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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
09MADRID981	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-SPAIN FORUM, OCT 9-11 IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 15:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV PREL SP

09MADRID982	SPAIN: INTERNET PIRACY UPDATE [...] (SBU) Secretary of State for Telecommunications and the Information Society Francisco Ros told Econoffs at an October 6 AmCham breakfast that "within a matter of days," the GOS will announce a series of measures designed to tackle Internet piracy. The President of the Coalition of Creators an [...]	2009-10-06 16:04:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECPS KCRM SP
09MADRID983	CROATIAN AMBASSADOR DOWNPLAYS MESIC VISIT TO CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatian Ambassador to Spain Neven Pelicaric took great pains October 1 to downplay the significance of Croatian President Mesic's visit to Cuba the week of September 16, the third since his election in 2005. During a one-on-one lunch meeting, Pelicaric urged the USG not to take [...]	2009-10-07 20:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CU SP CR
09MADRID984	SPAIN'S NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT SHERPA TRAVELS TO [...] (C) President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has named Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Lossada (Ref A) as Spain's Sherpa to the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) that President Obama will host in the Washington DC area during April 12-13, 2010 (Refs B-D). On October 8 Lossada will attend separate mee [...]	2009-10-08 06:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PTER KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY SP
09MADRID99	SPANISH OBJECTIVES FOR THE 2010 EU PRESIDENCY: [...] (U) SUMMARY. January 23, Spain's Council of Ministers approved the strategic plan for Spain's January-June 2010 EU Presidency. According to the plan, Spain's Presidency will possess a "marked pro-European character and an open social sensibility, in a year against poverty and exclusion." The [...]	2009-01-29 12:16:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN KWNN EU SP
09MADRID998	REPLY TO ELINT-RELATED BLUE LANTERN 050179563 [...] (SBU) Amid heightened suspicion of wrong-doing, including unauthorized storage of night vision devices and falsification of orders by Spanish defense distributor Elint S.A. (refs D, F, G),Post enjoyed the full cooperation of Spanish Ministry of Defense contacts in investigating two unrelated [...]	2009-10-13 14:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC SP
09MAJURO20	ENERGY WOES IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS [...] SUMMARY: The immediate outlook for energy issues in the RMI remains gloomy. The status quo is fundamentally unsustainable, and thus far the political will to correct the problem has not been found. The energy problems act as a severe damper on any attempts to promote economic development [...]	2009-03-13 02:38:00	Embassy Majuro	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PGOV RM
09MAJURO38	PRESIDENT TOMEING SURVIVES NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an action packed two days, the RMI saw a major Constitutional ruling from the courts, a major shake-up in the Cabinet, and a failed vote of no-confidence (VONC) in the President. The political parties in the RMI have realigned with a new United Democratic Party (UDP)/Un [...]	2009-04-20 02:54:00	Embassy Majuro	SECRET	PGOV PREL RM
09MAJURO5	CREEPING TOWARDS AN LUA? [...] SUMMARY: In response to a request from president Tomeing, Ambassador Bishop met with the President to deliver a letter reaffirming USG commitments under the Military Use and Operating Rights Agreement (MUORA) of the Compact. In addition to delivering the letter the Ambassador also discus [...]	2009-01-28 05:27:00	Embassy Majuro	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR EAIR RM
09MAJURO87	FRAUD SUMMARY - MAJURO [...] Fraud Summary for the Republic of the Marshall Islands per direction of STATE 057623 is provided below. a) Country Conditions: The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is a country which has signed a Compact of Free Association with the United States. As such, the citizens of [...]	2009-09-28 21:15:00	Embassy Majuro	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CMGT CVIS CPAS ASEC RM
09MALABO13	MALABO: ATTACK IN THE VICINITY OF PRESIDENTIAL PALACE [...] In the early morning hours of February 17, 2009, an apparent attack was launched in the vicinity of the Presidential Palace in Malabo, Equatorial Guineas. While reports remain sketchy, at least two speedboats with armed attackers were apparently engaged by EG military before dawn. Gunfire, t [...]	2009-02-17 08:59:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL EK CASC PGOV PINR
09MALABO27	EQUATORIAL GUINEA RAW, PAPER 4: THE BUSINESS OF CORRUPTION [...] (U) Triggered by changes underway in Washington D.C., upcoming personnel rotations in Embassy Malabo and animated by the recent attack on the capital, this is the fourth in a series of cables intended to update our perspective on Equatorial Guinea, and to provide a ground-level view of one of t [...]	2009-03-12 10:40:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN ECON EFIN PGOV EPET ENRG KCOR PINR
09MALABO31	EQUATORIAL GUINEA RAW 5: HOW IT WORKS -- WHY IT SOMETIMES [...] (U) Triggered by changes underway in Washington D.C., upcoming personnel rotations in Embassy Malabo and animated by the recent attack on the capital, this is the fifth in a series of cables intended to update our perspective on Equatorial Guinea, and to provide a ground-level view of one of t [...]	2009-03-30 12:41:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV EPET KCOR PINR SOCI EK
09MALABO33	EQUATORIAL GUINEA REITERATES ASSISTANCE REQUEST FOR JUSTICE [...] (SBU) Minister of Justice Salvador Ondo Nkumu contacted CDA to appeal once again for U.S. assistance on justice reform, asking for specific help in creating capacities for forensic pathologists and crime scene investigation, which do not currently exist within the EG justice system. The m [...]	2009-04-14 12:04:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS EK EAID
09MALABO41	NEW OFFFICE OF DEMOCRACY ISSUES GENERATES ACTION PLAN, [...] (U) In March CDA met with the Third Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) for Political Affairs, Demetrio Elo Ndong Nsefumu, at DPM's request, to discuss possible US assistance for an Action Plan generated by the recently-created Office of Democracy (OD) within his bureau. The Plan intends to strengthen [...]	2009-05-10 16:35:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EK EAID
09MALABO42	AFTER NOWAK -- SETTING THE BAR FOR EQUATORIAL GUINEA [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see para 8. 2. (U) Our policy of gradual engagement with EG went off the rails late last year following the November 2008 visit and resulting press statement by UN Special Rapporteur Nowak (REF A). Nowak indicated the EG's use of tortur [...]	2009-05-12 11:53:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS EAID EK
09MALABO43	EQUATORIAL GUINEA: ADDITIONAL STEPS TAKEN TO REFORM JUSTICE [...] (SBU) On Sunday, May 16 Minister of National Security Obama Nchama called A/COM to say the dissuasive measures taken by Equatoguinean security forces (increased patrols, identity checks, police and military presence around key installations) had been effective in mitigating the recent threat of [...]	2009-05-19 10:25:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR EAID EK PREL PTER
09MALABO47	REPORTS OF DEATH OF EITI IN EQUATORIAL GUINEA GREATLY [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see para 13 below 2. (SBU) On May 19, we met with Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Coordinator (and Vice Minister of Economy) Francesca Tatchoup to discuss the state of play. From her perspective things are gener [...]	2009-05-20 15:34:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG KCOR EK PGOV PINR
09MALABO48	EQUATORIAL GUINEA RAW, PAPER 6: REFINING OUR APPROACH [...] (U) Triggered by changes underway in Washington D.C., upcoming personnel rotations in Embassy Malabo and animated by the recent attack on the capital, this is the final in a series of cables intended to update our perspective on Equatorial Guinea, and to provide a ground-level view of one of th [...]	2009-05-21 17:29:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PHSA ENRG EPET EK KCOR ECON SOCI
09MALABO57	ICRC RELAUNCHES PRISON VISIT PROGRAM IN EQUATORIAL GUINEA [...] (SBU) On Thursday, June 18 and Friday, June 19, two senior officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) successfully reinstituted a program of prison visits in Equatorial Guinea. In March of 2008 the ICRC suspended such visits when it determined that some of the agreed-upon [...]	2009-06-22 13:46:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR PGOV PREL EK
09MANAGUA1009	EL NINO EFFECT HURTING NICARAGUAN ECONOMY [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-14 16:02:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EAGR ETRD EINV USTR NU
09MANAGUA1011	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: DEA, MINI-INTERNATIONAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE (IDEC) [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Mini-International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC) in Sa [...]	2009-10-14 21:07:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1013	ADVISORY OPINION REQUEST [...] (SBU) Post requests Department concurrence in a finding of INA Sec. 212(a)(2)(I) inadmissibility for Armando Jose Garcia Campos (26-OCT-1950, NIC),and requests approval to revoke subject's valid B1/B2 visa, on the basis that he is inadmissible to the United States for engaging in money laund [...]	2009-10-14 21:07:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS EFIN KCRM NU
09MANAGUA1014	ADVISORY OPINION REQUEST [...] (SBU) Post requests Department concurrence in a finding of INA Sec. 212(a)(2)(I) inadmissibility for Armando Jose Garcia Campos (26-OCT-1950, NIC),and requests approval to revoke subject's valid B1/B2 visa, on the basis that he is inadmissible to the United States for engaging in money laund [...]	2009-10-14 21:07:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS EFIN KCRM NU
09MANAGUA1015	MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS [...] In response to reftel, Post identifies the following officer as the point of contact for all maritime research clearance requests: Christopher M. Nyce, Economic officer Tour dates: present*August 2010 2. In a recent maritime research vessel clearance request, the Nicaraguan Ministry of [...]	2009-10-14 21:08:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KRVC TPHY NU
09MANAGUA1019	NICARAGUA: AMCIT'S FISHING FLEET IN TROUBLE [...] (C) Summary: A U.S. Citizen who owns shrimp boats and a dry dock on the Atlantic Coast is now facing labor difficulties that threaten to put him out of business. In the past, the mission has contracted his dry dock for vessel repair, but we are now investigating alternatives for this service. [...]	2009-10-14 21:31:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ELAB ECON NU
09MANAGUA1024	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: RSO, ILEA PERSONAL AND FACILITY SECURITY PROGRAMS IN EL SALVADOR [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the ILEA Personal and Facility Security Program training in El [...]	2009-10-16 17:49:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA103	NICARAGUA: RAAN ELECTIONS AS PREDICTED - FSLN WINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 19 the Supreme Election Council (CSE) declared the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party victor in four of the seven municipalities in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) - Bonanza, Rosita, Waspam and regional capital Puerto Cabezas. As expected, [...]	2009-01-23 21:35:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NU
09MANAGUA1031	CONTINUATION OF TPS FOR NICARAGUA [...] (SBU) Summary: Per ref A, following is Embassy Managua's assessment of Nicaragua's current conditions and ability to reabsorb the roughly 4,000 Nicaraguans granted Temporary Protective Status (TPS) after Hurricane Mitch in 1998. Nicaragua has yet to fully recover from Hurricane Mitch, and the [...]	2009-10-19 21:52:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF SMIG NU
09MANAGUA1034	NICARAGUA: TELECOM LICENSE SENDS BAD SIGNAL [...] (C) On September 30, the Nicaraguan Telecommunications and Postal Services Institute (TELCOR) awarded a license allowing a Russian-Nicaraguan joint venture, Yota de Nicaragua (Yota),to offer telephone and internet services via wireless technology. Local reaction to the licensing agreement has [...]	2009-10-20 19:04:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS ETRD PGOV TINT RS NU
09MANAGUA1041	NICARAGUANS RESPOND TO COURT RULING ON RE-ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: After the Supreme Court's (CSJ) ruling allowing Presdient Daniel Ortega's re-election, civil society across the board has stated clearly its opposition to the decision. They have labeled the decision as illegal and a major step backward for Nicaragua's democracy. While NGOs con [...]	2009-10-22 21:23:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA1045	ORTEGA'S JUDICIAL COUP: POLITICAL OPPOSITION UNITES AGAINST COURT'S RULING [...] (C) Summary: On October 21, and in response to the Supreme Court's (CSJ) decision to allow President Daniel Ortega's re-election, opposition parties met and issued a communiquC) denouncing the illegal court ruling and establishing joint commissions to combat the "consolidation of Ortega's dict [...]	2009-10-23 22:31:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NU
09MANAGUA1047	MISKITO INDEPENDENCE: DEATH & MAYHEM IN BILWI PROTESTS [...] (C) Protestors who support the six-month-old independence declaration by Rev. Hector Williams, the "Wihta Tara" (or "Great Judge" in Miskito) of the Miskito Council of Elders (see REF A & B) have been brutally attacked by police, the Navy and government-run Citizen Power Council (CPC) youth gan [...]	2009-10-26 16:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NU CASC PBTS
09MANAGUA1049	ORTEGA'S JUDICIAL COUP - FSLN LIKE THEIR EGGS, BEATEN [...] (SBU) In the early morning of October 22, Supreme Court Justice (CSJ) Magistrate Francisco Rosales was pelted with several dozen eggs by a number of unidentified youth as he was exiting his vehicle and entering the building of 100% Noticias, a Managua television station for an interview. It i [...]	2009-10-26 16:49:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NU
09MANAGUA105	AMBASSADOR RAAS TRIP EYE OPENING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 15 and 16, Ambassador Robert J. Callahan traveled with Defense Attache (DAO) and EmbOff to Nicaragua's South Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAS) to meet with political, military, religious and community leaders. The ambassador visited Corn Island, Bluefields and El Bluff [...]	2009-01-23 22:15:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NU
09MANAGUA1051	WHAT'S REALLY BEHIND THE MOSQUITO COAST INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six months have passed since the April 18 declaration of independence of the Mosquito Coast by the Council of Elders and the election of Reverend Hector Williams as the Wihta Tara (Miskito for "grand judge") to lead the people. The Ortega government continues to be silent and has [...]	2009-10-27 22:42:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NU PBTS
09MANAGUA1052	2009 Bilateral Review of Nicaragua's Section 527 Process [...] (SBU) In the Secretary's letter to Foreign Minister Samuel Santos announcing a Section 527 waiver for 2008-2009, she proposed holding another bilateral review of the Government of Nicaragua's (GON) claims processes and procedures. The bilateral review is an opportunity to articulate USG views [...]	2009-10-26 17:51:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV NU
09MANAGUA1053	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES: NICARAGUA REFUSES TO TAKE A MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 22:44:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN NU
09MANAGUA1055	Nicaragua: The General's New Clothes [...] (C) Retired General Alvaro Baltodano, Nicaragua's Presidential Delegate for Investment Promotion, briefed the Ambassador on his recent trip to Washington to advocate for more flexible textile and apparel rules for Nicaragua in the implementation of the United States - Central America - Dominica [...]	2009-10-30 20:15:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KTEX NU
09MANAGUA1057	FSLN Beat, Kidnap Opposition Youth in Leon [...] (C) Summary: On October 29, members of the governing FSLN (some with ties to the Leon City Hall) beat, briefly kidnapped, and interrogated youth who were publicly displaying their opposition to the Supreme Court's (CSJ) ruling allowing President Daniel Ortega's re-election. This was done with at le [...]	2009-11-02 18:08:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA1064	NICARAGUA: PROPERTY SUPERINTENDANT AIMS TO TAKE OVER U.S. [...] (SBU) The Office of the Property Superintendant has issued agrarian reform titles for beachfront property owned by U.S. citizen Miguel Angel Arguello and intends to take over more of his land. Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) supporters with agrarian reform titles have invaded his p [...]	2009-10-28 16:07:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE NU
09MANAGUA1065	Ortega's Judicial Coup: The ALN Blocks Opposition Unity [...] (C) Summary: The political opposition's latest effort at unity, initiated October 21 in response to the Supreme Court's (CSJ) ruling to allow Ortega's re-election, appears to have come to a halt on October 28 in the National Assembly. The "united" opposition previously had committed to work [...]	2009-11-03 17:04:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA1073	TURBULENT RELATIONS BETWEEN NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT AND [...] (C) Relations between commercial air carriers that serve U.S./Nicaragua routes and the GON's airport authority are worsening. On November 3 a representative of Continental Airlines told econoff that the situation at Managua's Augusto C. Sandino International Airport is becoming "unbearable." [...]	2009-11-06 19:31:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV ETRD PGOV NU
09MANAGUA1077	Ortega's Judicial Coup: Legal Experts Denounce Court's [...] (SBU) Summary: In the weeks after the Supreme Court's (CSJ) decision to allow President Daniel Ortega to run for re-election in 2011, legal experts have denounced the judicial ruling as "illegal," "unconstitutional", and "invalid." Experts describe the ruling as such for technical/administra [...]	2009-11-09 22:36:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA1078	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND RANGER [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the English Language and Ranger Course in Fort Benning, Georgia fro [...]	2009-10-29 21:35:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1079	GENDER EQUALITY, DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN NICARAGUA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The September rape case of a government employee by her co-workers and the irregularities in the subsequent police investigation has brought the issues of gender equality and domestic violence against Nicaragua women to the forefront of public discourse. While gender equality in Nicara [...]	2009-11-12 15:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI KWMN PGOV NU
09MANAGUA1081	NICARAGUA: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE COUNTRY SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 18:29:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN NU
09MANAGUA1083	Libertad Act: Nicaraguan Relations with Cuba [...] (C) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's association with the Cuban regime spans several decades. Since Ortega returned to power in January 2007, Nicaragua has re-established close relations with Cuba, especially through common membership in the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA). Or [...]	2009-11-16 15:04:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL ECON CU NU
09MANAGUA1084	NICARAGUA: INPUT FOR THE 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nicaragua was $611 million in 2008, a decrease of $103 million from $714 million in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $1.1 billion, up 22.8 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Nicaragua were $1.7 billion, up 6.3 percent. Nicarag [...]	2009-10-30 18:23:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EAGR EFIN ECPS SOCI TBIO NU
09MANAGUA1087	Small Arms Cache Seized in Nicaragua [...] (U) On Sunday, November 15 the Nicaraguan National Police (NNP) and the Nicaraguan Army (NA) seized a small arms cache from a Nissan Pathfinder traveling north on the Pan American Highway 35 miles outside of Managua after it ignored a police checkpoint. Nicaraguan police and military officials [...]	2009-11-18 15:28:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SNAR KJUS KCRM NU
09MANAGUA1090	SANDINISTAS ATTACK U.S. EMBASSY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 29, several hundred Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) supporters attacked and vandalized Embassy Managua for approximately four hours. Hundreds of FSLN youth and state employees surrounded the Embassy, blocking traffic, and carrying signs calling for the i [...]	2009-10-30 21:25:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC NU
09MANAGUA1091	Nicaragua's November 21 Dueling Marches, Some Violence [...] (C) Summary: On Saturday, November 21, civil society together with opposition parties will march on the streets of Managua to protest the 2008 municipal election fraud and the re-election of President Daniel Ortega. On the same day (and on nearby streets) the governing Sandinista National Libe [...]	2009-11-20 14:19:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA1103	Nicaraguans Successfully March Against Ortega [...] (C) Summary: Despite the governing Sandinista National Liberation Front's (FSLN) tactics to suppress marcher turnout, on November 21 civil society and the opposition successfully gathered approximately 25,000 participants to protest President Daniel Ortega's authoritarian manner of governance. [...]	2009-11-24 22:41:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PROP NU
09MANAGUA1105	NICARAGUA INTERESTED IN ATTENDING ENERGY AND CLIMATE MINISTERIAL OF THE AMERICAS [...] (SBU) On November 19, Econoffs met with Emilio Rappaccioli, Nicaragua's Minister of Energy and Mines (MEM),and delivered an invitation to attend the Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas, April 15-16, 2010, in Washington, D.C. (Ref A). The Minister expressed interest in attending; h [...]	2009-11-25 14:21:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV ECON NU EAGR KGHG KSUM
09MANAGUA1111	Stop the Presses! Nicaragua's largest newspaper accuses FSLN of Sabotage [...] (SBU) Summary: On Thursday, November 19, the printing press of Nicaragua's largest daily newspaper, La Prensa, was sabotaged in what the owner believes was a politically motivated act perpetrated by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) government to silence media dissent. The sabot [...]	2009-12-01 15:29:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA1124	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, MAITENANCE ORIENTATION [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Maintenance Orientation training in Fort Hood, Texas from N [...]	2009-11-05 15:31:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1126	Siutation Report 1: Hurricane Ida [...] On November 4, 2009, the National Hurricane Center upgraded tropical depression 11 to tropical storm status. The tropical storm was located approximately 100 miles east of Bluefields, Nicaragua. By early November 5, the tropical storm was upgraded to category 1 Hurricane status as it neared Nic [...]	2009-11-05 23:56:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV AEMR KPAO CASC MOPS ASEC NU
09MANAGUA1127	Ortega Dismisses OAS and Democratic Charter [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 28 speech, President Daniel Ortega described the recent Honduran elections as a political process lacking legitimacy, meant only to legitimize the coup d'etat. The elections, he argued, made it clear that the Inter-American Democratic Charter and the Organization of Ame [...]	2009-12-04 19:08:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL NU
09MANAGUA1128	Nicaragua's Economic Decline Continues [...] (SBU) While forecasts of Nicaragua's 2009 economic growth rate differ slightly, they all point to a gloomy horizon, despite signs that the global economic crisis is coming to a close. A recent consumer and business confidence survey found that most Nicaraguans share this pessimism. According to dat [...]	2009-11-06 15:27:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA113	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, COUNTER-TERRORISM SEMINAR IN MIAMI [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Counter-Terrorism Seminar at SOUTHCOM in Miami, FL, from Febr [...]	2009-01-26 22:04:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1130	NICARAGUAN ARMY THREATENS TO EXPROPRIATE U.S. CITIZEN [...] (SBU) The Nicaraguan Army has threatened to expropriate property owned by U.S. citizen Gloria Molina to extend a military airstrip. Mrs. Molina and her family have attempted to meet with the Nicaraguan Army and the Attorney General's Office to resolve this dispute, but neither government agency [...]	2009-11-06 16:31:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE NU
09MANAGUA1131	Cuba's Ambassador to Nicaragua PNGed? [...] (SBU) Over the weekend, one of Nicaragua's leading dailies (El Nuevo Diario) reported that Cuba's ambassador to Nicaragua (Luis Hernandez Ojeda) concluded his assignment and left the country December 4 under suspicious circumstances. Hernandez presented his credentials to President Daniel Ortega in [...]	2009-12-09 20:49:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NU
09MANAGUA1137	OPPOSITION UNITY TALKS CONTINUE - ARNOLDO ALEMAN REMAINS KEY [...] (C) Summary. In a December 3 meeting, a group of prominent Nicaraguan business and political leaders reported to the Ambassador on their efforts to promote opposition unity. The group, several of whom had traveled to Washington the week before for a talk at the Inter American Dialogue and fo [...]	2009-12-11 16:14:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM NU
09MANAGUA1139	Voter Registry Verification Characterized by Low [...] (SBU) Summary: The November 27-30 verification of the voter registration lists for the upcoming Atlantic Coast regional council elections was characterized by low participation and numerous irregularities, both worrisome developments for the climate in which March's regional elections will take [...]	2009-12-11 19:39:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NU
09MANAGUA1141	National Assembly Passage of Bills Points to Pacto [...] (C) Summary: On December 3, the National Assembly approved a fiscal reform bill, the 2010 national budget, and a non-binding resolution against Ortega's re-election efforts. The manner in which these three bills passed lead many to believe that the corrupt power-sharing agreement ("pacto") be [...]	2009-12-15 23:56:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA1145	NICARAGUA: CENTRAL BANK REPORTS OFFICIAL VENEZUELAN [...] (C) The Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN) released a 2009 mid-year foreign assistance report on December 3 which included a special section on Venezuelan assistance via the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA). The BCN reported that the Government of Nicaragua (GON) received $283 millio [...]	2009-12-18 18:14:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PREL PGOV NU
09MANAGUA1147	Kill the Messenger: A Case Study in FSLN Political Tactics [...] (C) Summary: Since President Daniel Ortega entered office in 2007, his Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party has attacked its political opponents as well as those within its party structure it views as opposition. The latest examples of this are a Managua city councilmember and th [...]	2009-12-21 19:38:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA1149	Lords of the Narco-Coast: Part I - Deadly Confrontation at [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8, after a plane laden with cocaine and cash crash landed in the remote, small village of Walpa Siksa in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN),a deadly confrontation took place between Nicaraguan anti-drug units and drug smugglers allied with a some number of loc [...]	2009-12-21 22:41:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR SOCI PGOV PHUM PREL KCOR ASEC NU
09MANAGUA1151	NICARAGUA'S TAXMAN COMETH [...] (C) The Nicaraguan National Assembly passed a sweeping tax reform package with the approval of President Ortega on December 3, which, according to most observers, will lead to price increases and decreased demand during an economic downturn. The GON cited the need for increased tax revenues in [...]	2009-12-21 22:51:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA1152	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: OCTOBER 2009 [...] In October 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of four Embassy registered property claims. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-issued indemnification bonds ("bonos de pago de indemnizacion" or BPIs). As of Oct [...]	2009-11-12 18:17:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON KIDE NU
09MANAGUA1153	Suggestions for Defamation of Religion in the UN [...] (C) President Daniel Ortega's government generally votes against the U.S. position in the United Nations, and in 2008 voted against the U.S. position in the important issues as described in the Department's "Voting Practices in the United Nations 2008." As noted in ref E, Nicaragua (along wit [...]	2009-12-22 13:48:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC NU
09MANAGUA1155	Independent Media Continue to Suffer, While Official Media [...] (C) Summary: As the independent media (and particularly independent radio) continue to suffer as a result of government and economic pressures, media owned or affiliated with the governing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) continue to grow. This has led independent media to limit th [...]	2009-12-22 14:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ECPS ECON EAID NU
09MANAGUA1157	Nicaraguan Independent Media Attacked Again; Albanisa to Buy Major Nicaraguan News Channel? [...] (C) Summary: Independent media is under attack again in Nicaragua. Two civil court judges recently filed a "preventive embargo" against Radio 15 de September and Televisora Nicaraguense (Telenica),essentially freezing several thousand dollars worth of broadcast gear equipment. The embargos appear [...]	2009-12-22 14:32:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA1158	NICARAGUA: RESPONSE TO FDA REGISTRY DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 21:57:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON FDA EAGR FAS ETRD NU
09MANAGUA116	NICARAGUA: ORTEGA TELLS MICROFINANCE PROTESTORS TO PAY UP [...] (U) Summary. During the overnight hours of January 13 and 14, protestors in the northern Department of Nueva Segovia blocked the Pan-American Highway for more than eight hours, demanding that the Nicaraguan National Assembly pass legislation (the Ley Moratoria) to "protect" borrowers from high [...]	2009-01-27 15:02:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA1164	The "Visible" Hand: Nicaraguan Exports to Venezuela [...] (SBU) Summary. Since Nicaragua joined the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA),exports to Venezuela have increased from $2 million for all of 2006 to $102 million for just the first ten months of 2009. Among the leading exports are live cattle and beef cuts, dairy products, and black [...]	2009-11-13 17:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR NU VE
09MANAGUA1166	NICARAGUA: GON PROMISES BETTER PROGRESS ON CLAIMS UNDER GOVERNMENT CONTROL [...] (SBU) During the October Property Working Group Meeting on November 5, Government of Nicaragua (GON) officials promised better progress on U.S. claims under government control, including the Nicaraguan Army, during this waiver period. They agreed to meet with claimants to provide clear, detailed ex [...]	2009-11-13 17:21:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE NU
09MANAGUA1192	(U) SANDINISTA SUSPICIOUS SALE OF TIMBER-RICH ANCESTRAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In August, approximately 12,400 hectares of indigenous land in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) was sold to a foreign-owned timber company under suspicious circumstances. The tract from the Awas Tingni community, home to a large Sumo Mayagna indigenous group, was on [...]	2009-11-18 14:47:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PINS SENV ETRD EIND EAGR NU
09MANAGUA1198	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, CENTRAL AMERICA REGIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RELIEF SEMINAR IN PANAMA CITY [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Central America Regional Disaster Preparedness and Relief [...]	2009-11-18 18:28:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1200	Nicaragua 2009 TIP Interim Assessment [...] (SBU) Per ref A, below is Embassy Managua's 2009 TIP interim assessment for Nicaragua. In preparation for this report PolOff requested a meeting with the Government of Nicaragua's (GoN) Coordinator for the National Coalition Against Trafficking in Persons (NCATIP),however, the Coordinator st [...]	2009-11-18 18:29:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG NU
09MANAGUA1214	Nicaragua: Attorney General Estrada Aspires To Be Ambassador [...] (SBU) Attorney General Hernan Estrada would like to be Nicaraguan ambassador to the United States. He has told U.S. citizens that he was unhappy that President Daniel Ortega named Arturo Cruz as ambassador in 2007 and believes that he can do a better job than Cruz did. We also believe that [...]	2009-11-23 16:18:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE PREL PGOV OVIP
09MANAGUA1236	FLSN ATTACKS AGAINST THE EMBASSY UPSET AMERICAN AND [...] (SBU) American and Nicaraguan investors in the tourism industry have expressed their displeasure with the Government of Nicaragua (GON) regarding the October 30 attacks against the Embassy by Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) supporters. They have told GON officials that the attacks h [...]	2009-11-25 16:55:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE NU
09MANAGUA1248	NICARAGUA: BLUE LANTERN 050193786 [...] On November 16, Econoff and ARSO met with Ligia Aleman, owner of Nuevo Impacto, at her store located on Camino Oriental in Managua. In response to reftel questions, Aleman told Econoff that she founded Nuevo Impacto in 2006 and began operations in 2007. Aleman had owned a business called Impacto fo [...]	2009-11-27 17:40:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC NU
09MANAGUA1256	NICARAGUA: GON RESOLVES PROPERTY CASE OF JUAN BARRETO [...] (SBU) On November 19, U.S. citizen claimant Juan Barreto signed a settlement document, or "finiquito," for the equivalent of $3.2 million dollars to compensate him for 28 properties expropriated by the Nicaraguan Army. With the inclusion of Mr. Barreto's case, the Government of Nicaragua has r [...]	2009-11-30 22:12:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE NU
09MANAGUA1264	NICARAGUA: POTENTIAL POLITICAL PRISONER GRANTED AMENSTY [...] (SBU) On November 18, the Nicaraguan National Assembly granted amnesty to Sandinista dissident and Catholic missionary Alberto Steffano Boschi. Mr. Boschi, who is a dual Nicaraguan-Italian citizen, fled the country for Italy in November 2008 after being found guilty and sentenced to one year [...]	2009-12-01 15:31:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV NU
09MANAGUA1266	NICARAGUA: NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) Embassy Managua is please to nominate Leonor Martinez for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage, per ref A. 2. (U) Full Name of Nominee: Leonor del Socorro Martinez Valverde 3. (U) Job Title and Institution: Teacher, currently unemployed; Youth Activist in the [...]	2009-12-01 16:13:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PREL KPAO
09MANAGUA1288	CAFTA-DR Update [...] The global economic crisis continues to have a negative impact on trade between the United States and Nicaragua. As the U.S. economy recovers, the decline in Nicaraguan exports has slowed. Other factors, such as the drought caused by the El Ni????o climatic phenomenon and problems with interna [...]	2009-12-04 13:54:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR NU
09MANAGUA1296	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: NOVEMBER 2009 [...] In November 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of 32 Embassy registered property claims. Twenty-eight of these claims were properties under the control of the Nicaraguan Army. One property was under the control of National Corporations of the Public Sector (CORNAP [...]	2009-12-07 23:12:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON KIDE CASC NU
09MANAGUA1298	NICARAGUA: GON ASSERTS BETTER COOPERATION ON ADVANCING U.S. CITIZEN CLAIMS [...] (SBU) During the December 3 Property Working Group meeting, Government of Nicaragua (GON) officials highlighted that the GON had resolved 42 U.S. citizen claims so far during the current waiver year, and asserted that the government has demonstrated its "good faith effort" in settling cases. They a [...]	2009-12-09 14:38:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE CASC NU
09MANAGUA131	NICARAGUA: IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW IMPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-02 21:07:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV NU
09MANAGUA1318	NICARAGUA - FSLN SOCIAL PROGRAMS POLITICIZED AND FAILING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the third year of President Ortega's five-year terms ends, many of his party's much-heralded social welfare programs to fight child labor, hunger and improve education are failing to live up to GON rhetoric. First Lady Rosario Murillo's auspicious Programa Amor ("Program of [...]	2009-12-11 22:13:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PHUM EAID ELAB IADB VE NU
09MANAGUA1324	(U) Nicaragua Signs Military Logistics Sharing Agreement [...] (U) On November 20, 2009 in a ceremony at Nicaraguan Army Headquarters in Managua, representatives of the United States and Nicaragua signed an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA). Signing for the United States was LTG P.K. Keen, Military Deputy Commander of U.S. Southern Command, and [...]	2009-12-14 21:34:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL KTIA NU
09MANAGUA1328	NICARAGUA: POST CONFIRMS PROPERTY CLAIM DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR U.S. CITIZENS RICARDO, SALVADOR, AND EDUARDO CUADRA AGAINST OSCAR BALLADARES (PENDING SECTION 2225 INELIGIBILITY CASE) [...] (SBU) Summary: Post requests that the Department remove General Oscar Balladares from the Section 2225 visa ineligibility file. Post has confirmed that Balladares resolved his property claim dispute with U.S. claimants Ricardo, Salvador, and Eduardo Cuadra when the Government of Nicaragua settl [...]	2009-12-15 20:18:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE CVIS NU
09MANAGUA133	NICARAGUA: PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS CONTEMPLATE [...] (C) Summary. Prominent business leaders and economists convened for the Ambassador's first economic roundtable of the new year on January 28. The primary topic centered squarely on the aftermath of the fraudulent November 9 municipal elections and the way forward for the Nicaraguan private [...]	2009-02-03 16:34:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA1340	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, COUNTER DRUGS OPERATIONS COURSE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Counter Drugs Operations Course in Ft. Benning, Georgia [...]	2009-12-17 14:58:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1354	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, COUNTER NARCO-TERRORISM COURSE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Counter Narco-Terrorism Course in Fort Benning, Georgia [...]	2009-12-18 16:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1360	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: ADVANCED CONCEALMENT COURSE IN COSTA RICA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Advanced Concealment Course in Liberia, Costa Rica from [...]	2009-12-18 17:59:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1362	NICARAGUA: VETTING REQUEST FOR MILGP, JOINT OPERATIONS [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Joint Operations Course in Fort Benning, Georgia, from Janu [...]	2009-12-18 19:51:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1376	NICARAGUA: BLUE LANTERN 050200863 AND GC-189609: ARMERIA MAGNUM [...] On December 1, Econoff and ARSO met with Salvador Luna, owner of Armeria Magnum, at his store located in Centro Comercial, a large shopping center in Managua. Luna told Emboffs that he founded Armeria Magnum in 2001. Armeria Magnum is authorized by the National Police to import and sell firearms. T [...]	2009-12-21 20:58:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC NU

09MANAGUA1378	NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-21 22:35:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO NU
09MANAGUA1384	NICARAGUA: POST CONFRIMS PROPERTY CLAIM DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR U.S. CITIZEN JUAN BARRETO AGAINST NOEL PORTOCARRERO (PENDING SECTION 2225 INELIGIBILITY CASE) [...] (SBU) Summary: Post requests that the Department remove Colonel Noel Portocarrero from the Section 2225 visa ineligibility file. Post has confirmed that Portocarrero resolved his property claim dispute with U.S. claimant Juan Barreto when the Government of Nicaragua settled the case on November [...]	2009-12-22 18:59:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE CVIS CASC NU
09MANAGUA139	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JANUARY 2009 [...] In January 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not report the resolution of any Embassy registered property claims. There remain 616 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 293 U.S. citizens in the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have i [...]	2009-02-06 14:13:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA152	INL MANAGUA 2008 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] Embassy Managua submits its 2008 End Use Monitoring Report per reftel instructions. 2. Begin Text: PROCEDURES A. Inventory Management EUM Program Coordinator Byron Tsao, 505-252-7711, TsaoBF@state.gov, United States Embassy, Km 4.5 Carretera Sur, Managua, Nicaragua. Inventor [...]	2009-02-09 18:58:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN NU
09MANAGUA160	NICARAGUA: GON ASSERTS FLEXIBILITY IN RESOLVING U.S. CLAIMS [...] (SBU) During the January 29 Property Working Group meeting, Ruth Zapata, Head of the Office of Assessment and Indemnification (OCI),asserted the government's willingness to find different solutions for U.S. claims. Rebeca Zuniga, coordinator of the liaison office for U.S. citizen claims, stat [...]	2009-02-10 21:47:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA163	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO NICARAGUA BY CODEL [...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Managua, I want to warmly welcome you to Nicaragua. Your visit is an opportunity to underscore our continuing commitment to the Nicaragua people and willingness to engage with the Nicaraguan government on areas of mutual concern, while emphasizing our growing concer [...]	2009-02-12 00:15:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR NU
09MANAGUA166	NICARAGUA: CENTRAL AMERICA,S LARGEST WIND ENERGY PROJECT SET TO BEGIN OPERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 6, Ambassador Callahan accompanied officials from the American-Nicaraguan Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) and the Federation of Nicaraguan Business Associations (COSEP) to visit the Amayo wind power project, which is expected to begin supplying the Nicaraguan electricity [...]	2009-02-12 18:57:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV ECON SENV NU
09MANAGUA168	NICARAGUAN COFFEE A MIXED BAG [...] Coffee is Nicaragua's second leading export, with the United States, Spain, and Finland the principal markets. During the harvest from November to March, the sector employs about 390,000 Nicaraguans, almost 19% of the workforce. Coffee production for the 2008/09 harvest is forecast to reach [...]	2009-02-12 19:35:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR NU
09MANAGUA172	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, LANGUAGE TRAINING AND RANGER SCHOOL [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Language Training and Ranger School in Texas and Georgia, from [...]	2009-02-13 20:05:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA173	NICARAGUA: ORTEGA TIGHTENS HIS BELT, BUT GON [...] (C) Summary. Faced with a withdrawal of European budget support and decreased economic growth as a result of the global economic crisis, on January 20, President Daniel Ortega issued a presidential decree introducing a number of austerity measures to cut $67 million in expenditures from the 2 [...]	2009-02-13 20:41:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA2	INL Managua - FY08 Funding: Request for Extension of [...] This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 2 for Action. 2. ACTION REQUEST. Per REFTEL instructions, INL Managua requests a sub-obligation terminal date extension. For all pipeline funds listed in para 3 below, INL Managua seeks an extension of the sub-obligation terminal date throu [...]	2009-01-02 18:54:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN SNAR
09MANAGUA203	GON/FSLN: ON ELECTIONS, IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON [...] (C) Summary: Nearly four months after the governing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) claimed "victory" in the November 2008 municipal elections, there has been no indication that the Nicaraguan government intends to address the credible allegations of fraud or complaints regarding t [...]	2009-02-25 15:39:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA206	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL DARE DEMAND REDUCTION TRAINING, MARCH 10-13 [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the DARE Demand Reduction training from March 10-13, 2009. The [...]	2009-02-25 22:36:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA207	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: ILEA LETSS COURSE, MARCH 10-13 [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the ILEA Law Enforcement Training and Safety Survival Course in [...]	2009-02-25 22:38:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA209	DIPLOMACY AND DEVELOPMENT SHINE AT USAID EDUCATION PROGRAM CEREMONY [...] During a Feb. 4 ceremony to deliver $250,000 in school materials under USAID's EXCELENCIA Education Program, Ambassador Robert J. Callahan assured 200 students, teachers and parents assembled at the Benjamin Zeledon School in Managua that the U.S. government is committed to achieving quality educat [...]	2009-02-26 15:22:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI PREL NU
09MANAGUA219	(SBU) NICARAGUA: TRANSMITTAL OF NMFS LETTER ON MARINE MAMMAL CONSERVATION AND SWORDFISH EXPORTS TO THE U.S. [...] (SBU) On February 25, Econoff delivered a Spanish-language translation of reftel letter from National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Acting Assistant Administrator James Balsiger to Steadman Fagoth, Executive Director of the Nicaraguan Institute of Fishing (INPESCA). INPESCA is the fisheries [...]	2009-02-27 19:27:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS ECON SENV NU
09MANAGUA227	NICARAGUA: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Although IPR enforcement and protection remain a low priority for senior GON officials, we believe continued engagement in 2009 will have a positive effect. We cooperate well with working and mid-level police and prosecutors and we would like to step up our efforts to work with senior-le [...]	2009-03-03 13:51:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON USTR NU
09MANAGUA228	NICARAGUA: GON "RECONFISCATES" U.S. CITIZEN PROPERTY [...] (SBU) The Government of Nicaragua (GON) has recently sent notices to several U.S. citizens to "reconfiscate" their properties. The notices said the administrative action had been based upon Decrees 3 (1979) and 38 (1979),which authorize the confiscation of property belonging to the Somoza fam [...]	2009-03-03 13:55:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA229	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Human Rights Seminar, from March 17 - 20, 2009. The names [...]	2009-03-03 22:55:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA235	NICARAGUA: LAND INVASIONS AFFECT U.S. CITIZENS [...] (SBU) Since November 2008, 12 U.S. citizen landowners have contacted us to seek assistance in dealing with land invasions that they believe are either orchestrated or indirectly supported by the GON. Individuals or groups related to the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) have been dir [...]	2009-03-05 15:33:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA236	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2009 [...] In February 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of one Embassy registered property claim. There remain 615 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 292 U.S. citizens in the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involve [...]	2009-03-05 18:21:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA237	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, ILEA - LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (LEMDP) TRAINING [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the ILEA LEMDP training in San Salvador, from April 13 to May 2 [...]	2009-03-05 19:50:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA238	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the English Language Training in San Antonio, Texas, from March 30 [...]	2009-03-05 19:50:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA241	ORTEGA LAUNCHES CHARM OFFENSIVE TO WOO BACK AID [...] (C) Summary. Faced with a worsening economic situation, steep cuts in foreign assistance, and an ongoing domestic political crisis resulting from fraudulent municipal elections in November 2008, President Ortega has a launched a belated and superficial charm offensive with foreign donors to w [...]	2009-03-06 15:37:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NU
09MANAGUA242	NICARAGUAN SEAFOOD SECTOR HIT HARD BY GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN [...] Seafood is a major industry for Nicaragua and the country's fifth leading export. The industry concentrates on cultivated shrimp and wild-harvested lobster. Seafood production employs 55,000 people nationwide, of whom 20,000 live and work on the Caribbean coast, where the industry is the ma [...]	2009-03-06 17:32:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS ECON ETRD NU
