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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09BERLIN1071AUSTRALIA GROUP: GERMAN RESPONSE ON US
[...] (SBU) On September 3, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer, Nancy Reck, relayed to EconOff German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control's (BAFA) views on the US Australia Group (AG) proposal to establish an experts working group on micro-reactor systems (MRS). Reck said Germany [...]
2009-09-03 13:11:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ETTC PREL FR GM
09BERLIN1080GERMANY TO FRANCE: STAY OUT OF OUR COMMERCIAL SATELLITE AFFAIRS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 13:34:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA IT RS CH GM
09BERLIN1089H1N1 UPDATE: 16,584 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose to 16,584 cases on September 3. Germany reported its first severe case of H1N1. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 3 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confir [...]
2009-09-04 07:55:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN1093MERKEL PAINTS HERSELF INTO A CORNER: WHY THE OPEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. No one could have predicted that the Opel rescue would take this long. The parties in the Grand Coalition government, the CDU/CSU and SPD alike, all had a strong interest in resolving the matter and preserving jobs well before the national elections on September 27. Opel itse [...]
2009-09-04 16:54:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ELAB ETRD GM
09BERLIN1096H1N1 UPDATE: 17,265 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The net number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 681 cases to 17,265 cases on September 8. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its September 8 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed a total of 698 new (labor [...]
2009-09-08 15:46:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN1104H1N1 UPDATE: 17,644 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 379 cases to 17,644 on September 9. Germany plans to order an additional 18 million courses of H1N1 vaccine. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 9 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Ro [...]
2009-09-09 14:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1105FDP CHAIRMAN WESTERWELLE'S LITE AND DARK CAMPAIGN
[...] (U) Free Democratic Party (FDP) Chairman and Foreign Minister hopeful Guido Westerwelle used a September 7 political forum in Essen to criticize the poor quality of political discourse during Germany's election campaign. He stated that Germany deserved a higher quality debate about its futur [...]
2009-09-09 15:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM PREL PGOV
09BERLIN1106CHANCELLOR ANGELA "TEFLON" MERKEL TAKES LIMELIGHT
[...] (C) Less than two weeks after her party suffered losses in two state elections, CDU Chancellor Angela Merkel found her fighting spirit before 8,000 party faithful at a September 6 election rally in Duesseldorf launching the "hot phase" of the CDU/CSU electoral campaign. The CDU has been shifting pa [...]
2009-09-09 16:57:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM PREL PGOV
09BERLIN1107GERMANY: POLITICAL FALL-OUT OVER KUNDUZ AIR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 06:51:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN1108GERMANY: POLITICAL FALL-OUT OVER KUNDUZ AIR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chancellery is confident that Chancellor Merkel's policy statement to the Bundestag on September 8 has succeeded -- at least for now -- in settling the domestic political controversy surrounding the September 4 air strikes against two hijacked fuel tankers in Kunduz. Ironically, th [...]
2009-09-10 06:51:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN1111H1N1 UPDATE: 17,644 CONFIRMED CASES (UPDATED)
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 379 cases to 17,644 on September 9. Germany plans to order an additional 18 million doses of H1N1 vaccine. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 9 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Rober [...]
2009-09-10 09:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1112(C) IAEA: GERMANY READY FOR IRAN SANCTIONS; WANTS
[...] (C) Summary. On September 8 poloff informed MFA IAEA lead Hans-Peter Hinrichsen that the U.S. was delivering reftel demarche to all IAEA Board Members. Hinrichsen shared copies of the EU and E3 statements to be released that day (see paragraphs 12 and 13). Hinrichsen asked for the USG to in [...]
2009-09-10 10:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS GM
09BERLIN1114(C) GERMAN REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON A PENDING
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) On September 9, the German MFA Export Control Office (Division 412) provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper requesting information from the USG by September 18 regarding a pending German export of a low-pressure casting m [...]
2009-09-10 15:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IN GM
09BERLIN1115H1N1 UPDATE: 17,790 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 146 cases to 17,790 on September 10. Munich International School confirms case(s) of H1N1. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 10 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institu [...]
2009-09-10 15:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1116GERMAN INTELLIGENCE VIEWS ON OPTICAL RECONNAISSANCE CAPABILITIES
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: The German Intelligence Service (BND) expressed confidence that Germanys proposal for a High Resolution Optical System (HiROS) reconnaissance satellite program "will be realized regardless of the outcome of the German general elections this month" and is advocating for a US partner [...]
2009-09-10 15:46:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL JP FR SP UK TSPA
09BERLIN1118AMBASSADOR MURPHY'S INITIAL MEETING WITH GERMAN FM
[...] (C) During a September 13 introductory call by Ambassador Murphy, Steinmeier emphasized his frustration at being unable to distance himself from Merkel in the election campaign. He stated his support for the Magna deal on Opel. He expressed his strong support for President Obama, and underli [...]
2009-09-10 16:19:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN1124GERMAN SHERPA FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 13:10:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC GM
09BERLIN1125SPD CHANCELLOR-CANDIDATE STEINMEIER EXPRESSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SPD Chancellor-candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier used a campaign appearance in Osnabrueck attended by PolOff to dismiss the prospects of a CDU/CSU-FDP government after the next parliamentary elections on September 27. Speaking to over 2,000 people in Osnabrueck -- an SPD strong [...]
2009-09-11 15:05:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV GM
09BERLIN1128H1N1 UPDATE: 17,937 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 147 cases to 17,937 on September 11. Munich International School, which includes Mission children, has reported two cases of H1N1. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 11 press briefing, the National Reference Center [...]
2009-09-11 15:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1129GERMANY/AFGHANISTAN: AMBASSADOR MURPHY'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 14 introductory meeting with Ambassador Murphy, Defense Minister Jung emphasized that the controversy over the September 4 air strikes in Kunduz should not be allowed to disrupt what is a fundamentally excellent bilateral relationship. Jung expressed understand [...]
2009-09-11 16:20:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN1130GERMAN OPTICAL SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING: THE PATH FORWARD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 16:21:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA IT KS FR GM
09BERLIN1132GERMAN VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 14-15 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany shares the U.S. assessment of the situation of IDPs in Sri Lanka and the need to act quickly, but notes that the EU Council is currently not on track to take action until October. While agreeing that the EU should enhance its trade and investment with Georgia, Armenia a [...]
2009-09-11 19:58:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN EAID PHUM ETRD AF PK GM CE ZJ
09BERLIN1133WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE GERMAN ELECTIONS?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Germany could see a change in government after the September 27 Bundestag election, and even if the result is another Grand Coalition of Chancellor Merkel's Christian Democratic Union and sister Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) party with Foreign Minister Steinmeier's Social [...]
2009-09-14 10:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDGM PGOV
09BERLIN1134PARTNERING FOR FOOD SECURITY: NO DECISION YET ON
[...] (SBU) On September 10, 2009, Ambassador Murphy delivered the invitation to the September 26 meeting on Partnering for Food Security on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and accompanying draft statement during an introductory call on Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinme [...]
2009-09-14 12:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD PREL UNGA GM
09BERLIN1136GERMAN ELECTIONS: MERKEL-STEINMEIER TV DEBATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The September 13 90-minute television debate between Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party chief Angela Merkel and Vice Chancellor and Social Democratic Party (SPD) chancellor candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier will probably have little lasting effect on the e [...]
2009-09-14 15:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDGM PGOV
09BERLIN1138ECONOMIC ISSUES DOMINATE GERMANY'S 2009 GENERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. As they head to the polls on September 27, German voters have one major worry on their minds: the economy. Well aware of this reality, the five viable political parties -- the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)-Christian Social Union (CSU),Social Democratic Party (SPD),Free Demo [...]
2009-09-15 12:17:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN114GERMANY DIVES DEEPER INTO RECESSION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After several years of strong growth and falling unemployment, the German economy is on the ropes. The German government has repeatedly revised its 2009 growth forecasts downward, and the Economics Ministry is now projecting that gross domestic product will shrink by 2.25 perc [...]
2009-01-29 10:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN1140GERMANY PRESSES EU FOR JOINT ACTION ON 6
[...] (C) Pol M/C delivered reftel demarche on missing and detained amcits to German MFA Amb. Klaus-Peter Gottwald, (A/S Equivalent) Commissioner for Arms Control and Disarmament, on Sept. 14. Pol M/C stressed with Gottwald, who was already well informed about the details of the cases, the importan [...]
2009-09-16 10:41:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALCASC GM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR
09BERLIN1143GERMANY ALREADY "IN THE CHOIR" ON IRAN
[...] (C) The Ambassador called German MFA Political Director Stanzel September 15 to discuss reftel on expanding the chorus on Iran. Stanzel thanked the Ambassador for the update and said Germany agreed with our message and was taking similar action with only subtle differences. Stanzel added t [...]
2009-09-16 15:31:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC
09BERLIN1144GERMANY TO SPEAK AT ICJ IN DECEMBER, PRESSES
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, on September 8 MFA Balkans Deputy Director Marc Bogdahn confirmed that Germany will present oral arguments at the ICJ in December. However, Germany has not encouraged -- and has no plans to encourage -- other countries to do so. Though Germany had previousl [...]
2009-09-17 06:01:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL ICJ KV GM
09BERLIN1145A/CFE: GERMANY FAVORS FLEXIBILITY TO NUDGE RUSSIA
[...] (C) Summary. On September 10 Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Office Director for Conventional Arms Control Michael Banzhaf. Banzhaf took particular note of Antonov's redlines with regard to abolishment of flank regimes for Russia and non-implementation of the "existing" CFE Treaty. Ban [...]
2009-09-17 06:02:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL NATO GM
09BERLIN1148MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, EU, ECONOMIC, U.S.-WILSON
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Presidential Elections 3. (EU) Barroso Election 4. (Economic) U.S. Recession, Lehman Bros. 5. (U.S.) Issue of Race in America  [...]
2009-09-17 11:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR PK IN IC
09BERLIN1150GERMANY'S UNGA PRIORITIES AND A PROPOSAL FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Deputy Head of the UNGA Division Julia Gross and Poloff discussed U.S. and German priorities for the 64th UNGA September 15. Gross noted that many of reftel priorities tracked those of Germany, including on climate change, peacekeeping, UN reform, and sustainable developmen [...]
2009-09-17 14:32:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNGA GM KPAL IS
09BERLIN1151MERKEL TARGETS BANKERS IN RUN-UP TO G-20 SUMMIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Days before national elections in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel will fly to the other side of the Atlantic to attend the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. This is a decision taken by a leader confident not only in her re-election prospects, but also in her mission to push through G [...]
2009-09-17 14:55:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN1156GERMAN FEDERAL PROSECUTORS REQUEST INFORMATION TO
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) During a meeting between German federal prosecutors, Econoffs and LES Legal Specialist, German federal prosecutor Wolfgang Siegmund raised two questions related to German export control cases. 3. (S) Siegmund stated th [...]
2009-09-18 10:26:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL CH GM
09BERLIN1157FURTHER MISSION GERMANY VIEWS ON PLANNED U.S.
[...] (S/NF) I understand that there will be a Deputies' meeting in Washington on September 18 to discuss the future of the U.S. military force structure in Europe. Since the U.S. European Command as well as the bulk of U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) and U.S. Air Forces Europe (USAFE) are located in Ge [...]
2009-09-18 10:51:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL PTER XG GM
09BERLIN1158MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, LEBANON
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Missile Defense 3. (Afghanistan) Aftermath of Elections 4. (Lebanon) Formation of New Government  [...]
2009-09-18 12:35:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR PK IN IC
09BERLIN1160(S) NIAG 9130 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN SEEKS GERMAN-ORIGIN VALVES FOR ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 15:25:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR GM
09BERLIN1161NONPAPER DELIVERED: USG INFORMATION ON A PENDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 15:26:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IN GM
09BERLIN1162GERMANY'S NEXT FOREIGN MINISTER?: THE WORLD
[...] (C//NF) Free Democratic Party (FDP) Chairman Guido Westerwelle may be on the verge of becoming Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor in a Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU)-FDP government after the parliamentary elections on September 27. He has a strong craving for politi [...]
2009-09-18 16:02:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1163H1N1 UPDATE: 19,015 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 218 cases to 19,015 on September 16. Nordrhein-Westfalen remains the German state with the highest number of confirmed virus cases. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 17 press briefing, the National Reference Cent [...]
2009-09-18 16:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1164GERMANS MOSTLY POSITIVE ON MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. German reaction to the President's September 17 announcement has been mostly positive, with both Chancellor Merkel and FM Steinmeier issuing public statements welcoming the new U.S. approach on European missile defense and hoping this paves the way for greater cooperation on MD w [...]
2009-09-18 16:15:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR PREL NATO RU GM
09BERLIN1165BERLIN EAC MEETING ON 18 SEP 2009
[...] (S/NF) On 18 September the Mission Germany EAC met in Berlin to discuss the current threat situation. This discussion centered on the two different but related threat streams currently of concern (see refs),i.e. the threat of a terrorist attack on Germany timed to impact their elections and [...]
2009-09-18 16:17:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
09BERLIN1166GERMANY SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON SRI LANKAN IDPS,
[...] (SBU) After presenting ref A demarche on Sri Lankan IDPs to the MFA Deputy European Corespondent in advance of the September 14-15 EU GAERC meeting (ref B),PolOff followed up to reinforce the points with MFA South Asia Office Director Gudrun Sraega. 2. (C) Sraega said that Germany shared U [...]
2009-09-18 16:44:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN
09BERLIN1167DATA PRIVACY TRUMPS SECURITY: IMPLICATIONS OF A
[...] (C) Summary: Current polling data suggest that the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) could receive sufficient votes in the September 27 national elections to form a governing coalition. The FDP are strong defenders of citizens' privacy rights and these views ha [...]
2009-09-21 08:26:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KJUS KHLS GM
09BERLIN1168GERMANY TO ATTEND INFORMAL MEETING ON MARGINS OF
[...] (U) MFA Arms Control Chief Peter Gottwald plans to attend the informal CTBT meeting with U/S Tauscher on the margins of the September 24-25 Article XIV Conference in New York. Per instructions from the German UN Mission, Gottwald has blocked off time for the meeting on the morning of September [...]
2009-09-21 10:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPARM CTBT GM
09BERLIN1169NPT REVCON: GERMANY UNDERSCORES NEED TO REASSURE
[...] (C) Summary. Post addressed ref A questions about German positions on non-proliferation in refs B & C. During subsequent meetings, German officials have also emphasized the need to overcome NAM suspicions that non-proliferation efforts are veiled attempts to infringe on NPT Article IV rights. [...]
2009-09-21 10:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA
09BERLIN117MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, IRAN, DAVOS,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Russia Suspends Kaliningrad Missile Plan 3. U.S. Policy on Afghanistan 4. Envoy Mitchell in the Mideast 5. Davos World Economic Forum 6. U.S.-Iranian Relations 7. Clashes Between Sri Lankan Government And Rebels  [...]
2009-01-29 12:28:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM IS XF XH CE IR
09BERLIN1170INTENSELY NEGATIVE REACTION TO ESTA FEE IN GERMANY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Reaction in Germany to the ESTA fee-related provision of the Travel Promotion Act (TPA) has been vehemently disapproving. Even before the Senate vote on September 9, GOG officials and the media, including the national evening television news, highlighted their opposition to the [...]
2009-09-21 15:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALCVIS CMGT PREL GM
09BERLIN1171GERMANY: EU COORDINATING REDLINES FOR UNGA WALKOUTS
[...] (SBU) Political Minister Counselor and Poloff met with MFA Head of UNGA Division Thomas Fitschen September 21 to deliver reftel points. Fitschen noted that the issue of redlines for walkouts has already been discussed within the EU in Brussels last week. He said that the EU presidency is tr [...]
2009-09-21 15:35:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA GM
09BERLIN1172SECURITY SERVICES ON ALERT AFTER AL QAIDA VIDEOS
[...] SUMMARY: German security services are on alert following the appearance of two new Al Qaida videos featuring a dual German-Moroccan citizen who threatens Germany with repercussions if German voters do not vote in the upcoming federal elections for a new government that will withdraw German fo [...]
2009-09-21 16:59:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL GM
09BERLIN1173MEDIA REACTION: Missile Defense, G20, Climate, UN, Mideast
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Missile Defense 3. G20 4. Climate Change 5. UN General Assembly 6. Mideast Peace Process 7. German Elections  [...]
2009-09-22 05:09:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR IS XF
09BERLIN1174MEDIA REACTION: Afghanistan, Missile Defense, G20, Climate
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Afghanistan 3. Climate Change 4. G20 Summit 5. Missile Defense 6. UN-U.S. Relations 7. Mideast Peace Process 8. Travel Promotion Act 9. German Elections  [...]
2009-09-22 13:00:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM AF US RS IR IS XF
09BERLIN1175 German Reactions to U.S. Proposals on "Global
[...] (U) Summary: While supporting the results of the G-8 meeting in Washington during the week of September 14, Germany prefers to maintain the G-8 response to a global partnership on food security in line with agreements reach by the Agricultural Ministers in l'Aquilla in April. However, German [...]
2009-09-22 13:03:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD PREL UNGA GM
09BERLIN1176MERKEL VS. STEINMEIER? WHAT DO THE GERMAN
[...] (C/NF) This is not a "change" election. The German public does not see the September 27 parliamentary elections as decisive, and on many foreign policy fronts, including Afghanistan, arms control, and Russia, we do not foresee significant or distinct policy differences between the two most fe [...]
2009-09-22 13:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD GM KJUS PGOV PREL
09BERLIN1179GERMAN ELECTORAL QUIRKS COULD BENEFIT MERKEL'S CDU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two quirks in the German electoral system could provide Chancellor Merkel's Christian Democratic Party/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and its preferred partner, the Free Democratic Party (FDP),with a parliamentary majority that it otherwise would not obtain from the raw vot [...]
2009-09-23 14:23:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM GM
09BERLIN1180MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, G20, UN CLIMATE CHANGE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Afghanistan 3. UN Climate Change Summit 4. Mideast Trilateral Summit 5. Obama Presidency 6. G20 Summit  [...]
2009-09-23 15:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM AF US IS XF
09BERLIN1183BRINGING THE GERMANS AROUND ON GRANTING SOVEREIGN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA and MOD continue to argue that only U.S. "warships" can be granted "sovereign immunity" against search or arrest when visiting German ports, but this seems to be based on an overly narrow and traditional reading o [...]
2009-09-24 09:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PARM PGOV PHSA PBTS GM
09BERLIN1185MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-UN, ECONOMIC, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-UN) President Obama's Speech 3. (Economic) G-20 Summit 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Ahmadinejad 5. (Afghanistan) New U.S. Strategy 6. (Mideast) Summit Meeting 7. (U.S.-UK) Relations 8. (Honduras) Zelaya in Brazilian Embassy [...]
2009-09-24 14:55:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR HO UK AF XF
09BERLIN1186GERMANY'S LEFT PARTY: NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME --
[...] (C) The Left Party's electoral campaign caught some wind in the final weeks before the September 27 national elections with its electoral successes in Saarland and Thuringia (see REFTELS B and C). This small surge, however, has not turned into meaningful gains in the polls despite its populis [...]
2009-09-24 15:22:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN1188AGING GERMAN GREENS FACED WITH DISAPPOINTMENT OVER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Greens will likely achieve their best federal result ever in the September 27 Bundestag election, but they are unlikely to be satisfied with Sunday's results. After the election, a fight over leadership and the future course of the party may begin in earnest. The party is fac [...]
2009-09-24 15:47:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM PGOV
09BERLIN1189HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: DRAW-DOWN OF U.S.
[...] (S) Ref A requested Embassy Berlin's assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding USAREUR's plan to inactivate or withdraw almost all of the remaining units from the city of Mannheim (state of Baden-Wurttemberg) and to close U.S. Army Garrison Mannheim. 2. (S) This message updates and su [...]
2009-09-25 06:12:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR PREL GM
09BERLIN119(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 14:07:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN1192MEDIA REACTION: G-20, UNGA, CHINA, HONDURAS, U.S.-TRAVEL,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Economic) G-20 Summit 3. (UNGA) Reaction to Obama Speech, Iran 4. (China) Climate Protection Proposals 5. (Honduras) Power Struggle 6. (U.S.) Travel Alert 7. (Germany) Bundestag Elections/Afghanistan  [...]
2009-09-25 11:35:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US HO CH
09BERLIN1197WESTERWELLE'S SURGE CLINCHES BLACK-YELLOW IN
[...] (C) Chancellor Merkel achieved her goal of a solid parliamentary majority for her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) with its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU),and the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP),but will have to contend with a self-confident FDP that is lik [...]
2009-09-28 11:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN1199MEDIA REACTION: GERMANY, IRAN, ECONOMIC, GUANTANAMO,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Germany) Outcome of Bundestag Elections 3. (Iran) New Enrichment Plant 4. (Economic) Aftermath of G-20 Summit 5. (U.S.) Closure of Guantnamo 6. (Honduras) Escalation of the Situation  [...]
2009-09-28 13:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM IR ECON US HO
09BERLIN120IRAN: HERMES PROGRAM CUTS MAKE WAVES
[...] (C) Summary: Media reports claiming a sudden, dramatic decision to reduce Hermes export guarantees for trade with Iran are overstated, German government officials tell us. Instead, the program has been wound down, with a 94% reduction since 2004, as part of Germany,s ongoing efforts to incre [...]
2009-01-30 15:52:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD GM IR
09BERLIN1200Mission Germany Pandemic Influenza Working Group
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a September 18 meeting of Mission Germany's Pandemic Influenza Working Group (PIWG),Mission Germany remains under tripwire two. A core group of PIWG members will begin meeting biweekly as we head into the flu season. END SUMMARY 2. (U) Mission Germany's Pandemi [...]
2009-09-28 15:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1201H1N1 UPDATE: FIRST DEATH AS GERMANY HITS 20,000 MARK
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 175 cases over the weekend to a total of 20,068 on September 28. Germany reported its first suspected H1N1 death. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 28 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at [...]
2009-09-28 15:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1202GERMANS RETURN FROM NY CYNICAL RE OCTOBER 1 TALKS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 for action. 2. (C) Poloff discussed reftel points on the existence of a covert uranium enrichment facility with German Iran Task Force Director, Andreas Krueger, September 28. Krueger, who had been in NY with the German delegation w [...]
2009-09-28 16:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM
09BERLIN1204GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL H1N1
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-29 16:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL KFLU WHO GM
09BERLIN1205MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, GERMANY;Berlin
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iran) Missile Tests 3. (Afghanistan) Elections, ISAF 4. (Germany) Aftermath of Bundestag Elections  [...]
2009-09-30 06:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF GM
09BERLIN1206MERKEL AND WESTERWELLE PLAN COALITION TALKS WHILE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chancellor Merkel met on Monday, September 28 with her future Vice Chancellor and probable Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle to plan coalition negotiations, with the goal of having a new government in place for the November 9 20th anniversary festivities of the fall of the wal [...]
2009-09-30 06:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDGM PGOV
09BERLIN1207GERMAN SPACE AGENCY SEEKING USG SUPPORT ON OPTICAL SATELLITE COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 06:44:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA GM
09BERLIN121IRAN: GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S.-IRAN DIALOGUE, WANTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German political establishment has enthusiastically greeted the Obama administration's new approach to Iran. Public statements from the Chancellor, Foreign Minister, and Bundestag members over the last three weeks have greeted USG statements regarding dialogue with Iran. Ge [...]
2009-01-30 16:42:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL KNNP GM IR
09BERLIN1224CWC BWC CLOSE ALLIES MEETING SEPTEMBER 28-29, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: Meetings of Close Allies have always been valued for providing a useful venue for a frank exchange of views on, and an opportunity to coordinate approaches to, biological and chemical weapons-related issues. This meeting showed the need to re-invigorate the process, from the p [...]
2009-09-30 11:51:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW GM
09BERLIN1225MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, GEORGIA, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) P5+1 Talks 3. (Afghanistan) Rasmussen-Obama Meeting 4. (Mideast) Goldstone Report, Hamas-Fatah Relations 5. (Georgia) Final Report on Georgian War 6. (EU) Irish Referendum 7. (China) 60th Anniversary 8. (Germany) Foreign Pol [...]
2009-09-30 13:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF XF GG EU GM
09BERLIN1228MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, GEORGIA-RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Resumption of Talks 3. (Georgia-Russia) EU Report 4. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy  [...]
2009-10-01 11:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR GG RS AF
09BERLIN1233GERMANY URGES U.S. TO SUPPORT ITS OPCW CANDIDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 22 letter to the Ambassador, German MFA DepSec-equivalent Reinhard Silberberg strongly lobbied the USG to support German Ambassador Peter Gottwald for Director General of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) [...]
2009-10-02 14:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL CWCM GM
09BERLIN1234MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU-IRELAND, OLYMPICS,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) P5+1 Talks 3. (Afghanistan) German Role 4. (EU) Irish Vote on Lisbon Treaty 5. (U.S.) Chicago's Olympic Bid 6. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform  [...]
2009-10-02 14:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF EU US
09BERLIN1235GERMAN READOUT ON IRAN P5+1 TALKS: POSITIVE, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. German MFA Political Director Stanzel gave a detailed readout of the P5 1 Iran meeting to the diplomatic corps and said he had been pleasantly surprised with the outcome of the October 1 talks. He stressed Germany's positive assessment of the Tehran Research Reactor agreement, [...]
2009-10-02 14:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNGM KNNP PGOV PREL IR
09BERLIN1236H1N1 UPDATE: 21,129 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 481 cases to a total of 21,129 on October 2. RKI and ECDC have confirmed the first H1N1 death in Germany. Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that the H1N1 vaccine will be delivered to Germany in the com [...]
2009-10-02 15:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1238BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) EADS Defense and Security Head of Trade Compliance, Doris Wirth, informed EconOff that the reftel ITAR-controlled push button switches were purchased by EADS via Air Parts Ltd on August 28, 2007 (P.O. 422/4124963) in support of the Eurofighter Program. Wirth did not specifically identify [...]
2009-10-03 14:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC UK GM
09BERLIN1240CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S NEW COALITION: WHAT IT MEANS FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's election of a center-right governing coalition, composed of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU),and the Free Democratic Party (FDP),was supposed to herald a shift to a more business-friendly government. The [...]
2009-10-05 05:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1241A FEW GOOD MINISTERS: WHO MIGHT BE WHERE IN THE
[...] (C//NF) Summary: The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) began coalition negotiations on October 5, and although personnel issues will be addressed last, speculation on the Cabinet make-up already is in full swing. German cabinet minister [...]
2009-10-05 12:32:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNGM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN1242MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, OLYMPICS, NIDEAST, EU; Berlin
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 3. (Olympics) Impact on Obama Administration 4. (Mideast) Goldstone Report 5. (Ireland) Aftermath of Irish Vote On Lisbon Treaty  [...]
2009-10-05 13:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR US XF EU
09BERLIN1243CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S NEW COALITION: WHAT IT MEANS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's election of a center-right governing coalition, composed of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU),and the Free Democratic Party (FDP),was supposed to herald a shift to a more business- friendly government. [...]
2009-10-05 13:30:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1244OCT. 7 IRAN MEETING: GERMANY COMMITTED TO
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The German Chancellery's Deputy National Security Advisor equivalent, Nikel, stressed to the DCM, in an October 1 meeting, that Chancellor Merkel remained committed to pursuing serious sanctions should Iran not cooperate on the nuclear dossier. However, both Nikel and MFA offici [...]
2009-10-05 14:27:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM UNSC PREL IR ETTC GM
09BERLIN1247GERMAN CHOD EXPECTS SOCIAL DEMOCRATS TO TURN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. At a September 29 dinner hosted by Ambassador Murphy in honor of SACEUR ADM Stavridis, German Chief of Defense GEN Schneiderhan expressed concern that with the departure of many Social Democratic Party (SPD) leaders and parliamentarians who were reliable supporters of the Bund [...]
2009-10-06 05:58:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO MARR PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN125MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, DAVOS, TURKEY-ISRAEL, FINANCE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iraqi Elections 3. Davos Global Economic Forum 4. Turkish PM Erdogan Clashes With Israel 5. Financial Markets 6. Protests in Russia  [...]
2009-02-02 13:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM IS RS IZ TU XF
09BERLIN1251MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU, ECONOMIC,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 3. (Pakistan) Islamabad Bomb Attack 4. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy 5. (EU) Future of Lisbon Treaty 6. (Economic) IMF/World Bank Meeting 7. (U.S.) Economic Policy 8. (U.S.) No Obama-Dalai Lama Meeting  [...]
2009-10-06 11:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR PK AF EU US
09BERLIN1258MEDIA REACTION: DPRK, AFGHANISTAN, IMF, ECONOMIC, HONDURAS,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (DPRK) U.S. Relations 3. (Afghanistan) Future U.S. Strategy 4. (Economic) IMF/World Bank Meeting in Istanbul 5. (Economic) U.S. Labor Market Policy 6. (Honduras) Power Struggle 7. (Economic) Weakness of The Dollar 8. (U.S.) Obama A [...]
2009-10-07 12:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KN AF EFIN ELAB HO US EU
09BERLIN1259DASD TOWNSEND'S SEPTEMBER 23-25 CONSULTATIONS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DASD for European and NATO Policy Jim Townsend visited Berlin September 23-25 for the first annual bilateral defense consultations with the German MOD, and also had wide-ranging consultations with senior officials at the MFA and Chancellery. All were anxious about the current sta [...]
2009-10-07 15:20:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR GM
09BERLIN126GERMANY: POINTS OF CONTACT FOR NPT-RELATED ISSUES
[...] The key points of contact for NPT-related issues in the German MFA are Arms Control and Disarmament Office Director Nikolai von Schoepff and his deputy Stefan Kordasch. According to von Schoepff, Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Peter Gottwald, is likely to lead the German de [...]
2009-02-02 16:48:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERLIN1263MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, IMF, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) U.S. Strategic Deliberations 3. (Mideast) Goldstone Report 4. (Economic) IMF/World Bank Meeting 5. (EU) Future of Lisbon Treaty 6. (Italy) Implications of Court Ruling for Berlusconi  [...]
2009-10-08 11:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF XF EFIN EU IT
09BERLIN1264(S) GERMANY TAKES ACTION ON SEIZURE OF IRANIAN
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 6. 2. (S//NF) SUMMARY: The German government is moving aggressively to help thwart delivery of UNSCR-sanctioned Iranian origin munitions to Syria that are currently aboard the German-flagged vessel M/V HANSA INDIA. Following a German demar [...]
2009-10-08 14:02:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR UK MT LY EG GM
09BERLIN1267H1N1 Update: 22,110 Cases; Second Death Reported
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 507 cases to 22,110 on October 8. RKI has announced the death of a 5-year old boy from Munich (Bavaria) who had been infected with H1N1. Germany hopes to start its H1N1 vaccination program at the end of October. END SUMM [...]
2009-10-09 09:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1270MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA-NOBEL, AFGHANISTAN, ITALY, UK, U.S.;
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Norway) President Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize 3. (Afghanistan) Future U.S. Strategy 4. (Italy) Implications of Court Ruling on Berlusconi 5. (UK) Tory Party Conference 6. (U.S.) Economic Development  [...]
2009-10-09 12:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO US AF IT UK ECON
09BERLIN1271WESTERWELLE FIRM ON REMOVAL OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[...] (C//NF) Summary: A well-placed FDP source said that on the first day of coalition negotiations (October 5) between the CDU, CSU and the FDP, FDP leader Westerwelle argued for the removal of the remaining non-strategic nuclear weapons from German soil. Interior Minister Schaeuble (CDU) asserte [...]
2009-10-09 12:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MNUC MARR GM
09BERLIN1273GERMANS MAY BE WILLING TO SURGE IN AFGHANISTAN,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-09 15:47:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN AF GM
09BERLIN1274MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, RUSSIA-U.S.,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Pakistan) Bomb Attack 3. (Afghanistan) New U.S. Strategy 4. (Russia-U.S.) Clinton Visit 5. (Mideast) Aftermath of Goldstone Report 6. (U.S.) Nobel Peace Prize for Obama 7. (Turkey-Armenia) Rapprochement 8. (EU) Future of Lisbon Tr [...]
2009-10-13 15:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PK AF RS XF US AM EU
09BERLIN1275MTCR INFORMATION EXCHANGE PROPOSALS SHARED WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-13 16:05:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA BR FR GM
09BERLIN1276GERMANY INVITED TO WASHINGTON EXPERTS AND TOKYO
[...] (SBU) Econoff provided reftel information to MFA Desk Officer for Nuclear Energy and Non-proliferation Dr. Bernd Rinnert. Rinnert thanked Econoff for the points and stated that the German Sherpa for the Nuclear Security Summit will be Ambassador Viktor Elbling, Commissioner for Nuclear Energy [...]
2009-10-13 16:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG PREL PTER TRGY IAEA
09BERLIN1277GICNT: GERMANY NOTIFIED OF NEW DATES; QUESTIONS
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to German MFA desk officer Dr. Bernd Rinnert. Russian MFA First Secretary Dmitry Cherkaschin also attended. Rinnert thanked Econoff for the information. 2. (SBU) Rinnert wondered aloud how the GICNT fits into the G-20 as it overtakes the G-8 and, pre [...]
2009-10-13 16:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC GM
09BERLIN128NATO ENLARGEMENT: GERMANY TO DEPOSIT INSTRUMENTS
[...] The NATO accession protocols for Croatia and Albania have already been approved by both houses of the German Parliament and signed by President Horst Koehler. A notice to this effect was published in the German Legal Gazette on December 31. The only remaining step is for Germany to deposit [...]
2009-02-02 17:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL GM
09BERLIN1280MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, EU, U.S.; Berlin
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Russia) Secretary Clinton in Moscow 3. (Afghanistan) Secret Increase in U.S. Forces 4. (EU) Ratification of Lisbon Treaty 5. (U.S.) Climate Protection  [...]
2009-10-14 12:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO US AF EU
09BERLIN1281GERMAN VIEWS ON STRENGTHENING IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] (C) Summary. During a friendly and frank discussion of Iran that the Ambassador hosted in honor of Dr. Condoleezza Rice on October 6, German parliamentarians, Chancellery and MFA officials, and senior think-tank researchers agreed that the international community was approaching an "end game" [...]
2009-10-14 13:01:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM UNSC PREL PGOV IR ETTC GM
09BERLIN1285MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-RUSSIA, EU-TURKEY, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) British Role 3. (U.S.-Russia) Secretary Clinton in Moscow 4. (EU-Turkey) Progress Report 5. (EU) Future President 6. (U.S.) Future Role in the World 7. (China-Russia) Natural Resources Agreement  [...]
2009-10-15 12:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF US EU TK RS
09BERLIN1292MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, TURKEY-ISRAEL, UNHRC,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Pakistan) Series of Bomb Attacks 3. (Turkey-Israel) Relations 4. (UNHRC) Goldstone Report 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (EU-U.S.) Dollar, SWIFT Â [...]
2009-10-16 12:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PK TK UN EV EU
09BERLIN1294(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 13:37:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN1296GERMANY COULD HAVE NEW COALITION GOVERNMENT WITHIN
[...] (C//NF) Summary: A well-placed Free Democratic Party (FDP) source told Emboffs October 15 that Chancellor Angela Merkel aims to finish coalition negotiations between her Christian Democratic Union, the Christian Social Union, and the FDP by October 18, but that the FDP viewed a completion of [...]
2009-10-16 15:01:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL
09BERLIN1297(S) GERMANY PLANNING TO RECALL COMPUTERS CONNECTED WITH IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM REF: A. BERLIN 487 B. BERLIN 406 C. STATE 31434 BERLIN 00001297 001.2 OF 002
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: After they confirm the place of origin, Germany is planning to take back over one hundred boxes of Siemens industrial computers/equipment that were purchased by an entity associated with Iran's nuclear program and are currently in a secure storage facility in the UAE. Germany repor [...]
2009-10-19 15:50:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR AE UK CH GM
09BERLIN1300MEDIA REACTION: U.S., IRAN, SUDAN, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Clinton Interview 3. (Iran) Bombings 4. (Sudan) New U.S. Strategy 5. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy 6. (Pakistan) Government Offensive 7. (Environment) Copenhagen Climate Talks  [...]
2009-10-20 06:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO US IR SU AF PK
09BERLIN1304H1N1 Update: 22,936 Cases; Concerns over Vaccine
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From October 7-13, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 942 cases to a total of 22,936. As of October 12, Germany is reporting new H1N1 cases on a weekly, rather than daily, basis. The Ministry of Health (BMG) announced that the H1N1 vaccination program will [...]
2009-10-20 06:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1310MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, SUDAN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iranian Talks in Vienna 3. Afghanistan Election Fraud 4. New U.S. Policy on Sudan  [...]
2009-10-20 12:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM IR AF SU
09BERLIN1314GERMANY ON TEC: MORE MODEST AGENDA, READY TO DEAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The German government, worried that the Transatlantic Economic Cooperation (TEC) process may stall at the upcoming TEC meeting on October 26-27, is setting more modest goals. The German government has submitted five agenda items - on financial regulations, innovative techno [...]
2009-10-21 08:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN PREL ECIN EU GM
09BERLIN1315MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MISSILE DEFENSE, IRAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Afghan Runoff Elections 3. VP Biden in Europe, Missile Defense Policy Shift 4. Iranian Nuclear Program 5. Climate Protection  [...]
2009-10-21 12:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF IR EZ PL
09BERLIN1319GERMAN SPACE AGENCY FLOATS A MERGED GPS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A senior German Space Agency (DLR) official informally floated the idea of aligning the security aspects of the US Global Positioning System (GPS) and the European Galileo Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) under the framework of NATO within the next ten years. [...]
2009-10-22 10:15:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR UK GM
09BERLIN1320MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, VP BIDEN IN EUROPE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iranian Nuclear Program 3. VP Biden in New Europe 4. Guantanamo 5. Climate Protection 6. Afghanistan  [...]
2009-10-22 13:00:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF US PL IR GM
09BERLIN1324OHB-SYSTEM CEO CALLS GALILEO A WASTE OF GERMAN TAX PAYER MONEY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 15:40:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR GM
09BERLIN1325GERMAN GOVERNMENT TRANSITION LIKELY TO FORECLOSE
[...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Head of Union for the Mediterranean and BMENA Andreas Berg told Poloff October 21 that it is unlikely that a high-level government official will be able to attend the November 2-3 Forum for the Future since the new German government will likely only have just been sworn the we [...]
2009-10-22 15:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PREL ECON KPAO KDEM KMPI GM
09BERLIN1327MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, IRAN-ISRAEL, NATO MINISTERIAL, VP
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Secret Meeting between Iran and Israel 3. Afghanistan/NATO Ministerial 4. Taliban in Pakistan 5. Biden in Europe  [...]
2009-10-23 12:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PK AK IR IS GM RO EZ PL
09BERLIN132964TH UNGA: GERMAN CANDIDATE FOR ICSC, WOLFGANG
[...] (SBU) MFA UN Budget, Administration, and Personnel Division Chief Michael Fabri-Weiland sent Poloff electronically biographic information on the German candidate for the International Civil Service Commission, Mr. Wolfgang Stoeckl (reftel). Post will forward the information electronically to [...]
2009-10-23 15:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC UNGA GM
09BERLIN1332GERMAN VIEWS ON OCTOBER 26-27 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. Germany is in broad agreement with U.S. points on Afghanistan/Pakistan, but officials expect no discussion on the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Pakistan during the October GAERC. Afghanistan discussions will center around adopting the Council's Action Plan, which, Germany believes, [...]
2009-10-23 16:02:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN EAID PHUM ETRD AFDB PK GM
09BERLIN1333GERMANY EXPRESSES TEPID SUPPORT FOR GEOGRAPHICAL
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to representatives of Germany's Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Economics and Technology and the Foreign Office. 2. (SBU) The head of the AgMin's International Trade Policy Division, Klaus Kehrein, told FAS that extending Geographical Indicat [...]
2009-10-26 06:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EUN KIPR
09BERLIN1337GERMANY'S COALITION AGREEMENT STRESSES PRIORITY OF
[...] (U) Summary: The Christian Democratic Union (CDU),Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) signed a coalition agreement in the early morning of October 24, laying the groundwork for their next four years of cooperation as the country's governing coalition. The agreem [...]
2009-10-26 15:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MNUC PHUM GM
09BERLIN1338GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) MFA Human Rights Department Desk Officer Dirk Sander informed Poloff October 26 that Germany agrees with the U.S. position to oppose no-action motions and intends to do likewise. He said that Germany intends to support the three country-specific resolutions (reftel): on Iran, Burma, an [...]
2009-10-26 16:19:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN GM
09BERLIN1339EU SUMMIT DOMINATED BY CZECH DEMANDS; PERSONNEL
[...] (C) Summary: German experts believe that EU leaders will spend much of the October 29-30 EU Summit coordinating with the Czechs over final steps needed to sign the Lisbon Treaty. Meanwhile, there seems little likelihood that the summit will produce actual candidates for the new positions of EU [...]
