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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL AL-1 ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG 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10ABIDJAN13 | INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION'S CREDIBLITY IN TATTERS [...] (C) Summary: The credibility of the Independent Electoral Commission has been severely damaged by the admission of its president, Robert Mambe, that he authorized an internal crosschecking of data on potential voters and distributed it to some, but not all, of the key political parties. Pres [...] | 2010-01-11 18:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO KDEM IV PREL |
10ABIDJAN15 | PRIME MINISTER CALLS FOR CALM, SETS UP OBSERVATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 12, Prime Minister Guillaume Soro publicly declared that the current Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) scandal has not jeopardized the integrity of the voters' list. However, to ensure that there are no doubts about the integrity of the list, the four ot [...] | 2010-01-13 17:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IV |
10ABIDJAN150 | Rolling Power Cuts Add to Heightened Tensions in Cote [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 2, due to the breakdown of a large generation station, the GOCI began implementing rolling power cuts throughout the country, a situation the government predicts will last until mid-May. The GOCI is giving priority to factories, hospitals and water pumping statio [...] | 2010-02-11 09:21:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL ASEC IV |
10ABIDJAN158 | COTE D'IVOIRE: HIGHER TOLLS AND LONGER DELAYS CHARACTERIZE [...] Summary: Preliminary data collected by the West African Trade Hub on the Ouagadougou-Abidjan transportation corridor portray a divided country. The Forces Nouvelles (FAFN) demand approximately 2/3 more money than the Government of Cote d'Ivoire (GOCI) for permits and bribes on sections of th [...] | 2010-02-11 16:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV ECON ELTN KCOR IV |
10ABIDJAN160 | Chinese Engagement in Cote d'Ivoire; Few Potential Areas for [...] (SBU) On February 4, Pol/Econ Chief met with Lu Pang, Economic Commercial Counselor at the Chinese Embassy, along with first secretary Luo-Fa Yang to discuss reftel issues. Both men said that China has very few commercial activities or assistance programs in Cote d'Ivoire, citing difficulti [...] | 2010-02-12 09:33:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID CH IV |
10ABIDJAN172 | ABIDJAN: EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETS TO REVIEW [...] (SBU) The DCM convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, to review security issues at post following the surprise dismissal of the cabinet and the Independent Election Commission by President Laurent Gbagbo on the evening of Friday, February 12. Situatio [...] | 2010-02-17 16:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PINR CASC PREL IV |
10ABIDJAN182 | Cote d'Ivoire: S/GWI Project Proposals [...] (U) Embassy Abidjan is pleased to submit two funding requests for consideration by the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues' Small Grants Initiative. Post's first choice is a project submitted by an Ivoirian NGO, the Feminine Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CEFCI). CEFCI plans [...] | 2010-02-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN PHUM AID IV |
10ABIDJAN19 | CEI COMMISSIONER PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO SCANDAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Robert Mambe has remained silent while President Gbagbo's supporters have accused him of fraud and called for his resignation (reftels). Deputy CEI Spokesperson Yacouba Bamba told Poloff on January 13 that, although Mambe di [...] | 2010-01-15 17:37:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IV |
10ABIDJAN190 | ABIDJAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 09:32:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS |
10ABIDJAN21 | Little GOCI Progress on IMF Program Goals [...] (C) Summary: IMF Resident Representative Philippe Egoume gave a mixed review of Cote d'Ivoire's economic performance in a meeting with Ambassador and Pol/Econ chief on January 15. While he was optimistic about the country's future economic prospects and believed President Gbagbo would hold t [...] | 2010-01-20 16:17:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID PREL IV |
10ABIDJAN23 | TFHA01: ABIDJAN RESPONSE - DEMARCHE TO HOST GOVERNMENTS IN [...] The government of Cote d'Ivoire is encouraging its citizens to donate money to the people of Haiti through the Red Cross. Although a contact at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that final plans are not in place for government-to-government assistance, newspaper reports on January 20, 2010 [...] | 2010-01-21 08:43:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA |
10ABIDJAN27 | FPI HARDLINERS GAIN UPPER HAND IN ELECTORAL LIST DISPUTE [...] (C). Summary: The Facilitator's representative believes that FPI hardliners have persuaded President Gbagbo that he is "being pushed to elections like a lamb being led to slaughter", and thereby won his approval to intensify their campaign to discredit the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI [...] | 2010-01-22 09:39:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL IV |
10ABIDJAN29 | Ivoirian Budget Transparency and the Extractive Industries [...] (SBU) In response to ref A request, post reports the following: --The central government of Cote d'Ivoire currently receives funding through the FY 2010 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act (SFOAA) as part of the President's Emergency Plan fo [...] | 2010-01-22 12:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EPET ECON PGOV PREL IV |
10ABIDJAN31 | CARTER CENTER OBSERVATIONS ON CHALLENGES TO THE PROVISIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Observers from the Atlanta-based Carter Center who monitored the process of filing challenges to the provisional electoral list told the donor community that the nationwide distribution and posting of lists by the local independent electoral commissioners was very successfu [...] | 2010-01-22 15:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM IV |
10ABIDJAN37 | OPPOSITION YOUTH TO HOLD MASS DEMONSTRATION ON JAN 26 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political youth leaders from the RHDP opposition coalition have called for a mass demonstration on January 26. It will be the opposition's first major demonstration since March 2004. They plan to march on the state-owned television network in Abidjan and hold a [...] | 2010-01-25 16:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV SOCI IV |
10ABIDJAN41 | SORO: UN AND OTHERS MUST HELP PUSH ELECTORAL PROCESS FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Soro acknowledged in a January 26 meeting that the electoral process is at a standstill pending resolution of fraud allegations against CEI President Mambe. Soro agreed that the electoral process has progressed too far to be permitted to unravel and said he would look to th [...] | 2010-01-28 18:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL IV |
10ABIDJAN45 | ELECTORAL PROCESS GRINDING TO A HALT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) fraud scandal made headlines in early January, the pace of electoral preparations has slowed to a crawl. There is still no consensus among the political parties on a way forward following the CEI scandal. The 70 observati [...] | 2010-01-29 17:41:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI IV |
10ABIDJAN49 | Finance Minister Says Election Delay Won't Impact Budget [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 27, the Finance Minister told the Ambassador that a slight delay in elections would not have a major impact on this year's budget. He said that the USD 217 million shortfall in customs revenue was due to problems with a new computerized system, which were being rem [...] | 2010-02-02 16:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL IV |
10ABIDJAN53 | Report on Child Labor and Forced Labor [...] In response to ref A and in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005 and the Trade and Development Act (TDA) of 2000, post provides the following information on child labor and forced labor in Cote d'Ivoire. --------- TVPRA --------- [...] | 2010-02-03 15:02:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR EIND ETRD ECON PHUM SOCI KTIP IV |
10ABIDJAN57 | Dispute Process Extended; CEI Commissioners Protest [...] (U) Summary: After weeks of speculation, the Prime Minister's Office and the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced on February 2 that the period for filing challenges to the provisional electoral list will be reopened from February 4 through 14. The day after the announcem [...] | 2010-02-08 13:38:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IV |
10ABIDJAN59 | Dispute Process Extended; Mambe Weakened by Dissent within [...] (U) Summary: After weeks of speculation, the Prime Minister's Office and the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced on February 2 that the period for filing challenges to the provisional electoral list will be reopened from February 4 through 14. The day after the announceme [...] | 2010-02-08 18:15:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IV |
10ABIDJAN63 | FPI Insistent on Mambe's Resignation, CEI Reconfiguration [...] (C) Summary: The FPI remains adamant that the current impasse over the electoral list cannot be resolved unless Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Robert Mambe resigns. The FPI also wants a reconfiguration of the CEI. In a February 9 meeting, Ambassador told FPI representative [...] | 2010-02-11 12:26:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL ASEC IV |
10ABIDJAN65 | GBAGBO EXPECTED TO DISSOLVE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the international community on February 12, SRSG Choi confirmed that President Gbagbo intends to announce "institutional changes" within the government in the context of the current political impasse. Although Choi did not have further details, it is wi [...] | 2010-02-12 18:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL IV |
10ABIDJAN69 | COTE D'IVOIRE: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, post submits the following information on Cote d'Ivoire for the Tenth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. POC for this report is Political Officer (FS-04) Tanya Salseth, phone: (225) 22.49.45.70, fax: (225) 22.49.40.10. Poloff spent 30 hours in the prepara [...] | 2010-02-17 14:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KTIP KMCA ELAB IV |
10ABIDJAN71 | SORO TO FORM NEW GOVERNMENT; OPPOSITION SPLIT [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 12, President Gbagbo dissolved the government, charging PM Soro with naming a new cabinet and restructuring the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Soro continues to consult with opposition parties in an attempt to reach a compromise on a new government; repor [...] | 2010-02-17 16:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM IV |
10ABIDJAN72 | COTE D'IVOIRE: EFFECTIVENESS OF UNOCI EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] (U) Per ref A, post consulted with the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire's (UNOCI) Conduct and Discipline Office, the Ministry of Family, and Save the Children UK on whether UNOCI is effectively preventing sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking in persons (TIP). 2. [...] | 2010-01-15 17:45:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI KWMN KPKO |
10ABIDJAN73 | COTE d'IVOIRE: FACTORS AFFECTING FORMATION OF A NEW [...] (C) Summary: President Gbagbo's decision to dissolve the government and the independent electoral commission (CEI) has bought him time to improve his standing with the Ivorian electorate but undermined his credibility with the opposition. This has hampered PM Soro's ability to form a new gove [...] | 2010-02-18 16:33:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID IV |
10ABIDJAN75 | OPPOSITION YOUTH LEADERS VOW TO CONTINUE PROTESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Youth leaders from the two main opposition parties in the RHDP coalition plan to continue demonstrations against the government despite the February 22 agreement reached by their party heads. They expressed surprise at the agreement to participate in a new government and [...] | 2010-02-24 10:34:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI IV |
10ABIDJAN77 | New Government Announced; Opposition Slots Still Vacant [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 23, the new, slightly streamlined Ivoirian government was announced; 11 ministerial slots reserved for the various opposition parties remain vacant, as the opposition has refused to participate until the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) is reconstituted. Sixt [...] | 2010-02-24 14:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID ASEC IV |
10ABIDJAN79 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GOLDSTONE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-24 17:47:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM UNGA IV |
10ABIDJAN81 | COTE D'IVOIRE: NEW ELECTORAL COMMISSION TO BE HEADED BY [...] (U) Summary: A slightly revised Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) was sworn-in by the President of the Constitutional Court on February 25, with former Foreign Minister Youssouf Bakayoko as its new president. The opposition has reportedly called a halt to further demonstrations and is f [...] | 2010-02-26 15:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID IV |
10ABIDJAN98 | Cote d'Ivoire 2010 Investment Climate Statement [...] In response to reftel request, Embassy Abidjan's Investment Climate Statement 2010 follows in paragraph 2. 2. Begin Text. Openness To Foreign Investment. In September 2002, an attempted coup in Cote d'Ivoire began a crisis that divided the country politically, militarily, and eco [...] | 2010-01-22 17:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON OPIC KTDB USTR IV |
10ABUDHABI103 | UAE REQUEST FOR USG ASSISTANCE IN INVESTIGATION OF KILLING [...] (C/NF) On the margins of a meeting with visiting Secretary Chu, on Feb 24 MFA Minister of State Gargash made a formal request to the Ambassador for assistance in providing cardholder details and related information for credit cards reportedly issued by a U.S. bank to several suspects in last month' [...] | 2010-02-24 10:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINS CJAN AE |
10ABUDHABI104 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FLY DUBAI; DUBAI [...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate post-shipment verifications for numerous and various aircraft related parts and equipment. The U.S. exporters for these shipments are Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, IA; Boeing Company, Seattle, WA; BAE Systems, Irving, TX; and Honeywell Inter [...] | 2010-01-24 09:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
10ABUDHABI105 | D/S Wolin Discusses Global Recovery with UAE Officials [...] (U) Summary. On 15-16 February 2010, Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin met with UAE officials to review progress in the global economic recovery. UAE officials expressed approval of U.S. measures to restore global growth and stressed the resilience of the UAE's economy in navigating Dubai's [...] | 2010-02-25 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF AE IR |
10ABUDHABI106 | AMBASSADOR ENGAGES UAE ARABIC MEDIA TO CORRECT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Olson granted two interviews to UAE Arabic media on January 21, 2010 to provide an accurate view of U.S. and global assistance to Haiti, in the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti. The interviews also served to correct misperceptions about the U.S. role in Haiti, spec [...] | 2010-01-25 08:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KPAO HA AE |
10ABUDHABI107 | D/S Wolin Presses UAE for More Cooperation on Iran - Af/Pak [...] (S) Summary. On 15-16 February 2010, Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin met with UAE officials to press for continued cooperation on illicit finance issues with respect to Iran and the Taliban. UAE officials noted progress made and yet to come, and expressed concern about international resolv [...] | 2010-02-25 09:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER EFIN AE IR AF |
10ABUDHABI11 | Abu Dhabi Sheikh Issa Acquitted in Torture Trial [...] (SBU) Summary. Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, half-brother of UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed, was acquitted January 10 of all charges stemming from the 2004 videotaped torture of an Afghan trader. The court exonerated Sheikh Issa and a uniformed security guard who appeared in the infamous [...] | 2010-01-11 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR CASC AE |
10ABUDHABI110 | UAE SEEKS SUPPORT FOR ITU AND RRB MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) On January 6, post received a diplomatic note from the MFA requesting US support for its International Telecommunication Union (ITU) membership and the nomination of Nasser bin Hammad, Senior Manager for International Affairs at the UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, for Radio [...] | 2010-01-25 12:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS AORC AE |
10ABUDHABI111 | UAE and the Yemen Donor Conference in Riyadh [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs America Desk Officer Faisal Al Mazrouei and an assistant to Ambassador Mohammed Sultan Al Suwaidi, Director of Arab Affairs. Al Suwaidi is the UAEG point person on the Friends of Yemen (FOY) and will likely chair the economy and [...] | 2010-02-25 13:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID YM AE |
10ABUDHABI118 | OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 12:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PGOV EFIN ECON AF AE |
10ABUDHABI128 | UAE PROVIDES $45M GRANT TO PA [...] (SBU) On January 10, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) Acting Director General Mohammed Al Suwaidi told EconOff that the ADFD's August 2009 $45m grant to the Palestinian Authority to fund 116 small projects in the West Bank was provided as a direct grant to the PA. Al Suwaidi noted that thi [...] | 2010-01-28 07:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL KPAL AE |
10ABUDHABI130 | DOD PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE EXHIBITION (IDEX [...] Embassy Abu Dhabi recommends DOD direct participation in the Tenth Biannual International Defense Exhibition (IDEX 2011) which will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 20 ?????? 24 February 2011 at the Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Center. IDEX 2011 is the tenth in the IDEX series [...] | 2010-01-28 11:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AE |
10ABUDHABI158 | UAE PREPARING FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT [...] (SBU) On January 31, EconOff and Dutch Charg???? Huib de Bliek delivered Ref A demarche encouraging the UAE to attend February's Nuclear Security Summit third Sherpa meeting in The Hague to Ambassador Hamad Al Kaabi, MFA Special Coordinator for International Nuclear Cooperation and UAE IAEA Per [...] | 2010-02-01 13:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL AE |
10ABUDHABI160 | WELCOMING CODEL LOWEY TO THE UAE [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai. 2. (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pleased to welcome CODEL Lowey for a first-hand review of key U.S. priorities here. Our robust relations with the UAE focus on mutual [...] | 2010-02-01 14:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MASS ECON AE |
10ABUDHABI164 | MEETING WITH UAE MINISTER OF JUSTICE REGARDING MLAT [...] (SBU) On January 27, the Ambassador, accompanied by Legatt, met with Dr. Hadef bin Jua'an al Dhaheri, UAE Minister of Justice, to discuss the current UAE position on a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) reftel. Al Dhaheri advised the UAE desires to have an MLAT with the US and the UAE [...] | 2010-02-02 08:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KTIA AE |
10ABUDHABI192 | UAE Energy Officers [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG AE |
10ABUDHABI194 | SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY AND UNDERSECRETARY [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai and complements the Mission's classified scenesetter (reftel). 2. (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pleased to welcome the February 14-16 visit of Deputy Treasury Secretary [...] | 2010-02-09 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN BEXP MARR AE |
10ABUDHABI196 | UAE: WE WILL BE AMONG "BEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD" BY 2021 [...] (U) Summary. On February 6, at the end of a three-day cabinet retreat in the western region of Abu Dhabi, the UAE government laid out its vision for the federation on its 50th anniversary in 2021. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MbR),Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Rul [...] | 2010-02-09 12:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON AE |
10ABUDHABI200 | (SBU) UAE EXPECTS "POSITIVE" RESPONSE TO COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) On February 10, Ambassador followed up on reftels' demarche with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash, who said the UAE is conducting its "due diligence" on the Copenhagen Accord through a dedicated committee led by Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future E [...] | 2010-02-10 12:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG AE |
10ABUDHABI202 | TFHA01: UAE'S HAITI AID EXCEEDS USD 7 MILLION [...] (U) The UAE is still actively supporting humanitarian efforts in Haiti, which continue to receive prominent coverage in the local press. UAE semi-government charity organizations have relief teams on the ground to assist in the distribution of relief materials purchased from the Dominican Repu [...] | 2010-02-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL ECON PGOV PREF HA AE |
10ABUDHABI212 | UAE ORGANIZES ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMIT [...] (SBU) On February 7, post received a letter from Majid Al Mansouri, Secretary General of the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD),requesting U.S. support for an "Eye on Earth" summit in Abu Dhabi. The Summit, tentatively planned for Nov. 15-17, seeks to "launch a multilateral process to desig [...] | 2010-02-11 13:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG PGOV AE |
10ABUDHABI214 | UAE OUTLINES ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) On January 10, visiting SRAP Special Advisor for International Partnership Jarrett Blanc and EconOff met with Acting Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi to discuss UAE aid for Afghanistan. Al Suwaidi explained that the ADFD currently has [...] | 2010-02-11 13:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN AF AE |
10ABUDHABI222 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AL HAMRA TRADING [...] Ref email requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification for a Quantum Explosive Sniffer Model QS-H150 exported under license D424027 by Implant Sciences Corporation, Wilmington, MA. This item is classified under ECCN: 2A983. 2. On February 7, 2010, Export Control Officer and B [...] | 2010-02-15 04:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
10ABUDHABI224 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AWTAD FZCO, DUBAI, [...] Ref A email requested that post conduct two separate Post-Shipment verifications for Water and Oil Filtration equipment exported as NLR by Trinity Trading, Lawrenceville, GA. 2. Ref B cable outlines a previous visit to Awtad FZCO during which the Iranian Manager, Ahmed Shaghaghi would no [...] | 2010-02-15 09:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
10ABUDHABI226 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TAMMAM TRADING [...] Ref email requested that post conduct two separate Post-Shipment verifications for Process Control Equipment and a CPU Expander exported as NLR by Moore Industries, Sepulveda, CA and Gas Turbine Controls, Ardsley, NY respectively. 2. On February 3, 2010 Export Control Officer (ECO) visit [...] | 2010-02-15 09:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
10ABUDHABI228 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SAMAND TRADING CO. [...] Ref email requested that post conduct three separate Post-Shipment verifications for Digital Network Cameras and a separate shipment of Transceivers exported as No License Required by IQVision, Santa Ana, CA and SOLECTEK, San Diego, CA respectively. 2. On February 3, 2010 Export Control [...] | 2010-02-15 09:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
10ABUDHABI230 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AL SAMNAN STORES; [...] Ref email requested that post conduct three separate post-shipment verifications for numerous telescopic sights for rifles exported by Leupold and Stevens, Beaverton, OR under license number D397150 and controlled under ECCN: 0A987. 2. On February 9 and 10, 2010, Export Control Officer v [...] | 2010-02-15 09:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
10ABUDHABI232 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BIN MAHMOOD [...] Ref email requested that post conduct six separate post-shipment verifications for numerous aviation related airborne communication and navigational items exported as NLR and classified under ECCN: 7A994 by Sun Aviation, Kansas City, MO. 2. On February 16, 2010, Export Control Officer an [...] | 2010-02-16 07:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
10ABUDHABI246 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY CHU [...] (U) Mission UAE looks forward to welcoming the Feb. 23-25 visit of Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu. THE UAE AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic pow [...] | 2010-02-18 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET SENV KGHG AE |
10ABUDHABI262 | KUDOS FOR LEAHY VETTING [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 12:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM AE |
10ABUDHABI27 | (S) US-UAE Cooperation Against Taliban Finance Continues [...] (C) This cable contains an action request for Treasury, DoJ and FBI. See para 19. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On 11 January 2010 SRAP Ambassador Holbrooke and Treasury Assistant Secretary David Cohen met with UAE State Security (SSD) head Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al Nahyan. On 12 January, Cohen m [...] | 2010-01-24 15:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF IR AE |
10ABUDHABI270 | UAE ESTABLISHES INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ADVISORY BOARD [...] (SBU) On February 22, the UAE announced the establishment of an International Advisory Board (IAB) for the UAE's nuclear power program, under the leadership of former IAEA DG Hans Blix (complete text of official announcement in para 4). The Advisory Board, which was first referenced in the UAE' [...] | 2010-02-23 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PGOV AE |
10ABUDHABI272 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK - APPLICATION 050209929 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC AE |
10ABUDHABI284 | UAE'S 2010 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (U) Mission UAE's submission for the 2010 trafficking in persons report follows. Responses are keyed to reftel paragraphs 25 to 30. THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Please find below responses to questions in paragraph 25 of reftel: [...] | 2010-02-25 14:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KTIP PGOV PREL PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG |
10ABUDHABI29 | UAE Central Bank on Afghanistan, Iran [...] (S/NF) Summary. On 12 January 2010, Treasury Department Assistant Secretary David Cohen met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan bin Nasser al Suweidi. Governor Suweidi and Cohen discussed options for additional cash movement controls with respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan and the status of [...] | 2010-01-24 15:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF AE IR YM |
10ABUDHABI3 | Meeting on Disposition of Seized Cargoes [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-06 13:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PARM MNUC ETTC KNNP IR AE |
10ABUDHABI31 | UAE STILL REVIEWING COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) On January 19, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche urging the UAE to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. Dr. Gargash said he would look into the status of the UAE position on the Accord. On January 24, Lana Nusseibah, Sp [...] | 2010-01-25 06:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG ENRG AE |
10ABUDHABI33 | UAE FM DISCUSSES TALIBAN FINANCIAL FLOWS AND REINTEGRATION [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a January 11 meeting in Abu Dhabi, visiting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Amb. Richard Holbrooke discussed Afghan reintegration with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ). AbZ noted the importance of establishing an effect [...] | 2010-01-25 09:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF IR YM AE |
10ABUDHABI34 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: STALLION [...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate post-shipment verifications for Portable Digital ADP machines exported as No License Required by STOPWHOLESALE/IWEBMASTER, AKA: Laptop Plaza, Kenilworth, NJ. 2. On December 28 and 29, 2009 Export Control Officer met with a Mr. Rajeev G [...] | 2010-01-14 04:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
10ABUDHABI35 | UAE on Upcoming Yemen Meeting in London [...] (C) On January 24, PolOff delivered ref A demarche to Ambassador Mohammed Sultan Al Suwaidi, Director of Arab Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al Suwaidi stressed the UAE's view that Yemen's three security threats --- the Houthi rebels, Al Qaeda, and the southern secessionists --- must b [...] | 2010-01-25 11:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID YM AE |
10ABUDHABI36 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ABU DHABI AVIATION, [...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate post-shipment verifications for numerous and various aircraft related parts and equipment to include: automatic pilots, navigational instruments and specifically to confirm the location of Indicator Integrated Standby Unit C16221AA02. The U.S. [...] | 2010-01-14 07:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
10ABUDHABI39 | UAE Illicit Finance Strategy 2010 [...] (S/NF) This is a country team assessment. CONTEXT ------------ I. II. 2. (S/NF) Given the UAE's open financial system, sizeable expatriate community and role as an regional financial hub, some Taliban, al-Qaeda and other illicit financing may originate in and mor [...] | 2010-01-27 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PTER PGOV PINR AF AE |
10ABUDHABI41 | CZECH MFA INTEREST IN UAE NUCLEAR DEAL [...] (C) During a January 20 meeting, visiting Czech MFA Ambassador-at-Large Vaclav Bartuska asked the Ambassador about the UAE's recent selection of KEPCO to build and operate four new nuclear power plants (Ref B). Bartuska, who was in Abu Dhabi attending the World Future Energy Summit and requeste [...] | 2010-01-27 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP TRGY EZ AE |
10ABUDHABI43 | Case Closed: No Appeal of Sheikh Issa Torture Trial Verdict [...] (SBU) Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's January 10 acquittal will stand, as Abu Dhabi prosecutors declined to appeal the verdict before a 15-day filing deadline expired January 26. Post reported this expected outcome (ref A) in the case against Sheikh Issa, who was filmed torturing an Afghan m [...] | 2010-01-27 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV AE |
10ABUDHABI47 | HAMAS COMMANDER KILLED IN DUBAI HOTEL [...] (U) On January 29, approximately 9:00 am local time Friday, Reuters first reported the January 20 murder in a Dubai hotel of senior Hamas member Mahmoud Abdul Raouf Mohammad Hassan (known as Mahmoud Al Mabhouh). The brief wire story preceded the release of an official statement from the Dubai gover [...] | 2010-01-31 13:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KPAL KWBG KCRM IS SY AE |
10ABUDHABI53 | Moving the MLAT Issue with the UAE [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see para 7. 2. (SBU) We have greatly expanded our law enforcement cooperation with the UAE over the past five years, and are likely to enhance it further, not least because of the increasing importance of law enforcement issues in Afghanistan. Our law [...] | 2010-02-03 08:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KTIA EFIN PTER AE |
10ABUDHABI54 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ABU DHABI AIRCRAFT [...] Ref email requested that post conduct seven separate post-shipment verifications for numerous and various aircraft related parts and equipment. The U.S. exporters for these shipments are Rockwell Collins, Wichita, KS; Universal Avionics Systems, Tucson, AZ; and ASB Avionics, Mojave, CA. The ite [...] | 2010-01-18 05:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
10ABUDHABI55 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPSEC WOLIN AND U/S HORMATS UAE VISIT [...] (SBU) Mission UAE looks forward to hosting Treasury Deputy Secretary Neil Wolin and Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Robert Hormats in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from February 14-16. This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai 2 [...] | 2010-02-04 13:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PTER PGOV AE |
10ABUDHABI56 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ACHIEVER COMPUTERS [...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate Post-Shipment verifications for numerous portable digital ADP items (Laptop computers) exported as No License Required by Laptop Plaza, Los Angeles, CA. 2. On December 27, 2009 Export Control Officer (ECO) met with a Mr. Pavan of Achie [...] | 2010-01-18 07:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
10ABUDHABI57 | UAE FINALIZES JOINT CASH COURIER OPERATIONS [...] (S/NF) On February 3, Emboffs from DHS, State, Treasury, Justice and GRPO met with key UAE State Security Directorate (SSD) officials and Abu Dhabi and federal customs officials to finalize plans for a February 21-24 bulk cash smuggling training program and a Feb. 28 - March 3 airport and borde [...] | 2010-02-04 13:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE |
10ABUDHABI59 | Country Team Assessment for Transfer Advanced Anti-Radiation [...] (u) Classified by Ambassador Richard G. Olson, reasons 1.4 (a),(b),and (d). 2. (u) Summary. The armed forces of the United Arab Emirates requested a LOA for the transfer of advanced anti radiation guided missiles (AARGM) to consider for purchase. The AARGM transforms the agm-88 har [...] | 2010-02-04 17:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS MASS PREL AE |
10ABUDHABI6 | ABU DHABI PLEDGES $650 MILLION FOR YEMEN [...] (SBU) On December 16, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) announced it would provide AED 2.4 billion (USD 650 million) in assistance to Yemen, to include development projects including infrastructure, energy, water, transport and education. On December 30, ADFD Acting Director General Moh [...] | 2010-01-04 12:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL YM AE |
10ABUDHABI65 | UAE Labor Minister Ready to Scrap Sponsorship System [...] (C) The UAE cabinet is considering a Ministry of Labor proposal to eliminate the current employment sponsorship system for expatriates, according to February 5 local media reports. No details have been released publicly, but it is believed Minister of Labor Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed Ghobash pitch [...] | 2010-02-08 09:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP AE |
10ABUDHABI69 | UAE - SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CJCS [...] (SBU) Admiral Mullen: we warmly welcome your visit to Abu Dhabi, and have requested an appointment with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ),whom you last met on 9 September 2009 in Washington. We have also req [...] | 2010-02-09 11:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS AE |
10ABUDHABI7 | ABU DHABI'S SOCIO-ECONOMIC MODEL [...] (C) Summary: While many have surmised that Abu Dhabi would seek certain political concessions for its (at least) USD 25 billion financial support for Dubai in 2009 (reftel),there is little indication of a coerced quid pro quo. Rather, Abu Dhabi officials remain squarely focused on mastering [...] | 2010-01-07 10:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KIPR ECON ENRG AE |
10ABUDHABI70 | UAE NAMES AMBASSADOR TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) On January 10, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed appointed Yousef Saif Khamis Al Ali as UAE Ambassador to Afghanistan. (Note: The UAE has not had an ambassador in Afghanistan in the post 9/11 era. The UAE embassy was reopened in March 2002, staffed and supported from the embassy in [...] | 2010-01-19 05:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF AE |
10ABUDHABI71 | UAE Announces New Shelters for Trafficking Victims [...] (U) On February 6, the UAE announced it would open new shelters by mid-2010 in the northern emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) exclusively for human trafficking victims. The expansion plan comes shortly after two major sex trafficking cases appeared, one in Abu Dhabi and one in RAK. [...] | 2010-02-10 13:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KCRM AE |
10ABUDHABI72 | UAE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 06:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AE |
10ABUDHABI73 | UAE SUPPORTS "SHIFT" TO PRESSURE TRACK ON IRAN [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash, Ambassador presented reftel points and pressed for UAE support as the USG works with partners to develop new measures to pressure the IRIG towards cooperation with the international community. He noted t [...] | 2010-02-10 14:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC ETTC IR AE |
10ABUDHABI77 | UAE on Situation in Yemen and "Friends of Yemen" Next Steps [...] (C) On February 14, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Tariq Al Haidan summoned the Ambassador and British ChargC) d'Affaires Ian Wood to the MFA seeking guidance from the US and UK on Friends of Yemen (FOY) goals and the UAEG's role. Haidan welcomed the recent cease-fire agreement betwe [...] | 2010-02-14 08:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PTER YM AE |
10ABUDHABI80 | TFHA01: UAE'S HAITI AID EFFORTS [...] (SBU) On January 17, the Ambassador met with Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed, Chairman of the UAE Red Crescent Society, the primary UAE aid organization that provides humanitarian assistance abroad to discuss UAE support for Haiti. Shaykh Hamdan (the half-brother of UAE President Shaykh Khalifa) said [...] | 2010-01-19 14:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL ECON PGOV PREF HA AE |
10ABUDHABI85 | UAE ON IRAN SANCTIONS, ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINA [...] (C) In a joint meeting with British ChargC) d'Affaires Ian Wood on February 14 at the MFA, Ambassador discussed Ref A demarche points with Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Tariq Al Haidan. Haidan considered Iran's February 11 announcement on uranium enrichment a turning point in the sa [...] | 2010-02-18 12:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC ETTC IR CH AE |
10ABUDHABI87 | UAE'S IRAQI DEBT FORGIVENESS ON HOLD [...] (S/NF) Summary: Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed told the Ambassador and visiting Treasury Deputy Secretary Wolin on February 15 that the UAEG has decided to postpone any final action on Iraqi debt forgiveness until after the March 7 elections. On other issues, the MFA reports the UA [...] | 2010-02-20 10:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV EFIN PREL IZ AE |
10ABUDHABI89 | PROGRESS MADE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: At the third Preparatory Commission (Prep Com) of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi, critical progress was achieved on a number of programmatic, administrative and legal fronts related to establishing a transparent, progressive and efficient internati [...] | 2010-02-21 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV AE |
10ABUDHABI9 | (S) US-UAE FURTHER COOPERATION TO DISRUPT TALIBAN FINANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-07 13:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PTER KTFN AE AF EFIN |
10ABUDHABI91 | CODEL HASTINGS DISCUSSES TIP, IRAN, MEPP WITH MINSTATE [...] (C) Summary. In a February 16 meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash discussed human trafficking, Iran, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL). Gargash outlined the UAE's efforts to meet USG expectations on traffi [...] | 2010-02-22 04:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETTC KTIP UNSC IR AE |
10ABUDHABI95 | UAE ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (C/NF) On February 14, the United Arab Emirates became the first OPEC member to associate with the Copenhagen Accord in a letter from Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash to the UNFCC (complete text below). Unusually, there was no UAEG press release on the decision and no lo [...] | 2010-02-22 11:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG PREL AE |
10ABUDHABI96 | PERSONALLY ENGAGING ON HAITI [...] (U) Al Khaleej, an Arabic language daily with a pan-Arabist political orientation ran a front page article on January 20, 2010 with the headline: "Haiti comes under militarization and its children become slaves." (text follows at para 4 below) 2. (SBU) IAW with reftel instructions [...] | 2010-01-20 14:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR HA AE |
10ABUDHABI97 | CODEL LOWEY WITH UAE FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary. In a February 17 meeting, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) discussed Iran with a four-member Congressional delegation led by Chairwoman Nita Lowey of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. AbZ told the Codel the nuclear issue [...] | 2010-02-22 12:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETTC UNSC IR AE |
10ABUDHABI98 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LENZE POWER [...] Ref email requested that post conduct five separate post-shipment verifications for Static Inverters (Static Converters) exported as No License Required by AC Technology Corporation, Uxbridge, MA. 2. On January 20, 2010, Export Control Officer met with Mr. Reza Sarraf, Managing Director [...] | 2010-01-21 08:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC AE |
10ABUJA101 | TOUGH DECISIONS AHEAD FOR FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON [...] (S/NF) Following a High Court order to the Federal Executive Counil (FEC) that the FEC had two weeks to demonstrate to the nation that President Yar'Adua could continue in office, the FEC (an expanded cabinet) will hold its weekly meeting on January 27 to weigh its options amid a swirl of compe [...] | 2010-01-27 08:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL MARR SOCI KCRM NI |
10ABUJA103 | JOS RECOVERING, LOOKING TO PROSECUTIONS [...] (C) The city of Jos has started to return to some normalcy, but residents remain concerned that violence could erupt anew. Authorities have relaxed the curfew, with schools, government offices, and businesses starting to resume operations. Displaced people, who may number as many as 30,000 per [...] | 2010-01-27 08:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KCRM NI |
10ABUJA105 | KANO GOVERNOR INSISTS HIS STATE HAS NO LINKS TO OUTSIDE [...] (C) Kano Governor Ibrahim Shekarau insisted to the Ambassador during a January 21 meeting in Kano that the state had no "linkages" to external terrorism or religious extremist groups. He noted that the brigade based in Kano had deployed some of its personnel to Jos in Plateau State to help con [...] | 2010-01-27 18:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER SOCI NI |
10ABUJA109 | JUDICIAL, LEGISLATIVE, AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES TUSSLE OVER [...] (C) The Senate demanded January 27 that the President submit a letter informing the legislature of his "medical leave" from office, in the wake of a High Court Judge's ruling that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had 14 days in which to decide whether ailing President Yar'Adua remained fit t [...] | 2010-01-28 18:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR NI |
10ABUJA113 | SOKOTO GOVERNOR GETS HIGH MARKS FOR EDUCATION EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Media, civil society, and government representatives generally gave high marks to Sokoto Governor Aliyu Wamakko for his efforts to improved education, but some intended beneficiaries voiced dissatisfaction during a mid-January visit by PolOffs to this northern Nigerian state. Many stated [...] | 2010-01-29 09:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI NI |
10ABUJA116 | U.S./U.K. Team Assesses Nigeria's Preparedness for National [...] (SBU) In response to a request from President Yar'Adua to the Ambassador and UK High Commissioner (reftel),USAID and DFID assembled and facilitated an international, independent team of experts to conduct an assessment of Nigeria's electoral system. During its two weeks in Nigeria, the team me [...] | 2010-01-28 19:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PGOV PINR NI |
10ABUJA123 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- JANUARY 29, 2010 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not reported previously. --------------------------------------- SUCCESSFUL RE-RUN ELECTION IN EDO STATE --------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Independ [...] | 2010-01-29 16:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON SOCI KPAO NI |
10ABUJA125 | PRESSURE MOUNTS FOR YAR'ADUA TO STEP ASIDE [...] (SBU) An Eminent Elders Group led by former Heads of State Alhaji Shehu Shagari, General Yakubu Gowon, and Chief Ernest Shonekan submitted letters to Senate President David Mark and House Speaker Dimeje Bankole January 28 demanding that President Yar'Adua hand over power formally to Vice Presid [...] | 2010-01-29 18:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI |
10ABUJA126 | Haiti Disaster Competes with Domestic Priorities, but [...] (U) Nigeria media were initially slow to report on the earthquake in Haiti. Initial reports largely derived from wire services and contained limited factual reporting on U.S. support of relief efforts. Early reporting and editorials largely criticized the failure of the Nigerian Government (G [...] | 2010-01-29 15:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA |
10ABUJA128 | HAITI DISASTER COMPETES WITH DOMESTIC PRIORITIES, BUT [...] (U) Nigeria media were initially slow to report on the earthquake in Haiti. Initial reports largely derived from wire services and contained limited factual reporting on U.S. support of relief efforts. Early reporting and editorials largely criticized the failure of the Nigerian Government (G [...] | 2010-01-29 15:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO HA NI |
10ABUJA129 | POLITICAL FOCUS ON YAR'ADUA AND ANAMBRA ELECTION [...] (C) The Arewa Consultative Forum has joined calls for President Yar'Adua to hand over power to Vice President Jonathan. Senate leaders publicly denied that they intend to impeach Yar'Adua, but People's Democratic Party (PDP) legislators have privately told us that they view Yar'Adua's situatio [...] | 2010-02-01 18:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI |
10ABUJA131 | JOS STATUS: TWO WEEKS LATER [...] (C) Jos and surrounding towns now exhibit a tense quiet in the wake of the widespread violence that erupted there two weeks ago. Use of cellular telephones and text messaging, which reportedly contributed to the rapid spread of violence, continue to keep tensions elevated as rival groups called [...] | 2010-02-01 18:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI |
10ABUJA135 | EVOLVING POLITICAL DYNAMIC IN NIGERIA [...] (S) Since we sent you our scene-setter on January 21 (reftel),several key political trends in Nigeria have assumed sharper focus: --------------------------------------- Bandwagon Picking Up Speed --------------------------------------- Newspaper publishers, north-south "Emi [...] | 2010-02-03 18:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PREL PGOV NI PINS |
10ABUJA137 | YAR'ADUA'S REMAINING SUPPORT ERODES FURTHER [...] (C) Demands for President Yar'Adua to step aside continued to mount from nearly all sections. Information and Communications Minister Dora Akunyili distributed a memorandum at the February 3 Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting demanding that Yar'Adua submit a hand-over letter to Vice Presi [...] | 2010-02-04 19:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MARR PREL SOCI KPAO NI |
10ABUJA141 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- FEBRUARY 5, 2010 [...] (SBU) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not reported previously. ---------------------------------------- RENEWED POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN AKWA IBOM ---------------------------------------- 2. (C) Contacts o [...] | 2010-02-05 17:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI |
10ABUJA144 | NIGERIAN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION REQUESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In November 2009, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairperson Farida Waziri and her top staff travelled to the U.S. to meet with State, Justice and Treasury Department officials. Upon returning to Nigeria, the EFCC team developed a strategy document to move forw [...] | 2010-02-01 19:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC EFIN EAID KCRM KCOR NI |
10ABUJA147 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEKS/WATT VISIT TO NIGERIA, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission to Nigeria warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Meeks/Watt to Nigeria to visit Lagos February 15 and 16. Embassy provides the following political and economic overview of the current situation in Nigeria. -------------------------------------- RELATIONSHIP STRESSED BY RE [...] | 2010-02-08 15:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PINR OVIP NI |
10ABUJA149 | INCUMBENT WINS CREDIBLE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION IN ANAMBRA [...] (C) Anambra State Governor Peter Obi comfortably won re-election February 6 against a competitive field where political parties, security forces, and, to a lesser extent, the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) all performed credibly. U.S. Mission observers note reports of isolated [...] | 2010-02-08 15:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO NI |
