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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09SANTODOMINGO1010LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS-CBP (ISIT) INTL.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 DHS-CBP sponsored individuals who have been selected for (ISIT) International Seaport Interdiction Training, scheduled to start 14 September [...]
2009-09-03 20:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1011LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS ADVANCED MGT., AMC (11
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Advanced Management AMC training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Post has no dis [...]
2009-09-03 20:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1012LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG RESOURCE MGT. (3
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Resource Management training, scheduled to start 09 September 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-09-03 20:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDRL MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1013LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CREOMPAZ (5 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CREOMPAZ training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-09-03 20:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1014LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS AIRPORT ANTI-NARCOTICS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Post has no disqu [...]
2009-09-03 20:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1016VIGILANTE MOB KILLS HAITIAN AND DOMINICAN
[...] A vigilante mob in Las Charcas de Azua, a northwestern province of the Dominican Republic, on 8/30, hunted down and killed a Haitian and a Dominican national suspected of having robbed and murdered a local youth. The mob then reportedly burned the bodies in front of the murdered youth's family [...]
2009-09-04 12:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF DR
09SANTODOMINGO1017SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE EMPHASIZES COMMITMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Subero Isa stressed his commitment to judicial independence and reform, but cautioned that there are powerful interests working to undermine his efforts and return the judiciary to subservience to political and economic influence, in a 9/04 me [...]
2009-09-04 20:56:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV CJAN PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1019LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NCO PROFESSIONAL (2
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Non-Commissioned Officer Professional training, scheduled to start 21 September 2009. P [...]
2009-09-08 15:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1027UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 14:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA DR
09SANTODOMINGO104FY 2009 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION
[...] Per reftel request, US Embassy Santo Domingo confirms that UN agency INSTRAW (UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women),is located in the Dominican Republic. INSTRAW provided post with a list of twenty-five (25) civil society organizations with which it h [...]
2009-01-27 17:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM SOCI
09SANTODOMINGO1051LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES COURSE, (10
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 10 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES Course training, scheduled to start 30 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-09-15 18:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1064DOMINICAN DELEGATION FOR 64TH UNGA
[...] (U) Dominican President Leonel Fernandez will attend the 64th UN General Assembly and expects to deliver a speech on opening day, September 23. According to MFA dip note number 7363 (dated 10SEP2009),he will depart for New York on September 21 at 10 am, and will stay there until 2 pm on Sep [...]
2009-09-15 20:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA DR
09SANTODOMINGO1065ATTORNEY GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED COOPERATION ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Attorney General Radhames Jimenez Pena, in a 9/9 meeting with Charge, vowed that the Public Ministry would continue its strong cooperation with the USG on extraditions and criminal investigations. He was proud of the advances in professionalism, prosecutorial independence and [...]
2009-09-15 21:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL CJAN CJUS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1067EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 15:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC DR
09SANTODOMINGO1068DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 15:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA DR
09SANTODOMINGO1069UNGA: INVITATION FOR HOST COUNTRY ATTENDANCE AT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 16:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA KPKO UNSC HA DR
09SANTODOMINGO107LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT CRISIS NEGOTIATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Crisis Negotiation course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-01-27 17:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1070SECRETARY AND CARIBBEAN LEADERS MEETING AT UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 16:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDXL PREL UNGA SNAR DR
09SANTODOMINGO1081LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PANAMAX (2 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Panamax training, scheduled to start 05 October. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]
2009-09-18 19:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1082LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES (10 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 10 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]
2009-09-18 19:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1083DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ACCESSION TO HAGUE FOREIGN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-22 17:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1084LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COEN-PKO-CT (62
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 62 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for COEN-PKO-CT training, scheduled to start 14 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]
2009-09-22 17:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1111LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CFAC (1 NAME),D.R.,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for CFAC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]
2009-09-25 15:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1112LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN STAFF OFCR. (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UN Command Staff Officer training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualif [...]
2009-09-25 15:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1113LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN OBSRVR. (2 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for UN Command Observer training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualif [...]
2009-09-25 15:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1114LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN TERMINOLOGY (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UN Terminology training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-09-25 15:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1115LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. (Note: Cable express difficulties may mean this cable was sent repeatedly. End Note.) 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for C [...]
2009-09-25 15:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1116LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN COMMAND STAFF (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UN Command Staff training, scheduled to start 02 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]
2009-09-25 15:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1117LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN STAFF OFCR.
[...] (U) This is an action request. Seepara 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assisance in processing Leahy human rights vetting fo the following MAAG sponsored individual who hasbeen selected for UN Staff Officer Instructor traning, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post as no disqualify [...]
2009-09-25 15:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1118LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-09-25 15:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1119LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-09-25 15:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1120LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-09-25 15:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1121LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-09-25 15:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1140MIGUEL VARGAS CEMENTS HOLD OVER OPPOSITION PRD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Miguel Vargas Maldonado, President of the opposition Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD),cemented his control over that organization in internal party elections held on 9/27. His candidates for Secretary General (Orlando Jorge Mera) and Secretary of Organzation (Geanilda V [...]
2009-09-29 20:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CVIS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1145LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instructor Training, scheduled to start 23 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-09-30 20:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1147LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR INTELLIGENCE (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Air Intelligence training, scheduled to start 21 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...]
2009-09-30 20:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1161GODR SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY TO (UPOV)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-02 15:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1164GODR INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR PROSECUTORS IN PAYA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court, in response to threats against judicial authorities by some of the 25 defendants accused of complicity in the 8/5/08 slaying of seven suspected narcotraffickers in Paya, Bani Province, transferred the trial from a provincial court to a tribunal in Santo Domingo [...]
2009-10-02 17:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1165LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS A.P. ANTI-NARC. GRP. 2
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 18 October 2009. Post has no disqual [...]
2009-10-02 17:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1166LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS K9 INSTRUCTORS (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for K9 Instructor training, scheduled to start 12 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]
2009-10-02 17:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1167LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NCO PRO (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for NCO Professional training, scheduled to start 15 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...]
2009-10-02 18:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1168LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UH-1H HELICOPTER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UH-1H Helicopter Mechanic training, scheduled to start 15 October 2009. Post has no disqua [...]
2009-10-02 18:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1169PROPOSED SALE OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED OIL REFINERY TO
[...] (C) The Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) is proposing to sell 49 percent of its principal petroleum refinery, REFIDOMSA, to Venezuela's state-owned oil company, PdVSA. The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) has expressed its concern to the Embassy that this transaction would pro [...]
2009-10-02 18:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALENRG EINV PREL DR VE
09SANTODOMINGO1174PRD ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL RESULTS OF PARTY ELECTIONS;
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Revolutionary Democratic Party's (PRD) National Organizing Committee for the 27th National Ordinary Convention, on 9/30, announced the official results of the 9/27 internal party balloting. The final results confirmed an overwhelming victory for party President Miguel Varga [...]
2009-10-02 21:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1175LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CT TRAINING (25
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 25 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CT Training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...]
2009-10-05 11:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1196LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS A.P. ANTI-NARC. (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 18 October 2009. Post has no disqual [...]
2009-10-08 19:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1197LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS A.P. ANTI-NARC. (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 18 October 2009. Post has no disqual [...]
2009-10-08 19:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1204TOUR D'HORIZON WITH THE OPPOSITION PRD PARTY
[...] (C) Miguel Vargas Maldonado, President of the opposition Revolutionary Dominican Party (PRD),in a 10/7 meeting with PolEcon Counselor and Polchief, said his party was moving onward following its recent contentious National Convention and was now focusing on making significant gains in the 20 [...]
2009-10-09 14:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO1205NEW NATIONAL ENERGY COMMISSION PRESIDENT DOUBTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recently-appointed President of the National Energy Commission (CNE) Enrique Ramirez expresses a commitment to incorporating ethanol into the Dominican Republic's fuel equation, doubts that ethanol production within the country is economically feasible, and hopes to set up a p [...]
2009-10-09 14:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON SENV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1216CENTRAL ELECTORAL BOARD PRESIDENT LOOKS FORWARD TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central Electoral Board (JCE) President Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman, in a 10/9 meeting with Charge, said that he expects the May 2010 congressional/municipal elections to be "passionate," but within the JCE's capabilities to handle smoothly. He also stated that digitization [...]
2009-10-14 16:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CVIS PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1218LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES (8 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 8 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 29 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...]
2009-10-15 11:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1226LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INSTRUCTOR COURSE,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instructor Course, CFAC training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no disqu [...]
2009-10-20 12:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1227LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INSTRUCTOR COURSE,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instructor Course, CFAC training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no disqu [...]
2009-10-20 12:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1235 FRAUD SUMMARY - SANTO DOMINGO
[...] (U) Santo Domingo submits its semi-annual fraud report for the period March 2009 - August 2009 following format in ref A. ---------------------- A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS ---------------------- 2. (SBU) Country conditions generally remain as reported in previous Fraud Summaries, refs B [...]
2009-10-21 20:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC DR
09SANTODOMINGO1253CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON
[...] (C) Summary: Dominican Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu, during a 10/22 meeting with Charge, expressed his optimism that the Dominican Republic (DR) would register 2.5 to three percent growth this year, rising to above five percent growth in 2010. He acknowledged that the Government [...]
2009-10-27 13:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1255LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES COURSE, (3
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES Course training, scheduled to start 15 November 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...]
2009-10-27 18:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1257POLICE UNDER SPOTLIGHT FOLLOWING DEATH OF TWO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The role of the police in the recent deaths of at least two suspects in a high-profile kidnapping case has focused attention on the problem of extra-judicial killings in the Dominican Republic. In the latest case, police claims that the two suspects died in an "exchange of g [...]
2009-10-28 14:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1260LEAHY VETTIG REQUEST - MAAG CFAC INSTRUCTOR 2ND
[...] (U) This is an action equest. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Departent's assistance in processing Leahy human rightsvetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored indivduals who have been selected for CFAC Instructor2nd Part Course training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no d [...]
2009-10-28 19:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1266GRUESOME MURDER OF THREE HAITIANS SPARKS
[...] SUMMARY: The gruesome killing and incineration of three Haitians in the Dominican Republic, two of whom were minors, engaged in cutting down trees to make charcoal near the southwestern border town of Jimani on 10/20, has shocked both countries. The Foreign Ministry condemned the action, whi [...]
2009-10-30 14:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL SENV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1267RESPONSE TO FY 2010 SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 14:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1270U.S.-OWNED ELECTRICITY GENERATOR CAUTIOUSLY
[...] (C) Charge and Emboffs,on 10/19, visited the AES Andres power plant, the largest American investment and the only liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Dominican Republic. AES officials lamented the state of the electricity sector in the country, noting that most of the sector's proble [...]
2009-10-30 17:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1277SALE OF 49 PERCENT STAKE STATE-OWNED REFINERY TO PDVSA NEARS
[...] Finance Minister Vicente Bengoa announced on 10/29 that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) is finalizing the sale of a 49% stake in the state-owned oil refinery (REFIDOMSA),the DR's only oil refinery, to Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). Bengoa explained that the actual paymen [...]
2009-11-04 20:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG DR PREL
09SANTODOMINGO1279DR WILL CONSIDER GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 12:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO1287LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - RSO INCIDENT MGT., (21 NAMES),D.R.,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 21 RSO sponsored individuals who have been selected for Incident Management training, scheduled to start 30 November 2009. Post has no disqu [...]
2009-11-12 20:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
09SANTODOMINGO1289PRD WINS FIRST SKIRMISH IN ADVANCE OF MAY
[...] (U) The first politically significant electoral contest before the May congressional/municipal elections was won by the opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),as its candidate for the presidency of the Dominican Medical College (CMD) emerged victorious in balloting held on 11/11. [...]
2009-11-13 16:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1299DR - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INTERIM ASSESSMENT 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 18:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG
09SANTODOMINGO1301Embassy Facilitates Second Airport Security Meeting -
[...] SUMMARY: EconOff facilitated the second Airport Security Working Group (ASWG) of US-flagged air carriers operating in the Dominican Republic (DR),which is aimed at addressing narcotics trafficking and other security issues at the DR's international airports. Group membership was expande [...]
2009-11-20 15:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ASEC DR
09SANTODOMINGO1303CUBA: COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITTLE III
[...] (C) In response to Ref A, Post finds the Dominican Republic (DR) has made no marked changes to its relationship with Cuba since the last report (Ref B). Although some educational and medical exchanges exist, the DR has very few investments in Cuba and no bilateral trade agreement. Post asse [...]
2009-11-20 19:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ETTC CU DR
09SANTODOMINGO1305(C) DR: IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 15:44:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL IR DR IAEA
09SANTODOMINGO1307CARBONIZATION OF DOMINICAN FORESTS BY HAITIANS AND
[...] (U) EconOff recently traveled to the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park (SBNP) with a group of NGOs to assess the deforestation occurring in the heart of the most biologically diverse region of Hispaniola. Deforestation has devastated the Haitian side of the border for decades, and now threaten [...]
2009-11-30 14:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV EAGR DR HA
09SANTODOMINGO1313Read-out on Climate Change Meeting (Dominican Republic)
[...] EconOff delivered the demarche on the UGS's position on the Copenhagen Climate Change meetings on 12/2/09, to Victor Garcia, Office Director, and Carol Franco, Environmental Economist, for the National Climate Change Council. The GoDR plans to send approximately 20 delegates to Copenha [...]
2009-12-03 12:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG DR
09SANTODOMINGO1319Critical UNDP Report Spells Finis for Cement Factory Near
[...] SUMMARY: The findings of a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report are highly critical of the environmental impact study commissioned by the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) to support the construction of a cement production facility by the Consorcio Minero Dominicano [...]
2009-12-08 15:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR DR
09SANTODOMINGO1321SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA P/DAS CRAIG KELLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Santo Domingo warmly welcomes you to the Dominican Republic. Your visit will reinforce our strong bilateral relationship that is based on extensive economic and commercial ties, military and law enforcement cooperation, and cultural links. President Leonel Fernandez has [...]
2009-12-08 18:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SNAR EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO1329WHA P/DAS KELLY'S DISCUSSIONS WITH PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a 12/10 meeting with visiting WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly, President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso stated that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) shares the USGbs views on resolving the Honduran crisis, is actively seeking to facilitate [...]
2009-12-15 15:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETPREL DR HO
09SANTODOMINGO1333Rule of Law Round-Up December 2009
[...] (U) The latest key developments in the rule of law / law enforcement field include: -- Constitutional Reforms approved by Congress, set for promulgation on 01/26/10; -- The Central Electoral Board's procurement practices are questioned; -- Government agencies and politi [...]
2009-12-17 18:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KJUS KCRM ECON EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO1335Pharma Industry Laments Lack of Patent Protection
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dominican Republic has serious gaps in its legal and regulatory structure concerning pharmaceutical products. The patent-issuing authority, ONAPI, has not issued any new pharmaceutical patents this year, has a backlog of over 700 cases, and has cases that have been pending s [...]
2009-12-17 19:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1338Troubling Overstay Rate for Santo Domingo Summer Work
[...] Post's validation study for the 2008 J1 Summer Work Travel (SWT) shows a 24 percent overstay rate. Of those who stayed in the U.S., 38 percent were previous SWT visa holders with good travel. Post met with J1 summer work recruiters to show them their individual overstay rates and to strongly [...]
2009-11-10 21:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS SMIG KFRD OEXC DR
09SANTODOMINGO1339WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly's Discussions with President and
[...] (C) WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly, in a 12/10/09 meeting with President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, and in a 12/11/09 meeting with Morales, encouraged the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) to promote the Pathways to Prosperity initiative as a mechanism fo [...]
2009-12-22 18:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD SNAR SCUL EAID DR HA
09SANTODOMINGO1341FY 2010 Pedophilia Certification
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 17:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM AORC KWMN SOCI UN
09SANTODOMINGO1343MAJOR PARTIES' PRIMARIES JUDGED FREE AND FAIR, THOUGH
[...] (SBU) The ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),in late November/early December, held primary elections for a majority of their candidacies in the 05/16/10 congressional/municipal elections. The Central Electoral Board (JCE),the independ [...]
2009-12-28 13:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1344DEMARCHE DELIVERED FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY (DOMINICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 15:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO1345GANGLAND-STYLE EXECUTION OF RETIRED POLICE LT. COLONEL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 20:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL DR SNAR KJUS KCRM
09SANTODOMINGO1346AMERICAS ENERGY AND CLIMATE MINISTERIAL - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 15:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG EAGR KSUM SENV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1347INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AGENCY CONFIDENT IT HAS THE
[...] (SBU) The members of the Administrative Chamber of the Central Electoral Board (JCE),the Dominican Government's independent electoral body, are confident that their agency has the organizational capabilities to oversee free and fair congressional/municipal elections on 05/16/10. They are co [...]
2009-12-31 16:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1358SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN REFORMING THE
[...] Summary: A/DCM and Poloff attended the inauguration of the Dominican Republic's twelfth model Correctional and Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Moca on 11/5/2009. According to the Attorney General's Office, there are roughly 19,000 prisoners and detainees in 35 prisons across the country, with [...]
2009-11-17 15:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO137LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL. DIVING COURSE,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Intl. Diving Course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-01-30 16:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO13942009 IWOC award nomination of Sonia Pierre
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Santo Dominigo nominates Sonia Pierre, founder and leader of MUDHA (Movement of Dominican-Haitian Women) for the 2009 International Women of Courage (IWOC) award. Ms. Pierre has, for years, demonstrated courage, leadership and perseverance in advancing the cause of Hait [...]
2009-12-02 12:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWMN PHUM PGOV KPAO DR
09SANTODOMINGO1400LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES TRAINING (2 NAMES),D.R.,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 15 December 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...]
2009-12-04 13:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1408Socialist International Holds Second Council Meeting in the
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 16:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO141DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] (SBU) This message responds to the Department of Labor's request for comments on its draft list of products produced with child or forced labor, as required under the TVPRA Act (Ref A). Embassy Santo Domingo opposes the inclusion on the list of the Dominican sugarcane industry for forced labor [...]
2009-01-30 19:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP DR
09SANTODOMINGO142LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG BOARDING OFF. BASIC,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Boarding Off. Basic course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-01-30 19:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO143LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT MAINT.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Aircraft Maint. Officers course, scheduled to start 28 February 2009. Post has no di [...]
2009-01-30 19:44:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO144LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PILOT INSTRMNT.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Pilot Instrument Procedures course, scheduled to start 21 February 2009. Post has no [...]
2009-01-30 20:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1458LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COUNTERDRUG OPS. (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Counterdrug Ops. training, scheduled to start 06 January 2010. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-12-11 15:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS SNAR DR
09SANTODOMINGO1460LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CIVIL MILITARY OPS. (2 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Civil Military Ops. training, scheduled to start 02 January 2010. Post has no disqua [...]
2009-12-11 15:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1472LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE (38 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 38 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tactical Response training, scheduled to start 04 January 2010. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-12-14 14:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR SNAR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1474LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA CNIES (14 NAMES),D.R.,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 14 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 04 January 2010. Post has no disqualifying inform [...]
2009-12-14 14:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV SNAR MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO15LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - CNIES COURSE, 01.13.2009
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a CNIES course, scheduled to start 13 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...]
2009-01-08 18:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1536LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PATROL CRAFT WEAPONS (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Patrol Craft Weapons training, scheduled to start 15 December 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-12-16 15:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO155CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FERNANDEZ: LETTER OF CREDIT,
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (SBU) On February 2, the Charge met with President Fernandez at the President's request. Fernandez inquired about the possibility of the U.S. Federal Reserve providing a stand-by letter of credit to the GODR. He noted that the Federal [...]
2009-02-03 19:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN CVIS KCRM DR
09SANTODOMINGO156(U) HUMAN SMUGGLING VIA AIR APPEARS BROADER THAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) officials told EmbOffs January 28 that two recent incidents of charter flights ferrying illegal migrants into or toward the United States have revealed the existence of well-organized networks of human smugglers using Dominican airspace an [...]
2009-02-04 10:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EAIR KCRM DR
09SANTODOMINGO1584LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JCET 2010, PART 2 (18 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for JCET 2010, Part 2 training, scheduled to start 25 January 2010. Post has no disqual [...]
2009-12-21 16:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1586DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Dominican Republic Country report on terrorism submitted in compliance with reftel. 2. Begin Text. While there were no reported terrorist attacks in 2009, the Dominican Republic is considered a transit point for human trafficking and contraband, which can also be exploited by s [...]
2009-12-21 16:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC DR
09SANTODOMINGO1588LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG YANMAR ENGINE MAINT. (4 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Yanmar Engine Maintenance training, scheduled to start 10 January 2010. Post has no [...]
2009-12-21 16:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1590LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COUNTER DRUG OPS (2 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Counter Drug Ops training, scheduled to start 06 January 2010. Post has no disqualif [...]
2009-12-21 18:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1596GODR Commits to Anti-Corruption Initiative with
[...] (U) Summary: On December 17, Embassy Officers joined representatives of several international development organizations in a meeting with President Fernandez to discuss how the GODR might begin to tackle effectively the issue of corruption - as well as citizens' perception of corruption. The i [...]
2009-12-21 22:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS PREL KCRM KCOR EAID DR PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO16DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the designation of ASSA CORP and ASSA CO LTD to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jocelyn Pou, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican r [...]
2009-01-08 19:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP EFIN PARM IR DR
09SANTODOMINGO1606FOR RELEASE: Fraud Prevention Initiatives Against
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-24 12:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD ASEC SMIG DR
09SANTODOMINGO161APPROVAL OF AGREMENT FOR DOMINICAN AMBASSADOR
[...] Per Reftel request, Post delivered agrement approval to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Begin diplomatic note. No. 40 The Embassy of the United States presents its compliments to the Secretariat of State for Foreign Relations of the Dominican Republic and has the honor to refer to the d [...]
2009-02-05 15:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1620Crackdown on Mala Fide Visa Applicants and Document Brokers
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-28 19:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD ASEC SMIG DR
09SANTODOMINGO1624ARSO-I Led Team Breaks Up Visa Counterfeiting Ring with
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-29 18:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD ASEC SMIG DR
09SANTODOMINGO167LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG USS SWIFT COURSES,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 30 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for USS Swift courses, scheduled to start 20 February 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-02-06 14:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO18LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INTERDICTING TERRORIST
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 RSO sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Interdicting Terrorist Activity ATA 6637 course, scheduled for 02 - 13 February 2009. Post [...]
2009-01-09 15:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PHUM PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO183SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, FEBRUARY
[...] National Summit Undertakes Ambitious Agenda 2. PRD Deadlock Over National Summit Is Latest Example of Weak Opposition 3. Customs Not Implementing CAFTA-DR Tariff on U.S. Origin Vehicles 4. Fernandez on Drug Corruption: Rhetoric or Reality? 5. IPR Training Leads to Police Crackdown on Pir [...]
2009-02-10 16:52:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL KIPR MARR DR
09SANTODOMINGO187LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG HARRIS RADIO MAINT.,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Harris Radio Maintenance course, scheduled to start 23 February 2009. Post has no disqu [...]
2009-02-10 19:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO205BONDS, THIEVES AND ARBITRATIONS: A DOMINICAN
[...] (U) Summary: In what the electricity generators consider a very positive step forward, the Dominican Corporation of State-Owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE) is paying a large part of its outstanding 2008 balance to the generators with USD 250 million in bonds backed by a sovereign guarantee. [...]
2009-02-13 14:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV DR
09SANTODOMINGO206DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - RESPONSE FOR CHILD LABOR
[...] The following information is Post's response to Reftel A request for information for the Trade and Development Act 2008 Report and follows the same question and answer format as the original request. A) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor. What laws have been p [...]
2009-02-13 18:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO209LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG TRADE WINDS COURSES,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 21 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Trade Winds Courses, scheduled to start 04 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying inform [...]
2009-02-17 11:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO215LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NDU ALUM EVENT, (2
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for an NDU Alumni Event scheduled to start 18 February 2009. Post has no disqualifyi [...]
2009-02-18 18:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO217CIVAIR DESIGNATION FOR PAN AM WORLD AIRWAYS
[...] (U) Post has received Diplomatic Note 2934 from the GoDR notifying that Aerolinea Pan Am World Airways Dominicana, C. por A. (PAWA Dominicana) has been designated by the Civil Aviation Board to provide regular commercial air transportation service between the Dominican Republic and the United [...]
2009-02-18 19:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO227DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL NOT ATTEND MEETING ON
[...] Summary: The Dominican Republic will not attend the February 23-27 meetings in Mexico City of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Reftel). The primary reason for non-participation is a lack of time an [...]
2009-02-20 19:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO DR
09SANTODOMINGO236DOMINICANS BEGIN WORK ON IMPLEMENTING THEIR 2004
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dominican government recently held a summit on migration issues that resulted in recommendations for regularizing the large undocumented population in the country. The day following these recommendations, the country witnessed a rare coordination between four departments ( [...]
2009-02-24 17:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF HA DR
09SANTODOMINGO240LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA INTERMEDIATE LVL EDUC,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DEA sponsored individual who has been selected for Intermediate Level Education training, scheduled to start 12 June 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-02-25 16:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO245DR'S RESPONSE FOR UN'S UPR OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR 2009
[...] (SBU) In response to Reftel A, Post has contacted several NGOs working in the country to determine if they will be participating in the UN's Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights for 2009. The Dominican Republic will be reviewed during the sixth session in late 2009, and submissions are d [...]
2009-02-26 18:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM DR
09SANTODOMINGO256DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 2009 SPECIAL 30 REVIEW INPUT
[...] Summary. Post recommends that the Dominican Republic remain on the Special 301 Watch List in 2009. Despite the approval of new legislation in 2006 to implement CAFTA-DR requirements, intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement in the DR remains weak. While there has been a slight increase [...]
2009-03-02 13:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR DR
09SANTODOMINGO259LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG TECH TRAINING
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tech Training Instructor courses, scheduled to start 14 March 2009. Post has no disqua [...]
2009-03-02 17:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO260LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats course, scheduled to start 01 March 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-03-02 18:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO261LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO TRAINING, (12
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO training, scheduled to start 02 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]
2009-03-02 18:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO268DEMARCHE ON U.S. PARTICIPATION IN UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on U.S. participation in the UN Human Rights Council to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit [...]
2009-03-04 12:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM DR
09SANTODOMINGO276DEMARCHE ON DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE DELIVERED
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the Durban Review Conference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at http://www.st [...]
2009-03-05 19:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM DR
09SANTODOMINGO278TIP REPORT 2009 Q SUBMISSION FROM EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO,
[...] (U) This constitutes Embassy Santo DomingoQs initial submission and response to ref A for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) annual report. Post may add information if/as GODR officials or other sources provide any further details. Per ref A paragraph 1, the following is submitted in resp [...]
2009-03-06 10:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF DR
09SANTODOMINGO286INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH: VINTAGE FERNANDEZ
[...] (U) In his Independence Day speech on February 27, President Fernandez was optimistic about the local economy's ability to weather the global economic crisis. Focusing largely on the economic accomplishments of 2008, Fernandez noted that GDP grew 5.3 percent, inflation was 4.5 percent and for [...]
2009-03-06 13:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO287KOSOVO RECOGNITION: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on Kosovo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. Post is considering the best means to elevate this issue, and we will report on subsequent efforts to encourage [...]
2009-03-06 13:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC ICJ KV DR
09SANTODOMINGO289SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH 6,
[...] Movement on DR-Haiti Mixed Bilateral Commission 2. Fernandez Visits Cuba 3. HSV Swift Visit Brings Training and Humanitarian Outreach 4. Fernandez Hands Out the Spoils 5. Caribbean Discusses Drugs at UNODC Conference  [...]
2009-03-06 16:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR MARR CU HA DR
09SANTODOMINGO295LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 33 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Money Laundering Workshop, scheduled to start 23 March 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...]
2009-03-11 14:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO297VICINI BATEY SITUATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable addresses three matters involving Grupo Vicini sugarcane bateyes: reports from a tour by Embassy employees of several bateyes in the San Pedor de Macoris area; an ongoing case involving labor rights for 500 Vicini bateye workers; and specific concerns voiced by Vicini b [...]
2009-03-11 15:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO3IPR WORKSHOP LEADS TO RESULTS
[...] Summary: On December 10-11, Embassy Santo Domingo hosted an intellectual property rights (IPR) workshop that was well attended by Dominican government officials as well as representatives from the private sector, including Dominican music and film artists who spoke of the importance of IPR in [...]