2009-10-26 16:50:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN GM
09BERLIN1340GERMANY'S NEW COALITION AGREEMENT: THE DOMESTIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Germany's recently elected CDU/CSU-FDP coalition signed a Coalition Agreement -- the document setting out policy priorities for the next four years -- on October 24, 2009. The agreement includes several elements -- tax cuts worth around 24 billion euros for individuals and pri [...]
2009-10-26 17:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1354MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, UN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iraq) New Violence 3. (Iran) Nuclear Program 4. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (UN) Karadzic Trial 7. (Germany) Murder Trial Against Man Who Stabbed Muslim Woman 8. (Germany) New Coalition Agreeme [...]
2009-10-27 13:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IZ IR AF UN GM
09BERLIN1355AIRBUS IS CONVINCED THAT THE U.S. TANKER BIDDING
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Airbus CEO Thomas Enders expressed strong disappointment regarding the bidding process for the next generation of U.S. Air Force tankers. He contended that Boeing has used its influence to ensure a process that will work in its favor. [...]
2009-10-28 06:31:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETRD PINR PREL EU GM
09BERLIN1356AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH GERMAN FM-DESIGNATE
[...] (C) German Foreign Minister-Designate Guido Westerwelle (Free Democratic Party - FDP) and MFA State Minister-Designate Werner Hoyer (FDP) paid a brief introductory call on the Ambassador at the Embassy on October 27. Westerwelle was in a buoyant mood over FDP results in the election, and th [...]
2009-10-28 12:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL GM AF
09BERLIN1357GERMANY SUPPORTS MODIFED CONSENSUS LANGUAGE IN ATT
[...] (SBU) Summary. In response to reftel points, MFA Arms Control Chief Peter Gottwald told POL M/C that Germany would support the modified language on consensus proposed by the German Ambassador in Washington. Gottwald had initially given little thought to further coordination with the UK -- sp [...]
2009-10-28 13:21:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL UNGA MCAP GM
09BERLIN1358MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear 3. (Afghanistan) New Strategy 4. (Environment) Climate Change 5. (EU) Future Presidency 6. (Middle East) Conflict Over Water Resources  [...]
2009-10-28 14:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF EU XF
09BERLIN1360THE NEW GERMAN CABINET - AN OVERVIEW
[...] (SBU) Chancellor Merkel's new Cabinet emerged early on October 24 after a month of intense media speculation about its make-up; it contained several surprises. Perhaps the most unexpected announcements were that of former Interior Minister Schaeuble as Finance Minister and former Economics Min [...]
2009-10-29 06:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR GM
09BERLIN1361EMBASSY PRODUCING COUNTER RADICALIZATION VIDEO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Berlin is producing a counter radicalization video that highlights messages from Germany-based Muslim community leaders who reject extremism and promote tolerance and understanding among religions. Mission Germany recently organized ten days of filming by a U.S.-Indonesi [...]
2009-10-29 09:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER KISL ASEC KPAO KHLS GM
09BERLIN1362GERMANY REQUESTS GUIDANCE ON EXPORT WITH MTCR "NO
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) MFA Export Control Division Officer Dirk Haupt provided Global Affairs Officer on October 28 with non-paper requesting U.S. guidance by November 17 on a pending German export of extruded aluminum plates to India that may have been [...]
2009-10-29 10:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC MTCRE PGOV PREL PINR TSPA KSCA IN GM
09BERLIN1364MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, AFGHANISTAN MIDEAST, IRAN, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Bomb Attack, U.S. Strategy 3. (Afghanistan) Karzai Brother on CIA Payroll 4. (Mideast) Clinton Visit 5. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 6. (EU) Future President 7. (U.S.-Germany) Relations 8. (Environment) Climate Talks [...]
2009-10-29 13:15:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF XF IR EU GM KGHG
09BERLIN1367FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 06:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON GE
09BERLIN1368FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 06:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON GE
09BERLIN1371MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Middle East) Secretary Clinton's Visit 3. (Afghanistan) U.S. Strategy, NATO Report on Air Strikes 4. (Iran) Nuclear Program 5. (EU) Summit Meeting, EU President 6. (U.S.) Economic Recovery  [...]
2009-10-30 14:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF AK IR EU US
09BERLIN1372MTCR: U.S. REPORT ON CONTACTS WITH NON-PARTNERS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 16:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKSCA ETTC MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA FR BR GM
09BERLIN1373SCENESETTER: CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: This meeting will be an opportunity to engage Merkel on achieving several common goals: success in Afghanistan, preventing a nuclear weaponized Iran, and dealing with climate change. You may also wish to discuss the closing of Guantanamo, engaging Russia productively, and advan [...]
2009-10-30 17:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON MNUC GM
09BERLIN1376CHANCELLOR RULES OUT TROOP INCREASE BEFORE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellor Merkel has firmly decided against seeking authorization for additional troops when the parliamentary mandate for the Bundeswehr's participation in ISAF comes up for renewal in December. Merkel's decision to put off any possible troop increase until after next year's A [...]
2009-10-30 19:31:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV AF
09BERLIN1377SECURITY TAKES BACKSEAT AS NEW JUSTICE MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany's new Federal Justice Minister, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, has strong views on individual liberties and personal privacy that are likely to lead to complications with the USG concerning law enforcement security cooperation and data sharing. Leutheusser-Schnarrenb [...]
2009-11-02 07:05:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KJUS KHLS GM
09BERLIN1381MEDIA REACTION: GERMAN CHANCELLOR IN THE US, CLIMATE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. US-Germany/Climate 3. Afghan Presidential Elections 4. Secretary Clinton in the Mideast  [...]
2009-11-02 13:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG GM US AF XF
09BERLIN1382FY 2009 IO&P Voluntary UNFCCC Contribution Confirmed
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-02 13:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AORC ABUD KGHG SENV
09BERLIN1387MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-GERMANY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Mideast) Clinton Visit 3. (Afghanistan) Karzai Winner of Elections 4. (U.S.-Germany) Chancellor Merkel to Address Congress 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 7. (Economic) CIT Collapse 8. (U.S.) Presid [...]
2009-11-03 12:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF AG GM KGHG IR EFIN US
09BERLIN1389H1N1 Update: 29,907 Confirmed Cases; 4 New H1N1
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From October 21-29, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 3,075 to a total of 29,907 cases. Four more H1N1 deaths have been reported for a total of 6 deaths in Germany. In an October 26 meeting, the Vice President of the Robert Koch Institute stated that we ar [...]
2009-11-03 14:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN139GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION REGARDING ABKHAZ
[...] (C) Charge raised reftel points with MFA State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg on February 4, urging Germany to oppose a possible Russian call for Abkhaz separatist leaders to participate in a formal UNSC meeting regarding the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). Silverberg agreed that now [...]
2009-02-04 09:59:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GG GM
09BERLIN1391NEW FM WESTERWELLE LIKELY TO RAISE NON-STRATEGIC
[...] (S) SUMMARY. New German Foreign Minister Westerwelle will likely raise the issue of nuclear weapons when he has his initial meeting with Secretary Clinton in Washington this week. Given his very public advocacy over the past several months for the withdrawal of all remaining nuclear weapons [...]
2009-11-03 17:11:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL MNUC MARR NATO PARM PGOV GM RU
09BERLIN1392SCENESETTER: GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER WESTERWELLE'S
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will visit Washington on the heels of Chancellor Merkel and one week after assuming his cabinet position. He is painfully conscious of being inexperienced; out of his element, he has clung to his scripts. However, his staff assured us that Wes [...]
2009-11-03 17:14:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL KWBG MNUC AF GM IR RS
09BERLIN1393GERMANY'S NEW INTERIOR MINISTER FACES STEEP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany's new federal interior minister, Thomas de Maiziere, is known for being a competent administrator who performed effectively over the past four years as the Chancellery Chief of Staff. De Maiziere is a close confidant of Chancellor Merkel, their professional relationship d [...]
2009-11-04 12:15:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL KHLS KJUS GM
09BERLIN1394GERMANY VIEWS CURRENT DRAFT GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Poloff met with MFA NEA Division Director Boris Ruge and MFA Desk Officer, Human Rights Division, Georg Klussmann November 3 to deliver reftel points. Ruge had argued to Poloff separately before the joint meeting with Klussmann that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas needs [...]
2009-11-04 15:05:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IS KPAL GM
09BERLIN1395GM DECISION NOT TO SELL OPEL GREETED BY SHOCK AND
[...] (C) Summary: Just hours after Chancellor Merkel's historic November 3 address to a joint session of Congress, General Motors (GM) canceled its sale of Opel to Canadian auto parts manufacturer Magna. The decision, which followed repeated assurances from GM that it was a done deal, came as a co [...]
2009-11-05 06:20:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON ELAB PREL RU GM
09BERLIN14(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONTINUED IRANIAN INTEREST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 14:24:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FR GM
09BERLIN1400MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU, GENERAL MOTORS,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. GMQs U-turn 3. Chancellor Merkel in the US 4. President Obama Q One year after the elections 5. Lisbon Treaty 6. CIA Q Italian Court 7. Climate Change 8. Iranian Protests 9. Afghanistan  [...]
2009-11-05 13:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF KGHG IR EU GM US IT
09BERLIN1402SOCIAL DEMOCRATS SHIFT AGAINST OEF; BUNDESWEHR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Just weeks after suffering its worst Bundestag election results since the end of World War II, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is showing the first signs of a swing to the left on security policy. According to a senior SPD Bundestag staffer, the party will oppose the renewal of [...]
2009-11-05 14:53:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV GM
09BERLIN1403SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Berlin warmly welcomes you to Germany for the historic 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Berlin is hosting all four-powers and EU leaders at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to mark this occasion. Your visit includes meetings with Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister [...]
2009-11-05 16:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF MNUC AF RS IR KPAL KWBG GM
09BERLIN1405(S) GERMANY ALERTED TO IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 16:32:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL IR TU KS GM
09BERLIN1406GERMANY SUPPORTS "DOUBLE ROLLOVER" OF EU SANCTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany agrees that Belarus has made little progress on human rights or democratization recently and therefore supports a "double rollover" of both the suspension of EU sanctions as well as the sanctions regime itself at the November 16-17 EU GAERC meeting. We made the case for [...]
2009-11-06 12:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PHUM BO GM
09BERLIN1409MEDIA REACTION: GENERAL MOTORS, AFGHANISTAN, GERMANY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. GM's U-turn 3. UN staff in Afghanistan relocated 4. German Foreign Policy 5. Fall of the Wall 6. Mideast Peace Process  [...]
2009-11-06 13:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF AF GM US
09BERLIN1412READOUT OF 1540 EXPERTS MEETING IN BERLIN
[...] (U) Summary. UNSCR 1540 implementation experts from the G8 met in Berlin from October 22-23, 2009 at the invitation of the German Foreign Office. All participants felt this was a useful and successful undertaking. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange views on the status of 1540 implem [...]
2009-11-06 15:56:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1413GERMAN CHANCELLERY CLAIMS RACE FOR EU COUNCIL
[...] (C) Chancellery EU Affairs Director Dirk Loelke told us November 6 that notwithstanding European press reports touting Belgian PM Rompuy and UK FM Miliband as the clear favorites to become the first European Council President and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs under the Lisbon Trea [...]
2009-11-06 18:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN GM
09BERLIN1414GERMANY SUPPORTS MONTENEGRO FOR MAP AT DECEMBER
[...] (C) Drawing on ref B, post outlined the U.S. position on NATO enlargement for the December 3-4 NATO foreign ministerial with MFA NATO Office Director Bernhard Schlagheck and Deputy Gunnar Denecke on November 2. Confirming what we had heard earlier from the Chancellery, Schlagheck said that Ge [...]
2009-11-09 06:40:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA GM UP GG MW BK
09BERLIN1415NEW DEFENSE MINISTER ZU GUTTENBERG ON MANDATES,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November 5 introductory meeting, new Defense Minister Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg told Ambassador Murphy that one of his immediate challenges was dealing with five separate Bundeswehr mandates that come up for renewal in December, which is complicated by uncertainty about [...]
2009-11-09 07:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO ETRD KNNP PARM EFIN PGOV
09BERLIN1416MEDIA REACTION: 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Fall of the Wall Anniversary 3. Climate Change Copenhagen 4. Afghanistan 5. Health Care Reform  [...]
2009-11-09 12:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG GM US AF
09BERLIN1418H1N1 Spikes By Over a Third in a Week: 10,368 New
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From October 26 to November 1, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 10,368 cases to 40,271 total cases. Five more deaths were reported in Germany due to H1N1 increasing the total number of death to eleven. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its November 9 press briefi [...]
2009-11-09 15:20:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN142SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN/LIEBERMAN TO MUNICH,
[...] (U) Mission Germany is delighted to welcome you to Munich for the 45th Munich Security Conference (MSC). The high profile U.S. delegation is eliciting extreme interest from the MSC's international participants, among them more than 70 heads of state or government, and foreign and defense min [...]
2009-02-04 11:48:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN AMGT ASEC OREP PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1420MEDIA REACTION: FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall 3. OEF Offensive in Kunduz 4. GM/Opel 5. Top EU Jobs  [...]
2009-11-10 11:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF GM US XG
09BERLIN1428NEW GERMAN AF/PAK REP: POLITICIAN OR DIPLOMAT?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Afghanistan/Pakistan Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig told us November 9 that a decision would be taken by the new center-right government "relatively soon" on a German AF/PAK special representative. The coalition agreement between the Christian Democratic Union/Christian [...]
2009-11-10 17:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO GM AF PK
09BERLIN1429MEDIA REACTION: POTUS IN ASIA, AFGHANISTAN, ARMISTICE DAY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. President Obama in Asia 3. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. Armistice Day 5. Muslims in Germany  [...]
2009-11-12 11:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF CH JA FR EU GM
09BERLIN143SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR JOHN KERRY, CHAIRMAN OF
[...] (U) Mission Germany is delighted to welcome you to Munich for the 45th Munich Security Conference (MSC). The high profile U.S. delegation is eliciting extreme interest from the MSC's international participants, among them more than 70 heads of state or government, and foreign and defense min [...]
2009-02-04 11:57:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN AMGT ASEC OREP PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1430(S) GERMANY ALERTED TO PREVENT IRANIAN ACQUISITION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 13:09:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN1431(S) GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN MISSILE PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 13:14:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH GM
09BERLIN1432BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) In response to Blue Lantern post-shipment check on license 050117142, International Spares Services (ISS) GmbH Business Director, Albrecht Schwecht, confirmed to EconOff that the International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled tachometers purchased from MPS Logistics, Inc. are for the G [...]
2009-11-12 13:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC GM
09BERLIN1433NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HEUSGEN ON AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen told EUR A/S Phil Gordon and Ambassador Murphy in a November 10 meeting in Berlin that Germany strongly preferred that the proposed international conference on Afghanistan be held outside the country to make it easier to pre [...]
2009-11-12 17:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO MNUC PARM KNNP GM IR RU AF
09BERLIN1434MFA STATE MINISTER HOYER DEFENDS WITHDRAWAL OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA State Minister Werner Hoyer strongly defended the new government's commitment to seek the withdrawal of all remaining nuclear weapons from Germany during a November 10 meeting with EUR A/S Phil Gordon and Ambassador Murphy, arguing that there was not one credible scenario in w [...]
2009-11-12 17:49:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO MNUC PARM GM RU AF
09BERLIN1435ACTING MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR HABER ON BOSNIA AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Acting MFA Political Director Emily Haber, who is the MFA's Special Envoy for Southeast Europe and Turkey, discussed follow-up to the Butmir Talks and the future of the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia with EUR A/S Gordon during a November 10 meeting in Berlin. Haber w [...]
2009-11-12 17:55:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM EUN PHUM GM TU BK
09BERLIN1436MEDIA REACTION: POTUS IN ASIA, AFGHANISTAN, SWIFT, RUSSIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. President Obama in Asia 3. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. US-EU SWIFT Agreement 5. President Medvedev's address to the nation 6. Turkish-Kurdish Conflict  [...]
2009-11-13 12:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO JP CH AF GM XG US
09BERLIN1438GERMANY NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF MALAYSIAN BANK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 15:15:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PRM IR GM
09BERLIN144MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, CLINTON, PROTECTIONISM, MUSLIMS,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iran Launches Satellite 3. Transatlantic Relations 4. Danger Of Protectionism 5. Muslim World/Guantnamo 6. Financial Crisis Hits Russia 7. Turkish-Israeli Relations 9. Controversy over Pope Benedict  [...]
2009-02-04 12:21:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM RS IR US ID TU VT
09BERLIN1440(S) GERMANY DENIES TEST CHAMBER EXPORTS DUE TO
[...] (S) The German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) recently denied two separate applications from Voetsch Industrietechnik GmbH for the export of VT7004 test chambers to entities affiliated with Iran's missile program. On November 12, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer, [...]
2009-11-13 15:55:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MUNC TSPA IR TH ML SN
09BERLIN1441GERMAN VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 16-17 EU GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On Belarus, Germany concedes that the GAERC is likely to extend both the sanctions regime and the suspension of those sanctions until October 2010, but continues to believe that it would be better to extend them only to May 2010. Germany is eager to increase cooperation with Rus [...]
2009-11-13 16:34:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV MARR MOPS BO RU UP SO BK
09BERLIN1442GERMAN VIEWS ON RUSSIA AND UKRAINE IN ADVANCE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany largely supports the U.S. position laid out in reftel: continued engagement with Russia on difficult issues such as Iran and Georgia remains necessary, and the negative developments in Ukraine reinforce the need for Ukrainian leaders to work together. Despite a negative [...]
2009-11-13 16:35:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM EU NATO PREL RU UNSC PGOV IR UP GG
09BERLIN1447SRAP HOLBROOKE DISCUSSES PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November 12 meeting in Berlin, MFA State Minister Werner Hoyer and U.S. Special Representative Holbrooke discussed ministerial attendance at Karzai's November 19 inauguration, ongoing U.S. deliberations on a new Afghanistan strategy, and proposals for improving coordinat [...]
2009-11-16 10:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ECON EAID NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1449MEDIA REACTION: POTUS IN CHINA, BURMA, CLIMATE,
[...] Lead Stories 2. U.S.-Chinese Relations 3. U.S.-Burmese Relations 4. APEC--Climate Protection 5. Iranian Nuclear Conflict 6. Future of Guant namo Prisoners 7. Strategy on Afghanistan  [...]
2009-11-16 13:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG GM US AF BM CH IR
09BERLIN1451Spike of H1N1 Cases - 53,957 Total; 5 New Deaths
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 2-8, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 14,890 cases to a total of 53,957 cases. Five more H1N1 related deaths were reported in Germany, increasing the total number of deaths to sixteen. Germany plans to order 150,000 doses of a non-adjuvant v [...]
2009-11-16 15:51:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1454IRAN: NEW GERMAN FM WESTERWELLE FOLLOWING CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S TOUGH STANCE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: After his first 2 weeks in office, Germany's new FM has taken clear positions on Iran. He made a number of public remarks in support of Chancellor Merkel's "zero tolerance" for Iranian nuclear weapons, and voiced strong support for the dual track policy. MFA Iran Task Force [...]
2009-11-17 07:58:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL IR GM KNNP
09BERLIN1455GERMANY: CAMPAIGN AGAINST NON-STRATEGIC NUKES TO
[...] (C) Summary. On November 10 MFA Arms Control Chief Peter Gottwald told the Ambassador that Germany would continue to engage with Belgium and the Netherlands in advance of a broader NATO discussion over the removal of non-strategic nuclear weapons from Germany. Gottwald insisted that tactical [...]
2009-11-17 08:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC MARR PARM NATO KNNP KACT GM
09BERLIN1456GERMANY REVERSES COURSE ON BOSNIA OHR CLOSURE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite Germany's earlier support for the closure of the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia, officials now say it should remain open until at least 2011. However, they believe the OHR is a damaged body that is barely able to perform the job it has been given. If t [...]
2009-11-17 10:51:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL BK GM
09BERLIN1458MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA, CLIMATE, MIDEAST, FAO-SUMMIT,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Obama Visit 3. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 4. (Mideast) Peace Process, Palestinian State 5. (Environment) FAO Summit Meeting 6. (EU) Future President  [...]
2009-11-17 12:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF GM US XG
09BERLIN1460GERMANY'S SOCIAL DEMOCRATS REJECT PARTY'S TOP-DOWN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Germany's struggling Social Democratic Party (SPD) voted in a new leadership and recommitted itself to serving as the country's center-left people's party at its November 13-15 party convention. After having suffered its worst defeat at the polls since World War II, the newly [...]
2009-11-17 14:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF GM
09BERLIN1463(C) GERMANY WELCOMES US GUIDANCE ON THE EXPORT OF
[...] (C) On November 17, EconOff delivered ref A non-paper to MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer, Dirk Roland Haupt, responding to a German information request on a pending German export of extruded aluminum plates to India. Haupt thanked the USG for delivering the response within the reque [...]
2009-11-17 15:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IN GM
09BERLIN1467EUROPEANS TRACK U.S. ON EAST AFRICA BUT REMAIN
[...] (C) Summary: During a German MFA experts level meeting in Berlin to discuss the challenges facing East Africa, it was clear the Europeans saw eye to eye with the United States on most Horn issues but differed on the advisability of sanctions against Eritrea. We agreed Ethiopia's role in the region [...]
2009-11-18 09:20:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER PHSA SENV DJ ER ET GM KE SO
09BERLIN1468GERMAN MFA SAYS EU PREPARING SANCTIONS ON GUINEA,
[...] (C) German MFA Assistant Secretary-equivalent for African Affairs Muelmenstaedt met with visiting AF DAS Wycoff October 15 in Berlin, prior to the October 16 MFA-hosted quint discussion on East Africa (reported reftel). During the bilat, we reviewed East Africa generally (information reported [...]
2009-11-18 09:27:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CD CG SU GM
09BERLIN1469MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Obama Visit 3. (Afghanistan) Debate Over Troop Withdrawal 4. (Environment) Climate Change 5. (EU) Future Top Jobs 6. (Transparency International) New Ranking  [...]
2009-11-18 11:28:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR US AF KGHG EU
09BERLIN1470ON THE EVE OF THE KARZAI INAUGURAL: GERMAN VIEWS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany completely shares U.S. priorities for the new Afghan government, and FM Westerwelle plans to reinforce these points in a scheduled bilateral meeting with Karzai after the November 19 inauguration. The German MFA remains skeptical about the idea of dual-hatting the U.S. Am [...]
2009-11-18 14:59:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO ECON EAID GM AF PK
09BERLIN1471GERMANY AND BUNDESWEHR TRANSFORMATION: COMMITTED
[...] (U) SUMMARY. DefMin Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg in his first speech to the new Bundestag on November 10 emphasized that the Bundeswehr must be "sleeker, even more efficient, and even more focused on out-of-area operations," indicating that the new MOD remains committed to developing a more mob [...]
2009-11-18 15:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM
09BERLIN1474GERMANY STILL MALLEABLE ON SEVERAL UNGA
[...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA Deputy Head of UN General Assembly Division Julia Gross told Poloff November 19 that Germany agrees in general with the U.S. goal of reducing the number of one-sided UNGA resolutions with anti-Israel biases. Gross said that this year's negotiating climate has be [...]
2009-11-19 11:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE GM
09BERLIN1476OHB-SYSTEM TO BUILD GERMAN OPTICAL SPY SATELLITE; LOOKING AT U.S. MARKET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: OHB-System, Germanys top satellite manufacturer and third largest in Europe, will be the prime contractor on Germanys planned High Resolution Optical Satellite (HiROS) reconnaissance system -- a system that France would like to see not happen because it would directly compete with its [...]
2009-11-20 15:34:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA CH FR GM
09BERLIN1477DEMARCHE: ITU KOSOVO-RELATED ACTIONS
[...] Embassy Berlin passed and discussed reftel talking points with Peter Voss, head of the division "International ICT Policy, ITU" at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology; with Dr. Annegret Groebel, Head of Section for International Coordination at the Federal Network Agency; and wit [...]
2009-11-23 07:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIO PREL ECON ECPS KVPR ITU
09BERLIN1478DEMARCHE: ITU KOSOVO-RELATED ACTIONS
[...] Embassy Berlin passed and discussed reftel talking points with Peter Voss, head of the division "International ICT Policy, ITU" at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology; with Dr. Annegret Groebel, Head of Section for International Coordination at the Federal Network Agency; and wit [...]
2009-11-23 07:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIO PREL ECON ECPS KVPR ITU
09BERLIN1479DEMARCHE: ITU KOSOVO-RELATED ACTIONS
[...] Embassy Berlin passed and discussed reftel talking points with Peter Voss, head of the division "International ICT Policy, ITU" at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology; with Dr. Annegret Groebel, Head of Section for International Coordination at the Federal Network Agency; and wit [...]
2009-11-23 07:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIO PREL ECON ECPS KVPR ITU
09BERLIN1480FDP PRESSING FOR GERMANY TO END PARTICIPATION IN UNIFIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new center-right German government decided at a cabinet meeting on November 18 to seek a six-month extension of the parliamentary mandate for the German Navy's participation in the Maritime Task Force (MTF) of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) when the mandate comes up [...]
2009-11-23 07:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM LE
09BERLIN1481MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, MIDEAST, GUANTANAMO,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Karzai's Inauguration 3. (Environment) Copenhagen Summit 4. (Mideast) Israeli Settlements 5. (U.S.) Closure of Guant namo 6. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 7. (U.S.-Asia) Future Relations 8. (EU) Top Jobs 9. (Economic) [...]
2009-11-23 07:10:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF KGHG XF US IR EU ETRD
09BERLIN1483MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MIDDLE EAST, IRAN, DPRK,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) President Karzai's Inauguration 3. (Middle East) Israeli Settlement Policy 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 5. (DPRK) Obama Warning 6. (U.S.-Asia) Obama Trip 7. (EU) EU Top Jobs 8. (Environment) Copenhagen Conference à [...]
2009-11-23 07:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF XF IR KN US EU KGHG
09BERLIN1487MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, U.S., AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-CHINA,
[...] Lead Stories 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Maneuvers 3. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform 4. (Afghanistan) U.S. Arming Local Militias 5. (U.S.-China) Relations 6. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 7. (EU) Future Leadership  [...]
2009-11-23 12:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR US AF KGHG EU
09BERLIN1488DEMARCHE: GERMANY SUPPORTS US: WILL VOTE AGAINST SERBIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 13:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIO PREL ECON ECPS KVPR ITU GM
09BERLIN1489IRAN: GERMANY, FRANCE, UK CONSIDERING JOINT
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on Iran's nuclear program and the next steps to German MFA Iran Task Force Director Andreas Krueger. Krueger thanked Poloff for the information that the US would be delivering the points in IAEA capitals and said Germany, France and the UK were currently d [...]
2009-11-23 13:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL
09BERLIN1493GERMANY ECHOES USG ON IAEA SYRIA REPORT
[...] (C) On November 20, MFA IAEA/Syria lead Robert Siegfried told poloff that Germany was in agreement with reftel points regarding Syria's engagement with the IAEA. Siegfried expected the EU declaration on Syria to be in line with the concerns voiced by the IAEA. Moreover, it would re-emphasize [...]
2009-11-24 08:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA PREL KNNP SY GM
09BERLIN1494GERMANY SUPPORTS THIRD SUBSIDIARY BODY AT 2010 NPT
[...] (C) Summary. Germany supports the USG effort to include a third subsidiary body at the NPT RevCon to address Article X (treaty withdrawal) issues. However, it believes the road ahead could be difficult due to NAM opposition. End Summary. 2. (C) Post delivered reftel points on November 20 t [...]
2009-11-24 08:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERLIN1496GERMANY TO TAKE BACK SEAT IN ONGOING MACEDONIA
[...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Director for the Balkans Marc Bogdahn told poloff on November 18 in response to reftel points that while Germany supports UN negotiator Nimetz's efforts to resolve Macedonia's name dispute with Greece, Germany had no plans to actively lobby the parties. Bogdahn was downbeat a [...]
2009-11-24 09:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL EUN NATO GR MK GM
09BERLIN1497GERMANY FAVORS MAINTAINING EUFOR TROOP LEVELS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for the Balkans Marc Bogdahn on November 18 and had a follow-on conversation with MFA Bosnia desk officer Michael Geisler on November 20. Geisler -- who had just returned from the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting in Saraj [...]
2009-11-24 09:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL MARR MOPS EUN BK GM
09BERLIN1499MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE, MIDEAST, IRAN U.S.-INDIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Climate) Copenhagen Summit 3. (Mideast) Israel-Palestinian Conflict 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 5. (U.S.-India) Singh in Washington 6. (Economic) Financial Crisis  [...]
2009-11-24 13:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG XF IR IN ECON
09BERLIN15GERMANY: READY FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OF THE PHASE II
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel to MFA Division Head for NATO Bernhard Schlagheck, who thanked Embassy for the information. Schlagheck said he would pass the information MFA PA in preparation for media questions. Embassy also shared the points with the Chancellery officer responsible for securit [...]
2009-01-07 15:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
09BERLIN1500H1N1 Cases Continue to Skyrocket in Germany; New Low-
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 7-13, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 26,579 cases to a total of 86,654 cases. This is the third consecutive week with an approximately 30 percent increase in the number of confirmed H1N1 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increas [...]
2009-11-24 15:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1501ANGARSK NUCLEAR FUEL BANK: GERMANY CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (C) Germany is supportive the ref A Angarsk nuclear fuel reserve proposal, but would prefer text changes that address concerns about "conditions of supply" and "market neutrality" before pledging co-sponsorship. Econoff met with MFA Desk Officer for Nuclear Energy and Non-Proliferation, Dr. [...]
2009-11-24 16:55:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS PK IN IS JP KS
09BERLIN1502GERMANY TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen responded positively to the news that President Obama would formally announce the U.S. way forward on Afghanistan and Pakistan next week before the NATO Foreign Ministerial. However, he confirmed that Germany would not annou [...]
2009-11-24 17:28:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1503MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-INDIA, CLIMATE, BRAZIL-
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Decision Time Approaching 3. (U.S.-India) PM Singh in Washington 4. (Copenhagen) Climate Summit 5. (Brazil-Iran) Lula-Ahmadinejad Meeting 6. (Iraq) Elections 7. (Philippines) Emergency After Killings 8. (Israel/Palestin [...]
2009-11-25 11:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF IN KGHG BR IR IZ PH XF
09BERLIN1504GREGOR GYSI - PIED PIPER OF THE LEFT
[...] (C) Summary: Left Party Caucus Chief Gregor Gysi told the Ambassador during a November 23 meeting that he alone was responsible for building The Left as a national force. He is aiming for The Left to enter all state parliaments by 2013, after specifically targeting North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW [...]
2009-11-25 13:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF GM
09BERLIN1507GERMANY WORRIES THAT HOLDING SECOND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Both the German MFA and MOD reiterated that while Germany would rhetorically support the President's announcement next week of the U.S. way ahead in Afghanistan and Pakistan, any additional German contributions would have to wait until the Afghan government made the necessary com [...]
2009-11-27 11:43:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL MARR MOPS NATO EAID GM AF PK
09BERLIN1508HEADS ROLL AT MOD WITH NEW REVELATIONS ON KUNDUZ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Revelations that the German MOD failed to pass along or deliberately withheld reports about civilian casualties caused in the September 4 Kunduz air strike have reignited a political storm in Berlin, leading in quick succession to the resignations of the German Chief of Defense an [...]
2009-11-27 18:52:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV GM AF
09BERLIN151GERMANY LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-05 09:20:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC GM
09BERLIN1512MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, RUSSIA, SWITZERLAND,
[...] Lead Stories 2. (Afghanistan) Upcoming Presidential Speech 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Russia) Train Derailment 5. (Switzerland) Ban to Build New Minarets 6. (Dubai) Financial Crisis 7. (China) Monetary Policy 8. (Germany) Demjanjuk Trial  [...]
2009-11-30 12:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF IR RS SZ ZP CH GM
09BERLIN1513GERMANY CONFIRMS $3 BILLION PLEDGE FOR FOOD
[...] (SBU) In separate interactions with officials at the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV),Embassy reinforced the importance the U.S. and other partners place on putting the L'Aquila food security princi [...]
2009-11-30 16:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON EAID ETRD
09BERLIN1515MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU, CLIMATE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) President Obama's Afghanistan Strategy 3. (Iran) Nuclear Program 4. (EU) Lisbon Treaty 5. (Climate) Copenhagen Summit 6. (Honduras) Elections 7. (U.S.-Germany) Swift Agreement 8. (Switzerland) Swiss Ban on New Minarets [...]
2009-12-01 12:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF IR EU KGHG HO GM SZ
09BERLIN1518H1N1 Update: 132,965 Confirmed Cases, 61
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 8-20, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 33,787 cases to a total of 132,965 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increased to sixty-one. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its weekly press briefing on November 30, the National Reference Center [...]
2009-12-01 14:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1520ANNUAL MEETING OF ISAF RC-NORTH CHODS FOCUSES ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an annual conference hosted by Germany, ISAF RC-North CHODs and representatives from SHAPE and JFC Brunssum discussed the deteriorating security situation in the north and the need for additional maneuver battalions and helicopters. While no major new contributions were an [...]
2009-12-02 09:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1521MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, RUSSIA, CLIMATE, WTO,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) President Obama's Address 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Russia) Medvedev's Security Initiative 5. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 6. (Economic) WTO 7. (Economic) Dubai's Financial Problems, Implications  [...]
2009-12-02 11:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF IR RS KGHG ETRD ZP
09BERLIN1525GERMANY NONCOMMITTAL ON PA BUDGET SUPPORT
[...] (C) Pol Minister Counselor delivered reftel letter from Secretary Clinton to German Foreign Minister Westerwelle November 25 to MFA Near East Assistant Secretary-equivalent Andreas Michaelis who had just returned from his November 23-24 visit to Jerusalem and Ramallah with Westerwelle. Michae [...]
2009-12-02 14:32:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALOPDC PREL EAID PGOV WBG EU IS GM
09BERLIN1526GERMAN MFA SHARES ITS OWN QUESTIONS,
[...] (SBU) Poloff shared reftel points as well as questions and recommendations with MFA Human Rights Division deputy Martin Huth December 2. Huth said that the MFA is "in full agreement with the points made" and also provided questions that the MFA sent to its Geneva Mission, see para 2. Huth sa [...]
2009-12-02 14:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM AORC SOCI UNGA GM
09BERLIN1527GERMAN POLITICAL REACTIONS TO THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German politicians across the political spectrum welcomed and endorsed President Obama's plan for the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan, seeing their own views largely confirmed in his speech. However, the opposition SPD and Greens criticized the CDU-CSU/FDP coalition gove [...]
2009-12-02 18:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR NATO GM AF PK
09BERLIN1528COALITION TESTED AS US-EU TFTP/SWIFT AGREEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: German Federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere overruled Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger and abstained from voting at the November 30 COREPER vote in Brussels on an interim U.S.-EU agreement to continue the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program. De Maiziere' [...]
2009-12-03 10:19:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL KJUS KHLS GM
09BERLIN1530MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, SWITZERLAND;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Reaction to Obama Speech 3. (Switzerland) Ban on Minarets  [...]
2009-12-03 12:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF SZ
09BERLIN1534(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON IRAN'S CONTINUED INTEREST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 16:17:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR GM
09BERLIN1535(S) NIAG 9028: GERMANY SAYS NO DEALS IN PLACE TO
[...] (S) German export control authorities completed an investigation into an Iranian effort to procure 1800 stainless steel valves from the German firm Mit-Weimar GmbH and determined there are no pending deals to export the valves to the Iranian firm Sherkat-E Sakhtemani-Ye Rahtess (Rahtess Const [...]
2009-12-03 16:24:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMNUC PARM PREL IR GM
09BERLIN1536GERMAN RESPONSE TO BURMA DIALOGUE DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) On December 1, Poloff discussed reftel points with Theo Kiddess, MFA Deputy Head of Division for Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific. Kiddess expressed his appreciation for the points, and fully agreed with U.S. views on the necessity of a legitimate 2010 election, for di [...]
2009-12-04 07:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBMGT PGOV PREL
09BERLIN1539MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE OBAMA, RUSSIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Reaction To President Obama's Address 3. (Climate) Copenhagen Summit 4. (U.S.) Obama Administration 5. (Russia) Putin Comments 6. (Economic) WTO Talks  [...]
2009-12-04 12:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AG KGHG US RS ETRD
09BERLIN154GERMAN UNEMPLOYMENT TWICE AS HIGH AS EXPECTED IN JANUARY
[...] Summary: The global economic crisis has hit the German labor market with the speed and power of a Tsunami, exceeding even the most pessimistic forecasts of many economists. German unemployment rose almost twice as much as forecast in January as the economic downturn spread to industries from [...]
2009-02-05 15:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EFIN PGOV GM
09BERLIN1544GERMANY TRACKS U.S. MESSAGE ON ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT
[...] (SBU) MFA Near East division deputy Sibylle Sorg told Poloff December 3 that the MFA agrees fully with reftel points on Israel's settlement moratorium. She said that reftel points are helpful for the upcoming EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting which will have conclusions on the Middle East. [...]
2009-12-04 14:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL PREL KWBG IS GM
09BERLIN1545GERMANY WILL RUN ONLY IN 2012 FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) MFA Human Rights Department deputy Martin Huth told Poloff December 4 in response to reftel message that Germany will not run for UN Human Rights Council membership until the term 2012-2015, due mainly to Germany's need to focus its resources on its upcoming bid for non-permanent membershi [...]
2009-12-04 14:32:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM GM
09BERLIN1548GERMANY RENEWS CONSIDERATION OF GUANTANAMO
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In separate December 1 meetings with Ambassador Dan Fried, Special Envoy for Closure of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility (S/GC),the Ministry of the Interior, Foreign Ministry and Chancellery expressed a willingness to consider seven new cases of Guantanamo detainees for [...]
2009-12-07 07:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM PTER GM
09BERLIN1549Confirmation of U.S. FY 2009 UNCCD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 09:30:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AORC ABUD KGHG SENV
09BERLIN155MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, GUANTANAMO, MSC, ISRAEL, ECONOMY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iraqi Reconstruction 3. Fate Of Guantnamo Detainees 4. Munich Security Conference 5. Upcoming Israeli Elections 6. U.S. Economy -- Protectionism 7. Sarkozy Speech 8. Nuclear Energy 9. U.S. Healthcare Insurance 10. Vatican Controversy [...]
2009-02-06 11:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM IZ US IS XF FR VT
09BERLIN1553MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, COP15, GENERAL MOTORS;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories 2. Climate Change 3. Afghanistan 4. GM Plans to Restructure Opel  [...]
2009-12-07 12:52:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF GM KGHG
09BERLIN1554BUNDESTAG RENEWS ISAF MANDATE, BUT REAL DEBATE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Bundestag extended the mandate for Bundeswehr participation in ISAF for an additional year with a broad majority on December 3. While most opposition Social Democrats (SPD) supported the extension of the mandate, which was largely a roll-over of the previous one, the party pu [...]
2009-12-07 12:56:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1556GERMAN VIEWS ON DECEMBER 8 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany shares our views on the way ahead in Bosnia, but does not want to rule out the possibility (albeit small) of a breakthrough by the time of the March PIC meeting that would allow the OHR to close and EUFOR Althea to be withdrawn on a more accelerated basis. Germany blames [...]
2009-12-07 16:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN MARR GM BK MK SR IR
09BERLIN1559MEDIA REACTION: COP15, German Strategy on Afghanistan,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change Conference 3. Afghanistan 4. Iranian Protests 5. U.S.-Turkish Relations  [...]
2009-12-08 13:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG IR AF GM US TU
09BERLIN1560No Objection to Proposed FDA Research
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-08 15:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AFIN AORC ABUD KGHG
09BERLIN1561GERMANY: OEF AND UNIFIL MANDATES EXTENDED, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Bundestag on December 3 approved the extension of the mandates for Bundeswehr participation in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and the Maritime Task Force (MTF) of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). While the OEF mandate was extended for a full year, as per usual pra [...]
2009-12-08 15:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO EUN GM LE
09BERLIN1566MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, IRAQ, CLIMATE, MIDEAST,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change: EPA on CO2 3. Terror Attacks in Iraq 4. Bosworth in North Korea 5. Afghanistan: Gates Visit 6. Mideast: EU Ministerial on Jerusalem 7. Iranian Clashes  [...]
2009-12-09 11:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF IR KN KGHG IZ XF
09BERLIN1567GERMANY MAY MISS ITS BROADBAND GOALS
[...] Summary: The German government introduced a National broadband strategy in early 2009 that spurred a flurry of activity aimed at expanding broadband deployment at the state and local levels. In the aftermath of the economic crisis, however, the telecom industry has not invested the large sums [...]
2009-12-09 15:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON GM
09BERLIN1569GERMAN-HOSTED CFE SEMINAR FORESHADOWS MAJOR PUSH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA hosted on November 25-26 a seminar on conventional arms control in Europe (CFE),continuing a series of Berlin seminars that are ostensibly designed to stimulate creative thinking about how to overcome the current CFE stalemate. This seminar drew representatives fr [...]