10ABUJA150 | NIGERIA RECORDS ITS FIRST DEATH FROM H1N1 [...] (U) The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) reported the first laboratory-confirmed death from H1N1 in Nigeria, in a press release issued on January 18. Nigeria's first reported victim of H1N1 was a 38-year-old Lagosian female who died at the Reddington Hospital in Victoria Island, Lago [...] | 2010-02-02 11:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO NI |
10ABUJA153 | NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT SEEKS AGREMENT FOR RECENTLY-NOMINATED [...] (SBU) Mission Abuja received a diplomatic note, dated February 2, 2010, from the Nigerian Foreign Ministry (MFA) formally requesting agrement for Nigeria's recently-nominated Ambassador to the United States, Professor Adeblowale Ibidapo Adefuye. The text of this diplomatic note follows: [...] | 2010-02-09 15:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR NI OFDP |
10ABUJA155 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON ENGAGES WITH GOODLUCK JONATHAN ON [...] (C) U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Ambassador Johnnie Carson engaged in a lively dialogue with Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan February 9 on democracy and constitutional succession, the need for credible national elections, prospects for removal of Nigeria from [...] | 2010-02-11 11:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP PINR PTER SOCI NI |
10ABUJA157 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON DISCUSSES POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) Nigerian Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mahmud Yayale Ahmed discussed the current "very abnormal" political situation, President Yar'Adua's health, concerns about the 2011 elections, and what he considers an Algerian-Chadian axis of support for extremists February 9 in [...] | 2010-02-11 15:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI |
10ABUJA159 | INEC CHAIRPERSON CALLED OUT ON DISMAL PERFORMANCE [...] (C) Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson, the Ambassador, Deputy Chief of Mission, Special Assistant, USAID Democracy Officer, and PolOff (notetaker) met with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairperson Maurice Iwu February 10 to emphasize the importa [...] | 2010-02-11 17:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP SOCI NI |
10ABUJA161 | ELECTORAL REFORM COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON UWAIS HOPEFUL ON [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson met with Electoral Reform Committee (ERC) Chairperson and retired Chief Justice Muhammadu Lawal Uwais February 10 to discuss electoral reform, prospects for return to military rule, need for expanded corruption investigations and prosec [...] | 2010-02-11 18:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MARR OVIP PTER SOCI KCRM NI |
10ABUJA163 | MADUEKWE REITERATES SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-TERRORISM AND [...] (C) Nigerian Foreign Minister Chief Ojo Maduekwe reiterated to Assistant Secretary Carson and the Ambassador February 9 his country's full support for counter-terrorism engagement in Nigeria and regionally and commitment to democratic principles and the constitution during Yar'Adua's absence. [...] | 2010-02-11 19:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER OVIP SOCI NI |
10ABUJA165 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- FEBRUARY 12, 2010 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. --------------------------------------------- --- WESTERN NAVY COMMAND CONTENT WITH CIVILIAN RULE --------------------------------------------- --- [...] | 2010-02-12 19:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KCRM KPAO EAGR NI |
10ABUJA167 | GOODLUCK JONATHAN BECOMES ACTING PRESIDENT [...] (C) The Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives approved resolutions February 9 designating Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as Acting President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Jonathan announced his acceptance of the designation during a brief televised address to the nation. [...] | 2010-02-12 20:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KDEM KPAO NI |
10ABUJA169 | NIGER DELTA ACTIVISTS WELCOME U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Activists from civil society told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Johnnie Carson that they welcomed greater U.S. engagement during a round table discussion on Niger Delta in Lagos on February 6. Participants praised U.S. public statements urging a constitutional end to t [...] | 2010-02-12 21:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI |
10ABUJA171 | ANAMBRA IMPRESSIONS -- PROGRESS, BUT MUCH WORK TO DO [...] (C) Many observers had expected a messy, even violent, vote going into the February 6 gubernatorial election in Anambra State. That the worst of Nigerian elections past did not materialize this time may be the most encouraging outcome of this vote. The peaceful, largely violence-free, process [...] | 2010-02-12 21:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KCRM KDEM NI |
10ABUJA173 | NIGER DELTA ACTIVISTS WELCOME U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Activists from civil society told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Johnnie Carson that they welcomed greater U.S. engagement during a round table discussion on Niger Delta in Lagos on February 6. Participants praised U.S. public statements urging a constitutional end to t [...] | 2010-02-12 21:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI |
10ABUJA177 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S MEETING WITH FORMER HEAD OF [...] (C) Summary. Former head of state General Ibrahim Babangida assured Ambassador Carson of his support for constitutionalism, and affirmed the right of Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the next election provided he prevailed in a (newly) democratic nomination process within the PDP. [...] | 2010-02-17 15:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV NI |
10ABUJA179 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR CHANGE WITH NIGERIA'S NEW ATTORNEY [...] (C) Within 24 hours of Vice President Goodluck Jonathan's designation as Acting President, Jonathan replaced controversial Attorney General and Minister of Justice Michael Aondoakaa with Minister of Labor and Productivity Adetokunbo Kayode on February 10. The Ambassador met with Kayode Februa [...] | 2010-02-17 18:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER CJAN SNAR SOCI KCRM NI |
10ABUJA181 | NIGERIAN ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF: WE BELIEVE IN DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS),LTG Dambazau, told A/S Carson February 8 that the GON military believes there is no alternative to democracy. "We are a young nation and will improve if we give ourselves the opportunity." He termed the violence in the North a "new phenomenon," and sa [...] | 2010-02-18 09:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR PINS PINR NI |
10ABUJA183 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON DISCUSSES POLITICAL SITUATION, [...] (C) Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson engaged in a lively dialogue February 10 on Nigeria's leadership crisis, elections, and electoral reform with Kwara Governor and Governors' Forum Chairperson Bukola Saraki, former Senate President Ken Nnamani (now Chairperson o [...] | 2010-02-18 12:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP SOCI KDEM KPAO NI |
10ABUJA185 | NORTHERN NIGERIAN MUSLIM VIEWS OF THE UNITED STATES [...] (C) Muslim scholars, government officials, politicians, professors, students, and civil society representatives discussed their views on the United States and its foreign policy with PolOffs during a visit in January to the Northern Nigerian state of Sokoto. Many interlocutors expressed apprec [...] | 2010-02-18 12:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER SOCI KDEM KISL KPAO NI |
10ABUJA187 | ECOWAS HEADS OF STATE DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY, SELECT [...] (C) Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan opened the 37th Ordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Governments (HOS) Meeting in Abuja February 16 with a call for increased transparency in government and "redoubled efforts" at consolidatin [...] | 2010-02-18 16:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS ECOWAS NI |
10ABUJA19 | EMBASSY AND CONSULATE GENERAL RECEIVE "POISON PEN" [...] (C) The Embassy and Consulate General have received correspondence and e-mail messages in the form of "poison pen" missives regarding alleged Nigerian terrorists. In follow-up to Mission's daily Law Enforcement Working Group (LEWG) meetings, convened after the attempted December 25 attack on [...] | 2010-01-05 18:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CVIS ASEC PINR PINS PREL NI |
10ABUJA191 | SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION CALLS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation Ahmed called on Ambassador Sanders on February 16 to discuss the state of the nation. Ahmed said the domestic political situation in Nigeria was "very sensitive." Ahmed raised the possibility of Jonathan traveling outside [...] | 2010-02-18 19:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP NI |
10ABUJA194 | NIGERIA TO ATTEND THE FEBRUARY 9-11 SHERPA MEETING IN THE [...] (SBU) Embassy Political Counselor, ESTH Officer (note taker) and Dutch Economic and Trade Officer jointly delivered ref A points to the Director General of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) and recently-appointed Sherpa for the April 12-13 Nuclear Security Summit Professor Shemsi [...] | 2010-02-04 13:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL UNGA |
10ABUJA197 | NIGERIAN SECURITY CHIEF BRIEFS FOREIGN PARTNERS ON MUTUAL [...] (S) Director General Afas Gadzama, Intelligence Director Yusuf Bichi, and Operations Director Mathew Seiyefa of the Nigerian State Security Service (SSS) briefed foreign diplomats and intelligence officials on security issues February 18. Gadzama welcomed the opportunity to correct what he cha [...] | 2010-02-22 17:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR PTER ASEC SOCI KPAO NI |
10ABUJA199 | MINISTERIAL DELEGATION TRAVELS TO SAUDI ARABIA TO SEE [...] (C) Secretary to the Government of the Federation Mahmud Yayale Ahmed called the Ambassador shortly before 1 a.m., February 23, to inform her of his impending departure for Saudi Arabia along with five other Cabinet colleagues. As reported in reftel, the Federal Executive Council had decided F [...] | 2010-02-23 20:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KDEM KPAO NI |
10ABUJA201 | JONATHAN TELLS FORMER PRESIDENT HIS PLANS FOR NEW INEC [...] (C) Former President George W. Bush and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice included the Ambassador in their 30-minute courtesy call on Acting President Goodluck Jonathan at his official residence February 21. PolOff (notetaker) and an aide to Dr. Rice accompanied the delegation. Vario [...] | 2010-02-23 21:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP PGOV PINR ASEC SOCI KDEM PTER NI |
10ABUJA205 | PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA RETURNS TO NIGERIA: WHAT NEXT? [...] (S) Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's secretive return to Abuja at roughly 0230 February 24 created new uncertainty over who has actual charge of Nigerian Government (GON) decision-making, and raised new concerns about a military intervention. The absence of any images of Yar'Adua's ret [...] | 2010-02-24 19:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV OVIP PINR MCAP PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO NI |
10ABUJA207 | GON Chief of Army: Political Climate Dangerous, Politicians [...] (S) Summary: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Dambazau, concerned about the current political environment in Nigeria, told the Ambassador February 24 in a one-on-one session at a safe house in Abuja, that he still considers Goodluck Jonathan the Commander-in-Chief of Nigerian Armed Forces until such [...] | 2010-02-25 12:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINS PINR MARR NI |
10ABUJA209 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- FEBRUARY 25, 2010 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. Included in this addition are: -- CRISIS AVERTED IN NORTHERN NIGERIA'S JIGAWA STATE -- LES IN CANADIAN EMBASSY IN NIGER BECOMES THE NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] | 2010-02-25 14:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON CASC KISL KPAO NI |
10ABUJA211 | POLITICAL MANEUVERING CONTINUES; YAR'ADUA REMAINS OUT OF [...] (C) According to multiple contacts, President Yar'Adua was returned to Nigeria to prevent the Federal Executive Council from declaring him permanently incapacitated. One contact, who spoke recently with the President's brother in Saudi Arabia, confirmed that Yar'Adua remains in "bad shape," wi [...] | 2010-02-25 16:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OVIP PREL PINR SOCI KPAO NI |
10ABUJA213 | NIGERIA: GOLDSTONE FOLLOW UP AND HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES [...] (C) PolOffs delivered demarches (refs a and b) to Foreign Ministry International Organizations Director Ambassador M.K. Ibrahim February 24. Ibrahim accepted U.S. points on the upcoming vote in New York, but told us he could "not see a way to change Nigeria's vote on Goldstone." Due to the im [...] | 2010-02-26 14:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI UNGA NI |
10ABUJA215 | GOODLUCK JONATHAN REMAINS ACTING PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA [...] (C) Ambassador met February 26 with Acting President (AgP) Dr. Goodluck Jonathan at the Vice President's official residence, Aguda House, in Abuja to review the current political situation following the return earlier this week of ailing President Yar'Adua. Moves are afoot, between Jonathan and key [...] | 2010-02-26 16:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER MARR NI |
10ABUJA246 | TEXT OF NIGERIAN INFORMATION MINISTER'S MEMORANDUM TO [...] (SBU) As reported in Reftel, Nigerian Information and Communications Minister Dora Akunyili submitted a memorandum to Cabinet colleagues at the February 3 Federal Executive Council Meeting requesting that President Yar'Adua hand over power to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as Acting President [...] | 2010-02-05 17:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL SCUL KPAO SOCI NI |
10ABUJA248 | NIGERIA SUPPORTS US INITIATIVE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] (SBU) Ambassador, Deputy Chief of Mission, and Economic Counselor delivered reftel points on distracted driving to the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Federal Road Safety Commission Corps Marshal and Chief Executiv [...] | 2010-02-08 07:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV SOCI UNDP UNGA NI |
10ABUJA29 | NIGERIA: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to President Obama's Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative and G-8 members pledge of $20 billion for a worldwide initiative to address food security, the USG has prepared a two-year $32.75 million FY 2010 Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative entitled, "The Ag [...] | 2010-01-11 11:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EFIN ETRD NI IZ |
10ABUJA30 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- JANUARY 11, 2010 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ---------------------------- AVIATION COMMUNITY EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR MORE SCREENING ---------------------------- 2. (U) Members of the Nigerian aviatio [...] | 2010-01-11 13:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON NI |
10ABUJA32 | CIVIL SOCIETY TO PROTEST PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA'S [...] (SBU) Civil society organizations, under the umbrella of the "Save Nigeria Group," plan to lead a protest march on January 12 in Abuja, according to the media and local contacts, to protest the continued absence of President Yar'Adua from Nigeria which has a constitutional crisis looming. We [...] | 2010-01-11 18:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OVIP ASEC NI |
10ABUJA322 | NIGERIAN DISTRACTED DRIVING STATISTICS [...] The Nigerian Federal Road Safety Corps provided annual statistics and information regarding the country's recent uptick in distracted driving in response to Embassy's demarche (reftel A). Cell phone usage while operating a motor vehicle in Nigeria is illegal under federal law, yet, the Federal [...] | 2010-02-17 10:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU NI |
10ABUJA36 | NIGER DELTA CHIEF LAMENTS AMNESTY SHELVING IN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 14:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET NI |
10ABUJA37 | LOW TURNOUT AT PROTEST AGAINST NIGERIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. One day after the GON publicly denied a press report that President Yar'Adua had died, a small, lackluster group of demonstrators in Abuja demanded better governance and clarity on Yar'Adua's condition. Local media, meanwhile, continue to report mounting pressure on Yar'Adua to [...] | 2010-01-12 17:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AA |
10ABUJA38 | FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVES NO INTEL OR SECURITY BRIEFINGS, [...] (S) Ambassador spoke to Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe on January 10 regarding his strident views and calls of discrimination related to the recent reports that Nigeria is one of 14 "countries of interest" on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) list following the December 2 [...] | 2010-01-14 11:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PINS OVIP NI |
10ABUJA39 | TSA DEMARCHE ON NEW AIR PASSENGER SCREENING RULES [...] (C) Ambassador delivered Transportation Security Administration (TSA) demarche (ref A) January 12 to Foreign Minister Chief Ojo Maduekwe, who characterized the December 25 attempted bombing of a U.S. commercial aircraft as a "wake-up" call for Nigeria. Though Maduekwe initially smirked when t [...] | 2010-01-14 16:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINR NI |
10ABUJA40 | NIGER DELTA POST-AMNESTY PROCESS STALLED [...] (C) The new Nigerian Government (GON) Amnesty Subcommittee on Niger Delta Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) has met only once since its formation December 14. Committee members drafted a proposed rehabilitation plan December 22 that ex-militants then rejected January 10. United Nations [...] | 2010-01-15 07:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NI |
10ABUJA428 | Chinese Engagement in Nigeria [...] (SBU) Per ref A, please find post input for use in the March 4 AF-led U.S.-China sub-regional dialogue. -------------------------- Overall Chinese Engagement -------------------------- 2. (U) Please review reftels B-D for more extensive reporting on this topic. 3. [...] | 2010-02-25 14:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD EAID CH NI |
10ABUJA43 | OPPOSITION LEADER DISCUSSES NIGERIAN CURRENT [...] (C) In a meeting with PolOffs on January 11, key opposition leader and former Sokoto State Governor Attahiru Bafarawa recounted his recent arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged corruption, outlined the "Mega-Party" National Democratic Movement's (NDM) next s [...] | 2010-01-19 18:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR NI |
10ABUJA56 | UPDATE ON VIOLENCE IN JOS [...] (SBU) Violence continued for a fourth day in Jos, but at a reduced level, at least for now, according to Mission contacts and press reports. After widespread violence overnight, contacts report relative calm the morning of January 20, punctuated by periodic bursts of gunfire. Vice President [...] | 2010-01-20 14:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM NI |
10ABUJA61 | NIGERIA'S VICE PRESIDENT JONATHAN REASSURES U.S. HOMELAND [...] (C) Vice President Goodluck Jonathan reassured U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute of the commitment of the Nigerian Government (GON) to aviation security and counter-terrorism efforts during a January 12 meeting. He lamented the December 25 at [...] | 2010-01-21 11:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAIR OVIP PGOV PINR NI |
10ABUJA64 | NIGERIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation with an estimated population of over 150 million. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest domestic market in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite these advantages, much of that market potential is unre [...] | 2010-01-21 12:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC NI |
10ABUJA67 | DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY LUTE MEETS WITH NIGERIAN AVIATION [...] (C) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Secretary Lute met with senior-level Nigerian policy makers on January 12 to underscore the need for global cooperation to strengthen international civil aviation security and counter-terrorism measures. Deputy Secretary Lute met with [...] | 2010-01-21 14:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAIR OVIP PGOV PINR NI |
10ABUJA69 | SCENE-SETTER FOR FEBRUARY 6 TO 11 VISIT BY ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission to Nigeria warmly welcomes the visit of Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Carson to Nigeria to visit Lagos, Abuja, and Kano February 6 to 11. Embassy provides the following political, economic, and management information. We will transmit key messages f [...] | 2010-01-21 15:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR NI |
10ABUJA71 | FIRST SEMBLANCE OF ORDER RETURNS TO JOS [...] (SBU) Violence in Jos had calmed by the morning of January 21 in Jos. The reinforced military and police presence is keeping people off the streets. Nigerian Chief of Army Staff Dambazau visited Jos January 21 to assess security, adding to the climate of calm. Plateau State Governor Jonah [...] | 2010-01-21 16:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR NI |
10ABUJA73 | CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO NIGERIA [...] (C) During his January 8-9 visit to Nigeria, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with Nigerian Vice President Jonathan and seven Cabinet members, and signed various "cooperation agreements," according to PRC embassy contacts. End Summary. ------------------------ FOREIGN MINIST [...] | 2010-01-22 11:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD PINS CH NI |
10ABUJA75 | YAR'ADUA'S HOLD ON POWER GROWS TENUOUS [...] (C) President Yar'Adua's recent BBC interview showed that he is alive, but reinforced doubts about his ability to resume presidential powers. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has become divided over whether Yar'Adua should hand over power to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan. Many Senators [...] | 2010-01-22 14:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR NI |
10ABUJA77 | NIGERIA: FY 2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL [...] (U) The following is Embassy Abuja's response to the questions contained in Reftel A. 2. (U) SFOAA funding: The Government of Nigeria is expected to receive U.S. foreign assistance, using FY 2010 funds, for the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),International M [...] | 2010-01-22 14:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL NI |
10ABUJA79 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- JANUARY 22 2010 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. --------------------------------------------- --------- ELECTION MONITOR REQUESTS MORE INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS -------------------------------------- [...] | 2010-01-22 15:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR EAID SOCI NI |
10ABUJA81 | TENSE CALM REIGNS IN JOS [...] (SBU) A tense calm reigned over Jos city as of January 22. The state government continues to impose a night-time curfew. Violence has largely ended within the city limits, but may continue at some surrounding locations. Unconfirmed reports estimate over 300 deaths. The International Committ [...] | 2010-01-22 17:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM CASC SOCI KCRM NI |
10ABUJA88 | NIGERIA'S MBE MOUNTAINS FUNCTION AS IMPORTANT WILDLIFE [...] (SBU) Regional Environment Officer (REO),ESTH Officer, and World Conservation Society Country Director visited Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) projects in Cross River State that support the conservation of the critically-endangered Cross River gorilla November 22 to 24. The team also met [...] | 2010-01-26 16:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR TBIO EAID ECON NI |
10ABUJA99 | TOUGH DECISIONS AHEAD FOR FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON [...] (S/NF) Following a High Court order to the Federal Executive Counil (FEC) that the FEC had two weeks to demonstrate to the nation that President Yar'Adua could continue in office, the FEC (an expanded Cabinet) will hold its weekly meeting on January 27 to weigh its options amid a swirl of compe [...] | 2010-01-27 08:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR NI |
10ACCRA102 | DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] We delivered reftel demarche regarding road safety and distracted driving to Twumasi-Ankrah Selby, Chief Director of Ghana's Ministry of Transport, and Noble Appiah, Executive Director of the National Road Safety Commission. Mr. Selby told us that the issue of distracted driving had been the s [...] | 2010-02-02 14:57:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN ECON SOCI GH |
10ACCRA103 | GHANA INSTALLS AIRPORT BODY SCANNER; BUSTS [...] (U) Summary: On January 12, 2010, Dutch contractor OD Security completed installation of the INL funded full body scanner at Accra's international airport (KIA). Officials of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) and Ghana Airports Authority (GAA) were trained, and NACOB now maintains responsibi [...] | 2010-02-02 15:42:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR GH |
10ACCRA107 | GHANA PROPOSES ENVOY TO ENLIST SUPPORT FOR COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 29, Ghana's Environment, Science and Technology Minister, Sherry Ayittey, said that the Copenhagen Climate Change Accord enjoyed widespread support among African states, but some were confused about how to associate under the Accord's o [...] | 2010-02-04 07:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG EAID GH |
10ACCRA114 | GHANA OK WITH U.S. CITES PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ghana will support the U.S. priority proposals for the March 2010 CITES Meeting on sharks, corals and polar bears, but feels that U.S. proposals on bobcats require support from the European states, to avoid confusion with other lynx species. Ghana, along with several other Afri [...] | 2010-02-05 11:41:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO CITES GH |
10ACCRA121 | DEMARCHE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM DELIVERED [...] (C) On February 1, 2010, Poloff delivered the demarche on mobilizing pressure to persuade Iran's engagement on its nuclear program to Mrs. Gloria Poku, Deputy Director of the Americas Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Poloff emphasized the need to increase pressure on Iran and t [...] | 2010-02-08 10:48:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IR UNSC GH |
10ACCRA132 | GHANA: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following information on forced labor and exploitive child labor in the production of goods, as well as current information on the elimination of the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) in Ghana. POC for this report is Raymond Stephens (StephensRW@state.g [...] | 2010-02-13 09:48:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP GH |
10ACCRA139 | PRESIDENT MILLS DISCUSSES OIL AND WEST AFRICAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 3 meeting with Assistant Secretary Carson, Ghanaian President Mills expressed his commitment to rule of law and transparency. He also stressed the importance of respect and openness in the way oil companies engage with Ghana, highlighting Kosmos Energy as a case where [...] | 2010-02-16 16:30:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON ELAB EINV ENRG PGOV PREL SNAR IV |
10ACCRA143 | GHANA TO CONSIDER SIGNING IATA STATEMENT OF POLICY [...] Econoffs delivered the demarche requesting host government endorsement of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Statement of Policy Principles Regarding the Implementation of Bilateral Air Services Agreements (Reftel). Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Director-General Kwame [...] | 2010-02-19 13:29:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV GH |
10ACCRA144 | GHANA SUPPORTS U.S. PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, SEEKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel A demarche, the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission offered "political support" for the USG in the upcoming NPT Review Conference. Ghana embraces the future use of nuclear power for its energy security, medicine, and other peaceful uses. Although Ghana has stat [...] | 2010-02-19 13:33:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PARM IAEA PREL NPT GH |
10ACCRA149 | GHANA-SUMMARY OF REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON [...] USAID/West Africa hosted a Whole of Government workshop in Accra, Ghana over February 8-12, 2010, on the implementation in West Africa of the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI),as well as on the planning of investments related to global climate change (GCC). Over 60 people ac [...] | 2010-02-24 12:15:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG SENV ENRG PREL GH |
10ACCRA151 | Police arrest opposition radio commentator for on-air [...] (SBU) Summary: Following comments during a radio broadcast suggesting that former President Rawlings deliberately set fire to his home, police arrested opposition politician Nana Darkwa Baafi on February 18, 2010. Baafi's arrest has resulted in a media backlash, with journalists accusing the g [...] | 2010-02-24 14:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV GH |
10ACCRA157 | OIL IN GHANA - THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a business roundtable with AF Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, oil and gas companies discussed both the advantages and the risks of doing business in the energy sector in Ghana. The country stands at a fork in the road regarding the use of Ghana's modest future oil an [...] | 2010-02-24 18:18:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV ECON GH |
10ACCRA164 | ACCRA CORE EAC MEETING TO DISCUSS REGIONAL THREATS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Accra convened Post's core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 2/25/2010 to discuss security matters in the West Africa Region and to assess if any violent and or terrorist activity in the Region could have a spill over affect into Ghana. Of specific concern is the upco [...] | 2010-02-26 11:00:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC GH PTER |
10ACCRA19 | TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PRESIDENT MILLS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with a relaxed and confident President Mills for 45 minutes on January 6. Mills promised cooperation on security issues and sought greater partnership, including a second body scanner for use at Kotoka Airport's VIP lounge. He expressed his concern about stabili [...] | 2010-01-08 12:38:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EPET SNAR PTER MARR TO NI GH |
10ACCRA29 | SITE VISIT TO LEGAL RESOURCES CENTER, GHANA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Per reftel, Poloff and Democracy and Human Rights Program Coordinator (DHRC) conducted a site visit December 17 at the Legal Resources Center (LRC) to assess the Center's progress in implementing its $400,000 two year G/TIP funded project. Six months after signing its grant agree [...] | 2010-01-12 16:31:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN GH |
10ACCRA46 | CIVAIR GHANA: GOG ACCEPTS DESIGNATION OF UNITED AIRLINES [...] The GOG Ministry of Foreign Affairs has no objection to U.S. designation of United Airlines pursuant to Article 3 of U.S.-Ghana Air Transport Agreement. This is contingent on United Airlines's compliance with Ghana Civil Aviation Authority's (GCAA) technical requirements. 2. GCAA will co [...] | 2010-01-19 08:06:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON GH |
10ACCRA54 | 2010 Investment Climate Statement - Ghana [...] Attracting foreign direct investment continues to be a priority for the government of Ghana. The Mills Government, which came to power in January 2009, has maintained the encouragement of foreign investment in Ghana as an integral part of Ghana's economic policy. 2. The Government of Ghan [...] | 2010-01-19 15:54:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ETRD KPTD OPIC USTR GH |
10ACCRA56 | 2010 Investment Climate Statement - Ghana [...] Attracting foreign direct investment continues to be a priority for the government of Ghana. The Mills Government, which came to power in January 2009, has maintained the encouragement of foreign investment in Ghana as an integral part of Ghana's economic policy. 2. The Government of Ghan [...] | 2010-01-19 15:54:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ETRD KPTD OPIC USTR GH |
10ACCRA58 | PROPOSAL FOR U.S. BIOTECH SPEAKER TO VISIT GHANA IN FY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests $13,700 in FY 2010 EEB biotech outreach funds for a U.S. biotechnology expert in agricultural production and development to visit Ghana for one week to engage with government officials and legislators, academics, public audiences, and the media on the merits of [...] | 2010-01-20 07:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO SENV EAID ECON GH |
10ACCRA59 | PROPOSAL FOR U.S. BIOTECH SPEAKER TO VISIT GHANA IN FY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests $13,700 in FY 2010 EEB biotech outreach funds for a U.S. biotechnology expert in agricultural production and development to visit Ghana for one week to engage with government officials and legislators, academics, public audiences, and the media on the merits of [...] | 2010-01-20 07:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO SENV EAID ECON GH |
10ACCRA73 | RULING PARTY STRIVES TO REGAIN UNITY AT NATIONAL CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Facing sharp divisions between senior members of the party, Ghana's ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) took steps at its National Conference to restore unity and incorporate dissident faction into the party leadership. After publicly criticizing President Mills' governmen [...] | 2010-01-22 13:15:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM GH |
10ACCRA82 | Mills Cabinet Re-shuffle Seeks to Incorporate Critics, [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25, one week after concluding a contentious ruling party Congress, President Mills announced a major cabinet re-shuffle in an attempt to energize his National Democratic Congress (NDC) government. The action represents an attempt to address the concerns of vocal NDC c [...] | 2010-01-27 11:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM GH |
10ACCRA84 | NEWMONT TO PAY DEARLY FOR CHEMICAL SPILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. corporation Newmont Mining's Ghanaian subsidiary has agreed to pay $5 million in compensation to the Government of Ghana (GOG) for a chemical spill that occurred in October 2009 at the company's Ahafo gold mine. The GOG commission that investigated the incident determined t [...] | 2010-01-28 16:24:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EMIN EIND EINV ECON GH |
10ACCRA87 | New UNHCR Representative Outlines Challenges in Ghana [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNHCR's new Representative in Ghana, Sharon Cooper, has significant experience working with Liberian refugees and implementing local integration programs. Cooper plans changes in office strategy for broader and more proactive engagement with the government of Ghana, particular [...] | 2010-02-01 07:43:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL LI GH SL |
10ACCRA93 | GHANA-2009 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U)Background A. EUM Program Coordinator EUM program coordinator is Raymond Stephens, +233-21-741-851; StephensRW@State.gov B. Inventory System Post relies on the previous year's EUM report for inventory retrieval. C. Staff member EUM Responsibilities Raymond Stephens is responsibl [...] | 2010-02-02 07:16:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN GH |
10ACCRA97 | DOHA DEMARCHE: GHANA PREFERS MULTILATERAL DISCUSSIONS [...] SUMMARY. Econoffs met with GOG trade officials to discuss the recent WTO Ministerial Conference (Reftel). Director of Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Trade Clement Nyaaba appreciated Post initiating the conversation and agreed that the impasse at the conference was "disturbing." He exp [...] | 2010-02-02 12:24:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EINV ETRD GH |
10ADANA1 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: DECEMBER 28, 2009 - JANUARY 3, [...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of December 28, 2009 - January 3, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security [...] | 2010-01-08 14:15:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
10ADANA11 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: FEBRUARY 1 - 9, 2010 [...] (U) The security assistant at Consulate Adana compiled the following security incidents for the period of February 1 - 9, 2010, from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends o [...] | 2010-02-11 11:03:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
10ADANA12 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 25-31, 2010 [...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 25-31, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and tre [...] | 2010-02-11 11:12:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
10ADANA13 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: FEBRUARY 10 - 15, 2010 [...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of February 10 - 15, 2010, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation an [...] | 2010-02-18 12:53:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
10ADANA15 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: FEBRUARY 16 - 23, 2010 [...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of February 16 - 23, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and [...] | 2010-02-25 12:12:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
10ADANA3 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 04, 2010 - JANUARY 10, [...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 04, 2010 - January 10, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security [...] | 2010-01-12 13:26:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
10ADANA4 | TURKEY: BIMONTHLY SOUTHEAST ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 16:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG TU SY |
10ADANA5 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 11-19, 2010 [...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 11-19, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and tre [...] | 2010-01-22 08:47:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
10ADANA7 | SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 18-25, 2010 [...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 18-25, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and tr [...] | 2010-01-30 08:21:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU |
10ADANA9 | TURKEY: SPIKE IN SYRIAN VISITORS TO SOUTHERN TURKEY FOUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The reciprocal abolishment of the visa regime between Turkey and Syria on September 18, 2009, has resulted in a spike in Syrian visitors to Mersin, Hatay and Gaziantep. According to contacts, the travel, tourism and retail sectors have seen vigorous business that only promise [...] | 2010-02-01 15:44:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ECON PTER TU SY PREL |
10ADDISABABA101 | ETHIOPIA'S 2010 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (U) This cable is a reftel response detailing post's 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund's (BFIF) two project proposals. Post requests BFIF funding in order to implement the following two projects: 1) Creating an AmCham Ethiopia quarterly business newsletter; and 2) Promoting the for [...] | 2010-01-22 12:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO AF ET |
10ADDISABABA102 | ELECTORAL BOARD FURTHER RESTRICTING ETHIOPIAN [...] (C) Summary: National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) Chairman Merga told the Ethiopian Partners Group (EPG) the NEBE itself will conduct all voter education for the 2010 elections, leaving no role for civil society organizations in that process although they may be allowed to formally obs [...] | 2010-01-24 08:49:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ET |
10ADDISABABA114 | DECEMBER REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA [...] (U) Summary: The December 2009 Regional Environment Office (REO) eastern Africa newsletter reports on a variety of environment, science, technology and health events that took place in Addis Ababa this month. From two U.S. university sponsored science and technology workshops and a Peace C [...] | 2010-01-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET |
10ADDISABABA12 | ICG FAILS TO DELIVER FOR MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 6, the African Union (AU) convened a meeting of members of the International Contact Group on Madagascar (ICG-M) in Addis Ababa to discuss the country's ongoing political crisis, and develop a common position towards regime leader Andry "TGV" Rajoelina's recent unilate [...] | 2010-01-07 08:40:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MA AU |
10ADDISABABA128 | ICG MEETING ON GUINEA REINFORCES JAN 15 OUAGADOUGOU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The tenth meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Guinea on January 26 brought no surprises as Group members were generally encouraged by recent political developments in Guinea. Discussion focused on reinforcing the January 15 Ouagadougou Declaration through advan [...] | 2010-01-27 12:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU ASEC GV |
10ADDISABABA130 | ETHIOPIA: FIVE NGO WORKERS KIDNAPPED IN SOMALI [...] (C) According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Ethiopia, five Ethiopian employees of a British NGO were kidnapped in the Somali Regional State on January 15, by individuals claiming to be members of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF),and were re [...] | 2010-01-27 13:56:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SMIG EAID ASEC ET |
10ADDISABABA135 | KENYA: CURRENT CONDITIONS IN DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP [...] (SBU) The three camps that comprise Dadaab refugee camp currently house over 260,000 refugees, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expects the number could increase in the coming months due to the suspension of food assistance in al-Shabaab controlled areas of Somalia [...] | 2010-01-28 04:15:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PREL EAID KE ET SO |
10ADDISABABA163 | UNDER SECRETARY OTERO’S MEETING WITH ETHIOPIAN [...] (SBU) January 31, 2010; 4:15 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Otero Assistant Secretary Carson NSC Senior Director for African Affairs Michelle Gavin PolOff Skye Justice (notetaker) Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Special Assistant Gebretensae Gebremich [...] | 2010-02-02 05:38:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS ECON KE ET |
10ADDISABABA166 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S JANUARY 30, 2010, [...] (C) Summary: A high-level Kenyan delegation headed by Foreign Minister Wetangula used a long January 30 meeting on the margins of the AU Summit to lobby Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson's support for the GOK's long-incubating Lower Juba initiative. Wetangula, the Minist [...] | 2010-02-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER SOCI KE SO |
10ADDISABABA167 | UNDER SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero and Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson, in a January 31 meeting with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif on the margins of the AU Summit underscored continued USG support bu [...] | 2010-02-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER EAID SO |
10ADDISABABA174 | SE GRATION MEETING WITH CHINESE VFM ZHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 29 meeting between Special Envoy Gration and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister (VFM) Zhai, Zhai stated China's interest in coordinating with the United States to ensure stability and peace in Sudan. He said he believed the peace that has held since the Comprehensive P [...] | 2010-02-03 08:12:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC PTER ET |
10ADDISABABA176 | ETHIOPIA: ASD VERSHBOW AND GOE DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (C) During separate January 25 meetings, visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Ambassador Alexander Vershbow discussed regional issues and bilateral relations with Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyoum Mesfin, Minister of Defense Siraj Fegessa, and Chief of De [...] | 2010-02-03 09:26:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR YE SU SO ET |
10ADDISABABA186 | AU SUMMIT: UNSYG FOR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS LEROY [...] (U) January 30, 2009; 1:30 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. (U) Participants: U.S.: Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson USAU Ambassador Michael Battle AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles Special Assistant Samantha Lasry (AF Notetaker) United Nations: Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Op [...] | 2010-02-03 11:18:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR AU |
10ADDISABABA187 | AU SUMMIT: AHTISSARI URGES TRANSATLANTIC COOPERATION [...] (U) January 31, 2010, 4:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin Ambassador Michael Battle AF Special Assistant Akunna Cook Political Officer Lauren Ladenson AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (no [...] | 2010-02-03 13:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM XA FI |
10ADDISABABA188 | AU SUMMIT -- LIBERIAN PRESIDENT JOHNSON SIRLEAF UPBEAT [...] (U) January 30, 2010, 5:25 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin Ambassador Michael Battle Special Advisor Nicole Goldin AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (notetaker) [...] | 2010-02-03 13:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM XA |
10ADDISABABA189 | AU SUMMIT: NIGERIA FM SAYS CONSTITUTION SACRED, WILL SIGN [...] (U) January 31, 2010, 3:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin Ambassador Michael Battle AF Special Assistant Akunna Cook AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (notetake [...] | 2010-02-03 13:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SENV XA |
10ADDISABABA190 | ETHIOPIA - FIRST LADY TELLS U/S OTERO OF FGM PROGRESS, TIP [...] (U) In a January 30 meeting, Ethiopian First Lady Azeb Mesfin told Under Secretary of State Maria Otero that after four years of intensive engagement with community and religious leaders in the Afar region, her efforts on behalf of the Ethiopian Government (GoE) have prompted a significant redu [...] | 2010-02-04 04:24:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KWMN PREL OTRA ET |
10ADDISABABA191 | AU SUMMIT: KIKWETE WILLING TO DO MORE ON SOMALIA [...] (U) February 2, 2010, 5:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson USAU Ambassador Michael Battle NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin Special Assistant Akunna Cook AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (notetaker) Tanzania President J [...] | 2010-02-04 04:25:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM XA |
10ADDISABABA192 | AU SUMMIT: ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S MEETING [...] (SBU) February 1, 2010; 11:45 a.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Carson NSC Senior Director for African Affairs Michelle Gavin USAU Ambassador Michael Battle USAU A/DCM Joel Maybury AF Special Assistant Akunna Cook PolOff Brian Bauman PolOff [...] | 2010-02-04 05:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON GV GB AU |
10ADDISABABA195 | AU Summit - A/S Carson's Meeting with Burkina Faso [...] (SBU) January 31, 2010; 20:00; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. A/S Carson thanked Burkinabe President Blaise Campaore for his leadership in returning Guinea to civilian rule. President Campaore was appreciative and echoed the need for continued work and partnership to implement a p [...] | 2010-02-04 05:28:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU |
10ADDISABABA199 | UNHCR 2010 PLANS FOR NEW REFUGEE CAMPS AND SUDANESE [...] (U) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the GOE Administration of Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) intend to open at least two more camps in 2010 for Somali and Eritrean refugees. Melka Dida camp, near Dolo Odo on the Ethiopian/Kenyan/Somali border, is expected to [...] | 2010-02-04 07:43:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PREL EAID ET SO |
10ADDISABABA200 | USAU: SPECIAL ADVISOR WOLPE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with U.S. Special Advisor Wolpe on the margins of the AU Summit, Burundian President Nkurunziza characterized the 16 soldiers recently arrested as mutineers, not coup plotters, who posed no threat to the presidency or to the cohesion of the army. He reiterated his des [...] | 2010-02-04 09:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU |
10ADDISABABA201 | USAU: TANZANIAN PRESIDENT KIKWETE'S THOUGHTS ON [...] (SBU) In a February 2 meeting with Tanzanian President Kikwete on the margins of the African Union (AU) Summit, U.S. Special Advisor for the Great Lakes Region Howard Wolpe raised concerns about the lack of international oversight of the peace process in the wake of the dismissal of Head of Un [...] | 2010-02-04 09:13:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU |
10ADDISABABA203 | ETHIOPIA - INSCRIBER AND ASSOCIATER, ENCOURAGES [...] (U) Pol/econ efforts to secure a meeting with high level MFA contacts to deliver the referenced demarche in advance of the January 31, 2010 deadline were complicated by the onset of the African Union (AU) Summit. Not only were officials unavailable because of their AU Summit- related duties, [...] | 2010-02-04 12:03:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV PGOV ET KGHG ENRG |
