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10BAGHDAD241	PRT SALAH AD DIN: MEDICAL SUPPLY BREAKDOWN [...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Clinics and hospitals in Salah ad Din are at risk of failing due to a breakdown in the government medical supply system. Some hospitals have begun sending patients to private clinics or pharmacies to p [...]	2010-01-30 15:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV AMED TBIO IZ

10BAGHDAD242	CHIEF JUDGE EXPECTS DE-BA'ATH RULINGS IN 7 TO 10 [...] (C) On January 30, Federal Supreme Court Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud told A/DCM that he expected the special seven-judge Cassation Chamber to finish its review of candidate appeals of disqualification from the official candidates list for the parliamentary elections in the next seven to ten days ( [...]	2010-01-30 15:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD243	VP HASHEMI REVIEWS DE-BA'ATHIFICATION ISSUE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: VP Hashemi reviewed with NEA A/S Feltman January 24 the current state of play on the de-Ba'athification controversy. He expressed the hope that USG interlocutors would convince PM Maliki that the de-Ba'athification decisions of the Accountability and Justice Commission (AJC) sho [...]	2010-01-31 07:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ SA
10BAGHDAD244	TURKISH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQI POLITICS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 13, Turkish Ambassador Murat Ozcelik shared his views on PM Maliki, government formation and Kirkuk. Ozcelik said Turkey does not want PM Maliki to win another term and will support other coalitions, including Iyad Allawi,s al-Iraqiya A [...]	2010-01-31 11:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM MARR PGOV PREL PTER TU
10BAGHDAD245	PRT NINEWA: NINEWA GOVERNOR MEASURED IN RESPONSE [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Taking a pragmatic approach to the Iraqi Government's de-Ba'athification efforts, Ninewa Provincial Governor Atheel al-Nujaifi suggested the current controversy may play to the favor of coalitions most affected [...]	2010-01-31 13:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL IZ
10BAGHDAD246	PM MALIKI CLAIMS DE-BA'ATHIFICATION CONTROVERSY [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Nouri al-Maliki told the Ambassador and CG January 28 that the de-Ba'athification controversy had "stabilized" and that he expected the specially appointed Cassation Chamber to announce its decisions on the 350-odd appeals from disqualified candidates within a few days. (COMM [...]	2010-01-31 15:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ TU
10BAGHDAD247	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL SHAMI [...] 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 Orthopedics Surgery and Rehabilitation Observership [...]	2010-01-31 15:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD248	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR KAREEM [...] 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 Defense Language Combined Logistics Captains Career [...]	2010-01-31 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD249	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR MOHAMMED [...] 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 Defense Language Institute/Infantry Advanced Leader [...]	2010-01-31 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD250	DIYALA VISIT HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS OF IDP RETURNS INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: A January 24 visit to Diyala province demonstrated that a GOI-led initiative to create conditions for return is reaching returnee populations and appears to be having a positive effect on populations that are considering coming back. The Government of Iraq (GOI) is enthusiastic [...]	2010-01-31 16:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD253	MELKERT WARNS MALIKI ON DE-BA'ATHIFICATION; IHEC [...] (C) UNAMI has stepped in to add urgency and reinforcement to the Embassy's message to Iraqi political leaders that the Accountability and Justice Commission must be compelled to stop its activities, that the appeals process must be legally sound to ensure due process for candidates, and that t [...]	2010-01-31 16:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD254	AMBASSADOR MEETS KURDISH OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first meeting with a U.S. Ambassador, the leader of the Kurdish opposition Goran ("Change") Movement, Nawshirwan Mustafa, made the following points: 1) U.S. observers will be critical in ensuring the legitimacy of upcoming national parliamentary elections; 2) Goran expects [...]	2010-01-31 17:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD258	IRAQ'S BORDER SURVEILLANCE PROJECT TAKES SHAPE, [...] (S) SUMMARY: We joined Interior Minister Bolani at a January 30 groundbreaking of a border roads project that took place along the Iraq-Syrian border. Supported by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),the border roads project is headed by the Department of Border Enforcement (DBE) under [...]	2010-02-01 15:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PBTS PGOV PREL MASS IZ
10BAGHDAD259	PRT ANBAR: ANBAR HOLDS SUCCESSFUL ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 27, about 30 Iraqi bankers and businessmen attended a conference organized by PRT Anbar on using electronic funds transfer (EFT) through banks for payments. Representatives from the USF-I Al Asad Regional Contracting Center described how participants could open an EFT ac [...]	2010-02-01 15:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD260	GOI ELECTIONS SECURITY PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI released its election security plan to all field operational commanders at a conference on January 23. LTG Ayden Quadar presided over the conference and facilitated the ensuing discussions about preparations for elections security. The plan is largely based on the one us [...]	2010-02-01 15:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV PREL PTER
10BAGHDAD261	RATIFICATION OF MILITARY SERVICE AND RETIREMENT LAW [...] (C) The Military Service and Retirement law (MSRL),a potentially positive step towards national reconciliation, is on track for implementation after being ratified by the Presidency Council. After lingering in parliament for more than two years, the law -- covering the current military and p [...]	2010-02-01 15:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF IZ
10BAGHDAD263	SUNNIS DIVIDED IN REACTION TO CANDIDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The reaction among Iraq's Sunni community to the electoral disqualification of hardliner MP Saleh al-Mutlaq and other Sunni politicians has been varied, ranging from condemnation to acquiescence to silent approval. Mutlaq's partners in the Iraqiyya coalition have made a show of [...]	2010-02-01 16:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD265	TRACKING DE-BA'ATHIFICATION NUMBERS GETS TRICKY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Efforts to short-circuit the AJC process by questioning its legitimacy seem to have ground completely to a halt, as political parties have replaced some 180-200 candidates who were disqualified by the AJC and are seeking decisions on appeals. Embassy and UNAMI are pressing for a [...]	2010-02-01 16:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD266	THE DE-BA'ATHIFICATION CONTROVERSY: SECTARIANISM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The de-Ba'athification controversy that erupted in early January and has yet to subside is complicated, with the intentions of the political players involved often clouded in ambiguity. At its simplest, it can be viewed as an Iranian plot, directed by Tehran allies Ahmed Chalab [...]	2010-02-01 16:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD267	FM ZEBARI ANNOUNCES GOI'S WMD ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: On January 28, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari held a brief meeting with A/DCM and COMs from the other four permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. The FM briefed the group on recent developments on the Oil for Food (OFF) and follow-on arrangements for the D [...]	2010-02-02 06:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
10BAGHDAD269	DPM SHAWAYS DISCUSSES ARAB-KURD, REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on January 24, DPM Rosch Shaways told A/S Feltman that Arab-Kurd dialogue remains ongoing despite a realization on both sides that little progress will be made on resolving big issues before national elections. Shaways expressed satisfaction with the progress of the C [...]	2010-02-02 07:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD270	PRT MUTHANNA: WITH RETURN OF SHEIKH KASHAN, [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Recently returned from his self-imposed exile in Germany, Sheikh Hakim Khazal Kashan hopes to win a seat in the Council of Representatives (COR) from Muthanna. In a surprising change of political attitude, he is running as part of [...]	2010-02-02 09:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD271	IMPLEMENTING THE COMBINED SECURITY MECHANISMS IN [...] (SBU) This is a joint Embassy Baghdad/USF-I message. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Combined Security Mechanisms (CSMs) consist of temporary, non-political measures across the disputed internal boundary (DIBs) areas of northern Iraq, and are designed to ensure the security of the Iraqi pop [...]	2010-02-02 12:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS IZ
10BAGHDAD272	UNAMI TRIES TO ENERGIZE KIRKUK PROPERTY DISPUTE [...] (U) This is a PRT Kirkuk Cable 2. (C) SUMMARY: The dispute over property claims in Kirkuk is a major obstacle to ethnic and political reconciliation. There are nearly 42,000 pending claims for property confiscated during the Saddam era, which are complicated by post-2003 cancellations of a [...]	2010-02-02 13:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM IZ
10BAGHDAD273	ANBAR ACTING GOVERNOR READY TO HELP "ANBAR BANKERS" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting Governor of Anbar Province Fuad Jatab Hamad and Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Hikmat Jasim Zaidan spoke at PRT Anbar's Monthly Bankers' Roundtable January 28. The two publicly confirmed banks' vital role in attracting investment to the province and pledged to [...]	2010-02-02 14:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD276	BAGHDAD-ERBIL OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? PM ADVISOR OFFERS [...] (C) Summary: The chair of the prime minister's Advisory Commission, Thamir Ghadhban, offered little hope for a quick resolution of the disagreement between the central Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the legitimacy of the two KRG-negotiated oil contract [...]	2010-02-02 15:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD277	SPEAKER SAMARRAI'E HOPES FOR QUICK RESOLUTION OF [...] (C) Summary: Council of Representatives (COR) Speaker Samarrai'e noted his concern about the delay in resolving the current de-Ba,athification dispute, stressing that current public passions made a political settlement very difficult. On the future of the Presidency Council, Samarra,ie conce [...]	2010-02-02 16:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD278	DE-BA'ATHIFICATION: NUMBER OF APPEALS DROPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post received clarification as well as additional confusion February 2 on the ongoing de-Ba,athication controversy. -- The Cassation Chamber judicial panel continues its review of outstanding cases in the de-Ba'athification controversy but now faces a dramatically reduced nu [...]	2010-02-02 17:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV KDEM
10BAGHDAD279	RRT ERBIL: KRG MOVES TO AMEND PRESS LAW RAISE [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) authorities and other sources confirm that the government will propose amendments to the region's 2008 press law in a bid to regulate electronic media, provide greater protection against perceived inv [...]	2010-02-02 17:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR IZ
10BAGHDAD28	AFTER INITIALING OIL CONTRACTS, IRAQ DEMANDS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) has demanded significant changes to its contracts with the three winning consortia in Iraq's first oil bid round on June 30. While sixteen of these changes were incorporated in advance into the revised model contracts used for the second bid round in [...]	2010-01-05 15:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD281	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING IN 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 Security Forces, Ministry of Interior (MOI) who have been nominated to participate in site visits to observe IG [...]	2010-02-03 13:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD282	NINEWA GOVERNOR TESTS FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: As the first test of the newly operational tripartite Combined Security Mechanisms (CSM) in northern Iraq, Ninewa Provincial Governor Atheel al-Nujaifi - whose freedom of movement in Kurdish-controlled areas of Ninewa has been circumscribed since he took office in 2009 - visited [...]	2010-02-03 13:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PBTS IZ
10BAGHDAD283	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OUTREACH ON IRAQ UNIVERSAL [...] (C) On February 2, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Selim. Selim stated that she will lead Iraq's delegation to Geneva for the Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council on February 16. She noted that the final list of delegates is not yet [...]	2010-02-03 15:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN IZ
10BAGHDAD284	BAGHDAD-ERBIL OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? MPS OFFER [...] (C) Summary: Key members of the parliament's oil and gas committee offered little hope for a quick resolution of the disagreement between the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the legitimacy of the two KRG-negotiated oil contracts published on January 17 [...]	2010-02-03 16:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD285	DE-BA'ATHIFICATION: JUDICIAL PANEL OPTS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The seven-judge Cassation Chamber issued a conclusive legal opinion February 3 that orders IHEC to allow all candidates who have appealed their de-Ba'athification disqualifications to run in the upcoming elections. Supreme Court Judge Chief Medhat, who supervises the special pa [...]	2010-02-03 19:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD286	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] 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 Ministry of Interior (MOI)who have been nominated to participate in the Vehicle Maintenance Training and Study Course dur [...]	2010-02-04 06:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD288	IRAQ AGREES TO MANPADS REDUCTION PROGRAM [...] (U) This cable contains an action request (see paragraph 5). 2. (S//NF) The Government of Iraq (GOI) officially supports a plan to adopt a host-country led MANPADS reduction program (subsequently "MANPADS program", reftel). National Security Council Director General Khamza Sharif Hasan told [...]	2010-02-04 10:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	IZ PARM PGOV PREL PTER MASS MARR
10BAGHDAD289	PRT ANBAR: ABU RISHA DISCUSSES POLITICAL [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. On January 19, PRT Team Leader and incoming U.S. Division-Central (USD-C) deputy commanding general for Anbar met with paramount Anbar Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, the Mutammar Sahawat al-Iraq (MSI) Party S [...]	2010-02-04 11:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD290	ALLAWI CRITICIZES PM MALIKI'S AUTHORITARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Iraqiyya coalition leader Ayad Allawi told A/DCM on February 2 that the Accountability and Justice Commission's (AJC) effort to eliminate candidates on de-Ba'athification grounds was symptomatic of a broader problem of intimidation in the Iraqi political system. He att [...]	2010-02-04 13:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM LE IR IZ
10BAGHDAD291	PRT KARBALA: VOTERS IN DOUR MOOD AS UNOFFICIAL [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Karbala province has been allotted ten seats in the next Council of Representatives (CoR). Local PRT employees and Karbala business and community leaders expect that Dawa will win four to five seat [...]	2010-02-04 14:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD292	CRACKS IN THE KDP-PUK ALLIANCE? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Cracks are beginning to emerge in the alliance between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Party (PUK),as evidenced by the absence of a high-level PUK representative in the KRG delegation that met POTUS on January 25. The erosion of the PUK's p [...]	2010-02-04 15:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ KDEM
10BAGHDAD293	UNAMI HIGH LEVEL TASK FORCE (HLTF) MEETING FOCUES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UNAMI-run High-Level Task Force (HLTF) on disputed internal boundaries (DIBs) met on February 1 and agreed to: 1) order the evacuation of school properties in Kirkuk occupied by political parties; 2) support the establishment of a court of cassation (appellate court) in Kirku [...]	2010-02-04 16:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
10BAGHDAD294	PM MALIKI SALTING INTEL AGENCIES WITH DAWA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. In recent weeks, the Prime Minister's office has directed the removal of Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Interior (MOI) intelligence officers due to alleged links to the Ba'ath party or the former regime. In at least one case, these PM lists have coincid [...]	2010-02-04 16:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER IZ
10BAGHDAD295	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 candidate from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been nominated to attend the General Surgery Observationship course during the [...]	2010-02-04 16:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD296	POLITICAL PARTIES REACT TO JUDICIAL DECISION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Cassation Chamber's February 3 decision ordering the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to allow all candidates who have appealed their de-Ba'athfication disqualifications to remain on the ballot was widely denounced by the major Shi'a-led parties as "un [...]	2010-02-04 17:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD299	PRT KIRKUK: NEWEST MEMBERS OF KIRKUK'S BAR [...] This is a Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team message. 2. (SBU) Summary: On January, 21 and 23, 2010, the Kirkuk Jurist Union (KJU) hosted a successful two-day workshop on practical skills for the legal practice in Iraq. The two-day event also included a tour of Kirkuk's primary detentio [...]	2010-02-05 01:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS KCRM IZ
10BAGHDAD30	GOI LEADERS REQUEST USG APPEAL OF BLACKWATER [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-05 16:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC IZ KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL
10BAGHDAD300	PRT KIRKUK: FIRST ELECTION IN FIVE YEARS SPURS [...] (U) This a PRT Kirkuk cable 2. (C) SUMMARY: Despite voter cynicism, ethnic tension, uncertainty about the province's future status, and electoral list fraud allegations, there is intense interest in Kirkuk in the national elections. Provincial leaders predict voter turnout of 80 percent or [...]	2010-02-05 03:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR PHUM IZ
10BAGHDAD302	CHAPTER VII: NEGOTIATION OF U.S. VICTIM CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary: On July 16 and 17, 2009 PM Maliki,s top legal and political advisers and U.S. representatives from the Department of State, Department of Justice, Department of Defense, and Department of Treasury reached preliminary agreement on a draft state-to-state claims settlement text f [...]	2010-02-05 15:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KU PGOV PREL
10BAGHDAD303	SANI DISCUSSES KIRKUK WITH BAGHDAD POLITICIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador's Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq (SANI) met with Kurdish leadership at the Council of Representatives (COR) on the topic of the disputed internal boundary (DIBs) areas and Kirkuk. Kurdish Alliance List (KAL) bloc leader Fuad Masoum and Deputy COR Speaker Arif Tay [...]	2010-02-05 16:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IZ
10BAGHDAD304	DE-BA'ATHIFICATION FALLOUT: INA ASKS AMBASSADOR TO [...] (C) MP Qassim Daoud (Iraqi National Alliance/Solidarity bloc leader) invited the Ambassador to his residence on February 5 to deliver a message on behalf of the INA coalition's Executive Committee. Daoud first said he had his own views on the matter, then more formally explained that recent s [...]	2010-02-05 17:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IR IZ
10BAGHDAD305	THE VICE PRESIDENT DISCUSSES PRE- AND [...] (U) January 23, 2010; 9:30 a.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 2. (C) Participants: United States: Vice President Joseph Biden Ambassador Christopher R. Hill GEN Raymond Odierno, Commanding General USF-I Tony Blinken, National Security Advisor, OVP Jeff Feltman, Assistant Secretary of State for Ne [...]	2010-02-06 11:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD306	VPOTUS DISCUSSES KURDISH ISSUES, THE IRAQI BUDGET, [...] (U) January 23, 2010; 1:45 p.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Vice President Biden Ambassador Christopher Hill General Raymond Odierno, Commander, USF-I Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor, OVP Jeffrey Feltman, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs [...]	2010-02-06 12:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG PHUM KDEM KU IZ
10BAGHDAD308	RUMAILA OIL-FIELD LAWSUIT CONTINUES BUT SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: The lawsuit concerning the Rumaila oil-field contract continues and could affect the nine other contracts awarded from Iraq's June and December 2009 oil bid rounds. However, key Government of Iraq (GOI) officials predicted the lawsuit would be unsuccessful. No decision is expected [...]	2010-02-06 14:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD309	PRT ANBAR: PROVINCIAL ELECTION PREPARATIONS [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. On 25 January, the Anbar Governorate Elections Officer (GEO) briefed the military, police and civilian leadership of Anbar on the Independent High Electoral Commission's (IHEC's) election-day plan. Additionally, Iraqi police army lead [...]	2010-02-06 15:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD310	DIWANIYAH PROVINCE: DE-BA,ATHIFICATION ISSUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: An anti-Ba,athist demonstration, coupled with the Provincial Council,s announcement that former officials of the Saddam regime must give up their weapons within seven days, mark an escalation of the Ba,athist issue in predominantly Shi,a Diwaniyah Province. Diwaniyah,s Governor [...]	2010-02-06 15:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KCOR IZ
10BAGHDAD311	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR KASSIM [...] 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 Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been nominated to attend the Basic American Language Instructor Course during [...]	2010-02-07 05:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD312	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR ABADI [...] 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 individual from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been invited by the American Enterprise Institute to a reception and dinner h [...]	2010-02-07 06:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD313	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR [...] 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 Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to attend the Patrol Boat Training during the period 12 April [...]	2010-02-07 06:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD314	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 attend the Human Resources Training during the period 22 M [...]	2010-02-07 06:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD315	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 attend the Senior Executive Seminar during the period 29 M [...]	2010-02-07 06:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD316	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR MOHAMMED [...] 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 Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been nominated to attend the Defense Language Institute Advance Leaders'Course [...]	2010-02-07 06:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD317	2010 GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: The Council of Representatives (CoR) passed a Federal Public Budget Law for Fiscal Year 2010 (2010 Budget Law) that made significant amendments to the draft budget law submitted to the CoR by the Council of Ministers (CoM) in October 2009. The 2010 Budget Law increased the state [...]	2010-02-07 06:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD318	VIOLENCE AGAINST IRAQI CHRISTIANS DROPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a recent up-tick in violence against Christians living in Ninewa over the past two months, a new report by an Iraqi NGO indicates that the number of Iraqi Christians killed has dropped by 82 percent since 2007. In addition, top officials at the non-Muslim Endowment report [...]	2010-02-07 10:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	KIRF PTER PHUM IZ
10BAGHDAD319	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] 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 attend an Internal Affairs Training Course during the per [...]	2010-02-07 11:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD32	PRT DIWANIYAH: WILL THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL'S [...] This is a PRT Diwaniyah reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Diwaniyah's security situation is generally stable. Despite this, economic lethargy and a widespread perception that provincial authorities have done little to spark development or improve essential services persist, l [...]	2010-01-06 06:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ECON IZ
10BAGHDAD320	ARMY INTERVENTION IN SALAH AL-DIN "GOVERNOR" [...] (C) Summary: At the request of PM Maliki, DPM Rafi,e al-Issawi is attempting to mediate a resolution to the three-month-long dispute over the seating of the Salah ad-Din (SAD) governor-elect. The Iraqi Army has blocked all access to the Provincial Government building in Tikrit since January 2 [...]	2010-02-07 12:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD322	INL Baghdad January Highlights [...] (SBU) Summary: INL Baghdad continues to see progress on its Judicial and Law Enforcement Assistance (JALEA) programs and police training transition efforts. The Police Transition Team (PTT) completed an initial, detailed assessment of basing and staffing options. JALEA's Iraq HJC Court Admini [...]	2010-02-07 15:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD326	VPOTUS MEETING WITH PM MALIKI [...] (U) January 23, 2010, 11:00 a.m.; Baghdad, Iraq 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden Ambassador Christopher Hill GEN Raymond Odierno, Commanding General USF-I Tony Blinken, National Security Advisor, OVP Jeffrey Feltman, Assistant Secretary, NEA Colin Kahl, DASD Pun [...]	2010-02-08 06:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD329	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL [...] 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 Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been nominated to attend the Special Operations Combating Terrorism Course dur [...]	2010-02-08 11:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD330	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] 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 attend the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Manage [...]	2010-02-08 12:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD333	ARMY WITHDRAWS; SALAH AD DIN GOVERNMENT REOPENS; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following repeated and strong representations by the Ambassador and USF-I CG GEN Odierno, PM Maliki ordered the withdrawal of the Iraqi Army from the Salah ad-Din (SAD) Provincial Government building on February 7. The Acting Governor was able to enter the building, which had been [...]	2010-02-08 12:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD336	PRT SALAH AD DIN: DELISTED CANDIDATES DESCRIBE [...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Prior to the Cassation Chamber's February 3 decision ordering the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to allow all candidates who have appealed their de-Ba'athfication disqualifications to rem [...]	2010-02-08 14:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KCOR PREL KDEM IZ IR
10BAGHDAD338	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PM MALIKI, ISCI CHAIRMAN; [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Ambassador met separately with PM Maliki and ISCI Chairman Ammar al-Hakim on February 7 to press for early resolution of the de-Ba'athification controversy, underscore U.S. support for de-Ba'athification in accordance with Iraqi law, and push back on accusations t [...]	2010-02-08 16:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD339	VPOTUS MEETING WITH IRAQI PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Talabani told VP Biden that Iraqi leaders understand the need for a transparent solution to the political problem created by the attempt to disqualify some parliamentary election candidates because of alleged Ba'athist ties. He claimed the main Sunni parties and politic [...]	2010-02-09 07:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EPET IZ
10BAGHDAD34	IRAQI SPEAKER ON FUTURE OF THE PRESIDENCY, BUDGET, [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) Speaker Iyad Sammarra'i confirmed for Pol M/C January 4 that the Constitution made clear that Iraq's Presidency Council would not continue after the end of the term of the current government, and the new President would not have the veto. H [...]	2010-01-06 13:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD340	BABIL PRT WORKSHOPS DEMONSTRATE VALUE OF FORENSIC [...] This is a Babil PRT cable. 2. Summary: The Babil PRT held two forensic workshops with local provincial judges, investigators, and journalists at FOB Kalsu in December 2009 and January 2010. The workshops included a walk-through of the Army Crime Lab at FOB Kalsu, briefings on the effecti [...]	2010-02-09 13:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI IZ
10BAGHDAD343	PRT MAYSAN: MAYSANI PC MEMBERS ATTEND IRI [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Maysan PRTOffs accompanied Maysan Provincial Council (PC) members, including PC Chair Abd Al-Rathah Reesan (ISCI),to the International Republican Institute,s (IRI) National Forum of Iraqi Provincial Leaders in Erbil, Jan [...]	2010-02-09 14:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR IZ
10BAGHDAD344	PRT NAJAF: CLEAR PROGRESS ON ANTI-CORRUPTION, BUT [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Anti-Corruption Coordinator (ACCO),Embassy rule of law (ROL) officer, and USF-I officer visited Najaf to engage local officials in assessing corruption in Najaf and government's efforts to improve. C [...]	2010-02-09 15:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD347	FORMER SPEAKER ON DE-BA'ATHIFICATION, IRAN, AND [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-10 03:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD348	PRT WASIT: PLAYING ON THE SAME TEAM: THE IRAQI [...] (SBU) Summary: The relationship between the Iraqi Police (IP) and judicial personnel in Wasit province appears to have improved significantly over the last year after reaching a low point marked by violence in late 2008. Corruption, bribery, and failure to work jointly plagued the relationshi [...]	2010-02-10 07:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV KCOR PTER IZ
10BAGHDAD349	IRAQIS READY TO CO-SPONSOR RESOLUTION AGAINST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Coordinator of Support and Deputy Director of International Organizations, Ambassador Mohammed Al-Humaimidi confirmed to EmbOff February 10 that the GOI still plans to co-sponsor a 1267 Committee resol [...]	2010-02-10 15:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER JO SY IZ
10BAGHDAD35	IRAQI CRIMINAL EVIDENCE WORKSHOP PROMOTES USE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 24, 2009, the Iraqi Higher Judicial Council (HJC) hosted a successful one-day workshop on using medical and scientific evidence within Iraqi law to more effectively investigate crimes while maintaining the rights and liberties of Iraqi citizens. Prime Minister Nouri [...]	2010-01-06 15:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM IZ
10BAGHDAD350	SOUTH BAGHDAD: ON THE EVE OF U.S. MILITARY [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The January 25 Transfer of Authority (TOA) from ePRT Baghdad South's current partner brigade (30th HBCT) to the incoming new brigade (1/3 ID) is a good moment for a snapshot of the Area of Operations (AO) jointly shared with the 30th for the past 10 months. In an AO [...]	2010-02-10 17:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD351	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED PATROL BOAT TRAINING, [...] 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 attend the Patrol Boat Training Course during the period 1 [...]	2010-02-11 03:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD352	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ATA/VIP U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING, [...] 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 attend the ATA/VIP Protection Course during the period 13 [...]	2010-02-11 03:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD353	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ATA/VIP U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING, [...] 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 attend the ATA/VIP Protection Course during the period 1 [...]	2010-02-11 03:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD354	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED PATROL BOAT TRAINING, [...] 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 attend the Patrol Boat Training Course during the period 1 [...]	2010-02-11 03:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD355	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED PATROL BOAT TRAINING, [...] 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 attend the Patrol Boat Training Course during the period 1 [...]	2010-02-11 03:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD356	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED PATROL BOAT TRAINING, [...] 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 attend the Patrol Boat Training Course during the period 1 [...]	2010-02-11 03:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD36	VICE PRESIDENT ABD AL-MAHDI'S JANUARY 12-14 VISIT [...] (C) Vice President Adel Abd al-Mahdi travels to Washington to show us that he has what it takes to be Prime Minister, according to his close aides. We assess that he is a strong candidate for Prime Minister in the next government, having positioned himself as a good compromise for Shi'a partie [...]	2010-01-06 17:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM OVIP KJUS SA IR IZ
10BAGHDAD360	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED PATROL BOAT TRAINING, [...] 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 attend the Patrol Boat Training Course during the period 1 [...]	2010-02-11 08:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD361	MULTI-PARTY COOPERATION ON THE BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Baghdad Provincial Council (PC) was reborn in 2009 as a remarkably inclusive body. In a deliberate repudiation of its predecessor's sectarian outlook, it has adopted a non-partisan approach that emphasizes institutional priorities. The national elections will str [...]	2010-02-11 10:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD362	PRT WASIT: BA,ATH DISQUALIFICATION REACTION AND [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Wasit,s largely Shia population supported attempts to disqualify former Ba,athists from the upcoming national elections, although there was also a perception that the disqualification process was politicized and posed risks. No prominent candidates were affected in [...]	2010-02-11 11:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER IZ IR
10BAGHDAD363	PRT MUTHANNA: A "SNEAK PREVIEW" OF MUTHANNA'S [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (SBU) There are 171 names on 16 different lists competing for 7 CoR seats from Muthanna province. Six candidates have been excluded. Five additional candidates appealed their exclusion and are waiting for a final decision on their eligibility. [...]	2010-02-11 11:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD364	CW DESTRUCTION PLAN IN IRAQ: NO MONEY AND SHIFTING [...] (C) Summary. During a February 7 meeting with PMOff and a United States Forces - Iraq (USF-I) J-3 representative, Dr. Mohammed Al Sharaa, Director General of the Iraqi National Monitoring Directorate (INMD),claimed the GOI did not forward prior chemical munitions find reports to the Organiz [...]	2010-02-11 15:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL OPCW CWC IZ
10BAGHDAD365	PRT KARBALA: ATTACKS DURING ARBA'IN LEAVE 56 DEAD [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Fears of violence in Karbala during Arba'in (reftel A) were realized after four deadly attacks left 56 dead and more than two hundred wounded among the several million visitors to the event, culmina [...]	2010-02-11 15:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KTER IZ
10BAGHDAD366	MINISTRY OF INTERIOR BOMB DETECTOR STIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The disclosure in January of the arrest of a UK businessman who allegedly sold useless bomb detectors to Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) posed new questions about the GOI's ability to ensure the public welfare, particularly as the equipment was being used at government facilities th [...]	2010-02-11 15:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR ASEC ECON IZ UK
10BAGHDAD367	With Help from the FBI, Iraqi Ministry of Interior Holds [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 24, 2010, the Ministry of Interior's National Information and Investigation Agency (NIIA) held its first Citizens' Academy in Baghdad for approximately twenty-five Iraqis, including private citizens, religious leaders, and government officials. Modeled after the succe [...]	2010-02-11 15:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PGOV IZ PTER

10BAGHDAD368	SETTING THE CONDITIONS - MARCH 7TH ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: USG, GOI, and international election security planning continues since the January 23rd release of the GOI,s election security plan. The Ambassador hosted a well attended and received election briefing for the Baghdad diplomatic community on February 4th that focused heavily on s [...]	2010-02-11 15:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV PREL PTER ASEC
10BAGHDAD369	UPDATE #1: NINEWA GOVERNOR'S FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tempers that flared in the wake of the February 1 confrontation involving Kurdish security forces, Ninewa Governor Nujaifi, and U.S. forces have cooled for the moment. Angered by the detention of 11 males accused of attacking Nujaifi's convoy, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG [...]	2010-02-11 15:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PBTS IZ
10BAGHDAD370	PRT WASIT: PRINCE RABIA LOOKS AFTER HIS TRIBE, BUT [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: During a discussion with Wasit PRT members at his palace west of FOB Delta, Prince Rabia Mohammed Al Habeeb of the mixed Shia/Sunni Rabia Tribal Federation expounded on Iraq,s agricultural problems, and the hypocrisy of religious le [...]	2010-02-11 16:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KDEM SENV IZ
10BAGHDAD371	AYAD ALLAWI COMMENTS ON IRAQI POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and a group of advisors met with POL M/C February 9 to discuss the Iraqi political environment and increased sectarian tensions in the run-up to national elections. Allawi acknowledged that the Cassation Chamber, in a shift from its February [...]	2010-02-11 17:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD372	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO ANBAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's trip to Anbar province on February 9, provincial government leaders and tribal sheikhs implored him to "intervene" more directly against perceived Iranian domination of the GOI. They envisioned Anbar as the key to a prosperous, stable, and united Iraq that [...]	2010-02-11 17:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD373	IRAQI ARMY CORDONS OFF PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: On February 9, the Iraqi Army (IA) formed a cordon around the Salah ad-Din (SAD) Provincial Council (PC) building, with orders reportedly from PM Maliki to prevent access by the PC Chair. The PC Chair warned that protests could escalate unless the IA was removed. He also reported [...]	2010-02-11 17:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD376	CASSATION CHAMBER AFFIRMS DISQUALIFICATION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The official start of the Iraqi electoral campaign kicked off February 12 amid reports that the Cassation Chamber has issued decisions affirming the disqualifications of prominent Sunni politicians Saleh al-Mutlaq and Dhafer al-Ani. No official notification has been received by [...]	2010-02-12 16:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD377	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ALAARAGY AND AL-SODANI [...] 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 Sovereign Challenge at Special Operation [...]	2010-02-13 08:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD378	POLITICAL MANEUVERING AND IRAQI SECURITY FORCES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Iraqi Army (IA) continued to complicate the political situation in Salah Ad-Din (SAD) by forming a cordon around the SAD Provincial Council building, with orders from the Prime Minister to prevent access by the Provincial Council Chairman. Additionally, the PM attempted t [...]	2010-02-13 09:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER IZ
10BAGHDAD379	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CT TRAINING, GROUP 1 [...] 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 who have been nominated from the Iraqi Liaison Officers (LNOs) at the Iraqi Operations Coordination Group (IOCG) to participate [...]	2010-02-13 09:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD380	PRT KIRKUK: PUK SHEDS ITS OWN TO GUARANTEE LOYALTY [...] (U) This is a Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting message. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Kirkuk chapter of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) is systematically purging party members who they believe are vulnerable to recruitment by opposition party Goran. With the national parl [...]	2010-02-13 11:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD381	UPDATE #3: BARZANI EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR RELEASE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Approximately 90 minutes before the February 11 deadline set by the Kurds to withdraw from the Ninewa Combined Check Points (CCPs) and block the roads north of Mosul to the Kurdistan Region, KRG President Barzani was persuaded to extend the deadline to February 13 to allow time [...]	2010-02-14 09:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS PBTS IZ
10BAGHDAD382	PRT ANBAR: DESPITE EFFORTS, VOTER PARTICIPATION [...] (U) This is an Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting message. 2. (SBU) Summary. Anbari government leaders, tribal sheikhs and religious leaders are encouraging Anbaris to vote in the March 7 national elections. Yet PRT-gathered anecdotal evidence and polling data suggests s [...]	2010-02-14 14:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KCOR KDEM
10BAGHDAD383	PRT NAJAF: DEADLY EXPLOSIONS ROCK KUFA [...] (U) This is a Najaf Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Three nearly simultaneous bombings occurred in Najaf province February 12 as the roads were crowded with pilgrims preparing to attend observances for the end of the Arba'in holiday and commemoratio [...]	2010-02-14 15:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IZ IR
10BAGHDAD385	2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INFORMATION FOR IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: This is post's summary of trafficking in persons activities for the period of mid- February 2009 to mid-February 2010. Despite numerous issues facing the Government of Iraq (GOI) during this reporting period, it has taken decisive steps towards addressing the issue of human t [...]	2010-02-15 05:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TIP LAURA PENA INL DRL PRM NEA RA KTIP
10BAGHDAD386	PRT KARBALA: ANTI-BA'ATH SENTIMENT RUNS HIGH AS [...] This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Karbala Governor Amal al-Din al-Hir (party) told PRToffs on February 11 that the United States had suffered a "loss of prestige" from its perceived efforts to "return Ba'athists to power" and war [...]	2010-02-15 06:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PREL PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD387	PRT MUTHANNA: MUTHANNA GOVERNOR CANCELS MEETING [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (PM) reportedly ordered Muthanna Governor Ibrahim Salman al-Mayali (State of Law) to cancel his February 10 meeting with Ambassador Hill in Baghdad. The Governor advised the PRT that the PM wanted to [...]	2010-02-15 08:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD388	PRT DHI QAR: BALLOT DE'BAATHIFICATION SPARKS [...] This is a PRT Dhi Qar reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: As Dhi Qar election officials prepared for the March 7 election, the province,s leading politicians used the period before the start of official campaigning to burnish their anti-Ba,athist credentials. Governor Taleb al-Has [...]	2010-02-15 08:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ IR
10BAGHDAD389	CORRECTED COPY: PRT KARBALA: ANTI-BA'ATH SENTIMENT [...] This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Karbala Governor Amal al-Din al-Hir (party) told PRToffs on February 11 that the United States had suffered a "loss of prestige" from its perceived efforts to "return Ba'athists to power" and war [...]	2010-02-15 09:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PREL PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD390	PRT DHI QAR: BALLOT DE-BA'ATHIFICATION SPARKS [...] This is a PRT Dhi Qar reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: As Dhi Qar election officials prepared for the March 7 election, the province,s leading politicians used the period before the start of official campaigning to burnish their anti-Ba,athist credentials. Governor Taleb al-Has [...]	2010-02-15 09:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ IR
10BAGHDAD391	With Help from the FBI, Iraqi Ministry of Interior Holds [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 24, 2010, the Ministry of Interior's National Information and Investigation Agency (NIIA) held its first Citizens' Academy in Baghdad for approximately twenty-five Iraqis, including private citizens, religious leaders, and government officials. Modeled after the succe [...]	2010-02-15 09:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PGOV PTER IZ
10BAGHDAD394	CORRECTED COPY: PRT KARBALA: ANTI-BA'ATH SENTIMENT [...] This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Karbala Governor Amal al-Din al-Hir (State of Law) told PRToffs on February 11 that the United States had suffered a "loss of prestige" from its perceived efforts to "return Ba'athists to power" [...]	2010-02-15 10:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PREL PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD395	CORRECTED COPY: PRT KARBALA: ANTI-BA'ATH SENTIMENT [...] This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Karbala Governor Amal al-Din al-Hir (Da'wa) told PRToffs on February 11 that the United States had suffered a "loss of prestige" from its perceived efforts to "return Ba'athists to power" and war [...]	2010-02-15 10:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PREL PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD397	GOVERNOR OF BAGHDAD ORDERS DE-BA'ATHIFICATION [...] (U) This is a PRT Baghdad Message. 2. (SBU)SUMMARY: The Iraqi media reported that Baghdad Governor Salah Abd al-Razzaq ordered the provincial government to "begin a campaign to apply de-Ba'athification measures" to provincial government employees who are running for parliament and who were [...]	2010-02-15 11:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD399	ALB: ANOTHER STEP CLOSER TO DE FACTO [...] (C) Summary: "In the next few days," the Ministry of Health (MOH) plans to quietly amend its licensing and registration regulations to remove a troublesome Arab League Boycott (ALB) compliance requirement that MOH imposes ad hoc on some foreign firms (ref A),MOH Senior Advisor Dr. Salah Shubb [...]	2010-02-15 14:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KBCT ECON ETRD XF IZ
10BAGHDAD400	VISAS VIPER: FEBRUARY 2010 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: 07 Feb 2010 CHAIR: DCM Robert Ford COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: DCM, FBI, POL-MIL, ECON, CONS, USF-I (CJ9),DHS, USF-I (C2X),RSO, REF, PAS 3. Baghdad has no submissions for the mont [...]	2010-02-15 14:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ
10BAGHDAD401	THE FUTURE OF BAGHDAD'S LOCAL COUNCILS [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the American military drawdown in Iraq progresses, members of Baghdad sub-provincial councils remain anxious. Threats to their positions, salaries, lives and political independence have taken a toll even though legislation approved by parliament on January 25 may deliver some [...]	2010-02-15 18:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD403	OIL MINISTER AND OTHERS ON FUTURE PRODUCTION AND [...] (U) Summary: At a recent seminar, Oil Minister Shahristani predicted the global oil market will need Iraq's increased production resulting from the ten oilfield development and production contracts from Iraq's 2009 oil bid rounds. The head of Iraq's State Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) predicted [...]	2010-02-16 10:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD405	PRIME MINISTER INSERTS HIMSELF INTO AUTHORIZATION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki, through the Office of the Commander in Chief head General Faruq, directed February 12 that the PM must authorize all U.S. combined operations following a February 11/12 U.S.-Iraqi operation in the southern Iraqi province of Maysan. The operation was aim [...]	2010-02-16 13:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PTER IZ
10BAGHDAD406	PRT WASIT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTERESTS JOIN HANDS [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Wasit Provincial Government has declared its full commitment to supporting a large privately financed housing development project planned for al-Kut. This multi-year project will provide over eight-hundred apartments for middle [...]	2010-02-16 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECIN ECON IZ