2009-12-10 10:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL MARR NATO GM RU
09BERLIN1570GERMANY: WESTERWELLE STRESSES CONTINUITY DURING
[...] (C) Summary: The MFA sees FM Westerwelle's first trip to Moscow last month as a largely successful introductory call. The Russians probed for policy changes following the German elections. Although FM Lavrov seemed reassured that Berlin's Russia policy would remain unchanged, the MFA is ques [...]
2009-12-10 12:14:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM EUN NATO MARR OSCE RU UNSC PGOV IR PREL
09BERLIN1571MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE CHANGE, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change 3. Nobel Peace Prize 4. Afghanistan 5. Iraq Terror Attacks 6. Greek Financial Crisis  [...]
2009-12-10 13:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF NO KGHG IZ GR
09BERLIN1574MEDIA REACTION: Nobel Peace Prize, COP15, Finance;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Nobel Peace Prize 3. Climate Change 4. Levy on Bonuses  [...]
2009-12-11 19:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO NO DA KGHG UK FR US
09BERLIN1576H1N1 Update: Infection Rate Peaked in November
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 28-December 4, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 11,582 to a total of 192,348 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increased to ninety-four. Germany is considering selling its surplus H1N1 vaccine. Our analysis of infection rates sug [...]
2009-12-14 05:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1577NOW FOR THE HARD PART: MERKEL,S TEAM EXAMINES NEXT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellor Merkel set the German agenda on Iran with her early November statement before the U.S. Congress on "zero tolerance" for a nuclear armed Iran and the need for tougher sanctions should engagement not work. During a private roundtable hosted by Ambassador Murphy, however [...]
2009-12-14 07:54:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP ETTC EFIN IR GM
09BERLIN1578GERMANY DEFENDS EXPORT MODEL BUT EXAMINES WAYS TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In December 7 meetings in Berlin, German officials expressed a cautious optimism about Germany's recovery, but stressed that downside risks remain, particularly weaknesses at state-owned banks ("Landesbanken"). They were also concerned about Greece's debt position and the thre [...]
2009-12-14 09:22:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB ETRD GM PREL
09BERLIN1579GERMANS STILL CONSIDERING NEW ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN
[...] (SBU) Maren Lipps, Pakistan Desk Officer, Germany Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ),told Econoff that Germany shares U.S. concerns about the World Food Program's (WFP's) need for assistance in Pakistan to cover its forecasted shortfall of resources. She said there was a [...]
2009-12-14 14:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF
09BERLIN158HEDGING YOUR BETS: GERMANY LEANS TOWARDS NABUCCO,
[...] (C) Summary: Germany demonstrated its growing support for the Nabucco gas pipeline by sending Economics Ministry heavyweight State Secretary Bernd Pfaffenbach to last week's Nabucco Summit in Budapest. During and after the conference the German government expressed guarded optimism regarding N [...]
2009-02-06 15:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETRD PREL UP EU RU TU GM
09BERLIN1580MEDIA REACTION: COP15, IRAN, MEPP, U.S., FINANCE, GERMANY-
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) Copenhagen Climate Conference 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Middle East) Settlement Conflict 5. (U.S.) Blackwater 6. (U.S.) Finance Markets 7. (Germany - Afghanistan) Defense Minister Under Fire  [...]
2009-12-14 14:22:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG IR XF US AF
09BERLIN1587MEDIA REACTION: COP15, IRAN, ITALY, GERMANY-AFGHANISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) Copenhagen Climate Summit 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Italy) Aftermath of Attack on Berlusconi 5. (Germany-Afghanistan) Afghanistan/ zu Guttenberg 6. (Greece) Financial Crisis  [...]
2009-12-15 12:56:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG IR IT GM GR
09BERLIN1588GERMANY REQUESTS ASSURANCES ON VIRUS EXPORT
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) German MFA Deputy Head of Division for Export Control Markus Klinger provided the following non-paper to Econoff, seeking additional assurances related to a proposed export of extremely dangerous pathogens to the U.S. Army [...]
2009-12-15 13:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MOPS PARM TBIO GM
09BERLIN159MERKEL PROPOSES A WORLD ECONOMIC COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: What does German Chancellor Angela Merkel mean by a "World Economic Council"? The concept, first enunciated by the Chancellor in December 2008, is a moving target that has recently been eclipsed by a parallel proposal for a global "Economic Charter." At its root lies Merkel's [...]
2009-02-06 17:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN GM OECD PREL WTRO IO
09BERLIN1590S/CT AMBASSADOR BENJAMIN PUSHES FOR MORE DATA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Counterterrorism Coordinator Daniel Benjamin urged German interlocutors to support a variety of programs to increase U.S.-European and U.S.-German counterterrorism-related information sharing. Ambassador Benjamin specifically called on Germany to support the U.S.-EU agreement to [...]
2009-12-16 07:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KHLS KJUS GM
09BERLIN1591MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, GUANTANAMO,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change 3. Guantanamo 4. Afghanistan/Sep 4 airstrikes 5. British arrest warrant against Livni  [...]
2009-12-16 12:11:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF GM KGHG US CU UK IS
09BERLIN1593MEDIA REACTION: ENVIRONMENT, IRAN, NATO-RUSSIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) COP 15 3. (Iran) Missile Test 4. (NATO-Russia) Rasmussen in Moscow 5. (Afghanistan) Holbrooke 6. (Germany-Afghanistan) Impact of September 4 Airstrikes 7. (U.S.) Closure of Guant namo Prison Camp 8. (Greece) Economic [...]
2009-12-17 11:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG IR AF GR GM US
09BERLIN1596BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON APPLICATIONS 050150563
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 08:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC GM
09BERLIN1598GERMANY READY TO RAMP-UP SANCTIONS DISCUSSIONS;
[...] (S/NF) Summary. German MFA Iran Task Force Director Andreas Krueger told poloffs December 16 that Germany is ready to engage on discussions of the "pressure" track on Iran as soon as possible. He noted Germany hoped to start EU discussions on the topic at the same time as UNSC discussions. [...]
2009-12-18 10:37:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KNNP IR GM
09BERLIN1599MEDIA REACTION: ENVIRONMENT, IRAN, PAKISTAN, U.S.-RUSSIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) COP 15 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Protests 4. (Pakistan) Court Ruling on President's Amnesty 5. (U.S.-Russia) START Talks 6. (NATO-Russia) Rasmussen in Moscow  [...]
2009-12-18 11:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG IR PK RS NATO
09BERLIN1600GERMAN TAX CUTS AND BUDGET DEFICIT: THE LAST HURRAH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The German budget deficit looks set to reach 6 percent of GDP in 2010, thanks to a drop off in tax revenues, to a spike in crisis-related spending, and now, to the first tranche of tax cuts fulfilling the new coalition government,s pre-election campaign promises. EU and consti [...]
2009-12-18 12:00:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL GM
09BERLIN1601ONGOING STRIFE OVER KUNDUZ AIR STRIKE ENSNARES ZU
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The opposition parties smell blood after former Bundeswehr Inspector General Schneiderhan claimed in a newspaper interview this week that Defense Minister zu Guttenberg had "lied" in describing the circumstances of Schneiderhan's November 26 dismissal. While taking responsibilit [...]
2009-12-18 12:07:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1602GERMAN-RUSSIAN BUSINESS: RIDING THE BEAR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: German firms are riding the Russian bear, but nobody wants to get off. Meanwhile, Russian firms are increasingly investing in Germany to gain access to German technology. Germany accepts this, even in seemingly sensitive sectors, as helpful to economic recovery. Germans see Ru [...]
2009-12-18 13:59:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PREL GM RS
09BERLIN1603H1N1 Update: Infection Rate Continues to Fall
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From December 5-December 11, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 6,800 to a total of 203,713 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increased to 119. END SUMMARY 2. (U) The Influenza Working Group of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported on Dec [...]
2009-12-18 14:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1604GERMANY/RUSSIA: LOST THAT LOVING FEELING?
[...] (C) Summary. German political decision- and opinion-makers are making a more sober assessment of Russia writ large, including its partnership with Germany and its trajectory. German officials describe themselves as the most avid supporters in Europe of the U.S. reset policy, but nearly a ye [...]
2009-12-18 15:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM NATO OSCE PGOV PREL RS ECON
09BERLIN1605GLASS HALF FULL: GERMANY BACKS CURRENT DOHA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. German government and industry fully concur in calling for a swift conclusion of the Doha Round. They believe that the current Doha package is the best result that can be obtained. Senior government and industry officials have signaled that they consider U.S. demands for more m [...]
2009-12-18 15:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL EAGR WTRO EU GM
09BERLIN1606ADAPTED CFE: DRILLING DOWN ON GERMAN'S PROPOSALS
[...] (S) Summary. Germany believes allies should de-link the 1999 Istanbul Commitments from Adapted CFE (A/CFE) talks in order to make headway with Russia. Germany also thinks allies should formalize NATO's prior assurances of restraint and begin a discussion on the meaning of "substantial forces" [...]
2009-12-18 16:35:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNKCFE PARM PREL NATO GM
09BERLIN1608MEDIA REACTION: COP15, AFGHANISTAN, HEALTHCARE;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Copenhagen Climate Conference 3. Afghanistan 4. Healthcare Bill  [...]
2009-12-21 13:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG US AF
09BERLIN1609GERMANY'S NEW DEVELOPMENT MINISTER CONNECTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dirk Niebel (FDP) was an odd pick as Germany's new Development Minister -- he had no experience in international development, and had previously suggested abolishing the Development Ministry. Now in charge, Niebel has big shoes to fill, following on the heels of Heidemarie Wie [...]
2009-12-21 16:31:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN161MEDIA REACTION: MSC, U.S. ECONOMY, EU-RUSSIA, GERMAN ECON
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Munich Security Conference 3. U.S. Economic Package 4. Russia-EU Meeting 5. German Economic Minister Resigns  [...]
2009-02-09 12:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US EU RS AF IR
09BERLIN1610EMBASSY BERLIN RESPONSE TO FY 2010 PEDOPHILIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Per reftel request, Embassy Berlin finds no evidence suggesting the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) or its affiliate organizations share ties to groups that support pedophilia. Per UNV representatives, the organization does not grant official status, accreditation or recognition [...]
2009-12-22 10:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAID PHUM SOCI GM
09BERLIN1611(S) GERMANY WILL REVIEW CASE OF SYRIAN ATTEMPTS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 11:47:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MUNC ETTC KSCA SY GE
09BERLIN1612MEDIA REACTION: COP15, IRAN, GERMANY-AFGHANISTAN, OBAMA
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change 3. Iranian protests 4. Afghanistan 5. Obama Presidency  [...]
2009-12-22 12:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG IR GM AF US
09BERLIN1615(S) SIEMENS COMPUTERS WILL NOT GO TO IRAN
[...] (S) Summary: The Siemens computers described in reftels remain in the UAE. German MFA officials assure us that all parties are working towards a resolution that will prevent the computers from reaching Iran, although they would not commit to a particular solution or timeline. Disputes about [...]
2009-12-22 14:17:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL MUNC IR CH UK AE GM
09BERLIN1617MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, CIA, SERBIAN EU
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Serbian EU Bid 3. Climate Change 4. Lithuania -- CIA Covert Prisons 5. Afghanistan  [...]
2009-12-23 16:35:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF GM KGHG US SR
09BERLIN1621German COP-15 Reactions
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germans have expressed disappointment with the results of the COP-15 Summit in Copenhagen. Government officials have defended the outcome, but are also pointing fingers. Opposition leaders saw the summit as a clear failure and predictably took leaders to task. German media head [...]
2009-12-24 09:11:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG PREL EIND GM
09BERLIN1622GERMANY/AFGHANISTAN: MOD STAFF PUSHES FOR TROOP
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The MOD staff is recommending that the German government seek an increase of 1,500 in the troop ceiling for the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan after the January 28 London Conference. Publicly, Defense Minister zu Guttenberg has remained non-committal about any troop increase, whil [...]
2009-12-24 09:32:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1623MEDIA REACTION: CHINA, OBAMA ADMINISTRATION;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Chinese trial against dissident 3. China buys Volvo 4. Obama Administration  [...]
2009-12-24 09:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH GM US
09BERLIN1626MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM, IRAN, CHINA, U.S.;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Failed Terrorist Attack 3. (Iran) New Protestsn4 4. (China) Reaction to Jailing of Liu Xiabo 5. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform  [...]
2009-12-29 07:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG US IR CH
09BERLIN1628MEDIA REACTION: U.S., IRAN, TERRORISM, ISRAEL, GERMANY-
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Failed Terrorist Attack 3. (Iran) Clashes Between Regime and Opposition 4. (Terrorism) U.S.-Yemen 5. (Israel) New Settlements 6. (Afghanistan) London Conference  [...]
2009-12-31 13:34:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IR YM IS AF
09BERLIN1629MEDIA REACTION: U.S., IRAN, U.S.-RUSSIA, CHINA-UK,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Aftermath of Failed Terrorist Attack, Debate in Germany 3. (Iran) Protests, Ahmadinejad Remarks 4. (U.S.-Russia) START talks, Putin Remarks 5. (China) Execution of British National 6. (Germany-Afghanistan) Afghanistan Conference à [...]
2009-12-31 13:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR US IR RS UK AF
09BERLIN1630MEDIA REACTION: US, US, US;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Impact of Failed Attack 3. (U.S.) Yemen, Guant namo 4. (Anti-Terrorism) Assessment of Passenger Screening 5. Look Back at 2009, Look Ahead to 2010 Â [...]
2009-12-31 13:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH GM US
09BERLIN1633Lame Duck German Governor Kicked Upstairs as New
[...] (SBU) Chancellor Angela Merkel nominated Baden- Wuerttemberg (BW) Minister President Guenther Oettinger as EU Energy Commissioner primarily to remove an unloved lame duck from an important CDU bastion. The move was not the promotion of a valued colleague as Merkel's allies sought to portray it [...]
2009-12-31 13:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN1634Lame Duck German Governor Kicked Upstairs as New
[...] (SBU) Chancellor Angela Merkel nominated Baden- Wuerttemberg (BW) Minister President Guenther Oettinger as EU Energy Commissioner primarily to remove an unloved lame duck from an important CDU bastion. The move was not the promotion of a valued colleague as Merkel's allies sought to portray it [...]
2009-12-31 13:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN1635Lame Duck German Governor Kicked Upstairs as New
[...] (SBU) Chancellor Angela Merkel nominated Baden- Wuerttemberg (BW) Minister President Guenther Oettinger as EU Energy Commissioner primarily to remove an unloved lame duck from an important CDU bastion. The move was not the promotion of a valued colleague as Merkel's allies sought to portray it [...]
2009-12-31 14:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN1636Lame Duck German Governor Kicked Upstairs as New
[...] (SBU) Chancellor Angela Merkel nominated Baden- Wuerttemberg (BW) Minister President Guenther Oettinger as EU Energy Commissioner primarily to remove an unloved lame duck from an important CDU bastion. The move was not the promotion of a valued colleague as Merkel's allies sought to portray it [...]
2009-12-31 14:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN165READOUT OF STEINMEIER-LARIJANI DISCUSSIONS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: According to German MFA Political Director Stanzel, German FM Steimeier pressed Iran to drop its backward-looking approach and accept the U.S.'s new, sincere willingness for dialogue in his February 6 meeting with Iranian Majles Speaker Ali Larijani on the margins of the Muni [...]
2009-02-10 14:40:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL KNNP GM IR
09BERLIN168GERMAN ECONOMICS MINISTER THROWS IN TOWEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The sudden resignation of Economics Minister Michael Glos (CSU) on February 7 caught Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and her party off guard at a time when addressing Germany's economic downturn is paramount. To minimize damage, the CSU quickly replaced Glos with its Secretary Ge [...]
2009-02-11 06:12:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL PGOV GM
09BERLIN169GERMAN ECONOMICS MINISTER THROWS IN TOWEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The sudden resignation of Economics Minister Michael Glos (CSU) on February 7 caught Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and her party off guard at a time when addressing Germany's economic downturn is paramount. To minimize damage, the CSU quickly replaced Glos with its Secretary Ge [...]
2009-02-11 06:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL PGOV GM
09BERLIN181GERMANY SEEKS U.S. PARTNER TO DEVELOP OPTICAL SPACE IMAGERY CAPABILITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-12 17:16:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR GM
09BERLIN183HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: USAREUR FORCE
[...] (S) Reftel requested Embassy Berlin's assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding USAREUR's plan to move troops currently stationed in Schweinfurt to Grafenwoehr and to move or inactivate several smaller units at posts throughout the country. This message provides Embassy Berlin's assessme [...]
2009-02-13 10:56:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR PREL GM
09BERLIN184MEDIA REACTION: Afghanistan, Obama, Economic Pakistan-India
[...] Lead Stories Summary Editorials focused on today's Bundestag meeting on the government's economic stimulus package, on protectionist tendencies in the EU, and on reports that people use drugs to improve their performance on the job. ZDF-TV's early evening newscast Heute opened with the Co [...]
2009-02-13 11:57:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM
09BERLIN185GERMANY URGING OTHERS TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) PolOff met with German MFA Deputy Office Director for the Balkans Mark Bogdahn February 12 to discuss the points in Ref. A. Bogdahn thanked us for sharing our talking points and noted that Germany continues to work actively to convince other nations to recognize Kosovo, including a numb [...]
2009-02-13 13:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN SR GM KS
09BERLIN187GERMANY: 2010 NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE MUST SUCCEED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There is a great deal of interest in Germany -- in the government, the Bundestag, the press, and among the NGO and think tank community -- about the upcoming Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) and Review Conference (RevCon). Interlocutors insist the 20 [...]
2009-02-13 15:00:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERLIN188GERMAN CONCERNS ABOUT INFO SHARING IN THE LEAD-UP
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (SBU) Political and Global Affairs officers delivered Ref points simultaneously to interlocutors at the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economics on February 12. While expressing appreciation for receipt of the information [...]
2009-02-13 15:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA PREL TSPL GM
09BERLIN19GERMANY: ONBOARD FOR CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY
[...] (U) Poloff delivered Ref A and Ref B to MFA Deputy Division Head for European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Jens Beikuefner, who noted that MFA already had received the draft communiqu and proposed agenda from the German Permanent Mission to the UN. MFA Division Head for ESDP Kampmann l [...]
2009-01-08 12:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
09BERLIN192GERMANY WELCOMES U.S. NONPROLIFERATION ASSURANCES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 17:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ENRG KNNP KSCA PARM TRGY FR GM
09BERLIN193(C) GERMANY OPEN TO NGA WAIVER REQUEST FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Economics Ministry (BMWi) officials are optimistic that Germany will approve a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) request to waive a provision of their Satellite Data Security Law (Satellitendatensicherheitsgesetz) for the USG. This NGA request asked for a special pro [...]
2009-02-17 05:27:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA UK CA GM
09BERLIN195 GERMANY TO FOLLOW EU LEAD AND SEES ITSELF AS A BRIDGE ON
[...] Summary: The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) will represent Germany at the upcoming meeting in Mexico City of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress. BMELV will be represented by Wolfgang Koehler and Dr. Jan-Erik Bucha [...]
2009-02-17 12:19:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
09BERLIN196MEDIA REACTION: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Obama Clinton,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-17 13:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM
09BERLIN209A REVITALIZED NUCLEAR INDUSTRY MAKES A STRONG CASE FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Germany's current policy to phase out nuclear power by 2021 is coming under fire from leaders of the CDU/CSU and FDP, while Germany's nuclear industry is increasingly confident of winning an indefinite reprieve from the ban should a conservative/liberal coalition form the next go [...]
2009-02-19 15:57:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ETRD PREL GM RS TU UP
09BERLIN215(C) GERMANS WARN THAT BUY AMERICA COULD PROMPT
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy officials have encountered strong official reactions, public outcry and unfavorable press on Buy America provisions in the U.S. stimulus package. Germans are widely concerned about their impact on an already troubled export-oriented economy. Embassy representatives re [...]
2009-02-20 16:26:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL GM
09BERLIN216GERMAN VIEWS ON THE FEBRUARY 23-24 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. While the Afghanistan discussion at the February 23-24 GAERC is supposed to be limited to just 30 minutes, Germany says EU foreign ministers will have a greater opportunity to address this issue at the March GAERC meeting and at a dinner on the margins of the March 19 EU Summit. [...]
2009-02-20 20:30:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN XF ZL SU CE IZ AF GM
09BERLIN217THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S FEBRUARY 7 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 7 meeting on the margins on the Munich Security Conference, Deputy Secretary Steinberg and German MFA State Secretary Silberberg discussed a wide range of issues, including Afghanistan, Russia, missile defense, Africa, and Iraq. Also participating in the meeting [...]
2009-02-20 20:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV NATO AF RU XA IZ UP GG GM
09BERLIN218MEDIA REACTION: G20, CLINTON, GUANTANAMO, NATO, ECONOMICS,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. G-20 Preparatory Meeting 3. Secretary Clinton's Trip to Asia 4. Guantnamo 5. France's Return to NATO's Structures 6. U.S. Budget Deficit, Efforts to Fight Financial Crisis 7. Former Chancellor Schroeder's meeting with President Ahmadinejad 8. Fo [...]
2009-02-23 15:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CH FR IR IS XG
09BERLIN220IRAN: FORMER CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER MEETS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ex-Chancellor and former SPD Chief Gerhard Schroeder's February 19-22 visit to Iran has come under fire not only from rival parties and Germany's Jewish community, but also from a senior SPD Bundestag member. The MFA (and with it, FM Steinmeier) has also distanced itself from t [...]
2009-02-23 15:52:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL GM IR
09BERLIN226(C) GERMANY OPEN TO NGA WAIVER REQUEST FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Economics Ministry (BMWi) officials are optimistic that Germany will approve a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) request to waive a provision of their Satellite Data Security Law (Satellitendatensicherheitsgesetz) for the USG. This NGA request asked for a special pro [...]
2009-02-24 12:30:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA UK CA GM
09BERLIN227UNITED STATES AND GERMANY IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON
[...] Summary: The German government is approaching oversight of the DNA synthesis industry by relying on the Industry Association for Synthetic Biology (IASB) to develop and promote voluntary self-regulation. The proposed IASB oversight mechanisms are very much in line with the USG policy framewor [...]
2009-02-24 16:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL GM BWC
09BERLIN228GERMANY ANXIOUS FOR RESULTS AT NEXT WEEK'S
[...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Martin Langer, head of the MFA's IAEA Unit in the Nuclear Arms Control (REF 240) Division on February 24. Langer noted that Germany shares many of our views and concerns about Iran's and Syria's refusal to work with the IAEA and the nature of those contries' [...]
2009-02-24 16:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALIAEA KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM SYR TRGY
09BERLIN229GERMANS UNLIKELY TO INCREASE THEIR SUPPORT TO
[...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Gunnar Denecke, deputy in the MFA's Defense and Security Policy Division, and (separately) Klemens Semtner, head of the Iraq Unit, on February 24. While both expressed support for NTM-I's mission, Denecke reiterated Germany's oft-heard "no boots on the groun [...]
2009-02-24 18:23:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ EUN
09BERLIN230GERMANY WILL SUPPORT AMCIT JUDICIAL NOMINATION
[...] (SBU) In response to Reftel demarche, Michael Fabri-Weiland of the German MFA United Nations desk informed Econoff that Germany "will gladly support" the candidacy of Judge Mark Painter for a position on the UN Appeals Tribunal. Fabri-Weiland also requested U.S. support of German candidate [...]
2009-02-25 10:48:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09BERLIN235STEINMEIER'S VISIT "TIMELY" AND "A SUCCESS."
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German Foreign Minister Steinmeier's February 17-18 visit to Iraq -- the first by a German FM in 22 years -- focused strictly on bilateral relations and particularly on economic and cultural ties. He was joined by three Bundestag (Parliament) members, seven business leaders, th [...]
2009-02-25 15:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ EUN ECON ETRD
09BERLIN236BERLIN MINI SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS GERMAN G-20
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 22 gathering of European G-20 leaders in Berlin enabled Germany to help define the European agenda for financial reform at the London Summit in April. EU leaders signed onto Chancellor Merkel's idea for a "Charter for Sustainable Economic Activity" and vowed to comba [...]
2009-02-26 10:29:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN237BERLIN MINI SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS GERMAN G-20
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 22 gathering of European G-20 leaders in Berlin enabled Germany to help define the European agenda for financial reform at the London Summit in April. EU leaders signed onto Chancellor Merkel's idea for a "Charter for Sustainable Economic Activity" and vowed to comba [...]
2009-02-26 10:29:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN245EUR PDAS RIES'S FEBRUARY 24-25 VISIT TO BERLIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During EUR PDAS Ries's February 24-25 visit to Berlin, senior German officials warmly welcomed the commitment of the new U.S. Administration to partnership and consultation, and foresaw no major divergence between the U.S. and Germany on the key issues to be addressed at the Marc [...]
2009-02-27 14:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON MARR MNUC MOPS NATO PGOV PHSA PREL PTER
09BERLIN250GERMAN UNEMPLOYMENT RISES AS ECONOMIC CRISIS DEEPENS IN
[...] Summary. After long resisting the effects of the global economic downturn, the German labor market has deteriorated quickly since November. German unemployment increased in February for a fourth straight month as falling exports and a deepening recession prompted companies to cut production [...]
2009-03-02 16:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EFIN PGOV GM
09BERLIN254MISSION GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO INFO REQUEST IN
[...] SUMMARY. (SBU) Due to the deepening financial and economic crises, Germany is experiencing its worst recession since World War II. Its export-oriented manufacturing sector, including the automotive industry, has been hit particularly hard; new car orders fell 20 percent in the fourth quarter o [...]
2009-03-03 16:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN256GERMANY - 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are David Fisher (email: fisherdl@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2439) and Jacqueline Dadswel [...]
2009-03-04 11:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM
09BERLIN257MEDIA REACTION: MISSILE DEFENSE, IRAN, MIDEAST,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S.-Russian Relations, Iran 3. Clinton Trip to Mideast 4. U.S.-Cuban Relations 5. Future Strategy on Afghanistan 6. Attack On Sri Lankan Cricket Team 7. ECB's Reaction to Financial Crisis  [...]
2009-03-04 12:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR RS CU AF CE XG IS SY GZ
09BERLIN259GERMANY LARGELY IN LINE WITH THE U.S. ON WAY AHEAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany shares the U.S. view on the way ahead in Afghanistan as outlined in reftels, and supports the deployment of additional U.S. forces to the south and east of the country as necessary to carry out the clear-hold-build strategy. While Germany almost certainly will not commit [...]
2009-03-04 17:29:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ECON AF GM
09BERLIN263GERMANY WELCOMES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON IRANIAN
[...] (SE) After reviewing reftel non-paper, Nancy Reck, German MFA MTCR Desk Officer, stated that she would forward the information to other GOG authorities and will notify the USG if there is additional information to convey. Koenig [...]
2009-03-05 14:16:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MUNC TSPA IR SY MY GM
09BERLIN264GERMANY'S THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO RETURNING HEU
[...] (C) This is an action request, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Germany is exploring the mechanics of returning Russian-origin Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) that is currently stored at the Rossendorf Research Reactor in the German state of Saxony to Russia. German Foreign Ministry [...]
2009-03-05 16:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP TRGY IAEA RS GM
09BERLIN266EBADI URGES WEST NOT TO LET UP ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This message is being transmitted on behalf of CONGEN Duesseldorf. 2. (C/NF) Summary: In multiple public meetings 26-28 February in North Rhine Westphalia, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi (strictly protect throughout) kept to a human rights theme, criticizing the Iranian gove [...]
2009-03-06 10:29:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM GM IR
09BERLIN267GERMANY'S DEFENSE BUDGET: SMALL INCREASES LIKELY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite a nominal increase of 1.64 billion euros over last year, the German defense budget for 2009 will fall short of the NATO target of two percent of GDP by only accounting for 1.5 percent GDP. Transformation remains significantly underfunded. Plans to free up money for in [...]
2009-03-06 11:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM
09BERLIN268NATO/CROATIA: GERMANY PRESSING THE SLOVENES AT
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to Foreign Office DAS-equivalent Emily Haber and MFA NATO Enlargement officer Ludwig Blaurock and asked that Germany weigh in with the Slovenians to encourage them to find a legal way to truncate the referendum process so that they can deposit their instrument [...]
2009-03-06 11:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO SL HR GM
09BERLIN272GM Calls for State Funds in Opel Plan: Germans Wary
[...] Summary. This week, GM presented the German government with its plan to partially divorce Opel by creating a holding company. The plan would require the German government to provide funding support to the new company. German Economics Minister zu Guttenberg promised a German government respo [...]
2009-03-06 16:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN276MEDIA REACTION: KOREA, AFGHANISTAN, NORTHERN IRELAND, HUMAN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. North Korea 3. Western Strategy on Afghanistan, Elections 4. Northern Ireland Attacks 5. Human Rights 6. Financial Crisis 7. Stem Cell Research 8. Iran  [...]
2009-03-10 12:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM KN AF UK IR
09BERLIN280CHANCELLOR MERKEL TURNS INWARD TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC
[...] (C) Summary. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) remains the odds-on favorite to prevail as chancellor in the national parliamentary elections on September 27, 2009, but her poll numbers are dropping and the contest looks increasingly open. Nagging problems with rivals inside her party and a dou [...]
2009-03-11 08:33:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON GM PGOV PINR PREL
09BERLIN282GERMANS SUPPORT NEW POLICY IN IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post discussed the new Iraq policy with MFA contacts who responded positively to the President's announcement and the decision to reduce U.S. troop strength in Iraq. While noting concern about future stability in Iraq, MFA reps indicated possible future German support for NTM-I. [...]
2009-03-11 15:40:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ EUN ECON
09BERLIN283BLUE LANTERN REPONSE LICENSE 050115687: ASC SITE
[...] (SBU) As a follow-up to Ref A, EconOff conducted a site visit to Advanced Sensors Calibration (ASC) GmbH. Based on this site visit, we assess that ASC is a reliable handler of United States Munitions List (USML) items. On March 3, EconOff met with ASC GmbH CEO Peter Bay at ASC's headquarter [...]
2009-03-11 15:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC SF GM
09BERLIN284BLUE LANTERN REPONSE: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (SBU) Helmut Hofmann GmbH responded to all reftel inquiries with satisfactory answers and in a timely manner regarding Blue Lantern end-use check 050076491. EconOff posed the reftel questions to Helmut Hofmann GmbH via email and followed up with a phone conversation. Based on these responses [...]
2009-03-11 15:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMOC ETTC GM
09BERLIN286MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, MIDEAST, IRAN, SYRIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. New Strategy on Afghanistan 3. France's Return to NATO Command Structure 4. Mideast and Iran Policy 5. Financial Crisis 6. Relaxation of U.S.-Cuban Relations 7. ICC Arrest Warrant for Bashir 8. Eastern European Economic Problems  [...]
2009-03-12 11:46:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM AF US FR IR XF XH SU CU SY
09BERLIN288GERMAN PLEDGE AT MARCH 2 SHARM AL-SHEIKH DONORS'
[...] (SBU) On March 6, 2009 Econoff contacted Jacqueline Groth of the Middle East Regional Development Policy Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in Bonn, to confirm German support for the Palestinians following the March 2 Donors' Conference in Sharm Al-Sheikh, [...]
2009-03-12 13:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN GM IS
09BERLIN291GERMANY INTENTLY FOCUSED ON BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany shares our concerns about recent backsliding in Bosnia & Herzegovina (B&H),and is engaged regularly with Bosnian leaders at the highest level to press them to fulfill the "Five Plus Two Agenda." Foreign Office contacts stressed that B&H's future is "clearly" in the Euro- [...]
2009-03-12 15:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN SR GM BK
09BERLIN293GERMANY HARDENING ITS LINE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Cluster munitions (CM) experts at the MFA are pessimistic about the chances for success at the upcoming CCW meetings on the issue in Geneva, and indicated a hardening of Germany's stance in the negotiations. Contacts emphasized that Germany would most likely only support a second [...]
2009-03-12 15:22:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO GM
09BERLIN294Bavarian Avian Influenza Incident Report
[...] (U) Summary: A duck shot on January 10, 2009 in Bavaria was confirmed on March 10 as a carrier of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1virus. The bird was tested as part of a routine wild bird surveillance program. Germany considers the event an isolated incident, and there are no [...]
2009-03-12 15:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED EAGR TBIO KFLU PREL ECON CASC GM
09BERLIN298IRAN: GERMANY INCREASINGLY FORWARD-LEANING ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent discussions with key German government officials indicate that the German government, in coordination with its EU-4 partners, continues work to tee up additional EU designations of Iranian entities. The key problem is on the sequencing and breadth of designations, on wh [...]
2009-03-13 11:29:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP ETRD GM IR
09BERLIN301GERMANY: NOT PUSHING FOR LUKASHENKA INVITE TO EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY. German Chancellery and MFA contacts agree that inviting Belarusian President Lukashenka to the May 7 EU Summit launching the Eastern Partnership (EaP)would be a mistake, although they support continuing the suspension of EU sanctions for another six months and allowing Belarus to [...]
2009-03-13 15:17:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GM BO RS EU
09BERLIN303GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MARCH 16-17 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany expects a full agenda at the EU General Affairs and External Relations (GAERC) next week, with extensive discussion of the implications of the economic crisis on the eastern neighbors, recent developments in Sudan, Belarus, and the Western Balkans. Germany is highly conc [...]
2009-03-13 15:56:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL IR PGOV GM BO UP MD SU GZ IS
09BERLIN304DURBAN: JEWISH ORGANIZATION PRESSES SENIOR LEVELS
[...] (C) In a March 11 conversation, Secretary General of the Central Council of Jews of Germany Stephan Kramer told Pol M-C that he had discussed Germany's continued participation in the preparation for the Durban Review Conference with Foreign Minister Steinmeier and Chancellery National Security [...]
2009-03-13 16:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL GM
09BERLIN305GERMAN BUSINESSES "DUSTING OFF IRAQ FILE"
[...] (C) Summary: German Cabinet level efforts to resurrect Germany's historically strong business ties with Iraq, recent political and security developments in Iraq, and declining export opportunities elsewhere have boosted German businesses' interest in re-entering the Iraqi market. In a March [...]
2009-03-13 17:19:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD EINV EFIN GM IZ
09BERLIN307TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - INTERPRETING THE STATISTICS
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to preliminary 2007 statistics provided by the Federal Statistics Office, 95 individuals were sentenced for human trafficking in cases where TIP was either the only crime, or the severest of the crimes, they were sentenced for. 67 of the 95 individuals received suspend [...]
2009-03-16 05:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM
09BERLIN311GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PAKISTAN'S IDP
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Pakistan Desk Officer Tobias Grothe on March 11 and asked that Germany support urgent appeals for assistance to Pakistan's internally displaced persons (IDPs). Grothe said he would coordinate with the MFA desk responsible UN humanitarian assistance [...]
2009-03-16 16:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PHUM PREF GM PK AF
09BERLIN312GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON FINANCIAL CRISIS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a discussion of G-20 themes with Ministry of Finance contacts, Embassy learned that the German government still believes strengthening financial sector regulation is the best way to restore confidence in the markets, and should thus be the primary focus of the April 2 London S [...]
2009-03-16 18:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN317GERMAY NOT CERTAIN OF PARTICIPATION IN SEOUL
[...] (SBU) Econoff met with German MFA Assistant Desk Officer Marc Hinrichsen, Russian Federation First Secretary Dmitri Cherkaschin and Korean First Secretary Won-jae Lee. Hinrichsen said he would pass the Ref B invitation for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) workshop in [...]
2009-03-18 10:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC GM
09BERLIN324MEDIA REACTION: AIG, EU, PAKISTAN, NATO, KOREA, POPE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. AIG Controversy 3. EU Summit 4. Financial Crisis 5. U.S. Strikes in Pakistan 6. French Return to NATO Command 7. Climate Protection 8. North Korean Missile Test 9. Papal Visit to Africa  [...]
2009-03-19 12:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM XG US KN PK FR VT
09BERLIN326GERMAN VIEWS ON APRIL 17 PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge Koenig delivered reftel points to MFA State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg on March 18, in a joint demarche with Japanese Ambassador Takahiro Shinyo and Pakistani Ambassador Shahid Ahmad Kamal. Silberberg said the German MFA will be represented at the April 17 Donors Confe [...]
2009-03-20 11:12:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRD PK GM
09BERLIN328MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU SUMMIT, FED, FRANCE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. President Obama's Video Message to Iran 3. New U.S. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. EU Summit, Financial Crisis, G-20 5. Fed Policy 6. General Strike in France 7. Papal Visit to Africa 8. Iraqi Refugees in Germany  [...]
2009-03-20 12:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR AF XG FR VT IZ
09BERLIN329GERMANY TO STAY MUM ON MANAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 12:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF GM
09BERLIN330GERMANY AGREES ON NEED TO MAINTAIN "IN TOGETHER,
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA NATO Office Director Bernhard Schlagheck and MOD Political Military Affairs Branch Chief Col. Bernd Schuett on March 20, emphasizing the U.S. concern about the apparent intentions of several Allies to draw down their forces in Kosovo unilaterally in the [...]
2009-03-20 12:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV GM
09BERLIN331IRANIAN MAJLES DELEGATION TALKS REGIONAL ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran Majles Foreign Affairs Committee chair Alaeddin Boroujerdi led a Majles delegation visit to Berlin March 4-6, meeting with Interior Minister Schaeuble, as well as a variety of senior Chancellery officials and Bundestag MPs. Boroujerdi expressed Iran's interest in increase [...]
2009-03-20 12:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SNAR PHUM GM IR AF IS GZ WE
09BERLIN332GERMANS WELCOME CFE COMMENTS AND HOPE FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Michael Biontino, head of the MFA's Conventional Disarmament and Arms Control Division, welcomed "the constructive comments" from all partners and emphasized that he could foresee "no problems at all" accepting many of the ideas he heard at the March 12 HLTF meeting in Brussels. A [...]
2009-03-20 13:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO GM KCFE RS PARM
09BERLIN333CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY VS. BERLIN DISTRICT - THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 15:26:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL
09BERLIN334BOTH GERMAN FM STEINMEIER AND SPECIAL ENVOY
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Afghanistan/Pakistan Task Force Director Thomas Zahneisen on March 17, after coordinating with the Dutch Embassy, which briefed the MFA on their plans for the March 31 Afghanistan Conference the day before. 2. (C) Zahneisen warmly welcomed th [...]
2009-03-20 15:26:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EU AF PK UN GM
09BERLIN335GERMANY TO DONATE ADDITIONAL 1 MILLION EUROS TO
[...] (SBU) Post followed up with MFA Pakistan Desk Officer Tobias Grothe on March 19 to see if Germany, as requested reftel A, would be able to contribute additional funds to one or more of the UN agencies involved in assisting internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Pakistan, or to help meet the Bu [...]
2009-03-20 15:28:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PHUM PREF PK GM
09BERLIN336INDUSTRY SAYS GERMAN GOVERNMENT ADOPTING TOUGH
[...] (C) Summary: German officials are exerting stronger moral pressure on industry to discourage business with Iran beyond those measures specifically stipulated in sanctions regimes, according to industry contacts. German government officials have reportedly emphasized the undesirability of L [...]
2009-03-20 15:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETRD ENRG PREL EFIN ETTC KMVP IZ IR GM
09BERLIN339MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, FINANCE, ISRAEL, NORTH KOREA
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS Nowruz Message to Iran 3. Bank Stabilization Plan 4. AIG Bonus Payments 5. Formation of New Israeli Government 6. North Korean Satellite Launch  [...]
2009-03-23 12:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IS KN
09BERLIN34STEINMEIER'S OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A two-page open letter from German Foreign Minister Steinmeier to President-elect Barack Obama was published over the weekend of January 10-11 in Der Spiegel magazine. Steinmeier wrote that an incoming American president has never stimulated "so much hope and confidence," and he [...]
2009-01-12 16:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAFSN GM MNUC NATO PGOV PREL IZ IR
09BERLIN340GERMAN GOVERNMENT, IRANIAN-GERMAN COMMUNITY REACTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German government, senior Bundestag members, and prominent members of Germany's Iranian community have responded positively to President Obama's Now Ruz message to the Iranian people and government. Chancellor Merkel noted that the message reflected a European desire for a [...]
2009-03-23 15:53:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KNNP GM IR
09BERLIN344MEDIA REACTION: ECONOMY, AFGHANISTAN, ISRAEL, IRAQ-TURKEY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S. Bailout Plan 3. U.S. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. U.S. Budget Draft 5. Obama on AIG Bonuses 6. New Israeli Government 7. Turkish President Gul Visits Iraq 8. 10th Anniversary of NATO Intervention 9. Future NATO Secretary General 10. R [...]
2009-03-24 12:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF IS IZ TU RS SF DA CH
09BERLIN345SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S BILATERAL MEETING
[...] (S/NF) Chancellor Merkel will be focused on a productive, substantive meeting when you visit Baden-Baden April 3. Germany holds the greatest untapped potential in Europe for our transatlantic agenda; unlocking it will take sustained effort by the Administration, and the payoff will not be imm [...]