10ADDISABABA223 | DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] (U) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and Regional Environment Assistant (REA) delivered subject demarche to Dr. Kebede Worku, Ethiopia's State Minister of Health, on Thursday, February 4, 2010. Dr. Kebede agreed that distracted driving stemming from cell phone usage and texting while drivin [...] | 2010-02-04 13:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV ECON ET EU SOCI UNDP UNGA |
10ADDISABABA235 | CITES COP15 OUTREACH ON U.S. SPECIES PROPOSALS [...] (U) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and Regional Environment Assistant (REA) delivered referenced demarche to Dr. Kifle Argaw, Director of the Ethiopia Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA),and Dr. Ludwig Sieg, Chief Technical Advisor on GTZ-GEF EWCA capacity building project on Thursday, [...] | 2010-02-04 13:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID AMGT ET KPAO ECON TBIO AEGR ETRD PGOV |
10ADDISABABA236 | AU SUMMIT: SOMALILAND FORMIN REASSURES A/S CARSON [...] (U) February 1, 2010; 7:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. (C) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson Ambassador Michael Battle USAU DCM Joel Maybury Special Assistant Akunna Cook IO Michael Gonzales (Notetaker) SOMALILAND Foreign Minister Abdullahi Duale Notetaker [...] | 2010-02-04 13:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PREL PTER SO |
10ADDISABABA240 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DURBIN VISIT TO ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Ethiopia comes during a period of political and economic challenges. Ethiopia takes pride in being the oldest independent country in Africa. The modern political landscape of Ethiopia has been shaped by the 1998-2000 border conflict with Eritrea (70,000 Ethiopian [...] | 2010-02-04 14:13:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ECON ETRD EAID PGOV AF ET |
10ADDISABABA244 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEKS VISIT TO ETHIOPIA: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Ethiopia comes during a period of political and economic challenges. Ethiopia takes pride in being the oldest independent country in Africa. The modern political landscape of Ethiopia has been shaped by the 1998-2000 border conflict with Eritrea (70,000 Ethiopian [...] | 2010-02-08 05:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ECON ETRD EAID PGOV AF ET |
10ADDISABABA245 | UNDER SECRETARY OTERO'S MEETING WITH WOMEN [...] (SBU) February 1, 2010; 6:30 pm; Chief of Mission Residence, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. (SBU) Participants: United States ------------- U/S for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero Charge d'Affaires John Yates Special Assistant to U/S Otero Caroline Mauldin Special Advisor to U/S Ot [...] | 2010-02-08 05:32:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV AF ET |
10ADDISABABA247 | FOREIGN INVESTORS GRAB UP MORE LAND IN ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Ethiopia's (GoE) recent high profile land deals and shift in agricultural policy (reftel) have attracted additional foreign investors to the agricultural and tourism sectors. In January, Egyptian Prime Minster Dr. Ahmed Nazif led a large delegation to Ethiopia [...] | 2010-02-08 06:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET |
10ADDISABABA25 | USAU: AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Summary: With less than three weeks to go before the start of the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, several predictable and recurring themes will take center stage: the crises in Somalia and Sudan, the unconstitutional changes of power in Guinea and Madagascar, and the constituti [...] | 2010-01-11 05:17:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM EAID AU |
10ADDISABABA250 | ETHIOPIA: REFUGEES SHOT OUTSIDE KEBRIBEYAH AND MY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since December 21, there have been three separate incidents involving Government of Ethiopia (GoE) security personnel near Kebribeyah and My Ayni refugee camps. On December 21, police arrested eight Somali refugees in Kebribeyah camp near Jijiga and three were subsequently fo [...] | 2010-02-08 10:51:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM ET SO |
10ADDISABABA251 | ETHIOPIA: BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP GENERATES DEBATE, GOE [...] (SBU) The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD) held a "National Workshop on Biotechnology" with support from the U.S. Mission from February 1-3, 2010 in Addis Ababa. The event was well-attended, and generated healthy debate on the 2009 biosafety law, including from G [...] | 2010-02-09 06:30:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ECON ETRD ET |
10ADDISABABA266 | SE Gration Meeting with JSR to UNAMID Gambari [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration met with Joint Special Representative of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID),Ibrahim Gambari on January 30 to share observations and discuss priorities for UNAMID. The conversation covered the core mandat [...] | 2010-02-09 09:50:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC PTER ET |
10ADDISABABA267 | USAU: DJIBOUTIAN LEADER DISCUSSES TROOP COMMITMENT [...] (C) On the margins of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa on February 1, Djiboutian President Ismael Omar Guelleh and Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf reviewed with USAU A/DCM the Government of Djibouti's plan for deploying troops to Somalia as part of the African Union Mission in Som [...] | 2010-02-09 09:50:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO DJ SO AU |
10ADDISABABA272 | ETHIOPIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE, POST AU SUMMIT [...] (U) The Regional Environment Officer (REO) for eastern Africa met with Dessalegne Mesfin, Deputy Director General of the Ethiopian Environment Protection Agency on February 9, 2010 to discuss climate change decisions taken at the 14th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mesfin [...] | 2010-02-10 04:55:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV PGOV ET KGHG ENRG |
10ADDISABABA273 | U/S OTERO TALKS WATER IN ETHIOPIA [...] (U) On January 30, 2010, Under Secretary (U/S) for Global Affairs, Maria Otero, met with USG partners implementing programs to improve access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) for people in Ethiopia. The meeting was hosted by USAID and included the Deputy Chief of Mission, the Region [...] | 2010-02-10 07:16:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID AMGT XW BY RW ET |
10ADDISABABA275 | USAU: FURTHERING COUNTERNARCOTICS COOPERATION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the start of the year, USG and African Union Commission (AUC) officials on several levels have been discussing the problem of drugs being trafficked through Africa on their way to Europe. On January 21, the two sides met at AU headquarters to launch technical discussions [...] | 2010-02-10 13:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL AU |
10ADDISABABA278 | AU SUMMIT: NEW AU CHAIR MALAWI PLANS FOOD SECURITY PUSH [...] (U) February 1, 2010, 4:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson USAU Ambassador Michael Battle Special Assistant Akunna Cook USAU Acting DCM Joel Maybury AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (notetaker) Malawi President Bingu wa [...] | 2010-02-11 04:10:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM XA |
10ADDISABABA279 | AU Summit - European Union's Manservisi Reaffirms [...] (U) February 1, 2010, 10:30 a.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin USAID Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator Earl Gast USAU Ambassador Michael Battle Special Assistant Akunna Cook AU Desk [...] | 2010-02-11 04:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AU |
10ADDISABABA280 | AU SUMMIT: MUSEVENI'S MUSINGS ON AFRICAN [...] (U) January 31, 2010; 5:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Africa Advisor Michelle Gavin Special Envoy Scott Gration Special Advisor Howard Wolpe Deputy Special Advisor Jim Yellin USAU Amba [...] | 2010-02-11 05:21:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL AU |
10ADDISABABA287 | AU SUMMIT -- U.S. DELEGATION MEETS WITH AU [...] (U) January 31, 2010; 7:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director for African Affairs Michelle Gavin Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration Special Advisor on the Great Lakes Howard Wolpe [...] | 2010-02-11 11:52:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNP UNGA UNSC NI AU |
10ADDISABABA288 | AU SUMMIT - A/S FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS CARSON MEETS [...] (U) January 30, 2010, 4:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin USAU Ambassador Michael Battle Special Advisor for the Great Lakes Howard Wolpe USAU A/DCM Joel Maybury USAU Political Officer L [...] | 2010-02-11 12:14:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | PREL PGOV AU |
10ADDISABABA289 | USAU: AU SUMMIT IN ADDIS ABABA -- OUTCOMES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 13:15:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNP UNGA UNSC NI AU |
10ADDISABABA291 | ETHIOPIA: FORMER ONLF LEADER URGES U.S. MEDIATION [...] (C) According to a former leader from the early days of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF),Ismael Sheikh Abdi, continued conflict between the ONLF and the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) has resulted in the deterioration of humanitarian conditions in Ethiopia's Somali region over the pa [...] | 2010-02-11 14:13:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC SO ET |
10ADDISABABA292 | USAU: PROGRESS ON COMMAND, CONTROL, [...] Summary: There have been several positive developments in the C3IS project since the last update (ref D). Key among the developments was the USAU-sponsored dedication ceremony to commemorate the opening of the African Union (AU)'s Peace Support Operations Division's Operations Center. This f [...] | 2010-02-11 14:46:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP MASS AU |
10ADDISABABA293 | Ethiopia: Information on Child Labor and Forced Labor [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 04:10:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI ET |
10ADDISABABA294 | ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION CANDIDATES RECOUNT FURTHER [...] (C) Summary: Two senior ethnic Oromo leaders from the opposition coalition Forum report being physically abused by police, militia and civilian agents of the ruling party during a recent visit to Western Oromia to register candidates for the May elections. The two leaders have not filed for [...] | 2010-02-12 04:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ET |
10ADDISABABA297 | JANUARY REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Regional Environment Officer (REO) spent much of January 2010 on the road. Thanks to Dovie Holland in Madagascar for a busy 10-day orientation visit complete with informative meetings and field visits. REO and the Regional Environment Assistant (REA) also travelled to C [...] | 2010-02-13 07:37:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET |
10ADDISABABA298 | ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT HOSTS DIASPORA INVESTMENT FORUM [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-13 07:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET |
10ADDISABABA299 | USAU: COMMISSIONER LAMAMRA BENDS GENERAL WARD'S [...] (C) Summary: In what has become a regular exchange during U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General Ward's semiannual visits to Addis Ababa, African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra broke with his tradition of providing a security tour d'horizon and devoted almo [...] | 2010-02-13 07:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PREL PTER SO AU |
10ADDISABABA314 | SOMALIA: TFG-ASWJ DEAL INITIALED IN ADDIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the leadership of the Al-Sunna Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) movement in Somalia have initialed an agreement aiming to integrate ASWJ into the structures of the TFG. The agreement would specifically assign five of the TFG's 39 ministries to [...] | 2010-02-17 04:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | ET PGOV PREL SO |
10ADDISABABA326 | USAU -- CONGRESSMEN MEEKS, WATT HEAR AFRICAN UNION [...] Summary: In a meeting on February 17 at African Union (AU) headquarters, U.S. Congressmen Gregory Meeks, D-New York, and Melvin Watt, D-North Carolina, received a briefing about the impact of the global financial and economic crisis on African countries from AU Commission Deputy Chairperson Era [...] | 2010-02-17 11:26:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL AU |
10ADDISABABA328 | ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION LEADERS VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) Leaders of the opposition Forum for Justice and Democratic Dialogue (Forum) coalition told Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero they had little confidence that Ethiopia's May election will be free or fair, and complained that their party activists are being [...] | 2010-02-18 05:00:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL ET |
10ADDISABABA331 | AU SUMMIT -- U.S. DELEGATION MEETS WITH CONGOLESE [...] (U) February 1, 2010; 2:45 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Africa Advisor Michelle Gavin Special Advisor Howard Wolpe Deputy Special Advisor Jim Yellin USAU Military Advisor Ellington (notet [...] | 2010-02-18 10:44:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL KPKO AU |
10ADDISABABA332 | AU SUMMIT -- S/A WOLPE ENGAGES EAST AFRICAN [...] (U) January 30, 2010; 2:45 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Special Advisor Howard Wolpe Deputy Special Advisor Jim Yellin USAU Military Advisor Ellington (notetaker) East African Community Secretariat Deputy Secretary General Beatrice Kiraso Principal Internatio [...] | 2010-02-18 10:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR PGOV PREL AU |
10ADDISABABA338 | EMBASSY ADDIS ABABA S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS SUBMISSION [...] Embassy Addis Ababa is pleased to submit the following seven proposals for consideration by the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) for the FY 2010 Small Grants Initiative. The mission's submissions are submitted in priority rank order. 2. First-Ranked Proposal: KMG-Ethio [...] | 2010-02-18 13:34:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY ET |
10ADDISABABA342 | USAU: SOMALIA MINISTERIAL TURNS HEATED [...] (SBU) Summary: A regular meeting of AMISOM troop-contributing countries (TCCs) is fraught with recriminations and increased frustration, particularly on the part of the Somali Minister of Defense. Ethiopia announces what appears to be a landmark diplomatic breakthrough that would bring Alhus [...] | 2010-02-19 10:32:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MCAP AU |
10ADDISABABA365 | PM MELES URGES U.S. TO PLAY STRONGER LEADERSHIP [...] (C) With few exceptions, Meles conveyed to visting AFRICOM Commander General Ward what has become his standard message on regional security: First, Sudan is the greatest threat to stability on the continent, and civil war there is Ethiopia's "nightmare scenario." Second, although al-Shabaab [...] | 2010-02-22 09:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR SO SU ET |
10ADDISABABA370 | ENVIRONMENTAL ALLEGATIONS GENERATE PROTESTS, MASS ARRESTS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 13:35:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ET KDEM PGOV PHUM SENV |
10ADDISABABA371 | FORUM PR CHAIR ON CAMPAIGN STRATEGY AND TIGRAY [...] (C) Summary: Ethnic Tigrayan and opposition coalition "Forum" leader Gebru Asrat told Poloffs the Forum is taking its campaign message directly to the people to obviate distortion of that message through state run media. Gebru described the Forum's political platform as advancing freedom, promoting [...] | 2010-02-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ET |
10ADDISABABA372 | PM MELES PUSHES FOR UNITED STATES TO PREVENT [...] (C) During a February 1 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Gration, Prime Minister Meles emphasized the importance of beginning post-2011 negotiations and convincing the Government of Sudan to accept the outcome of the referendum. He believed that an unsuccessful referendum could spawn [...] | 2010-02-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC |
10ADDISABABA373 | KENYA ASSERTS ITS ROLE IN SUDAN POST-2011 [...] (C) During a February 1 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Gration, Wetangula said that IGAD would support President Mbeki as the AU's representative on Sudan, but that the AU, UN, and United States must respect IGAD's historical role in North/South peace and involve IGAD in resolving p [...] | 2010-02-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC |
10ADDISABABA374 | LIBYAN FM SUPPORTS RELOCATING DOHA PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) During a February 1 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Gration, Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa said that Darfur's rebels had been spoiled by media attention and their plush lifestyles in Qatar. He advocated moving Darfur peace talks from Doha to Darfur, bringing in a specialized [...] | 2010-02-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC |
10ADDISABABA375 | CHAD-SUDAN BORDER DEAL POSITIVE STEP, BUT [...] (C) During a February 1 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Gration, Chadian Foreign Minister Faki hailed the 15 January Chad-Sudan agreement as a positive step, but warned of mistrust on both sides and in various levels of government. Faki said Chad was ready to agree to independent ve [...] | 2010-02-22 13:37:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC |
10ADDISABABA387 | ETHIOPIA: PM MELES-CODELS TALK FRANKLY ABOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Members of Codels Durbin and Meeks asked PM Meles on February 17 about the status of Ethiopia's democracy, prospects for food self-sufficiency, differences between Chinese and U.S. approaches to economic assistance and investment, the high numbers of Ethiopian medical profession [...] | 2010-02-24 12:45:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS ECON EINV EAGR SO AF ET |
10ADDISABABA388 | USAU: AFRICAN UNION STRUGGLES WITH AMISOM MEDIA [...] (C) Summary: Seconded UN Public Information Officer (PIO) reveals a "complete blockage" of African Union strategic communications efforts on the eve of a major planned offensive by African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Transitonal Federal Government (TFG) forces, and blames the Office [...] | 2010-02-24 14:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PTER SO UN AU |
10ADDISABABA395 | ETHIOPIA: CODEL MEEKS HEARS GOE'S WHIP-INFLATION-NOW PHILOSOPHY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Visiting Congressmen Meeks and Watt asked Finance Minister Sufian and National Bank Governor Teklewold to comment on the impact of the world financial crisis on Ethiopia and on the state of relations between the ministry and the bank. Sufian said the crisis had largely passed i [...] | 2010-02-26 13:55:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR AF ET ECON PGOV |
10ADDISABABA396 | GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP ACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 15:24:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL |
10ADDISABABA49 | POLITICAL PARTIES AGREE ON ALLOCATION OF AIRTIME FOR ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 14:30:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ET KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
10ADDISABABA50 | ETHIOPIA DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN SKIRMISH ON ERITREA [...] (C) Responding to recent Eritrean claims of border attacks initiated by the Ethiopian military, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) initially publicly denied the attacks had occurred and later acknowledged to us the attacks had probably occurred while strongly denying GOE involvement. GoE officia [...] | 2010-01-12 15:10:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS ASEC PREL ER ET |
10ADDISABABA51 | Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative: Diplomacy and [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-13 04:23:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL ET |
10ADDISABABA53 | ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION ALLEGES HARASSMENT OF CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 04:46:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ET KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
10ADDISABABA59 | USAU: CONGOLESE SENATE LEADER PREVIEWS VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a confidential visit to Addis Ababa en route back to Kinshasa after personal leave in Europe, President of the Congolese Senate Kengo wa Dondo (strictly protect) reached out to the US Mission to the African Union (USAU) and gave a preview of what he hopes to discuss with Af [...] | 2010-01-15 07:45:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR KCOR PGOV CG AU |
10ADDISABABA6 | ETHIOPIA FY08 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF-HELP [...] Embassy Addis Ababa received an allocation of USD 40,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program (SSH) for fiscal year FY08. Four projects were selected for funding according to Mission objectives and SSHP selection criteria. A total of 4,750 people directly benefitted from these project [...] | 2010-01-05 14:06:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON AFIN ET |
10ADDISABABA73 | ETHIOPIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] (U) This cable is a reftel response that includes Ethiopia's Investment Climate Statement 2010. As requested, the response is divided into the following categories: Openness to Foreign Investment; Conversion and Transfer Policies; Expropriation and Compensation; Dispute Settlement; Performanc [...] | 2010-01-15 12:40:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV AF ET |
10ADDISABABA82 | PM WELCOMES NEW CHARGE WITH SUBSTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a productive courtesy call on Prime Minister Meles on January 18, Charge raised USG concerns about the impact of Ethiopia's new civil society law on USG programs and U.S.-based organization as the February final implementation approaches. USAID Addis Director explained to the [...] | 2010-01-21 03:57:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CVIS ET |
10ADDISABABA83 | ETHIOPIA: FY10 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE AND [...] (U) This cable is a Ref A response cable regarding questions on Ethiopia's fiscal transparency and USG FY2010 assistance. 2. (SBU) Ethiopia's central government is slated to received USG assistance through the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act [...] | 2010-01-21 05:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL ET |
10AITTAIPEI104 | MEDIA REACTION: FIRST YEAR OF PRESIDENT OBAMA, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 27 on a Taiwan Air Force Academy T-34C twin-seat training aircraft, which went missing near Kaohsiung Tuesday; on President Ma Ying-jeou's transit in San Francisco en route to Honduras; on developments in cross-Stra [...] | 2010-01-27 09:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI114 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 28 on the Taiwan government's plan to raise the National Health Insurance premiums; on President Ma Ying-jeou's transit in San Francisco en route to Honduras; on developments in cross-Strait relations; and on the ye [...] | 2010-01-29 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI116 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, OBAMA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 29 on President Ma Ying-jeou's visit in Honduras; the debut of Apple's iPad; the aftermath of a Taiwan T-34C trainer plane crash; and the soaring land prices in Taipei City. In terms of editorials and commentaries, [...] | 2010-01-29 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI119 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused Jan. 30 - Feb. 1 news coverage on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, on suspected Chinese submarine movement in the waters near Kaohsiung on January 27, and on the college entrance exams for Taiwan senior high school students. 2. Almost ever [...] | 2010-02-01 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI12 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 5 on the controversy over the U.S. beef issue and the discussions in the Legislative Yuan over amendments to the law concerning U.S. beef imports; on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan; on the domestic concerns over the H1N1 [...] | 2010-01-05 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI126 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused February 2 news coverage on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan; on developments in cross-Strait relations; on the reform of the KMT; and on the year-end five city and county magistrates' elections. 2. Editorials and commentaries in the Chinese [...] | 2010-02-02 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI13 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 1-4 on the New Year celebrations; on the controversy over the U.S. beef issue and the discussions in the Legislative Yuan over amendments to the law concerning U.S. beef imports; and on cross-Strait relations. 2 [...] | 2010-01-05 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI130 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused February 3 news coverage on an article written by James Kraska on a scenario in which the United States lost a naval war to China in 2015; on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan; and on the Taipei City government's plan to increase the property ta [...] | 2010-02-03 09:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI131 | TAIWAN ANTICIPATES CONTINUED GROWTH OF [...] (SBU) Summary: While direct maritime and aviation transportation links with China have expanded significantly over the past two years, several issues remain unresolved, including onward-bound passenger flights from PRC destinations (Fifth Freedom rights) and an increase in weekly cross-Strait [...] | 2010-02-03 23:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH |
10AITTAIPEI135 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-04 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI143 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JANUARY 2010 [...] (U) A Commodity Identification Instructor Training, implemented by the Department of Energy, is scheduled for March 4 - 7, 2010 2. (U) A WMD Investigation and Prosecution Training, implemented by the Department of Justice, is scheduled for March 10 - 12, 2010. IV. UPCOMING MEETINGS: Â [...] | 2010-02-05 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PGOV ETRD TW IR |
10AITTAIPEI144 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-05 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI151 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI155 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI156 | TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T contacted the consignee and visited the end-user, Seng-Feng Corp. Collected information shows the bona fides of the end user. End summary. Foreign Consignees ------------------ 2. (U) Mr. Albert Huang of Step Electronics told us that he received the [...] | 2010-02-09 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TW |
10AITTAIPEI157 | TAIWAN FIRMS REVEAL DIVERGING CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Plans for a cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA; reftel) have dominated Taiwan trade policy with the PRC. At least initially, an ECFA would include only petrochemical, textile, machine tool, auto/auto parts, and flat panel display "early harvest" sectors. [...] | 2010-02-10 06:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN TW CH |
10AITTAIPEI163 | CLEANING HOUSE IN THE JUSTICE MINISTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: President Ma's nomination of an official known for his integrity, impartiality and modesty, to be Taiwan's top prosecutor will strengthen judicial independence after the previous Prosecutor-General was impeached over his handling of the corruption investigation of former Presiden [...] | 2010-02-11 03:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KJUS PREL TW |
10AITTAIPEI170 | TAIWAN MAKES PROGRESS TOWARD CROSS-STRAIT TRADE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan officials confirmed that Taiwan and the PRC have formally agreed to pursue a bilateral Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). Following January 26 talks in Beijing, the two sides plan to conclude an ECFA during the fifth round of cross-Strait economic talks, tent [...] | 2010-02-12 00:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV PREL EAGR TW CH |
10AITTAIPEI179 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 10:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI18 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies gave extensive straightforward news reporting and editorial coverage January 6 to the controversy concerning the import of U.S. beef. Taiwan's Legislative Yuan on January 5 amended the Act Governing Food Sanitation which ba [...] | 2010-01-06 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI181 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 08:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI183 | TAIWAN RESPONSE: DESIGNATION OF IRAN ISLAMIC [...] (SBU) On February 24, AIT passed reftel non-paper to Wang Henyi, Director of the Legal and Planning Division at Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). We are also providing a courtesy copy of the non-paper to the Ministry of Economic Affair's Bureau of Foreign Trade. 2. (SBU) [...] | 2010-02-24 06:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN TW |
10AITTAIPEI197 | MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI204 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 09:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI27 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 7 on the fallout following the Legislative Yuan's decision Tuesday to amend the Act Governing Food Sanitation which bans the import of six types of "risky" U.S. beef products; on the National Communications Commissi [...] | 2010-01-07 10:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI35 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 8 on the proposed referendum on the import of U.S. beef products, which passed the initial review by the Referendum Review Committee of the Executive Yuan Thursday and will be able to enter the second stage of the r [...] | 2010-01-08 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI40 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 9-11 on the legislative by-elections on Saturday, in which the ruling KMT suffered a major setback; on the fallout following the Legislative Yuan's decision to amend the Act Governing Food Sanitation last week, whic [...] | 2010-01-11 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI46 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 12 on yet another legislative by-election, which is slated for the end of February; on the year-end five city and county magistrate elections; on developments in cross-Strait relations; and on the visit by three-tim [...] | 2010-01-12 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI59 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS; U.S. BEEF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 14 on the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti Tuesday; on Google's threat to quit China Tuesday; and on the year-end five city and county magistrate elections in Taiwan. 2. In terms of editorials and commenta [...] | 2010-01-14 09:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI62 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER 2009 [...] (U) On December 15, the Legislative Yuan passed legislation to increase the criminal penalty for export control violations to not more than 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of not more than NTD 1,500,000 (approximately USD 46,583). Previously, the penalty was not more than 2 years of impris [...] | 2010-01-15 03:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PGOV ETRD TW IR |
10AITTAIPEI63 | EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER 2009 [...] (U) On December 15, the Legislative Yuan passed legislation to increase the criminal penalty for export control violations to not more than 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of not more than NTD 1,500,000 (approximately USD 46,583). Previously, the penalty was not more than 2 years of impris [...] | 2010-01-15 03:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PGOV ETRD TW IR |
10AITTAIPEI69 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 09:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI75 | TAIWAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] (SBU) During a January 20 lunch with Vice Foreign Minister Shen Lu-shun, AIT Pol Chief expressed appreciation for Taiwan's contributions to relief efforts in Haiti. Shen thanked AIT and the United States for assistance in this process, noting the speed with which Taiwan search and rescue pers [...] | 2010-01-19 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KFLO MARR PREL AMGT HA TW |
10AITTAIPEI77 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, HAITI, GOOGLE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 16-19 on the Legislative Yuan's passage of a disputed amendment to the Local Government Act on Monday amid fistfights between ruling KMT and opposition DPP legislators; on the devastating situation in Haiti in the w [...] | 2010-01-19 09:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI80 | A ROADMAP FOR BUILDING THE U.S.-TAIWAN ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the U.S. works to resolve the beef market access issue while reviving its bilateral economic agenda with Taiwan (reftels),AIT proposes using a revived Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) as a vehicle to facilitate progress on a specific timeline of trade agreements [...] | 2010-01-20 03:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW EAGR |
10AITTAIPEI81 | TAIWAN RESPONSE TO NONPAPER: IRAN SEEKING MACHINE [...] This letter is in response to a December 3, 2009 confidential document identified by AIT's reference number SS124113. 2. The following are BOFT's findings on the above-mentioned AIT confidential document. (a) By letter dated June 7, 2006, BOFT informed Roundtop Machinery Industri [...] | 2010-01-20 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR |
10AITTAIPEI82 | MEDIA REACTION: FIRST YEAR OF PRESIDENT OBAMA, HAITI [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage January 20 to the resignation of Prosecutor-General Chen Tsung-ming, which came shortly after a Control Yuan motion to impeach him for dereliction of duty and lack of integrity. News coverage also focused on the year-end [...] | 2010-01-20 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI89 | TAIWAN DEVELOPS "ACTION PLAN" TO SUPPORT U.S. BEEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 2010 meeting with the Deputy Director, Ministry of Economic Affairs Vice Minister Francis Liang unveiled an interagency "Action Plan" designed to facilitate all U.S. beef imports now allowed by Taiwan law, repair damage done to consumer confidence in U.S. beef safety, [...] | 2010-01-21 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL TW |
10AITTAIPEI90 | THE DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH KMT SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: Poor political judgment by the Ma administration was a key factor in Taiwan's inability to implement fully the bilateral beef protocol, KMT Secretary General King Pu-tsung told the Director on January 21. King agreed to work to lift Taipei city's anti-U.S. beef campaign, and sai [...] | 2010-01-21 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR ETRD PREL PINR TW |
10AITTAIPEI91 | MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, U.S.-JAPAN SECURITY TREATY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 21 on the aftermath of Prosecutor-General Chen Tsung-ming's resignation Tuesday; on the legislative by-election slated for the end of February; on the rescue and relief efforts in earthquake-stricken Haiti; and on d [...] | 2010-01-21 11:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI95 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10AITTAIPEI99 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA, GOOGLE, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 26 on President Ma Ying-jeou's nomination of the island's top prosecutor Monday; on developments in cross-Strait relations; on President Ma Ying-jeou's visit to Honduras and the Dominican Republic; on Taiwan's rescu [...] | 2010-01-26 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
10ALGIERS104 | ANADARKO VS. SONATRACH -- UPDATE ON THEIR [...] (C) The head of Algerian operations of the U.S. oil company Anadarko told the Ambassador this week that his company's dispute continues with the state oil company Sonatrach over the government's application of the windfall profit tax provision of the 2006 Hydrocarbons Law to Anadarko's operati [...] | 2010-02-04 18:01:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPTE ENRG EINV AGAO US |
10ALGIERS105 | November 2009 SUMMARY OF TERRORIST AND [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: This cable is a summary of major security-related activities, terrorist threats, and incidents for Algeria during the month of November 2009. The information was obtained from open sources, news reports, and RSO police contacts. Press-based information should not be taken [...] | 2010-02-07 08:06:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS ASEC PGOV SNAR AG |
10ALGIERS111 | ALGERIA: DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL OIL COMPANY [...] (C/NF) Eight directors, including the CEO, of Algeria's national oil company Sonatrach are under investigation for corruption and have been fired and replaced. Industry insiders fear company operations will soon be affected. Algeria's intelligence services are leading the investigation. This sc [...] | 2010-02-08 16:58:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ENRG ECON ETRD KCRM PINS AG |
10ALGIERS115 | FM TO SANDERSON: TSA LIST "POISON IN RELATIONS" [...] (C) In a meeting with visiting NEA DAS Sanderson January 25, Algerian Foreign Minister Medelci objected to TSA's placing Algeria on a list with supporters of terrorism and countries where U.S. troops were at war, arguing that this was at variance with Algeria's solid commitment to fighting te [...] | 2010-02-10 08:03:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ECON KPAL KGHG SENV ML SU AG |
10ALGIERS116 | ALGERIAN CT CHIEF PRESSES NEA DAS SANDERSON ON TSA [...] (C) Meeting with NEA DAS Sanderson January 25, Algerian Counterterrorism Coordinator Kamel Rezag Bara objected that putting Algeria on the list of countries subject to enhanced airport screening is at variance with Algeria's solid commitment to fighting terrorism and its close security partner [...] | 2010-02-10 08:04:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AG UN US |
10ALGIERS117 | Algeria Media Reaction to Algeria's Reported Inclusion in [...] (SBU) Media reports that the Transportation Security Administration had included Algeria as one of fourteen "countries of concern" has sparked a myriad of negative reactions from the Algerian press and an obsessive focus on this issue that shows little sign of abating. In fact, the issue has [...] | 2010-02-11 07:48:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAO KMDR ASEC AG US |
10ALGIERS121 | DECEMBER 2009 SUMMARY OF TERRORIST AND SIGNIFICANT [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: This cable is a summary of major security-related activities, terrorist threats, and incidents for Algeria during the month of December 2009. The information was obtained from open sources, news reports, and RSO police contacts. Press-based information should not be taken [...] | 2010-02-11 11:44:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS ASEC PGOV SNAR AG |
10ALGIERS123 | CHINA'S IMPACT AND RISKS IN ALGERIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: China's footprint in Algeria is primarily commercial and focused on construction contracts for major infrastructure projects. China provides no development or other forms of assistance. There are more than 40,000 Chinese nationals living in Algeria. Chinese firms have a stake i [...] | 2010-02-11 16:11:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC ELAB ECON ETRD CH AG |
10ALGIERS153 | ORASCOM TELECOM ALGERIE DISPUTE CAUSES WIDESPREAD [...] (C) Orascom Telecom Algerie (OTA),Algeria's largest wireless phone company -- one of the largest and most economically productive foreign investments this decade -- has been assessed USD 650 million in back taxes via a series of assessments dating back to late 2008. On the face of it, many o [...] | 2010-02-21 16:52:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV AG EG |
10ALGIERS157 | OIL COMPANIES WORRIED ABOUT ALGERIA'S ENERGY FUTURE [...] (C/NF) Leading foreign oil companies (FOCs) are concerned that the corruption investigation into Algeria's national oil company Sonatrach (reftel) has paralyzed company decision-making and could slow ongoing projects. Unless Sonatrach consolidates under new management and resumes normal contr [...] | 2010-02-21 17:06:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EPET ENRG ECON ETRD KCOR PREL PINS AG |
10ALGIERS161 | Same-Sex Domestic Partner Accreditation - Algeria [...] Post notes that Algerian law prohibits homosexual relations and that the issue is a public taboo, in large part because of the strong Muslim prohibition against homosexuality as well as strongly conservative social mores. Discussions with other western embassies in Algiers, some of which have [...] | 2010-02-21 17:28:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT PHUM AG |
10ALGIERS164 | AMBASSADOR RAISED US INVESTOR CONCERNS ABOUT OTA [...] (C) On the margins of the recent U.S. trade mission to Algiers, Ambassador on February 18 raised with Algerian Finance Minister Djoudi and Minister of Industry and Investment Abdelhamid Temmar U.S. investor concerns over Orascom Telecom Algerie's (OTA) current USD 650-million tax dispute (ref [...] | 2010-02-22 17:26:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV AG EG US |
10ALGIERS177 | ALGERIA REACTS TO CRISES TO ITS SOUTH, RECALLING [...] (U) Algeria recalled its Ambassador to Mali on February 23 in protest over Mali's freeing of four alleged terrorists, whose release is seen as part of a deal to obtain the freedom of a French hostage held in Mali by individuals from al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). The same day, the G [...] | 2010-02-24 17:12:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ML MR NG AG |
10ALGIERS178 | ALGERIA: TEHRAN RESEARCH REACTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-24 17:19:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR AG |
10ALGIERS184 | ALGERIAN POLICE CHIEF ASSASSINATED - NO TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Colonel Ali Tounsi, Director General of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) and Algeria's top police official, was assassinated in his office late in the morning of February 25. DGSN sources reported to RSO that a senior police member of Tounsi's staff pulled a gun at a [...] | 2010-02-25 15:24:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS AG |
10ALGIERS185 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Embassy Algiers has been working to prepare for the April 26-27 Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit. This cable summarizes post's efforts to date in support of that event and indicates what we think the Algerian participants will be looking for in terms of Summit outcomes. Their analys [...] | 2010-02-28 07:40:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON PREL KISL AG |
10ALGIERS186 | ALGERIA AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] (SBU) Embassy Algiers has been working to prepare for the April 26-27 Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit. This cable summarizes post's efforts to date in support of that event and indicates what we think the Algerian participants will be looking for in terms of Summit outcomes. Their analys [...] | 2010-02-28 07:53:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON PREL KISL AG |
10ALGIERS20 | ALGERIA STRONGLY PROTESTS TSA LISTING [...] (S/NF) MFA Americas Director General Sabri Boukadoum expressed to the Ambassador January 6 the GOA's "profound dismay" regarding Algeria's inclusion on the TSA list for enhanced screening. He said this message came directly from President Bouteflika. The TSA decision, Boukadoum stressed, did not ac [...] | 2010-01-06 17:38:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS PINR AG US |
10ALGIERS37 | ALGERIAN INVITATION TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL RETREAT [...] Algerian MFA Director General for Political Affairs and International Security Benchaa Dani briefed ambassadors January 10 on GOA plans to hold a "retreat" in Algiers February 19 - 21 for informal consultations in the framework of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the work and [...] | 2010-01-11 17:32:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KDEM UNHRC AG |
10ALGIERS39 | ALGERIAN FM: TSA LISTING “INTOLERABLE, [...] (S/NF) Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci January 11 summoned the Ambassador and forcefully objected to Algeria's placement on the TSA enhanced screening list. He termed the decision intolerable, inappropriate, and inopportune. It reflected neither the reality of Algeria's security situation, its coun [...] | 2010-01-12 17:50:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV PINR MOPS AG US |
10ALGIERS40 | CONSULAR SECTION ALGIERS WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES [...] Summary: U.S. Embassy Algiers consular section recently implemented an orientation program for potentially vulnerable new immigrants to the United States. Diversity visa (DV) winners, female fiancs and female spouses of American citizens are given the opportunity to pick up their visas at th [...] | 2010-01-13 12:30:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT AG |
10ALGIERS62 | ALGERIA AND COPENHAGEN FOLLOW-UP [...] DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Director for North American Affairs Ambassador Ahriz January 20. The DCM noted that Algeria carried great weight in African discussions leading up to and during Copenhagen, had had some difficulty with the emerging consensus, had then joined the large majori [...] | 2010-01-20 16:31:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG SENV ENRG PREL AG |
10ALGIERS63 | TFHA01 - ALGERIAN AID FOR HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 17:22:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA AG |
10ALGIERS74 | ALGERIA - FY2010 BUDGET TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] (U) In response to reftel questions, post submits the following information. 2. (SBU) The Algerian central government is expected to receive a portion of U.S. foreign assistance using FY10 funds. The USG has allocated USD 950,000 for IMET funding and USD 950,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti- [...] | 2010-01-27 16:50:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL |
10ALGIERS76 | ALGERIA - FY2010 BUDGET TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] (U) In response to reftel questions, post submits the following information. 2. (SBU) The Algerian central government is expected to receive a portion of U.S. foreign assistance using FY10 funds. The USG has allocated USD 950,000 for IMET funding and USD 950,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti- [...] | 2010-01-28 09:24:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL |
10ALGIERS78 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ALGERIA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 09:56:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC |
10ALGIERS84 | ALGERIA ON CHEMICAL TERRORISM CONFERENCE IN EARLY [...] Pol-Econ Chief shared ref A budget figures with and explained ref A points January 27 to the MFA Deputy Director for International Security Affairs, Abderrahman Hamdaoui, who was accompanied by Office Director for International Security Affairs, Melissa Lakehal. Hamdaoui thanked the U.S. for [...] | 2010-01-28 15:52:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC AG |
10ALGIERS99 | EMBASSY ALGIERS ENERGY OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 13:13:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG AG |
10AMMAN109 | Jordanian Response to Request for Information for UN 1267 [...] (SBU) The Jordanian Foreign Ministry responded by diplomatic note number 9/7/740 dated January 6, 2010 to reftel request for information on individuals and organizations subject to comprehensive review by the UN 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions) Committee. The MFA clarified that Mohammed Abu [...] | 2010-01-11 11:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER |
10AMMAN192 | JORDAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED--CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-18 12:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG SENV ENRG JO |
10AMMAN196 | JORDAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the ten years since King Abdullah ascended to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in th [...] | 2010-01-19 11:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO |
10AMMAN200 | JORDAN: DESPITE LOSSES IN HAITI QUAKE, JORDAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordan lost three of its military peacekeepers, and 23 were wounded in the January 12 earthquake. This is in addition to five Jordanian peacekeepers who were recently killed in an October 2009 UN plane crash in Haiti. Despite this loss, Jordan has sent a military field hospit [...] | 2010-01-19 16:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS ASEC HA JO |
10AMMAN202 | JORDAN BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF [...] (SBU) Economic Section and Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) LESs conducted initial/preliminary database searches on the Dehab firm, as provided ref B, through Government of Jordan (Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)) on-line records and found no pertinent information. However when the alte [...] | 2010-01-20 08:49:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KOMC JO |
10AMMAN203 | JORDAN BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF [...] (SBU) Economic Section and Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) LESs conducted initial/preliminary database searches on this firm through Government of Jordan (Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)) on-line records and indentified no pertinent information. 2. (SBU) Blue Lantern Officer, accompa [...] | 2010-01-20 08:53:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KOMC JO |