09MANAGUA244	NICARAGUA: GON DENIES "RECONFISCATION" POLICY AGAINST U.S. [...] (SBU) During the February 26 Property Working Group meeting, Jeanette Garcia, President of the National Confiscations Review Commission (CNRC),asserted there is no government policy to "reconfiscate" U.S. property related to previously settled claims. Ruth Zapata, Head of the Office of Assessm [...]	2009-03-06 21:26:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA245	ORTEGA CALLS FOR ANTI-U.S. ORGANIZATION OF LATIN AMERICAN STATES AND PLEDGES TROUBLE AT THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] (U) In a March 4 speech at a Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) rally following the presentation of credentials by ambassadors from Brazil and Finland, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called for the creation of an Organization of Latin American and Caribbean States to counter the n [...]	2009-03-06 21:34:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NU
09MANAGUA259	NICARAGUA: ALBA ENTITY BUYS SEMINOLE RANCH AND HOTEL [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 26, President Ortega announced that he had authorized the use of funds generated through Nicaragua's membership in the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) to purchase a cattle ranch and hotel from the Seminole Tribe of Florida. FSLN officials have designated a [...]	2009-03-09 19:42:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EAGR ETRD ECON NU
09MANAGUA261	NNP PROPOSES "CODE OF CONDUCT" AND "COMMON FUND" [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting on March 4, 2009, representatives of the Nicaraguan National Police (NNP) and the Nicaraguan Ministry of Foreign Relations (MinRex) presented Poloff with details regarding a newly proposed "Code of Conduct" (Codigo de Conducta, or CdC in Spanish) to govern all aid [...]	2009-03-11 14:29:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR NU
09MANAGUA264	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, SPECIAL FORCES TRAINING [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Special Forces Training, during the month of May, 2009. The n [...]	2009-03-11 21:38:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA265	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CFAC - MOTOR POOL MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the CFAC Motor Pool Maintenance Operations course in Ft Bliss, Tex [...]	2009-03-11 21:39:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA273	NICARAGUA LIFTS BAN ON U.S. CATTLE, BEEF, AND BEEF BYPRODUCTS [...] (SBU) Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (MAGFOR) Ariel Bucardo told the Ambassador during a March 4 meeting that he had lifted a ban on the importation U.S. beef and live cattle. MAGFOR enacted the ban in 2003 when an animal infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy was discovered in t [...]	2009-03-13 17:17:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EAID ECON NU
09MANAGUA274	NICARAGUA: POINTS DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 22:13:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL NU
09MANAGUA275	NICARAGUA: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. POLICY IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 22:14:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS NU
09MANAGUA276	NICARAGUA'S OTHER SANDINISTAS: THE MRS' POSITION [...] (C) Summary: In hindsight after the November 2008 municipal elections, Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) President Enrique Saenz believes his party made the correct choice in supporting candidates opposed to the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN). MRS participation in the electio [...]	2009-03-13 22:54:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA284	NICARAGUA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Embassy Managua reports three international submarine fiber optic telecommunication cables, two in the Caribbean and one in the Pacific, parallel to Nicaragua's coasts and within the country's 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone. They are the Americas Region Caribbea [...]	2009-03-17 17:46:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG
09MANAGUA301	VISIT NICARAGUA! NO VISA NEEDED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On Friday, March 13, 2009, during a late-night event Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega signed a presidential decree relaxing visa requirements for foreigners seeking to visit Nicaragua. Initial media reports that Nicaragua was removing visa requirements for all countries appear [...]	2009-03-19 21:40:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG CVIS ASEC PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA303	NICARAGUA'S TAX COLLECTING REGIME [...] (C) Summary. Nicaragua,s income taxpayer base, despite impressive growth in collections during recent years, remains at less than 2% of the population. Very few Nicaraguans file income tax returns, but all are subject to the 15% Value Added Tax (IVA). Only 360 companies pay 90% of total inc [...]	2009-03-19 23:50:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA308	NICARAGUA: PANDEMIC AND AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: With no cases of the virulent H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) strain existing yet in the Americas, the Emergency Action Committee reviewed and approved the Mission Response Plan and Tripwires for Pandemic and Avian Influenza. The plan recognizes Nicaragua,s current i [...]	2009-03-23 13:17:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT ASEC KSAF KSEO SENV TBIO KFLU NU
09MANAGUA313	NICARAGUA: ATTRONEY GENERAL CLAIMS PROGRESS ON PROPERTY CLAIMS [...] (SBU) During the mid-year review of the 2008-09 waiver year, Attorney General Estrada took the opportunity to assert that he had fulfilled all of the commitments he made during the bilateral review, such the establishment of a Liaison Office, a committee to review claims in court, and a committ [...]	2009-03-23 22:25:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA314	VISIT NICARAGUA! DECREE TEXT AND REVISED COUNTRY [...] (U) Late on March 18, 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) released the official text of Decree 07-2009 that changed Nicaragua's visa policy. Our unofficial English translation appears below. The decree's fundamental change to Nicaragua's visa regime is that citizens from countries in "C [...]	2009-03-24 18:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS ASEC PGOV SMIG PREL NU
09MANAGUA318	NICARAGUAN EXPORTS DOWN 19% TO START 2009 [...] (U) Summary. Nicaraguan exports demonstrated their vulnerability to the global economic crisis, falling 19% during the first two months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, according to data compiled by the Nicaraguan Government. U.S. Department of Commerce data for January show decli [...]	2009-03-25 15:16:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR NU
09MANAGUA323	CODEL ENGEL VISITS NICARAGUA [...] (C) On February 18-20, Rep. Elliot Engel, Chair of the House Western Hemisphere Sub-Committee visited Nicaragua for meetings with the Nicaraguan government, opposition and civil society leaders, and to visit USAID assistance projects. Engel was accompanied by Representatives Jean Schmidt, Virg [...]	2009-03-26 17:59:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NU
09MANAGUA324	NICARAGUA: TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR SUFFERS MAJOR BLOWS [...] (U) Cone Denim announced on March 25 that the company would shutter its denim plant in Nicaragua indefinitely. A company executive reasoned that the supply chain for denim had not fully developed in Central America and, therefore, was unable to weather the decline in demand that has resulted f [...]	2009-03-27 12:55:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON NU
09MANAGUA328	NICARAGUA: DELIVERED U.S. CANDIDATE FOR OAS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 20:52:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL OAS IAHRC XM
09MANAGUA329	NICARAGUA: PSI INVITATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 20:54:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP NU
09MANAGUA339	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Joint Operations Training in Ft. Benning, GA, on April 20, [...]	2009-03-31 22:32:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA340	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, TIP TRAINING IN MANAGUA, NICARAGUA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the TIP Training in Managua, from April 15 - 16, 2009. The nam [...]	2009-03-31 22:33:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA341	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who haS been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the CFAC Motor Pool Maintenance Operations Course in Ft. Bliss, Te [...]	2009-03-31 22:33:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA342	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, II STEP TRAINING IN MANAGUA, NICARAGUA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the II Step Training in Managua, from May 11 - 15, 2009. The n [...]	2009-03-31 22:33:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA343	NICARAGUA: BANKERS REPORT STABILITY, BUT NO GROWTH [...] (C) Summary. Despite rumors of economic meltdown and possible capital flight, Nicaragua's highly dollarized banking sector appears to be holding its own. Officials from the Superintendent of Banks (SIBOIF) and the Central Bank as well as prominent banking executives tell us that liquidity i [...]	2009-03-31 23:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL PGOV NU
09MANAGUA344	NICARAGUA: GON REVERSES NULLIFICATIONS OF SETTLED CLAIMS [...] (SBU) During the March 26 Property Working Group meeting, Receba Zuniga, Coordinator of the Liaison Office for U.S. Citizen Claims, told us that the National Confiscations Review Commission reversed its notices to two U.S. citizens notifying them that their previously resolved claims had been ruled [...]	2009-04-01 13:57:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA354	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: MARCH 2009 [...] In March 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of seven Embassy registered property claims, including one claim previously dismissed under Decree 38 (1979). One claimant recovered her property through the courts and one claimant signed a leasing agreement with the Nic [...]	2009-04-02 17:52:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA358	CPC DEATH THREATS TO HUMAN & LABOR RIGHTS DEFENDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 26, Human Rights Defender and Labor Activist Alvaro Leiva Sanchez received a hand-written death threat signed by the Citizen Power Council (CPC) allegedly from Masaya. The note was addressed to Mr. Leiva's mother-in-law, but the death threat was directed against Mr. Leiv [...]	2009-04-03 16:42:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NU
09MANAGUA359	NICARAGUAN FISCAL PROCESS TRANSPARENT, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Per Ref A, Embassy Managua reports that Nicaragua is in compliance with Section 7088 (c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriation Act (SFOAA). The Nicaraguan budget is publicly available on the Ministry of Finance,s website, and is rev [...]	2009-04-03 16:56:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL NU
09MANAGUA36	INL MANAGUA PD&S PLAN FOR FY 2009 [...] INL Managua submits its fiscal year 2009 PD&S budget plan per reftel. 2. INL Managua's PD&S needs will increase due to the hire of two new INL Program Assistants, one focusing on budget management and the other on logistics management. Post anticipates increased travel costs as several n [...]	2009-01-13 18:35:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN NU
09MANAGUA369	NICARAGUA SOFA -- GON AGREES TO ONE-YEAR ROLL-OVER [...] (C) As noted in REF A, on August 8, 2008, AmEmbassy Managua and the Government of Nicaragua completed an exchange of diplomatic notes regarding the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and customs procedures for U.S. Forces in Nicaragua for exercises, visits and other cooperative activities durin [...]	2009-04-03 22:58:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL KTIA NU
09MANAGUA37	NICARAGUA: SAINTS AND SYMBOLS IN MUNICIPAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Daniel Ortega appears to be trying to use religious symbolism for political purposes, as part of his effort to consolidate control in Nicaragua. After following a strategy of co-opting Evangelical symbols in the Citizen Power Councils (CPCs) "prayer against hatred" camp [...]	2009-01-13 18:36:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NU
09MANAGUA375	NICARAGUA RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG 2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 19:28:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	KNNP PREL PARM NU
09MANAGUA387	NICARAGUA QUITS TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH EUROPEANS [...] (SBU) On April 1, Nicaragua withdrew from the seventh round of negotiations for an Association Agreement between the European Union and Central America. The Nicaraguan delegation was upset that this demand for a 60 billion euro compensation fund was not seriously considered by all parties. While Pr [...]	2009-04-08 19:53:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID ECON NU
09MANAGUA388	ORTEGA'S AGENDA FOR THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] (C) Summary. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is likely to use his participation in the Summit of the Americas to further his image as a world leader in opposition to the United States, press for an end to sanctions against Cuba, and seek increased financial aid without governance or democr [...]	2009-04-08 20:31:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NU
09MANAGUA389	NICARAGUA: SHOOTING ATTEMPT AGAINST ATTORNEY [...] (SBU) Summary: On the morning of April 6, an unknown assailant fired four gunshots at Attorney General Hernan Estrada near his residence in Managua. Two of the bullets grazed Estrada, but he only suffered minor injuries. Estrada held a press conference in the afternoon where he blamed religi [...]	2009-04-08 20:48:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR ECON EFIN EIND NU
09MANAGUA401	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PKO AMERICAS EXERCISE IN ARGENTINA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the PKO Americas Exercise in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from May [...]	2009-04-16 22:42:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA404	NICARAGUA: UNRESPONSIVE ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE AMERICAS [...] Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Nicaraguan Ministry of Foreign Relations (MINREX) desk officer for the Americas, Renee Morales. Morales promised to pass the information to her superiors, but gave no feedback on the substance of the proposed partnership. She was unaware of the final [...]	2009-04-17 21:48:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG SENV KSUM NU
09MANAGUA406	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, NICARAGUAN ARMY ESTADO MAYOR SCHOOL VISIT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will travel to Washington D.C. from May 31 to June 5, 2009. The names are [...]	2009-04-20 16:59:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA415	NICARAGUA: MISKITO ELDERS DECLARE "INDEPENDENCE," ELECT NEW LEADERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Miskito Council of Elders elected Reverend Hector Williams Padilla as a new "Wihta Tara" (Miskito for "Grand Judge") to be the leader of The Mosquito Coast. Immediately following his election, Williams proclaimed the independence of the Mosquito Coast, urged the formation of an arm [...]	2009-04-21 17:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NU
09MANAGUA416	NICARAGUA: REAL ESTATE: DEMAND FOR HOUSING DECLINES IN 2008 [...] (SBU) Housing developers and real estate brokers estimate that demand for residential housing not related to the tourism sector fell an estimated 35-50% in 2008, as compared to 2007. The primary reason behind the fall in demand for residential housing has been the tightening of local credit m [...]	2009-04-21 17:32:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV ECON NU
09MANAGUA42	NICARAGUA: BLUE LANTERN CASE NUMBER: 050137870: PRE-LICENSE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Econoff conducted a pre-license check on December 30, 2008, at the El Cazador gun store located on Avenida Iglesia El Calvario, Managua, Nicaragua. Econoff met with Carlos Melendez, general manager and one of the co-owners in the business. Melendez has been a co-owner since [...]	2009-01-14 15:54:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KOMC NU
09MANAGUA425	PRESIDENT ORTEGA: OBAMA IS A LIAR, THREATENS TO [...] (U) Summary: During an April 22 appearance on a Cuban talk show, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega discredited the Summit of the Americas (SOA) and stated that President Obama lied because he talked about change, but had maintained the Bush policies of freezing the Millennium Challenge Accoun [...]	2009-04-24 00:09:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ASEC EAID PROP NU CU
09MANAGUA432	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR LEADS DISCUSSION ON DONOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 15, Ambassador Callahan hosted ambassadors from Nicaragua's major European donor countries in a discussion about donor actions following the fraudulent outcome of the 2008 municipal elections (reftel) and the continued unwillingness of the GON to address the issue. The me [...]	2009-04-27 12:53:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV NU
09MANAGUA433	MERIDA INITIATIVE: NICARAGUA FORMALLY JOINS, BUT POLICE CHIEF GRANERA IN DIRE STRAITS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 23:06:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	NU PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR
09MANAGUA434	NICARAGUA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-28 00:48:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL NU
09MANAGUA443	NICARAGUA: CPCS RAN OUT OF PRAYERS OR MONEY? [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 2, 2009, after more than 210 days of illegally occupying Managua's key traffic rotundas to prevent opposition rallies, the "Prayer Against Hatred - Love is Stronger than Hate" faux religious protest ran out of prayers (see Reftel A and B). The campaign showed signs of fat [...]	2009-04-30 15:58:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NU
09MANAGUA447	ORTEGA ACCUSES EMBASSY OF CONSPIRACY, EXPULSION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. President Ortega's assertion that the U.S. Embassy is conspiring against him and that he is gathering information for an eventual response continue to be "topic A" in Managua. While independent media have responded with evident skepticism, various second-tier Sandinista offi [...]	2009-04-30 21:25:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV APER NU
09MANAGUA456	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SPECIAL 301 - NICARAGUA 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 13:50:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR NU
09MANAGUA465	NICARAGUA: GON UNDER PRESSURE TO RESOLVE CLAIMS [...] (SBU) During the April 30 Property Working Group meeting, Ruth Zapata, Head of the Office of Assessment and Indemnification, said the Government of Nicaragua (GON) is taking a more flexible approach to work on U.S. citizen claims. Rebeca Zuniga, Coordinator of the Liaison Office for U.S. Citiz [...]	2009-05-06 14:24:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA469	2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM: NICARAGUA SENDS PROTEST [...] (U) On May 4, we received dip note number MRE/0050/05/09 from Nicaragua Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) responding to the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism published on April 30. It was signed by Orlando Gomez, Director General for American Affairs. The Embassy's unofficial English transl [...]	2009-05-07 21:41:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC OVIP NU
09MANAGUA470	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, COUNTERDRUG OPERATIONS COURSE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Counterdrugs Operation Course from May 22 - July 9,2009 at [...]	2009-05-07 21:52:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA471	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CIVIL-MILITARY OPERATIONS COURSE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Civil-Military Operations Course at Ft. Benning, Georgia fr [...]	2009-05-07 21:53:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA472	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, DARE CONFERENCE, JULY 20-24, 2009 [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the DARE Conference in Orlando, Florida from July 20 - 24, 2009 [...]	2009-05-07 21:57:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA473	THE FSLN'S ATTEMPT TO DISCREDIT THE CATHOLIC [...] (C) Summary. On April 30, First Lady Rosario Murillo distributed a letter from presidential advisor Orlando Nunez to media outlets in which Nunez openly criticized Nicaragua's Catholic Church. According to Nunez, the Vatican considered the Nicaraguan church as one of the most corrupt in the [...]	2009-05-07 22:15:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS NU
09MANAGUA474	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, ILEA BORDER ENFORCEMENT TRAINING IN SAN SALVADOR [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the ILEA Border Enforcement Training in Sal Salvador, El Salvad [...]	2009-05-07 22:36:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA476	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: APRIL 2009 [...] In April 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of seven Embassy registered property claims, of which six had been dismissed under Decree 38 (1979). One of the claims was resolved through a land swap. There remain 599 unresolved registered property claims belonging to [...]	2009-05-08 15:59:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA496	NICARAGUA: TIMBER INDUSTRY AT A STANDSTILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Nicaraguan timber exports in 2008 reflected a complete collapse of the timber industry - a collapse that began in 2006 with the passage of Law 585 (known as the "Veda Forestal," or forestry ban),which included a logging ban and a moratorium on timber exports. Nicaragua's expor [...]	2009-05-18 18:30:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV ETRD EINV ECON NU
09MANAGUA501	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR TRIP TO RAAN OVERSHADOWED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 21 and 22 Ambassador Callahan traveled for the first time to Puerto Cabezas in Nicaragua's North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN). During his two-day trip, he met with opposition, religious and indigenous leaders, held a press conference, and inaugurated a USAID-funded [...]	2009-05-19 16:58:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM OTRA NU
09MANAGUA507	LIBERTAD ACT: NICARAGUAN RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's association with the Cuban regime spans several decades. Since Ortega returned to power in January 2007, Nicaragua has re-established close relations with Cuba, especially through common membership in the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA). [...]	2009-05-20 16:40:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL ECON CU NU
09MANAGUA520	NICARAGUA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY - PATIENCE RUNNING [...] (C) Director General for American Affairs and Protocol Chief Orlando Gomez met with PolCouns on May 13 to review Nicaragua's participation at the Summit of the Americas (SOA),U.S.-Nicaraguan bilateral relations, and the Ortega administration's foreign policy priorities. Gomez reported that t [...]	2009-05-22 17:09:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID NU
09MANAGUA522	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE COURSE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Aircraft Maintenance Course in Lackland AFB, TX, from June [...]	2009-05-22 19:14:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA524	TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT OVER MINIMUM WAGE RAISE, BUT REFORM STILL LOOMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 14, a tripartite commission of industry, labor and government representatives reached an agreement over the next minimal wage hike for Nicaraguan workers. This is the first time in four previous rounds (see reftel B) that all three parties reached agreement without the Mini [...]	2009-05-26 17:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV NU
09MANAGUA525	NICARAGUA: STILL NO CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1 [...] (U) Summary: As of May 26, 2009, Nicaragua has reported no confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza. In response to the H1N1 epidemic, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) is implementing its National Plan for Prevention of and Response to Human Influenza Epidemic, focusing on surveillance at ports of ent [...]	2009-05-26 17:44:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSAF ECON AMED CASC ASEC NU
09MANAGUA534	NICARAGUA: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK BLEAK FOR 2009 [...] (C) Businessmen and economists gathered for the Ambassador's May 15 roundtable focused their discussion on the global economic crisis, the Nicaraguan political crisis, and deficit financing. One local economist predicted that the economy would contract by 1%. A banking executive noted that f [...]	2009-05-29 19:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR NU
09MANAGUA537	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR WARNS GON, PROPERTY WAIVER NOT A SURE THING [...] (SBU) On May 22, Ambassador Callahan met with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos and Attorney General Hernan Estrada to express serious concerns regarding how U.S. citizen property claims are being handled during the 2008-09 waiver year. He addressed issues such as cooperation, claims under GON control [...]	2009-06-01 13:47:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON NU
09MANAGUA54	NICARAGUA: 2009 BUDGET REMAINS ELUSIVE [...] (U) Summary. The GON remains without an approved 2009 budget as a result of the political stalemate in the Nicaraguan National Assembly (ref A). Finance Minister Alberto Guevara presented President Ortega's budget to the National Assembly back in October, but since then it has lingered in th [...]	2009-01-14 20:01:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA541	GOVERNMENT MANUAL SEEKS TO SILENCE CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Summary: The Ortega government is drafting a new manual that it states would facilitate the administrative process for international non-government organizations (NGOs) to operate in Nicaragua, but admits the manual will make clear that foreign funds should not be used for "political purp [...]	2009-06-01 22:53:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA542	NICARAGUA: GON SEEKS MORE USG COOPERATION ON ADVANCING U.S. CITIZEN PROPERTY CLAIMS [...] (SBU) During the May 28 Property Working Group meeting, Ruth Zapata, Head of the Office of Assessment and Indemnification, requested Embassy assistance in encouraging U.S. citizen claimants to settle 35 claims with final offers before the end of this waiver year. Jeanette Garcia, President of [...]	2009-06-02 15:05:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA545	NICARAGUA: GON SEEKS MORE USG COOPERATION ON ADVANCING U.S. [...] (SBU) During the May 28 Property Working Group meeting, Ruth Zapata, Head of the Office of Assessment and Indemnification, requested Embassy assistance in encouraging U.S. citizen claimants to settle 35 claims with final offers before the end of this waiver year. Jeanette Garcia, President of [...]	2009-06-02 15:08:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA552	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: MAY 2009 [...] In May 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of seven Embassy registered property claims. There remain 592 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 284 U.S. citizens in the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved [...]	2009-06-03 16:58:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA554	CIVIL SOCIETY CALLS FOR ELECTORAL REFORM, [...] (C) Summary: Nearly seven months after Nicaragua's fraudulent municipal elections, civil society continues to call on the Government of Nicaragua (GON) to address the fraud and restore people's confidence in the country's electoral system. On May 28, over 100 civil society associations held [...]	2009-06-03 22:10:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA557	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CFAC LIGISTICS COURSE IN COBAN, GUATEMALA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who haS been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the CFAC Logistics Course from June 17-26, 2009. The name is list [...]	2009-06-04 16:45:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA559	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, ILEA, RISK MANAGEMENT TRAINING IN SAN SALVADOR [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the ILEA, Risk Management Training from July 19-25, 2009. The [...]	2009-06-04 17:21:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU

09MANAGUA560	AMBASSADOR WARNS NICARAGUAN OFFICIALS AGAIN, RHETORIC HURTS [...] (SBU) On June 3, 2008, the Ambassador hosted lunch for Alvaro Baltodano, Presidential Delegate for Investment Promotion, and other members of his investment team. Baltodano recognized the important role the Pathways to Prosperity initiative plays in providing a framework for regional cooperati [...]	2009-06-05 15:12:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID ECON NU
09MANAGUA562	NICARAGUA TELECOM SECTOR: MARKET OPEN, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The head of Nicaragua's telecommunications regulator, TELCOR (Instituto Nicaraguense de Telecomunicaciones y Correos),announced in April 2009 that it would begin consultations to reform Nicaragua's telecom legislation, known as Law 200. As currently drafted, Law 200 fails to [...]	2009-06-05 19:50:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON EINV ETRD TINT NU
09MANAGUA571	NICARAGUA: IMF REPRESENTATIVE ON BUDGET SUPPORT, [...] (C) The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Resident Representative in Nicaragua told the Ambassador on June 4 that the IMF is negotiating with the Nicaraguan Government (GON) and other international financial institutions to provide $85 million in direct budget support for the Ortega Administ [...]	2009-06-09 22:14:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV NU
09MANAGUA574	NICARAGUA: 2009 EXPROPRIATION REPORT [...] (U) This cable provides proposed language for the Nicaragua chapter of the 2009 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. Embassy will e-mail a comprehensive annex with details of confiscated property claims by June 15 per reftel request. 2. (U) Property claims resolutions in [...]	2009-06-11 15:31:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE OPIC CASC NU
09MANAGUA576	ORTEGA PROVIDES ASYLUM TO PERUVIAN INDIGENOUS LEADER [...] (SBU) On June 9, Tomas Borge, Nicaragua's Ambassador to Peru, announced that President Daniel Ortega would grant asylum to Peruvian indigenous leader Alberto Pizango. The Nicaraguan government argued that Pizango was a victim of political persecution and granted him asylum based on humanitar [...]	2009-06-11 18:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KHUM KDEM PE NU
09MANAGUA579	NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) On June 9, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Steadman Fagoth, Nicaragua's International Whaling Commission (IWC) Commissioner and Executive President of the National Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (INPESCA). Fagoth has not decided if he will attend the IWC's 2009 annual meeting [...]	2009-06-11 21:07:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC NU
09MANAGUA599	ORTEGA RESPONDS TO MCC CANCELLATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Responding to the decision of the Board of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to partially terminate Nicaragua's compact assistance, President Daniel Ortega accused the USG of using aid programs to interfere in Nicaragua's internal affairs and promote its own political [...]	2009-06-16 22:15:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID NU
09MANAGUA600	CPC UPDATE: COLLECTING GARBAGE & ELECTRIC BILLS, GIVING SWINE-FLU REFERRALS, AND STEALING PUBLIC LAND AND JOBS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) political party and its Citizen Power Councils (CPCs) continue to embed themselves into the fabric of Nicaraguan life. In addition to being behind recent public attacks against NGOs and serving as the primary distribution points for [...]	2009-06-17 18:53:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NU
09MANAGUA602	NICARAGUA GOVERNMENT ATTACKS SECTION 527 PROPERTY CLAIMS RESOLUTION PROCESS [...] (SBU) President Daniel Ortega has announced plans to send a delegation to Washington to discuss Nicaragua's Section 527 (of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995) property claims resolution process with members of Congress. Ortega complained that compensating U.S. [...]	2009-06-17 22:06:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA603	NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT RENEWS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: A Managua judge announced on June 11 that he would hold hearings June 22-26 regarding accusations that 39 people committed "crimes against the economy of the country, fraud, and influence peddling" in connection with the 2001 government bailout of four Nicaraguan banks. The list o [...]	2009-06-17 23:18:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECON NU
09MANAGUA621	NICARAGUAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES COASTAL LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Assembly unanimously approved a coastal law to regulate the use of Nicaragua's shoreline and maritime areas. This final bill was drafted in close consultation with the private sector, which sought to protect private property rights and develop the tourism industry. [...]	2009-06-23 19:16:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV ECON NU
09MANAGUA625	NICARAGUA: EMBEZZLEMENT CRIPPLES MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION [...] (C) Throughout the last year, U.S. and other international investors have been embroiled in a bitter dispute over control of the Board of Directors of one of the largest and most successful microfinance institutions in Nicaragua, the Association for the Development of Small, Medium and Micro [...]	2009-06-23 22:32:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV NU
09MANAGUA626	RADIO STATION SHUTDOWN APPEARS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED [...] (SBU) On June 19, 2009, armed "technicians" representing Nicaragua's telecommunications regulator (Instituto Nicaraguense de Telecomunicaciones y Correos, TELCOR) and Nicaraguan customs (DGA) seized $6,000 to $10,000 worth of broadcasting equipment from radio station La Ley in Sebaco, Matagalpa (ap [...]	2009-06-23 23:06:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECPS ECON EAID NU
09MANAGUA642	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CIVIL-MILITARY OPS TRAINING [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Civil-Military Ops Training from July 15 - September 16,200 [...]	2009-06-29 15:30:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA643	NICARAGUA: ORTEGA CUTS SPENDING AT IMF BEHEST, BUT DEFICIT INCREASES [...] (C) On June 22, IMF Resident Representative Humberto Arbulu Neira told the Ambassador that Nicaragua has a "60 percent" chance of obtaining IMF budget support for 2009 and 2010. To improve the odds, Arbulu said that Nicaragua must cut expenditures from the 2009 budget. In line with the IMF [...]	2009-06-29 16:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID NU
09MANAGUA646	NICARAGUA: SCENE SETTER FOR USNS COMFORT VISIT [...] (C) Commodore Negus, your visit to Nicaragua on July 3 through 14 comes at an auspicious time and into a challenging political environment with a government that is suspicious and critical of the USG, even as the Nicaraguan public remains fundamentally pro-US. Troubling phenomena include: eco [...]	2009-06-29 22:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA647	AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES DOL PROGRAM AGAINST CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Summary: On Friday, June 12, Ambassador Callahan traveled to the Department of Jinotega to inaugurate a $5 million Department of Labor (DOL) program which will combat child labor at coffee plantations in Jinotega and Madriz. The program, called ENTERATE (Combating the Worst Forms of Child [...]	2009-06-29 22:34:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB NU
09MANAGUA648	AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES DOL PROGRAM AGAINST CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Summary: On Friday, June 12, Ambassador Callahan traveled to the Department of Jinotega to inaugurate a $5 million Department of Labor (DOL) program which will combat child labor at coffee plantations in Jinotega and Madriz. The program, called ENTERATE (Combating the Worst Forms of Child [...]	2009-06-29 22:35:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB NU
09MANAGUA659	GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CONFIDENT NICARAGUA WILL GET A SECTION 527 WAIVER [...] (SBU) During the June 25 Property Working Group meeting, Ruth Zapata, Head of the Office of Assessment and Indemnification (OCI),suggested that the case of U.S. citizen Juan Barreto would not likely be resolved this waiver year because he had requested additional land surveys. Rebeca Zuniga, [...]	2009-07-02 14:25:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA663	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CFAC MAINTENANCE COURSE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the CFAC Maintenance Course from July 26 - August 17,2009 in G [...]	2009-07-02 21:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA672	NICARAGUA: ARMS/SECURITY TEAMS ABOARD MERCHANT VESSELS [...] (U) On July 1, Econoff and visiting U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) International Port Security Liaison Officer delivered reftel demarche to representatives of Nicaragua's three port and maritime security agencies, the National Port Agency (EPN),the Ministry of Transportation's Office of Aquatic Tran [...]	2009-07-08 22:39:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ASEC MARR PARM PREL PHSA ECON NU
09MANAGUA680	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JUNE 2009 [...] In June 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of nine Embassy registered property claims. A U.S. citizen claimant also withdrew one claim because he did not have sufficient documents to support his case. There remain 582 unresolved registered property claims belonging [...]	2009-07-09 22:06:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA683	NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT PLANS PILGRIMAGE TO IMF HEADQUARTERS [...] (C) In his farewell call on the Ambassador, Humberto Arbulu-Neira, the outgoing IMF Resident Representative in Nicaragua, said that he now only gives the GON a 30 percent chance of successfully negotiating a budget support program with the IMF, due to the GON's failure to enact pension reform [...]	2009-07-10 21:25:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV NU
09MANAGUA694	NICARAGUA SECTION 527 WAIVER OBSERVATIONS [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in Paragraph 23. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Post recommends that the Secretary issue an annual waiver to Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1994/1995 for the Government of Nicaragua (GON). Between August 1, 2008, and June 30 [...]	2009-07-14 20:06:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA695	NICARAGUAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES LOW-INCOME HOUSING LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Assembly approved a housing law to provide affordable housing for low-income families and overcome a housing shortage throughout Nicaragua. Foreign and local property owners are concerned about language in the law that would appear to allow the Government of Nicaragua (G [...]	2009-07-14 21:23:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV ECON NU
09MANAGUA703	NICARAGUA: CIVAIR DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COCESNA [...] (U) On July 14, Embassy officials delivered reftel demarche to Nicaraguan Transport Minister Pablo Fernando Martinez and to the Institute of Civil Aviation's (INAC) legal advisor, Leonel Duarte. We urged Minister Martinez and Mr. Duarte to advise the Central American Corporation for Air Navig [...]	2009-07-15 22:01:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KTIA NU
09MANAGUA706	NICARAGUA: GON RESOLVES PROPERTY CASE FOR DOMINGO CALERO [...] (SBU) On July 13, U.S. citizen claimant Domingo Calero signed a settlement document, or "finiquito," for the equivalent of $750,000 in the form of indemnification bonds (BPIs) to resolve his four property claims. Mr. Calero's claims had been previously dismissed by the Government of Nicaragua [...]	2009-07-16 19:29:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV NU
09MANAGUA711	NICARAGUA: CIVIL AVIATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives of airlines that fly from Nicaragua to the United States met at the Embassy on July 9 for the Deputy Chief of Mission's quarterly Civil Aviation Roundtable. Continental, Delta, and TACA airlines attended, and they described worsening relations with the Nicaragua [...]	2009-07-17 20:16:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR ETRD NU
09MANAGUA712	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, ILLICIT ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE IN FLORIDA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Illicit Activities Conference in Miami, Florida from August 17 [...]	2009-07-17 20:29:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA713	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PKO AMERICAS EXERCISE (STAGE III) IN GUATEMALA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the PKO Americas Exercise (Stage III) in Coban, Guatemala from [...]	2009-07-17 20:29:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA714	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, VARIOUS PKO COURSES IN GUATEMALA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend various PKO Courses in Coban, Guatemala from August 17 - Decemb [...]	2009-07-17 20:29:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA723	NICARAGUA: GON RESOLVES PROPERTY CASE FOR LIANA WOYWOD [...] (SBU) On July 17, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported that U.S. citizen claimant Liana Woywod recovered her property confiscated by the GON in 1979. The recovery of confiscated property by the original owner is a rare accomplishment in Nicaragua. Including Mrs. Woywod's claim, the GON [...]	2009-07-23 17:38:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV NU
09MANAGUA753	NICARAGUA: HONDURAN CRISIS HURTING NICARAGUAN ECONOMY [...] (SBU) The Honduran crisis has adversely affected Nicaragua's economy during the last two weeks. Private industry representatives complain that closures and/or delays at major Nicaraguan-Honduran border crossings have resulted in a loss of nearly $3 million per day in exports, and have delayed [...]	2009-08-03 15:17:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA754	NICARAGUA: 2009 ECONOMIC INDICATORS BLEAK SO FAR [...] (U) Key Nicaraguan economic indicators from the first quarter of 2009 forecasted a challenging future for the rest of the year. Not surprisingly, remittances from Nicaraguans working abroad have suffered declines given the economic slowdown in the United States. Imports and exports have both s [...]	2009-08-03 16:41:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA757	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, TRANSNATIONAL THREATS TO SOVEREIGNTY COURSE IN SAN SALVADOR [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Transnational Threats to Sovereignty Course in San Salvador [...]	2009-08-04 18:11:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA767	AMB. LLORENS JULY 30 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA IN MANAGUA [...] (C) Summary. In a private, one hour one-on-one meeting followed by a two-hour meeting with members of Zelaya's cabinet, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Llorens urged President Manuel Zelaya to go on a diplomatic offensive, including travel to the U.S. and Mexico, and help bring the Honduras crisi [...]	2009-08-04 22:26:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NU HO
09MANAGUA781	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, CYBERCRIME CONFERENCE IN PANAMA CITY [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Cybercrime Conference in Panama City, Panama from August 25 [...]	2009-08-06 22:08:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA787	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, MARKSMANSHIP & OFFICER BOARDING COURSE IN BLUEFIELDS, NICARAGUA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Marksmanship & Officer Boarding course in Bluefields, Nicaragu [...]	2009-08-07 22:22:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA788	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, LATIN AMERICAN CADET INITIATIVE (LACI) [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will participate in the Latin American Cadet Initiative (LACI) in Washingto [...]	2009-08-07 22:22:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA789	NICARAGUA: NEVER LOOK A GIFT BUS UNDER THE HOOD [...] (SBU) On August 2, the first of 130 Russian buses began to transit the roads of Nicaragua. Several months ago, President Ortega announced that Russia had donated the buses -- at an event where he also blamed United States policies for having impoverished Nicaragua. A financial cooperative fun [...]	2009-08-11 15:02:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELTN ETRD ECON NU
09MANAGUA79	BROOKLYN RIVERA SHOT - ALMOST [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 27 an angry Miskito Indian shot at Yatama party leader and North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) National Assembly Deputy Brooklyn Rivera during a campaign visit to Kuamwatla. While Rivera's life was spared, the incident reveals the evaporating support he has among [...]	2009-01-16 21:32:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NU
09MANAGUA794	FSLN CONTINUES ACTS OF VIOLENCE TO INTIMIDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: As has become customary with non-governmental organizations' sponsored public events, on August 8 FSLN mobs attacked members of civil society who attempted to assemble peacefully. Over 500 members of the Coordinadora Civil (CC, a network of left-of-center civil society organiza [...]	2009-08-12 17:25:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC KDEM NU
09MANAGUA795	LOGISTICS SHARING (ACSA): NICARAGUA READY TO SIGN [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 4 for action. 2. (U) On August 4, we received diplomatic correspondence (letter MRE/DGA-AN/0092/08/09) from the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry (MINREX) responding to our request (diplomatic note number 2008-280, dated 12 December 2008) to conclu [...]	2009-08-12 19:49:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR OPDC PREL MOPS NU
09MANAGUA797	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JULY 2009 [...] In July 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of five Embassy registered property claims. These five claims were counted during the 2008-2009 Section 527 waiver period. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-issued [...]	2009-08-12 20:23:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA799	HIGHER GROWTH IN NICARAGUA'S TOURISM SECTOR IN 2009 [...] (SBU) The Nicaraguan Tourism Institute (INTUR) reported that the tourism industry grew 10 percent during the first half of 2009, up from 8 percent growth during the same period in 2008. Some industry experts believe that INTUR's data, however, may not be accurate because it does not distinguis [...]	2009-08-13 13:37:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV NU
09MANAGUA802	ORTEGA ANNOUNCES FSLN-LED GROUPS RESPONSIBLE FOR [...] (C) Summary: On August 6, and in the presence of the 109 FSLN mayors, President Daniel Ortega launched the "Great National Consultation on Municipal Budgets." This program calls on all Nicaraguans to participate in the party's Citizen Power Council (CPC) system to develop (and even "decide") [...]	2009-08-13 18:05:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID NU
09MANAGUA806	NICARAGUA FY2010 FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM REQUEST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Nicaragua (GON) has requested a $4.8 million FY2010 government-to-government U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food for Progress (FFP) program to continue work with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAGFOR) to improve Nicaragua's sanitary and phytosa [...]	2009-08-17 17:06:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR NU CS
09MANAGUA828	THE NICARAUGAN LABOR MOVEMENT: FRAGMENTED AND POLITICIZED [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 21:30:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PHUM NU
09MANAGUA831	NICARAGUAN FOREIGN MINISTER: U.S. BEHIND [...] (C) Summary. On August 5, Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos to discuss the ongoing Honduras crisis, Nicaragua's efforts to secure international lending, and bilateral relations. Santos acknowledged that Nicaragua's financial situation had worsened severely, threatening key s [...]	2009-08-21 21:48:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EFIN NU
09MANAGUA834	NICARAGUA: RESPONSE TO BUDGET TRANSPARENCY DEMARCHE [...] (U) In response to Ref A demarche on budget transparency, Ovidio Reyes, Director of Fiscal and Economic Affairs, GON Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, told econoffs on August 13 that the national budget of Nicaragua is available on the Finance Ministry's website and is published in the Ni [...]	2009-08-24 22:22:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NU VZ
09MANAGUA835	HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF: FSLN LABOR MOVEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-25 16:00:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PHUM NU
09MANAGUA836	FSLN YOUTH GROUPS COUNTER "OPPOSITION" YOUTH PROTESTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-25 18:43:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA837	NICARAGUAN OPPOSITION UNITY EFFORTS: A PROMISING [...] (C) Summary. For the first time in nearly a year, serious efforts are underway to foster opposition unity ahead of Nicaragua's 2011 national elections. The goal of these efforts is to encourage the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC),led by ex-President Arnoldo Aleman, and the Independent Lib [...]	2009-08-25 21:31:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA84	NICARAGUA: ON THE EVE OF RAAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the eve of the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) January 18 municipal elections, contacts described conditions as tense. The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party ran an aggressive, well-funded campaign, while other parties, such as the Liberal Constitutiona [...]	2009-01-21 14:04:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NU
09MANAGUA845	NICARAGUAN DEMOCRACY & INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 9 in Puerto Cabezas in Nicaragua's North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN),Miskito indigenous leader and democracy defender Marcela Davis was shot and wounded by Nicaraguan National Police (NNP) during a protest by Miskito lobster divers over falling lobster prices. The [...]	2009-08-27 15:06:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI ELAB EFIS KWMN NU