2009-01-02 18:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO308RULE OF LAW ROUND-UP MARCH 2009
[...] (U) Following an Independence Day (Feb 27) speech in which President Fernandez called for fighting "without fear" against corruption and narco-trafficking, the head of the National Police, Guillermo Guzman Fermin recommended to the President that some 700 other officers be sacked. In the last [...]
2009-03-12 17:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KJUS ECON SNAR DR
09SANTODOMINGO310LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG USCENTCOM TRAINING (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for USCENTCOM training scheduled to start 25 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]
2009-03-13 13:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO311CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FORMIN: SUMMIT OF AMERICAS,
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (U) On March 12, the Charge met with Foreign Minister Morales a the Charge's request. Morales was accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Trullols; the Charge was oined by POLCHIEF. Summit of Americas ----------------- 3. (C) Per [...]
2009-03-13 14:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PREF SMIG KV HA CU DR
09SANTODOMINGO315CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM - JUDICIARY IN PLAY,
[...] (C) Summary: Although the President's 2/27 Independence Day speech ran for two hours, regarding constitutional reforms he noted merely that the government's proposed changes will "strengthen" the judiciary. It is far from clear that that will be the case, given the analysis of FINJUS, a majo [...]
2009-03-16 12:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCOR PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO322LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UH-1H HELICOPTER MECH
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for UH-1H Helicopter Mech. training, scheduled to start 21 March 2009. Post has no disqualif [...]
2009-03-17 15:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO323LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL. LOGISTICS (2
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Intl. Logistics training, scheduled to start 31 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...]
2009-03-17 15:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO324LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JOINT OPS (6 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 6 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Joint Ops training, scheduled to start 25 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying informa [...]
2009-03-17 15:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO325LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR INTEL (2 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Air Intel training, scheduled to start 28 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying informa [...]
2009-03-17 15:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO326LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA SIU PROGRAM TRAINING
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for SIU Program Training, scheduled to start 05 April 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...]
2009-03-17 16:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO354LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JOINT OPS (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Joint Ops training, scheduled to start 25 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying information [...]
2009-03-17 19:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO367LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA SIU PRGM TRAINING,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for SIU Program Training, scheduled to start 05 April 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...]
2009-03-23 11:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO375LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - USMS FUGITIVE BASICS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 United States Marshals Service (USMS) sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Fugitive Basics course, scheduled to start 11 May 20 [...]
2009-03-24 16:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO385LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS BASIC COMPUTER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 15 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Basic Computer Forensics training, scheduled to start 24 April 2009. Post has no disqua [...]
2009-03-26 18:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO386EVANGELICAL GROUPS CHALLENGE DOMINICAN-VATICAN
[...] (U) Summary: The Concordat signed by the GoDR and the Vatican in 1954 designated the Catholic Church as the official church of the Dominican Republic. In October of 2008, the Supreme Court rejected the Evangelical Church's challenge to the constitutionality of the Concordat. In response to t [...]
2009-03-26 20:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO394LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG DEPT. RESOURCE MGT.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Dept. Resource Mgt. training, scheduled to start 08 April 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...]
2009-03-30 14:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO4ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-02 20:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC DR KSAC
09SANTODOMINGO402SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH
[...] Chevron Settles Dispute with Union Drivers 2. First Arrests Made Under 2007 Electricity Theft Law 3. GoDR Energy Officials Receptive to Proposed Regional Partnership 4. Government Caught in Orwellian Incident 5. Think Tank Event Publicizes Dominican-Haitian Cooperation  [...]
2009-04-01 11:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG PGOV PHUM HA DR
09SANTODOMINGO403DEPLOYMENT OF USNS COMFORT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes the visit of USNS Comfort and looks forward to building on the highly successful recent visits of USS Kearsarge and HSV Swift. Post is actively engaged in the visit and will continue to cooperate closely with all relevant parties. 2. (U) Per Reftel reque [...]
2009-04-01 12:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MAS MOPS OIIP DR
09SANTODOMINGO404LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR COMMAND & STAFF
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Air Command & Staff College training, scheduled to start 06 August 2009. Post has no dis [...]
2009-04-01 14:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO405LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - RSO/USSS BICEP (12 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 RSO/USSS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a BICEP course, scheduled to start 24 April 2009. Post has no disqualifying inform [...]
2009-04-02 14:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO41LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JUNGLA COMANDO COURSE,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Jungla Comando course, scheduled to start 26 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...]
2009-01-14 15:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO419LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT INNOCENT IMAGES
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following LEGAT sponsored individual who has been selected for Innocent Images International Task Force training, scheduled to start 19 April 2009. Post [...]
2009-04-03 12:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO426GODR ACKNOWLDGES RECESSION POSSIBLE; CONCERNED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-06 11:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO434MONEY LAUNDERING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] (C) Summary: Years after appropriate legislation to combat money laundering was put in place, and with the support of various Embassy agencies, the GODR has begun mounting criminal cases involving financial misconduct. However, the prosecution of money laundering, per se, remains infrequent d [...]
2009-04-08 12:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV KCOR SNAR KJUS DR
09SANTODOMINGO44LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LAW ENFORCEMENT ILEA, EL
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 10 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a CNIES course, scheduled to start 13 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying information [...]
2009-01-14 18:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO443LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 50 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats training, scheduled to start 25 April 2009. Post has no dis [...]
2009-04-09 13:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO449SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 12:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO450LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 50 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats training, scheduled to start 25 April 2009. Post has no disqu [...]
2009-04-14 12:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO451LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 50 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats training, scheduled to start 25 April 2009. Post has no disqu [...]
2009-04-14 12:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO453AIR DOMINICANA SEEKS REGULAR, COMMERCIAL AND
[...] (U) Post has received Diplomatic Note 7748 from the GoDR notifying that Aerolinea Air Dominicana, S.A. has been designated by the Civil Aviation Board to provide regular, commercial, and charter air transport service between the Dominican Republic and the United States. This note appears to f [...]
2009-04-14 12:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO454AIR DOMINICANA SEEKS REGULAR, COMMERCIAL AND
[...] (U) Post has received Diplomatic Note 7748 from the GoDR notifying that Aerolinea Air Dominicana, S.A. has been designated by the Civil Aviation Board to provide regular, commercial, and charter air transport service between the Dominican Republic and the United States. This note appears to f [...]
2009-04-14 12:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO456SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 12:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO459SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 14:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO46LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 33 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Tactical Response Training course, scheduled to start 09 February 2009. Post has no d [...]
2009-01-15 14:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO467SICA MULTILAT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 11:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO468DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO'S IMF AND WB MEMBERSHIP
[...] Econ Chief delivered reftel points to GODR officials at the Central Bank and Ministry of Economy, Development, and Planning, the government agencies responsible for IMF and World Bank issues respectively. Ana Beatriz Rodgriguez, Director of the International Department at the Central Bank sai [...]
2009-04-16 13:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV DR
09SANTODOMINGO481UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY DEMARCHE:
[...] On April 22, the Charge delivered Reftel demarche on the U.S. candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council to Deputy Foreign Minister Trullols (the Foreign Minister was traveling). Trullols said that he would pass the U.S. diplomatic note and "commitments and pledges" to the Foreign Minister imm [...]
2009-04-23 16:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM DR
09SANTODOMINGO483BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVES IN THE DOMINICAN
[...] This cable presents initial reporting on broadband deployment initiatives in the Dominican Republic (reftel). There is one ongoing government initiative to provide broadband access to 508 rural communities that is scheduled to finish by September. While future incentives are being considered [...]
2009-04-24 18:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO484REFORMISTA PARTY LEADERSHIP BATTLE WORSENS SPLITS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The once mighty Reformista Party has become so fractured that it cannot proceed with the selection of a new set of leaders. Indeed, one commentator referred to the party as an "archipelago of individual interests." New leadership was to have been selected last autumn, but this [...]
2009-04-24 18:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO50DOMINICAN ECONOMY SLOWING DOWN; GODR RUNNING OUT
[...] (U) Summary: The recent economic slowdown and global financial crisis are now showing its affects on the economy and finances of the Dominican Republic. There were a large number of layoffs in December in the textile, mining and tourism sectors. Economists predict that the full impact of the [...]
2009-01-16 14:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO509LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ILE (1 NAME),FT.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for ILE training, scheduled to start 01 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. Pl [...]
2009-04-28 18:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO51DR DEBATE OVER CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM OF JUDICIARY
[...] (U) Summary: President Fernandez's proposed constitutional reforms continue to generate public comment, especially those reforms that touch on the judiciary. On "Judiciary Day" (07 Jan),Supreme Court President Subero Isa gave a speech underscoring the need for political leaders to respect jud [...]
2009-01-16 18:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS PGOV PHUM PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO514DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SUPPORTS U.S. FOR UN HUMAN
[...] (SBU) In a diplomatic note received on April 28, the Foreign Ministry informed Post that the Dominican Republic will vote in favor of the U.S. candidacy for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. Post's translation of the note follows. The full text will be sent by e-mail to WHA/CAR. Begin t [...]
2009-04-29 18:46:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM DR
09SANTODOMINGO515DARK DOMINICAN NIGHTS LOOM AS DEBT TO POWER
[...] (U) Despite optimism earlier this year that the government would be able to settle its debt to the private electricity generators, the government's failure to pay 2009 invoices has instead compounded last year's deficit and led to increased blackouts in recent weeks. A corruption scandal in th [...]
2009-04-30 17:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV DR
09SANTODOMINGO518LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT RETRAINER (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following LEGAT sponsored individual who has been selected for Retrainer training, scheduled to start 18 May 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]
2009-05-01 11:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO530LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT MALWARE TRAINING (15
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 15 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for Malware training, scheduled to start 04 May 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...]
2009-05-06 10:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO537DOUBLE HOMICIDE RILES DOMINICAN-HAITIAN RELATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 1, following an apparent argument over payment on a loan, a Haitian national killed a Dominican national in Santo Domingo. The following day, in retaliation for this murder, the victim's brother sought out and murdered the original aggressor's brother. The second murder [...]
2009-05-08 14:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV HA DR
09SANTODOMINGO547PRESENT LABOR CONDITIONS RELATED TO FORCED LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable reports on current labor conditions evaluated to help determine whether the production of sugar in the Dominican Republic is accomplished through forced labor. Post individually consulted ten groups with significant experience working in the sugar bateyes. The respo [...]
2009-05-12 17:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV HA DR
09SANTODOMINGO555LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO TRAINING (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) training, scheduled to start 21 May 2009. Post has no disqual [...]
2009-05-13 15:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO556LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO TRAINING (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) training, scheduled to start 21 May 2009. Post has no disqual [...]
2009-05-14 11:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO566FERNANDEZ AND VARGAS SIGN PACT ON CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 14, the leaders of the Dominican Republic's two largest political parties issued and signed a joint declaration on seven of the constitutional articles currently being debated by the Congress, which must approve the new constitution proposed by President Fernandez (Refte [...]
2009-05-15 17:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO569DEMARCHE ON DPRK ENTITIES DELIVERED
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on DPRK entities to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols replied that the demarche "has legal considerations" and that he would pass it to the Foreign Ministry's legal advisor, who would give a recommendation to [...]
2009-05-18 16:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN DR
09SANTODOMINGO570DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS BAD FOR BUSINESS, SAYS
[...] (C) Summary: Managers from U.S. investment company Advent International told EconOffs that they have faced numerous barriers to their conduct of business since acquiring the airport concessionaire Aerodom Dominicana Siglo XXI in October 2008. Among these is a GODR official who has harassed, threate [...]
2009-05-18 17:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALEAIR KCOR EINV ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO595LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG HUMAN RTS. INSTRUCTOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Human Rts. Instructor training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-05-21 17:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO596LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SPCL RXN TM CERT (2
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Special Reaction Team Certification, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqu [...]
2009-05-21 17:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO597LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT STRUCT MNT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Aircraft Structure Maintenance Tech training scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has [...]
2009-05-21 17:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO598LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PT6A ENGINE TECH (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PT6A Engine Tech training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...]
2009-05-21 17:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO599LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL MARITIME OFF. (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Intl. Maritime Off. training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-05-21 17:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO600LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MACHINERY TECHNICIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Machinery Technician A training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualif [...]
2009-05-21 17:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO601LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG HUMAN RTS. INSTRUCTOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Human Rts. Instructor training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualify [...]
2009-05-21 17:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO606LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JIATFS LIAISON OFCR.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for JIATFS Liaison Officer training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-05-26 12:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO607LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CIVIL MIL OPS (3
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Civil Mil. Ops. training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]
2009-05-26 12:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO608LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ELECTRICIANS MATE A
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Electricians Mate A training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]
2009-05-26 12:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO609LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG STRATEGY & DEFENSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Strategy & Defense Policy training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqual [...]
2009-05-26 14:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO610LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PANAMAX (3 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Panamax training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...]
2009-05-26 14:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO612LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CAPT CAREERS COURSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Capt. Careers course, scheduled to start 24 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-05-26 15:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO613LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ELECTRONIC
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Electronic Technicians A training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...]
2009-05-26 15:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO617LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG FAHUM (1 NAME),ST.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for FAHUM training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]
2009-05-26 17:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO618LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL DAMCONT ASST. (5
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Intl. Damcont Asst. training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-05-26 17:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO619LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PATROL CRAFT WEAPONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Patrol Craft Weapons MT training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...]
2009-05-26 17:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO632SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MAY 29,
[...] New Customs Director and Superintendent of Banks 2. Pressure Builds on the GODR to Seek an IMF Agreement 3. Government Seeks to Buy Out Remaining Private Participation in Electricity Distribution 4. Constitutional Reform and Nationality  [...]
2009-05-29 17:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ENRG EINV PHUM DR
09SANTODOMINGO644REQUEST FOR DOD ASSETS FOR DOMINICAN HELICOPTER
[...] This is an action request. The Charge d'Affaires requests that the Department seek the assistance of the Department of Defense and U.S. Military Forces to provide U.S. Helicopter assets to recover a downed Dominican Air Force Huey Helicopter in response to a request received from the Dominica [...]
2009-06-03 14:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR DR
09SANTODOMINGO648LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA INTL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DEA sponsored individual who has been selected for an International Narcotics Enforcement Seminar, scheduled to start 14 June 2009. Post has n [...]
2009-06-05 13:34:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR
09SANTODOMINGO651NARCOTICS MAJORS LIST 2010 REQUEST FOR REPORT CARD
[...] (U) The Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR) continues to make progress in combating the transient flow of illicit drugs through the Dominican Republic en-route to the United States. Although the GODR expresses a desire to combat criminal activities and continues to cooperate with the [...]
2009-06-05 18:34:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR PGOV SNAR
09SANTODOMINGO658LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]
2009-06-09 14:46:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO659LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]
2009-06-09 14:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO660LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]
2009-06-09 14:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO661LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]
2009-06-09 14:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO662LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]
2009-06-09 14:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO665LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SWOS (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for SWOS training, scheduled to start 15 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. P [...]
2009-06-09 16:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO672LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA JUNGLE TRAINING (3
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DEA 3 sponsored individuals who have been selected for Jungle Training, scheduled to start 27 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]
2009-06-10 16:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR
09SANTODOMINGO68DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL DELIVERED
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at http://ww [...]
2009-01-20 17:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC IAEA ENRG NPT KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09SANTODOMINGO6872009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATIONS
[...] Below is the 2009 submission of the Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims for the Dominican Republic. The same will be sent via e-mail with all changes from the 2008 marked as well as a list of the claimants. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of twenty (20 [...]
2009-06-16 16:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO697LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CADET LEADERSHIP (32
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 32 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Cadet Leadership training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-06-17 17:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO703DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BIDDING FOR IRENE REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) Onil Abreu Tabar, the Renewable Energy Director of the National Energy Commission, told EconOff that the Dominican Republic is posturing to host the Latin America regional headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). He said that the Dominican Republic has been app [...]
2009-06-22 09:56:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV
09SANTODOMINGO706GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES DOCUMENTATION INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following on the heels of a proposed plan to regularize undocumented foreigners, the GODR hosted the conference "Migratory Policies and Experiences in the Regularization Process" on June 10 and 11. Although the initial presentation and much of the discussion during the two-day [...]
2009-06-22 15:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF DR
09SANTODOMINGO707SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JUNE 23,
[...] GODR Announces Sale of 49 percent of Government-owned Refinery to Venezuela 2. Government Revenue Falls Sharply in First Quarter; Fernandez Rules Out IMF Program For Now 3. Caribair Suspension Lifted 4. Protests Over Plans to Build Cement Plant Near National Park  [...]
2009-06-22 21:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EAIR SENV DR
09SANTODOMINGO712LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG US CENTCOM (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for US CENTCOM training, scheduled to start 10 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying information [...]
2009-06-26 11:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO713LEAHY VETTING MAAG REQUEST - CADET LEADERSHIP, FT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 1 MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Cadet Leadership training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-06-26 12:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV MARR DR
09SANTODOMINGO715ASSESSING LABOR AFTER TWO YEARS OF CAFTA-DR
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the two years following the entry into force of CAFTA-DR, the GODR has made several advances towards meeting its White Paper goals, but nearly all of the major problems noted a year ago remain. While progress has not always been smooth, and significant problems remain, th [...]
2009-06-26 18:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PHUM PREF ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO734SCENE-SETTER FOR SENATOR GILLIBRAND
[...] (SBU) As much general information has been provided to the Senatorial Delegation Gillibrand about the Dominican Republic (DR),this scene-setter will focus on key issues relevant to the visit: Education, Dominican emigrant issues and economics, as well as the meeting with President Fernandez [...]
2009-07-01 14:56:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EIND USAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO752KENNEDY VISIT RAISES HOPE AND SOME HARSH WORDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kerry Kennedy, Founder of the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights, and other members of the RFK Center visited bateyes in Villa Altagracia and attended meetings with several GODR officials. Throughout the meetings, Kennedy spoke about the plight of undocumented residents an [...]
2009-07-07 18:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO757DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UNSCR 1874
[...] (U) Acting EcoPol Chief and EconOff delivered demarche (reftel A) to Mabel Feliz Baez, the president of the National Drug Counsel. Feliz Baez oversees the Financial Analysis Unit (UAF),which has oversight over financial transactions. Feliz Baez said she was aware of the United Nations resolu [...]
2009-07-08 18:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP DR
09SANTODOMINGO764PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ DISCUSSES EXPANDING EXCHANGE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During her one-day visit to the Dominican Republic, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York met for about 30 minutes with President Fernandez. The discussion focused on international exchanges in academics, professional and technical training. Fernandez told Senator Gillibrand th [...]
2009-07-10 18:44:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP ECON ENRG DR
09SANTODOMINGO765REFERENDUM PROCESS COMES TO DOMINICAN POLITICAL
[...] (U) Summary: On July 9, the Dominican Congress approved a constitutional amendment confirming the ability of municipalities to hold plebiscites. That same evening, the mayors of three municipalities in which an historic referendum was held last May thanked and bid farewell to the Canadian [...]
2009-07-10 18:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR ECON KDEM PGOV
09SANTODOMINGO769LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS COMANDO JUNGLA (6
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 6 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Comando Jungla training, scheduled to start 27 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-07-14 13:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM SNAR DR
09SANTODOMINGO770LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO-COEN (2 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO-COEN training, scheduled to start 10 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...]
2009-07-14 13:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO772LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO GROUP 3 (10
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following *?10 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO Group 3 training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...]
2009-07-14 13:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO798LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO COEN UNIT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 9 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO training, originally scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...]
2009-07-17 10:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO799LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CTFP SEMINAR (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for CTFP Seminar, scheduled to start 16 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. Pl [...]
2009-07-17 10:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO855RESPONDING TO THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) In response to the Department's request for information on new and innovative torture prevention techniques and programs to assist torture victims (ref A),Post submits the following information for consideration. 2. (U)There is some evidence that the GODR has taken action to counter t [...]
2009-08-03 16:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN DR
09SANTODOMINGO857LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/ICE HUMAN TRAFFICKING,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for Human Trafficking, Sex Tourism, Forced Child Labor training, scheduled to start 20 July 2 [...]
2009-08-05 15:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO858LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT LALEEDS (2 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for LALEEDS training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-08-05 15:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO865SUGAR-CANE BATEY CONDITIONS VARY GREATLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable analyzes living conditions in sugar-cane bateyes in the Dominican Republic that are owned by Grupo Vicini, Centro Romana Corporation (CR),and the GODR's State Sugar Council (CEA). During the last six months, PolOffs visited several bateyes throughout the country. M [...]
2009-08-07 15:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ECON EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO880LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 9 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tactical Response Training, scheduled to start 01 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-08-11 15:46:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO885LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/CBP IPR TRAINING (27
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 27 DHS/CBP sponsored individuals who have been selected for IPR training, scheduled to start 24 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]
2009-08-12 10:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO886LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN MAINTENANCE (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for UN Maintenance training, scheduled to start 17 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]
2009-08-12 13:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO888LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS AIRPORT ANTI-NARCOTICS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 15 August 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-08-12 16:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO889LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS CRIMINAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 36 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Criminal Investigations training, scheduled to start 09 August 2009. Post has no disqual [...]
2009-08-12 16:56:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO892LIGHT AT END OF THE TUNNEL FOR DR ENERGY SECTOR?
[...] (U) President Fernandez announced on August 4, 2009 that the GoDR, with the assistance of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB),World Bank (WB),and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will undertake a two-year plan to address the country's electricity crisis. The initia [...]
2009-08-13 16:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR ECON ENRG EINV
09SANTODOMINGO898MINIMAL CHANGES TO DOMINICAN LEADERSHIP - SO FAR
[...] (U) As is the tradition, the President of the Dominican Republic announced changes in his cabinet and among his advisors on August 16. There have so far been no sweeping or radical changes, but the following are noteworthy: -- Celso Marranzini replaces Radhames Segura as Executive Vice- [...]
2009-08-18 09:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO902GODR SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY IN THE POSTAL
[...] (U) Embassy received on August 13, 2009 a diplomatic note from the Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs seeking support for the Dominican Republic's candidacy to the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain, and Portugal (UPAEP). The elections will take place August 17-21, 2009 at the UPAEP cong [...]
2009-08-18 16:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR PUAS WHO
09SANTODOMINGO903GODR SEEKS USG SUPPORT OF ITS CANDIDACY TO THE UN
[...] (U) Embassy received on August 13, 2009 a diplomatic note from the Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs seeking the USG's support for the Dominican Republic's candidacy to the United Nations Economic and Social Council for the 2013-15 period. The elections will take place during the 67th ses [...]
2009-08-18 16:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECOSOC DR
09SANTODOMINGO912LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT ELECTRONIC
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Aircraft Electronic Fundamentals training, scheduled to start 08 September 2009. Post has n [...]
2009-08-19 12:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO921LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PT-6A ENGINE TECH. (3
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PT-6A Engine Technician training, originally scheduled to start 25 July 2009. Post has [...]
2009-08-20 17:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO922LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR MISSION CMNDR. (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Air Mission Commander Training, scheduled to start 21 August 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-08-20 17:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO923LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT MNT.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent training, originally scheduled to start 06 October 2 [...]
2009-08-20 17:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO924MORE GODR PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS - IN SECURITY
[...] As predicted, additional changes in the GODR's high-level personnel were recently announced, following those made by President Leonel Fernandez on August 16 (reftel). The most significant appointments, all in the security forces, are: -- Brigadier General of "Preventive Security" in the N [...]
2009-08-20 18:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR KCRM DR
09SANTODOMINGO934LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MTT BOARDING OFCR.,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 27 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for MTT Boarding Officer and Train the Trainer training, scheduled to start 07 September 20 [...]
2009-08-24 14:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO935LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA ADV.SENSITIVE INVEST.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Advanced Sensitive Investigative Unit Seminar, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Po [...]
2009-08-24 14:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO937LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SPANISH UH-1 RPR (2
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Spanish UH-1 RPR training, scheduled to start 07 September 2009. Post has no disqualify [...]
2009-08-24 16:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO938LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/ICE INT'L AIRPORT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 DHS/ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Airport Cargo Inspection training, scheduled to start 21 September 2009 [...]
2009-08-24 17:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO944CORRECTED COPY (NAME DATA ADDED): LEAHY VETTING
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please refer to para 3 for name data that was previously omitted in reftel. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 DHS/ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Airport [...]
2009-08-24 18:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO946FOREIGN MINISTER WARY OF ZELAYA-CHAVEZ-KIRCHNER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, who will be one of six regional foreign ministers travelling to Honduras the week of August 24 in support of the latest OAS mission, expressed his wariness of the linkages between ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, Venezuelan Presi [...]
2009-08-24 18:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS DR HO RU HA
09SANTODOMINGO956LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/ICE INT'L SEAPORT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 DHS/ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Seaport Interdiction training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. P [...]
2009-08-25 16:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO957LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CORROSION CNTRL.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Corrosion Control Technician training, scheduled to start 21 October 2009. Post has no [...]
2009-08-25 17:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO96FY 2009 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION
[...] Per reftel request, US Embassy Santo Domingo confirms that UN agency INSTRAW (UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women),is located in the Dominican Republic. INSTRAW provided post with a list of twenty-five (25) civil society organizations with which it h [...]
2009-01-27 16:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM SOCI
09SANTODOMINGO962CONTINUED STRAINS BETWEEN DOMINICANS AND HAITIANS
[...] SUMMARY: The 8/8 murder of a Dominican, allegedly by a Haitian, sparked a new wave of unrest directed against Haitian residents of Tamboril and Moca, resulting in the burning of 33 homes occupied by Haitians, demands for the repatriation of Haitian illegal immigrants, the flight of Haitian r [...]
2009-08-25 18:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF ECON KCRM KJUS DR
09SANTODOMINGO963REVENUE SHORTFALLS SEND THE GODR BACK TO THE IMF
[...] President Leonel Fernandez, at an 8/21 meeting of the GoDR's economic team, instructed Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez and Secretary of Finance Vicente Bengoa to head a delegation to Washington this week to seek an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at obtaining a l [...]
2009-08-25 18:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN EINV IMF DR
09SANTODOMINGO964PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ SEEKS BILAT WITH POTUS,
[...] (C) President Leonel Fernandez, in an 8/24 meeting with Charge, DCM and EconPol Counselor: -- Requested a bilateral with POTUS on the margins of the UNGA or in Washington; -- Indicated that he favors people with experience in the community they will be serving to occupy consular positi [...]
2009-08-25 18:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL ODIP PGOV ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO977LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MSOT 415 SEFA COUNTER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 92 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for MSOT 415 SEFA Counter Terrorism training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has n [...]
2009-08-27 11:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO979LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PILOT INSTRMNT.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Pilot Instrument Procedures training, scheduled to start 15 September 2009. Post has no dis [...]
2009-08-27 18:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO98LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT CRISIS NEGOTIATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Crisis Negotiation course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-01-27 17:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO986PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ SENDS LETTER OF CONDOLENCE TO
[...] On 8/28, Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry forwarding a signed letter, dated 8/26, from President Leonel Fernandez to Vice President Joseph Biden, in his capacity as President of the Senate, expressing condolences on the death of Senator Edward Kennedy. The origina [...]
2009-08-28 18:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO989LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MARITIME TERRORISM (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Maritime Terrorism training, scheduled to start 01 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-09-01 13:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO990SUGGESTED FOLLOW-UP TO UNANSWERED U.S./UK/JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a meeting on 8/27 of representatives from the resident diplomatic missions representing major maritime powers (U.S., UK, Japan, Germany and France - Russia is resident in Venezuela) to review the Government of the Dominican Republic's (GoDR) lack of response to prior demarche [...]
2009-09-01 19:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL EWWT DR UK
09SANTODOMINGO991LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA ISIT AND IACIT (7
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Seaport Interdiction Training and International Airport Cargo Inspection Tr [...]
2009-09-02 13:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SAOPAULO104EMBRAER'S CURADO -- ADVICE ON FX2 AND VIEWS ON THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel met with Embraer CEO Federico Curado on January 30 to discuss Curado's views on the FX2 sale, as well hear about how the financial crisis has affected the company's sales. Curado stressed the political nature of the decision, stating that in addition to technol [...]
2009-02-19 19:10:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ETTC BR
09SAOPAULO107Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 17 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 21:16:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO108Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 18 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 21:43:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO11BRAZILIAN MEDIUM-SIZE BANKS: KEY TO SMES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from five medium-size banks and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation met at Consulate General Sao Paulo on December 18 to discuss the operating environment for medium-size banks, major problems in the sector, and possible steps forward for 2009. T [...]
2009-01-08 15:15:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO113Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 26 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 17:48:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO118MEDIA REACTION - MIDEAST: ISRAEL, FORMATION OF NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 19:17:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO121OUTLOOK FOR BRAZILIAN NATURAL GAS MARKET POSITIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's Congress has passed natural gas legislation that would create specific roles for production, distribution, and commercialization of natural gas. The original bill, passed by Brazil's lower house in August 2007 and then with revisions in the Senate on December 3, clari [...]
2009-03-04 13:11:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EFIN EINV BR
09SAOPAULO123Media Reaction: Western Hemisphere: Cuba, governance;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 14:33:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO125MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM; SAO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-05 17:34:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO126 OUTDATED LABOR LAWS MAY ENCOURAGE LAYOFFS
[...] (U) Summary: According to Brazilian labor economists, Brazil's outdated labor laws are inflexible and may result in companies laying off workers rather than preserving employment through negotiation in times of crisis. Therefore, some laws enacted to protect workers' rights paradoxically cau [...]
2009-03-06 16:27:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EFIN ECON EIND PGOV PHUM SOCI BR
09SAOPAULO133MEDIA REACTION - SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: AFGHANISTAN, NATO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-11 11:47:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO134Media Reaction Sao Paulo; March 10- 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-11 11:48:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO135MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA, GOVERNANCE; SAO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-11 11:48:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO136MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-11 13:58:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO138MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 17:07:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO142Media Reaction Sao Paulo; March 13- 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 21:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO144Media Reaction to Obama-Lula Meeting March 14 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 14, 2009 President Obama met with President Lula of Brazil in Washington, D.C. at the White House and the meeting was covered extensively by the Brazilian media. The following media reaction cable summarizes some of the Sao Paulo based Brazilian media reports published [...]
2009-03-16 14:47:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON KMDR KPAO PREL OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO145Media Reaction Sao Paulo; March 16- 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 20:02:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO146Media Reaction Sao Paulo; March 14- 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 20:12:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO15Mideast-- Gaza, Arab-Israeli engagement; Sco Paulo
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 13:49:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO152MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 12:30:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO155 Media Reaction: G-20 Finance Ministers' Meeting; Sao
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 17:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO156Media Reaction - G-20 Finance Ministers' Meeting; Western
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 20:16:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO161 Media Reaction-Global Economy: Financial market crisis;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 19:14:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO164MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 16:02:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO174MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO- THE FUND AND THE CRISIS- SASHA'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-24 10:40:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO18 BRAZIL MAKES PROGRESS AGAINST TIP
[...] (U) Summary: The year 2008 saw continued improvement in the fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in Brazil. Despite prickly reactions to U.S. pressure, as evidenced by discussions between U.S. and Brazilian officials during a June G/TIP visit (Reftels A and B),the fight against human [...]
2009-01-09 17:35:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF KCRM PHUM ELAB KTIP BR
09SAOPAULO182 OUTREACH TO AFRO-BRAZILIANS - TAKING OBAMA TO THE
[...] (U) Summary: Traditional Afro-Brazilian community (quilombo) leaders expressed admiration for President Obama and were pleased to hear about the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan Against Racism (JAPR) during Poloff's February 10 visit to the Vale do Ribeira region of Sao Paulo State. Quilombos a [...]
2009-03-25 10:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SCUL SOCI PGOV INR KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO185Media Reaction Sao Paulo - Global Economy: financial
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 18:08:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP KPAO XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO186 MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL CRISIS; SAO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 18:08:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO187 MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: UPCOMING G-20 SUMMIT;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 18:09:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO189Media Reaction Sao Paulo - Africa: Sudan, Darfur violence,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 11:16:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP KPAO XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO19BLUE LANTERN CASE 050136184
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Econoff visited AVIBRAS munitions manufacturing site and met with company president Sami Hassuani on January 8. The company appears to have adequate security measures to protect sensitive USML items. Hassuani provided copious documentation to support th [...]
2009-01-09 17:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC MY BR
09SAOPAULO190Media Reaction Sao Paulo: Western Hemisphere: Mexico,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 11:16:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP KPAO XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO192TAM AIRLINES PANICS AS ANAC PLANS TO LIFT PRICE
[...] (C) Summary: International flights originating from Brazil have long been subject to price floors, resulting in high profit margins for airlines. The Brazilian Aviation Agency (ANAC) has announced that it intends to gradually remove these price floors in 2009. In a March 6 meeting with Braz [...]
2009-03-31 11:54:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON BR
09SAOPAULO194AUTO SECTOR COMMENTS ON STATUS AMID ECONOMIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 6, Ambassador Sobel met separately with General Motors (GM) MERCOSUL President Jaime Ardila, and the Brazilian National Automobile Manufacturer's Association (ANFAVEA) President Jackson Schneider. Both executives are bullish about car sales in Brazil, crediting the Gove [...]
2009-03-31 18:07:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALECON EIND EFIN ELAB BR
09SAOPAULO199 B2 VISA VALIDATION STUDY GIVES POSITIVE RESULT
[...] Summary: A recent study of 2,386 B2 non-immigrant visas (NIV) issued at Consulate General Sao Paulo during July 2008 indicated that, of those who have already traveled to the United States, only two percent were overstays. The results demonstrate that the current fraud prevention training for [...]
2009-04-01 16:36:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL KRFD KCRM SMIG BR
09SAOPAULO200 BRAZIL'S MST LANDLESS MOVEMENT: MARGINALIZED OR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Landless People's Movement (MST) increased activity in recent months in the run up to "Red April," the traditional high season for MST land invasions. The main reason for the uptick in activity, according to observers, is the MST's weakness. Increasingly ignored by its fo [...]
2009-04-01 19:02:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO203 MEDIA REACTION: Global Economy-G-20 Summit SAO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 21:03:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO204THE FINANCIAL CRISIS AND BRAZIL'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's electricity demand generally follows economic growth and recent data confirms a big dip in consumption, particularly from the industrial sector. The electricity sector itself should suffer minimal impacts as most companies are well-capitalized and were financially sou [...]
2009-04-03 13:02:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EFIN EINV BR
09SAOPAULO206 Media Reaction Sao Paulo- G20 surpasses expectations-
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 13:54:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO208 BRAZIL'S REGIONAL CITIES FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's regional cities in Sao Paulo State and Minas Gerais are feeling the effects of the financial crisis. During a March 16-19 outreach visit to several interior cities, local business leaders indicated that the current financial crisis created a vicious cycle of falling ex [...]
2009-04-06 12:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR BR
09SAOPAULO212 Media Reaction Sao Paulo- Attention on China, The Death of
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 18:13:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO213 Media Reaction Sao Paulo- After the frenzy, Obama
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 18:29:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO215 Media Reaction Sao Paulo- How many Gs will make the
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-08 21:21:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO216BRAZIL'S ECONOMY: SLIDING BELOW ZERO PERCENT GROWTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's growth has collapsed more sharply than might be expected given the country's limited dependence on exports and limited leverage in the banking, corporate, and household sectors. The more important transmission channel of weak global conditions is probably its negative [...]
2009-04-09 13:35:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN BR
09SAOPAULO217MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: CLIMATE CHANGE AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 16:20:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO218MEDIA REACTION - Media Reaction SP Weekend Edition- IMF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 21:28:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO220 ZERO OVERSTAYS FOR EMPLOYEES OF MAJOR BRAZILIAN AIRLINE
[...] Summary: A recent study of 1,349 non-immigrant visas (NIV) issued to employees of TAM Linhas Aereas S.A. (TAM) at Consulate General Sao Paulo in 2008 indicated that all individuals reviewed in the sample study returned to Brazil after their trips to the United States. The results illustrate t [...]
2009-04-14 19:06:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL KRFD KCRM SMIG BR
09SAOPAULO222BRAZIL: MUDDLING THROUGH WITH MERCOSUL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mercosul is overly politicized and structurally defective, particularly for a major emerging economic power like Brazil, according to participants in a 4/7/09 Consulate-sponsored roundtable. However, membership in this organization provides some economic benefits to Brazil even [...]
2009-04-15 15:50:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO224MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA, GOVERNANCE;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 16:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO228MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS, CUBA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 14:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO229MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: North Korea, Cuba and Iran
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 12:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO23Media Reaction: Middle East: Gaza and Brazil; Sco Paulo
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-13 13:55:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO230MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: Antarctica, Obama, G20, Venezuela
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 13:10:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO233MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: Cuba-Castro, Iran, and Mercosul
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-21 16:41:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO234MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: Summit of the Americas
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-21 16:45:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO237MEDIA REACTION: AFRICA: SOUTH AFRICA, GOVERNANCE; GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-22 16:02:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO238WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SUMMIT OF AMERICAS; SAO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-22 16:56:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO240MEDIA REACTION - Western Hemisphere: Summit of Americas;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 16:21:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO241A NORMAL ECONOMY - BRAZIL AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although Brazil has experienced a large shock as a result of the global economic downturn, it has weathered this shock much more effectively than past shocks due to greater economic flexibility, large foreign reserves, and a decline in inflation pass-through pressures that has [...]
2009-04-24 19:10:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN BR
09SAOPAULO243MEDIA REACTION: RELEASE OF CIA INTERROGATION FILES; SAO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 16:02:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO25Media Reaction: Middle East: Gaza and Arab-Israeli
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 13:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO250Media Reaction Sao Paulo- Swine Flu, Upcoming Visit of
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 20:03:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO253MEDIA REACTION: SWINE FLU; SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-29 11:20:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO257MEDIA REACTION: Obama's First One Hundred Days; SAO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-29 21:47:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO26MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: GAZA, ARAB-ISRAELI ENGAGEMENT;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 13:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO260Media Reaction SAO PAULO Doha-Ahmadinejad-H1N1 Flu and
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-04 16:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO265Brazil: Morgan Stanley's Dismal View of 2009 Growth
[...] (SBU) Summary: Economic growth in Brazil will fall to negative 4.5 percent this year, Morgan Stanley country manager Daniel Goldberg told Ambassador Sobel in an April 23 meeting. Goldberg cited low corporate confidence and weak industrial production numbers as the main drivers. His firm exp [...]
2009-05-06 10:48:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO266MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA; SOUTH AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-06 13:22:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO27FX2: VIEWS FROM AVIBRAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 12, the Ambassador met with Sami Yousseff Hassuani, the President of Defense Contractor AVIBRAS, to discuss the company's views on the current Brazilian fighter competition. Hassuani stated that the final decision on the fighter will be largely a political determina [...]
2009-01-14 16:06:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC MARR BR
09SAOPAULO273GOVERNOR JOSE SERRA STRONGLY POSITIONED FOR 2010,
[...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo Governor and leading candidate for the PSDB nomination Jose Serra will likely win Brazil's presidency in 2010, Brazil President Fernando Henrique Cardoso told the Ambassador on April 23. Serra's academic background, his strong ethic of public service and the Governor' [...]
2009-05-12 16:48:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR EFIN ETRD ECON BR
09SAOPAULO274MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA;MAY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 10:45:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO275MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 10:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO28MEDIA REACTION: BREAKING WITH THE BUSH DOCTRINE SAO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 12:41:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO280 THE BANCO DO BRASIL LEADERSHIP SHAKEUP
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Lula announced last month a leadership change at the Banco do Brasil (BB),replacing independent-minded Francisco de Lima Neto with PT-loyalist Aldemir Bendine. The shakeup is intended to expand credit in an economy where consumers and businesses have long paid high [...]
2009-05-14 14:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO29Media Reaction: Breaking with the Bush Doctrine- Sao Paulo
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 12:44:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO290MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: PAKISTAN, MILITARY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 16:23:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO3Media Reaction - Mideast - Gaza, Arab-Israeli engagement;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-05 17:49:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO309"Land is Life": Indians vs. Agro-Industry in Mato Grosso do
[...] (U) Summary: Indigenous groups and agriculturalists disagree vigorously over land rights in Mato Grosso do Sul state, and observers on both sides see no easy solution to a problem with economic and cultural dimensions. On one side, the GOB, NGOs and indigenous groups insist that state governm [...]
2009-05-21 17:05:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO31DELFIM NETTO: PERSPECTIVES ON FX2, FINANCIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 12, Ambassador Sobel met with Antonio Delfim Netto. (NOTE: Delfim Netto is a three-time former Minister, former Federal Deputy, and currently an economics professor at the University of Sao Paulo. He writes a newspaper column, which is well read by the political el [...]
2009-01-15 17:51:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC EFIN MARR BR
09SAOPAULO310THE "OBAMA ADVANTAGE" AT 100-PLUS DAYS
[...] (U) Summary: President Obama's popularity translates into an "Obama Advantage" that post has used to gin up outreach efforts and build reporting contacts. A post-generated Obama PowerPoint has proven to have far greater longevity than we had anticipated, and we continue to get speaker request [...]
2009-05-22 14:11:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO PINR OIIP KIRC ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO311Media Reaction Sao Paulo- North Korea, al Qaeda in Brazil,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 20:17:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO312MEDIA REACTION: EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC: DPRK, NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 11:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO314MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: CUBA; NORTH KOREA MAY 27, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 20:00:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO317The MST Method: Work the State, Alienate the Locals
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Landless Rural Worker's Movement (MST) follows a pre-planned methodology in its land seizures that includes leveraging contacts within the GOB's National Institute of Colonization and Agricultural Reform (INCRA) to help select targets, according to MST expert Clifford Welch [...]
2009-05-29 13:55:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAGR ELAB PHUM PINS EINV SOCI ASEC BR
09SAOPAULO32Media Reaction Sao Paulo: New Chavista Gambit
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-20 11:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO320BRAZILIAN ECONOMY SHOWING FIRST SIGNS OF RECOVERY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil increasingly appears to be in a state of early economic expansion. Recent market and sentiment indicators have shown improvement. More importantly, contacts have started speaking with much greater optimism about Brazil's outlook and their willingness to take risk than e [...]
2009-06-01 14:33:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV BR
09SAOPAULO332CONTINUED INTEGRITY OF SAO PAULO REFERRAL PROGRAM
[...] Summary: A validation study of all 1,333 short-term visitor visas issued during FY2008 under Consulate General Sao Paulo's referral program found only one overstay and one other problematic referral, both Class "B" referrals. In order to further strengthen the integrity of its referral progra [...]
2009-06-08 19:16:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS ASEC BR
09SAOPAULO343MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT'S JUNE 4 SPEECH IN CAIRO: A NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 17:21:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO344MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY; SAO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 17:25:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO345MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT'S JUNE 4 SPEECH IN CAIRO, SAO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 17:29:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO35Media Reaction: Middle East and the Inauguration
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-20 13:52:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO355MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN POST ELECTION DEVELOPMENTS; GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 17:25:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO356MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN POST ELECTION DEVELOPMENTS; GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 17:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO366BRAZIL:AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Ambassador Sobel met June 15 with former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) to discuss the activities of FHC,s think tank and possible areas of cooperation. Cardoso spoke at length about Sao Paulo Governor and presumptive 2010 PSDB Presidential candidate Jose Serra. FHC [...]
2009-06-25 13:35:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALBR ECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL
09SAOPAULO367BRAZIL: PRIVATE SECTOR AND CENTRAL BANK DISCUSS BILAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Brazil bilateral relationship is probably at a multi-decade high, thanks in part to institutions like the CEO Forum, which provide a flexible vehicle for the business sector to move the relationship forward, according to Sao Paulo private sector and Central Bank interlo [...]
2009-06-25 14:25:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EFIN SENV BR
09SAOPAULO370MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN ELECTION, SCO PAULO JUNE 25, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-26 19:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO372Brazil: Pragmatism, Uncertainty Temper Theory at Leftist
[...] (U) Summary: The ongoing financial crisis is focused on the core countries of the world economy, and so opens opportunities for Brazil and other South American countries to assert themselves, according to participants in a June 20-21 international meeting of leftist organizations in Sao Paulo. [...]
2009-06-30 14:45:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM EFIN BR
09SAOPAULO373 WHY IS BRAZIL'S COST OF CREDIT SO HIGH?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Consumers and businesses pay more for loans in Brazil than they do in almost any other country, with average interest rates on credit cards of 200 percent and some of the highest banking spreads in the world. While the GOB blames banks (and vice-versa) for the high real intere [...]
2009-06-30 14:47:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO375MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-01 14:07:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO384MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS; SAO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-02 19:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO391BRAZILIAN PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS ON FREE TRADE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Private sector leaders from the powerful Sao Paulo Federation of Industries (FIESP) emphasized their growing interest in negotiating a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT),a Bilateral Tax Treaty (BTT),as well as liberalizing trade with Mexico and the United States, during meeting [...]
2009-07-07 13:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO393MEDIA REACTION: - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; SOUTH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 14:59:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO396MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 16:07:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO4Mideast -- Gaza, Arab-Israeli engagement; Sco Paulo
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-06 12:21:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO407MEDIA REACTION: MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA IN RUSSIA,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-10 17:21:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO408MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA IN RUSSIA, ITALY, AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-10 17:39:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO410MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 12:34:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO414PROSPECTS FOR FOOD SECURITY COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As the world's second largest food exporter, one of the largest sources of arable land, and a long experience in developing new seed varieties and agricultural practices, Brazil is natural partner for addressing global food security. As part of the Economic Policy Dialogue (EPD) p [...]
2009-07-13 17:05:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON PREL PGOV BR
09SAOPAULO42Media Reaction: Inauguration- Foreign Policy
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 09:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO421AFTER CAIRO: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH ECHOES IN
[...] (SBU) President Obama's June 4 address to the world's Muslim population has echoed favorably in both Sao Paulo's Muslim and non-Muslim communities, producing distinct reactions within key groups. Moderate Sunni Muslims, many of them eager to work with the U.S., were euphoric, as reported Ref [...]
2009-07-16 16:30:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBR KPAO PGOV PREL PTER
09SAOPAULO433CAIRO FOLLOW-UP: POSSIBLE PROJECTS IN SAO PAULO
[...] (U) Post has continued its Muslim engagement through a series of consultations in the wake of President Obama's June 4 Cairo Speech (Ref A). While much remains to be done, we have come up with a tentative road map of initiatives, starting with the simplest and moving to more complex, to incr [...]
2009-07-22 18:14:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV PREL KIVP KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO436MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; SCO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 10:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO437MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM; SCO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 10:55:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO438MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; SCO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 10:56:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO44MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION- NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 09:36:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO447MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 12:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO448MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHINA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 16:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO454MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHINA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 12:49:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO458MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHINA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 16:34:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO465MEDIA REACTION: MEDIA REACTION - COLOMBIA, FARC, SCO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 14:05:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO47Media Reaction: So Help Me God
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 15:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO472MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA, GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 10:46:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO473MEDIA REACTION: MEDIA REACTION - COLOMBIA, FARC, SCO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 10:46:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO474MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA, FARC,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 13:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO48MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION-NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 16:10:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO487MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: U.S.-BRAZIL RELATION,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 16:52:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO488MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 16:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO489MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA, FARC, U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 16:55:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO496MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 14:32:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO497MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: CLIMATE CHANGE AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 12:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO499MEDIA REACTION - AFGHANISTAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SAO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 16:47:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO5BRAZILIAN CURRENCY DEPRECIATION: AFFECTING THE ECONOMY?
[...] (U) Summary: Brazil's currency depreciated by more than 40 percent against the USD since the global financial crisis hit Brazil. The depreciation has less to do with Brazil's economic fundamentals and more with global risk aversion and the rush to U.S. Dollars. The strength of the Brazilian [...]
2009-01-07 10:55:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO50MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-26 12:27:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO506BRAZIL: Ex-Im Chairman's Visit Opens New Opportunities for
[...] Summary: In his first official international visit, Fred Hochberg, the newly appointed Chairman and President of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im),highlighted Brazil as a priority for the USG and committed to deepening bilateral trade relations. In meetings July 28-31 in Rio and Sao Paulo, [...]
2009-08-26 10:42:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDETRD BEXP EINV ECON ENRG BR
09SAOPAULO507MEDIA REACTION - SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: AFGHANISTAN,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 12:33:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO528MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 14:32:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO531BRAZILIAN BUSINESS SEES RECOVERY UNDERWAY
[...] SUMMARY: Following two quarters of economic contraction, most Brazilian private sector representatives agree the local economy is solidly on the road to recovery. Restored domestic consumer confidence and strong domestic demand are fueling business optimism. Underlying factors contributing to [...]
2009-09-09 17:26:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV BR
09SAOPAULO535MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 13:58:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO536MEDIA REACTION - BRAZIL'S FX-2 BID
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 19:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO537MEDIA REACTION - FX-2 BID; DRAFT BILL WAXMAN-MARKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 16:52:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO549BRAZIL: PUBLIC BANKS' RISING INFLUENCE BRINGS INCREASED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Public bank growth in Brazil has played a positive counter-cyclical role against the impact of the global financial crisis, but has also raised concerns. In the near-term, continued growth in public bank lending could accelerate inflation. Over the longer term, public banks may [...]
2009-09-15 13:00:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV BR
09SAOPAULO55SOFT POWER GOLD: PRESIDENT OBAMA INSPIRES AFRO-BRAZILIANS
[...] (U) Summary: Sao Paulo's leading Afro-Brazilians organized a packed (300-plus person) dinner event attended by the community's leading figures, from celebrities to successful business persons, to celebrate President Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20. The atmosphere was euphoric. The [...]
2009-01-27 16:41:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO551LEADING PSDB PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS STEER AWAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the past week, potential candidate for the Democratic Socialist Party of Brazil (PSDB) presidential nomination and current Minas Gerais Governor Aecio Neves -- though still a candidate for the PSDB nomination -- has backed off from his former insistence that the party must [...]
2009-09-17 20:11:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV PREL KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO552MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 12:55:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO556MEDIA REACTION - KIRK'S VISIT; RACISM AGAINST OBAMA;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 17:42:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO558WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PCC?
[...] (SBU) Summary: For three days in May 2006, the imprisoned leaders of the Sao Paulo-based criminal organization, the First Capital Command (PCC),orchestrated uprisings in Sao Paulo's streets and in Brazil's prisons that killed almost fifty police, captured global headlines and paralyzed the n [...]
2009-09-22 17:29:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV PREL SNAR BR AVERY
09SAOPAULO569MEDIA REACTION- OBAMA'S SPEECH AT THE U.N.; FX-2 BID;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-25 19:08:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO57Media Reaction Sao Paulo January 27 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-27 18:07:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO571MEDIA REACTION - Criticism of Brazil's Role in Honduras
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-28 14:34:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO587MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS/OUSTED PRESIDENT ZELAYA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-29 14:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO589MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS/OUSTED PRESIDENT ZELAYA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 16:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO59MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 11:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO590MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS/OUSTED PRESIDENT ZELAYA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 18:20:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO599CHARGE MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN PRIVATE SECTOR CO-CHAIR OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires, Sao Paulo Consul General and Senior Commercial Officer met October 1 with Josue Gomes da Silva, President of leading textile maker Coteminas and the Brazilian private sector co-chair for the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum. In a long informal meeting, Gomes da Silva sai [...]
2009-10-09 10:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV BR
09SAOPAULO601LABOR LEADERS' POSITIVE OUTLOOK
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent discussions, Sao Paulo labor leaders were positive on the voice of unions in Brazilian economic policy. Sector representatives praised U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Kirk's September 16 visit, expressing gratitude for his interest in their views on trade but indicate [...]
2009-10-13 17:57:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI SCUL EFIN ECON PREL BR
09SAOPAULO602SAO PAULO EXPERTS DETAIL CONTINUING HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Summary: Forced labor, lack of land titles, Trafficking in Persons (TIP),the pace of justice and poor prison conditions emerged as recurring themes in an extensive round of recent meetings with Sao Paulo (SP) human rights experts. While contacts cited improvements --a rise in the number [...]
2009-10-13 18:24:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL PREL BR
09SAOPAULO609MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 10:01:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO619Sao Paulo Opinion Split on Honduras
[...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo pundits and politicos are strongly split on Brazilbs role in Honduras. Mainstream academic experts in this generally pro-PSDB state criticized Brazilbs shielding of Zelaya as adventurist, counter-productive and contradictory of the countrybs traditional policy of no [...]
2009-10-27 16:49:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ES GT HO BR
09SAOPAULO62Media Reaction Sao Paulo January 28 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 13:45:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO624BRAZIL: NEW TAX UNLIKELY TO CURB REAL APPRECIATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian government's (GoB) October 20 decision to re-impose a two percent tax on financial transactions (IOF) in order to curb appreciation of the local currency is unlikely to have a significant impact controlling the Real's rise or on foreign direct investment. The IOF a [...]
2009-10-26 18:00:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL BR
09SAOPAULO626CONSULAR SECTION ENTRY-LEVEL OFFICER ROTATION UPDATE: NIV
[...] Summary: In response to ConGen Sao Paulo's 2008 Office of Inspector General (OIG) Report (Ref A),the Consular Section assigned an entry-level officer (ELO) to perform the duties of a non-immigrant visa (NIV) unit deputy on a six-month, rotational basis. The assignment allows entry-level offi [...]
2009-10-26 19:48:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS BR AMGT
09SAOPAULO628MEDIA REACTION: IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 13:27:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP XM XR BR XF KMDR
09SAOPAULO63MEDIA REACTION: NEW ADMINISTRATION'S FOREIGN POLICY;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 14:59:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO630BRAZILIAN MIDDLE CLASS ON THE RISE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil's middle class, as measured in income terms, has grown rapidly in recent years and now represents approximately half of the population according to government figures and independent analysis. Coinciding with this rise in incomes, more Brazilians are gaining access to pro [...]
2009-10-27 18:50:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL PGOV CVIS BR
09SAOPAULO640FOR RELEASE: ARREST OF THREE OUT-OF-STATE U.S. VISA FRAUD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three of the most notorious visa fraud facilitators, based out of the neighboring state of Minas Gerais, provided the first real challenge for the Assistant Regional Security Officer Investigator (ARSO/I) Sao Paulo program. Amidst a steady flow of the facilitators' clients targ [...]
2009-11-04 11:57:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CVIS KCRM KTIP KFRD PGOV PREL
09SAOPAULO642MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 16:31:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP XM XR BR XF KMDR
09SAOPAULO644MEDIA REACTION: COLOMBIA BASES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 16:34:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP XM XR BR XF KMDR
09SAOPAULO646MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 20:36:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP XM XR BR XF KMDR
09SAOPAULO648MEDIA REACTION: BASES IN COLOMBIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 15:13:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR
09SAOPAULO650SAO PAULO ECONOMIC AND ESTH ROUND-UP, OCTOBER 15-30, 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Below is the first in a new series of biweekly economic round-up cables from Consulate General Sao Paulo. This cable covers the period of October 15-30, 2009. The purpose of the new series is to highlight economic, energy, environmental, transportation, and science and technology [...]
2009-11-06 13:14:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG PGOV ELAB EFIN EAGR SENV BR
09SAOPAULO652BRAZIL'S AUTO SECTOR'S SUCCESS TO BE TESTED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a largely successful effort to mitigate the worst impact of the global financial crisis, the Brazilian government provided tax breaks for industrialized products (IPI) at the end of 2008 to boost Brazil's auto sector. As a result, the sector has served as one of the engines i [...]
2009-11-06 14:37:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EFIN BR ELAB
09SAOPAULO653Scenesetter for SR Farah Pandith's Visit to Brazil: Sao Paulo's Muslims
[...] (U) Post is delighted to host Special Representative (SR) Farah Pandith's first visit to Latin America, November 22-23. Brazil offers a unique context for engaging the local Muslim communities. The country hosts a significant (400-500 thousand) Muslim minority that lives within a larger society t [...]
2009-11-20 12:18:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPGOV OEXC OIIP PHUM PINR PINS PROP SCUL PTER BR
09SAOPAULO660PT Insiders Say Don't Count Dilma Out
[...] (SBU) Summary: Workers Party (PT) insiders acknowledge Dilma Rousseff's 2010 presidential candidacy has run into some problems, but express confidence her campaign will rebound. Across a series of recent meetings, PT leaders in Sao Paulo say Dilma can come from behind and beat likely PSDB no [...]
2009-11-10 10:40:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL KPAO KIRF BR
09SAOPAULO662SAO PAULO ACTIVISTS DESCRIBE AFRO-BRAZILIAN CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Key human rights and antidiscrimination contacts spoke with visiting Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chairman Stuart Ishimaru October 20 in the run-up to the Joint Action Plan Against Racism (JAPER) meeting in Salvador October 21. While all saw improvem [...]
2009-11-10 17:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI SCUL EAID KPAO ELAB BR
09SAOPAULO663Engaging Sao Paulo's Muslim Communities: SMRC Pandith's
[...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo offers unique possibilities for Muslim engagement, many of which were evident throughout Special Representative to Muslim Communities (SRMC) Farah Pandith's November 22-23 visit. The major Sunni and politically moderate Muslims were delighted to receive SMRC Pandit [...]
2009-12-08 18:46:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR PHUM PREL SCUL KISL KPAO OEXC BR
09SAOPAULO667SAO PAULO LEADERS OUTLINE CONCERNS WITH GOB TO WHA A/S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On the final leg of his week-long visit to the Southern Cone, Western Hemisphere Affairs Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela met with leading political and economic observers in Sao Paulo, who expressed concern with Brazil's foreign policy, public spending, and political maneu [...]
2009-12-29 16:53:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN BR
09SAOPAULO67FIESP CALLS FOR A BILATERAL TRADE DIALOGUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On Monday, January 19, Ambassador Sobel met with FIESP (Federation of Industries of Sao Paulo) President Paulo Skaf, FIESP's chief trade negotiator, Mario Marconini, and others. Skaf and Marconini underscored FIESP's concerns over the perceived Foreign Ministry's inactivity [...]
2009-01-30 17:58:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EFIN EINV ENRG BR
09SAOPAULO672MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BASES IN COLOMBIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 14:02:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR
09SAOPAULO68Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 02 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-02 12:12:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO684MEDIA REACTION: AHMADINEJAD VISITS BRAZIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 20:33:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP OPRC KMDR BR XM XR
09SAOPAULO686MEDIA REACTION: AHMADINEJAD VISITS BRAZIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 19:09:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR
09SAOPAULO688Brazil's Natural Gas Output to Rise, but Challenges Remain
[...] (SBU) Summary: The potential natural gas reserves found in Brazil's offshore pre-salt cluster could help boost domestic production and reduce Brazil's dependency on foreign natural gas, possibly as early as 2020. According to energy sector experts at a conference sponsored by Gas Energy, while [...]
2009-11-25 14:14:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EFIN PGOV BR ETRD EINV
09SAOPAULO690MEDIA REACTION: AHAMADINEJAD'S VISIT TO BRAZIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 19:05:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR
09SAOPAULO692MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-27 10:49:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR
09SAOPAULO694MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL AND CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-27 13:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR KGHG
09SAOPAULO696MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL-U.S. RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-27 18:32:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR
09SAOPAULO698MEDIA REACTION: IRAN AND THE IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 19:27:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR
09SAOPAULO70 LAY OFFS LEAVE THE GOB AND UNIONS PLAYING CATCH UP
[...] (SBU) Summary: After years of economic growth and relative labor calm, a sudden spate of layoffs and rumors of further cuts seem to have caught both Brazilian labor unions and the government off-guard. The swift deterioration in the labor market has led to public demonstrations and much fin [...]
2009-02-02 16:11:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EIND EFIN PGOV PHUM PINR BR
09SAOPAULO700MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 19:37:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR
09SAOPAULO702BRAZIL: Charge Discusses Tax, Trade and Cotton with AmCham
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 20 meeting with Charg???? d'Affaires (CDA) Kubiske, Sao Paulo American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) Director Gabriel Rico stressed the Brazilian private sector's interest in continued collaboration with the United States. Specifically, Rico suggested that the new A [...]
2009-12-04 12:49:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PGOV BR EFIN KPAO
09SAOPAULO704MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S AFGHAN STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 13:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR AF
09SAOPAULO706SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, NOVEMBER 16-30, 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable covers the period of November 16-30, 2009. It highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District not covered by broader reporting. Some significant developments during the period were: the upcoming first wind power au [...]
2009-12-08 11:21:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD BR PGOV ENRG
09SAOPAULO708Sao Paulo Nominee for Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit
[...] Sao Paulo Brazil nominates Andre Luz Lara Mello to participate in President Obama's summit for Young Muslim Entrepreneurs during the first quarter of 2010 per State 112468. 2. Sao Paulo hosts Brazil's and South America's largest concentration of Muslim communities. Most Brazilian Musl [...]
2009-12-09 12:10:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL SOCI
09SAOPAULO71Media Reaction Sao Paulo Weekend February 01 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-02 17:03:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO712MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-09 13:49:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR
09SAOPAULO720LAUNCH OF SAO PAULO MONTHLY HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR SWEEP
[...] Summary: The following is the first in a new monthly series summarizing human rights and labor developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District (i.e. the states of Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso do Sul) not covered in broader reporting. POLICE DETAIL [...]
2009-12-15 17:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV BR PHUM ELAB SOCI EAID KPAO KCRM
09SAOPAULO724MEDIA REACTION: U.S.- BRAZIL RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-16 10:09:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC XM XR OIIP KMDR BR
09SAOPAULO728SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, DECEMBER 1-15, 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable covers the period of December 1-15, 2009. It highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District not covered by broader reporting. Some significant developments during the period were: Brazil's bullet train project, re [...]
2009-12-16 16:47:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV BR ETRD EINV
09SAOPAULO732MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-BRAZIL RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 18:26:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR
09SAOPAULO736MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 15:47:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR
09SAOPAULO738MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 16:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR
09SAOPAULO740MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-BRAZIL RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 16:21:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR
09SAOPAULO750MEDIA REACTION: REPRESSION IN IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-31 11:41:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR
09SAOPAULO77Media Reaction - Global Economy: climate change and
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 14:33:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO78Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 05 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 11:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO81Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 06 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 17:43:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO82Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 09 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-10 12:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO88BLUE LANTERN REQUEST 050139731 - DIGEX
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 9, econoff conducted a site visit to the Digex facility in Sao Jose dos Campos per reftel instructions. The company is bona fide and its security appears adequate to handle to handle U.S. Munitions List (USML) items. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Digex will not purc [...]
2009-02-10 16:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC BR
09SAOPAULO89Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 10 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-10 19:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO90PROFILE OF 2010 PRESIDENTIAL FRONT-RUNNER: JOSE
[...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo State Governor Jose Serra (PSDB) is on a roll, with an ally recently taking the Sao Paulo Mayor's Office (Ref A) and a former PSDB rival, Geraldo Alckmin, joining his government as a key advisor. These moves help reinforce Serra's drive to become Brazil's next Preside [...]
2009-02-11 11:48:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR EFIN ETRD ECON BR
09SAOPAULO92BRAZILIAN ETHANOL SECTOR AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The effects of the global financial crisis are visible within Brazil's sugar and ethanol sector with industry experts estimating that about 20 percent of Brazil's ethanol mills are suffering financial difficulty. Even though the fundamentals for the sector remain positive, and [...]
2009-02-11 18:30:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ENRG EFIN EINV BR
09SAOPAULO93Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 12 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-12 19:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO95Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 13 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 14:11:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO98 INL ANTICRIME PROGRAM BEARS FRUIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The State of Sao Paulo is making improvements to its once-notorious juvenile detention system (Fundacao CASA, formerly known as FEBEM),in part thanks to USG support. The improvements became clear during a February 3, 2009 visit to two such facilities by International Narcotic [...]
2009-02-13 16:01:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM SNAR ASEC BR
09SAPPORO15IN NORTHERN JAPAN LOCAL POLITICS IS LOCAL: LOOKING AT THE
[...] (U) Japan's latest politics and money scandal highlights in big round numbers the long and cozy relationship between construction companies and northern Japan politicians of both major political parties. Names have been named, including aides to the sitting Akita governor, the colorful DP [...]
2009-03-20 08:20:00Consulate SapporoUNCLASSIFIEDJA ECON PGOV
09SAPPORO30TOMARI: JAPAN'S NORTHERNMOST NUCLEAR COMMUNITY
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Sapporo Conoffs recently visited the town of Tomari, home to Hokkaido's only nuclear power facility. As a new nuclear reactor there that will be capable of burning mixed plutonium-uranium oxide (MOX) fuel prepares to come online, the community continues to benefit from subsidies an [...]
2009-07-29 10:26:00Consulate SapporoUNCLASSIFIEDJA ENRG ECON PGOV TRGY
09SARAJEVO100BOSNIA - LAJCAK'S DEPARTURE PRESENTS CHALLENGES
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite his lackluster performance Miroslav Lajcak's January 23 decision to resign as High Representative has created a political vacuum in Bosnia. Our judgment is that the EU and an EUSR are not ready to fill it, which means we will need to move quickly to find a replacement [...]
2009-01-26 14:54:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR BK
09SARAJEVO1000BOSNIA - UPDATED INFORMATION ON HIGH-LEVEL
[...] (SBU) The information below updates Ref A information and is keyed to Ref B format regarding Bosnia's representation at the 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA): A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- Zeljko Komsic, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina will attend along with t [...]
2009-08-19 09:54:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UN BK
09SARAJEVO1008SCENESETTER FOR EUCOM ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS TRIP TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. I am delighted that you will join us in a visit to Combined Endeavor 2009 in Banja Luka, Bosnia, September 17. Your visit is a great opportunity to stress the U.S. commitment to helping Bosnia on the path to Euro-Atlantic integration. The fact that Combined Endeavor is taking [...]
2009-08-21 05:41:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS PGOV OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO101BOSNIA: ARREST OF ASSISTANT SECURITY MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: On January 16 Croatian police arrested Bosnian State Level Assistant Minister of Security Vjekoslav Vukovic in Rijeka, pending further investigation into his alleged role in procuring weapons and explosives for an aborted murder attempt. At this point, it is still unclear as to [...]
2009-01-26 15:33:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO102BOSNIA - STATE COURT MUST RELEASE CONVICTED WAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Just as Bosnia is gaining momentum with regard to war crimes prosecution, State Court officials have raised the alarm about the release from custody of convicted war criminals pending appeals. A provision in the BiH Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) prescribes that after a first [...]
2009-01-26 17:38:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO103BOSNIA - GOOD BOSNIAKS, BAD BOSNIAKS, GOOD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Amid resurgence over the past two years of politics dogged by nationalist rhetoric, some Bosniak (Muslim) political actors have sought to portray themselves as more capable of protecting Bosniak interests than their opponents. One aspect of this tussle is an increasingly-visible r [...]
2009-01-27 09:34:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1035Bosnia: Fraud Prevention Unit Examines Police Records
[...] Summary. This is the last of three cables concerning documents from Bosnia and Herzegovina used to support immigrant visa applications. This message focuses primarily on police records. Our investigation revealed that police records may not contain a complete historical record. Convictions [...]
2009-08-27 10:46:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1040BOSNIA - CROAT MINISTERS WALK OUT OF FEDERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Frustrated by a vote in the Federation government to change the planned route of the Bosnian portion of the 5C Corridor highway (Ref A),four of the five ethnic Croat Ministers in the government of the Federation of BiH (FBiH) walked out of the government session on August 27. Al [...]
2009-08-28 15:22:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM ELTN BK
09SARAJEVO1065INVITATION FOR THE SECRETARY TO ATTEND CLOSING
[...] (U) The Embassy received a diplomatic note (paragraph 2) with a copy of an official letter (paragraph 3) from Presidency Chairman Komsic, inviting the Secretary to attend the official closing ceremony in mid-November for the office of the Supervisor of Brcko District. 2. (U) Begin Text of D [...]
2009-09-04 09:52:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BA
09SARAJEVO107BOSNIA - PRUD III YIELDS PROGRESS ON BRCKO AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) President and Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik, Party for Democratic Action (SDA) President Sulejman Tihic, and Croatian Democratic Union-BiH (HDZ-BiH) President Dragan Covic met on January 26 to discuss their ongoing efforts to [...]
2009-01-27 15:48:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1088BOSNIA - DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 13:45:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1093BOSNIA: PRESIDENT KOMSIC TO SEEK HIGH LEVEL
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. During a September 11 meeting, Croat member and current Chairman of Bosnia's Presidency Zeljko Komsic informed the Ambassador that during his mid-October trip to the United States (without the other two me [...]
2009-09-14 10:38:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BA
09SARAJEVO1108BOSNIA: DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) Post offers the following answers to questions from para 15 of reftel. The Post point of contact on diaspora issues will be Patrick Hanish. A) To what extent are diasporans from your host country an identifiable community? Are there existing diaspora networks, organizations or online [...]
2009-09-18 10:12:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL BA
09SARAJEVO1110BOSNIA: OHR TAKES ACTION TO END THE BRCKO
[...] (C) Summary: On September 18, High Representative Inzko used his authorities to resolve the remaining issues in order to create conditions under which the Brcko Supervisory Regime can be closed in November. Resolving the issues of succession funds, citizenship, and electricity required the i [...]
2009-09-18 13:56:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1111BOSNIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH RS PM DODIK AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met in Banja Luka with Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) Speaker Igor Radojicic on September 16 and Republika Srpska Prime Minister (RS PM) Milorad Dodik on September 17. He discussed with his interlocutors the specter of near-term constitutional reform (C [...]
2009-09-18 14:43:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BA
09SARAJEVO1137BOSNIA: BLUE LANTERN - CASE
[...] Per the action request in Reftels, post conducted an on-site end-use survey of referenced equipment (Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Internal Affairs, SIPA) and the intermediate consignee (MIPO Komunikacije). 2. On August 27, we visited both the Sarajevo Canton Minister of Internal Affairs (MU [...]
2009-09-29 13:17:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC BK
09SARAJEVO1138BOSNIA: SERB TRI-PRESIDENCY MEMBER CALLS NATO GOAL
[...] (C) Bosnian Serb Tri-Presidency member Nebojsa Radmanovic, who has thus far supported Bosnia's NATO aspirations, has begun to publicly support calls for further discussions on NATO membership because of "declining support" for NATO in Republika Srpska (RS). He has also indicated that he migh [...]
2009-09-29 14:46:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV NATO BK
09SARAJEVO1139BOSNIA: MEDIA MOGUL RADONCIC ESTABLISHES POLITICAL
[...] (C) Fahrudin Radoncic, owner of Sarajevo-based daily Dnevni Avaz, announced September 24 his intention to form a new political party. Radoncic counts on winning over the membership and electorate of the two largest Bosniak parties, and enjoys support from the influential head of Islamic comm [...]
2009-09-29 14:56:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV BK
09SARAJEVO1147GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Per reftel A, post demarched Amb. Milenko Misic, BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Department for Human Rights on October 1 regarding the U.S. position on UNHRC discussion of the Goldstone report. Misic had no substantive comment in response to the demarche, but informally [...]
2009-10-02 04:34:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKISL KPAL PREL PHUM PTER
09SARAJEVO1148BOSNIA: OPIC ACTION REQUEST - PROCREDIT HOLDINGS
[...] Per Reftel action request, post did not uncover information on Procredit Holdings, and its subsidiary in Bosnia, Procredit Bank BiH, that would prevent OPIC from extending its subordinated loan to ProCredit Holdings. The local branch, managed by a staff of European expatriates, has a previou [...]
2009-10-02 04:34:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV MX EC NU RO BK
09SARAJEVO1149BOSNIA: OPIC ACTION REQUEST - PROCREDIT HOLDINGS
[...] Per Reftel action request, post did not uncover information on Procredit Holdings, and its subsidiary in Bosnia, Procredit Bank BiH, that would prevent OPIC from extending its subordinated loan to ProCredit Holdings. The local branch, managed by a staff of European expatriates, has a previou [...]
2009-10-02 04:34:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV MX EC NU RO BK
09SARAJEVO1157BOSNIA: AMBASSADOR AND EU REPS DELIVER INVITATIONS
[...] (C) The Ambassador and representatives of the EU delivered invitations to eight party leaders October 2 to participate in discussions on October 8-9 in Sarajevo led by Deputy Secretary Steinberg and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. All eight leaders said they will participate. Bosniak re [...]
2009-10-05 07:25:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1165BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Although your August 8-9 visit with Swedish Foreign Minister/EU President Bildt offers a much-needed prospect for political change, you are visiting Sarajevo when tensions are higher than at any time since the failure of the April Package of constitutional reforms in 2006. Bosnian Serb [...]
2009-10-06 16:42:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1181 BOSNIA: AMENDED REQUEST FOR REVISION OF THE VISA
[...] SUMMARY. Post asks for the Department's review of the visa reciprocity schedule for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specifically, post would like the Department to increase the validity of the following visa classes: A3 from 12 to 24 months, B1, B2, B1/B2, from 12 to 120 months, C1, D, C1/D from 12 to [...]
2009-10-14 11:09:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT BK
09SARAJEVO1183BOSNIA: POLITICAL STANDOFF OVER UTILITY CONTINUES,
[...] (SBU) The state electricity transmission company of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Transco (Elektroprenos),has like other state institutions become a victim of political squabbling. However, unlike some other examples of dysfunction that do not affect the general public, there are concrete consequ [...]
2009-10-15 14:50:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALENRG PGOV AMGT BK
09SARAJEVO1184BOSNIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE GOLDSTONE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 06:28:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL PHUM PREL PTER IS BK
09SARAJEVO1207SARAJEVO FRAUD SUMMARY, SECOND SEMI-ANNUAL CY2009
[...] This semi-annual fraud summary covers 1 March 2009 to 30 August 2009. ------------------ Country Conditions ------------------ 2. Fourteen years after the 1992-95 Balkan conflict, Bosnia and Herzegovina is still recovering from the displacement of two million of its citizens. Of the [...]
2009-10-22 14:37:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1216RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UNGA THIRD
[...] (U) Post demarched Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Bosnian MFA Department for the UN and other International Organizations, on October 23. Kenig-Corovic was able to provide several substantive responses related to demarche points, as discussed below. 2. (U) "No-action motions": Bosnia concur [...]
2009-10-26 11:42:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN BK
09SARAJEVO122BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS MAKING STRONG
[...] (U) U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)-implemented rule of law projects, funded with INL-managed SEED funds, make important contributions to several high pri [...]
2009-01-30 16:03:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO123BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS MAKING STRONG
[...] (U) U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)-implemented rule of law projects, funded with INL-managed SEED funds, make important contributions to several high pri [...]
2009-01-30 16:28:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO12412009-2010 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INCSR REPORT (PART I)
[...] (U) Below follows the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part One for Bosnia-Herzegovina. I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Bosnia") remain in a formative stage and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of l [...]
2009-11-02 14:44:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO1247NO SUBSTANTIVE REPLY FROM BOSNIA ON GOLDSTONE
[...] (SBU) Post demarched Bosnian MFA contacts Amb. Milenko Misic, Head of Department for Human Rights, and Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Department for UN and International Organizations, on November 3 regarding the UN General Assembly's upcoming debate on the Goldstone Report. Misic and Kenig-Cor [...]
2009-11-04 14:14:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PTER IS KPAL BK
09SARAJEVO125BOSNIA TO BACK OFF ON REQUEST FOR NATO MAP AT
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj told Ambassador, January 29, that Bosnia would act on our advice and not send a formal letter requesting that the Alliance approve Bosnia for a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) at its upcoming summit in April. Bosnia's ministers and members of the [...]
2009-01-30 17:25:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1252BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FITZGERALD'S
[...] (C) Admiral: Your visit comes at a time of intense diplomatic activity responding to a increasingly negative trend in Bosnia's political climate. In October, the European Union and the United States began a process of high-level engagement aimed at breaking the impasse on issues critical to B [...]
2009-11-04 16:09:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1253WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR RAPP'S OCTOBER 13-15 VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: S/WCI Ambassador Stephen Rapp traveled to Sarajevo October 13-15 to discuss extension of the mandate of international judges and prosecutors past December, implementation of the National War Crimes Strategy, and Bosnia's efforts to pursue regional cooperation agreements. Most of A [...]
2009-11-04 16:59:00Embassy SarajevoSECRETPREL PGOV KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO1265BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA LASHES OUT AT
[...] (SBU) The Republika Srpska (RS) Government adopted a report on November 9 which alleged that Principal Deputy High Representative (PDHR) Gregorian and eight other officials, journalists and political analysts have been collaborating to harm the interests of the RS. Among the other officials [...]
2009-11-10 18:08:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BA
09SARAJEVO1269BOSNIA: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUES
[...] This cable outlines, per reftel, ongoing security and defense dialogues between Bosnia and the United States. Bilateral Defense Consultations ------------------------------- 2. The United States and Bosnia have organized bilateral defense consultations on an ad hoc basis since December 2 [...]
2009-11-12 14:33:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1280BOSNIA: STEPS TOWARD FIXING THE BROKEN POWER
[...] (SBU) The Government of Republika Srpska (RS) issued a statement on November 12 that offers some hope for resolving the political standoff that has blocked investment in the state-level electric transmission company Elektroprenos, or Transco, for nearly two years. The decision in effect dire [...]
2009-11-17 08:55:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO1287BOSNIA: NO SUBSTANTIVE REPLY ON BIASED
[...] (SBU) Post demarched Bosnian MFA contacts Amb. Milenko Misic, Head of Department for Human Rights, and Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Department for UN and International Organizations, on November 18 regarding the UN General Assembly's upcoming discussion of Israel-specific resolutions, per reft [...]
2009-11-19 07:23:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE BK
09SARAJEVO1294CORRUPTION, ETHNICITY, AND POLITICAL FAVORITISM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several weeks ago, Bosnia's State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) launched an investigation into the work of the state-level Return Fund and the State Commission for Displaced Persons and Refugees (DPRE Commission),due to numerous reports of alleged irregularities a [...]
2009-11-20 10:26:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KREF BK
09SARAJEVO1297BOSNIA: TRANSCO BOARD APPROVES ACTING MANAGEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 14:24:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO1298BOSNIA: CONGRESSMAN BAIRD REVIEWS ENVIRNMENTAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 15:36:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV BK
09SARAJEVO1299BOSNIA: IMF PROGRAM OFF TRACK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 15:54:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV IMF BK
09SARAJEVO130BOSNIA - MILORAD BARASIN APPOINTED NEW STATE
[...] (C) The High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) -- the state-level body responsible for the appointment, evaluation, and disciplining of judges, prosecutors, and other judicial staff nation-wide -- on January 28 appointed Milorad Barasin as State Prosecutor. Barasin, an ethnic Serb f [...]
2009-02-02 10:30:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KAWC PHUM KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1300BOSNIA: WANING BOSNIAK-CROAT PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) The stalled cooperation between the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH in the Federation entity reflects deepening tension between the party leaders. SDA leader Sulejman Tihic and HDZ-BiH leader Dragan Covic, who in the past have resolved [...]
2009-11-23 06:40:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1312BOSNIA - PEACE IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL HOLDS OFF ON
[...] (C) Summary: At the October 18-19 session of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Sarajevo, member state representatives expressed concern over continued attempts by the Republika Srpska (RS) to obstruct the work of the Office of the High Representative (OHR). PIC members also cited lack [...]
2009-11-24 18:36:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS EU BK
09SARAJEVO1324ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ALEXANDER
[...] (U) SUMMARY. ASD Vershbow attended the Adriatic Charter Defense Ministerial in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on November 18. Vershbow reiterated U.S. support for Bosnia's and Montenegro's NATO aspirations and stressed that the U.S. supported NATO membership for Macedonia as soon as a mutually [...]
2009-12-01 13:52:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1334BOSNIA: BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY - CASE NO.
[...] Summary: Per reftel request, we conducted a site visit to the company referenced in Blue Lantern case number K-2420, PD Igman DD in Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina. We spoke with Igman General Manager Djahid Muratbegovic, and Operations Manager Mirsada Kadic. According to the two Igman repres [...]
2009-12-04 15:45:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC BK
09SARAJEVO134BOSNIA - TIME TO SEIZE AN OPPORTUNITY ON BRCKO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 26, the three main party leaders met and agreed on a text for a constitutional amendment on Brcko District. The text is similar but not identical to the text proposed by the Brcko District Supervisor (with strong U.S. support). An OHR legal review has determined that [...]
2009-02-02 15:39:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1340BOSNIA RESPONSE: DECEMBER UN VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 16:20:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1368BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA RATCHETS UP REFERENDUM
[...] (C) Republika Srpska (RS) leaders are speaking increasingly openly about holding referenda on some of BiH's most sensitive issues. RS leaders -- particularly PM Milorad Dodik -- threaten almost daily to hold referenda on issues such as NATO accession and rule of law. Meanwhile, the oppositi [...]
2009-12-14 13:09:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1370BOSNIA: DEPARTING STATE PROSECUTOR WAR CRIMES
[...] (U) At a farewell lunch December 9, David Schwendiman (outgoing head of the State Prosecutor's Special Department for War Crimes, SDWC) reflected on his achievements, while lamenting the tremendous difficulties facing the department. His comments underscore the challenges facing the State Pr [...]
2009-12-14 17:08:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1372BOSNIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) Embassy Sarajevo appreciates the opportunity provided in reftel to nominate candidates from the Bosnian Muslim community to participate in the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit in the spring. However, we request exemption from the requirement to recruit candidates actively and to hol [...]
2009-12-15 16:44:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL SOCI KPAO BK
09SARAJEVO1379BOSNIA - 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Attached is Post's draft submission for the 2009 country report on terrorism. Embassy point of contact for this report is Michael Martin, martinmb@state.gov. 2. Despite ethnic polarization and disputes among Bosnian political leaders that hindered the functioning of state government, Bos [...]
2009-12-17 14:13:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER BA
09SARAJEVO1381BOSNIA: LJUBIC STRIVES TO RALLY BIH CROATS AND
[...] (SBU) Recent initiatives from Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-1990 President Bozo Ljubic indicate that the campaign among Croats for the 2010 general elections is underway. Ljubic is reaching out -- thus far unsuccessfully -- to Croat academic and religious leaders, as well as other political [...]
2009-12-17 18:19:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1382BOSNIA:HIGHREP IMPOSES NEW RULES FOR MOSTAR MAYOR
[...] (SBU) On December 14 High Representative Valentin Inzko imposed a decision which changes voting procedures in Mostar aimed at breaking a political deadlock that has prevented the election of a mayor for the past 14 months. The city council plans to hold a session on December 18 where a mayo [...]
2009-12-18 07:02:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BK
09SARAJEVO1383BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA STILL BLOCKING BRCKO
[...] (SBU) The Republika Srpska (RS) continues to reject two OHR September 18 decisions on Brcko, thereby undermining OHR's authority. Because of the RS's non-compliance with these decisions, the Brcko Supervisor could not recommend the closure of OHR supervision of Brcko District at the November [...]
2009-12-18 09:17:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1387BOSNIA: HIGHREP EXTENDS MANDATE OF INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) HighRep Valentin Inzko, supported by the Steering Board Ambassadors of the Peace Implmentation Council (PIC),on December 14 used his Bonn Powers to extend for three years the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working on war crimes cases at the State Court and the State Pro [...]
2009-12-18 17:04:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1388BOSNIA: SOME PROGRESS TOWARD VISA LIBERALIZATION
[...] (U) Following the uproar among local politicians over the EU's decision in July to reject Bosnia from gaining entry into the EU's visa liberalization regime this past July (reftel),Bosnia has made strides in implementing visa roadmap requirements, with EU prodding. Notably, it began issuin [...]
2009-12-18 18:37:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM BK EU
09SARAJEVO1391BOSNIA: NEGATING THE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION"
[...] (SBU) We believe the best way to get Bosnian support for our position on &Defamation of Religion8 votes (reftel) is to stress that Bosnia should change its voting behavior because it aims to become an EU country, a tolerant multi-ethnic democracy and a fully functional state that can present [...]
2009-12-21 14:27:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1404BOSNIA: CONSULAR FRAUD PERSPECTIVES ON NIV APPLICANTS' LAND
[...] FPU Sarajevo recently launched an investigation of land ownership documents. These documents are frequently presented by NIV applicants in an effort to prove economic or financial ties. In some cases, applicants may not have as strong an interest in the land as they may claim. End summary. [...]
2009-12-22 10:18:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1419BOSNIA: SLIGHT DELAY IN IMF SECOND TRANCHE
[...] (SBU) It appears that Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is on track for receiving the next tranche of assistance from the country's IMF Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) in January 2010. However, given political squabbling, particularly as 2010 is an elections year, we will not be surprised by delays as a [...]