2009-03-24 12:51:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNGM MARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL
09BERLIN349JEWISH CLAIMS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS SURGING HOME
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Conference of Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Inc. (JCC) achieved only a partial success in its March 19 annual negotiations with the German Finance Ministry. The Ministry agreed to raise assistance payments [...]
2009-03-25 14:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KNAR GM
09BERLIN351GERMANY UNDERSTANDS CANCELLATION OF OAK RIDGE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 15:30:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC ENRG KNNP KSCA PARM TRGY FR GM
09BERLIN352(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 16:34:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMNUC PARM PREL UK IR GM
09BERLIN353(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN MISSILE PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 16:36:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR GM
09BERLIN354MERKEL'S G-20 SUMMIT AGENDA: A CLOSER LOOK
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Partly out of conviction, and partly out of political expediency, Chancellor Merkel has positioned herself as champion of fiscal restraint and financial reform in the G-20. She is firmly convinced that lax financial oversight and regulation were root causes of the current cris [...]
2009-03-25 16:52:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN PREL GM
09BERLIN359SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY STERN'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy Stern, Mission Germany warmly welcomes your visit and looks forward to supporting a mix of productive meetings. You will find your German interlocutors to be complimentary, congratulatory, and understanding of the broad challenges the Administration is facing si [...]
2009-03-27 05:52:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OVIP GM
09BERLIN365GERMANY CONCERNED HOW ALLEGED SUDAN CONVOY ATTACK
[...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Deputy Director for Near East Division Robert Doelger March 27 to discuss views on the Gaza smuggling interdiction Program of Action (PoA) (reftel) and the status of German efforts at assisting Egypt with land border interdiction. Doelger asked Poloff for any further [...]
2009-03-27 14:35:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEUN MOPS NATO PREL GM IS SU
09BERLIN366GERMANY CALLS FOR TRANSATLANTIC COORDINATION, CARE
[...] (C) MFA Near East Division chief Boris Ruge told Poloff March 27 that Germany agrees with reftel points but he stressed the need for the EU and the United States to exercise care and to coordinate when responding or reacting to any Palestinian reconciliation agreement. Ruge cautioned against [...]
2009-03-27 14:35:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL KWBG GM EUN
09BERLIN368U.S. SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS POLICY NONPAPER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5 below. 2. (C) Germany welcomed the reftel nonpaper on U.S. space situation awareness (SSA) policy and noted the upcoming bilateral meeting in Washington at the end of April as an excellent opportunity to further discuss this topic. As a poss [...]
2009-03-27 15:00:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALESA EUN MCAP NASA NATO PARM PREL TSPA XG XT
09BERLIN369PRELIMINARY GERMAN RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. FM Steinmeier has responded positively to the new U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategy, praising it for its emphasis on civilian assistance and development. While German officials had some initial misgivings about the planned creation of a NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) [...]
2009-03-27 18:35:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL NATO MOPS AF PK GM
09BERLIN372MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, UNFCCC, DOHA, LATAM
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. New Afghanistan Strategy 3. NATO Summit Meeting 4. New NATO Secretary-General 5. Bonn UNFCCC 6. Doha--Arab Summit 7. Progressive Leaders' Conference  [...]
2009-03-30 12:05:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF PK TU IS IR CU
09BERLIN379GERMANY: DOWNBEAT ABOUT PROSPECTS IN UKRAINE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany views Ukraine as a significant partner, but Berlin is frustrated with the continued inability of President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko to work together. Contacts hope that the current economic crisis will force the two to stop "squabbling" and focus on the [...]
2009-03-31 15:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM UP
09BERLIN380GERMAN UNEMPLOYMENT UP FOR FIFTH
[...] Summary. The usual seasonal labor upswing failed to materialize this year as the global economic crisis tightened its grip on the German labor market. For the first time in three years, unemployment rose in March. The German labor market has deteriorated quickly since November as falling [...]
2009-03-31 15:15:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EFIN PGOV GM
09BERLIN382GERMANY: SUPPORTIVE OF PROPOSED AF/PAK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. German officials have been uniformly positive about the new U.S. Afghanistan/Pakistan strategy and largely supportive of our proposed deliverables for the NATO and U.S.-EU summits. The Germans are committed to covering almost all of the outstanding requirements in the north of Afghanis [...]
2009-03-31 19:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EU AF PK UN GM
09BERLIN384MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISIT, G20, U.S.-RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS Visit to Europe 3. G20 Summit 4. Obama-Medvedev Meeting 5. The Hague Conference on Afghanistan 6. New Israeli Government 7. Arab League Summit 8. Chodorkovsky Trial  [...]
2009-04-01 12:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS AF IR IS QA XG
09BERLIN389 DON'T TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME, DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS, RE:
[...] (U) Summary: Based on RefEmail request, Embassy Berlin spoke to sports officials at the German Ministry of Interior and at the Berlin office of the German Olympic Committee. Speaking informally, both offices were nonetheless clear that efforts to restore the Olympic sport status of America's [...]
2009-04-01 15:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL GM
09BERLIN39(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN FIRM SEEKS GERMAN
[...] (S) Germany appreciates Ref A information regarding Iranian efforts to procure German origin computer numeric control (CNC) controllers for use with a six-axis filament winding machine, but may not feel confident about their legal case to deny such an export. On January 13, we delivered ref [...]
2009-01-13 13:28:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR GM
09BERLIN390Chancellor Merkel Clarifies Her Stance on the
[...] Summary. Chancellor Merkel confounded critics and pledged to stand by Opel in a speech at the firm's Ruesselsheim plant on March 31. Her remarks were greeted by a standing ovation from the workers and widespread positive comment by the media. While ruling out direct government investment, t [...]
2009-04-02 05:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB GM
09BERLIN399(C) GERMANY INFORMED ON USG VIEWS REGARDING PARIS
[...] (C) On March 31, EconOff delivered ref nonpaper to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck. Reck said that the information in the ref nonpaper looks good and that she only had a few comments pertaining to the "Machine Tools" and "Interdiction" topics. 2. (C) Reck point [...]
2009-04-03 09:47:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR GM
09BERLIN402MEDIA REACTION: G20, NATO, CHINA-US, ISRAEL, ECB
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. G-20 Summit 3. NATO Summit 4. Hu-Obama Meeting 5. New Israeli Government 6. Lowering of Interest Rates  [...]
2009-04-03 12:51:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CH IS
09BERLIN403German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: March 2009
[...] (SBU) As of March 24, Germany had a total of 7,304 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions, up from 7,200 in December (ref A). More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs of this cable: Mission Personnel [...]
2009-04-03 14:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN404(S) GERMANY UNDERCUTS USG AUSTRALIA GROUP DENIAL
[...] (S) Germany has decided to approve the export of ref E Australia Group (AG)-listed items to the Indian firm United Phosphorus LTD. After carefully weighing U.S. proliferation concerns, they cited an insufficient legal basis for denial. On April 1, EconOff met with MFA Export Control Division [...]
2009-04-03 14:13:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PINR ETTC CBW IN IR GM
09BERLIN406(S) GERMANY TAKING ACTION ON SHIPMENT OF SIEMENS COMPUTERS TO UNSCR LISTED IRANIAN ENTITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 17:55:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR UK GM
09BERLIN407 Scenesetter for CODEL Bingaman
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Senator Bingaman, Mission Germany warmly welcomes your visit and looks forward to supporting a mix of productive meetings. You will find your German interlocutors to be understanding of the broad challenges the US is facing simultaneously; they await robust US engagement on clima [...]
2009-04-06 07:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP ECON SENV ENRG TRGY PREL GM KGHG
09BERLIN411GERMANY AGREES WITH USG ON AMERICAN COOPERATIVE
[...] (SBU) Pol M/C discussed reftel points with Office Director for Middle East and Maghreb Sabine Sparwasser April 7. Sparwasser was acquainted with the situation and said the German Government took the issue seriously. She pointed out that the American Cooperative School of Tunis also has "pa [...]
2009-04-07 07:35:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASCH ODIP PGOV PREL TS GM
09BERLIN412GERMAN VIEWS ON REVISED UN MANDATE FOR GEORGIA
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel non-paper on the revised UN mandate for Georgia to MFA Southern Caucasus and Central Asian Director Johannes Regenbrecht on April 3 and followed up with him on April 6 to discuss German views on the way ahead regarding the mandate. 2. (C) Regenbrecht noted that t [...]
2009-04-07 07:55:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNC GG GM
09BERLIN414FINANCIAL CRISIS AND EASTERN EUROPE: PRIMARILY A
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The German government is concerned about deteriorating conditions in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries due to the financial crisis, but does not consider the potential for economic spill-over from east to west to be substantial. Of greater concern are the possible pol [...]
2009-04-07 11:52:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN417NORTH KOREA TAEPO-DONG 2 LAUNCH: GERMAN RESPONSE
[...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel points to Nikolai von Schoepff, head of the Nuclear Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Division at the German MFA, and Hans Koeppel, who directly follows the North Korea issue, on April 6. Both stated that the GoG shares U.S. concerns about the incident and hoped [...]
2009-04-07 15:29:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL PARM KN KNNP GM
09BERLIN418MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISITS, CUBA, SOUTH AFRICA, PENTAGON,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Obama Visit to Turkey 3. Obama Visit Wrap Up 4. Obama Visit to Iraq 5. US Congressional Delegation in Cuba 6. Secretary Gates on Pentagon Budget 7. South Africa 8. Fujimori Trial in Peru 9. Guantanamo 10. Nuclear Weapons in Germany [...]
2009-04-08 13:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US TU IZ CU SF PE
09BERLIN422MEDIA REACTION: CUBA, MOLDOVA, GITMO, COUNTER-PIRACY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Cuba) Congressional Delegation in Cuba 3. (Moldova) Unrest 4. (U.S.) Renditions, ICRC Report 5. (Somalia) Fate of Pirates 6. (Environment) Bonn UNFCCC 7. (Italy) Berlusconi on Earthquake Victims 8. (Eastern Europe) Democracy [...]
2009-04-09 12:51:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN424(C) GERMANY SAYS CYPRUS WILL BLOCK TURKEY FROM NSG
[...] (C) According to Germany, the current Chair of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG),Cyprus will block Turkey's candidacy to chair the NSG in 2010. Germany has been in direct contact with Nicosia and Ankara on this impasse and stated that the Cypriots, primary objection to Turkey's NSG Chairman [...]
2009-04-09 14:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC IAEA KNNP PARM TRGY TU CY GR HU GM
09BERLIN425GERMANY PLEASED WITH USG ROLE ON ROSSENDORF
[...] (C) Summary: Germany welcomed the USG's quick and helpful response offering assistance regarding the return and subsequent reprocessing of Russian-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Saxony's Rossendorf nuclear research facility back to Russia. On March 25, EconOff met with German MFA [...]
2009-04-09 14:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP OTRA TRGY IAEA RS GM
09BERLIN426PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE: GERMANY STILL MULLING
[...] (C) Pol-Mil/External Chief delivered ref A talking points to MFA Afghanistan-Pakistan Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig on April 9 in a joint demarche with Japanese Political Counselor Ryo Nakamura and Pakistani Counselor Khayyam Akbar, stressing the importance of a generous German pledge in [...]
2009-04-09 15:06:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK JA GM
09BERLIN429GALILEO IDENTITY CRISIS: A FERRARI BUILT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Galileo, the EU's Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS),is in the midst of a 3.4 billion euro identity crisis as political advocates downplay Galileo's advertised role as a pillar of Europe's national security and instead spotlight the system,s civil and economic [...]
2009-04-09 16:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TSPA EUN NL GM
09BERLIN430GALILEO PUBLIC REGULATED SERVICE MAY REQUIRE
[...] SUMMARY: (C) The Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) is presumably critical for the EU as a pillar for national security and as the nucleus of Galileo's business model, but PRS appears to be stalling out. PRS faces four obstacles: 1) a conflict between civilian control and military end-us [...]
2009-04-09 16:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TSPA EUN NL GM
09BERLIN431NEW U.S. AF/PAK STRATEGY GENERATES GOOD WILL, BUT
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan has been warmly received in Germany and has engendered considerable good will, but it has thus far yielded only a few additional commitments from Berlin -- the chief of which is a contribution of 50 million Euros to the Afghan Nat [...]
2009-04-10 10:25:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL MARR ECON EAID NATO EU AF PK UN GM
09BERLIN433GERMANY'S ECONOMICS MINISTRY BULLISH ON IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: Economics Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg plans to lead a large business delegation on a visit Baghdad and Erbil in early July although a precise date has not been confirmed. Econ Ministry staff told Econ Counselor that zu Guttenberg sees Iraq also as a European responsibi [...]
2009-04-14 05:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD IZ GM
09BERLIN434GERMANY FAILS TO CLARIFY ITS POSITION ON GAS
[...] (C) Summary: Germany's stance regarding Europe's three major gas pipeline projects -- Nabucco, Nordstream, and Southstream -- has become increasingly difficult to decipher. The apparent confusion results from a German tendency to try to appease all sides on contentious and complex issues. How [...]
2009-04-14 05:30:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETRD PREL UP EU RU TU GM
09BERLIN437(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN ATTEMPTING TO PROCURE DUAL-USE VALVES FROM GERMAN FIRM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 15:35:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMNUC PARM PREL IR GM
09BERLIN442GERMANY SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK
[...] SUMMARY. (C) Post delivered talking points contained in reftel to the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Officials confirmed German support for Kosovo's membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Worl [...]
2009-04-15 09:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ELAB PREL KV GM
09BERLIN443MEDIA REACTION: GMOs, Bagram, DPRK, Iran, Cuba, Thailand
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Germany) Ban on GMOs 3. (U.S.) Bagram Prisoners 4. (North Korea) Six-Party Talks 5. (Iran) Nuclear Program 6. (U.S.-Cuba) Relaxation of Sanctions 7. (Thailand) Revolution Cancelled  [...]
2009-04-15 12:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN448MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-Mexico, U.S.-Pakistan, Mideast,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Mexico) Obama Trip 3. (U.S.-Pakistan) Criticism of Zardari 4. (Mideast) Mitchell Trip, Peace Process 5. (U.S.) Obama's Disarmament Proposals 6. (Russia) Medvedev Interview 7. (Africa) Anti-Piracy Efforts  [...]
2009-04-16 12:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN449(S) GERMANY INFORMED ABOUT POSSIBLE IRANIAN UAV
[...] (S//NF) German officials have agreed to immediately notify their competent authorities about an imminent shipment of Iranian origin UAV parts to Venezuela in the coming weeks, possibly through Hamburg. On April 15, EconOff delivered the REF C demarche to German MFA export control officers led by Ma [...]
2009-04-16 14:49:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL MASS ETTC TU VE IR GM
09BERLIN45(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UAE FRONT COMPANY FOR IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 06:45:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA FR IR AE GM
09BERLIN454GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Acting Pol Section Chief met with MFA Division Chief for Human Rights Dieter Lamle April 17 to present reftel diplomatic note requesting support for the United States' candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and the U.S. human rights pledge. Lamle said that Germany welcomes the U [...]
2009-04-17 14:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN455ROUND 55 - HOST NATION NOTIFICATION REGARDING
[...] (S) Post delivered the host nation notification regarding the return of 192 vacant housing units in the U.S. Army Europe's Mark Twain Village Housing area in Heidelberg, Germany and the relocation of several units from Schweinfurt to Grafenwhr. Poloff delivered the letters at 1100 local time [...]
2009-04-17 15:15:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR NATO PREL GM
09BERLIN456GERMAN REPRESENTATIVE TO THE MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 15:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG ECON GM
09BERLIN457GERMANY TO REVIEW PERMITS FOR RETURN OF LOW LEVEL
[...] (SBU) Econoff met with Joerg Polster, German MFA desk officer for International Nuclear Energy to discuss issues raised in Ref A. Polster stated he was not familiar with the issue, as it predated his tenure in his current position by several years. As the German MFA point of contact, per Ref [...]
2009-04-17 15:52:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA TRGY GM
09BERLIN459GERMANY LIKELY TO ATTEND JUNE GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Germany will likely attend the June Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) plenary at The Hague in June 2009, but does not desire to make a substantive presentation. Germany is not likely to host a GICNT meeting in the next two years. End Summary 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-04-20 06:26:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL PTER MUNC KGIC RS NL GM
09BERLIN463DURBAN: GERMANY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE; BREAKS RANKS
[...] (C) After the failure of 11th hour attempts by Foreign Minister Steinmeier (Social Democratic Party) to broker a unified EU position and explain the German position, Germany announced its unilateral decision late on April 19 not to send an official delegation to the Durban Review Conference. M [...]
2009-04-20 15:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM GM
09BERLIN464STEINMEIER LAUNCHES LEFT-LEANING PLATFORM FOR A
[...] (C) Summary: Five months before Germany's September 27 national elections, Foreign Minister and Chancellor Candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier unveiled his Social Democratic Party's (SPD) 57-page campaign platform that focuses on bolstering the "social market economy" as Germany faces its worst [...]
2009-04-21 12:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN GM
09BERLIN470GERMAN VIEWS ON THE APRIL 27-28 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany regrets the confusion that the Czech EU Presidency has caused over the status of Belarus President Lukashenka's invitation to the May 7 Eastern Partnership Summit, and agrees that it is important to ensure that he does not attend. The German MFA says it favors inviting R [...]
2009-04-22 16:53:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV RU BM MD UP XF EZ IR TU GM
09BERLIN472UNAMID SUPPORT: GERMANY ON SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIAN
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Bureau on East Africa, Horn of Africa and Sudan Director Mueller-Holtkemper April 22 for her consideration. Ms. Mueller-Holtkemper informed Poloff on April 23 that she had conveyed the substance of reftel to the MFA UN division as well as to the [...]
2009-04-23 13:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYET KPKO SU GM
09BERLIN473GERMAN GAS COMPANY WILL REVIEW IRAN PROJECT
[...] (C) Summary: Bayerngas is reviewing its project to help build natural gas vehicle fueling stations in Iran. Reacting to German and Israeli newspapers reporting Bayerngas' intent to set up such stations in Iran, the German Ministry of Economics contacted Bayerngas. While company representati [...]
2009-04-24 06:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD IS IR GM
09BERLIN478GERMAN MOD AND MFA SHARE OUR CONCERN ABOUT CHINA'S
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel to MOD and MFA counterparts, who shared our concerns about the Chinese military,s lack of transparency. Poloff and DAO officer on April 8 delivered reftel to MOD East Asia Desk Officer Lt. Col. Stefan Klenz. Klenz stated that transparency is always an issue when meet [...]
2009-04-24 15:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALCH PREL PGOV PHUM GM
09BERLIN48MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, RUSSIA, CLINTON, EU
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Israel-Hamas Conflict 3. Russian-Ukrainian Gas Dispute 4. Secretary-designate Clinton Hearing 5. EU Monetary Union  [...]
2009-01-14 12:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDXF IS GZ RS UP US EU
09BERLIN485MEDIA REACTION: SWINE FLU, IRAQ, OBAMA, TALIBAN, CIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Outbreak of Swine Flu in Mexico 3. Secretary Clinton in Baghdad 4. President Obama's First 100 Days 5. Pakistan's Fight against the Taliban 6. CIA/Rule of Law 7. U.S.-Russian Disarmament Talks 8. Turkish Reaction to Obama Remarks on Armenia 9. [...]
2009-04-27 13:11:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IZ PK SF IC
09BERLIN487(S) M/V SABALAN: GERMANY SAYS COMPUTERS ARE SAFE IN THE UAE FOR NOW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 14:52:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR UK CH GM
09BERLIN4883 SUSPECTED SWINE FLU CASES IN GERMANY / EMBASSY
[...] (SBU) German media reported on April 27 that three Germans -- two men who recently returned from Mexico and a woman -- have been quarantined in the western city of Bielefeld after exhibiting swine flu-like symptoms. Preliminary tests on two of the patients did not support suspicions of swine [...]
2009-04-28 05:31:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN494GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 3 CONFIRMED, SEVERAL NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today three cases of Influenza-A-Virus A/H1N1 in Germany. Two of the cases were reportedly confirmed in Bavaria and one case in Hamburg. One man from near Regensburg (Bavaria),and two females--one from Kulmbach (Bavaria) and one from [...]
2009-04-29 12:56:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN495GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 3 CONFIRMED, SEVERAL NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today three cases of Influenza-A-Virus A/H1N1 in Germany. Two of the cases were reportedly confirmed in Bavaria and one case in Hamburg. One man from near Regensburg (Bavaria),and two females--one from Kulmbach (Bavaria) and one from [...]
2009-04-29 13:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN497GERMANS AGREE WITH U.S. APPROACH TO SRI LANKA IMF
[...] (C) On April 28, 2009, Econoff delivered reftel points to Steffen Meyer, Head of Division for Global Economy, Currency Issues, IMF, and G7. Meyer said he had been in touch with colleagues at relevant government ministries, and that Germany shared U.S. concerns about developments in Sri Lanka. [...]
2009-04-29 15:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ECON KDEM PHUM CE
09BERLIN511(S) GERMAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN UAV EQUIPMENT
[...] (S) On April 24, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the Ref B non-paper addressing Iranian attempts to procure German-origin spectrum analyzers and motors in support of their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) progra [...]
2009-05-04 13:32:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR GM
09BERLIN512GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 8 CONFIRMED, FIRST HUMAN-TO-
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed five new cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany over the weekend, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to eight. One man from Bavaria and a couple from Brandenburg tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu- l [...]
2009-05-05 05:55:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN514A/S FRIED INITIATES GERMAN GOVERNMENT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In separate meetings April 29, A/S Fried presented MFA State Secretary Silberberg and Chancellery National Security Advisor Heusgen with information on nine Uighur detainees and requested that the German government review the cases as a prelude to a formal U.S. request to rese [...]
2009-05-05 13:00:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM EUN GM
09BERLIN517MERKEL,S STIMULUS BY STEALTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chancellor Merkel's April 22 "Economic Summit" yielded remarkably little in the way of breakthroughs or announcements. The gathering did, however, help clarify Germany's economic outlook and enable the Chancellor to claim broad support for her economic stewardship, including her [...]
2009-05-05 17:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB GM PREL
09BERLIN518GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 9 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to nine. One man from Saxony- Anhalt tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu-like symptoms. The German government announce [...]
2009-05-06 05:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN52(S) GERMANY REQUESTS USG INFORMATION REGARDING
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (S) On January 13, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck provided Global Affairs Officer with a German-language nonpaper requesting quick-turn information from the U.S. regarding the transfer of nuclear technology to Chin [...]
2009-01-14 16:41:00Embassy BerlinSECRETENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY PK CH GM
09BERLIN520 SCENESETTER FOR GERMAN AGRICULTURE MINISTER AIGNER'S VISIT
[...] SUMMARY. (SBU) German Agricultural Minister Ilse Aigner's trip to New York and Washington, D.C. during the week of May 12-16, will be her first official visit to the United States since assuming her position in November 2008. Aigner is new to the international arena and this visit is billed as [...]
2009-05-06 09:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD GM TBIO
09BERLIN522(S) GERMAN RESPONSE TO PAKISTANI EFFORTS TO
[...] (S) On April 24, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the Ref B non-paper addressing Pakistani attempts to procure German-origin calibration equipment in support of their ballistic missile program. Wacker did not [...]
2009-05-06 15:32:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL PK GM
09BERLIN526GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 10 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to ten. One man from Saxony-Anhalt tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu-like symptoms. Despite the increase in fl [...]
2009-05-07 17:10:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN531GERMAN PARTICIPATION IN MAY 13-14 RECCA CONFERENCE
[...] (C) On May 4 and 5, 2009, post delivered reftel points to the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMW) and the German Federation of Industries (BDI),encouraging high-level German participation [...]
2009-05-08 13:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALBEXP EAID EAGR ECON EFIN ENRG KPWR PREL AF
09BERLIN537GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 11 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to eleven. One man from Bavaria tested positive for H1N1 after returning from the U.S. with flu-like symptoms. This is the first German tr [...]
2009-05-08 15:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN538GERMAN COURT DECISION ON MON810 CREATES AGRICULUTRAL AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 5, the administrative court in Braunschweig rejected Monsanto's request for an injunction against the cultivation ban for MON810. Monsanto contacts report that it is considering an appeal of the decision. The announcement was widely covered by radio, TV, and internet [...]
2009-05-08 15:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO GM
09BERLIN539GERMANY INVITED TO THE TENTH INTERNATIONAL EXPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 15:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSTC ETTC PARM PREL GM
09BERLIN542(S) GERMAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE
[...] (S) On April 24, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the Ref B and D non-papers addressing Iranian attempts to procure German-origin transducers in support of their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and ballistic mis [...]
2009-05-11 09:04:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MUNC TSPA IR SY MY GM
09BERLIN545GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 12 CONFIRMED CASES; Bavarian
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) today confirmed another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to twelve. One woman from Bavaria tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico. RKI reports a mild course of the virus in Germany [...]
2009-05-11 15:56:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN548GERMANS SHARE U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT UKRAINE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In meetings on April 30, 2009, David Lipton of the NSC and Eric Meyer of the Treasury Department shared concerns about Ukraine's deteriorating public finances and shaky banking sector with senior officials from the German Ministries of Economics, Finance and Foreign Affairs, as we [...]
2009-05-12 16:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN557GREEN PARTY LAUNCHES BID TO RETURN TO POWER WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Kicking off its election campaign, the Green Party's May 8-10 national convention yielded few surprises and prompted more discussions about the party's relevance in German politics. The party delegates called for a "Green New Deal," which would create one million new jobs throu [...]
2009-05-14 14:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON GM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN558(S) NIAG 9060: GERMANY INFORMED ON POSSIBLE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 15:39:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC MNUC PARM PREL IR GM
09BERLIN559(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON IRANIAN INTEREST IN GERMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 15:40:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCR PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR GM
09BERLIN560(S) GERMAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE
[...] (S) On April 24, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the Ref B non-paper addressing Iranian attempts to procure German-origin servo motors in support of their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program. Wacker did not [...]
2009-05-14 15:56:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN561(S) GERMANY EXPANDING OVERHEAD RECONNAISSANCE PROGRAMS AND EYE CLOSER USG PARTNERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 16:24:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR GM
09BERLIN562GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO UNSC 1718 DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 06:55:00Embassy BerlinSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN GM
09BERLIN564GERMANY ALSO DEMARCHING ON KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK
[...] (SBU) On May 11-14, 2009, post delivered talking points contained in reftel to officials at the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and Ministry of Finance. Friedrika Kaercher, Desk Officer for Serbia and Kosovo, BMZ, confirmed strong Ger [...]
2009-05-15 10:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ELAB PREL KV GM
09BERLIN565GERMANY NON-COMMITAL ON NEXT ROUND OF VOTING FOR
[...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Martin Langer, head of the MFA's IAEA Unit in the Nuclear Arms Control (REF 240) Division on May 15. Langer noted that Germany shares many of our views regarding Amano's candidacy for the IAEA's Director General position, and supported him in the last round o [...]
2009-05-15 10:47:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALIAEA KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM
09BERLIN566GERMAN GOVERNMENT SNUBS IRANIAN OIL MINISTER'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of press coverage of Iranian Oil Minister Nozari,s visit to Berlin to encourage Germany industry participation in Iran,s energy sector, the German Ministry of Economics is taking a firm position on German business on exports to Iran. The Ministry of Econom [...]
2009-05-15 11:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG ETRD IR GM
09BERLIN567MEDIA REACTION: COUNTERTERRORISM, TALIBAN, BURMA, POPE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary. 1 2. Detainee Photos and Military Tribunals. 1 3. Pakistani Fight against the Taliban.. 2 4. Burma -- Aung San Suu Kyi Arrest 3 5. Papal Visit 4 to the Mideast 6. Israeli PM Netanyahu in Aqaba. 4 7. U.S.-German Efforts to Save Opel 5 Â [...]
2009-05-15 12:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US PK BM IS XF
09BERLIN569Turmoil in the German Auto Industry - Opel's Fate Hangs in
[...] (SBU) Summary. GM subsidiary Opel is in danger of going under, and is desperately looking for a new investor. Six potential investors have submitted proposals, including Fiat, and Canadian parts maker Magna and its Russian partners. It is difficult to envisage Opel's survival without German [...]
2009-05-18 05:31:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN57MEDIA REACTION:
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Israel-Hamas Conflict 3. Gas Dispute 4. Guantnamo Closure 5. Hillary Clinton Hearing 6. Afghanistan 7. Obama Inauguration 8. Osama bin Laden Tape  [...]
2009-01-15 12:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDGZ IS RS UP AF US
09BERLIN576GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]
2009-05-18 12:02:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN577GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]
2009-05-18 12:02:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN578GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]
2009-05-18 12:02:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN579GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]
2009-05-18 12:23:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN580GERMAN VIEWS ON THEMES FOR THE MAY 29 MEETING OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany agrees that more forces are needed for counterpiracy operations off the coast of Somalia, but feels it is already doing its fair share; others with the requisite capability who are not yet contributing should answer the call. Germany welcomes the planned NATO counterpirac [...]
2009-05-18 13:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMARR ECON POL EUN GM
09BERLIN582GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 14 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 15, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed two additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to fourteen. The spouse and son of a man from the state of Saxony-Anhalt confirmed to have the virus two weeks ago also tested [...]
2009-05-18 14:28:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN589MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, GITMO, BALKANS, SRI LANKA, BURMA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Israeli PM Netanyahu in Washington 3. Guantnamo Prisoners 4. VP Biden in Bosnia and Herzegovina 5. End of Sri Lankan Civil War 6. Burmese Trial against Aung San Suu Kyi 7. U.S.-Russian Disarmament Talks  [...]
2009-05-19 12:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IS BK CE BM RS
09BERLIN59GERMANY,S ABOUT FACE: STEEP DOWNTURN PROMPTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Fresh reports indicating a steep plunge in exports and a sudden rise in unemployment have shocked the German coalition government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel, and pushed it into crisis mode. On January 12, the coalition agreed 50 billion euros worth of new stimulus measures [...]
2009-01-15 16:57:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN591URGENT REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON U.S. AIR FORCE
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See para 3. 2. (C) U.S. Air Force Public Affairs in Washington issued a press release on May 18, announcing plans to retire approximately 250 aircraft from the U.S. inventory, including 18 F-16s currently deployed at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany. W [...]
2009-05-19 15:58:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM
09BERLIN592URGENT REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON U.S. AIR FORCE
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See para 3. 2. (C) U.S. Air Force Public Affairs in Washington issued a press release on May 18, announcing plans to retire approximately 250 aircraft from the U.S. inventory, including 18 F-16s currently deployed at SpangQQQxQQ_Qx0!Q]-QHt German author [...]
2009-05-19 16:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM
09BERLIN594FDP AND WESTERWELLE CAN ALMOST TASTE POWER AFTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The liberal Free Democratic (FDP) Party overwhelmingly re-elected Guido Westerwelle as party chair during its May 15-17 party convention on a platform aimed to return the FDP to power after eleven years in the opposition. In his speech, Westerwelle appealed to the middle class wit [...]
2009-05-20 08:22:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM PGOV PREL ECON
09BERLIN599MIXED GERMAN VIEWS ON TURKISH EU MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. support for Turkish entry into the EU has drawn ire from the CDU/CSU in recent months, but the importance of binding Turkey to the West and rewarding the significant reforms Turkey has enacted does not escape most German politicians. However, even those politicians most sy [...]
2009-05-20 15:59:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV TU EUN GM
09BERLIN601GERMAN COMPANY MARKETING SATELLITE IMAGERY TO US DESPITE FRENCH OPPOSITION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 16:50:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR KZ AE TU GM
09BERLIN602GERMANY SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT UN CONFERENCE
[...] (C) On May 20, 2009, Econoff delivered reftel points to Peter Woeste, Head of Division, Economic and Development Affairs of the United Nations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to urge cooperation on achieving an acceptable outcome at the June 1-3, 2009 United Nations Conference on the World Finan [...]
2009-05-20 17:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN UNGA GM
09BERLIN603SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LAHOOD'S VISIT MAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mission Germany warmly welcomes your visit to Germany for the International Transport Forum in Leipzig. Of the larger European Union member states, Germany holds the greatest untapped potential for our transatlantic agenda, but much will have to be settled at the ballot box this [...]
2009-05-20 17:04:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ELTN GM OVIP PGOV PREL
09BERLIN604GERMANY: ADDITIONAL 6 MILLION EUROS FOR PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Germany shares U.S. concerns over the worsening situation of IDPs in Pakistan, and is increasing its humanitarian assistance to Pakistan as a result. New money for Pakistan's internally displaced persons (IDPs) from two different ministries -- the Ministry for Economic Coopera [...]
2009-05-20 17:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PHUM PREF GM PK AF
09BERLIN605Opel Rescue Effort Enters Critical Stage
[...] (SBU) Summary. Opel's "rescue" enters a critical stage as the government's 6:00 pm May 20 deadline for investor bids looms. In preparation, the federal government, the German states where Opel factories are located, and several state- owned banks agreed in principle on May 19 on a roughly 1.5 [...]
2009-05-22 05:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GM
09BERLIN621GERMAN VIEWS ON FRENCH REINTEGRATION INTO NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Germans say they welcome French reintegration into the NATO military command structure as an historic event and a symbolically important political accomplishment. They also hope it will lead to some concrete benefits, like improved NATO-EU relations. When pressed, however, t [...]
2009-05-22 13:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO EUN FR GM
09BERLIN624SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO GERMANY
[...] (U) Mission Germany is delighted to welcome you for your second official visit to Germany. Chancellor Merkel also welcomes your visit, especially to eastern Germany during an anniversary year when Germans are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 60th anniver [...]
2009-05-22 15:21:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNGM MARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL
09BERLIN626GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 17 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 22, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed three additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to seventeen. Of the three new cases, a six-year-old girl who attends a day care center in Duesseldorf contracted the virus [...]
2009-05-22 18:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN631MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR TEST, GITMO, AFPAK, IRAN, RUSSIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. North Korean Nuclear Test 3. Guantnamo Detainees 4. Pakistan, Afghanistan 5. Iran and the Middle East 6. EU-Russia Meeting 7. New French Base in UAE Â [...]
2009-05-26 11:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US KN PK AF IR XF RS FR AE
09BERLIN634(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON IRANIAN INTEREST IN SWISS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 16:20:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR SZ GM
09BERLIN637MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, SUPREME COURT, MIDEAST,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. North Korean Nuclear Threat 3. Supreme Court Nomination 4. Israeli Settlements 5. Climate Protection 6. New French Base in UAE Â [...]
2009-05-27 11:52:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM KN US IS XF FR AE
09BERLIN638GERMAN PRESIDENT KOEHLER RE-ELECTED IN FIRST ROUND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany's popular incumbent President Horst Koehler (CDU) -- a former managing director of the International Monetary Fund -- handily won re-election to a second five-year term, doing so in the first round of voting by the 1,224-member Federal Assembly. Winning with a 613 vote a [...]
2009-05-27 12:49:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM PGOV PREL PINR
09BERLIN64(C) U.S. COMMENTS ON EU DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR
[...] (C) Germany welcomes the "timely and thoughtful" comments the U.S. provided regarding the EU Council's "Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities." The EU will reportedly issue a collective response addressing U.S. concerns at a later date. A German MFA official is &hopeful8 but not "optimis [...]
2009-01-16 14:58:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALCDG ECIN ESA EUN KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PREL
09BERLIN640(S) GERMANY TO INVESTIGATE COMPANY WITH POSSIBLE
[...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel points to MinEcon export control Head of Division Dr. Ursina Krumpholz and Middle East Deputy Head of Division Dr. Klaus Hachmeier. Dr. Krumpholz stated they would "look into" the allegations involving supplying deck cargo cranes to Islamic Republic of Iran Shipp [...]
2009-05-28 11:37:00Embassy BerlinSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM IR MTCR GM
09BERLIN641GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 19 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 28, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed two additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to nineteen. A small child from the US and a man from Norway traveling to North Rhine-Westphalia tested positive for H1N1. RK [...]
2009-05-28 12:26:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN644U.S. CRITICIZED FOR BREAKDOWN OF OPEL RESCUE TALKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: May 27 negotiations in Berlin aimed at deciding a rescue strategy for General Motors (GM) subsidiary Opel ended without an agreement. The meeting did yield one noteworthy development: the number of remaining suitors for Opel appears to have narrowed from four to just two -- Fiat [...]
2009-05-28 18:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GM
09BERLIN649GERMAN MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR STANZEL SAYS HE
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Political Director Volker Stanzel briefed the diplomatic corps May 29 on his meetings in Tehran as part of his May 21-28 Middle East trip during which he visited six countries, including Israel. Stanzel's briefing only focused on the Iran portion of his trip. Stanzel charac [...]
2009-05-29 16:08:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC GM IR
09BERLIN654NO MI-17 HELOS IN GERMANY'S INVENTORY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-02 14:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SMIG PARM PK GM
09BERLIN655GERMAN GENERAL SAYS NO THANKS TO GALILEO; ESA NOW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the 3rd Annual Space Systems and Security Conference in Potsdam, Germany, a senior German officer firmly stated that his country does not anticipate being a customer of the European Galileo Guidance Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Separately, a European Space Agency (E [...]
2009-06-02 16:03:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA GM
09BERLIN657GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: Spike in Germany - 31
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 2, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed 12 additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to thirty-one. The majority of new infections stem from Germans who recently traveled to the US. There is a media report of a [...]
2009-06-03 05:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN658BIOTECH ROUNDTABLE EXPOSES RIFT BETWEEN POLIITICAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The first of a series of German roundtables on Plant Genetics on May 20 concluded that research in plant biotechnology remains essential to Germany as a research center and to the world as a response to food and energy needs. However, tension remains behind the scenes between [...]
2009-06-03 05:59:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO GM
09BERLIN662IAEA ELECTION OF DIRECTOR GENERAL: GERMANY STILL
[...] (S) Unable to reach Foreign Minister Steinmeier, Charge delivered the points in ref A to MFA State Secretary Peter Ammon on June 3, urging Germany to continue supporting Yukiya Amano in the next round of voting for Director General of the IAEA. Ammon took the points on board, but deferred a s [...]
2009-06-03 13:47:00Embassy BerlinSECRETAORC KNNP IAEA PREL GM
09BERLIN663GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 6 NEW CASES; 37 TOTAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 3, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed 6 additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to thirty- seven. The majority of the infections occurred in the US. The affected states are Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxo [...]
2009-06-03 15:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN664OPEL RESCUE: MERKEL CREDITS PRESIDENT OBAMA WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After a deal on the rescue of General Motors subsidiary Opel/Vauxhall was reached in the early hours of May 30, Chancellor Merkel underlined the important role played by President Obama. The Canadian firm Magna International, along with the Russian bank Sberbank and Russian auto [...]
2009-06-03 15:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GM
09BERLIN665MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISITS, CAIRO SPEECH, GITMO,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS in Riyadh 3. Presidential Speech in Cairo 4. POTUS Visit to Germany 5. Guantnamo Prisoners 6. Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre 7. European Parliament Elections 8. UK Government Crisis  [...]
2009-06-04 13:19:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM SA EG XF US CH XG UK
09BERLIN667GERMAN ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTANI IDPS ALREADY
[...] (SBU) On June 4, Econoff contacted Maren Lipps, Pakistan Desk Officer, German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ),to express appreciation for Germany's prompt response to the Pakistan Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) crisis and to urge quick disbursement of the German pl [...]
2009-06-04 15:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PHUM PREF GM PK AF
09BERLIN67BLUE LANTERN REPONSE: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, after an initial investigation, we assess that ASC is a reliable recipient of United States Munitions List (USML) items. We will conduct a site visit on March 3, 2009 to complete this investigation. 2. (SBU) Ms. Renate Bay, ASC's Marketing and Customer Service Di [...]
2009-01-16 16:05:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC SF GM
09BERLIN671AHLC: GERMANY SHARES U.S. OBJECTIVES, CITES NEED
[...] (SBU) MFA Near East Division Chief Boris Ruge informed Poloff June 5 that the MFA "fully agrees" with the U.S. policy objectives noted in reftel. Ruge will lead the German delegation to the AHLC's June 8 Oslo meeting. Ruge said that keeping the Palestinian Authority (PA) financially solvent [...]
2009-06-05 15:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS GM
09BERLIN672GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: AN 11-CASE SPIKE, 49 TOTAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 49 on June 5 as eleven more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. The states of Lower-Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate reported their first infections. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 5, the National Reference Cen [...]
2009-06-05 15:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN678IRAN: SABERI DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Acting Political Section Chief met with MFA Middle East Director Sabine Sparwasser on June 3, 2009 to deliver Ref A. A/POL Chief expressed USG gratitude for German assistance in the case, in particular the public declarations in early May by MFA Human Rights Commissioner Gunther Nooke c [...]
2009-06-08 16:07:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR GM
09BERLIN683SPD SUFFERS ANOTHER PAINFUL LOSS WITH EUROPEAN
[...] (U) The SPD made a disappointing showing in the June 7 European Parliament elections garnering just 20.8 percent of the vote. Coming just weeks after the decisive defeat of its presidential candidate, these results cast doubt on its ability to rebound before the September 27 national electio [...]