09MANAGUA849	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: RSO, LATIN AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR (LALEEDS) IN QUANTICO, VIRGINIA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Latin American Law Enforcement Executive Development Semina [...]	2009-08-28 14:04:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA853	FIRINGS AT FAMILY MINISTRY BAD NEWS FOR ADOPTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 18, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) carried out massive firings at the Ministry of the Family (MIFAMILIA),decimating the units responsible for adoptions and the welfare of children. Post fears that cooperation with the GON will deteriorate on adoptions and sensitive chil [...]	2009-08-28 20:25:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC KOCI PGOV ELAB PHUM NU
09MANAGUA854	NICARAGUA: SCENE SETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER [...] (C) General Fraser, your visit to Nicaragua on September 1 and 2 comes at a moment when we face a challenging political environment here with a government that is suspicious and critical of the USG, even as the Nicaraguan public remains fundamentally pro-US. Troubling phenomena include: econom [...]	2009-08-28 23:03:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL MOPS MARR NU
09MANAGUA859	NICARAGUA'S REGIONAL ELECTIONS - THE MORE THINGS [...] (C) Summary: On July 30, Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) established the election calendar for the Atlantic coast's regional elections, which will take place March 7, 2010. The corrupt CSE magistrates who manipulated the system and were complicit in the massive fraud in the Novem [...]	2009-08-31 21:29:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA868	NASA HYTHIRM PROJECT: NICARAGUA DENIES OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE [...] (U) ON Thursday, August 27, we were informed by the Office of American Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Relations (MINREX) that Nicaragua would not grant a flight or transit clearance for the U.S. Navy P3 operating in support of the upcoming DISCOVERY shuttle mission as sought per REFTEL. 2. ( [...]	2009-09-02 13:07:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TSPL PREL NU
09MANAGUA869	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: DEA MONEY LAUNDERING CONFERENCE IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the DEA Money Laundering Conference in San Jose, Costa Rica fro [...]	2009-09-02 15:12:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA871	GON NON-COOPERATION ON FARC ARMS SMUGGLING CASE [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a series of communications and meetings between June 17 and June 19, various senior-level officials of the Government of Nicaragua (GON) refused to cooperate with a routine USG request for the transfer of evidence pertinent to an on-going Department of Justice (DOJ) investigat [...]	2009-09-02 15:54:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	PGOV SNAR PTER PREL NU
09MANAGUA877	NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT EXPROPRIATES AMCIT PROPERTY [...] (SBU) Three U.S. citizens claim to own 41.66% of the property where an open-air landfill known as "La Chureca" is located along the shore of Lake Managua. In July 2009, the Office of the Attorney General published a resolution in the Official Gazette expropriating the land on which the landfil [...]	2009-09-03 13:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON CASC NU
09MANAGUA886	NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE FOR NICARAGUA: ORTEGA READS LIVE ON RADIO [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-04 21:50:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP NU
09MANAGUA888	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: AUGUST 2009 [...] In August 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of one Embassy registered property claim. Two claimants also withdrew two separate claims from the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-issued i [...]	2009-09-08 18:48:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA889	NICARAGUA - FEEDBACK ON ECPA AND RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (U) Summary: Econoffs met recently with Vice Minister of Energy and Mines Lorena Lanza to encourage Nicaraguan participation in the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) and to solicit feedback on the Americas Energy and Climate Symposium in Lima. Lanza generally agreed with U [...]	2009-09-08 20:47:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ECON NU
09MANAGUA891	SANDINISTA LABOR UNION PROTESTS AGAINST DANIEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 21, approximately three hundred union members from the Central Sandinista de Trabajadores (CST),the smaller of Nicaragua's two principal Sandinista party-affiliated labor confederations, protested in front of President Daniel Ortega's residence/headquarters. They calle [...]	2009-09-08 22:00:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM NU
09MANAGUA899	NICARAGUA: TVRPA LIST OF CHILD LABOR PRODUCTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 14:55:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI NU
09MANAGUA9	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: DECEMBER 2008 [...] In December 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not report the resolution of any Embassy registered property claims. There remain 616 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 293 U.S. citizens in the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have i [...]	2009-01-07 14:46:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA900	NICARAGUA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH SESSION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 16:15:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC NU
09MANAGUA902	NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT SEEKS USE OF U.S. LAW TO AVOID [...] (SBU) During the August 27 Property Working Group meeting, Government of Nicaragua (GON)officials told us they were reviewing 26 U.S. citizen claims to determine whether they met the criteria established in Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995. T [...]	2009-09-11 16:57:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA907	NICARAGUA PASSES RETIREES AND RESIDENTS LAW TO BOOST FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) The National Assembly approved a foreign retirees and residents law to promote Nicaragua as a retirement destination. The law was drafted in close consultation with the private sector, which sought legislation that would provide a stimulus to the construction, real estate, and tourism indust [...]	2009-09-16 21:30:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV ECON NU
09MANAGUA910	PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT ORTEGA [...] Summary. On September 4, Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams met with President Daniel Ortega to review the work of the Peace Corps in Nicaragua as well as to provide observations from his September 2-4 visit and to discuss areas for future cooperation. After expressing concern about the ong [...]	2009-09-17 18:48:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OVIP PGOV EAID NU
09MANAGUA912	DEATH TO THE YANQUI - ORTEGA LAMBASTES U.S. AT [...] (U) On September 12, Nicaragua conducted ceremonies to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Nicaraguan Army. Ambassador Callahan, Major General Keith Huber, U.S. Army South, Brigadier General Dominic Cariello, Wisconsin National Guard, USMILGRP, and the Marine Marching Platoo [...]	2009-09-17 22:04:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NU
09MANAGUA913	NICARAGUA AND ABKHAZIA ESTABLISH FORMAL DIPLOMATIC TIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 10, 2009, more than a year after Nicaragua was the only country (besides Russia) to recognize the "independence" of the breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia, the two countries have now signed agreements to establish formal diplomatic relations. The agreement also [...]	2009-09-18 18:26:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU GG NU PBTS
09MANAGUA914	NICARAUGA: PRISON PROTEST & POLICE ABUSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: New cases of degrading and discriminatory treatment in Nicaragua,s prisons are back in the news. On September 8, a complaint was filed against an Atlantic Coast police chief for violating a juvenile prisoner's human rights by forbidding him to defecate. On September 9, five female [...]	2009-09-21 13:48:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI NU
09MANAGUA916	NICARAUGA: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS UNDER ATTACK AGAIN... [...] (C) SUMMARY: Freedom of the press in Nicaragua remains under attack by President Daniel Ortega's ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN). The party has sought to amend journalism laws in an effort to discourage, if not outright censor, media reports critical of Ortega and the party [...]	2009-09-21 13:53:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PLAB PHUM NU
09MANAGUA919	NICARAGUA: TIP TIER 2 WATCHLIST ACTION PLAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 20:41:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN NU
09MANAGUA920	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, OUTBOARD MOTOR MAINTENANCE COURSE IN GULFPORT, MS [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Outboard Motor Maintenance Course in Gulfport, MS from Octo [...]	2009-09-21 20:42:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA921	NICARAGUA: GON CONFISCATES U.S. CITIZEN PROPERTY [...] (SBU) In March 2009, U.S. citizen Lidia Mayorga received information that the Government of Nicaragua (GON) had confiscated her property and offered her indemnification bonds (BPIs) as compensation. The Attorney General's Office claims that the law allows the GON to settle her case -- even tho [...]	2009-09-22 13:41:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV NU
09MANAGUA922	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend MS-13 Gang Task Force trainings in Virginia, North Carolina, Ca [...]	2009-09-22 18:23:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA929	NICARAGUA: BANCENTRO DENIES ROLE IN MICROFINANCE [...] (C) Summary: In a conversation with the DCM and Econcouns on September 18, BANCENTRO Managing Director Julio Cardenas defended his bank's handling of microfinance institution ACODEP's accounts in the wake of allegation that a former ACODEP president embezzled more than $3 million from the micr [...]	2009-09-24 21:41:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON NU
09MANAGUA934	NICARAGUA: APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE - FAMA, PROMUJER, BANEX, FDL [...] (SBU) The following information is provided in response to Ref A seeking Embassy Managua comments on OPIC's plans to provide financing to Banco del Exito (BANEX),FAMA, PROMUJER, and FDL, through its Microfinance Growth Fund (MIGROF). 2. (SBU) The microfinance industry is under threat in Nic [...]	2009-09-28 17:25:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN EAID ECON PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA935	NICARAGUA: REGIONAL ELECTION ALIANCES FORMED, FSLN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 17, Nicaragua's Supreme Election Council (CSE) published the list of authorized political alliances for the March 7, 2010 Regional Elections in the Atlantic Coast. There will be four main political alliances and three Christian/Evangelical parties will run independen [...]	2009-09-28 18:53:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NU
09MANAGUA939	NICARAGUA: GON AGENCIES SEEK BETTER COOPERATION ON IPR [...] (SBU) Government of Nicaraguan (GON) officials have told us they are focused on improving interagency cooperation to increase intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement efforts against copyright and trademark infringement, but working with judges remain a challenge. Nicaraguan National Pol [...]	2009-09-28 20:18:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR USTR NU
09MANAGUA941	NICARAGUAN MICROFINANCE: A SECTOR IN CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. Nicaragua's microfinance (MFI) sector, a vital source of finance for economic development, is under siege. A decline in credit availability as a result of the global financial crisis, the continuing and very serious "No Pago" (No Payment) movement, and a drought that is causing [...]	2009-09-28 21:44:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV NU
09MANAGUA947	NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT CANCELS U.S. WIND ENERGY PROJECT [...] (C) On August 27, the Ministry of Energy and Mining (MEM) revoked the provisional license it issued to U.S. - Guatemalan - Nicaragua consortium AMAYO for the installation of wind turbines near the Costa Rican border. MEM announced that it had revoked the license because the consortium had beg [...]	2009-09-29 19:07:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON NU
09MANAGUA949	NICARAGUA: APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE - PROCREDIT [...] (SBU) The following information is provided in response to Ref A seeking Embassy Managua's comments on OPIC's plans to provide financing to Banco ProCredit Nicaragua via a subordinated loan to ProCredit Holdings A.G. ("PCH"). 2. (SBU) The microfinance industry is under threat in Nicaragua. [...]	2009-09-29 21:37:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN EAID ECON PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA953	NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT PROMISES BETTER TRANSPARENCY IN [...] (SBU) During the September 24 Property Working Group meeting, Government of Nicaragua (GON) promised better transparency on U.S. claims that have exhausted their appeals in the administrative process. Econoff pressed officials for more information on U.S. claims that were allegedly not filed w [...]	2009-09-30 18:35:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA959	NICARAGUA'S INDEPENDENT RADIOS FACING POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PRESSURE [...] (SBU) Summary: Independent radio, like other independent media outlets, faces increasing political pressure from the Ortega government, including vandalism by Sandinista activists and revocation of broadcast licenses. This growing political pressure, combined with plummeting advertising reve [...]	2009-10-01 20:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECPS ECON EAID NU
09MANAGUA963	REQUEST TO RENEW AUTHORIZATION OF CASH PAYMENTS IN EXCESS OF $3,000 [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 5 FOR ACTION. 2. (U) Post appreciates RM's cooperation in 2008 in granting a 12-month waiver under 4 FAH-3 H-394.2-1 Cash Payment Limitation for specific INL operations involving cash payments in excess of USD 3,000, allowing cash payments o [...]	2009-10-02 17:55:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFIN ABUD AMGT SNAR NU
09MANAGUA975	NICARAGUA: ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES NEW REGULATION TO [...] (SBU) The Government of Nicaragua (GON) has issued a regulation stating that property claimants have 45 days to provide their mailing addresses to the Attorney General's Office. The GON claims that this regulation was necessary because the Attorney General's Office had been unable to notify cl [...]	2009-10-08 20:16:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA976	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: SEPTEMBER [...] In September 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of five Embassy registered property claims. Three claimants also withdrew a total of six claims from the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government [...]	2009-10-08 20:25:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAMA100	BAHRAIN'S FM TO ATTEND MARCH 2 CONFERENCE IN SHARM [...] (SBU) CDA discussed reftel with MFA U/S Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa February 18. Shaikh Abdulaziz said Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa would attend the March 2 Sharm Al-Shaikh conference on Gaza relief. The FM would announce new Bahraini assistance still to be determined, [...]	2009-02-19 12:31:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG EFIN PHUM BA
09MANAMA101	BAHRAIN: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 12:50:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP BA
09MANAMA102	BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE ON IRAN, QATAR, AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's Crown Prince said developments in the region had strengthened radicals, and urged the USG to show Qatar that there were "consequences" for unhelpful policy choices. End summary. 2. (C) Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman discussed Iran, Qatar, and the Israeli-Palestinian [...]	2009-02-19 13:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MARR IR QA BA
09MANAMA107	EMBASSY MANAMA'S INPUT FOR BAHRAIN TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Bahrain's government demonstrated a commitment to actively combating Bahrain's human trafficking problem. At the same time, senior Bahraini officials recognize that they need to continue their efforts to change society's attitude toward TIP issues, and to educate officials on h [...]	2009-02-22 13:51:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09MANAMA112	WIFAQ LEADER DISCUSSES PLAN FOR NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: The leader of Bahrain's mainstream Shia opposition party discussed his plan for a "national dialogue" to address sectarianism and reinvigorate political reform. He asked for U.S. support in the endeavor. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador met with Wifaq leader Ali Salman and Wifaq [...]	2009-02-24 08:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BA
09MANAMA116	UNAPPEALS TRIBUNAL - SUPPORTING AMCIT JUDICIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-24 13:17:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09MANAMA117	IRANIAN MINISTER OF INTERIOR VISITS BAHRAIN, SEEKS [...] (U) Summary: Iran's Interior Minister visited Bahrain in an effort to defuse tensions. Bahrain's Foreign Minister announced that he viewed the dispute as resolved. End summary. 2. (SBU) Following Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri's public ruminations about old Iranian claims to Bahrain (ref A) and [...]	2009-02-25 12:16:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS IR AEC BA

09MANAMA13	POPULAR ANGER OVER GAZA, GOVERNMENT BACKS EGYPT [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's top Shia cleric implied the GOB had "sold out" to the U.S. There are numerous calls for more demonstrations. An official expressed fear of popular reactions, urged the U.S. to press Israel to better protect civilians, and expressed support for Egypt's approach. End s [...]	2009-01-08 15:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC BA
09MANAMA14	BAHRAIN: KING CALLS FOR SUMMIT ON GAZA [...] (U) Bahrain's King Hamad called for an Arab-Islamic summit to address the Gaza situation if it was not possible to convene an Arab summit. His statement reiterated support for Egyptian-French efforts. Bahrain's government news agency released the statement the evening of January 8, before [...]	2009-01-09 07:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KISL BA
09MANAMA141	BAHRAIN: KING ON REGIONAL SECURITY, IRAN, [...] (S) Summary: King Hamad encouraged the U.S. military to base P-3s in Bahrain, asked that GCC governments be kept in the loop on any U.S.-Iranian engagement, and commented on Morocco's dispute with Iran. He reiterated offers of help in Afghanistan and with anti-piracy efforts. End summary. [...]	2009-03-10 10:07:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR AF AEC IR MO BA
09MANAMA147	BAHRAIN HOSTS ANTI-TIP CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The government of Bahrain hosted a two-day international conference on combating trafficking in persons. The conference was the first of its kind in the Gulf. The conference concluded with a resolution to continue the fight against trafficking in persons. End Summary. 2. ( [...]	2009-03-11 12:53:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
09MANAMA149	HAQ SUPPORTERS TARGET SOUTH ASIANS [...] (U) Summary: Small bands of youth continue to skirmish with police in Shia villages, protesting the detention of two Shia Haq Movement activists. In a new development, some of these youth have attacked South Asians. End summary. 2. (U) Over the past week, several bands of 10-20 Shia yout [...]	2009-03-12 14:26:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC PHUM KISL BA
09MANAMA150	BAHRAIN: GCC ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-12 16:06:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM BA
09MANAMA151	BAHRAIN: SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MEETING [...] (S) Summary and introduction: Bahrain's strong ties with the U.S. are the key to the country's security, and it has long been a solid military and diplomatic partner. The Bahraini leadership is enthusiastic about the Obama administration's early engagement in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. Fore [...]	2009-03-13 17:04:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR IR AF BA
09MANAMA158	REQUEST TO DEMILITARIZE AND DISPOSE OF BAHRAIN [...] The Bahrain Defense Force General Headquarters requests U.S. Government permission to demilitarize and dispose of three (3) TAH-1F Cobra Attack Helicopter airframes. 2. The aircraft arrived to Bahrain on 16 November 2004. The U.S. Army serial numbers for these airframes are: A. 76 [...]	2009-03-16 12:47:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MOPS BA
09MANAMA162	OCCIDENTAL TO ENHANCE PRODUCTION IN BAHRAIN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Bahrain and Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) have reached an interim agreement to enhance production of the onshore Awali field. The final commercial agreement should be complete by the end of April, and Oxy hopes to begin ramping up operations in Bahrain by year's end. The initial [...]	2009-03-18 13:12:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET AE BA
09MANAMA166	S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S VISIT TO MANAMA [...] (S) Summary: A Bahraini MFA official said that the GOB would consider the USG's request to accept non-Bahraini Guantanamo detainees as a gesture of respect to the Obama administration's commitment to close the facility. He added that Bahrain would try to convince Yemen to find a compromise th [...]	2009-03-22 11:59:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PHUM PTER KDRG SA YE TU LY SY SU BA
09MANAMA172	DEATH OF PAKISTANI ATTACKED BY SHIA PROTESTERS [...] (U) Summary: A Pakistani man died March 21 from burns suffered in a Molotov cocktail attack during protests at the detention of Haq Movement leaders. Five Shia youths may face murder charges and a possible death sentence. Sunnis and moderate Shia have condemned the violence. End summary. [...]	2009-03-23 10:19:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC BA
09MANAMA18	BAHRAIN-IRAN POLICE AGREEMENT [...] (C) Bahrain and Iran signed an agreement December 25 establishing procedures for communication between interior ministries on law enforcement issues, re-activating an agreement originally signed in 2003. 2. (C) Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa signed the agreement during a v [...]	2009-01-11 10:17:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PGOV IR BA
09MANAMA183	BAHRAIN SHARES U.S. CONCERNS AHEAD OF DOHA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told A/DCM on March 26 that Bahrain shared USG concerns about maintaining commitment to the Quartet principles and not undermining the Arab Peace Initiative. Currently, King Hamad plans to attend the Doha Summit, but developments [...]	2009-03-26 13:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG KPKO MOPS PGOV PHUM AL SU XF
09MANAMA19	BAHRAIN: MORE ON PROPOSED ISLAMIC SUMMIT ON GAZA; [...] (C) Summary: MFA says Bahrain did not coordinate with others in advance of the King's call for an Arab -- or Islamic -- summit , and claimed that an impending visit by an Iranian envoy is not connected. End summary. 2. (C) Two senior MFA officials -- Ministerial advisor Saeed Al Faih [...]	2009-01-11 14:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KISL BA
09MANAMA190	BAHRAIN STREET CLASHES: THE RULES, AND BREAKING [...] (C) Summary: Vandalism and small clashes between Shia youths and police are part of a familiar pattern, but recent attacks on south Asians are an ugly departure from the unwritten rules. End summary. 2. (C) Tensions between Bahrain's ruling Sunni minority and its Shia majority continue [...]	2009-04-01 05:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BA
09MANAMA191	BAHRAIN STREET CLASHES: THE RULES, AND BREAKING [...] (C) Summary: Vandalism and small clashes between Shia youths and police are part of a familiar pattern, but recent attacks on south Asians are an ugly departure from the unwritten rules. End summary. 2. (C) Tensions between Bahrain's ruling Sunni minority and its Shia majority continue [...]	2009-04-01 05:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC BA
09MANAMA197	BAHRAIN: SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) A/DCM delivered ref A demarche to MFA Bilateral Relations desk officer Hussein Alam on April 1. Alam's non-committal reply echoed that received by Post last September (ref B). 2. (C) Bahrain is not able to provide a positive response to the specific request for monetary assistance to t [...]	2009-04-01 12:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR AF BA
09MANAMA199	ALTERNATIVES TO MANAS: BAHRAIN WELCOMES SURVEY [...] (C) MFA Undersecretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told CDA April 1 that the GOB would welcome an immediate visit from CENTCOM survey teams (ref A) to examine Isa Airbase in Bahrain for possible relocation of tanker missions from Manas. 2. (C) Embassy POC for the survey teams is COL Ke [...]	2009-04-01 14:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL BA
09MANAMA2	BAHRAIN'S BUDGET SQUEEZE [...] (C) Summary: Following a sharp decline in oil prices, the GOB is decreasing its budget projections by more than 50%, but will likely need to resort to deficit financing anyway. In the face of raised expectations from last year's record oil prices, significant reductions in promised public proj [...]	2009-01-04 12:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV BA
09MANAMA200	BAHRAIN: NO PLANS TO FILE ICJ BRIEF ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Post made ref A points to Hussein Alam of the MFA Bilateral Relations directorate on April 1. Alam confirmed in a follow-up conversation on April 2 that Bahrain's position on Kosovo had not changed from ref B, which reported that the GOB would coordinate with others in the region on recog [...]	2009-04-02 11:32:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC ICJ KV BA
09MANAMA213	BAHRAIN SUPPORTIVE OF UN HRC CANDIDACY [...] (C) A/DCM met with MFA International Organizations Director Fouad Darwish on April 9 to discuss the USG's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (reftel). Darwish was pleased to hear the news and said that he would brief the FM later that afternoon with a recommendation that the GOB vote f [...]	2009-04-09 12:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BA
09MANAMA22	RADICALS DENOUNCE RULING FAMILY DURING ASHURA [...] (U) Summary: The radical Shia Haq movement exploited Ashura processions to denounce Bahrain's ruling family. Erstwhile human rights activist Abdulhadi Al Khawaja called for the overthrow of the Al Khalifa family. Prosecutors later questioned and released him after a few hours. End Summary. [...]	2009-01-13 13:27:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM BA
09MANAMA220	BAHRAIN: ROYAL PARDONS FOR SHIA DETAINEES [...] (SBU) Summary: Bahrain's King pardoned 178 people charged with security-related crimes, including key radical oppositionists following a meeting with leading Shia clerics and politicians. The moderate Wifaq party played an important role in the settlement, delivering a major success for its S [...]	2009-04-14 14:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC BA
09MANAMA221	COUNTRY CLEARANCE: SPECIAL ENVOY GEORGE MITCHELL [...] Embassy Manama warmly welcomes the visit of Special Envoy George Mitchell and his delegation to Bahrain on April 20, 2009. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Steve Butler. His office telephone number is (973) 1724-2908; cell phone (973) 3996-5019; home (9 [...]	2009-04-14 14:48:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP AMGT BA
09MANAMA23	BAHRAINI PARLIAMENT'S SYMBOLIC VOTE AGAINST U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Reflecting Bahrainis' strong feelings over Gaza, the elected chamber of Bahrain's parliament called on other Arab parliaments to work together to close all U.S. military bases in the region. End summary. 2. (SBU) Members of Bahrain's elected lower house of parliament, usual [...]	2009-01-14 13:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KWBG BA
09MANAMA230	TRANSPARENCY OF BAHRAIN'S BUDGET [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request for an evaluation of the transparency of the Bahraini government budget under Section 7088(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act (SFOAA),2009 (Div. H, P.L.111-8) (reftel). Each of the four ques [...]	2009-04-15 12:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL BA
09MANAMA233	BAHRAIN TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 11:48:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER BA
09MANAMA235	FOLLOW-UP FROM THE APRIL 8 P5 PLUS 1 POLITICAL [...] (S) CDA made reftel points April 16 in a meeting with Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa. Also attending were MFA aide Amb. Saeed Al Faihani, and Bahrain,s visiting Washington Ambassador Houda Nonoo. 2. (S) Shaikh Khalid agreed to our request that Bahrain support publicly the [...]	2009-04-16 17:07:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL IR BA
09MANAMA236	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL [...] (SBU) Bahrain is eager to see the Obama administration,s peacemaking efforts succeed, and your visit April 20 will be big news here. King Hamad will receive you at his palace in Safariyah, joined by Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad bin Mohammad, and others. Ambassador Ereli, who is nearing [...]	2009-04-17 16:10:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL KWBG KPAL TU IS BA
09MANAMA24	DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR ARAB SUMMIT [...] (C) CDA conveyed reftel demarche to MFA Under Secretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa in a meeting the morning of January 14. CDA emphasized that diplomatic activity that undermined Egypt's efforts would only delay an end to Gaza hostilities. 2. (C) Shaikh Abdulaziz bemoaned Qatar's c [...]	2009-01-14 13:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG AL BA
09MANAMA241	SUNNI EXTREMIST PARDONED [...] (C) Summary: The King's April 11 mass pardon of security detainees (ref A) included a Sunni extremist who was five weeks from the end of his sentence. It was apparently a gesture toward restive Sunnis backers of the government. End Summary. 2. (C) Shura Council member Faisal Fulad confirm [...]	2009-04-20 09:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC PHUM BA
09MANAMA26	BAHRAIN: IRANIAN ENVOY ON GAZA [...] (U) Iranian Minister of Culture Mahmoud Hussein Safar-Harandi visited Bahrain briefly January 14, and delivered to King Hamad a message on Gaza. (According to media reports, several Iranian envoys are touring the region and Europe with similar messages.) Safar-Harandi also met with local me [...]	2009-01-15 09:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IR BA
09MANAMA27	INCREASING FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-15 09:40:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KNNP MNUC IR BA
09MANAMA281	ATTORNEY GENERAL ON PARDON OF ADEL SALEH [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's Attorney General confirmed that two others convicted in absentia in the same case as Adel Saleh were not covered by the royal pardon of April 11. He added that Saleh is subject to a travel ban. End Summary. 2. (C) DCM met twice over the past month with the MFA's Unde [...]	2009-05-11 11:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC BA
09MANAMA283	INDEPENDENT NGO PAYS FIRST VISIT TO WOMEN'S PRISON [...] (U) Summary: The Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) made a first-of-its-kind visit to Bahrain's women's prison on May 11. BHRS representatives met privately with female prisoners and examined the facility over the course of several hours. BHRS will issue a report on conditions at the prison [...]	2009-05-13 14:28:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN BA
09MANAMA29	BAHRAIN: SHIA ULAMA COUNCIL ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: A governing body for Bahrain's mainstream Shia clergy selected new leadership but we expect continuity in the senior clergy's politics. End summary. 2. (SBU) The Ulama Council held its regularly scheduled election for the seven-member Central Committee on November 21. Former [...]	2009-01-15 10:51:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL BA
09MANAMA300	BAHRAIN RECOGNIZES KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-21 08:28:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KV BA
09MANAMA301	BAHRAIN RECOGNIZES KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-21 08:28:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KV BA
09MANAMA31	INPUT FOR CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] Summary: Child labor in Bahrain is infrequent, and tends to be in family-owned and -operated shops. The GOB did not amend statutes pertaining to child labor. There were no reports of children involved in trafficking, slavery, or slavery-like conditions. End Summary. 2. The following resp [...]	2009-01-15 13:35:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID BA
09MANAMA310	FIRST CASE OF H1N1 CONFIRMED IN BAHRAIN [...] (U) On May 26, Ministry of Health Spokesman Adel Ali Abdulla told econoff that the ministry had identified the first confirmed case of the H1N1 virus in Bahrain. The ministry followed published protocols to isolate the patient and test others who may have been exposed. The ministry has plac [...]	2009-05-26 13:44:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO BA
09MANAMA313	GENERAL PETRAEUS' MAY 20 MEETING WITH KING HAMAD [...] (U) Participants: United States: General David Petraeus, Commande, USCENTCOM Ambassador Adam Ereli General JohnAllen, Deputy Commander, USCENTCOM Mike Gfoeller POLAD USCENTCOM Saadi Othman, Adviser to Genera Petraeus Ali Khedery, Adviser to General Petraeus olonel Mike Iverson, Executiv [...]	2009-05-27 11:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP MARR SY BA
09MANAMA314	GENERAL PETRAEUS' MAY 20 MEETING WITH KING HAMAD [...] (U) Participants: United States: General David Petraeus, Commander, USCENTCOM Ambassador Adam Ereli General John Allen, Deputy Commander, USCENTCOM Mike Gfoeller, POLAD USCENTCOM Saadi Othman, Adviser to General Petraeus Ali Khedery, Adviser to General Petraeus Colonel Mike Iverson, Exe [...]	2009-05-27 11:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP MARR SY BA
09MANAMA33	BAHRAIN: U.S.-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] (C) Per reftel, CDA informed Bahrain's MFA Friday morning, January 16, that the U.S. intended to sign an MOU with Israel to address the problem of weapons transfers to terrorists in Gaza. Shaikh Abdulaziz undertook to brief the foreign minister immediately, and asked that we share any detai [...]	2009-01-16 08:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM ASEC IS BA
09MANAMA336	BAHRAIN SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK BID [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 12:10:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV BA
09MANAMA337	BAHRAIN SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 14:14:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA BA
09MANAMA338	EXTENDING MANDATE OF SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 14:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREL SU BA
09MANAMA339	GOVERNMENT REFORMERS TRY TO WEAKEN THE SPONSORSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Bahrain's labor minister announced last month that new regulations will go some way toward loosening the legal hold that employers have over foreign workers, and enable some expatriates to switch from employer to employer more freely. International media reporting has oversimpl [...]	2009-06-08 05:16:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC BA
09MANAMA342	SHIA WIFAQ PARTY BEGINS TO FOCUS ON 2010 [...] (C) Summary: The Shia Wifaq party is beginning to organize itself for the Fall 2010 parliamentary elections. One leading Wifaqi says the party will aim to win just one additional seat in the lower, elected, house. This would leave Wifaq in the minority, suggesting a quiet understanding with [...]	2009-06-08 13:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BA
09MANAMA352	BAHRAIN RENEWS TIES WITH ICRC [...] (SBU) Summary: Bahrain has renewed ties with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as part of its work to address recommendations from the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review. Both the ICRC and Bahrain's Red Crescent have expressed hope that this step will lead t [...]	2009-06-10 14:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM ASEC BA
09MANAMA353	BAHRAINIS WELCOME POTUS SPEECH [...] (U) Summary: Bahraini reaction to the President's Cairo speech has been overwhelmingly positive. Most observers have welcomed the message as a new chapter in U.S. relations with the Muslim world, acknowledged the positive tone of the speech, and insisted that the U.S. must now deliver results [...]	2009-06-11 12:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA
09MANAMA354	BANK DEFAULT CAUSES RIPPLES IN BAHRAINI BANKING [...] (C) Summary: The financial dispute between the Saad group controlled by Saudi billionaire Ma'an Al Sanea and the Al Ghosabi company (reftel) is affecting a number of Bahrain-based financial institutions. End Summary. 2. (C) The Central Bank of Bahrain was apparently taken by surprise by th [...]	2009-06-11 13:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN SA BA
09MANAMA356	SRAP HOLBROOKE'S JUNE 6 MEETING WITH BAHRAIN'S [...] (C) Summary: SRAP Holbrooke obtained from Bahrain's foreign minister a pledge to contribute t Pakistan IDP relief and reconstruction efforts;Bahrain's cabinet would announce the amount soon Holbrooke expressed appreciation for King Hama's offer to Secretary Clinton of a company of Bahaini spe [...]	2009-06-14 07:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL MARR PTER AF PK BA
09MANAMA362	BAHRAIN DISAPPOINTED WITH TIER TWO WATCH LIST [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 14:06:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BA
09MANAMA363	BAHRAIN RESPONDS TO H1N1 CASES [...] (U) Summary: Bahraini authorities announced eleven confirmed cases of H1N1 June 15 and 16. The patients had all recently returned from a youth exchange program in the U.S. Health Authorities have collected additional samples from patient contacts for testing. End Summary. 2. (U) On June 1 [...]	2009-06-17 05:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KFLU TBIO PGOV ECON BA
09MANAMA364	BAHRAINI COMMITMENT TO ASSIST PAKISTAN IDPS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 11:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PK BA
09MANAMA365	BAHRAIN COMMITTED TO COUNTER TERROR FINANCE [...] (C) Summary. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel Glaser met with GOB officials May 21 on the margins of the annual MENAFATF meetings to discuss the pardon of convicted terrorist financier Adil Amin, counter terrorist and proliferation finance cooperation in regard to Iran, and the coo [...]	2009-06-17 12:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER PREL IR BA
09MANAMA370	SCENESETTER FOR BAHRAINI CROWN PRINCE,S MEETING [...] (S) Mr. Vice President, your meeting June 26 in Washington with the Bahraini Crown Prince, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, will be an opportunity to engage with an up-and-coming reformist Arab leader. By receiving him you will also reinforce a bilateral relationship from which the U.S. [...]	2009-06-18 16:08:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL OVIP BA
09MANAMA371	MENAFATF PLENARY - MAY 2009 [...] The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) held a plenary session (MENAFATF IX),and working group meetings from May 17-21, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Manama, Bahrain. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Daniel G [...]	2009-06-21 04:56:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PTER BA
09MANAMA372	AA/S FELTMAN'S MEETINGS WITH CROWN PRINCE AND [...] (C) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman met on June 15 with Bahrain's Crown Prince and Foreign Minister. They discussed Syria, Qatar, and the Iranian and Lebanese elections. End summary. ---------------------- Detach Syria from Iran ---------------------- 2. (C) After r [...]	2009-06-21 08:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY QA IR LE BA
09MANAMA375	BAHRAIN: ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE [...] (C) CDA made reftel points June 20 to Ambassador Saeed Al Faihani, Advisor to the Foreign Minister. Faihani made no substantive comment, and undertook to convey our message to Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, who was traveling. 2. (C) In a follow-up conversation on June 23, Fa [...]	2009-06-23 09:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA
09MANAMA377	FORMALLY SEEKING ACCESS TO MANAS AIR BASE [...] (S) In the absence of foreign minister Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, who is traveling to the U.S. with Crown Prince Salman, CDA made reftel demarche to Ambassador Saeed Al Faihani, advisor to the foreign minister, at the MFA June 23. Assistant Defense Attache accompanied. Al Faihani confirme [...]	2009-06-24 07:06:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL BA
09MANAMA379	SECTARIAN COLUMN BRINGS ABOUT ONE-DAY SUSPENSION [...] (C) Summary: With Shia community leaders preparing to respond in kind to perceived insults published in a Sunni-oriented newspaper, and faced with the prospect of Iranian government complaints, Bahraini authorities intervened, and blocked publication of the paper for one day. End summary. [...]	2009-06-24 12:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL IR BA
09MANAMA383	THE BAHRAIN BANKING SECTOR 2009: A PRIMER [...] Summary: Bahrain hosts 412 diverse financial institutions ranging from local lenders to large-scale project finance investment banks. Supported mostly on the back of petrodollars, this sector has grown to become the largest contributor to the Bahraini economy. This cable outlines the banking [...]	2009-06-25 10:39:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN BA
09MANAMA385	BAHRAIN: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1874 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 13:53:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN BA
09MANAMA393	WELCOME STAFFDEL CONATON (JUNE 28 - JULY 1) [...] Embassy Manama welcomes the visit of Staffdel Conaton to Bahrain on June 28, 2009 to July 1, 2009. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Rachel Mihm. Her office telephone number is (973)1724-2931; cell phone (973) 3908 9220; home (973) 1759-1702. Email: Mihmri@state.gov. [...]	2009-06-29 10:15:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL BA
09MANAMA394	WELCOME CODEL ELLSWORTH (JUNE 30 - JULY 1) [...] Embassy Manama welcomes the visit of CODEL Ellsworth to Bahrain on June 30, 2009 to July 1, 2009. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Steve Jacob. His office telephone number is (973)1724-2834; mobile (973) 3940-7397; home (973) 1769-3425. Email: JacobSJ@state.gov. Th [...]	2009-06-29 11:58:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL BA
09MANAMA408	IRANIAN AMBASSADOR'S MODERATE PUBLIC STATEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: In a June 30 interview with Bahrain's largest daily, Iran's Ambassador to Bahrain Hossen Amir Abdollahian said that Iran is responding to America's positive rhetoric "in kind." According to the Editor-in-Chief who conducted the interview, Abdollahian also pointedly refrained fro [...]	2009-07-02 12:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR BA
09MANAMA409	BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa on July 6 for a readout of his 7/24-25 discussions in Washington with the President, Vice President, Secretary Clinton, Secretary Gates and others. Sheikh Salman described it as the most important visit he has made to th [...]	2009-07-06 14:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS JO BA
09MANAMA415	BAHRAIN: ALLEGED TERRORISTS' TRIAL WILL CONTINUE [...] (SBU) Two Bahraini men arrested on April 26 for possession of weapons and intending to use them to attack U.S. forces made their initial court appearance on July 1. During this preliminary hearing, the High Criminal Court ruled that the prosecution had enough evidence to go to trial, and refus [...]	2009-07-09 12:30:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	ASEC PGOV PTER BA
09MANAMA424	FORMER GOB OFFICIAL CONVICTED OF CORRUPTION [...] (U) On July 6, the High Criminal Court found Issa Al Thawadi, former CEO of the quasi-governmental Housing Bank, guilty of embezzling 1.5 million BD ($4 million) between 1998 and 2002. The court sentenced Thawadi to 10 years' imprisonment, imposed a 34,000 BD ($90,100) fine, and ordered him t [...]	2009-07-13 12:55:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON BA
09MANAMA43	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL ARCANGELI [...] Embassy Manama welcomes the visit of Professional Staff Member Paul Arcangeli and his delegation and grants country clearance to Bahrain from January 31 - February 2, 2009. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Steve Jacob. His office telephone number is (973) 1724-2834; c [...]	2009-01-22 09:01:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU QA BA
09MANAMA435	BAHRAIN'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON PEACE PROCESS, IRAQ, AND IRAN REF: MANAMA 409 Classified By: Ambassador Adam Ereli for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-16 14:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ENRG IS IR RU BA
09MANAMA438	BAHRAIN'S SHIA OPPOSITION: MANAGING SECTARIAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 14:28:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC BA
09MANAMA439	BAHRAINI BLOGS REACT NEGATIVELY TO CROWN PRINCE'SEDITORIAL; ELITES SKEPTICAL REF: MANAMA 435 Classified By: Ambassador Adam Ereli for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 14:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMDR IS BA
09MANAMA44	BAHRAIN OFFICIALS WILLING TO WORK WITH U.S. ON GCC [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-25 04:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD BA
09MANAMA441	SCENESETTER FOR U/S KENNEDY'S JULY 28-30 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Manama warmly welcomes your visit. Bahrain, though small in size, figures prominently in our ability to achieve key policy objectives in this region. The bilateral relationship is strong, and the ruling family regards the U.S. as the guarantor of Bahrain's security. The headqu [...]	2009-07-23 14:36:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ABLD ECON BA
09MANAMA442	ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE VERSHBOW AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 22 meeting with Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, and the U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain, Adam Ereli, King Hamad of Bahrain was unwavering in his support for United States policies in the Gulf, welcomed any new [...]	2009-07-26 08:55:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR AF IZ QA BA
09MANAMA456	BAHRAINI CROWN PRINCE'S JULY 28 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 10:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS IZ IR BA
09MANAMA472	BAHRAIN APPROVES P-3 AND TANKER MOVES [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-11 10:43:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL BA
09MANAMA477	G-8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] (U) DCM delivered reftel demarche August 13 to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al-Umran. Al-Umran was already well briefed on this year's BMENA schedule and was enthusiastic about the Forum planned for Marrakech November 2-3. Al-Umran confirmed he would attend the senior officials' [...]	2009-08-17 06:45:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM ECON PREL KMPI KPAO BA
09MANAMA483	BAHRAIN PURSUES GAS SUPPLIES FROM QATAR, IRAN AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 12:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL IR QA RS SA BA
09MANAMA49	WEBSITES BLOCKED AS NEW MINISTER ASSERTS AUTHORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The government blocked a number of political and commercial websites under an order from the new Minister of Culture and Information. Political societies and human rights activists criticized the move. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On January 14, newly-appointed Minister of Culture [...]	2009-01-26 11:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SCUL BA
09MANAMA50	THREE SHIA LEADERS ARRESTED [...] (C) Summary: The government arrested three leaders of the radical Shia Al Haq Movement when they failed to appear for questioning in connection with an alleged bomb plot. End Summary. 2. (C) Police arrested Haq Movement leaders Hassan Musheima, Abduljalil Singace, and Mohammed Habib Maqdad in the [...]	2009-01-26 15:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL ASEC BA
09MANAMA503	UPDATE ON BAHRAINI-ISRAELI CONTACTS [...] (C) Ambassador Saeed Al Faihani, advisor to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, told us August 20 that the Foreign Minister was still hoping to follow up on Crown Prince Salman's "Washington Post" op-ed of July 16. 2. (C) Faihani confirmed to DCM that he is in contact with at l [...]	2009-08-20 14:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO KPAL IS BA
09MANAMA509	WELCOME CODEL BORDALLO (AUGUST 25 - AUGUST 27) [...] Embassy Manama welcomes the visit of CODEL Bordallo to Bahrain from August 25, 2009 to August 27, 2009. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Steve Jacob. His office telephone number is (973)1724-2834; mobile (973) 3940-7397; home (973) 1769-3425. Email: JacobSJ@state.go [...]	2009-08-25 08:42:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	BA OVIP PREL
09MANAMA52	BAHRAIN: PROGRESS ON COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-27 13:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG PGOV BA
09MANAMA521	FOLLOW-UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH: OPPORTUNITIES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The President's June 4 speech in Cairo elicited a favorable reaction from most Bahrainis, who are anticipating increased engagement based on the initiatives outlined in the President's remarks. In response to ref A, Post recommends that existing programs - such as academic and [...]	2009-08-31 11:48:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OEXC SOCI SCUL BA
09MANAMA529	BAHRAIN'S GULF AIR RETURNS TO IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 10:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL IZ BA
09MANAMA53	BAHRAINI FINANCIAL SECTOR SHOWING CRACKS [...] (C) Summary: Effects of the financial crisis are beginning to manifest in Bahrain's banking and finance sector. Many banks are facing capital shortages and the Central Bank is facing a possible "liquidity trap." Central Bank officials expect Bahrain to trail the U.S. economy by a year, and a [...]	2009-01-29 13:08:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN BA