10AMMAN204 | JORDAN BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF [...] (SBU) Economic Section and Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) LESs conducted initial/preliminary database searches on this firm through Government of Jordan (GoJ) Ministry of Trade and Investment (MoTI) on-line records and noted that Research and Consulting Services, Ltd (RCS) operates as a cons [...] | 2010-01-20 09:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC JO |
10AMMAN216 | JORDAN BLUE LANTERN:VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF [...] (SBU) Economic Section and Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) LESs conducted initial/preliminary database searches on this firm through Government of Jordan (Ministry of Industry and Trade(MoIT)) on-line records and found no pertinent information. 2. (SBU) Blue Lantern officer performed a no- [...] | 2010-01-21 07:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC JO |
10AMMAN217 | JORDAN BLUE LANTERN:VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF [...] (SBU) Economic Section and Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) LESs conducted initial/preliminary database searches on this firm through Government of Jordan (Ministry of Industry and Trade(MoIT)) on-line records and found no pertinent information. FCS personnel are familiar with the owner, Imad [...] | 2010-01-21 07:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC JO |
10AMMAN218 | GOVERNMENT ENACTS CONTROVERSIAL TAX LAWS TO STREAMLINE AND LOWER RATES, AND EMPOWER TAX AUTHORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan enacted recently two new tax laws to lower income tax rates and grant greater powers to tax authorities. The laws, which will remain in force until a new parliament is elected and votes on them, represent the first notable achievement of the new governm [...] | 2010-01-21 10:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV JO KMCA |
10AMMAN219 | JORDAN: PREVIEW OF AFGHANISTAN SUPPORT OFFER IN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Jordan's top military advisor and brother of the King, Lieutenant General (LTG) Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein, and Minister of Planning Jafar Hassan will travel to Washington during the week of January 25. Their itineraries include meetings with senior U.S. officials in the Depa [...] | 2010-01-22 13:43:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINS MASS KISL JO AF |
10AMMAN220 | WOMEN'S ACTIVISTS ASK FOR JORDAN-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) On January 10, the Embassy organized a dinner in honor of visiting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Michael Posner and Director of Policy Planning Anne-Marie Slaughter. Invitees included a number of Jordanian women's rights activists, who suggested key pri [...] | 2010-01-24 06:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI KDEM KWMN JO |
10AMMAN221 | JORDAN SIGNS NUCLEAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH [...] (U) Jordan signed a nuclear cooperation agreement (NCA) with Spain on January 20, Jordan's eighth such agreement. Jordan has signed NCAs with Argentina, Canada, China, France, Russia, South Korea and the UK. The agreement was signed by the Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) [...] | 2010-01-24 06:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EMIN TRGY KNNP PARM PREL JO |
10AMMAN222 | U.S.-Jordan FTA Joint Committee Meets; Seeks Closer Trade [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted the fifth U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Area Agreement Joint Committee meeting on December 15 in Amman. The agenda focused on expanding trade and investment ties and stressed the importance of full implementation of not just the trade agr [...] | 2010-01-24 09:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN ECON ELAB EFIN EAID PGOV JO |
10AMMAN232 | JORDANIAN PRESS LAUDS ENTRY INTO FORCE OF FREE TRADE [...] (SBU) The Jordanian press has recently been reporting stories about the "breakthrough" Iraq-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entering into effect in January 2010, suggesting the Iraq-Jordan FTA represents a major step toward restoring pre-2003 trade ties between the two countries. Ministry of [...] | 2010-01-24 13:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL JO IZ |
10AMMAN237 | JORDAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the ten years since King Abdullah ascended to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in th [...] | 2010-01-25 11:07:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO |
10AMMAN239 | JORDAN WILL OFFER SUPPORT TO SALEH AT YEMEN [...] (SBU) PolChief shared reftel points with Samer Naber, Director of the MFA's North America Unit, and Bisher al-Khasawneh, Personal Advisor to the Foreign Minister and Director of Policy Planning at the MFA. Khasawneh will travel to London with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh to attend the Januar [...] | 2010-01-25 13:06:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID YM JO |
10AMMAN252 | JORDAN: COURT RULING THREATENS FREEDOM OF [...] (S) Summary: Journalists and non-governmental organizations are up in arms about a ruling by Jordan's highest court subjecting online media to the country's Press and Publications Law (PPL). Non-governmental organizations and journalists assert the government will use the ruling to curb the [...] | 2010-01-26 15:02:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV KDEM SOCI JO |
10AMMAN270 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE THIRD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 13:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV PREL JO |
10AMMAN272 | PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: JORDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 14:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PGOV AORC NPT JO |
10AMMAN274 | JORDAN: SCENESETTER AND INPUT FOR FTA LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Labor cooperation between the U.S. Jordan has been strong and productive over the past several years. Effective engagement, backed with targeted assistance, has produced significant results, such as improved labor conditions in the garment sector, enhanced efforts to combat traf [...] | 2010-01-28 14:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON ETRD JO |
10AMMAN275 | JORDAN: ARE ISLAMISTS PUSHING FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (S/NF) On January 25, PolChief met with a Jordanian journalist with connections to the Islamic Action Front (IAF). The journlist said that a coalition of electoral activists was forming to publicly pressure the government for meaningful reforms to electoral administration. He said that the [...] | 2010-01-28 14:35:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID KMPI JO |
10AMMAN276 | JORDAN: MAYOR OF AJLOUN STRESSES THE NEED FOR [...] (S/NF) The mayor of Ajloun said that national reforms are needed to halt growing discontent in his town. He is in favor of the proposed decentralization plan, saying that inefficient megaprojects have proven to be spectacular failures because they were designed by bureaucrats in Amman with no [...] | 2010-01-28 15:03:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID KMPI JO |
10AMMAN283 | JORDAN: A/S POSNER HOSTS ROUNDTABLE WITH MEDIA ON [...] Post organized an on-the-record media roundtable January 11 with visiting DRL Assistant Secretary Michael Posner. The Assistant Secretary's remarks during the hour-long meeting with local media representatives received excellent coverage in the local newspapers published on January 13 and in [...] | 2010-02-01 11:28:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI JO |
10AMMAN299 | THIRD RED-DEAD DONOR COMMITTEE MEETING IN THE HAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary. The third donor committee meeting of the Red Sea - Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program (RDS) convened in The Hague on January 28. The World Bank, along with the beneficiary parties, chaired the meeting attended by almost all of the donors with the exception of Japan and Gr [...] | 2010-02-02 08:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PREL JO |
10AMMAN302 | JORDAN: IAF ISSUES STRONG FATWA AGAINST EGYPTIAN WALL IN GAZA [...] (S/NF) On January 9, 2010, the Islamic Shari'a Scholars Committee of the Islamic Action Front (IAF),the political wing of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, issued a fatwa (religious ruling) condemning Egyptian construction of a steel wall near Rafah. The significance of the fatwa lies not in [...] | 2010-02-02 12:00:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | EG JO KTER PGOV PREL |
10AMMAN305 | JORDAN: COLUMNIST MISCHARACTERIZES U.S. POSITION [...] (C) On February 2, Fahd Al-Khitan, a columnist and managing editor of Arabic daily Al-Arab Al-Yawm, wrote a bizarre column entitled, "Jordanian-American understandings on the limits of reform." Khitan referred to visits by several U.S. officials over the past several weeks, including NEA DAS [...] | 2010-02-03 10:40:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM JO |
10AMMAN307 | UNHCR IRAQI REFUGEE ASSISTANCE RESPONSE PLAN [...] Summary: (SBU) While coordinating the 2010 Regional Refugee Assistance Response Plan (RRP),UNHCR in Amman, Beirut, Cairo, and Damascus improved the organization of all the regional Iraqi refugee activities. The RRP performs the function of a management mechanism previous filled by the Coun [...] | 2010-02-03 10:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF JO SY |
10AMMAN308 | JORDAN: ARRESTS SIGNAL NEW TOUGHNESS IN ISLAMIST [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a rare foray into coverage of Jordan's internal security, Jordanian media reported on January 31 and February 1 two separate security campaigns which have yielded over 550 arrests. The first is a widely reported announcement by Jordan's Public Security Directorate (PSD) of [...] | 2010-02-03 11:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS ASEC JO |
10AMMAN310 | JORDAN: GOJ WILL SUPPORT IRAN SANCTIONS, BUT [...] (C) On February 1, the Ambassador reviewed reftel points with Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi and PolChief briefed Personal Advisor to the FM and Director of MFA Policy Planning Bisher Khasawneh. Both Lozi and Khasawneh stated that the Government of Jordan would support USG and internati [...] | 2010-02-03 13:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC IR JO |
10AMMAN311 | JORDAN: HONOR CRIME TRIBUNAL SENTENCES PERPETRATOR [...] On January 28, Jordan's honor crime tribunal sentenced a 19-year-old man to ten years in prison for murdering his 20-year-old sister in April 2009. The court originally handed down a full 15-year murder sentence but immediately reduced the sentence to ten years when the victim's father dropp [...] | 2010-02-03 13:47:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS JO |
10AMMAN312 | JORDAN: DISCONTENT AMONG YOUTH IN AJLOUN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-03 14:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM PREL JO |
10AMMAN314 | JORDAN: GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND YOUTH [...] (S/NF) Summary: In meetings with NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Tamara Wittes January 26-28, government officials, representatives of civil society, and alumni of Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) programs discussed the challenges of democratic reform and sought further U.S. assistance [...] | 2010-02-04 06:22:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN JO |
10AMMAN317 | JORDAN: NEA DAS WITTES PRESSES FOR INCREASED [...] (S) Summary: In the wake of the Secretary's speech on Internet freedoms and a recent court decision subjecting Jordan's online media to the problematic Press and Publications law, NEA DAS Tamara Wittes met during her January 26-28 visit with the King's media advisor to discuss official actio [...] | 2010-02-04 08:56:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV KDEM SOCI JO |
10AMMAN320 | Jordan's 2010 Budget Hits Government Agencies Hard with [...] (SBU) Summary: The severe cuts to the 2010 budget have hit Government of Jordan (GOJ) ministries hard (ref A). With a projected deficit of $1.43 billion, the 2010 budget of $7.71 billion includes 20% cuts to capital expenditures and 1.4% cuts to current expenditures, and will impact GOJ entit [...] | 2010-02-04 10:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN EAID PGOV JO |
10AMMAN323 | JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman warmly welcomes your visit, which will allow us to engage the Government of Jordan (GOJ) at the highest levels. We have requested an audience with King Abdullah and confirmed meetings with the Foreign Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperatio [...] | 2010-02-04 16:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID JO |
10AMMAN326 | JORDAN: A/S POSNER'S FOCUS ON DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),pressed the Jordanian government during his January 10-11 visit to move forward on the implementation of a number of high-priority political and human rights reforms. This cable describes A/S Posner [...] | 2010-02-07 10:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KMPI KPAL KWMN PREL PGOV PHUM JO |
10AMMAN327 | CODEL HASTINGS VISIT FOCUSES ON DISPLACED IRAQIS [...] (S/NF) Summary. During a January 11 visit to Amman, Representative Alcee Hastings (D-FL),in an audience with King Abdullah and joint meeting with Prime Minister Samir Rifai and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, reasserted the importance of U.S.-Jordanian relations, a message well-received days a [...] | 2010-02-07 11:41:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS JO AF |
10AMMAN329 | JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR JOINT CHIEFS CHAIRMAN ADM [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: The Chairman's visit comes at a time when Jordan has made significant contributions both in Afghanistan and to broader regional security: encouraging Syria to seek a moderate Arab alternative to Iranian influence, maintaining its focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli- [...] | 2010-02-08 06:43:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS OVIP JO |
10AMMAN331 | Jordan's King Confirms His Attendance at April Nuclear [...] (SBU) In a February 1 letter addressed to the President and delivered to Post, King Abdullah confirmed his participation in the April 12-13 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington. The Government of Jordan has not yet identified which officials will complete the delegation. The original lette [...] | 2010-02-08 11:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PARM PREL OPDC OVIP JO |
10AMMAN335 | JORDAN: MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SMARTING [...] (S) Summary: A recent conversation between visiting NEA DAS Tamara Wittes and Minister of Social Development (MoSD) Hala Latouf underscored the contradictions in the Jordanian approach to freedom of expression. In response to a question, Latouf said that she supported a recent ruling by Jor [...] | 2010-02-09 06:40:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI JO |
10AMMAN351 | JORDANIAN PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES ALREADY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. With GOJ assurances that parliamentary elections will take place in the final quarter of 2010, prospective candidates have already started planning campaigns to enter the next legislature, despite current ambiguity about the content of the new electoral law. In separate meeti [...] | 2010-02-10 12:17:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM JO |
10AMMAN356 | Demarche on Distracting Driving - Jordan Has Legislative [...] (SBU) Summary: ESTHOff delivered ref A demarche on distracted driving to officials at the Greater Amman Municipality and representatives of the traffic safety NGO Hikmat on February 3. Both work with a coalition of GOJ partners including the traffic police, Ministry of Interior, and Ministry [...] | 2010-02-11 10:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL PGOV JO |
10AMMAN380 | Jordan: Amman Brings African-American History to Life [...] Summary: Juilliard-trained, award-winning soprano Nicole Taylor opened PA Amman's celebration of African-American History Month with a highly-acclaimed series of concerts and workshops February 2-3. Explaining how "beautiful things come out of ugliness," Taylor performed African-American spiri [...] | 2010-02-11 10:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO JO OEXC OIIP SOCI |
10AMMAN383 | JORDAN: INPUT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR FOR [...] (U) Task 1 Summary: A range of governmental, non-governmental, and private sector interlocutors continue to inform Post that, as a whole, forced labor in the garment sector has significantly decreased, largely due to government action. However, they also state some forced labor conditions st [...] | 2010-02-11 13:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KWMN PGOV JO |
10AMMAN385 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267 [...] (C) EmbOffs delivered reftel demarche the week of February 7 to officials at the Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Finance, and Central Bank of Jordan. All appreciated the information, but indicated Jordan is unlikely to co-sponsor the nomination. Samer Naber, Head of the MFA's America's Depart [...] | 2010-02-11 14:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER KTFN UNSC JO |
10AMMAN392 | JORDAN: AFTER "MINISTRY OF INJUSTICE" COMMENT, [...] (C) On February 1, the local media, including electronic websites, reported that Rana Hajaya, Jordan's only female mayor, had been jailed for contempt of court during a legal dispute involving her family members. Hajaya was sentenced to one week imprisonment without bail, but was released the [...] | 2010-02-16 07:58:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KDEM KWMN JO |
10AMMAN396 | JORDAN: HRW REPORT ON CITIZENSHIP WITHDRAWALS [...] (S) The release of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report "Stateless Again: Palestinian-Origin Jordanians Deprived of their Nationality" has elicited an angry response from the GOJ. The report highlights the personal experiences of eleven individuals who had their nationality revoked by the Mini [...] | 2010-02-16 11:47:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PREL PREF KPAL IS JO |
10AMMAN425 | JORDAN: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] Embassy Amman received 22 proposals in response to the S/GWI project proposal solicitation. The Public Affairs Section reviewed the proposals, with input from USAID and POL sections, and is pleased to support the proposal, "Empowering Young Women: Life Skills and Vocational Training for Leader [...] | 2010-02-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TAGS |
10AMMAN436 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT -- SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY HEAD PRINCESS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President of the Royal Scientific Society and Chairperson of the El Hassan Science City in Jordan, has conveyed a request to join the April 2010 Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship and has expres [...] | 2010-02-22 11:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT EINV TINT JO |
10AMMAN454 | JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR JOHN KERRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Senator John Kerry. We have confirmed meetings with King Abdullah and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY CONTINUED: The end of 2009 was marked with a flurry of political changes in Jordan, with the Kin [...] | 2010-02-25 09:45:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID JO |
10AMMAN455 | JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: During the past year, Jordan continued to demonstrate a strong commitment and made steady progress to combat trafficking-in-persons (TIP). The primary achievement was the completion of a strong legal framework to prevent and prosecute TIP, which included the passage of a compreh [...] | 2010-02-25 11:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB PHUM KWMN SMIG JO |
10AMMAN456 | JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 11:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB PHUM KWMN SMIG JO |
10AMMAN459 | JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN [...] (S//NF) Summary: Mr. Vice President, Embassy Amman warmly welcomes you to Jordan. As you arrive, Jordan continues to face some of the most troubling challenges of King Abdullah's 10-year reign. Jordan has been hit hard by the global economic slowdown and is heavily aid-dependent. The pared- [...] | 2010-02-25 14:41:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP EAID PGOV PREL JO |
10AMMAN461 | JORDAN: A/S POSNER'S FOCUS ON DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),pressed the Jordanian government during his January 10-11 visit to move forward on the implementation of a number of high-priority political and human rights reforms. This cable describes A/S Posner [...] | 2010-02-28 08:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KMPI KPAL KWMN PREL PGOV PHUM JO |
10AMMAN87 | JORDAN: NEW CABINET PUTS A FRESH FACE ON THE WALL [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: The government of newly appointed Prime Minister Samir Rifai has issued a series of circulars -- policy notices for government offices -- aimed at illustrating a break from the policies of the previous government (ref a). One issued on January 4 mandates that government offices dis [...] | 2010-01-07 13:11:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINS JO |
10AMMAN91 | JORDAN: REGIONAL SECURITY SUPPORT - AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This cable is part 1 of 5 in a series on Jordan's regional security contributions and military support. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Jordan has been exceptionally responsive to USG requests for military contributions in support of regional and international security priorities. In Afghanistan, [...] | 2010-01-07 13:56:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PGOV PREL ASEC JO |
10AMSTERDAM1 | DECEMBER VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post sends Visas Viper cables on behalf of Embassy The Hague and Consulate General Amsterdam. 3. (SBU) The December Visas Viper meeting took place on January 07, 2010. Acting DCM Andrew Mann chaired the meeting. Consular Section Chief Stuart Wilson coordinated th [...] | 2010-01-11 12:28:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER CVIS ASEC NL |
10AMSTERDAM3 | VISAS VIPER WATCHLIST NOMINATION [...] Visas Viper 2. (SBU) The following biographical information is provided for watchlisting purposes as the Department and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) deem appropriate: Name: Raymon IBRAHIM, DOB: 18 Jan 1978 POB: Egypt, Nationality: Dutch. 3. (SBU) On October 2, 2009, [...] | 2010-01-29 17:56:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER CVIS PINR ASEC NL |
10AMSTERDAM5 | JANUARY VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post sends Visas Viper cables on behalf of Embassy The Hague and Consulate General Amsterdam. 3. (SBU) The January Visas Viper meeting took place on February 4, 2010. The Consul General, Julie Ruterbories, coordinated and chaired the meeting. 4. (SBU) The foll [...] | 2010-02-08 11:32:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER CVIS PINR ASEC NL |
10AMSTERDAM8 | VISAS VIPER WATCHLIST NOMINATION [...] Visas Viper 2. (SBU) The following biographical information is provided for watchlisting purposes as the Department and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) deem appropriate: Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: XXXXXXXXXXXX POB: XXXXXXXXXXXX Gender: Female Nationality: Dutch and Croatian Pas [...] | 2010-02-26 15:37:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER CVIS PINR ASEC CMGT NL |
10ANKARA102 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 11:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA107 | CIVILIAN COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acting on a petition filed by the staunchly secularist opposition Republican People's Party (CHP),Turkey's Constitutional Court January 21 overturned the June 26,2009 law that sought to establish civilian courts' jurisdiction over military personnel accused of crimes against sta [...] | 2010-01-22 16:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM MARR TU |
10ANKARA108 | MFA UNDERSECRETARY: BARAK VISIT A SUCCESS [...] SUMMARY. In a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador January 18, MFA Undersecretary Sinirlioglu: -- was upbeat on Turkey-Israel relations after the January 17 visit by Israel Defense Minister Barak; -- noted that Barak was not optimistic on deterring Tehran's nuclear ambitions, but sees [...] | 2010-01-22 19:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TU |
10ANKARA109 | LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 19:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF TU |
10ANKARA110 | BARAK AND DAVUTOGLU ON GAZA, SYRIA AND IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Israeli Embassy's readout on the January 17 Davutolgu-Barak meeting was markedly more downbeat than that offered us by the Turkish MFA. Barak was cautiously receptive to a GoT proposal that it be permitted to deliver pre-fabricated housing units to Gaza. He discouraged Turk [...] | 2010-01-22 20:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU IS |
10ANKARA111 | Public Sector Workers Want Right to Strike [...] (U) Summary. Tensions between the GOT and its public sector workers persist in the aftermath of the November 25 one-day work stoppage. The government initiated violation-of-employment agreement investigations against some workers because of their participation in the stoppage, temporarily sus [...] | 2010-01-25 06:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB TU |
10ANKARA114 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 12:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA118 | PROPOSAL TO SEND TURKISH JOURNALISTS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 9. Turkey: A Key Contributor in Afghanistan... ------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Turkey is an important contributor to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan and is a key partner in the USG' [...] | 2010-01-25 15:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS NATO AF TU |
10ANKARA119 | TURKISH PRT IN JOWZJAN STILL IN LIMBO [...] (C) Summary: The Turks were disappointed with the inconclusive talks they held with the Germans and Swedes in Berlin on January 15 regarding security arrangements for the PRT Turkey intends to deploy to Jowzjan Province. The MFA said that the three countries will meet again in early February, [...] | 2010-01-25 16:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR |
10ANKARA120 | TURKISH MILITARY TAKES A POUNDING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: "Taraf" newspaper broke the newest in a chain of alleged anti-democratic military plots on January 20, a day before the Constitutional Court overturned a 2009 law extending civilian court jurisdiction to military officers (REFTEL). The newspaper claimed the Turkish First Army [...] | 2010-01-25 16:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PINR PINS PREL TU |
10ANKARA121 | CHP DEPUTY CHAIR OYMAN ON EARLY ELECTIONS, MIL-GOV [...] (C) Summary: During a January 23 conversation with the Ambassador, Republican People's Party (CHP) Deputy Chairman Onur Oyman predicted elections in 2010 that would cost the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) its ability to govern without forming a coalition. AKP's likely partner wou [...] | 2010-01-25 17:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
10ANKARA122 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 11:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA126 | SECRETARY GATES' TURKEY BILATERAL VISIT: [...] (S) PM Erdogan welcomed President Obama's reiteration of support to the fight against the PKK during the December 7 meeting in the Oval Office, but the Secretary should expect questions about how we will operationalize that commitment as plans to withdraw from Iraq move forward. A key issue wi [...] | 2010-01-26 11:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS MARR TU AF PK IR IZ IS AM |
10ANKARA127 | NO MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS ON SOUTH PARS DEAL OR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a brief "Oil and Gas Journal" news report from Paris January 8th of a recent Turkey-Iran gas agreement, GOT and Turkish Petroleum Company (TPAO) officials tell us there have been no significant developments or changes regarding their dealings on either South Pars gas field [...] | 2010-01-26 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU |
10ANKARA130 | TURKEY: CHOD ANGRILY DISMISSES PLOT (AGAIN), [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's military chief delivered a forceful and at times angry response to the allegations surrounding the alleged 2003 "Sledgehammer" coup plot. General Basbug took particular issue with the claim that the military had planned to bomb mosques in order to create the environment [...] | 2010-01-26 15:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TU |
10ANKARA131 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (JANUARY 16-23, 2010) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the January 16-23 period, one security official was [...] | 2010-01-27 11:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA133 | TURKISH AUTHORITIES: DETAINED ISLAMISTS NOT A [...] (S) Refuting Turkish press reports to the contrary, Turkish National Police (TNP) contacts tell us their investigations into recently detained groups of alleged domestic Islamic extremists reveal no plans or intentions to attack American interests in Turkey. The TNP detained or arrested up to [...] | 2010-01-27 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER ASEC TU |
10ANKARA135 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA14 | CYPRUS TALKS: TURKISH MFA PLUGS NEW PROPOSAL ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkish MFA Undersecretary Sinirlioglu on January 5 passed the Charge a copy of the Turkish Cypriots' latest proposal on Governance and Power-Sharing that includes a cross-voting provision to enable Greek Cypriots to have a 10-20 percent weighted vote on Turkish Cypriot candidates [...] | 2010-01-05 16:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU UNFICYP US |
10ANKARA141 | LONDON MEETING ON YEMEN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 16:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TU YM |
10ANKARA142 | CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM: AKP MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH [...] (C) Huseyin Celik, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Vice Chairman in charge of promotion and the media, elected deputy, close confidant of PM Erdogan, a.:QQ^se a constitutional amendment in the current environment, that it would pass to a referendum. There are 337 voting members [...] | 2010-01-27 17:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU |
10ANKARA143 | TURKISH REGULATION MAY HALT APPROVAL OF NEW DRUGS [...] (SBU) Summary. A new Turkish Ministry of Health (MOH) regulation that takes effect March 1, 2010 will make marketing approvals for new pharmaceuticals contingent upon either an inspection by the MOH itself (which MOH admits it does not have the capacity to perform) or an inspection certificat [...] | 2010-01-28 11:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND ETRD KIPR USTR TU |
10ANKARA144 | LABOR UNION HEAD COUNT "POSTPONED" [...] (U) Summary. Turkey's Labor and Social Security Ministry was supposed to announce on January 17 the number of union members compiled by the Social Security Institution. The Ministry did not do so, however, and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) submitted a draft law to postpone th [...] | 2010-01-28 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB TU |
10ANKARA145 | KEY QUESTIONS FOR NEW U.S.-TURKISH ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Following up on the successful announcement of the new Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation (FSECC) with Turkey during PM Erdogan's visit, we now need to put meat on the bones of the proposal. I and my staff will be working closely with the Turks, but the USG will [...] | 2010-01-28 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV USTR TU |
10ANKARA147 | IN SOUTHEAST, DESPARATE KURDISH VOICES BLAME AKP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Adana Deputy PO, Ankara PolOff, and Washington DeskOff met with politicians, businessmen, intellectuals and local government officials in southeast Turkey to discuss the Kurdish issue. These disparate Kurdish voices were almost unanimous in faulting the ruling Justice and Develo [...] | 2010-01-29 05:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR TU |
10ANKARA148 | IN SOUTHEAST, DISPARATE KURDISH VOICES BLAME AKP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Adana Deputy PO, Ankara PolOff, and Washington DeskOff met with politicians, businessmen, intellectuals and local government officials in southeast Turkey to discuss the Kurdish issue. These disparate Kurdish voices were almost unanimous in faulting the ruling Justice and Develo [...] | 2010-01-29 07:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR TU |
10ANKARA150 | TURKEY: OF COUPS AND CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS [...] (C) Reports of coup plots against PM Erdogan's Islamist-leaning government have been a staple of the Turkish media since 2007. Despite protests by Turkey's top brass that there is no substance to the allegations, a growing percentage of the population believes that at least some elements wit [...] | 2010-01-29 07:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU |
10ANKARA151 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA152 | FIRST ACTIVE DUTY FLAG OFFICER CHARGED IN [...] (C) Summary: A civilian court has accepted an indictment against several active duty military officers -- including an one-star admiral -- and has reportedly rejected the military court's request to transfer the case to the military judicial system. The officers are charged with involvement in [...] | 2010-01-29 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS TU |
10ANKARA154 | TURKEY'S AFGHANISTAN SUMMIT EMPHASIZES REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an effort to showcase the role of Afghanistan's neighbors in advance of the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan, Turkey's President Gul hosted a Summit on Afghanistan and its contiguous neighbors on January 26, 2010. Participants included Afghan President Karzai, Pa [...] | 2010-01-29 20:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PGOV AF TU |
10ANKARA155 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 11:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA160 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR JEFFREY DISCUSSES BIOTECH, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Jeffrey discussed the Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation (FSECC) with Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Coordination Ali Babacan on January 28. He also raised concerns about the potential effect of a draft biotechnology law on US exports and [...] | 2010-02-01 16:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN EINV ECON USTR TU |
10ANKARA162 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PRESIDENT ON DTP, MILITARY [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Ambassador on January 29, President of Turkey's Constitutional Court, Hasim Kilic, claimed that the controversial decisions to close down the Democratic Society Party (DTP) and to overturn a law allowing military officials to be tried in civilian courts were "ve [...] | 2010-02-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR TU |
10ANKARA163 | TURKISH MFA: "WE'LL KEEP UP OUR PRESSURE" ON IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 1 meeting with MFA U/S Sinirlioglu, the Ambassador conveyed REF A points on increasing pressure on Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions. Sinirlioglu noted that the Turkish Government is skeptical about the usefulness of new sanctions, but considers unity of the intern [...] | 2010-02-02 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TU IS IR |
10ANKARA164 | BDP CONVENTION SHOWS NEW PARTY, SAME FACE FOR KURDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP),which took over the reins from the now-banned Democratic Society Party (DTP) in December, held its first party convention on February 1 in Ankara. Although PKK demonstrators were fewer than at the DTP convention in October 2008, it was clear th [...] | 2010-02-02 16:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU |
10ANKARA165 | GENERAL STRIKE LOOMS FEBRUARY 4 AS UNIONS RALLY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 17:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB AMGT PGOV TU |
10ANKARA167 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (JANUARY 24-31, 2010) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During January 24-31, no security official was killed. The [...] | 2010-02-03 05:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA168 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-03 05:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA17 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-06 12:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA172 | TURKEY'S VIEWS ON NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT'S [...] (SBU) Together with Dutch Embassy PolCouns Sander Jansen, we delivered the note verbale contained in reftel to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Chief Mustafa Yurdakul, Turkey's sous-Sherpa. Yurdakul confirmed that he has registered Dr. Hakan Fidan, Turkey's Sherpa for the Nuclear [...] | 2010-02-03 07:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV |
10ANKARA173 | GENERAL STRIKE LOOMS FEBRUARY 4 AS UNIONS RALLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A deadlock in negotiations between the GOT and the Turk-Is Labor Confederation, affiliated with former TEKEL workers (REFTEL),has produced a call for a one-day work stoppage on February 4. Turk-Is, supported by five other labor confederations, is confident that the strike will [...] | 2010-02-03 08:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB AMGT ECON MOPS PGOV TU |
10ANKARA174 | GENERAL STRIKE LOOMS FEBRUARY 4 AS UNIONS RALLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A deadlock in negotiations between the GOT and the Turk-Is Labor Confederation, affiliated with former TEKEL workers (REFTEL),has produced a call for a one-day work stoppage on February 4. Turk-Is, supported by five other labor confederations, is confident that the strike will [...] | 2010-02-03 09:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB AMGT ECON MOPS PGOV TU |
10ANKARA175 | Science Envoy Finds Strong Programs, Opportunities in [...] (U) SUMMARY: On a January 13-15 visit to Ankara and Istanbul, Science Envoy Dr. Ahmed Zewail met with academics, government officials, and PM Erdogan. He was impressed by the GOT's strong commitment to S&T development and the programs being implemented in academia and the private sector, all o [...] | 2010-02-03 12:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV TU |
10ANKARA176 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-03 12:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA18 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-06 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA184 | FEBRUARY 4 GENERAL "WORK STOPPAGE" GATHERS STEAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The looming February 4 nationwide "work stoppage" by six major labor confederations is garnering extensive media coverage but few reliable predictions on the extent of participation. Turk-Is President Kumlu has carefully emphasized that what they will launch should not be term [...] | 2010-02-03 16:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB TU |
10ANKARA185 | PARLIAMENTARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIR ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 2 conversation with parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Murat Mercan, the Ambassador elicited the senior governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) MP's perspectives on Israel, Iran and the recent Armenian Constitutional Court ruling. Mercan ar [...] | 2010-02-04 09:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER EFIN KTFN PINR ETTC IS IR TU |
10ANKARA189 | Iranians Seek Global Support Not Nuclear Pressure [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the wake of President Obama's State of the Union Address on January 27, 2010, CONOFFs surveyed Iranian non-immigrant visa (NIV) and immigrant visa (IV) applicants to assess their reaction to US pressure regarding Iran's nuclear program. Although applicants voiced strong supp [...] | 2010-02-04 12:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR |
10ANKARA19 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-06 12:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA191 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-04 12:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA194 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JANUARY [...] January 6 - The EXBS Advisor and Coordinator met with Ender Gurleyik and Mehmet Akilli, Department Heads for the Directorate General of Customs Enforcement to discuss EXBS training events scheduled for 2010, review Customs equipment needs, and to request border crossing visits for equipment [...] | 2010-02-05 10:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU |
10ANKARA195 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAN, AZERI GAS, NUCLEAR [...] (U) Ambassador Jeffrey met with Energy Minister Yildiz on February 3 to discuss the DOE energy efficiency conference, expected nuclear power plant projects, Iran, and negotiations with the Azeris on Shah Deniz gas. Yildiz, for reasons unknown but appreciated, hauled ambassador out before the [...] | 2010-02-05 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL TU |
10ANKARA196 | TURKISH MFA'S CONCERNS OVER ARMENIAN [...] (C) Summary: On February 3 MFA DG for Research and Intelligence Aydin Sezgin spoke with the DCM about Turkish concerns over the Armenian Constitutional Court decision. Sezgin focused on two main points. First, he argued that the court decision requires the GOAM to engage only in a sterile p [...] | 2010-02-05 13:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AM TU |
10ANKARA2 | TURKEY TO CAUTION SYRIA ON SUPPORT FOR HIZBALLAH [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 06:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER LE SY TU |
10ANKARA200 | TURKEY: CITES COP15 OUTREACH ON U.S. SPECIES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-05 15:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP TU |
10ANKARA201 | FEBRUARY 4 GENERAL "WORK STOPPAGE": MOSTLY MEDIA SPLASH [...] (U) SUMMARY: The February 4 one-day nationwide work stoppage by major labor confederations made a significant media splash but seemed to create only minor disruptions across Turkey. Two confederations did not, in the end, participate in the work stoppage, although they had initially committed [...] | 2010-02-05 17:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB TU |
10ANKARA203 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 06:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA206 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 08:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL EFIN KTFN PTER SY JO TU |
10ANKARA209 | TURKEY: USMISSION GENEVA CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. USMission Geneva Charge d'Affaires Griffiths and Deputy Legal Adviser Mansfield visited Ankara February 1 to discuss the defamation of religions resolution and draft treaty being planned by the OIC in the UN Human Rights Council. They met with Turkey's Ambassador for Human Rights [...] | 2010-02-09 08:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF UN TU AORC |
10ANKARA21 | FM DAVUTOGLU REBUILDING HIS MINISTRY IN HIS IMAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Davutoglu used his opening speech to the January 4-8 Turkish ambassadors' conference to reinforce his vision of an activist diplomacy that asserts the country's profile regionally and beyond. He appears to be making progress selling that vision to a generation [...] | 2010-01-07 07:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV TU |
10ANKARA210 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 08:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL EFIN KTFN PTER SY JO TU |
10ANKARA214 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA215 | TURKEY: ANOTHER STEP AWAY FROM THE "COUP ERA" [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On February 4 representatives of Turkey's General Staff (TGS) and the Interior Ministry signed a document which abolished the "EMASYA Protocol," a secret agreement between the military and the police which authorized the military to intervene unilaterally to restore pu [...] | 2010-02-09 15:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA216 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (FEBRUARY 1-7, 2010) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During February 1-7, no security official was killed. The [...] | 2010-02-10 06:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA219 | TURKEY VISAS VIPER FEBRUARY 2010 NAMES SUBMISSION [...] (U) Visas Viper. 2. (C) The following information is provided for watch-listing purposes as the Department and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) deem appropriate. All the individuals listed in this cable were identified by as members of the PKK/KONGRA-GEL by the Turkish General S [...] | 2010-02-10 12:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR CVIS CMGT PNIR PTER ASEC TU |
10ANKARA22 | Scenesetter for Science Envoy Dr. Zewail [...] (SBU) While U.S. and Turkish entities collaborate in several areas of science and technology, both sides see room for and benefit to expanding collaboration. The Turks are particularly interested in results-oriented partnerships that can spur economic development. Currently, the strongest are [...] | 2010-01-07 09:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV TU |
10ANKARA220 | TURKEY VISAS VIPER FEBRUARY 2010 NAMES SUBMISSION [...] (U) Visas Viper. 2. (C) The following information is provided for watch-listing purposes as the Department and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) deem appropriate. All the individuals listed in this cable were identified by as members of the PKK/KONGRA-GEL by the Turkish General S [...] | 2010-02-10 12:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR CVIS CMGT PNIR PTER ASEC TU |
10ANKARA221 | APPARENT MOVEMENT ON JOWZJAN PRT'S SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: MFA confirmed that a meeting took place among Turkish, Swedish, German and NATO officials on the margins of the February 4-5 informal NATO Defense Ministerial in Istanbul and said that there is now an agreement in principle that Turkey's "civilian PRT" is acceptable to all parties. [...] | 2010-02-10 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR TU |
10ANKARA222 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA223 | COPENHAGEN ACCORD: TURKEY SAYS IT CANNOT TAKE ON [...] (C) Summary and action request: We delivered reftel A points to MFA Deputy Director General for Energy, Water and Environment Murat Yavuz Ates on February 9. Ates said Turkey is still unsure if it will associate with the Copenhagen Accord because it is a developing country for energy and indu [...] | 2010-02-10 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG TU KGHG |
10ANKARA224 | TEKEL STRIKE: LAST GASP FOR LABOR MOVEMENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Now in its 58th day, the TEKEL strike is emerging as a defining moment for Turkey's labor movement and a significant political challenge for Prime Minister Erdogan. The strikers continue to draw major media attention, not least from the 200 workers who launched a hunger strike fi [...] | 2010-02-10 16:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB AMGT ECON MOPS PGOV TU |
10ANKARA226 | TURKEY: PRESSURING IRAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 09:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PHUM PREL TU |
10ANKARA227 | TURKEY: RAISING ONGOING BAHAI PERSECUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 09:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PINS PREL IR TU |
10ANKARA229 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 12:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA23 | TURKISH MFA: LEGAL FRAMEWORK UNDERWAY TO OPEN HALKI [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish MFA told us January 6 it is preparing a legal framework for the opening of Halki Seminary that will center on Article 40 of the Lausanne Treaty, which gives non-Muslim minorities the right to manage their own religious institutions. The MFA said using the Lausanne Tr [...] | 2010-01-07 09:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PREL TU US |
10ANKARA230 | TURKEY SUPPORTS OIC ISLAMIC PEACE FORCE PROPOSAL [...] (C) On February 2 MFA Middle East desk officer M. Rami Sayliman told us Turkey supports the "Islamic peace force" idea proposed by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu (a Turkish national). (Note: SG Ihsanoglu proposed the formation of a "depa [...] | 2010-02-11 12:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
10ANKARA233 | TURKEY COMMITTED TO SENDING POLICE TO HAITI, [...] (U) MFA UN Affairs Department Head Turhan Dilmac told us that Turkey's offer to send a formed police unit to Haiti (ref a) is formal and said Turkey's UN Mission has instructions to convey this to UNDPKO. Dilmac noted that the mission is a challenging one, but underscored Turkey's firm commit [...] | 2010-02-11 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN |
10ANKARA234 | TURKEY: GOT ARGUES PUBLIC LISTING BY FATF WOULD BE [...] (SBU) MFA U/S Feridun Sinirlioglu summoned the Ambassador February 8 to argue that Turkey should not be publicly named by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for deficiencies found in the FATF's special review. Sinirlioglu argued that when the FATF began this special review, the Mutual E [...] | 2010-02-12 05:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL TU |
10ANKARA237 | AKP'S DEFLATED DREAMS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The AKP seems have backed way from any immediate moves on constitutional reform. Its potential joint effort with MHP on calling for a referendum has collapsed. More AKP members also caution against holding a referendum prior to the general election, noting that the effort could [...] | 2010-02-12 13:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