2009-12-28 07:17:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV IMF SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO1427BOSNIA: FOCA MAYOR LAUNCHES NEW OPPOSITION PARTY
[...] (SBU) On December 16, Foca Mayor Zdravko Krsmanovic launched the New Socialist Party (NSP) in Banja Luka, claiming that the NSP already has 5,000 members. He said he plans to build a multi-ethnic party that will run candidates in all electoral units throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in [...]
2009-12-29 14:57:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR BK
09SARAJEVO1428BOSNIA: CHALLENGE TO USE OF ENTITY VOTE
[...] (SBU) On November 30, Party of Democratic Action President Tihic submitted a motion to the BiH Constitutional Court requesting review of the compliance of the BiH Election Law with the BiH Constitution. Specifically, Tihic argued that the principle of ethnic representation is not properly im [...]
2009-12-30 11:48:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1430BOSNIA: POWER TO THE PEOPLE OF BRCKO (OR NOT)
[...] (C) On September 18 High Representative Inzko mandated that each entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) supply 50 percent of Brcko's electricity needs as of January 1, 2010. The decision was an effort to ensure Brcko's electricity security as a necessary condition to end OHR's Supervisory rol [...]
2009-12-30 15:36:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG ECON PREL ETRD BK
09SARAJEVO1433BOSNIA: ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
[...] (SBU) Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks) constitute the most numerous of the three constituent peoples in BiH and the majority group in the Federation of BiH and capital city Sarajevo. Given that the three constituent groups (Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats) are divided along ethnic-religious line, one of [...]
2009-12-31 10:10:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KISL KPAO PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO1434BOSNIA: RS PARLIAMENT SETS STAGE FOR POSSIBLE
[...] (SBU) At a December 28 special session called to discuss High Representative Inzko's extension of the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working on war crimes issues, the Republika Srpska National Assembly voted to reject Inzko's "illegal" imposition. The RSNA went on to set the [...]
2009-12-31 10:38:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KJUS PINR BK
09SARAJEVO145Sarajevo FPU uncovers vulnerability in Bosnia's Child
[...] [Summary] Recent FPU field trips have uncovered a potentially serious vulnerability in Bosnia and Herzegovina's child legitimation procedure. FPU determined that no Federal or Entity law regulates background checks to verify the credibility of parents' statements during the process of child l [...]
2009-02-04 10:06:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO147BOSNIA: TRANSCO UPDATE - TALKS CONTINUE BUT NO
[...] (C) Summary. Little has happened since the entity Prime Ministers agreed on December 3 (Ref A) to do everything possible to jumpstart operations at the State-level electricity transmission company (TRANSCO). The first meeting between the entity Ministers of Energy finally took place on Januar [...]
2009-02-04 10:17:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ENRG PREL BK
09SARAJEVO151BOSNIA - DODIK AGREES TO TEXT OF A BRCKO AMENDMENT
[...] (U) The Ambassador and PDHR/Supervisor Gregorian met with Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik on February 5 in Doboj to discuss the text of a proposed constitutional amendment on Brcko. An amendment that codifies Brcko's status in the constitution and provides Brcko with direct access to th [...]
2009-02-05 20:44:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO169BOSNIA - NATO PARP ASSESSMENT TEAM DELIVERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a meeting with the NATO Ambassadors' Forum on February 11, Frank Boland, the Director of NATO's Force Planning Directorate, previewed his office's upcoming PARP assessment of Bosnia. Boland warned the international community that the assessment, to be released February 26, of [...]
2009-02-11 14:31:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO173BOSNIA - INABILITY TO APPOINT A NEW HEAD OF THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the need for strong leadership at the Directorate for European Integration (DEI) to ensure that Bosnia implements the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU and other EU priorities, the country's political parties have clashed for over eight months over [...]
2009-02-11 16:28:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO180BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2009 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]
2009-02-12 12:05:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09SARAJEVO181BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2009 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]
2009-02-12 13:44:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KTIP AADP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN
09SARAJEVO183BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES COUNCIL OF
[...] (SBU) The Council of Ministers (CoM) on February 12 approved the proposed constitutional amendment on Brcko (Reftel),the last step before its introduction into Parliament. All Ministers voted in favor except for Foreign Minister Alkalaj and Human Rights and Refugees Minister Halilovic, both [...]
2009-02-12 15:41:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO19BOSNIA IN THE COLD WITHOUT NATURAL GAS
[...] Summary: With only a faxed warning from Gazprom shortly before it happened, Bosnia's natural gas supplies were cut off yesterday afternoon, joining much of Europe in the cold. Because there is only one pipeline into Bosnia from Serbia, only about one third of Bosnian households are dependent o [...]
2009-01-07 17:01:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECIN KPAO ENRG PGOV PREL SENV BK AMGT
09SARAJEVO190BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT BEGINS LONG AND ARDUOUS PATH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Now that the Brcko amendment has passed in the Council of Ministers (CoM),Parliament has begun the legislative process necessary for its eventual passage. The Collegia of both Houses of Parliament (i.e., the Speaker and two Deputy Speakers from each House) are working to prepar [...]
2009-02-18 06:56:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO2BOSNIA - MOSQUE FIRE SPARKS MUTUAL RECRIMINATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: A mosque in a predominantly-Bosniak village in Eastern Republika Srpska (RS) caught fire on December 7, the eve of a major Islamic holiday. Almost immediately, political and religious leaders, led by SBiH President Haris Silajdzic and Mostar Mufti Seid Smajkic, politicized the i [...]
2009-01-05 11:40:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO206BOSNIA - SIA FILES CRIMINAL REPORT AGAINST DODIK
[...] (C) The press reported on February 19 that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed a criminal report with the State Prosecutor's Office that implicates Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and several associates in corruption associated with RS government procu [...]
2009-02-19 17:21:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PIN PHUM KDEM KJUS CRM BK
09SARAJEVO208BOSNIAN RESPONSE ON ALGERIAN DETAINEES
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 22 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a dipnote in response to our reftel request that Bosnia accept two Algerian nationals who lived in Bosnia before being detained in Guantanamo (Lakhdar Boumediene and Sabir Lahmar Manfud). The dipnote was vague as to the final [...]
2009-02-20 08:15:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
09SARAJEVO210BOSNIA - CRIMINAL REPORT AGAINST DODIK SPARKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The criminal report that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed with the State Prosecutor's office against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and his associates (Reftel) has sparked a well-coordinated chorus of complaints from the RS. These grievances igno [...]
2009-02-20 16:17:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO211BOSNIA - FUTURE OF THE EUFOR ALTHEA MISSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings, February 10 and 13, Per Normark, Political Military Advisor to the EUFOR Commander, and EUFOR Chief of Staff Brigadier General Wundrak previewed for us EUFOR's upcoming reports to the EU Military Committee, February 23, and to the Political and Security Comm [...]
2009-02-20 16:25:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN BK
09SARAJEVO212BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO CLOSE WAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 20, High Representative Lajcak used his Bonn Powers to impose amendments to state and Federation legislation, which were designed to close legal loopholes that impacted both governments' ability to effectively manage war crimes case. In the case of the state, the High [...]
2009-02-20 17:22:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO217BOSNIA- REDUCED BUDGETS WILL HAMPER STATE COURT
[...] SUMMARY: (U) Officials at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office are now coming to terms with the BiH Parliament's decision to significantly reduce the budgets of both institutions. During a February 12 meeting with donors, State Court representatives said that the reduced budget [...]
2009-02-23 10:23:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EFIN KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO223BOSNIA - SIPA REPORT PRECIPITATES COLLAPSE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the days following the news of the criminal report that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed with the State Prosecutor's Office against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and his associates (Reftel),Dodik and his party have vacillated between fits of [...]
2009-02-23 16:47:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO226BOSNIA - REIS'ING TOWARD TROUBLE
[...] (C) Summary: Reis Mustafa Ceric, leader of the Islamic Community (Islamska Zajednica, or IZ) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has made a series of statements in recent weeks that undermine his long-espoused position as a responsible leader of modern, "European" Islam. When addressing issues of Wah [...]
2009-02-24 11:04:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO228BOSNIA - PRESSURE INTENSIFIES ON SIPA AND STATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts at the State Prosecutor's Office told us on February 23 that they anticipate completing their review of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) criminal report against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik (Ref A) next week. A formal investigation against D [...]
2009-02-24 17:02:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO232BOSNIA: MFA TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATION TO BIH
[...] Per ref A request, DCM and ECONOFF met with Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Trisic-Babic on February 24 to discuss Kosovo official travel access to BiH for Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) meetings. Although Bosnia has not officially recognized Kosovo independence, Kosovo officials had been suc [...]
2009-02-25 15:27:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL KVIR BK
09SARAJEVO233BOSNIA - SPECULATION ABOUNDS ON FUTURE OF BOSNIAK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We are anticipating a tumultuous time in Bosniak politics as spring approaches. The main Bosniak party, Sulejman Tihic's Party of Democratic Action (SDA),will hold an election on May 26 for its party presidency, and speculation on the candidates and outcome is already captivatin [...]
2009-02-26 06:52:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO234BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS AND RULE OF
[...] (U) Summary: Significant USG investments in information technology systems for law enforcement and judicial institutions in BiH have enabled standardized and efficient case management and the real time exchange of sensitive data to assist police and border officials to interdict smugglers, org [...]
2009-02-26 07:43:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO239CLAC APPROVES BRCKO AMENDMENT; ALL EYES ON
[...] (C) The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee (CLAC) in Bosnia's state-level House of Representatives (HoR) on February 26 approved the proposed amendment on Brcko District (Reftel). Eight of the nine CLAC members -- all but Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) caucus ch [...]
2009-02-27 10:41:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO248BOSNIA - EXPECTED TO SUPPORT AMCIT JUDICIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 15:25:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09SARAJEVO249BOSNIA - RADMANOVIC ON SIPA COMPLAINT AGAINST DODIK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 26 meeting, Bosnian Serb member of the Tri-Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic told the Ambassador that the political situation in Bosnia was very "complicated" following the February 19 filing of a criminal report against RS PM Milorad Dodik for corruption (Reftels). Ref [...]
2009-02-27 15:29:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL BK
09SARAJEVO250BOSNIA DOES NOT ACCEPT TWO ALGERIAN GUANTANAMO
[...] (S) On February 27 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a second dipnote in response to our request (reftel A) that Bosnia accept two Algerian nationals who lived in Bosnia before being detained in Guantanamo (Lakhdar Boumediene and Sabir Lahmar Manfud). This second dipnote was in respons [...]
2009-02-27 16:01:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
09SARAJEVO251BOSNIA: EU REBUFFED BY RS AGAIN ON TRANSCO
[...] (C) RS Minister of Energy Puhalac submitted a strongly-worded reply to EU officials on February 17 regarding the EU,s offer to conduct a management review of the moribund state-run electricity transmission company Electroprijenos (TRANSCO). Instead of a reply from the RS Government, Puhalac i [...]
2009-03-02 08:52:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EINV ENRG PINR PREL BK
09SARAJEVO258BOSNIA - RSNA CAUTIOUSLY ENDORSES BRCKO AMENDMENT;
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 25, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) adopted: 1) an RS Government report endorsing the text of the proposed constitutional amendment on Brcko (Ref A),2) a conclusion urging Serb delegates in the state-level Parliament to support the amendment but also to [...]
2009-03-03 15:11:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO279BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES IN FIRST READING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The House of Representatives (HoR) on March 4 approved -- with only one vote opposed -- the proposed amendment on Brcko District (Reftel) in its first reading, thus introducing the amendment into parliamentary procedure and opening the process for debate and proposed changes. The [...]
2009-03-06 14:24:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO281BOSNIA: POST RESPONSE 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Intellectual property rights (IPR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are not adequately protected. The Government suffers from a low level of capacity, primarily technical expertise in policy and law enforcement institutions. While legislation to enforce IPR is in place, enforceme [...]
2009-03-09 10:07:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR
09SARAJEVO297BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPOINTS HEADS TO
[...] (U) After a long delay the Council of Minister February 26 made several appointments to leading positions for three new state-level police support agencies created as part of two April 2008 reform laws. Although the Ministry of Security had held interviews for the positions of Director and Dep [...]
2009-03-10 15:17:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO299BOSNIA: LABOR STATE OF PLAY - PROGRESS ON ECOSOC
[...] (SBU) Summary: The creation of a Bosnian European-model Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the state level has been a goal of the international community and advocates of expanded government/labor dialogue for several years. The BiH Directorate for European Integration has included the c [...]
2009-03-11 06:46:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ELAB ETRD SOCI
09SARAJEVO310FEDERATION DEVELOPMENT BANK SCANDAL - WATCH THIS
[...] Summary. (C) Federation Financial Police have started an investigation of potential irregularities in the operation of the Federation Development Bank. After initially being threatened and rebuffed by Bank director Ramiz Dzaferovic on March 3, the investigators returned on March 9 with a polic [...]
2009-03-13 13:42:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALBK ECON EFIN
09SARAJEVO315BOSNIA: GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETINGS IN KOREA
[...] (SBU) In coordination with Dr. Dmitiri Iordanidi, First Political Secretary at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Bosnia-Herzegovina, we delivered Ref A and Ref B demarches to Nijaz Cardaklija, Counsellor in the Peace and Security Division of the BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilat [...]
2009-03-16 14:23:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC BK
09SARAJEVO317BOSNIA - DAS JONES' MARCH 1-4 VISIT TO SARAJEVO
[...] (C) SUMMARY During his March 1-4 visit to Sarajevo DAS Stuart Jones met with leaders of all major political parties, members of the presidency, Defense Minister Cikotic, Prime Minister Spiric and Foreign Minister Alkalaj. He also met with representatives from international financial instituti [...]
2009-03-16 15:35:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO342BOSNIA SLOW TO ADJUST TO RCC HOST RESPONSIBILITIES
[...] (SBU) In a conversation with Charge on March 17, Foreign Minister Alkalaj confirmed that the Foreign Ministry would forward its proposal regarding Kosovo travel documents to the Council of Ministers in the next few days. He was confident that there would be a resolution to the problem of Kosov [...]
2009-03-18 15:42:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL BK
09SARAJEVO348BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 25-26 PEACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will meet in Sarajevo on March 25-26. Despite Bosnia's problems, including continued nationalist rhetoric and challenges to the Dayton constitutional order, the PIC is expected to be non-eventful. Hopes among PIC members, particularly Russia [...]
2009-03-19 16:33:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO35BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JANUARY 13-14 VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Bob, Cameron -- I look forward to welcoming you to Sarajevo next week for the NATO HQ Sarajevo change-of-command ceremony and our joint meeting with Admiral Fitzgerald. I am also pleased that you both have the time for some additional meetings, particularly a lunch with political [...]
2009-01-12 10:12:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO353BOSNIA - ATTACK ON JOURNALIST IN EASTERN REPUBLIKA
[...] (C) Summary: On March 18, a Federation Television journalist, reporting on allegations of corruption in Trebinje, was physically attacked while filming the Serb Orthodox Church there. The local mayor and Serb Orthodox bishop (both Dodik allies) immediately blamed the victim, and Dodik himsel [...]
2009-03-23 05:44:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO361BOSNIA: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR THE TRADE AND
[...] There have been no legislative or regulatory updates since March 2008 on laws related to child labor. There is no tradition in Bosnia and Herzegovina of forced labor in the production of goods. Known incidents of child labor take place in small, family-owned shops (services) and farms (agri [...]
2009-03-23 10:34:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
09SARAJEVO364BOSNIA SUPPORTS U.S. VIEWS ON ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 16:15:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PBTS GG RS BK
09SARAJEVO365BOSNIA - LETTER FOR THE SECRETARY FROM FOREIGN
[...] (U) On March 23, the Bosnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered to the Embassy a latter from Foreign Minister Alkalaj to the Secretary. Alkalaj's letter is a reply to the Secre tary's March 18 correspondence, and the text is contained in paragraph two below. A scan of the signed letter wa [...]
2009-03-23 16:25:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL BK
09SARAJEVO366GUIDANCE REQUEST; APRIL 2 OHR FINANCIAL EXPERTS
[...] This is an action request. See para 4. 2. OHR provided Embassy with draft 2009/2010 budget in advance of the April 2, 2009 Financial Experts meeting. The proposed budget reflects the Steering Board Ambassador's command to begin preparing a continuing OHR budget for 2009/2010 in advance of [...]
2009-03-24 06:37:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL BK
09SARAJEVO373BOSNIA - STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE CONTINUES TO
[...] (C) The State Prosecutor's Special Department for Organized Crime (SDOC),under the leadership of USG-funded secondee Drew Engel, the Deputy Chief Prosecutor and head of SDOC, made inroads in the fight against organized crime, financial crimes, and corruption in 2008. This includes using cas [...]
2009-03-25 06:15:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID ECON PREL KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO377ITA POSITION USED FOR POLITICAL LEVERAGE AMONG
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The position of the Director of the Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) has opened another struggle for "ethnic balance" in state-level institutions. The current director, Kemal Causevic, is a Bosniak who has managed to keep the institution functioning at a basic level, but has [...]
2009-03-26 12:58:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON BK
09SARAJEVO38BOSNIA: SERBIA AND HUNGARY SECURE NATURAL GAS FOR
[...] Summary: Freezing citizens of Bosnia's capital of Sarajevo received some relief from the natural gas crisis on Friday and Saturday when Serbia and Hungary, via the German-owned EON natural gas storage facility, provided a temporary supply of natural gas to Bosnia's pipeline system. Sarajevo's [...]
2009-01-12 15:59:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT CASC ENRG EPET PREL BK
09SARAJEVO381BOSNIA - PIC URGES POLITICAL LEADERS TO COMPROMISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 25-26 Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Sarajevo welcomed the Bosnian parliament's adoption of a constitutional amendment on Brcko (reported septel),but stressed that progress on the remainder of the PIC 5-plus-2 agenda was insufficient to justify a decision to close [...]
2009-03-27 07:44:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS EU BK
09SARAJEVO385BOSNIA -- THE COMING END OF EUFOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. We understand that the administration is planning a review of the U.S. and international profile in Bosnia. The Embassy would like to call Washington's attention to decision processes underway which will impact our ability [...]
2009-03-27 13:48:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL BK EUN
09SARAJEVO386BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES: A VICTORY FOR
[...] (SBU) Two months of negotiating a constitutional amendment on Brcko District (Ref A) -- and thirteen years of USG engagement to make Brcko a self-sustaining, multiethnic district -- culminated in the amendment's overwhelming support in both houses of Parliament. The House of Representatives ( [...]
2009-03-27 14:46:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO388BOSNIA - SIPA ACTION AGAINST ID FRAUD ANGERS DODIK
[...] (U) The State Investigative and Protective Agency (SIPA),acting on the order of the State Prosecutor's Office, on March 24 arrested three officials in Bijeljina in eastern Republika Srpska (RS) in connection with the fraudulent issuance of Citizenship Identity Protection System (CIPS) identi [...]
2009-03-27 16:13:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KCRM KJUS KAWC BK
09SARAJEVO39BOSNIA: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS IN BOSNIA
[...] Summary: The Global Economic Crisis has reached Bosnia as demand for key exports, such as metals, has fallen sharply, construction has stalled and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has dropped. Loans are hard to get and remittances have stopped growing. Nonetheless, Bosnia,s high percentage [...]
2009-01-12 16:27:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PREL
09SARAJEVO393BOSNIA: KOSOVO DOCUMENTS PROPOSAL WITH THE
[...] On Friday, March 27, FM Alkalaj shared with the Ambassador the MFA's proposal on how to deal with Kosovo documents, particularly travel documents of Kosovo officials who need to travel to BiH for Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) meetings in Sarajevo. The proposal, which was forwarded to the [...]
2009-03-30 13:59:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL KVIR BK
09SARAJEVO398BOSNIA: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS HITS VULNERABLE
[...] (U) Summary: Emboffs visited the Srebrenica municipality to assess the impact of the world economic crisis on area businesses and municipal government. Automobile parts manufacturer, CIMOS Srebrenica, warns that a 50% decline in customer orders since September 2008 will force the plant to layo [...]
2009-03-31 11:26:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDBK ECON
09SARAJEVO40BOSNIA - GAZA REACTION REVEALS UGLY SIDE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Several incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti, biased press coverage, and irresponsible comments by Islamic Community head, Reis Mustafa Ceric (who labeled events in Gaza "genocide"),have contributed to an undercurrent of anti-Semitism in the Bosnian reaction to events in Gaza. [...]
2009-01-12 16:36:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM GZ BK PREL
09SARAJEVO403BOSNIA - COURT REJECTS EFFORT TO GUT STATE COURT'S
[...] (U) During its March 28 session, the BiH Constitutional Court rejected a case brought by BiH House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Milorad Zivkovic and twelve other deputies from Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik's party, the Alliance of Social Democrats (SNSD),that had c [...]
2009-03-31 16:05:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO406BOSNIA: INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED PROJECTS ADVANCE
[...] The U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and the Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT) rule of law program, funded by INL-managed SEED funds, continue to play a critical role in advancing our rule of [...]
2009-04-01 13:37:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO409SARAJEVO FRAUD SUMMARY, SEMI-ANNUAL CY2009
[...] This semi-annual fraud summary covers 1 September 2008 to 1 March 2009. ------------------ Country Conditions ------------------ 2. Fourteen years after the 1992-95 Balkan conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina is still recovering from the devastation of the war that resulted in some two mil [...]
2009-04-01 14:17:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO42BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made considerable efforts to open its economy to more foreign investment. Major initiatives include a liberal State Foreign Investment Policy Law, a value-added tax (VAT),and a uniform trade and customs policy. However, foreign investors continue to face a num [...]
2009-01-13 10:20:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR BK
09SARAJEVO439ACTION REQUEST: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Poloff contacted Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) MFA's Head of the Department for UN and Other International Organizations, Ms. Sanja Kenig-Corovic, regarding USG candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council on April 1. Ms. Kenig-Corovic had no substantive response to the talking points provide [...]
2009-04-08 05:09:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO444SARAJEVO FRAUD UNIT VISITS THE OFFICE OF THE BOSNIAN MUSLIM
[...] [Summary] FPU recently completed a fraud prevention site visit to the Islamic Community's Governing Council (Rijaset) Office of the Bosniak Diaspora. Our fraud investigator wanted to broaden our contacts with the Rijaset representatives to resolve questions about religious worker (R1) visa [...]
2009-04-08 13:15:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO452BOSNIA - PM SPIRIC MOVES FORWARD (FINALLY) ON
[...] (SBU) On April 9, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (CoM) Nikola Spiric (Serb) agreed to place the long overdue decision on an inventory of state property on the CoM agenda. Spiric also agreed that the scope of the inventory should be consistent with the March 26 communique of the Peace Im [...]
2009-04-10 11:06:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL KDEM EU BK
09SARAJEVO464Half of Bosnian Au-pairs remain in America
[...] [Summary] Sarajevo FPU recently completed a validation study for all J1 au-pair cases Post issued in 2006. Nearly half of the program participants from Bosnia found legal ways to stay in the USA. [End Summary] 2. Methodology: FPU examined cases from 2006 to provide ample time for return [...]
2009-04-14 11:40:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO467BOSNIA - TIHIC AND COVIC EAGER TO ENGAGE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 8 lunch with Ambassador, Party of Democratic Action (SDA) chairman Sulejman Tihic and Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH chairman Dragan Covic focused almost exclusively on constitutional reform (CR). The two men discussed the positive momentum generated by the recent [...]
2009-04-15 04:55:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO469BOSNIA - SEEKING RESOLUTION OF DEFENSE PROPERTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Bosnia's progress towards reaching an "acceptable and resolution of defense property," one of the PIC's 5 objectives for closure of the Office of the High Representative, remains stalled, and recently we have seen some backsliding. With respect to moveable defense property -- th [...]
2009-04-15 06:18:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO480Sarajevo Work and Travel visa validation study
[...] [Summary] Sarajevo FPU recently completed a validation study for all J1 Summer Work and Travel cases that post issued in 2008. A solid 96% of issued applicants returned, with only four percent remaining in America [End of Summary] 2. Methodology: Our Fraud Prevention Unit took all 78 issue [...]
2009-04-16 11:54:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO487BOSNIA - DODIK INVESTIGATION TO START NEXT WEEK;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office (SPO) expects to open a formal investigation into Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik on Tuesday, April 21. Dodik is one of nine individuals, including three sitting RS ministers, alleged to have committed a variety of criminal offens [...]
2009-04-17 14:49:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO488BOSNIA - EU TROIKA FM'S BRING THE SAME OLD EU
[...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: We have spoken with EU diplomats to assess whether the "EU Troika" foreign ministers broke new ground when they visited Sarajevo on April 7-9. Although the simultaneous visit of Czech Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg, French Foreign Minister Kouchner and Swedish Foreign Minis [...]
2009-04-17 14:50:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EU BK
09SARAJEVO489BOSNIA - DODIK INVESTIGATION TO START NEXT WEEK;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office (SPO) expects to open a formal investigation into Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik on Tuesday, April 21. Dodik is one of nine individuals, including three sitting RS ministers, alleged to have committed a variety of criminal offens [...]
2009-04-17 14:51:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO492Bosnia FPU visits Roma community in Bijeljina.
[...] [Summary] Sarajevo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) visited the Roma community in the Bosnian city of Bijeljina, the second largest town in the Republika Srpska. Bijeljina, once considered the largest and the richest Roma community in all Bosnia, now shows signs of economic distress, a likely fact [...]
2009-04-20 08:42:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO493BOSNIA FRAUD PREVENTION UNIT VISITS SREBRENICA AND
[...] [Summary] Sarajevo's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) recently visited Srebrenica and Bijeljina, two cities in northeast Bosnia located in the Republika Srpska. Post's anti-fraud unit identified a recent influx of non-immigrant visa applicants from these towns and executed their own survey of thes [...]
2009-04-20 08:42:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO500WHAT TO DO ABOUT A PROBLEM CALLED BOSNIA
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Our objectives here are to: 1) maintain Bosnia as a single state; 2) mute the country's potentially explosive ethnic divisions by embedding it in Euro-Atlantic institutions; and, 3) ensure that the state is strong enough to meet its NATO and EU obligations. Unfortunately, Bosni [...]
2009-04-20 15:02:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO501BOSNIA: INDICTMENT FILED AGAINST FEDERATION PRIME
[...] (SBU) Over the weekend, the Bosnian media confirmed that on April 14 the Sarajevo Cantonal State Prosecutor filed an indictment against Federation Prime Minister Nedzad Brankovic (Party of Democratic Action--SDA) and former Federation Prime Minister Edhem Bicakcic (SDA Federation PM from 1998 [...]
2009-04-20 15:43:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO507BOSNIA - REIS CERIC CALLS FOR "NATIONAL BOSNIAK
[...] (C) Summary: Reis Mustafa Ceric, head of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina, continues to shoot from the hip on political matters, this time calling into question the country's multi-ethnic identity. While Islamic Community representatives were quick to dismiss this as a misunde [...]
2009-04-21 14:03:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO510BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO DETAINEE
[...] (S/NOFORN) The Ambassador met on April 16 with Prime Minister Spiric and on April 17 with Minister of Security Sadovic to request that the Bosnian government reconsider its previous decision on Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar, and agree to allow Lahmar to return to Bosnia (Reftel). Spiric s [...]
2009-04-22 07:44:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL BA
09SARAJEVO513BOSNIA - DODIK MAKES NICE AND ISSUES WARNINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over lunch on the 17th floor terrace of the Republika Srpska (RS) Government building on April 16, RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and the Ambassador discussed a range of issues, including outstanding elements of OHR's 5 2 agenda, the state-level investigation of the PM over, amo [...]
2009-04-22 14:53:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO514BOSNIA - TIME TO ASSIGN A U.S. GENERAL OFFICER TO
[...] (C/NF) I have argued that it remains critical to U.S. interests for a U.S. general officer to command NATO HQ Sarajevo. We did not succeed in keeping that post last year, however, and an Italian general officer assumed command of NATO HQ on January 14. After that decision was taken my hope h [...]
2009-04-22 14:54:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM NATO EU BK
09SARAJEVO515BOSNIA - HIGHREP INZKO DISCUSSES EXTENDING THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Inzko met with Quint Ambassadors on April 20 to discuss extending the presence of the international secondees working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office past the legislatively-mandated December 2009 deadline. Inzko expressed strong support for [...]
2009-04-22 15:53:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO516BOSNIA -- DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE CLEARS SIPA
[...] (C) On April 22 a Disciplinary Committee of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) cleared Assistant Director Dragan Lukac (Croat) of any wrongdoing when he submitted a criminal report against several Republika Srpska Government (RSG) officials, including RS Prime Minister Milora [...]
2009-04-23 13:02:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO529BOSNIA: EMBASSY RATCHETS UP ENGAGEMENT IN
[...] (C) Summary: On an April 23 visit to Srebrenica, Ambassador English pushed local leaders to put aside their political differences for the sake of citizens of a municipality still struggling to come to terms with the 1995 genocide which took place there. Bickering over government jobs, and th [...]
2009-04-27 12:32:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO530BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO RESTORE
[...] (U) High Representative Valentin Inzko used his "Bonn powers" on Friday, April 24 to return the travel documents of 13 Republika Srpska (RS) police officers whose documents were seized in July 2007 because they were suspected of involvement in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. According to Andrej [...]
2009-04-27 14:23:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC KCRM KJUS KMRS PGOV PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO548CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 09:35:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER BK
09SARAJEVO549BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DIPNOTE ON GUANTANAMO
[...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met on April 29 with Prime Minister Nikola Spiric to deliver a diplomatic note requesting that Bosnia accept the return of Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar (reftel). The Ambassador stressed that the U.S. had pursued other alternatives with Guantanamo detainees formerly [...]
2009-04-30 09:44:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER BA
09SARAJEVO554BOSNIA -- REPUBLIKA SRPSKA PRESS CRITICIZES
[...] (U) Republika Srpska (RS) based press and a parliamentarian from right-wing RS Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) are publicly criticizing Bosnia's planned participation in the NATO PfP Cooperative Longbow-Cooperative Lancer (exercise) in Tbilisi, Georgia from May 6 to June 1. Bosnia's MOD has pu [...]
2009-04-30 13:56:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO556BOSNIA - SDA CONGRESS FORECASTS TURNING POINT IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) gears up for its party congress on May 26 -- at which it will elect its party president -- both party leadership and rank and file are preparing to make a crucial choice between moving SDA along its current, progressive path and shifting the [...]
2009-05-04 15:20:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO563BOSNIA - INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED PROJECTS UPDATE:
[...] (U) Summry: Extensive technical assistance in drafting gverning legislation and rules of procedures along with significant USG investment in equipment and taining facilitated the creation and rapid develoment of the new state-level Foreigners Affairs Service from an idea on paper to an effecti [...]
2009-05-05 12:21:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO565BOSNIA - CROAT POLITICS MIRED IN STALEMATES AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Croat political scene of late has been marked by increasing anxiety about the fate of two centers of Croat power -- the city of Mostar and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) parties. After six months of stalemate and frivolous bargaining, HDZ-BiH is reportedly close to an ag [...]
2009-05-05 13:26:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO566BOSNIA - DODIK'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST "TRANSFERRED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 23, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) began a debate on the "effects of the transfer of constitutional competencies from the RS to the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina." The debate, which will continue on May 14, is part of a long campaign dating back [...]
2009-05-05 14:21:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM EU BK
09SARAJEVO573BOSNIA - FY 2009 JULIA TAFT REFUGEE FUND PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) Per reftel A, Post is pleased to submit a project proposal for the FY 2009 Julia Taft Refugee Fund. Embassy Sarajevo, working in consultation with the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) State Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees, the Federation Ministry of Human Rights and Refugee Issues, t [...]
2009-05-07 12:18:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO574BOSNIA - INCREASED INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As a follow-up to their lunch with High Representative Valentin Inzko (Reftel),the Quint Ambassadors met on May 5 with State Justice Minister Barisa Colak to urge him to prepare legislative amendments needed to extend the presence of international judges and prosecutors past Dec [...]
2009-05-07 16:02:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO578BOSNIA -- DODIK CALLS ON SERB SOLDIERS TO QUIT
[...] (SBU) During a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of a new Mercatur supermarket in Banja Luka on May 7, Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Dodik called on Serb members of Bosnia's Armed Forces to disobey lawful orders and to refuse to participate in the NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) C [...]
2009-05-08 15:32:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BA
09SARAJEVO589BOSNIA: HARSH ECONOMIC TIMES LEAD TO STANDBY
[...] Summary. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on May 5 announced it had reached a staff level agreement on a $1.52 billion standby arrangement with Bosnian authorities. This is the first such agreement since the last one expired in 2004, and reflects Bosnia,s growing concern with its deterio [...]
2009-05-11 14:00:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO592BOSNIA'S NEW BIOMETRIC PASSPORT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT DATA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Our Consular Section's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) visited several offices involved in data collection for passport issuance. The visits suggested that even if the Bosnian government hits its January 2010 production target for the new biometric passport, the data used to issue the [...]
2009-05-12 05:57:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO594BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mr. Vice President: welcome to Bosnia. Your visit here is being taken as a sign that "the U.S. is back" and ready to resume our traditional leadership role here. Bosniaks especially welcome the news, Croats as well, but Serbs are leery, believing new U.S. energy will be devoted t [...]
2009-05-12 15:50:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR ECON KJUS KCRM PINR BK
09SARAJEVO600SNSD RATCHETS UP INFLAMMATORY RHETORIC
[...] (C) A parliamentary debate on May 13 on constitutional reform turned ugly when House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Milorad Zivkovic from the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) proposed conducting public opinion surveys on whether citizens of Bosnia want to continue living toge [...]
2009-05-14 13:49:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO606BOSNIA - POLITICIANS COMMENT ON U.S. HOUSE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The nonbinding resolution on Bosnia (H.R. 171) passed on May 12 by the U.S. House of Representatives provoked much commentary by Bosnian politicians, most of it along predictable lines. Bosniak and Croat politicians generally praised the resolution, saying it demonstrated incr [...]
2009-05-15 08:23:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO609BOSNIA - MFA OFFICIAL WILL PARTICIPATE IN CGINT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 12:09:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER NL BK
09SARAJEVO610BOSNIA - RSNA DECLARES "TRANSFERRED COMPETENCIES"
[...] (SBU) On May 14, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) concluded its April 23 debate on competency transfers (Reftel) and adopted a set of conclusions that, in effect, declared (erroneously) that 65 "competencies" had been illegally transferred from the RS to the state. Only in three [...]
2009-05-15 12:37:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM MARR EU BK
09SARAJEVO614BOSNIA - EUROPEANS IGNORE DANGER FROM DODIK ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph seven below. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The issue of the Republika Srpska (RS)-led break down of Transco, the state-run electricity transmission company is coming to a critical point. All good faith offers by the international community to provide technic [...]
2009-05-18 12:36:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALEAID ENRG PINR PREL PGOV EU BK
09SARAJEVO631BOSNIA - HIGHREP PONDERS BONN POWERS ANNULMENT OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph xxxx below. HighRep Concern Over RS Challenge to "Competency Transfers" --------------------------------------------- -------------- 2. (C) At the May 22 meeting of the Steering Board Ambassadors (SBA),HighRep Inzko reiterated concerns he firs [...]
2009-05-22 14:06:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM EU BK
09SARAJEVO641BOSNIA - SACIRBEY TO TESTIFY BEFORE ICTY VIA
[...] (SBU) Per reftels, on May 18 we conveyed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the urgent need for the Bosnian government to clarify its position regarding Muhamed Sacirbey's travel to The Hague to testify before the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). We made clear that we [...]
2009-05-27 09:05:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN PREL BK
09SARAJEVO643BOSNIA - TIHIC VICTORY SENDS MESSAGE: SDA WANTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At its party congress on May 26 (Ref A),the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA) reelected its moderate, pro-European president, Sulejman Tihic, who immediately pledged to continue working toward reforms vital for Bosnia,s future. Tihic comfortably defeated right-wing candid [...]
2009-05-27 13:20:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO645BOSNIA - MFA SENDS SECOND DIP NOTE CLARIFYING
[...] (SBU) Per the Department's request, on May 28 we sought from the MFA additional documentation clarifying the Bosnian government's support for having Muhamed Sacirbey testify before the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia via video-link (Refs A and B). In response to our request, [...]
2009-05-28 14:06:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN PREL BK
09SARAJEVO658BOSNIA - VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN OPENS DOOR FOR USG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: One week after the visit of Vice President Biden to Bosnia and Herzegovina, his signals of clear USG support for Bosnia have begun to shore up the voice of the Bosnian political moderates. During his public speech and private meetings on May 19, the Vice President declared in no [...]
2009-06-02 11:04:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO66BOSNIA - COUNCIL OF MINISTERS TO DECIDE SOON ON
[...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met separately on January 13 with Foreign Minister Sven Alakalaj and Prime Minister Nikola Spiric to deliver the diplomatic note in reftel regarding Bosnia's willingness to accept two Algerian Guantanamo detainees, Sabir Lahmar Manfud and Lakhdar Boumedienne. The Ambas [...]
2009-01-15 14:36:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
09SARAJEVO666BOSNIA: FEDERATION PM'S RESIGNATION COULD DELAY
[...] (C) Summary: Federation Prime Minister Nedzad Brankovic proffered his resignation on May 27 under a cloud of corruption charges. While he is widely viewed as ineffective, his resignation, if accepted, will likely hinder the Federation's ability to fulfill the conditions necessary for the Inte [...]
2009-06-04 13:01:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO67BOSNIA TO FORMALLY ASK FOR NATO MEMBERSHIP ACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 14:46:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BK
09SARAJEVO670BOSNIA: RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR
[...] (SBU) Post delivered points per reftel to Sanja Kenig-Corovic, the Bosnian MFA's Head of Department for the UN and Other International Organizations. Kenig-Corovic advised that representatives from the European Commission, Sweden, and the Czech Republic (representing current and future EU Pr [...]
2009-06-05 07:05:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO678BOSNIA INCHING CLOSER ON VISA LIBERALIZATION
[...] (U) At its June 4, 2009 session, the Council of Ministers approved and sent to Parliament a package of four draft laws needed to facilitate Bosnia's entry into a visa liberalization regime with the EU. The package includes draft laws on International Legal Aid in Criminal Matters, Border C [...]
2009-06-05 13:37:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EU BK
09SARAJEVO679BOSNIA: COM REJECTS LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS
[...] (U) During its June 4 session, the Council of Ministers in a 2-7 vote rejected a proposal to extend the presence of international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office past December 2009. The defeat of the initiative dealt a severe blow to the Sta [...]
2009-06-05 13:55:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO687BOSNIA - HIREP INZKO USES BONN POWERS TO REMOVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 8 OHR High Representative Valentine Inzko used the Bonn powers for the first time in his tenure in order to remove two police officials engaged in illegal activities, including reported illegal wiretapping against OHR officials. Inzko ordered the removal of Herzegovina [...]
2009-06-10 13:31:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO689BOSNIA: SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Long considered a black hole in the region, Bosnia now appears to be taking some steps towards signing regional cooperation agreements in an effort to bring to justice criminals, particularly war criminals, who are dual citizens and out of reach of the law due to existing bans [...]
2009-06-10 14:33:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KAWC KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO691BOSNIA - DODIK RAISES THE STAKES ON RSNA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: HighRep Valentin Inzko,s June 11 deadline for the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) to withdraw its May 14 conclusions that declared 65 competency transfers from the entities to the state unconstitutional (Ref A) is upon us, and the issue remains unresolved. Both the Amba [...]
2009-06-11 14:37:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO70BOSNIA - STRUGGLING WITH DODIK ON BRCKO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik remains the principal stumbling block to a resolution on Brcko District. Seemingly backing off his long-standing intransigence on constitutional amendments to resolve Brcko, Dodik promised Ambassador and HighRep Lajcak in December [...]
2009-01-15 16:08:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO704BOSNIA - DODIK REMAINS DEFIANT ON RSNA CONCLUSIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik on June 12 publicly reiterated his support for the RS National Assembly (RSNA's) May 14 conclusions that declared 68 competency transfers to the state level unconstitutional. Dodik insisted that the spirit of the conclusions would remain in e [...]
2009-06-15 14:14:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO708BOSNIA: INDICTMENT EXPECTED AGAINST HEAD OF
[...] (C) The Federation Financial Police shared with us in confidence the full investigation prepared for the prosecutor regarding allegations against the director of the Federation Development Bank (FDB),Ramiz Dzaferovic (Reftel). Forty-two individuals are named in connection with the case, and a [...]
2009-06-16 12:41:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN BK
09SARAJEVO732BOSNIA: S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S JUNE 14-16
[...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson visited Sarajevo June 14-16 to discuss regional cooperation and extending past December the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office. He met with State Justice Minister Barisa [...]
2009-06-22 13:54:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO733BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO ANNUL RSNA
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On June 20, High Representative Valentin Inzko publicly announced his decision to use the Bonn Powers to annul the Republika Srpska's (RS) May 14 Conclusions on the alleged illegal transfer of 68 competencies from the entities to the state. This decision came after almost a [...]
2009-06-22 14:27:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR EU BK
09SARAJEVO741BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 29-30 PEACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will meet in Sarajevo on June 29-30. This meeting, the first PIC Political Directors meeting to be chaired by the current HighRep Valentin Inzko, will take place in the shadow of a serious confrontation between Inzko and Republika Srpska Pri [...]
2009-06-23 15:38:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO744BOSNIA: IMF DEAL DELAYED
[...] Summary. On June 22, the IMF postponed a scheduled June 29 governing board meeting at which the IMF was to approve a proposed $1.5 billion, 3-year standby arrangement because IMF conditions have not been met. The conditions included budget cuts at all levels of government. The RS entity and [...]
2009-06-24 10:01:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO745BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 27-28 VISIT OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You come to Sarajevo as Bosnia weathers its latest political crisis, a showdown over the High Representative's use of his extraordinary Bonn Powers to annul an action by the Republika Srpska (RS) that challenged the structures of the Dayton Peace Accords (Ref A). Such crises a [...]
2009-06-24 10:20:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO747BOSNIA: FORMER FOREIGN FIGHTERS ARRESTED; BUT CAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Administrative delays and barriers to evidence sharing may contribute to the release from the Foreigners Affairs Service (FAS) Immigration Center of several former foreign fighters, who have been deemed threats to BiH national security. Currently the center holds eight persons [...]
2009-06-24 13:41:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KISL SCUL INR KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO75BOSNIA: FY09 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Post appreciates EEB/CBA's offer of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) support. Per reftel instructions, we submit the following proposals in rank priority order. Our responses are keyed to reftel instructions. 2. Regional Balkan Energy Meeting (Two-Day),April 2009. a) The Bal [...]
2009-01-16 15:03:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD
09SARAJEVO76BOSNIA - BIDDING FOR 2010-2011 UNSC SEAT
[...] (U) We received the following diplomatic note from the Bosnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Bosnia's interest in being elected to the UN Security Council, and have added our comment on this request below: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina presents its compliment [...]
2009-01-16 16:59:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC BK
09SARAJEVO77BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ADOPTS LONG AWAITED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council of Ministers (CoM) on December 29 adopted a National War Crimes Strategy that establishes the framework for the prosecution of war crimes committed during the 1992-1995 war. The initiative marks a milestone in Bosnia's efforts to prosecute war crimes and promote na [...]
2009-01-16 17:27:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO773BOSNIA - SERBS KEEP QUIET AND BOSNIAKS CRY FOUL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Following HighRep Valentin Inzko's June 20 decision to use the Bonn Powers to annul the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA's) conclusions condemning what the RSNA perceived as the illegal transfer of competencies from the entities to the state (Ref A),Bosnian Serb politician [...]
2009-06-30 06:12:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO776BOSNIA - STATE COURT APPROVES ANOTHER TEMPORARY
[...] (C) A contact at the State Prosecutor's Office on June 29 told us that the State Court late on June 26 had approved the office's request for a temporary seizure order for additional documents from Republika Srpska (RS) in connection with the ongoing corruption case against RS Prime Minister [...]
2009-06-30 10:24:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO782BOSNIA: IMF DEAL BACK ON
[...] Summary. The IMF governing board meeting to approve the standby arrangement for Bosnia has been rescheduled for July 8, following Bosnia,s fulfillment of the two outstanding conditions: the adoption of a comprehensive budget framework by the National Fiscal Council, and an agreement by the Fe [...]
2009-07-01 12:31:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO785BOSNIA: INTENT ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1874
[...] (SBU) The Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina shares USG concerns (reftel) about North Korea's May 25 nuclear test and the prospect of the DPRK obtaining WMD material despite UNSC sanctions. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of Department for the UN and Other International Organizations Sanja KEN [...]
2009-07-01 13:13:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN BK
09SARAJEVO786BOSNIA - CANTONAL COURT CONVICTS NOTORIOUS MAFIA
[...] (U) The Sarajevo Cantonal Court's June 23 decision to convict notorious mafia boss Muhammed Ali Gasi continues to elicit favorable commentary. Gasi, along with his brother, and six associates, were convicted on organized crime-related charges, including extortion, illegal property purchases, [...]
2009-07-01 14:04:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO79BOSNIA TO FORMALLY ASK FOR NATO MEMBERSHIP ACTION
[...] (SBU) Director of the MFA's Peace and Security division, Ambassador Fuad Sabate, called us in January 14 to report that the MFA has submitted for approval by Bosnia's Tri-Presidency a letter to NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer formally asking that Bosnia be given a Membership Action Plan at the Stras [...]
2009-01-20 09:08:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BK
09SARAJEVO791Sarajevo non-immigrant visa application numbers in dramatic
[...] (Summary) Not since 9/11 has Post experienced a decrease in non-immigrant visa numbers as dramatic as that which has occurred during this global economic crisis. But, Post has seized this unanticipated drop in applications as an opportunity to expand its anti-fraud and student outreach programs [...]
2009-07-02 08:16:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO796REQUEST FOR REVISION OF THE VISA RECIPROCITY SCHEDULE FOR
[...] SUMMARY. Post asks for the Department's review of the visa reciprocity schedule for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specifically, post would like the Department to increase the validity of B1, B2, B1/B2, C1, D, C1/D, F, M, I, J, H, L, M, O, P, Q, R visas to multiple-entry, 120 months. The current sche [...]
2009-07-02 13:22:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT BK
09SARAJEVO797BOSNIA - CODEL CARDIN STRESSES NEED FOR DIALOGUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In June 27-28 meetings with Bosnia's Presidency and the leaders of its most prominent political parties, a Congressional delegation led by Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) stressed the USG's continued concern for Bosnia's future and pledged our support for helping Bosnia become a s [...]
2009-07-02 14:49:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO802BOSNIAN COURT RULES CEFTA-VIOLATING LAW
[...] (U) Based on a complaint brought by the President of the BiH House of Peoples, the Constitutional Court on July 3 temporarily declared unconstitutional a law on domestic protection until it has time to study the law in detail. The law intended to protect domestic agriculture producers by taxi [...]
2009-07-07 05:44:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BK
09SARAJEVO804REPUBLIKA SRPSKA DELEGATES BLOCK ADOPTION OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 18, 2009, the Republika Srpska (RS) delegates in the House of Peoples of the BiH Parliament (BiH HoP) rejected a proposed Revised Strategy for implementation of Annex VII (dealing with returns of displaced persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina) and returned it to the Counci [...]
2009-07-07 07:36:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL BK
09SARAJEVO810BOSNIA - FEW SIGNS OF PROGRESS AT THE JUNE PIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The June 29-30 Peace Implementation Council (PIC)session was marked by rancorous debate among Bosnian politicians and by general acknowledgment that Bosnia had made little progress toward satisfying the objectives and conditions necessary to close the Office of the High Represent [...]
2009-07-07 13:51:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR PREL BK
09SARAJEVO812BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 11-12 VISIT OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You come to Sarajevo to commemorate a searing event in Bosnia's history, the 1995 genocide at Srebrenica. Your participation in the event will signal, particularly to the Bosniaks, a strong USG commitment to national reconciliation. You also will meet with Bosnian leaders on [...]
2009-07-08 11:16:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO821BOSNIA: IMF GOVERNING BOARD APPROVES $1.57 B
[...] On July 8, the IMF Governing Board approved a $1.57 billion, 36-month standby arrangement for Bosnia-Herzegovina. The first tranche of $282 million could arrive as early as July 10. The funding must be used to service external debt, but Federation Finance Minister Bevanda has said that this [...]
2009-07-09 07:40:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO827BOSNIA VULNERABLE TO MONEY LAUNDERING AND
[...] (U) Summary. Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) is vulnerable to money laundering and terrorist financing due to serious deficiencies in the integrity of its anti-money laundering (AML) regime. On paper, BiH,s AML regime complies with many Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations, but the r [...]
2009-07-09 11:18:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PREL ECON BK
09SARAJEVO834BOSNIAN MARRIAGE PATTERNS THROUGH THE EYES OF SARAJEVO'S
[...] (Summary) After almost two years of Immigrant Visa operations in Sarajevo, our consular staff is beginning to see standard behavioral patterns that while not necessarily indicating fraud, do exemplify both a very utilitarian approach to finding a partner, and the strengths of traditional ro [...]
2009-07-10 08:08:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO838BOSNIA - CONVICTED TERRORIST BEKTASEVIC
[...] (C) Mirsad Bektasevic, a dual Bosnian-Swedish citizen who was convicted in a Bosnian court on charges of terrorism in 2007 (Reftel),successfully petitioned the Bosnian court to serve out the remainder of his prison sentence in Sweden, and was transferred from Bosnia to Sweden on June 10, 2009. [...]
2009-07-10 13:00:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PTER BK
09SARAJEVO839BOSNIA: STATE OF PLAY ON SREBRENICA-RELATED WAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With the fourteenth anniversary of the genocide that took place in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 upon us, we thought it would be useful to review the progress made and the challenges faced by the State Prosecutor's Office Special Department for War Crimes (SDWC) investigating [...]
2009-07-10 13:02:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO840BOSNIA: STATE OF PLAY ON SREBRENICA-RELATED WAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With the fourteenth anniversary of the genocide that took place in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 upon us, we thought it would be useful to review the progress made and the challenges faced by the State Prosecutor's Office Special Department for War Crimes (SDWC) investigating [...]
2009-07-10 13:03:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO841BOSNIA - INL-FUNDED PROGRAM UPDATE: FOCUS ON
[...] (U) Summary: INL-provided SEED funded training conducted by the Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Training Program (OPDAT) and the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) continue to play a critical role in our rule of law agenda here in Bosn [...]
2009-07-10 15:09:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO857A Tale of Two Cities: the Sarajevo Fraud Prevention Unit
[...] [Summary] The Sarajevo Consular Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) recently visited two adjacent towns in Northern Bosnia, Prijedor and Sanski Most. We wanted to improve our understanding of a region that experienced severe displacement during the war and to examine the living conditions of our visa [...]
2009-07-15 12:13:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO861BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DIPNOTE ON GUANTANAMO
[...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met on July 15 with Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikola Spiric to deliver a diplomatic note urging the Bosnian Government to focus immediately on resolving the case of Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar and accept his return to Bosnia. The Ambassador noted that he [...]
2009-07-15 13:37:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER BA
09SARAJEVO866Bosnia consular outreach program yields substantial drop in
[...] [Summary] In past years, Sarajevo's refusal rate for J1 Summer Work and Travel (SWT) applicants was often over 50 percent. Recognizing that our refusal rate was directly related to a Post policy of only issuing to students of accredited universities, the Consular section launched an outreach pr [...]
2009-07-16 13:23:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO867EU DENIES BOSNIA ENTRY INTO VISA LIBERALIZATION
[...] (C) The European Commission (EC) announced on July 14 that it had decided to keep Bosnia off the list of countries recommended for entry into the EU's visa liberalization regime at this time. It attributed its decision to Bosnia's shortcomings in the issuance of biometric passports, the fig [...]
2009-07-16 13:58:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KCRM EU BK
09SARAJEVO87BOSNIA - STATE PROSECUTOR MOVES CLOSER TO OPENING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office is close to completing its review of the Republika Srpska (RS) government documents provided to it as part of its preliminary investigation into alleged corruption associated with RS Government Building contracts. Based on their preliminary conclusio [...]
2009-01-21 16:05:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO877BOSNIA - DEMARCHE ON U.S.-RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 12:00:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BK RS
09SARAJEVO88BOSNIA - HIGHREP LAJCAK TO BE NAMED SLOVAK FOREIGN
[...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador today, High Rep Miroslav Lajcak said that he had been offered and accepted the position of Slovak Foreign Minister. He plans to inform the PIC tomorrow, and immediately afterwards will tell the Presidency, which will be asked to inform other Bosnian gover [...]
2009-01-22 17:00:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BA SK
09SARAJEVO883SUBJECT: BOSNIA - CODEL CARNAHAN HELPS MARK
[...] (SBU) Summary: From July 11-13 the Congressional delegation (CODEL) led by Representative Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and including Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Representative Mike Turner (R-OH) visited Bosnia-Herzegovina, underscoring the strength of the U.S. commitment to help Bosnia joi [...]
2009-07-23 04:22:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO893BOSNIA - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 14:27:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BA
09SARAJEVO894BOSNIA: PARLIAMENT VOTES TO DISMISS SDA SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: On July 22, the BiH House of Representatives, acting on a request from the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) Presidency, voted to dismiss SDA Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic. This vote ends two months of speculation about Sadovic's removal and a public fight between SDA Presiden [...]
2009-07-24 13:56:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO895BOSNIAKS ATTEMPT TO BLOCK THE WORK OF THE RS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In response to a recent decision by the Republika Srpska (RS) Constitutional Court, Bosniak leaders in the RS announced on July 14 that the Bosniak Caucus in the RS Council of Peoples (RS CoP) will attempt to block all laws passed by the RS National Assembly (RSNA) by boycotting [...]
2009-07-24 13:58:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO921BOSNIA AGREES TO ACCEPT GUANTANAMO DETAINEE LAHMAR
[...] (S) We received a diplomatic note from the Bosnian Foreign Ministry informing us that Bosnia has agreed to accept the transfer of former Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar and deal with him in accordance with the Bosnian Law on Foreigners and Asylum. In practice, this will mean that Lahmar wil [...]
2009-07-29 13:43:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER BA
09SARAJEVO922BOSNIA - EXTENDING THE PRESENCE OF INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. We are reaching a critical point in our and the international community's efforts to extend the presence of the international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office. The Coun [...]
2009-07-29 14:34:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO934BOSNIA - HIGHREP PUTS TEMPORARY LID ON BUBBLING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ten months after the October 2008 municipal elections, Mostar's elected officials have yet to find a resolution to the city mayor stalemate (Reftel). As a result, the Mostar City Council is unable to adopt a permanent budget and therefore pay city employees. Disgruntlement with [...]
2009-07-31 10:17:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO937BOSNIA - HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 12:44:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA BK
09SARAJEVO946BOSNIA - HIGH-PROFILE PRISONER DISAPPEARS
[...] (C) Bosnia is abuzz about the disappearance of Karray Kemal bin Ali who failed to return to a high security prison in Zenica after being granted leave to visit his family. Bin Ali (AKA Abu Hamza though not the "Abu Hamza" cited in our terrorism report) is a Tunisian national with possible li [...]
2009-08-03 10:04:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KCRM KJUS AEMR APCS BK
09SARAJEVO951BOSNIA - GRIGORIJE, PRINCE-BISHOP OF TREBINJE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Serb Orthodox Vladika Grigorije (Bishop of Zahumlije and Herzegovina) holds both spiritual and temporal power in the southern Bosnian municipality of Trebinje. With authority extending throughout much of southern Bosnia, including Mostar, the relatively-youthful Grigorije is a m [...]
2009-08-04 10:35:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO954BOSNIA: FY09 INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED LAW
[...] (U) The U.S. Government's core strategic objective in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) is to lock the country into a self-sustaining path towards Euro-Atlantic integration. A BiH inside NATO and the EU is the best guarantee that the country's future will be stable, democratic and prosperous. Strong l [...]
2009-08-04 14:35:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC SNAR KCRM KJUS SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO955BOSNIA: FY09 INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED LAW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 14:39:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC SNAR KCRM KJUS SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO958BOSNIA: AVDO PALIC FOUND, HIGH PROFILE MISSING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Colonel Avdo Palic, the wartime commander of the Zepa enclave seized in 1995 under a flag of truce and whose whereabouts have been of keen local and international interest since, was finally identified August 4 as being among nine bodies found in a mass grave near Rogatica. But [...]
2009-08-05 14:09:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO96BOSNIA -- SEEKING A DEAL ON IMMOVEABLE DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with the Minister of Defense, Selmo Cikotic, January 22 to urge him to submit to the Council of Ministers (COM) an agreement giving ownership of immoveable defense property to Bosnia's state level defense institutions. The agreement is in line with the principl [...]
2009-01-23 17:12:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO963Sarejevo FPU talks to local grassroots leaders in Northwest
[...] [Summary] The Sarajevo Consular Fraud Prevention Unit(FPU) recently visited two adjacent towns in northern Bosnia, Prijedor and Sanski Most. FPU was interested in contacting the relevant representatives of ethnic minorities to better understand our visa applicants and their migration patterns. [...]
2009-08-06 13:27:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO971BOSNIA - INL-FUNDED PROGRAM UPDATE: ENGAGING IN
[...] (U) Summary: The International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and the Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Training Program (OPDAT) engage Bosnian interlocutors in discussions about needed reforms in law enforcement and the judiciary to advance our [...]
2009-08-10 12:46:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO975Bosnia: Sarajevo FPU Investigates Bosnia's Military Records
[...] Summary. The Sarajevo Consular Section initiated full IV services in December 2007. Our Fraud Prevention Unit(FPU) wanted to learn more about documents important for immigration to the United States: military records, court records and police records. This is the first in a series of three cab [...]
2009-08-11 12:46:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO988Bosnia: Fraud Prevention Unit examines court records
[...] Summary. This cable is the second of three cables concerning documents that support immigrant visa applications, in this case focusing on court records from both entities. The case management system is not being properly used by regional court authorities and efforts need to be made to ensur [...]
2009-08-17 07:18:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SCTION02OF02PRAGUE383CHARGE'S JULY 1 MEETING WITH CZECH FM KOHOUT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-01 16:38:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL EZ
09SCTION08OF09NAIROBI809KIBAKI ADDRESSES OPENING OF PARLIAMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 12:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAGR SENV KE UG
09SECION02OF02NAIROBI417Somalia - Amended ATA 7031 Leahy Vetting Request DS/ATA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 09:00:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO
09SECTIO01OF02NDJAMENA530CHAD: FORMIN FAKI ON CHA-SUDAN DETENTE SEQUENCING, JEM/ARMS, AND JEM/DOH
[...] (C) Ambassador met one-on-one with FORMIN Moussa Faki Mahamat on October 6. Faki said that the next confidence-building step in the Chad-Sudan detente scenario, drafted by Ghazi himself in Ndjamena October 10, was Sudan's to make. Faki said that the Qataris had found JEM's Khalil Ibrahim s [...]
2009-11-12 16:04:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF MARR SU LY CD PHUM
09SECTIO01OF03BRUSSELS1363SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER SEMINAR ON UN TARGETED
[...] (C//NF) Summary: In preparation for the Belgian-hosted UN Targeted Sanctions Seminar of Like-Minded Countries, post provides the following information on Belgian attitudes toward reform of 1267 sanctions and other counterterrorism (CT) issues. This is in part based on Treasury Assistant Secr [...]
2009-10-09 15:08:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER KTFN ETTC PGOV EFIN PREL PINR KJUS PHUM
09SECTION01OF03BRUSSELS1234SE WOLPE'S CONSULTATIONS WITH THE EU 31 AUGUST - 1
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes, Howard Wolpe, met with development and humanitarian aid officials from the Commission, and security and defense officials at the Council Secretariat. He also met with the Secretariat's Africa Task Force and attended a lunch meeting [...]
2009-09-11 15:52:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID MOPS MARR SOCI CG BE
09SECTION01OF03SANJOSE525COSTA RICA: MORE MEANINFUL MILITARY MISSIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Significant U.S. military humnitarian missions and training took place in Cosa Rica during April and May, continuing the strig of activities begun in late 2007. In April, oer 150 U.S. military personnel practiced disaster mnagement and recovery techniques with civilian clleagu [...]
2009-06-25 18:47:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS MARR SOCI EAID CS
09SECTION02F02BRUSSELS1639HOLBROOKE & FM BILDT ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS, CIVILIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 18:28:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SW PK IN
09SECTION02OF03QRIPOLI583BEYOND LOCKERBIE: WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE US-LIBYA RELATIONSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-20 10:25:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM ETRD ABLD CVIS LY UN
09SECTION0QF05HANOI297SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN'S VISIT TO VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Your April 6-8 visit to Vietnam comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Vietnam has progressed much since your last visit to Hanoi in April 2000 and is arguably at its highest point since relations were normalized in 1995. Propelled by a series of senior bilateral [...]
2009-03-31 07:58:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM
09SECTIOQ1OF06HARARE876THE DEVIL'S BARGAIN: AN UPDATE ON ZIMBABWE PRISONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 18:47:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM CASC SMIG ELAB ZI
09SECTON02OF02BRUSSELS579EU REACTION TO BURMA POLICY REVIEW UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 19:33:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ETRD BM EUN
09SEOUL10PRESS BULLETIN - January 02, 2009
[...] "North Korea Returns to the Past with Its Strategy of 'Tongmi Bongnam'" (Hankook Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 31) 2. Frustrating Editorial (JoongAng Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 34) 3. Let U.S. Congress be an Example to Korean Lawmakers (Chosun Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 31) Features [...]
2009-01-02 06:08:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1000URGING ASEAN IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874: ROK
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) On June 23, POLMC conveyed reftel points to Shin Dong-ik, Director-General for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, asking the ROKG to seek greater cooperation from the ASEAN (Association of Southeas [...]
2009-06-23 07:44:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KS KN
09SEOUL1001ROKG WELCOMES PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS JULY VISIT
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive, but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On June 23, POLMC delivered reftel to Shin Dong-ik, Director-General for International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Shin said that the ROKG welcomed and appreciat [...]
2009-06-23 07:51:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KS
09SEOUL1005NORTH KOREA SHOWS WILLINGNESS TO KEEP KAESONG
[...] (C) Summary: The third round of Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) talks on June 19 convinced involved ROK participants that North Korea would not close the KIC, because the North Korean delegation did not walk out during the lengthy meeting and the next meeting date was brought up by the DPRK d [...]
2009-06-24 10:51:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KS KN
09SEOUL1006SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-24 23:07:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1010SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-24 23:08:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1013SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 25, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 05:57:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL102MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 05:49:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL1020SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 26, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-26 06:51:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1022SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 29, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-29 05:28:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1024SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 30, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-30 06:22:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1029SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 1, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-01 04:24:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL104ROK TO SEND DESTROYER TO THE GULF OF ADEN
[...] (C) Kim Yong-hyon, the Director of the U.S. Security Cooperation Division within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) told poloffs on January 16 that the ROKG decided to send a 4,500 ton class destroyer equipped with a Lynx helicopter and rigid inflatable craft to the Gulf of Ad [...]
2009-01-21 07:43:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PHSA KS
09SEOUL1049SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 2, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-02 06:14:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL105LEE GIVES CABINET A SHAKE, BRINGS IN NORTH KOREA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ROK President Lee Myung-bak gave his cabinet a makeover January 18 and 19, naming Yoon Jeung-hyun his new Finance Minister (septel),Hyun In-taek Unification Minister, and Won Sei-hoon National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director. In naming close campaign advisor and "Denuclear [...]
2009-01-21 08:25:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1050IRREGULAR WORKERS BILL REVISIONS WAYLAY NATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: The June session of the National Assembly, which finally convened on June 26, has yet to hold a session, remaining deadlocked over the issue of converting "irregular workers" to regular status. In the absence of revision to the relevant legislation by the June 30 deadline, the fir [...]
2009-07-02 06:14:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKS KN PGOV PREL ELAB
09SEOUL1057SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-06 07:03:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1058SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 6, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-06 07:12:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1059KOREAN-AMERICAN ACADEMIC HEADS TO PYONGYANG TO
[...] (C) Summary: On July 1, Professor Han S. Park from the University of Georgia met with Pol M/C to brief us on his upcoming visit to Pyongyang. Park said that he had made frequent trips to the DPRK and had deep connections with its leaders and members of the Asia Pacific Peace Committee and th [...]
2009-07-06 07:14:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPROP PREL KN KS
09SEOUL1066SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 7, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 05:22:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1067SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 06:22:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1069ROKG RESPONSE TO ITSO DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the talking points and non paper to Deputy Director Lim Jae Deok, and Mr. Park Joo-Hong at the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) regarding the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO). 2. (SBU) The KCC officials stated that they were [...]
2009-07-07 06:41:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA PREL TSPA KS
09SEOUL1070LEE ADMINISTRATION CHANGES TO DEFENSE REFORM 2020
[...] (C) On June 26, the ROK Government announced significant revisions to the "National Defense Reform 2020" plan. In short, the plan will increase the ROK's counterstrike/counterfire capability in the face of the growing North Korean missile threat, while reducing the numbers of ROK troops by 1 [...]
2009-07-07 07:09:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV KS KN JA CH TW
09SEOUL1073NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JUNE 2009
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue -- DPRK Intensifies H1N1 Flu Preventive Measures -- DPRK Bond Prices Nosedive Following Launch of DPRK Rocket -- DPRK Opens Limited Internet Cell Phone Service -- WHO Provides Tamifl [...]
2009-07-08 01:21:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL1080NO BREAKTHROUGH AT KAESONG; NORTH-SOUTH IMPASSE
[...] (C) Summary: The fourth round of inter-Korean negotiations at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) on July 2 adjourned without significant results. The ROKG continued to emphasize the need for the ROK detainee's release; DPRK was solely focused on the USD 500 million fee, increased wages, an [...]
2009-07-08 06:27:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KS KN
09SEOUL1081SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 8, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 06:44:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1092SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JUNE 2009
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- ROKG to Invest 24.5 Trillion Won in 17 New Growth Engines -- Current Account Surplus of USD 4.28 Billion in April -- Business Sentiment Recovering in [...]
2009-07-10 06:07:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SEOUL1097SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 10, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-10 07:13:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1098CYBER ATTACKS: NIS PREMATURE IN BLAMING NORTH KOREA
[...] (C) Summary: Reports by South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS),leaked by National Assembly lawmakers, that blamed North Korea for the recent spate of Denial of Service cyber attacks against U.S. and South Korean websites quickly fueled hysteria in South Korea's conservative print [...]
2009-07-10 07:20:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKS KN PGOV PREL
09SEOUL1101ROK NOTIFICATION OF UAV FLIGHT TEST
[...] (S) Park So-yeon of the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division on July 13 notified post of a planned flight test of the Haeseong-II UAV on July 23. 2. (S) Begin text: In accordance with the ROK's New Missile Guidelines adopted on January 17, 2001, the ROKG would like to provide the US [...]
2009-07-13 05:22:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMARR MCAP PARM KPAL KS
09SEOUL1103SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 13, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 06:40:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1111USING MEDICINE TO OVERCOME THE NORTH-SOUTH IMPASSE
[...] (U) This message is from the American Presence Post (APP) in Busan, Republic of Korea. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Green Doctors, a Busan-based NGO running the only clinic in the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC),hopes to open a 150-bed hospital in the near future. In addition to providing medica [...]
2009-07-14 06:27:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ELAB XE KN KS
09SEOUL1112SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 14, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 06:52:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1116SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 15, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 05:15:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1119DPRK GDP GROWS 3.7 PERCENT IN 2008 ACCORDING TO BOK
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Bank of Korea (BOK),South Korea's Central Bank recently released its annual estimate of GDP growth of the DPRK. The estimate, the methodology of which is the subject of consi [...]
2009-07-15 06:36:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR ENRG PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1122PROFESSOR HAN PARK ON HIS TRIP TO PYONGYANG
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 13 office call, Professor Han S. Park briefed the Ambassador on his July 4-8 visit to Pyongyang during which he had lengthy discussions on the welfare of the two detained AMCITS and the Six-Party Talks. Park's principal interlocutors were the top three officials of the [...]
2009-07-15 07:31:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPROP PREL PINR KS KN
09SEOUL1125SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 16, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-16 06:37:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1126SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 16, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-16 07:01:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1127ROKG RESPONSE TO SUPPORT NGO INVOLVEMENT AT THE
[...] (U) In response to reftel, Poloff contacted Deputy Director Lee Kyeo-kyeong of the UN Division of the ROK's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. According to Lee, the ROKG supports the overarching principle that consultative status to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) be "granted witho [...]
2009-07-16 08:04:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKS PHUM PREL UN
09SEOUL1134SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 17, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-17 06:25:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1142SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-20 06:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1144ROK'S RESPONSE TO DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA,
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) EMin delivered reftel demarche on assistance for the immediate humanitarian needs in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya to Director General Park Gang-ho, head of the Development Cooperation Burea [...]
2009-07-20 22:33:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREF ET KE SO KS
09SEOUL1148SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 06:47:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1149SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 06:54:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL115MOFAT VICE MINISTER REQUESTS NEW ADMINISTRATION'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 21 meeting with the Ambassador, First Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Kwon Jong-rak offered congratulations on President Barack Obama's inauguration and requested continued consultations on the KORUS-FTA as well as on North Korea. He emphasized the importance [...]
2009-01-22 06:03:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1152SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 22, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 05:37:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1154GNP PASSES MEDIA REFORM AMID OPPOSITION'S VIOLENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 22, National Assembly Speaker Kim Hyung-o used his authority to send the ruling Grand National Party's (GNP) media reform bill directly to the plenary, where the GNP, controlling 169 of the 294 seats, handily passed the legislation. The bill was a revised version, which [...]
2009-07-22 07:46:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KS
09SEOUL116MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 06:58:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL1162KSLV ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUEST DELIVERED (C)
[...] (C) EMin delivered reftel request for additional information to Yoo, Guk-hee, Director of the Space Development Division of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, and Lee Hyo-hee, Deputy Director of the Big Science Policy Division of the same ministry. After reviewing the context [...]
2009-07-23 06:21:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALTSPA MCTRE PARM PREL MCAP KS
09SEOUL1164SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 23, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 06:44:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1167SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 04:29:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1169A/S KURT CAMPBELL´S MEETING WITH SENIOR SECRETARY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: NSA Kim told A/S Campbell during a July 20 meeting that the ROK believed the North Korean regime could "hold on for sometime" after the death of Kim Jung-il. In the case of a total collapse, Kim unambiguously stated that North Korean territory is part of the ROK and unification is the [...]
2009-07-24 06:36:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREL KN KS
09SEOUL1170A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE
[...] (C) In a July 19 meeting with EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt M. Campbell, representatives of NGOs working with North Korean refugees -- themselves all North Korean refugees -- described their work, their lives in DPRK, the North Korean leadership, and humanitarian challenges of North Korean ref [...]
2009-07-24 07:06:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PINR KN KS
09SEOUL1171A/S CAMPBELL’S MEETING WITH ROK UNIFICATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 20 meeting, Unification Minister Hyun In-taek outlined Kim Jong-il's health and succession concerns, key figures and the current state of the DPRK for A/S Campbell. Although Kim Jong-il (KJI) remained firmly in control of the regime for now, he was unlikely to live beyond 201 [...]
2009-07-24 07:38:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1174SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 06:01:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1176SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 27, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 07:06:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1177SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JULY 2009
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- South Korea's GDP Ranking Falls to Fifteenth Highest -- Inflation Rate Slows to 2 Percent in June -- Producer Prices Fall in June -- Trade Surplus Re [...]
2009-07-28 00:16:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SEOUL118PRESS BULLETIN - January 22, 2009
[...] Korean Peninsula Initiative in Obama's Inaugural Address (Chosun Ilbo, January 22, 2009, Page 26) 2. A Profoundly Changed Foreign Policy (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 22, 2009, Page 23) 3. Reasons Why Obamanomics Should Not End in Failure (Hankook Ilbo, January 22, 2009, Page 39) 4. Messages [...]
2009-01-22 07:43:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1182SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 28, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 06:00:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1186SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 29, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 04:09:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL119ROKG TO HOST GICNT AND EPG MEETINGS IN APRIL 2009
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (C) The ROKG confirmed on January 21 that it will host in Seoul a Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) workshop on April 14-15 and an Exercise Planning Group (EPG) meeting on April 16. The Disarmament & [...]
2009-01-22 08:29:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPARM PINS KS
09SEOUL1192SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 29, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 06:50:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1194NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JULY 2009
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- North Korea Begins Closing General Markets -- DPRK Sets Up Environmental Protection Plan -- DPRK Establishes a Charity Branch in Beijing -- DPRK Engages in Disaster P [...]
2009-07-30 03:04:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL1195KSLV ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 03:10:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALTSPA MCTRE PARM PREL MCAP KS
09SEOUL12MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-05 01:59:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL120ROKG VIEWS ON CONPLAN 5029, SMA, AND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) Summary. ROK National Security Advisor Kim Sung-hwan discussed the ROKG's positions on Conceptual Plan (CONPLAN) 5029, the new Special Measures Agreement (SMA),and Afghanistan during a cordial and wide-ranging 30-minute meeting at the Blue House on January 15 with United States Forces [...]
2009-01-23 00:48:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMARR PREL MOPS PGOV KS AF
09SEOUL1200SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 30, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 05:34:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1203ROK FISHING BOAT SEIZED IN DPRK WATERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A South Korean fishing boat was seized by the DPRK on July 30. A senior MOU official confirmed to us later in the day that the boat was seven miles north of Northern Limit Line (NLL) when it was seized. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On July 30, a South Korean fishing boat with four [...]
2009-07-30 08:06:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALEFIS MARR PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1210SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 31, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 06:15:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1218SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 03, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 06:19:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1223SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 04:32:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1224SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 04, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 05:27:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1233SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 05:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1235SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 05, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 06:17:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1236ROK-IRAN RELATIONS OVERVIEW: PAST, PRESENT AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Diplomatic and economic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Islamic Republic of Iran date from 1962, but the relationship is not robust, with total ROK investment in Iran still under USD 34 million. The two countries have cooperated on multiple business projects sinc [...]
2009-08-05 07:31:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPARM PREL ECON ETRD KS IR
09SEOUL1241SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN'S VISIT TO KOREA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Berman, welcome to Korea. The alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) is strong, enduring, and strategically important. Your visit follows the successful June 16 U.S.-ROK Presidential Summit and adoption of the Joint Vision Statement. The Joint Vision Statem [...]
2009-08-06 06:45:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1243SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 06, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 22:25:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1252SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 07, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-07 06:33:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1254SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - JUNE-JULY 2009
[...] In conjunction with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's summit with President Obama in Washington DC in mid-June, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Korean Minister of Knowledge Economy (MKE) Lee Yoon-ho signed a Statement of Intent on June 16 to begin cooperation on research and development in [...]
2009-08-10 03:46:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ELTN ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KFLU KS
09SEOUL1255SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 10, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-10 04:45:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL126PRESS BULLETIN - January 23, 2009
[...] Report Urged U.S. to Center on Japan and China (JoongAng Ilbo, January 23, 2009, Page 4) 2 2. U.S. Ambassador Urges the ROK to Give Washington Some Time Regarding FTA (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 23, 2009, Page 2) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo Fears of "Negative Growth:" ROK Economy Shrank [...]
2009-01-23 05:12:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1264SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 11, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 06:34:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1273ROKG HAS BEGUN DISBURSING PLEDGED SUPPORT FOR
[...] (U) In response to reftel request to urge the host government to provide previously pledged funds for Somalia, Song Hye-ryoung, MOFAT Humanitarian Assistance Division, on August 11 said the Republic of Korea (ROKG) has already begun disbursing funds from the USD 1,500,000 pledged at the Donors [...]
2009-08-12 03:54:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER SO EAID KPKO KS
09SEOUL1274DP CHAIR CHUNG URGES U.S. TO ENGAGE NORTH KOREA;
[...] (C) Summary: At an August 10 lunch with the Ambassador, opposition Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Chung Sye-kyun urged the United States to engage the DPRK in dialogue, asserting the U.S. and the ROK shared responsibility with the DPRK for the breakdown of the Six-Party Talks. Chung said for [...]
2009-08-12 04:37:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KS KN
09SEOUL1277SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 12, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-12 06:45:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1282SSANGYONG STRIKE'S END UNLIKELY TO FORESTALL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 01:03:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALECON EIND ETRD KS
09SEOUL1284SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 13, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 06:05:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1285SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 06:05:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1288EXPERTS FRUSTRATED WITH LEE'S NORTH KOREA POLICY;
[...] (C) Summary: In August 10 meetings with poloff, two leading experts, each of whom is close to the Lee Myung-bak Administration, were sharply critical of Lee's North Korea policy. They also agreed that the succession of Kim Jong-un to his father's place as leader of North Korea is not yet cl [...]
2009-08-13 08:47:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL129FUTURE ROLE FOR NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS
[...] (C) Summary: As the total number of North Korean defectors in South Korea crossed the 15,000 threshold in 2008, some scholars, NGOs, and defectors themselves asked whether the former North Korean residents could play a useful role promoting change of the North Korean regime and facilitating e [...]
2009-01-23 07:57:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPHUM SREF PGOV PROP PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1292SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 04:09:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1293SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 04:28:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1294SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 04:30:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1295SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 04:30:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1296 BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON
[...] Per reftel, Post contacted Bosung Industry and the U.S. Army in Korea to verify the bona fide transaction of the subject items with Bosung Industry by phone and fax. Due to resource constraints, a site visit was not conducted. 2. Mr. Young-dae Lee, Senior Manager of Bosung Industry confirm [...]
2009-08-14 04:40:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDAU ETTC KOMC KS
09SEOUL1301VICE-PRESIDENT BIDEN, SECRETARY CLINTON, TOP PICKS
[...] (C) Summary: Former President Kim Dae-jung is in critical condition and is expected to live a few weeks, at most. President Kim's Senior Secretary said a funeral delegation led by Vice President Biden or Secretary Clinton would be the family's preference, adding that President Kim and Vice Pr [...]
2009-08-14 05:57:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KS
09SEOUL1306PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE WORKSHOP IN
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive, but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is cable is an action request. See para 19. 3. (U) Summary. The Government of the Republic of Korea (ROKG) on July 21-22 hosted a USG delegation at a workshop in Seoul to discuss the Prolifera [...]
2009-08-14 06:27:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KS IR
09SEOUL1308SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 14, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 07:03:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1310RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON 64TH UNGA HIGH-LEVEL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-16 22:36:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA CVIS OTRA OVIP KSEP KS
09SEOUL1311DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-16 22:37:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL UNESCO KS
09SEOUL1316SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 17, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 23:52:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1318SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 18, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 08:40:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1319FORMER PRESIDENT KIM DAE-JUNG'S OBITUARY
[...] (C) Summary: Former Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-jung died of complications from pneumonia on August 18 in Seoul. He was 83. The funeral is tentatively planned for August 25. Kim's staff told poloffs on August 14 that Kim's family hoped Vice President Biden or Secretary Clinton would [...]
2009-08-18 08:49:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KS
09SEOUL132MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 06:08:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL1326SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 19, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 08:21:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1327SOMBER REACTION TO KIM DAE-JUNG'S DEATH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The public reaction to the death of former President Kim Dae-jung (reftel A) is somber and lacks the anger and anti-government sentiment that followed former President Roh Moo-hyun's death (reftels B,C) in May. Debate about funeral timing is ongoing as of COB August 19, but sour [...]
2009-08-19 09:38:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KPAO KS
09SEOUL1336SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 07:32:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1344SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 08:04:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1347FLAG AT HALF MAST
[...] (U) As of August 20 and through August 23, Charge d' Affairs Mark Tokola has authorized the lowering of the flag to half mast in observation of the mourning period and State Funeral for former Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-jung. The ROKG has lowered flags for the mourning period as have [...]
2009-08-21 08:12:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER
09SEOUL1348GICNT MESSAGE DELIVERED - FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Post requests guidance on the questions below received from ROKG. 2. (U) On August 19, per reftel, PolMiloff informed Director Koo Hyun-mo of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) that the United [...]
2009-08-21 08:49:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KS
09SEOUL135PRESS BULLETIN - January 28, 2009
[...] "Goodbye Guantanamo" (JoongAng Ilbo, January 24, 2009, Page 22) 2. "Obama Takes a Stand against Torture" (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 24, 2009, Page 23) 3. Relocation on Shaky Ground (JoongAng Ilbo, January 28, 2009, Page 30) 4. Kim Jong-il's Growing Interest in Progress at Six-Party Talks [...]
2009-01-28 07:39:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1352DELIVERY OF KWANGSON BANKING CORPORATION DEMARCHE
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) EMIN met with Koo, Hyunmo, Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) on August 20 to deliver reftel demarche. EMIN t [...]
2009-08-24 03:51:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KNNP PARM PREL KS
09SEOUL1357SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-24 07:59:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1358FM YU TELLS ALBRIGHT DENUCLEARIZATION IS TOP
[...] (SBU) At a breakfast for the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the funeral of former ROK President Kim Dae-jung, FM Yu Myung-hwan told former Secretary Albright that Seoul's message to the North Korean funeral delegation had been simple: without progress on denuclearization, improvement in Nort [...]
2009-08-24 08:29:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD PINR KN KS CH
09SEOUL1363SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 25, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 08:09:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1364AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH'S AUGUST 23 MEETING WITH ROK
[...] (C) In a brief August 23 meeting, ROK National Security Advisor Kim Sung-hwan reported to Special Representative for North Korea Policy Bosworth that President Lee had told a DPRK delegation that, until the nuclear issue was resolved, there would be limits on ROK economic cooperation with the [...]
2009-08-26 00:28:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM KNUC KS KN
09SEOUL1371SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 26, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 07:13:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1373DESPITE NORTH-SOUTH THAW, BLUE HOUSE TO MAINTAIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two trusted Ministry of Unification (MOU) interlocutors told us August 26 that the prevailing sentiment within the ministry is that the visit of the DPRK funeral delegation represented a "breakthrough" in inter-Korean relations. MOU expects positive results from the inter-Korean [...]
2009-08-26 09:27:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KN KS
09SEOUL1374DPRK ECONOMY - 2008 FOREIGN TRADE FIGURES
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to data compiled by the (South) Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the ROK Ministry of Unification (MOU),DPRK foreign trade amounted to USD 5.64 [...]
2009-08-27 01:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ENRG KS KN
09SEOUL1377SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 27, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 07:43:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1379HYUNDAI CHAIRWOMAN ON KJI'S HEALTH AND FAMILY
[...] (C) Summary: During an August 25 breakfast with the Ambassador that focused primarily on Hyundai Asan's business in North Korea (septel),Hyundai Chairwoman Hyun Jong-eun said Kim Jong-il (KJI) appeared to be "in control of everything," was very charismatic and, ignoring advice from his docto [...]
2009-08-27 08:36:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KS KN
09SEOUL1380WI SAYS DENUCLEARIZATION IS STILL ROKG'S TOP
[...] (C) During an August 24 meeting, ROK Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Wi Sung-lac emphasized to Ambassador Philip Goldberg that the ROKG's top priority is still denuclearization. Wi noted that UNSCR 1874 was forcing the North Koreans to find creative ways [...]
2009-08-27 23:36:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN KN KS CH
09SEOUL1383SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 28, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-28 07:14:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1384DEMOCRATIC PARTY SUPPORTS DPRK SANCTIONS WHILE
[...] (C) Summary: On August 23, members of the U.S. Presidential Delegation to former President Kim Dae-jung's funeral met with leaders of the opposition, left-of-center Democratic Party (DP). The Korean lawmakers were frankly critical of U.S. and South Korean policy toward the North. Nevertheles [...]
2009-08-28 07:22:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1385CODEL BERMAN'S AUGUST 18 MEETING WITH ROK
[...] (U) Summary: During an August 18 meeting, ROK President Lee Myung-bak stressed his satisfaction with the close cooperation between Washington and Seoul on the DPRK nuclear issue and speculated that the leadership succession in North Korea was unlikely to be smooth. The U.S. delegation emph [...]
2009-08-28 07:37:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV KS
09SEOUL1386HYUNDAI CHAIRWOMAN ON DPRK TRIP, KIM JONG-IL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 25 breakfast with the Ambassador, Hyundai Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun said DPRK leader Kim Jong-il (KJI) claimed a lack of trust between the two Koreas was the main reason for "difficulties" in inter-Korean relations. KJI groused that the Ministry of Unification (M [...]
2009-08-28 08:07:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON SOCI PINR KS KN
09SEOUL1387DPRK PLOTTED CAPTURE OF U.S. JOURNALISTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The DPRK's arrest of U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee in March 2009 was an orchestrated part of Pyongyang's broader pattern of belligerent behavior in the first half of 2009, according to "Aquariums of Pyongyang" author and DPRK gulag survivor Kang Chol-hwan. Kang, citin [...]
2009-08-28 09:04:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KS KN
09SEOUL1388CGPCS MESSAGE DELIVERED - FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Post requests guidance on the questions below received from ROKG. 2. (U) On Agust 25, per reftel, PolOff informed Kim Yo-sup, International Security Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),of USG views regarding participation [...]
2009-08-31 06:01:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PREL KS
09SEOUL1389NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - AUGUST 2009
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- ROK Think Tank: DPRK Faces Worst Economic Crisis since 1994 -- DPRK Develops Wind Power Capacity -- Number of DPRK Mobile Phone Users Increases to 48 [...]
2009-08-31 08:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL1390SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 08:03:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1391SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 31, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 08:07:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1393KOREA'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION SCENARIOS SPARK
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and is not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: On August 4, the Korean government announced three "scenarios" for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. The scenarios range from an eight percent increase over the 2005 em [...]
2009-08-31 09:01:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG PREL KGHG KS
09SEOUL1399SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 1, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-01 07:13:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1400INTER-KOREAN RED CROSS TALKS ON FAMILY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The North Korean delegation to the August 26-28 inter-Korean Red Cross talks showed up armed with instructions from Kim Jong-il (KJI) to agree immediately to family reunions by Chusok (Korean Thanksgiving, October 2-3),but was not prepared to negotiate additional reunions. Ministry of [...]
2009-09-01 09:33:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1402SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - AUGUST 2009
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Producer Prices Reverse Course, Rise on Monthly Basis -- July Consumer Inflation Slowed -- Household Debt Risks Expected to Rise -- FX Reserves Conti [...]
2009-09-02 02:19:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SEOUL1404SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-02 05:15:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1407NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES; OPPOSITION CONTINUES
[...] (C) Summary: The National Assembly (NA) convened on September 1 to begin deliberations on the budget and conduct a state audit, and the opposition Democratic Party (DP) immediately staged a walkout as part of its continuing to protest against the ruling Grand National Party's (GNP) passage of [...]
2009-09-02 06:56:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KS
09SEOUL1408SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 2, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-02 07:04:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1413SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 3, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 05:31:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1418SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 4, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-04 05:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1419KOREA STRUGGLING TO COPE WITH FOREIGN WIVES
[...] (C) Summary: The number of Korean men marrying foreign women has increased dramatically in the past decade, and in 2006 41 percent of rural marriages were international marriages. Most arrangements are intended to be mutually beneficial -- men facing a shortage of eligible brides and women [...]
2009-09-04 06:23:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KPAO SOCI PHUM KS
09SEOUL1420CABINET RESHUFFLE SIGNALS SHIFT TO CENTER;
[...] (U) Summary: The Blue House announced a cabinet reshuffle on September 3, replacing six ministers, including the Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, and creating a new position of Minister for Special Affairs. The first major cabinet reshuffle since President Lee Myung-bak took o [...]
2009-09-04 09:08:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KS
09SEOUL1421NK DEFECTORS MOCK CURRENT DPRK CAMPAIGN AS
[...] (C) Summary: Three trusted interlocutors told us that North Korea's "150-Day Battle" campaign has devolved into a state-sponsored shakedown of small-scale North Korean traders who have managed to stash away foreign currency and/or accumulate consumer goods by doing business successfully in t [...]
2009-09-04 09:30:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1434SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 07:31:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1435ROK RELATIONS WITH UZBEKISTAN: BLOOD, GAS, GOLD
[...] (C) Uzbek Embassy DCM Alisher Okhunjonov gave us an upbeat assessment of bilateral ties with South Korea, which is now Uzbekistan's number one East Asian investor and one of its top trade partners. Using Uzbekistan's large ethnic Korean community as a bridge, the Korea Gas Corporation, the Kor [...]
2009-09-08 07:39:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PINR PGOV ECON EINV KS UZ
09SEOUL1436SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 8, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 07:39:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1441SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 06:47:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1442SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 9, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 06:48:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1450SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 10, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 07:50:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1451CHUNG MONG-JOON ASSUMES GNP CHAIR; STAGE SET FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Chung Mong-joon assumed the chair of the Grand National Party (GNP) on September 7 after the former chair, Park Hee-tae, resigned to run for an open seat in the October 28 by-elections. Chung, a six-term National Assembly Member, was an independent until joining the GNP in 2007, [...]
2009-09-10 08:41:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KS
09SEOUL1453SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 11, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 07:13:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1455ROKG PRIORITIES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SESSION
[...] (U) We delivered reftel points on U.S. priorities for the UN Human Rights Council's 12th Session to Chun Hye-ran, Deputy Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division. With regard to the USG goal of getting a more balanced resolution on freedom of expression, Chun said the R [...]
2009-09-11 08:30:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09SEOUL146PRESS BULLETIN - January 29, 2009
[...] Clean Energy Race Could Leave Korea Behind (Chosun Ilbo, January 29, 2009, Page 27) Features 2. Secretary Clinton: "The Six-Party Talks Are Essential... We Will Also Pursue Direct Contact with North Korea" (JoongAng Ilbo, January 29, 2009, Page 17) 3. O'Connor: "Political Leaders Shou [...]
2009-01-29 08:47:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1463SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 14, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 07:00:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1464SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 07:01:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1465DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 07:27:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA KS
09SEOUL1468DPRK NOT STARVING BUT CONTROLS ERODING, SAYS
[...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting with poloffs, Kookmin University professor and longtime DPRK-watcher Andrei Lankov ridiculed NGO assertions that North Korea is facing another major famine but did say the regime's internal political controls are weakening. Lankov asserted that up to 80 p [...]
2009-09-14 08:08:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS CH
09SEOUL1469SEOUL ESTH UPDATE -AUGUST 2009
[...] On August 4, Korea proposed three options to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, saying it will determine the final implementation plan by the end of this year. The Presidential Committee on Green Growth (PCGG) unveiled three scenarios that seek to reduce emissions from 21 to 30 percent [...]
2009-09-15 01:58:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ELTN ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KFLU KS
09SEOUL147AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH GYEONGGI GOVERNOR,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted a working lunch on January 23 for USFK Commanding General "Skip" Sharp, Gyeonggi-do Governor Kim and Pyeongtaek Mayor Song. They discussed how local communities in Tongduchon and Pyeongtaek were responding to the relocation of the 2nd Infantry Division. K [...]
2009-01-30 02:09:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV KS
09SEOUL1470SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 05:34:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1471SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 15, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 05:53:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1474SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 16, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 06:32:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1483RESPONSE TO US/FDA ORPHAN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 00:27:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDOSCI ABUD AFIN KSCA TBIO US KS
09SEOUL1484SUBJECT: IRAN -- ROKG POSITIVE ABOUT JOINING THE
[...] (SBU) POL M/C delivered reftel demarche on 9/16 to Shin Dong-ik, Director-General of MOFAT's International Organizations Bureau, calling on the ROKG to join the international effort to urge Iran to respond constructively to the P5 1 offer and to fulfill its international responsibilities. POL [...]
2009-09-17 01:03:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC
09SEOUL1488SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 17, 2009
[...] Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg will reportedly visit East Asia, including the ROK, China and Japan, later this month to discuss U.S.-North Korea bilateral talks and ways to resume the Six-Party Talks, among others. (JoongAng, Hankook) INTERNATIONAL NEWS ------------------ [...]
2009-09-17 06:25:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1495SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 18, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 07:47:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1496ROK PRESIDENT LEE TO ATTEND THE 9/24 FRIENDS OF
[...] (U) In response to reftel demarche requesting information on attendees to the Friend of Democratic Pakistan summit on September 24 in New York, MOFAT Deputy Director for Southwest Asia Choi Hee-deok confirmed the following ROKG participants: --Lee Myung-bak, President to the Republic of Korea [...]
2009-09-18 09:14:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL PK
09SEOUL1497POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE DECISION
[...] (U) On September 18, PolOff delivered reftel talking points concerning the U.S. proposed policy regarding missile defense in Europe to Kim Sung-eun, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Kim's only response was to question whether the U.S. and Russi [...]
2009-09-20 23:29:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR EZ KS
09SEOUL15REPUBLIC OF KOREA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON
[...] This cable is in response to reftel. 2. The Republic of Korea (ROK or South Korea) demonstrated excellent law enforcement and intelligence capabilities, and provided terrorism-related training to law enforcement officials from various developing countries. Traditionally focused on potent [...]
2009-01-05 06:01:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KS
09SEOUL150PRESS BULLETIN - January 30, 2009
[...] U.S., North Korea Should Return to "September 19 Six-Party Statement" (JoongAng Ilbo, January 30, 2009, Page 27) 2. Candlelight Comeback (JoongAng Daily, January 30, 2009, Page 10) Features 3. The WEST Program Is Criticized for Wasting Money (Dong-a Ilbo, January 30, 2009, Page 12) [...]
2009-01-30 07:11:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1501SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 08:26:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1502SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 08:31:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1503ROKG RESPONSE TO UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on 9/21 to Park Sahng-hoon, Director of United Nations Division of MOFAT,s International Organizations Bureau, calling on the ROKG to support the USG in a possible UNGA walkout and to instruct their missions in New York and their delegations for UNGA acco [...]
2009-09-21 08:40:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA
09SEOUL1507SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 22, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-22 07:47:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1511KOREA'S EFFORT TO UNCOVER PAST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two members of the ROK's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) told us they have sent the Ministry of National Defense updated findings regarding several Korean War incidents in which U.S. military aircraft allegedly killed ROK civilians indiscriminately. Our TRC interlocu [...]
2009-09-23 06:08:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKS KN PGOV PHUM
09SEOUL1512SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 23, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-23 06:49:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1513SENIOR ROK DIPLOMAT ON IRAN, DPRK HUMANITARIAN AID
[...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Young-joon told the DCM on 9/21 that while the ROK would be as helpful as possible on Iran issues in the coming weeks, Seoul's position would be shaped by what Tokyo does. Lee argued the ROKG position on humanitarian assistance to North Korea is clear and cons [...]
2009-09-23 07:28:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON KS KN JN IR
09SEOUL1527SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-24 07:42:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1528SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-24 07:44:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1529SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Mr. Deputy Secretary, all of us at Embassy Seoul warmly welcome you back to Korea. Your visit comes as we are in a sweet spot in the relationship, with a strongly pro-American president who has largely recovered from last year,s debacle on the importation of American beef and is committed [...]
2009-09-24 08:24:00Embassy SeoulSECRETOVIP PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KN KS
09SEOUL1531MOFAT Previews FM Yu's Upcoming Visit to Tokyo
[...] (C) In a preview of Foreign Minister Yu's upcoming visit to Japan, MOFAT DG for Northeast Asia Cho Tai-young noted the potential for negative fallout from next year's 100th anniversary of Japan's annexation of Korea. He said a pending Japanese decision on textbook guidelines relating to the L [...]
2009-09-24 08:58:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SOCI KS JN
09SEOUL1539SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 25, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-25 07:57:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1541ROK SUPPORTS BALANCED RESOLUTION ON GOLDSTONE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 9/25 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, calling on the ROKG to support an unbiased resolution on the Goldstone Report. Cho, noting that the ROK had discussed the issue in detail with the Israelis, said Seoul wo [...]
2009-09-25 08:32:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS KS
09SEOUL1542JEONBUK PREOCCUPIED BY LOCAL ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Local politics and preparations for next year's local elections dominated discussions during poloff's September 10-11 trip to North Jeolla Province (Jeonbuk). Political staffers in the area, which constitutes the heart and soul of the Democratic Party (DP),seemed uninterested in [...]
2009-09-25 08:55:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KPAO KS
09SEOUL1548FORMER PRESIDENT KIM YOUNG-SAM AFFIRMS KOREA'S NK
[...] (C) Summary: Former President Kim Young-sam, in a September 24 lunch with the Ambassador, said President Lee Myung-bak's insistence on reciprocity in South-North relations was correct and that we should be prepared for every possibility as the DPRK navigates a difficult power transition. Kim [...]
2009-09-28 06:11:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KS KN
09SEOUL1550JEONBUK PREOCCUPIED BY LOCAL ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Please disregard SEOUL 01542. Amended version corrects place names. 2. (C) Summary: Local politics and preparations for next year's local elections dominated discussions during poloff's September 10-11 trip to North Jeolla Province (Jeonbuk). Political staffers in the area, which c [...]
2009-09-28 06:47:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KPAO KS
09SEOUL1554SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 28, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-28 08:43:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1555SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-28 08:44:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1556CHINESE DCM ON DPRK DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Summary: Chinese Embassy DCM Xing Haiming, one of the PRC's most experienced DPRK-watchers, told DCM Tokola that the PRC hoped for a quick, positive decision by Washington on bilateral talks with Pyongyang. An upside to holding discussions in North Korea, he said, was that the DPRK inte [...]
2009-09-28 09:04:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1559SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 29, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-29 07:00:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL156PRESS BULLETIN - February 2, 2009
[...] The North's Provocations (JoongAng Ilbo, January 31, 2009, Page 26) 2. Inter-Korean Relations Cannot Be Resolved with a Strategy of Waiting (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 31, 2009, Page 23) 3. N. Korea Must Stop Its Pointless Threats (Chosun Ilbo, January 31, 2009, Page 27) 4. It Would be Di [...]
2009-02-02 08:14:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1563NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - SEPTEMBER 2009
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- New Finance Minister Named -- Labor Drive Campaign Extended -- DPRK Shuts Down Wholesale Market -- DPRK Expands Telecommunications Network -- Pyongyan [...]
2009-09-30 05:13:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL1566SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 30, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 06:23:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1569SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - SEPTEMBER 2009
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- National Income Resurges in the Second Quarter -- ROKG Sets 2010 Budget at 290 Trillion Won -- KDI Raises 2009 Growth Forecast -- South Korea Ranks N [...]
2009-09-30 08:37:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SEOUL1570IRAN - ROKG RESPONSE TO URANIUM ENRICHMENT
[...] (S) POL M/C delivered reftel demarche on September 30 to Shin Dong-ik, Director-General of MOFAT's International Organizations Bureau, informing the ROKG of Iran,s covert uranium enrichment facility in Qom and updating them on the October 7 meeting of Like-minded States on Iran to be held in W [...]
2009-09-30 08:50:00Embassy SeoulSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR UNSC KN KS ETTC
09SEOUL1572SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 1, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 03:51:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1574ROK TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered EAP/K-Embassy Seoul e-mail message on 10/1 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, calling on the ROK to back the USG effort to get an unbiased resolution on the Goldstone Report. Cho underscored that the ROK would likely follow the [...]
2009-10-01 05:51:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKS KN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KISL KPAL IS
09SEOUL1582SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 5, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-05 05:37:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1586SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 6, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 07:55:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1591SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 7, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-07 08:07:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1592SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-07 08:08:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1595SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2009
[...] Korea's top businesses want the government to select the least restrictive option for its greenhouse gas emissions reduction when it decides a mid-term (2020) target later this year, according to a survey released on September 9 by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry. About two-thirds [...]
2009-10-08 00:56:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EIND ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KFLU KS
09SEOUL1598SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 8, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-08 06:42:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL160ROK DEFENSE MINISTER ON WORSENING NORTH-SOUTH
[...] (C) At a January 30 dinner at the Ambassador's Residence in honor of the ROK Minister of National Defense (MND) Lee Sang-hee and other senior ROK security officials, contrasting views were presented on how the ROKG should respond to that day's statement by the DPRK that it would no longer reco [...]
2009-02-03 06:23:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR AF KS KN CH JA
09SEOUL1604GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO DPRK ON SUCCESSION, 150-DAY
[...] (C) During a recent meeting with Ambassador Stephens, Germany's ambassador in Pyongyang, Thomas Schaefer, asserted that military hardliners had seized the initiative while Kim Jong-il (KJI) was recovering from his stroke and are now ascendant in the DPRK government. According to Schaefer, con [...]
2009-10-08 08:09:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI ECON PHUM KN GM
09SEOUL1605KEY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY STAFFERS ON IRAN, AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Three key National Assembly (NA) foreign policy staffers told us that the South Korean business community has been pressing the Blue House and key lawmakers to expand the ROK's economic ties with Iran, and other countries in the Middle East, and to be more aggressive in helping secure bi [...]
2009-10-08 08:43:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD KS IR AF
09SEOUL161MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-03 06:58:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL1610SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 9, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-09 06:20:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1612RURAL NORTH KOREANS THANKFUL FOR U.S. MEDICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The CEO of an American NGO that provides humanitarian assistance to North Korea, Robert Springs, told the Ambassador on October 7 that medical equipment and generators provided to rural hospitals were being used as intended and appeared to be well maintained. Springs noted tha [...]
2009-10-09 08:42:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1613ROK URGES FRENCH ENVOY TO GO SLOW ON DPRK
[...] (C) Summary: ROKG officials urged French Special Envoy for DPRK Issues Jack Lang to exercise caution in moving ahead with North Korea, according to our contacts involved in Lang's visit. MOFAT, French Embassy and EU Mission contacts all characterized the visit to South Korea as a mission foc [...]
2009-10-09 08:43:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON KS KN FR
09SEOUL1615TALKING POINTS DELIVERED: MALAYSIA-BASED IRANIAN
[...] (S) On October 9, PolOff delivered reftel talking points concerning the Malaysia-based company suspected to be an Iranian front company looking to purchase U.S.-origin equipment from Korea-based Far Eastern Trading Company to Kim Sung-eun, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of [...]
2009-10-13 05:13:00Embassy SeoulSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCR MNUC KS
09SEOUL1617RARE DPRK APOLOGY MAY SIGNAL START OF NORTH-SOUTH
[...] (C) During October 14 inter-Korean talks on flood prevention, the DPRK expressed regret for the deaths of six South Koreans caused by the unannounced release on September 6 of a huge amount of water from a dam just north of the DMZ. The Blue House moved quickly to characterize the North's con [...]
2009-10-14 09:43:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL SOCI KN KS
09SEOUL1618SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 13, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 02:21:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL162PRESS BULLETIN - February 3, 2009
[...] No to U.S Return to Protectionism (Dong-a Ilbo, February 3, 2009, Page 27) 2. The World Must Not Repeat Protectionist Mistakes (Chosun Ilbo, February 3, 2009, Page 31) 3. Obama Administration's Protectionist Barriers Are Unsettling (Seoul Shinmun, February 3, 2009, Page 31) Top Headline [...]
2009-02-03 07:45:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1620SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 14, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 02:24:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1628SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 15, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 05:59:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1631SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
[...] (C) Mr. Secretary, all of us at Embassy Seoul warmly welcome you back to Korea for the 41st Security Consultative Meeting 21-22 October. Your visit comes at time when our bilateral relationship is the best it has been in a number of years, with a strongly pro-American president who has largely [...]
2009-10-15 07:42:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREL PARM MARR KS
09SEOUL1632ROK PROPOSES TO HOST GICNT PLENARY IN 2011-2012
[...] (U) This is an action request. Post requests guidance on the questions below received from ROKG. 2. (U) On October 13, PolOff met with Park Eun-jin, Disarmament and Nonproliferation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, to deliver reftel joint demarche with Nikolay Fokin, 1st Secretar [...]
2009-10-15 07:59:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGICKS
09SEOUL1633ROK: TOPSITES CONFERENCE YIELDS STRATEGY FOR
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and is not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the recording and movie industry and EmbOffs met on September 24 with ROKG and law enforcement officials to reintroduce the issue of topsites and revive inves [...]
2009-10-15 08:21:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR KS
09SEOUL1634ROKG RESPONSE TO GOLDSTON REPORT
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on 10/15 to Chun Hye-ran of MOFAT,s Human Rights and Social Affairs Division reiterating the U.S. position on the Goldstone Report and requesting ROK support at the October 15-16 Human Rights Council Special Session. Chun had no substantive comment but p [...]
2009-10-15 09:19:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKS KN PGOV PHUM PREL IS KPAL
09SEOUL1637SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 16, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 05:42:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1644SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 19, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-19 07:59:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1651SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 07:54:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1653DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR IRAN SANCTIONS ACT:
[...] (C) On October 20, the DCM delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Yong-joon. The DCM told Deputy Minister Lee the reported USD 1.4 billion energy deal signed by Iran with the South Korean firm GS Engineering and Construction (GS E & C) raised concerns under the Ir [...]
2009-10-20 08:04:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALENGR EPET ETTC IR PREL KS
09SEOUL1657IS ANOTHER "NO GUN RI" CONTROVERSY ON THE HORIZON?
[...] (C) Summary: MOFAT ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division Deputy Director Park Joon-byoung told us October 14 that Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has investigated and confirmed eight Korean War incidents in which U.S. military aircraft killed ROK civilians. Recalling the 2 [...]
2009-10-20 09:22:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL KN KS
09SEOUL1660DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 04:13:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR ETRD KS
09SEOUL1664ROK DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER READOUT ON IRAN VISIT
[...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Young-joon, MOFAT's point man on Iran issues, told the DCM on October 20 that post-election protests in Iran represented conflict between "hardliners and other hardliners" and not between the government and the people. Lee dismissed the protests a "tempest in a [...]
2009-10-21 06:31:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREL PGOV PINR MNUC SOCI KS IR
09SEOUL1667ROK CONSIDERING MORE FOOD AID TO THE DPRK -- IF
[...] (C) A senior Ministry of Unification (MOU) official told us that the October 16 inter-Korean Red Cross talks went unexpectedly badly. The North's delegation rejected South Korea's proposal to hold another round of family reunions and asked for a significant amount of food aid. Our contact re [...]
2009-10-21 07:47:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1668U.S. COAST GUARD DISCUSSES COOPERATION WITH ASIAN
[...] (U) This message is from the American Presence Post (APP) in Busan, Republic of Korea. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard met with his counterparts from Canada, Japan, China, South Korea, and Russia at the annual North Pacific Coast Guard Forum. Through these mee [...]
2009-10-21 07:54:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PREL PHSA EWWT MCAP XB
09SEOUL1670SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 08:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1672UK AMBASSADOR SAYS CHINESE AID KEEPING DPRK "ON
[...] (C) During a 10/19 breakfast with Ambassador Stephens, UK Ambassador to Pyongyang Peter Hughes asserted that Chinese economic aid was keeping the DPRK economy from collapsing. He said most factories were not functioning and the regime's "150-Day Battle" campaign appeared to be more about keepi [...]
2009-10-21 09:01:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ECON SOCI KN CH
09SEOUL1676SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 22, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 06:06:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1679EMBASSIES PRAISE ROKG ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Korean Government has established a strong track record of cooperation with the United States, Canada, and Australia on anti-trafficking efforts. In an attempt to gauge ROKG cooperation with other countries on trafficking issues, poloff met with representatives from the Mong [...]
2009-10-22 08:40:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KPAO SOCI PHUM KS
09SEOUL1680PROMINENT DPRK DEFECTOR ON REPORTED CLASHES
[...] (C) Summary: Prominent North Korean defector Kang Cheol-hwan asserted on 10/21 that the DPRK's latest labor mobilization campaign has damaged this year's food crop harvest. Mandatory ideological busywork has kept workers out of back alley black markets and forced farmers to neglect their pri [...]
2009-10-22 08:47:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON KN
09SEOUL1683PARTY LEADERSHIP HANGS IN BALANCE OF BY-ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: October 28 by-elections to fill five National Assembly seats will be a referendum on the ruling right-of-center Grand National Party (GNP) and the main opposition left-of-center Democratic Party (DP),and are also likely to determine the fate of party leaders Chung Mong-joon (GNP [...]
2009-10-23 02:41:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KS
09SEOUL1687SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 23, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-23 07:05:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1689UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INFORMATION RELATED
[...] (S) On October 23, Pol-Mil Unit Chief Dorothy Delahanty met with Koo Hyun-mo, Director, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, to deliver reftel demarche concerning information related to the DPRK cargo seized from the MSC Rachele. Koo said he had al [...]
2009-10-23 08:25:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPARM PREL ETTC KS
09SEOUL1693 BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED BROKER
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post verified the bona fides of registered broker Park Chae-young, President of Kyung Hee Trading. 2. (U) Park and the Defense Acquisition Procurement Administration (DAPA) confirmed to Post that the company is a DAPA-registered supplier of defense articles such as heating ve [...]
2009-10-26 06:38:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDAU ETTC KOMC KS
09SEOUL1696SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 07:46:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1697SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 26, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 07:51:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1698HYUNDAI ASAN HOPING TO BENEFIT FROM NORTH-SOUTH
[...] (C) Hyundai Asan is preparing to move quickly to resume tourism to Kaesong city and Mount Kumgang in the event of a breakthrough in North-South relations, according to company executive vice president Jang Hwan-bin. Jang claimed that word-of-mouth reports about the Kaesong Industrial Complex's [...]
2009-10-26 08:28:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1699ROK EXPERT CLAIMS CHINA WON'T OBSTRUCT DPRK ENDGAME
[...] (C) The intellectual godfather of the ROK's current DPRK policy, Professor Nam Joo-hong, told us that in the event of a DPRK collapse China would not stand in the way of the ROK's efforts to unify the Korean Peninsula. Nam claims senior PRC intelligence officials have told him that Chinese in [...]
2009-10-26 09:08:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON KN KS CH
09SEOUL1701MOFAT ON ROK VOTING DURING UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on 10/26 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, seeking ROKG support for human rights resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the DPRK, the biennial U.S. elections resolution, and ROK opposition to "defamation of religions" [...]
2009-10-27 01:41:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKS KN PGOV PHUM PREL UN
09SEOUL1705SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 27, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 07:38:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1707"DR. CORN" SAYS DPRK HARVEST COULD BE OFF 60
[...] (C) Biologist Kim Soon-kwon, an internationally-recognized corn expert, told us on October 23 that the DPRK corn and rice harvests could be a staggering 60 percent lower than last year, based on recent field observations near Kaesong and Pyongyang. Kim explained that this year's crops were s [...]
2009-10-27 09:14:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR SOCI KN
09SEOUL1711SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 28, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 07:49:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1712NO ROK DECISION YET ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICSC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 08:40:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKS KN AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09SEOUL1723SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 29, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 07:47:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1726OPPOSITION WINS 3 OF 5 IN BY-ELECTION; BALANCE OF
[...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Party (DP) won three of five open National Assembly (NA) seats in an October 28 by-election, including the two swing seats in the Seoul capital region. The ruling Grand National Party (GNP) won two seats and was disappointed not to win one of the seats i [...]
2009-10-30 05:52:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KS
09SEOUL1727SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 30, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 05:55:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1731PRESIDENT LEE'S POPULARITY UP; SEEDS OF DISCONTENT
[...] (C) Summary: President Lee Myung-bak's popularity has been on the rise, exceeding 40 percent for the first time since April 2008 -- primarily due to the improving economy, his focus on common people, and his success in raising Korea's status on the international stage. An emerging perception [...]
2009-10-30 07:09:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KS
09SEOUL1732CONSTITUTIONAL COURT UPHOLDS MEDIA REFORM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 29, South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled that the controversial set of media reform bills the National Assembly passed in July were valid, despite violations in the voting process. Clearing this issue from the legislative agenda will allow the National Assembly to [...]
2009-10-30 07:42:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KS
09SEOUL1733SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - OCTOBER 2009
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- IMF: Korea's Per-capita GDP Down in 2009 before Recovering -- Trade Surplus Continues to Grow in September -- Number of Self-Employed Falls by Most i [...]
2009-10-30 07:46:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SEOUL1734DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UK DECISION TO BAN THE PROVISION OF INSURANCE TO IRISL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 08:10:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KNNP IR PREL KS XG UK
09SEOUL1735ROK HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN AND
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on October 20 to Choi Da-youn, MOFAT's Deputy Director for Development Cooperation to Pakistan, to encourage the ROKG to swiftly fulfill the ROK's pledge of assistance made at the Tokyo Donor's Conference in April in support of Pakistan. Choi informed us t [...]
2009-10-30 08:33:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALEAID EIFN AF PAK KS KN
09SEOUL1739SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 2, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-02 08:13:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1740NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - OCTOBER 2009
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- ROK Scholar: DPRK Economy Dysfunctional, Not in Crisis -- DPRK Restores Science and Technology Commission -- DPRK Establishes Ship Control Center to [...]
2009-11-02 08:17:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL17442009-2010 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is provided in para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided in para 3 with the und [...]
2009-11-03 06:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KN KS
09SEOUL1745SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 3, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 06:40:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
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