09MANAMA54	BAHRAINI ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DECLINING, AND HIGHLY [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's financial services sector has begun to feel the effects of the global economic crisis, leaving the economy vulnerable to disruption by oil price fluctuations. Decreasing liquidity and slumping real estate prices have delayed major development projects, and Moody's downg [...]	2009-01-29 14:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN BA
09MANAMA542	CROWN PRINCE RAISING PROFILE WITH RAMADAN VISITS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 07:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL BA
09MANAMA543	BAHRAINI SHIA PARTY DENIES LINKS TO YEMENI HOUTHIS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 07:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL YM BA
09MANAMA55	BAHRAIN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2009 [...] Summary: The following is Post's submission of its Investment Climate Statement for 2009. Each paragraph is keyed to the format provided reftel. End Summary. 2. Bahrain Investment Climate Statement 2009 A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- The Governmen [...]	2009-02-01 04:28:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OPIC KTDB USTR BA
09MANAMA557	BAHRAIN'S SHIA POLITICAL LEADERS VISIT IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 14:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL IR SY IZ BA
09MANAMA569	TAXATION OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE IN BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 14:37:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN EFIN ECON EAID BA
09MANAMA57	ANEMIC TURNOUT SO FAR FOR ARRESTED SHIA ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary: No more than two hundred supporters of two radical Shia activists turned out for skirmishes with riot police over the past week, far fewer than expected. Amnesty International issued a carefully-worded statement on the arrests. Meanwhile, the moderate Shia Wifaq party staged an [...]	2009-02-02 14:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PHUM KISL BA
09MANAMA58	BAHRAIN-IRAN GAS DEAL STILL FAR OFF [...] (C) Minister for Oil and Gas Abdul Hussein Mirza told CDA during a meeting January 28 that any agreement for Bahrain to purchase natural gas from Iran was still a long way off. Reiterating that last September's Bahrain-Iran MOU was merely an agreement to continue negotiating, he predicted that [...]	2009-02-03 14:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL IR BA
09MANAMA587	BAHRAINI CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 11:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PINR BA
09MANAMA596	A/USTR-LABOR VISIT TO BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-12 14:08:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PHUM BA
09MANAMA597	BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-12 14:08:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR BA

09MANAMA599	BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 11:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IR BA
09MANAMA6	GAZA: PUBLIC GOVERNMENT CONDEMNATION, PRIVATE [...] (U) Summary: The GOB condemned Israel in strident terms for the Gaza conflict, but was more measured in private. Small demonstrations continue daily. End summary. 2. (SBU) There were small, orderly gatherings each day January 3-5, not exceeding 300 marchers. Sunni and Shi'a generally a [...]	2009-01-05 12:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL BA
09MANAMA600	BAHRAINI LIKELY TO BE NEXT GCC SECGEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Bahraini official Mohammed Al Mutawa appears to be the consensus candidate among Gulf Cooperation Council governments to be the next GCC Secretary General. He will be the first Bahraini to head the organization. End summary. 2.(SBU) Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman visited [...]	2009-10-13 13:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR BA
09MANAMA609	WAFA': A NEW SHIA REJECTIONIST MOVEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-19 08:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KISL KDEM ASEC BA
09MANAMA610	LULWA AWADHI: CONTROVERSIAL WOMEN'S ACTIVIST [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-19 09:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN KDEM PINR BA
09MANAMA611	AFCENT COMMANDER'S MEETING WITH CROWN PRINCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: During USAFCENT Commander Mike Hostage and CDA's October 12 meeting with Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa, the CP assured them that Bahrain would keep the pressure on Iran to live up to the commitments it made in Geneva (reftel). Lt Gen Hostage explained that the t [...]	2009-10-19 10:55:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR IR AF BA
09MANAMA617	BAHRAIN'S FM TO ATTEND FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 13:02:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON KDEM KMPI BA
09MANAMA62	SUNNI EXTREMISTS CONVICTED [...] (U) Summary: A Bahraini Sunni extremist was sentenced to one year in prison under Bahrain's anti-terrorism law. End Summary. 2. (U) Bahrain's High Criminal Court on February 4 sentenced Bahraini Sunni extremist Adel Saleh to a year in prison on charges of financing terrorism and maintainin [...]	2009-02-05 15:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC PHUM BA
09MANAMA622	SECTION 1206 PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-22 20:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL BA
09MANAMA628	BAHRAINI MPS PASS RESOLUTION AGAINST CONTACT WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-28 15:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAL IS BA
09MANAMA639	OPPOSITION PROTEST HIGHLIGHTS "POLITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-02 12:33:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PGOV KDEM KISL AF PK BA
09MANAMA642	GENERAL PETRAEUS WITH KING HAMAD: IRAQ, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an hour-long meeting on November 1 with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Bahrain's King Hamad said Arab states need to do more to engage Iraq, discussed Afghanistan and the positive role India could play, urged action to stop Iran's nuclear program, and reviewed regional pla [...]	2009-11-04 06:44:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR ENRG BA AF IZ IR NATO
09MANAMA646	2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT - BAHRAIN [...] Summary: The following is Post's submission of its National Trade Estimate for 2010 including reports on Sanitary and Phytosanitary and Standards-Related Foreign Trade Barriers. End Summary. -------------- TRADE SUMMARY -------------- 2. The U.S. goods trade balance with Bahrain went from [...]	2009-11-05 12:53:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD BA
09MANAMA647	GOB SEEKS USG GUIDANCE ON DEVELOPING NUCLEAR POWER [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 13:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL ETRD KNNP BA
09MANAMA651	SAYYID AMMAR AL HAKIM, CHAIRMAN OF THE ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 12:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL IZ BA
09MANAMA652	BAHRAIN: INTERIM REPORT ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Manama's submission for the required interim report on human trafficking, and addresses the specific areas of focus outlined in reftel paragraph 6B. ----------------------------- Investigation and Prosecution ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) Bahrain's las [...]	2009-11-16 09:52:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KWMN KCRM BA
09MANAMA653	BAHRAIN: NEW GOVERNMENT HUMAN RIGHTS BODY [...] (SBU) King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued a decree on November 11 establishing a National Human Rights Authority (NHRA). According to local press reporting, the new body will review human rights complaints, work with international and domestic human rights organizations, and advise the gover [...]	2009-11-16 10:09:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV BA
09MANAMA655	BAHRAIN: UNGA COUNTRY-SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 12:07:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA BA
09MANAMA660	GRADING BAHRAIN'S PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 13:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BA
09MANAMA668	BAHRAIN CENTRAL BANK CRITICIZED FOR FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 12:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN BA
09MANAMA679	SCENESETTER FOR MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 11-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 13:05:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	OVIP PGOV PREL KDEM MARR BA
09MANAMA680	SCENESETTER FOR MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 11-13REF: A. MANAMA 660 B. MANAMA 628 C. MANAMA 651 [...] (C) Jeff, you will arrive in Bahrain at a time of introspection for the Bahraini regime as this year's IISS Manama Dialogue coincides with the tenth anniversary of King Hamad's accession to the throne, on December 17, 1999. During those ten years, the political and security situation has improved c [...]	2009-12-02 13:18:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	OVIP PGOV PREL KDEM MARR BA
09MANAMA681	SCENESETTER FOR MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 11-13REF: A. MANAMA 660 B. MANAMA 628 C. MANAMA 651Classified By: CDA Christopher Henzel nor reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 13:59:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	OVIP PGOV PREL KDEM MARR BA
09MANAMA684	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT STATUS - BAHRAIN [...] Summary: In response to reftel, the following is a description of current Arab League Boycott (ALB) practices in Bahrain. End Summary. 2. As a member of the Arab League, Bahrain is officially committed to enforcement of the primary aspect of the Arab League's boycott of Israel, but enforcem [...]	2009-12-03 11:10:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KBCT ECON ETRD BA
09MANAMA69	CROWN PRINCE OF BAHRAIN REQUESTS MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa asked Ambassador February 9 to convey his request for an opportunity to meet with the President in Washington. The CP noted that this request had already been conveyed by Bahrain's Washington embassy, and said he would be available at a [...]	2009-02-09 12:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP BA
09MANAMA691	SCENESETTER FOR MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 11-13 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 14:00:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	OVIP PGOV PREL KDEM MARR BA
09MANAMA701	BAHRAINI FM TO HALE ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE, DECEMBER [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 11:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS PA BA
09MANAMA702	BAHRAINI DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ON NUCLEAR ENERGY, [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 11:49:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP MARR BA
09MANAMA705	NEW HUMAN RIGHTS NGO ALIGNED WITH GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-13 14:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BA
09MANAMA711	BAHRAIN PURSUES MOU WITH SBA TO PROVIDE SME ASSISTANCE [...] Summary: A U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) representative met with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) and Bahrain's Tamkeen labor fund to determine interest for SBA programming in Bahrain. During the visit, SBA and MOIC discussed recommended changes to a draft Memorandum of [...]	2009-12-15 11:08:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN ELAB BA
09MANAMA712	BIPD RESTRUCTURING AUGURS WELL FOR MEPI-FUNDED [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 13:06:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI BA
09MANAMA713	MINSTATE FOR DEFENSE ON FMF AND GSD [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 13:53:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR BA YE
09MANAMA714	BAHRAINI CROWN PRINCE MEETS A/S FELTMAN AND A/S [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-16 14:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG MARR IS PA IZ IR BA
09MANAMA715	BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS A/S FELTMAN AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-16 14:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG MARR UNGA IS PA IZ IR TU BA
09MANAMA719	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIP WITH MFA LEADERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-20 10:27:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN KCRM BA
09MANAMA730	KING HAMAD'S DOMESTIC AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 12:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ENRG KNNP KDEM BA
09MANAMA734	BAHRAIN: UN PEACEKEEPING SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-23 09:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA AF BA
09MANAMA737	BAHRAIN'S YOUTH: WORRIED ABOUT JOBS, SKEPTICAL OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-28 10:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO PHUM BA
09MANAMA740	BAHRAIN: COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM 2009 [...] (SBU) Post's submission for this year's Country Report on Terrorism follows below. 2. (SBU) In 2009, the Government of Bahrain monitored suspected international terrorist facilitators in Bahrain. GOB law enforcement succeeded in jailing a man suspected of providing financial support of terr [...]	2009-12-29 09:02:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV BA
09MANAMA741	GULF SHIA CONVERGE ON BAHRAIN FOR ASHURA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-29 09:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM BA
09MANAMA79	BAHRAIN,S F-16S GROWING OBSOLETE [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary of the Air Force's Office for International Affairs (SAF/IA) has informed Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF) leadership several times over the past four years that their 21 F-16 aircraft will require avionics and engine upgrades in order to remain interoperable with coali [...]	2009-02-12 04:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PGOV BA
09MANAMA83	GOVERNMENT SEEKING HEAVIER SENTENCE AGAINST SUNNI [...] (U) Bahraini prosecutors announced to media February 5 that they would appeal to increase the 1-year sentence handed down the previous day against convicted Sunni terrorist financier Adel Saleh (ref A). 2. (SBU) CDA expressed concern with the light sentence to FM Khalid bin Ahmad February [...]	2009-02-12 14:21:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC BA
09MANAMA84	BAHRAIN'S FIRST TIP CONVICTION [...] (SBU) Bahrain's Public Prosecution reported to us on January 20 that Arfa Ching, a Thai national, was convicted on one count of trafficking in persons on December 23. The three-judge panel sentenced her to three and a half years' imprisonment and fined her BD 5,000 (USD 13,250). MFA Undersec [...]	2009-02-12 14:27:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KTIP PHUM KCRM BA
09MANAMA85	WELCOME CODEL PINGREE (FEB 16-17) [...] Embassy Manama warmly welcomes the visit of Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and her delegation to Bahrain from February 16 - February 17, 2009. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Steve Jacob. His office telephone number is (973) 1724-2834; cell phone (973) 3940-7397; home [...]	2009-02-12 14:33:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BA
09MANAMA90	ANTICIPATED REQUEST FOR MK 54 TORPEDO CLASSIFIED [...] (U) Summary: This country team assessment anticipates a request from the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) to have a classified brief regarding the MK 54 Torpedo and its eventual procurement. 2. (U) Reason Kingdom of Bahrain may desire a classified brief for the MK 54 Torpedo: During the recent [...]	2009-02-17 13:41:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PGOV BA
09MANAMA91	BAHRAIN AS "IRAN'S FOURTEENTH PROVINCE" [...] (C) Summary: After an Iranian official spoke of supposed Iranian claims to Bahrain, Egypt's President visited Manama in a demonstration of Arab solidarity. The Iranian statement is being spun to embarrass those - like Qatar and Bahraini oppositionists - who allegedly sympathize with Iran. End s [...]	2009-02-17 13:55:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EG IR BA
09MANAMA93	BAHRAIN WILL RAISE S-300 TRANSFER WITH FM LAVROV [...] (S) A/DCM delivered ref A points to MFA Bilateral Relations Director Dhafer Al Umran on February 18. Al Umran was particularly receptive to the message given the recent assertion by an Iranian official that Bahrain was "the fourteenth province" of Iran (ref B). He said that he was finalizing [...]	2009-02-18 11:57:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PARM PREL RU IR AE EG JO KU IS BA
09MANAMA97	BAHRAIN WILL FOLLOW SAUDIS' LEAD ON KOSOVO [...] (C) MFA Bilateral Relations Director Dhafer Al Umran told CDA on February 17 that Bahrain would coordinate with others in the region on recognizing Kosovo's independence. He reiterated that message with A/DCM on February 18, gesturing over his shoulder towards Saudi Arabia. 2. (C) Comment: [...]	2009-02-19 08:58:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC ICJ KV BA
09MANILA1000	FOREIGN SECRETARY PRAISES REGIONAL DISASTER RELIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a private breakfast May 8, Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo exuded pride at the Philippines' successful hosting of the ASEAN Regional Forum disaster response exercises, which concluded this week (septel). He expressed deep appreciation that EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot [...]	2009-05-08 08:45:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER RP
09MANILA1002	DAVAO OFFICIALS DENY VIGILANTE KILLINGS, BUT HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Concerned about the continued incidence of vigilante killings in the southern Philippines city of Davao, the Ambassador dispatched poloff to look into the facts behind a recent NGO report on the killings (ref A),speak to public officials and civil society groups about the issue, [...]	2009-05-08 09:11:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV RP
09MANILA1013	PHILIPPINES WILL SUPPORT JAPANESE CANDIDATE AMANO [...] (C) Post discussed reftel points with Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to urge the Philippines to vote for Ambassador Yukiya Amano of Japan for Director General of the International Atomic Ener [...]	2009-05-11 06:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KNNP IAEA PREL RP
09MANILA1014	Somali Pirates: Philippines thanks U.S. Navy [...] (SBU) In a letter dated April 29, 2009 the Philippine Secretary for Transportation and Communications expressed gratitude for the U.S. assistance to a Philippine ship that Somali pirates released on April 21 (text in para 2). There are currently more than 80 Filipino seafarers held hostage by [...]	2009-05-11 07:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON RP SO XW XE
09MANILA102	CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides input requested for the Secretary of Labor's annual report to Congress on the implementation of commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, (Ref A). It updates information provided by Post in 2007, (Ref B),regarding child labor laws and regulations [...]	2009-01-15 08:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID RP
09MANILA103	POLICY REFORM IN THE PHILIPPINES: [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-15 08:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD RP
09MANILA1037	SULU GOVERNOR INJURED IN IED EXPLOSION [...] (C) Sulu provincial governor Abdelsakur Tan reportedly received slight injuries to his hands May 13 when an improvised explosive device hidden in a motorcycle exploded at a provincial capitol complex in Patikul on the island of Jolo in the southern Philippines. Three of Tan's security escor [...]	2009-05-13 07:37:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA1043	MGSF01 Economic Impacts and Philippine Response to H1N1 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine government has earmarked funds for H1N1 prevention and treatment, but the virus has had only minor impact on the Philippine economy. Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao ignored official warnings to delay his return from Las Vegas to avoid spreading H1N1, diverting med [...]	2009-05-14 06:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09MANILA1049	ON A MISSION, NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER SEEKS NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a private conversation with Ambassador May 11, Philippines National Security Agency Adviser Norberto Gonzales revealed that he was traveling to Kuala Lumpur to persuade Prime Minister Najib Razak to find a new chief negotiator for peace talks between the Philippine government a [...]	2009-05-15 07:26:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM RP
09MANILA1054	Typhoon Season gets an Early Start [...] Summary. Two typhoons have already raked the Philippines and killed 74 people. Typhoon Dante (international name Kujira) swept through on May 3, killed 24 people, and damaged about $26 million worth of property and infrastructure. Typhoon Emong (international name Chan-Hom) hit landfall May [...]	2009-05-17 22:56:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP
09MANILA1055	Supreme Court Endorses Parallel Importation of Drugs [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Supreme Court has ruled that the Cheaper Medicines Act has legalized parallel imports of pharmaceuticals by third parties, superseding legislation that banned such imports. The decision potentially affects the patentability of medicines by declaring that the Phil [...]	2009-05-17 23:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON RP
09MANILA1056	Revenue Crunch Leads to Questionable Book Tax [...] Summary: The Philippine Bureau of Customs decision to levy duties on foreign book imports has generated an outcry in the Philippine media, led by internet forums, and by affected businesses. Philippine Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has called for a formal investigation into the decision, n [...]	2009-05-18 00:36:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV RP
09MANILA1060	Health Department Patent Remedies to Cut Drug Prices [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Department of Health is close to ordering pharmaceutical companies to stop marketing their products with discount cards, seeking to require companies instead to sell to all customers at the lowest price already available. The pending order may stem from frustrat [...]	2009-05-18 02:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON RP
09MANILA1063	MINDANAO VIOLENCE RISING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The progress the Philippine military has achieved against insurgents and terrorists in Mindanao (ref B) and the Sulu Archipelago has slowed significantly in the last four months, and kidnappings and high-profile attacks have been on the rise. A Philippine hostage abducted April [...]	2009-05-18 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA1065	PHILIPPINES URGES IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of his May 16 phone conversation with Secretary Clinton, Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alberto Romulo issued a blunt statement on Sunday, May 17, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi and urging Burma [...]	2009-05-18 08:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	BM PGOV PHUM PREL RP
09MANILA107	Financial Crisis Impact on Assistance to the Philippines [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 04:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA1072	Philippine Response to New Port States Agreement [...] EconOff delivered reftel points to Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs Director Maria Lourdes Salcedo on April 29. Salcedo was receptive to the U.S. position of forging a stand-alone agreement to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and sent an urgent fax to the Philippine [...]	2009-05-19 06:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV AORC ETRD FAO MO AG RP
09MANILA108	Financial Crisis Impact on Assistance to the Philippines [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis has caused asset values to decline and unemployment to increase and will slow Philippine GDP growth; but record high foreign reserves, less reliance on international trade, banking sector reforms, and the government's improved fiscal position leave t [...]	2009-01-16 05:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA1081	PHILIPPINES PRESSING ASEAN FOR STRONGER BURMA [...] (C) In a frank private discussion May 19 over lunch, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo expressed his government's disappointment at what he characterized as the "weak" May 18 ASEAN chairman's statement released by ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan, calling for the release of im [...]	2009-05-19 09:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP
09MANILA109	PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED OF SANCTIONS ON A.Q. KHAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 07:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNU GM PREL PARM EFIN RP
09MANILA110	DEMARCHE: PHILIPPINES SUPPORTS EXTENDING THE [...] (SBU) The Political Cooperation Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Southeast Asia Division confirmed January 16 that the Philippine government strongly supports extending for an additional year the mandate of the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) in Burma. The Political Cooperation [...]	2009-01-16 07:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PHUM PREL RP BM
09MANILA1107	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEFENSE SECRETARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Gates, we appreciate your engagement with Philippine officials at Shangri-La and your visit to the Philippines. The Philippines has undergone many positive changes since the last visit of a U.S. Secretary of Defense in September 2000; many as a result of sustained U.S. [...]	2009-05-22 07:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MPOS PINS PREL RP
09MANILA1108	First Philippine H1N1 Case [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Department of Health has confirmed the Philippines' first case of H1N1 influenza in a 10-year-old girl who arrived May 18 on a flight from the U.S. The Health Department is now trying to contact the other passengers on the flight. The Philippine government is ram [...]	2009-05-22 07:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09MANILA111	Heavy Rains Inundate the Philippines [...] Summary. Flood waters have inundated large areas in Eastern and Southern Philippines, killing several people, destroying property, and displacing thousands of families. About 300,000 people have been impacted. End summary. 2. The tail-end of a cold front has caused continuous rains since [...]	2009-01-16 09:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP
09MANILA1112	STRONG PHILIPPINE REACTION TO DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Echoing President Obama's condemnation of North Korea's latest nuclear test as a reckless threat to the world's peace and security, the Philippine government reacted strongly in the wake of a May 25 nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK),pressing the [...]	2009-05-26 08:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PARM PGOV PREL PTER RP
09MANILA1121	MICROFINANCE TO EMPOWER MUSLIM FILIPINAS [...] (U) Summary: The first Islamic microfinance program in the Philippines aims to empower Muslim women living in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, a region in the southern Philippines plagued by poverty and conflict. The intent is to expand the program nationwide to help Muslim Filipinas [...]	2009-05-27 08:56:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PHUM KWMN KISL RP
09MANILA1128	PHILIPPINE FOREIGN SECRETARY ON NORTH KOREA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a free-ranging private discussion over breakfast May 28, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo underscored to the Ambassador the gravity with which his government views recent provocative moves by North Korea, and he indicated that Philippine President Gloria Macapagal [...]	2009-05-28 08:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD PARM PGOV PREL PTER RP KN
09MANILA1138	PHILIPPINES ABSTAINS ON WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 07:58:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV PREL RP KV
09MANILA1192	Philippine First Quarter Growth Disappoints [...] (U) Summary: Philippine Gross Domestic Product fell 2.3% from the fourth quarter of 2008, the weakest performance in two decades. Capital formation dropped; personal consumption sputtered; and the government's much trumpeted fiscal stimulus did little to support economic growth. In response, [...]	2009-06-04 05:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA1197	HOUSE PASSES RESOLUTION PUSHING FOR CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unexpected move four days before its summer recess, President Arroyo's supporters in the House of Representatives pushed through a resolution calling for Congress to convene a constituent assembly to propose amendments to the Constitution. The move triggered strong objectio [...]	2009-06-04 10:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RP
09MANILA1199	AMBASSADOR UNDERSCORES EDUCATION SUPPORT IN MARAWI CITY [...] Summary. During a May 27 visit to Marawi City, the Ambassador demonstrated continued U.S. support for education development programs in a predominantly Muslim area of conflict-affected central Mindanao. She welcomed the start of a new school year by showcasing the continued strong education [...]	2009-06-05 04:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID TP RP
09MANILA12	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, POLITICAL [...] (C) During a breakfast meeting January 5, the Ambassador and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo discussed the Philippine peace talks with Muslim insurgents, potential for changes to the Philippine Constitution, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and external political issues. On th [...]	2009-01-05 07:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA1204	NPA ADMITS TO KILLING ITS OWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In what may signal an internal power struggle within its ranks, or a message intended for those they believe are cooperating with Philippine authorities, the New People's Army (NPA) recently admitted responsibility for killing one of their veteran officials and the sister of an [...]	2009-06-05 06:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP
09MANILA1207	POLITICAL MANEUVERS SHIFT ELECTION LANDSCAPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With time dwindling to line up funding and party support, presidential hopefuls increased efforts to break away from the pack, or undermine their rivals. The hasty merger of parties loyal to President Arroyo and former President Ramos appeared to bolster Malacanang Palace's king [...]	2009-06-05 07:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR RP
09MANILA1209	PRESSING PHILIPPINES ON SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] (C) The Ambassador coordinated closely with French Ambassador Thierry Borja de Mozota June 5 on a joint effort to underscore to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) the depth of international concern regarding the human rights situation in Sudan and to urge the Philippine government to sup [...]	2009-06-05 08:09:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PGOV PHUM PREL RP SU
09MANILA1219	NO BASIS FOR REMOVAL OF JOSE SISON'S TERRORIST [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Post believes it would be inadvisable for the Government of the Netherlands to remove New People's Army (NPA) leader Jose M. Sison's terrorist designation, as detailed in reftel A. The NPA continues to carry out terrorist attacks against commercial interests, ambushes of po [...]	2009-06-08 08:30:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC KTFN PGOV PREL PTER RP NL
09MANILA1220	PHILIPPINE MUSLIM RELIGIOUS LEADERS REACT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Muslim leaders from the National Ulama Conference of the Philippines addressed a letter to President Obama June 5 expressing their sincere appreciation for the President's remarks last week in Cairo on U.S. relations with the Muslim world. The letter (full text para. 5),deliver [...]	2009-06-08 08:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB PGOV RP
09MANILA1246	MGSF01: H1N1 ANXIETY IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the number of H1N1 cases in the Philippines remains low (54) and there have been no related deaths, high-profile media coverage and precautionary university closures have increased anxiety levels among the Philippine public. Mission continues to work with Philippine autho [...]	2009-06-10 08:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09MANILA1254	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES FOREIGN SECRETARY, DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) In a June 11 private discussion over breakfast with Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo, the Ambassador underscored the extreme seriousness with which the United States views the Burmese junta's trumped-up charges against pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, and the show trial [...]	2009-06-11 07:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
09MANILA1261	RECENT OPERATIONS UNDERSCORE PHILIPPINE MILITARY'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Philippine officials have recently emphasized to the Ambassador and other Mission officials that the military has been tasked with showing measurable progress against internal security threats over the next year, and that "a sense of urgency" must be communicated throughout [...]	2009-06-11 09:15:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PINR PTER RP
09MANILA1262	RALLY AGAINST CONSTITUTIONAL REVISIONS DRAWS ONLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political opponents of President Arroyo who believe her supporters seek to amend the Constitution to keep her in office staged a modest demonstration in Manila's business district June 10. While the rally paled in significance and size to the People Power demonstrations that ous [...]	2009-06-11 09:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM RP
09MANILA1269	SECURITY FORCES CAPTURE KEY TERRORIST IN MINDANAO [...] (C) In a significant counterterrorism success, elements of the Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police (PNP) June 11 captured Ansar Bernardino Venancio, a known Moro Islamic Liberation Front Special Operations Group (MILF-SOG) member and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) associate, in Marawi C [...]	2009-06-15 07:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MAS MCAP PINR PREL RP
09MANILA1273	NOMINATION FOR AWARD FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE: QUEZON [...] Post is pleased to nominate Quezon Power Limited Company, one of the Philippines largest power generation companies, for the Award for Corporate Excellence in the small/medium enterprise category. The company operates a 460-megawatt coal-fired power plant with a 31-kilometer transmission line [...]	2009-06-15 08:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
09MANILA1274	NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD: CHEVRON [...] Post is pleased to nominate Chevron Philippines Incorporated in the large enterprise category for the 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence in recognition of its significant contributions to the Philippines over the past 90 years. Chevron began operations in the Philippines in 1917, making it on [...]	2009-06-15 08:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
09MANILA1275	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES IN MUSLIM COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN SOUTHERN [...] Summary: Ambassador Kenney's June 4th visit to Zamboanga City showcased continuing U.S. commitment to the economic and social development of Mindanao. The Ambassador launched the OneWoman Initiative, a USG-funded project to empower Islamic women leaders, and spoke at a U.S.-sponsored multicu [...]	2009-06-15 08:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA128	ARROYO CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT OBAMA, PRAISES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a remarkable, heartfelt speech on the morning of President Obama's inauguration, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo warmly welcomed the new American President to the world stage, praising the "special relationship" between the Philippines and the U.S. and recalling the deep hi [...]	2009-01-21 10:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA1283	USG-PHILIPPINES RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS [...] Summary: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) both assist the Philippines in renewable, clean, and efficient energy projects. USG agencies are also facilitating regional conferences on climate change and clean energy. USAID and t [...]	2009-06-16 22:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TRGY TSPL ECIN ECON APECO ENRG EAID PGOV RP
09MANILA1308	PHILIPPINE REACTIONS TO 2009 TRAFFICKING IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Official Philippine reaction to the country's Tier Two Watch List ranking in the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report has been one of muted disappointment, largely due to effective Mission pre-briefing with a wide range of anti-trafficking stakeholders in the government, from the Fo [...]	2009-06-19 07:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP KCRM PHUM ELAB RP
09MANILA1317	PHILIPPINES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 [...] (C) Per reftel, Ambassador and other Embassy staff engaged in a robust outreach effort June 22 to senior-most levels of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) regarding the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1874 on North Korea. In the absence of Philippine Foreign [...]	2009-06-22 08:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KN MNUC PARM PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA1318	PHILIPPINES SEEKS BETTER FOOTING FOR REENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine government continues to commit publicly to a resumption of peace negotiations with separatist Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines, but its overtures have not elicited a clear response from the rebel group. The government views peace as "tough, but not imposs [...]	2009-06-22 08:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER RP
09MANILA1323	PHILIPPINE WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTER EDUCATES CHILDREN ON [...] SUMMARY: Inspired by the Department-produced message by Jane Goodall to stem the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products, Mission Manila invited Filipino youth to the Wildlife Rescue Center to hear about the U.S. and Philippine anti-wildlife trafficking initiatives. To celebrate Worl [...]	2009-06-23 07:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SENV KSCA TSPL EAID RP
09MANILA1324	SIX MONTHS LATER, RED CROSS HOSTAGE STILL HELD BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly six months after his January 15 kidnapping by the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group on Jolo Island, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worker Eugenio Vagni remains captive despite recent aggressive military operations that have tightened the cordon around Abu Sayyaf [...]	2009-06-23 07:37:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL MOPS PGOV PINR PTER RP

09MANILA1337	PHILIPPINES MOVING TO IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1874 ON [...] (C) In a followup conversation June 23 with Acting Foreign Secretary Franklin Ebdalin, the Ambassador stressed that North Korea's nuclear testing represented a major threat to the region and to our respective countries, and that it was vital that all concerned partners move rapidly to impleme [...]	2009-06-24 08:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KN MNUC PARM PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA1338	Philippines' First A(H1N1) Influenza Death [...] (U) Summary: The Philippine Department of Health has confirmed the country's first death related to Influenza A(H1N1): a 49-year-old woman employee of the Philippine House of Representatives with a history of heart disease. The death and a growing number of confirmed cases (near 500) prompte [...]	2009-06-24 08:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09MANILA1350	PHILIPPINES REACTS TO IRANIAN ELECTION VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Allegations of electoral fraud and violent supression of public protest in Iran have sparked widespread condemnation among Philippine government officials, media, and the general public. Beyond concern for the fate of pro-democracy activists as well as approximately 8,000 Overs [...]	2009-06-26 06:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IR RP
09MANILA1351	Philippine Growth Target Cut, Fiscal Deficit Up [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine government further cut economic growth targets and increased its budget deficit ceiling after disappointing first-quarter economic growth data (Ref A). The official unemployment rate has tapered, but more Filipinos are working fewer hours. While some groups push [...]	2009-06-26 07:14:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA1358	HAGUE CONVENTION ADOPTIONS IN THE PHILLIPPINES, [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Manila has seen smooth processing of adoption cases in the first year under the Hague Adoption Convention Requirements (Hague Convention). Communication between Post and the GOP on this matter has been excellent. Helping the transition go smoothly was the fact that the Phili [...]	2009-06-29 09:32:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CASC KOCI CMGT RP
09MANILA1362	PHILIPPINE TROOPS TO JOIN UNITED NATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine government has announced that a battalion of 340 Philippine military and law enforcement personnel is expected to join United Nations peacekeepers in the Golan Heights soon. The dispatch of this battalion, which will serve with the United Nations Disengagement Ob [...]	2009-06-29 10:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PINR PREL RP SY UNDOF
09MANILA1363	AMCIT IN ALLEGED ABDUCTION TO SUE PHILIPPINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a story widely covered by the Philippine press, an American citizen who claimed to have been abducted by Philippine security forces (reftel) said at a June 27 Los Angeles press conference that she would file a lawsuit against Philippine officials through a U.S. federal court and [...]	2009-06-29 11:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PHUM PTER RP
09MANILA1390	Philippine Civil Aviation Update [...] (SBU) Summary: The progress of the Philippine civil aviation regulator towards regaining a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration 'Category 1' safety rating has been stymied by bureaucratic obstacles that block essential salary increases needed to attract and retain qualified personnel. There i [...]	2009-07-01 05:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD RP
09MANILA1397	AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN SECRETARY DISCUSS NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging July 1 breakfast meeting, the Ambassador asked that Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo press ASEAN to enlist Burmese cooperation on North Korean ship inspections, and Secretary Romulo requested a meeting with Secretary Clinton to discuss greater U.S.-A [...]	2009-07-01 10:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PHUM PREL PTER RP
09MANILA1414	IN POOR HEALTH, FORMER PRESIDENT CORY AQUINO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino is in serious medical condition after a 15-month battle against cancer. Prospects for her recovery are dim. Family members rushed Aquino to Makati Medical Center nine days ago after she lost her appetite for food, and she has not eaten [...]	2009-07-02 07:47:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV RP
09MANILA1419	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - SUPPORTING NGO INVOLVEMENT AT [...] Post discussed reftel points with DFA's Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) Director Leah Ruiz, emphasizing U.S. opposition to the recommendation of the UN Committee on Nongovernmental Organizations to deny accreditation to the Democracy Coalition Project (DCP [...]	2009-07-06 08:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL RP
09MANILA142	THE NEW PEOPLE'S ARMY POSTURING IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The New People's Army (NPA) continues to pose a security challenge to Philippine military and law enforcement agencies, but although the NPA remains active in several provinces, its capacity to wage effective attacks against the government is diminishing on a national scale. In [...]	2009-01-22 07:18:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER RP
09MANILA1431	AMBASSADOR FOSTERS AMERICAN BUSINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Cebu City June 28 to highlight bilateral cooperation with the Philippines in the areas of food and agricultural trade, business development, and environmental conservation. The Ambassador delivered opening remarks at two events: the Second Conference of Coastal [...]	2009-07-08 00:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA1436	Philippine Position on the ITSO Extraordinary Assembly [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 04:06:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA PREL RP TSPA
09MANILA1440	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CIA DIRECTOR LEON [...] (S) SUMMARY: Welcome to the Philippines, Director Panetta! Your visit to Manila will underscore the special ties we share with the Philippines, a strong regional ally in the fight against terrorism. The administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is strongly pro-U.S., and committed [...]	2009-07-08 07:35:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	OVIP PGOV PINR PREL RP
09MANILA1441	TERRORIST BOMBINGS STRIKE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Beginning Saturday, July 4, widely dispersed bombings in the southern Philippines have claimed the lives of at least 8 persons, and wounded nearly 100 more. As the investigation continues, initial analysis suggests the recent bombings in Central Mindanao and Jolo Island may be [...]	2009-07-08 10:52:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PARM PGOV PREL PTER RP
09MANILA145	Clark and Subic Freeports Sound but Slowing [...] (SBU) Summary: The former American bases at Clark and Subic Bay have become successful "special economic zones," a designation for areas with relatively attractive investment regulations. They benefit from their excellent transportation facilities and the country's English-speaking, educated [...]	2009-01-22 09:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA1455	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES IN MUSLIM COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN SOUTHERN [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-10 06:16:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA1460	2008 RESULTS OF THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Econ delivered talking points on the results of the 2008 annual review of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) to Department of Trade and Industry Undersecretary Thomas Aquino, on July 8. Aquino said that the Department of Trade & Industry will issue a press r [...]	2009-07-10 07:29:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON RP
09MANILA1462	BUILDING BRIDGES TO PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBOANGA [...] Summary. During a July 7 visit to Zamboanga City, the Ambassador highlighted the depth and longevity of U.S. commitment to peace and prosperity in Mindanao. The Ambassador spoke at the inaugurations of three USG-sponsored projects, including a commercial wireless internet broadband (WiMax) s [...]	2009-07-10 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA1465	FOREIGN SECRETARY REQUESTS ASEAN MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-10 09:43:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RP
09MANILA1467	REVIEW OF UN 1267 SANCTIONS TRANCHE 1 AND 2 NAMES [...] Post discussed reftel points with Mr. Winston Almeda, Special Assistant for Counterterrorism to the Undersecretary for Special Concerns in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Mr. Almeda conveyed the DFA's appreciation for our notifying them of the key findings of the USG review, and sai [...]	2009-07-13 08:08:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER RP UNSC
09MANILA1468	LAST REMAINING ICRC HOSTAGE EUGENIO VAGNI RELEASED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The last of three International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers kidnapped January 15 on Jolo island in the southern Philippines by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists was released early Sunday morning, July 12. The 62-year-old Italian engineer, Eugenio Vagni, was release [...]	2009-07-13 10:18:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR KISL IT RP
09MANILA1497	PHILIPPINES POSITIVE ON U.S.-RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 09:31:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL RP RS
09MANILA1500	MALACANANG: NO AMNESTY FOR TERRORISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malacanang Palace and numerous legislative leaders have rejected a July 14 suggestion by Philippine National Red Cross Chairman Senator Richard Gordon that the government grant amnesty to Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists who kidnapped three International Committee of the Red Cro [...]	2009-07-17 04:22:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PREL PTER RP
09MANILA1521	PHILIPPINES PUSHES ASEAN ON NORTH KOREA, BURMA [...] (C) In a frank private July 20 discussion over breakfast with the Ambassador, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo expressed dismay at ASEAN's timid stance on issues pertaining to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Burma. Secretary Romulo related his impression of an [...]	2009-07-20 07:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PHUM PREL RP KN BM
09MANILA153	PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT EYES PEACE TALKS, BUT SOME [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a private January 15 breakfast with the Ambassador, Presidential Peace Process Adviser Hermogenes Esperon was upbeat on prospects for peace with Muslim insurgents in Mindanao. With April as a new target date for a resumption of talks, Esperon said, the groundwork for new negot [...]	2009-01-23 08:30:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
09MANILA154	Philippine Nuclear Plans [...] Summary: The Philippines is considering rehabilitating a never-used nuclear plant built in the 1980s, and recently entered into an agreement with the Korean Electric Power Corporation to study the feasibility of operating that plant. End summary. 2. Westinghouse completed a nuclear power [...]	2009-01-25 23:31:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO RP