10ANKARA238 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 13:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA239 | ALLEGED PKK WARNING TO U.S. AGAINST PROVIDING UAVS [...] (C) In comments responding to a question regarding the visit to Ankara by Secretary Gates on February 6 and USF-I Commanding General Odierno on February 3, the leader of the terrorist PKK reportedly issued a warning to the U.S., apparently against providing Turkey with an armed UAV capability. [...] | 2010-02-12 16:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER MOPS TU |
10ANKARA24 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (DECEMBER [...] Summary: At the request of the Office of Export Control, ISN/ECC, Middle East Desk,the EXBS Advisor conducted a curriculum review of the Royal Omani Police (ROP) Customs Training Department in Muscat,Oman, December 3-10, 2009. The review focused on the ROP Customs use of risk management pr [...] | 2010-01-07 12:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU |
10ANKARA241 | TURKEY TOUTS FIFTH BOSNIA/SERBIA/TURKEY TRILATERAL [...] (C) Turkish media reports lauded the February 9 trilateral meeting in Ankara of Turkey, Bosnia, and Serbia as having succeeded in establishing diplomatic relations and the exchange of ambassadors between Bosnia and Serbia. The media outlets appeared unaware that Bosnia and Serbia had actually [...] | 2010-02-12 17:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU BK ZL |
10ANKARA243 | NATIONALIST ACTION PARTY: GOOD COP, BAD COP [...] (C) Summary. Though not in full election mode, the Nationalist Action Party (MHP) appears to have begun its planning for national elections now set for mid-2011. Talks with senior party members suggest that the strategic party organs are kicking into gear to develop an election and post-ele [...] | 2010-02-12 17:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU |
10ANKARA246 | D/SRAP JONES BILATERALS AT ISTANBUL REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Paul Jones met with senior representatives from China, Russia, Turkey, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and the Organization of Islamic States (OIC) on the edges of the January 26 Afghanistan neighbors conference in Ista [...] | 2010-02-16 05:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV AF TU |
10ANKARA25 | TURKEY-ESDP CONFERENCE GENERATES HEAT, NOT LIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Turkey pushed for regular consultations with and better treatment by the EU in matters related to European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) during a conference jointly hosted by the EU Institute for Security Studies (EU ISS) and the Turkish MFA in mid-December, but achieved no p [...] | 2010-01-07 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO EU TR |
10ANKARA251 | SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES'S MEETINGS WITH TURKISH [...] (S/NF) Summary: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with Turkish Minister of National Defense Mehmet Vecdi Gonul (MND Gonul) and the Chief of the Turkish Genral Staff General Ilker Basbug (Gen Basbug) in separate meetings during his bilateral visit to Ankara on February 6, 2010. Se [...] | 2010-02-16 11:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL PTER TU |
10ANKARA252 | GREECE-TURKEY: A SLOW START, BUT FORWARD MOVEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite the eleven-week delay in Greek PM Papandreou's reply to PM Erdogan's October 30 overture, the Turkish MFA indicates that it views the response as positive and as a sincere attempt "to address our issues." The MFA envisions a foreign minister-level bilateral meeting, poss [...] | 2010-02-16 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY GR PREL TU |
10ANKARA256 | TURKEY: HEALTH MINISTRY PROPOSES SCENARIOS FOR DRUG [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Health (MOH) recognizes that its new rules on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certificates for new drug approvals (described in Ref A) will have some impact on trade in the short term, but is sanguine about the long-term effect. According to Saim Kerman, Dir [...] | 2010-02-17 09:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD EFIN TU |
10ANKARA257 | PARLIAMENT FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE WARNS [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an extensive meeting with the Ambassador February 16, eight members of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee raised concerns about the draft Armenian Genocide Resolution now being discussed in the US Congress and warned that, if passed by the full Congress, an AGR wo [...] | 2010-02-17 10:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AR TU |
10ANKARA262 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-17 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA263 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS [...] (C) Welcome to Turkey! With this cable, I'd like to update you on where the relationship stands. WHAT TO RAISE: -- Move forward on the Armenia protocols; an end to Turkey-Armenia reconciliation will harm, if not terminate, the Minsk Group process (para 3). -- Be prepared to support uni [...] | 2010-02-17 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC MASS IR TU |
10ANKARA264 | PRESIDENT GUL'S TERM: FIVE YEARS OR SEVEN? [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey is beginning to discuss whether President Gul's term of office should be five or seven years. While the parliament is just starting to work out the details of the country's first direct presidential election, opposition parties are firm about limiting Gul's time in offic [...] | 2010-02-17 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TU |
10ANKARA267 | USF-I GENERAL ODIERNO'S COUNTER-PKK MEETING WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a February 3 meeting with the top level of the Turkish inter-agency security affairs group, USF-I Commanding General Raymond Odierno agreed to develop an action plan to improve counter-terrorism pressure on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Odierno suggested the plan's initi [...] | 2010-02-17 16:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR MARR MOPS TU IZ |
10ANKARA268 | USF-I COMMANDING GENERAL ODIERNO'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his February 4 meeting with USF-I Commanding General Raymond Odierno, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoglu reiterated Interior Minister Besir Atalay's request, made in a separate meeting earlier that day, that USF-I work with Turkey to develop "a calendarized common [...] | 2010-02-17 16:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR MARR TU IZ |
10ANKARA269 | SCENESETTER FOR UNVIE AMB. DAVIES' FEB 22 VISIT TO [...] (C) Thank you for taking the time to come to Turkey. You will arrive very shortly after U/S Bill Burns will have left. Iran will be at the top of his agenda, but your visit will help us advance our efforts to press Turkey to support UNSC sanctions against Iran and drop its opposition to the N [...] | 2010-02-18 10:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNUC ETTC ENRG IR TU |
10ANKARA27 | TURKEY MAKES PROGRESS ON TURKMEN GAS VIA IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Energy Minister Yildiz attended the January 6 opening ceremony for the Turkmen-Iran natural gas pipeline and met with Turkmen President Berdimuhamidov, Iranian President Ahmadinejad, and the energy ministers from both countries. Yildiz said progress was made in bringing Turkmen g [...] | 2010-01-07 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU |
10ANKARA270 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-18 12:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA272 | TURKEY CONSIDERING DOING MORE TO SUPPORT ANSF [...] (C) We delivered ref a points to MFA NATO and Euro-Atlantic Security Issues Section Head Esra Dogan on February 18. She confirmed that the GoT has received recent letters from both NATO SYG Rasmussen and DSACEUR regarding additional ISAF training requirements and said that Turkey is actively [...] | 2010-02-18 16:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL NATO |
10ANKARA275 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 11:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA279 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (FEBRUARY 8-15, 2010) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During February 8-15, no security official was killed. The [...] | 2010-02-19 17:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA28 | MFA UPDATE ON TURKEY-ARMENIA PROTOCOLS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA desk officer for the Caucasus and Middle Asia Selin Ozaydin characterized Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov's December 2009 visit to Ankara as symbolic and positive, and said more bilaterals on energy are planned for 2010. She said Turkey will decide for itself how m [...] | 2010-01-07 16:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON AM AJ TU |
10ANKARA280 | (SBU) EMBASSY ANKARA CONSTRUCTION SECURITY PLAN (CSP) - [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 12. 2. (U) This telegram constitutes the Construction Security Plan (CSP) for the installation of a split-pack air conditioning unit in the Political Section suite of the CAA of Embassy Ankara. This project requires confirmation. No action/work [...] | 2010-02-22 05:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ABLD AMGT KSEO |
10ANKARA282 | MOI ATALAY BULLY ON ACTION PLAN, SOUR ON BARZANI [...] (C) Summary. On February 16 Ambassador Jeffrey met with Minister of Interior Besir Atalay to discuss the first steps in the enhanced joint action plan to eradicate the PKK. The GOT would welcome a visit by UFF-I MG Hummer, and Post would like the Department to discuss screening of Iraq-bound [...] | 2010-02-22 08:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA285 | MISSION TURKEY'S S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] SUMMARY: Mission Turkey received 180 proposals for the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues Small Grants Initiative. Ankara, Adana, and Istanbul POL and PAS officers were energized by the vast number of responses from every corner of Turkey and worked together to reach out and brief [...] | 2010-02-22 09:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SGWI SOCI KPAO KWMN PREL |
10ANKARA286 | FIVE OR SEVEN YEARS FOR PRESIDENT GUL'S TERM?: A [...] (C) Summary. Further examination regarding the timeline of the election of President Gul, the wording of the parliamentary decision after his election, and the constitutional amendment on direct presidential elections reveals no easy solution to the question of how long his term should be. Gi [...] | 2010-02-22 10:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
10ANKARA287 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 12:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA288 | PROSECUTOR'S ARREST REIGNITES BITTER CLASH BETWEEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The long-simmering power struggle between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Turkey's secularist judiciary escalated sharply last week after the arrest of a provincial prosecutor in Erzincan who was investigating the activities of a religious group. The High Coun [...] | 2010-02-23 11:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
10ANKARA289 | PROSECUTOR'S ARREST REIGNITES BITTER CLASH BETWEEN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 11:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
10ANKARA290 | PROSECUTOR'S ARREST REIGNITES BITTER CLASH BETWEEN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 11:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
10ANKARA291 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 12:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA292 | (S) GOT WILL LOOK INTO TURKISH FIRMS ENGAGED IN [...] (S) We delivered reftel paper to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Department Head Serhan Yigit on February 23. Yigit said he understood the seriousness of our concerns and agreed to relay the information regarding the Turkish firms to relevant government agencies in order to look into these [...] | 2010-02-23 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS |
10ANKARA293 | CITES COP15 OUTREACH: TURKEY SUPPORTS All US-PROPOSED [...] (SBU) On January 27, we delivered reftel A points to the MFA, which shared the information with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MEF) (reftel B). Having sought and received comments from all relevant GOT agencies on the U.S. proposals for CITES COP15, MEF informed us on February 23 th [...] | 2010-02-23 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP TU |
10ANKARA294 | TURKEY: LARGEST WAVE OF MILITARY DETENTIONS TO [...] (C) Summary: On February 22 police detained 47 retired and active-duty military officers, including 17 flag-grade officers for -- according to press reports -- their alleged involvement in coup plots dating back to 2003-2004. Although coverage of the detentions blanketed the press, neither th [...] | 2010-02-23 19:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS TU |
10ANKARA296 | MFA COMPLAINS ABOUT IRF REPORT'S REFERENCE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 10 we were summoned to the MFA where Department Head for Human Rights Yonca Ozceri conveyed MFA concerns and objections to language in the State Department's 2009 International Religious Freedom Report regarding "security training" offered to "minority religious commun [...] | 2010-02-24 12:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV TU |
10ANKARA298 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-24 13:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA299 | No Foreseeable Relief For Iranian Domestic Woes [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CONOFFs surveyed Iranian Immigrant Visa (IV) and Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) applicants regarding the political, economic, and social conditions since the February 11 Revolution Day demonstrations. Applicants expressed mixed views about the effectiveness of the Iranian opposition [...] | 2010-02-24 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR |
10ANKARA3 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WASSERMAN SCHULTZ [...] (SBU) Welcome to Ankara. Your visit comes one month after Prime Minister Erdogan and President Obama met for three hours, an event that received a warm reception in the Turkish press. The two leaders discussed our countries' close collaboration on Afghanistan, convincing Iran to give up its [...] | 2010-01-04 08:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV PREL TU |
10ANKARA30 | TURKEY STILL STRUGGLING TO DEFINE RESPONSE TO US [...] (C) In a January 4 meeting focused largely on Missile Defense, Ambassador Jeffrey pressed Turkey's top military leaders to define more sharply their technical questions regarding the Phased Adaptive Approach and to be more specific on "precisely how NATO-ized" a system would need to be in ord [...] | 2010-01-08 08:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL NATO TU |
10ANKARA300 | TURKEY: UNEASINESS CONTINUES FOLLOWING DETENTION [...] (SBU) Despite on-going press speculation into the reasons and motivations behind the detention of nearly 50 military officers on February 22 (reftel) -- including discussions of a possible coup by some news outlets -- the situation in Turkey remains calm. The Istanbul Public Prosecutor has fo [...] | 2010-02-24 15:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS TU |
10ANKARA301 | NUMAN KURTULMUS: SAADET'S GENTLER AND KINDER FACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent dinner hosted by the religious Saadet Party (SP),Chairman Numan Kurtulmus outlined the party's ideology, outlook, and priorities. Kurtulmus's presentation of his party's conservative views on democracy, human rights, the economy, and foreign policy were calm and [...] | 2010-02-25 09:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU ELAB PREL ECON |
10ANKARA302 | U/S BURNS' FEBRUARY 18 MEETINGS WITH U/S [...] (C) Summary: During February 18 "Shared Vision and Structured Dialogue" meetings in Ankara, Turkish MFA Undersecretary Sinirlioglu: -- Appealed for "simultaneity" between Armenian Protocols ratification and the Minsk Process; -- Registered increasing GoT dissatisfaction with Iraqi PM Mal [...] | 2010-02-25 11:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC MASS IR TU |
10ANKARA303 | ANTALYA: THE SUN ALWAYS RISES FOR TOURISM, BUT NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's premier tourist destination, Antalya has seen 10 percent economic growth annually over the past six years and remains a magnet for young Turks seeking jobs. Some 11 million tourists (most of them foreigners) came to Antalya in 2009, although there was a sharp drop in Is [...] | 2010-02-25 14:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON TU IS |
10ANKARA304 | TURKEY: PRESIDENT, PM, AND CHOD MEET IN EFFORT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: President Gul, PM Erdogan, and CHOD Basbug met on February 25 in an effort to dispel tensions resulting from the February 22 detention of scores of active duty and retired military officials, including the former deputy CHOD and retired force commanders (refs a and b). Deputy PM [...] | 2010-02-25 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS TU |
10ANKARA305 | U/S BURNS FEBRUARY 18 MEETING WITH TGS DEPUTY [...] (C) In a February 18 meeting with Undersecretary Burns, Turkey's Deputy Chief of Staff GEN Guner described U.S. Turkey relations as dynamic and positive. Guner expressed satisfaction with U.S. - Turkey cooperation against the terrorist PKK, giving great credit to the recent visit to Ankara [...] | 2010-02-25 15:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PGOV TU |
10ANKARA306 | TURKEY WILL CALL ON SYRIA TO FULLY COOPERATE AT [...] (C) Drawing on reftel, we expressed USG concerns about Syria's nuclear program to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Deputy DG Omer Tuzel on February 25. Tuzel said Turkey shares USG concerns about Syria's nuclear program and has raised these concerns during bilateral discussions with Syr [...] | 2010-02-25 15:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL SY IAEA |
10ANKARA307 | TURKEY: BDP TAKES THE HIGH ROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 23 meeting, Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Co-Chairman Selahattin Demirtas struck a surprisingly moderate tone while outlining the goals and methods for the party. The conversation with Demirtas and other BDP leaders notably lacked any discussion of the PKK or its [...] | 2010-02-25 16:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER TU |
10ANKARA312 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 11:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA314 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (FEBRUARY 16-23, 2010) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During February 16-23, no security official was killed. Th [...] | 2010-02-26 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA315 | TURKEY: AFTER A BRIEF LULL, NEW ARRESTS AND [...] (C) Summary: An Istanbul court on February 26 charged and jailed eleven of the officers detained in the alleged "Sledgehammer" coup plot against the government (bringing the total to 31). In addition, a new round of detentions in thirteen cities the same day brought another eighteen service [...] | 2010-02-26 16:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
10ANKARA316 | SCENESETTER FOR 5TH US-TURKEY ENERGY WORKING GROUP [...] (C) In preparation for the U.S.-Turkey Energy Working Group meeting to be held in Washington on March 1, we would like to update you on where our relationship with Turkey stands, where Turkey's relationships with other key countries stand, and how these relationships are affecting energy issue [...] | 2010-02-26 17:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PGOV PREL TU |
10ANKARA33 | REFERENDUM IN THE AIR [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 7, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Group Chairman submitted a draft proposal to reduce the time it would take to hold public referendums on constitutional amendments. Although AKP members deny the move is in anticipation of any forthcoming amendment [...] | 2010-01-08 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS TU |
10ANKARA35 | Iranians Pine For Relief As GOI Tightens Grip [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CONOFF surveyed Iranian non-immigrant visa (NIV) and immigrant visa (IV) applicants from mid-December to early January 2009 to gain insight into Iran's current economic and political climate. Applicants report a bleak economic outlook due to continued corruption and mismanageme [...] | 2010-01-08 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR |
10ANKARA36 | TURKEY:EUR ENGAGEMENT ON WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] (SBU) This is a joint Embassy Ankara, Consulate General Istanbul, and Consulate Adana cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The U.S. Mission in Turkey has worked tirelessly during the past year to promote awareness and empowerment on women's issues. From managing grants and programs to socia [...] | 2010-01-08 15:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN XG PHUM |
10ANKARA38 | (C) TURKEY PRESSES FOR USF-I INTEL TEAM VISIT TO [...] (S) Turkish ambassador to Iraq Murat Ozcelik requested a meeting January 8 with the Charge to emphasize President Gul, Prime Minister Erdogan and Minister of Interior Atalay's strong interest in a proposed visit by a USF-I (formerly MNF-I) intelligence team to Ankara in late January or early F [...] | 2010-01-08 16:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR MARR TU IZ |
10ANKARA40 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 05:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA41 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 06:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA46 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] Italian PM Berlusconi returned to official duties a month after he was injured by an attacker in Milan. SILLIMAN [...] | 2010-01-12 12:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA47 | TURKEY PLANS QUADRILATERAL MEETING ON BOSNIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following its spate of meetings with Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia in December, the MFA is planning a new quadrilateral structure that would parallel the Butmir framework for dialogue on Bosnia. At least according to their embassies here, the other participants are open to the idea [...] | 2010-01-12 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU BK |
10ANKARA49 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (JANUARY 1-7, 2010) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During January 1-7, no security official was killed or inj [...] | 2010-01-13 06:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA50 | TURKEY VISAS VIPER JANUARY SUBMISSIONS [...] (U) VISAS VIPER. 2. (U) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR WATCHLISTING PURPOSES AS THE DEPARTMENT AND THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER DEEM APPROPRIATE. 3. (U) WE SUGGEST THAT THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL NAMED IN THIS REPORT BE INCLUDED IN THE TSA NO FLY SECURITY DIRECTIVE FOR RELE [...] | 2010-01-13 06:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ASEC CMGT CVIS KVPR PINR PTER TU |
10ANKARA52 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-13 11:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA53 | SEARCHES AT TGS CONTINUE; CHOD REMAINS COOPERATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Searches at the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Special Forces Mobility Command continue as prosecutors seek to obtain information related to the December 19 arrest of two Special Forces officers for a suspected assassination attempt against Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc. Alth [...] | 2010-01-13 13:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV TU |
10ANKARA54 | MFA EYES "ANTI-TURKISH SENTIMENT" IN BULGARIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA told us January 8 "anti-Turkish sentiment" in Bulgaria was a cause for concern in otherwise good relations between the governments of Turkey and Bulgaria. This anti-Turkish stance, it said, was one of the factors leading to Minister Dimitrov's demanding compensation from [...] | 2010-01-13 13:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BU TU |
10ANKARA56 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-13 14:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA57 | TURKEY READY TO RE-ENERGIZE AEGEAN TALKS, BALL IN [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Director General Cagatay Erciyes told PolMilCouns on January 8 that Turkey is ready to re-energize Aegean talks with Greece, but is still awaiting a formal response to Erdogan's letter to Papandreou. The MFA wants exploratory talks to resume early in 2010, and said the [...] | 2010-01-13 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS GR TU |
10ANKARA58 | TURKISH-ISRAELI SPAT COULD JEOPARDIZE BARAK VISIT [...] (C) During a January 13 conversation with us, Israeli Embassy spokesman Amit Zarouk registered concern the ongoing "statements" spat between the Turkish and Israeli Ministries of Foreign Affair would jeopardize the January 17 visit of Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak to Ankara. According to [...] | 2010-01-13 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU IS |
10ANKARA62 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA66 | TURKEY: AKP CAGEY ON REFERENDUM PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ahmet Iyiymaya, the point man in the Justice and Development Party (AKP) for legal and constitutional reform, dismissed recent press reports that AKP was planning to bring constitutional amendments to a referendum in the near term. His message was unconvincing, however, suggestin [...] | 2010-01-14 16:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ELAB TU |
10ANKARA68 | TURKEY: SECOND CANDIDATE FOR OSCE COUNTERTERRORISM [...] After further consultations with the Turkish National Police (TNP),we have identified the following TNP candidate for the OSCE Counterterrorism Workshop to be held in Vienna February 11-12, 2010. (TNP did not provide a second name as an alternate.) Yusuf TOPCAN, Major, Turkish National Pol [...] | 2010-01-15 10:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL KCIP OSCE TU |
10ANKARA70 | GUL'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON IRAN, OTHER ITEMS [...] (C) During a January 14 meeting with Huseyin Dirioz, President Abdullah Gul's Chief Foreign Policy Advisor, the Ambassador took issue with PM Erdogan's recent public statement equating Iran's nuclear ambitions with Israel's alleged nuclear capability. He reminded Dirioz in the event the world [...] | 2010-01-15 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL ECON MNUC IR BK TU |
10ANKARA71 | DIYARBAKIR SEES LITTLE HOPE FOR DEMOCRATIC OPENING [...] (C) Summary: Recent arrests of Kurdish politicians and community leaders have created a climate of tension among Kurds in Diyarbakir. Kurdish businesspeople and NGO employees worry that they too could be arrested regardless of their political beliefs and lack of ties to the PKK. Contacts tol [...] | 2010-01-15 15:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM OSCE PREL TU |
10ANKARA72 | TURKEY SHARES US VIEWS RE: TRANSITION TO AFGHAN [...] (C) Drawing from reftel talking points, we highlighted our views regarding the transition to Afghan lead provincial responsiblity with MFA NATO Department Section Head for NATO Operations Esra Dogan on January 15. Dogan expressed appreciation for the points and said Turkey fully agrees with t [...] | 2010-01-15 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL |
10ANKARA73 | TURKEY ASSEMBLING A MIDDLE EASTERN FREE-TRADE ZONE [...] (C) During a January 14 readout on Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri's visit to Ankara earlier this week, MFA Syria and Lebanon desk officer Burak Rende said a planned trade-liberalization agreement and recently signed visa-waiver agreement with Beirut will advance Foreign Minister Davutoglu [...] | 2010-01-15 16:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TU SY JO LE |
10ANKARA74 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BOEING SALE WITH [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Transportation Binali Yildirim confirmed to Ambassador Jeffrey that price is now the main sticking point in the prospective purchase of Boeing aircraft by Turkish Airlines (THY). Yildirim stressed, however, that price is not the only consideration and that THY is looki [...] | 2010-01-19 05:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP ETRD EAIR PREL TSPA TU |
10ANKARA75 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (JANUARY 8-15, 2010) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During January 8-15, no security official was killed or in [...] | 2010-01-19 12:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA78 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA80 | LEAHY VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR KURDISTAN REGIONA [[NETHERLANDS ANTILLES]]L GOVERNMENT IRBIL ASAYISH [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 13:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | NA |
10ANKARA81 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 13:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA87 | WHAT LIES BENEATH ANKARA'S NEW FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) There is much talk in chanceries and in the international media these days about Turkey's new, highly activist foreign policy, which unquestionably represents a transition not only from prior governments, but also from the AKP regime before the Gaza/Davos events, and before the ascent of A [...] | 2010-01-20 05:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU |
10ANKARA88 | TURKEY: CODEL HASTINGS HIGHLIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 4-6 visit to Ankara, U.S. Representative Hastings (D-Florida) met with leaders of government, the Turkish General Staff and human rights organizations to discuss Turkey-US relations and regional developments. With the TGS, Rep. Hasting underscored the importance [...] | 2010-01-20 07:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM OREP TU |
10ANKARA89 | TURKEY UNSURE IF WILL ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN [...] (C) DCM and Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche January 15 to Mithat Rende, MFA Acting Director General for Economic Affairs. Rende said Turkey has not yet decided whether it will associate with the Copenhagen Accord nor whether it would inscribe any targets or actions. Rende explained [...] | 2010-01-20 07:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KGHG SENV ENRG TU |
10ANKARA9 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (DECEMBER 24-31, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During December 24-31, no security official was killed or [...] | 2010-01-04 12:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
10ANKARA91 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 15:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANKARA92 | TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE: PM ERDOGAN'S VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Erdogan's January 12-13 visit to Moscow produced several key agreements, notably a joint statement committing both sides to continue talks on a nuclear power plant, with a nod from PM Erdogan that he would sign an intergovernmental agreement granting Russia the pro [...] | 2010-01-20 16:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU RU |
10ANKARA98 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 12:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
10ANTANANARIVO105 | MADAGASCAR: CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL [...] SUMMARY: Madagascar's ongoing political crisis, which began in December 2008, has severely diminished the government's ability to address a wide range of social problems, including child labor and forced labor. The most recent reliable data specific to this subject remains the 2007 national su [...] | 2010-02-25 04:21:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP MA |
10ANTANANARIVO111 | LOCAL FRENCH VIEWS ON MALAGASY CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the French government may be outwardly in synch with the rest of the international community, discussions with local French representatives indicate that do not plan to "lay down the law," in a clear, non-ambiguous way, to Andry "TGV" Rajoelina and the HAT. They contin [...] | 2010-02-25 14:33:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL FR MA |
10ANTANANARIVO112 | CONTROVERSIAL MILITARY FIGURE NAMED NEW FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice-Admiral Hyppolite Ramaroson was named Vice Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs on February 24, and sworn in today. He takes over an important ministry at a crucial moment, with AU sanctions looming if the de facto GOM fails to implement the 2009 Maputo/Addis accords (ref c) by [...] | 2010-02-25 14:51:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
10ANTANANARIVO114 | AU MOVES TOWARD SANCTIONS, FOLLOWING ICG-M CONDEMNATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 19, the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) decided on targeted sanctions against Madagascar's coup leaders, giving them a final deadline of March 16 to implement the 2009 Maputo/Addis accords in good faith. Although France and China blocked such precise [...] | 2010-02-26 05:20:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MA AU |
10ANTANANARIVO115 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's update for February 8-26, a periodic unclassified review of political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-6) - ICG-M MEETS, AU MOVES TO SANCTION - RAJOELINA [...] | 2010-02-26 08:53:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ECPS MA |
10ANTANANARIVO32 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Update for January 4 to 20, a periodic unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-4) -Crack Down Against the Opposition - [...] | 2010-01-20 07:21:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV MA |
10ANTANANARIVO43 | MADAGASCAR: AU/PING MISSION FAILS TO PERSUADE RAJOELINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AU Chairman Jean Ping, accompanied by a delegation from SADC, the UN, COI, and the OIF, met with Madagascar's political leaders January 21-22 to propose a compromise solution for implementing the Maputo and Addis Ababa accords. De facto president Rajoelina immediately rejected [...] | 2010-01-25 13:15:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MA |
10ANTANANARIVO44 | MADAGASCAR: AU/PING MISSION FAILS TO PERSUADE RAJOELINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AU Chairman Jean Ping, accompanied by a delegation from SADC, the UN, COI, and the OIF, met with Madagascar's political leaders January 21-22 to propose a compromise solution for implementing the Maputo and Addis Ababa accords. De facto president Rajoelina immediately rejected [...] | 2010-01-25 14:12:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MA |
10ANTANANARIVO52 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Update for January 25 to 29, a periodic unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-6) - ELECTIONS POSTPONED - ANDRY RAJOE [...] | 2010-01-29 13:09:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV MA |
10ANTANANARIVO53 | FRUSTRATED DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS DISCUSS HOW TO IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The forestry sector in Madagascar continues to be decimated by rampant unsustainable and illegal practices, especially in the northeastern region of the country. The Ambassador hosted a roundtable discussion on Jan 21 with NGOs and like-minded ambassadors to discuss the causes [...] | 2010-02-01 12:50:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETTC ECON ETRD MA |
10ANTANANARIVO56 | MADAGASCAR: TGV'S CHOICES: ACCEPT PING PROPOSAL [...] (S) Summary: Finally exasperated with Rajoelina's incompetence, a group from within his inner circle and the military will give him a stark: accept the Ping/AU "compromise" proposal, or stand aside to allow a consensual council to run Madagascar until elections. Rajoelina returns today fr [...] | 2010-02-02 07:41:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | PGOV PREL MA |
10ANTANANARIVO66 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for February 1 - 5, a periodic unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-6) - French Deputies Support TGV - TG [...] | 2010-02-05 11:15:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ECPS MA |
10ANTANANARIVO67 | MADAGASCAR: STATE OF APPAREL COMPANIES AFTER AGOA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since Madagascar's suspension from AGOA on December 23, 2009, newspapers report daily demonstrations of workers protesting lay-offs from garment factories. These demonstrations have been small, mainly peaceful, and not targeted against the U.S. Although only a few companies have [...] | 2010-02-08 12:02:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AGOA ECON EAID ETRD MA |
10ANTANANARIVO68 | FORMER MALAGASY PRESIDENT ZAFY: PATIENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 4, Ambassador Marquardt met with former President Albert Zafy to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing political impasse. Zafy remains firm in his support for a return to the 2009 Maputo and Addis agreements, still clearly considers himself an equal partner [...] | 2010-02-09 04:26:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
10ANTANANARIVO72 | CHINESE ENGAGEMENT IN MADAGASCAR AND COMOROS [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese investment stock, detailed below, reached USD 39 million in 2008 in Madagascar, while Chinese investment remains limited in the Comoros. No USG collaboration on development programs has been undertaken to date with the Chinese in either island nation. The best opportuni [...] | 2010-02-12 05:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EAGR EAID CH CN MA |
10ANTANANARIVO77 | (MORE) CONFUSION IN MADAGASCAR AS ICG APPROACHES [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the International Contact Group on Madagascar (ICG-M) prepares to discuss Madagascar's ongoing crisis on February 18 in Addis Ababa, Antananarivo is buzzing with political intrigue, although facts remain scarce. All four political movements have submitted their replies to AU C [...] | 2010-02-12 10:21:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
10ANTANANARIVO84 | EDUCATION GAINS THREATENED BY CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The political crisis of 2009 adversely impacted the education sector. The suspension of donors' funding and cuts in the government education budget led to an increase of fees paid by parents, who already faced difficulties due to reduced incomes. As a result, enrollment figure [...] | 2010-02-17 06:37:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID MA |
10ANTANANARIVO97 | MADAGASCAR: REACTIONS TO ICG DURING AF/E VISIT [...] (C) Summary: While the International Contact Group on Madagascar was meeting in Addis Feb 18 (septel) and the African Union's Peace and Security Council was deciding to give Madagascar's leaders until March 16 to implement the power-sharing accords signed in Maputo and Addis, AF/E Deputy Dire [...] | 2010-02-22 13:05:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
10APIA2 | CHINA AID TO SAMOA: A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND-OR WHAT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 05:07:00 | Embassy Apia | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV PREL WS |
10AQNA272 | KAZAKHSTAN: ZHOVTIS UNDERSTANDABLY PESSIMISTIC ABOUT REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 09:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KDEM KZ |
10ASHGABAT100 | TURKMENISTAN: COMMUNING WITH TURKMEN PROSECUTORS [...] (C) Given the strict "no unofficial contact" rule the government imposes on all its officials, lunch invitations, and even informal conversations, between Turkmen officials and their foreign counterparts almost never happen. In a rare divergence, however, Post's recent Crime Scene Investigati [...] | 2010-01-21 14:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TX KTIP |
10ASHGABAT106 | TURKMENISTAN'S UNDERDEVELOPED TRANSPORT SECTOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Private transportation companies in Turkmenistan reported gradual growth in 2008-2009 in the country's trucking, railway and maritime sectors. Despite this growth, transportation companies acknowledged serious inf [...] | 2010-01-22 11:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAIR ELTN EWWT EINV BTIO IR TX |
10ASHGABAT111 | TURKMENISTAN: CAT IMPLICATED IN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: There have been reports about a recent incident in which a motorist crossed an intersection in front President Berdimuhamedov's motorcade as it moved through Ashgabat. Several high ranking police officials were fired after the incident, and the driver of the vehicle was reportedly beat [...] | 2010-01-22 11:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT112 | WINTERSHALL REP ON TURKMEN ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: German-based energy company Wintershall continues to seek an onshore energy deal with the Turkmen Government, but reports little success. The local representative described the company's progress as slow going, adding that its current offshore production sharing agreement has not [...] | 2010-01-22 12:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT114 | TURKMENISTAN: FOOD PRICES GENERALLY STABLE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (U) A recent price check for basic food items at the local market revealed that prices for locally produced food items have not changed, but remained high since August 2009. Prices for imported food items fell since last August, [...] | 2010-01-25 07:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT115 | TURKMENISTAN FACES SHORTAGE OF SKILLED LABOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan faces a shortage of skilled workers capable of operating and repairing increasing sophisticated machinery and equipment. Prior to Turkmenistan's independence, many highly-trained workers needed for tec [...] | 2010-01-25 11:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ELAB SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT116 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 12:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PREL AF TX |
10ASHGABAT117 | TURKMENISTAN: FREE AT LAST -- TASP STUDENTS ABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkmen American Scholarship Program students, who had been prevented since July 2009 from leaving the country for any reason, simply because they either had been enrolled at or planned to enroll at the American University in Central Asia, are now free to leave Turkmenistan. [...] | 2010-01-25 16:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT118 | TURKMENISTAN: TRANSITING IRANIANS: HOW THEY VIEW [...] (C) The process of canvassing Iranians waiting at the Turkmen-Uzbek border is not exactly scientific. Nevertheless, chatting with truckers at various points throughout the border town of Farap is as close as one might get, outside of Iran, to a Masshad "street." Most come from Masshad or other town [...] | 2010-01-26 06:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
10ASHGABAT120 | HYUNDAI'S INCREASING PRESENCE IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: South Korea's Hyundai Group is expanding its presence in Turkmenistan by increasing automobile and heavy machinery sales, and by winning a much sought after contract to build a gas processing plant (Ref A). Since 2 [...] | 2010-01-26 11:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO ELND EIND EINV KS TX |
10ASHGABAT122 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 11:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KGHG ENRG SENV TX |
10ASHGABAT123 | TURKMENISTAN: SOUTH YOLOTAN CONTRACTORS OFF TO [...] (C) On December 29, 2009, state-run Turkmengaz signed contracts with four foreign firms to develop the first phase of the reportedly massive South Yolotan gas field (Ref A). UAE-based Petrofac International (UAE) LLC reportedly signed a $3.98 billion contract to build a gas processing plant and [...] | 2010-01-26 11:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT126 | TURKMENISTAN: US AGRIBUSINESS PROPOSALS NEED HELP [...] (C) A company representative for several U.S. companies met with Poloff on January 21 to discuss a test project on irrigation systems in which he is participating. This businessman represents the U.S. company Valmont that produces center pivot irrigation systems, among other structures. Valmo [...] | 2010-01-26 12:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD BTIO PGOV PREL SENV TX |
10ASHGABAT127 | CHEVRON AND THE GOTX TRY TO REACH MIDDLE GROUND [...] (C) Chevron's representative in Turkmenistan met with Charge on January 26 to discuss recent Government of Turkmenistan (GOTX) reaction to Chevron's latest proposal. The company rep stated that Deputy Chairman Baymyrat Hojamuhammedov asked Chevron in December for a draft MOU to increase produc [...] | 2010-01-26 13:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT130 | TURKMENISTAN: BRITISH DIPLOMATS TALK CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) On January 26, econoff met with the new British Ambassador to Turkmenistan Keith Allen and the British Regional Energy Officer Martin Child. The British Ambassador stated that he had brought up the UK's increased interest in securing natural gas for Europe at his first meeting with Presid [...] | 2010-01-27 12:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO KZ UK TX |
10ASHGABAT131 | TURKMENISTAN: NEW LAW ON STATE MIGRATION SERVICE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In late 2009, the Turkmen Government adopted a law governing the State Migration Service. Previously, the Migration Service's responsibilities were spelled out in a presidential resolution. The law provides a lega [...] | 2010-01-27 13:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PHUM PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT132 | TURKMENISTAN: ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO PROTECT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmenistan National Archives are closed to the general public, but annual issues of the Turkmenistan Archives journal give some highlights of the stored materials. Access to the material in the Archives is re [...] | 2010-01-28 11:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT133 | TURKMENISTAN: TEACHERS' NGO SUBSUMED BY ACADEMY OF [...] (C) On January 25, poloff met with the Director of the Turan Mugallym Association Jamila Sarjayeva to discuss the group's recent activities. Last year, the group decided to discontinue its efforts to become a registered NGO after its applications had been rejected seven times since 2007 (ref [...] | 2010-01-28 12:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT134 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON U.S. HUMANITARIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 13:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA TX |
10ASHGABAT135 | TURKMENISTAN: MINISTRY OF TEXTILES FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) Sukhanmurad Shaherov, Deputy Minister of Textile Industry, met with Poloff on January 26 to give an overview of Turkmenistan's textile production. He emphasized that the Turkmen Government is attempting to use a greater percentage of the cotton grown in the country in finished products, [...] | 2010-01-28 13:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT136 | TURKMENISTAN: STEPPED UP PRESSURE AGAINST COUPLE [...] (C) On January 27, local RFE/RL journalist Halmurat Gylychdurdiyev informed poloff that security officials detained Bazargeldy Berdiyev on January 26. Berdiyev, a former businessman, and his wife have been seeking compensation from the government for illegal seizure of their property and tort [...] | 2010-01-29 08:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT137 | TURKMENISTAN: INITIATIVE BY IPR OWNERS KEY TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan has been slow to pursue intellectual property rights (IPR) protection since its independence. Counterfeit goods like computer software, audio and video recordings, and clothing are freely available on [...] | 2010-01-29 08:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON PGOV EINV TX |
10ASHGABAT139 | TURKMENISTAN: UPDATE ON RESTORATION OF LANDINGS IN [...] (C) During a January 30 meeting with new MFA North Americas Department chief Ata Eyeberdiyev, Charge raised the issue of resuming landings by U.S. military planes at Ashgabat international airport. During a meeting on December 25, 2009, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov promised Charge to look [...] | 2010-02-01 10:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TX |
10ASHGABAT14 | TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S CULT OF PERSONALITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov appears to be following his predecessor's example of establishing a cult of personality. This appears to be part of the model of governance that the Turkmen leadership knows and with which it is comfortable. However, so far Berdimuhamedov has set limits [...] | 2010-01-06 09:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT146 | JANUARY 29 MEETING WITH NURY BAYRAMOV FROM THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: PAO met with Nury Bayramov, Head of the International Department of the Ministry of Education (MinEd) on January 29th to discuss ongoing collaboration between the Embassy and the GOTX in the sphere of education. Bayramov was interested in pursuing an agreement for Turkmen students [...] | 2010-02-01 13:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT147 | TURKMENISTAN: RED CRESCENT SOCIETY BROACHES SENSITIVE [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Coordinator for the Red Crescent's Society's Drug Demand Reduction Project reported on the project's recent and upcoming activities. She gave a detailed overview, highlighting, in particular, the work tha [...] | 2010-02-01 13:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT149 | TURKMENISTAN: IRANIAN VISA APPLICANTS BEGIN TO [...] (C) Despite numerous email inquiries from Iranians to the Consular Section asking about applying for visas in Turkmenistan -- many who make appointments are ultimately no-shows -- it appears that the cumbersome Turkmen visa process still prevents most potential applicants from getting across t [...] | 2010-02-01 14:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | IR PGOV PHUM TX CVIS |
10ASHGABAT15 | TURKMENISTAN: LOTUS ENERGY PLANNING TO EXPAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish-based Lotus Energy continues to seek lucrative energy sector deals with the Government of Turkmenistan. Lotus Energy's founder and CEO Erdal Celik was the first CEO of the Turkish energy company Chalyk Energy, but left Chalyk in 2005 over differences with the company's hi [...] | 2010-01-06 09:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TU TX |
