORTHERN CRISIS DEEPENS, MALI DRIFTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-14 14:15:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO366	EXECUTION OF TWO TUAREGS IN KIDAL SETS MALI ON EDGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-14 15:28:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR PHUM ML
08BAMAKO371	BERABICHE AND AQIM IN NORTHERN MALI [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-17 11:36:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO375	UPDATE ON SECURITY IN KIDAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-21 11:19:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO385	COMMISSION OF TUAREG LEADERS TO MEET WITH ADC AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-22 16:03:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO391	PRICES RISE IN MALI: BAD, BUT NOT YET CRITICAL [...] SUMMARY: Urban consumers are becoming increasingly concerned as prices of basic commodities skyrocket in Bamako while the government attempts to implement measures to reduce pressure on the cost of living. An informal survey in the local markets gives a picture of the extent of the price hi [...]	2008-04-23 17:02:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV ML
08BAMAKO396	EFFORTS CONTINUE TO SAVE MALI'S ELEPHANTS [...] SUMMARY: An estimated 550 to 700 elephants in Mali's Gourma region are threatened by drying climate, landscape degradation, and increasing human contact. The Malian herd is the northernmost group of elephants in west Africa and the only surviving group in the Sahel. International conservat [...]	2008-04-24 16:21:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ML
08BAMAKO414	MALIAN MILLITARY CONVOY REPELS ATTACK BY BANDITS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 15:49:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR MASS MARR PREL ML
08BAMAKO415	UPDATE ON NEGOTIATIONS, HOSTAGES AND HUMANITARIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 15:49:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF EAID PHUM ASEC PINS ML
08BAMAKO419	ADC ATTACKS MILITARY POST NORTH OF SEGOU [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 16:47:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO435	BANDITS ATTACK GENDARMARIE IN ANSONGO WHILE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 17:00:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO446	TUAREG CLAIMS AND COUNTER-CLAIMS FOR RECENT ATTACKS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 12:04:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO462	OF TUAREGS AND TERRORISTS: A REBEL'S VIEW OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 14:18:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO463	TUAREG REBELS OVERRUN GARRISON IN ABEIBARA [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 16:02:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO469	MALI'S RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 16:10:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO ML
08BAMAKO482	MALI USING TUAREG MILITIAS TO COMBAT TUAREG REBELS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 12:06:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO484	MALI'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST TO END FOOD EXPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 13:03:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON TBIO ML
08BAMAKO485	WORKING WITH THE MALIANS ON SAHEL SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 13:03:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	PTER PREL ML AG
08BAMAKO491	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MOSS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 10:54:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EAGR ML
08BAMAKO493	U.S. PARTICIPATION IN MALI'S JUNE 12-13 DONOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 16:40:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD AORC EAID ML
08BAMAKO507	A FORMER MINISTER OF DEFENSE'S VIEW OF THE CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 15:53:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR PREL
08BAMAKO558	FOREIGN MINISTER OUANE SAYS REGIONAL SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-13 10:36:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO559	AGOA FORUM INVITATIONS IN MALI [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-13 11:29:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC ETRD EINV EFIN EAID ML
08BAMAKO567	TUAREG REBELS SEEK UNITY AS FOOD CRISIS IN KIDAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-18 15:55:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PHUM PREL ML
08BAMAKO569	PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PRESS STATEMENT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-18 16:35:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EUN PREL ML
08BAMAKO574	THE ANSAR DINE MOVEMENT AND ISLAM IN MALI [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 12:17:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL PHUM SOCI PTER ML
08BAMAKO575	MALI HOLDS ROUNDTABLE IN BAMAKO FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 12:18:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD AORC EAID ML
08BAMAKO589	PRIVATIZATION OF MALI'S STATE-OWNED COTTON COMPANY [...] Summary: On May 28 Mali's Council of Ministers' passed a draft law authorizing the sale of government stock in the cotton parastatal, Malian Textile Development Company (CMDT),marking a major step in the World Bank-sponsored reconstruction of the Malian cotton sector. The text now goes to [...]	2008-06-24 14:04:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD ML
08BAMAKO599	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON A DISCOURAGED [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's June 20 farewell call on the Minister of Territorial Administration found General Kafougouna Kone upbeat about the Mali-U.S. relationship, but discouraged on prospects for peace in northern Mali. Kone, who is extraordinarily close to President Amadou Toumani To [...]	2008-06-27 11:47:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER
08BAMAKO606	SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY MICHAEL O. LEAVITT'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-30 16:52:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ML
08BAMAKO610	DISTANCES AND DISORGANIZATION HAMPER ASSESSMENT OF [...] Summary: On June 26 the Embassy met with International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) delegate Andreas Schmidt to discuss the living conditions of populations displaced by fighting in northern Mali. A hand-written report sent to the Embassy by the Director of the Malian Red Cross in Kida [...]	2008-07-01 15:03:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID SOCI ML
08BAMAKO623	FORMER BERBICHE REBEL ALIGNS WITH TUAREG ADC [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 15:19:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO624	NEGOTIATING THE NEGOTIATIONS: ALGERIA PRIMES [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 15:30:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR PREL ML
08BAMAKO627	TRIPARTITE MEETING ON ALGIERS ACCORD IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-07 14:38:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AG ML
08BAMAKO633	DEMARCHE ON UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION CONGRESS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-07 16:15:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO ML
08BAMAKO634	DEMARCHE ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-07 16:15:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EUN PREL UN KDEM ML
08BAMAKO636	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL WITH PRESIDENT TOURE [...] (C) Summary: President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) effusively praised the state of U.S.-Malian relations during the Ambassador's July 3 farewell call, citing specifically the Millennium Challenge Compact and bilateral military cooperation. The president said he was reluctant to see an exchan [...]	2008-07-07 16:32:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID ML
08BAMAKO639	NORTHERN MALI POLICE BLOTTER: ONE CARJACKING AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 15:49:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO648	UNHCR REPORT FINDS TUAREG REFUGEES NOT REFUGEES [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-10 09:00:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO650	MALI'S PARTICIPATION IN THE AGOA FORUM [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 08:05:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PODC EINV EFIN EAID ML
08BAMAKO660	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RATIFIES TERRORISM LAW BUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 08:50:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PTER PHUM EAGR ECON EIND ELAB EINV
08BAMAKO666	MALIANS AND TUAREG REBELS PREPARE FOR DIRECT TALKS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 13:46:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO667	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 08:30:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN PARM ML
08BAMAKO675	TUAREG BANDITS ATTACK TESSALIT WHILE MALI AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 15:03:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO676	SAHEL-SAHARA SECURITY SUMMIT NOW SCHEDULED FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 15:05:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PREL ML
08BAMAKO684	FIVE MALIAN SOLDIERS RELEASED FOLLOWING TALKS IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-28 13:48:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO695	MALI RESPONSE TO DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-31 17:24:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC ML
08BAMAKO696	PRESIDENT TOURE TO ATTEND UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-01 08:09:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA ML
08BAMAKO702	JUSTICE SLOW FOR VICTIMS OFSLAVERY IN NORTHERN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-04 21:40:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOI ELAB ML
08BAMAKO707	MALIANS RELEASE FIVE CHILD TRAFFICKING SUSPECTS [...] On June 20 Malian judicial authorities the western town of Kita released three individuals arrested in March for allegedly trafficking 26 children (Ref. A). The individuals were released on their own recognizance in advance of their trial date, which has not yet been set. The public prosecu [...]	2008-08-05 14:37:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM PGOV KJUS ML
08BAMAKO712	DETAILS ON RECENT HOSTAGE RELEASE AND NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-07 15:50:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR PREL ML
08BAMAKO721	TUAREG LEADERS TRY TO SECURE PRISONER RELEASE [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 15:18:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO722	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES PRIVATIZATION OF COTTON [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 16:25:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EIND ELAB EINV PGOV KDEM ML
08BAMAKO735	MALIAN PRESIDENT CONDEMNS COUP TO MAURITANIAN ENVOY [...] (C) During his August 19 meeting with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Leavitt (septel),Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) said that he had spoken to the Mauritanian military and expressed his condemnation of their actions. ATT told them that he, too, had been a soldier wh [...]	2008-08-19 15:54:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC CASC MR ML
08BAMAKO758	MALI ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA AND [...] (C) Dueling Demarches: Charge called on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Lamine Keita August 29 to discuss reftel demarche urging that Mali join in rejecting Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Ambassador Keita pointed to a paper on his coffee table, and said it [...]	2008-09-02 07:34:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG RU KV
08BAMAKO759	CHILD PROTECTION OFFICIALS DISAPPOINTED WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-02 07:34:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV ML
08BAMAKO778	NEW MILITIA GROUP ALLEGEDLY BEHIND MURDER OF FOUR [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-09 16:04:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR PHUM ML
08BAMAKO779	MALI AND ADC CONTENT TO LEAVE BAHANGA BEHIND IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-09 16:06:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO785	BAHANGA RELEASES MOST - BUT NOT ALL - MALIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-11 15:19:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR PHUM ML
08BAMAKO786	MALI ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE ISSUES [...] (C) Charge discussed issues in reftel with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Ambassador Keita on September 5. The Ambassador had in previous meetings looked forward to active consultation with the U.S. on UNGA positions, and so welcomed in particular the consultative nature of sev [...]	2008-09-11 15:45:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN ML
08BAMAKO787	FALL 2008 SEPQ RESPONSE-BAMAKO [...] (SBU) Embassy Bamako responses to the security Environment Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ) are as follows: --------------------------- 2. (S) Political Violence --------------------------- DEMONSTRATIONS: A. Are there any ethnic or religious groups in country that are capable of carryin [...]	2008-09-11 15:48:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	ASEC
08BAMAKO796	MALIAN DELEGATION TO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-16 13:48:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL ML
08BAMAKO798	MALI'S MCC COMPACT ENTERS IMPLEMENTATION PHASE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-16 15:51:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EINV ECON EAGR ML
08BAMAKO799	MALI GRATEFUL FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR UNAIDS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 16:17:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV UNGA
08BAMAKO800	POLICE ROUND UP MORE GANDA-IZO SUSPECTS AND RAID [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 16:17:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO806	FY07 SELF HELP REPORT FOR MALI [...] Summary. The Embassy Self Help Committee used its FY 07 allocation of USD 80,000 to fund 15 projects in the areas of education, health, food production, income generation and economic development. Direct beneficiaries of these projects totaled more than 77,000 people. An estimated 65 percen [...]	2008-09-23 09:55:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL SOCI PHUM ML
08BAMAKO812	OPPOSITION NEWSPAPER'S TALLY OF PUBLIC OPINION IN [...] Summary: On September 18 Info-Matin, a Malian daily often highly critical of President Amadou Toumani Toure, published the results of its annual pseudo-scientific public opinion poll. The poll asked readers' opinions on a variety of issues including President Toure's management of the Tuareg [...]	2008-09-26 07:09:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM ML
08BAMAKO817	MALI: REQUEST FOR 1206 EQUIPMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-29 12:21:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MASS PTER PREL ML
08BAMAKO821	MALI CREATES UNIT FOR COUNTERING TERRORIST [...] On September 25 the Embassy met with former Minister of Housing Modibo Sylla and Customs Inspector Seydou Diawara to discuss Mali's newly created financial information unit (CNTIF). The CNTIF was created in May 2008 to comply with requirements of the West African Monetary Union (UEMOA) and s [...]	2008-10-01 14:15:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KTFN SNAR PTER ML
08BAMAKO822	MINISTER OF ENERGY AND MINES RESIGNS AMID FRAUD [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-01 14:15:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR ML
08BAMAKO824	FOLLOW UP ON TUAREG INSURGENTS IN MALI [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-03 10:27:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PREL PINS ASEC ML NG

08BAMAKO831	NEW NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF POLICE SHAKES UP POLICE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 11:09:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS SOCI ML
08BAMAKO835	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO MALI [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 05:45:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI TBIO KHIV ML
08BAMAKO846	DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 14:47:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP MNUC IR ML
08BAMAKO867	ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR'S VIEW OF SECURITY SUMMIT AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 06:56:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR ASEC ML
08BAMAKO875	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT FROM THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 15:44:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP
08BAMAKO876	UPDATE ON DOW CHEMICALS, TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 07:15:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KCRM EINV ELAB ML
08BAMAKO881	BURKINA TSCTP MEMBERSHIP AND LATEST ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-10 15:06:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER XA XI ML
08BAMAKO883	US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS CAPTURE MINDS AND HEARTS OF MALIAN AUDIENCES [...] Summary: U.S. Embassy Bamako's public outreach on the 2008 Presidential elections began in May 2008 in the northern city of Gao and culminated in a festive election night party attended by several hundred Malian notables on November 4. The election night party attracted many of Mali's senior [...]	2008-11-12 13:53:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO ML KISL PINR
08BAMAKO884	US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS CAPTURE MINDS AND HEARTS OF MALIAN AUDIENCES [...] Summary: U.S. Embassy Bamako's public outreach on the 2008 Presidential elections began in May 2008 in the northern city of Gao and culminated in a festive election night party attended by several hundred Malian notables on November 4. The election night party attracted many of Mali's senior [...]	2008-11-12 14:35:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO ML KISL PINR
08BAMAKO888	THE LIBERATION OF AQIM'S AUSTRIAN HOSTAGES: AN [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-14 10:26:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO889	BAMAKO EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) On November 14, the Ambassador chaired Bamako's Emergency Action Committee (EAC). In attendance were the acting DCM, RAO, Pol/Econ, Con, USAID, DAO and RSO. 2. (S/NF) RAO briefed EAC members that the Government of Mali (GOM) authorities briefed their office that AQIM had acquired 2 [...]	2008-11-14 11:37:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	ASEC
08BAMAKO896	THIRD COMMITTEE AND UNAIDS DEMARCHE RESPONSES [...] The Embassy delivered reftel A to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs, Sekouba Cisse, on November 17. Director Cisse said Mali would take our recommendation regarding no-action motions into account and promised to relay this information to his superiors. 2. We als [...]	2008-11-18 08:40:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EAID KHIV UNGA ML
08BAMAKO897	A MEETING OF THE MINDS, BUT NOT HEADS OF STATE, ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 14:34:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC PINS ML
08BAMAKO898	ARAB-TUAREG TENSIONS IN LERE RISE AFTER SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-19 16:04:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO901	NORTHERN MALI: ALGIERS ACCORDS OPTIMISM [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-20 14:54:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO902	ADC MEMBER WARNS HOSTAGE TAKING IS NORTHERN MALI'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-20 14:59:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO907	MALI'S NEW AMBASSADOR TO MAURITANIA IN HOLDING [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 08:29:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM ML
08BAMAKO908	MALI: UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS AND [...] The Embassy delivered demarche on UNGA resolutions with anti-Israel bias to Amadou Toure, the Deputy Director of Political Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, on November 24 (Ref. A). Toure said he would pass the information on to his superiors, but made no substantive comment beyond noting that [...]	2008-11-25 08:29:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA
08BAMAKO918	TUAREG REBEL LEADER IYAD AG GHALI WANTS OVERHAUL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 10:16:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PINR PTER PREL ASEC ML
08BAMAKO920	GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM LAW ENACTED IN MALI [...] On November 13, the Malian National Assembly passed legislation regulating the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Mali. Originally submitted to the Assembly in 2006, the GMO legislation had sparked controversy due to the complexity of the issue and the opposition of Mali's well- [...]	2008-12-01 12:18:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO EAGR PGOV TBIO ML
08BAMAKO932	TOP REBEL: THE RETURN OF IYAD AG GHALI [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-11 09:45:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS ASEC ML
08BAMAKO937	MALI: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The following constitutes Embassy Bamako's responses for the 2008 country report on terrorism for Mali per reftels. 2. No terrorist attacks occurred in Mali. Disparate Tuareg rebel groups in northern Mali attacked Malian military forces on several occasions, but none of these incidents we [...]	2008-12-12 10:13:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM ML
08BAMAKO938	MALI: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR A UNITED NATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 11:04:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO PREL PGOV ML
08BAMAKO942	NORTHERN MALI POLICE BLOTTER AND EVENTS CALENDAR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-16 15:00:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PINR ASEC KCOR PHUM ML
08BAMAKO943	MALI'S ANTI-CORRUPTION AUDITOR HAS AUDIT PROBLEMS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-16 15:00:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM ML
08BAMAKO954	(S) MALIAN OFFICIALS CONFIRM PRESENCE OF KIDNAPPED [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 14:25:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	PTER PINR PINS ASEC ML
08BAMAKO955	MALI: DEMARCHE ON HARMONIZATION OF CONDITIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 14:25:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA
08BAMAKO956	MALI: AU PSC TO RAMP UP PRESSURE ON MAURITANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 14:25:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL USAU MR ML
08BAMAKO957	MALI: UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL ELECTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 14:25:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO ML
08BAMAKO960	ASSESSING BAHANGA'S ATTACK ON NAMPALA [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 12:56:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINS PGOV PINR ML
08BAMAKO968	EFFORTS TO SAVE ALGIERS ACCORDS ACCELERATE AS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 16:38:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC ML
08BAMAKO970	GOVERNMENT OF NIGER QUIETLY LOOKING FOR MISSING UN [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 16:46:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR ML
08BAMAKO971	PRESIDENT TOURE MEETS CNDD DELEGATION FROM GUINEA [...] Senior members of Guinea's newly formed National Council for Development and Democracy (CNDD) met with President Amadou Toumani Toure in Bamako on December 30. The Guinean delegation was led by CNDD vice president Brigadier General Mamadou "Toto" Camara. According to Mali's state-run media, [...]	2008-12-31 10:13:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ML
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN101	BRUNEI: URGING PSI ENDORSEMENT PRIOR TO MAY [...] (U) Per reftel B, Ambassador met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Permanent Secretary Datin Maimunah to urge formal Government of Brunei (GOB) endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative Statement of Interdiction Principles (SOP) prior to the May 28-29 PSI Fifth Anniv [...]	2008-03-25 07:58:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP XE XD XO XT BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN103	BRUNEI: DEMARCHE ON BURMA REFERENDUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Brunei views the Burmese regime's announcement of a referendum as a "positive step" and believes it should be given a chance to move its roadmap process forward. The Bruneians have privately advised the Burmese government that they hope to see a peaceful and inclusive process of [...]	2008-03-28 08:06:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN105	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ADMIRAL KEATING TO [...] (C) Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan is pleased to welcome you to Brunei. Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Commander General Halbi is enthusiastic about your visit, and his staff has supported our request for you to meet with Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (not yet confirmed). Yours is the highest- [...]	2008-04-03 02:59:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PGOV BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN106	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO BRUNEI GRANTED FOR ADMIRAL [...] (C) Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Brunei from April 8 to 9, 2008 to Admiral Timothy J. Keating and the following members of the Admiral's official party: Mrs. Wandalee Keating Ambassador Gene B. Christy Mr. Paul Hanely Mr. Angelo Manginelli CAPT [...]	2008-04-04 10:03:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PGOV BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN108	BRUNEI - BFIF FY08 FUND CITE - SINGAPORE AIRSHOW OUTCOME [...] As per reftel, the following is the outcome and expenditure report for post's participation at the Singapore Airshow, February 19-24, 2008: Program outcome and follow-up ----------------------------- Post participated in the Asia Now showtime one-on-one meetings with U.S. companies at the A [...]	2008-04-08 07:51:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN111	USTR BRUNEI VISIT MOVES FORWARD IP PROTECTION & HALAL FOOD [...] (SBU) USTR Director Karl Ehlers moved forward our dialogue on intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement and trade in halal food with Brunei during his March 29-31 visit. Ehlers cautioned key Government of Brunei (GoB) interlocutors that the Special 301 review for Brunei was still underway [...]	2008-04-15 07:22:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EAGR PREL BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN118	BRUNEI CONSUMERS PARTIALLY INSULATED FROM RICE PRICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Government subsidies are helping to shield Brunei consumers from the full effect of increase in the price of rice imported from Thailand. Domestic retail prices for subsidized varieties of rice have not changed despite their trading prices on the world market having [...]	2008-04-23 07:21:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN12	BRUNEI TO "LISTEN" TO VISITING BURMA PM [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Pengiran Dato Osman Patra on January 9 to urge that the Government of Brunei (GoB) challenge Burma Prime Minister Thein Sein about decreased regime cooperation with UN Special Envoy Gambari during Thein Sein's visit to [...]	2008-01-11 08:07:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN128	BRUNEI SPECIAL 301 REPLY - MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER ON IP [...] (SBU) Per ref A instructions, DCM informed Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT) officials on April 25 of the decision not/not to place Brunei on the Special 301 Watch List. DCM followed up, delivering the full demarche to MoFAT Permanent Secretary for Trade Dato Lim Jock Hoi on April [...]	2008-04-30 08:03:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN129	BRUNEI TO ADMIRAL KEATING: WE NEED AMERICANS IN [...] (C) During PACOM Commander Admiral Keating's visit to Brunei, we heard one clear and consistent message: in Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah's phrasing, "we need the Americans around this region." In a wide-ranging conversation, the Sultan welcomed U.S.-Brunei mil-mil activities including the ann [...]	2008-05-01 06:47:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN13	BRUNEI TO CONSIDER KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE RESPONSE [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on January 9 to Pengiran Dato Osman Patra, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Ambassador emphasized the importance that would be attached to the actions of Muslim countries such as Brunei when Kosovo follows through w [...]	2008-01-11 08:09:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN130	BRUNEI - NO INVESTMENT DISPUTES OR EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS [...] (U) Post is not aware of any investment disputes or expropriation claims in Brunei Darussalam involving U.S. persons or companies. SKODON [...]	2008-05-01 06:53:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN131	SULTAN SAYS BRUNEI WILL STAY IN PHILIPPINES IMT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: After a confused initial Bruneian reaction to Malaysia's announcement that it will begin a phased withdrawal of its peacekeeping troops from the International Monitoring Team (IMT) in Mindanao, the Sultan of Brunei has reportedly decided that Royal Brunei Armed [...]	2008-05-01 07:52:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RP BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN135	NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) PREPARATORY [...] (U) DCM delivered ref A and B talking points and non-paper on April 24 and May 2, 2008 respectively to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade International Organizations staff working on NPT issues. No immediate response was given. Post will inform the Department of any follow-up substantive r [...]	2008-05-06 06:15:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN136	Brunei Fraud Conditions Summary - FY2008 [...] (U) Brunei is a low-fraud environment for consular services and historically has had low rates of fraud and low non-return rates. Brunei has been a member of the Visa Waiver Program since its inception. On May 5, the Government of Brunei announced that it would begin issuing ICAO compliant bio [...]	2008-05-06 07:38:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN139	Brunei Issues Biometric Passport [...] (SBU) On May 5, the Government of Brunei (GoB) began issuing ICAO-compliant biometric passports. Post requests Department clearance to issue the press release in paragraph 4 and update our web information for Brunei citizens seeking visa waiver travel to the U.S. END SUMMARY and ACTION REQUE [...]	2008-05-06 08:35:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CPAS CVIS KFRD CMGT ASEC BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN142	STRENGTHENING U.S.-BRUNEI EDUCATION TIES [...] (U) Ambassador Skodon met with Brunei's Minister of Education, Pehin Rahman Hj Mohamed Taib, to discuss how the U.S. could contribute to the Minister's ambitious agenda for educational reform, including integrating 'American-style' elements and a more holistic approach to Brunei's education sys [...]	2008-05-08 05:37:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO KISL PREL BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN144	BRUNEI WANTS TO GIVE HUMANITARIAN AID TO BURMA [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel points on May 8 to Joana Hj Daniel, Assistant Director of the Political I Department (ASEAN member countries) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT). She had no immediate response, but offered to follow up later in the day. 2. (SBU) That afternoon, M [...]	2008-05-09 08:05:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL BM BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN147	BRUNEI REJECTS GAS CARTEL [...] (C) In the most definitive statement we've heard to date, Minister of Energy Pehin Yahya rejected the idea of a natural gas cartel along the lines of OPEC, although he acknowledged the concept has strong backing from Russia, Iran, and Qatar. Evolving market conditions are pushing natural gas aw [...]	2008-05-13 05:20:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN153	BRUNEI: MFAT VIEWS ON BILAT ISSUES, APEC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following topics were covered in discussions with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) officials occasioned by Ambassador's impending departure: -- Government of Brunei (GOB) support for APEC remains undiminished. APEC Leaders Meetings were the regional meetings the S [...]	2008-05-19 06:53:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN156	BRUNEI ROYALS STRESS IMPORTANCE OF U.S. ROLE IN [...] (C) In the Ambassador's farewell calls, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Crown Prince Al Muhtahdee Billah, and Acting Foreign Minister Princess Masna emphasized that Brunei welcomes and recognizes the importance of a robust U.S. presence in Southeast Asia and desires a close bilateral relationshi [...]	2008-05-22 01:30:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN158	BRUNEI WORKING ON IPR ENFORCEMENT, AIRPORT SECURITY [...] (SBU) Ambassador paid a farewell call on Minister of Communications Pehin Abu Bakar on May 19. The Ambassador thanked Abu Bakar for his Ministry's support for the USG-sponsored seminar on the protection of intellectual property rights scheduled to take place in early June, and stressed our [...]	2008-05-23 04:29:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR EAIR CVIS ETRD EWWT BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN159	BRUNEI TO KEEP INVESTMENTS IN U.S.; DOMESTIC [...] (C) During the Ambassador's May 19 farewell call on Minister of Finance II Pehin Abdul Rahman, the Minister said he subscribed to the view that the worst of the U.S. economic slowdown would be over by the end of the year. He said the Ministry and the Brunei Investment Agency (he is a member [...]	2008-05-23 04:31:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PREL BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN162	BURMA DONOR CONFERENCE MESSAGES DELIVERED TO BRUNEI [...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref A points on May 21 and ref B points on May 22 to Joana Hj Daniel, Assistant Director of the Political I Department (ASEAN member countries) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT). She had no immediate response. Please note that Friday is a non-working [...]	2008-05-23 06:39:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL BM BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN173	BRUNEI SEEKS MEASURED ENHANCEMENT OF DEFENSE [...] (C) At Ambassador Skodon's final farewell call, Deputy Minister of Defense Pehin Yasmin Umar suggested some targets for enhancing the bilateral defense relationship to go along with the growing mil-mil relationship as the Government of Brunei (GoB) signaled in reftels, including: signing an A [...]	2008-06-03 06:24:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN176	BRUNEI - BFIF FY08 FUND CITE - OUTCOME AND EXPENDITURE [...] As per reftel, the following is the outcome and expenditure report for post's participation at the following events in Singapore 22 - 29: Food and Hotel Asia (FHA) 2008, April 22-25, 2008 --------------------------------------------- ---- Post's Commercial Assistant, Josephine Chan, introduc [...]	2008-06-06 06:10:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN178	BURMA FORCED RELOCATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BRUNEI [...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref A points on June 4 to Joanna Hj Daniel, Assistant Director of the Political I Department (ASEAN member countries) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT). She had no immediate response to our points but said that she would ensure that our message receive [...]	2008-06-09 00:28:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL BM BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN179	BRUNEI BRIEFED ON GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel briefing on May 29 to Malai HjH Halimah, Director of the Political II Department (U.S. and non-ASEAN member countries) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT) and Florence Chong, Assistant Director for International Organizations at MoFAT and point of [...]	2008-06-09 00:28:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PHSA