2009-06-09 11:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GM PINR
09BERLIN686GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: A 19-CASE SPIKE, 68 TOTAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 68 on June 8 as nineteen more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. Two US soldiers at a military facility in Landstuhl (Rhineland-Palatinate) are infected with the virus and several other US military cases are suspe [...]
2009-06-09 14:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN688GERMAN CIVILIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN TO REACH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany is one of the largest development and humanitarian aid donors to Afghanistan. The Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is providing up to 100 million euros this year, focusing mainly on longer-term energy, water, education and sustainable development pr [...]
2009-06-09 17:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EAID AF GM
09BERLIN689GERMAN NOTE VERBALE ON ACCESSIONS TO THE CONVENTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post received a note from the German government regarding the accession of the Government of Montenegro and the Government of the Republic of Mozambique to the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). END SUMMARY. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT: The Federal Office presents it [...]
2009-06-10 05:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDSENV GM PREL MZ MW
09BERLIN69HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: MOVEMENT AND
[...] (S) Reftel requested Embassy Berlin's assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding USAREUR's plan to inactivate or move almost all units out of installations in Mannheim and Heidelberg and to constitute the new 7th Army headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany. 2. (S) This message provides Emb [...]
2009-01-16 16:49:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR PREL GM
09BERLIN693GERMAN MFA SKEPTICAL ON IAEA BUDGET INCREASE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA, like the Economics Ministry, has strong doubts about the proposed increase in the 2010-2011 IAEA budget. The MFA prefers a zero-growth budget and believes the IAEA could fulfill its current mission and any additional responsibilities by simply being more efficien [...]
2009-06-10 12:41:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN GM
09BERLIN694EUROPEAN SECURITY PROPOSAL: GERMANY FAVORS FOCUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany largely supports the U.S. proposal for launching a constructive dialogue on European security within the OSCE at the Corfu ministerial, but warns against a comprehensive review of existing commitments or an effort to beef up the human dimension. Instead, Germany favors a [...]
2009-06-10 13:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV
09BERLIN695GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: ANOTHER SPIKE IN CASES, 86
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 86 on June 10, as twenty more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. The four suspected military cases at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center were confirmed positive. RKI says the growth of cases in Germany does not rep [...]
2009-06-10 16:48:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN697 GERMAN ADMINISTRATIVE COURT RULES AGAINST MONSANTO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 28, 2009, a higher Administrative Court in Lueneburg, Germany rejected Monsanto's appeal to lift the MON 810 biotech corn cultivation and marketing ban imposed by the German Agricultural Ministry. The decision upheld an earlier lower Administrative Court's ruling on Ma [...]
2009-06-10 16:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO GM
09BERLIN702GERMAN MFA CLAIMS INTERAGENCY VICTORY ON
[...] (C) Summary: The German MFA claimed it had resolved German interagency dissent regarding its proposed transfer of spent nuclear research fuel to Russia for reprocessing (ref A). The MFA also outlined its vision of the USG role in the Berlin meetings, hoping for public USG support of the tran [...]
2009-06-11 13:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP OTRA TRGY IAEA RS GM
09BERLIN703GERMANY LOOKING TO CONTRIBUTE TO NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany supports a long-term NATO counter-piracy mission, believing its main value-added is giving non-EU Allies who are not already in the EU Atalanta operation a way to contribute to the counter-piracy effort. Behind the scenes, German officials are already discussing the possib [...]
2009-06-11 14:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PREL
09BERLIN704GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 95 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 95 on June 11, as nine more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. Most of the new cases in Germany are occurring in children and young adults. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 11, the National Reference Center for I [...]
2009-06-11 16:18:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN706GERMANY'S PREPARATIONS FOR GICNT PLENARY
[...] (SBU) Marc Hinrichesn, German MFA Assistant Desk Officer welcomed Econoff's information regarding the availability of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism agenda. Hinrichsen also said that Ambassador Viktor Elbling is currently scheduled to lead the German delegation, although sc [...]
2009-06-12 13:18:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC
09BERLIN707GERMANY'S BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE
[...] Summary: This report is in response to reftel and overviews the German government's broadband initiative, a component of Germany's economic stimulus package. The broadband strategy, approved by the Cabinet in February 2009, seeks to accelerate telecommunication and internet connectivity, close [...]
2009-06-12 14:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON
09BERLIN708GERMAN VIEWS ON JUNE 15-16 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany believes that the recent successful elections in Lebanon, which appear to have been conducted without undue Syrian influence, open the door to the signing of the updated EU-Syria Association Agreement (AA),perhaps as early as September. According to the German MFA, only [...]
2009-06-12 16:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN XF CU AF PK ZL BM GM
09BERLIN709IAEA REPORT ON SYRIA: GERMANY DECLINES TO DO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 17:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY
09BERLIN710GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 111 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 111 on June 12, as sixteen more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. More school children have contracted the virus. Despite the raise in the WHO pandemic alert level, there is no change in German measures. END [...]
2009-06-15 05:57:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN713MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, GITMO, NORTH KOREA, ISRAEL,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iranian Presidential Elections 3. Guantnamo Prisoners 4. New North Korean Threats 5. Israeli PM Netanyahu Address 6. Troop Re-enforcements in Afghanistan 7. Zimbabwe  [...]
2009-06-15 15:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR KN IS AF ZI
09BERLIN714GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 172 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 172 on June 15, as fifty-six more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus over the weekend. The day also brought the first confirmed H1N1 case in Berlin. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 15, the National Reference C [...]
2009-06-16 05:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN715STEINMEIER TAKE TWO: FOREIGN MINISTER ATTEMPTS TO
[...] (C) SPD Foreign Minister and Chancellor-candidate Frank Walter Steinmeier injected life into the SPD's flagging electoral campaign in his rousing June 14 party convention speech. Steinmeier reinforced his determination to become "the chancellor of all Germans" and called upon the party faith [...]
2009-06-16 06:30:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR GM
09BERLIN717IRAN ELECTION UPDATE: MERKEL, STEINMEIER EXPRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Both German Chancellor Angela Merkel and FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier have publicly expressed their concerns about the Iranian presidential election aftermath, noting reports of irregularities and calling on the Iranian government to ensure freedom of assembly and freedom of the pr [...]
2009-06-16 13:23:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GM IR
09BERLIN720GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 195 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 195 on June 16, as twenty-three more people were confirmed to be infected with the virus. Most of the spike in H1N1 cases occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 16, the National Reference Center for In [...]
2009-06-17 05:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM RO
09BERLIN725MEDIA REACTION: Iran U.S.-Iran Iran-Internet
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Aftermath of Presidential Elections 3. (U.S.-Iran) Obama Reaction 4. (Iran) Effect of the Internet 5. (U.S.) Guantnamo Prisoners 6. (Georgia) Unomig Mission 7. (Economic) BRIC Countries Meeting  [...]
2009-06-17 12:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN729GERMANY'S EFFORTS TO REDUCE EXPORTS TO IRAN
[...] (C) Summary. Statistics from the first quarter indicate that Germany's efforts to discourage business with Iran are hammering German exports to that country. The German government, however, is under increasing pressure from German industry for its efforts and faces criticism in the press as [...]
2009-06-18 15:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG IR GM
09BERLIN730GERMANS SHARE U.S. CONCERNS ON PAKISTAN IDPS
[...] (SBU) On June 9, 2009, Charge d'Affaires John Koenig sent letters to Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul to express appreciation for Germany's contributions to assist Pakistan's internally displaced persons (IDPs) and urge the German gove [...]
2009-06-18 15:21:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PREL PHUM PREF GM PK AF
09BERLIN731IRAN ELECTION UPDATE: BOTH SIDES ATTEMPTING TO
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A key Germany-based Iranian exile opposition figure, who claims to have access to the camps of presidential candidates Mirhossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi, noted June 18 that both sides of the now-divided political elite are trying to keep the situation under control for [...]
2009-06-18 15:38:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL PHUM IR GM
09BERLIN735GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 229 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 229 on June 18, as thirty-four further infections were confirmed. First case of H1N1 confirmed in Bremen. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its pres [...]
2009-06-19 05:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN738H1N1 - MISSION GERMANY'S READINESS AND PLANNING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany has had spike of H1N1 cases throughout the country, resulting in an average daily increase in new cases of over ten percent over the past two weeks. We review the country's outbreak status daily and are implementing measures consistent with Mission tripwire two. This ca [...]
2009-06-19 09:59:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN74GERMANY: INTERESTED IN GAZA ARMS INTERDICTION
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA Near East Office Director Boris Ruge January 20 and sought confirmation of Germany,s interest in participating in the U.S.-proposed Gaza arms interdiction effort. Ruge was already well familiar with the Amb. Mull,s January 15 presentation to selected re [...]
2009-01-20 14:27:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS KPAL XG EG IR IS GM
09BERLIN741GERMAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany,s delegation to the Major Economies Forum (MEF) meeting in Mexico is concerned about raising the prospect of a 2020-2030 midterm compliance window in open session. The head of delegation also shared his dwindling hopes of an agreement in Copenhagen. German interlocutor [...]
2009-06-19 11:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN743GERMAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's delegation to the Major Economies Forum (MEF) meeting in Mexico is concerned about raising the prospect of a 2020-2030 midterm compliance window in open session. The head of delegation also shared his dwindling hopes of an agreement in Copenhagen. German interlocutors [...]
2009-06-19 12:03:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN744GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 251 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 251 on June 19, as twenty-two further infections were confirmed. The majority of newly confirmed cases occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 19, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robe [...]
2009-06-19 15:35:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN747GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 278 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 278 on June 22, as twenty-seven new infections were confirmed. The fourth H1N1 infection in Berlin was confirmed over the weekend. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 22, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Ins [...]
2009-06-22 15:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN749GERMANY: NO DECISION ON BUDGETARY SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) On June 16, 2009, post contacted Maren Lipps, Pakistan Desk Officer, German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ),to express appreciation for Germany's pledge at the April 17 Tokyo Donors Conference and highlight the importance of donor pledges for the government of Pa [...]
2009-06-22 16:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PHUM PREF GM PK
09BERLIN751MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, FRANCE, SOMALIA, CLONE MEAT
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aftermath of Iranian Elections 3. Western Reactions to Iran 4. French President Sarkozy's State of the Union 5. Somalia 6. Clone Meat  [...]
2009-06-23 12:35:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM IR FR SO US
09BERLIN752IRAN ELECTION AFTERMATH: GERMAN MFA QUESTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Iranian ambassador to Berlin on June 22, a senior German MFA official raised Germany's concerns about accusatory comments made by Iranian officials against Western embassies in Tehran earlier that day. According to an MFA contact, the Iranian ambassador sta [...]
2009-06-23 15:19:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GM IR
09BERLIN754GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 301 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 301 on June 23, as twenty-three new infections were confirmed. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 23, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing 23 new laboratory-confi [...]
2009-06-23 15:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN758MERKEL'S CHARTER GETS GREEN LIGHT FROM G-20 SHERPAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. One of Chancellor Merkel's highest priority global economic initiatives got a boost from G-20 Sherpas at a meeting in Berlin on June 12, 2009. The Chancellor's top economic advisors presented her vision for a Charter for Sustainable Activity, which is Merkel's contribution to [...]
2009-06-24 10:30:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN GM OECD PREL WTRO IO
09BERLIN759GERMANY'S LEFT PARTY CONTINUES TO MARGINALIZE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany's radical Left Party launched its electoral campaign manifesto at its June 20-21 national party convention in Berlin with a palette of predictable pacifist foreign policy and anti-capitalist domestic appeals that almost guarantee it will continue to remain on the political [...]
2009-06-24 14:17:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL GM
09BERLIN760AFGHAN ELECTIONS: GERMANY AGREES WITH U.S. POINTS,
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points and a copy of President Obama's public statement on the Afghan election campaign to MFA Afghanistan/Pakistan Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig on June 22 and strongly encouraged Germany to make its own public statement. 2. (C) Koenig said that Germany comp [...]
2009-06-24 14:57:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN762GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 332 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 332 on June 24, as thirty-one new infections were confirmed. State Health Ministers are meeting today in Thuringia to discuss H1N1 situation. Chancellor Merkel visited the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on June 23 and assured that the cou [...]
2009-06-24 15:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN765ASTRIUM GERMANY PLANS TO CORNER WORLD SPACE RADAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EADS Astrium Friedrichshafen and their daughter company, Infoterra GmbH, are actively marketing their space-based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery, imagery derived products, and even complete spacecraft to the US market with the strategic goal of securing funding to devel [...]
2009-06-25 13:57:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA IT RS CH GM
09BERLIN769GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 333 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose by one infection to 333 on June 25. (Authorities identified six new cases, but retracted five previously- confirmed ones, adjusting the total increase to one.) State health ministers reassured the public after meeting on June 24 in T [...]
2009-06-25 15:48:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN770EUROPEAN INDUSTRY WARY, AND WEARY, OF ITAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the "ITAR Compliance in Europe" conference in Munich, European defense industry representatives expressed concern regarding International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR),but clearly understood the message from U.S. legal, consulting and government representatives th [...]
2009-06-26 12:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC GM
09BERLIN775GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 358 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 25 cases to a total of 358. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 25, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing twenty-six new laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 for Germany, and subtracted o [...]
2009-06-26 15:22:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN776GERMANY NOT SYMPATHETIC TO UKRAINIAN APPEALS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Recent statements by German government officials handling energy policy indicate that Berlin continues to see Ukraine as the principal problem preventing a quick resolution of the Ukraine/Russia gas dispute. While Germany plans to attend an EU meeting in Brussels during the week [...]
2009-06-29 06:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON PINR PREL UP EU RU GM
09BERLIN777MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE BILL, OBAMA-MERKEL MEETING,
[...] Lead Stories 2. U.S. Climate Policy 3. Chancellor Merkel In Washington 4. NATO-Russia Council 5. Iranian Protests 5. U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Iraq Lead Stories All major media led with stories on the CDU/CSU election platform. Most weekend media focused on the death of Michae [...]
2009-06-29 12:48:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR RS IZ
09BERLIN781GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 388 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 30 cases to a total of 388 on June 29. Germany has the third highest number of infections in the EU. SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 29, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing thirty-o [...]
2009-06-30 11:03:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN783GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 417 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 29 cases to a total of 417 on June 30. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 30, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing twenty-nine new laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 for Germany. This [...]
2009-06-30 13:11:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN784MEDIA REACTION:
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Iraqi Cities 3. Partial Recount of Iranian Votes 4. Honduras Coup 5. Outcome of Argentinean Elections 6. IRENA 7. Madoff Trial  [...]
2009-06-30 13:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IZ IR HO AR
09BERLIN788GERMAN SATELLITE START-UP RAPIDEYE GATHERING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German satellite imagery provider RapidEye AG, which began selling its imagery products in January of this year (see ref A),has established its first contracts with France and Lithuania. In the next few years, RapidEye is confident that its customer base will expand by ten, [...]
2009-07-01 07:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PINR CH BR FR LH GM
09BERLIN790GERMAN RESPONSE: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S AU ATTENDANCE
[...] (SBU) German MFA Iran Desk Officer Adrian Pollmann told Iran Watcher July 1 that Germany planned to take "nearly the same" actions as the USG (reftel) regarding Iranian senior-level attendance at the AU Summit. Pollmann added that July 1 press reports indicated that Iranian President Mahmou [...]
2009-07-01 12:09:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL GM IR
09BERLIN791GERMAN MFA SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS ON IMPLEMENTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA supports the U.S. effort to mobilize the international community to fully implement UNSCR 1874. In this regard, the Germans suggest that we focus our efforts on new EU president Sweden, which they say remains skeptical about enhanced sanctions against North Korea. [...]
2009-07-01 12:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP ECON EFIN EUN KN GM
09BERLIN793CDU AND CSU RALLY AROUND MERKEL, ELECTION PLATFORM
[...] (C) The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) rallied behind Chancellor Merkel (CDU) as their lead candidate and showed strong unity in their joint "election platform" at their June 29 congress in Berlin. In her speech, Chancellor Merk [...]
2009-07-01 12:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL GM
09BERLIN795GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 429 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 12 cases to a total of 429 on July 1. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On July 1, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing thirteen new laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 for Germany, and subtr [...]
2009-07-01 14:48:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN796CHALLENGES ON THE HORIZON FOR GERMAN IMAGERY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German satellite imagery provider RapidEye AG's current business model as a value-added imagery provider is likely not sustainable and they may be forced restructure to survive. The firm,s primary target customers-- commodity traders and the insurance industry--appear to want [...]
2009-07-01 15:18:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PINR GM
09BERLIN797(S) AUSTRALIA GROUP MESSAGE DELIVERED: PROMOTING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-01 15:38:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CBW GM
09BERLIN800GERMANY REVIEWING UNSCR 1874 BANKING PROVISIONS
[...] (SBU) German Finance Ministry Officer Kristina Wogatzki confirmed to Econoff that her ministry is already aware of the reftel request and that the GOG is reviewing the next steps through its interagency process. When informed that the Embassy had also delivered reftel points to the German M [...]
2009-07-02 08:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP JP KN GM
09BERLIN803MEDIA REACTION:NORTH KOREA, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. UNSC Sanctions on North Korea 3. Iranian Protests 4. Afghanistan 5. Mideast Settlement Policy 6. Aftermath of Coup in Honduras 7. Run-Up to Obama-Medvedev Meeting 8. EU Presidency, Constitutional Court on Lisbon Treaty 9. Croatian Premier St [...]
2009-07-02 13:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR KN AF XF HO XG
09BERLIN805GERMAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE
[...] (S) On July 1, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Iris Wilczoch provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the ref B non-paper addressing Iranian attempts to procure German-origin environmental test chambers. Wilczoch did not have any further information to add. [...]
2009-07-02 15:35:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA PINR IR ML GM
09BERLIN806GERMANY: FORGING A PARTNERSHIP WITH POLAND IN ITS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. German contacts view Foreign Minister Steinmeier's and Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski's joint trip to Kyiv as indicative of improved German-Polish relations and a significant advance in bringing German and Polish foreign policy positions more into sync. Unsurprisingly, the mini [...]
2009-07-02 15:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM UP
09BERLIN807USNATO AMBASSADOR DAALDER'S MEETINGS AT THE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On July 1 in Berlin, USNATO Ambassador Daalder had wide-ranging meetings with Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen and MFA Political Director Volker Stanzel. Heusgen asked for help in getting the memo between SHAPE and CSTC-A that would enable Germany to fol [...]
2009-07-03 16:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO GM
09BERLIN808GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: SPIKE IN H1N1 INFECTIONS,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 41 cases to a total of 470 on July 2. Germany's airports take different precautions to keep the virus from spreading. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On July 2, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press [...]
2009-07-06 05:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN809GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON NGO
[...] (SBU) Stefanie Zeitler, MFA desk officer for UN issues including the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),informed Poloff July 2 that she had been briefed by her UN mission colleagues regarding reftel issues. She said that Germany supports the USG position regarding the Democracy Coaliti [...]
2009-07-06 15:28:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM
09BERLIN812GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 527 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 57 cases over the weekend to a total of 527 on July 6. We are hearing our first reports of Amcit infections in Germany. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) [...]
2009-07-06 16:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN813GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 527 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 57 cases over the weekend to a total of 527 on July 6. We are hearing our first reports of Amcit infections in Germany. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) [...]
2009-07-06 16:49:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN817GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 548 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 21 cases to a total of 548 on July 7. Berlin confirms more infections. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 7 a total o [...]
2009-07-07 16:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN819GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 591 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 43 cases to a total of 591 on July 8. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 8 a total of 43 new laboratory-confirmed cases of [...]
2009-07-08 14:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN822BLUE LANTERN REPONSE: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (SBU) Regarding Blue Lantern end-use check 050174850, we assess Grauwolf is in compliance with USML controls and a reliable recipient of USML items. Grauwolf provided satisfactory answers to all ref inquiries in a timely manner. We independently verified with the Ludwigsau Office of Trade an [...]
2009-07-08 16:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC GM
09BERLIN828GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 641 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 50 cases to a total of 641 on July 9. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 9 a total of 50 new laboratory-confirmed cases of H [...]
2009-07-09 13:15:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN829(S) GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN INTEREST IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-09 15:43:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN830(S) GERMANY INFORMED OF CHINESE INVOLVEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-09 15:47:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR CH GM
09BERLIN831CGPCS: GERMANY AGREES ON PARTICIPATION ISSUE, BUT
[...] (C) Post delivered ref A points to MFA UN Security Council Action Officer Dirk Stockhausen on June 30 and then followed up with him on July 2, emphasizing the importance that the U.S. placed on reaching a resolution that would allow the six aspirant countries to participate in the Contact Group [...]
2009-07-09 17:15:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL MOPS GM
09BERLIN835GERMANY: STEADFAST DESPITE DETERIORATING SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the deteriorating security situation and rising death toll in northern Afghanistan, the German government has shown no signs of wavering from its military commitment there. Polls shows that more than 60% of the German public favors the immediate withdrawal of the Bundeswe [...]
2009-07-10 08:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN838GERMANY SUPPORTS EUMM BUT SEEKS REALISTIC GOALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany fully expects the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) mandate in Georgia to be extended for a year, despite some EU members' concerns that the mission was never envisioned as the sole international mission in the country. Although Germany supports extending the EUMM, some within [...]
2009-07-10 15:54:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EU
09BERLIN839GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 691 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 50 cases to a total of 691 on July 10. Media reports indicate first case of H1N1 in the Federal State of Saarland. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced [...]
2009-07-10 16:10:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN840GERMAN FISCAL POLICY: SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While most countries are busy trying to pull their economies out of the worst recession in decades, Germany is already focusing on next steps. Chancellor Merkel's government has set the country on a course intended to reduce its budget deficit to almost zero by 2016, despite a [...]
2009-07-10 17:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL GM
09BERLIN844GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 737 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 46 cases to a total of 737 on July 13. Majority of new infections occurred abroad. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 13 [...]
2009-07-13 14:52:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN845ISLAM CONFERENCE ENDS WITH HIGH MARKS FROM
[...] (C) The Islam Conference ended with its fourth and final meeting on June 25 with supporters and critics of the conference representing a diverse Muslim community calling for its continuation, citing the importance of the dialogue that was begun. Interior Minister Schaeuble (CDU),who initiat [...]
2009-07-13 16:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF KISL
09BERLIN847ROBERT-KOCH-INSTITUTE DESCRIBES FLU SITUATION IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. On July 8, ECON Berlin met with officials from the Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI) to discuss the current H1N1 outbreak in Germany. RKI experts believe there could be ten times the number of confirmed cases (691) in Germany due to the often mild symptoms experienced by many of thos [...]
2009-07-14 09:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN848CDU PARLIAMENTARIANS CONSIDER FUTURE ENERGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a symposium on future technologies, the CDU/CSU parliamentary bloc outlined its energy policy priorities for the 2009 election year. Support for solar and nuclear energy and questions about the future of coal power were voiced. The symposium, held on June 30 in Berlin and [...]
2009-07-14 12:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV EIND ENRG PGOV KGHG TRGY GM
09BERLIN85EMBASSY BERLIN RESPONSE TO FY 2009 PEDOPHILIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Per reftel request, Embassy Berlin has found no evidence that would suggest that United Nations Volunteers (UNV) or its affiliate organizations have ties to groups that support pedophilia. Per UNV representatives, the organization does not grant official status, accreditation [...]
2009-01-23 15:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAID PHUM SOCI GM
09BERLIN851FM STEINMEIER REINFORCES U.S. MESSAGES IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Steinmeier reinforced U.S. messages on the need for Israel to halt settlement construction and for Syria to play a constructive role in the region during his July 6-7 Middle East visit to Jerusalem, Damascus and Beirut. According to the MFA, Steinmeier also high [...]
2009-07-14 15:58:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS GM LE SY
09BERLIN852GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 763 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 26 cases to a total of 763 on July 14. Seven federal states reported new cases. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute [...]
2009-07-15 05:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN854(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON SYRIAN EFFORT TO PROCURE A
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 13:03:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA SY GM
09BERLIN858GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 834 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 71 cases to a total of 834 on July 15. Nine federal states reported new cases. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. The Federal German States have ordered 50 million doses of seasonal i [...]
2009-07-15 15:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN859GERMANY UPBEAT ABOUT U.S.-RUSSIAN RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. The German Chancellery and MFA view President Obama's trip to Moscow as successful, especially given how poor U.S.-Russian relations were at the beginning of the year. MFA Head of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus Division Ernst Reichel and Chancellery Head of Former Soviet Union an [...]
2009-07-16 08:29:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALRS PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN864JEHOVAH,S WITNESSES OPTIMISTIC ABOUT SECURING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany have almost reached the finish line in their efforts to become a "corporation under public law" in all of Germany's 16 federal states. Eleven federal states (Bavaria, Berlin, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Saxony, Thuringia, [...]
2009-07-16 13:21:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGM KIRF PGOV PREL PHUM
09BERLIN869GERMANY HESITANT ABOUT U.S. ROLE IN EUMM
[...] (C) Poloff followed-up with MFA Deputy Head of Division for the South Caucasus and Central Asia Maria Gosse regarding possible U.S. participation in the EUMM (ref a). Although Germany wishes to keep the U.S. "engaged in Georgia," the MFA is hesitant to accept U.S. involvement in the mission. [...]
2009-07-17 14:06:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EU
09BERLIN879STAYING AHEAD OF PROLIFERATORS REVOLVES AROUND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the global financial crisis adds pressure to stimulate growth through increased exports despite the ever increasing threat from proliferation/terrorism, the question of how to effectively administer national export control measures has never been more important or for that m [...]
2009-07-21 14:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC ETRD KOMC PARM PGOV PINR BR UK IR GM
09BERLIN88GERMANY: FOCUSED ON ASSISTING EGYPT WITH POLICING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany's internal deliberations continue on the extent of its possible participation in the U.S.-proposed Gaza arms interdiction effort, but it seems unlikely that the Germans will participate in any maritime operations. The Germans are currently focused on offering Egypt technic [...]
2009-01-23 17:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS KPAL XG EG IR IS GM
09BERLIN881German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009
[...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...]
2009-07-21 20:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN882German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009
[...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...]
2009-07-21 20:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN884GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 1,818 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 263 cases to a total of 1,818 on July 22. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. German companies prepare for the new virus. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The National Reference Center for Influe [...]
2009-07-22 13:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN886GERMANY'S VIEWS OF THE JULY 27-28 GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany expects significant discussion of Iran before and during next week's EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),in addition to discussions of Somalia and Georgia. However, the EU plans to wait until September to begin a regular review of which Iranian in [...]
2009-07-22 15:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN SO MOPS OSCE PHUM UN GG RS GM
09BERLIN887GERMANS SHARE U.S. CONCERNS OVER HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Berlin A/DCM conveyed U.S. concerns over the urgent humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya to State Secretary Peter Ammon of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He urged Germany to join the United States in stepping up contributions to avoid a further deterioratio [...]
2009-07-22 16:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PREL PHUM PREF DJ ER ET GM KE SO
09BERLIN889GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 2,455 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 637 cases to a total of 2,455 on July 23. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Experts expect more severe cases of the infection. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its July 23 press briefin [...]
2009-07-23 11:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN89GERMAN VIEWS ON THE JANUARY 26-27 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany favors only a general EU statement of support for the closing of Guantanamo, which would leave specific actions -- like accepting detainees -- up to member states to decide. Given the differing views within the German government on accepting detainees, Chancellor Merkel h [...]
2009-01-23 19:34:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV ZL ZI RU UP GM
09BERLIN891GERMANY: REACTIONS TO CAIRO SPEECH AND PLANS FOR ONGOING
[...] (U) Summary: Mission Germany conducted a range of activities to highlight President Obama's June 4 Cairo speech and to solicit feedback from local Muslim communities. Per reftel request, post provides preliminary feedback on our ongoing outreach efforts within Germany, including feedback from [...]
2009-07-23 14:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO PREL SCUL GM
09BERLIN894GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: German Cases Triple This Week
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 cases in Germany has more than tripled this week. The one-day rise was 389 cases to a total of 2,844 on July 24. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The number of confirmed virus cases i [...]
2009-07-24 13:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN895BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (SBU) We assess BHV Aviation Consultants GmbH is in compliance with USML controls and a reliable recipient/handler of USML items in regards to Blue Lantern end-use check 050171972; the export of aviation equipment for use with Mi117 helicopters to the Czech Republic. BHV Aviation Consultants [...]
2009-07-24 14:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC GM
09BERLIN896GERMAN SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Berlin presented REF A points to contacts at the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Interlocutors believe Germany is unlikely to take any major new decisions on Afghanistan before parliamentary ("Bundestag") elections [...]
2009-07-24 14:41:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN EUN MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF PK GM
09BERLIN897OPEL SALE COLLIDES WITH POLITICS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Always be prepared for the unexpected: that might be the moral of the story in the German Opel deal so far. Just as the independent new GM-Europe trust fund was expected to announce its decision on the complex sale of 55 percent of General Motors' (GM's) holdings in the car m [...]
2009-07-27 05:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN899H1N1 UPDATE: 3,349 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 505 cases to a total of 3,349 on July 27. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Germany considers cancelling mass gatherings to stem an outbreak. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its July 2 [...]
2009-07-28 05:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN90GERMAN VIEWS ON THE JANUARY 26-27 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany favors only a general EU statement of support for the closing of Guantanamo, which would leave specific actions -- like accepting detainees -- up to member states to decide. Given the differing views within the German government on accepting detainees, Chancellor Merkel h [...]
2009-01-26 05:59:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV ZL ZI RU UP GM
09BERLIN903H1N1 UPDATE: 3,810 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 461 cases to a total of 3,810 on July 28. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Information available to German companies on pandemic planning. RKI warns of "H1N1 parties". END SUMMARY. [...]
2009-07-28 15:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN905MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ISRAEL U.S.-CHINA, IRAN, RUSSIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Israel) Netanyahu-Mitchell Meeting 3. (U.S.-China) Washington Summit 4. (Iran) Western Reaction 5. (Russia) Influence on Central Asian Neighbors 6. (Moldova) Re-Election  [...]
2009-07-29 11:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN906H1N1 UPDATE: 4,445 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 635 cases to a total of 4,445 on July 29. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Germany's statutory health insurance agencies are examining raising insurance premiums to pay for the widesprea [...]
2009-07-29 13:31:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN908GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 5,324 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 879 cases to a total of 5,324 on July 30. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its July 30 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Ro [...]
2009-07-30 10:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN909MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA, U.S.-IRAQ, IRAQ, NIGERIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Summit in Washington 3. (U.S.-Iraq) Gates on Troop Withdrawal 4. (Iraq) Storming of Camp Ashraf 5. (Nigeria) Islamic Militants 6. (Spain) ETA Bomb Attack  [...]
2009-07-30 11:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN91ROUND 55 - END OF CONSULTATION PERIOD REGARDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-26 05:59:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR NATO PREL GM
09BERLIN910MIXED SIGNALS AGAIN FROM THE GERMAN
[...] SUMMARY. There were once again mixed signals from the German labor market in July. According to the Federal Employment Agency, Germany's non- seasonally adjusted unemployment increased by 52,000 from June to July (with the rate increasing by 0.1 percentage point to 8.2 percent),less than [...]
2009-07-30 14:51:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EFIN PGOV GM
09BERLIN917H1N1 UPDATE: 6,062 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) UMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 738 cases to a total of 6,062 on July 31. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Family Ministry calls on statutory health insurance agencies to cover costs for flu vaccination in fall. END [...]
2009-07-31 14:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN918Iraqi Refugee Arrivals Proceeding: 866 of 2500
[...] (U) Summary: A total of 866 Iraqi refugees have arrived of the 2500 that Germany agreed to resettle under the terms of last year's European Union agreement. This is the first time that Germany has worked with the UNHCR to permanently resettle refugees directly from overseas. Iraqi refugee se [...]
2009-07-31 14:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL PHUM IOM UNHCR IZ JO SY GM
09BERLIN92(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON FURTHER IRANIAN EFFORTS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-26 06:44:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM ETTC MNUC TSPA IR MY GM
09BERLIN921(S) GERMANY WARNS THE USG ABOUT A BRAZILIAN
[...] (S) On July 31, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper warning US export control authorities about a potential Brazilian procurement attempt of proliferation concern for "Automatic High-Precision Heavy-Duty Necking-In-Machines with [...]
2009-07-31 15:41:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PREL PINR MNUC ETTC KSCA KNNP IR BR GM
09BERLIN925GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 6,800 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 738 cases to a total of 6,800 on August 3. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. Doctors warn of unknown side effects of H1N1 vaccine. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Ko [...]
2009-08-03 14:28:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN927GERMANY HAS FAR-REACHING SOCIAL AND LEGAL
[...] (U) Summary: This cable is in response to reftel regarding initiatives to prevent torture. Germany has a variety of mechanisms in place to prevent torture domestically and abroad, as well as to assist victims of torture. Domestic laws regulate the immigration of torture victims and give Ge [...]
2009-08-03 15:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM GM UN
09BERLIN935RETHINKING U.S. FORCES REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE:
[...] (S/NF) Mission Germany strongly endorses the call by USNATO (reftel) to give careful reconsideration to the planned continued draw-down of U.S. forces in Europe. If the draw-down continues as scheduled, two of the three remaining U.S. Army brigade combat teams in Germany will be withdrawn by [...]
2009-08-04 10:47:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL PTER XG GM
09BERLIN937H1N1 UPDATE: 7,177 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 377 cases to a total of 7,177 on August 4. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. Some of Germany's Federal States are considering extending school summer vacations in for school breaks. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The Nati [...]
2009-08-04 12:57:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN938Nuclear Power and Germany's Climate Change Goals
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The current CDU/CSU-SPD governing coalition agreement commits Germany to phase out all nuclear power, which currently provides 23 percent of Germany's electric power generation, by approximately 2020. Energy industry watchers indicate that the planned phase-out will complicate G [...]
2009-08-04 14:11:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV KGHG TRGY ECON PREL PGOV GM
09BERLIN939(C) GERMANY LIKELY TO DELIVER ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 15:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA BR FR GM
09BERLIN94MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, GITMO, MIDEAST, CHINA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S. Foreign Policy 3. Guantnamo Prisoners 4. U.S. Policy on Middle East 5. U.S.-China Relations 6. U.S. Economic Policy 7. Aftermath Of Markelov trial 8. U.S. Stem Cell Research: Â [...]
2009-01-26 14:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IS RS CH
09BERLIN946WILL A CREDIT CRUNCH IMPEDE GERMANY'S RECOVERY?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A heated debate is again raging over whether or not the German economy is experiencing a credit crunch. Politicians and businesses complain how hard loans are to get, and claim that tighter credit threatens recovery in Europe's largest economy. Others say overall credit vo [...]
2009-08-05 15:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN949German Views on IRENA and the Innovation Center
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany welcomes the U.S. decision to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and is looking forward to assisting in the establishment of both the Secretariat in Abu Dhabi and the Innovation Center in Bonn. Although office space for the Innovation Center has alrea [...]
2009-08-06 09:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV TRGY GM
09BERLIN950GERMANY ADVISED ON IRANIAN TEST-CHAMBER
[...] (S) Econoff presented Ref A non-paper and information from Ref B email to Nancy Reck, German MFA desk officer for Missile Technology Control Regime issues. Reck thanked econoff for the information and particularly welcomed the Ref B email details. Reck stated she will forward the informatio [...]
2009-08-06 10:33:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MUNC TSPA IR TH GM
09BERLIN962H1N1 UPDATE: 8,619 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose within the last two days by 1442 to a total of 8,619 on August 6. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. School began in several federal states despite an increase in H1N1 cases. Berlin's preparations for the World Championsh [...]
2009-08-06 15:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN967GERMANY,S RIGHT WING NPD AND DVU FACE POOR
[...] (C) Crippled by financial scandals, leadership problems and right-wing political rivalries, the National Democratic Party (NPD) and German People's Union (DVU) have little chance of securing the five percent necessary to enter the next Bundestag after the parliamentary elections on September [...]
2009-08-07 14:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN970NEW GERMAN RULES OF ENGAGEMENT WIDEN LATITUDE TO
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. While the German MOD is playing down recent changes to the rules-of-engagement (ROE) "pocket card" that is issued to all German soldiers in Afghanistan, those changes, in fact, are fairly substantive and significant. While the previous card clearly viewed the use of force as t [...]
2009-08-10 12:27:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PREL MOPS NATO GM
09BERLIN977H1N1 UPDATE: 9,770 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose over the week end by 557 to a total of 9,770 on August 10. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. Berlin authorities are taking additional precautionary measures in preparation for the 12th IAAF World Athletic Championship w [...]
2009-08-10 15:30:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN978GERMANY REASSURES THE BALTS TO INCREASE MANEUVER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany continues to regard proposed NATO contingency planning to defend the Balts against possible Russian aggression as counterproductive and unnecessary, but it has gone out of its way in recent months to take other measures to reassure the Balts that it takes their security co [...]
2009-08-11 10:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM MARR MOPS NATO PREL RU ZB
09BERLIN984H1N1 UPDATE: 10,155 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany crossed the 10,000 mark as 385 new cases were confirmed on August 11 -- increasing the total to 10,155 cases. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On August 11, the National Reference Center for Influen [...]
2009-08-11 14:05:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN985CONTROVERSIAL COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION ENTERS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 4, significant amendments to the German Criminal Code entered into force that criminalize a range of terrorism-related preparatory actions such as participating in terrorist training or acquiring weapons/bombs with the intent to commit attacks that endanger the German st [...]
2009-08-11 14:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL KCRM GM
09BERLIN986(S) GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN INTEREST IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 17:15:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA AE IR GM
09BERLIN988CONTROVERSIAL COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION ENTERS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 4, significant amendments to the German Criminal Code entered into force that criminalize a range of terrorism-related preparatory actions such as participating in terrorist training or acquiring weapons/bombs with the intent to commit attacks that endanger the German st [...]
2009-08-13 07:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL KCRM GM
09BERLIN989H1N1 UPDATE: 10,600 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 445 new cases bringing the total as of August 12 to 10,600. The majority of new infections occurred abroad and Germany's hospitals reported an increase in walk-in patients concerned that they may be H1N1 positive. E [...]
2009-08-13 07:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN991(S) SYRIA SEEKING GERMAN LASER CUTTING MACHINE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 14:56:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SY GM
09BERLIN992AUSTRALIA GROUP: GERMANY TO SUBMIT PROPOSAL FOR
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (SBU) On August 11, MFA Export Control Division Deputy Office Director, Markus Klinger, provided EconOff with a German proposal for Australia Group (AG) "Best Practice Guidelines for Implementing End-Use Controls." Germany intends to [...]
2009-08-13 15:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC PARM PGOV PREL PINR TBIO KSTC FR GM
09BERLIN993GERMANY'S FEDERAL STATES WRESTLE WITH INTRODUCTION
[...] (SBU) This cable provides an overview of German state programs to introduce Islamic religious education at high school and university levels. Since the 3rd plenary meeting of the German Islam Conference in June 2008, Germany's federal states -- with varying degrees of engagement and success [...]
2009-08-13 16:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM
09BERLIN997H1N1 UPDATE: 11,103 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 503 new cases bringing the total as of August 13 to 11,103. Consistent with previous reporting, the majority of new infections occurred abroad. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 12 press briefing, the National R [...]
2009-08-14 08:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERN104SWISS-LIBYAN RELATIONS: SWITZERLAND IN REBUFF
[...] (S) Summary: In a March 10 meeting, the Swiss MFA Director for Security Policy, Ambassador Jacques Pitteloud, updated Charge on the status of the ongoing crisis in Swiss-Libyan relations triggered last July when Geneva cantonal police temporarily arrested Hannibal Gaddafi, son of Libyan lead [...]
2009-03-11 11:50:00Embassy BernSECRETPHUM PREL PGOV SZ
09BERN108NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): SWISS
[...] (C) Summary: The Swiss government generally believes that the U.S. Administration has outlined a "good agenda" for the NPT, particularly with regard to disarmament and arms control issues. Switzerland has sponsored UN resolutions on de-alerting nuclear weapons, and will continue to do so. Fo [...]
2009-03-11 16:31:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC KNNP AORC PREL UNGA IAEA SZ
09BERN109BERN SEPQ MARCH 2009
[...] (SBU) The following are responses to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire for political violence and terrorism for the U.S. Embassy in Bern, and are keyed to the reftel. 2. (SBU) Political Violence -------------------------- I. (SBU) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or [...]
2009-03-11 16:38:00Embassy BernSECRETASEC PTER SV
09BERN111TIP - LIECHTENSTEIN: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 18:10:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB LS
09BERN118SWISS FIRM QUARTZCOM SAYS IT WILL ABANDON
[...] (S) Juergen Boehler, Head of the Export Control Licensing Division of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) contacted poloff March 17 to provide an update on the case of Swiss firm Quartzcom AG (reftels). Boehler told poloff that he had met March 16 with Quartzcom's managemen [...]
2009-03-17 16:29:00Embassy BernSECRETPARM MTCRE MNUC ETTC SZ IR AE
09BERN122SWISS RELAXATION OF BANKING SECRECY: WHAT DOES IT \
[...] (C) The Swiss Federal Council on March 13 announced that \ Switzerland intends to adopt the OECD standard on \ administrative assistance in tax matters in accordance with \ Art. 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention. Ambassador Manuel \ Sager, Head of the Foreign Ministry's Sectoral Policy \ Divisio [...]
2009-03-19 09:55:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV ECON SZ
09BERN124GICNT: SEOUL WORKSHOP AND EPG (APRIL 14-16)
[...] (SBU) On March 19, poloff delivered reftel messages to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Friedrich is the Swiss national point-of-contact for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT). Poloff [...]
2009-03-19 16:58:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PTER PREL KGIC SZ
09BERN127NATO KFOR MISSION: SWISS NOT PLANNING ANY CHANGES \
[...] (C) Acting POL-ECON Counselor and DAO representative \ delivered the reftel message on March 19 to Marlene Odermatt, \ Policy Advisor for International Relations and Strategy at \ the Swiss Federal Ministry of Defense. Odermatt said that \ Switzerland has no plans to change its current force \ con [...]
2009-03-20 16:40:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV SZ
09BERN129TOUR D'HORIZON WITH NESTLE: FORGET THE GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) Nestle, the world's largest food company, worries more about the planet's growing fresh water shortage than the current financial crisis, which it sees as only a bump in the road in the firm's long-term development. Nestle estimates the upper limit on sustainable global fresh water withd [...]
2009-03-24 16:29:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SZ TBIO
09BERN132NEW GOVERNMENT FORMED IN LIECHTENSTEIN
[...] (SBU) The Patriotic Union (Vaterlaendische Union, VU) party of Liechtenstein won an absolute majority of parliamentary (Landtag) seats in the February 8 national elections (reftel). In the wake of this surprising outcome, the VU could have opted to seek to form a government alone, without the [...]
2009-03-26 16:32:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL LS
09BERN136CONCLUSIONS OF AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC
[...] (SBU) Poloff provided a copy of the White Paper in reftel A on March 27 to Pierre-Yves Fux, Senior Regional Coordinator for Southern Asia at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Fux appreciated the information, which he said was timely, not only with regard to the upcoming intern [...]
2009-03-27 17:05:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS EAID PTER PGOV PK AF SZ
09BERN137SWISS VIEWS ON ABKHAZIA/SOUTH OSSETIA AND RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Poloff delivered the reftel A message March 20 to Norbert Baerlocher, Regional Coordinator for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Baerlocher underlined that Switzerland shares USG concerns regarding Russian basing plans and regarding any a [...]
2009-03-27 17:50:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PBTS GG RS SZ
09BERN139SWISS PLAN TO FILE BRIEF WITH ICJ IN SUPPORT OF
[...] (SBU) Poloff discussed the message in ref A on March 30 with Didier Chassot, Regional Coordinator for South-Eastern Europe at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Chassot informed poloff that Switzerland plans to file a brief with the ICJ "making a broad case" in support of Kosovo [...]
2009-03-30 16:00:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL ICJ KV SZ
09BERN169SWISS LINK TAX AGREEMENT RENEGOTIATIONS WITH UBS \
[...] (SBU) The Swiss Federal Counsel announced on April 8 that \ the first renegotiated double taxation agreement to include \ the new OECD Article 26 provisions on administrative \ assistance will be subject to an optional public referendum. \ Subsequent agreements will not be submitted to the referen [...]
2009-04-09 14:33:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON SZ
09BERN171AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN: REQUESTING ADDITIONAL SWISS
[...] (U) Poloff delivered the messages in reftels A and B on April 8 to Pierre-Yves Fux, Senior Regional Coordinator for Southern Asia at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). ----------- AFGHANISTAN ----------- 2. (C) Fux lauded the detailed USG non-paper (reftel A) outlining s [...]
2009-04-09 17:41:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MARR NATO AF SZ
09BERN175MADAGASCAR: SWISS AGREE WITH USG POINTS ON URGING
[...] (C) Poloff delivered the message in reftel on April 15 to Anja Zobrist Rentenaar, Regional Coordinator for Southern Africa in the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Rentenaar mentioned that the FDFA (at least not in Bern) thus far had not been approached by the EU to discuss Madagasc [...]
2009-04-15 16:49:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID MA SZ
09BERN199UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: RESPONSES OF SWITZERLAND
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the reftel B advance notice of U.S. candidacy on April 1 to Ralf Heckner, Head of the Human Rights Section at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). On April 17, poloff delivered the reftel A diplomatic note to Heckner. He informally welcomed the U.S. [...]
2009-05-05 10:40:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM AORC PREL SZ LS
09BERN213SWITZERLAND'S VOTING PLAN IN IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (C) Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Director for Arms Control and Disarmament, Andreas Friedrich, told poloff on May 11 in response to reftel demarche that Switzerland would most likely support the election of Yukiya Amano of Japan as Director General in the upcoming IAEA e [...]
2009-05-12 11:55:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALSZ IAEA KNNP AORC PREL
09BERN214SWITZERLAND: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Post assesses that the Swiss government has worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, having made those key features of a bilateral dialogue with the Cuban government that began in January 2006. A decision not to renew Title III suspensi [...]
2009-05-13 14:01:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU SZ
09BERN220 SWISS REFERENDUM APPROVES UNIVERSAL BIOMETRIC PASSPORTS
[...] By the narrowest of margins, Swiss voters May 17 approved the country's transition next year to only biometric passports. With 1.9 million voters participating (38% of the eligible electorate, according to Swiss papers),the "yes" vote (for only biometric passports) garnered 50.14% (953,136 v [...]
2009-05-18 13:07:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT KPAO PBTS PREL SZ
09BERN222SWISS-ORIGIN DIGITAL MAGNETIC COMPASSES SOUGHT BY
[...] (S) Embassy passed reftel points to Swiss Economics Department dual use office head Juergen Boehler on May 19. Boehler thanked us for the information and said that the Swiss Government would immediately look into the matter. Boehler noted that Swiss Customs had instituted recently a policy of [...]
2009-05-19 13:37:00Embassy BernSECRETIR SZ PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA
09BERN23UPDATE OF SWISS RESPONSE TO FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] Summary. Switzerland's economic outlook has steadily declined over the past three months with negative growth forecasts, increased unemployment, and industrial sectors starting to show the signs of stress. Despite the economic downturn, bank lending practices have not been impacted. The GO [...]
2009-01-13 10:18:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON SZ
09BERN241SWITZERLAND SUPPORTS RENEWAL OF MANDATE FOR THE
[...] (C) Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Ambassador Andrea Semadeni, Special Envoy for the Sudan and the Horn of Africa, and Esther Keimer, FDFA program officer for Sub-Saharan Africa, told poloff on June 4 in response to reftel demarche that Switzerland was in favor of renewing t [...]
2009-06-05 10:55:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREL SZ
09BERN243SWITZERLAND NOT SUPPORTIVE OF IAEA BUDGET INCREASE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the reftel message on June 4 to Jean-Daniel Praz, Deputy Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA),and the FDFA's point-of-contact for IAEA issues. Praz said that the GoS has a general policy of advocating [...]
2009-06-05 16:51:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN SZ
09BERN249A/USTR WILSON'S MEETINGS WITH SWISS OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant United States Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East Chris Wilson and Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Head of Bilateral Economic Relations Ambassador Monika Ruehl co-chaired a Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum ("Forum") meeting on June 2. [...]
2009-06-10 14:56:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD SZ
09BERN251U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the reftel demarche on June 10 to Philippe Flueck, Deputy Head of Section for UN and Other International Organization Affairs (and POC for UN/IO candidacies) at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Flueck did not comment substantively on the U.S. cand [...]
2009-06-12 15:01:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC APER UNGA SZ LS
09BERN253NUCLEAR FUEL BANK: SWISS FAVOR COMMERCIAL SUPPLY
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel message June 4 to Jean-Daniel Praz, Deputy Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA),and the FDFA's point-of-contact for IAEA issues. Praz said that, while not opposed in principle to the idea of a n [...]
2009-06-15 16:16:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA
09BERN257SWISS RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY
[...] (C) On June 18, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) OSCE Section Head Lukas Rosenkranz told poloff in response to reftel demarche regarding the upcoming 27-28 June 2009 informal OSCE Ministerial in Corfu, Greece, that Switzerland welcomed the Greek initiative to host informal di [...]
2009-06-19 14:07:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALKDEM OSCE PREL NATO PGOV PHUM ECON SZ
09BERN260GUANTANAMO CLOSURE: SWISS EAGER TO MOVE ON \
[...] (S) Summary: Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Dan \ Fried discussed prospective Guantanamo detainee resettlement \ cases on June 19 with Michael Ambuehl, State Secretary \ (Deputy Minister) of the Federal Department of Foreign \ Affairs (FDFA). Referring to the case files that the GoS \ alrea [...]
2009-06-23 10:45:00Embassy BernSECRETKAWC PHUM PREL PTER SZ
09BERN269JULY 4TH RECEPTION INVITATION TO IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) On June 25, per instructions in reftel A, post rescinded its "July 4th" reception invitation to Iranian Ambassador to Switzerland Keyvan Imani. CARTER [...]
2009-06-25 15:48:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ODIP IR SZ
09BERN273SWITZERLAND SHUTTING DOWN COLENCO'S BUSINESS WITH
[...] (S) Summary: Swiss Minister for Economics and Trade Doris Leuthard called CDA in to advise that the Swiss Federal Councilors had decided in a special session to shut down Swedish firm Colenco's commercial activities in Iran. The Minister also reaffirmed the commitment of the Swiss government to [...]
2009-07-01 19:11:00Embassy BernSECRETIR MNUC PARM PHUM PREL PTER KWAC ECON ETRD
09BERN278(S) POSSIBLE EFFORT BY SYRIA'S MISSILE PROGRAM TO
[...] (S) On July 2, acting POLE counselor delivered the non-paper in reftel to Juergen Boehler, Head of the Export Control Licensing Division of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Boehler expressed appreciation for the information. He said that he was not aware of a possible effor [...]
2009-07-02 19:27:00Embassy BernSECRETPARM MTCRE ETTC MNUC KSCA SZ SY
09BERN279(S) FURTHER INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE EFFORT BY \
[...] (S) On July 3, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs \ (SECO) Head of Export Control Licensing Division Juergen \ Boehler provided additional information in response to ref A \ non-paper. Boehler confirmed that the planned export of the \ high speed camera has been stopped. AOS Technologies had [...]
2009-07-06 07:31:00Embassy BernSECRETPARM MTCRE ETTC MNUC KSCA SZ SY
09BERN281UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES
[...] (S) On July 2, Swiss Department of Economic Affairs (SECO) Deputy Head of Sanctions Thomas Graf informed econoff in response to reftel non-paper that Lloyds TSB Bank in Geneva does not maintain commercial relations with Tanchon Commercial Bank nor does it hold Tanchon Commercial Bank funds. G [...]
2009-07-07 13:41:00Embassy BernSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM SZ
09BERN286SWISS RESPONSE: GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD SECURITY
[...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel points to Federal Office of Agriculture (FOAG) Head of International Sustainable Agriculture Unit Francois Pythoud and Senior Officer Hubert Poffet. In general, Pythoud welcomed the new U.S. approach towards food security. He stated that the five principles as o [...]
2009-07-08 14:40:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID PREL SZ
09BERN287UN 1267 SANCTIONS: RESULT OF USG REVIEW OF TRANCHE
[...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Coordinator on Counter-Terrorism Alessandro Capelli on July 8. Capelli welcomed the news that the USG will formally seek the delisting of Nada and the two entities related to Nada. He also took [...]
2009-07-09 14:15:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC SZ
09BERN309SPP TEHRAN: REPORT OF AMERICANS IN IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 14:39:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDCASC IR SZ
09BERN31464TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) Poloff received the following information from Frank Gruetter, Deputy UN Affairs Coordinator in the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA),regarding three high-level Swiss officials who likely will attend the 64th UN General Assembly. Gruetter said this list of representativ [...]
2009-07-24 14:44:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSEP PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA SZ
09BERN315POSSIBLE EFFORT BY SYRIA'S MISSILE PROGRAM TO
[...] (S) On July 27, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Head of Export Control Licensing Division Juergen Boehler contacted acting POLE counselor to report additional information he thought potentially relevant to the recent possible effort by Syria's missile program to obtain a high-spe [...]
2009-07-27 13:41:00Embassy BernSECRETPARM MTCRE ETTC MNUC KSCA PINR SZ SY
09BERN316UPDATE: POSSIBLE EFFORT BY SYRIA'S MISSILE
[...] (S) On July 28, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Head of Export Control Licensing Division Juergen Boehler contacted acting POLE counselor to report that he had decided upon further reflection that he would notify MTCR points-of-contact of this second "denial." (reftel A) Boehler [...]
2009-07-28 12:17:00Embassy BernSECRETPARM MTCRE ETTC MNUC KSCA PINR SZ SY
09BERN322SWISS INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel request July 27 to Ralf Heckner, Head of the Human Rights Policy Section in the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Heckner was encouraged by the recent USG response to the issue of torture, noting that the decision to close the detention center a [...]
2009-08-03 06:10:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UN SZ
09BERN330SWISS RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE SEEKING DONOR SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on August 7 to Anja Zobrist-Rentenaar, Regional Coordinator for Southern Africa at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA),and Jenny Piaget, Deputy Regional Coordinator. Piaget responded that Swiss government funding for Somalia is solely [...]
2009-08-07 13:44:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KPKO PGOV EAID SO SZ
09BERN341SWITZERLAND EXPECTS TO ATTEND G-8 BMENA FORUM FOR
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel message on August 14 to Rascha Osman, Deputy Regional Coordinator for the Middle East at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Osman reiterated Switzerland's support for the BMENA Forum for the Future (FfF) and confirmed that the GoS will participate i [...]
2009-08-14 14:53:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL KMPI KPAO KDEM SZ
09BERN350SWISS REACTION TO UBS AGREEMENT \
[...] (C) Summary. President and Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf \ Merz, Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, and Foreign \ Affairs Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey in an August 19 press \ conference praised the UBS agreement as the only possible \ solution and a "Peace Treaty." The Ministers were quick [...]
2009-08-20 15:10:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL SZ
09BERN351SWISS PRESIDENT MERZ APOLOGIZES TO LIBYA FOR \
[...] (S/NF) In a bid to win the freedom of two Swiss citizens \ who have not been permitted to leave Libya for over a year, \ Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz traveled to Tripoli August \ 20 and met with Libyan Prime Minister ElBaghdadi Mahmudi. \ The unannounced visit culminated with Merz making a publ [...]
2009-08-24 05:53:00Embassy BernSECRET//NOFORNPREL PHUM ETRD SZ
09BERN362NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary: The Swiss government strongly supports entry into force of the CTBT, negotiations on a verifiable FMCT, and efforts to reinforce the NPT, particularly with regard to disarmament and arms control issues. The Swiss welcome U.S.-Russian nuclear disarmament negotiations, and are con [...]
2009-08-31 22:38:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERN363SWISS AMBASSADOR TO IRAN COMMENTS ON ASSISTING
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Leu emphasized that Switzerland, in its capacity as Protecting Power for the USG in Iran, continues to press for access and information about U.S. citizens detained or missing in Iran. Regarding the recent case of the three U.S. hikers (Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal, and [...]
2009-09-01 09:37:00Embassy BernSECRETCASC PREL PHUM PGOV KNNP SZ IR
09BERN364DEMARCHE ON FOOD SECURITY: SWISS RESPONSE
[...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel points to Swiss Agency for Development and Corporation (SDC) Deputy Head of Global Food Security Lillian Ortega and Department of Agriculture (DOA) Head Director for Global Sustainable Agriculture Francois Pythoud. Ortega noted that SDC instituted a new global pro [...]
2009-09-01 12:08:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID ETRD SZ
09BERN370COLENCO WILL NOT CHALLENGE SWISS GOVERNMENT
[...] (S) Swiss State Secretary for Economics and Trade Affairs Jean-Daniel Gerber informed Ambassador Beyer on September 3 that the Swedish-owned, Switzerland-based firm Colenco will not challenge the Swiss government's decision to shut down its commercial activities in Iran. According to Gerber, [...]
2009-09-04 09:57:00Embassy BernSECRETPARM MNUC ETTC KNNP PREL ETRD IR SZ
09BERN371SWISS VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND
[...] (C) Summary: The Swiss share our general analysis of the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria. They are curious to know how the recent P5-plus-1 Political Directors meeting and "package" proposal announced by Tehran might affect the calculus with Iran. The main point of contact for IAEA issues at [...]
2009-09-04 17:32:00Embassy BernSECRETPARM KNNP IAEA MNUC PREL SY IR SZ
09BERN381SWISS RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ORAL STATEMENTS FOR
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel talking points on September 3 to Didier Chassot, Regional Coordinator for South-Eastern Europe at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Chassot noted that Switzerland was still considering whether to deliver an oral statement supporting Kosovo at t [...]
2009-09-11 09:29:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL ICJ KV SZ
09BERN382ISRAEL'S MEMBERSHIP IN JUSCANZ: LIECHTENSTEIN
[...] (C) Acting POLE Counselor pressed reftel message on September 9 with Andrea Hoch, Coordinator for UN Human Rights Affairs at the Liechtenstein Foreign Office. Hoch took the USG's arguments on board, but said that the GoL had not focused on this issue since last year, and would need to review [...]
2009-09-11 09:46:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PHUM IS LS
09BERN389NEW SWISS FEDERAL COUNCILOR DIDIER BURKHALTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: A joint session of the Swiss Parliament on September 16 elected Council of States (Upper House) Member Didier Burkhalter to replace Pascal Couchepin on the Federal Council (Swiss Executive Cabinet). The special mid-term election was scheduled after Couchepin announced earlier t [...]
2009-09-16 16:19:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SZ
09BERN390SWISS RESPONSE TO PERSUADING THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI
[...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel A talking points on September 11, 2009 to Pierre-Yves Fux, Senior Regional Coordinator for Southern Asia at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and one of his deputies, Yves Nicolet. Fux and Nicolet noted that the GOS was in agreement with the US [...]
2009-09-16 16:32:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID CE SZ
09BERN395SWISS RESPONSE: DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA, KENYA,
[...] Econoff delivered reftel A points to Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Regional Coordinator for Northern Subsaharan Africa Urs Beer in July. After consulting with his his colleagues in the Humanitarian Aid Department of the Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency (SDC) regarding donor su [...]
2009-09-18 07:29:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF EAGR SZ
09BERN397IRAN: SWISS DEPUTY FM ADVOCATES BILATERAL TRACK
[...] (S) Ambassador conveyed the message in reftel A in a September 14 meeting with Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) State Secretary (Deputy FM) Michael Ambuehl. Referring to news reports that the P5-plus-1 planned to meet with Iranian representatives on October 1, Ambuehl termed the P5 [...]
2009-09-18 14:33:00Embassy BernSECRETPARM KNNP MNUC PREL IR SZ
09BERN406FOLLOW-UP ON PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO EXPAND
[...] (U) Embassy pol-econ counselor delivered reftel points to Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) International Affairs Office Vice Director Dr. Gaudenz Silberschmidt MD. on September 25. Silberschmidt indicated that his office would be the coordinating center for Switzerland's participa [...]
2009-09-25 14:58:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AORC PREL SZ
09BERN41164TH UNGA: REQUEST TO DEFER RESOLUTION ON
[...] (SBU) Acting POLE counselor conveyed the request in reftel A on September 28 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Friedrich took careful note of the request, but said that he would have to consult further [...]
2009-09-29 17:48:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PREL SZ
09BERN432SCENESETTER: YOUR OCTOBER 10 VISIT TO ZURICH
[...] (S) I and the rest of the Embassy Bern team are looking forward to your visit with great anticipation in what promises to be a landmark event in Armenian-Turkish relations with lasting benefits for Euro-Atlantic security. Foreign Minister Calmy-Rey is riding high on a series of foreign policy succe [...]
2009-10-08 10:33:00Embassy BernSECRETPREL OVIP SZ
09BERN443SWISS CAMPAIGN AGAINST PROPOSED OFFSHORE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the Swiss embassy in Washington raised concerns with post and USTR regarding a draft U.S. offshore reinsurance tax bill. SECO argues that the draft bill if enacted will violate both the U.S.-Swiss Double Taxation Treaty an [...]
2009-10-14 12:51:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN SZ
09BERN452SECRETARY CLINTON'S PARTICIPATION IN THE 2009 G-8
[...] (SBU) Acting POLE counselor conveyed reftel A message on October 21 to Patric Franzen, Regional Coordinator for Middle East Affairs at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Franzen expressed appreciation for the information. He commented that the fact that Secretary Clinton plans t [...]
2009-10-22 17:58:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OPDC ECON KPAO KDEM KMPI SZ
09BERN470UNGA DISCUSSION OF GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (C) Summary: The Swiss government has some understanding for USG concerns regarding the Goldstone Report and the resolution that will be discussed at the UN General Assembly on November 4. The Swiss, however, do not share all of these concerns, and generally have a sympathetic view of the Go [...]
2009-11-03 18:06:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS SZ LS
09BERN471UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (ICSC)
[...] (SBU) On November 3, Christine Lingg, who covers UN candidacy issues for the Liechtenstein Foreign Office, informed acting POLE counselor that Liechtenstein will support U.S. candidate Lucretia Myers at the upcoming UNGA elections for the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC). ----- [...]
2009-11-04 15:38:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC APER UNGA SZ LS
09BERN47264TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY/THIRD COMMITTEE:
[...] (SBU) Summary: Switzerland and Liechtenstein reject "no action" motions as a matter of principle, and they expect to support the UNGA Third Committee resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and the DPRK. They also plan to support the USG's biennial resolution on free elect [...]
2009-11-04 16:55:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN SZ LS
09BERN478IMF STAND-BY ARRANGEMENT REVIEW: SWISS ALSO
[...] (SBU) Acting POLE counselor conveyed reftel points November 5 to Pierre-Yves Fux, Senior Regional Coordinator for Southern Asia at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA),and to Riccardo Sansonetti, Head of the International Finance and Monetary Policy Division at the Federal Departm [...]
2009-11-05 15:31:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL PHUM PREF CE SZ
09BERN494SWISS SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs US Desk Officer Alexandra Baumann informed econoff on November 18 that Switzerland will support the U.S. candidacy for re-election to Category A membership in the Council of the International Maritime Organization. BEYER [...]
2009-11-18 14:00:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EWWT PHSA UK SZ
09BERN498QUARTZCOM: CONCERN ABOUT SWISS FIRM'S ENGAGEMENT
[...] (S) Poloff delivered the reftel non-paper on November 10 to Pierre-Andre Farine, Acting Director of the Export Controls Section, Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Farine thanked poloff for the information and undertook to look into the matter. 2. (S) On November 20, Juer [...]
2009-11-20 16:39:00Embassy BernSECRETPARM MNUC PREL ETTC SY SZ
09BERN500SWITZERLAND: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Post assesses that the Swiss government has worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, having made those key features of a bilateral dialogue with the Cuban government that began in January 2006. A decision not to renew Title III suspensi [...]
2009-11-23 11:56:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU SZ
09BERN504SWITZERLAND OPTING FOR PRESSURE (VICE FURTHER
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Swiss government is opting for pressure -- rather than further negotiations -- in efforts to obtain the freedom of the two Swiss citizens who have not been allowed to depart Libya since the summer of 2008 (reftels). According to Ambassador Jacques Pitteloud (strictly prot [...]
2009-11-24 15:22:00Embassy BernSECRET//NOFORNPREL PHUM AORC LY SZ
09BERN505IAEA BOG: SWISS VIEWS REGARDING IRAN, SYRIA, AND
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff discussed messages in reftels on November 24 with Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs (FDFA),and with Jean-Daniel Praz, Friedrich's deputy and FDFA point-of-contact for IAEA issues. Friedrich an [...]
2009-11-24 16:52:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA KNNP SY IR SZ
09BERN506SPP TEHRAN: REPORT OF AMERICANS IN IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 15:36:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDCASC IR SZ
09BERN507SWISS TO VOTE NOVEMBER 29 ON WHETHER TO SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 29, Swiss citizens will vote nationwide on whether to support a "people's initiative" calling for a ban on the construction of minarets in Switzerland. The initiative was launched by members of rightwing parties. The initiators of the proposal contend that minaret [...]
2009-11-25 17:35:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM SZ
09BERN513SWISS VOTERS STUN GOVERNMENT BY APPROVING "MINARET
[...] (SBU) In a November 29 nationwide vote, Swiss voters stunned the Swiss government by approving an initiative by rightwing politicians to ban the construction of new minarets in Switzerland (reftel). Subsequent analysis by Swiss commentators suggests that polling data prior to the vote was sk [...]
2009-11-30 15:19:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM SZ
09BERN514NOMINEES TO ATTEND THE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel request for post to nominate Switzerland-based entrepreneurs of Muslim faith to attend The Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit, Embassy Bern submits the following nominees: Cebrail Terlemez: Mr. Terlemez is the Secretary General of the Institute for Intercultura [...]
2009-11-30 16:19:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL SOCI PHUM XF SZ
09BERN519SWISS STATE SECRETARY AMBUEHL COMMENTS ON IRAN
[...] (S) Summary: In a December 2 meeting, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) State Secretary (Deputy FM) Michael Ambuehl provided Ambassador a readout of recent FDFA discussions with Iranian FM Mottaki and the Iranian ambassador in Bern. Ambuehl reported that FM Calmy-Rey had spo [...]
2009-12-04 14:22:00Embassy BernSECRETPREL KNNP CASC MNUC IR SZ
09BERN57ADDITIONAL SWISS INPUT REGARDING CALL FOR FREEZING
[...] (SBU) Further to reftel A request for Switzerland to freeze non-humanitarian assistance to Nicaragua following its fraudulent municipal elections of November 9, and reftel B interim response, Nora Kronig, Regional Coordinator for Central and South America at the Swiss Federal Department of For [...]
2009-02-06 15:39:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL NU SZ
09BERN59PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE GOS ON
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the reftel non-paper on December 18 to Juergen Boehler, Head of the Export Control Licensing Division of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Boehler expressed appreciation for the additional information and undertook to investigate the matter further [...]
2009-02-06 17:49:00Embassy BernSECRETPARM MTCRE MNUC ETTC SZ IR AE
09BERN6PASSENGER NAME RECORD AGREEMENT COMPLETED
[...] Post delivered the diplomatic note regarding the Passenger Name Record (PNR) agreement per reftel instructions to the GOS on December 23, 2008. Post subsequently received the responsive Swiss diplomatic note (number 344.1) also dated December 23, 2008 confirming the agreement was to take eff [...]
2009-01-07 13:22:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON SZ
09BERN62LIECHTENSTEIN ELECTIONS: CONSERVATIVES WIN
[...] (U) In an outcome that surprised Liechtenstein's political class, the conservative Fatherland Union (VU) party won an absolute majority of parliamentary (Landtag) seats in the February 8 elections. With 47,6 percent of the votes, the VU surged back from the historic low of 38,2 percent reached [...]
2009-02-09 13:16:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EFIN LS
09BERN64SWISS VOTE TO EXTEND FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS WITH
[...] In a nationwide referendum held February 8, nearly 60 percent of the Swiss electorate voted in favor of maintaining an existing agreement with 25 EU states allowing for the free movement of persons, while also extending that agreement to include the newest EU member states, Bulgaria and Roman [...]
2009-02-10 09:01:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PGOV SZ
09BERN7SWISS RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR DONATIONS TO UNRWA'S
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel message on January 5 to Thomas Oertle, Desk Officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs in the Middle East and Africa Division of the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA). Oertle explained that Switzerland already was providing CHF 4 million (USD 3.8 million) in [...]
2009-01-07 13:26:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA SZ
09BERN73SWITZERLAND'S TOP BANKS FACE CONTINUING STRAIN
[...] Switzerland's leading banks, UBS and CreditSuisse, reported record-breaking losses in the fourth quarter of 2008, highlighting the continuing financial strain on Switzerland's banking industry. UBS and CreditSuisse announced 2008 annual losses of 17.1 billion USD and 7.1 billion USD, respect [...]
2009-02-18 12:42:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV SZ
09BERN74SPP TEHRAN: REPORT OF AMERICANS IN IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 09:14:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDCASC IR SZ
09BERN83SWITZERLAND: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] Summary. Post recommends that Switzerland not be listed in the 2008 Special 301 Report. While there are deficiencies in the Swiss Copyright Act implemented in 2008, the new Act further strengthened an already strong system. U.S. industry concerns about the lack of solid protection against i [...]
2009-02-25 08:38:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR ETRD EINV SZ
09BERN91UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL: LIECHTENSTEIN TO SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Liechtenstein: On February 27, acting POL/E Counselor followed up on the request for support for the U.S. UNAT candidate (reftels) with Ambassador Hubert Buechel, COM at the Embassy of Liechtenstein in Bern. Ambassador Buechel expressed understanding for the importance of the matter to [...]
2009-02-27 17:52:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KAWC KJUS UNGA SZ LS
09BERN92IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (C) Acting POL/E Counselor conveyed the reftel message on February 26 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA). Friedrich said that he expected that Switzerland will make national statements at the March 2-6 [...]
2009-02-27 18:17:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA KNNP MNUC IR SYR TRGY SZ
09BERN93TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 16:35:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB SZ
09BERN98UBS CASE: SWISS PERSPECTIVE AND A WAY FORWARD \
[...] (C) Summary. UBS' handover of client information to the \ Department of Justice incited criticism in numerous press \ articles and from several Swiss political parties calling the \ U.S. action one of extortion and blackmail. However, the \ step was supported by elements of the moderate to left [...]
2009-03-04 15:48:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV SZ
09BERN99RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CRITICAL
[...] Post has identified two entities that fit into the categories supplied by S/CT: the Swiss pharmaceutical industry and the Swiss banking system. 2. The Swiss pharmaceutical industry is located in Basel and produces internationally recognized products to combat Avian Influenza, cancer, tube [...]
2009-03-05 15:35:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV EAID EFIN SZ
09BISHKEK1006PRESIDENT BAKIYEV VISITS MANAS TRANSIT CENTER AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 11, President Bakiyev visited the Transit Center to participate in a memorial ceremony. A happy and healthy-looking President gave a short speech lauding the new Transit Center, a symbol of Kyrgyzstan's continued willingness to contribute to international efforts in [...]
2009-09-11 12:04:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PHUM KG
09BISHKEK1025KYRGYZSTAN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Tulun Turgunbayev of the International Organizations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Turgunbayev thanked Poloff for the information and agreed to inform us of any substantive response about resolutions that the Kyrgyz Republic plans t [...]
2009-09-15 10:25:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1033AMBASSADOR MEETS HEAD OF THE UN CENTRE FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Ambassador Miroslav Jenca, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventative Diplomacy for Central Asia. Jenca reported that Foreign Minister Sarbayev had told him that President Bakiyev and Uzbek Pre [...]
2009-09-15 10:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1038KYRGYZSTAN: CHILD LABOR REPORT POINTS DELIVERED
[...] Econoff delivered reftel points on the Department of Labor's Child Labor Report and List of Goods Produced by Child Labor to Kyrgyzstan Ministry of Labor Acting Head of the Department of Labor and Social Partnership, Gulmira Kasymaliyeva, and Chief Specialist and Child Labor Coordinator Vera S [...]
2009-09-17 01:09:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON AID PREL KG
09BISHKEK1055KYRGYZSTAN: AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered REFTEL points to Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov on September 17. Chudinov took note of our points but had no substantive comment. Given Kyrgyz policy toward Afghanistan and the current state of play on the issue, we would not expect Kyrgyzstan to make any unh [...]
2009-09-18 04:14:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AF KG
09BISHKEK1056KRYGYZSTAN: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered REFTEL points to Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov on September 17. Chudinov took note of the points but made no substantive comment. Ambassador will follow up with the Foreign Minister. GFOELLER [...]
2009-09-18 04:15:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC KG
09BISHKEK1057KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARIANS VISIT TRANSIT CENTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 15, the Manas Transit Center hosted a delegation of Kyrgyz Parliamentarians and other officials for a briefing and tour of Center facilities. The delegation, led by Vice Speaker Isabekov, pressed for more contracts to be awarded to Kyrgyz firms, especially those [...]
2009-09-18 04:20:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KG
09BISHKEK1058AMBASSADOR REVIEWS U.S. TRIP WITH PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 17, Ambassador Gfoeller met with Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov to discuss his upcoming visit to the U.S. Chudinov told the Ambassador that Kyrgyzstan would like to strengthen its economic and commercial relationship with the U.S. The Ambassador gave Chudinov [...]
2009-09-18 04:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK1060KYRGYZSTAN: EMBASSY HOSTS IFTAR DINNER
[...] (SBU) On September 17, Grand Mufti Murataaly Aji Jumanov presided over an Embassy-hosted Iftar dinner attended by leaders of the Muslim and non-Muslim communities. The Mufti expressed his gratitude to the Embassy for organizing the event that brought leaders of different religious communities [...]
2009-09-18 10:19:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIRF PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1061LOSING PARADISE: KYRGYZ BIOSPHERE RESERVE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Sary Chelek Biosphere Reserve in Jalalabad Oblast, once home to a number of species found only in the Central Asian mountains. Hunting, fishing, and grazing are officially prohibited, but years of official indifference have resulted in a biosphere reserve [...]
2009-09-18 10:55:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SENV KG
09BISHKEK1065LUNCH WITH MAX: SOUP TO NUTS
[...] (S) Summary: In a wide-ranging lunch, Maxim Bakiyev, son of President Bakiyev, and Kyrgyz FM Sarbaev argued that the $20 million Economic Development Fund needs to be a new kind of assistance, targeted strategically toward the development of the country and its integration into the world econom [...]
2009-09-22 11:24:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1067POLITICAL OPPOSITION LEADER WARNS OF GROWING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 14, Embassy met with the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK),Almazbek Atambayev, to discuss the current political environment and plans for the opposition following the July presidential election. Atambayev, a former Prime Minister under Presid [...]
2009-09-23 11:15:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1074KYRGYZSTAN: EMBASSY BISHKEK CONCURS WITH 1206
[...] (SBU) Embassy strongly endorses the 1206 proposal submitted by the Office of Military Cooperation (OMC) Bishkek to U.S. Central Command on September 23. The proposal to train and equip the Batken Infantry Battalion for deployment to Afghanistan, and to refurbish Kyrgyzstan's cargo aircraft to [...]
2009-09-25 10:02:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1076KYRGYZSTAN: SECRETARIAT GROWING IN INFLUENCE
[...] (C) On September 23 at an Embassy-hosted function, former BBC correspondent and current speechwriter for President Bakiyev, Sultan Jumagulov, told EmbOffs that the Presidential Secretariat will soon become a key institution in defining the Kyrgyz Government's domestic and foreign policy. The [...]
2009-09-28 09:30:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG KPAO
09BISHKEK1079KRYGYZSTAN: EXISTENCE OF A COVERT URANIUM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 06:09:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALIR KG KNNP MNUC PARM
09BISHKEK108WHAT DOES BAKIYEV REALLY WANT FOR THE BASE? MAYBE
[...] (C) Summary. Initial conversations with Embassy contacts have provided a plausible context to President Bakiyev's decision to close Manas. Piecing together information from different sources, our initial analysis is that Bakiyev's actions have been driven by the need to secure a war chest [...]
2009-02-05 11:23:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KG
09BISHKEK1080THE PROBLEM OF STATELESSNESS IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 22, UNHCR and the Kyrgyz government co-hosted a high-level steering meeting to highlight the problem of statelessness in Kyrgyzstan and adopted a concluding statement with concrete objectives. UNHCR also released a report detailing the results of a survey conducted [...]
2009-10-01 08:19:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1081KYRGYZ ROUNDTABLE ON RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE
[...] (SBU) On September 29, the Alliance of Civic Organizations "It's Time for My Choice!" organized a roundtable discussion entitled, "Peaceful Demonstrations Before and After Elections. What to Do Next?" Among more than 60 participants were members of the opposition, civil society leaders, human [...]
2009-10-01 08:36:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KDEM PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1082OPPOSITION LEADER WANTS HELP FROM U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Roza Otunbayeva, a former Foreign Minister and current Member of Parliament for the Social Democrat Party, met with the Charge on September 25. Otunbayeva criticized the U.S., the OSCE, and other Western countries for their silence as the Presidential election was stolen and oppo [...]
2009-10-01 08:45:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1085KYRGYZSTAN: GOVERNMENT FACES 2010 BUDGET DEFICIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An International Monetary Fund Mission visiting Kyrgyzstan reported that the stimulus provided by international assistance and a good harvest should help keep economic growth slightly positive in 2009. They were cautiously optimistic that Kyrgyzstan's economy would grow by abou [...]
2009-10-05 04:20:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PGOV KG
09BISHKEK109FORMER KYRGYZ OFFICIALS PLAN "NEW OPPOSITION"
[...] (C) Summary: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ibraimova told us that she, former Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov, and other "like-minded individuals," both in and out of government, planned to form a "new opposition." Ibraimova said that despite fearing for her safety since she was dismissed in mid-Ja [...]
2009-02-05 11:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK110Media Reaction to Kyrgyz President's Announced Intent to
[...] (SBU) Summary: Most media reaction has been broadly supportive of President Bakiyev's February 3 announcement of his intention to close Manas Air Base. Some internet news services and independent newspapers have carried interviews with opposition politicians critical of the proposal. Interne [...]
2009-02-06 06:28:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR KPAO KG
09BISHKEK1114KYRGYZSTAN: POLITICAL "REFORMS" ON THE WAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge discussed with the Head of the President's Secretariat, Oksana Malevanaya, plans to "reform" the government. Malevanaya indicated that changes in the structure of the government have been finalized and will soon be announced. The Secretariat will increase its control over [...]
2009-10-09 03:45:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1115KYRGYZ HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST BRIEFLY DETAINED IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 5, Poloff met with Aziza Abdurasulova (protect),head of human rights organization Kylym Shamy, to discuss her brief detainment by Moscow airport authorities after they allegedly found small arms ammunition in her bag. Abdurasulova asserted that the contraband was p [...]
2009-10-09 04:11:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1116KYRGYZSTAN: P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN IN GENEVA
[...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to Talay Aijigitov, head of the International Security Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Aijigitov thanked Poloffs for the information and agreed to inform us of any substantive response. MEMMOTT [...]
2009-10-09 10:32:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM KG
09BISHKEK1117KYRGYZ OPPOSITION: IS THERE LIFE AFTER THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After July,s flawed presidential election, the political opposition in Kyrgyzstan appears unable to promote a unified and coherent response to the government of President Bakiyev. The main political opposition leaders are discouraged at prospects for democracy in the country, and [...]
2009-10-13 02:29:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1125FRENCH AND SPANISH LEAVE MANAS TRANSIT CENTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Within a couple of days of each other, both the French and Spanish contingents vacated the Manas Transit Center due to their inability to conclude agreements with the Government of Kyrgyzstan extending authorization for the presence of their military personnel. With the loss of t [...]
2009-10-14 10:48:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1126ADOPTIONS: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MPS
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Members of Parliament Gulnara Derbisheva and Damira Niiazalieva on October 13 to discuss proposed revisions to the Kyrgyz Family code which would lead to the lifting of the country's moratorium on international adoptions. The MPs suggested that a new draft law c [...]
2009-10-15 01:11:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDCASC CVIS KFRD KOCI PREL KG
09BISHKEK1128KYRGYZ PROTESTERS ENDURE ABUSE AS THEY AWAIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 8, Poloff met with two of the 19 defendants facing charges related to the demonstration that took place in Balykchy on election day (July 23). The defendants described the events that led to their arrest and recounted tales of abuse and mistreatment at the hands of t [...]
2009-10-15 10:34:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK113NATO COMS UNANIMOUS: NEGOTIATE FOR MANAS!
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met separately with the three NATO COMs resident in Bishkek February 5 to discuss the proposed Manas Base closing. Uncannily playing to their national stereotypes, they were nevertheless unanimous in their advice to negotiate hard with the Kyrgyz to keep the Base open [...]
2009-02-06 11:04:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK1131KYRGYZ DEFENSE DEPUTY: HOW TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of Besh-Kungei Military Hospital, a $2 million project funded by the Embassy's Office of Military Cooperation. First Deputy Minister of Defense Marat Kenjisariyev hosted the Ambassador for a lunch afterwa [...]
2009-10-16 06:02:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS KG
09BISHKEK1132KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER CONTEMPLATES INAUGURAL ABC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16 Ambassador Gfoeller met with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev to review his recent meetings in New York and Washington. Sarbayev told the Ambassador that Prime Minister Chudinov wanted to follow-up on the invitation from Secretary Clinton to meet with her in Washin [...]
2009-10-16 09:17:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1133AMBASSADOR OPENS TRANSIT CENTER'S BUSINESS SEMINAR
[...] Summary: On October 15, the Ambassador opened the Manas Transit Center business seminar that provided local companies with detailed information on Department of Defense procurement procedures and insight into how to bid on U.S. government contracts. Kyrgyz government officials have repeatedly [...]
2009-10-16 09:33:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON PGOV KG
09BISHKEK1138U.S. EMBASSY BISHKEK'S REQUEST FOR 1004 AND 1033
[...] This message is the initial FY10 request for $24.75 million in DOD Counternarcotics support under Section 1004 and Section 1033 of the current National Defense Authorization Act, as amended for support concerning the Government of Kyrgyzstan Counter Narcotics effort. This request has been ap [...]
2009-10-20 10:33:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1139KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT RESIGNS, PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a speech before Parliament today, President Bakiyev announced the outlines of sweeping government reforms. As part of the reforms, the President has created a new Presidential Institute which will replace the Presidential apparatus and be composed of several bodies, inclu [...]
2009-10-20 10:46:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1140KYRGYZSTAN FRAUD SUMMARY MARCH - SEPTEMBER 2009
[...] Country Conditions: Kyrgyzstan is a Central Asian republic of five million people. Agriculture plays an important role in the Kyrgyz economy, which has not been as heavily affected by the global economic downturn as some neighboring countries. Nonetheless, poverty and high unemployment lead [...]
2009-10-21 02:03:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KG
09BISHKEK1144DANIYAR USENOV APPOINTED AS NEW KYRGYZ PRIME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the announcement of widespread government reforms by President Bakiyev and the subsequent resignation of the Government, President Bakiyev signed an order appointing Daniyar Usenov as Prime Minister on October 21. While the extent and impact of the planned governme [...]
2009-10-21 11:19:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1145REORGANIZATION, THEN REFORM: KYRGYZSTAN'S NEXT
[...] (C) Summary: In a friendly meeting with the Ambassador, Oksana Malevanaya, the Head of the President's Secretariat and one of the designers of the ongoing restructuring of the Kyrgyz Government described the purpose and expected impact of the changes. She said that all policy making will be [...]
2009-10-22 13:42:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1147DOOR TO MANAS MAY BE OPENING FOR FRENCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following on an unsuccessful meeting between the French Charge and Foreign Minister Sarbayev, French Special Representative Thierry Mariani appears to have tempted the Kyrgyz back to the Manas negotiating table with the offer of a Paris visit for President Bakiyev and the upgra [...]
2009-10-23 09:10:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG FR SP
09BISHKEK1167KYRGYZSTAN: EMBASSY BISHKEK 1206 PROPOSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 05:31:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1168DAS KROL DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol led an interagency delegation to Kyrgyzstan October 26-28. In separate meetings with Foreign Minister Sarbayev and newly appointed Prime Minister Usenov, DAS Krol pressed for a quick resolution to the arrest of two local Embassy employees. [...]
2009-10-29 09:15:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
09BISHKEK1169DAS KROL'S DISCUSSIONS WITH KYRGYZ CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (C) Summary: The delegation led by Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol which visited Kyrgyzstan October 26-28 met with civil society, the political opposition, and political analysts at the Ambassador's home. It also visited the southern city of Osh. Over lunch, members of civil society [...]
2009-10-29 09:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
09BISHKEK1182FRENCH ON MANAS: SHOULD WE STAY OR SHOULD WE GO?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Outgoing French Ambassador Alain Couanon told the Ambassador that Special Representative Thierry Mariani's recent proposals for renegotiating an agreement for French troops at Manas Transit Center have little chance of winning French political approval. Couanon suggested that [...]
2009-11-04 08:56:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG FR
09BISHKEK119NEW KYRGYZ OPPOSITION ASKS FOR HELP
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request at paragraph 20. Summary ------- 2. (S) Former Presidential Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov told the Ambassador that his new "opposition" was developing a plan to oust President Bakiyev. Sadyrkulov outlined a scenario that involved splitting the Ak Jo [...]
2009-02-06 11:57:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK1191AMBASSADOR OPENS THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Kyrgyz Ministry of Defense's "Scorpion" Special Forces Brigade Compound at Tokmok. The $9 million project was funded through U.S. CENTCOM and the Embassy's Office of Military Cooperation. Chief of the General St [...]
2009-11-09 01:11:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS KG
09BISHKEK1193EMBASSY FSNS RELEASED TO HOUSE ARREST BUT CHARGES
[...] (C) Summary: The two arrested RSO local employees were released to house arrest but the criminal case against them continues. A meeting with Maxim Bakiyev, son of President Bakiyev appears to have generated movement on the part of the government to resolve the issue. Following the Bakiyev me [...]
2009-11-09 09:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALKLIG PREL PINR ASEC PGOV KG
09BISHKEK1199MAXIM BAKIYEV'S INFLUENCE BECOMES OFFICIAL
[...] (C) Summary: On October 29, President Bakiyev appointed his son, Maxim Bakiyev, as the head of the newly created Central Agency for Development, Investment and Innovation. While it has been evident for some time that Maxim Bakiyev has significant political influence in the Kyrgyz government ( [...]
2009-11-13 09:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL KG
09BISHKEK120PROMINENT KYRGYZ COMMENT ON MANAS CLOSURE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The future of Manas Air Base has been topic number one following President Bakiyev's February 3 announcement that he would close the Base. In addition to the intense media coverage (Reftel),many prominent Kyrgyz have spoken publicly, both in support of Bakiyev's position, as [...]
2009-02-09 11:42:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1200KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO CONDITIONS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-16 03:55:00Embassy BishkekSECRETKLIG PREL PINR ASEC PGOV KG
09BISHKEK1201KYRGYZSTAN PROPOSES JOINT COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a November 13 courtesy call meeting with the Ambassador, Maxim Bakiyev, the recently appointed Director of the Central Agency for Development, Investment and Innovation, requested the U.S. consider creating an international counter-terrorism training center in the southern Kyrg [...]
2009-11-16 09:26:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS KG
09BISHKEK1208MAXIM BAKIYEV SUPPORTS JOINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 13 courtesy call, Maxim Bakiyev, the Director of the newly created Central Agency for Development, Investment and Innovation briefed Ambassador Gfoeller on Kyrgyzstan's planned economic reforms, including boosting investment in the energy sector with participatio [...]
2009-11-18 09:13:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV KG
09BISHKEK121FORMER KYRGYZ VICE PRIME MINISTER ON PLANS TO OUST
[...] (C) Summary. In a February 9 meeting with DCM, former Deputy Prime Minister Elmira Ibraimova (protect) discussed her plans to create an opposition to the Bakiyev regime. She claimed that she and former Presidency Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov have widespread support among the Ak Jol Presidentia [...]
2009-02-10 09:53:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK1218RUSSIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST DEPORTED FROM
[...] (SBU) On November 18, Bakhrom Hamroev, an ethnic Uzbek, Russian citizen human rights activist working for the Russian human rights center Memorial, was detained by the Kyrgyz National Security Service (SNB) and deported to Russia. The authorities also detained and later released Osh-based, Iz [...]
2009-11-20 10:08:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1224PROGRESS IN STATUS OF ARRESTED FSNS BUT ADDITIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Over the weekend the SNB took steps to end the prosecution of our local employees for "collecting secret data." They closed the case and returned all items and papers seized in the arrest and subsequent searches. However, the provisions of law under which the actions were taken [...]
2009-11-24 08:05:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALKLIG PREL PINR ASEC PGOV KG
09BISHKEK123FRENCH DEMARCHE KYRGYZ ON MANAS; BELIEVE AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: French Charges from Bishkek and Astana briefed the Ambassador on their February 9 meetings with Kyrgyz officials to protest Kyrgyzstan's plans to close Manas Air Base. They told Presidential Chief of Staff Usenov that Kyrgyzstan was hurting the global anti-terrorism coalition by [...]
2009-02-10 10:36:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK124KYRGYZ OPPOSITION DEPUTY COMMENTS ON MANAS AND
[...] (C) Summary. According to a Kyrgyz opposition deputy, the $2 billion Russian assistance package is the latest step in a concerted Russian campaign to control Kyrgyzstan. It will give Moscow control of the country's defense and energy/water industries and make Kyrgyz President Bakiyev behol [...]
2009-02-10 10:40:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK1243KYRGYZSTAN: THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 07:10:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1244ENDING THE FSN CONTROVERSY, AND MAKING THE PRESS
[...] (U) Summary: In a series of meetings with several Kyrgyz government interlocutors over the past week, we have pressed for a document from the government formally ending, or notifying the USG of a final ending, of the criminal process against our two local employees, arrested by the National [...]
2009-12-02 09:42:00Embassy BishkekSECRETKLIG PREL PINR ASEC PGOV KG
09BISHKEK1274MAXIM BAKIYEV ON ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REFORMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on November 24, Maxim Bakiyev, head of the Central Agency for Development, Innovation, and Investment expressed his views on the framework for implementation of the proposed U.S.-Kyrgyz Economic Development Fund, reiterated his interest in technical support to outlin [...]
2009-12-04 08:20:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON KG
09BISHKEK1275FLU HITS KYRGYZSTAN
[...] Flu season has arrived, and according to local experts both the seasonal flu and H1N1 are present in Kyrgyzstan and a significant percentage of the population appears to have been affected. As of November 23, the Kyrgyz government reported that only 83 cases of H1N1 had been identified, and t [...]
2009-12-04 09:05:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU ECON PREL KG
09BISHKEK1280LETTER FROM KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER TO SECRETARY
[...] Post received the following letter and its translation from Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev to Secretary of State Clinton. The letter requests that Kyrgyzstan be included in the list of aid recipient countries in the framework of $20 billion aid allotted for addressing the challenges of food [...]
2009-12-08 05:25:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1282KYRGYZSTAN SEEKS $1 BILLION IN LOANS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to the IMF Resident Representative in Kyrgyzstan, Koba Gvenetadze, the Kyrgyz economy continues to grow, albeit slowly, while inflation is expected to reach approximately 15 percent in 2010. Gvenetadze is concerned about the management of the Kyrgyz Development Fund an [...]
2009-12-08 10:40:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PGOV KG
09BISHKEK1286KYRGYZSTAN NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENTIAL
[...] Below are Embassy Bishkek's nominees to the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit (reftel) and proposed public diplomacy activities related to the summit. While some of the nominees come from relatively large companies (for Kyrgyzstan's market),others are from small companies and NGOs and th [...]
2009-12-14 08:44:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL EAID SOCI KG
09BISHKEK129KYRGYZ OFFICIALS RELUCTANT TO TALK ABOUT MANAS --
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyz government officials awkwardly avoided contact with EmbOff at a February 6 dinner marking Kyrgyzstan's second annual International Santa Claus Festival. Kyrgyz tourism officials purposefully introduced EmbOff to the new Vice Prime Minister, the new Deputy Foreign Minister [...]
2009-02-11 10:00:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KPAO KG
09BISHKEK1293AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW KYRGYZ ECONOMIC MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador Gfoeller, Minister Jenishbek Baiguttiev of the newly created Ministry of Economic Regulation said that he would like Kyrgyzstan to develop a closer economic relationship with the U.S. He also described Kyrgyzstan's concerns with the recent customs unio [...]
2009-12-14 09:23:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON PREL KG
09BISHKEK1294KYRGYZSTAN: FSN DETENTION ISSUE RESOLVED
[...] (C) Ambassador requested a meeting with Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev to press for a final resolution of the issue resulting from the detention of two Embassy FSNs (reftels). At the resultant meeting on December 10, Sarbayev passed to the Ambassador a diplomatic note (translation below) [...]
2009-12-15 04:51:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALKLIG PREL PINR ASEC PGOV KG
09BISHKEK1295AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
[...] (C) On December 9, the Ambassador had a cordial meeting with Minister of Internal Affairs (MIA) Major General Moldomusa Kongantiyev to discuss current relations with the Ministry and future opportunities for cooperation. The Ambassador reviewed the Embassy's assistance to the Ministry, includ [...]
2009-12-15 07:03:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1296CONTINUING EFFORTS BY THE PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARIAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a friendly lunch at the Ambassador's residence, Oksana Malevanaya, the Head of the Presidential Secretariat, discussed the continuing Islamization of Kyrgyz society, its impact on human and women's rights, and the Secretariat's plans to address the increasing spread of Islam [...]
2009-12-15 09:47:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1298AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Janybek (Janysh) Bakiyev, Chairman of the State Security Service and brother of the President, to discuss U.S.-Kyrgyzstan relations and hear more about his Service. A welcoming and talkative Bakiyev briefed the Ambassador on his Service's operations and t [...]
2009-12-17 05:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK130UKRAINIAN AMBASSADOR IN BISHKEK: CLOSING MANAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Ukrainian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Vladimir Solovei to gauge the CIS reaction to the potential closure of Manas Air Base. Solovei claimed that his CIS colleagues do not believe that the Air Base will leave Kyrgyzstan, nor do they want it to leave. Rather, the [...]
2009-02-11 10:48:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KG
09BISHKEK1300KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER PROTESTS "FAILED STATE"
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Sarbayev called in the Ambassador to complain about the December 16 VOA article that said Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan could be considered "failed states." Sarbayev, armed with a copy of DAS Krol's testimony and a translation of the Q&A, peppered the Ambassador with [...]
2009-12-18 08:13:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KG AF UZ TI
09BISHKEK1302OPPOSITION BELIEVES GOVERNMENT REFORMS WILL LEAD
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Roza Otunbayeva, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and current leader of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK) Parliamentary faction. Otunbayeva was uniformly negative (as expected) with regards to the recently announced Government reforms and [...]
2009-12-18 09:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK131MANAS, MOSCOW, AND MONEY: A PROPOSAL
[...] (C) Summary. As we consider our options regarding Manas Air Base, Embassy Bishkek proposes one course of action that could allow us to retain access until 2011, in return for a commitment to close the Base that year. This would require both approaching Moscow and offering a significant com [...]
2009-02-12 10:47:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK1331KYRGYZSTAN: GROWING CONCERN ABOUT ATTACKS ON
[...] (U) Summary: Over the past several months there have been a number of physical attacks and intimidation attempts targeting journalists and political analysts in Kyrgyzstan. The December 16 murder in Almaty of Kyrgyz journalist Gennadi Pavlyuk raised the international profile of the attacks. W [...]
2009-12-24 06:33:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1332KYRGYZSTAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Following is Bishkek's submission for the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. (SBU) In 2009, the Kyrgyz Republic took political and law enforcement steps to disrupt and deter terrorism. In June, the United States and Kyrgyzstan reached a new agreement establishing the U.S.-operated T [...]
2009-12-28 03:39:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS ASEC AEMR KG
09BISHKEK1337KYRGYZSTAN: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Following is Embassy Bishkek's submission for the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. 2. Begin Text: Kyrgyz Republic I. Summary The Kyrgyz Republic continues to have minimal internal production of illicit narcotics or prec [...]
2009-12-30 08:23:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC CIS KG KCMR PREL PGOV
09BISHKEK1338KYRGYZSTAN: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Following is Embassy Bishkek's submission for the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering. 2. Begin Text: Kyrgyz Republic The Kyrgyz Republic is not a regional financial center. The Kyrgyz Republic adopted a ne [...]
2009-12-30 08:25:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK135CHINESE AMBASSADOR FLUSTERED BY KYRGYZ ALLEGATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador February 13, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yannian ridiculed the idea, but did not deny categorically, that China would provide Kyrgyzstan a $3 billion financial package in return for closing Manas Air Base. Zhang said Kyrgyzstan was in Russia's s [...]
2009-02-13 11:51:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK136 KYRGYZ CHILD LABOR UPDATE
[...] (U) In response to reftel request seeking current information on child labor and government efforts to address the issue in the Kyrgyz Republic, Embassy notes from anecdotal reporting that child labor still exists in the country. Kyrgyz law provides for the protection of children from economi [...]
2009-02-17 05:27:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KG
09BISHKEK138KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER: BAKIYEV NOW
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met newly minted Presidential Adviser Muratbek Imanaliyev to discuss the proposed Manas Base closing. Imanaliyev claimed that Bakiyev had made the deal with the Russians to close the Base partly for the money but also because he is so enthralled with Medvedev. Bakiyev [...]
2009-02-17 09:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK139KYRYGZ MFA WESTERN COUNTRIES DIRECTOR TARRED BY
[...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Countries Chief Kanat Tursunkulov, has become embroiled in a scandal involving cigarette smuggling through the Kyrgyz Embassy in London's diplomatic pouch. He confided to DCM that he was detained by the intelligence service for two days, and [...]
2009-02-17 09:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK142CANADIANS DEMARCHE KYRGYZ ON MANAS
[...] (C) The Astana-based Canadian Ambassador, Margaret Skok, briefed the Ambassador on her February 18 meetings with Kyrgyz government officials to protest the announced closure of Manas Air Base. In separate meetings, Skok told Deputy Foreign Minister Baktygul Kalambekova and Minister of Agricul [...]
2009-02-18 08:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK144GROWING DEFICIT CHALLENGES 2009 KYRGYZ STATE BUDGET
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed the 2009 Kyrgyz budget into law on January 21, 2009. The 2009 budget law projects a 5.9% increase in revenues and 4% rise in expenditures over 2008 budget levels, with revenues reaching $1.115 billion and expenditures reaching $1.202 b [...]
2009-02-18 08:50:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV KG
09BISHKEK145KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT APPROVES LAW TO CLOSE MANAS
[...] (C) Summary: In a lopsided vote February 19, Kyrgyzstan's Parliament approved the law to nullify the 2001 U.S.-Kyrgyz Manas Air Base agreement. The law will next go to President Bakiyev for signature. Once signed, the law enters into force, and the MFA should send official notification of th [...]
2009-02-19 09:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK146AMBASSADOR URGES KYRGYZ NOT TO LIMIT THEIR -- AND
[...] (C) Summary: In an urgent morning meeting February 19, the Ambassador forcefully told First Deputy Foreign Minister Kazakbekov that Kyrgyzstan should avoid any rash or irreversible steps regarding Manas Air Base. She urged that the Parliament delay its vote on the bill to nullify the 2001 Ba [...]
2009-02-19 10:36:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK147KYRGYZSTAN: RFE/RL PROGRAMMING DOWN; RUSSIAN AND
[...] (C) Summary: RFE/RL programming has been further cut back in Kyrgyzstan. The private radio station that rebroadcasts RFE/RL programming in Bishkek is claiming that members of the Bakiyev family are behind the latest interruption. In the meantime, Russia and China have unveiled plans for incre [...]
2009-02-19 10:36:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG KPAO
09BISHKEK150KYRGYZ NOTIFY EMBASSY OF NULLIFICATION OF MANAS
[...] (C) Summary: On February 20, President Bakiyev signed the law terminating the 2001 U.S.-Kyrgyz agreement on Manas Air Base, and Foreign Minister Sarbayev delivered to the Ambassador official notification of the decision to terminate the agreement. Sarbayev expressed regret at the "misunderst [...]
2009-02-20 11:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK151BRITISH DEMARCHE KYRGYZ ON MANAS
[...] (C) Astana-based British Ambassador Paul Brummell and FCO Central Asia Department Head Martin Fenner briefed the Ambassador on the results of their February 19 demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Baktygul Kalambekova in support of Manas Air Base. Brummell and Fenner said they tried to strike [...]
2009-02-20 12:09:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK152KYRGYZ FACE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES
[...] (C) Summary: Despite Kyrgyz official forecasts of 6% economic growth in 2009, independent experts anticipate low or negative growth this year. Tax revenues are falling because of the economic slowdown and a substantial decrease in value added tax, and the Kyrgyz Ministry of Finance is prepa [...]
2009-02-23 07:06:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EFIN SOCI KG
09BISHKEK154KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT TAKES HARD LINE ON NOOKAT "RIOT"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 1, 2008, a group of Muslims rioted after local authorities denied their request to celebrate Orozo Ait (Eid al-Fitr) on the central square of Nookat, in Osh Province. The State Committee for National Security subsequently announced on October 13 that 32 members of Hi [...]
2009-02-23 09:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK155EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGES KYRGYZ ON MANAS
[...] (C) Summary: EU Special Representative Pierre Morel briefed the Ambassador on his February 20 outreach to Kyrgyz officials in which he cautioned them on the damage Kyrgyz plans to close Manas Air Base would have on relations with EU member states. FM Sarbayev told Morel that no one is being [...]
2009-02-23 09:24:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
09BISHKEK156KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT STEPPING UP HARASSMENT OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past few months, pressure on the opposition has increased, in some cases carried out directly by the government, and in other cases through anonymous or hired agents. In late January, a newspaper published sexual photos of opposition leader Omurbek Tekebayev, and subse [...]
2009-02-23 09:56:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK157(C) KYRGYZ PRESIDENT'S SON'S ALLEGED INTERESTS IN
[...] (C) Summary: A Kyrgyz government official, who claimed to be a confidant of President Bakiyev's influential son Maxim, suggested working through Maxim to reverse President Bakiyev's decision to close Manas Air Base. The official said that Maxim made many key decisions, which were later endo [...]
2009-02-23 10:54:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK159BRITISH AND TURKISH ENGAGE KYRGYZ ON MANAS
[...] (C) Summary: British Ambassador Brummell informed the Ambassador that two key Kyrgyz Parliamentary leaders repeated the same Manas Air Base talking points that he heard during his earlier demarche to Kyrgyz Deputy FM Kalambekova. Social Democrat Bakyt Beshimov, the sole Parliamentarian who v [...]
2009-02-23 11:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR ECON KG
09BISHKEK160GENERATORS FOR KYRGYZSTAN: THANKS, CAN WE HAVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With Kyrgyzstan facing rolling blackouts this winter due to low water levels in the main hydropower reservoir, USAID has provided back-up generators to 58 hospitals throughout the country. On February 18-19, Poloff and USAID FSN visited the Talas region to inspect the install [...]
2009-02-24 04:34:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK162KYRGYZSTAN: RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR CLAIMS NO LINK
[...] (C) At a February 24 concert, Russian Ambassador Valentin Vlasov sat next to DCM. While waiting for the performance to begin, DCM chatted up Vlasov on the Russian assistance package and Manas Air Base. Vlasov opened by saying, "Lots going on these days, I hear." DCM confirmed that the Emb [...]
2009-02-25 11:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
09BISHKEK164AMBASSADOR DELIVERS INSTRUCTIONS ON MANAS; KYRGYZ
[...] (C) Summary: On February 25, Ambassador presented reftel A demarche in separate meetings with Foreign Minister Sarbayev, Presidential Chief of Staff Usenov and Presidential Advisor Imanaliyev. Sarbayev had no comment, but clearly briefed Usenov, who was ready with a response. Usenov said that [...]
2009-02-25 12:56:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS KG
09BISHKEK165KYRGYZ, IN REVERSAL, SAY THEY CAN NOW DISCUSS
[...] (C) Late evening of February 25, Foreign Minister Sarbayev telephoned the Ambassador. He stated that he was speaking "with the sanction of the President." He asked her to convey to the Department the urgent message that "We can discuss the presence of U.S. military personnel at Manas if a [...]
2009-02-25 16:30:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK169UNION OF KYRGYZ MUSLIMS -- ISLAMIC AWAKENING OR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: When Tursunbay Bakir uulu and Nurlan Motuyev announced the formation of the Union of Kyrgyz Muslims in November 2008, analysts were puzzled by the odd partnership. Bakir uulu is a serious, publicly devout former Ombudsman, while Motuyev is best known for seizing a coal mine in [...]
2009-02-26 10:10:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK170BENEFICIARIES OF RUSSIAN AID TO THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
[...] (C) Summary: In early February, Russian President Medvedev pledged a $150 million grant, forgiveness of $193 million in Kyrgyz debt (in exchange for a 48% stake in a military goods manufacturer),a $300 million low interest loan and $1.7 billion in financing for a Soviet-era hydroelectric pr [...]
2009-02-26 11:17:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV EFIN KG
09BISHKEK174CHINESE TELL AMBASSADOR THERE IS NO MANAS-LINKED
[...] (C) At a February 26 farewell dinner for departing Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yannian, Zhang approached the Ambassador with a "special message from Beijing to Washington." Zhang claimed that after their reftel A discussion about the Kyrgyz claim that China had offered the Kyrgyz $3 billion for [...]
2009-02-27 13:48:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KG
09BISHKEK175AMBASSADOR TO REVIEW MANAS PROPOSAL WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev informed the Ambassador February 27 that he had arranged a meeting for the Ambassador on March 2 with President Bakiyev for a discussion about Manas Air Base. Bakiyev, Sarbayev said, is well aware of the U.S. proposal and subsequent demarche, and [...]
2009-02-27 15:20:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV MARR PINR KG
09BISHKEK176KYRGYZSTAN ADOPTIONS: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 27, 2009, Vice Prime Minister for Social Issues Uktomkhan Abdullaeva met with the Ambassador and the Consular Section Chief to discuss the current status of international adoptions in Kyrgyzstan. While the Kyrgyz adoption commission is still working on its reports to [...]
2009-02-27 15:33:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC CVIS KFRD KOCI PREL KG
09BISHKEK180KYRGYZ PRESIDENT WELCOMES NEGOTIATIONS ON MANAS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. In a warm and cordial meeting, President Bakiyev told the Ambassador he wants to continue to support coalition efforts in Afghanistan. He said the U.S. should "absolutely" send out a team to negotiate a new agreement for Manas Air Base; he was prepared to negotiate [...]
2009-03-02 13:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK181KYRGYZ PRESIDENT AND AMBASSADOR AGREE ON DANGERS
[...] (C) During a March 2 meeting to discuss the future of Manas Air Base (Ref A),President Bakiyev raised with the Ambassador his deep concerns about the spread of religious extremism in Kyrgyzstan. "Ten years ago, the problem was only in the south," Bakiyev claimed, "but now it is everywhere." [...]
2009-03-03 08:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KISL KG
09BISHKEK185KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES PROPOSED U.S.
[...] (C) Summary. On March 5, Ambassador delivered to Foreign Minister Sarbayev Ref (A) instructions offering to send a U.S. negotiating team in late March to discuss Manas Air Base. Sarbayev welcomed the offer, but noted he would be out of the country March 24-27, probably returning some time o [...]
2009-03-05 10:24:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS KG
09BISHKEK186KYRGYZSTAN: RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR LAMENTS OWN AID
[...] (C) Summary: Russian Ambassador Vlasov told the Ambassador March 4 about his concern that the $2.3 billion Russian aid package to the Kyrgyz Republic might be undermined by the corruption of Kyrgyz officials. He added that based on his March 4 conversation with Kyrgyz Prime Minister Chudino [...]
2009-03-05 10:36:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV EFIN KG
09BISHKEK195KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT CONSIDERING RESTRICTIVE NGO LAW
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyzstan's Parliament is considering a new law that would restrict the activities of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). If passed, the law could prevent domestic NGOs from observing elections, restrict the registration of offices of foreign NGOs, and give government repres [...]
2009-03-06 10:52:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KG
09BISHKEK196KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SEES NO INTERNAL
[...] (S) Summary: Kyrgyz Presidential Advisor Imanaliyev told the Ambassador March 4 that a party congress of the ruling Ak Jol party may not occur. He concluded that any Ak Jol party congress would be a "rubber-stamp session" because intra-party debate only occurs within "real parties." Imanali [...]
2009-03-06 11:25:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK197KYRGYZ OPPOSITION JOURNALIST BRUTALLY ATTACKED
[...] (C) Summary: Syrgak Abdyldayev, a journalist for a small Bishkek newspaper and a member of the opposition Ata Meken party, was attacked and seriously wounded by four unknown assailants on March 3. According to the paper's editor, Turat Akimov, the pattern of Abdyldayev's wounds -- 20 shallow [...]
2009-03-10 02:17:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK2Kyrgyzstan: 2008 Country Reports on Terrorism
[...] (U) Following is Bishkek's submission for the 2008 Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. (SBU) In 2008, the Kyrgyz Republic remained an ally in the global war on terror, taking political, legislative, and law enforcement steps to disrupt and deter terrorism. Since 2001, Kyrgyzstan has hosted the [...]
2009-01-02 10:53:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS ASEC AEMR KG
09BISHKEK203FORMER KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER, NOW IN OPPOSITION,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Foreign Minister and current head of the opposition "For Justice" movement Alykbek Jekshenkulov was arrested on March 9 on suspicion of involvement in a 2007 murder of a Turkish businessman. Kyrgyz authorities claimed a ballistics test showed that the bullet from the murd [...]
2009-03-11 08:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK204UN SRSG JENCA BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON HIS MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) Miroslav Jenca acknowledged the importance of Manas Air Base to UN and Coalition efforts in Afghanistan during his recent meeting with the Ambassador. In preceding meetings with senior Kyrgyz officials, Jenca tho [...]
2009-03-13 04:46:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG AF
09BISHKEK206FORMER KYRGYZ CHIEF OF STAFF SADYRKULOV KILLED IN
[...] (C) Summary: Former Chief of the Presidential Administration Medet Sadyrkulov was killed, apparently in a suspicious car accident early on March 13. A Lexus SUV with Sadyrkulov was reportedly parked on the side of a road in a Bishkek suburb when it was hit from the side by an Audi sedan, and [...]
2009-03-13 11:17:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK211KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]
2009-03-16 02:34:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK221KYRGYZ OPPOSITION MP CLAIMS ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with DCM on March 6, member of Parliament from the opposition Social Democratic Party Bakyt Beshimov claimed that he had survived an assassination attempt in the form of a staged car accident in the mountains outside Jalalabad, and that GKNB Chairman Sutalinov told hi [...]
2009-03-16 09:31:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINS KG
09BISHKEK224KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]
2009-03-16 10:21:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK225KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]
2009-03-16 10:29:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK226KYRGYZ INSIDER PROVIDES FURTHER DETAILS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ibraimova told the Embassy that she is certain the Ministry of Internal Affairs is covering up the true circumstances of the March 13 killing of Medet Sadyrkulov (Ref A). She said that Sadyrkulov had gone to Almaty, Kazakhstan on March 12 to raise mo [...]
2009-03-16 10:32:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK228OPPOSITION HOLDS RALLY IN MEMORY OF AKSY VICTIMS
[...] (C) Summary: Leaders of Kyrgyz opposition parties and non-governmental organizations gathered in front of the Kyrgyz White House on March 17 to hold a peaceful rally in memory of victims of the 2002 Aksy events. More than a dozen police officers observed the rally, which lasted approximately [...]
2009-03-17 10:25:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK231AMBASSADOR DELIVERS MANAS DISCUSSION POINTS TO
[...] (C) Summary: During a March 18 meeting with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev, the Ambassador delivered Ref A talking points regarding planned discussions on Manas Air Base. Although not certain if he would attend a March 31 International Conference on Afghanistan in the Hague, Sarb [...]
2009-03-18 08:28:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK234AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH IOM KYRGYZSTAN CHIEF
[...] (C) On March 19, Ambassador met with Zlatko Zigic, Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM),to discuss developing trends in human trafficking and methods to combat it. He said that since 2005, indictments and convictions have fallen significantly while the volum [...]
2009-03-19 11:11:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALKTIP PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK235KYRGYZ OPPOSITION PLANS NATIONWIDE PROTESTS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The United People's Movement (UPM),a new opposition umbrella organization, plans to hold nationwide protests beginning on March 27. Opposition leaders warn against government provocation during the protests, and the government promises to deal firmly with even "a minor violati [...]
2009-03-19 11:12:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PHUM KG
09BISHKEK236IBRAIMOVA ASSERTS SHE IS UNIFYING THE KYRGYZ
[...] (C) Summary: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ibraimova told the Embassy March 19 that she and other opposition leaders have decided to form a "unified group" to oppose President Bakiyev in the upcoming presidential elections, and that she would stand as the group's presidential candidate. Ibraim [...]
2009-03-19 11:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK237AMBASSADOR HOSTS INFORMAL MEETING BETWEEN KYRGYZ
[...] (C) Summary: On March 11, the Ambassador hosted an informal meeting at her residence between Foreign Minister Sarbayev and the country director of the National Democratic Institute (NDI). The meeting was cordial and lasted a full ninety minutes. They discussed NDI's programming in Kyrgyzstan [...]
2009-03-19 12:06:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID KG
09BISHKEK245KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SET FOR JULY 23
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyzstan's Parliament has set Thursday, July 23, as the date for the next presidential election. Parliament acted following a Constitutional Court ruling that the election must be held no later than October 2009. President Bakiyev was elected in July 2005, supposedly to a five- [...]
2009-03-24 10:39:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK246AMBASSADOR HOSTS INFORMAL MEETING BETWEEN KYRGYZ
[...] (C) Summary: On March 18, the Ambassador hosted an informal meeting at her residence between Foreign Minister Sarbayev and the Country Director of the International Republican Institute (IRI). Similar to a meeting the previous week with the local head of the National Democratic Institute (NDI [...]
2009-03-24 10:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK249BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON PLANNED DEMONSTRATIONS
[...] (SBU) DCM chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 25 to discuss the Embassy's plans for opposition demonstrations planned for Friday, March 27. Present were: DCM, RSO, Pol/RA, Pol/Econ, PAO, MED, MGT, Peace Corps, INL, MSG, OMC, and CON. 2. (SBU) DCM reported t [...]
2009-03-25 11:07:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG
09BISHKEK253KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER CONSIDERS SUSPICIOUS DEATH
[...] (C) On the margins of Ambassador's March 25 meeting with Foreign Minister Sarbayev to discuss the Millennium Challenge Threshold Country Program (septel),Ambassador asked Sarbayev what he thought about the suspicious death of former Presidential Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov (reftels). Am [...]
2009-03-26 12:11:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK254KYRGYZ OPPOSITION MP SAYS GOVERNMENT PREPARED TO
[...] (C) Summary. Opposition MP Bakyt Beshimov told the DCM that the government was prepared to use "extreme violence" against the opposition, and he was concerned that Kyrgyz security forces would provoke incidents during the opposition's planned nationwide demonstrations on March 27 (Ref A). Be [...]
2009-03-26 12:28:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK259URGENT REQUIRMENT TO RESTORE 64K IVG LINE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 08:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALACOA ANET KG
09BISHKEK260RAIN DAMPENS PEACEFUL PROTESTS IN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kyrgyzstan's political opposition staged rallies at several locations across the country on March 27. Light rain helped to keep the crowds small. As of late afternoon, the rallies have been peaceful, and there were no reports of violence or clashes with police. End Summary. [...]
2009-03-27 10:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK267AMBASSADOR HOSTS BRIEFING ON MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted Foreign Minister Sarbayev and USAID's Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Program Advisor for an informal meeting to review the Threshold Program. Discussion focused on progress to date, how MCC's indicators work, and the desire for strong cooperation. Sarba [...]
2009-03-30 08:20:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KG
09BISHKEK269KYRGYZ BUDGET TRANSPARENCY AND USG ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Embassy provides the following responses to reftel inquiry regarding Kyrgyz central government budgetary transparency and U.S. government assistance: -- The Kyrgyz Republic's central government is receiving U.S. foreign assistance that uses FY 2009 funds. -- The basic components o [...]
2009-03-31 03:52:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL KG
09BISHKEK286 Kyrgyzstan: Attacks Spread Fear Among Journalists
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the past month, four journalists have been attacked in Kyrgyzstan. Opposition newspapers and the public speculate that the attacks were intended to intimidate the press in the run-up to the March 27 opposition protests and early presidential elections this year. One paper, [...]
2009-04-01 10:03:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KG
09BISHKEK288KYRGYZ POLITICAL SCIENTIST DESCRIBES OPPOSITION'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with long-time Embassy contact and political insider Valentin Bogatyrev on March 31 to discuss the current political situation in the country. Bogatyrev was convinced that former Presidential Administration Head Sadyrkulov had been murdered, either because he presen [...]
2009-04-02 10:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK290 Kyrgyzstan: Several Potential Candidates for President
[...] (SBU) Following the announcement that the presidential election will be held on July 23 (Ref A),Kyrgyzstan's political parties have begun to consider possible candidates. In February, incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev announced his intention to run for a second term, and his Ak Jol part [...]
2009-04-02 11:29:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK297KYRGYZSTAN: SECOND DAY OF MANAS DISCUSSIONS
[...] (S) On April 3, U.S. and Kyrgyz delegations continued discussions on the presence of U.S. defense personnel in Kyrgyzstan. Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev and Minister of Defense Bakytbek Kalyev again represented the government of Kyrgyzstan, with no other Kyrgyz participants present. Amb [...]
2009-04-03 14:50:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK298PUTATIVE KYRGYZ CONSENSUS OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ibraimova told the Embassy April 1 that she was disavowing any involvement with the United People's Movement (UPM),an alliance of opposition parties and political figures. She said that the UPM's leaders were driven only by "narrow personal interest, [...]
2009-04-03 15:14:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK299KYRGYZSTAN: PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT REACHED TO
[...] (S/NF) The joint State-DOD negotiating team, led by Ambassador Jackson McDonald, reached provisional (ad ref) agreement on both the draft framework agreement and the draft protocol on Manas. Our interlocutors, Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev and Minister of Defense Bakytbek Kalyev, arrived [...]
2009-04-04 17:01:00Embassy BishkekSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK319WILL RUSSIAN AID PROMOTE KYRGYZ STABILITY?
[...] (C) Summary: In early April, the Kyrgyz Central Bank received $150 million in aid Moscow pledged to Bishkek in early February. These funds are expected to fill holes in the Kyrgyz budget, and Kyrgyz officials are debating how to manage a $300 million low interest rate loan which Bishkek ant [...]
2009-04-07 13:25:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EFIN SOCI KG
09BISHKEK322NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO KYRGYZSTAN STRESSES
[...] (C) In an April 8 courtesy call on the Ambassador, the new Chinese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Wang Kaiwen, said that stability in its tiny neighbor was a priority for China. Kaiwen spoke of future plans to cooperate with the Kyrgyz to counter "radicalism, extremism, and separatism" and noted th [...]
2009-04-08 12:01:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK331KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FOCUS OF MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: At an April 7 meeting hosted by the OSCE and attended by the Ambassador, Kyrgyz Central Election Commission Chairman Damir Lisovsky pledged that the July 23 Kyrgyz Presidential election would comply with international standards. Lisovsky indicated international and domestic o [...]
2009-04-09 09:38:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK340 Kyrgyzstan: Prosecutor Warns Newspaper over Alleged
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 8, a Bishkek district prosecutor general officially warned journalists from the pro-opposition newspaper "Achyk Sayasat" not to "insult" President Bakiyev or risk prosecution for any future insults. The newspaper's response, printed in its April 10 edition, noted that [...]
2009-04-14 08:01:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KG
09BISHKEK343AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DRAFT TRANSIT CENTER
[...] (S) On April 14, the Ambassador delivered to Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev revised texts, in English and Russian, of the status of forces agreement and the agreement specific to the Transit Center at Manas International Airport. The Ambassador informed Sarbayev that she had authority to s [...]
2009-04-14 11:31:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK346KYRGYZ OPPOSITION STICKING TOGETHER BUT GOING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff held separate meetings April 8 with Ata Meken Party and Social Democrat Party representatives. Both men sounded common themes: The alliance of opposition parties within the United People's Movement (UPM) is holding, for now, in spite of ongoing internal struggles over wh [...]
2009-04-15 04:05:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK348 Kyrgyz Parliamentarian Murdered
[...] (SBU) Ak Jol Party Deputy Sanjar Kadyraliev, 32, was killed by a single shot outside his home on the evening of April 13. According to newspaper reports, witnesses heard four shots, and saw a man run away from the scene and get into a waiting car. The Ministry of Interior is investigating. [...]
2009-04-15 11:31:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK349KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS TRANSIT CENTER
[...] (S) On April 15, the Ambassador met with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev to discuss the texts of the status of forces framework agreement and the agreement specific to the Transit Center at Manas International Airport. Sarbayev said that the agreements were acceptable in principle, but the K [...]
2009-04-15 12:25:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK350EMBASSY BISHKEK'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] (U) In response to reftel request, Embassy Bishkek hereby designates its Terrorism Finance Coordination Officers (TFCO) through July 2009: TFCO: Robert Burgess Title: Political/Economic Section Chief Office Phone: 996 312 551 241 x4518 Mobile Phone: 996 515 720 219 Classified e-mail a [...]
2009-04-16 09:51:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PTER KTFN KG
09BISHKEK36RUSSIAN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN KYRGYZSTAN UNDERWHELMS
[...] (SBU) Post attended the ideologically-awkward opening of a "Russian Center" at Bishkek Humanities University on September 11, 2008, an attempt by Russia to increase its soft power in Kyrgyzstan. The center was unveiled by Russian Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov, Russkii Mir director [...]
2009-01-12 13:05:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PGOV PREL SCUL KG
09BISHKEK361WORLD BANK PUTS IN DOUBT KYRGYZ ROLE IN REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following the Asian Development Bank (ADB) decision to suspend funding the Central Asia-South Asia (CASA) electricity transmission project, World Bank officials have unilaterally attempted to delay Kyrgyz participation in CASA. The World Bank now envisions Tajikistan alone fu [...]
2009-04-16 10:39:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL KG
09BISHKEK362KYRGYZSTAN: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche (Ref A) and diplomatic note (Ref B) stating officially the intent of the United States to seek a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, as well as a copy of the "Human Rights Commitments and Pledges of the United States," to Erkin Atabekov of the Department of I [...]
2009-04-17 10:09:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KG
09BISHKEK363OPIC MICROFINANCE TARGETS IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
[...] (U) In response to reftel request, Embassy has no derogatory information regarding or objections to the two microfinance institutions, Kompanion and Bai Tushum, identified in reftel remaining or becoming recipients of lending or investment from MicroVest I, LP. 2. (U) Reftel indicates the [...]
2009-04-17 10:17:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KG
09BISHKEK366KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: In his initial meeting with the Ambassador, President Bakiyev's new Foreign Policy Advisor, Aibek Moldogaziev, expressed concern about "intolerant and aggressive" comments emanating from Tashkent on water issues, and outlined plans for a Kazakh-hosted regional water summit on A [...]
2009-04-20 10:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KG
09BISHKEK380 Kyrgyzstan: Ambassador Opens New Green Border Post
[...] (U) On April 16, the Ambassador participated in the opening of a U.S.-funded "Green Border Post" station at Kamyshonava on the Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan border. Green Border Posts are located in remote areas, far from the main roads. The Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program i [...]
2009-04-23 11:11:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPAO KG
09BISHKEK381 Joint Bishkek Embassy - Manas Air Base School Renovation
[...] (U) On April 14, Ambassador gave remarks at a groundbreaking ceremony for a school renovation project in Birdik village. The project was developed by the Embassy's Office of Military Cooperation (OMC),funded by CENTCOM, and is being implemented in cooperation with Manas Air Base. The cerem [...]
2009-04-23 11:12:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK382AMBASSADOR HOSTS INFORMAL MEETING BETWEEN KYRGYZ
[...] (C) Summary: On April 15, the Ambassador hosted an informal meeting at her residence between Foreign Minister Sarbayev and the Country Representative for USAID. Similar to previous meetings with the heads of the National Democratic Institute (NDI),the International Republican Institute (IRI) [...]
2009-04-23 11:20:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KG
09BISHKEK387KYRGYZ EXCHANGE ALUMNI: EVERYWHERE BUT IN THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Alumni of USG-funded exchange programs seem to have successful careers everywhere but in the Kyrgyz government. Alumni are making a positive difference in their organizations and communities but are generally unable to affect Kyrgyzstan's overall course or the bilateral relations [...]
2009-04-24 11:07:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO KG
09BISHKEK388KYRGYZ OFFICIALS OFFENDED BY CROSS ON SWISS FLAG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Posters and billboards advertising the 15th anniversary of Swiss-Kyrgyz cooperation inspired the anger of a Kyrgyz Parliamentarian for their logo, superimposing the Swiss flag (which contains a cross) over the Kyrgyz one. The advertisements then disappeared from Bishkek street [...]
2009-04-25 03:13:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK396 KYRGYZSTAN: BISHKEK HOSTS ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Six agencies from the UN, Europe, and NATO have joined together to form the Environmental and Security Initiative (ENVSEC),which has 33 projects in Central Asia. The stated goal of ENVSEC is to assist Central Asian countries to address environmental and security risks. Any envir [...]
2009-04-27 05:35:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EPET ECON SENV KG
09BISHKEK404AMBASSADOR HOSTS BRIEFING ON EXCHANGE PROGRAMS FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted Foreign Minister Sarbayev and American Council's Country Director at her home for an informal meeting to review the educational and professional exchange programs between the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic. Sarbayev was generally positive about the pro [...]
2009-04-27 10:12:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO KG
09BISHKEK405AMBASSADOR HOSTS BRIEFING ON EXCHANGE PROGRAMS FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted Foreign Minister Sarbayev and American Council's Country Director at her home for an informal meeting to review the educational and professional exchange programs between the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic. Sarbayev was generally positive about the pro [...]
2009-04-27 10:12:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO KG
09BISHKEK408KYRGYZ OPPOSITION MOSTLY UNITED BEHIND
[...] (C) Summary: An April 25 congress of the opposition United People's Movement (UPM) endorsed former Prime Minister and Social Democrat Party head Almaz Atambayev as its main candidate for the July 23 Presidential election. The congress also backed former Defense Minister Ismail Isakov's can [...]
2009-04-28 07:16:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK409KYRGYZSTAN PRIMED FOR WINDFALL IN ADVANCE OF
[...] (C) Summary: The Kyrgyz government is looking at an eight-fold increase in direct donor support this year. As a result of the London G-20 Summit decision to boost IMF resources, the Kyrgyz Republic appears eligible for an additional $100 million in IMF assistance that would augment $222 mil [...]
2009-04-28 08:24:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK428ARAL SEA SUMMIT A SUCCESS, SAYS KAZAKH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kazakh Ambassador Bakyt Ospanov called on the Ambassador April 30 to give her a readout of the April 28 Aral Sea Summit in Almaty. Ospanov termed the summit a success, and confirmed press reports that Kazakh President Nazarbayev had rebuked President Bakiyev for trying to widen [...]
2009-05-04 09:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SENV KZ KG
09BISHKEK43 Kyrgyz President Signs Restrictive Religion Law
[...] (U) Summary: On January 12, President Bakiyev signed a restrictive law on religion, marking a significant change in the Kyrgyz Government's relations with religious organizations. The new law, passed by Parliament in November (Reftel),raises the minimum number of members required for registr [...]
2009-01-13 09:59:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KIRF KG
09BISHKEK430PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR LAMENTS KYRGYZSTAN'S SLOW
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Presidential Advisor Muratbek Imanaliyev told the Ambassador April 30 that Kyrgyzstan is enduring a "slow decline" under President Bakiyev's administration, which itself is split between a limited number of democracy advocates and those focused more on business interests. [...]
2009-05-04 11:14:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK44KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT CHANGES SEE USENOV RETURN AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Signaling a shake-up at the top levels of the administration, Presidential Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov resigned January 8. Sadyrkulov also served as the head of the government's coordinating committee for the Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Program. Vice Prime Minist [...]
2009-01-13 12:17:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK442KYRGYZSTAN: INTERETHNIC HOSTILITIES AGAINST KURDS
[...] (C) Summary: The alleged rape of a 4-year-old girl sparked a riot, pitting ethnic Russians and Kyrgyz against ethnic Kurds, in the northern Kyrgyz village of Petrovka April 26. The melee quickly attracted the attention of President Bakiyev and other officials, who traded charges with opposit [...]
2009-05-07 10:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KG
09BISHKEK443MANAS: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS ENVIRONMENTAL POINTS;
[...] (S) Summary. The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Sarbayev at her residence the afternoon of May 7. The Ambassador conveyed additional points on environmental issues in response to questions raised by Sarbayev on May 4 (Ref B),and she urged him to sign the agreements as soon as possible. [...]
2009-05-07 11:10:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK444KYRGYZSTAN BANS U.S. MEAT OVER H1N1 FLU FEARS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 28, Kyrgyz veterinary officials announced a ban on U.S. meat exports to Kyrgyzstan over fears of the H1N1 flu virus. Announced as a "temporary" measure, no written version of the ban has been published. Although in receipt of statements from international organizatio [...]
2009-05-07 12:04:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU EAGR ETRD TBIO KG
09BISHKEK452MANAS: SARBAYEV SAYS HE WILL SIGN, BUT WANTS
[...] (S) This cable contains two action requests at paragraphs 10 and 11. 2. (S) Summary: Foreign Minister Sarbayev told the Ambassador that he would sign the framework and transit center agreements as early as May 13 if the U.S. government pledged to keep silent about the agreements until June [...]
2009-05-11 11:37:00Embassy BishkekSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK455KYRGYZSTAN: RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR SEEKS WWII ALLIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Russian Embassy sponsored a vintage Soviet-style Victory Day concert, emphasizing the common Soviet heritage of CIS member states. Following the concert, Russian Ambassador Vlasov proposed to the Ambassador that the United States co-host next year's 65th anniversary Victor [...]
2009-05-12 05:49:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK458STAFFDEL HELWIG VISITS SOUTHERN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two staff members from the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the U.S. Helsinki Commission) and Poloff held meetings in Osh, Kyrgyzstan on May 5-6. Opposition party officials raised concerns about the state of democracy in Kyrgyzstan as the country prepares [...]
2009-05-12 08:58:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI KG
09BISHKEK459MANAS: SARBAYEV WILL MEET WITH AMBASSADOR ON MAY
[...] (S) The Ambassador spoke by telephone with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev on May 12. The Ambassador told Sarbayev that pursuant to his request, the United States would not discuss with the press the substance or fact of the two agreements until June 20 (Ref A). 2. (S) Sarbayev w [...]
2009-05-12 09:56:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK462MANAS: SARBAYEV AND AMBASSADOR SIGN AGREEMENTS;
[...] (S) The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Sarbayev May 13 at the Ambassador's residence to sign the framework agreement and the transit center agreement. Sarbayev signed the agreements, which were dated May 13, as a "guarantee to the U.S. government." However, he said that he needed undat [...]
2009-05-13 14:00:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK463KYRGYZ WELCOME TIFA DISCUSSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Claudio Lilienfeld's visit to Bishkek, Kyrgyz Government officials, as well as private sector representatives, welcomed USTR's ongoing review to determine how to invigorate the U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Fram [...]
2009-05-14 04:33:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO ECON KG
09BISHKEK464 Kyrgyz Election Commission Warns Newspapers over Coverage
[...] (SBU) Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission (CEC) issued warnings to four opposition newspapers over their coverage of the April 25 Congress of the United People's Movement (UPM),at which the UPM endorsed former Prime Minister Almaz Atambayev as the unified opposition candidate for the July [...]
2009-05-14 08:47:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KG
09BISHKEK466AK JOL BACKS KYRGYZ PRESIDENT BAKIYEV'S REELECTION
[...] (SBU) The pro-Presidential Ak Jol Party held its Party Congress May 1, endorsing incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev as its candidate for the July 23 Presidential election. The meeting followed a Soviet-era script with loyal farmers, workers, teachers, retirees, and others heralding Bakiye [...]
2009-05-14 10:14:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KG
09BISHKEK469NO KNOWN U.S.-KYRGYZ INVESTMENT DISPUTES
[...] (U) Embassy is not aware of any expropriation claims or other investment disputes involving U.S. citizens in Kyrgyzstan. 2. (U) In response to reftel request, the primary and alternate Embassy Bishkek officers who cover investment disputes and expropriation claims through July 2009 are: [...]
2009-05-15 05:58:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KG
09BISHKEK47RUSSIA OFFERS KYRGYZSTAN $2.5 BILLION TO SHUT DOWN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Kyrgyz officials told the Ambassador January 14 that Russia had offered the Kyrgyz government over $2 billion to close Manas Air Base, and the Kyrgyz will "probably accept" the offer because the government desperately needs the money. Chief of Staff Usenov said that Presi [...]
2009-01-14 12:35:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK470KYRGYZSTAN FRAUD SUMMARY SEPTEMBER - MARCH 2009
[...] Country Conditions: Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic of five million people, is a country in transition. Corruption pervades almost all aspects of life and business in the Kyrgyz Republic. Kyrgyzstan was ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world in a recent Forbes magazin [...]
2009-05-15 10:59:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KG
09BISHKEK471HEAD OF KYRGYZSTAN'S PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARIAT
[...] (C) Summary: Presidential Secretariat Chief Oksana Malevannaya briefed Staffdel Helwig and Embassy interlocutors May 7 about the Secretariat's outreach to civil society and the need for greater "openness" between the President and the people of Kyrgyzstan. She claimed the draft NGO law would [...]
2009-05-18 02:23:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK482KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a lunch in Talas on May 14 with local members of government and civil society and Talas-based Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV). The discussion was lively with members of two local NGOs in particular complaining of problems with Islamic religious extremism, lac [...]
2009-05-18 11:29:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK484KYRGYZ LAMENT DECLINE IN FREEDOM TO STAFFDEL
[...] (C) Summary: During the May 2-8 U.S. Helsinki Commission staffdel visit, a prominent human rights activist described government curbs on freedoms as well as her expectation that "administrative resources" would be used to benefit incumbent President Bakiyev in the July 23 Presidential election [...]
2009-05-18 11:59:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KG
09BISHKEK487KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TALAS GOVERNOR
[...] (C) Summary: Talas Oblast Governor Beishenbek Bolotbekov provided the Ambassador on May 14 with an exceptionally positive review of local economic and political conditions in his region. He said preparations for the July 23 Presidential election were proceeding smoothly. Bolotbekov also hi [...]
2009-05-19 11:47:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK488KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR OPENS TALAS BORDER POST
[...] (U) On May 15, the Ambassador opened the U.S.-funded "Green Border Post" at the Chon Kapka port of entry in Talas Oblast on the Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan border. The Chon Kapka Green Border Post is a portable, container-like module that replaces a railroad car previously used as the headquarters [...]
2009-05-19 12:03:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETTC KG
09BISHKEK491KYRGYZSTAN STRIKES PAYDIRT WITH NEW MINE AGREEMENT
[...] (U) Summary: The Kyrgyz government and Centerra Gold, the Canadian parent company of the Kumtor gold mine project, reached agreement April 24 on terms for Kumtor's future operations. The Kyrgyz Parliament, which previously threatened nationalization of the project during the protracted negot [...]
2009-05-20 09:47:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EMIN KG
09BISHKEK494FORMER KYRGYZ DEPUTY PM PLANS TO QUIT POLITICS,
[...] (C) Summary: Former Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Elmira Ibraimova, who had earlier harbored Presidential ambitions (Ref B),told the Embassy that she was now looking to leave Kyrgyzstan for a period, possibly to work for an international organization. She said that opposition candidates Alm [...]
2009-05-22 03:20:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR KG
09BISHKEK499CONTINUED KYRGYZ VIOLATIONS OF VISA RECIPROCITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In May 2009, post learned that the Kyrgyz government increased the cost of all visas issued to foreigners, resulting in U.S. citizens paying approximately $270 for a one-year, multiple entry Kyrgyz visa, which is now only available in country. At a May 22 meeting with the Consula [...]
2009-05-22 08:33:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD KREC PGOV KG
09BISHKEK500MANAS: FM SARBAYEV MOVING FORWARD WITH PLAN, BUT
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Sarbayev May 22 at her home. Sarbayev said that he had launched his plan to shape public and Parliamentary opinion on the Base, having placed stories on Afghanistan and Pakistan on state television and in the press. However, Sarbayev str [...]
2009-05-22 10:38:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK501HELSINKI COMMISSION STAFFDEL MEETS KYRGYZ
[...] (C) Summary: Ak Shumkar Presidential candidate Temir Sariyev told a visiting U.S. Helsinki Commission staffdel that the July 23 Kyrgyz Presidential election would be marred by government manipulation of election results, and complained of government pressure on the media and the general publi [...]
2009-05-22 10:51:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR KG
09BISHKEK502AMBASSADOR HOSTS BRIEFING ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) Summary: On May 22, the Ambassador hosted Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev for a briefing by Office of Military Cooperation (OMC) Chief Patrick Crabb on security assistance to the Kyrgyz Republic. The OMC chief reviewed current programs and funding, and emphasized the importance of a f [...]
2009-05-22 11:25:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK511KYRGYZ SUPREME COURT REDUCES SENTENCES AMID CLAIMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 20, the Kyrgyz Supreme Court reduced the sentences of 32 citizens convicted of numerous charges, to include the spreading of ethnic and religious hatred, arising from an October 1 melee in the southern Kyrgyz city of Nookat. A Kyrgyz Ombudsman's office commission document [...]
2009-05-28 08:34:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KIRF PHUM KG
09BISHKEK513TURKISH PRESIDENT PRESSES KYRGYZ COUNTERPART ON
[...] (C) On the sidelines of a May 28 opening ceremony for a new building at the International Ataturk Alatoo University in Bishkek, the Ambassador spoke briefly with visiting Turkish President Abdullah Gul, and then at length with Turkish MFA Under Secretary for Political Affairs Unal Cevikoz for [...]
2009-05-28 09:53:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR KG TU
09BISHKEK516KYRGYZSTAN: UZBEK AMBASSADOR DETAILS KYRGYZ ROLE
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbek Ambassador Pulatkhodzhaev told the Ambassador May 27 that four or five Islamic Movement of Turkestan fighters of various nationalities had infiltrated Uzbekistan from Kyrgyzstan to carry out the May 26 attack in Khanabad. Referring to Kyrgyzstan as the "weak link" in Cent [...]
2009-05-28 11:48:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KISL KG
09BISHKEK517KYRGYZ INSIDER SEES MERCANTILE INTERESTS
[...] (C) Summary: According to a Kyrgyz White House official, "mercantile" personal financial interests dominate virtually all policy-making among the Kyrgyz political elite. The official, Sapar Isakov (strictly protect),who was close to former Presidential Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov, said [...]
2009-05-28 11:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK521KYRGYZSTAN: ELECTION OBSERVERS SUBJECT OF OSCE
[...] (C) Summary: At a May 27 OSCE-hosted roundtable with the Central Election Commission (CEC),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),diplomatic corps, and NGO community representatives, OSCE Ambassador Tesoriere and CEC Chairman Lisovsky reviewed recent developments regarding the July 23 Presidenti [...]
2009-05-29 11:22:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK523KYRGYZSTAN: KOSOVO WORLD BANK DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Embassy Bishkek delivered demarche points regarding Kosovo's World Bank membership to the MFA on May 29. Embassy also provided copies of the demarche points to the Ministry of Finance and Central Bank. Any substantive response will be reported septel. G [...]
2009-06-01 06:36:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON KG
09BISHKEK543AMBASSADOR LUNCH WITH KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: During a wide-ranging June 1 lunch conversation, the Ambassador previewed for Foreign Minister Sarbayev the message that President Obama will be delivering to Muslims worldwide in his upcoming speech in Cairo (Ref A). Sarbayev reacted positively to the fact that the President wo [...]
2009-06-02 11:32:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK556KYRGYZ SOUTH SEEMS QUIET DESPITE CROSS-BORDER
[...] (C) Emboff noticed a slightly enhanced police presence during a May 28-30 visit to southern Kyrgyzstan, just across the border from where terrorist attacks took place May 26 in Khanabad, eastern Uzbekistan (Ref B). The airport in Osh, the largest city in Kyrgyzstan's South, was quiet with no [...]
2009-06-03 10:08:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KG
09BISHKEK557TURKISH AMBASSADOR CONFIRMS GUL PRESSED BAKIYEV ON
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Serpil Alpman provided the Ambassador with a read-out of President Gul's May 26-28 visit to Bishkek. Alpman was frank that she had initially opposed the visit, lest it be seen as an endorsement of Kyrgyz President Bakiyev during an election campa [...]
2009-06-03 10:35:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK558TURKISH AMBASSADOR CONFIRMS GUL PRESSED BAKIYEV ON
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Serpil Alpman provided the Ambassador with a read-out of President Gul's May 26-28 visit to Bishkek. Alpman was frank that she had initially opposed the visit, lest it be seen as an endorsement of Kyrgyz President Bakiyev during an election campa [...]
2009-06-03 10:39:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK56KYRGYZ PRESS BUZZING ABOUT REPORTED DEAL TO CLOSE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 12, the Russian newspaper "Vremja Novostei" published an article entitled "(Kyrgyz President) Bakiyev is Bringing an Expensive Present to Moscow." The article said that President Bakiyev and the Russian government had worked out a deal in which Bakiyev would close Ma [...]
2009-01-15 12:17:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPAO MARR MOPS RS KG
09BISHKEK563KYRGYZ SPORTS: ANOTHER FIEFDOM OF THE FIRST FAMILY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Kyrgyz insiders, the world of sports in Kyrgyzstan is highly politicized. President Bakiyev and his family are patrons of various sports programs, particularly boxing and fighting, which then serve as sources of loyal supporters and enforcers. Bakiyev family member [...]
2009-06-05 08:24:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KG
09BISHKEK595KYRGYZ ELECTION: OFFICIALS DISRUPT OPPOSITION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kyrgyz government personnel disrupted a series of opposition United People's Movement rallies throughout Issyk Kul Oblast in late May. Local militia detained opposition supporters, impeded Parliamentarians, and apparently permitted assembled mobs to throw stones at and jostle [...]
2009-06-08 11:01:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK598KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER SHOWCASES KAMBARATA HYDRO
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 5 MFA-sponsored tour for the diplomatic corps of the Toktogul reservoir and Kambarata 2 hydroelectric power station construction project, the Ambassador observed ongoing work to complete the Kyrgyz-financed project. However, the Russian Ambassador cautioned Fore [...]
2009-06-10 04:27:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PREL KG
09BISHKEK599MANAS UPDATE: FM SARBAYEV THRILLED BY LETTER FROM
[...] (S) Late on June 9, the Ambassador delivered to Foreign Minister Sarbayev a copy of Ref B letter from President Obama to President Bakiyev. Sarbayev was thrilled with the letter, saying it struck exactly the right tone with the right language. Sarbayev said he would share the letter with Pre [...]
2009-06-10 05:42:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK600KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER'S TOUR D'HORIZON OVER
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted Foreign Minister Sarbayev for lunch on June 9. They discussed election-related issues, Kyrgyzstan's international relations, and problems with Uzbekistan. Sarbayev said that President Bakiyev had agreed to an increase in the number of OSCE observers who wo [...]
2009-06-10 05:48:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK61KYRGYZ RUSSIAN ORTHODOXY WARM TO EVANGELICALS,
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador held a reception for members of the local Christian community to gauge their reactions to the new law restricting religious activity. Although there is reportedly tension between the Orthodox Church and evangelical groups, conversation was relaxed and friendly, with p [...]
2009-01-20 11:13:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KG
09BISHKEK62KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER CLAIMS NO "OFFICIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus held separate meetings January 19 with Kyrgyz Minister of Defense Kalyev and Prime Minister Chudinov. In both meetings, Petraeus briefed on the dramatic improvement in the security situation in Iraq, the increase in security incidents in A [...]
2009-01-21 05:28:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK63KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR ADVOCATES FOR RFE/RL WITH STATE TV
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 21, Ambassador Gfoeller met with KTR Director Melis Eshimkanov to advocate for RFE/RL and to discuss the stalemate in negotiations to get RFE/RL's Kyrgyz service, Azattyk, back on the air. While Eshimkanov reiterated complaints about the content of Azattyk programming [...]
2009-01-22 10:04:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KG
09BISHKEK638KYRGYZ RAISE AFGHANISTAN IN TRADE-RELATED PROPOSALS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In feedback following a recent USTR visit, Kyrgyz Economic Development and Trade Deputy Minister Ukulov emphasized the need for concrete results and a joint action plan for the success of future U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement meetings. Ukulov sugge [...]
2009-06-16 08:49:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BEXP BTIO ECON KG
09BISHKEK650MANAS UPDATE: KYRGYZ FM WILL PRESENT TRANSIT
[...] (S) Summary: Charge met with Foreign Minister Sarbayev on June 17. Sarbayev confirmed his plan to introduce the Manas agreements in Parliament on June 22, with the vote to approve the agreements to take place June 25. Sarbayev, who had just returned from the CSTO and SCO summits, claimed he t [...]
2009-06-17 11:10:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK651 KYRGYZ ELECTION: CANDIDATES REGISTERED; CAMPAIGN BEGINS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission has approved six candidates for the July 23 presidential election. The candidates, including incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and leading opposition politicians Almazbek Atambayev and Temir Sariyev, can begin campaigning June 18. Th [...]
2009-06-18 10:14:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK656 KYRGYZ ELECTION: CANDIDATES REGISTERED; CAMPAIGN BEGINS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission has approved six candidates for the July 23 presidential election. The candidates, including incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and leading opposition politicians Almazbek Atambayev and Temir Sariyev, can begin campaigning June 18. Th [...]
2009-06-18 10:16:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK657MANAS UPDATE: PRESS AND IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request at paragraph 8. Meeting with "Delegation" ------------------------- 2. (S) Charge, Manas Commander Col. Holt, and a "delegation" of officers from the Embassy and Base met with Foreign Minister Sarbayev and Defense Minister Kalyev June 18 at the A [...]
2009-06-18 10:41:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK662 Kyrgyz Election: Campaigning Officially Begins
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three of the six registered candidates held campaign events on June 18, the first day of the campaign season. President Bakiyev opened his campaign with a speech in Talas to about 5,000 government workers -- minus some potential troublemakers, while the opposition UPM released [...]
2009-06-22 02:50:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK663Kyrgyz Election Campaigning Officially Begins
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three of the six registered candidates held campaign events on June 18, the first day of the campaign season. President Bakiyev opened his campaign with a speech in Talas to about 5,000 government workers -- minus some potential troublemakers, while the opposition UPM released [...]
2009-06-22 05:36:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK664MANAS UPDATE: FRENCH ENVOY SEEKS WAYS TO ASSIST
[...] (S) Summary: Pierre Lellouche, France's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, paid a weekend visit to Kyrgyzstan. On June 20, Lellouche met with Charge and then held a dinner with several diplomats. On June 21, Lellouche toured Manas Air Base prior to meeting with President [...]
2009-06-22 11:02:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK665KYRGYZ APPROVE U.S. SHIPMENT TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) On June 17, the Embassy sent a diplomatic note to the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry requesting agreement for a shipment of non-lethal cargo from Manas Air Base to Afghanistan via commercial carriers. This shipment is designed to be a first test of utilizing the Kyrgyz Republic as part of the [...]
2009-06-22 12:04:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR KG
09BISHKEK668KYRGYZ ELECTION: OSCE ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION
[...] (SBU) The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) Election Observation Mission (EOM) held a briefing for diplomatic representatives to discuss current and planned observation activities for the July 23 presidential el [...]
2009-06-23 11:41:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK67HOW TO KEEP MANAS AIR BASE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. General Petraeus's timely and successful visit has bought us a month's time to put together a package of incentives to secure Kyrgyz support for Manas Air Base. The package needs to be significant, given Russia's strategy of applying political pressure while offering a $2 billio [...]
2009-01-23 04:28:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK674MANAS UPDATE: PRESIDENT BAKIYEV'S LETTER TO
[...] (C) On the afternoon of June 24, Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Aibek Moldogaziev delivered to Charge a signed original letter from President Bakiyev to President Obama responding to President Obama's earlier letter (reftel). The Embassy's informal translation of the letter follows belo [...]
2009-06-24 11:00:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK675RESTRICTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Six months have passed since Kyrgyzstan adopted a restrictive law on religious organizations (reftel). An embassy survey of government officials and religious leaders revealed that the new law has only been partially implemented. Government officials said that a working group h [...]
2009-06-24 11:28:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KIRF KG
09BISHKEK676KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLAINS ABOUT NDI
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Sarbayev complained to Charge June 17 that the National Democratic Institute (NDI) was biased against the government and that its programming was "not consistent" with the bilateral assistance agreement. Sarbayev claimed that with some in the government accusing [...]
2009-06-24 11:32:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KDEM KG
09BISHKEK677KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT TARGETS FOREIGN MISSIONARIES
[...] (C) Summary: As the Kyrgyz government begins to implement the new religious organizations law (reftels),foreign missionaries have faced increasing difficulties, including deportations and the denial of essential documentation. At last count, three foreigners were asked to leave the country, [...]
2009-06-24 11:34:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KIRF PHUM KG
09BISHKEK68 Kyrgyz Media Reaction to CENTCOM CDR Petraeus's Visit
[...] (SBU) Summary: General Petraeus's January 17-20 visit to Kyrgyzstan has been front-page news this week. Media reaction to the General's visit and his January 19 press conference has been closely intertwined with rumors in the press that the Government of Kyrgyzstan plans to expel Manas Air Bas [...]
2009-01-23 06:40:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KG
09BISHKEK682Kyrgyz Election: Presidential Campaigns Continue
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central Election Commission announced pairings for the official debates on national radio and television. The format for the debates will feature two of the six candidates appearing together on three consecutive days -- July 8-10 for the radio debates, and July 13-15 for t [...]
2009-06-25 10:00:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK684Kyrgyz Election: Presidential Campaigns Continue
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central Election Commission announced pairings for the official debates on national radio and television. The format for the debates will feature two of the six candidates appearing together on three consecutive days -- July 8-10 for the radio debates, and July 13-15 for t [...]
2009-06-25 10:00:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK691MANAS UPDATE: KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT RATIFIES
[...] (SBU) On June 25, the Kyrgyz Parliament ratified the Manas Transit Center agreements. Seventy-five deputies voted in favor, and five abstained. The vote followed a lengthy debate, during which Foreign Minister Sarbayev faced sometimes sharp questioning from the deputies. The debate was broa [...]
2009-06-25 10:47:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK692LETTER FROM KYRGYZ PRESIDENT TO AFGHAN COUNTERPART
[...] (C) Summary: An advisor to Kyrgyz President Bakiyev requested the Charge's assistance in transmitting a letter from Bakiyev to Afghan President Karzai. The Embassy arranged for U.S. military aircraft to carry the letter to Kabul, where it has been given to Embassy Kabul for subsequent deliv [...]
2009-06-26 12:08:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS KG
09BISHKEK693LETTER FROM KYRGYZ PRESIDENT TO AFGHAN COUNTERPART
[...] (C) Summary: An advisor to Kyrgyz President Bakiyev requested the Charge's assistance in transmitting a letter from Bakiyev to Afghan President Karzai. The Embassy arranged for U.S. military aircraft to carry the letter to Kabul, where it has been given to Embassy Kabul for subsequent deliv [...]
2009-06-26 12:08:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS KG
09BISHKEK7CORRECTED COPY FOR SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER'S VISIT T
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-05 11:24:00Embassy BishkekSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK700KYRGYZ ELITE FAWN OVER PRESIDENT'S SON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Much of Kyrgyzstan's political and business elite gathered to celebrate the opening of presidential son Maxim Bakiyev's new hotel at Lake Issyk Kul on June 20. The private event featured pop stars from Moscow and Europe, plenty of alcohol, and a raft of bodyguards. Maxim was clearly th [...]
2009-06-30 11:22:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON KG
09BISHKEK706SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' VISIT TO
[...] (C) Embassy Bishkek warmly welcomes the visit of Under Secretary Burns, SCA A/S Blake, DASD Sedney, and NSC Senior Director McFaul to Bishkek o/a July 12. In recent years, Manas Air Base has been the central issue in the bilateral relationship. On June 9, President Obama wrote to President B [...]
2009-07-01 12:25:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK714KYRGYZ ELECTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO FM SARBAYEV
[...] (SBU) The Charge delivered reftel points to Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev on July 5. Sarbayev acknowledged the seriousness of incidents involving journalists, and the Charge suggested that it would be helpful if President Bakiyev make a statement regarding those incidents or the [...]
2009-07-06 08:31:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM KG
09BISHKEK715 KYRGYZ ELECTION: PROFILES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
[...] (U) On June 18, the official campaign period began for the July 23 Kyrgyz presidential election. There are six registered candidates: incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, opposition politicians Almazbek Atambayev and Temir Sariyev, well-known psychiatrist Jenishbek Nazaraliyev, NGO leader [...]
2009-07-06 10:24:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KG
09BISHKEK716 KYRGYZ ELECTION: PROFILES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
[...] (U) On June 18, the official campaign period began for the July 23 Kyrgyz presidential election. There are six registered candidates: incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, opposition politicians Almazbek Atambayev and Temir Sariyev, well-known psychiatrist Jenishbek Nazaraliyev, NGO leader [...]
2009-07-06 10:25:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KG
09BISHKEK720MANAS UPDATE: WAITING FOR THE SIGNATURE TO BECOME
[...] (C) In a private meeting July 5 with Charge, a relaxed but tired Krygyz FM Sarbayev said that President Bakiyev had signed the bill ratifying the new arrangement to establish a Transit Hub at Manas International Airport. Sarbayev added that he expected the signature to be made public on July [...]
2009-07-06 12:09:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK721KYRGYZ ELECTION: PLAYING FIELD TILTS TOWARDS
[...] (C) Summary: An alliance of election monitoring NGOs released an interim election report that documents a broad range of election code violations, particularly regarding the formation of district and precinct-level election commissions. An NGO report found that President Bakiyev receives o [...]
2009-07-06 12:30:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KG
09BISHKEK723CODEL FALOEMAVAEGA VISITS KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Representative Eni Faleomavaega met numerous Kyrgyz officials during his June 29-July 2 visit to Kyrgyzstan. Chairman Faleomavaega expressed appreciation for Kyrgyzstan's decision to permit continued U.S. access to Manas airport facilities for the transit of personnel and [...]
2009-07-07 09:01:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS OREP KG
09BISHKEK740UPDATE ON KYRGYZ RESTRICTIONS ON U.S. MEAT EXPORTS
[...] (U) Following the outbreak of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus, Kyrgyz authorities in late April announced a ban on the import of an unspecified variety of meat products from the United States. Kyrgyz authorities subsequently relaxed their ban to conform to similar bans established by Russian and K [...]
2009-07-14 05:24:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD KG
09BISHKEK744KYRGYZSTAN: DINNER AT MAXIM'S
[...] (C) Summary. Over dinner with Charge, President Bakiyev's youngest son Maxim claimed credit for masterminding the Kyrgyz decision to keep the Manas Air Base operational by calling it a "Transit Center." He claimed Russia is mad at Kyrgyzstan over the Transit Center, and was interested in the U.S. t [...]
2009-07-15 10:40:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KG
09BISHKEK745MANAS TRANSIT CENTER AGREEMENTS ENTER INTO FORCE
[...] (SBU) On July 11, the Charge and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev met and exchanged diplomatic notes in order to bring the two Manas-related agreements into force. On July 13, the Foreign Ministry sent another diplomatic note confirming that the Agreement for Cooperation came into for [...]
2009-07-15 10:40:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR KG
09BISHKEK746KYRGYZ ELECTION: OSCE FINDS SOME PROBLEMS, LACKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 9, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) Election Observation Mission (EOM) held a second briefing for diplomatic representatives to highlight the mission's interim findings regarding the [...]
2009-07-15 10:41:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK748MANAS TRANSIT CENTER AGREEMENTS ENTER INTO FORCE
[...] (SBU) On July 11, the Charge and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev met and exchanged diplomatic notes in order to bring the two Manas-related agreements into force. On July 13, the Foreign Ministry sent another diplomatic note confirming that the Agreement for Cooperation came into for [...]
2009-07-15 10:41:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK752KYRGYZ CONFIRM MANAS-RELATED AGREEMENTS ARE IN FORCE
[...] (SBU) Following the exchange of diplomatic notes on July 11 to bring the two Manas-related agreements in force (septel),the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a subsequent diplomatic note on July 13 confirming that the Agreement on Cooperation became effective July 11 and the Transit Cen [...]
2009-07-15 12:04:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK753JOURNALISTS IN KYRGYZSTAN: DETAILS OF RECENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since March, several local journalists have been physically attacked. This cable outlines available information about these recent attacks. At least two cases may be linked to the journalists' reporting. Local media and authorities are actively covering the case of Almaz Ta [...]
2009-07-15 12:17:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KG
09BISHKEK754KYRGYZ PRESIDENT WELCOMES U/S BURNS AND U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: In their July 11 meeting, U/S for Political Affairs Bill Burns and a relaxed and engaged Kyrgyz Republic President Kurmanbek Bakiyev welcomed agreement on the Manas Transit Center and prospects for broadening cooperation beyond security-related issues. Bakiyev sought support for [...]
2009-07-16 05:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS ECON PGOV KDEM KG
09BISHKEK757 Kyrgyzstan: Media Reaction to Under Secretary Burns's
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The visit of Under Secretary Burns was widely covered by local media. There was same-day television and internet coverage which reported only the facts. Pro-governmental news outlets, including the Kyrgyz Television and Radio Company (KTR) spun the visit as an endorsement of P [...]
2009-07-16 09:49:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KG
09BISHKEK764KYRGYZSTAN: UNSCR DESIGNATIONS DELIVERED
[...] (U) On July 17, Post delivered reftel information to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with additional notifications to the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank. Post will report any substantive feedback septel. LITZENBERGER [...]
2009-07-17 10:14:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC KG
09BISHKEK765KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER: NEXT STEPS ON TRANSIT
[...] (C) On July 17, Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev met with Charge to discuss next steps in implementing the agreements related to the new Transit Center at Manas International Airport. He also reiterated his concerns that Kyrgyz firms will not be able to compete for new Transit Center contra [...]
2009-07-17 11:51:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK773KYRGYZ ELECTION: CEC DELIVERS FINAL BRIEFING TO
[...] (SBU) The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission (CEC),working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),organized a July 17 visit to a Bishkek polling station for foreign diplomatic missions and international observers. The visitors received a briefing on the progress of the government's prep [...]
2009-07-20 11:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK783KYRGYZ ELECTION: GOVERNMENT KEEPS CLOSE EYE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: An rally for opposition candidate Atambayev in Talas on July 15 was largely representative of the campaign to date: While the authorities were clearly watching the rally closely, and were not above some petty harassment -- changing the time of the permit at the last minute, [...]
2009-07-21 09:56:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PHUM KG
09BISHKEK792009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE KYRGYZ
[...] This cable provides Embassy Bishkek's submission of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the Kyrgyz Republic. 2. Begin text: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ The Kyrgyz Republic has a liberal investment regime on paper with a broad base of commercial l [...]
2009-01-28 08:36:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR KG
09BISHKEK80KYRGYZ PRESIDENT CONTINUES GOVERNMENT SHAKE-UP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bakiyev continued his government shake-up, dismissing several cabinet, administration, and local officials on January 23. Among the cabinet changes, Minister of Education Boljurova and Minister of Agriculture Nogoyev were fired. Foreign Policy Advisor Ryskulov, who ga [...]
2009-01-28 08:36:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KG
09BISHKEK801U/S BURNS LAUNCHES NEW ENGAGEMENT WITH KYRGYZ
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns and a group of high-level U.S. officials met Prime Minister Chudinov and other senior Kyrgyz officials on July 11, shortly after meeting with President Bakiyev. On July 12, the U.S. delegation met with a group of election focused [...]
2009-07-22 05:47:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV KDEM KG
09BISHKEK803 Kyrgyzstan: Media Reaction to Anti-Transit Center Press
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 20, 2009, a group of activists who oppose the Transit Center at Manas International Airport held a press conference to express their discontent. Press conference participants included the Chairman of the Coordination Council for an organization that calls itself "For th [...]
2009-07-22 09:41:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KG
09BISHKEK807KYRGYZ ELECTION: FINAL RALLIES AND RESULTS TIMELINE
[...] (SBU) Summary: With the campaign for the July 23 presidential election coming to a close, some candidates chose to end with concerts and fireworks while others opted to end their month-long attempt at the presidency with silence on the last full day of campaigning, July 21. Following election [...]
2009-07-22 13:22:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK809KYRGYZ ELECTION SEES HIGH VOTE COUNT AMIDST
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to official data, at least 73% of registered voters cast ballots in the July 23 Kyrgyz presidential election. The Embassy fielded ten teams to observe the election, which, aside from a protest in Balykchi where two parliamentarians may have been detained, apparently [...]
2009-07-23 16:34:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK810KYRGYZ ELECTION: PRELIMINARY RESULTS SHOW BAKIYEV
[...] (SBU) Summary: Preliminary results from the July 23 Kyrgyz presidential election forecast a landslide victory for incumbent Kurmanbek Bakiyev. Leading opposition candidate, Almazbek Atambayev, withdrew his earlier calls for protests, but vowed to collect precinct protocols and develop a plan [...]
2009-07-24 12:16:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK811KYRGYZ ALLIANCE OBSERVERS ALMOST BARRED FROM
[...] (C) Summary: Late on July 22, on the eve of the July 23 presidential election, the Kyrgyz Central Election Commission (CEC) called in members of the Alliance of Civic Organizations regarding the Alliance's issuance of a "Final Report" on the election. Concerned about the possibility that th [...]
2009-07-24 12:44:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK812KYRGYZ ELECTION: OBSERVERS COMMENT ON PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (U) Summary: On July 24, international and domestic organizations to the July 23 Kyrgyz presidential election released their initial findings and observations. OSCE/ODIHR representatives described the July 23 presidential election as a "disappointment." ENEMO and the Alliance of Civic Organi [...]
2009-07-24 13:25:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK813KYRGYZ PRESIDENT'S SON TALKS ELECTIONS AND REFORMS
[...] (C) Summary: Over lunch July 25 with the Ambassador and DCM, President Bakiyev's son Maxim claimed that the Kyrgyz Central Election Commission would void any questionable protocols from the July 23 Presidential election. He hinted that the government would soon pursue civil service reform in [...]
2009-07-25 12:23:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PINR KG
09BISHKEK82KYRGYZ MEDIA MOGUL ON MANAS AIR BASE CLOSURE RUMORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 27, owner of the AKIpress news agency and well-connected political observer Marat Tazibekov discussed the current political state of play and the latest rumors about Manas Air Base with the Ambassador. Tazibekov said that recent rumors about the possible closure of the [...]
2009-01-29 07:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO PINR KG
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