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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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09DJIBOUTI1290PROGRESS ON PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN WIND, SOLAR DESALINATION
[...] (SBU) This message contains business proprietary information. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Maple Renewable Resources Corporation (MRRC) is working with the GODJ to develop an estimated USD 216 million worth of wind energy and solar desalination projects (ref A). While M [...]
2009-10-15 14:06:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV BEXP SENV DJ
09DJIBOUTI1296DJIBOUTI JULY-SEPTEMBER ECON-ESTH ROUNDUP
[...] In this issue: --Djibouti's new banks expand product ranges, customer base --Djibouti aiming to exploit underutilized fishing stocks --A new airline and an increase in passengers --GODJ economic statistics point to gains in tourism, import-export, and agriculture --New Environm [...]
2009-10-18 13:53:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV EFIN ETRD EFIS ELAB EWWT EAGR DJ
09DJIBOUTI1299NORTHERN DJIBOUTI: BEYOND SECURITY CONCERNS, HOPE FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador visited the northern, primarily ethnic-Afar regions of Obock and Tadjourah November 2-4. Local officials remained concerned that Eritrean-influenced elements continued to infiltrate remote areas of northern Djibouti, and reported one recent and possibly Eritrean-linked [...]
2009-11-12 10:43:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EAID ASEC PBTS ELTN EWWT ER DJ
09DJIBOUTI1303DJIBOUTI: PROGRESS ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, BUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an October 17-21 visit, G/TIP Program Officer discussed Djibouti's progress on combating trafficking in persons (TIP) with GODJ officials, resident United Nations agencies, and nongovernmental organizations. Since the passage of a comprehensive anti-TIP law in late 2007 [...]
2009-11-15 12:51:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV SMIG KTIP KCRM PREF ECON SO ET ER YM DJ
09DJIBOUTI1315Djiboutian Officials Highlight Cooperation with USG on
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In meetings with visiting Director of East African Affairs ( AF/E) Geeta Pasi, senior Djiboutian officials expressed appreciation for donor assistance from the United States, and for bilateral cooperation on regional security issues. Delegate Minister in Charge of Internation [...]
2009-11-17 13:45:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL DJ ER SO UN
09DJIBOUTI1333Djibouti Response-Entry of Arms for Security Assets
[...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, Ambassador Regional Security Officer met with the General Manager of the Djibouti Maritime Security Services (DMSS),Mr. Bruno Pardigon, on November 23. A February 2009 GODJ decree authorized the DMSS to issue licenses to maritime security operators on behalf [...]
2009-11-25 09:39:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT KPIR MARR PREL DJ PHSA
09DJIBOUTI1367DJIBOUTI: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Djibouti has made important recent progress in recognizing and combating trafficking in persons (TIP). The GODJ took several key steps in 2009 to address TIP, including inviting the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to set up a Djibouti office, and working with IO [...]
2009-12-03 13:00:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP KCRM SMIG PHUM KWMN DJ
09DJIBOUTI137SECURITY CHIEF CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR MEGAPORTS IN DJIBOUTI
[...] (SBU) Following the December 11 signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the GODJ, Djibouti is on track to be the first African port to participate in the DOE's "Megaports Initiative," which aims to detect and deter the illegal transport of spe [...]
2009-02-19 14:13:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EWWT MNUC PINS PINR DJ
09DJIBOUTI1375DJIBOUTI: NOT ENFORCING ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT
[...] The GODJ does not/not currently enforce any aspects (reftels) of the Arab League Boycott. No/no U.S. companies have reported any boycott-related issues or complaints to Post. 2. Israel retains an import code in the local import codification manual used by GODJ customs offici [...]
2009-12-03 14:29:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KBCT ECON KPAL DJ
09DJIBOUTI1387SUDAN PARTIES A NO-SHOW AT IGAD MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 13:17:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL DJ ET KE SU
09DJIBOUTI1389SOMALIA: ETHIOPIAN FOREIGN MINISTER STRONGLY BACKS TFG AT
[...] (C) Summary: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum strongly backed the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in both remarks made at the December 7 - 8 Djibouti IGAD ministerial, and in a December 7 meeting with AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Wycoff. Seyoum urged strong USG leadership on So [...]
2009-12-10 13:25:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV PTER KE SO ET DJ
09DJIBOUTI1391SOMALIA: KENYAN FOREIGN MINISTER PUSHES LOWER JUBA
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 8 meeting on the margins of the Djibouti IGAD ministerial visiting AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Wycoff and Kenyan Minister of Foreign Affairs Wetangula agreed to continue to work together to promote stability and political reconciliation in Somalia. DAS Wycoff [...]
2009-12-10 13:31:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV PTER KE SO ET DJ
09DJIBOUTI1393DJIBOUTI: DAS WYCOFF DISCUSSES ERITREA, SOMALIA, AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a December 9 courtesy call, visiting AF DAS Karl Wycoff and Ambassador discussed the strong U.S.-Djibouti relationship, Eritrea's regional spoiler role, and the opening of political space in Djibouti with Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita. Dileita and DAS Wycoff both [...]
2009-12-13 12:50:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KPAO EAID DJ ER SO
09DJIBOUTI1405DJBIOUTI: RULING COALITION PARTNER DECLARES INDEPENDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a December 13 party congress, the PND (National Democratic Party),a member of President Guelleh's current five-party ruling coalition, decided not to support a possible constitutional amendment allowing Guelleh to run for a third term in office in 2011, and instead declare [...]
2009-12-20 13:29:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KPAO KDEM PHUM DJ
09DJIBOUTI1407DJIBOUTI-ERITREA BORDER CONFLICT UPDATE: DJIBOUTI SETTLING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a December 11-12 visit to northern Djibouti, Ambassador and visiting DAS Karl Wycoff travelled to the Djiboutian military base of Moulhoule, 15km south of the stalemated Djibouti-Eritrea border dispute at Ras Doumeira. While emphasizing that the overall border situation re [...]
2009-12-20 13:59:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PGOV MARR MOPS PINR DJ ER
09DJIBOUTI1413DJIBOUTI: RIVAL UNION FACTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti has a history of rocky government-labor relations. Despite recent modest progress on labor issues-including reported success in moving forward on long overdue collective bargaining agreements-one union has recently lodged a formal protest over the GODJ's alleged disband [...]
2009-12-22 08:34:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM PGOV ECON ILO DJ
09DJIBOUTI1417DJIBOUTI: KEY RULING PARTY ALLY TO BACK THIRD TERM FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. President Guelleh's most powerful ruling-coalition ally is poised to back a constitutional amendment allowing him to run for a third term in office in 2011. In exchange for its support, the FRUD ("Front for the Restoration of Democracy and Unity") has asked that the amendment be [...]
2009-12-22 13:56:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI1419OPPOSITION FIGURES PREPARE FOR 2011 ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Two minor political figures have now declared their intention to run as candidates in 2011 presidential elections: Aden Robleh Awaleh of the National Democratic Party (PND),nominally an ally of the ruling party (ref A),and Mohamed Daoud Chehem of the unaffiliated Djiboutian Part [...]
2009-12-23 09:52:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PINR DJ
09DJIBOUTI1423DAS WYCOFF DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On the same day that DAS Wycoff had separate meetings with Djibouti's Foreign Minister and Prime Minister (septels),President Guelleh engaged in a 90-minute exposition of the interlinking security challenges facing Djibouti. Chief security concerns for Djibouti are Eritrea's cont [...]
2009-12-27 12:41:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PREF DJ SO ER YM
09DJIBOUTI1425DAS WYCOFF DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND ERITREA WITH DJIBOUTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-27 12:42:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETMOPS MASS PREL PGOV PHSA PTER DJ SO ER AG
09DJIBOUTI1427DJIBOUTI - NO ANTI-HOMOSEXUAL LEGISLATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-28 07:45:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV DJ
09DJIBOUTI147IRANIAN PRESIDENT VISITS DJIBOUTI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During an official visit to Djibouti by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad February 24, Djiboutian President Guelleh praised the "good relations" between Djibouti and Iran, and underlined his support for Iran's right to develop "peaceful nuclear technology." President Guelleh v [...]
2009-02-26 15:33:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP KNNP PBTS ECON ER IR DJ
09DJIBOUTI148DJIBOUTI'S MOST PROMINENT BUSINESSMAN AT ODDS WITH FIRST
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Abdourahman Mohamed Mahamoud Boreh, long considered the richest and most influential businessman in Djibouti, is increasingly embroiled in a bitter dispute with President Guelleh and First Lady Khadra Mahamoud Haid. Boreh's status as Guelleh's perennial confidante and business pa [...]
2009-02-26 16:01:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EINV EWWT PINR DJ AE
09DJIBOUTI149DJIBOUTI FM CALLS FOR INCREASED SURVEILLANCE TO THWART
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In a February 26 meeting with interim Charge, Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Youssouf requested USG assistance in strengthening surveillance of airspace between neighboring Eritrea and Somalia, to interdict or curb suspected arms shipments from Asmara to unspecified airfields near K [...]
2009-02-26 17:22:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPREL PTER PINS PINR MOPS DJ SO ER
09DJIBOUTI150FRENCH FM KOUCHNER'S VISIT FOCUSES ON DJIBOUTI-ERITREA,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. FM Kouchner's surprise February 21-22 visit to Djibouti focused on Djibouti-Eritrea, Somalia, and countering Somali piracy, but did not address bilateral issues, according to the French Ambassador. Despite the expiration of the 5-week deadline imposed by UNSCR 1862 for Eritrea [...]
2009-03-01 08:40:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA PBTS MOPS KPKO FR SO DJ RS
09DJIBOUTI156JAPAN SEEKS TO DEPLOY P-3 AIRCRAFT AND SHIPS TO DJIBOUTI FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Mid-February discussions with visiting Japanese officials--from the Diet, MFA, MOD, and Japanese embassies in Addis Ababa and London--suggest that Japan is preparing to deploy two P-3C maritime patrol aircraft and possibly two JMSDF frigates to Djibouti, in order to support intern [...]
2009-03-01 16:58:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA MARR MOPS JA DJ SO XA
09DJIBOUTI169MGSUO1: IGAD "DISSAPOINTED" WITH ICC INDICTMENT
[...] Post received the following press statement from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretariat March 10. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF IGAD PRESS STATEMENT: PRESS STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF IGAD ON THE INDICTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF SUDAN The Executive Sec [...]
2009-03-10 13:58:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CASC AEMR ASEC KAWC KPAO KJUS AMGT KFLO MARR
09DJIBOUTI176SOMALI PIRACY: DJIBOUTI FOREIGN MINISTER REAFFIRMS
[...] (C) In a March 11 meeting with Ambassador and DCM, Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Youssouf and MFA Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan reaffirmed the Government of Djibouti's concurrence to allow the USG to transit suspected pirates by air, via Djibouti, en route to Kenya for prose [...]
2009-03-12 12:06:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA MOPS KJUS DJ SO KE
09DJIBOUTI191DJIBOUTI: UNHCR UPDATES CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR REFUGEES FROM
[...] SUMMARY. On February 23, Ann EnContre, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Djibouti, briefed Conoff on recent UNHCR activities, including UNHCR's latest contingency planning for a possible influx to Djibouti of up to 30,000 refugees from bordering countries. [...]
2009-03-17 14:58:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL SMIG SO DJ ET ER XA
09DJIBOUTI195IMF OPTIMISTIC ON DJIBOUTI PRGF, ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to a recent visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation, Djibouti is making solid progress under its new Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program. Despite an ongoing border conflict with Eritrea that has cost the GODJ approximately USD 34 million [...]
2009-03-19 15:01:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN EAID SOCI DJ
09DJIBOUTI217"DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points to GODJ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Multilateral Relations Mariam Ahmed Goumaneh March 23. 2. (SBU) Goumaneh said that although Djibouti customarily voted with the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on similar issues, and was very lik [...]
2009-03-23 10:51:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF DJ
09DJIBOUTI223GODJ BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] In FY09, the GODJ receives and is expected to continue to receive U.S. foreign assistance as defined in reftel. 2. The GODJ's budget is made publicly available on a regular basis. Djibouti's Official Journal, Central Bank, and Ministry of Finance publish information on the GODJ's budget. [...]
2009-03-26 10:03:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL DJ
09DJIBOUTI255JAPANESE TROOPS EN ROUTE TO DJIBOUTI TO COMBAT SOMALI PIRACY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In anticipation of signing a SOFA on April 3 with Djibouti's foreign minister, two Japanese destroyers, each with 200-man crews, are expected to arrive in Djibouti in the next ten days to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. They will be joined in May by t [...]
2009-03-29 15:08:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA MARR MOPS EWWT JA DJ SO XA
09DJIBOUTI257DJIBOUTI OPPOSITION ROUNDUP: ???PARALYZED??? AND LACKING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a series of recent meetings, Djibouti's small opposition political parties reiterated their longstanding critiques of President Guelleh's ruling coalition, Djibouti's electoral system, and overall lack of political space and dialogue. (Djibouti's most prominent historic opposit [...]
2009-03-30 09:11:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM ET DJ
09DJIBOUTI261DJIBOUTI-Security Environmental Profile Questionnaire
[...] (U) Post provides the following responses to questions raised reftel. 2. (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. (U) ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? No. In December 2008 and January 2009, the Min [...]
2009-04-01 14:43:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETASEC PTER DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI27DJIBOUTI SEEKS TO HOST SOMALI COUNTER-PIRACY
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post forwarded draft agenda and draft communique for January 13-14 Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) to MFA Director of Bilateral Affairs Mohamed Ali Hassan on January 8. Ambassador subsequently provided Post's French-language translation (emailed to AF/RSA and PM/PPA) to [...]
2009-01-12 13:01:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALKCRM EWWT MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER SO DJ XA
09DJIBOUTI271MISSION MARKS WORLD TB DAY
[...] SUMMARY: Djibouti has the second-highest prevalence rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. Through coordinated USAID programming and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) civil affairs projects, Post continues to work closely with the GODJ as it implements a five-year plan to t [...]
2009-04-02 18:30:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI PREL EAID KPAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI279PM SPEECH TRIGGERS UNUSALLY SHARP PUBLIC PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's National Assembly-generally regarded as a relatively weak and non-controversial body-recently heard an unusually heated debate during its first ordinary session of the year. The President of the second most powerful ruling coalition partner-who represents the historic, [...]
2009-04-05 11:06:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KPAO ECON PHUM SOCI DJ
09DJIBOUTI283DJIBOUTI: UNHCR UPDATES CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR REFUGEES FROM
[...] SUMMARY. On February 23, Ann EnContre, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Djibouti, briefed Conoff on recent UNHCR activities, including UNHCR's latest contingency planning for a possible influx to Djibouti of up to 30,000 refugees from bordering countries [...]
2009-04-06 15:59:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL SMIG SO DJ ET ER XA
09DJIBOUTI291MISSION MARKS WORLD TB DAY
[...] SUMMARY: Djibouti has the second-highest prevalence rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. Through coordinated USAID programming and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) civil affairs projects, Post continues to work closely with the GODJ as it implements a five-year plan to t [...]
2009-04-08 05:46:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI PREL EAID KPAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI307CONGRESSMAN PAYNE DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH GODJ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an April 11-13 visit in Djibouti, CODEL Payne discussed regional challenges with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh and other top GODJ officials. After speaking with President Guelleh about the ongoing Eritrea-Djibouti border dispute, Representative Payne traveled [...]
2009-04-15 05:39:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALOREP PGOV PREL PBTS PHSA PTER PHUM PREF ECON EAID ET
09DJIBOUTI309FW: AFRICOM DEPUTY YATES DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY IN
[...] (C) Summary: During a brief visit to Djibouti March 23-24 by AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Affairs, Ambassador Mary Yates, GODJ and diplomatic contacts expressed guarded optimism on Somalia if the international community quickly provides support to the Somalia security fo [...]
2009-04-15 13:00:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS DJ SO ER
09DJIBOUTI317DJIBOUTI: SUPPORTS AU POSITION ON CONSTITUTIONAL RULE IN
[...] (C) DCM raised demarche talking points (ref A) on April 15 with Mohamed Ali Hassan, MFA Director of Bilateral Affairs. Hassan said that in such matters, Djibouti often sought to align itself with "collective statements," rather than voice its view independently. In response to the recent Nort [...]
2009-04-15 16:28:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALAORC EAID MA PREL
09DJIBOUTI325DJIBOUTI/SUDAN: NO INVITATION TO BASHIR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-18 17:28:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM DJ SU
09DJIBOUTI335DJIBOUTI: MARCH ECON-ESTH ROUNDUP
[...] (U) This March 2009 Djibouti Economic-ESTH roundup includes: --Djiboutian President Guelleh visits U.S.-led salt mining project at Lac Assal --Progress underway on Djiboutis new Commercial Code --France and Djibouti sign investment risk convention --France approves USD 30 million in loans t [...]
2009-04-20 12:53:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN EAID ENRG ECPS PGOV BEXP SENV FR DJ
09DJIBOUTI337DJIBOUTI: U.S. COMPANY TO INVEST IN WIND, SOLAR, AND
[...] (U) This message contains business proprietary information. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Maple Indian Ocean Resources (MIOR),the Djiboutian-registered affiliate of a U.S. company, signed agreements with the GODJ March 21 to begin development of two renewable energy project [...]
2009-04-20 13:04:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV BEXP SENV DJ
09DJIBOUTI369Djibouti: Director of State-Run Newspaper Removed in Dispute
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 25, a dispute between political rivals within the ruling "Union for a Presidential Majority" (UMP) coalition spilled into the government-run daily newspaper, "La Nation," and led to the ouster of its Publishing Director, Ali Barkat Siradj, apparently at the behest of the [...]
2009-04-21 12:53:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PROP KPAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI37DJIBOUTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ADVOCATES QUICK PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Sharing views he said he had conveyed to Djiboutian President Guelleh in a recent "brainstorming session," Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) must be pushed to name new parliamentarians in time to elect a new President o [...]
2009-01-15 11:16:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO MOPS SO DJ AU
09DJIBOUTI38DEFENSE MINISTER CLAIMS ERITREA TRAINING ARMED AFAR GROUPS
[...] (C) Summary: The Minister of Defense reports disaffected armed youths from Djibouti's Afar ethnic group have been recruited by the Eritrean Government, which is providing military training and plans to infiltrate them back into Djibouti. End Summary. 2. (C) Minister of Defense, Ougoureh [...]
2009-01-15 12:04:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS DJ ER
09DJIBOUTI39GODJ WELCOMES UNSCR 1862 ON DJIBOUTI/ERITREA BORDER
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Mahmoud Youssouf called Ambassador January 15 to express thanks for UNSCR 1862 regarding the Djibouti/Eritrea border dispute. Youssouf said the GODJ was pleased with the outcome. Ambassador responded that we, too, thought it was a strong resolution -- one that had resul [...]
2009-01-15 12:22:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS UNSC ER DJ
09DJIBOUTI40DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR THE JANUARY 16 ARAB LEAGUE
[...] (C) Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita informed Ambassador on January 14 that President Guelleh would attend the January 19-20 Arab Economic Summit, after leading a GODJ delegation to visit Turkey. The PM provided no substantive response on likely GODJ positions. 2. (C) Post expects [...]
2009-01-15 15:16:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL XF DJ
09DJIBOUTI415BELGIAN SPECIAL FORCES REQUEST USG ASSISTANCE FOR POSSIBLE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-29 16:19:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPREL PHSA MOPS DJ SO BE
09DJIBOUTI42DJIBOUTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ADVOCATES QUICK PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Sharing views he said he had conveyed to Djiboutian President Guelleh in a recent "brainstorming session," Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) must be pushed to name new parliamentarians in time to elect a new President o [...]
2009-01-16 16:06:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO MOPS SO DJ XTAG
09DJIBOUTI43FMF PROJECT GREATLY IMPROVES DJIBOUTIS MARITIME SECURITY
[...] SUMMARY. A $14.2 million Foreign Military Funding (FMF) project to improve naval facilities in the northern Djibouti port city of Obock will significantly improve GODJ capacity to protect its littoral frontier in the vicinity of the strategic Bab-el-Mandeb strait. Related USG programs to furn [...]
2009-01-16 20:42:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL PHSA EAID DJ
09DJIBOUTI435Djiboutian President Requests USG Help On Border Dispute
[...] (C) Summary and action request: President Ismail Omar Guelleh summoned Ambassador on short notice May 2 to make specific requests for (1) urgent USG diplomatic support for UN Security Council action to press Eritrea to implement UNSCR 1862; and (2) USG assistance with a GODJ program to train [...]
2009-05-04 10:24:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALMOPS PINS PREL DJ ER SO
09DJIBOUTI439TWO NEW BANKS MAKE SEVEN IN DJIBOUTIS GROWING FINANCIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between 2006 and 2007, three new commercial banks joined the two historically dominant banks in Djibouti (reftel); and two additional banks opened their doors in 2008, bringing the total number to seven. The arrival of these new banks has spurred an active competition to court t [...]
2009-05-04 13:01:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PREL DJ
09DJIBOUTI443DJIBOUTI CHOD ON MILITARY CONTACTS WITH IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-05 15:02:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS MASS DJ IR
09DJIBOUTI449DJIBOUTIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR AND CHOD CONCUR WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 2 meeting with RDML Mercer, Djiboutian National Security Advisor Hassan Said Khaireh and CHOD MG Fathi A. Houssein concurred with the proposed establishment in June 2009 of a U.S. Navy Harbor Security Unit in the Port of Djibouti. The establishment of a Harbor Security [...]
2009-05-05 16:17:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALMASS MOPS PHSA PTER ASEC DJ
09DJIBOUTI451DJIBOUTI LEADERS WELCOME "SAFE SKIES" PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-06 14:26:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ICAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI453DJIBOUTI: SECOND SITE VISIT ADVANCES MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With strong GODJ support, the U.S. Department of Energy is proceeding with implementation of a USD 6-10 million "Megaports" program to enhance security at Djibouti's Doraleh Container Terminal. The opening of this world-class port facility in December has already produced rapid [...]
2009-05-07 12:38:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS KNNP EWWT ETRD ECON ENRG DJ ET
09DJIBOUTI5DJIBOUTI/SOMALILAND: CLOSER TIES BUT NO RECOGNITION
[...] (C) Summary: Djibouti-Somaliland relations continue their warming trend (Ref A). Somaliland President Dahir Kahin Rayale was received with great honor during his visit to Djibouti Dec. 19-21, which included four hours of meetings with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh. The GODJ is [...]
2009-01-04 13:16:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALDJ PREL SO
09DJIBOUTI50Somalia - TFG Parliament Convenes in Djibouti
[...] (C) Summary: The Transitional Federal Parliament convened January 25 in Djibouti's Peoples Palace with an estimated 230 MPs in attendance. On the agenda for day one are amendments to the Transitional Federal Charter, which would expand the Parliament to allow Alliance for the Re-liberation of [...]
2009-01-25 14:23:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SOCI KDEM SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI525DJIBOUTI: FONMIN SEES 'SERIOUS THREAT' TO SOMALI TFG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 12:56:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL PTER MASS DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI545DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES
[...] (SBU) PolOff discussed reftel points with GODJ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Multilateral Relations Mariam Ahmed Goumaneh May 20. 2. (C) Goumaneh had no immediate response, but promised to convey the information to appropriate GODJ authorities such as the Djibouti [...]
2009-05-20 09:28:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN DJ
09DJIBOUTI547Djibouti Supports Launch of Somali Independent News Agency
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Somali Independent News Agency (SOMINA) was officially launched in Djibouti on April 30 by the Djiboutian Minister of Communication and Culture, Ali Abdi Farah. In close coordination with Reporters Without Borders (RWB) and funded by the Doha Center for Media Freedom, estab [...]
2009-05-21 09:51:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PROP KPAO KWWW DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI549GODJ LOOKS BACK ON SEVEN YEARS OF ACTION; FIELDS CITIZEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a weeklong, televised "National Seminar of Reflection on Government Action," President Guelleh and the members of his cabinet summarized the GODJ's accomplishments of the past seven years, outlined remaining challenges, and fielded questions from a broad cross-section of [...]
2009-05-21 10:55:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI ECON PHUM DJ
09DJIBOUTI551ICRC ON ERITREAN POWS IN DJIBOUTIAN CUSTODY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),about half of the 19 Eritrean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by the GODJ during June 2008 hostilities along the Djibouti-Eritrea border have said that they do not/not want to return to Eritrea. A regional ICRC r [...]
2009-05-21 11:26:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPOW PBTS PHUM PGOV ICRC ER DJ
09DJIBOUTI555DJIBOUTI FONMIN ON SUPPORT TO SOMALI GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: In a series of telephone conversations May 23-25, Foreign Minister Mahmoud Youssouf told Ambassador that the GODJ remains "very worried" over developments in Somalia. Somali President Sharif has been in daily contact with Djiboutian President Guelleh to request assistance. Youssou [...]
2009-05-26 09:32:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MASS PTER DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI563DJIBOUTIAN FM REPORTS IGAD SEEKS MORE AGGRESSIVE MANDATE FOR
[...] (S) SUMMARY. According to Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, IGAD Foreign Ministers agree that the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) requires a more robust mandate, with Uganda urging the need to "review the rules of engagement ." Youssouf also highlighted AMISOM's need [...]
2009-05-28 08:31:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPREL MOPS MASS KPKO SO ER ET DJ XA
09DJIBOUTI569FRAUD SUMMARY - DJIBOUTI
[...] Country Conditions: The Republic of Djibouti is a developing and stable African country in the Horn of Africa. Although exact statistics are unavailable, unemployment is estimated in excess of 50 percent of the working-age population. Over two-thirds of the country's estimated 650,000 residen [...]
2009-05-28 11:56:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC DJ ET ER SO XA
09DJIBOUTI59Somalia - TFG Parliament Adds Seats for ARS
[...] (C) Summary: The Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) on January 26 overwhelmingly agreed to double the number of seats for parliamentarians, in order to allow Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) MPs to formally complete the next step in forming a unity government. The TFP is sch [...]
2009-01-26 15:55:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SOCI KDEM SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI593DJIBOUTI SCREENING PRESUMED SOMALI MIGRANTS AND TRAFFICKERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 31, the USS Lake Champlain disembarked 52 presumed Somalis in Djibouti, who had been picked up May 23 from a skiff adrift in the Gulf of Aden apparently en route to Yemen. UNHCR and Djiboutian officials are jointly screening the group's 48 would-be migrants, who include sev [...]
2009-06-01 08:21:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREF PHSA KCRM KTIP DJ SO YM
09DJIBOUTI6SOMALI PIRACY - DJIBOUTI RECOMMENDS USG
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Djiboutian Foreign Minister Youssouf confirmed that the GODJ would participate in the Jan. 13-14 Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) to be held in New York, and strongly urged USG participation in a regional International Maritime Organization (IMO) conference [...]
2009-01-04 14:42:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALKCRM EWWT MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER DJ SO XA
09DJIBOUTI60Somalia - TFG Parliament Adds Seats for ARS
[...] (C) Summary: The Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) on January 26 overwhelmingly agreed to double the number of seats for parliamentarians, in order to allow Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) MPs to formally complete the next step in forming a unity government. The TFP is sch [...]
2009-01-26 15:55:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SOCI KDEM SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI61Somalia - TFG Parliament Adds Seats for ARs
[...] (C) Summary: The Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) on January 26 overwhelmingly agreed to double the number of seats for parliamentarians, in order to allow Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) MPs to formally complete the next step in forming a unity government. The TFP is sch [...]
2009-01-26 15:55:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SOCI KDEM SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI63Somalia - Parliament Extends Deadline for Electing President
[...] (C) In a setback to the UN Special Representative for Somalia's (SRSG) efforts to ensure that a new President is elected within the thirty days allotted by the Transitional Federal Charter, the transitional Parliament January 27 extended the deadline for election by an additional five days, to [...]
2009-01-27 14:41:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SOCI KDEM SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI64RECALL 09 DJIBOUTI 64
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-27 14:44:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SOCI KDEM SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI649DJIBOUTI MOD ON ERITREAN SUPPORT FOR ARMED AFAR GROUPS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-08 13:32:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL DJ ER
09DJIBOUTI655DJIBOUTI: MIXED PROGRESS TOWARD RENEWABLE SOLUTIONS FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Djibouti continues to struggle with a widening gap between electricity demand from consumers, and a constrained supply of expensive, diesel-generated electricity provided by the national electricity company. Realizing that improved supplies of lower-cost energy are imperative [...]
2009-06-09 13:02:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PREL SENV SOCI IC ET DJ
09DJIBOUTI657MEDIA REACTION TO JUNE 4 POTUS SPEECH
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned press in Djibouti devoted considerable media attention to the June 4 POTUS speech in Cairo before, during, and after the event. Prior to the speech, French-language newspapers carried a lengthy opinion piece reflecting the Government of Djibouti's expectations that t [...]
2009-06-09 16:22:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KISL KPAL DJ
09DJIBOUTI661DJIBOUTIAN POLICE REQUEST USG ASSISTANCE TO IDENTIFY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Following several recent grenade incidents in Djibouti City, the National Police requested Embassy assistance in working with the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) to identify the origins of recovered grenade fragments. Djiboutian police ascribe the recent incide [...]
2009-06-10 10:51:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALASEC MASS PINS PTER CASC DJ ER SO
09DJIBOUTI677DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICSC ELECTION
[...] (U) DCM and PolOff delivered reftel points to GODJ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan June 11. 2. (SBU) Hassan said that the GODJ had not yet taken a position on this election; however, he promised to convey the points on the U.S. candidacy to [...]
2009-06-11 13:44:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC APER KUNR DJ
09DJIBOUTI679DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR
[...] (SBU) DCM and PolOff discussed reftel points with GODJ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan June 11. 2. (C) Hassan said that the GODJ had not yet taken a position on the issue. In general, he noted, the GODJ often tended not to "take a clear-cu [...]
2009-06-11 13:52:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SU DJ
09DJIBOUTI681DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRENA
[...] (SBU) DCM and EconOff discussed reftel points with GODJ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan June 11. Hassan said that Djibouti intended to send a representative from the Ministry of Energy to attend the upcoming June 28-30 International Renewable Ener [...]
2009-06-11 13:57:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALENRG KGHG SENV AE DJ
09DJIBOUTI683DJIBOUTI: NO POSITION YET ON INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT
[...] (SBU) DCM and PolOff delivered nonpaper and discussed reftel points with GODJ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan June 11. 2. (C) Hassan said that the GODJ had not yet taken a position on the question of an international piracy court [...]
2009-06-11 15:00:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALEWWT PHSA PGOV PREL MARR DJ
09DJIBOUTI707DJIBOUTI SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR
[...] (SBU) Ambassador raised reftel talking points with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Youssouf during a June 15 meeting. 2. (C) ForMin Youssouf said that Djibouti would support the extension of the Special Rapporteur's mandate. He had consulted with the PermRep in Gene [...]
2009-06-17 07:24:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SU DJ
09DJIBOUTI743DJIBOUTI FONMIN URGES REVISED AMISOM MANDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-20 09:15:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KPKO MASS DJ KE SO AU
09DJIBOUTI751DJIBOUTI FORMIN TO HEAD AU DELEGATION
[...] (SBU) On June 20, Djiboutian ForMin Mahmoud Ali Youssouf told Ambassador that he would lead Djibouti's delegation to the African Union (AU) Summit in Sirte, Libya, and that President Ismail Omar Guelleh would not/not be attending the AU Summit. 2. (SBU) Post recommends that AF [...]
2009-06-21 13:55:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AORC AU DJ
09DJIBOUTI755DJIBOUTI: APRIL-MAY ECON-ESTH ROUNDUP
[...] This April-May 2009 Djibouti Economic-ESTH roundup includes: --Chinese company to build rail spur to Djiboutis new port --Fund grants first loans to local entrepreneurs --New airline serving Djibouti and Yemen --Indian firm evaluating potential Djibouti gold deposits --New road links key no [...]
2009-06-22 12:33:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN EAIR EMIN ENRG ELTN EWWT SENV DJ
09DJIBOUTI761DJIBOUTI: DASD AND FONMIN DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 06:26:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS MASS DJ ER SO SU
09DJIBOUTI765DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: GODJ DEPUTY CHOD UPDATES PLANS TO TRAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 08:01:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPINS MASS PREL DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI8SOMALIA: DJIBOUTI FM STRESSES URGENT NEED TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a Jan. 4 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Youssouf hailed recent USG statements on Somalia and on the Dec. 29 resignation of TFG President Yusuf, noting that Yusuf had been an obstacle to the Djibouti Process. Citing the reluctance of potential troop contributing coun [...]
2009-01-05 15:55:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALKPKO MOPS EAID SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI837SOMALIA: TFG CONFIRMS PLANS TO TRAIN TROOPS IN DJIBOUTI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A senior Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) military officer meeting with Djibouti's Chief of Defense reports that the TFG now has 1,000 fighters assembled in Mogadishu ready to undergo training immediately in Djibouti, as soon as transport is arranged. These 1,000 [...]
2009-06-25 18:45:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALMOPS MASS PREL PINS PTER SO DJ UG
09DJIBOUTI87Somalia - Stage Set for Unity Government Presidential
[...] (C) Summary: With the transitional Parliament expanded to include 200 Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) MPs (reftels),and the candidate registration process complete, the stage is set for the presidential election. The fifteen candidates for office are scheduled to make brief c [...]
2009-01-29 16:13:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL SOCI SO
09DJIBOUTI879CONGRATULATIONS MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT GUELLEH TO PRESIDENT
[...] Djibouti's state-run French-language newspaper, "La Nation," featured a congratulatory message from President Ismail Omar Guelleh to President Obama on the front page of its July 6, 2009, edition. 2. BEGIN EMBASSY TRANSLATION La Nation, No. 105. Monday, July 6, 2009, page 1. Independenc [...]
2009-07-08 13:40:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL KPAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI88SOMALIA CAMPAIGN SPEECHES IDENTIFY FRONTRUNNERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 29, the fifteen candidates for President each made a speech to Parliament. At the end of the presentations, most MPs agreed that TFG Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein Nur Adde and ARS Chairman Sheikh Sharif Ahmed remained the frontrunners. Nur Adde focused on his r [...]
2009-01-30 16:26:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI881SOMALIA: TFG RECRUITS ARRIVE IN DJIBOUTI FOR MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Within the last week, a total of 340 Somali military recruits arrived at Djibouti's primary military training center, ready to begin two months of basic infantry training. Somali and Djiboutian military officers expect additional Somali trainees to arrive in Djibouti later this we [...]
2009-07-08 14:47:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALMOPS MASS PHUM PREL DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI883DJIBOUTI - REQUEST FOR TDY SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA COVERAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 17:14:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER PREL DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI893SOMALIA: DJIBOUTI'S FM DISCUSSES REGIONAL CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A July 10 IGAD ministerial in Addis Ababa will address revising the African Union Mission in Somalia's (AMISOM) rules of engagement to allow it to take more robust military action against al-Shabaab extremists, according to Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. IGAD m [...]
2009-07-09 15:28:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MASS KPKO DJ SO ER
09DJIBOUTI895DJIBOUTI: EASBRIG COMMANDER PREVIEWS JULY 13 'FRIENDS"
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-10 08:27:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MASS DJ XW
09DJIBOUTI9 DJIBOUTI - USAID FOOD INSECURITY ASSESSMENT
[...] SUMMARY. A USAID team traveled to Djibouti December 15-21 to assess food insecurity and malnutrition. Due to a combination of continuing drought and increased food prices, Djibouti's food security situation remains precarious, with both a shortage in food availability and reduced purchasing p [...]
2009-01-06 06:12:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL DJ
09DJIBOUTI913DJIBOUTI: PRESIDENT GUELLEH ON SOMALIA, ERITREA, AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 09:59:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS PINS DJ ER EG QA LY SO
09DJIBOUTI915DJIBOUTI: FONMIN ON SOMALIA DIPLOMATIC AND MILITARY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 11:06:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINS MOPS MASS DJ ER XW SO AU
09DJIBOUTI919SOMALIA: TFG FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO COMBAT AL-SHABAAB
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's ongoing effort to train nearly 500 troops for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) is "critical" for achieving the TFG's aim of training up to 3,000 recruits to form a new Somali army, according to Somali TFG Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar, who hope [...]
2009-07-14 15:18:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MOPS KPKO AU SO DJ ER ET XA
09DJIBOUTI921DJIBOUTI - CLAN CONFLICT LEAVES FOUR DEAD IN SOMALILAND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 15:48:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL PTER DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI951DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: TFG TRAINING UPDATE; USG SUPPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-17 11:46:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS DJ SO FR
09DJIBOUTI97Somalia - TFG President Sheikh Sharif Considering PM
[...] (C) Summary: On February 5 in Djibouti, transitional President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed outlined some of the criteria he would apply in choosing a prime minister. Key among them were support for the candidate from members of his sub-clan, an ability to work with the international community, [...]
2009-02-05 13:27:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SOCI KDEM SO DJ ET
09DJIBOUTI991SCENESETTER FOR AFRICOM COMMANDER GENERAL WARD'S VISIT TO DJIBOUTI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Djibouti warmly welcomes AFRICOM Commander General Ward and his party to Djibouti. A stable, moderate Muslim ally, Djibouti not only hosts Camp Lemonier -- the only U.S. military base in Africa -- but also key USG broadcasting facilities used by Arabic-language Radio Saw [...]
2009-07-28 17:18:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMASS MOPS PREL KPKO DJ SO ER JA XA
09DOHA100QATARI MINSTATE AL-MAHMOUD LOOKS TO NEXT STEPS ON
[...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud outlined February 5 for the State Department Senior Representative for Sudan, Tim Shortley, the next steps he and Djibril Bassole, the UN and African Union Mediator, envision on Darfur. First, the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Jus [...]
2009-02-09 16:11:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA103USING AL JAZEERA TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE
[...] (SBU) As the Department seeks to implement President Obama's and the Secretary's goal of a renewed dialogue with Arab and non-Arab Muslim populations, we should make strategic use of the Al Jazeera television network. Notorious though it may be for its sensational broadcasts, even its detract [...]
2009-02-10 14:23:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO QA
09DOHA104EMBASSY CALLS ON NEW RESOURCES TO REVIEW AL
[...] (U) During an hourly news bulletin on February 6, Al Jazeera broadcast several seconds of video footage obtained from their Kabul bureau of New York Times journalist David Rohde, an American citizen, speaking directly to the camera, then walking in the snow outside a crude shelter. The Doha-b [...]
2009-02-10 14:42:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CASC KAWC AF QA
09DOHA105EMBASSY'S NEW LINGUISTIC CAPABILITIES USED ON
[...] (U) During an hourly news bulletin on February 6, Al Jazeera broadcast several seconds of video footage obtained from their Kabul bureau of New York Times journalist David Rohde, an American citizen, speaking directly to the camera, then walking in the snow outside a crude shelter. The Doha-b [...]
2009-02-10 14:48:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CASC KAWC AF QA
09DOHA109QATAR'S MESSAGE TO USG ON DAY TWO OF DARFUR
[...] (C) Ambassador and Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud discussed today, Wednesday, the state of play in the Darfur mediation effort currently underway in Doha. Ambassador said there would be an important policy meeting in Washington later today on Sudan and asked Al [...]
2009-02-11 10:24:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA113AL JAZEERA BOSS OFFERS SUPPORT FOR AMCIT KIDNAP
[...] (C) Ambassador called on Al Jazeera Director General Wadah Khanfar on February 10 to discuss the network's recent airing of a hostage video involving New York Times reporter David Rohde (reftel) and Al Jazeera's sensational Gaza coverage (septel). Khanfar said he was pleased to cooperate wit [...]
2009-02-11 13:08:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO KAWC AF QA
09DOHA116AL JAZEERA DIRECTOR DISCUSSES GAZA COVERAGE
[...] (C) Ambassador called on Al Jazeera Director General Wadah Khanfar on February 10 to hear his views on the network's coverage of Gaza and share the USG's concerns about it. Khanfar explained that Israel's incursion into Gaza was a "ready-made TV show" that Al Jazeera could not afford not to [...]
2009-02-11 13:41:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO WE GZ IS QA
09DOHA117HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIR: QATAR WILL "POSTPONE" GAZA
[...] (SBU) In a February 10 conversation with Poloff Caudill, National Human Rights Committee Chairman Dr. Ali Said Al-Marri stated that Qatar would "postpone" the Gaza war crimes conference scheduled to take place February 22-24 in Doha. 2. (SBU) The postponement came after a February 4 conver [...]
2009-02-11 13:44:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KPAL WEBZ QA IS
09DOHA128QATAR BELIEVES USG IRAN POLICY HURTING DOHA'S GAS
[...] (C) EEB DAS Doug Hengel met February 16 with Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah. Also attending the meeting for Qatar were Minister of State for Energy and Industry Dr. Mohammad Al-Sada, Minister Al-Attiyah's Office Director Abdulaziz Al-Malki, and QP Director of Oi [...]
2009-02-19 04:51:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV ETTC PREL QA IR RU EK BL VE
09DOHA130SHEIKHA MOZAH SUPPORTS IDEA OF CONGRESSIONAL FIELD
[...] (SBU) Following up on the November visit of a congressional delegation led by Congressman Ruben Hinojosa, which focused on the six U.S. university branch campuses at Education City, Ambassador called February 9 on Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Misned, wife of the Amir and Chairperson of Qatar [...]
2009-02-19 07:14:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OEXC SCUL KPAO QA
09DOHA131QATAR: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Post was very encouraged in the second half of the year by the willingness of the government to open a more frank and constructive dialogue on the problem of TIP and how to combat it. As a result of this dialogue, Post gained easier access to Qatari officials, and the government hosted [...]
2009-02-19 10:33:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB
09DOHA132QATAR: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] Below is Part 2 of 2 of post's input for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) reported. Part 1 has been communicated by septel. 2. (SBU) PARAGRAPH 26: PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS: A. (SBU) What kind of protection is the government able under existing law to provide f [...]
2009-02-19 10:34:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB QA
09DOHA133DOHA DARFUR CONSULTATIONS: AGREEMENT OF GOODWILL SIGNED
[...] (U) Sudanese Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr. Amin Hassan Omer, and JEM representative Jibril Ibrahim signed an "Agreement of Goodwill and Confidence Building for the Settlement of the Problem in Darfur" in Doha on February 17 at the Amiri Diwan. The signing was witnessed by represen [...]
2009-02-19 10:45:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SU QA
09DOHA135QATAR STILL FLYING HIGH AS THE WORLD ECONOMY TURNS
[...] (C) Qatar's banking sector is minimally exposed to the subprime mortgage crisis. But it has been affected by the global financial crisis. Domestic liquidity has tightened. Some banks over-extended through easy credit to Qataris and expats. Lending has dried up considerably, and interest rat [...]
2009-02-22 07:58:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EFIN ENRG EPET QA
09DOHA140UPDATING A FIELD INTERAGENCY CONSENSUS ON KEY
[...] Military Trends and Expectations (Embassy ) OMC) (a) Qatar's military (b) U.S.-Qatar military relations 2. CENTCOM,s Trends Analysis and Observations (CENTCOM) 3. Counterterrorism and counterproliferation Trends (Embassy) 4. Crime and Law Enforcement Trends (Embassy ) RSO) 5. Trend [...]
2009-02-23 13:26:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT KSPR QA
09DOHA143US-ISLAMIC WORLD FORUM: IMPACT COMES ON THE MARGINS
[...] (SBU) For the sixth year running, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the Saban Center on Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, convened a U.S.-Islamic World Forum, bringing together dozens of academics, politicians and social activists from the United States [...]
2009-02-25 11:15:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO QA
09DOHA145QATAR PROPOSES HAMAS-FATAH RECONCILIATION IN ABBAS
[...] (C) In a February 25 meeting with Ambassador, Palestinian Ambassador Munir Abdullah Ghannam said that during a recent trip to Doha by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the GOQ urged the formation of a national unity government in Palestine which would include Hamas members. According to Gh [...]
2009-02-26 13:51:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA146AL JAZEERA RENEWS OFFER OF FREE BROADCAST HOUR TO
[...] (C) Sheikh Hamed bin Thamer Al Thani, Chairman of the Board of the Al Jazeera Network, told Ambassador on February 19 that official U.S. voices were essential to Al Jazeera's efforts to present viewers with both sides of issues dominating the daily news. To accurately capture the U.S. positi [...]
2009-02-26 14:19:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO QA
09DOHA147PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR DESCRIBES QATAR'S SPECIAL
[...] (C) Palestinian Ambassador Ghannam told Ambassador February 25th that in December 2006, while visiting Doha for the Asian Games, then-Palestinian PM Ismail Haniyah personally asked Qatari Amir Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani for financial help in resolving a dispute with striking teachers. 2. (C [...]
2009-02-26 14:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL ELAB KPAL EAID KWBG QA
09DOHA148RESPONDING TO GOQ ON TRAVEL OF QATARI FORMER
[...] (U) Press reports indicate that former Guantanamo Bay detainee and Qatari citizen Jarallah al-Marri was arrested this month in the UK. An on-line search of Guantanamo-related blogs indicate that this was apparently al-Marri's second recent visit to the UK, the last taking place in January. [...]