09MANILA1561	VISIT TO BAGUIO CELEBRATES AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE AND [...] SUMMARY. Ambassador July 9 and 10 visit to Baguio celebrated the simultaneous July 4 holidays of American Independence and Philippine-American Friendship Day. The Ambassador participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Baguio Mayor officially opening the Picturing America exhibit in the [...]	2009-07-23 10:42:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA1563	PHILIPPINES-JAPAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA, the first Philippine bilateral free trade agreement) became effective in December 2008 (reftel),its impact has been more on the movement of people than goods, and significant barriers to investment in the Philip [...]	2009-07-24 06:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA1567	UPDATE ON DEMARCHE REQUEST SUPPORTING NGO [...] (C) In a follow-up to reftel A, post inquired July 24 of DFA's Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) Director Leah Ruiz if the Philippine government had decided whether to support ECOSOC consultative status for the Democracy Coalition Project, and deferral back to th [...]	2009-07-24 08:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP
09MANILA1568	SUSPENSION OF MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST ROGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a demonstration of resolve to pursue peace with Muslim separatists during her final 10 months in office, President Arroyo on July 23 announced the suspension of offensive military operations against rogue Muslim rebels in central Mindanao, setting her administration down an amb [...]	2009-07-24 08:52:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID RP
09MANILA1569	AMCIT RETURNS TO PHILIPPINES TO TESTIFY ON ALLEGED [...] (C) SUMMARY: AmCit social activist Melissa Roxas returned to the Philippines this week to participate in hearings at the Commission on Human Rights and Court of Appeals on her alleged May abduction and torture in Tarlac Province by persons she believed to be government security forces. The [...]	2009-07-24 09:04:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PHUM PTER RP
09MANILA1575	INFORMAL PEACE TALKS THIS WEEK; MUSLIM GROUP SEEKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Peace panel members from the Mindanao-based rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will meet their Philippine government counterparts in Kuala Lumpur this week -- the first full meeting of the two peace panels this year, a MILF panel member told the Ambassador July 27. T [...]	2009-07-27 12:04:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID RP
09MANILA1586	THE BEST DEFENSE: IN FINAL ADDRESS TO THE NATION, ARROYO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In her ninth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) July 27, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo confidently touted a seemingly endless list of economic achievements: the country's resilience in the face of the global financial crisis; its successful welfare, social, and infr [...]	2009-07-28 10:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PINR SOCI PTER ECON KPAO ASEC RP
09MANILA1617	"ICON OF DEMOCRACY" PRESIDENT CORY AQUINO PASSES AWAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, cherished as "President Cory" by the people of the Philippines, passed away August 1 at Makati Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. Hospitalized for her deteriorating health since late June (reftel),Aquino succumbed to hea [...]	2009-08-01 11:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA1618	"ICON OF DEMOCRACY" PRESIDENT CORY AQUINO PASSES AWAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, cherished as "President Cory" by the people of the Philippines, passed away August 1 at Makati Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. Hospitalized for her deteriorating health since late June (reftel),Aquino succumbed to hea [...]	2009-08-01 11:44:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA1645	PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO RESUME TALKS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: As referred to briefly in President Arroyo's July 27 State of the Nation Address (reftel A),long-defunct negotiations with the communist-affiliated National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) coalition will likely be resumed in Oslo, Norway during the second week of Aug [...]	2009-08-04 09:30:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP
09MANILA1650	AMBASSADOR SHOWCASES U.S. ROLE IN CREATING A PEACEFUL, [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Ambassador traveled July 17-18 to Davao City on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, underscoring the continuing U.S. commitment to the economic and social development of the region. The trip included the Ambassador's keynote address at a conference for graduat [...]	2009-08-04 10:16:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA1653	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ADMIRAL TIMOTHY KEATING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Keating, we look forward to welcoming you back to Manila for the 2009 Mutual Defense Board/Security Engagement Board (MDB/SEB). The robust U.S.-Philippines bilateral relationship has recently withstood court challenges to the Visiting Forces Agreement, but remains very [...]	2009-08-06 04:02:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MPOS PINS PREL RP
09MANILA166	MILF MEMBERS GET LIFE TERMS FOR DEADLY 2000 BOMBING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Demonstrating the Philippine government's continued commitment to combating terrorism, on January 23, a Manila court sentenced three members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to terms of 20-40 years without parole for five deadly bombing attacks on December 30, 2000 across met [...]	2009-01-26 10:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER RP
09MANILA1663	EMOTIONAL FAREWELL TO PRESIDENT CORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The August 5 funeral of former President Corazon Aquino brought the Philippine nation together in an outpouring of affection and respect, a moment unprecedented in recent memory. Much as Cory Aquino united Filipinos during the 1986 uprising against dictator Ferdinand Marcos, sh [...]	2009-08-06 11:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR RP
09MANILA1679	Philippine Export Controls Update [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippines has made notable progress towards creating an export control regime. Draft legislation regulating transfers of strategic goods has been introduced in both Houses of the Philippine Congress. In support of the legislation, the Embassy's Export Control and Relate [...]	2009-08-07 10:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETTC PARM PREL KSTC RP
09MANILA1711	PHILIPPINE OUTRAGE OVER AUNG SAN SUU KYI VERDICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 12 private breakfast with the Ambassador, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo expressed outrage over the guilty verdict rendered in the case of detained Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, while frankly admitting his frustration in searching for a [...]	2009-08-12 10:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
09MANILA1712	FOREIGN SECRETARY ROMULO ON OVAL OFFICE, BURMA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a private August 12 breakfast meeting with the Ambassador, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo expressed heartfelt appreciation for the warm reception President Arroyo's party received at the Oval Office on July 30, and for the highly successful cabinet-level meetings [...]	2009-08-12 10:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM KN
09MANILA1715	PHILIPPINE MILITARY LAUNCHES MAJOR STRIKE AGAINST [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Philippine military struck hard August 12 and 13 against Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists on the violence-ridden island of Basilan in the southern Philippines, and appears to have killed more than 20 terrorists in an aggressive -- but costly -- operation. Unconfirmed reports [...]	2009-08-13 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	MOPS PTER PINR PGOV RP
09MANILA1716	MELISSA ROXAS CASE UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Melissa Roxas, the 31-year-old Filipino-American community activist who alleges she was abducted and tortured in May by individuals she believed to be Philippine security forces, returned to the Philippines July 21. She has since offered testimony to the Philippine Commission o [...]	2009-08-13 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER RP
09MANILA1717	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator and Mrs. Nelson, welcome to the Philippines! The relationship between the United States and the Philippines continue to remain strong. U.S. interests in this major non-NATO ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fighting terrorism, and providi [...]	2009-08-13 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS OVIP PINR PINS PREL RP
09MANILA1721	Philippine Renewable Energy Law a Regional Model [...] (SBU) Summary: Positioning to be a world leader in renewable energy, the Philippine has passed a new renewable energy law that improves the policy environment with fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to facilitate and expand investments in the sector. A recent USG visitor suggested the Philippi [...]	2009-08-13 09:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENGR ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA1722	PHIILIPPINES RESPONSE TO LETTER OF ASSISTANT USTR FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON RP
09MANILA1723	REVIEW OF UN 1267 SANCTIONS TRANCHE 3 NAMES [...] Post conveyed reftel points to Ms. Lizel Alcantara, assistant to the Undersecretary for Special Concerns in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Emboff underscored that USG views each case under review as unique, and that we will consider a variety of factors in reaching a decision on wh [...]	2009-08-14 05:46:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09MANILA1725	DUE DILIGENCE FOR CHEVRON FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD [...] (U) Post is pleased to learn that Chevron is on the short list for the Secretary's 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence. We believe that Chevron would be an excellent choice for this year's Award for Corporate Excellence and submit the following in response to reftel follow-up questions: A) [...]	2009-08-14 06:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
09MANILA1728	PHILIPPINES LOOKS AHEAD TO CHAIRING NPT REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Responding to recently-heightened U.S. emphasis on nonproliferation issues, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo expressed to the Ambassador his nation's keen anticipation of chairing the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference to be held in New York next May, and [...]	2009-08-14 10:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MANILA1737	Regional Free Trade and U.S. Agriculture Exports [...] (U) Summary: Scheduled January 2010 tariff reductions under ASEAN-centered free trade agreements may reduce the $1.7 billion of U.S. food and agricultural exports to the Philippines. Secretary Clinton's July 22 speech on the U.S. intent to participate fully in the region was welcomed by AmCh [...]	2009-08-17 09:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EINV ECON PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA1739	EVEN AFTER DEADLY CLASH, GOVERNMENT AFFIRMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Arroyo affirmed her commitment August 15 to the renewed peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),despite the involvement of some MILF fighters in the deaths of nearly two dozen Philippine soldiers last week in a military operation against terrorists o [...]	2009-08-17 11:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER RP
09MANILA1774	PHILIPPINES MOVING SLOWLY ON CIVAIR SAFETY UPGRADE [...] (SBU) Contacts in the Philippine Civil Aviation Administration (CAAP) told Embassy officials August 17 that they continue to progress on air safety deficiencies in many critical areas indicated by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Remedying these shortcomings is essentia [...]	2009-08-20 08:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD BEXP RP
09MANILA1781	SENATOR NELSON AND PGMA LAUD SECURITY COOPERATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 19 meeting at Malacanang Palace, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Senator Bill Nelson lauded the close intelligence and military cooperation that has enabled major successes against violent extremists in the southern Philippines. President Arroyo pledged to cont [...]	2009-08-20 10:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RP
09MANILA1803	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (ICSC) [...] Emboff relayed reftel A demarche points to Director Leah Ruiz of DFA's Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) on August 21, and urged the Philippines to support U.S. candidate Lucretia Myers for the UN International Civil Service Commission (ICSC). Per reftel B, Post [...]	2009-08-25 09:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER KAWC PREL UNGA RP KJUS KUNR
09MANILA1827	Prostitution, Human Trafficking, and U.S. Immigration [...] Summary: As a country facing major development and governance challenges, the Philippines remains a place where prostitution and human trafficking continue to afflict the lives of Filipino women, some of whom may seek better lives abroad through legal or illegal immigration. An analysis of c [...]	2009-08-28 00:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KTIP CVIS RP
09MANILA1835	SCENESETTER FOR TRANSCOM COMMANDER GENERAL DUNCAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General McNabb, welcome to the Philippines! The relationship between the United States and the Philippines continues to remain strong. U.S. interests in this Major Non-NATO Ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fighting terrorism, and providing s [...]	2009-08-28 06:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS OVIP PINR PINS PREL RP
09MANILA1839	INVITING ARF MEMBERS TO SEPT 16-18 ARF DISASTER [...] On August 27, POLOFF met with Philippine government ASEAN Affairs officer Bryan Baguio. Baguio, who was already well aware of the event, was enthusiastic about the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Inter-Sessional Meeting planned for September 16-18 in Honolulu, saying that the Philippine government [...]	2009-08-28 09:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ARF EAID MARR PREL RP
09MANILA1840	LETTER TO SECRETARY CLINTON FROM FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy received diplomatic note 09-2509 from the Department of Foreign Affairs, transmitting a letter dated August 14 from Foreign Secretary Romulo for Secretary of State Clinton for the productive meeting they had in Washington July 31. Full text is provided in para 2. The Philippine [...]	2009-08-28 09:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL RP
09MANILA1841	RAJAH SOLAIMAN TERRORIST LEADER APPREHENDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rajah Solaiman Movement (RSM) leader Dinno-Amor Rosalejos Pareja (a.k.a. "Khalil Pareja") was arrested August 21 at a Marawi City hideout by Philippine National Police (PNP),acting on a tip from an informant. Although RSM had been less active in recent years, Pareja had been ac [...]	2009-08-28 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV KJUS RP
09MANILA1843	CONTENTIOUS VFA HEARING REVIVES CRITICISM OF U.S. [...] (C) Critics of the U.S.-Philippine Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) turned out in force for an August 27 oversight hearing chaired by one of the Philippines most strident and thorny politicians, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago. The hearing came in response to a New York Times article that sta [...]	2009-08-28 09:51:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RP
09MANILA1845	DEFENSE SECRETARY DISCUSSES VFA, WASHINGTON VISIT [...] (C) In a one-on-one breakfast August 28, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro told the Ambassador that Senator Miriam Santiago was exploiting recent media attention to the U.S.-Philippine Visiting Forces Agreement in an effort to win left-wing backing for her Senate run. Teodoro voic [...]	2009-08-28 11:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS RP
09MANILA1856	MOMENTUM FOR AQUINO PRESIDENTIAL BID GROWS AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a surprise development, Senator Manuel "Mar" Roxas on September 1 dropped his aggressive bid to seek the presidency in 2010, instead throwing his support to fellow Liberal Party Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino. Roxas ended his candidacy amid widespread emotion and nostalgia tr [...]	2009-09-02 08:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM RP
09MANILA186	SECOND ULAMA CONFERENCE REACHES OUT TO PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the Philippines' second-ever Ulama Conference, conference organizers provided an open letter to President Obama in which they expressed their heartfelt appreciation for his effort to reach out to them -- even as early as in his inaugural address, and their desire to strength [...]	2009-01-29 06:47:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB PGOV RP
09MANILA1872	AMBASSADOR?S TRIP TO PUERTO PRINCESA HIGHLIGHTS POLICE [...] SUMMARY: An August 24, 2009, trip by the Ambassador to Puerto Princesa City in the island province of Palawan emphasized U.S. support for education, regional and local law enforcement concerns, and the environment. The Ambassador visited a school supported by the Peace Corps, attended a buil [...]	2009-09-03 08:32:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EINV EAID RP SCUL
09MANILA1901	SENATOR AQUINO DECLARES PRESIDENTIAL BID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Appearing more confident and self-assured after a week of introspection, Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino announced September 9 his intention to run as the Liberal Party candidate for president in the May 2010 election. Aquino, son of late President Corazon Aquino and assassinate [...]	2009-09-09 10:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM RP
09MANILA1909	RAPID U.S./PHILIPPINES RESPONSE TO FERRY SINKING SAVES [...] (SBU) Summary: In yet another major maritime disaster, a large ferry carrying 968 manifested passengers and crew sank September 6 off the southwest coast of Mindanao island. As of early afternoon September 9, the Philippines National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) reported nine confirme [...]	2009-09-10 02:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI EAGR SENV PREL RP
09MANILA192	JOINT PHILIPPINE OPERATION NABS TERRORIST LEADER [...] (S/NF) Philippine authorities conducted a joint operation on January 29, involving elements of the Philippine military and law enforcement agencies, that resulted in the arrest of Mokasid Dilna, Chief of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front Special Operations Group (MILF-SOG). Dilna was appreh [...]	2009-01-29 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS
09MANILA1922	PHILIPPINE SEAWEED SECTOR PACES CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary. For four decades, U.S Government-backed seaweed farming programs have promoted peace, security and economic development in some of the Philippines' poorest and least stable provinces. In conflict-affected Mindanao, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) [...]	2009-09-11 10:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON KTER EISL EAID RP
09MANILA1923	PHILIPPINES IMPOSES PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG PRICE CONTROLS [...] (SBU) Summary: Government pressure on multinational pharmaceutical firms resulted in a 50 percent price reduction for 21 key medicines in the Philippines, phased in beginning August 15. President Macapagal-Arroyo had to issue an executive order forcing price drops on five of these medicines w [...]	2009-09-11 10:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EINV ECON RP
09MANILA1941	Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Fund [...] Summary: The USG-funded Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Fund (PTFCF) decided in recent meetings to become a sustainable source of funding for forest conservation work and to consider climate change mitigation and adaptation as a factor in selecting projects for funding. Since 2005, P [...]	2009-09-14 09:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON RP CN XE XD
09MANILA1943	FOREIGN SECRETARY ROMULO ON U.S.-ASEAN SUMMIT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a private September 14 breakfast meeting with the Ambassador, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo pushed for the next U.S.-ASEAN Summit to be held in the United States, and said that a prominent Filipino Senate critic would soon raise the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) [...]	2009-09-14 11:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID UNGA MARR KNNP LY KN IR RP
09MANILA1966	Power Outage Highlights Philippine Air Safety [...] (SBU) Summary: Insufficient backup generators to handle a brief power outage caused the failure of long range radar and communication systems at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA),delaying or cancelling 20 long-haul flights on September 13 and 14. The Manila International Airpor [...]	2009-09-15 09:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD RP
09MANILA1967	SENATOR BLASTS EX-PRESIDENT ESTRADA FOR ILLEGAL [...] (C) In a widely anticipated speech on the Senate floor on September 14, Senator Panfilo Lacson publicly alleged that former President Joseph Estrada profited from various illegal acts during Estrada's presidency. Lacson also hinted that Estrada might bear culpability in a contracted double mur [...]	2009-09-15 10:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS RP
09MANILA1980	GOVERNMENT, MUSLIM REBELS AGREE TO INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In keeping with pledges made during President Arroyo's July visit to Washington, the Philippine government has advanced discussions with the southern Philippines rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) regarding international participation in the peace talks and, in the p [...]	2009-09-16 10:19:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL RP
09MANILA1988	RULING COALITION SELECTS SECDEF TEODORO AS 2010 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The outlines of the Philippine presidential race came more clearly into focus September 16 as President Arroyo's ruling coalition settled on Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro as its standard bearer for the May 2010 election. After weeks of uncertainty that caused Teo [...]	2009-09-17 09:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM RP
09MANILA2000	SENATORS CALL FOR VFA RENEGOTIATION [...] (C) On September 14, seven Philippine Senators introduced a resolution calling on the Arroyo administration to renegotiate the U.S.-Philippine Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). The seven Senators are important legislators, including the Chair and Co-Chair of the Legislative Oversight commissio [...]	2009-09-18 07:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RP
09MANILA2002	PHILIPPINES PREPARES FOR ILO HIGH-LEVEL MISSION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Philippine government is prepared to welcome and provide its full support to next week's High-Level Mission from the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) Geneva headquarters to investigate allegations of labor rights abuses as well as eight ongoing complaints filed wit [...]	2009-09-18 10:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM PGOV RP
09MANILA2031	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to the Department of Foreign Affairs Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) Director Leah Ruiz. Post emphasized U.S. support for defending the universality of human rights and the responsibility of governments to respect the r [...]	2009-09-24 08:32:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC RP
09MANILA2038	GRP PLANS FORMAL REVIEW OF VFA TO DEFUSE SENATE [...] (C) The Philippine Senate is applying increasing pressure on the Arroyo administration to renegotiate or abrogate the U.S.-Philippine Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). A preliminary September 23 Philippine Senate voice vote on a non-binding resolution calling for VFA renegotiation heralds fina [...]	2009-09-24 10:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS EAID RP
09MANILA2046	DECLARATION OF DISASTER: TROPICAL STORM ONDOY [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. AS A RESULT OF THE TROPICAL STORM ONDOY DISASTER WHICH STRUCK THE PHILIPPINES ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2009, THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE PHILIPPINES HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DISASTER IS OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE THAT IT IS BEYOND THE CAPACITY OF THE [...]	2009-09-28 07:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA2049	TROPICAL STORM ONDOY LASHES MANILA; [...] (U) On Saturday September 26 tropical storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) deposited 16 inches of rain in 12 hours and inundated large sections of Metro Manila and the island of Luzon. The storm accelerated and changed course as it arrived in Luzon, and caught the Philippines unprepared [...]	2009-09-28 09:14:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA2055	TWO U.S. SERVICEMEMBERS KILLED IN ROADSIDE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two U.S. Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines (JSOTF-P) servicemembers on the island of Jolo were killed in a roadside explosion on the morning of September 29 as they traveled in an armored vehicle with Philippine military personnel to support humanitarian projects. [...]	2009-09-29 08:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA2056	DEATH TOLL RISES AS MANILA DRIES OUT FROM TROPICAL [...] (U) The death toll from tropical storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) climbed to 240 as of Tuesday September 29 as Metro Manila and 27 surrounding provinces dig out from the mud and debris deposited by the storm's record breaking rains and flooding. The Philippines' National Disaster Coord [...]	2009-09-29 08:29:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA2070	STILL IN SHOCK FROM TROPICAL STORM ONDOY MANILA BRACES FOR [...] (U) Casualties from tropical storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) reached 246 dead, and 42 missing as of Wednesday, September 30. While major thoroughfares are now passable and the Manila international airport has reopened, all Manila public schools and the primary hospital in hard hit ne [...]	2009-09-30 09:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA2071	UPDATE ON FATAL IED ATTACK ON U.S. AND PHILIPPINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the picture is far from complete, additional information is now available regarding the September 29 roadside attack on a U.S.-Philippine convoy in Jolo that resulted in the deaths of two U.S. and one Philippine servicemen (Ref A). It is not yet known whether U.S. troops w [...]	2009-09-30 09:52:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MARR ASEC RP
09MANILA2089	PRESIDENTIAL AIDE DISCUSSES FLOOD RESPONSE, JOLO [...] (C) Presidential Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita described to the Ambassador the dedication of President Arroyo and Defense Secretary Teodoro to flood relief efforts. Over a one-on-one breakfast on October 1, Ermita said the GRP was investigating the explosion responsible for two American [...]	2009-10-01 07:48:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS EAID ELAB MOPS RP
09MANILA2098	U.S. UPS AID AS MANILA STRUGGLES WITH TROPICAL STORM ONDOY [...] (SBU) Summary. Even as Super Typhoon Pepeng (international name Parma) threatens the country anew, Philippine officials are struggling to cope with the over 400,000 displaced people and 293 deaths caused by tropical storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana). Agricultural losses, while significa [...]	2009-10-02 09:06:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA2108	Manila Response: Marine Scientific Research Authorizations [...] ESTH Officer Dovas A. Saulys, under the Economic Section, is the officer in Manila responsible for marine scientific research authorizations. His tour of duty in Manila ends August 2012. He is assisted by Maria Theresa N. Villa, Economic Specialist. 2. Philippine regulators require a lea [...]	2009-10-05 08:16:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY KSCA EAID RP
09MANILA2110	PEACE ADVISER OUTLINES STATUS OF PEACE TALKS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Peace Process Adviser Secretary Avelino Razon discussed with the Ambassador October 1 the state of progress in the Philippine government's three main peace processes with separatist and insurgent groups. Talks with the southern Philippines' Muslim separatist group Moro Islamic Li [...]	2009-10-05 08:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PTER PINS ASEC RP
09MANILA2111	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BRIEFING ON P5+1 TALKS WITH [...] (U) Post discussed reftel points with DFA Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) Director Leah Ruiz regarding the October 1 P5 1 talks with Iran. Post emphasized that the discussions were a constructive beginning; that they must now be followed by positive action [...]	2009-10-05 08:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PHUM PREL UN IR RP
09MANILA2112	U.S. AIDS PHILIPPINES IN TIME OF TYPHOON NEED [...] (SBU) Tropical Storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) dumped 16 inches of rain in 12 hours on Manila and the island of Luzon on September 26, killing 288 and displacing 700,000. One week later, Typhoon Pepeng (international name Parma) hit northern Luzon with 90 mile per hour winds, leaving [...]	2009-10-05 09:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA2125	UPDATE ON TYPHOON DAMAGE AND U.S. DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) United States-sponsored disaster assistance to the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana continued in full force October 6. The Government of the Philippines' figures show 295 dead, 39 missing, and nearly 350,000 people still in evacuation centers. Government damage estimate [...]	2009-10-06 08:52:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA2133	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BURMA, U.S.-ASEAN SUMMIT, [...] (C) In a one-on-one breakfast meeting on October 7, the Ambassador strongly urged Foreign Secretay Romulo to consider favorably our proposal for a November U.S.-ASEAN Summit in Singapore; Romulo preferred that the Summit take place in Bangkok or in the U.S. Romulo welcomed the outcome of the [...]	2009-10-07 07:32:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KNNP ASEAN IR BM RP
09MANILA2136	U.S. TYPHOON AID "FIRST, FAST, EFFECTIVE" SAYS PHILIPPINE [...] (SBU) At an October 7 meeting, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo thanked the Ambassador for U.S. aid for Typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana victims that was "first, fast, and got immediate relief to those that need it most." He also expressed his pleasure at having received a personal phone call [...]	2009-10-07 08:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA214	Geek Swaps Benefit U.S. and Philippines [...] Summary: U.S. agencies and private institutions have active science partnerships in the Philippines that build goodwill and capacity in both nations and add to global knowledge. The synergy that results from USG active engagement in science in the Philippines is beneficial to the work of USG [...]	2009-02-02 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TSPL SENV ENRG TRGY TSPA EAGR RP
09MANILA2140	SUPERBLY EXECUTED U.S. MILITARY TYPHOON RELIEF EFFORT [...] (SBU) In recent days, both Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (concurrently head of the Philippine National Disaster Coordinating Council)communicated to the Ambassador their deep gratitude for U.S. disaster relief assistance in the wake of Typho [...]	2009-10-08 08:19:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP

09MANILA2145	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION, SUPPORT FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),Office of United Nations and International Organizations, Director Leah Ruiz on September 25, 2009. Ruiz's assistant later informed us that they are waiting for further instructions and will send a formal response [...]	2009-10-09 08:51:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA RP
09MANILA2149	FLOODS ISOLATE THOUSANDS IN CENTRAL LUZON/ U.S. RELIEF [...] (SBU) Heavy rains from the lingering Tropical Storm Pepeng (international name Parma) have forced dams in the upper Agno River basin to release large amounts of water that threaten to affect up to two million residents of central Luzon. According to press reports and contacts in the area, the [...]	2009-10-09 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA2155	U.S. MILITARY RELIEF EFFORT ENDS AS FLOODS RECEDE IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Typhoon Pepeng (international name Parma) has claimed over 300 lives and forced more than 80,000 into evacuation centers across Luzon island, according to the Philippines National Disaster Coordinating Council. The U.S. military repeated its highly successful Typhoon Ondoy resc [...]	2009-10-13 08:40:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA2163	GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On October 14, POLCOUNS delivered Reftel talking points on the Goldstone Report to two senior Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials. Assistant Secretaries Evan Garcia (International Organizations Affairs) and Lori Yparraguirre (American Affairs) said that they fully underst [...]	2009-10-14 09:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL RP
09MANILA2165	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] Post discussed reftel points with DFA's Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO),and thanked the Philippines for speaking up at the negotiating sessions to offer their qualified support of the Independent Expert mandate. Post also requested that the Philippine g [...]	2009-10-14 23:52:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREL KWMN SOCI HRC UN RP
09MANILA2176	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION, SUPPORT FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered Ref A demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs, Office of United Nations and International Organizations on September 25, 2009. On October 14, we received a diplomatic note from the Department of Foreign Affairs stating that the Philippines will support the U.S. candi [...]	2009-10-16 04:32:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA RP
09MANILA218	PHILIPPINE DEFENSE SECRETARY BELIEVES TIME IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with senior Philippine defense officials January 29, the Ambassador emphasized that the United States and the Philippines have scored a number of successes on the security cooperation and counterterrorism fronts over the last several years, and that [...]	2009-02-03 00:32:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
09MANILA2182	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY VILSACK'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) Welcome to the Philippines. Following closely after two natural disasters that have affected millions of lives and damaged agricultural production, your visit holds special significance for the Embassy as well as for the Filipino people and government. Your visit will attract significa [...]	2009-10-16 08:19:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL RP
09MANILA2198	CHARGE DISCUSSES PEACE PROSPECTS, TERRORISM WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chairman Murad Ebrahim of the separatist group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) welcomed the Charge d'Affaires October 16 to MILF headquarters in Mindanao to discuss recent progress in informal peace talks with the Philippine government and to express thanks for U.S. developme [...]	2009-10-19 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINS EAID KISL RP
09MANILA2199	POLITICAL CONCERNS IN ILOCOS NORTE [...] (C) Ilocos Norte, the birthplace of former President Ferdinand Marcos, is one of the Philippines' northernmost provinces, home to over 500,000 residents. The Marcos family remains influential there; Ferdinand Marcos Jr. holds one of the province's two seats in the House of Representatives, and [...]	2009-10-19 09:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON RP CH
09MANILA2216	CHARGE D'AFFAIRES COURTESY CALL ON COTABATO CITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge d'Affaires on October 16 paid a courtesy call on Cotabato City Mayor Muslimin Sema, who welcomed the Charge on her first visit to the city. Sema expressed gratitude for U.S. development assistance and noted its tremendous impact on impoverished communities in central M [...]	2009-10-21 09:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS ASEC RP
09MANILA2217	PHILIPPINE PEACE PANEL CHAIR OUTLINES UPCOMING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge d'Affaires met Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary and Peace Process Chair Rafael Seguis October 15 to discuss the Philippine government's expectations for planned informal talks later this month in Kuala Lumpur with leaders of the southern Philippines separati [...]	2009-10-21 09:09:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KISL RP
09MANILA2218	FORMER PRESIDENT ESTRADA ANNOUNCES PRESIDENTIAL RUN [...] (C) Former President Joseph Estrada announced on October 21 his intention to run for President in 2010, with Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay as his running mate. Estrada, forced out of the presidential palace by a 2001 uprising, remains popular with a meaningfully large segment of the electorate d [...]	2009-10-22 08:48:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KJUS KCRM RP
09MANILA2220	IRISH PRIEST IS LATEST FOREIGNER KIDNAPPED IN [...] (C) Summary: An Irish priest, Father Michael Sinnott, was abducted on October 11 in what appears to be the latest in a series of kidnappings for ransom of foreigners in the southern region of Mindanao. Concern is growing for the health of Sinnott, who requires daily medication, since the kid [...]	2009-10-22 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR RP
09MANILA2230	URGING ASEAN TO PRESS BURMA: PHILIPPINES RESPONSE [...] (SBU) External Chief delivered Ref A talking points on urging ASEAN to press Burma to take constructive steps, particularly at the ASEAN Summit, to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) East Asia Assistant Secretary Ronald Allarey and U.S. Affairs Office Director Deena Joy Amatong. Amatong repl [...]	2009-10-23 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM RP
09MANILA2231	PHILIPPINES RETHINKS DISASTER STRATEGY AS TYPHOON NEARS [...] (SBU) Summary. Threatened by a third typhoon in four weeks, the Philippine government has prepositioned emergency supplies, equipment and personnel in northern Luzon in the event Typhoon Ramil (international name Lupit) makes landfall there this weekend. U.S. military forces and equipment fro [...]	2009-10-23 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA2232	DEFENSE SECRETARY ON DISASTER RELIEF, ARMED [...] (C) Summary: In a private October 22 breakfast meeting with the Ambassador, Philippine Defense Secretary and ruling party presidential candidate Gilberto Teodoro praised U.S. disaster relief assistance, requested reconstruction funds, and described the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as [...]	2009-10-23 09:26:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID MARR RP
09MANILA2253	GOVERNMENT, MINDANAO REBELS PREPARE FOR MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an October 26 meeting, Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Rafael Seguis reconfirmed the agenda for upcoming informal talks in Kuala Lumpur with a southern Philippines rebel group and asked the DCM for an outline of her October 16 visit to the rebels' headquarters near [...]	2009-10-27 04:09:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS RP
09MANILA2271	MANILA ENDORSEMENT FOR FY10 1206 PROPOSAL FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of Embassies Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Suva (for Tonga),Phnom Penh, Dhaka and Colombo (for Maldives) met with U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) representatives in Bangkok in August 2009 to finalize FY2010 regional 1206 proposals approved by PACOM with a [...]	2009-10-28 08:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KTIA MARR MASS MOPS MCAP BG CB CE
09MANILA2272	PHILIPPINES' FIRST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] SUMMARY: On September 29, a regional trial court in Manila convicted and sentenced two human traffickers -- including a police officer -- to life in prison and fined them two million pesos (USD 42,500) for the trafficking of minors in 2005. The convicted police officer owned and operated a [...]	2009-10-28 08:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN EAID RP
09MANILA2273	GOVERNMENT AND INSURGENTS AGREE ON FORMAL PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taking another step forward for peace in the southern Philippines, the Philippine government and rebel group peace panels signed an agreement October 27 in Kuala Lumpur on the protection of civilian populations in armed conflict and set tentative dates for resuming formal peace ta [...]	2009-10-28 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS RP
09MANILA2281	Philippine Economic Update [...] (SBU) Summary: The government's economic team reports that the Philippine economy continues to grow. The balance of payments is in surplus; international reserves are at a record high; foreign direct investment is increasing; the banking system remains sound; and the stock market is reboundin [...]	2009-10-31 23:08:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA2288	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - POSSIBLE UN CONVENTION [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points to Director Joy Tirol of the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),underscoring the U.S. opposition to the adoption by the Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards of any new con [...]	2009-11-03 05:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL RP
09MANILA2289	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, [...] Post delivered reftel points to Director Joy Tirol of the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),soliciting the Philippines' cooperation and support for the key U.S. human rights priorities for the UNGA's 2009 Third [...]	2009-11-03 07:49:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN RP
09MANILA2290	SENATOR VILLAR GOES ON THE OFFENSIVE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a private breakfast with the Ambassador October 28, a relaxed and confident Senator Manuel "Manny" Villar said he would focus his presidential campaign message on the need for an accomplished, pragmatic leader in Malacanang, and criticized his opponents as inexperienced, behol [...]	2009-11-03 07:55:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA2292	PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT POSITIVE ON POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post delivered Reftel demarche on possible Philippine government prosecution of pirates and received a very positive response from the Philippine Secretary of Justice. End summary. 2. (SBU) On October 28, Embassy Manila Legal Attache and Political/External Chief met with Se [...]	2009-11-03 09:49:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KJUS SO RP
09MANILA2308	HUMANITARIAN IMPACTS OF TYPHOON MIRINAE MITIGATED WITH [...] Summary. As of November 2, the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) reported that Typhoon Mirinae, locally known as Santi, affected more than 54,600 individuals, leaving 18 dead, nearly 19,400 people displaced, and an estimated 12,8 [...]	2009-11-04 07:56:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA2311	THE GOLDSTONE REPORT: PHILIPPINE VIEWS [...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points on the Goldstone Report to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for UN and IO affairs Leah Ruiz on November 4. Ruiz explained that the DFA in Manila had not yet received from its UN mission a report on the upcoming UNGA debate and resolution. N [...]	2009-11-04 09:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS RP
09MANILA2323	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SPEIER [...] (SBU) Welcome to the Philippines. Following on major U.S. disaster relief assistance in the wake of storms that have affected millions of lives, your visit holds special significance for the Embassy as well as for the Filipino people and government. Many Filipinos will study the content of y [...]	2009-11-05 09:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EAID PREL RP
09MANILA2324	YOUR VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES [...] (C) Madam Secretary: Welcome to Manila; Filipinos are thrilled to have you visit. The Philippines is a vibrant and youthful nation, replete with young, outward-looking people concerned about global issues, and eager to apply the values that American democracy enshrines to change their own soci [...]	2009-11-05 09:15:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS EAID SCUL KDEM RP
09MANILA2327	Philippines: Intellectual Property Rights Updates for [...] Summary. The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced in April 2009 that the Philippines would remain on the intellectual property rights (IPR) Special 301 Watch List, but that USTR would conduct an Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR) to gauge progress on key issues. While progress is being made in ju [...]	2009-11-06 06:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON RP
09MANILA2329	SECRETARY VILSACK LEADS U.S. AGRIBUSINESS TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack led a U.S. Trade and Investment Mission (TIM) to the Philippines October 24 - 27, 2009. The Secretary's visit, less than one month after the Philippines was hit by two major storms, highlighted the USG's continuing support of a long-stan [...]	2009-11-09 00:06:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL RP
09MANILA2339	ADDITIONAL USG DISASTER AID FOR PHILIPPINES [...] (SBU) The U.S. Government (USG) is providing $5.2 million in new disaster relief assistance to the Philippines to meet vital education, water and sanitation, health, and disaster preparedness needs. These funds are in addition to the more than $16 million in rescue and relief aid that the USG [...]	2009-11-10 08:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA2359	DCM VISIT TO PROVINCIAL CAPITAL SHOWCASES U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] SUMMARY. The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) visited Cagayan de Oro, a vibrant city in Northern Mindanao, October 23-24 and showcased the continuing U.S. commitment to the economic and social development of the Philippines. The DCM presided over the conferral of an internationally recognized fo [...]	2009-11-12 04:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA236	COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] Embassy Manila appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) report (reftel A),which lists goods that DOL/ILAB believes are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international stand [...]	2009-02-04 04:36:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP RP
09MANILA2382	AMBASSADOR HONORS WORLD WAR II HEROES AND EMPHASIZES AN [...] SUMMARY. On October 20, the Ambassador addressed President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and other dignitaries at the 65th anniversary commemoration of the Leyte Gulf Landings in Leyte Province, in Eastern Visayas. The Ambassador reminded the audience of the shared history between the United States [...]	2009-11-13 08:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA239	PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT ARROYO'S TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has made last-minute plans to travel to Washington later this week to attend the 2009 National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, February 5 and meet with members of the U.S. Congress. President Arroyo, like so many around the world, has [...]	2009-02-04 07:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL RP BA
09MANILA2391	KIDNAPPERS RELEASE IRISH PRIEST AFTER ONE MONTH OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Irish priest Michael Sinnott was released by his kidnappers in the early morning hours of November 12, one month after his abduction in Pagadian City in the southern island of Mindanao. While no group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping, Philippine prosecutors have file [...]	2009-11-16 09:14:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS MARR PREL PTER RP
09MANILA2393	AMBASSADOR AND NEW PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER DISCUSS [...] (C) Newly appointed Presidential Peace Process Adviser Annabelle Abaya told the Ambassador November 5 she hoped to further the Philippine government's peace negotiations with a variety of insurgent groups in the eight months remaining in President Arroyo's term of office. The GRP would continu [...]	2009-11-16 09:30:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS EAID RP
09MANILA2397	EMBASSY MANILA HONORS VETERANS' SERVICE [...] SUMMARY: In a Veterans Day ceremony at the Manila American Cemetery on November 11, Ambassador Kenney and guest speaker former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos honored the service and sacrifice of U.S. and Filipino veterans. In her remarks, the Ambassador noted the common sacrifices of [...]	2009-11-17 05:59:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO RP
09MANILA2400	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL FILNER [...] Chairman Filner, welcome again to the Philippines. Your visit comes during an exciting time in the Philippines, as the official campaign for the May 2010 nationwide elections kicks off at the end of November. The United States and the Philippines have a longstanding and deep relationship bas [...]	2009-11-17 23:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP OVIP VA RP
09MANILA2408	DEFENSE SECRETARY RESIGNS, REPLACED BY NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 16, Secretary of National Defense Teodoro resigned in order to focus on his campaign for President. Norberto "Bert" Gonzalez will serve as Acting Secretary until the presidential transition in June 2010, and is likely to continue to serve concurrently in his current [...]	2009-11-18 08:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR RP
09MANILA2417	UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS: PHILIPPINE VIEWS [...] (C) Per Reftel request regarding upcoming UN General Assembly human rights votes, the Ambassador reinforced with Foreign Secretary Romulo the urgency and importance of the Philippines' vote on the upcoming no-action motion regarding the Iran resolution. 2. (C) The Foreign Secretary fully un [...]	2009-11-19 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IR RP
09MANILA2423	MILF WELCOMES EAP A/S CAMPBELL LETTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP DAS Marciel and the DCM met two senior members of the southern Philippines' rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) November 6 to talk about the group's peace process with the Philippine government and to deliver a letter for MILF Chairman Murad from EAP A/S Campbell [...]	2009-11-20 04:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KISL RP
09MANILA2425	PHILIPPINES TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] SUMMARY: In response to the Ref A request, this message provides information on the Philippines for the Interim Assessment of the Special Watch List countries. There were three new TIP convictions, and Philippine government agencies are taking actions to stem the numbers of people being traffi [...]	2009-11-20 06:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP PHUM ELAB KWMN KCRM RP
09MANILA2428	ELECTION UPDATE: KEY TICKETS TAKE SHAPE, AQUINO [...] (C) With a November 30 filing deadline for candidates approaching, the Philippine election race has shifted into higher gear. Presidential contenders Manuel Villar and Gilberto Teodoro announced their vice presidential running mates, as Senator Benigno Aquino III retained a commanding lead in [...]	2009-11-20 08:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM RP
09MANILA2429	GOVERNMENT AND MILF FORMALIZE CONTACT GROUP, SEEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Negotiators from the Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panels at a November 16 meeting in Kuala Lumpur formalized arrangements for an international contact group (ICG) of countries and organizations seeking to boost the peace process and offer a [...]	2009-11-20 08:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS RP
09MANILA2448	PHILIPPINE CLAN VIOLENCE LEAVES OVER 20 DEAD [...] (C) Assailants in the southern Philippines November 23 killed a group of women from a prominent Muslim clan, their staff members, and accompanying journalists en route to register one of the clan's leading members for a provincial gubernatorial election. Family members of the dead have allege [...]	2009-11-24 09:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM KJUS ASEC RP
09MANILA2458	REP. FILNER'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 23 meeting at Malacanang Palace, President Arroyo thanked Representative Bob Filner for his successful effort to secure additional benefits for an expanded group of Filipino and Filipino-American veterans. The Congressman and the President also discussed how the [...]	2009-11-25 04:19:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP OVIP VA RP
09MANILA246	SUPREME COURT POISED TO RULE ON CUSTODY OF U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Philippine Supreme Court appears poised to issue a decision next week on whether the Philippine government acted properly in transferring custody of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith to the U.S. Mission following his conviction in December 2006. The custody issue hi [...]	2009-02-05 10:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
09MANILA2464	AMBASSADOR PRESSES GOVERNMENT ON MASSACRE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 09:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM KJUS ASEC RP
09MANILA2465	AMBASSADOR PRESSES GOVERNMENT ON MASSACRE [...] (C) As the death toll in the brutal Maguindanao clan massacre rose to at least 46 -- including 13 journalists -- the Ambassador underscored to Philippine Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno grave USG concern over the barbaric attack and urged a rapid, thorough and credible investigation, as well a [...]	2009-11-25 09:19:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM KJUS ASEC RP
09MANILA2469	MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE: INFLUENTIAL MAYOR AND [...] (C) Moving with unwonted speed after the brutal November 23 massacre in Maguindanao Province that left at least 57 persons dead -- including 28 from media organizations -- the Philippine government took into custody a key member of a powerful Muslim clan and said it would charge him with multi [...]	2009-11-27 07:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM KUS ASEC RP
09MANILA247	KIDNAPPED RED CROSS WORKERS BEGIN FOURTH WEEK WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) entered their fourth week as captives of terrorists on Jolo Island in the southern Philippines, while a task force led by the provincial governor sought to engage the terrorist group to negotiate the release of [...]	2009-02-05 10:09:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA248	Coral Triangle States Reaffirm Commitment to Conserve [...] Summary: Officials from the six nations of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI) signed the "Manila Resolution" at the second CTI Senior Officials Meeting in Manila on October 23. The Manila Resolution reaffirms commitment by the six states to conserve [...]	2009-02-05 23:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG BP ID PP RP TT XB XV
09MANILA2483	Philippines Appears to Moderate Pre-Copenhagen Climate [...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippines' lead climate change negotiator, former Senator and Environment Secretary Heherson "Sonny" Alvarez, has spelled out a pragmatic position on greenhouse gas emissions, calling for mandatory cuts for 'all the big boys', including China. This replaces earlier Philipp [...]	2009-12-02 00:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON KGCC RP
09MANILA249	Proposed U.S. Agribusiness Trade and Investment Mission to [...] Summary: Post has received a copy of a letter from Philippine Secretary of Agriculture Arthur Yap congratulating U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack on his confirmation (full text of letter in para 7). The letter encourages a U.S. agribusiness trade and investment mission to the Phil [...]	2009-02-06 00:56:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EAID RP
09MANILA2490	100 PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS, BUT ONLY FOUR REAL [...] (C) After a final flurry of filings December 1, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) closed out its election registration period by announcing it had received 98 applications from presidential candidates. Of course the number of credible presidential aspirants amounts to a mere handful of ca [...]	2009-12-02 08:16:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS RP
09MANILA2491	MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE: MORE CHARGES LIKELY; PRIVATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Palace official Jess Dureza told the Ambassador that -- eight days after the massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao province -- the situation there remains tense, the government is broadening its investigation, and many Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the [...]	2009-12-02 09:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS KWMN RP
09MANILA2494	PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS PLEDGE TO CONTINUE PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior officials at the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) underscored the intention of President Arroyo and Secretary Romulo to maintain pressure on the Burmese government to engage in legitimate dialogue with Burma's political opposition and ensure credible participa [...]	2009-12-03 09:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM RP
09MANILA2499	CODEL FILNER VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES [...] (U) SUMMARY. The week-long visit to Manila by Representative Bob Filner, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, underscored the close ties between the United States and the Philippines, and highlighted the care that the USG continues to provide for Philippine W.W.II Veterans who [...]	2009-12-04 08:48:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP OVIP VA RP
09MANILA2502	PRESIDENT IMPOSES MARTIAL LAW IN MAGUINDANAO TO [...] (C) For only the third time since Philippine independence, President Arroyo imposed martial law December 5 in parts of Maguindanao province, site of a bloody election-related massacre that left 57 dead (ref D). The move followed discoveries of major arms caches held by the Ampatuan clan, wide [...]	2009-12-07 09:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM KDEM KJUS MOPS ASEC CVIS CASC
09MANILA2503	AMBASSADOR CAUTIONS TOP OFFICIALS ON MARTIAL LAW [...] (C) Presidential Executive Secretary Ermita and Foreign Secretary Romulo separately assured the Ambassador December 6-7 that the government had only imposed martial law in portions of Maguindanao province in order to be able to prosecute members of the highly influential Ampatuan clan who were [...]	2009-12-07 10:46:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS KDEM KJUS RP
09MANILA2508	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to the Department of Foreign Affairs Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) Acting Director Joy Ignacio. Post emphasized the potential dangers of the "defamation" concept and solicited support to vote against the resolution. [...]	2009-12-08 05:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UN UNGA RP
09MANILA2509	INFORMAL GOVERNMENT-MILF TALKS RESUME DECEMBER 8 [...] (C) The Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will continue discussion of measures to protect noncombatants, the role of the International Contact Group, and the prospects for formal negotiations when they meet on December 8 in Kuala Lumpur for informal talks. Phil [...]	2009-12-08 05:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS RP
09MANILA2527	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MARTIAL LAW, MILF, MCC WITH [...] (C) Presidential Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita told the Ambassador December 10 that he expected the congress would not override President Arroyo on the imposition of martial law in parts of Maguindanao province. He reassured the Ambassador the government was respecting human rights while [...]	2009-12-10 09:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS KJUS KDEM RP
09MANILA2548	PRESIDENT ENDS MARTIAL LAW IN MAGUINDANAO, CLAIMS [...] (C) President Arroyo on December 12 lifted martial law in Maguindanao province. The government announced the eight-day period of martial law had achieved its objectives after the government arrested suspects in the November 23 massacre and disarmed the Ampatuan clan's well-armed private army. [...]	2009-12-14 07:18:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS MOPS KDEM KJUS KCRM ASEC RP
09MANILA2583	VOLCANIC RUMBLINGS PROMPT SOUTHEAST LUZON EVACUATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 14, authorities ordered the evacuation of approximately 50,000 people living within five miles of the Mayon volcano in southern Luzon island, after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) issued an intermediate Alert Level 3 warning. PHIVOL [...]	2009-12-16 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA259	POST CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ASEAN-RELATED ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-06 07:02:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECIN PREL ASEAN RP
09MANILA2593	AMBASSADOR'S GOODWILL VISIT TO BAGUIO CITY AND LA TRINIDAD [...] SUMMARY. In the wake of devastating mudslides in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR),the Ambassador travelled to Baguio City December 3 and 4 for a goodwill visit and to host the annual holiday reception. On December 3, the Ambassador announced USG plans to provide an additional $10 mi [...]	2009-12-18 07:08:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP
09MANILA2594	AMBASSADOR OPENS AMERICAN CORNER IN CEBU [...] SUMMARY: On December 14, the Ambassador opened a new American Corner at the University of San Carlos in Cebu. This brings the number of American Corners in the Philippines to 14. She was joined by the President of San Carlos, the Library Director, Chief of Protocol, American Corner librarian [...]	2009-12-18 07:08:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA2597	WELL-PLANNED EVACUATION MOVES THOUSANDS FROM LUZON [...] (SBU) Summary. Authorities have evacuated over 40,000 people living within five miles of the Mayon Volcano in southern Luzon, including virtually all residents of the 'extended danger zone'. The level of volcanic activity remains high, but experts do not believe a hazardous eruption is imminen [...]	2009-12-18 08:51:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA2609	PHILIPPINE CIVIL AVIATION UPDATE - ICAO AUDIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety oversight audit of the Philippines on October 19, 2009 revealed 88 findings and a Significant Safety Concern (SSC). The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) had to immediately address the SSC and develop [...]	2009-12-22 08:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD BEXP RP
09MANILA2610	FEARS RISE THAT PHILIPPINES' MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO SET TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Philippine volcanologists warned on December 20 that a hazardous eruption was imminent, after observing Mount Mayon hurl increasing amounts of ash and lava skyward. Provincial authorities have evacuated nearly all of the 46,000 residents from within five miles of the summit, an [...]	2009-12-22 08:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR CASC RP
09MANILA2613	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, MASSACRE, AND [...] (C) In a December 21 farewell call on Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno, the Ambassador stressed U.S. neutrality in upcoming Philippine elections, interest in accountability for the recent massacre in Maguindanao province, and appreciation for Philippine cooperation in law e [...]	2009-12-23 02:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS KCRM EAID ASEC RP
09MANILA2636	PHILIPPINES VOLCANO REMAINS AT HIGH ALERT; U.S. GAUGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Southern Luzon's Mount Mayon, at Alert Level 4 since December 20, continues to emit lava and hurl ash skyward in mile-high plumes. Local authorities have evacuated over 47,000 residents from within five miles of the summit and are struggling to provide them with adequate clean [...]	2009-12-29 08:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR CASC RP
09MANILA2638	DECLARATION OF DISASTER: ASSISTANCE FOR MOUNT MAYON [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. AS A RESULT OF THE DISPLACEMENT OF RESIDENTS AROUND MOUNT MAYON VOLCANO IN ALBAY, PHILIPPINES FROM NEARLY 4,000 INDIVIDUALS ON NOVEMBER 11 TO 47,000 INDIVIDUALS TODAY, THE CHIEF OF MISSION HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DISASTER IS BEYOND THE CAPABI [...]	2009-12-29 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA294	Request from Health and Human Services [...] Post regularly relays equipment and supplies from U.S. agencies for use in the Philippines by U.S. and Philippine scientists, government agencies, and private institutions. This material enters duty and tax free. Post recommends against submitting a diplomatic note for the exclusion of dutie [...]	2009-02-10 08:45:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AFIN TBIO KSCA RP
09MANILA307	SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS VFA, BUT RULES MARINE LCPL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Philippine Supreme Court ruled February 11 that the Visiting Forces Agreement, which governs the presence of U.S. military personnel in the Philippines, is constitutional. However, it also ruled that an agreement between the Ambassador and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs th [...]	2009-02-11 10:11:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
09MANILA326	NEXT STEPS ON VFA AND MARINE LCPL DANIEL SMITH [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission continued its intensive efforts to ascertain Philippine government views and intentions following the Philippine Supreme Court's Feb. 11 decision upholding the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) but directing the Philippine g [...]	2009-02-13 05:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
09MANILA329	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL BIRD'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Bird, welcome back to the Philippines! Our recent meetings with senior Philippine officials have underscored that our bilateral security relationship is robust and that the Philippines is a valued strategic partner, but we are keenly aware of the sensitivity surrounding [...]	2009-02-13 07:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MPOS PINS PREL RP
09MANILA332	PHILIPPINE PROGRESS TOWARD INTEGRATED EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (SBU) Summary: While the Philippines is not a major producer of strategic items, its active terrorist organizations, incomplete laws, poor enforcement, and widespread corruption makes it a weak link in the global export control regime. Post is working with Philippine counterparts to help them [...]	2009-02-13 08:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETTC PARM PREL KSTC RP
09MANILA365	NEW PEACE PROCESS ADVISER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FUTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador, newly installed Peace Process Adviser Avelino Razon, Jr., expressed optimism that talks with Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines would advance this year and described the government's recent discussions with the Malaysian facilit [...]	2009-02-18 09:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS KISL PTER PREL RP
09MANILA378	Philippines: Holding Up But Pain Increasing [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippines is unlikely to slip into recession in 2009 (Refs A and B). However, the global financial crisis is inhibiting capital formation, depressing trade, dampening tourism, and eliminating jobs in some sectors. The Philippine Central Bank cut interest rates again in [...]	2009-02-20 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA379	PHILIPPINES WEIGHS STANCE ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) Post discussed reftel points with Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),detailing U.S. priorities for the NPT Preparatory Committee meeting in May and underscoring U.S. concerns that certain [...]	2009-02-20 08:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MANILA384	Nomination of FSN Maria Villa for 2009 Environment, [...] Embassy Manila is pleased submit the following nomination for the 2009 ESTH course: a. Name: Maria Theresa "Bimbi" N. Villa, grade 10 b. Date of Birth: January 11, 1963 c. Nationality: Filipino d. Passport No.: pending application e. Agency: Department of State f. Position title: Economic [...]	2009-02-23 04:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AFSI KSCA AFSN TSPL RP
09MANILA386	PHILIPPINE REACTION TO SECRETARY CLINTON'S ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Secretary's choice of Asia as the destination for her inaugural overseas travel has received widespread attention in Philippine national media, where it has been viewed as an important signal that U.S. engagement with the region will be a priority with the new administration [...]	2009-02-23 08:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA427	VISIT TO PROVINCIAL CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN [...] Summary. Ambassador Kenney's February 20 visit to Cebu City showcased the continuing U.S. commitment to the economic and social development of the Philippines. The Ambassador attended an environmental rally to celebrate and encourage the protection of the environment, visited a rapidly expand [...]	2009-02-26 09:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA428	PHILIPPINE COMPROMISE ON SPRATLYS DRAWS PRC IRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine Senate and House recently agreed to exclude the disputed Spratly Islands from the country's baselines, defining them instead under the terms of the UN Convention on Law of the Sea as a "regime of islands" -- although still subject to Philippine claims. President [...]	2009-02-26 09:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL RP
09MANILA429	Philippine Education Secretary Congratulates Secretary [...] On February 26, Ambassador received a congratulatory letter dated February 12 from Philippine Secretary of Education Jesli A. Lapus to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. In his cover letter to the Ambassador, Secretary Lapus said "the U.S. Mission continues to be of tremendous help to t [...]	2009-02-26 10:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SOCI OPDC RP
09MANILA434	MINIMUM ACCESS VOLUMES ISSUE RESOLVED [...] Summary: (SBU) Post has successfully convinced the Philippine Department of Agriculture not to unilaterally change its World Trade Organization (WTO) and 1998 US-Philippine Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) commitments on minimum access volumes (MAV) rules for imported agricultural products. I [...]	2009-02-27 08:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD RP
09MANILA435	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - SUPPORTING AMCIT JUDICIAL [...] (SBU) Post discussed reftel points with Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),urging the Philippine government to instruct its UN delegation to vote for Judge Painter in the United Nations Appeals [...]	2009-02-27 08:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KJUS KUNR PGOV PREL RP UNGA KAWC
09MANILA436	PHILIPPINES STUDYING IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (SBU) In a February 26 discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO),Post stressed reftel points and urged the Philippines to issue strong statements calling on Iran to implement its interna [...]	2009-02-27 08:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC PREL PGOV TRGY IR SYR RP
09MANILA437	DEMARCHE - USG PARTICIPATION IN THE UN HUMAN [...] Post discussed reftel points with Assistant Director Leila Lorasantos of the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),underscoring that the U.S. has decided to resume participation as an active observer at the UN Human Rights C [...]	2009-02-27 08:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV RP
09MANILA438	NEXT STEPS ON VISITING FORCES AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Arroyo Administration is showing increasingly strong public support for the Visiting Forces Agreement, despite continued calls from some Filipino legislators and activists for abrogation of the Agreement. On February 25, the Philippine government filed a motion asking the Phil [...]	2009-02-27 09:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC KCRM MARR PREL RP
09MANILA444	PHILIPPINES: INPUT FOR THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) This cable includes the Mission's input for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The information and statistics cover the period from March 2008 to February 2009, unless otherwise noted. The Mission's TIP point of contact is Political Officer Michael Pignatello, PignatelloMX@stat [...]	2009-03-02 08:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG RP
09MANILA459	PHILIPPINES MOVING FORWARD WITH ARF EXERCISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippines has made significant progress in preparations for the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Voluntary Demonstration of Response on Disaster Relief and are poised to host a successful event in early May. Fifteen ARF member countries attended the January initial planning co [...]	2009-03-04 04:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
09MANILA46	PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES CAPTURE KEY TERRORIST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Philippine authorities conducted a joint operation on January 7 that resulted in the capture of a Jemaah Islamiyah facilitator wanted for murder in the 2005 Valentine's Day bombing in Davao and suspected of planning numerous other bombings, assassinations, and extortion activit [...]	2009-01-08 07:32:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS
09MANILA468	PHILIPPINES CLOSER TO DRUG PRICE CONTROLS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippine Department of Health has listed 34 prescription medications that will be subjected to price controls under the Cheaper Medicines Act (reftel) enacted last year. The main impetus for the rapid imposition of price controls came from advocacy groups and non-governmen [...]	2009-03-05 05:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD EINV ECON RP
09MANILA482	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST: TRAVEL DOCUMENT [...] (U) This telegram is to officially record the final response by the Government of the Philippines to the demarche requested in Ref E concerning the cases of Armando Sierda Abad and David Valasote Miraflor. 2. (SBU) Abad and Miraflor had renounced their Philippine citizenship in an effort to [...]	2009-03-05 08:46:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CJAN RP

09MANILA494	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY ON [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Mindful of broad concern among domestic and foreign observers about the human rights situation in the Philippines, the Ambassador in the first two months of 2009 embarked on a concentrated effort to engage government and civil society audiences on human rights issues, and listen [...]	2009-03-06 07:59:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KFRD RP
09MANILA495	PHILIPPINES: ASEAN SUMMIT A QUALIFIED SUCCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Notwithstanding widely-published reports of ASEAN members' disappointment at the absence of major Northeast Asia powers China, Japan, and South Korea from the recently-concluded 14th ASEAN Summit in Thailand, together with ASEAN's reported failure to confront the region's human [...]	2009-03-06 08:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA505	Philippines: 2009 Special 301 Report [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy recommends retaining the Philippines on the Special 301 Watch List. Improvements to intellectual property protection over the past year include an executive order creating intellectual property units in law enforcement agencies, increasing seizures by the Optical Media [...]	2009-03-09 23:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON RP
09MANILA506	AMABASSADOR STRENGTHENS HISTORIC U.S. TIES TO BAGUIO CITY [...] Summary. During a February 28 to March 1 visit to Baguio City, the Ambassador emphasized the importance of the historical links between the region and the United States and showcased the continuing important partnership between the United States and the Philippines. She visited the Philippin [...]	2009-03-10 00:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP
09MANILA544	PROMISE OF BENEFITS DRAWS HUGE RESPONSE FROM [...] (U) SUMMARY: With the February 17 passage of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, Filipino veterans who served under the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II became eligible for the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation benefit. In three weeks since the bill was signed into law, more t [...]	2009-03-11 10:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
09MANILA549	PREPARATIONS FOR BALIKATAN 2009 ON TRACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: With strong public support from senior Philippine officials and provincial leaders, preparations for Balikatan 2009 continue as scheduled. Senior Embassy officials traveled to the central Philippine region where the majority of Balikatan humanitarian assistance projects will b [...]	2009-03-12 08:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL RP
09MANILA558	LOOKING BEYOND THE MODEL POLICE STATION PROGRAM [...] SUMMARY: The late January ceremony marking the successful completion of the Embassy's Model Police Station program received widespread media coverage and provided an opportunity for the Ambassador to publicly underscore the importance of respect for human rights by law enforcement personnel. [...]	2009-03-13 06:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PGOV PINS PREL RP SNAR
09MANILA562	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES COMMUNITIES ON PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador completed a March 2-3 trip across Central Mindanao to listen first-hand to communities dealing with security and development issues on a day-to-day basis. The trip began in General Santos City, with stops throughout South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Maguindanao provin [...]	2009-03-13 08:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP USAID
09MANILA563	BRUTAL MURDER INVESTIGATED AS EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The brutal murder of a young school teacher has spurred the Philippine government and human rights groups to investigate whether military or law enforcement members were involved in the crime. Rebelyn Pitao, the 20-year-old daughter of New People's Army (NPA) insurgent leader Le [...]	2009-03-13 09:46:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RP
09MANILA572	MILITARY OPERATION AGAINST SUSPECTED ICRC HOSTAGE [...] (C) On March 16, Philippine forces launched a combined operation on Jolo island in the southern Philippines against Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists suspected of kidnapping three members of the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) on January 15 . The Swiss, Italian, and Filipin [...]	2009-03-16 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS
09MANILA610	LCPL SMITH ACCUSER BOWS OUT OF CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Philippine woman who accused U.S. Marine LCpl Daniel J. Smith of rape in November 2005 has settled the civil judgment against Smith and filed a sworn statement March 17 with the Court of Appeals raising serious questions about the events on the night of the alleged rape. The [...]	2009-03-18 10:02:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
09MANILA611	ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT ENHANCES U.S.-PHILIPPINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his four-day visit to the Philippines March 11-14, Commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Robert Willard, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro and Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Alexander Yano and [...]	2009-03-18 10:06:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL RP
09MANILA612	U.S. ASSISTANCE AND ENGAGEMENT KEY TO PEACE AND [...] (C) Summary. I just spent several days driving up the spine of Central Mindanao to talk with people from all walks of life, to listen to views, and to assess prospects for peace and development. Despite the frustration of the past six months as the peace process broke down and fighting bega [...]	2009-03-18 10:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
09MANILA630	RED CROSS HEAD VOICES CONCERN OVER HOSTAGES [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met March 20 with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Delegation Jean-Daniel Tauxe to discuss the tense situation surrounding the three ICRC hostages kidnapped January 15 by the Abu Sayyaf Group on Jolo island (ref B). Tauxe assured the Ambass [...]	2009-03-20 09:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS
09MANILA631	EMBASSY PRESSES MARINE CASE AT HIGHEST LEVELS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The public about-face by the accuser in the rape case against Marine Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith has created a public furor. The sworn affidavit by Smith's accuser, Suzette Nicolas, raising doubts whether any rape took place in November 2005, has caused the Philippine public [...]	2009-03-20 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
09MANILA643	PHILIPPINES PLANS TO SUBMIT ITS HCOC ANNUAL [...] (C) Post discussed reftel points with Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),regarding the submission of the Annual Declaration (AD) on space and ballistic missile policies. Post underscored that th [...]	2009-03-24 08:18:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA RP
09MANILA644	Philippine Response on ADB Safeguard Review [...] Philippine Department of Finance Director Stella Laureano told us on March 23 that she shares the concerns of the Asian Development Bank's U.S. Mission on the draft revised safeguard policies that address free, prior, and informed project consent of indigenous peoples. Laureano commented that [...]	2009-03-24 08:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD ADB RP
09MANILA645	PHILIPPINE FOREIGN SECRETARY UNDERSCORES ARROYO'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a free-ranging luncheon conversation today with the Ambassador that touched on a number of subjects (septel),Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo reiterated Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's continued strong interest in a personal meeting with President O [...]	2009-03-24 09:02:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA646	FOREIGN SECRETARY ON HUMAN RIGHTS, PEACE PROCESS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a broadranging discussion March 24, the Ambassador urged Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo to ensure the safety of two high-profile murder suspects if they are extradited from the U.S., and reiterated the need for continued improvement in Philippine human [...]	2009-03-24 09:15:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL BEXP VA RP
09MANILA647	Philippines: A Valuable Partner on Climate Change and the [...] Summary: The Philippine government has demonstrated its commitment to climate change mitigation and adaptation through legislation, appointment of a presidential task force, ambitious emission reduction targets, active participation on the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, and robus [...]	2009-03-24 09:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID TPHY TRGY TSPL RP
09MANILA66	PHILIPPINES WELCOMES RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA [...] (SBU) In a discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations & Other International Organizations (UNIO) on January 9, Post conveyed reftel points and inquired into the status of the Philippine government's plans on bringing its Additional P [...]	2009-01-13 00:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IAEA ENRG PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM MNUC
09MANILA674	WELCOME TO MANILA - CONTACT INFORMATION [...] I am pleased to learn of your assignment to Manila as Management Officer. We look forward to your arrival and the essential support you will provide our Mission team. While Manila is a differential post, I am sure you will find living and working here a socially vibrant, colorful, and profess [...]	2009-03-27 02:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	APER RP
09MANILA678	DEMARCHE - DEFENDING THE AUTHORITIES OF THE [...] (C) Post discussed reftel points with Director Voltaire Pingul of the Office of ASEAN Affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),regarding the intention of Government of Burma to curtail significantly the authorities of the UN, ASEAN, and the Government of Burma Tripartite Core Group [...]	2009-03-27 04:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM BM RP
09MANILA679	DEMARCHE - DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Post discussed reftel points with the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),underscoring U.S. concerns that the resolution could be used to limit freedom of religion and expression and curtail legitimate dissent. Post [...]	2009-03-27 04:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF RP
09MANILA680	Economic Crisis/Fiscal Crunch in the Philippines [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government abandoned its 2008 balanced-budget goal and plans a higher deficit of 2.2% of Gross Domestic Product for 2009 -- a modest stimulus relative to the deficit spending being pursued by regional neighbors in response to the global financial crisis. We assess that the [...]	2009-03-27 08:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA685	More Philippine Public Works Officials Charged with [...] (SBU) Embassy has confirmed media reports that officials of the Philippine Department of Public Works and Highways are facing charges of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. The Office of the Ombudsman (which investigates government corruption) recommended on March 25 the filing [...]	2009-03-27 23:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA686	RED CROSS KIDNAPPERS INCREASE DEMANDS, SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A stalemate has ensued between the Philippine government and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) regarding the fate of three workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) kidnapped by the ASG on Jolo Island in the southern Philippines January 15. The situation has been [...]	2009-03-30 08:01:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA687	RED CROSS KIDNAPPERS INCREASE DEMANDS, SITUATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 08:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA690	PHILIPPINE FINANCE SECRETARY ON GLOBAL AND LOCAL ECONOMICS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador discussed the global and Philippine economic situation, the Millennium Challenge Compact, and U.S. commercial interests with the Philippine Finance Secretary Gary Teves on March 30. The Secretary expressed support for the U.S. approach to the upcoming Group of 20 [...]	2009-03-30 09:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL RP WTO
09MANILA695	Suggested Visit to the Philippines [...] (SBU) The Philippines is a valuable ally in international fora on environment and climate change (reftel) and we should take advantage of your position to further build upon this partnership. In an effort to spur progress on the issue, Philippine President Arroyo recently named a special advis [...]	2009-03-31 00:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID TPHY TRGY TSPL RP
09MANILA699	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONCLUSIONS OF AFGHANISTAN - [...] (SBU) In accordance with reftel request, Post delivered white paper regarding the Afghanistan - Pakistan Strategic Review, and followed up by discussing reftel talking points with Assistant Director Corina Apostol of the Office of American Affairs of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affai [...]	2009-03-31 08:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK RP
09MANILA703	PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT REJECTS TERRORISTS' DEMANDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro called the Ambassador in the early morning hours of March 31 to update her on the situation involving the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hostages being held by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) on Jolo Island. Te [...]	2009-03-31 09:26:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA714	Assistant USTR Weisel Reviews Intellectual Property and [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 23-24, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel visited Manila for regular consultations with Philippine government officials. During the visit, she discussed developments in intellectual property protection over the past year, the Arroyo Administration's pro [...]	2009-04-02 04:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EAGR RP
09MANILA717	PHILIPPINE TROOPS PURSUING ICRC KIDNAPPERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador spoke with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro April 2 to discuss the situation involving the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hostages being held by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) on Jolo Island. Referring to unconfirmed press rep [...]	2009-04-02 08:29:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA718	PHILIPPINE FOREIGN SECRETARY DISCUSSES ASEAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging conversation with Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo, Ambassador discussed upcoming military exercises, ASEAN, high-profile extraditions, the ongoing case of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Daniel Smith, and the ICRC hostage situation (septel). Romulo welcomed upcomi [...]	2009-04-02 08:46:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA727	PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES SECURE RELEASE OF ONE ICRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 2, Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) kidnappers on Jolo Island released Filipino hostage Mary Jean Lacaba, one of three International Committee of the Red Cross workers abducted by the terrorist group on January 15. Philippine authorities said she was in good health. Lacaba said [...]	2009-04-03 08:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA729	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES MALACANANG SECRETARY ESPERON ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met April 3 with Secretary Hermogenes Esperon, head of the presidential management staff, to discuss developments in Mindanao. In Esperon's view, all sides in the Mindanao conflict desire an early return to peace negotiations, which will likely resume as soon as Mala [...]	2009-04-03 09:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL RP
09MANILA739	PHILIPPINES WEIGHING RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 08:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL KNNP KN RP
09MANILA753	EIGHT FEARED DEAD IN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The burning wreck of a Philippine helicopter belonging to the Presidential Airlift Wing has reportedly been located after going missing in the evening of April 7 in rugged mountainous northern Luzon. The craft carried a team of six government officials, including two undersecre [...]	2009-04-08 09:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP
09MANILA754	AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES PHILIPPINE SURVIVORS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador offered keynote remarks at an April 7 ceremony honoring surviving Filipino veterans of Bataan and Corregidor. The event, held at the Philippine Shrine of Honor atop Mount Samat in Bataan, was attended by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, high-ranking Phil [...]	2009-04-08 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER RP
09MANILA757	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DAVAO KILLINGS REPORT WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met April 7 with Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth to discuss that group's new report on the long-running vigilante killings of street children, gang members, and petty criminals in Mindanao's southern city of Davao. Roth said his group's extensive [...]	2009-04-13 10:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA764	PRESIDENT GRATEFUL FOR U.S. ASSISTANCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of a tragic April 7 helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight civilian and military Malacanang Palace aides, the Ambassador represented the Mission at a highly emotional April 11 service for the victims. Clearly shaken by the calamity, an anguished President [...]	2009-04-14 08:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL RP
09MANILA789	Climate Change Advisor Alvarez Outlines Priorities [...] USAID and Economic Officers met with Secretary Heherson Alvarez, the Presidential Advisor for Climate Change Affairs, on April 13 to discuss Philippine climate change attitudes and initiatives; brief him on USAID environmental (and, especially, climate change-related) projects; and establish a [...]	2009-04-15 04:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID TPHY TSPL RP
09MANILA796	Philippines: Keeping Afloat in Choppy Waters [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippines is suffering from increasing economic pain, but continues to weather the global downturn better than most of its neighbors. The government has responded to the crisis mainly through monetary easing and measured fiscal expansion. There has been limited protectio [...]	2009-04-15 09:08:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MANILA812	RED CROSS HOSTAGES: PURSUING NEGOTIATIONS, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine government is continuing efforts to negotiate the safe release of the two remaining International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers abducted January 15 by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists. Government officials underscored that force would only be used as [...]	2009-04-17 08:56:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP
09MANILA829	SWISS RED CROSS HOSTAGE GAINS FREEDOM FROM ABU [...] (C) SUMMARY: The second of three International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers kidnapped January 15 on Jolo island in the southern Philippines by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists made his way to freedom early Saturday morning, April 18. Initial reports indicate he escaped from his [...]	2009-04-20 07:56:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA833	FOREIGN SECRETARY ON ASEAN, BURMA, AND UPCOMING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a candid and free-ranging April 17 private discussion over breakfast with the Ambassador, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo expressed disappointment that recent ASEAN meetings in Thailand had to be canceled due to antigovernment protests, and he underscored Presiden [...]	2009-04-20 08:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL RP BM
09MANILA834	NEW ARMED FORCES CHIEF NAMED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a move lauded by senior military officers and commentators, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on April 15 named Lieutenant General Victor Ibrado as the next Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). He will replace General Alexander Yano, who will retire on [...]	2009-04-20 09:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP
09MANILA846	Filipinos Held by Somali Pirates [...] (SBU) Summary: Filipinos account for about one-third of the world's one million commercial seafarers and for over 100 of the approximately 300 seafarers currently held captive by Somali pirates. Since the U.S. Navy action against pirates, the Philippine government has come under increasing pr [...]	2009-04-21 08:45:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON RP SO XW XE
09MANILA85	Philippines: 2009 Investment Climate Statement, Part One [...] Part One of PostQs 2009 Investment Climate Statement is transmitted in paragraph 2, in accordance with reftel instructions. 2. Begin text: 2009 Investment Climate Statement -- The Philippines Openness to Foreign Investment The Government of the Philippines (GRP) generally acknowle [...]	2009-01-14 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RP
09MANILA857	UNHRC ELECTION - DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered Diplomatic Note number 0572, formally announcing the United States' candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),and a copy of the United States' "Human Rights Commitments and Pledges" to Assistant Director Leila Lorasantos of the Office of United Nations and Internationa [...]	2009-04-22 09:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL RP
09MANILA86	Philippines: 2009 Investment Climate Statement, Part One [...] Part Two of PostQs 2009 Investment Climate Statement is transmitted in paragraph 2, in accordance with reftel instructions. 2. Begin text: 2009 Investment Climate Statement -- The Philippines Efficient Capital Markets And Portfolio Investment The Philippines is open to foreign por [...]	2009-01-14 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RP
09MANILA864	PHILIPPINE COURT OF APPEALS ACQUITS U.S. MARINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. More than two years after he was convicted of rape by a trial court in December 2006, the Philippine Court of Appeals has acquitted U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith, ending a three-year incident that has blighted an otherwise strong and productive bilateral relationship [...]	2009-04-23 11:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
09MANILA877	SCENESETTER FOR DOT ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY SUSAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to the Philippines! The United States and the Philippines have a deep and abiding relationship resulting from the country's half century as a U.S. territory and commonwealth. Many features of the Philippine government are modeled on that of the U.S., and close ties e [...]	2009-04-24 07:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL RP
09MANILA902	SEARCH FOR LAST RED CROSS HOSTAGE CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite recent rumors that the sole remaining Red Cross hostage may have been abandoned by his Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) kidnappers, cabinet-level sources believe Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni is still being held by his captors in the jungle area around the town of Indanan on Jolo [...]	2009-04-27 08:37:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA903	FOREIGN SECRETARY CONCURS WITH RAPID SMITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following intense media pressure following the Philippine Court of Appeals' April 23 acquittal of Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith, press interest has begun to subside. The public focus remains whether the U.S. and Philippine governments followed proper procedures in transferring [...]	2009-04-27 08:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
09MANILA906	AMBASSADOR AS ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSARY ON PRE-EARTH DAY TRIP [...] Summary. During a pre-Earth Day trip to the Clark Freeport Zone and Baguio City, the Ambassador focused on environmental issues, U.S. investment in the Philippines, U.S.-Philippine military cooperation, and Filipino cultural heritage. Highlights of the trip included, remarks to the Supreme Cour [...]	2009-04-27 09:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP USAID
09MANILA913	PHILIPPINES' INITIAL RESPONSE TO SWINE FLU THREAT [...] (SBU) Summary: While no swine flu cases have been reported in the Philippines, the government is taking steps to increase protective measures and raise its alert level for possible outbreaks. On April 28, the Secretary of National Defense told the Ambassador the government viewed the situation [...]	2009-04-28 10:59:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO SENV KSCA AMGT RP
09MANILA920	FOREIGN SECRETARY ON PEACE PROCESS, ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (C) During an April 27 private breakfast with the Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo underscored President Arroyo's strong interest in meeting President Obama to discuss ongoing environmental programs like the Coral Triangle Initiative, strengthening ASEAN, supporting change in Burma [...]	2009-04-29 08:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV RP
09MANILA924	CANDIDATES BEGIN JOCKEYING FOR 2010 PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: With a general election slated for May 2010, self-declared candidates across the country have begun vigorously campaigning for almost 18,000 local, provincial, regional, and national positions at stake, including successors to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Vice President N [...]	2009-04-29 08:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR RP
09MANILA930	DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. DEMONSTRATES SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 04:08:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID
09MANILA941	MGSF01: PHILIPPINE H1N1 UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Manila's Mission Pandemic Influenza Task Force met on April 30 to review preparedness tripwires and discuss necessary actions in response to the continuing global spread of H1N1 influenza cases. Although the Philippines still has no suspected or confirmed cases of H1N1 f [...]	2009-04-30 15:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09MANILA942	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT SUPPORTS ENVIRONMENTALLY PROGRESSIVE [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador's April 24, 2009, trip to Puerto Princesa, Palawan, emphasized the positive effects its environmentally friendly practices are having on quality of life and the local economy. The Ambassador also underscored the important role the province plays in regional security. H [...]	2009-04-30 15:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID TP RP
09MANILA959	MGSF01 AMBASSADOR CHAIRS H1N1 EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador convened Embassy Manila's Emergency Action Committee on May 4 to assess the worldwide H1N1 situation, the Philippine government response, and Post's current actions and next steps. The Philippines lifted the ban on U.S. pork imports thanks to a coordinated Mission eff [...]	2009-05-05 09:14:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09MANILA965	EMBASSY MANILA'S ENVIRONMENTAL OUTREACH [...] SUMMARY: Mission Manila engaged in vigorous outreach efforts on an array of environmental issues during April 2009. Ambassador led the way with two provincial trips in April with an environmental focus and events in Manila on Earth Day, April 22. In addition, Embassy invited American scientis [...]	2009-05-06 08:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV ENRG TRGY TSPA EAGR RP
09MANILA977	AMBASSADOR STRENGTHENS U.S.-PHILIPPINE TIES DURING ALBAY [...] SUMMARY. During an April 28 visit to Albay province, the Ambassador reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Philippine bilateral military partnership where she dedicated a 3.2 kilometer road improvement project completed by a team of U.S. and Philippine military members during the annual Balika [...]	2009-05-07 03:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP
09MANILA984	PIODURAN PEOPLE GRATEFUL FOR BALIKATAN ROAD PROJECT [...] The municipal council of Pioduran, Albay Province passed a resolution April 27 expressing gratitude and appreciation to the U.S. government for its assistance in the rehabilitation of a key road in their community as part of the recently concluded 2009 Balikatan military exercise. A combined [...]	2009-05-07 07:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA985	ICRC HOSTAGE: 100 DAYS AND COUNTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fully 100 days after the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) kidnapped three International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers on Jolo island January 15, Italian national Eugenio Vagni remains captive, despite ongoing efforts to negotiate the release of the injured and ailing 62-year-o [...]	2009-05-07 08:04:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA986	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with newly appointed Philippine Chief of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Victor Ibrado May 7, affirming U.S. support for our strong bilateral military relationship and congratulating him on his selection as commander of the Armed Forces. Although Ibrado had b [...]	2009-05-07 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP
09MANILA999	PHILIPPINES HITS HOME RUN WITH FIRST-EVER REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippines hosted the first-ever ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) field exercise May 4-8, a voluntary disaster relief demonstration, which involved 25 of 26 ARF nations and the European Union. The week-long event was an unqualified success. The primary goal of the civilian-led [...]	2009-05-08 08:26:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
09MAPUTO10	A/S FRAZER IN MAPUTO: MESSAGE ZIMBABWE DELIVERED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 18 meetings with President Guebuza and Foreign Minister Baloi, Assistant Secretary Frazer pressed the Government of Mozambique (GRM) to take stronger action on Zimbabwe, delivering tough messages about the need for regime change in Zimbabwe, particularly in light of [...]	2009-01-06 12:12:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ ZI
09MAPUTO1007	MOST OPPOSITION CANDIDATES DISQUALIFIED FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 7, the National Electoral Commission (CNE),citing registration irregularities, announced the disqualification of Daviz Simango's Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) from 9 of 13 constituencies in the October 28 legislative elections. MDM will challenge this d [...]	2009-09-09 15:24:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET	PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO1009	RISING CONCERN ABOUT DISQUALIFICATION OF OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 10 televised meeting with National Electoral Commission (CNE) President Leopoldo da Costa, representatives from 18 diplomatic missions raised grave concerns over reftel decisions to exclude a number of opposition parties from the October 28 legislative elections. [...]	2009-09-10 17:44:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO1010	H1N1 INFLUENZA CASE CONFIRMED IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mozambique (GRM) confirmed its first case of H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) on August 17. Preparations for the possible arrival of the influenza began in April, when the GRM began developing a response plan. The GRM has limited doses of Relenza and Tamiflu. Po [...]	2009-09-11 09:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV SOCI PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO1012	DIPLOMATIC CORPS RAISES ELECTIONS CONCERNS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 11 meeting with President Guebuza, the Charge and 16 members of the diplomatic community raised their concerns about recent disqualifications of several opposition parties from the legislative election on October 28 (Ref A and B). Guebuza appeared attentive and [...]	2009-09-11 15:24:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1013	PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S INNER CIRCLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first of a three-part series on leadership in Mozambique. Power politics in Mozambique are opaque as politicians are compelled to balance personal fortunes, family obligations, and regional and ethnic considerations in the decision making process. Mozambique's power [...]	2009-09-14 07:59:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1015	MOZAMBIQUE LEADERSHIP - OUTSIDERS LOOKING IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the second in a three-part series on Mozambican leadership. Mozambique has several prominent figures who, while possessing their own political strength, do not hold influence over President Guebuza. Some figures described in this cable have achieved powerful positions b [...]	2009-09-15 07:19:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO1016	CAMPAIGN SEASON BEGINS WITH VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The official start of campaigning for the October 28 national elections was marred by violence, largely by supporters of ruling party FRELIMO against the opposition. The Catholic church--accused of supporting the opposition--has expressed concern about intimidation tactics agai [...]	2009-09-15 09:29:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC CASC MZ
09MAPUTO1023	MOZAMBIQUE LEADERSHIP - RISING STARS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the third in a three part series on Mozambican leadership. Future leaders of Mozambique are impossible to predict as several factors are in flux and could alter the course of elections in 2014. A change is FRELIMO structure is possible, which could open the way for the [...]	2009-09-16 07:33:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO1026	CIVIL SOCIETY CONCERNED ABOUT LACK OF TRANSPARENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 15, Carlos Simango, close advisor of President Guebuza, met with the Charge to hear the depth of the diplomatic community's concerns over the September 6 decision by the National Electoral Commission (CNE) to disqualify large numbers of parliamentary candidates. O [...]	2009-09-16 15:58:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1033	DONORS' RESOLVE HARDENS IN ELECTIONS CONFLICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of a periodic formal political dialogue between the leadership of the 'G-19' international donor countries and the GRM, twenty-one chiefs of mission from Europe and North America convened on September 16 to review growing worries about the legitimacy of October 28 gene [...]	2009-09-17 16:07:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1038	Labor Law does not impact NEC Construction Project [...] As per REFTEL, Post does not foresee any impact whatsoever on New Embassy Compound (NEC) construction project due to Mozambican labor law. Post also notes several large construction projects already underway in country, which have not been adversely affected by current Mozambican labor law. [...]	2009-09-18 07:40:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ABLD EAID KMCA KTIA MZ
09MAPUTO1042	CHISSANO ON MADAGASCAR: "SITTING ON A VOLCANO" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Mozambican President and SADC Special Negotiator for Madagascar Joachim Chissano briefed the Charge on September 18 on his mediation efforts. Of immediate concern, he highlighted Andry Rajoelina's plans to participate in UNGA, calling for the USG to support a SADC (or p [...]	2009-09-18 12:39:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNGA MA MZ
09MAPUTO1047	FIRST TWO H1N1 DEATHS CONFIRMED IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first death from H1N1 in Mozambique was reported on September 12, and the second was reported on September 19. The first two were a 29 year old woman who died after a three day hospitalization on September 6, and a 45 year old man who died on September 4. Mozambique has d [...]	2009-09-22 15:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV SOCI PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO1048	TEDS PROGRESS: NOT YET READY TO EXPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GRM has shown some progress towards gaining Section 609 Certification for use of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in the past year. A representative of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) believes that the Ministry of Fisheries, the GRM lead on this issue, is making [...]	2009-09-23 11:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO1064	A MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH TO BUILDING CAPACITY [...] SUMMARY: In response to the new objectives of PEPFAR II, and as a result of an internal review of Post's Small Grants Program (SGP) selection process, Post is initiating new procedures for selecting, assisting and overseeing its PEPFAR Quick Impact grant recipients. A multi-agency approach i [...]	2009-09-28 14:17:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID KHIV SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO1066	CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL UPHOLDS EXCLUSION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a unanimous decision released late on September 28, Mozambique's Constitutional Council (CC) upheld a National Electoral Commission (CNE) determination to exclude many opposition legislative candidates from the October 28 elections. The CC decision came despite evidence of [...]	2009-09-29 13:36:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1070	EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE: [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GRM declared its intent to adhere to the principles of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in 2008, ultimately joining EITI in May of this year. The GRM has made little progress in implementation however and claims lack of funds, putting compliance into [...]	2009-09-30 10:57:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EMIN EPET ETRD PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1076	OOPPOSITION ACCUSES GRM OF ELECTIONS MALFEASANCE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a September 30 press conference, representatives of opposition party Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) presented compelling arguments in support of their accusation that the GRM was actively malfeasant in denying the party's efforts to participate in legislative elec [...]	2009-10-01 16:22:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1081	HEALTH MINISTER COMMITS TO PEPFAR GOALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge met with the Minister of Health (MISAU) Dr. Ivo Garrido recently to discuss his Ministry's involvement in a Partnership Framework for HIV/AIDS programming over the next five years including priority policy issues. MISAU is the key ministry in the Mozambique respon [...]	2009-10-06 05:10:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID KHIV SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO1089	ELECTIONS ENVIRONMENT BECOMES INCREASINGLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two small opposition parties had far greater success than the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) in registering for the legislative elections. The parties, PLD and UDM, have drawn the attention of civil society and the independent media, who raise concerns that these parties [...]	2009-10-07 14:56:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1098	CHARGE MARKS 25 YEARS OF USG AID; CONVENES FIRST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge's recent trip to Tete and Sofala Provinces was the third in a series of visits planned to all of Mozambique's provinces to highlight USG assistance successes. In a three-day visit to both provinces, the Charge reviewed health and training facilities supported by th [...]	2009-10-08 12:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1137	CHARGE PRESSES FM ON ELECTIONS TRANSPARENCY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 13, the Charge met with Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi to discuss ongoing donor community concerns about transparency in the October 28 Mozambican election and the resulting slippage in Mozambique's international reputation. Baloi noted his recent meetings with USG [...]	2009-10-20 15:00:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1138	GRM PLEDGES SUPPORT AGAINST TERRORIST ELEMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 13, the Charge met with Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi to discuss news reports from South Africa regarding the existence in Mozambique of a Somali cell linked to al-Qaeda (AQ) with intent to launch attacks against U.S. interests in South Africa. Baloi demonstrated gre [...]	2009-10-20 15:05:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MZ
09MAPUTO1139	FOREIGN MINISTER BALOI DISCUSSES SADC APPROACH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge held a brief discussion on October 20 with Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi regarding the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) efforts on Zimbabwe. He explained Washington's concerns about the implementation of Zimbabwe's Global Political Agreement (GPA) and [...]	2009-10-20 15:12:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ ZI
09MAPUTO1144	CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 15 key members of Mozambican civil society joined visiting AF/S Deputy Director Susie Pratt for a dinner hosted by the Charge to discuss the country's elections and shrinking political space. While acknowledging that much has been accomplished since the 1994 president [...]	2009-10-21 15:51:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1145	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MOZAMBIQUE [...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Maputo submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information. 2. Country: MOZAMBIQUE Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Between October 2008 and October 2009 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued efforts to establis [...]	2009-10-22 14:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ELAB ETRD MZ PGOV PREL PTER
09MAPUTO1152	AT DEMOCRATIC CROSSROADS, MOZAMBIQUE CHOOSES WRONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Guebuza's ruling FRELIMO party is widely expected to emerge victorious following the October 28 general elections, not only benefiting from superior funding and organization, but also the politically-motivated shenanigans taken by the Electoral Commission to exclude sco [...]	2009-10-26 10:58:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1154	MOZAMBICAN OPPOSITION EXCLUDED FROM PARLIAMENTARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 14:42:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	MZ PGOV PREL
09MAPUTO1159	MDM LEADER DAVIZ SIMANGO'S CONCERNS ENTERING THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge spoke by phone on October 26 with Democratic Movement for Mozambique presidential candidate Daviz Simango. When asked about his concerns approaching election day, Simango feared MDM election monitors would not receive the vote tallies from the polling station president [...]	2009-10-27 13:31:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ

09MAPUTO1162	LEADING JOURNALIST ISSUES HARSH OP-ED ON RULING [...] On October 23, journalist Machado da Graca wrote the following editorial in the independent newspaper Savana. He is a well-respected Mozambican of Portuguese descent who often uses satire to comment on political and social themes. In this article, he summarizes the doubts and concerns of man [...]	2009-10-27 14:25:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO MZ
09MAPUTO1164	RENAMO LEADER ALFONSO DHLAKAMA'S CONCERNS ENTERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge spoke October 27 by phone with Renamo Presidential Candidate Alfonso Dhlakama. Queried about his concerns entering election day, Dhlakama noted the importance of the political party representatives who provide the onsite monitoring of the voting sites. He relayed that [...]	2009-10-27 15:00:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1165	MOZAMBIQUE ELECTIONS: EUROPEANS EXPRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: EU Heads of Mission (HOMs) met recently with Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi to convey concerns about the lack of transparency in the preparations for the October 28 presidential, legislative, and provincial elections. Baloi repeated the now well-rehearsed Government of Mozambiqu [...]	2009-10-27 15:38:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MZ
09MAPUTO1167	RULING FRELIMO PARTY CRUSHES OPPOSITION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling FRELIMO party appears to have overwhelmed the opposition in general elections held on October 28. Current president and FRELIMO candidate Armando Guebuza could get above 75pct of the presidential vote, and FRELIMO should walk away with a super-majority (more than two [...]	2009-10-29 14:15:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1168	WHO IS OBSERVING THIS ELECTIONS PROCESS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign and domestic groups are observing the process that led up to the October 28 general elections and now the process afterwards. Key foreign observer groups include the European Union and an effort led by the U.S. Embassy with the coordination of the United Nations Developm [...]	2009-10-29 14:20:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1170	LEGAL ANALYSES OF DECISIONS LEADING TO OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both the Electoral Observatory (OE--a coalition of religious and civil organizations in Mozambique) and the Swiss Embassy in Maputo have produced carefully reasoned, in-depth, and sharply critical analyses of the National Electoral Commission (CNE) decision to exclude new oppositi [...]	2009-10-29 14:48:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1205	ELECTION OBSERVERS FAULT PROCESS, PRAISE VOTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Interim election assessments released on October 30 by international and domestic election observer missions in Mozambique focused their criticisms on the lack of transparency of the National Electoral Commission (CNE),but largely assessed that voting on election day had been ca [...]	2009-11-05 14:08:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MZ PGOV PREL
09MAPUTO1206	ENGAGING THE EUROPEANS ON DRUG SMUGGLING IN [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Charge briefed 12 members of the European diplomatic community on October 22 regarding drug smuggling in and through Mozambique. Charge expressed the USG's growing concern and requested the diplomatic community's assista [...]	2009-11-05 14:09:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR MZ PGOV PREL SNAR
09MAPUTO1229	REQUEST FOR LAYETTE SHIPMENT (LEBAILLY, VIRAJ, XXX-XX-3416, [...] IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14FAM 613.5, POST REQUESTS THAT THE ORDERS FOR VIRAJ LEBAILLY BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE A LAYETTE SHIPMENT (250 POUNDS AIRFREIGHT) FOR THE BIRTH OF A NEWBORN CHILD. 2. POST MANAGEMENT CERTIFIES THAT NO SUITABLE LAYETTE IS AVAILABLE LOCALLY. 3. UPON AUTHORIZATION, SUBJECT E [...]	2009-11-06 06:25:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ATRN APER ASUP AMGT
09MAPUTO1236	MOZAMBIQUE HOPING TO CASH IN ON WORLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Less than 250 days to the FIFA Soccer World Cup in South Africa, the largest event to be held on the African continent. Mozambique's preparations for the World Cup highlight the country's progress, or lack thereof, on a number of developmental challenges, including a lack of r [...]	2009-11-06 10:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND MZ SCUL EINV
09MAPUTO1237	DEFENSE MINISTER ON ZIMBABWE PRIOR TO SADC TROIKA [...] (C) On November 5 just hours before the opening in Maputo of the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defense and Security 'Troika' Summit, the Charge and DATT met with Mozambican Defense Minister Filipe Nyussi at his request to discuss Zimbabwe (and other topics [...]	2009-11-06 11:15:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI MZ
09MAPUTO124	SCENESETTER FOR REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM P. LOEFFER: [...] (SBU) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Mozambique, widely considered to be an exemplary post-conflict democratic success story in Africa. Following the 2008 visits of Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, Ambassador Yates and Major General Altshuler from A [...]	2009-02-04 12:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP ECON ETRD EINV KPKO EAID
09MAPUTO1277	MOZAMBIQUE 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 13:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR KCRM ASEC MZ
09MAPUTO1278	NOTICE FOR TENDER: DEVELOPMENT OF WEB PORTAL [...] 787/11/T018 2. 11/09/09 3. DARNOLD 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ana Comoana Direccao Nacional do Turismo Ministerio do Turismo Av. 25 de Setembro, 1503 Q 3rd Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 313 759 Fax: (258 21) 313 [...]	2009-11-09 13:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO1282	CRUSHING FRELIMO VICTORY CONFIRMED BY ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 11 Mozambique,s National Electoral Commission (CNE) announced the results of elections held on October 28. As accurately predicted by a parallel vote tabulation conducted on election day the ruling party and President Armando Guebuza won an overwhelming mandate,as [...]	2009-11-12 18:02:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	MZ PGOV PREL
09MAPUTO1291	IMPORTANT DRUG TRAFFICKING TRANSIT POINT FOR EAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Drug trafficking is a growing problem in Mozambique, with illegal drugs entering via air and sea routes from South Asia and South America. Porous borders, lack of law enforcement resources, and rampant corruption allow drug traffickers to freely transit the country. END SUMMA [...]	2009-11-16 07:05:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET	PGOV PREL KCOR SNAR MZ
09MAPUTO1301	MOZAMBIQUE'S DAVIZ SIMANGO: READY FOR THE LONG HAUL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defeated Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) presidential candidate Daviz Simango told the Charge on November 16 This election the most fraudulent in Mozambique,s history., He described tactics used by the ruling FRELIMO party to manipulate electoral results. Radiating vigo [...]	2009-11-17 15:30:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO1309	IMPORTANT DRUG TRAFFICKING TRANSIT POINT FOR EAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Drug trafficking is a growing problem in Mozambique, with illegal drugs entering via air and sea routes from South Asia and South America. Porous borders, lack of law enforcement resources,and rampant corruption allow drug traffickers to freely transit the country. END SUMMAR [...]	2009-11-19 12:17:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET	KCOR MZ PGOV PREL SNAR
09MAPUTO1311	RUSSIAN INVESTMENT; RESPONSE TO C-CI9-01825 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 14:15:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS MZ
09MAPUTO1315	MOZAMBIQUE OPPOSITION THREATS NOT CREDIBLE [...] (C) RENAMO opposition leader and defeated presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama has denounced as fraudulent the recent overwhelming victory by FRELIMO,s Armando Guebuza, often in an inflammatory fashion. But few take his comments seriously. Dhlakama was first quoted as saying that RENAMO [...]	2009-11-22 13:07:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO1346	EUROPEANS AND CANADIANS CONSIDER RESPONSE TO [...] (C)SUMMARY: A lack of transparency in the October 28 elections and other governance concerns have some donors considering a reduction in the $465 million of direct budget support provided to the GRM. Working together in the G-19 Donor Group (including the United States as an associate membe [...]	2009-12-04 15:06:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID MZ
09MAPUTO1372	COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) Summary: This cable is in response to the request for post input on promoting cooperation with the United Kingdom (UK) on Africa regional issues (reftel). Mission Maputo is actively engaged with HMG in Mozambique and has longstanding cooperation efforts already underway. These efforts in [...]	2009-12-17 14:01:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ECON SNAR EAID UK MZ
09MAPUTO1373	END OF FUEL SUBSIDY COULD SPARK TROUBLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GRM's announcement that it would end fuel subsidies that have kept fuel prices in the country artificially low could cause trouble in the first quarter of 2010. The end of the subsidy will raise gas prices, food prices, and public transportation costs, financially strainin [...]	2009-12-17 14:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET ETRD EAID EFIN AMGT ASEC
09MAPUTO1403	INTERNATIONAL INDICES SHOW LITTLE PROGRESS, SOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A survey of respected international indices confirms that Mozambique, still one of the world's poorest countries, continues to advance economically but performs poorly in broader measures of democracy, governance, and human development. END SUMMARY. ------------------------ [...]	2009-12-29 12:52:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON EAID SOCI KCOR MZ
09MAPUTO1406	MEDIA ANALYSIS OF ELECTION RESULTS: BAD OUTWEIGHS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the wake of GRM's Constitutional Court validation on December 28 of the results of the October national elections, media outlets have analyzed the campaign season, suggesting that the "good" aspects of the elections were outweighed by the "bad" and "ugly." On one hand, the [...]	2009-12-30 13:39:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO18	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR [...] 787/01/T001 2. 01/08/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Mr. Albino C. Mahumane Direccao Nacional de Turismo Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 Q 4th Floor A/B/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 302 362 Fax: [...]	2009-01-09 10:40:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO19	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR [...] 787/01/T004 2. 01/08/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Mr. Albino C. Mahumane Direccao Nacional de Turismo Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 Q 4th Floor A/B/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 302 362 Fax: [...]	2009-01-09 10:40:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO20	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR [...] 787/01/T002 2. 01/08/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Mr. Albino C. Mahumane Direccao Nacional de Turismo Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 Q 4th Floor A/B/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 302 362 Fax: [...]	2009-01-09 10:40:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO247	CONSULTANCY SERVICES: FEASIBILITY STUDY, [...] 787/02/T008 2. 02/09/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: general@ [...]	2009-02-09 08:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO248	INVITATION FOR BIDS Q SUPPLY OF WATER METERS [...] 787/02/T006 2. 02/09/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Chief Executive Officer FIPAG-Fundo de Investimento de Patrimonio do Abastecimento de Agua Rua General Pereira dQEca, 241 Ground Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21 [...]	2009-02-09 08:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO261	PROCUREMENT NOTICE: SUPPLY OF FURNITURE AND [...] 787/02/T008 2. 02/11/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MEC/Direccao de Planificacao e Cooperacao Construcoes e Equipamentos Escolares Rua Joaquim Lapa, 22 Q 3 Floor Suite 27 Tel: (258 21) 302 424 Fax: (258 21) 430 204; 309 725 Maputo, [...]	2009-02-12 15:52:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO262	PROCUREMENT NOTICE: SUPPLY OF FURNITURE AND [...] 787/02/T009 2. 02/12/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MEC/Direccao de Planificacao e Cooperacao Construcoes e Equipamentos Escolares Rua Joaquim Lapa, 22 Q 3 Floor Suite 27 Tel: (258 21) 302 424 Fax: (258 21) 430 204; 309 725 Maputo, [...]	2009-02-12 15:52:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO276	FOOD INSECURITY ALERT FOR CENTRAL MOZAMBIQUE [...] SUMMARY: The LATE ARRIVAL OF RAIN THIS YEAR IN CENTRAL MOZAMBIQUE, FOLLOWING TWO POOR SEASONS OF RAINFALL, HAS LED TO POOR HARVEST YIELDS THAT ARE AFFECTING THE FOOD SECURITY OF 97,000 IN TETE PROVINCE, 14,500 IN NORTHERN MANICA, AND 58,000 IN SOFALA. A USAID ASSESSMENT TRIP IN DECEMBER 2008 [...]	2009-02-19 10:57:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT MZ
09MAPUTO284	ACOTA VISIT PRESSES FOR GRM PKO FOCUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 29-30 visit, AF/RSA's ACOTA Deputy Director for Southern African Operations met with members of the Mozambican military (FADM) to press for a GRM commitment to a specific peacekeeping operation (PKO),in order to allow ACOTA to begin planning for training and assista [...]	2009-02-25 14:33:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO MARR MASS MZ
09MAPUTO288	GROWING USG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MOZAMBICAN NAVY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rear Admiral William P. Loeffler, Director of Strategy, Plans and Resources for United States Naval Forces Europe and Africa, visited Mozambique in conjunction with the February 6-13 port call of the USS ROBERT G. BRADLEY. Rear Admiral Loeffler discussed the Government of Mozamb [...]	2009-02-26 10:44:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PMIL MZ
09MAPUTO289	MOZAMBIQUE: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Mozambique is a source and possibly a destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation. The use of forced and bonded child laborers is a common practice in Mozambique's rural areas, often with the complicity of family [...]	2009-02-26 11:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KTIP PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB KFRD ASEC PREF
09MAPUTO318	EAC - PROBABLE PROTEST OF TRANSPORTATION COST [...] (SBU) The core EAC met to discuss the security implications of a rider strike which is scheduled for Friday 27, 2009 in Maputo. Charge, A/DCM, RSO, RAO, POL/ECON, DAO, and CONS were present. NOTE: A rate hike necessitated by increased fuel prices triggered rioting in Maputo on February 5, [...]	2009-02-26 17:24:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC CASC MZ
09MAPUTO320	FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER ON INTERNAL POLITICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge d'Affaires met with Dr. Leonardo Simao, Executive Director of the Joaquim Chissano Foundation and former Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Chissano on February 19. Simao denied press reports of any splintering within ruling party Frelimo, predicted the imm [...]	2009-02-27 11:34:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EPET MZ
09MAPUTO321	PRESIDENCY MINISTER ON ZIMBABWE, PKOS, ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a one-on-one February 26 meeting with Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana, the Charge pressed the GRM to remain engaged in Zimbabwe's political challenges and to move quickly to participate in peacekeeping operations (PKOs). Sumbana reiterated Mozambique's support in b [...]	2009-02-27 12:10:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ ZI
09MAPUTO340	MOZAMBIQUE EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Maputo requests an Embassy Science Fellow to work with the Government of Mozambique (GRM),to prepare a report on the status of agricultural business and processes in Mozambique and an implementation plan for advancement of agriculture in Mozambique. END SUMMARY 2. Emb [...]	2009-03-06 09:45:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA MZ
09MAPUTO341	MOZAMBIQUE FSN NOMINATIONS FOR THE [...] Summary: Embassy Maputo submits the following FSN nomination to be considered for the Environment, Science, Technology, and Health course (PE 221) to be Offered April 27 Q May 8, 2009 at the NFATC campus in Arlington. End summary. 2. a. Elizabeth Filipe b. May, 10, 1967 c. Portuguese [...]	2009-03-06 10:27:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AFSI KSCA AFSN TSPL ECON MZ
09MAPUTO381	PRESIDENT CONCERNED ABOUT MOZAMBIQUE'S ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 17, President Guebuza summoned the Charge to discuss the potential impact of the financial crisis on Mozambique, raising particular concerns about the effect of slowing economic growth on poverty reduction. Guebuza recently created a ministerial working group to discuss [...]	2009-03-18 17:05:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON MZ
09MAPUTO391	CHOLERA RIOTS, PRISON DEATHS, AND CIVIL UNREST IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 17, thirteen Mozambicans died in a police cell in the district police command of Mogincual, Nampula Province, of asphyxia and suffocation, according to Mozambican Police (PRM) reports of autopsy results. The detained persons were kept in a 4 by 2 meter cell with little [...]	2009-03-19 17:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI TBIO SENV KCRM KTIP PHUM ASEC
09MAPUTO398	MOZAMBIQUE OUTREACH TOUR ENGAGES YOUTH ON THE U.S. [...] SUMMARY: Responding to excitement over the new U.S. Administration amongst our target population here, youth and students, and armed with helpful tools from our IIP Bureau as well as a special "Soft Power Gold" powerpoint designed by another FSO, the PAO and our Outreach Specialist took southe [...]	2009-03-23 09:57:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR PREL PGOV KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO408	DHLAKAMA; A POLITICAL OBITUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: RENAMO leader Afonso Dhlakama responded to RENAMO's poor showing in the November 19 municipal elections by secluding himself, even from senior party members. When he returned to the spotlight, his erratic behavior embarrassed himself and his party. RENAMO, and Dhlakama in part [...]	2009-03-25 10:11:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO41	MOZAMBIQUE -- CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] SUMMARY: The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The GRM has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but does not have a regulatory body specifically devoted to chil [...]	2009-01-16 10:32:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO421	SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE: ELECTRICITY III [...] 787/03/T010 2. 03/30/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Electricidade de Mocambique Direccao de Electrificacao Projectos Av. Filipe Samuel Magaia, 368 P.O. Box 2532 Tel: (258 21) 353 662/07 Fax: (258 21) 322 074 E-mail: jouchim@edm.co.mz [...]	2009-03-31 07:17:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO434	MOZAMBIQUE REACTION TO MADAGASCAR MUTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his role as the Deputy President of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security Cooperation, Mozambican President Armando Guebuza worked with other members of the Troika to produce a indictment of the coup against Malagasy President Marc Ravalomanana on March 19 in Swaz [...]	2009-04-02 16:49:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MA MZ
09MAPUTO488	MOZAMBIQUE: BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] (U) The following responds to reftel questions on the Government of Mozambique's (GRM) budget and transparency. 2. (SBU) The GRM is scheduled to receive and is already receiving U.S. foreign assistance using FY 09 funds. 2009 USG assistance in Mozambique will top $350 million dollars, in [...]	2009-04-16 14:46:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL MZ
09MAPUTO490	OPPOSITION LEADER DAVIZ SIMANGO: A STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 12, Charge and P/E Chief met with leader of the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) Daviz Simango to discuss his recent trip to Portugal, Sweden, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, as well as his future plans in this election year. As Simango develops his politi [...]	2009-04-17 09:34:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO493	NEW LABOR LAWS DISSUADE FOREIGN INVESTORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 2008, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) passed into law new regulations establishing quotas on foreign employees for businesses operating in Mozambique. Minister of Labor Helena Taipo has begun an active campaign of enforcement which particularly impacts foreign co [...]	2009-04-20 09:49:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EAID PGOV PREL ELAB MZ
09MAPUTO497	THE DEFENSE MINISTER ON MADAGASCAR [...] (C) GRM Defense Minister Filipe Nhussi asked the Charge for the USG perspective on Madagascar on April 14. Drawing from reftel talking points, the Charge indicated that what had happened in Madagascar was nothing short of an old-style coup and bad for the region. He continued it was especia [...]	2009-04-21 09:07:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EAID PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO498	INDIA-MOZAMBIQUE RELATIONS FOCUS ON ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In February, Foreign Minister Baloi visited New Delhi to sign a bilateral investment agreement with India, and in April, the Mozambican Tax Authority and its Indian counterpart initialed a draft double taxation agreement. These Government-to-Government meetings mark the most rec [...]	2009-04-21 11:12:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EINV MZ IN
09MAPUTO507	MAPUTO UNPREPARED TO DEAL WITH CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) This cable represents the first in a series of innovative collaboration in environment/science reporting between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria ESTH Officer and Maputo Economic/Commercial officer visited environment and science projects in Niassa, Sofala and Cabo Delgado [...]	2009-04-22 08:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO513	GOVERNMENT INCREASINGLY SENSITIVE ABOUT DEMOCRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge d'Affaires met with Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana recently to discuss democracy and governance issues. Responding strongly, Sumbana denied that FRELIMO intentionally dominates the political landscape limiting opposition politics, press freedom, and economi [...]	2009-04-23 08:24:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EINV EAID KPAO PHUM KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO521	FAMOUS AUTHOR PROVIDES A SNAPSHOT OF ENVIROMENTAL [...] (SBU) This cable represents the third in a series of innovative collaboration in environment/science reporting between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria ESTH Officer and Maputo Economic/Commercial officer visited environment and science projects in Niassa, Sofala and Cabo Delgad [...]	2009-04-27 10:36:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EINV MZ
09MAPUTO528	GENDER EQUALITY, AN ELUSIVE GOAL [...] SUMMARY: Women are specifically recognized as equal to men under the Mozambican constitution, but equality has proved an elusive goal. Legal structures are in place to assure equal treatment but lack of knowledge of rights and financial resources, lack of access to the courts, limited educat [...]	2009-04-28 08:42:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM SCUL MZ
09MAPUTO536	HUMANITARIAN DEMINING IN MOZAMBIQUE MAKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mozambique, once one of the most heavily mined-countries in the world, is making excellent progress towards its stated goal of being mine-impact free by 2014. USG and other nations provide substantial financial support for demining efforts. Humanitarian demining has received top [...]	2009-05-04 08:06:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHDP PGOV PREL ECON MASS EAGR KPKO MZ
09MAPUTO54	MAPUTO'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Maputo requests funding from the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund to bring two subject matter experts to Mozambique to meet with regulators, academia, consumers, and legislators on currently relevant topics such as risk assessments, field trial management, labeli [...]	2009-01-21 11:39:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO KPAO MZ
09MAPUTO559	SCENESETTER FOR GEN WILLIAM "KIP" WARD'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Mozambique, widely considered to be an exemplary post-conflict democratic success story in Africa. Following the recent visits of Major General Altshuler, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs Theresa Whalen, Deputy Assistant Secretar [...]	2009-05-07 08:22:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP ECON ETRD EINV KPKO EAID
09MAPUTO606	LABOR LAW THREATENS U.S. INTERESTS [...] SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST: Mozambique's new labor law sets complicated requirements for quotas and credential validation for foreigners. U.S. companies and nonprofits along with the American school have requested USG advocacy as the law is significantly hindering their ability to invest and imp [...]	2009-05-28 13:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ELAB ECON EAID PGOV PREL AMGT APER
09MAPUTO607	COCA-COLA TO INVEST ADDITIONAL USD 100 MILLION IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Charge recently met with Coca-Cola's country director, who discussed plans for significant additional investment in Mozambique. The director also described the company's humanitarian programs, including a planned multi-million dollar partnership with USAID to supply clean w [...]	2009-05-28 13:05:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO608	OPPOSITION LEADER SIMANGO READIES PRESIDENTIAL BID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Daviz Simango, leader of new opposition party Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM),is readying a public announcement to run for president in October 28 national elections. In a meeting with the Charge, he described the mechanics of how MDM is organizing its campaign, and di [...]	2009-05-28 13:05:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO609	OPPOSITION LEADER SIMANGO READIES PRESIDENTIAL BID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Daviz Simango, leader of new opposition party Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM),is readying a public announcement to run for president in October 28 national elections. In a meeting with the Charge, he described the mechanics of how MDM is organizing its campaign, and di [...]	2009-05-28 13:06:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO610	LABOR LAW THREATENS U.S. INTERESTS [...] SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST: Mozambique's new labor law sets complicated requirements for quotas and credential validation for foreigners. U.S. companies and nonprofits along with the American school have requested USG advocacy as the law is significantly hindering their ability to invest and imp [...]	2009-05-28 13:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ELAB ECON EAID PGOV PREL AMGT APER
09MAPUTO611	FRELIMO MAVERICKS CONCERNED ABOUT CORRUPTION [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: At the end of Guebuza's first five years in office, little has been done about corruption. Insiders from the ruling Frelimo party have voiced concern about the corrupt practices of the party's leadership, and say that narco-traffickers and money launderers have infiltrated the [...]	2009-05-28 13:11:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCOR KDEM KCRM PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR MZ
09MAPUTO615	MOZAMBIQUE'S PROPOSAL FOR FY 2009 JULIA TAFT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel 08 State 014280, U.S. Embassy- Maputo submits the following proposal for consideration under the FY 2009 Julia Taft Refugee Fund. The Zimbabwe-Mozambique Solidarity Alliance (ZIMOSA),working in partnership with the Christian Council of Mozambique (CCM) [...]	2009-05-29 08:20:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
09MAPUTO624	DEATH, DISEASE AND ABUSE: PRISON CONDITIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff recently joined representatives from the EU Human Rights group, including Sweden, Portugal, and Norway, on a mission to Tete Province to visit the Provincial Prison and meet with representatives from local authorities, civil society, and the prisoners. Tete Provincial Pri [...]	2009-06-03 12:11:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TBIO MZ
09MAPUTO626	FOREIGN MINISTER ON LABOR ISSUES AND OTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Long-standing problems associated with obtaining work authorizations for USG-supported health programs received prominent press attention in recent weeks, prompting unhelpful rhetoric from the Labor Minister. While traveling with President Armando Guebueza on his "Open Presidency [...]	2009-06-03 16:16:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EINV EAID ASEC MZ
09MAPUTO634	AFRICOM COMMANDER VISITS MOZAMBIQUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 14-15 visit to Mozambique, General William "Kip" Ward, Commander of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM),met with President Armando Guebuza, Minister of Defense Filipe Nhussi and other military officials, as well as members of the diplomatic community, to discuss Mozambiqu [...]	2009-06-04 12:37:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO635	CONSULTANCY SERVICES: SERVICE PROVIDER FOR [...] 787/06/T011 2. 06/04/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: general@ [...]	2009-06-04 15:13:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO636	MOZAMBICAN MUSLIMS RESPOND FAVORABLY TO PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nearly fifty Mozambicans attended a live broadcast of President Obama's June 4 speech from Cairo, among them prominent Mozambican Muslims including Imam Nazir Lunat from the Grand Mosque in central Maputo, and several Ambassadors from Muslim countries, including Egypt. The Pr [...]	2009-06-04 16:19:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO65	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MOZAMBIQUE [...] Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investors to Mozambique and should be a potential investor,s primary contact with the government. CPI is particularly interested in increasing investment in the central and nor [...]	2009-01-22 14:25:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MZ
09MAPUTO655	MOZAMBIQUE: FY2008 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) STATUS [...] SUMMARY: This cable is a status report for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program (SSH) in Mozambique for FY08. The Embassy chose seven projects for funding according to SSH selection criteria and Mission objectives. Examples of projects include construction of a computer lab/library, r [...]	2009-06-11 15:28:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN MZ
09MAPUTO656	OPPOSITION LEADER SIMANGO ATTACKED [...] SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST: (C) On June 9, assailants attempted to attack Daviz Simango, leader of opposition party Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM),while he was campaigning in the northern port city of Nacala. Soon after, leader of Renamo opposition party Afonso Dhlakama, who happened t [...]	2009-06-11 16:05:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO657	MOZAMBIQUE MEDIA REACTION TO POTUS CAIRO SPEECH [...] One week after the President's "A New Beginning" speech to the Muslim world from Cairo, Mozambican press is still digesting his words and the implications for Muslims and U.S. policy. While all coverage has been positive, praising the President for his boldness, his eloquence and his depth of [...]	2009-06-12 05:33:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM PREL PHUM PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO661	XENOPHOBIA: MORE THAN ELECTIONEERING, THIS IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GRM appears to be increasingly xenophobic in the run-up to October 28 national elections. The Ministry of Labor has implemented an anti-foreigner labor law (ref A),aggressively inspected organizations with foreign employees (ref B),and has denied labor authorizations for n [...]	2009-06-12 10:21:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO666	MCC COMPACT IMPLEMENTATION TRIGGERS WATER AND LAND [...] SUMMARY: In 2007 the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signed a five-year, $506.9 million Compact with the Government of Mozambique (GRM). Since the Compact entered into force in September 2008, the GRM has made measurable strides in improving the framework for water/sanitation adminis [...]	2009-06-16 15:49:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINV PGOV EAGR PREL SENV SOCI ETRD ELTN
09MAPUTO675	PM SUPPORTS COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY AND [...] SUMMARY: The Charge d'Affaires and other senior Mission staff met with Mozambican Prime Minister, Dr. Luisa Diogo on June 19 to share the recently-approved USG Country Assistance Strategy and discuss the process of developing a Partnership Framework to guide programming to address HIV/AIDS over [...]	2009-06-23 07:10:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV SOCI KMCA KTIA AMGT
09MAPUTO676	PM SUPPORTS COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY AND [...] SUMMARY: The Charge dQAffaires and other senior Mission staff met with Mozambican Prime Minister, Dr. Luisa Diogo on June 19 to share the recently-approved USG Country Assistance Strategy and discuss the process of developing a Partnership Framework to guide programming to address HIV/AIDS over [...]	2009-06-23 07:10:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV SOCI KMCA KTIA AMGT
09MAPUTO677	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: [...] 787/06/T012 2. 06/23/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. National Directorate of Water Att: Head of Water Resources Management Department Av. 25 de Setembro, 942 Q 11th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 312 568/9 Fax: (258 2 [...]	2009-06-24 05:04:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO678	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: NACALA [...] 787/06/T013 2. 06/23/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Adminstracao Nacional de Estradas Av. de Mocambique, 1225 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 476 163/7 Fax: (258 21) 475 862 E-mail: nnunes@ane.gov.mz -------------------------- [...]	2009-06-24 05:04:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO69	REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR [...] 787/01/T005 2. 01/26/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Financial Secotr Technical Assistance Project Ministry of Finance Praca 25 de Junho, 380 Q 3 Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 312 737/8 Fax: (258 21) 312 738 E- [...]	2009-01-26 13:17:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO713	RISING CONCERNS ABOUT NARCOTRAFFICKING AND MONEY [...] (S/NF) Summary: Large-scale narcotics shipments pass through Mozambique, taking advantage of a vast and lightly guarded coastline. Money laundering may be increasing. Narcotraffickers in the country have connections to South Asia, and some appear to have links to the ruling Frelimo party and t [...]	2009-07-01 04:55:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR EFIN KCOR PTER PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO725	OCTOBER ELECTIONS AND THE SHRINKING DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are indications that the GRM is using all means available, legal and surreptitious, to ensure a successful Frelimo outcome in the October 28 national elections. Multiple sources suggest that the GRM may be tampering with voter registration, using government resources for [...]	2009-07-01 15:19:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI KPAO MZ
09MAPUTO73	BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Charge and Embassy Science Fellow recently met with Mozambique's Minister of Science and Technology, Venancio Massingue, to discuss advancement of biotechnology in the country. The Fellow highlighted the need for Mozambique to significantly increase the level of education a [...]	2009-01-27 10:17:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ECON EAID TBIO MZ
09MAPUTO771	U.S. COMPANIES STILL FACE WORK PERMIT CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: Labor issues continue to frustrate foreign investors in Mozambique. Anadarko, a Texas-based oil company and largest U.S. investor in Mozambique, and Chiquita Brands International recently reiterated to Econoffs that the erratic enforcement of the new labor law (reftels) is an im [...]	2009-07-10 09:09:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EINV EAGR EMIN EPET ECON ETRD EAID PGOV
09MAPUTO776	MOZAMBICAN AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO THE U.S. AMELIA [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy hosted Mozambican Ambassador-designate to the United States Amelia Sumbana on July 8. Agencies and sections gave overviews of key issues on the bilateral agenda, including concerns about local labor law and work permits. Sumbana comes from a powerful FRELIMO party f [...]	2009-07-13 11:45:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AMGT TBIO MZ
09MAPUTO778	HOW COULD FRELIMO LOSE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] (S//NF) Post believes long-time ruling party FRELIMO is poised to do well in the October 28 presidential and parliamentary elections. Nevertheless, the emergence of a significant new opposition political party and growing popular discontent in Mozambique have caused some to think the unthink [...]	2009-07-13 16:15:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO79	EX-PRESIDENT CHISSANO ON ZIMBABWE, UGANDA [...] (C) Former President of Mozambique and UN Special Envoy for LRA-affected areas Joaquim Chissano told the Charge on January 27 that an LRA envoy came to Maputo on January 10 to inform that LRA leader Joseph Kony wanted a ceasefire so that he could sign the peace accord. Chissano said he had re [...]	2009-01-28 13:11:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ ZI UG
09MAPUTO797	GROWING CORRUPTION AND WEAK GOVERNANCE IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Five years ago, President Guebuza was elected into office on a platform of promoting human rights and democracy while fighting poverty, corruption, and crime. In the run-up to the October 28 national elections, a series of reports on Governance and Corruption in Mozambique from [...]	2009-07-17 06:16:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET	KCOR KDEM SNAR KCRM PHUM PREL PGOV AMGT PTER
09MAPUTO8	USAID/MOZAMBIQUE RECOMMENDS SUPPORT TO [...] SUMMARY: THE RAINS HAVE COME LATE IN CENTRAL MOZAMBIQUE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PREVIOUS AGRICULTURAL SEASON (2007-08) ALSO EXPERIENCED A POOR RAINY SEASON IN THIS PART OF MOZAMBIQUE AND PRODUCED SIGNIFICANTLY DEPRESSED CROP YIELDS. AS A RESULT, MOZAMBICANS IN MOST OF TETE PROVINCE AND THE NORT [...]	2009-01-06 10:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT MZ
09MAPUTO802	SENIOR FRELIMO OFFICIAL ON THE PARTY'S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs met on July 10 with Dr. Xarzada Ora, a senior FRELIMO leader, and the party's Secretary of the Central Committee for External Relations. She explained FRELIMO's history, party structure, and some of the party's strategy for the future, describing a dominant party that co [...]	2009-07-20 11:49:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO806	ZIMBABWEANS IN MANICA CANNOT AFFORD TO GO HOME [...] (C) Summary: Extending along much of Zimbabwe's eastern border, Manica Province has been the recipient of a wave of Zimbabwean refugees, as well as a higher-than-average incidence of cholera over the past year. Currently, refugees are fewer and the effects of the cholera outbreak earlier this [...]	2009-07-21 09:26:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SMIG ZI MZ
09MAPUTO852	MOZAMBIQUE TO PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISE SHARED ACCORD [...] (C) Summary: On June 15, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) formally notified Post of its intention to participate in Exercise Shared Accord 2010 (ESA),a large-scale, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM),bilateral training exercise designed to enhance multi-national peacekeeping operations (PKO) r [...]	2009-07-30 12:11:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO MASS MARR MZ
09MAPUTO874	CHARGE MARKS 25 YERAS OF USG AID; MEETS MANICA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Charge's recent trip to Manica Province, located along the border with Zimbabwe, was the second in a series of visits planned to all of Mozambique's provinces to highlight USG funding successes. In a two-day visit, the Charge reviewed health and orphanage facilities supp [...]	2009-08-04 08:01:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KISL MZ
09MAPUTO896	ONE-STOP BORDER: PROJECT BETWEEN MOZAMBIQUE AND S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff met with officials at the Government of Mozambique (GRM) on May 28 and the South African Revenue Service on July 2 to discuss the status of a joint one-stop border project between Mozambique and South Africa. Plans to create a 24-hour, one-stop border were signed in 20 [...]	2009-08-11 10:32:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV EINT PGOV ETRD MZ SF
09MAPUTO90	AFRICA FORUM CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] Former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano, in his role as the chair of the Africa Forum of former African Leaders, presented a congratulatory letter for President Obama to the Charge on January 27 (text below; the signed original has been sent to the Department via courier). In addition, C [...]	2009-01-29 16:20:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OVIP OPDC MZ
09MAPUTO91	MFA BRIEFS DIP CORPS ON ZIMBABWE TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice Foreign Minister Henrique Banze called together representatives of all diplomatic missions in Mozambique on January 28 to discuss the state of play on Zimbabwe. He said the Harare talks had marked progress, but that a special SADC summit in Pretoria the following week was s [...]	2009-01-29 17:13:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ ZI
09MAPUTO916	FORMER FM SIMAO DISCUSSES MADAGASCAR TALKS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Former Chissano-era Foreign Minister Leonardo Simao provided detailed feedback to the Charge on August 13 on the Madagascar Peace and Reconciliation discussions leading to the August 9 agreement in Maputo between the Malagasy "Big Four." Simao described the negotiations as diffi [...]	2009-08-14 10:13:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MZ MA

09MAPUTO960	FRENCH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MADAGASCAR AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge met with French Ambassador to Mozambique Christian Daziano on August 18 in the interlude between Maputo I and Maputo II talks to discuss ongoing Madagascar negotiations. Daziano was frank in the discussion, and was not overly optimistic that the Maputo II talks will l [...]	2009-08-27 16:16:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MZ MA
09MAPUTO962	OPPOSITION MDM PARTY LEADERS DISCUSS ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOffs met recently with Ismael Mussa and Joao Carlos Colaco, both Members of Parliament and opposition Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) sympathizers. Mussa resigned from RENAMO in late May, but technically serves in Parliament as an independent because formally switching [...]	2009-08-28 07:15:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO965	RAVALOMANANA CAMP APPEALS FOR USG STATEMENT [...] (C) Mauritian High Commissioner Georges Alain Laridon called the Embassy on August 27 to say that Prega Ramsamy, Special Advisor to deposed Malagasy President Marc Ravalomanana, wanted to pass a message to the USG. Ramsamy, a Mauritian national and former SADC Executive Secretary, told PolOf [...]	2009-08-28 08:19:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ MA
09MAPUTO966	U.S.-BRAZIL COOPERATION IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Mozambique's considerable assistance needs offer an array of opportunities for joint U.S.)Brazil cooperation. While the health sector continues to be the most promising, additional collaboration is now proposed in food security and agriculture, and is also possible in energy, [...]	2009-08-31 09:08:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KHIV EAGR ETRD ECON SOCI KPKO SMIL
09MAPUTO968	ILLICIT DIAMOND TRADE: FROM ZIMBABWE TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs traveled to Manica to investigate rumors of rampant diamond smuggling from Zimbabwe. Open borders and corrupt government officials make trafficking in goods and people easy, and poloffs found evidence of both. In response to Ref A, Charge met with Minister of Natural Re [...]	2009-08-31 12:12:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON EMIN PREF PHUM SMIG MZ ZI
09MAPUTO970	COURT DISQUALIFIES SIX PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 20 PolOff met with the leaders of two of the six political parties disqualified from participating in the October 28 presidential election under a decision by Mozambique's Constitutional Council (CC),a Supreme Court-equivalent. Its decision, not subject to appeal, di [...]	2009-09-01 08:00:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO971	EMBASSY MAPUTO HOSTS U.S. INVESTOR CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: In an environment of economic crisis, Mission Maputo's State and USAID colleagues partnered to increase investor interest in Mozambique's commercial opportunities, drawing upon the Department of State's FY09 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) and joining efforts with the U [...]	2009-09-01 14:18:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ECON ETRD AMGT MZ
09MAPUTO980	BUSINESS COMMUNTITY PROTESTS PORT CARGO SCANNING [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2005, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) awarded a 20-year concession to Kudumba Investments to provide an integrated border and cargo security solution. The concession is based on the principle of "build, operate, and transfer" that requires no capital outlay from the GRM. [...]	2009-09-02 13:47:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV EINT PGOV EWWT PREL ETRD MZ SF
09MAPUTO981	MADAGASCAR TALKS: LOCAL REACTIONS TO MAPUTO II [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: On September 1 and 2, Charge and poloff met separately with the French Charge Gilles Petit de la Villeon and former Mozambican Foreign Minister (and current Executive Director of the Chissano Foundation) Leonardo Simao in an effort to get local reactions to the failed Maputo [...]	2009-09-02 15:25:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MZ MA
09MAPUTO983	MAPUTO PORT BRINGS COMPETITION...AND CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Mozambique (GRM) entered into partnership with private investors to revitalize and increase port and rail infrastructure capacity, which was long-neglected during the civil war. Econoffs met with GRM and private sector representatives to discuss progress with [...]	2009-09-03 11:46:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KCOR EINV EWWT PGOV MZ SF
09MAPUTO984	Municipality Approves Chancery Street Closure [...] (SBU) The Charge met with the President of the Maputo Municipal Council (Mayor equivalent) David Simango on August 28 to discuss the longstanding Embassy request to close the public street which dissects Embassy Maputo, comprised of a cluster of converted residences. The Charge observed that [...]	2009-09-03 12:33:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL MZ
09MAPUTO986	FRENCH ENVOY'S NEGATIVE VIEW OF MOZAMBIQUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 18 meeting with the Charge, French Ambassador Christian Daziano, who speaks neither English nor Portuguese but appears to understand both, described his view of Mozambique after three months in country. Daziano commented pessimistically on political developments in [...]	2009-09-04 07:38:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR MZ MA
09MARSEILLE5	MONACO REACHES OUT ON TAX HAVEN COOPERATION [...] (SBU) On March 30, Monaco's Minister of State (Prime Minister-equivalent) Jean-Paul Proust telephoned CG. Proust said he wanted to pass the message that the Government of Monaco is fully engaged with the EU on "tax haven" matters already, but they are also fully disposed to engage on this issu [...]	2009-03-30 14:22:00	Consulate Marseille	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PREL FR
09MASERU100	LESOTHO: BETTER WORK THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [...] The U.S Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs is considering implementing a program to address worker rights through technical assistance in countries with which the United States has trade preference programs. The proposed project would focus on compliance with core labo [...]	2009-04-17 07:33:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON LT
09MASERU102	LESOTHO: NO POSITION TAKEN ON NORTH KOREA LAUNCH [...] Poloff delivered reftel statement to the Director of the Europe and Americas desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations. 2. The director, who is new to this position, stated that the GOL has taken no position on this issue. This is an issue normally handled by the [...]	2009-04-17 11:07:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KN LT
09MASERU105	LESOTHO: POSITIVE ABOUT OBAMA, NO CONCERNS ABOUT POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 11:16:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MOPS AF PK LT
09MASERU109	PRIME MINISTER SURVIVES APPARENT ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT [...] (C) In the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 22, there was an apparent attempt on the life of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili, whose residence borders Ambassador Nolan's residence. Despite heavy gunfire at the residence for approximately 30 minutes, the Prime Minister was unharmed. Leso [...]	2009-04-22 11:33:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV CASC LT
09MASERU11	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR LDF SENIOR OFFICER [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the candidate from Lesotho nominated to attend the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies' 2009 Senior Executive Seminar, SES 09-1, from 21-28 Jan 2009. The nominee is the Deputy Commander a [...]	2009-01-12 14:55:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PHUM LT
09MASERU111	GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT, SEVERAL [...] Following yesterday's attempted assassination of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili (reftel),the local situation is calm and quiet, with the city conducting business as usual. The Prime Minister is attending a sod-turning at a bridge construction site today in Qacha's Nek, in the far eastern [...]	2009-04-23 12:35:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC LT
09MASERU112	ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: RUMORS SWIRL ABOUT ASSAILAINTS' [...] (U) Following the April 22 assassination attempt on Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili (refs A & B),rumors have been swirling wildly about who might have been behind the attack. Among those mentioned as possible masterminds are the Lesotho Liberation Army, political opposition leader Tom Tha [...]	2009-04-24 11:39:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC LT
09MASERU116	POLICE DISCUSS ATTACKERS BUT HAVE NOT FOUND THE ATTACK'S [...] The Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) held a press conference on Friday, April 24, 2009, at Police Headquarters to brief the media on their investigations into the attempted assassination of the Prime Minister and attacks on military barracks. Police announced that three suspects were in cu [...]	2009-04-27 15:05:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV LT
09MASERU121	LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACSS SENIOR LEADERS [...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the three (3) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The nominees are from Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) and the Ministry of Defense and National Security. a) Name: Pa [...]	2009-04-28 15:39:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PHUM LT
09MASERU123	POLITICIAN'S SHOOTING UNRELATED TO ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT [...] A member of parliament (MP) representing the National Independent Party (NIP),Dominic Motikoe, was shot and killed by the husband of another NIP member and fellow MP, `Mamotonosi Nkhahle. The fatal shooting took place Monday, April 27, 2009, in Maputsoe, about 90 kilometers from Maseru. Acc [...]	2009-04-29 09:21:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV LT
09MASERU125	POLITICIAN'S SHOOTING UNRELATED TO ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT [...] A member of parliament (MP) representing the National Independent Party (NIP),Dominic Motikoe, was shot and killed by the husband of another NIP member and fellow MP, `Mamotonosi Nkhahle. The fatal shooting took place Monday, April 27, 2009, in Maputsoe, about 90 kilometers from Maseru. Acc [...]	2009-04-29 14:21:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV LT
09MASERU126	ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: FOREIGN MINISTER INDIRECTLY [...] (C) The Minister of Foreign Affairs briefed heads of diplomatic missions on the ongoing investigation into last week's attempt to assassinate the Prime Minister, and later gave the same briefing in a joint press conference with the High Commissioners of Mozambique and South Africa. Although m [...]	2009-04-29 15:41:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC LT
09MASERU129	LESOTHO'S NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICE NAMES ASSASSINATION [...] (C) On Wednesday, April 29, Lesotho's National Security Service (NSS) allowed post's RSO to read a classified NSS document stating that they have identified the mastermind behind the April 22 attempt to assassinate the Prime Minister. According to NSS information, local businessman Jersey Ra [...]	2009-04-30 14:12:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC LT
09MASERU136	LESOTHO: MURMURS OF AN IMMINENT CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] The tranquility that Lesotho politicians enjoyed in recent months was marred by violence on April 22, when attacks on the Prime Minister's official residence and on military barracks were carried out by gunmen (refs A and B). These attacks have come amidst growing speculation in the local medi [...]	2009-05-06 11:15:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU141	LESOTHO: NSS UPDATES ON ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Sources within the National Security Service (NSS) provided the Embassy with an update on the investigations into the recent assassination attempt of the Prime Minister (reftel). According to the NSS Director of External Operations, the South African Police Service (SAPS) informed them o [...]	2009-05-07 13:48:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV LT
09MASERU142	LESOTHO: FORMER POLITICAL REFUGEES GIVE PRESS CONFERENCE [...] Three Lesotho nationals who fled Lesotho in July 2007 held a press conference on Monday, May 4, 2009, two months after their return to Lesotho from South Africa. The LDF had detained the men in 2007 in connection with the search for army rifles which had been forcibly taken from military guar [...]	2009-05-07 15:07:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV LT
09MASERU15	LESOTHO 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information for Lesotho's 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Lesotho is open to foreign direct investment (FDI) and generally treats foreign investors well. With most investment originating from East Asia, FDI in Lesotho is primarily channeled into export-or [...]	2009-01-20 07:16:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV USTR KTDB OPIC LT
09MASERU153	LESOTHO: RELATIONS DETERIORATE BETWEEN THE LAW SOCIETY AND [...] The Law Society of Lesotho (equivalent to the American Bar Association),convened a press conference on April 17, 2009, to announce the establishment of a "commission of inquiry on the root causes of the current unsatisfactory state of the administration of justice in Lesotho". The decision b [...]	2009-05-18 10:30:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM LT
09MASERU154	LESOTHO: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM INTERVIEW REVEALS ORGANIZED [...] (U) In preparation for the International Religious Freedom report, Poloff has been visiting and speaking to representatives of different faiths in Maseru. On Tuesday, May 5, Poloff interviewed prominent local businessman and member of the Muslim community, Ashraf Abubaker. Abubaker is a trust [...]	2009-05-18 10:31:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SF LT
09MASERU158	ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: SOUTH AFRICA CONFIRMS ARREST OF [...] (SBU) In a conversation with Ambassador Nolan, the South African High Commissioner confirmed local press reports that South African police have arrested Makotoko Lerotholi in connection with the ongoing investigation into the April 22 attempted assassination of Lesotho's prime minister. Leroth [...]	2009-05-19 14:02:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC LT
09MASERU165	ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: MEDIA REVIEW [...] In the May 14-20 issue of "The Monitor" weekly newspaper, a well-respected local columnist asks the question: "Is Lesotho a fertile breeding ground for international terrorism?" His points echo some of the Embassy's own concerns about security in the country, most forcefully brought to light [...]	2009-05-22 19:33:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC LT
09MASERU185	LESOTHO: LOCAL TELEVISION STATION GIVES HEADLINE COVERAGE [...] LTV attended Ambassador Nolan's June 4 event (ref B). During their Friday, June 5 coverage, they re-broadcast a section of Obama's speech beginning with: "America is not [...] at war with Islam," and ending with: "The victims were innocent [...] who had done nothing to harm anybody." 2. [...]	2009-06-08 12:54:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KPAO KMDR LT
09MASERU186	MASERU RESPONSE TO OBO BUDGET CALL FOR M&I REQUIREMENTS [...] Post Name: Maseru PROJECT #1 2. Requirement: Management Officer's Residence (MOR) security upgrade 3. Post plans to replace existing chain-link fence surrounding MOR (a USG-owned residence) with a wall which is up to area security standards. 4. Post rating: Critical 5. [...]	2009-06-09 09:11:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC CMGT AFIN ABUD LT
09MASERU194	ALLOCATION OF PARLIAMENTARY SEATS CONTINUES TO DOMINATE [...] In the aftermath of the April 22 attacks in Maseru (ref A),GOL authorities and members of the security establishment have asserted that the situation is back to normal. However, in recent days the issue of allocation of proportional seats in the National Assembly has resurfaced. This thorny [...]	2009-06-15 10:33:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV LT
09MASERU195	INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER OUTLINES GREATER ENGAGEMENT IN [...] On June 11, 2009, Ambassador Nolan hosted Indian High Commissioner Rajiv Bhatia for a wide-ranging conversation that covered South Africa, Lesotho, and India's increasing engagement with African countries. The High Commissioner is based in Pretoria and accredited to Lesotho; he was in Maseru [...]	2009-06-15 14:20:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IN LT
09MASERU2	LESOTHO REVENUE AUTHORITY REQUESTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM [...] Summary: On November 17 - 21 a mission headed by William Remington from the Department of Treasury' Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),visited the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) at the request of the LRA's Commissioner General (CG),Dr. Charles Jenkins. The CG had requested technical assist [...]	2009-01-05 15:11:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON TRSY PGOV LT
09MASERU203	LESOTHO NOT RULING OUT MILITARY INTERVENTION IN MADAGASCAR [...] (C) Post's Public Diplomacy/Economic/Political Officer delivered reftel's demarche to Deputy Principal Secretary (DPS) Lekhela of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 19. The DPS was very receptive to our talking points and made frank and substantive comments in response. His initial rea [...]	2009-06-19 12:56:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MA LT
09MASERU205	LESOTHO: FOOD SECURITY ON DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS' MINDS [...] On Thursday, June 18, 2009, the Public Diplomacy, Economic, and Political (PDEP) Officer met with the Director of the Europe and Americas desk to discuss reftel and two other Washington requests. The Director will share the nonpaper with her superiors and the Ministry of Agriculture and will [...]	2009-06-22 06:58:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL LT
09MASERU215	LESOTHO: NEW TWIST IN THE CALL FOR MINISTERS TO BE FIRED [...] Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) Youth League members allegedly wrote a letter, dated June 6, 2009, which urged the Prime Minister to fire some cabinet ministers for incompetence. The letter has sparked controversy, as some sources accuse Mothetjoa Metsing, the Minister of Communications (w [...]	2009-06-30 08:36:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU222	SUSPECT IN THE APRIL ATTACKS IN LESOTHO SET FREE IN SOUTH [...] In a move that surprised many people in the capital Maseru, the weekly Lesotho Times issue of July 2 revealed that the South African authorities had released Makotoko "Mashai" Lerotholi from the custody of the South Africa Police Service (SAPS). According to the Lesotho Mounted Police Service [...]	2009-07-06 15:37:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU224	ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: SOUTH AFRICA ACKNOWLEDGES EXTRADITION [...] (SBU) National Security Service (NSS) and Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) sources notified post that on July 7, Makotoko Lerotholi attended a court hearing in Pretoria related to Lesotho's request to extradite him to stand trial in relation to the April 22 assassination attempt on the P [...]	2009-07-08 08:07:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV LT
09MASERU230	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACSS HEALTH AND SECURITY IN AFRICA [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in subject course. One candidate is a senior Lesotho Defense Force officer (LDF) and the other a civilian official from the Ministry of Defense and [...]	2009-07-10 10:52:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PHUM LT
09MASERU231	2007 ELECTIONS: SADC-SPONSORED DIALOGUE ENDS IN STALEMATE [...] (U) Sir Ketumile Masire, former president of Botswana, returned to Maseru on July 8 to present his final report on the SADC-sponsored political dialogue to address concerns following the 2007 parliamentary elections. Masire's report gives a brief history of the dialogue process, which starte [...]	2009-07-10 11:17:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LT
09MASERU234	MASERU: URGENT REQUEST FOR ADA CONTINGENCY FUNDS [...] Post urgently requests $35,000 in ADA contingency funds in order to fund a project to install a stair platform lift and enlarge an existing bathroom to accommodate our new Economic/Commercial specialist, who is wheelchair-bound. This project is critical because the current Chancery does not a [...]	2009-07-14 09:43:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT LT
09MASERU236	DEMARCHE ON ZIMBABWE DELIVERED [...] Chargi d' Affaires a.i. met with the Director for Europe and Americas, Itumeleng Rafutho-Labuschagne and the Counselor in the Directorate of Political Affairs, Mr. Matete `Nena on Tuesday, July 14, 2009, to discuss the progress made by government of national unity in Zimbabwe. 2. CDA ind [...]	2009-07-14 14:43:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU237	PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH FOSTERS DISCUSSION OF LESOTHO'S [...] On Monday, July 13, CDA welcomed into her home about 20 members of Lesotho's civil society groups, media, government, and academics to watch President Obama's July 11th speech in Accra, Ghana. Attendees included representatives of the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC),the Ministr [...]	2009-07-15 10:53:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KPAO LT
09MASERU240	INDEPENDENT ELECTION COMMISSION ANTICIPATES HURDLES, [...] SUMMARY: In their July 14 meeting, Charge d' Affaires (CDA) and Limakatso Mokhothu, Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC),discussed challenges facing Lesotho as it prepares for the 2010 local government elections. Other topics of discussion focused on the Masire report [...]	2009-07-16 10:14:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU241	OPPOSITION PARTIES ISSUE TWO WEEK DEADLINE TO IEC [...] (U) Summary: A group of 10 opposition parties held a press conference at the Basotho National Party (BNP) headquarters on July 16. Representatives of the parties read a prepared statement and answered questions from the media and the public, urging the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to [...]	2009-07-16 14:19:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV LT
09MASERU243	OPPOSITION COMMITS TO PEACEFUL STAYAWAYS, ACKNOWLEDGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition leader and head of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) Tom Thabane told CDA that he and his party members were committed to peaceful stayaways beginning August 3. He does admit that there is a possibility of violence if the government cracks down during the stayaway per [...]	2009-07-21 15:20:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LT
09MASERU25	NO CHANGES AT THE TOP IN THE GOVERNING LCD NATIONAL [...] During its national congress from January 31 to February 2, 2009, the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party elected the following members to the party's National Executive Committee (NEC): 2. Leader: Pakalitha Mosisili - Prime Minister Deputy Leader: Lesao Lehohla - Depu [...]	2009-02-05 06:04:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM LT
09MASERU251	OPPOSITION PARTY REQUESTS USG INTERVENTION TO RESOLVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA met with the leader of opposition party Marematlou Freedom party (MFP),Senator Vincent Malebo, on July 22, 2009. After discussing the governing party's manipulation of the electoral model in the 2007 national elections and the stay away planned to start August 3, Malebo cal [...]	2009-07-27 08:27:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LT
09MASERU257	LESOTHO'S 2007 ELECTION DISPUTE: MEDIA REVIEW [...] The dispute between the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and major opposition parties over the allocation of proportional seats in parliament continues to dominate news. Both print and electronic media have given this burning issue of parliamentary seats headline coverage in the [...]	2009-07-29 08:46:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU261	ELECTIONS DISPUTE: LCD "WANTS TO TALK," BUT ABOUT WHAT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 30 meeting with CDA, Foreign Minister Kenneth Tsekoa elaborated on points made at a July 29 press conference by the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD),stating that the government wants to talk to the opposition parties to find a resolution to the current im [...]	2009-07-30 15:11:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LT
09MASERU263	OPPOSITION LEADERS EXPRESS FRUSTRATION ON POLITICAL IMPASSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge d' Affaires (CDA),met with the leader of the opposition Basotho National Party (BNP),Major General Justin Metsing Lekhanya on July 28, and subsequently met with the leader of the opposition Alliance of Congress Parties (ACP),Kelebone Maope on July 29. Both leaders are [...]	2009-07-31 10:38:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV LT
09MASERU265	PARTIES AGREE TO TALK AMID QUIET START TO THE STAY AWAY [...] SUMMARY: Monday morning was unusually quiet in Maseru on August 3, the first day of the general strike called by the opposition parties to protest the allocation of proportional representation seats in parliament following the 2007 national election. Some taxis were running, but streets were [...]	2009-08-03 11:19:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV CASC LT
09MASERU266	MASERU STILL CALM AS TALKS POSTPONED BY ONE DAY [...] SUMMARY: The city of Maseru continues to operate on the second day of the strike, with buses, taxis and private vehicles running at a slow start, but close to normal operation by midday. The GOL will meet with opposition party leaders on Wednesday, August 5, to discuss the dispute called by the [...]	2009-08-04 11:34:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PGOV ASEC LT
09MASERU269	STAY AWAY CALLED OFF AS TALKS OPEN TODAY [...] (U) Tom Thabane, leader of Lesotho's largest opposition party, the All Basotho Convention (ABC),announced on August 4 that the stay away called for by a group of opposition parties had been called off. Thabane stated that the decision was made to end the general strike in order to facilitate [...]	2009-08-05 08:36:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV LT
09MASERU270	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the five (5) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in Financial Investigation Techniques course. The candidates are officials from the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offenses (DCEO) and the [...]	2009-08-06 11:08:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PHUM LT
09MASERU271	ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: ALLEGED MASTERMIND ARRESTED IN SOUTH [...] South African press are reporting that Jesse Ramakatane, alleged mastermind of the April 22 attempted assassination of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili, was arrested in South Africa in connection with the investigation into the attack. He appeared in court in Bethlehem, Free State, South Afr [...]	2009-08-06 14:40:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU272	ELECTION DISPUTE: PARTIES SET AGENDA TO GUIDE LOCAL TALKS [...] Representatives of all political parties and the Independent Election Committee met on August 5 to begin talks around contentious issues related to the 2007 elections. In a meeting hosted at the local UNDP offices, the stakeholders agreed to accept retired local Anglican Bishop Phillip Mokuku [...]	2009-08-06 15:02:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU273	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR GEORGE C. MARSHALL CENTRE : PROGRAM [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the candidate from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidate is a senior officer in the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF). a) Name: Tente Peete Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Date of [...]	2009-08-07 09:37:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PHUM LT
09MASERU274	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the five (5) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in subject course. The candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). The course will be held by the US Treasury Office of T [...]	2009-08-10 06:26:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PHUM LT
09MASERU276	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DIILS COURSE 'LEGAL ASPECTS OF [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the candidate from Lesotho nominated to participate in subject course. The candidate is a senior officer in the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF). a) Name: Thabang MATHAJANE Rank: Major Date of birth [...]	2009-08-10 15:15:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PHUM LT
09MASERU277	LESOTHO: 64TH UNGA HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] Senior Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Nyakallo Seithleko 2. Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Tebello Metsing 3. Permanent Representative of Lesotho to the United Nations, H.E. Motlatsi Ramafole 4. Les [...]	2009-08-11 12:48:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA LT
09MASERU279	LESOTHO ELECTION DISPUTE: TALKS POSTPONED [...] Multi-party negotiations aimed at resolving the dispute over allocation of proportional representation seats following the 2007 snap elections were set to begin on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 (reftel). According to local media, talks have been postponed until Wednesday, August 19, 2009. In an [...]	2009-08-14 08:21:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU28	LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET STUDENT [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the candidate from Lesotho nominated to attend the Program in Advanced Security Studies (PASS) at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch, Germany. The candidate is a member of [...]	2009-02-10 19:28:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PHUM LT
09MASERU289	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACSS COURSE SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the five (5) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in subject course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS),Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) and National Security Service (NS [...]	2009-08-21 11:27:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PHUM LT
09MASERU29	LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET STUDENT [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the candidate from Lesotho nominated to attend an MS-Platoon Leader Officer Basic course at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The candidate is a member of the Leso [...]	2009-02-10 19:28:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PHUM LT
09MASERU290	2007 ELECTIONS DISPUTE: POLITICAL DIALOGUE POSTPONED [...] Multi-party talks on the dispute over the allocation of proportional representation seats following the 2007 national elections began on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, as scheduled. The Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL) Mediation Panel met with representatives of Lesotho's political parties at t [...]	2009-08-21 11:40:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU315	LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR FINANCIAL ANALYSIS [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the six (6) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in subject course. The candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) and the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offenses [...]	2009-09-04 09:49:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PHUM LT
09MASERU316	FIRST H1N1 CASES CONFIRMED IN MASERU [...] The Director of Lesotho's Disease Control Office of the Ministry of Health publicly confirmed five cases of H1N1 in Maseru during a televised interview on Lesotho TV on the evening of September 3, 2009. The five are all resident in urban Maseru and sought treatment at local health facilities. [...]	2009-09-04 10:56:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED KFLU AMGT PGOV LT
09MASERU324	LESOTHO: GRIEVANCES AIRED AT LAW SOCIETY OF LESOTHO [...] The Law Society of Lesotho, which is the equivalent of the Bar Association in the U.S., hosted a symposium to discuss and provide analysis on the controversial Marematlou Freedom Party (MFP) vs. Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and others ("MFP vs. IEC") case on August 27, 2009. Particip [...]	2009-09-09 14:25:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU328	LESOTHO'S PRIME MINISTER WILL ATTEND POTUS LUNCH [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed Embassy Maseru that the Head of Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili, will attend the lunch hosted by President Obama on Tuesday, September 22, from 1300 hours to 1430 hours. Venue TBD. 2. - Title: Right Hon [...]	2009-09-11 11:45:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA LT
09MASERU330	FOREIGN MINISTER'S TOUR D'HORIZON DOES NOT INCLUDE AU CHAIR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Rob Nolan was invited by Foreign Minister Kenneth Tsekoa to a meeting which resulted in a tour d'horizon discussion of the key issues in Lesotho's current political arena. Tsekoa stated that the government of Lesotho (GOL) is bringing together a commission of internati [...]	2009-09-14 15:32:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD LT
09MASERU331	LESOTHO'S FOREIGN MINISTER WILL ATTEND FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 15:36:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA LT
09MASERU332	CAA PROCUREMENT - MASERU PO# SLT600-09-M-0506 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 15:25:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ASUP AMGT KSLG
09MASERU333	OVERSEAS OFFICE FURNITURE PROGRAM POST P.O. [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 14:29:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT KSLG LT
09MASERU334	OVERSEAS OFFICE FURNITURE PROGRAM POST P.O. [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 14:31:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT KSLG LT
09MASERU335	PROCUREMENT REQUEST - EMBASSY MASERU PO#: SLT600-09-M-0516 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 07:52:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASUP AMGT KSLG LT
09MASERU336	OVERSEAS OFFICE FURNITURE PROGRAM CAA PROCUREMENT - MASERU [...] (C) Please provide the following office furnishings to Embassy Maseru. Items will be used within the CAA, secure procurement and shipment is required. CABLE ORDER 604-1068 #0068 A. PRIVATE OFFICE / PAGE NO 137 ITEM CODE HBF-SM5 COURANT BOW FRONT DESK W/CREDENZ [...]	2009-09-17 09:21:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ABLD AMGT KSLG LT
09MASERU337	FRAUD SUMMARY-MASERU [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 11:14:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LT
09MASERU341	OBLIGATION OF DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUNDS [...] Total amount of USD 43,000 Democracy and Human Rights funds allocated to Maseru has been obligated in its entirety. The agreement date for the following projects is September 16, 2009. 2. Project Details: A. DHRF II-632-09-001: Lesotho Council of Non-Governmental Organizations for v [...]	2009-09-21 10:38:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM KWMN SOCI LT
09MASERU353	URGENT MASERU REQUEST FOR 7902 CONTINGENCY FUNDS - [...] Post urgently requests $60,000 in OBO Special Maintenance and Repair/7902 funds to rectify serious deficiencies in a portion of the foundation of our existing warehouse building (RPA Property X3003). This project is critical because we are currently converting the warehouse to office spac [...]	2009-09-30 15:33:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT AFIN LT
09MASERU360	EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC CRISIS ON LESOTHO'S GARMENT AND TEXTILE [...] According to the Central Bank, GDP growth for 2009 is estimated to be 1.1 percent. Because of the declining world prices, inflation remains under control. The exchange rate also has remained fairly stable during the past six months. However, the slowdown in the global markets, the potential [...]	2009-10-08 15:38:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND LT
09MASERU361	LESOTHO: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Per reftel's request, post submits the following information for the annual AGOA eligibility review. 2. Country: Lesotho Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: The Kingdom of Lesotho is a landlocked Southern African nation with a population of approximately [...]	2009-10-09 09:16:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM LT
09MASERU364	LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DVOT DELEGATION BY LESOTHO [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the four (4) senior members of the Lesotho Defense Force officer (LDF) who will undertake a Distinguished Visitor Orientation Tour (DVOT),using IMET funds, from October 18 through 25, 2009. a) Name: Th [...]	2009-10-13 10:17:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PHUM LT
09MASERU37	LESOTHO NON-COMMITTAL ON DURBAN REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 12:38:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC LT
09MASERU373	PROJECT #XJ-RY-0093 COMPLETION REPORT - EMBASSY MASERU [...] Maseru is pleased to report the following OBO-funded 7902 project was completed in October 24, 2008. 2. Project Name: Canteen Renovations 3. Project Description: Renovation of existing open-air gazebo to a partially enclosed canteen (on three sides),to include bui [...]	2009-10-21 16:56:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ABLD ABUD AFIN LT
09MASERU374	PROJECT #XJ-RY-0095 COMPLETION REPORT - EMBASSY MASERU [...] The following OBO-funded 7902 project was completed October 16, 2009. 2. Project Name: Maseru Stairs & Toilet 3. Project Description: Installation of a platform lift, reconfiguration of Chancery main door (to accommodate a wheelchair),and expansion of bathroom to [...]	2009-10-21 17:01:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ABLD ABUD AFIN LT
09MASERU375	PROJECT #XJ-RY-0094 COMPLETION REPORT - EMBASSY MASERU [...] The following OBO-funded 7902 project was completed on January 30, 2009. 2. Project Name: GSO Cabana Renovations Project 3. Project Description: Reconfiguration of GSO Cabana to improve space efficiencies and create two new offices (partitioning/electrical/plumbing [...]	2009-10-21 17:10:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ABLD ABUD AFIN LT
09MASERU376	LESOTHO POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] The following is a selection of issues generating interest and debate in Lesotho's current political scene. Contents include: - Status of talks on the allocation of parliamentary seats - Alleged attacker in PM's assassination attempt dies - Public reaction to the controversial Land Bill - [...]	2009-10-22 07:20:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL LT
09MASERU378	LESOTHO: UNIVERSITY STRIKE LEAVES SEVERAL STUDENTS INJURED [...] According to Embassy sources and local media, National University of Lesotho (NUL) students rioted on Thursday, October 22, damaging university property; burning tires; and putting up barricades at campus gates. The riots occurred after students learned that allowances for books, food, and acc [...]	2009-10-23 11:07:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV CASC LT
09MASERU380	SADC ORGAN TROIKA ASSESSES STATUS OF 2007 ELECTION DISPUTE [...] The SADC Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security Cooperation sent the current leadership Troika to Lesotho for its initial review of the status of the dispute over the distribution of parliamentary seats in the 2007 election (reftel). Foreign Ministers from Mozambique, the current Organ cha [...]	2009-10-27 08:43:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LT
09MASERU382	NATIONAL UNIVERSITY TO RESUME CLASSES NEXT WEEK [...] SUMMARY: Following Thursday's riots at National University of Lesotho (NUL),the atmosphere around the city of Roma and on campus is now calm and quiet. Students were evacuated from campus over the weekend and those reported injured have since been released from the hospital. End Summary. 2 [...]	2009-10-27 13:29:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV CASC LT
09MASERU383	LESOTHO: SPEAKER SERIES ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY [...] The week of October 13 through 16, 2009, post organized a four day speaker series with Dr. Lawrence Jackson, Associate Professor of English and African American Studies at Emory University. Dr. Jackson held presentations on the subject of African American History: Politics and the Struggle to [...]	2009-10-27 13:50:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO LT
09MASERU384	LESOTHO VERY INTERESTED IN FOOD SECURITY ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 15:05:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD LT
09MASERU385	U.S. CAN EXPECT LESOTHO'S NORMAL SUPPORT [...] Public Diplomacy, Economic, and Political Officer (PDEP) met with the Director of Europe and Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, October 26, to discuss reftels. Concerning ref A, we are advised that Lesotho "should be able to support our candidate." This is consistent with [...]	2009-10-27 15:08:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL PHUM UNGA

09MASERU386	REQUEST TDY OMS SUPPORT [...] Maseru expects to have a short-term temporary gap in its Executive Office OMS position, the sole OMS at post, due to an imminent medevac for approximately 90 days between December 2009 and March 2010. RMO Pretoria has authorized this medevac to CONUS. With virtually no back up at post for th [...]	2009-11-02 15:23:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT LT

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