10ASHGABAT150 | BERDIMUHAMEDOV MAY SUFFER FROM DIABETES [...] (C) One Embassy source, a well-connected Ashgabat resident, reported that President Berdimuhamedov suffers from type 2 diabetes and hinted that he may be suffering some of the long-term medical effects associated with the disease. In a conversation about the overall government structure and sp [...] | 2010-02-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TX |
10ASHGABAT151 | THE TRANSLUCENT STATE OF TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan is often described as opaque, with a government with an inscrutable decisionmaking process. While still very insular, with few external points of reference, it is not opaque. The system has rules, although this fact is not readily apparent to those with only a pass [...] | 2010-02-01 15:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TX |
10ASHGABAT152 | TURKMENISTAN: IRANIAN VISA APPLICANTS BEGIN TO [...] (C) Despite numerous email inquiries from Iranians to the Consular Section asking about applying for visas in Turkmenistan -- many who make appointments are ultimately no-shows -- it appears that the cumbersome Turkmen visa process still prevents most potential applicants from getting across t [...] | 2010-02-02 05:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM TX CVIS |
10ASHGABAT153 | EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. On 7 January, EXBS met with UNODC representatives in Ashgabat. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a joint partnership with the UNODC for a three-phase project along the Afghan-Turkmen border. Phase one will be executed befo [...] | 2010-02-02 08:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG |
10ASHGABAT157 | TURKMEN POLICE, CUSTOMS OFFICERS VISIT LONDON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: An INL-funded familiarization trip for Turkmen Customs and Police officers to the UK took place from January 26-30, yielding positive results. While in London, the participants met with MP Viscount Waverly of th [...] | 2010-02-02 11:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SNAR AORC PGOV XG XT TX |
10ASHGABAT158 | TURKMENISTAN: AVAZA -- THEY'RE BUILDING IT, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov decreed the creation of the Avaza Tourist Zone (ATZ) in 2007. He envisioned a place where Turkmen could rest, exercise, and receive medical and health treatment, right next to the Caspian Sea. To implement his decree, Berdimuhamedov [...] | 2010-02-02 12:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL EINV ETRD BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT16 | TURKMENISTAN: A HARBINGER OF THE TOUGH CHOICE FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In Turkmenistan, those affected most by government efforts to eliminate dual citizenship have been individuals holding both Turkmen and Russian passports, currently being unable to obtain new Turkmen passport [...] | 2010-01-06 10:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI SMIG TX |
10ASHGABAT160 | TURKMEN DOCTORS PAY BRIBES TO AVOID PENALTIES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) Despite the Turkmen healthcare system's glamorous fagade of gleaming white marble medical facilities, family doctors and nurses struggle to provide services to the local population. In the early 1990s, the Ministry of Health [...] | 2010-02-02 12:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED SOCI PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT161 | TURKMENISTAN: IRANIAN BUSINESSMAN SETS SIGHTS ON [...] (C) An Iranian entrepreneur resident in Ashgabat the past 18 years operating a highly successful tile and ceramic import business (Ref A) hopes to bring McDonalds to Turkmenistan. Abbas Mehrabian, who recently returned from his first U.S. visit, told Iran Watcher that while there, he had cont [...] | 2010-02-02 13:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV BTIO ECON PGOV PREL IR TX |
10ASHGABAT162 | TURKMEN GAS HITS BEIJING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) On January 30, the Government-owned newspaper "Neutral Turkmenistan" published an article entitled "Turkmen Gas Has Reached Beijing." The article cites various Chinese media outlets as stating that the Chinese National Petro [...] | 2010-02-02 13:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV CH TX |
10ASHGABAT17 | TURKMENISTAN: SOUTH YOLOTEN AND FOUR SERVICE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 29, 2009, Turkmenistan's state- owned gas company Turkmengaz signed four servicing contracts with foreign companies totaling $9.7 billion for the development of phase one of the South Yoloten gas field. [...] | 2010-01-06 11:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
10ASHGABAT170 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT FUNDING SCARCE FOR [...] (C) Turkmenistan's post-independence policy of cutting funding for scientific research has contributed to a decline in the country's education, health, and science sectors. (COMMENT: Although the government claims that funding for the sciences has increased, our contacts tell us the opposite is [...] | 2010-02-03 12:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EFIS PGOV SENV TSPL TX |
10ASHGABAT172 | TURKMENISTAN'S LINGUISTIC SPACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkmen language is more widely spoken than might otherwise be appreciated by Russian-speaking foreigners. Most citizens of Turkmenistan have facility in both Russian and Turkmen, and only the margins are monolingual, with maybe 10 percent speaking only Russian. Niyazov pu [...] | 2010-02-05 13:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL TX |
10ASHGABAT173 | TURKMENISTAN: NEW UN COORDINATOR FOCUSING ON [...] (C) UN Resident Coordinator Lenni Montiel arrived in Turkmenistan in December 2009. Since his arrival, he has already tried to change elements of how the UN mission conducts business internally and how it interacts with the Turkmenistan Government. In a meeting on February 2, Montiel emphasi [...] | 2010-02-05 13:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL SENV UN TX |
10ASHGABAT174 | TURKMENISTAN: TURKMENBASHY OIL REFINERY CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's largest oil refinery is located in the northwestern city of Turkmenbashy (previously known as Krasnovodsk) on the Caspian Sea. The Turkmenbashy oil refinery produces diesel fuel, gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and a variety of petrochemical products. Accor [...] | 2010-02-06 07:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO SENV IR TX |
10ASHGABAT175 | TURKMENISTAN'S TRAVEL BLACKLIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOTX keeps an officially "nonexistent" blacklist of activists, journalists, students, and others that are not allowed to leave Turkmenistan for any reason. By enforcing the blacklist at all exit points, the GOTX can block exit to anyone that it believes represents a threat or [...] | 2010-02-06 09:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT178 | COMSOCCENT VISIT WITH TURKMENISTAN'S MINISTRY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Commander, Special Operations Central Command (COMSOCCENT),Major General Charles Cleveland, met with the Minister of Defense and the Chairman of the State Border Service of Turkmenistan to discuss ongoing military relations and the possibilities of future training, including [...] | 2010-02-08 07:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TX |
10ASHGABAT179 | WAHABIS IN TURKMENISTAN? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite GOTX claims to the contrary, there are credible reports of presence of fundamentalist Islam in Turkmenistan, although the number of adherents currently seems to be fairly small. Using the term "Wahabis" to describe these groups, an Embassy contact recently told PAO about [...] | 2010-02-08 12:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PHUM PGOV PTER TX |
10ASHGABAT18 | TURKMEN GAS TO RUSSIA TO RESUME IN JANUARY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On December 31, 2009, several Russian media outlets cited a Gazprom spokesman saying that Gazprom will resume imports of Turkmen gas on January 9, 2010 at 10 a.m. Turkmengaz and Gazprom agreed to resume gas supplies during [...] | 2010-01-06 11:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV RS TX |
10ASHGABAT180 | TURKMENISTAN: STILL A CASH ECONOMY, DESPITE SOME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen economy remains a cash economy with an underdeveloped banking system. Almost all payments for consumer goods and services are made in cash. Turkmen Government-owned banks have issued debit cards since t [...] | 2010-02-08 12:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV TX |
10ASHGABAT181 | TURKMENISTAN: LOW COTTON YIELDS LIKELY TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) Turkmen government media was silent about the poor results of the 2009 cotton harvest until President Berdimuhamedov dismissed several district governors and reprimanded the governors of Dashoguz and Lebap provinces during [...] | 2010-02-08 12:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SOCI PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT182 | TURKMENISTAN: IDHR ACKNOWLEDGES IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of Turkmenistan's Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) met with the EUR/ACE Central Asia Assistance Review team on February 3 and discussed IDHR's recent activities. Former IDHR director Shirin Ahmedova, elected to the parliament just days before, was not prese [...] | 2010-02-08 12:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
10ASHGABAT184 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 02:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG KGHG TX |
10ASHGABAT185 | FEW CASINOS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Currently there are three casinos operating in Turkmenistan. A Turkish company owns all three. Former President Niyazov allowed the casinos to open in the 1990s, and the current president has shown no sign of clos [...] | 2010-02-09 10:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO ECON EINV PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT186 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON PRESSURING IRAN ON HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 12:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | IR PHUM PREL TX |
10ASHGABAT187 | TURKMEN CITIZENSHIP: THE LAW AND REALITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's citizenship law stipulates that Turkmen citizenship can be acquired either by birth or through completion of an application process. However, during the past five years, Turkmenistan has not granted citizenship to anyone who was not born in the country. The Stat [...] | 2010-02-10 11:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | SMIG PGOV SOCI KDEM PHUM TX |
10ASHGABAT188 | MALAYSIA'S PETRONAS CONTINUES TO INVEST IN [...] (C) On February 9, econoff met with Malaysian energy company Petronas' General Director for Turkmenistan Yeow Kian Chai. He characterized his company's work in Turkmenistan as "really tough," but emphasized that Petronas was one of two foreign energy companies that are currently producing oil [...] | 2010-02-10 11:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO MY TX |
10ASHGABAT189 | IRAN: UNESCO REPORTS ARREST OF TWO JOURNALISTS [...] (C) The Tehran Cluster Office of UNESCO informed Iran Watcher by email today that two journalists, employed by their office a part of a school journalism project, were detained upon arrival at a Tehran school. (Our contact was writing from his UNESCO account as Gmail has been blocked in Iran fo [...] | 2010-02-10 12:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL UNESCO |
10ASHGABAT19 | TURKMENISTAN: SOLDIER ARRESTED WITH 50 KILOS [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A first sergeant in a military unit in Serdar district near the Iran border was reportedly arrested for drug smuggling last week. Immediately following the incident, the Minister of Defense gathered all militar [...] | 2010-01-06 12:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PGOV SOCI TX IR |
10ASHGABAT190 | TURKMENISTAN: WOMEN INCREASINGLY INVOLVED IN [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chief of the State Counter Narcotics Service (SCNS) reported at the February 5 session of the Cabinet of Ministers that two Ashgabat women had been arrested for heroin smuggling. No other details regarding [...] | 2010-02-10 12:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PGOV SOCI TX IR |
10ASHGABAT193 | DFM HAJIYEV HIGHLIGHTS TURKMENISTAN'S ASSISTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 4 meeting with the Central Asia Assistance Review delegation, Turkmen Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hajiyev provided an outline of the country's ongoing reform process. He stressed that potential assistance donors needed to coordinate their proposals with the T [...] | 2010-02-10 13:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
10ASHGABAT195 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. COMPANY WEATHERFORD EYES MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S.-based oil and gas service company Weatherford continues to press forward in Turkmenistan, seeking additional service contracts with international oil and gas companies (IOC),as well as direct contracts with the Government of Turkmenistan (GOTX). The company is considering a [...] | 2010-02-11 11:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO IR TX |
10ASHGABAT20 | TURKMENISTAN: GOOD INTENTIONS BUT SCANT PROGRESS [...] (C) In a January 6 conversation with Poloff, Tahyr Seidov, IOM's Senior Program Assistant for Turkmenistan, said that despite a "real willingness" on the part of many officials to confront Turkmenistan's human trafficking problem, factors like denial and an overall "lack of preparedness" made [...] | 2010-01-06 12:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP PHUM PREL PGOV TK TX |
10ASHGABAT202 | TURKMENISTAN: NEW WOMEN'S COATS INTENDED TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) In January, the Turkmen Government introduced a new unwritten dress code for female government officials, secondary school students and university students, to be worn at official government events. Although it has not been [...] | 2010-02-11 13:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN SCUL SOCI PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT203 | REPORT OF TURKMEN TRAFFICKING VICTIM SELLING HIS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) According to a relative of a local Embassy employee, a desperate Turkmen trafficking victim in Turkey sold his kidney in order to obtain money to return home. The family of the young man from Mary province reported that he w [...] | 2010-02-12 08:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KMCA |
10ASHGABAT204 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 301 SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 10:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ETRD KIPR TX |
10ASHGABAT206 | TURKMENISTAN: SPECIAL 301 ASHGABAT INPUT [...] The Government of Turkmenistan was informed about the 2010 Special 301 review process by means of diplomatic note delivered on February 12. Post recommends keeping Turkmenistan on the 2010 Special 301 Watch List and suggests including the following paragraphs on Turkmenistan in the 2010 Spec [...] | 2010-02-12 12:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ETRD KIPR TX |
10ASHGABAT207 | TURKMENISTAN: BURIED HILL STILL HOPES TO DRILL IN DISPUTED WATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Cyprus-registered energy company Buried Hill hopes to drill in Block 3 of the Caspian by the end of 2010. The company has completed seismic exploration and a required environmental impact study and is awaiting Turkmen governmental approval before it begins drilling. However, [...] | 2010-02-12 12:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO AJ TX |
10ASHGABAT21 | TURKMENISTAN: KOREAN COMPANIES SEE LITTLE PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the recent success of a few South Korean companies is concluding contracts with the Turkmen government, an ROK Embassy official emphasized that Korean companies still have difficulty entering the Turkmen market. The November 2008 visit to South Korea by President Berdimuh [...] | 2010-01-07 08:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO KS TX |
10ASHGABAT210 | TURKMENISTAN: RED CRESCENT SOCIETY VOLUNTEERS [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: INL Assistant met recently with an instructor from the Red Crescent Society's Drug Demand Reduction Project, as well as local project volunteers. The instructor highlighted the project's educational activities w [...] | 2010-02-12 13:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT211 | SCENESETTER FOR SRAP HOLBROOKE'S VISIT TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an opportunity to strengthen our bilateral diplomatic dialogue and highlight our desire for greater cooperation involving Afghanistan. Key issue [...] | 2010-02-12 13:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT212 | TURKMENISTAN: ACADEMY OF SCIENCES MEETS WITH [...] (U) Members of the Central Asia Assistance Review delegation in Turkmenistan met with officials of the Academy of Sciences on February 3 to discuss current programs of cooperation and possibilities for future expansion. The President of the Academy of Sciences, Gurbanmyrat Mezilov, gave a qui [...] | 2010-02-12 13:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID TSPL PREL PGOV SENV TX |
10ASHGABAT213 | TURKMENISTAN: MEJLIS OPEN TO COOPERATION ON LOCAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 3 meeting with the visiting EUR/ACE delegation Mejlis (Parliament) Speaker Akja Nurberdiyeva said local self-governing councils, which are subordinated to Parliament, realized that they should suppor [...] | 2010-02-16 04:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID KDEM TX |
10ASHGABAT216 | HYUNDAI TO BUILD GAS FACILITY IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Hyundai Engineering Company Ltd. (HEC) is preparing to launch construction of a gas processing plant at the South Yoloten gas field, Turkmenistan's largest. The construction agreement was signed with government-run [...] | 2010-02-16 12:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV KS TX |
10ASHGABAT217 | TURKMENISTAN: UN REGIONAL CENTER SEES WATER AS A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Finding a way to get Central Asian countries to come to agreement on water sharing is one of the top priorities of the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia. The Center is organizing workshops and conferences that focus on improving negotiating [...] | 2010-02-16 12:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SENV PREL EAID UN ZK TX |
10ASHGABAT218 | TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S FEBRUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both France and Turkmenistan view President Berdimuhamedov's February 1-2 visit to France as a success, according to French Charge Henri Leval. In addition to meetings with France's top leadership, Berdimuhamedov presided at a Turkmen-French Business Forum meeting, attended by 1 [...] | 2010-02-17 06:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EPET BTIO FR TX |
10ASHGABAT219 | TURKMENISTAN: BAPTISTS UNDER PRESSURE IN VILLAGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Four Baptist leaders of nonregistered church groups in rural Lebap Province described interfaith tension and official harrassment in their respective villages. According to the pastors, there is growing Baptist presence, but local officials and Muslim leaders are actively discour [...] | 2010-02-17 11:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT223 | TURKMENISTAN: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat proposes that S/GWI support the Tech Age Girls program in Turkmenistan. The Tech Age Girls project will address low technology literacy among young women in Turkmenistan and will encourage cvic [...] | 2010-02-17 11:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
10ASHGABAT224 | MORE GE TURBINES TURNING IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 14, the Turkmen Government commissioned a new power station named "Ahal," located about six miles northeast of Ashgabat. The power station operates with two General Electric gas-turbine units with a comb [...] | 2010-02-17 14:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
10ASHGABAT226 | COMFORTABLE IRANIANS COPE BY ACCOMMODATING [...] (C) Iran Watcher met this week with two young Iranians from Esfahan, Azadeh and her brother Mohamad. They had traveled to Ashgabat for Azadeh's U.S. visa interview, and spoke about living, and coping, in Iran. Azadeh, who is 29 and single, manages a tour company in Esfahan that arranges fore [...] | 2010-02-18 12:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL |
10ASHGABAT227 | TURKMENISTAN: COTTON SPINNING PLANTS NOT ADVANCING [...] (U) Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov opened a new cotton spinning factory on February 17 in the town of Geok Depe, just outside of Ashgabat. The factory is one in a series of new plants that is supposed to help Turkmenistan's textile industry be more competitive in the world m [...] | 2010-02-19 08:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO ETRD EIND PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT230 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF FOUR IRGC [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 12:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN TX |
10ASHGABAT231 | TURKMENISTAN: HARE KRISHNA LEADER VISITS AFTER [...] (C) On February 22, poloff met with visiting Hare Krishna spiritual leader Govinder Swami to discuss the situation of religious freedom in Turkmenistan. Based in India, Govinder Swami is responsible for Hare Krishna groups in Central Asia, Tatarstan and Mauritius. He spends a few months each [...] | 2010-02-23 06:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT233 | TURKMENISTAN: BRIBERY IS PERVASIVE IN GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Bribery is pervasive throughout Turkmenistan's government, to the extent that the public expects to pay bribes during almost any interaction with the government. Turkmen routinely pay bribes when obtaining a drive [...] | 2010-02-23 11:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT234 | TURKMENISTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP PROJECT UNDER [...] (C) A U.S. company operating in Turkmenistan reached a milestone on February 18-19 when it began work on an environmental cleanup project near Hazar (formerly Cheleken) on the Caspian Sea (Ref A). Resource Analytics, a subsidiary of Global Environmental Science Technologies, had signed a cont [...] | 2010-02-23 13:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO EINV EPET PGOV SENV TX |
10ASHGABAT236 | TURKMENISTAN: ASHGABAT MUNICIPALITY FAILS WINTER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The shortcomings of Ashgabat's municipal services and emergency preparedness were vividly illustrated when a heavy snowfall hit the Turkmen capital on February 12. Icy roads crippled both public and private [...] | 2010-02-24 10:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT237 | TURKMENISTAN'S TEPID SUPPORT FOR TAPI [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A number of international media outlets have reported that the Turkmen Government again expressed an interest in the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan [-India] (TAPI or TAP) pipeline project. The reports appeared f [...] | 2010-02-24 10:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV ADB IN TX |
10ASHGABAT238 | FMC PLANS TO EXPAND BUSINESS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: FMC Technologies (FMC),a U.S.-based oil drilling equipment provider, has supplied equipment to Dragon Oil in Turkmenistan for seven years. The company is now considering plans to establish an office here. FMC is [...] | 2010-02-24 12:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
10ASHGABAT239 | TURKMENISTAN: DOMESTIC TEXTILES NOT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) In mid-February, Embassy economic assistant surveyed Ashgabat stores that specialize in textile products to find out what types of products they offered, where the textiles were produced, and the price range. The governmen [...] | 2010-02-25 07:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EIND ETRD SOCI PGOV PREL TX |
10ASHGABAT240 | TURKMENISTAN: EMBASSY TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 08:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON TX |
10ASHGABAT241 | DISAGREEMENT AMONG EU EMBASSIES REGARDING HUMAN [...] (C) Romanian Ambassador Radu Horumba (protect) met with Charge February 24 to share his concern about the EU human rights approach in Turkmenistan. Romania is representing the Spanish presidency, since there is no Spanish embassy in Ashgabat. Madrid has asked that there be a push to open a [...] | 2010-02-25 09:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL EUN TX |
10ASHGABAT244 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. ENERGY COMPANY SHOWS SAVVY IN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Executives of recently-formed, Houston-based TX Oil, whose directors include a son of the 41st U.S. President, met with Turkmen government officials, including President Berdimuhamedov, on February 24-25. The purpos [...] | 2010-02-25 11:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO ENIV ENRG EPET PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT245 | DRUG ADDICTION IN IRAN: THE SUCCESS OF TWELVE-STEP [...] (C) An Iranian specialist in the treatment of drug addiction spoke to Iran Watcher this week about medical and legal approaches to the problem in Iran. xxxxxxxxxxxx (please protect),xxxxxxxxxxxx contrasted Turkmenstan's punitie and abstinence-based, rather than treatment-oriented, stance towards d [...] | 2010-02-25 12:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM SNAR PREL TX |
10ASHGABAT249 | TURKMENISTAN'S MOST ACTIVE BLACK MARKETS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Foreign currency, imported alcohol and tobacco, and pharmaceuticals are the three most prominent items sold on the black markets in Turkmenistan. Until the Turkmen Government unified the exchange rates in 2008 (Ref A),curre [...] | 2010-02-26 09:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI SNAR TX |
10ASHGABAT250 | TURKMENISTAN: A TALE OF TWO BUSINESSES: LICORICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan's second largest city, continues its role as a transport hub and industrial center, despite diminished regional commerce in the post-Soviet era. A large complex that processes locally-harvested licorice root continues to prosper due to the availability [...] | 2010-02-26 12:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO ECON BEXP PGOV EINV TX |
10ASHGABAT251 | TURKMENISTAN: POOR HEALTHCARE ANOTHER DETERRENT [...] (C) An Amcit employee of Austrian energy company OMV met with Poloff to ask about the quality of healthcare in Turkmenistan. Even though he is his company's sole expatriate employee in Turkmenistan, he said company headquarters required him to have a medical and other emergency contingency pl [...] | 2010-02-26 12:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED EINV EPET PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT28 | TURKMENISTAN: SILENCE ON COTTON HARVEST [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (U) In December 2009, Turkmenistan government media reported that Mary, Ahal and Balkan provinces fulfilled their regional cotton plans. According to official press reports, the total amount of cotton, which was harvested by the [...] | 2010-01-07 10:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT29 | EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. EXBS, as part of other meetings, discussed our efforts to import radioactive sources into Turkmenistan for calibrating and testing the radiation portal monitors (RPM) emplaced by Department of Energy's (DOE) Second Line of Defen [...] | 2010-01-07 12:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG |
10ASHGABAT30 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON HOPEFUL IN 2010 [...] (C) On January 6, EconOff met with Chevron's local representative to discuss the company's plans for 2010. The local rep alluded to the recent announcement that the Government of Turkmenistan (GOTX) awarded four service contracts to Chinese, Korean, and UAE companies to develop onshore gas re [...] | 2010-01-07 12:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT31 | TURKMENISTAN: BAPTIST CHURCH REMAINS ACTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Baptist church in Ashgabat held Christmas services last month at which it distributed a large number of Turkmen language Bibles. Despite occasional access to religious literature such as these Bibles, officials continue to target church members upon arrival at the airport, [...] | 2010-01-07 12:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT33 | TURKMENISTAN: ONLY BASIC VETERINARY SERVICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Veterinary Service of Turkmenistan is responsible for all animal care in the country, including licensing and employment of veterinarians, maintaining healthy livestock, preventing the spread of contagious diseases, and certifying the quality of meat imports and exports. [...] | 2010-01-08 07:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO EAGR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT34 | TURKMENISTAN: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING TIGHTLY CONTROLLED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Outdoor advertising in Ashgabat is a potentially lucrative sector, but not all advertising companies can break into the closely-guarded market. The Ashgabat municipality functions as the sole proprietor of advertis [...] | 2010-01-08 11:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PHUM BBSR PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT35 | TURKMENISTAN OPENS SECOND GAS PIPELINE TO IRAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 5 - 6, Iranian President Ahmadinejad visited Turkmenistan to hold negotiations with Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov and attend the opening ceremony of the Dovletabat - Sarakhs - Khangiran gas pipeline, [...] | 2010-01-08 11:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV ETRD IR TU TX |
10ASHGABAT39 | TURKMENISTAN: LOCAL EVANGELICAL ORGANIZATION [...] (C) On January 6, poloff met with Murad Kerimi, the leader of the Ashgabat-based unregistered Protestant religious group "Word of Love" Church and the unregistered "Turkmen Golden Age" ("TAA" for Turkmen Altyn Asyr) humanitarian organization. Regarding TAA, Kerimi explained that its efforts s [...] | 2010-01-08 11:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT4 | TURKMENISTAN: 2010 BFIF PROPOSAL [...] Brief Justification for Project 1 -- Trade Show. Embassy Ashgabat would like to assist Turkmen business people to attend a trade show in the United States in May 2010 by sending a locally engaged Embassy staff person (LES) as a trade show facilitator. The concept of entrepreneurship is still [...] | 2010-01-04 12:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT40 | TURKMENISTAN: FANFARE (AND NO WOMEN IN SIGHT) AS [...] (C) Turkish diplomats and a UN agency head who attended the official events organized for the visit of Iranian President Ahmadinejad to Turkmenistan on January 5 and 6 gave their observations in conversations with Iran Watcher. Muzaffer Gultekin, the Turkish Charge, and Selim Topcu, Consul, ha [...] | 2010-01-08 12:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON EPET IR TX |
10ASHGABAT41 | TURKMEN GAS TO TURKEY AND BEYOND THROUGH IRAN? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The attendance of Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Yildiz at the opening of the second gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to Iran raised questions about Turkey's heightened interest in Turkmen gas via Iran. The Turkish Embassy's Economic Counselor in Ashgabat, Ahmet E [...] | 2010-01-08 12:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO IR TU TX |
10ASHGABAT42 | CONTINUED INTERNET CENSORSHIP IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Turkmentelecom provides the only dial-up and A/DSL internet service in Turkmenistan. It controls and monitors access and reportedly blocks certain sites. Recently, the media reported that YouTube and other sites were added [...] | 2010-01-08 12:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | TINT SOCI SCUL PGOV PHUM TX |
10ASHGABAT43 | TURKMENISTAN: UK-PROMOTED REVISIONS ON JUVENILE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The UK has been working with the Turkmenistan government on a penal reform project. One element of the project was a 2008 trip by Institute for Democracy and Human Rights Director Shirin Akhmedova to the UK. Another part has [...] | 2010-01-09 12:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS TX |
10ASHGABAT45 | TURKMENISTAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The following is Post's 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Turkmenistan. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkmenistan is relatively large (slightly larger than California),but sparsely inhabited (about five million),[...] | 2010-01-13 12:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC TX |
10ASHGABAT46 | MARATHON OIL EYEING TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) Marathon Oil, the fourth largest U.S. oil company, is trying to establish a foothold in the Turkmen energy market. The company has yet to open an office in Turkmenistan, but it does have a locally-employed representative based in Ashgabat. The company first appeared in Turkmenistan in July [...] | 2010-01-13 12:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT47 | TURKMEN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES ALTERNATIVE ENERGY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) On January 11, the Turkmenistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent an announcement to all diplomatic missions about a conference, "Problems of Use of Alternative Energy in Turkmenistan," that is being organized by the Academy of [...] | 2010-01-13 12:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY ENRG BTIO PGOV SENV TX |
10ASHGABAT48 | TURKMENISTAN: EVANGELICAL GROUP MAINTAINS LOW [...] (C) SUMMARY. A small group of local evangelical Protestants manages to practice its beliefs without hindrance by the government, due primarily to the group's extremely low profile. The group eschews denominational ties, traditional church trappings, and links with foreign churches, consider [...] | 2010-01-13 12:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV KISL PHUM TX |
10ASHGABAT49 | A GLIMPSE INTO THE TURKMEN TOURISM INDUSTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy officials met with representatives of Turkmenistan's primary official tourism agency, Ashgabatsiyakhat to discuss tourist programs in Turkmenistan. Official Turkmen tourism focuses on providing controlled visits for tourists to cultural sites, nature parks and adventure t [...] | 2010-01-13 13:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI SCUL PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT5 | TURKMENISTAN: BOUYGUES' SHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bouygues Batiment International, a major French construction company, has relocated large numbers of its staff to Turkmenistan from other international operations that have closed due to the international economic downturn. While Turkmenistan seems to be a cash cow for the company, [...] | 2010-01-04 12:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EINV TX |
10ASHGABAT50 | IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: IRANIAN BUSINESSMAN INFURIATED; [...] (C) In a January 7 meeting with Iran Watcher, Golammreza Gieahpour, the General Director of Iran Samen's Ashgabat branch, said that he was "surprised, angry and very, very disappointed" that the UAE-based firm Pars Energy, owned and run by Iranian citizen Ahmad Ramazani, had been awarded the c [...] | 2010-01-14 04:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IDB IR PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT51 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ABOUT MCC COUNTRIES FOR FY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 08:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC TX |
10ASHGABAT55 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDICAL CARE WELL BELOW WESTERN STANDARDS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The system of medical care in Turkmenistan is unreliable, with the majority of hospitals being old, unsanitary, and lacking in basic diagnostic equipment and medical supplies. However, there are some well-educated do [...] | 2010-01-14 12:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT56 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. ENTREPRENEUR'S CAR BUSINESS IN [...] (C) On January 13, econoff met with the owner of International Automotive Resources to discuss his decision to buy used cars in the United States. and ship them to Ashgabat, while also setting up an automotive service center in the capital. The owner, a U.S. citizen from Arizona, purchased a [...] | 2010-01-14 12:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ELTN ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT57 | TURKMENISTAN'S ONLY HOMEGROWN WOMEN'S MAGAZINE [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen Government publishes a monthly magazine for women named Zenan Kalby (Women's Soul). Despite having the largest circulation of any Turkmen periodical, the magazine's highly politicized content lacks [...] | 2010-01-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL SOCI KWMN KDEM PGOV PHUM TX |
10ASHGABAT6 | IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: AHMADINEJAD TO VISIT [...] (SBU) Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Turkmenistan on January 5-6, and will be the guest of honor at the official opening of the joint 65-kilometer Dowletabat-Serahs-Khangiran gas pipeline. His last visit to Turkmenistan was in July 2006, when he met with former Turkmen Presid [...] | 2010-01-04 12:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL TX |
10ASHGABAT7 | TURKMENISTAN: WESTERN BOYCOTT OF AHMADINEJAD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) French Embassy Charge Henri Leval contacted us January 5 to inform that the EU had decided not to participate in events associated with the official visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the Head of Mission level [...] | 2010-01-05 10:06:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EPET EU IR TX |
10ASHGABAT71 | TURKMENISTAN: LUKOIL BIDING TIME FOR OFFSHORE DEAL [...] (C) On January 15, econoff met with the director of LukOil's office in Ashgabat, Andrey Podbolotov, to discuss the company's prospects in Turkmenistan. Podbolotov stated that LukOil was still very much interested in developing an offshore exploration block in the Caspian Sea. He thought that [...] | 2010-01-19 06:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO RS TX |
10ASHGABAT72 | TURKMENISTAN: INNOVATION IN IRRIGATION NEEDS A [...] (SBU) Irrigation for farmland and limited water resources are perpetual problems in Turkmenistan. One small business organization has an idea for how to irrigate crops more efficiently, but is having trouble promoting and gaining acceptance for its idea. "Dayhan Rowachlygy" was founded by a f [...] | 2010-01-19 13:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV BTIO SENV TSPL TX |
10ASHGABAT73 | MI SWACO'S EIGHT-YEAR EXPERIENCE IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (SBU) MI SWACO, a U.S. company represented in Turkmenistan by its UK-based subsidiary M-I Drilling Fluids U.K. Ltd, has been present in Turkmenistan since 2002. In Turkmenistan, the company focuses on supplying drilling fluids and drilling fluid-related equipment. The company also provides c [...] | 2010-01-19 13:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
10ASHGABAT74 | TURKMENISTAN'S BUDGET PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The following is Post's response to ref A that requests information about Turkmenistan's central government budget. 3. (SBU) Is the host's annual national budget publicly available? Total amounts for both the general s [...] | 2010-01-19 13:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AID ECON EFIN PREL TX |
10ASHGABAT75 | TURKMENISTAN: UPS AND DOWNS OF TWO CHARISMATIC [...] (C) On January 18, poloff met with the leader of the unregistered Turkmenbashy-based Word of Life group, Timur Muradov, during his visit to Ashgabat (Ref A). A member of an unregistered group of the same name in Ashgabat, Batyr, also attended the meeting (Ref B). Muradov participated at the [...] | 2010-01-19 13:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT77 | TURKMEN COUNTERPARTS READY TO BROADEN ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: During meetings on December 9-10, 2009 between USAID's Economic Reform to Enhance Competitiveness (EREC) Chief of Party and officials from the Institute for Strategic Planning and Economic Development (ISPED) and the [...] | 2010-01-20 05:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
10ASHGABAT79 | TURKMEN OIL AND GAS MINISTER FIRED AFTER THREE MONTHS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 15, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov signed a decree relieving Minister of Oil and Gas Industry and Mineral Resources Oraznur Nurmyradov from his position. The dismissal occurred during an expanded Cabinet meeti [...] | 2010-01-20 11:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PGOV EINV TX |
10ASHGABAT90 | TURKMENISTAN: UN SRSG FOR AFGHANISTAN MEETS [...] (C) The UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, Kai Eide, met with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on January 15 to discuss further assistance for Afghanistan, according to international newswires. Turkmen media highlighted the visit and emphasized Turkmenistan's role in provid [...] | 2010-01-20 12:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF UN TX |
10ASHGABAT91 | IRAN: MASSHAD RESIDENTS HOPEFUL THAT "OBAMA IS [...] (C) In a conversation with Iran Watcher this week, Ghandeem Gurbanov, a prominent Persian language scholar in Ashgabat, recounted his impressions following a recent visit to northern Iran. He was in Mashhad for several days in December to receive an award for his translation from Farsi to Tur [...] | 2010-01-20 12:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
10ASHGABAT92 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON HAITI ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 13:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREF PHUM PREL HA UN TX |
10ASHGABAT93 | TURKMENISTAN: CSI COMES TO ASHGABAT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmen forensic specialists and police detectives participated in a basic Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) training course in Ashgabat last week. During the training, participants learned everything from how to lift [...] | 2010-01-20 14:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
10ASHGABAT94 | TURKMENISTAN: LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKING GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In its most recent quarterly meeting, members of Embassy Ashgabat's Law Enforcement Working Group reported progress in their activities with the Turkmen government, as well as a few frustrations. All agencies reported that bilateral exchanges and training activities are continuing [...] | 2010-01-20 14:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR MASS TX |
10ASHGABAT96 | TURKMENISTAN: IS AMNESTY FOR IMPRISONED [...] (C) Embassy local staff member has learned that Seyitbay Kandimov, a Niyazov-era Deputy Chairman for Finance and Central Bank Chairman, recently had his prison sentence reduced by three years. Kandimov has been in the Owadan-Depe prison since May 2002. It was not clear when Kandimov is now [...] | 2010-01-21 12:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT97 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT CLAIMS GDP GROWTH; INCREASED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 14, "Neytralniy Turkmenistan" newspaper published an article on Turkmenistan's economic development during the global financial crisis. The article provides statistical data for 2009 and claims that Tu [...] | 2010-01-21 13:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PGOV EINV TX |
10ASHGABAT98 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE FARMS STILL RUN BY SOVIET [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (U) The famous Turkmen farmer Myratberdy Sopiyev, Chairman of the Agricultural Joint Stock Association named after him, recently celebrated his eightieth birthday. President Berdimuhamedov sent Sopiyev congratulations and a birt [...] | 2010-01-21 13:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASMARA11 | AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT - ERITREA'S RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 05:40:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP CARSON JOHNNIE AORC XA ER |
10ASMARA12 | AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT - ERITREA'S RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 05:49:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP CARSON JOHNNIE AORC XA ER |
10ASMARA14 | DECREASES IN DARFUR FIGHTERS IN ERITREA [...] (C) The number of fighters from Darfur rebel groups in Eritrea has shrunk considerably over the last few months, according to Abdul Beghi, a representative from the Revolutionary Democratic Freedom Forces (RDFF) in Asmara. Beghi said most of the fighters, who were stationed along Eritrea's wes [...] | 2010-01-20 11:07:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF MOPS PGOV SU ER |
10ASMARA16 | 16 MONTHS UNDERGROUND FOR "THE WRONG RELIGION" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Selam Reta (please protect),spent 16 months of her life in an underground cell at the Wi'a prison and was subjected to daily physical torture for being a member of the Berhane Hiwet Evangelical Church, a banned religious group. Selam was released after 16 months only after develo [...] | 2010-01-25 11:46:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI ER |
10ASMARA17 | ASMARA PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EVENTS FOR DECEMBER 2009 [...] A summary of Public Diplomacy sponsored special events for the month of December is as follows: a) On December 1, the American Center (IRC) marked World Aids Day by distributing red ribbons, providing HIV/AIDS reading materials to patrons, and hosting the movie titled "A Closer Walk". b)O [...] | 2010-01-26 06:18:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OEXC AMGT ER |
10ASMARA22 | DARFUR FACTION LEADER DENIES REBEL MERGER [...] (C) Khamis Abdallah, leader of his own faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM/Khamis) denied reports that his movement participated in the recent merger of Darfur groups in Kufra, Libya (Ref A). He stated the Kufra event was a shallow attempt at peace that incorporated only token repre [...] | 2010-01-29 06:05:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SU ER |
10ASMARA3 | REPORTS OF OPPOSITION ATTACKS AND BORDER SKIRMISH [...] (SBU) Eritrean rebel groups claimed to have killed 25 Eritrean soldiers and wounded another 38 in two separate attacks in south-central Eritrea, according to January 2nd media reports. The Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) and the Eritrean Salvation Front (ESF),Ethiopian-backed a [...] | 2010-01-05 12:41:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS ASEC PTER PGOV PINS PREL ER ET |
10ASMARA33 | SAUDI CONCERNS ABOUT ERITREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi ambassador to Eritrea is concerned about Iranian influence, says Iran has supplied materiel to the Eritrean navy, and recently ran into an Iranian delegation visiting Asmara. He claims Yemeni Houthi rebels were present in Eritrea in 2009 (but is not sure if they still [...] | 2010-02-12 06:44:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ER SA IR YM |
10ASMARA35 | ERITREA'S AIR FORCE, SANCTIONS, AND RUSSIA [...] (C) ERITREA'S RUSSIAN MIGS ------------------------------ The Eritrean Air Force flies a number of MiG-29 fighters purchased from Russia. To maintain these front-line aircraft, the Isaias regime entered into a technical services contract with a Russian parastatal corporation. At least thr [...] | 2010-02-16 12:15:00 | Embassy Asmara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MOPS ER RU |
10ASMARA39 | THE ISAIAS REGIME'S SECURITY POSTURE [...] (C) 7,000 PRESIDENTIAL GUARDS -------------------------------- Eritrea boasts one of the largest standing armies in Africa and is among the most militarized societies in the world. To protect himself and his regime from assassination, coup d'etat, army mutiny, or a foreign commando strike, [...] | 2010-02-18 11:17:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ER |
10ASMARA40 | ERITREAN GOVERNMENT GALVANIZES THE PUBLIC OVER UN [...] (SBU) The Eritrean government (GSE) is coercing its citizens into participating in letter-writing and petition-signing campaigns, ostensibly to get the sanctions overturned, but actually to drum up anti-American, pro-regime sympathy. This week schoolchildren throughout Eritrea were told to br [...] | 2010-02-18 11:30:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC PGOV PREL ER |
10ASMARA45 | $76 MILLION OF WORLD BANK MONEY TO BE THROWN AWAY? [...] (C) The World Bank regional director responsible for the Horn of Africa postponed a scheduled mid-February meeting in Asmara to discuss whether or not Eritrea plans to accept $76 million in grant funding, according to World Bank acting country director Samuel Eyasu (protect). The minister of [...] | 2010-02-22 12:21:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV ER |
10ASMARA46 | MINISTER OF EDUCATION SAYS LOCAL STAFF SPIES FOR [...] (C) All public school teachers in Asmara were summoned on February 19 for a briefing on the recently passed UNSCR 1907, according to two reliable embassy sources. During the briefing, Minister of Education Semere Russom stated that Eritrea's chief enemy is the United States, and that the U.S. [...] | 2010-02-23 09:34:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL PINS ER |
10ASMARA47 | NEPOTISM REIGNS AT ASMARA PALACE HOTEL [...] (C) Management of the Eritrean government-owned Asmara Palace Hotel (formerly the Intercontinental Hotel) has started arresting employees for bad performance or because of favoritism, according to a reliable embassy source. The goverment (GSE) took over management of the Asmara Palace in Octo [...] | 2010-02-23 10:08:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL PINS ER |