2009-02-26 14:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL QA
09DOHA150EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE
[...] Qatar hosted February 16-18, 2009 the Fourth Global Conference of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),attended by 400 delegates from 80 countries. The conference was officially opened by Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah Al-Attiya [...]
2009-03-01 07:18:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EINV EMIN EAGR QA AJ CH IN JA LI
09DOHA152EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (QATAR)
[...] Proposal for fellow: "Senior Advisor to the Qatari Ministry of Environment" -- Embassy Doha proposes placing a USG fellow for a minimum three month timeframe at the newly established Ministry of Environment in Qatar. The fellow would advise the Minister and senior staff on all matters perta [...]
2009-03-01 08:49:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDESTH SENV TSPL TBIO ECON AMGT APER EPA QA
09DOHA153EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DARFUR,
[...] (C) At a February 25 meeting with Ambassador, Egyptian Ambassador Abdul Aziz Daoud stated that the Sudanese Charge d'Affaires recently met with MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud, but that no date had been set for Round 2 of the Doha talks on Darfur. He sta [...]
2009-03-02 14:35:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SU QA EG
09DOHA158FAA VISIT CONFIRMS WEAKNESS OF QATAR'S CIVIL
[...] (U) FAA Senior Regional Representative Roy Barnett visited Qatar January 21-22 for consultations with the Embassy, Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, and Qatar Airways. During the visit, he met with the QCAA Vice Chairman Ibrahim Abdulgadir, half a dozen other QCAA employees, and the Qatar Airway [...]
2009-03-04 05:07:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ASEC QA
09DOHA159RECOMMENDATION FOR USG ENGAGEMENT WITH "SILATECH"
[...] As reported reftel, Silatech is a year-old organization/initiative intended to "engage the private, public, and civil society sectors to promote large-scale job creation, entrepreneurship, and access to capital and markets." The initiative is the brainchild of the Amir's consort Shaykha Mozah [...]
2009-03-04 05:17:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAID ECON ECIN EFIN QA BA MO TS YM SY
09DOHA164BLUE LANTERN CHECK SUCCESSFUL - LICENSE 050104624
[...] Col Abdulla Dif from the Qatar Armed Forces (QAF) Logistics Department told Embassy's Office of Military Cooperation 2 March 2009 that the QAF received the referenced military antenna via the foreign consignee Satori. 2. Comment: It is unclear why the QAF used a French intermediary for this [...]
2009-03-04 13:44:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC QA
09DOHA167QATARI AG AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS POSSIBLE NEW CT
[...] (S/NF) On March 4, 2009, Ambassador and Legat met with Qatar Attorney General Dr. Ali Al-Marri (QAG) regarding the recent travel of former Guantanamo detainee Jarallah Al-Marri to the UK, as well as the GOQ's lack of counterterrorism cooperation in general. 2. (S/NF) The Qatari AG told Amb [...]
2009-03-05 15:15:00Embassy DohaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER QA
09DOHA176QATAR TO ABIDE BY GCC AGREEMENT ON PALESTINIAN AID
[...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud told Ambassador March 10 that Qatar and all GCC member states had agreed in Riyadh March 1 on "the mechanism of a committee to run the fund for Gaza reconstruction in coordination with banks." 2. (C) Al-Mahmoud provided Ambassador [...]
2009-03-11 11:54:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA177MFA STATE MINISTER DESCRIBES UPCOMING ARAB LEAGUE
[...] (C) Ambassador asked Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud March 10 for an overview of the March 29-30 Arab League Summit agenda and for insights into its preparations. 2. (C) Al-Mahmoud was optimistic the Arab League Summit meeting in Doha would go well based on his recent [...]
2009-03-11 12:02:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL QA
09DOHA179MINISTER OF STATE SEEKS U.S. HELP WITH EGYPT ON
[...] (C) Ambassador raised March 10 with Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud our concerns (reftel demarche) about the Government of Sudan's expulsion of various NGOs in retaliation for the International Criminal Court (ICC) indictments of President Bashir. 2. (C) Al-Mahmoud responded that Qatar's [...]
2009-03-11 14:54:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA18JAPAN'S EMPEROR EXTENDS INVITATION TO QATAR'S HEIR
[...] (C) Japanese Embassy Political Chief Kazuhiro Higashi informed P/E Chief Rice January 7 that the Emperor of Japan has extended an invitation to Qatar's Heir Apparent, Shaykh Tamim, to visit Japan as an "honored guest" between mid-May and mid-June. According to Higashi, the Japanese Ambassador [...]
2009-01-08 09:42:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL QA JA
09DOHA180SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL OLSON'S MARCH 15-16 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Admiral Olson, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I personally very much look forward to seeing you again and to joining you for meetings with the Qatari leadership. You are the highest ranking military officer to visit Qatar since General David Petraeus visited February 13-16. [...]
2009-03-12 10:57:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL MOPS PGOV QA
09DOHA181QATAR'S LATEST THOUGHTS ON GCC RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (C) In a March 12 meeting with MFA Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Dr. Khalid Al Attiyah, Ambassador conveyed reftel points, using them to explore with Al Attiyah the GCC's reconstruction funding mechanism, and strongly recommending that the GCC increase its coo [...]
2009-03-12 13:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PTER PHUM QA
09DOHA188LONG-WINDED CHAVEZ EXPECTED AT MARCH 31 ARAB-SOUTH
[...] (SBU) On March 31, Qatar will host in Doha the Second Arab-South American Summit. The timing of the Summit aims to take advantage of the presence in Doha of Arab League heads of state, who will be meeting here March 29-30. MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-Up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi told [...]
2009-03-17 12:37:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL WGG AL XR UY QA
09DOHA190QATARI HEIR APPARENT TAKES SECOND WIFE
[...] (C) Reliable sources indicate the new wife is currently a sophomore at Georgetown University's branch campus at Education City. 2. (C) The marriage has not been announced publicly. One possible reason is the woman's young age. Moreover, another marriage so soon after his first (January 20 [...]
2009-03-18 13:03:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL INRB QA
09DOHA192ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT: THE AL-BASHIR FACTOR
[...] (C) In a March 18 conversation with Ambassador, MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Abdulla Al-Mahmoud indicated that Qatar would be happy if Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir decided not to attend the Arab-South American Summit to be held in Doha March 31. 2. (C) Bu [...]
2009-03-18 13:40:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL AL XR QA
09DOHA193ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: QATAR DESCRIBES PRE-SUMMIT
[...] (C) In a March 18 meeting with Ambassador, MFA Minister of State Ahmed bin Abdulla Al-Mahmoud said there is a move underway by unidentified Arab countries to move the March 30 Arab League Summit from Doha to Khartoum. The change of venue would be designed to show Arab solidarity with the peop [...]
2009-03-18 14:14:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL NL SU QA
09DOHA197TSA LAYS OUT A PATH TO SUCCESS OR FAILURE FOR
[...] (U) Four TSA officials visited Doha March 15-19 to follow-up on a joint action plan to improve Qatar's aviation security as agreed to by Qatari representatives during their mid-February visit to Washington. The TSA officials included the TSA HQ Middle East area director Carlos De La Torre, TSA [...]
2009-03-19 14:00:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ASEC QA
09DOHA198QATAR BEGINNING TO COOPERATE MORE ACTIVELY WITH
[...] (C) Ambassador and LEGATT's meeting with QAG, Dr. Ali Al-Marri, was in follow up to their March 4 meeting regarding Jarallah Al-Marri and counterterrorism cooperation in general. QAG opened the discussion by assuring Ambassador that both Jarallah Al-Marri and Khalifa Al-Subaiy were "under con [...]
2009-03-19 15:24:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PTER PGOV QA
09DOHA199QATAR ENACTS IMPORTANT NEW LAW CRIMINALIZING
[...] (SBU) On February 28, Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani signed the long-awaited Sponsorship Law. The law makes DOHA 00000199 002 OF 002 changes to entry, exit, residence, and sponsorship procedures, though administrative regulations must still be adopted before the law can be enfor [...]
2009-03-19 15:37:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB KTIP QA
09DOHA200QATAR REPORTS SIGNIFICANT DARFUR PROGRESS; REMAINS
[...] (C) At a March 18 meeting, MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud presented Ambassador with a copy of an agreement signed in Tripoli on March 15 by five rebel groups in Darfur. The "Charter of Tripoli" was concluded after recent talks between rebel leaders in the Libyan ca [...]
2009-03-19 15:52:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL SU CD QA
09DOHA202QATAR PUBLICLY WELCOMES PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO IRAN
[...] (U) On March 21, an unidentified source at the MFA made an official statement welcoming President Obama's recent videotaped message to the people of Iran. The statement was issued through the Qatar News Agency, a copy of which MFA provided to the Embassy. 2. (U) The following is an unoff [...]
2009-03-22 10:41:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL IR QA
09DOHA203RESULTS OF DOHA REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE
[...] (U) Summary: The Regional Workshop on the Implementation of UNSCR Resolution 1540 was held in Doha, Qatar, on March 8-11, 2009. It was organized by the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs in cooperation with the Government of Qatar, and was funded by the European Union, the Governmen [...]
2009-03-23 12:51:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP QA
09DOHA204ADM OLSON DISCUSSES MILITARY RELATIONSHIP WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-24 10:13:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV QA
09DOHA205KEY TRENDS IN QATAR OVER THE NEXT 36 MONTHS - AN
[...] (C) Embassy Doha's second interagency off-site was held March 3, 2009 at CENTCOM Forward HQ at Camp As-Saliyah (see ref A). This was the second such off-site (see ref B). These interagency off-sites will be held twice yearly, with the objective of reviewing and updating our field interagency [...]
2009-03-24 13:11:00Embassy DohaSECRETAMGT ASEC ECON KSPR PREL QA
09DOHA210SCENESETTER FOR LIEUTENANT GENERAL BURGESS'S MARCH
[...] (SBU) Lieutenant General Burgess, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I personally very much look forward to meeting you and joining you for meetings with the Qatari leadership. 2. (SBU) We have requested the following meetings for the morning of March 30: -- The Crown Prince, Sh [...]
2009-03-25 13:29:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL MOPS PGOV QA
09DOHA211SOLIDARITY CENTER AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE JOIN
[...] (SBU) On March 17, National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Dr. Ali Al-Marri and Solidarity Center Executive Director Ellie Larson signed a Memorandum of Understanding at a ceremony in Doha attended by Ambassador. Also in attendance were NHRC staff members and employees, and representa [...]
2009-03-25 13:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP ELAB MEPI QA
09DOHA214QATAR: 2009 CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (C) Qatar shares with Iran the largest non-associated gas field in the world. Qatar's portion contains an estimated 900 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, giving it the third-largest reserves of natural gas in the world. Qatar is believed to have an agreement with Iran providing a set extract [...]
2009-03-26 13:41:00Embassy DohaSECRET//NOFORNASEC EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ENRG ETTC KCIP PGOV PREL PTER QA
09DOHA215TSA: QATAR MAKING SOME PROGRESS IN AVIATION
[...] (C) The TSA assessment found the following deficiencies at Doha International Airport (DIA): -- The CAA's airport security program is generic and not specifically tailored to DIA, as it should be. -- The MOI's standard operating procedures for screening are not being fully implemented, esp [...]
2009-03-26 14:04:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ASEC QA
09DOHA219QATAR'S IRAN POLICY OUTLINED AS EU-USG DEMARCHE ON
[...] (C) The German Ambassador, Dr. Dirk Baumgartner, delivered the points on nuclear issues. (See his talking points below in para. 9.) 2. (C) Before Al-Mahmoud responded to Ambassador Baumgartner's points, he described Qatar's general policy towards Iran: -- Qatar's relationship with Ira [...]
2009-03-29 14:42:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV QA
09DOHA22NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN MID-2010?
[...] (U) According to the January 12 English-language daily Gulf Times, Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Rahman Majid al-Sulaiti, Assistant Director of Elections at the Ministry of Interior (MOI),has announced that elections for the Advisory Council may be held "as early as mid-2010." Elections were pr [...]
2009-01-12 12:19:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM QA
09DOHA222BASHIR DEFIES ICC, ATTENDS ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT IN
[...] (U) Defying an International Criminal Court (ICC) indictment against him, Sudan's President Bashir arrived in Doha the evening of March 29 to attend the Arab League Summit. Since the ICC issued the arrest warrant against him on March 4, Arab countries have voiced general support for Bashir, a [...]
2009-03-30 12:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL QA SU
09DOHA224DOHA CONFERENCE PREDICTS SHORT-TERM NATURAL GAS
[...] The Seventh Doha Natural Gas Conference, held March 9-12, provided industry experts an important forum for debating current trends in the natural gas markets. The Amir of Qatar opened the conference, and the sessions featured a wide range of government officials, business representatives, and [...]
2009-03-30 12:43:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON QA
09DOHA225ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: GOOD TURNOUT AS QATAR TILTS
[...] (U) Following are highlights of the "Doha Declaration" issued at the close of the March 30-31 Arab League Summit: SUDAN: Arab leaders expressed their support of Sudan in face of "all threats targeting its security, stability, and territorial integrity" and rejected all actions that threaten [...]
2009-03-31 09:30:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KPAL KWBG SU QA
09DOHA23QATAR COULD SEVER TIES WITH ISRAEL IF PART OF
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, acknowledging the pressure Qatar faces to close Israel's trade office in Doha, said in a press interview on Al Jazeera television's Arabic service January 11 that Qatar would consider severing its relations with Israel, if "there is a collective [...]
2009-01-12 13:21:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA233FEUDS AND RECONCILIATION BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE
[...] (C) Based on Al Jazeera reports and those of other regional media as monitored by the Open Source Center in Doha and its sister offices, reconciliation was a general theme of the Arab League Summit in Doha. Five days before the March 30-31 Summit convened, Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad call [...]
2009-04-01 13:41:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG SU QA
09DOHA235IN THE SHADOW OF AL-BASHIR AND CHAVEZ, ARAB AND
[...] (SBU) The Second Arab-South America Summit was held in Doha on March 31. Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani welcomed the delegates on behalf of the Arab League, and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet delivered opening remarks on behalf of the South American states. 2. (SBU) With characterist [...]
2009-04-01 15:05:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL WBG XR AL QA SU
09DOHA236QATAR CONDUCTS ANTI-TIP MEDIA AND OUTREACH
[...] (SBU) On March 2, at a press conference that was widely covered by Arabic-language print and broadcast media, Dr. Ali bin Samaykh Al Marri, Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) and Myriam Al Malki, Director of the National Foundation for Combating Trafficking in Persons (NFCT [...]
2009-04-02 14:04:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP ELAB QA
09DOHA238ARAB LEAGUE BUDGET SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA'S TFG --
[...] (C) Ambassador met at the request of the Somalia Unit of Embassy Nairobi with Foreign Minister Omaar on April 1 on the margins of the Arab League Summit in Doha. 2. (C) FM Omaar said the Arab League's political and diplomatic support at the Summit was "firm and clear." But one or more Arab [...]
2009-04-02 15:52:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN SO KE QA
09DOHA24QATAR'S UNBALANCED POSITION ON GAZA SETS BACK ITS
[...] (C) Embassy Muscat's very useful cable (reftel) reports the Egyptian allegation that Qatar mounted a determined effort at the recent GCC summit in Muscat to get the GCC to formally endorse an emergency Arab League Summit to address the Gaza crisis. That allegation is almost certainly correct. [...]
2009-01-12 13:36:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA245Saeb Erekat Uses Brookings Event to Address Netanyahu
[...] (U) Speaking at an event organized by the Brookings Doha Center on March 31, Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat, addressing himself to the Al Jazeera camera taping the event, conveyed several messages to new Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Obama, the Quartet, Hamas, and Arab l [...]
2009-04-06 10:29:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL KPAO IS QA
09DOHA25QATAR COULD SEVER TIES WITH ISRAEL IF PART OF
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, acknowledging the pressure Qatar faces to close Israel's trade office in Doha, said in a press interview on Al Jazeera television's Arabic service January 11 that Qatar would consider severing its relations with Israel, if "there is a collective [...]
2009-01-12 13:49:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA252THE RISE OF THE GULF STATES AND THE USG POLICY
[...] (U) The Embassy Doha analysis below is designed to contribute to the discussion and debate about the future of the region and the U.S. government response to it. ------------ Introduction ------------ 2. (C) The "Rise of the Gulf" is one of the most prominent features of a changing Midd [...]
2009-04-14 09:31:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL ECON ECIN EAID ENRG EFIN EINV PGOV QA ZP
09DOHA253SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S APRIL
[...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I look forward to hosting you at my residence, while the delegation accompanying you stays at the Sharq Hotel. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir and the Prime Minister. You met with the PM in Washington earlier this [...]
2009-04-15 05:56:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA255QATAR SIGNS BINDING INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT TO
[...] (C) In an April 15 conversation with Poloff Caudill, National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al-Marri reviewed the status of Qatar's draft law criminalizing all forms of trafficking in persons (TIP). 2. (C) Al-Marri pointed out that in response to a recommendation [...]
2009-04-15 13:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KTIP ELAB QA
09DOHA260MFA MINSTATE PROMIQ THAT GOQ WILL STUDY E3
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche April 19 to Minister of State Al-Mahmoud, requesting Qatar,s public support for the new proposal to Iran advanced by Javier Solana on behalf of the E3 plus 3. Ambassador stressed that the U.S. continues to believe that the E3 plus 3 process provides a [...]
2009-04-20 08:36:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP MUNC IR QA
09DOHA262MINSTATE WELCOMES OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF SE GRATION
[...] (C) Per Ref A, Ambassador informed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud April 19 that U.S. Special Envoy (SE) for Sudan Scott Gration seeks a close, working relationship with him and would like to speak with Al-Mahmoud by phone later this week. Ambassador said that SE Gratio [...]
2009-04-20 13:21:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA265QATAR CONTINUES TO STUDY U.S. CANDIDACY TO THE UN
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche April 19 to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Al-Mahmoud, seeking Qatar,s vote and support for a U.S. seat on the UN Human Rights Council at the UN. 2. (SBU) Al-Mahmoud responded that the GOQ has yet to take a decision on this matter. He [...]
2009-04-21 10:37:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL QA
09DOHA268MINISTER OF STATE RECOMMENDS "PROJECT BY PROJECT"
[...] (C) Ambassador asked Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud April 19 for his guidance on how best to work with Qatar on securing financial contributions for aid to third countries, underscoring that we "need to find a better way to work together on contributions to third countries." 2. (C) Al-M [...]
2009-04-22 09:24:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KWBG AF PK QA
09DOHA27DOHA TO BE HEADQUARTERS FOR GAS EXPORTERS'
[...] (C) Qatar Petroleum Director of Oil and Gas Ventures Sa'ad Sherida Al-Ka'abi told DCM Ratney and Econoff Fabrycky January 12 that one of the main reasons for recent Russia-Iran-Qatar "troika" discussions was to help facilitate the more formal organization of a broader gas forum. (Note: On Dec [...]
2009-01-13 11:25:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV ETTC PREL QA IR RU
09DOHA271SCENESETTER FOR SE GRATION'S APRIL 27-29 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. You have a confirmed appointment with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and principal point man on Qatar's Darfur initiative) Ahmed Al-Mahmoud. France's Special Envoy on Darfur, Issa Maraut, has been posted to the French Embassy in Doha [...]
2009-04-23 14:26:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA276QATAR CLARIFIES POLICES AND ACTIONS ON SOMALIA;
[...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud convoked Ambassador April 27 to clarify Qatar's stance towards Somalian opposition elements led by Shaykh Hassan Aweys. Al-Mahmoud said U.S. assertions, reportedly during a breakfast meeting at a recent Brussels donor conference for S [...]
2009-04-27 14:31:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN SO QA
09DOHA28AL-JAZEERA IMAM BLASTS JEWS, U.S., AND ARAB
[...] (U) In a Friday, January 9, sermon broadcast on Al Jazeera Arabic, Imam Yousef Al-Qaradawi condemned Jews for spreading "corruption in the land," and for victimizing the Muslim people. He cited the Babylonian Captivity and the Roman conquest as historical examples of God's punishment of Israe [...]
2009-01-13 13:22:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KIRF KISL QA
09DOHA280QATAR RATIFIES UN ANTI-TIP PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) On April 23, Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, acting in his capacity as Deputy Amir, signed the instrument ratifying the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children. The Protocol supplements the UN Convention Against Transnat [...]
2009-04-30 05:11:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTIP QA
09DOHA281SPECIAL ENVOY GRATION'S POSITIVE MEETINGS ON
[...] (C) Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration (joined by Ambassador, Senior Representative for Sudan Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice) expressed his appreciation to PM Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani April 28 for Qatar's work to bring peace to Darfur and Sudan. He also stressed that President Obama is a [...]
2009-04-30 05:14:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA282SLA/UNITY PLEDGES COOPERATION TO ACHIEVE
[...] (SBU) In an April 28 meeting with members of SLA/Unity in Doha (Uthman Bushra, Mahjoub Hussein, Sayyed Charif Jar an-Nabi and Fathi Uthman),Special Envoy for Sudan Gration (joined by Ambassador, S/USSES Deputy Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice) introduced himself as the U.S. envoy "for all of S [...]
2009-04-30 05:52:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA283JEM THREATENS TO EXPAND WAR IN PURSUIT OF PEACE
[...] (SBU) In an April 28 meeting with Special Envoy (SE) for Sudan Gration (joined by Ambassador, S/USSES Deputy Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice),the permanent representative in Doha of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Abu Bakr Al-Qadi underscoredQt the shortest way to a cease-fire in Darf [...]
2009-04-30 05:54:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA284SE GRATION MEETING WITH SUDANESE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) In an April 28 meeting with Dr. Ghazi Salah-Eddin, Sudanese Presidential Adviser, (joined by the Sudanese Ambassador to Qatar, his DCM and another Sudanese official) told Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan Gration (joined by Ambassador, S/USSES Deputy Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice),that Qata [...]
2009-04-30 05:57:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA285CROWN PRINCE PLEDGES QATAR'S FULL COOPERATION TO
[...] (C) Qatar's Heir Apparent, Shaykh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met April 21 with Special Envoy George Mitchell. He told Senator Mitchell that Qatar "needs someone we believe in" for the difficult and important task of achieving Arab-Israeli peace, especially in these difficult times. Observing [...]
2009-04-30 06:51:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA287CULTURE CLASH AT MEDIA FREEDOM CENTER SPARKS RARE
[...] (C) In early 2008, Robert Menard, formerly the head of Reporters Without Borders, approached Shaykha Mozah, Consort of the Amir and Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation, with a proposal to open a media freedom center that would protect threatened journalists and their families throughout the w [...]
2009-04-30 10:35:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO PHUM QA
09DOHA288MGSF01: QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT
[...] (U) On April 27, the Ministry of Health advised the public to postpone non-essential travel to the U.S., Mexico, Canada, the UK and other countries that have reported confirmed cases of H1N1. The Ministry also advised people returning from those countries to watch out for fever and flu-like sy [...]
2009-04-30 12:43:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09DOHA289FM OF CHAD'S DOHA MEETING WITH SE GRATION
[...] (SBU) Chadian FM Moussa Fekki outlined for Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration April 29 the deterioration in relations between Chad and Sudan, starting about 2002. He noted early efforts by Chad and President Deby in 2002-04 to stop the conflict in Darfur and keep it from spreading into a re [...]
2009-04-30 13:01:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA290QATAR'S ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORTS ON CONTACTS WITH
[...] (S) On April 27, 2009, Ambassador and Legat met with QAG Dr. Ali Al-Marri regarding the Ambassador's upcoming meeting in Washington, DC with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Ambassador also inquired as to the results of Dr. Al-Marri's efforts to obtain information on the status of missing Am [...]
2009-04-30 13:56:00Embassy DohaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM QA IR
09DOHA291QATARI CROWN PRINCE'S MEETING WITH SE GRATION
[...] (SBU) Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration thanked Qatar's Heir Apparent, Shaykh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, April 29 for Qatar's contributions to Africa, calling them "phenomenal." He complimented Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, who is taking lead on Sudan within the GOQ, as speaking "from [...]
2009-04-30 17:59:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA292LIBYAN FM'S MEETING IN DOHA WITH SE GRATION
[...] (SBU) Libyan FM Musa Kusa told Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration April 29 that "Chadians are ready for peace" with Sudan. Of course, the problem along their shared border remains, with each side accusing the other "of doing bad things." Kusa said a neutral observer is needed to monitor bo [...]
2009-04-30 18:00:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA295QATAR EXPECTED TO DECIDE TOMORROW ON VOTE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-04 12:12:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KV QA
09DOHA298SUDAN AND CHAD CALL FOR FORCE TO IMPLEMENT PEACE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-05 12:18:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM LY SU CD QA
09DOHA3QATARI LEADERSHIP SEEKS TO SHOW ACTIVISM ON GAZA
[...] (U) Many of the estimated 15,000 people who attended the January 1 rally at the Qatar Sports Club stadium to show their solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza carried placards saying, "Stop Killing Our Children." Children and adults waved Palestinian and Qatari flags. The Doha Youth Center [...]
2009-01-04 10:31:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA30QATAR READY FOR BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY
[...] (SBU) During a January 13 meeting at the Ministry of Business and Trade, Director of Economic Affairs Saoud Al-Jufairi told P/E Chief Rice and Econoff Fabrycky that his staff had completed its preliminary review of the U.S. model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) text and hopes to start negoti [...]
2009-01-14 06:48:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECIN ETRD INRB QA
09DOHA305LETTER TO SECRETARY CLINTON ON DARFUR FROM
[...] (SBU) Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs alerted us late the afternoon of May 7 by phone to a faxed letter addressed to Secretary Clinton from Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud and requested immediate delivery of the communication. 2. (SBU) Below is an unofficial Gover [...]
2009-05-07 13:21:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA307TFFLU01 QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT
[...] (SBU) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar as of 1600 local on May 7, 2009. Embassy Actions --------------- 2. (SBU) Embassy's Pandemic Influenza Working Group continues to regularly consult on latest developments. Embassy was involved in quashing one rumor of a sick student/famil [...]
2009-05-07 13:52:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09DOHA31QATAR ISLAMIC BANK CEO: NO TIES TO NEW HAMAS BANK
[...] (C) Qatar Islamic Bank would not "endanger its shareholders or its board" through ties with "bad actors," including Hamas, now or in the future, the bank's CEO, Salah Mohammad Jaidah, told Ambassador January 11th. 2. (C) Jaidah was responding to Ambassador's question about how the bank bala [...]
2009-01-14 09:33:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN ECON EFIN IS QA
09DOHA310TFFLU01 QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT NUMBER 3
[...] (U) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar as of 1600 local on May 11, 2009. 2. (U) Embassy and U.S. military representatives met May 11 at the Ministry of Health with Dr. Mohammed Bin Hamad Al Thani, Director of Public Health, and Dr. Shazia Nadeem, Head of the Emergency Preparedness P [...]
2009-05-11 12:54:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09DOHA311QATARI AMIR'S WIFE VISITS IRAQ, FURTHERS
[...] (SBU) Shaykha Mozah serves in many high-profile roles, including as a UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, and she visited Iraq primarily under those auspices. She was accompanied on the visit by UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura, the UNSYG representative for Iraq Staf [...]
2009-05-11 12:58:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ECIN QA IZ
09DOHA314QATAR COMMITS USD 40 MILLION FOR UN OPERATIONS IN
[...] (SBU) Laurie Kitch, a U.S. expat and former UNFAO official who is currently Director of Programs for Qatar Charity, told Econoff Fabrycky May 5 that his organization will handle the allocation, programming, and monitoring of the USD 40 million contribution from the Government of Qatar. Accordi [...]
2009-05-12 11:24:00Embassy DohaSECRET//NOFORNEAID PREL QA GZ
09DOHA315QATAR'S LEADING LADY SHOWS CLOUT IN OUSTER OF TWO
[...] (C) On April 28, Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani announced the ouster of the Minister of Education, Shaykha Al-Mahmoud, and the Minister of Health, Dr. Shaykha Ghalia bint Mohammad Al Thani. The new Minister of Education is U.S.-educated Saad bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, Director of Administ [...]
2009-05-14 05:15:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM QA
09DOHA316QATAR: REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR
[...] (C) Most of Qatar's multilateral discussions on functional issues take place within established organizations such as the 6-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and 22-member Arab League. Qatar's multilateral and functional participation outside of these institutions tends to be in the socia [...]
2009-05-14 05:15:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ QA
09DOHA318AL JAZEERA TACKLES LABOR CONDITIONS IN QATAR
[...] (U) Casey Kaufman, an American citizen journalist working with Al Jazeera English, one of the Al Jazeera Network's seven stations broadcast worldwide, filed a report on April 10 highlighting the plight of a group of Nepali construction workers living in poor conditions in Doha who have not bee [...]
2009-05-14 08:13:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KTIP KPAO QA
09DOHA319TFFLU01 QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT NUMBER 4
[...] (U) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar as of 1600 local on May 11, 2009. 2. (U) Three groups, consisting of more than 60 young Qatari men and women, have decided to cancel previously planned trips to the United States to study English and participate in Embassy-arranged cultural pro [...]
2009-05-17 04:39:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09DOHA32QATAR AVIATION SECURITY REMAINS A WORK IN PROGRESS
[...] (C) In separate meetings with the heads of the Ministry of Interior (MOI),Civil Aviation Authority (CAA),and Qatar Airways, Ambassador made clear that the December 2008 TSA inspection did not go well, and the USG is looking for sustained improvements in passenger screening to ensure that dir [...]
2009-01-14 09:38:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ASEC QA
09DOHA326QATAR-CUBA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF
[...] (C) In response to reftel request, Post provides the following information on Qatar's relations with Cuba. 2. (SBU) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- Post has no evidence that Qatar has worked to promote [...]
2009-05-19 12:37:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC CU QA
09DOHA329SYNCHRONIZING USG ENGAGEMENT WITH QATAR ON
[...] (C) Reftel is Post's review of the critical infrastructure in Qatar, which if destroyed, disrupted or exploited might have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States. The following report is a description of Embassy Doha's interagency approach to engage GOQ entities in a synchro [...]
2009-05-20 12:09:00Embassy DohaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV ECON ETTC EAID EFIN EAGR ASEC
09DOHA33QATAR-ISRAEL CONTACTS ON GAZA AID GO NOWHERE
[...] (C) Israeli Trade Representative in Qatar, Roi Rosenblit, told DCM Ratney January 13 that during the last telephone conversation between Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani and Israeli Foreign Minister Livni earlier in January, Shaykh Hamad asked Israel to permit two planeloads of relief [...]
2009-01-14 10:03:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL QA IS
09DOHA333CHURCH MEMBERS ORDERED DEPORTED, APPARENTLY FOR
[...] (SBU) Based on current information available to Embassy Doha, the Ministry of the Interior has ordered the deportation of 31 American citizens, representing nine families, apparently for proselytizing. American citizen and other Embassy contacts have told us that a group of non-Americans, pe [...]
2009-05-21 10:10:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KIRF CASC QA
09DOHA343SOMALIA -- PRIME MINISTER REAFFIRMS QATAR'S
[...] (C) Ambassador raised May 24 with Qatar's Prime Minister, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, the situation in Somalia, encouraging Qatar's support for the government of Shaykh Sherif Ahmed and Qatar's enlisting the support of other regional governments for this same objective. HBJ reaffirmed what Min [...]
2009-05-26 09:32:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON EFIN SO QA
09DOHA344KING ABDULLAH'S APPEAL LED QATAR TO ACCEPT
[...] (C) On the margins of another meeting May 24, MFA Director for GCC Affairs Yousef Al-Jaber told Ambassador that Qatar, which had been in the running to host the GCC Central Bank, accepted Saudi Arabia's hosting of the Bank once Saudi King Abdullah made a personal appeal for it in a letter to [...]
2009-05-26 09:48:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALECIN EFIN ECON QA
09DOHA345AMBASSADOR PRESSES MINISTER OF STATE OF INTERIOR
[...] (C) Ambassador LeBaron and Consular Section Chief Timothy Ponce called May 25th on Minister of State for Interior Affairs Abdullah Khalid Al Thani at his office at the Ministry of Interior (MOI). 2. (C) Referring to his notes, Al Thani stated that some of the U.S. citizens were ordered dep [...]
2009-05-26 12:50:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KIRF CASC QA
09DOHA352QATAR - DEPORTATIONS DROPPED FOR 31 US CITIZENS
[...] (C) Ambassador LeBaron and Consular Section Chief Timothy Ponce called May 28th on Minister of State for Interior Affairs Abdullah Khalid Al Thani at his office at the Ministry of Interior (MOI). 2. (C) Ambassador told Al Thani that all of the Americans involved informed U.S. Embassy staf [...]
2009-05-28 13:29:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KIRF CASC QA
09DOHA354DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP ONE (AL-MAHMOUD, BASSOLE)
[...] (SBU) The President's Special Envoy for Sudan, Gen. Scott Gration, met on May 26 in Doha with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, and discussed the need for the GOS and JEM to get beyond differences over the sequencing of a cessation of hostilities agreement and a pri [...]
2009-05-31 09:21:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SU CD QA
09DOHA355DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP TWO (P3 Meeting)
[...] (SBU) The President's Special Envoy for Sudan, Gen. Scott Gration, met on May 26 with the special envoys of France and the UK, over a working dinner hosted by the French Ambassador in Qatar. British Special Envoy Michael O'Neill emphasized the need to review all potential incentives and penalt [...]
2009-05-31 09:21:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SU QA FR UK CH
09DOHA356DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP FOUR (RUSSIA)
[...] (SBU) During a May 27 meeting with SE Gration, Russian Parliamentarian and Envoy on Sudan Mikhail Margelov noted Russia decided to join P5 discussions on Sudan because the issues were causing a headache for Russia at the UN. He emphasized that Russia is not linked to Bashir or the South, does [...]
2009-05-31 09:22:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL INRB SU RS CH
09DOHA357DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP FIVE (EU, JAPAN)
[...] (SBU) During a May 27 meeting, EU Envoy on Sudan Torben Brylle commended SE Gration's comprehensive focus on Sudan, noting the CPA is "the real big thing" and Darfur can be a distraction. SE Gration responded that he would welcome EU participation in the June 23 Washington Forum on Sudan, part [...]
2009-05-31 09:23:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SU EG QA ER JA EUN
09DOHA358DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP THREE (E6 MEETING)
[...] (U) Each representative gave an opening statement during a plenary meeting open to the press. Highlights of the statements follow. Qatar ----- 2. (U) Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and GOQ Sudan lead) Ahmed Al-Mahmoud opened the public session by thanking the E6 represen [...]
2009-05-31 09:24:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SU CD QA UK RS FR CH EUN UN AU
09DOHA369QATAR PRIMES LOCAL BANK LENDING
[...] (U) In announcng the move, Prime Minister Hamad Bin Jassim Al hani said the government would have a ceiling of 5 billion Qatari Riyals (USD 4.1 billion) for buyig loans and the action is being taken "so that the banks can continue to play their vital role in the national economy and accelerate [...]
2009-06-02 12:31:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN QA
09DOHA376SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S
[...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, and the Prime Minister (also Foreign Minister),Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani. 2. (C) We know that your focus is Afghanistan-Pakistan issues. Accordingly, [...]
2009-06-03 13:03:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL EAID QA AF PK
09DOHA38QATAR INITIATIVE -- AU-ARAB MINISTERIAL ON DARFUR:
[...] (U) The Ministerial Statement issued by the African and Arab Committee following its January 14 discussions in Doha on Darfur contain two noteworthy provisions pertaining to International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings against President Bashir and other Sudanese officials: -- "Calling the [...]
2009-01-15 11:43:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA381QATAR EXPECTED TO SUPPORT KOSOVO,S BID FOR WORLD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 13:17:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL QA KV
09DOHA386GOQ SQUEAMISH AFTER HELPING OPEN UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) On May 27, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay and MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Abdulla Al Mahmoud opened the Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region at a ceremony in Doha. Senior human rights profe [...]
2009-06-10 12:18:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UN QA
09DOHA390BROOKINGS EVENT AMPLIFIES PRESIDENT'S SPEECH
[...] (U) Brookings Doha Center's Director Hady Amr moderated a town hall-style event with Ambassador at the center's headquarters on June 4 that turned out to be Brookings' most well-attended event in its two-year history in Doha. The audience featured a mix of over 100 expatriate Arabs, South Asi [...]
2009-06-15 04:28:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAO QA
09DOHA391QATARI STUDENTS SPEAK OUT ON POTUS SPEECH
[...] (U) Qatar University President Dr. Shaykha al-Misned welcomed Ambassador to an event gathering about 45 students and faculty to discuss President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo. The event was moderated by American University in Cairo professor Laurence Pintak, and Ambassador delivered short r [...]
2009-06-15 04:29:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAO QA
09DOHA393SCENESETTER FOR A A/S JEFF FELTMAN'S JUNE 16-18
[...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have confirmed a meeting for you with the MFA Minister of State, Ahmed bin Muhammad Al Mahmoud, and he will host a lunch in your honor. Also, the MFA informed us today that the Prime Minister is returning from the United States (where he has [...]
2009-06-15 10:53:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PGOV QA
09DOHA394QATAR SUPPORTS LEBANESE CHOOSING OWN GOVERNMENT,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-15 14:23:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL LE QA
09DOHA398QATAR CONFIRMS FIRST THREE CASES OF H1N1
[...] (U) The Ministry of Health announced 16 June that three H1N1 cases had been diagnosed in Qatar. The first was a two-year old child from New Zealand who arrived in Doha 13 June on a flight from Australia via Dubai (Emirates Air 409 from Melbourne and Emirates Air 843 from Dubai). The child was [...]
2009-06-17 14:04:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09DOHA401EXPATS SHARE VIEWS ON QATAR WITH FELTMAN
[...] (SBU) On June 16, Acting Assistant Secretary for Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman met over dinner at the Ambassador's residence with five thoughtful expatriates who have worked in Qatar for a number of years. Each offered his views of why Qatar pursues the foreign and domestic policies that i [...]
2009-06-18 12:56:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO SOCI QA
09DOHA402QATARI INTELLECTUALS TO FELTMAN: PROBLEMS? WHAT PROBLEMS?
[...] (SBU) On June 16, Acting Assistant Secretary for Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman met with seven influential Qatari intellectuals at the Ambassador's residence to hear their views on Qatar. Dr. Hassan al-Ansari, who is simultaneously a professor of political science at Qatar University, Edit [...]
2009-06-18 12:56:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO SOCI QA
09DOHA403EMBASSY DOHA RESPONSE TO IRANIAN OFFICIALS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 13:27:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ODIP IR QA
09DOHA404QATAR'S PM ON PAKISTANI IDP CRISIS
[...] (C) At a June 16 meeting with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, A A/S Jeffrey Feltman and Ambassador asked whether the GOQ had decided yet on the request by Special Representative Holbrooke for financial support to Pakistan to ease the internally displaced persons [...]
2009-06-18 14:09:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF EAID PK QA
09DOHA405AJ Director's Take on 6/3 Bin Laden Tapes
[...] (SBU) On June 8, Ambassador visited AJ headquarters to discuss with senior editors President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo. Before that meeting, Ambassador and PAO took the opportunity to meet privately with AJ Director General Wadah Khanfar and press him on AJ's airing of recorded messages fr [...]
2009-06-21 07:49:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO PTER QA
09DOHA412HOLBROOKE PRESSES QATARI CROWN PRINCE FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 7 meeting with Qatari Crown Prince Tamim, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke outlined the severity of the humanitarian situation in Pakistan's northwest areas and made a strong appeal for humanitarian assistance from Qatar to help stabilize the country. The Crown Prince agree [...]
2009-06-23 11:31:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL QA PK
09DOHA413SCENESETTER: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENGAGEMENT IN
[...] (SBU) SCOPE NOTE: Qataris have generally responded positively to President Obama's overtures to the Arab and Muslim world and, like many others in this region, hold deep admiration for U.S. education and S&T achievements. Qatar's successful efforts to engage - even import - the U.S. education [...]
2009-06-23 11:35:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYESTH PREL QA
09DOHA414FRENCH ACTIVIST LEAVES MEDIA FREEDOM CENTER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-24 09:48:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO SOCI QA
09DOHA415QATAR PARTNERS WITH NYSE EURONEXT TO REBRAND SECURITIES
[...] (U) Announcing the agreement in soaring language, Qatari Prime Minister Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani (who is also the QIA CEO) said that the new bourse "paves the way for Qatar to take a prominent role in the world's capital markets for the benefit of both the people of Qatar and the Middle East m [...]
2009-06-24 12:14:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV QA
09DOHA416AL JAZEERA CHIEF APPLIES FOR VISA, DISCUSSES IRAN
[...] (SBU) Al Jazeera Director General Wadah Khanfar said Al Jazeera's relationship with the Government of Iran (GOI) is "antagonistic to say the least." 2. (C) He said doing business in Iran is difficult for all journalists. Al Jazeera had originally posted four international correspondents an [...]
2009-06-24 13:30:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO IR QA
09DOHA417MFA MINSTATE TO A/AS FELTMAN: IRAN WILL NOT
[...] (C) On June 16, accompanied by Ambassador, Staff Assistant, and Poloff, AA/S Jeffrey Feltman met with Qatari MFA Minstate for Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud. Also present in the meeting on the Qatari side were the Foreign Minister's Assistant for Follow-Up Affairs Mohammad Al-R [...]
2009-06-25 07:52:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR SU QA
09DOHA419QATAR FORMALIZES GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION
[...] (U) The Foreign Ministry continues to have three leaders of ministerial rank. Prime Minister Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani retains the portfolio of Foreign Minister with overall authority and responsibility for Qatar's most important foreign policy issues. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahm [...]
2009-06-25 10:57:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN EINV QA
09DOHA42DOHA'S GAZA SUMMIT -- QATAR LURCHES TOWARD THE
[...] (C) Besides the host, Qatar's Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, six Arab League heads of state attended: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Sudanese President Omar Hasan al-Bashir, Algerian President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, Mauritanian coup leader, General M [...]
2009-01-19 15:02:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER QA
09DOHA421QATARI PREMIER LAUDS RELATIONS WITH U.S. IN AL-JAZEERA
[...] (U) Speaking in an extended interview on June 24 with Al Jazeera Arabic television, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani said that Qatar's relations with the U.S. are strategic. However, he said, "Let's be obvious ... there is a difference of views in some m [...]
2009-06-25 12:55:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO QA EG IS SA
09DOHA428QATARI ENERGY MINISTER SETS STAGE FOR GAS
[...] (C) Al-Attiyah told Ambassador, as he has previously, that the GECF is not intended or structured "as the press talks," and the organization will never concern itself with contracts or supply matters. He projected that natural gas will not see a real spot market develop for years, and noted t [...]
2009-07-01 12:04:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV PREL TRGY QA RU IR
09DOHA429EMBASSY DOHA'S ANALYSIS OF QATARI PRIME MINISTER'S
[...] (U) Further to Ref A, Embassy Doha offers the following analysis and reporting on the Prime Minister's rare and important interview on Al Jazeera about Qatar's foreign policy in the region. The subjects covered in the interview, if not the questions themselves, almost certainly were worked ou [...]
2009-07-01 12:30:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO QA EG IS SA IR SU
09DOHA432EMBASSY DOHA'S ANALYSIS OF QATARI PRIME MINISTER'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-01 13:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO QA EG IS SA IR SU
09DOHA435GAS EXPORTING COUNTRIES SEEK TO REVERSE SAGGING
[...] (C) The GECF statement released at the end of their meeting this week in Doha noted (hopefully) that increased cooperation between producers should ensure a stable market for "the mutual benefit" of producers and consumers. The market backdrop to this statement, however, suggests a reality qu [...]
2009-07-02 10:53:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL RU IR QA
09DOHA440NEW GULF FIBER OPTIC CABLE TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND REGION'S
[...] (SBU) Ambassador and Econoff Fabrycky met July 6 with Gulf Bridge International (GBI) CEO and Board Member Ahmed Mekky and Business Consultant Mohamed Elagazy to discuss GBI's plans to build a new fiber optic network in the Gulf which will eventually link all GCC states, Iran, Iraq, and perhaps [...]
2009-07-08 06:54:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EINV EFIN QA IZ KU
09DOHA442QATAR: BALANCING GEOGRAPHIC INTERESTS WITH IRAN,
[...] (U) On June 14, just two days after the Iranian election, Qatar's Amir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani became one of the first world leaders to publicly congratulate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his re-election, despite the uncertainty and accusations of massive fraud. He later followe [...]
2009-07-09 09:57:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR QA
09DOHA446QATAR LAUNCHES TASK FORCE ON FOOD SECURITY
[...] (C) In engaging the GOQ in response to Ref A on agricultural development and food security, Embassy learned of a new Task Force on Food Security, established following a 2008 Amiri decree which created the Qatar National Food Security Program. The Task Force includes 14 ministries and organiz [...]