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN18	BRUNEI IMPLEMENTS EXCISE DUTY ORDER [...] The Government of Brunei has taken a first step to gradually remove import duties to fulfill its obligation under the various FTAs it has signed including the ASEAN FTA (compliance before 2010) and P4 (end trade tariffs by 2015). The Ministry of Finance held a series of industry education even [...]	2008-01-15 08:32:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN187	INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION - BRUNEI [...] (U) Below please find post's submission for the Intercountry Adoption Flyer for Brunei. We have adhered as closely as possible to the model text provided by CA/OCS/CI. Post would like to acknowledge and thank John Groch from Embassy Singapore for his valuable support in drafting this message [...]	2008-06-17 01:18:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CASC CMGT BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN193	BRUNEI SUPPORTIVE ON ARF DISASTER PREP STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref A points on June 23 (earliest available date) to Sharifa Amalina, Assistant Director of ASEAN Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT). Sharifa responded that in general, Brunei was supportive of the scope of the proposed elements of the stateme [...]	2008-06-27 00:20:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF EAID ASEAN BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN195	MEDIA OUTLETS PRACTICE SELF-CENSORSHIP IN BRUNEI [...] (SBU) Charge and ECA Assistant recently met with the Home Editor of the Brunei Times who described how self censorship operates in practice within the framework of the Sedition Act which gives the Government of Brunei authority to monitor media content. The Brunei Times, a 2 year old independen [...]	2008-06-27 08:01:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO KISL BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN198	BRUNEI STILL CONSIDERING KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Datin Hjh Maimunah Elias, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on June 30, emphasizing that the change in status of the UN mission and Kosovo's track record in unilateral implementation of the Ahtisaari Plan showed that Kosovo [...]	2008-07-01 05:11:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK KV BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN199	PSI: BRUNEI NEEDS ACTION FORCING EVENT TO ANNOUNCE [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A PSI meeting notes and ref B letter on June 30 to Datin Hajah Maimunah Elias, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT) and policy lead on PSI for the Government of Brunei (GoB). Charge stressed that while the USG considered the GoB's a [...]	2008-07-01 05:57:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN200	BRUNEI FRUSTRATED WITH BURMA [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A points on June 30 to Datin Hajah Maimunah Elias, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT) emphasizing that a united front by the international community had be key to the small, and apparently short-lived behavioral changes observed fro [...]	2008-07-01 06:20:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN211	BRUNEI - BFIF FY08 PROGRAM REPORTING [...] In response to Reftels, post would like to clarify that expenditures for the two BFIF projects have been previously reported as below: Food Hotel Asia (State 56950) - Reporting cable: Bandar Ser 00176 dd 06 Jun 08 Ambassador's Outreach at Regional Air Show (State 7566) - Reporting cable: [...]	2008-07-21 00:14:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN230	BRUNEI RECEPTIVE TO SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER'S MESSAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Presidential Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber was warmly received during his recent visit to Brunei. S/E Cumber steady message emphasized the U.S. commitment to increased participation in OIC, combating Islamic extremism, intrafaith dial [...]	2008-08-26 07:18:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OIC PGOV PHUM BU
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN231	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, Post delivered non-paper to Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance on August 22, 2008. Brunei officials will update when further action, if required, is taken. TODD [...]	2008-08-28 07:36:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP EFIN MNUC
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN252	BRUNEI NON-COMMITTAL BUT UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT 2008 [...] (C) DCM met with Florence Chong, Deputy Director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),International Organizations Division on September 15th. Post was unable to meet earlier with the MFAT and had wistfully hoped that GoB would have decisive opinions on the 2008 UNGA Third Comm [...]	2008-09-19 08:08:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN259	AMBASSADOR TODD OUTLINES AGENDA WITH SULTAN OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-30 08:51:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PM PREL EDU BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN27	HARRIS CORP WINS BRUNEI COMBAT RADIO NET CONTRACT [...] (C) Harris Corporation has won a USD 25 million contract to provide a combat radio network to the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF). In beating French and German competitors, Harris has secured an important deal that could lead to significant follow on sales for itself and other U.S. defense f [...]	2008-01-18 07:50:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL ETRD BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN295	BRUNEI BRIEFING: AMBASSADOR TODD TALKS WITH BRUNEI, A [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 08:03:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KTIP BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN30	BRUNEI - BFIF FY08 PROPOSALS [...] As per reftel, post submits proposals for BFIF FY2008 funding for participation in the DOC certified trade events as follows: Project 1: Singapore Airshow 2008 --------------------------------- Post has requested for early BFIF funding for participation at the Singapore Airshow (ref. e-mai [...]	2008-01-18 08:39:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ECON BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN35	CHINA TAKES DEFENSE CHARM CAMPAIGN TO BRUNEI [...] (C) Chinese Defense Minister, General Cao Guanchuan, led the latest detachment from China's charm offensive to Brunei for an official visit January 14-16. While no new agreements or business deals were announced during the three day visit, the General scored points with Brunei officials for ta [...]	2008-01-24 07:14:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CH BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN36	BURMA PM GETS LUKEWARM RECEPTION IN BRUNEI [...] (C) Brunei gave Burmese PM Thein Sein a correct, but lukewarm reception on a long-delayed official visit to Brunei January 15-17. Comments by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the obligatory palace banquet were notable for their focus on ASEAN and only limited mention of bilateral ties. Thein Sein' [...]	2008-01-25 09:59:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN43	USTR VISIT MAKES PROGRESS ON IP PROTECTION, TIFA AGENDA [...] (SBU) Assistant USTR Barbara Weisel opened the door for closer Government of Brunei cooperation with the USG and rights-holders on enforcement of intellectual property rights. She also suggested that the GoB submit comments for the Special 301 process by the February 29 deadline and that it co [...]	2008-01-29 08:21:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR PREL BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN44	U.S. INVESTMENTS IN BRUNEI: ONE STILL ON THE LINE, [...] (C) Alcoa remains bullish on Brunei as a site for a large aluminum smelter that will help meet growing Asian demand. The project's ultimate fate will depend on whether Brunei and Malaysia can reach a resolution of an offshore boundary dispute that would allow development of new gas reserves to [...]	2008-01-30 07:32:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EPET BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN49	BRUNEI WELCOMES USG ARF PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) DCM delvered reftel points on January 31 to Datin Masrainah Ahmad, Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Masrainah responded that Brunei supported efforts to strengthen ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) institutions and welcomed, without endorsing, the U.S. pr [...]	2008-02-06 00:02:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF PTER BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN57	MORE ON CHINA DEFENSE MINISTER VISIT TO BRUNEI [...] (C) In follow up conversations subsequent to reftel, the Chinese Ambassador to Brunei told the Ambassador that the visit of Defense Minister General Cao Guanchuan had been very successful from the Chinese point of view. In addition to activities reported reftel, General Cao had also offered to [...]	2008-02-11 09:03:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL CH BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN59	BRUNEI WIREC INVITATION DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered invitation letters per instructions reftel on February 6 to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Energy. We will inform the Department of the GoB response about participating in WIREC as soon as we receive it. SKODON [...]	2008-02-13 03:44:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KSCA EAID ENRG EPET OPDC SENV SOCI BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN60	BRUNEI STILL CONSIDERING RESPONSE TO KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref A points on February 12 to Malai Hajah Halimah Malai Yussof, Director for Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Halimah welcomed the points and was well informed about some countries' concerns about the possible precedent a declaration of [...]	2008-02-13 04:19:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV YI BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN69	BRUNEI: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Having recently reengaged with the Government of Brunei on IPR protection and enforcement (refs B, C and D),it is not yet time to put Brunei on the Special 301 Watch List. GoB enforcement efforts have been minimal in the past, but we see increased willingness to work with rights holders [...]	2008-02-21 08:27:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON PREL BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN80	BRUNEI TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Please find below Post's submission in preparation for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Please note paragraph designations are keyed to reftel questions: -------- OVERVIEW -------- A. Brunei is not a major destination for trafficked persons, nor is it a source or transit c [...]	2008-02-28 06:57:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN88	BRUNEIAN VIEWS OF ASEAN'S FUTURE [...] (SBU) Brunei's First and Second Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Trade have outlined a broad vision for ASEAN emphasizing the creation of a regional identity via actions that directly address the day-to-day problems of the population in member states. They appear to see ASEAN integration as [...]	2008-03-11 05:14:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEAN BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN97	BRUNEI/IRAN: UNSCR 1803 DEMARCHE, READOUT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of Brunei (GOB) readout of Foreign Minister II Lim's trip to Tehran paints it as a non-substantive event designed primarily to satisfy the diplomatic requirement of responding to a long-standing Iranian request for a high-level visit. The majority of the abbreviated [...]	2008-03-19 04:58:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL ECON IR BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN98	BIA MANAGING DIRECTOR PROPOSES DIFFERENTIATED SWF [...] (C) Brunei Investment Agency Managing Director Dr. Mohamed Amin Liew told Ambassador that BIA intended to continue a conservative international strategy that emphasizes fixed income assets and passive portfolio investments. It would avoid country-specific funds as well as direct equity stakes [...]	2008-03-21 07:56:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV BX
08BANGKOK10	PRO-THAKSIN PARTY ANNOUNCES COALITION, SOME [...] (C) The pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP) has announced a coalition with sufficient partners to ensure a slim majority in the House of Representatives. This coalition could fall apart if the Election Commission disqualifies a large number of PPP candidates as it continues investigating c [...]	2008-01-02 10:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1003	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Yip In Tsoi & Jacks Co., Ltd. was registered as follows: SIPDIS Registration: 0105510002718 Registered Date: June 27, 1967 Status: Company Limited Capital Registration: 100,000,000 baht Executives: Thienchai Lailoet, Morakot Yip In Tsoi, Ap [...]	2008-03-29 00:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK1006	USTR PUSHES RTG TO ESTABLISH ECONOMIC DIALOGUE, RESOLVE CL [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 17 and 18, Assistant USTR Barbara Weisel and USTR Director for Southeast Asia David Bisbee met with a range of RTG officials and private sector contacts in a bid to renew regular contact on economic issues with the newly elected government. Weisel proposed the two gov [...]	2008-03-31 03:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
08BANGKOK1012	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which have been selected to attend the above-menti [...]	2008-04-01 03:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1021	THAKSIN FOES DRAW THOUSANDS TO ANTI-GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) The anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) mobilized a higher-than-expected 11,000 demonstrators at its first post-coup rally held on March 28 at a renowned Thai university. PAD leaders joined with prominent academics to protest the new Thai government's policies and oppos [...]	2008-04-01 08:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1027	THAI MFA FIELD TRIP SEEKS TO EXPLAIN PREAH VIHEAR [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 01:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO SCUL TH CB
08BANGKOK1063	THAILAND STRENGTHENS LABOR TRAFFICKING GUIDELINES, GAINS [...] (U) Summary: Thai Ministry of Labor officials laid out a series of operational guidelines for handling future labor trafficking cases, drawing from recent TIP cases involving exploitation in the fishing and seafood processing industries. The guidelines grant immunity to TIP victims from prosec [...]	2008-04-03 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1068	HIGH RICE PRICES FUEL FEARS OF SHORTAGES [...] Summary: Export prices for Thai rice have doubled in the pasta few months, with white rice hitting $800 dollars per ton. High domestic prices have led some of Thailand's top rice exporting competitors like Vietnam and India to restrict exports, reducing an already thin trade of rice and fuel [...]	2008-04-04 00:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON TH
08BANGKOK107	PRO-THAKSIN PARTY ON TRACK TO FORM GOVERNMENT, [...] (C) The pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP) appears poised to bring all parties except for the Democrats into a formal coalition that would control two-thirds of the House of Representatives. The Election Commission has yet to decide the outcome of 58 House races that were under investigat [...]	2008-01-10 10:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK11	THAI ELECTION COMMISSION CONSIDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Election Commission (ECT) has set up a reasonable system for handling fraud complaints, according to a US-funded election assistance organization briefing. Although the election law gives the ECT significant independence, its authority is not unchecked: there is a process to [...]	2008-01-02 11:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1114	NEW IIP PUBLICATION: "HUMAN RIGHTS IN BRIEF" [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order one hundred (100) copies in English of stock number V0525-E "Human Rights in Brief." The cost of the publication is 90 cents (ninety cents) per copy. Total for the above item is $90.00. Post has obligated $25.00 for shipping/handling (Grand total $1 [...]	2008-04-08 08:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN

08BANGKOK1171	THAI TELECOM PROVIDERS LOOK FORWARD TO 3G, WIMAX LICENSES, [...] Summary: After years of delays, Thailand's National Telecommunications Commission is moving ahead with drafting procedures to issue licenses to telecom providers to roll out 3G and Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) services. A number of companies are already testing Wimax wireless broadband ser [...]	2008-04-11 11:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ECPS TH
08BANGKOK1198	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the courses lis [...]	2008-04-18 05:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1209	AMBASSADOR'S DINNER WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) I attended a dinner last night hosted by Russian Ambassador Yevgeny Afanasiev in honor of the Foreign Minister. Also in attendance were the UK Ambassador, Quinton Quayle; Dr. Michael Williams, visiting UK Special Representative for the Middle East and Special Projects; and wives. In a free-flow [...]	2008-04-18 09:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON TH
08BANGKOK1210	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: RTG TALKS WITH INSURGENTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: A Henri Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC) representative, Michael Vatikiotis, told the Ambassador in mid-April that secret talks between the RTG and southern insurgents were stalled and would likely remain so for four to six months. HDC, which is brokering talks b [...]	2008-04-18 10:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK1214	NONPROLIFERATION - URGING RTG SUPPORT P3 UNSC 1540 [...] (SBU) POLOFF conveyed reftel points in an April 21 meeting with Pattarat Hongtong, Director, Peace, Security and Disarmament Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. POLOFF emphasized the potential benefits to be gained through support of the P3's (U.S., French, UK) proposal for a strength [...]	2008-04-22 00:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC KNNP PREL PTER UNSC TH KPAO
08BANGKOK1218	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE PADILLA [...] (U) Summary. Your visit to Thailand gives you the opportunity to affirm our strong economic relationship with Thailand as we celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce. After being led for 15 months by an interim military-appointed government following a coup in Sept [...]	2008-04-22 10:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN OVIP PGOV PREL TH
08BANGKOK1230	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Individual listed below, which have been selected to attend the course liste [...]	2008-04-23 04:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1240	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN - IMPLEMENTING THE TRAVEL [...] (C) Poloffs met with Middle East Division Counselor of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affairs Dao Vibulpanich on 22 April 2008 to discuss the points outlined in reftel. Vibulpanich advised that following passage of United Nations [...]	2008-04-23 11:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP IR UNSC TH
08BANGKOK125	THAILAND TO STUDY KOSOVO'S STATUS [...] (C) DCM met with MFA Director General for European Affairs Ambassador Suthee Na Lumpang on January 11 to deliver reftel points on the resolution of Kosovo's status and emphasized that the USG intends to recognize Kosovo once independence is declared. The USG hopes Thailand will do the same. A [...]	2008-01-14 00:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI TH
08BANGKOK1254	RTG WELCOMED APDP PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) During an April 18 visit to Bangkok, Ambassador Rees, IO Special Representative for Social Issues, met with MFA Deputy Director General for International Organizations Ittiporn Boonpracong to deliver reftel points on the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP). Ambassador Rees explain [...]	2008-04-24 09:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL TH
08BANGKOK1278	THAILAND DISAPPOINTED BUT NOT SURPRISED BY PRIORITY WATCH [...] (SBU) Econ counselor, accompanied by USPTO Intellectual Property Attache, conveyed talking points in reftel to Department of Intellectual Property Dep. Director General Wiboonlasana Ruamraksa, informing her that Thailand will be placed on the Section 301 Priority Watch List again this year. At [...]	2008-04-25 11:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
08BANGKOK1279	UK ENVOY ON BURMA ENCOURAGES BETTER THAI ROLE ON [...] (C) UK Prime Minister's Special Representative for Burma Michael Williams encouraged the RTG to consider a more proactive role in Burma during his April 16-18 trip to Thailand. During a private meeting with Ambassador John, Williams expressed the UK's shared concern about the current situatio [...]	2008-04-25 11:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM TH BM
08BANGKOK1281	Thailand Disappointed, but not Surprised, by Priority Watch [...] (SBU) Econ counselor, accompanied by USPTO Intellectual Property Attache, conveyed talking points in reftel to Department of Intellectual Property Dep. Director General Wiboonlasana Ruamraksa, informing her that Thailand will be placed on the Section 301 Priority Watch List again this year. At [...]	2008-04-28 00:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
08BANGKOK1282	THAILAND DISAPPOINTED BUT NOT SURPRISED BY PRIORITY WATCH [...] (SBU) Econ counselor, accompanied by USPTO Intellectual Property Attache, conveyed talking points in reftel to Department of Intellectual Property Dep. Director General Wiboonlasana Ruamraksa, informing her that Thailand will be placed on the Section 301 Priority Watch List again this year. At [...]	2008-04-28 00:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
08BANGKOK1283	MFA ON INTRA-ASEAN RELATIONS, IMPORTANCE OF US ROLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrukul met with DOD A/S James Shinn and DAS James Clad on April 22. He encouraged the US to strengthen its engagement in the region, suggesting the establishment of a regular US-ASEAN Defense Ministers meeting, and increased joint training for [...]	2008-04-28 00:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1290	THE AMBASSADOR'S DINNER WITH THAKSIN [...] (C) I hosted a small private dinner for Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife, Khunying Potjaman, at the Residence the evening of April 24. Also attending were Deputy Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and his wife (and Thaksin's sister),Yaowapa, as well as former Minister for Transportation Pongsak [...]	2008-04-28 07:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON TH
08BANGKOK1293	THAI DEMOCRACY ABROGATED AND RESTORED: LESSONS [...] (C) Despite Thailand's peaceful transition back to an elected government, underlying tensions between certain social groups remain unresolved. Many Thais initially accepted the September 2006 coup because it offered a way out of a grueling political crisis and appeared to have the King's supp [...]	2008-04-28 08:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1314	AMBASSADOR REES DISCUSSES BURMA WITH RTG, NGOS [...] (C) During a April 17-21 visit to Thailand, U.S. Special Representative for Social Issues Ambassador Rees discussed Burma with MFA North America Division Director General Nongnuth Petcharatana and in a separate meeting with International Organizations Deputy Director General Ittiporn Boonpraco [...]	2008-04-30 05:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM TH BM
08BANGKOK1325	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IPR, ECONOMY, GOVERNANCE WITH [...] (C) Senate President Prasobsook Boondech in an April 29 meeting with the Ambassador expressed hope the USG would remove Thailand from the USTR Special 301 Priority Watch List. The Ambassador reviewed U.S. concerns about IPR infringement. Prasobsook described the Senate as harmonious, despite [...]	2008-04-30 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF ETRD ECON KDEM TH BM
08BANGKOK1327	AMBASSADOR PRESSES RTG ON BURMA [...] (C) Summary: I spoke separately to the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, asking them to use the occasion of the Burmese Prime Minister's visit to advocate for genuine democratic reform in Burma. The PM said he was prepared to be a messenger for the West, but clearly has his own ideas about [...]	2008-04-30 11:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM TH BM
08BANGKOK1348	STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE BURMESE EXILE [...] (C) Thailand's Burmese exile community, based in Chiang Mai and Mae Sot, has undergone drastic changes in recent years. Younger members are taking on more grassroots endeavors aimed at addressing the immediate needs of Burmese inside Burma and Thailand. Several prominent exiles have broken [...]	2008-05-01 05:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM TH BM
08BANGKOK136	RTG WAITING FOR DPKO ON WORD OF SUDANESE [...] (C) POLOFF met January 14 with Cherdkiat Atthakor, Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at the MFA to confirm the RTG position on contributing to UNAMID. Cherdkiat said that the RTG considered its deployment to Sudan a multilateral issue not a bilateral issue with the gove [...]	2008-01-14 10:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV UNSC SU CH
08BANGKOK1362	Request for Speaker on U.S. Elections 2008 [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests IIP support and assistance to recruit a U.S. speaker for an FY2008 Speaker Program on Elections 2008. Post will program the U.S. speaker for five (5) days in Bangkok and outlying provinces in the North, South and Northeast. Post seeks a speaker who can pro [...]	2008-05-02 05:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP SCUL KPAO TH
08BANGKOK1364	RESPONSE - FOLLOWING UP ON THE ACTIVISTS FOR [...] (U) Embassy Bangkok and Consulate General Chiang Mai have maintained regular contact with Burmese democracy and human rights activists living in Thailand since they first began escaping to Thailand in the late 1980s. With an estimated 200 Burma democracy movement organizations working in Kanc [...]	2008-05-02 08:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL TH BM
08BANGKOK1370	BURMESE PM VISIT: RTG FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC [...] (C) The RTG used Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein's first state visit to Thailand primarily to highlight areas of economic engagement between the neighboring countries. Thai PM Samak Sundaravej made a show of welcoming Thein Sein to the Government House and expanding on various opportunities [...]	2008-05-02 11:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TH BM
08BANGKOK1380	FORMER DPM SURAKIART WORRIES ABOUT SOCIAL CONFLICT [...] (C) Former Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai told the Ambassador in a May 2 meeting that harmful divisions persisted in Thailand. Surakiart worried that former Prime Minister Thaksin would generate instability by pushing for speedy amendment of the constitution; he also complained of [...]	2008-05-06 10:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM TH BM
08BANGKOK1392	LEADING DEMOCRAT LEGISLATOR COMMENTS ON THAI [...] (C) Leading Democrat Party legislator Sukhumbhand Paribatra told us on May 7 that current media speculation about a possible coup d'etat evoked earlier rumors that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra might orchestrate a seizure of power to undo the effects of the 2006 coup. Sukhumbhand as [...]	2008-05-07 10:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM TH BM
08BANGKOK1414	MGBM01: AMBASSADOR ASKS THAI PRIME MINISTER TO [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on May 8 to discuss conditions in Burma, explaining that some projections estimated that cyclone Nargis could claim significantly more than 100,000 lives. The disaster could lead to massive suffering in Burma, and, if not promptly an [...]	2008-05-08 09:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS TH BM
08BANGKOK1425	U.S. Wins Concessions on UNESCAP 64th Commission Session [...] (SBU) Summary. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) held its 64th annual commission session in Bangkok April 22-30. This year's theme was "Energy Security and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific." After several days (and nights) of n [...]	2008-05-09 09:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ENRG UN IR CH IN KS JA PK RS AS XB
08BANGKOK1426	THAILAND ABANDONS IDEA OF RICE CARTEL [...] Summary: Thailand has abandoned its plans for a rice cartel among regional rice exporting countries. Thailand's rice-importing neighbors in Asia had criticized the plan, as had Thai rice exporters who saw it as unworkable. As an alternative, Thailand has proposed a Council on Rice Trade Coo [...]	2008-05-09 09:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON TH
08BANGKOK1429	MGBM01: THAI PRIME MINISTER ABORTS TRIP TO BURMA [...] (C) In the morning of May 9, UK Ambassador Quayle, on instructions from London, met with Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and urged Samak to use his good offices to persuade the Burmese junta to allow foreign aid workers to enter Burma and assist with cyclone relief efforts. Samak told Ambassa [...]	2008-05-09 10:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS TH BM
08BANGKOK1430	MGBM01: RTG, THAI NGOS SENDING CASH, SUPPLIES TO [...] (SBU) The MFA reported to us that the RTG was already in the process of transferring USD 300,000 to the Burmese government and that the Royal Thai Air Force delivered three planeloads of relief supplies as of May 8. Thus far, RTG assistance has been limited to the delivery of supplies only, a [...]	2008-05-09 10:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID TH BM
08BANGKOK1435	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) An Export Control Legal-Regulatory Workshop was conducted in Hanoi, April 8-10. Advisor met with Customs specialists from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and European Commission (EC) to assess potential areas for collaboration or deconfliction. The Thai translation [...]	2008-05-10 13:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK1452	U/S PADILLA PUSHES RENEWED ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Christopher Padilla held a productive visit to Bangkok on April 28, underscoring with Thai government officials, private sector groups, and the press that the United States fully supports Thailand's democratically-elected gove [...]	2008-05-13 03:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR EINV TH
08BANGKOK1475	THAILAND'S TOP IPR COP TRANSFERRED [...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand's lead police commander for IPR enforcement has been eased out of his position as part of a larger police shakeup. Rights holders had given General Visut high marks for reinvigorating police action against IPR violators, with high-profile raids on manufacturers and di [...]	2008-05-15 00:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON TH
08BANGKOK1486	PREAH VIHEAR TEMPLE: THAIS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama intended to discuss the disposition of the Preah Vihear temple during a May 14 trip to Cambodia. According to a Thai MFA official, Noppadon hoped to discuss with the RGC in general terms a possible joint statement on the management of the [...]	2008-05-15 02:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO PREL SCUL PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK15	AMBASSADOR PRESSES THAI MFA ON BURMA ENERGY [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-03 05:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PHUM BM TH
08BANGKOK1509	RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT [...] (C) After prior relay of a copy of the United States report on steps taken to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1803 as outlined in reftel paragraph 6, Poloff spoke with Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Iran Desk Officer, First Secretary Pimpiree Pyramarn on May 12 to discus [...]	2008-05-16 05:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR
08BANGKOK1512	NEW IIP POSTER SHOW: "EDWARD CURTIS PHOTOS OF NATIVE [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order three (3) poster shows in English of stock number T0530-E "Visions of Native Americans: The Photographs of Edward S. Curtis." The cost of the poster show is $50.25 (fifty dollars and twenty-five cents) per set. Total for the above item is $150.75. P [...]	2008-05-16 07:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN
08BANGKOK1521	PRIVY COUNCILOR COMMENTS ON POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a lunch meeting on May 15, the Ambassador briefed Privy Council President Prem on US assistance for Burmese cyclone victims, and underscored our concerns about the possibility of another coup. GEN Prem showed great interest in US humanitarian relief efforts. He strongly [...]	2008-05-16 12:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR TH
08BANGKOK1522	MGBM01: HRW ADMITS BISCUIT STORY NOT CONFIRMED [...] (C) Human Rights Watch (HRW) staff based in Thailand (STRICTLY PROTECT) told us May 16 that the organization's press statement released May 14 had been a point of contention between "higher ups" and those on the ground. The press release claimed that the Burmese military confiscated internatio [...]	2008-05-16 12:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID TH BM
08BANGKOK156	ELECTION UPDATE: MORE WINNERS, MORE RUMORS [...] (C) To date, the Election Commission has certified the outcome of 431 (of 480) races in the December 23 House of Representatives election. The three People's Power Party (PPP) candidates whose victory was annulled in Nakhon Ratchasima province won in a re-run election held on January 13; PPP [...]	2008-01-15 12:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1561	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR STAFFDEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Jonah Blank, Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to travel to Bangkok for official business from January 08-21, 2008. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: -- Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri [...]	2008-05-21 08:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT TH
08BANGKOK1562	DSI RAID NETS THAILAND'S LARGEST CD SEIZURE [...] (SBU) On May 7, a Department of Special Investigations (DSI) team hit a major distributor of piated optical discs outside of Bangkok, netting oer 500,000 CDs and DVDs valued at over 50 million baht (USD 1.5 million). The raid was the largesthaul of optical discs in DSI's six-year history and [...]	2008-05-21 08:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD TH
08BANGKOK1567	CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT PLAN STRAINS COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling People's Power Party coalition should have enough votes to push through an extensive revision to the 2007 Constitution before the end of the year. Despite the coalition's numbers, however, the PPP is clearly nervous about the extent and effect of possible public oppo [...]	2008-05-22 00:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1568	THAI FM TO ATTEND BURMA DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama would lead the Thai delegation to the Burma Donors Conference, MFA Department of East Asian Affairs Director Kallayana Vipattipumiprates told us on May 21. He said that the RTG shared USG concerns outlined in reftel. The Thais had a tentative plan for wha [...]	2008-05-22 00:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PHUM PREL BM TH
08BANGKOK1569	THAI FM TO ATTEND BURMA DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama would lead the Thai delegation to the Burma Donors Conference, MFA Department of East Asian Affairs Director Kallayana Vipattipumiprates told us on May 21. He said that the RTG shared USG concerns outlined in reftel. The Thais had a tentative plan for wha [...]	2008-05-22 00:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PHUM PREL BM TH
08BANGKOK1577	2008 INVESTMENT DISPUTE REPORT: THAILAND SUBMISSION [...] Embassy Bangkok is unaware of any investment disputes in Thailand involving U.S. citizens that match the criteria listed in reftel. [...]	2008-05-22 07:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE OPIC CASC PGOV TH
08BANGKOK1579	UNAIDS BEGINS SEARCH FOR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND U.S. [...] (U) Summary. The governing body of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) met in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 23-25 April for the 22nd Meeting of the Programme Coordinating Board (PCB). The USDEL was led by Ambassador Mark Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, and included repre [...]	2008-05-22 08:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KHIV TH
08BANGKOK1589	TERRORISM FINANCE: REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC HERITAGE [...] (C) Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) notified post on May 21 that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) was not likely to co-sponsor the proposed UNSCR 1267 listing of Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS),but would not object to U.S. plans to do so. Counselor for the MFA's Intern [...]	2008-05-22 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL
08BANGKOK1594	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR STAFFDEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Frank Jannuzi, Senior Professional Staff member,Senate Foreign Relations Committee to travel to Bangkok for official business from May 24 to June 03, 2008. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: -- Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajad [...]	2008-05-23 02:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT TH
08BANGKOK1598	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which have been selected to attend the above-menti [...]	2008-05-23 05:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1599	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which have been selected to attend the above-menti [...]	2008-05-23 05:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1602	THAILAND GLOBAL FOOD INITIATIVE RESPONSE [...] On May 21, Econoff spoke to Ms. Pimchanok Vonkhorporn, Director of Thailand's Ministry of Commerce's Department of Trade Negotiations and delivered points in the aide memoire provided per reftel. Pimchanok said the Ministry of Commerce found the statement in the aide memoire acceptable. Rega [...]	2008-05-23 05:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO TH
08BANGKOK1605	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: BURMA CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 07:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BM TH
08BANGKOK1611	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES VISIT [...] (C) Summary. Mr. Secretary, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your June 1-2 visit as an opportunity to advance key U.S. foreign policy interests. Your meeting with Prime Minister/Defense Minister Samak Sundaravej will provide an opportunity to emphasize the importance of Thailand to our r [...]	2008-05-23 12:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1612	HOW HOT IS IT, ANYWAY? [...] (S) SUMMARY: The current state of political deadlock is similar in many ways to the protracted statemate of 2006. Of greatest concern are the repeated references in the media and by contacts of a serious threat to the monarchy. This fear is based on the increase in criticisms of the monarch [...]	2008-05-24 11:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1613	RTG HACHET MAN TAKES AXE TO MEDIA, BUT WOUNDS HIMSELF [...] (SBU) Embattled Prime Minister's Office Minister Jakrapob Penkair suffered another blow when the Democrat Party filed a motion on May 21 to impeach him. Jakrapob, the bete noir of the media, has been accused of abuse of power and lese majeste. This is the latest chapter in a series of running [...]	2008-05-25 09:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO TH
08BANGKOK1618	NO THAI DECISION YET ON JUNE 2008 APDP LAUNCH IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-27 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM
08BANGKOK1619	CONFLICT OVER CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minor clashes marred the otherwise peaceful rally by opponents of the current government on May 25. The anti-Thaksin People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) will continue demonstrating to rally opposition to the government and its plans to amend the 2007 Constitution. PM Samak wo [...]	2008-05-27 10:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1632	THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: In a May 20 courtesy call by Ambassador John, Minister of Interior Chalerm Yoobamrung made a forceful request for more counter narcotics assistance and assured us human rights would be respected in Thailand's new "war on drugs." The Ambassador acknowledged Chalerm's request, and [...]	2008-05-28 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR TH
08BANGKOK1639	FY2008 SPRING/SUMMER SOLICITATION FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] Public Affairs Bangkok orders the following publications: - V0525-E, 100 copies (Human Rights in Brief, 90 cents per copy),$90.00; - V0151-E, 100 copies (Focus on Intellectual Property Rights, $1.90 per copy),$190.00; - T0193-E, 1 set (A companion paper show, Intellectual Property and You [...]	2008-05-29 07:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN
08BANGKOK1654	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Hollywood International Co., Ltd. is listed: Registration No. 0105525023104 Registered Date: June 30, 1982 Status: Company Limited Capital Registration: 81,000,000 baht Executives: Thirawut Tantiwongsakit, Arunee Tantiwongsakit, Atchara Rinch [...]	2008-05-29 10:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK1656	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the above-menti [...]	2008-05-30 05:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1657	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the above-menti [...]	2008-05-30 05:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1658	AMBASSADOR AND DEPUTY PM DISCUSS POLITICAL [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Sahas Bunditkul told the Ambassador May 28 that he expected a degree of "turbulence" as Thailand readjusts to having an elected government, but he did not expect serious problems affecting stability. The Ambassador highlighted foreign investor concerns about the poli [...]	2008-05-30 05:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EINV ETRD SENV KNNP TH BM
08BANGKOK1662	LESE MAJESTE ACCUSATIONS STIFLE DISCOURSE IN [...] (C) Politicians and allies of the Palace, under the guise of protecting the King, often use lese majeste accusations to silence critical media or opponents. In the last six months, lese majeste complaints have been filed or threatened against a wide range of figures, including a cabinet minist [...]	2008-05-30 10:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO TH
08BANGKOK1670	COBRA GOLD INTEGRAL TO USG ALLIANCE STRUCTURE IN [...] (C) Summary. Cobra Gold, America's largest multilateral exercise in Asia, is much more than a bilateral exercise with Thailand. In that Thailand provides good training infrastructure, large areas for unrestricted live fire operations, and access to bombing ranges -- all in short supply in [...]	2008-06-02 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1671	PM MAKES EMPTY THREAT TO DISPERSE DEMONSTRATORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The government stood down from threats to disperse the week-long protest by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) after a day-long, tense confrontation on May 31. Prime Minister Samak claims he was misunderstood, and never really meant to force a confrontation with the prot [...]	2008-06-02 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1673	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Thai Ministry of Commerce lists the subject company as Kamolrat Commercial, not Kamolart as reftel. Registration No. 0605543000353 Registered Date: September 14, 2000 Status: limited company Capital Registration: 10,000,000 baht Executives: Anuchit Kanphakdi, Chatri Sukthawi, Lt. Gen. [...]	2008-06-02 10:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK1678	MAY 26 IAEA REPORT ON IRAN -- RESPONSE TO ACTION [...] (SBU) Having previously provided the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department with the background information and non-paper on the May 26 International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) report on Iran's nuclear activities, we called on Third Secretary of the Peace [...]	2008-06-03 06:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA TH
08BANGKOK1693	AMBASSADOR AND FORMER PM SURAYUD DISCUSS POLITICAL [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Privy Councilor Surayud Chulanont on June 3. Responding to the Ambassador's concern over the polarized political environment, Surayud said that he hoped both sides could enhance their communication. Although he did not know how best to resolve the tension between [...]	2008-06-04 07:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF KDEM ECON TH
08BANGKOK1697	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which have been selected to attend the courses sch [...]	2008-06-04 09:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1705	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) A Technical Introduction to Strategic Trade Control Licensing Workshop was conducted in Bangkok, May 14-16. Almost one-half million dollars of equipment was donated to Vietnam Customs and Border Army on May 21. Advisor and POLOFF met with officials from several Vietnamese ministries. An [...]	2008-06-05 03:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK172	SUPREME COURT TO RULE ON ELECTION CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court will rule on Friday on complaints challenging the legality of the December 23 elections. The most vulnerable point may be the advance voting, which some claim was unconstitutional. One legal expert said it was "50/50" whether the Supreme Court would void the a [...]	2008-01-16 11:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1722	BANGKOK GOVERNOR TELLS AMBASSADOR POLITICAL [...] (C) During a June 5 courtesy call, the Ambassador asked Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayothin his view of ongoing anti-government protests. Apirak said he did not believe the situation would spiral out of control. He noted that the atmosphere was currently less tumultuous than in 2006, and Prim [...]	2008-06-05 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1723	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL TYSON [...] (C) Summary. Admiral Tyson, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 years of relations. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's [...]	2008-06-05 10:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1731	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for units and commanders listed below, which have been selected to attend the ab [...]	2008-06-06 03:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1733	Thai Port of Laem Chabang and GMP [...] This is an action request (see paragraph 4). 2. In discussing reftel talking points with Thai maritime stakeholders, the idea for a joint maritime security best-practices seminar between the Thai Port of Laem Chabang and the Port of Singapore was raised in the context of the Global Maritime [...]	2008-06-06 06:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PHSA
08BANGKOK1747	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which has been selected to attend the above-mention [...]	2008-06-09 03:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1748	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which has been selected to attend the above-mention [...]	2008-06-09 03:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1749	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which has been selected to attend the above-mention [...]	2008-06-09 03:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1753	THAILAND CONSIDERS SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND [...] Summary: With over $100 billion in accumulated foreign exchange reserves, Thailand is considering whether to establish a Sovereign Wealth Fund to better invest its excess foreign holdings. Bank of Thailand and Ministry of Finance officials believe they have sufficient funds available to star [...]	2008-06-09 08:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK1778	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: IDENTITY, CULTURE AND RELIGION [...] (SBU)Summary: On May 26 and 27, Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff members Jonah Blank and Frank Jannuzi traveled with Poloff to Narathiwat, Pattani, Hat Yai and Songkhla in southernmost Thailand for discussions about the root causes of the insurgency in Thailand's deep south, and the po [...]	2008-06-10 10:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK1790	THAI FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED ARF STATEMENT ON [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points regarding the proposed ARF Ministerial Statement on Regional Disaster Preparedness to MFA Counselor Suriya Chindawongse on June 10. In response, Suriya stated that Thailand was generally supportive of USG initiatives and appreciated the spirit behind the propo [...]	2008-06-12 01:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ARF EAID ASEAN TH
08BANGKOK1818	PREAH VIHEAR TEMPLE: THAI GOVERNMENT REVIEWS NEW [...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Director General Pisanu Suvanajata told Poloff on June 11 that, after completion of an ongoing survey by the military and the Royal Thai Survey Department, the RTG would formulate a position on the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) map recently presented to the RTG in Paris. [...]	2008-06-13 07:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO PREL SCUL PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK1833	DIESEL UP, CABBAGE DOWN, THAI PROTESTS ALL AROUND [...] (U) Summary. This week in Thailand, farmers, fishermen, laborers and truckers staged demonstrations around the country to protest high fuel prices and low crop prices. The protests appear neither coordinated nor partisan but rather are a reaction to record high diesel prices and downward pric [...]	2008-06-13 09:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ELAB ENRG EPET PGOV SOCI TH
08BANGKOK1837	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JIATF West Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the units and the commanders listed below, which have been selected to [...]	2008-06-16 03:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1838	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JIATF West Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the above [...]	2008-06-16 03:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1840	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JIATF West Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the above [...]	2008-06-16 05:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1865	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Units and Commanders listed below, which has been selected to attend the abov [...]	2008-06-18 04:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1877	THAI CABINET APPROVES CAMBODIAN MAP OF PREAHVIHEAR [...] (SBU) On June 17, the Cabinet approved the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) map of Preah Vihear Temple, following approval by the National Security Council on June 16. MFA Second Secretary Suttamon Wiriyadamrong told us that MFA Deputy Director General Pisanu Suvanajata flew to Phnom Penh [...]	2008-06-18 09:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO SCUL PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK1878	THAI CABINET APPROVES CAMBODIAN MAP OF PREAH [...] (SBU) On June 17, the Cabinet approved the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) map of Preah Vihear Temple, following approval by the National Security Council on June 16. MFA Second Secretary Suttamon Wiriyadamrong told us that MFA Deputy Director General Pisanu Suvanajata flew to Phnom Penh [...]	2008-06-18 09:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO SCUL PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK1879	FORMER CABINET MINISTER DISCUSSES LESE MAJESTE [...] (C) Jakrapob Penkair, the former Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office who resigned on May 30 after being charged with lese majeste, told us on June 17 that he may be prosecuted for this alleged offense, but he would expect to be pardoned if convicted. He believed the police were li [...]	2008-06-18 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK1880	THAIS PREPARE FOR ASEAN CHAIRMANSHIP, RELAY [...] (C) As of June 16, the RTG had not yet established its formal goals for its upcoming term as ASEAN Chair. The RTG expects that its term as Chair, covering July 2008 until the end of 2009, will witness the coming into force of the ASEAN Charter and the ASEAN Convention on Counter Terrorism, as [...]	2008-06-18 10:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEAN UNSC TH BM
08BANGKOK189	SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION OF THAKSIN AND HIS WIFE [...] (C) A leading lawyer working for the Shinawatra family privately characterized current charges against Potjaman, the wife of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin, as weak. The lawyer characterized the current Attorney General as fair but noted he would be under pressure to pursue prosecution. Thail [...]	2008-01-17 09:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK1896	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Laser Research Co., Ltd. was listed. Registration No. 0105536079904 Registered Date: July 12, 1993 Status: Company Limited Capital Registration: 2,000,000 baht Executives: Kriangdech Prasong and Duangsamon Thongsidaeng. Authorized executive m [...]	2008-06-19 11:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK1897	OPPOSITION PRESSES FOR PM'S RESIGNATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Anti-government protesters, using hard-line rhetoric, are threatening to march on Government House on June 20, a move that is likely to be met by stiff resistance from the police. Meanwhile, the opposition Democrat Party has tried to bring the debate to the Parliament, filing a [...]	2008-06-19 11:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1911	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which have been selected to attend the above-menti [...]	2008-06-20 09:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1916	SCENESETTER FOR ACTING A/S MCNERNEY'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ms. McNerney, Embassy Bangkok looks forward to your visit as an opportunity to advance our nonproliferation and security interests and to meet with key counterparts. In these meetings, you will have an opportunity to discuss ongoing cooperation on export control and nonprolife [...]	2008-06-20 11:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ETTC TH

08BANGKOK1917	ANTI-GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATORS BLOCK GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) In accordance with their announced intentions, anti-government protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD),reportedly totaling several thousand, assembled in Bangkok at mid-day June 20 and moved along various routes to converge on Government House. Protesters forced their [...]	2008-06-20 12:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1928	CYCLONE NARGIS RELIEF - U.S. MILITARY AIR LIFT [...] The U.S. military airlift of cyclone relief from Thailand to Burma ended on June 22. Since May 12, Joint Task Force Caring Response flew 185 C-130 sorties from Thailand, carrying tarps, mosquito netting, food, zodiac boats, water treatment equipment, and a range of other relief supplies, incl [...]	2008-06-23 10:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL BM TH
08BANGKOK1933	THE PARLIAMENT'S TURN - NO CONFIDENCE DEBATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: While peaceful demonstrators continue to surround Government House, the government has agreed to send the affected ministers to participate in the no-confidence debate requested by the opposition Democrat Party on June 24-25, and to appear before the Senate to answer questions on [...]	2008-06-23 11:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1938	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the courses sc [...]	2008-06-24 03:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1949	THAILAND'S LEADING UNIVERSITY HOSTS DEBATE ON LESE [...] (C) Over 100 students and activists attended a panel on Thailand's lese majeste laws at Chulalongkorn University. Comments by panelists and audience members made it clear that few in the room felt Thailand benefited from laws designed to protect the King and select members of the royal family. [...]	2008-06-24 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TH KPAO
08BANGKOK1951	NO-CONFIDENCE DEBATE BEGINS IN THAI HOUSE OF [...] (C) Democrat Party legislators on June 24 began the House of Representatives' formal debate over Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's administration's performance. We expect voting on the Democrats' no-confidence motion on Thursday, June 26. We have no reason to believe the governing coalition wi [...]	2008-06-24 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1978	LEADING GENERAL PRAISES SAMAK'S APPROACH TOWARDS [...] (C) Defense Ministry Permanent Secretary General Winai Phattiyakul told the Ambassador on June 25 that Prime Minister Samak appeared unlikely to crack down harshly on anti-government protestors, and, even if Samak were to do so, this would not necessarily prompt military intervention in politi [...]	2008-06-26 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS MOPS KDEM TH
08BANGKOK198	ALL CLEAR FOR PARLIAMENT TO OPEN, NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Everything appears on track for the opening of Parliament on Monday, January 21. Chart Thai and Motherland parties have formally announced they will join the coalition led by the People's Power Party (PPP). Negotiations over the ministerial portfolios are ongoing; the PPP leade [...]	2008-01-18 11:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1991	PDAS FEIERSTEIN DISCUSSES CT ISSUES WITH THAI [...] (C) Summary: In a round of meetings in early June to discuss Thai counterterrorism issues, Thai security officials told S/CT PDAS Gerald Feierstein that they did not believe Thailand is a likely target of international terrorism, but acknowledged that Thailand did have a regional role in deali [...]	2008-06-27 08:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK1995	SAMAK ADMINISTRATION EASILY SURVIVES NO-CONFIDENCE [...] (U) On the morning of June 27, following three days of debate, House legislators voted almost entirely along partisan lines on the Democrat Party's no-confidence motion that targeted Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and seven other cabinet members. There were up to 445 votes in play. Samak re [...]	2008-06-27 10:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1997	RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST ON UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE [...] (C) Having previously provided copies of the updated P5 1 package for reference, PolCouns and Poloff met with Counselor Dao Vibulpanich and First Secretary Pimpiree Pyramarn (Iran desk officer) of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affa [...]	2008-06-29 23:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR TH
08BANGKOK2021	Thai Media Sides with Opposition During Censure Debate [...] (U) The recent censure debate over the performance of Prime Minister Samak's administration has swept the headlines with virtually all local Thai print and broadcast media outlets dedicating significant space and airtime to readouts on the daily action in the House. Local print dailies devoted [...]	2008-07-02 23:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO TH
08BANGKOK2026	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THAI POSITION ON AID TO HORN [...] (C) Acting POL Section Chief on July 2 delivered ref A points to Panyarak Poolthup, MFA Deputy Director General of the Department of South Asia, Middle East and African Affairs. Panyarak said the RTG would consider the USG request to provide aid to Horn of Africa countries, although he gave u [...]	2008-07-03 07:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PREF DJ ER ET KE SO TH
08BANGKOK2027	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: POST-CYCLONE ASSISTANCE IN [...] (C) Acting POL Section Chief on July 1 delivered ref A points to MFA First Secretary Jirusaya Birananda. Jirusaya replied that the RTG shared USG concerns. She was particularly concerned that there be a credible assessment of Burmese needs before the next stage of reconstruction. Toward that [...]	2008-07-03 07:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID BMGT TH EUN
08BANGKOK2028	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THAIS REMAIN RELUCTANT TO [...] (C) Acting DCM on July 2 delivered ref A points to MFA Director General for European Affairs Ambassador Suthee Na Lumpang. Suthee said the RTG position remained as it was when the Ambassador earlier engaged on Kosovo (ref B and C) -- the RTG was reluctant to recognize Kosovo's independence. S [...]	2008-07-03 07:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV TH
08BANGKOK2029	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) Vietnamese licensing officials received Tracker software training in Washington, DC, June 9-12. Advisor and FSN Program Assistant attended the EXBS Annual Conference in Washington, DC, June 9-11. Advisor took annual leave in US, June 16-20. Advisor participated in meetings with ISN Actin [...]	2008-07-03 08:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK2064	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which has been selected to attend the above-mention [...]	2008-07-08 03:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2071	UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 08:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO
08BANGKOK2091	COURT RULINGS CLOUD FUTURE OF SAMAK ADMINISTRATION [...] (C) The Supreme Court delivered a ruling on July 8 that may enable the Constitutional Court to dissolve the People's Power Party (PPP) and render Prime Minister Samak and other PPP executives unable to hold government office. If PPP were to be dissolved, this would prompt a change of administ [...]	2008-07-09 08:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2092	THAKSIN SHINAWATRA'S LEGAL TEAM PESSIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife are now on trial for alleged abuse of power in connection with a 2003 purchase of a plot of land from a state-affiliated institution. This trial may conclude as early as September. Thaksin's wife also appears likely to be convicted in [...]	2008-07-09 09:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2095	REQUEST FOR REVIEW OF LEAHY VETTING CHANGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Bangkok strongly supports reftel request for high-level, inter-agency review of recent changes to the implementation of the Leahy Amendment. Recently proposed changes to the Leahy human rights vetting process pose a serious threat to USG security cooperation in Thailand. [...]	2008-07-09 09:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MAAR TH
08BANGKOK2111	THAILAND'S FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS AFTER TEMPLE [...] (U) Within hours of returning to Thailand from Canada, Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama held a press conference at the MFA on July 10. He briefly reviewed the Samak administration's efforts to improve Thailand's international relations, then specifically addressed the controversy surrounding [...]	2008-07-10 08:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2112	THAI VIEWS ON THE CSC [...] Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Mr. Chouvana Rodthongkom, Secretary General of the Royal Thai Government's Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP). Chouvana emphasized that Thailand is still in the very early stages of planning for a nuclear power plant and the legal framework for nuclear [...]	2008-07-10 08:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM
08BANGKOK2126	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for units and individual/s listed below, who have been selected to attend the [...]	2008-07-14 04:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2137	THAI GOVERNMENT'S FOES CALL FOR CRIMINAL CHARGES [...] (C) A group of leading critics of the Samak administration on July 14 filed a complaint alleging that the cabinet, former Prime Minister Thaksin, and other RTG officials committed serious violations of the Thai Penal Code in initially supporting the inscription of the Preah Vihear temple on th [...]	2008-07-14 10:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2157	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the above-mention [...]	2008-07-16 07:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2158	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the above-men [...]	2008-07-16 07:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2159	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the above-mention [...]	2008-07-16 07:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2161	THAILAND SUPPORTS MOST ELEMENTS OF PROPOSED ARF [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points regarding the proposed ARF Ministerial Statement on Regional Disaster Preparedness to MFA First Secretary of ASEAN Affairs Jitvipa Benjasil on July 11. In response, Jitvipa stated that Thailand agreed with most of the key elements presented and felt that it was [...]	2008-07-16 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ARF EAID ASEAN TH
08BANGKOK2167	THAIS DENY MILITARY INCURSION INTO CAMBODIA AFTER [...] (SBU) On July 15, a senior monk and two other Thais crossed into disputed territory between Thailand and Cambodia in protest of Preah Vihear temple's World Heritage status. Tempers flared on both sides when Cambodian and Thai press reported that large numbers of Thai troops had entered Cambodi [...]	2008-07-16 10:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNESCO SCUL MOPS PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK2175	ACTING A/S MCNERNEY URGES THAI ENDORSEMENT OF PSI [...] (C) Summary: Thai officials told ISN Acting A/S Patricia McNerney during her late June visit that the RTG inter-agency would need to resolve several issues prior to Thai endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) or the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. McNerney [...]	2008-07-17 04:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2181	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: HERETOFORE UNKNOWN GROUP IN [...] (C) Summary: In a series of sudden and bizarre pronouncements July 17, former Minister of Defense General (ret) Chetta Thanacharo, a potential contender for a cabinet job, said that a group of militants behind the violence in southern Thailand would announce a cease-fire. A short time later, [...]	2008-07-17 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2206	RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST ON 2008 NON-ALIGNED [...] (C) Having conveyed reftel points on July 16 regarding the July 2008 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Foreign Ministers meeting, Poloff discussed Thailand's perspective on the meeting and Iran's proposed text for the NAM Foreign Ministers' statement on July 17 with Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( [...]	2008-07-18 10:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA PERL UR TH
08BANGKOK2207	PREAH VIHEAR: TENSION, DIALOGUE, AND EMBASSY [...] (C) Tensions in the Thai-Cambodian border area remain high, with an influx of Thai soldiers to the area close to Preah Vihear temple. The Royal Thai Air Force is standing by to evacuate Thais from Cambodia should bilateral relations deteriorate dramatically before a Thai-Cambodian meeting of [...]	2008-07-18 11:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ASEC CASC UNESCO SCUL PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK2214	POTUS SIGN KIT [...] Public Affairs Embassy Bangkok would like to order a set of "Signs for Presidential Visits" (Item Code: U0424-E; Language: English). Total for the above item is $2,400.00. Post has obligated $410.16 for UPS/courier delivery (Grand total $2,810.16). Please advise shipping/handling costs whe [...]	2008-07-21 07:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN
08BANGKOK222	STAFFDEL GROVE TRAVELS TO SOUTHERN THAILAND [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-23 06:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2226	NO CLEAR PATH TO STABILITY IN THAI POLITICS [...] (C) Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, under pressure, plans to carry out a cabinet reshuffle. He has gone on the offensive against his opponents, and he is once again publicly floating the idea of constitutional amendment. The shaky state of Samak's administration is a direct and deliberate c [...]	2008-07-22 04:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2232	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for unit and individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the c [...]	2008-07-22 08:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2233	PREAH VIHEAR: GBC TALKS END IN STALEMATE [...] (C) Thailand derived no definitive results from the July 21 General Border Committee (GBC) meeting with Cambodia, according to our MFA and military sources. The highest levels of the RTG were discussing possible next moves, an MFA official told us, although he declined to elaborate on what th [...]	2008-07-22 11:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ASEC CASC UNESCO SCUL PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK2238	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which have been selected to attend the course sche [...]	2008-07-23 05:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2239	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THAI OFFICIALS BRIEF DIPLOMATS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 05:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK224	PRIVY COUNCILLOR TELLS AMBASSADOR OF STEADY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's January 22 courtesy call, a Privy Councillor with long experience in the South encouraged the Ambassador to travel in the troubled region. Palakorn Sunwanrath believed that a visit with southern religious and community leaders would show sympathy for Th [...]	2008-01-23 11:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINS TH
08BANGKOK2242	PREAH VIHEAR: THAIS URGE NO UNSC ACTION [...] (C) Thai MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul called in the Ambassador on July 23 to discuss the disposition of the Preah Vihear temple. Virasakdi explained he was meeting separately with the Chiefs of Mission of all UNSC member states to explain Thailand's opposition to Cambodia's reque [...]	2008-07-23 09:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ASEC CASC UNESCO SCUL PBTS UNSC TH
08BANGKOK2243	THAKSIN PREDICTS NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT, [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Thaksin told the Ambassador in a four-eyes meeting on July 23 that Prime Minister Samak had received royal approval to form a government of national unity in order to heal Thailand's political rifts. Thaksin estimated this government, incorporating all political part [...]	2008-07-23 09:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2255	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THAI OFFICIALS BRIEF DIPLOMATS [...] (C) Summary: In a June 30 briefing to the diplomatic corps about developments in southern Thailand, Thai officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Royal Thai Army, and the Ministry of Interior outlined a broad strategy for dealing with the insurgency in the South. Deputy Commander of [...]	2008-07-24 05:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2259	PREAH VIHEAR: THAIS EXPRESS STRONG APPRECIATION [...] (C) In several telephone conversations with us July 24, senior Thai Foreign Ministry officials expressed deep thanks for what they perceived as strong U.S. support July 23 in the UNSC for Thai efforts to keep attempts to resolve the Preah Vihear dispute with Cambodia in a bilateral track. They [...]	2008-07-24 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ASEC CASC UNESCO SCUL PBTS ETRD
08BANGKOK2260	PREAH VIHEAR: THAIS CLAIM JULY 28 MINISTERS' [...] (C) In the late afternoon of July 24, MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi called the Ambassador and informed him that Prime Minister Samak had just called him (Virasakdi) to explain that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed that their Foreign Ministers would meet on July 28 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, t [...]	2008-07-24 10:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC CASC UNESCO SCUL PBTS
08BANGKOK2269	FALUN GONG IN THAILAND [...] (C) Falun Gong (FLG) practitioners in Bangkok are a small mix of mainland Chinese seeking refugee status and resettlement to third countries, alongside a smattering of high-society Thais. Thai immigration authorities are strictly applying immigration law in cases involving FLG practitioners, [...]	2008-07-25 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV TH CH KIRF
08BANGKOK2276	NEW THAI FOREIGN MINISTER APPOINTED; NEW COURT [...] (C) On July 27, King Bhumibol formally appointed Tej Bunnag, former Ambassador to the United States, as Thailand's new Foreign Minister. Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's selection of Tej, a career diplomat, was generally welcomed as a non-controversial move in a political environment that re [...]	2008-07-28 10:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR TH
08BANGKOK228	AMBASSADOR AND EAP/DAS MARCIEL URGE RTG TO BAN [...] (C) During a January 23 introductory call on Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram the Ambassador used reftel A points to encourage the RTG to adopt measures to ban the import of Burmese gems and hardwood. Noting the approaching political transition in Thailand, the Foreign Minister encourage [...]	2008-01-24 04:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM BM TH
08BANGKOK2294	PREAH VIHEAR: THAI MFA ON JULY 28 TALKS, DAO VISIT [...] (C) Embassy Bangkok's Defense Attache visited the vicinity of the Preah Vihear temple on July 28; the atmosphere was calm, and there were no signs of a significant military build-up on the Thai side. The Foreign Ministry described the atmosphere of the July 28 Thai-Cambodian talks on Preah Vi [...]	2008-07-29 09:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC CASC UNESCO SCUL PBTS
08BANGKOK2302	MOTHERLAND PARTY LEADER ANNOUNCES WITHDRAWAL FROM [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Suwit Khunkitti publicly announced on July 29 the withdrawal of his Motherland Party from the governing coalition. He appears to have acted without the full authority of the party, however. A reliable contact told us Suwit was bitter about his imminent loss [...]	2008-07-30 09:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2303	PREAH VIHEAR: THAI MFA BRIEFS ON TALKS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 30 briefing, a Thai senior MFA official discussed with a select group of diplomats the Thai-Cambodian dialogue on the Preah Vihear temple. (DCM and Poloff attended.) The Cambodian Ambassador to Thailand was present and, in a show of harmony, echoed many of the Thai p [...]	2008-07-30 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC CASC UNESCO SCUL PBTS
08BANGKOK2327	WIFE OF FORMER PRIME MINISTER THAKSIN CONVICTED, [...] (U) A three-judge panel of the Criminal Court on July 31 convicted Potjaman Shinawatra, wife of former Prime Minister Thaksin, on charges of tax evasion and providing false statements to the government. Potjaman's step-brother (Bannapot Damapong) and her secretary (Kanchanapa Honghern) were a [...]	2008-07-31 10:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2337	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the course [...]	2008-08-01 08:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK234	STAFFDEL GROVE TRAVELS TO SOUTHERN THAILAND [...] (S/NF) Summary: On January 15, a Senate Appropriations Committee staff delegation lead by professional staff member Paul Grove traveled with Poloff and USAID representatives to Hat Yai in southern Thailand for discussions on the violence in the South. Thai government and security officials, a [...]	2008-01-24 06:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2343	AMBASSADOR AND THAI FM TEJ DISCUSS POTUS VISIT, [...] (C) The Ambassador and newly-appointed Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag agreed in a July 31 courtesy call that all arrangements were proceeding smoothly for the upcoming visit to Thailand of President Bush. Tej expressed appreciation for USG assistance in preventing the UN Security Council from fo [...]	2008-08-01 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PREF PARM KJUS UNSC UNGA ASEAN
08BANGKOK2344	FURTHER LESE MAJESTE ACCUSATIONS IN THAILAND [...] (C) Three high-profile political activists, including two co-leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD),have been recently charged with lese majeste. The two PAD figures were not detained; the third, an anti-PAD activist, was arrested for making strikingly blunt comments against the [...]	2008-08-01 10:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO TH
08BANGKOK2357	RESHUFFLED CABINET UNLIKELY TO ALTER TONE OF THAI [...] (C) In a cabinet reshuffle announced on August 2, Prime Minister Samak, among other moves, demoted his Commerce Minister, returned to the cabinet a Minister who had been forced from office by a recent court ruling, appointed a former Police Chief as Interior Minister, and retained three offici [...]	2008-08-04 09:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2359	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LAO HMONG, BURMA, SOUTH, AND [...] (C) The Ambassador paid an introductory call on National Security Council Secretary General Surapol Puanaiyaka on August 4, in advance of Surapol's participation in the upcoming POTUS visit. Surapol appeared receptive to points the Ambassador made on Lao Hmong migrants, Burmese refugees, Prea [...]	2008-08-05 04:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PREF SCUL UNESCO UNGA BM TH CB
08BANGKOK2394	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) EXBS held a Technical Introduction to Licensing Workshop in Hanoi, July 9-11, and a National Control List Workshop in Bangkok, July 22-24. EXBS donated six Toyota Landcruisers to the Vietnamese Border Guards on July 10. EXBS coordinated with the Defense Attache Office (DAO) to send a Thai [...]	2008-08-08 08:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK2405	TENSIONS ESCALATE AT THAI STREET PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Increased tension at ongoing People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) rallies across Thailand resulted in numerous clashes between PAD supporters and pro-government groups in July. Following the recent outbreak of violence at a July 24 rally in Udon Thani province, the R [...]	2008-08-11 07:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS ASEC TH
08BANGKOK2410	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: FEWER CASES OF ABUSE REPORTED, [...] (C) Summary and comment: Thai security officials who are working to curb alleged human rights abuses committed by members of security units fighting the insurgency in Thailand's deep south may be seeing some success; embassy contacts working with victims of abuse reported in July that the num [...]	2008-08-11 09:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2415	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the course sche [...]	2008-08-11 10:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2416	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the courses sc [...]	2008-08-11 10:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2418	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the course sche [...]	2008-08-12 23:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2419	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the courses sc [...]	2008-08-12 23:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2427	FORMER PM THAKSIN FLEES TO ENGLAND [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced on August 11 that he had traveled to the U.K. in order to avoid victimization by unfair legal proceedings in Thailand. Thaksin's move will stave off further trials on various charges, although an ongoing prosecution will continue. It rema [...]	2008-08-13 08:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2428	THAI-CAMBODIAN DISPUTE OVER PREAH VIHEAR: [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Meetings between Thai and Cambodian regional military commanders in Thailand's Surin Province August 13 and between Foreign Ministers planned August 18-19 in Hua Hin indicate bilateral efforts to reduce tensions in the spat over the territory near the Khmer Preah Vi [...]	2008-08-13 10:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TH CB
08BANGKOK2443	NEW IIP PRINT PUBLICATION: "AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC (NEW [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order two hundred (200) copies in English of stock number V0537-E "American Popular Music (New Edition)." The cost of the copy is $3.00 (three dollars) per copy. Total for the above item is $600.00. Post has obligated $50.00 for shipping/handling (Grand [...]	2008-08-14 08:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN
08BANGKOK2458	63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: THAILAND PLANNED [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-15 07:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
08BANGKOK2460	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for units and commanders listed below, which have been selected to attend the c [...]	2008-08-15 08:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2461	THAILAND'S ASEAN CHAIRMANSHIP BEGINS WITH MODEST [...] (SBU) Thailand assumed the ASEAN chairmanship on July 24. Comments from senior Thai officials since indicate the Thai plan to focus on increasing ASEAN's relevance to the region's citizens, food security, disaster relief, and the formation of an ASEAN human rights body authorized in the new ASE [...]	2008-08-15 09:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ASEAN TH
08BANGKOK2463	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the seminar sch [...]	2008-08-15 09:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2481	THAI COURT FLEXES MUSCLE, CONVICTS NOTORIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand's Supreme Court convicted former Deputy Interior Minister Vatana Asavahame of corruption charges in the Klong Dan wastewater treatment plant scandal on August 18 and sentenced him in absentia to 10 years of imprisonment. Anticipating the verdict earlier this summer, Va [...]	2008-08-19 09:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS ASEC TH
08BANGKOK2487	THAI CAMBODIAN BORDER DISPUTE: FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary: In a August 19 meeting the Thai and Cambodian Foreign Ministers agreed on measures designed to provide for a way forward in dealing with the disputed Preah Vihear temple. As previewed by Thai MFA officials last week, the two sides agreed to reduce the number of troops in the area [...]	2008-08-20 10:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
08BANGKOK2488	PEOPLE'S POWER PARTY DISSOLUTION: NOT YET [...] (C) Summary and comment: On a day when Thailand was anticipating two legal decisions on issues of national political significance, nothing happened. The long awaited ruling by the Election Commission (EC) on possible dissolution of the People's Power Party was deferred until September 2, and [...]	2008-08-20 10:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TH
08BANGKOK251	TIMELINE TO A NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The new government may be sworn in as early as next week, although the timing is still not certain. The Prime Minister must first be elected by the Parliament and endorsed by the King; this should happen by early nex [...]	2008-01-24 12:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2536	RUSSIA-GEORGIA: THAIS POSITIVE ON HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director for Central and Eastern Europe Pachuen Phornmongkol on August 22. Pachuen said that the MFA and RTG had not formed a position on the Russia-Georgia conflict. She reacted positively to points about facilitating humanitarian assistance to Georgia [...]	2008-08-25 10:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC GG RU MARR
08BANGKOK2545	RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT: THAIS NONCOMMITTAL [...] (SBU) We conveyed ref A points on Russia's position on South Ossetia and Abkhazia to MFA Director for Central and Eastern Europe Pachuen Phornmongkol on August 26, following up the previous demarche (ref B). Pachuen assured us that the RTG viewpoint on the conflict would be in line with past [...]	2008-08-26 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC GG RU MARR TH
08BANGKOK2546	PAD PROTESTS CHALLENGE PM SAMAK'S AUTHORITY, PATIENCE [...] (C) Prime Minister Samak's coalition government on August 26 faced one of the biggest challenges to its authority since it took over the reins of power last January, not from the formal parliamentary opposition or the courts, but from the streets. As of late afternoon, large crowds of demonstr [...]	2008-08-26 14:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR TH
08BANGKOK2554	RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABHAZIA/SOUTH OSSETIA: [...] (SBU) We discussed ref A points on Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia with MFA Director for Central and Eastern Europe Pachuen Phornmongkol on August 27, following up on the previous demarche on August 26 (ref B). Pachuen reiterated that Thailand was not a stakeholder in the co [...]	2008-08-27 09:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC RU TH
08BANGKOK2555	THAI PROTEST UPDATE: POLICE AND PAD PEACEFULLY [...] (SBU) One day after demonstrations and the seizure of government buildings by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) shook the Thai political scene (Ref A),Prime Minister Samak and the Thai police reached an uneasy temporary accommodation August 27 with the anti-government demonstrators s [...]	2008-08-27 10:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR TH
08BANGKOK2570	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which have been selected to attend the course sched [...]	2008-08-28 08:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2571	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which have been selected to attend the courses sche [...]	2008-08-28 08:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2572	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the courses sch [...]	2008-08-28 08:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2575	THAI PROTEST UPDATE: WARRANTS BUT NO ARRESTS [...] (C) The tense stand-off between the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the administration of Prime Minster Samak Sundaravej continued for the third straight day August 28 with no clear end in sight. PM Samak reiterated publicly and privately to the Ambassador (septel) that the use of fo [...]	2008-08-28 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TH
08BANGKOK258	DAS MARCIEL PRESSES MFA PERMSEC ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Burma remained a complicated issue for the RTG, and the Thais shared China's concerns about the potential impact on its borders if the situation in Burma were to destabilize, MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul told Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel over lunch on Jan [...]	2008-01-25 08:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KDEM KPAO TH BM
08BANGKOK2588	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) Three Thai officials and EXBS FSN attended the Export Control Academy, August 11-15 in Athens, GA. Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted Tracker User Training in Hanoi, August 11-14. Advisor represented ISN Bureau at a Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) [...]	2008-08-29 09:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK2591	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL BOONSRANG'S COUNTERPART [...] (C) Summary. Embassy Bangkok is extremely appreciative that General Boonsrang Niumpradit will be able to conduct a counterpart visit with CJCS Admiral Mullen. The visit will reinforce the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 [...]	2008-08-29 09:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2592	THAILAND PROTESTS: A PAD PRIMER [...] (SBU) Summary: The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) behind the ongoing street protests against PM Samak's government first surfaced in 2005 in reaction to growing discontent over the alleged corruption of then-PM Thaksin. It largely disappeared following the September 2006 coup that ended [...]	2008-08-29 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TH
08BANGKOK2593	THAI PROTEST UPDATE: POLICE UNABLE TO TAKE CONTROL [...] (C) The stand-off between the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the administration of Prime Minster Samak Sundaravej continued for the fourth day August 29, with the dynamics changing dramatically during the day. The police, which continued to refrain from using force, seemed by mid- [...]	2008-08-29 10:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR CASC TH
08BANGKOK2610	MIDNIGHT BANGKOK CLASH LEADS TO EMERGENCY DECREE [...] (C) Summary: After a desultory 12 hour parliamentary debate on the ongoing political crisis ended without resolution after midnight early on September 1, action returned to the streets in the early hours of September 2. Violence erupted between pro and anti government street factions near th [...]	2008-09-02 12:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2616	THAI COURT RULINGS DELIVER FURTHER BLOWS TO SAMAK [...] (C) Summary: Thailand's independent Electoral Commission (EC) voted unanimously September 2 to seek a Constitutional Court order to dissolve the ruling People's Power Party (PPP) due to vote buying by red-carded former deputy party leader Yongyuth Tiyapairat in the December 2007 election. Thi [...]	2008-09-03 08:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TH
08BANGKOK2618	THAILAND: TRILATERAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE CT [...] (SBU) On August 20 we met with representatives from the embassies of Australia and Japan to discuss counterterrorism efforts under the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD),and whether southern Thailand should be part of the discussion under the TSD. We agreed that the extensive bilateral coop [...]	2008-09-03 09:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2619	THAILAND: SENIOR STATESMEN SEEKING THE KING'S [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador saw Privy Councilor ACM Siddhi Savetsila September 3 to discuss the current political impasse and Siddhi's views on the way forward. Siddhi laid out a scenario which he said he would present to King Bhumiphol in an audience at the Hua Hin Palace later in the evening S [...]	2008-09-03 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL TH
08BANGKOK2621	THAI MFA DG ON THE THAI ASEAN CHAIRMANSHIP, [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Department of ASEAN Affairs Director General Vitavas Srivihok shared his views on the Thai chairmanship of ASEAN and prospects for Thai ratification of the Charter August 29. Vitavas expected Thailand would pass necessary implementation an [...]	2008-09-04 02:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEAN TH
08BANGKOK2643	THAI POLITICAL DEADLOCK: PM SAMAK DEFIANT [...] (C) Thailand,s political crisis ground on September 4 with Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej defiant in the face of apparently eroding support. In a one-two punch late September 3, Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag resigned from Samak,s cabinet, and Army Commander Anupong Paochinda told Samak he woul [...]	2008-09-05 00:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2644	THAIS STILL FORMULATING STANCE ON KOSOVO ICJ [...] (C) We discussed ref A points on Serbia's proposal for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding Kosovo's declaration of independence with MFA First Secretary for Central and Eastern Europe Nabhasporn Bhuttarichval on September 4. Nabhasporn told us that Thail [...]	2008-09-05 00:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA KV TH
08BANGKOK2655	THAI POLITICAL DEADLOCK: BANGKOK QUIET AS SAMAK [...] (C) Summary: Bangkok was mostly quiet September 5, despite a motorcycle gunfire attack on university students marching on Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's house during the evening of September 4, as the House focused on passing a budget, and the Senate moved the national referendum bill forwa [...]	2008-09-05 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR CASC TH

08BANGKOK266	REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON NEW REFUGEE PROCESSING [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. Summary: Post has been informed that new legislation may affect the need for material support waivers for some Burmese and Lao-Hmong refugee populations, and could permit formerly-excluded combatants to be considered for resettlement a [...]	2008-01-25 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL TH BM LA
08BANGKOK2662	FY09 ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM ORDER [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-08 06:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN SCUL
08BANGKOK2674	THAI UNION LEADER STANDS ALONE AMID THREATS AND [...] (C) Summary: The abrupt dismissal of labor union leader Jitra Kongdej by garment maker Triumph International on July 29 for alleged slights to the monarchy, and the subsequent prolonged protest by union members, is symptomatic of the ongoing wider battle between pro and anti-Thaksin groups and [...]	2008-09-08 11:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO TH
08BANGKOK2677	THAI UPDATE: QUIET SEPTEMBER 8, LOOKING TOWARDS [...] (C) After two weeks of rolling political crisis, the pace of events in Thailand slackened over the September 6-7 weekend. Senior political leadership in the House and Senate appeared to re-engage in an attempt to reach some common political ground on which the crisis could be settled; the par [...]	2008-09-08 11:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2691	THAI UPDATE: AND THE VERDICT IS . . .GUILTY [...] (SBU) The Thai Constitutional Court decided late September 9 that Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej had violated the constitution's ban on ministerial involvement in outside business activities by hosting cooking programs on television. The decision against Samak will force him to step down as [...]	2008-09-09 10:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2720	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH THAI POLITICAL AND BUSINESS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador John met with political and business leaders in the wake of the September 9 Constitutional Court decision against Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to ascertain developments and to continue to urge for a peaceful and legal resolution of the current standoff. A consensus [...]	2008-09-10 10:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2722	2008 ASEAN LECTURE: SAMAK UNSCRIPTED, ADVOCATES UN [...] (C) Summary: Then Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaraej delivered a brief keynote address, "ASEAN: A New Era with a People Agenda," at the annual ASEAN Lecture on September 8 to an audience of Ambassadors and high-level officials. After reading his speech from teleprompters, Samak followed with [...]	2008-09-10 11:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEAN TH BM
08BANGKOK2745	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] (U) Post delivered non-paper per reftel on September 5, 2008. Among the relevant offices notified were the Anti-Money Laundering Organization (AMLO),the National Coordinating Center for Combating Terrorism and Transnational Crime (NCC-CTTC)and the International Security Unit at the Ministry of [...]	2008-09-11 01:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN TH
08BANGKOK276	BIO OF THAI PRIME MINISTER SAMAK SUNDARAVEJ [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-28 09:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR TH
08BANGKOK2764	THAILAND YET TO ADDRESS UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE ISSUES [...] (C) We delivered reftel points on UNGA Third Committee issues to MFA Director General of International Organizations Vipawan Nipatakusol on September 11. Vipawan responded that Thailand would maintain its past voting record, but acknowledged she and her division were distracted by Thailand's [...]	2008-09-11 11:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN TH
08BANGKOK2778	SAMAK UNDERCUT FOR REELECTION AS THAI PM [...] (C) One day after the People's Power Party (PPP) decided to support former Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej for reelection as Prime Minister, leading PPP figures engineered a postponement (to September 17) of the vote. These PPP officials sought to buy time to persuade Samak that he should dec [...]	2008-09-12 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2782	THAILAND BUSINESSES TO WAIT OUT POLITICAL CRISIS BUT WORRY [...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand's political stalemate has had a somewhat expected immediate impact on certain segments of the Thai economy. Of greater concern to the entire business community, however, is the stalemate's potential long-term economic implications. Prominent business leaders in Thailand [...]	2008-09-14 23:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV TH
08BANGKOK2791	PPP ENDORSES SOMCHAI AS SAMAK DROPS BID FOR [...] (C) Thailand's ruling People Power Party (PPP) announced September 15 that it would nominate former judge and current acting Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, brother-in-law of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, as prime minister in the upcoming September 17 parliamentary vote. The decision came i [...]	2008-09-15 10:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2797	U.S. ELECTION 2008 MATERIALS [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order the following U.S. Election 2008 Materials: - Package 1: 1 set [Election Starter Kit, $500.00 per set], total $500.00; - Package 2: 3 sets [Extended, Extended,50.00 per set], total $450.00; - A La Carte: 3 Banners [Banner (72" x 24") $6.59 per Banne [...]	2008-09-16 08:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	AINF AFIN
08BANGKOK2800	CHART THAI PARTY LEADER BANHARN PRAISES PM NOMINEE [...] (C) The Ambassador called on former Prime Minister Banharn Silapa-Archa, leader of the Chart Thai Party (the second largest member of the governing coalition) September 16 just after the ruling People's Power Party (PPP) met to reconfirm plans to nominate Somchai Wongsawat as Prime Minister. B [...]	2008-09-16 10:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2804	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JIATF West Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the unit and the commander listed below, which have been selected to a [...]	2008-09-17 06:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2805	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JIATF West Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the unit and the commander listed below, which have been selected to a [...]	2008-09-17 06:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK2808	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: MEDIATOR HAS GOOD NEWS AND BAD [...] (S) Michael Vatikiotis from the Henri Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC) provided the Ambassador and DCM an update on September 11 on the status of the secret peace process between the Royal Thai Government (RTG) and southern Thai insurgents. While upbeat about the enthusiasm of man [...]	2008-09-17 08:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2810	SOMCHAI WONGSAWAT ELECTED AS THAILAND'S NEXT PRIME [...] (U) The House of Representatives elected Somchai Wongsawat as Thailand's next Prime Minister in a September 17 vote along partisan lines. Somchai received the support of his People's Power Party (PPP) and the other members of the governing coalition that had backed his predecessor, Samak Sund [...]	2008-09-17 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2813	AMBASSADOR WOLCOTT DISCUSSES CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 25, Ambassador Jackie Wolcott led an interagency delegation to discuss civil nuclear cooperation with officials from Thailand's Nuclear Power Plant Development Office (NPPDO, responsible for overseeing the introduction of nuclear power) and the Office of Atoms for Peac [...]	2008-09-17 10:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PARM TRGY KNNP TH
08BANGKOK282	THE THAKSIN RESTORATION: SAMAK SUNDARAVEJ ELECTED [...] (C) The House of Representatives elected People's Power Party (PPP) leader Samak Sundaravej as Prime Minister on January 28, and he will likely receive his formal appointment by King Bhumibol in a few days, forming a cabinet soon thereafter. Samak received full support from all political part [...]	2008-01-29 01:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2836	TIP UPDATE: ANOMA FACTORY INVESTIGATION CONCLUDES; CASE NOW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai police confirmed September 2 that the investigation into the Anoma factory trafficking in persons case was completed and filed August 19 with the office of Attorney General of Samut Sakhon province. Twenty civil and criminal charges were filed against two Thai citizens [...]	2008-09-18 07:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
08BANGKOK2837	DAS MARCIEL DISCUSSES ASEAN, BURMA AND BORDER [...] (C) Summary. Thai MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul told visiting EAP DAS Scot Marciel and the Ambassador September 9 that the RTG viewed recent Cambodian border actions as contradictory to progress achieved during recent discussions by the two nations' Foreign Ministers. Virasakdi s [...]	2008-09-18 07:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM PREF TH
08BANGKOK2854	THAI CAMBODIAN BORDER DISPUTE: THAI CLAIM [...] (C) Summary: MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul engaged the Ambassador September 16 regarding the Thai-Cambodian border dispute and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's September 15 reported comments that Thailand should give up the chair of ASEAN. Virasakdi claimed that border tension [...]	2008-09-19 07:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH CB
08BANGKOK2856	PAD DEFIANCE CONTINUES AS THE PAD HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) -- the group currently occupying and befouling the formal seat of government -- has shown no sign it intends to end its protest in the near future, despite having achieved its initial rationale for occupying the Government House compound in the fir [...]	2008-09-19 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2871	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: PEACE TALKS IN INDONESIA CATCH [...] (S) Summary: Announcements by the Indonesian government that it was mediating peace talks between the Royal Thai government (RTG) and southern Thai insurgent groups, reported in the Thai press September 22, caught the Thai government by surprise. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Thai Ar [...]	2008-09-22 11:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK2885	Financial Turmoil: Limited Impact on Thailand [...] (SBU) Summary: The financial turmoil in the United States has had a limited impact on the Thai economy, most notably on share prices in the Thai stock market. The Thai banking sector's exposure to Lehman Brothers was not significant and thus its solvency is not in question. AIG (through AIA) [...]	2008-09-23 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK2899	CABINET APPOINTMENTS WILL SIGNAL CONTINUITY AND [...] (C) Ambassador's meetings and media reports this week indicate that PM-elect Somchai Wongsawat's cabinet -- poised to receive endorsement by King Bhumibol at the time of writing September 24 -- appears unlikely to change the tone of Thai politics in the short term, and likely will not last in [...]	2008-09-24 10:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2927	NEW THAI CABINET RECEIVES ROYAL ENDORSEMENT [...] (C) Prime Minister-elect Somchai Wongsawat's cabinet lineup -- scheduled to be sworn in late in the day on September 25 by King Bhumibol -- consists primarily of partisan political figures associated with the administration of Samak Sundaravej. Following Samak's example, Somchai will concurre [...]	2008-09-25 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK2940	ENGAGING NEW THAI FM SOMPONG AT UNGA: THE CURRENT [...] (C) Newly-inaugurated Deputy Prime Minister Sompong Amornwiwat, who serves concurrently as Foreign Minister, will make a short visit to UNGA/New York, arriving late September 27 with meetings on September 29-30. Post recommends an appropriate USG high-level interlocutor meet with Sompong in N [...]	2008-09-26 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KJUS ETRD UNGA TH
08BANGKOK2942	THAI PLANS ON DEPLOYMENT TO DARFUR [...] (SBU) Pattarat Hongtong, Deputy Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told us September 25 that the MFA had recently received word that Sudan was close to agreeing to allow Thai troops to join UNAMID. The RTG still planned to deploy a battali [...]	2008-09-26 10:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO TH SU
08BANGKOK2943	MIXED REVIEWS FOR NEW PM SOMCHAI'S ECONOMIC TEAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Somchai's selections for his Cabinet's economic team have come under attack from the local press and business community. Controversial appointments include the placement of former Interior Minister Chalerm Yubamrung at the Ministry of Public Health, former Police [...]	2008-09-26 10:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR TH
08BANGKOK297	PROPOSALS ON BURMA FROM ASSK CONFIDANT DE [...] (C) Leon de Riedmatten (Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue representative and former International Committee of the Red Cross head of delegation in Burma during which he acted as a liaison between ASSK and SPDC) viewed the prospects for change in Burma as growing weaker every day unless the inte [...]	2008-01-30 05:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KPAO KDEM BM TH
08BANGKOK2977	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WITH FORMER PM SAMAK HIS [...] (C) Summary: Former Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej resigned from his position as Party Leader of the People's Power Party (PPP) September 30. He remains free on bail as he continues to appeal a years-old defamation conviction. Samak told the Ambassador September 26 that he believed Queen Sirikit, [...]	2008-10-01 10:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS PINR TH
08BANGKOK2999	THAI GOVT CONCERNED ABOUT SHRIMP CONTINUOUS BONDS [...] (C) Summary: Thailand is concerned over the USG's implementation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on anti-dumping duties and continuous bonds, Apiradi Tantraporn, Director-General (DG) of the Department of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Commerce, told Econoff on October 2. DG Ap [...]	2008-10-02 10:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIS TH
08BANGKOK300	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: DAS MARCIEL HEARS CONTRASTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: In meetings to discuss the situation in southern Thailand on January 23 and 24, Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel received widely contrasting views on SIPDIS Thai government efforts to end the violence. Dr. Mark Tamthai, National Reconciliation Committee member and adv [...]	2008-01-30 09:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3004	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY [...] (U) Pursuant to reftel action request, Embassy Bangkok provided the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations Peace, Security and Disarmament Division and Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affairs, Iran Desk copies of the United Nations Securit [...]	2008-10-03 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP IR MNUC PARM PREL TH
08BANGKOK3006	THAI LEADERS AND ACTIVISTS CONTEMPLATING POLITICAL [...] (C) Leading figures from the Thai administration and parliament appear to be moving towards considering ways to reform the Thai political system, although it is unclear when and precisely how they might proceed with constitutional amendments. PM Somchai Wongsawat, opposition leader Abhisit Ve [...]	2008-10-03 09:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK3020	THAI POLICE ARREST TWO PAD DEMONSTRATION LEADERS [...] (C) Thai Police arrested two leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) outside of the Government House compound over the October 3-5 weekend. One of the two, retired Major General Chamlong Srimuang, is widely seen as PAD's leading strategist. While Chamlong's arrest was not unexpe [...]	2008-10-06 10:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
08BANGKOK3021	MINOR CLASHES ERUPT ALONG THAI BORDERS WITH [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs told us October 6 that the Cambodian military had violated the August 13 agreement between Thailand and Cambodian by digging a trench in the disputed territory near the Preah Vihear temple. This violation led directly to the October 3 clash that left two T [...]	2008-10-06 11:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH CB BM
08BANGKOK3032	THAILAND: POLITICAL CRISIS RETURNS TO THE STREETS [...] (C) Summary: Thailand's political crisis returned to the streets in chaotic fashion overnight October 6-7, as several thousand People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) demonstrators blockaded the Thai parliament to prevent the new government from presenting its policies to a joint House-Senate ses [...]	2008-10-07 11:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CASC TH
08BANGKOK3033	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: CHAVALIT REENTERS GOVERNMENT [...] (S) Then-deputy Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyuth told Ambassador on October 1 that his primary focus in returning to government was to bring resolution to the conflict in southern Thailand. He outlined an approach that focused on achieving buy-in from community representatives in the south [...]	2008-10-07 11:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3034	THAILAND LIKELY TO ABSTAIN OR VOTE AGAINST KOSOVO [...] (C) Ambassador raised ref A points on the Serbia's UNGA resolution on Kosovo and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with MFA PermSec Virasakdi Futrakul October 7, underscoring the U.S. interest in like-minded votes. Virasakdi said that Thai policy on Kosovo recognition remained unchanged [...]	2008-10-08 02:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA KV TH
08BANGKOK3042	THAILAND POLITICAL CRISIS: BANGKOK QUIET IN [...] (C) Summary. The streets of Bangkok's government district were quiet October 8 after a day and evening of violence left a large number of demonstrators and police injured and two dead. Thai police told us that a number of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) demonstrators had been armed with [...]	2008-10-08 11:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
08BANGKOK3059	THAILAND POLITICAL CRISIS: CHARGES AGAINST PAD [...] (C) Summary. The streets of Bangkok remained quiet October 9. The major development came in the courts, when the Appeal Court threw out the most serious charges (of insurrection/treason) against the nine leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD). The two arrested PAD leaders then [...]	2008-10-09 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
08BANGKOK3066	MEDIA COVERAGE OF THAI CRISIS, OCTOBER 7-10: BLACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Media coverage of Thailand's worst street violence in 16 years has been extensive and pervasive. Print media, televised news coverage and internet blogs each have their own spin on the October 7 violence as they join in the "blame game" that has played out in the public arena. [...]	2008-10-10 09:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO TH
08BANGKOK3067	LAO HMONG: THAI MILITARY PROMISES FIRST [...] (C) Summary. Senior Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) officials have offered new transparency on the 6,000 remaining Lao Hmong at the army-run camp in Petchabun province. In separate meetings with Ambassador and DCM, newly-appointed Supreme Commander General Songkitti Jaggabartra and Chief of [...]	2008-10-10 09:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM TH LA
08BANGKOK3068	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) Advisor conducted meetings with embassy and Vietnamese officials in Hanoi, Sept. 22-23. Advisor met with Royal Thai Customs officials on Sept. 25. New EXBS Program Assistant in Vietnam started work on Sept. 3. Upcoming events include an Enterprise Outreach Seminar and a regional UN 1540 W [...]	2008-10-10 09:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK3069	THAILAND BELIEVES CAMBODIA RECENTLY PLACED MINES [...] (C) Two Thai soldiers were severely injured October 6 by landmines that the Thai government believes were recently placed by the Cambodian military in disputed territory near the Preah Vihear temple. The Thai government is analyzing fragments from the landmines in hopes of proving whether the [...]	2008-10-10 09:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH CB
08BANGKOK3070	THAI BANKS BEGIN TIGHTENING CREDIT FOR FOREIGN FIRMS [...] (SBU) Concerned about the creditworthiness of foreign business entities in Thailand, Thai banks are reportedly tightening lines of credit for U.S. firms. The Bangkok Post reported October 9 that Thai banks are cutting back funding lines to U.S. companies "as credit risks have jumped sharply in [...]	2008-10-10 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3071	THAILAND OCTOBER 10: COURTS ACTIVE, STREETS QUIET, [...] (SBU) Summary: The streets of Bangkok stayed quiet October 10 for the third day after the October 7 violence. As on October 9 (reftel),the primary action occurred in the Thai courts, with seven remaining Peoples' Alliance for Democracy (PAD) leaders turning themselves in to police authorities [...]	2008-10-10 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CASC TH
08BANGKOK3080	THAI QUEEN SHOWS SUPPORT FOR ANTI-GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Bangkok was calm October 14 as as Queen Sirikit sent the strongest public signal to date of her support for the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) when she presided over the October 13 funeral ceremony of an anti-government protestor, Angkhana Radappanyawut. Shortly after the funeral c [...]	2008-10-14 10:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC TH
08BANGKOK3081	Nomination for the Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award [...] Embassy Bangkok in coordination with Consulate General Chiang Mai enthusiastically nominates TRAFCORD for the Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor. Nomination Package -- Data Summary ---------------------------------- 2. Organization Name: Anti-Traffi [...]	2008-10-14 11:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
08BANGKOK3082	TENSIONS FLARE WITH CAMBODIA AFTER HUN SEN DEMANDS THAI WITHDRAWAL FROM DISPUTED BORDER AREA NEAR PREAH VIHEAR [...] (C) Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia flared again October 13 after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said during the new Thai FM's visit to Phnom Penh that Thai troops would have to withdraw from a disputed area near the Preah Vihear temple because the area was a ""life and death battle zone." [...]	2008-10-14 11:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH CB
08BANGKOK3087	JUSTICE DELAYED, NOT JUSTICE DENIED? FAMOUS THAI [...] (SBU) Thailand's Criminal Court convicted Rangsan Torsuwan, one of Thailand's most famous architects and influential developers, on charges related to attempted murder on September 29, and sentenced him to 25 years' imprisonment. Three other defendants also received lengthy sentences, ranging [...]	2008-10-15 08:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PREL PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3094	THAI AND CAMBODIAN TROOPS CLASH NEAR DISPUTED [...] (C) Despite initial indications that tensions surrounding the Preah Vihear border dispute had eased (ref A),Thai and Cambodia troops exchanged fire mid-afternoon October 15 in the area near the temple. Initial media reports indicated that at least four Thai soldiers had been injured in the [...]	2008-10-15 11:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CASC ASEC TH CB
08BANGKOK3099	THAILAND COMMITS TO PARTICIPATE IN ASIA PACIFIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 13 DRL Senior Advisor Christopher N. Camponovo and poloff met with Thai MFA International Organizations Deputy Director-General Ittiporn Boonpracong and Social Division Director Nadhavathna Krishnamra to discuss Thai participation in the Asia-Pacific Democracy Partne [...]	2008-10-16 03:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TH
08BANGKOK3100	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Units and commanders listed below, which have been selected to attend the co [...]	2008-10-16 03:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3119	THAI KING'S SECRETARY ASSURES AMBASSADOR: NO COUP; [...] (C) Summary: The streets of Bangkok remained calm October 16; Royal Thai Army (RTA) commander Anupong Paojinda went on live TV late in the day to reiterate that political actors should resolve their differences and that military intervention was not the solution. The King's Principal Private [...]	2008-10-16 11:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC MOPS TH
08BANGKOK3120	SITUATION CALM OCTOBER 16 AROUND DISPUTED PREAH [...] (C) The situation in the Preah Vihear temple area appeared calm October 16 as the two sides reportedly agreed to conduct joint patrols in the disputed area. The Thai MFA asserted in a briefing for the diplomatic corps that Cambodia had recently placed mines in the disputed area and presented w [...]	2008-10-16 11:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH CB
08BANGKOK3126	Financial Turmoil: Limited Impact on Thailand [...] (U) Econoff passed reftel points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Ministry of Commerce, and Finance Ministry (FinMin) on October 3. According to Director General Krit Kraichitti of the MFA's Department of International Economic Affairs, his Department's Division of International Econo [...]	2008-10-17 05:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3142	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE IN THAILAND: VIEWS OF THE [...] (C) In a rare meeting with representatives from the Malaysian embassy to discuss southern Thailand, Minister Counselor Roslan A. Rahman told us in late September that Malaysia saw the multiple tracks of negotiations for a resolution of the conflict in southern Thailand as a positive developmen [...]	2008-10-17 10:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3143	THAI PRIME MINISTER SOMCHAI DISREGARDS ARMY [...] (C) Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat on October 17 declined to resign, called for public unity in advance of upcoming events of national importance, and he called for the public to await an independent commission's report on the violent confrontation between police and protesters on October 7. [...]	2008-10-17 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC MOPS TH
08BANGKOK3144	THAI GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The RTG agreed October 14 to a series of measures aimed at helping offset the impact of the global financial crisis and shoring up economic growth. The plan calls for expanding of tax exemptions for long-term personal investments; accelerating budget disbursements and increase [...]	2008-10-17 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3154	PEACEFUL PROTEST IN BANGKOK; EX-COP THREATENS [...] (SBU) Summary: The anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) held a peaceful protest in central Bangkok on October 20. A former high-ranking police official, Salang Bunnag, threatened publicly to lead ex-police officers in a move to clear PAD protestors from the Government House c [...]	2008-10-20 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC MOPS TH
08BANGKOK3158	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which have been selected to attend the course sched [...]	2008-10-21 03:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3167	THAI FORMER PRIME MINISTER THAKSIN CONVICTED [...] (U) A panel of Supreme Court Justices on October 21 convicted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in connection with his wife's 2003 purchase of land from the Financial Institutions Development Fund (FIDF). (Ref D provides further background on this case.) The court sentenced Thaksin to [...]	2008-10-21 11:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK3188	Thai Finance Minister says Baht should be Weaker [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai Finance Minister Suchart told the Ambassador October 21 that he would prefer a "weaker" baht to promote exports, given Thailand's high dependence on export growth to keep its economy expanding. He also has proposed extending deposit protection guarantees to maintain invest [...]	2008-10-22 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3191	THAI PM SOMCHAI AIMS FOR CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT; [...] (C) Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat told the Ambassador he was committed to a peaceful resolution of political disputes. He welcomed the Ambassador's expression of USG support for democracy and the rule of law, and Somchai said the way forward entailed a fact-finding commission's report on t [...]	2008-10-22 10:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS TH CB
08BANGKOK3192	PRIVY COUNCILORS TELL AMBASSADOR: NO COUP, KING IN [...] (C) Privy Councilors Prem Tinsulanonda and Siddhi Savetsila separately told the Ambassador on October 22 that the Thai Army would not launch a coup. The Ambassador welcomed this assurance and explained the USG could not accept a coup or coup-like action. Prem spoke well of Prime Minister Som [...]	2008-10-22 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM ASEC MOPS TH
08BANGKOK3207	ORIGIN OF THAI RUBY EXPORTS HARD TO DOCUMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Thai jewelry dealers say that while African rubies are increasingly imported for processing in Thailand, the rubies headed for the U.S. market have traditionally been higher quality stones that are likely to have come from Burma. Rubies are typically shipped to the United States [...]	2008-10-24 10:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ETRD PGOV PREL BM TH
08BANGKOK3208	THAILAND COMMITTED TO PEACEFUL RESOLUTION FOR [...] (C) Summary. Supreme Commander General Songkitti Jaggabartra October 24 told the Ambassador that Cambodia recently had reinforced troops near Preah Vihear temple. Nevertheless, the Thai government remained committed to a peaceful resolution to the dispute. Songkitti said the United Nations ha [...]	2008-10-24 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH CB
08BANGKOK3209	THAI SUPREME COMMANDER ASSURES AMBASSADOR THAT [...] (C) Summary. Thai Armed Forces Supreme Commander General Songkitti Jaggabartra told the Ambassador on October 24 that the Thai military would not stage a coup. The military was committed to working with Prime Minister Somchai and to helping the country through constitutional means. Songkitti [...]	2008-10-24 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM ASEC MOPS TH
08BANGKOK3210	THAILAND: APEC FOOD DEFENSE PILOT PROJECT [...] (SBU) Embassy Bangkok believes that Thailand is a strong candidate to host an APEC Food Defense pilot project in 2009, per criteria provided in ref C. Our Economic Section and the Foreign Agricultural Service reviewed Thailand's suitability for the project and also discussed the pilot project [...]	2008-10-24 11:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PTER EAGR APEC
08BANGKOK3211	SHRIMP: THAI GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY CAUTIOUS [...] This message is Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) and is not intended for use outside the U.S. Government. 2. (SBU) Summary: Thailand continues to be anxious about the USG's implementation of the August 1 World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body decision on anti-dumping duties and cont [...]	2008-10-24 11:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIS ETRD WTO TH
08BANGKOK3220	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND NEW [...] (C) On an early October trip to southern Thailand, we observed a robust but low profile security presence and an atmosphere that subjectively appeared less tense. The Deputy Commander of the Royal Thai Police in Yala told us that the number of insurgents willing to conduct operations in Yala [...]	2008-10-27 07:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3226	THAKSIN ASSOCIATE HOPES FOR MEDIATION OF POLITICAL [...] (C) Yongyuth Tiyapairath, a close ally of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, told the Ambassador on October 28 that a neutral Thai figure should mediate between Thaksin and Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda, whom Yongyuth considered the principal leaders of the two sides in the [...]	2008-10-28 07:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM ASEC MOPS CASC TH
08BANGKOK3227	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES THAI FM SOMPONG ON CAMBODIA, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by DCM and PolCounselor, met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sompong Amornvivat late October 27. Fresh from the ASEM meetings in Beijing October 23-25, FM Sompong described the positive atmosphere of Thai-Cambodian meetings and highlighted [...]	2008-10-28 08:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF BMGT CB TH
08BANGKOK3229	THAI STOCKS PLUNGE. AGAIN. [...] (U) The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) dropped approximately 10.5 percent October 27, prompting an automatic 30 minute halt in trading for the second time in one month, and only the third time since the circuit-breaker mechanism was implemented in 1975. The main SET index closed at 387.43, [...]	2008-10-28 10:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3232	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) POL FSN October 22 visited the Royal Thai Navy's (RTN) Department of Naval Ordnance in the Sattahip District of Chonburi Province and met with Lt. Cdr. Somporn Phethai, the Department's Administrative Officer. Somporn confirmed that Royal Defence had offered to deliver 1,055 hand grenade f [...]	2008-10-29 06:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK3234	THAI PARLIAMENT APPROVES FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT TO [...] (C) Summary. The Thai Parliament October 28 approved the August 19 Thai-Cambodian Foreign Ministers' Agreement that provides an interim framework to address the border conflict prior to final resolution. Thailand can now legally proceed through the Foreign Ministry-led Joint Border Commission [...]	2008-10-29 09:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK3236	THAI HUMAN RIGHTS BODY BLAMES POLICE FOR OCTOBER 7 [...] (C) Summary: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) released a report on October 17 blaming the RTG for excessive use of force during the October 7 clash between People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protestors and the police. The clash resulted in two fatalities and numerous injuries, i [...]	2008-10-29 10:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3249	REVISED - THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This revised cable is to correct the subject line on Bangkok 2804. No action requests for Para. 2. 2. (U) JIATF West Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the unit and the commander listed below, which have been selected to at [...]	2008-10-30 05:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3251	PRIVY COUNCILOR PREM SAYS SITUATION CALM; ARMY TO [...] (C) Summary: Privy Council Chair Prem Tinsulanonda told the Ambassador October 29 that the political situation was getting calmer and that he was not worried about a planned November 1 rally by pro-Thaksin supporters. In a separate October 29 meeting, Deputy Army Commander General Jiradej Kot [...]	2008-10-30 06:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK3252	SOUTHERN THAILAND: PM VISITS; CROWN PRINCESS [...] (C) Summary: Crown Princess Sirindhorn told the Ambassador October 27 that she was concerned with how the Thai government was utilizing the already abundant educational resources that the RTG directed towards the South. During an October 28 visit to southern Thailand, Prime Minister Somchai W [...]	2008-10-30 06:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3255	THAILAND,S UDD LEADERS DISMISS CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) Leaders of the pro-government United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) assured us that a major UDD rally on November 1, at which former PM Thaksin is expected to speak via phone, would be non-violent. A leading UDD figure stressed UDD's role as the primary obstacle to future c [...]	2008-10-30 11:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO TH
08BANGKOK3268	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) Officials from Thailand and Vietnam attended the Ninth International Export Control Conference in Croatia, Oct. 20-22. The EXBS program co-sponsored an Industry-Government Outreach Seminar with the Ministry of Commerce on Oct. 22. The ASEAN regional UN 1540 Workshop in Bangkok, scheduled f [...]	2008-10-31 09:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK3273	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR STAFFDEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Paul Grove, Minority Clerk, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, to lead a Congressional Staff Delegation on official business to Thailand, Burma, Singapore, Australia and Malaysia from November 05-22, 2008. [...]	2008-11-03 01:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OREP TH
08BANGKOK3275	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the course schedule [...]	2008-11-03 02:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3280	EX-PM THAKSIN ADDRESSES LARGE, PEACEFUL RALLY IN [...] (SBU) Loyalists of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra organized a pro-Thaksin/anti-coup peaceful gathering of tens of thousands of people wearing red shirts in Bangkok on November 1. From overseas, Thaksin addressed the crowd by phone, denouncing the "injustice" associated with his rece [...]	2008-11-03 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
08BANGKOK3288	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the officers listed below, who have been selected to visit with the United S [...]	2008-11-04 05:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3289	THAILAND IN TRANSITION: POLITICAL AND SOCIAL [...] (C) Immediate concerns of a threat of a coup d'etat in Thailand have ebbed for now, but we see no viable course of action that appears likely in the near term to heal the deep political divisions in contemporary Thai society and the body politic. There are street fighters on both sides willing [...]	2008-11-04 07:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK3298	THAI PRIME MINISTER'S CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO [...] (U) On November 5, the Embassy hosted a gathering for Thai contacts and students to watch television coverage of the U.S. presidential election, engage with the Ambassador and Embassy officers, and learn more about the U.S. democratic system. (Septel will report on the election watch event in [...]	2008-11-05 08:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3302	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (C) On October 28 and 29, Econoff passed ref a points (regarding the United States' designation of the Export Development Bank of Iran and three affiliated entities under E.O. 13382) and ref b points (regarding the UN 1267 Committee's addition of three Gulf-based Al-Qaida financiers to its lis [...]	2008-11-06 01:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KTFN PTER PREL UNSC PINR MNUC PARM EFIN
08BANGKOK3317	PALACE INSIDER TELLS AMBASSADOR OF THE KINGâ€™S [...] (C) King Bhumibol explicitly told Army Commander Anupong Paojinda not to launch a coup, XXXXXXXXXXXX, an advisor to Queen Sirikit, told Ambassador November 4. XXXXXXXXXXXX also claimed that the Queen had not meant to signal support for the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) anti-government agend [...]	2008-11-06 07:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM MOPS ASEC TH
08BANGKOK3331	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which has been selected to attend the course schedu [...]	2008-11-07 08:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3332	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which has been selected to attend the course schedu [...]	2008-11-07 08:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3336	THAILAND, ENERGIZED BY FINANCIAL CRISIS, PUSHES [...] (SBU) Summary: A senior Ministry of Finance official explained November 4 that the Thai government hopes to build consensus among the ASEAN plus three nations, in time for the December ASEAN Summit, on the creation of a multilateral currency pool based on the bilateral swap agreements of the C [...]	2008-11-07 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3341	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. Admiral Keating, your brief meeting with Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) Chief of Joint Staff General Ratchakrit Kanchanawat at the Chiefs of Defense conference affords a chance to affirm the United States Government's commitment to working with a democratically elected Thai gove [...]	2008-11-10 09:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3342	U.S. ELECTION WATCH IN THAILAND DRAWS RECORD CROWD [...] Summary: U.S. Mission Thailand directly engaged over 2,000 members of the public through three simultaneous Election Watch events held in Bangkok and Chiang Mai on November 5. Media interest was intense and Post estimates that approximately 25-35 million Thais were reached through the widespre [...]	2008-11-10 10:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV OIIP PREL SCUL OPRC TH

08BANGKOK3349	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the officer listed below, who has been selected to attend the conference in [...]	2008-11-12 03:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3350	QUESTIONING THE UNQUESTIONABLE? UPTICK IN ONLINE [...] (C) Online and open public criticism of Thai royals, particularly of Queen Sirikit, has increased recently. Army Commander Anupong Paojinda issued a public warning October 27 that the Army would take unspecified steps against people committing lese majeste, or offense to the monarchy. A high [...]	2008-11-12 07:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO TH
08BANGKOK3352	AMENDING THAILAND'S CONSTITUTION: SOLUTION OR [...] (C) The governing coalition is pursuing constitutional reform, although this prospect may again energize anti-government protests. The governing coalition's public statements on this topic have focused on procedural rather than substantive issues. We have heard that former Prime Minister Tha [...]	2008-11-12 10:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PINR TH
08BANGKOK3366	AMBASSADOR RAISES UNGA RESOLUTIONS, THAI-CAMBODIA, [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador advocated passage of UNGA Third Committee resolutions on Iran, Burma, and North Korea and rejection of no-action motions with MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul November 10. PermSec Virasakdi reiterated the long-standing Thai position to abstain on all country [...]	2008-11-13 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3374	THAI WEBSITES, RADIO FACE LESE MAJESTE SCRUTINY [...] (C) The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry and the Ministry of Interior (MOI) joined recent Army and Police efforts against lese majeste in late October. The ICT Ministry sought the cooperation of website editors in self-censoring content and announced an effort to create [...]	2008-11-14 08:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
08BANGKOK3376	PROGRESS IN THAI-CAMBODIAN BORDER TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Thai and Cambodian Foreign Ministers agreed November 12 to a series of measures that will initiate the process of delineating disputed border areas. The two sides prioritized settling overlapping claims adjacent to the Preah Vihear temple for survey work scheduled to begin in Dece [...]	2008-11-14 09:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK3386	INTERPRETING FORMER PRIME MINISTER THAKSIN'S [...] (C) A spokesman for former Prime Minister Thaksin told the media that Thaksin and his wife, Potjaman, divorced in Hong Kong on November 14. Most Thais believe the divorce was driven by tactical considerations. An advisor to the Prime Minister told the Ambassador that Thaksin now "can go full [...]	2008-11-17 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK3387	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Units and commanders listed below, which have been selected to attend the co [...]	2008-11-17 23:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3388	EAST ASIA ESTH HUB WORK PLAN FOR FY09 [...] Summary: This cable sets out the East Asian Regional Environmental Officer's ("Hub") work plan for FY09. In accordance with OES and EAP priorities the Hub will focus on three areas of science diplomacy: clean energy, public health and conservation of natural resources combined with law enforce [...]	2008-11-18 00:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID AMGT TH
08BANGKOK3398	UPDATE ON LESE MAJESTE CASES IN THAILAND [...] (C) Thailand enjoys a relatively robust media environment, lively, open criticism of those in power, and general freedom of expression, with a significant exception: the criminal offense of lese majeste, or offense to the monarchy. Long on the Thai books but not always vigorously pursued, a se [...]	2008-11-18 09:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
08BANGKOK340	AMBASSADOR AND PRIME MINISTER SAMAK DISCUSS [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej at his residence on February 1 and welcomed the return of a democratically-elected government to Thailand. Samak explained his decision to serve concurrently as Minister of Defense and confirmed reports of his intended appointments t [...]	2008-02-01 08:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM SNAR KDEM KJUS TH BM
08BANGKOK3407	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: NOT IN SATUN [...] (C) In early October, we traveled to Satun province in southern Thailand to assess the security environment in relation to the rest of the deep south. The vice governor in charge of security affairs, the provincial chief of police, and local Muslim leaders all described a province separated [...]	2008-11-19 08:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3408	THAI MFA OFFICIAL OFFERS LITTLE PROMISE OF ACTION [...] (C) We delivered reftel points on the recent crackdown in Burma and the UNGA Third Committee resolution to Thai MFA East Asian Affairs Department Director Kallayana Vipattipumiprates on November 18. On the disturbing direction of developments, Kallayana responded that the MFA would not issue [...]	2008-11-19 09:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BM
08BANGKOK341	EU ENVOY FOR BURMA MAKES LITTLE HEADWAY WITH THAIS [...] (C) The RTG had little to offer the EU Special Envoy for Burma, who in turn presented no details or clarifications on what he thought the region should do about Burma. While he met with a wide cross section of actors that focus on Burma, including NGOs, ASEAN diplomats, and members of the UN [...]	2008-02-01 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KPAO KDEM BM TH
08BANGKOK3424	ANTI-TRAFFICKING ENGAGEMENT PAYS DIVIDENDS [...] Summary: Over the course of 2008 the Embassy and Consulate General Chiang Mai have continued to broaden and increase our prevention activities in support of the Mission's anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) strategy. Each event has been a success, either energizing our local partners or raising [...]	2008-11-20 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
08BANGKOK3426	LETHAL EXPLOSION AT BANGKOK PROTEST SITE KILLS ONE [...] (C) A pre-dawn explosion at the Government House compound on November 20 killed an anti-government protestor and wounded at least 20 others. The explosion is the latest in a long string of politically motivated bombings in Thailand, although some of the earlier attacks appeared primarily symb [...]	2008-11-20 10:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC TH
08BANGKOK3439	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL LEE [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Jessica Lee, Professional Staffer of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on official business to assess the situation at the Thai-Burma border from December 7-14, 2008. 2. The Embassy understands that Ms. Lee is relying on the "U.S. [...]	2008-11-21 07:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT TH
08BANGKOK3440	NAVIGATING THAILAND-CAMBODIA RELATIONS NO EASY [...] (C) Summary: The Thai MFA Director responsible for Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos revealed to us November 18 that Thailand-Cambodia relations have dominated his division's workload the past several years, even factoring in the 2007 Saffron Uprising, Cyclone Nargis, and the international pr [...]	2008-11-21 07:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK3443	Labor Fraud Case: Thai Workers to Libya [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Thai authorities, in August and September 2008, the Thai Consular Section in Cairo, Egypt helped repatriate 57 Thai construction workers from Libya back to Thailand. The workers, all male adults, traveled to Libya to work for a construction firm and contacted the T [...]	2008-11-21 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
08BANGKOK3454	ANTI-GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATION IN BANGKOK STARTS [...] (SBU) Tens of thousands of supporters of the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) demonstrated at the parliament on the morning of November 24, causing the cancellation of a legislative session. As of late afternoon November 24, the main protest outside of the PAD base at Gov [...]	2008-11-24 10:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC TH
08BANGKOK3461	THE THAI PLAN NOT TO ATTEND IRAN NUCLEAR CONFERENCE [...] (C) Thai MFA officials were not aware of Iran's First International Conference on Nuclear Power Plants, Environmental and Sustainable Development, and are not planning to attend. Political and Economic Officers delivered reftel demarche November 21 to Ms. Pimpiree Pyramarn, First Secretary, De [...]	2008-11-25 07:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
08BANGKOK3467	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which has been selected to attend the course schedu [...]	2008-11-25 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3470	PEACEFUL PROTESTS CONTINUE AT BANGKOK AIRPORT, [...] (SBU) Several thousand anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) supporters continued to demonstrate peacefully at Bangkok's Don Muang (domestic) airport on November 25, without disrupting airport operations. While most PAD sympathizers appear intent on remaining at Don Muang unti [...]	2008-11-25 10:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC TH
08BANGKOK3471	UNGA MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTIONS: THAILAND TO CONTINUE [...] (C) We delivered ref A points on the misallocation of UNGA time and resources to anti-Israel resolutions to Thai MFA Deputy Director-General of International Organizations Ittiporn Boonpracong on November 25. Ittiporn responded that the RTG would maintain its past voting record of abstaining [...]	2008-11-25 11:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL TH
08BANGKOK3489	THAILAND SUPPORTS UNGA RESOLUTION ON COMPLIANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA TH
08BANGKOK3490	AUTO INDUSTRY IN THAILAND CUTS PRODUCTION [...] (SBU) Summary. American automakers in Thailand have reacted to a decline in domestic and regional demand by revising growth forecasts downward and reducing production. Ford has cut back production of cars for the remainder of the year. General Motors has taken more drastic steps, including c [...]	2008-11-26 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3491	THAILAND PREPARES FOR ASEAN SUMMITS AMIDST [...] (SBU) Thailand will be ready for the ASEAN Summit meetings December 15-18, MFA Deputy Director General for ASEAN Affairs Manasvi Srisodapol told us on November 25 when we met to discuss the upcoming ASEAN and related summits (reftel). ASEAN Secretary General and former Thai Foreign Minister Su [...]	2008-11-26 10:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN PREL PGOV ASEAN TH
08BANGKOK3492	MOB SHUTS MAIN BANGKOK AIRPORT, ARMY CHIEF URGES [...] (C) Thousands of anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protestors swarmed into Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport on the night of November 25, forcing the airport's closure, which continues as of COB November 26. The Army Commander led a news conference late in the d [...]	2008-11-26 11:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC TH
08BANGKOK3497	THAILAND CONSIDERING LEGAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN ARF [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, POLOFF discussed possible Thai participation in the ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Voluntary Demonstration of Response (VDR) with Suriya Chindawongse, Counsellor in the Department of ASEAN Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and JUSMAGTHAI discussed w [...]	2008-11-28 08:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MARR MOPS ASEAN ARF RP TH
08BANGKOK3501	GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD (Thailand) [...] Summary: ESTHoff discussed Reftel discussion points with Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs on November 25. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) is interested in the Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food Security (GPAF) but would need to see the non-paper and agreed principles m [...]	2008-11-28 09:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV
08BANGKOK3503	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL LUSE [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Keith Luse, Senior Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on official business from December 11-13, 2008. 2. The Embassy confirmed the below hotel reservation for Mr. Luse from December 11-13 for two nights [...]	2008-11-28 10:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AFIN TH
08BANGKOK3504	STALEMATE, LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT: BANGKOK AIRPORTS [...] (C) Bangkok's international and domestic airports remain closed as of COB November 28 due to continuing anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protests, with no clear path out of the stalemate in the offing. Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat on November 27 declared a state of em [...]	2008-11-28 12:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC CASC TH
08BANGKOK3505	ARMY TELLS AMBASSADOR IT WANTS PEACEFUL, [...] (C) Summary. In a November 28 meeting, Deputy Army Commander General Jiradej Kotcharat told the Ambassador that the only solution to the political crisis was via peaceful, democratic means. The Army was concerned that there was no way to take back the airports without massive damage to the fa [...]	2008-11-28 13:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3519	THAILAND: ECONOMY SUFFERS FROM AIRPORT SHUTDOWNS [...] (SBU) Summary: As the anti-government protesters continue to blockade Bangkok's airports, tourism and other industries dependent on air cargo are getting clobbered. Thai Airways alone reports losses of $14 million a day. Tourism has long been a mainstay of Thai economic growth, and to the ext [...]	2008-12-01 11:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3520	THAI STALEMATE DRAGS ON, FOCUS SHIFTING TO COURT [...] (C) An explosive device injured dozens of participants in the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) gathering at the Government House compound on November 29. Citing safety concerns, a PAD co-leader called for supporters to decamp from Government House, although PAD may retain s [...]	2008-12-01 12:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC CASC ECON EINV TH
08BANGKOK3521	SUPREME COMMANDER TELLS AMBASSADOR MILITARY WILL [...] (C) Summary. In a December 1 meeting, Supreme Commander General Songkitti Jaggabartra predicted to the Ambassador that the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) would not be able to sustain its hold on the nation's key international airports for more than a few days. Songkitti again stressed [...]	2008-12-01 12:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3522	AMBASSADOR AND FM SOMPONG DISCUSS CHOICES FACING [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador engaged FM Sompong Amornvivat December 1 on the ongoing political crisis and the choices facing PM Somchai Wongsawat. Sompong said that there would be informal discussions on the margins of a December 2 Cabinet meeting to be held in Chiang Mai about whether Somchai sho [...]	2008-12-01 12:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3529	THAI COURT DISSOLVES PPP, REMOVES PRIME MINISTER; [...] (C) The Constitutional Court on December 2 issued a ruling that dissolved the People's Power Party and two other coalition parties, stripping the Prime Minister and other party executive board members of their political rights and offices. Deputy PM Chavarat Charnvirakul now serves as acting [...]	2008-12-02 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC CASC ECON EINV TH
08BANGKOK3530	Thai Banks Remain Strong Despite Crisis [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the economic impact of Thailand's prolonged political stalemate, including the ongoing airport closure crisis (ref a),financial sector leaders in Thailand believe the local banking sector remains sound. Even though credit rating agencies have downgraded Thailand's cred [...]	2008-12-02 10:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3531	DECEMBER 2: UPDATE ON THAILAND'S MAKE-SHIFT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy is assisting Amcits 24 hours a day though a call center manned by consular officers and volunteers from the Embassy community, to find hotel rooms and/or outbound transportation from Thailand. Neither United nor Northwest, the only U.S. carriers that serve Bangkok, [...]	2008-12-02 11:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC CMGT EAIR EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3532	DECEMBER 2: UPDATE ON THAILAND'S MAKE-SHIFT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy is assisting Amcits 24 hours a day though a call center manned by consular officers and volunteers from the Embassy community, to find hotel rooms and/or outbound transportation from Thailand. Neither United nor Northwest, the only U.S. carriers that serve Bangkok, [...]	2008-12-02 23:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC CMGT EAIR EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3540	DECEMBER 3: UPDATE ON THAILAND'S AIRPORT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Anti-government protesters claimed victory and departed Thailand's airports December 3 after the high court dissolved several political parties and the prime minister stepped down December 2. The Airports of Thailand (AOT) reports that Suvarnabhumi, Bangkok's international ai [...]	2008-12-03 10:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC CMGT EAIR EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3541	BANGKOK ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS END (FOR NOW); [...] (C) The anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) on December 3 ended its protests at Bangkok's airports and has withdrawn its guards from the Government House compound, following the December 2 Constitutional Court ruling that dissolved the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP) ( [...]	2008-12-03 10:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC CASC EAIR ECON EINV TH
08BANGKOK3559	BANGKOK AMBASSADORS URGE RTG TO INCREASE AIRPORT [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and counterparts December 4 inquired about RTG plans to protect Thailand's airports and other key infrastructure in a meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul and Police Lieutenant General Prayoon Amarit, Commissioner Attached [...]	2008-12-04 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC CASC EAIR ECON EINV TH
08BANGKOK3561	DECEMBER 4: UPDATE ON THAILAND'S AIRPORTS AND [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) representatives began assessing the security conditions at Suvarnabhumi on December 4. TSA is working with U.S. air carriers and Thai officials to ensure that all safety and security regulations are met prior to U.S. air carr [...]	2008-12-04 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC CMGT EAIR EFIN PGOV PREL ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3579	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted an Interagency Relations and Infrastructure Workshop in Bangkok, Nov. 3-5. ECC Desk Officer Rachel Owen met with Vietnamese officials, Nov. 3-4. Advisor, Vietnam Program Assistant and Thai and Vietnamese officials attended the Export Control [...]	2008-12-08 06:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB
08BANGKOK3585	THAI UPDATE: KING ILL; DEMOCRATS PREPARE TO FORM [...] (C) Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn and Princess Sirindhorn announced jointly on December 4 that King Bhumibol was too ill to deliver his annual address to the nation; subsequent reports from the Palace indicated the King was recovering. The Secretary General of Thailand's Democrat Party (DP),fla [...]	2008-12-08 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK3588	THAILAND'S NEW TIP LAW: NOTABLE PROGRESS AFTER SIX MONTHS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the six months since its new Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Act came into force, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has taken substantial steps to implement the law. The RTG is developing subordinate regulations to make the law's provisions operational, and has identified $1 [...]	2008-12-09 07:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
08BANGKOK3592	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Kangwan Firearms, Limited Partnership, was listed. The company was originally named Saha Phonchai Firearms Ltd., Part., and was renamed Kangwan on January 16, 1979. Registration No. 0203515000052 Registered Date: January 21, 1972 Status: Limi [...]	2008-12-09 08:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK3617	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, which has been selected to attend the courses sched [...]	2008-12-11 09:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3618	THAI POLITICAL MANEUVERING CONTINUES AS VOTE FOR [...] (C) Thai politicians appear to remain engaged in coalition-building maneuvers in advance of the House of Representatives election of a new Prime Minister, likely to take place on December 15. While Democrat Party Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva appears to be the frontrunner, we do not rule out the p [...]	2008-12-11 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
08BANGKOK363	AMBASSADOR AND HOUSE SPEAKER DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) House Speaker Yongyut Tiyapairat told the Ambassador in a February 1 meeting that he would welcome visits to improve ties between the U.S. and Thai legislatures, as well as other programs aiming to enhance democracy in Thailand. Yongyut indicated he did not yet have a clearly defined legis [...]	2008-02-04 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ECON EINV KDEM TH
08BANGKOK3632	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S VISIT TO THAILAND [...] (SBU) Senator Webb, Embassy Bangkok looks forward to welcoming you to Thailand. Your visit will afford a chance to express the United States' commitment to working with a democratically-elected Thai government and to affirming U.S. commitment to the bilateral relationship, particularly our im [...]	2008-12-12 09:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS TH
08BANGKOK3634	Implementation of Amended Lacey Act (Thailand) [...] ESTHoff delivered Reftel talking points on December 3 the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture. The ministries assigned action officers to translate and report on details of the Lacey Act amendments through the ministerial leadership. Ministry points of contact reported that they w [...]	2008-12-12 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO TH
08BANGKOK3640	AMBASSADOR VISITS NORTHEAST THAILAND AND DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Northeast Thailand on November 25-26, the Ambassador met with the Governors of Udorn Thani and Khon Kaen provinces and discussed both the current political tensions in Thailand as well as deteriorating economic conditions in the region. While acknowledging the [...]	2008-12-15 04:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3643	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Summary: Results from Post's conversations with March Aviation and the Naval Air Division of the Royal Thai Navy indicate that Aeromiltec doctored the purchase order from March Aviation. Post notes that reftel requests a pre-license check; however, helmets have already been delivered by A [...]	2008-12-15 06:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK3648	THAI HOUSE ELECTS DEMOCRAT ABHISIT AS NEXT PRIME [...] (C) The Thai House of Representatives on December 15 elected Democrat Party Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva as Thailand's next Prime Minister by a vote of 235-198; we recommend that, as with Abhisit's last two predecessors, the President call to congratulate the PM-elect. Abhisit will likely receive [...]	2008-12-15 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK3649	THE SOUTHERN BORDER PROVINCES ADMINSTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In an early December meeting, Vithit Powattanasuk, an MFA officer assigned to the Southern Border Provinces Administration Center (SBPAC) in Yala province, told us that the SBPAC was responsible for directing and monitoring all efforts in the deep south that could be [...]	2008-12-15 09:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3659	AMBASSADOR VISIT TO NORTHEAST THAILAND HIGHLIGHTS U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's November 25-26 visit to Northeast Thailand highlighted U.S. outreach efforts in the region and conveyed the USG's ongoing commitment to building and sustaining cultural and economic ties that extend beyond Bangkok to all regions of Thailand. Emphasizing the val [...]	2008-12-16 01:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV SCUL KPAO TH
08BANGKOK366	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the above-ment [...]	2008-02-05 02:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3673	TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) On December 4, Econoff passed reftel points regarding the United States' designation of Saudi Arabia-based Union of Good as a supporter of terrorism under Executive Order 13224 to three offices within the RTG: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) International Security Unit, the Nation [...]	2008-12-17 05:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN KWBG KPAL EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR
08BANGKOK3675	THAI VIEWS ON HARMONIZATION OF UN CONDITIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 06:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AMGT AORC UNGA TH
08BANGKOK3695	ABHISIT VEJJAJIVA FORMALLY BECOMES THAI PRIME [...] (C) Abhisit Vejjajiva on December 17 received the royal command from King Bhumibol, formally becoming Thailand's Prime Minister in the wake of the December 15 parliamentary vote. He delivered an eloquent speech, partially in English, pledging to work on behalf of all Thais, end Thailand's "fa [...]	2008-12-18 07:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC TH
08BANGKOK3698	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted an Advanced National Control List Workshop in Hanoi, Dec. 10-12. Rapiscan x-ray system installation and operator training in Vietnam was completed Dec 5. The electrical generator for the Rapiscan van in Hue is being prepared for shipment from [...]	2008-12-19 04:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB
08BANGKOK3700	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES NEW THAI PM ABHISIT ON HIS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by DCM and political counselor, met new Thai PM Abhisit Vejjavija late December 18 to congratulate him and lay the groundwork for our engagement with the next Thai government in advance of the rollout of the new Cabinet. Abhisit said his most urgent task w [...]	2008-12-19 06:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON TH
08BANGKOK3701	"ASEAN CHARTER FOR ASEAN PEOPLE": GENUINE [...] (U) Summary: A December 11 panel of academics and activists gathered at the Foreign Correspondents' Club Thailand (FCCT) to debate the validity of the ASEAN Charter's claim to be "an ASEAN Charter for ASEAN People." Most panelists questioned the ability of the Charter's regional architecture [...]	2008-12-19 07:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEAN TH
08BANGKOK3703	MOST RUBIES SMUGGLED INTO THAILAND AND COME WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Thailand's ruby processing industry does not formally document the country of origin of the raw stones. Industry sources say that most rubies are smuggled in from either Burma or Africa. None of the smuggled goods come with certificates of origin, although it may be possib [...]	2008-12-19 09:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON ETRD BM
08BANGKOK3707	FM-NOMINEE UNPLUGGED: BLUNT-TALKING KASIT PIROMYA, [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In private discussions and public fora in recent days, Thailand's Foreign Minister designate Kasit Piromya has displayed both a grasp of foreign policy challenges facing Thailand and the outspoken views in defense of the People's Alliance Democracy (PAD) that show the [...]	2008-12-22 03:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TH
08BANGKOK3711	THAILAND AIMS FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT BY 2020 [...] (SBU) Summary. Thailand has expressed commitment to nuclear energy and hopes to build an operational nuclear power plant by 2020. Potential obstacles towards achieving this goal include political instability, the current financial crisis, and negative public opinion towards nuclear power p [...]	2008-12-22 07:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO TH
08BANGKOK3712	NEW THAI CABINET APPOINTED, FACES CRITICISM [...] (C) Abhisit Vejjajiva's cabinet received royal appointment on December 20 and was scheduled to be sworn in late in the day on December 22. The cabinet consists primarily of politicians, although a former Army Commander serves as Defense Minister and a career diplomat serves as Foreign Ministe [...]	2008-12-22 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK3746	NEW THAI ECONOMIC TEAM TAKES THE REINS OF A [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai businesses and investors are worried about the effects of the global financial crisis on Thailand, and Prime Minister Abhisit's cabinet selections for his economic team have not quelled these fears. An Oxford-educated economist, Abhisit and his Oxford classmate Korn Chatik [...]	2008-12-24 09:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD PINR TH
08BANGKOK3747	NEW FINANCE MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR WE MUST [...] (SBU) Summary: New Finance Minister Korn told the Ambassador in a courtesy call December 24 that he hopes both the U.S. and Thailand will avoid protectionism, which would erode the reservoir of goodwill that the incoming U.S. administration now enjoys internationally. Thailand avoided fallout [...]	2008-12-24 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3756	ANTI-GOVERNMENT UDD RESORTS TO PAD METHODS TO [...] (U) Summary. In moves evocative of protests in recent months by yellow-shirted People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters, approximately 5,000 anti-government, red-shirted United Front for Democracy (UDD) protesters blocked the entrances to Thailand's Parliament December 29. The protest [...]	2008-12-29 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER ASEC CASC TH
08BANGKOK3757	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES NEW THAI FM KASIT ON ASEAN, [...] (C) Summary: On December 26, Ambassador, accompanied by DCM and poloff, paid a courtesy call on newly appointed Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya. The Ambassador was the first member of Thailand's diplomatic community to call on Kasit. He congratulated Kasit on his appointment and took the oppo [...]	2008-12-29 11:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3774	AMBASSADOR PUSHES KEY TRADE ISSUES WITH NEW COMMERCE [...] (SBU) Ambassador John paid a courtesy call December 26 on newly appointed Commerce Minister Pornthiva Nakasai (SecGen of Bhum Jai Thai Party) and Deputy Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot (Democrat). The meeting began with a photo-op after which the Minister invited the Ambassador into her office fo [...]	2008-12-30 08:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3778	THAI ARMY COMMANDER TELLS AMBASSADOR MILITARY DID [...] (C) Summary. Army Commander General Anupong Paochinda told the Ambassador December 22 that he had not influenced the formation of the new government. Self-interest and the opportunity to gain political power had led the Newin Chidchob political faction and other politicians to split with Tha [...]	2008-12-30 09:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TH
08BANGKOK3779	THAI PM DELIVERS INAUGURAL POLICY STATEMENT AT MFA [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva delivered his constitutionally-mandated policy address at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) rather than at Parliament December 30, enabling the new Democrat Party-led government to take decisions and avoiding paralysis extending into the New [...]	2008-12-30 09:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3780	THAILAND'S DEMOCRACY FACES CONTINUED CHALLENGES, [...] (C) Over the past year since the December 2007 post-coup elections, Thai politics have been dominated by a dramatic tug-of-war between the supporters and opponents of former Prime Minister Thaksin, with a wide range of actors in the latter camp deploying both traditional and unconventional tac [...]	2008-12-30 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK382	AMBASSADOR AND DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADERS DISCUSS [...] (C) The Ambassador met on February 4 with Democrat Party Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva for a broad discussion of bilateral relations. Abhisit welcomed the Ambassador's emphasis on promoting good governance, noting that Thai democracy depended on transparency and respect for the rule of law. The Am [...]	2008-02-06 09:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EINV SNAR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK383	AMBASSADOR AND ASEAN SECGEN DISCUSS ASEAN, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador called on ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan on February 4 and discussed the ASEAN charter and Burma. Surin was confident that ASEAN member states, except for possibly the Philippines, would ratify the ASEAN charter this year. Surin expressed hope that Secretar [...]	2008-02-06 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TH BM
08BANGKOK384	DEMOCRATICALLY-ELECTED GOVERNMENT INAUGURATED IN [...] (C) Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his cabinet were inaugurated at the Palace on the afternoon on February 6; the ceremony marked the return of a democratically-elected government to office. Most Thais view Samak and his People's Power Party as beholden to deposed Prime Minister Thaksin [...]	2008-02-06 10:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM TH
08BANGKOK408	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UPCOMING U.S. INITIATIVES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thailand shares the United States' interest in enhancing the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Secretariat and the need to more clearly define the mandate and focus of ARF, according to a key officer in the Thai MFA. Thailand seeks U.S. consideration and support for having the ASEAN Secr [...]	2008-02-07 10:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ARF TH
08BANGKOK409	NEW THAI CABINET FILLED WITH PRO-THAKSIN FIGURES [...] (C) The cabinet inaugurated on February 6 is largely made up of figures with close ties to deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Most of the representatives of the People's Power Party's coalition partners are relegated to less influential positions, even though many of them also have ha [...]	2008-02-07 10:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK410	OFFER OF A NEW PRINT PUBLICATION ON ELECTIONS [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order one (1) copy in English of "USA Elections in Brief." The cost of the publication is $1.30 (one dollar and thirty cents) per copy. Total for the above item is $1.30 (Plan number 08003-E). Please advise shipping/handling costs when known, by email to [...]	2008-02-08 00:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN
08BANGKOK411	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) CBP conducted an International Seaport Interdiction Training (ISIT II) course at Laem Chabang port, Thailand, January 7-11. A planning session and System Administrator training for the Tracker licensing system was conducted in Hanoi, January 14-18. EXBS Advisor visited Bangkok Port on J [...]	2008-02-08 05:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK419	THAI MUSICIANS AND ACTORS PROTEST IP VIOLATIONS, POLICE [...] (U) Over 300 representatives of local rights holders from the music and movie industries recently staged a protest in front of the Plab Pla Chai police station in Bangkok. IP protestors targeted that station as it oversees the district with the highest concentration of wholesale and retail pi [...]	2008-02-08 07:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
08BANGKOK426	Thai alcohol valuation dispute moves to WTO [...] (SBU) Summary. After a customs valuation dispute remained unresolved after over one year of discussions with Royal Thai Customs officials, the EU in January requested formal consultation at the WTO over the valuation of imported distilled spirits. The Philippines has now also requested WTO co [...]	2008-02-08 09:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV TH
08BANGKOK428	THAI REACTION TO USG LIFTING RESTRICTIONS ON [...] (U) The Ambassador on February 7 held a press conference at the Embassy to brief the media on the USG's removal of restrictions on military assistance. Over a dozen broadcast and print journalists attended, posing questions on a wide range of issues, including USG views on Burma and on the ca [...]	2008-02-08 10:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MASS KPAO KMDR TH
08BANGKOK429	AMBASSADOR AND KING'S PRIVATE SECRETARY DISCUSS [...] (C) The King's Principal Private Secretary (PPS) welcomed the lifting of Section 508 restrictions imposed after the coup, and was hopeful that high-level USG visitors would visit Thailand and meet with the Crown Prince and other Thai dignitaries. In a February 8 meeting with PPS Arsa Sarasin, [...]	2008-02-08 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PREF PHUM TH BM
08BANGKOK430	ECONOMIC TEAM LAYS OUT POLICIES AS CREDENTIALS [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's economic team, announced in his February 6 cabinet inauguration, has drawn sharp criticism from the business community for some team members' apparent lack of economic expertise on financial and trade issues. Like the rest of the cabinet, the eco [...]	2008-02-08 11:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV PINR SENV TH
08BANGKOK44	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) EXBS Advisor met with Vietnamese border security officials in Ho Chi Minh City and port, at Moc Bai border crossing, and at Border Guards Headquarters in Hanoi. Officials were uniformly supportive of U.S. assistance. Australia, Japan, and the European Union are also providing trade contro [...]	2008-01-04 09:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK455	THAILAND UNLIKELY TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO QUICKLY [...] (C) Summary: Thailand is concerned that Kosovo independence could set a bad precedent, given Thailand's own issues with separatist insurgents in the Malay-muslim majority deep southern provinces. The MFA permanent secretary told Ambassador on February 12 that Thailand SIPDIS "almost certai [...]	2008-02-12 23:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PROV YI EU TH
08BANGKOK46	THAILAND JOINS ASEAN-KOREA FTA [...] (SBU) Thai trade officials announced January 3 that Thailand had agreed to sign on to the ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA) after negotiating bilateral concessions from the Koreans. Thailand was the last ASEAN member to agree to the trade deal. Thai negotiators had refused to sign the [...]	2008-01-04 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV TH
08BANGKOK468	CHART THAI LEADER AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS CABINET, [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Banharn Silapa-Archa told the Ambassador he had decided to join the People's Power Party's governing coalition in order to promote stability. In a February 12 meeting, Banharn said Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej had shown signs that he might exceed low popular expec [...]	2008-02-13 09:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EINV SNAR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK469	THAILAND TO LIFT 30-PERCENT RESERVE REQUIREMENT [...] (U) New Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee said February 12 that no decision had yet been made to immediately remove the 30 percent unremunerated reserve requirement (URR) after his two-hour meeting with Bank of Thailand (BOT) Governor Tarisa Watanagase. Surapong, also the PPP party's Secr [...]	2008-02-13 11:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON ETRD TH
08BANGKOK47	SOME THAI ELECTION WINNERS CERTIFIED, DOZENS STILL [...] (C) On January 3, the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) officially endorsed the victory of 397 of the 480 candidates in the December 23 election for members of the House of Representatives, but said it could not certify the remaining 83 candidates -- 65 of whom are members of the pro-Thaks [...]	2008-01-04 11:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK486	THAIS OPEN TO WTO ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS PROPOSAL WITH SOME [...] Econoff spoke to Ms. Pimchanok Vonkhorporn, Director of Thailand's Department of Trade Negotiations, and delivered talking points regarding the negotiations on Environmental Goods and Services (EGS) as instructed in reftel. Ms. Pimchanok said she could only give her views on the goods portion [...]	2008-02-14 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ECON TH
08BANGKOK487	AMBASSADOR AND FORMER PM ANAND DISCUSS ELECTION, [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun spoke with deep pessimism about the new Thai administration. In a February 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Anand complained that he saw no alternative to the dominance of pro-Thaksin politicians, whom he considered poorly qualified and lacking in le [...]	2008-02-14 10:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BM TH
08BANGKOK488	NEW HEALTH MINISTER PROMISES REVIEW ON COMPULSORY [...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand's new pro-business government has quickly announced plans to review the previous administration's controversial policy of issuing compulsory licenses (CLs) on patented medicines. In his last days in office the outgoing Health Minister paved the way for continuation of [...]	2008-02-14 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
08BANGKOK49	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR STAFFDEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Paul Grove, Ms. Michele Wymer and Ms, Nikole Manatt from the Senate Appropriation Committee to conduct oversight of State Department and Foreign Operations from January 08-21, 2008. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: -- Fo [...]	2008-01-07 01:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT TH

08BANGKOK502	ACTIVISTS FRET OVER NEW THAI GOVERNMENT'S POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) Thai human rights activists and civil society groups have recently expressed concerns about the human rights record of new Thai government officials, including the Prime Minister, House Speaker, and the Interior Minister. Controversial appointments proposed by these ministers have also r [...]	2008-02-15 03:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK510	INPUT FOR NEW REQUIRED REPORTS ON ENERGY [...] Post's response to reftel is below. 2. -- A. Which section or sections of the Embassy handle energy matters? What is the total number of staff in this section or sections? State Department Economic Section (ECON),Foreign Commercial Service (FCS),Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS),and [...]	2008-02-15 07:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD
08BANGKOK521	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Wanmelarp Firearms Ltd Partnership was registered as follows: Registration No. 0103518012168 Registered Date: August 4, 1975 Status: Limited Partnership Name: Name: Wanmelarp Firearms Part. Ltd. Capital Registration: 190,000 Baht Business par [...]	2008-02-15 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK544	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: DISCUSSIONS WITH BANGKOK'S [...] (C) Summary: Recent meetings in Bangkok with Muslim scholars about Prime Minister Samak,s policies towards the violence in southern Thailand shed little light on how the new government might approach the problem. The Central Islamic Committee appears to have little desire to engage seriously [...]	2008-02-21 02:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK583	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR EAP [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant Christopher C. Klein, to attend the EAP Deputy Chiefs of Mission Conference in Bangkok February 28 and 29, and to attend bilateral meetings. Post will respond separately to [...]	2008-02-22 09:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT TH
08BANGKOK585	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING [...] (C) Summary. Admiral Keating, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 years of relations. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's [...]	2008-02-22 11:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK587	THAILAND 2008 SPECIAL 301 SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: The elevation of Thailand to Priority Watch List in 2007 sparked some improvement in police enforcement of intellectual property rights in the past year, but such efforts were insufficient to make any noticeable dent in the availability of pirated and counter [...]	2008-02-23 00:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
08BANGKOK598	ELECTION FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS - PPP AND COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) expects to conclude its investigation into three important vote fraud cases from the December parliamentary election shortly. The cases could result in a Constitutional Court review of a motion to dissolve three parties in the governing [...]	2008-02-25 12:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK599	DESIGNATION OF SOUTHERN AIR, INC. TO OPERATE CHARTER CARGO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Post received the following note dated 19 February 2008 from the Royal Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to the USG note in reftel. 3. Begin note text: [Complimentary opening] and has the honour to refer to the latter's [...]	2008-02-25 23:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KTIA TH
08BANGKOK606	THAILAND NOT PLANNING TO SEND WTO SERVICES DELEGATION [...] The Embassy delivered the letter from USTR Ambassador Schwab to Minister of Commerce Mingkwan's office on February 26 per instructions in reftel. In addition, Econ Counselor subsequently spoke to Ms. Chutima Bunyapraphasara, Director General of Thailand's Department of Trade Negotiations, to [...]	2008-02-26 09:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTO TH
08BANGKOK607	THAKSIN TO RETURN THIS WEEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra plans to return to Thailand by the end of the week, according to well-placed sources and press reports. Thaksin has, we believe, long intended to return to Thailand as soon as he was convinced it was safe to do so; he will still have to [...]	2008-02-26 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK608	ELECTION COMMISSION REFERS HIGH-PROFILE FRAUD CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ECT will petition the Supreme Court to red-card House Speaker Yongyuth for election fraud. The ECT 3-2 decision today may indicate that the evidence against Yongyuth is not very strong -- or it may be a sign that some of the commissioners are reluctant to oppose the PPP. A [...]	2008-02-26 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK609	CODEL PRICE'S MEETINGS IN BANGKOK [...] (C) Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej told CODEL Price on February 22 that he favored multilateral talks on Burma, and he viewed China as a communist country "in name only." Samak addressed domestic criticism that he recently trivialized a traumatic event in Thai history, acknowledging his rela [...]	2008-02-26 10:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON EINV KHIV TH BM
08BANGKOK622	AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) In a February 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama made and then announced to the press an impromptu decision to visit Washington for the March 20 anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and meet with Secretary Rice. Responding to the Am [...]	2008-02-27 09:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM ECON ETRD KPKO MOPS
08BANGKOK623	RUMORS FLY OVER THAKSIN RETURN [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Thaksin now plans to return to Bangkok on Thursday morning (February 28),according to a well-placed source connected with Thaksin's arrival logistics. We heard the same report from an assistant to the Interior Minister. At the same time, the press is full of contr [...]	2008-02-27 09:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK627	AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTER TO RECOGNIZE [...] (C) In the Ambassador's February 26 call on recently-inaugurated Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama (more detail septel),the Ambassador drew on background in ref B and urged that Thailand recognize the independence of Kosovo. The Ambassador explained how Kosovo's independence would help stabi [...]	2008-02-27 09:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PROV YI EU TH
08BANGKOK628	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: STATISTICS SUGGEST MILITANTS [...] (C) Summary: Understanding the situation in Thailand's deep south through analysis of violence statistics and economic indicators is difficult. Although multiple organizations keep statistics on the violence, inconsistent methodologies coupled with inaccurate and unreliable reporting of event [...]	2008-02-27 09:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK633	THAIS SELECT AND PREPARE TO ELECT A NEW SENATE [...] (SBU) A committee has completed its selection of 74 of the 150 Senators in the country's semi-elected upper house of Parliament, following a review of over 1,000 nominations. Elections scheduled for March 2 will fill the remaining 76 seats in a body designed to review legislation passed by the [...]	2008-02-28 06:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK644	HE'S BAAAAAACK: THAKSIN COMES HOME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Bangkok on February 28. He was granted bail on the charges pending against him. At a press conference, he said he had returned to clear his name, and he insisted he was done with politics, a claim that most here are unlikely [...]	2008-02-28 11:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK645	HE'S BAAAAAACK: THAKSIN COMES HOME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Bangkok on February 28. He was granted bail on the charges pending against him. At a press conference, he said he had returned to clear his name, and he insisted he was done with politics, a claim that most here are unlikely [...]	2008-02-28 11:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK660	THAILAND - DEMARCHE ON WTO TAFT PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-02 23:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO TH
08BANGKOK665	THAIS UNENTHUSIASTICALLY ELECT HALF A SENATE [...] (C) Thais returned to the polls on March 2 to elect 76 Senators in the 150-seat upper house of Parliament in elections that saw a lower-than-expected voter turnout. A high-profile committee had earlier selected the other 74 Senators. Thailand's Election Commission (ECT) blamed voter apathy f [...]	2008-03-03 08:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK668	INPUT ON CHANGE IN DOD'S MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AT [...] (U) Bangkok appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the dialog between State and DoD on the implementation of the Senior Defense Official/DATT Directive. State, DAO, and JUSMAG representatives have followed this initiative closely and we believe that the plan to create the SDO/DATT positi [...]	2008-03-03 09:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ABLD AFIN AMGT APER ASEC ODIP TH
08BANGKOK670	ECONOMIC MINISTERS PUSH INVESTMENT, MEGAPROJECTS TO DRIVE [...] Summary: Thailand's new economic ministers laid out their priorities for economic growth at a recent forum, presenting their plans to boost investment, consumption and exports. The Ministers were attuned to foreign interests and alleviated concerns over capital controls and investment restri [...]	2008-03-03 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV TH
08BANGKOK690	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Two Units listed below, which have been selected to attend the above-mentio [...]	2008-03-05 07:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK697	EAP A/S HILL STRESSES ASEAN DEVELOPMENT, BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 01:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO ASEAN TH BM
08BANGKOK70	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Post's pre-license check on Chaiseri Metal & Rubber Co. raised significant concerns about the company's understanding of USG regulations pertaining to United States Munitions List (USML) items. The company appears to be producing USML defense articles without a manufacturing license and tr [...]	2008-01-08 10:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK710	PRISONER ABUSE ALLEGATIONS REPORTEDLY ON THE RISE [...] (C) NGO and civil society groups allege military units in the South abused detained suspected militants on dozens of occasions since 2007, including the widely-reported alleged abuse of nine student activists in Yala. While we have yet to see hard evidence of these abuses, some NGOs claim to h [...]	2008-03-06 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK714	A/S HILL AND FOREIGN MINISTER NOPPADON DISCUSS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama told visiting A/S Hill on February 29 that the situation in Burma represented his highest priority, and he hoped to energize ASEAN to help deal with the issue. A/S Hill described the importance of UN Special Envoy Gambari's mission and emphasized that prob [...]	2008-03-07 04:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF ECON EINV ETRD TH BM LA
08BANGKOK715	A/S HILL AND PRIME MINISTER SAMAK DISCUSS BURMA, [...] (C) Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej told visiting A/S Hill on February 29 that he favored "soft pressure" on Burma, and he was willing to host multilateral talks with Burma and others in the region. A/S Hill stressed the concern of President Bush about the human rights situation in Burma. A/S [...]	2008-03-07 04:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM UN UNMIK PROV YI EU TH BM
08BANGKOK724	EAP A/S HILL STRESSES ASEAN DEVELOPMENT, BURMA [...] (C) During a February 29 meeting with ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan, A/S Hill stressed the importance of strengthening ASEAN as an institution; this could in turnencourage the organization to address the situation in Burma, as well as other regional issues, such as North Korea. Suppo [...]	2008-03-07 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO ASEAN TH BM
08BANGKOK737	MIXED SIGNALS ON HMONG REPATRIATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Thai MFA provided a read-out on the February visits to Laos by the Thai Foreign Minister and Prime Minister. According to the Thai side, the Lao showed some flexibility on the ultimate solution to the problem posed by some 7800 Lao-Hmong illegally in Thailand, currently in [...]	2008-03-10 03:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL TH LA
08BANGKOK771	OFFER OF POSTER SHOW ON GREEN TECHNOLOGY [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order one (1) poster show in English of stock number T0503-E "Green Technology." The cost of the poster show is $31.65 (thirty-one dollars and sixty-five cents) per poster. Total for the above item is $31.65. Post has obligated $25.00 for shipping/handli [...]	2008-03-12 08:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN
08BANGKOK772	OFFER OF A NEW PRINT PUBLICATION ON ELECTIONS [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order three hundred (300) copies in English of "USA Elections in Brief." The cost of the publication is $1.30 (one dollar and thirty cents) per copy. Total for the above item is $390.00. Post has obligated $50 for shipping/handling (Grand total $440.00). [...]	2008-03-12 08:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN
08BANGKOK773	NEW IIP ELECTRONIC JOURNAL AND POSTER: "THE LONG CAMPAIGN: [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order three hundred (300) copies in English of "The Long Campaign: U.S. Elections 2008." The cost of the publication is $2.20 (two dollars and twenty cents) per copy. Total for the above item is $660.00. Post has obligated $50.00 for shipping/handling ( [...]	2008-03-12 08:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC KPAO OIIP AFIN
08BANGKOK780	SOMALIA AND PIRACY: REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Please see paragraph two for questions from Thai MFA Africa Director Tomwit Jarnson regarding reftel request. 2. (SBU) Poloff on March 11 conveyed reftel points eliciting Thai assistance in addressing piracy off the Somali coast and views on a United Nations Security Council resolution [...]	2008-03-12 09:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PBTS PREL UN UNSC IMO SO TH
08BANGKOK781	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR CODEL BOND [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to CODEL Bond from March 27-30, 2008. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at: -- Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road Tel: 66-2-251-6127 Fax: 66-2-254-5390 Room rate is USD 146 (taxes and American breakfast included) and is wit [...]	2008-03-12 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP ASEC AFIN CH JP TH
08BANGKOK787	THAIS PREPARED TO LAY GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Thailand's upcoming chairmanship of ASEAN, the RTG would focus on how to translate the recently signed Charter into practice, newly appointed Counselor for the MFA's ASEAN Division Suriya Chindawongse told us in a meeting March 5. He said that Thailand's position as ASEAN [...]	2008-03-13 03:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF ASEAN TH
08BANGKOK789	MFA PREPARES THAI PM FOR FIRST TRIP TO BURMA [...] (C) Thailand was considering a more pro-active approach to Burma as it prepared for PM Samak's March 14 visit to Nay Pyi Taw, stated MFA Director for East Asian Affairs Kallayana Vipattipumiprates in a March 6 lunch with visiting EAP/MLS Office Director Robert Rapson. Kallayana explained that [...]	2008-03-13 05:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM KPAO TH BM
08BANGKOK801	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Post conducted a Blue Lantern check on Yothin Firearms in April 2007, and its bona fides were confirmed at that time. POL FSN visited Yothin February 26 to inquire about Vanich Phanichkriangkrai and the reftel purchase. Thitithon and Thanaphon Buppharamni, the shop's partners, confirmed t [...]	2008-03-13 09:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK802	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Aumnaj Firearms was registered as follows: Registration No. 0103513014952 Registered Date: August 25, 1970 Status: Limited Partnership Name: Aumnaj Firearms Ltd, Part. Capital Registration: 2,000,000 baht Business partners: Wichien Suphap, wi [...]	2008-03-13 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK803	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Manittyont Ltd. was registered as follows: Registration No. 0103499000805 Registered Date: May 10 1956 Status: Limited Partnership Name: Manittyont Ltd, Part. Capital Registration: 3,000,000 baht Business partners: Kritsana Chittangwong, Sani [...]	2008-03-13 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK826	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the courses li [...]	2008-03-14 09:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
08BANGKOK829	MID-FEBRUARY BANGKOK LOCAL G8 CTAG MEETING [...] (SBU) On February 19, DCM attended the Bangkok meeting of the G8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG),hosted by the Ambassador of Japan, Hideakik Kobayashi. Representatives from the embassies of Australia, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, and Switzerland, also attended the [...]	2008-03-14 09:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PHUM PINR TH
08BANGKOK830	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Paisith Firearms Ltd. Part. was registered as follows: Registration No. 0103514004691 Registered Date: March 23, 1971 Status: Limited Partnership Capital Registration: 1,000,000 baht Business partners: Vassana Tiprak, with investment of 500,00 [...]	2008-03-14 09:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK831	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) POL FSN March 4 and 11 visited Neo Tech to discuss the purchase. POL FSN also spoke separately with Neo Tech managing partner Chinnachot Koson. The representatives confirmed the purchase equipment as stated reftel for the Royal Thai Navy. The company had won the RTN's calls for bids on [...]	2008-03-14 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK833	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL MONTREE,S COUNTERPART [...] (C) Summary. General Montree Sungkasap's counterpart visit will afford the chance to reinforce the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 years of relations. This visit to the U.S. will be the first by a senior Thai military [...]	2008-03-14 09:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK835	MFA PERMSEC ON BURMA, BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA Permsec told the Ambassador in a March 13 meeting that Thailand would press Burma on reform issues during the Prime Minister's visit there on March 14. The Permsec also recounted at length the many bilateral issues on which Thailand had to cooperate with Burma, such as [...]	2008-03-14 11:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON TH
08BANGKOK836	AMBASSADOR URGES PROGRESS ON REFUGEE ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador raised U.S. concerns about refugee issues in a March 13 meeting with MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrukul. He urged the Thai to have a SIPDIS transparent and credible screening process for the approximately 8000 Lao-Hmong now in Thailand; to press the La [...]	2008-03-14 12:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL TH
08BANGKOK84	SELECTION PROCESS BEGINS FOR "NON-PARTISAN" THAI [...] (C) Non-partisan Thai organizations are currently nominating candidates for consideration by a Senate selection committee charged with appointing members to the parliament's upper chamber. The committee will fill 74 of 150 seats with selected candidates by February 23, while elections tentati [...]	2008-01-09 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK845	INSURGENTS PUSH THE ENVELOPE WITH HIGH-PROFILE [...] (C) Summary: A series of effective and high-profile bombings in the south since Saturday have caused significant alarm. Two explosions at a hotel in Pattani normally regarded as a safe zone, and a failed attempt to bomb possibly a religious gathering both occurred on Saturday evening (March [...]	2008-03-17 10:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK846	MFA PROVIDES READ-OUT OF BURMA VISIT [...] (C) Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej explained views of the international community and offered Thailand's assistance with Burma's political transition during his initial call on Burma's Senior General Than Shwe March 14. Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon held a simultaneous meeting with Burmese [...]	2008-03-17 11:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM KPAO TH BM
08BANGKOK864	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) Advisor participated in a foreign embassy drug enforcement community trip to the northernmost land and river border crossing sites from Thailand into Burma and Laos, Feb. 11-13. Advisor visited Danang port and Lao Bao border crossing in central Vietnam, Feb. 28-29. The Washington State [...]	2008-03-19 03:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TH VN
08BANGKOK871	THAILAND'S VIEW OF THE PREAH VIHEAR TEMPLE ISSUE [...] (SBU) Thailand supports UNESCO's inscription of the Preah Vihear Temple as a World Heritage Site as long as Thailand's territorial rights are preserved; the temple sits in Cambodian territory at a point where the Thai-Cambodian border is not demarcated. As MFA Deputy Director General for Eas [...]	2008-03-19 10:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO PREL TH CB
08BANGKOK904	COMMERCE MINISTER PLEDGES SUPPORT, BUT FOR HOW LONG? [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 17 courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Mingkwan Sangsuwan, Ambassador John, accompanied by A/USTR Weisel, expressed the importance the U.S. held for its economic relationship with Thailand and the continued interest of U.S. companies in in [...]	2008-03-21 09:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR EINV TH
08BANGKOK909	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: SAMAK MISSPEAKS, PEACE PROCESS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Samak blew the cover of the government's secret talks with the insurgents in comments to the press on March 19. An Embassy contact reports that the statement criticizing the talks was due to the Prime Minister's misunderstanding of a briefing paper, and does not [...]	2008-03-21 11:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK939	NOMINATION FOR FY08 TV CO-OP: REGIONAL TV STATION FOR [...] Post wishes to nominate Channel 11 Ubon Ratchathani for an FY08 TV co-op on the small agricultural business development in the United States. Post will support the TV co-op by funding international airfare and "I" visa fees for the team of three, which consists of two production crew members [...]	2008-03-25 09:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OIIP KPAO TH
08BANGKOK940	UNHRC RESOLUTION: THAIS REQUEST MORE INFORMATION [...] (SBU) On March 25 we conveyed reftel points regarding the extension of the mandate of the UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression to Pornnika Garnjana-Goonchorn in the Thai MFA Social Division. Pornnika was not familiar with the resolution as initiated by C [...]	2008-03-25 09:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC
08BANGKOK941	PROMINENT THAI NGOS RELEASE REPORTS ON ABUSES IN [...] (C) Two prominent Thai human rights groups have released detailed accounts of alleged widespread government abuses by security forces fighting the violent insurgency in southern Thailand since mid-2007. Citing first-hand testimony, interviews, photographic evidence, and government and media r [...]	2008-03-25 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK943	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: HARSH TACTICS, LESS VIOLENCE, [...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts contend that the recent drop in the violence in the South is not the result of progress toward resolving the underlying conflict; rather, the Thai military has become more effective at targeting more senior insurgent leaders, thus disrupting the insurgents' operat [...]	2008-03-25 11:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK948	NEW IIP POSTER SHOW: "AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE" [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order three (3) poster shows in English of stock number T0524-E "American Architecture." The cost of the poster show is $26.50 (twenty-six dollars and fifty cents) per set. Total for the above item is $79.50. Post has obligated $25.00 for shipping/handli [...]	2008-03-26 08:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN
08BANGKOK957	RTA COMMANDER ANUPONG COMMITTED TO RULE OF LAW IN [...] (C) Summary. Royal Thai Army Commander-in-Chief Anupong Paochinda told the Ambassador March 25 that the Thai military was committed to addressing the unrest in Southern Thailand via military operations that follow the rule of law and by attempting to win over the hearts and minds of Southern [...]	2008-03-27 08:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KDEM TH BM
08BANGKOK959	AMBASSADOR AND ICRC DISCUSS SOUTHERN THAILAND, [...] (C) International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Head Christian Brunner briefed the Ambassador on ICRC activities in southern Thailand and told the Ambassador the Red Cross would continue to maintain a presence in the region despite a deadly March 15 bombing at the hotel which hous [...]	2008-03-27 08:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF ICRC TH BM
08BANGKOK966	AMBASSADOR AND JUSTICE MINISTER DISCUSS HUMAN [...] (C) Justice Minister Somphong Amornwiwat told the Ambassador March 26 he was directing his Ministry (MOJ) to reexamine the case of disappeared Muslim lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit; MOJ personnel would continue providing protection for Somchai's wife, and Somphong hoped to meet with her in the nea [...]	2008-03-27 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS SNAR SA TH
08BANGKOK968	LAO HMONG: THAI ARMY EXPLAINS POLICY, SIGNALS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Royal Thai Army revealed that it will seek Laotian Government agreement to a proposal to allow third country resettlement for the 153 Lao Hmong confined in an immigration jail in Nong Khai, Thailand. The proposal will be made by the Thai Prime Minster at a bilateral border [...]	2008-03-27 10:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM TH LA
08BANGKOK972	(WE'VE GOT THOSE) PARTY DISSOLUTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The parties in the governing coalition are proposing constitutional amendments to try to avoid the dissolution of their parties by the Constitutional Court. Although there is little love for the 2007 Constitution, some anti-Thaksin elements are seeking to block changes that would [...]	2008-03-27 11:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
08BANGKOK974	RTG IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1803 [...] (C) POLOFFs delivered REFTEL points on March 26 to Chamsai Menasveta, First Secretary in the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While Chamsai agreed with the importance of enforcing UNSCR 1803, discussion quickly turned to the difficulty of implementat [...]	2008-03-28 00:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM NSG IR TH
08BANGKOK976	RTG ASSESSING PSI ENDORSEMENT [...] (SBU) POLOFFs delivered REFTEL points on March 26 to Chamsai Menasveta, First Secretary in the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chamsai stated that Thailand is still evaluating whether to endorse the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Statement [...]	2008-03-28 00:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PARM PREL TH
08BANGKOK997	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] (U) US Customs and Border Protection conducted an International Seaport Interdiction Training (ISIT) course, March 3-7, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted an Export Control Enforcement Training course, March 10-14, in Bangkok Thailand. Advisor me [...]	2008-03-28 08:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGOK1382	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTNG FOR: JUSMAG - 2008 INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL OPERATONS FORCES WEEK, MACDILL AFB, FLORIDA, MAY 19-23 2008 [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Individuals listed below, which have been selected to attend the courses lis [...]	2008-05-07 02:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG
08BANGUI102	RIVER TRANSPORT IN CAR [...] 1. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite its abundant water resources, the CAR has a very limited river transport network. The goods transport on the Oubangui River, very profitable until the 1980s, became marginal as result of the poor maintenance of the waterways. Fuel continues to be the major import [...]	2008-06-25 16:32:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAGR ECON CT CG CF
08BANGUI104	CAR: THE DECLINE OF THE COTTON INDUSTRY [...] Cotton and coffee are the most important cash crops of the Central African Republic. These products were promoted in the 1930s by the French colonial administration. Successive parastatal companies were established for cotton production and marketing over the time since the fifties. In 1990, th [...]	2008-06-27 11:01:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON CT
08BANGUI141	BOZIZE CALLS EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO [...] By decree signed on July 24, 2008, President Francois Bozize called an extraordinary session of the National Assembly scheduled to start on August 1, 2008. On the agenda: Adoption of an amnesty law Review of the 2008 financial law Adoption of a new forestry code Adoption of a law organizing [...]	2008-07-25 11:15:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON CT
08BANGUI211	PRESIDENT BOZIZE'S CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA [...] (U) Post reports below the letter of congratulations addressed to President-elect Barack Obama from Central African President Francois Bozize and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dieudonne Kombo-Yaya. The letter was first disclosed on public radio stations, and subsequently delivered to the Embass [...]	2008-11-07 12:15:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP CT
08BANGUI234	CAR NATIONAL DIALOGUE - DECEMBER 8 PRESS COMMENTS, [...] (U) Most CAR private and official media focused on the political dialogue which began with an opening ceremony this Monday, December 08: 2. (U) The private newspaper `Hirondelle' reports that MLCJ rebel leader Abakar Sabone and former CAR President Ange Filix Patassi have arrived in Bangui [...]	2008-12-08 21:37:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAID CT
08BANGUI236	CAR NATIONAL DIALOGUE - OPENING DAY OBSERVATIONS, ANALYSIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central African Republic's 'Inclusive Political Dialogue' began under the gavel of President Francois Bozize and in the presence of Gabonese President Bongo, UN Special Representative Francois Fall, and former Burundian President and chosen Dialogue Mediator Pierre Buyoya. T [...]	2008-12-09 23:49:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAID CT
08BANGUI237	DISSIDENT GROUP FIGHTING NEAR BRIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fighting between CAR Government forces and unidentified rebel forces has broken out approximately 50km northwest of the town of Bria, in central CAR. Fatalities and casualties on the government side range from 4-8 deaths and several more wounded, with reports of some number of re [...]	2008-12-10 21:45:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAID CT
08BANGUI240	DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN BANK EDBI DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Ambassador Cook informed CAR Minister of Foreign Affairs Dieudonne Kombo-Yaya of reftel demarche and the designation of the Export Development Bank of Iran under E.O. 13382 in a meeting on December 17. The MFA did not provide a substantive response, but promised to study the demarche. [...]	2008-12-17 15:01:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN CT
08BANGUI241	UN FIRST COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON COMPLIANCE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Ambassador Cook delivered reftel demarche to CAR MFA Dieudonne Kombo-Yaya in a lengthy conversation regarding the CAR's voting record within the United Nations General Assembly in a meeting on December 17. 2. (SBU) The MFA promised to study the demarche, and engage with the PermRep in [...]	2008-12-17 15:10:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA MNUC PARM CT
08BANGUI242	OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Ambassador Cook delivered reftel demarche to CAR MFA Dieudonne Kombo-Yaya in a lengthy conversation regarding the CAR's voting record within the United Nations General Assembly in a meeting on December 17. 2. (SBU) The MFA noted that he had worked on Israeli and Palestinian issues for [...]	2008-12-17 15:33:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY CT
08BANGUI243	LACEY ACT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Ambassador Cook delivered reftel demarche to CAR MFA Dieudonne Kombo-Yaya in a meeting on December 17. The MFA promised to study the demarche, and respond if he or his colleagues had questions. COOK ## [...]	2008-12-17 15:40:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO
08BANGUI244	UPDATE ON END USE, SECURITY ASSURANCES AGREEMENT WITH CAR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Cook delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Defense Minister (and President Bozize's son) Jean-Francis Bozize, in a meeting on December 12. The Ambassador explained the importance of the reftel agreement in unlocking U.S. peace-keeping operations funding for security sector reform [...]	2008-12-17 15:41:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA MARR MASS PGOV CT
08BANGUI247	FURTHER DEMARCHE TO GOCAR ON TIP PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Ambassador Cook delivered reftel demarche in person to CAR MFA Dieudonne Kombo-Yaya in a meeting on December 17. The Ambassador explained the importance of increasing efforts to combat TIP, and said that U.S. law required host government engagement on the issue if the country was to remai [...]	2008-12-18 16:36:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG KTIP CT
08BANGUI250	CAR NATIONAL DIALOGUE - FIRST COMMISSION RESULTS BOLD, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Tuesday, December 16, the Political Issues and Governance Commission of the CAR's National Dialogue presented a series of recommendations to Dialogue Chair and former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya. The resolutions included the creation of an ad hoc committee of Central Af [...]	2008-12-19 18:18:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAID CT
08BANGUI251	CAR NATIONAL DIALOGUE - POSITIVE FINALE, BUT WAITING FOR THE [...] (U) The CAR's National Dialogue ended in a seven-hour closing ceremony on Saturday, December 20, that brought speeches by President Bozize, former President Ange Felix Patasse, and Dialogue mediator and former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya. Finishing on a positive note as well as on schedul [...]	2008-12-22 13:47:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAID CT
08BANJUL117	PRESIDENT JAMMEH OPENS 2008 LEGISLATIVE YEAR [...] (U) On March 28, President Yahya Jammeh presided over the opening of the National Assembly, which marked the beginning of the 2008 legislative year. This year's event was the most elaborate in recent years and was attended by National Assembly Speakers and parliamentary delegations from four [...]	2008-04-04 08:18:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EPET KDEM SOCI GA
08BANJUL18	THE GAMBIA'S 2008 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK [...] (U) On December 20, 2007, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a press release announcing that The Gambia has reached completion point under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, and is now eligible for debt relief under HIPC and the Multilater [...]	2008-01-08 17:03:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV KMCA IMF GA
08BANJUL19	JAMMEH DERIDES HIPC AND DEBT RELIEF AS "CHICKEN CHANGE" [...] In response to a journalist's questions concerning The Gambia's new debt relief package (reftel),President Jammeh has derided the package and the Bretton Woods institutions. He described the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative as a disguised apology owed to Africa for years of [...]	2008-01-09 13:21:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV KMCA IMF GA
08BANJUL193	THE GAMBIA: GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP RESPONSE [...] Post did not receive a substantive response to its demarche on the Global Maritime Partnership. However, Post notes that the Gambian government might be responsive to future collaborations following the successful installation of the Maritime Security and Safety Information System (MSSIS) in [...]	2008-06-17 09:40:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECON EFIS MARR MCAP MOPS PHSA PINS SMIG
08BANJUL216	THE GAMBIA: MORE CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT [...] On June 27, President Yahya Jammeh appointed a new Secretary of State (Minister) for Youth and Sports and a new Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). The new Sports Minister is former army lieutenant Sheriff Gomez, while Benedict Jammeh, until recently the Inspector Gene [...]	2008-07-03 08:12:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR PINS PHUM GA
08BANJUL354	PRESIDENT JAMMEH HOSTS GUINEA-BISSAU POLITICAL [...] (C) President Jammeh hosted representatives of 18 of Guinea-Bissau,s 21 political parties on November 5-6. The stated purpose of the meeting was to try and forge agreement on a code of conduct for the political parties in the November 16 elections in Guinea-Bissau. Jammeh,s speech at the op [...]	2008-11-10 16:57:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PU GA
08BANJUL379	OIL EXPLORATION IN THE GAMBIA [...] Summary: Ambassador met with Country Representative Gary Griffin of Buried Hill Energy (Cyprus) for an update on the petroleum exploration contract with the Government of The Gambia. Buried Hill, a small wildcatter, has been operating in The Gambia since 2002. They were awarded licenses to e [...]	2008-12-03 15:46:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PGOV GA
08BANJUL380	NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING TRENDS IN THE GAMBIA [...] (C) We are concerned with the danger to political stability and the rule of law in the Gambia that is represented by the rise of narcotics trafficking in the region, All of our key interlocutors report a rise in trafficking in and through The Gambia. We are also concerned about the possibil [...]	2008-12-03 16:05:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KJUS EFIN MASS PGOV GA
08BANJUL385	GLOBAL ECONOMY IMPACT ON THE GAMBIA: VIEWS DIFFER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with the Managing Director of Trust Bank on a wide range of banking and finance issues. The Director scoffed at a front page news article proclaiming Gambia unaffected by the global crisis. He shared his views on the recent proliferation of new banks opening in th [...]	2008-12-05 11:45:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN GA
08BANJUL86	THE GAMBIA: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) In accordance with Reftel, Embassy Banjul provides its submission to the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW: A. The Gambia is a country of origin, transit, and destination for victims of trafficking, mainly women and children. Due to its porous borders, [...]	2008-02-29 09:15:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08BARCELONA109	ANDORRA: HEAD OF GOVERNMENT PINTAT AND FM MATEU [...] (U) Andorran Prime Minister Albert Pintat and FM Meritxell Mateu requested the U.S. Mission in Spain to transmit the following messages to President-elect Barack Obama. 2. (U) Begin text: H. E. Mr. Barack Obama President-elect of the United States Excellency, Al [...]	2008-11-06 16:37:00	Consulate Barcelona	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP AN
08BARCELONA132	ANDORRA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) As requested in REFTEL, Post's submission for the "2008 Country Reports on Terrorism follows in paragraph 2. POC for the CRT for Andorra is Todd D. Robinson. Tel number 34-93-280-2227 e-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:RobinsonTD3@state.gov" RobinsonTD3@state.gov 2. (U) Andorra continues [...]	2008-12-18 19:30:00	Consulate Barcelona	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR AN
08BARCELONA17	ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE IN CUBA -- ANDORRA [...] (SBU) CG raised reftel points February 25 with Andorran FM Mateu. Mateu noted that Andorra agreed with the U.S. position and supported efforts to protect civil and human rights in Cuba as well as promote democratic principles on the island. Mateu said the GOA was not likely to issue a statem [...]	2008-02-29 09:29:00	Consulate Barcelona	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EU CU SP AN
08BARCELONA18	ANDORRA: KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) CG raised reftel points with FM Mateu February 21. Mateu told CG the Government of Andorra "welcomed" Kosovo's declaration of independence, but would not formally recognize Kosovo until there was a "clearer consensus" with the EU. Mateu said Andorra was placed in a difficult position betw [...]	2008-02-29 09:33:00	Consulate Barcelona	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU UN KV UNMIK SP AN
08BARCELONA7	ANDORRA SUPPORTS US CANDIDATE FOR UN ANTI-DISCRIMINATION [...] (U) On September 19, 2007, post sent a dip note to Andorra's FM seeking its support for the US candidate, Pierre-Richard Prosper, for the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). 2. (U) On January 17, 2008, the Government of Andorra informed us that Andor [...]	2008-01-17 14:13:00	Consulate Barcelona	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA SP AN

08BARCELONA76	DIVERGENT PARTY CONVENTIONS UNITE CATALAN PARTIES [...] (SBU) "We love you a lot, Mr. Zapatero, but we love Catalonia even more," declared Generalitat and PSC president Jose at the close of the PSC eleventh party congress. For the PSC, Montilla's words were especially poignant, a sign that their responsibilities of governing Catalonia would take so [...]	2008-08-11 11:01:00	Consulate Barcelona	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SP

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