10BAGHDAD407	OIL MINISTER RECOMMENDS RESUMING OIL EXPORTS FROM [...] (C) Summary: Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani told ACMAT Haslach and USF-I DCG Hunzeker that he has recommended to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that exports of oil from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) resume. However, Shahristani also said that "many serious problems" remain in resolvin [...]	2010-02-16 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD408	IRAQ IN-COUNTRY REFUGEE PROGRAM -- MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: At the second anniversary of the "Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act" the in-country refugee program has doubled capacity since last year and is functioning more efficiently as it focuses on the most vulnerable in the program. Processing has improved through a concerted dedication of De [...]	2010-02-16 14:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD410	WASIT,S PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MOVES TO OUST [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Wasit,s Provincial Council (PC) passed a unanimous resolution on February 10 to dismiss former Ba,athists from provincial and national ministry government jobs unless they publicly renounce their former affiliation. It is unclear if the resolution is constitutional [...]	2010-02-16 14:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER IZ
10BAGHDAD411	PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION SECURITY PLANNING - GOI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent briefings by the GOI and United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) personnel provided insights into the state of election security planning in advance of the March 7th national poll. On February 11th, the Electoral Supreme Security Committee (ESSC) hosted a second [...]	2010-02-16 14:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL PTER ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD412	OIL MINISTER ON PREPARING FOR IOC OPERATIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: Oil Minister Shahristani expressed to ACMAT Haslach and USF-I DCG Hunzeker complete, and perhaps unrealistic, confidence in the Ministry of Oil's (MOO's) preparations to support international oil companies (IOCs) as they begin operations under the ten contracts awarded from Iraq's [...]	2010-02-16 14:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD413	UPDATE #4: NINEWA PROVINCIAL GOV FILES PETITION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ninewa Provincial Governor (PGOV) Nujaifi filed a petition requesting a change of venue from Tal Kayf back to Mosul for the 9 detainees (reftels A, B, C),citing concern for his personal safety to appear in Tal Kayf for the investigative hearing. In doing so, the anticipated [...]	2010-02-16 14:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS IZ
10BAGHDAD414	UNAMI ON DE-BA'ATHIFICATION ISSUE [...] (C) Previewing SRSG Melkert,s February 16 report to the UNSC, Deputy SRSG said Melkert would likely express concern about the lack of transparency in the de-Ba'athification campaign but caution against making a determination at this time on the legitimacy and credibility of Iraq's electoral pr [...]	2010-02-16 15:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD415	DE-BA'ATHIFICATION: VIEW FROM THE SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's southern, Shi'a-dominated provinces have reverberated with public support in favor of the Accountability and Justice Commission's (AJC) exclusion of national election candidates on de-Ba'athification grounds. There were widespread demonstrations against the Cassation Chamb [...]	2010-02-16 15:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD416	ATF Promotes Standards in Iraqi Post-Blast [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent series of high-profile Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIED) in Baghdad has highlighted the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior's urgent need for an incident command system that helps ensure the safe and necessary collection of evidence and facilitates follow [...]	2010-02-17 04:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS IZ KCRM PTER
10BAGHDAD417	PRT KIRKUK: CAMPAIGN PERIOD OFF TO A ROCKY START [...] (U) This is a Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary. The Kirkuk Campaign period started poorly on the evening of February 11. Within hours after IHEC lifted the curfew on campaign activities, the Iraqi Police (IP) received numerous complaints about violations [...]	2010-02-17 06:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ
10BAGHDAD42	INL Assistant Secretary Johnson's Baghdad Visit Lays [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: State Department Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Assistant Secretary Johnson utilized his December 11-15 Baghdad trip to advance the transition of the police development program from the U.S. military to the State Department. Johnson prev [...]	2010-01-07 13:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD420	IRAQ IN-COUNTRY REFUGEE PROGRAM -- MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: At the second anniversary of the "Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act" the in-country refugee program has doubled capacity since last year and is functioning more efficiently as it focuses on the most vulnerable in the program. Processing has improved through a concerted dedication of De [...]	2010-02-17 10:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD422	DE-BA'ATHIFICATION AND THE ELECTIONS: A COMPLEX [...] (C) SUMMARY: The disqualification of election candidates by the Accountability and Justice Commission (AJC) and the resulting appeals process appears to have been heavily influenced by political considerations. Efforts to prevent the barring of candidates until after a transparent, thorough r [...]	2010-02-17 11:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD423	TAWWAFUQ BLOC LEADER ENTHUSIASTIC ON CODE OF [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-17 12:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD424	HASHIMI REQUESTS U.S., UN HELP ON RULE OF LAW [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-17 13:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD425	PRT KARBALA: ANTI-BA'ATH SENTIMENT CREATES STRANGE [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: (C/NF) Strong anti-Ba'ath sentiment in Karbala has created an odd mix of cooperation and competition among provincial political entities to date. Local Sadrists and followers of former PM Ja [...]	2010-02-17 14:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD426	PM MALIKI ORDERS RETURN TO ALMOST NORMAL [...] (S/NF) The Prime Minister's Office issued a memorandum February 16 to the Defense and Interior Ministries which reversed the February 12 order to suspend U.S.-Iraqi combined security operations (text in paragraph two below). The new order effectively allows almost all Iraqi Security Force o [...]	2010-02-17 15:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PTER IZ
10BAGHDAD427	BARRED CANDIDATE DETERMINED THAT SUNNIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saleh al-Mutlaq and Dhafer al-Ani, the most prominent of the de-Ba'athified lawmakers, told PolCouns that Sunnis were angry and frustrated at the lack of transparency in the de-Ba'athification process. Mutlaq complained that the U.S. public response had been too weak and pressed f [...]	2010-02-17 16:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD429	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 tentatively selected for FBI-sponsored training during the period 23-2 [...]	2010-02-18 06:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD430	PRT DIYALA: AMBASSADOR HILL DISCUSSES IDPS, SUNNI [...] (U) This is a Diyala Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador Hill visited Governor Abd-al-Nasir al Muntsir al-Mahdawi and,separately, local leaders in the village of Al Mujadad on February 8 in Diyala Province. The Governor said the security situation in hi [...]	2010-02-18 07:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL IZ IR
10BAGHDAD432	BARRED CANDIDATE DETERMINED THAT SUNNIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saleh al-Mutlaq and Dhafer al-Ani, the most prominent of the de-Ba'athified lawmakers, told PolCouns that Sunnis were angry and frustrated at the lack of transparency in the de-Ba'athification process. Mutlaq complained that the U.S. public response had been too weak and pressed f [...]	2010-02-18 10:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD433	DPM ISSAWI: WORST OF DE-BA'ATH CRISIS IS OVER; [...] (C) On February 15, Deputy PM Issawi told CDA his Iraqiyya coalition had weathered the worst of the de-Ba'athification storm, provided there were no further major incidents targeting them. Issawi responded favorably to the idea of a joint agreement and statement by the major coalitions on a [...]	2010-02-18 11:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD434	AMBASSADOR MEETS UNAMI SRSG TO DISCUSS A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and UNAMI SRSG Melkert agreed February 6 to work together to create a robust new impetus for settlement of Iraq's disputed internal boundaries (DIBs) following the March 7 election. The USG and UNAMI will work to establish a broad-based "normalization process" (t [...]	2010-02-18 12:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD436	ISCI CHAIRMAN HAKIM CONDEMNS MILITARY OPERATION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: ISCI Chairman Ammar al-Hakim condemned a recent combined Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) - USF-I operation in Maysan to CDA, arguing that Iraqi Police should have conducted the operation. U.S.-Iraqi relations should be increasingly defined by socio-economic ties, rather than military [...]	2010-02-18 15:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV MOPS PTER KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD439	BANK MELLI BRANCH LICENSES EXTENDED [...] (S) SUMMARY. Despite assurances from the Prime Minister's office that it would not renew licenses for new Bank Melli branches in Basra, Karbala and Erbil, the Central Bank of Iraq instead extended the licenses. The Embassy will continue to engage with the Prime Minister's office to ensure th [...]	2010-02-18 15:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EFIN ECON PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD44	IRAQI ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE FOR JANUARY 7 [...] (C) In a terse press statement December 28, the chairman of the Council of Representatives' (COR) Integrity Committee, Sheikh Sabah Al-Saidi (Fadhila),announced plans to seek the prosecution of Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani on corruption charges. Al-Saidi stated that the COR had "extens [...]	2010-01-07 15:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD440	WEEK ONE OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN: POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first week of the official election campaign period saw no major surprises and indicators show that voters will likely turn out in numbers similar to levels for the successful January 2009 provincial elections. While the campaign started out slowly in the south of Iraq, alleg [...]	2010-02-18 16:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD441	ELECTORAL CODE OF CONDUCT DE-ESCALATES TENSION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the wake of a February 16 press statement by the UN Security Council Presidency calling on the GOI and Iraqi political actors to conduct national elections in a transparent, inclusive and legitimate manner, the five major political coalitions (PM Maliki's State of L [...]	2010-02-18 17:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD442	PRT MAYSAN: ALI AL-SHARQI OPERATION SPURS PUBLIC [...] (U) This is a PRT Maysan cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Inaccurate reports of a unilateral USF-I raid upon a village in southern Maysan provinces, leaving a woman and child among the ten dead, sparked angry reactions among local residents. In reality, the combined Iraqi-US operation was aimed [...]	2010-02-19 07:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KDEM KPAO IR IZ
10BAGHDAD446	DIWANIYAH PROVINCE: PUSHING FURTHER ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Diwaniyah Province officials continue to press their de-Ba,athification campaign, and some of them view their province as a trailblazer in the effort. Governor Salim Alwan led a February 9 demonstration to protest against allowing former Ba,athists to run in the upcoming electio [...]	2010-02-19 12:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IZ
10BAGHDAD447	AMBASSADOR SHEHI DISCUSSES THE UAE'S ROLE IN IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq (SANI) discussed the UAE's role in Iraq with Ambassador Abdullah Ebrahim Alzoy al Shehi on February 7. Shehi noted the Sunni - Shi'a divide, Iraq's lack of a "business friendly" investment climate and Iraqi's poor educational system as significan [...]	2010-02-19 13:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD448	U.S. FORCES DETAINEE UPDATE; UPCOMING TRANSFER OF [...] (S) Summary. At this time, there are 5,830 detainees in U.S. custody, evenly distributed between the two U.S. theater internment facilities (TIFs) - Taji and Cropper. United States Forces - Iraq (USF-I) operations are under way to set the detainee populations in both the Taji and Cropper TIFs [...]	2010-02-19 13:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PHUM PINS PTER CASC IZ XP
10BAGHDAD449	EPRT EAST-BAGHDAD: LEGAL ASSISTANCE CENTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Zafraniyyah is a sometimes violent, mixed semi-rural/urban area on the outskirts of the city, squeezed between the Diyala and the Tigris rivers in south Eastern Baghdad. In an effort to develop indigenous civil society organizations, ePRT East-Baghdad and the Brigade focused on [...]	2010-02-19 13:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI KDEM
10BAGHDAD451	UPDATE #5: ASSAYESH TAKE CAPTIVES - SIX DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 16, a Mosul detention facility (Trans Jail) released 6 of 9 Wanna detainees. Although it was a welcome relief for all concerned, the release was in advance of the legal paperwork. Judges have become increasingly aware of the tensions between Provincial Governor Nuja [...]	2010-02-19 14:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ
10BAGHDAD452	EXAMINING OPTIONS FOR BAGHDAD'S DISPLACED PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: RefCoords conducted a series of visits to informal settlements of internally displaced persons (IDPs) around Baghdad province on February 9, 10, 11 and 15. The visits reaffirmed the need to take a tailored, multi-faceted approach to create durable solutions for the estimated 180 [...]	2010-02-19 16:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD454	ARREST OF SUNNI PC MEMBER STOKES CRIES OF ELECTION [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala message. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The arrest of yet another Sunni Provincial Council member, Najim Abdullah Ahmad (Iraqqiya coalition lead for Diyala) on February 7th, is fueling cries that Sunnis are being targeted for arrest by the central government to help shape the e [...]	2010-02-20 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ KDEM PGOV PREL
10BAGHDAD455	PRT NINEWA: CREDIT CRUNCH STIFLES ECONOMIC [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. SUMMARY: Banking leaders in Ninewa province told PRT that significant barriers to commercial and consumer lending in Ninewa province continue to hamper economic development. The precarious security situation, a paralyzed p [...]	2010-02-20 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD456	OIL MINISTER TO CHANGE SIGNING BONUSES FOR 2009 [...] (C) Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani told Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition (ACMAT) Haslach and U.S. Forces-Iraq (USF-I) Deputy Commanding General for Support (DCG) Hunzeker on February 11 that the refundable signing bonuses, stipulated in the three contracts awarded from [...]	2010-02-20 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD457	CHEVRON ON IOC INVESTING IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with ACMAT Haslach, Chevron expressed eagerness to return to Iraq, but not at any price. The company might join one of the ten consortia that were awarded contracts from Iraq's two oil bid rounds in 2009; Total is a likely partner. Chevron suggested that differences in i [...]	2010-02-20 14:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD458	UPDATE #6: TIT FOR TAT - A SPATE OF KURDISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. The KRG leadership remains fixated on the continued incarceration of three Wanna detainees, charged with assaulting the Ninewa governor and demands their immediate release. In apparent retaliation, unidentified Kurdish security elements - presumably Assayesh and/or Zervani - d [...]	2010-02-21 09:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PHUM PTBS IZ
10BAGHDAD460	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED DEFENSE RESOURCE [...] 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 attend the Defense Resource Management training during th [...]	2010-02-21 12:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD461	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ATA/VIP U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING, [...] 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 attend the ATA/VIP Protection Course during the period 1 [...]	2010-02-21 12:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD462	PRT ANBAR: PRT HELPS TACKLE PROVINCIAL WATER [...] (U) This is an Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT)(Ramadi) cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A three year drought and damming along the upper Euphrates River has dramatically reduced the amount of water available in Anbar Province. Water levels in Lake Qaddasiya, the province's main reservoir, [...]	2010-02-21 14:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL IZ TU SY JO
10BAGHDAD463	PRT ANBAR: ANBARIS PERCEIVE IRANIAN INFLUENCE, [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY: Iranian attempts to exert influence in Anbar Province face a significant obstacle: Anbar is 96% Sunni and Anbaris view Iran as Iraq's mortal enemy. Most of PRT's interlocutors believe that Iran has been meddling in Iraq not only t [...]	2010-02-21 16:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ IR
10BAGHDAD465	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED OFFICER TACTICAL [...] 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 Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been nominated to attend the Officer Tactical Intelligence Course during the p [...]	2010-02-22 06:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD466	NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE CELL OPERATIONAL BUT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Prime Minister created the National Intelligence Cell (NIC) after the December 8 high profile terrorist attacks in Baghdad to consolidate information and work with operational units to prevent future attacks. While it started off slow, it now is beginning to p [...]	2010-02-22 09:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER IZ
10BAGHDAD467	IRAQ'S PRE-ELECTION TRENDS: THE NORTH [...] (C) Summary: This cable focuses on the northern and north-central provinces of Iraq (Ninewa, Erbil, Dohuk, Sulaymaniah, Kirkuk, Diyala),and Anbar, and serves as a companion piece to earlier reporting on Iraq's southern provinces (ref A). At the end of the first official week of campaigning [...]	2010-02-22 11:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PREL PGOV
10BAGHDAD469	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR ZORA [...] 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 Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been nominated to attend the Human Resources Training during the period 22 Mar [...]	2010-02-22 12:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD470	GOI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON VISIT OF UNDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge delivered reftel demarche to DFM Labeed Abbawi February 17, regarding the visit to Syria of Under Secretary Burns and Coordinator for Counterterrorism Benjamin. Abbawi said the GOI would not have problems with the visit. Reports in the Arab press that Washington had decide [...]	2010-02-22 12:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY IZ
10BAGHDAD471	PRT NAJAF: GEO OFFICIALS CONFIDENT AS ELECTIONS [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: On February 10 and 16, PRToffs met with local Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Governorate Electoral Office (GEO) Chairwoman Ms. Bushra Kadhum Zamili to discuss plans for the March 7 national elections [...]	2010-02-22 14:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD472	SANI DISCUSSES ARTICLE 140 WITH DPM ROWSCH SHAWAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Dr. Rowsch Shaways welcomed Senior Advisor to Northern Iraq's (SANI) proposal of a major post-election effort to engage stakeholders in an inclusive, broad-based effort keyed to the first phase of the Article 140 process: normalization. Shaways agreed [...]	2010-02-22 14:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD473	CORRECTED COPY: IRAQ'S PRE-ELECTION TRENDS: THE [...] (C) Summary: This cable focuses on the northern and north-central provinces of Iraq (Ninewa, Erbil, Dohuk, Sulaymaniah, Kirkuk, Diyala),and Anbar, and serves as a companion piece to earlier reporting on Iraq's southern provinces (ref A). At the end of the first official week of campaigning [...]	2010-02-22 15:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD474	MFA SENDS FOLLOW-UP LETTER TO IAEA; REVIEWS WORK [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Zebari has sent a second follow-up letter to IAEA Director General Amano making explicit the GOI intent to provisionally apply the Additional Protocol (AP). The short February 17 letter states that the AP "will be implemented provisionally as of the date of this letter pendin [...]	2010-02-22 16:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD475	IRAQI ELECTION CAMPAIGN UPDATE: FEBRUARY 22, 2010 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's electoral campaign continues to proceed apace with less than two weeks left until voting day. Reports in the Western press of a Sunni election boycott are vastly exaggerated; there are no serious indications that Sunni voters will stay away from the polls in meaningful nu [...]	2010-02-22 17:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD477	U.S. SENDS TOUGH, BUT NECESSARY, MESSAGE DURING [...] (SBU) Summary. In the February 20 Joint Subcommittee on Detainee Affairs (JSC-DA) meeting, United States Forces - Iraq (USF-I) Deputy Commanding General for Detainee Operations (DCG-DO) MG David Quantock, Co-Chair of the JSC-DA, delivered a tough message - if the GOI is unable to provide arre [...]	2010-02-23 06:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PHUM PINS PTER CASC IZ XP
10BAGHDAD479	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED DEFENSE RESOURCE [...] 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 attend the Defense Resource Management training during th [...]	2010-02-23 08:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD48	ELECTION COMMISSION REVIEWS PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF [...] (C) IHEC Commissioner Judge Kasim al-Abodi confirmed to poloffs December 30 that the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) registered 6,529 candidates for the 325 Council of Representatives (COR) seats to be contested in the March parliamentary election. IHEC will continue the process [...]	2010-01-08 13:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD480	TIP IN IRAQ: DIVISION AND MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary: Discussions with Government of Iraq (GOI) officials, as well as political developments, indicate that trafficking in persons (TIP) remains a divisive topic, but one whose profile is rising. Recent movement on the GOI's anti-trafficking draft legislation has emboldened various [...]	2010-02-23 11:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	TIP DRL NEA RA KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB
10BAGHDAD481	USF-I COUNTER PKK ACTION PLAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: USF-I is drafting a joint action plan to recommend initiatives for the GOT and GOI to consider in combating the PKK following a visit to Ankara by USF-I Commanding General Ray Odierno on February 3. Turkish Ambassador to Iraq, Murat Ozcelik, on February 17 presented two action [...]	2010-02-23 11:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MARR PREL PTER TU
10BAGHDAD482	AUSTR DELANEY VISIT: GOI PROGRESS ON WTO ACCESSION [...] (C) Summary: Government, parliamentary, and judicial officials expressed varying degrees of support for the GOI's World Trade Organization (WTO) accession ambitions during the February 7-11 visit to Baghdad of Assistant United States Trade Representative Michael Delaney. Delaney pushed all s [...]	2010-02-23 12:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV EAID WTO ECON EINV IZ
10BAGHDAD483	PRT MUTHANNA: DE-BA'ATHIFICATION AS POLITICAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Anti-Ba'athist sentiment is now the political weapon of choice in Muthanna. The Provincial Council recently enacted a law to purge all civil servants who might have been associated with the banned party, even if [...]	2010-02-23 12:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD484	BABIL DE-BAATH: DEPUTY GOVERNOR GOES FROM OUT TO [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-23 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ KDEM PGOV
10BAGHDAD485	BABIL TRIBAL LEADER PREDICTS IRAQIYYA COALITION TO [...] This is a Babil PRT Cable 2. Summary. On February 17, Chief Sheikh Adnan Abd al-Munim al-Janabi told PRToff that his public call for a boycott among his predominantly-Sunni 150,000 tribe is mostly for show. He said that he believes the Iraqiyya coalition could win as many as 100 seats [...]	2010-02-23 15:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI
10BAGHDAD486	BABIL DE-BAATH: DEPUTY GOVERNOR GOES FROM OUT TO [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: On February 9, a group of approximately 300 people demonstrated in front of the Babil Provincial Government Center against the participation of alleged former Ba'athists in the upcoming national elections. The demonst [...]	2010-02-23 15:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD487	PRT KARBALA: SLA BRINGS ITS "A TEAM", WHILE INA [...] This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: PM Maliki expects the State of Law Alliance (SLA) to attain six (out of ten) seats in his home province of Karbala, with likely winners in Da'wa to include Da'wa parliamentary bloc head Ali al-A [...]	2010-02-23 15:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD488	DIYALA GOVERNOR TO ISF: STOP ELECTION-SHAPING [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala message. 2. (C) Summary: Diyala,s Governor, Abd al Nasr Al Mahdawi, used Diyala,s February 21st election security rehearsal to warn senior Iraqi Security Force officials from across the province against executing additional politically-motivated arrest warrants prio [...]	2010-02-23 16:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ KDEM PGOV PREL
10BAGHDAD489	BAGHDAD GOVERNOR TELLS CDA DE-BA'ATHIFICATION WAS [...] (U) THIS IS A PRT BAGHDAD MESSAGE. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad Governor Salah Abd al-Razzaq (Da'wa) questioned CDA about the USG's position on de-Ba'athification on February 18, noting that the de-Ba'athification process was legal and mandated under the Iraqi Constitution. He criticized U.S. [...]	2010-02-23 16:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD490	EPRT BAGHDAD WEST: INTERNALLY DISPLACED RAISING [...] This is an ePRT Baghdad West report. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On February 16, Kadhimiyyah District Advisory Council (DAC) Chairman Muslim Salih repeated to ePRT Baghdad West Team Leader (TL) his preference that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) resident in local clusters return to their places [...]	2010-02-23 18:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM IZ
10BAGHDAD497	UPDATE #7: NINEWA SCORE REMAINS 3 TO 8 - SEEKING A [...] (C) SUMMARY. As of late afternoon February 23, the three Wanna detainees in Mosul have been formally charged under Chapter 2 Paragraph 222, which pertains to offenses against the state, in regards to gathering with intent to commit crimes. The three could remain in jail pending apprehensive [...]	2010-02-24 11:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PHUM PTBS KJUS IZ
10BAGHDAD499	COALITION PROFILE: PM MALIKI'S STATE OF LAW [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a significant move toward political independence, PM Maliki announced the formation of the State of Law Alliance (SLA) in October 2009, distancing himself from the Iraqi National Alliance (INA),the dominant Shi'a-led coalition. Despite its strong ties to Iran, SLA [...]	2010-02-24 14:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IR IZ

10BAGHDAD500	DETAINEE RELEASES AND TARGETING APPROVAL CHANGES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: U.S. forces transferred thirteen detainees captured in Maysan in a joint U.S.-Iraqi operation in accordance with demands by the PM and terms of the Security Agreement. After an initial transfer of nine of the detainees, the Prime Minister ordered high value target [...]	2010-02-24 15:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PTER IZ
10BAGHDAD501	COALITION PROFILE: COALITION FOR IRAQ'S UNITY [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-24 17:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ KDEM PGOV
10BAGHDAD502	IN LIMBO, MUTLAQ REQUESTS U.S. HELP [...] (C) SUMMARY: With little prospect that political colleagues will take action on his behalf, MP Saleh al-Mutlaq is seeking U.S. and UNAMI intervention to reinstate him on the ballot. He also urged the United States to "isolate" Ahmad Chalabi, who he thought would continue to press his malici [...]	2010-02-24 19:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD505	PRT NINEWA: IRAQI CHRISTIANS FEEL UNDER SIEGE IN [...] (U) This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (U) Summary. The city of Mosul's estimated 3,000 Christians, an already diminishing community, has suffered another round of targeted violence. Over the first three weeks of February, assailants have brutally assassina [...]	2010-02-25 12:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER KIRF PINS KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD506	PALESTINIAN REFUGEES IN IRAQ - TARGETED VIOLENCE DOWN BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR reports that it has not seen an increase in targeted violence against Palestinians in Iraq. It does report an increase in: accounts of harassment at the many checkpoints found throughout Iraq; reports of arbitrary and targeted detentions following terrorist incidents in B [...]	2010-02-25 13:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD507	MEK/ASHRAF: GOI PLANS TO RELOCATE MEK ON HOLD FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 24 meeting with Emboffs and USF-I officials, the Chairman of the GOI's Ashraf Committee responsible for the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MeK) stated the following: (1) The GOI has no plans to move the MeK for the foreseeable future given the national elections and the [...]	2010-02-25 15:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CVIS IR IZ
10BAGHDAD508	PRT TEAM LEADERS CONFERENCE: TRANSITION ISSUES AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Baghdad's Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) held its quarterly Team Leaders Conference of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) at Embassy Baghdad. Embassy, NEA, and military officials briefed Team Leaders on the state of play regarding the national election scheduled [...]	2010-02-25 16:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PGOV
10BAGHDAD509	IRAQI ELECTION CAMPAIGN WEEK TWO: POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Election campaigning intensified as the second week of the official campaign season drew to a close. Iraqis were bombarded by campaign ads through a variety of media; some poster-filled city streets took on a decidedly garish look. Many Iraqi political leaders, including senior [...]	2010-02-25 17:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD510	AUSTR DELANEY VISIT: GOI PROGRESS ON LABOR RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: The Shura Council has completed its constitutional review of a draft labor code and will send it to the Council of Ministers "in the coming days," Shura President Ghazi Milo Ibrahim al-Janabi told Assistant United States Trade Representative Michael Delaney during Delaney's Februa [...]	2010-02-26 11:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KBCT ECON ETRD XF IZ
10BAGHDAD512	DE-BA,ATHIFICATION, ELECTION VIOLATIONS, MAR START [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C/REL) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Much as it is dominating the business of governing in Muthanna (reftel A),anti-Ba,athist sentiment is a dominant theme of the campaign, for the moment. The furor is squeezing out other, more traditional campa [...]	2010-02-26 14:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
10BAGHDAD513	PRT NAJAF: FORMER OIL MINISTER AND COR CANDIDATE [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Najaf parliamentary candidate and former Oil Minister Ibrahim Bahr-Uloum (Iraqi National Alliance/Independent) met PRT Team Leader February 18 to discuss his campaign and the impact of de-Ba'athificati [...]	2010-02-26 15:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL KDEM OESC IZ
10BAGHDAD514	PRT KIRKUK: KURDISH CAMPAIGN BEHAVIOR - UNHEEDED [...] This is a Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary. Politically motivated intimidation, vandalism and threats of violence in Kirkuk did not subside following the provincial governor's emergency meeting, calling on political parties to cease irresponsible behavior [...]	2010-02-26 15:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ
10BAGHDAD515	RRT ERBIL: PUK-GORAN VIOLENCE CONTINUES [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary: A series of violent incidents beginning February 16 involving shootings and stabbings between supporters of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Goran (Kurdish for "change") political movement has ra [...]	2010-02-27 13:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KTER KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD516	RRT ERBIL: EFFORTS TO CONTROL CLASHES IN [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary: Sulaimaniyah's election security committee broadcast the decision February 19 to ban all outdoor campaign activities in Sulaimaniyah province between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. through the end of the [...]	2010-02-27 14:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC KTER IZ
10BAGHDAD517	COALITION PROFILE: TAWAFUQ CONFRONTS DIMINISHED [...] (C) Summary: The Tawafuq coalition, centered around the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) and once the predominant Sunni group in parliament, is in a state of continued decline as it heads into the March 7 elections. Down to only 25 seats in the Council of Representatives (COR) and with the loss of f [...]	2010-02-27 16:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD518	MOBILE BANKING - GREAT POTENTIAL IN IRAQ, BUT OBSTACLES [...] (SBU) This cable contains substantial input from Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),DoD's Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TF BSO) and USF-I, J-6 (Communications and Information Systems Directorate). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: With two cell phones for every three Iraqis [...]	2010-02-28 03:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EFIN ECON EAID IZ
10BAGHDAD519	PRT MAYSAN: IRAQI NATIONAL ALLIANCE POISED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Well-respected local political observers predict that Iraqi National Alliance (INA) candidates may capture seven of Maysan,s ten Council of Representative (COR) seats. Provincial INA leaders successfully exploited anti-Ba'athist sentiment, appeared strong in the aft [...]	2010-02-28 07:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
10BAGHDAD52	PM MALIKI ON BLACKWATER, OIL CONTRACTS, UM QASR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi PM Maliki told the Ambassador January 7 that he was very satisfied with recent counterterrorism operations mounted in the Mosul area, attributing some of the success to measures he had implemented in the past that were providing the critical institutional support required t [...]	2010-01-08 14:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PTER IZ IR
10BAGHDAD520	HUMAM AL-HAMMUDI: ELECTION PROSPECTS AND U.S. ROLE [...] (C) Summary: Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) bloc leader Humam al-Hammudi was optimistic regarding the election and believed the Iraqi National Alliance (INA) and State of Law Alliance (SLA) were in very close competition. He welcomed U.S. and UNAMI efforts, especially monitoring, to s [...]	2010-02-28 07:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL
10BAGHDAD521	MOD/MOI PERSONNEL CHURN INDICATIVE OF POLITICAL [...] (SECRET/NOFORN) SUMMARY: February 24 media accounts of renewed de-Ba'athification are not new; rather, they represent the culling of up to 376 MoD and MoI personnel previously reported in mid- and senior-level personnel assignments. Many of these personnel movements, however, arguably are unre [...]	2010-02-28 07:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS MCAP IZ
10BAGHDAD522	DIWANIYAH PROVINCE: DE-BA,ATHIFICATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Diwaniyah Province officials have eased up on their de-Ba,athification campaign, and in their conversations with PRToffs they now downplay plans for its implementation. Yet the de-Ba,athification issue lingers in the suspension of First Deputy Governor Ab,d Muslim Ghazali, a [...]	2010-02-28 07:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
10BAGHDAD523	PRT NINEWA: ARCHBISHOP OF NINEWA DESCRIBES CLIMATE [...] (U) This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary. Ninewa's Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Emile Nouna, meeting with USG officials for the first time since his January installation, described how Christian families are leaving Mosul after a recent spate of ta [...]	2010-02-28 08:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINS KIRF IZ
10BAGHDAD526	RRT ERBIL: KURDISTAN ISLAMIC PARTY LEADERS ON [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary. The Ambassador,s Senior Advisor to Northern Iraq (SANI),RRT Team Leader, and RRT staff met separately with Salahaddin Bahauddin, leader of the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) and Ali Bapir, leader of the Kurdis [...]	2010-02-28 14:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD53	PRESS REPORTS OF SUNNI MP CANDIDATE'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 7 a spate of press stories in Iraq and in the U.S. reported that Saleh Mutlaq, MP and a senior leader of the leading Sunni-majority political coalition, had been barred from running for a seat in the Council of Representatives under de-Bathification provisions of the [...]	2010-01-08 16:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD534	PRT ANBAR: TENSION BETWEEN ANBAR POLICE AND [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Tension between the Iraqi Police and the judiciary was on display at the weekly Anbar Operations Command meeting covering security issues. Similar feelings were present at PRToffs meeting with Provincial Chief Judge Mohammed Al-Kubaisi. END S [...]	2010-02-28 15:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS IZ
10BAGHDAD535	LESSONS LEARNED FROM IDP RETURNS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Community leaders from south Baghdad's Saydiya neighborhood report that approximately 7,200 displaced families have returned since early 2008 and that around 1,400 families have not returned but rent out their homes. (NOTE: Baghdad ePRT tracking data from police statistics sh [...]	2010-02-28 15:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD537	COALITION PROFILE: THE IRAQI NATIONAL ALLIANCE [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi National Alliance (INA) was officially formed on August 24, 2009 and is often seen as the successor of the pan-Shi'a United Iraqi Alliance (UIA),which captured a plurality of votes in the 2005 national elections. Comprised of 32 entities, including a small number of tok [...]	2010-02-28 16:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD59	CSI IRAQ: FORENSIC SCIENCE REGAINING FOOTHOLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Forty years ago Iraq was a leading center in the Middle East for scientific and medical evidence and the rule of law. Many senior Iraqi Police Officers involved in the forensics program have worked in the forensic field for over 20 years, and the GOI is, with US, UK, and Austra [...]	2010-01-10 08:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PHUM IZ KCRM
10BAGHDAD61	DIYALA PROVINCE: PERCEPTIONS OF SECTARIANISM [...] (U) This is a Diyala Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary: A spate of arrests and assassinations of Sunni leaders and a perception of sectarian bias among the Iraqi Police in the strategically important Muqdadiyah area of Diyala are undermining reconciliation efforts [...]	2010-01-10 15:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PTER KISL KIRF KCOR SOCI IZ
10BAGHDAD63	FALLOUT OVER BLACKWATER CONTINUES, ALBEIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The public upset over the decision of U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina to dismiss the charges against former Blackwater employees for their role in the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqis in September 2007 has quieted, but there continue to be repercussions. The Embassy and CODEL McCai [...]	2010-01-11 11:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PREL ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD64	KRG OFFICIALS ON ARTICLE 140 AND KIRKUK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with senior leaders of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),the Ambassador's Senior Advisor for Northern Iraqi (SANI) emphasized U.S. support for a negotiated, consensus-based solution to Kirkuk. SANI stressed to Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Kamal Kirkuki an [...]	2010-01-11 14:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM USNC IZ
10BAGHDAD65	LETTER OF CONDOLENCE FOR VP BIDEN FROM IRAQI VP [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-11 15:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD70	IRAQI PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Senators John McCain (R/AZ),Joseph Lieberman (I/CT),John Barrasso (R/WY),and John Thune (R/SD) on January 5, 2009 held meetings with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Vice President Adil Abd al-Mahdi to discuss the recent Blackwater ruling, upcoming Iraqi national election, an [...]	2010-01-11 15:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL
10BAGHDAD71	PM ADVISOR CITES IMPACT OF BLACKWATER DECISION ON [...] (C) Summary: PM Advisor Sadiq Rikabi told Pol M/C January 10 that the Blackwater decision would greatly complicate efforts to settle the Saddam-era civil claims of American citizens, and telegraphed that the GOI intended to use the decision as a lever in its bargaining on the level of compen [...]	2010-01-11 18:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC KJUS PREF IZ
10BAGHDAD73	VISAS VIPER: JANUARY 2010 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: 03 Jan 2010 CHAIR: DCM Robert Ford COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: DCM, FBI, POL-MIL, ECON, CONS, MNF-I (CJ9),DHS, MNF-I (C2X) 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION ON THE F [...]	2010-01-12 05:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ
10BAGHDAD74	S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL: WOMEN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the absence of comprehensive data, trafficking of women and girls for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and indentured servitude in Iraq appears to be a persistent and widespread problem. As the Government of Iraq (GOI) has not taken significant steps to [...]	2010-01-12 05:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM TIP AID SGWI TRSY ODAG
10BAGHDAD79	NAJAF GOVERNOR ON PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRT, including the Team Leader, Public Diplomacy Officer, the Chief Engineer, and one of our Linguists, met with Gov. Adnan Al-Zurfi January 5 to discuss a range of topics including a post-election Shia alliance, security, the Najaf International Airport, and the elections. Z [...]	2010-01-12 14:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KCOR KISL KTFN PREL ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD82	Iraq Likely to Gain EITI Candidacy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Iraq's political leaders renewed their support for improved transparency of oil export revenues and the country is now poised for candidacy status in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). During a conference January 10-11, the Ministry of Oil Inspector Gene [...]	2010-01-13 08:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV KCOR EFIN ECON IZ NO
10BAGHDAD83	DETERIORATING CONDITIONS AT THE ANBAR DETENTION [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During a series of December visits to the Hurricane Point Judicial Complex in Ramadi, PRTOffs discovered unsafe and unsanitary conditions at the recently occupied detention facility. The principal cause of these condition [...]	2010-01-13 08:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM
10BAGHDAD87	PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HALTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite encouraging signs just a few months ago, progress on establishing an independent Human Rights Commission has been halted as Iraq's political factions squabble over who should serve on the Committee of Experts that will ultimately select the Commission's directors. Iraqi po [...]	2010-01-13 11:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
10BAGHDAD89	IN WAKE OF ATTACKS, ANBAR GOVERNMENT SIDESTEPS [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The December 30 attacks against the Provincial Government Center in Anbar resulted in the resignation of the Provincial Chief of Police. The direct involvement of Prime Minister Maliki and Sahwa party head Sheikh Ahmed ab [...]	2010-01-13 12:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KCOR KISL KTFN PREL ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD90	AMBASSADOR PRESSES AL-MALIKI ON AL-MUTLAQ [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-13 13:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD91	RRT ERBIL: NO SIGN PUK-GORAN TENSIONS ABATING IN [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (U) Summary: Recent violence in Sulaimaniyah Province (details reported reftel) may foreshadow a rough and dirty political struggle between the PUK and Goran ("Change") Movement in the runup to the March 7 national elections. Everyone from KRG PM Salih [...]	2010-01-13 14:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD92	AMBASSADOR PRESSES AL-MALIKI ON AL-MUTLAQ [...] (C) Summary: In a difficult January 12 meeting, Iraqi PM al-Maliki strongly defended the actions against Sunni politician Saleh al-Mutlaq, insisting that no one could intervene in the process and that those who worry about sectarian tensions are "blowing things out of proportion." In respons [...]	2010-01-13 14:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD93	NAJAF ELECTIONS DIRECTOR REPORTS ON POLLING [...] (U) This is a Najaf Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. PRT Najaf met with the Najaf Governorate Electoral Office (GEO) Director Bushra Kadhum Al-Zamily and Deputy Director Anwar Tha'aban Abid Ali regarding preparations for the upcoming elections. Director [...]	2010-01-13 14:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD94	ATTACKS STRIKE LOCAL ANBAR COUNTERRORISM UNIT [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Anbar (Ramadi) reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On January 7, a series of coordinated IED attacks targeted key members of the Counterterrorism Unit (CTU),Iraqi Police (IP),and judicial system in the central Anbar province cit [...]	2010-01-13 15:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD96	UNCERTAINTY ABOUT PRESIDENCY COUNCIL, PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Constitutional Review Committee of parliament drafted a series of proposed constitutional amendments in July 2009. If approved by an absolute majority in parliament before the end of the current term in mid-March, the Constitution provides that the amendments wou [...]	2010-01-13 16:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD97	THE WAY FORWARD ON THE AL-MUTLAQ CONTROVERSY [...] (C) Summary: The controversy that has erupted over the possible barring of Sunni political leader Saleh al-Mutlaq has highlighted some of the swirling political cross-currents evident in the run-up to Iraqi elections in March. Few if any contacts have anything good to say about Mutlaq but ma [...]	2010-01-13 16:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
10BAKU107	GRAND AYATOLLAH TO KHAMEINI: FREE PRISONERS, MAKE [...] (C) Iranian source briefed Baku Iran watcher on an alleged February 9 meeting in Tehran between Supreme Leader Khameini and Grand Ayatollah Musavi-Ardebili. The source, a relative by marriage of Ardebili's, is a longtime Baku Iran watche contact who has credibly demonstrated access to a wide [...]	2010-02-16 12:30:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM AJ IR
10BAKU108	IRAN: OVERVIEW OF 22 BAHMAN PROTESTS OUTSIDE [...] (C) The following provides an overview of February 11/22 Bahman opposition protests and official activities in several provincial Iranian cities. Information was obtained by Baku Iran watcher via an outreach/reporting effort involving information obtained from Baku-based Iranians and multiple [...]	2010-02-16 13:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL AJ IR
10BAKU11	WHY WE NEED A DEMOCRACY DIALOGUE WITH AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past year the democracy and human rights situation has worsened in Azerbaijan, harming the long-term stability of the country and our bilateral relations. Azerbaijan continues to be a strategically important country for the United States, particularly in terms of securi [...]	2010-01-07 11:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
10BAKU117	KREMLIN FREQUENT FLYER NARYSHKIN BRINGS SOFT POWER [...] (C) Summary. Sergey Naryshkin, the head of the Russian Presidential Administration, completed another high-profile visit to Baku - his fifth since President Aliyev's second presidential term began in October 2008 - from January 22-24. Naryshkin's visits combine close-hold diplomacy with Pres [...]	2010-02-18 13:46:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR RU AM AJ
10BAKU118	AZERBAIJAN: S/GWI FY2010 PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] SUMMARY: Per reftel, this cable summarizes the three prioritized Post proposals addressing (1)prevention of gender-based violence through public awareness in IDP populated areas in the outskirts of Baku; (2) legal empowerment of women through education and individualized legal support in isola [...]	2010-02-19 14:09:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM AID COM TSY AJ KWMN PREL
10BAKU12	AZERBAIJAN: THE MARKET FOR LABOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's Range Rover class may be awash in wealth as oil exports continue to grow, but we see no evidence that oil wealth has transformed wages at the bottom end of the salary scale. The largest employer of unskilled Azeri labor is the construction sector; the number of j [...]	2010-01-07 13:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRA EINV EIND AJ
10BAKU120	AZERBAIJAN: AFGHAN TRAINING SUPPORT DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche to Anar Jahangirli, chief of the Security Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jahangirli was unable to confirm Azerbaijani participation at the 23 February Force Generation Conference, but said that the Ministry of Defense had been prope [...]	2010-02-22 09:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PGOV PREL AF AJ
10BAKU121	AZERBAIJANI RESPONSE TO CITES DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] (U) Post delivered reftel talking points of CITES demarche to Tahir Hashimzade from the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan at a meeting on afternoon of Friday, February 19. 2. (U) Hashimzade said that Azerbaijan's plans were to vote according to our request at the upcom [...]	2010-02-22 10:58:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV
10BAKU123	KAZAKH CIO TRIP TO BAKU AND YEREVAN "ONLY FOR [...] (C) Summary: Kazakhstan's Embassy eagerly denied to Poloff that FM Kanat Saudabayev, visiting Baku February 14-15 as OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CIO),brought any new proposals with him relating to Nagorno-Karabakh (NK),contrary to local media reporting. The Embassy emphasized that the Minister [...]	2010-02-23 12:21:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR AJ AM
10BAKU126	KHAMEINI REPORTEDLY COMMITTED TO LIMITED [...] (S) According to a Baku-based Iranian source with previously demonstrated access to information on inner-regime and reformist politics, Rafsanjani has obtained a written commitment from Supreme Leader Khameini to release large numbers of prisoners, return Revolutionary Guard detachments to th [...]	2010-02-25 05:18:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER AJ AF PK IR
10BAKU127	AZERBAIJAN: WHO OWNS WHAT VOL. 2 - THE MINISTER OF [...] (S) SUMMARY: This cable is the second in a series that profiles the most powerful families in Azerbaijan, both in terms of economic and political power. This issue features Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov and his family. Heydarov was previously Chairman of the State Customs Com [...]	2010-02-25 05:18:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ECON EINV EIND ETRD KCOR PINR PGOV RS KS IR
10BAKU129	KHAMEINI REPORTEDLY COMMITTED TO LIMITED [...] (S) According to a Baku-based Iranian source with previously demonstrated access to information on inner-regime and reformist politics, Rafsanjani has obtained a written commitment from Supreme Leader Khameini to release large numbers of prisoners, return Revolutionary Guard detachments to th [...]	2010-02-25 05:18:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER AJ AF PK IR
10BAKU130	KHAMEINI REPORTEDLY COMMITTED TO LIMITED [...] (S) According to a Baku-based Iranian source with previously demonstrated access to information on inner-regime and reformist politics, Rafsanjani has obtained a written commitment from Supreme Leader Khameini to release large numbers of prisoners, return Revolutionary Guard detachments to th [...]	2010-02-25 05:18:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER AJ AF PK IR
10BAKU132	AZERBAIJAN: CHANGES TO MEDIA LAW CONSTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's Parliament on February 12 approved changes to media legislation that further restrict journalists from gathering and disseminating information while reinforcing the government's ability to investigate the public. In an already constrained media environment, these ch [...]	2010-02-25 06:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
10BAKU134	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT TO U/S BURNS: "YOU CAN'T [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev used this coarse street slang to describe the relationship between Russian President Medvedev and PM Putin, but he might well have used the same idiom to describe his concerns about Turkey-Armenia reconciliation and the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) Peace Process. He to [...]	2010-02-25 08:15:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ETRD AJ AM RS IR TU
10BAKU135	AZERBAIJAN: OUR TELECOMS OFFICER IS SELIM [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Baku is pleased to inform EEB/CIP that our Telecommunications Policy Officer (TPO) is Mr. Selim Ariturk. We expect Mr. Ariturk will be at post until the end of May, at which time he will be succeeded by Ms. Olga Romanova, who will also succeed him as TPO. LU [...]	2010-02-25 12:03:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS AJ
10BAKU136	AZERBAIJAN 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Embassy submits answers to reftel questions on Trafficking in Persons in Azerbaijan. Point of contact is Poloff Joanna Ganson and she can be reach by phone 994-12-498-0335, fax 994-12-465-6671, and email gansonjh@state.gov. Estimated number of hours spent on thi [...]	2010-02-25 13:21:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL PINR KTIP ELAB KMCA PREF
10BAKU137	AZERBAIJAN: FATIMA ZAHRA MOSQUE AWAITS ITS FATE [...] (U) The Fatima Zahra mosque located in the Yeni Guneshli area of Baku's Surakhani District remains closed, and its construction is frozen amid press reporting and statements by religious officials criticizing the potential destruction of the mosque. 2. (C) In early February 2010, Po [...]	2010-02-26 12:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM IR AJ
10BAKU138	HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NOW FOCUS ON RELIGIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 22 poloff met with three of Azerbaijan's leading human rights defenders for an update on their major concerns. Topping their list were increasing Iranian-inspired religiosity and property rights, as well as political prisoners and NGO registration problems. The righ [...]	2010-02-26 12:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL KIRF KISL IR AJ
10BAKU14	AZERBAIJAN: TREASURY A/S COHEN DISCUSSES AML/CTF [...] (U) SUMMARY: During his first visit to Baku, October 21-22, Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, David S. Cohen, met with Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) officials and private sector business representatives. In meetings with the Minister Finance, Chairman of the [...]	2010-01-08 08:20:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SNAR EIND PGOV PTER AJ
10BAKU15	AZERBAIJAN: MOED READY TO RE-ENGAGE ON NEXT ROUND [...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. - Azerbaijan Economic Partnership Commission last met in November 2008; prior to that, meetings took place roughly annually, alternating between Baku and Washington. These meetings were successful in sending a message about U.S. commitment to a more transparent business [...]	2010-01-08 08:20:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD BTIO EFIN KCOR KIPR AJ TU GG
10BAKU16	EXBS: AZERBAIJAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - December [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-08 12:48:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AJ
10BAKU17	POLICE BRUTALITY IN NAKHCHIVAN VILLAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 27, 28 and January 5, police allegedly arrested and mistreated hundreds of residents of a small village in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan. The OSCE Office in Baku, through conversations with residents of the village now living in Baku, was able to confirm the b [...]	2010-01-08 12:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
10BAKU24	AZERBAIJAN: ENGAGEMENT ON WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] (SBU) This cable answers reftel questions on USG engagement on women's issues in Azerbaijan. 2. (SBU) Provide details on current women's issues programs which highlight Post's work with civil society, NGOs, local governments, international or regional organizations, and other relevant inter [...]	2010-01-12 13:03:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KWMN AJ
10BAKU27	AZERBAIJAN: POLOFF AND LES FACE HARASSMENT IN [...] (SBU) At 1100 local January 13, a group composed of Poloff, a political LES and the DCM of the Norwegian Embassy in Baku were harassed by an angry crowd while visiting the village of Bananiyar in the autonomous exclave of Nakhchivan to investigate the events reported in Reftel. On approaching [...]	2010-01-13 13:42:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC AJ
10BAKU30	REVOLUTION IN THE REVOLUTION: UNDERSTANDING IRAN'S [...] (C) Iran has one of the largest state-owned sectors in the world, and privatization has long been an official part of state policy. This "View from Baku" report examines the reality behind Iran's recent privatization effort, based on a wide variety of Baku Iran watcher discussions with Irania [...]	2010-01-14 14:09:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ECON PGOV EINV AJ RU IR
10BAKU32	AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR MORNINGSTAR MEETING WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On January 15, Ambassador Morningstar met with President Ilham Aliyev, and separately with Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, to discuss the status of various issues in the region and emphasize the U.S. desire to maintain strong bilateral relations with Azerbaijan. They [...]	2010-01-15 14:28:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EIND EPET PGOV PREL PTER TU AM AJ
10BAKU39	AZERBAIJAN: DIPLOMATS HARASSED IN NAKHCHIVAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As detailed in reftel A, on December 28 and January 5, police mistreated hundreds and arrested dozens of residents of Bananyar, a small village in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan. Poloff and a political LES joined the Norwegian DCM on a fact-finding trip to Nakhchivan on Ja [...]	2010-01-19 13:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KIRF AJ
10BAKU49	AZERBAIJAN: FOREIGN MINISTER BLAMES THE U.S. FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: During Ambassador Morningstar's January 15 meeting with Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, Charge took the opportunity to draw the Minister's attention to the recent incident in Nakhchivan (ref A) and the Charge's earlier discussion with Deputy Foreign Minister Sadiqov. The exchang [...]	2010-01-25 12:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KDM AJ
10BAKU50	AZERBAIJAN: FM EXPECTED AT LONDON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 13:06:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
10BAKU51	AZERBAIJAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] This cable contains Post's Investment Climate Statement for 2010 and includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requirements and Incent [...]	2010-01-25 13:12:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC AJ
10BAKU54	AZERBAIJAN: WHO OWNS WHAT? PART 1 - THE FIRST [...] (S) SUMMARY: This cable is the first in a series that will highlight the most powerful families in Azerbaijan, both in terms of economic and political power. In this opening issue, we profile the family of First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva (born Mehriban Pashayeva),and her uncle, former Azerbaijani [...]	2010-01-27 13:10:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ECON EINV EIND ETRD KCOR PINR PGOV AJ
10BAKU59	EXBS: AZERBAIJAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - January [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-29 06:35:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AJ
10BAKU63	IRAN: CHILD MALNUTRITION, DRUG USE, DRUG LABS AFFLICT URBAN POOR [...] (C) Baku Iran Watcher met with a two Iranian NGO leaders who focus on children's rights and drug addiction problems in poor areas on Tehran and other cities. Among other activities the NGO operates child-feeding programs that support approximately 4,000 families. The pair work in some of th [...]	2010-02-01 09:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AF AJ ECON IR PGOV PHUM SNAR UN
10BAKU65	AZERBAIJAN: THREE AZERBAIJANI PROSECUTORS TRAINED AT USDOJ [...] SUMMARY: In April 2009, three Azeri prosecutors went with the DOJ OPDAT Resident Legal Advisor on an INL funded study-tour to the DOJ National Advocacy Center (NAC) Columbia, South Carolina. Under the RLA's supervision, they took an intensive two-week trial advocacy course. Each of these thre [...]	2010-02-02 07:29:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SNAR KJUS OTRA KCRM KCOR AJ
10BAKU69	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR CLAIMS NAKHCHIVAN POLICE [...] (C) On January 29, Senior Presidential Advisor for Law Enforcement Fuad Alesgarov told the Charge that "I don't know if there were Interior Ministry abuses in Bananyar village (of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic),but if there were, we had to do it to fight religious extremism." He continu [...]	2010-02-02 13:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP AJ IR
10BAKU77	AZERBAIJAN: MEETING WITH BP PRESIDENT JAVANSHIR [...] (C): Charge Lu and Energy Officer met with BP President Rashid Javanshir and British Ambassador Dr. Carolyn Browne on February 1. Javanshir reviewed the January 22 meeting in Baku between President Aliyev and BP Head of Exploration and Production (E&P) and Board Member Andy Inglis. Aliyev t [...]	2010-02-03 14:29:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU IR AJ
10BAKU79	AZERBAIJAN GOVERNMENT COMMENTS ON MOBILIZING [...] (C) Baku Iran Affairs Officer vigorously delivered reftel talking points on February 2 to Elchin Huseynli, MFA point man on the Iranian nuclear program. Huseynli, reports directly to GOAJ Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov, and was accompanied by his deputy, Aykan Hajizada. 2. (C) Husey [...]	2010-02-04 13:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL UNSC OSCE RU IR AJ
10BAKU83	AZERBAIJAN: NAKHCHIVAN AUTHORITIES REPORT RELEASE [...] (C) Summary: OSCE Ambassador Cankorel told Charge that during his January 28-29 visit to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and Bananyar village, the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet, Vasib Talibov, told him that the criminal case was closed on the Bananyar village incident (reftels B-D). More [...]	2010-02-08 14:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ IR PGOV PHUM
10BAKU86	BAKU SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS' FEBRUARY 19 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Baku will be a welcome demonstration of high-level attention to Azerbaijan as the Turkey-Armenia normalization process moves toward a conclusion. Baku is plainly seeking assurances that the United States will continue to engage on Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) after the Tur [...]	2010-02-09 14:32:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD EPET ENRG PHUM KDEM AJ AM TU
10BAKU91	IRAN: JAFARI REPORTEDLY SLAPS AHMEDINEJAD AT SNSC [...] (S) Baku Iran watcher met with an Iranian opposition journalist and former political prisoner (protect) who has demonstrated a wide range of Iranian political and governmental contacts (including relatives). The contact has been known to Iran watcher for over a year, and has reportedly accur [...]	2010-02-10 12:22:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PARM PHUM AJ IR
10BAKU92	VIEW FROM BAKU - "IRAN CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS" [...] (C) Over the last ten days Baku Iran watcher has met with over a dozen Iranian contacts to obtain their insights and expectations on the upcoming 22 Bahman/February 11 opposition demonstrations in Iran. Contacts polled included Iranian bankers, wealthy businessmen, NGO figures, journalists, [...]	2010-02-10 12:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL PHUM AJ IR
10BAKU93	VIEW FROM BAKU - "IRAN CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS" [...] (C) Over the last ten days Baku Iran watcher has met with over a dozen Iranian contacts to obtain their insights and expectations on the upcoming 22 Bahman/February 11 opposition demonstrations in Iran. Contacts polled included Iranian bankers, wealthy businessmen, NGO figures, journalists, [...]	2010-02-10 13:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL PHUM AJ IR
10BAKU97	VIEW FROM BAKU - "IRAN CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS" [...] (C) Over the last ten days Baku Iran watcher has met with over a dozen Iranian contacts to obtain their insights and expectations on the upcoming 22 Bahman/February 11 opposition demonstrations in Iran. Contacts polled included Iranian bankers, wealthy businessmen, NGO figures, journalists, managem [...]	2010-02-11 10:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL PHUM AJ IR
10BAKU98	IRAN: JAFARI REPORTEDLY SLAPS AHMEDINEJAD AT SNSC [...] (S) Baku Iran watcher met with xxxxx (strictly protect - see reftels). He who Got Slapped ------------------ 2. (S) According to source, President Ahmedinejad surprised other SNSC members by taking a surprisingly liberal posture during a mid January post-Ashura meeting of the SNSC called to disc [...]	2010-02-11 10:23:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PARM PHUM AJ IR
10BAMAKO102	MALIAN PRESS REPORTS THAT GOM RELEASED AQIM [...] (SBU) On February 19, the Malian newspaper l'Independant carried a front page news story stating that in an extraordinary session beginning at 6:30 a.m. on the morning of February 18, the judge presiding over the court of first instance of Bamako's Commune III released four Al Qaeda in the L [...]	2010-02-19 13:36:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	ML PREL PTER
10BAMAKO11	MALIAN PRESIDENT ADDRESSES DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON [...] (C) Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) followed his annual formal New Year,s greeting to the diplomatic corps with a lengthy private discourse on the problems he is facing in the north of Mali. While acknowledging Mali's own shortcomings and without mentioning particular nations [...]	2010-01-07 15:27:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ML PGOV PREL PTER
10BAMAKO114	MALI'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-25 15:57:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID ETRD EINT EAGR ECPS ML
10BAMAKO13	MALI SEEKS AGREMENT FOR AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE MAMADOU [...] (SBU) The Embassy received on January 8 a diplomatic note (dated January 4) from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali in Bamako. The note seeks the USG's agrement for the appointment of Mamadou Traore as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotent [...]	2010-01-11 14:26:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OFDP ML
10BAMAKO17	AQIM SEEKING INTERMEDIARY IN MAURITANIA VIA MALIAN [...] (S/NF) Presidential advisor Kader Bah called PolCouns on the evening of 01/05/10 to inform that he had received a request from AQIM via Mohamed ould Mataly to facilitate contact with someone in Mauritania close to President Aziz who could be an intermediary for negotiations. By way of backgro [...]	2010-01-12 14:50:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL ML
10BAMAKO26	RADIO KAYIRA JOURNALIST ARRESTED, THEN FREED [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 31, 2009, police in Kita, Mali, arrested Noumouke Sidibe, a journalist for the opposition Radio Kayira group of radio stations. Local authorities accused Sidibe of having used his radio show to incite the July 15, 2009 riots in Kita that occurred following the shoot [...]	2010-01-15 12:08:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM ML
10BAMAKO31	TOWN HALL MEETING: 2009 FORUM GIVES MALIANS [...] (U) On December 10, 2009, the 14th Democracy Forum was held at Bamako International Convention Center. Started in 1992 by then-President Alpha Oumar Konare, the Forum is the Malian equivalent of an American town hall meeting - an opportunity for citizens to present questions and complaints di [...]	2010-01-21 13:33:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM ML

10BAMAKO44	DEPUTY NIAID DIRECTOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT AMADOU [...] (C) On January 13, Charge and the Deputy Director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),Dr. Hugh Auchincloss, met with Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT). ATT was accompanied by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mrs. Siby Ginet [...]	2010-01-27 14:31:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI NIH ML
10BAMAKO46	CHARGE AND MCC SENIOR ADVISOR CASSANDRA BUTTS MEET [...] (C) On January 14, Charge and Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Cassandra Butts met with Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT). The President was accompanied by his Secretary General, Mr. Diango Cissoko, the Chair of the MCA-Mali [...]	2010-01-28 11:46:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON MCC ML
10BAMAKO48	MALI - GHFSI DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY [...] (U) Embassy Bamako is pleased to submit its Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI) diplomatic strategy paper. Post has a robust plan to foster agricultural development. It coordinates closely with the Government of Mali (GOM) and international donor partners. We have identified s [...]	2010-01-29 11:11:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PREL ML
10BAMAKO49	MALI APPROVES A CONTENTIOUS 2010 BUDGET [...] Summary: Mali's National Assembly approved the 2010 budget, also known as the finance law, on December 18. The law passed by a wide margin in spite of concern in the preceding weeks from opposition political parties about the irregular way the GOM was accounting for revenue from privatized par [...]	2010-01-31 11:12:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID EINT PREL PGOV
10BAMAKO52	KIDNAPPING AND LIBERATION OF KOUNTA LEADER [...] (S) Summary: In the early morning of Jan 22, Kounta traditional chief and Mayor of Anafis Baba ould Sidi Elmoctar was kidnapped from his residence in Anafis in theKidal region. POL sources concur that Telemsi Arab smugglers kidnapped the octogenarian leader as a reprisal for an ambush ould Sidi Elm [...]	2010-02-01 11:22:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	PTER KCRM PINS PGOV ML
10BAMAKO53	MALI APPROVES A CONTENTIOUS 2010 BUDGET [...] Summary: Mali's National Assembly approved the 2010 budget, also known as the finance law, on December 18. The law passed by a wide margin in spite of concern in the preceding weeks from opposition political parties about the irregular way the GOM was accounting for revenue from privatized par [...]	2010-02-01 11:23:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID EINT PREL PGOV
10BAMAKO54	NEW INFORMATION ON CRASHED DRUG PLANE [...] (S) On January 12, [name redacted], provided PolCouns with copies of documents from the civil aviation authorities of Saudi Arabia and Guinea-Bissau he believed pertained to the Boeing 727 that crashed on take-off near the town of Tarkint in Northern Mali at the beginning of November 2009. The firs [...]	2010-02-01 11:59:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	KCRM PGOV PINS SNAR ML
10BAMAKO59	MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO PERSUADE IRAN'S ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) On February 1 Charge met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Al-Maamoun Keita to highlight U.S. efforts to mobilize diplomatic engagement with Iran in 2009, underscore the lack of a meaningful Iranian response, outline U.S. view of the necessity of increasing pressure on Iran [...]	2010-02-01 17:27:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PARM PREL UNSC
10BAMAKO66	MALI RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST: 2009 REPORT [...] This cable responds to Reftel A requests for information on child labor and forced labor for DOL congressional reporting requirements. Tasking 1 / TVPRA 2. The following answers, keyed toquestions in paragraph 15 of 2009 State 131995, are provided below: 1A) GOOD: As per paragraph 14 o [...]	2010-02-03 08:18:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND KTIP PHUM SOCI SIPDIS USAID ML
10BAMAKO75	MALIAN SECURITY SERVICE ARRESTS CHEIBANI OULD HAMA [...] (S) On February 2, 2010, Malian security forces apprehended Cheibani ould Hama (a.k.a. Alhassan ould Mohammed). Cheibani has been accused of participating in the kidnappings of four western tourists along the Mali/Niger border in late December 2008/early January 2009. These were later sold [...]	2010-02-09 09:27:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS PREL PTER ML
10BAMAKO77	MALI'S COURTS TAKE ON CORRUPTION IN SPECIAL SESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: From December 30, 2009 to January 29, 2010 the Court of Appeals of Bamako held a special session to try a series of corruption cases. Twelve cases were presented involving 52 defendants accused of having stolen a total of USD 3.7 million of public money. The cases covered a wid [...]	2010-02-09 09:27:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM ML
10BAMAKO79	YOUTH WING OF MALI'S LARGEST PARTY ELECTS NEW [...] On January 23-24, the youth wing of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA) held its third general congress in Bamako, with 250-300 delegates in attendance. By way of background, ADEMA is the party of former Malian President Alpha Oumar Konare and is the largest in the National Assembly. [...]	2010-02-09 16:47:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM ML
10BAMAKO8	ATT LAYS OUT PLANS IN NEW YEAR ADDRESS [...] (U) On December 31, Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) delivered his annual New Year's Address to the nation. The centerpiece of ATT,s address was the discussion of plans, first summarized on the occasion of his inaugural anniversary speech on June 8, 2009, for a constitutional revisi [...]	2010-01-06 13:20:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV ML
10BAMAKO90	CIVIL AVIATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MINISTRY OF [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-16 16:39:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ML
10BAMAKO98	NEW ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR TO MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (S) The new Algerian Ambassador to Mali, Nourredine Ayadi, paid what turned out to be much more than a courtesy call on the Ambassador on February 10. Ayadi said Algeria's and Mali's fate were tied together by history and geography. Unfortunately, the two countries have a very different app [...]	2010-02-19 12:50:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	MARR ML PREL PTER
10BAMAKO99	NEW ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR TO MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (S) The new Algerian Ambassador to Mali, Nourredine Ayadi, paid what turned out to be much more than a courtesy call on the Ambassador on February 10. Ayadi said Algeria's and Mali's fate were tied together by history and geography. Unfortunately, the two countries have a very different app [...]	2010-02-19 12:50:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	MARR ML PREL PTER
10BANDARSERIBEGAWAN12	NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW REGULATIONS FOR CREDIT CARDS AND [...] (SBU) The Government of Brunei (GOB) rang in the New Year with a series of immediately applicable personal credit card regulations enforced throughout the banking community. Raising minimum age limits, regulating card balance limits independent of bank control, and imposing mandated deposits w [...]	2010-01-15 07:48:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AMGT ETRD ECON BX
10BANDARSERIBEGAWAN18	Microsoft Finds Light At The End Of The [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-27 08:13:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EINV USTR BX
10BANDARSERIBEGAWAN32	BRUNEI DEBATING COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-16 00:35:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KINR BX
10BANDARSERIBEGAWAN38	BRUNEI CIRCLING WITH INTEREST USG SHARK PROPOSAL FOR CITES [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, DCM delivered demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations, Ms. Florence Chong. Ms. Chong indicated that the Government of Brunei is interested in attending COP 15 but has not yet determined which GoB officials will attend. Ms. Chong stated [...]	2010-02-25 00:02:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP BX
10BANDARSERIBEGAWAN6	BRUNEI'S EXPANDING ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Brunei has seen a relative increase in corruption case brought to trial as well as said trials receiving extensive media coverage. Most cases involve Government of Brunei (GoB) employees charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The GoB employees range from a career diplomat receivi [...]	2010-01-08 04:07:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KINR BX
10BANGKOK111	U.S. Support for Biotechnology Development in Thailand; [...] Summary and Comment: Agricultural biotechnology is widely accepted by the Thai scientific community, including Thai officials, but NGO and consumer groups continue to oppose biotech crops and foods (also known as genetically modified organisms or GMOs). Given Thailand's importance as the worl [...]	2010-01-14 07:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO BEXP SENV KPAO TH
10BANGKOK113	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES NEW MFA PERMANENT [...] (C) Summary. During a January 12 meeting with the new MFA Permanent Secretary Theerakun Niyom, the Ambassador and Theerakun explored opportunities for U.S. engagement in Thailand and the region, agreeing that additional U.S. involvement would be valuable for both nations. The Ambassador prev [...]	2010-01-14 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM APEC SMIG TH LA
10BANGKOK114	THAILAND: MFA REACTS STRONGLY TO AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador's opinion piece on the repatriation of the Lao Hmong in the Bangkok Post on January 13 triggered an immediate reaction from the RTG (full op-ed text included at para 7). The PM's office and MFA called first thing in the morning. PermSec Theerakul tasked the MFA Americas [...]	2010-01-14 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF TH
10BANGKOK125	BANGKOK PROPOSAL: 2009 AG-BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Bangkok requests $20,000 in funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs' (EEB) agricultural biotechnology outreach funds for FY2010. EEB's funding would support a workshop on the intersection of biotechnology, food security, rice production and the four [...]	2010-01-15 10:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BEXP SENV TH
10BANGKOK126	THAILAND PLANS TO ASSIST HAITI [...] (SBU) The RTG plans to provide $20,000 assistance to Haiti following the devastating earthquake on January 12, Phisek Panupat of MFA's Latin America Division confirmed to us. (Note: No information on how that money would be sent.) The RTG is forming an interagency team to examine what addition [...]	2010-01-19 00:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM TH
10BANGKOK146	THAILAND SUPPORTS U.S. INDICTMENT IN JUTHAMAS [...] (SBU) Summary. Per reftel request, we notified officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),the Office of the Attorney General (OAG),and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) January 17-18 regarding DOJ's intention to unseal an indictment against Juthamas Siriwan and her daug [...]	2010-01-19 09:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCOR KCRM TH
10BANGKOK147	SOUTHERN THAILAND: JUNE 2009 MOSQUE SHOOTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Sutthirak Kongsuwan, the prime suspect in the June 8, 2009 shooting at the Al Furqon mosque in Narathiwat, turned himself into Thai police on January 14 after months of pressure from Democrat Party politicians on security forces for progress in the case. Authorities announced t [...]	2010-01-19 10:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
10BANGKOK148	THAILAND INCREASES PLANNED CASH AID FOR HAITI, MOD [...] (SBU) We conveyed reftel U.S. appreciation for Thailand's assistance for Haiti relief efforts to Phisek Panupat of the Latin America Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs January 19. Phisek confirmed to us that the Thai Cabinet had decided earlier January 19 to increase Thailand's offer [...]	2010-01-19 11:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT TH HA
10BANGKOK149	THAILAND: RED-SHIRT CORE LEADERS TELL AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with top strategists of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD, or "red-shirts") on January 14 to engage them on UDD plans for anti-government protests in the new year. The Ambassador stressed the importance of the movement eschewing violence a [...]	2010-01-20 04:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK163	THAILAND SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD BUT LAGS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: ESTHoff discussed COP15 with Thailand's lead climate change negotiator on January 13; Ref A demarche was delivered to Minister of Environment on January 14. Both viewed the Copenhagen Accord positively. The PM will chair an interagency meeting on January 21 to start [...]	2010-01-20 07:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG KGCC SENV EAGR ECON ETRD TH
10BANGKOK165	CABINET RESHUFFLE UNFOLDS LARGELY ACCORDING TO PLAN [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Five new cabinet members took their oath of allegiance to King Bhumibol on January 18, completing a long-anticipated change to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's administration. While the changes affecting De [...]	2010-01-20 09:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
10BANGKOK166	BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) We visited the Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering (DAE) of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) January 12. Group Captain Wirisak, the Director of the DAE's Air Supply Division, and his staff led the inspection. Wirisak confirmed the purchase and receipt of 375 aircraft batteries and con [...]	2010-01-20 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH HK
10BANGKOK175	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the below-me [...]	2010-01-21 07:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
10BANGKOK176	THAI GOVERNMENT EXTENDS MIGRANT WORKER NATIONALITY [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 19, the Thai government extended for two-years to February 28, 2012, the deadline for migrant workers from Burma, Laos, and Cambodia to complete the nationality verification (NV) process associated with Thailand's illegal migrant worker amnesty program. The decision [...]	2010-01-21 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM BM TH
10BANGKOK178	AMBASSADOR AND RTG SPOKESMAN DISCUSS RED SHIRTS, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with RTG spokesperson Dr. Panitan Wattanayakorn at the Residence January 21 to review the latest political developments in Thailand. Panitan analyzed the three main factions within the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD),aka t [...]	2010-01-22 07:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PREF SMIG TH
10BANGKOK184	THAILAND: AUTHORITIES SEARCH RED SHIRT AGITATOR,S [...] (U) Summary: Police raided the home of Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdiphol (aka "Seh Daeng") on January 21 in connection with his possible involvement in an apparent grenade attack targeting Royal Thai Army (RTA) Commander in Chief Anupong Paojinda. Authorities also raided Seh Daeng's former drive [...]	2010-01-22 11:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
10BANGKOK185	A/S SHAPIRO AND THE AMBASSADOR PRESS FOR [...] (C) Summary. During a January 13-15 visit, Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro and the Ambassador repeatedly raised a USG request for the Thai government's list of screened-in Hmong during meetings with Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thuagsuban, Minister of Defense [...]	2010-01-23 10:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG TH LA
10BANGKOK186	A/S SHAPIRO VISIT: DISCUSSIONS OF REGIONAL ISSUES, [...] (C) Summary. During a January 13-15 visit, Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro discussed a range of regional issues during meetings with senior Thai officials. The rise of China was viewed benignly by Thai officials, who stressed that Beijing was more interested [...]	2010-01-23 10:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR MASS TH CH CB
10BANGKOK191	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, 299 Company, Ltd. is listed as follows: Registration No. 0105536005188 Registered Date: January 18, 1993 Status: Company Limited Capital Registration: 5,000,000 baht Partners: Chailai Yugala Na Ayutthaya and Anyawida Yugala Na Ayutthaya Com [...]	2010-01-25 06:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
10BANGKOK192	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PRIVY COUNCIL CHAIR [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador paid a series of New Year's-related calls on influential Thai figures, including Privy Council Chair GEN Prem, Privy Council member ACM Siddhi, and former PM Anand, to discuss the year ahead. Abhisit's performance, issues related to the royal family, and challenges posed by [...]	2010-01-25 07:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK197	A/S SHAPIRO VISIT: BILATERAL TIES AND DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary. During a January 13-15 visit, Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro met with a wide range of military and civilian government officials to discuss U.S.-Thai relations, Thai views of strategic challenges, and RTG plans to deploy a battalion of peacekeep [...]	2010-01-25 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
10BANGKOK198	THAI-CAMBODIAN SPAT: THAI RANGERS CLASH WITH [...] (C) Summary: Thai rangers clashed January 24 with Cambodian troops in area east of the Preah Vihear temple. The clash apparently occurred near where Cambodian troops had engaged in illegal logging inside Thailand earlier in January. There were no reports of casualties. Local Thai and Cambodi [...]	2010-01-25 09:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
10BANGKOK206	THAILAND: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Per reftel request, below is Post's draft of the 2010 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Thailand. We also e-mailed a Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA (David J. Ahn and Thomas J. Walsh),per reftel instructions. 2. (U) Begin text: Chapter 6: Investment Climate --------------- [...]	2010-01-26 01:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR TH
10BANGKOK207	THAILAND: NO STANDARDS WHEN IT COMES TO "OWNING" [...] (U) Summary: In recent weeks, the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD, or "red-shirts") has targeted Privy Councilors Surayud Chulanon and Prem Tinsulanonda and their alleged encroachment on protected national parks to highlight the issue of illegal land holdings in Thailand, [...]	2010-01-26 02:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK209	BANGKOK ENGAGES MEDIA AND PUBLIC ON HAITI [...] Summary: Post engaged local Thai audiences in a variety of ways to counter any possible misperceptions, inaccuracies and misinformation regarding U.S. relief efforts for Haiti. The centerpiece of the outreach was a roundtable for Thai journalists held by the Ambassador on Thursday, January 21 [...]	2010-01-26 04:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA TH
10BANGKOK210	SUSPECTED VIOLATION OF ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT BY [...] (C) Summary. Post believes that the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has violated the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) by transferring Pratt & Whitney F100 engines to Samsung Industries in the Republic of Korea and Bet Shemesh Industries in Israel for overhaul and repair, prior to return to Thaila [...]	2010-01-26 09:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS ETTC TH
10BANGKOK211	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES OPPOSITION PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador called on opposition Puea Thai party Chair GEN Chavalit Yongchaiyuth January 26 to discuss the Thai political year ahead, the relationship between Thaksin, his Puea Thai party, and the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD),and the agenda that [...]	2010-01-26 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK226	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ADMIRAL WILLARD [...] (C) Admiral Willard, Embassy Bangkok welcomes you to Thailand. Despite ongoing domestic political challenges, Thailand's adherence to democratic values should not go unrecognized. That a full range of actors in the Thai political scene can openly and vigorously debate policies and the state [...]	2010-01-27 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
10BANGKOK227	THAILAND: DEMOCRATS OPPOSE CHARTER CHANGES [...] (U) Summary: The Democrat Party MP caucus voted on January 26 to oppose the proposal by the five junior members of the governing coalition to amend the constitution. The coalition partners had proposed altering the articles dealing with the parliamentary electoral system (Article 94) and parli [...]	2010-01-27 11:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK233	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the 3 individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the bel [...]	2010-01-28 10:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
10BANGKOK234	Baby Steps Toward the Resolution of the Map Ta Phut Impasse [...] (SBU) Summary: While the Royal Thai Government has made some progress towards the resolution of the Map Ta Phut impasse, the end is not yet in sight. Some of the necessary guidelines that will enable companies to comply with Article 67 of the Thai Constitution have been established; however, u [...]	2010-01-28 10:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELAB SENV TH
10BANGKOK244	THAILAND: PM'S DEMOCRAT PARTY IN SIMMERING LEGAL [...] (C) Even as the Democrat party struggles to manage the political fallout associated with spurning its coalition partners on the constitutional amendment push (reftel),another cloud looms on the horizon. The party stands accused by political opponents of running afoul of the Political Parties [...]	2010-01-28 10:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
10BANGKOK248	THAI TELECOMS: FINANCE MINISTER KORN'S PLAN TO BREAK THE 3G [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Thai government has repeatedly delayed the auction and licensing of third generation (3G) telecommunications services -- largely because of disagreements over how to deal with the two state-owned telecommunications operators, TOT and CAT, and the private providers that have c [...]	2010-01-29 04:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PREL TH
10BANGKOK249	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the unit and the commander listed below, who has been selected to attend [...]	2010-01-29 09:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
10BANGKOK255	DASD SCHER ADDRESSSES ASEAN CENTRALITY, U.S. ROLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 21-23 visit, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Robert Scher met with officials from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss a variety of bilateral and regional issues. The centrality of [...]	2010-01-29 11:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK259	DASD SCHER ADDRESSSES ASEAN CENTRALITY, U.S. ROLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 21-23 visit, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Robert Scher met with officials from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss a variety of bilateral and regional issues. The centrality of [...]	2010-02-01 06:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK269	CHINA,S SUSTAINED, SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS TO COURT [...] (C) Summary: Thai contacts from government to academia see a decade-long Chinese romance of Southeast Asia, both through ASEAN and bilaterally, to have been successful in increasing Chinese influence during a period in which many believe that U.S. influence and prestige in the region has waned [...]	2010-02-02 04:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK276	EMBASSY ENGAGES THAI OFFICIALS ON SECOND BOUT [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel request, we briefed officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on January 27 and Office of the Attorney General (OAG) on February 1 about the existence of a second, sealed indictment and USG plans to submit an additional extradition request for Viktor Bout. The [...]	2010-02-02 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN PGOV PREL TH
10BANGKOK278	THE CURSE OF THE BLUE DIAMOND: THAILAND INDICTS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the latest chapter of a two decade-long saga which has long soured Thai-Saudi relations, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) Office of the Attorney General on January 12 indicted five police officers in connection with the 1990 murder of a Saudi Arabian businessman with family ti [...]	2010-02-02 10:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SA TH
10BANGKOK281	THAILAND: MINORITY COALITION PARTNERS SUBMIT [...] (U) Summary: The five junior partners in the ruling government coalition moved forward February 3 with filing a motion to change two provisions of the constitution, while continuing to profess their commitment to the coalition. The partners seek to alter the articles in the constitution that [...]	2010-02-03 08:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK283	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the below-me [...]	2010-02-03 09:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
10BANGKOK286	CHINA'S RISE AS THAILAND'S ECONOMIC PARTNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For the month of December 2009, China, for the first time, displaced the United States as Thailand's top export market. For the previous year as a whole, the U.S. barely held on to the number one position it has held for decades, but China is likely to overtake the U.S. in 2010. [...]	2010-02-03 09:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL CH TH
10BANGKOK287	THAILAND: KING BHUMIBOL RESUMES A MORE VISIBLE [...] (C) King Bhumibol Adulyadej has actively presided over three separate swearing-in ceremonies at Siriraj Hospital since mid-January, dispensing philosophic advice to ministers and judges in public and the Prime Minister in private. In addition to swearing-in the five new cabinet members on Jan [...]	2010-02-03 10:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR TH
10BANGKOK298	SCENESETTER FOR THE CSA-HOSTED VISIT OF THAI ARMY [...] (C) General Casey, the upcoming visit of Thai Army Commander General Anupong Paojinda will be an important occasion to demonstrate our appreciation for the U.S.-Thai relationship. Despite ongoing domestic political challenges, Thailand's adherence to democratic values should not go unrecogni [...]	2010-02-04 05:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
10BANGKOK3	PM ABHISIT AT THE ONE-YEAR MARK: A MOSTLY POSITIVE [...] (C) One-year into his term as Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva has lasted in office far longer than most political prognosticators ever thought possible. Through this sheer act of survival in the rough and tumble world of Thai politics, he has confounded his detractors and rebutted -- in the [...]	2010-01-04 04:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
10BANGKOK310	China's Role in Thai Education Growing, but not [...] (SBU) This is the third in a series of cables on China's influence in Thailand. 2. (SBU) Summary. The impact of China's efforts to increase its soft power in Thailand is evident in the field of education. The number of Thai students in China and of Chinese students in Thailand has increa [...]	2010-02-04 23:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO SCUL PREL CH TH
10BANGKOK319	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR MEETS FORMER PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with former Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa on February 4 at Chart Thai Pattana party headquarters to review the latest political developments. Countering much press speculation, Banharn told the Ambassador he never expected the Democrat party to endorse the [...]	2010-02-05 09:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR TH
10BANGKOK320	THAI FINANCE MINISTER REAFFIRMS TO AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: In a February 4 meeting, Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij reaffirmed to the Ambassador his personal commitment to working through economic and commercial issues of concern to the USG and U.S. businesses. Korn informed the Ambassador that draft customs law amendments may be presen [...]	2010-02-05 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL KHLS EWWT TH
10BANGKOK333	Thailand: Use of Cell Phone While Driving Prohibited [...] In response to a demarche delivered per reftel, the Social Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided a non-paper on February 5, 2010, explaining Royal Thai Government activities with regard to cell phone use by drivers. In 2008, Thailand amended its Land Transport Act of 1979 to pr [...]	2010-02-08 09:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EU SOCI UNDP UNGA TH
10BANGKOK34	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the 3 individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the bel [...]	2010-01-07 03:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
10BANGKOK340	THAILAND: GOVERNMENT PREPARES FOR THE LATEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Posturing and positioning ahead of the latest "final battle" promised by anti-government red-shirt activists at the end of the month picked up pace the first week of February, as larger cracks emerged within the pro-Thaksin camp. Finance Minister Korn told Ambassador February 4 [...]	2010-02-09 08:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK344	THAILAND: "LET THE MAGIC AMULET BREAK YOUR NECK" - [...] (C) Summary. Thai refusal to allow Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen to bring armed soldiers to visit Ta Muen Thom, border temple ruins long under Thai control, February 8 apparently led to Hun Sen's most recent scathing denunciation of Thai PM Abhisit, with the colorful insults dominating Tha [...]	2010-02-09 11:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK35	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the below-me [...]	2010-01-07 03:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
10BANGKOK360	RELO BANGKOK REPORT ON ENGLISH-TEACHING IN THAILAND [...] (SBU) Summary. The Regional English Language Office (RELO) in Bangkok, consisting of a RELO and a RELO Assistant (LES),is actively engaged in a variety of programs aimed at improving the teaching and learning of English in SE Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, Cambodia and Taiwan). A dive [...]	2010-02-11 05:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TH KPAO OEXC SCUL
10BANGKOK362	THAILAND: EAP DAS MARCIEL ENGAGES RED-SHIRT [...] (U) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel met separately with the top strategists of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD, or "red-shirts") and a group which included PM deputy SecGen and Acting Government Spokesman Panitan on February 10 to discuss the state [...]	2010-02-11 07:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK366	SOUTHERN THAILAND UPDATE: ROLE OF PARAMILITARY AND [...] (C) Summary: A variety of government, academic, and civil society contacts we engaged in Thailand's violence-affected southern provinces in late December presented consistent perceptions about the various paramilitary groups affiliated with military or interior/police structures and operating i [...]	2010-02-11 08:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
10BANGKOK367	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Advisor participated in a Thai Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) border trip to Chiang Mai, Jan. 11-13. Advisor met with Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTArF) Director, Department of Border Affairs, on Jan. 15 regarding December's International Border Interdiction Training (IBIT) in Mc [...]	2010-02-11 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB
10BANGKOK378	THAILAND S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR THE 2010 [...] (SBU) Embassy Bangkok's grant review committee submits the following four proposals for consideration for the 2010 Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) small grants initiative. Our first choice is an innovative and comprehensive economic empowerment program for women in Souther [...]	2010-02-12 08:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO TH
10BANGKOK379	Thai Business Leaders Tell DAS Marciel that the Regional [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting hosted by Ambassador John for visiting DAS Scot Marciel, Thai business leaders expressed confidence in ASEAN as a stable business community and stressed the importance of the Greater Mekong Sub-region in U.S. foreign policy. They are not concerned about China's gro [...]	2010-02-12 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO ECON CH BM TH
10BANGKOK380	THAILAND: VIEWS FROM THE RED HEARTLAND - STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent swing through central Isaan, the northeast heartland of pro-Thaksin and red-shirt sentiment, revealed an interesting set of views on the key political, economic, and social issues facing Thailand, both in the short-term, with large-scale red-shirt protests expected in B [...]	2010-02-12 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
10BANGKOK381	DAS MARCIEL ENGAGES THAI LEADERS ON BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. EAP DAS and Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel engaged the Thai MFA PermSec and PM deputy SecGen, as well as several prominent Thai thinkers, on key regional and bilateral issues during his February 10 visit to Bangkok. Issues included regional architecture, U.S.-Thai rel [...]	2010-02-12 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK384	THAILAND: BANGKOK ON EDGE FOLLOWING BOMB SCARE, [...] (SBU) Summary: With Bangkok already tense following weeks of small-scale anti-government protests, two bombing incidents over the weekend served to further heighten anxieties in Thailand's capital. Late in the evening on February 13, a grenade exploded at a college near Government House with [...]	2010-02-16 09:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK385	THAILAND PUSHES FOR USG ENGAGEMENT ON ASEAN [...] (SBU) MFA Department of ASEAN Affairs Counselor Suriya Chindawongse told PolOff and EXBS Advisor February 12 that ASEAN leaders had prioritized Connectivity, an ASEAN initiative established by heads of state and government in October 2009. Suriya told us that ASEAN would promote Connectivity [...]	2010-02-16 10:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF ETTC CH JA TH
10BANGKOK411	ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT TO THAILAND: IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) Summary. Senior Thai leaders stressed continued U.S. engagement in Thailand and assistance to the Thai military as extremely valuable during Admiral Willard's February 2-7 visit. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva highlighted his desire for continued strong U.S. engagement in Thailand and [...]	2010-02-18 05:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MARR MASS MCAP TH
10BANGKOK413	ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT TO THAILAND: RTG FOCUSED [...] (C) Summary. Senior Thai leaders provided their view of the strategic goals for Thailand and the nations' goals for the future for PACOM Commander Admiral Willard during his February 2-7 visit. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva encouraged increased U.S. engagement in the region, particularly [...]	2010-02-18 06:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF TH
10BANGKOK414	ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT TO THAILAND: POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. During U.S. Pacific Command Commander Admiral Robert Willard's February 2-7 visit to Thailand in conjunction with the multilateral Cobra Gold exercise, Thai officials and political commentators expressed optimism that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva would be able to effectively [...]	2010-02-18 06:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF TH
10BANGKOK43	SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA,S JANUARY [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Congressman Faleomavaega, Embassy Bangkok warmly welcomes your visit. You will arrive January 16 to a Kingdom of Thailand divided politically and focused inward, uncertain about the country's future after [...]	2010-01-07 09:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
10BANGKOK432	NGO Activist Believes Prevention is Key to Fight against [...] (SBU) Summary: An experienced NGO activist working in a Thai border area believes the only thing that has proven to work against trafficking in persons is prevention, i.e., keeping victims from getting involved in the first place. Once involved in trafficking, it is hard for victims to return [...]	2010-02-22 10:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
10BANGKOK434	DON,T CALL IT A COMEBACK: THAKSIN,S PARTY LOOKS TO [...] (C) Fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Puea Thai political party appears poised to reassert its political pre-eminence in one of its traditional strongholds in Northeastern Thailand, aka Isaan. Unlike in central Isaan (REF B),and south-central Issan (REF C),where the trend [...]	2010-02-23 00:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR TH
10BANGKOK45	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHAPIRO [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Shapiro, Embassy Bangkok welcomes you to Thailand. Despite ongoing domestic discord and current inward focus, Thailand's strategic importance to the U.S. cannot be overstated. Your visit provides an opportunity to signal the United States' appreciation for the long-s [...]	2010-01-07 10:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
10BANGKOK454	HOW FAST IS BANGKOK SINKING? [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With a decades-long history of land subsidence similar to that of New Orleans, rising sea levels now threaten the 12 million people of Bangkok with inundation by 2050. ESTHoff and Embassy Science Fellow met with various academic and government actors over several weeks to [...]	2010-02-24 09:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG KGCC SENV EAGR ECON ETRD TH
10BANGKOK456	Asian Ministerial Continues Efforts to Prevent Extinction [...] (U) Summary: In a ministerial meeting hosted by Thailand and the World Bank's Global Tiger Initiative (GTI) last month, thirteen tiger range states issued a joint declaration to stem the alarming decline of tigers in the wild, through regional law enforcement and country action plans. They a [...]	2010-02-24 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD ETTC ASEAN SAARC XC XE NP TH
10BANGKOK46	THAILAND: CABINET RESHUFFLE AS CENSURE DEBATE AND [...] (U) Summary: After months of speculation, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva seems set to initiate a minor government reshuffle of Democrat Party figures slightly more than a year after taking office in late December 2008. In the wake of Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai,s resignation [...]	2010-01-07 10:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TH
10BANGKOK468	THAILAND: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2010 [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-25 06:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
10BANGKOK470	THAILAND: RED PLANS CRYSTALLIZE ON EVE OF THAKSIN [...] (C) The Thai Supreme Court will issue the much anticipated verdict in the Thaksin assets case February 26. The judgment itself remains an unknown, with most contacts anticipating either a partial or full seizure of the frozen 76 billion baht (more than $2 billion). However, the Thaksin-affili [...]	2010-02-25 09:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR CASC TH
10BANGKOK478	THAILAND: GT200 BOMB DETECTOR FAILURE IGNITES [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva ordered a halt to RTG procurement of the GT200 explosive detection device on February 16, after tests conducted by the Ministry of Science and Technology determined the device was ineffective. The GT200 is used throughout Thailand by many agenci [...]	2010-02-26 08:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK48	Embassy Bangkok Welcomes Staffdel Steigleder [...] Post welcomes Staffdel Steigleder with regards to site visits to projects managed by the Department of Labor's International Labor Affairs Bureau that aim to improve worker rights and eliminate child labor. Control officer will be Lawrence Petroni (information below) who has been in touch wit [...]	2010-01-08 03:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CB CH JA TH
10BANGKOK481	THAILAND: MFA ANTICIPATING OCTOBER ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary. MFA Burma Unit Chief Arunrung Phothong Humphreys told us February 24 that the RTG still believed that Burma would hold elections in October of this year, despite some rumors that they would be held in May (reftel). The RTG intends to increase assistance to Burma for development a [...]	2010-02-26 09:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH BU
10BANGKOK483	Thai Customs DG Tells Ambassador Reforms on Track [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai Director General for Customs told the Ambassador that the first two phases of the Customs reform effort mandated by the Abhisit government have been approved by the Cabinet and that the crucial third phase, which will revamp the rewards system, has been drafted and will [...]	2010-02-26 10:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PARM EWWT TH

10BANGKOK61	THAILAND: PM ABHISIT TAKES A STAND, FORCES DEPUTY [...] (C) Deputy Public Health Minister Manit Nopamornbodi tendered his resignation January 10 in the wake of a scandal involving planned procurement irregularities that already cost the Health Minster his job (reftel). The resignation represented a sharp about face for both Manit and his political [...]	2010-01-11 11:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
10BANGKOK62	THAILAND: A TALE OF TWO BY-ELECTIONS: WIN SOME, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai political New Year began with two hotly contested by-elections that many observers suggested could help determine the political fortunes for the opposition Puea Thai and coalition Phumjai Thai (PJT) parties in the lead-up to the next round of elections. In the end, the [...]	2010-01-11 11:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
10BANGKOK80	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the 3 individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the bel [...]	2010-01-12 07:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
10BANGKOK86	THAILAND TO PUSH FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with MFA Permanent Secretary Theerakun Niyom, the Ambassador reviewed U.S. policy towards Rangoon and emphasized the important role the RTG could play in encouraging broad and inclusive political dialogue in Burma. The Permanent Secretary expressed agreement, an [...]	2010-01-12 10:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PREF TH BM
10BANGUI1	THE ELECTION PROCESS IN THE CAR - A WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The electoral prospectus for the 2010 Central African (CAR) presidential and legislative elections was announced by electoral authorities last month, but with a tight schedule and continuing violence in many parts of the country, the CAR will face many challenges in meeting the t [...]	2010-01-05 06:49:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
10BANGUI11	CAR: MINISTER REQUESTS MORE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, RETURN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador and DCM met with Minister of Economy, Planning, and International Cooperation Sylvain Maliko and his deputy on January 22 to discuss U.S. development assistance to the Central African Republic (CAR). The meeting was at Maliko's request. Maliko praised the high level [...]	2010-01-25 08:43:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AID EAID ECON PREL CT
10BANGUI13	CAR: BIG HILLBILLY BLUEGRASS BAND TAKES BANGUI [...] SUMMARY: The visit of "Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band" (BHBB) to the Central African Republic from January 16 to 21 was a resounding success that enabled post to build good will with the Central African Government and populace and provide an exchange of traditional American and Cent [...]	2010-01-25 16:55:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL CT
10BANGUI14	DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CARG [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-26 13:28:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU CT
10BANGUI17	CAR: HAITI DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Reftel demarche was delivered to the Central African Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 27. Post will report any response. 2. On January 20, the Ambassador delivered remarks in Sango, the national language, during a major cultural event and called for solidarity with the peo [...]	2010-01-28 17:15:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF EAID ECON HA CT
10BANGUI2	FURTHER ATTACKS TARGETING NGOS IN NE CAR MARK TROUBLING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The December 22 and 23 targeted attacks on International Medical Corp (IMC) facilities, in northeastern Central African Republic (CAR) continue a disturbing pattern in this lawless and unstable part of central Africa (Ref A). The recent discovery of the three IMC vehicles for sa [...]	2010-01-05 17:09:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR PREF CT
10BANGUI29	BOZIZE PARRIES OPPOSITION THIS TIME, BUT ELECTORAL CALENDAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Saturday, January 30, 2010, President Francois Bozize convoked the Central African political class and the Bangui diplomatic corps to discuss and resolve a contretemps over the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). He further took the opportunity to address, but not give cl [...]	2010-02-01 15:20:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
10BANGUI34	CAR: FORMER MINISTER AND CURRENT MILITA LEADER LIKELY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charles Massi, a four-time former minister and political head of the Patriotic Convention for Justice and Peace (CPJP) militia group (Ref A),is widely presumed murdered after Chadian forces arrested him and turned him over to Central African authorities in December 2009. While f [...]	2010-02-08 07:58:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
10BANGUI36	CAR: FORMER PRESIDENT KOLINGBA DIES, LEAVES BEHIND A PARTY [...] (SBU) Former Central African President Andre Kolingba, who ruled the country from 1981 to 1993, died in Paris on February 7, 2010 after a long illness. Coming to power in a coup d'etat, General Kolingba ruled the CAR as a one party state until forced into elections in 1993. A former Ambassador [...]	2010-02-08 13:14:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
10BANGUI41	LINKAGE BETWEEN DDR AND ELECTIONS COULD SPELL TROUBLE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 2010 Central African elections and the country's Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programs are becoming increasingly linked, which could result in serious difficulties for the country in the coming months. The opposition continues seek every opportunity to [...]	2010-02-16 15:10:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
10BANGUI42	CAR: PRESIDENT CUTS FUNDING FOR THE ELECTIONS AND ASKS THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Though the Central African Republic Government (CARG) promised USD 7.9 million for the upcoming national elections, President Bozize announced on February 2 that the CARG would only make USD 4.3 million available. President Bozize then urged the United Nations Peace Building Fun [...]	2010-02-16 17:26:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
10BANGUI46	S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to Ref A, below is Post's submission for S/GWI funding for the Central African Republic (CAR). The program seeks to improve women's leadership capacity, provide technical assistance and capacity building for women's organizations, and promote women's political advancem [...]	2010-02-19 07:34:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY CT
10BANGUI54	CAR: ELECTIONS DELAYS THREATEN CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER, MAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central African constitutional and electoral law stipulates that elections must occur 105 days before the end of the government's mandate, with the Council of Ministers announcing elections at least 60 days before the planned date. Although the Independent Electoral Commissi [...]	2010-02-24 12:43:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
10BANGUI7	CAR: IMPROVEMENTS IN BUDGET TRANSPARENCY EVIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is a response to Ref A. The Central African Republic (CAR) made commendable strides to address budget transparency in 2009. Though there is still much ground to cover, the government, with the help of the international community, is making concerted efforts to increase its [...]	2010-01-14 16:49:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL CT
10BANGUI9	DIAMONDS IN THE CAR: DELETERIOUS TO DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central African Republic (CAR) is at the bottom of the UN's Human Development Index while at the same time possessing vast mineral wealth that could fuel economic growth. Diamonds, in particular, make up roughly 45 percent of all exports from the CAR. Yet, despite particip [...]	2010-01-20 09:19:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KCOR ECON EFIN EMIN CT
10BANJUL65	Ambassador Meets with President Jammeh [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-26 12:10:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM GA
10BARCELONA20	BARCELONA BRIEF - A TWICE MONTHLY ROUNDUP OF POL/ECON [...] (U) Barcelona Mayor Jordi Hereu's announcement that the city will bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics has sparked tension with the neighboring autonomous community of Aragon, which also seeks to host the Games. Hereu's surprise announcement last month caught many off guard, as Aragon's capital c [...]	2010-02-22 09:36:00	Consulate Barcelona	UNCLASSIFIED	SP FR AN PGOV PNAT PREL KCOR ECON EINV ELAB
10BASRAH1	BASRAH: FOREIGN SECURITY FIRMS ADAPT TO CHANGING CONDITIONS [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-23 06:22:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EPET KCRM PGOV ASEC IZ
10BASRAH2	BASRAH ANTI-IRAN DEMONSTRATION: LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE [...] (U) This is a Basrah reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Basrah-based representatives of political parties and tribes staged a brief and peaceful protest on January 2 at the Iranian Consulate to protest the reported December 18 Iranian occupation of the cross-border Al Fakkah oil well in nearb [...]	2010-01-31 11:07:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI SCUL KPAO IZ IR SA
10BASRAH3	BASRAH'S PRESS: A WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (SBU) A recent joint press conference held by Basrah PRT Leader and Basrah Governor Shiltagh Aboud to highlight USG reconstruction efforts generated revealing insights into the current state of Basrah's local media. The coverage -- which ranged from exaggeratedly positive ("PRT to rebuild city [...]	2010-02-06 08:00:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KPAO KMDR KDEM PGOV PREL IZ
10BASRAH4	BASRAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: GREAT TRANSPORT AND COMMERCIAL [...] (SBU) Basrah International Airport (BIA) could play an important role in facilitating economic growth in southern Iraq, and become a force-multiplier for hydrocarbon, services, ports, and other commercial activity. Relatively new and under-utilized, the airport also connects to Iraq's rail, po [...]	2010-02-09 13:27:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ICAO EINV IZ
10BASRAH5	BASRAH'S REACTION TO DE-BA'ATHIFICATION [...] (C) The conflict over de-Ba'athification has sparked three demonstrations in Basrah, and provoked strong reactions from the government and influential leaders. While a demarche to the Provincial Council Chair appears to have dampened emotions over perceived USG involvement in this issue, the i [...]	2010-02-20 11:47:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL IZ IR
10BEIJING102	PRC/CENTRAL ASIA: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE OPENING [...] (C) Summary: Following President Hu Jintao's December 12-14 visit to Central Asia and his participation in the inauguration of the China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline, the PRC hopes to deepen political and economic ties to the region, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). In [...]	2010-01-14 09:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ENRG EWWT EPET ETRD MARR CH
10BEIJING104	JANUARY 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA'S INTERNET, HAITI [...] Key points at the January 14 MFA press briefing were: --"China's Internet is open and the Chinese Government encourages the development and application of the Internet and creates a favorable environment." --"China's law prohibits cyber attacks, including hacking" and China "welcomes inter [...]	2010-01-14 09:46:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MNUC ETRD CH TW IR IN JA AU
10BEIJING105	GOOGLE DAY 2: BALL STILL IN GOOGLE'S COURT [...] (C) Summary. Google's Beijing headquarters continued business "as usual" today as it still provided the China-based version of its search engine. Google emphasized its filtering of that search engine remained "unchanged" and "compliant with Chinese law." Google has not yet engaged the Chinese [...]	2010-01-14 11:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PREL CH
10BEIJING107	DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 9, 2009 the Legislative Affairs Office of the Chinese State Council released for public comment proposed changes to regulations regarding detainees under special administrative detention. The draft contained a list of proposed changes that seemed to be aimed at assua [...]	2010-01-15 02:51:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL CH
10BEIJING109	CHINESE LGBT NGOS FACE CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: PRC lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender (LGBT) NGO leaders told PolOffs December 22 that their organizations are not viewed by the government as particularly sensitive but face the same registration and funding challenges as other civil society groups. PRC Internet censors equate h [...]	2010-01-15 07:32:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PGOV PHUM SOCI
10BEIJING11	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA POLICY, U.S. POLICY, AFGHANISTAN [...] CHINA POLICY "China and its neighbors should build a wealth zone on the land" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao)(01/05)(pg 2):"The China-ASEAN free trade area will significantly reduce this region's dependence on Western markets and capi [...]	2010-01-05 08:50:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING113	MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, CHINA POLICY, THE MIDDLE EAST [...] GOOGLE "What on earth does Google want to do?" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/15)(pg 14): "Normally commercial companies like Google will try hard to avoid things like making political requests to China. Secretary Clinton has c [...]	2010-01-15 08:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING114	UNSCR 1267 SANCTIONS SOLICITING INFORMATION FOR [...] (C) On January 4, PolOff conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Attache Jiang Bo reftel points soliciting information relevant to the review of the two entities of interest to China, the Benevolence International Foundation and the Eastern Tu [...]	2010-01-15 08:54:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN PINR PREL CH YM UN
10BEIJING122	POSITIVE OFFICIAL REACTION, MUTED PRESS REACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: An MFA official responded positively to the Secretary's January 12 speech on Asian regional architecture, inviting further bilateral discussion on how best to build effective regional institutions. Stating that differences among Asian states made an EU-like structure untenable, o [...]	2010-01-15 10:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ASEAN APECO ARF XC XE XU
10BEIJING123	PRC: PRIME MINISTER NEPAL ENJOYS SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nepalese and PRC official sources stated that Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal's December 26-31 visit to China achieved tangible outcomes, including the signing of two official agreements, commercial contracts and broad agreement to strengthen the bilateral relationship. P [...]	2010-01-15 10:39:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EAID ECON PHUM CH NP IN
10BEIJING13	JANUARY 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-SINO RELATIONS, [...] Key points at the January 5 MFA press briefing included: -- On trends in U.S-China relations, the two sides worked from a "comprehensive common ground," believed in the peaceful development of the relationship, and respected the "core interest" of each other. -- The PRC followed the "ethic [...]	2010-01-05 23:18:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM SOCI CH NK UK IR VM PG XA
10BEIJING135	MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, HAITI [...] GOOGLE a. "Don't be against the Chinese people's opinion" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/18)(pg 14): "A poll conducted by the Global Times website revealed that only 20% of netizens support Google's action, while more than 40% d [...]	2010-01-19 08:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING137	DESPITE LISBON TREATY, BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS [...] (C) Summary: Though uncertainty exists on how EU-PRC relations might change in the wake of the recent ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, the PRC hopes to "consolidate strategic trust" in the relationship, according to an MFA official. PRC and EU contacts alike concur that while EU-PRC relation [...]	2010-01-19 10:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN KIPR SENV EINV ETRD PHUM
10BEIJING138	JANUARY 19, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA'S INTERNET, [...] Key points at the January 19 MFA press briefing were: -- China asserts that foreign firms, including Google, must respect Chinese laws and customs China claimed to be the biggest victim of hacking attacks. -- A Japanese proposal to build facilities on Okinotori reef is inconsistent with in [...]	2010-01-19 22:58:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM EINT TINT SENV CH AR AF IN JA
10BEIJING144	JANUARY 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING [...] Key points at the January 12 MFA press briefing were: -- China believes sanctions "cannot fundamentally resolve" the Iranian nuclear issue. -- China opposes the sheltering, by any country, of Guantanamo Uighurs because they are "members of a terrorist group." Doing so would contravene UNC [...]	2010-01-20 06:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MNUC ETRD CH TW IR IN JA AU
10BEIJING145	JANUARY 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING [...] Key points at the January 12 MFA press briefing were: -- China believes sanctions "cannot fundamentally resolve" the Iranian nuclear issue. -- China opposes the sheltering, by any country, of Guantanamo Uighurs because they are "members of a terrorist group." Doing so would contravene UNC [...]	2010-01-20 06:51:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MNUC ETRD CH TW IR IN JA AU
10BEIJING146	PRC SCHOLARS GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ON SOUTHERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC scholars view the late-December passage of the Southern Sudan Referendum Law as "only the first step" in a long and difficult Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) implementation process. The scholars acknowledged that Southern Sudan will likely vote for independence in January [...]	2010-01-20 07:53:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EPET PHUM SOCI KDEM CH SU
10BEIJING147	CHINA/RMB: CHINESE INDICATE X-RATE UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) Summary. In recent public and private statements, senior officials indicated China does not intend to adjust its exchange rate--essentially pegged to the U.S. dollar since August 2008--anytime soon. Further, officials pushed back hard against the idea that foreign pressure could sway the [...]	2010-01-20 08:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD CH
10BEIJING148	PRC/TERRORISM FINANCE: PRC REQUESTED TO DROP UN [...] (C) PolOff delivered ref A points concerning UN 1267 Committee listing of Abdur Rahman Makki, Azam Cheema and Mohammad Masood Azhar Alvi to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Shen Yinyin January 20. PolOff noted U.S. intention to submit additional [...]	2010-01-20 08:53:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN KTFN PREL UNSC CH IN PK
10BEIJING150	MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, HAITI, U.S. POLICY [...] GOOGLE "China should enhance the building of its information sovereignty" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao)(01/20)(pg 2): "Information freedom without supervision can only be realized in smaller countries. If this happens in China, it [...]	2010-01-20 09:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING157	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, EXCHANGE RATE, YEMEN [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "The U.S. media slanders that China discriminates against Avatar" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/21)(pg 1): "Zhang Hongsen, deputy director of the Bureau of Film, State Administration of Radio, Film and [...]	2010-01-21 08:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING158	JANUARY 21, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HAITI, START TALKS, [...] Key points at the January 21 MFA press briefing were: -- China announced it had sent four additional peacekeepers to help Haiti's earthquake relief efforts. -- China asserts that the United States and Russia must substantially reduce their nuclear arsenals in a verifiable and irreversible [...]	2010-01-21 22:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM EINT MNUC SENV CH ZA RS AF HA SZ
10BEIJING162	REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: COMPUTER [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Ministry of Public Security,s Cyber Security Department. They have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory infor [...]	2010-01-22 06:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AFIN PTER KCRM SNAR TH CH
10BEIJING167	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH, U.S.-JAPAN [...] SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH a. "Secretary Clinton's speech promotes internet freedom" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/22)(pg 3): "Although the U.S. officials denied that Secretary Clinton's speech was targeted at China, after Goog [...]	2010-01-22 09:35:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING168	PRC: POSITIVE RESPONSE TO SECRETARY'S SPEECH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials responded positively to the Secretary's January 12 speech in Honolulu on Asia-Pacific multilateralism, claiming that the PRC and the U.S. shared nearly identical principles for the development of regional institutions in the Asia-Pacific. MFA officials welcomed fur [...]	2010-01-22 11:24:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ASEAN APECO ARF IN XC XE XU
10BEIJING17	UNDERSTANDING CHINA'S RISING SEX RATIO IMBALANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China's sex ratio at birth (SRB, the number of male births to 100 female births) reached 120.56 in 2008, marking a continued and dramatic rise in the gender imbalance since the 1980s. Across all of China's provinces and municipalities, only Tibet now has a normal SRB. The unde [...]	2010-01-06 07:46:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPOP SOCI PHUM KPAO KWMN TBIO CH
10BEIJING182	REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Ministry of Public Security. They have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on these individuals. [...]	2010-01-25 06:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AFIN PTER KCRM SNAR TH CH
10BEIJING183	SECRETARY'S INTERNET FREEDOM SPEECH: CHINA REACTION [...] (C) Secretary Clinton's January 21 speech on Internet Freedom touched a nerve in China. Official reaction was negative, with harsh criticism coming from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in an official statement and from other parts of the Chinese system through critical articles and editorials [...]	2010-01-25 07:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM EINV CH
10BEIJING189	PRC ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRC and the U.S. share an interest in ensuring that the London Conference highlights the international community's firm support and long-term commitment to Afghanistan's stability and development, an MFA official told us January 22. While the PRC supports an Afghan-led proce [...]	2010-01-25 08:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO ECON EFIN EAID CH PK AF IN UK
10BEIJING19	BEIJING VIEWS ON FOURTH ROUND OF CROSS-STRAIT TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Vice Secretary General Ma Xiaoguang said that of the three agreements signed in the December 21-23 Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF)-ARATS talks in Taichung, the one on agriculture was most likely to benefit Taiwan as it op [...]	2010-01-06 08:25:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN CH TW
10BEIJING192	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH, HAITI [...] SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH a. "To be vigilant about the U.S.'s Internet hegemony" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/25)(pg 14): "Google's attack against the Chinese government, Secretary Clinton's speech on 'Internet freedom' and P [...]	2010-01-25 08:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING202	CHINA'S MFA, CAEA PRESS FOR GREATER NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] (SBU) Admiral Joseph J. Krol, Associate Administrator for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Emergency Operations, met with officials from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) on January 6 [...]	2010-01-26 08:29:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
10BEIJING204	MEDIA REACTION: INTERNET FREEDOM, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, [...] INTERNET FREEDOM a. "Keep in mind the lessons learned by blindly following the West's steps" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/26)(pg 14): "A few Chinese intellectuals are fascinated about Western political theories, hoping that Ch [...]	2010-01-26 08:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING206	YEMEN CONFERENCE: PRC SUPPORTS BROAD-BASED EFFORT [...] (C) In response to reftel points explaining USG efforts in Yemen, goals for the January 27 London meeting, and future multilateral efforts, MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Attache Jiang Bo told PolOff January 26 that China appreciated the U.S. perspective [...]	2010-01-26 09:51:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID YM CH
10BEIJING207	GOOGLE UPDATE: PRC ROLE IN ATTACKS AND RESPONSE [...] (S) Summary: A well-placed contact claims that the Chinese government coordinated the recent intrusions of Google systems. According to our contact, the closely held operations were directed at the Politburo Standing Committee level. -- Another contact claimed a top PRC leader was actively worki [...]	2010-01-26 10:55:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL EINV CH
10BEIJING208	PRC HUMAN RIGHTS: IMPACT OF FOUR PARTY ELDERS' [...] (C) Summary: On January 17, four Communist Party elders published an open letter questioning the legal basis for the conviction of rights activist and Charter 08 co-author Liu Xiaobo on charges of "inciting subversion." The letter did not call on the Chinese government to release Liu, but rat [...]	2010-01-26 11:13:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI CH
10BEIJING209	JANUARY 26, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS SALES, [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-26 11:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM MASS EINT TINT SENV CH AF HA
10BEIJING21	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, WAR ON TERROR, NORTH [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "Many U.S. think tanks predict Sino-U.S. frictions" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/06)(pg 16): "In regard to the Eurasia Group's report that Sino-U.S. relations are likely to worsen and become the biggest ge [...]	2010-01-06 08:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING216	MEDIA REACTION: INTERNET FREEDOM [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-27 08:55:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING217	PRC: DEMARCHE ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] (SBU) China appreciates U.S. humanitarian assistance to Haiti and hopes to keep in close touch with the United States through bilateral and multilateral channels regarding assistance to Haiti, MFA Department of North American Affairs U.S. Division Deputy Director Zhao Yumin told EconOff January [...]	2010-01-27 09:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF EAID ECON CH HA
10BEIJING218	PRC MEDIA DEBATE CHINA'S ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following President Obama's December 1 announcement at West Point to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, Chinese Communist Party(CCP)-affiliated media and the PRC's official television network CCTV began airing disparate views on the proper PRC response to the situation [...]	2010-01-27 10:00:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO ECON CH PK AF XD ZK
10BEIJING229	CHINA SENDING DELEGATION TO THIRD NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] (SBU) PolOff and Dutch Embassy counterpart delivered reftel demarche and Note Verbale requesting China's participation in the third Sherpa meeting scheduled for February in The Hague to prepare for the April Nuclear Security Summit to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Divisio [...]	2010-01-28 07:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM IAEA EAID TBIO NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
10BEIJING230	MEDIA REACTION: INTERNET FREEDOM, CHINA POLICY [...] INTERNET FREEDOM a. "The White House started the 'Internet War' to prepare for elections" The official Communist Youth League China Youth Daily (Zhongguo Qingnianbao)(01/28)(pg 2): "The Chinese people are a little confused by the fact that an unprecedented 'Internet War' is occurring when [...]	2010-01-28 08:50:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING231	BUILDING U.S. JOBS BY LEVERAGING CHINA,S GROWTH [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-28 10:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN ECON PREL WTRO CH
10BEIJING232	JANUARY 28, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TALKS WITH DALAI LAMA [...] Key points at the January 28 MFA press briefing were: -- Chinese officials will meet with representatives of the Dalai Lama for talks in the "near term." -- The EU arms embargo against China was the result of "political prejudice" and China demanded that it be lifted. -- Requests for inf [...]	2010-01-28 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM MASS EINT TINT SENV CH AF JM
10BEIJING233	PRC/INDIA: CONTACTS SEE POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: China and India will seek to leverage the positive atmosphere surrounding the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2010 to project an image of a healthy, stable bilateral relationship, according to PRC academics and Indian diplomatic contacts. There is consensus that terr [...]	2010-01-28 10:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER MARR CH PK AF IN XD
10BEIJING240	MEDIA REACTION: STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, WAR ON TERROR [...] STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS a. "Obama shouted that the United States won't be the second in the world" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (3/14)(pg 1): "In President Obama's 71-minute State of the Union address [...]	2010-01-29 09:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING241	CHINA REJECTS PROPOSAL ON NEW FEDEX FLIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) authorities rejected a U.S. Government request to approve new flight segments to FedEx's hub facility at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport. CAAC Director General Li Jiangmin's January 29, 2010 response, faxed to the Embassy, cited the airspa [...]	2010-01-29 09:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KTIA CH
10BEIJING243	S/P DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH MFA COUNTERPART [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United States and China are both aware of the "strategic importance" of their relationship, notwithstanding recent "troubles" and "differences," said MFA Policy and Planning Department DDG Zhao Jianhua in a January 26 meeting with S/P Deputy Director Chollet. The Strategic a [...]	2010-01-29 10:23:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SENV CH AF PK UNSC
10BEIJING245	EU OFFICIAL IN BEIJING DOWNPLAYS SPANISH COMMENTS [...] (C) EU Mission Political Counselor Alexander McLachlan told PolOff January 29 that some EU member states were annoyed with Spanish Ambassador to China Blasco Villa's recent statements to Chinese media that suggested that the EU would consider lifting its arms embargo against China. The Spanish Amba [...]	2010-01-29 10:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PGOV ECON CH EU
10BEIJING246	PRC/EGYPT: IRAN SUPPORT, LOP-SIDED BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to an Egyptian diplomatic contact, Arab states are increasingly frustrated by China's ability to obtain concessions in the China-Arab Cooperation Forum without offering the region commensurate support for its interests. China was primarily interested in political suppo [...]	2010-01-29 11:00:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON CH EG IR
10BEIJING247	GOOGLE UPDATE: CHINA TECH BUSINESS COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary. Despite media reports quoting Google officials in the U.S. as saying Google is in talks with China, a Ministry of Commerce official told a visiting U.S. delegation on January 28 that "it would be better if Google stopped telling the media that it is in negotiations with China, sin [...]	2010-01-29 12:10:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PREL CH
10BEIJING250	PRC/KOREAS: ROK EMBASSY VIEWS ON RECENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: North Korea asked China to stop publishing cross-border trade statistics, the South Korean Ministry of Unification (MOU) Counselor in Beijing told Econoffs. The North's recent currency revaluation probably would work in the short term, but the he assessed the ban on foreign curr [...]	2010-02-01 01:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD EINV PGOV PINR MNUC KNNP KN
10BEIJING259	MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, INTERNET FREEDOM [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-01 08:51:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING260	PRC INITIAL RESPONSE TO TAIWAN ARMS SALE [...] (C) Summary: Two days after the announcement of new arms sales to Taiwan, China's negative reaction to the announcement dominated all discussions of U.S.-China relations. Observers predict a continued series of responses across various sectors that could be exacerbated if President Obama mee [...]	2010-02-01 11:30:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS PARM CH TW
10BEIJING262	TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267 [...] (C) On February 2, PolOff conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Attache Jiang Bo reftel points informing the PRC of U.S. plans to submit the name of Muthanna Hadith al-Dari to the United Nations 1267 Sanctions Committee by February 11, 2010 [...]	2010-02-02 08:36:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PTER KTFN PINR PREL CH UN JO SY IZ
10BEIJING263	PRC: NUCLEAR RESEARCH AT CHINESE ACADEMY OF [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-02 08:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ENRG KPWR MNUC OSCI PINR PINS SENV TPHY
10BEIJING266	MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-02 09:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING268	TAIWAN ARMS SALES: U.S. FIRMS' EXPOSURE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Representatives of major U.S. firms involved in the Taiwan arms deal (and with significant China operations) tell the Embassy they are concerned about possible Chinese sanctions resulting from the deal, but have not yet been contacted by Chinese authorities. Chinese media have f [...]	2010-02-02 10:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAIR PREL CN TW
10BEIJING269	FEBRUARY 2, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS SALES, [...] Key points at the February 2, 2010 MFA press briefing were: -- The announcement of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan "seriously damages the core interests" of the two countries and will negatively impact bilateral exchanges and regional issues. -- China will place sanctions on "every U.S. company" [...]	2010-02-02 12:04:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM ETRD MNUC CH JA IR
10BEIJING276	MPS REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING HUMAN [...] (SBU) During a meeting with Embassy Beijing on January 29, Chen Shiqu, Director of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS)Office of Combating Human Trafficking requested assistance in updating the statistical models currently in use for deriving data on trafficking in China. Chen stated that the [...]	2010-02-03 07:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH KTIP KWMN PGOV PREL
10BEIJING278	MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, DALAI LAMA, [...] ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN "U.S. arms sales will have a serious negative effect on Sino-American exchanges and cooperation on many issues" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao)(02/03)(pg 3): "Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Ma Zhaoxu said that 'The United States insis [...]	2010-02-03 09:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING28	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CARBON TARIFF, [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "Calmly deal with trade protectionism" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (01/07)(pg 3): "Some countries' protectionist measures have added more difficulty to the global economic recovery. Unfortunately, following the financial crisis, some cou [...]	2010-01-07 09:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING281	TAIWAN ARMS SALE: MEDIA REMAINS FIERCELY CRITICAL, [...] (C) Summary: Beijing observers continue to claim that despite the loud and angry official reaction to the U.S. announcement of arms sales to Taiwan, the government wants to avoid fundamentally damaging U.S.-China relations. Nonetheless, real popular discontent may underlay harsh media statemen [...]	2010-02-03 23:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PARM CH TW
10BEIJING29	JANUARY 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: [...] Key points at the January 7 MFA press briefing were: -- China opposes the use of sanctions against Iran and believes nuclear proliferation concerns should be resolved through diplomatic channels. -- Japan's territorial claim to the "reef" in the East China Sea goes against the UN Conventio [...]	2010-01-07 10:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MNUC ETRD CH TW IR JA MZ
10BEIJING290	MEDIA REACTION: MEETING THE DALAI LAMA, ARMS SALES TO [...] MEETING THE DALAI LAMA a. "Obama insists on meeting the Dalai Lama; Sino-U.S. relations are drastically cooling down" The Shanghai-based Shanghai Media Group (SMG) publication, China Business News (Diyi Caijing)(02/03)(pg A5): "Zhang Zhi-rong, professor of Tibetan Studies at Beijing Univer [...]	2010-02-04 08:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING291	China/Energy: New Energy Commission Aims to [...] (SBU) Summary: China's State Council announced January 27 the creation of a new National Energy Commission (NEC) headed by Premier Wen Jiabao, with Vice Premier Li Keqiang serving as NEC deputy. According to the State Council's announcement, the NEC aims to strengthen China's energy policy fo [...]	2010-02-04 09:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV SENV CH
10BEIJING292	CHINA ASSET BUBBLES: ARE THEY HERE, WILL THEY POP? [...] (C) Summary. China's massive 2009 monetary stimulus program was instrumental in avoiding economic recession during the global crisis, but the huge amount of new credit flowing into the economy has prompted concerns that asset bubbles could form -- and burst -- in the property and equity marke [...]	2010-02-04 10:51:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL PGOV CH
10BEIJING293	PRC/IRAN: BEIJING CONTINUES TO CALL FOR PATIENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRC counsels continued patience on the Iran nuclear issue because it seeks a "thorough solution" to the problem, and it supports the removal of all 1200kg of low-enriched uranium from Iranian soil, according to an MFA contact. PRC officials have urged Iranian counterparts in [...]	2010-02-04 11:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH BR
10BEIJING294	FEBRUARY 4, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS, IRAN, [...] Key points at the February 4, 2010 MFA press briefing were: -- The announced sale of arms to Taiwan is a "gross intervention" into China's internal affairs and in complete disregard to China's "stern" opposition. -- China has taken note of the report regarding Tehran's plans to sell enrich [...]	2010-02-04 11:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM ETRD MNUC CH JA IR SZ
10BEIJING295	TAIWAN ARMS: CHINESE CALL IN U.S. FIRM [...] (C) SUMMARY. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) summoned General Electric (GE) China President Mark Norbom to the MFA on February 4 to warn GE on its participation in Taiwan arms sales, referring specifically to the sale of Sikorsky helicopters "built by UTC and GE." The MFA official, [...]	2010-02-04 12:39:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAIR PREL CN TW
10BEIJING30	CHINA RATIFIES PALERMO PROTOCOL AND PLEDGES TO [...] (C) Summary: China on December 26, 2009 voted to ratify the UN Palermo Protocol, effectively obligating itself to bring domestic laws and efforts in line with international standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Separately, a Ministry of Public Security (MPS) official told PolMinCo [...]	2010-01-08 03:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
10BEIJING303	2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - CHINA [...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for China, keyed to the categories listed in reftel. 2. 2010 Investment Climate Statement - China -------------------------------------- Overview of China's Investment Climate --------------------------------- [...]	2010-02-05 07:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC CH
10BEIJING307	MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, RMB APPRECIATION [...] ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN a. "The United States threatens to be tougher on China" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/05)(pg 1): "President Obama's remarks to be tougher on China on trade issues seems to have star [...]	2010-02-05 08:55:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH

10BEIJING309	(C) PRC COOPERATION ON SIX-PARTY TALKS, DPRK [...] (C) PRC, South Korean and Japanese contacts believe that Chinese efforts in the Six-Party Talks process will not suffer from Chinese anger at the recent U.S. decision to sell arms to Taiwan. MFA Asia Department Korean Peninsula Affairs Office Director Mao Ning told PolOff February 3 that work [...]	2010-02-05 09:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PARM CH KN KS JA TW
10BEIJING310	CHINA/ECONOMY: HU JINTAO RECONFIRMS ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a major February 3 speech at the Central Party School, President Hu Jintao called for the ministers and top provincial leaders present to accelerate China's economic structural adjustment. While acknowledging the impact of the financial crisis, Hu emphasized that the crisis h [...]	2010-02-05 09:49:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL CH
10BEIJING311	China/RMB: Patience and Stbility [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Chinese officials continue to signal publicly that China's currency is pegged at a basically "reasonable level." In a meeting with the Ambassador today, Central Economic and Financial Leading Group Vice Minister Liu He urged patience on the exchange rate issue, noted th [...]	2010-02-05 09:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN CH
10BEIJING312	THIRD U.S.-CHINA TOURISM WORKING GROUP HELD IN SANYA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Third U.S.-China Tourism Working Group (TWG) meeting under the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) was held on January 13, 2010, in Sanya, China, chaired by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Services Joel Secundy and Vice Chairman Zhu Shanzhong of the China Natio [...]	2010-02-05 11:13:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ETRD CVIS EAIR CH
10BEIJING314	TIBET TALKS: NO PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials blamed the Dalai Lama's personal representatives for the lack of progress in the January 30-31 talks, saying the Tibetan side was unwilling to compromise on its Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy. CCP United Front Work Department (UFWD) Execu [...]	2010-02-05 11:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
10BEIJING325	CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY COMPENSATION FOR NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Acting Assistant Commerce Secretary Mary Saunders on January 14 led a delegation made up of USG officers from Commerce, Energy, and State, and U.S. nuclear industry representatives to discuss the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) with China's National Ene [...]	2010-02-08 06:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
10BEIJING326	IOM DEEMS CHINA TAKING POSITIVE STEPS TO FIGHT [...] (SBU) In a January 28, 2010 telcon with Embassy Beijing and Department representatives, Tom Sinkovits, Head of Office for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Liaison Office in Beijing stated that human trafficking was a high interest issue in the upper ranks of the Chinese gover [...]	2010-02-08 07:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	CH KWMN KTIP PGOV
10BEIJING327	MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA, U.S.-CHINA TRADE RELATIONS [...] DALAI LAMA "China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson remarks on planned Obama-Dalai meeting" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (02/06)(pg 3): "Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu said, 'China resolutely opposes the visit by the Dalai Lama to the United St [...]	2010-02-08 08:13:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING33	(C) CHINA-AFGHAN RELATIONS PLAGUED BY CORRUPTION, [...] (C) Corruption and commercial fraud have plagued China-Afghan economic relations, according to a Beijing-based Afghan diplomat. Our contact claimed that a "mafia" of corrupt Afghan officials, including Foreign Minister Ragin Dadfar Spanta and former Minister of Mines Ibrahim Adel, had receive [...]	2010-01-08 09:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EINV EMIN PREL PGOV AF CH
10BEIJING340	CHINA'S MFA, GACC, CAEA PRESS FOR GREATER NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] (SBU) Assistant Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Nonproliferation, Dave Huizenga, visited Beijing China 20-23 January. He participated in the Transportation Security Workshop with China Atomic Energy Authority ( [...]	2010-02-09 07:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
10BEIJING342	MEDIA REACTION: CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT, RMB EXCHANGE RATE, [...] CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT "Reflection on capitalism in the international financial crisis" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (02/09)(pg 23): "The outbreak of the international financial crisis urged many people to reexamine the capitalist's development direction. In [...]	2010-02-09 08:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING343	FEBRUARY 9, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: 6-PARTY TALKS, IRAN, [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-09 09:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM ETRD MNUC CH JA IR
10BEIJING345	CORRECTED COPY: FEBRUARY 9, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-09 23:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM ETRD MNUC CH JA IR KN
10BEIJING349	CHINA ON U.S. PROPOSALS AT CITES COP 15 [...] (U) Post relayed on February 2 the background information and points regarding U.S. proposals at the March 13-25 Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) contained in REF A to the CITES Management Authority Office of the China State Fore [...]	2010-02-10 04:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD KSCA CITES AORC UNEP CH
10BEIJING35	CHINA'S ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS GENDER IMBALANCE PROBLEM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Abnormally high sex ratio at birth (SRB) and excess female child mortality both contribute directly to the sex ratio imbalance in China. Social consequences of this imbalance include an estimated excess of over 30 million unmarriageable males, a potentially destabilizing force [...]	2010-01-10 23:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPOP SOCI PHUM KPAO KWMN TBIO CH
10BEIJING350	China/RMB Internationalization: Some [...] (SBU) Summary. Hong-Kong-based HSBC bank last week announced it had issued the first Renminbi-denominated letter of credit in which none of the trading parties involved came from mainland China. The move was the latest step towards Beijing's stated goal of establishing the Renminbi (RMB) as a [...]	2010-02-10 07:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN CH
10BEIJING351	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, IRAN [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "Be vigilant about being pushed to the opposition side of the world by the U.S." The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/10)(pg 14): "In 2010, Sino-U.S. relations are undergoing a substant [...]	2010-02-10 09:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING352	CHINA: S&ED II DATES AND TOPICS; RMB APPRECIATION; ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January 25-28 visit to advance preparations for the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue II (S&ED II),the U.S. Economic Track staff delegation met with key economic ministries, economists, and U.S. industry representatives. The delegation proposed to their Ministr [...]	2010-02-10 09:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CH
10BEIJING353	BEIJING'S OLYMPICS AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS TEMPORARY [...] (SBU) The results of a Cornell University-led study on air quality control measures imposed by the Chinese government during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing show that local controls in Beijing succeeded in only temporarily improving air quality. Although the measures reduced certain pollutants, [...]	2010-02-10 09:13:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV CASC KGHG TRGY ENRG PREL CH
10BEIJING355	PRC/IRAN: BEIJING'S PROLIFERATING ARGUMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC academics are deploying a range of arguments against new UN Security Council sanctions against Iran, but some contacts say China will not go it alone in opposing them. A well-placed think-tanker argued that Iranian political divisions could result in favorable changes to the [...]	2010-02-10 09:42:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
10BEIJING356	FEBRUARY 9, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, IRAN, [...] Key points at the February 9, 2010 MFA press briefing were: --Following a meeting with Chinese Communist Party International Liaison Department Director Wang Jiarui, DPRK officials stated that North Korea is ready to continue consultations with relevant parties regarding the Six-Party Talks. [...]	2010-02-10 09:51:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM ETRD MNUC CH JA IR KN
10BEIJING357	CHINESE BANKS: WILL THE 2009 CREDIT BINGE COME [...] (C) Summary. New loan issuance by Chinese banks in January totaled RMB 1.6 trillion (USD 235 billion),nearly equal to last year's record pace of RMB 1.62 trillion, and would have been even larger if regulators had not intervened mid-month to curtail lending. In public, Chinese financial off [...]	2010-02-10 09:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN PGOV PREL
10BEIJING358	TIBET: CHINA FEELING PUBLIC PRESSURE TO REACT [...] (C) Summary: Increased expression of nationalistic sentiment and public anger over recent Taiwan arms sales mean the PRC leadership will need to somehow "punish" the United States if the President meets with the Dalai Lama, according to several contacts. A Tibetan academic at a Communist Pa [...]	2010-02-10 10:29:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PREL CH
10BEIJING359	MAINTAINING POSITIVE U.S.-PRC RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: A Chinese public perception that U.S. China policy under President Obama would be "different" than that of his predecessors and that recent warming in cross-Strait relations made arms sales unnecessary fueled many Chinese' vitriolic response to the latest Taiwan arms sales, accord [...]	2010-02-10 10:45:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS ECON ETRD CH TW IR AF KN
10BEIJING360	CHINA DEFINES ITS TERMS ON INDIGENOUS INNOVATION: [...] (C) Summary. Chinese interlocutors made it clear to a visiting interagency team the week of January 24 that China intends to keep giving their home-grown innovators an edge, including preferences under government procurement. The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) advised it would rev [...]	2010-02-11 03:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL CH
10BEIJING362	MEDIA REACTION: COLOR REVOLUTION, IRAN, INTERNATIONAL [...] COLOR REVOLUTION "'Color Revolution' is a democratized political game" The official Communist Youth League newspaper China Youth Daily (Zhongguo Qingnianbao) (02/11) (pg 5): "In fact, the 'color revolution' is none other than 'non-normal regime change' carried out through the interference [...]	2010-02-11 08:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING364	MOFCOM OFFICIAL ON EXPORT CONTROLS, MARKET ECONOMY STATUS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China is seeking "equal treatment" by the United States at the Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) and Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT),Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Department of American and Oceania Affairs Director General He Ning told an interagency team of [...]	2010-02-11 09:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CH
10BEIJING365	MR. GAY CHINA PAGEANT: HOW NOT TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE [...] (C) Summary: The last-minute cancellation by authorities in January of Beijing's first gay beauty pageant came as no surprise, Chinese HIV/AIDS and gay rights advocates told PolOff February 2. The government often waits until just prior to a sensitive gathering or event to step in, they said [...]	2010-02-11 09:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PGOV PHUM SOCI
10BEIJING366	FDI in China: Which Way Will the Pendulum Swing? [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's January 29 speech at Davos and recent State Council guidelines encouraging foreign direct investment (FDI) in China indicate continued support at senior levels of government for economic reform and a more open investment climate, according to a [...]	2010-02-11 09:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CH
10BEIJING367	AFRICAN EMBASSIES SUSPICIOUS OF US-CHINA [...] (C) African Embassy officials told EmbOffs that many in the African community were uncomfortable with the concept of US-China development cooperation in Africa. China's fast, efficient, "no strings attached" bilateral approach is popular in the region, as is the PRC preference for infrastructure ov [...]	2010-02-11 09:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID EINV CH XA
10BEIJING369	VFM CUI PROTESTS POTUS-DALAI LAMA MEETING [...] (C) Summary: In a February 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai delivered a "stern representation" and expressed China's "grave concern" about the President's planned February 18 meeting with the Dalai Lama. Such a meeting "would amount to connivance with the Dal [...]	2010-02-11 10:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MASS PGOV SOCI CH TW
10BEIJING37	CHINA-MONGOLIA COOPERATION ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] (C) Summary: China-Mongolia cooperation on combating trafficking in persons (TIP) improved over the past year, particularly at the local levels, according to official and NGO contacts in Beijing, Ulaanbaatar and Erlian, a Chinese town located near the PRC-Mongolia border. Mongolian officials [...]	2010-01-11 01:10:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
10BEIJING377	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, IRAN [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "Sino-U.S. competition will see who changes its growth method first" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/12)(pg 14): "Both the United States and China are seeking new advantages [solut [...]	2010-02-12 07:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING378	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRC CONTEMPLATING MINUSTAH [...] (SBU) On February 12, PolOff conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Attache Jiang Bo reftel points seeking information on possible PRC contributions in support of MINUSTAH. Jiang confirmed that the PRC was considering providing assistance bu [...]	2010-02-12 08:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN
10BEIJING379	UPDATE: TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN [...] (S) In response to State reftel delivered to the MFA on February 2, MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Attache Jiang Bo informed PolOff on February 12 that the PRC supported U.S. proposal to submit the name of Muthanna Hadith al-Dari to the UN 1267 S [...]	2010-02-12 08:44:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PTER KTFN PINR PREL CH UN JO SY IZ
10BEIJING38	PRC: WHITE HOUSE SENIOR ADVISOR VALERIE JARRETT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 18 round table with White House Senior Advisor and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls Valerie Jarrett, Chinese activists working on issues effecting women and girls in China noted that while there had been significant improvements in China on women [...]	2010-01-11 01:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN CH
10BEIJING380	PRC/PAKISTAN: NO PLA BASE PLANNED, CCP PLAYING ALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent press speculation about PRC plans to establish a military presence in Pakistan is completely groundless, has been fanned by paranoid Indian news outlets and can be traced back to a single op-ed by a Chinese academic, according to Pakistan Embassy officials. The Pakistani [...]	2010-02-12 08:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH PK AF IN XD
10BEIJING382	CHINA-ROK RELATIONS: MINOR TENSIONS, POSITIVE [...] (C) Summary: In a round of recent meetings on the state of Sino-ROK relations, Chinese and ROK officials agree that the overall trend of the bilateral relationship is positive. Chinese leaders are quite pleased at the appointment of Yu Woo-ik, the former Chief of Staff to ROK President Lee My [...]	2010-02-12 09:27:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PARM ECON KN KS CH
10BEIJING383	STOMP AROUND AND CARRY A SMALL STICK: CHINAÂ´S NEW [...] (C) Summary: The harsh (per usual) PRC reaction to the recent U.S. announcement of arms sales to Taiwan and President ObamaÂ´s intention to meet with the Dalai Lama has focused Chinese domestic attention on a phenomenon already observed (and criticized) abroad: ChinaÂ´s muscle-flexing, triumpha [...]	2010-02-12 10:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR TW EUN CH
10BEIJING384	BEIJING BANS LOCAL-LEVEL LOBBYISTS; FEW PACKING [...] (C) Summary: China's State Council is moving to close the thousands of local government representative offices in Beijing. Notorious for giving lavish gifts in exchange for central government pork-barrel spending in their districts, local government representatives, according to several cont [...]	2010-02-12 10:42:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI CH
10BEIJING393	PRC-INDONESIA: INCREASED PRC DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC State Councilor Dai Bingguo's "warm, friendly" January 21-26 visit to Indonesia reinforced the perception that China-Indonesia relations have been relatively free of tension of late; however, in reality PRC diplomatic assertiveness with Indonesia has risen steadily in recent [...]	2010-02-18 07:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ASEAN CH ID XC XE
10BEIJING394	CAAC DISCUSSES CAPE TOWN TREATY AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Embassy officials met with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on February 1, 2010 to discuss China's implementation of the Cape Town Convention and the status of its Technical Cooperation Agreement with FAA. CAAC stated t [...]	2010-02-18 08:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KTIA ETRD CH
10BEIJING399	MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA MEETING; U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS; [...] DALAI LAMA MEETING "Dalai Lama meeting to be held as scheduled" The official English-language newspaper China Daily (02/18) (pg 1): "Despite the choice of location, however, any state leader who meets with the Dalai Lama in private or public risks damaging relations with China, said Pang Z [...]	2010-02-18 08:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING4	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., U.S. - CHINA, ECONOMIC [...] U.S. "No breakthroughs on the DPRK/Iran nuclear issues can be achieved without the United States" The Beijing-based newspaper sponsored by official intellectual publication Guangming Daily and Guangdong Provincial official publication Nanfang Daily, The Beijing News (Xin Jing Bao)(01/03)(p [...]	2010-01-04 09:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING401	China/Xinjiang: Energy Sector Booms as Clean Energy Firms [...] (SBU) Summary: While Xinjiang remains an important resource base for traditional energy sources--including oil, natural gas, refined petroleum products, and coal--the region has in recent years emerged as a clean energy leader, according to local officials and business contacts. Locally-grown [...]	2010-02-18 09:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET SENV CH
10BEIJING406	CHINA MAKES IT THROUGH ANOTHER SPRING FESTIVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Weather permitting, China's travel network looks set to make it through the strains of yet another Spring Festival travel rush. China's Ministry of Transport (MOT) expects 2.54 billion passenger trips to be taken over the 40 day season centered on the February 14 Spring Festiva [...]	2010-02-19 08:50:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EWWT EAIR CN
10BEIJING413	MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA MEETING, IRAN [...] DALAI LAMA MEETING a. "The Dalai Lama's lies and the prejudice of the West" The official intellectual publication Guangming Daily (Guangming Ribao)(02/21)(pg 8): "Although it does not require the approval of another country for a state leader to meet someone, sometimes there are exceptions [...]	2010-02-22 08:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING414	EMBASSY BEIJING WELCOMES S/R BOSWORTH, S/E KIM [...] (U) Embassy Beijing warmly welcomes the visit of Special Representative for North Korea Policy Stephen W. Bosworth and Special Envoy for Six-Party Talks Sung Kim and their delegation to China Feb. 24-25, 2010 for consultations related to North Korea policy. Additional Members of Delegation: [...]	2010-02-23 01:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP JA KN KS PREL MNUC CN
10BEIJING415	EXTENDING CHINESE MANDARIN (CM) TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The First and Second Tour (FAST) Committee in Beijing appreciates the expanded Chinese Mandarin (CM) language training opportunities as announced by the Director General reftel. To further expand the Department's corps of Chinese speakers and strengthen existing competencies, the [...]	2010-02-23 05:29:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APER AMGT AFSI CM TW
10BEIJING42	CHINA: MIIT SAYS INDUSTRIAL POLICY TO REMAIN UNCHANGED; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 7 meeting, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT),Department of Industrial Policy Deputy Director General Hou Shiguo told Economic Minister Counselor China treated State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and private companies equally, but indicated that, due [...]	2010-01-11 09:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN ETRD SENV CH
10BEIJING424	PRC/CHAD: MINURCAT ESSENTIAL TO SAFEGUARDING IMAGE [...] (C) The Government of Chad's (GOC) continued support of UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) was "very important" to safeguarding the image of the UN and protecting the reputation of UN Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKOs),MFA International Organizations and Conferences [...]	2010-02-23 08:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PREF CD CT CN
10BEIJING425	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN 1267 SANCTIONS: RESULTS OF [...] (SBU) On February 23, PolOff conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Second Secretary Xu Zhongsheng reftel points sharing USG findings based on its completion of review of the third tranche of names circulated by the UN 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban [...]	2010-02-23 08:55:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN PREL UNSC EFIN CH UN
10BEIJING426	PAKISTAN/CHINA: FM QURESHI LAUDS PRC-PAKISTAN FRIENDSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's friendship with the PRC is a "cornerstone" of Pakistan's foreign policy and a "model for other countries to emulate," Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a February 23 speech at a PRC think tank. He welcomed China's role as an intermediary [...]	2010-02-23 09:20:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL CH PK AF
10BEIJING427	CHINA PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE [...] (S) PolOff passed ref A nonpaper providing additional information about attempts by the Malaysia-based firm Electronics Component Limited (ECL) to buy TRS-500 gyroscopes from the Chinese firm VibTel Industrial Co. Inc. to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Dire [...]	2010-02-23 09:28:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH MY
10BEIJING428	CHINA ALERTED TO POSSIBLE MISSILE-RELATED EXPORT [...] (S) PolOff passed reftel nonpaper providing information about a December 2009 offer by Chinese company Hong Kong 4 Star Electronics Ltd. to sell gyroscopes produced by a Russian company to Iran's Isfahan Optics Industries to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy [...]	2010-02-23 09:28:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH
10BEIJING429	MEDIA REACTION: RMB EXCHANGE RATE, DALAI LAMA MEETING [...] RMB EXCHANGE RATE a. "How to view China's decreased holding of U.S. Treasury bonds" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao)(02/23)(pg 2): " Before the U.S. economy bottoms out, any appreciation of the U.S. dollar is only temporary and is mani [...]	2010-02-23 09:29:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING43	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CHINA POLICY [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "U.S. - China strategic partnership irreversible and increased differences inevitable" The official Communist Youth League China Youth Daily (Zhongguo Qingnianbao)(01/11)(pg 5): "Since the beginning of 2010 U.S.-China relations have, just like the weather in the Northe [...]	2010-01-11 09:55:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING430	CHINA ALERTED TO POSSIBLE MISSILE-RELATED EXPORT TO IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-23 09:50:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH
10BEIJING431	CHINA PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE [...] (S) PolOff passed ref A nonpaper providing additional information about attempts by the Malaysia-based firm Electronics Component Limited (ECL) to buy TRS-500 gyroscopes from the Chinese firm VibTel Industrial Co. Inc. to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Dire [...]	2010-02-23 09:51:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH MY
10BEIJING432	FEBRUARY 23, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-PRC RELATIONS, [...] Key points at the February 23, 2010 MFA press briefing were: --China looks to the United States to take credible measures to undo the damage to U.S.-PRC relations following arms sales to Taiwan and President Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama. --China hopes relevant parties will show flexi [...]	2010-02-23 23:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM KN NG DA UN CH IR JA PK IN ZA IS
10BEIJING438	REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR SOCOM FIFTH ANNUAL [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidate, who is currently serving as the Defense Attach at the People's Republic of China (PRC) Embassy in Washington, D.C. He has been nominated to participate in SOCOM's Fifth Annual Conference, "Threats to Sovereignt [...]	2010-02-24 07:42:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC MARR PTER KCRM SNAR CH
10BEIJING442	AMCHAM SURVEY: COMPANIES STILL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham) on February 10 briefed members on the results of its soon-to-be released 2010 Business Climate Survey. Companies said they were generally optimistic about the Chinese market, with firms that had been operating in China longer mo [...]	2010-02-24 09:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV CH
10BEIJING443	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, DALAI LAMA MEETING, [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "The United States exagerates that China is the top network threat" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/24)(pg 3): "Tang Lan, expert of information security at the China Institute of Co [...]	2010-02-24 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING444	HUMMER STUCK IN THE MUD [...] (C) Summary and comment: Hummer's Detroit-based government affairs representative Wei Shen told EconOff February 15 that the PRC had formally rejected Tengzhong's application to acquire the Hummer brand from General Motors (GM). While the details are unclear, Post understands that this was a f [...]	2010-02-24 09:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EIND CH
10BEIJING446	REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: POST BLAST [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Ministry of Public Security,s Public Order Control Department (POCD). They have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no der [...]	2010-02-25 04:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AFIN PTER KCRM SNAR TH CH
10BEIJING451	CHINA'S NEW CHARITY LAW ON THE HORIZON; CONTACTS [...] (C) Summary: Draft legislation to promote charitable organizations and foundations in China is on the National People's Congress (NPC) agenda for this year, according to several contacts. The Ministry of Civil Affairs (MOCA) has sponsored a draft national Charity Law and has encouraged provi [...]	2010-02-25 09:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI
10BEIJING454	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, DALAI MEETING, IRAN [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "Be careful about the U.S.'s transferring middle class crisis" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/25)(pg 14): "The American engineer's suicidal airplane attack on the tax bureau building [...]	2010-02-25 09:51:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING457	CHINA/AUTOS: SAAB PURCHASE SPEEDS THROUGH; [...] (C) Summary: High level Chinese government support enabled Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Ltd. (BAIC) to complete its USD 200 million purchase of General Motors' (GM) Saab Unit in a mere four months, according to BAIC officials. As a Beijing City Government controlled enterprise, B [...]	2010-02-25 10:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EIND EINV
10BEIJING458	FEBRUARY 25, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH [...] Key points at the February 25 MFA press briefing were: -- Foreign Minister Yang met with visiting Special Representative Ambassador Stephen Bosworth. China will coordinate and consult with all parties to push for an early resumption of the Six-Party Talks. The six parties are currently prese [...]	2010-02-25 22:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MASS MNUC KNNP EINT EFIN CH TW KN KS PK
10BEIJING462	JAN 13 US-CHINA INTERPARLIAMENTARY DIALOGUE: TAIWAN, NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan arms sales and trade issues dominated the 5th session of the U.S. China Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG),which took place in Beijing January 13. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) led the U.S. Senate delegation to the IPG, which also included Senators Christopher "Kit" Bond (R- [...]	2010-02-26 04:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM MASS ETRD KIPR CVIS EFIN SENV ENRG
10BEIJING467	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA [...] U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC RELATIONS "It is really difficult to reduce U.S. debt" Guangdong 21st Century Publishing Company Ltd.'s business newspaper 21st Century Business Herald (21Shiji Jingji Baodao)(02/26)(pg 2): "Data has shown that China's faith in U.S. bonds did not decrease. In the future [...]	2010-02-26 08:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING468	TIBET WORK CONFERENCE: EXPANDING DEVELOPMENT FOCUS [...] (C) Summary: Although the Communist Party's Fifth Tibet Work Conference January 18-20 did not result in major policy changes, it signaled shifts in emphasis intended to address economic tensions that led to the March 2008 violence throughout Tibetan areas of China. Contacts at two Party thin [...]	2010-02-26 08:45:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON CH
10BEIJING5	UK-PRC HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE POSTPONED AFTER [...] (C) Summary: On December 29 British citizen Akmal Shaikh, who the UK government had asserted was mentally ill, was executed for narcotics charges. On the same day the Chinese government notified the UK that it was indefinitely postponing the January session of the annual UK-PRC bilateral huma [...]	2010-01-04 10:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
10BEIJING53	China Export Growth Startles [...] (SBU) Summary: China's December trade numbers came in much higher than forecast, with a 17.7 percent increase in December year-on-year (yoy). Imports grew even faster, increasing 55.9 percent in December year-on-year. While the data beat all forecasts, the large increases are in part due to [...]	2010-01-11 23:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND CH
10BEIJING65	U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U. S. [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (U.S. HHS) have a strong and valued partnership with China's Ministry of Health (MOH),Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) and Chinese Academ [...]	2010-01-12 07:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO SOCI CH GT KE EG TH KZ
10BEIJING67	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, WAR ON TERROR, NORTH [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "China declares anti-missile interception successful" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/12)(pg 1): "Experts said that this is the first time that China has announced its anti-missile experiment results to th [...]	2010-01-12 08:42:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING68	BEIJING STUDENTS TALK POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: Nine Chinese university students and recent graduates shared with PolOffs December 18 their views on China's domestic challenges, climate change, human rights, corruption and minority policies. Citing China's formidable internal challenges, the students argued that Americans gro [...]	2010-01-12 08:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI
10BEIJING72	JANUARY 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-12 11:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MNUC ETRD CH TW IR IN JA AU
10BEIJING75	ACTION REQUEST: USG COMMENTS ON PRC DRAFT GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) China's State Council Legislative Affairs Office published draft implementing regulations for the Government Procurement Law on January 11, 2010. The draft regulations are available in Chinese at the following website: http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2010-01/11/content_150 7655.htm. Comments ar [...]	2010-01-13 07:22:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EINV WTRO CH
10BEIJING79	CHINA DEMARCHED REGARDING JANUARY 2010 MISSILE [...] (S) PolMinCouns delivered ref A demarche and non-paper posing several questions regarding China's January 11 ground-based missile intercept test to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Director General Cheng Jingye on January 13. Referring to the Xinhua news announcement made "the same [...]	2010-01-13 09:09:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MCAP TSPA CH
10BEIJING80	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCE, U.S. POLICY, NORTH [...] U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCE "Where should U.S.-Japan alliance go?" The official Xinhua Daily Telegraph (Xinhua Meiri Dianxun)(01/13)(pg 8): "Experts say that if an alliance is running well, there is no need to reiterate its importance. However, U.S.-Japan relations have seen some friction over th [...]	2010-01-13 09:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING86	MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, TAIWAN, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] GOOGLE a. "Google's global strategy will experience a severe setback if it withdraws from the China market" The official popular newspaper Beijing Youth Daily (Beijing Qingnianbao)(3/14)(pg B9): " Over the past four years, and under the leadership of its CEO, Dr. Kai-fu Lee, it has not bee [...]	2010-01-14 08:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIRUT100	ENVIRONMENT MINISTER RAHHAL WELCOMES U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Water management, reforestation and solid waste management were the Environment Ministry's key priorities, new Environment Minister Mohammed Rahhal told the Ambassador on January 28. Rahhal pledged continued cooperation with USAID reforestation programs and asked for assistance i [...]	2010-02-01 09:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON EFIN ENRG EPA PGOV PREL KGHG AID LE
10BEIRUT104	UNRWA LEBANON DESPERATE FOR RESOURCES [...] (C) Summary: UNRWA Lebanon will exhaust its funding by March 2010 and be forced to make drastic cuts without additional support, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Lebanon country representative Salvatore Lombardo told donor countries on January 15. While PM Hariri and the new Leb [...]	2010-02-02 09:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM KPAL PTER KCRM LE
10BEIRUT107	INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL [...] (SBU) The MOL, via its Child Labor Unit, and the Ministry of Interior (MOI),via the Internal Security Forces (ISF),were responsible for the enforcement of laws related to hazardous child labor and forced labor. 2. (SBU) In 2009, there were minimal mechanisms for exchanging information bet [...]	2010-02-03 05:34:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID ECON PGOV LE
10BEIRUT108	INFORMATION MINISTER PRESSURED TO ATTACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Information Tareq Mitri informed the Ambassador on January 27 that President Sleiman continues to be personally interested in the issue of House Resolution 2278 regarding satellite providers broadcasting channels carrying anti-American incitement to violence. Mitri said tha [...]	2010-02-03 14:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL KPAO PINR LE
10BEIRUT11	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTINGS' JANUARY 8 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Embassy Beirut welcomes your January 8 visit as the first high-level delegation to Lebanon of 2010. As Lebanon emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meetings with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and Foreign Min [...]	2010-01-05 15:03:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV KDEM EAID UNSC PTER MARR PREF
10BEIRUT113	PM COMMITS TO UNSCR 1701/BORDER CONTROL [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hariri met with UNSCOL Michael Williams and ambassadors from key donor nations on February 2 to assure them that border control remains a high priority for his government. In order to address donor concerns, Hariri, who as chair of the Ministerial Border Committee [...]	2010-02-04 15:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL PTER PGOV SY LE
10BEIRUT114	JUSTICE MINISTER NAJJAR ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, [...] (C) Summary: Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar informed the Ambassador on February 3 that he had forwarded a draft trafficking in persons law to the cabinet for approval, a step needed before it goes to a parliamentary vote. He did not expect the draft to face political opposition. His ministr [...]	2010-02-04 15:53:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KTIP KJUS PHUM KWMN PREF EAID SY
10BEIRUT115	SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 9-13 JOINT MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 10-12 Joint Military Commission (JMC) meetings in Washington are the second in the series of bilateral military discussions that began in October 2008 (reftel). As Lebanon emerges from 2009's six-month struggle to form the new national unity government, the JMC will [...]	2010-02-04 16:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PTER KPKO PINR SY IS LE
10BEIRUT116	MARADA'S FRANJIEH CALLS FOR INDIRECT NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Marada leader Sleiman Franjieh reported to the Ambassador on February 2 that he had established a rapport with Prime Minister Saad Hariri, whom he described as "a man you can deal with." Franjieh, a strong Syrian ally, expressed his support for indirect negotiations between Leban [...]	2010-02-04 16:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAL PINR PTER SY IS LE
10BEIRUT118	GEAGEA ON MARCH 14 POSITIVE MOMENTUM, CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: The March 14 coalition has recaptured some of its momentum as it prepares to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Rafik Hariri's assassination on February 14, Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea told the Ambassador on February 3. Geagea complained of Syria's ascendant status [...]	2010-02-05 12:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR KPAL LE SY SA
10BEIRUT119	LABOR MINISTER HARB UNDERSCORES COMMITMENT TO TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Labor Ministry had recently agreed to form a joint committee with embassies with many citizens working as domestic employees in Lebanon to oversee employment agencies that contracted the workers, Labor Minister Boutros Harb told the Ambassador on February 3. Harb also expresse [...]	2010-02-05 13:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KTIP PHUM KWMN PGOV PREF KPAL LE
10BEIRUT122	ECONOMY MINISTER SAFADI OPTIMISTIC ON GROWTH [...] (U) This message is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary: In a February 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammed Safadi requested assistance in setting up meetings during his private March 7-14 trip to Washington. The prime minister, presi [...]	2010-02-05 16:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV EAID MEPI KIPR LE
10BEIRUT123	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' FEBRUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Beirut warmly welcomes your February 16-17 visit to Lebanon. As the country emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meetings with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri will rein [...]	2010-02-05 16:20:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS PBTS KPAL EAIR
10BEIRUT124	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ODC MILITARY [...] (U) In accordance with provisions of the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, we have carefully reviewed the human rights record of the following candidates. We found no evidence of gross human rights violations for these individuals. 2. (U) The following Lebanese Armed Forces personnel ar [...]	2010-02-08 06:33:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PMIL PHUM LE
10BEIRUT133	IMF TEAM TAKES THE PULSE OF THE NEW LEBANESE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) An IMF mission visited Beirut February 1-4 to engage the new government on its reform strategy and discuss post Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA) cooperation. The mission met with the finance, economy, energy, and telecommunications ministers, as well as with Central Bank of Leba [...]	2010-02-08 14:23:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV LE
10BEIRUT14	BAROUD OUTLINES EFFORTS TO EXTEND STATE SOVEREIGNTY [...] (C) Summary: The Lebanese government is committed to implementing UNSCR 1701, but Prime Minister Saad Hariri must establish a coordinated strategy for border control, Interior Minister Ziad Baroud told the Ambassador. His Internal Security Forces (ISF) had achieved initial successes in polici [...]	2010-01-05 18:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS KPAL LE
10BEIRUT145	CHRISTIANS OBJECT TO BERRI'S PROPOSED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 1989 Taif Accord that ended the Lebanese civil war called for "deconfessionalization," the abolishment of the quotas for sectarian representation that undergird the Lebanese political system. Like many tenets in Taif, the proposal has yet to be implemented. Recently, Speaker [...]	2010-02-12 15:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PINR SOCI KDEM LE
10BEIRUT15	SCENESETTER FOR A/S JOHNSON'S JAN 10-11 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Embassy Beirut welcomes your January 10-11 visit as one of the first high-level visits to Lebanon of 2010. As Lebanon emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meeting with Interior Minister Ziad Baroud will reinforce the message that [...]	2010-01-06 14:11:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PBTS SNAR PREF PTER KPAL KCRM LE

10BEIRUT153	GOL RENEWS MOBILE OPERATORS' MANAGEMENT CONTRACT (ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Gilbert Najjar, the telecom ministry official responsible for the two GOL-owned mobile companies, said the cabinet extended the management contract for the two operators for six months starting February 1, 2010. According to Najjar, Telecom Minister Charbel Nahas will use this period to [...]	2010-02-17 06:18:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINT PGOV LE
10BEIRUT154	CRASH OF ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES 409, GOL CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The January 25 crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 409 into the Mediterranean minutes after takeoff from the Beirut airport has brought to light the GOL's weak crisis management planning and interagency coordination. While such deficiencies are common around the world, Lebanon's u [...]	2010-02-17 11:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PGOV PREL MASS MCAP LE ET
10BEIRUT16	MINDEF MURR CONTINUES PRESSING FOR SOF SUPPORT [...] (S) Summary: Defense Minister Elias al-Murr announced to the Ambassador a plan to restructure the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) with an emphasis on special operations forces (SOF). Murr asked the Ambassador for help in convincing Prime Minister Saad Hariri not to spend a large portion of a prom [...]	2010-01-06 15:20:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP KJUS PREL PTER KPAL LE
10BEIRUT164	CABINET APPROVES MUNICIPAL ELECTORAL REFORMS, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Despite pressure from multiple sides to delay, the Lebanese municipal elections are still scheduled for June 2009. In January Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud presented a draft bill to cabinet containing a menu of electoral reforms, including measures to create standardized pre-pr [...]	2010-02-19 15:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI LE
10BEIRUT167	HARIRI RALLY HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES FACING MARCH 14 [...] (C) Summary: Tens of thousands of Future Movement, Lebanese Forces and Kataeb supporters joined the February 14 rally -- organized by the March 14 coalition -- to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Turnout was less than in previous ye [...]	2010-02-22 12:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY IS SA
10BEIRUT184	INL A/S JOHNSON PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR ISF REFORM [...] (C) Summary: INL Assistant Secretary David Johnson assured MGen Rifi, the head of Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF),of continued U.S. support to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Lebanese police so they can exercise their authority in all of Lebanon. Gen. Rifi acknowledge [...]	2010-02-25 13:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PTER KPAL LE
10BEIRUT187	DEMARCHE ON SYRIAN TRANSFERS OF ARMS TO HIZBALLAH [...] (S) SUMMARY: In response to the Ambassador's February 25 demarche on the danger of Syrian transfers of increasingly sophisticated weaponry to Hizballah, Prime Minister Saad Hariri acknowledged the urgency and serious nature of the message and said he had feared that Hizballah had "new technol [...]	2010-02-25 16:30:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PTER PREL PBTS MASS MOPS IS LE TU SY
10BEIRUT188	DEMARCHES ON SYRIAN AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-25 16:50:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IAEA IR SY
10BEIRUT21	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NEW AIR PASSENGER SCREENING [...] (C) On January 7 the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Minister of Transportation and Public Works Ghazi al-Aridi and to Presidency Director General Naji Abi Assi. Aridi responded that while he opposed the decision to impose additional screening requirements on travelers from Lebanon, he [...]	2010-01-07 14:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PTER ASEC ECON LE
10BEIRUT24	JUMBLATT SAYS RECONCILIATION WITH RIVALS NEARLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: His reconciliation with the March 8 alliance is nearly complete, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt told the Ambassador on January 5. While his base had initially opposed his exit from March 14 and his opening to the Shia, Jumblatt explained, they were "getting used" to his shift, which [...]	2010-01-08 13:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR KCRM SY LE
10BEIRUT35	NEW CABINET MINISTERS TACKLE ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new ministers of finance, telecommunications, and energy were enthusiastic about taking on key reform priorities outlined in reftel during separate meetings with the Ambassador the week of January 4. All three ministers were confident the GOL would pass a budget in 2010 fo [...]	2010-01-12 13:39:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINT ENRG PGOV PINR KCOR AA LE
10BEIRUT4	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN'S JANUARY 8-9 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Embassy Beirut welcomes your January 8-9 visit as one of the first high-level delegations to Lebanon of 2010. As Lebanon emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meetings with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and [...]	2010-01-05 07:27:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV KDEM EAID UNSC PTER MARR LE
10BEIRUT40	UNIFIL EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND [...] The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has an authorized strength of 15,000 troops with current troop strength at just over 12,500. In response to ref A, we found no public or media reports concerning trafficking in persons (TIP) or sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) involving [...]	2010-01-13 16:21:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO PHUM LE UN
10BEIRUT41	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ODC MILITARY [...] (U) In accordance with provisions of the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, we have carefully reviewed the human rights record of the following candidates. We found no evidence of gross human rights violations for these individuals. 2. (U) The following Lebanese Armed Forces personnel a [...]	2010-01-13 16:41:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PMIL PHUM LE
10BEIRUT42	CODEL HASTINGS' JANUARY 8 VISIT TO LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: During a January 8 visit to Lebanon, a delegation headed by Representative Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) met with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Foreign Minister Ali el Chami. Representative Hastings reiterated Congressional support for Lebanon's democratic i [...]	2010-01-14 10:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV KDEM EAID UNSC PTER MARR PREF
10BEIRUT44	SCENESETTER FOR SEMEP GEORGE MITCHELL'S JANUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Beirut warmly welcomes your January 19-20 visit to Lebanon. As the country emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meetings with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, Foreign Minis [...]	2010-01-14 14:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MEPP PTER PINR UNSC MARR SY IS LE
10BEIRUT47	PRIME MINISTER HARIRI MEETS WITH CODEL MCCAIN [...] (C) Summary: Increased U.S. military assistance to Lebanon is a priority, Prime Minister Saad Hariri told CODEL McCain on January 9. Though wary of Syrian intentions after his recent trip to Damascus, Hariri said he would work to build on positive practical steps to improve the bilateral rela [...]	2010-01-15 13:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC MASS MCAP KJUS PBTS LE SY IR
10BEIRUT50	PRESIDENT SLEIMAN, SPEAKER BERRI AND WALID [...] (C) Summary: An urgent need for progress on regional peace was the common priority for President Michel Sleiman, Speaker Nabih Berri, and Druze leader Walid Jumblatt during their meetings with visiting CODEL McCain on January 8 and 9. Sleiman sought reassurances that U.S. military assistance [...]	2010-01-19 07:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC MASS KPAL KJUS ECPS SY IR LE
10BEIRUT51	GEMAYEL ON MARCH 14 [...] (C) Summary: Although March 14 leaders -- save Druze leader Walid Jumblatt -- continue to meet to discuss policy issues on a regular basis, Prime Minister Saad Hariri is pulling back from taking a March 14 leadership role given his new office, said Kataeb leader Amine Gemayel. Gemayel expres [...]	2010-01-19 08:52:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KISL SY LE
10BEIRUT61	AOUN HIGHLIGHTS FPM REFORM AGENDA FOR NEW [...] (C) Summary: Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun welcomed the Ambassador for a wide-ranging discussion on January 14 that focused on his party's reform platform. Eager to portray the FPM as a positive force, Aoun highlighted its program for energy sector reform and budget transpar [...]	2010-01-20 14:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MCAP PREF SOCI PINR ECON LE
10BEIRUT65	MARCH 14 PARTNERS STRUGGLE WITH NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: Members of the March 14 coalition are now struggling to agree on how to mark their next significant event, the fifth commemoration of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination on February 14. Prime Minister Saad Hariri is reportedly hesitating to hold a major political r [...]	2010-01-21 15:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM LE SA
10BEIRUT66	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR GEN. JONESÂ´ VISIT TO LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Advisor General Jim Jones explained to President Michel Sleiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Jean Kahwagi January 15 the U.S. administration,s intention to pursue additional sanctions ag [...]	2010-01-21 15:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MASS UNSC LE IS SY IR
10BEIRUT67	SPECIAL TRIBUNAL BEIRUT OFFICE REPORTS CONTINUING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The work of the Beirut investigative team of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) is progressing smoothly, according to Valerio Aquila, head of the STL's Office of the Prosecutor in Beirut. The recent high-profile resignations of senior STL staff in The Hague were expected and [...]	2010-01-21 16:31:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KJUS SY LE
10BEIRUT68	LEBANON: FY2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Introduction: In Lebanon, lack of fiscal transparency is more than a failure of the capacity of the state. It is at the center of a government system that is designed to be opaque so as to serve the interests of the leaders of the political class, rather than the needs of citizens (septel [...]	2010-01-21 17:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV KCOR LE
10BEIRUT72	NEW CABINET'S AGENDA AND EFFECTIVENESS STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new Lebanese cabinet, which first met on December 21, has not resolved any substantive issues during the three sessions that have been held to date. All sides appear keen to avoid polarization in the cabinet following the late 2009 dispute over the wording of the ministerial [...]	2010-01-22 15:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM LE
10BEIRUT74	CRASH OF ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES FLT 409: LEBANESE GOVERNMENT REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE IN SEARCH AND RESCUE, RECOVERY [...] The Lebanese government has requested immediate USG assistance in search and rescue and/or recovery operations following the crash of Ethiopian Airways flight 409 on January 25. The plane, en route from Beirut to Addis Ababa, went down shortly after its 02:30 hrs (local) take-off approximate [...]	2010-01-25 10:16:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR CASC KEMR MOPS LE
10BEIRUT75	LEBANESE DISCUSS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT AMBASSADOR'S [...] (SBU) Ambassador Sison held a roundtable discussion January 14 on ways to encourage the culture of entrepreneurship in Lebanon with 19 leaders from the private sector and civil society. In a lively discussion, participants noted the need for political and security stability; greater publicity [...]	2010-01-26 04:43:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN EFIN PGOV LE
10BEIRUT81	HEALTH MINISTER TOUTS MINISTRY'S COMMITMENT TO IPR [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Health Mohammad Khalifeh informed the Ambassador January 22 that earlier that morning he had worked with the chief prosecutor's office to issue arrest warrants for individuals involved in a counterfeit pharmaceutical smuggling ring. Proud of the ministry's accomplishm [...]	2010-01-27 14:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV KIPR KDEM PINR KPAL LE
10BEIRUT84	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ODC MILITARY [...] (U) In accordance with provisions of the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, we have carefully reviewed the human rights record of the following candidates. We found no evidence of gross human rights violations for these individuals. 2. (U) The following Lebanese Armed Forces personnel a [...]	2010-01-28 07:09:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PMIL PHUM LE
10BEIRUT89	S/E MITCHELL RULES OUT FORCED NATURALIZATION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell affirmed to Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, and Foreign Minister Ali Chami that the U.S. opposes the forced naturalization of Palestinians in Lebanon under any circumstance. During his Janua [...]	2010-01-29 08:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MEPP KPAL SY IS LE
10BEIRUT93	CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS: LEBANON WILL LOOK TO [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Environment Minister Mohammed Rahhal on January 28. Rahhal explained that the ministry was reviewing the language of the agreement and collaborating with other Arab League member countries to find a unified position. He expected that in the "comin [...]	2010-01-29 13:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG SENV ENRG LE
10BEIRUT96	UNSCOL WILLIAMS ON UNIFIL INCIDENT, GHAJAR [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams shared with the Ambassador on January 27 a disturbing report of a January 23 act of aggression against a UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) foot patrol in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil involving an angry crowd an [...]	2010-01-29 16:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC MARR MOPS PTER PINR IS SY LE
10BEIRUT99	PM HARIRI SETS SIGHTS ON TURKEY AS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his aides explained that Lebanon was seeking "strategic cooperation" with Turkey following the PM's January 10-12 visit to Ankara and Istanbul. Turkish diplomats in Beirut confirmed that the Lebanon and Turkey signed six agreements, includi [...]	2010-02-01 09:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PINR MARR TU SY LE
10BELFAST15	NORTHERN IRELAND'S SDLP ELECTS MARGARET RITCHIE PARTY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Seeking to right itself following years of decline in the post-Good Friday Agreement era, the SDLP has chosen Margaret Ritchie to succeed Mark Durkan as party leader. Ritchie will seek to regain the party's pre-eminence among Northern Ireland's nationalist voters by differentia [...]	2010-02-12 14:15:00	Consulate Belfast	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR UK EI
10BELGRADE104	SERBIA INTENDS TO SUPPORT ASSOCIATION WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-21 12:03:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG SR
10BELGRADE106	SERBIA: FY2010 BIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL [...] In response to reftel call for proposals, post requests $19,060 in EEB biotech outreach funds for programs that will educate consumers, media, farmers, academics and policy makers about the benefits of agricultural biotechnology and encourage the GoS to fulfill its promise to change a restricti [...]	2010-01-21 13:27:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EAID TBIO KPAO SR
10BELGRADE108	SERBIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Serbia is open to foreign direct investment (FDI),and attracting FDI is increasingly a priority for the government of Serbia (GoS). Serbi [...]	2010-01-21 15:12:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EINT OPIC KTDB EFIN PGOV SR
10BELGRADE116	SERBIA: ALMOST 700 CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1 INFLUENZA; LOW [...] (SBU) The number of cases and deaths attributed to H1N1 in Serbia continues to climb. While the GoS continues to publicize the dangers of the virus and the need for vaccination, many in the Serbian public remain skeptical. As a result of the low demand for vaccinations, Serbia has cut t [...]	2010-01-22 15:16:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KFLU AMGT PINR ECON AMED SR
10BELGRADE118	Scenesetter for the U.S. Visit of Serbian Deputy Prime [...] (SBU) Ivica Dacic, who wears three hats as First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, and head of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS),is perhaps the most savvy and intriguing member of the Serbian government. As the head of strongman Slobodan Milosevic's former party, Dacic has laid [...]	2010-01-22 15:40:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC KCRM SR
10BELGRADE124	SERBIA RESPONSE: U.S. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] (SBU) Post conveyed Ref A points to Foreign Affairs Ministry North America Desk Officer Srdjan Miljkovic on January 25. Miljkovic replied that he would pass the information to his colleagues at the MFA Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation, who were responsible for Serbian assistance [...]	2010-01-25 12:18:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF EAID ECON HA SR
10BELGRADE162	SERBIA TO CONTINUE TESTING KOSOVO VISITS POLICY [...] (SBU) Following the recent expulsions from Kosovo of Serbian officials, the Government of Serbia will likely continue to test the Kosovo visits policy and the resolve of the international community to enforce it. The EU Personal Representative Office in Belgrade, which receives all Serbian vi [...]	2010-02-02 11:03:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV SR
10BELGRADE168	SERBIA: 2009 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] Per reftel, Embassy Belgrade's 2009 End Use Monitoring Report follows. Background A. EUM Program Coordinator Robert Norris, +381.11.306.4836, NorrisRE@state.gov B. Inventory System DOJ/OPDAT and DOJ/ICITAP do not use an automated inventory system to record and track the distr [...]	2010-02-03 15:58:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN SR
10BELGRADE172	Serbia: Ambassador's Introductory Call on PM Cvetkovic [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Cvetkovic highlighted the Serbian government's commitment to European integration in welcoming Ambassador Warlick to Serbia. Cvetkovic said that Serbia's formal application for candidacy status demonstrated there was no turning back from a European future. Cvetkovic comm [...]	2010-02-04 07:23:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV SR
10BELGRADE178	SUBJECT: BALKANS REGIONAL REFUGEE COORDINATOR REPORT OF [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-04 17:19:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV SR
10BELGRADE188	SERBIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 17-19 VISIT OF CODEL [...] (SBU) Your visit to Belgrade comes at a time when Serbia's pro-European government is stable and recently achieved key milestones in its path to EU membership. To keep making progress, however, Serbia must stop allowing the Kosovo issue to undermine its broader foreign policy approach and s [...]	2010-02-05 13:21:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON MARR SR
10BELGRADE19	Serbia: Ambassador's First Meeting with President Tadic [...] (C) In a January 28 meeting with Serbian President Tadic, the Ambassador emphasized her desire to expand bilateral cooperation on defense and economic issues, as well as to increase high-level contacts between our governments. Tadic welcomed the intent but expressed frustration that he had not [...]	2010-01-29 17:50:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET	PREL PGOV SR KV
10BELGRADE204	SERBIA: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL [...] There is no record of forced or exploitative child labor in the production of goods in Serbia. TASKING 2/TDA: CHILD LABOR UNDER THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ACT --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------- ----- [...]	2010-02-09 17:26:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM AID SOCI
10BELGRADE21	Ambassador's February 2 Meeting with Serbian Foreign [...] (C) During their first meeting on February 2, Foreign Minister Jeremic reinforced President Tadic's recent statements that 2010 would be the "Year of Solutions" for the Western Balkans. When pressed for details, however, the "solutions" appear linked to the expectation that other parties woul [...]	2010-02-05 13:28:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SR BK KV HR MW US
10BELGRADE210	SERBIA MAKES PROGRESS ON TIP RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (SBU) Serbia has recently made several improvements in fighting trafficking in persons, including addressing two major deficiencies in the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report in the areas of demonstrating prosecutions and referring victims to services. The government also stepped in to save tw [...]	2010-02-10 14:49:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ELAB KTIP KCRM SR
10BELGRADE23	SERBIA: AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) In a February 2 conversation with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Sutanovac welcomed the opportunity for increased bilateral engagement and identified his top goals for 2010 as professionalization of the military, sending troops to peacekeeping operations in Lebanon and Cyprus, and increa [...]	2010-02-05 14:07:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SR KV
10BELGRADE24	SERBIA: WEDDED TO COAL FOR ENERGY AND POLITICAL NEEDS [...] (SBU) Serbia remains deeply wedded to coal to fuel its energy needs. Despite ongoing efforts to further diversify energy resources to include more hydropower and renewable energy (Ref A),Serbia's natural abundance of coal has assured that the fossil fuel will have a primary place in meeting S [...]	2010-01-06 13:22:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINT ENRG SENV PREL PGOV SR KV
10BELGRADE244	SERBIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 18-21 VISIT OF CODEL [...] (SBU) Your visit to Serbia comes at a time when Serbia's pro-European government is stable and recently achieved key milestones in its path to EU membership. To keep making progress, however, Serbia must stop allowing the Kosovo issue to undermine its broader foreign policy approach and shift [...]	2010-02-12 11:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON MARR PREL OREP SR
10BELGRADE248	SERBIA: PATRIARCH TELLS AMBASSADOR HE WANTS TO "REINTRODUCE" [...] (SBU) During a courtesy call with Ambassador Warlick on February 12, Patriarch Irinej assessed the current state of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC),expressed a desire to "reintroduce" Serbia to Europe and the United States, and touched on the future of Church relations with the Vatican and [...]	2010-02-12 17:03:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PGOV PREL SR KV
10BELGRADE25	SERBIA: AMBASSADORâ€™S FIRST MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN [...] (C) In a February 3 conversation with the Ambassador, presidential foreign policy advisor Jovan Ratkovic conveyed Serbia's desire for intensified cooperation with the United States and detailed his plans to visit Washington February 10-12 to discuss possible ways forward on Kosovo, saying Serbia so [...]	2010-02-05 14:20:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR SR KV
10BELGRADE254	SERBIA: ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCY STARTS OPERATION [...] (SBU) Serbia's new Anti-Corruption Agency officially opened its doors January 1, 2010, after months of preparatory work. Despite government officials' strong statements supporting anti-corruption efforts, some observers noted that the new agency lacked effective enforcement power; others were [...]	2010-02-17 07:21:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KCOR SR
10BELGRADE26	SERBIA: RASIM LJAJIC UNVEILS SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF [...] (SBU) The new Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS),led by popular Minister of Labor and Social Policy Rasim Ljajic, held its founding party congress in Belgrade in mid-December. Marking Ljajic's ascension from leadership of the regional Sandzak Democratic Party (SDP) to a nation-wi [...]	2010-01-08 09:38:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SR
10BELGRADE266	Serbia: Ambassador's Introductory Call on Minister Dulic [...] (SBU) In her February 9 introductory call on Minister of Environment and Zoning Dulic, the Ambassador thanked him for his assistance leading to the NEC groundbreaking. Dulic pledged his ongoing support as construction proceeds and requested technical assistance on a variety of environmental [...]	2010-02-18 11:10:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KIDE SENV PGOV SR
10BELGRADE274	Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Djelic Talks Kosovo to [...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technology Djelic told the Ambassador that Serbia sought a more "balanced" solution for Kosovo, otherwise Serbia would be isolated from the EU and would not advance toward Europe. Djelic thanked the United States for supporting Serbia's [...]	2010-02-19 17:52:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EINV TSPL SR
10BELGRADE28	Balkans Regional Refugee Coordinator Report of Weekly [...] (SBU)December 14-30 Report on Weekly Activities -- Macedonia Government to Take over Refugee Assistance in 2010 -- UNHCR Macedonia's Exit Strategy -- More Returns to Kosovo from Macedonia Possible -- Macedonia's New Amended Asylum Law; Operations Show Improvement -- Kosovo Returns - [...]	2010-01-08 13:09:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV SR
10BELGRADE282	SERBIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Serbia's TIP Situation -------------------------- A. The office of the National Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the Agency for Coordination of Protection of Trafficking Victims, as well as other government ministries and agencies, provide information about traffi [...]	2010-02-22 14:28:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN SR
10BELGRADE29	Serbia: Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic to Ambassador: [...] (C)Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic told the Ambassador, during her February 9 courtesy call, that following his meetings and recent trip to the United States he was committed to expanding our police cooperation on training and operational issues. He assured the Ambassad [...]	2010-02-12 17:50:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC SR
10BELGRADE3	Post ICJ Opinion: Serbia to Continue Obstructing Kosovo [...] (C) We expect Serbia will continue to obstruct and undermine Kosovo's sovereignty in the lead up to and following the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion, which most believe will be ambiguous. Regardless of the position taken by the ICJ, Kosovo's independence and sovereignty are irref [...]	2010-01-12 13:30:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KV SR
10BELGRADE300	2010 SPRING SESSION OF THE COMMISSIONING AND TENURE BOARD [...] Eric W. Parker, A/GSO, departed post on December 20, 2009 for onward assignment to Toronto, Canada and is currently at FSI. A Voluntary Memorandum of Performance for the period from September 22 to December 18, 2009 was sent to HR/PE via diplomatic pouch, registry number 4828599 on December 1 [...]	2010-02-25 08:27:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	APER SR
10BELGRADE302	SERBIA: CONGRESSMAN POMEROY PROMOTES SERBIA'S EU PATH AND [...] (SBU) During his Feb 18-21 visit to Serbia, Representative Pomeroy expressed strong support for Serbia's EU integration and encouraged leaders to find a modus vivendi on Kosovo. In separate meetings, Prime Minister Cvetkovic, Deputy Prime Minister Djelic and Foreign Minister Jeremic, conveyed [...]	2010-02-25 09:56:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SR
10BELGRADE312	SERBIAN RESPONSE: RESPONSE DESIGNATION OF ENTITIED RELATED [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-25 11:32:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC KNNP IR GM PREL PARM EFIN SR
10BELGRADE314	SERBIAN RESPONSE: IRISL's Uninsured Fleet and Evasive [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-25 11:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KNNP XF ZP ZR IR UK XG XT SR
10BELGRADE324	SERBIA: Recipe for a NATO Debate - Let Stand 10 Years Then [...] (SBU) In recent months Serbian media and civil society have tossed a decade of taboos out the window by publishing letters, op-eds and articles that openly debate Serbia's future relationship with NATO, which they have portrayed for years as a "criminal organization." Despite sharp emotional [...]	2010-02-26 11:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR PREL OEXC SCUL SR KPAO
10BELGRADE334	SERBIA: CODEL VOINOVICH DISCUSSES EUROPEAN INTEGRATION, [...] (SBU) During their February 17-19 visit to Belgrade, Senator Voinovich and Senator Shaheen expressed strong support for Serbia's European aspirations and urged the government to tackle remaining challenges including domestic reforms and finding a modus vivendi with Kosovo in the wake of the In [...]	2010-02-26 15:12:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON MARR SR
10BELGRADE336	BELGRADE DESIGNATION OF TELECOMMUNICATION POLICY OFFICER [...] Embassy Belgrade designates Econoff Susan McFee to serve as Telecommunication Policy Officer. McFee is responsible for reporting on all telecom issues, including information and communications technology (ICT) and is Embassy's point of contact with EEB's office of International Communications [...]	2010-02-26 16:34:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON SR
10BELGRADE35	SERBIA: FINGERPOINTING CONTINUES IN MAJOR ORGANIZED CRIME [...] (C) Serbian efforts to crack down on narcotics trafficking and organized crime have led to several arrests, including in the Operation Balkan Warrior case, which began with Serbian cooperation in seizing two tons of cocaine in October 2009. Montenegrin-born organized crime figure Darko Saric [...]	2010-02-24 17:37:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM SR MW
10BELGRADE48	SERBIA STILL NOT COOPERATING FULLY WITH EULEX [...] (SBU) More than a year after the initial deployment of the EU Rule of Law Mission to Kosovo (EULEX),Serbia has failed to fully cooperate with the Mission. While Serbia has cooperated with EULEX on police matters to a degree, its purposeful obstruction on customs and the judiciary threatens [...]	2010-01-12 12:32:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KV SR
10BELGRADE72	Serbia: Prime Minister Protests Bogdanovic Removal from [...] (SBU) On January 13 the Prime Minister convoked Quint Ambassadors and Charges to formally protest Kosovo Minister Bogdanovic's expulsion from Kosovo earlier that day (reftel). The government released a statement about the meeting to highlight their protest of the action. The incident recei [...]	2010-01-14 16:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPKO SR KV
10BELGRADE80	RECALL 10 BELGRADE 80 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-16 21:59:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SR
10BELGRADE82	SERBIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: ------------------------------------- A. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------------- Serbia is open to foreign direct investment (FDI),and attracting FDI is increasingly [...]	2010-01-16 21:59:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SR
10BELGRADE88	SERBIA SAYS KOSOVO ELECTRICITY OFFER IS INSUFFICIENT AND [...] (SBU) Serbia's lead electricity negotiator, Assistant Minister for Kosovo Dragan Petkovic, insists Serbia wants to find a solution to the ongoing electricity dispute in northern Kosovo, but says KEK's proposal is insufficient and its willingness to reconnect the north is insincere. While Petk [...]	2010-01-19 11:14:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG KV SR
10BELGRADE94	SERBIA TO DONATE FUNDS TO HAITI [...] (SBU) Per reftel requests, Embassy presented points to Foreign Affairs Ministry North America Desk Officer Srdjan Miljkovic on assistance to Haiti and Haiti air traffic. We also expressed appreciation for the work of the five Serbian police officers participating in MINUSTAH at the time of th [...]	2010-01-19 16:32:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM UN HA SR
10BELGRADE96	SERBIA: BLAME GAME BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND CENTRAL BANK [...] (SBU) Serbia's National Bank (NBS) Governor has been severely criticized over the relatively mild 3% depreciation of the Serbian dinar since the end of November 2009. The criticism, coming from both businesses and government officials, including most recently the Prime Minister, has fueled fur [...]	2010-01-19 17:06:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECON EINV SR
10BELMOPAN104	UDP GOVERNMENT'S SECOND ANNIVERSARY BRINGS BUDGET SHORTFALLS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 9 the Prime Minister held his quarterly press conference in Belize City. The main issues discussed were his Government's successes, social assistance programs, the economy, and crime and security. The PM also answered an onslaught of questions from the media, includi [...]	2010-02-24 15:07:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS SOCI ECON BTIO BH
10BELMOPAN53	OPENING OF THE 2010 SUPREME COURT SESSION [...] SUMMARY: On January 18, 2010, the formal opening of the Supreme Court was marked by a church ceremony and addresses delivered by Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh (CJ) and Attorney General and Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington (AG). In their statements, the CJ and AG sought to end tensions from 200 [...]	2010-02-01 22:21:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BH
10BELMOPAN55	BELIZEAN PUBLIC IN AN UPROAR OVER FOREIGN [...] (U) SUMMARY: A comment made by Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington following a meeting at the Organization of American States (OAS) has stirred widespread discontent among Belizean nationalists, NGO,s, and political leaders. Elrington was quoted as describing Belize,s border with Guatemala as [...]	2010-02-02 20:40:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL OAS BH GT
10BERLIN100	LEFT PARTY CHAIRMAN OSKAR LAFONTAINE BIDS FAREWELL [...] (C) Left Party Co-Chairman Oskar Lafontaine's January 23 resignation from the Bundestag and as party chair due to his battle with cancer has created an immediate leadership vacuum in The Left Party, leaving no one of similar stature to take over. His announcement has fueled speculation about [...]	2010-01-25 16:21:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PGOV PREL
10BERLIN101	GERMANY TO MOVE AHEAD ON REQUEST FOR ASSURANCES ON [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 16:32:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP PARM TRGY GM
10BERLIN102	GERMANY WELCOMES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 16:34:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA TRGY GM
10BERLIN103	(S) NIAG 9229: GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 16:40:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR GM
10BERLIN104	(S) NIAG 9060: NO PRESSURE-TRANSDUCER SHIPMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 16:46:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL IR GM
10BERLIN106	GERMAN GOVERNMENT INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 15 [...] (U) SUMMARY. Germany is increasing its official assistance to Haiti to 15 million euros following the January 12 earthquake. The increase reflects 5 million euros in new funds from the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) that will support construction of housing for displa [...]	2010-01-25 17:20:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN108	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, HAITI, IRAQ, U.S., ISRAEL, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) London Conference, German Position 3. (Haiti) Montreal Conference 4. (Iraq) Execution of Chemical Ali 5. (U.S.) Bank Reforms 6. (Israel) Goldstone Report 7. (U.S.) Bernanke Hearing Â [...]	2010-01-26 15:12:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF HA IQ ECON XF
10BERLIN11	EMILY HABER'S RISE TO POWER IN GERMANY'S [...] (U) The following report contains observations about the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs' new Political Director Emily Haber based on Embassy PolOff's experience as Transatlantic Diplomatic Fellow in the Western Balkans division (209) at the MFA between September 2007-August 2008. PolOff, [...]	2010-01-07 07:38:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	GM PREL PGOV
10BERLIN110	WESTERWELLE WILL NOT ATTEND LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Poloff met with MFA Desk Officer responsible for Yemen Gudrun Masloch January 26 to provide reftel points and discuss Germany's approach to Yemen. Gudrun said that due to Bundestag meetings, Foreign Minister Westerwelle will not attend the January 27 London Conference on Yemen, but will [...]	2010-01-26 15:37:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID GM YM
10BERLIN111	GERMANY: THE SHAKEY ROAD TO THE 850 TROOP INCREASE [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-26 16:58:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GM
10BERLIN112	GERMANY: THE SHAKY ROAD TO THE 850 TROOP INCREASE [...] (S) Chancellor Merkel on January 26 announced that Germany will send 850 more troops to Afghanistan (500 for immediate deployment and 350 to be held in reserve) in addition to increasing development assistance from 220 million euros to 430 million euros, increasing police trainers from 123 to [...]	2010-01-26 17:09:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GM
10BERLIN113	GERMANY WELCOMES POINTS ON NPT REVCON AND NSS, BUT [...] (SBU) German MFA desk officer for nuclear energy Joerg Polster welcomed Reftel points distinguishing the April Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) and the May Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon). These points, he said, will be helpful, for example, in responding to press [...]	2010-01-26 17:11:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM EAID TRIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MUNC
10BERLIN114	MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, U.S. YEMEN, IRAN, FRANCE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Haiti) Aftermath of Quake, Montreal Conference 3. (U.S.) State of the Union, Austerity Program, Banking Crisis 4. (Yemen) London Conference 5. (Iran) Karrubi Gives In 6. (France) Ban on Burqas 7. (Afghanistan) London Conference, German [...]	2010-01-27 13:29:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR HA US YM AF IR FR
10BERLIN116	ISRAELI PRESIDENT PERES GRIPS GERMAN BUNDESTAG [...] (U) The German government went far to demonstrate its "special relationship" with Israel during the visit of Israeli President Shimon Peres to Berlin January 25-28. German fighter jets met Peres' aircraft as it entered German airspace and accompanied to its landing in Berlin. Security in the [...]	2010-01-27 16:55:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GM IS
10BERLIN117	(S) IRAN-BOUND SIEMENS COMPUTERS REMAIN STUCK IN DUBAI [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-27 17:01:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC IR AE UK CH GM
10BERLIN121	SCENESETTER: GERMAN ECON MINISTER BRUEDERLE'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's Minister for Economics and Technology, Rainer Bruederle (Free Democratic Party, FDP),will be the first senior German economic official to visit Washington since Germany's new coalition government assumed office in October 2009. Bruederle is a strong proponent of the f [...]	2010-01-28 10:03:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ECON ETRD EFIN GM
10BERLIN124	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, YEMEN, HONDURAS, SRI [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) State of the Union Address 3. (Afghanistan) London Conference, German Strategy 4. (Yemen) London Conference 5. (Honduras) Lobo Inauguration 6. (Sri Lanka) Outcome of Elections 7. (Iran) Nuclear Program 8. (Germany-U.S.) Germ [...]	2010-01-28 13:54:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF YM HO CE IR GM
10BERLIN128	ACTION REQUEST: OVERCOMING GERMAN DOUBTS ON U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) Embassy Berlin strongly recommends that the Washington Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) and data privacy experts currently scheduled to visit Brussels next week also visit Berlin to discuss TFTP and U.S. data privacy policy with German officials. Ge [...]	2010-01-29 06:35:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO KTIA
10BERLIN129	GERMANY: ROUND 56 CONSULTATION PERIOD BEGINS [...] (S) Post delivered the reftel host nation notification to the MFA and MOD on January 25 regarding the planned closure of USAREUR facilities in Mannheim, Heidelberg and Giessen. Poloff delivered the notification to MFA Deputy Head of the North America Division Daniel Kriener, while USAREUR liai [...]	2010-01-29 13:21:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MARR NATO PREL GM
10BERLIN131	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, HAITI, SWIFT, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) State of the Union Address 3. (Afghanistan) London Conference 4. (Iran) Execution of Opposition Politicians 5. (Haiti) Aftermath of Quake 6. (U.S.-EU) SWIFT 7. (Greece-EU) Bailout Program? 8. (France) Clearstream Trial [...]	2010-01-29 15:10:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR US AF IR HA EU ECON FR

10BERLIN135	SUBJECT: GERMAN OBJECTION TO USG FILING ON CCW [...] (C) German MFA Arms Control Chief Peter Gottwald called PolCouns January 29 to make the USG aware of an "objection" that Germany and other European countries were filing relating to the January 2009 USG deposit of instruments of ratification of Protocol III (on use of incendiary weapons) of th [...]	2010-01-29 17:07:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR EUN GM
10BERLIN137	HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: DISESTABLISHMENT [...] (C) Reftel requested Embassy Berlin's assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding Navy plans to disestablish the Fleet Readiness Center Northwest Detachment Expeditionary Logistics Unit at Sembach (state of Rhineland Pfalz),Germany. 2. (C) Government Reaction. We do not expect a negati [...]	2010-02-01 09:59:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL GM
10BERLIN138	MAXIMIZING GERMANY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRAINING [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-01 10:34:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN139	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, CHINA, IRAN, UK, YEMEN, MIDEAST, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) U.S. Beefs Up Military Presence in the Gulf 3. (China-U.S.) Arms Shipments to Taiwan 4. (Iran) Opposition Movements 5. (UK) Iraq War Inquiry 6. (Yemen) Anti-Terror Measures 7. (Mideast) Goldstone Report 8. (Economic) Davos W [...]	2010-02-01 13:11:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IR CH UK YM XF ECON EU GM
10BERLIN140	GERMANY SOLICITS US VIEWS ON AUSTRALIA GROUP [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Germany is in the process of defining its export control policy for highly-sensitive Australia Group (AG)-controlled items to foreign distributors and is seeking advice from US export control authorities. Specifically, Ge [...]	2010-02-01 14:04:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM ECON ETTC PREL GM
10BERLIN144	IRANIAN COMMUNITY IN GERMANY FOCUSED ON HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Germany's Iranian exile community is focused on the Iranian government's human rights abuses and what they see as the lack of sufficient international response both from the U.S. and from the EU. In recent conversations with poloff Iranian exiles living in Germany expressed the [...]	2010-02-01 16:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR GM
10BERLIN145	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-BUDGET, U.S.-NASA, U.S.-CHINA, MIDDLE [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Draft Budget 3. (U.S.) Reaction to Plans to Stop Moon Mission 4. (U.S.-China) Arms Shipment to Taiwan 5. (Middle East) Goldstone Report 6. (Yemen) Anti-Terror Measures 7. (Russia) Demonstrations in Kaliningrad, Moscow Â [...]	2010-02-02 13:06:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR US TSPA ETRD XF YM RS
10BERLIN147	IRANIAN IAEA PERM REP DEMANDS NEGOTIATIONS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a restricted high-level January 19 event organized by the Koeber Foundation, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iranian Permanent Representative to the IAEA argued that negotiations about Iran,s nuclear program remained the only constructive and promising approach to avoid further escal [...]	2010-02-02 16:43:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP IR GM
10BERLIN149	GERMANY OUTLINES GOALS FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Germany has two main objectives for the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) sherpa meeting in The Hague. Germany hopes to get closer to a consensus on the NSS communiqu and work plan and also would like to come to an agreement on a summit schedule that will please Merkel's Ch [...]	2010-02-02 16:55:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MUNC
10BERLIN150	GERMANY SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON BA'ATHIST [...] (C) On January 29, poloffs delivered reftel demarche regarding the recent exclusion of Ba'athists in Iraqi elections to MFA office director for Iraq, Klemens Semtner. Semtner said that Germany shares our concerns and noted that the German Ambassador to Iraq had already flagged this issue durin [...]	2010-02-03 10:58:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PROP GM
10BERLIN151	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-BUDGET, U.S.-QDR, U.S.-EU, U.S.-CHINA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Draft Budget 3. (U.S.) Quadrennial Defense Review 4. (U.S.-EU) Summit Meeting 5. (U.S.-China) Relations 6. (U.S.-Russia) START Talks 7. (EU-U.S.) SWIFT 8. (Iran) Nuclear Program 9. (Environment) Climate Policies 10. [...]	2010-02-03 13:44:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR EFIN MCAP EU CH PARM PTER IR KGHG GR
10BERLIN153	DEFLATED EXPECTATIONS FOR MERKEL'S DREAM COALITION [...] (C) Summary: One hundred days after Germany's black-yellow coalition took office, a strong, unified government led by Chancellor Merkel has yet to materialize. The much anticipated "dream coalition" comprised of Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU),its Bavarian sister the Christian Social Uni [...]	2010-02-03 16:56:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON GM
10BERLIN154	GERMAN MFA SUPPORTS PACE MISSION BUT FEARS TIME IS [...] (U) On January 29, poloffs delivered reftel demarche to MFA office director for Iraq, Klemens Semtner. Semtner said that the MFA had engaged with German PACE representatives in support of the UNAMI invitation for an observer mission. However, his office had not yet received any feedback. Se [...]	2010-02-04 12:11:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL COE FR XG GM
10BERLIN156	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-EU, U.S.-CHINA, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-EU) Fallout from Cancellation of Summit 3. (U.S.-China) Arms Exports to Taiwan 4. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Missile Test 5. (Afghanistan) Karzai, Future Strategy 6. (EU-Greece) Financial Crisis 7. (U.S.) Space Travel 8. (Economic [...]	2010-02-04 14:07:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR US CH IR AF EU ECON
10BERLIN157	DEFENSE MINISTER ZU GUTTENBERG REVEALS STRUGGLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Minister zu Guttenberg revealed in a February 3 meeting with Ambassador Murphy that coalition partner FM Westerwelle -- not the opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) -- had been the single biggest obstacle to the government seeking a bigger increase in German troops [...]	2010-02-04 16:07:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN16	MEDIA REACTION: US, AFGHANISTAN, TERRORISM, U.S. [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Obama-Intelligence Services Meeting 3. (Afghanistan) Run-up to London Conference 4. (U.S.) Guant namo, Yemen 5. (U.S.) Obama Policy 6. (Environment) Climate Policy Â [...]	2010-01-07 13:16:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PTER US KGHG
10BERLIN160	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-EU, U.S.-CHINA, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-EU) Relations 3. (U.S.-China) Impact of Arms Exports to Taiwan 4. (Afghanistan) Holbrooke Interview 5. (Iran) Nuclear Program 6. (EU-Euro) Financial Woes 7. (Haiti) Reconstruction Efforts 8. (Environment) Climate 9. (Fran [...]	2010-02-05 13:12:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR US CH AF IR EMS HA KGHG FR
10BERLIN161	BND LOBBYING MERKEL AND USG ON SATELLITE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The German External Intelligence Service (BND) is soliciting support and funding from the Chancellery for transatlantic cooperation on a High Resolution Optical System (HiROS) reconnaissance satellite constellation. Senior BND officers will brief Chancellor Merkel on February [...]	2010-02-05 13:26:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR GM
10BERLIN162	GERMAN RESPONSE TO CITES COP15 DEMARCHE [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 10. 2. (U) Summary. On January 27, Econoff conveyed reftel points and non-paper on U.S. proposals for the upcoming CITES COP15 to Gerhard Adams and Karoline Hess in the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuc [...]	2010-02-05 14:34:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP GM
10BERLIN164	WESTERWELLE ON AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, TAC NUKES [...] (C) German FM Westerwelle told Amb February 5 that it was important to refocus Afghanistan efforts on civilian reconstruction; that we needed to avoid suggesting German troops engaged in less risk than other countries; that he did not invite Iranian FM Mottaki to Germany or seek a meeting wit [...]	2010-02-05 15:32:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA MARR NATO PARM PINS PREL PGOV GM AF IR
10BERLIN165	GERMANY TO RAISE CONCERNS DURING IRAN UNIVERSAL [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs met with MFA Iran Desk Thomas Henzschel and MFA Human Rights Office Georg Klussmann February 4 to discuss Germany's approach to the upcoming February 15 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Iran in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) (reftel points were delivered January 26 t [...]	2010-02-05 16:14:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IR GM
10BERLIN166	Germany - REVISED Investment Climate Statement [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Germany. This is the revised version of the statement. A previous version was sent on January 15, 2010. 2. Begin Text: GERMANY: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT ---------------------------------------- [...]	2010-02-05 16:41:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC GM
10BERLIN168	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, UKRAINE, EU, NATO, IRAQ, US.;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Enrichment 3. (Ukraine) Outcome of Elections 4. (EU) Deficit Worries 5. (NATO) Istanbul Defense Ministers Meeting 6. (Iraq) Parliamentary Elections 7. (U.S.) Budget Deficit Â [...]	2010-02-08 13:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IR UP EMS UK NATO IQ US
10BERLIN170	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, UKRAINE, EU;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Opposition 3. (Ukraine) Outcome of Elections 4. (EU) Deficit Worries Â [...]	2010-02-09 17:14:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IR UP EU
10BERLIN172	GERMANY PROFESSES STRONG SUPPORT FOR CONTINGENCY [...] (S) Post delivered reftel points on NATO contingency planning to MFA NATO Office Director Bernhard Schlagheck and Deputy Director Gunnar Denecke on February 3. Schlagheck claimed that assertions in a recent article of the Economist -- which specifically named Germany as a early opponent of ex [...]	2010-02-09 20:38:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MARR MCAP NATO PREL GM
10BERLIN173	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, EURO, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, UKRAINE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Protests 3. (EU) Euro Financial Crisis 4. (EU) New European Commission 5. (Ukraine) Aftermath of Elections 6. (Sri Lanka) Rising Tensions 7. (Germany-U.S.) GM-Opel Â [...]	2010-02-10 13:00:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IR EMS EU UP CE GM
10BERLIN175	TEHRAN: OPEN FOR BUSINESS; POLICE ON CHARM [...] (C) Summary: A European Iran analyst, who travels frequently to Iran, recently returned to Germany from a three-week trip to Tehran during which he met with contacts and attended an Institute for Politics and International Studies (IPIS) sponsored conference in mid January. He noted that th [...]	2010-02-11 12:21:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR GM
10BERLIN176	INTERIOR MINISTER VIEWS ON TFTP, AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Federal Interior Minister de Maiziere told the Ambassador that the Chancellor and he were personally contacting German European Parliamentarians to obtain their support for the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) interim agreement in the run up to the February 11 EP vote. T [...]	2010-02-11 15:12:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV MARR AFDB AFIN GM
10BERLIN177	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, GREECE-EU, GREECE-EURO, UKRAINE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Opposition 3. (Greece Financial Crisis) Germany, France Rescue Efforts 4. (Greece Financial Crisis) Long-term Prognosis for Euro 5. (Ukraine) Aftermath of Elections 6. (U.S.-Russia) START Talks 7. (U.S.-EU) SWIFT [...]	2010-02-11 15:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IR EMS UP START PTER SF ECON
10BERLIN178	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN-NUCLEAR, EU-SWIFT, EU-GREECE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Anniversary 3. (EU-U.S.) SWIFT 4. (EU-Greece) Special Summit Meeting 5. (Ukraine) Aftermath of Elections Â [...]	2010-02-12 12:42:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IR PTER EMS UP
10BERLIN180	CHANCELLOR MERKEL ANGERED BY LACK OF GERMAN MEP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chancellor Merkel is privately angry over the lack of support German members of the European Parliament gave the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) interim agreement and is worried that Washington will view the EP's veto as a sign that Europe does not take the terrorist threat s [...]	2010-02-12 17:09:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN PGOV PREL PINR ETTC EAIR EFIN KCRM
10BERLIN181	GERMANY RELIEVED BY EU SUMMIT OUTCOME ON GREECE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chancellor Angela Merkel's government welcomed the decision taken at the EU's February 11 informal summit in Brussels not to provide financial assistance, for the moment, to cash-strapped Greece. German officials believe a bailout is not needed at this time, and that extending a [...]	2010-02-12 19:04:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN ECON PREL EUN GM GR PGOV
10BERLIN183	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, GREECE-EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) ISAF Offensive 3. (Mideast) Secretary Clinton in the Mideast 4. (Greece-EU) Stability of the Euro, Goldman Sachs Involvement 5. (U.S.-China) Obama Receives Dalai Lama 6. (EU-U.S.) SWIFT 7. (U.S.) Obama Government Â [...]	2010-02-16 12:43:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF XF EMS CH PTER US
10BERLIN184	FDP DIZZY FROM IDENTITY CRISIS AND COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Will Merkel defend Westerwelle? The German media wants to know. After one hundred days in office, poignant questions are percolating as to how prepared the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) is to govern the country within the current coalition. The FDP has suffered a major d [...]	2010-02-16 16:11:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GM
10BERLIN187	FDP SQUISHINESS ON IRAN SANCTIONS AND TFTP [...] (C) The Ambassador hosted lunch on February 8 for Free Democratic Party (FDP) Bundestag members to discuss party politics (see reftel) and foreign policy. The FDP has plummeted dramatically (50%) in the polls and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (FDP) has been unable to leverage the MFA as [...]	2010-02-17 16:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR AF GM
10BERLIN189	ATHENA -- THE GERMAN GODDESS OF BALLISTIC MISSILE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bremen-based OHB-System is seeking a partnership with "like-minded" countries to develop and deploy a ballistic missile (BM) early warning/tracking satellite constellation, dubbed Athena, conceptually capable of accurately tracking northern latitude missiles from early launch thr [...]	2010-02-18 12:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR RS CH GM
10BERLIN190	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-IRAN, U.S.-SYRIA, DUBAI-MOSSAD, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Relations, Dalai Lama 3. (U.S.-Syria) Washington Sends New Ambassador 4. (Dubai) Killing Of Hamas Arms Dealer 5. (Ukraine) Aftermath of Elections 6. (U.S.) New Nuclear Power Plants 7. (EU-Greece) Euro Â [...]	2010-02-18 13:24:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH SY XF UP ENRG EMS
10BERLIN192	BULGARIA ACTIVELY SEEKS DISCUSSION ON HOSTING OF [...] (S) Begin summary. During a February 6 meeting on the margins of the Munich Security Conference, Bulgarian FM Nickolay Mladenov told U/S Tauscher that Bulgaria stands ready to discuss the hosting of any part of the U.S./NATO missile defense system on its territory. He further proposed sending [...]	2010-02-19 11:11:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL NATO BG GM
10BERLIN193	ISRAELI DEPUTY FM FLAGS TOP CONCERNS: QME AND MIDDLE EAST NUCLEAR FREE ZONE [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-19 11:11:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	GM IS NATO PARM PREL XF
10BERLIN194	BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE DEFENCE CHIEF DISCUSSES EUROPEAN SECURITY, NPT REVCON [...] (S) Summary. On the margins of the Munich Security Conference, February 6, UK Foreign Office Director General for Defense and Intelligence Mariot Leslie told U/S Tauscher that the allies should negotiate with Russia a new follow-on agreement to the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty. L [...]	2010-02-19 11:11:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	CD GM KCFE NATO NPT PARM PREL UK
10BERLIN197	GERMAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANSF TRAINING [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered ref A points to MOD State Secretary Ruediger Wolf and MFA Afghanistan-Pakistan Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig in separate meetings on February 18, encouraging Germany to clarify at the February 23 NATO/ISAF Force Generation Conference what specific NATO req [...]	2010-02-19 17:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN198	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE EU ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST CHINA [...] (U) Post delivered points from both reftels to deputy MFA European Correspondent Hans-Peter Jugel on February 19. EU ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST CHINA 2. (C) In response to our reaffirmation of U.S. opposition to a lifting of the EU arms embargo against China, Jugel distanced Germany from Spanis [...]	2010-02-19 17:14:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM NATO EUN GM CH IR HA UP
10BERLIN199	GERMAN RESPONSE: BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) In response to a Blue Lantern post-shipment check on license 050117142, Waffen Schumacher gave satisfactory responses to post inquires and the German government indicated that Waffen Schumacher is a reliable recipient of AR15 components. Waffen Schumacher said it intended to use the U. [...]	2010-02-19 17:32:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC GM
10BERLIN2	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, ANTI-TERROR, PAKISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Governance, Cabinet Selection 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Anti-Terror Fight) Yemen, Guant namo, Security Measures 5. (Pakistan) Attack on Volleyball Game 6. (Islam in European Society) Westergaard Attack 7. Look Back at [...]	2010-01-04 13:16:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC AF IR ZP PK
10BERLIN203	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN-NETHERLANDS, IRAN, EU-GREECE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan-Netherlands) Dutch Government's Fall 3. (Iran) Nuclear Program 4. (EU-Greece) Economic Crisis 5. (U.S.) Justice Department Report 6. (UK) Brown in a Bad Temper Â [...]	2010-02-22 13:12:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NL IR EMS US UK
10BERLIN204	GERMANY DOWNBEAT ON MOVING PAKISTAN AT CONFERENCE [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Office Director for Nuclear Arms Control, Stefan Kordasch on February 18. Kordasch said that Germany had already met with Pakistani officials to assuage their concerns about being strong-armed at the CD -- reminding them that no CD agreement c [...]	2010-02-22 15:47:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC KNNP PREL PK GM
10BERLIN205	GERMAN AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR MINUSTAH [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-23 12:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO
10BERLIN206	Germany's Coming Solar Eclipse? [...] Summary: Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen plans to cut Germany's solar feed-in tariffs by 15 percent as of April 2010. While the proposals are much less dramatic than the 30 percent reduction advocated by consumer organizations, the solar sector has indicated that any subsidy cut above [...]	2010-02-23 12:46:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PREL GM
10BERLIN207	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN-CIVILIANS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Civilian Casualties 3. (Afghanistan) Fears of Dutch Domino Effect 4. (Afghanistan) German, NATO Role 5. (Turkey) Arrest of Senior Military Officers 6. (Dubai) Israel Criticized Over Dubai Killing Â [...]	2010-02-23 16:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF TK XF
10BERLIN209	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, MIDEAST, U.S.-CLIMATE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Karzai takes Control over Electoral Watchdog 3. (NATO) New Strategic Concept 4. (Mideast) Peace Process 5. (U.S.) Climate Policy 6. (Western Hemisphere) Summit of the Americas 7. (Turkey) Alleged Coup Plot 8. (EU-Greece [...]	2010-02-24 13:28:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF NATO XF KGHG XM TK EMS XT
10BERLIN21	MISSION BERLIN INCORPORATES WOMEN'S ISSUES INTO [...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy Berlin's programming on women's issues has focused on a range of themes, including violence against women, discrimination, and raising awareness. The Mission's approach has been to address issues that affect women within our broader agenda and to strengthen our ties to lo [...]	2010-01-07 15:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN XG PHUM GM
10BERLIN210	GERMANS UNDECIDED ON UNICEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points to Georg Klussmann of the German Foreign Ministry's Office of International Human Rights. Klussmann said he had already heard about Dr. Lake's nomination via the German PermRep in New York. As the position is not an elected one, however, he said he was u [...]	2010-02-24 16:56:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID UNICEF GM
10BERLIN214	IRAN SANCTIONS: GERMANY FULLY SUPPORTIVE BUT [...] (C) On February 23, Emboffs delivered reftel points on IRGC designations to MFA and Economics Ministry officials. Martin Lutz of the Economics Ministry made it clear that Germany is supportive of the next round of sanctions and is on board with targeting the IRGC. He expressed appreciation fo [...]	2010-02-25 12:49:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM
10BERLIN215	MEDIA REACTION: CUBA, U.S.-HEALTHCARE, GREECE-GERMANY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Cuba) Death of a Dissident 3. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform Summit 4. (Greece-Germany) Greek Anger at Germany 5. (Greece-EU) Austerity Program 6. (U.S.) Criticism of Google 7. (Sudan) Peace Process 8. (Western Hemisphere) Latin America [...]	2010-02-25 13:04:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CU US GR EMS KWWW SU XM MASS
10BERLIN216	GERMANY ON-BOARD TO CLAMP DOWN ON IRANIAN SHIPPING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany supports sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) along with its affiliates and views denying Iran access to insurance/reinsurance as an excellent vehicle to do so. On February 23, Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to the German Ministries o [...]	2010-02-25 16:43:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KNNP PARM PREL UK IR FR GM
10BERLIN217	GERMANS APPEAR SET TO ABSTAIN ON PALESTINIAN [...] (C) POLOFF delivered the reftel demarche to the German MFA UN Human Rights Section, Herr Georg Klussmann. Klussmann said that based on the Palestinian's current draft resolution, which no longer calls for a date for the Swiss to convene a conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth [...]	2010-02-25 17:18:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	IO PHUM UNGA GM
10BERLIN218	GERMAN DEPUTY NSA BELIEVES TIMING COULD UNDERMINE [...] (C) Begin Summary. During a February 12 meeting with U/S Defense Flournoy, German Deputy National Security Advisor Rolf Nikel said he was doubtful that allies could reach agreement on the issue of territorial defense in time to make a final decision at the NATO Summit in Lisbon. Specifically, [...]	2010-02-26 08:34:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL NATO GM
10BERLIN22	GERMANY: MOUNTING BUMPS IN ROAD TO LONDON [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The German government is struggling to get some traction on an Afghanistan strategy in the run-up to the January 28th London Conference, and thus far the indications are not promising. Chancellor Merkel chaired a mini-cabinet meeting January 4 in preparation for the conferen [...]	2010-01-07 16:42:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN223	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., INDIA-PAKISTAN, SYRIA-IRAN, CUBA, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform 3. (India-Pakistan) Resumption of Talks 4. (Syria-Iran) Ahmadinejad-Assad Meeting 5. (Cuba) Death of a Dissident 6. (EU) Debate Over Leading Personnel 7. (Falkland Islands) Tensions over Drilling 8. (Turkey) [...]	2010-02-26 13:00:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR US XO SY CU EU FK TK EMS UP
10BERLIN224	GERMANY REQUESTS CLARIFICATION ON U.S. [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) Germany has requested clarification regarding visits to German firms by U.S. officials under the framework of various USG export control End-Use-Monitoring (EUM) programs, including the Department of State Blue Lantern, the Departm [...]	2010-02-26 15:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KOMC GM
10BERLIN225	Berlin Response to Annual Request for Data on UN [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-26 16:34:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APECO APER ECON KUNR OECD POLUN UNESCO GM
10BERLIN227	GERMAN GOVERNMENT SUCCEEDS IN WINNING LARGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. An overwhelming majority of opposition Social Democrats (SPD) joined the government parties on February 26 in supporting a new one-year mandate for the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan, which increases the authorized troop ceiling by 850 (including a 350-soldier reserve). SPD Caucus Le [...]	2010-02-26 17:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN25	BUNDESTAG TO EXAMINE CIA/BLACKWATER ASSASSINATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 27 the Bundestag Interior Affairs Committee will examine allegations that a CIA team tracked a suspected al-Qaida supporter in Hamburg and planned to assassinate him before eventually aborting the mission. The story originated from a recent Vanity Fair article on Black [...]	2010-01-08 12:17:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV GM
10BERLIN28	MEDIA REACTION: AVIATION SECURITY, IRAN, EU-TURKEY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aviation Security 3. Iranian regime 4. U.S.-Chinese Relations 5. Turkish EU Membership Bid 6. Killings of Christians in Egypt Â [...]	2010-01-08 13:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KGHG IR PK RS NATO
10BERLIN33	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., MEPP, U.S., ITALY, ECONOMIC;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) President Obama's Remarks on Improving Security 3. (MEPP) U.S. Pressure on Israel 4. (U.S.) Harry Reid Comments 5. (Italy) Violence Against Africans 6. (Economic) Google Tax Â [...]	2010-01-11 13:24:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	US XF IT ECON
10BERLIN35	GICNT: GERMANY NOTIFIED OF NEW DATES; QUESTIONS [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to German MFA desk officer Dr. Bernd Rinnert. Russian MFA First Secretary Dmitry Cherkaschin also attended. Rinnert thanked Econoff for the information. 2. (SBU) Rinnert wondered aloud how the GICNT fits into the G-20 as it overtakes the G-8 and, pre [...]	2010-01-12 07:42:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC GM
10BERLIN37	BERLIN SENATE ADMINISTRATION DEFENDS DECISION TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Division Director for Foreigner Issues at the Berlin Senate Administration for Interior Issues and Sport, Peter Marhofer, firmly defended his office's denial of residency permits for two AmCit Scientologists to Embassy PolOff on both technical grounds and based on their Scientol [...]	2010-01-12 11:11:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL
10BERLIN38	LONDON CONFERENCE: GERMANY TO FOCUS ON POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Westerwelle intends to emphasize the importance of civilian police training at the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan and announce that Germany is willing to increase its contributions in this area. Although the inter-agency has yet to finalize the speci [...]	2010-01-13 06:31:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PTER PGOV PREL AFDB AF GM
10BERLIN4	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.YEMEN, TERRORISM-AIRPORTS, MEPP, IRAN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Terrorism) Developments in Yemen 3. (Terrorism) Airport Security 4. (Middle East) New U.S. Peace Proposal 5. (Iran) Role of Opposition Movement 6. (Afghanistan/Iraq) U.S. Role 7. (Economic) Russian Oil Exports 8. (Greece) Financia [...]	2010-01-05 13:50:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER XF IR AF RS GR
10BERLIN40	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, U.S., CHINA, TERRORISM, RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Death of Nuclear Scientist 3. (U.S.) Special Levy on Banks 4. (China) Test of Missile Defense System 5. (Terrorism) Yemen 6. (Russia) Dagestan Violence 7. (Middle East) Israel Builds New Wall Â [...]	2010-01-13 15:39:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	IR US CH YM RS XF
10BERLIN42	SPD CHAIR GABRIEL SAYS NO SPD MAJORITY FOR MORE [...] (C) Summary: Social Democratic Party Chair Sigmar Gabriel told the Ambassador in a January 12 meeting that building stability in Afghanistan before troop reductions begin in 2011 will require greater attention to training Afghan troops and police, and that sending more combat troops is not as [...]	2010-01-13 17:37:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF GM
10BERLIN43	OHB ECLIPSES ASTRIUM FOR GALILEO CONTRACT BUT BOTH END UP WINNERS [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-14 16:30:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR UK GM
10BERLIN44	(S) NIAG 9241: GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-14 16:33:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR GM
10BERLIN45	(S) NIAG 9242: GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-14 16:35:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR GM
10BERLIN48	MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, CHINA-GOOGLE, TURKEY-ISRAEL, U.S., [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Haiti) Earthquake 3. (China-Google) Dispute 4. (Turkey-Israel) Strained Relations 5. (U.S.) Bankers in The Hot Seat 6. (Iran) Aftermath of Assassination of Scientist Â [...]	2010-01-14 17:16:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR HA KWWW TK US IR
10BERLIN5	GERMANY NOTIFIED OF COLLISION RISK TO TUBSAT-A [...] (U) Per refs A and B, Econoff notified Dr. Udo Renner of the Technical University in Berlin (TU Berlin),TUBSAT-A Project Manager, of the January 10 collision risk posed by debris from the Russian COSMOS 2251 satellite. Dr. Renner was very appreciative of the notification and was previously u [...]	2010-01-05 14:11:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA PARM PREL NASA IT FR GM
10BERLIN50	GERMANY'S EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO HAITI FOLLOWING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany's immediate response to the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti includes the following: 500,000 euros for food aid, 1 million euros for search and rescue operations, a trained search and rescue team, and two water purification devices. More assistance should be forthcomin [...]	2010-01-14 18:18:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
10BERLIN53	GERMANY BOOSTS ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany is poised to ramp up its civilian reconstruction and development assistance to Afghanistan by two-thirds over last year, bringing its 2010 total to 430 million euros ($620 million). Additional funding would go towards rural development projects in the north. This consid [...]	2010-01-15 11:17:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL AF GM PK
10BERLIN56	MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, U.S., CHINA, TERRORISM, TURKEY- [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Haiti) Relief Efforts 3. (U.S.) President Obama to Tax Banks 4. (China) Censorship of Google 5. (Terrorism) Attack on Mesud 6. (Turkey-Israel) Strained Relations Â [...]	2010-01-15 15:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR HA CH PTER TK
10BERLIN57	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-15 16:53:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI SIPDIS
10BERLIN58	H1N1 Update: Infection Rate Still Low [...] (U) SUMMARY: From January 2-8, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 1,137 to a total of 216,818 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increased to 178. Due to the lack of demand for the H1N1 vaccination, Germany has cut its order for the 2009-H1N1 vaccine to 34 milli [...]	2010-01-15 16:54:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
10BERLIN61	GERMANY SKEPTICAL ON COORDINATION OF PRT CIVILIAN [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points to MFA AF/PAK Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig on January 15, strongly encouraging Germany to send a senior official to participate in a January 25 meeting with D/SRAP Jones and other Deputy SRAPs before the start of Prague PRT Conference. Koenig noted t [...]	2010-01-15 17:30:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO GM AF
10BERLIN62	GERMANY STRONGLY SUPPORTS U.S. VIEWS ON TRANSITION [...] (C) Post delivered ref A points to MFA AF/PAK Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig on January 15, emphasizing the U.S. hope that NATO's progress in developing a plan for provincial transition could be highlighted as a deliverable at the January 28 London Conference. Koenig, just back from pre- [...]	2010-01-15 17:32:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN64	MEDIA REACTION: HAITI EARTHQUAKE, OBAMA PRESIDENCY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Haiti Earthquake 3. Obama Presidency -- One Year On 4. Afghanistan -- New Ministers, Attack on Government Quarter 5. Ukraine elections Â [...]	2010-01-19 14:22:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SENV ASEC KMDR AF US HA UP
10BERLIN65	GERMAN MOD READY TO CONCLUDE BILATERAL MOU ON [...] (C) After consulting with MFA, post delivered reftel points and a copy of the draft bilateral MOU on January 15 to COL Harald Gante, the head of the Afghanistan Team on the MOD's Joint Commitments Staff. Gante confirmed that the MOD is the right interlocutor on the German side to negotiate the [...]	2010-01-19 14:37:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN68	GERMANY PLANS NO INDIVIDUAL COMPENSATION PAYMENTS [...] (C) MOD and Chancellery officials have assured us that Germany will be very prudent and follow established precedents in addressing demands for compensation by the families of civilians allegedly killed in a September 4 air strike ordered by the German PRT Kunduz commander against two hijacked [...]	2010-01-19 19:32:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM
10BERLIN69	CHANCELLOR EMPHASIZES NEED FOR BROAD POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The internal German debate regarding a possible increase in German troops in Afghanistan after the January 28 London Conference is back on a positive trajectory now that government concerns about the planned inflow of U.S. forces into the north have been largely dispelled. Defense [...]	2010-01-19 19:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN70	GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 7.5 MILLION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany has increased humanitarian assistance to Haiti following the January 12 earthquake to 7.5 million euros. Of this total, the Development Ministry (BMZ) is providing 2.5 million euros for food aid and the Foreign Ministry is contributing the remainder for emergency assistan [...]	2010-01-20 06:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN71	GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 7.5 MILLION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany has increased humanitarian assistance to Haiti following the January 12 earthquake to 7.5 million euros. Of this total, the Development Ministry (BMZ) is providing 2.5 million euros for food aid and the Foreign Ministry is contributing the remainder for emergency assistan [...]	2010-01-20 06:39:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN74	MEDIA REACTION: HAITI EARTHQUAKE, OBAMA PRESIDENCY;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aftermath of Haiti Earthquake 3. Obama Presidency - One year On Â [...]	2010-01-20 13:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KMDR US HA
10BERLIN76	ISRAEL USES GERMANY FOR INTERNATIONAL ENTREE, [...] (C) MFA NEA Assistant-Secretary equivalent Andreas Michaelis told Pol M-C January 20 that the January 18 German-Israeli consultations in Berlin were primarily oriented toward the bilateral relationship rather than the peace process or regional issues, outside of Iran. He described Israeli FM [...]	2010-01-20 15:59:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAL KWBG IS IR GM
10BERLIN79	GERMAN ECONOMICS MINISTER: SMALL IS GOOD [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-20 17:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND GM PGOV
10BERLIN8	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, MIDEAST, ICELAND, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Obama - Intelligence Services' Meeting 3. (Afghanistan) London Conference 4. (Iran) Ban to Talk to Foreign Institutions 5. (Mideast) New Peace Efforts 6. (Iceland) Government Won't Repay Debts 7. (Defense) A 400 M 8. (Economic [...]	2010-01-06 13:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	AF IF XF IC EFIN
10BERLIN80	GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 10 MILLION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Germany is actively engaging the German government and public on Haiti following the January 12 earthquake, and has formed an internal task force to coordinate our initiatives. As part of our efforts, I would like to update you on our outreach activities, the German go [...]	2010-01-21 06:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN81	GERMAN MFA HOPE IRAN SANCTIONS TARGET LEADERS NOT MASSES [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-21 11:33:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP IR GM
10BERLIN82	GERMANY SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany intends to inscribe and associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord within the context of the European Union before the January 31st deadline, and the government has begun to encourage third countries to do the same. However, some German officials continue to publicly ex [...]	2010-01-21 12:16:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG GM SENV KGHG AG CH
10BERLIN83	MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, OBAMA PRESIDENCY, KUNDUZ AIRSTRIKE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Haiti Earthquake 3. Massachusetts Senate Race 4. Afghanistan--Kunduz Airstrike 5. Climate Protection--IPCC Â [...]	2010-01-21 15:18:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR SENV KGHG HA US AF
10BERLIN85	GERMAN ECONOMICS MINISTER: SMALL IS GOOD [...] (U) SUMMARY. Germany's new Minister for Economics and Technology, Rainer Bruederle (Free Democratic Party - FDP),is a strong proponent of the market economy with a policy agenda focused on strengthening small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and competition. His principled stand against f [...]	2010-01-21 16:22:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND GM PGOV
10BERLIN86	GERMAN VIEWS ON JANUARY 25 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on January 18 and followed up with him on January 20. 2. (C) On Iran, Fluegger said Germany supported all the U.S. points, with the exception of the one calling for the EU to repeat that it stands ready to "acco [...]	2010-01-22 11:09:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN IR BK SO AF UP GM
10BERLIN87	SPD PARLIAMENTARIANS WILLING TO CONTEMPLATE TROOP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Parliamentarians from the opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) indicated privately to the Ambassador that under the right circumstances, they might support a modest increase of German troops in Afghanistan. They also promised to remain "serious" on Afghanistan even though the [...]	2010-01-22 11:10:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO GM AF

10BERLIN89	MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, BANK REFORM, MIDEAST, INTERNET [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Haiti Rescue Operation 3. The President's Bank Reform 4. Mideast Policy 5. Internet Freedom 6. Closure of Opel Plant in Antwerp Â [...]	2010-01-22 14:23:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR EFIN EINT HA CH XF
10BERLIN9	GERMANY: COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM 2009 [...] Begin text of report: German security officials stress that Islamist-inspired terrorism is the greatest threat to German security and they estimate that roughly 185 individuals have undergone paramilitary training over the past ten years at Islamist extremist training centers located primari [...]	2010-01-06 13:30:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PGOV PREL GM
10BERLIN93	SPECULATION THAT EADS MAY GET OUT OF THE SATELLITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a mid-level EADS-Astrium manager, Tom Walati, the European Aerospace Defense and Space Company (EADS) may elect to sell off its EADS-Astrium Satellites subsidiary if its fortunes do not change in bidding for lucrative European satellite contracts. This drastic measur [...]	2010-01-25 12:11:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR UK GM
10BERLIN94	GERMAN MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR HABER REVIEWS TOP [...] (C) In a January 20 introductory call with the Ambassador, MFA Political Director Emily Haber (see REFTEL) discussed Iran sanctions strategy, FM Westerwelle's tough message in Yemen, the politics of Afghanistan, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. She praised U/S/ Burns' leadership in the E3 3 meeting in N [...]	2010-01-25 13:16:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF GM IR PGOV PREL YM
10BERLIN95	GERMAN AMB. IN IRAN: TRANSITION TO "NORMAL" [...] (C) Summary: Germany's new Ambassador to Iran, Bernd Erbel noted that he had not been warmly received by the Iranian government and that most European diplomats are finding the environment in Tehran increasingly difficult to work in. His impression after his first two and a half months was [...]	2010-01-25 13:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GPGOV IR GM
10BERLIN97	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, HAITI, MIDEAST, U.S, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Run-Up to London Conference 3. (Iraq) Biden Visit 4. (Haiti) Reconstruction Efforts 5. (Mideast) Peace Process, U.S. Role 6. (U.S.) Obama Administration 7. (Economic) Banking Regulation Â [...]	2010-01-25 15:02:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF IQ HA XF US ECON
10BERLIN98	GERMAN PRIVATE DONATIONS FOR HAITI REACH 86 [...] (U) SUMMARY. German private donations for victims of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti have reached 86 million euros. A televised fundraiser on January 19 was responsible for over 20 million euros of the total. While private donations are less than at a similar point following the 2004 Asia [...]	2010-01-25 16:14:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN99	GERMANY AND THE EU ON IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES [...] (C) German MFA Iran Task Force Director Krueger told poloff January 21 that during the mid-January EU PSC meeting Germany proposed a motion calling on all EU capitals to demarche Iranian Ambassadors in EU capitals on Iran's Human Rights violations. Krueger said the Greeks were the first to c [...]	2010-01-25 16:15:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR GM
10BERN15	SWISS AGRICULTURE AT THE CROSSROADS [...] (U) During a January 20 roundtable luncheon on Swiss agriculture hosted by the Ambassador, representatives of the Swiss Government, parliament, and the agricultural media laid out their views on the challenges facing Swiss farmers and the prospects for an EU-Swiss agricultural free trade agree [...]	2010-01-14 15:45:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON SZ
10BERN21	SWISS FIRM QUARTZCOM COLLUDING WITH IRANIAN FRONT [...] Pol-Econ Couns. was called in by Swiss Economics Department Industrial Export Control chief Juergen Boehler on January 15 to discuss reftel case. (Reftel points were previously provided to the Economics Department.) Boehler stated that Swiss authorities are grateful for the U.S. information [...]	2010-01-19 16:31:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	SZ IR KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC
10BERN25	TFHA01: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI: SWISS [...] Pol-Econ couns. delivered points (reftels A,B,and C) to Swiss Foreign Ministry Americas' Office Deputy Director Daniel Hunn on January 19. Hunn thanked the US for the information and said that Switzerland is grateful that the United States is leading the assistance effort, since it has many ca [...]	2010-01-22 07:02:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PREF EAID PHUM
10BERN31	ENGAGEMENT WITH MUSLIM COMMUNITIES IN SWITZERLAND [...] (SBU) Embassy Bern is taking a multi-disciplinary approach to engagement with Muslim communities in Switzerland, coordinating efforts between the Political-Economic and Public Affairs sections (reftel). Switzerland has a Muslim population of approximately 320,000 (4.3 percent of the total pop [...]	2010-01-25 21:31:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI SZ XG
10BERN40	BILATERAL DIALOGUE WITH IRAN REGARDING HIKERS? [...] (S) On January 2, 29 and 30, DCM Carter met with Swiss State Secretary Ambuehl and Swiss AMB to Iran Leu, who passed information detailing Swiss conversations with Iranian FM Mottaki on the margins of the World Economic Forum (WEF),in Davos, Switzerland, during which Swiss FM Calmy-Rey and Mo [...]	2010-02-01 07:00:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	PREL CASC MNUC SZ IR
10BERN44	SWISS ATTENDANCE AT 2010 INSTABILITY AND GENOCIDE [...] Further to reftel, Poloff contacted Mo Bleeker, Senior Advisor Dealing with the Past and Transitional Justice for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) to confirm Swiss intention to participate in the March 17-19 Instability Warning and Genocide Prevention Symposium. Bleeker a [...]	2010-02-02 15:33:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC PREL OTRA SZ
10BERN48	U/S HORMATS REVIEWS BILATERAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS \ [...] (U) January 25 at 11:00 am; Zurich \ \ 2. (U) Participants: \ \ U.S. \ \ U/S Robert Hormats, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and \ Agricultural Affairs \ Amb. Donald Beyer, US Ambassador to Switzerland \ Alex Whittington, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary \ Richard Rorvig, Bern Em [...]	2010-02-04 17:31:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD SZ
10BERN56	TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-12 11:52:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
10BERN76	CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT (CD)/FMCT: SWISS [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel A message on February 24 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Friedrich's deputy, Jean-Daniel Praz, joined the meeting. 2. (C) Friedrich said that Switzerland is very frustrated [...]	2010-02-25 16:22:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC KNNP PREL SZ
10BERN77	SYRIA AT MARCH IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING: [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message on February 24 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Friedrich's deputy, Jean-Daniel Praz, who is the FDFA's coordinator for IAEA issues, joined the meeting. 2. (C) Refe [...]	2010-02-25 16:22:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IAEA MNUC SY SZ
10BERN78	EXPLAINING U.S. POLICY ON IRAN'S TEHRAN RESEARCH [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message on February 24 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Friedrich's deputy, Jean-Daniel Praz, joined the meeting. 2. (C) Praz asked about the Iranian proposal for a simulta [...]	2010-02-25 16:22:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR SZ
10BERN79	CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT (CD)/FMCT: SWISS [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel A message on February 24 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Friedrich's deputy, Jean-Daniel Praz, joined the meeting. 2. (C) Friedrich said that Switzerland is very frustrated [...]	2010-02-25 16:22:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC KNNP PREL SZ
10BERN80	SYRIA AT MARCH IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING: [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message on February 24 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Friedrich's deputy, Jean-Daniel Praz, who is the FDFA's coordinator for IAEA issues, joined the meeting. 2. (C) Refe [...]	2010-02-25 16:22:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IAEA MNUC SY SZ
10BERN81	EXPLAINING U.S. POLICY ON IRAN'S TEHRAN RESEARCH [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message on February 24 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Friedrich's deputy, Jean-Daniel Praz, joined the meeting. 2. (C) Praz asked about the Iranian proposal for a simulta [...]	2010-02-25 16:22:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR SZ
10BERN82	CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT (CD)/FMCT: SWISS [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel A message on February 24 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Friedrich's deputy, Jean-Daniel Praz, joined the meeting. 2. (C) Friedrich said that Switzerland is very frustrated [...]	2010-02-25 16:22:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC KNNP PREL SZ
10BERN83	SYRIA AT MARCH IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING: [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message on February 24 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Friedrich's deputy, Jean-Daniel Praz, who is the FDFA's coordinator for IAEA issues, joined the meeting. 2. (C) Refe [...]	2010-02-25 16:22:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IAEA MNUC SY SZ
10BISHKEK10	KYRGYZSTAN'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PLANS [...] (C) Summary: The Kyrgyz Government plans to make large investments in its electricity infrastructure over the next few years in order to increase generation capacity, create an electricity transmission system that would be potentially independent of its neighbors, and upgrade its distribution [...]	2010-01-06 08:02:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL KG
10BISHKEK113	SCENESETTER FOR SRAP HOLBROOKE'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Bishkek welcomes the visit of Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard C. Holbrooke to Kyrgyzstan on February 19. Your visit comes at a timely period as the U.S.-Kyrgyzstan relationship has experienced positive momentum since the signing of the new agreement for [...]	2010-02-16 07:41:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
10BISHKEK114	KYRGYZ DEMOCRACY, OR POLITICAL THEATER: PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES A NATIONAL KURULTAI [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-16 08:23:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	KG PGOV PREL
10BISHKEK160	KYRGYZSTAN: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post is submitting two project proposals in response to the call for nominations for the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) small grants initiatives (reftel). Post's first choice proposal is the proposal for funding of a regional conference on women's empowerment, [...]	2010-02-19 08:49:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO
10BISHKEK37	PRESIDENT BAKIYEV OUTLINES A NEW FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: In two separate speeches during the last week of December, Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev voiced the need for a new Kyrgyz foreign policy doctrine better suited to the country,s current challenges, and vowed to continue with a series of large-scale reforms initiated in 2009. W [...]	2010-01-12 07:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
10BISHKEK38	FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS [...] (SBU) On January 11, the Bishkek Garrison Military Court sentenced former Minister of Defense, Presidential candidate, and political insider, Ismail Isakov, to eight years in prison at a maximum security prison. Isakov was convicted of corruption, including illegally transferring to his son an [...]	2010-01-12 08:09:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
10BISHKEK5	KYRGYZSTAN: BALYKCHY DEFENDANTS GUILTY - ANOTHER [...] (SBU) On December 25, the city court of Balykchy, a city two hours east of Bishkek, sentenced four Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan supporters to four years in prison and another 15 individuals to several years probation in connection with post-presidential election protests. All the def [...]	2010-01-04 09:27:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
10BISHKEK51	TRANSIT CENTER RENEWAL AND U.S. COMMITMENTS LOOM [...] (U) See para 18 for action requests. 2. (C) Summary: The U.S. must inform the Government of Kyrgyzstan of its intent to renew the Transit Center agreement for another year by April 14. Since the agreement went into effect in July 2009, U.S.-Kyrgyzstan relations have improved significant [...]	2010-01-20 10:17:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
10BISHKEK52	KYRGYZSTAN'S IMPROVING BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz Government has taken significant steps to increase the transparency of its budget and has a detailed plan to further improve its budget process. The 2010 budget passed by Parliament in December is available on the internet and provides detailed figures in many areas. In 20 [...]	2010-01-21 01:38:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN PREL KG
10BISHKEK55	Kyrgyzstan: Media Responds to Human Rights Situation [...] (U) Summary: Recent events, including the conviction and harsh sentencing of presidential candidate and former Minister of Defense Ismail Isakov on corruption charges (reftel) and Kyrgyzstan's downgraded rank in Freedom House's freedom index, have triggered an increase in negative articles on t [...]	2010-01-22 03:12:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO KG
10BISHKEK56	Chinese Soft Power in Kyrgyzstan [...] (SBU) Summary: China is making inroads in Kyrgyzstan, a country that has traditionally gravitated toward Russia. The Chinese Embassy in Bishkek recently achieved a public diplomacy coup when it agreed to donate 20,000 satellite receiver boxes in exchange for permission to broadcast two televis [...]	2010-01-22 04:12:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO KG CH
10BISHKEK57	KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR ATTENDS BELL SANCTIFICATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 13, the Ambassador attended a ceremony for the blessing of nine new bells at a newly reconstructed Russian Orthodox Church. The ceremony was also attended by First Lady Tatiana Bakiyeva. The appearance of the First Lady was notable as she does not make many public a [...]	2010-01-22 04:22:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO KG
10BISHKEK68	KYRGYZSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) On January 22, the Ambassador discussed the humanitarian crisis in Haiti (reftel points) with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev. Sarbayev noted that he had been in China on an official visit when the earthquake occurred. Nonetheless, he had sent condolences to the Haitian government and [...]	2010-01-27 04:00:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF EAID ECON HA KG
10BISHKEK7	KYRGYZSTAN DRAMATICALLY INCREASES ENERGY PRICES [...] (C) Starting January 1, the Kyrgyz Government more than doubled the prices for electricity, central heating and hot water, and the prices are scheduled to rise again in July. Kyrgyzstan's state-owned electricity and central heating systems have been starved for revenue for several years due t [...]	2010-01-05 07:41:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG SOCI PGOV KG
10BISHKEK71	KYRGYZ OMBUDSMAN BLAMES SECURITY SERVICES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz Ombudsman for Human Rights Tursunbek Akun said in a meeting with the Ambassador that he was very concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation in Kyrgyzstan. He asserted that the Kyrgyz State National Security Service (SNB) was responsible for the death o [...]	2010-01-29 03:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KG
10BISHKEK80	DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY OF ENERGY OFFICERS - [...] (U) In response to reftel, the officer responsible for energy issues at Embassy Bishkek is Michael Latham, Political and Economic Officer, e-mail: lathamme@state.gov; phone: 996-312-551-241, ext. 4406. 2. (U) USAID FSN Almaz Asipjanov (aasipjanov@usaid.gov; 996-312-551-241, ext 4511) is res [...]	2010-02-02 07:43:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KG
10BISHKEK82	KYRGYZSTAN'S TRIALS: WAITING FOR EVIDENCE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The trial of six people charged with starting an ethnic riot in the village of Petrovka continues to grind forward. Witness after witness denies that the defendants were inciting the riot, and many say that the three prominent activists on trial were trying to stop it. The p [...]	2010-02-02 08:52:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KG
10BISHKEK84	KYRGYZSTAN SEEKS SIGNS FROM THE U.S. OF LONG-TERM [...] (C) Action request para. 8. 2. (C) Summary: The Government of the Kyrgyz Republic is actively reviewing the state of its relationships with the U.S., Russia, and China, seeking a balance which would best serve its interests. A key concern of our interlocutors is what role the U.S. inten [...]	2010-02-02 10:04:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KG
10BISHKEK85	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS COPENHAGEN ACCORD DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-03 01:30:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGCC SENV KG
10BISHKEK86	MAXIM BAKIYEV'S DEBUT ON THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Maxim Bakiyev made his international debut leading an official delegation to China. He returned home triumphant, at least at first glance, with several signed agreements, including one on Chinese financing for the construction of a trans-Kyrgyzstan power transmission line. Howev [...]	2010-02-03 02:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
10BISHKEK90	KYRGYZSTAN: CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Child labor, primarily children working on their families' farms, remains an issue in Kyrgyzstan. However there is scant evidence that the worst forms of child labor or exploitive child labor is a wide-spread problem. The Kyrgyz Government has a legal framework that prohibits ch [...]	2010-02-05 07:45:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI KG
10BISHKEK91	KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR AND FM DISCUSS ICG VISA [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial meeting, Ambassador Gfoeller and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev discussed the denial of a visa extension to the International Crisis Group's Central Asia Project Director Paul Quinn-Judge by the MFA. The Ambassador expressed concern at the decision and no [...]	2010-02-05 08:47:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KG
10BISHKEK94	POVERTY IN KYRGYZSTAN A MIXED PICTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: High poverty rates remain a problem in Kyrgyzstan, especially in rural areas. In 2008 about a third of the population was under the official poverty line. The poverty rate fell significantly over the past few years, due in large part to growing remittances from Kyrgyz workers [...]	2010-02-08 05:32:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID SOCI EAGR KG
10BISHKEK96	HEAD OF KYRGYZ SECRETARIAT CLAIMS RFE/RL FOSTERS [...] (C) Summary: In a friendly lunch at the Ambassador's residence, Oksana Malevanaya, the Head of the Presidential Secretariat, reiterated her opposition to RFE/Radio Azzatyk, claiming that their programs are anti-government, anti-Christian, and promote intolerance to the edge of anti-Semitism [...]	2010-02-08 06:45:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KG
10BISHKEK97	KYRGYZSTAN DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-08 07:12:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA KG
10BISHKEK98	HEAD OF SECRETARIAT ASSERTS SADYRKULOV DEATH AN [...] (S) Summary: During a friendly lunch at the Ambassador's residence, Oksana Malevanaya, the Head of the Presidential Secretariat, broached the topic of Medet Sadyrkulov's death. She said that he was her husband, soul mate and the father of her youngest child, and that she could not have con [...]	2010-02-09 06:11:00	Embassy Bishkek	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KG
10BOGOTA100	DISASTER DECLARATION: COLOMBIAN FOREST FIRES [...] SUMMARY: In response to the increasing number and severity of forest fires that have affected 98 municipalities in 12 departments across Colombia, the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is of sufficient magnitude to warrant U.S. Government assistance. The damage has exceeded the [...]	2010-01-11 02:02:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV PREF SOCI EAGR ECON PREL PGOV CO
10BOGOTA103	COLOMBIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY: DYING OR JUST DOWNSIZING? [...] (U) SUMMARY. Long a cornerstone of Colombia's industrial base, the textile/apparel industry has declined in recent years. Industry experts point to four primary reasons for the sector's dismal performance in 2009: 1) decreased exports, particularly to Venezuela; 2) short-term U.S. trade prefe [...]	2010-01-28 21:41:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL EIND KTEX CO
10BOGOTA105	COLOMBIA CONTINUES ROBUST RELIEF EFFORTS IN HAITI [...] (SBU) Summary. Colombian military and civilian sectors continue in high gear supporting relief efforts in Haiti. Colombia has flown 14 flights transporting 294 personnel, 21 dogs and 224,509 pounds of supplies to Haiti. Colombian medical personnel have performed more than 2,150 procedures near [...]	2010-01-28 21:46:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV ECON PREL MARR KPAO CO HA
10BOGOTA11	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S JAN 11-13 VISIT [...] (C) Your visit is an opportunity to focus U.S. and Colombian efforts to consolidate Colombia's gains as the country enters a transition year. President Uribe will seek your reassurance of our commitment to their fight against illegal drugs and illegal armed groups. His decision on whether to [...]	2010-01-06 23:01:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL OVIP PGOV PHUM PTER ECON ETRD EAID SNAR MOPS CO
10BOGOTA111	USG-FUNDED LABOR RIGHTS PROJECTS UPDATE [...] Summary: The USG has allocated $33 million to improve labor rights in Colombia through 17 projects in the 2001-2011 timeframe: one by the Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),six by the Department of Labor (DOL),and ten by the U.S. Agency for International [...]	2010-02-01 14:11:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA115	DRUMMOND FIRES WORKERS FOR ILLEGAL STRIKE [...] (SBU) U.S. mining company Drummond has begun the process of firing the majority of the National Mining and Energy Industry Workers' Union's (SINTRAMIENERGETICA) 35-member board of directors due to the union's illegal strike in March 2009. SINTRAMIENERGETICA leaders have urged a negotiated solut [...]	2010-02-01 14:41:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA119	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CITES PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff delivered reftel demarche to representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Environment, and the INCODER - the Ministry of Agriculture's fisheries management agency on January 29. Colombia will support the U.S. proposals on sharks but it has not finalized it [...]	2010-02-01 19:25:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP CO
10BOGOTA121	COLOMBIA REACTS PRUDENTLY BUT FIRMLY TO ALLEGED VENEZUELAN [...] (C/NF) Minister of Defense Silva told the Ambassador that an alleged January 27 Venezuelan overflight of Colombian airspace was a deliberate provocation and that he expected more such incidents. According to the GOC, a Venezuelan military helicopter crossed into the Colombian department of Arau [...]	2010-02-01 22:01:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS ETRD OAS CO VE
10BOGOTA123	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DISTRACTED DRIVING IN COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Jorge Carrillo Tobos, the Director of Transportation and Transit at the Ministry of Transportation on January 25. Carrillo responded that Colombia passed a 2002 law making it illegal to drive and use a mobile communication device unless the de [...]	2010-02-01 22:04:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU CO
10BOGOTA124	RECALL 10 BOGOTA 124 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-14 18:04:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CO
10BOGOTA125	SUPREME COURT INCHING TOWARDS DECISION ON PROSECUTOR GENERAL [...] (SBU) On January 28 the Supreme Court convened a session to vote on a new Prosecutor General (Fiscal General),though it failed to reach the required votes to make a selection and will reconvene February 4. The move suggests that the Court has abandoned its argument that President Uribe's "ter [...]	2010-02-02 14:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CO
10BOGOTA126	BOGOTA PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECH OUTREACH FUNDS [...] SUMMARY: Per reftel A, Embassy Bogota requests the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (EEB) fund a Spanish-speaking U.S. expert on biotech policy to engage Colombian Congressional members and the private sector on the safety of biotechnology and its advantages for developing cou [...]	2010-01-14 18:19:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ETRD KPAO CO
10BOGOTA128	GOC WILL SUPPORT COPENHAGEN ACCORD BY JAN 31 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-14 19:42:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG CO
10BOGOTA13	Peace Commissioner Lays Out Way Ahead on FARC, ELN [...] (S/NF) Colombian High Commissioner for Peace Frank Pearl told the Ambassador January 5 that his office is preparing "roadmaps" for the next Administration on how best to pursue peace agreements with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army (ELN). Pearl acknowle [...]	2010-01-07 13:44:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR PARM ECON CO
10BOGOTA130	INL FLASH REPORT THROUGH DECEMBER 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-14 20:07:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN
10BOGOTA132	AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO CARTAGENA HIGHLIGHTS THE RICHNESS OF [...] The Ambassador traveled to Cartagena on December 4-5 to inaugurate the 13th Houston Series conference, visit two USAID projects, meet with landmine survivors, and attend a luncheon hosted by AmCham Cartagena. The Ambassador's visit to Cartagena was widely covered by the press and highlighted t [...]	2010-01-14 20:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PHUM EINV ECON ETRD PTER PREL SOCI CO
10BOGOTA134	SECOND QUARTER FOR OY4 DYNCORP CONTRACT [...] The following funds are provided for DynCorp for the amount of USD 9,750,000.00 and fees of the contract for the amount of USD 97,500.00 for a total of USD 9,847,500.00. This is for the second quarter of the option year four for COLAR. CONTRACT COST COLAR Appropriation 19__79115400 [...]	2010-01-14 21:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN SNAR
10BOGOTA136	TFHA01: COLOMBIAN RESPONSE TO HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE [...] (SBU) The Government of Colombia (GOC) sent an Air Force B-727 to Haiti to participate in humanitarian relief operations on the morning of January 14. The flight carried 7 doctors, 20 search and rescue officials, and emergency food and medical supplies. Colombian officials said the flight was [...]	2010-01-14 23:17:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR MARR PREL KPKO AORC CO HA
10BOGOTA139	MODERATE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, RECORD LOW INFLATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Colombian government decreed a 3.6 percent increase in the federal minimum wage for 2010. The increase was greater than the two percent inflation for 2009, meaning it should provide some stimulus to an economy just beginning to pull out of recession. Annual minimum wage hik [...]	2010-02-03 13:39:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV CO
10BOGOTA141	TAKING A LEAD IN THE ENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Colombia plans to host the first regional Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) meeting in Bogota on February 26 in preparation for the April ECPA ministerial. Department of Energy officials visited Bogota to assist the GOC's planning efforts. The regional mee [...]	2010-02-03 16:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL KSUM
10BOGOTA143	GOC CONFLICTED OVER RISING URBAN HOMICIDES [...] (C) Homicides in Colombia appear to be on the rise after several years of steady decline. The GOC's leading authorities on crime statistics reported sharply contrasting 2009 homicide rates, with police numbers indicating a 2% downtick and the national forensic examiner's data registering a 15% [...]	2010-02-03 18:53:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KJUS PTER CO KCRM ASEC SNAR
10BOGOTA144	RECALL 10 BOGOTA 144 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-15 22:22:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT
10BOGOTA145	Third Uribe Term Increasingly Likely [...] (C) President Uribe took another step toward a third term with his January 20 decision to adhere to restrictions designed to level the playing field between an incumbent president and his/her competitors. As expected, the Inspector General recommended January 12 that the Constitutional Court a [...]	2010-02-03 21:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL KJUS PINR PHUM CO
10BOGOTA149	Judge's Reportedly Critical Report Kicks Off Debate on [...] (SBU) Constitutional Court Judge Humberto Sierra presented his legal analysis on the constitutionality of the presidential reelection referendum to the other eight members of the Court on February 3 in a closed session. Although the report is supposed to be confidential for five years, even be [...]	2010-02-04 17:11:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PREL KJUS PINR PHUM CO
10BOGOTA15	COLOMBIA REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT TO COMBAT SPREADING FIRES [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The GOC requested emergency USG fire-fighting assistance on January 6 to help combat a growing number of fires caused by an atypical drought in Colombia. More than 60 municipalities have been affected by such fires, damaging an estimated 1,700 hectares. Our [...]	2010-01-07 18:44:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SENV EAGR ECON PREL PGOV CO
10BOGOTA150	BOGOTA LESSONS LEARNED REQUEST - CRISIS MANAGEMENT EXERCISE [...] This is a response to the action request in reftel. Post thanks the trainers from FSI for helping conduct a set of training sessions and a very helpful Crisis Management Exercise (CME) on December 4 and 5, 2010. FSI trainers Kevin Misenheimer and Brenda Pennington were invaluable in aiding p [...]	2010-01-19 13:42:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CO
10BOGOTA151	CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF NN BODIES, BUT NO MASS GRAVE [...] (C) Spanish and American press published stories January 28 and 29 announcing the discovery of a mass grave in the township of Macarena, Meta which reportedly contained 2,000 unidentified victims of forced disappearance by the Colombian military since 2005. We have not discovered any informat [...]	2010-02-04 18:33:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS CO
10BOGOTA159	NEW VOICES IN THE LABOR VIOLENCE DEBATE [...] (SBU) Colombian research institutions are focused on labor violence to an unprecedented degree. Two prominent universities and six think-tanks have recently completed or initiated studies. The influx of new voices has intensified and enriched the debate concerning the causes and scope of viole [...]	2010-02-05 18:09:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA163	COLOMBIA'S DOUBLE-DIGIT UNEMPLOYMENT -- BUSINESS AS USUAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Colombia's unemployment rate reached 12 percent in 2009, the highest in Latin America. This is the second consecutive year Colombia received this dubious distinction. Even in the heydays of 5.7, 6.9, and 7.5 percent economic growth from 2005-2007, respectively, Colombia still a [...]	2010-02-05 22:27:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PGOV CO
10BOGOTA165	Mixed Reactions to Plan Colombia Cut, GOC to Lobby US [...] (SBU) The Government of Colombia's (GOC) reaction to the announcement of cuts to USG Plan Colombia assistance has been measured and has recognized fiscal realities in the United States as well as Plan Colombia's natural tendency towards reduced assistance. Still, officials have expressed conce [...]	2010-02-05 23:25:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER SNAR EAID CO
10BOGOTA167	TFHA01: COLOMBIA'S LARGEST HUMANITARIAN EFFORT EVER [...] (SBU) Summary. Colombian assistance to Haiti is ongoing and is the largest overseas humanitarian effort in the country's history. The Ambassador and Government of Colombia (GOC) officials highlighted Colombian assistance to Haiti at a public appearance with a backdrop of Colombian and U.S. tro [...]	2010-02-05 23:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV ECON PREL MARR KPAO CO HA
10BOGOTA171	FIGHT OVER DEMOCRATIC SECURITY: COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE FOR [...] (C) Despite its weakened state, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) continued to carry out asymmetrical attacks on soft targets and executed several higher profile operations in the fourth quarter of 2009 -- including the kidnapping and execution of the governor of Caqueta and an [...]	2010-02-08 15:22:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MOPS MCAP ASEC PREL PGOV PHUM CO
10BOGOTA177	COLOMBIAN EXPORTS TO VENEZUELA FALL OFF A CLIFF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The last six months of 2009 saw a dramatic decrease in Colombia's exports to Venezuela. Any exports that require administrative permits or preferential exchange rate dollars have virtually dried up. The GOC speculates that smuggling has spiked and holds out little hope for a bi [...]	2010-02-08 20:01:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECIN ECON PREL CO
10BOGOTA18	DIPNOTE REGARDING NON-RESIDENT ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS [...] (U) Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered a diplomatic note dated December 16 outlining Colombia's regulations regarding organ transplants for non-resident foreigners. 2. (U) BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE: DAM/CAE No. 68221 The Ministry o [...]	2010-01-05 15:48:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO PREL PHUM CASC AMED CO
10BOGOTA186	DECEMBER COLOMBIA STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT INTIATIVE UPDATE [...] (SBU) Vice Minister of Defense Sergio Jaramillo's resignation leaves the USG without a key National Consolidation Plan (PNC) interlocutor and the GOC lacking a chief PNC strategist and spokesperson. Post is engaging GOC leaders to focus their attention on consolidation in light of upcoming ele [...]	2010-01-20 16:23:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM EAID SNAR CO
10BOGOTA198	Haiti Reporting from Colombia [...] (U) SUMMARY. All leading national and regional newspapers in Colombia continue their extensive coverage of the events in Haiti, and have highlighted the USG's quick response to the crisis. Post has closely followed the overwhelmingly positive coverage of the U.S. role in Haiti disaster assista [...]	2010-01-21 18:43:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA CO
10BOGOTA201	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S JANUARY 12, 2010 MEETING WITH [...] (U) January 12, 2010; 10:00 AM; Monteria, Colombia. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg Ambassador William Brownfield DAS Christopher McMullen, WHA DCM Brian Nichols USAID Mission Director Ken Yamashita Political Counselor Mark Wells (notetaker) NAS Director Dan Foote [...]	2010-02-09 19:10:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL OVIP EAID KJUS PGOV PTER SNAR ETRD SENV CO VE
10BOGOTA214	AIR BRIDGE DENIAL: NOVEMBER 2009 PROGRAM UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This is the monthly Air Bridge Denial (ABD) activity report for November, 2009, as required by Reftel. The Government of Colombia (GOC) sorted 2,808 tracks during November. There were three Unknown, Assumed Suspect (UAS) for the month. END SUMMARY. ------- Tracks [...]	2010-01-21 21:07:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CO
10BOGOTA217	"FTA WITH U.S. IS BLOCKING COLOMBIA'S GLOBAL TRADE POLICY," [...] (C) SUMMARY. Colombian Trade Minister Luis Guillermo Plata told us the lack of U.S. Congressional action on the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) is hampering Colombian efforts to integrate into the world economy and in particular threatening pending accords with Canada and the E [...]	2010-02-11 18:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL ELAB EAIR PGOV CO
10BOGOTA225	COLOMBIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO UN PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN HAITI [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Emboffs spoke on February 11 with officials at the Colombian Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). These Government of Colombia (GOC) officials confirmed that there are currently 26 Colombian police officers in Haiti as part of MINUSTAH. The Colomb [...]	2010-02-11 21:52:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO HA CO
10BOGOTA227	GOC CLAIMS SOME PROGRESS WITH FARC, ELN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Swedish intermediaries have reportedly arranged for a meeting in Sweden between representatives of the Government of Colombia (GOC) and representatives of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Separately, negotiations proceeded for the humanitarian release of two [...]	2010-02-11 23:38:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER CO
10BOGOTA231	COLOMBIA'S 2010 ECONOMIC FORECAST: POSITIVE GROWTH, BUT SLOW [...] (SBU) Colombian Finance Minister Oscar Zuluaga projects a 2.5 percent GDP growth rate for 2010, which is supported by both local and international analysts. Zuluaga, however, told us that Colombia's economic recovery will be slow and behind those of Brazil, Chile, and Peru on account of Colomb [...]	2010-02-12 14:45:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINT PGOV CO
10BOGOTA232	FUNDING FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN CONTRACT FY-2010 [...] Following funds are provided for Lockheed Martin contract. This is the third funding for FY 2009 in the amount of USD 7,000,000.00: CNP ARAVI Appropriation 19 9011540000 Allotment 0110 Obligation 0110008001 Function 2722 Object [...]	2010-01-22 16:39:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN
10BOGOTA233	2005 MASSACRE TRIAL DELAYED AGAIN, DEFENDANTS WILL NOT BE [...] (SBU) On February 4, Poloff attended the trial in Medellin of 10 former members of the Colombian Army's 17th Brigade for the 2005 massacre of eight members of the San Jose de Apartado Peace Community. During the trial, a military witness implicated former Army Commander General Mario Montoya. [...]	2010-02-12 15:48:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS CO
10BOGOTA235	THAW WITH ECUADOR EVIDENT AT HAITI SUMMIT [...] (SBU) The Government of Colombia (GOC) continued its leadership in the Haiti relief effort at a February 9 UNASUR (Union of South American Countries) meeting in Quito, Ecuador. At the summit, President Uribe expressed his support for the summit's reconstruction initiatives, including reducing [...]	2010-02-12 17:01:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS PTER ETRD OAS CO EC EAID HA
10BOGOTA237	INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL [...] Per reftel a, post submits the following information for the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Congressional Reporting Requirements related to forced and child labor. 2. The following is new information relevant to tasking 1: The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) [...]	2010-02-12 17:30:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA238	CODEL ENGEL DISCUSSES FTA AND DCA, ENCOURAGES COLOMBIAN [...] (SBU) House Foreign Affairs Committee Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairman Eliot Engel led a Congressional delegation to Cartagena and Monteria, Colombia from January 7-10, 2010. At his private ranch in Monteria, President Uribe outlined Colombia's progress, with U.S. support, on counterna [...]	2010-01-22 18:30:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR EAID ETRD PHUM MOPS OREP CO
10BOGOTA239	COLOMBIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEMIEUX (FEBRUARY 17-19) [...] (SBU) Your upcoming visit to Bogota and two Colombian military facilities is an opportunity to discuss with the Colombians our shared fight against illegal drugs and illegal armed groups as well as the underlying social inequality that drives both phenomena. The possible referendum to allow Pre [...]	2010-02-12 18:58:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV MCAP MOPS PTER ETRD PHUM SNAR OREP CO
10BOGOTA243	QUESTIONS ABOUND ON WHETHER AIR STRIKE HIT INDIGENOUS TERRITORY [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-12 21:09:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	CO MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER
10BOGOTA244	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The aerial eradication team reached its CY-2009 goal of 100,000 hectares (ha) of coca sprayed, with a total True Ground Area Coverage of 101,573 ha for the year. Manual eradication of coca for 2009 totaled approximately 61,000 ha, short of the goal of 70,000 ha; total eradicati [...]	2010-01-22 21:32:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO

10BOGOTA245	Santos Eager to Assume Uribe's Mantle, but Uribe Still [...] (C) The reelection referendum rollercoaster rolls on. Constitutional Court Judge Humberto Sierra's draft decision declaring the referendum unconstitutional initially led many observes to predict the referendum would not be held. This perception was fueled by President Uribe's meetings with pot [...]	2010-02-12 21:09:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL KJUS PINR PHUM CO
10BOGOTA247	TFHA01: FACILITATING COLOMBIAN ACCEPTANCE OF HAITIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Bogota has framed out the procedures to facilitate the transfer of Haitian earthquake patients to Colombia for long-term post-operative care. Key points of contact have been established with the Government of Colombia (GOC) and the Haitian Ministry of Health. Post and G [...]	2010-02-12 22:22:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV HHS CO PREL HA
10BOGOTA249	DIPNOTE: COLOMBIA FREQUENCIES DESIGNATION [...] (U) Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered a diplomatic note dated February 11 to assign 99 weekly frequencies for Avianca, AIRES and Aerorepublica airlines. A copy of the diplomatic note and accompanying letter from AeroCivil has been emailed to DOT and EEB/TRA/AN. The unofficial [...]	2010-02-12 22:36:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR CO
10BOGOTA25	SOACHA DEFENDANTS RELEASED FROM PRE-TRIAL DETENTION, [...] On January 7, the presiding judge released 17 defendants from pre-trial detention in a criminal case arising out of alleged "false positive" killings -- military murders presented as killed in combat [Reftel]. Under Colombian law, defendants may only be held in pre-trial detention for 90 days. [...]	2010-01-08 19:28:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
10BOGOTA251	TFHA01: FACILITATING COLOMBIAN ACCEPTANCE OF HAITIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Bogota has framed out the procedures to facilitate the transfer of Haitian earthquake patients to Colombia for long-term post-operative care. Key points of contact have been established with the Government of Colombia (GOC) and the Haitian Ministry of Health. Post and G [...]	2010-02-12 23:43:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV PREL HHS CO HA
10BOGOTA252	CABLE COLOMBIAN ACCEPTANCE LEMDP PROGRAM APRIL 2010 [...] Colombia accepts the invitation, per Reftel, for ten (10) students to attend the Law Enforcement Management Development Program (LEMDP) at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in San Salvador, El Salvador, from April 12 to May 21, 2010. 2. Embassy Bogota POC for ILEA is: [...]	2010-01-25 18:21:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ASEC KCRM PREL OTRA ES
10BOGOTA253	DIPNOTE: COLOMBIA CARRIER DESIGNATIONS [...] (U) Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered a diplomatic note dated February 11 to assign 99 weekly frequencies for Avianca, AIRES and Aerorepublica airlines. A copy of the diplomatic note and accompanying letter from AeroCivil has been emailed to DOT and EEB/TRA/AN. The unofficial [...]	2010-02-15 21:24:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON CO
10BOGOTA256	TFHA01: COLOMBIA TAKES LEADERSHIP ROLE IN HAITI RELIEF [...] (SBU) Summary. Colombia has responded comprehensively to the tragic earthquake in Haiti, providing personnel, donations, and much needed supplies. The Colombian military was averaging one to two flights to Haiti per day during the initial week of the crisis and is flying sustainment fli [...]	2010-01-25 22:42:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PGOV MARR KPAO AEMR CO HA
10BOGOTA258	Haiti Reporting from Colombia (January 22-25, 2010) [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post continues to closely follow the Colombian media coverage of the U.S. role in Haiti disaster assistance. Though Colombian coverage of the earthquake aftermath is beginning to diminish, reporting on the U.S. role in providing sweeping disaster and humanitarian assistance continu [...]	2010-01-26 13:00:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA CO
10BOGOTA26	CIVAIR AND MINISTRY OF TRADE RAISE OPEN SKIES, WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Colombian civil aviation authorities have long resisted signing an Open Skies agreement with the United States, in an effort to protect its former national airline, Avianca, and Colombia's air cargo industry. Director General of Aeronautica Civil Francisco Sanclemente and Vic [...]	2010-01-05 20:47:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ETRD ECON PGOV CO
10BOGOTA260	FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-26 14:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
10BOGOTA264	CONSOLIDATION PROGRESS IN FORMER FARC STRONGHOLD IMPRESSIVE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite notable progress, including marked gains in public security, reduction of coca cultivation, and winning support of the local population for governmental institutions, the overall situation is fragile in the Macarena area of Meta Department -- the former heartland of the [...]	2010-01-26 21:46:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER PGOV CO
10BOGOTA266	U.S. CARRIER DESIGNATION DIPNOTE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-26 21:58:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR CO
10BOGOTA276	EX-IM BANK CHAIRMAN HIGHLIGHTS TRADE AND EXPORT OPPORTUNTIES [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg announced a $1 billion Preliminary Commitment to Colombia's state-owned petroleum company, Ecopetrol, for the purchase of U.S. goods and services during a visit to Bogota and Cartagena on January 18-21. Ecopetrol's goals [...]	2010-01-27 17:31:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON ENRG EAID PGOV CO
10BOGOTA287	UNHCHR REP BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON INTELLIGENCE PURGING [...] (C) United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Chief of Mission Christian Salazar briefed the Ambassador on the results of a delegation of Colombian intelligence officials to Germany in early February to observe safeguards and procedures for protecting citizens from abuse of inf [...]	2010-02-17 19:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PHUM UN CO
10BOGOTA291	PRIVATE PLAINTIFFS CHALLENGE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF DCA [...] (C) On February 12, officials from the Colombian Ministry of Defense (MOD) informed us that private plaintiffs filed two separate petitions with the Constitutional Court dated November 12, 2009, challenging the constitutionality of the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA). The pla [...]	2010-02-17 21:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV MCAP PTER PHUM CO
10BOGOTA293	SHARP DECLINE IN INTERNAL DISPLACEMENTS, CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] (C) The Colombian Government (GOC) and local NGO Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES) both reported new internal displacements declined, 47% and 24% respectively, in 2009. The GOC attributed the decline to consolidated state presence, reduced violence from the conflict, and b [...]	2010-02-17 22:33:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV PTER KJUS MOPS CO
10BOGOTA307	JUSTICE IN CRISIS: SUPREME COURT ORDER TO REPLACE [...] (C) A Supreme Court ruling on February 4 touched off mass firings at the Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) when the Court gave Acting Prosecutor General Guillermo Mendoza 15 days to comply with the results of a November 2007 written exam, which was sponsored by the EU and intended to profe [...]	2010-02-19 17:15:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS CO
10BOGOTA309	SECOND EXTRADITION DENIAL ON GROUNDS OF JUSTICE AND PEACE [...] (SBU) The Supreme Court denied the extradition request for former United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) leader Edwar Cobos Tellez (alias "Diego Vecino") on the grounds that it would compromise the Justice and Peace Law (JPL) and leave victims without recourse to truth and reparations re [...]	2010-02-19 17:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PREL PTER SNAR CO
10BOGOTA315	WITNESSES KILLED, INVESTIGATORS QUESTIONED IN FALSE POSITIVE [...] (S/NF) Two military witnesses in "false positive" -- military murders fraudulently presented as combat kills -- cases have been killed and another was attacked. Ministry of Defense (MOD) Legal Advisor and Suarez Commission member Monica Cifuentes (strictly protect) told us Armed Forces Inspect [...]	2010-02-19 22:56:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS CO
10BOGOTA323	SOME DEVELOPMENTS IN WIRETAPPING SCANDAL, BUT MOST [...] (SBU) Vice Prosecutor General Fernando Pareja told Poloff on February 10 that the Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) continues to progress with four concurrent cases involving former Administrative Department of Security (DAS) employees implicated in illegal wiretapping and intelligence gat [...]	2010-02-22 21:52:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS PHUM PTER CO
10BOGOTA325	Ambassador's Departure from Post [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-23 17:33:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER CO OTRA
10BOGOTA327	ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES LODGED AGAINST PALACE AIDE, DAS [...] (U) In a follow-up to developments concerning the illegal wiretapping scandal reported in Reftel A, on February 22 Inspector General (Procurador) Alejandro Ordonez announced disciplinary charges against several Colombian government officials. Among the notables, Inspector General Alejandro Ord [...]	2010-02-23 23:01:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
10BOGOTA333	Specter of "Parapolitics" Hangs Over March Congressional [...] (C) The "parapolitica" scandal severely damaged the 2006-10 Colombian Congress' legitimacy and ability to stand as an independent and productive branch of government (90 members were implicated for collaboration with paramilitaries). The Supreme Court is investigating these cases and has recen [...]	2010-02-24 16:56:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER KJUS KCRM CO
10BOGOTA335	URIBE'S HEALTH CARE SCHEME UNDER FIRE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Uribe declared a "Social Emergency" just before the New Year, giving the executive branch the power to issue health care reforms by decree. The decrees -- implemented without Congressional approval -- aim to prevent the financial collapse of the health care system, whi [...]	2010-02-24 17:08:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI ECON CO
10BOGOTA337	WHY FEW COLOMBIAN COMPANIES ARE LISTED ON NYSE [...] (U) Summary. Only seven Latin American countries have companies listed on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange). Brazil leads with 33 companies, followed by Mexico (19),Chile (12),Argentina (11),Panama (3),Peru (2),and Colombia (2). Ecopetrol (oil and gas) and Bancolombia (financial servi [...]	2010-02-24 18:27:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV CO
10BOGOTA343	GOC SUPPORTS ALL U.S. CITES PROPOSALS EXCEPT BOBCATS [...] (U) The GOC has consolidated its response to the U.S. CITES proposals in ref A. They will likely support all the proposals with the exception of the proposal to delist the lynx rufus from Appendix II. They are still considering the proposal due to concerns over how it would affect a rare Colo [...]	2010-02-25 15:18:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP CO
10BOGOTA349	VIOLENCE AGAINST INDIGENOUS SHOWS UPDWARD TREND [...] (SBU) Violence against indigenous people trended upward in 2009 largely based on several massacres of Awa tribe members in the Department of Narino in southwest Colombia. The Government of Colombia (GOC) maintains indigenous groups are not being intentionally targeted based on their ethnicity, [...]	2010-02-26 14:05:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CO
10BOGOTA35	URIBE DENOUNCES SOACHA DEFENDANTS' RELEASE, SOLDIERS [...] Seven additional Soacha "false positive" -- military murders presented as combat kills -- defendants were ordered released on January 12 because they had been held in pre-trial detention longer than the legal limit. Defense Minister Gabriel Silva Lujan announced on January 10 that the 17 Soach [...]	2010-01-13 21:15:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS CO
10BOGOTA355	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PROMINENT LABOR LEADER [...] (U) The Ambassador expressed USG support for the essential role unions play in healthy democratic societies in a February 17 meeting with the Colombian Confederation of Workers (CTC). The CTC is one of the three main labor confederations in Colombia, with 120,000 members organized into approxi [...]	2010-02-26 19:42:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA357	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COLOMBIA UNABLE TO SUPPLY SMALL ARMS TO [...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel demarche to Colombian Defense Ministry (MOD) officials on February 25. The officials responded that export of arms from Colombia is difficult if not impossible due to complex legal regulations. The officials also indicated that the MOD does not currently have exc [...]	2010-02-26 20:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO
10BOGOTA359	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COLOMBIA UNABLE TO SUPPLY SMALL ARMS TO [...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel demarche to Colombian Defense Ministry (MOD) officials on February 25. The officials responded that export of arms from Colombia is difficult if not impossible due to complex legal regulations. The officials also indicated that the MOD does not currently have exc [...]	2010-02-26 22:30:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO
10BOGOTA361	COURT RULES URIBE THIRD TERM REFERENDUM UNCONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Colombia's Constitutional Court ruled February 26 that the constitutional amendment process to allow President Alvaro Uribe to run for an unprecedented (and controversial) third term could not legally go forward. The Court -- reportedly by a 7-2 vote -- specifically cited flawe [...]	2010-02-26 23:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS CO
10BOGOTA370	PRESIDENT URIBE'S VICTORY AGAINST PERSONAL DRUG POSSESSION [...] (U) SUMMARY: After five failed attempts, President Uribe succeeded in passing a bill through the Colombian Congress, amending the Constitution and repealing a 1994 Constitutional Court judgment that permitted possession of a minimum dose of drugs for personal consumption. President Uribe has [...]	2010-02-01 20:17:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER PGOV CO
10BOGOTA380	EXTRADITION: LUIS EDUARDO MANJARRES-PUMAREJO - EXTRADITION [...] The Embassy received official notification from the GOC on January 29, 2010, that the extradition of Colombian national LUIS EDUARDO MANJARRES-PUMAREJO has been approved on the count in para. 2 pursuant to Resolution No. 349, dated December 11, 2009. The individual did not enter an appeal. [...]	2010-02-02 14:54:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL CJAN CO KCRM KJUS
10BOGOTA398	Disabled Colombians Used as Cover for Visa Fraud [...] SUMMARY: AmEmb Bogota's consular Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) recently completed an investigation into a fraud scheme involving unknowing disabled applicants traveling for medical appointments. The fraud dates back to 2003 and appears to have involved at least 117 applicants. END SUMMARY. [...]	2010-02-03 17:56:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS SMIG KFRD CO
10BOGOTA40	REQUEST FOR US SPEAKER ON POLITICAL SATIRE [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-06 21:10:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO CO
10BOGOTA400	Passport Fraud: Tales of the Sophisticated and [...] Over a three week period in January, the Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) in Bogota investigated three separate incidents of US passport fraud. Two involved attempts to smuggle alien children, while the third was a case of an American fugitive assuming a different identity to avoid detection by US [...]	2010-02-03 17:56:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	CPAS SMIG KFRD KCSY CO
10BOGOTA42	REQUEST FOR US SPEAKER FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-06 21:14:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO CO
10BOGOTA44	VISIT TO AMERICAN PRISONER ANNY Y RODRIGUEZ [...] NAME: Rodriquez, Anny Y 2. SEX: Female 3. DPOB: DPOB: December 08, 1985, Dominican Republic 4. DATE OF ARREST: February 26, 2008 5. CHARGES: Narcotics Trafficking 6. PLACE OF DETENTION: El Buen Pastor, Bogota, Colombia 7. MOST RECENT VISIT: August 26, 2009 8. MISTREAT [...]	2010-01-06 21:14:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC KCRM CO
10BOGOTA442	INL FLASH REPORT THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2010 [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-04 13:18:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN
10BOGOTA45	RECALL 10 BOGOTA 45 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-15 19:38:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KTIA CO
10BOGOTA46	US SPEAKER REQUEST: WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-06 21:24:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO CO
10BOGOTA47	DIPNOTE: COLOMBIA AGREES TO EXTEND AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT [...] (U) Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered a diplomatic note dated December 30, 2009 accepting the U.S. proposal to extend the expiration date of paragraphs 1 and 3 of the amendments effected by the 2000 Agreement to the 1956 Air Transport Agreement to December 31, 2010. The u [...]	2010-01-15 19:51:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KTIA CO
10BOGOTA49	2009 LABOR VIOLENCE NUMBERS AND IMPUNITY UPDATE [...] (SBU) National Union School (ENS) statistics show that murders of trade unionists fell by 20% in 2009, and by 80% since 2002. However, ENS Director Jose Luciano Sanin said the focus on killings masked the scope of anti-union violence -- only 26% of the violent acts ENS had recorded were murders [...]	2010-01-19 14:44:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA502	COLOMBIA FIGHTING FOREST FIRES WITH USG HELP [...] (U) Summary. Since early January, the USG has assisted the GOC respond effectively to forest fires caused by an atypical lack of rain. Experts expect the fires to spread during a continued drought in February and March. USG assistance to Colombia totals $650,000, notably $515,000 of donated [...]	2010-02-09 21:00:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL CO
10BOGOTA508	COLOMBIA-MEXICO COUNTER-NARCOTICS AND JUSTICE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Colombian National Police (CNP) reported that it conducted training for 5,747 Mexican police members in 2009; 98% of which took place in Mexico. According to the CNP, its judicial courses at the Center of Criminal Investigation and Accusatory Penal System in Mexico City acco [...]	2010-02-10 19:00:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC CO MX PM
10BOGOTA53	TFHA01: COLOMBIA COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH USG ON HAITI [...] (SBU) Summary. The ChargC) thanked President Uribe for Colombian disaster assistance to Haiti on January 19. Uribe acknowledged the importance of aiding Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake and said that Colombia is sending Colombian National Police (CNP) search and rescue teams, add [...]	2010-01-20 17:21:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KPKO PREL PGOV CO HA
10BOGOTA55	TFHA01: COLOMBIA COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH USG ON HAITI [...] (SBU) Summary. The ChargC) thanked President Uribe for Colombian disaster assistance to Haiti on January 19. Uribe acknowledged the importance of aiding Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake and said that Colombia is sending Colombian National Police (CNP) search and rescue team [...]	2010-01-20 17:40:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PGOV MARR KPKO AEMR CO HA
10BOGOTA600	JANUARY COLOMBIA STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT INTIATIVE UPDATE [...] (SBU) The GOC made progress to secure adequate civilian ministry commitment to the National Consolidation Plan (PNC) but a great deal of work remains to be done. The Center for the Coordination of Integrated Action (CCAI) mapped consolidation regions down to the village level, which should fac [...]	2010-02-17 13:28:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM EAID SNAR CO
10BOGOTA61	DECEMBER HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (U) Reports of false positive killings -- military murders presented as combat kills -- declined by 96 percent in 2009 according to the GOC. A court convicted a Lieutenant and a Sergeant for the 2006 false positive murders of two individuals. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) c [...]	2010-01-22 19:48:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS CO
10BOGOTA672	FOR RELEASE: FOR RELEASE: FUNDING FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN [...] Following funds are provided for Lockheed Martin contract, this is the third funding for FY 2009 in the amount of USD 8,600,000.00: CNP ARAVI Appropriation 19 9011540000 Allotment 0110 Obligation 0110008001 Function 2722 Object [...]	2010-02-19 15:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN
10BOGOTA678	FY 2010 NAS BOGOTA PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT BUDGET [...] The Following is FY-10 PD&S Budget Requirements for NAS Bogota Object Description Actual Non Proposed FY-2010 Code FY-2009 Recurring Increases Plan Ob [...]	2010-02-19 18:38:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN
10BOGOTA686	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO MEDICAL MISSION HIGHLIGHTS SECURITY [...] (SBU) The Ambassador traveled to La Macarena, Meta, on February 2 to tour a SOUTHCOM-sponsored humanitarian assistance mission supplying medical services to more than 5,000 Colombian citizens. The operation in the former guerrilla heartland underlined the security gains made under Colombia's Na [...]	2010-02-22 17:42:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAGR EAID SNAR MARR CO
10BOGOTA716	S/WGI PROJECT PROPOSAL - COLOMBIA [...] Embassy Bogota nominates the project proposal "Political Training for Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Women" by the Departmental Network of Choco for the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) small grants initiative. The project complements Post's strategy to promote opportunities [...]	2010-02-23 18:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM AID CO
10BOGOTA728	FUNDING FOR ARINC CONTRACT FOR ABD [...] Following funds are provided to ARINC contract ABD program in the amount of USD 597,000 for the period April to June, 2010: ABD TO FUND ARINC CONTRACT Appropriation: 19 9011540000 Agency Bureau: 1900 BFY: 2009 [...]	2010-02-24 19:47:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN
10BOGOTA73	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS WITH INDIGENOUS NGO [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met on January 15 with Luis Evelis Andrade, Director of the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC). Andrade described human rights and political issues faced by the Colombian indigenous community and welcomed increased engagement with the USG to confront those [...]	2010-01-22 22:32:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS CO
10BOGOTA75	IICA SEEKS USG SUPPORT TO COUNTER BLAME ACCUSATIONS FOR [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Representatives of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA),a branch of the OAS, met with Emboffs on January 21 to refute what they see as a Colom [...]	2010-01-22 23:17:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PREL OAS PGOV CO
10BOGOTA778	AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CSDI TO NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR DANGEROUS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting of the National Council for Dangerous Drugs (CNE) on February 11, the Ambassador presented the Embassy's Colombia Strategic Development Initiative (CSDI) and reviewed our effort to align CSDI with the Government of Colombia's (GOC) National Consolidation Plan. The [...]	2010-02-26 19:10:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER PGOV CO
10BOGOTA91	OPPOSITION CANDIDATE PARDO DISCUSSES ELECTIONS AND BILATERAL [...] (C) Liberal Party Director and presidential candidate Rafael Pardo predicted that: the Uribe coalition would maintain its congressional majority in the March 14 election, independent Sergio Fajardo would have a tough time winning the presidency due to a lack of congressional support, President [...]	2010-01-27 13:22:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR ECON PTER PINR CO VE CU
10BOGOTA93	BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE: TAA 0361-04F AND TAA 4140-08D [...] (S//NF) Summary. Blue Lantern Officer consulted with the Defense Attache Office, US MilitaryGroup (MILGROUP),FBI and DEA regarding the accuracy of intelligence reports listed in ref A. DEA confirmed the derogatory information in ref A, linking Vertical de Aviacion to Helitaxi, [...]	2010-01-27 18:09:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KOMC SNAR CO TH PM
10BOGOTA95	EX-IM BANK CHAIRMAN HIGHLIGHTS EXPORT AND TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg announced a $1 billion Preliminary Commitment to Colombia's state-owned petroleum company, Ecopetrol, for the purchase of U.S. goods and services during a visit to Bogota and Cartagena on January 18-21. Ecopetrol's goals a [...]	2010-01-27 19:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON ENRG EAID PGOV CO
10BOGOTA96	CIVILIAN DEMINING EXPECTED IN COLOMBIA FOR 2010 [...] (SBU) During the Second Review Conference of the Ottawa Convention Banning Anti-Personnel Landmines in Cartagena in December, the Government of Colombia (GOC) told Poloff they expect civilian demining to begin in 2010. The GOC also confirmed they would initially limit civilian demining to the [...]	2010-01-08 16:37:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PARM PREL KHDP CO
10BOGOTA97	International Donors Signal Future Support for Consolidation [...] (C) On January 19, the Embassy's Colombia Strategic Development Initiative (CSDI) working group hosted officials from the Dutch, German and Canadian Embassies to discuss CSDI, Colombia's National Consolidation Plan (PNC) and the status of support from those Embassies for the PNC. The chief con [...]	2010-01-27 19:36:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER EAID SNAR CO CA GM NL
10BOGOTA98	COPENHAGEN READOUT: COLOMBIA LOOKS TO CONSOLIDATE LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. Environment Minister Carlos Costa discussed the results of the Copenhagen summit with EconCouns and ESTH officer on January 6. Costa noted the difficult nature of the negotiations, faulting the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) countries and Sudan for blocking [...]	2010-01-08 22:51:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR PREL ENRG ECON EAID CO
10BRASILIA10	CDA GATHERS INFLUENTIAL WOMEN TO PARTNER ON THE ELIMINATION [...] In an effort to highlight the work of activists and organizations at the forefront of addressing violence against women, on December 9 Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Lisa Kubiske and emboffs visited Civil Police Chief Sandra Gomes de Melo at the Women's Precinct (DEAM) in Brasilia. The next day, the [...]	2010-01-05 13:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN
10BRASILIA100	BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY OF ENERGY [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-01 14:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG
10BRASILIA102	BRAZIL: ONE NORTHEAST STATE TRIES TO CATCH THE SOUTH [...] (U) Summary: The development challenges facing the Brazilian northeast state of Piaui are representative of the difficult issues Brazil's poorest regions must overcome to achieve the level of prosperity in the country's southern regions. Despite economic growth rates over the past several yea [...]	2010-02-02 12:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC COM USTR EAID PREL BR
10BRASILIA104	BRAZIL: NEGOTIATIONS BRING TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION ACT AGREEMENT CLOSE TO CONCLUSION [...] (SBU) On January 29 negotiators from the Brazilian Finance (Fazenda),Ministry of External Relations (MRE),and the Ministry of the Environment (MMA) met via digital videoconference with representatives from the U.S. Department of State, Treasury Department and USAID to finalize the text of the Tro [...]	2010-02-02 19:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA BR
10BRASILIA106	BRAZIL: MINISTERY OF TRANSPORTATION PRESENTS DRAFT PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary: With the goal of enhancing roadway sector cooperation, Brazil's Ministry of Transportation (MOT) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) are negotiating a new cooperation agreement. MOT has proposed text for a draft Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) designed to establish s [...]	2010-02-02 19:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EIND BR
10BRASILIA108	PER COPENHAGEN ACCORD, BRAZIL INFORMS THE UNFCCC OF ITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In accordance with the Copenhagen Accord, the Government of Brazil (GOB) on January 29 notified the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) of Brazil's nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs). These NAMAs were released prior to the [...]	2010-02-03 12:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG KSCA BR
10BRASILIA114	2009 End-Use Monitoring Report: Brazil [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-05 12:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR BR
10BRASILIA116	Request for Human Rights Vetting for US Sponsored Training, [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate, of the Brazilian Air Force, who has been nominated to participate in a PhD Research Program, from March 22, 2010 to March 18, 2011, at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, pursuant to the Leahy Act and F [...]	2010-02-05 15:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BR
10BRASILIA118	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following two candidates, of the Defense Attach????'s Office at the Brazilian Embassy in Washington, DC, who have been nominated to participate in the Sovereign Challenge at Special Operations Program, from March 15-19, 2010, in Tam [...]	2010-02-05 15:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BR
10BRASILIA120	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED STRATEGY [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate, of the Brazilian Army, who has been nominated for a Strategy and Defense Policy Course (SDP),from March 4-24, 2010, in Washington, DC, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. 2. (U) Post v [...]	2010-02-05 15:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BR
10BRASILIA122	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following Unit Commander, of the Brazilian Marine Corps, who has been nominated to lead a unit of approximately 200 people to participate in the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET),from April 15-May 30, 2010, Rio de Janeiro, RJ [...]	2010-02-05 15:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BR
10BRASILIA124	Request for Human Rights Vetting for UH-60 Simulator [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates, of the Brazilian Air Force, who have been nominated for a Simulator Training course in Fort Indiantown Gap, PA, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. 2. (U) Post verifies that, as of Febr [...]	2010-02-05 15:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BR
10BRASILIA126	Request for Human Rights Vetting for U.S. Sponsored [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate, of the Brazilian Navy, who has been nominated to participate in a course entitled, "Aviation Training - Fixed Wing," from June 28, 2010 - Feb 23, 2012, in Pensacola, FL, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Ass [...]	2010-02-05 15:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BR
10BRASILIA130	FY 2010 NAS BRAZIL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT (PD&S) [...] PER REFTEL, NAS BRAZIL PRESENTS ITS FY 2010 PROGRAM AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT BUDGET PLAN, AS FOLLOWS: SUB- ACTUAL NON- PROPOSED FY 2010 OBJECT FY-2009 RECURRING INCREASES PLAN CLASS OBLIG. ITEMS 1112 71,600 0 20,700 92 [...]	2010-02-05 16:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN BR AMGT KFSC
10BRASILIA136	BRAZILIAN PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO CITES COP-15 DEMARCHE - [...] (SBU) Per REFTEL, Science Counselor briefed Brazilian Ministry of External Relations'(MRE) Environment Division Director Paulino Carvalho (who has replaced Fernando Coimbra) and Officer Renato Leonardi about the U.S. proposals to the March 13-25 Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP-15) for [...]	2010-02-05 18:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP BR
10BRASILIA140	BRAZIL: INCORPORATING CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY INTO DOMESTIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the Copenhagen Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),the Government of Brazil (GOB) announced the mitigation actions it plans to take to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 36.1 percent to 38.9 percent by 2020 compared with " [...]	2010-02-09 15:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG EFIN KSCA BR
10BRASILIA146	INL FLASH REPORT JANUARY 2010 - NAS BRAZIL [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-09 18:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN BR
10BRASILIA15	CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS: BRAZIL WILL INSCRIBE ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) will inscribe the mitigation actions it previously announced under the Copenhagen Accord by January 31, 2010, according to both Ministry of External Relations' Under Secretary for Policy Vera Machado and Vice Minister of the Environment Izabella Tei [...]	2010-01-21 19:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG KGHG BR
10BRASILIA156	BRAZIL: FOREST CODE PROVOKES HEATED DEBATE BETWEEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian Forest Code's requirement that a rural landowner in the Amazon maintain 80 percent of the native forest as a legal reserve has produced a heated dispute between the agriculture and environmental communities. Environmentalists see it as a potentially powerful tool [...]	2010-02-10 19:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR KGHG KSCA BR
10BRASILIA158	Request for Human Rights Vetting for the Special Operations [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate, of the Brazilian Navy, who has been nominated to participate in a Special Operations in Combating Terrorism Course, from April 5-9, 2010, in Hurlburt Field, FL, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance A [...]	2010-02-11 19:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM BR
10BRASILIA16	Brazil: Scenesetter - DHS Deputy Secretary Lute visit [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-06 13:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ASEC BR
10BRASILIA160	Request for Human Rights Vetting for 5TH Annual Sovereign [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate, of the Brazilian Police, who has been nominated to participate in the 5TH Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference, March 8-11, 2010, Key West, FL, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. 2. ( [...]	2010-02-11 19:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM BR
10BRASILIA162	BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-11 22:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC PREL BR
10BRASILIA164	BRAZIL: DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On January 27, Emboffs delivered the Department's demarche on Distracted Driving to representatives of the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Health. While Brazilian law does prohibit texting while driving, as of yet, neither Ministry has expressed an interest in committing t [...]	2010-02-12 12:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA BR
10BRASILIA176	Brazil: Competition Policy Overview [...] (SBU) Brazil's Competition Policy System (SBDC) is awaiting Congressional approval of major reforms to restructure its three constituent agencies, add much-needed professional staff, and implement substantive reforms (notably, pre-merger notification requirements). In a Februa [...]	2010-02-18 12:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EIND EINV BR
10BRASILIA180	BRAZIL: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Brazil is pleased to submit proposals to the S/GWI Small Grants Initiative. We as a Mission believe these proposals will assist in the advancement of U.S. objectives, primarily in supporting our joint effort to provide education to support social advancement in local communities and assistance [...]	2010-02-19 12:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY
10BRASILIA184	SCENESETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 23-26 VISIT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (SBU) I want to warmly welcome you to Brazil for your visit to Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, and to attend the 8th Meeting of Justice Ministers of the Americas (REMJA). The Government of Brazil (GOB) is enthusiastic that you have decided to attend the REMJA, and you will be eagerly received [...]	2010-02-19 22:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KJUS KCRM JUS OAS BR
10BRASILIA188	RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST REGARDING RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE [...] Post approached the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture regarding the U.S. raw sugar tariff rate quota (TRQ) and received the following response. Brazil plans to ship its full allocation of the FY 2010 raw sugar TRQ to the United States for delivery by September 30, 2010. If there is a realloca [...]	2010-02-22 16:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD
10BRASILIA19	SENIOR BRAZIL OFFICIALS PRAISE COOPERATION, SEEK CLOSER [...] (C) In separate meetings with the Charge on January 22, Chief of the Ministry of Defense (MOD) General Staff Admiral Joao Afonso Prado Maia de Faria ("ADM Prado Maia") and Foreign Ministry (MRE) Under Secretary for Latin America Antonio Simoes both said they saw no conflict between the United S [...]	2010-01-22 22:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL MASS BR HA
10BRASILIA190	PROCEEDS OF SALE - PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-22 18:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AMGT
10BRASILIA196	Brazil informed of designation related to Iranian [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-26 15:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC KNNP IR GM PREL PARM EFIN BR
10BRASILIA198	BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY SEEKS TO DEEPEN COOPERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian National Water Agency (ANA) seeks to deepen its cooperation with the USG on environmental issues related to water resources. ANA consistently highlights its history of cooperation with U.S. agencies, as well as on-going negotiations with the Brazilian Ministry of [...]	2010-02-26 17:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA EAID EWWT EINV BR
10BRASILIA204	Brazil: March HRC [...] On February 24, poloff delivered the points reftel to Nathanael de Souza e Silva and Bruna Vieira de Paula of the Division of Human Rights, Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Religious and racial intolerance 2. Poloff handed Silva and de Paula a copy of the U.S.-proposed Action Plan [...]	2010-02-27 21:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UN BR GV IR BM CG IS
10BRASILIA22	Security for OpenNet tail circuit in AMB residence Brasilia [...] The facility used at the Ambassador residence and the room housing the OpenNet+ tail circuit communication equipment meets or exceeds all relevant FAM/FAH requirements including 12 FAM 620, 12 FAM 540, and 12 FAH-6 H-540. 2. Post requests that ENM activate this circuit without delay. 3. [...]	2010-01-08 10:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA
10BRASILIA29	BRAZIL: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON IRAN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW [...] (C) The Human Rights Department at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) responded favorably to the approach outlined in reftel A of using Iran's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in the Human Rights Council (HRC) to pressure Iran on its human rights performance. MRE Department Deput [...]	2010-01-28 19:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PHUM PREL

10BRASILIA3	FX2 at the End of 2009 [...] (C) As 2009 comes to end, Brazil's FX2 competition remains undecided. It had been expected that President Lula would make a decision before the end of the year, so as to be able to complete the sale during his tenure. Practically speaking, however, even if a Presidential decision were to be [...]	2010-01-05 19:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MASS BR

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