2009-07-09 13:25:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EINV TRGY QA
09DOHA454CROWN PRINCE ON QATAR'S RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAN
[...] (C) In a July 14 meeting, Ambassador asked Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for his views on Iran following the recent Iranian presidential elections. Noting that Qatar's Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces had visited post-election Iran and Iran's Parliament Speaker had traveled to Doha, [...]
2009-07-15 12:51:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL QA IR
09DOHA458EMBASSY DOHA'S FOLLOW-UP TO THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH
[...] OVERVIEW: This cable is structured to provide Embassy Doha's assessment - based on consultations with key stakeholders - of the best ways to engage on the three priority areas listed in the President's speech and in Ref A. After describing how we sought feedback to the speech, we call for buil [...]
2009-07-22 04:45:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD TSPL
09DOHA464THE GROWING STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TURKEY
[...] (U) This Ministerial was the annual high-level meeting mandated by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Turkey and the GCC at their first ministerial summit in September of 2008 held in Jeddah. -- Although Turkey and the GCC consider the 2008 MOU to be the "launching point" for th [...]
2009-07-22 12:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON TBIO SCUL IR IZ TU ZP
09DOHA466QATAR RELEASES ITS OWN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT; JUDGMENTS CLOSE
[...] Following is Post's detailed summary of the NHRC report and a comparison of its findings with that of our most recent Human Rights report for Qatar. GAZA ---- -- The NHRC Report begins with a review of Qatar's reaction to the war in Gaza, stating that the conflict cast a heavy shadow on t [...]
2009-07-22 13:35:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI SCUL QA
09DOHA467SCENESETTER FOR U/S KENNEDY
[...] (U) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. 2. (SBU) Your visit is one of great importance to us, as it signals top management concern for our Embassy at a time where we are building a strategic partnership with Qatar to implement the President's vision of a new beginning with Muslim comm [...]
2009-07-22 13:47:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN AMGT MG
09DOHA468QATAR RESHUFFLES AMBASSADORS
[...] (U) On July 22, 2009, a local Arabic-language newspaper, Al Arab, published a wide-ranging list of new ambassadorial appointments by the Government of Qatar. 2. (U) Of note, the Amir appointed Mishaal Bin Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Thani, a member of the ruling family, as Qatar's Permanent Repre [...]
2009-07-26 09:50:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL INRB PINR QA IR EG DJ JA PK PL GM NL
09DOHA470U.S. EMBASSY DOHA COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 12:04:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS IT QA
09DOHA471AMERICAN OIL & GAS ATTORNEY ANALYZES QATAR'S LNG
[...] (SBU) On July 23, 2009, Ambassador met with William Cattan, an oil and gas attorney with Dewey & LeBoeuf, to discuss the outlook for Qatar's Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) industry. Mr. Cattan previously worked for one of Qatar's national natural gas companies, RasGas, and has considerable insight [...]
2009-07-27 12:06:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON ENRG QA
09DOHA472AMERICAN OIL & GAS ATTORNEY DOWNPLAYS "GAS OPEC"
[...] (SBU) During a July 23, 2009 meeting with Ambassador, William Cattan, a former attorney with Qatar's RasGas, commented on the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). His remarks follow. 2. (C) Cattan told the Ambassador that the GECF was an organization defined and controlled by its three le [...]
2009-07-27 12:07:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON QA IR RS
09DOHA473QATAR CHIPS AWAY AT RUSSIAN DOMINANCE IN THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 16:24:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON PREL EINV TRGY RU IR QA BE
09DOHA476QATAR'S UNGA ATTENDANCE
[...] (U) Pursuant to Reftel, Embassy Doha provides the following information on Qatar's representation at the upcoming UNGA session in New York. The below information was provided by the Foreign Ministry and is subject to change. Embassy Doha will update this submission as further information beco [...]
2009-07-29 08:26:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA QA
09DOHA489INTERNET REPORTS RUMORS OF FOILED COUP ATTEMPT IN
[...] (C) Various websites and blogs, relying largely on information from Ilaf.com, reported recently that the Qatari leadership had foiled a coup attempt on July 30. The reports said that 16 senior military commanders had been placed under house arrest. As many as 30 officers overall, among them 5 [...]
2009-08-03 14:54:00Embassy DohaSECRETPGOV PINS QA
09DOHA493IRAN'S AMBASSADOR IN QATAR -- CROWN PRINCE TO
[...] (SBU) In a press conference held July 27 in Doha, Iranian Ambassador to Qatar Abdullah Sohrabi announced that Qatari Crown Prince Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani would visit Tehran at the end of Ramadan. 2. (SBU) He added that several political and Islamic issues would be addressed during that vis [...]
2009-08-04 12:02:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG IR QA
09DOHA495QATAR CHIPS AWAY AT RUSSIAN DOMINANCE IN THE
[...] (C) According to diplomatic sources in Doha, Qatar has recently moved ahead with investment and infrastructure plans in Poland with the goal of augmenting its list of current LNG clients. The first stage of this engagement was the purchase of two Polish shipyards that are able to produce the n [...]
2009-08-04 13:42:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON PREL EINV TRGY RU IR QA BE
09DOHA498REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR QATARI AIR
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting on the Qatari officer described below. A search of post records has found no information of any kind that he has committed human rights violations. 3. Bel [...]
2009-08-06 13:07:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL MASS QA
09DOHA502ASD VERSHBOW'S MEETINGS IN QATAR
[...] (C) During their July 20-21 visit to Qatar, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, and State Political-Military (PM) Assistant Secretary Andrew Shapiro held meetings with Qatar's military Chief of Staff, Major General (MG) Ha [...]
2009-08-10 11:57:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS QA XF ZP ZR YM IR JO LE
09DOHA503QATAR'S ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF LAMENTS BUDGET
[...] (C) Below are subjects covered during the nearly hour-long meeting August 10th. ------------------------------- 2nd Runway at Al Udaid Air Base ------------------------------- 2. (C) Ambassador referenced a letter dated 3 Aug 09 that he had received from LTG North, recent AFCENT Command [...]
2009-08-11 12:07:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR MASS MCAP QA
09DOHA505QATAR ACCEPTS USG PLAN TO PLACE EPA FELLOW IN
[...] (SBU) On August 9, Ambassador met with Minister of Environment Abdulla bin Abud Al Meidhadi to discuss a proposal by the U.S. EPA, Region III, to place International Programs Manager Francesca Di Cosmo as a Science Fellow at the Ministry. The Fellow would assist the Ministry in capacity build [...]
2009-08-12 14:05:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV EPA QA
09DOHA513H1N1 UPDATE IN QATAR: MEETING WITH MINISTRY OF
[...] (U) Qatar's Supreme Council of Health is now reporting 350 H1N1 cases, up from the previous figure of 43, according to a report in a local English-language newspaper published on August 12. This gives Qatar the 3rd largest total of cases in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. To date th [...]
2009-08-17 12:41:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO
09DOHA522US EMBASSY DOHA COUNTRY TEAM ASSESMENT FOR
[...] (U) Summary: On 24 August 2009 the Government of Qatar (GOQ) re-submitted a Letter of Request (LOR) to purchase the AN/AAQ-24(V) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure System (LAIRCM) for Qatar Head-of-State (HoS) Aircraft. Embassy Doha Country Team concurs with the proposed acquisition of th [...]
2009-08-23 12:02:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL QA
09DOHA523U.S. EMBASSY DOHA COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-23 13:12:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL QA
09DOHA526QATAR TO DONATE $10 MILLION TO GAZA THROUGH HAMAS
[...] (U) Local media reported August 23 that Amir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani called Hamas official Ismail Haniyah the evening of August 21 to inform him that Qatar would donate 10 million USD at the start of Muslim holy month of Ramadan to aid Gazan fishermen and workers. According to the lo [...]
2009-08-24 13:46:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA529QATAR ACCEDES TO UN CONVENTION ON WOMEN
[...] (U) On June 24, Shaykh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Heir Apparent, issued an Amiri Decree approving Qatar's accession to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination (CEDAW). Qatar conditioned its acceptance of the treaty by taking into account the following [...]
2009-08-26 11:04:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI QA
09DOHA538OFFICIAL VISITS BETWEEN QATAR AND IRAN ESCALATE,
[...] (U) Post has knowledge of only one high-level meeting between Qatari and Iranian officials during 2008. This was an August 2008 visit by Qatar's Amir, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, to Tehran, where he met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The leaders made public statements indicating [...]
2009-08-30 13:17:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL QA IR
09DOHA539QATAR CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK ON SAUDI PRINCE;
[...] (U) Qatar strongly condemned the August 27 suicide attack on Saudi Arabia's Deputy Interior Minister, Prince Mohammad Bin Nayef Al-Saud, according to multiple local press sources. An official at Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated his country's "firm rejection, condemnation and den [...]
2009-08-31 10:03:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER QA SA
09DOHA54AMIRI DIWAN OFFICIAL DEFENDS QATAR'S ACTIONS ON
[...] (C) P/E Chief Rice expressed disappointment January 21 to Hassan Al-Ansari, a public relations adviser to the Amir, over the January 17 meeting in Doha, especially the inclusion of Iran and terrorist organizations. P/E Chief added that against this backdrop, the GOQ decision to close the Israe [...]
2009-01-22 13:43:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IR QA
09DOHA545QATAR TO OPEN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN VIETNAM BY
[...] (SBU) On August 28, the local English-language newspaper Gulf Times quoted Vietnamese consul Mau Tien Duong as saying that Qatar would open an embassy in Hanoi and an Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City by the end of 2009. According to Duong, this commitment was made by Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani [...]
2009-08-31 13:22:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KTIP ELAB VM QA
09DOHA547QATAR'S 10 MILLION USD DONATION TO GAZAN WORKERS
[...] (U) In a September 1 press statement, the Vice Chairman of Qatar Charity, Abdullah Hussain Al-Nameh, revealed that his organization and Qatar's Red Crescent Society were selected by Amir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to administer the 10 million USD donation to Gazan fishermen and workers announc [...]
2009-09-01 11:49:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA548SOLIDARITY CENTER HEAD HITS THE GROUND RUNNING
[...] (SBU) At an August 20 meeting with Poloff Caudill, Solidarity Center representative Boyko Atanasov reported that the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) had been very helpful in assisting with his work in Qatar. He said that NHRC staff had assisted him in acquiring the necessary work permi [...]
2009-09-02 12:40:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KTIP IN NE QA
09DOHA549PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR: QATAR PLEDGES SUPPORT TO
[...] (C) In a September 2 meeting with Charge, Palestinian Ambassador to Qatar Munir Ghannam characterized Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' August 31 meeting with Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (accompanied by Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah bin Hamad [...]
2009-09-02 14:27:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA550CDA MEETING: SOMALI AMBASSADOR TO QATAR PLAYS DOWN
[...] (U) Qatar received a Somali delegation led by the President of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG),Shaykh Sherif Ahmed, August 26-29. President Shaykh Sherif, who was accompanied by his Ministers for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, held talks with Qatari Amir Hamad Bin K [...]
2009-09-02 14:38:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL QA SO EG SA
09DOHA552QATARI FOOD COMPANY ADAPTS INVESTMENT STRATEGY TO
[...] (U) A local Qatari newspaper carried an article August 31 praising the investment strategy of Qatar's Hassad Food Company. Hassad's decision to purchase shares in local agricultural companies instead of expropriating the agricultural land of poorer countries exclusively for Qatar's own purpos [...]
2009-09-03 09:41:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EINV TRGY QA AS SU
09DOHA554DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche and talking points by diplomatic note on September 2. Post has requested a meeting with the MFA official in charge of international organizations and UN affairs to follow up, but no meeting had been scheduled by the reply deadline set by Department. 2. [...]
2009-09-07 08:51:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL IR QA
09DOHA556QATAR TRIES TO MITIGATE H1N1 PUBLIC CONCERN
[...] (U) Although only one H1N1-related death has been reported in Qatar as of August 31, Qataris appear somewhat panicked by the influenza's global reach. 2. (U) Assistant Director of Passports and Airport Security, Colonel Ibrahim Ahmed Nasr, reported in an interview with a local Arabic-langua [...]
2009-09-08 08:26:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO QA
09DOHA557DARFUR TALKS TO RESUME IN DOHA IN OCTOBER
[...] (SBU) MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, Qatar's de facto Foreign Minister and the force behind Qatar's efforts to mediate the Darfur conflict, met September 7 in Doha with Djibril Bassole, the AU/UN Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur. The talks were aimed at restarting [...]
2009-09-08 11:11:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA561QATAR TO SEEK ANOTHER TERM ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) MFA Director for International Organization and UN Affairs Abdulaziz Al-Sowaidi told P/E Chief Rice and Poloff Caudill on September 8 that Qatar will seek another term on the UN Human Rights Council. He asked that the U.S. support Qatar's efforts to retain its seat. 2. (C) Asked wheth [...]
2009-09-09 13:29:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL IR QA
09DOHA572QATAR CONFIRMS SECOND H1N1 DEATH: VICTIM ACTIVE IN
[...] (C) The Supreme Council for Health (SCH) announced on September 12 that a second death had occurred as the result of the H1N1 virus. Dr. Husam Rezeq, Head of Communicable Disease Control and Vaccination at the Ministry of Health, told Emboff on September 15 that the victim, a 40 year-old Nepal [...]
2009-09-15 11:49:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO
09DOHA578QATAR TO SEND DELEGATION TO FOOD SECURITY MEETING
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Embassy received a letter from the Qatar National Food Security Programme on September 17 stating that Chairman Fahad Al-Attiyah and members of his organization would attend the meeting to be co-hosted by Secretary Clinton on September 26. 2. (SBU) The [...]
2009-09-17 12:15:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA QA
09DOHA595FOOD AID VS. FOOD SECURITY: AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE
[...] (U) The White House, Department, and Department of Agriculture have effectively highlighted the USG's strong commitment to reducing hunger worldwide through development assistance and partnerships. The talking points and public diplomacy materials made available to posts have been unpreceden [...]
2009-09-29 13:01:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID EAGR ECON QA
09DOHA60GCC HAS CLEAR VISION FOR COMMON CURRENCY, BUT
[...] (C) Qatar Central Bank Governor Shaykh Abdullah Bin Saoud Al Thani told Ambassador January 12 that the GCC states continue to plan for the launch of a common currency next year but they must still "do more homework" on harmonizing their monetary policies. (Note: GCC Heads of State and Finance [...]
2009-01-26 12:30:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALECIN EFIN QA
09DOHA603QATAR NATIONAL BANK DENIES FINANCING IRANIAN OIL
[...] (SBU) On October 4, Qatar National Bank (QNB) issued an official statement denying an October 3 Reuters report that QNB would invest 400 million euros (USD 581 million) in the development of Iran's Esfandiar offshore oil field. In the statement, which was aired on Al Jazeera Arabic television [...]
2009-10-05 14:03:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET EINV SA KU IR QA
09DOHA604EMBASSY DOHA'S WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO
[...] (SBU) The Cairo Speech is a central element in "synchronization" - Embassy Doha,s whole of government approach to USG policy implementation in Qatar. Centered on interagency groups organized around achieving shared interagency goals, the synchronization process brings together all elements of [...]
2009-10-06 09:47:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM KMPI KPAO ECON EAID ESTH EAGR QA
09DOHA605PRIME MINISTER ON GENEVA TALKS ON IRAN: WE'RE
[...] (C) On October 5, Ambassador, accompanied by UK Ambassador John Hawkins and French CDA Alain Peucler, met with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani. The purpose of the meeting was to deliver the demarche requests each had received concerning the recent discover [...]
2009-10-06 14:00:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR QA
09DOHA606PRIME MINISTER: QATAR DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT YEMEN
[...] (C) At an October 5 meeting with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, Ambassador raised the issue of the ongoing civil strife in Yemen. The Prime Minister replied that "We are frightened about Yemen." He pointed out that Yemen is very close to Qatar, and that a wide [...]
2009-10-08 12:46:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM SA QA
09DOHA620SKEPTICISM GREETS IRANIAN STATEMENT ON GAS PRICING
[...] (C) Media reported 21 September that Iran,s representative to the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF),Mohammed Ali Khatibi, announced Iranian government plans to seek consensus among GECF members over a pricing formula for gas supplies to world markets. However, the expatriate country manag [...]
2009-10-15 12:02:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON QA IR RS
09DOHA623GCC NUCLEAR RESEARCH TRAINING CENTER STILL SEVERAL
[...] (SBU) Embassy officers attended the September 28-30 Doha workshop jointly coordinated by the IAEA, GCC and the Qatari Ministry of Environment to discuss the possibility of establishing a Regional Nuclear Training Center in the GCC region. All six GCC countries had representatives in attenda [...]
2009-10-18 09:03:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON IAEA QA
09DOHA628QATAR CONDEMNS OCTOBER 18 EXPLOSION IN IRAN
[...] (SBU) Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs distributed October 19 to all diplomatic missions in Doha a diplomatic note expressing "the State of Qatar's...condemnation of the explosion that took place (October 18) in the Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan." 2. (SBU) The statement notes th [...]
2009-10-19 13:37:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER QA IR
09DOHA629QATAR FORMALLY REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-19 13:38:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL QA IR
09DOHA639QATAR MOVES FORWARD ON GAS TO LIQUID INNOVATION
[...] (SBU) Simon Buerk, communications manager for Shell Service Company in Qatar, told P/E Chief Rice October 20 that the revenue from the Pearl project, once it is fully operational, will generate a profit in the early stages that Shell will split with Qatar Petroleum (QP). 2. (SBU) According [...]
2009-10-26 05:23:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY TNGD ENRG KMPI QA
09DOHA644MFA OFFICIAL: QATAR’S INVOLVEMENT IN AL-MEGRAHI
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 13:58:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER LY UK QA
09DOHA651VIETNAMESE CONSUL: LABOR AGREEMENTS WITH QATAR
[...] (C) At an October 28 meeting with Poloff Caudill, Vietnamese consul Mau Tien Dong called the labor agreement between his country and the GOQ "just paper". He said that the February agreement under which the GOQ agreed to accept 25,000 Vietnamese workers (Ref A) was merely a gesture of goodwil [...]
2009-11-03 10:52:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL ELAB KTIP VM QA
09DOHA654PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES QATAR'S SUPPORT
[...] (C) Ambassador met October 20 with Palestinian Ambassador Mounir Abdullah Ghanim. The meeting was held at the request of Ambassador Ghanim. The two Ambassadors discussed a wide range of issues that included the prospects for the formation of a unity government between Hamas and Fatah and the [...]
2009-11-04 11:06:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL WBG IS EG SA QA
09DOHA656EMBASSY REVIEWS READINESS FOR SEVERE H1N1 OUTBREAK
[...] (SBU) On October 25, the Pandemic Influenza Working Group (PIWG) met, as requested reftel, to review the current status of H1N1 infection Qatar and the steps that the Embassy has taken to prepare for a severe influenza outbreak, should that occur. DCM chaired the meeting with representatives f [...]
2009-11-04 13:24:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09DOHA66QATAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PUSH BOYCOTT OVER GAZA
[...] (U) According to January 27 press reports, students of Qatar University are pursuing an economic boycott of American and Western firms that support Israel in solidarity with a boycott movement in nearly a dozen other (unidentified) countries. 2. (U) Engineering student Ibrahim Saad, an orga [...]
2009-01-27 13:05:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON KBCT KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA660AMIR OF QATAR VISITS AHMADINEJAD IN TEHRAN
[...] (U) A delegation headed by the Amir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who was accompanied by Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, visited Tehran November 5 for a day-long visit. According to press reports from both Qatar and Iran, the Amir and Iranian President Mahmo [...]
2009-11-05 13:48:00Embassy DohaSECRET//NOFORNPREL QA IR
09DOHA664REPORTED QATARI MEDIATION IN FORMATION OF LEBANESE
[...] (C) Talal Karami, the nephew of former Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami, told P/E Chief Rice November 6 over dinner that the GOQ remains actively involved behind the scenes in mediating Lebanese political conflicts. He reported that Qatar's Prime Minister, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, himse [...]
2009-11-09 09:51:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LE QA
09DOHA665RELIGIOUS LEADERS DISCUSS INTERFAITH
[...] (SBU) More than 250 participants from 59 countries gathered in Doha October 20-21 for the Seventh Annual Conference on Interfaith Dialogue. Among those giving speeches and participating in the panel discussions were Christian clergy, Muslim imams, and Jewish rabbis. There were no representat [...]
2009-11-12 13:09:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KIRF QA
09DOHA6672010 FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: DEMOCRACY LEADER LOOKS
[...] (SBU) Ambassador met on November 12 with Dr. Marzen Marzouk, Director of the Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF). The meeting was held at Marzouk's request. Also present in the meeting were ADF Deputy Director for Programs Wafa'a Omar and Poloff Caudill. The discussion covered a variety of topic [...]
2009-11-16 10:23:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL CA MO QA
09DOHA668ARAB DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION HEAD PREVIEWS
[...] (SBU) Ambassador met November 12 with Marzen Marzouk, Director of the Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF). The meeting was held at Dr. Marzouk's request to discuss his organization's involvement in the Darfur talks to take place in Doha later in November. Also present in the meeting were ADF Dep [...]
2009-11-16 10:29:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL SU QA
09DOHA674DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION TO OPEN CONFLICT RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 11:02:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM QA
09DOHA675QATAR: MOD COS AL ATTIYAH ON IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Qatari MOD Chief of Staff Maj Gen Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah met with the Ambassador and U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) Commander Lt Gen Mike Hostage on November 8. He accepted Gen Hostage's invitation to fly a C-17 sortie over Afghanistan, indicating he understood that onerou [...]
2009-11-18 11:39:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS QA IR YM
09DOHA676ARAB DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION HEAD RELATES DRAFT PLAN
[...] (SBU) At a November 12 meeting with Ambassador, Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF) Director Marzen Marzouk unveiled a three part draft plan for how his organization plans to engage the parties to the conflict in Somalia with the aim of formulating a blueprint for a peace process. The meeting was [...]
2009-11-19 05:43:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHSA SOCI QA
09DOHA677THE MOVE TOWARD AN INTERAGENCY SYNCHRONIZATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 12:06:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL AMGT KSPR QA
09DOHA678DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION TO OPEN CONFLICT RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) Ambassador met November 12 with Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF) Director Mohsen Marzouk. The meeting was held at Dr. Marzouk's request. Also present at the meeting were ADF Deputy Director of Programs Wafa'a Omar and Poloff Caudill. At the meeting, Marzouk revealed that the ADF would [...]
2009-11-22 13:04:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM QA
09DOHA680QATAR: ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT NOT OBSERVED
[...] Qatar does not have any Arab League boycott laws on the books, maintain an Arab League boycott office, or enforce any of the three forms of the boycott. However, the GOQ will usually send an observer from its embassy in Damascus to the Central Boycott Office meetings. 2. Some government te [...]
2009-11-23 10:26:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KBCT QA
09DOHA682QATAR-CUBA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF
[...] (C) In response to reftel request, Embassy Doha provides the following information on Qatar's relations with Cuba. 2. (SBU) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- We have no evidence that Qatar has worked to pro [...]
2009-11-23 13:02:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC CU QA
09DOHA689AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES QARADAWI WITH MFA MINISTER OF
[...] (S) Ambassador delivered November 24 to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud reftel letter from U/S Levey. Ambassador noted that the letter follows up on an October conversation that Al-Mahmoud and U/S Levey had in Washington on the relationship of Yousef Al-Qaradawi with Q [...]
2009-11-25 11:18:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PTER QA
09DOHA690MINSTATE AL-MAHMOUD COMMENTS ON HOW TO ADVANCE
[...] (C) In a November 24 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud presented Qatar's thinking on advancing peace between Israel and the Palestinians. He noted that Hamas won the Palestinian elections. As such, "in this region we do not see them as a terrori [...]
2009-11-25 11:31:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA691QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY'S 2010 INVESTMENT
[...] (C) At a November 24 meeting with Ambassador, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) Executive Board Member Dr. Hussain Al-Abdulla outlined Qatar's investment strategy for 2010. Also present at the meeting were FCS Chief Le and Poloff Caudill. In response to Ambassador Dr. Al-Abdulla said that for [...]
2009-11-25 11:44:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN EINV AR BR CH
09DOHA692SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ENERGY SECRETARY PONEMAN'S
[...] (SBU) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have confirmed a meeting for you with Minister of Energy/Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah and have requested meetings with Managing Director of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) Dr. Hussein Abdullah and Shaykh Abdul Rah [...]
2009-11-25 11:55:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG EINV TRGY QA
09DOHA698SOME POSITIVE SIGNS ON AVIATION SECURITY
[...] (C) In a November 17 meeting hosted by Major General Saad Al-Khulaifi of the Ministry of Interior (MOI),TSA Deputy Director of International Operations in the Office of Global Strategies Victoria Reeder noted that TSA personnel observing passenger boarding that morning on Qatar Airways flight [...]
2009-12-02 12:35:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ASEC QA
09DOHA699QATAR SEES OPPORTUNITY IN DUBAI DEBT FALLOUT
[...] (U) Arabic-language print media reporting was largely drawn from wire services. Local content focused on QatarQs lack of exposure in Dubai and the opportunity that Dubai's woes provide to showcase Qatar as an investment destination. The following are representative quotes: -- Al Sharq daily [...]
2009-12-02 13:33:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EFIN KPAO QA
09DOHA71HAMAS LEADER MEETS AMIR, DELIVERS FIERY SPEECH AT
[...] (U) Hamas political leader Khalid Mish'al called January 28 on the Amir in his Amiri Diwan office. According to press reports, the two discussed "the latest developments in the Palestinian territories". Also present at the meeting were officials from the Amir's staff and the MFA. 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-01-29 13:15:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA723MFA HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER PRAISES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
[...] (SBU) P/E Chief Rice, accompanied by PolOff Caudill, met with MFA Human Rights Officer Shaykha Sumaya Al Thani on December 15 to discuss the 2009 International Religious Freedom Report for Qatar. Also present on the Qatari side were MFA Human Rights Department Legal Counsel Dr. Mohammad Saee [...]
2009-12-16 10:35:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KIRF QA
09DOHA724Qatar Sharpening Focus on Food Security and Related
[...] (SBU) The text below summarizes a new GOQ policy paper on Qatar's food security policies and strategies. The paper was given to Ambassador LeBaron by an officer of Qatar's National Food Security Program, with the understanding that it would be circulated within the U.S. Executive Branch. 2 [...]
2009-12-16 12:16:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON TRGY QA
09DOHA7272009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR QATAR
[...] (SBU) Post presents the following update in response to reftelrequest for a summary of GOQ progress on selected anti-trafficking issues. 2. (SBU) Q: Please summarize the progress, or lack thereof, the Government of Qatar has made in enacting the draft comprehensive anti-trafficking legis [...]
2009-12-20 12:11:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KTIP ELAB QA
09DOHA728QATAR,S PRIME MINISTER ON IRAN: "THEY LIE TO US;
[...] (C) Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and Ambassador met December 10 with Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani. Also present on the American side was State Department Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, David Goldwyn. DepSec Poneman thanked the Prime Minister for the mee [...]
2009-12-20 12:14:00Embassy DohaSECRETENRG PREL TRGY EPET QA
09DOHA729QATAR SEES SLOW PROGRESS ON ITS GCC COMMON
[...] (S) MFA Director for GCC Affairs Yousef Al-Jaber told P/E Chief Rice December 20 that Qatar's proposal encouraging GCC member states to work as a group and establish common positions on military and security postures and policies is still under review by GCC members. Qatar's Prime Minister, [...]
2009-12-21 11:51:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PNUC ECON EFIN QA IR
09DOHA733VISIT OF QATAR'S PRIME MINISTER TO WASHINGTON
[...] (S) Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (who serves concurrently as Foreign Minister) of Qatar will visit Washington beginning January 4 to continue the strategic consultations that Qatar and the USG have pursued since June, when Near Eastern Affairs Assistant Secretary Feltman first prop [...]
2009-12-21 12:36:00Embassy DohaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KPAL KWBG EAGR QA
09DOHA735QATAR UNFAZED BY DUBAI DEBT - OUTLOOK POSITIVE
[...] (U) With the announcement November 27th of the massive debt restructuring in Dubai, many analysts expressed concern about the potential for spillover effects into the other Gulf economies. This concern was evidenced by the eight-percent decrease in the Doha Securities Market 20 Index (DSM20) [...]
2009-12-21 14:04:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EFIN QA
09DOHA741QATAR: GULF CURRENCY UNION "AT LEAST 3 TO 4 YEARS
[...] (SBU) In the wake of the recent Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) head-of-state summit in Kuwait City in December, Qatari reaction to news of progress on establishing a Gulf Common Currency remains subdued. In a December 20 meeting, MFA Director for GCC Affairs Yousef Al-Jaber told P/E Chief Rice [...]
2009-12-23 08:32:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV ECON QA
09DOHA742DECEMBER 27 DARFUR TALKS IN DOHA: OFFICIAL
[...] (U) Below is the English-language communique provided to Embassy Doha by Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the outcome of the December 27 talks with Sudanese officials on Darfur. 2. (U) Begin Communique: In the framework of the Inclusive Peace Talks in Darfur, which were officially [...]
2009-12-28 09:06:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA79QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY NOT MAKING NEW
[...] (C) Navid Chamdia (protect),the Qatar Investment Authority's (QIA) chief for international real estate investments, told us that the QIA is currently considering no new investments - in real estate or otherwise - at this time. He said Finance Minister and QIA Executive Board Member Yousef Hu [...]
2009-02-02 11:27:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEINV EFIN QA
09DOHA80AL JAZEERA ASKS: "WHY NOT US FOR OBAMA INTERVIEW?"
[...] (C) Ahmed al-Kholaifi, Managing Director of Al Jazeera's Board of Directors, told PAO on January 29 that he was encouraged by the message conveyed by President Obama during his interview on Al Arabiya. A graduate of U.S. universities, Kholaifi said he was "really rooting for America." He add [...]
2009-02-02 11:55:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO QA
09DOHA81QATAR-HOSTED GAZA CONFERENCE AVOIDS HEATED
[...] (SBU) The one-day workshop on aid to Gaza was hosted by Qatar Charity but organized by the Humanitarian Forum, a UK-based organization. The workshop was intended to harmonize aid efforts among Arab, Muslim, and Western humanitarian relief organizations. The Forum's steering group comprises a [...]
2009-02-02 13:02:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EAID WEBG QA GZ
09DOHA85QATAR MFA MINSTATE UNDERSCORES STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
[...] (C) Ambassador expressed to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud February 2 Washington's concern that Qatar's hosting of the January 16 meeting on Palestine, at which the Iranian President, as well as Hamas and PIJ leaders, were present, signaled a tilt toward the radical cam [...]
2009-02-03 13:04:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA86MINISTER OF STATE: QATAR LOOKS TO PARTNER WITH UN,
[...] (C) At a February 3 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Khalid Al-Attiyah said that Qatar is pleased with the success of its partnerships with American NGOs in delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. He singled out the partnership between Qatar [...]
2009-02-03 14:02:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAL KWBG QA EG
09DOHA89HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIR TO CONSIDER POSTPONEMENT OF
[...] (SBU) At a February 4 meeting with National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Ali Said Al-Marri, Ambassador expressed deep concern over the planned February 22-24 "International Conference for the Promotion of Palestinian Rights: Towards a Sustainable Active Alliance." The Conference, w [...]
2009-02-04 13:56:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAL WEBZ QA IS
09DOHA96PROPOSED GAZA RECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (C) Turkish political counselor in Qatar Cevat Ok confirmed to Poloff Zebley on February 8 that PM Erdogan received a personal invitation from PM Al Thani to attend a conference on Gaza aid "in the near future", but stated that no date had been set. He also noted that while the Turkish PM wel [...]
2009-02-08 13:41:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAL EAID KWBG QA EG
09DOHA97QATARI MFA MINSTATE: RELATIONS WITH IRAN PROTECT
[...] (C) In a February 2 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud categorically rejected the notion that Qatar stands outside the Arab "moderate camp." He asserted that only Qatar "can trust itself to protect (its) interests." It's in Qatar's interest, for example, to maintain [...]
2009-02-09 05:53:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL QA IR
09DOHA98LEBANESE MAN SENTENCED TO THREE-YEAR PRISON TERM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-09 14:10:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM QA
09DOHA99GOQ TAKES STEP TOWARD BROADER ENGAGEMENT IN IRAQ
[...] On February 8 the GOQ signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) paving the way for cooperation on infrastructure development, agriculture, and aviation. The agreement was signed during a visit by the president of Iraq's Kurdish region, Mass [...]
2009-02-09 14:17:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KREL QA IZ
09DUBAI111LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND CONFIDENCE COMPOUND DUBAI'S
[...] (S/NF) Summary and Comment: Attempts to put a positive spin on the extent of Dubai's financial crisis continue even as some of Dubai's financial elite continue to voice concern over a deep and growing shortfall of cash, credit, and confidence. Sluggish efforts by Dubai officials (and to some e [...]
2009-03-05 15:33:00Consulate DubaiSECRETTC PREL EINV ECON EFIN
09DUBAI12DUBAI'S REAL ESTATE PRIMER
[...] (SBU) Summary. A substantial portion of the Dubai real estate boom (and subsequent bust) was fueled by regional excess liquidity, negative real interest rates, and speculators and longer term investors riding the rocketing price wave. However, the Dubai market differs substantially from the t [...]
2009-01-13 06:45:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV AE
09DUBAI156FORMER CHECHEN COMMANDER GUNNED DOWN IN DUBAI
[...] (SBU) Former Chechen commander Sulim Yamadayev was shot and killed on March 28 in the parking lot of the apartment building where he lived in Dubai on March 28. Police officials have publicly called his murder an assassination and said that he was surveilled in the days before his death; how [...]
2009-04-05 12:39:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER RS TC
09DUBAI157FORMER CHECHEN COMMANDER GUNNED DOWN IN DUBAI
[...] (SBU) Former Chechen commander Sulim Yamadayev was shot and killed on March 28 in the parking lot of the apartment building where he lived in Dubai on March 28. Police officials have publicly called his murder an assassination and said that he was surveilled in the days before his death; how [...]
2009-04-05 14:37:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER RS TC
09DUBAI16ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND
[...] The following is US Consulate Dubai's OSAC Crime and Safety Report for 2008: 2. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: The actual crime rate in Dubai is difficult to determine due to lack of transparency on the part of host government with regards to crime statistics and related information. [...]
2009-01-15 12:14:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIEDAE ASEC
09DUBAI165FORMER MINISTER OF STATE CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On April 8, Dubai Public Prosecution charged, as the primary defendant, former Minster of State for Finance and former chairman of Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) Mohammed Khalfan Al Kharbash with embezzlement of public funds and harming of state interests. Zack Shahin, AMCIT [...]
2009-04-13 09:43:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV KCOR ECON CASC KCRM AE
09DUBAI241DUBAI'S LOW-COST AIRLINE LAUNCHES INAUGURAL ROUTES
[...] (U) During its first two weeks of operation, flydubai--Dubai's new low-cost airline--launched inaugural routes to Beirut and Amman on June 1 and additional routes to Damascus and Alexandria on June 8 and 9, respectively. The new airline will focus on destinations four hours or less from Dubai [...]
2009-06-10 14:29:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI242DUBAI'S CITY OF HOPE CLOSED
[...] (C) As presaged in reftels A, B, and C, Dubai's only non-governmental women's shelter, City of Hope (CoH),closed on June 2, 2009 with neither fanfare nor press coverage. As reported, this unfortunate event followed political controversy about suspect allegations reported in some local newspap [...]
2009-06-11 09:39:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALPHUM CACS PGOV AE
09DUBAI253DUBAI FINANCE DEPARTMENT STOIC ABOUT DUBAI INC. DEBT
[...] (S) Summary. Two senior Dubai Department of Finance (DDF) officials told EmbOffs June 15 that Dubai Inc.'s debt woes were caused by poor coordination and debt management. The DDF is working with Dubai's Supreme Fiscal Committee to determine how the $10 billion bond issued in February will be [...]
2009-06-18 05:39:00Consulate DubaiSECRETEFIN ECON EINV PGOV AE
09DUBAI275STATUS OF DP WORLD IN THE CURRENT ECONOMY
[...] (C) Summary: Like most multinational companies, Dubai Ports World (DP World) has not been immune to the current financial crisis. While some business plans are unchanged, DP World has revised other plans based on declining demand and trade volumes at Dubai's mammoth Jebel Ali port and abroad. [...]
2009-07-07 10:29:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI279NEW CONSULATE COMPOUND -- ENSURING LABOR BEST PRACTICES
[...] (SBU) Summary: With significant recent negative media attention focused on labor issues in the UAE, including the UAE being downgraded in the annual TIP Report (reftel),the Consulate General is working with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) and the contractor B.L. Harbert, to [...]
2009-07-08 13:04:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV AMGT PHUM AE
09DUBAI299DUBAI FINANCE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES SUPPORT FUND
[...] (S) Summary. In a rare public acknowledgment that Dubai's financial crisis lingers on, the Dubai Department of Finance (DDF) launched on July 22 the "Dubai Financial Support Fund" to manage the second half of a five-year USD 20 billion Dubai government bond (reftel). While official government [...]
2009-07-23 12:15:00Consulate DubaiSECRETEFIN ECON EINV PGOV AE
09DUBAI300DUBAI: AFGHANISTAN'S PRIVATE SECTOR IN EXILE
[...] (C) Summary: Acting Consul General, accompanied by PolOff, met with Afghan Business Council Chairman Haji Obaidullah Sader Khail on July 15. The Afghan Business Council in Dubai was established in April 2005 and its 160 members serve as Afghanistan's private sector in exile. About 1000 of Af [...]
2009-07-23 12:48:00Consulate DubaiSECRETETRD EFIN ECON PREL AF AE
09DUBAI330DUBAI SEEKS TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent press reports about a spate of food poisoning cases in Dubai, including high-profile deaths of several children, have resulted in growing concern about food safety standards in the emirate. The Director of the Food Control Department (FCD) at Dubai Municipality attributes [...]
2009-08-12 11:36:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PGOV AE
09DUBAI336INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION A PRIORITY SAY DUBAI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and prosecution of counterfeiters remain top priorities of the Dubai and federal UAE governments, according to Dubai Customs officials. Efforts to date have been limited by a population still largely uninformed about the need to [...]
2009-08-18 07:23:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AF TC
09DUBAI354DUBAI SEEKS BOTTOM FOR ITS REAL ESTATE MARKET THROUGH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Dubai Holding, the Dubai Inc. entity representing the personal property holdings of Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum (MbR),plans to consolidate several of its largest property developers into one mega-sized integrated unit. Although news of the consolidation was [...]
2009-08-30 07:31:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI365LABOR STRIKES RETURN TO DUBAI
[...] (SBU) Summary: An impromptu labor strike on August 31 surprised a city known for its disproportionately large, but generally quiet expat unskilled labor force. Approximately 1200 laborers from Al Habtoor Engineering Enterprises took to the streets in protest of low pay and restricted access to [...]
2009-09-02 14:06:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PHUM PGOV PINS SOCI AE
09DUBAI367TUNING OUT POLITICS, ABRAAJ CAPITAL TRIES TO REBUILD KARACHI
[...] (C) Summary: Abraaj Capital, a UAE-based private equity firm, is optimistic its investment in Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC),which supplies electricity to over 20 million people, is succeeding in turning around the company. CEO Arif Naqvi believes that KESC's long term viability woul [...]
2009-09-03 13:14:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALENRG EFIN ECON PREL PK AE
09DUBAI380NAKHEEL DEBT DEAL WEIGHS ON DUBAI'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The upcoming USD 3.5 billion Sukuk debt repayment for Dubai-based real estate mega developer, Nakheel Properties Inc., is the hot topic in financial circles. The odds are high that Abu Dhabi, vis-`-vis the UAE Central Bank, will intervene to cover the debt, raising hopes for Dubai [...]
2009-09-14 13:59:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI392DUBAI'S NAKHEEL LOOKS TO MARKET FOR DEBT COMPROMISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Financial gossip in Dubai continues to revolve around how mega developer Nakheel plans to address its massive USD 3.5 billion Sukuk bond debt obligation due in December. Although Dubai's credit markets have begun to thaw, most analysts have come to expect an Abu Dhabi-funded bail [...]
2009-09-28 09:29:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI40DUBAI'S "TRANSPARENT" BUDGET
[...] (U) Ostensibly in support of Dubai government's efforts at greater transparency, publically disclosed details of Dubai's 2009 government budget provided an unprecedented (though not highly informative)) glimpse into the historically closely held balance sheet. In particular, the released infor [...]
2009-01-29 13:40:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV AE
09DUBAI408FRAUD SUMMARY - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, SEPTEMBER 2009
[...] Country Conditions Fraud at Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai is low. Concern about visa fraud in the UAE is generally limited to visa applications from Third Country Nationals (TCNs) living in or visiting the UAE. UAE citizens ("Emiratis") are a minority in their own country, c [...]
2009-10-05 10:51:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AE
09DUBAI41EMIRATES AIRLINE AND DNATA TRANSFER TO INVESTMENT
[...] (C) On January 20, poloff met with Faisal Mikou, Executive Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions at the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD),to discuss recent media coverage of the transfer of Dubai-based Emirates Airlines and air travel services firm Dnata to ICD. Mikou was puzzled by [...]
2009-01-29 14:16:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAIR ECON PGOV AE
09DUBAI447UAE'S RAS AL KHAIMAH: ROGUE OR REFORMER?
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Ras Al Khaimah (RAK),the UAE's northern-most emirate, has emerged into the media spotlight amidst a blitz of recent accusations by a deposed former Crown Prince that, among other things, RAK facilitates illicit trade with Iran, in particular cargo related to Iran's nuclear and [...]
2009-10-18 08:13:00Consulate DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KNNP ETRD ECON ETTC AE IR
09DUBAI449UAE: SHARJAH'S POWER PROBLEMS
[...] (C) Summary: Sharjah, the UAE's third most populous Emirate, has been suffering since early August ongoing power outages ranging from several hours to several days at a time. The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) attributes the outages to high summer demand, but gas shortages and [...]
2009-10-18 10:49:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ENRG PREL AE
09DUBAI451BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY-- CASE NO. K-2350 (BROKER SAID
[...] (SBU) Poloff met with Said Kiwan, Director MVP Tech on October 15 as requested in reftel Blue Lantern broker inquiry. MVP Tech was established in 2003 and is a security contractor specializing in systems integration for prominent Dubai companies and hotels such as Al Tayer, Arabtec, World Trade [...]
2009-10-21 08:47:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC AE
09DUBAI452BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY-- CASE NO. K-2007 (BROKER JAKE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request for Blue Lantern broker inquiry, Poloff and PolEcon Specialist met with Axsys Technologies' Senior Vice President for Coporate Strategy and Development Jake Soujah and Director of Operations Kinda Assouad, on October 7, 2009. Axsys mainly deals with equipment [...]
2009-10-21 08:52:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC AE
09DUBAI454BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY-- CASE NO. K-2339 (BROKER KAREEM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 05:44:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC AE
09DUBAI457U.S. CONTRACTORS STILL OWED FOR DUBAI PROJECTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. companies who in part helped fuel the real estate and construction boom in Dubai continue to lament the lack of payment to them by both the Government of Dubai entities and private property developers across Dubai. The amount of money owed to U.S. contractors varies quite si [...]
2009-10-22 14:33:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI473DUBAI CUSTOMS STOPS ILLICIT AIR CARGO SHIPMENT AS A RESULT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 26, Dubai Customs acted on intelligence from Dubai-based DHS/ICE officials in seizing an in-bound air shipment originating in Canada containing what is believed to be dual-use nuclear technology slated for re-export from Dubai to an undetermined destination. This interd [...]
2009-11-03 12:44:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI489DUBAI SEEKS CASH AS COMMERCIAL DEBT LOOMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The surprise announcement by Dubai mega-developer Nakheel that it had paid USD 1.2 billion toward its securitized debt obligations one month ahead of schedule energized debt markets and coincided with the Government of Dubai's own announcement of a new USD 6.5 billion bond sale ro [...]
2009-11-15 14:14:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI491DUBAI SEEKS CASH AS COMMERCIAL DEBT LOOMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The surprise announcement by Dubai mega-developer Nakheel that it had paid USD 1.2 billion toward its securitized debt obligations one month ahead of schedule energized debt markets and coincided with the Government of Dubai's own announcement of a new USD 6.5 billion bond sale ro [...]
2009-11-16 04:08:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI505DUBAI RULER SHAKES UP SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A shake-up in Dubai's financial services and investment nerve centers over the weekend has brought down four of the principal architects of Dubai's rapid, debt-fuelled economic expansion. Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum (MbR) replaced Dr. Omar bin Suleiman as he [...]
2009-11-23 12:25:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI516DUBAI FINANCE UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Dubai and Abu Dhabi financial markets plunged in Monday and Tuesday trading, the first market openings since Dubai World's announcement of six month moratorium on debt repayments (ref A). A senior Dubai finance official distanced the Dubai government from Dubai World's non-sovere [...]
2009-12-01 13:15:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI52DESPITE POSITIVE SPIN, DUBAI'S ECONOMIC WOES CONTINUE
[...] (S/NF) Summary. The Dubai government's continued reluctance to discuss details of its financial health, combined with official statements that the emirate will make due on existing monetary obligations, maintain a positive (albeit reduced) 2009 GDP, and quickly rebound from the world wide cris [...]
2009-02-04 11:10:00Consulate DubaiSECRETEFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV AE
09DUBAI530DUBAI SOVEREIGN VERSUS COMMERCIAL DEBT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 14:05:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI533DUBAI RECEIVES LIFELINE FROM ABU DHABI GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Dubai, acting through the Supreme Fiscal Committee, announced on December 14 that it had received USD 10 billion directly from Abu Dhabi in order to pay off Dubai World's real estate developer Nakheel's USD 4.1 billion sukuk (Islamic bond). The balance of the US [...]
2009-12-14 11:02:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI545Dubai Debt Crisis: Treasury Acting A/S Baukol's Meetings
[...] (C) Summary: Dubai and UAE Federal officials sought to reassure Treasury Acting Assistant Secretary Andrew Baukol that the Dubai debt crisis was on the road to resolution, with effective measures being developed through legislation to ensure such over-borrowing would not occur in the future, [...]
2009-12-23 06:35:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL PGOV AE
09DUBLIN100U.S.-IRISH PRE-CLEARANCE AGREEMENT: STILL WORK TO
[...] (C) Summary: In November 2008, former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Irish Transport Minister Noel Dempsey signed an Agreement on Air Transport Preclearance ("Agreement"). Building on the 1985 immigration preinspection agreement, the Agreement allows for customs, immigration [...]
2009-03-03 15:06:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PREL PGOV EI
09DUBLIN101IRISH FM'S VISIT TO CUBA: NO CIVIL SOCIETY MEETINGS
[...] (C) On February 26, Emboff spoke with Ruth Parkin, desk officer in the Americas section of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, regarding Foreign Minister Micheal Martin's February 17/18 visit to Cuba. Parkin said that Martin did not have time to meet with any Cuban human rights organiza [...]
2009-03-03 15:28:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CU EI
09DUBLIN102RUSSIANS TAKE BLAME FOR OIL SPILL OFF IRISH COAST
[...] (C) On February 27, Emboff spoke with Ruaidhri Dowling, Deputy Director of the Russia/Europe Office at the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, regarding the February 14 oil spill off Ireland's coast (reftel). Dowling said that a "reasonably senior" Russian delegation met with the Irish Coas [...]
2009-03-03 15:45:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHSA RU EI
09DUBLIN105INFORMING ISAF PARTNERS OF POTENTIAL CHANGES TO
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered demarche on March 3 to Isolde Moylan, Director, Asia and Oceania Division, Department of Foreign Affairs. Moylan reiterated the full support of the Government of Ireland for the USG policy review on Afghanistan and expressed appreciation for the briefing on SOF plans. ( [...]
2009-03-04 16:19:00Embassy DublinSECRETMARR MOPS NATO PREL EI
09DUBLIN110BRIAN COWEN RALLIES THE TROOPS: THE 72ND FIANNA
[...] (SBU) The governing political party in Ireland, Fianna Fail, held its annual party convention on February 27-28, 2009. The party's leaders acknowledged the country's difficult economic slump and heaped blame for the current problems on bankers. Facing record low approval ratings, Prime Min [...]
2009-03-05 17:34:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEI EIND PGOV PREL
09DUBLIN114IRISH GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS ATTACK ON BRITISH
[...] (C) The government of Ireland has condemned the attacks in Northern Ireland on March 7 that killed two British soldiers. Irish government officials say that the Northern Ireland Assembly, the British government and the Irish government are coordinating their responses closely. Dublin also s [...]
2009-03-09 15:03:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS EI
09DUBLIN120 FRAUD SUMMARY - IRELAND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 16:53:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EI
09DUBLIN127LIBERTAS LEADER TO STAND IN EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Declan Ganley, founder of Libertas, has announced his candidacy for the June 2009 European Parliament election in Ireland. While sharply criticizing the Irish government for mismanaging the economy and supporting the Lisbon Treaty, Ganley himself has come under pressure for re [...]
2009-03-20 09:23:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EUN EI
09DUBLIN129IRELAND NOT ATTENDING SEOUL GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 14:08:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC EI KS
09DUBLIN130IRELAND'S BANKING SECTOR - ENOUGH TO MAKE FIANNA
[...] (C) The Irish banking industry continues to weather the fallout from the Anglo Irish Bank nationalization. While there are no new developments in the Anglo Irish criminal investigation, a fifth member of the "Golden Circle" has been revealed, as have additional inappropriate dealings by former [...]
2009-03-20 14:50:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN EI
09DUBLIN137LATEST BUDGET FIGURES FORCE IRISH GOVERNMENT TO
[...] (C) Summary: In light of greater than expected budget deficits and falling tax revenue, the Government of Ireland is investigating a number of unorthodox solutions to the financial crisis. While these proposals mark a dramatic departure from traditional methods, it is unlikely that they will [...]
2009-04-01 07:50:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL ECON EI
09DUBLIN146THE IRISH GOVERNMENT'S APRIL BUDGET: BEGINNING OF
[...] (C) Summary: On April 7 the Irish government will release a new budget aimed at fixing the hole in government finances and in its reputation. Even with the new measures, the government's 2009 fiscal deficit will come in above the 9.5 percent that it forecast earlier in the year. Most economi [...]
2009-04-06 08:35:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL EI
09DUBLIN148REQUESTING SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered demarches (Refs A and B) on April 3 and March 31 respectively to Isolde Moylan, Regional Director, Office of Asia and Oceania, Department of Foreign Affairs. Moylan responded that the government of Ireland is "strongly appreciative and supportive" of both the Afghanistan [...]
2009-04-06 13:50:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR EI
09DUBLIN152IRISH FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES PRESIDENT'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[...] In an April 6 statement following the informal U.S.-EU Summit in Prague, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheal Martin, welcomed President Obama's commitment to work towards a world without nuclear weapons, a central aim of Irish foreign policy for over fifty years. Martin said Ireland's highes [...]
2009-04-08 08:04:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PGOV EI
09DUBLIN156IRISH GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET -- POLITICS TRUMPS
[...] (C) Summary: On April 7 the Irish government released a supplementary budget in response to the dramatic deterioration in the government's finances. Despite pre-budget calls for a focus on spending cuts (ref A),the government's budget is weighted toward tax increases, such as a doubling of t [...]
2009-04-08 14:52:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL PGOV EUN EI
09DUBLIN166EMBASSY DUBLIN: TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING
[...] The TFCO for Embassy Dublin is Dwight Nystrom, Economics Officer; phone: 353-1-630-6274; classified email:nystromd@state.sgov.gov; unclassified email:nystromdd@stte.gov. The Deputy TFCO is Jami Papa, Political Officer; phone: 353-1-630-6275; classified email:apajl@state.sgov.gov; unclassified [...]
2009-04-16 07:16:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER EI
09DUBLIN167IRELAND'S SOVEREIGN DEBT -- IN GOOD HANDS
[...] (C) Summary: On April 14, Emboffs met with Anthony Linehan, Deputy Director, Funding & Debt Management, National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) to talk about the Irish government's debt program and the soon-to-be-operational National Asset Management Agency (NAMA). He indicated that the Ir [...]
2009-04-17 10:24:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV EI
09DUBLIN168IRELAND SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S IMF/WB MEMBERSHIP
[...] (SBU) On April 17, Econoff spoke to the Irish Finance Ministry's Brendan Ryan who indicated that the Irish government will vote "Yes" on Kosovo's membership in the IMF and World Bank. He noted that Ireland recognized Kosovo's independence very soon after it was announced and that his governm [...]
2009-04-17 12:10:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EFIN EI
09DUBLIN17UNDERSECRETARY DOBRIANSKY'S VISIT TO IRELAND.
[...] (C) On January 7, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs and Special Envoy to Northern Ireland Paula Dobriansky met with President Mary McAleese, Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Brian Cowen, and Foreign Minister Micheal Martin to discuss the Northern Ireland peace process. The Irish off [...]
2009-01-12 11:51:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CU EI
09DUBLIN170IRISH WILLING TO DO MORE IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) On April 21, Charge met with David Cooney, Secretary General, Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),to discuss how the Irish government could provide more assistance to Afghanistan. Cooney stated that Ireland would not send additional troops to support ISAF and that the Irish govern [...]
2009-04-22 13:44:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR PGOV EAID EI
09DUBLIN180MGSF01: Ireland's First "Probable" H1N1 Case
[...] (U) Irish health authorities have confirmed the first "probable" case of the H1N1 virus in Ireland. The victim, a recently returned traveler from Mexico, has been quarantined and is undergoing medical treatment. It is understood that those in immediate contact with the victim have also been g [...]
2009-05-01 15:48:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PGOV
09DUBLIN183IRISH BANKING: NO LONGER ENAMORED WITH NAMA
[...] (C) Summary: The Irish government's plan to set up the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) to take on the banks' property loan book is still riddled with questions, including the value of the loans and the structure and operation of the agency. The loans will be transferred to NAMA at a di [...]
2009-05-05 15:33:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV PREL EI
09DUBLIN203U.S.-IRISH PRE-CLEARANCE PROGRESS: DEMPSEY MEETING READOUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post met with Irish Transportation Minister Dempsey on May 20 to review current progress on the implementation of DHS/CBP preclearance operations at Shannon and Dublin airports. Dempsey confirmed that he expected a delay in the opening of the preclearance facility from July 1 to [...]
2009-05-22 13:18:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PREL PGOV EI
09DUBLIN21IRISH RATIFICATION OF US-EU EXTRADITION AND MUTUAL
[...] POLOFF spoke on January 13 with Louise Hartigan, EU Division, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),who is shepherding the extradition and legal mutual assistance agreements through the final administrative processes required prior to the signing of instruments. According to Hartigan, DFA has [...]
2009-01-13 15:38:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KTIA CJAN PGOV PREL EI
09DUBLIN213IRELAND'S JUNE 5 ELECTIONS: BAD TIDINGS FOR THE
[...] (C) Summary: Irish voters are expected to show up in significant numbers for the June 5 local and European Parliament elections, but to register dissatisfaction with the Irish government's performance rather than as a reflection of increased interest in who represents them in Brussels. We exp [...]
2009-06-03 08:30:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EI
09DUBLIN220IRELAND'S JUNE 5 ELECTION RESULTS: ANOTHER NAIL IN
[...] (C) Summary: As expected, the Fianna Fail (FF) led government coalition took a beating in the June 5 local and European Parliament elections, polling well behind its main rival Fine Gael (FG) and losing ground as well to the Opposition Labour Party. The Greens faltered seriously. FG now hold [...]
2009-06-09 16:16:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EI
09DUBLIN224 RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR IRISH GOVERNMENT PRACTICES ON
[...] While Ireland is taking steps to enhance the amount of information it collects on travelers entering the country, it faces an uphill battle. Irish laws limiting the use of public data, public skepticism and the lack of enabling legislation are stalling efforts to upgrade the quality of data c [...]
2009-06-11 06:59:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS EI
09DUBLIN231IRELAND'S ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN
[...] (U) According to Emma Leonard of Irish Aid, Ireland has approved Euro 550,000 in emergency funding to assist Pakistan's displaced persons. These funds will be distributed through both NGOs (Concern and Trocaire) and UN entities (UNICEF and OCHA). Additionally, Ireland has provided supplies i [...]
2009-06-17 15:28:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EC PGOV PHUM PK EI PREF
09DUBLIN236GUARANTEES SET STAGE FOR SECOND IRISH REFERENDUM
[...] (SBU) During the June 18-19 European Council meeting, the Irish government received guarantees on a number of specific issue, providing it with the justification to proceed with a re-run of the Lisbon Treaty referendum -- most likely on October 2 ,2009. All major political parties are expecte [...]
2009-06-22 16:18:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EUN EI
09DUBLIN258DHS SECRETARY NAPOLITANO MEETS IRISH MINISTERS OF
[...] (C) On June 29, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano met with Irish Transport Minister Nel Dempsey and Irish Justice Minister Dermot Ahen in Dublin. Dempsey and Napolitano discussed th bilateral pre-clearance negotiations. Dempsey oted that cooperation with the U.S. has been admra [...]
2009-07-08 16:12:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PREL PGOV EI
09DUBLIN260LISBON TREATY RE-RUN SET FOR OCTOBER 2
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ireland will hold a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty on Friday, October 2. There is a general consensus in Irish political circles that the leaders of the nation dropped the ball during the first referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, which was defeated in June 2008. The 'Yes [...]
2009-07-09 13:10:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EUN EI
09DUBLIN280IRISH BANKS -- HANGING ON BY A THREAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: ACCBank, the Irish subsidiary of Rabobank has begun to aggressively pursue non-performing loans to property developers through the Irish legal system. To date, the courts have allowed the borrowers 100 days to reorganize, enabling the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) to [...]
2009-07-28 12:45:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EFIN EI
09DUBLIN298IRELAND'S LISBON II CAMPAIGN - OFF AND RUNNING
[...] (C) With just under two months to go before the second Lisbon Treaty referendum (Lisbon II) both the "yes" and "no" campaigns have kicked off. All major parties, unions, and business groups are expected to be firmly in the "yes" camp, and early polls have projected that Lisbon II will pass wit [...]
2009-08-09 10:43:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN EI
09DUBLIN3MEETING WITH THE IRISH REGARDING HOMELAND SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 11, a USG delegation consisting of State Department and Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) officials briefed Irish government officials on the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6 (HSPD-6) process and on what is expected from the Irish government. The Irish were [...]
2009-01-06 14:24:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALASEC CMGT CVIS PTER PGOV PREL EI
09DUBLIN30IRISH FOREIGN MINISTER ADDRESSES IRISH RELATIONS WITH THE
[...] (SBU) Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin presented the Government of Ireland's annual State of the Union address to the Institute of International and European Affairs on January 15, focusing on Ireland's relationship with the European Union rather than the state of the EU itself. Martin e [...]
2009-01-16 13:46:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EI
09DUBLIN304MUSLIMS IN IRELAND - A CHANGING COMMUNITY
[...] (U) Summary: The Irish Muslim community is one of the fastest growing minority communities in Ireland and is one of the major contributors to Ireland,s shift from an overwhelmingly homogeneous society to a multi-cultural one. The Irish Government has made some attempts at reaching out to the M [...]
2009-08-14 10:37:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER KISL EI
09DUBLIN31IRISH BANKING SYSTEM RECEIVES FURTHER BLOW AS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 15, the government of Ireland announced that it would nationalize Anglo Irish Bank. An initial recapitalization proposal was ruled out as difficulties associated with the commercial property market and internal controls further destabilized the Bank. The Minister of [...]
2009-01-16 16:12:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PGOV EI
09DUBLIN310IRELAND: UPDATE ON GPS-GALILEO COOPERATION
[...] On August 13, Econoff spoke with Ivan Nolan at the Irish Deparment of Transport, the lead on the GPS-Galileo Agreement for the Irish government. Nolan said that the Irish Attorney General's office has finished its review of the Agreement and given it the "all clear." He said that the Agreemen [...]
2009-08-17 14:13:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TSPA TSPL EI
09DUBLIN348IRELAND ON SEPTEMBER 4-5 EU FMS' GYMNICH
[...] (U) On September 1, Poloff delivered ref A non-paper for the September 4-5 EU Foreign Ministers, Gymnich meeting to Peter Ryan, European Correspondent in the Department of Foreign Affairs. Ryan had just taken up his position on August 31 and was starting to prepare for Gymnich. Ryan said he [...]
2009-09-02 13:52:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EI
09DUBLIN351IRISH UNGA PRIORITIES FIT WITH U.S. GOALS
[...] (C) Summary: The Irish goals taking shape for UNGA appear to dovetail quite well with U.S. priorities (reftel). Nonproliferation is a top Irish objective, with strengthening the NPT singled out especially. On human rights, the Irish are focusing on Iran, DPRK, Burma and Sudan. The Irish appr [...]
2009-09-03 12:27:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNGA EI
09DUBLIN357ICJ HEARINGS ON KOSOVO: IRELAND RELUCTANT TO
[...] (SBU) On September 9, Poloff spoke about the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings on Kosovo with James Hennessy and Marianne Bolger of the Western Europe and Western Balkans Section of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Deputy Director Hennessy said that Ireland remains a s [...]
2009-09-10 14:10:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL ICJ KV EI
09DUBLIN358IRELAND ON GYMNICH, GAERC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 9, Poloff spoke with Peter Ryan, European Correspondent in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) about the September 4-5 EU FMs, Gymnich meeting and their upcoming GAERC meeting on September 14-15. According to Ryan, EU FMs, concerned by developments in Afg [...]
2009-09-10 14:26:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EI EUN
09DUBLIN360IRELAND: REPORT PREVIEWS HOW THE IRISH GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: On September 6, the Commission on Taxation issued its report with suggestions for changing the Irish tax system. The main recommendations are the introduction of a property tax, a carbon tax, a water tax, and a tax on child benefit payments. The intent of the recommendations is f [...]
2009-09-11 11:39:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV EFIN EI
09DUBLIN362IRISH REFERENDUM ON LISBON TREATY: THE ISSUES AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After deciding against the EU Lisbon Treaty in a first referendum on June 12, 2008, the Irish will vote on Lisbon again on October 2. With the campaign in full swing, a recent poll gives the "yes" side 46 percent with 29 percent opposed and 25 percent undecided. This represents a [...]
2009-09-11 16:28:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EI EUN
09DUBLIN37IRISH SUPPORT EU-SYRIA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche on January 12, 2009 to Pat Kelly, Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and his deputy, Stephen Dawson, DFA's Iran/Syria expert. Dawson indicated that the EU intends to continue preparations for the Agreement [...]
2009-01-22 11:37:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL EI
09DUBLIN38FURTHER INFORMATION ON IRELAND'S ACCEPTANCE OF
[...] (C) Summary. Ireland has resolved inter-ministerial differences and publicly signaled its readiness to accept Guantanamo detainees as part of a collective EU response to a clear U.S. roadmap leading to Guantanamo's closure. Ireland is ready to consider resettlement of at least one or two de [...]
2009-01-22 17:36:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PTER CU EI MX
09DUBLIN389IRELAND: UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-22 10:24:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA EI
09DUBLIN39IRISH VIEWS ON THE JANUARY 26-27 FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (C) On January 22, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Brian Glynn, European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs. Glynn stated that in light of the current situation in the Middle East, the agenda has been pared back dramatically and will include only the Middle East, Russia-Ukraine [...]
2009-01-23 11:01:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV IS RS UP EI
09DUBLIN397IRISH REFERENDUM ON LISBON TREATY: A VIEW FROM CORK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A September 23-24 visit to Ireland,s previously anti-Lisbon southwest revealed a mixed bag of pro-Lisbon elites and a somewhat confused and ambivalent, but generally "yes"-leaning, public. The region,s elites appear to form a solid, pro-Lisbon bloc, reaching out to average voters [...]
2009-09-25 14:54:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EI EUN
09DUBLIN405SPECIAL ECONOMIC ENVOY KELLY,S VISIT TO DUBLIN
[...] (C) From September 16-18, Ambassador Rooney and Special Economic Envoy for Northern Ireland Declan Kelly met with Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen, President Mary McAleese, Foreign Minister Micheal Martin,and Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore. These meetings coincided with the Global Irish Ec [...]
2009-09-29 10:45:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN EI
09DUBLIN412IRISH LISBON TREATY REFERENDUM: "YES" VOTE LIKELY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Today, October 2, the Irish will vote in the long-awaited second referendum on the EU Lisbon Treaty. The polls throughout September, while fluctuating, have all given the "yes" side a large advantage, with the most recent poll, published on September 27, showing 55 percent for "ye [...]
2009-10-02 12:46:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EI EUN
09DUBLIN415AMBASSADOR ROONEY'S MEETINGS IN BRUSSELS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 30, Ambassador Rooney met with Ireland's Permanent Representative to the EU, Rory Montgomery, and separately with Irish European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy (Internal Market and Services). In wide-ranging discussions about the EU and Ireland, the Ambassador and his [...]
2009-10-02 16:31:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN EI EUN
09DUBLIN416THE IRISH REFERENDUM: A LISBON LANDSLIDE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a resounding victory for the "yes" side, the results of the October 2 referendum on the Lisbon Treaty came in at 67.1 percent for "yes" and 32.9 percent for "no." The high turnout (59 percent) and result lends greater credibility both to the embattled Irish government, which mu [...]
2009-10-04 08:59:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EI EUN
09DUBLIN417YOUR OCTOBER 11 VISIT TO IRELAND
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit comes just after the Irish approval of the Lisbon Treaty and before a series of difficult tests for the Irish government. Before the end of the year, Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen must come to agreement with his coalition partner, the Green Party, on a new program f [...]
2009-10-04 09:08:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN PINR EI
09DUBLIN419IRELAND: RESIGNATION FURTHER WEAKENS GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Speaker of the Irish Parliament's sudden resignation on October 6 has highlighted voters' growing dissatisfaction with an often unaccountable political class and the perks it allows itself. Having clearly underscored malfeasance by the principal governing party Fianna Fail (F [...]
2009-10-07 12:10:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EI
09DUBLIN42IRISH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: AS BLACK AS THE GUINNESS
[...] (C) Summary: On the heels of the nationalization of Anglo Irish Bank (Ref A),two other leading Irish banks continued to stumble and a prominent consumer bank laid off 750 employees. In order to calm a jittery market, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan moved forward the planned recapitalization o [...]
2009-01-28 13:36:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN EI
09DUBLIN422A GREEN THREAT TO THE GOVERNMENT?
[...] (C) Summary: The Green Party, the Irish government's junior coalition partner, will hold a special convention on October 10 to vote on a revised Program for Government and draft legislation setting up the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA). John Gormley, Minister for Environment, Heritag [...]
2009-10-07 16:13:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EI
09DUBLIN426IRELAND: CABINET MEMBER ON GREENS, EU COMMISSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A long-time insider in the governing party Fianna Fail (FF),believes negotiations on a new Program for Government with FF's coalition partner, the Greens, will be successful. She cautions, though, that the Greens are unpredictable. Also, Prime Minister Brian Cowen is consulting [...]
2009-10-08 14:36:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EI EUN
09DUBLIN449IRELAND ON OCTOBER GAERC
[...] (U) On October 22 Poloff spoke with Peter Ryan, European Correspondent in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) about the EU FMs, GAERC meeting on October 26-27. Ryan had the following comments: 2. (C) Afghanistan/Pakistan: The draft conclusions for the EU FMs further underscore the [...]
2009-10-23 10:30:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EI EUN
09DUBLIN45IRISH GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT
[...] The Irish Government actively promotes foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has fueled robust economic growth since the "Celtic Tiger" period of the late 1990s. Ireland's pro-investment climate saw total FDI stock grow from euro 53 billion in 1998 to euro 131 billion in 2007. Trad [...]
2009-01-30 13:58:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR EI
09DUBLIN453SINN FEIN REP: ROBINSON WANTS DEVOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: The Dublin-based Sinn Fein Representative to the United States told us that Sinn Fein believed that Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson wanted to move on devolution, especially since the Secretary's visit, but that fear of rival unionists was holding him back. Sinn Fein [...]
2009-10-30 09:24:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EI XT UK
09DUBLIN46GERRY ADAMS ENCOURAGES RENEWED EFFORTS TO UNITE
[...] (C) During a January 21 speech at Mansion House commemorating the 90th anniversary of the first meeting of Ireland's first Dail (Parliament),Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams sought to reinvigorate the quest for a unified Ireland. He stated that the Ireland of equality and solidarity envisaged by the [...]
2009-01-30 15:29:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EI
09DUBLIN47ADVANCING IRELAND'S LEADERSHIP ON GUANTANAMO
[...] (S) Conor Lenihan, Irish Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, with special responsibility for Integration Policy and Resettlement, called on the Charge January 29 to discuss a decision paper he was putting together for the Prime Minister and Cabinet that wou [...]
2009-01-30 19:45:00Embassy DublinSECRETPREL PTER EUN EI
09DUBLIN476IRELAND: NOVEMBER GAERC, BELARUS, OSCE
[...] (U) On November 10 Poloff spoke with Peter Ryan, European Correspondent in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) about the EU FMs, GAERC meeting on November 16-17. Separately, Poloff delivered ref C demarche on Belarus to Michael Forbes, DFA Director for Russia, Eastern Europe and Cent [...]
2009-11-12 16:28:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BO RS AF OSCE EI EUN
09DUBLIN477IRELAND: UPDATE ON EX-GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The ex-Guantanamo detainees in Ireland are performing most daily tasks on their own, but will require "long-term" assistance before being able to integrate into Irish society. The Irish have requested the help of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in arranging for [...]
2009-11-12 16:38:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MARR EI
09DUBLIN502IRELAND'S NOMINEE FOR EU COMMISSIONER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A highly placed official (PROTECT) in the Prime Minister's office told us that Ireland's nominee for the first post-Lisbon European Commission, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, was tapped not only for her qualifications but also for domestic and EU-wide political reasons. Ireland hopes for [...]
2009-11-25 13:03:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON EUN EI
09DUBLIN510IRELAND ON ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 27, Charge discussed the possibility of additional Irish contributions in Afghanistan with David Donoghue, Political Director in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). This underscored a November 25 meeting of Poloff with Isolde Moylan, Director of the Asia an [...]
2009-11-27 14:43:00Embassy DublinSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF EI
09DUBLIN511IRELAND ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, IAEA'S SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 13:50:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IAEA KNNP SYR IR EI
09DUBLIN513IRELAND "FAVORS" SETTING DATE FOR EU-MACEDONIA
[...] (C) On November 25, Poloff discussed reftel points with John McCullagh, Counselor for EU Enlargement in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),and his Deputy Mark Daryl Erickson. On setting a start date for formal EU accession negotiations with Macedonia, our interlocutors referred to [...]
2009-11-30 15:03:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GR MK EI EUN
09DUBLIN521IRELAND: THE WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 2-3, we met with Irish officials to gauge GOI reaction to the President's announcement of the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan (refs A and B),and to get an update on the possibility of additional Irish contributions to the effort. Our interlocutors expressed s [...]
2009-12-03 16:13:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PK EI
09DUBLIN522IRELAND ON DPRK UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW SESSION
[...] (C) On December 2, Poloff discussed reftel points with Isolde Moylan, Director of the Asia and Oceania Bureau in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),and Peter McIvor, the Bureau's Deputy Director. They said DPRK was one of their Bureau's priorities, and expressed their appreciation [...]
2009-12-03 16:33:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SOCI UNGA EI
09DUBLIN523IRELAND ON PRESSING FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 16:42:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM EI
09DUBLIN524IRISH OFFICIALS ON NORTHERN IRELAND TALKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on December 2 and 3, Kevin Conmy of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Paul McGarry of the Irish Prime Minister,s Office briefed us on ongoing talks between GOI and HMG about Northern Ireland. The aim of these meetings is to follow up on the me [...]
2009-12-03 18:20:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UK EI
09DUBLIN535IRELAND: DEVELOPMENT MINISTER ON FOOD SECURITY,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8 Ambassador Rooney met with Peter Power, Ireland's Minister of State for Overseas Development. Power wants to work more closely with the U.S. on food security in Africa, Ireland's top development priority. He also agreed to explore the possibility of contributing mo [...]
2009-12-10 09:02:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ENRG EI MI ET TZ UG MZ
09DUBLIN538IRELAND: PREDICTABLE BUDGET/UNPREDICTABLE FINANCE
[...] (C) Summary: On December 9, the Irish government delivered its 2010 budget. Looking to save at least four billion Euro (USD 6 billion),the government had signaled for months that public sector pay and social welfare would make up a large chunk of the spending cuts and there were no great surp [...]
2009-12-10 16:37:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV EFIN EI
09DUBLIN545IRISH POLICY DIRECTOR ON AFGHANISTAN, NATO PFP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 15 Ciaran Murphy (STRICTLY PROTECT),Assistant Secretary General and Policy Director in the Irish Department of Defense, told Poloff there was a slight possibility Ireland would send two military trainers to Afghanistan to help train Afghan security forces. Ireland ho [...]
2009-12-16 14:45:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EI AF
09DUBLIN550TOP IRISH DIPLOMATS ON AFGHANISTAN, NORTHERN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 17 Ambassador Rooney hosted a lunch with the top career officials in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The conversation focused on priorities for U.S.-Ireland relations such as Afghanistan and the Northern Ireland peace process. On Afghanistan, the Irish [...]
2009-12-18 16:24:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ENRG AF EI
09DUBLIN59IRELAND'S COMMENTS ON THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (C) Summary: On February 6, PolOff met with Derek Hannon, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Non-Proliferation section of the DFA. Hannon noted that Ireland did not, at present, have detailed "informed views" on the NPT, but he did share Ireland's views on the issues submitted in reftel. [...]
2009-02-09 17:07:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09DUBLIN60IRELAND LIKELY TO ACCEPT DETAINEES, BUT WHEN AND
[...] (C) Ambassador Clint Williamson met on February 9 with David Cooney, Secretary General in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),Sean Aylward Secretary General in the Department of Justice (DOJ),and later had lunch with Conor Lenihan, Minister of Integration, to explain how President Obama [...]
2009-02-10 11:11:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EUN EI
09DUBLIN71OIL SPILL THREATENS THE COAST OF IRELAND
[...] (U) On February 14, through the use of aerial pollution surveillance equipment, the Irish Coast Guard spotted an oil spill 50 miles off the south coast of Ireland. At the time, the spill measured 2.8 miles by 3.1 miles and was located close to a Russian aircraft carrier and a tanker. The Iris [...]
2009-02-18 12:12:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EWWT EPET EFIS SENV EI
09DUBLIN73IRELAND APPLAUDS AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN POLICY REVIEW
[...] (C) EMBOFFS delivered reftel demarche on February 18, 2009 to Isolde Moylan, Director, Asia and Oceania Division, Department of Foreign Affairs. Moylan indicated that Ireland is very receptive to the planned policy review and intends to provide views on the questions posed in reftel. She re [...]
2009-02-19 16:02:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM EAID NATO EI
09DUBLIN76IRELAND'S SPRING OF DISCONTENT
[...] (SBU) Against a backdrop of rising unemployment, an increasing budget deficit, nationalization of banks, and emigration, Ireland is facing its worst year of industrial unrest since the 1980s. In response to the deteriorating public finances (reftel),the Irish government has announced a range [...]
2009-02-23 15:55:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PGOV EI
09DUBLIN80IRELAND TO VOTE NO AT FEBRUARY 25 MEETING ON
[...] (C) Econoff spoke to Tom O'Mahony, Assistant Secretary in the Department of Environment, who said that the Irish government would vote against the approval of the two biotech corn varieties at the February 25 meeting of the EU's DG Environment Regulatory Committee meeting (reftel). He said th [...]
2009-02-24 15:36:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON PGOV EI
09DUBLIN81IRELAND - NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 13:27:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EI
09DUBLIN86IRISH BANKING WOES: POLITICAL QUICKSAND
[...] (C) Summary: Recently, the Finance Minister Brian Lenihan announced a recapitalization plan for Ireland's two largest banks. The terms of the recapitalization stated that the government would receive preferred shares in exchange for the investment and the Minister for Finance would name 25 pe [...]
2009-02-26 12:07:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN EI
09DUBLIN88FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE ON JUDICIAL POSITIONS:
[...] The information below is in response to reftel questions on the candidacy of Mary Faherty for the UN appeals tribunal: Q: Judicial expertise, particularly any experience in the area of administrative and employment law. A: Candidate received her LLB in 1984. Prior to being appointed to th [...]
2009-02-26 15:19:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDACABQ AORC APER KUNR PREL UNGA
09DUBLIN89IRELAND - NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 17:32:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EI ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
09DUBLIN93IRELAND: JUDGE PAINTER STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION
[...] (SBU) On February 27, PolOff spoke with Bobby Smyth, desk officer for UN Coordination at the Department of Foreign Affairs. Smyth stated that he did not expect a final decision would be reached before close of business, but that Judge Painter was "very much still in consideration." FAUCHER [...]
2009-02-27 15:12:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09DUBLIN98IRELAND WELCOMES PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF
[...] (U) On February 27, The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheal Martin, issued a press release welcoming the announcement of the review of U.S. Policy in Iraq. The release was titled, "Minister for Foreign Affairs welcomes President Obama's announcement of the Review of US Policy in Iraq." [...]
2009-03-02 15:09:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PGOV PREL KHLS EI IZ MOPS
09DUBLIN99LIBERTAS: A ONE HIT WONDER?
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 17:58:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEUN PGOV PINR PREL EIND EI
09DURBAN100INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY YOUTH DEMAND LEADERSHIP CHANGE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Members of the Inkatha Freedom Party Youth Brigade (IFPYB) aggrieved by the recent expulsion of their leaders staged several demonstrations outside the party's headquarters in Durban. Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leaders have called for order and condemned IFPYB calls for party [...]
2009-10-15 13:24:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN103A ROYAL RUMPUS, A NEW PROVINCE, A STOWAWAY, AND AN UNWANTED
[...] (U) Prince Melizwe Dlamini of Nhlangwini formally asked the Pretoria High Court on September 30 to decide on his claim that he be declared a king with the same status as a Zulu monarch. Dlamini submitted his claim in 2005 to the commission set up by former President Thabo Mbeki to investigate [...]
2009-10-27 09:34:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN11DA LEADERS CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS DESPITE HURDLES AT NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Democratic Alliance (DA) leaders are interested to see how the newly formed Congress of the People (COPE) performs in the next election, but are unconvinced the party will threaten the DA's own prospects at the polls. Senior KwaZulu Natal DA representatives related that [...]
2009-01-20 15:29:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN118RICHARDS BAY'S HEAVY MINERAL INDUSTRY
[...] (U) Embassy Minerals and Energy Officer and Specialist, and Consulate Pol/Econ Officer, visited Richards Bay Minerals and Exxaro's KZN Sands in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on November 17 and 18. This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Durban. 2. (SBU) S [...]
2009-12-23 11:34:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON SENV SF
09DURBAN119DUBE TRADEPORT PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE KWAZULU-NATAL'S
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post visited Durban's Dube TradePort project to receive an update on construction progress and success at attracting international investors. The first phase of the project to create a new international airport and trade zone in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province is 85 percent comple [...]
2009-12-23 13:41:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EIND EINV EAIR PGOV SF
09DURBAN12ANOTHER ANC DEFECTION TO COPE IN KWAZULU NATAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Another senior African National Congress member in KwaZulu Natal announced his defection to the Congress of the People. Siyanda Mhlongo -- until yesterday the head of policy for the ANC in KwaZulu Natal and former Mayor of KwaDukuza -- announced his resignation from the ANC, ci [...]
2009-01-23 16:46:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN120DESPITE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES, TRANSNET MAKES MAJOR
[...] (U) Summary. South African Government-controlled transport logistics company Transnet launched a massive investment program to upgrade transport infrastructure to address capacity constraints and congestion. These investments follow a corporate restructuring and rebranding process that was c [...]
2009-12-24 11:42:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ETRD EINV EPET PGOV SF
09DURBAN121TATA KZN - A STEEL PRODUCER THAT AIMS TO BE STAINLESS
[...] (U) Embassy Minerals and Energy Officer and Specialist, Consul General, and Consulate Pol/Econ Officer visited charge chrome manufacturer Tata Steel in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on November 16. This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Durban. 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-12-28 06:12:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON SENV SF
09DURBAN123HEALTHCARE IN KWAZULU-NATAL: A SPOTTY HISTORY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Healthcare in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has gone from extreme disparity of services under apartheid, to mismanagement post apartheid. While KZN Department of Health (KZNDOH) saw improvements under its first post-apartheid leader, it experienced overspending and service delivery setbac [...]
2009-12-30 16:30:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN124KWAZULU-NATAL PRIORITIZES HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
[...] (SBU) Summary. KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Health (KZNDOH) is confronting the challenges of restoring its tarnished image (Ref A) and improving health services in the province with the highest rates of HIV and TB co-infection in the world. The new KZNDOH leader is a hands-on practitione [...]
2009-12-31 06:50:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN18POLITICAL PARTIES POINT FINGERS AFTER VIOLENCE IN NONGOMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to violence that erupted on February 1 in Nongoma, northern KwaZulu Natal, where African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters attended election rallies held in the same area on the same day, ANC and IFP representatives lashed out at one [...]
2009-02-06 09:13:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN19KWAZULU NATAL - MINING AND PROCESSING FIRMS FACE GLOBAL
[...] (U) Minerals and Energy Officer and Specialist visited mining and associated manufacturing sites in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) during the week of January 12-16. This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Durban. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: KwaZulu Natal (KZN) mining and manufactu [...]
2009-02-06 16:38:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EWWT EIND ETRD ELTN KHIV SF
09DURBAN21DURBAN 2010 WORLD CUP PREPARATIONS ON TRACK, BUT CUTTING IT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 15:29:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SF
09DURBAN24POLITICAL PARTIES PLEDGE TO RESPECT ELECTORAL RULES IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: A round of verbal sparring by senior representatives of political parties in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) followed the signing of pledges to respect the Electoral Code of Conduct in the run-up to the April 22 general election. Although the proceedings remained civil overall, the adversari [...]
2009-03-05 11:08:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN28IFP MAKES A CLEAN SWEEP IN KWAZULU NATAL BY-ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 15:57:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN32UGANDAN WALK-INS CLAIM INFORMATION ABOUT TERRORIST
[...] (S) Summary: On Wednesday, March 11, 2009, RSO interviewed two Ugandan males and a Ugandan female who claimed to have information relating to terrorist activities in Zanzibar and, potentially, in South Africa. The males provided written statements and sketches concerning the presence of al-Qae [...]
2009-03-26 08:54:00Consulate DurbanSECRETASEC PTER
09DURBAN33VIGOROUS CAMPAIGNING AND CONTINUED INTIMIDATION: KWAZULU
[...] (SBU) Summary. The African National Congress (ANC) campaign machine is in high gear, and the ANC is taking advantage of every opportunity to deliver its message. Despite official pronouncements against violence, members of the ANC are still reportedly intimidating Congress of the People (COPE) [...]
2009-03-31 14:38:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN35STUDENTS HOSPITALIZED AFTER ANC AND IFP SUPPORTERS CLASH AT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nine students at the University of Zululand (UZ) were hospitalized after clashes between student supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). Police officers have been deployed to UZ to curb any further violence. Political violence at UZ [...]
2009-04-07 06:30:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN37MINISTER OF TRANSPORT ADAMANT THAT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (U) Summary: Minister of Transport Jeffrey Radebe told an audience at the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry that South Africa is spending billions of Rands to develop efficient, safe, and reliable public transportation systems for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Major airport and road constructi [...]
2009-04-09 06:54:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN39INDIANS, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND POLITICAL PARTIES IN KWAZULU
[...] (SBU) Summary. Two weeks before national elections, KwaZulu Natal (KZN) stakeholders provided a range of views to visiting Political Counselor. The Indian vote is in question as many feel abandoned by the African National Congress (ANC) while others wonder if a Zuma administration will be mo [...]
2009-04-17 11:05:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN42INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY UNLIKELY TO CONTEST VOTE IN KZN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Although late complaining from Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) officials about an unfair election environment indicated that the party might contest the vote count in KwaZulu Natal (KZN),intervention by former Nigerian President Olesun Obasanjo seems to have persuaded the IFP [...]
2009-04-28 10:54:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN46POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE IN KWAZULU NATAL -- IFP DENIES
[...] (SBU) On April 27, an African National Congress (ANC) victory parade in KwaSwayimane near Pietermaritzburg ended when assailants opened fire on the crowd leaving one ANC supporter dead and another six injured. Two IFP supporters have been apprehend by police and are being questioned about t [...]
2009-04-30 12:50:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN50WHITHER INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) continued its decade-long demise in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) by losing the recent election to the ANC. An anachronistic leader, a tough ANC opponent, a shift in KZN traditional leadership, and a poor track record of service delivery worked against th [...]
2009-05-07 10:37:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN51KWAZULU NATAL'S NEW PREMIER: ZWELI MKHIZE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On May 11, 2009 Zweli Mkhize was sworn in as KwaZulu Natal's (KZN) fifth post-apartheid premier. He is a medical doctor and has served as KZN Minister of Health and Minister of Finance and Economic Development. Mkhize is a close confidant of South African President Jacob Zuma. [...]
2009-05-19 13:49:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN53KWAZULU NATAL-NEW CABINET
[...] (U) Summary. New KwaZulu Natal (KZN) Premier Zweli Mkhize announced his new ten-member provincial cabinet during his inauguration ceremony on May 11, 2009. His team features four female `Ministers' or MECs (Members of the Executive Council),including one Indian woman and one white woman. Be [...]
2009-05-22 10:41:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF PINR
09DURBAN6ZUMA, STATE PONDER NEXT STEPS AFTER COURT RULING
[...] (U) Summary: The Supreme Court of Appeal on January 12 reinstated the corruption case against African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma, overturning an earlier verdict that had tossed out the charges related to the controversial 1998 arms deal on a technicality. (Note: The state [...]
2009-01-13 15:28:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ZA
09DURBAN65SOUTH AFRICA IS READY FOR THE 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP
[...] (U) Summary. Tourism leaders from around the world made their way to the Tourism Indaba, Africa's biggest annual travel trade show, hosted in Durban from May 7 - 12. The theme of this year's Indaba was `South Africa is ready for 2010'. The public-private tourism promotion agency, South Afri [...]
2009-06-09 14:03:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SF
09DURBAN66NEW EMPHASIS ON TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA
[...] (U) Summary. The newly formed Ministry of Tourism is advocating for greater government attention and support for the tourism sector as South Africa prepares to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. A new tourism satellite account will enable South Africa to measure and track the overall value and con [...]
2009-06-09 15:23:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIEDSF PGOV
09DURBAN68ANC, IFP, AND COPE BLAME EACH OTHER FOR RECENT KZN VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The recent spate of violence in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) may be politically motivated but it is too soon to tell. Defeated political parties in KZN are still smarting from major losses in the province during the recent national election and may be unfairly placing the blame on [...]
2009-06-15 07:36:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSF PGOV
09DURBAN7IFP YOUTH PRESIDENT HOPEFUL ABOUT PARTY'S CHANCES, BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Youth Brigade President Pat Lebenya-Ntanzi believes her party can take back the Kwa-Zulu Natal provincial government and keep the African National Congress (ANC) from winning a two-thirds majority nationally. She asserted that the formation of the Con [...]
2009-01-15 15:56:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN79POLITICAL VIOLENCE, STOLEN FUNDS, PARTY CHANGES,
[...] (U) Summary. Political violence continues in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) amid government promises to bring stability to the Greytown area. The KZN Department of Education allegedly has been swindled out of millions and ends up paying twice for school supplies. For the first time in its history, the [...]
2009-07-17 09:22:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN8LACK OF CLEAR STRATEGY MAY DASH IFP LEADERS' CONFIDENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leaders provided insight into the party's campaign strategy and prospects during a meeting with the Consul General, Poloff, and Pon-Econ Assistant on January 13. Provincial Secretary Bonginkosi Buthelezi and Provincial Treasurer Narend Singh [...]
2009-01-15 16:19:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN82DURBAN'S NEW BUS SERVICE DOESN'T END TRANSPORT CHALLENGES
[...] (U) Summary. Durban commuters have been scrambling for transport ever since the Remant Alton bus service provider closed down at the end of June. Remant Alton has been beset by financial, labor and managerial problems since it began operation. New bus service provider Tansnat Africa has been [...]
2009-07-23 08:51:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SF
09DURBAN9STEEP CHALLENGES AHEAD WEIGH ON NEWLY ANNOUNCED COPE LEADER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Congress of the People (COPE) political leader Lucky Gabela discussed why he left the African National Congress (ANC) and his new party's campaign strategy and prospects during a meeting with the Consul General, visiting Pretoria Poloff, and Pol-Econ Assistant on January 15. Gab [...]
2009-01-16 15:51:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN94LOPSIDED BATTLE FOR FUTURE OF DURBAN'S WARWICK JUNCTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: A multimillion dollar project to develop Durban's Warwick Junction is facing opposition from small traders who claim the mall will end their livelihoods. The decision by the City of Durban to demolish the historic Early Morning Market has led to numerous confrontations between [...]
2009-08-31 16:37:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELTN ECON PHUM SF
09DURBAN97BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 CHECK ON LICENSES 050170678 AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, Durban Political and Economic Officer met with and interviewed Warehouse Manager Nathi Khomongoe, Sales Executive Andre van der Merwe, and Warehouse Dispatch Ian Davies at the African Outdoor Sports (AOS) warehouse in Pinetown, KwaZulu Natal. [...]
2009-09-18 14:00:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC SF
09DUSHANBE100 Mission Mutual Understanding Goal
[...] Introduction and Summary: A recent review of the Mission Strategic Plan provided a snapshot of what we achieved in the last year and our top priorities looking ahead. This is the fourth cable to provide a goal-by-goal look of what Embassy Dushanbe is doing. In our mutual understanding goal all [...]
2009-01-23 12:29:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KDEM KHIV SOCI ELAB SCUL TI
09DUSHANBE1016UPDATE ON TAVILDARA
[...] (U) On Sunday August 23, the Regional Security Officer and FSNI embarked on a journey southward to observe the Tajik/Afghan border area and then northward to Tavildara and the Rasht valley area to assess the security situation. Host nation police and military units recently wrapped up anti-ter [...]
2009-08-27 11:10:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC TI
09DUSHANBE103CENTCOM COMMANDER VISIT WITH TAJIK PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander David Petraeus completed his introductory visit to Tajikistan on 17 January 2009. The meeting with President Emomali Rahmon, Foreign Policy Advisor Rahmattuloyev, Minister of Defense General-Colonel (U.S. 3-star equivalent) Sherali Khai [...]
2009-01-26 10:34:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALAF MAS MCAP OVIP PGOV PREL TI
09DUSHANBE1046TAJIK RESPONSE TO GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD SECURITY DEMARCHE
[...] (U) In a diplomatic note dated August 20, 2009, the government of Tajikistan provided a short response to post's demarche seeking a new approach to food security in advance of the L'Aquila Summit. The note, in its entirety, reads as follows: Begin note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of [...]
2009-09-02 04:19:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL TI
09DUSHANBE105TAJIKISTAN: SUPPORT TO TAJIK DRUG LIAISON OFFICERS IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: INL Dushanbe requests INL Washington to conclude an interagency agreement to provide $70,000 to the Drug Enforcement Administration to support the Tajik Drug Control Agency drug liaison officers in Afghanistan. Funding will be available upon signing of the next Amended Letter o [...]
2009-01-26 11:36:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL RF TI
09DUSHANBE1059QATAR TO BUILD FIRST-CLASS RETAIL & RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company in Tajikistan recently announced plans to build a large office, retail and residential development in central Dushanbe. Office Manager Manuchehr Kurbonali said the project is the result of direct talks between President Rahmon and the E [...]
2009-09-04 10:40:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PREL EAID TI QA
09DUSHANBE1067TAJIKISTAN - REQUEST BY PRESIDENT RAHMON TO MEET WITH
[...] (C) On September 8 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for North America and Europe Khusrav Nosiri gave PolEcon Chief a diplomatic note, dated September 8, requesting a meeting between President Rahmon and Secretary Clinton on the margins of UNGA between September 22 and 25. Nosiri said Rahmo [...]
2009-09-10 11:17:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP TI
09DUSHANBE1080IS THERE IS A TAJIK DIASPORA?
[...] (SBU) Post provides responses to reftel as follows: A) To what extent are diasporans from your host country an identifiable community? Are there existing diaspora networks, organizations or online communities available as platforms for outreach? -- There are relatively few Tajiks from Ta [...]
2009-09-15 05:09:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOEXC PREL SCUL SMIG EINV TI
09DUSHANBE1088TAJIKISTAN - DEMARCHE ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS
[...] (C) On September 15 PolEcon Chief delivered reftel demarche to Dodhudo Pirov, Director of Asian and African Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Pirov said the Government of Tajikistan well understood that the electoral process in Afghanistan was not finished, and that there could be a [...]
2009-09-15 12:39:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AF TI
09DUSHANBE1094TAJIKISTAN - AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: In a 40-minute initial meeting, Foreign Minister Zarifi complained to Ambassador Gross about Tajikistan's lack of success in obtaining high-level meetings with the USG, either in Washington or in Dushanbe. He also pressed for a second U.S.-funded bridge to Afghanistan, for more [...]
2009-09-18 11:53:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL TI
09DUSHANBE1105IMF ASSESSMENT OF TAJIK ECONOMY AND REFORMS: CAUTIOUSLY
[...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF team recently completed a two-week visit to Dushanbe to assess economic and government performance before releasing a second tranche of funding under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). Briefing donors, the team noted the Tajik government had met most of it [...]
2009-09-29 03:18:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE1108EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] Site Assessments a) On August 11, 2009, the EXBS Advisor and Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant visited the construction site of the Nuclear Radiation Safety Agency (NRSA) laboratory. An initial invoice was approved by the Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant as the Contract Offi [...]
2009-09-29 03:41:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE1112TAJIKISTAN - BOEING MAKES A DEAL WITH SOMON AIR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Boeing has reached an agreement with Somon Air (which is controlled by the President and his family),to provide Somon Air up to six 737 aircraft by 2012. With the aircraft, Boeing will provide a comprehensive package of training for Somon pilots and maintenance staff and analy [...]
2009-09-30 11:08:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV EAIR TI
09DUSHANBE1113TAJIKISTAN NAMED TOP REGULATORY REFORMER -- NOW FOURTH-WORST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan has been named a "top 10 regulatory reformer" by the World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC),after improving in five of the ten areas the Bank uses to compute its annual "Doing Business" rankings. Tajikistan now ranks 152 out of 183 countries, up from [...]
2009-10-02 04:46:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV PREL TI
09DUSHANBE1121AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 2, 2009 Ambassador Ken Gross presented his credentials to Tajik President Rahmon. Rahmon thanked the U.S. for its assistance and singled out security, border and law enforcement assistance, while appealing for more economic assistance especially in hydropower, pitchin [...]
2009-10-05 12:47:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE1132ACCESS TO FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE MUQUIT VOHIDOV (ISN
[...] (C) Per Ref A request, on October 8, 2009, emboff visited Muquit Vohidov (AKA Sobit Vahidov) in High Security Penitentiary Number 1 in Dushanbe. The meeting took place in the Prison Commander's office, with Prison Commander Colonel Tabarali Inomov and two other prison officers present. [...]
2009-10-08 12:31:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINR PTER KDRG TI
09DUSHANBE1145ON THE WINGS OF A GOAT: REMOTE PAMIR MOUNTAINS NOT REALIZING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Mountainous Badakhshan Autonomous Region is separated from the rest of Tajikistan by hundreds of kilometers of bad roads and thousands of years of divergent history. Its predominantly Ismaili Shi'a inhabitants have long thought of themselves as distinct from the rest of the [...]
2009-10-16 04:39:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON EAID EINV TI
09DUSHANBE1149AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH
[...] (C) In an October 14 meeting, Ambassador discussed the content, format, and timing of Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABCs) with Presidential Foreign Relations Adviser Erkin Rahmatulloev. He also raised fiscal transparency, Trafficking In Persons (TIP),religious freedom, nuclear security, and [...]
2009-10-16 11:55:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE115DIP NOTE FROM MFA TAJIKISTAN CONCERNING PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) Below is post's translation of the text of the dipnote passed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Republic of Tajikistan to the Ambassador on January 26, 2009 regarding the GOTI's proposal to construct a second bridge over the River Pyanji at Kokul on the Tajik-Afghan border. In the recen [...]
2009-01-27 12:14:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN PREL TI
09DUSHANBE1151RUSSIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS ABOUT U.S. MILITARY IN
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin asked Ambassador whether the United States was becoming directly involved in security on the Tajik-Afghan border, saying this would be a very sensitive development for Russia. Ambassador outlined our security cooperation with Tajikistan and [...]
2009-10-16 12:23:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE1156TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of General Petraeus, and provides the following overview of recent developments and key issues in Tajikistan. Since your last meeting with President Rahmon on January 17, Rahmon met with Assistant Secretary of State Boucher in April and Assi [...]
2009-10-19 13:14:00Embassy DushanbeSECRET//NOFORNPREL EAID ECON MASS PGOV PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE1168TAJIKISTAN: INL JUSTICE SECTOR PROGRAM SUMMARY
[...] Summary: The U.S. Embassy Dushanbe International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) office justice sector program aids in the development of a well-functioning justice system. The INL program supports: --the drafting of a modern criminal procedure code (CPC),adopted 10/14 by Tajikistan' [...]
2009-10-21 06:05:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE1170FOREIGN MINISTRY ZARIFI INDOCTRINATES AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 16 meeting, Foreign Minister Zarifi rattled off a lengthy list of Tajikistan's desires for infrastructure projects, increased trade, a softer human rights report, assistance on trafficking in persons, and help on relations with Uzbekistan. This appears to have been [...]
2009-10-21 11:35:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE1191GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT RAHMON
[...] (C) Summary: In a 75 minute meeting on October 26, President Rahmon pressed General Petraeus to help make Uzbekistan more friendly to Tajikistan, asked for additional bridges and dams, and urged that any post-election government of Afghanistan adequately represent Tajiks. Petraeus assured Rah [...]
2009-10-29 11:39:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID MASS TI
09DUSHANBE120TAJIKISTAN: INL PLEDGE FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Summary: INL Dushanbe requests INL Washington to pledge $210,000 to the International Organization for Migration to fund an anti-trafficking project. Tajikistan has made progress in bringing its counter-trafficking national legislation in to alignment with international standard. Despite the [...]
2009-01-29 03:24:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KJUS KCRM PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE1204FRAUD SUMMARY - DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN
[...] Tajikistan's continued poverty, high unemployment and dependence on remittances from family members abroad result in a significant number of working age Tajiks, mostly male, who leave Tajikistan for better prospects elsewhere. Until recently, approximately one million Tajiks out of a populati [...]
2009-11-05 05:04:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC TI
09DUSHANBE1206HIGHER EDUCATION IN TAJIKISTAN: HIGHER BRIBES, LESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Education is one of the most corrupt sectors of Tajikistan's society. Bribes, rather than aptitude, often govern which students succeed. Prospective students must pay as much as $15,000 in bribes to enter the country's most prestigious universities, while even provincial colle [...]
2009-11-05 11:12:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SCUL PGOV KCOR TI
09DUSHANBE1209EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER
[...] Site Assessments a) On October 14 the EXBS Advisor and Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant visited the construction site of the Nuclear Radiation Safety Agency (NRSA) laboratory. They resolved several ongoing construction issues. They instructed the contractor to reinforce the inte [...]
2009-11-09 05:25:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE121Power Situation in Tajikistan Worsens
[...] (SBU) Summary. Tajikistan's national electricity carrier announced January 27 that, effective that day, Dushanbe residents would receive only 15 hours of electricity per day. Power rationing is far worse outside of the capital, with some towns receiving as little as one or two hours of electr [...]
2009-01-29 08:08:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PREL EPET PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE1210RUSSIA'S ROLE IN TAJIK ECONOMY -- BIG FISH IN SMALL, MURKY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Russia is Tajikistan's largest trade and investment partner. Russian foreign direct investment in Tajikistan amounted to $325 million in 2008, although it has fallen off because of the financial crisis. Russian firms, many of them state-owned, are involved in the energy, banki [...]
2009-11-09 05:41:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG ELTN PREL RS TI
09DUSHANBE1211THE SUGHD REGION: HOUSE-TO-HOUSE SEARCHES FOR ISLAMISTS AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A raid by government security forces on a house in Isfara on November 18 was the latest in a string of violent incidents in Sughd Oblast. Though Tajikistan's second largest city, Khujand, considered by many Tajiks to be the center of Tajikistan's intelligentsia, is in Sughd, [...]
2009-11-09 13:07:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON TI
09DUSHANBE1212TAJIKISTAN - AMBASSADOR VISITS THE RASHT VALLEY, WHERE FOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 3-4 visit to the Rasht valley, an opposition stronghold during the civil war, Ambassador Gross met with local government officials, NGO and international organization representatives, and residents of a village which benefits from USG Food for Peace funding. De [...]
2009-11-09 13:57:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL PGOV PHUM EAGR KPAO TI
09DUSHANBE1215TAJIKISTAN WARNS IT WILL CUT WATER SUPPLY TO UZBEKISTAN IN
[...] (U) This is an Action Request - Please see Paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: With Uzbekistan leaving the Central Asian power system, the Government of Tajikistan is threatening to cut water supplies to Uzbekistan next summer if Uzbekistan does not allow transit of energy from Turkmenistan th [...]
2009-11-10 12:15:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EAGR UZ TI
09DUSHANBE124TAJIKISTAN: DECEMBER 2008 LAW ENFORCEMENT DEVELOPMENTS
[...] SUMMARY: Tajik law-enforcement authorities continued seizing significant amounts of narcotics in 2008, over six tons and drafted an interdiction and demand reduction plan through 2012. Border skirmishes continued unabated as Tajik border guards intercept armed traffickers from Afghanistan. D [...]
2009-01-30 03:33:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL TI
09DUSHANBE1241DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Komron Komilov in the General Section at the MFA on 13 November 2009. Komron agreed to deliver the demarche to the appropriate office though provided no substantive response, as the office responsible was, for the time being, short-staffed and unavaila [...]
2009-11-16 06:34:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE125TAJIKISTAN'S INTRACTABLE WATER ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan's plans to develop hydro-power projects on rivers that feed transboundary water systems remain at the center of its poor relationship with Uzbekistan. The debate about water use has intensified this winter, as Tajikistan has accused Uzbekistan of blocking energy impor [...]
2009-01-30 10:12:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV EAGR ENRG PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE12632009 TAJIKISTAN INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) This is in response to Reftel request. 2. (SBU) The government of Tajikistan prosecuted 22 people for crimes related to TIP in the first half of 2009, according to a report released by the Government of Tajikistan's Inter-Agency Commission on TIP. The Inter-Agency Commission coord [...]
2009-11-17 04:15:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG TI
09DUSHANBE130TAJIKISTAN: CORRIDOR REP OF NEW MVD MINISTER LOOKS GOOD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 29, President Rahmon appointed Abdurahim Abdulahadovich Qahhorov from Khudjand as the new Minister of Internal Affairs replacing Mamadnazar Solehov. The appointment of Qahhorov, previously the police commander for Khujand, could be a merit based promotion because he m [...]
2009-02-02 12:31:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS TI
09DUSHANBE1316DEFENSE TEAM IN TAJIKISTAN TO LOOK AT PROCUREMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: A team of U.S. military purchasing specialists visited Tajikistan last week to investigate possibilities for procuring non-lethal goods on the Tajik market for delivery to U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The team tentatively agreed to purchase bottled water from Tajik manufacturer [...]
2009-11-23 09:42:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON MASS ETRD TI
09DUSHANBE1319TAJIK TIP COMMISSION: EVOLVING DESPITE A SOVIET DINOSAUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent meetings on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) highlighted progress the Government of Tajikistan (GOTI) is making in fighting TIP, and the barriers -- mainly organizational and intellectual -- that impede progress. The GOTI's Inter-Ministerial Commission on Combating TIP is de [...]
2009-11-24 10:50:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TI
09DUSHANBE1321LET MY PEOPLE GO! POLITICAL PRISONERS LEFT OUT OF AMNESTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Though the impetus for President Rahmon's November 6 announcement of a 10,000-prisoner amnesty was the dangerous overcrowding of the country's prisons, the amnesty was also the government's latest effort to bolster its populist credentials in advance of winter electricity shortages [...]
2009-11-25 05:22:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR TI
09DUSHANBE1329CULTURE CLASH AT ROUNDTABLE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a UN-sponsored roundtable to discuss the endemic problem of violence against women in Tajikistan, representatives of NGOs and the international community forcefully argued for passage of a comprehensive, national law against domestic violence. An American Bar Association (ABA [...]
2009-11-27 06:17:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TI
09DUSHANBE1330SECOND ANNUAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE: SHOWING THE WAY,
[...] SUMMARY. Dushanbe hosted the Second Annual Renewable Energy Conference on November 9, sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC),and the Renewable Energy Association of Tajikistan (REAT). Attendees came from all the [...]
2009-11-27 10:31:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV ECON ZK TI
09DUSHANBE1333EMBASSY DUSHANBE NOMINEES TO PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
[...] Following is Embassy Dushanbe's list of ten nominees to the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit (reftel). More background can be provided upon request for any nominee. Embassy notes that though most nominees are members of successful companies in Tajikistan, this is a very poor country, and [...]
2009-12-01 04:01:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PREL SOCI TI
09DUSHANBE1335TAJIKISTAN ELECTION COUNTDOWN - OPPOSITION PARTY SPECIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of February, 2010 Parliamentary elections, Tajik opposition parties are initiating hopeful campaigns despite systemic obstacles and their own disorganization. The Islamic Renaissance Party plans to run an active, national campaign with appeal beyond its religious base [...]
2009-12-01 04:54:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE1336EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - NOVEMBER
[...] Site Assessments a) On November 5 the EXBS Advisor, Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant and the EXBS Program Management Assistant visited the construction site of the Nuclear Radiation Safety Agency (NRSA) laboratory. The EXBS funded construction of the calibration laboratory is mov [...]
2009-12-01 06:04:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE1348RAHMON LAMBASTS UZBEK ENERGY GRID WITHDRAWAL, ASKS FOR DONOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Rahmon convened a surprise meeting of international donors in Dushanbe on November 20 to discuss the energy situation and request assistance in the face of an economic crisis compounded by Uzbekistan's withdrawal from the regional energy system. He lambasted Uzbekista [...]
2009-12-03 11:26:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV ENRG TI
09DUSHANBE1349TAJIKISTAN - DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS"
[...] (U) On December 3, poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on defamation of religions resolution to Idibek Kalandarov, Deputy Chief of the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Office of International Organizations. Kalandarov said he would advise the Minister of Foreign Affairs on USG vie [...]
2009-12-03 11:50:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UNGA UN TI
09DUSHANBE1350G/TIP VISIT: COMBATTING TIP ON A HALF TANK OF GAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 30 - December 1 visit, G/TIP Tajikistan desk officer Megan Hall and emboffs met government officials and representatives of NGOs and IOs to discuss Tajikistan's progress in addressing trafficking in persons and forced labor during the cotton harvest. Government [...]
2009-12-03 12:03:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TI
09DUSHANBE1362G/TIP VISIT: COMBATTING TIP ON A HALF TANK OF GAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 30 - December 1 visit, G/TIP Tajikistan desk officer Megan Hall and emboffs met government officials and representatives of NGOs and IOs to discuss Tajikistan's progress in addressing trafficking in persons and forced labor during the cotton harvest. Government [...]
2009-12-04 06:32:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TI
09DUSHANBE1364MESSY DIVORCE AS UZBEKS PULL OUT OF ENERGY RELATIONSHIP WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of December 1, Uzbekistan has withdrawn from the unitary Central Asian power grid, precipitating an acrimonious war of words with Tajikistan. Dushanbe responded by promising to hold back as much water as possible from rivers feeding downstream Uzbekistan, saying it needed th [...]
2009-12-04 11:37:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PREL ECON PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE1365NEW CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE SIGNED INTO LAW DECEMBER 3,
[...] (SBU) Summary. On December 3, 2009, the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, signed into law a new criminal procedure code (CPC) that will go into effect on April 1, 2010. It enhances the power of the judiciary and introduces adversarial procedures to Tajik justice system. INL assistanc [...]
2009-12-04 12:16:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS TI
09DUSHANBE1394TAJIKISTAN: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] (U) Other than geographically limited and small-scale hashish cultivation, Tajikistan is not a producer of illicit narcotics. It is a major transit country. Significant amounts of opium/heroin are trafficked north from the 1344-km Tajik-Afghan border along the established land-based routes and [...]
2009-12-09 11:03:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR KJUS PGOV PREL RF TI
09DUSHANBE1398ACCESS TO FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE RAHMIDDIN SHARIPOV (ISN
[...] (C) Per Reftel A request, on December 9, 2009, emboff visited Rahmiddin Sharipov in the Ministry of Justice pre-trial detention facility in Dushanbe where he is now held. The meeting took place in an office of the administration of the detention facility, with two officers of the facility pres [...]
2009-12-10 10:27:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PINR PTER KDRG TI
09DUSHANBE1410TAJIKISTAN RESPONSE: 2010 NTE CHAPTER ON THE ARAB LEAGUE
[...] (U) The Arab League Trade Boycott of Israel does not appear to have any impact on U.S. firms or products in Tajikistan (reftel). Very few U.S. products are on the market in Tajikistan, but this is due to the distance and small size of the market. The government of Tajikistan has not made any [...]
2009-12-11 04:09:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KBCT TI
09DUSHANBE1427JIHAD DECLARED AGAINST OMON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: OMON (Militia Special Purpose Detachment) Commander Colonel Makhmadshoev Khurshed believes that the IMU declared a jihad against OMON in retaliation for the killing of suspected IMU militants. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) During a recent meeting with the RSO, Colonel Khurshed desc [...]
2009-12-15 12:17:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC TI
09DUSHANBE143TAJIKISTAN - FEB 11 HEARING ON RFE/RL TAX BILL
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 11 the Economic Court in Dushanbe will hold a hearing regarding $110,000 in unpaid taxes that Tajikistan's tax committee alleges are owed by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's (RFE/RL) Tajikistan bur [...]
2009-02-04 11:36:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KPAO KDEM TI
09DUSHANBE1433STATE COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY DEFENDS CIVILIZATION
[...] (C) Summary: In a 75 minute meeting on December 11, State Committee for National Security (GKNB) Deputy Chairman for Counterterrorism General Abdullo Sadulloevich Nazarov described the terrorist threats facing Tajikistan, argued that authoritarian measures were necessary to defend civilization agai [...]
2009-12-16 11:32:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER TI
09DUSHANBE1434TAJIKISTAN'S NORTH GETS BIGGER SLICE OF SMALL PIE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Separated from the rest of Tajikistan by a formidable mountain range, and surrounded on three sides by an unfriendly Uzbekistan, Sughd faces a particular set of difficulties. Chief among these is finding enough energy for its agricultural, residential, and industrial needs. Th [...]
2009-12-16 18:11:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ENRG PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE1435TAJIKISTAN - MOST MINORITY RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES COMPLETE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Tajik Ministry of Culture says it will succeed in re-registering most of the country's 84 non-Islamic churches and 300 large Friday prayer mosques before a January 1, 2010 deadline imposed by the April 2009 Law on Religion. However, government officials admit that they will n [...]
2009-12-17 10:00:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE144COTTON FORCED LABOR PROSECUTIONS IN THE SOUTH
[...] (U) Summary: Prosecutors in Tajikistan's Khatlon Region have begun pursuing charges against officials for forcing students to participate in the cotton harvest. These are the first such cases filed in Tajikistan, and demonstrate that at least some officials are prepared to uphold the law. End [...]
2009-02-05 08:57:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAGR ELAB TI
09DUSHANBE1443GIVE ME YOUR LUNCH MONEY - TAJIK GOVERNMENT USES THE HARD
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Tajik government has launched an expansive campaign to browbeat the public into buying shares in the long-delayed Roghun hydro-electric project, which it considers to be a "life or death" initiative to achieve energy security. The President summoned the Tajik press corps to [...]
2009-12-21 12:42:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PGOV EINV TI
09DUSHANBE1445TAJIKISTAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Following is the submission from U.S. Embassy Dushanbe for Tajikistan's Country Report on Terrorism: 2. (U) Tajikistan's security forces confronted and neutralized members of extremist groups in Tavildara district in spring and summer 2009. Government forces killed several suspecte [...]
2009-12-21 12:43:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL ASEC TI
09DUSHANBE1454DRUG CONTROL AGENCY BENCHMARK REVIEW, JULY - DECEMBER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 17, INL Dushanbe and DEA Dushanbe participated in an International Working Group (IWG) meeting at the Drug Control Agency (DCA). General Nazarov is exposing his executive staff to donors and DEA, a change in behavior. While donors made up a 23,000 USD shortfall in [...]
2009-12-24 05:51:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE1455AMBASSADOR VISITS KHUJAND: CONFLICTING VIEWS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 16-18 visit to Khujand, the capital of the Sughd region in northern Tajikistan, Ambassador met with local government officials, OSCE representatives, and several NGOs. Topics covered a range of issues but focused on the economy, energy, upcoming elections, agr [...]
2009-12-24 05:52:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON ETRD PTER TI
09DUSHANBE1456NEW TAJIK BUDGET PRIORITIZES ENERGY
[...] (U) Summary: President Rahmon signed the 2010 "anti-crisis" budget on November 14, three days after it was approved by the Parliament and a month earlier than previous practice. Despite the financial crisis, the new budget is Tajikistan's biggest ever, totaling over 6.5 billion somoni (about [...]
2009-12-24 05:52:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE1457TAJIKISTAN - H1N1 SITUATION, INFORMATION SCARCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: About one fourth of all people in Tajikistan will contract influenza by February 2010, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) Adviser. This number includes all forms of influenza, not just H1N1. In a worst-case scenario, about 1,000 of those infected would die. There [...]
2009-12-24 05:52:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI EAID KFLU CDC WHO TI
09DUSHANBE1458TAJIK ELECTIONS: IRPT CONGRESS; CRONY ELECTION COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Rahmon set February 28 as the date for national Parliamentary polls and appointed mostly pro-government loyalists to the national commission overseeing the election. The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) held its congress and nominated a party list of pa [...]
2009-12-24 05:55:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV TI
09DUSHANBE146TAJIK-RUSSIAN RELATIONS COOL, ONLY TO WARM AGAIN
[...] (C) Summary: Tajik-Russian relations seem to have hit a rough patch, mainly over perceived Russian support for Uzbekistan in Tajik-Uzbek water sharing disagreements. Resentments over mistreatment of Tajiks working in Russia and lack of work opportunities there has added to tensions. President [...]
2009-02-06 07:04:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL RU TI
09DUSHANBE1464COTTON IS DESPOT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The past year has been a break point in Tajikistan's dysfunctional relationship with cotton. After losing money on cotton cultivation for years, no lender was prepared to front a single penny to finance cotton. The government responded by financing planting from the budget via [...]
2009-12-28 13:32:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EAID KCOR TI
09DUSHANBE147TAJIKISTAN GOVERNMENT SHUFFLE - STRIKE A BLOW FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In the annual Tajik government reshuffle, President Rahmon replaced the heads of major state enterprises and a variety of district heads and deputy ministers. Like last year's reshuffle, government changes were mainly at the district and deputy minister level. The only cabinet l [...]
2009-02-06 07:10:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV TI
09DUSHANBE154RAHMON INVITES AMBASSADOR TO "SEND A SIGNAL"
[...] (C)Summary: For the first time during her two-and-a-half year tour, Rahmon invited Ambassador for a one-on-one meeting. He briefed Ambassador on: -- the argument with Russia over President Medvedev,s statement in Tashkent on water management, -- his recent visit to Moscow and Russian "ho [...]
2009-02-06 12:10:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL RS TI
09DUSHANBE156TAJIKISTAN: JUSTICE SECTOR REFORM PROGRAM GRANT AWARD
[...] Summary: Post requests INL Washington approve and sign a grant for $33,435 to the NGO Child Rights Center to implement a portion of the mission's overall justice reform program. The International Narcotics and Law office Dushanbe solicited proposals for grants to reform the Justice Sector. Th [...]
2009-02-10 03:50:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KJUS KCRM PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE157ENERGY SITUATION WORSENS IN TAJIKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Sanat Rahimov, the new chair of the national electricity company Barqi Tojik, dismissed as ridiculous the notion that Tajikistan either could or should hold back water in the spring to replenish its hydroelectric reservoirs. He said Tajikistan must "live within its energy means" a [...]
2009-02-10 10:35:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALENRG PGOV ECON PREL UZ TI
09DUSHANBE166RFE/RL TAX TRIAL BEGINS
[...] (U) Summary: EmbOff attended the first hearing Feb. 11 in the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty tax trial. Representatives of the State Tax Committee and the station presented their main arguments. The judge asked both sides to provide more information and set a date for the next hearing. After t [...]
2009-02-12 18:25:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KDEM PHUM KPAO TI
09DUSHANBE167RFE/RL TAX TRIAL BEGINS
[...] (U) Summary: EmbOff attended the first hearing Feb. 11 in the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty tax trial. Representatives of the State Tax Committee and the station presented their main arguments. The judge asked both sides to provide more information and set a date for the next hearing. After t [...]
2009-02-12 18:25:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KDEM PHUM KPAO TI
09DUSHANBE174RFE/RL TAX TRIAL BEGINS
[...] (U) Summary: EmbOff attended the first hearing Feb. 11 in the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty tax trial. Representatives of the State Tax Committee and the station presented their main arguments. The judge asked both sides to provide more information and set a date for the next hearing. After t [...]
2009-02-12 18:25:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KDEM PHUM KPAO TI
09DUSHANBE184HUMAN RIGHTS SECTOR MEETING COVERS A BLEAK WATERFRONT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Discussions among international organizations and NGOs at the monthly OSCE-hosted Human Rights Sector Meeting on February 11 in Dushanbe revealed little movement on human rights issues. None of the organizations has been able to substantially engage the Government of Tajikistan [...]
2009-02-13 12:51:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV ECON TI
09DUSHANBE185KOSOVO RECOGNITION - NO TAJIK POSITION
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Officer discussed reftel demarche with Jamaluddin Ubaidulloev, Second Secretary of the Department of European and North American Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Higher ranking officials were unavailable because they were traveling with President Rahmon to Europe. Ubai [...]
2009-02-13 13:02:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC ICJ KV TI
09DUSHANBE2PARLIAMENTARIAN VOICES DOUBTS ABOUT TAJIKISTAN'S
[...] (C) Summary: On 20 December, Yusufjon Akhmedov, a deputy in the lower house of Parliament, candidly discussed with Poloff a number of issues, including the extent to which President Rahmon personally benefitted from the Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco). Akhmedov speculated about a possible decl [...]
2009-01-02 09:27:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE201JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES LOSE AGAIN, BUT PRESS ON
[...] (SBU) On February 12, Tajikistan's Supreme Military Court denied the Jehovah's Witnesses' appeal of the government's ban on their activities (reftel). The following day, the Ambassador met with Greg Olds and Mario Moreno, the group's U.S. lawyers who had flown in for the hearing. 2. (S [...]
2009-02-18 11:24:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KIRF TI
09DUSHANBE21Power Politics: Uzbeks Hold up Critical Winter Energy
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan concluded an agreement to buy a critical 1.2 billion Kilowatt-hours (KWh) of electricity from Turkmenistan from November 2008 through April 2009. Although Uzbekistan agreed to transmit the first 400 million KWh through its grid in November and December, it has so far [...]
2009-01-08 03:23:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EAID PGOV PREL TI
09DUSHANBE224A SLIGHT WARMING IN TAJIK-UZBEK RELATIONS?
[...] (C) Summary: The meeting of an Uzbek-Tajik intergovernmental commission appears to have been a qualified success, with agreements on some of the power and water issues that have been dividing the two countries. This should pave the way for renewed transit of Turkmen electricity to Dushanbe. Bu [...]
2009-02-23 13:01:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL UZ TI
09DUSHANBE225ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS: THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN
[...] (U) Summary: Programs that teach English language and develop the skills of local English teachers are among the most popular and necessary public diplomacy offerings in Tajikistan. Learning English is viewed as the key to a better life for many young Tajiks, and U.S. programs fill the gap crea [...]
2009-02-23 14:51:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO TI
09DUSHANBE228NEW INTERIOR MINISTER AND THE AMBASSADOR ARE ON THE SAME
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador's introductory meeting with new Minister of Internal Affairs Abdurahim Kaharov revealed Tajikistan's new chief policeman wrestling with, but undaunted by, enormous challenges. Kaharov was trying to retain SWAT forces who were leaving for better paying jobs, train [...]
2009-02-25 13:51:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR ASEC KCRM EAID KJUS PINR TI
09DUSHANBE230GOVERNMENT WORKS TO CRUSH FEW BRIGHT SPOTS IN ECONOMY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The poorest of the former Soviet republics, Tajikistan's development indicators wallow near the bottom of international rankings. Its agriculture is antediluvian; its infrastructure is inadequate; its heavy industry is heavily subsidized. There are nevertheless a few precious s [...]
2009-02-25 15:11:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS PGOV ELTN TI
09DUSHANBE231USTRANSCOM MEETINGS WITH TAJIK OFFICIALS ON NORTHERN
[...] (C) Summary: Following up on General Petraeus's Northern Distribution Network (NDN) discussions with President Rahmon in January (Ref A),Rear Admiral Mark Harnitchek, USTRANSCOM Director of Strategy, Policy, and Logistics, met with Tajikistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Hamrohon Zarifi, Min [...]
2009-02-26 06:56:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALMAS MCAP OVIP PGOV PREL AF TI
09DUSHANBE233TAJIKISTAN INITIAL INPUT TO AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN POLICY
[...] (C) PolEcon Chief delivered Ref A points to Khusrav Nosiri, MFA Director for North America and Europe on February 20. Nosiri had no substantive reply at the time. On February 26 MFA North America Desk Officer Jamaluddin Ubaidulloev informed PolEcon Chief that the MFA had sent the points to the [...]
2009-02-26 11:52:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM EAID NATO AF PK TI
09DUSHANBE234TAJIKISTAN - REQUEST APPROVAL TO SEND DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON
[...] (SBU) On February 20 Ambassador passed to Foreign Minister Zarifi a draft diplomatic note on transit of goods to Afghanistan (Reftel). On February 26 the MFA informed Embassy that Zarifi had agreed to an exchange of dipnotes to authorize transit of goods to Afghanistan as part of the Northern [...]
2009-02-26 12:16:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM EAID AF TI
09DUSHANBE241TAJIKISTAN'S ECONOMY IN DIRE CONDITION, INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) Summary: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are predicting a very difficult year ahead for Tajikistan as a result of the global financial crisis. Economists at both institutions say the situation is far worse than they had [...]
2009-02-27 13:00:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD PGOV ELAB TI
09DUSHANBE242AN INSIDE LOOK AT TAJIK LAW ENFORCEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Interior's investigation of an embassy employee's alleged involvement in a visa scam gave EmbOffs an inside look at how Tajik law enforcement officers conduct criminal investigations. The embassy employee was ultimately cleared of criminal liability, but the invest [...]
2009-03-02 12:09:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS ASEC TI
09DUSHANBE245FOOD DISTRIBUTION TENSE IN SOUTHERN TAJIKISTAN
[...] Summary: USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)provided Tajikistan with $3.35 million for emergency winter food distribution for the most vulnerable in Tajikistan. On February 26, visiting Assistance Coordinator Dan Rosenblum visited Hiloli village in a Khatlon province in Souther [...]
2009-03-02 12:52:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN EAGR TI
09DUSHANBE248MISSION RIGHTSIZING GOAL
[...] Introduction and Summary: A recent review of the Mission Strategic Plan provided a snapshot of what we achieved in the last year and our top priorities looking ahead. This is the fifth cable to provide a goal-by-goal look at what Embassy Dushanbe is doing. For our rightsizing goal all agencies [...]
2009-03-02 13:57:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT KMPP ASEC EAID APER ABLD TI
09DUSHANBE250KARATE AGAINST DRUGS-PERFORMANCE IN KULYAB
[...] Summary: INL Dushanbe officers participated in a drug demand reduction performance in the southern city of Kulab conducted February 17 by members of the Tajikistan Karate-do Federation. The karate experts led by the Federation's head coach, Bahrom Khomidov, engaged high school students in a spi [...]
2009-03-03 13:25:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EAID KCRM KJUS TI
09DUSHANBE251TAJIKISTAN - POWER SUPPLIES FROM TURKMENISTAN RESUME, POWER
[...] (SBU) On February 27 electricity from Turkmenistan resumed flowing to Tajikistan via Uzbekistan. Barqi Tojik lifted electricity rationing in Dushanbe, which had been instituted since January 27 in many parts of the city. Rationing in the provinces continues. Barqi Tojik sources told news med [...]
2009-03-03 13:32:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ENRG TI
09DUSHANBE290TO WHOM DO TAJIKS LISTEN? MEETING THE IMAMS
[...] (C) Summary: As the Government of Tajikistan's credibility deteriorates and economic conditions worsen, Tajikistan's independent imams are becoming increasingly popular. These imams are attracting thousands of worshippers during Friday prayers, expanding their mosques, and enjoying a degree of [...]
2009-03-04 12:23:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KISL TI
09DUSHANBE301BRINGING HOME NEW IDEAS -EXCHANGES IN ACTION
[...] Summary: City planners, loan managers, librarians and hospital administrators - groups of each of these have visited the United States in the last seven months under the USAID-funded Community Connections program. This program for mid-level professionals provides many benefits. Participants g [...]
2009-03-10 13:32:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PCUL SOCI EFIN TBIO TI
09DUSHANBE302TAJIKISTAN FINALLY TO TRAIN AFGHAN BORDER GUARDS
[...] Summary: After months of deliberation and several public and private pronouncements by President Rahmon, General Gafarov, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for National Security, told INL, EXBS and OSCE officers on March 2 that Tajikistan was prepared to go forward with joint training of Afgha [...]
2009-03-10 13:32:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PGOV AF TI
09DUSHANBE306WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONS FARMERS PRACTICE GRASS ROOTS
[...] (U) Summary: Assistance Coordinator for Europe Dan Rosenblum visited USAID-supported Water Users' Associations (WUAs) during a recent visit to Tajikistan. The WUAs are already known as assistance success stories in Central Asia. They have organized farmers to cooperate in meeting their irrigati [...]
2009-03-10 14:14:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR SENV PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE307TAJIKISTAN: TWO TAJIK DCA OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED IN THE
[...] (SBU) On March 10, 2009, the acting head of the Tajik Drug Control Agency's (DCA) operational department provided a written report to the DEA Dushanbe Country Office regarding the Tajik DCA/Tajik Border Guard joint investigation and the events occurring on February 27-28, 2009. 2. (SB [...]
2009-03-11 11:18:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR TI
09DUSHANBE308FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS CHANGING THE FACE OF MEDICINE
[...] Summary: The USAID-funded Zdrav-Plus program has been promoting family medicine in Tajikistan through Centers of Excellence, where family health practice is carried out and where doctors from nearby areas can receive training and support for practicing family medicine. There are four such cente [...]
2009-03-11 11:20:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID TBIO TI
09DUSHANBE316FOOD DISTRIBUTION PEACEFUL BUT POVERTY STRIKING IN SOUTHERN
[...] Summary: USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) provided Tajikistan with $3.35 million for emergency winter food distribution for the most vulnerable in Tajikistan. On March 5, Ambassador Jacobson visited Vaksh village in Khatlon province in Southern Tajikistan to see food being [...]
2009-03-12 13:52:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN EAGR TI
09DUSHANBE334TAJIKISTAN FACING DIRE FOOD INSECURITY
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The food situation in Tajikistan remains precarious. The challenges the country has faced over the past year read like the Old Testament: after the worst winter in recent history, during which families fa [...]
2009-03-18 12:51:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM ECON PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE341TAJIKISTAN - SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] Summary: Post recommends that Tajikistan remain on the Special 301 Watch List in 2009. While Tajikistan has made slight progress in improving IPR legislation, it has far to go in devoting resources and political will to stopping the widespread importation and selling of pirated goods in the c [...]
2009-03-19 10:55:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ETTC ECON ETRD PGOV EAID TI
09DUSHANBE345TAJIKISTAN: MILITARY SUPPLY ROUTES AND BASE QUESTIONS SPARK
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The February negotiations with governments in Central Asia over supply routes for coalition military operations in Afghanistan put Western media on hair trigger alert, so much so that otherwise responsible, fa [...]
2009-03-19 11:06:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO KDEM TI
09DUSHANBE346THREE FACES OF TAJIKISTAN'S SUNNI LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: EmbOffs have reached out to more of Tajikistan's imams to get their impressions of religious life in Tajikistan and perceptions of the United States. The dissatisfaction voiced by Tajikistan's increasingly popular independent imams, as described in reftel, appears to be shared by [...]
2009-03-19 11:32:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KISL TI
09DUSHANBE347TAJIKISTAN'S NEW LAW ON RELIGION - USHERING IN A NEW ROUND
[...] (C) Summary: Parliament has passed a new Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations (Religion Law),and President Rahmon is poised to sign the bill into law. The law is full of internal contradictions, and codifies numerous restrictions that government officials have been preempti [...]
2009-03-19 13:14:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KISL TI
09DUSHANBE354TAJIKISTAN - ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH
[...] (C) PolEcon Chief raised reftel matter informally with Khusrav Nosiri, MFA Director of European and North American Affairs on March 20. Nosiri said Tajikistan's position on Abkhazia and South Ossetia had not changed, nor was there much likelihood that the position would change. Tajikistan doe [...]
2009-03-20 12:31:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PBTS GG RS TI
09DUSHANBE357EMBASSY DUSHANBE REACHES OUT TO RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: EmbOffs and William Trigg, USAID's Regional Society and State Advisor based in Bishkek, travelled to the Ferghana Valley in Northern Tajikistan to conduct outreach events with young people and members of the religious community. EmbOffs met students at a madrassa and worshippers [...]
2009-03-25 08:07:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KIRF KISL TI
09DUSHANBE401THREE FACES OF TAJIKISTAN'S SUNNI LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: EmbOffs have reached out to more of Tajikistan's imams to get their impressions of religious life in Tajikistan and perceptions of the United States. The dissatisfaction voiced by Tajikistan's increasingly popular independent imams, as described in reftel, appears to be shared by [...]
2009-03-30 13:11:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KISL TI
09DUSHANBE402TAJIKISTAN - REPORT ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
[...] (SBU) Following is post's response to reftel tasking: A. Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds? Yes. Tajikistan receives U.S. technical assistance, but not direct financial support, through USAID funded p [...]
2009-03-31 14:38:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL TI
09DUSHANBE404TAJIKISTAN - CONCLUSIONS OF AFGHANISTAN PAKISTAN STRATEGIC
[...] (SBU) On March 30 Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel information to Khusrav Nosiri, Chief of European and North American Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nosiri had no immediate comment on the conclusions of the strategic review, but undertook to convey it to his superiors. He added t [...]
2009-04-01 06:06:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK TI
09DUSHANBE406IF I WERE A RICH MAN - HASSAN ASADULLOZODA DONATES A
[...] (SBU) Summary: The local and international press have reported that presidential brother in law - and purported mensch - Hassan Asadullozoda donated a building to Tajikistan's Jewish Community for use as a synagogue. The reports have painted the donation as an attempt to atone for destroying t [...]
2009-04-01 12:05:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KIRF TI
09DUSHANBE409GFUI-09-9322/TAJIKISTAN/DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE JOINT
[...] (SBU) ON 03/31/09, ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHI FOR THE DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE (DCO),MICHAEL W. BROWN MET WITH THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MOI) FOR THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN, COL. MANSUR BUHORIEV. THE MEETING WAS HELD IN ORDER TO REVIEW THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT OF THREE NARCOTIC INVESTIGATIONS IN [...]
2009-04-02 05:07:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDEAX SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE413FRAUD SUMMARY - DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN
[...] Tajikistan's continued poverty, high unemployment and dependence on remittances from family members abroad result in a significant number of working age Tajiks, mostly male, who seek to leave Tajikistan for better prospects elsewhere. Until recently, according to unofficial statistics, more th [...]
2009-04-03 10:16:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC TI
09DUSHANBE416GOVERNMENT SMOTHERS COVERAGE OF RELIGION LAW
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Tajikistan continues to use smoke and mirrors in discussing its religious policy. Government officials deflected criticism of the new religion law (reftel A) at a March 30 press round table without providing any substantive basis for their comments. The governmen [...]
2009-04-06 11:36:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KISL TI
09DUSHANBE418UI-09-0003/WEH1F/SAROV, NOSIR DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY
[...] (SBU) REF: A) ON 04/03/09, ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHE FOR THE DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE (DCO),MICHAEL W. BROWN AND SPECIAL AGENT (S/A) WILLIAM T. GUSTAFSON MET WITH THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MOI) FOR THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN, COL. MANSUR BUHORIEV. THE MEETING WAS HELD IN ORDER TO REVIEW THE CU [...]
2009-04-07 09:21:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDEAX SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE419GFUI-09-9322/TAJIKISTAN/DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE JOINT
[...] (SBU) ON 04/03/09, ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHE FOR THE DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE (DCO),MICHAEL W. BROWN AND SPECIAL AGENT (S/A) WILLIAM T. GUSTAFSON MET WITH THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MOI) FOR THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN, COL. MANSUR BUHORIEV. THE MEETING WAS HELD IN ORDER TO REVIEW THE CURRENT D [...]
2009-04-07 09:48:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDEAX SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE42 Mission Law Enforcement and Stability Goals
[...] Introduction and Summary: A recent review of the Mission Strategic Plan provides a good snapshot of what we achieved in the last year and our top priorities looking ahead. This is the first in a series of cables to provide a goal by goal look of what Embassy Dushanbe is doing. The Border and La [...]
2009-01-09 04:57:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EAID MASS PREL KCRM TI
09DUSHANBE423IS TAJIKISTAN'S ISLAMIC PARTY AT A CROSSROADS?
[...] (C) Summary: Tajikistan's new religion law puts Tajikistan's Islamic Revival Party in a difficult position. The party's inability to influence either the legislative process or the government's religious policy, calls into question its reason for being. The party's silence on major issues cha [...]
2009-04-08 13:37:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE429TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S APRIL 20-21 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of A/S Boucher. Following is an overview of the key issues we face in Tajikistan. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ------------------- 2. (C) Tajikistan has been hit hard by the global recession. Remittances, which in 2008 were equivalent [...]
2009-04-10 05:19:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EINV PREL PGOV PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE43Birth of Tajik Ag Working Group and Appeal to Donors
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Tajik government recently convoked the first meeting of a new agricultural working group, at which it made a number of not entirely convincing statements on agricultural reforms, especially in the cotton sector. Donors urged strict requirements on further lending for cotton [...]
2009-01-09 07:33:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON TI
09DUSHANBE44TAJIKISTAN - NEWSPAPER EDITOR ATTACKED IN KULYAB
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Abdumumin Sherhonov, editor-in-chief of an independent weekly newspaper and a part time reporter for RFE/RL, was beaten by a group of young men in Kulyab January 6 when he tried to help two female journalism st [...]
2009-01-09 07:33:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KPAO KDEM TI
09DUSHANBE449KARATE AGAINST DRUGS-PERFORMANCE IN KULYAB
[...] (SBU) Summary: INL Dushanbe officers participated in a drug demand reduction performance in the southern city of Kulab conducted February 17 by members of the Tajikistan Karate-do Federation. The karate experts led by the Federation's head coach, Bahrom Khomidov, engaged high school students [...]
2009-04-10 13:12:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EAID KCRM KJUS TI
09DUSHANBE45TAJIKISTAN - SCENESETTER FOR JANUARY 17 VISIT OF
[...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of General Petraeus. Following are an overview of the situation and key issues we face in Tajikistan. OVERVIEW -------- 2. (C) The poorest former Soviet republic, Tajikistan borders Afghanistan (1200 kilometers),China, Uzbekistan and [...]
2009-01-09 09:33:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EINV PREL PGOV PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE458WHITHER TIFA? RETHINKING OUR DIALOGUE WITH TAJIKISTAN
[...] (SBU) Given the new administration, the broad review of our engagement in this region, and the upcoming visit of Deputy Assistant Trade Representative Claudio Lilienfeld, this is a good opportunity to take a fresh look at the most effective way to engage in a meaningful trade and investment dia [...]
2009-04-10 13:34:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV BEXP PREL ENRG KIPR TI
09DUSHANBE46Financial Crisis Could Make Bad Situation Worse
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable responds to ref A, seeking information on the effects of the world financial crisis. The crisis is likely to affect Tajikistan via three routes: falling prices for its two largest exports, cotton and aluminum; declining remittances from Tajik migrant workers in Russia [...]
2009-01-09 11:42:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ECON ETRD PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE466DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS DELIVERED
[...] (C) On April 6, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Husrav Noziri, the Head of the Americas and Europe Division of Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Noziri could not provide specific feedback on reftel requests, but he forwarded them to the individuals. It is unclear how and when the [...]
2009-04-15 09:19:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF TI
09DUSHANBE467RUSSIAN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS LOOK BETTER ON PAPER
[...] (C) Summary: According to the Russian embassy, Russia plans and implements its assistance to Tajikistan in a basic manner that is politically driven, does not take account of development needs, and relies excessively on the Tajik government for distribution. Russian diplomats share our frustra [...]
2009-04-15 09:36:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ECON RU TI
09DUSHANBE474TAJIKISTAN: UPDATE ON POWER PROJECTS
[...] (U) Summary: The power situation in Tajikistan has eased since the winter crunch. Water levels at the Nurek hydropower station remain low, although this spring's abundant rains may help. The fourth and final generator of Russian-built Sangtuda-1 is expected to go online in mid-May. Iranian-b [...]
2009-04-15 10:26:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PREL PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE475TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR DAUSTR CLAUDIO LILIENFELD'S APRIL
[...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative Claudio Lilienfeld. Following is an overview of key economic and trade issues in Tajikistan. Overview -------- 2. (SBU) The poorest former Soviet republic, Tajikistan is critically [...]
2009-04-15 10:30:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE476REQUEST OF INFORMATION FROM DEA SOD REGARDING NARCOTICS
[...] (SBU) THE DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE (DCO),WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEA ASHGABAT COUNTRY OFFICE (ACO) IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A REGIONAL-RELATED TRAFFICKING PROFILE. THE PROFILE WILL BE USED TO ANALYZE TRAFFICKING INFORMATION DEVELOPED BY THE TURKMENISTAN STATE COUNTER-NARCOTIC [...]
2009-04-16 10:22:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDEAX SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE477UI-09-0004/WEH1F/MADAYOMOV, HAYRIDDIN MADINOMOVICH SUMMARY
[...] MADAYOMOV, HAYRIDDIN MADINOMOVICH: DESCRIBED AS A TAJIKI NATIONAL; DATE OF BIRTH: 1976; RESIDENT OF THE SHAURABADSKIY REGION, JAMOAT SARI-CHASHMA, SECTOR, KAVOK, TAJIKISTAN. MADAYOMOV WAS WANTED BY THE TAJIK AUTHORITIES IN RELATION TO OTHER DRUG CHARGES. 2. KODIROV, RAJABALI GADOEVICH: [...]
2009-04-16 10:29:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDEAX SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE478TAJIKISTAN - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) On April 16, PolOff delivered reftel demarche and supporting documents to Muzafar Khuseinov, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations. Khuseinov said that the government was still considering our request for support. He said that Tajikistan had [...]
2009-04-16 12:03:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNGA
09DUSHANBE480TAJIKISTAN: VISAS VIPER MARCH 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 04:00:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC TI
09DUSHANBE485TAJIKISTAN: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS
[...] (U) Post has assigned Poloff William von Zagorski as Primary Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and Econoff Daniel Kronenfeld as Alternate TFCO. Both officers are PCS at Post through the summer of 2010. 2. (SBU) Contact Information: Primary TFCO [...]
2009-04-23 11:34:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN ETTC PTER TI
09DUSHANBE487THE RICHARD BOUCHER FAN CLUB - TAJIKISTAN'S GOVERNMENT PRESS
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) MFA Spokesman Davlat Nazriyev summoned PAO April 22 for questioning, along with his deputy and the director for Europe and North America, to discuss why the embassy's press office had failed to inform the official [...]
2009-04-24 09:49:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KPAO KDEM TI
09DUSHANBE488UI-09-0003/WEH1F/SAROV, NOSIR/TELEPHONE TOLL INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) ON 04/21/09, ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHE FOR THE DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE (DCO),MICHAEL W. BROWN AND SPECIAL AGENT (S/A) WILLIAM T. GUSTAFSON MET WITH THE COUNTER NARCOTICS UNIT CHIEF OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS (MOI) OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAJIKISTAN COL. MANSUR BUHORIEV. (THE DCO H [...]
2009-04-24 10:08:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDEAX SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE489BOUCHER FINDS COOPERATION ON AFGHANISTAN, BUT REFORM ON THE
[...] (C) Summary: In meetings in Dushanbe on April 20, 2009 South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher emphasized several key issues with Tajik President Rahmon and Foreign Minister Zarifi: -- the need for increased cooperation and engagement on Afghanistan; -- the need [...]
2009-04-24 12:04:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PREL PGOV PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE50 Mission Economic Growth and Development Goals
[...] Introduction and Summary: A recent review of the Mission Strategic Plans provided a good snapshot of what we achieved in the last year and our top priorities looking ahead. This is the second cable to provide a goal by goal look of what Embassy Dushanbe is doing. Work towards the Economic Growt [...]
2009-01-12 11:14:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN EAGR ELTN TI
09DUSHANBE508ZARIFI BLOWS A GASKET OVER AUDIT OF NATIONAL BANK AND U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Staffdel Helwig met with Foreign Minister Zarifi on April 24, to discuss elections, trafficking in persons, freedom of religion, economic reform, Afghanistan, and the work of the OSCE in the region. Zarifi made comments virtually identical to those he made to A/S Boucher on these [...]
2009-04-24 14:53:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PREL PGOV PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE509OPPOSITION PARTY LEADERS TELL BOUCHER THERE IS LITTLE HOPE
[...] (C) Summary: Three leaders of opposition political parties told South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary Boucher they had little hope for the development of democratic government in Tajikistan, then tried to blame this on lack of support from the United States Government. They offered no pl [...]
2009-04-27 12:42:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PREL PGOV PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE51TAJIKISTAN'S - ABILITY TO RESEARCH OR FREEZE ASSETS OF SUSPECT TERRORIST ENTITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-13 07:31:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR KCRM TI
09DUSHANBE510DEPUTY ASST US TRADE REP FINDS TAJIK GOVT MORE INTERESTED IN
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Claudio Lilienfeld visited Dushanbe April 21-22 to review U.S.-Tajik trade relations and the status of the U.S.-Central Asian Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). Matlubkhon Davlatov, the P [...]
2009-04-27 12:50:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL UZ TI
09DUSHANBE514MIFFED ABOUT INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND VOTE, TAJIK FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: With the Tajik government highly annoyed that the United States dared to oppose a new IMF loan, Foreign Minister Zarifi called in the Ambassador April 27, accompanied by the DCM and RSO. In a departure from normal practice, Zarifi, who is comfortable in both Russian and English, i [...]
2009-04-27 13:28:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ASEC CVIS PHUM EAID TI
09DUSHANBE52TAJIKISTAN: INL PROJECTS DECEMBER 2008 STATUS UPDATE
[...] Summary: INL Dushanbe border security, policing, anti-crime programs, and justice sector reform projects update for December, 2008. INL Dushanbe provides the following status report on ongoing projects under Assistance Letters of Agreement 5,6,7,8. End summary. Border Security 2. INL [...]
2009-01-13 07:35:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL RF TI
09DUSHANBE529TAJIKISTAN SUPPORTS U.S. BID FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed us by diplomatic note that the Government of Tajikistan will support the United States candidacy for the U.N. Human Rights Council. 2. Point of contact on this issue is Greg Naarden, NaardenGL2@state.gov. JACOBSON [...]
2009-05-05 11:21:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA TI
09DUSHANBE53ROCKING DUSHANBE - MIDNIGHT EARTHQUAKE PARTY FINALLY BRINGS
[...] (SBU) In a rare show of national unity, residents of Dushanbe and other large cities poured into the streets late on January 9, remaining outdoors in the tens of thousands until early morning, because of rumors that a powerful earthquake would occur between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. The Government, wh [...]
2009-01-13 09:29:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL SENV TI
09DUSHANBE530TAJIKISTAN: FEBRUARY - APRIL 2009 LAW ENFORCEMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghan drug traffickers killed two Drug Control Agency officers and wounded three Border Guards at the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon's Shurabad district. Border Guards killed six Afghan drug traffickers in Shurabad district. The Drug Control Agency reported early 2009 seizure [...]
2009-05-06 11:14:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS PINR TI
09DUSHANBE533TAJIKISTAN: VISAS VIPER JANUARY 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY
[...] Post's Visas Viper Committee met on February 2, 2009. The meeting was chaired by ConOff and DCM and attended by the PAO, MGT, ODC, DEA, USAID, INL, POL/MIL, POL/ECON, RSO, DAO and EXBS. The meeting did not generate any information that meets the Visas Viper criteria. 2.VVP Coordinator [...]
2009-05-07 03:36:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC TI
09DUSHANBE563GFUI-09-9322/DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE REQUEST FOR AFGHAN
[...] (SBU) On April 29, 2009, The DCO received an official request from the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan (TDCA) for assistance in obtaining subscriber and toll data for the following three Afghani telephone numbers: [93] 7797567165, [93] 799146416 and [93] 700508066. [...]
2009-05-08 12:24:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDEAX SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE564TAJIKISTAN: VISAS VIPER APRIL 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Post's Visas Viper Committee met on May 4, 2009. The meeting was chaired by ConOff and DCM and attended by PAO, MGT, ODC, DEA, USAID, INL, POL/MIL, POL/ECON, and RSO. The meeting did not generate any information that meets the Visas Viper criteria. 2. VVP Coordinator is ConOff Elisa [...]
2009-05-12 06:42:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC TI
09DUSHANBE565TAJIKISTAN: VISAS VIPER APRIL 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Post's Visas Viper Committee met on May 4, 2009. The meeting was chaired by ConOff and DCM and attended by PAO, MGT, ODC, DEA, USAID, INL, POL/MIL, POL/ECON, and RSO. The meeting did not generate any information that meets the Visas Viper criteria. 2. VVP Coordinator is ConOff Elisa [...]
2009-05-12 08:31:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC TI
09DUSHANBE569UI-09-0003/YEH1K/SAROV, NOSIR-FIRST DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY
[...] (SBU) DURING MARCH 2009, THE DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE (DCO) INITIATED A JOINT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR OF TAJIKISTAN (MVD),TARGETING THE NOSIR SAROV DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION (DTO). THE SAROV DTO IS BASED IN AFGHANISTAN AND TAJIKISTAN. THE MVD HAS IDENTIFIED [...]
2009-05-12 12:44:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDEAX SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE570AUDIT OF TAJIK NATIONAL BANK REVEALS MAJOR FRAUD; GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary. The recently-released executive summary of an audit of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) documents fraudulent and other questionable activities. The Bank's chairman personally approved hundreds of millions of dollars in loans and guarantees to entities in which he had a perso [...]
2009-05-12 12:50:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEFIN KCOR EAID EINV PREL PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE571UI-09-0003/YEH1K/NOSIRI, SARAF- DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE
[...] (SBU) THE DEA DUSHANBE COUNTRY OFFICE (DCO),WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY DUSHANBE, INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SECTION (INL),HAVE COMBINED RESOURCES TO ENHANCE THE APPLICATION OF TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT IN SUPPORT OF TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS (MVD [...]
2009-05-12 12:54:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDEAX SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE575TAJIKISTAN'S NEW SYNAGOGUE: BUSINESS, CENTRAL ASIA STYLE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 11:16:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KIRF KPAO SCUL ASEC TI
09DUSHANBE6PARLIAMENTARIAN VOICES DOUBTS ABOUT TAJIKISTAN'S
[...] (C) Summary: On 20 December, Yusufjon Akhmedov, a deputy in the lower house of Parliament, candidly discussed with Poloff a number of issues, including the extent to which President Rahmon personally benefitted from the Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco). Akhmedov speculated about a possible decl [...]
2009-01-05 07:27:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE602UI-09-0003/YEH1K/SARAF, HAJI NASIR - TAJIK MINISTRY OF
[...] (SBU) ON 05/15/09, ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHE (A/CA) MICHAEL W. BROWN MET WITH TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MVD),COL. MANSUR BUHORIEV PERTAINING TO TELEPHONE TOLL AND SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ONGOING WIRE INTERCEPT OPERATION TARGETING THE HAJI NASIR SARAF DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIO [...]
2009-05-21 04:48:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDEAX SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE617TAVILDARA SITREP
[...] (C) Summary: On May 22, the Regional Security Officer met with the Ministry of Interior's Deputy Chief of Staff following a week of intense rumors about foreign fighters in Tavildara, Tajikistan and the movement of government forces to the area. (See REFTEL) While initially providing the cove [...]
2009-05-22 12:12:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL MARR SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE618GOVERNMENT TRIES TO TACKLE FINANCIAL CRISIS, BUT SHADOW OF
[...] (C) Summary. Last week the Tajik government convened a donor meeting to discuss the effects of and potential responses to the world economic crisis. Little of the information was new. Tajik officials described the difficulties the country is facing -- falling remittances, sharply lower expo [...]
2009-05-22 12:21:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEFIN KCOR EAID EINV PREL PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE619TAVILDARA SITREP
[...] (C) Summary: On May 22, the Regional Security Officer met with the Ministry of Interior's Deputy Chief of Staff following a week of intense rumors about foreign fighters in Tavildara, Tajikistan and the movement of government forces to the area. (See REFTEL) While initially providing the cove [...]
2009-05-22 12:38:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL MARR SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE62 Mission Investing in People Goal
[...] Introduction and Summary: A recent review of the Mission Strategic Plan provided a snapshot of what we achieved in the last year and our top priorities looking ahead. This is the third cable to provide a goal-by-goal look of what Embassy Dushanbe is doing. With our Investing in People goal we s [...]
2009-01-16 07:16:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI ELAB SCUL TI
09DUSHANBE620DECLARATION OF DISASTER IN TAJIKISTAN FOR MUDSLIDES AND
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. THE CHIEF OF MISSION HAS DETERMINED THAT A SERIES OF DISASTERS CAUSED BY CONTINUOUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS SPRING IS BEYOND THE CAPABILITY OF THE HOST GOVERNMENT TO RESPOND, IS OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO WARRANT U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE, AND T [...]
2009-05-22 18:57:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE628UI-09-0003/YEH1K/SARAF, HAJI NASIR SARAF/TAJIK MINISTRY OF
[...] (SBU) ON 05/20/09, ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHE (A/CA) MICHAEL W. BROWN MET WITH TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MVD),COL. MANSUR BUHORIEV PERTAINING TO THE JOINT DEA/MVD INTERCEPT INVESTIGATION TARGETING THE HAJI NASIR SARAF DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION (DTO). 2. (SBU) ON 05/20/09, COL. BUHORI [...]
2009-05-22 19:34:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDEAX SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE642009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- TAJIKISTAN
[...] Tajikistan presents selected opportunities for savvy investors who are willing to put significant research and effort into market development. Tajikistan, which lags behind most of its neighbors economically, remains not only the poorest of the former Soviet republics but one of the poorest co [...]
2009-01-16 08:12:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR TI
09DUSHANBE653TAJIKISTAN ARRESTS MUSLIM MISSIONARIES: ARE THEY
[...] (C) Summary: In April and May 2009, Tajik law enforcement officials arrested members of the Jamoat-i-Tabligh, a Sunni missionary group. Most of those arrested have been released, but an unknown number remain in custody, and it is unclear when or if criminal proceedings will be initiated agains [...]
2009-05-29 04:06:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF ASEC TI
09DUSHANBE664TAVILDARA SITREP
[...] (C) On May 28, the Regional Security Officer met with Colonel Khaidar Makhmadiev, Senior Advisor to the Minister of Interior and the former Chief of Staff, to get more information about the security situation in Tavildara (reftels). The Regional Security Officer has worked with Makhmadiev for [...]
2009-05-29 12:50:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC TI
09DUSHANBE665FY2009 TAFT FUND FOR REFUGEES PROPOSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-29 13:00:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID TI
09DUSHANBE668UI-09-0003/YEH1K/SARAF, HAJI NASIR SARAF/TAJIK MINISTRY OF
[...] (SBU) ON 05/20/09, ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHE (A/CA) MICHAEL W. BROWN MET WITH TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MVD) COL. MANSUR BUHORIEV PERTAINING TO INTERCEPT OPERATION TARGETING THE HAJI NASIR SARAF DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION/UI-09-0003/YEHIK (DTO). 2. (SBU) ON 05/20/09, COL. BUHORIEV OB [...]
2009-06-02 11:54:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDEAX SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE669UI-09-0003/YEH1K/SARAF, HAJI NASIR, TAJIK MINISTRY OF
[...] (SBU) ON 05/29/09, ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHE (A/CA) MICHAEL W. BROWN MET WITH TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MVD) COL. MANSUR BUHORIEV PERTAINING TO TELEPHONE TOLL AND SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ONGOING WIRE-INTERCEPT OPERATION TARGETING THE HAJI NASIR SARAF DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION [...]
2009-06-02 12:21:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDEAX SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE670AFTER Q1 FINANCIAL RESULTS, TAJIKS BEG DONORS FOR CASH
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 29 the Tajik Ministry of Finance briefed donors on the country's economic performance over the first quarter of 2009. With declining exports, falling remittances, and a weakening currency, budget revenues are expected to fall 20-25% short of initial projections. Official [...]
2009-06-02 18:31:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PREL TI
09DUSHANBE688TAJIK IMAMS RETURN FROM UNITED STATES WITH NEW OUTLOOK ON
[...] (U) Summary: On June 1 CAO and PolOffs met with Domullo Numonkhon and Mullo Abdurahim, two of the five independent Tajik imams who traveled to the United States on the International Visitor Leadership Program. Numonkhon and Abdurahim are both conservative, and both had criticized U.S. foreign [...]
2009-06-04 12:38:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KPAO KIRF KISL PINR TI
09DUSHANBE7PARLIAMENTARIAN VOICES DOUBTS ABOUT TAJIKISTAN'S
[...] (C) Summary: On 20 December, Yusufjon Akhmedov, a deputy in the lower house of Parliament, candidly discussed with Poloff a number of issues, including the extent to which President Rahmon personally benefitted from the Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco). Akhmedov speculated about a possible decl [...]
2009-01-05 07:27:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE702NEW RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR PROPOSES CLOSER COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: In a courtesy call on the Ambassador, the newly arrived Russian Ambassador said Russia's chief interest in Tajikistan was maintaining stability and asked about Tajik and U.S. concerns about possibly greater activity of the Taliban in the north. He proposed greater coordination and [...]
2009-06-05 12:03:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ENRG TI RU UZ
09DUSHANBE703MORE INDICATIONS THAT TAJIKISTAN'S ISLAMIC PARTY IS AT A
[...] (C) Summary: Mahmadali Hait and Vohidkhoni Qosiddin, Deputy Chairmen of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT),maintain that their party ranks continue to grow because of the government's unpopularity, but there are still questions about their ability to lead an effective opposition pa [...]
2009-06-05 12:08:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE704RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS OFFICIALS IN TAJIKISTAN: WHO'S RUNNING THE
[...] (C) Summary: Catherine Cosman, Senior Analyst at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF),met with Tajik officials June 1-4 to discuss the country's religious policy. USCIRF has placed Tajikistan on a list of countries of concern because of government restrictions on re [...]
2009-06-05 12:14:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KISL TI
09DUSHANBE712ENERGY SAVING LIGHT BULBS, NOT SUCH A BRIGHT IDEA
[...] (SBU) Summary. In April President Rahmon signed a decree obligating all residential and commercial entities in Tajikistan to begin switching to energy-saving lightbulbs by May 1. The President said the change from incandescent lighting would save millions of kilowatt-hours of electricity annu [...]
2009-06-08 08:57:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV ECON ETRD TI
09DUSHANBE723JUSTICE SECTOR REFORM GRANT RECIPIENTS
[...] Summary: Via recently launched Justice Sector Reform program, INL Dushanbe Issued eight grants totaling $300,000 to Tajik non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to carry out programs in court monitoring, legal aid to indigents, legal education, legal representation of minors, and third party arb [...]
2009-06-09 04:22:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KJUS KCRM PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE724TAJIK AUDIENCE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC AND RECEPTIVE TO OBAMA
[...] (U) Summary: In Tajikistan, an extremely poor country where 97% of the population is Muslim, few people watched the speech, either because it was broadcast in English or because it was available only via satellite and few had receivers. An audience of 40 came to watch the speech at the embassy [...]
2009-06-09 11:27:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO KISL KDEM PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE725UNIVERSITY HIJAB BAN: STUDENTS SPEAK OUT, OFFER VIEWS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Administrators at the National University of Tajikistan in Dushanbe recently expelled several students for failing to comply with a ban on wearing the hijab in class. On May 28, EmbOffs spoke to four students -- two men and two women -- who criticized the government's heavy-ha [...]
2009-06-10 12:14:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KIRF KISL TI
09DUSHANBE727EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORT - MAY 2009
[...] Site Assessments a) On May 15, 2009, the EXBS Advisor and EXBS Program Assistants visited Nizniy-Pyanj border crossing to examine the recently installed luggage x-ray equipment at the pedestrian passenger terminal. An end-use review of EXBS donated equipment was also conducted and it wa [...]
2009-06-11 04:43:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE737TAJIKISTAN: VISAS VIPER MAY 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Post's Visas Viper Committee met on June 2, 2009. The meeting was chaired by ConOff and DCM and attended by PAO, MGT, ODC, DEA, DATT, USAID, INL, POL/MIL, POL/ECON, and RSO. The meeting did not generate any information that meets the Visas Viper criteria. 2. VVP Coordinator is ConOf [...]
2009-06-15 03:31:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC TI
09DUSHANBE741TAJIKISTANI GOVERNMENT INFORMED REGARDING UPCOMING
[...] (C) On June 1, Poloff delivered points in reftel, concerning negotiations with Moscow about potential transport of materiel via Russia to Afghanistan, to Khusrav Nosiri, head of the Department of European and American affairs at the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nosiri clearly appreciated [...]
2009-06-16 12:33:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV EFIN TI
09DUSHANBE742TAJIKISTAN - INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY (IRENA)
[...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for International Organization Affairs Muazzafar Husseinov on June 16. Husseinov said Tajikistan's Ambassador to Egypt would represent Tajikistan at the Egypt meeting, and that Tajikistan supported the United Arab Emirate [...]
2009-06-17 03:26:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV TI
09DUSHANBE743TAJIKISTAN - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) DEMARCHE
[...] Emboffs delivered reftel demarche and Tajikistan TIP narrative to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Europe and North America Khusrav Nosiri on June 16. Emboffs outlined a possible anti-TIP action plan for GOTI consideration, and discussed Tajik participation in a Digital Video Conferenc [...]
2009-06-17 03:45:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP TI
09DUSHANBE774TAJIKISTAN FACES ONGOING FOOD INSECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan continues to face serious food insecurity. According to the World Food Program (WFP),1.4 million of Tajikistan's 7 million inhabitants are food insecure, half of them chronically so. The global financial crisis has exacerbated the situation, as have rising food pric [...]
2009-06-23 11:50:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM ECON PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE782TAJIKISTAN: MAY 2009 LAW ENFORCEMENT DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jacobson and Tajik Minister of Foreign Affairs Hamrokhon Zarifi signed Amendment 9 to the INL Letter of Agreement which provides almost $9.5 in additional counter-narcotics, law enforcement, and justice sector assistance to Tajikistan, and a Memorandum of Understandi [...]
2009-06-24 04:29:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS TI
09DUSHANBE785TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR A/S BLAKE'S JULY VISIT
[...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of A/S Blake. Following is an overview of the key issues in Tajikistan and some talking points for your meetings with senior government officials. Overview 2. (C) Tajikistan has the potential to be a stabilizing influence and a [...]
2009-06-25 10:50:00Embassy DushanbeSECRET//NOFORNEAID ECON EINV PREL PGOV PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE786WHO KILLED FORMER TAJIK INTERIOR MINISTER SOLEHOV?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Competing explanations have emerged regarding last week's death of former Tajik Minister of Internal Affairs Mahmadnazar Solehov. Initial reports indicated that Solehov, for whom an arrest warrant was issued the day before his death, killed himself to avoid arrest. The governme [...]
2009-06-25 12:43:00Embassy DushanbeSECRETPGOV SOCI KCRM TI
09DUSHANBE792HEAVY RAIN AND MUDFLOWS THREATEN RURAL LIVELIHOODS, TAJIK
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Heavy rainfall in recent months has left several communities in Tajikistan under water or mud. Districts in Khatlon province south of Dushanbe have been hardest hit. The situation will have several short-term effects on health and local hygiene. Damage to crops and livestock pos [...]
2009-06-30 09:06:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL SENV SOCI TI
09DUSHANBE798EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JUNE
[...] Site Assessments a) To monitor EXBS and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) equipment end-use, and to get information on additional equipment and training needs, the EXBS Advisor, EXBS Program Management Assistant, Director, ODC, and the ODC Program Management Assistant (hereafter the EX [...]
2009-07-01 10:29:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EAID MNUC PARM PREL KSTC SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE824TAJIK RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN ASSISTANCE REQUESTS
[...] (SBU) Tajikistan responded to our reftel request for assistance in Afghanistan by diplomatic note on June 11. Tajikistan replied to our request that they extend operations of the Nizhny Pyanj bridge to 24 hours a day saying that an agreement is currently pending with the Afghan side to increase [...]
2009-07-08 03:27:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS SMIG ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TI
09DUSHANBE828TAJIKISTAN - OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION IMPLEMENTATION MEETING
[...] (SBU) Tajikistan scores poorly across the board on implementation of human dimension commitments. In response to reftel, post suggests highlighting the following issues in a demarche on OSCE human dimension implementation: -- Law on Religion: Tajikistan's recently enacted "law on freedo [...]
2009-07-09 10:01:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE831THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LABOR MIGRATION AND BRAIN DRAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Extreme levels of outmigration from Tajikistan have left the country with few skilled citizens to address its complex problems, and at the same time, is warping the social fabric in ways that have serious consequences for future stability. While skilled professionals leave with t [...]
2009-07-10 11:01:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON SOCI EAID AMGT RU TI
09DUSHANBE840TAJIKISTAN - A/S BLAKE'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: In Dushanbe on July 6, 2009 South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary Robert Blake gave an overview to President Rahmon and Foreign Minister Zarifi of the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, emphasizing the importance of Tajikistan in this effort. He proposed the Unite [...]
2009-07-13 12:28:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PREL PGOV PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE845TAJIKISTAN - FORMER UTO COMMANDER ZIYOEV KILLED
[...] (C) Summary: On July 11 former United Tajik Opposition (UTO) commander and Minister of Emergency Situations Mirzo Ziyoev was killed in mysterious circumstances in Tavildara district. He was with the armed group led by Ne'mat Azizov and Mullo Abdullo in the week preceding his death. There are [...]
2009-07-14 12:32:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PTER KCRM KISL TI
09DUSHANBE846AGRICULTURAL REFORMS IN TAJIKISTAN: MORE MANURE?
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the end of May President Rahmon signed a decree calling for writing off over half a billion dollars in debt owed by cotton farmers to agricultural investors and, ultimately, the National Bank of Tajikistan. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) required the passage of a debt [...]
2009-07-15 11:36:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PGOV EFIN TI
09DUSHANBE855HOLLYWOOD IN TAJIKISTAN: L.A. MOVIE WORKER SEES FLEDGLING
[...] (U) Summary: Jon Green, a film industry worker from Los Angeles, met with local movie enthusiasts on a recent trip to Dushanbe. Green's discussions yielded insights on local culture, the effects of endemic corruption on the development of fledgling industries, and Tajiks' impressions on Americ [...]
2009-07-16 13:04:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SOCI TI
09DUSHANBE865TAJIKISTAN: LINKS BETWEEN FOOD INSECURITY AND POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan faces serious ongoing food insecurity, and the situation may worsen as the year progresses. While the link between poverty and political instability is not simple, experts here agree that a decline in the availability of food in Tajikistan will contribute to political [...]
2009-07-20 12:11:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM EAGR ECON PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE866TAJIKISTAN ASKS FOR ANOTHER BORDER ACADEMY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The First Deputy of the State Committee for National Security requested U.S. assistance to construct a new Border Guard Academy on the grounds of a soon-to-be-handed-over Russian military base near Dushanbe. End summary. 2. (SBU) First Deputy of the State Committee for [...]
2009-07-21 12:11:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM EAID PINR MASS TI
09DUSHANBE869TAJIKISTAN - ATTENDANCE AT UNGA
[...] (U) On July 8, per reftel, Post sent a request for information regarding Tajikistan's plans to send high-level officials to this year's United National General Assembly. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Post by diplomatic note on July 14 that four Tajik officials plan to attend. [...]
2009-07-22 11:28:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA TI
09DUSHANBE877WITH NEW ONE-STOP-SHOP, U.S. BUSINESS OPENS IN DUSHANBE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan, which consistently ranks near the bottom of most comparative business rankings, with assistance from USAID recently instituted a "one-stop-shop" business registration process. Several days after the law's passage, an American citizen, Sanjeev Sonar, successfully took [...]
2009-07-23 12:19:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV PREL TI
09DUSHANBE886JOINT ODC/EXBS END-USE MONITORING TRIP REPORT
[...] Summary: Monitoring results of U.S. funded communications equipment in Tajikistan are positive. The equipment is being used along the porous Tajik-Afghan border as intended and is being maintained to the highest degree of serviceability. Some issues were identified, but could be easily overco [...]
2009-07-24 10:01:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR EAID MASS ECPS TI
09DUSHANBE899CAIRO SPEECH FOLLOW UP: CONSULTATIVE PROCESS FOR MUSLIM
[...] Summary: To share President Obama's vision of partnership and opportunity here in Tajikistan, we will have to overcome the country's extreme poverty and isolation. While urban youth and educated elites were generally receptive to his June 4 speech, they represent a small minority of Tajiks. T [...]
2009-07-27 10:18:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SOCI TNGD TSPL TI
09DUSHANBE900TAJIKISTAN: JUNE 2009 LAW ENFORCEMENT DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajik border guard wounded and Afghan drug trafficker killed in a skirmish on the border in the southern Khatlon province. Counter Narcotics Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs seized 101 kilos of heroin in Sugd. Traffic Police Officers seized 50 kilos of heroin in a [...]
2009-07-27 10:18:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS TI
09DUSHANBE932FLYING BY NIGHT: TAJIK AVIATION ILL-EQUIPPED, UNDER-FUNDED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan's aviation sector faces many challenges: lack of capacity and oversight, limited flights, high costs, poor planning, aging infrastructure, and unrealistic expectations. During a recent visit to Dushanbe by senior Moscow-based Federal Aviation Administration representa [...]
2009-07-31 10:01:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PREL TI
09DUSHANBE944AFGHAN, PAKISTANI, RUSSIAN, AND TAJIK PRESIDENTS CONVENE IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The presidents of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Russia descended on Dushanbe July 28-31 for bilateral and multilateral meetings, where they discussed energy, trade, security, military cooperation, and other issues. The most substantive news to emerge from the summit was a possible [...]
2009-08-04 11:39:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG ETRD TI RS AF PK
09DUSHANBE945THE IMPACT OF LABOR MIGRATION ON EMBASSY TURNOVER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The high rate of emigration, especially of those with marketable skills as reported reftel, results in a very high level of staff turnover at Embassy Dushanbe. Though for the purposes of setting salaries we look to local employers, our real competitors are employers abroad, in R [...]
2009-08-05 10:17:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAPER ELAB SOCI AMGT TI
09DUSHANBE95TAJIKISTAN BANS THE SALAFIS - WHO'S NEXT?
[...] (C) Summary: The Tajik Supreme Court pronouncement outlawing the Salafis is the latest step in the government's attempts to reduce the influence of religion in Tajik politics. The measure may reduce the influence of the group, primarily because ) unlike other government restrictions ) traditi [...]
2009-01-23 08:44:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE954CHINESE INTEREST IN TAJIKISTAN INCREASES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan's largest and most powerful neighbor, China plays an increasingly central role in Tajikistan's economic development. It has made massive state-led investments in Tajikistan's infrastructure, including roads and energy transmission lines, and Chinese imports increasin [...]
2009-08-07 10:46:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV PREL ENRG ELTN TI CH
09DUSHANBE955TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 14-16 VISIT OF GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-07 10:54:00Embassy DushanbeSECRET//NOFORNPREL EAID ECON MASS PGOV PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE957PROMINENT FORMER OPPOSITION LEADER TURAJONZODA SHARES VIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: On July 30, Embassy PolOffs and two DRL representatives met with Hoji Akbar Turajonzoda, a charismatic religious leader who was among the top leaders of the United Tajik Opposition during Tajikistan's civil war. Despite his continued harsh criticism of President Rahmon, Turajonzod [...]
2009-08-07 12:04:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL TI
09DUSHANBE966TAJIK RESPONSE TO TIFA AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Summary: EconOff met on August 10 with Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Larisa Kislyakova to discuss the draft agenda for the 4th U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting on October 8 (ref A). She said her ministry supports the dr [...]
2009-08-13 08:31:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL ECON EINV EFIN TI
09DUSHANBE968TAJIKISTAN - POST CONCURRENCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[...] (C) Embassy Dushanbe concurs with reftel listing of Cotton produced in Tajikistan as being subject to E.O. 13126. Per the annual Trafficking in Persons report for Tajikistan, and other post- and department-generated reports, children continue to be forced to participate in the cotton industry [...]
2009-08-13 12:04:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TI
09DUSHANBE969TAJIKISTAN -- IMF SEES PROGRESS BUT STILL NOT SURE GLASS IS
[...] (C) Summary: After initial assurances that the financial crisis would not affect Tajikistan, government officials now frequently cite dropping remittances, exports, and imports as serious signs of the crisis here. International Monetary Fund Resident Representative Luc Moers said the situation [...]
2009-08-13 12:19:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV EINV TI
09DUSHANBE970EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JULY
[...] Site Assessments a) On July 15, 2009, the EXBS Advisor and EXBS Program Management Assistant visited the construction site of the Nuclear Radiation Safety Agency (NRSA) laboratory. The EXBS-funded renovation of the laboratory is moving forward and the contractor has made substantial pr [...]
2009-08-17 10:59:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE971TAJIKISTAN: JULY 2009 LAW ENFORCEMENT DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A clash between government forces and an unknown armed group took place in Nurobod. Results of the first phase of the Poppy 2009 anti-drug operation are summarized. Drug control officers seize a large amount of hashish in the Gorno-Badakhshan region. Two Tajiks suspected of sup [...]
2009-08-17 11:02:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS TI
09DUSHANBE99TAJIKISTAN - COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA
[...] (U) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods that it has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor (ref A). The evidence supports the inclusion of Tajik cotton on the list (refs B and C). We would like to add some context [...]
2009-01-23 12:27:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECON ELAB KTIP TI
09DUSHANBE990TAJIKISTAN - MANAGING AFGHANISTAN'S NEIGHBORS
[...] (C) Summary: Tajikistan's leadership wants stability in Afghanistan, and sees President Karzai as the country's best bet to continue toward that goal. The Tajik government insists it takes no sides in the election, and is not interested in meddling in the ethnic power balance in Afghanistan. [...]
2009-08-20 12:36:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF TI
09DUSHANBE996FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEES APPROACH EMBASSY, REQUEST
[...] (C/NF) On August 12 Shafi Rakhimovich Salikhov (as spelled in his Tajik passport) walked into the embassy, and asked to speak with an embassy officer. Local guards briefly interviewed him, then referred him to the Assistant Regional Security Officer. Salikhov explained to the A/RSO that he had [...]
2009-08-24 12:03:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PINR PTER KJUS KDRG TI
09DUSHANBE997IRAN'S ROLE IN TAJIKISTAN: LIMITED BUT INCREASING?
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a slow start, Iran has become a major economic player in Tajikistan. The vast bulk of Iranian investment in Tajikistan is direct state loans and grants for major infrastructure projects, including the Sangtuda-2 hydropower station, the Istiqlol tunnel, and several highway [...]
2009-08-25 11:19:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG ELTN PREL TI IR
09DUSSELDORF10IJU/"SAUERLAND CELL" TERRORISM TRIAL OPENS IN DUESSELDORF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The trial of the "Sauerland Cell" charged with membership in the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) and planning terrorist attacks in Germany against American and other targets began on April 22 amidst strict security and enormous media attention at the High Security Court in Duesseldorf [...]
2009-04-22 17:46:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KISL PGOV KCRM KZ PK UZ GM
09DUSSELDORF16TRIAL OF GERMAN PKK LEADER HUESEYIN ACAR BEING
[...] (U) The trial of alleged Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) Germany leader Hueseyin Acar (aka Hueseyin Colak),began on April 27 in Duesseldorf, the latest in a series of high profile terrorism cases at the city's Higher Regional Court. German authorities have charged Acar (49) with leading an inte [...]
2009-04-27 16:14:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KISL PGOV KCRM TU GM
09DUSSELDORF17CORRECTED COPY: TRIAL OF GERMAN PKK LEADER HUESEYIN ACAR
[...] (U) The trial of alleged Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) Germany leader Hueseyin Acar (aka Hueseyin Colak),began on April 27 in Duesseldorf, the latest in a series of high profile terrorism cases at the city's Higher Regional Court. German authorities have charged Acar (49) with leading an inte [...]
2009-04-27 16:34:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KISL PGOV KCRM TU GM
09DUSSELDORF19LEADERSHIP CHANGES IN GERMAN MUSLIM COUNCIL; LITTLE PROGRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Concluding his six-month rotating leadership of Germany's Muslim Coordination Council (KRM),spokesman Erol Puerlue called for patience in judging its work. He said it was a challenge to deliver tangible results, partly because of differences within the KRM but also because the [...]
2009-05-08 15:19:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KISL GM
09DUSSELDORF27FORMER PKK LEADER IN GERMANY SENTENCED TO PRISON TERM
[...] (U) Former Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) leader for Germany, Hueseyin Acar (aka Hueseyin Colak),was sentenced on July 31 to three years and nine months in prison on charges of leadership of a criminal organization and coercion by the Higher Regional Court in Duesseldorf. The coercion cha [...]
2009-08-03 16:21:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KISL PGOV KCRM TU GM
09DUSSELDORF29NEW EDITION OF ANTI-EXTREMISM COMIC BOOK "ANDI 3" EXPECTED
[...] (U) Continuing their series of comic books designed to combat extremism amongst German youth in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW),the state's Office for the Protection of the Constitution (OPC) is expecting to release a third volume of the Andi series, Andi 3 (see reftel),by the end of the [...]
2009-08-07 14:45:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KISL PTER KPAO GM
09DUSSELDORF3REGULATORY OFFICIAL REJECTS BUNDESBANK-BAFIN MERGER RUMORS
[...] (U) Summary: A senior financial regulator at BaFin in Bonn recently confirmed to us that plans to merge BaFin with the Bundesbank have been dropped. He predicted that more Landesbanken would merge, leading ultimately to only two or three such banks nationally. He commented that WestLB, the [...]
2009-01-23 15:12:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON GM
09DUSSELDORF30U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL IN GERMANY WERE PRIME TARGETS, IJU
[...] (U) Summary: The leader of the "Islamic Jihad Union" (IJU) Sauerland cell, Fritz Gelowicz (29),made a full confession in the ongoing terrorist trial at the Duesseldorf Higher Regional Court (reftels) on August 10, confirming that U.S. military personnel in Germany were the primary target for [...]
2009-08-12 15:44:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL KISL KCRM PK UZ GM
09DUSSELDORF32RIGHT-WING PARTIES IN NRW ELECTIONS FULL OF SOUND AND FURY
[...] (U) Summary: While right-wing extremist parties are likely to make gains in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) state-wide municipal elections at the end of August, their electoral success will actually be meager in the grand scheme of things. Despite historic difficulty in the region, extreme right [...]
2009-08-19 16:04:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KISL CASC ASEC GM
09DUSSELDORF35ATTACK ON RAMSTEIN AFB PLANNED FOR ITS SYMBOLIC VALUE,
[...] (U) Daniel Schneider, one of the defendants in the ongoing terrorist trial of the "Islamic Jihad Union" (IJU) Sauerland cell (reftel),testified before the Duesseldorf Higher Regional Court on September 15 that the group considered attacking the U.S. Air Force Base in Ramstein for its symbolic [...]
2009-09-21 07:57:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL KISL KCRM PK UZ GM
09DUSSELDORF36CANDIDATES STUMP HEAVILY IN GERMANY'S MOST POPULOUS STATE
[...] (U) During the last week of the Bundestag election campaign, the leaders of all major parties campaigned heavily in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW),Germany's most populous state with almost 22 percent of the German electorate. With 13.5 million eligible voters, the state has often played a deci [...]
2009-09-25 09:57:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GM
09DUSSELDORF37DECREASE IN REPORTED TIP CASES IN NRW COULD HIDE ADDITIONAL
[...] (U) Summary: The number of human trafficking perpetrators and known victims in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) decreased significantly from last year, but the statistics likely do not capture the full numbers of trafficking perpetrators and victims. Most victims are non-German with many coming [...]
2009-09-25 10:46:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM
09DUSSELDORF38STEPPED-UP SECURITY IN NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA; TAKING THE
[...] (U) Security has been further ratcheted up in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) as a result of the pre- and post-Bundestag election alerts. Armored personnel carriers and stepped up armed police presence are in evidence at airports, and there is a visible increase in police presence at the Duesse [...]
2009-09-25 14:08:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC GM
09DUSSELDORF39SPD RECEDES DRAMATICALLY IN TRADITIONAL STRONGHOLD: NORTH
[...] (U) Summary: Until now, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and its industrial Ruhr region were Germany's Social Democratic heartland. No longer. The CDU is now the strongest party in NRW. The Bundestag election returns in Germany's most populous state of NRW, with few exceptions, reflected the na [...]
2009-10-02 15:18:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GM
09DUSSELDORF44WHAT IS STIRRING NRW M-P RUETTGERS ON HIS ROAD TO ELECTIONS
[...] (U) Summary: During an October 28 introductory call by the Consul General, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Minister-President Juergen Ruettgers, newly returned from hosting federal coalition negotiations at the NRW representation in Berlin, took stock of national topics and the state of major pol [...]
2009-11-03 10:15:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB SENV PL GM
09DUSSELDORF46COLOGNE MOSQUE/CULTURAL CENTER CORNERSTONE LAYING - A
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 7, the cornerstone for the Turkish Islamic Union's (DITIB) Cologne mosque and cultural center was laid in the presence of 2,000 guests, including senior representatives from the German and Turkish governments, and representatives of major religious communities Afte [...]
2009-11-16 14:23:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KISL PHUM TU GM
09DUSSELDORF47NRW STATE MINISTER EXPLAINS GERMANY'S INTEGRATION CHALLENGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: North Rhine-Westphalia's (NRW) Minister for Generations, Women, Families and Integration Armin Laschet told the Ambassador and Dusseldorf CG November 18 that Germany has a multi-faceted integration problem that must be immediately addressed. The Minister noted Germany's long-t [...]
2009-11-24 11:30:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KISL
09DUSSELDORF48GERMAN POLITICAL ICON COUNT OTTO LAMBSDORFF PASSES AWAY
[...] (U) Summary: Germany's political establishment remains in shock after Count Otto Lambsdorff -- a strong force in transatlantic relations and one of the country's most prolific politicians in the post-World War Two era -- passed away on December 5. Lambsdorff served as the Free Democratic Par [...]
2009-12-07 17:38:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GM
09DUSSELDORF50RUETTGERS LOOKING TO THE EAST AFTER SUCCESSFUL CHINA TRIP
[...] (U) Summary: A recent visit to China by North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Minister-President Juergen Ruettgers (CDU),the first by a NRW Minister-President since 1988, focused on trade, economics, science and cultural matters, but political issues, such as the role of the Dalai Lama, were also rai [...]
2009-12-22 09:54:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV ECON EINV ETRD CH GM
09DUSSELDORF51NRW'S SPD LEADER SEES DAYLIGHT AT END OF LANDTAG OPPOSITION
[...] (SBU) Summary: North Rhine-Westphalia's (NRW) opposition leader and SPD national vice chair Hannelore Kraft sees the May 2010 NRW Landtag election as wide open; the current black/yellow government does not have a lock on the state. She believes she was named national vice chair for a reaso [...]
2009-12-22 21:08:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON GM
09ECTION03OF05MANILA924CANDIDATES BEGIN JOKEYING FOR 2010 PRESIDENTIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-29 08:59:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR RP PGOV
09EFTOASMARA34 LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA FROM HASSAN DAHIR AWEYS
[...] Withdrawal of all foreign forces from their lands (from Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, and others). 2. Offering a new reconciliation with them. 3. Allowing serious political change from the corrupt governments in their countries. 4. Opening scientific processes in commercial, politcal e [...]
2009-01-28 15:04:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER SO ER
09EFTOASMARA373ERITREA SEEKS "CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENT" WITH U.S.
[...] (SBU) AMBASSADOR CALLED IN ------------------------------ Foreign Minister Osman Saleh convoked the ambassador October 26 and spoke at length about Eritrea's (professed) view of the need for the United States and Eritrea to improve relations for each country's mutual benefit. He characteri [...]
2009-10-27 09:08:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ER SU
09EFTOHELSINKI235IRANIANS DELIGHTED TO BE INVITED, BUT DON'T ATTEND
[...] (U) Embassy Helsinki invited Iranian Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission to the Independence Day reception, which was held on Wednesday, June 17. (July is the traditional holiday month in the Nordic region.) The invitees regretted the invitations, and did not attend. 2. (SBU) During [...]
2009-06-22 09:48:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDODIP PREL IR FI
09EFTOLONDON2187DELIVERY OF AGENDA FOR P-3 MEETING ON NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 13:22:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA UK
09EFTOLONDON2211 UK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING U.S.INVITATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-23 15:12:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KTBT KNNP UK
09EFTOLONDON2239"NEW" UK FUNDING FOR PAKISTAN BORDER AREAS: NOT
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: UK PM Gordon Brown,s announced GBP 50 million (USD 80 million) in additional assistance for Pakistan,s border areas will come from the current GBP 665 million (USD 1 billion) already designated for aid to Pakistan and is unlikely to be in place until spring 2010. End Summary. [...]
2009-09-29 17:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID UK
09EFTOLONDON2240WALES ASPIRES TO BE A CHAMPION ON CLIMATE CHANGE,
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary. Wales is an active player on climate change and has produced its own strategy calling for a three percent cut in carbon emissions as an annual target beginning in 2011. Welsh Assembly Government officials are coordinating with HMG's overall low carbon strategy. This cooper [...]
2009-09-30 07:14:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG ECON EINV UK
09EFTOLONDON2363UK SUPPORTS PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (SBU/NF) ESTHOff delivered reftel to relevant contacts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) on October 15. Steve Walsgrove, Assistant Director of the Nuclear Unit at DECC, told ESTHOff on October 16 that HMG is "joined up" with the [...]
2009-10-19 12:53:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA UK
09EFTOLONDON2468TAMIL EXPATRIATES CALL FOR RESETTLEMENT OF IDPS
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary. In an October 21 meeting with four UK citizen Tamils from "Expatriate Tamils," a UK-based diaspora advocacy group, requested that the USG "prevail upon the Sri Lankan government" to allow for timely resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),including 250,000 plus [...]
2009-11-02 16:37:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM XD CE UK PREF
09EFTOLONDON2521UK RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR UK PRESENCE AT JANUARY
[...] (SBU/NF) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Sharon McDonald, CBRN Terrorism Desk Officer in the Counter-Proliferation Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on November 3. McDonald said she had already discussed the GICNT EPG Meeting with her supervisors, but that no decisi [...]
2009-11-06 17:30:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC UK
09EFTOLONDON2618UK RESPONSE: FMCT POSITIONS FOR P-3 DISCUSSION IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 17:08:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL TRGY MNUC UK
09EFTOLONDON2688UK INITIAL RESPONSE: PROMOTING SUPPORT FOR UNSCR
[...] (SBU/NF) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Philip Richards, Nuclear and Radiological Security Desk Officer at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on December 2. Richards said he would closely review the Voluntary Fund explanation, objectives, and potential projects as left in non-pape [...]
2009-12-02 17:08:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER AORC UNSC KPAO UK
09EFTOLONDON2858UK RESPONSE: APPROACH TO 2010 NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nick Low, Head of the Nuclear Issues Section in the Counter-Proliferation Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on December 14. In a follow-up meeting on December 17, Low told Poloff that he had passed the reftel talking points to c [...]
2009-12-18 11:00:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ENRG IAEA MNUC KNNP UK
09EFTOLONDON2884P3 DISCUSS UNSCR 1540 WAY AHEAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 15, representatives of the P3 (France, the UK, and the U.S.) who handle UNSCR 1540 implementation met in London for an agreed update on the Comprehensive Review outcome, the USG proposal for a 1540 Voluntary Fund, and to identify objectives for the 2010 Program of Wo [...]
2009-12-23 13:39:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER AORC UNSC KPAO RS CH FR UK
09EFTOLONDON2905UK RESPONSE: U.S. NON-PAPER ON DISSUADING ABUSE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 11:56:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL UNGA CDG
09EFTOMONTEVIDEO137REQUEST FOR FUNDING/MANTRAP FOR MONTEVIDEO
[...] (U) This is an Action Cable. Please see Paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) U.S. Embassy Motevideo has a critical need for a mantrap. Recently, a survey team from DS/PSD/PSPCB and OBO/SEB came to post to survey three different possible locations for the installation of a mantrap. The surveyors recomme [...]
2009-03-10 11:03:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABLD ASEC
09EFTORIYADH1110SAUDI ARABIA: ASSISTANT INTERIOR MINISTER SURVIVES
[...] (U) Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MbN),Assistant Interior Minister for Security Affairs, escaped an assassination attempt on August 27 when a suicide bomber detonated himself at the Prince's palace in Jeddah. MbN was treated for minor injuries and then released. There were no other casualties. [...]
2009-08-28 08:29:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC PTER SA
09EFTOSANAA433REFUGEE FLOWS INTO YEMEN STRAIN AN ALREADY BURDENED SYSTEM
[...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: Pressing on an already overburdened system, the number of refugees in Yemen continued to increase in 2008. The ROYG is beginning to feel the increasing pressure from the existing population of refugees, along with these new arrivals, as evidenced by a draft law to end the poli [...]
2009-03-10 12:05:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM
09EFTOTRIPOLI704LIBYAN PROTOCOL CHIEF CONFIRMS QADHAFI WILL NOT STAY IN
[...] (SBU/NF) In an August 29 meeting, Libyan Protocol Chief Nuri al-Mismari confirmed that plans for Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi to stay in Englewood, NJ are off. Instead, the GOL is focusing on finding accommodations for Qadhafi in Manhattan. According to Mismari, the most likely outcome is [...]
2009-08-30 15:56:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAIR OVIP UNGA LY
09EFTOUSUNNEWYORK584UK HOSTS LUNCH FOR UN COMMITTEE ON CONTRIBUTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 4, 2009 the UK Mission hosted a lunch for members of the Committee on Contribution (COC) to discuss the scale of assessment models and general views of the committee on the scales debate. In addition to CoC delegates from Germany, Australia, the UK, Romania, Portugal, J [...]
2009-06-11 14:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AMGT AORC UN
09EFTOYEREVAN540EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE FRAUDULENT ASYLUM CLAIM -
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Evidence has come to light during a Visa 92 following-to-join interview that suggests Mr. Vahram ASATRYAN, Alien Registration Number 89780549, submitted a fraudulent claim for asylum. As per 9 FAM Appendix O, 1207.2-5(A),Post is reporting these details to CA/VO/F/P, CA/FPP [...]
2009-08-04 13:47:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD PHUM PREF AM
09EFTOYEREVAN559EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE FRAUDULENT ASYLUM CLAIM -
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Evidence has come to light during a Visa 92 following-to-join interview that suggests Mr. Georgi TOROSYAN, Alien Registration Number 89882674, submitted a fraudulent claim for asylum. As per 9 FAM Appendix O, 1207.2-5(A),Post is reporting these details to CA/VO/F/P, CA/FPP [...]
2009-08-12 11:02:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD PHUM PREF AM
09EFTOYEREVAN677EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE FRAUDULENT ASYLUM
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Evidence has come to light during a Visa 92 following-to-join interview that suggests Arakelyan NAKHSHUN, DOB 16 MARCH 1969, A099-039-244, submitted a fraudulent claim for asylum. As per 9 FAM Appendix O, 1207.2-5(A),Post is reporting these details to CA/VO/F/P, CA/FPP and [...]
2009-09-29 07:11:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM CVIS KFRD PHUM PREF
09EFTOYEREVAN678EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE FRAUDULENT ASYLUM CLAIM-
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Evidence has come to light during a Visa 92 following-to-join interview that suggests Ms. Ruzan Alekyan, Alien registration number A99587355 submitted a fraudulent claim for asylum. As per 9 FAM Appendix O, 1207.2-5(A),Post is reporting these details to CA/VO/F/P, CA/FPP an [...]
2009-09-29 07:16:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM CVIS KFRD PHUM PREF
09EFTOYEREVAN874EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE FRAUDULENT ASYLUM CLAIM -
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Evidence has come to light during a Visa 92 following-to-join interview that suggests Lusine TERTERYAN DOB 11AUG1972, submitted a fraudulent claim for asylum. As per 9 FAM Appendix O, 1207.2-5(A),Post is reporting these details to CA/VO/F/P, CA/FPP and USCIS. End Summary. [...]
2009-12-18 15:20:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM CVIS KFRD PHUM PREF
09FLORENCE11SAN MARINO PARLIAMENT ELECTS NEW HEADS OF STATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 15:40:00Consulate FlorenceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR SM
09FLORENCE17SAN MARINO SUPPORTS KOSOVO IMF AND WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 09:31:00Consulate FlorenceCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KV SM
09FLORENCE19FRAUD SUMMARY (SAN MARINO)
[...] Relations between the United States and the Republic of San Marino (RSM) were upgraded in 2006 from Consular to Diplomatic. For consular purposes, the republic is within the jurisdiction of the Consulate General in Florence for all functions except for immigrant visas, which are processed at t [...]
2009-05-05 14:14:00Consulate FlorenceUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC SM
09FLORENCE22SAN MARINO: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST
[...] (SBU) The following are post's answers to the questionnaire in Reftel for the Republic of San Marino. . 2. (SBU) Section A: Immigration Data Bases and Traveler Information Collection - - - - - - - - - - -- What computerized immigration databases are used to track entries a [...]
2009-06-03 14:15:00Consulate FlorenceCONFIDENTIALKVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC SM
09FRANKFURT1487STRONG REACTIONS TO OPEL/MAGNA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 31, just a day before GM filed for bankruptcy, the tug-of-war for the car manufacturer Opel broke loose, resulting in a deal for Austro-Canadian car supplier Magna to take over Opel from GM and the German federal and state governments pulling together EUR 1.5B in immediate [...]
2009-06-08 05:45:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09FRANKFURT1576CONGRESSIONAL STAFF DELEGATION OBSERVES GERMAN ELECTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A staff delegation from the House Committee on Administration visited Elections Offices in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden with ConOff to explore German procedures for registering voters and conducting elections on a citywide and national scale. Substantially all eligible German voters are [...]
2009-06-15 14:20:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GE EU
09FRANKFURT1583COMMUNAL ELECTIONS IN SW GERMANY BRING INSIGHT INTO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Communal elections in three southwestern German states on June 7 generally mirrored the European election results (reftel),with voters drawn away from the larger CDU and SPD to the smaller parties -- the FDP, Greens, and the Left Party. Bucking the SPD's national slide, , the [...]
2009-06-16 07:29:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GM
09FRANKFURT167Hesse Election: CDU Stays on with FDP's Help, SPD in
[...] Summary: The CDU gained only a marginal victory out of the SPD's disastrous loss in the Hesse election as swing voters gravitated toward smaller parties. CDU Minister President Roland Koch will stay on, but must now share power with the FDP. The CDU-FDP government will also end the Grand Coa [...]
2009-01-20 11:15:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GM
09FRANKFURT1712FRAUD SUMMARY - GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 2008 TO FEBRUARY 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-30 13:41:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC GM
09FRANKFURT1722 FRANKFURT'S IRANIAN VISA APPLICANT VALIDATION STUDY
[...] SUMMARY: Consulate General Frankfurt conducted a validation study of Frankfurt's 2007 Iranian B-1/B-2 travelers. Of the 288 applicants who traveled to the United States, 19 (6.6%) claimed asylum, adjusted status or overstayed. For the vast majority who returned from the United States without [...]
2009-07-01 08:52:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD IR GM
09FRANKFURT1931KURT BECK BRINGS SPD TROUBLES FROM HIS HOME STATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 08:32:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GM
09FRANKFURT2257 The Politics of Porsche Buyout Could Hurt Merkel's
[...] SUMMARY: The takeover of one of Baden-Wuerttemberg's (B-W)archetypal firms, luxury sports car manufacturer Porsche, by Lower-Saxony based Volkswagen (VW),has local business people grumbling, and the fallout could cause problems for the Christian Democrat Union (CDU) as it gears up for the S [...]
2009-08-28 13:01:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV GM
09FRANKFURT2258 SAARLAND STATE ELECTION: ALL PARTIES NERVOUS ABOUT
[...] Summary: Saarland will hold its state election on August 30, and recent polls suggest the race is wide open with a number of coalitions possible. The uncertainty is making all the parties nervous, particularly with federal elections just four weeks away and the likelihood that the results, wh [...]
2009-08-28 13:02:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV GM
09FRANKFURT2274 GREENS KINGMAKERS IN SAARLAND ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: Saarland voters gave incumbent Minister-President and Christian Democrat Peter Mueller a political lashing in the August 30 state parliamentary elections, and showed their continued affection for former Social Democratic Party (SPD) chief and current Left Party leader Oskar Lafont [...]
2009-09-01 06:22:00Consulate FrankfurtCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV GM
09FRANKFURT2318 SAARLAND ELECTION AFTERMATH: GREENS TAKING THE SLOW ROAD
[...] Summary: (SBU) Torn between the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) as prospective coalition partners, the Saarland Greens have chosen to postpone a decision until after the 27 September Bundestag elections. Instead they will conduct informal talks with all [...]
2009-09-04 12:50:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV GM
09FRANKFURT239State Steps in to Ensure Bank Consolidation in Germany
[...] Summary: Both Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank are speeding up efforts to complete takeovers despite deteriorating balance sheets and losses in the fourth quarter. Finance Minister Steinbrueck has taken a firm position in favor of consolidation, stepping in to assure that the deals go through in [...]
2009-01-23 13:09:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON GM
09FRANKFURT241Blue Lantern Level 3: Pre-License End-Use Check on
[...] (SBU) Reftel requested that post conduct a bona fides site visit to Zeltmann GmbH and a pre-license check on application 050136522. ConGen Pol-Econ Off conducted the site visit with junior directors Peter Zeltmann and Achim Zeltmann on January 14. Established in 1964 by current senior directo [...]
2009-01-23 14:04:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC SP GM
09FRANKFURT25Super Election Year in Germany Begins with Probable CDU-FDP
[...] Summary: The state of Hesse kicks off Germany's "Super Election Year" with its own state elections on January 18, in what will likely be a win for the CDU and FDP and a painful loss for the SPD. The CDU and FDP are also courting each other as partners at the national level. After an inconclus [...]
2009-01-06 14:55:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GM
09FRANKFURT2523Merkel Under Pressure in Germany's Southwest
[...] SUMMARY: No clear predictions can be made in Germany's southwest states as to which parties will prevail in the upcoming federal election. Polls show that the Christian Democrats (CDU) have lost ground in Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W),typically a CDU stronghold, however have gained slightly in [...]
2009-09-25 13:11:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GM
09FRANKFURT2525NATIONAL ELECTION RESULTS COULD IMPACT SAARLAND COALITION
[...] (U)SUMMARY: Saarland, the small, picturesque German state on the French border, remains in transition following its August 30 state elections, when no party won a clear majority. Despite its uncertain state, the Saarland parliamentary session opened this week on September 23. Speculation abou [...]
2009-09-25 15:30:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV GM
09FRANKFURT2579International Regulatory Cooperation top theme at Luncheon
[...] Summary: (SBU)CG Alford hosted a luncheon at his residence on September 16, 2009 for Ambassador Philip Murphy and leaders from the Frankfurt financial community. Guests discussed a variety of political and financial issues, with a focus on maintaining good relations between governments during [...]
2009-10-05 12:57:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON GM
09FRANKFURT2648FRAUD SUMMARY - GERMANY - MARCH - AUGUST 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-09 12:57:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC GM
09FRANKFURT2670GREENS IN SAARLAND TURN RIGHT, SETTING POLITICAL PRECEDENT
[...] (C) Summary: The Green Party in Saarland set a new political precedent October 11 when it decided overwhelmingly to form a coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP),a so-called "Jamaica" coalition based upon the parties' colors (Black, Yellow and G [...]
2009-10-14 05:14:00Consulate FrankfurtCONFIDENTIALPGOV GM
09FRANKFURT2800German Financial Sector Reactions to Pittsburgh G-20 Summit
[...] (SBU) Summary: The consensus in German banking circles and the ECB is that the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh set the stage for financial reforms and a new architecture that together will help reduce the dangers of another meltdown. In recent meetings with Economic Minister Counselor Robert Pollard [...]
2009-10-30 07:55:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON GM
09FRANKFURT2978First German "Jamaica" Coalition Government Takes
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 16:32:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGM PGOV
09FRANKFURT2979First German "Jamaica" Coalition Government Takes
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 06:19:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV GM
09FRANKFURT3012New German Government Plans for Reform of Financial
[...] (SBU) Summary: As one of its first decisions, the new coalition government in Germany agreed to concentrate banking supervision, which has previously been shared by Germany's financial supervisor, BaFin, and the German central bank, Bundesbank, in the hands of the central bank. Proponents of t [...]
2009-11-20 12:54:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL GM
09FRANKFURT3013 EU FINANCIAL REGULATORY REFORM: CHIEF REGULATOR HAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A recent conversation between Consulate Representatives and Joachim Sanio, the President of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin),revealed concerns over strong French influence in the new EU financial regulatory agencies currently being created. Sanio comm [...]
2009-11-20 12:55:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON GM
09FRANKFURT3135Green Party in Southwest Germany Seeks the Center, New
[...] SUMMARY: The Green Party used its recent conventions in Hesse and Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W)on November 14 and 21 respectively to discuss a political strategy for attracting centrist voters from the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Despite coming in fourth p [...]
2009-12-07 09:33:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GM
09FRANKFURT3222A Single Young Female for Germany's New Minister of
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Germany's new Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth is Kristina Koehler, a 32-year old unmarried, childless Christian Democratic Union (CDU) representative of the German parliament from Hesse. Koehler was a surprise pick for the post, which became vacant [...]
2009-12-17 11:51:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL ELAB GM
09FRANKFURT3274ECB'S EXIT STRATEGY AND REACTION TO GREECE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 8, European Central Bank (ECB) officials told a visiting Treasury delegation that the financial crisis will increase growth differentials among Eurozone countries, ultimately increasing pressure on the ECB to address imbalances. The ECB, however, remains committed to [...]
2009-12-23 12:11:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL GM
09FRANKFURT3283EURO FINANCE WEEK PARTICIPANTS CALL FOR STRONGER U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 14:19:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PREL GM
09FRANKFURT3284EURO FINANCE WEEK PARTICIPANTS CALL FOR STRONGER U.S.
[...] Summary: During the 12th Euro Finance Week 2009 in Frankfurt, top representatives of the European and international financial community agreed that the financial crisis is not yet over. The key lessons from the crisis include: that banks are essential to the real economy but need better interna [...]
2009-12-23 14:19:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PREL GM
09FRANKFURT429Stuttgart Rebellion Threatens LBBW Bailout and Merger
[...] SUMMARY: Plans to inject capital into Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg (LBBW) and merge it with Bavarian counterpart BayernLB have hit a roadblock as one owner, the city of Stuttgart, has said it will not support risking taxpayer money to fund a bank that is losing money. Stuttgart has split wit [...]
2009-02-11 09:35:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN GM
09FRANKFURT687 ECB Sees Fiscal Crises in Central and Eastern Europe and
[...] Summary. In a conversation with a Treasury delegation, ECB officials indicated they could deal with worsening financial turmoil in Central and Eastern Europe, seeing little chance that crises there would destabilize the euro zone. They saw a debt default from a euro zone member such as Greec [...]
2009-03-12 10:14:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EU GM
09FRANKFURT787Grand Coalition Fatigue Sets Off Unrest in State CDUs
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With the September 2009 general election approaching, Chancellor Merkel's CDU faces declining poll numbers nationally, with gains going largely to the FDP. (The CDU's coalition partner and arch-rival, the SPD, has faced troubling polls for months now.) State CDUs are urging Mer [...]
2009-03-20 15:15:00Consulate FrankfurtCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GM
09FRANKFURT846Blue Skies for Frankfurt Airport Expansion, Partly Cloudy
[...] Summary: Construction of a fourth runway for Frankfurt Airport began at the start of 2009, following years of debate and political wrangling. The runway and a new terminal will take several years to complete, meeting Frankfurt's anticipated capacity needs through 2020 and ensuring its future [...]
2009-03-26 12:34:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EIND ENRG SENV EU GM
09FRANKFURT88FDP Keeps Distance from CDU/CSU at Start of Campaign
[...] SUMMARY: The FDP outlined its national campaign strategy January 6 for the September 2009 national elections, but did not clearly signal a strong preference for forming a government with the CDU/CSU. While both the CDU/CSU and FDP see each other as preferred partners and the FDP is desperate [...]
2009-01-13 14:42:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GM
09FREETOWN102PUJEHUN BYE-ELECTIONS POSTPONED DUE TO ALLEGED
[...] The National Electoral Commission (NEC) postponed the planned March 14 bye-election in Pujehun District, based on allegations of politically-motivated violence and their subsequent inability to adequately prepare for the election on-site. National Election Watch (NEW) released a statement on M [...]
2009-03-17 17:42:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SL
09FREETOWN103JUSTICE QUESTIONS KEMOH SESAY'S INVOLVEMENT WHILE
[...] (C) Summary: Two of the accused in the ongoing cocaine trial had their charges dismissed on March 16, an additional sign that the case is quickly being brought to a close. Civil Aviation employees Badara Allieu Tarawalley and Ebenezer Adetunji Macauley were released based on the lack of evidenc [...]
2009-03-17 18:00:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR KJUS SL
09FREETOWN104INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY RESPONDS TO FREETOWN
[...] (C) Summary: The UN Executive Representative of the Secretary General (ERSG) convened a meeting of the diplomatic corps on March 17 to discuss the political violence that occurred on March 13 and 16 (reftel A). The ERSG relayed information from a meeting held earlier that morning with Presiden [...]
2009-03-17 18:08:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SL
09FREETOWN106MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONVENES DIP CORPS,
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura met with the Diplomatic Corps and donors on March 17 to present the government's response to the violent events on March 13 and 16 (reftel A). Bangura reported that the government believes the situation is unacceptable, given the progress the country [...]
2009-03-20 08:42:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SL
09FREETOWN109POLICE SETS PIPELINE ABLAZE: EXPLOSION KILLS 11,
[...] (C) Summary: On March 22, the pipeline supplying oil to the National Petroleum terminal, a pipeline often illegally tapped by the local community of Kissy-Quarry, sprang a significant leak. According to various sources, Sierra Leone Police (SLP) officers were unable to contain the small crowd [...]
2009-03-23 16:54:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS SL
09FREETOWN110APC U.S.-BASED BLOG ATTACKS, THREATENS U.S. AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) Please see action request, para 7. 2. (C) An All Peoples Congress (APC) blog called "All Peoples Communication" has issued a scurrilous, untrue polemic attacking Ambassador's meeting with opposition party (SLPP) at the destroyed SLPP headquarters site. It does not indicate that the Amba [...]
2009-03-23 18:06:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PREL PINR SL
09FREETOWN113COCAINE CASE CLOSES: WILL OUR WINDOW OF
[...] (C) Summary: The cocaine case closed on March 23, following final statements from the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the defense teams. Justice Browne-Marke adjourned the court, stating that he would reconvene no later than four weeks from now to render his decision. While the def [...]
2009-03-24 17:53:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR KJUS SL
09FREETOWN115PRESIDENT, FOREIGN MINISTER APOLOGIZE TO U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 17:53:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KWMN PINR SL
09FREETOWN118LEAHY VETTING REQUEST AND QUESTION: DO BAD APPLES
[...] Embassy requests human rights Leahy vetting for the nominees listed below to attend the FBI National Academy. training: a) Sheku Tejan SESAY DOB 06/22/1976 POB Kadongha, Lungi, Sierra Leone ID number N24041976220015 Captain, Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces-Military Police b) Os [...]
2009-03-27 13:18:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM SL
09FREETOWN12EAC FREETOWN CONVENES ON PROPOSED LIBYAN UN DRAFT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel, Post convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on January 8 to review our security posture in advance of the potential USUN veto of Libya's proposed draft resolution on Gaza. The EAC was chaired by CDA, and attended by RSO, POL, MGMT, CONS, PAO, and Legatt. End S [...]
2009-01-08 10:31:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC IS PREL PTER UN SL
09FREETOWN120SIERRA LEONE BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 17:05:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL SL
09FREETOWN121AN IRON FIST IN A VELVET GLOVE: FIRST LADY VISITS
[...] (C) Summary: First Lady Sia Koroma called on Ambassador Perry on March 28 at the CMR to apologize for the threats made against the Ambassador in an online APC blog, as well as offer her views on the opposition party and their culpability in the March 13 and 16 incidents (reftel A). Koroma also [...]
2009-03-31 17:21:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ASEC SL
09FREETOWN122AMBASSADOR PERRY VISITS KONO WITH UN DELEGATION
[...] Summary: On March 18, Ambassador Perry joined a UN-led delegation on a one day tour of Koidu City and its environs in the Kono District of Eastern Sierra Leone. The group met with local leaders and observed several ongoing development projects to evaluate the region's future needs. The delegati [...]
2009-03-31 17:27:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID SCUL SL
09FREETOWN123AMBASSADOR PERRY VISITS KONO WITH UN DELEGATION
[...] Summary: On March 18, Ambassador Perry joined a UN-led delegation on a one day tour of Koidu City and its environs in the Kono District of Eastern Sierra Leone. The group met with local leaders and observed several ongoing development projects to evaluate the region's future needs. The delegati [...]
2009-03-31 17:31:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID SCUL SL
09FREETOWN127 Fraud Summary - Freetown
[...] Freetown is a high fraud post. Despite much progress since the end of an 11-year civil war in 2001, Sierra Leone is ranked last on the UN Human Development Index. As such, socioeconomic conditions for many residents are poor and many people seek a better life elsewhere. There is a large dia [...]
2009-04-03 08:41:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CPAS ASEC KFRD SL
09FREETOWN128GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION AGREEMENT: JOINT
[...] (SBU) Following two weeks of talks with the international community core Ambassadors (U.S., U.K., EU, China) under the aegis of the UN, the ruling All People's Congress Party (APC) and the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) signed a joint communiquQ on April 2, 2009. The ceremony r [...]
2009-04-03 13:44:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC SL
09FREETOWN129MARCH POLITICAL ROUND-UP -- FREETOWN
[...] (U) Summary: March was a politically active and volatile month in Sierra Leone. Two violent clashes between the APC and SLPP resulted in the banning of political radio stations, and differences between the parties were negotiated with the international community acting as mediators. The SLPP he [...]
2009-04-03 13:51:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR SL
09FREETOWN13DECEMBER POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN
[...] (U) Summary: December was a quiet month in Sierra Leone, with most government and private offices closing for extended holidays. This month President Koroma hosted the 66th Mano River Union Summit, including a Heads of State Conference. This took place less than two weeks before the death of L [...]
2009-01-08 17:45:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SL
09FREETOWN134ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN: INFLUENCE IN STATE HOUSE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Perry recently met with two of the President's closest advisors: Emmanuel Osho Coker, Secretary to the President, and Joseph Koroma, newly-appointed Minister of Presidential Affairs. Both are highly experienced technocrats, having served in the Foreign and Civil services [...]
2009-04-09 17:21:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SL
09FREETOWN135MARIJUANA CULTIVATION SEEN AS NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On April 11, a highly-placed security sector source provided Poloff with a classified assessment from the Office of National Security (ONS) on the proliferation of cannabis cultivation. Drafted for the President, the assessment states that Sierra Leone is "gradually emerging as [...]
2009-04-14 15:41:00Embassy FreetownSECRETSNAR PGOV PREL ASEC SL
09FREETOWN136IMF REPS CONCERNED BUT PATIENT REGARDING SIERRA
[...] (C) Summary: On April 6, Ambassador met with IMF representatives to discuss their private views on GoSL performance since December 2008. Resident Representative Alvin Hilaire, Chief of Mission Norbert Toe and incoming Chief of Mission Jan Mikkelsen, discussed their disappointment that promises [...]
2009-04-14 15:43:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALECON EAID EFIN SL
09FREETOWN140FIRST LADY SIA KOROMA TO ATTEND AFRICAN HEALTH
[...] (SBU) On April 4, Sierra Leone's First Lady, Mrs. Sia Koroma, confirmed to Ambassador her attendance at the First Ladies' African Summit. She told me she planned to depart Freetown on April 19. Mrs. Koroma also requested that we try to obtain a presentation slot for her during the conference. [...]
2009-04-14 16:49:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR OVIP SCUL EAID SL
09FREETOWN146PROPOSED PRESS STATEMENTS ON KOROMA'S STRONG
[...] (SBU) The following paragraphs provide further background information (paras. 2-5) on the Ambassador's meeting with President Koroma on April 15, and proposed press statements for the White House (para. 6) and Department (para. 7),per reftel D. Please note that the draft press statements must [...]
2009-04-16 16:26:00Embassy FreetownSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL SNAR SL
09FREETOWN148U.S. AND OTHER DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SPECIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to Ref A request for information on amounts and sources of contributions for the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL),the Court's Liaison Office provided up-to-date figures. In sum, the United States has contributed a total of USD 60,399,000 to date, amounting to 3 [...]
2009-04-17 15:55:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC EAID SL
09FREETOWN152LANDMARK NARCOTICS CASE ENDS: DEFENDANTS NOT GOING
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Sierra Leone's judicial system completed its landmark narcotics case (reftel A) on April 20, finding all defendants guilty. The first case tried using the national Narcotics Control Act of 2008, this creates valuable legal precedent, while also sending a message to na [...]
2009-04-22 15:44:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN154DRUG DESTRUCTION MAY BE FINAL STEP IN COCAINE SAGA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 14:29:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV SL
09FREETOWN157LAND MARK COCAINE SENTENCE HANDED DOWN
[...] SUMMARY: Justice Nicholas Colin Browne-Marke, Justice of the Appeals Court and Presiding Judge on the Sierra Leone's cocaine case (reftels A and B),handed custodian sentences and fines to all fifteen accused persons on Tuesday April 21. For the accused Sierra Leoneans, the fines ranged from 2 [...]
2009-05-01 12:13:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM PINR SL
09FREETOWN162SIERRA LEONE TO SUPPORT KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-04 14:26:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PREL SL
09FREETOWN17STUDENT DIES DURING FRATERNITY INITIATION CEREMONY
[...] Summary: An 18 year old freshman in the Faculty of Arts Fourah Bay College died on December 22, allegedly due to injuries he sustained during an initiation ceremony in one of the social clubs on campus called the Island Club. The Office of the President issued a press release December 24, indef [...]
2009-01-12 12:30:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM SL
09FREETOWN173AMBASSADOR PERRY AND FIRST LADY KOROMA DISCUSS HEALTH IN
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Perry visited Sierra Leone's First Lady at Mrs. Koroma's request on May 5 for a briefing on the First Lady's recent participation at the African First Ladies Health Summit in Los Angeles. Mrs. Koroma was overjoyed by the conference, convened by African Synergy and U.S. [...]
2009-05-12 17:43:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM PINR SL
09FREETOWN174NEW PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS SIGNED AS PRESIDENT
[...] Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma renewed his business-like approach to government on May 7 with a performance contract signing ceremony for his cabinet ministers. The recent move, which complements the President's cabinet reshuffle in late February, underlines his attempt to streng [...]
2009-05-13 11:52:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINR PREL SL
09FREETOWN192CONVICTS' PRISON LOCATION STILL A CONCERN FOR
[...] (SBU) Ambassador met with Herman von Hebel, Registrar of the Special Court, as well as Binta Mansaray, his Deputy, on 21 May to discuss his two main concerns regarding Court operations and proceedings. Mr von Hebel, who is leaving his post in Sierra Leone as of 22 May, also thanked the Ambassa [...]
2009-05-22 12:14:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KAWC SL
09FREETOWN20ANNUAL CRIME SAFETY REPORT - FREETOWN 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 13:06:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC KSAC OASCC SL
09FREETOWN203OPPOSITION LEADER VISA ISSUE PLAYS OUT IN PRESS:
[...] (C) Summary: SLPP party leader John Benjamin's potential inadmissibility to enter the United States has resulted in a series of attacks on the Embassy and the CDA by outlets aligned with Benjamin's party. Benjamin is the third member of the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC) junta to [...]
2009-06-03 17:53:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS PGOV PHUM SL
09FREETOWN209FOREIGN MINISTER ON GUINEA'S "GIFT FROM HEAVEN"
[...] (C) On June 5, CDA and Poloff took advantage of a routine meeting with Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura to discuss her views on two key issues impacting Sierra Leone's security: drugs, and Guinea. FoMin expressed some alarm over the threat posed by marijuana cultivation, and then stated her can [...]
2009-06-08 18:32:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR SL GV
09FREETOWN216PRESIDENT LAYS OUT SIERRA LEONE'S DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) Summary: On May 19, President Koroma presented his new poverty reduction strategy, the "Agenda for Change" focusing on four priority sectors: Power and Water Upgrades; Agricultural Output; Transportation Networks; and Human Development (Education and Health). President Koroma noted that hi [...]
2009-06-11 17:03:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PREL PGOV SL
09FREETOWN217MAY POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN
[...] (U) Summary: President Koroma continued to focus in May towards reconciling the country's two major political parties, urging them to implement the communiquQ signed following the unrest in March. On the heels of the Cabinet reshuffle, Ministers have signed new performance contracts. The disin [...]
2009-06-12 11:00:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN22BYE-ELECTIONS IN PUJEHUN AND FREETOWN REFLECT APC STRENGTH
[...] (U) Summary: Opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) and the ruling All People's Congress (APC) candidates have each won a seat in the just concluded parliamentary bye-elections in Pujehun, Southern Province and Freetown, Western Area, respectively. Neither outcome came as a surprise, alt [...]
2009-01-15 14:51:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN221SIERRA LEONE REVISES MONEY LAUNDERING ACT
[...] Summary: On May 21, the Bank of Sierra Leone organized a seminar to discuss a draft amendment to the 2005 Anti Money Laundering Act. Since its introduction, the Act has failed to effectively use advanced technology to prevent money laundering or to counter the financing of terrorism in Sierra [...]
2009-06-15 15:55:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM SL
09FREETOWN222LIMITED CAPACITY, RISING CRIME: SIERRA LEONE
[...] (C) Summary: The security situation in Sierra Leone, always fragile, appears to have grown increasingly tenuous in recent weeks. Concerns over rising levels of violent crime, both in Freetown and across the country, are compounded by the decreasing capacity of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) to [...]
2009-06-16 10:06:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM SL
09FREETOWN229CORRUPT OFFICIAL WITH TIES TO IRAN BACK IN BUSINESS
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador Umaru Wurie, ousted Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, resurfaced on June 18 as the newly-appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Political Affairs. Wurie's insubordination and alleged corruption (reftels A, B) led to his remov [...]
2009-06-18 14:31:00Embassy FreetownSECRETPGOV ENRG EMIN MNUC PREL PINR IR SL
09FREETOWN23GIBRILLA KAMARA PAYS COCAINE DEFENSE TEAM BILLS
[...] (S/REL UK) A source from the cocaine defense team disclosed on January 15 that two members of the legal team met with Gibrilla Kamara (aka GK) in Conakry prior to the Guinean coup in December, 2008. The source initially stated that GK was contacted to provide case-related information, but late [...]
2009-01-15 17:38:00Embassy FreetownSECRET//NOFORNPREL SNAR PINR SL
09FREETOWN230SIERRA LEONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN TROUBLE?
[...] (C) Summary: The telecommunications industry, viewed as a success story of foreign business investment in Sierra Leone, is clashing with the GoSL in its attempts to remain profitable. The three main Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) cellular operators, Zain, Comium, and Africell, w [...]
2009-06-19 09:35:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALECPS EINV PGOV SL
09FREETOWN231STUDENTS TO BE CHARGED WITH MURDER IN FBC HAZING
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12 the Magistrate Court conducting the preliminary investigations into the death of an eighteen year old freshman in the Faculty of Arts Fourah Bay College found all ten accused guilty of murder, rather than manslaughter. The defendants must now face official murder char [...]
2009-06-19 12:01:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS KCRM SL
09FREETOWN24SIERRA LEONE 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel, please see Embassy Freetown's 2009 Investment Climate Statement below. The document will also be sent via e-mail on the unclassified system. Embassy POC for this report is Political/Economic Officer Amy LeMar (lemaran.@state.gov). A. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. The Gov [...]
2009-01-15 18:18:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EINV ETRD KTDB USTR OPIC SL
09FREETOWN249WORKING DAY AND NIGHT: SL CORRUPTION FIGHT
[...] Summary: Sierra Leone continues to struggle against pervasive corruption, particularly in the public sector, despite the strength of the Anti-Corruption Act amendment passed in 2008. As investigative reporting organizations such as Transparency International begin to include Sierra Leone in th [...]
2009-06-30 17:43:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS SL
09FREETOWN255SMOOTH CRIMINAL? PARTY "ENEMY" OF THE PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: The Minister of Lands, Housing, Country Planning and the Environment, Dr. Dennis Sandy, testified before Parliament on June 5 that his ministry is the most corrupt and that Members of Parliament are involved in shady land deals. He tendered documents implicating the Majority Leade [...]
2009-07-02 16:43:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SL
09FREETOWN256JUNE POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN
[...] (U) Summary: Despite steps forward to improve the investment climate of the country in June, a violent incident targeting a U.S. company (and Embassy contractor) demonstrated that such improvements have not trickled down to the local level. Parliament updated laws inherited from the Colonial e [...]
2009-07-02 16:50:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN258DON'T STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH: OVERFISHING,
[...] Summary: Fishing is a huge potential source of revenue for Sierra Leone, as well as the primary source of protein for the population, yet the sector remains under-developed. The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) estimates that the country loses at least $30 million in revenue per year to illega [...]
2009-07-06 12:18:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIS MCAP PHSA SL
09FREETOWN262SL MAY LOSE GRIP ON CURRENCY
[...] (C) The Sierra Leonean economy has not been known in recent years for robustness: years of corruption and bad governance, exacerbated by the civil war, destroyed export-oriented industry and the infrastructure needed to sustain it. In the long road to recovery from the war, a measure of econom [...]
2009-07-08 12:04:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN263SL HANDLES FAKE COUP THREAT, EXTORTIONIST ARRESTED
[...] (S/NF) Highly-placed sources within the Sierra Leonean intelligence community shared details on July 7 and 8 of a fake coup plot and extortion attempt that came to light on July 2. A presumed Sierra Leonean national approached the Sierra Leonean High Commissioner to Ghana and shared details of [...]
2009-07-08 15:10:00Embassy FreetownSECRETPGOV PREL PINS PINR SL
09FREETOWN266CORRUPT MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ARMS DEAL THREATENS SL
[...] (S/NF) On July 7, CDA and PolOff met with a high-level, reliable source with access to intelligence across civilian and military agencies. Source informed emboffs of an attempted arms deal brokered by Minister of Defense Palo Conteh, in collaboration with Chief of Defense Staff Major-General A [...]
2009-07-08 17:45:00Embassy FreetownSECRETPGOV PREL MASS PINS PINR SL
09FREETOWN270COKE, TOKES, AND INEPT FOLKS: CAN SL STAY TOUGH ON DRUGS?
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 15:12:00Embassy FreetownSECRETPGOV PREL SL SNAR
09FREETOWN280KOROMA MEETS WITH GUINEAN JUNTA DESPITE POLITICAL
[...] (U) On July 13, President Koroma held a bilateral discussion with Guinean junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara (reftel C). The Mano River Union Heads of State Summit, scheduled for July 14, was canceled, but Koroma chose to speak with Dadis Camara without other Heads of State present. The likely t [...]
2009-07-17 11:31:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SL GV
09FREETOWN288SIERRA LEONE: BROKER FOR REGIONAL STABILITY?
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met July 20 with Foreign Minister Bangura following President Koroma's travel to Conakry for an aborted Mano River Union summit July 14. Minister Bangura was defensive about the need for Sierra Leone to stay engaged with coup leaders Dadis Camara despite ECOWAS, AU and [...]
2009-07-23 08:18:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC SL
09FREETOWN29COUPS RUN THE GAME: SIERRA LEONE BETWEEN A ROCK
[...] (C) Summary: CDA discussed reftel demarche topic with Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura on January 16. Bangura's response reflected the constant struggle facing Sierra Leone to maintain democratic principles and regional commitments in the face of sub-regional threats to peace and security. The [...]
2009-01-22 11:57:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN299SIERRA LEONE STOCK EXCHANGE LAUNCHED
[...] Summary: The Sierra Leone Stock Exchange was launched by President Koroma on July 17, 2009 amidst great fanfare. The decision to form a stock exchange in Sierra Leone was made in 1999, with a technical committee formed in 2001. However, due to the lack of expertise and strong financial institut [...]
2009-07-27 15:33:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV PGOV SL
09FREETOWN30POTENTIAL OPIC INVESTMENT IN REGION: SIERRA LEONE
[...] Per reftel, Sierra Leone needs increased private investment, though the investment climate is still highly problematic, even for those prepared to accept an unusually high level of risk. Post welcomes the opportunity to respond to specific investment proposals to maximize the limited resources [...]
2009-01-22 12:53:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON SL
09FREETOWN304GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN SIERRA LEONE
[...] Summary: Gender-based violence (GBV) and inequality are tragic norms in Sierra Leone. Long-entrenched in the culture and reinforced during the civil war years, GBV is one of the most significant human rights issues facing Sierra Leone today. Though policy-makers, organizations, and the interna [...]
2009-08-03 17:13:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KWMN ASEC KJUS KCRM SL
09FREETOWN309KOROMA'S GUINEAN STRATEGY IS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
[...] (U) President Koroma's speech to the Sierra Leone-Guinea Joint Technical Committee on the Yenga border dispute effusively praised junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara. Koroma seemed proud that the countries have bilaterally resolved the dispute without assistance from the international community, [...]
2009-08-06 16:25:00Embassy FreetownSECRETPGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN317JULY POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN
[...] Summary: President Koroma's need for a disciplined, effective civil service was reinforced in July through the launch of the Public Sector Reform Unit and a campaign against lateness and absenteeism. The National Registration Secretariat will soon be empowered to issue national ID cards and EC [...]
2009-08-11 16:00:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM SL
09FREETOWN321FINANCE MINISTER UNPERTURBED BY ECONOMIC PRESSURES
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Finance Minister Samura Kamara on August 11 to discuss the state of the Sierra Leonean economy. Minister Kamara downplayed the ongoing currency devaluation (reftel),focusing instead on long-term financial and development strategies, such as the GoSL's approach [...]
2009-08-17 15:22:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PREL PINR SL
09FREETOWN322SIERRA LEONE CURRENCY TANKING FASTER THAN EXPECTED
[...] (C) Summary: The Sierra Leone currency is suffering a continued significant decline. The Leone is trading at rates approaching 4,000 to USD 1.00, surprising independent analysts who had forecast the devaluation to go no further than a 3,600:1 ratio (reftel). Banking officials had been more pes [...]
2009-08-17 15:28:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL ASEC PINR SL
09FREETOWN323AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PMDC PARTY LEADER
[...] (C) Summary: Charles Margai, leader of the PMDC party, at his request, called on Ambassador Perry August 13 (Poloff participated in the meeting). He discussed his views on a variety of topics, including political tolerance, corruption, and the role of the international community in Sierra Leone [...]
2009-08-17 15:29:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SL
09FREETOWN325DIPLOMATIC CORPS VIEWS: CRY ME A RIVER
[...] (C) Summary: Through mainly one-on-one meetings over the past two weeks with Western, African and Middle Eastern envoys, plus the United Nations, Ambassador has detected both a desire to support Sierra Leone's stated goals and a frustration that to do so is difficult. President Koroma's lauda [...]
2009-08-17 16:54:00Embassy FreetownSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR SL
09FREETOWN326KOROMA MAKES FIRST VISIT TO BRAZIL
[...] President Koroma is currently enjoying the first ever Sierra Leonean state visit to Brazil after landing in Brasilia on August 18. Accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Information, and Agriculture, Koroma will meet with President Lula da Silva on August 19 to sign a Memorandum of U [...]
2009-08-19 16:53:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SL BR
09FREETOWN327U.S. PLANE DETAINED IN SIERRA LEONE AFTER ILLEGAL
[...] (S) At approximately 1800 GMT on August 19, a U.S.-registered plane (N-748AA) illegally landed at Lungi Airport. The airport crew told the aircraft, reportedly a "Kruman 154," that they would have to identify an alternate landing site, since they did not have a landing permit. The plane eventu [...]
2009-08-20 14:55:00Embassy FreetownSECRETASEC CASC PGOV PREL PINR PBTS SNAR EG UK SL
09FREETOWN328UPDATE ON PLANE LANDING: CONTINUED DETENTION
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy learned at 1930 GMT on August 20 that the eight detained individuals connected to the reftel plane were released by the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) following brief interviews. However, the individuals were then re-detained at 1000 GMT at the orders of the Vice President, and [...]
2009-08-21 12:05:00Embassy FreetownSECRETASEC CASC PGOV PREL PBTS SNAR EG UK SL
09FREETOWN33SIERRA LEONE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT
[...] Per reftel, Embassy Freetown provides the following updates to inform the 2008 TDA Report. 2. In 2007, Sierra Leone passed the Child Rights Act aimed at protecting children under 18 from early marriage, conscription into the armed forces, trafficking, domestic violence and exploitation. It [...]
2009-01-27 17:43:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SL
09FREETOWN336SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD'S VISIT
[...] (U) Post warmly welcomes you to Sierra Leone. Your visit comes at a prescient time, and will hopefully support increasingly robust engagement on a variety of issues, including the pending Status of Forces Agreement. Sierra Leone is known worldwide as a country beset with challenges, many of w [...]
2009-08-27 17:39:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MCAP PGOV PREL OVIP SL
09FREETOWN34SIERRA LEONE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL TRAINING
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Freetown's Law Enforcement Working Group was convened on January 23 to discuss law enforcement and judicial capacity. Responses to reftel questions are presented in the following paragraphs. Please note that judicial capacity, including the court system and Depar [...]
2009-01-29 16:41:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM ASEC SL
09FREETOWN344U.S. COAST GUARD SEIZURE ENDS SIERRA LEONE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Combined U.S. Coast Guard Cutter LEGARE-Sierra Leone seizure of a 750 ton Taiwanese-flagged fishing vessel August 17th ended Sierra Leonean complacency on Fisheries, and may cost a Minister her job. The seizure was initially met with considerable jubilation by both the Min [...]
2009-09-02 07:50:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALEFIS PGOV PREL ECON SL
09FREETOWN355AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS FROM SIERRA LEONE
[...] SUMMARY: Sierra Leone hosted an African Caucus meeting for Bank Governors and Finance Ministers from around the continent, its largest conference since the conclusion of the war. The Independent Media Commission presented its annual report to President Koroma, who again pledged his support for [...]
2009-09-08 08:30:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM PINR SL
09FREETOWN36UN FIELD COVERAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS - SIERRA LEONE
[...] The mandate for the UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) ended in September, 2008. Prior to that, its Human Rights and Rule of Law Section was active, both in Freetown and the field, conducting activities and regularly reporting its finding to the Government of Sierra Leone and member [...]
2009-01-30 14:41:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SL
09FREETOWN364SMALL BOAT CAPSIZES: OVER 200 PASSENGERS BELIEVED
[...] Summary: On September 8 a small boat capsized off the coast of Sierra Leone, killing over 200 passengers on board. Overloading of both passengers and cargo, improper monitoring, poor weather and a slow rescue response have been blamed for the disaster. The country is in mourning as the chance [...]
2009-09-14 14:37:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHSA EWWT SL
09FREETOWN374MOB ATTACKS POLICE STATION: SLP OPEN FIRE, WOUND 11
[...] At around noon on September 17, a mob of approximately 100 people attacked a small police station outpost near the Lungi International Airport. According to sources, the mob was angry at recent arrests of community members suspected of committing armed robberies in the area. The Sierra Leone P [...]
2009-09-17 16:34:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ASEC PINS SL
09FREETOWN379ATTORNEY-GENERAL HAD HAND IN FISHERIES CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Per reftel, Minister of Marine Resources Haja Afsatu Kabba nearly released the seized fishing vessel, the Yu Feng 102, in return for a small bribe from its Taiwanese owners. In an additional revelation of corruption, the Chief Justice passed to the CDA on September 16 that the Attorney-Gene [...]
2009-09-22 14:07:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EFIS KCOR SL
09FREETOWN383GUINEA CLAIMS SL "MERCENARIES" SEEK TO OVERTHROW
[...] (S/NF) Poloff received information from a highly-placed security contact that the Guinean junta suspects an army of Sierra Leonean "mercenaries" will attempt to overthrow their regime. A letter sent from the junta to the Sierra Leonean Office of National Security (ONS) during the week of Septe [...]
2009-09-25 12:03:00Embassy FreetownSECRETPGOV PREL PINR PINS GV SL
09FREETOWN385SIERRA LEONE'S INITIAL REACTIONS TO GUINEA TROUBLE
[...] (S//NF) Poloff spoke with a high-level intelligence contact on September 29 to gauge the Government of Sierra Leone's response to recent events in Guinea. Source reported that President Koroma, as expected, is very concerned. The Office of National Security (ONS) requested that border posts re [...]
2009-09-29 10:37:00Embassy FreetownSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PINS PREL GV SL
09FREETOWN388PRESIDENT KOROMA SPEAKS PUBLICLY ON GUINEA
[...] (U) President Koroma held a press conference on September 29 to discuss his participation in the UNGA. Members of the media used the opportunity to pose questions to the President about the situation in Guinea, which he called a "critical development." He stated that he is "still digesting" the [...]
2009-09-29 15:43:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PINR GV SL
09FREETOWN389SIERRA LEONE RAISES ALARM OVER GUINEAN
[...] (S/NF) CDA and Poloff met with a highly-placed intelligence contact on September 30, who stated concerns that narcotics traffickers are exploiting the current instability in Guinea for their own ends. Source said that he had received information that two known Colombian drug traffickers, "CiCi [...]
2009-09-30 16:20:00Embassy FreetownSECRET//NOFORNPGOV SNAR PINR GV SL
09FREETOWN390INTELLIGENCE SUGGESTS ASSASSINATION PLOT AGAINST
[...] (S/NF) On September 30, CDA and Poloff met with a highly-placed intelligence source who reported that warlords aligned with Charles Taylor are planning a destabilizing campaign in Liberia. The apex of this campaign, allegedly, is an assassination attempt against President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf [...]
2009-09-30 17:09:00Embassy FreetownSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SL
09FREETOWN391 Fraud Summary - Freetown
[...] Freetown is a high fraud post. Despite much progress since the end of an 11-year civil war in 2001, Sierra Leone is ranked last on the UN Human Development Index. As such, socioeconomic conditions for many residents are poor and many people seek a better life elsewhere. There is a large dia [...]
2009-10-02 08:09:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CPAS ASEC KFRD SL
09FREETOWN392SEPTEMBER POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN
[...] (U) Summary: Political controversy continued to be relatively mild during the month of September, with the nation focused on the potential for a major offshore oil discovery by U.S.-based company Anadarko, and highlighted problems within the health and education sectors. The findings of the Co [...]
2009-10-06 11:50:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KCOR SL
09FREETOWN393POLICE-MILITARY RELATIONSHIP STRAINED
[...] (C) Summary: Though a rivalry has always existed between the civilian and military branches of the security apparatus, the relationship between the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) and the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) is starting to show increased strain. Small-scale incidents that oc [...]
2009-10-06 12:02:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR ASEC SL
09FREETOWN4SIERRA LEONE'S PRIVATE PESSIMISM ABOUT GUINEA
[...] (C) Sierra Leone's moderate public response to the Guinea coup should not be misinterpreted as complacency. The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) appears to be approaching the situation warily, welcoming the coup leaders for bilateral discussions while concurrently preparing for possible insec [...]
2009-01-05 17:47:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SL
09FREETOWN400KOROMA SHOWS PARANOIA IN RESPONDING TO CRIME SPIKE
[...] (C) President Koroma called a National Security Council (NSC) meeting on October 6 to discuss the recent increase in violent armed robberies in the Freetown area. Home invasions, illegal vehicular checkpoints, and muggings are on the rise, targeting those with known wealth or the appearance of [...]
2009-10-14 17:49:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL PINR SL
09FREETOWN404PRESIDENT KOROMA WANTS HIGH LEVEL USG
[...] (U) On October 12, President Ernest Bai Koroma passed through his personal assistant a request that the United States Government endorse Sierra Leone's Consultative Group (CG) meeting in London November 18-19 by sending a high level delegation. The meeting, which is broken down into a Trade an [...]
2009-10-15 12:43:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL SL
09FREETOWN408SIERRA LEONE RESPONSE ON GUINEAN DEMARCHES
[...] (S/NF) CDA and Poloff delivered reftel demarche points to President Koroma on October 16, prior to his departure for the emergency ECOWAS summit in Abuja. Koroma stated that the Guinean situation is deteriorating, and that if it is "not arrested now...the tragedy might worsen beyond that which [...]
2009-10-16 13:34:00Embassy FreetownSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM GV SL
09FREETOWN410MILITARY MANIPULATING KOROMA?
[...] (C/NF) Poloff was informed by a high-level security contact on October 15 that the civilian security sector blames the Minister of Defense and his inner-circle for influencing the President to call a premature Military Assistance to the Civil Power (MACP) in response to the recent spate of arm [...]
2009-10-19 14:24:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ASEC SL
09FREETOWN411KOROMA OPENS PARLIAMENT WITH OPTIMISM
[...] (U) Summary: At the opening of Parliament on October 9, President Koroma outlined the blue print for his government for the coming year. In his two hour speech he outlined his achievements, touted his Agenda for Change, and criticized the opposition for fanning the flames of tribalism in the c [...]
2009-10-19 14:28:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN42SIERRA LEONE ARMY "DREAM TEAM" AIRS GRIEVANCES
[...] (C) Summary: An anonymous letter released in Freetown has accused the Minister of Defense of making appointments and promotions favoring his own ethnic group, corruption and misuse of government resources, and threatens "another war is possible" if the accusations raised in the letter are not [...]
2009-02-04 14:11:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR SL
09FREETOWN424CONFIDENCE WANING IN CORRUPT POLICE LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) With the President seemingly placing greater civilian security authority in the hands of the military due to an increase in crime (reftel D),the Inspector General of Police (IGP) is currently facing significant criticism both within and outside of government. Brima Acha Kamara, a hold-over [...]
2009-10-28 10:57:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV SNAR SL
09FREETOWN425VICE PRESIDENT MAY BE BOOTED FOR ALLEGEDLY
[...] (C) Vice President Samuel Samsumana has been named as a third party defendant in a civil suit in Perry County, Arkansas. The original suit was filed against the West family of Perry County, who borrowed money to buy equipment to be used in an logging enterprise in Sierra Leone; the Wests in tu [...]
2009-10-28 13:57:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR SNAR SL
09FREETOWN430SIERRA LEONE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Please see the following draft of the Sierra Leone 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, keyed to reftel: 2) Summary Sierra Leone has taken steps to combat illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and has mounted efforts against drug abuse. I [...]
2009-11-02 15:49:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN434OCTOBER POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN
[...] (U) Summary: October highlights include an investigation into acts of political violence and intolerance, concern over the Bankole Thompson Commission of Inquiry report on the March riots, intra-party tensions, and new commercial interest in Sierra Leone from the Iranians. The country hosted a [...]
2009-11-03 18:13:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SL
09FREETOWN435MINISTER OF HEALTH INDICTED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES;
[...] (U) Summary: President Koroma removed the Minister of Health and Sanitation and the Minister of State in the Vice President's Office from their duties on November 4 due to allegations of corruption. Minister of Health, Sheiku Tejan Koroma, was indicted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) f [...]
2009-11-04 17:20:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR SL
09FREETOWN443PRISONERS RIOT OVER DELAYED JUSTICE
[...] On November 10, inmates at the Bo Prison rioted to protest lengthy remands, adjournment of cases, and subsequent prolonged detentions. Windows were broken and some prison property destroyed, and the rioters threatened to lynch prison officers; the Office of National Security's Provincial Secur [...]
2009-11-12 12:39:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KJUS PHUM SL
09FREETOWN445ATTORNEY GENERAL STAKES HIS CLAIM ON SPECIAL COURT
[...] (C) Summary: On November 12, A/DCM and the British High Commissioner met with Attorney General Abdul Serry-Kamal to discuss issues related to the Special Court. Namely, the meeting was called to address an exchange of letters between the Special Court Management Committee (MC) and the Governme [...]
2009-11-13 12:36:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KAWC KJUS SL
09FREETOWN449SLPP PULLS NO PUNCHES TO DISCREDIT GOVERNMENT IN
[...] (C) Summary: On November 16, the SLPP released to the media a letter from party Chairman John Benjamin to President Koroma. The letter outlines four pages of alleged grievances, ranging from corruption and nepotism to inter-party squabbles. While the letter was dated November 12, its release w [...]
2009-11-18 08:29:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KCOR SL
09FREETOWN453SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS LIBEL LAW
[...] Summary: On November 10, Sierra Leone's Supreme Court dismissed a suit brought by the Sierra Leone Association of journalists (SLAJ) that sought to repeal portions of the 1965 Public Order Act criminalizing libel, nearly two years after the action was instituted. The country's journalists' ass [...]
2009-11-20 12:19:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KJUS SL
09FREETOWN456BOMB SCARE AT AIRPORT HIGHLIGHTS SECURITY CONCERNS
[...] (C) On November 8, an "electronic cigar" was found on an inbound British Midlands (BMI) flight from London. The cigar, found by a cleaning crew once on the ground in Freetown, caused alarm because it was found hidden beneath a blanket under a seat, with wires protruding from either end. Breach [...]
2009-11-25 12:39:00Embassy FreetownSECRETASEC EAIR PINS PTER SL
09FREETOWN462SIERRA LEONE NARCOTICS WRAP-UP, 2009
[...] (C) Summary: Sierra Leone continues to stay invested in the narcotics issue, and attempting to become more pro-active operationally despite resource constraints. International actors, including post, UK/SOCA, and the UN remain sources of support and encouragement, while also advancing our own [...]
2009-11-30 19:05:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSNAR PGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN465SIERRA LEONE STABILITY, PART I: POLITICS
[...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first in a series of four that seeks to analyze Sierra Leone's current level of stability, and the threats and weaknesses challenging it. In the political realm, the country is already gearing up for the 2012 national, parliamentary, and local elections. Even tho [...]
2009-12-01 17:19:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN466SIERRA LEONE STABILITY, PART II: ECONOMY
[...] (C) Summary: This is the second in a series of four cables that highlights risks to Sierra Leone's security (reftel A). The national economy continues to be in a state of woe, built on the precarious foundation of a weakening currency, decreasing imports and exports, reduced food security, and [...]
2009-12-01 17:31:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN470B-K ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] (U) Reftel demarche was delivered to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General Khadijatu Bashir, normally the number four person in the Ministry but currently acting Foreign Minister (the incumbent returns from the Hajj on December 3, with other senior officials also abroad). The a [...]
2009-12-02 16:38:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPHUM KIRF SL
09FREETOWN471SIERRA LEONE STABILITY, PART III: SECURITY SECTOR
[...] (C) Summary: This cable is the third in a four-part series (reftels A/B) that highlights risks to Sierra Leone's stability. Given recent events in the sub-region and Sierra Leone's own blighted history, the ability of the security sector to maintain peace is an ongoing, critical concern. While [...]
2009-12-02 17:45:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL PINS SNAR KCOR SL
09FREETOWN48Four Women Journalists Captured by FGM Practitioners
[...] Summary: On Saturday, February 6, four journalists were detained by a women's secret society - referred to locally as "Bondo" -- in Kenema for alleged association with media campaigns to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone. The women were released Sunday follow [...]
2009-02-09 17:05:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV OIIP KPAO SL
09FREETOWN495A CHINA'S PD EFFORT FIZZLE IN FREETOWN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-16 18:09:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL SL
09FREETOWN496SIERRA LEONE AMLEP MISSION RESULTS IN FOUR SEIZURES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: An Africa Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) operation December 6-14 resulted in four fishing vessels seized by Sierra Leonean authorities in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy. The operation built on a previous AMLEP conducted in August (reftel),and provi [...]
2009-12-16 18:20:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALEFIS PREL PGOV MARR SL
09FREETOWN497SIERRA LEONE MINISTER OF FINANCE PRESENTS 2010
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Minister of Finance and Economic Development Samura Kamara presented the Sierra Leone Government Budget and Statement of Economic and Financial Policies for the financial year 2010, titled "Confronting the Future," to Parliament on December 4. The budget includes a comprehensive [...]
2009-12-17 19:36:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV SL
09FREETOWN5SOUNDS OF SILENCE: QADHAFI TALKS BUT SAYS LITTLE
[...] (C) Summary: Muammar Qadhafi's unexpected visit to Freetown ended on January 3, leaving little in his wake beyond confusion regarding his motivations. Accompanied by an entourage of 500, including a heavily armed security detachment, Qadhafi made no public promises of support for Sierra Leone [...]
2009-01-06 12:18:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR LY SL
09FREETOWN51IRAN, RUSSIA, LIBYA VIE FOR URANIUM IN SIERRA LEONE
[...] (S/NF) A single source reported that Russia, Iran, Libya, and others are competing for the mining rights to recently discovered uranium deposits in Kono, Sierra Leone, and that key local players have sent out feelers for the best international offer. The source fears that the Russian governmen [...]
2009-02-12 17:05:00Embassy FreetownSECRET//NOFORNEMIN PINR PREL IR RS LY SL
09FREETOWN518FOREIGN MINISTER UNDER FIRE
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura appears increasingly at risk of losing her job in the next cabinet reshuffle, with corruption charges, frequent absences from Freetown, and incompetence cited by the media as the leading reasons. Her favored position with the President (reftel A) [...]
2009-12-31 13:32:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SL
09FREETOWN519SEXUAL ORIENTATION IN SIERRA LEONE: QUIETLY IN THE
[...] Summary: Sierra Leone has an archaic and seldom (if ever) enforced law against homosexual behavior on the books, but societal prejudices, rather than legal consequences, keep homosexual orientation hidden. There are no current initiatives to revise, eliminate, or enforce current legislation [...]
2009-12-31 13:58:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV SL
09FREETOWN52SPECIAL COURT PRESIDENT MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR PERRY
[...] (U) Summary: On February 9th, the President of the Special Court (SCSL),Justice Renate Winter of Austria, and the Sierra Leonean Deputy Registrar, Binta Mansaray, discussed with Ambassador Perry their recent visit with the Management Committee and ongoing court related issues. End Summary. [...]
2009-02-13 12:53:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KAWC KJUS PINR USUN SL
09FREETOWN53SIERRA LEONE RESPONSE TO CARTAGENA PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-17 14:46:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD SL
09FREETOWN56 SIERRA LEONE 2009 TIP SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Sierra Leone continues to struggle in the fight against trafficking. Internal politics and competing priorities overshadowed the TIP issue in terms of attention and financial support in 2008. The Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender, and Children's Affairs and the Sierra Leone Police contin [...]
2009-02-19 15:09:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SL
09FREETOWN6FREETOWN: EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS RAMIFICATIONS OF
[...] (SBU) EAC Freetown was convened on December 23 to discuss the possible ramifications of Guinean President Conte's death to security in Sierra Leone. Though Conakry is reported to be calm, EAC is concerned about potentially rapid deteriorations to the situation that may result in spillover effec [...]
2009-01-06 13:44:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AMGT CASC SL
09FREETOWN60SIERRA LEONE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESOURCES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 15:42:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP SL
09FREETOWN61DEFENDANTS GUILTY IN RUF TRIAL
[...] The final Freetown-based trial for the Special Court for Sierra Leone concluded on February 25 with a judgment against three Revolutionary United Front defendants. Issa Hassan Sesay, Morris Kallon, and Augustine Gbao all faced 18 charges during the five-year trial, including terrorism, collecti [...]
2009-02-25 16:53:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KAWC PHUM SL
09FREETOWN64FOREIGN MINISTER UNHAPPY, AND PERHAPS UNLOVED
[...] (C) The Ambassador met Sierra Leonean Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura on February 16 to provided a tour d'horizon of the new U.S. Administration's priorities and the Secretary's stated interest in assistance programs. The Minister had just returned to Sierra Leone on February 13 following a [...]
2009-02-26 17:57:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SL
09FREETOWN65SL PRESIDENT SAYS THIS IS RIGHT TIME TO NAB GK
[...] (C) On February 27, Ambassador met with President Ernest Bai Koroma to discuss pending bilateral issues and relay the new administration's domestic and foreign policy priorities. She was accompanied by DCM and Poloff, and Koroma by Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura. Key bilateral and multilateral [...]
2009-02-27 13:10:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM SL
09FREETOWN78KOROMA MAKES PROGRESS ON DRUGS; WE URGE SWIFTER
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with President Koroma on February 27 to discuss the new administration's policy goals and pending bilateral issues, underlining the President's importance in the region as a bulwark of stability. The meeting was also attended by Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura, DCM, [...]
2009-03-03 17:12:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID PHUM MASS SNAR PINR SL
09FREETOWN79THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE
[...] (C) Summary: On February 27, the long-anticipated Cabinet reshuffle was announced, putting an end to months of media speculation. Government contacts had been reporting possible reshuffles since before the President's inauguration anniversary in November (reftel),but Emboffs had been told tha [...]
2009-03-03 17:22:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN81FEBRUARY POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with President Koroma February 27 and elicited a positive response in a pending request to expel wanted criminals and needed informants to the United States. Koroma reshuffled the cabinet after months of rumors, creating some controversy but largely satisfying S [...]
2009-03-04 15:40:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM EAID SL
09FREETOWN82OUR CLOSEST ALLIES? MEETING WITH INCOMING BRITISH
[...] (C) Incoming British High Commissioner Ian Hughes paid an office call on the Ambassador February 25. Deputy High Commissioner Rachel Cooper and DCM Glenn Fedzer also attended. The Ambassador discussed President Obama and Secretary Clinton's foreign policy objectives and areas of mutual int [...]
2009-03-04 16:46:00Embassy FreetownSECRET//NOFORNSNAR PREL PGOV UK SL
09FREETOWN83PMDC MEMBER ATTACKED: WERE THE MOTIVES PERSONAL OR
[...] (U) On March 2, PMDC Publicity Secretary Mohamed Bangura's home was attacked by a group of armed men. Allegedly shooting at Bangura's guards, the burglars splashed acid around his compound prior to absconding with a plasma TV, three laptop computers, and other items. Bangura escaped the attack [...]
2009-03-04 17:24:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN85COCAINE CASE NEARLY IMPLODES: PRESIDENT INTERVENES
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On March 5, emboffs learned from a well-placed source within the government that the Attorney General (AG) had secretly secured a deal with the foreign defendants in the cocaine case to grant their release in exchange for USD 2.5 million. According to our knowledge of the deal, the [...]
2009-03-06 15:31:00Embassy FreetownSECRETSNAR PGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN94SPECIAL COURT FUNDING ISSUES REACHES GOSL EARS
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura on March 16 to discuss a variety of pending bilateral issues. Bangura closed the conversation by stating that she had received a letter from the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL),informing her of a budgetary shortfall of USD 6 millio [...]
2009-03-16 16:51:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC SL
09FREETOWN95FREETOWN EAC MEETING MARCH 16, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 16, 2009 to review the security situation in Freetown following politically-motivated riots on March 13 and March 16. The EAC was chaired by the AMB, and attended by DCM, RSO, POL, MGMT, DAO, CONS, APAO, CLO, and [...]
2009-03-16 16:53:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PREL PTER SL
09FREETOWN96IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF URANIUM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 17:12:00Embassy FreetownSECRETPGOV KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC AF IR AL
09FREETOWN97DESPERATELY SEEKING THE SOFA: INCREMENTAL PROGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Rosaline Turay met with DCM and Poloff on March 11 to discuss the pending Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). While the need for a SOFA has been discussed by Ambassador and others many times with Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) officials, [...]
2009-03-16 17:41:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS SL
09FREETOWN98SIERRA LEONE FORIEGN MINISTER: ICC INDICTMENT NOT
[...] (U) Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura summoned the Diplomatic Corps on 5 March to inform them that President Koroma was taking a vacation and undergoing a routine medical checkup in New Delhi as a guest of the Indian Government. Bangura also expressed concern that the ICC indictment of Sudanes [...]
2009-03-16 17:49:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SL
09FREETOWN99FREETOWN UNDER FIRE: POLITICAL VIOLENCE CREATES
[...] (C) Summary: APC and SLPP members clashed on the evening of March 13, and despite a calmer weekend, Freetown erupted with violence on March 16 as political battles continue to be waged. Party events on March 13 led to SLPP Headquarters being stoned, and several vehicles owned by SLPP leadership [...]
2009-03-16 17:50:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SL
09FSINFATC1533Capturing Recent Crisis Management Experience
[...] (U) With the summer transfer and leave season rapidly approaching, FSI asks personnel from posts that have faced significant crises in the last 18 months to consider sharing their experiences when back in Washington. FSI's Crisis Management Training division (CMT),in our Leadership and Manage [...]
2009-06-17 20:53:00DIR FSINFATCUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC YI CD CM YM BM GG BL CU BF
09GABORONE1001BOTSWANA 2009 REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Botswana has a low terrorism threat. No acts of domestic or international terrorism occurred in Botswana during 2009. 2. While there was no evidence of terrorists using Botswana in this way in 2009, two reports in recent years suggest that terrorists could use Botswana as a transit point du [...]
2009-12-17 15:07:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR BC
09GABORONE1024Blue Lantern License 050205274 Response
[...] SUMMARY. In response to action request contained reftel, post spoke to Mr. Maheshbhai Patel of Clover Industrial Supplies ("Clover") and the Deputy Commissioner of the Botswana Police Service ("BPS") - Support Services to obtain information related to the pre-license check for Clover. Post has [...]
2009-12-23 09:54:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPARM ETRD ECON BC
09GABORONE1052HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS PERTAINING TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND
[...] While most people in Botswana appear to believe homosexuality is illegal, there is nothing in the penal code to that specifically criminalizes homosexuality. The perception may stem from provisions of the penal code that penalize "unnatural acts," and the widespread belief that this is targete [...]
2009-12-30 15:00:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV BC
09GABORONE122BOTSWANA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Shimane Kelaotswe, Assistant Director of the Department of Europe and the Americas at the Botswana Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Kelatotswe said that Botswana has still not recognized Kosovo and was not likely to do so at this time. He [...]
2009-02-12 13:27:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC ICJ KV BC
09GABORONE123BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS JANUARY 2009
[...] This is the first edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from January 2009. Topics of this edition are: - Botswana Stock Exchange Awaits GOB Budget News - Consumers and Businesses Brace for Tough Year - Botswana's Economic Freedo [...]
2009-02-12 13:48:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EFIN KHIV BC
09GABORONE126BOTSWANA: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] Pol/Econ Chief delivered the information from refetel demarche to Mrs. D. Malagas in the office of the Permanent Secretary at Botswana's Ministry of Trade and Industry on February 12. Post will also pass the same points to the office of the Permananent Secretary at the Ministry of Environmen [...]
2009-02-13 10:52:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO BC
09GABORONE127BOTSWANA: 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) The existence of a human trafficking problem in Botswana is suspected but cannot currently be corroborated by reliable reporting. Few people in the country accurately understand the concept of human trafficking, although local religious and NGO groups are currently working to raise awar [...]
2009-02-17 04:29:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BC
09GABORONE130DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Nolan delivered the points from reftel to Botswana's Minister of Foreign Affairs Phandu Skelemani on February 18. In addition, Pol/Econ Chief delivered a non-paper regarding the Durban Review Conference to Mr. Shimane Kelaotswe, Assistant Director of the MFA's Europe and the [...]
2009-02-18 14:31:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNHRC BC
09GABORONE131BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS FEBRUARY 2009
[...] This is the second edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from February 2009. Topics of this edition are: - Inflation Drops Again in January 2009 - Diamond Exporters Should Look East? - Botswana Stock Exchange Falls on Fear of Bu [...]
2009-02-19 09:54:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EFIN EMIN ENRG BC
09GABORONE138BOTSWANA: U.S. COMPANY MAY PROVIDE TEMPORARY POWER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DCM and Pol/Econ Chief met February 19 with Paul Marcroft of Florida-based APR Energy regarding the company's proposed short-term contract to generate 70 megawatts of electricity for the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC). The contract, which is not yet signed and has been unde [...]
2009-02-23 12:27:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETRD BC
09GABORONE153BOTSWANA: RESPONSE ON CANDIDATE FOR UN JUDICIAL
[...] (SBU) In response to the action request contained in State 16118, post contacted Botswana's Attorney General, Dr. Athaliah Molokomme, for her personal views on the suitability of Botswana candidate Justice Ebrahim-Carstens to serve in the referenced judicial position at the United Nations. A [...]
2009-02-27 10:56:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KUNR UNGA BC
09GABORONE157DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. POLICY IN IRAQ TALKING
[...] (SBU) On March 2, Pol/Econ Officer delivered the points from reftel to Mr. Shimane Kelaotswe, Assistant Director of the MFA's Europe and the America's Division and delivered a non-paper regarding the U.S. Policy in Iraq. The GOB was already familiar with the new policy announced by President [...]
2009-03-02 12:52:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS PREL BC
09GABORONE158DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND
[...] (SBU) On March 2, Pol/Econ Officer delivered the points from reftel to Mr. Shimane Kelaotswe, Assistant Director of the MFA's Europe and the America's Division and delivered non-papers regarding the Durban Review Conference and the U.S. resumption of participation as an observer at the approp [...]
2009-03-02 14:37:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNHCR BC
09GABORONE174ZIMBABWE, SADC, THE WEST -- WHO OWNS THE STORE?
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani convoked resident G-8 Missions France, Germany, Japan, the U.S. and the UK as well as the EU on March 6 to brief on current GOB thinking on Zimbabwe and Sudan (septel). He and President Khama had "had a chat" earlier in the day and discussed, inter alia, t [...]
2009-03-08 14:48:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EFIN BC ZI SADC
09GABORONE175BOTSWANA TO RESPECT ICC RULING, EXIT SUDAN
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani convoked resident G-8 Missions France, Germany, Japan, the U.S. and UK, as well as the EU on March 6 to brief on current GOB thinking on Sudan and Zimbabwe (septel). Taking note of the International Criminal Court indictment again Sudan President Bashir, [...]
2009-03-09 04:35:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM MASS BC SU
09GABORONE189Botswana Political Briefs February 2009
[...] (U) The following is a compilation of February 2009 political highlights from Botswana. This cable covers: - University of Botswana Re-Opens - First Cholera Death Reported in Botswana - Red Cross Completes Refugee Fund Project - BDP May Change Party Leadership Rules - BDP Wants to Improve [...]
2009-03-10 13:30:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF SCUL SOCI BC
09GABORONE190BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS MARCH 2009
[...] This is the third edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from February 2009. Topics of this edition are: - Financial Intelligence Agency Coming - Mmamabula Power Project Ready to go by Mid-Year - Diamond Exports Plunge 90 Percent [...]
2009-03-10 14:12:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EFIN EMIN PTER ENRG BC
09GABORONE209AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON SADC EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Nolan had his first office call with Dr. Tomaz Salomao, the Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC),at SADC headquarters in Gaborone March 13. The Ambassador presented the letter designating him as the Secretary's Special Represent [...]
2009-03-18 08:46:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS ETRD EAID ZI BC
09GABORONE21DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SADC HUMANITARIAN AID TO
[...] (SBU) On January 8, A/DCM Heather Merritt met with Mr. Ernest Mwemutsi, Senior Finance Officer for SADC at the organization's headquarters in Gaborone. Mwemutsi is the "Officer in Charge" at SADC this week, as all other senior officials are out of the country. A/DCM delivered reftel demarche [...]
2009-01-08 12:54:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID SADC ZI BC
09GABORONE233BOTSWANA: U.S. DIAMOND FIRM WAITING OUT THE GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. diamond manufacturing and distribution company Lazare Kaplan International (LKI) recently completed construction of a $10 million factory in Gaborone, but has suspended local operations and retrenched staff due to the global economic crisis. LKI's Botswana Managing Direc [...]
2009-03-20 07:44:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EMIN EFIN EAID BC
09GABORONE235WESTERN BOTSWANA: STILL STRUGGLING DESPITE GOB
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 09:16:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SENV PHUM PINR BC
09GABORONE240MOST SAN CHOOSE ASSISTANCE OVER TRADITION
[...] (SBU) Summary. PolOff traveled with a San guide to the ghost town of Xade, a former San settlement within the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) as well as the village of New Xade, a new San community near but outside the reserve. New Xade's population is almost entirely dependent on GOB a [...]
2009-03-24 12:36:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SENV PHUM PINR BC
09GABORONE25BRITISH VIEWS ON BOTSWANA, ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Summary: Charge d'Affaires and A/DCM met with the British High Commissioner to Botswana Frank Martin January 7 at his office. The meeting was a continuation of long standing close cooperation and information sharing between the U.S. Embassy and UKHC in Gaborone. Martin recently returned [...]
2009-01-09 07:26:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ZI BC
09GABORONE265BOTSWANA POLITICAL BRIEFS FOR MARCH 2009
[...] The following is a compilation of March 2009 political highlights from Botswana. This cable covers: - BDP Proposes More Special MP's - Controversy over Child Rights Bill - President Khama Refuses Three Judicial Appointments - BNF In-Fighting Continues - Visit by UN Expert on Indigenous Pe [...]
2009-04-01 11:43:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM MARR KHIV BC
09GABORONE273BOTSWANA: SEEKING CLOSURE ON ART/REFUGEE ISSUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Nolan met with Minister of Health Lesego Motsumi to try to bring closure to the long-pending issue of whether and how to provide antiretroviral therapy (ART) to registered refugees in Botswana infected with HIV/AIDS. The Ambassador explained that the USG's commitme [...]
2009-04-02 14:28:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF KHIV EAID PGOV BC
09GABORONE275BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS APRIL 2009
[...] This is the fourth edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from March 2009. Topics of this edition are: - Moody's Downgrades Botswana - Botswana Inflation likely to hit Single Digit in 2009 - Botswana Ranked No. 1 in Africa for Mi [...]
2009-04-03 04:25:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EFIN EAIR PGOV BC
09GABORONE277BOTSWANA READOUT ON ZIMBABWE, MADAGASCAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Skelemani spent two hours on April 3 briefing Ambassador Nolan and other Chiefs of Mission on the proceedings of the March 30 SADC Summit. Skelemani was frustrated by the unconstitutional change of power in Madagascar, and he was disappointed that the situation [...]
2009-04-03 11:52:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPKO ZI MA BC
09GABORONE307BOTSWANA: PRESIDENT KHAMA SHUFFLES CABINET
[...] (U) On April 3 Botswana's President Ian Khama announced a series of cabinet changes. He dropped prominent Minister Daniel Kwelagobe and appointed two new Assistant Ministers. Daniel Kwelagobe had served as the Minister in the Office of the President responsible for Public Service since April [...]
2009-04-15 12:31:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM BC
09GABORONE309BOTSWANA: MADAGASCAR DEMARCHE
[...] On April 15 Pol/Econ Chief delivered the demarche (Ref A) to Mr. Nkoloi Nkoloi, Director for Europe and the America's at Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nkoloi said that the GOB's unhappiness at the turn of events in Madagascar is clear, and he referenced the Ministry's March 18 press [...]
2009-04-15 14:33:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID BC MA
09GABORONE310BOTSWANA: NONCOMMITTAL ON KOSOVO IFI MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche April 15 to Mr. Nkoloi Nkoloi, Director of the Europe and the Americas Division at Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nkoloi said that Botswana has not yet decided whether or not to recognize Kosovo and made no indication of whether or not Bo [...]
2009-04-15 14:34:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN BC KV
09GABORONE313BOTSWANA: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS
[...] Per reftel instruction, Embassy Gaborone has designated the following officers as responsible for Terrorism Finance Coordination in Botswana: Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (Principal) Heather Merritt Political/Economic Section Chief Phone: 267-395-3982, x2251 Email: MerrittHC@s [...]
2009-04-17 10:30:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PTER KTFN BC
09GABORONE315BOTSWANA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] Embassy Gaborone delivered the message in Ref A to the Government of Botswana via diplomatic note on April 16. Pol/Econ Chief also discussed the USG's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council with Mr. Nkoloi Nkoloi, Director for Europe and the Americas at the Botswana Ministry of Foreign Aff [...]
2009-04-17 10:56:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL BC
09GABORONE322BOTSWANA: DIAMOND MINES REOPEN, FLOODS IN NORTHWEST
[...] On April 15, Debswana (the mining company that is a joint venture between DeBeers and the Government of Botswana) re-opened its three main diamond mines at Jwaneng, Letlhakane and Orapa. Debswana's mines are normally closed for 4-6 weeks over the Christmas holidays, however this year the holid [...]
2009-04-21 08:19:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ECON CASC SENV BC
09GABORONE323Clinton Foundation and Malaria No More Donate Nets to the
[...] This message is a revision of reftel. 2. Summary: The village of Gumare in the Okavango District in North West, Botswana was buzzing with excitement on February 14, 2009, when most people in the village converged at the Kgotla to launch and celebrate the generous donation of Long Lasting Ins [...]
2009-04-21 14:09:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON EAID AO BC
09GABORONE326BOTSWANA'S BUDGET IS TRANSPARENT
[...] In response to reftel Embassy Gaborone provides the following information about the Government of Botswana's budget: - The GOB is receiving FY09 assistance. - The budget for the GOB is publicly available. Budget information is available online at http://www.gov.bw and through the gove [...]
2009-04-22 12:13:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL BC
09GABORONE336BOTSWANA FM BRIEFS ON ZIM, MADAGASCAR, LESOTHO,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Skelemani invited a select group of resident diplomats to a briefing at the Ministry on April 24. Skelemani clarified recent press reports regarding GOB financial assistance to Zimbabwe, explaining that the only support Botswana could offer would be loan guarante [...]
2009-04-27 13:11:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EFIN KN MA LT ZI BC
09GABORONE346BOTSWANA: STILL NONCOMMITTAL ON KOSOVO IFI VOTES
[...] Pol/Econ Chief transmitted the information from Ref A to Mr. Nkoloi Nkoloi, the Director for Europe and the Americas at the Botswana Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 4. He offered no substantive reply to our demarche, which is the same result as the last time we demarched on this subject (R [...]
2009-05-05 11:33:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EFIN KV BC
09GABORONE371GOB ON MADAGASCAR DEMARCHE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Nolan met with Botswana Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani on May 11 to deliver reftel Madagascar demarche. Ambassador was accompanied by Pol/Econ Chief and Skelemani was accompanied by MFA Director for Europe and the Americas Mr. Nkoloi Nkoloi. Because Minister Skele [...]
2009-05-13 11:06:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MA BC
09GABORONE372SADC: "DRIVE-BY DEMARCHE" DELIVERED
[...] (C) Summary: After a solid week of calls and letters to the SADC Secretariat in Gaborone requesting a meeting with the SADC Executive Secretary, Ambassador Nolan was fortunate to make a rare sighting of the elusive Dr. Tomaz Salomao May 13 at a meeting and luncheon for resident Chiefs of Missio [...]
2009-05-13 14:01:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SADC MA BC
09GABORONE400GABORONE SSHF STATUS REPORT FOR FY 2008
[...] Summary: During FY 2008, Embassy Gaborone received an allocation of USD 40,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self Help Fund Program (SSHF). Five projects were selected for funding according to SSHF selection criteria and Post objectives expressed in the Mission Strategic Plan. Providing sewin [...]
2009-05-22 09:39:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDEAID BC
09GABORONE444GOB TO RESPECT DESIGNATION OF ABU HAQ AKA
[...] (SBU) PolOff met with the Director of the Department of Multilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mmamosadinyana Punkie Josephine Molefe May 22. PolOff discussed the UN Security Council 1267 Sanctions Committee approval to add Pakistan-based Chinese [...]
2009-06-04 10:22:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC BA QT
09GABORONE445BOTSWANA: HCOC DEMARCHE REPLY
[...] (SBU) PolOff met with the Director of the Department of Multilateral Affairs in the Botswana Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mmamosadinyana Punkie Josephine Molefe May 22. PolOff discussed the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation ("HCOC") and [...]
2009-06-04 10:28:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA BC
09GABORONE448BOTSWANA: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] In response to reftel request, Embassy Gaborone reports that there are no investment disputes in Botswana which would be candidates for inclusion in the annual report. NOLAN [...]
2009-06-04 14:01:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDEINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV BC
09GABORONE457AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SADC DIRECTOR FOR PEACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of post's ongoing efforts to increase engagement with SADC, Ambassador met with Lt. Gen. (rtd.) Tanki Mothae, the Director of the Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security, at the SADC headquarters in Gaborone on June 8, 2009. The Ambassador reiterated our request that U.S [...]
2009-06-09 05:00:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS EAID KPKO SADC BC
09GABORONE460BOTSWANA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN ICSC CANDIDATE
[...] Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche June 9 to Mr. Nkoloi Nkoloi, Director of the Department of Europe and the Americas at the Botswana Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff stressed Ms. Myers long experience in personnel matters, including her exemplary service on the ICSC. She also noted [...]
2009-06-09 08:23:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR UNGA BC
09GABORONE475MEDIA FRENZY OVER SUSPECT SHOT BY SECURITY OFFICERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 13 at approximately 2300 hours, John Kalafatis, a suspected criminal, was shot and killed in Gaborone, allegedly by military intelligence officers. Though government spokespersons say that Kalafatis was killed during an exchange of gunfire while resisting a legitimate arr [...]
2009-06-11 08:14:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM MOPS ASEC KCRM BC
09GABORONE479SADC SECURITY CHIEF IMPRESSED BY ILEA
[...] (C) On June 11 Ambassador Nolan and P/E Chief Merritt accompanied Lieutenant General (retired) Tanki Mothae, SADC's Director of the Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security on a visit to the U.S.-funded International Law Enforcement Acadey (ILEA) in Otse, approximately 45 minutes outsideof Gab [...]
2009-06-15 07:59:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL KJUS KCRM SNAR MASS SADC BC
09GABORONE480BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS MAY 2009
[...] This is the fifth edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from May 2009. Topics of this edition are: - China - Botswana's Potential Diamond Market - World Bank Praises BEDIA - Botswana Edges Closer to Recession - A Boost for Moru [...]
2009-06-15 09:15:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EMIN ENRG BC
09GABORONE481SADC REQUEST TO TOUR IBB FACILITY IN SELIBE-PHIKWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Gaborone received a diplomatic note from the Government of Botswana late in the afternoon June 15 requesting that a delegation from the SADC troika team "investigating the allegation that Botswana trained MDC cadres" be granted permission to visit the IBB Transmitting Stat [...]
2009-06-15 15:52:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC SADC BC
09GABORONE485SADC TROIKA "INVESTIGATES" IBB FACILITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A SADC investigation team embarked June 17 on a tour of alleged training facilities and other sites allegedly used by Botswana to harm Zimbabwean interests. The delegation's first stop was the U.S. government's IBB/VOA transmitter station in Selibe-Phikwe. The Ambassador and Pol [...]
2009-06-18 15:24:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL OIIP SADC ZI BC
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