10ASMARA9 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] The following is keyed to reftel, para 15. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Eritrea remains a strict command economy, with government activities crowding out most private investment. Investors in Eritrea face significant risks, including: lack of transparen [...] | 2010-01-13 15:33:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV ER |
10ASTANA10 | NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN WELCOMES CUSTOMS UNION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a series of visits to Kazakhstan's two northernmost provinces, local officials praised their regions' economic stability and growth potential. Accounting for the largest share of Kazakhstan's 20.8 million [...] | 2010-01-08 10:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR ETRD SOCI RS KZ |
10ASTANA109 | KAZAKHSTAN: ZHOVTIS CASE TO SUPREME COURT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vitaliy Voronov, lawyer for imprisoned human-rights activist Yevgeniy Zhovtis filed on January 27 a motion to request the Supreme Court review the case. The court has one month to decide whether to accept the case and an additional month to issue a decision. Cautiously optimisti [...] | 2010-01-28 10:33:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KZ |
10ASTANA119 | KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. OIL EXECUTIVES DISCUSS CORRUPTION, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 26, the outgoing and incoming CEOs of U.S. oil services company J. Ray McDermott conveyed to the Ambassador their optimism about the investment climate in Kazakhstan, and asserted that strong, fundament [...] | 2010-01-29 08:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA122 | KAZAKHSTAN: SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH EVOKES DEBATE ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a viewing of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's speech on Internet Freedom, a roundtable discussion by Kazakhstani Internet activists on January 22 in Almaty revealed broad agreement that Kazakhstani a [...] | 2010-01-29 10:27:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO KDEM KZ |
10ASTANA13 | KAZAKHSTAN: A TALE OF TWO NORTHERN CITIES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On recent visits to Kostanai and North Kazakhstan Oblasts, PolOff visited American corners in Kostanai and Petropavlovsk. Local residents claimed their regions are "the most peaceful in Kazakhstan," and expressed [...] | 2010-01-11 03:11:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KPAO RS KZ |
10ASTANA131 | KAZAKHSTAN: PREPARED FOR SHERPA MEETING IN THE HAGUE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 29, the CDA and the Dutch Ambassador jointly delivered the invitation to the February 9-11 preparatory meeting for the Global Nuclear Security Summit. Umarov, who said Kazakhstan had no objections to t [...] | 2010-02-01 01:05:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA KZ |
10ASTANA132 | KAZAKHSTAN: GALA CELEBRATION MARKS 50 YEARS FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 27, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry -- a state-sponsored business association that supports the development of small- and medium-sized enterprises -- held a lavish, gala celebration to mark its 5 [...] | 2010-02-01 03:22:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV SOCI RS KZ |
10ASTANA133 | KAZAKHSTAN TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 27, the Embassy delivered reftel points on the Copenhagen Accords to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs via diplomatic note. The CDA then reiterated the U.S. position to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov [...] | 2010-02-01 06:54:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGCC SENV KZ |
10ASTANA134 | KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY OFFICER COMMUNITY POINT OF CONTACT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) U.S. Mission Kazakhstan applauds EEB's initiative to establish an interagency energy officer community and website to exchange information, facilitate policy discussions, and coordinate bilateral and multilateral energy prior [...] | 2010-02-01 08:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET KZ |
10ASTANA138 | KAZAKHSTANI FOREIGN MINISTER'S TRIP CLEARS CTR LOGJAM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Over the past eight years, implementation of the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program, also known as the Nunn-Lugar Program, has been grinding along, ever more slowly, as the Kazakhstani bureaucracy matures. In advance of State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev's [...] | 2010-02-01 10:17:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KNNP KZ |
10ASTANA141 | KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (JANUARY [...] January 14: EXBS Advisor and GSO visited two hotels in Astana as possible venues for the Annual EXBS Advisors Conference to be held in Astana, April 20-22. 2. January 20: EXBS Advisor met with OSCE Political Officer Andy Offenbacher to discuss OSCE engagement in border management in Kaz [...] | 2010-02-02 09:43:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ |
10ASTANA154 | KAZAKHSTAN: STATE TO REGULATE FUEL PRICES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Since independence, the government has attempted to manage gasoline prices through various means, including direct ownership of Kazakhstan's three refineries, crude export duties, bulk procurement, and state contr [...] | 2010-02-04 08:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA158 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND AN NGO JOIN FORCES TO [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Prior to a February 3 press conference to discuss joint Kazakshtan-U.S. efforts to combat trafficking-in-persons (TIP),Charge and INL Officer visited the newly-opened, government-funded TIP shelter operated by lo [...] | 2010-02-05 10:14:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB SMIG SOCI KCRM KTIP UZ KZ |
10ASTANA159 | KAZAKHSTAN: GE EXECUTIVE DISCUSSES REGIONAL PLANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An American executive with General Electric's Transportation Division visited the Embassy on February 3 to discuss the company's plans to assemble locomotives in Kazakhstan and expand into the Russian market. He identified financial and political challenges the company faces, [...] | 2010-02-05 10:19:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ELTN RS TX KZ |
10ASTANA162 | KAZAKHSTAN: LABOR MARKET CONCERNS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nur Otan National Democratic Party of Kazakhstan co-hosted a roundtable on January 19 at the lower house of parliament (Mazhilis) to discuss the legal definition of "self-employment" and how to implement polic [...] | 2010-02-09 03:05:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EINV ELAB SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA163 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW CURRENCY CORRIDOR FOR THE TENGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The National Bank of Kazakhstan introduced a new currency corridor on February 5. On average, the exchange rate of the tenge will remain at 150 tenge to the dollar. However, the National Bank said the tenge will n [...] | 2010-02-09 07:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
10ASTANA175 | KAZAKHSTAN'S DELEGATION TO THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 5 for Action Request. All three of Kazakhstan's approved nominees to the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit have confirmed their participation in the Summit on April 26-27. Post [...] | 2010-02-10 09:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA179 | KAZAKHSTAN URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) invited the Russian DCM and Political Officer to a meeting on February 9 to urge U.S. and Russia's support for K [...] | 2010-02-11 08:28:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MNUC KNNP RS KZ |
10ASTANA184 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT'S SON-IN-LAW TRIES, BUT FAILS, TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Timur Kulibayev, the President's influential son-in-law and Deputy Chairman of the National Welfare Fund Samryk Kazyna, sued four independent newspapers for publishing articles alleging that he received major kick-backs from the Chinese for oil contracts signed in 2003-05. The [...] | 2010-02-12 09:33:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ |
10ASTANA185 | KAZAKHSTAN OPEN TO INCREASED PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge delivered reftel points on Iran's nuclear capability on February 10. In response, Deputy Foreign Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev said that Kazakhstan "regrets" Iran's rejection of the P5+1 offer and its refusal to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). K [...] | 2010-02-12 09:48:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC KZ |
10ASTANA186 | KAZAKHSTAN: OSCE HEAD TAKES ADVANTAGE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Alexandre Keltchewsky, Head of the OSCE Center in Astana, told the Charge d'Affaires during a luncheon on February 1 that the OSCE and Kazakhstan have politely differed over words and perceptions, a te [...] | 2010-02-12 10:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KZ |
10ASTANA187 | KAZAKHSTAN: MFA PUSHES ABC GOALS AS SUMMIT PROSPECTS LOOK [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over a working lunch on February 15, MFA Americas Director Askar Tazhiev told Charge that State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev was very pleased with his February 1-4 visit to Washington and wants to g [...] | 2010-02-16 02:17:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA198 | KAZAKHSTAN: FIRST PRESIDENT OF KAZAKHOIL CALLS FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 10, Nurlan Balgimbayev -- former Prime Minister and first president of KazakhOil -- shared his strident opinions of the national oil company he helped to create, the degree of local content in oil and [...] | 2010-02-16 06:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA2 | KAZAKHSTAN EXPRESSES PIQUE OVER HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a December 31 meeting (reftel),Kazakhstan's Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov raised concerns about the human-rights certification process. He told the Ambassador that Kazakhstan is ready to refuse al [...] | 2010-01-05 06:37:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID UZ KZ |
10ASTANA20 | KAZAKHSTAN: NDN AND OVERFLIGHT ISSUES STILL UNRESOLVED [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a January 11 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov told the Ambassador that the Kazakhstani government still is discussing U.S. requests to amend the 2001 overflight and 2009 Northern Distribution Network (NDN) agreements (ref A). He communicated his plan to p [...] | 2010-01-11 10:10:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM PARM MARR MNUC KNNP IR AF RS |
10ASTANA225 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SRAP HOLBROOKE [...] (U) Sen... [...] | 2010-02-18 00:31:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA226 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SRAP HOLBROOKE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-18 00:31:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA227 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SRAP HOLBROOKE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-18 00:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA23 | ETHNIC HARMONY IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During recent visits to Kazakhstan's Kostanai and North Kazakhstan Oblasts, interlocutors emphasized the tolerant nature of Kazakhstani society and government efforts to encourage ethnic harmony. According to Vik [...] | 2010-01-12 04:27:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI RS KZ |
10ASTANA24 | NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN PROMOTES INTER-RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During recent visits to Kazakhstan's Kostanai and North Kazakhstan Oblasts (refs A-C),officials, civil society representatives, and leaders of the Russian Orthodox and Islamic communities emphasized the regions' r [...] | 2010-01-12 05:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KIRF RS KZ |
10ASTANA248 | KAZAKHSTAN: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Post nominates three projects, in order of priority, for funding consideration under the small grants initiative of the Office of Global Women's Issues. A brief summary and budget for each project follows below. PROJECT 1: GENDER ISSUES IN THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS A) NGO: Central As [...] | 2010-02-21 02:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KPAO KWMN KTIP KZ |
10ASTANA249 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER INSISTS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action cable (see para 6). The Ambassador met Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov on February 19 to discuss a range of issues, including the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC),the visit of Special Representative Richard Holbrooke, tarmac access, FSN income taxe [...] | 2010-02-22 05:52:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON KZ |
10ASTANA251 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (SBU) General Petraeus, on behalf of Ambassador Hoagland, and the Department of Defense and Embassy Astana country teams, we extend a warm welcome on the occasion of your upcoming visit to Astana, Kazakhstan. Visit overview 2. (S) The Office of the Defense Attache and your staff are working towa [...] | 2010-02-22 07:03:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON EPET PINR MARR SNAR KZ |
10ASTANA253 | KAZAKHSTAN SEEKS TO BE COMPETITIVE IN SCIENCE AND [...] SUMMARY: During the annual Public Roundtable on Collaboration in Science and Technology, participants heard that the development of science is one of Kazakhstan's most important priorities, and the government plans to increase the government budget allocated to scientific research and develop [...] | 2010-02-22 08:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SENV SOCI TSPL KPAO KZ |
10ASTANA255 | KAZAKHSTAN: WEEKLY SPOT-REPORT DIGEST, FEBRUARY 16-19 [...] (SBU) This is the first edition of a new weekly cable to disseminate spot reports based on Embassy conversations with interlocutors, as well as from the mass media. Our goal is to draw attention to information that might not merit a full cable report. POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS - NAZARBAYEV TAL [...] | 2010-02-22 09:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EPET ENRG SOCI SENV KCRM KDEM KZ |
10ASTANA257 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHINESE LAND-LEASE DEAL STIRS UP CONTROVERSY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite a December 23, 2009, Interfax press report that President Nazarbayev instructed the prosecutors to punish those who disseminate information about the sale of land to foreigners, opposition leaders have con [...] | 2010-02-22 09:38:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SOCI CH KZ |
10ASTANA258 | KAZAKHSTAN PROPOSES DATES FOR OSCE INFORMAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) At close of business on February 22, Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov called the Ambassador to propose two possible dates for the OSCE Informal Ministerial in Almaty (vice Astana, as reported ref): June 19-20 or July [...] | 2010-02-23 01:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OSCE KZ |
10ASTANA259 | KAZAKHSTAN: CITES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 03:44:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU KZ |
10ASTANA260 | KAZAKHSTAN: TRANSCRIPT OF S/SRAP HOLBROOKE'S FEBRUARY 21 [...] Following his meeting with State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met briefly with the media. Transcript follows. 2. BEGIN TRANSCRIPT: Ambassador Holbrooke: We've just completed some excellent [...] | 2010-02-23 06:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR KPAO GG UZ KG AF KZ |
10ASTANA261 | KAZAKHSTAN: CONOCOPHILLIPS ON OIL TRANSPORTATION, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 22, ConocoPhillips' John Dabbar called on the Ambassador to discuss relations between the Kashagan consortium and national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG),expansion of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (C [...] | 2010-02-23 09:03:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI AJ TX KZ |
10ASTANA265 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN SUPPORT OF ANTHONY LAKE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-24 09:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KZ |
10ASTANA267 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, ZHOVTIS, OSCE SUMMIT WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 05:19:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | AF KZ MARR PGOV PREL |
10ASTANA268 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met with Prime Minister Karim Masimov in Astana on February 21. Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov and MFA Americas Director Askar Tazhiyev, as well a [...] | 2010-02-26 05:26:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR AF KZ |
10ASTANA270 | KAZAKHSTAN: SECOND PREPARATION MEETING FOR THE 2010 [...] SUMMARY: Astana hosted the Second Advisory Council Meeting in Preparation for the Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development (MCED) to be held in Astana in 2010. This year's MCED will focus on "green growth." The meeting presented the MCED's projected schedule, which will include [...] | 2010-02-26 08:05:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SENV SOCI TSPL KPAO KZ |
10ASTANA271 | KAZAKHSTAN: WEEKLY SPOT-REPORT DIGEST, FEBRUARY 22-26 [...] (SBU) This weekly cable disseminates spot reports based on Embassy conversations with contacts as well as reports from the Kazakhstani media. Our goal is to draw attention to information that might not merit a full cable report or that will be developed later. MAJOR POLICY DEVELOPMENTS: H [...] | 2010-02-26 08:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG SOCI SENV KNNP KCOR |
10ASTANA272 | KAZAKHSTAN: ZHOVTIS UNDERSTANDABLY PESSIMISTIC ABOUT REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff visited internationally known human rights activist Yevgeniy Zhovtis at the minimum-security penal colony in Ust-Kamenogorsk on February 24. Zhovtis summarized his view of the possibilities for the resolution of his case, including the Supreme Court, an amnesty, or parol [...] | 2010-02-26 09:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KDEM KZ |
10ASTANA275 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF JUSTICE PRAISES COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 25, the Ambassador met with Minister of Justice Rashid Tusupbekov to discuss ongoing legal reforms and the possibility of a general amnesty that could include jailed prominent Kazakhstani human rights defender Yevgeniy Zhovtis. Tusupbekov praised cooperation with the [...] | 2010-02-26 10:00:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI SNAR KDEM KTIP KZ |
10ASTANA276 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF FOUR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 10:01:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM EFIN MNUC KNNP IR KZ |
10ASTANA278 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. VIEWS FOLLOWING [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 10:08:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR KZ |
10ASTANA32 | KAZAKHSTAN: CONCURRENCE WITH EXBS FY2010 PROGRAM PLAN [...] (U) Post has reviewed and concurs with ISN/ECC EXBS Kazakhstan FY2010 Program Plan (reftel). HOAGLAND [...] | 2010-01-14 03:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ |
10ASTANA33 | KAZAKHSTAN: RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 12, PolOff received the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomatic note Number 10-2/4818, responding to Post's diplomatic note Number 0758-09, dated September 28, 2009 (reftel). 3. (SBU) An unofficia [...] | 2010-01-14 05:06:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ETTC MNUC KNNP KOMC BU KZ |
10ASTANA36 | CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVE IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During recent visits to Kazakhstan's Kostanai and North Kazakhstan Oblasts (refs A-D),NGO representatives emphasized the growth of a vibrant civil society, especially in Kostanai Oblast. They highlighted key cha [...] | 2010-01-14 09:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID SOCI KDEM KTIP OSCE KZ |
10ASTANA37 | KAZAKHSTAN OFFERS TO HOST A SPRING GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) This is an action request (see para 9). 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 6, Post received a Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs' diplomatic note (see para 7),which outlined Kazakhstan's proposal to hold a Global Initi [...] | 2010-01-14 12:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON MNUC KNNP RS KZ |
10ASTANA39 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSAL FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) DTRO Deputy Chief delivered to the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs via diplomatic note number 0030/10, dated January 11, the U.S. offer to the Kazakhstani government to jointly develop and conduct a radiological inc [...] | 2010-01-15 03:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV ENRG MNUC KNNP TRGY KZ |
10ASTANA41 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE U.S. IOC BIG THREE AND KMG [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior executives from the three largest U.S. investors in Kazakhstan -- ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and Chevron -- spoke recently about their companies' plans, priorities, and problems with the biggest oil explor [...] | 2010-01-15 11:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET SOCI RS KZ |
10ASTANA44 | KAZAKHSTAN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 01:00:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ELAB EPET ETRD KTDB KZ OPIC PGOV USTR |
10ASTANA45 | KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REPORTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES [...] The following is a summary of local media reports of human trafficking cases in Kazakhstan May-August 2009. SEXUAL EXPLOTATION 2. May 6, "Interfax," "Zakon.kz": Two women were arrested in Petropavlovsk for pimping and trafficking in persons. The North-Kazakhstan Oblast Department of I [...] | 2010-01-19 05:52:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB SMIG SOCI KCRM KTIP UZ KZ |
10ASTANA49 | KAZAKHSTAN: AES CONSIDERS ALTERNATIVES TO ARBITRATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 15, a senior executive from U.S. power company AES told the Ambassador that the company has worked with Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the United States to prepare a settlement letter to the government to r [...] | 2010-01-19 09:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV ENRG SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA51 | KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REPORTS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES [...] The following is a summary of local media reports of human trafficking cases in Kazakhstan September-December 2009. ANTI-TRAFFICKING OPERATIONS 2. December 14, "Interfax": During a nationwide anti-trafficking operation, December 7-11, police arrested 55 pimps and two traffickers and reg [...] | 2010-01-20 03:54:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB SMIG SOCI KCRM KTIP UZ KZ |
10ASTANA52 | KAZAKHSTAN: OVERFLIGHTS AND NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK [...] (S/NF) This is an action request (see para 8). 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan continues to be an important partner for the U.S. government mission to stabilize Afghanistan. Under the 2001 overflight agreement, the United States has completed more than 8000 overflights. In addition, the U [...] | 2010-01-20 07:50:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR MARR AF RS UZ KZ |
10ASTANA53 | KAZAKHSTAN: EUROPEAN DIPLOMATS DISCUSS NABUCCO GAS PIPELINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Discussion with European diplomats at January 14-15 energy events centered on the Nabucco gas pipeline, and what role -- if any -- Kazakhstan would likely play in supplying natural gas to Europe via a "southern corridor." There was also agreement that Turkmenistan's ability to d [...] | 2010-01-20 09:17:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPET TX RS KZ |
10ASTANA54 | KAZAKHSTAN: SENATE CHAIRMAN INVITES AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs forwarded via diplomatic note an invitation from Kazakhstani Senate Chairman Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev to U.S. Special Representative Richard Holbrooke to participate in the Second Tran [...] | 2010-01-20 10:13:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE AF KZ |
10ASTANA56 | KAZAKHSTAN: NUR OTAN DEPUTY CHAIR LAYS OUT HIS PRIORITIES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The recently-appointed Deputy Chairman of President Nazarbayev's ruling Nur Otan party (Nazarbayev is the Chairman) told the Ambassador on January 19 that Kazakhstan's OSCE Chairmanship is a sign of its growing in [...] | 2010-01-21 04:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM OSCE KZ |
10ASTANA60 | KAZAKHSTAN: BEHIND THE SCENES OF KARACHAGANAK AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: For more than 90 minutes on January 20, Maksat Idenov, First Vice President of national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG),briefed the Ambassador on the ongoing dispute between shareholders in the Karachaganak Petrole [...] | 2010-01-22 09:31:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI RS KZ |
10ASTANA61 | KAZAKHSTAN: BEHIND THE SCENES OF KARACHAGANAK AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: For more than 90 minutes on January 20, Maksat Idenov, First Vice President of national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG),briefed the Ambassador on the ongoing dispute between shareholders in the Karachaganak Petrole [...] | 2010-01-22 09:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI RS KZ |
10ASTANA62 | KAZAKHSTAN: MFA PUBLICLY DENIES POLITICAL PROBLEMS WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov's statement to "Radio Free Europe" that Kazakhstan is delaying full implementation of the U.S.-Russia Transit Agreement, Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry made public tod [...] | 2010-01-22 09:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR RS AF KZ |
10ASTANA67 | KAZAKSTAN: CHINA PRAISES ASTANA'S FOREIGN POLICY, WORRIES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In his farewell courtesy call with the Ambassador on January 22, China's Ambassador to Kazakhstan Cheng Guoping (please protect) highly praised Kazakhstan's skillful balancing of the "great powers." Repeatedly emphasizing the personal nature of the conversation, Cheng highlig [...] | 2010-01-25 06:35:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EPET ECON NATO CH RU UZ KZ |
10ASTANA68 | KAZAKHSTAN: VIGNETTES OF PUBLIC OPINION: RBK [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: On January 23 in Almaty, the Ambassador was the key-note speaker at the founding session of Kazakhstan's chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO),an international group for CEOs of mid-level (or larger) companies who must meet stringent international standards [...] | 2010-01-25 06:49:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON ETRD EAID KPAO WTO RS KZ |
10ASTANA69 | KAZAKHSTAN: HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nurlan Kapparov, one of the leading entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan, is the founder and CEO of Lancaster Holding. Coming from a traditional Kazakh political family, he commissioned a biography of his forbearers, one of whom was the vizier for the Khan of Khokhand. His grandfather [...] | 2010-01-25 06:49:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA7 | KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (DECEMBER [...] December 7, EXBS Astana received two fund cites from Washington for document translation and additional funding for green-border shelter purchase. Document translation of the Kazakhstani Dual Use list is in progress and the additional funding for green-border shelters has been sent to RPSO. [...] | 2010-01-06 08:17:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ |
10ASTANA70 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] (U) Per reftel, Emboff delivered the demarche on distracted driving on January 25 by diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Department and provided a non-paper containing the key issues of concern. Post will follow up in order to obtain a reply. HOAGLAND [...] | 2010-01-25 07:02:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU KZ |
10ASTANA72 | KAZAKHSTAN: MONEY AND POWER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 08:14:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PINR EPET EINV KCOR RS CH KZ |
10ASTANA73 | KAZAKHSTAN: POC FOR STAFFDEL HELWIG [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Embassy Astana's point of contact for Staffdel Helwig's March 2-10 trip to Kazakhstan is political officer Anna Radivilova. Her contact information is as follows: Name: Anna Radivilova Office phone: +7-7172-70-2397 Cell [...] | 2010-01-25 09:01:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT KZ |
10ASTANA74 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHINA PRAISES ASTANA'S FOREIGN POLICY, WORRIES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In his farewell courtesy call with the Ambassador on January 22, China's Ambassador to Kazakhstan Cheng Guoping (please protect) highly praised Kazakhstan's skillful balancing of the "great powers." Repeatedly emphasizing the personal nature of the conversation, Cheng highlig [...] | 2010-01-25 09:22:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR EPET ECON NATO CH RU UZ KZ |
10ASTANA78 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON U.S. ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 25, the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov. Umarov took our points under advisement. Post also forwarded the points to the MFA separately under the cover of a diplomatic n [...] | 2010-01-25 10:03:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA KZ |
10ASTANA79 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON THE NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 25, the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov. Umarov took the points under advisement. Post also forwarded the points to the MFA separately under the cover of a diplomatic n [...] | 2010-01-25 10:03:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT PREL KZ |
10ASTANA80 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 25, the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov. Umarov took the points under advisement. Post also forwarded the points to the MFA separately under the cover of a diplomatic n [...] | 2010-01-25 10:03:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EFIN AF KZ |
10ASTANA82 | KAZAKHSTAN: APPRECIATION MIXED WITH CONCERN [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a January 25 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov noted the Kazakhstani government's appreciation for Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake's recent remarks on Kazakhstan at the National Press Club in Washington and Special [...] | 2010-01-26 04:06:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID MARR AF RS KZ |
10ASTANA89 | KAZAKHSTAN: LOCAL CONTENT LEGISLATION AMENDMENTS NEEDED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 20, Energy Officer received a thorough overview of the laws and regulations governing subsoil use and local content from a well-respected local law firm. Negotiations between the government and foreign [...] | 2010-01-26 08:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
10ASTANA90 | KAZAKHSTAN: PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES REVISIONS TO MARITIME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: At a January 21 roundtable hosted by the Association of Maritime Transportation Entrepreneurs, parliamentarians and representatives of 10 ministries, international shipping companies, and the diplomatic community di [...] | 2010-01-26 08:31:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SENV SOCI KZ |
10ASUNCION104 | VISAS VIPER: JANUARY 2010 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (SBU) The monthly Visas Viper meeting was held January 26, 2010. Post submits the following names of individuals wanted by the Government of Paraguay for domestic terrorist activity for inclusion under the Visas Viper program. The subjects below are members of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP [...] | 2010-02-03 16:53:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL PA |
10ASUNCION138 | PARAGUAY'S 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REVIEW [...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel A questions regarding anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION 2A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on human trafficking? What plans are in place (if any) to undertake f [...] | 2010-02-17 15:02:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PGOV ELAB PREL KPAO KCRM KFRD ASEC KWMN |
10ASUNCION2 | Paraguay Media Analysis [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paraguay is characterized by a free and vibrant media environment with independent newspapers, TV and radio stations. While radio and TV penetration is close to 100%, Internet diffusion is fairly low at about 8%, with Google, Orkut and YouTube being the most popular sites. Tex [...] | 2010-01-05 14:00:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS OIIP PA KPAO PREL AID |
10ASUNCION3 | SUPREME COURT ANNULS DECISION, ENDS CRISIS [...] (U) The Supreme Court ended a constitutional crisis January 5 by annulling the December 31 decision (reftel A) of its Constitutional Chamber to reinstate two judges impeached by Congress in 2003. The Court also suspended the three substitute Constitutional Chamber judges for "exceeding t [...] | 2010-01-06 20:16:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PA |
10ASUNCION30 | VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-16 20:03:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL PA |
10ASUNCION31 | PARAGUAY RAISES PROFILE OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Leading daily newspaper ABC Color ran a full-page article on trafficking in persons (TIP) January 11. The article focused on Ciudad del Este (CdE) and cited the penal code, explained "what is trafficking in persons," and described two ongoing prosecutions. The new penal code increas [...] | 2010-01-15 11:32:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PGOV PREL KPAO PA AR |
10ASUNCION34 | VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-16 21:55:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL PA |
10ASUNCION37 | PARAGUAY DONATES TO HAITI; SEEKS TRANSPORT ASSISTANCE [...] (U) President Lugo announced January 14 that Paraguay would send 56,000 kilos of food and clothing to Haiti, along with 12 search and rescue specialists from their fire department (later increased to 13 personnel, including one photographer.) The first 5,000 kilos departed January 14 on [...] | 2010-01-19 16:16:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ECON PREF PGOV HA PA |
10ASUNCION39 | RELEASE OF KIDNAP VICTIM BOOSTS LUGO ADMINISTRATION [...] (U) The Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) released wealthy cattle rancher Fidel Zavala Serrati January 18 after 94 days in captivity. EPP members seized Zavala at gunpoint from his rural ranch October 15 (reftel C). To comply with the EPP's three pre-release demands, the Zavala family paid [...] | 2010-01-19 18:51:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM SNAR PA CO BR |
10ASUNCION49 | PARAGUAY PROCEEDS WITH HAITIAN AID [...] (U) Paraguay's 13-person team arrived in Port-au-Prince early January 21 and co-located themselves with a Mexican contingent. The Paraguayan Red Cross and religious authorities launched local appeals for donations. Following PAO media interviews to highlight U.S. humanitarian contributi [...] | 2010-01-22 11:54:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PGOV PA HA |
10ASUNCION70 | PARAGUAY INCREASES DELIVERY OF AID TO HAITI [...] (U) An additional 3000 kilograms of foodstuffs and 200 kilograms of medicine bound for Haiti left Paraguay January 21 on an Argentine C-130 cargo aircraft. Three additional relief volunteers traveled concurrently, bringing Paraguay's total effort to 16 volunteers and around 8000 delivere [...] | 2010-01-25 20:26:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PGOV PA HA AR |
10ASUNCION71 | PRESIDENT LUGO DISCUSSES SECURITY AND DEFENSE [...] (S) President Lugo, joined by two close confidants, frankly and amicably discussed with Charge January 5 current security issues, principally the Paraguayan People's Army's New Year's Eve attack on an Army outpost and the separate subsequent capture by police of stolen plastic explosives by Army pe [...] | 2010-02-11 15:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECIN ECON PTER PA CO |
10ASUNCION77 | PARAGUAY DEBATES HAITI DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs America Desk Officer said February 12 there are ongoing internal discussions regarding a Paraguayan desire to deploy in support of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) under the Paraguayan flag. He said internal discussions are prelim [...] | 2010-02-12 14:42:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MCAP MASS PA HA PGOV UN SOCI CG |
10ASUNCION83 | TERMS OF REFERENCE CONCURRENCE FOR 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP [...] (U) THE AMBASSADOR, OFFICE OF DEFENSE COOPERATION PARAGUAY (ODC),AND THE PARAGUAYAN MILITARY FORCES COMMANDER CONCUR WITH THE 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (7TH SFG) JCET TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) AND DEPLOYMENT AS OUTLINED HERE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TOR, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED: [...] | 2010-02-17 11:47:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET | MOPS PREL MASS MCAP MARR PGOV PA |
10ASUNCION85 | TERMS OF REFERENCE CONCURRENCE FOR 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP [...] (U) THE AMBASSADOR, OFFICE OF DEFENSE COOPERATION PARAGUAY (ODC),AND THE PARAGUAYAN MILITARY FORCES COMMANDER CONCUR WITH THE 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (7TH SFG) JCET TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) AND DEPLOYMENT AS OUTLINED HERE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TOR, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED: [...] | 2010-02-17 13:03:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET | MOPS PREL MASS MCAP MARR PGOV PA |
10ASUNCION97 | GOP SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT NEW CELL PHONE INTERCEPT SYSTEM, BUT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Interior Minister Filizzola told the Ambassador February 10 that the GOP would soon be rolling out a new, expanded cell phone intercept program, which would continue to cover counternarcotics but would also include anti-kidnapping cases as the GOP ratchets up efforts to capture the [...] | 2010-02-18 20:52:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV SNAR ASEC PREL PA |
10ATHENS107 | GREECE/HAITI: NO MINUSTAH FORCES, BUT AID [...] (SBU) Discussing reftel with Pol-Mil Chief on February 16, Emmanuel Papadoyorgakis, Deputy Director of the Greek MFA's UN and International Organizations Directorate, said that Greece had offered 30 soldiers to MINUSTAH following the Security Council's January 18 authorization to expand the mi [...] | 2010-02-16 14:03:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR KPKO EAID HA GR |
10ATHENS109 | GREECE/HAITI: NO MINUSTAH FORCES, BUT AID [...] (SBU) Discussing reftel with Pol-Mil Chief on February 16, Emmanuel Papadoyorgakis, Deputy Director of the Greek MFA's UN and International Organizations Directorate, said that Greece had offered 30 soldiers to MINUSTAH following the Security Council's January 18 authorization to expand the mi [...] | 2010-02-16 20:37:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR KPKO EAID HA GR |
10ATHENS113 | Papandreou Cabinet Insider Pamboukis on Managing the [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on Minister of State Haris Pamboukis February 1 to gain a better understanding of the GoG's internal deliberations on reforms, the economic crisis and domestic stability, and on regional foreign policy priorities. Pamboukis, a constitutional lawyer who esc [...] | 2010-02-18 08:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN PTER GR PINR |
10ATHENS115 | Greek Views on February 2010 FAC [...] (C) On February 18, Poloff discussed Ref A points on U.S. positions on the February 22 FAC (Foreign Affairs Council) with Alexandros Ioannidis, European Correspondent in the MFA A11 Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Division. Ioannidis said the FAC's agenda would focus on Iran, Ukraine (over [...] | 2010-02-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GR |
10ATHENS117 | GREECE: LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: Greeks are concerned about the privacy of data involved in law enforcement and counterterrorism information sharing with the U.S., as would be expected in a country with privacy laws that are significantly stronger than the European norm. Nevertheless, it is possible to engage in [...] | 2010-02-18 17:30:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO KTIA EUN GR |
10ATHENS119 | GREEK SECURITY INCIDENTS AT 20-YEAR HIGH -- POLICE YET TO [...] (SBU) Greece has seen a steep increase over the past ten years in security incidents related to domestic terrorists, extremists, and anarchists. This increase has been especially dramatic in recent years. The Embassy recorded over 430 security incidents in 2009, defined to include incendiary and [...] | 2010-02-18 18:09:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD GR |
10ATHENS133 | GREECE: VIEWS ON IRAN TRR AND RECENT EU FAC; SYRIA DEMARCHE [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA interlocutors welcomed points explaining our position on the Tehran Research Reactor, and appreciated our interest in addressing the humanitarian issues facing Iran. They stated that due to a great divergence of views among members, the EU had not yet decided if it will appl [...] | 2010-02-25 09:46:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA IR SY GR |
10ATHENS135 | CITES COP 15: Greece Looking to Common EU Position [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 10:59:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV GR |
10ATHENS137 | GREECE: VIEWS ON EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Greek interlocutors conveyed that a review or a possible lifting of the European Union's China arms embargo is not on the agenda in Brussels, to the best of their knowledge. They stated that since the replacement of the EU's political "Code of Conduct on Arms Exports" in Decembe [...] | 2010-02-25 13:43:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM CH EUN GR |
10ATHENS139 | Greeks on Goldstone Report Follow-Up [...] (C) On February 25, Poloff discussed Ref points on U.S. positions on the upcoming UNGA vote on the Goldstone Report with Stelios Gavriil, MFA A6 Directorate for Arab Countries and the Middle East. Gavriil stated that Greece intended to abstain in the upcoming vote. 2. (C) According t [...] | 2010-02-25 14:07:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA GR |
10ATHENS141 | Greek Intelligence Dir. Bikas on Proposed Reorganization [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During a one-hour meeting on February 8, EYP Director General Bikas told Ambassador Speckhard that he accepted the ambassador's proposal for regular dialogue between the embassy and the leadership of EYP and the HNP on counterterrorism. Bikas commented briefly on the challe [...] | 2010-02-25 14:32:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER GR |
10ATHENS142 | Nomination for Relationship Fraud Conference [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 13:26:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD CMGT |
10ATHENS143 | Greece: Post Telecommunications Officer [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 10:11:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON GR |
10ATHENS150 | Visa Revocation - Papatheodorou, Asimina/Valiraki, Assimina [...] (U) In accordance with reftel and Colyvas-VO/L/C e-mails, post contacted Asimina Papatheodorou (aka Valiraki, Assimina) and asked that she appear at the Embassy with her passport. CONOFF physically cancelled Ms. Papatheodorou's B1B2 visa in her tourist passport (passport number AB6523665). Sh [...] | 2010-02-03 13:08:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS |
10ATHENS152 | Visa Revocation - TRITSIBIDAS, Panayotis (DPOB: 26-Apr-1990) [...] Post was advised that Panayotis TRITSIBIDAS had attempted to travel to the U.S. with his valid F1 student visa on XXX. His visa was revoked by DHS at pre-departure inspection at London's Heathrow Airport. Post had not been notified of the visa revocation to advise him in advance of his travel [...] | 2010-02-03 13:39:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS |
10ATHENS162 | Greece - Demarche on U.S.-EU Second Stage Air Transport [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to George Patsiavos, Director of the International Affairs Division in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transportation, and Networks on February 3. Patsiavos took the points on board, but noted that Greece is not involved in the February 15-17 negotiations [...] | 2010-02-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EUN KTIA GR |
10ATHENS164 | Greece - Demarche on Distracted Driving [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche on distracted driving to Nicolaos Hatzivasdekis, Director of Road Safety and Environment in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transportation, and Networks on February 3. Hatzivasdekis stressed that the Government of Greece takes this issue very seriously, [...] | 2010-02-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA GR |
10ATHENS18 | Greece: Engagement on Women's Issues [...] (U) This report is a response to reftel information request and is a joint cable with Consulate General Thessaloniki. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Greece closely integrates women's issues into public diplomacy programming, human rights outreach, commercial outreach, and partnerships with [...] | 2010-01-08 17:24:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN KTIP GR |
10ATHENS198 | GREECE???"New Directions in the U.S-Greece Economic [...] Post is seeking to recruit senior level Administration officials to participate in a mid-March (likely March 17-19) strategic economic dialogue with Greek counterparts. The United States-Greece Economic and Commercial Cooperation Commission (ECCC) re-established in 2007 to channel senior [...] | 2010-02-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID ETRD ENRG GR |
10ATHENS206 | Visa Revocation - STERGIOU, Vasileios (DPOB: 04-Nov-1979, [...] In accordance with reftel, post reached Vasileios STERGIOU (DPOB: 04-Nov-1979, Greece) on February 5, 2010 to advise him that he could not travel with the B1B2 visa issued into passport number AB5724024. He appeared with his passport at the Embassy on February 11, 2010 at which time the visa [...] | 2010-02-11 14:24:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS |
10ATHENS208 | Greece: AmCham Engages Government and Private Sector on IPR [...] (SBU) On January 26, the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce held a conference on "Intellectual Property: Rights, Protection, and Legal Framework." In addition to attracting a large audience of more than 100, the conference succeeded in showcasing a diversity of participants and speakers fro [...] | 2010-02-11 16:49:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR GR |
10ATHENS21 | Greek Engagement with Cuba [...] (C) On January 13, Poloff raised REF A points with Anastopoulos Chanos, Second Secretary in the MFA A8 Directorate for South America and the Caribbean. Econoff also raised points with Ioannis Klonias, MFA B5 Directorate for Economic Relations with Central and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa [...] | 2010-01-14 14:53:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI CU GR |
10ATHENS214 | Visa Revocation - KOUNTARDAS, Nikolaos [...] In accordance with reftel, post attempted to reach Nikolaos KOUNTARDAS (DPOB: 08-Aug-1977, Greece). Post confirmed with the Hellenic National Police (HNP) that Mr. Kountardas is in prison, having been convicted in June 2009 of killing a security guard in 2005. He has also admitted to various [...] | 2010-02-12 14:43:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS |
10ATHENS220 | STATISTICS ON ILLEGAL ALIEN MIGRATION IN GREECE [...] SUMMARY: The number of illegal migrants entering Greece has decreased in 2009 from a record high in 2008, but it remained near the high end of an alien migration surge that began around 2000. The number of illegal migrants arrested in 2009 has dropped to 126,000 from 146,000 in 2008 - a 14 pe [...] | 2010-02-16 14:12:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG KFRD KTIP ASEC PHUM GR |
10ATHENS23 | GREECE -- CLARIFYING THE TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD [...] (C) Political Counselor presented demarche points to Ambassador Charalampos Dafaranos, Director of the Asian Directorate at the Foreign Ministry, on January 15. Dafaranos welcomed the points and agreed that the London Conference needs to make sure that the message that gets out is one of cont [...] | 2010-01-15 15:50:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF GR |
10ATHENS234 | Visa Revocation - Korovessis, Pericles DPOB: 20-Jul-1941, [...] In accordance with reftel, post contacted Pericles Elias KOROVESSIS (DPOB: 20-Jul-1941, Greece) (a/k/a Periklis Korovesis) to advise him he could not travel with the B1B2 visa issued into passport number XB0051604. Citing inconvenience and ill health, Korovessis declined to appear personally [...] | 2010-02-19 14:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS |
10ATHENS246 | GREECE: REFORMS, THE PUBLIC RESPONSE, AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) The GoG has begun making public further details on and introducing legislation to implement various commitments made in its updated Stability and Growth Program (SGP),including in the areas of public sector wage cuts, tax reform and pension reform. The public has seen this coming, as Gre [...] | 2010-02-23 11:36:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN PREL GR |
