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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
09LJUBLJANA336	PAHOR EXPECTS FINAL ACT TO BORDER DRAMA [...] (C) Prime Minister Pahor's Foreign Policy Advisor Marko Makovec told CDA October 23 that Pahor took away a positive impression of this week's telephone conversation with Deputy Secretary Steinberg. Makovec expressed the PM's appreciation for Washington's understanding and support. He noted, [...]	2009-10-23 17:34:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN HR SI

09LJUBLJANA337	SLOVENIA: POLITICAL DECISION ON OMLT, CAVEATS [...] (C) The Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) are both preparing for the government to make a decision on the possibility of a Slovene-led Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) in late October or early November, according to MOD State Secretary Uros Krek and MF [...]	2009-10-26 15:57:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR AF SI
09LJUBLJANA339	SLOVENIA TO SUPPORT AMCIT NOMINEE FOR UN CIVIL [...] (SBU) Eliska Kersnic, advisor in the MFA's International Organizations division, told emboff on October 29 that Slovenia would vote for Lucretia Myers in the November 6 election to the UN International Civil Service Commission (reftel). She also noted that the Slovene mission in New York had [...]	2009-10-29 15:01:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA SI
09LJUBLJANA341	SLOVENIA: AGREEMENT ON HSPD-6 NEGOTIATIONS POSSIBLE BY [...] (U) Summary: A joint team composed of representatives from the State Department's Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Office of the Legal Adviser, and Terrorist Screening Center visited Ljubljana on October 19 to commence negotiations with the Slovenian Government on an agreement t [...]	2009-10-30 07:32:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS ASEC PREL PTER SI
09LJUBLJANA347	MFA NOTES ACHIEVEMENTS, NEXT STEPS ON ARBITRATION [...] (C) Summary. Senior officials at Slovenia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs are pleased with the November 4th signing of the arbitration agreement to resolve the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute. At a November 5 briefing, Director-General for European Affairs and Bilateral Relations Iztok Mirosic [...]	2009-11-06 17:45:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA349	YOUR UPCOMING VISIT TO SLOVENIA: AN OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (SBU/NF) Thank you for agreeing to a bilateral program on the margins of the NATO Strategic Concept Seminar in Brdo. Your visit could not have come at a better time. Slovenia is in the midst of an internal debate over its future role in ISAF, and the political class could badly use some additi [...]	2009-11-09 19:54:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO PGOV SI
09LJUBLJANA351	SLOVENIA ON BELARUS SANCTIONS: CURRENT POLICY NOT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 13:32:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PHUM BO SI
09LJUBLJANA356	SLOVENIA: CABINET SUPPORTS OMLT TO TRAIN AFGHAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 07:23:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS AF SI
09LJUBLJANA358	SLOVENIA-CROATIA: NOW THE HARD PART [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 12. SUMMARY 2. (C) The signing of the historic border arbitration agreement November 4 by the Prime Ministers of Slovenia and Croatia is just the first step in a complex domestic process that will challenge Prime Ministe [...]	2009-11-18 17:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA359	SLOVENIA LARGELY CONCURS ON NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS [...] (C) Danilo Vidic, advisor in the MFA's NATO section, told emboff on November 13 that Slovenia concurred on most of the U.S. goals for the December NATO foreign ministerial (reftel). Vidic said Slovenia would support MAP for Montenegro, while also hoping that an invitation MAP would be forthc [...]	2009-11-19 07:57:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO PARM MARR SI
09LJUBLJANA36	SLOVENIA WARY OF LMOS, WON'T ATTEND MEETING ON [...] Emboffs met with Simona Rogl, Head of Service for EU Coordination and International Affairs and State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food on February 11 to discuss cross-border movement of living modified organisms (LMOs) and the U.S. position on the Cartegena Protocol, [...]	2009-02-13 15:14:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO SI
09LJUBLJANA365	SLOVENIA WILL SUPPORT US IMO CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 12:07:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IMO PHSA SIUK AADP SI
09LJUBLJANA366	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 18:43:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IAEA SI
09LJUBLJANA367	SLOVENIA WILL DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 19:31:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SI
09LJUBLJANA37	SLOVENIA PRESENTS CANDIDATURE FOR MEMBERSHIP OF [...] (U) Embassy received a Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 5. Text follows: 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Ljubljana and has the honour t [...]	2009-02-13 16:25:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PGOV UN EAID SOCI SI
09LJUBLJANA374	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS PRESSING FOR FURTHER DIALOGUE IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 14:40:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM SI
09LJUBLJANA376	SLOVENIA H1N1 UPDATE: SPIKE IN H1N1-RELATED DEATHS LEADS TO [...] (U) Summary: As of December 4, Slovenia had registered nine deaths from H1N1 cases, including three who had no previous health issues. Over fifty people are currently reported to be hospitalized with H1N1 across Slovenia. The Slovenian Ministry of Health is using the recent spike in H1N1 cas [...]	2009-12-04 14:32:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KFLU WHO CASC LO SI
09LJUBLJANA38	SLOVENIA: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] The answers provided below are keyed to the questions asked reftel regarding Slovenia's TIP Situation. 2. Slovenia's TIP Situation --------------------------- A. The Government of Slovenia (GoS) provides information on trafficking in persons through its national coordinator for and thr [...]	2009-02-13 17:02:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09LJUBLJANA384	SLOVENIA: COALITION PARTY LEADER EMPHASIZES UN [...] (C) Summary: CDA met December 9 with Zares Party President Gregor Golobic, the leader of one of Prime Minister Pahor's junior coalition partners, as part of the Embassy's strategy to actively engage Slovenia's leadership in support of the ISAF mission in Afghanistan. MP and Foreign Policy Co [...]	2009-12-17 15:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL AF SI
09LJUBLJANA385	PUTTING U.S.-SLOVENIA RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-21 17:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN NATO MARR HR SI
09LJUBLJANA387	SLOVENIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's contribution to the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. Slovenia is generally assessed as a low-threat country with outstanding cooperation on regional counterterrorism efforts. There were no reported terrorist incidents in Slovenia in 20 [...]	2009-12-22 14:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC SI
09LJUBLJANA388	SLOVENIA-CROATIA BORDER ARBITRATION: RATIFICATION [...] (C) As Slovenia's Constitutional Court moves forward with its review of the Slovenia-Croatia arbitration agreement, court justice and former senior diplomat Ernest Petric has asked an independent panel of former justices -- some publicly critical of the agreement -- for their opinions on t [...]	2009-12-30 10:10:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA39	AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR VALENTIN INZKO PROMOTES OHR [...] (U) CDA met today with Austria's Ambassador to Slovenia, Valentin Inzko, at Inzko's request. Inzko presented a CV for forwarding to Washington in connection with his candidacy for the Office of High Representative (OHR),Sarajevo. The CV will be scanned and forwarded to EUR/CE and EUR/SCE. [...]	2009-02-13 17:28:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN BK AU SI
09LJUBLJANA40	SLOVENIA/CROATIA: THE NATO REFERENDUM NOBODY WANTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Marjan Podobnik, a one-time agrarian politician and head of a patriotic NGO called the June 25th Institute, formally submitted more than 5,300 signatures to parliament on February 16 to initiate a request for a referendum on Croatia's NATO accession protocol. Unless a compromise [...]	2009-02-17 18:13:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO HR SI
09LJUBLJANA41	SLOVENIA EXPECTS WESTERN BALKANS TO DOMINATE [...] (C) ADCM delivered ref's points regarding the February 23-24 GAERC to EU Correspondent Darja Gruban on February 19. Gruban said she expected the restricted Foreign Ministers' lunch discussion on the Western Balkans would be long. In addition to the FMs discussing Afghanistan, the Political Di [...]	2009-02-20 15:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV AFDB SU SI
09LJUBLJANA42	SLOVENIA TO ANNOUNCE ASSISTANCE TO GAZA AT SHARM [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Slovenia's Foreign Minister, Samuel Zbogar, plans to present details on Slovenia's assistance efforts at the March 2 donors' conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, according to Polonca Smole of the MFA's Middle East section. She told us on Feb [...]	2009-02-20 15:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EFIN PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG SI
09LJUBLJANA44	SLOVENIA: NO RESPONSE ON BIOTECH CORN, BUT [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered demarche per reftel A on February 20 to Alenka Zupancic, Acting Head of Service for EU Coordination and International Affairs and State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food. Zupancic said she could not give a response to this issue. However, mini [...]	2009-02-24 15:01:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EUN KPAO TBIO SI
09LJUBLJANA45	POSITIVE READ-OUT OF SLOVENIAN PM'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) The Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Advisor, Marko Makovec, gave us a read-out of the February 24 meeting between PM Pahor and Croatian PM Sanader, which he characterized as more positive than portrayed by the media. Makovec explained that after the press conference, during which both side [...]	2009-02-25 11:02:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA50	SLOVENIA AGREES WITH USG'S NEW APPROACH IN [...] (C) ADCM met with MFA Security Policy Division Chief Stanislav Vidovic on February 24 and with MOD Deputy Director General of Defense Planning Primoz Savc on February 26 to: outline the "anchor points" of the Afghanistan-Pakistan review; seek Slovenia's input for the strategy review; and encou [...]	2009-02-27 08:56:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF SI
09LJUBLJANA51	SLOVENIAN SUPPORT FOR NTM-I [...] (C) Emboff met with MFA Security Division Chief Stanislav Vidovic on February 24 to encourage Slovenia to support the continuation and expansion of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I),per reftel. Vidovic explained that although Slovenia withdrew its two trainers from NTM-I in December in [...]	2009-02-27 08:56:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ SI
09LJUBLJANA52	SLOVENIA TO SUPPORT MARK PAINTER FOR UN APPEALS [...] (C) Slovenia will support Judge Mark Painter in the March 2 vote on judges for the UN Appeals Tribunal. Mateja Stojanovic, in the MFA's International Organizations sector, told us on February 27 that the MFA would also deliver a diplomatic note confirming Slovenia's support. FREDEN [...]	2009-02-27 14:51:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC KAWC KJUS UNGA SI
09LJUBLJANA55	SLOVENIA: MFA PRAISE, CONCERNS ABOUT HRR 2008 [...] (SBU) Andrej Benedejcic, acting director of the MFA's policy planning and multilateral affairs division, expressed appreciation to CDA on February 27 for Post's "big investment" in producing the Human Rights Report and for Post's engagement with various ministries on human rights issues. He n [...]	2009-03-03 11:58:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SI
09LJUBLJANA56	SLOVENIA: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - RECOMMEND [...] (SBU) Post recommends that Slovenia continue to not be included on the Special 301 watch list. Slovenian legislation on intellectual property rights (IPR) and data protection is fully aligned with EU legislation, TRIPS, WIPO, and other ratified international treaties. The Government of Slov [...]	2009-03-03 12:58:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR SI
09LJUBLJANA57	SLOVENIA DESPERATELY TRYING TO AVOID A TRAIN WRECK [...] (C) The Government of Slovenia is pursuing a multi-track approach to try to assure Croatia's entry into NATO. PM Pahor's government will continue to try to persuade the marginal Party of the Slovene Nation (SSN) to pull the plug on its campaign for a referendum about Croatia's NATO accession. [...]	2009-03-03 18:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV MARR HR SI
09LJUBLJANA59	PRIME MINISTER SAYS NATO RATIFICATION PROCEDURE [...] (C) Clearly anticipating the subject of our conversation, Prime Minister Pahor pre-empted CDA's delivery of reftel's points on March 5 by opening with the news that the government believed it had the legal means to cut short the seven-day follow-up for submission of signatures in favor of a re [...]	2009-03-06 16:20:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO KTIA PREL HR SI
09LJUBLJANA60	FINANCE MINISTER SAYS SLOVENIAN ECONOMY BETTER OFF [...] (SBU) CDA met with Finance Minister France Krizanic on March 6 to discuss Krizanic's views of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and Slovenia's overall economic position. Krizanic appeared realistic, but upbeat about Slovenia's financial situation. He explained that while Slovenia avoided the [...]	2009-03-06 17:02:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PINR PREL SI
09LJUBLJANA61	SLOVENIAN ECONOMY DOWN, BUT NOT OUT [...] (C) Slovenia is facing the most severe economic times in its eighteen-year history. A director of the Government Institute of Economic Analysis and Development (IMAD) said at a press conference on that the first quarter of 2009 will be the worst since independence and that Slovenia has not yet [...]	2009-03-09 17:07:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL SI
09LJUBLJANA62	SLOVENIA TO COMPLETE CROATIA'S NATO RATIFICATION [...] (C) There is progress on turning off the referendum initiative on Croatia's accession to NATO before March 26. With the announcement March 9 by Marjan Podobnik's Institute 25 June of its non-entrance into the signature campaign, it has become clear that the non-parliamentary Party of the Slove [...]	2009-03-10 16:04:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR EUN PGOV HR SI
09LJUBLJANA63	SLOVENIA: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - ADDITIONAL INFO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-10 16:08:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR SI
09LJUBLJANA64	GUIDANCE REQUEST: FORMER SLOVENIAN FM RUPEL ASKED [...] (C) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST: CDA met March 11 with former Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel ) now PM Pahor,s diplomatic &Special Envoy8 ) at Rupel's request to discuss a proposal that he lead a UN Human Rights Council fact-finding mission to Gaza. Rupel said he was asked by the [...]	2009-03-11 18:36:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA IS SI
09LJUBLJANA65	SLOVENIA INTERESTED IN U.S. VIEWS ON SYRIA AND [...] (C) ADCM reviewed our points for the March GAERC and Gymnich meetings (ref) with MFA European Corespondent Darja Gruban on March 12. Gruban requested updates on the U.S. position on Syria and Iran, which the EU FMs would discuss at the March 27-28 Gymnich. She expected GAERC conclusions on Bo [...]	2009-03-12 12:10:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV MD MW BK MK SU SY BO SI
09LJUBLJANA67	SLOVENIAN COMPANY AKS IF SHIP TRACKING DEVICES [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The Business development manager of the Slovenian company EMA, a manufacturer of coding and tracking solutions (satellite tracking devices for use on ships),contacted Post on 13 March about selling maritime trackers with American-mad [...]	2009-03-13 16:35:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ETTC SI IR
09LJUBLJANA68	ECON MINISTER TALKS ABOUT FINANCIAL CRISIS, U.S. [...] (C) CDA discussed with Slovenian Minister of Economy Matej Lahovnik on March 11 the Global Economic Crisis, Slovenia's economic position, and opportunities for U.S. investments in Slovenia. CDA urged Slovenia, as part of the EU, to address the financial vulnerabilities in Central and Eastern Eu [...]	2009-03-13 17:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PINR PREL SI
09LJUBLJANA7	SLOVENIA LIKELY TO FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON EU-SYRIA [...] (C) On January 9, Emboff met with Miljan Majhen, MFA Near East Section, to urge Slovenia to withhold approval of the EU-Syria Association Agreement (reftel). Majhen said that Slovenia did not attach great significance to the accord, which was just "updating a technical economic agreement." He [...]	2009-01-09 15:17:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SY SI
09LJUBLJANA75	SLOVENIA TO PROVIDE GAZA ASSISTANCE THROUGH [...] (SBU) Urska Potocnik, advisor in the MFA's international development and humanitarian assistance division, confirmed to emboff March 12 that the Slovene government would provide 146,000 euros to Slovenian NGOs for assistance to Gaza, as pledged at the Sharm El Sheikh conference (reftel A). She [...]	2009-03-19 13:30:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EFIN PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG SI
09LJUBLJANA77	USAID DEBT DOCUMENTS DELIVERED [...] Per reftel A, on March 19 Emboffs delivered letter from EEB Acting Assitant Secretary Nelson and the referenced attachments to Finance Ministry's Andrej Kavcic, Head of the International Finance Department and Katja Bozic, Director General of Financial Systems. Kavcic thanked us for the mater [...]	2009-03-20 16:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTIA SI
09LJUBLJANA78	SLOVENIA: ADDRESS FINANCIAL CRISIS IN CEE ON [...] (C) Emboffs met with Ministry of Finance officials Katja Bozic, Director General of Financial Systems, and Andrej Kavcic, Head of the International Finance Department, to discuss Slovenia's views on the Global Financial Crisis. Per reftel A, emboffs urged European leadership and proactive flex [...]	2009-03-20 16:33:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL SI
09LJUBLJANA8	SLOVENIA PREPARES "PARACHUTE" CANDIDATE IN CASE OF [...] (C) Ambassador Ernest Petric, an experienced diplomat and former member of the IAEA board of governors, called on Ambassador Ghafari on January 9 to inform him that Slovenia would nominate him as a candidate for IAEA Director General if the first two rounds of voting ended with a deadlock betw [...]	2009-01-09 15:42:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA PINR KNNP SI
09LJUBLJANA80	SLOVENIA: HCOC ANNUAL DECLARATIONS SUBMITTED IN [...] Borut Valencic, advisor in the MFA's Security Policy Division, told emboff on March 20 that Slovenia had already submitted its annual declarations for the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) in late February using the nil form (reftel). FREDEN [...]	2009-03-24 15:20:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KSCA MNUC ETTC TSPA SI
09LJUBLJANA83	SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN [...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Gaja Peric, counselor in the MFA's security policy division, on March 27, and encouraged contributions to the key deliverables for the NATO summit (ref A). Peric confirmed Slovenia's prior decision to send ten additional troops to contribute to security [...]	2009-03-27 13:19:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF SI
09LJUBLJANA84	SLOVENIA: PM PAHOR'S 1ST 100 DAYS DEFINED BY [...] (C) Nearly all observers cite the economic crisis as the biggest task facing the government during its first 100 days in office, with the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute a close second. Pahor himself told us he agrees with this assessment, and that he is "basically satisfied." On the domesti [...]	2009-03-27 15:42:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SI
09LJUBLJANA85	SLOVENIA TO DEPOSIT NATO RATIFICATION INSTRUMENT [...] (SBU) Slovenia's president, Danilo Turk, signed the parliament's ratification of Croatia's NATO accession into law around 1 p.m. on March 27. He explained to the press that he had received the official determination from Pavel Gantar, Speaker of Parliament, that SSN had not met the conditions [...]	2009-03-27 16:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO KTIA PARM MARR PGOV HR SI
09LJUBLJANA86	SLOVENIA: PROJECTED GDP GROWTH TUMBLES SHARPLY [...] (SBU) As recently as March 19, our government and business contacts assured Emboffs that they will be able to weather the crisis if the global economy is able to turn around this year. However, as many contacts have told Emboffs, "As Germany goes, so goes Slovenia." Based on Germany's falling [...]	2009-03-27 16:32:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON SI
09LJUBLJANA88	EU STIMULUS: 11M EUROS FOR SLOVENIAN BROADBAND [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 16:43:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD EINT SI
09LJUBLJANA93	SLOVENIA CONSIDERING SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR [...] (C) CDA raised with Ambassador Benedejcic, Director of the MFA's Directorate for Policy Planning and Multilateral Policy, on April 2 our specific requests for additional contributions in Afghanistan (reftel). Benedejcic thanked the U.S. for its leadership on the situation in Afghanistan. He n [...]	2009-04-03 11:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF SI
09LJUBLJANA94	SLOVENIA TO FOLLOW EU LINE ON ETS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 13:54:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON SI ETRD SENV EU
09LJUBLJANA95	SLOVENIA FEELING TRAPPED BY CROATIAN INTRANSIGENCE [...] (C) Iztok Mirosic, the Director-General for European Affairs and Bilateral Politics (Under Secretary equivalent) and Coordinator for Croatia, told CDA on April 3 that the Government of Slovenia (GoS) wanted Croatia in the European Union as soon as possible. However, Slovenia felt trapped betw [...]	2009-04-03 16:07:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV HR SI
09LOME108	RESPONSES TO SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONAIRE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 15:47:00	Embassy Lome	SECRET	ASEC PTER
09LOME111	TOGO: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Kodjo Menan, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on April 9. Menan listened carefully and said Togo would be happy to support a U.S. candidate. He requested a diplomatic note with particulars to pass on the Minister of Foreign Affairs. [...]	2009-04-09 14:26:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL TO
09LOME115	TOGO: COUP ATTEMPT THWARTED? [...] (C) Summary. At 22:00 on Sunday, April 12, military forces stormed the house of former Minister of Defense and half-brother to President Faure, Kpatcha Gnassingbe. Initial reports are that Faure ordered this action to thwart a coup attempt planned for the coming days. Faure was scheduled to tra [...]	2009-04-13 15:12:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC TO
09LOME117	TOGO: ACOTA TEAM VISITS POST [...] SUMMARY: From March 10-14, 2009, an evaluation team from the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program visited Lome to asses Togo's qualifications and readiness as a Peace Support Operations (PSO) Troop Contributing Country (TCC) to become a partner in the ACOTA peac [...]	2009-04-14 09:46:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME120	KPATCHA GNASSINGBE SEEKS REFUGE AT U.S. EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Summary. Shortly before 05:00 on Wednesday, April 15, Kpatcha Gnassingbe, former Minister of Defense and half-brother to President Faure, arrived at U.S. Embassy Lome seeking refuge from arrest for questioning in the investigation of a coup plot. His appearance surprised the local guard forc [...]	2009-04-15 10:52:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC TO
09LOME126	TOGO: UPDATE ON SECURITY SITUATION [...] (C) Summary. Parliamentarian and half-brother to President Faure, Kpatcha Gnassingbe, remains in custody after being arrested at the entrance of the U.S. Embassy the morning of Wednesday, April 15 (ref A). The Togolese intelligence agency, ANR, is currently in possession of a large weapons cac [...]	2009-04-16 16:40:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC TO
09LOME138	TOGO: US NAVY DIVE TEAM VISITS POST [...] SUMMARY: From March 21-28, 2009, a Navy Dive Mobile Training Team (MTT) from the U.S. Navy Expeditionary Training Command (ETC) was deployed to Lome, Togo. The MTT consisted of Lieutenant Christopher Donabella; Chief Navy Diver Michael Linzy; and Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Angelo Sanchez. [...]	2009-04-28 15:21:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME14	TOGO: PRESIDENT FAURE COMMITTED TO FIGHT AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. President Faure requested a meeting with Ambassador Hawkins to discuss the growing drug trade in Togo, specifically a drug trade organization (DTO) recently apprehended in Lome. He candidly and knowledgeably discussed particulars of that case, the need for increased cooperation be [...]	2009-01-14 17:18:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR ASEC PGOV PREL TO
09LOME149	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY OFFICERS [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two Togolese Navy officers selected to attend a conference in Rota, Spain, on May 28-29, 2009, to reflect on activities conducted by USS Nashville in February 2009. 2. Information about the participants is as follows: Name: Ametsipe, Ya [...]	2009-05-05 13:22:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME15	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY OFFICERS ATTENDING [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for six (06) Togolese Navy Officers to attend the APS Ship Riders training from February 4-28, 2009 on USS Nashville. 2. Information about the six (06) participants is as follows: Name: Anwone, Agba Nikabou Rank: Sergeant Unit: Togolese Ar [...]	2009-01-15 15:54:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME160	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MAJOR EGOULOU AWIZOBA [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for Major Egoulou Awizoba to attend the 87th International Narcotics Enforcement Management Seminar (INEMS) from June 15 through June 24, 2009, in Potomac, Maryland. Descriptive information for Maj. Awizoba is as follows: Name: Awizoba, Egou [...]	2009-05-11 16:11:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO ASEC
09LOME163	TOGO: CONSULAR FRAUD SUMMARY [...] SUMMARY: The following is an update of Togo's Consular Fraud Summary for the period of October 2008 to March 2009. END SUMMARY. 2. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Foreign countries continue to show interest in helping Togo emerge from its prolonged economic crisis. Massive flooding in July and August 20 [...]	2009-05-13 17:16:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM CASC TO
09LOME164	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NOMINEE FOR ACSS - [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one (01) Togolese official to attend the ACSS - Strategic Level Seminar in Dakar, Senegal, on June 14-26, 2009. 2. Information about the nominee is as follows: Name: Kabiya, Dao Boubozoube Rank: Colonel Unit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]	2009-05-18 07:10:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME17	TOGO - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Togo's 2009 Investment Climate Statement as requested in reftel: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT 2. Togo has traditionally provided a hospitable environment for foreign investment. However, political instability has diminished both opportunities and investor confidence. T [...]	2009-01-16 11:36:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR TO
09LOME178	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICER TO [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Army officer to participate in ACOTA Training. 2. Information about the participant is as follows: Name: Nakoura, N'dayome Katanga Rank: Major Unit: Togolese Armed Forces, Army Occupation: Commander, Peacekeeping Training [...]	2009-06-02 15:42:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME179	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY AGENTS [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for seven (07) Togolese Navy personnel to attend the APS Ship Riders training from July 7 to late August 2009 on the HSV-2 SWIFT. 2. Information about the seven (07) participants is as follows: Name: Agrigna, Sama Rank: Lieutenant Junior Gr [...]	2009-06-02 15:46:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME18	JANUARY 13: A CELEBRATION/COMMEMORATION FOR TOGO [...] (SBU) Summary. January 13 is a symbolic date in Togolese history. It is the anniversary of the 1963 assassination of Togo's first President, Sylvanus Olympio, and the 1967 accession to power of Gnassingbe Eyadema, who ruled until his death in 2005. As in recent years, the GOT downplayed the ev [...]	2009-01-16 12:10:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV TO
09LOME200	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TWO TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICERS [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two (2) Togolese Army Officers selected to attend Basic Language Instructor Training at the Defense Language Institute, English Language Center from July 15, 2009 to January 22, 2010 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. 2. Information about [...]	2009-06-19 09:50:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME219	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICERS WHO [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two Togolese Army officers who will undergo peacekeeping training to prepare for their deployment as commanders of the ABECHE and BIRAO peacekeeping contingents. 2. Information about the participants is as follows: Name: Towbeli, Kossi [...]	2009-07-02 15:25:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME229	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE CITIZENS ATTENDING [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for the below listed persons to attend AFRICOM sponsored training regarding the use of presumptive drug test kits from July 19 through July 21, 2009, in Lagos, Nigeria. Descriptive information for the proposed attendees is as follows: Name: [...]	2009-07-13 17:00:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO ASEC
09LOME24	CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN TOGO [...] Summary. The GOT announced on December 21 that cholera had been discovered in Togo. While only a handful of deaths have been reported, many people have been diagnosed with the disease. The government held a press conference to mobilize interested parties and discuss strategies for preventing th [...]	2009-01-23 14:49:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV TO
09LOME247	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NOMINEE FOR ACSS - [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one (01) Togolese Military officer to attend the ACSS - Health and Security Seminar in Lusaka, Zambia, on August 9-14, 2009. 2. Information about the nominee is as follows: Name: Sossou, Kodjovi Galley Rank: Colonel Dr. Unit: Military [...]	2009-07-24 07:04:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME249	GOT NAMES MEMBERS OF THE TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND [...] Summary. More than a year after the start of country-wide consultations concerning the composition and mission of a Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) for Togo, the Council of Ministers issued a decree announcing the members. In a June 16 meeting with the Ambassador, four of [...]	2009-07-27 17:24:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TO
09LOME25	GOT ANNOUNCES CREATION OF HOTLINE TO REPORT [...] On January 14, the Ministry of Social Affairs announced the creation of a hotline to report violence against children in Togo. Called "Allo 111," it is meant to allow greater ease in reporting violence against children in school and institutions, and even in families and communities. Children [...]	2009-01-23 14:51:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB PGOV TO
09LOME274	THE AFRICAN UNION'S INTEREST IN THE DRUG TRADE IN [...] Summary. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) sent its Dakar-based regional representative to Togo the week of August 3 to help launch the GOT's five-year plan to combat drugs and crime. The representative, Alexandre Schmidt, met with the Ambassador and discussed various develo [...]	2009-08-10 13:17:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL XR XY TO
09LOME275	2009 PREPARATIONS FOR POSSIBLE FLOODS IN TOGO [...] Summary. Annual floods are the most devastating natural disaster occurring regularly in Togo. Battered by rainstorms in the north in 2007 and the south in 2008, Togo is preparing for possible severe flood damage in 2009. In April, violent winds in the interior of the country ravaged rooftops, a [...]	2009-08-10 13:41:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV TO
09LOME276	DOL PROJECT TO FIGHT THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] Summary. Ambassador Hawkins met with Mr. Moulero Adeye, Technical Advisor of the International Labor Organization's (ILO) DOL funded project, and his colleague Essodina Abalo, on July 29. The men outlined the progress made in the implementation of the project and described upcoming activities [...]	2009-08-10 15:59:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KTIP TO
09LOME302	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ONE TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICER [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Army Officer selected to be Commander of the UNOCI peacekeeping contingent. 2. Information about the participant is as follows: Name: Bataba, Gandah Soklemah Rank: Major Unit: Togolese Armed Forces - Army Occupation: Comm [...]	2009-08-27 12:55:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME331	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ONE TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICER [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Army Officer selected to attend Advanced English Language Instructor training. 2. Information about the participant is as follows: Name: Rembena, Komlan Allahare Rank: Captain Unit: Togolese Armed Forces - Army Occupation [...]	2009-09-17 08:18:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME362	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NOMINEES FOR ACSS [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two (02) Togolese officials to attend the ACSS - Anti-narcotics Seminar in Dakar, Senegal, on November 9-12, 2009. 2. Information about the two (02) nominees is as follows: Name: Badombena, Wanta Gender: M Rank: Colonel Unit: Ministry [...]	2009-10-14 08:47:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME395	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY STAFF [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two (02) Togolese Navy Staff to embark on the USS GUNSTON HALL from January 15, 2009 to May 15, 2010. 2. Information about the two (02) participants is as follows: Name: Mawussi, Komi Rank: Chief Warrant Officer (E-8) Unit: Togolese Ar [...]	2009-10-26 09:26:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME400	DEMARCHE REPLY TO 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarch to Assistant Secretary General Adomayakpon of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Oct 28. Adomayakpon did not give any clear answers as to the GOT position on the matter but promised to pass along our message. He did state that the GOT usually does support th [...]	2009-10-28 15:23:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN TO
09LOME408	TOGO: CONSULAR FRAUD SUMMARY [...] SUMMARY: The following is the Consular Fraud Summary update for the period of April to September 2009. END SUMMARY. 2. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: The international donor community has slowly returned to assist Togo to emerge from years of economic stagnation. However, the local economy has been hi [...]	2009-11-02 16:04:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM CASC TO
09LOME412	TOGO: National Assembly Modifies Press Freedoms [...] Summary. On October 30, the Togolese National Assembly adopted a bill modifying a 2004 law governing the influence and power of the High Authority of Audiovisual and Communications (HAAC). The new law substantially reinforces the power of the HAAC. The vote exposed weaknesses and fissures wi [...]	2009-11-04 16:40:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME421	TOGO: KPATCHA'S LAWYERS FINALLY MEET THEIR CLIENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over 180 days have passed since Kpatcha Gnassingbe, President Faure's half brother, was arrested for an alleged coup attempt. Although no charges have been filed in the case, Kpatcha and the 29 others arrested with him are still in prison and the case against them seems stalled. S [...]	2009-11-06 13:22:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC TO
09LOME422	TOGO: THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION FINALLY ON THE ROAD TO THE [...] SUMMARY. After a very slow start, the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) has finally begun the task of organizing the presidential election scheduled for February 28, 2010. There were many roadblocks to overcome at the beginning, from determining who would be on the CENI to cho [...]	2009-11-09 15:51:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TO
09LOME430	MEDIA REACTION TO PROPOSED HAAC LAW [...] On November 10, Post's PAO and Information Assistant met with representatives of Togo's four press unions, the Independent Union of Togolese Journalists (UJIT),the Togolese Media Observatory (OTM),the National Council of Press Leaders (CONAPP),and Journalists for Human Rights (JDHO-Togo). T [...]	2009-11-16 08:27:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME432	TOGO: DOES THE RPT WANT TO PLAY BALL? [...] SUMMARY. On Nov. 16, Poloff met with the chief of staff of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Yawo Kpamatchou, to discuss his recent trip to the U.S. for UNGA and the ruling party's, Rally of the Togolese People (RPT),role in the 2010 presidential elections. Kpamatchou expressed great interest in [...]	2009-11-17 13:32:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TO
09LOME444	TOGO: ELECTION DEVELOPMENTS - OPPOSITION BOYCOTT - [...] On Friday, November 12, Gilchrist Olympio, leader of the major opposition party, the UFC, visited the CMR to reiterate his concerns that the Government and ruling party (RPT) were conniving to steal the election from him. He requested assistance from the USG to provide each of the 6,000 voting [...]	2009-11-20 12:08:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TO
09LOME448	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COLONEL WANTA BADOMBENA [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for Lieutenant Colonel Wanta Badombena to attend the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Senior Executive Seminar from Jan 20-29, 2010, in Garmisch, Germany. Descriptive information for Col. Badombena is as follows: Name: [...]	2009-11-25 10:14:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO ASEC
09LOME64	GOVERNMENT OF TOGO CREATES TRUTH, JUSTICE AND [...] On February 18, 2009, the Council of Ministers issued a decree announcing the creation of a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission. This commission was first called for in the Global Political Agreement (GPA) of 2006, and a country-wide consultation process was implemented with the help [...]	2009-02-27 12:53:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME83	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NOMINEES FOR ACSS [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for four (04) Togolese officials to attend the ACSS - ECOWAS Strategic Level Seminar in Abuja, Nigeria, on April 19-24, 2009. 2. Information about the four (04) nominees is as follows: Name: Koudouovoh, Teko Mawuli Rank: Superintendant Uni [...]	2009-03-18 14:43:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO

09LONDON100	IRAN: HMG FEELS LEGALLY COMPELLED TO OPPOSE MEK RE-LISTING IN FUTURE EU VOTES, BUT ARGUES ITS ANTI-MEK POLICY IS UNCHANGED [...] (C) UK Government representatives in Brussels are likely to begin voting to oppose re-listing the Mujaheddin-e-Khalq (MEK) under EU anti-terror regulations as the issue arises, FCO Iran Coordination Group Bilateral Team Leader Margaret Tongue told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) January 12. The rev [...]	2009-01-14 17:07:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPRP PGOV PHUM PTER IR EU UK
09LONDON1037	UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO STAFFDEL FRANTZ [...] Embassy London is pleased to grant country clearance to Douglas Frantz to visit London May 7 - May 10, 2009,for consultations. ------------- 2. Visit Officer ------------- Chris Palmer, Political Officer Embassy phone is (44) 20-7894-0123 or IVG 492-0123 Fax (44) 20-7894-0117 [...]	2009-05-01 11:07:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OSCE AMGT ASEC AFIN UK
09LONDON1039	A GUIDE TO THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES [...] (C) The British Overseas Territories (BOT) are fourteen far-flung possessions under British sovereignty that hearken to the era when Britannia truly ruled the waves. One Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official accurately characterized the BOTs as "remnants of empire" -- acquired by G [...]	2009-05-01 15:02:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MOPS MARR AY CJ FK GI
09LONDON1040	FAINT SIGNS OF SPRING, BUT ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN U.K. AT [...] (SBU) Summary: UK Government officials have been increasingly optimistic in their outlooks for economic recovery. Business Secretary Peter Mandelson, said he sees "green seedlings" in the British economy, while Chancellor Alistair Darling forecast positive growth figures by the end of the year [...]	2009-05-01 15:20:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON1044	UK BANKS CONCERNED EU REGULATIONS RUSHED THROUGH WITHOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: At a roundtable discussion, representatives from seven global banks expressed concern that, while the European Commission is pressing forward with financial regulatory reform at top speed, many reforms did not appear coordinated with the UK government or with other G20 countries [...]	2009-05-05 08:40:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON1049	HOUSING MARKET GREEN SHOOTS COULD SUFFER "RENEWED [...] (SBU) Summary: The UK is beginning to see positive signs in the housing market, but recovery is fragile and in its early stages. Adrian Coles, director-general of the Building Societies Association (BSA),told us a microscope is necessary to see the green shoots, but house prices may be botto [...]	2009-05-05 14:57:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON1064	UK POLITICAL SNAPSHOT: A â€œRESILIENTâ€ GORDON BROWN [...] (C/NF) Key points: -- Westminster seethed with rumors over the May 2-4 holiday weekend that one or more members of Gordon Brown's cabinet were preparing to unseat him as Prime Minister/Labour Party leader following a disastrous two-week period (Ref A). By the evening of May 4, however, all of the p [...]	2009-05-06 10:34:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL UK
09LONDON1067	SOMALIA: FORMER PM NUR ADDE ON POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. "There is momentum behind the reconciliation process," former Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein ("Nur Adde") and TFG Member of Parliament Mustafa Duhulow (Hawiye/Murosade and ex TFG Minister under Nur Adde) told Poloff May 6 in London. The best way forward for the reconci [...]	2009-05-06 12:44:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID SO UK
09LONDON1069	RBS EXECUTIVES SAY â€œMEA CULPAâ€ - AND SHARE PLANS [...] (C) Summary. Apologizing for the bank's past excesses, senior Royal Bank of Scotland executives acknowledged that ambition drove the company to overreach and pursue investments with quick returns, which landed the bank in the deep trouble it is now. Bailed out by the UK government, which now has a [...]	2009-05-06 14:57:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV UK
09LONDON1077	ZIMBABWE: BITI'S APRIL 30 MEETINGS IN LONDON [...] (C) Summary. Zimbabwean Minister of Finance Tendai Biti met with UK Foreign Secretary Miliband and Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown separately on April 30. Biti described the Spring IFI meetings in Washington as "helpful," gave an overview of the economy and the Governme [...]	2009-05-07 11:48:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ZI UK
09LONDON1082	SRI LANKA: UPDATE ON UK ACTION AND THINKING [...] (C/NF) Summary. After giving a brief overview of UK Foreign Secretary Miliband's and a British Parliamentary Group's separate visits to Sri Lanka, Foreign Office Sri Lanka team leader Tim Waite and Desk Officer Sharon Diaz said May 7 that the UK plans to continue its "concerted drive to achieve a f [...]	2009-05-07 14:08:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID CE UK
09LONDON109	2009 UK INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the United Kingdom. The information is updated as of January 1, 2009. 2. Much of the data supplied in this report is from 2007, since end-of-year 2008 figures are not yet available. Given the economic down [...]	2009-01-15 13:20:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV OPIC USTR KTDB UK
09LONDON1104	HMG HAS NOT DECIDED WHOM TO SUPPORT FOR IAEA [...] (S/NF) Summary. HMG has not decided whom to support for Director General (DG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),Simon Manley, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Director, Defense and Strategic Threats, told the Political Minister Counselor May 11. The issue of whom [...]	2009-05-11 13:24:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP AORC IAEA PREL UK AR IR
09LONDON1156	HMG FLOATS PROPOSAL FOR MARINE RESERVE COVERING [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG would like to establish a "marine park" or "reserve" providing comprehensive environmental protection to the reefs and waters of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT),a senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official informed Polcouns on May 12. The official insisted [...]	2009-05-15 07:00:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS SENV UK IO MP EFIS EWWT PGOV PREL
09LONDON1160	UK FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS COMPANY OFF TO A [...] (SBU) Summary: UK Financial Investments Limited (UKFI) oversees HMG's share in nationalized banks. It aims to dispose of the government investments in the banks while representing the interests of taxpayers as shareholders. UKFI is owned by the Treasury but is not technically a part of its [...]	2009-05-15 10:15:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON118	UK IRAN SANCTIONS ROUNDUP [...] (S/NF) Summary. British officials are eager to apply additional pressure on Iran's nuclear program. They are pursuing domestic and multilateral options, including possibly broadening the category of products requiring export licenses, imposing EU sanctions on additional Iranian banks, and testing [...]	2009-01-16 10:33:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM ECON ETTC IR UK
09LONDON1185	AIRCRAFT IN EXETER NOT EN ROUTE TO SYRIA (CHAM [...] (C) We delivered reftel talking points and the Temporary Denial Order (TDO) to the British Foreign Office's (FCO) Americas Desk and Flybe, the company carrying out repair of the Orion aircraft, on May 15, and to the UK Department for Transport (DfT) on May 19. HMG officials were vaguely aware [...]	2009-05-19 16:20:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL UK
09LONDON1203	UK WINDOW ON IRAN: NGO ARGUES MORE SABERI-LIKE [...] (SBU) This cable responds to Department (NEA/IR) request that Iran Watcher posts, echoing IRPO Dubai's widely read "Window on Iran" round-ups, provide as feasible occasional front channel summaries of day-to-day Iran-related interactions appropriate for reporting in summary form to a wide Wash [...]	2009-05-21 12:47:00	Embassy London	SECRET	IR JA PGOV PHUM PREL PTER ECON UK
09LONDON1226	LIBERTAD ACT: INPUT FOR UK [...] (C) Summary. Further to reftel, Poloff met with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officers May 21 to seek updated information about HMG actions and policies concerning Cuba. HMG remains committed to promoting the development of democratic institutions and human rights in Cuba and is disa [...]	2009-05-22 11:37:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ETTC PHUM CU UK
09LONDON1229	WEST AFRICA/NIGERIA: UK PLANS TO INCREASE [...] (C) Summary. To stem drug trafficking, money laundering, and immigration fraud in West Africa that directly affects the UK, the UK's Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) plans to increase its presence and support to the region, including through opening a new office in Senegal in October 2009 [...]	2009-05-22 14:29:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR SMIG KCOR KCRM KFRD NI XY UK
09LONDON1230	SOUTH AFRICA: IAEA CANDIDATE MINTY OFFERS VIEWS ON [...] (C) Discussing what South Africa had learned from its rotation on the United States Security Council (UNSC),South Africa Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRC) Special Representative on Disarmament and NEPAD Ambassador Abdul Minty -- also Africa's candidate for the IAEA [...]	2009-05-22 15:48:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR UNSC PARM TRGY SF ZU UK
09LONDON1231	CREDIT OUTLOOK TURNS NEGATIVE OVER HIGH DEBT CONCERNS [...] (U) Summary: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) revised its outlook on the UK from stable to negative on May 21 based on its concern that government debt could approach 100 percent of GDP by 2013 and remain near that level in the medium term. If the UK does lose its Triple-A status, the [...]	2009-05-22 16:59:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON1233	NIGERIA: AN ON-GOING UK PRIORITY [...] (C) Summary. Migration and prisoner transfers; corruption; trade; and, the Niger Delta and oil all form important components of the UK-Nigeria bilateral relationship, Foreign Office Nigeria team leader Catherine Inglehearn told Poloff and visiting Nigeria Desk Officer May 20. Nigeria is an "o [...]	2009-05-26 14:59:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS NI UK
09LONDON124	DRC/SANCTIONS: UK PREFERS PREVIOUS APPROACH AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 15:54:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC ZF UK
09LONDON1256	KOSOVO CHARGE EXPECTS TO BE NAMED AMBASSADOR TO [...] (C) Kosovo Charge Muhamet Hamiti informed Political Minister Counselor that he will travel to Pristina the week of May 31 to complete the "bureaucratic" procedures for his appointment as Ambassador to the Court of St. James, with accreditation to New Zealand (per reftel, the GONZ has agreed [...]	2009-05-27 15:17:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ODIP PREF KVPR NZ KV UK
09LONDON127	IRAN: BBC PERSIAN TV BEGINS OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary. BBC Persian TV launched its well-resourced broadcast operations January 14. Both anti-regime exiles and the Tehran regime continue to attack BBC's objectivity. The BBC's effort is a long-term one aimed at attracting Farsi-speaking audiences in Iran, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan; broa [...]	2009-01-16 16:30:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF IR KPAO PHUM PREL PROP TI UK
09LONDON1300	SUDAN: TROIKA RE-INVIGORATED AT MAY 28 LONDON [...] (C) Summary. Troika partners welcomed Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration's robust efforts to support implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),noted the important role the Troika had and could play in encouraging CPA implementation through support and political pressure, and [...]	2009-06-02 10:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM SU UK
09LONDON1301	SUDAN/UK: SE GRATION'S MAY 28 BILATERAL MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. In May 28 U.S.-UK meetings on Sudan, the UK Government welcomed Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration's approach to Sudan and offered its support for the USG's emerging strategy. Foreign Office Political Director Mark Lyall Grant welcomed SE Gration's engagement with China, while [...]	2009-06-02 10:09:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PINR CH SU UK
09LONDON1303	SOMALILAND: LACK OF FINANCIAL SECTOR REGULATIONS [...] (SBU) Somaliland's economic growth and development are hindered by having no legislative framework to regulate the financial services sector, Saad Ali Shire of Dahabshiil, the UK's largest Somalia remittances transfer firm (reftel),told Poloff June 2. He offered the following thoughts: -- [...]	2009-06-02 14:18:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL EFIN PINR SO UK
09LONDON1304	UK: CLIMATE ADAPTATION FUNDING [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Department for International Development (DFID) officials Kate Binns and Vicky Seymour reported the following break-down of UK Government funding related to adaptation to ESTHOff on May 29, 2009: -- Bilateral Adaptation-Related Development Aid: The UK Government c [...]	2009-06-02 16:06:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID KGHG UN UK
09LONDON1306	CHANCELLOR DARLING IN PERILOUS POSITION AFTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Chancellor Alistair Darling's position in the UK Cabinet has been threatened by expense allegations. The Daily Telegraph, the newspaper at the heart of the recent expenses scandal, accused Darling of claiming expenses on two properties at the same time, not allowed under curre [...]	2009-06-02 16:16:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON1310	UK ON IRISL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 17:10:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KNNP ETTC PREL PARM IR UK
09LONDON1318	SUDAN: CONTACT GROUP WELCOMES SE GRATION'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Sudan Contact Group delegations welcomed Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration's approach to supporting the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the Darfur peace process at a May 29 meeting in London. Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) Chair Sir Derek Plumbly told Co [...]	2009-06-03 15:32:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KDEM NO FR NL CA EU CD UK
09LONDON1321	UK ANALYST SEES LATVIAN DEVALUATION AS UNAVOIDABLE [...] (U) Summary: The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) foresees the devaluation of the Latvian currency as inevitable. RBS' Head of Central and Eastern Europe Middle East and Africa Research, Timothy Ash, told us on June 3 there is no way back for Latvia on the currency front. Ash maintained a move to [...]	2009-06-03 17:13:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON XH UK
09LONDON1338	UK SHARES U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR PALESTINIAN AHLC [...] (SBU) The UK "very much" supports the U.S. objectives for the June 8 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) of Palestinian donors, according to Alice Mann, Deputy Head of the Palestinian Program at the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Responding to reftel points, she said the thr [...]	2009-06-04 17:01:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS UK
09LONDON1344	UPDATE ON STATUS OF HMG PROPOSAL FOR MARINE [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG remains committed at the most senior levels to establishing a marine reserve in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT),which includes the island of Diego Garcia, a Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officer told Poloff June 3. UK officials have made little progress [...]	2009-06-05 11:18:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS SENV UK IO MP EFIS EWWT PGOV PREL
09LONDON1369	UK ANALYSTS ASSERT CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Compared to the acutely fragile economic climate in Central and Eastern Europe from November 2008 to February 2009, UK-based market watchers now feel the worst is behind them. Their views are spurred in part by positive news on U.S. and UK banks in recent weeks and assumptions th [...]	2009-06-10 09:50:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV XG UK
09LONDON1370	AFRICA'S EMERGING ECONOMIC LIONS: MALLOCH-BROWN [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Mark Malloch-Brown argued in a major June 9 speech that Africa should concentrate on "Africa first" in order to "use the opportunity of the (economic) crisis to speed up the process of regional integration" and give Africa's emerging econo [...]	2009-06-10 10:47:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PINR ECIN XA UK
09LONDON1371	UK SUPPORTIVE OF INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK [...] (C/NF) In response to reftel demarche, Jon Knight (strictly protect) at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) told Emboffs on June 9 the UK Government supports discussing the nuclear fuel bank concept at the June 15-18, 2009 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors m [...]	2009-06-10 16:18:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA UK
09LONDON1373	WEST AFRICA: UK RESOURCE CRUNCH MEANS PROGRAM CUTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Budget cuts in the UK's Conflict Prevention Program (CCP) have hurt the UK's programming in West Africa "more than most" regions (reftel A),new Foreign Office West Africa team leader Paul Welsh told Poloff June 9. On Sierra Leone, Welsh and Sierra Leone Desk Officer Simon Day [...]	2009-06-10 16:26:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PINR KPKO EFIN SL LI XY UK
09LONDON1374	NATO COUNTER-PIRACY OPERATIONS: UK SUPPORTIVE BUT [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 16:27:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PREL NATO UK
09LONDON1383	LABOUR LOSES ELECTION IN WALES FOR FIRST TIME IN [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Welsh Labour Party was drubbed in June 4 European Parliamentary elections, dropping 12 percent from its 2004 result and losing a seat to the right-wing anti-EU UK Independence Party. The Conservative Party nudged ahead of the Labour Party by just under one perce [...]	2009-06-11 14:44:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UK
09LONDON1385	COMMMONWEALTH ON FIJI, SRI LANKA, NIGERIA, QUEEN'S [...] (C) Summary. During a June 11 discussion with Poloff, Commonwealth Political Director Amitav Banerji offered electoral commission capacity-building as an area where the USG and Commonwealth could be strategic partners; said a Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) would soon discuss and [...]	2009-06-11 15:32:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM PINR NI CE FJ NZ CA MY UK
09LONDON139	USG AND MEXICAN DELEGATIONS DISCUSS AREAS FOR [...] (C) Summary. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Jeffrey Kupfer and Mexican Deputy Secretary of Energy Mario Gabriel and their accompanying delegations discussed reforms in Mexico's oil sector, areas of potential collaboration, and progress on renewable energy strategies on December 19 on the mar [...]	2009-01-20 16:25:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV UK
09LONDON1394	UK EXPECTATIONS FOR JUNE GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 12:59:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EU LE CU BM UK
09LONDON1396	EU-PAKISTAN SUMMIT: DELIVERABLES ON TRADE, IDPS, [...] (C/NF) Acknowledging that internal EU discussions on deliverables for the EU-Pakistan had been "tough going," UK Foreign Office Pakistan Team leader Matthew Lawson and Desk Officer Bikash Dawahoo said the UK had secured deliverables on trade, General Schedule Preferences Plus (GSP Plus),IDPs, [...]	2009-06-12 15:03:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID PHUM ETRD PK UK
09LONDON1397	MOD RELEASES SPECTRUM; HOW AND WHY DISCUSSED WITH [...] Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) officials discussed UK Broadband deployment challenges and successes with U.S. Congressional staffers from the Commerce committee on June 8. After a brief synopsis of where the UK government is on Digital Britain (Ref A),the conversation f [...]	2009-06-12 15:23:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON UK
09LONDON1423	IRAN ELECTION: XXXXXXXXXXXX CLAIMS MOJTABA IS [...] (S/NF) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX and former XXXXXXXXXXXX claims that Mojtaba Khamenei, acting in concert with IRGC Jafari and other officials in the Supreme Leader's office, has been a major force behind vote manipulation, and current measures to repress pro-Moussavi demonstrations in the street, accor [...]	2009-06-16 15:55:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER ECON UK
09LONDON1429	UK PLANS TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (C/NF) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) Officials Terry Carrington and John Hoskyns told ESTHOff on June 12 the UK plans to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),but has not yet announced this intention publicly. Carrington elab [...]	2009-06-17 13:51:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG KGHG SENV UK
09LONDON1442	IRAN: XXXXXXXXXXXX SAYS ELECTION PRECLUDED BY "POLITICAL COUP," URGES USG FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR PROTESTORS [...] (S) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX on June 16 told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) and a small group of diplomats that "a majority" of leaders within the government of Iran and the IRGC want the United States, while continuing to avoid interference in Iran, to continue and even strengthen its public messages [...]	2009-06-18 17:50:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PINS IR UK
09LONDON1451	LONDON-BASED EXPERTS AGREE THE U.S. DOLLAR WILL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite the decline in the dollar share of global FX reserves over the past decade and recent debates on the creation of a new global reserve currency, the U.S. dollar's reserve status remains in-tact. Gains made by its nearest rivals--the euro, pound sterling, and yen--over th [...]	2009-06-19 14:09:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON UK
09LONDON1455	"TEMPERATURE LOWERING" UNDER UK-RUSSIAN RELATIONS [...] (C/NF) Russia seeks to "work around" its intractable problems with the UK, and not allow them to hold hostage progress on areas such as the robust commercial and financial relationship between the countries. According to new Russian DCM Alexander Sternik, the fact that the UK is the second [...]	2009-06-19 15:04:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL RU UK
09LONDON1472	VIEWS ON EMERGING EUROPEAN ECONOMIES FROM UK [...] (U) Summary: Economists at major UK-based global banks are keeping a close watch on Eastern European economies. Though generally less pessimistic than several months ago, following significant IMF and European Commission support packages to the region and the beginning of recovery in Western [...]	2009-06-22 11:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN UK
09LONDON1497	LONDON-BASED EXPERTS ASSESS SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis eroded the market value of sovereign wealth funds' holdings, leading many to refocus on liquidity in the short term with moves towards cash balances and fixed income government securities, especially U.S. Treasuries. However, experts with whom ECONOF [...]	2009-06-25 14:53:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV UK
09LONDON1514	UK RAMPING UP ON NUCLEAR POWER, BUT CHALLENGES [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG is making steady progress in launching its ambitious plan to build eleven new nuclear power plants between 2018-2025. The UK will need to address several challenges, including workforce issues, nuclear waste, planning procedures, reactor design, and site assessment proced [...]	2009-06-30 11:42:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG TRGY SENV KNNP UK
09LONDON1516	ZIMBABWE: TSVANGIRAI'S VISIT - FURTHER SUPPORT [...] (C/NF) Summary. During Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's June 19-24 visit to London, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown, and Development Secretary Douglas Alexander communicated the message that f [...]	2009-06-30 15:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID PHUM ZI UK
09LONDON1542	UK EFFORTS TO MANAGE MIGRATION AS RISING [...] (SBU) Summary: Even prior to the worsening of the economy, the UK government was reviewing its immigration policy, with a special eye to fine-tuning and further defining immigration categories. With rising unemployment, reaching 7.2 percent this spring, the UK Home Office is further evaluating [...]	2009-07-01 15:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON EINV PINR PREL PGOV SMIG ELAB UK
09LONDON155	ZIMBABWE: UK SEEKS TO CURB DIAMOND EXPORTS [...] (C) FCO Minister for Africa Mark Malloch-Brown has instructed the Foreign Office to push the Kimberley Process (KP) to investigate Zimbabwe's KP eligibility and issue a statement about Zimbabwe's trafficking of conflict diamonds (reftels). In the interim because KP "is so slow," Malloch-Brown [...]	2009-01-21 14:58:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EMIN UNSC ZU ZI UK
09LONDON157	SUDAN: P-3 DISCUSS WAY FORWARD ON ICC INDICTMENT [...] (C) Summary. In a January 13 round of UK-France-U.S. (P-3) talks in London, Senior P-3 representatives held a shared assessment of the Darfur peace process: Darfur was at a stalemate and the situation on the ground deteriorated in 2008. The Sudan People's Initiative (SPI) as well as the Qata [...]	2009-01-21 16:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC PHUM SU FR UK
09LONDON1605	EMBASSY LONDON AND THE "NEXT BIG THING" ON CLEAN [...] (U) Summary: Embassy London will propose septel a major U.S./UK initiative to accelerate technical progress on climate change and clean energy technologies. We will outline a strategy to quickly build on U.S./UK cooperation to achieve economically viable technical solutions in the near to m [...]	2009-07-10 12:54:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ENRG KGHG KPAO SENV UK
09LONDON1606	HMT UNVEILS PROPOSALS TO REFORM FINANCIAL MARKETS - NO BIG [...] (SBU) Summary: HM Treasury (HMT) published its White Paper on reforming financial markets July 8. The much anticipated proposals contained no big surprises. HMT supported the proposals outlined in the Financial Services Authority's (FSA's) Turner review, including strengthening capital and l [...]	2009-07-10 13:33:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON1628	HMG DEFENDS AFGHANISTAN MISSION AS BRITAIN'S DEATH [...] (SBU) Summary. In the past week, Prime Minister Brown, Foreign Secretary David Miliband, and Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth have unequivocally and publicly reaffirmed Britain's commitment to its mission in Afghanistan. "This is a very hard summer, it's not over, but it's vital that the inte [...]	2009-07-13 17:06:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS MASS UK AF
09LONDON1635	SOMALIA/HOA: UK MINISTERS REVIEWING POLICY [...] (C/NF) Summary. Newly arrived Foreign Office East Africa and Great Lakes Director Jonathan Allen previewed July 14 for Poloff the discussions UK officials have teed up for ministers to have on Somalia at their July 21 Cabinet sub-committee on Africa meeting. Disrupting the al-Shabaab network [...]	2009-07-14 15:19:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID PHUM MCAP MASS PINR XW SO KE ER
09LONDON1642	FOOD SECURITY: INCREASED SPENDING OVER NEXT THREE [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Special Advisor on Development, Brendan Cox, informed Emboff July 7 that food security is a G8 priority for the Prime Minister and that the UK Government will be increasing its food security and agriculture assistance to USD 1.8 billion over the next three y [...]	2009-07-16 10:03:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO UG UK
09LONDON1644	HMG RECEPTIVE TO USG APPROACH ON URANIUM SALES TO IRAN REF: STATE 72119 [...] (S/NF) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to Will Gelling, Head of the FCO's Iran Multilateral team, and Simon Mustard and Duncan Johnson, both of the FCO's Counterproliferation Department. They reiterated HMG's support for U.S. efforts to prevent Iran from accessing new sources of uranium for its d [...]	2009-07-16 12:46:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	MNUC PARM IR KNNP UK
09LONDON1652	BRITAIN'S COMMITMENT IN AFGHANISTAN REMAINS FIRM [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG remains firmly committed to its mission in Afghanistan despite a spate of intense media coverage of British casualties there and political debate about whether Prime Minister Brown's government has provided a sufficient number of troops on the ground and helicopters in [...]	2009-07-16 18:09:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KDEM AF UK IZ
09LONDON1668	DARFUR/SUDAN: UPDATE ON JEM THINKING BY GIBRIL [...] (C) Summary. Senior Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Representative Gibril Ibrahim said July 20 that JEM is "not venue shopping" for peace talks and continues to support the Doha talks, and that the international community needs to put pressure on the Government of Sudan (GoS) to implement [...]	2009-07-20 15:34:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID MOPS KPKO SU CD UK
09LONDON1669	DRC/LRA: UK SEES ARMY REFORM AS KEY TO SEXUAL AND [...] (C) Summary. The UK sees security sector reform (SSR) and army reform as keys to improveing sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),Foreign Office Great Lakes team leader Nne-Nne Iwuji-Eme and DRC Desk Officer Oliver Craven told Poloff July 20. The U [...]	2009-07-20 15:34:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS ZF CG RW UG SO UK
09LONDON1674	DARFUR/SUDAN: ABDUL WAHID COMMANDERS READY FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Following SE Gration's June meetings with Abdul Wahid al Nour's Sudan Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/AW) commanders in Chad (ref A),SLA/AW field commanders and political officers plan to force Abdul Wahid into engagement in the Darfur peace process, London-based SLA/AW represen [...]	2009-07-21 10:52:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PHUM MOPS SU CD UK
09LONDON1675	TORIES UNVEIL PROPOSALS FOR MAJOR OVERHAUL OF UK FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Shadow Chancellor George Osborne on July 20 announced the Conservative party proposals for changes to the UK's financial regulatory system. A Conservative government would abolish the UK's tripartite framework and replace it with a significantly more powerful Bank of England (B [...]	2009-07-21 17:14:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV UK
09LONDON1692	(SBU) HMG CONSIDERS ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG considers the outcome of the U.S. assessment of operations in Afghanistan as a prerequisite for determining key aspects of British strategy in Afghanistan -- including deciding whether the UK will maintain in the fall the additional 700 troops originally sent to Afghanista [...]	2009-07-23 17:01:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO ECON EAID AF UK
09LONDON1701	SOMALIA/HOA: PDAS CARTER INFORMED THAT UK TO INCREASE SOMALIA ENGAGEMENT REF: LONDON 1635 Classified By: Acting Political Counselor Daniel McNicholas, reasons [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 13:11:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS PHUM PINR XW SO KE ER ET UK
09LONDON1702	WEST AFRICA: PDAS CARTER HEARS UK CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Office West and Southern Africa DAS-equivalent Janet Douglas told PDAS Carter July 22 that relative stability in West Africa and a UK budget crunch had meant a reduced UK presence and programming in West Africa, but agreed that Briton Edwin Dyer's June murder in Mali by AQIM ha [...]	2009-07-24 13:13:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS PHUM XY NI UK
09LONDON1707	(SBU) DOUBTS -- AND REASSURANCES -- ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. The Prime Minister's office released a statement July 17 affirming that "there has been no change in the Government's position on Trident. The policy remains as set out in the 2006 White Paper, and there has been no change to the timetable." This statement was a reaction to media repor [...]	2009-07-24 16:08:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KNNP PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UK PARM MNUC MCAP
09LONDON1708	HMG ACCELERATES MEASURES TO COMBAT H1N1 VIRUS; [...] (SBU) Summary. HMG is preparing for the worst case scenario that one third of the UK population could become infected by the H1N1 virus, with potential deaths ranging from 19,000 to 65,000. HMG's National Pandemic Flu Service website became operational on July 23 and within minutes of its l [...]	2009-07-24 16:55:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON AMGT AMED SOCI CASC EAGR UK
09LONDON1722	(U) MEETING WITH THE AFGHAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UK [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a July 23 introductory meeting with the Charge, Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Homayoun Tandar, expressed concern that British public opinion is not favorable to Britain's engagement in Afghanistan and the international stabilization effort there. Tand [...]	2009-07-28 12:54:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KPAO SCUL MOPS UK AF SOCI
09LONDON1725	HMG RESPONSE TO CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT (CD) DEMARCHE ON DELAY OF START OF WORK IN THE CD [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 16:04:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AS CH FR MNUC PARM PK PREL RS UK
09LONDON1744	HMG SEES NO PROBLEM WITH PROVIDING ASSURANCES [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Robin Shackell at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) told ESTHOff on July 29 he sees "no problem" with providing HMG assurances regarding the transfer of uranium to a UK Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) facility in support of a nuclear forensics exe [...]	2009-07-30 10:02:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM AORC PTER UK
09LONDON1745	IRAN: XXXXXXXXXXXX MEETS ARAB AMBASSADORS IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: London Iran Watcher (poloff) attended a luncheon XXXXXXXXXXXX hosted by the XXXXXXXXXXXX in honor of XXXXXXXXXXXX. Also in attendance were the ambassadors of XXXXXXXXXXXX, as well as XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, and XXXXXXXXXXXX businessman XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXX pro [...]	2009-07-30 10:30:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PREL KNNP IR
09LONDON1750	(S) TREASURY A/S COHEN URGES UK TO TAKE IRAN SANCTIONS; PRESS INTERPAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 13:50:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN PTER ECON IR UK
09LONDON1760	UK HOUSING MARKET SHOWS SIGNS OF RECOVERY BUT LONG-TERM [...] (SBU) Summary: UK housing prices showed a slight increase in June and July, and mortgage lending was also up. Despite these signs of recovery, the market outlook remains uncertain. Market prices are still down, year-on-year, 6.2 percent over the past 12 months as reported by Nationwide Build [...]	2009-07-31 14:37:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV UK
09LONDON1761	THE ROAD TO 2010: HMG'S STRATEGY FOR THE NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary. On July 16, the Cabinet Office released a 52-page document entitled "The Road to 2010 - Addressing the Nuclear Question in the Twenty First Century," which charts the UK's road map to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in April-May 2010. The document (f [...]	2009-07-31 14:46:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AORC ENRG IR KNNP MNUC MOPS PARM PGOV PREL
09LONDON1767	SOMALIA: LONDON-BASED ARS CHAIR SAYS ARS READY TO [...] (C) Summary. Acting Chair of the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) Zakaria Abdi told Poloff July 31 that ARS is ready to mediate between the Transition Federal Government (TFG) and Hisbul Islam and al-Shabaab. Abdi claimed the TFG's Sheikh Sharif left the ARS because ARS was "to [...]	2009-07-31 16:15:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PHUM PTER SO UK
09LONDON1777	HMG'S VIEWS ON INDIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH PAKISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG is "cautiously optimistic" about the progress of India's relationship, with Pakistan and the U.S. and HMG should "compare notes" this fall to determine "how serious the Indians actually are in relaxing their rhetoric toward Pakistan," Neil Kernohan, Head of the India, Nepal [...]	2009-08-03 15:35:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR AF IN NP PK UK PTER
09LONDON1779	WELSH DEVOLUTION REPORT LIKELY TO RECOMMEND [...] (C/NF) Summary: In June the All Wales Convention, which will report on whether the Welsh should hold a referendum to transfer significant powers from London to the Welsh legislature, concluded six months of town-hall meetings and is preparing its recommendations. Indications are that it se [...]	2009-08-03 16:14:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV UK
09LONDON1788	UK CALLING FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IN [...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK is not planning to increase its development funding for Afghanistan beyond the GBP 510 million it has committed through 2013, but will channel an increasing amount of resources through the Afghan Government and redirect its efforts to focus more clearly on discrete areas [...]	2009-08-05 10:28:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	AF EAID ECON PGOV PK UK
09LONDON1797	EMBASSY LONDON WELCOMES CODEL COCHRAN/LEAHY [...] Embassy London is pleased to welcome CODEL Cochran/Leahy to London September 1 - September 6, 2009, to participate in the British-American Parliamentary Group (BAPG) Conference. 2. ---------------- Visit Officer ---------------- Daniel McNicholas, Political Officer Emba [...]	2009-08-05 15:10:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OVIP OREP ASEC AFIN UK
09LONDON1806	UK TO DECIDE ON ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR PALESTINE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the letter from Secretary Clinton on budget support for the Palestinian Authority to Alice Mann, Deputy Head (London),Palestinian Program at the Department for International Development on 5 August. She told Econoff that they were "delighted by the U.S. contribution," [...]	2009-08-06 15:34:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER UK
09LONDON1817	(C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): HMG [...] (C/NF) HMG agrees on the importance of encouraging Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) partners to make presentations at the MTCR Information Exchange (IE) session during the November plenary, Edward Evans, Missile Policy Desk Officer in the WMD Controls Policy Section of the Counterprol [...]	2009-08-07 14:30:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA UK RS
09LONDON1818	SOMALILAND: KULMIYE OPPOSITION PARTY SUPPORTS MORE USG PRESSURE FOR ELECTIONS REF: NAIROBI 1685 [...] (C) Summary. Mohamed Omar, Foreign Affairs Secretary of Somaliland's Kulmiye opposition party, said August 7 the USG should put more pressure on Somaliland President Dahir Riyale to reinstate the voter registration list and to allow the return of Interpeace, the NGO supporting the technical conduc [...]	2009-08-07 14:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL EAID PHUM SO DJ ET XW UK
09LONDON1828	U.S. NEEDS TO TALK MORE WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSION ON FINANCIAL SERVICES REFORM; PROPOSED CHANGES IN UK UNDER SCRUTINY [...] (C) Summary. The U.S. needs to ramp up its engagement with the European Commission on financial services reform measures, HMT and City of London officials urged in recent meetings with EMIN and ECONCOUNS. Brussels is moving ahead faster on reform than Washington and London, and more worrying, witho [...]	2009-08-10 09:46:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV UK
09LONDON1851	IRAN: FCO SHARES LESSONS LEARNED ON DETAINEES [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Iran Watcher (poloff) August 11, Will Gelling, Tom Burn and Rachel Martinek of the FCO's Iran office shared lessons learned from the detention of British sailors by Iran in 2007 and more recently the arrest of nine local staff members from the British Embassy in Teh [...]	2009-08-11 14:36:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PREL PGOV UK IR
09LONDON187	GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES THIRD STRAND OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY [...] (U) HMG announced new measures to reinforce financial stability and ensure the resumption of lending on January 19. To improve banks' access to wholesale funding markets, HMG will provide full or partial guarantees to eligible AAA-rated asset backed securities from April. Additionally, HMG w [...]	2009-01-22 16:51:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON1873	UK REACTS STRONGLY TO AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S CONVICTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-12 10:59:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM BM UK
09LONDON1876	FCO MINISTER IVAN LEWIS' "INTRODUCTORY" VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) Summary. Recently appointed Foreign Office Minister Ivan Lewis made his first visit to Syria and Lebanon August 3-6, in what FCO officials told us was Lewis' "introductory" visit to the region. In Syria, Lewis sought to broaden the UK's bilateral relationship with Syria and urged Syri [...]	2009-08-12 14:36:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR LE SY UK
09LONDON1886	VIEWS ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA FROM LONDON-BASED [...] (SBU) Summary. London-based bank and development analysts are seeing positive signs emerging in sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA's) economies, after months of negative news, but remain cautious in their near-term outlook for the region. While prospects for the global economy are improving and ther [...]	2009-08-13 16:13:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN KE LT NI SF UG UK XA ZA
09LONDON1888	SOMALILAND: UK "VERY CONCERNED," BUT REFRAINING FROM CONDEMNING RIYALE PUBLICLY [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 13:40:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV KDEM SO UK
09LONDON1911	EFFECT OF THE RECESSION ON UK REMITTANCES TO [...] (SBU) Summary. UK remittances to Pakistan have continued to increase in 2009, according to official data, but experts are skeptical that the trend will continue. Unlike remittances from other parts of the world, which experts speculate are being boosted in the short term by the return of the [...]	2009-08-19 16:29:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PK SA UK XC
09LONDON1932	IAEA: UK PESSIMISTIC ABOUT AVOIDING FURTHER [...] (C/NF) Duncan Johnson of the Regional Issues Section of the FCO's Counter Proliferation Department told Poloff on August 20 that the UK shares USG frustration (reftel) that Arab-Israeli debates at the IAEA General Conference (GC) since 2006 have detracted from the GC's effectiveness, but was not [...]	2009-08-21 13:31:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS IR UK
09LONDON1933	UK GOVERNMENT SEEKS DEEPER COUNTER-RADICALIZATION [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a USG-HMG Video Tele Conference (VTC) meeting on August 14, UK officials focused on the UK's PREVENT counter-radicalization strategy expressed strong interest in collaborating more closely with the US Government to counter violent extremism. UK officials outlined several pr [...]	2009-08-21 13:58:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KISL PREL PTER

09LONDON1942	LIBERAL DEMOCRATS PREPARE FOR CONFERENCE, LOOK TO [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Liberal Democrats' new Chief Executive, Chris Fox, outlined August 18 for Poloff his strategy for taking the UK's third largest party through the next crucial year into the general election, which is due to take place sometime before June 2010. The Lib Dems plan to promote hea [...]	2009-08-24 10:05:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR UK
09LONDON1946	SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT HOLDS EMERGENCY [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Scottish Government severely underestimated the both USG and UK public reaction to its decision to grant compassionate release to convicted Pan Am 103 bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi on August 20. Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has privately indicated that he was "shocked" [...]	2009-08-24 14:05:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PTER UK LY
09LONDON1989	UK'S ASSISTANCE STRATEGY - CUT POVERTY, ADDRESS [...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK's development assistance ministry, DFID, is seeking to ramp up programs in conflict and fragile states, especially in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, while fulfilling its legal mandate to reduce poverty and operate within budgetary limits, Martin Dinham, Director General, In [...]	2009-08-26 13:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON PGOV UK
09LONDON1999	SCENESETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 3-7 VISIT OF CODEL KANJORSKI TO [...] (SBU) The UK government is eager to share viewpoints on financial services reform, and to ensure that U.S. and UK regulations complement each other with the goal of ensuring a vital and thriving financial services industry - critical to both our countries' economic recovery and growth. (Post h [...]	2009-08-27 15:10:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP ECON UK
09LONDON2001	IMO: REPORT OF THE 86TH SESSION OF THE MARITIME [...] Summary. The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 86th session (MSC 86) at IMO Headquarters in London under the chairmanship of Mr. N. Ferrer (Philippines) on May 27 - June 5, 2009. Regarding armed response to piracy, the MSC recommends th [...]	2009-08-27 16:30:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT IMO PHSA UK
09LONDON2002	SCENESETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 3-6 VISIT OF CODEL SHELBY TO THE [...] (SBU) The UK government is eager to share viewpoints on financial services reform, and to ensure that U.S. and UK regulations complement each other with the goal of ensuring a vital and thriving financial services industry - critical to both our countries' economic recovery and growth. (Post h [...]	2009-08-28 07:14:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP ECON UK
09LONDON2005	UKâ€™S ASSISTANCE STRATEGY - CUT POVERTY, ADDRESS [...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK's development assistance ministry, DFID, is seeking to ramp up programs in conflict and fragile states, especially in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, while fulfilling its legal mandate to reduce poverty and operate within budgetary limits, Martin Dinham, Director General, In [...]	2009-08-28 10:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON PGOV PK AF UK
09LONDON202	UK EXPECTATIONS FOR JANUARY GAERC: GAZA AND [...] (C) Summary. The UK expects next steps in bolstering the peace in Gaza and how to strengthen EU energy security to dominate the January 26-27 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) Meeting, according to Paul Williams, the Foreign Office EU Correspondent, who spoke with Poloff [...]	2009-01-23 12:01:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV EUN AF ZI BO UK
09LONDON2027	LABOUR PARTY PREPS FOR CONFERENCE, HONES ELECTIONS [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Labour Party's key electoral message, which it will unveil at its September party conference, is "all about the economy," Patrick Loughran, Special Advisor to influential Labour heavyweight Lord Peter Mandelson, told Poloff August 28. It will have three themes: the economic me [...]	2009-09-01 11:13:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON PINR UK
09LONDON2040	COMMONWEALTH SUSPENDS FIJI [...] (SBU) Commonwealth Secretariat Political Director Amitav Banerji confirmed September 1 to Poloff that Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma announced the Republic of Fiji Islands' full suspension from membership of the Commonwealth, effective 00:01 September 1, 2009 (Fiji time). Baner [...]	2009-09-02 15:50:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV FJ UK
09LONDON205	AU SUMMIT: UK PRIORITIES AND PING'S VISIT TO LONDON [...] (C) Summary. FCO Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown will represent HMG at the January/February AU Summit in Addis Abba. Malloch-Brown has been invited to speak about the London Summit in April. He intends to explain the aims and objectives of the London Financial Summit and to highlight [...]	2009-01-23 13:34:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU XA UK
09LONDON207	IRAN - ANALYST KHAJEHPOUR ARGUES FOR: BROADENING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Iran's leadership is committed domestically to low-grade enrichment but is not irretrievably committed to creation of a nuclear weapon, in the view of Tehran-based political risk analyst Bijan Khajehpour, who met privately in London with U.S Ambassador to UNVIE Greg Schulte ac [...]	2009-01-23 15:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR IS KPRP LE PGOV PHUM PINS PREL UK IA SW
09LONDON2075	UK FOLLOW-UP: BLUE LANTERN CASE NUMBER 05-0092253 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 08:50:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC UK IT
09LONDON2102	UK TO PRESS EC FOR REMOVAL OF USG AIRCRAFT FROM EU [...] (SBU) UK transportation officials offered to lobby the European Commission (EC) in support of USG request (Ref A) to remove state airlines from the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The UK does not control the list, but understands USG desire to have our government flights - FAA, NASA and U. [...]	2009-09-09 16:11:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON SENV UK
09LONDON211	CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL TO PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 17:35:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP PGOV UK
09LONDON2111	IMO: REPORT OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION [...] SUMMARY: The 59th session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) convened 13)18 July 2009 under the chairmanship of Mr. A. Chrysostomou (Cyprus). Major U.S. policy interests were advanced by MEPC: 1) approving a North American Emission [...]	2009-09-10 19:14:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KGHG PHSA SENV UK
09LONDON2117	GREAT LAKES: UK WELCOMES SE WOLPE'S APPOINTMENT [...] (C) Summary: UK Government officials, including FCO Africa Director Adam Wood, East Africa and Great Lakes Department deputy head Graham Zebedee, Great Lakes team leader Nne-Nne Iwuji-Eme, and DFID Senior Political Analyst Nick Bates, welcomed SE Wolpe's appointment and the USG's reinvigorated coo [...]	2009-09-11 08:32:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PINR PREL ZF UG CG RW BY ZU UK
09LONDON2119	IMO: REPORT OF THE 55TH SESSION OF THE [...] SUMMARY: The 55th session of the Subcommittee on Safety of Navigation (NAV S/C) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was held July 27 to 31, 2009, under the chairmanship of Mr. J. M. Sollosi (United States). The session was attended by 64 member governments, 1 associate member gov [...]	2009-09-11 11:50:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PHSA UK
09LONDON2120	UK WELCOMES US UNHRC PRIORITIES [...] (C/NF) Summary: HMG welcomes U.S. participation in the UN Human Rights Council and is in broad agreement with its priorities. It sees difficulties in convincing some EU states to go along with the freedom of expression resolution; if amendments are not possible, political pressure will be neede [...]	2009-09-11 13:54:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC UK
09LONDON2121	MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DISCUSS BONUSES, BAIL-OUTS AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Bonuses, regulatory structures, and EU legislation led the discussions of Senators Richard Shelby (R-Ala) and John Cornyn (R-Texas),and Representatives Paul Kanjorski (D ) PA),Scott Garrett (R ) NJ) and Luis Gutierrez (D ) Ill) during their recent meetings in London. During t [...]	2009-09-11 14:51:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN UK
09LONDON2124	MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DISCUSS BONUSES, BAIL-OUTS, EU [...] (SBU) Summary. Bonuses, regulatory structures, and EU legislation led the discussions of Senators Richard Shelby (R-Ala) and John Cornyn (R-Texas),and Representatives Paul Kanjorski (D ) PA),Scott Garrett (R ) NJ) and Luis Gutierrez (D ) Ill) during their recent meetings in London. During t [...]	2009-09-11 16:12:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN UK
09LONDON2125	IMO ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TECHNICAL COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY: The 59th Session of the Technical Cooperation Committee (TCC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was held at IMO Headquarters in London, June 23-25. There was detailed discussion on funding the Djibouti Code of Conduct on Somali piracy. End Summary ACTIONS AND ACHIEVE [...]	2009-09-11 16:13:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EWWT KGHG PHSA SENV UK
09LONDON2131	DEMARCHE RESPONSE FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] We delivered invitation letter and draft statement to the offices of UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband and the Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander, on Friday, 11 September. In the UK, the Department for International Development, DFID, is the policy lead on f [...]	2009-09-14 15:42:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA
09LONDON217	AGREEMENT TO LAUNCH THE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. Energy Ministers (or representatives) from major energy consuming countries (G8, Brazil, the People's Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, and Mexico),along with the European Union (EU) and International Energy Agency (IEA) agreed on December 18, 2008 to launch the [...]	2009-01-26 12:05:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV PREL UK
09LONDON2178	IRAN: HMG "WILL DISCUSS" RAISING CASES OF MISSING/DETAINED AMERICANS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Helen Teasdale of the Foreign Office's Iran Bilateral Affairs desk September 16. Her initial reaction to the request was that given the low ebb of relations between Iran and the UK -- which is still very concerned about the welfare of its local embassy staff [...]	2009-09-18 15:08:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK
09LONDON2180	HMG'S POSITIVE REACTION TO POTUS' EUROPEAN-BASED [...] (S) HMG will adopt a "supportive position" regarding President Obama's decision about European-based missile defense, Judith Gough (Protect),Deputy Head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Security Policy Group, told Poloff September 17. (Ref) She said that HMG "would like to help" by [...]	2009-09-18 15:38:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL RU UK
09LONDON2183	(S/NF) SEPARATE UK DEMARCHE UNLIKELY ON GOL SCUDS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 07:21:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC LY UK MTCRE
09LONDON2184	(S/NF) SEPARATE UK DEMARCHE UNLIKELY ON GOL SCUDS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 07:21:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC LY UK MTCRE
09LONDON2186	DEFENCE SECRETARY AINSWORTH OUTLINES TOP [...] (C/NF). Summary. In a September 24 initial call by the Ambassador, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth expressed his firm commitment to the international mission in Afghanistan, describing success there as his top priority as Defence Secretary. Ainsworth stressed the importance of demonstrating to [...]	2009-09-21 13:20:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS MCAP PINR UK AF
09LONDON219	ITALY PRESENTS ENERGY PRIORITIES FOR ITS G8 [...] (SBU) On the margins of the UK-hosted December Energy Ministerial, on December 18, the Government of Italy discussed with other G8 governments its energy policy priorities for its upcoming 2009 G8 Presidency. Sergio Garriba, Advisor to the Minister of Economic Development, outlined the main t [...]	2009-01-26 14:19:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EINV UK
09LONDON2198	U/S TAUSCHERâ€™S MEETINGS WITH FS MILIBAND AND OTHER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Under Secretary Tauscher held meetings in London on September 2-4 on the margins of the P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disarmament with Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Simon McDonald, Head of the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Cabinet [...]	2009-09-22 14:13:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM KNNP PREL CH EG FR IN IR IZ JA KN PK
09LONDON2199	(C/NF) P5 HEADS OF DELEGATION SIDE-MEETING ON NPT [...] (C/NF) Summary: On Friday, September 4, in conjunction with the UK-hosted P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disarmament, UK Del head, Mariot Leslie, convened a side meeting of the P5 heads of delegation (HOD) to discuss preparations for the UN Security Council Summit on [...]	2009-09-22 14:28:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM KNNP UK CH FR RS IR EG PK
09LONDON2208	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON LORD TURNER, [...] (C/NF) Summary. In Pittsburgh, the G-20 must commit to scrutinize and enforce bank pay and bonuses practices and such practices must include claw back and deferred payment provisions, Lord Turner, Chairman of the Financial Services Authority told the Ambassador on September 22. He said the French s [...]	2009-09-23 15:11:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV UK
09LONDON2212	UK PLEDGES TO DONATE $37 MILLION TO HELP FIGHT THE [...] (SBU) International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander announced on September 17 that HMG will donate 23 million GBP ($32 million) to the World Health Organization (WHO) to help developing countries tackle the H1N1 pandemic. The value of this commitment is equivalent to 10 percent of the [...]	2009-09-23 15:13:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL KFLU WHO UK
09LONDON2214	U/S TAUSCHERâ€™S BILATERAL MEETINGS IN LONDON WITH [...] (S/NF) Summary: U/S for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation Ambassador Susan Burk held bilateral consultations in London September 3-4, on the margins of the P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disa [...]	2009-09-23 16:24:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM KNNP CH EG FR IN IR KN PK RS UK
09LONDON222	AFGHANISTAN: FCO AFGHANISTAN DIRECTOR SAYS FS [...] (C) The UK is looking forward to hearing details about the new U.S. Administration's plans for military and civilian efforts in Afghanistan, and sees the weeks remaining before the April 3 NATO summit as critical to coordinating ISAF strategy, particularly in RC-South. FCO Afghanistan Office [...]	2009-01-26 16:19:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR AF UK
09LONDON2222	SUBJECT: PM BROWN'S DECISION TO CONSIDER REDUCING THE UK'S TRIDENT NUCLEAR DETERRENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 15:46:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS MCAP KNNP PARM UK PGOV
09LONDON2225	CHANCELLOR DARLING ON BANKERSâ€™ BONUSES, UK [...] (C/NF) Summary: Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling told the Ambassador during his September 23 introductory meeting that G20 governments must continue to implement stimulus packages and avoid complacency. Darling warned that if banks paid out large bonuses in 2010, they could provoke a po [...]	2009-09-24 16:16:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV PGOV AGMT UK
09LONDON2229	(C/NF) LIB DEM CONFERENCE: MOSTLY MORE OF THE SAME [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Liberal Democrats' quiet September 20 - 23 conference received mixed reviews in the UK media and did little to tell voters why they should vote Lib Dem. Leader Nick Clegg's call for "savage" cuts in public spending and Deputy Leader Vince Cable's announcement of an uncoordinate [...]	2009-09-25 15:29:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR UK
09LONDON2230	CASPIAN ENERGY: UK TELLS AMB MORNINGSTAR THEY ARE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Ambassador Richard Morningstar, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy, and UK government and private officials agreed on the need for continued engagement with Caspian governments on energy issues, while encouraging Europe to increase both its outreach to the region and intern [...]	2009-09-28 11:41:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON UK
09LONDON2237	Economists Warn UK's Economic Recovery Is Fragile [...] (SBU) Summary: Economists at a Business for New Europe seminar (September 25) said the UK is recovering economically but warned about a false euphoria. Panelists were concerned that a premature tightening of monetary policy would harm the recovery. Banks are still not lending to small busine [...]	2009-09-29 10:58:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON227	DECEMBER ENERGY MINISTERIAL IN LONDON [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministers and high-ranking officials from 27 countries, leading international energy and financial institutions, pledged to work together to reduce oil price volatility, at the HMG-hosted London Energy Meeting on December 19 in London. Participants agreed that the recent pric [...]	2009-01-26 17:05:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EINV UK
09LONDON229	BRITISH LONG VIEW ON CASPIAN GAS: BALL IS IN [...] (C/NF) Summary: HMG officials are working with Brussels and other Member States to leverage the Ukraine-Russian gas crisis into an ambitious program to address Europe's deficient internal energy market. While the UK is hopeful of success in the March European Council - which will focus in par [...]	2009-01-26 18:17:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET UK
09LONDON2291	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UK ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR IMO [...] ESTH Counselor made reftel demarche and sent diplomatic note and aide-memoire to the UK's Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Simon Cockburn and to Stephen Taylor at the Foreign Commonwealth Office's (FCO) International Organization office on September 24, [...]	2009-10-06 07:56:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT IMO PHSA UK
09LONDON2293	IMO: REPORT ON THE STANDARDS OF TRAINING AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 09:27:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT IMO UK
09LONDON23	PM Brown Calls for International Cooperation To Weather [...] (SBU) Summary: Britain is well placed to withstand the global economic turbulence because of its low inflation, a history of stability and high employment levels, the Prime Minister said during interviews January 4. Gordon Brown said the length of the economic crisis will depend on the degre [...]	2009-01-05 17:03:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON230	PAKISTAN: NEXT STEPS AFTER MILIBAND'S VISIT [...] (C/NF) Summary. Pakistan's engagement and public messaging about its actions in the aftermath of the Mumbai bombings formed the core of Foreign Secretary Miliband's script during his January 16-17 visit to Islamabad. Miliband, according to FCO Pakistan Team leader Laura Hickey, was re-assured [...]	2009-01-27 10:33:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EAID PTER KDEM IN PK UK
09LONDON2303	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARYâ€™S OCTOBER 10-11 [...] (C//NF) Summary. The Secretary's visit to London comes on the heels of the Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat political party conferences -- their last before the UK elections which must be held by June 2010. The domestic political situation remains in flux, but with the Conservatives enjoy [...]	2009-10-06 16:46:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON UK KNNP MOPS IR PK AF
09LONDON2307	LABOUR PARTY OUTLINES ECONOMIC STRATEGY IN RUN-UP TO NEXT [...] (U) Summary: The Labour Party's last conference before the general election saw ministers attempt to draw a dividing line between Labour and Conservative economic policy. Chancellor Darling acknowledged spending cuts and tax rises would be necessary to return public finances to a sustainable [...]	2009-10-07 13:46:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON2311	(SBU) BRITISH PERSPECTIVES ON THE WAY FORWARD IN [...] (C//NF) Summary. In October 1 and 2 meetings with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Admiral Stavridis, and ISAF Commander General McChrystal, Prime Minister Brown, Foreign Secretary Miliband and other senior UK officials underscored HMG [...]	2009-10-07 17:27:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK
09LONDON2315	UK THINKING ON OCTOBER 9 DISCUSSION WITH AUNG SAN [...] (C) UK Foreign Office Burma Team deputy leader Gill Lever told poloff October 8 that the key message the UK Government wants to get across during the October 9 meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) about sanctions is that sanctions are "not all or nothing" and can be done in a gradual way based on t [...]	2009-10-08 12:04:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM UK
09LONDON2318	HMG PROPOSES U.S.-UK CONSULTATION REGARDING [...] (C//NF) HMG would like to consult with USG interlocutors to discuss "U.S. medium-term intentions" regarding the use of Ascension Island, Andrew Allen, the Head of the Southern Oceans Team at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Overseas Territories Directorate, and Sharon Wright, the FCO's [...]	2009-10-09 11:11:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS MARR UK SH IO
09LONDON2326	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON JON CUNLIFFE, G8/G20 SHERPA - PM PLEASED WITH PITTSBURGH Classified By: Ambassador Louis Susman for reasons 1.4 b and d. [...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Brown was pleased with the outcome of the G-20 Pittsburgh Summit as well as the President's steps to underscore the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom, Jon Cunliffe, Head of International Affairs, Cabinet Office and G8/G20 Sherpa, to [...]	2009-10-13 08:41:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV PGOV UK
09LONDON2333	THE GAMBIA: UK CONCERNED ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, NO PROGRESS ON EU ARTICLE 8 PROCESS REF: BANJUL 235 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 16:19:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PGOV XY GA EU UK
09LONDON2339	UK UNABLE TO COMMIT TO SENDING REPRESENTATIVE TO [...] (SBU) Together with Russian Embassy colleagues, Poloff delivered reftel joint demarche to Sharon McDonald, CBRN Terrorism Desk Officer in the Counter-Proliferation Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on October 14. McDonald told Poloff and Sergei Andiashin of the Russian [...]	2009-10-14 15:13:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC UK RS
09LONDON2346	BROWN'S PROMISE TO SEND AN ADDITIONAL 500 TROOPS [...] (C//NF) Summary. Prime Minister Brown announced October 14 that he is prepared to deploy an additional 500 troops to Afghanistan provided three key conditions are met: the Afghan security forces must do a better job, and be willing to fight alongside and be trained by British forces; British troo [...]	2009-10-15 16:40:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF PK UK PGOV PREL MARR MOPS MCAP PTER
09LONDON2347	HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: USN PLAN TO [...] (C) COMUSEUCOM has requested a host nation sensitivity survey for the USN plan to homeport a submarine tender to Diego Garcia in 2010. For the reasons discussed below, there is no expected negative reaction by HMG to this change. 2. (C) HMG considers continued presence of military ships and i [...]	2009-10-15 16:46:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV UK IO
09LONDON2352	IRAN: IDEAS ON HOW TO PRESSURE THE REGIME ON HUMAN RIGHTS WITHOUT RISKING OUR BROADER AGENDA REF: A. A. STATE 103219 B. B. THE HAGUE 608 Classified By: Politial Minister-Counselor Greg Berry, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] (C) Summary: Iranian interlocutors are increasingly concerned that the international community is not doing enough to highlight the human rights violations being committed by the Iranian regime (IRIG). These contacts believe focusing on the nuclear issue provides the Iranian regime with legitima [...]	2009-10-16 12:00:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IR UK
09LONDON2357	CONSERVATIVES ANNOUNCE PLANS TO CONFRONT "CLEAR AND PRESENT [...] (U) Summary: Conservative plans to cut the UK's spiraling budget deficit were the focus of the recent Tory Party conference. Party leader David Cameron acknowledged painful cutbacks in public spending would be necessary to confront what Philip Hammond, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, [...]	2009-10-16 14:54:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV UK
09LONDON2358	REPLY TO BIOTECH VOTES DEMARCHE: OCTOBER 19 [...] (U) Post delivered Reftel talking points to relevant UK officials, including the Head of Novel Foods and Processes, Food Standards Agency (FSA). 2. (U) We received a swift and unequivocal written response:"The UK retains a science-based policy for biotech authorizations and we have not ide [...]	2009-10-16 15:04:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EUN TBIO
09LONDON2359	FAO BUDGET DEMARCHE RESULTS [...] (U) Post delivered reftel talking points to relevant UK officials, including the Foreign and Commonwealth's Office (FCO) International Organisations Office. 2. (U) The UK confirms that they are "aiming for a Zero Real Growth (ZRG) FAO budget settlement based on realistic cost increases, add [...]	2009-10-16 16:29:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR EAID EFIN FAO KUNR UK UN
09LONDON236	INDIA: MILIBAND'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH GOI OFFICIALS [...] (C/NF) Summary. In spite of the significant Indian media criticism of Foreign Secretary Miliband's comments on Kashmir during his January 13-15 visit to India (reftels),he had an opportunity for useful discussions with Indian leaders on key policy and regional issues, including Pakistan, Iran [...]	2009-01-27 14:09:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER EAID KDEM IN PK IR XD UK
09LONDON2382	IRAN/AMERICAN DETAINEES: HMG UNABLE TO PROVIDE [...] (C) Following up on her September 16 meeting (ref B) with Helen Teasdale of the Foreign and Commonwealth's Iran office, London Iran Watcher asked if HMG had made a decision regarding raising the issue of American detainees with the Iranian government. Teasdale explained the U.S. request for assist [...]	2009-10-21 13:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR UK
09LONDON2391	UK IN AGREEMENT WITH THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES [...] (U) Summary: Deputy Head of the UN Human Rights Team at the Foreign Office Andrew Suarez responded to reftel demarche by saying that HMG is supportive of all U.S. priorities at this year's session of the UN Third Committee. The UK opposes the use of no-action motions to block country-speci [...]	2009-10-22 16:29:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN UK
09LONDON24	ISLAMIC FINANCE KEY TO ENSURING LONDON AS TOP FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The British government is promoting the growth of the Islamic finance industry in the UK, although HMT has decided against issuing a sovereign Islamic finance bond, a sukuk, in the current economic climate. HMG is courting Islamic finance, and eliminating barriers to its growth, [...]	2009-01-05 17:40:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV KISL UK
09LONDON2416	WELSH MUSLIM COMMUNITY SKILLFULLY DEFUSES [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: A protest by a far-right anti-Muslim group in Swansea, Wales passed without violence on October 17, largely due to careful interfaith and intra-Muslim community planning. Wales' small size (three million people, of whom about one percent are Muslims) has made it relat [...]	2009-10-26 13:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV UK
09LONDON2425	UK ELECTIONS: HUNG PARLIAMENTS, MINORITY [...] (SBU) Summary. With domestic political opinion polls fluctuating in the run-up to the UK's general elections, which must occur before June 3, 2010, political pundits are speculating that it is unlikely that the Labour Party will continue to hold a majority in Parliament but that it is far fro [...]	2009-10-26 17:20:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM UK
09LONDON2427	UK STILL IN RECESSION AND FACING SLOW, VOLATILE RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary: The UK economy is still in recession and faces a slow, patchy recovery. According to official data released October 23, output in the third quarter was significantly weaker than expected. Economists at Oxford Economics and Morgan Stanley expect the UK to emerge from recession [...]	2009-10-27 09:47:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON2428	UK RESPONSE TO GI AND CBD DEMARCHE [...] (U) Post delivered Reftel points to HMG counterparts in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra),Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the UK's Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) all of which coordinate to establish the UK position on geographic indi [...]	2009-10-27 10:56:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EUN KIPR
09LONDON2445	HMG VIEWS ON ADDING HFCS TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-28 17:39:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG UK
09LONDON2446	EMBASSY COMMENT ON BONE MARROW REGISTRY COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-28 17:39:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO UK
09LONDON2447	HMG APPROACH TO ENGAGING AFGHAN GOVERNMENT ON [...] (C/NF) Poloff discussed the development of a coordinated approach among allies to engaging the Afghan government on governor appointments with Liz Boyles, the Deputy Head of the Afghanistan Group in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on October 27. (Ref) Boyles affirmed the importance of [...]	2009-10-29 14:21:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO PGOV AF UK
09LONDON2449	LAUNCH OF UK TOP LEVEL GROUP OF PARLIAMENTARIANS [...] (C/NF) Summary. Fifteen senior UK parliamentarians launched in London October 29 the Top Level Group of UK Parliamentarians for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation. The group represents a cross party effort to promote British leadership of multilateral disarmament. One of the Gro [...]	2009-10-29 18:04:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KNNP PARM PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UK
09LONDON2465	FUTURE U.S.-UK AND U.S.-EU TRADE COOPERATION TO CENTER ON INNOVATION, COMPETITIVENESS [...] (SBU) Europe, International Trade and Development Director at the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Claire Durkin discussed with EMIN and Econoff October 29, 2009, UK desire for a swift conclusion to the Doha Round (DDA) of trade negotiations, trade priorities with the EU, pot [...]	2009-11-02 16:10:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD UK EU
09LONDON2477	SOMALIA: PM OUTLINES TFG PLAN FOR STABILIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Somali Prime Minister Abdirashid Ali Shamarke defended the strength of the Tranistional Federal Government (TFG) and outlined its plans to bring unity and peace to Somalia in an October 28 speech in London. The Prime Minister asserted that his government intends to expand its [...]	2009-11-03 11:49:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL MASS UK SO ET
09LONDON2478	UK GOVERNMENT GETS TOUGH ON BANK BONUSES; DEBATES CURBS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The UK government is getting tough on compensation for bankers. On January 1, a code of practice for compensation requiring large firms to report in detail their company's policies will come into effect. UK-based U.S. firms joined British banks in signing this code of conduct, [...]	2009-11-03 15:52:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON2479	(C) UK SANCTIONS ON IRAN FORCE IRISL TO SEEK [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 16:38:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON KTFN IR UK
09LONDON2484	SUDAN: UK HOME OFFICE GRANTS NON-ARAB DARFURIS [...] (SBU) In a break with the UK's previous policy on granting asylum to Darfuri refugees on a "carefully considered case-by-case basis," the UK Home Office announced November 2 that "all non-Arab Darfuris," who have not committed a serious crime, regardless of political affiliation "qualify for a [...]	2009-11-04 13:55:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SU UK
09LONDON2485	IRAN: SUPPORTERS OF THE GREEN MOVEMENT PRESENT [...] (U) On November 4, about 10 self-identified supporters of the Green Movement of Iran delivered a letter (text below) and a commemorative plaque expressing regret for the take-over of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979. London Iran Watcher accepted the items on behalf of the embassy. A few m [...]	2009-11-04 15:58:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV UK IR
09LONDON2489	BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY JONATHAN G. BURDEN - [...] Per reftel, post conducted an inquiry into the bona fides of Jonathan G. Burden, Director of Advansys Solutions. Post has no derogatory information on Mr. Burden. Advansys Solutions serves as a consultant to the UK MOD on behalf of L3, a U.S. owned company and does not physically handle USML i [...]	2009-11-05 09:32:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC UK
09LONDON2492	CONSERVATIVE PARTY PLANS TO ABOLISH THE UK [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 12:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG UK
09LONDON2499	MILIBAND'S RUSSIA TRIP AIMS TO MOVE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP FORWARD [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 15:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL ETRD KNNP PARM SENV MARR MNUC
09LONDON2501	SCOTLAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS [...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador engaged with a wide variety of policy, civic, business, and Muslim communities during his first official visit to Scotland, October 29-30. Prominent Scottish Muslim leaders told the Ambassador during a roundtable discussion that the Muslim community in the UK and [...]	2009-11-05 16:27:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OEXC OIIP ECON UK
09LONDON2503	UK SUPPORT AT IMF FOR U.S. SRI LANKAN CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 17:14:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN CE UK
09LONDON2509	TORIES ABANDON EU REFERENDUM, BUT CRY "NEVER AGAIN" [...] (C/NF) Summary. Conservative leader David Cameron abandoned his party's plans for a UK referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty as the treaty becomes law on December 1. In a November 4 speech, Cameron lamented that the country, under Labour governments, was denied the chance for a referen [...]	2009-11-05 18:05:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EU UK
09LONDON251	GORDON BROWN OUTLINES STRATEGY FOR RECOVERY AND CALLS FOR [...] (U) Three building blocks are essential for economic recovery in the UK, according to PM Gordon Brown. In a speech to the Foreign Press Association, January 26, Brown outlined the stages of the UK's "Stability and Recovery Plan" - bank recapitalization, monetary and fiscal stimulus, and credi [...]	2009-01-28 16:38:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON2512	BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY - AVRAM BALABANOVIC, [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 11:59:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC KOMC UK
09LONDON2516	UK REACTION: FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarch to the UK's Food Standards Agency Head of Incidence Response. 2. (U) Since January 2005, the UK has had an internal mechanism for reporting potential food safety breaches that is very similar to the Reportable Food Registry (RFR). It is known as its Online [...]	2009-11-06 13:23:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD UK
09LONDON2517	SOMALILAND: UK DIASPORA HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Members of the UK-based Somaliland Diaspora - including representatives from the three political parties, NGOs, and civil society organizations - told the Political Minister Counselor November 2 that what Somaliland needs most is assistance in developing governance and democracy [...]	2009-11-06 13:43:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV PINR SO UK
09LONDON2520	UK INITIATIVES HARNESS DIASPORA CAPACITY [...] (U) Summary. The UK has initiated a number of programs to help engage UK-based Diaspora groups and harness their expertise in international development. Under the direction of the Department for International Development (DFID),and the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO),these programs are ty [...]	2009-11-06 17:18:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PHUM OIIP SCUL SMIG ECON SO PK NI
09LONDON2523	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON LORD SPEAKER: [...] (C/NF) Lord Speaker of the House of Lords Baroness Hayman told the Ambassador during a November 6 meeting that in the run-up to the general elections, party politics are beginning to play a role in the House of Lords, especially the public debate over the UK's role in Afghanistan. She said the exp [...]	2009-11-09 11:28:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR UK
09LONDON2535	UK IN BROAD AGREEMENT ON NATO ENLARGEMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Head of the Foreign Office's NATO Team expressed broad UK agreement with U.S. goals for NATO enlargement as regards Bosnia and Macedonia; indicated that HMG ministers were discussing the UK position on MAP for Montenegro, but that the UK would likely align itself with the U.S. [...]	2009-11-10 15:07:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA UK
09LONDON254	(S) UK URGES USG TO DECLASSIFY INTELLIGENCE [...] (S/NF) Summary: UK Treasury and Foreign Office officials have expanded upon their prior request for USG declassification of intelligence on Iran sanctions issues. HMG is concerned that a lack of substantial USG-provided information in the public statements of case will hamper the ability of EU [...]	2009-01-28 17:09:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM ECON ETTC PTER IR UK
09LONDON2543	BRITISH SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR DROPS ON EVE [...] (U) Summary: The murder of five British police trainers by a rogue Afghan officer, the unsatisfying conclusion to the Afghan election, public challenges to UK policy by leading politicians, and a wave of wrenching television interviews with grieving family members this week combined to dampen [...]	2009-11-10 16:56:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO MARR MOPS SOCI ECON UK AF
09LONDON2557	INDIAN ENVOY DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a meeting with Poloff to discuss the October 27-29 state visit of President Pratibha Patil to India, Neil Kernohan (Protect),Head of the India, Nepal, and Bhutan Team at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),told Poloff that HMG would appreciate it if the U.S. would [...]	2009-11-13 12:35:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER SOCI AF UK PK
09LONDON2567	AMBASSADOR MCELDOWNEY'S BILATERAL MEETINGS IN [...] (C/NF) Summary and Introduction. During her November 9-11 visit to London, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Nancy McEldowney discussed a range of issues in bilateral meetings with UK officials. Julian Miller, Deputy Head of the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Cabinet [...]	2009-11-16 15:51:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS SOCI ECON PK AF OSCE NATO EU
09LONDON2569	HMG STRESSES U.S.-UK COORDINATION ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Karen Pierce (Protect),the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Director for South Asia and Afghanistan, told the Political Minister Counselor November 16 that HMG is eagerly awaiting President Obama's decision on the way forward in Afghanistan and would appreciate as much insig [...]	2009-11-16 17:13:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF PK NATO UK
09LONDON257	(C) UK REQUESTS INFORMATION ON BANK MELLAT TO [...] (C) Foreign Office (FCO) officials requested from us January 27 all releasable information on Bank Mellat's support for Iran's nuclear regime that their mission can share with the Malaysian government - ideally before the High Commissioner's next meeting with Malaysian officials the week of Fe [...]	2009-01-28 17:51:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK
09LONDON2571	BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY-EPAMINONDAS I. MELAS - [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 09:23:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC UK
09LONDON2575	PM FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH STRESSES AFGHANIZATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a November 16, speech, PM Gordon Brown reviewed UK foreign policy priorities -- but focused on Afghanistan. Emphasizing that Britain's national security was at stake, Brown argued that the "greater international good will never be subordinated to the mood of the passing momen [...]	2009-11-17 17:18:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF PK NATO UK

09LONDON2581	PADDY ASHDOWN ON WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 15:16:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK
09LONDON2582	ANTI-BRIBERY BILL HEADS TO PARLIAMENT, BUT PASSAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: The UK government included anti-bribery legislation among its priorities in the Queen's Speech on November 18, 2009, at the State opening of Parliament. While this indicates HMG commitment to meet OECD and other global anti-bribery standards, some observers doubt, however, that [...]	2009-11-18 15:36:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EU OECD PREL PGOV KCRM UK
09LONDON2583	WEST AFRICA: AF DAS FITZGERALD'S NOVEMBER 18 [...] (C/NF) Summary. In meetings with British counterpart Janet Douglas and other Foreign Office officials, AF DAS William Fitzgerald reviewed the situation in Guinea, discussing the need for CNDD leader Dadis Camara to leave Guinea and to stabilize the country through an ECOWAS observer mission. On N [...]	2009-11-18 17:19:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS XY GV NI ML UK
09LONDON2587	BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY-LUDWIK JERZY OPIELA - [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 08:33:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC UK
09LONDON2592	UK INPUT: CUBA, LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Poloff met with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officers November 18 per reftel to seek updated information about HMG actions and policies concerning Cuba. HMG remains committed to promoting the development of democratic institutions and human rights in Cuba and is disappointe [...]	2009-11-19 12:05:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU UK
09LONDON2595	UK WANTS LESS UN FOCUS ON ISRAEL; SEES ABSTENTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 16:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNGA KPAL IS UK
09LONDON2596	PADDY ASHDOWN ON WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C//NF) Summary. British Parliamentarian and former UN High Representative in Bosnia Lord Paddy Ashdown recently shared his views with DCM LeBaron on the way forward in Afghanistan. Ashdown stressed that while finding a solution would not be easy, success was absolutely critical. Any strategy for [...]	2009-11-19 16:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK
09LONDON2598	LITTLE ENTHUSIASM FOR LEGISLAITVE PRIORITIES IN QUEEN'S [...] (U) Summary. In an annual tradition, the Queen formally opened the new session of Parliament November 18 and laid out the Government's legislative priorities for the coming Parliamentary session. In a speech drawn up by the Government, the Queen announced plans for 10 new bills, two draft bills [...]	2009-11-20 08:05:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN MOPS PINR UK
09LONDON261	CAMERON SHUFFLES CONSERVATIVE'S FRONT-BENCH, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Conservative Leader David Cameron shook up his party with a shadow cabinet reshuffle on January 19. Cameron wanted to strengthen his front-bench team and sharpen its attacks on the Labour Government, as well address a Labour argument that still has traction with UK voters -- th [...]	2009-01-29 12:45:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EU UK
09LONDON2616	UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 17:03:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG
09LONDON2617	UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 17:05:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG
09LONDON2619	UK RESPONSE: INVITATION TO ATTEND PSI EXERCISE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 17:08:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP UK
09LONDON2622	UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING [...] (SBU/NF) Summary and Introduction: The United Kingdom (UK) hosted a conference of P5 states on 3-4 September 2009 to discuss confidence building measures (CBMs) on nuclear disarmament and associated non-proliferation issues. The conference originated in a proposal made by then Defence Secre [...]	2009-11-20 17:17:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG
09LONDON2623	BARONESS CATHERINE ASHTON UNEXPECTED CHOICE FOR EU [...] (U) This is an Embassy London and U.S. Mission to the European Union joint cable. 2. (SBU) Summary. Baroness Catherine Margaret Ashton was nominated as the first EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on November 19. She is a British Labour politician who is also cur [...]	2009-11-20 17:17:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ETRD EUN UK
09LONDON2626	UK, WITH EU PARTNERS, TO CONDEMN SYRIA AT IAEA [...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK is in full agreement with reftel points concerning Syria and will, with EU Partners, issue a statement condemning Syria for its lack of cooperation with the IAEA at the Board of Governors (BOG) meeting on November 26-27. While the UK has on previous reports lobbied non-EU st [...]	2009-11-23 17:13:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM IAEA KNNP SY IR UK
09LONDON2635	(C/NF) UK SUPPORTS U.S.-PROPOSED THIRD SUBSIDIARY BODY AT 2010 NPT REVCON REF: SECSTATE 119753 [...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK can support "from top to bottom" the U.S. proposal for the re-establishment of a subsidiary body to deal with Article X at the 2010 NPT Review Conference. According to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),France and Germany also support the creation of such a subsidiar [...]	2009-11-24 14:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA CDG NPT
09LONDON2638	FOREIGN OFFICE MIDDLE EAST TEAM LEAD ON ISREAL RELATED UN RESOLUTIONS REF: A. REF A STATE 118799 B. REF B LONDON 2595 [...] (C//NF) Poloff had an introductory call with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Levant team leader Nishi Dholakia on November 20. Poloff used the opportunity to reinforce Washington,s points on resolutions against Israel (ref A) which were previously delivered to the FCO International Organiza [...]	2009-11-24 16:58:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNGA KPAL IS UK
09LONDON2639	(S/NF) AFGHANISTAN: UK WILL SAY NO TO A REQUEST [...] (S/NF) Summary. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Cabinet Office officers told the Political Minister Counselor November 24 that the total number of UK troops in Afghanistan will soon total 9,500, as the UK will be plussing up its permanently deployed force by 1,200; this number consists [...]	2009-11-24 17:28:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS MARR PGOV MCAP UK
09LONDON2645	THE UK'S L'AQUILA FOOD SECURITY COMMITMENTS [...] (SBU) The UK has pledged GBP 1.1 billion in furtherance of its G8 L'Aquila food security commitments, Richard Moberly of the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) told ECOUNS in response to reftel demarche. The funds will be disbursed over a three-year period, from April 1, 2009 [...]	2009-11-25 14:21:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON UK
09LONDON2649	UK BUDGET SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] (SBU) The UK is currently reviewing its plans for budget support for the Palestian Authority (PA) and expects to reach a decision by December 4, Alice Mann, Deputy Head (London),Palestinian Program at the Department for International Development, told ECOUNS. She stated that she is confident [...]	2009-11-25 17:24:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID WBG IS UK
09LONDON265	SUBJECT: BRITISH PRESS CASE AGAINST IRISL WITH XXXXXXXXXXXX [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-29 15:02:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK
09LONDON2650	CITY OF LONDON LORD MAYOR DEFENDS UK FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary. At his inaugural banquet on November 16, Nick Anstee, incoming Lord Mayor of London and official representative of London's financial services industry, urged businesses to learn from their mistakes, but also emphasized that the UK government needs to support London's financial firms, [...]	2009-11-25 17:35:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV EFIN UK
09LONDON266	HMG BUDGET CRUNCH THREATENS TO LIMIT UK'S GLOBAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. Ballooning UN assessed costs, an HMG budget crunch, and the falling Pound have all contributed to an internal budgeting crisis for HMG's tri-departmental conflict prevention spending, which includes UN assessed costs, discretionary spending on peacekeeping operations, election [...]	2009-01-29 15:13:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID MASS UNSC KPKO UK
09LONDON2676	IMO: 14TH SESSION OF THE DANGEROUS GOODS, SOLID [...] Summary: The fourteenth session of the IMO Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC) Sub Committee (S/C) met in London from 21-25 September 2009, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Olga Pestel-Lefevre (France). The session was attended by delegations from fifty-nine member states, one as [...]	2009-12-01 17:03:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EWWT IMO IR PHSA SENV UK
09LONDON2678	UK HOSTS P5 UN DEPUTY DIRECTORS MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: IO PDAS Gerald Anderson participated in a P5 UN Deputy Directors meeting at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London on November 23. The Deputy Director-level meeting was the first of its kind and covered Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding reform, Afghanistan and Paki [...]	2009-12-02 13:49:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR PGOV PREL PTER UNSC KPKO KWMN CH FR RS
09LONDON268	UK STRESSES FUNDING FOR ADAPTATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary. UK Minister of Climate Change Joan Ruddock (Department of Energy and Climate Change) has called for the December 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference to make as a priority increased funding for adaptation and deforestation to help developing countries address climate chan [...]	2009-01-29 17:22:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV KGHG UK
09LONDON2680	DPRK: AMB BOSWORTH'S DEC 2 MEETINGS WITH UK [...] (C/NF) Summary. Foreign Office junior minister Ivan Lewis and Asia Pacific Director Scott Wightman told Special Representative for North Korea Policy Ambassador Stephen Bosworth in separate December 2 meetings that the UK and EU want to support the USG's efforts to see North Korea return to multil [...]	2009-12-02 15:48:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINR PGOV ECON SOCI KN CH KS FR UK
09LONDON2690	HMG PRAISES U.S. AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN STRATEGY, PREPARES FOR JANUARY CONFERENCE [...] (C/NF) Summary. Prime Minister Brown was "very pleased" by President Obama's December 1 speech describing the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and HMG would like U.S. and UK public statements to remain in synch, Philip Barton, Director, Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the Cabinet Office's Fore [...]	2009-12-02 17:40:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PTER AF PK UK
09LONDON2691	AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO WALES, PROMOTES TRADE AND [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Susman made his first official visit to Wales on November 25, where he met political and business leaders and reached out to the Muslim community. Political leaders told him that Welsh devolution is gaining momentum and reported on Welsh efforts to minimize the effects of [...]	2009-12-03 10:45:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UK
09LONDON2697	UK FOREIGN OFFICE ON ISRAELI SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM [...] (C//NF) Summary: Poloff met with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Levant team leader Nishi Dholakia on December 1 to discuss Israel's recently announced settlement moratorium and USG support for the return to negotiations as outlined ref A. The UK shares the USG's desire to return to negoti [...]	2009-12-03 15:37:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS KPAL PREL KWBG
09LONDON27	UK MUSLIM DEMOGRAPHICS (C-RE8-02527) [...] (S/NF) Summary. Per reftel, this cable provides information on the demographics of the Muslim community in the UK. The last official UK census was in 2001 and much of what is provided below is a combination of census figures and subsequent estimates and surveys. Post notes that the information is i [...]	2009-01-06 11:55:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PINR KISL KPLS UK
09LONDON2702	WELSH LABOUR ELECTS NEW LEADER [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Carwyn Jones won an unexpectedly strong victory in the Welsh leadership election and will take over as First Minister for Wales on December 9. Jones will have to live up to the example set by outgoing First Minister Rhodri Morgan, who has held the post for all but a few months [...]	2009-12-03 16:57:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UK
09LONDON2705	UK BANKS: LARGE EXPOSURE TO THE UAE, BUT STILL SMALL TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: UK banks have greater exposure to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) than their global counterparts, but the potential impact of debt problems in Dubai on the UK banking sector is unlikely to be significant, say industry analysts. Analysts viewed the initial media frenzy following th [...]	2009-12-03 17:17:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON2707	BRITISH MPS' FEEDBACK ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] (C/NF) Summary. MPs who attended a December 2 reception for the Ambassador hosted by the British-American Parliamentary Group (BAPG) expressed opinions in conversations with Embassy officers that were broadly supportive of the President's Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy. Several MPs stressed [...]	2009-12-03 17:22:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK UK
09LONDON2708	NIGERIA: UK INITIATIVE TO OFFER CLEAN DEVELOPMENT [...] Summary. Following numerous consultations with senior Nigerian political and industry leaders, the UK government is moving forward with an initiative to facilitate responsible business development in Nigeria. Implemented by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC),the program aims [...]	2009-12-03 17:30:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCOR EAID ECON PINR NI UK
09LONDON271	(C/NF)SHRITI VADERA - BROWN'S OUTSPOKEN CONFIDANT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Shriti Vadera, junior minister at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR),catapulted into the spotlight on January 14 with a roundly-criticized comment that she saw potential "green shoots" of economic recovery. The comments sparked a series of pr [...]	2009-01-29 18:25:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PINR UK
09LONDON2710	UK BANKS: LARGE EXPOSURE TO THE UAE, BUT STILL SMALL TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: UK banks have greater exposure to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) than their global counterparts, but the potential impact of debt problems in Dubai on the UK banking sector is unlikely to be significant, say industry analysts. Analysts viewed the initial media frenzy following th [...]	2009-12-04 09:10:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON2712	UK APPROVES ADDITIONAL GBP 11.5 MILLION IN [...] (SBU) The UK will provide an additional GBP 11.5 million (approximately USD 19 million) in budget support to the Palestinian Authority, Alice Mann, Deputy Head (London) Palestinian Program at the Department for International Development told ECOUNS on December 4. The money will be disbursed th [...]	2009-12-04 10:26:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID WBG IS UK
09LONDON2716	MONUC: EARLY UK THINKING ON MANDATE RENEWAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 12:45:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO ECON CG UK
09LONDON2722	BLUE LANTERN FOLLOW-UP - LICENSE 050176047 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 15:01:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETTC KOMC UK
09LONDON2723	AFRICA: NEW AFRICA MINISTER FOCUS ON TRADITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 15:32:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINR SENV EAID XA EU UK
09LONDON2737	EMBASSY LONDON NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN [...] (U) Summary: Post's nominee for the International Women of Courage Award is Farhat Khan. Farhat is an inspirational woman who experienced forced marriage and prolonged violence and abuse in Pakistan, escaped to the UK, and has used this experience to work -- often on a volunteer basis -- to [...]	2009-12-08 16:44:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM
09LONDON2742	PRIME MINISTER STILL FOCUSED ON TOBIN TAX, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Prime Minister Brown continues to press hard for international adoption of a Tobin Tax, despite being aware of U.S. opposition to the tax. He has raised this issue - and bonuses - on several occasions directly with the Ambassador, and said that he saw cooperation on financial servic [...]	2009-12-09 16:13:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV UK
09LONDON2743	MONUC/RWANDA: UK HOLDING TO SIX-MONTH RENEWAL, THOUGHTS ON RWANDA IN THE COMMONWEALTH [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 16:21:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC KPKO PINR RW CG ZF FR UK
09LONDON2761	BURMA: UK OFFERS INSIGHT INTO EU POSITION, THOUGHTS ON USG POLICY REVIEW REF: STATE 121789 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-10 15:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV BM UK
09LONDON2768	SHADOW DEFENSE MINISTER FOX PLEDGES CLOSE U.S.-UK [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a December 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Shadow Secretary of State for Defense Liam Fox affirmed his desire to work closely with the U.S. if the Conservative Party wins power in next year's general election. He highlighted the importance of the U.S.-UK Defense Trade and Coop [...]	2009-12-10 16:48:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR AF UK PK IR IN CH RS
09LONDON2769	ECOWAS: CHAMBAS' DEC 7 VISIT TO LONDON [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-10 17:11:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MASS PGOV PINR EAID NI NG GV GA XY UK
09LONDON2770	UNION LEADER: CONSERVATIVE VICTORY NO DISASTER [...] (SBU) The UK's trade unions are preparing for the possibility of a Conservative government, but are not yet ready to predict a certain and convincing Tory victory, Brendan Barber, head of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) told the Ambassador during a December 9 meeting. Noting that recent polls [...]	2009-12-10 17:21:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON UK
09LONDON2772	NEW UK TECHNICAL ADVICE ON LABELING PRODUCE FROM WEST BANK [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-10 17:31:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KPAL IL WB UK
09LONDON2774	AFGHAN AMBASSADOR'S CONCERNS ABOUT HMG'S PLANNING FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON CONFERENCE Classified By: Ambassador Louis Susman for reasons 1.4 b and d [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Afghan Ambassador to the UK told Ambassador Susman December 10 that he is upset that HMG has not consulted him or his government regarding overall Afghanistan policy or planning for the January 28 London Conference. According to the Afghan envoy, three of the proposed agenda ite [...]	2009-12-10 17:44:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ECON SOCI AF PK
09LONDON2780	CONSERVATIVE LEADER CAMERON WELCOMES AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY REF: LONDON 2768 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 13:13:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KCRM AF PK UK
09LONDON2784	LETTER FROM ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU TO THE [...] Embassy London received on December 10 the following letter for the Secretary from Archbishop Desmond Tutu as the Chair of The Elders Foundation. The letter is copied to U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice and the President's Special Envoy to Sudan Genera [...]	2009-12-11 15:17:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PREF OPRC PHUM XA SU UK
09LONDON2785	PRE-BUDGET REPORT INCREASES SPENDING, RAISES VAT [...] (U) Summary. UK spending levels for 2010-11 will increase slightly, by GBP 31 billion, up 2.2 percent from current levels, as outlined in the HM Treasury's December 9 Pre-Budget Report (PBR). In his speech on the PBR to Parliament, Chancellor Darling forecast a 4.75 percent contraction for t [...]	2009-12-11 19:29:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV UK
09LONDON2816	PM BROWN OUTLINES PLANS FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE REF: LONDON 2774 (NOTAL) [...] (C/NF) Summary. In December 14 remarks to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Brown outlined HMG's plans for the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan. A key Conference goal is to "set out an outline program for the transfer of lead responsibility from Coalition to Afghan forces." The Confer [...]	2009-12-15 14:34:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SOCI MARR MOPS AF PK UK SNAR NATO
09LONDON2819	(C/NF) COMMONWEALTH TACKLES CLIMATE CHANGE, MOSTLY STEERS CLEAR OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES REF: A. PORT OF SPAIN 00482 B. LONDON 2743 C. LONDON 2769 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 16:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM TSPL KSUM KGHG TD RW ZI GA UG FJ
09LONDON2820	DARFUR/SUDAN: LONDON-BASED JEM LEADER ON DOHA, RELATIONS WITH THE SOUTH, AND ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 16:55:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MCAP PHUM PINR PGOV SU CD UK
09LONDON2831	CONSERVATIVES' SHADOW MINISTER FOR EUROPE - "WE WILL BE CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGED" REF: LONDON 2509 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-16 12:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV EU UK
09LONDON284	David Cameron Attacks HMG's Fiscal Stimulus Package As [...] (SBU) Conservative Party Leader David Cameron has used a high-profile appearance at Davos to attack the Prime Minister's economic recovery plan. Cameron called on Cabinet Ministers to show "a frankness and a candor and an honesty about how we got here, about how we are going to get out of it. [...]	2009-01-30 16:38:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON2843	UK WORKS WITH EU TO BOLSTER HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS [...] (SBU) Responding to reftel demarche on Human Rights Defenders (HRDs),FCO Civil Society and Freedoms Officer Sarah Murrell told Poloff that over the past five years, the UK has refined its efforts to bolster human rights defenders around the world. The EU set guidelines on supporting HRDs i [...]	2009-12-17 14:00:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM UNGA UK
09LONDON2857	UK HOSTS OVERSEAS TERRITORIES LEADERS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-18 10:22:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD KCRM KDRG
09LONDON2862	MOD ANNOUNCES PLUS UP FOR AFGHANISTAN SPENDING -- MATCHED BY CUTS IN OTHER AREAS REF: LONDON 2768 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-18 15:31:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR MCAP UK
09LONDON2864	FCO DESCRIBES PLANNING FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE REF: A. LONDON 2774 B. LONDON 2816 [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Afghan government has "not focused" yet on the January 28 London Afghanistan Conference and is "not organized yet to feed anything coherent" into discussions regarding the agenda and Conference outcomes, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Permanent Undersecretary Peter Ricket [...]	2009-12-18 17:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AF PK UK
09LONDON2873	POST COP-15 PRESS BRIEFING BY UK ENERGY SECRETARY [...] (U) Summary: Ed Miliband, UK Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, briefed the diplomatic corps, press and environmental NGOs on December 21, on results of the Copenhagen Conference (COP-15). Prime Minister Gordon Brown joined by satellite from Scotland. Together they focused on three key [...]	2009-12-22 05:33:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV UK KGHG
09LONDON288	HMG HAS DEPLOYED NTMI ASSESSMENT TEAM TO BAGHDAD; [...] (C) The UK remains "as committed as ever to the NTMI mission and concept," according to MOD Deputy Director for Joint Commitments Daniel Hughes. To that end, a five person "Planning and Doctrine" team, headed by a full Colonel, has been dispatched from London to NTMI Baghdad. The team is to [...]	2009-02-02 11:54:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ UK
09LONDON289	UK TO ISSUE UPDATED NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY BY [...] (SBU) As part of its National Security Strategy (NSS) updating process, HMG is conducting a series of 12 workshops, with the goal of developing material to update each of the 12 strategic challenges identified in the NSS released in March 2008. The workshops are being conducted by the Cabine [...]	2009-02-03 08:28:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL UK
09LONDON290	(S) FCO WELCOMES EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON DETAINEE [...] (S) Summary. The UK Government "strongly welcomes" the executive orders concerning Guantanamo Bay and U.S. detainee policy, according to Robert Chatterton-Dixon, Head of the Foreign Office's Counter Terrorism Policy Department. The UK is not willing to resettle any further detainees in the UK -- be [...]	2009-02-03 10:16:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PTER KHLS PREL PINS PHUM KAWK MOPS KISL EUN
09LONDON2909	UK RESPONSE: EU ENGAGEMENT WITH CIVIL SOCIETY IN CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-30 17:28:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL SOCI CU UK
09LONDON301	UK OPPOSES ABKHAZ INVITATION TO FORMAL UNSC [...] (C) HMG concurs with the U.S. position (ref) strongly opposing Abkhaz leadership participation in UN Security Council meetings under Rule 39. According to FCO Director for Russia, South Caucasus and Central Asia Michael Davenport and Head of Georgia Section Jonathan Dart the UK, like France, [...]	2009-02-03 17:58:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL GG UK
09LONDON305	Wildcat Strikes Hit UK Energy Plants In Response To Foreign [...] (SBU) Summary: Workers at the UK's third largest oil refinery went on strike January 28 in protest at the use of foreign labor for a new construction project. A wave of wildcat strikes across the UK followed, with workers demonstrating support for those at French oil company Total's refinery [...]	2009-02-04 12:01:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON32	UK UNDECIDED ON JOINING THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK is still undecided whether it will join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) but expects to make a decision by January 12. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC),Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO),and HM Treasury are the three decision-makers, but [...]	2009-01-06 12:37:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN UK
09LONDON33	HMG RECEIVES NIP AND DISCUSSES RELATED TOPICS [...] (S) Summary. Poloffs met with FCO's Simon Manley, Director of the Defense and Strategic Threats Directorate and Emily Maltman of the Strategic Partners and Multilateral Counter Terrorism Department to deliver the National Implementation Plan as per reftel. Manley described HMG's counter-terroris [...]	2009-01-06 13:02:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV AS CA IN PK UK
09LONDON331	HMG FULLY SUPPORTS THE RETURN OF 92 EXCESS HOUSING [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-06 12:35:00	Embassy London	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL UK
09LONDON333	UK VIEWS ON AVIATION EMISSIONS TRADING AND OPEN SKIES STAGE II [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-06 13:05:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU UK
09LONDON338	MPs Examine Role of Media in Economic Crisis [...] (SBU) As part of its enquiry into the banking crisis, the House of Commons' Treasury Committee looked at the role of the media in financial stability and whether financial journalists should operate under reporting restrictions during banking crises. A committee specialist told the Embassy th [...]	2009-02-06 15:18:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON339	AFRICA: U.S. VERSUS UK PRIORITIES, LONDON THINK [...] (SBU/NF) Summary. During the transition to the Obama Administration, London think tanks have been active in discussing USG and HMG priorities in Africa. Poloff took the opportunity to poll opinions among Africa specialists at Chatham House, RUSI, the Royal Africa Society, Africa Confidential, the C [...]	2009-02-06 16:25:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID MASS KISL ZI SO NI SU SF XA UK
09LONDON344	CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL TO SECRETARY CLINTON [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-09 09:22:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP PGOV UK
09LONDON348	THE BRITISH ASK, IS OUR SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP STILL [...] (C/NF) Summary. Secretary Clinton's public praise for the U.S.-UK special relationship following her February 3 meeting with Foreign Secretary Miliband, coming on the heels of the President's January 26 phone call with Prime Minister Brown, has gone a long way to calm what has been a stronger than [...]	2009-02-09 15:08:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MCAP EUN PINS UK
09LONDON38	CONSERVATIVES ANNOUCE THEIR PLAN FOR RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary: Conservative Party leader David Cameron unveiled his economic plan to deal with the debt crisis in a speech delivered January 5. Cameron's speech was sharply critical of Gordon Brown's economic stimulus policies and argued the debt crisis was a result of Labour's mishandling o [...]	2009-01-06 17:12:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON380	DELIVERY OF LETTER CONFIRMING NO CWC DECLARABLE [...] (S/REL UK) Poloff delivered February 10 to Joanne Yeadon, Head of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and Pitcairn Section of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Overseas Territories Directorate, a letter signed by Poloff that stated: "Further to our earlier discussions, I have been [...]	2009-02-11 16:45:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PARM MARR MOPS IO PGOV PREL UK
09LONDON403	BOSNIA: UK NOMINATES SIR EMYR JONES PARRY AS HEAD [...] (C) Former UK Perm Rep to NATO and the UN, Sir Emyr Jones Parry (bio para 4),has been nominated by the UK to be the next High Representative for Bosnia, replacing Miroslav Lajcak, who is leaving to become Slovakia's Foreign Minister. FCO Bosnia desk officer Matthew Andrew Harvey said that [...]	2009-02-13 17:42:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS BK UK
09LONDON409	ZIMBABWE: UK TO MAINTAIN "HARD-LINE" APPROACH [...] (C/NF) Following DFID Africa Minister Ivan Lewis' February 13 statement to Parliament that the UK is not considering "practical aid" to Zimbabwe until it has judged the "behavior and conduct" of the power-sharing administration, PM Special Advisor for Africa Brendan Cox, Cabinet Office Senior A [...]	2009-02-17 11:42:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID ZI UK
09LONDON422	UK SEEKS INPUT ON RESULTS FOR MULTILATERAL FUEL [...] (U) This is an action request for the State Department. Please see para 3. 2. (C/NF) Summary. Two officials from the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) shared on February 12 with Emboffs the HMG's status in planning a Multilateral Fuel Assurances Conference on March 17-18 in London, echoin [...]	2009-02-18 12:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG ETTC IAEA KNNP TRGY UK
09LONDON430	MAURITANIA: UK AGREES WITH USG POSITION [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 15:59:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EUN MR UK
09LONDON433	HMG AWAITS WORD FROM QSCOW AND BEIJING ON PLANNED [...] (C) Summary. The UK continues planning to host a two day conference in September 2009 titled "P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) Towards Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament." According to HMG officials, neither Russia nor China have endorsed the proposed conference. Foreign [...]	2009-02-19 11:11:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV QEL UNGA UK
09LONDON434	THE UK'S APPROACH TO PEACEKEEPING REFORM [...] (C/NF) Summary. Following the January 23 UNSC debate (reftel A),the UK has made more effective UN peacekeeping a policy priority, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown may plan to raise it during the visit to Washington which he has requested. HMG plans to negotiate a PRST or UNSCR to address the [...]	2009-02-19 11:21:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPKO UNSC PHUM UK
09LONDON435	AFRICA: HMG'S PRIORITIES TO DISCUSS WITH THE OBAMA [...] (C/NF) Summary. UK officials have highlighted Prime Minister Gordon Brown's priorities in Africa and previewed the core messages which the Prime Minister plans to bring to discussions with U.S. officials. Zimbabwe, Sudan, Somalia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remain HMG's top p [...]	2009-02-19 13:28:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID UNSC KPKO PHUM ECON XA SO SU ZI
09LONDON440	HMG WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT ON DURBAN II, HOPES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Susan Hyland, Head of the Human Rights, Democracy and Governance Group at HMG's Foreign and Commonwealth Office told Poloffs that HMG "agrees broadly" with the USG's position and reservations regarding the Durban Review Conference. She especially emphasized that HMG considers [...]	2009-02-19 15:17:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC EZ DA IR NL SZ UK
09LONDON444	"LIFTING THE NUCLEAR SHADOW:" HMG WANTS TO [...] (C/NF) Summary. In the lead up to the April-May 2010 NPT Review Conference (RevCon),HMG will seek to cooperate closely with the U.S. at both the policy and experts level and will welcome United States leadership to reinvigorate the NPT (ref A). HMG seeks a reenergized and reinforced global [...]	2009-02-19 16:25:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IR UK
09LONDON445	IRAN: JOURNALIST PROPOSES BASKERVILLE DOCUMENTARY [...] (S/NF) Summary: A UK-Iranian dual citizen journalist and historian told London Iran Watcher (poloff) he seeks USG support to make a 50-minute documentary, to be filmed during 2009 in Iran, UK and the United States, about Howard Baskerville, the American teacher who was in the past beloved in [...]	2009-02-19 16:31:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	KPRP PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PROP IR UK
09LONDON452	UK STUDYING RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR 1267 SANCTIONS [...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK is actively considering a wide range of options for the upcoming 1267 Review, from doing nothing and allowing last year's changes from UNSCR 1822 to fully come into effect, to studying the proposal for an independent review body. A challenge for the UK and the U.S., FCO [...]	2009-02-20 14:16:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN ETTC UNSC UK
09LONDON461	HEATHROW EXPANSION GETS LIFTOFF, EXPECT TURBULENCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Heathrow's expansion is a major economic, political and environmental hot-button issue, creating unusual alliances among its supporters and opponents, and will likely become a key electoral issue. On January 16, Transport Minister Geoff Hoon announced HMG plans to build a th [...]	2009-02-20 17:53:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR ECON EIND ETRD PGOV UK
09LONDON478	MPs Examine Banking Remuneration As Prime Minister [...] (U) Banking remuneration structures have become hotly debated in the UK following the part-nationalization of some of the country's largest banks. RBS in particular caused a media outcry when it announced it planned to pay GBP 1 billion in bonuses for 2008, despite share prices falling 90 per [...]	2009-02-24 15:34:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON492	HMG SHARES U.S. STRATEGY AND CONCERNS REGARDING [...] (S) Summary. The UK shares U.S. concerns and has a similar strategy regarding the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria's nuclear programs (ref): HMG is urging IAEA Board Member countries to advocate strong national statements "at the upcoming Board of Governors meeting (that) will reflect the co [...]	2009-02-25 18:00:00	Embassy London	SECRET	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY IR SYR UK
09LONDON50	U/S LEVEY ENCOURAGES UK TO TIGHTEN PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury U/S Stuart Levey told British officials on November 19-20, 2008 he was encouraged by reporting out of Tehran citing the economic restraints brought on by President Ahmadinejad's mismanagement, and the effect low oil prices was having on Iran's fiscal situation. However, pre [...]	2009-01-08 15:23:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN ECON IR UK
09LONDON517	SUDAN/DARFUR: AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH FUR [...] (C) Summary. AF Acting A/S Carter met with London-based Fur leader Ahmed Diraige to discuss how to widen the Darfur peace discussions started in Doha to encompass other movements including Fur representation in order to take advantage of the opportunity the recent JEM-GNU agreement provided. [...]	2009-02-26 15:13:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID PINR SU UK
09LONDON521	UK FOREIGN OFFICE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC TURKS CAN [...] (C) Summary. Ankara's response to a February 26 joint UK/Belgian/Dutch demarche on the planned multilateral Egemen naval exercise was "surprisingly positive and pragmatic," according to the Foreign Office's Turkish Team leader, Jason Moore. The Turks will speak to Athens through military cha [...]	2009-02-26 16:57:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PARM GR TU UK
09LONDON535	UK TO FOLLOW P-5 AGREEMENT ON FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE [...] (SBU) Mark Rush, Internal Policy Officer in the International Organizations Department of the FCO told Post that HMG expects to follow the P-5 agreement and support the USG's candidate and also expects the USG to support its two candidates - Goolam Hoosnan Kader Meeran for the UN Dispute Trib [...]	2009-02-27 15:59:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ACABQ AORC APER KUNR UNGA
09LONDON540	NUCLEAR FUELS: HMG SEEKS INPUT ON THEMES, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C/NF) Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials highlighted the overall goal of building multilateral trust and cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy in a February 26 planning meeting for the UK March 17-18 Nuclear Fuels Conferen [...]	2009-03-02 10:31:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG TRGY KNNP UK
09LONDON544	IRAN: MEK SUPPORTERS IN PLAN TO PRESS HMG, USG, [...] (C) Summary: Mujahadeen e Khalq (MEK) supporters within Parliament are ramping up pressure on HMG on behalf of MEK residents at camp Ashraf, and will be pressing HMG, via questions in the Commons this week, for USG and Iraqi public commitments to protect Camp Ashraf residents. MPs stated [...]	2009-03-02 15:25:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	EU KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PROP PTER TI UK
09LONDON547	UK FOLLOW-UP: BLUE LANTERN CASE NUMBER 05-0141752 [...] Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Office (HMRC) has provided the responses to the REF questions posed by the Department for a name check and bona fides on Specialist Technologies Ltd., a United Kingdom Company. The text of the UK response follows: Specialist Technologies Ltd were established [...]	2009-03-02 16:38:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM KOMC JA UK

09LONDON55	OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP: HMG BELIEVES ISSUE IS NOT WINNABLE AND USG SHOULD NOT ASK FOR A VOTE [...] (C) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Iran Coordination Group Multilateral Team Leader Will Gelling, in several conversations January 8 with London Iran Watcher (Poloff) on ref b, said HMG would stand with USG if there is a vote but deferred to FCO officials leading on the issue. Gelling said [...]	2009-01-08 17:46:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	KPRP PGOV PHUM PREL UN IR UK
09LONDON551	LONDON: PRENOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 18:12:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PARM PREL UK
09LONDON552	DRC/INDIA: UK WORKS TO KEEP INDIAN PEACEKEEPERS IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-03 09:56:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO PHUM UNSC CG IN UK
09LONDON553	SUDAN/DARFUR: UK SUPPORTS LOW-KEY RESPONSE TO ICC [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-03 09:59:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC PHUM SU XA XW UK
09LONDON557	S/CT AMBASSADOR DAILEY'S MEETINGS WITH UK OFFICIALS [...] (S/NF) Summary. Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dell Dailey met with UK officials from the Cabinet Office and the FCO February 26 to review our CT operations and policies in South Asia and East Africa. Dailey: -- briefed HMG on the trilateral meetings in Washington with Afghani [...]	2009-03-03 13:07:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS MARR UK SO PK IN AF YM
09LONDON566	IRAN: KHAMENEI SAID TO CONSIDER RAHIM SAFAVI AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: Expatriate broadcaster Ali Reza Nourizadeh sees Ahmedinejad as the current front-runner, but claimed to London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that Rahim Safavi is under consideration by the Supreme Leader as his own preferred candidate in Iran's June elections; Nourizadeh cited an uns [...]	2009-03-03 19:52:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PROP PTER IR UK
09LONDON568	DRC/INDIA: UK WORKS TO KEEP INDIAN PEACEKEEPERS IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-04 11:18:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PHUM UNSC CG IN UK
09LONDON580	COMMONWEALTH ISSUES STRONG STATEMENT ON FIJI AFTER [...] (SBU) The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) issued a strongly-worded statement following a March 4 meeting in London, stating it "deplored" Fiji's "contravention" of the Commonwealth's democratic principles, non-adherence to previous Commonwealth calls to hold elections by March 200 [...]	2009-03-05 11:39:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FJ NZ UK
09LONDON584	UK RECEPTIVE TO DEMARCHE CONCERNING IRANIAN [...] (S) Our (USG) demarche contains "a persuasive message" to share with Namibia and HMG "should be willing" to remind the Namibian government and Rio Tinto about UNSCR 1737 prohibitions on the sale or transfer of uranium to Iran, Simon Mustard, the Head of Regional Issues in the Foreign and Commo [...]	2009-03-05 17:18:00	Embassy London	SECRET	EMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY UK WA
09LONDON604	LIBERAL DEMOCRATS LOOK AHEAD TO THEIR ELECTION [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Emboffs attending the Liberal Democrats' (Lib Dems) Spring Conference heard much in corridor conversations about the Party's strategy for the next general election (which must occur no later than June 2010) and whether participation in an electoral coalition made strateg [...]	2009-03-09 15:22:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON PINR UK
09LONDON617	UK ANNOUNCES IT WILL REENGAGE WITH HIZBALLAH, BUT [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG's decision to publicly announce that it is reestablishing ties with Hizballah was based on domestic considerations, and was not meant to surprise the USG or other allies, FCO and Cabinet Office officials told us March 10. UK officials made the decision to reengage with H [...]	2009-03-10 16:04:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY UK
09LONDON626	UK OPTIMISTIC BUT FIRM ON SEEKING LIBERALIZED [...] (U) Summary: The British government is optimistic in outlook, but firm in stance, in describing its goals for a stronger UK/EU aviation relationship with the U.S. The three key items on the British agenda, according to Francis Morgan, Head of International Aviation and Safety at Department for [...]	2009-03-11 12:49:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON SENV UK
09LONDON63	UK WORKING WITH EU TO IMPROVE BURMA SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) The UK shares our goal of maintaining a united position on Burma, and is optimistic that under the Czech presidency, the EU will continue to strengthen its sanctions regime against the Burmese leadership. Garret Roberts and Mark Butcher of the Foreign Office's International Organization [...]	2009-01-12 09:59:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV BM EU UK
09LONDON636	COMMONWEALTH: CONSERVATIVES CALL FOR [...] (SBU) As the Commonwealth turned 60 in March 2009, Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague outlined the Conservative Party's plan to reinvigorate the Commonwealth in order to promote democracy, foster sound political and financial governance, and open new opportunities in trade and [...]	2009-03-12 13:28:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID SMIG KGHG XA UK
09LONDON641	SHIELD S04D-08: UK SUPPORTS TRILATERAL DEMARCHE [...] (S/NF) Summary. A Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official confirmed to Poloff March 12 that HMG supports a U.S.-UK-Israel joint demarche in New Delhi to senior-level Indian officials urging that India take all steps necessary to assure that there is no transfer to Syria from Indian co [...]	2009-03-12 16:57:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC UK SY IN IS
09LONDON642	NO "RIFT" WITH THE U.S. OVER SUMMIT GOALS; SUBTLE [...] (C/NF) Summary. UK officials have long pressed for coordinated stimulus measures as the Summit's main outcome but now seem to be back-tracking a bit from this call and are emphasizing instead monetary loosening and measures to rebuild banks. According to March 12 press reports, Chancellor of t [...]	2009-03-12 17:03:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EINV PGOV UK
09LONDON646	PAKISTAN: UK CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR IDPS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 09:59:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREF PK UK
09LONDON648	UK LABOR MARKET BACKGROUND FOR G8 LABOR MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: HMG does not have a specific objective for the upcoming G8 labor ministers meeting in Rome, but hopes that ministers will share information on best practices and experiences related to the economic crisis. This meeting comes during a particularly turbulent time for the UK's la [...]	2009-03-13 13:43:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON655	GICNT INVITATIONS DELIVERED TO UNITED KINGDOM [...] (SBU) Poloff, accompanied by diplomats from the Russian and South Korean embassies, shared details of the upcoming Seoul meeting of the Exercise Planning Group (EPG) / Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) (refs A & B) with Sharon McDonald, CBRN terrorism desk officer at the F [...]	2009-03-13 18:10:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL PTER KGIC UK
09LONDON658	PAKISTAN: UK APPRECIATES USG APPROACH TO TOKYO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 14:57:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL EFIN IBRD IMF PK UK
09LONDON668	IRAN - ROXANA SABERI: LONDON FRIENDS SAY LAWYER [...] (S/NF) Summary. A lawyer's visit to Roxana Saberi on March 9 indicated Ms. Saberi was encouraged by news of efforts being made on her behalf, but is generally distraught at her situation. According to UK Embassy Tehran, the charges against Ms Saberi were brought in by a court which tries na [...]	2009-03-16 18:07:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	CASC IR JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK
09LONDON67	IMO: LEGAL COMMITTEE, REPORT OF THE 94TH [...] SUMMARY: The Legal Committee (LEG) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its ninety-fourth session at the IMO Headquarters in London, 20-24 October 2008, under the chairmanship of Professor Lee-Sik Chai (Republic of Korea). The Legal Committee discussed, among other issues, p [...]	2009-01-12 14:17:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT AORC ELAB PHSA PHUM UK
09LONDON685	SOMALIA/AMISOM: UK PLANS TO ANNOUNCE CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-18 13:35:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SO UK
09LONDON694	AFRICAN LEADERS CONSULTED IN RUN-UP TO APRIL [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Gordon Brown hosted African leaders (listed in para 17) in London at a consultative pre-London Economic Summit meeting on March 16, where African leaders delivered pre-agreed positions and a statement on proposals for the G20 to mitigate the worst effects of the g [...]	2009-03-19 14:13:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID XA UK
09LONDON696	SUDAN/DARFUR: LONDON'S INITIAL REACTIONS TO [...] (C/NF) According to UK Special Representative for Sudan Michael O'Neill and Sudan Unit Deputy Bruce Bucknell, the UK remains opposed to UN Security Council action on the situation in Darfur, as described reftel A, for the reasons listed below. O'Neill said UK Government officials plan to seek [...]	2009-03-19 16:40:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF UK
09LONDON704	ZIMBABWE: SOME AFRICAN LEADERS CALL FOR RESUMPTION [...] (SBU) Botswana President Ian Khama called for a resumption of aid to Zimbabwe during the March 16 consultative meeting with Africa leaders in the run-up to the London Economic Summit, according to UK Government officials present at the meeting (reftel). Khama said he was initially "very skept [...]	2009-03-20 17:01:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EAID ZI ZU UK
09LONDON705	IMO: SUBCOMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF TRAINING AND WATCHKEEPING [...] SUMMARY: The 40th session of the IMO Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (STW) Sub-Committee (S/C) met in London from 2-6 February 2009, chaired by Rear Admiral Peter Brady (Jamaica). The session was attended by delegations from 90 member states, 2 associate members, 1 United Nations specia [...]	2009-03-20 17:58:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT AORC ASEC UK
09LONDON707	PM BROWN PRESSES FOR SAFE NUCLEAR POWER, COMPLIANT [...] (C/NF) Summary. PM Brown affirmed in his March 17 International Nuclear Fuels Conference keynote speech the UK's commitment to a reduction in its nuclear arsenal, eventual global nuclear disarmament, and the use of nuclear power to meet its energy security needs. PM Brown said Iran could be [...]	2009-03-23 10:11:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AORC ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA IR UK
09LONDON71	PAKISTAN: MILIBAND VISIT TO FOCUS ON INDO-PAK [...] (C/NF) Summary. UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband's visit to Pakistan and India January 13 - 17 will focus on Indo-Pak relations and a roadmap for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA),FCO Pakistan Team leader Laura Hickey said on January 12. A recent HMG analysis of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba [...]	2009-01-12 17:18:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM IN PK UK
09LONDON712	(C) KAZAKHSTAN: OUSTED BTA BANK HEAD ABLYAZOV [...] (C) Summary. After what he labeled a "political ouster" from the Chairmanship of BTA Bank at the behest of President Nazarbayev, Mukhtar Ablyazov maintained to London Poloff that BTA Bank was Kazakhstan's "healthiest bank." Dismissing the recent Kazakh legal case against him as unfounded, Ably [...]	2009-03-23 15:03:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KDEM KZ UK
09LONDON714	MAURITANIA/EU: APRIL GAERC CONCLUSIONS TO TAKE [...] (C/NF) The April EU GAERC conclusions will have "firm" language on Mauritania, Foreign Office Mauritania Desk Officer Emily Summers told Embassies London and Nouakchott poloffs March 23. The European Commission (EC) report issued in early March recommends that Cotonou Agreement Article 96 con [...]	2009-03-23 17:36:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID EU MR PGOV PREL UK XY
09LONDON718	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 19:16:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV PGOV UK
09LONDON723	LORD TURNER: REFORM UK REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Lord Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA),recommended an overhaul of the UK's regulatory regime and an end to its "light touch" approach to supervision, in his review of the causes of crisis and recommendations for strengthening the banking sector. Turne [...]	2009-03-24 16:43:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON730	WILLIAM HAGUE VISITS CUBA; ADVISES CHANGE IN U.S. [...] (C/NF) Summary. Conservative MP and Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague offered his views to Charge after a recent trip to Cuba. Hague, a respected politician who may be staking out a "safe" political position on the Cuban issue in advance of becoming foreign secretary, offered these obse [...]	2009-03-25 13:21:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UK CU
09LONDON731	IRAN-ROXANNA SABERI'S CONTINUED DETENTION [...] (S/NF) The UK Embassy Tehran on 18 March raised Roxanna Saberi's case at EU Heads of Mission in Tehran and asked the Presidency to include her detention in the next EU demarche on human rights to IRIG, London Iran Watcher learned on March 24 from FCO Iran Coordination Group. FCO also asked Pol [...]	2009-03-25 16:52:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	CASC IR JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK
09LONDON744	UK PREFERS "CONDITIONS BASED" KFOR DRAWDOWN [...] (C) HMG agrees that the unpredictable security situation in Kosovo warrants a "robust" KFOR presence, properly resourced and staffed to ensure the continued success of an independent Kosovo. According to FCO NATO Team Leader Omar Daair, the UK concurs with U.S. view expressed reftel that we [...]	2009-03-26 10:43:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL UK NATO KPKO KV
09LONDON773	SUDAN/UNMIS: UK THINKS MANDATE FUNDAMENTALLY [...] (SBU) The mandate for the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) is "fundamentally sound," but should be revised to focus on the border/disputed areas, elections, DDR, and the Joint Integrated Units (JIUs),Foreign Office Peacekeeping Officer Chris Hunter told poloff March 27. Given the curre [...]	2009-03-27 18:50:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU UK
09LONDON776	AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN WHITE PAPER DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 14:45:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF UK
09LONDON778	KOSOVO CHARGE IN LONDON REPORTS HIS ACCREDITATION [...] (C) The New Zealand Foreign Ministry has communicated to the Kosovo Foreign Ministry its acceptance "in principle" for the Kosovo Charge in London, Muhamet Hamiti, to be jointly accredited to New Zealand, Hamiti informed Political Minister Counselor on March 26. Hamiti, who shared a copy of a [...]	2009-03-30 14:52:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ODIP PREL KVPR NZ KV UK
09LONDON781	HMG CONCURS ABOUT TURKEY AND EU-NATO - WORRIES [...] (C/NF) Summary. Drawing from points discussed ref A, Poloff solicited HMG's assessment of the role of Turkey in EU/NATO relations. Jason Moore of the Foreign Office's Turkey Section agreed with ref assessments and explicitly said HMG officials were tired of "hitting their heads against the b [...]	2009-03-31 09:24:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINS NATO EU TU CY UK
09LONDON782	AT NATO SUMMIT AND BEYOND, UK FOCUS WILL BE ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: An entrenched financial crisis at home and low, stagnant poll numbers for the Labour Party (ref A) will make it highly unlikely that the UK will announce any large increases for NATO programs at the April 3-4 Strasbourg/Kehl Summit, according to MOD and FCO sources. In genera [...]	2009-03-31 09:58:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO AF UK
09LONDON785	UK: INFO ON GREEN INVESTMENTS [...] SUMMARY: The UK has announced it will spend $760 million (535 million BPS) over two fiscal years (2008/9, 2009/10) on environmental aspects of a financial stimulus package. This is 18% of their complete fiscal stimulus package. Additional UK green stimulus measures will not be known until the [...]	2009-03-31 11:28:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SENV ENRG KGHG UK
09LONDON801	HMG "DELIGHTED" USG WILL SEEK UNHRC SEAT [...] (U) Carmel Power, Deputy Head of the Human Rights, Democracy and Governance Group at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office declared that HMG is "delighted" that the USG has decided to seek a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). As a consequence of the P-5 agreement, if for [...]	2009-04-01 17:17:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UK
09LONDON811	TURKISH PM ERDOGAN ON ECONOMY AND POLITICS [...] (SBU) Turkish PM Erdogan spoke at a Chatham House event April 3, in which he commented on the accomplishments of the London Economic Summit, Turkey's economic progress, and his party's recent election "success." In response to questions from the audience, he was vague on Turkey's relations wi [...]	2009-04-03 16:34:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS EU NATO TY DA FR RS IZ IS AJ JA
09LONDON821	G20 REFLECTIONS: GORDON BROWN DESERVES CREDIT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The London G20 Summit emphasized a new global partnership and produced impressive commitments on trade, the IMF and regulatory reform, according to panelists at a Business for New Europe seminar. They were impressed by the G20's recognition of the need for global coordinated a [...]	2009-04-06 16:10:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON830	UK FULLY SUPPORTS USG ON POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 15:00:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASCH ODIP PGOV PREL TS UK
09LONDON836	UK POLITICAL SNAPSHOT: G-20 POLL BOUNCE FOR GORDON [...] (SBU) Key points: -- A small rise in the polls for PM Gordon Brown's Labour Party following the G-20 summit appears to have evaporated just four days later, although Brown's handling of the summit has boosted his personal ratings. -- Voter discontent is growing over MP abuse of second hom [...]	2009-04-07 16:54:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL UK
09LONDON837	IRAN/ISRAEL: REGIME INSIDER REPORTEDLY PASSES [...] (S/NF) Summary: IRGC figure Salman Safavi (refs) on April 6 reportedly said Iran's senior leadership has "no interest in engagement" with a Netanyahu government on the subject of Israeli IDF hostages possibly held by Hamas, according to a regular Embassy London contact who said he has, at Isr [...]	2009-04-07 18:11:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KPRP IA IR IS LE UK
09LONDON843	UK CONDEMNS DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH; SUPPORTS STRONG [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG convoked DPRK ambassador to express strong concern over the April 5 North Korean missile launch; supports a strong response to North Korea's violation of UNSCR 1718 to deter other proliferators; and believes Russia may be open to a new UNSCR. FCO contact indicated that DPR [...]	2009-04-08 13:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM KNNP UK RU KN EU
09LONDON848	UK PRESERVES CONFLICT PREVENTION FUNDING BY [...] (SBU) Summary. To maintain levels of conflict prevention spending, the UK Government will make up short-falls created because of ballooning UN assessed costs and exchange rate losses by cutting Foreign Office (FCO),Department for International Development (DFID),and Ministry of Defense (MOD [...]	2009-04-08 14:12:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID MASS UNSC KPKO UK
09LONDON859	IRAN/SABERI CASE: UK LEADING CHARGE ON IMMEDIATE [...] (C) The UK is asking the Czech EU Presidency to issue a public statement April 9 on the Saberi case, but believes that a direct, informal USG signal to the Czechs is needed to ensure a speedy EU statement, according to Iran Watcher (Poloff) contacts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Ira [...]	2009-04-09 13:52:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	IR JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK
09LONDON860	CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER ON AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met April 3 with British Conservative Party leader David Cameron and Shadow Chancellor George Osborne to offer an overview of USG policy in the region and to urge HMG (under possible future Conservative [...]	2009-04-09 15:51:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL PTER PGOV PK AF IN UK
09LONDON870	MADAGASCAR: UK STRONGLY SUPPORTS USG POSITION [...] (C) The position the UK strongly supports in the EU is in line with the USG's policy of ensuring the Rajoelina regime in Madagascar is not legitimized, according to Foreign Office Southern Africa Team leader Sarah Riley. Riley explained to poloff April 14 that the beginning of the EU's politic [...]	2009-04-14 12:02:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID AORC SZ NO MA UK
09LONDON871	FAILED BOND AUCTION RAISED CONCERN OVER UK'S BORROWING [...] (SBU) The UK is borrowing its way out of recession. HMG aims to sell a record GBP 146.4 billion of debt this fiscal year and as much as GBP 147.9 billion in 2010 to pull the UK out of its worst recession since 1980. An undersubscribed gilt auction on March 25 triggered great concern in the go [...]	2009-04-14 14:39:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON89	UK VIEWS ON WAY FORWARD ON THE SEPARATIST REGIONS [...] (C) Summary. The UK seeks a strategy in regard to the separatist regions of Georgia that will maintain EU consensus but will also have substance, Michael Davenport, the Director of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Russia, South Caucasus, and Central Asia Directorate, told the Poli [...]	2009-01-13 15:32:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PROV PREL MOPS GG RS EZ SW UN UK
09LONDON903	"NOT QUITE READY YET"-- UK RESPONSE TO USG [...] (U) Foreign Office officials in April 15 and 16 discussions with Polcouns clarified that: -- UK internal procedures for entry into force of the Instrument to the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty and Instrument to the Extradition Treaty (MLA and Extradition Instruments) discussed ref A have not [...]	2009-04-16 14:42:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KTIA UK
09LONDON905	UK TO INCREASE RESOURCES FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) HMG concurs with reftel view that additional civilian and military resources are needed to implement a strategy to stabilize Afghanistan, and appreciates USG efforts, as reflected in the comprehensive target audience for reftel demarche, to broaden burdensharing. MOD Joint Commitments D [...]	2009-04-17 12:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF
09LONDON91	(C) UK UNDECIDED ON EU-SYRIA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 17:10:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SY UK
09LONDON923	IRAN ELECTIONS; DISARRAY IN BOTH CONSERVATIVE AND REFORMIST CAMPS; MOUSSAVI TOO UNKNOWN FOR MANY; XXXXXXXXXXXX LIKELY TO EMERGE; IRANIAN ANALYSTS URGE OUTREACH, DISAGREE OVER CHANNELS [...] (S/NF) Summary. Iranian analysts in Iran and the UK see no clear trends or emerging patterns in the campaigns of candidates for President in the run up to Iran's June elections; London Iran Watcher (Poloff) contacts do agree broadly on the importance of direct engagement with Iranian Government, b [...]	2009-04-20 16:45:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM IR UK
09LONDON925	LONDON: INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-20 20:36:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER UK
09LONDON933	SUDAN/DARFUR: SLA/AW REPS DISCUSS PRIORITIES AND [...] (C) Summary. London-based representatives of Abdul Wahid al Nour's Sudan Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/AW) Yahia Ahmed Elbashir and A. A. Ezaldeen said improving the humanitarian situation caused by the expulsion of NGOs in Darfur and improving security on the ground are their top two prioriti [...]	2009-04-22 11:17:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID SU UK
09LONDON934	DARFUR/UNAMID: UK ACTIVELY CONSIDERING LIMITED [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-22 14:56:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO MASS ET SU UK
09LONDON937	SUDAN: THE UK'S "UNPRODUCTIVE" APRIL 21 MEETINGS [...] (C/NF) Summary. On April 21 in Paris, the UK held bilateral meetings with the Sudanese, a trilateral with the Sudanese and French, and then a bilateral with the French. According to UK Special Representative for Sudan Michael O'Neill who attended all three meetings, Foreign Office Minister fo [...]	2009-04-23 09:20:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KPKO SU FR UK
09LONDON952	SUDAN/DARFUR: LONDON-BASED OPPOSITION LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Two prominent Darfuris in exile in the UK, one Fur and one Zaghawa, see the situation in Darfur as increasingly fractured and the path to peace littered with hazards and potential spoilers. Mohamed Dousa, a Zaghawa leader in the Sudanese Constitutional Party, said his constituen [...]	2009-04-24 12:53:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID KPKO PHUM SU UK
09LONDON953	SUDAN/DARFUR: JEM COMMITTED TO DOHA, CLAIMS TO [...] (C) Summary. JEM will continue to engage with the Government of Sudan (GoS) and Bassole in Doha even though senior JEM leadership does not believe that the GoS negotiates in good faith, Gibril Ibrahim and Ahmed Adam said on April 25. At upcoming negotiations, JEM will push for the resumption [...]	2009-04-24 12:57:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID KPKO SU UK
09LONDON954	SOMALIA/PIRACY: UPDATE ON UK THINKING [...] (C/NF) Summary. Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Mark Malloch-Brown's April 23 intervention at the Brussels meeting on Somali Security Institutions outlined current UK thinking on Somalia and piracy, which the UK plans to flesh out in a draft non-paper for discussion at the May 7-8 UK-l [...]	2009-04-24 14:41:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL MOPS MARR EWWT XW XF SO EUN UK
09LONDON955	ZIMBABWE/UK/FRANCE: SANCTIONS AND LEADING IN THE EU [...] (C/NF) At a April 21 meeting in Paris (reftel),French Deputy National Security Advisor Bruno Joubert, MFA Spokesperson Eric Chevallier, and FM Kouchner's African Affairs Advisor Charlotte Montel all "pressed hard" on UK Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown to support lifting [...]	2009-04-24 15:01:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID PGOV ECON ZI FR UK
09LONDON956	UK POLITICAL SNAPSHOT: GLOOMY BUDGET AND A NEW [...] (C/NF) Key points: -- Poll numbers for PM Gordon Brown and his Labour Party have dropped following the April 22 budget presentation, with an April 24 poll showing the opposition Conservative Party with an 18 point lead over Labour. If an election were held now, according to these poll numbers, the [...]	2009-04-24 16:40:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL UK
09LONDON970	KURDISH LEADER DISCUSSES RECENT TURKISH ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 11:43:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PTER FR IZ IR SP TU UK
09LONDON993	UK REBUFFS ARGENTINE CLAIM TO SEABED RIGHTS AROUND [...] (SBU) Summary. HMG will contest Argentina's claim for sovereign rights (including oil and mineral rights) to seabed surrounding Britain's South Atlantic Overseas Territories, including the Falkland Islands. Great Britain will submit its own claim for seabed rights for its South Atlantic te [...]	2009-04-27 17:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EMIN ECON PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AR
09LUANDA103	ANGOLA: AWASH IN ANTIQUATED AND ILL-SECURED MANPADS [...] (C) Summary: Zeca Agostinho, Deputy Country Representative for UK-based HALO Trust, an NGO that specializes in demining and destruction of excess munitions, told Post that Angola's excess MANPADS (man-portable anti-aircraft defense systems) are dangerously stored and poorly inventoried. Accord [...]	2009-02-17 06:39:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PTER AO
09LUANDA107	CONCERNED OVER ECONOMY, DOS SANTOS PRAISES [...] (C) Responding to remarks made by Ambassador Mozena during a February 17 call, President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos agreed that the U.S. and Angola have made significant progress over the past year in strengthening our bilateral ties, especially in the areas of health and military-to-military coop [...]	2009-02-17 18:29:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAIR MARR ECON ETRD EFIN EAID AO
09LUANDA11	ANGOLA HAS NO CIVIL NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (U) This cable is in response to Department requests for information on in-country developments regarding civil nuclear energy in reftel. 2. (U) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Angola has no existing civil nuclear industry, but GRA officials have stated a desire to pursue nuclear energy for power gene [...]	2009-01-08 15:54:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	AO BEXP BTIO EMIN ENIV ENRG PGOV PREL
09LUANDA159	GRA SLASHES BUDGET AS MACRO OUTLOOK DETERIORATES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following steep declines in the oil revenues that generate much of Angola's income, the GRA will cut spending on goods and services across all ministries by 36 percent and subsidies and social transfers by 40 percent from Angola's previously approved 2009 budget. Our contacts tel [...]	2009-03-13 12:51:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO ECON EFIN ENIV EPET PGOV
09LUANDA160	MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION DOES A ONE-EIGHTY ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 11 meeting with Ambassador Mozena, Minister of Transport Augusto de Silva Tomas de-linked Delta's request to begin service in Angola (ref A) from a deal involving TAAG flights to the U.S., reversing his previous stance as communicated to Embassy and Delta officials. [...]	2009-03-16 08:00:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO EAIR ECON ENIV
09LUANDA166	DECLARATION OF DISASTER - FLOODS IN ANGOLA [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. As a result of the severe flooding that occurred in mid-February in southern Angola REFTEL (LUANDA 154),the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is beyond the capability of the host government to respond, is of sufficient magnit [...]	2009-03-17 14:34:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR MI PREL AO
09LUANDA17	IMPROVING ANGOLA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] (C) Summary: During a January 7 meeting with Ambassador Mozena, President Dos Santos's recently designated pointman for improving Angola's investment climate, Aguinaldo Jaime, acknowledged that corruption is a significant barrier to attracting investment to Angola. In his role as chairman of [...]	2009-01-09 13:20:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AO
09LUANDA182	ANGOLA INTERESTED IN EXPLORING U.S. PEACE CORPS [...] Summary: Since the installation of Angola's new government in October 2008, senior GRA officials, including the President, the Prime Minister, over ten ministers or acting ministers, and a host of vice ministers and others, have told the Ambassador that English-language training is a priority [...]	2009-03-24 17:59:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KDEM AO
09LUANDA187	ANGOLA DISASTER SITREP NO. ONE - FLOOD EMERGENCY [...] SUMMARY: Additional assessments carried out by United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations indicate that the situation has worsened over the past two weeks and that the continuous rains in January and February have affected much of Angola. The heavy rains that began in mid-Februa [...]	2009-03-25 15:53:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR AO
09LUANDA188	ANGOLA REVIEWING POSITION ON "DEFAMATION OF [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on March 24 to Adao Pinto, Deputy Director of the Americas for Angola's Ministry of Foreign Relations. Pinto undertook to share the information with a "key" colleague in the international organizations bureau. PolOff followed up on March 25 and Pinto co [...]	2009-03-26 07:04:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF AO
09LUANDA193	PAPAL VISIT RAISED TOUGH ISSUES; DOS SANTOS [...] (C) Summary: In his March 20-23 visit to Angola, Pope Benedict XVI addressed national reconciliation, poverty alleviation, transparency and anti-corruption in public events with as many as two million participants. The official reaction to this message was strikingly responsive, with Presiden [...]	2009-03-26 14:54:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF AO VT
09LUANDA197	ANGOLA'S FORGOTTEN ZAIRE PROVINCE: HOPING TO MAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's recent visit to Zaire Province revealed a forgotten, isolated province that so far has been largely by-passed by Angola's economic reconnaissance. The wretched state of the province was evidenced by the obvious poverty of the villages and their inhabitants and [...]	2009-03-29 09:22:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND EPET PGOV AO
09LUANDA223	TIP OUTREACH CONNECTS KEY STAKEHOLDERS [...] (U) Summary: On March 31, PolOff led a TIP roundtable, in which key ministries of the Government of Angola (GRA) participated. GRA and NGO participants spoke openly about TIP problems and strategies for Angola's increasingly active anti-TIP efforts. Post believes that real progress in identi [...]	2009-04-03 16:06:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KTIP PGOV PHUM AO
09LUANDA232	ASSESSMENT OF FLOODING IN CUNENE AND CUANDO,CUBANGO [...] Response to date: At a meeting with donors and the humanitarian community on March 30, the GOA CP reported it had spent $8 million on emergency response to date. The head of CP stated that it welcomes international support, but will not issue a formal declaration of emergency, as the GOA is c [...]	2009-04-06 16:14:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AO
09LUANDA235	MIL-MIL MOU WITH ANGOLA: TAKING A BREATHER [...] (C) Summary. With budgets tight and its international agenda as yet undefined, the Angolan Ministry of Defense has asked that we put on hold plans for a bilateral mil-mil memorandum of understanding. Vice Minister of Defense Ruffino told visiting DOD official Dan Pike and Charge that, despit [...]	2009-04-08 18:38:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AO
09LUANDA237	GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK TO BE SACKED FOR SPENDING [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-09 12:09:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO ECON EFIN ENIV PGOV
09LUANDA249	CABINDA: SECURITY INCIDENT PROVOKES STERN REACTIONS [...] (C) Summary: On March 31, the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda-Armed Forces of Cabinda (FLEC-FAC) claimed responsibility for an attack on three Chinese-operated trucks in Cabinda province in which one Chinese national died. Despite a 2006 cease-fire with the rest of FLEC and [...]	2009-04-14 16:30:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV AO
09LUANDA25	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS: [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 09:07:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC GM PREL PARM EFIN AO
09LUANDA250	GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK SACKED; NEW GOVERNOR HAS [...] (C) Summary: As predicted in ref (A),Angolan central bank Governor Amadeu de Jesus Mauricio was sacked by President Dos Santos on April 11. The press has been silent about the reasons for the dismissal, but it appears Mauricio was let go because he had failed to secure authorization from eith [...]	2009-04-14 17:09:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO ECON EFIN ENIV PGOV PINR
09LUANDA254	U.S. SPEAKER MICHAEL LESLIE SPEAKS TO HUNDREDS OF YOUTH ON [...] Summary: From April 6-9, PAS Luanda, in partnership with Angolan universities, the Angolan Diplomatic Institution and the Center for Training of Journalists, hosted U.S. Speaker, Dr. Michael Leslie, for a four-day outreach program. Dr. Leslie spoke at six seminars on the "Obama Phenomenon and [...]	2009-04-15 12:45:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PGOV KCOR KDEM KPAO AO
09LUANDA257	ELECTIONS IN 2009 UNLIKELY [...] (C) Summary. Staffdel Marsh's conversations with parliamentary, ruling party, and opposition figures suggest presidential elections in 2009 are highly unlikely. Constitutional reform, which President dos Santos has said must precede these elections, is progressing slowly, with even the most o [...]	2009-04-16 15:15:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AO
09LUANDA272	STAFFDEL MARSH ENGAGES ON POLITICAL, SOCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. During an April 9-12 visit, Staffdel Marsh met with top government officials, including Foreign Minister Assuncao Afonso dos Anjos, Secretary General of the MPLA Dino Matross, and Acting President of the National Assembly Joana Lina Ramos. Marsh participated in discussions with [...]	2009-04-22 15:22:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID KDEM PHUM OVIP AO
09LUANDA279	SURVEY TAKES ANGOLA'S POLITICAL PULSE [...] (C) Summary: On April 18, International Republican Institute (IRI) Country Officer Lazar Antonic presented to post the results of a USAID-funded public opinion survey that was conducted in seven of Angola's 18 provinces from December 2008 to January 2009. The survey showed that solid majorit [...]	2009-04-27 06:14:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EAID AO
09LUANDA289	MGSF01: SWINE INFLUENZA: EAC REVIEWS TRIPWIRES AND [...] (U) CDA convened Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 04/28/2009 to discuss the situation described in reftel and review appropriate tripwires and mission preparedness. The following sections and agencies were represented: POL, CDC, CONS, USAID, MGT, USAID, USDAO, GSO, CLO and RSO. 2. (U) [...]	2009-04-30 05:48:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO
09LUANDA316	EAC REVIEWS MISSION SECURITY [...] (SBU) DCM convened Emergency Action Committee (EAC) members to discuss mission security as directed in reftel. The following offices were represented: POL/ECON, CONS, PAO, MGT, POL/MIL, USDAO, USAID, CLO, and RSO. 2. (SBU) No members of the EAC had any information pertaining to threats, i [...]	2009-05-19 05:45:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AEMR CASC PREL KSAC AO
09LUANDA338	FOREIGN MINISTER BULLISH (MOSTLY) ON DEEPENING [...] (C) Summary: Visibly enthusiastic, Angolan Foreign Minister Dos Anjos told Ambassador Mozena during June 2 meeting that his recent visit to Washington was a "highlight of his life" and termed "deepening the relationship" as the major result. Seizing on the momentum of the visit, the Ambassado [...]	2009-06-03 19:00:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO EAIR ECON ETRD MARR PGOV PREL
09LUANDA353	ANGOLAN PRESS COVERS OBAMA MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH SPEECH A [...] Summary: Angolan media extensively covered President Obama's June 4, 2009 Cairo speech entitled "A New Beginning." The headlines generally focused on the reconciliatory tone of his comments and the sincerity of his desire to reach out to the Middle East and Muslims around the world. A round u [...]	2009-06-09 07:14:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR AO
09LUANDA362	MEDIA REACTION: ANGOLAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND US AMBASSADOR [...] Angolan Government-run radio station, Rdio Nacional de Angola, on its June 6th two-and-a-half hour debate show "Tendncias e debates" held a roundtable discussion under the topic, "The New Era of the Angolan and US Bilateral Relations." The roundtable, which was broadcast live to the entire co [...]	2009-06-12 14:07:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PGOV AO
09LUANDA364	MIXED MESSAGES ON SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR MANDATE [...] (SBU) Drawing from key talking points (reftels),Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Jeronimo Gaspar de Almeida, Counselor for the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Relations. The GRA offered no substantive response. 2. (C) British second secretary David Arkley separately told Polo [...]	2009-06-12 14:27:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SU AORC AO
09LUANDA367	ANGOLA: 2009 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 15:20:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP KLAP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM AO

09LUANDA37	Advancing Political Competition and Consensus Building in [...] Summary. With its first parliamentary election in 16 years completed and its presidential and municipal elections still to come, post-civil war Angola is in the midst of a transition toward participatory democracy. USG assistance has played an important supporting role in the process thus far [...]	2009-01-14 17:55:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID KDEM AO
09LUANDA375	MIL-MIL MOU BACK ON TRACK [...] (C) Summary. On June 16, Vice Minister of Defense Nelumba told Ambassador the Foreign Minister's May visit to Washington "had surpassed expectations" and that his ministry was interested in deeper cooperation with United States. In particular, he confirmed that his ministry had assembled a " [...]	2009-06-16 18:38:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR AO
09LUANDA38	(C) MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION IN DENIAL OVER EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 13 meeting with Ambassador Mozena, Minister of Transport Augusto da Silva Tomas showed himself to be in complete denial over the seriousness of the EU ban on Angolan airlines and his country's nonconformity with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) sta [...]	2009-01-14 18:27:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO EAIR ECON ENIV PREL
09LUANDA391	EAC REVIEWS SECURITY PLANNING [...] (SBU) CDA convened Emergency Action Committee (EAC) members on 15 June to discuss security planning for annual Independence Day events as directed in reftel. The following offices were represented: POL/ECON, CONS, PAO, MGT, POL/MIL, USDAO, USAID, CLO, and RSO. 2. (SBU) EAC first reviewed [...]	2009-06-22 16:40:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AEMR CASC PREL KSAC AO
09LUANDA48	ANGOLA'S CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY BUILDS CAPACITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-22 06:26:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO EAIR ECON ENIV PREL
09LUANDA491	ANGOLA'S SUPPORT FOR THE SOMALIA TFG [...] (SBU) During an August 7 call on Foreign Minister Dos Anjos, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche and queried specifically on the status of Angola's pledged $100,000 contribution to support security in Somalia. Seemingly familiar with the commitment, Dos Anjos said Angola is committed to secu [...]	2009-08-07 19:18:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AO EAID KPKO PGOV PREL PTER SO
09LUANDA50	(S) POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN SHIPMENT OF [...] (S) Reftel demarche was delivered on January 23 to the Ministry of Foreign Relations Acting Director for American Affairs, Jeronimo Gaspar de Almeida. P/E Chief explained that while it was unclear whether the BI RO Bong's cargo was conventional arms or WMD-related, transfers of WMD-related or [...]	2009-01-23 12:01:00	Embassy Luanda	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC
09LUANDA51	NEW CHINA CREDIT LINE UNDER CONSIDERATION [...] (C) Summary: During a January 23 call by Ambassador Mozena, Chinese Ambassador Bolum Zhang said negotiations will soon begin between China and Angola for a new loan package valued in the USD "multiple single digit billions." Zhang said the new agreement will not be backed by oil, but should re [...]	2009-01-27 07:51:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EFIN EAID CH AO
09LUANDA523	SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT ZUMA'S VISIT LAUNCHES NEW [...] (C) In his maiden foreign diplomatic foray since assuming office, South African President Jacob Zuma visited Angola August 19 -21. Both the Director of African Affairs of the Angolan Ministry of External Relations and South Africa's resident ambassador in Luanda told the Ambassador the visit [...]	2009-08-25 18:27:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO PREL ZA
09LUANDA524	IN MUDDLE-SPEAK, DOS SANTOS OPTS PUBLICLY FOR [...] (C) During an August 20, 2009 press conference with visiting South African President Jacob Zuma (Ref A),Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos declared that "we advocate an (presidential) election by universal direct suffrage in which the president is the head of a list, with the support o [...]	2009-08-26 13:28:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO PGOV PREL
09LUANDA549	PANDEMIC H1N1 INFLUENZA: EAC REVIEWS TRIPWIRES AND [...] (SBU) A/DCM convened Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 2, 2009 to review information from the previous day confirming Angola's first cases of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza (Ref A). The EAC reviewed relevant tripwires and mission preparedness. The following sections and agencies were rep [...]	2009-09-02 19:35:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO AO
09LUANDA567	THINKING BIG ON DEVELOPING ANGOLA'S AGRICULTURAL [...] During an August 10 meeting with visiting US Congressman Donald Payne, Agriculture Minister Alfonso Pedro Canga explained Angolan plans to increase cereals production from the current 750,000 metric tons per year to 2 million MT by 2013. The increased production would enable Angola to meet d [...]	2009-09-08 16:37:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	AO EAGR EAID ECON
09LUANDA580	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 14:40:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL AO
09LUANDA582	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 15:21:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL AO
09LUANDA585	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 15:21:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL AO
09LUANDA617	FRAUD SUMMARY - LUANDA (March 2009 - August 2009) [...] Per reftel, post submits the following bi-annual fraud report covering the March 2009 - August 2009 period: a. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Angola's decades long civil war ended in 2002, and fighting has ended in all areas of the country. This includes Cabinda, where the Government signed a peace a [...]	2009-10-05 09:28:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD AO
09LUANDA65	ANGOLA: ANNUAL UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] (U) The following responses reflect updated information as requested by ref STATE 127448. Laws and Regulations on Child Labor ------------------------------------ 2. (U) Angola's constitution prohibits human bondage in general, and statutory law specifically prohibits forced or bonded ch [...]	2009-02-03 15:50:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD EIND PHUM SOCI AO
09LUANDA661	CONTINUING DEMARCHE ON 64TH UNGA, THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (U) On November 4, Ministry of External Relations Americas desk officer Dalcio Nogueira reported that his office director saw "no problems" in supporting U.S. positions on human rights and thematic resolutions before the Third Committee this fall, as presented by Post using Ref. B background a [...]	2009-11-04 12:41:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	AO PHUM PREL
09LUANDA662	DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) On November 4, Poloff presented Reftel demarche to Dalcio Nogueira, desk officer of Americas desk at Ministry of External Affairs, and sought Government of Angola support for U.S. position on the Goldstone Report. Nogueira had no direct response on the demarche but assured poloff he would [...]	2009-11-04 13:10:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER KPALAOIS KPAL
09LUANDA67	GRA'S EDUCATION EFFORTS UNDERWHELMING [...] Summary: During a January 27 call by Ambassador Mozena, acting Minister of Education Narciso Benedito portrayed a national education system in collapse and the government's efforts to turn the system around. According to the acting Minister, only 37 percent of children aged 6-12 attend mandat [...]	2009-02-03 16:44:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AO
09LUANDA69	ANGOLA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Angola's 2009 Investment Climate Statement -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Righ [...]	2009-02-05 16:12:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB
09LUANDA704	2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 16:08:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AO
09LUANDA717	DEMARCHE CONCERNING U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) On November 24, DCM presented Reftel demarche to Exalgina Renee Gamboa, Vice Minister for External Affairs at the Ministry of External Relations, with emphasis on the persistence of U.S. efforts to engage Iran this year, and U.S. disappointment with Iran's follow-up to its P5 1 commitments [...]	2009-11-24 13:57:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO IR PREL
09LUANDA736	ISABEL DOS SANTOS: BIO NOTE [...] (C) Isabel dos Santos, the eldest daughter of President Dos Santos, met briefly with the DCM on 7 December. Isabel dos Santos is Angola's most successful businesswoman (due in large measure to her father's support),speaks impeccable colloquial English, and comes across as sophisticated, polis [...]	2009-12-07 09:47:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR AO
09LUANDA746	IMF APPROVES FIRST STAND-BY AGREEMENT FOR ANGOLA [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 23 November, the IMF approved a $1.4 billion dollar financing package for Angola, the first IMF deal to be signed with Angola since the end of the civil war in 2002 and the largest IMF financing package to date for a sub-Saharan African country during the current global crisis. [...]	2009-12-10 18:04:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO ECON EFIN PGOV
09LUANDA747	UPDATE ON ANGOLAN RETURNEES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A USAID assessment team visited Uige Province from 20 November to 4 December to assess the current conditions of reception camps and resettlement zones for the approximate 22,000 Angolans who have flooded back to Uige since the DRC began expelling them on 5 October (see reftels) [...]	2009-12-10 18:12:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM AO
09LUANDA750	FNLA IMPLODING? [...] (C) The National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA) - one of the triumvirate of Angolan independence movements and the third largest opposition party in parliament - appears increasingly on the verge of rupture. A convoluted dispute over leadership has left Lucas Ngonda in charge of the FNLA, [...]	2009-12-12 15:10:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AO
09LUANDA751	DESPITE TALK OF RENOVATION, MPLA CONGRESS YIELDS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The ruling MPLA had characterized its Sixth Party Congress as a time of change and continuity. However, by the time the Congress closed on December 10, continuity clearly had won out. There were no changes whatsoever in senior party leadership, the Congress simply rubber stamped [...]	2009-12-14 10:46:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AO
09LUANDA756	RUMORS SWIRL ABOUT GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLE [...] (C) At the opening of the MPLA party congress on 7 December, President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos scolded unscrupulous and corrupt party members who have used political power to become rich (see reftel). While some of our contacts take a cynical view of such pronouncements, others, like World Ban [...]	2009-12-15 09:14:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AO
09LUANDA760	ANGOLA SEEKS STABILITY IN DRC [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings with AFRICOM Deputy Commander Ambassador Tony Holmes, Angola's top defense decision-makers were categorical: the GRA's primary objective in the DRC is stability, and Angola has nothing to do with ongoing security incidents in Congo's Equateur province (Ref [...]	2009-12-16 15:36:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS AO CG
09LUANDA775	ANGOLAN DEFENSE OFFICIALS SUPPORTIVE OF ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. The Angolan defense establishment rolled out the red carpet for visiting AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander Ambassador Tony Holmes during his December 15-16 visit, with calls on the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Angola (FAA),the acting Minister of Defense, and the Commander [...]	2009-12-21 15:46:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MAAR MOPS AO
09LUANDA776	ANGOLA IN NO RUSH TO SETTLE MARITIME BOUNDARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Unease and anxiety over maritime boundary disputes between Angola and the DRC in the lower-half of the Gulf of Guinea appear to be one-sided, with GRA officials content with the current demarcation. Angolan officials, as well as oil executives operating in the disputed territory [...]	2009-12-21 15:55:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET AO CG
09LUANDA781	GOVERANCE NOTE: ANGOLA'S VICE MINISTERS [...] (C) Angolan cabinet ministers are seconded by a small group of vice ministers, usually two or three, and these senior officials are frequently our counterparts in Embassy dealings with GRA ministries. In a wide-ranging discussion with DCM, Vice Minister of Interior Jose Bamoquina Zau offered [...]	2009-12-22 10:40:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AO
09LUANDA784	ANGOLA-DRC BILATERAL COMMISSION MEETS, PUTS OFF [...] (SBU) A cabinet-level delegation led by DRC Minister of International and Regional Cooperation Raymond Tshibanda traveled to Luanda December 15-17 for a meeting of the binational commission between Angola and the DRC. The two sides discussed a range of bilateral issues at the ministerial and [...]	2009-12-23 12:55:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM EPET AO CG
09LUANDA785	ANGOLA'S OPPOSITION: WEAK PILLAR IN THE DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) Summary. While Angola's political opposition faces many institutional obstacles, considerable internal weaknesses also prevent it from playing fully its role in a democratic system. Whereas the ruling MPLA, albeit with all the advantages of decades of incumbency, is well organized, unite [...]	2009-12-29 09:55:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AO
09LUANDA85	GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION READY FOR US ENGAGEMENT [...] Summary: During a February 9 meeting with the Ambassador, newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission Miguel Trovoada expressed support for engagement with the US on security cooperation in the Gulf of Guinea. To this end he proposed that the USG work with the commissio [...]	2009-02-10 16:03:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR AO
09LUSAKA103	JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY -- Inflation Declines Slightly -- Zambian Government (GRZ) Shuts Down Chinese Coal Mine -- Luanshya Copper Mines Investors Suspend Zambia Operations -- Zambia-China Economic Sub-Zone Launched in Lusaka -- Competition in Banking Sector Intensifies -- Patriotic Front Expels "Rebel" [...]	2009-02-17 14:28:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EMIN ENRG EINV ECON PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA105	ZAMBIA ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) Summary. Although the decision of whether or not to recognize Kosovo is still "under consideration" by the Zambian Government (GRZ),imminent action is unlikely. In a February 12 meeting, Foreign Ministry senior officials expressed concerns about the legal precedence that Kosovo recogni [...]	2009-02-18 11:23:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC ICJ KV ZA
09LUSAKA115	ZAM ON ZIM: RESIGNED BUT REALISTIC [...] (C) Summary. Zambian Government (GRZ) officials and civil society representatives are supportive of the new Zimbabwean government of national unity, although they have shared concerns about its prospects for success. Their disapproval of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's undemocratic con [...]	2009-02-19 14:43:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZA ZI
09LUSAKA117	VICE PRESIDENT ON ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS, GMOS, [...] (C) Summary. Vice President and Minister of Justice George Kunda indicated his government's willingness to move forward on anti-corruption, reopening discussion of GMOs, and anti-money laundering efforts, among other topics, during a discussion with the Ambassador on February 19. In almost e [...]	2009-02-23 06:04:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR SNAR BTIO ZA
09LUSAKA130	FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALS DERIDE AL-QADHAFI [...] (C) Senior Foreign Ministry representatives expressed skepticism about Libyan President Muammar al-Qadhafi's leadership ability, soundness of judgment, and mental health. In a meeting with the DCM and Pol/Econ officers, Zambian Government (GRZ) officials derided the Libyan "King of Kings" f [...]	2009-02-27 08:46:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU LY ZA
09LUSAKA14	C-AL8-02739: FOLLOW-UP ON DIVISIONS WITHIN [...] (C) Embassy Lusaka is gratified to hear that Ref B was useful to Washington readers and is pleased to provide the follow-up information requested in Ref A. 2. (C) For the moment there appears to be no overt breakaway factions within the MMD. This may be in part because the avoidance of a p [...]	2009-01-08 07:14:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA20	PRESSING FOR PROGRESS ON ANTICORRUPTION FRONT [...] (SBU) Summary: At long last, the Zambian Government (GRZ) is addressing several important anti-corruption issues, such as the establishment of a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),the enactment of anti-corruption legislation, and the approval of a national anti-corruption strategy. In a Jan [...]	2009-01-08 12:53:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR SNAR PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA207	ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT STANDING IDLE AS LIVNGSTONE [...] (C) SUMMAR AND COMMENT Despite its location onthe Zambian side of Victoria Falls, one of the ntural wonders of the world, Livingstone has seena dramatic reduction in tourists. This was a majr topic during the Ambassador's first oficial trip to the Southern Province's capital city. Despite [...]	2009-03-26 13:14:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA208	BIOTECH: PRESIDENT OPENS A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. Over the past three months, numerous Zambian Government (GRZ) officials -- beginning with President Banda -- have privately expressed some openness to loosening Zambia's restrictions on biotechnology. Agriculture Minister Chituwo said the President had ordere [...]	2009-03-26 13:16:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR TBIO ZA
09LUSAKA212	ZAMBIAN POSITION ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 10:38:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PREL ZA
09LUSAKA213	ZAMBIAN PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 06:48:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL MA ZA
09LUSAKA216	INFO CABLE - ZAMBIA SITUATION REPORT Q FLOOD [...] SUMMARY: During the month of March 2009, many parts of Zambia have experienced high rainfall resulting in flooding, particularly in the Western and Northwestern provinces. According to ZambiaQs Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU),Shangombo district in Western province is the most [...]	2009-03-30 13:29:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ZA
09LUSAKA218	Zambia's Currency Tumbles -- and With It, Reserves [...] (SBU) Summary. In recent months, the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) depleted one-third of its foreign exchange reserves in its attempts to "dampen volatility" of the precipitously depreciating Zambian Kwacha. Central bank foreign reserves have fallen to 900 million, which covers about two months of im [...]	2009-03-31 05:54:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ZA
09LUSAKA220	ZAMBIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary. Communications and Transport Minister Dora Siliya is embroiled in a public tribunal launched by former Communications Minister William Harrington and members of civil society. The Zambian Government (GRZ) continues to support Siliya, who is alleged to have circumvented tender [...]	2009-03-31 09:25:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA226	ZAMBIA'S SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS FIGHTING MALARIA THROUGH THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-02 08:17:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI TBIO PREL ZA
09LUSAKA245	PF DROPS ELECTION CHALLENGE [...] (U) The Zambian Supreme Court has ruled against the opposition Patriotic Front (PF) party's petition for a recount of the October 2008 presidential by-election votes. PF leadership and cadres have accepted the March 11 ruling relatively quietly and abandoned any appeal, although in usual form [...]	2009-04-07 14:09:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA246	GRZ TURNING THE SCREWS ON ZAMBIAN AIRWAYS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 14:10:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAIR ZA
09LUSAKA275	ZAMBIA POLITICAL UPDATE [...] SUMMARY -- Government Passes Anti-Corruption Policy -- Government Secures Senior Convictions -- Chiluba Ruling Set for July 20 -- Namugala Dissolves Wildlife and Tourism Boards -- Tribunal Finds Siliya Guilty, Sort Of Government Passes Anti-Corruption Policy 2. (U) After more than thre [...]	2009-04-24 10:00:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR ECON ZA
09LUSAKA282	POST TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 07:50:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER ZA
09LUSAKA29	ZAMBIA DECEMBER 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY -- Inflation Continues to Rise -- GRZ Sells Subsidized Maize -- Mining Operations Scale Back -- Financial Markets Continue Decline -- COMESA Customs Union Delayed Inflation Continues to Rise 2. According to the Central Statistical Office (CSO),year-on-year inflation rate rose [...]	2009-01-15 06:21:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EMIN ENRG EINV ECON ZA
09LUSAKA294	ZAMBIA GUN-SHY ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) A UK Foreign Office/Ministry of Defense team, visiting Zambia to update its contingency plans for the evacuation of UK nationals from Zimbabwe, cut short its visit after the Zambian Government (GRZ) rejected its meeting requests. According to the UK Deputy High Commissioner, President Ba [...]	2009-04-29 15:20:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI ZA
09LUSAKA295	BANDA GOVERNMENT: RESIGNED TO CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: Communications and Transport Minister Dora Siliya resigned from office shortly after a tribunal published the findings of its corruption probe. Although discredited, Siliya is far from disgraced. The recalcitrant and impenitent minister has announced her intention to appeal th [...]	2009-04-30 08:28:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA296	ZAMBIA PROMISES IMPROVED MULTILATERAL COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting to discuss multilateral cooperation as well as Zambian Foreign Minister Kabinga Pande's May visit to Washington, Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Tens Kapoma confirmed his interest in improving U.S.-Zambian voting coincidence within the United Nations. He promis [...]	2009-04-30 12:02:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	UN UNHRC CU ZA
09LUSAKA312	NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR CONFERENCE: WILL COMMITMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Following a tripartite summit in October 2008, and as part of a pilot Aid for Trade initiative, three regional economic communities (RECs) - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA),East African Community (EAC),and Southern African Development Community (SADC) - [...]	2009-05-07 13:43:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN ELTN ENRG ETRD WTO XA ZA
09LUSAKA313	DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND PROPOSALS [...] In response to the reftel solicitation for Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) proposals, Embassy Lusaka is pleased to submit the following two projects for consideration with a total allocation of USD 19,000. Embassy Lusaka originally selected these projects in FY 2008 but did not fund th [...]	2009-05-07 14:45:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM SOCI ZA
09LUSAKA322	Zambia's Tourism Sector [...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic downturn and the subsequent drop in commodity prices, particularly copper, have forced the Government of Zambia (GRZ) to re-examine one of its most neglected economic sectors, tourism. Despite Zambia's natural wonder - Victoria Falls - and abundant wild game [...]	2009-05-11 14:24:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ZA
09LUSAKA33	2009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND PROPOSAL [...] This cable is a response to the reftel solicitation for Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) proposals. Embassy Lusaka requests financial support for three business promotion and commercial outreach activities. Points of contact for all projects are: Pam Tremont, Pol/Econ Chief [...]	2009-01-20 05:18:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ZA
09LUSAKA338	ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY -- Zambia's Inflation Rate Rises -- Chinese Mining Firm Takes Over Operations At Luanshya -- Zambian Airways Debt Position Before It Went Insolvent -- Counterfeit U.S. Dollars Hit the Zambian Market -- Mines Retrench More workers -- GRZ To Issue Oil Exploration Licenses -- Zambia Cel [...]	2009-05-19 07:27:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETRD EMIN EINV ELAB ECON ZA
09LUSAKA339	ZAMBIA BURDENED BUT NOT OVERWHELMED BY IMPACT OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Although its financial sector is largely unscathed by the global economic crisis, Zambia's prospects for growth are diminishing due to decreased foreign investment, layoffs in the mining sector, and rising unemployment. Lower (from brief, speculation-driven highs in mid-2008) [...]	2009-05-19 07:58:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ZA
09LUSAKA34	2009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND PROPOSAL [...] This cable is a response to the reftel solicitation for Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) proposals. Embassy Lusaka requests financial support for three business promotion and commercial outreach activities. Points of contact for all projects are: Pam Tremont, Pol/Econ Chief [...]	2009-01-20 05:18:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ZA
09LUSAKA366	CORRUPTION SCANDALS TURN OFF DONORS (AND SOME [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-28 12:09:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KCOR PGOV PREL ZA
09LUSAKA367	CORRUPTION SCANDALS TURN OFF DONORS (AND SOME [...] (C) Summary. The governments of Sweden and the Netherlands froze their development assistance to Zambia's health sector following reports of serious fraud at the Ministry of Health (MoH). Their course of action reflects mounting donor anxiety, not so much at corruption itself as at the Zamb [...]	2009-05-28 15:25:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KCOR PGOV PREL ZA
09LUSAKA384	Sixth Business Advisory Council: A Broken Record [...] (SBU) The Zambia International Business Advisory Council (ZIBAC) recently held meetings to discuss the global economic crisis and Zambia's response. Government officials, private sector representatives, and international donors discussed ways to increase Zambia's competitiveness and promote ec [...]	2009-06-01 06:12:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV ELTN EMW ZA
09LUSAKA398	RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR MANDATE AT [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-05 11:57:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREL
09LUSAKA41	PROPOSAL FOR FY2009 BIOTECH OUTREACH RESOURCES [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to Ref A solicitation for FY2009 biotechnology outreach proposals, Embassy requests support for four activities. Three of the activities leverage the interest of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretary General's strong support for over [...]	2009-01-20 14:46:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO ZA
09LUSAKA417	PUBLIC SECTOR STRIKES FEED ON LARGER FRUSTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Zambia (GRZ) is struggling to respond as strikes by rural teachers and nurses begun in late May have spread nationwide and now involve workers in the Ministries of Health, Education, Agriculture, Lands, Mines, and Energy. Originally an expression of outrage at [...]	2009-06-11 11:46:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB KCOR ZA
09LUSAKA426	COMESA LAUNCHES CUSTOMS UNION, PURSUES BROAD AND AMBITIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary. Leaders from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) launched a customs union and a regional payment and settlement system during the recent COMESA Summit in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Eight of COMESA's 19 Member States are disposed to join the Customs Union, [...]	2009-06-16 14:27:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN ETRD PREL SENV XW XA ZU
09LUSAKA450	ZAMBIA DOES NOT RULE OUT MILITARY INTERVENTION IN [...] (C) On June 23, emboffs met with Awa Lubundi, Zambian Foreign Ministry Africa Division, to discuss the points in the reftel demarche on Madagascar. He noted that SADC does not promote military intervention as a measure to advance political progress in Madagascar, yet SADC remains open to emplo [...]	2009-06-24 08:39:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SADC PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA47	2008 ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT FOR ZAMBIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 08:56:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ZA
09LUSAKA471	PARTIES GEAR UP EARLY FOR 2011 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: In an unusual move, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) endorsed President Rupiah Banda as its 2011 presidential nominee on June 14. The endorsement is out of sync with previous candidate selection procedures, which typica [...]	2009-07-02 08:44:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA481	DEFENSE MINISTER TAKES OFFENSE AND RESIGNS FROM [...] (C) Summary. On July 7, Zambian Minister of Defense George Mpombo publicly announced his resignation from his cabinet position. The Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) parliamentarian also announced that he would step down from his position as energy chair on the MMD's National Executi [...]	2009-07-08 13:32:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA486	SHUFFLES IN PRESIDENT BANDA'S CABINET [...] (U) President Banda accepted Defense Minister George Mpombo's resignation on June 7 and announced Mpombo's successor on June 9 -- Minister of Home Affairs Kalombo Mwansa was appointed as Minister of Defense and Lameck Mangani, the Lusaka Provincial Minister, became the Minister of Home Affairs [...]	2009-07-10 10:01:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA489	COMESA LEADERS REFLECT ON REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. During a July 6 meeting with Ambassador Booth, Secretary General Sindiso Ngwenya provided some insights on the recently concluded African Union (AU) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) summits. He clarified the AU position on the International Criminal Co [...]	2009-07-13 14:10:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XA ZU XW
09LUSAKA49	GRATEFUL MOD PROMISES PROGRESS ON SECURITY [...] (SBU) In an introductory meeting with Defence Minister George Mpombo, Ambassador noted the usefulness of the U.S. International Military Education and Training (IMET) and the African Contingency Operations Training Assistance (ACOTA) programs for recipient countries. He regretted that delays [...]	2009-01-26 07:36:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS ZA
09LUSAKA490	COMESA LEADERS DISCUSS U.S.-COMESA TRADE AND [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Booth met with Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretary General Sindiso Ngwenya on July 6 to discuss the U.S.-COMESA Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council meeting (scheduled for September 17-18 in Lusaka) and to explore the possibilit [...]	2009-07-13 14:50:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ETRD EAID SENV TBIO XA ZU XW
09LUSAKA492	SADC ON ZIMBABWE - TIME IS ON OUR SIDE [...] (C) With Foreign Minister and Permanent Secretary out of country, PolOff delivered reftel demarche July 10 to Kimbala Meleka, Assistant Director for Africa and the Middle East at the Zambian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Meleka acknowledged that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) [...]	2009-07-14 07:37:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SADC ZI ZA
09LUSAKA493	ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY -- June Inflation Rate Declines Marginally -- GRZ Invites Bids For Oil and Gas Exploration -- Munali Nickel Mine Resumes Operations -- Zambezi Airlines Acquires Two Boeing Aircraft -- Horticultural Sector Performance Falls -- GRZ Reviews First National Development Plan June Inflati [...]	2009-07-14 12:46:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD EMIN EINV ELAB ECON ZA
09LUSAKA507	OPPOSITION PATRIOTIC FRONT FLEXES ITS MUSCLE, [...] (C) Summary. In the wake of increased unemployment, high rates of inflation, and economic insecurity brought about in part by the global economic downturn, Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata's prospects for victory in the 2011 presidential elections are brighter than ever before, pa [...]	2009-07-17 09:41:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA508	"IMPROVED" NGO BILL LEAVES A LOT TO BE DESIRED [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 16, the GRZ tabled in parliament a new version of a controversial NGO bill that was dropped in 2007 after an outcry by civil society and donors. While the GRZ has made a few changes to the previous bill in the intervening two years, as a result of consultations with N [...]	2009-07-17 10:40:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA523	OPPOSITION IMPEACHMENT CARD LIKELY A LOSING HAND [...] (SBU) On July 22, Zambian opposition parties the Patriotic Front (PF) and United Party for National Development (UPND) officially notified the Speaker of the National Assembly of their intent to file a motion to impeach President Rupiah Banda. The notice accuses President Banda of various bre [...]	2009-07-23 13:21:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA524	"YOUTH BULGE" STRAINS THE FABRIC OF ZAMBIAN SOCIETY [...] (SBU) Summary. Zambia's long-term vision for national development -- to become a prosperous middle income nation by 2030 -- is beset by many challenges, including building democratic institutions, creating and sustaining economic growth, fighting corruption, and turning the tide of HIV/AIDS. [...]	2009-07-24 08:12:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI ZA
09LUSAKA538	LAUNCHING OF ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW [...] On July 28, 2009, the Zambian Minister of Home Affairs launched the Anti-Human Trafficking Law of 2008, this makes Zambia one of three SADC countries to enact such a law. Zambia recognizes the high threat human trafficking poses to marginalized citizens. In 2007, the International Labor Organi [...]	2009-07-30 10:30:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ZA PHUM
09LUSAKA539	ZAMBIAN DELEGATION TO AGOA FORUM [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 12:48:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL AGOA ZA
09LUSAKA57	PERSPECTIVES FROM ZAMBIA ON ZIMBABWE SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: In various conversations over the past week, President Banda, COMESA Secretary General Ngwenya, and Patriotic Front Deputy Leader Scott have all suggested to us or the UK High Commission that a direct high level U.S. or UK approach to Mugabe is needed to break the political impass [...]	2009-01-28 07:40:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI ZA
09LUSAKA571	HIGHER COPPER PRICES, BUMPER MAIZE CROP LIFT [...] (SBU) Amid signs of economic recovery, Embassy contacts expressed cautious optimism that Zambia may have turned from crisis to stability and growth. Copper prices have risen over 100 percent from their lows in early 2009, reviving the moribund sector and spurring export growth. Zambia recorde [...]	2009-08-14 13:58:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ZA
09LUSAKA575	HIGHER COPPER PRICES, BUMPER MAIZE CROP LIFT [...] (SBU) Amid signs of economic recovery, Embassy contacts expressed cautious optimism that Zambia may have turned from crisis to stability and growth. Copper prices have risen over 100 percent from their lows in early 2009, reviving the moribund sector and spurring export growth. Zambia recorde [...]	2009-08-17 13:35:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ZA
09LUSAKA579	WJEI PROGRAM: TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK [...] Summary: Zambia's Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative (WJEI) is a collaborative effort involving USAID, USDOJ, and the Government of Zambia (GRZ) to address gender-based violence (GBV). Initiated in February 2008, the WJEI program in Zambia is approaching the midpoint in its implementa [...]	2009-08-19 08:32:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV KCRM ZA KWMN
09LUSAKA583	FORMER PRESIDENT CHILUBA ACQUITTED OF CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Former Zambian President Frederick Chiluba was acquitted August 17 of six counts of theft by public servant totaling USD 500,000. The 445-page judgment, handed down by Ndola High Court Registrar Jones Chinyama, took over seven hours to read and ultimately concluded that the prosecution [...]	2009-08-19 12:19:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA586	ACCESS TO JUSTICE [...] Summary: In August 2009, emboffs visited local courthouses to observe how citizens access justice. The emboffs concluded that Zambia's judicial system was missing fundamental mechanisms to promote efficiency and fairness. End Summary. 2. Using customary and statutory laws, Zambia's dual l [...]	2009-08-21 10:55:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KCOR KDEM PGOV
09LUSAKA588	MFA PROTESTS EMBASSY COMMENTS IN THE PRESS [...] (C) MFA Permanent Secretary Tens Kapoma called in the Ambassador August 14 to protest an Emboff's remarks reported by the opposition "Post" newspaper on August 11 that were critical of the GRZ's proposed NGO Bill. The Post accurately quoted Emboff as saying we believe the NGO Bill is unnecess [...]	2009-08-24 12:46:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ZA
09LUSAKA594	MINISTER MULONGOTI DEFENDS ZAMBIAN POLICIES [...] (U) Zambian Minister of Works and Supply, as well as acting ruling party MMD spokesperson and rumored member of President Banda's inner circle of advisers Mike Mulongoti discussed the Government of Zambia's (GRZ) troubling record on freedom of speech and press of late. Mulongoti went to the [...]	2009-08-27 10:34:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ZA
09LUSAKA602	BANDA SIGNS NGO BILL, IGNORES DONOR COMMUNITY [...] (C) On August 27, Zambian television announced that President Banda had assented to the controversial NGO bill that was passed by Parliament on August 14. While the law has not yet been published, Post received a copy of the final bill that was sent to Banda for his signature. Embassy and ot [...]	2009-08-28 10:03:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA614	AUGUST ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY -- August Inflation Increases, Trade Surplus Continues to Rise -- South African Dairy Company Invests In Zambia -- GRZ To Single-Source Indeni Strategic Partner -- NFCA to Invest in Luanshya Copper Mines Infrastructure -- Chinese Food Imports Destroyed At Chirundu Border Post August [...]	2009-09-02 05:04:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETRD EMIN EINV ELAB ECON ZA
09LUSAKA63	U.S. SUPPORTS REGIONAL INTEGRATION THROUGH COMESA [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 19, Ambassador presented his credentials in order to be accredited as the U.S. Special Representative to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). COMESA Secretary General Sindiso Ngwenya expressed appreciation for USG assistance to COMESA integra [...]	2009-01-29 14:52:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EAID ETRD ECON XA ZI ZA

09LUSAKA634	BANDA TO ATTEND POTUS LUNCH [...] (SBU) On September 11, President Rupiah Banda told the Ambassador that he would be delighted to attend the September 22 POTUS lunch for sub-Saharan African heads of state. 2. (U) President Banda's official title is His Excellency Mr. Rupiah Bwezani Banda, President of the Republic of Zamb [...]	2009-09-14 14:11:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA AF ZA
09LUSAKA637	ZAMBIA PREPARED TO BREAK WITH TRADITION AT UN [...] (C) Summary. A senior Zambian Foreign Ministry official, Winnie Chibesekunda, is predisposed to breaking with NAM, AU, and SADC ranks at UN fora in order to address issues individually and on their own merit. In response to the reftel demarche, she expressed some willingness to support coun [...]	2009-09-15 09:27:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC ZI ZA
09LUSAKA643	PRESIDENT BANDA OPENS PARLIAMENT [...] (U) President Rupiah Banda opened Fourth Session (2010 Session) of the Zambian Parliament September 18. His extensive (one hour, 45 minute) address included passages noting cooperation with the USG on economic development through the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Millennium C [...]	2009-09-21 04:50:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL ZA
09LUSAKA644	ZAMBIANS WILLING TO MEET WITH GOVERNMENT OF KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 10:41:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL KV ZA
09LUSAKA645	ZAMBIA RELUCTANT TO JOIN CHORUS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 11:20:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC ZA
09LUSAKA646	FAO BUDGET DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 11:24:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	FAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN ZA
09LUSAKA647	EMBASSY LUSAKA DAY OF SERVICE [...] Having identified volunteerism as an activity in need of strengthening in Zambia, the Ambassador seized upon President Obama's call to service to establish an Embassy Lusaka "Volunteer Committee." The Committee's goal is to organize events for staff wanting to volunteer time and effort to Zam [...]	2009-09-21 14:12:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP SCUL ZA
09LUSAKA648	LAUNCH OF MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE - ZAMBIA [...] President Banda and the Ambassador launched September 11 the Millennium Challenge Account - Zambia (MCA-Z) initiative at State House, kicking off the long process to develop Zambia's MCC Compact. 2. In his remarks, the Ambassador delivered a strong statement emphasizing the necessity of m [...]	2009-09-22 04:56:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ZA
09LUSAKA649	MORE ON ZAMBIAN PREPARATIONS FOR UNGA, UN HUMAN [...] (C) Summary. The Zambian Government (GRZ) is inclined to call for measures to address human rights problems in Burma, North Korea, and Sudan at the next session of the UN Human Rights Council. A senior Foreign Ministry official voiced some displeasure with Zambia's tendency to engage in bloc [...]	2009-09-22 08:44:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC UNESCO KV CU BM ZA
09LUSAKA653	H1N1 SPREADING IN ZAMBIA: GRZ AND MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Pandemic H1N1 influenza is now estimated to be widespread in Zambia, with at least 300 clinical cases and 32 confirmed cases. Local authorities in Copperbelt and Central Province have closed some schools and quarantined students. Embassy Lusaka convened an interagency Pandemi [...]	2009-09-28 09:20:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO
09LUSAKA654	GOVERNMENT INTENT ON SINKING ITS FLAGSHIP [...] (C) Summary. According to press comments by Zambian Vice President and Justice Minister George Kunda, the Zambian Government (GRZ) will not appeal the recent acquittal of former President Frederick Chiluba (Ref A),whom the GRZ had been prosecuting for the embezzlement of USD 500,000. He ma [...]	2009-09-28 14:02:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA66	ZAMBIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCE: THE LIGHT AT THE END OF [...] Summary. Zambia's National Constitutional Conference (NCC) continues to make progress toward a proposed draft constitution, and optimistically predicts it will have an approved draft by July of this year. Six of the NCC's 11 committees have met and forwarded their recommendations for conside [...]	2009-01-30 09:23:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA667	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO ZAMBIA'S NORTHERN PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Ambassador received an outpouring of local appreciation for the USG's efforts to support provincial sanitation, health, and poverty reduction projects during his September 21-24 visit to Northern Province. He noted that USG assistance there is serving as a catalyst to improve local hea [...]	2009-09-29 11:21:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ZA
09LUSAKA668	Zambian Budget Transparency [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 12:07:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PGOV AID ZA
09LUSAKA671	Embassy Lusaka's Greening Initiative [...] Embassy Lusaka formed its Green Team in June 2009 in order to explore ideas for reducing its environmental impact on Zambia's fragile environment. USDH and LES volunteers have met twice to discuss a myriad of ideas for how to "green" Embassy operations. The team members then divide up the tas [...]	2009-09-30 12:05:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT SENV ZA
09LUSAKA676	CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME OF GLADSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 12:13:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KISL KPAL IS ZA
09LUSAKA677	DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 12:13:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM HRC KWMN SOCI UN ZA
09LUSAKA684	DIPLOMATS CAUGHT IN ROW OVER PUBLIC CRITICISM OF [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Zambian press published September 22 a leaked summary of a September 4 meeting between representatives from the donor community, including the Ambassador, and President Rupiah Banda over the Chiluba case and press freedom (ref A). The article sparked a he [...]	2009-10-02 13:11:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KCOR ZA
09LUSAKA686	BANDA WAVES AWAY WORLD BANK CORRUPTION WARNING [...] (C) Zambian President Rupiah Banda told a World Bank Vice President he could not undertake a robust anti-corruption stance because he "has multiple constituencies to satisfy." During a late September meeting on the margins of UNGA in New York, IBRD Africa Vice President told the Zambian lea [...]	2009-10-05 10:44:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR EFIN PGOV IBRD ZA
09LUSAKA689	HONK IF YOU HATE CORRUPTION! -- GRZ CLAMPS DOWN ON [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Police arrested nine motorists -- including two opposition Members of Parliament (MP) -- in Lusaka October 2 for honking in a surprisingly muted protest of the GRZ's failure to appeal former president Frederick Chiluba's corruption case acquittal (ref A). The arreste [...]	2009-10-05 14:31:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KCOR ZA
09LUSAKA693	ZAMBIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CALL OFF [...] (U) Representatives from nine of 18 Zambian Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) suspended their honking-and-whistling protest campaign (ref A) October 6 following a meeting with Inspector General of Police Francis Kabonde. The CSOs further announced at a October 7 press conference that they w [...]	2009-10-07 15:15:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR ZA
09LUSAKA694	GRZ DRAWS A LINE UNDER ROW WITH DIPLOATS... IN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Zambian Foreign Minister Kabinga Pande told Charge October 7 that the media tempest surrounding diplomats and their roles and responsibilities (ref D) was sparked by some (unnamed) diplomats speaking out against the Government of Zambia (GRZ) rather than using [...]	2009-10-07 16:05:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR
09LUSAKA698	GRZ RESTRICTS DIPLOMATIC CONTACT THROUGH MFA [...] (U) This is an action request: Please see paragraph 3. On October 8, Embassy received a Zambian Foreign Affairs Ministry (MFA) note verbale dated October 5 restricting the conduct of all diplomatic official business through the MFA. Citing the provisions of Vienna Convention Article 41, the [...]	2009-10-08 08:18:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZA
09LUSAKA706	PANDE CALLS OFF THE DOGS [...] (C) There have been no further public accusations, threats or nefarious assertions against diplomats resident in Lusaka since Charge's October 7 meeting with Foreign Minister Pande (ref A). Zambian Government (GRZ) officials have reverted to their status quo ante antics -- excoriating indep [...]	2009-10-13 12:56:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZA
09LUSAKA72	COMESA PREPARES TO HARMONIZE BIOTECH POLICY, [...] (SBU) Summary. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat intends to launch a high-level outreach program on biotechnology that is geared to COMESA heads of state as well as agriculture and trade ministers. Although the primary objective of the program is to arri [...]	2009-02-03 08:59:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO ETRD PREL
09LUSAKA726	ZAMBIA SEEKING CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME OF GOLDSTONE [...] (SBU) Zambian MFA International Organization official Mubukwanu told PolEcon Chief October 15 that the Zambian mission in Geneva would certainly be able to discuss its instructions on the Goldstone report with USMISSION Geneva. He regretted that he was not privy to the instructions given to t [...]	2009-10-15 14:36:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KISL KPAL IS ZA
09LUSAKA73	ZAMBIAN AIRWAYS' FAILURE A "GOVERNMENT TAKEDOWN" [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Zambian Airways claims the Zambian Government destroyed creditor and consumer confidence in it and drove it into bankruptcy because of vendettas against the airline's primary stakeholders. Although its business practices are questionable, at the very least, Zambian [...]	2009-02-03 09:02:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA730	ZAMBIAN BY-ELECTION MARRED BY VIOLENCE AND FRAUD [...] (C) The October 15 Kasama Central Member of Parliament by-election in Zambia's Northern Province was marred by Electoral Code of Conduct violations, violence, and rampant fraud. Although opposition Patriotic Front (PF) candidate Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba won in the heavily PF district by a wide [...]	2009-10-19 15:02:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PHUM ZA
09LUSAKA748	RUSSIAN BUSINESS PRESENCE IN ZAMBIA (C-C19-01825) [...] (C) This cable is a response to the reftel information request regarding Russia's economic presence in sub-sarahan Africa. Russia currently does not have a large economic presence in Zambia. We are unaware of significant Russian trade representation in Zambia. Russian trade development is [...]	2009-10-22 13:52:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR BBSR ECON EINV ZA
09LUSAKA749	ZAMBIA BUDGET: HAPPY TALK AND HORSE FEATHERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Zambian Minister of Finance Situmbeko Musokotwane presented the Zambia government's (GRZ) 2010 budget to Parliament October 9 three months earlier than the traditional speech (ref A). The proposed budget's themes were similar to last year's with a slight change from "Embracing" [...]	2009-10-23 08:23:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV KCOR ZA
09LUSAKA75	ZAMBIA AND ACOTA: REVIVING THE PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) ACOTA Program Manager Scott Fisher's visit to Lusaka February 2 offered the opportunity to reopen discussions with the Government of Zambia (GRZ) about continuing with the second and third phases of the African Contingency Operations and Training Assistance (ACOTA) program. Since the fir [...]	2009-02-04 07:24:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL ZA
09LUSAKA760	G/TiP: KEEPING ZAMBIA ENERGIZED [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 04:51:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KWMN KOCI SMIG SOCI PREF ZA
09LUSAKA765	AMBASSADOR STRESSES POLICY IMPERATIVES IN GHFS [...] (U) Ambassador Booth met with Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Brian Chituwo on October 26 to deliver reftel points and to elicit his views on how the United States and Zambia can work together towards food security and the elimination of hunger. Chituwo told Ambassador that the agric [...]	2009-10-30 11:37:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ZA
09LUSAKA767	ZAMBIA INCSR 2009-10 Part 1 [...] Summary Zambia is not a major producer or exporter of illegal drugs, nor is Zambia a significant transit route for drug trafficking. Cannabis is the only illicit drug that is locally cultivated, primarily by small-holder farmers. It is consumed locally and exported regionally and to Europ [...]	2009-11-03 05:00:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ZA
09LUSAKA768	G/TiP: KEEPING ZAMBIA ENERGIZED [...] (SBU) Summary/Action Request: Zambian authorities and civil society are energized around efforts to operationalize the 2008 Anti-Human Trafficking Act and 2009 Anti-TiP Policy, interlocutors impressed upon G/TiP Reports Officer Stephanie Kronenburg during her October 12-17 visit. With prevent [...]	2009-11-03 05:00:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KWMN KOCI SMIG SOCI PREF ZA
09LUSAKA769	ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT TERMINATES TASK FORCE ON [...] (SBU) Vice President George Kunda announced October 30 that the Zambian government (GRZ) had placed the Task Force on Corruption (TFC) under the authority of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) -- effectively neutralizing it. The ACC will prosecute TFC,s corruption cases, including former p [...]	2009-11-03 12:38:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZA
09LUSAKA779	REQUEST TDY FMO ROVER SUPPORT [...] Lusaka Financial Management Office respectfully requests AF bureau TDY FMO rover support. With the growth in recent years at post and relatively inexperienced locally-engaged staff, we urgently need an experienced FMO rover to come and assist the Financial Management Officer in establishing st [...]	2009-11-06 07:46:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ZA
09LUSAKA787	ZAMBIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS RENEW PROTESTS [...] (C) Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) rallied November 6 to protest the Zambian government's (GRZ) failure to appeal former president Frederick Chiluba's corruption case; to review their failure to make headway in their campaign for an appeal; and to develop a coordinated action plan. Transp [...]	2009-11-09 14:37:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR ZA
09LUSAKA792	IMF SEES TALL 'GREEN SHOOTS' WITH SHALLOW ROOTS IN [...] (U) At the conclusion of a two-week IMF mission to Lusaka on October 28, mission chief George Tsibouris told donors that the Zambian economy is performing better than expected and that the IMF now expects real GDP growth to exceed 5 percent in 2009, up from an August estimate of 4 percent (Ref [...]	2009-11-12 05:13:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ZA
09LUSAKA794	ZAMBIA REMAINS NON-COMMITTAL ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC [...] (SBU) Post previously reported that the Zambian Government (GRZ) expressed an interest in single country resolutions that offered a roadmap to resolve the problems described in the resolutions or included technical assistance to help the named country tackle the issues involved, and that they w [...]	2009-11-13 09:01:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNGA ZA
09LUSAKA799	OCTOBER ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY -- October Inflation Rate Continues To Decline -- Eight Firms Interested in Gas Fields In Zambia -- China's Chambishi Copper Smelter Commissioned -- Acute Fuel Shortages Disrupt production -- GRZ Announces Sale Of Zamtel Shares October Inflation Rate Continues To Decline Â [...]	2009-11-16 06:38:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETRD EMIN EINV ELAB ECON ZA
09LUSAKA80	MINING SECTOR MALAISE WORSENS [...] (SBU) Summary. Zambia's mining sector has been hit hard by the fall in commodity prices induced by the global economic recession. Responding to pressure from the private sector, the Zambian Government (GRZ) has announced its intention to withdraw its windfall tax on mining revenue as well a [...]	2009-02-05 10:05:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON EFIN ZA
09LUSAKA804	ZAMBIAN NEWS EDITOR ACQUITTED OF PORNOGRAPHY CHARGE [...] (U) Lusaka Chief Resident Magistrate Charles Kafunda acquitted The Post News Editor Chansa Kabwela November 16 of "circulating obscene matters or things tending to corrupt public morals." According to media sources, Kafunda found that prosecutors failed to make their case and that photos cir [...]	2009-11-16 14:27:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR ZA
09LUSAKA805	DIALING UP ZAMBIA'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR [...] (U) Zambia's under-developed telecommunications sector will undergo fundamental change in 2010. The Information and Communications Technology (ITC) Act enacted into law August 26, 2009, endowed the Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority with broad regulatory powers and man [...]	2009-11-17 06:52:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ECPS KCOR BTIO ZA
09LUSAKA839	Ambassador's Tour d'Western Horizon [...] (SBU) Summary: Zambia's Central and Western provinces offer great capacity for growth and development but continue to struggle with a lack of good governance, deficiencies in infrastructure, and the unresolved status of refugees. Ambassador met with Amcit entrepreneurs and activists, local le [...]	2009-11-20 04:26:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREF PREL KWMN CASC SOCI ZA AO
09LUSAKA865	TRADE DELEGATION AFFIRMS COMESA RELATIONSHIP, JUMPSTARTS [...] (SBU) An inter-agency trade delegation led by Assistant United States Trade Representative Florizelle Liser visited Lusaka November 1-5 to hold regional and bi-lateral trade talks. The delegation held a Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) Council meeting with the Common Market for Eastern an [...]	2009-11-23 05:04:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN EAGR TBIO XW ZA
09LUSAKA868	ZAMBIAN VOTERS ASK FOR "CHANGE" -- RULING MMD [...] (C) SUMMARY: The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND)-Patriotic Front (PF) Pact took a ruling Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) parliament seat on November 19 when its candidate, UPND's Watson Lumba, defeated Albert Chifita in the Solwezi Central Member of Parliament [...]	2009-11-23 10:40:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZA
09LUSAKA911	BANDA HEARS COOPERATING PARTNERS' CONCERNS -- BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a November 24 meeting, the Ambassador and Dutch and World Bank cooperating partner troika colleagues told President Banda that donor countries want to work with the Zambian government (GRZ) to help its people, but stressed that Zambia's cooperating partner would continue to e [...]	2009-11-30 18:24:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZA
09LUSAKA915	ZAMBIA APPRECIATES DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT TO AF-PAK [...] (SBU) On December 1, Ambassador outlined the new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan described in reftel for MFA PermSec Tens Kapoma. He stressed that the new strategy should be welcomed by Zambia and other countries who share our goal to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda and to [...]	2009-12-01 13:22:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF PK ZA
09LUSAKA916	ZAMBIA PREFERS "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" BE [...] (SBU) On December 1, MFA PermSec Tens Kapoma told Ambassador that Zambia abstained from the Third Committee vote on the combatting defamation of religions resolution in part for "legal reasons," and that the Zambian government (GRZ) will look at whether Zambia can shift to a "No" vote in the u [...]	2009-12-01 13:24:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA UN PHUM ZA
09LUSAKA924	PRESIDENT BANDA DOES THE SUB-CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (C) On November 26, President Banda replaced or reassigned 29 deputy ministers and permanent secretaries, sparking criticism that he is engaging in "tribalism" by appointing friends and allies to key sub-cabinet positions. Banda drew heat for naming long-time personal friend Sherry Thole perm [...]	2009-12-07 09:08:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA928	FROM LUSAKA TO HAGUE: ZAMBIAN ADOPTIONS [...] In the wake of public outcry regarding well- publicized cases of child trafficking, Zambia is revising child-related legislation, including its Adoptions Act. The GRZ and relevant NGOs seek to include international standards in the adoption code. However, protecting the more than one million [...]	2009-12-08 11:43:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC KTIP ZA
09LUSAKA929	PRESIDENT BANDA FIRES AND SCAPEGOATS ATTORNEY [...] (C) President Banda fired disloyal but competent Attorney General (AG) Mumba Malila on December 7 -- the latest of several senior government officials sacked in recent months (ref A) -- and appointed Solicitor General Abyudi Shonga acting AG. Law Association of Zambia President Stephen Lungu [...]	2009-12-09 14:12:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZA
09LUSAKA935	POTENTIAL USD 80 MILLION US-ZAMBIA TRANSACTION - EXIM'S [...] (SBU) Since September the Zambian government (GRZ) has been in talks with Med-1 Partners, a North Carolina-based small business that constructs and sells fully mobile healthcare facilities, for the purchase of up to seven of its mobile hospital units in a potential USD 79.5 million transaction. [...]	2009-12-14 13:38:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID BTIO BEXP SOCI ZA
09LUSAKA937	MCA-ZAMBIA'S CONSTRAINTS ANALYSIS ROAD SHOW [...] (U) Zambia's Millenium Challenge Account office (MCA-Z) presented its preliminary constraints analysis (CA) results in a whirlwind 15-day road show to government and private sector stakeholders. The report includes separate employability and business environment analyses, and concludes that e [...]	2009-12-14 14:24:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID KMCA ZA
09LUSAKA948	ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES "NEW" ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: During its December 2-11 campaign to celebrate Zambia's ratification of the UN Convention Against Corruption, the Zambian government (GRZ) pledged to implement its National Anti-Corruption Policy; strengthen the Anti-Corruption Commission; establish a Financial Intelligence Unit [...]	2009-12-16 10:52:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR ZA
09LUSAKA964	USG-SPONSORED BT EVENT RE-STARTS GMO DIALOGUE AND DEBATE IN [...] (SBU) A one day seminar on biotechnology (BT) in October funded with EEB BT outreach funds brought together Ministry of Agriculture officials, commodity traders and farmers, scientists and private sector representatives to hear presentations on the current state of BT, and how genetically modif [...]	2009-12-22 04:14:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON BTIO ZA
09LUSAKA973	ZAMBIA: FY 2010 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF HELP [...] (U) Summary: Embassy selected seven projects for the FY 2010 Ambassador's Special Self Help Program with total allocations of USD 65,000. These projects will become official at a signing ceremony in January 2010. Embassy estimates that approximately 5,900 Zambians will benefit as a result [...]	2009-12-22 14:21:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ZA
09LUSAKA985	VICE PRESIDENT'S CHRISTMAS "CRACKER" FIZZLES [...] (C) Summary: Progress by journalists and the Zambian government (GRZ) on media self-regulation appeared endangered December 22 when Vice President George Kunda sent the Ministry of Information (MOI) his own draconian media bill, based in part on Zimbabwe's media regulations. Kunda's strident a [...]	2009-12-30 14:04:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO ZA
09LUSAKA986	ZAMBIA: HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS PERTAINING TO SEXUAL [...] (U) This is a response to reftel request for information on human rights trends pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity in Zambia. 2. (U) Chapter 87, Sections 155-8 of Zambia's Penal Code criminalize homosexuality, and the government enforces the law. Section 155 defines hom [...]	2009-12-31 06:26:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA987	VICE PRESIDENT KUNDA - BANDA'S GO-TO FALL GUY? [...] (C) Zambian Vice President George Kunda has become a strident and confrontational voice in the Banda Cabinet. Over the last few months, he has announced the GRZ decision not to appeal former President Frederick Chiluba's acquittal (ref A),levied accusations on and threatened local diplomats [...]	2009-12-31 08:04:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KCOR ZA
09LUXEMBOURG100	LUXEMBOURG READY TO SIGN TAX TREATY AMENDMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Luxembourg's dependency on its financial sector has stirred considerable fear among its leaders over designation as a tax haven. Driven by desires to stay off any list and come into compliance with OECD standards, Treasury Minister Frieden visited Washington on 23 March and me [...]	2009-04-03 14:19:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL LU
09LUXEMBOURG106	LUXEMBOURG WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO'S MEMBERSHIP IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 05:54:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL KV LU
09LUXEMBOURG11	LUXEMBOURG INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] The following is Luxembourg's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg offers a very favorable and welcoming attitude toward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). FDI reflects how [...]	2009-01-13 12:27:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR LU
09LUXEMBOURG129	ARCELORMITTAL PROTESTS MAKE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES [...] A major shareholders' meeting at ArcelorMittal's Luxembourg headquarters was met with significant protests on May 12. The May 13 editions of the International Herald Tribune, Wall Street Journal Europe, and the Financial Times all carried front-page, above-the-fold photos of the protest, con [...]	2009-05-13 15:32:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC LU
09LUXEMBOURG130	ARCELORMITTAL PROTESTS MAKE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES [...] A major shareholders' meeting at ArcelorMittal's Luxembourg headquarters was met with significant protests on May 12. The May 13 editions of the International Herald Tribune, Wall Street Journal Europe, and the Financial Times all carried front-page, above-the-fold photos of the protest, con [...]	2009-05-13 15:32:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC LU
09LUXEMBOURG137	JUNE 7 ELECTIONS: LUXEMBOURG'S LEADING POLITICIANS [...] Opinion polls show that Luxembourg's coalition government will be retained in the June 7 national elections (ref a). The dominant member of the coalition is the Christian Social People's Party (CSV),led by veteran political powerhouse and current Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker. The junio [...]	2009-05-27 11:54:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR ECON PREL LU
09LUXEMBOURG149	LUXEMBOURG'S JUNE 7 ELECTIONS: NO SURPRISES [...] (U) As predicted, Luxembourg voters confirmed their Government coalition and ensured that the current Cabinetm*Q_#QD) seat, but retained 13 seats and their position as presumptive junior coalition partner with the CSV. 2. (U) Shortly after the results were announced, Prime Minister Juncker [...]	2009-06-08 12:45:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL LU
09LUXEMBOURG18	LUXEMBOURG EXPECTS NATO ACCESSION COMPLETION LATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-27 16:06:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL LU
09LUXEMBOURG193	LUXEMBOURG - COALITION GOVERNMENT RATIFIED WITH NEW [...] (SBU) Prime Minister (PM) Juncker and Jean Asselborn, Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, announced the ratification of a coalition government July 20 along with the names and portfolios of the new ministers. Several portfolios were reshuffled and three Ministers replaced. A [...]	2009-07-22 15:31:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON LU
09LUXEMBOURG196	LUXEMBOURG SCENE SETTER: FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn travels to the U.S. following ratification of a new coalition government on July 20. Luxembourg is a staunch ally of the United States and recently pledged four million Euro per year to support the Afghan National Army. Post began negotiations with [...]	2009-07-28 12:56:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON LU
09LUXEMBOURG209	LUXEMBOURG - BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NEW COALITION [...] (SBU) Biographic and background information on Luxembourg's new coalition government announced July 20 follows. Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker has been in office since 1982, providing an extraordinary degree of foreign policy consistency and assurance to the US-GOL bilateral relationship. [...]	2009-08-11 06:55:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON LU
09LUXEMBOURG213	LUXEMBOURG - GOVERNMENT UPDATE ON H1N1 [...] (SBU) The Government of Luxembourg (GOL) announced 26 new cases of H1N1 in Luxembourg during the first week of August. This brings the total incidents of the virus in the nation to 87 since the first reported case on June 1, 2009. Health Minister Mars Di Bartolomeo declared on August 10 that [...]	2009-08-13 05:28:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR AMED AMGT TBIO LU KFLU
09LUXEMBOURG248	LUXEMBOURG: AUGUST 'DISPATCHES FROM THE DUCHY' [...] (SBU) Embassy Luxembourg hereby launches its first edition of 'Dispatches from the Duchy' to capture highlights from the press, diplomatic and international community, and news heard on the ramparts not otherwise reported during the month of August. 2. (SBU) Summary: The month of Ramadan [...]	2009-09-02 11:04:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR AMGT LU
09LUXEMBOURG255	LUXEMBOURG: HIGH LEVEL UNGA PARTICIPATION [...] (U) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Protocol Director Christophe Schoentgen advised Charge d'affaires on September 4 of the following high level Luxembourg participation at UNGA. 2. (U) Luxembourg Delegation: (a) Head of Delegation: Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn Anticipated travel t [...]	2009-09-04 13:32:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA AMGT PGOV OVIP CVIS LU
09LUXEMBOURG266	LUXEMBOURG: FIRST DEATH FROM SWINE FLU (H1N1) [...] (U) The first recorded death as a result of the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu) in Luxembourg occurred September 17. The patient was a 55 year old male who had been hospitalized for a serious but unrelated illness. It has not yet been determined where or when he contracted the virus. Prior to this dea [...]	2009-09-18 15:05:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AADP AMED AMGT TBIO KFLU LU
09LUXEMBOURG267	LUXEMBOURG: DEMARCHE DELIVERED - UNGA WALKOUT [...] (U) Charge d'affaires and POL/ECON Counselor Michael Via delivered substance of demarche to Eric Muller, (Acting) MFA Political Director, in the absence of Georges Frieden who has accompanied Foreign Minister Asselborn to New York. 2. (C) Muller clearly understood the intent of the messa [...]	2009-09-21 10:38:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PGOV LU
09LUXEMBOURG288	LUXEMBOURG: SEPTEMBER ISSUE - "DISPATCHES FROM THE [...] (SBU) Embassy Luxembourg presents the September "Dispatches from the Duchy" to capture highlights from the local press, diplomatic and international community, and news not otherwise reported during the month. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn joined Charge d'affaires for [...]	2009-10-06 14:52:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PINR PGOV EU LU
09LUXEMBOURG302	LUXEMBOURG: ALBRIGHT-JUNCKER COURTESY CALL [...] (C) Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met with Prime Minister Jean Claude Juncker for a brief courtesy call on the margins of the October 15-17 NATO Strategic Concept Conference held in Luxembourg. Juncker committed to maintaining his government's current level of financial and m [...]	2009-10-22 10:34:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	KDRG PGOV PREL MARR LU
09LUXEMBOURG304	LUXEMBOURG: DISGRUNTLED WORKERS DISRUPT PARLIAMENT [...] SUMMARY Disgruntled laborers in Luxembourg's gas and electricity sector deliberately sabotaged the city's power sources on October 14-15, disrupting a session of Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies (National Parliament). The employees responsible appear to have been acting in response to legis [...]	2009-10-23 14:10:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ENRG PGOV SOCI LU
09LUXEMBOURG305	LUXEMBOURG: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRISL [...] (U) Charge d'affaires alerted Foreign Minister Asselborn and Political Director Georges Frieden of the substance of this demarche upon initial notification from British Embassy DCM Amanda Ross and the Department on October 19. Addtional background was then provided to working level contacts at [...]	2009-10-26 15:31:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KNNP LU
09LUXEMBOURG313	LUXEMBOURG: DISPATCHES FROM THE DUCHY-OCTOBER 2009 [...] (U) Embassy Luxembourg is pleased to present the October 2009 edition of "Dispatches from the Duchy" to capture highlights from the local press, diplomatic and international communities, and news not otherwise reported during the month. Prepared by (acting) POL/ECON Chief Adam Center. This m [...]	2009-11-03 13:27:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ELAB PGOV EAGR EFIN PHUM LU
09LUXEMBOURG321	LUXEMBOURG: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 16:58:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL LU
09LUXEMBOURG325	LUXEMBOURG SOLDIER DIES IN KOSOVO [...] (U) A Luxembourg soldier died in Kosovo on 4 November near Mitrovica. Defense Minister Jean-Marie Halsdorf held a hastily-called, extremely terse press conference that lasted three minutes, during which he only announced the death, the age of the soldier (28),and the fact that the death was n [...]	2009-11-06 14:27:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR PINR KV LU
09LUXEMBOURG327	LUXEMBOURG: COURTESY CALLS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Charge d'affaires used the occasion of farewell courtesy calls with Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn and Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker to express appreciation for the offers of financial support from the Government of Luxembourg to assist with the transfer, administrative/logistical co [...]	2009-11-13 18:09:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LU
09LUXEMBOURG328	LUXEMBOURG: (CORRECTED COPY) COURTESY CALLS WITH [...] (C) Charge d'affaires used the occasion of farewell courtesy calls with Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn and Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker to express appreciation for the offers of financial support from the Government of Luxembourg to assist with the transfer, administrative/logistical co [...]	2009-11-14 10:50:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LU
09LUXEMBOURG341	H1N1 CLAIMS SECOND LUXEMBOURGER LIFE [...] (U) The Grand Duchy registered its second swine flu-related death on 16 November. The 48-year-old victim, like Luxembourg's only other fatal case, suffered from other, unspecified maladies. Luxembourg's Health Ministry reports 1,535 estimated cases across the country (as of 17 November). [...]	2009-11-23 14:09:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KFLU CASC SOCI ASCH AMED KPAO TBIO LU
09LUXEMBOURG358	LUXEMBOURG: GOL FACILITATES BAILOUT OF FLAGSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cargolux, Luxembourg's all-cargo airline, announced a capital increase of US$200 million - facilitated by the government of Luxembourg - and approved by company shareholders on 30 November. The announcement comes in the midst of a third consecutive year of significant losses. C [...]	2009-12-03 16:46:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PGOV PREL BTIO BMGT BEXP EAIR ECON LU
09LUXEMBOURG363	Luxembourg Director of Political Affairs and Director of [...] (S) Summary. George Friden, Director for Political Affairs and Jean-Jacques Welfring, Defense Director, explained Luxembourg's planned contributions for Afghanistan during a December 17 visit of West EUR Affairs Director Maureen Cormack to Luxembourg. Friden said Luxembourg was committe [...]	2009-12-22 16:25:00	Embassy Luxembourg	SECRET	PGOV EAID PREL AF LU
09LUXEMBOURG402	Luxembourg Parliament Adopts 2010 Deficit Budget Amid [...] (SBU) Summary - On December 9, Luxembourg's coalition government adopted Luxembourg's 2010 budget. The (negative) economic growth of -3.5 percent in 2009, and an expected deficit of 4.4 percent in 2010 led the GOL to borrow 2.2 billion USD to cover the anticipated shortfall. - Directo [...]	2009-12-24 08:37:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV COM LU
09LUXEMBOURG52	LUXEMBOURG'S 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Post hereby submits the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons Report for Luxembourg. 2. (U) Post point of contact for the TIP report is Adam Center, phone: 352 46-01-23.x2227; fax: 352 22-64-57. Post spent approximately 30 hours compiling this report: FSO FO-03: 15 hours; FSN-10: 15 [...]	2009-02-25 11:47:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09LUXEMBOURG62	LUXEMBOURG SEEKS DIALOGUE ON DESIGNATION AS A TAX [...] (U) This cable contains action request for Department. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Luxembourg Minister of Justice Luc Frieden (protect) privately discussed with Ambassador the issue of USG's perception of Luxembourg as a possible tax haven. Frieden's discussions with t [...]	2009-03-04 07:32:00	Embassy Luxembourg	SECRET//NOFORN	KFPC ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BEXP PGOV PREL LU
09LUXEMBOURG89	LUXEMBOURG IN KOSOVO: NO PLANS TO LEAVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 14:19:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR LU
09LUXEMBOURG90	LUXEMBOURG TO SUBMIT BRIEF TO ICJ ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 15:55:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ICJ KV LU
09LUXEMBOURG91	LUXEMBOURG PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN IT INFRASTRUCTURE [...] In response to reftel, Post has collected the following information on GoL's public investment in Luxembourg's IT infrastructure. 2. As part of an overall stimulus package announced in February 2009, Economy Minister Jeannot Krecke and Communications Minister Jean-Louis Schiltz highlighte [...]	2009-03-31 12:47:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON LU
09LUXEMBOURG98	LUXEMBOURG EXCEEDS USG REQUEST FOR AFGHAN NATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Luxembourg announced on 31 March a five-year annual contribution of $5.4 million to the Afghan National Army (ANA),fulfilling a pledge made by Minister of Defense Schiltz to SecDef Gates in October 2008 and exceeding the USG ask for $4 million annually. Foreign Minister Assel [...]	2009-04-03 10:01:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LU
09MADRID1003	SPAIN: ANTI-MAFIA PROSECUTORS WELCOME USG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Madrid POLOFF and POL/GSO Officer from the Barcelona CG on September 29 met Gerardo Cavero, Barcelona's chief prosecutor on counter-narcotics and organized crime, and Fernando Bermejo, the city's prosecutor for anti-mafia, anti-corruption and money laundering issues. They also [...]	2009-10-15 06:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KCRM KCOR KJUS SP RS
09MADRID1004	SPAIN: BASQUE REGION WILL NOT CLOSE ITS NEW YORK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Basque officials within the Office of the Lehendakari (regional premier or U.S Governor equivalent) have indicated that - contrary to Spanish press reporting in early September - the regional government under new Socialist (PSE) Lehendakari Patxi Lopez (Ref A) will not be [...]	2009-10-15 09:05:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SP PINS
09MADRID1005	SPAIN: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 09:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER IS KPAL
09MADRID1006	BRIEFING SPAIN ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy has engaged with Spanish counterparts to learn more about Spanish intentions to support the P5 1 process. While the working level interlocutors are more inclined than in the past to consider the need for sanctions if ongoing discussions do not bring positive results i [...]	2009-10-15 09:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR SP

09MADRID1009	TFHO1: A/S SHANNON AND SENIOR DIRECTOR RESTREPO [...] (C) Summary: WHA Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon and NSC Senior Director Dan Restrepo outlined U.S. concerns over the situation in Honduras for MFA Secretary of State (Under Secretary equivalent) for Latin America Juan Pablo de Laiglesia during an October 10 meeting in Valencia. Shannon noted [...]	2009-10-16 06:13:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM HO SP
09MADRID1013	SPAIN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON BIOTECH VOTES AT OCTOBER [...] SUMMARY: Spain's Minister of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM) will vote in favor of proposals to approve three biotech maize varieties for import at the October 19 Agriculture Council Meeting, although GOS officials do not expect the proposals to be approved. While a delegate t [...]	2009-10-16 12:04:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EUN SP
09MADRID1014	DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S.CANDIDACY FOR IMO [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 14:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK SP
09MADRID1015	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, OCTOBER 5-16 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 14:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ENRG SP
09MADRID1017	SPAIN RECEIVES SEDM DEMARCHE [...] Reftel points were delivered to MFA desk officer for the U.S., Fernando Prieto, who will undertake to circulate our views more widely to Spanish foreign policy makers in advance of the October 20-21 ministerial hosted by Bulgaria. Prieto was pleased that the U.S. position on Serbian membersh [...]	2009-10-16 16:24:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL SR MW SP
09MADRID1018	SPAIN INTRIGUED BY EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN GLOBAL [...] (SBU) POLOFF and Political Counselor Dmitry Sokolov of the Russian Embassy on October 15 delivered reftel demarche to Gonzalo de Salazar, the MFA's Deputy DG for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament and Monica Colomer de Selva, Counselor for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA's DG for S [...]	2009-10-17 12:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC SP
09MADRID1019	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON UNIFIL HANDOVER [...] (C) MOD Director General for Defense Policy, General Raggio, shared information about how Spain is preparing for a proposed UNIFIL command handover. Spain is still working towards a transition sometime in February, although they have heard that there have been "rumblings" from the Italian m [...]	2009-10-19 06:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT LE IS SP
09MADRID1023	DAS BOYER'S MEETING WITH MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (C) On October 10 in Valencia, EUR DAS Spencer Boyer and Spanish Foreign Ministry Director General of Foreign Policy for Non-EU Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena discussed transatlantic engagement, Spain's hopes for its upcoming EU Presidency, cooperation on climate chan [...]	2009-10-19 12:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EU SP
09MADRID1026	SPAIN: BASQUE REGION REFLECTS ON POLITICAL CHANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A broad range of Basque politicians and civic leaders privately reflected privately on political changes in the Basque Region in 2009 and assessed the first four months of the Socialist (PSE) government led by Lehendakari - regional premier or U.S Governor equivalent - Patxi Lope [...]	2009-10-20 13:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SP PINS
09MADRID1028	REPLY TO BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECK 050106146 [...] SUMMARY: Post has previously confirmed the bona fides of Spanish aerospace and defense leader European Aeronautic Defense and Space (EADS) CASA as a responsible recipient of United States Munitions List items (ref C). Post contacted the Spanish Air Force as well as EADS CASA regarding the p [...]	2009-10-20 15:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SP ID
09MADRID1029	CHARGE D'AFFAIRES OCTOBER 19, 2009, MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: CDA and Leon discussed President Zapatero's October 13 meeting with POTUS including Zapatero's plans for a return visit to Washington in January, Spanish intentions regarding police trainers in Afghanistan, Guantanamo detainees, Kosovo, EUFOR, UNIFIL, Iran, Cuba, and Honduras. Le [...]	2009-10-20 17:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KIPR SP AF KV BK LE IR CU HO
09MADRID1030	64TH UNGA CANDIDATE INFORMATION: JOINT INSPECTION [...] (U) Spain requests USG support for Spanish candidate Jose Capel Ferrer to the UN Joint Inspection Unit. The Office of the UN and Multilateral Organizations within the Spanish MFA provided the following information in support of Spain's candidate. Capel Ferrer has an advanced degree in civil [...]	2009-10-21 09:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC UNGA
09MADRID1038	SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON DOHA ROUND - GEOGRAPHIC [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Marta Blanco, Deputy Director General for EU Trade Policy, and Isabel Pastor, Advisor for EU Trade Policy, at the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. 2. As this was an initial meeting - Blanco is new to her position, having replaced longtime Deputy [...]	2009-10-23 09:25:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR EUN SP
09MADRID1039	SPANISH PRESIDENT ZAPATERO CALLS FOR RENEGOTIATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-23 11:08:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SP
09MADRID1040	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, OCTOBER 19-23 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-23 14:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON EIND EINV ELAB SP
09MADRID1042	SPANISH VIEWS ON OCTOBER GAERC [...] (C) Poloff discussed anticipated GAERC agenda items with Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Pablo Nuno Garcia October 23. Nuno indicated that the GAERC agenda continued to grow, now covering the Western Balkans, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, MEPP, Sri Lanka, Guinea, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Indon [...]	2009-10-23 15:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SP
09MADRID1043	SPAIN WILL BRIEF ON IRAN, AND POSSIBLY PAKISTAN, [...] (C) POLOFF on October 16 delivered to Monica Colomer de Selva, Counselor for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA's DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism, Reftel A-E releasable papers and proposals that the USG will present at the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary in Rio [...]	2009-10-23 15:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA PREL SP
09MADRID1045	UNGA: SPAIN'S RESPONSE TO USG THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: Poloff discussed the UNGA Third Committee agenda with the Spanish MFA's Director of Human Rights, Juan Duarte, October 23. Duarte said that Spain and the United States were on the same page with respect to country-specific resolutions (Iran, Burma and DPRK),but took the opportunit [...]	2009-10-23 16:07:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN SP IS KPAL
09MADRID1047	SPANISH DEPUTY FM LOSSADA TO HEAD BMENA DELEGATION [...] According to the MFA, Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Lossada will head the Spanish delegation to the G-8 Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Forum for the Future on November 2-3 in Marrakech. Post has encouraged broad Spanish participation in the forum's goals and objectives, as per [...]	2009-10-26 17:07:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI KPAO OPDC PREL SP
09MADRID1050	FAVORABLE REPLY TO BLUE LANTERN 050191953 [...] SUMMARY: Post has made inquiries and conducted site visit requested reftel and recommends speedy action to approve export license application number 050191953 for the export of night vision devices to Spain for the use of the Spanish Army. Long-time habitual Ministry of Defense supplier Sum [...]	2009-10-28 12:08:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SP
09MADRID1052	ZAPATERO PROMISES ACTION TO COMBAT INTERNET PIRACY [...] (SBU) In an October 21 speech to the American Business Council, President Zapatero addressed internet piracy in public for the first time, acknowledging that deficiencies in IPR protection in Spain are a source of concern to the USG and the GOS. Zapatero pointed to the October 9 creation by t [...]	2009-10-28 15:29:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EINV ECPS KCRM SP
09MADRID1061	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, OCTOBER 26-30 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-30 14:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG KGHG SP
09MADRID1065	SPAIN: UNITED NATIONS ICSC ELECTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-02 08:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	USUN PREL SP UNGA AORC APER KAWC
09MADRID1072	SPAIN: ETA LOSES MORE KEY LEADERS, EXTENSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Spanish and French security forces have re-doubled their efforts against the Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorist group, following the high-profile, deadly and destructive attacks that ETA executed during July 29-30 to mark its 50th anniversary (Ref A). Join [...]	2009-11-02 17:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PTER SP
09MADRID1074	WIPO STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING: EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 29 meeting with Spanish Ministry of Culture official Carlos Guervos (septel),senior U.S. Copyright Office official Maria Pallante raised the mid-December meeting of WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyrights and Neighboring Rights (SCCR). The conversation focused [...]	2009-11-04 10:48:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR WIPO SP
09MADRID1075	SPAIN IPR/INTERNET PIRACY: INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMISSION [...] (SBU) In an October 29 meeting, visiting senior U.S. Copyright Office official Maria Pallante and Spanish Culture Ministry official Carlos Guervos discussed the recently formed Inter-Ministerial Commission on Internet piracy. Guervos said the Inter-Ministerial Commission will draft a law to im [...]	2009-11-04 10:48:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECPS SP
09MADRID1076	FOLLOW UP ON TOKYO DONOR CONFERENCE PLEDGES [...] Post has coordinated with the Embassy of Japan in Madrid and determined that Spain intends to follow through on its pledge to support Pakistan made during the Tokyo Donor Conference. The Spanish MFA noted that the participation of Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Lossada at the Tokyo Conference [...]	2009-11-04 13:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PREL SP AF PAK
09MADRID1077	SPAIN ON GOLDSTONE/UN DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs delivered reftel demarche November 3 to the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Subdirector General for the UN, Marcelino Cabanas; Human Rights Office Director, Juan Duarte; and Deputy Director General for the Middle East, Alberto Ucelay. In a follow-up conversation with [...]	2009-11-04 13:43:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER IS KPAL
09MADRID108	SPAIN: MFA REQUESTS USG REVIEW OF TWO IRAN-RELATED [...] (S) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 8. 2. (S) On January 26, POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor met Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s Directorate General for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism (See REFS A and B),who unexpectedly raised t [...]	2009-01-30 16:23:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR AINR
09MADRID1087	SPAIN CONSIDERS INFORMATION SHARED BY IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Iran briefing delegation, with representatives from DOS and Treasury, held discussions with a number of Spanish interlocutors, as well as E3 country resident diplomats, on October 22 and 23 in Madrid. MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Alfonso Lucini (P-equivalent) m [...]	2009-11-06 11:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SP IR
09MADRID1088	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 2-6 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 13:14:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID109	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JAN 26-30 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 17:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN EPET SP
09MADRID1092	SPANISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR IBEROAMERICA SHARES [...] (C) Spanish MFA Secretary of State for Iberoamerica Juan Pablo de Laiglesia called the Charge d,Affaires (CDA) to the MFA November 10, 2009, to discuss Honduras. De Laiglesia was accompanied by Director General of Foreign Policy for Iberoamerica Juan Carlos Sanchez. De Laiglesia said the Gov [...]	2009-11-10 16:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HO SP
09MADRID1095	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 9-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 16:07:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV KGHG SP
09MADRID1096	SPAIN/INTERNET PIRACY: ANOTHER VIEW OF INTER-MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Visiting U.S. Commerce Department official Robin Layton met November 5 with GOS Information Society policy official Salvador Soriano. They discussed electronic commerce and intellectual property rights issues. Soriano outlined the recently formed Inter-Ministerial Commission and its app [...]	2009-11-13 16:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECPS SP
09MADRID1101	SPAIN APPRECIATES USG OUTREACH REGARDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, head of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),on October 7 held a DVC with GOS officials and Embassy Madrid staff in which he expressed his interest in maintaining open dialogue with Spain and outlined areas for prospective co [...]	2009-11-17 07:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09MADRID1103	SPAIN TO STUDY EU CO-FUNDING OF ALGERIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Informed of Ref events, MFA officials are looking into whether Madrid will support the allocation of EU funds to help defray some of the costs of Algeria hosting a chemical terrorism conference in Spring 2010, when Spain will hold the rotating EU Presidency. MFA contacts have in [...]	2009-11-17 09:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC SP
09MADRID1114	SPAIN AGREES ON NEED TO PREVENT ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] MFA Deputy Director General, in response to reftel demarche, said that Spain agreed on the need to prevent anti-Israel bias in UNGA resolutions. Ucelay reiterated Spain's strong commitment to the MEPP, highlighting FM Moratinos' efforts, through his role as a special messenger or intermediar [...]	2009-11-20 15:02:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS PA SP
09MADRID1115	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOVEMBER 16-20 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 16:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ENRG KIPR PGOV SP
09MADRID1116	SPAIN: WHO'S WHO WITHIN BASQUE TERRORIST GROUP ETA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorist group faces a shortfall of experienced leaders, reportedly with less than three dozen hard-core members directing the group's efforts to establish an independent Basque Country. While ETA regenerates its leadership fo [...]	2009-11-21 15:19:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PTER SP
09MADRID1117	SPAIN RESIGNED TO END OF USG ROLE AT SEISMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENTARY: Per Reftel, Embassy Madrid on November 10 delivered a diplomatic note informing Spain's MFA of the USG's decision to terminate support for the seismic monitoring Station (hereafter, the "Station") at Sonseca, Spain and to conclude the gradual withdrawal of US person [...]	2009-11-21 15:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	SP TPHY KTBT KSCI PREL
09MADRID1118	SPAIN SUPPORTS FUTURE RESTRUCTURING OF EUFOR [...] (C) On November 18 during High Level Defense Committee talks in Madrid, Spanish Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told DASD Jim Townsend that "Spain will stay in Althea until the end of the operation" and maintain its 15 percent troop share. When pressed about the potential tra [...]	2009-11-23 09:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU BK SP
09MADRID112	IOM INVITATION TO MIGRATION AND MICROECONOMIC [...] (U) The International Organization for Migration representational office in Spain has sent an invitation informing post of the opportunity for two USG representatives to attend the second "International Experts Meeting on Microeconomics and Migration" (RIEMM) which is to take place March 27, 2 [...]	2009-02-02 17:01:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SP ECON PREF
09MADRID1121	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Per request in reftel A, Post provides the following for use in assessing whether to recommend that the President continue to suspend Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Solidarity (Libertad) Act. The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 4 and updates in [...]	2009-11-23 10:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD ETTC PREL SP
09MADRID1126	FAVORABLE REPLY TO BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY [...] Pursuant to reftel A request for input on the bona fides of registered broker Rafael Garcia Tudela, General Manager of Europavia Espana, S.A., Post reiterates its favorable assessment of both Europavia and Mr. Garcia. As reported (ref B) subsequent to a July 2009 site visit to calle Jorge Ju [...]	2009-11-23 15:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SP
09MADRID1127	SPAIN: DHS SEC. NAPOLITANO'S MEETING WITH INTERIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano on November 4 met Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba to continue conversations (Refs A-D) on enhanced bilateral data-sharing among law enforcement authorities as well as increased US-EU cooperation on justice and home affairs issues du [...]	2009-11-24 06:30:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM SP PGOV
09MADRID113	CHARGE'S JANUARY 29, 2008, LUNCH WITH SPANISH MOD [...] (C) Summary: During a January 29 lunch, the CDA and Spanish MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta discussed a possible MOD visit to Washington in June, Afghanistan, the bilateral Agreement on Defense Cooperation, an incident during a port call in Barcelona, Gaza arms smuggling, and so-called [...]	2009-02-02 17:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF SP
09MADRID1131	SPAIN SUPPORTS MACEDONIA'S EU ASPIRATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 10:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SP EU GR MK PREL
09MADRID1132	SPAIN COMMITTED TO ADDITIONAL AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Charge spoke to Secretary General of the Presidency (and former Deputy Foreign Minister) Bernardino Leon on November 23 to convey reftel points. Leon, President Zapatero's closest foreign policy advisor, who was in the Middle East on travel with Zapatero, said that Spain was committed [...]	2009-11-25 14:10:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SP
09MADRID1133	SPAIN'S KEY PLAYERS IN EMERGENT IRAN POLICY [...] (C) Please refer to Madrid 1087 dated November 6 for more details regarding Spain's evolving policy towards Iran and post's recommendations for future engagement. Questions from ref (A) are detailed in subparagraphs below. (A) Foreign Minister Moratinos does not set Iran policy alone, but [...]	2009-11-25 16:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL SP
09MADRID1134	IMMIGRANTS IN SPAIN: FEWER JOB OPPORTUNITIES, [...] SUMMARY. With unemployment nearing 20 percent, immigrants in Spain are finding work sparse and low-paying, according to informal interviews conducted in past several months. Immigrants, many from Latin America or North Africa, have seen previously abundant sources of work dry up in the first [...]	2009-11-25 16:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREF PREL SMIG
09MADRID1135	SPAIN INFORMED OF USG POSTURE ON IRAN [...] (SBU) In advance of the November 26-27 meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, Post conveyed Reftel points on the USG's posture on Iran and next steps to Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whose officials had no substantive reaction. Post emphasized that the USG will be in close contact with [...]	2009-11-27 07:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR SP IAEA
09MADRID1136	SPAIN INTENDS TO CO-SPONSOR IAEA RESOLUTION ON [...] (SBU) POLOFF on November 25 delivered REF demarche to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament within the MFA's DG for Strategic Affairs and Terrorism, who stated that Spain intends to co-sponsor Russia's resolution on the establishment of a nuclear fuel reserve a [...]	2009-11-27 07:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY SP
09MADRID1137	SPAIN: THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON DIGITAL [...] Summary: The GOS-hosted International Forum on Digital Content (FICOD 2009) was a great success, with excellent turnout, high-quality presentations, and an enthusiastic audience. The opening remarks by Deputy Administrator Anna Gomez of NTIA were well-received, and Forum organizers greatly a [...]	2009-11-27 12:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS KIPR SP
09MADRID1138	SPAIN INTERESTED IN LEADING ROLE IN RECONFIGURED [...] (C) POLOFF on November 25 formally delivered REF demarche on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament within the MFA's DG for Strategic Affairs and Terrorism. Dr. Eliot Kang, DAS for Nuclear Nonprolifera [...]	2009-11-27 12:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER KGIC SP
09MADRID1139	SPAIN: INCSR 2009-2010 REPORT, PART 1 [...] (U) As requested in Ref, Post's submission for the "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Part 1, Drugs and Chemical Control," follows in paragraph 2. Post will send statistical data on seizures for the full 2009 calendar year as soon as this information is available. POC [...]	2009-11-27 13:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM SP
09MADRID114	SPANISH RATIFICATION OF CROATIA AND ALBANIA NATO [...] According to Spanish MFA Strategic Affairs and Terrorism Office Director Pablo Nuno, the Spanish ratification of the NATO accession for Croatia and Albania is moving forward and will be completed well in advance of the April Summit. The Spanish legislative branch approved and forwarded the [...]	2009-02-03 10:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL SP
09MADRID1144	MISSION SPAIN ON "THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: In response to taskings set out in reftel, Post's Muslim Engagement Working Group canvassed a wide range of contacts to solicit qualified nominees for the Entrepreneurship Summit. In addition, the Public Affairs Section (PAS) has widely publicized the event. The Working Group has m [...]	2009-12-01 07:24:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIAD PREL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU MV SO SP
09MADRID1146	SPANISH EU INITIATIVE COULD REQUIRE MORE FROM CUBA [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Moratinos continues to press publicly for a new mechanism to replace the European Union's 1996 Common Position toward Cuba, indicating a willingness to spearhead such an effort during Spain's EU presidency in the first half of 2010. Most recently, following the fourth E [...]	2009-12-01 09:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP CU EUN
09MADRID1149	MISSION SPAIN NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] In response to taskings set out in reftel, Post's Muslim Engagement Working Group canvassed a wide range of contacts to solicit qualified nominees for the Entrepreneurship Summit. The Working Group was enlarged to include representatives of PAS, ECON, POL, the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service ( [...]	2009-12-01 15:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIAD PREL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU MV SO SP
09MADRID1152	MADRID IPR CONFERENCE: GOS MOVES TOWARDS [...] (U) As part of FICOD 2009 (see ref A),on November 18 the Spanish government hosted a Conference on IPR in the Digital Environment. The Conference featured several speeches and a series of roundtables on different aspects of online IPR protection. Michele Woods of the U.S Copyright Office was [...]	2009-12-02 12:00:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECPS SP
09MADRID1153	SPAIN RECEIVES LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO [...] Reftel letter was delivered to Foreign Minister Moratinos on November 23. While a formal response is still pending, contacts at the MFA have reaffirmed Spain's commitment to provide essential funding for the Palestinian Authority, particularly through EU mechanisms. Foreign Minister Morati [...]	2009-12-02 15:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OPDC PREL WBG EU IS SP
09MADRID1155	ISA: REPORTED REPSOL (SPAIN) VENTURES IN IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 18:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETTC IR SP
09MADRID1157	CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DECEMBER 2, 2009, MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. The Charge d'Affaires met December 2, 2009, with Spanish SYG of the Presidency Bernardino Leon. They discussed Afghanistan, the police training mission for Iraq, the King's request for a meeting with President Obama, Spain's EU Presidency, Kosovo, Honduras, Venezuela, and Cuba. [...]	2009-12-03 10:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF IZ KV HO VE CU SP
09MADRID1158	SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT [...] Embassy conveyed reftel demarche to Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay, stressing U.S. commitment to resumption of negotiations leading to a two-state solution. Ucelay said that Spain hoped that during Special Envoy Mitchell's next regional swing that the parties wou [...]	2009-12-03 18:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL KWBG EAID IS SP
09MADRID1161	SPAIN: GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED ANTI-INTERNET PIRACY [...] (U) On November 27, Spain's Council of Ministers approved for submission to Congress a draft Law for a Sustainable Economy (LES),designed to modernize and restructure the economy to make it more competitive. Septel will address the law's scope and major provisions. One aspect of the draft [...]	2009-12-04 16:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR PGOV SP
09MADRID1162	SPAIN ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 23-DEC. 4 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 17:41:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB SP
09MADRID1165	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR MORNINGSTAR'S VISIT TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 15:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EINV SP
09MADRID1166	DASD TOWNSEND OPTIMISTIC AFTER HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Jim Townsend concluded two days of discussions November 18 by telling his counterpart, Spanish Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta, he was optimistic after what he called a "meeting of the minds." Dur [...]	2009-12-09 12:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO SP
09MADRID1181	SPAIN APPRECIATES INPUT ON EU OUTER SPACE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 12:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CDG ESA EUN KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PREL TSPA SP
09MADRID1184	FY 2010 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION FOR WORLD TOURISM [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 16:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI AORC SP
09MADRID1186	SPAIN WILL CONSIDER ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO WFP [...] Post conveyed reftel appeal December 11 to MFA SubDirector General for Continental Asia Jose Luis Garcia Galan, who agreed to discuss the matter with colleagues at the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID). 2. AECID contacts, in response to the urgent appeal [...]	2009-12-15 16:08:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL
09MADRID1195	BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE GC 0411-09 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pol-Mil officer and Air Force Attache made site visit requested in reftel A in order to confirm the delivery in March 2009 of three Bell 212 helicopters transferred to Spain from Sweden and to confirm that the end user continues to "evaluate the mechanical status of the helico [...]	2009-12-18 07:05:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SP SW MARR
09MADRID1196	SPAIN: MFA SHARES VIEWS ON RUN-UP TO NPT REVCON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a candid bilateral meeting on preparations for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference (RevCon),Spanish MFA non-proliferation officials appeared well disposed to cooperate with the USG regarding the RevCon and explicitly asked how Spain, as rotating EU Pr [...]	2009-12-18 11:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA
09MADRID1200	SPAIN - 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) As requested in Refs, Post's submission for the "Country Reports on Terrorism" is in paragraph 2. Embassy POC is POLOFF Hugh Clifton. Telephone: 34-91-587-2294, email: CliftonLH@state.gov. 2. (U) During 2009 Spain continued to confront and suffer from both radical Islamic terrorism [...]	2009-12-21 07:40:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SP
09MADRID1202	SPAIN REVIEWING DRAFT MOU ON LIFE, SECURITY AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 07:08:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL AF SP
09MADRID1206	GOS CONTINUES IPR ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 12:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR SP
09MADRID1207	SPAIN: AL-QAIDA TIES EMERGE IN TRIAL FOR PLOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Court delivered a stronger-than-expected verdict on December 14 when it convicted all 11 defendants arrested in the "Operation Cantata" case to between 8.5 - 14.5 years imprisonment for membership in a terrorist organization. Authorities arrested the cell members in [...]	2009-12-22 16:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER KJUS SP
09MADRID1210	SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR'S MADRID ENERGY SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-23 16:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG EU RU SP UK
09MADRID1214	SPAIN ECONOMIC ROUNDUP, DEC. 7-24 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-24 11:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG SP
09MADRID1234	MISSION SPAIN ROUNDTABLE ON "ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT" [...] SUMMARY: As part of Post's ongoing outreach to migrant, ethnic, and other marginalized communities, and in response to tasking in reftel (A),Embassy Madrid hosted a roundtable on December 17 with Muslim entrepreneurs, representatives of NGOs and institutions representing Muslim interests, a [...]	2009-12-28 16:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL SCUL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU MV
09MADRID125	GOS MOVES TO SUPPORT AUTO INDUSTRY WITH MODEST [...] (U) Summary. Spain is the eighth largest producer of automobiles in the world, making any downturn in the automotive industry significant for the Spanish economy. With domestic production down 45 percent in December from the year before, it is no surprise that more than half of Spain's 70,000 [...]	2009-02-04 17:28:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN WTO SP PREL ETRD
09MADRID129	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 2-6 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-06 10:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB KIPR PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID13	SPAIN TO STUDY U.S. PROPOSALS ON GEORGIA [...] (C) On January 7, Deputy Chief of Mission Chacon shared the U.S. position regarding the way forward with Georgia's separatist regions with Spanish MFA Director General for Europe (non-UE) and North America Felipe Fernandez de la Pena. The DCM outlined the proposal, noting that A/S Fried would [...]	2009-01-07 14:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RS SP
09MADRID1367	MADRID ECONOMIC BIWEEKLY, DEC 22-JAN 2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-02 12:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG KGHG KIPR SP
09MADRID137	JAN. 26-27 HIGH LEVEL FOOD SECURITY MEETING IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The U.S. delegation to the Spain-hosted January 26-27 High-Level Meeting on Food Security for All, led by State/EEB and USAID, achieved its key objective of launching the consultation process for establishing a Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food Security. Secretary C [...]	2009-02-10 15:23:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR EAID FAO UN SP
09MADRID139	SPAIN: BASQUE REGIONAL ELECTIONS SET FOR MARCH 1 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Autonomous Community of the Basque Country's March 1 election will be closely-contested and will determine whether the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) continues its nearly 30 years in office or the candidate from the Basque Socialist Party (PSE, the Basque wing of Spanish Pre [...]	2009-02-11 10:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SP
09MADRID14	MADRID ECONOMIC BIWEEKLY, DEC 22-JAN 2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-07 15:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG KGHG KIPR SP
09MADRID150	SPAIN ON KOSOVO: TRAPPED IN ITS OWN RHETORIC [...] (C) The Charge d'Affaires met February 12 with Spanish MFA DG for non-EU Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena. Fernandez de la Pena (who served as Ambassador to Croatia and Slovenia) explained at length Spain's position on Kosovo. As the Spanish always do, he stressed tha [...]	2009-02-13 18:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ICJ KV SP
09MADRID151	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 18:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID152	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 18:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID153	SPAIN ON KOSOVO: TRAPPED IN ITS OWN RHETORIC [...] (C) The Charge d'Affaires met February 12 with Spanish MFA DG for non-EU Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena. Fernandez de la Pena (who served as Ambassador to Croatia and Slovenia) explained at length Spain's position on Kosovo. As the Spanish always do, he stressed tha [...]	2009-02-13 18:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ICJ KV SP
09MADRID154	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 18:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID156	SPAIN ON KOSOVO: TRAPPED IN ITS OWN RHETORIC [...] (C) The Charge d'Affaires met February 12 with Spanish MFA DG for non-EU Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena. Fernandez de la Pena (who served as Ambassador to Croatia and Slovenia) explained at length Spain's position on Kosovo. As the Spanish always do, he stressed tha [...]	2009-02-13 18:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ICJ KV SP
09MADRID157	SPAIN ON KOSOVO: TRAPPED IN ITS OWN RHETORIC [...] (C) The Charge d'Affaires met February 12 with Spanish MFA DG for non-EU Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena. Fernandez de la Pena (who served as Ambassador to Croatia and Slovenia) explained at length Spain's position on Kosovo. As the Spanish always do, he stressed tha [...]	2009-02-13 18:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ICJ KV SP
09MADRID158	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 18:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID159	SPAIN ON KOSOVO: TRAPPED IN ITS OWN RHETORIC [...] (C) The Charge d'Affaires met February 12 with Spanish MFA DG for non-EU Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena. Fernandez de la Pena (who served as Ambassador to Croatia and Slovenia) explained at length Spain's position on Kosovo. As the Spanish always do, he stressed tha [...]	2009-02-13 18:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ICJ KV SP
09MADRID160	SPAIN ON KOSOVO: TRAPPED IN ITS OWN RHETORIC [...] (C) The Charge d'Affaires met February 12 with Spanish MFA DG for non-EU Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena. Fernandez de la Pena (who served as Ambassador to Croatia and Slovenia) explained at length Spain's position on Kosovo. As the Spanish always do, he stressed tha [...]	2009-02-13 18:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ICJ KV SP
09MADRID161	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 18:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID162	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 18:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP

09MADRID163	SPAIN ON KOSOVO: TRAPPED IN ITS OWN RHETORIC [...] (C) The Charge d'Affaires met February 12 with Spanish MFA DG for non-EU Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena. Fernandez de la Pena (who served as Ambassador to Croatia and Slovenia) explained at length Spain's position on Kosovo. As the Spanish always do, he stressed tha [...]	2009-02-13 18:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ICJ KV SP
09MADRID169	S/I SATTERFIELD MEETING WITH SPANISH FM MORATINOS [...] (C) SUMMARY. S/I Satterfield, accompanied by Charge, briefed Spanish FM Moratinos on recent developments in Iraq, as well as Iraq's regional engagement with Arab states on February 11 and asked if Spain could make a commitment to send trainers to the NATO Training Mission-Iraq. Moratinos ag [...]	2009-02-17 16:30:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IR IZ SP
09MADRID170	S/I SATTERFIELD MEETING WITH SPANISH PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Satterfield, accompanied by Charge, briefed Spanish Secretary General of the Presidency, Bernardino Leon, on recent developments in Iraq, as well as Iraq's regional engagement with Arab states on February 12. Referring to the February 11 meeting (reported septel) in [...]	2009-02-17 16:40:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IZ IR SP
09MADRID171	GOS SEEKS TO PROMOTE ELECTRIC VEHICLES, WOULD WELCOME USG [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-17 17:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG PREL SENV SP
09MADRID172	GOS SEEKS TO PROMOTE ELECTRIC VEHICLES, WOULD WELCOME USG [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-17 17:13:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG PREL SENV SP
09MADRID177	DEMARCHING SPAIN ON DEMOCRACY IN MAURITANIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 17:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PHUM PGOV MR SP
09MADRID178	SPAIN'S EFFORTS SUPPORTING MARCH 2 GAZA DONOR'S [...] Per reftel demarche, sources at the Spanish MFA have said that FM Moratinos spoke recently with Benjamin Netanyahu and Tzipi Livni, telling them that Spain will cooperate with new Israeli administration as soon as a coalition government is formed. Spain will continue its focus on multilateral [...]	2009-02-19 17:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG SP
09MADRID179	SPAIN PROVIDES ITS VIEWS, PRIORITIES ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Carlos Torres, MFA Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, on February 13 replied to Post's faxed list of questions from Reftel A, paragraph 8, with more than two typed pages of answers. He noted that the GOS answers had been cleared by MFA Special [...]	2009-02-20 07:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MADRID184	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 16-20 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 17:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB PREL SP
09MADRID185	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY GAERC [...] (C) Poloff discussed anticipated agenda items for the February 23-24 GAERC with MFA European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez-Donoso February 20. In addition to the topics below, Benitez-Donoso said that there will be statements made regarding Iraq's democratic elections and the current situa [...]	2009-02-20 17:43:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP EU
09MADRID186	SPAIN ADDRESSES HOST OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE ISSUES [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see Paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. POLOFF met Carlos Torres, MFA Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, on February 13 to discuss REFTEL A demarche on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT). Torres provided a [...]	2009-02-20 20:30:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA SP NL GM
09MADRID187	NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR SPAIN [...] (SBU) Pursuant to REFTELS, the following is input from Embassy Madrid and CG Barcelona for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Post will need to supply an update cable to incorporate additional legal and judicial statistics. Embassy POC is Political Officer Hugh Clifton, Te [...]	2009-02-20 20:33:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP KT
09MADRID188	SPAIN NOT LIKELY TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL MAURITANIAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel A demarche to Spanish MFA European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez-Dononso February 20, stressing the EU's opportunity to support the AU and its imposition of targeted sanctions against the military junta. Benitez-Donoso restated Spain's condemnation of the coup an [...]	2009-02-23 08:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PHUM PGOV SP MR
09MADRID201	CHARGE'S FEBRUARY 24, 2009, MEETING WITH SPANISH [...] (C) Summary: The CDA met February 24, 2009, with MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta. They discussed the way forward in Afghanistan, the possibility that Colombian troops would join the Spanish there, Manas, Spanish interest in a drawdown in KFOR, the Agreement on Defense Cooperation [...]	2009-02-24 17:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP AF CO
09MADRID202	SPAIN: FACTORS AT PLAY IN JUSTICE MINISTER'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The sudden resignation of Justice Minister Mariano Fernandez Bermejo on February 23 - six days before closely-contested regional elections in the Basque Country and Galicia (See Reftel A) - is politically inconvenient for President Zapatero's Socialist Party (PSOE) and provides a [...]	2009-02-25 13:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM KJUS SP
09MADRID204	CORRECTED COPY: SPAIN ADDRESSES HOST OF GLOBAL [...] (U) This cable corrects formatting errors in MADRID 186. This is an Action Request. Please see Paras 4 and 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. POLOFF met Carlos Torres, MFA Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, on February 13 to discuss REFTEL A demarche on the Global Initiative [...]	2009-02-25 16:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA SP NL GM
09MADRID205	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: LICENSE 05-1000934 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-25 17:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC BR SP
09MADRID206	ECONOMY CONTINUES DECLINE, RECOVERY REMAINS DISTANT [...] (SBU) Summary: Spain's unemployment rate of 14.4 percent is the highest in the European Union (EU),and its economy is officially in a recession. The government is responding to the crisis with a series of stimulus and support measures, relying heavily on deficit spending. With over 3 millio [...]	2009-02-26 09:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL SP
09MADRID207	ECONOMY CONTINUES DECLINE, RECOVERY REMAINS DISTANT [...] (SBU) Summary: Spain's unemployment rate of 14.4 percent is the highest in the European Union (EU),and its economy is officially in a recession. The government is responding to the crisis with a series of stimulus and support measures, relying heavily on deficit spending. With over 3 millio [...]	2009-02-26 10:20:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL SP
09MADRID212	SPAIN: SUPPORT FOR AMISOM AND SOMALI SECURITY [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel a demarche to Spanish MFA Subdirector General for Sub-Saharan Africa Guillermo Lopez MacLellan February 25. Lopez agreed that the convergence of recent, positive developments creates an window of opportunity within which support for Somalia is critical. He said th [...]	2009-02-27 08:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL SP SO
09MADRID213	SPAIN WELCOMES USG INVOLVEMENT IN DURBAN REVIEW [...] (C) Poloff met with Spanish MFA Human Rights Office Director Juan Duarte Cuadrado February 24 to discuss reftel demarche and learned that Spain shares U.S. concerns regarding the draft document, particularly regarding racism issues and attempts to use defamation of religion arguments to limit [...]	2009-02-27 09:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC SP
09MADRID214	SPAIN'S MARCH 1 GALICIAN ELECTION - WILL THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. March 1, voters in the autonomous community of Galicia head to the polls in regional elections (regional elections will be held the same day in the Basque Country). The candidates for regional president are the Partido Popular's (PP) Alberto Nunez Feijo, the Partido Socialist [...]	2009-02-27 10:01:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SP
09MADRID216	SPANISH CONSIDER SUPPORT FOR NATO TRAINING MISSION [...] (C) After the February 24 meeting between Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Moratinos, reftel (a) demarche was conveyed to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay. In response to our offer of assistance as Spain considered contributing Guardia Civil trainers to [...]	2009-02-27 14:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ SP
09MADRID220	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 23-27 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-28 15:08:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ENRG ETRD SP
09MADRID224	SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: SPAIN [...] (SBU) Spain was placed on the Special 301 Watch List in April 2008 primarily due to the government's failure to take specific, concrete measures to address a growing Internet piracy problem. One year later, Internet piracy continues to grow. The government is attempting to address the proble [...]	2009-03-02 14:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON SP
09MADRID240	INFORMATION IN ADVANCE OF THE G-20 MEETINGS: SPAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. Per ref A request, the responses below provide detailed economic and policy information regarding Spain in advance of the April 2 London Summit. President Zapatero has made it a matter of national pride to be included in the G-20 financial discussions, and has spoken often of [...]	2009-03-05 11:43:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN SP PREL
09MADRID245	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MARCH 2-6 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-06 17:07:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB SP
09MADRID25	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JAN. 5-9 [...] (U) The number of registered unemployed rose to 3.1 million in December, according to the Ministry of Labor and Immigration. This is almost exactly one million above the level of December 2007 and a 50 percent increase for the year. Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the EU, with Eur [...]	2009-01-09 15:01:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SOCI SP
09MADRID255	SPAIN: STATUS REPORT ON YARKAS, JAILED AL QAEDA [...] (S) SUMMARY: This cable provides an update on recent Embassy attempts to engage the GOS on designation of Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas, aka "Abu Dahdah," the convicted leader of the Al Qaeda (AQ) cell in Spain. The issue remains unresolved, and has taken a twist following allegations beginning in Apri [...]	2009-03-09 17:03:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	EFIN PTER KTFN SP
09MADRID26	SPAIN: MFA INFORMED OF RATIFICATION OF U.S.-IAEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-12 09:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09MADRID261	SPAIN REFLECTS ON JIHADIST THREAT FIVE YEARS AFTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the March 11, 2004 Madrid train bombings (known in Spain as 11-M),Embassy personnel consulted a range of GOS officials - from the Ministries of Interior and Justice - as well as CT experts from academia and journalism on the extent of the cu [...]	2009-03-10 18:44:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL PTER KJUS SP KCRM
09MADRID264	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: LICENSE 05-1000927 POST [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 09:07:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EETC KOMC PO SP
09MADRID265	SPAINISH VIEWS ON EVE OF MARCH GAERC [...] (C) Poloff discussed anticipated agenda items for the March 16-17 GAERC with MFA European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez-Donoso March 13. Benitez-Donoso said the focus will be on Bosnia and Herzegovina and Belarus, with statements made again regarding Sri Lanka, calling for humanitarian rel [...]	2009-03-13 23:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN SP
09MADRID266	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MARCH 9-14 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 23:17:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET SP
09MADRID27	SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON DOD'S PHASE II NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-12 09:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SP
09MADRID272	SPAIN: EXPERTS SEE WEAKENING OF BASQUE TERRORIST [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Embassy Madrid recently pulsed the opinions on Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) watchers for their thoughts on the relative strength or weakness of the group. The consensus is that ETA is dramatically weakened but retains the ability to kill and do significant dam [...]	2009-03-16 08:23:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PINR PINS PREL PTER SP FR
09MADRID28	SPAIN NOTIFIED THAT THE HAGUE WILL HOST GI'S FIFTH [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-12 09:56:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC SP NL
09MADRID286	SPAIN AND RUSSIA FORGE NEW AGREEMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russian President Dimitri Medvedev visited Madrid March 1 - 3, 2009 at the invitation of King Juan Carlos and signed a number of agreements with the Spanish government aimed at enhancing bilateral relations. The visit and resulting agreements reinvigorated the countries' economi [...]	2009-03-18 12:57:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SP RS
09MADRID288	SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON FINANCIAL CRISIS IN [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Economy Ministry and Presidency officials acknowledged March 17 the importance of support from the international community and the EU for troubled central and eastern European economies on a case-by-case basis, though one official noted that direct EU support for non- [...]	2009-03-18 14:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL SP
09MADRID29	SPAIN: MFA EXPLAINS ITS STANCE ON DRAFT PARAGRAPH [...] (C) POLOFF met on January 8 with Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres raised the issue of Spain's ongoing reservations about revisions to the Nuclear Supplier Group's (NSG's) Guidelines for Transfers of Enri [...]	2009-01-12 11:30:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM SP TRGY ENRG ETTC FR
09MADRID292	SPAIN CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN APRIL 17 PAKISTAN [...] Per reftel, Embassy coordinated with the Japanese Embassy in Madrid to deliver points on the ministerial-level Donors Conference for Pakistan on April 17, 2009, in Tokyo. MFA Deputy Director Carlos Morales confirmed Spain's participation, but said that the delegation's senior representativ [...]	2009-03-20 11:53:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK SP
09MADRID294	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MARCH 16-20 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 15:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ECPS SP
09MADRID298	SPAIN: SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FOR NINTH ANNUAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 18:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP
09MADRID304	SPAIN MAKING EFFORTS TO ATTEND, PRESENT AT GICNT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In conjunction with the Korean and Russian Embassies, Post on March 12 jointly delivered REFTELS A and B demarches to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres responded that the Global Initi [...]	2009-03-24 18:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL KGIC MCAP PINS PINR PTER SP
09MADRID308	SPAIN: GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR AIRBUS [...] (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Industry, Tourism, and Commerce officials have not responded to reftel questions on the Airbus A350. However, media reports, while inconclusive, suggest that the GOS was in discussions with Airbus in the fall to provide launch aide for this aircraft, but is now hesi [...]	2009-03-25 14:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EIND ETRD EU SP
09MADRID31	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SPANISH PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) Spanish MFA officials took under advisement invitations and discussion materials (ref A) for GOS participation in New York meetings on combating piracy off the Horn of Africa. MFA,s Director General of Strategic Affairs and Terrorism, Carmen Bujan, will represent Spain at the Contact Gro [...]	2009-01-12 15:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PTER PHSA KCRM EWWT MOPS KPAL PREL MARR
09MADRID314	AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN DELIVERABLES FOR NATO AND [...] (C) CDA spoke March 26 with MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta to convey the points contained in reftel. Cuesta had no substantive comment, but promised to reengage March 27 (Note: we understand MOD Chacon is scheduled to speak by telephone with SECDEF March 27 at 8:00 am EDT. Her [...]	2009-03-26 14:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SP
09MADRID319	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMCIT CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 16:27:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY WMO SP
09MADRID323	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MARCH 23-27 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 16:16:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD SP
09MADRID335	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GREGG, APRIL 10-13, 2009 [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. U.S.-Spanish relations are strong and based on shared global interests, including the fight against terrorism, the bilateral military relationship, our association in NATO, and rapidly expanding economic ties. The Spaniards you meet wil [...]	2009-03-30 16:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID336	BANK OF SPAIN TAKES OVER CCM SAVINGS BANK [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 16:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV SP
09MADRID340	SPAIN PLEASED WITH USG REVIEW OF IRAN TUBES [...] (S) On March 25, POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor delivered REFTEL A response to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s Directorate General for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism, in response to the GOS request to the Embassy in REFTEL B. Torres was qui [...]	2009-04-01 06:29:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PERL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR
09MADRID341	SPAIN: INTERESTED IN JOINT OUTREACH DEMARCHES FOR [...] (C) Embassy Madrid on March 31 provided a dip note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation to accompany REFTEL invitations to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) meetings in Miami, FL during May 12-14. On March 24, POLOFF had advised Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non [...]	2009-04-01 10:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP XL XM SP
09MADRID346	SPAIN: PROSECUTOR WEIGHS GTMO CRIMINAL CASE VS. [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Spanish NGO has requested that the National Court indict six Bush Administration officials for creating a legal framework that allegedly permitted torture. The NGO is attempting to have the case heard by Investigating Judge Baltasar Garzon, internationally known for his dogged [...]	2009-04-01 17:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL CASC CJAN PTER PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI
09MADRID347	SPAIN: PROSECUTOR WEIGHS GTMO CRIMINAL CASE VS. [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Spanish NGO has requested that the National Court indict six Bush Administration officials for creating a legal framework that allegedly permitted torture. The NGO is attempting to have the case heard by Investigating Judge Baltasar Garzon, internationally known for his dogged pursui [...]	2009-04-01 17:01:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL CASC CJAN PTER PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI
09MADRID351	SPAIN: S/WCI ENGAGES GOS ON ACCEPTING GTMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-02 13:02:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SP
09MADRID360	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MARCH 30-APRIL 3 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 16:57:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB EPET KIPR SP
09MADRID364	SPAIN WILL ATTEND JUNE 3-5 GLOBAL INITIATIVE EVENT [...] (SBU) On April 3, Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s Directorate General for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism, informed Post that the GOS will attend the June 16-17, 2009 seminar that Rabat will host in collaboration with the IAEA and in support of [...]	2009-04-07 07:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA SP MO
09MADRID365	SPAIN: CONCERNED ABOUT SYRIA'S LATEST [...] (S) On April 3 POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor provided REFTEL demarches and non-papers to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres said he would forward the REFTEL A non-paper on Spanish company Maquinari [...]	2009-04-07 07:45:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP SY TU IR
09MADRID366	CORRECTED COPY: SPAIN WILL ATTEND JUNE 3-5 GLOBAL [...] (SBU) On April 3, Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s Directorate General for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism, informed Post that the GOS will attend the June 3-5, 2009 seminar that Rabat will host in collaboration with the IAEA and in support of t [...]	2009-04-07 11:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA SP MO
09MADRID370	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARTINEZ, APRIL 14-16, 2009 [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. When you arrive, the country will be emerging from the Semana Santa holidays as well as a major cabinet reorganization. This April 7 cabinet shuffle was prompted in part by criticism of the GOS' inability to solve the economic crisis, w [...]	2009-04-07 16:27:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SP OREP MOPS ECON
09MADRID373	SPAIN: FURTHER INFORMATION FOR NINTH ANNUAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-13 06:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP
09MADRID375	ZAPATERO ANNOUNCES CABINET CHANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Zapatero announced six new ministers in a cabinet shuffle on April 8. While Zapatero claimed that this was a considered response to the worsening global financial crisis, the reality is that he suffered a serious setback in the March 1 Galician regional election and [...]	2009-04-13 06:19:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SP
09MADRID380	SPAIN SUPPORTS AU EFFORTS IN MADAGASCAR [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 07:40:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SP SZ NO MA AROC EAID
09MADRID383	CODEL GREGG'S APRIL 13 MEETING WITH FM MORATINOS [...] (C) On April 13, Senator Judd Gregg, accompanied by the Charge d'Affaires and poloff, met with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. Moratinos said he was pleased to receive the Senator and appreciated his efforts in engaging with Spanish counterparts and learning what Spain is tryi [...]	2009-04-15 09:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP EU
09MADRID39	SPAIN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED URGING IMMEDIATE SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 13:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG SP
09MADRID392	SPAIN: ATTORNEY GENERAL RECOMMENDS COURT NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 16, Candido Conde Pumpido, Spain's Attorney General (AG),publicly stated that prosecutors will "undoubtedly" not support a criminal complaint, filed by a Spanish NGO with the National Court, to investigate six former USG officials, including former AG Alberto Gonzalez, for cr [...]	2009-04-17 06:07:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL CASC CJAN PTER PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI
09MADRID393	SPAIN: SENATOR MEL MARTINEZ MEETINGS WITH DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senator Martinez met with Acting Foreign Minister Angel Lossada and MOD Secretary General of Defense Policy Luis Cuesta on Wednesday, April 15. Interlocutors confirmed Spain's plan to send a 450-member battalion to help support the Afghan August elections, contribute 5 million [...]	2009-04-17 08:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS OREP PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID397	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, APRIL 6-17 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-19 13:41:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EPET KIPR SP
09MADRID403	SPAIN CONFIRMS ROLLOVER OF EU COMMON POSITION ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-21 08:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD BM SP
09MADRID404	SPAIN WELCOMES U.S. HRC CANDIDACY AND EXPLAINS [...] (C) April 3 Poloff informed Spanish MFA's Director of the Office of Human Rights Juan Duarte and Subdirector General for the UN Marcelino Cabanas of the U.S. intention to seek election to the UNHRC in 2009, requesting Spain's vote in favor of the United States in the May election. Post subseq [...]	2009-04-21 08:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SP PREL
09MADRID410	SPAIN IPR: CRIMINAL CONVICTION IN INTERNET PIRACY [...] Summary: On April 9, a court in Logrono delivered Spain's first-ever criminal conviction and prison sentence to an individual for operating a for-profit website that facilitated peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing. Adrian Gomez Llorente was sentenced to six months in prison and fined 4,900 euros [...]	2009-04-23 14:33:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON SP
09MADRID412	SPAINISH PREVIEW OF APRIL GAERC [...] (C) Poloff discussed anticipated agenda items for the April 27-28 GAERC with MFA European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez-Donoso April 24. Benitez-Donoso said that Council conclusions will be issued on Burma, Iran, and Sri Lanka, while the Eastern Partnership, Croatia, Moldova, Ukraine, the [...]	2009-04-24 12:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID413	ORION AIR (SPANISH) AIRCRAFT LEASE TO SYRIAN PEARL [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-24 13:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY
09MADRID414	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, APRIL 20-24 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 08:00:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB SP
09MADRID417	INTERNET PIRACY IN SPAIN: SUSPENSION OF [...] (SBU) On April 17, negotiations between the association of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ("Redtel") and the Coalition of Creators and Content Industries ("Coalition") were suspended. The parties had been meeting regularly for almost a year in an attempt to negotiate an agreement on comba [...]	2009-04-28 06:33:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR ECPS SP
09MADRID422	MGSF01: SWINE FLU IN SPAIN SITREP ONE [...] As of April 28, we are aware of one confirmed case of swine flu in Spain, a 23 year-old recently returned to Spain from Mexico. He is hospitalized in Almansa, Albecete, and the press reports his condition is "evolving favorably." The Spanish national health service reports another 26 cases u [...]	2009-04-28 12:28:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLO KSAF KPAO AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO
09MADRID425	SPAIN: GICNT JOINT DEMARCHE ON 2009 PLENARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-28 14:12:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL PTER MNUC KGIC SP
09MADRID430	SPAIN: SPACE SHUTTLE EMERGENCY LANDING SITES AND PROCEDURES FOR SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-125 [...] Per reftel request, post has obtained verbal permission from the GOS to use Gran Canaria Airport (aka Gando Air Base) in Las Palmas, Canary Islands as an Emergency Landing Site (ELS) for the launch of STS-125 and is expecting formal written authorization soon. Post knows of no reason the sit [...]	2009-04-30 07:45:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA SP
09MADRID432	INTERAGENCY DECISION NEEDED ON PALOMARES RESPONSE TO GOS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 14:13:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KGCN KRAD PARM PGOV PREL SENV SP
09MADRID434	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, APRIL 27-30 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 06:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG SP
09MADRID439	ORION AIR: TRANSFER OF AIRCRAFT TO SYRIA [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Following receipt of ref A e-mail, econoff contacted Orion Air on May 4 and spoke with Director General Arancha Merino on May 5. Merino confirmed that Orion had sent one aircraft to Syria in accordance with Orion's contract with S [...]	2009-05-05 15:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY
09MADRID440	GARZON OPENS SECOND INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED [...] (SBU) Summary: Spanish National Court (Audiencia Nacional) investigating judge Baltasar Garzon has announced he will pursue an investigation into allegations the U.S. tortured terrorism detainees at Guantanamo. He has yet to name any targets of his investigation. This comes days after he wa [...]	2009-05-05 15:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL CASC CJAN PTER PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI
09MADRID446	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 2-8 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-08 15:29:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG SP
09MADRID462	TEMPORARY DENIAL ORDER ON ORION AIR - INFORMING [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-13 16:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY
09MADRID467	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LAHOOD'S VISIT, MAY [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. U.S.-Spain relations are strong and based on shared global interests, including the fight against terrorism, the bilateral military relationship, our association in NATO, and economic ties. Since the November election, a strong atmosph [...]	2009-05-14 12:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN OVIP PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID468	REACHING OUT TO THE GOS RE ORION AIR [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 13:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY
09MADRID469	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 11-14 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 14:04:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG KIPR SP
09MADRID471	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON MAY GAERC [...] (C) Poloff discussed anticipated agenda items for the May 18-19 GAERC with Spanish MFA Deputy Political Director Ricardo Lopez Aranda May 14. Lopez said that the GUMBO GAERC would include a special meeting of Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministers to discuss EUFOR ALTHEA and Operation Atalanta [...]	2009-05-14 16:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID482	SPAIN'S BIOTECH CROP UNDER THREAT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 12. SUMMARY 2. (SBU) Spain's MON810 corn crop is under threat from an emerging well-coordinated campaign to ban cultivation of genetically engineered seed varieties in Europe, according to industry sources. The campaign has gained strength a [...]	2009-05-19 12:01:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON TBIO SP
09MADRID483	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 5 and updates information reported in reftel B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? An April 2009 poll on recommendations fo [...]	2009-05-19 12:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL SP CU
09MADRID484	SPAIN REVIEWING DRAFT AGREEMENT ON PREVENTING AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Madrid delivered REFTEL talking points and passed a hard copy of English and Spanish versions of the draft agreement on Preventing and Combating Serious Crime (PCSC). The GOS appears supportive of the draft and seemingly wants to move quickly on the issue. In the mean [...]	2009-05-19 14:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT KPAO PBTS PREL SP
09MADRID485	UPDATE ON SPAIN'S INFORMATION COLLECTION, [...] (SBU) In response to REFTEL A, Embassy Madrid offers the following update to responses on Spain's information collection, screening and sharing practices for terrorist screening purposes. For ease of reading, Post has rewritten the questions in each of the eight categories. REFTEL B, which p [...]	2009-05-19 14:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS SP
09MADRID489	FOLLOW-UP WITH GOOVERNMENT OF SPAIN RE ORION AIR [...] (SBU) Econoff met May 19 with Jose Alberto Plaza, Director General for International Trade in Services at the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, and Trade (MITYC); Enrique Feas, MITYC Deputy Director for Trade and Investments, who handles Middle East countries; Inigo Febrel, MITYC Deputy Director [...]	2009-05-19 15:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY
09MADRID496	COUSO CASE: JUDGE REINSTATES CHARGES AGAINST U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: May 21 Spanish National Court Judge Santiago Pedraz issued new indictments against three U.S. soldiers in connection with the death in Iraq of Spanish journalist Jose Couso in 2003. The charging document introduces new, recently obtained evidence, including statements from form [...]	2009-05-22 13:16:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KLIG PREL SP CJAN
09MADRID497	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 18-22 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 13:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN SP
09MADRID498	SPAIN: TECHNICALITY FREES 10 OF 14 DEFENDANTS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Court on May 12 formally acquitted 10 of the 14 suspects in the "Operation Tigris" trial against an alleged cell of radical Islamists who were accused of financing Al-Qaeda, sending mujahedeen to Iraq for deadly suicide bombings, and helping several accomplices in the [...]	2009-05-26 08:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER KJUS SP
09MADRID499	SPAIN: HISTORIC TRANSFER OF POWER IN BASQUE REGION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On May 5 Socialist Patxi Lopez was sworn in as the first-ever, lehendakari, or regional governor of the Basque Region, who is not a Basque nationalist, an historic milestone for the troubled region. His inauguration followed the March 1 regional election (See REF A),[...]	2009-05-26 08:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SP PINS
09MADRID505	CORRECTED COPY: SPAIN: TECHNICALITY FREES 10 OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Court on May 12 formally acquitted 10 of the 14 suspects in the "Operation Tigris" trial against an alleged cell of radical Islamists who were accused of financing Al-Qaeda, sending mujahedeen to Iraq for deadly suicide bombings, and helping several accomplices in the [...]	2009-05-27 15:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER KJUS SP
09MADRID516	SPAIN: BIO INFO ON DIRECTOR, ORGANIZED CRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: As requested in REF A and beyond the material available in REF B, this cable provides biographic reporting on a leading Spanish official involved in counterdrug issues. Maria Marcos, Director of the Organized Crime Intelligence Center (CICO),is well-disposed to cooperating with [...]	2009-05-29 16:23:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KSPR KCRM SNAR SP

09MADRID517	SPAIN'S MULTI-PRONGED EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM, [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A who's who of senior GOS officials on May 21-22 outlined Madrid's multi-faceted approach to combating security challenges - particularly terrorism and organized crime - during a private seminar organized by the Mexican Embassy and the Ibero-American General Secretari [...]	2009-05-29 16:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PINR PREL PTER KCRM KJUS KHLS KSPR SNAR
09MADRID527	TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY LAHOOD VIEWS SPANISH [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 17:48:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN OVIP PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID542	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 25-JUNE 5 [...] (U) The Venezuelan government agreed May 22 to pay Banco Santander $1.05 billion (755 million euros) for the Santander-owned Banco de Venezuela. The price is 110 million euros less than the amount Santander had sought from the GOV, which was the same as the price it had agreed upon last year [...]	2009-06-05 13:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ENRG PBTS SP PREL
09MADRID551	SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 23-25 WASHINGTON VISIT BY SPAIN'S INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba will meet senior officials from the DHS, DOJ, FBI, CIA, ODNI, NCTC, and possibly the NSC, during his June 23-25 visit to Washington, DC. USG interlocutors will find that Rubalcaba - who has wide-ranging responsibilities on se [...]	2009-06-09 06:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM SP PGOV
09MADRID553	SPAIN'S RULING SOCIALIST PARTY SUFFERS SETBACK IN [...] SUMMARY. In the June 7 European Parliament elections, the opposition Partido Popular gained an edge over President Zapatero's ruling Socialist Party (23-21 seats). With 46 percent participation, Spain compares favorably with other European Union countries in terms of voter turn-out. While [...]	2009-06-09 16:20:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID571	ZAPATERO FACES CONTROVERSIAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 07:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO SP
09MADRID572	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON THE JUNE GAERC [...] (C) Poloff discussed anticipated agenda items for the June GAERC with Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez Donoso June 10. Benitez said the two most anticipated topics for the GOS are acceptance of Guantanamo detainees and review and revision of the EU Common Position [...]	2009-06-12 11:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU SP
09MADRID575	SPAIN: UNITED NATIONS ICSC ELECTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 07:24:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	USUN PREL SP
09MADRID576	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JUNE 8-12 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 10:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN SP
09MADRID578	ORION AIR SAYS IT HAS ENDED CONTRACT WITH SYRIAN [...] (U) Please see request for guidance paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) On June 14, post received an e-mail message from Orion Air advising that Orion has terminated its contract with Syrian Pearl. Informal Embassy translation follows: Begin text: Dear Sirs: ref: Orion Air This is to inform y [...]	2009-06-15 13:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY
09MADRID58	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JAN. 12-17 [...] (U) On January 16, the GOS announced revised projections for 2009 that included a 15.9 percent average unemployment rate and a GDP contraction of 1.6 percent. The projection for the GOS budget deficit in 2009 is 5.8 percent, almost double the EU Maastricht limit. According to Second Vice Pre [...]	2009-01-16 16:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ENRG SP
09MADRID583	IRENA - SPAIN SUPPORTS UAE BID FOR HQ, SEEKING [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 07:57:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO SP
09MADRID59	JANUARY 8-9 VISIT BY WHA A/S SHANNON REAFFIRMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/S Shannon's January 8-9 Madrid program and subsequent media play were characterized by bilateral goodwill and Spanish optimism for a new phase in U.S.-Spanish cooperation in Latin America despite significant challenges in the region. He highlighted U.S. engagement in the Americas, [...]	2009-01-16 16:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KSUM AR BL CU SP
09MADRID591	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JUNE 15-19 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-19 16:25:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG SP
09MADRID593	NEW CULTURE MINISTER ON FIGHT AGAINST INTERNET [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 14:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KIPR SP
09MADRID594	SPAIN KEEN ON JOINING G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 16:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KNNP PARM TRGY SP
09MADRID60	SPANISH PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ALLEGED FORMER NAZIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In July 2008 the Spanish National Court, under the Spanish judicial concept of universal jurisdiction and pursuant to a request by private parties, initiated an investigation of four suspects who allegedly committed crimes against humanity while serving in Nazi concentration camp [...]	2009-01-20 06:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KAWC PREL PHUM SP
09MADRID604	SPAIN: S/GC DAN FRIED PRESENTS CASE FILES ON GTMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 13:58:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SP
09MADRID612	SCENESETTER FOR MOD CHACON'S JUNE 30 - JULY 2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon arrives in Washington June 30, she will be looking among other things to restore and consolidate her image as the rising star and heir-apparent of President Zapatero's cabinet. Since taking office in April 2008, Chacon has talked of the impo [...]	2009-06-26 12:12:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO SP
09MADRID613	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JUNE 22-26 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 14:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND SP
09MADRID614	SCENESETTER FOR DHS. SEC. NAPOLITANO'S JULY 1 [...] (C//NF) Madam Secretary, Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit, which comes on the heels of your June 24 meeting with Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba in Washington (Ref A). While one of the highlights of his trip was signing the bilateral accord on Preventing and Combating [...]	2009-06-26 14:56:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM SP PGOV
09MADRID615	SPAIN: MFA POC DOWNBEAT ON ODDS OF SUPPORTING IAEA [...] (C) Post's primary MFA contact on non-proliferation issues has sounded a pessimistic note on the likelihood that Spain will support a significant real increase in the IAEA regular budget for 2010-2011, as proposed in Reftel. All of Post's MFA non-proliferation contacts undertook extensive fore [...]	2009-06-26 17:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN SP
09MADRID624	SPAIN: IRANIANS WILL NOT ATTEND POST'S 4TH OF JULY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-29 18:40:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ODIP PREL IR SP
09MADRID63	TERRORISM FINANCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED: [...] (C) Econoff met with MFA's Counter-Terrorism Acting Deputy Director Santiago Losada on January 16 to notify him that the U.S anticipated delivering a listing request to the 1267 Committee on February 2 on 5 individuals believed to be related to Lashkar- e-Tayyiba. Econoff noted that this would [...]	2009-01-20 14:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL PK
09MADRID64	TERRORISM FINANCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED: [...] (C) Econoff informed MFA's Acting Deputy Director for Counter-Terrorism Santiago Losada that the US would announce on January 16 four new domestic designations of individuals associated with Al Qaida and submit these names to the UN 1267 Committee. Losada expressed appreciation for the reftel [...]	2009-01-21 07:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER IR SP
09MADRID648	PAKISTAN: SPAIN'S FOLLOWUP ON TOKYO DONORS' [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 12:24:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PK SP
09MADRID653	MANAS: SPAIN PREFERS TO STAY WITH THE U.S., WOULD [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to the news of Kyrgyz approval of a continued U.S. presence at Manas Transit Center, Spanish MOD and MFA have reiterated Spain's desire to partner with the United States, currently in Manas, in supplying coalition forces in Afghanistan. Because Spain was notified two [...]	2009-07-02 13:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP
09MADRID654	UNEMPLOYMENT ZAPATERO'S MAJOR WORRY [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 14:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV SP
09MADRID659	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JUNE 29-JULY 2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 17:13:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG KFLU SP
09MADRID67	SCENESETTER FOR MADRID HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON FOOD [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. This meeting is of great importance to Spanish President Zapatero. It is also very important for our bilateral relationship, as it is the first high-level engagement since our change of government, which the GOS hopes will [...]	2009-01-21 10:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID KMCA SMIG SOCI SP
09MADRID671	SPAIN: DHS SEC. NAPOLITANO'S MEETING WITH ZAPATERO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. In a clear signal that Spain wants to work closely with the Obama Administration on a range of security issues, President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and several of his key cabinet ministers held extended meetings in Madrid on July 1 with DHS Secretary Janet Napolitan [...]	2009-07-08 15:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KHLS SP PGOV
09MADRID673	SPAIN: DHS SEC. NAPOLITANO'S MEETINGS WITH CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY. In addition to the meetings described in Ref A, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano held meetings on July 1 with Spain's Second Vice President, Elena Salgado, who also serves as Minister of Economy and Finance, Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, and Justice Minister Francisco Caaman [...]	2009-07-09 06:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM SP PGOV
09MADRID688	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JULY 6-10 [...] (U) The IMF predicted on Wednesday that Spain,s economy will shrink 4% this year, a significant downward assessment from the previous forecast of -3%. The IMF also lowered its 2010 growth forecast for Spain to -.08%, making Spain the only country to have its 2010 forecast revised downward. T [...]	2009-07-10 12:06:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG EWWT SP
09MADRID707	SPAIN: A SLEW OF ARRESTS FURTHER WEAKENS ETA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On the eve of its 50th anniversary, the Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorist group has suffered yet another series of operational and legislative blows. On July 4, French and Spanish authorities arrested three suspected members of ETA in Pau, France. Spanish Interior [...]	2009-07-15 06:36:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PINS PREL PTER SP FR
09MADRID71	SPAIN: DEPARTING AMBASSADOR'S INSIGHTS ON ENGAGING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Aguirre conducted a series of farewell calls on key GOS officials in the weeks before departing Post on January 20. Those meetings contributed to the information in this cable, which offers the Ambassador's final thoughts on how the Obama Administration might best engage key [...]	2009-01-21 17:13:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	OVIP PINS PREL PTER OFDP SP PGOV
09MADRID721	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JULY 13-17 [...] (U) The Minister of Economy and Finance announced 11 billion Euros of new financing for Spain,s autonomous regions. Under the plan, Cataluna will receive the largest share, at 3.9 billion Euros, followed by Andalucia at 3.1 billion, Madrid at 1.7 billion, and Valencia at 1.2 billion. The cont [...]	2009-07-17 13:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAIR SP
09MADRID722	FAVORABLE BLUE LANTERN ON EUROPAVIA (LICENSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pol-Mil officer, Econoff, and POL intern made July 9 site visit requested reftel to foreign consignee Europavia Espana, S.A. in connection with subject cases. Europavia officers were knowledgeable, forthcoming, and cooperative, and made a detailed presentation about the compan [...]	2009-07-20 06:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SP
09MADRID725	CONTENTIOUS LABOR REFORM TALKS TROUBLE ZAPATERO [...] (SBU) Businesses, economists, and international observers have long called for more flexibility in Spain's labor market. Now they are using the economic crisis and an exceptionally high unemployment rate--over 18% and inching towards 20%--to press for structural changes. President Jose Luis [...]	2009-07-21 15:04:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV SP
09MADRID730	SPAIN'S EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES: ECONOMIC REFORM, SUMMITS, [...] (U) Summary: The Spanish Congress recently approved Spain's EU Presidency priorities as outlined by the Foreign Affairs Ministry. The priorities are threefold: economic recuperation and creating employment opportunities, developing Europe as a global actor, and implementing the Lisbon Treaty. [...]	2009-07-21 15:11:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SP EU
09MADRID732	INTERIM REPORT: SPAIN'S ATTENDEES FOR 64TH GENERAL [...] Poloff submitted reftel request to Minister Moratinos'International Affairs Advisor Victoria Ortega on July 16. As of today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not yet have definite itineraries for UNGA participants. The following information, however, has been confirmed. A. Attendance o [...]	2009-07-21 15:18:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA SP
09MADRID742	SPAIN ANALYZES GTMO FILES TO FIND "BEST FIT" FOR RESETTLEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 12:37:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SP
09MADRID745	SPAIN H1N1 UPDATE: 1,526 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While official figures are not available, media reports say that there are currently 1,526 H1N1 cases in Spain, the majority of which are mild. To date, four people have died and 18 are in intensive care. Off the record estimates by public health officials put the number of [...]	2009-07-24 09:05:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR CH FR SP
09MADRID746	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JULY 20-24 [...] (U) Spain,s tourism industry, traditionally one of the pillars of the Spanish economy, has fallen victim to the economic crisis. Spain experienced an 11.4% decrease in visitors in the first half of 2009 compared with the same period in 2008, when the country received a record high number of t [...]	2009-07-24 11:56:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAIR ELTN EIND SENV
09MADRID749	SPANISH VIEWS ON JULY 27-28 GAERC [...] (C) Poloff discussed anticipated agenda items for the July GAERC with Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Pablo Nuno Garcia July 24. Nuno said that the Foreign Ministers will focus on Somalia, Georgia, Iran and Iceland's application. "Any Other Business" items will include discussion o [...]	2009-07-24 14:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SP EU
09MADRID75	SPAIN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED URGING DELAY IN APPROVAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-22 15:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SP SY
09MADRID751	ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 15:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09MADRID773	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JULY 27-31 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 07:36:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELAB SP
09MADRID774	SPAIN: ETA MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN DEADLY FASHION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Spain is on maximum alert on July 31 - the 50th anniversary of the founding of the terrorist group Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) - after suffering two terrorist attacks in as many days. Authorities suspect ETA in both instances, although there have been no clai [...]	2009-08-03 07:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PTER SP
09MADRID775	SPAIN: ETA MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN DEADLY FASHION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Spain is on maximum alert on July 31 - the 50th anniversary of the founding of the terrorist group Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) - after suffering two terrorist attacks in as many days. Authorities suspect ETA in both instances, although there have been no clai [...]	2009-08-03 07:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PTER SP
09MADRID777	MORE CONCERNS FOR ELINT, BLUE LANTERN CASE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a recent site visit, Post cannot account for 111 of the 350 Night Vision Devices (NVDs) bought by the Spanish consignee ELINT. The July 9, 2009 check on ELINT highlighted the same lack of compliance with the terms of license 05-971940 that Post noted in two February 2009 [...]	2009-08-03 07:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC SP
09MADRID78	SPAIN'S PREVIEW OF THE JANUARY GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 15:48:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU SP
09MADRID780	SPANISH ANTI-TORTURE INITIATIVES [...] (U) In an effort to cement a seat on the 2010 UN Human Rights Council and in preparation for its January 2010 EU Presidency, the GOS is focused on the promotion of human rights. In furtherance of this Zapatero Administration priority, Vice President Fernandez de la Vega unveiled Spain's Nation [...]	2009-08-03 16:00:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UN SP
09MADRID786	SPAIN'S SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA'S TFG [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Subdirector General for Sub-Saharan Africa Guillermo Lopez MacLellan on August 4. Lopez reiterated Spain's support for the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG),and said that the GOS welcomes recent TFG efforts under President Sheik [...]	2009-08-05 11:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KPKO PGOV PREL PTER SO SP
09MADRID787	ANDORRA PROPOSES TAX INFORMATION EXCHANGE [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-05 13:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SP AN
09MADRID79	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JAN 19-23 [...] (U) Fourth quarter 2008 unemployment rose 2.6 points to 13.9 percent, the highest rate since 2000. The number of unemployed increased by 609,100 from the previous quarter and now is over 3.2 million. The 13.9 percent fourth quarter rate is a steep increase from the 8.6 percent rate from a yea [...]	2009-01-23 16:13:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD SP
09MADRID794	GUIDANCE REQUEST ON TAX INTERPRETATION ISSUE AFFECTING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 2 and 13. 2. (SBU) Summary and action requests: Post has received requests for assistance in regard to what appears to be a change in GOS interpretation of tax incentives for foreign-owned multinational holding companies based in Spain. Such [...]	2009-08-10 08:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID802	"JOINING HANDS AGAINST FORCED MARRIAGES" (C-NC9-01624) [...] (U) In Spain, the "Joining Hands Against Forced Marriages" campaign organized by Professor Ramadan and SPIOR was facilitated by the Spanish government-sponsored, "Casa Arabe", an institutional consortium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the autonomous states of Madrid and Andalucia, and the [...]	2009-08-12 12:07:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR SCUL KWMN SP
09MADRID81	ORTEGA CASE: SPAIN SEEKS INFORMATION FROM USG IN [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph five. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Ricardo Ortega was a Spanish journalist shot and killed in Haiti in 2004 while covering the unrest there. There have been repeated suggestions in the media here that U.S. forces fired the shot that killed him. The [...]	2009-01-26 08:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KLIG PREL SP HA
09MADRID820	MADRID ECONOMIC BI-WEEKLY, AUGUST 3-14 [...] (U) On August 13, the Council of Ministers in special session approved a royal decree/law providing additional assistance of 420 euros (about $605) per month for six months to the long-term unemployed whose benefits have run out and who lack other sources of income. This supplemental assistan [...]	2009-08-14 11:24:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EFIN ECPS KIPR
09MADRID821	SPAIN: UNESCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 11:36:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNESCO SP
09MADRID824	SPAIN SUPPORTS OBJECTIVES OF BMENA FORUM FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 15:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL KMPI KPAO KDEM PGOV PHUM SP
09MADRID825	SPAIN: POC'S IN MFA ON ARMS CONTROL AND [...] (SBU) As requested in Reftel, the following is a list of points of contact in the Spanish MFA on arms control and non-proliferation issues: Angel Lossada Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (the de facto Deputy Foreign Minister) Carmen Bujan Director General for Strat [...]	2009-08-14 16:53:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MADRID826	VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IN SPAIN [...] Summary: Volunteer activity is increasingly common in Spain, although there are lingering historic, social and cultural factors that affect the ability/willingness of individuals to engage in or initiate activities. This report provides an overview of Spanish volunteerism and charitable acti [...]	2009-08-17 06:07:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI KWMN SP
09MADRID829	ANDORRA PROPOSES DRAFT TIEA LANGUAGE [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 15:16:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SP AN
09MADRID832	SPAIN'S STATEMENT ON AUNG SAN SUU KYI CONVICTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-19 09:36:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV BM SP
09MADRID833	COMBATTING VENEZUELAN DIVERSION OF ARMS TO THE FARC [...] (C) Reftel points were conveyed August 14 to Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for Andean Affairs Javier Triana Jimenez (Triana served as Spanish Deputy Chief of Mission in Caracas from 2002 to 2006.). Triana said the Colombian government had asked FM Moratinos to raise with the GOV the di [...]	2009-08-19 10:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KBIO XT XM RS CO VE SW SP
09MADRID836	SPAIN'S CONTROVERSY OVER OFFICIAL LANGUAGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The use of Castilian and other official Spanish languages has been a long-standing divisive political issue in several areas of Spain. In regions where Catalan, Galego, or Euskera are spoken, local legislation has further politicized the issue. Those Spanish citizens who believ [...]	2009-08-20 11:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID839	SPAIN'S TRILATS RE:GIBRALTAR & BILATS WITH UK [...] Summary. FM Moratinos attended a Spain-UK-Gibraltar ministerial meeting on July 21 in Gibraltar, the first time in 300 years a Spanish Minister has set foot on the Rock. While Moratinos received significant negative press from critics who believed his trip weakened sovereignty claims, he insis [...]	2009-08-20 14:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PREL SP IR
09MADRID84	TELEFONICA GIVES PERSPECTIVE ON ITS LATIN AMERICAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Post met with Telefonica Latin America leads January 16 to discuss perspectives on Latin America and to raise ref A labor concerns on Telefonica subsidiary Atento Mexico. Eduardo Navarro, Director of Strategy and Regulation for Telefonica International, expressed a positive outl [...]	2009-01-26 16:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS SP
09MADRID844	SPAIN IS INFORMED THAT UNODC IS A GICNT OBSERVER [...] (SBU) POLOFF and Political Counselor Dmitry Sokolov of the Russian Embassy on August 20 delivered reftel demarche to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA's DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres indicated that he and the GOS already were awar [...]	2009-08-20 14:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC SP
09MADRID850	SPAIN WEIGHS BRIEFING AT MTCR PLENARY INFORMATION [...] (C) POLOFF on August 21 delivered Ref demarche to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA's DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres did not provide a definitive answer as to whether the GOS would be available to brief on any of the proposed topic [...]	2009-08-21 15:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA SP
09MADRID851	SPAIN TO MAINTAIN EU UNITY AT IAEA GENERAL [...] (C) POLOFF on August 21 delivered Ref demarche to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA's DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres stated that Foreign Minister Moratinos will personally be overseeing the GOS's position on Middle East issues at t [...]	2009-08-21 15:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS SP
09MADRID852	MADRID ECONOMIC BIWEEKLY, AUG 17-22 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-22 10:36:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KFLU SP
09MADRID861	JOB CUTS AT MORON COULD HAVE SERIOUS NEGATIVE [...] (C) Summary and action request: U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) has set in motion a procurement process that is likely to result in the discharge of 50-100 Spanish workers at Moron air base in April 2010, followed by an additional 20-100 job cuts in October 2011. At the same time, we unde [...]	2009-08-28 06:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL SP
09MADRID869	UPDATES IN SPAINâ€™S INVESTIGATIONS OF RUSSIAN MAFIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. This cable, which should be read in conjunction with Septel analysis, details updates over the past year in Spain's two major operations - codenamed Troika (2008-09) and Avispa (2005-07) - to combat "Russian" organized crime in Spain. In Spain, the term "Russian mafia" usually applies [...]	2009-08-31 14:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KCRM KCOR KJUS SP RS GG UP
09MADRID87	SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON SPANISH METAL MERCHANT [...] (S) POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor on January 26 delivered REFTEL non-paper and talking points to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres said that he was not familiar with this particular case, but he [...]	2009-01-27 12:40:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	MTCR PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP SY
09MADRID870	ASSESSING SPAINâ€™S EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. A year after Spanish security services conducted Operation Troika - which supposedly "decapitated" the Russian mafia in Spain - Madrid is still unraveling the extent to which Russian and other Eurasian organized crime (OC) networks have established themselves in Spain and the extent of [...]	2009-08-31 15:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KCRM KCOR KJUS SP RS GG UP
09MADRID88	SPAIN ANSWERS USG CONCERN ON IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO [...] (S) On January 26 POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor met Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres provided a GOS non-paper response to the REFTEL A non-paper that the Embassy had provided to the GOS - as dir [...]	2009-01-27 12:41:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR
09MADRID899	SPAIN'S COMMENTS ON SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] (C) Poloff discussed anticipated agenda items for the July GAERC with Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Pablo Nuno Garcia September 4. Nuno confirmed that the Foreign Ministers' discussion will focus on Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the MEPP. 2. (C) Iran: Nuno expressed sincere [...]	2009-09-04 11:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SP EU
09MADRID901	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, AUG 31-SEPT 4 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-05 10:56:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELAB ENRG SP
09MADRID902	SPAIN'S ARMS CONTROL AND NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Zapatero publicly has pledged that the Obama Administration can count on the "full support" of Spain on arms control and non-proliferation policy. Spain is strongly committed to these goals and is active in multiple fora on these issues. During Spain's EU Presidency in [...]	2009-09-08 05:57:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MADRID908	ANOTHER UNFAVORABLE BLUE LANTERN FOR ELINT ON CASE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign consignee Elint, S.A. appears to have broken both Spanish and U.S. law with the submission of documentation in support of a June 2009 export license application submitted by N-Vision Optics LLC of Needham, Massachusetts. Already under investigation by the Spanish Natio [...]	2009-09-10 05:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC SP
09MADRID912	SPAIN'S PREVIEW TO SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (C) In a follow-up conversation with Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Pablo Nuno Garcia September 10 regarding the September GAERC, Nuno confirmed that focus will remain on Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the MEPP. FM Moratinos is expected to lead the discussion on the MEPP and repo [...]	2009-09-11 14:19:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SP EU
09MADRID913	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPT. 7-11 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-12 09:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV ELAB ENRG KGHG SP
09MADRID916	UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT CO-HOSTED BY S - SPAIN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 08:00:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD UNGA SP
09MADRID920	SPAIN LAUDS U.S. APPROACH, URGES EVEN GREATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a on-on-one lunch September 10 with Spanish Secretary of State for IberoAmerican Affairs Juan Pablo de Laiglesia, the Charge d'Affaires engaged in a frank discussion with de Laiglesia on shared concerns in the Western Hemisphere, particularly Honduras. On the eve of visit [...]	2009-09-14 18:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
09MADRID924	SPAIN COMMITS ADDITIONAL TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Spain's Council of Ministers approved September 11 an additional contingent of 220 military personnel who will join the permanent contingent Spain has in Afghanistan, bringing the total to 998 military personnel. Minister of Defense Carme Chacon must now ask for Congressional [...]	2009-09-15 10:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID AF SP
09MADRID936	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPTEMBER 14-18 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 16:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV ELAB ENRG EPET KIPR SP
09MADRID938	SPAIN: UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 14:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA SP
09MADRID941	SPAIN RECEIVES READOUT ON US-RUSSIA CFE TALKS [...] (C) POLOFF on September 18 orally delivered reftel points to Monica Colomer de Selva, Counselor for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA's DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Colomer focused on the news that Russian Disarmament Director Anatoly Antonov, in his September 3 informal m [...]	2009-09-22 11:01:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO SP RS
09MADRID942	CIVAIR: RESPONSE FROM GOS ON FEDERAL AVIATION [...] (U) Para 3 contains a translation of the response from Spain's Agency for Air Safety (AESA) on 8 cases of alleged violations of U.S. airspace (ref A). Background: Until this year, the GOS had determined that it did not have the legal jurisdiction to investigate cases of citizens or residents o [...]	2009-09-22 11:47:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON SP
09MADRID944	ANDEAN PRESIDENTS CHAVEZ, MORALES DISCUSS U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol-Mil Officer conveyed talking points (ref A) on the September 15 determination that Bolivia had "failed demonstrably" in meeting its international counter narcotics obligations. MFA interlocutors reported that during recent visits, both Venezuelan President Chavez and Bolivi [...]	2009-09-22 15:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
09MADRID95	CIVAIR: LAWS PREVENT SPAIN FROM ACTING ON U.S. [...] (U) Post acknowledges receipt of reftels A (Docket number 2008EA290014) and B (Docket number 2008EA290015). However, as per the information received from Santiago Quiros Babillo, area officer at the Ministry of Infrastructure's Civil Aviation Directorate (ref C),Spain does not have the legal [...]	2009-01-29 08:26:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SP EAIR
09MADRID951	SPAIN INFORMED OF U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY [...] (C) Initial GOS reaction to the USG's new Phased, Adaptive Approach to Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) has been positive. Embassy Madrid on September 17 and 18 widely conveyed to GOS officials the reftel points and the White House press release to ensure that the GOS understood the reasons fo [...]	2009-09-24 09:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ MARR PREL SP
09MADRID952	DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, AND KENYA: [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Pablo Yuste, Head of the Department of Emergencies and Post-Conflict in the Office of Humanitarian Action in the Spanish Agency for International Development Aid (AECID). Yuste stated that Spain was aware of the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Ke [...]	2009-09-24 09:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF ET SO KE SP
09MADRID957	GOS SEEKS COMPARABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Post delivered reftel demarche on climate change to Deputy General Director for Mitigation and Technologies Eduardo Gonzalez and Senior Advisor for Mitigation and Technologies Sara Aagesen in the Ministry of the Environment, Rural, and Marine Affairs on September 22. They are pl [...]	2009-09-25 12:06:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN SP
09MADRID969	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPTEMBER 21-25 [...] The grant program has replaced earlier tax incentives for wind farms and covers 30% of the qualifying costs of investments. (ABC, 9/23; Treasury statement, 9/22; Iberdrola statement, 9/23) Santander's Brazilian Subsidiary Plans Big Share Offering 6.(U) The Brazilian subsidiary of Banco S [...]	2009-09-28 06:16:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG SP
09MADRID97	SPAIN: ALLEGED SPYING SCANDAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Allegations and counter-allegations of a spying scandal within the center-right Popular Party (PP) highlight the party's rivalries. Reports surfaced on January 19 that the PP-led Madrid regional government's (analogous to a U.S. state) minister of justice and internal affairs, Franci [...]	2009-01-29 11:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID970	CONSULTATIVE PROCESS FOR MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT - MADRID [...] SUMMARY: Following the President's Cairo speech to Muslims around the world, U.S. Mission Spain continues to engage Muslims as part of our outreach to Spain's growing and increasingly diverse immigrant and minority communities. Our objective is to create a vision of mutual respect, advanceme [...]	2009-09-29 05:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD SP
09MADRID98	SPAIN TAKING STEPS TO SAFEGUARD NUCLEAR MATERIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cognizant of the threat posed to its nuclear industry by terrorists and determined to counter a spate of bad publicity from recent accidents at its nuclear facilities, the GOS is taking steps to ensure the security of its nuclear facilities. This cable provides a backdrop of past terro [...]	2009-01-29 11:39:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR KNNP MNUC PARM SP PINS PTER KGIC ENRG

09MADRID980	SPAIN CONSIDERING PARTICIPATION IN H1N1 VACCINE [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche encouraging participation in the WHO H1N1 vaccine donation program for developing countries to Ildefonso Hernandez Aguado, Director General for Public Health and Foreign Health Matters, and Alfonso Jimenez Palacios, Director General for Pharmacy and Health Pr [...]	2009-10-06 12:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL KFLU WHO SP

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KX
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MNUM
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MO
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MS
MSG
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MTRE
MTRRE
MTS
MU
MUC
MUCN
MUKASEY
MULLEN
MUNC
MURRAY
MV
MW
MX
MY
MZ
NA
NAC
NACB
NAFTA
NAM
NAMSA
NANCY
NAR
NARC
NARCOTICS
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NAS
NASA
NAT
NATEU
NATGAS
NATIONAL
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NATOAFGHAN
NATOBALKANS
NATOIRAQ
NATOOPS
NATOPOLICY
NATSIOS
NAVO
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