10ATHENS25 | Muslim Engagement in Greece [...] (U) This report is a response to reftel information request and is a joint cable with Consulate General Thessaloniki. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission Greece has a multifaceted Muslim outreach strategy encompassing public diplomacy programming, human rights and religious freedom advocacy, outr [...] | 2010-01-19 15:36:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL KISL KPAO GR |
10ATHENS31 | Greece to Associate Itself with Copenhagen Accord [...] In a January 19 meeting with Ambassador Speckhard, Greek Minister of Environment, Energy, and Climate Change Tina Birbili said that Greece would associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord as part of the EU. She made no mention of Greece or the EU inscribing mitigation targets. Birbili agree [...] | 2010-01-21 15:53:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG |
10ATHENS33 | Greek Views on January 2010 FAC [...] (C) On January 21, Poloff discussed ref points on U.S. positions on the January 25 FAC (Foreign Affairs Council) with Alexandros Ioannidis, European Correspondent in the MFA A11 Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) Division. Ioannidis said the FAC's agenda would focus on Iran, Bosnia, Somalia, [...] | 2010-01-22 15:16:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GR |
10ATHENS35 | GREEK VIEWS ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Greece supports U.S. goals at the upcoming London Conference, and is looking at a potential contribution to the reintegration trust fund in 2010. The Greek MFA is pushing to send three police trainers to EUPOL, but needs interagency buy-in, particularly from the ministry that co [...] | 2010-01-25 15:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GR |
10ATHENS41 | MFA TALKS TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA interlocutors were wary of Turkish motives in the Aegean yet intent on finding ways to improve relations in a January 19 meeting. While they attributed some of the positive gestures from Turkey toward the tail-end of 2009 as posturing in advance of the December 2009 European [...] | 2010-01-27 14:41:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS GR TU CY |
10ATHENS43 | HAITI: GREECE SEEKING TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND [...] Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Spyros Kouvelis convoked Ambassador Speckhard January 25 to explain Greece's increasing frustration with not getting a Greek humanitarian flight expeditiously into Haiti, and the political fallout this was having for the new government in the Greek media and among [...] | 2010-01-28 09:51:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF EAID ECON HA GR |
10ATHENS45 | GREECE: Ambassador Speckhard's Meeting with Hellenic Coast [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a 50-minute meeting on 20 January Vice Admiral Bousios spoke to Ambassador Speckhard about the ongoing reformation of the Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG),which he has headed since late November 2009. Bousios said that the HCG was being reorganized to resemble the U.S. Coast [...] | 2010-01-28 10:11:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL GR PGOV SMIG PBTS MCAP EWWT PHSA PTER SNAR |
10ATHENS5 | GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on December 17 to Mr. Thomas Matsoukas, Hellenic Aid (HA),Director of Emergency, Humanitarian, and Food Aid Programs. Also on December 17, PolOff shared reftel points with Mr. Christos Maniakis-Grivas, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affa [...] | 2010-01-05 11:07:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL GR |
10ATHENS51 | Hellenic Police Chief on Security Service Reorganization, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a meeting on 21 January Hellenic National Police (HNP) Chief Ikonomou told the Ambassador that the reorganization of the Ministry of Citizen Protection was far from complete, but that the overall goal was to foster interagency cooperation across Greece's non-military [...] | 2010-01-29 13:02:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER GR SMIG PBTS SNAR |
10ATHENS53 | NATO Air-COM Izmir's Visit to Athens [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Lieutenant General Ralph Jodice (USAF),Commander of NATO's Component Command Air - Izmir (and also dual-hatted in a national role as Commander, 16th Air Expeditionary Task Force, USAFE) visited Athens January 13-14, for introductory meetings with Ambassador Speckhard, HAF Ch [...] | 2010-01-29 13:11:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MOPS GR TU |
10ATHENS54 | FY 2010 Request for Sustaining Funds-American Corners Greece [...] Introduction and Summary: Embassy Athens requests $54,800 in FY10 funds to strengthen programs at the six American Corners (ACs) in Greece: Xanthi (northeastern Greece),Veria (northwestern Greece),Sparta (southern Greece),Corfu (western Greece),the Hellenic American Union (HAU) in central A [...] | 2010-01-15 08:21:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KIRC GR |
10ATHENS55 | Scenesetter for Alt/FM Droutsas' visit to Washington [...] (C) Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas travels February 2 to the much anticipated first meeting of the new GoG with senior USG officials in Washington. We have had signals from within the MFA that PM Papandreou will soon step aside as foreign minister, permitting Droutsas to take [...] | 2010-01-29 13:28:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN GR |
10ATHENS57 | CITIZEN PROTECTION MINISTER UPBEAT ON REORGANIZATION, COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 15:33:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KTIP SNAR PINR SMIG KCOR KCRM KHLS GR |
10ATHENS59 | Hellenic Police Chief on Security Service Reorganization, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a meeting on 21 January Hellenic National Police (HNP) Chief Ikonomou told the Ambassador that the reorganization of the Ministry of Citizen Protection was far from complete, but that the overall goal was to foster interagency cooperation across Greece's non-military [...] | 2010-02-01 20:41:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER GR SMIG PBTS SNAR |
10ATHENS61 | Scenesetter for Alt/FM Droutsas' visit to Washington [...] (C) Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas travels February 2 to the much anticipated first meeting of the new GoG with senior USG officials in Washington. We have had signals from within the MFA that PM Papandreou will soon step aside as foreign minister, permitting Droutsas to take [...] | 2010-02-01 20:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN GR |
10ATHENS63 | NATO Air-COM Izmir's Visit to Athens [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Lieutenant General Ralph Jodice (USAF),Commander of NATO's Component Command Air - Izmir (and also dual-hatted in a national role as Commander, 16th Air Expeditionary Task Force, USAFE) visited Athens January 13-14, for introductory meetings with Ambassador Speckhard, HAF Ch [...] | 2010-02-01 20:41:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MOPS GR TU |
10ATHENS73 | Greek Contributions in Afghanistan - New Support for [...] (U) On February 2, the Greek MFA shared with Post a paper compiling Greek military and financial contributions in Afghanistan. The paper details three new pledges of assistance: 1 million euros for a women's education program, and 1 million for a World Bank drinking water program, both in coo [...] | 2010-02-03 15:25:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR NATO EAID ECON GR AF |
10ATHENS75 | (C) GREECE/IRAN: CHINA KEY TO EFFECTIVE PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador delivered reftel points to Alternate FM Dimitri Droutsas January 30, stressing the U.S. commitment to diplomacy, outlining the need to begin ramping up pressure on Iran given its failure to engage constructively, and urging Greece to consider what it could do bilat [...] | 2010-02-03 16:09:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC IR CH VE GR |
10ATHENS77 | AMBASSADOR TO DROUTSAS: SHOW WASHINGTON YOUR STUFF [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a January 30 meeting with Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitri Droutsas just prior to his first trip to the U.S., Ambassador Speckhard focused him on resolving challenges close to home and advised him to show Washington he was not just a diplomat but a political decision maker w [...] | 2010-02-03 16:43:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR GR MK TU CY IR |
10ATHENS81 | LOGISTICS FOR FEBRUARY 22-23 RSI MEETINGS IN ATHENS [...] (U) Embassy Athens, in conjunction with the State Department's Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT),is pleased to host the February 22 Iraq and Neighbors and the February 23 Eastern Mediterranean Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) meetings. Our goal is to make the RSI, and y [...] | 2010-02-04 15:37:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER OTRA GR |
10ATHENS85 | THE CASE FOR INCREASING GREECE'S FY2012 IMET FUNDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Athens strongly supports EUCOM's request for $500,000 IMET funding for Greece in FY2012. Returning IMET funding in Greece to 2000-2008 norms will help advance American goals by: - Fostering strong bilateral mil-mil relations with the U.S.; - [...] | 2010-02-08 09:09:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS GR |
10ATHENS87 | GREECE: PRESSURING IRAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Ambassador Speckhard discussed reftel points with the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Dimitris Paraskevopoulos February 8, on the eve of the PM's February 9 trip to Paris. The Ambassador urged Greece to join voices with the United States, the EU, and the international community to let [...] | 2010-02-09 15:29:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IR GR |
10ATHENS89 | U.S. SECURITY DIALOGUES WITH GREECE [...] (U) The United States has two ongoing security dialogues with Greece dating back to 1991. Emerging out of the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) of 1990, the Joint Commission (JC) and the High-Level Consultative Committee (HLCC) aim to foster U.S.-Greek dialogue on security issues, a [...] | 2010-02-10 10:12:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR GR |
10ATHENS91 | GREECE: Renewable Energy a Top Priority for New Environment [...] In a January 19 courtesy call ambassador paid on new Minister for Environment, Energy, and Climate Change Tina Birbili, Birbili underscored Greece's desire to increase renewable energy (solar and wind) production in the country's energy mix. She spoke passionately of her efforts to introduce [...] | 2010-02-11 15:53:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON KGHG PGOV PREL SENV GR |
10ATHENS92 | 2010 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) - GREECE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 08:34:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB OPIC GR USTR |
10ATHENS93 | AMBASSADOR AND MOD DISCUSS FIGHTER PROCUREMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador called Defense Minister Venizelos February 11 following press reports that the Minister indicated Greece had already decided to meet its next generation fighter needs with the Eurofighter. The Minister reassured the Ambassador that press reports were inaccurate, a [...] | 2010-02-12 11:25:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS ECON GR |
10ATHENS99 | Climate Change: Interagency Obstacles Threaten Greek Forests [...] (SBU) Interagency coordination obstacles and a weakened forestry service continue to threaten Greece's ability to adequately protect its forests, wild lands, and meet climate change targets. Greece recently agreed to associate with the Copenhagen Accord through the EU (ref A),but by not addr [...] | 2010-02-12 12:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG EAGR GR |
10BAGHDAD101 | CODEL MCCAIN MEETINGS WITH PRIME MINISTER MALIKI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 12:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD104 | ALLEGATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past six months, the Ministry of Human Rights (MOHR),the MOD's Human Rights Directorate, and Parliament have conducted inspections, revealing serious allegations of human rights violations at a military facility (Camp Honor in the International Zone) closely linked to the [...] | 2010-01-14 14:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PHUM IZ |
10BAGHDAD105 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Interior (MOI)Security Forces, who have been nominated to participate [...] | 2010-01-14 15:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD109 | IHEC DE-CERTIFIES 500 CANDIDATES, INCLUDING MUTLAQ [...] (C) Summary: IHEC made a sudden decision late in the night of January 14, de-certifying some 500 candidates, including prominent Sunni politician Salah al-Mutlaq and Minister of Defense Abd al-Qadir al-Mufriji. (NOTE: Regarding the number, IHEC admitted to UNAMI that they needed to clean up [...] | 2010-01-15 14:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD110 | MP MUTLAQ TO APPEAL ELECTION BAR; SEEKS USG, [...] (C) Summary: Sunni MP Saleh al-Mutlaq appealed to the A/DCM for USG and international community intervention to prevent him and other candidates from being barred from running in the parliamentary elections. He asked that pressure be brought on senior GOI officials to halt what he termed "an [...] | 2010-01-16 08:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD111 | AFTER TWO YEARS OF RELATIVE CALM, DEADLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Early evening bomb attacks rocked the old city of Najaf on January 14, the first major blasts in the city for more than two years. Sources within the provincial government and media initially reported at least two dead and 73 wounded. PRT Team Leader has been in contact with th [...] | 2010-01-16 11:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KCRM KISL KJUS IZ |
10BAGHDAD112 | SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL ON MOTTAKI VISIT AND IRAQ-IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Taha Shukr Abbassi, the head of the Iraqi MFA's Neighboring Countries' division (A/S equivalent),made the following comments regarding Iranian FM Mottaki's visit and the recent oil field dispute between Iraq and Iran: (1) Mottaki promised to fully withdraw Iranian sold [...] | 2010-01-17 09:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR TU IZ |
10BAGHDAD113 | PLANS FOR ADDRESSING THE DE-BA'ATHIFICATION ISSUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Embassy, in close coordination with UNAMI, is pressing PM Maliki, President Talabani, Speaker Samarrai'e, former PM Allawi, and other key leaders to secure political agreement to defer vetting of candidates until after the March 7 election, with the time between now and then [...] | 2010-01-17 16:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD118 | MFA ACCEPTS TO SEEK UNSC PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: Senior MFA advisor Mohammed al-Haj Hamoud told DCM January 13 that the GOI would accept the USG-suggested option of seeking a UNSC Presidential Statement as the best way to have WMD-related Chapter VII resolutions eventually lifted. Haj Hamoud agreed that the GOI would send a l [...] | 2010-01-18 08:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ KU |
10BAGHDAD119 | SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL REVIEWS IRAQ'S RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with DCM January 12, senior MFA advisor Mohammed al-Haj Hamoud asked for USG help in improving Iraq's relations with its neighbors and in defending its interests. Regarding Iran, he noted a host of contentious issues that went beyond the current disputed border are [...] | 2010-01-18 08:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SA SY IZ IR JO |
10BAGHDAD121 | DE-ESCALATING THE DE-BAATHIFICATION DEBATE: POST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi political leaders appear to be looking for a face-saving way to step back from the furor created by the purported Accountability and Justice Commission's (AJC) efforts to exclude electoral candidates under the provisions of the de-Ba'athification law. The ISCI-led Iraqi Nat [...] | 2010-01-18 18:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD122 | IRAQI HIGH TRIBUNAL ISSUES VERDICT IN HALABJA [...] (C) Summary: On January 17, 2010, the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) announced its verdict in the trial of Ali Hassan Al Majid (a.k.a. &Chemical Ali8),and Iraqi army officers Sultan Hashim, Sabir Al Douri, and Farhan Mutlak Saleh for the March 16, 1988 chemical attack on the Northeastern Iraqi ci [...] | 2010-01-19 10:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC IZ |
10BAGHDAD124 | ANBAR FACTIONS RESOLVE LEADERSHIP DISPUTE IN WAKE [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. In the wake of the December 30 terrorist attack on the Anbar Provincial Government Center, which resulted in the severe wounding of Governor Qassim abd Muhammad Hammadi al-Fahadawi, there was some initial governmental confusion and a v [...] | 2010-01-19 13:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD125 | FINANCE MINISTER ON THE 2010 BUDGET, THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Finance Jabr and his Special Advisor Azez Jaffar reported that Ministry of Finance review of parliamentary amendments to the draft 2010 budget was almost completed, and that passage of the 2010 budget is expected by the end of January. Azez also stated that the Min [...] | 2010-01-19 14:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG PGOV BEXP IZ |
10BAGHDAD127 | LOCAL COUNCILS IN NAJAF PROVINCE -- GOVERNANCE,S [...] (U) This is a Najaf Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY. PRT representatives, including PRT Team Leader and Urban Planning Advisor, trained Najaf local council representatives in municipal budgeting in the United States and its transparency at a conference i [...] | 2010-01-19 14:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD131 | CORRECTED COPY: LOCAL COUNCILS IN NAJAF PROVINCE [...] (U) This is a Najaf Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY. PRT representatives, including PRT Team Leader and Urban Planning Advisor, trained Najaf local council representatives in municipal budgeting in the United States and its transparency at a conference i [...] | 2010-01-19 14:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD134 | ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE -- JANUARY 19, 2010 [...] (C) Iraq's lead anti-corruption agency, the Commission of Integrity (COI),displayed noteworthy capacity in detecting an intricate money-laundering scheme by Baghdad municipal employees who transferred embezzled funds through a network of Iraqi, Jordanian, and Lebanese banks and other financial [...] | 2010-01-19 15:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD135 | ALL OIL BID ROUND CONTRACTS TO BE SIGNED BY [...] (SBU) Summary: ExxonMobil and the Ministry of Oil (MOO) have reached agreement on a final contract for part of Iraq's largest oil field. This contract, the last of the ten contracts from Iraq's 2009 oil bid rounds to be initialed, covers development of the super-giant West Qurna Phase 1 field [...] | 2010-01-19 16:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD136 | IHEC NOTIFIES CANDIDATES OF DISQUALIFICATION AS [...] (C) At a meeting with the Ambassador January 19, PM Maiki said that he was upset by the entire de-Ba'athification crisis. He expressed support for the plan proposed by ISCI/Badr bloc leader Hadi al-Ameri, which he said would lead to the establishment January 20 of a new de-Ba'athification c [...] | 2010-01-19 18:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD137 | ABOUT BOMBS IN BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a PRT Baghdad Message. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: Four major bombings have shaken Baghdad since the US operational military withdrawal from Iraq,s cities June 30. Despite the dramatic improvement in overall security in the province since the middle of 2008, these attacks acce [...] | 2010-01-20 03:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KCRM KJUS IZ |
10BAGHDAD139 | RRT ERBIL: BARZANI'S CHIEF OF STAFF AND KRG PM ON [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) Summary: The Ambassador,s Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq (SANI) discussed the December 7 White House statement, President Barzani,s upcoming visit to Washington, and the way forward with Dr. Fuad Hussein, President Barzani,s chief of staff on Januar [...] | 2010-01-20 11:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD140 | RRT ERBIL: RECENT KRG OUTREACH TO TEHRAN, ANKARA [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) Summary: In recent meetings with Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq (SANI) and RRT Team Leader, KRG officials gave readouts of their recent contacts with Tehran, Ankara, and Baghdad. KRG PM Barham Salih and others categorically denied press reports that [...] | 2010-01-20 11:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC EPET IZ IR TU |
10BAGHDAD141 | AL-MUTLAQ DISQUALIFICATION IS SALT IN THE WOUND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Diyala provincial leaders have expressed concern that disqualification of Sunni MP Saleh Mutlaq and other party candidates due to de-Baathification procedures could adversely effect Diyala's security situation and create more fertile grounds for insurgents to co-opt members of th [...] | 2010-01-20 12:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KJUS |
10BAGHDAD144 | MALIKI READY TO SUPPORT SOLUTION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Maliki told the Ambassador and CG USF-I January 19 that he supported a political fix to the de-Ba'athification controversy. Maliki said he supported the plan proposed by ISCI/Badr bloc leader Hadi al-Ameri, which he said would lead to the establishment by January 20 of a new [...] | 2010-01-20 15:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD145 | KRG PRESIDENT BARZANI'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani told the Ambassador January 18 that the key objective of his visit to Washington next week is to seek a strong reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to Kurdistan, including possibilities for a U.S. diplomatic and security presence bey [...] | 2010-01-20 15:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EPET IZ TU |
10BAGHDAD146 | HASHIMI CONFIDENT ABOUT SOLUTION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 17:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV |
10BAGHDAD147 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two proposals -- one political, the other constitutional/legal -- are moving forward in parallel as political leaders work to resolve the current controversy over the possible disqualification of more than 500 candidates from the March 7 election. President Talabani told the Am [...] | 2010-01-20 18:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD149 | FM ZEBARI PREVIEWS JCC, REVIEWS CHAPTER VII [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi FM Hoshyar Zebari told A/DCM January 18 that he welcomed arrival of NEA A/S Feltman for the holding of the first Diplomatic Joint Coordinating Committee, set for January 24. Zebari also informed A/DCM that he had written to the President of the Security Council and the DG [...] | 2010-01-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ KU IR |
10BAGHDAD150 | IN SALAH-AD-DIN, BUILDING PROVINCIAL CAPACITY [...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Salah ad Din PRT is fostering economic development in the province through banking and agriculture initiatives. The PRT supports the expansion of private banking by facilitating the opening of Al-Warka [...] | 2010-01-21 14:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN EAGR IZ |
10BAGHDAD151 | PM ADVISOR SIGNALS IRAQ WILL LIKELY NEGOTIATE, NOT [...] (C) On January 20, the Chair of the Prime Minister's Advisory Commission (and former Oil Minister) Thamir Ghadhban told Emboffs that the GOI was moderating its rhetoric on oil production increases and compliance with an eventual OPEC quota. He noted approvingly the shift in emphasis in Oil Mi [...] | 2010-01-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD152 | TERRORIST FINANCING: REVIEW OF TRANCHE 4 OF UN [...] (SBU) EmbOffs delivered reftel talking points to MFA Coordinator of Support and Deputy Director of International Organizations, Ambassador Mohammed Al-Humaimidi on January 20. Al-Humaimidi was very appreciative of the information and said that he would have the Iraqi Mission to the United Na [...] | 2010-01-21 15:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PREL PGOV ECON IZ |
10BAGHDAD153 | PARTY BLOC LEADERS SEEK TO FIT SQUARE PEG OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Key political leaders continued to meet behind the scenes January 21 to develop a solution to the ongoing de-Ba'athification controversy. Badr bloc leader Hadi al-Amiri, the key Shi'a figure in the negotiations, continues to shop around the Ammar al-Hakim (ISCI) proposal (gener [...] | 2010-01-21 17:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD154 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED ENGLISH LANGUAGE [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated to participate in the English Language Training and Basic American Langua [...] | 2010-01-22 11:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD155 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior (MOI) who have been nominated to participate in the Human Resources (HR) Course scheduled [...] | 2010-01-22 11:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD157 | OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? KRG PUBLISHES TWO CONTRACTS [...] (SBU) In the next step of a an apparent (and very ginger) rapprochement between Baghdad and Erbil over Iraq's oil sector management, the KRG published on January 17 the full texts of its previously secret oil field development and production contracts with oil companies DNO and Genel Energy, a [...] | 2010-01-22 11:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD159 | MFA SHARES INFORMATION ON ABU MAHDI AL-MUHANDIS [...] (S) In response to reftels, MFA Coordinator of Support and Deputy Director of International Organizations Ambassador Mohammed Al-Humaimidi (please protect) on January 20 gave EmbOffs further information he gathered from the GOI interagency process about suspected terrorist Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandi [...] | 2010-01-22 12:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PINR PTER IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD160 | TWO GOI OFFICIALS ON IRAN CROSS-BORDER OIL FIELDS [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Oil officials will continue technical-level talks with Iran over cross-border oil fields, and remain open to formal discussions of oil field unitization. To conclude such talks, MOO officials would welcome greater support from other parts of the GOI, including the Mi [...] | 2010-01-22 12:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD162 | TRADE MINISTER DEFENDS GOI EXCLUSION OF CARGILL ON [...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting with Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition (ACMAT) Haslach, Acting Trade Minister Safaa al-Deen al-Safi defended the GOI's case against U.S. food marketer Cargill, which has asked Post to intervene in a trade dispute over contractual obligati [...] | 2010-01-22 13:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP |
10BAGHDAD165 | PRT DIWANIYAH: CHALLENGES TO INVESTMENT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Big dreams and bigger obstacles define the investment climate in Diwaniyah Province. Provincial authorities are aiming high, but the province,s business leaders dismiss recent announcements of large investment deals in housing, hospitals, and construction as media events. Bu [...] | 2010-01-22 16:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EINV EFIN |
10BAGHDAD166 | PRT DIWANIYAH: H1N1 UPDATE: A LESSON IN [...] This is a PRT Diwaniyah reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Diwaniyah officials responded effectively to the H1N1 pandemic during Fall 2009, strengthening both their governance and their healthcare capacity. The initial response could be characterized as disjointed as Provincial official [...] | 2010-01-22 16:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KFLU KHIV TBIO KOCI |
10BAGHDAD167 | PRT MUTHANNA: RENTAL SHEIKS AND LOST IRANIAN [...] (U) This is a xxxxx reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: xxxxx met with local leader Sheikh xxxxx. During our lengthy discussions the Sheikh shared his belief that the USG has poorly utilized its influence in Iraq, leaving the way open for Iran to advance its agenda at USG expense. He went on to desc [...] | 2010-01-22 16:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KISL KCOR |
10BAGHDAD168 | BAGHDAD AREA REACTIONS TO PRE-ELECTORAL [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT message. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Two IFND (MP Salih al-Mutlaq's party) and one INM member of the Baghdad Provincial Council told the PRT January 18 that VPOTUS' engagement regarding the de-Ba'athification review of electoral candidates was welcome and the U. [...] | 2010-01-23 10:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISC KCRM IZ |
10BAGHDAD169 | MOMENTARY STALL IN CRAFTING SOLUTION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political negotiations to resolve the de-Ba'athification controversy appear to have stalled in the wake President Talabani's January 21 actions questioning the legitimacy of the Accountability and Justice Commission (AJC). Talabani's move -- including a statement in support of n [...] | 2010-01-23 15:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD171 | DIWANIYAH ELECTION UPDATE: HUNT FOR TRIBAL [...] This is a PRT Diwaniyah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Although public campaigning in Diwaniyah Province for the March elections has yet to get underway, behind-the-scenes preparations are heating up. Most notably, parties seek to gain the support of key tribal leaders. Reactions to the Indepen [...] | 2010-01-23 15:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD172 | TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON ARTICLE 140 AND KIRKUK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Kahl on January 11, Turkish Ambassador Murat Ozcelik said senior KRG officials recently signaled for the first time an understanding that Kirkuk would not ultimately be annexed to the Iraqi Kurdistan [...] | 2010-01-24 07:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ TU |
10BAGHDAD173 | TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION, IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Kahl on January 11, Turkish Ambassador Murat Ozcelik said Turkey does not want PM Maliki to win another term and will actively support other coalitions. Driven in part by their desire to preserve recently improved Tu [...] | 2010-01-24 08:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KNNP IZ IR TU |
10BAGHDAD174 | PRT NINEWA: MOSUL MAYOR DESCRIBES DISSATISFACTION [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As news spreads about the effort to ban candidates from the March national election on the grounds that they are Ba'athists, the mayor of Mosul claimed in a January 17 meeting that authorities in Baghdad plan t [...] | 2010-01-24 09:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD175 | MANAGEMENT CHANGES MAY SIGNAL NEW OPPORTUNITIES [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on January 11, PRT Najaf Team Leader, PRT Transportation Advisor, and Najaf International Airport (NIA) Director Issa al-Shemeri reviewed the status of negotiations over management of the [...] | 2010-01-24 13:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV PGOV KISL IZ |
10BAGHDAD177 | TRADE MINISTER DEFENDS SLOW PROGRESS ON WTO [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a January 19 meeting, Acting Trade Minister Safaa al-Deen al-Safi told Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition Patricia Haslach that the GOI was focused on attracting foreign direct investment to Iraq to move its economy away from import dependence. Wi [...] | 2010-01-24 13:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP |
10BAGHDAD178 | PRT ANBAR: PROMINENT ANBARIS SPEAK OUT AGAINST [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In meetings on January 14 and 16 that PRTOffs and representatives of U.S. forces held with prominent Anbari imams and sheikhs, the Anbaris expressed anger at reports that the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) had agreed to [...] | 2010-01-24 15:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD179 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to participate in the C-130 Refresher Simulator Course schedu [...] | 2010-01-25 04:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD18 | PRT DIYALA: MUQDADIYA PUBLIC MARKET RISES FROM THE [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Before near destruction in clashes between Coalition Forces, Al Qaeda, and militias in 2006 and 2007, the Aruba Suq in Muqdadiya Qada (district) was the largest market in Diyala Province, and the third largest in Iraq. The abse [...] | 2010-01-03 17:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PREF EAID IZ |
10BAGHDAD182 | TRADE MINISTER DISCUSSES PDS WITH ASSISTANT CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: The GOI has finalized a memorandum of understanding with the World Food Program (WFP) to develop management capacity for Iraq's Saddam-era $7 billion feeding program, the Public Distribution System (PDS). In a January 19 meeting, Acting Trade Minister Safaa al-Deen al-Safi told [...] | 2010-01-25 07:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP |
10BAGHDAD183 | RRT ERBIL: AMBASSADOR MEETS BARZANI AND BARHAM [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) Summary. On January 18 in Erbil, the Ambassador met separately with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani and KRG PM Barham Salih. Both were sympathetic to U.S. concerns about the political aspects of the de-Ba'athification co [...] | 2010-01-25 08:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET IZ TU |
10BAGHDAD184 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: FORMER GOVERNOR FINALLY REMOVED [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Salah Ad Din (PRT) reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In the early morning hours of January 21, following issuance of a Council of Ministers letter rescinding its prior support of former Salah al-Din (SaD) Governor Mutashar, the Iraqi army an [...] | 2010-01-25 12:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KCOR |
10BAGHDAD185 | OPPORTUNITIES AND PERILS FOR MINORITIES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Christian political and religious leaders tell us that while they had hoped for more than a five-seat quota in the national elections law, they view March 7 elections as an opportunity to expand their representation and influence within the Parliament. In contrast, leaders of the [...] | 2010-01-25 13:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | KDEM KIRF PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD186 | BAGHDAD: WORLD BANK MAY SCALE UP IRAQ PRESENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa Shamshad Akhtar told GOI officials and international donors January 16-19 that the World Bank would seriously consider increasing its presence in Iraq. Specific programmatic and staff increases would depend on the se [...] | 2010-01-25 13:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON IZ |
10BAGHDAD187 | IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 14:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN EINV IZ |
10BAGHDAD189 | IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS [...] (SBU) In advance of the January 25 Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) meeting at which State, USTR, and the Department of Labor will consider the GSP Worker Rights petition against Iraq, post provides the following update on labor issues. 2. (SBU) An Amman-based ILO program officer for Iraq [...] | 2010-01-25 15:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN EINV IZ |
10BAGHDAD19 | NINEWA PRT: CHRISTIANS WARY ABOUT PERSISTENT [...] (U) This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Attacks on northern Iraq's Christian community in recent weeks, although comparatively unspectacular, have left the beleaguered minority population wary ahead of the national election. Widespread Iraqi and [...] | 2010-01-04 06:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD190 | IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS [...] (SBU) In advance of the January 25 Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) meeting at which State, USTR, and the Department of Labor will consider the GSP Worker Rights petition against Iraq, post provides the following update on labor issues. 2. (SBU) An Amman-based ILO program officer for Ira [...] | 2010-01-25 15:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN EINV IZ |
10BAGHDAD191 | IRAQ VISA AND REFUGEE VETTING: INTERAGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: Using Embassy Baghdad's VISAS VIPER Committee as a focal point, the Consular Section (CONS) and the Office of Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Affairs (REF) have coordinated efforts to significantly increase the sources and flow of derogatory information on persons that [...] | 2010-01-25 15:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | CMGT CVIS PREF PTER PINR PINS KVPR IZ |
10BAGHDAD192 | SHIFT IN DE-BA'ATHIFICATION CONTROVERSY TO APPEALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Attention on the de-Ba'athification controversy shifted January 26 to the official appeals process for the 512 candidates disqualified by the Accountability and Justice Commission (AJC). It is unclear to what extent the proposal by Badr Bloc leader Hadi al-Amiri, based more on [...] | 2010-01-25 16:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD193 | RELIGIOUS BATTLEGROUND NO LONGER, MUSTANSIRIYAH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ePRT Baghdad Northeast Team Leader met in late December with new Mustansiriyyah University Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs, Dr. Adil al-Baghdadi, to review efforts to reduce the influence of extremist political and religious groups on campus. Baghdadi described 200 [...] | 2010-01-25 17:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL ASEC PTER KISL IZ |
10BAGHDAD198 | MUTHANNA PRT: LONG SHADOW OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Muthanna PRT Team Leader met with Provincial Council Chairman Lateef Hassan al-Hassani, at his request, on January 14 at JSS Soto. During the meeting Chairman Hassani decried what he called &Iranian heavy handedness and threats8 a [...] | 2010-01-26 16:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD199 | USF-I DETAINEE UPDATE: ONLY LOW-THREAT DETAINEES [...] (S) Summary. The transfers of U.S.-held detainees and the two remaining U.S.-run theater internment facilities (TIFs) to the GOI appear to be on track. However, rather than continuing to release 300 detainees per month, as in November and December of 2009, United States Forces - Iraq (USF-I) [...] | 2010-01-26 16:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER CASC IZ XP |
10BAGHDAD20 | PUBLIC OUTRAGE OVER BLACKWATER DECISION GENERATING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Public outrage has erupted within Iraq over the decision of U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina to dismiss the charges brought against Blackwater employees for their role in the deaths of 17 Iraqis on September 16, 2007. GOI spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh condemned the decision on Januar [...] | 2010-01-04 16:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ASEC IZ |
10BAGHDAD200 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION CONTROVERSY SHIFTS TO APPEALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Developments January 26 confirm that the political parties have backed away from a political fix to the de-Ba,athification controversy, out of fear that the Iraqi public will not tolerate a solution that creates the perception of being soft on Ba'athists. Speaker Samarrai,e told [...] | 2010-01-26 16:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD201 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED ENGLISH LANGUAGE [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated to participate in the English Language Training and Basic American Langua [...] | 2010-01-27 06:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD206 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MOQTADA AL-SADR'S KINDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a three-hour introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Grand Ayatollah Hussein Ismail al-Sadr (strictly protect),cousin of Moqtada al-Sadr, made the following points: (1) Iraq owes a debt of gratitude to the U.S. for toppling Saddam and will require a lasting partnership [...] | 2010-01-27 12:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR EG IZ |
10BAGHDAD209 | DEMINING IRAQ: HIGH-WATER MARK OF PROGRESS ACHIEVED [...] (U) Deputy Minister of Environment Kamal Latif Hussein marked the completion of a humanitarian landmine clearance project in Baghdad's "Army Canal" January 23 with leaders of the Iraq Mine and UXO Clearance Organization (IMCO),an Iraqi NGO and U.S.-grantee. National television networks cover [...] | 2010-01-27 14:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHDP PARM PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD210 | DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR IRAQ SUCCESSOR PLANNING [...] (U) Summary: MFA Coordinator of Support and Deputy Director of International Organizations, Ambassador Mohammed Al-Humaimidi, described the state of GOI planning for the successor to the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) to Emboffs on January 21. UNSCR 1905 requires the GOI to put in place an ac [...] | 2010-01-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON |
10BAGHDAD211 | SCENESETTER FOR IRAQI VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI'S [...] (C) Vice President Tareq al-Hashimi hopes to use his trip to Washington to bolster his image domestically as a respected national figure and defender of Sunni interests. We understand from his advisors that he sees himself as a contender to succeed Jalal Talabani as President. Time and again, [...] | 2010-01-27 16:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD212 | DE'BAATHIFICATION CONTROVERSY MOVES TO COURTS AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political currents on January 27 continue to move toward a judicial resolution as the only remaining option in the de-Ba'athification controversy. According to Da'wa spokesman Haider al-Abadi, members of Parliament had lost interest in pursuing a political solution when they real [...] | 2010-01-27 17:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD213 | PRT BABIL: EXPO '09: BABIL BUSINESSES STRUT THEIR [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT reporting cable. Summary - - - - 2. (U) From December 8 to 11, the Babil Tourism Business Group hosted &Expo8; a combination trade fair, tourism conference and investment promotion meeting at the Babylon Conference Center. The event, the first of its kind in many [...] | 2010-01-28 04:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND PGOV EINV IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD214 | PRT BABIL: AWKWARD IRANIAN ATTENDANCE AT BABIL [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Fifteen Iranian companies sent representatives to a December 8-11, 2009, tourism conference in Babil Province at the invitation of Babil Province Second Deputy Governor Sadiq Rasool al-Mihanna (INA/Jaafari Trend ) National Reform [...] | 2010-01-28 04:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND PGOV EINV IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD215 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to participate in the C-130 Refresher Simulator Course schedu [...] | 2010-01-28 06:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD216 | AMBASSADOR AMPLIFIES VP'S MESSAGES IN IRAQI MEDIA INTERVIEWS [...] Summary: Reinforcing the messages delivered by Vice President Biden during his recent visit to Iraq, Ambassador Hill hosted a January 24 round table discussion with eight local Arabic media outlets, followed by interviews with two major Iraqi TV channels. The back-to-back media engagements at t [...] | 2010-01-28 06:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ KPAO PREL |
10BAGHDAD218 | DPM SHAWAYS ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, SFA, AND DFI [...] (C) Summary: New Deputy Prime Minister Rowsch Shaways told Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition (ACMAT) Haslach on January 27 that he favored free markeQ; wants to re-energize the Strategic Framework Agreement,s Economic and Energy Joint Coordination Committee (JCC); and belie [...] | 2010-01-28 12:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD22 | IRAQI VIEWS ON EVENTS IN IRAN AND IMPACT ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-05 12:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD221 | PASSAGE OF NGO LAW SIGNALS MAJOR STEP FORWARD FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In one of the last sessions of the outgoing Council of Representatives, Iraqi legislators adopted a bill regulating the status of non-governmental organizations (NGO) that, once promulgated by the Presidency Council later this month, will be the gold standard for civil society le [...] | 2010-01-28 15:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ |
10BAGHDAD222 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION BY THE NUMBERS [...] (SBU) The total universe of candidates disqualified under de-Ba'athification stands at 406. According to Accountability and Justice Commission (AJC) data provided by IHEC and UNAMI, 63 candidates have now been reinstated (removed from the list of disqualified). The AJC sent the most recent [...] | 2010-01-28 16:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD223 | ALLAWI THREATENS ELECTION BOYCOTT IF [...] (C) The Ambassador underscored to PM Maliki on January 28 the importance of ensuring that the resolution of the de-Ba'athification controversy is concluded in a manner and timeframe that ensures due process and full participation by all qualified Iraqi voters and candidates. According to Mali [...] | 2010-01-28 16:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD224 | PRT KARBALA: TENSIONS MOUNT DURING COUNTDOWN TO [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY. Dissension is mounting in the Shi'a religious community in Iraq's south following a reported decision from the Iraqi Commission on Shi'a Religious Endowments (Awqaf) to cease most live broadcasts [...] | 2010-01-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL PTER IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD225 | RECOMMENDATION FOR FUTURE U.S. CIVILIAN PRESENCE [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: This message responds to ref A request for a drawdown plan for Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Iraq. The plan below has been jointly agreed by Ambassador Hill and GEN Odierno. Embassy and USF-I request interagency concurrence on this plan, which envi [...] | 2010-01-29 13:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL APER AMGT IZ |
10BAGHDAD226 | ALLAWI WALKS BACK HIS BOYCOTT THREAT; ISSAWI STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iyad Allawi walked back his threat of an election boycott in public and private comments January 28.While he attempted to create the perception that the boycott threat remained a live option, he noted in other remarks that the real purpose of the remarks had been to let the Saud [...] | 2010-01-29 18:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD23 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED ATA TRAINING [...] This is an expedited action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates, who have been nominated to participate in the ATA/VIP Protection Course. All applicants are officers at the Ministry [...] | 2010-01-05 13:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
10BAGHDAD233 | A/S FELTMAN AND FM ZEBARI LAUNCH DIPLOMATIC JCC- [...] (C) Summary: On January 24, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, A/DCM, and a delegation of experts on Chapter VII issues met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and an interministerial committee of Iraqi experts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad. [...] | 2010-01-30 09:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ JO KU PGOV PREL SY TU YM |
10BAGHDAD234 | A/S FELTMAN AND FM ZEBARI CO-CHAIR DIPLOMATIC JCC- [...] (C) Summary: On January 24, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, A/DCM, and a delegation of experts on Chapter VII issues met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and an interministerial committee of Iraqi experts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad. [...] | 2010-01-30 09:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KU PGOV PREL SY |
10BAGHDAD235 | A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES EXTERNAL RELATIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a follow up meeting to the diplomatic Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC),A/S Feltman met with PM Advisor Sadiq Rikabi on January 24 to discuss Iraq's external relations, the de-Baathification controvery and government transition. Rikabi expressed his desire to see the JCC focu [...] | 2010-01-30 09:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL IZ SY |
10BAGHDAD236 | A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES IRAQI REGIONAL INTEGRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Feltman met with the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Chairman Ammar al-Hakim on January 23 to discuss Iraq's role in the region and Hakim's recent regional engagement efforts. Hakim stressed the importance of Iraq's regional integration and the need for Arab states to [...] | 2010-01-30 10:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD238 | DPM AL-ISSAWI ON DE-BA'ATHIFICATION, THE IRAQIYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: DPM Rafi al-Issawi said the growing realization among some Shi'a politicians of the Iraqiya Coalition's appeal and the threat it posed to sectarian-based politics spurred the de-Ba'athification effort, which was intended to divide Sunni voters and perhaps prompt them to boycott. [...] | 2010-01-30 11:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD240 | NORTH BAGHDAD ELECTION SECURITY [...] (U) This is an ePRT Baghdad North message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: District governors (Qa'im Makams) in Northern Baghdad's rural areas (Qadas) expect their role in the upcoming election to involve implementing the Baghdad Operations Command (BOC) security plan (distributed January 23),promoting [...] | 2010-01-30 14:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |