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04HARARE2036	MDC OFFICIALS ON ELECTION PLANS, INTER-PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a lunch at the Residence on December 8, MDC National Campaign Coordinator Ian Makoni and MDC MP (Mutare) Innocent Gonese updated the Ambassador on MDC election plans and inter-party relations. They reported that the MDC was better organized than it had been in previous el [...]	2004-12-15 10:09:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC

04HARARE2046	GOZ REACTS STRONGLY TO US STATEMENT ON NGO BILL [...] (U) On December 14, the government-run Herald newspaper prominently featured an op-ed piece, "US hypocrisy laid bare," attacking the USG for official statements on the NGO bill recently passed in Parliament (reftel). The feature asserted that the USG reaction was consistent with its &hard and [...]	2004-12-16 13:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE2049	MDC ON MARCH ELECTIONS; FUTURE EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: Over dinner on December 8, Morgan Tsvangirai and the MDC leadership laid out their plans for contesting the March parliamentary elections, should they decide to participate. The Ambassador said the SADC countries appeared ready to bless the March elections regardless; Tsvangirai a [...]	2004-12-16 15:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC
04HARARE2052	GIDEON GONO: ZIMBABWE,S WOULD-BE KINGMAKER? [...] (C) Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono, claiming to be speaking on behalf of President Mugabe, told the Ambassador that Mugabe wanted better relations with the U.S. The Ambassador responded that the U.S. welcomed these overtures, but that we needed to see real changes that matched the rhe [...]	2004-12-17 10:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ZI
04HARARE2055	MDC AWAITS NEW PARLIAMENTARY BOUNDARIES [...] (U) On December 15, Minister of Justice Patrick Chinamasa announced that the Delimitation Commission, which establishes new boundaries for parliamentary constituencies, had completed its work in preparation for the March elections and would soon be presenting its report to President Mugabe. Ch [...]	2004-12-20 16:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE2062	MDC DEFERS BOYCOTT DECISION, PARTY CONGRESS [...] (U) In a circular distributed to the diplomatic community on December 20, the MDC announced that it would defer until January a decision on whether to participate in the parliamentary elections scheduled for March. The missive reported that the party would continue to canvass its membership [...]	2004-12-21 08:41:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE2063	MUGABE, OLD GUARD ASCENDANT IN NEW POLITBURO [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Mugabe on December 17 announced a new 50-member Politburo. The new membership confirms the decline in influence of Speaker of the Parliament Emmerson Mnangagwa as well as the fall from grace of hard-liners Information Minister Jonathan Moyo and Minister of Justice Patr [...]	2004-12-21 09:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE2071	MDC OFFICIAL ON POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS, CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC Secretary for Presidential Affairs Gandhi Mudzingwa on December 15 updated poloff on MDC priorities and activities in the run-up to the March parliamentary elections. He identified steps ZANU-PF had taken that were leading to a more open political environment, but said the p [...]	2004-12-23 13:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE2082	ZIMBABWE,S SUGAR QUOTA [...] (C) Zimbabwe has a small U.S. sugar quota that has been fully filled in recent years. In 2003-04, the first year that the GOZ,s land reform policies affected the sugar sector, we estimate that 25 percent of the quota may have come from resettled farms. However, this year overall production h [...]	2004-12-29 12:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ZI
04HARARE2090	RULING PARTY SETS DATE FOR PRIMARIES AMIDST MORE [...] (U) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF announced that it will conduct its primaries for the March national parliamentary elections on January 15. Intra-party violence has already begun to rise. Fights between supporters of two sitting ZANU-PF MPs and the supporters of their party rivals in two hotly-contested [...]	2004-12-30 09:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE220	NCA MARCH VIOLENTLY SUPPRESSED; LEADER BEATEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police on February 4 quickly and violently dispersed an early afternoon demonstration organized by the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) in support of a new constitution. According to a local human rights lawyer, police arrested 118 protesters and beat up about 50. At l [...]	2004-02-05 11:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI ZI
04HARARE249	RESHUFFLING THE OLD GUARD [...] SUMMARY: (C) On February 10, President Robert Mugabe announced a new cabinet that looks very similar to the old one. Only one minister was removed from cabinet, the rest either retaining their posts or being moved to other positions. The absence of significant change in a ZANU-PF government [...]	2004-02-10 13:58:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE268	CONVERSATION WITH MDC'S MORGAN TSVANGIRAI AND [...] (c) Summary. Ambassador and DCM dined with MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai and Secretary General Welshman Ncube on February 12. The MDC leaders commented on Tsvangirai's ongoing treason trial. Ncube and Tsvangirai both confirmed that putative talks with ZANU-PF are going nowhere despite wh [...]	2004-02-13 07:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE292	NEW CABINET MEMBER BIOS [...] (C) Reftel reported President Mugabe's February 9 cabinet reshuffle. As promised reftel, we provide below additional biographic information on the new appointees (we have not included cabinet members who retained the same portfolios or were switched to another portfolio): ----------------- [...]	2004-02-19 10:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI
04HARARE302	INDEPENDENT MEDIA UNDER THREAT - ANZ HEARING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court has postponed a hearing on The Daily News's (TDN) consolidated appeal, and the paper remains unpublished. Tension between management and journalists resulting from GOZ pressure on ANZ also may be hindering the paper's ability to publish. The GOZ has expanded [...]	2004-02-20 10:39:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINR ZI
04HARARE312	MAKONI CONFIRMS TALKS A RUSE [...] (C) Following a conversation he had with former Minister of Finance and Economic Development and Politburo member Simba Makoni on February 19, during which Makoni expressed regret that nothing was being done by ZANU-PF to resolve the political crisis besieging Zimbabwe, the Ambassador asked for [...]	2004-02-23 13:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI
04HARARE314	BOMB REPORTEDLY DEFUSED AT JUSTICE MINISTER'S [...] (C) An Embassy FSN whose family is close to the family of Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa reported on February 22 that, according to Chinamasa's secretary, an unidentified woman delivered a suspicious package to the Minister's office last week. In the course of opening the package, the se [...]	2004-02-23 13:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ZI
04HARARE315	DAILY NEWS FIRES STAFF [...] (C) The Daily News (TDN) editor Sam Nkomo and assistant editor Bill Saidi told the Ambassador over lunch on February 22 that the paper had fired 250 reporters and staff after they barricaded Nkomo in his office on February 19 to address various work-related issues (reftel). According to Nkomo [...]	2004-02-23 13:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE334	TSVANGIRAI TREASON TRIAL NEARS COMPLETION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 24, the State concluded its case in the treason trial of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. The Defense was expected to complete its concluding arguments on February 26, but we would not expect a decision from the judge for some time. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On Febru [...]	2004-02-25 13:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ZI MDC
04HARARE397	OPPOSITION LEADER ON TALKS STALEMATE, POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador on March 2 that MDC and ZANU-PF delegations in South Africa March 1 each rebuffed South African government efforts to convene a meeting between the two. He was encouraged by President Mbeki's meeting with the MDC delegatio [...]	2004-03-04 08:57:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE401	MDC PRESIDENT APPEALS TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 3, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai briefed some 30 Harare-based diplomats on the MDC's perception of the crisis in Zimbabwe, the status of interparty talks, and the party's strategy for upcoming elections. He appealed to the international community to continue pressure [...]	2004-03-04 15:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC EAID ZI MDC
04HARARE409	SUPREME COURT RESERVES JUDGMENT ON ANZ [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 3, the Supreme Court reserved judgment on the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) consolidated appeal (Ref C). The court gave no indication of when it would give its ruling. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The hearing consisted of a constitutional challenge by the ANZ of nin [...]	2004-03-05 10:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
04HARARE41	SOUTH AFRICAN AMBASSADOR HOPES FOR EARLY PROGRESS [...] Summary: South African Ambassador Ndou presented a positive description of possibilities for progress toward resolution of Zimbabwe's political crisis based on President Mbeki's Dec 18 visit. Ndou believed the next steps were for ZANU/PF and MDC negotiators to finalize their discussions on t [...]	2004-01-08 11:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SF ZI
04HARARE435	FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE FULMINATES ON THE BBC, [...] (sbu) Summary. Foreign Minister Stanislaus Mudenge convened the diplomatic corps on short notice March 10, with the press in attendance. Mudenge's presentation began with a scathing attack on the BBC for a recent Panorama program, then moved on to the detention of a planeload of mercenaries, [...]	2004-03-10 16:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS EAIR ZI EG
04HARARE445	SOUTH AFRICAN TAKE ON THWARTED COUP ATTEMPT [...] (c) Ambassador and DCM met with South African Ambassador Jeremiah Ndou on March 11 to exchange perspectives on the detention of 70 purported mercenaries in Harare on March 7. Ndou provided a list of names, nationalities and passport numbers and confirmed that all 70 had been resident in South [...]	2004-03-11 14:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PINS ASEC ZI EK
04HARARE47	OPPOSITION LEADER UPBEAT ON 2004 [...] (C) SUMMARY: With qualified optimism, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai offered an assessment of Zimbabwe's political landscape to Ambassador Sullivan during lunch on January 7 at the Residence. Tsvangirai identified mobilization of membership, coordination with civil society, and improving th [...]	2004-01-08 14:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ZI MDC
04HARARE495	"DELIVER US FROM EVIL": NATIONAL PRAYER EVENT SET [...] (U) Involving broad participation from leading clerics around the country, an ecumenical day of prayer is being planned for March 27. Under a banner "Deliver Us From Evil" in a March 21 advertisement in the independent weekly Standard, the Zimbabwe National Pastors Conference and Christians [...]	2004-03-22 15:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ZI
04HARARE530	HOTLY CONTESTED URBAN CONSTITUENCY UP FOR GRABS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sporadic violence and intimidation has characterized the campaign period in an important parliamentary by-election to be held in Zengeza (a high-density suburb of Harare) March 27-28. The opposition MDC selected a candidate rumored not to be the choice of the MDC membership in Ze [...]	2004-03-26 12:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC
04HARARE539	PRAYER DAY GOES SMOOTHLY; NCA MARCH PLANNED NEXT [...] (U) Public prayer events (reftel) addressing a host of political and economic issues were conducted relatively smoothly on March 27 in Harare and Bulawayo. At Bulawayo's Catholic Cathedral, a host of clerics, including Archbishop Pius Ncube, a few South Africans, a Zambian, and a number of Z [...]	2004-03-29 13:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ZI
04HARARE54	MDC PLANNING TO SUPPORT NON-MDC MASS ACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: An MDC official described plans for a prayer vigil on January 11 as the first in what the MDC hopes will be a series of similar (mass) actions in the coming weeks or months. The events would be held under the auspices of the church rather than the MDC. The official recounted MDC [...]	2004-01-09 10:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC
04HARARE540	MINISTER REPORTEDLY SHOOTS OPPOSITION MEMBER AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two eyewitnesses identified Minister without portfolio Elliott Manyika as a shooter in an incident on the second day of voting in Zengeza that left one dead and 11 injured. Emboffs observed several instances of voting irregularities during the voting days: double voting lines, as [...]	2004-03-29 13:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC ZI ZANU PF MDC
04HARARE541	REENERGIZING SADC AND SOUTH AFRICA ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) We endorse the well-considered and timely proposal of Embassy Pretoria in reftel to make an urgent effort to reenergize SADC and South Africa on Zimbabwe. Such an effort, particularly if we can find a way to engage the EU, SADC and, most importantly, South Africa could help unlock an incre [...]	2004-03-29 14:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI SF
04HARARE553	VIOLENT RULING PARTY VICTORY SETS TONE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a demoralizing blow to the opposition, ZANU-PF took an MDC stronghold in the March 27 - 28 by-election in the urban high-density constituency of Zengeza. The government press reported that Minister Elliott Manyika, rumored to be involved in the shooting of an MDC youth (Ref),[...]	2004-03-30 15:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC ZANU PF
04HARARE580	WIDE RANGING DISCUSSION WITH SENIOR MDC OFFICIALS [...] (c) Comment. On April 2, the Ambassador and DCM met with MDC Secretary General Welshman Ncube and MDC Spokesman Paul Themba Nyathi to discuss, inter alia, South African President Mbeki's effort to broker interparty talks between the MDC and ZANU-PF. Ncube detailed March 1 meetings with Mbe [...]	2004-04-05 14:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE59	CENTRAL BANKER MEETS GROWING HOSTILITY [...] (C) Summary: Drenched in palpable exasperation, Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono says his market-friendly proposals have unleashed a "shrill" cacophony of covert memos and emissaries to President Mugabe. He is uncertain whether Mugabe will continue to grant him wide latitude to tame Zi [...]	2004-01-12 12:32:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ZI
04HARARE633	ALLEGED SHOOTER CHARGED IN ZENGEZA BY-ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 8, an alleged shooter in the Zengeza by-election shooting case was charged and taken into police custody. Under intense pressure by police, witnesses have fled to safe houses, and the father of the victim publicly named Minister Manyika as the shooter. It appears very [...]	2004-04-13 14:58:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
04HARARE634	POLICE, MILITARY SEIZE OPPOSITION MP'S FARM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The seizure of MDC MP Roy Bennett's Chimanimani farm by police and military on April 9 represents the climax of a long-standing GOZ effort to deprive the prominent opposition figure of his economic and political base. The forces evicted farm management from the property and g [...]	2004-04-13 15:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ZI MDC
04HARARE649	MDC RESTRUCTURING ITSELF FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 15, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai reported to the Ambassador that the party was radically restructuring itself with a focus on contesting elections, despite the fact that the party had not made a final decision to contest the March 2005 polls. Tsvangirai asserted that [...]	2004-04-16 10:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI MDC
04HARARE680	HARARE MAYOR FIRED IN LATEST GOZ ATTACK ON MDC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16 Minister of Local Government Ignatius Chombo fired the suspended MDC Mayor of Harare Elias Mudzuri without apparent legal justification. The Mayor said he intended to appeal to the High Court to overturn the dismissal, but we hold little hope for his success. END SU [...]	2004-04-21 14:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI MDC
04HARARE682	MISCHIEF IN MANICALAND: VIOLENCE ON FARMS, MUTARE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Credible sources report that ruling party supporters who have seized farms in Manicaland are beating farm workers suspected of loyalty to the opposition. International Organization for Migration (IOM) is preparing to care for farm workers who are being displaced by the seizures a [...]	2004-04-21 15:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ASEC PREF EAGR EAID ZI MDC ZANU PF
04HARARE716	CONTROVERSIAL MDC MP JOB SIKHALA ARRESTED AFTER [...] (U) On April 25, police arrested Job Sikhala, MDC MP for St. Mary's (a high-density suburb of Harare) and five of his supporters. Three were released without charge on April 27, but Sikhala and two others were still in custody on April 28. Sikhala was arrested at his house in St. Mary's after [...]	2004-04-28 12:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC
04HARARE73	RULING PARTY TURNS ON ONE OF ITS OWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Flamboyant ZANU-PF MP and prominent businessman Philip Chiyangwa was arrested January 10 on charges relating to a GOZ investigation of troubled ENG Capital Asset Management (ENG). His arrest manifests divisions within the ruling party that probably are based on business consider [...]	2004-01-13 15:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE751	ZIMBABWE'S GROWING REGIONAL ENEMIES LIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Soaked in anti-imperialist rhetoric and conspiracy theories, Zimbabwe's official press continues to view other nations exclusively through the prism of the ruling party's "with-us-or-against-us" framework. On the enemies list, the West has been joined by Botswana, Nigeria and [...]	2004-05-05 08:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO ZI
04HARARE752	WHITHER THE MDC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fledgling opposition MDC is suffering from some basic but critical problems: infighting within the higher ranks, insufficient communication and consultation with the broader membership, despondency, and increasing criticism from within the party. These factors coupled with ZA [...]	2004-05-05 11:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID ASEC ZI MDC
04HARARE765	MDC MP JOB SIKHALA DENIES SPLINTER PARTY PLOT -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 4, maverick MDC MP Job Sikhala denied rumors that he planned to create a splinter party with other high-level MDC officials. Whether or not that rumor is true, Sikhala and MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai currently appear to be at odds -- yet another example of internal conf [...]	2004-05-07 09:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SF ZI MDC
04HARARE766	(U) SNAPSHOT OF ZIMBABWE GRAIN STOCKS (C-AL4-00228) [...] (c) Following is a snapshot of the current grain stock situation in Zimbabwe. We caution that grain stocks are a moving target and unimpeachable data is difficult to come by, since the GOZ has taken to treating Grain Marketing Board (GMB) information as a de facto state secret. Nonetheless, [...]	2004-05-07 09:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EAID EAGR
04HARARE778	NCA PLANNING DEMONSTRATION FOR MAY 12 IN DOWNTOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) is planning a street demonstration in downtown Harare for May 12, but absent participation from other groups its prospects for success are limited. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On May 5, NCA Director Dr. Lovemore Madhuku said the NCA called of [...]	2004-05-10 14:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
04HARARE790	VIOLENCE LOWER IN RUN-UP TO RURAL BY-ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 10 the Ambassador met with MDC Secretary General Welshman Ncube and MDC Spokesperson Paul SIPDIS Themba-Nyathi. Ncube commented on lower levels of violence in the pre-election period in Lupane, sympathetic meetings with South African officials, and an internal MDC confli [...]	2004-05-11 15:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ASEC ZI
04HARARE8	GOZ GOING AFTER COUNTRY'S LARGEST CELLULAR PHONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government maneuvers may be underway to withdraw the operating license of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ),the nation's largest cellular phone operator, over alleged foreign exchange abuses. The exercise could represent a broadening of GOZ efforts to destroy Strive Misiyiwa, t [...]	2004-01-05 12:58:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON EINV ECPS KPAO ZI
04HARARE801	AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN MEETING WITH MINISTER JOHN [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 10, 2004, Ambassador Sullivan met with John Nkomo, Minister of Special Affairs in the President,s Office (Lands, Land Reform, and Resettlement). The Ambassador raised the status of the Government of Zimbabwe,s (GOZ) land reform program with respect to conservancies, t [...]	2004-05-13 13:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL SENV US ZI
04HARARE84	UN CONSIDERING ZIMBABWE'S REQUEST FOR ELECTION [...] (C) UN Resrep Victor Angelo told us over lunch Jan 14 that in response to a written, formal GOZ request for UN assistance in organizing the 2005 parliamentary elections, the UN Mission in Zimbabwe has engaged in a series of consultations with GOZ officials and the opposition MDC. Angelo said t [...]	2004-01-14 14:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
04HARARE843	ZANU-PF WRESTS MP SEAT FROM MDC IN RURAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Along with Harare based diplomats from ten other countries, Poloff observed a May 15 - 16 parliamentary by-election in the rural Matabeleland North district of Lupane -- a traditional MDC stronghold. ZANU-PF narrowly won the seat by a margin of over 800 votes in an election chara [...]	2004-05-18 15:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR ASEC ZI MDC ZANU PF
04HARARE882	MUGABE VISIBLY AGITATED DURING SKY NEWS INTERVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Controversy has swirled around President Mugabe's May 22 interview with Sky News. The fallout might result in some turmoil within the higher echelons of ZANU-PF, and some discomfort for Mbeki, but it is unlikely to affect Mugabe's domestic political fortune. END SUMMARY. 2. ( [...]	2004-05-27 16:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID ECON KPAO ZI
04HARARE931	CONSOLIDATION OF MUGABE REGIME REPRESSION [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-04 08:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
04HARARE959	GOZ ANNOUNCES INTENT TO NATIONALIZE LAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOZ media reports that the GOZ is prepared to nationalize the country's farmland and conservancies -- essentially limiting land use to limited term leasehold arrangements -- may be somewhat premature. While a leasehold system appears to be the ruling party's objective, resolutio [...]	2004-06-09 11:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PGOV ECON EAGR SENV PHUM ZI
04HARARE987	HIGH COURT DISMISSES PHASE ONE OF MDC PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 10, the High Court dismissed the first phase of the MDC's election petition covering challenges against the 2002 presidential election. No date has yet been set for a second phase, which is expected to disclose factual evidence potentially embarrassing to the GOZ. END S [...]	2004-06-14 14:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
04HELSINKI1006	FINLAND: BOLSTERING SUPPORT FOR LABOR RIGHTS AND [...] (C) As reported in Ref C, almost all official contact between Finland and Cuba has ceased, and Finland does not maintain an embassy in Havana. 2. (C) We are not aware of any current activity by the Finnish Government, or by Finnish NGOs, to support elements of Cuban civil society and encour [...]	2004-08-03 10:46:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB CU FI ILO
04HELSINKI1010	FINLAND: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SYRIA-IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-04 08:28:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY FI
04HELSINKI1023	FINLAND: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR THIRD PARTY [...] (C) This message contains an action request from the Government of Finland for additional information. See para 6. 2. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on August 3 to Leena Riitola, the Acting Director of the MFA's Department for Africa and Middle-East Affairs. Riitola agreed that [...]	2004-08-06 05:02:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL FI IQ
04HELSINKI1024	FINLAND: NO INTEREST IN CAMP ASHRAF MEK DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-06 05:02:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER IR FI IQ
04HELSINKI1025	KFOR: FINLAND'S CAVEATS IN KOSOVO [...] (C) According to the Finnish Defense Forces (FDF),Finland has the following national caveats on the use of Finnish troops in Kosovo: -- No use of lethal force to protect property. (This caveat and the next do not affect the peacekeeper's right to self-defense.) -- No use of lethal force [...]	2004-08-06 08:11:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL YI FI NATO
04HELSINKI1132	E-PINE: FINLAND COMMITS TO SEND OBSERVERS TO [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, Pol Chief and Poloff demarched Tuula Yrjola, the desk officer for Ukraine, and Terhi Hakala, Director on the Unit for East Europe and Central Asia, about the need for additional election observers in Ukraine during upcoming elections. Poloffs noted the interest [...]	2004-09-01 11:19:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	KNEI PGOV PREL PHUM FI OSCE
04HELSINKI1137	GYMNICH MEETING: FINLAND SAYS EU "FAIRLY [...] (C) Summary: In an August 27 meeting with the chief of the MFA's EU coordination unit, we reviewed the agenda for the September 3-4 Gymnich meeting. We were told that the EU is leaning toward a financial contribution to support a UN protection force in Iraq -- and that Finland would consider [...]	2004-09-02 14:58:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FI IZ CH TU IR SU ZL XF EUN
04HELSINKI1288	CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (C) I spoke today with Jaakko Kalela, President Halonen's chief of staff. I noted news reports over the past few days that a cache of weapons, mostly handguns, had been seized in Finland. Just today Finnish customs officials have reported that these weapons were transiting Finland, from China [...]	2004-10-01 13:40:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC PHUM CH FI EUN
04HELSINKI1360	ASSISTANT SECRETARY RADEMAKER'S CONVERSATIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: On October 7 Assistant Secretary for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker and AC Special Advisor Paul Janiczek, en route back to Washington from a visit to Moscow (reftel),stopped in Helsinki for consultations with the Finnish government. In separate meetings with the Ministry of For [...]	2004-10-19 13:55:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MCAP PINS KHDP FI UNGA RU
04HELSINKI1407	FINLAND AND THE NOVEMBER 2 GAERC MEETING [...] (C) We delivered the demarche points from Ref A-C messages to Leena Alto, deputy European Correspondent in the Finnish MFA, and to Jonna Partanen, Counselor in the Secretariat for EU Affairs in the office of PM Vanhanen. Alto and Partanen briefed us on the positions FM Tuomioja will be taking [...]	2004-11-01 15:39:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF IZ IR RS SU FI EUN
04HELSINKI1420	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES VISIT TO [...] (C) Your visit to Helsinki, coming just days after the U.S. election, will be an excellent opportunity to review our bilateral and multilateral agenda with Finnish leaders, and to stress the value of our close relationship with Finland and Europe. Finnish President Halonen has sent a telegram [...]	2004-11-04 17:35:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP PTER IZ AF RS CH FI EUN
04HELSINKI1442	FINLAND: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SECOND ROUND OF [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Tulla Yrjola, the Counselor for Ukraine in Finland's MFA on November 10. Yrjola confirmed that the two Finnish observers that worked with the OSCE during the first round of the Presidential Election in Ukraine would return for the second round. Yrjola sa [...]	2004-11-12 14:40:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EU UP FI
04HELSINKI1444	SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQI SPECIAL TRIBUNAL: FINLAND [...] (C) Embassy delivered Ref A demarche November 10 to Anu Laamanen-Ryter, Director of the Finnish MFA's Unit for Civilian Crisis Management. Laamanen-Ryter said that Finland would like to find a way to assist the Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST) if it can. The GoF would hope to find some area in w [...]	2004-11-12 15:10:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KAWC PTER PREF IZ FI
04HELSINKI1445	DISBURSING PLEDGES FOR THE UN PROTECTION FORCE IN [...] (C) POL Chief delivered reftel demarche November 10 to Elina Kalkku, Director of the Finnish MFA's Security Policy Unit. Drawing on reftel talking points, he noted that deployment of a Georgian battalion to Iraq for "middle ring" security is imminent, with a Romanian unit likely to follow soo [...]	2004-11-12 15:38:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ FI
04HELSINKI1468	FINNS AGREE TO EXTENSION OF MOTAPM COORDINATOR AT [...] (U) Netherlands Ambassador Engels telephoned U.S. Ambassador Mack on November 10 to report that he had received instructions from The Hague to deliver a demarche on behalf of the EU, requesting that the GoF extend the tenure of Ambassador Markku Reimaa as coordinator for the Group of Governmen [...]	2004-11-17 01:29:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PARM PREL FI
04HELSINKI1472	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BETH JONES' MEETING WITH [...] (C) During her November 8 meeting in Helsinki with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, Assistant Secretary Jones said that the Administration was already talking about reinvigorating the transatlantic relationship, and said that one of the purposes of her trip was to ask Finland's views a [...]	2004-11-17 14:57:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EU PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TU FI
04HELSINKI1482	FINNISH PM VANHANEN TELLS VISITING EUR A/S JONES, [...] (C) In a November 9 meeting with Finnish PM Matti Vanhanen, visiting EUR A/S Jones reassured the Prime Minister of the importance the Bush Administration places on the transatlantic relationship, citing the President's references to outreach to Europe and the importance of both the EU and NA [...]	2004-11-19 08:16:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC ETRD EU PHUM PREL SMIG AF IZ TU FI RU
04HELSINKI1486	FINLAND: NOVEMBER GAERC STRATEGY [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to officials at the MFA and to Jonna Partanen, Special Advisor on EU Affairs to Prime Minister Vanhanen. On November 19, Poloff received feedback from Leena Aalto, Counselor in the MFA's EU Affairs Division. Aalto's remarks were keyed to the issues cover [...]	2004-11-19 14:21:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EU TU FI
04HELSINKI1490	FINNISH FM TUOMIOJA OPINES ON THE EVILS OF [...] (C) Finland's Foreign Minister, Erkki Tuomioja (SDP),raised eyebrows by posting an essay to his personal website alleging a "systematic campaign" by the Finnish mainstream media to promote a "rightwing" social and foreign policy agenda. Tuomioja's essay was directed against Finland's leadi [...]	2004-11-22 12:46:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI FI
04HELSINKI1499	NATO AMBASSADOR NICHOLAS BURNS' VISIT TO FINLAND, [...] (C) Of all the open questions in Finnish foreign policy, the issue of whether to join NATO is the biggest. It is debated endlessly in the editorial and op-ed pages, but that debate has yet to affect public opinion. Polls continue to show strong opposition to membership, in part because of F [...]	2004-11-26 06:13:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL FI EUN NATO
04HELSINKI1535	FINLAND: NO CHANGE IN CUBA POLICY [...] (C) Poloff spoke with Veikko Suralahti in the Office for Caribbean and Central American Affairs at Finland's MFA and confirmed that there has been no change in Finland's policy toward or contacts with Cuba since Ref. B was drafted. Finland does not have an Embassy in Havana and has little co [...]	2004-12-08 12:36:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL CU FI
04HELSINKI1547	FINLAND: VIEWS ON THE DECEMBER 13-14 GAERC [...] (U) We met with Finnish MFA EU Correspondent Kimmo Lahdevirta to discuss the agenda for next week's GAERC meeting and the European Council meeting to follow. Finnish views, by issue: 2. (C) China Arms Embargo: Lahdevirta said his understanding is that the EU has reached consensus on revisi [...]	2004-12-10 14:28:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC XF CH HR IR TU UP FI EUN EU GAERC
04HELSINKI1571	NATO AMBASSADOR BURNS' VISIT TO HELSINKI [...] (U) U.S. Ambassador to NATO R. Nicholas Burns visited Helsinki November 29-30. Following remarks given to the Atlantic Council of Finland at a seminar on NATO and small nations, Ambassador Burns participated in meetings with Minister of Defense Seppo Kaariainen and MFA Under Secretary for Pol [...]	2004-12-16 12:06:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR AF IZ FI NATO RU
04HELSINKI1603	FINNS FIND PUTIN "FRUSTRATED, ANXIOUS" [...] (C) Finnish President Tarja Halonen's most recent meeting with Vladimir Putin left the Finns with the clear impression that the Russian president is feeling frustrated and anxious. He complained at length to Halonen that Russia has been misunderstood and mistreated by the West, with an implici [...]	2004-12-29 14:17:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KNEI RS FI EUN
04HELSINKI1604	FINNISH AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS DISCUSS ESTONIA, [...] (C) On December 22 Jarmo Viinanen, advisor to Finnish President Halonen, gave us a read-out on the December 14 meeting between Halonen and Russian President Putin. Viinanen confirmed that, as reported to Embassy Tallinn (reftel),Halonen had asked when Putin would sign border treaties with Est [...]	2004-12-29 14:17:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS EN LG
04ISTANBUL1019	A/S JONES MEETING WITH IRAQI FM ZIBARI AND IRAQI [...] (C) Summary. During the run-up to the Istanbul Summit June 27, A/S Jones and CPA Foreign Policy Director Ronald Neumann discussed Iraq's security challenges and a new NATO-Iraq relationship with Iraqi FM Zibari and Iraqi MoD Sha'alan. Jones and Zibari agreed that their informal meeting with [...]	2004-06-30 08:34:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TU NATO
04ISTANBUL1074	ARMENIAN "GENOCIDE" AND THE OTTOMAN ARCHIVES [...] (sbu) Summary: The lack of agreement and dialogue on the so-called Armenian "genocide" question remains a major obstacle to Turkish-Armenian rapprochement. A long-term resolution of this problematic issue can only be built on an open dialogue and healthy academic debate. Free and complete ac [...]	2004-07-12 09:01:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM TU
04ISTANBUL1090	NEW OIC SECRETARY GENERAL ON ISRAEL/PALESTINE, [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Elected on June 16 as the next Organization of Islamic Conferences (OIC) Secretary General (reftel),Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu met with poloff on July 12 to discuss his recent election, plans for the organization, and views on a range of topics. Well-known to the Consul [...]	2004-07-13 11:28:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL1279	GREEK, ARMENIAN PROPERTY WOES PROMPT COMPARISON [...] (sbu) Summary: Turkey's Istanbul-based minority religious communities report that while recent legislation has enabled them to "legalize" ownership of numerous properties already under their control, the new law is inadequate in that it does not permit the community foundations (mostly Greek O [...]	2004-08-16 09:22:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL1459	THE FUTURE OF ORTHODOXY [...] (sbu) Summary: In addition to the struggle to maintain Istanbul as a viable seat for the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Bartholomew faces a rising challenge for moral and ecclesiastical authority within the Orthodox world from Moscow-based Russian Patriarch Alexy II. End Summary. 2. (sbu) Ecumen [...]	2004-09-22 11:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL1714	THE PLIGHT OF TURKS IN WESTERN THRACE: RED HERRING [...] (sbu) Summary: There is a solid strain of Turkish opinion promoting the idea of "reciprocity" re dealing with the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Increasingly, opinion makers and the GOT attempt to justify the current situation by citing the "mistreatment" of Turks living in Greece. The Association [...]	2004-11-17 11:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR TU
04ISTANBUL1729	REPUBLICAN PEOPLES' PARTY: IS THE YELLOW ROSE [...] (sbu) Summary: Open warfare between main opposition CHP leader Deniz Baykal and Mustafa Sarigul ("Yellow Rose" in Turkish),the popular CHP mayor of Istanbul's Sisli district, will probably lead to Sarigul's eviction from the party. Few observers doubt that the corruption allegations against [...]	2004-11-19 08:43:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL1753	GREEK BUYUKADA ORPHANAGE SEIZED; BALIKLI HOSPITAL [...] (c) Summary: Against the expectations of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Turkish Supreme Court on October 10 upheld a lower court decision revoking the Patriarch's deed of ownership for the long-vacated Greek Orthodox orphanage at Prinkipos (Buyukada) and awarded ownership to an already-confi [...]	2004-11-24 10:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL1837	ISTANBUL POLITICS: AKP CONSOLIDATES CONTROL [...] (sbu) Summary: Following dominatig victories in the arch 28 local elections, Justice and Development Party (AKP) officials in Istanbul have sought to furthr consolidate power by attracting converts from ther parties and have transferred key assets fro the few remaining non-AKP districts to are [...]	2004-12-09 10:45:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL1944	RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE OR WINDOW DRESSING [...] (sbu) Summary: In trying to burnish ruling AKP's religious tolerance credentials, Prime Minister Erdogan attended the December 5 opening of a museum at an Armenian Hospital in Istanbul and four days later presided over the opening ceremony for a new mosque-church-synagogue complex near Antaly [...]	2004-12-28 11:25:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL295	TURKISH FIRST ARMY COMMANDER ON US/TURKEY [...] (u) Summary: During the course of a February 26 courtesy call by the Ambassador, First Army Commander General Buyukanit offered his views on U.S.-Turkish military-to-military relations, the ongoing Cyprus negotiations, and the Greater Middle East. End Summary. Mil-Mil Relations --------- [...]	2004-02-26 12:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY TU
04ISTANBUL298	ISTANBUL COURT HANDS DOWN INDICTMENTS IN BOMBING [...] (U) Summary: Prosecutors at Istanbul's State Security Court on February 25 formally indicted 69 alleged conspirators in November's 4 terrorist attacks. Approximately 50 of the accused are now in custody. However, a number of key figures, including the alleged leader of the Turkish al-Qaida c [...]	2004-02-26 13:39:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC TU
04ISTANBUL365	ISTANBUL KURDS FOCUS ON IRAQI "KURDISTAN" [...] (C) Summary: Previously polarized and defined by their degree of support and sympathy for the PKK (later KADEK, now KONGRA-GEL) and imprisoned former PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, Istanbul Kurds tells us they have increasingly adopted Iraqi Kurds and their experiment with autonomy as their new ca [...]	2004-03-09 12:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER IZ TU
04ISTANBUL376	ISTANBUL KURDS FOCUS ON IRAQI "KURDISTAN" [...] (C) Summary: Previously polarized and defined by their degree of support and sympathy for the PKK (later KADEK, now KONGRA-GEL) and imprisoned former PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, Istanbul Kurds tells us they have increasingly adopted Iraqi Kurds and their experiment with autonomy as their new ca [...]	2004-03-10 13:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER IZ TU
04ISTANBUL401	ARMENIAN PATRIARCH DISCUSSES ONGOING CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II believes the run-up to a decision for Turkey on EU accession in December provides the best opportunity in years to get movement from the GoT on a variety of problems faced by minority communities, including church administration and property issues, cl [...]	2004-03-17 10:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
04ISTANBUL474	TURKEY'S JEWISH COMMUNITY: FRIGHT BUT NOT FLIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two synagogue bombings and a recent attack on a Masonic lodge (which attackers reportedly believed was filled with Jews) have thoroughly unnerved Turkey's Jewish community. Synagogue services are now more centralized and sparsely attended, and youth and cultural groups have suspe [...]	2004-03-26 07:50:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER TU
04ISTANBUL610	TURKISH POLICE SEIZE 4.4 TONS OF MORPHINE BASE [...] (C) Summary: Turkish National Police (TNP) seized 4.4 tons of morphine base, with an estimated value in Turkey of USD 15.5 million, in a raid on an Istanbul warehouse on March 29. The group targeted in the recent raid has connections to other narcotics trafficking groups in Turkey and elsewher [...]	2004-04-20 07:25:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL71	PATRIARCH AGREES TO HUMAN RIGHTS DIMENSION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I plans to travel to Cuba to accept title to a rebuilt Greek Orthodox Church in Havana. He has undertaken to raise human rights concerns both publicly and privately while in Cuba, and has agreed to a reception hosted by U.S., Greek, and Turkish d [...]	2004-01-12 11:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU PHUM TU

04ISTANBUL797	THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH STRIKES BACK [...] (sbu) Summary: Following a decision by Archbishop Christodoulos of Greece to appoint three new bishops without his approval, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and an enlarged Holy Synod formally broke communion with Christodoulos on April 30 and called on the newly-appointed bishops not to assu [...]	2004-05-20 08:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL GR TU
04ISTANBUL798	TURKISH-ARMENIAN RAPPROCHEMENT: NO LIGHT AT THE [...] (c) Summary: Until now Istanbul-based initiatives have had an important role to play in track-two moves to improve Turco-Armenian relations. However, the Turkish Armenian Reconciliation Commission (TARC),much-derided by the Armenian diaspora and largely ignored by Turks, has discontinued its [...]	2004-05-20 08:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM TU
04ISTANBUL843	"WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU": NEW COMMISSION DISPLAYS [...] (c) Summary: A delegation of the new inter-ministerial commission charged with resolving outstanding minority issues visited Istanbul in January to meet with the leaders of the religious communities and to follow up on complaints that the religious leaders had passed to Prime Minister Erdogan l [...]	2004-05-28 10:01:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL975	HALKI: REAL PROGRESS AT LAST? [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Ecumenical Patriarchate, having learned through a variety of sources that the government is reportedly working to reopen the Halki Seminary, is optimistic this could happen in September. According to the Patriarchate, the proposal purportedly under development b [...]	2004-06-21 08:32:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
04JAKARTA10111	A WIN FOR YUDHOYONO IN PARLIAMENT: ARMED FORCES [...] (C) The House of Representatives (DPR) on October 15 voted to slow-track President Megawati's appointment of Ryamizard Ryacudu as Armed Forces (TNI) Commander. This decision marks a victory for President-elect Yudhoyono, who recently told the Ambassador he did not appreciate Megawati's nominat [...]	2004-10-18 09:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KDEM ID
04JAKARTA10342	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO [...] (C) The Ambassador paid a farewell call on President Yudhoyono Oct. 21. Yudhoyono painted a broad picture of needing to convince the Indonesian people on the importance of international cooperation and friendship as well as showing foreign friends that Indonesia is on the right path. SBY sai [...]	2004-10-21 11:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINS PTER ID
04JAKARTA12319	INDONESIAN DEFMIN SUDARSONO ON EAST TIMOR [...] (C) Summary. In a December 13 introductory call by the Ambassador, Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said the GOI was working on a proposal to form a Commission for Humanitarian Reconciliation to address human rights violations perpetrated in East Timor in 1999. The commission wou [...]	2004-12-14 11:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM TT ID
04JAKARTA12662	KALLA WINS CHAIR OF GOLKAR, EMERGES AS POWERFUL [...] (C) Vice President Jusuf Kalla won the chairmanship of Golkar, Indonesia's largest political party, during a December 16-19 Party Congress, which we observed first-hand. Kalla's team paid enormous bribes to secure votes from party branches, but Golkar's draw toward executive branch power repre [...]	2004-12-21 11:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL ID
04JAKARTA3519	TIGHT RACE FOR GOLKAR'S PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION AS [...] (C) Golkar party Chairman Akbar Tandjung and retired General Wiranto vie in a tight race for Golkar's presidential nomination. Although Akbar enjoys some institutional advantages, we cannot predict the outcome of the April 20 Golkar convention, as hundreds of party chapters will determine the [...]	2004-04-16 10:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
04JAKARTA7036	YUDHOYONO AND MEGAWATI ENTER RUN-OFF; WIRANTO AND [...] (C) The Indonesian Electoral Commission (KPU) on July 26 certified final results from the first round Presidential election, placing Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and President Megawati Soekarnoputri into the September runoff election. An advisor to retired General Wiranto told us that Wiranto plan [...]	2004-07-28 00:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KDEM ID
04JERUSALEM171	HOW HAMAS IS WORKING TO REPLACE THE PA AND THE PLO [...] (C) Summary: A range of Palestinian thinkers and activists are reporting that Hamas is moving with unprecedented boldness to establish itself as an alternative leadership to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and PLO. Hamas leaders are publicly arguing that stalled roadmap implementation, the w [...]	2004-01-20 05:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KPAL KWBG IS
04JERUSALEM4203	PALESTINIAN LEADERSHIP WORRIED AS ARAFAT'S [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasir Arafat's health deteriorated suddenly the evening of November 3, according to ConGen sources in Ramallah, who said his doctors in Paris had moved him to an intensive care unit after he began vomiting and experiencing fatigue and fever. Negotia [...]	2004-11-04 10:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PGOV KPAL IS
04JERUSALEM4306	ABD RABBO: LIFE AND DEATH WITH SUHA -- STRANGER [...] (C) Summary: PLO ExCom member Yasir Abd Rabbo told DPO November 9 that Suha Arafat's undignified rant on al-Jazeera in which she accused the Palestinian leadership of conspiring against her husband had found no resonance among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Instead, her behavior had [...]	2004-11-09 16:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KWBG FR
04JERUSALEM926	ARAFAT BLOCKS COURT ORDER UNFREEZING HAMAS ACCOUNTS [...] (C) ON THE EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS OF YASIR ARAFAT, PALESTINIAN MONETARY AUTHORITY (PMA) GOVERNOR AMIN HADDAD CALLED ECON/C MARCH 23 TO REPORT THAT ARAFAT HAD INSTRUCTED THE PMA AND THE PA SECURITY SERVICES TO BLOCK IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARCH 21 HIGHER JUDICIAL COUNCIL ORDER UNFREEZING 39 BANK [...]	2004-03-23 15:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN KPAL KWBG PREL IS
04KABUL1381	NORTHERN VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN,S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary. VII Corps General Wasiq met with the Ambassador on May 10 to discuss major initiatives to bring stability and promote economic and political progress in northern Afghanistan. Key topics included: northern disappointment with the perceived slow pace of reconstruction efforts in t [...]	2004-05-15 04:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PGOV PINR PINS PREL AF
04KATHMANDU1001	NEPAL: KING'S ADVISOR OUTLINES STEPS TO FORM NEW [...] SUMMARY: KING GYANENDRA'S BUSINESS PARTNER AND CONFIDANT, PRABHAKAR RANA, TOLD THE CHARGE AND DCM ON MAY 28 THAT REPEATED EFFORTS TO PERSUADE THE LEADERS OF THE TWO MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES TO ACCEPT SOMEONE ELSE AS PRIME MINISTER HAD FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE KING IS LIKELY TO CALL ALL THE PART [...]	2004-05-28 08:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	NP PGOV PREL GON
04KATHMANDU1024	NEPAL: DEUBA DUBBED PRIME MINISTER; CONGRESS' [...] (C) At about 11:00 a.m. local time on June 2, King Gyanendra appointed two-time Prime Minister and President of the Nepali Congress (Democratic) Sher Bahadur Deuba as Prime Minister. He is expected to be sworn in on June 3. According to Palace sources, Deuba's nomination has the critical sup [...]	2004-06-02 08:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1026	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: HISTORY STARTS TODAY [...] (C) We appreciate the perspective, based on personal experience as well as scholarship, brought to the history of the Nepalese Bhutanese refugee problem by Embassy New Delhi (REF B). The roots of the present imbroglio are deep and complex. What the Government of Bhutan describes as legitim [...]	2004-06-03 07:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM PGOV BT IN NP
04KATHMANDU1054	NEPAL: SEVEN BHUTANESE REFUGEES ARRESTED AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to various media reports and UNHCR sources, seven Bhutanese refugees, including one minor, were arrested in the Beldangi Refugee Camp on suspicion of being connected to the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). One of the refugees arrested reportedly was found in possession [...]	2004-06-08 06:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PHUM NP BH
04KATHMANDU1080	NEPAL: PM DEUBA'S PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a warm 40-minute courtesy call by the Charge on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on June 10, Nepal's new Prime Minister broadly outlined the challenges he faces in building a new government, dealing with the Maoists, and restoring democratic processes in Nepal. Deuba's sta [...]	2004-06-10 21:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP GON
04KATHMANDU1096	NEPAL: TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: No deportations of Tibetan refugees have been reported since the last refugee update of February 26, 2004 (Ref A). However, refugees who make the dangerous passage continue to face other risks. For example, the reports of abuse of three female refugees in April appear to have l [...]	2004-06-14 08:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PBTS PTER NP CH
04KATHMANDU112	NEPAL: SPOKESMAN SAYS ARMY WILL INITIATE [...] (C) On January 15 Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Spokesman Col. Deepak Gurung informed poloff that the RNA had completed its inquiry into allegations that RNA soldiers had summarily executed three civilians in Khotang District on December 6 (Reftel). According to Gurung, the RNA, based on its findin [...]	2004-01-15 09:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS MASS NP
04KATHMANDU1147	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: DEBATE TO THE FORE IN NEPAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the first time, local integration and third-country resettlement of refugees have became a public topic of debate by UNHCR and Nepali officials. Frustrated by inaction, a UNHCR official raised the subject in a press interview only to have his three-pronged plan for refugee [...]	2004-06-18 08:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PHUM NP BH
04KATHMANDU122	NEPAL: ARE THE STUDENT PROTESTS RESONATING WITHIN [...] (C) Summary. Now at the month-long mark, student union-led protests have grown increasingly critical of the King and have even begun calling for the abolition of the monarchy and the institution of a republican state. The demonstrations are the largest and most sustained protests since the d [...]	2004-01-16 08:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
04KATHMANDU1226	NEPAL: ARMY CHIEF REPLIES TO SUPREME COURT [...] (U) According to media reporting on June 29, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Pyar Jung Thapa responded in writing to the Nepali Supreme Court's "show cause" order (Ref A). His response reportedly indicated that past failures by the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) to respond to habeas corpus writs on indiv [...]	2004-06-30 07:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MOPS NP
04KATHMANDU1227	NEPAL: MAOISTS ATTACK NGO OFFICE IN MID-WEST [...] (SBU) At about 10:00 p.m. local time on June 28, Maoist insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device on the second floor of an office belonging to Backward Society Education (BASE),a local NGO, in Dhangadi, Kailali District. According to NGO contacts, the Maoists ordered the night-ti [...]	2004-06-30 08:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EAID NP
04KATHMANDU1231	NEPAL: FOUR PARTIES AGREE ON BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 30 three political parties joined Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's Nepali Congress (Democratic) in endorsing a statement of objectives for Deuba's government. The parties' hard-won agreement on the 43-point program opens the door for the formation of a coalition g [...]	2004-07-01 07:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1277	NEPAL: A FOUR-PARTY GOVERMENT IS FORMED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 5, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba expanded his cabinet to a bulky 31 Ministers, State Ministers and Assistant Ministers. The cabinet expansion, which ended a month long delay in the anticipated formation of a four-party government, includes members from four politica [...]	2004-07-08 09:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN NP
04KATHMANDU1288	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Moriarty made his first official call on Foreign Secretary Madhu Acharya on July 8. Acharya stated that the UN offer to mediate with the Maoists was appreciated, but third-party mediation from any quarters would not be accepted for the time being. Meanwhile, India's [...]	2004-07-09 07:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM IN BH NP UN
04KATHMANDU1319	NEPAL: DEPARTING INDIAN AMBASSADOR OFFERS HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador Moriarty on July 13, outgoing Indian Ambassador to Nepal (and future Indian Foreign Secretary) Shyam Satan stressed that a negotiated settlement with the Maoists resulting in multiparty democracy could only be achieved if there were political unity bet [...]	2004-07-14 09:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS PINR PREF BH PK NP
04KATHMANDU133	NEPAL: ARMY LAUNCHES AIR STRIKE AGAINST REPORTED [...] (C) The Director of Military Operations (DMO) of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has confirmed that on January 20 the RNA conducted an air strike against a site in the remote mid-western district of Jajarkot, where the Maoists were reportedly holding a large rally. According to the RNA source, th [...]	2004-01-21 09:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER NP
04KATHMANDU1353	NEPAL: KING OFFERS VIEWS AT AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a 20-minute one-on-one after I presented my credentials on July 16, Nepal's King Gyanendra told me that he wanted to be a constitutional monarch, and would take a "hands-off" approach now that Prime Minister Deuba had formed a government. The King described ongoing U.S. assist [...]	2004-07-16 10:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ODIP PGOV PINS PTER PHUM NP
04KATHMANDU1408	NEPAL: ARMY CHIEF'S READ-OUT ON THE INSURGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pyar Jung Thapa told the Ambassador and ODC Chief on July 22 that while the security situation in Nepal had stabilized, changing Maoist tactics, such as assassination squads in the Kathmandu Valley, were a cause for concern. The Royal Nepalese Ar [...]	2004-07-23 08:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	NP NOTAG
04KATHMANDU141	NEPAL: ARMY ACTIONS TAKEN TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED [...] (SBU) Summary: Since its inception in July 2002, the Human Rights cell of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has accepted 17 cases of alleged human rights violations for further investigation. Of the 17 cases, 8 involved allegations of extra-judicial killing; 3 involved allegations of use of exces [...]	2004-01-22 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER NP
04KATHMANDU1418	NEPAL: DEUBA PLANS ELECTIONS ABOVE ALL ELSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During their first meeting on July 23, Prime Minister Deuba reiterated to the Ambassador Nepal's gratitude to the U.S., and especially to President Bush, for supporting Nepal's development and counter-insurgency efforts. Deuba emphasized the need for a coalition of democratic forc [...]	2004-07-26 01:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS PREF NP GON
04KATHMANDU1444	NEPAL: STATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER ON BHUTANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nepal's State Foreign Affairs Minister Mahat told the Ambassador on July 26 that negotiations with the Maoists before the Maoists were serious would be fruitless. Mahat indicated that a critical RGOB had accepted the results of Nepal's criminal investigation of the 22 December Bh [...]	2004-07-27 08:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR BT NP
04KATHMANDU1481	NEPAL'S TOURISM SECTOR UNDER THREAT, BUT SIGNS OF [...] (C) The eight-year Maoist insurgency in Nepal has taken a tremendous toll on the already impoverished Nepalese economy. The impact of the insurgency is most visible in Nepal's floundering tourism sector. The Maoists have reneged on repeated assurances not to target Nepal's struggling tourism [...]	2004-07-30 07:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PTER ASEC CASC PINS NP
04KATHMANDU1547	NEPAL: OFFICE OF TIBET REPRESENTATIVE MEETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Wangchuk Tsering, Director of the Office of Tibet, outlined for Ambassador Moriarty on August 5 the issues facing Tibetan refugees, both those transiting Nepal to India and those resident in Nepal. The Ambassador informed Wangchuk that he had raised many of these issues in his me [...]	2004-08-06 09:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU1549	NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE FRUSTRATION GROWING - [...] (C) SUMMARY: Only surprising in that it took so long to come about, some Bhutanese refugee leaders and many refugees are starting to ask for immediate third-country resettlement. During a discussion between StaffDel Blazey and two refugee leaders, as well as with young professional refugees, r [...]	2004-08-06 09:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL BT IN NP
04KATHMANDU1550	NEPAL: UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE ON BHUTANESE/TIBETAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR Representative Abraham Abraham expressed the hope to the Ambassador on August 4 that the verification of Bhutanese refugees would resume. Meanwhile, for the first time, some Bhutanese refugees had begun to ask for immediate third-country resettlement. On Tibetans, UNHCR wa [...]	2004-08-06 09:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL BT IN NP UNHCR
04KATHMANDU1590	NEPAL: NATIONAL CONGRESS PRESIDENT KOIRALA: [...] (C) In his August 6 courtesy call on National Congress (NC) President G.P. Koirala, the Ambassador urged the parties to reach consensus before talks with the Maoists. Koirala replied that he wanted to stay outside the government to push for peace and position himself for power once elections [...]	2004-08-12 21:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
04KATHMANDU1605	NEPAL: PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE DELIVERED TO PRIME [...] (U) On August 13, the Ambassador delivered by hand the President's message of congratulations to the Prime Minister. Upon its receipt, Prime Minister Deuba exclaimed how he had always been an admirer of the President. The Prime Minister noted that the President was making difficult decisio [...]	2004-08-13 07:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU1606	NEPAL: COURT CASE MIGHT HALT TRANSIT OF TIBETANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Because of a case filed in the Kathmandu District Court accusing a police constable who escorted two Tibetan refugees to Kathmandu of trafficking and taking bribes, rumors abound that Nepal's Immigration Department has halted any further transit of Tibetan refugees to India for [...]	2004-08-13 07:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1655	NDI POLL OFFERS INSIGHT INTO IMPROVING DEMOCRACY [...] (C) In a public opinion poll conducted between May and July 2004 by the National Democratic Institute (NDI),95 percent of respondents believed things in Nepal were going in the wrong direction. NDI,s survey reports Nepali citizens' perceptions of the current government, democracy, and possib [...]	2004-08-19 11:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER NP
04KATHMANDU1658	MAOISTS' VIRTUAL BLOCKADE EFFECTIVE; MAOIST [...] (C) Although the virtual Maoist blockade of Kathmandu Valley continues, there are no reports of Maoist violence or incidents anywhere. Vehicle traffic remains very light due to fears of Maoist reprisals despite government attempts to reassure the people. Targeted industries remain closed in [...]	2004-08-19 11:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1679	VIRTUAL BLOCKADE STILL ON; INDUSTRIES REMAIN [...] (C) Over the weekend, Maoist violence continued around the country, but Kathmandu Valley remained relatively calm. Late August 21, the Maoists attacked government offices in Jumla, destroying several governmental buildings. Also on August 21 suspected Maoists shot an assistant police sub-insp [...]	2004-08-23 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1688	NEPAL: INCIDENTS ALONG BLOCKADED HIGHWAYS [...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Prakash Saran Mahat gave a briefing on the current situation to reassure the diplomatic community. However, there have been a couple of Maoist attacks along the highways and the traffic patterns are varying - decreasing on one of the main roads, retur [...]	2004-08-24 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1697	NEPAL: THE CPN-UML PARTY (C-NE4-00843) [...] (U) Post greatly appreciates the opportunity to help inform the Department's analytic process. Post's responses are keyed to Ref A questions by letter. ================= HISTORY, PLATFORM ================= 2. (C) The modern CPN-UML party is a centrist European social-democratic style p [...]	2004-08-25 06:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR NP
04KATHMANDU1698	NEPAL: MAOISTS SUSPEND BLOCKADE OF KATHMANDU VALLEY [...] (U) On the evening of August 24, the joint district committees of CPN-Maoists in three districts issued a statement announcing they were suspending the blockade of the Kathmandu Valley for a month. They warned that they would start more severe actions in a month if the government did not mee [...]	2004-08-25 07:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1705	NSC OFFICIAL ON THE MAOIST INSURGENCY, ELECTIONS [...] (C) The Maoist overall objective is the creation of a single-party "People's Republic" in Nepal, according to Major General Kul Bahadur Khadka, co-coordinator of Nepal's National Security Council. Khadka told the Ambassador on August 24 that the Maoist leadership would be willing to achieve [...]	2004-08-25 11:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS PGOV NP IN
04KATHMANDU1714	NEPAL: RPP PRESIDENT RANA ON THE COALITION, PEACE [...] (C) The coalition government was working together fairly well and was discussing modalities for an eventual peace process with the Maoists, RPP President Rana told the Ambassador on August 24. Meanwhile, security cooperation between India and Nepal seemed to be improving, in Rana's view. Fin [...]	2004-08-27 09:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS IN NP
04KATHMANDU1717	NEPAL: JUSTICE SECTOR AND RULE-OF-LAW UPDATE [...] (C) Nepal's legal institutions are making some progress despite the difficulty of operating in an insurgency. The courts, led by a reform-minded Supreme Court Chief Justice, are attempting to reform from within, even though they are still plagued by corruption and traditional societal expecta [...]	2004-08-27 11:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN NP
04KATHMANDU1718	NEPAL: MAOISTS NARROW CLOSURE OF INDUSTRIES TO [...] (U) Late afternoon August 27, the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions (ANFTU) issued a statement asking industries, other than those with U.S. investment, to resume their operations. The ANFTU said that that it had decided, however, to close down all multi-national corpora [...]	2004-08-27 12:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC ETRD NP
04KATHMANDU1730	NEPAL: BUSINESSES REMAIN CLOSED; INDUSTRY SECURITY [...] (C) Maoists muddied the waters on August 27 by issuing a press statement that indicated the Maoist-threatened businesses, other than those with U.S. investment, could reopen (reftel) and then an hour later issuing a contradictory statement that all the businesses must remain closed. The Indu [...]	2004-08-30 12:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV EINV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1745	NEPALI CONGRESS LEADER KOIRALA EXERTS POWER AFTER [...] (U) On August 28, after Royal Nepal Army (RNA) personnel barred former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala from entering the domestic terminal of the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA),a Nepali Congress-affiliated organization called a general closure ( [...]	2004-08-31 12:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NP GON
04KATHMANDU1746	NEPAL: ROYAL NEPAL ARMY REQUESTS MORE M-16S [...] (C) In an August 27 meeting with the Ambassador, DATT, ODC and poloff, Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pyar Jung Thapa requested 10,000 more M-16s, saying they were the RNA's weapon of choice. COAS Thapa stated that the RNA would like these additional M-16s if grant a [...]	2004-08-31 12:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MOPS MARR PGOV PTER CVIS ASEC NP GON
04KATHMANDU1752	NEPAL: SITREP NO. 1: MOB VIOLENCE IN REACTION TO [...] (U) Enraged Nepalis took to the streets all around Kathmandu on September 1 in reaction to the news about the August 31 murder of the twelve Nepali hostages in Iraq. They have targeted the largest mosque, Muslims, and manpower agencies; they have not targeted the United States. The GON calle [...]	2004-09-01 11:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC NP
04KATHMANDU1758	NEPAL: INFO MINISTER MOHSIN ON THE PEACE PROCESS, [...] (C) Minister of Information and Communication Mohammad Mohsin outlined for the Ambassador on August 31 the structure of the newly-announced Peace Secretariat. Mohsin hoped the new body would help prepare the government for any eventual peace process with the Maoists, as well as build trust be [...]	2004-09-02 09:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KMDR PINS NP GON
04KATHMANDU1759	NEPAL: SITREP 2: QUIET ON SEPT. 2: NATIONAL DAY OF [...] (U) In the September 1 rioting in reaction to the executions of the twelve Nepalis in Iraq, seven people died and eighty-six were injured in Kathmandu. The Government-called curfew has resumed in Kathmandu after being lifted briefly the morning of September 2 to allow Kathmanduites to worshi [...]	2004-09-02 09:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU180	NEPAL: NO END IN SIGHT FOR POLITICAL IMPASSE [...] (C) During a January 29 meeting, the U.S., UK, and Indian Ambassadors agreed that there is little evidence that a breakthrough in the political deadlock between the Palace and the parties is imminent. The three discussed possible long-term implications of the demonstrating student unions' ca [...]	2004-01-29 09:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL UK IN NP
04KATHMANDU227	NEPALESE STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST THE [...] (C) The student wings of several Nepalese political parties continue their seventh week of protests against the King, adding calls for a republic to the near-daily pattern of effigy-burning, traffic disruption, and battles with the police. Student leaders allege that their republican rhetori [...]	2004-02-06 06:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
04KATHMANDU230	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: REPATRIATION INDEFINITELY [...] (C) Summary. From January 19-22, PRM/ANE Melissa Pitotti and PolOff met with various Government of Nepal (GON) and UNHCR officials and visited two of the seven Bhutanese refugee camps to discuss the status of negotiations between Nepal and Bhutan to find a durable solution for the refugees. [...]	2004-02-06 08:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV BH NP
04KATHMANDU251	NEPAL: MAOIST EXTORTION: ONE BUSINESSMAN'S [...] (C) A prominent Nepali businessman who is also a member of the Nepal-USA Chamber of Commerce admitted to Econoff that his company paid approximately USD 800,000 to the Maoists "sometime last year." The businessman indicated that he decided to pay after five Maoists strapped with grenades and [...]	2004-02-09 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ASEC PTER CASC NP
04KATHMANDU280	NEPAL: SECURITY SOURCES CONFIRM INDIANS HAND OVER [...] (C) Police and Army sources have confirmed that on February 8 Indian authorities handed over Maoist Politburo member Matrika Yadav and Maoist Central Advisor Suresh Ale Magar to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). Unconfirmed reports suggested that the Maoists may were captured in the northern India [...]	2004-02-10 09:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL NP IN
04KATHMANDU310	NEPAL: UN OFFICIAL SEES LITTLE IMMEDIATE HOPE FOR [...] (C) In a February 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Tamrat Samuel, Assistant to the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the UN, said that the UN stands ready to assist in mediation efforts between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists if asked by both sides, but indicated that [...]	2004-02-17 05:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP PHUM UN
04KATHMANDU350	NEPAL: TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. In January, two groups, comprising 18 undocumented Tibetans, are believed to have been deported from Nepal at the Kodari border crossing in Sindhupalchowk District. No incidents were reported in February. Despite consistent denials by Government of Nepal (GON) officials in Kath [...]	2004-02-26 00:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP
04KATHMANDU371	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT WILL NOT SIGN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) In a February 27 meeting, de facto Foreign Minister Bekh Bahadur Thapa told the Ambassador that the Government of Nepal (GON) will not sign the proposed human rights accord because the accord implicitly puts the Maoists on the same level as the Government. The GON would, moreover, object [...]	2004-02-28 07:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER PREL NP UN
04KATHMANDU396	NEPAL: S/CT COORDINATOR AMB. COFER BLACK [...] (C) On March 3 Ambassador J. Cofer Black, Coordinator for Counterterrorism, accompanied by Ambassador Michael Malinowski, held separate meetings with de facto Foreign Minister Ambassador Bekh Bahadur Thapa and Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya. Ambassador Black reconfirmed USG support fo [...]	2004-03-03 08:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL NP
04KATHMANDU397	NEPAL: MAOISTS LAUNCH MAJOR ATTACK AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At about 2200 hours on March 2, the Maoists launched their first large scale attack against security force personnel since the end of the cease-fire in August 2003. The attack was focused on the district headquarters of Bhojpur District, located in the eastern hills of Nepal [...]	2004-03-03 09:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER NP
04KATHMANDU407	NEPAL: KING PONDERING POSSIBLE POLLS NEXT YEAR [...] (C) Royal confidant Prabhakar Rana told the Ambassador on March 3 that King Gyanendra is considering holding national elections by May 2005. There was no indication of when an official announcement might be made. While we view free and fair elections as the best way to restore Nepal's derai [...]	2004-03-04 08:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
04KATHMANDU439	NEPAL:AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO VILLAGE DEFENSE [...] (SBU) In an effort better to understand Nepal's controversial, new "Village Defense Committees," Ambassador Malinowski and the Defense Attache on March 2 visited by helicopter one of the Royal Nepal Army's (RNA) pilot projects located in Lamjung District (in a remote area northeast of Pokhar [...]	2004-03-10 09:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PHUM PREL NP
04KATHMANDU46	NEPAL: AS PROMISED, KING MEETS POLITICAL LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: As promised to Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca and the Ambassador, King Gyanendra has begun meeting with leaders of political parties to develop a national consensus to restore democratic governance and defeat the Maoist insurgency. Most of the lead [...]	2004-01-06 09:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU465	NEPAL: US NGO CONFIRMS MAOIST THREAT IN SIRAHA [...] (C) Summary: On March 13 Keith Leslie (protect),Country Director for Save the Children US, confirmed that Nepali NGOs partnered with SAVE in the southeastern district of Siraha had received Maoist threats. Leslie advised that all SAVE staff in the district (all of whom are Nepali) have been [...]	2004-03-16 06:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC EAID CASC NP
04KATHMANDU466	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL NONCOMMITTAL ON [...] (C) Summary. On March 15, DCM and PolOff called on Home Ministry Joint Secretary U.P. Mainali to discuss Tibetan refugee issues as raised reftel. The DCM thanked Mainali for his effort in processing exit permits for Tibetans who were eligible for U.S. immigrant visas. The DCM expressed conce [...]	2004-03-16 08:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CVIS CH NP
04KATHMANDU475	NEPAL: SA DAS PATTERSON'S MEETING WITH KING [...] (C) In a March 16 meeting with Torkel Patterson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, and the Ambassador, King Gyanendra affirmed that there is "no question" that he is committed to democracy and identified handing over power to an elected government as his first priority. His [...]	2004-03-17 06:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER NP
04KATHMANDU476	NEPAL: DAS TORKEL PATTERSON'S MARCH 16 MEETING [...] (C) On March 16, Torkel Patterson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, and Ambassador Malinowski SIPDIS met with Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya. Ambassador Malinowski congratulated Nepal on its official ratification of its membership to the World Trade Organization. A [...]	2004-03-17 08:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF PTER ECON NP WTO
04KATHMANDU484	NEPAL: DAS PATTERSON MEETS WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. On March 17, DAS Torkel Patterson and Ambassador called upon Finance Minister Prakash Chandra Lohani. The three discussed the Government of Nepal's financial situation, U.S. military assistance, the Maoist insurgency and current political impasse between the King and political p [...]	2004-03-18 05:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PTER PREL NP
04KATHMANDU487	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO REHABILITATION CENTER [...] (C) On 2 March, Ambassador Malinowski and Defense Attache visited by helicopter the Government of Nepal's (GON) newly opened, pilot Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) facility located in Tanahu District (approximately 125 kms northwest of Kathmandu). The GON announced the cre [...]	2004-03-18 07:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PHUM PREL NP
04KATHMANDU498	NEPAL: COCA-COLA FEELS THE PINCH OF THE [...] (C) On March 18, NN Singh, Managing Director of Coca-Cola Nepal reported to Econoff that the Coca-Cola's bottling plant located in Bharatpur (130 kms southeast of Kathmandu outside of Chitwan) ceased operations temporarily as a result of the Maoist-imposed economic blockade (reftels). He said [...]	2004-03-19 06:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC BEXP ECON PTER NP
04KATHMANDU500	NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE [...] (C) The Maoist insurgency poses special challenges for the Government of Nepal's (GON) efforts to improve its human rights performance. At the same time, our ability to make objective, fact-based assessments of the GON's performance is hindered by a number of complicating factors, including t [...]	2004-03-19 08:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU516	NEPAL: SECURITY FORCES REPEL MAOIST ATTACK ON [...] (SBU) At about 11:00 p.m local time on March 20, Maoist insurgents attacked Beni, the headquarters of Myagdi District in west-central Nepal. Initial reports indicate that 13 Royal Nepal Army (RNA) soldiers, 7 policemen, and 1 civilian were killed, and 80 police are still missing. (Note: A [...]	2004-03-22 09:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER PGOV CASC ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU55	NEPAL: KING SEES "POSITIVE SIGNS" AFTER [...] (C) On January 7 Prabhakar Rana, King Gyanendra's business partner and confidant, telephoned the Ambassador on the King's behalf to advise that the monarch has concluded his consultations with the leaders of political parties (Reftel). Press accounts of the discussions (most of which indica [...]	2004-01-07 09:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU554	NEPAL UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT RESOLUTIONS ON CUBA AND [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-24 08:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH CU NP UNHRC
04KATHMANDU584	NEPAL: RATIFIES ITS MEMBERSHIP WITHIN WTO [...] (SBU) On March 24, the Government of Nepal (GON) officially accepted and ratified its membership within the World Trade Organization and will become the 147th member of the organization as of April 23. Nepal is the first least developed country (LDC) to qualify and accede on its own merits w [...]	2004-03-30 00:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON NP WTO
04KATHMANDU588	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR PROVIDES INFORMATION ON [...] (C) In a March 31 call on the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran provided additional information on the March 29 arrest in Siliguri, West Bengal, of Nepali Maoist leader Mohan Vaidya. According to Saran, the Indian Intelligence Bureau (IB) had been watching Siliguri for some time sin [...]	2004-03-31 07:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN NP
04KATHMANDU623	NEPAL:MAOISTS ATTACK POLICE STATION IN TERAI, [...] (SBU) Summary: In an apparent retaliation against Indian interests for the March 29 arrest of Politburo member Mohan Vaidya in West Bengal (Ref A),Nepali Maoists torched 18 Indian fuel trucks parked at a customs checkpoint, shooting three of the drivers, in the southwestern district of Kai [...]	2004-04-05 08:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL ETRD IN NP
04KATHMANDU624	NEPAL: MAOISTS ISSUE AN EXTORTION DEMAND TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The regional president of the American Life Insurance Company (ALICO),a member of the American International Group, Inc. (AIG),approached the Embassy on April 1 indicating that the ALICO branch office in Nepal received a threat and an extortion demand from an individual clai [...]	2004-04-05 09:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC BEXP ECON PTER NP
04KATHMANDU681	CODEL DREIER MEETS WITH NEPAL'S PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In an April 9 meeting with CODEL Dreier, Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa reviewed the Government of Nepal's (GON) three-pronged strategy to return to a more stable political and economic path: public security, increased assistance to grassroots areas and democratic governmen [...]	2004-04-09 08:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER NP
04KATHMANDU693	NEPAL: FACEOFF BETWEEN PARTIES AND PALACE [...] (C) April traditionally is a month of political ferment in Nepal. This year, with all three of the country's politcal actors--the parties, the King, and the Maoists--in apparent overdrive, promises to be particularly interesting. Some commentators have expressed concern that the anti-governm [...]	2004-04-12 09:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER PREL NP
04KATHMANDU74	NEPAL: DE FACTO FOREIGN MINISTER ON SAARC SUMMIT, [...] (C) In a January 9 meeting with the Ambassador, de facto Foreign Minister Amb. Bekh Bahadur Thapa discussed the SAARC Summit, recent problems in beginning the repatriation of Bhutanese refugees, and a possible EU demarche criticizing the Government of Nepal's (GON) failure to restore peace and [...]	2004-01-09 09:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF NP SAARC
04KATHMANDU758	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: A HISTORICAL REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. The history and complexity of the Bhutanese refugee situation is worth recollecting in the light of reliable documentation. The first Nepali-speaking immigrants settled in Bhutan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries at the invitation of the then-King of Bhutan in an effor [...]	2004-04-22 05:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP BT
04KATHMANDU790	NEPALI KING PARLEYS WITH SOME PARTIES, PUT OFF BY [...] (C) As daily anti-government protests continued into their third week, on April 22 King Gyanendra met individually with leaders of three parties, including Nepali Congress (Democratic) President Sher Bahadur Deuba, to explore possibilities for resolving the political impasse. According to a [...]	2004-04-23 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
04KATHMANDU819	NEPAL: ROYAL INSIDER OPTIMISTIC ON PROGRESS [...] (C) On April 29 Prabhakar Rana, King Gyanendra's confidant and business partner, called on Charge d'Affaires and DCM to brief them on progress toward reconciliation between the parties and the Palace. Rana expects Nepali Congress President Girija Koirala will agree to meet the King soon and [...]	2004-04-29 08:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
04KATHMANDU846	NEPAL: MAOISTS TURN UP HEAT ON NGOS, AID AGENCIES [...] (C) According to NGO contacts, Maoists in five southwestern districts are increasing extortion demands and escalating pressure on local and foreign NGOs, including one U.S.-based NGO, and bilateral aid agencies to sign agreements with the so-called "Tharuwan People's Autonomous Government," d [...]	2004-05-05 04:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	NOTAG NP
04KATHMANDU864	NEPAL: DAS CAMP AND INDIAN AMBASSADOR SARAN [...] (C) On May 6, Deputy Assistant Secretary Don Camp, Charge d'Affaires Janet Bogue and Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran met on the sidelines of the Nepal Development Forum to discuss the current political situation and the value of reinforcing each other's strong and consistent messages to both the [...]	2004-05-06 08:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP BT
04KATHMANDU866	NEPAL: DAS CAMP MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER AND [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa and Foreign Minister (Dr.) Bekh Bahadur Thapa on May 5, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia Donald Camp stressed the importance of human rights and the restoration of a democratic government to continued USG suppo [...]	2004-05-06 23:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREF EINV NP
04KATHMANDU889	NEPAL: NO CONSENSUS ON NEW PM YET [...] (C) Three days after the May 7 resignation of Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa (Ref A),the search for his successor continues, with no clear contender in the lead. King Gyanendra appears to be sending out simultaneous and duplicative "feelers" to the leaders of the two largest parties--the [...]	2004-05-10 09:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
04KATHMANDU901	NEPAL: SA DAS CAMP MEETS KING, POLITICAL PARTIES: [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 5 meeting with Nepal,s King Gyanendra and a May 6 meeting with representatives of the main political parties, SA DAS Camp found both sides deeply distrustful of the other and adamant that they would not budge from their positions. (Both meetings took place before the res [...]	2004-05-12 05:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU902	NEPAL: MAOIST PRESSURE CAUSES EUROPEAN DONORS TO [...] (C) On May 10 the Dutch, German and British bilateral aid agencies, citing Maoist pressure and threats, announced they will suspend projects in the northwestern districts of Mugu, Humla, Jumla, and Dolpa and in the southwestern district of Kailali as of May 16. USAID sponsors activities in th [...]	2004-05-12 07:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC EAID CASC NP
04KATHMANDU947	NEPAL: KING TO MEET LEADERS OF PROTESTING PARTIES [...] (C) Summary: According to Palace and party sources, King Gyanendra will meet the leaders of the five protesting political parties on May 19 at 6:30 p.m. A royal confidant has suggested that the May 19 discussion may be followed by subsequent meetings with the heads of the two largest partie [...]	2004-05-19 08:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP

04KATHMANDU949	NEPAL: MAOISTS EXPAND ATTACKS ON BUSINESSES, [...] (U) Since the beginning of May, the Maoists have renewed their rhetoric, threats and sabotage against prominent businesses in Nepal. On May 3, the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions issued a statement blacklisting twenty-three businesses. The statement, although not wide [...]	2004-05-19 22:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC ETRD NP PTER
04KATHMANDU954	NEPAL: PARTY LEADERS, KING HOLD FIRST MEETING; [...] (U) On May 19 King Gyanendra and the leaders of five protesting political parties held their first meeting since the May 7 resignation of Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa and the beginning of the parties' "decisive" anti-Palace campaign on April 1. Press reports on the meeting, based on th [...]	2004-05-20 08:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
04KIGALI1162	SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT INFILTRATES RWANDA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new Chief Editor of Rwanda's most independent newspaper, "Umuseso", Charles Kabonero, was detained for six weeks in December 2003, not recently as reported by international media. He reports that a special intelligence unit within the National Police's Criminal Investigation [...]	2004-08-13 05:35:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS RW
04KIGALI1175	RWANDAN GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS ATTACK ON BURUNDI [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Rwandan foreign ministry issued a communique dated August 14 condemning the recent attack on Burundi's Gatumba refugee camp that killed up to 170 Banyamulenge refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The GOR communique attributes the attack to "a combined force" of ex- [...]	2004-08-16 14:15:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF MOPS RW BY CG
04KINSHASA1160	KEEPING PEACE NOT MAKING WAR: DRC WELCOMES QUAD [...] (C) Summary: During June 22 meetings with President Kabila, VPs Bemba (MLC) and Ruberwa (RCD),visiting DAS Don Yamamoto and AF/C Director Al Eastham noted U.S. concern with the security situation in Eastern Congo, including the buildup of government troops; assured Congolese officials that, [...]	2004-06-23 14:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL CG MONUC
04KINSHASA1177	GDRC APPOINTS NATIONAL POLICE CHIEF [...] (U) Summary. The GDRC appointed a police inspector general and two deputy inspectors to the Congolese national police. These appointments (drawn from the ex-government and the two principal ex-rebel movements) have been well-received as a first step in creating an integrated police unit, but th [...]	2004-06-28 15:33:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG INR
04KINSHASA1214	TENSIONS WITHIN CONGO'S RCD EX-REBEL MOVEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is much frustration within the ex-rebel Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD),but members are divided on how best to proceed. There are disagreements over whether to make more versus less concessions to their adversaries, how best to deal with current and future insurgents, [...]	2004-07-02 12:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL MARR CG
04KINSHASA1217	PLAYING THE TROOP NUMBERS GAME [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government and rebel groups in the east are prone to inflate the number of troops they deploy, but clearly there is a build-up of troops going on in the east. As of July 1, the FARDC probably has about 14,000 regular soldiers in eastern Congo, including MLC components. These [...]	2004-07-02 13:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS CG MONUC
04KINSHASA1244	ROYCE CODEL HIGHLIGHTS INTERNAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. From June 26-30, Chairman of the House International Relations Subcommittee for Africa, Ed Royce, led a delegation, which consisted of Rep Royce, his wife, two staffers (Tom Sheehy and Malik Chaka),to Kinshasa focused on national and environmental security issues. Key meetings wer [...]	2004-07-06 13:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON OREP PGOV PREL SENV CG
04KINSHASA1246	KISANGANI TENSE AS POPULATION FEARS SPREAD OF [...] (C) Summary. Kisangani is currently tense as population remains concerned about possible Rwandan aggression through dissident RCD-G officer Laurent Nkunda. A large presence by various GDRC military components has also added to this tension and could increase the potential for problems, especia [...]	2004-07-06 13:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG INR
04KINSHASA1260	CODEL ROYCE MEETS CONGOLESE, U.N. OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A CODEL led by U.S. Representative Edward Royce met in Kinshasa with senior Congolese and U.N. officials on June 28-29. GDRC Vice President Azarias Ruberwa focused mainly on the shortcomings and alleged perfidy of his political opponents in the transitional government. GDRC Nat [...]	2004-07-08 11:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ASEC CG
04KINSHASA1261	KABILA-ROYCE MEETING: SECURITY AND STABILITY FIRST, THE REST WILL FOLLOW [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-08 12:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	CG ECON OREP PGOV PREL
04KINSHASA1270	DRC ENERGY SECTOR UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Activity in the DRC energy sector picked up during the first half of 2004. Chevron-Texaco is in the process of selling its offshore drilling operation to European junior firm Perenco but intends to stay active in the DRC through exploration and pipelines. Cobil continues to functi [...]	2004-07-09 09:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV CG
04KINSHASA1271	TRAINING THE CONGOLESE POLICE IN TIME FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. In recent meetings with Congressman Royce and Charge, SRSG Swing stressed the importance of having at least 6,000 well-trained and equipped police to provide security for elections. The GDRC officially agrees that training an electoral police is a top priority, but has not committe [...]	2004-07-09 11:32:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG
04KINSHASA1284	NEW ITURI DISTRICT COMMISSIONER TRAVELS TO BUNIA [...] (C) Summary. New Ituri District Commissioner Petronille Vaweka traveled to Bunia on July 12 with a goal of improving security, resolving the IDP situation and rebuilding Ituri. Although she is a competent and determined individual, her effectiveness will be contingent on receiving support from [...]	2004-07-12 15:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL CG
04KINSHASA1287	GDRC MAKES AMBASSADORIAL APPOINTMENTS [...] (U) Summary. The GDRC has taken an important step forward in the transition with the appointments of ambassadors from the various composantes. The PPRD retained Washington while the important African posts of Lusaka and Luanda were given to the RCD-G and the MLC respectively. End Summary. [...]	2004-07-13 10:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG
04KINSHASA1291	MINOR CABINET RESHUFFLE OF CONGOLESE GOVT. [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Kabila announced a minor cabinet reshuffle on July 11, filling a number of posts that had been vacant. The ministers of defense (from the RCD-Goma),foreign affairs (MLC),and mines (political opposition) all retained their jobs, contrary to persistent rumors that circ [...]	2004-07-13 10:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CG
04KINSHASA1311	RCD TO FIRE EIGHT DISSIDENT PARLIAMENTARIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eight RCD parliamentarians, citing numerous government failings including tolerance of ethnic hatred, declared they will not participate in parliament. A senior RCD official in Goma sympathized, saying "most people" in the Kivus agree with their views. A top RCD official in Kin [...]	2004-07-15 08:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL CG
04KINSHASA1317	NKUNDA STALEMATE CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: As of July 15, it is unclear whether ongoing negotiation attempts will end the stalemate with rebel commander Laurent Nkunda without a return to open conflict. Sustained rumors of an imminent FARDC attack on rebel positions in N. and S. Kivu have circulated for several weeks. As o [...]	2004-07-15 14:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV CASC CG MONUC
04KINSHASA1323	FAPC AND FNI MILITIAS FIGHTING IN ITURI [...] (C) Summary. Fighting between FAPC and FNI militias in Ituri has continued into a second week resulting in hundreds of IDPs and an undetermined number of refugees. The conflict has been fueled by apparent efforts to control a gold mine and the perception that MONUC's and the GDRC's attention an [...]	2004-07-15 16:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PINR CG
04KINSHASA1339	MONUC EXPECTATIONS OF TASK/SIZE INCREASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: SRSG William Swing says MONUC needs more troops, and that UNSYG Kofi Annan is likely to support such a request. According to a mid-level MONUC source, the organization plans to ask for an additional 25,000 troops, increasing the annual cost to an estimated $2.2bn. The source sa [...]	2004-07-19 14:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG UN
04KINSHASA1340	NORTH AND SOUTH KIVU CONTINUE MOSTLY CALM [...] (C) Summary: Recent shifts in Congolese military deployments bringing these forces closer to Minova and Goma seem to have lent impetus to ongoing negotiations with rebel commander Nkunda, who now says that he is willing to go into exile if a recipient country can be found. Initial press repo [...]	2004-07-19 14:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA1356	KINSHASA - GLOBAL SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] (U) The following from RSO are Kinshasa's responses to reftel subparagraphs A-L: A. (C) Physical Security Upgrades - Official Facilities: (2) Program is necessary, generally effective, can be updated to mitigate vulnerabilities. Kinshasa completed a major physical security upgrade proj [...]	2004-07-20 15:32:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC
04KINSHASA1357	EMBASSY ATTEMPT TO ENSURE THAT FOREIGN MINISTER GHONDA REMAINS IN OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In demarches to both President Kabila's Chef de Cabinet and Vice President Bemba, the Embassy argued that FM Ghonda was a key element in the success of the July 14 and 15 meetings in Washington. Given the importance of his likely contribution to future such negotiations, we arg [...]	2004-07-20 15:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG UG US
04KINSHASA1365	RUMORS MOUNT OF PENDING GOVERNMENT ATTACK AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Eastern regional military commanders were ordered to return unexpectedly early to their posts July 21, cutting short follow-on meetings scheduled for Kinshasa. Upon reaching Bukavu, General Mabe immediately called his field commanders in and, according to Monuc sources, briefed [...]	2004-07-22 13:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA1366	GDRC SLOWLY PREPARING FOR GREAT LAKES CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary. The DRC's National Preparatory Committee for the Great Lakes Region Conference (on security, economic integration and social issues) met for the first time on July 5th to develop a national agenda. Baudoin Hamuli, National Coordinator, acknowledged that GDRC preparations are behind [...]	2004-07-22 13:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG
04KINSHASA1368	KABILA REPLACES FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kabila fired foreign minister Antoine Ghonda on July 22, at the insistence of GDRC vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba. This did not come as a surprise, since Bemba told us seven days ago he was determined to replace Ghonda and his aides had hinted for weeks that Bemba had [...]	2004-07-23 15:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CG
04KINSHASA1380	N. KIVU MILITARY/POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: Poloff, DATT and British DATT visited Kisangani and Goma July 19-22 to meet with N. Kivu governor Serufuli, N. Kivu Regional Military Commander Obedi, and MONUC elements. Obedi no longer appears loyal to the transition government, and Serufuli's loyalties are opaque. MONUC Goma mi [...]	2004-07-27 10:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CG PGOV PREL MONUC
04KINSHASA1456	POSITIONING FOR THE NEXT TRIPARTITE TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In an informal Sunday meeting at the CMR, former FM Ghonda told the Ambassador that the GDRC wants to have some agreement regarding the proposed Joint Verification Mechanism (JVM) prior to the next round of Tripartite talks. He asserted that the Rwandans had concurred formally with [...]	2004-08-02 15:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CG
04KINSHASA1468	UNHCR REPATRIATES 283 AS PART OF ONGOING [...] (U) Summary: UNHCR repatriated July 26-27 a total of what UNHCR believed to be 283 Rwandan refugees from S. Kivu to Rwanda as part of an ongoing repatriation effort. Once they crossed the border, however, many "refugees" said they were really Congolese who wished to stay in the Congo. While the [...]	2004-08-03 15:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	RW CG PGOV PREL
04KINSHASA1476	ICC GEARING UP TO START ITURI INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Summary: During the International Criminal Court's (ICC) first official visit to the DRC, Deputy Prosecutor Serge Brammertz met with interested parties to open lines of communication, work on technical judicial issues, and learn more about the situation on the ground. Post welcomed Brammer [...]	2004-08-04 15:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CG
04KINSHASA1492	MONUC FEARS URANIUM SMUGGLING IN CONGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A MONUC official based in Katanga province recently visited Shinkolobwe, a local mining area and source of uranium, and expressed concern to Kinshasa-based diplomats about possible illegal uranium-related mining activity. Although Post sees no cause for immediate alarm, Shinkolobw [...]	2004-08-09 12:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS EMIN PINR KNNP CG
04KINSHASA1500	FORMER FM GHONDA DISCUSSES HIS DISMISSAL [...] (C) Summary: In an informal August 1 meeting with the Ambassador, former Foreign Minister Antoine Ghonda (protect) observed that he had had growing problems over time with the leader of his ostensible party, VP Jean-Pierre Bemba. In addition, Ghonda reported that Ugandan President Museveni [...]	2004-08-09 15:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL CG
04KINSHASA1501	NEW ITURI COMMISSIONER: "KINSHASA IS NOT SERIOUS [...] (C) Summary. Ituri District Commissioner questions GDRC commitment to new Ituri administration. She asserts that despite repeated pleas, Kinshasa has yet to provide her with a salary or with the basic resources necessary for her administration to function. End Summary. Good Intentions Insuff [...]	2004-08-09 15:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG
04KINSHASA1504	A RELAXED RUBERWA RENEWS OLD ACQUAINTANCE WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Meece's August 6 initial call on Vice President Azarias Ruberwa, Ruberwa provided a tour d'horizon, highlighting his concerns about the current situation. He outlined a series of challenges facing the transition, suggested a political solution to the Nkunda probl [...]	2004-08-10 09:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA1535	NKUNDA STALEMATE ENTERS THIRD MONTH [...] (C) Summary: As of August 13, despite several weeks of low-level skirmishes, the FARDC had not launched a large-scale offensive against rebel commander Laurent Nkunda. Much of the FARDC command structure, including N. Kivu military commander General Obedi, descended on Bukavu August 10 for co [...]	2004-08-13 14:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV CASC CG MONUC
04KINSHASA1545	CIAT AND GDRC CONDEMN GATUMBA MASSACRE [...] (C) Summary: The International Committee Accompanying the Transition (CIAT) and the GDRC strongly condemn the August 13 attack on the Gatumba refugee camp and call for an independent international commission to investigate the massacre and bring those responsible to justice. Post believes such [...]	2004-08-16 13:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CG PGOV PREL MONUC
04KINSHASA1551	OPPOSITION FIGURE TSHISEKEDI AND THE SUCCESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A top official in opposition figure Etienne Tshisekedi's political party, the UDPS, said some of SIPDIS Tshisekedi's lieutenants are working to succeed him as party SIPDIS leader. The idea of "inheriting" the party is optimistic, since it is identified so closely with Tshis [...]	2004-08-17 13:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS CG
04KINSHASA1552	VP BEMBA FLYING HIGH ON TRAVEL TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary. On Aug 12, Amb Meece paid an introductory courtesy call on Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba during which Bemba reiterated his desire to meet with U.S. officials during travel to the U.S. in October. Bemba has previously made a strong push for an invitation for official travel to t [...]	2004-08-17 13:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA1553	PRIDE AND PREJUDICE BY VP BEMBA [...] (C) Summary. On Aug 12, Ambassador Meece paid a courtesy call on DRC Vice President for Economic and Financial Affairs, Jean-Pierre Bemba. Bemba made clear his pride in the economic achievements of the past year and his extreme prejudice toward Rwandan President Kagame as the primary culprit b [...]	2004-08-17 13:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ETRD PGOV PREL CG HIPC OPIC
04KINSHASA1555	GDRC URGES UNSC ACTION IN RESPONSE TO GATUMBA CAMP [...] (U) Summary: In the absence of other senior officials, the International Cooperation Vice Minister, an RCD-Goma appointee, convoked UNSC Perm 5 heads of mission August 16 to urge support for an international investigation, a more vigorous MONUC disarmament mandate, and aid to attack victims. [...]	2004-08-17 15:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PGOV PHUM PREL CG
04KINSHASA1557	EASTERN TURN FOR THE WORSE [...] (C) Septel describes worrying events in eastern Congo following the weekend attack on the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi, and effects on the fragile DRC transition government and peace process. While the Burundi refugee attack did not in itself provoke a complete change in transition dynamic [...]	2004-08-18 16:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CG MONUC
04KINSHASA1565	NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN EASTERN CONGO COULD THREATEN [...] (C) Summary: Following the funeral service for the 180 victims of this weekend's massacre in the refugee camp in Gatumbe, events in eastern Congo took a turn for the worse. Rebel commander Nkunda issued an inflammatory declaration repudiating any prior connection he might have had to the tra [...]	2004-08-19 15:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CG MONUC
04KINSHASA1571	KABILA AUG 20 [...] (C) Summary: I met privately with President Kabila on August 20, the day after Kabila,s return from the SAC summit and Burundi-related meeting in Dar es Salaam. Kabila reiterated his absolute commitment to the transition process, notably including democratic elections slated for next year. H [...]	2004-08-20 17:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CG
04KINSHASA1572	SERIOUS SITUATION IN EASTERN CONGO THREATENS [...] (C) Summary: Inflammatory rhetoric from Rwanda, Burundi and the DRC, coupled with the buildup of Burundian and Rwandan troops on the Congolese border and discord and disarray within one of the major parties in the Congolese transition threaten the fragile peace of the Great Lakes. South Afri [...]	2004-08-20 17:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PHUM PREL CG MONUC
04KINSHASA1576	ANTI-TUTSI PREJUDICE RISES [...] (C) Summary: On August 16, moderate Banyamulenge community leader Enock Ruberangabo Sebineza told us that he was concerned about increased anti-Rwandan/ Banyamulenge sentiments in Kinshasa and eastern DRC. Many Congolese are again becoming increasingly hostile towards Rwanda, Ruberwa and the R [...]	2004-08-23 12:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM CG
04KINSHASA1578	INCREASED TENSIONS WITHIN RCD EX-REBEL MOVEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent events have highlighted internal divisions within the RCD ex-rebel movement. RCD "radicals," including virtually all the Rwandophones in the movement, want to quit or at least boycott the transitional government. They have been pressuring "moderates" and other RCD members [...]	2004-08-23 13:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL CG
04KINSHASA1584	RUBERA ON THE EDGE [...] (C) Summary: In a late August 18 telephone conversation, Vice President Ruberwa was unreceptive to the Ambassador,s message underscoring the importance of continuing engagement with the transition government. Ruberwa complained that the status quo was doing nothing to improve the situation of [...]	2004-08-23 15:33:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CG
04KINSHASA1590	AFRICAN CANAL A PIPE(LINE) DREAM [...] (C) Summary. The DRC Ministry of Energy reported that a regional delegation with strong backing from Nigerian President Obasanjo visited Kinshasa to discuss a proposed canal linking the Congo River with Lake Chad. Involved parties include Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, th [...]	2004-08-24 06:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PREL SENV CG
04KINSHASA1596	RUBERWA SUSPENDS PARTICIPATION IN TRANSITION [...] Summary: On August 23, RCD/G VP Azarias Ruberwa announced that the RCD/G had suspended its activities in the transition government and called for an international mediator to hold discussions to break the current impasse. Ruberwa, however, left the door open by suspending, his participation an [...]	2004-08-24 11:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA1607	FARDC'S FIRST INTEGRATED ARMY BATTALION DEPLOYED [...] (U) Summary. The first battalion of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) was deployed to Ituri the week of August 16. MONUC views this initial deployment of 750 soldiers as a test of FARDC's commitment to support its soldiers. These soldiers will serve in peace-keeping [...]	2004-08-25 15:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG INR
04KINSHASA1608	VP RUBERWA COULD BE BACK IN KINSHASA SOON, SAYS [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-25 15:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM CG
04KINSHASA1630	REMOVAL OF ARTISANAL MINERS AROUND LIKASI - [...] (U) Summary. The Governor of Katanga is currently on a campaign to move all artisanal miners in and around Likasi to special artisanal mining designated zones outside of Kolwezi. This move includes forcing the 6,000-10,000 miners out of Shinkolobwe. Possible rabble-rousing by former Katangan p [...]	2004-08-27 16:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN PGOV KNNP CG
04KINSHASA1685	ITURI ARMED GROUP RELEASES KIDNAPPED PEACEKEEPER [...] (C) Summary. On September 6th at approximately 11 PM, the Union of Congolese Patriots Lubanga faction (UPC-L) released a Moroccan peacekeeper whom they had kidnapped September 2nd. The security situation in Bunia deteriorated significantly as armed Hema and Lendu militias openly patrolled the s [...]	2004-09-07 14:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG INR
04KINSHASA1690	PROGRESS ON JVM KEY FOR DRC [...] (C) Summary: DRC President Kabila told DAS Don Yamamoto, NSC Senior Advisor Cindy Courville and Central African Director Al Eastham that he would like to see the proposed Joint Verification Mission (JVM) operational before signing the trilateral agreement on the margins of the UNGA in New Yo [...]	2004-09-08 12:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL CG MONUC
04KINSHASA1728	CONGOLESE, MONUC VIEWS ON TRILATERAL AGREEMENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DRC appears willing to sign both a Trilateral Agreement and a Joint Verification Mechanism (JVM) in New York during the UNGA. The GDRC is continuing to press for agreement on terms of reference of the JVM, since it believes a Trilateral Agreement among the DRC, Uganda and Rw [...]	2004-09-15 16:38:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CG PREL MARR MONUC
04KINSHASA1729	SOUTH KIVU GOVERNOR ON ETHNIC TENSIONS, THREAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: South Kivu's recently-appointed provincial governor told the Ambassador Sept. 8 he is trying to lessen ethnic tensions and arrange for Congolese Banyamulenge refugees to return to the Congo. Mai-Mai and especially Rwandan FDLR guerillas continue to attack and prey upon South Kiv [...]	2004-09-16 08:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL CG
04KINSHASA1745	POLITICALLY-INEPT RUBERWA PLAYS CARDS BADLY [...] (C) Summary. On September 10, VP Azarias Ruberwa met with a CIAT delegation and complained about the CIAT's ineffectiveness, the state of army integration, security sector reform, and hate media. It is unclear how committed Ruberwa and his followers will be to the transition if their key deman [...]	2004-09-17 12:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA1746	RCD/G WANTS MORE FROM TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary. In exchange for returning to Kinshasa and the transitional government on September 1, VP Ruberwa asked the government and international community to address a laundry list of RCD/G concerns about the transition. The demands, which ranged from disbanding parallel military structures [...]	2004-09-17 12:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA1750	NORTH KIVU FREE-FOR-ALL [...] (C) Summary. There may be a total of 10,000 Interahamwe/FDLR elements spread out between Beni and Bukavu, but it is unclear whether the FARDC is working with them. There has been serious, sustained fighting in southern North Kivu between Mai Mai and former ANC (military wing of the RCD/G) tro [...]	2004-09-17 13:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR CASC CG
04KINSHASA1753	FARDC ON THE MOVE IN EASTERN DRC [...] (C) Summary. The FARDC recently sent up to 2,000 troops to South Kivu and has retaken control of a number of villages in the area of Kalehe and Minova without facing significant resistance. North Kivu, South Kivu and Orientale regional military commanders were called in to Kinshasa to discuss [...]	2004-09-17 14:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR CASC CG
04KINSHASA1754	20,000 CIVILIANS FLEE ADVANCING FARDC TROOPS [...] (C) Summary. Seventeen to 20,000 people (mostly Hutu) fled the area around Minova September 10-13 because they were afraid they would be attacked by advancing troops loyal to South Kivu military commander Mabe for having supported Nkunda. There is no evidence of ethnic cleansing or large-scale [...]	2004-09-17 14:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CG PRM
04KINSHASA1759	ELECTIONS JEOPARDIZED BY ARMY REFORM PROBLEM, SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gen. Budja Mabe, Kinshasa's senior officer in South Kivu, told the Ambassador Sept. 8 the Congo needs outside help with military reform in order to be able to hold elections. The FDLR, rebel Congolese officers, and neighboring countries are the chief threats to security, and the [...]	2004-09-20 12:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS CG
04KINSHASA1760	NORTH KIVU GOVERNOR HAPPY WITH STATUS QUO [...] (C) SUMMARY: North Kivu governor Serufuli told the Ambassador Sept. 9 the FDLR remains a threat but Laurent Nkunda does not, and his policy is "good relations with all," Kinshasa and neighboring countries included. He is keen to promote foreign business investment in the province, and travel [...]	2004-09-20 13:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL CG
04KINSHASA1782	CRY OF ALARM--MISSING ICTR INVESTIGATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Kinshasa previously has expressed its concern that ICTR's management is sometimes counterproductive and reduces its efficiency. Recently, personnel changes have reinforced our concerns. The Security Council anticipates ending investigations by the end of 2004, but we f [...]	2004-09-23 09:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CG RW ICTR
04KINSHASA1795	SEPT 23 CIAT MEETING-MEDIA, NEW YORK DEVELOPMENTS [...] (U) Summary: The International Committee to Support the Transition (CIAT) met September 23. The CIAT invited the High Media Authority (HAM) officers to exchange views of how to best protect the freedom of the press while promoting a reconciliation agenda, ensure professional standards, and [...]	2004-09-24 13:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA1807	A HOT, BUT NOT WARM, WELCOME TO RETURNING [...] (C) Summary: There were some tense moments over the weekend in Uvira, located in southern South Kivu, when 350 Banyamulenge refugees insisted on returning to the DRC from Burundi sooner than planned. Their arrival at the Congo-Burundi border provoked riots by Congolese citizens in Uvira, dur [...]	2004-09-27 14:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL CG MONUC
04KINSHASA1839	RCD: SOME STILL SEARCHING FOR REASONS TO ABANDON [...] (C) Summary: Bizima Karaha, one of the RCD-G's most well-known extremists, told Ambassador September 23 that the transition has failed, implying that another mechanism should be found. Ambassador reiterated strongly our message that the transition, while flawed, remains the sole available v [...]	2004-10-04 06:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CG
04KINSHASA1851	PENDING: CIAT MEETING WITH "ESPACE PRESIDENTIAL" [...] (C) Summary: The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) met October 4 to prepare for a pending and unprecedented meeting with the President, Vice Presidents and other senior officials to review the transition road map and discuss military integration and election-related le [...]	2004-10-04 16:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG UNSC
04KINSHASA1852	FIRST JOINT VERIFICATION MECHANISM MEETING IMMINENT [...] (C) U.N. SRSG Bill Swing reported to members of the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) October 4 that he is leaving Kinshasa later the same day for travel to Kigali in preparation for convening the first meeting of the Joint Verification Mechanism (JVM) tomorrow, Octobe [...]	2004-10-04 16:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RW CG MOPP
04KINSHASA1866	MINISTER OF PLAN AND PHELPS-DODGE MINING PROJECT [...] (C) Ambassador and econoff met with Minister of Plan Alexis Thambwe on September 27 for an introductory meeting and to discuss Phelps-Dodge's mining project at Tenke Fungurume. Thambwe told the Ambassador that he was committed to getting the project off the ground and was asking the governme [...]	2004-10-06 15:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ETRD ECON CG
04KINSHASA1867	CIAT ENDORSES REVISED ROAD MAP [...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 meeting, the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) concurred with revisions to its version of the DRC transition "road map," the fundamental plan for the transition period. Copies are being sent to President Kabila and other senior GDRC offici [...]	2004-10-06 16:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG UNSC
04KINSHASA1868	CIAT MEETS WITH ESPACE PRESIDENTIEL OCT 6 [...] (C) Summary: The first-ever meeting of the "Espace Presidentiel" (President plus four vice presidents) with the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) was held October 6, albeit without Vice President Bemba, currently in the U.S. Discussion focused on the transition "road [...]	2004-10-06 16:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO KDEM CG
04KINSHASA1884	GDRC ALLOWS CONGOLESE REFUGEES TO RETURN TO UVIRA [...] (C) Summary. A group of over 1600 Congolese refugees, including over 500 Banyamulenge, crossed the Burundian border into the DRC and arrived at the Uvira transit center October 12. Many of these refugees had waited at the border since October 6 as a GDRC interministerial delegation traveled to [...]	2004-10-12 15:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PINS KPKO CG UNHCR
04KINSHASA1904	ETHNIC HATRED ON THE RISE IN BUKAVU: CROWD ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary. A large crowd threw rocks and threatened to kill UN peacekeepers whose vehicle had broken down in the center of Bukavu on October 6 after they saw them transporting a man of Tutsi appearance. Although this person was a long time MONUC Congolese interpreter of Mushi ethnicity, the [...]	2004-10-14 14:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS KPKO CG
04KINSHASA1933	JVM: STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Monuc DDR chief expressed doubts October 14 that the proposed JVM office in Bukavu will be opened in the near future, given the recent attack on Monuc peacekeepers by COngoleses civilians who erroneously believed MONUC was transporting a Rwandan (reftel). Monuc has informed both [...]	2004-10-19 11:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG MONUC
04KINSHASA1934	PARASTATALS: BEMBA SEEKS CONTROL, CIAT ARBITRATION [...] (C) Summary. In a high-stakes move to gain control of the DRC's parastatals, Vice President Bemba called for CIAT to arbitrate his longstanding dispute with the presidency. Bemba, who heads the transitional government's commission for economics and finance, maintains the power-sharing agreemen [...]	2004-10-19 13:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON KPRV EIND CG
04KINSHASA1940	ELECTION FUNDING BLOCKED: CIAT TO MEET WITH BEMBA [...] (SBU) Summary. CIAT members agreed to request a meeting with Vice President Bemba to discuss the Finance Ministry's refusal to release $3.6 million provided by the French to support election preparations. A selected delegation of CIAT chiefs of mission will ask Bemba, who heads the transition [...]	2004-10-19 13:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV CG
04KINSHASA1958	CONGOLESE GOVERNMENT PLANNING VISIT TO CHINA, [...] (C) Presidential Advisor and Special Ambassador Andre Kapanga told PolCouns October 18 that he and Foreign Minister Ramazani (possibly with other government officials) will be visiting China the first week of November, followed by a 4-day visit to North Korea. Kapanga said the delegation will [...]	2004-10-21 13:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG ETRD ETTC PINR PREL CG CH KN
04KINSHASA1959	WE DON'T WANT TO KILL KABILA SAYS MAI MAI LEADER [...] (C) During the course of an introductory courtesy call by the Ambassador on Minister of Environment, Anselme Enerunga, the Minister detoured into a discussion of internal DRC politics. Enerunga, who headed the Mai-Mai delegations in Pretoria and Sun City, expressed concern that the Mai Mai are [...]	2004-10-21 14:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA1973	U.N. UNDER SECRETARY GUEHENNO VISIT TO THE DRC [...] (C) Summary: In October 21 remarks to the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT),U.N. Peacekeeping Under Secretary Guehenno said that his visit to the DRC was intended to review how MONUC could best utilize its limited resources. Overall, the U.N.,s obective is to ensure [...]	2004-10-22 14:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO CG UN
04KINSHASA1976	KIMBERLEY PROCESS VISIT TO DRC PROVIDES [...] (SBU) Summary. At the request of the DRC government, a Kimberley Process review team visited the DRC in October. Although the GDRC has made some progress, it is not in full compliance with Kimberley Process regulations. There are still serious holes in the DRC's Kimberley Process system, and a [...]	2004-10-22 15:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON PGOV PREL CG
04KINSHASA1979	KABILA FUMING AT BELGIAN FONMIN COMMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kabila has temporarily recalled his ambassador from Brussels, as a sign of displeasure with recent comments by the Belgian foreign minister. The ongoing spat does us no good, because the USG and Belgium share many of the same goals in the DRC. Still, the Belgian/DRC r [...]	2004-10-25 08:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CG BE RW
04KINSHASA1993	RCD-GOMA STICKS UP FOR RENEGADE OFFICERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior RCD-Goma leader complained to the Ambassador that his faction had been excluded from the DRC/Uganda/Rwanda tripartite process. He also said the two renegade officers who led the May-June mutiny in Bukavu should not be considered in the same league as other official enem [...]	2004-10-27 09:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL CG RW
04KINSHASA1999	OPPOSITION FIGURE TSHISEKEDI KEEPING HIS OPTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A close adviser to opposition figure Etienne Tshisekedi, leader of the UDPS party, confirmed that the UDPS SIPDIS is no longer allied with the RCD-Goma and maintains informal links with Jean-Pierre Bemba's MLC. In our view, while a Tshisekedi-Bemba alliance during the upcoming [...]	2004-10-27 15:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CG
04KINSHASA2000	CONTINUED CONFUSION ON DIAMOND SECTOR MANAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Competition between the Minister of Mines Eugene Diomi Ndongala and CEEC (diamond evaluating authority) Managing Director Victor Kasongo continues to increase. The European Commission (EC) recently decided not to fund a diamond sector audit presented by Diomi and the IMF. The two [...]	2004-10-27 15:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL
04KINSHASA2014	PRESIDENT KABILA'S TRIUMPHAL VISIT TO KISANGANI [...] (C) Summary: Thousands of residents warmly greeted President Kabila during his long-anticpated first visit to formerly-rebel-held territory since becoming President in 2001. His October 16-18 trip to Kisangani was widely seen as a tangible sign of the country's reunification and the kick-off [...]	2004-10-29 16:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CG
04KINSHASA2025	MINISTER OF INTERIOR ON ELECTIONS, SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Interior, and PPRD co-founder, Theofile Mbemba expressed concern that the newly launched pre-election campaigns will further divide the transitional components and throw up new obstacles to military integration. He outlined a PPRD strategy to dominate all the southe [...]	2004-11-02 13:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG KBEM
04KINSHASA2047	THE CONGOLESE TRANSITION CURRENT AND FUTURE, AND [...] (C) Summary: There has been major progress in the Democratic Republic of the Congo over the past few years, ending years of open warfare involving eight national armies and numerous domestic armed groups. Peace accords have yielded the formal withdrawal of foreign troops, a domestic transiti [...]	2004-11-05 16:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV PREL KPKO CG
04KINSHASA2055	MLC OFFICIAL DESCRIBES INTERNAL TENSIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: A top official from vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba's MLC movement reported tensions between Bemba and his number two, Olivier Kamitatu, and described MLC efforts to court potential voters in eastern Congo. Rumors of strained relations between Bemba and Kamitatu are nothing new [...]	2004-11-08 09:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV CG
04KINSHASA2062	WIDESPREAD INTEREST IN INGA DAM DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Energy continues to receive proposals for the development of Inga Dam. The most recent developments have been an MOU signed with Eskom of South Africa and negotiations with MagAlloy (with Reynolds Group participation). The MOU signed with Eskom is one step closer t [...]	2004-11-09 08:31:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON PREL PGOV CG
04KINSHASA2084	KAMANDA WA KAMANDA ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL [...] (C) The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister for Scientific Research Gerard Kamanda wa Kamanda at his office November 8. Kamanda had earlier contacted the Ambassador by telephone requesting such a meeting as soon as could be arranged. (Note: Kamanda holds his current portfolio under [...]	2004-11-12 14:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG
04KINSHASA2096	THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD: GOMA AND NORTH KIVU [...] (C) Summary: A wave of what appear to be executions in Goma, as well as clashes throughout North Kivu between military nominally responsive to regional military commander Obed and militia loyal to Governor Eugene Serufuli, suggest that Serufuli's grip on his province might be slipping. Monuc [...]	2004-11-16 11:22:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO PHUM CG UN
04KINSHASA2100	MINISTER OF BUDGET ON BUDGET AND EXPENDITURE [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Budget Francois Muamba stressed GDRC compliance with the IMF program and progress on government reforms during a recent call with the Ambassador. Muamba emphasized the good faith of the GDRC to comply with IMF parameters in spite of some minor slippage. Budgeting for e [...]	2004-11-16 15:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PREL CG
04KINSHASA2107	WORLD FOOD PROGRAM: NO FOOD FOR MUTEBUSI [...] (C) We read with interest reftel detailing possible food assistance to Colonel Jules Mutebusi and his men, who continue to try to portray themselves as refugees in Rwanda. However, given that neither Monuc nor the GOR has been able to verify that Mutebusi has committed himself and his men to [...]	2004-11-18 06:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREF PREL CG RW
04KINSHASA2115	CONGO/B - IS CONGO'S FUTURE ON THE RIGHT TRACK? IS [...] (C) Summary: Below follows an analysis of current political and economic atmospherics in the Republic of Congo, including points recently noted by the country,s President, Denis Sassou Nguesso, regarding his efforts to truly put Congo on a &democratic path8 and change once and for all Congo, [...]	2004-11-18 14:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC CF
04KINSHASA2118	POSSIBLE MASSACRE AT KILWA [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to sources in Katanga province, the October 2004 "insurgency" at Kilwa on the Congo-Zambia border was more likely a tragic farce than a real attack, and government troops may have massacred dozens of civilians when they recaptured the town. Explanations for the incident [...]	2004-11-18 15:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS MOPS ECON EMIN CG
04KINSHASA2122	DRC VISIT TO CHINA, N. KOREA - HYDROELECTRICITY [...] (C) Summary: Presidential advisor Andre Kapanga, the second-ranking official on the DRC delegation to China and North Korea, told PolCouns November 17 that meetings focused on investment opportunities in the DRC, particularly hydroelectrical generation and production of roof tiles. China off [...]	2004-11-19 07:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON ENRG EINV EMIN ETRD PGOV CG CH KN
04KINSHASA2127	KATANGA POLITICAL UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kabila's PPRD party is the leading "national" contender in Katanga province, and benefits from local government control and preferential media access. PPRD efforts are nonetheless somewhat in disarray, and face local players such as former governor Kyungu, whose tribali [...]	2004-11-19 14:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL CG
04KINSHASA2143	RUBERWA ENGAGES IN QUIET DIPLOMACY ON BANYAMULENGE [...] (C) PolCouns spoke November 20 with Muller Ruhimbika, a Banyamulenge leader, and November 22 with Jean-Marie Emungu, VP Azarias Ruberwa's chief-of-staff, about Ruberwa's quick trip to eastern Congo November 18-20. Accompanied by General Masunzu (who commands Banyamulenge troops fiercely oppos [...]	2004-11-24 11:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CG

04KINSHASA2146	CORRUPTION CHARGES COULD OUST SOME MINISTERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Parliament is preparing to vote, November 25 or 26, on a report identifying six ministers and President Kabila's Chief of Staff as involved in corruption. If the investigating committee's report is accepted by the Parliamentary plenary session, the ministers will be dismissed, [...]	2004-11-24 12:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR CG
04KINSHASA2165	MORE ON THE MURKY MATTER OF WHO FIRED THE SHOTS [...] (C) PolCouns spoke November 25 with Monuc Goma Head of Office, and with a Monuc political officer in Kinshasa, to get an update on Monuc's investigation of the rocket attack into Rwanda, allegedly by the FDLR. Both Monuc sources said that their initial investigation indicated that rather than [...]	2004-11-26 15:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO CG
04KINSHASA2166	CONGOLESE MILITARY PREPARING CONTINGENCY PLANS TO [...] (C) PolCouns met November 24, and spoke telephonically November 25, with Air Force Commander John Numbi. Numbi said November 24 that in a meeting at the Presidency it had been decided that the army would immediately redeploy three battalions of Congolese troops (about 1,500 men) to the DRC-R [...]	2004-11-26 15:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO CG
04KINSHASA2168	KABILA SUSPENDS SIX MINISTERS IN CORRUPTION SCANDAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of a parliamentary report on corruption, President Kabila on November 25 suspended six ministers while the Minister of Porftolio minister suspended the managers of ten state-owned enterprises. In our view, this action is an attempt to seize the moral high ground befo [...]	2004-11-26 15:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR ECON CG
04KINSHASA2170	CONGOLESE READOUT ON KABILA-KAGAME MEETING [...] (C) Senior Presidential Advisor Augustin Katumba called PolCouns November 27 to provide a readout of the meeting between Presidents Kabila and Kagame, facilitated by President Obasanjo. Largely agreeing in substance with Rwandan readout (reftel),Katumba mentioned Kagame's proposal to either [...]	2004-11-29 07:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
04KINSHASA2178	KABILA DISCUSSES EASTERN SITUATION WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: President Kabila held a November 29 discussion with Ambassadors from the UNSC Perm 5 countries, Belgium, South Africa, Angola, and Nigeria, and UN SRSG Swing. While speaking in measured tones, Kabila made clear his frustration with Rwandan President Kagame, and in essence Kabila [...]	2004-11-29 15:32:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO RW CG
04KINSHASA2183	KABILA NOV 29: OTHER TRANSITION SUJBECTS [...] (C) President Kabila met November 29 with the Ambassadors from UNSC Perm 5 countries, Belgium, South Africa, Angola, and Nigeria, plus UN SRSG Bill Swing primarily to discuss the situation in eastern DRC, as reported ref A. After the discussion, Kabila also noted current debates regarding de [...]	2004-11-30 13:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL KCOR CG
04KINSHASA2352	DEC. 30 DRC UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the area north of Kanyabayonga has quieted and humanitarian relief efforts are underway, troubling fighting and troop movements continue in parts of North Kivu that used to be under RCD/G control. End Summary. Tension High in Goma ---------------------- 2. (C) On [...]	2004-12-30 14:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
04KUWAIT1010	MFA UNDERSECRETARY ON ARAB LEAGUE POSTPONEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told Charge on March 28 that although Tunisia has postponed the Arab League Summit due to lack of consensus on reform, the topic of reform is now on the League's agenda and the GCC will continue to push it. End Summary. (C) Sum [...]	2004-03-29 10:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF KU
04KUWAIT1258	(C) TIP: DISCUSSION WITH NUNCIO [...] (U) A/DCM met April 13 with Archbishop Giuseppe De Andrea, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Yemen, Bahrain, and Qatar and Apostolic Delegate for the Arabian Peninsula, who is resident in Kuwait and has served here over four years. 2. (C) The purpose of the meeting was to brief the Nuncio on th [...]	2004-04-17 10:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KWMN PGOV KCRM SMIG KU
04KUWAIT1274	(C) NEW ICM LEADERS STRIVE FOR MAINSTREAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-18 07:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM PHUM SOCI KU
04KUWAIT13	(C) THE PARADOX OF KUWAIT'S ISLAMISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kuwaiti Islamists face a unique political quandary in the Islamic world. Their ideological suspicion of the US resembles what our colleagues in other Muslim societies encounter daily, but it runs counter to their experience of the US role in liberating Kuwait, which most still g [...]	2004-01-04 07:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL KU
04KUWAIT1334	(C) GUANTANAMO: PROPOSED KUWAITI DELEGATION TO [...] (U) Action request - please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Post has received diplomatic note number 20040895 dated April 21, 2004 from MFA, formally proposing May 3 (vice April 26 in reftel) as the date for a GOK delegation to visit Washington, DC/Ft. Belvoir to discuss the Kuwaiti nationals det [...]	2004-04-22 06:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC KJUS PREL PHUM PINR KU
04KUWAIT1355	(C) COPTIC CHURCH MAKES STRIDES BY MAKING FRIENDS [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-26 10:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV KU EG
04KUWAIT1356	(C) MESSAGE FROM POTUS ON IRAQ [...] (U) CDA delivered reftel letter from President Bush addressed to the Amir, to Minister for Amiri Diwan Affairs Shaykh Nasser Mohammed al-Sabah April 25. Director of the Amir's Office Ibrahim al-Shatti and A/DCM sat in. Receipt of the letter was announced in the Kuwaiti media, as the Ministe [...]	2004-04-26 10:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PARM PREL IZ KU
04KUWAIT1364	(C) IRAQ: NORWEGIAN COMMANDER WANTS TO STAY, [...] (U) A/DCM AND OMC-K VICE CHIEF MET APRIL 25 WITH A VISITING NORWEGIAN DELEGATION COMPRISING THE DCM FROM THE NORWEGIAN EMBASSY IN ABU DHABI, PER VATNE, THE COMMANDER OF THE NORWEGIAN CONTINGENT IN IRAQ, COLONEL THOR MOEN, CHRISTIAN HANEBORG OF THE EMBASSY, AND MAJOR JENS HYNDOY, MOEN'S CHIEF [...]	2004-04-26 12:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NO IZ KU UNSC
04KUWAIT1519	(U) GRILLINGS: ROUNDS TWO AND POSSIBLY THREE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad,s Cabinet has survived a second round of grillings in the National Assembly and appears strong on the eve of a possible third. The second challenge of the year, this time against Health Minister Dr. Mohammed Al-Jarallah, came from Shiite Isl [...]	2004-05-16 10:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KU
04KUWAIT1594	KUWAIT WAVERS ON COMMITMENT TO RESERVE AL-ZOUR [...] (C) SUMMARY. General Electric and Fluor officials have informed post that the Government of Kuwait may have backed away from the Amir's 1996 promise to President Clinton that US firms would have exclusive rights to build the next major electricity generating plant, now anticipated to be the $ [...]	2004-05-19 11:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PREL BEXP ETRD KU
04KUWAIT1634	(C) GOK MAY CO-SPONSOR COSTA RICAN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-23 13:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KU UNGA KSCI
04KUWAIT1635	(C) ARTICLE 98 STILL STALLED [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-23 13:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KJUS KU
04KUWAIT1647	(C) HUMAN CLONING: MFA PROMISES TO CO-SPONSOR [...] (C) In a May 24 meeting with MFA IO Director Amb. Abdullah al-Murad on another topic (septel),CDA elicited a promise that Kuwait would co-sponsor the Costa Rican resolution calling for a complete ban on human cloning. We suggest USUN ask the Kuwaiti mission to confirm these instructions wit [...]	2004-05-24 11:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TBIO KU UNGA KSCI
04KUWAIT1649	(C) UNCC: GOK APPEALS TO HOLD THE LINE [...] (C) An agitated MFA IO Director Amb. Abdullah al-Murad called in CDA May 24 to stress that the GOK at the highest levels attaches great importance to maintaining the existing UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) arrangement. He was concerned about reports from New York that Germany "supported b [...]	2004-05-24 11:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ KU UNSC
04KUWAIT1662	(C) ARTICLE 98: "LEAVE IT TO US" [...] (C) MFA Acting Undersecretary Amb. Khaled al-Babtain told CDA May 25 that the Cabinet's Legal Committee (the Ministers of Justice, Information, and Commerce) would meet May 26 to consider what is needed according to Kuwaiti law to bring the Article 98 agreement into force. He said MFA would s [...]	2004-05-25 14:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KJUS KU
04KUWAIT1663	(C) NEED TO GET MILAIR ARRIVALS UNDER CONTROL [...] (C) CDA was summoned by Foreign Ministry Acting Undersecretary Amb. Khaled al-Babtain May 25. Among other topics, Babtain complained at the way the US military continues to ignore Kuwaiti immigration procedures. Specifically, Babtain said, Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) Alternate Member Ameer [...]	2004-05-26 03:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR OTRA IZ KU
04KUWAIT1699	(C) CATHOLIC CHURCH OPERATES FREELY, BUT [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-30 12:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF KISL PGOV SOCI PREL KU
04KUWAIT1701	(C) LIBERALS ON THE OFFENSIVE IN FACE OF GROWING [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-31 06:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM PHUM SOCI KU
04KUWAIT1705	(U) ELECTORAL REFORM: THE DEBATE CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: Reducing the number of electoral constituencies is one of the leading political issues in Kuwait. The concept is that larger constituencies will make vote-buying harder and dilute the influence of tribes. PM Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad has announced that the GOK will settle this matt [...]	2004-05-31 13:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU
04KUWAIT1748	(C) GOK PROTESTS MISTREATMENT OF MINISTER AT [...] (U) Action request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Charge was summoned to MFA after its cob June 2 to receive a formal protest at the treatment given to Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Feisal al-Hajji at the Chicago port of entry May 2, when he was transiting from London to Houston [...]	2004-06-02 14:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP KU
04KUWAIT1752	(C) UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR DISCUSSES IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is an action request. During a June 2 courtesy call, Paolo Lembo, the new United Nations Resident Coordinator discussed with the Charge the possibility of the UN basing some Iraq support staff in Kuwait. Envisioning a staff of 100-120, he said that their new headquarters wou [...]	2004-06-03 08:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC EAID IZ KU UN
04KUWAIT180	NEA A/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH FM, JANUARY 14 [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA Assistant Secretary Burns met with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on the evening of 14 January 2003. In a wide-ranging discussion, the Minister expressed great satisfaction about developments in Iraq but insisted that any final decisions must wa [...]	2004-01-18 11:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ETRD ECON KU IZ FR SY YM
04KUWAIT1809	(C) ASAD TELLS GOK HE WANTS DIALOGUE WITH USG, [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Kuwaiti FM, Syrian President Asad used a brief visit June 6 to ask the GOK to tell the USG he is serious about working together to promote stability in Iraq. Asad was reportedly very concerned about the Syria Accountability Act, particularly the insertion of t [...]	2004-06-08 13:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY IZ KU
04KUWAIT1810	(C) ARTICLE 98: FM EXPECTS RECESS-RATIFICATION BY [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah told Charge June 7 that the Cabinet had decided June 6 that the Constitution requires ratification of the Article 98 agreement by the National Assembly. As the Assembly is about to recess for the summer, he said he expected the [...]	2004-06-08 13:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KJUS KU
04KUWAIT1811	(C) HARDLINE ISLAMISTS LASH OUT AT US -- FEELING [...] (C) SUMMARY: An Islamist MP issued a lengthy diatribe accusing the US Embassy of interfering in Kuwait's internal affairs; he was clearly reacting to the report detailing our activities in support of human rights, posted on the DoS website. GOK officials including the Foreign Minister quick [...]	2004-06-08 13:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL SOCI KWMN KU
04KUWAIT1812	(C) JORDAN'S KING DID NOT DISCUSS OIL [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah told Charge June 7 that Jordanian King Abdullah had not/not discussed oil during his June 1 visit to Kuwait (other topics septels). (NOTE: the local media reported that the King had said Kuwait had renewed for six months the p [...]	2004-06-08 13:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO IZ KU
04KUWAIT1829	(C) SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE ON ELECTRICITY FOR [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A oral message from the Secretary to Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah SIPDIS al-Salem al-Sabah June 7, after MFA advised that Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed would not be available (other topics septels). The Minister listened attentively and promis [...]	2004-06-09 13:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL IZ KU
04KUWAIT1861	(SBU) PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE RULING FAMILY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ruling Al-Sabah family enjoys broad public support and legitimacy in the eyes of most Kuwaitis. Despite the presence of several hotly-debated issues, Kuwaitis remain content with their leadership and Government. Kuwaitis, from Sunna to Shia, ultra-wealthy to comfortable mid [...]	2004-06-13 13:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KU
04KUWAIT1876	(U) CONSTITUENCY DEBATE ENDS IN BICKERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The June 12 special session of parliament to discuss the reduction of electoral constituencies dissolved into bickering and shouting matches ultimately leading to the adjournment of the session. Too few MPs support any one of the three proposals being considered and there appear e [...]	2004-06-16 06:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU
04KUWAIT1928	(C) GOK INQUIRES ABOUT KUWAITI HELD IN IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Post has received a diplomatic note, number 20041331 from MFA Coordination and Follow-Up Department, dated 20 June 2004, marked "Secret" and noting that ICRC informed the GOK on May 11 that it had registered a Kuwaiti citizen dur [...]	2004-06-21 08:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC MOPS PHUM IZ KU ICRC
04KUWAIT198	(C) S/WCI AMB. PROSPER DISCUSSES IRAQI SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOK pressed for special attention to be given to prosecuting crimes of the Saddam Hussein regime committed against Kuwaitis. At S/WCI Amb. Prosper's suggestion, the GOK agreed to work on putting together a team of investigators to assist the Iraqi Special Tribunal in its in [...]	2004-01-19 14:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KJUS IZ KU KAWC
04KUWAIT1996	(SBU) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CWC TECHNICAL CHANGE TO [...] (C) A/DCM joined the British, Italian and Libyan DCMs in delivering reftel demarche June 28 on MFA Acting Director of Legal Affairs Ghanem al-Ghanem. Ghanem promised to contact the Kuwaiti OPCW Executive Council delegation urgently (it had just left for The Hague that morning) and to put the [...]	2004-06-28 13:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL LY KU CWC
04KUWAIT2152	(C) GUANTANAMO: GOK SEEKS CLEARANCE FOR LAWYER, [...] (U) THIS IS REVISED VERSION OF REFTEL, WHICH WAS INADVERTENTLY SENT INCOMPLETE. Action Request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Embassy has received two diplomatic notes in Arabic from MFA Coordination and Follow-Up Department, both marked "secret." According to the first (number 2004145 [...]	2004-07-12 14:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC KJUS PREL PHUM PINR KU
04KUWAIT2245	(SBU) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: FAILED JULY 13 [...] (C) Summary: After more than a year of conspicuous inaction by the GOK and parliament on municipal reform, the National Assembly failed to reach a quorum in the July 13 extraordinary session called to debate an Amiri decree postponing Municipal Council elections for another year. This provoke [...]	2004-07-19 10:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KU
04KUWAIT2248	(C) COUNTRY TEAM POSITION REGARDING RELEASE [...] (C) Background. The Government of Kuwait (GOK) has requested release to purchase the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasure System (ATIRCMS) for its AH-64D Apaches. The first Apaches for Kuwait will be delivered in Sep 06. The ATIRCMS uses the AN/ALQ-212 Infrared (IR) Jammer and the Commo [...]	2004-07-19 14:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL
04KUWAIT2274	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S JULY 18 MEETING WITH ACTING [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Armitage met with Acting Prime Minister and Interior Minister Shaykh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Jaber Al-Sabah and other Kuwaiti Ministers on July 18. The Deputy Secretary took the opportunity to discuss the overall situation in Iraq, soliciting Shaykh Nawaf's views on the [...]	2004-07-21 07:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU IZ
04KUWAIT2335	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS ON PRIME MINISTER AND [...] (C) Summary: On July 24, the Ambassador paid farewell visits to Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah. Discussions centered largely on the situation in Iraq, including the Interim Government's ability to secure the country in the face o [...]	2004-07-27 06:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU IZ
04KUWAIT2425	(U) INDIA AND THE PHILIPPINES IMPOSE BAN ON [...] (U) Action request at para 11. 2. (C) Summary. MFA reports that the Embassies of the Philippines and India, responding to a deteriorating security situation, requested GOK assistance on 3 August in banning travel of their nationals to Iraq. MFA, reportedly in order to provide USG an opp [...]	2004-08-04 03:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS ETRD EAID PREL PHUM IN IZ KU
04KUWAIT2426	IRAQI PRIME MINISTER'S HISTORIC VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] (U) SUMMARY: All local news dailies covered the historic three-day visit to Kuwait by Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, July 31-Aug 2. Pro-forma high-level meetings were conducted during the visit, which focused on the resumption of the bilateral relationship. Allawi reassured Kuwait that Ir [...]	2004-08-04 03:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ KU
04KUWAIT2496	IRAQ TRAVEL BAN: US MILITARY PRESSES INDIA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Embassy hosted an August 5 meeting between representatives of the Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) and representatives from the Indian and Phillipines Embassies concerning the travel ban that both India and the Philippines have imposed, prohibiting their natio [...]	2004-08-07 13:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB MOPS PREL PHUM ETRD EAID KU IZ IN RP
04KUWAIT2512	INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFICIAL APPRAISES KSS [...] (C)SUMMARY: In an August 8 meeting with Charge, Interior Ministry Undersecretary LtGen Nasser Al-Othman said that the Ministry will not stop in its efforts to uncover militant activities in Kuwait. Al-Othman also spoke of a need to improve KSS and for the organization to be more aggressive in [...]	2004-08-08 13:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC PGOV KU
04KUWAIT2542	IRAQ TRAVEL BAN: IMPACT ON US MILITARY CONTRACTORS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Econoff spoke on August 10 with the two major US military contractors transporting supplies for US operations in Iraq, to see how the travel ban preventing Indian and Filipino workers from entering Iraq is affecting their operations. Altanmia, which holds the Defense Energy Sup [...]	2004-08-10 12:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB MOPS PREL PHUM ETRD EAID KU IZ IN RP
04KUWAIT2567	KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER ACTIVITIES TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT [...] (C) Summary: On August 11, Emboffs visited border-crossing points on the Kuwait-Iraq border to identify future construction sites for a planned Kuwaiti border barrier and to seek context for GOK reports of friction with Iraqi border patrols (reftel). Both Kuwait and Iraq appear determined to [...]	2004-08-12 07:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS KTIA MARR KU IZ
04KUWAIT2596	KUWAIT OIL UPDATE - AUGUST 2004 [...] (SBU) Summary: In this version of the Kuwait Oil Update: the long-awaited Project Kuwait is given draft approval by the Supreme Petroleum Council; Kuwait Petroleum Company CEO Nader Al-Sultan tenders his resignation; the GOK moves forward in its hunt for gas supplies; a fourth refinery is pl [...]	2004-08-15 10:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV BEXP KU IZ IR
04KUWAIT2742	LOCAL PRESS TRACKS KUWAITI JIHADIS [...] (U) SUMMARY: News dailies continue to report on the still-breaking story of widespread arrests of suspected Islamic extremists here. The reporting stream began with the July accounts of the repatriation of four Kuwaiti minors caught in Syria by local security forces on their way to join anti- [...]	2004-08-23 14:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC KU
04KUWAIT276	(U) DRUGGED OUT: NON-CITIZENS LACK ACCESS TO BEST [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-26 04:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL PINR KU
04KUWAIT2772	GOK AWAITS NEGOTIATING TEAM FOR MNF-I FUEL CONTRACT [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. (C) CDA was called to a meeting with Minister of Energy Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahd on August 24 to discuss the MNF-I fuel. The Minister said that he had been tasked by the GOK to resolve the matter, in response to the recent meeting in Washingt [...]	2004-08-24 14:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL EAID MARR PGOV KU IZ
04KUWAIT2783	GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE DEMARCHE DELIVERED; MINDEF [...] (C) During an introductory courtesy call, CDA delivered reftel talking points to Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on August 24. The Minister said that it was a "wise step to consult with allies" on these changes, and added that Kuwait and the U.S. are "facing common [...]	2004-08-25 10:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR MCAP MOPS KU IZ NATO
04KUWAIT2789	GERMAN-FRENCH DEMARCHE ON UNSC PERMANENT SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-25 11:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC GE
04KUWAIT2873	NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN TO ENSURE CONTINUED FUEL [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Initial discussions between the USG and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) to ensure KPC's continued provision of assistance-in-kind (AIK) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) fuel supplies began on August 30. The KPC delegation [...]	2004-08-30 14:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL EAID MARR PGOV KU IZ
04KUWAIT2907	FUEL FOR IRAQ: ONE MONTH REPRIEVE FROM CUT-OFF [...] (C) Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and USG delegations met again on September 1 to continue discussions over Kuwait's provision of assistance-in-kind (AIK) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) fuel supplies for US forces, which KPC had been instructed to terminate on September 4. KPC Chairma [...]	2004-09-01 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL EAID MARR PGOV KU IZ
04KUWAIT294	(SBU) MFA REVIEWS RECIPROCITY [...] (SBU) Post has received the following diplomatic note (in Arabic; informal translation by Post): BEGIN TEXT: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Protocol Top Urgent Circular 50003 January 18, 2004 MFA - Protocol Department - sends its compliments to all the diplomatic mis [...]	2004-01-27 05:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC AMGT KU
04KUWAIT295	(U) PROJECT KUWAIT: CHEVRONTEXACO BRIEFS SPECIAL [...] (C) Summary: Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs J. Frank Mermoud met with ChevronTexaco Kuwait Manager Hani Iskander on January 13. During the course of their conversation, the two discussed the status of Kuwait's long-delayed northern oilfields project (Project Kuwait [...]	2004-01-27 05:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD EINV KU IZ
04KUWAIT3028	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-08 12:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER
04KUWAIT3063	IAMB RECEIVES KPMG UPDATE ON DFI AUDIT, EXPRESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB) on Iraq met in Kuwait on 7-8 September to receive a briefing from KPMG on the status of the second stage of the external audit work on the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI). In its press release after the meeting, the IAMB n [...]	2004-09-11 11:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN IZ UN KW
04KUWAIT3190	KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER ON ARAB LEAGUE, IRAQ, [...] (U) In a forty-five minute meeting on September 15, the morning after arrival in country, Ambassador LeBaron presented copies of credentials to Foreign Minister Shaikh Muhammad Al-Sabah. The Foreign Minister was joined by Undersecretary Khalid Jarallah, Office Director Shaikh Ahmad Al-Sabah, [...]	2004-09-15 13:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ODIP KU
04KUWAIT3262	KUWAITI MFA SAYS GOK WILL NOT ENFORCE BAN ON [...] (C) During introductory meeting with MFA Chief of Protocol Walid al-Khubaizi on September 20, Khubaizi told Ambassador LeBaron that he would be meeting later that day with the Indian and Filipino Ambassadors and via conference call with the Nepali Ambassador resident in Riyadh. On instruction [...]	2004-09-21 04:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PBTS MOPS KU IZ
04KUWAIT3320	FAILAKA FOUR FREE ON BAIL [...] (U) News dailies reported September 21 that four of the suspects allegedly involved in the October 8, 2002 Failaka Island attack, Adnan Asad Al-Kandari, Abdullah Mohammed Al-Kandari, Yousef Ahmed Al-Kandari, and Ghazi Faisal Al-Tarrah, were released on KD 200 bail (approximately USD 670) but r [...]	2004-09-22 13:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KISL KU
04KUWAIT3374	TURKS CONCERNED ABOUT NATIONALS WORKING FOR US [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 21 meeting with DCM and a September 25 follow-up with US military officials, Turkish diplomats raised concerns about the treatment of Turkish drivers working for US military contractors and sub-contractors in Kuwait and Iraq. They said that the Turkish Embassy i [...]	2004-09-27 09:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB MOPS PREL PHUM ETRD EAID KU IZ TU
04KUWAIT339	(C) FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS STAFFDEL ABRAMOWITZ [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-28 11:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWMN ECON KU
04KUWAIT3391	KUWAITI RUMOR MILL ON OVERDRIVE REGARDING IMMINENT [...] (C) Summary: After two days of intense public speculation about a possible change of senior Kuwaiti leadership, post is unable to confirm persistent rumors that Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad will be elevated to the post of Crown Prince or Amir. The rumors followed a September 2 [...]	2004-09-28 10:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU
04KUWAIT346	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-28 15:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KWMN KDEM KU
04KUWAIT3462	GCC DISCUSSES COMMON THREAT OF TERRORISM [...] (U) In preparation for an October 9-10 meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Interior Ministers in Kuwait, GCC Interior Ministry Undersecretaries met in Kuwait on October 2 and 3 to discuss the common threat of terrorism and what steps the Council could take to further bolster their cooper [...]	2004-10-04 13:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KU BA YM QA UE OM
04KUWAIT350	(C) TIP: KUWAITI EFFORT TO HELP REPATRIATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kuwaiti Ambassador to Indonesia is working with the Kuwait Red Crescent Society and the Indonesian Embassy to expedite repatriation of domestic servants stranded in Kuwait, and to ensure payment of wages owed to them. He hopes to be able to extend this initiative to Filipin [...]	2004-01-31 12:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PGOV SOCI PREL KU ID RP
04KUWAIT3504	CENTCOM COMMANDER BRIEFS KUWAITI MINISTER OF AMIRI [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 6, CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid met with the Kuwait Minister of the Amiri Diwan, Nasser Mohammed Al Sabah. During a relaxed and friendly conversation lasting over an hour, General Abizaid described the situation in Iraq and efforts by coalition forces to assi [...]	2004-10-07 05:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR ASEC PREL PTER IZ KU
04KUWAIT3511	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-10 11:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KAWC PINR KU
04KUWAIT3546	SHIITE LEADER SAYS GOK FEARS ISLAMISTS, URGES U.S. [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with Poloff, Shiite religious cleric Sayed Mohammed Bakr al-Mohri, an outspoken advocate for Kuwait's Shia population and a vocal critic of the GOK, lamented that although Kuwait's Shia had recently made great gains, the GOK was "fearful" of conservative Sunni [...]	2004-10-13 14:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KU IZ IR
04KUWAIT3547	PAKISTAN BAN ON DRIVERS TO IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-13 14:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KU MOPS PGOV PK PREL
04KUWAIT3590	GOK REMOVES BAN ON THIRD-COUNTRY DRIVERS TO IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-20 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB IN IZ MOPS PK PREL
04KUWAIT3592	ARTICLE 98 RATIFICATION NOW ON FAST TRACK [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-21 06:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU KLEG
04KUWAIT3607	MINDEF TELLS PDASD FLORY FUEL WILL CONTINUE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Kuwaiti Defense Minister Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah explained in an October 19 meeting with PDASD Flory and the Ambassador that the GOK request for a fuel contract (for fuel supply to the U.S. for use in Iraq) was simply an administrative issue and easily [...]	2004-10-23 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EPET IZ KU MARR MOPS PREL PTER
04KUWAIT3633	JUSTICE MINISTER: U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FLAWED, [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador on October 23, Justice Minister Ahmed Baqer disputed U.S. claims of a corruptible judiciary, increased censorship, and preferential treatment of Kuwaiti nationals and discussed what he sees as numerous mistakes in the 2003 Department Report on [...]	2004-10-25 13:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KWMN PHUM PINR KU
04KUWAIT3657	AMBASSADOR AND KUWAITI PM REVIEW BILATERAL TIES, [...] (C) Summary: In an October 25 call on the Prime Minister, the Ambassador reviewed the main elements of the bilateral relationship. The Ambassador thanked the PM for Kuwait's steady cooperation on security matters and generous support for coalition efforts in Iraq, including provision of fu [...]	2004-10-26 13:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KWMN PHUM ECON KU
04KUWAIT3658	KUWAITI FM TELLS A/S BLOOMFIELD FUEL ISSUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 20, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah told PM A/S Lincoln Bloomfield Jr., PDASD Peter Flory, and the Ambassador that a fuel contract for OIF support was required by the GOK's constitutional framework and that Parliament would hold the [...]	2004-10-27 04:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PTER KU IZ
04KUWAIT368	U.S. DELEGATION MAKES PROGRESS ON CONTINUED [...] (C) During a series of meetings on January 27, 2004, U.S. Delegation led by Assistant Secretary for Political Military Affairs Lincoln Bloomfield Jr. made a concerted effort to ensure continued Kuwaiti AIK fuel supplies for the foreseeable future. Bloomfield, supported by a large DOD and St [...]	2004-02-03 14:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KU IZ
04KUWAIT3682	PRIME MINISTER REITERATES ECONOMY IS TOP PRIORITY [...] (U) Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah summoned cabinet members, their deputies and key economic figures to Bayan Palace on October 23 to impress upon them his intent to move forward with economic reforms during the current legislative session, which was inaugurated on October 26. L [...]	2004-10-27 13:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EPET KU
04KUWAIT3683	US MILITARY, EMBASSY MEET WITH PAKISTANIS ON DRIVER BAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-27 13:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ELAB ETRD IZ KU MOPS PHUM PK PREL
04KUWAIT3751	WEAK AMIR PRESIDES OVER OPENING OF PARLIAMENT; [...] (C) A frail Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah opened the National Assembly session on October 26, marking the start of the second year of Kuwait's tenth National Assembly legislative term. The Amiri address, traditionally delivered by the Amir at the beginning of each session, was instead r [...]	2004-11-02 12:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN PINR KU
04KUWAIT3759	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT TO STUDY UNGA HUMAN [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points to MFA U/S Ambassador Khaled al-Jarallah during their November 2 meeting. He noted that Saudi Arabia had already agreed to support the U.S. position in favor of the Costa Rican resolution. The U/S said he would discuss the USG request with relevant [...]	2004-11-02 13:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO PREL KU UNGA USUN
04KUWAIT3762	KUWAITI PM TO IRANIAN FM: PUT THIS FIRE OUT [...] (C) During their November 2 meeting, MFA U/S Ambassador Khaled al-Jarallah gave the Ambassador a brief readout of Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi's October 25 meeting with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah. The Undersecretary said Kharazi had spoken at length about Iran's n [...]	2004-11-02 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU IZ IR
04KUWAIT3768	KUWAIT CALLS IRAQI PRESIDENT VISIT A SUCCESS: [...] (C) Summary/Comment: During a November 2 meeting, Kuwaiti MFA U/S Ambassador Khaled al-Jarallah gave the Ambassador a readout of IIG President Ghazi al-Yawar's October 30 - November 1 visit to Kuwait. Jarallah said the visit had been "very fruitful," though Yawar had not come with a specific [...]	2004-11-03 13:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN KU IZ
04KUWAIT3842	GOK TO TAKE "LEADERSHIP ROLE" ON IRAQI DEBT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador delivered 8 November reftel points to Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah, following up on Deputy Secretary Armitage's 7 November raising of Iraqi debt and the Sharm el-Sheikh conference with Prime Minister Sabah. Dr. Mohammed said the GOK would t [...]	2004-11-09 08:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID PREL IZ KU
04KUWAIT3843	GOK SKEPTICAL ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE [...] (C) Minutes after Suha Arafat made a spectacle of herself and the Palestinian leadership, Ambassador delivered reftel request for increased financial assistance for the Palestinian Authority to Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. Deputy Secretary Armitage [...]	2004-11-09 08:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG EAID IS KU
04KUWAIT3876	ISLAMISTS WIN ANOTHER BATTLE: RAMADAN TV SPECIAL [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The recently banned Ramadan television special 'Donia Al-Quwy' has become a nationwide hit for the very reasons it is not being aired by local stations: its focus on taboo societal issues. While the ban reflects the growing influence of Kuwaiti Islamists in this cons [...]	2004-11-10 13:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI KU
04KUWAIT3877	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN ACTION ON CONVENTION TO [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-10 13:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA KSCI
04KUWAIT3878	BRITISH WORKING BORDER PROBLEMS WITH KUWAITIS AND [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The British Ambassador has been working with the Kuwaitis and UK military elements in Southern Iraq over the last two weeks to resolve some border complaints made by the Kuwaitis. The GOK turned to the UK Embassy partly because of the presence of UK forces in southern Ir [...]	2004-11-10 13:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL PTER IZ KU
04KUWAIT3897	DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S NOVEMBER 7 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: In a 45 minute meeting November 7, the Deputy Secretary and Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah discussed a wide range of issues, but focused primarily on the situation in Iraq. The Deputy Secretary briefed the PM on his visit, informing him of the IIG's declaration of a state [...]	2004-11-12 12:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU
04KUWAIT390	BLOOMFIELD DELEGATION MEETS INTER-MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary. A senior U.S. delegation led by PM A/S Lincoln Bloomfield Jr. with PDASD/ISA Peter Flory, met on January 27 with representatives of the Kuwait Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Finance, Defense and Energy as well as the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation at the Kuwait Ministry of Finance [...]	2004-02-06 16:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL MARR MOPS KU IZ
04KUWAIT3933	COURTESY CALL ON THE INTERIOR MINISTER REVEALS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During the Ambassador's introductory call on Interior Minister Shaykh Nawaf, the Minister was unable to clarify status of the border MOU with the U.S. military. Shaykh Nawaf insisted the signed agreement had been returned to the MFA for further action, but he had no [...]	2004-11-18 05:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF MOPS IZ KU
04KUWAIT3984	KUWAIT SUPPORTS SECRETARY' POWELL'S INTERVENTION [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador briefed FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed November 21 on developments on Iraqi issues in advance of the FM's departure for the Sharm Al Sheikh regional conference. The Ambassador secured GOK support for Secretary Powell's conference intervention and reconfirmed SIPDIS K [...]	2004-11-21 16:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID
04KUWAIT4026	ITALIANS SEEKING GCC SUPPORT ON UNSC REFORM [...] (C) In a November 20 courtesy call on Emboffs, Nico Frandi (protect),2nd Secretary of the Italian Embassy, spoke at length on Italy's views on UN Security Council reform. He said his government was dismayed there was no common European position on reform and, as a result, decided to approac [...]	2004-11-24 04:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC KU IT UNSC
04KUWAIT4100	TWO EDITORS AGREE: UNCERTAIN SUCCESSION IS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In courtesy calls by Ambassador LeBaron on the editors of Kuwait's top two Arabic-language dailies, each editor cited Kuwait's uncertain ruling family succession as the number one problem now facing the nation. The two papers, Al-Qabas and Al-Rai Al-Aam, differ signifi [...]	2004-11-30 13:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU

04KUWAIT4106	KUWAITI SECURITY ADVISOR TO SEE DEPUTY NSA HADLEY; [...] Biographical information included; please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: Kuwaiti National Security Advisor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah confirmed with DCM on September 29 that he will meet with Deputy NSA and NSA designate Stephen Hadley on Saturday, December 4, at 1500, on the sid [...]	2004-12-01 04:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KU IZ BA NATO
04KUWAIT4132	TRIPARTITE COMMISSION LAUDS PROGRESS IN ID OF GULF [...] (U) Summary and Comment: The 27th meeting of the Tripartite Commission (TPC) on Gulf War Missing was held November 24 in Geneva at ICRC headquarters. In stark contrast to previous sessions (ref C),this meeting was characterized by strong cooperation among TPC members and the participation [...]	2004-12-01 12:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPOW PHUM AORC KU IZ ICRC
04KUWAIT4199	SENIOR MP SAYS THE TIME IS NOT RIGHT FOR IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: During a December 1 courtesy call by Ambassador LeBaron, Chairman of the National Assembly Committee on Foreign Affairs, MP Mohammed Jassam Al-Sager (also Al-Saqer),was not shy about his views on Iraq, U.S. policy successes and failures, and the effectiveness of the Government [...]	2004-12-06 03:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID KU KLEG
04KUWAIT4216	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR FULL [...] (C) Political Chief delivered December 7 ref demarche to Ambassador Faisal Al-Mashan, MFA Arab World Department Manager. Al-Mashan said Kuwait agreed with the U.S. on the need for full Sunni participation in the January 2005 elections and said Kuwait would do its part to achieve such an end [...]	2004-12-07 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL KDEM PHUM IZ KU
04KUWAIT4219	MINISTER SHARAR NOT THOROUGHLY COOKED: ANOTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah's cabinet survived yet another Parliamentary grilling. Mohammed Dhaifallah Sharar, (Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs),survived a grilling launched by two Members of Par [...]	2004-12-07 14:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN KU
04KUWAIT4312	MUBARAK RUNS INTERFERENCE FOR ABU MAZEN DURING [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met December 12 with the Egyptian Ambassador to Kuwait, Abdel-Rahim Shalaby, to discuss Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak,s December 7-8 visit to Kuwait. Shalaby said the meeting covered three GOE concerns: support for Mahmoud Abbas, candidacy in upcoming Palestinian ele [...]	2004-12-13 08:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM ECON KU IZ EG
04KUWAIT4314	UN OFFICIAL IN KUWAIT TO BE QAZI'S DEPUTY IN IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY Ambassador LeBaron met twice recently with the United Nations Resident Coordinator ad interim and United Nations Development Program representative, Paolo Lembo, to discuss the growing role of the UN in Iraq and the surrounding region. Lembo stated that the UN would, in time, fu [...]	2004-12-13 09:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MOPS AORC IO IZ KU
04KUWAIT4360	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-15 11:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS OPDC KU
04KUWAIT4369	SECURITY ADVISOR PROMISES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Summary: During a December 15 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Kuwaiti National Security Bureau (NSB) President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah confirmed the GOK will provide financial assistance and political support to the Palestinian Authority. The GOK looks forward to PA e [...]	2004-12-15 14:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IZ NATO
04KUWAIT4389	CHINA AND ITALY TO STORE KUWAIT'S STRATEGIC [...] (C) A senior advisor to Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah told Poloff on December 15 that Kuwait had concluded an agreement with China -- reportedly through a China-based Chevron subsidiary -- for the storage of part of its foreign-based "Strategic Petroleum Reserve," (SPR) bolster [...]	2004-12-18 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL KU CH IT
04KUWAIT4407	SUCCESSION: APPEAL FOR ROYAL TITLE DAMAGES [...] (C) In a December 15 meeting, a senior advisor to the Prime Minister told Poloff that Shaykh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah, Commander of the National Guard, had asked the Amir on November 30 -- in the presence of both the Crown Prince and PM -- "if (PM) Shaykh Sabah was more important than him" and d [...]	2004-12-19 11:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU
04KUWAIT4411	KUWAITI FM ON BAHRAIN FTA AND THE GCC SUMMIT [...] (C) During a December 18 meeting on another topic, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah updated Ambassador LeBaron and British Ambassador Christopher Wilton on the GCC ministerial gathering earlier this month. As reported by others, Saudi FM Saud Al-Faisal's obje [...]	2004-12-19 13:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KU SA BA
04KUWAIT4414	GOK READY TO WORK WITH PALESTINIANS ONCE ABU MAZEN [...] (C) During a December 18 meeting on another topic, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah told Ambassador LeBaron and British Ambassador Christopher Wilton that the December 13 visit to Kuwait of Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) "went very well." Dr. Mohammed added that [...]	2004-12-19 14:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ECON KU IS
04KUWAIT4415	KUWAITI CALLS BMENA MEETING A SUCCESS, REITERATES [...] (C) Summary: In a December 18 call on Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Ambassador stressed the gravity of recent security threats to U.S. and Kuwaiti interests and noted the weakness of the GOK legal instruments in combating terrorist financing. (SEPTEL) Th [...]	2004-12-09 21:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV MOPS ECON KU
04KUWAIT4425	SHARAR GRILLING MEANT TO SEND OFFICIAL MESSAGE ON [...] (C) A senior advisor to Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah told Poloff December 15 that the December 6 grilling of Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammed Dhaifallah Sharar (ref b) had been engineered by the government in an attempt to "send a message" to members of the royal [...]	2004-12-20 13:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU
04KUWAIT4426	GOOD FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS: GOK REQUESTS UN [...] (C) Summary: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah called the Ambassador and British Ambassador Christopher Wilton to his office on December 18 to provide background on the GOK's request to activate a clause in UNSCR 833, requiring the UN to ensure that border po [...]	2004-12-20 14:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PTER IZ KU UN
04KUWAIT451	(C) IRAQ: GOK SEEKS INPUT FOR NEIGHBORS' MEETING [...] (U) Action request - please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) MFA Undersecretary Amb. Khaled al-Jarallah asked Charge February 8 to provide urgently any points the USG would like to have included in the final communique of the "Neighboring Countries" (of Iraq) meeting that Kuwait will host on Febru [...]	2004-02-09 06:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ KU
04KUWAIT4513	FUTURE OF FALTERING KUWAIT AIRWAYS [...] (C) Ambassador met with Kuwaiti Minister of Communications, Planning and State for Development of Administrative Affairs Shaykh Ahmed Abdullah al-Ahmed al-Sabah on December 27, 2004 and discussed the financial situation of Kuwait Airways and the recent announcement of a new airline opening in [...]	2004-12-27 13:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR KPRV KU BEXP
04KUWAIT4514	POSITIVE REPORT ON UNEMPLOYMENT IN KUWAIT [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed the employment situation in Kuwait during a December 27, 2004 meeting with Minister of Communications, Planning and State for Development of Administrative Affairs Shaykh Ahmed Abdullah al-Ahmed al-Sabah. When asked his opinion on Kuwait unemployment, the Minster [...]	2004-12-27 13:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON ELAB KU PGOV
04KUWAIT4540	SURVIVING GRANDSON OF LATE AMIR MUBARAK THE GREAT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a December 26 call on the Ambassador, Shaykh Mohammed Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, the eldest surviving grandson of Mubarak the Great, complained about a lack of American respect for Kuwait. Shaykh Mohammed, a young but influential Shaykh, admitted to an inability [...]	2004-12-28 13:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KU
04KUWAIT4554	TOO MUCH STICK, NOT ENOUGH CARROT: KUWAIT EMBASSY [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Econoffs met with representatives from the Kuwaiti Embassy in Washington on December 21 to discuss the TIFA process and prospects for a second TIFA Council meeting. They echoed the comments made by senior Ministry of Commerce officials that Kuwait is "jealous" that [...]	2004-12-29 10:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ECON KIPR KU
04KUWAIT4557	KUWAIT ENERGY UPDATE: PROJECTS, EXPANSION, [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met December 2004 separately with KPC board members, executives and chairmen of the various KPC divisions, and also met with American oil company executives. Most of the discussions concerned the Kuwait Project (septel),but other topics discussed include: Kuwait-Ira [...]	2004-12-29 11:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EPET ENRG BEXP KU IZ
04KUWAIT4559	REQUEST FOR EXAMPLES OF GOOD TERROR FINANCE [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (C) Following up on earlier requests to Kuwait's Minister of Finance and Central Bank Governor to develop and implement strong terror finance interdiction legislation (Refs A and B,) Ambassador raised the issue December 29 with National Assembl [...]	2004-12-29 11:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN KU
04KUWAIT474	COORDINATING WITH THE UK ON IRAQI DEBT REDUCTION [...] (C) UK Deputy Head of Mission in Kuwait Jamie Bowden reported to EconChief on February 8 that the UK Embassy here did not intend to demarche GOK on a reduction in Iraqi debt as described Reftel. According to Bowden, debt reduction for Iraq had been discussed January 27 at a meeting in Kuwait [...]	2004-02-11 13:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL KU IZ
04KUWAIT480	(C) OFAC MEETS WITH CENTRAL BANK: KUWAIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Director Richard Newcomb met with Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Governor Shaykh Salem Al-Sabah on January 19, 2004 to discuss issues outstanding from OFAC's October 2003 visit to Kuwait. Shaykh Salem verified that the CBK will give instructio [...]	2004-02-11 14:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETTC PTER PREL KU IZ
04KUWAIT495	(C) KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE OPENS UP TO OFAC [...] (C) Summary: On January 19 OFAC Director Richard Newcomb met with Kuwait Finance House (KFH) General Manager Jassar Al-Jassar and officials from the KFH Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Finance Unit (AML). KFH officials described in detail to OFAC representatives their efforts to combat te [...]	2004-02-15 12:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETTC PTER PREL KU
04KUWAIT498	(C) TERRORIST FINANCE: KUWAITIS WAITING FOR LDI [...] (C) Summary: Econoff met with MP Nasser Al-Sane on February 8 to follow up on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's (OFAC) January visit to Kuwait. Al-Sane detailed the history of his efforts to get the Kuwaiti charity Lajnat Al Da'awa Al-Islamiyah (LDI) de-listed as a United Nations-desig [...]	2004-02-15 14:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETTC PTER PREL KU
04KUWAIT510	(C) IRAQI ASSETS: KUWAIT'S $85 MILLION TRANSFER [...] (U) This is an action request: please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Post reported in Ref A that the Government of Kuwait decided in December 2003 to transfer $85 million held in the Commercial Bank of Kuwait's Nassau branch to the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI),pursuant to UN Security Council [...]	2004-02-17 09:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC ECON PREL KU IZ
04KUWAIT539	(U) IRAQ: NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES' MEETING SUPPORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kuwait hosted the Fifth Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Neighboring Countries of Iraq February 14-15. The participation of the Iraqis for the first time, and the presence of UN Special Envoy Brahimi, minimized contentiousness and resulted in success, in the GOK view. Th [...]	2004-02-17 11:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ KU UNSC
04KUWAIT675	(C) BAHRAIN'S KING VISITS, PUSHING ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) King Hamad of Bahrain made a three-hour visit to Kuwait February 28. His main purpose was to seek support for the Saudi-Bahraini proposal to reform the Arab League, according to MFA Undersecretary Khaled al-Jarallah, who confirmed to Charge that the GCC states would support the proposal [...]	2004-03-01 09:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF
04KUWAIT69	HUMANITARIAN FUEL CONVOYS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ: THE [...] (C) Summary. A survey of the provision of gasoline and kerosene to southern Iraq under the humanitarian fuel program showed bottlenecks inside Iraq that are slowing truck convoys coming from Kuwait. The downloading depots at Diwaniyah and Latifiyah lack adequate pumps to download fuel from tr [...]	2004-01-07 07:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAID MOPS PREL PGOV IZ IR KU
04KUWAIT731	(C) GULF WAR MISSING: TSC MEETS, NOTES CONTINUING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War POWs and Missing Persons (TPC) held its 45th official session in Kuwait March 2. 30 more remains of Kuwaiti missing have been positively identified since the December TPC meeting. The TSC authorized ful [...]	2004-03-03 15:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPOW PHUM IZ KU ICRC
04KUWAIT758	(C) ARTICLE 98: GOK TO NOTIFY US AGREEMENT IS IN [...] (C) Ambassador emphasized to Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah March 6 that it is important to the USG to have an Article 98 agreement in force even if Kuwait decides not to ratify the Rome Statute, and that we believe it is in Kuwait's interest also. The Minister confirmed that t [...]	2004-03-07 05:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV KJUS KU
04KUWAIT760	(C) FONMIN ON ARAB LEAGUE REFORM AND GME [...] (C) Ambassador met March 6 with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah (other topics septels). During the course of the meeting, the Ambassador asked about the prospects for Arab League reform, in light of the upcoming summit and the March 1 Ministerial in Cairo. The Minister laughe [...]	2004-03-07 05:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF KU
04KUWAIT762	(C) SPECIAL 301: AMBASSADOR PRESSES FONMIN FOR [...] (C) Ambassador met March 6 with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah (other topics septels). During the meeting, he informed the Minister that our required annual report on Special 301 will show Kuwait as the weakest of the GCC states when it comes to protection of intellectual pr [...]	2004-03-07 08:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR KU
04KUWAIT765	(C) IRAQI WAR CRIMES: GOK STRESSES INTEREST IN [...] (C) Ambassador met March 6 with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah (other topics septels). During the meeting, the Minister asked about Saddam Hussein and Ali Hassan al-Majid ("Chemical Ali"). The Ambassador explained that Saddam is in solitary confinement and being interviewed; [...]	2004-03-07 12:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC KJUS IZ KU
04KUWAIT786	(SBU) KUWAIT AND IRAQ BEGIN ADDRESSING BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Energy Ministry Undersecretary Al-Own told USG officials that Kuwait and Iraq have begun direct discussion of bilateral energy issues through the creation of a technical committee, but he remains concerned that Iraq is lacking well-organized plans for the sector. (See septel o [...]	2004-03-09 04:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EINV KU IZ SA QA IR
04KUWAIT810	HUNGRY MPS WARM UP THE GRILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY:... [...]	2004-03-10 14:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IZ KISL YM KU
04KUWAIT839	(C) IRAQ - KUWAIT ELECTRICITY COOPERATION [...] (C) Ambassador met with the Kuwaiti Minister of Energy and the Iraqi Minister of Electricity in Kuwait March 8. According to the Minister of Energy, Shaykh Ahmed al-Fahd, the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers gave approval in principle on February 29 for construction of a power plant to serve Iraq [...]	2004-03-14 05:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL ECON IZ KU
04KUWAIT922	(C) FOREIGN MINISTER URGES RESOLUTION OF AIK FUEL [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-21 15:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MARR MOPS KU IZ
04KUWAIT928	(C) KUWAIT PETROLEUM COMPANY: UNCOMPROMISING ON [...] (SBU) Summary. On 9 March Embassy and US Military officials from OMC-K and the 143rd Transportation Unit met with Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) Deputy Chairman Nader Sultan to discuss the current status of the Iraq humanitarian fuel contract and the US military's future land needs at the po [...]	2004-03-22 11:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EINV EWWT PREL MARR KU IZ SA QA IR
04KUWAIT948	(U) CLARIFYING PARLIAMENT'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Kuwaiti Constitutional Court agreed in mid-March to hear legal arguments in April from National Assembly lawyers in defense of parliament's right to question Cabinet Ministers. Earlier, the GOK questioned the constitutionality of parliament's current interpretation of Artic [...]	2004-03-23 12:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KU
04KUWAIT991	(SBU) AMBASSADOR BRIEFS SENIOR GOK OFFICIALS ON [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: In his capacity as CPA Deputy Administrator, Ambassador Jones held separate meetings in Kuwait on March 20 with Shaykh Sabah al-Khalid, Chairman of Kuwait's National Security Bureau; Shaykh Nasser Sabah al-Ahmed, son of the Prime Minister; and Shaykh Nasser Mohamm [...]	2004-03-27 13:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ KU
04LAGOS1068	NIGERIA: NOBEL LAUREATE WOLE SOYINKA ARRESTED, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) arrested and later released Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka and six other human rights activists on May 15 during a rally held in Lagos opposing President Olusegun Obasanjo's administration and its policies. Soyinka later met with the CG and POLOFF o [...]	2004-05-20 16:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI PGOV PINR NI
04LAGOS1131	GANG WARFARE IN PORT HARCOURT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Gang-style fighting near the city Port Harcourt in Rivers State over the last several days has resulted in numerous deaths. Two rival gangs associated with politically-connected "godfathers" are fighting over control of villages approximately 10-20 kilometers west of Port Harcourt [...]	2004-05-28 05:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EPET EWWT PINR PINS EINV ETRD NI CACS
04LAGOS1163	NIGERIA - GANGS OF PORT HARCOURT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Recent gang fighting in the Port Harcourt area of the Niger Delta highlights yet another brand of violence in Nigeria (ref A). Reports from oil services and construction company security managers in the field estimate that up to 100 people may have died over three to four days of [...]	2004-06-03 09:14:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR EPET EINV PHUM NI
04LAGOS124	NIGERIAN STYLE DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW IN [...] (U) Anarchy reigns in the government of Anambra State. Since the challenged gubernatorial election in April 2003, the state has countenanced the July abduction of Governor Chris Ngige (reftel B),a state coup attempt, and the Governor's questioned resignation. Everyone has accused everyone e [...]	2004-01-21 10:32:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
04LAGOS128	NIGERIA: A THRIVING MARKET IN IVORY [...] (C) EST&H officer met on December 16 with a reluctant Deputy Director of Environment and Conservation, M. M. Omar (Protect) to discuss illegal trade in ivory in Nigeria as reported in a December 15, 2003 BBC article entitled, "West Africa's Ivory Trade Thrives". According to Deputy Director [...]	2004-01-21 15:07:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PBTS ECON NI CITES
04LAGOS155	NIGERIA'S FUEL CRUNCH WORSENS AMIDST STRIKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: While Nigerians try to determine if a national strike is on or off and whether or not there is a tax on gasoline (refs A, B),the country's fuel supply problems are not only clear, they are, in fact, worsening. Private marketers have scaled-back fuel imports in the face of busines [...]	2004-01-23 08:10:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PGOV PINR ENRG NI
04LAGOS1564	A SUCCESSFUL MODEL FOR MANAGING OIL IN [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-30 09:44:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ELAB ECON PGOV NI
04LAGOS192	NEW YEAR OFFERS NO REPRIEVE FROM DELTA VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The New Year has so far offered Nigeria's Delta region little reprieve from the violence that marked 2003. Recent incidents reflect heightened tensions in the Warri area, and ethnic clashes remain a constant possibility. While it was hoped that attempts at dialogue between the [...]	2004-01-26 13:54:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EPET MOPS PGOV PINS NI
04LAGOS1982	DELTA VIOLENCE UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 28 [...] (C) GON military efforts (Operation Flush Out 3) to combat Delta militants continue. Oil companies are monitoring the situation closely, and are not dismissive of the threats by Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force (NPDVF) leader Asari. Beyond Shell's decision to evacuate workers from two s [...]	2004-09-28 19:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS CASC EPET AA PGOV NI
04LAGOS1998	DELTA VIOLENCE UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 29 [...] (C) Given the significant international press coverage and the threats of Ijaw secession made by Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force (NPDVF) leader Alhaji Dokubo Asari, the National Council of State authorized President Obasanjo to take strong actions against Delta militants and any other [...]	2004-09-29 20:06:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS CASC EPET PGOV NI DELTAVIOLENCE
04LAGOS2011	DELTA VIOLENCE UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 30 [...] (S) Local press headlined today with news of government meetings with Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force (NDPVF) leader Asari in Abuja and purported cease-fire agreement. NGO and energy company contacts stated that the situation in Port Harcourt was less tense. Production remains unchang [...]	2004-09-30 14:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS CASC EPET PGOV NI
04LAGOS2028	DELTA UPDATE FOR OCTOBER 4 [...] (C) There have been no reports of fighting between the GON military and any of the informal militias in the Port Harcourt area. Press reported celebrations continued Saturday and Sunday in the streets of Port Harcourt due to the announcement of a tentative agreement between the federal govern [...]	2004-10-05 06:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET CASC PGOV MOPS NI
04LAGOS2069	NIGERIAN OPPOSITION PARTY TRIES TO REGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The crisis-ridden, Yoruba dominated Alliance for Democracy (AD) party selected former Osun State governor Bisi Akande as its new national chairman in a September 29 Lagos convention. Party faithful hoped the convention would reconcile rival factions, putting an end to an embarrass [...]	2004-10-08 16:20:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NI PGOV PINR
04LAGOS2109	NIGERIA PIPELINE EXPLOSION: NO INJURIES, SMALL [...] (SBU) On 10 October, a leaking Shell crude oil export pipeline which had been vandalized caught fire in the River State. There were no injuries reported. Shell confirms illegal bunkering as the cause of the leak. Shell will cut production by 20,000 barrels a day for a few days while the p [...]	2004-10-15 08:13:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PGOV ASEC NI
04LAGOS2110	NIGERIA PIPELINE EXPLOSION: NO INJURIES, SMALL [...] (SBU) On 10 October, a leaking Shell crude oil export pipeline which had been vandalized caught fire in the River State. There were no injuries reported. Shell confirms illegal bunkering as the cause of the leak. Shell will cut production by 20,000 barrels a day for a few days while the p [...]	2004-10-15 08:14:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PGOV ASEC NI
04LAGOS2134	WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE DELTA - A LAGOS [...] (C) Summary: Supplementing the views expressed reftel, this message provides Lagos' perspective of the Delta crisis. This latest gush of violence is a moment of acceleration in a negative spiral that began years ago. The eruption is a byproduct of not only the 2003 elections but also of econ [...]	2004-10-20 16:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET PINR NI
04LAGOS2138	NIGERIA: SOLE IJAW GOVERNOR DOWNPLAYS GON TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In an October 14 meeting with the Consul General and Pol/Econ chief, Bayelsa State Governor Alamieyeseigha, Nigeria's only Ijaw governor, downplayed the import of talks between the GON and Ijaw Delta militant leaders Dokubo Asari and Ateke Tom. Clearly seeing Asari as an usurp [...]	2004-10-21 15:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NI PGOV EPET KDEM
04LAGOS2227	NIGERIA: OBASANJO KEEPS FIRM GRIP ON PDP IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The ruling PDP controls the governments in all the southern states except Lagos. As so often happens when a party obtains such dominance, most political friction in the south is no longer the child of inter-party competition. It is a product of the leviathan party's own internal [...]	2004-11-02 15:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NI PGOV PREL PINR
04LAGOS2270	STRIKE UPDATE - FOR CLEARANCE [...] (C) The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and allied civic organizations continue to lay the groundwork for a November 16 nationwide strike. NLC President Adams Oshiomhole has threatened that the strike will be indefinite and targeted to affect oil production and export. Over the years, many oil [...]	2004-11-10 16:43:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET ASEC NI
04LAGOS2277	NIGERIA: ARMED BANDS BURN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN [...] (C) Summary: In what appears to be a full throttle attempt to provoke a state of emergency in Anambra State, armed bands have been on a rampage in the state over the past two days. They have burned government buildings, including the Governor's residence and State Election Commission buildi [...]	2004-11-12 12:09:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM NI
04LAGOS2290	NIGERIA: POLITICAL UPDATE FROM THE SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: Abia State Governor Kalu has announced that he will run for President in 2007. Kalu is being partially financed by VP Atiku, who likely is using the abrasive Southeastern governor as a stalking horse. Meanwhile, Senator Nzeribe is bankrolling the very long-shot presidential camp [...]	2004-11-15 15:59:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM NI PGOV PHUM
04LAGOS2353	NIGERIA: ANAMBRA CONTINUES TO ROIL [...] (C) Summary: As a cavalcade of Nigerian dignitaries gathered in Anambra for the funeral of Chief Asika -- the former administrator following the Biafran war -- the crisis in the state continued to roil. Anambra Governor Ngige made cameo appearances in the state during the past several days [...]	2004-11-22 16:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
04LAGOS2384	HALLIBURTON BAN LIKELY TO BE REVERSED; FIRM [...] (C) Halliburton has indicated the GON is likely to quietly lift the ban against the firm's activities in Nigeria. The move was facilitated by the October 5 return to Nigeria of radioactive sources stolen in 2002 but later recovered by Halliburton. Halliburton also expressed concerns regardi [...]	2004-11-27 15:34:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV NI
04LAGOS2418	NIGERIA: ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AGAINST GOVERNOR [...] (C) Summary: The Anambra State crisis continues to replay itself like a B-rated soap opera. Nigerian press reported that on November 29 gunmen attempted to assassinate embattled Anambra Governor Chris Ngige, presumably at the behest of his nemesis -- the presidentially connected, Chris Uba [...]	2004-12-01 17:29:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PREL PGOV KDEM
04LAGOS2424	DOES INSPIRATION MATTER? THE SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA [...] (U) Summary. The GON sent a three-member delegation to the Safe Skies for Africa Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa October 25-29; Lagos US Consulate Econoff also attended the event. The Nigerian delegation said, upon returning home, it would push for passage of a pending aviation bill [...]	2004-12-02 12:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAIR ECON ETRD PTER NI
04LAGOS2446	CHEVRON AND SHELL STATIONS OCCUPIED; ONE AMCIT HELD [...] (C) Chevron Texaco (CT) Nigeria confirmed that local community members occupied the Robert-kiri flow station near Port Harcourt, Rivers State on 5 December. Thirty CT employees, including one Amcit, are being held at the facility. A CT delegation, accompanied by State Assembly members, is [...]	2004-12-06 17:33:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET CASC PGOV MOPS NI
04LAGOS2447	CONVERSATION WITH EXXON MOBIL MANAGING DIRECTOR [...] (C) Exxon Mobil Managing Director for Nigeria John Chaplain said the challenges facing Nigeria's energy sector are: 1) under-investment in JV funding; 2) civil unrest; 3) specific pending legislation governing local content and gas fiscal terms; and 4) a corrupt and overly bureaucratic Niger [...]	2004-12-07 07:21:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV NI
04LAGOS2451	30 CHEVRON EMPLOYEES, INCL. AMCIT, STILL HELD IN [...] (C) As of 0900 (local) December 7, thirty Chevron Texaco (CT) employees, including one Amcit, continued to be held at the Robert-kiri flow station near Port Harcourt, Rivers State. There are no reports of injuries, threats, or maltreatment of the detained, and CT has been in communication w [...]	2004-12-07 11:34:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET CASC PGOV MOPS NI
04LAGOS2454	RESPONSE TO FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ON TIP INTERIM [...] (U) The information below responds to interim assessment follow-up questions from the November 19, 2004, email from Rachel Yousey. 2. (U) Has NAPTIP investigated any of the informant reports of corruption among law enforcement, immigration, and airport officials? Answer: NAPTIP has begun [...]	2004-12-08 04:07:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN NI
04LAGOS2455	OCCUPATION OF CHEVRON ROBERT-KIRI FACILITY ENDS [...] (U) Chevron Texaco (CT) officials informed the Consulate that the townspeople occupying the Robert-kiri facility in Rivers State departed peacefully this morning at 11:35 a.m (local). CT officials will meet with community leaders and Rivers State government officials tomorrow in Port Harcou [...]	2004-12-08 04:07:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI
04LAGOS2456	OCCUPATION OF CHEVRON ROBERT-KIRI FACILITY ENDS [...] (U) Chevron Texaco (CT) officials informed the Consulate that the townspeople occupying the Robert-kiri facility in Rivers State departed peacefully this morning at 11:35 a.m (local). CT officials will meet with community leaders and Rivers State government officials tomorrow in Port Harcour [...]	2004-12-08 04:07:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET MOPS PGOV NI
04LAGOS2492	MISSION COMMENTS ON OPIC INSURANCE FOR WAGP [...] (C) This cable responds to OPIC requests for Mission comments on OPIC insurance for the West Africa Gas Pipeline project. Mission is not aware of any GON opposition to the WAGP project, and believes the project advances GON and USG goals. There could be some negative publicity generated by [...]	2004-12-13 16:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV EAID PGOV NI
04LAGOS2513	PRESIDENT OBASANJO ADMITS KNOWING ANAMBRA GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Major Nigerian newspapers published an extraordinary exchange of letters between President Obasanjo and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman Audu Ogbeh. In his letter, Ogbeh claimed Nigeria was in a parlous state, specifically citing Obasanjo's inaction in resolvin [...]	2004-12-15 14:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NI PGOV
04LAGOS2530	NIGERIAN ECONOMY A MIXED STORY; TIFA DELEGATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Private sector and Nigerian economists and American businessmen with interests in Nigeria told the visiting U.S. delegation to the U.S.-Nigeria Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks that the Nigerian economy remains a mixed story. President Obasanjo's vaunted ec [...]	2004-12-17 12:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV NI
04LAGOS2572	SEABULK EMPLOYEE TAKEN HOSTAGE [...] (C) Seabulk reported to Energy Off on 26 December that an employee was taken hostage near Amatu, Bayelsa State, on 25 December while carrying out operations for Shell. The employee is a Croatian national. The Iduwini National Movement for Peace and Development is demanding ransom and other [...]	2004-12-28 06:10:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI
04LAGOS2588	CONSUL GENERAL VISITS PORT HARCOURT AND YENAGOA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Consul General visited Rivers and Bayelsa States December 8-10. He met the Deputy Governors of both states (the Governors were out of Nigeria),Rivers State Assembly leadership, environmental and human rights activists, opposition leaders and researchers at Port Harcourt's l [...]	2004-12-30 11:21:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PGOV ASEC NI
04LAGOS30	NIGERIA'S LINGERING FUEL SCARCITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigeria continues to face periodic fuel shortages as the GON, fuel marketers and the public adjust to a quasi-deregulated environment. Inadequate port facilities in Lagos create bottlenecks for delivery of imported fuel, and changing government policies create business uncertainty [...]	2004-01-07 14:54:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PGOV ENRG NI
04LAGOS300	NIGERIA: CHILD TRAFFICKING IN OGUN STATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 3 POLOFF visited quarry sites in Ogun State where trafficked Beninese children had been rescued in September and October 2003 (reftel). POLOFF was accompanied by Bose Akinola of the NGO Voice of Women in Africa and members of the Women's Consortium of Nigeria (WOCO [...]	2004-02-06 16:04:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR SOCI SMIG KOCI NI BN
04LAGOS321	NIGERIA: PDP OFFICIAL MURDERED [...] (U) On February 6, unknown assailants killed Chief Amino-Sari Dikibo, National Vice Chairman of the South-South Zone of the People's Democratic Party (PDP),as he was traveling to attend a Conference of South-South Governors in Asaba, Delta State. Dikibo, who had a police escort and driver, [...]	2004-02-11 12:27:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINS PINR NI
04LAGOS523	NIGER DELTA: FIGHTING IN THE STREETS OF WARRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fighting has broken out in the streets of Warri involving members of the Joint Task Force (JTF) "Operation Restore Hope" and civilians, likely militant Ijaw youths. We have conflicting unconfirmed reports regarding the cause of the clashes, but it seems the fighting began with a [...]	2004-03-10 14:19:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PINR ASEC EPET MCAP NI
04LAGOS540	DELTA VIOLENCE ON RISE, ELECTIONS SUSPENDED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The rate and level of violence in the Niger Delta has been increasing in recent weeks (ref A). Plans for March 27 elections in several key Local Government Areas (LGA) have been suspended, fueling tension between ethnic groups in the region. Meanwhile, thousands of internally [...]	2004-03-12 06:27:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV PINS PINR ASEC EPET NI
04LAGOS545	CRIMINAL INCIDENTS IN LAGOS [...] (C) Summary: During February, there was a marked increase in reported incidents in the Lagos Consular district. RSO statistics for February indicate an increase in overall crime in Lagos from January. The significance of the incidents involving AMCITS is that there have not been any for a [...]	2004-03-12 15:09:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC NI
04LAGOS698	OIL COMPANIES READY TO CUT NIGERIA'S APRIL [...] (C) ExxonMobil, ChevronTexaco and Shell have received instructions from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to anticipate reductions in their April production quotas in response to an anticipated OPEC decision to reduce production worldwide. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's presidentia [...]	2004-03-30 15:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PGOV PREL NI
04LAGOS704	NIGERIA - SAO TOME JDZ: EXXONMOBIL BIDS BLOCK 1 [...] (C) SUMMARY: ExxonMobil has exercised only one of its preferential bids for crude oil exploration and development in the Nigeria - Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development Zone (JDZ). ExxonMobil matched ChevronTexaco's bid on Block 1, leaving the Joint Development Authority to determine the fi [...]	2004-03-31 13:04:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PGOV PREL ECON NI
04LAGOS941	NIGER DELTA WAITS FOR MILITARY ACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: We have no reports of military action over the weekend in the Niger Delta swamps as residents and oil companies anticipate a GON response to an attack on Friday, April 23 that left seven dead, including two AmCits and three Nigerian Navy security personnel (reftels). Press reports [...]	2004-05-03 17:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PINS ASEC MOPS PINR PGOV CASC PHUM NI
04LAPAZ2814	PRESIDENT MESA AND CONGRESS TO WORK TOGETHER ON [...] (C) Summary: The Chamber of Deputies' Economic Development Committee has proposed nullifying all of the contracts signed under the current (soon-to-be-invalid) hydrocarbons law. This follows three days of intense meetings in the MAS/NFR-led committee. Minister of Economic Development and h [...]	2004-09-03 20:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON SOCI EFIN EINV ENRG PGOV PREL BL
04LILONGWE103	GOM REACTS TO USTR LETTER WITH TEMPERED ENTHUSIASM [...] (C) Minister of Commerce and Industry Sam Mpasu told the Ambassador during a January 27 meeting that he had been "bowled over" by reftel letter from USTR Zoellick and that he was "very excited" by its prospects. Before the letter, he stated, "We had developed a perception that the developed [...]	2004-02-10 10:42:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD MI WTRO
04LILONGWE1035	MUTHARIKA CREATES NEW WEEKLY TO COUNTER PRO-MULUZI [...] (C) SUMMARY. A new newspaper, Democratus, has begun circulation in Malawi amid a growing fragmentation of the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF). President Mutharika and his closest advisors are reportedly providing financial support and other resources for the new weekly. In the wake of a [...]	2004-11-04 13:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	OPRC MI PGOV
04LILONGWE139	RWANDAN REFUGEES IN MALAWI READY TO RETURN HOME [...] (C) Rwandan refugees in Malawi are reportedly eager to return home, but inexplicably not yet moving in large numbers. Poloff met with a Dzaleka refugee camp administrator on February 19 at the camp, who said that many Rwandan refugees have been asking about returning home, and frustration wit [...]	2004-02-20 09:08:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM MI
04LILONGWE148	PRESIDENT GETS PERSONAL ABOUT AIDS AT LAUNCH OF [...] (SBU) At the February 10 launch of the National AIDS Policy, President Muluzi made the surprise announcement that one of his brothers had died three years ago as a result of AIDS. In the address attended by UNAIDS Executive Director Dr. Peter Piot, Muluzi also declared he knows his HIV status [...]	2004-02-23 14:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	KHIV TBIO EAID SOCI MI HIV AIDS
04LILONGWE187	"FARMER" MULUZI CULTIVATES HIS POST-PRESIDENTIAL IMAGE [...] (C) I met with President Muluzi at his request on February 18 at his private residence in Blantyre. We discussed his three-point agenda: a) USG assistance in training Malawi Defense Force (MDF) officers as helicopter pilots; b) USG support of an HIV/AIDS Center he wishes to lead after he le [...]	2004-03-04 13:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MI
04LILONGWE22	MALAWI'S PLEA TO THE IMF: SAME OLD DOG, SAME OLD [...] (C) Presidential Economic Advisor Goodall Gondwe reportedly met with the Treasury Department in Washington in December to make a pitch for waivers on Malawi's IMF commitments. Contrary to his message, we assess that a lack of political will has caused the GOM's persistently missed fiscal and [...]	2004-01-08 14:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV KCOR EAID MI
04LILONGWE223	MALAWI FRUSTRATED BY LACK OF PROGRESS IN ZIMBABWE [...] (U) Ambassador met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Lilian Patel to deliver reftel demarche on Zimbabwe. At the March 16 meeting, the Ambassador also briefly discussed Haiti (septel) and the MCA with the Minister. 2. (C) Patel stated that Malawi remains hopeful for increased dialogue betw [...]	2004-03-18 14:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MI ZI
04LILONGWE245	VP MALEWEZI'S POLITICAL MISJUDGMENTS AND LEGAL WOES [...] (C) Since his January 1 resignation from the ruling United Democratic Front vice presidency and announcement of indefinite leave as Malawi's Vice President, Justin Malewezi has joined the opposition People's Progressive Movement (PPM),declared himself an independent presidential candidate, be [...]	2004-03-25 09:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
04LILONGWE267	IOM'S VISIT TO MALAWI: CONCERNS ABOUT TIP AND THE [...] (U) SUMMARY. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is seeking to open a permanent office in Malawi. According to visiting IOM representatives, international human trafficking from Malawi and Mozambique via the Nacala corridor is the IOM's "most pressing (trafficking in persons) c [...]	2004-03-30 09:37:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF ELTN KCRM MI
04LILONGWE283	IMF: SOME PROGRESS UNDERCUT BY FRESH PROBLEMS [...] (C) Malawi has made progress on its macroeconomic stabilization program, but it is unclear if that progress will be enough for the Executive Board to approve further disbursements, IMF Mission Chief to Malawi John Green told donors on March 23. Behind the scenes, an IMF staff member told Po [...]	2004-04-02 14:31:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV MI
04LILONGWE375	MALAWI TO MUDDLE THROUGH ELECTIONS [...] (C) The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) confirmed on May 5 that presidential and parliamentary elections will take place on May 18 in spite of continuing difficulties with the voters' roll, a flawed verification process, and a significant funding gap. On the political scene, a last-ditch cl [...]	2004-05-07 09:47:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EFIN PINR MI

04LILONGWE401	KWACHA SET TO TUMBLE AFTER ELECTIONS [...] (C) Currently trading around 109 to the dollar, Malawi's kwacha is set to tumble after next week's elections, Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Elias Ngalande told Pol/Econoff. Ngalande speculated that the kwacha will quickly depreciate to the range of 120-125. 2. (C) The RBM, which [...]	2004-05-13 14:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV MI
04LILONGWE410	MULUZI CONFIRMS 5/20 ELECTIONS, 5/24 INAUGURATION [...] (C) President Muluzi telephoned Ambassador Browning May 15 on the eve of his departure from post. In the five-minute call, Muluzi wished the Ambassador well on his sudden assignment to Baghdad, about which he said the Minister of Foreign Affairs had briefed him. The Ambassador in turn wished [...]	2004-05-17 12:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ETRD MZ MI
04LILONGWE473	CABINET DELAY SIGNALS PRESIDENT'S PARTY WOES [...] (C) Ten days after the elections, President Bingu wa Mutharika has not yet appointed a cabinet. With speculation and rumors abounding, it is clear that Mutharika is having a difficult time both in balancing internal UDF politics and in building a working majority in Parliament. The cabinet's [...]	2004-06-03 09:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE477	MALAWI UPDATE ON AGOA III [...] (C) Per reftel request, failure to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act's (AGOA) third-country fabric provision, if permanent or even long-term, would likely have a significant impact on Malawi's garment exports to the United States. Of the five companies currently exporting under AG [...]	2004-06-03 11:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ECON MI
04LILONGWE514	HOPE FOR NACALA WITH NEW GOVERNMENT? [...] (C) Ministry of Transport Principal Secretary Francis Chinsinga told emboff on June 9 that former Minister of Finance Friday Jumbe was the reason the Nacala Corridor Direct Agreement with Malawi had not been signed (reftel). Chinsinga said the relevant ministries (Transport, Justice, and Finan [...]	2004-06-09 15:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN EINV PGOV PREL MI
04LILONGWE614	FINANCE MINISTER SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR WORLD BANK [...] (C) Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe, in an introductory call with the Charge on July 2, made a direct request for the USG to support disbursement of Malawi's World Bank Structural Adjustment Credit (SAC) and for an expert economist to be imbedded into the Ministry of Finance. Gondwe argued [...]	2004-07-02 09:39:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PINR MI
04LILONGWE652	FORMER DEPUTY COMMANDER BECOMES MILITARY COMMANDER [...] (U) The Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) announced on July 12 that with immediate effect Deputy Commander Lt. General Marko Chiziko will succeed General Joseph Chimbayo as Commander of the Malawi Defense Force (MDF). According to the OPC statement, Chimbayo's contract finished last month, [...]	2004-07-14 06:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PINR PREL PGOV MI
04LILONGWE719	SPARKS OF INDEPENDENCE FROM THE COULD-BE REFORM [...] (C) Mere days after former President Muluzi left on his annual (government-funded) ex-presidential vacation, President Bingu wa Mutharika replaced several key government officials. He appointed a new Commander of the Army (reftel),a new Director of Public Prosecutions, and a new Chief of Sta [...]	2004-07-30 10:35:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EFIN PINR MI
04LILONGWE728	RULING PARTY DEVELOPING FISSURE; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) With former President and United Democratic Front (UDF) Chairman Bakili Muluzi's return from his overseas holiday and President Bingu wa Mutharika's continuing display of independence (reftel),a fissure in the ruling UDF is quickly forming between Muluzi's old guard and Mutharika's recent [...]	2004-08-03 11:40:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04LILONGWE735	NACALA CORRIDOR AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (C) After several last-minutes delays and missed deadlines, the Government of Malawi has signed a direct agreement with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and the Central East African Railways Company (CEAR) to revive the Nacala Port and Rail Corridor. CEAR's holding company b [...]	2004-08-04 13:48:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD PREL MI
04LILONGWE823	MUTHARIKA TO "OPEN DIALOGUE" WITH MUGABE [...] (C) President Bingu wa Mutharika plans "to open a behind-the-scenes dialogue" with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe during a August 26-28 trip to Zimbabwe. Mutharika, who will be in Zimbabwe to attend the annual Agricultural Society Show on August 27, is "concerned" about the situation in Z [...]	2004-08-24 13:13:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI MI
04LILONGWE839	NOISE ABOUT CORRUPTION IN MALAWI [...] (C) Malawi's new administration has been very public about its intention to bring corruption under control. President Bingu wa Mutharika has replaced the chief government prosecutor, who in turn has publicly targeted several former ministers and ruling party members. The noise of a crackdown [...]	2004-08-30 06:04:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL MI
04LILONGWE842	MALAWI'S CENTRAL BANK FIGHTS TO MAINTAIN KWACHA [...] (U) With the Malawian kwacha under increasing pressure, the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has so far managed to maintain its value by using a combination of methods, conventional and otherwise. A small, heavily invested market with few speculative options has helped them up to now. In the lon [...]	2004-08-30 10:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON MI
04LILONGWE844	A TECHNOCRAT TAKES OFFICE: MUTHARIKA AT 100 DAYS [...] (C) Elected by a small margin and achieved only with former President Bakili Muluzi's support, President Bingu wa Mutharika has made surprisingly independent strides in rooting out corruption, instilling fiscal discipline, and professionalizing government. His operating assumption is that if [...]	2004-08-31 14:25:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR ECON EFIN MI
04LILONGWE854	MALAWI'S FISCAL PERFORMANCE IMPROVING [...] (C) Based on performance in its first 100 days in office, the administration of President Bingu Wa Mutharika appears to be focusing effectively on fiscal discipline. Recent consultations with Ministry of Finance officials and resident staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World B [...]	2004-09-02 13:18:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV MI
04LILONGWE855	MILITARY SHUFFLES UPPER RANKS [...] (U) President Bingu wa Mutharika appointed Major General Ernest Ntonya as Deputy Commander of the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) and promoted him to the rank of Lieutenant General on August 1. Ntonya, who was serving as the military's Chief of Staff, fills the hole created by General Marko Chiziko [...]	2004-09-02 13:34:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PINR PGOV MI
04LILONGWE881	MALAWI ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF REPLACED [...] (U) President Bingu wa Mutharika has unexpectedly replaced the director of Malawi's Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB). This move comes as a commision report on corruption at the state agricultural monopoly was released and a key witness in that and another high-profile scandal has disappeared. Mut [...]	2004-09-13 14:10:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR EINV PGOV MI
04LILONGWE889	UNHCR VERIFIES REFUGEE POPULATION IN MALAWI [...] (C) SUMMARY. A UNHCR team from Geneva has assembled in Malawi to verify the number of refugees and asylum seekers in the two camps and in urban areas. Serious problems with the 2003 census and doubts about UNHCR Malawi's management of the refugee situation prompted World Food Program (WFP) to [...]	2004-09-14 13:56:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM MI
04LILONGWE895	UDF INSIDER VENTS ON THE MUTHARIKA ADMINISTRATION [...] (C) Ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) MP Austin Muluzi, son of former President Bakili Muluzi, spoke freely about the UDF's displeasure with President Bingu wa Mutharika at a September 15 lunch with poloff. According to Austin, UDF MPs plan to feign support for Mutharika's budget at a Septe [...]	2004-09-16 13:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PINR KCOR MI
04LJUBLJANA1080	SLOVENIA FIRM ON MAINTAINING ICTY CONDITIONALITY [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points to the Head of the Western Balkans Department at the MFA, Peter Reberc. Reberc is recently returned from eight years in Rome first at the Slovene Mission to the Holy See and then the bilateral Mission. He explained that the Government of Slovenia is [...]	2004-11-30 11:46:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL PGOV ICTY
04LJUBLJANA1090	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW (AGAIN) SLOVENE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel on Dec. 4 prior to the minister's departure for the OSCE Ministerial in Sofia. Rupel appeared relaxed and very comfortable in his surroundings, which he had vacated less than six months ago. Rupel said he was looking forward [...]	2004-12-06 08:57:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SI OSCE
04LJUBLJANA1107	SLOVENIA: FOMIN RUPEL AND USOSCE AMB MINIKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a 10 December meeting with COM and USOSCE Ambassador Stephan Minikes, FoMin Rupel set out Slovenian priorities for its OSCE CiO year, indicating a special interest in dealing with issues in Southeastern Europe. Discussion focused on Ukraine and on the need to engage the Russ [...]	2004-12-14 07:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SI OSCE RU
04LJUBLJANA1111	SLOVENIA: COM MEETS NEW JUSTICE MINISTER LOVRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 13 December, COM called on newly confirmed Justice Minister Lovro Sturm and raised denationalization of AmCit-held property, court backlogs, the pending Slovenian request for the return of alleged financial criminal Davorin Sadar, and the need to negotiate a mutual legal as [...]	2004-12-14 11:15:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SI
04LJUBLJANA1119	COM CALL ON NEW SLOVENE FINANCE MINISTER, ANDREJ [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador paid a courtesy call on newly confirmed Finance Minister, Andrej Bajuk, on December 13. Accompanying the Ambassador were DCM and Pol/Econ chief. Bajuk, interestingly, held the meeting with no staff present. Throughout the discussion, Bajuk stressed the need for the [...]	2004-12-16 10:41:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL SI
04LJUBLJANA1128	SLOVENIA ON YUKOS AUCTION [...] (C) Pol/econ chief delivered reftel points to Angelina Trajkovski of the MFA's Office for Eastern Europe on December 20. Trajkovski explained that no official reaction at the minister level had been developed, but that this was clearly a step backward for Russia and of concern to Slovenia. [...]	2004-12-20 11:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON KPAO PREL PHUM RS SI
04LJUBLJANA1129	SLOVENIA ON ITER [...] EconOff delivered reftel talking points to Dr. Milos Komac, State Undersecretary in the Scientific Office at the Ministry of Higher Education and Science. Komac is Post's chief contact on issues related to ITER. Komac mentioned during the demarche that Slovenia is very interested in particip [...]	2004-12-21 09:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TRGY
04LJUBLJANA1134	SLOVENIA: COM MEETS NEW DEFENSE MINISTER ERJAVEC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a 22 December courtesy call by COM, new DefMin Karl Erjavec called for intensifying cooperation between the U.S. and Slovenia, particularly in the field of training. Erjavec confirmed that the GoS remained focused on its commitment to spend two percent of GDP on defense by [...]	2004-12-23 06:28:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR SI NATO
04LJUBLJANA1136	SLOVENIA: LIBERAL DEMOCRATS HAVE HEADS IN THE SAND [...] (C) After leading Slovene governments for 12 years, the Liberal Democracy Party (LDS) became over-confident, assuming, perhaps, that inertia would sweep it back into office last October 3. Accusations of arrogance have been heaped upon the party, even from within, and it is widely agreed that [...]	2004-12-27 02:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SI
04LJUBLJANA377	SLOVENIA: TERRORISM FINANCE: PREVENTING KONGRA-GEL [...] (C) ON 23 APRIL, ECONOFF DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO PETER JAPELJ, FIRST COUNSELOR IN THE MFA OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND DISARMAMENT. JAPELJ PROMISED TO SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH MFA STATE UNDERSECRETARY FOR VISA POLICY ANDREJ STER. HE WILL ALSO DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION AMONG TH [...]	2004-04-26 12:43:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL PTER IZ TU SY JO SI
04LJUBLJANA854	COM'S FAREWELL CALL ON SLOVENIA'S PRIME MINISTER, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a final visit to Prime Minister Anton (Tone) Rop on September 9. It was a warm and cordial meeting and PM Rop appeared more relaxed and congenial than in previous meetings. Despite terming the elections too close to call, Rop exuded an air of confidence tha [...]	2004-09-13 10:22:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SI GTIP
04LJUBLJANA976	SLOVENIA IN THE BIG LEAGUES NOW: DAS CONLEY HELPS [...] SUMMARY: (U) The visit of DAS Heather Conley to Ljubljana October 20-21 was well timed to take advantage of the momentum created by the arrival of a new U.S.ambassador. Her meetings at the MFA, MOD and with a small group of influential private citizens have helped us to galvanize and re-focu [...]	2004-10-25 11:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SI OSCE
04LJUBLJANA981	SLOVENIAN MOD GIVES DAS CONLEY DEFENSE REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS Heather Conley engaged high level MoD officials in a productive dialogue about the current status and future of Slovenian defense reforms during meetings on 21 October. Both State Secretary Milan Jazbec and State Undersecretary Uros Krek described the Slovenian commitment t [...]	2004-10-26 11:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP MOPS SI NATO
04MADRID1040	SPAIN:AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE RESPONSE [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for Continental Asia Alejandro E. Albargonzalez San Martin told us March 25 that Spain's delegation will not be making new commitments to Afghanistan at the Berlin Conference. He noted that while Spain will carry out its previous pledge of $113 million through [...]	2004-03-29 05:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV AF SP NATO
04MADRID1074	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met March 30 with Socialist defense minister-designate Jose Bono. The meeting was very pleasant and friendly, and Bono pledged to do his part to continue the fine relations the U.S. and Spain have developed over the years. He characterized himself as a "moderate soc [...]	2004-03-30 15:30:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER SP
04MADRID1079	SPANISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CHR 60 RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) PolCouns and Poloff met with Augustin Nunez, MFA Director General for UN Affairs (A/S equivalent) on March 26 to follow up on our initial March 23 approach to senior MFA officials regarding the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Cuba and China resolutions (reftels A and B). We stressed our [...]	2004-03-30 16:25:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH CU SP UNHRC
04MADRID1096	SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF AND DEPSECSTATE [...] (C) Summary: When you meet with Jose Bono April 5 in Washington, you will find this long-time Socialist party "heavyweight" an affable, smooth politician who could be a pro-U.S. voice of reason in the new government headed up by Socialist Party (PSOE) leader Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. We [...]	2004-04-01 11:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS SP
04MADRID1099	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO NPT PREPCOM III DEMARCHE [...] (C) We presented reftel points to Marcos Rodriguez Cantero in the office of International Disarmament Affairs at the MFA on March 30. Rodriguez, who will be Spain's delegate to the PrepCom, said Spain would support U.S. proposals to strengthen the IAEA Board of Governors and the Proliferation [...]	2004-04-01 14:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP SP NPT IAEA
04MADRID1118	SPAIN: PARTIAL RESPONSE TO GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) We delivered reftel talking points and letter April 2 to Guillermo Kirkpatrick, the MFA's Deputy Director General for International Disarmament Affairs. We addressed the letter to Secretary General for Foreign Affairs Javier Gil Catalina, the under secretary-level official who deals with [...]	2004-04-02 14:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL SP
04MADRID1186	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO JAYSH AL-MAHDI VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-07 16:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SP MAR
04MADRID1187	ZAPATERO AND SPANISH TROOPS IN IRAQ: POLITICAL [...] (C) Political pressure is high on incoming Socialist President Rodriguez Zapatero to fulfill his campaign promise to pull the 1300 Spanish troops out of Iraq absent a new UN mandate giving the UN the lead role. Zapatero is on the hook to demonstrate to his supporters that his surprise election [...]	2004-04-07 18:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV SP
04MADRID1201	SPANISH RESPONSE: PRESS STATEMENT ON UNSCR 1534 [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-14 06:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL SP UNSC UN
04MADRID1570	SPANISH RESPONSE TO EURO-MEDITERRANEAN MINISTERIAL [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on May 3 to Enrique Mora, Director of the MFA's Office of EU Foreign Policy and Common Security. Mora said that the EU states will be presenting their Middle East reform proposal (the EU's equivalent of our Greater Middle East Initiative) to the Arab states at [...]	2004-05-05 11:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KMPI PHUM PREL SP EUN
04MADRID1601	SPAIN: URGENT DEMARCHE REGARDING AMENDED UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-06 14:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS SP UNGA
04MADRID1690	TAIWAN OBSERVERSHIP AT WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-12 10:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL TW SP WHO
04MADRID1716	SPANISH POSITION ON ROLLOVER OF UNSCR 1487 [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Inigo de Palacio, MFA Director of UN Affairs, on May 7. De Palacio stated while no decision had yet been made, Spain may abstain on the vote to roll over UN Security Council Resolution 1487 this year. He said that the change from voting in favor to abstaini [...]	2004-05-13 11:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP UNSC KICC
04MADRID1731	DCM'S MEETING WITH MFA STATE SECRETARY BERNARDINO [...] (C) DCM paid an initial call May 10 on MFA State Secretary Bernadino Leon, who said this was his first meeting SIPDIS with a foreign embassy since taking office. Leon made a point of saying that the new government wanted to have excellent relations with the U.S., especially on counter-terrorism in [...]	2004-05-13 15:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
04MADRID1762	SPAIN'S POSITION ON UNSCR 1487 ROLLOVER NOT YET [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A points May 14 to Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon. In addition to ref A points, Charge made clear that President Zapatero, Foreign Minister Moratinos and other high-level officials in the Zapatero government have stated a number of times they wish to maintai [...]	2004-05-14 15:55:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP UNSC KICC
04MADRID1763	SPANISH RESPONSE TO MAY 17-18 EU FMS MEETING [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on May 14 to Enrique Mora, Director of the MFA's Office of EU Foreign Policy and Common Security. Mora said that the new Spanish government would maintain Spain's previous policies on the issues being discussed at the next EU General Affairs and External Relat [...]	2004-05-14 16:19:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID1831	SPAIN: DISAPPOINTED BUT STILL ENGAGED AFTER [...] (C) Spanish MFA officials were upset that Equatorial Guinean President Obiang allowed the opposition Convergence for Social Democracy Party (CPDS) to pick up only a handful of seats in the April 25 legislative elections. Citing serious voting irregularities, Spanish officials concluded that t [...]	2004-05-19 16:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EK SP
04MADRID1832	SPAIN: MFA OFFICIAL SEES NO CHANGE IN CUBA POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met May 18 with Pablo Gomez de Olea, the MFA's deputy director general for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Gomez assured us the Zapatero government will maintain a tough stance on Cuba and will not unilaterally backtrack on the EU's strict common position on C [...]	2004-05-19 16:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CU SP
04MADRID1842	IRAQI ASSETS: RASHEED BANK ASSETS LOCATED IN SPAIN [...] (C) Working level contacts at SEPBLAC, Spain's financial intelligence unit, informed us that they located the suspected Rasheed Bank (REF A) assets during a recent unannounced (REF B) investigation of Banco Arab Espanol. The numbered account contained USD 25,863.79 and has been dormant since [...]	2004-05-20 11:13:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL IZ SP UNSC
04MADRID1861	MEETING WITH MFA'S DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPE AND [...] (C) PolCouns and poloff paid an initial call May 17 with the MFA's newly-named Director General for Europe and North America, former Spanish Ambassador to Denmark and Lithuania Josep (Pepe) Pons. Previously, the Directorate General for North America had been combined with the Asia portfolio, [...]	2004-05-21 10:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP NATO
04MADRID1864	MFA'S NEW POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, [...] (C) MFA Political director Rafael Dezcallar told Polcouns in a May 20 meeting that Spain wanted to be helpful on Afghanistan but likely would have to determine whether resources would be available. He indicated the GOS likely would not be able to meet all of the requests the USG has present [...]	2004-05-21 13:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP NATO
04MADRID1867	SPAIN: DCM WITH SPANISH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: DCM Manzanares met with Spanish President Zapatero's national security advisor Carles Casajuana May 20 to brief him on our request for increased Spanish support for ISAF, urge the GOS to vote in favor of the UNSC ICC rollover resolution and share USG's initial thoughts on the UN [...]	2004-05-21 13:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP NATO
04MADRID1870	SPAIN: ZAPATERO'S CHIEF OF STAFF ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: DCM Manzanares met May 18 with Jose Enrique Serrano, President Zapatero's chief of staff. Serrano said the Zapatero government planned to maintain the same excellent relations other Spanish governments have had with the U.S. since the administration of Socialist president Felip [...]	2004-05-21 14:47:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP NATO
04MADRID1871	NEA A/S BURNS IN MADRID [...] (C) NEA A/S William Burns paid a five-hour visit to Madrid May 18, meeting with President Zapatero's new National Security Advisor, Carlos Casajuana, and the new Deputy Foreign Minister, Bernardino Leon. The Spanish expressed a desire to work with the US on such issues as encouraging better [...]	2004-05-24 11:47:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL SP MO AG IZ
04MADRID1945	SPAIN SUPPORTS RUSSIA IN PSI CORE GROUP AND WILL [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-26 15:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC OPDC PARM PREL
04MADRID2006	SPAIN: ZAPATERO'S CHIEF OF STAFF ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: DCM Manzanares met May 18 with Jose Enrique Serrano, President Zapatero's chief of staff. Serrano said the Zapatero government planned to maintain the same excellent relations other Spanish governments have had with the U.S. since the administration of Socialist president Felip [...]	2004-06-01 07:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP NATO
04MADRID2096	SPAIN: VIEWS ON IRAQ RESOLUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY Spanish MFA Political Director Dezcallar, who now has overall Iraq responsibility in the MFA, told us June 3 that Spain appreciated the constructive and positive attitude evident in the US-UK revised text. He said Spanish President Zapatero personally had instructed Spanish UN P [...]	2004-06-04 15:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
04MADRID2101	SPAIN-SYRIA: ASAD VISIT TO MADRID [...] (C) Summary: Spanish MFA Political Director Dezcallar told us that Syrian President Asad during his June 1-2 visit to Madrid indicated he was fully willing to "go all the way8 with Israel to achieve peace ) but on the basis of the return of all Syrian territory. However, the Syrians said [...]	2004-06-04 16:34:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
04MADRID2136	SPAIN'S ZAPATERO: STILL IN CAMPAIGN MODE [...] (C) Summary: Almost three months after his electoral victory and a month and a half after formally taking office, Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and his Spanish Socialist Worker's Party (PSOE) remain in campaign mode, intensely focused on winning a decisive victory for Spanis [...]	2004-06-07 15:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP PSOE
04MADRID2144	SPANISH EU ELECTIONS - LOOKING FOR AFFIRMATION OR [...] (C) The Spanish political scene is now focused on the June 13 European Parliamentary elections. Because of EU enlargement, Spain will elect 54 members, down from the 64 seats it received in 1999. With the EU elections coming only three months after the surprising March general elections, the [...]	2004-06-08 12:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP EUN PSOE
04MADRID2163	SPAIN AND UNSC IRAQ RESOLUTION: PROMISE OF [...] (C) Ambassador and DCM met June 8 with Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos to press him not only for a yes vote on the UNSCR on Iraq, but a strong, positive explanation of the vote that also included clear support for the Iraqi Interim Government (IIG). As he had said publicly to the press, M [...]	2004-06-08 17:01:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ SP UNSC
04MADRID2179	COMMISSIONER JEFFREY MERRIFIELD'S OFFICIAL VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: COMMISSIONER JEFFREY MERRIFIELD OF THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) VISITED SPAIN MARCH 28 TO APRIL 2, 2004 TO CONDUCT THE SECOND ANNUAL HIGH LEVEL BILATERAL MEETING WITH THE SPANISH NUCLEAR SECURITY COUNCIL (CSN) AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NUCLEAR ENERGY INDUSTRY'S W [...]	2004-06-09 14:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA ENRG TRGY SP TECH
04MADRID2180	EU EXPANSION AMBASSADOR: PRO-TURKEY, DOUBTFUL ON [...] (C) We met with Ambassador Jorge Fuentes, MFA Ambassador on Special Mission for EU Enlargement, on May 28 to discuss Spanish foreign policy inside the EU and the GOS's view on further enlargement. Fuentes agreed with our assessment that with the EU Parliamentary elections coming so soon after [...]	2004-06-09 15:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU SP EUN
04MADRID2181	SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTER PREVIEWS POSSIBLE [...] (C) Ambassador Argyros, accompanied by DCM and PolCouns, met June 8 with Spanish Defense Minister Jose Bono to reinforce NATO's and the USG's requests for Spanish support in augmenting ISAF and coalition operations in Afghanistan. As Bono's schedule permitted this meeting only several weeks [...]	2004-06-09 16:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
04MADRID2201	SPANISH RESPONSE TO JUNE 14-15 EU FMS MEETING [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on June 10 to Enrique Mora, Director of the MFA's Office of EU Foreign Policy and Common Security. On general questions regarding the EU Constitution, Mora said he thought the EU Constitution would be approved by June 25. He said the double majority populatio [...]	2004-06-10 15:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUR
04MADRID2203	SPANISH POSITION ON RENEWAL OF UNFICYP MANDATE [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-10 16:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	CY GR KPKO SC TO SP
04MADRID2204	MIXED SIGNALS ON IRAQ ASSISTANCE PLEDGES [...] (C) An article in the June 9 issue of El Pais quotes Foreign Minister Moratinos as saying the GOS is reconsidering its USD 300 million pledge towards Iraq reconstruction. The article suggests the review comes because so little has been used. This statement seems to contradict Foreign Minister [...]	2004-06-10 16:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IZ SP
04MADRID2205	SPAIN: POSITIVE ABOUT U.S. VIEWS ON IRAN/IAEA [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-13 10:48:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY SP
04MADRID2206	SPAIN AGREES ON U.S VIEWS TO STRENGTHEN IAEA [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-13 10:48:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY SP
04MADRID2210	SPANISH EU ELECTIONS: SOUR VICTORY, SWEET DEFEAT [...] (U) The Socialist Party (PSOE) won Spain's EU Parliamentary elections on June 13, but by a smaller margin than expected, 43% to 41%. The two-point difference offers something positive to both major parties, though the Popular Party probably comes away with the moral victory. The Socialists w [...]	2004-06-14 11:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP PSOE
04MADRID2215	AZNAR KEPT UNDER WRAPS IN EU PARLIAMENT ELECTION [...] (C) Jose Maria Aznar did not participate in the Popular Party's campaign for the June 13 EU parliamentary election. With the Socialists making the war in Iraq and distancing Spanish foreign policy from the US their central campaign issues, Popular Party leaders decided that Aznar was too radioactiv [...]	2004-06-14 12:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SP
04MADRID2230	SPANISH DEPUTY FM CONFIRMS INCREASED AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon apologized to Charge June 14 on behalf of the Spanish government for negative remarks the Spanish first vice president made about Secretary Rumsfeld June 4. Leon also confirmed Spain will increase its participation in Afghanistan [...]	2004-06-14 17:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ SP UNSC KICC
04MADRID2303	LABOR LEADER SKEPTICAL ON ZAPATERO [...] (C) Pol/Labor officer spoke June 16 with Jose Maria Fidalgo, Secretary General of Spain's largest trade union confederation, CCOO (Comisiones Obreras). Fidalgo expressed a cautious, wait-and-see attitude toward the Zapatero government. He said he was not yet convinced of Zapatero's seriousness. Zap [...]	2004-06-18 09:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB SP
04MADRID2369	BLOOMFIELD DELEGATION UPDATES SPANISH ON GLOBAL [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Lincoln Bloomfield and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy Andrew Hoehn briefed GOS officials June 15 on the latest USG thinking on the global defense posture review (GDPR) and its possible impact on Spai [...]	2004-06-23 10:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV SP
04MADRID2416	SPANISH RESPONSE: MAINTAINING THE EU ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) Summary: Spain continues to say that they believe the human rights situation in China is improving and that the EU arms embargo no longer makes sense. (Note: In our various approaches to senior levels of the previous government, we received a similar response.) Spain believes that it is i [...]	2004-06-25 15:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH TW SP EUN
04MADRID2440	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR PAYS COURTESY CALL ON INTERIOR [...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, paid a courtesy call June 24 on Minister of Interior Jose Antonio Alonso. Ambassador thanked Alonso for all the support Embassy has received on various security issues and commented on the outreach already made by Alonso with his U.S. counterpart (Alonso ha [...]	2004-06-29 11:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SP
04MADRID2484	OPERATION BALKAN VICE IV: SPAIN [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Alvaro Rodriguez, MFA Director for Central and Southern Europe on June 30. Rodriguez stated that he would pass along our information to his MFA colleagues in Brussels, as he believed that there would be a meeting of the EU's Western Balkan Working Group on M [...]	2004-07-01 09:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EFIN ETTC KAWC SP ICTY
04MADRID2488	SPAIN: STILL REVIEWING PSI INFORMATION SHARING [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-01 14:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL SP
04MADRID2492	SPAIN: LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III WAIVER REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: The previous Spanish government under President Jose Maria Aznar was long in the forefront within the EU and on its own in criticizing Cuban human rights abuses, lack of movement toward democracy and absence of fundamental rights for Cuban citizens. The current government under Sociali [...]	2004-07-01 16:39:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETTC PREL PHUM SP
04MADRID2529	SPAIN: ZAPATERO GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZES AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: The Zapatero government's Council of Ministers approved July 2 a substantial increase in Spain's presence in Afghanistan. Zapatero will put the contribution to a parliamentary vote Tuesday, July 6. We expect parliament to approve the contribution. The GOS has proposed to incr [...]	2004-07-02 16:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER SP
04MADRID2530	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) Summary: Popular Party leader Mariano Rajoy, meeting with the Ambassador June 30, was upbeat about the PP's showing in the June European Parliament elections and in the party's prospects to regain power. Rajoy upbraided the Zapatero government for causing strains with Washington and for [...]	2004-07-02 16:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
04MADRID2565	SPAIN: UNSATISFIED WITH NPT PREPCOM III [...] (C) Summary: The GOS was dissatisfied that the NPT PrepCom III conference did not focus on broad nonproliferation issues, according to the MFA's non-proliferation office. Our MFA interlocutors believe that unless substantive priorities are identified during follow-up consultations, the 2005 [...]	2004-07-07 10:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM SP
04MADRID2579	SPANISH PARLIAMENT OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVES [...] (C) Summary: The Spanish Parliament overwhelmingly approved July 6 President Zapatero's proposal to increase substantially Spain's troop presence in Afghanistan. The vote was 302 in favor, 10 against and 1 abstention. Only the former communist United Left party and several obscure parties [...]	2004-07-08 06:43:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS SP NATO
04MADRID2618	SPANISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON JULY 12-13 EU FMS [...] (C) Summary: Spain sees the EU-ASEM summit in danger over the insistence of Asian nations to include Burma as a full member. The GOS supports the opening of an EC office in Baghdad and stresses the importance of holding at least one of the two planned elections in Afghanistan this Fall. On t [...]	2004-07-09 14:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID2619	SPANISH RESPONSE: RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN SYRIA [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on July 6 to Enrique Mora, Director of the MFA's Office of EU Foreign Policy and Common Security. Mora was not able to give an immediate reaction, but later spoke to Poloff on July 9. He stated that Spain and the EU share the general concern with the USG rega [...]	2004-07-09 14:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SY SP
04MADRID2636	SPAIN SUPPORTS EU PRESSURE ON DARFUR, INCREASES AID [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA desk officer for sub-Saharan Africa Nuria Reigosa and the Spanish Agency for International Development Secretary General,s Head of Cabinet Francisco Javier Jimenez de Gregorio regarding the imminent crisis in Darfur. Reigosa told us that at the July 12 [...]	2004-07-12 15:48:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID SP UNSC
04MADRID2659	SPAIN: NEW "APPROACH" ON WESTERN SAHARA; VIEWS ON [...] (C) The GOS is pursuing a new "approach" to resolve the crisis in the Western Sahara but its elements remain unclear, according to the newly appointed MFA Director General for the Mediterranean, Near East, and Africa, Alvaro Iranzo. The Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister is in the process of di [...]	2004-07-14 13:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MO WI SU SP USUN
04MADRID2660	SPAIN SUPPORTS PROPOSED UNSC RESOLUTION ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-14 13:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SU SP UNSC
04MADRID2692	SPANISH RESPONSE TO CUBAN RESOLUTION IN ECOSOC [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-15 08:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SP
04MADRID2693	SPAIN:ICJ ADVISORY OPINION ON ISRAELI SECURITY [...] (C) We delivered reftel A demarche to Juan Manuel Linares, MFA Deputy DG for UN Affairs, on July 13 and to Alberto Moreno, MFA Deputy DG for Middle East Affairs, on July 14. Both stated that they could not commit to a position on the proposed UNGA resolution, as the EU had not yet decided on a [...]	2004-07-15 08:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS SP ICJ UNGA
04MADRID2700	SPAIN AND CUBAN OUTREACH [...] (C) Ref A sought post's view on the likelihood the GOS or Spanish NGOs would participate in outreach to Cuban civil society to pressure the Castro government to hasten democratic transition on the island. We discussed Cuba with new MFA Director General for Latin America Sandomingo (Ref B). [...]	2004-07-15 15:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
04MADRID2712	SPAIN: GUANTANAMO DETAINEE RELEASED ON BAIL [...] (C) Legat and other agencies have met and consulted at length on the release on bail July 13 of Hamed Abderrahman Ahmed. While there is disappointment within the rank and file of the Spanish National Police, they emphasize that it was a provisional release on bail. Prosecutorial Magistrate [...]	2004-07-16 07:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KJUS PGOV SP
04MADRID2759	SPAIN: RESPONSE ON MEK DETAINEE DEMARCHE [...] (C) On July 9, the Spanish MFA finally responded with a definitive "no" to our 5/14 demarche (reftel) asking Spain to accept Mujahahedin-e Khalq (MEK) detainees. MFA Ambassador Fernandez de la Pena told us that the GOS has reviewed our request on an interagency basis, including MFA, Interio [...]	2004-07-20 12:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PHUM PTER SP PREJ IQ
04MADRID2803	TOMAHAWK RELEASABILITY - SPAIN COUNTRY TEAM [...] Confidential - entire text. 2. (SBU) The following is Mission Spain Country Team's assessment on releasability of the Tomahawk System to the Spanish Navy. 3. (C) In recent years the Spanish armed forces have significantly contributed to international peace, stability and the Global [...]	2004-07-23 08:23:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR SP
04MADRID2804	SPAIN: LETTER FROM SECRETARY POWELL TO FM [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-23 08:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP ODPC
04MADRID2854	DEMARCHE ON NATO TRAINING IN IRAQ [...] CONFIDENTIAL - Entire text. 2. (C) POLCOUNS discussed USG desire for "dual-hatted" command and control for the NATO training mission in Iraq (Reftel) with Spanish MFA Director General for UN, NATO, Counter-terrorism and non-proliferation affairs Arturo Laclaustra. Laclaustra was gratefu [...]	2004-07-27 14:13:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ SP NATO MAPS
04MADRID2872	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] (C) We reviewed the revisions to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with newly-designated Deputy Director General of International Armament Affairs Marcos Rodriguez July 8 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rodriguez told us that officials at Spain's Nat [...]	2004-07-28 10:47:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR KTIA SP CWC
04MADRID2902	TERRORIST FINANCE: VIEWS FROM THE WORKING LEVEL IN [...] (C) Summary. SEPBLAC's (Spain's financial intelligence unit) working level officer responsible for terrorist finance issues, offered his views on legal and organizational issues affecting the fight against terrorist finance in Spain. He predicted that the regulations for Spain's 2003 Terroris [...]	2004-07-29 16:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER KTFN SP

04MADRID2936	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO PSI INFORMATION SHARING REQUEST [...] (C) Spain concurs with the PSI proposal to share information with non-member countries, but Spanish defense officials continue to question its operational aspects and lessons learned. End Summary. 2. (C) Over the past few months, we have met with Marcos Rodriguez in the Office of Interna [...]	2004-08-03 05:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL SP
04MADRID2955	SPANISH POSITION ON UNSC AND ICJ ADVISORY OPINION [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, MFA Deputy Director General of UN Affairs, on August 2. Gonzalez de Linares stated that Spain will wait and see what the General Assembly presents to the Security Council before taking a definitive position, adding that, a [...]	2004-08-03 14:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS SP ICJ UNGA
04MADRID2958	USOAS AMBASSADOR'S MEETING ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) Summary: In his July 29 meeting in Madrid with Spanish MFA Director General Sandomingo, USOAS Ambassador Maisto urged Spain to send observers to the Venezuelan referendum and to remain firm on Cuba. Maisto thanked the GOS for its decision to send police/troops to Haiti with a Moroccan [...]	2004-08-03 15:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
04MADRID2961	SPANISH POSITION ON UNSC 1540 IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) Summary. We delivered reftel demarch to Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, MFA Deputy Director Genral of UN Affairs, and Enrique de Yturriaga, Special Assistant to the Director General of the Coordination Unit for Spain's Participation in the UNSC, on August 2. Gonzalez de Linares and Yt [...]	2004-08-03 15:34:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PK SP UNSC
04MADRID2963	SPAIN ENCOURAGES EU ACTION ON MAOIST VIOLENCE IN [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-03 16:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTDB NP SP EUN
04MADRID2964	SPAIN UNDETERRED BY FAHIM'S REMOVAL FROM VICE [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-04 06:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF SP
04MADRID2965	SPAIN QUESTIONS EFFECTIVENESS OF REMOVING CAVEATS [...] (C) Spain is reviewing restrictions it may have placed on Spanish forces that are participating in KFOR but would prefer to help strengthen Kosovo police forces to improve KFOR's effectiveness, according to Kosovo specialists at the Spanish Foreign Ministry. Following the outbreak of violence [...]	2004-08-04 12:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL YI SP NATO
04MADRID2977	SPAIN NOTIFIED OF US INTEREST IN SPANISH OSCE [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche concerning Spain's candidacy for the 2007 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to Maria Victoria Scola Pliego, MFA Special Representative for OSCE issues, on August 4. Scola Pliego was encouraged by the U.S. position [...]	2004-08-05 08:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP OSCE
04MADRID3066	SPAIN/EU SUPPORT FOR THE VENEZUELAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Following up on USOAS Ambassador Maisto's strong pitch to the GOS on the Venezuelan presidential referendum (ref a),Poloff delivered ref b points on August 10 to Javier Ignacio Martinez del Barrio, Technical Advisor to the Deputy Director for Countries within the Andean Community. Martin [...]	2004-08-11 10:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE KPAO SP
04MADRID3074	SPAIN: MOLDOVA/TRANSNISTRIA RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-11 15:23:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MD SP
04MADRID3080	SPAIN ENCOURAGED BY US SUPPORT FOR WEOG ROTATION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel talking points and Secretary of State Colin Powell's letter regarding US support for Western European and Others Group (WEOG) rotation for the UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR) membership to Gonzalo Alvarez Garrido, Acting MFA Deputy Director General for UN Affa [...]	2004-08-12 11:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PHUM PREL SP
04MADRID3103	SPAIN: GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-13 12:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KPAO SP NATO
04MADRID3118	SPAIN: FURTHER REACTION TO GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE [...] (C) Following up on ref A demarche and ref B reporting cable concerning U.S. Global Defense Posture Review (GDPR),we delivered the demarche August 15 to General Felix Sanz, the Spanish Armed Forces' Chief of Defense, and Admiral Francisco Torrente, Secretary General for Defense Policy at the [...]	2004-08-15 17:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KPAO SP NATO
04MADRID3232	MORATINOS AGREES WITH US POSITION FOR WEOG [...] (C) Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos agrees with US efforts to reach a rotation agreement within WEOG to occupy the posts assigned in the Human Rights Commission. Poloff received the text of Moratinos' response to Secretary of State Colin Powell's August 11 letter (Ref A) fro [...]	2004-08-27 11:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PHUM PREL SP
04MADRID3600	A MID-TERM LOOK AT SPAIN'S SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed Spain's Security Council September presidency with Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, MFA Deputy Director of United Nations Affairs, and Enrique de Yturriaga Saldanha, MFA head of UNSC Issues. Both stressed that Spain has tried to be an "honest broker" as the hea [...]	2004-09-21 06:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP UNSC UN
04MADRID3605	A MID-TERM LOOK AT SPAIN'S SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed Spain's Security Council September presidency with Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, MFA Deputy Director of United Nations Affairs, and Enrique de Yturriaga Saldanha, MFA head of UNSC Issues. Both stressed that Spain has tried to be an "honest broker" as the hea [...]	2004-09-21 08:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP UNSC
04MADRID3699	SPANISH OFFICIALS REACT TO PRESIDENT BUSH REMARKS [...] (C) Spanish officials have reacted defensively to President Bush's remarks concerning Spain's withdrawal from Iraq, made at his September 23 joint press conference with Iraqi Interim Prime Minister Allawi. During a courtesy call by Charge and Econcouns September 24, the MFA's Director Genera [...]	2004-09-24 15:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS SP
04MADRID3776	SPAIN'S WEOG ROTATION RESPONSE IN AUGUST 27 LETTER [...] (C) To update the record Ref A, Poloff delivered Secretary of State Colin Powell's August 11 letter to the MFA SIPDIS and received the text of Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos' response to Powell's letter on August 26. Madrid 3232 (Ref B) dated August 27, 2004, contains Moratinos' [...]	2004-09-29 15:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PHUM PREL SP
04MADRID3829	SPAIN SUPPORTS EU ROAD MAP ON NORMALIZING LIBYA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Enrique Mora Benavente, Head of EU Planning at the MFA, on September 29. Mora Benavente told Poloff that Spain favors the four-step European "road map" to normalized relations and economic cooperation with Libya. The four-step process [...]	2004-10-01 15:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV SP EUN
04MADRID3839	SPAIN FAVORS CODE OF CONDUCT WITH THE LIFTING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. EUR/WE Director Kathleen Allegrone, Charge, and Poloff delivered reftel talking points and discussed U.S. human rights concerns at all levels of the Spanish MFA September 28-30. Spain believes that the Code of Conduct is sufficient to monitor arms sales to China of EU states. [...]	2004-10-04 14:07:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC PHUM CH EUN
04MADRID3846	SPAIN CELEBRATES ARREST OF ETA LEADERS [...] (C) Summary. Spanish politicians, police officials, and the media rejoiced after learning of the capture of ETA leader Mikel Albizu Iriarte, his partner Soledad Iparragirre, and 19 other ETA members and supporters in southern France and northern Spain. Police also seized hundreds of pounds of [...]	2004-10-05 08:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SP
04MADRID3892	SPAIN URGES FRANCE TO BUDGE ON WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) The Spanish Foreign Ministry's chief diplomat for Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and African issues told visiting EUR/WE office director Kathy Allegrone October 1 that Spain has edged "closer toward neutrality" on the Western Sahara issue and is urging France to budge from its firm support [...]	2004-10-05 16:39:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL SP UNSC
04MADRID3907	AZNAR DOMINATES POPULAR PARTY CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary. Mariano Rajoy, a long-time Aznar ally and the Popular Party's presidential candidate in the March 14 elections, was elected as the new President of the Popular Party (PP) during the 15th PP Party Congress. The event was dominated by enthusiastic expressions of support for former [...]	2004-10-06 11:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SP
04MADRID3911	DCI SPECIAL ADVISOR'S COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON IRAQ [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, poloff met with MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Moreno Humet to advise him of the 10/6 release of DCI Special Advisor Duelfer's report on Iraq WMD. Moreno requested details regarding the nature and scope of the ISG investigation, after whic [...]	2004-10-06 14:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP KPDD
04MADRID3914	CUBA: MFA ON INVITING DISSIDENTS TO SPANISH [...] (C) Poloff contacted MFA Deputy Director General for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Pedro Gomez de Olea on 10/7 to discuss reports that the Spanish Embassy in Havana was planning to break with EU policy by not inviting dissidents to its national day reception on 10/12. Gomez de Olea, wh [...]	2004-10-07 11:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SP
04MADRID3937	SPAIN: APPROACH TO EU MEMBERS ON AID, TRADE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-07 14:40:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN PREL EU TU CY SP
04MADRID3951	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE, SPAIN'S VIEWS ON IRAQ, CHINA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed Iraq, China, Libya, Sudan, and North Cyprus with Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning, on October 6. Mora Benavente does not expect that Iraq will be discussed at the GAERC meetings. Spain's position on the China arms embargo remains unchanged; for [...]	2004-10-08 12:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID3969	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE, SPAIN'S VIEWS ON IRAQ, CHINA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed Iraq, China, Libya, Sudan, and North Cyprus with Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning, on October 6. Mora Benavente does not expect that Iraq will be discussed at the GAERC meetings. Spain's position on the China arms embargo remains unchanged; for [...]	2004-10-08 15:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID3990	SPAIN:DEMARCHE TO EU ON FREEZING MAOIST ASSETS [...] (U) We delivered ref A points October 6 to Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning. Mora Benavente assured us that Spain considers the Maoist rebels to be terrorists. He does not believe that other EU governments consider the Maoists freedom fighters. Mora Benavente expects that Spain [...]	2004-10-14 07:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN NP SP
04MADRID4015	UNSCR 1559: SPAIN WILL SUPPORT FOLLOW-UP RESOLUTION [...] (C) Poloff disscussed Ref A points on 4/13 with MFA Deputy Director General for the Near East Alberto Moreno Humet. He said the GOF had already engaged the Spanish MFA several times on this issue and that the Spain generally accepted French and U.S. thinking on how to proceed. Moreno said he [...]	2004-10-15 14:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE SP UNSC
04MADRID4060	ALLEGED MISDEEDS OF U.S. FLAGGED RESEARCH VESSEL [...] (C) The R/V Powell has been on U.S. Embassy Madrid's radar screen since September, when it first contacted us for assistance in processing a request to make a port call in a Spanish harbor. Since our first contact with it, this vessel has demonstrated a consistent pattern of ignoring and at [...]	2004-10-19 14:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL MARR KRVC TPHY SP EWWT
04MADRID4063	DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER REGRETS UNHELPFUL MOD [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon told DCM Manzanares Oct. 14 that he agreed that DefMin Bono's comments last week about US-Spain relations and the US role in the Spanish National Day Parade were extremely unhelpful. Leon promised there would be no further comments from President Zapatero [...]	2004-10-19 15:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
04MADRID4073	GOS ARRESTS SUSPECTED ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS [...] (C) Summary. Spanish National Police arrested eight Maghrebi residents of Spain on charges of planning to bomb Spain's High Court, which takes the lead in GOS terrorism investigations. The detentions were based in part on USG information provided through Legatt channels. According to news r [...]	2004-10-19 15:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC SP
04MADRID4080	SPAIN ON POLISARIO RHETORIC, WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) Summary. Spain will convey a message to the Madrid Polisario representative calling on the Polisario to cease threats to resume armed conflict with Morocco. MFA Maghreb Office Director Carlos Fernandez Arias also shared Spain's views on the state of play in Western Morocco, including GOS [...]	2004-10-20 12:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF MO AG SP
04MADRID4115	CUBA: SPAIN CONFIDENT IT CAN OVERTURN EU MEASURES [...] (C) Summary. Spain is determined to roll back key elements of the June 2003 EU "restrictive measures" on Cuba implemented in the wake of Castro's crackdown on the opposition. MFA officials are confident they have sufficient support within the EU to do so. The GOS counts the UK, France, Swed [...]	2004-10-22 15:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CU SP
04MADRID4116	SPANISH ON ITER HOME [...] (U) ESTHOFF made reftel points October 19-22 to: (1) Juan Antonio Rubio, Director General of the Center for Energy, Environment, and Technology Investigation (CIEMAT); (2) Francisco Javier Arana Landa, Deputy Director General for Nuclear Energy, Ministry of Industry, Tourism, and Commerce; ( [...]	2004-10-22 15:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	TRGY TSPL TNGD ENRG SP
04MADRID4147	AMBASSADOR MEETS MINISTER OF JUSTICE TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Minister of Justice Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar on October 21 to discuss law enforcement issues, including counterterrorism cooperation, trafficking in persons, and Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition treaties (MLAT). The Ambassador stressed the USG's [...]	2004-10-27 13:39:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CASC SP
04MADRID4179	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE, NOV 2: IRAQ, IRAN, MEPP, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed Iraq, Iran, the Middle East Peace Process, Russia, Sudan, Somalia, Ukraine, Kosovo, and North Cyprus with Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning, on October 26 and October 28. Mora Benavente said that EU police training in Iraq would take place after [...]	2004-10-29 11:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID4283	SPAIN: ZAPATERO TO RAISE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITH [...] (C) The Government of Spain is aware of all three human rights issues raised in reftel demarche. The Spanish agree that the possible moves by Chavez supporters threaten democracy, human rights and civil rights in Venezuela. The Zapatero government will raise these issues with Venezuelan pre [...]	2004-11-05 16:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SP
04MADRID4337	SPAIN ON SUPPORT FOR IRAQI SPECIAL TRIBUNAL: [...] (C) Poloff met on 11/12 with Eva Martinez of the MFA's Directorate General for the Near East to encourage Spanish assistance for the Iraqi Special Tribunal. Martinez said Spain had received no request from the Iraqi Interim Authority (IIG) for assistance in preparing for the Iraqi Special Tri [...]	2004-11-12 16:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER PREF SP
04MADRID4367	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR MAKES FAREWELL CALL ON FOREIGN [...] (C) Ambassador met with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos November 10 at the Foreign Ministry for a farewell call. Ambassador began by saying it was time to get the U.S.-Spain relationship moving forward. Moratinos agreed and said Spain and the U.S. needed to start working on a positi [...]	2004-11-15 15:48:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
04MADRID4373	SPANISH DELEGATION TO THE CWC DISCUSSIONS ON HOST [...] (C) In response to reftel request regarding Spain's participation in host country agreement (HCA) discussions on the margins of the 29 November-3 December session of the 9th Conference of States Parties (CSP),an MFA official told poloff November 10 that the following officials plan to attend [...]	2004-11-15 16:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KTIA SP CWC
04MADRID4381	SPAIN SUPPORTS TURKISH EU ACCESSION [...] (C) Spain supports Turkish EU candidacy, a policy that has remained consistent through both the Popular Party administration of Jose Maria Aznar and the current Socialist administration of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. MFA EU Correspondent Luis Canovas del Castillo told Poloff November 15 t [...]	2004-11-16 11:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN PREL EU TU SP
04MADRID4415	TERRORISM FINANCE DISCUSSIONS WITH GOS TREASURY [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-18 15:30:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PREL PTER SP
04MADRID4430	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO SECOND ROUND OF UKRAINIAN [...] (C) Poloffs met with the MFA desk officer for Russia and Eastern European affairs, Marta Ruiz, 11/16 to encourage Spain's participation in the second round of presidential election in the Ukraine set for November 21 and to hear GOS views on imposing visa restrictions on Ukrainian officials w [...]	2004-11-19 11:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EU SP
04MADRID4443	SPAIN SUPPORTS SUDAN DRAFT RESOLUTION IN UNSC [...] (C) Spain fully agrees with U.S. efforts on the UK-penned draft resolution focusing on the North-South peace process in Sudan. Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, Deputy Director General for UN Affairs at the MFA, told Poloff that he hoped that the resolution would be passed by consensus in Na [...]	2004-11-19 16:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU SP UNSC
04MADRID4444	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO SECOND ROUND OF UKRAINIAN [...] (C) Poloffs met with the MFA desk officer for Russia and Eastern European affairs, Marta Ruiz, November 16 to encourage Spain's participation in election monitoring during the second round of the Ukrainian presidential election on November 21 and to hear GOS views on imposing visa restrictio [...]	2004-11-19 16:37:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EU SP
04MADRID4445	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF NOV 22 GAERC: MEPP, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed the Middle East Peace Process, China, Kosovo, Belarus, Cyprus, ESDP issues, Iran, and Ukraine with MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Luis Canovas del Castillo on November 18. Poloff also discussed Spain's views on Turkey with Juan Aristegui, MFA Subdirector General o [...]	2004-11-22 07:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID4486	SPAIN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT SIX-PARTY ITER FRAMEWORK [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-24 14:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	TNGD TRGY TSPL ENRG PREL
04MADRID4488	SPAIN: LATEST ON EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-24 15:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC CH SP EUN
04MADRID4492	MEETING ON WITH DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER ON IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Defense Minister Francisco Pardo told Charge that the MOD will take the lead in promoting "excellent" bilateral ties between Spain and the U.S. Regarding the tender for the S-80 submarine weapons system, Pardo indicated a GOS decision would be forthcoming soon. He strongl [...]	2004-11-24 16:34:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL SP
04MADRID4499	SPAIN/IRAN-IAEA: RESPONSE TO US REQUEST FOR STRONG [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-26 13:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY IR SP IAEA
04MADRID4500	MFA CLAIMS SURPRISE AT CUBA'S NORMALIZATION OF TIES [...] (C) Summary. MFA DG for Latin America Sandomingo told Polcouns that the GOS had been surprised by the Cuban Government announcement that it would resume official contacts with the Spanish Embassy in Havana after more than 17 months of having "frozen" such ties. Sandomingo cast the move as a [...]	2004-11-26 16:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU SP
04MADRID4501	SPANISH OFFICIALS CANNOT ATTEND MEETING IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Spanish officials have indicated that they will now be unable to attend discussion on the host country agreement (HCA) on the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) as previously promised because it conflicts with other arms control meetings that they are scheduled to attend during the [...]	2004-11-26 16:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KTIA SP CWC
04MADRID4550	SPAIN/CUBA: REVIEW REGARDING SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (C) Summary. Spain is among the most important foreign investors in Cuba and the ruling Socialist party has continued the Popular Party's policy of encouraging further investment and trade with Cuba. On human rights issues, the GOS has broken with the Aznar administration's emphasis on suppo [...]	2004-12-01 12:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL CU SP
04MADRID4553	SPAIN/CUBA: REVIEW REGARDING SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (C) Summary. Spain is among the most important foreign investors in Cuba and the ruling Socialist party has continued the Popular Party's policy of encouraging further investment and trade with Cuba. On human rights issues, the GOS has broken with the Aznar administration's emphasis on suppo [...]	2004-12-01 12:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL CU SP
04MADRID4554	SPAIN/CUBA: REVIEW REGARDING SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (C) Summary. Spain is among the most important foreign investors in Cuba and the ruling Socialist party has continued the Popular Party's policy of encouraging further investment and trade with Cuba. On human rights issues, the GOS has broken with the Aznar administration's emphasis on support for [...]	2004-12-01 12:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL CU SP
04MADRID4585	SPAIN/AFGHANISTAN: SPAIN STILL CONSIDERING ISAF [...] (C) Prior to receipt of ref a demarche request, Charge, Polcouns and other embassy officers used previously scheduled meetings and conversatons the week of November 23 and 26 to press the Chief of Defense, Deputy Defense Minister, MOD DG for International Relations and MFA Political Director [...]	2004-12-02 16:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP NATO
04MADRID4612	CHAVEZ COURTS SPANISH SOCIALISTS;LEAVES POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Spain November 21-23, in a trip that was touted by the Spanish government as primarily economic in nature. Chavez commenced his stay by stating that good relations with Spain "have become of strategic importance" and that he "welcomes the [...]	2004-12-03 16:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EPET ELAB EIND PHUM PREL MARR SP VE
04MADRID4627	WEEKEND BOMBINGS MASK DECLINING ETA CAPABILITIES [...] (C) Summary. ETA terrorists carried out twelve bombings in two sets of coordinated attacks during the December 3-6 holiday weekend in Spain. The bombs consisted of small devices and there were no fatalities, though 10-20 people sustained minor injuries. The first series of bombings took plac [...]	2004-12-09 08:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV SP
04MADRID4677	SPAIN: CHARGE MEETS WITH CHIEF OF DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with Spanish Chief of Defense General Felix Sanz December 9. Sanz said he will do all in his power to strengthen U.S./Spain military ties. He agreed it was not useful talk about whether the military relationship between the two countries is "balanced," rather Spain' [...]	2004-12-10 16:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS SP NATO
04MADRID4687	DEPUTY FM LEON ON CUBA, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-13 15:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SP
04MADRID4777	POPULAR PARTY FORESEES ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Popular Party's Economic Spokesperson in Parliament Miguel Arias Canete predicted 2005 would be a good year for Spain, but that beginning in 2006 Spain's economy would sour and imperil Spain's Socialist government. He declared strong respect for Minister of Economy and F [...]	2004-12-20 17:55:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD TBIO SP
04MADRID4778	SPAIN: INDECISIVE ON ISAF STAGE TWO ROLE [...] (C) Summary: Charge met December 20 with Spanish National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana to discuss Spain's role in ISAF stage two. Casajuana was very reluctant to commit the Zapatero government to any role in stage two. Casajuana said it was very unlikely the GOS would announce a decisi [...]	2004-12-21 07:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS SP NATO
04MADRID4788	ITER: SPAIN DEMARCHED ON ITER FINANCING [...] (C) ESTHOFF passed Ref A points and letter December 20 to Science Ministry Technology Policy Director General Carlos Alejaldre Losilla, reiterating U.S. support for Japan's ITER proposal, noting U.S. concerns regarding lack of clarity in the EU's ITER proposal, and underscoring our commitment [...]	2004-12-21 11:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TRGY SP EUN
04MADRID4827	LOCAL NGO PRESSURES SPAIN ON CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. On 12/21, Poloff met with Rafael Rubio, head of the Spanish NGO "Cuba en Transicion" (Cuba in Transition),a human rights organization dedicated to raising public awareness in Spain about human rights abuses in Cuba. Rubio, who generally works with the Popular Party (PP) but has [...]	2004-12-22 14:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU SP
04MADRID4830	VISIT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT FOR MLAT SIGNING [...] (C) Summary. Attorney General John Ashcroft visited Spain on December 17 to sign the bilateral protocols to the U.S.-EU Mutual Legal Assistance (MLAT) and Extradition Treaty. During his one-day visit, Attorney General Ashcroft also held separate meetings with the Minister of Justice and the M [...]	2004-12-22 14:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC KJUS PREL SP
04MADRID484	SPANISH PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC ADVISOR COMMENTS ON [...] (SBU) On February 11 we spoke with Roman Escolano, Economic Advisor to Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar to get an update (since reftels A and B) on where Aznar's initiative for barrier-free transatlantic trade is going. Escolano confessed that the GOS is in an anomalous situation -- a month [...]	2004-02-12 12:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL SP EUN
04MADRID495	POINTS DELIVERED: FOREIGN LEADERS MEETING WITH [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Esther Monterrubio, Director General for Eastern Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Monterrubio said that Spain, as an EU member, is monitoring elections in the Ukraine very carefully. She agreed with our position that the Ukraine's accession t [...]	2004-02-13 10:39:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UP SP EUN
04MADRID520	ENCOURAGING SPAIN TO PURSUE BUSINESS IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. With continued "bad press" over the lack of Iraq reconstruction-related contracts for Spanish firms, we met with Ministry of Economy's Director General for Commercial Policy Carlos Jimenez to share lessons learned reftel. Our overtures were welcome, but we also received a clear [...]	2004-02-13 15:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IZ SP
04MADRID527	SPANISH ELECTION OUTLOOK: ONE MONTH OUT, POPULAR [...] (C) Polls one month before the March 14 Spanish general election continue to point to victory for the Popular Party and Aznar's successor as party leader, Mariano Rajoy. The PP hopes not just for a plurality, but for an absolute majority. Were the PP to fall far short of an absolute majority, [...]	2004-02-13 17:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP NATO
04MADRID561	SPANISH RESPONSE: VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C) Per reftel A, we spoke with Inigo de Palacio, MFA Director of UN Affairs, on February 9 to deliver demarche on voluntary contributions to the Special Court for Sierra Leone. De Palacio said he could not give a response at that time, but would pursue the issue within the MFA. On February [...]	2004-02-18 13:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR PINS SL SP KWCI UNSC
04MADRID583	GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: SPANISH POLICE SEEK ACCESS [...] (C) The Spanish National Police (SNP) have officially requested via the Embassy that the USG authorize Spanish police access to interview two Guantanamo detainees. SNP seeks to develop information regarding the two detainees' training, recruitment and deployment into Afghanistan. The two detainees [...]	2004-02-20 05:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PHUM PINR SP
04MADRID607	SPANISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON FEBRUARY 23-24 EU [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarches on February 20 to Enrique Mora, Director of the MFA's Office of EU Foreign Policy and Common Security. 2. (C) Regarding reftel A topics, Mora stated that the discussion on Afghanistan will include the EU's concern that the references to Islam in the Afghan [...]	2004-02-23 06:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP EUN
04MADRID608	9-11 COMMISSION VISIT: MEETING WITH JUDGE GARZON [...] (SBU) Dieter Snell and Hyon Kim of the 9-11 Commission visited Madrid February 13. At their request, the Embassy arranged a meeting for them with Judge Baltasar Garzon of the National Court. This was the only appointment with Spanish officials that the Commission staff sought. Garzon is [...]	2004-02-23 07:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SP
04MADRID618	SPAIN: EU TO BACK OAS POSITION ON VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-24 06:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE SP
04MADRID635	SPAIN: ELBARADEI TELLS PALACIO IAEA SHOULD MOVE [...] (C) Poloff queried Guillermo Kirkpatrick, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy Director General for Disarmament, about Minister Palacio's February 19 meeting with IAEA Director General ElBaradei in Vienna. Kirkpatrick said ElBaradei told Palacio he was extremely happy with Libya's cooperation with [...]	2004-02-24 16:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL PTER SP
04MADRID649	SPAIN AGAINST FULL WEOG PARTICIPATION FOR ISRAEL [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 4. 2. (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Inigo de Palacio, MFA Director of UN Affairs, on February 24. De Palacio stated that while Spain and the EU would support renewing Israel's WEOG New York membership in May, the EU's common policy is to "gi [...]	2004-02-25 15:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS EU AORC SP UN
04MADRID679	SPANISH ELECTIONS: CONCERNS ABOUT AN ETA ATTACK [...] (C) Spanish police are concerned that ETA may strike in the period before the March 14 national elections. Juan Hidalgo, Senior Advisor to the State Secretary for Security, told us February 26 that ETA's recent announcement of a "cease-fire" in Catalonia meant that it might seek to strike [...]	2004-02-27 13:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SP
04MADRID730	SPANISH RESPONSE TO EU BURMA POLICY DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-03 15:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM SP EUN
04MADRID735	URGING HONDURAS TO TABLE CUBA RESOLUTION AT UN [...] (C) DCM discussed reftel demarche March 3 with Spanish President Aznar's National Security Advisor Alberto Carnero. Carnero undertook to draw President Aznar's attention immediately to our request that Aznar urge his Honduran counterpart, whom he will meet Friday, March 5 along with other Ce [...]	2004-03-03 17:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SP
04MADRID750	DASD BRZEZINSKI DISCUSSES NATO NON-FUNDING OF [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for European and NATO policy Ian Brzezinski met February 26 with Ministry of Defense officials in Madrid to discuss the NATO Security Investment Program,s (NSIP) funding of Spanish air defense systems and Spain's blockage of NATO infrastructure [...]	2004-03-04 17:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV SP NATO
04MADRID755	LIBYA/IAEA: CONSULTING WITH BOG MEMBERS ON LIBYA [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-04 18:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM LY SP IAEA
04MADRID756	BETTER INFORMING SPANISH ON IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Following up on our February 12 meeting with Ministry of Economy contacts (ref A),we met March 4 with Enrique Navarro, who is spear-heading Ministry of Defense efforts to help Spanish business get Iraq reconstruction contracts. We shared lessons learned from the January 2004 Cze [...]	2004-03-04 18:12:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ SP
04MADRID764	SPANISH NATIONAL ELECTIONS: THE KEY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Spanish voters focus on the March 14 nationals elections in earnest, three issues will dominate their thinking: the war against ETA terrorism, unease over growing secessionist tendencies in the Basque and Catalan regions, and the economy. On all three issues, Aznar,s Popular [...]	2004-03-05 16:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP PREL
04MADRID773	IRAN/IAEA: REACTION TO DG'S IRAN REPORT [...] (C) We met with Marcos Rodriguez Cantero of the International Disarmament division at MFA on March 3 and conveyed US views on the IAEA Iran Report. Rodriguez told us that Spain shares US concerns about Iranian non-proliferation and the findings contained in the IAEA Iran report. Non-prolifera [...]	2004-03-08 06:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC SP IAEA
04MADRID817	SPANISH NATIONAL ELECTIONS: VIEWS BEYOND MADRID [...] (C) Summary: Spanish regional leaders in Valencia, Asturias, Andalucia and Extremadura from both the Socialist and Popular Parties believe the Popular Party will gain the most seats in the March 14 national elections. But most of them - except for two Socialist party members in regional Soci [...]	2004-03-10 12:19:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP PSOE
04MADRID822	SPANISH RESPONSE TO 60TH SESSION OF THE UN [...] (C) Summary. The head of the MFA's Human Rights Office stated that Spain's priorities for the upcoming UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) session are substantially the same as USG priorities, focusing on many of the same countries and issues. On sensitive subjects, he said that Spain will [...]	2004-03-10 15:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SP UNHRC
04MADRID825	EQUATORIAL GUINEA: SPANISH MFA ON ALLEGED COUP [...] (C) President Obiang has demanded that Spain extradite to Equatorial Guinea a political opponent who resides in Madrid, Severo Moto, accused of sponsoring an alleged coup plot uncovered this week. MFA has received no official request, and would not transfer Moto if one were received. MFA [...]	2004-03-10 16:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SP EK
04MADRID827	SPAIN'S 9-11: ETA MASSACRE IN MADRID THREE DAYS [...] (SBU) ETA terrorists struck March 11 in the center of Madrid, placing bombs on four commuter trains. There were a total of 13 explosions (including three police-controlled explosions to disactivate bombs.) The bombs exploded in the middle of rush hour, from 0835 to 0855 local. Interior Minister Ace [...]	2004-03-11 13:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC SP OSAC
04MADRID839	SPAIN'S ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) Polmiloff delivered reftel demarche March 10 to Manuel Acerete, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Deputy Director General for International Security Affairs. Acerete confirmed Spain would attend SHAPE's March 11 Force Generation Conference. He explained that due to its commitments in Ir [...]	2004-03-11 18:29:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP NATO
04MADRID864	SPANISH ELECTIONS: SCENARIOS FOR COALITION [...] (C) Before the March 11 terrorist attacks, the conservative Popular Party and its candidate Mariano Rajoy were slated to win the Spanish elections, but few confidently assessed the PP would win an absolute majority in Parliament. As part of Embassy Madrid,s election reporting plan, we have b [...]	2004-03-12 19:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL SP PSOE
04MADRID865	SPAIN: POSSIBLE IMPACT OF TERRORIST ATTACK ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: BEFORE THE MARCH 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS IN MADRID, THE DRAMA OF THE MARCH 14 SPANISH NATIONAL ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN CENTERED ON WHETHER PRESIDENT AZNAR'S POPULAR PARTY AND ITS CANDIDATE MARIANO RAJOY, WOULD WIN ENOUGH SEATS IN PARLIAMENT TO GOVERN WITH AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY (REFTEL). O [...]	2004-03-12 19:47:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
04MADRID880	SPANISH ELECTIONS: MARCH 11 ATTACKS/ALLEGED [...] (C) The Socialist Party, turning the tables on all pre-March 11 polls, soundly defeated the Popular Party in March 14 national elections. Reaction to the March 11 terror attacks proved to be the decisive factor. Massive but solemn anti-terror marches March 12 saw 11 million Spaniards take [...]	2004-03-15 14:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV SP PSOE
04MADRID881	SPANISH FOREIGN POLICY UNDER NEW SOCIALIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Well before the March 14 general elections, Socialist Workers' Party of Spain (PSOE) leader Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero made clear that if elected he would refocus Spanish foreign policy away from the primacy of the transatlantic link and toward Spain,s traditional EU partners [...]	2004-03-15 14:43:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP NATO
04MADRID893	MADRID MARCH 11 BOMB ATTACKS: STATUS OF [...] (C) The investigation into who perpetrated the March 11 attacks in Madrid continues, with an Al Qaeda link looking increasingly likely. While authorities cannot completely rule out responsibility by the terrorist group ETA, or a possible ETA role in coordination with an Islamic terrorist group, the [...]	2004-03-15 17:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SP
04MADRID958	MADRID BOMB ATTACKS: STATUS OF INVESTIGATION - [...] (C) Information from official sources remains limited due to the secrecy order issued by the judge presiding over the investigation, Judge Juan del Olmo. LegAtt Office will request further information through our mutual legal assistance treaty, but receipt of information as a result of that r [...]	2004-03-18 17:30:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SP
04MADRID959	SPANISH REACTION TO DEMARCHE ON MARCH 22-23 EU FMS [...] (C) Summary. Spain will be putting terrorism at the top of its agenda for the March 22-23 EU FMS meetings and the March 25-26 European Council meetings. Jointly with the Dutch, Spain will be backing the creation of a EU Coordinator for anti-terrorism efforts. The MFA's EU Office also expects [...]	2004-03-18 17:32:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP EUN
04MADRID960	DEALING WITH ZAPATERO: AN INEXPERIENCED BUT [...] (C) Summary: This message provides initial embassy thinking on how to deal with President-Elect Zapatero in the lead up to his government's formation and the early stages of his administration. Zapatero has no experience in administration or foreign affairs. He is likely to be a difficult but [...]	2004-03-18 18:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP PSOE
04MADRID961	WHO ARE THE SPANISH SOCIALISTS? [...] (C) Summary: The Socialist Workers Party of Spain (PSOE),surprise victor in March 14 elections, is a center-left party in the European social democrat tradition. Since the end of the Franco regime and the beginning of Spain's modern democracy in 1977, PSOE has generally advocated comprehensive soc [...]	2004-03-18 18:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP PSOE

04MADRID962	SPANISH ELECTION: POPULAR PARTY STILL IN SHOCK [...] (C) The Popular Party remains in shock over the March 14 election results. The government vehemently rejects charges it withheld information on al Qaeda for election benefit. The PP accepts defeat but members complain the Socialists manipulated the March 11 terror attacks to turn the electora [...]	2004-03-18 19:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SP PSOE
04MADRID974	AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH POSSIBLE NEW SPANISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Argyros had a cordial discussion March 22 with Miguel Angel Moratinos, reported to be the leading candidate to serve as Foreign Minister under the government of Spanish Socialist Worker's Party (PSOE) leader Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. Moratinos stressed Zapatero,s appreci [...]	2004-03-22 19:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
04MADRID995	TERRORISM FINANCE: MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER FOR [...] (C) Summary. Spain has been a strong ally in the fight against terrorism finance. That said, the GOS has not always been as pro-active as we believe they could and should be in this fight. While Spain passed bold new laws after September 11 providing the government with administrative author [...]	2004-03-24 11:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER SP
04MADRID998	CHR 60 - DEMARCHE REQUESTS FOR RESOLUTIONS ON [...] (C) Political Counselor conveyed reftel points March 23 to Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister Ramon Gil-Casares, stressing the importance of passage of these resolutions for the USG. We also passed our points to MFA's Human Rights and International Organizations Departments. Juan Manuel Cabre [...]	2004-03-24 14:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH CU SP UNHRC
04MANAGUA1783	RESPONSE T O ECLAC DEMARCHE: NICARAGUA WILL SUPPORT USG POSITION [...] (C) Ambassador delivered demarche contained reftel to Nicaraguan Minister of Health Jose Antonio Alvarado. After carefully reviewing the materials, Alvarado subsequently informed the Ambassador that he completely agreed with the US position. He noted that though he is not likely to attend the San J [...]	2004-06-17 20:51:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM SOCI NU ECLAC UN
04MANAMA1067	LETTER FROM KING HAMAD TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-06 09:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC AMGT BA
04MANAMA1120	GOB RE-ARRESTS THE BAHRAINI SIX [...] The GoB re-arrested the "Bahraini Six" yesterday afternoon on suspicion of conspiracy to commit terrorist acts. The six were taken to the Public Prosecutor's Office and were transferred to Galali prison at approximately 2:00 a.m. this morning. Amal Ahmed Abdulla Abdul, Under Secretary of the P [...]	2004-07-15 12:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA
04MANAMA1133	ELBOWS EXTENDED, PARLIAMENT CATCHES EYES DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY. June 9 marked the end of Parliament's second session with well-earned successes in both houses. Hampered by constitutional limitations, the elected Council of Representatives (COR) gravitated away from drafting legislation and exercised its oversight authority to its fullest ext [...]	2004-07-18 12:53:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM BA
04MANAMA1187	MFA MAKES ASSURANCES OF NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA officials gave assurances to Charge that the security and stability of Bahrain is the GOB's top priority. As a signal that the GOB is serious about regional security concerns, MFA announced that Bahrain will host the next International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) [...]	2004-07-27 12:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER BA KSEC
04MANAMA1200	MUSLIM WORLD OUTREACH IN BAHRAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bahrain is an Islamic state with a population that is 98 percent Muslim. Bahraini contacts have discussed the potential of a possible shift towards conservatism in Bahrain. However, some groups, such as Beit Al Qura,an, the Bahrain Women,s Society, and the Bahrain Youth Forum Soc [...]	2004-07-28 13:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	BA EAID KDEM KPAO OEXC OIIP OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL
04MANAMA1213	JUSTICE MINISTER DISCUSSES COUNTER-TERRORISM LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 2, Minister of Justice Jawad Al Arrayed stressed to Charge that there is strong political will at the highest levels of the GOB to fight terrorism and ensure national security. Minister Al Arrayed told Charge, in confidence, that H.M. King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is [...]	2004-08-03 05:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PTER BA KSEC
04MANAMA1214	PRIME MINISTER COMMITTED TO NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and select members of his Cabinet stressed to Charge that security is Bahrain's utmost priority and that consequently Bahrain will remain at a heightened state of vigilance. PM stressed that full cooperation and sharing of informati [...]	2004-08-03 05:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ETRD BA KSEC
04MANAMA1228	BAHRAIN'S FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES DOD SCHOOL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa stressed to Charge during an August 4 meeting the need to find a way to work together to keep the most important cultural tie, the Department of Defense Bahrain School, operational. Shaikh Mohammed conveyed GOB's offe [...]	2004-08-04 17:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAIR ETRD BA IZ
04MANAMA1275	8,000 BAHRAINIS PEACEFULLY PROTEST US OPERATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bahrain's Shi'a leadership organized a march in which 8,000 Bahrainis peacefully protested US military actions in Najaf and other holy cities of Iraq. Representing Parliament, Sunni Council of Representatives (COR) Chairman Ahmed Khalifa Al Dahrani issued a public statement exp [...]	2004-08-15 13:40:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ASEC ALOW PGOV KDEM KWMN IZ BA
04MANAMA1283	CROWN PRINCE PROMOTING INTERNAL INTELLIGENCE AND [...] (C) The Charge held her initial meeting with Crown Prince (CP) Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa to discuss joint counter-terrorism efforts, the security situation and the status of the DOD Bahrain School. They also covered the Saudi proposal for Muslim troops to Iraq and the U.S. global de [...]	2004-08-16 11:49:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS MCAP PINS BA
04MANAMA1299	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: QUASHING NAM CRITICISM OF THE [...] (C) On August 18 the Charge delivered reftel demarche to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. She urged the Government of Bahrain to resist any moves within the NAM meeting in Durban to undermine UNSCR 1540. Abdul Ghaffar promised to relay the information to app [...]	2004-08-18 13:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC BA
04MANAMA1302	MINSTATE ABDUL GHAFFAR DISCUSSES COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) The Charge met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar to discuss the status of Bahrain's counter-terrorism law, recent press articles on legal cases concerning detainee [...]	2004-08-20 13:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC PGOV BA
04MANAMA1319	HOT TIME, SUMMER IN THE CITY: BAHRAIN COPES WITH [...] (C) Bahrain experienced a nationwide blackout that lasted up to 15 hours in some neighborhoods. Minister of Electricity and Water (MEW) Shaikh Abdullah bin Salman Khalid Al Khalifa attributed the blackout to an unexpected massive power surge from the nation's aluminum manufacturer ALBA. Prim [...]	2004-08-24 15:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV ASEC BA
04MANAMA1337	CODEL MILLER DISCUSSES COUNTER-TERRORISM, IRAQ, [...] (C) Codel Miller met with Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa August 22 and discussed the domestic security situation, status of counter-terrorism laws in Bahrain, Iraq, the military confrontation in Najaf, U.S. public outreach efforts in the Middle East, Arab-Israeli relations, A [...]	2004-08-28 15:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR ECON ETRD BA IZ
04MANAMA1355	BAHRAINI CABINET APPROVES DRAFT FTA [...] (U) On August 29 the Bahraini Cabinet approved the current draft of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Press reports on the Council,s decision followed a familiar refrain, highlighting the FTA's economic benefits, particularly the potential for job creation, as well as dut [...]	2004-08-30 14:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV BA
04MANAMA1357	MINSTATE ABDUL GHAFFAR DISCUSSES SECURITY, [...] (C) The Ambassador paid an introductory call on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar August 30 to discuss priority issues in the bilateral relationship. Regarding the security situation in Bahrain, the Ambassador, stating that he had learned that the judge had granted a [...]	2004-08-31 11:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC ECON ETRD BA
04MANAMA1379	SEPARATIST MOVEMENT EMERGES WITHIN BAHRAIN'S [...] (C) Following a period of speculation, Nezar Al Baharna, a prominent Shia businessman and former board member of the largest Shia opposition political society Al Wifaq, confirmed to the press in late August that he planned to establish a new political society called the Society of Justice and [...]	2004-09-07 15:51:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BA
04MANAMA138	PARLIAMENT FLEXES MUSCLE - INVESTIGATION INTO [...] (C) Summary. Bahrain's first major parliamentary crisis has strengthened the Parliament but impressed only part of the electorate. After a recess the battle may resume. We have pushed for and received assurances that the Parliament will continue. End summary. 2. (U) Parliament's inves [...]	2004-01-28 14:52:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BA
04MANAMA1387	MINISTER OF INFORMATION DISCUSSES AL JAZEERA AND IRAQ [...] (C) Al Jazeera Satellite Channel and Iraq dominated the conversation during the Ambassador's Sept. 6 introductory call on Minister of Information Nabeel bin Yaqoob Al Hamer. The Minister said that he had directed Bahrain Satellite Television to stop airing the videotapes on abductions and kid [...]	2004-09-08 14:27:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO OIIP KMPI BA
04MANAMA1390	CROWN PRINCE DISCUSSES PLANNED LABOR REFORM [...] (C) During the Ambassador's September 5 introductory call on Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (septel),the CP said that his office was organizing a national debate on labor law reforms. The initiative stems from Bahrain's desire to move away from an economy based upon a low cost lab [...]	2004-09-08 15:08:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ECON BA
04MANAMA1402	BAHRAIN: ENDING STATE SPONSORSHIP OF TERRORISM [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief delivered Ref A demarche on ending state sponsorship of terrorism on September 8 to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow-Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz listened carefully to the points, particularly those on Iran. He re [...]	2004-09-13 05:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL BA
04MANAMA1409	USUN AMBASSADOR SIV VISIT - 59TH UNGA [...] (C) On September 7, US Ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and Coordinator of the US delegation to the UN General Assembly Sichan Siv met with GOB officials and parliamentarians to discuss the United States' five UN General Assembly priorities (Reftel). ----------- [...]	2004-09-13 14:57:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PREL PGOV BA ECOSOC UNGA
04MANAMA1419	LABOR MINISTER WELCOMES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE [...] (C) In an introductory meeting on September 11, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA) Majeed bin Mohsin Al Alawi explained to the Ambassador that his portfolio included labor reform, vocational training, unemployment, facilities for the disabled, occupational safety inspections and en [...]	2004-09-14 14:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB PHUM KMPI KCRM KDEM BA
04MANAMA1422	MINISTER OF OIL DISCUSSES PETROLEUM SECTOR WITH [...] (C) Minister of Oil Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa told the Ambassador September 6 that U.S. companies have participated successfully in the development of Bahrain's petroleum and petrochemicals sector, and he looks forward to continued cooperation with the U.S. He stated that his primary concern is [...]	2004-09-15 09:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET BA PROG
04MANAMA1425	GOB ENGAGED IN ANTI-TRAFFICKING MEASURES; WELCOMES [...] (C) G/TIP Senior Reports Officer Feleke Assefa visited Bahrain August 20-24 to meet with GOB officials and demarche them on G/TIP's Bahrain-specific Action Plan (Ref A). In response to the demarche, GOB officials outlined what measures they have implemented to combat trafficking and their pl [...]	2004-09-15 12:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB BA
04MANAMA1469	BAHRAIN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TRANSPORTATION [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with Minister of Transportation Sheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa on September 8 to discuss efforts to expand and manage Bahrain,s transportation infrastructure. Al Khalifa,s portfolio also includes civil aviation as well as telecommunications, postal services and pub [...]	2004-09-25 12:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	BA BEXP EAIR ECON PREL
04MANAMA1476	BAHRAIN: COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW TRIBUNAL REQUEST [...] (C) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (C) Ambassador delivered Ref A combatant status review tribunal request for assistance September 22 to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul Ghaffar said that he would initiate action to try to locate the [...]	2004-09-26 13:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PINR PREL BA
04MANAMA1482	HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ARRESTED FOR "INSTIGATING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two controversial speeches delivered at the Al Aruba Club this past weekend created a political storm in Bahrain, resulting in the closure of the club and the arrest of a prominent human rights activist. The first speech was delivered by an Iraqi Baathist who claimed that Kuwa [...]	2004-09-27 16:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS BA
04MANAMA1487	MINISTER OF ELECTRICITY AND WATER UPDATES ON [...] (U) The Minister of Electricity and Water Shaikh Abdulla bin Salman Al Khalifa discussed with the Ambassador on September 20 Bahrain's water supply and the investigation into the recent national electricity blackout. Shaikh Abdulla stated that Bahrain's aquifer is becoming increasingly salty. [...]	2004-09-28 07:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV BA ENGR
04MANAMA1489	CROWN PRINCE LEADS LABOR MARKET REFORM WORKSHOP [...] (U) On September 23, Crown Prince Sheikh Salman Al Khalifa and the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) held a widely publicized public workshop on labor reform. A politically potent issue, it was the first time the government openly addressed the employment challenges Bahrain faces. A M [...]	2004-09-28 09:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ELAB BA
04MANAMA1501	MIXED REACTIONS TO ARREST OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The arrest of prominent human rights activist Abdulhadi Al Khawaja continues to dominate the public's attention in Bahrain. Some oppositionists and NGO representatives who support Al Khawaja have been cautious in their public statements for fear that outspokenness could work ag [...]	2004-09-29 14:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV KJUS ASEC BA
04MANAMA1503	GOB SHUTS DOWN HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER [...] (C) On September 28 at 22:30, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA) sent a press release to Bahraini newspapers announcing the closure and dissolution of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) for "actions that contravened the Law of Societies and the Center's own charter." T [...]	2004-09-29 16:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV ASEC KMPI KCRM BA
04MANAMA1516	GENERAL ABIZAID DISCUSSES REGIONAL SITUATION WITH [...] (C) Commander U.S. Central Command General Abizaid met with King Hamad, Crown Prince Salman, and Defense Minister Khalifa on September 27 to discuss Iraq and the upcoming elections there, the need for full Sunni participation in the election, Iranian interference in Iraq, and the situations in [...]	2004-10-02 14:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PTER BA IZ IR
04MANAMA1528	BAHRAIN: COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW TRIBUNAL REQUEST [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief October 4 delivered Refs A and B information regarding Guantanamo detainee Shaikh Salman Ebrahim Mohammed Al Khalifa's request for witness testimony to MFA Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz Al Khalifa. He listened carefully to the points and reconfirmed that the United Sta [...]	2004-10-05 10:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PINR PREL BA
04MANAMA1542	BAHRAIN AND NEXT STEPS ON NATO'S ISTANBUL [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief met with MFA Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz Al Khalifa October 4 to discuss NATO Deputy Secretary General Alessandro Rizzo's one-day visit to Bahrain SIPDIS and NATO's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI). While noting that the GOB had not yet developed a detailed po [...]	2004-10-06 12:51:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL BA MEPP NATO
04MANAMA1553	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE OCTOBER 9, 2004 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: SecDef met with Bahrain King Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifa on October 09, 2004, in Bahrain. The King made the following points: (1) The ultimate responsibility for the security of Iraq rests with the Iraqis, not the U.S. (2) Reaffirmed Bahrain's commitment to support the U.S. both [...]	2004-10-12 12:53:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV BA SA IZ
04MANAMA1558	KING OPENS PARLIAMENT WITH SHOW OF UNITY [...] (C) King Hamad October 9 opened Parliament's third session since the adoption of the National Charter with a speech focusing on the need for unity, dialogue, and tolerance in the Kingdom. The King warned that in-fighting puts prosperity at risk and people must find a way to express differenc [...]	2004-10-12 15:53:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL BA
04MANAMA1566	CROWN PRINCE TO CNO: BAHRAIN SCHOOL IS ASSET FOR [...] (C) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Vernon Clark met with Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa on October 10 and discussed the status of the Bahrain School, a review of U.S. naval presence in the region, terrorism and the [...]	2004-10-13 16:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL PTER BA
04MANAMA1571	BAHRAIN: NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION OF [...] (C) This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Ambassador October 16 delivered reftel demarche concerning the final determination of the Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) for four Bahraini detainees to Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, noting tha [...]	2004-10-17 14:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PINR PREL BA
04MANAMA1578	BAHRAIN ON TIMING OF FORUM FOR FUTURE, GCC, [...] (C) Ambassador October 16 told Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa that the Forum for the Future (FfF) meetings in Morocco would take place December 10 (sub-ministerial) and 11 (ministerial). He noted that Bahrain would host the GCC summit in December and suggested that t [...]	2004-10-18 11:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON BA
04MANAMA1608	HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST PLEADS NOT GUILTY, [...] (C) Human rights activist Abdul Hadi Al Khawaja October 16 pleaded not guilty to charges of inciting hatred against the regime and circulating false information about top officials. During the opening session of his trial October 20, Al Khawaja repeated his plea and asserted that at the Sept [...]	2004-10-20 15:01:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ASEC BA
04MANAMA1611	BAHRAINI WITNESSES PREPARED TO DELIVER WRITTEN [...] (C) This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Per Ref B, Pol/Econ chief discussed with MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow-Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa October 18 possible options for Bahraini witnesses to deliver testimony on behalf o [...]	2004-10-23 14:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC PTER PHUM PINR BA
04MANAMA1612	BAHRAINI SECURITY TEAM DATA FOR GUANTANAMO VISIT [...] (C) This is an action message; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Per reftels, the GOB requested approval for a security team to visit Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo. State agreed to process the request pending receipt of bio data for the members of the proposed team. Post received an offi [...]	2004-10-23 14:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PINR PREL BA
04MANAMA1657	TERRORISM SUSPECTS RELEASED PENDING DECEMBER 6 [...] (C) Minister of Justice Al Arrayid confirmed to the Ambassador that charges had been filed against the four terrorism suspects at a court hearing on November 1, and that they had been released pending their next court date on December 6. He said that the government did not have the legal aut [...]	2004-11-01 14:17:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PTER BA
04MANAMA1658	ACTIVISTS SEEK TO LOWER TEMPERATURE FOLLOWING [...] (C) The Committee to support Shia activist Abdul Hadi Al Khawaja has decided to stop its protest activities following a weekend of demonstrations, violence and arrests. A "car parade" in support of Al Khawaja tied up traffic in Manama for hours October 28 during peak evening hours for visitin [...]	2004-11-01 14:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM BA
04MANAMA1684	BAHRAIN SCHOOL: PRESERVE THE DOD CONNECTION [...] (C) We now face, as we did last summer, an urgent decision regarding the DODEA-sponsored Bahrain School: should we continue to support it as a DODEA school, or should we begin the process of conversion to a more traditional international school. While the school does indeed fit the profile of [...]	2004-11-08 11:49:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASCH AMGT BA
04MANAMA1689	KING HAMAD VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) In a November 8 discussion following Deputy Secretary Armitage's meeting with King Hamad the night before SIPDIS (septel),Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammad Abdul Ghaffar told the Deputy Secretary the King wanted to meet with President Bush in Washington in the coming [...]	2004-11-09 10:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL BA
04MANAMA1707	SHOUTING MATCH ERUPTS IN PARLIAMENT OVER FALLUJAH [...] (U) Shia and Sunni deputies in the Council of Representatives (COR) engaged in a heated shouting match November 9 during debate over a statement condemning the U.S. attack in Fallujah. Twenty-four of the 40 COR members forwarded a written request to issue a statement to chairman Khalifa Al D [...]	2004-11-10 15:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA IZ
04MANAMA1738	ARTICLE 98: BAHRAIN CONCERNED ABOUT PRESENTING [...] (U) This is an action message; please see para 6. 2. (C) Ambassador, noting that he had been called personally by Under Secretary Bolton on the subject, delivered reftel points on completing Article 98 agreements November 20 to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. [...]	2004-11-22 12:07:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS MARR PREL BA KICC
04MANAMA1759	SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ENGLAND MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: MFA Minister of State Abdul Ghaffar told Secretary of the Navy England November 22 that the King will SIPDIS use his upcoming visit to Washington to stress to the President that Bahrain is proudly aligned with the U.S., and to remind the people of Bahrain that the people of the [...]	2004-11-24 12:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER ASEC BA
04MANAMA1761	SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ENGLAND MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-24 12:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PTER MARR BA
04MANAMA1762	BAHRAIN OFFERS TO HOST IRAQ FACTIONS MEETING [...] (U) Bahrain Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed Al Khalifa, speaking at the November 22-23 Sharm El Sheikh conference on Iraq, reported Bahrain's readiness to host a meeting of all factions in Iraq prior to the scheduled January 30 elections in order to encourage broad participation in the vote. [...]	2004-11-24 12:53:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ BA
04MANAMA1766	SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ENGLAND'S MEETINGS WITH KING [...] (C) Secretary of the Navy Gordon England met with King Hamad and Crown Prince Salman November 23 and discussed the King's November 29 visit to Washington, Bahrain's counter-terrorism efforts, Iraq, and Iran. The King expressed his appreciation for the invitation to meet with the President an [...]	2004-11-25 14:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER ASEC BA IZ
04MANAMA1792	GCC COMPLAINS US-BAHRAIN FTA BREAKS THE RULES [...] (C) Summary: A November 23 Reuters article generated a flurry of responses in the Bahraini press including front-page coverage of comments by the Prime Minister. The article quoted an unnamed Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) official who said GCC member states believed the U.S.-Bahrain Free Tra [...]	2004-12-01 08:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL BA
04MANAMA1814	SAUDI STATEMENT ON GCC BILATERAL AGREEMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Saudi FM Prince Saud, speaking at a conference in Bahrain December 5, criticized bilateral security and economic agreements between GCC countries and international powers. Bahrain quickly reacted publicly and privately. Publicly, it issued a statement defending its signing of th [...]	2004-12-06 11:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA GCC
04MANAMA1823	CODEL HAGEL MEETS WITH CROWN PRINCE AT GULF [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa met with Senators Chuck Hagel, Dianne Feinstein and Lincoln Chafee and their staff on December 4 on the margins of the "Gulf Dialogue," an international conference sponsored by the GOB and organized by the London-based Inte [...]	2004-12-07 14:01:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OTRA BA IZ IS
04MANAMA1824	CROWN PRINCE TO PROPOSE CONTROVERSIAL DRAFT LABOR [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador and Embassy Baghdad Political-Military Counselor and former Ambassador to Bahrain Ronald Neumann, Crown Prince Sheikh Salman Al Khalifa said he would submit a draft labor law to the Cabinet by late January or early February. He hoped the parliament would a [...]	2004-12-07 14:08:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ELAB BA
04MANAMA1829	GCC CRISIS? MINISTERIAL FOUNDERS ON BAHRAIN FTA [...] (C) The December 7 meeting of GCC Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Finance, aimed at preparing for the 25th GCC Summit in Manama December 20-21, ended in failure over Saudi insistence that all discussions of FTAs with the United States stop, Deputy Foreign Minister and Minister for Foreign Aff [...]	2004-12-08 13:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON BA GCC
04MANAMA1834	TERROR SUSPECT CASE REFERRED TO CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (U) The High Criminal Court judge hearing the case of four Bahrain terrorist suspects adjourned their criminal trial for two weeks on December 6 to allow defense lawyers to test the constitutionality of the case with the Constitutional Court. The lawyers argued in court that the article under w [...]	2004-12-08 14:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL BA
04MANAMA1839	BAHRAIN TO PROCEED WITH GCC SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-09 11:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD BA GCC
04MANAMA1840	US TREASURY DELEGATION DISCUSSES SYRIAN 311 [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-09 14:55:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN BA
04MANAMA1862	ABDEL AZIZ AL-HAKIM DISCUSSES IRAQI FUTURE WITH [...] (C) Summary. SCIRI Chairman Al-Hakim visited Bahrain this week, bringing a positive message of reassurance that Iraqi Shia wished to work with Sunnis to forge a new Iraq. Hegemony of one faction, he insisted, was not a model for Iraq. He said he had talked with many Sunni religious leaders in [...]	2004-12-13 11:49:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BA IZ
04MANAMA1866	LATEST ON SAUDI-BAHRAIN FTA ISSUE [...] (C) Minister of Finance Abdulla Seif, just back from the Forum for the Future meeting in Rabat, was short on details about discussions on the margins of the Forum about the FTA dispute with Saudi Arabia, but expressed confidence that a formula will be found to resolve the issue within the GCC. [...]	2004-12-13 15:01:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL BA GCC
04MANAMA1867	DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman December 4 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. DNSA Hadley praised Bahrain's leadership role in the G8 Broader Middle East reform initiative, and noted the President's desire [...]	2004-12-14 06:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KDEM PGOV BA IR
04MANAMA187	BAHRAINI BANKS TRANSFER FUNDS TO DFI [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-09 14:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN IZ BA
04MANAMA1879	BAHRAIN: SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO GCC FOREIGN [...] (C) NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Philo Dibble delivered reftel message to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar December 13. The minister assured DAS Dibble that the MFA would carefully consider all points of the message. 2. (C) PolEcon chief also delivered refte [...]	2004-12-15 12:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS OPDC BA
04MANAMA1880	BAHRAIN: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR AND FULL [...] (C) NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Philo Dibble delivered reftel message to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar December 13. Abdul Ghaffar said the GOB had encouraged Sunnis to participate in Iraqi elections and would continue to do so. 2. (C) PolEcon chief also [...]	2004-12-15 12:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC IZ BA
04MANAMA1882	DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal December 5 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. DNSA Hadley encouraged Saud to reach out to Iraqi Sunnis to participate in the January 30 elections. The Foreign Mini [...]	2004-12-15 12:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KDEM PGOV SA IR SY IZ
04MANAMA1884	DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Iraqi National Security Advisor Qassem Daoud December 4 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Daoud said that Iraq faced a number of crises: obtaining weapons quickly; procuring helicopters and armored veh [...]	2004-12-15 12:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV KDEM IZ IR BA
04MANAMA1886	DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Kuwaiti National Security Council President Shaikh Sabah Khaled Al Sabah December 4 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Shaikh Sabah hailed the strong bilateral relationship and stated that Kuwaitis are [...]	2004-12-15 12:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER ASEC KU IZ IR SY BA
04MANAMA1888	DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Abdallah Rashed Al Nuaymi December 4 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Al Nuaymi said that the United Arab Emirates was pleased with progress in the bila [...]	2004-12-15 12:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KDEM IZ IR BA TC
04MANAMA1889	DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Yemeni Interior Minister Rashed Mohammed Al Alimi December 5 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Al Alimi thanked the U.S. for its counter terrorism assistance and expressed his desire to increase cooper [...]	2004-12-15 12:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR ASEC YM SA BA
04MANAMA1890	DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with UK Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Sir Nigel Sheinwald December 4 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Sheinwald said that the UK government had solidified around the January 30 date for Iraq [...]	2004-12-15 12:40:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MARR MOPS PTER UK IR IZ BA
04MANAMA1891	DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill December 5 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Hill said that Australia is staying in the Iraq coalition and is looking at how its forces can be more useful. DNSA [...]	2004-12-15 12:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS AU IZ BA
04MANAMA1892	BAHRAIN: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION AGREEMENT ON [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-15 12:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR MASS MOPS BA
04MANAMA1899	NEA DAS DIBBLE DISCUSSES FTA, FORUM FOR THE [...] (C) Summary. On a December 12-13 visit to Manama, NEA DAS Dibble paid a call on Bahraini Minister of National Economy (MOFNE) Abdulla Saif. They discussed the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA),the recent Forum for the Future meeting in Rabat, and plans for the establishment of the En [...]	2004-12-15 13:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN PREL BA
04MANAMA1912	GCC MANAMA SUMMIT CONCLUDES UNDER SHADOW OF [...] (C) Saudi Arabia's concern about bilateral free trade agreements with the United States overshadowed the 25th GCC Summit, which took place in Bahrain December 20-21. The last minute downgrading of Saudi's representation from Crown Prince Abdulla to Prince Sultan set the tone at the beginning [...]	2004-12-21 14:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD BA GCC
04MANAMA1914	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ACCEPTS TERROR SUSPECT CASE [...] (C) As expected, Bahrain's Criminal Court decided on December 20 to temporarily suspend its hearing on the case against four terrorist suspects, pending a decision by Constitutional Court on the constitutionality of article 157 of the penal code under which the four are charged. The decision [...]	2004-12-21 15:17:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL BA
04MANAMA1925	GCC SUMMIT: BAHRAIN MFA GIVES UPBEAT READOUT [...] (C) Summary. Bahrain MFA Minister of State Abdel Ghaffar termed the 25th GCC Summit a "very good and successful event," citing the conclusion several economic agreements aimed at mobility and integration within the GCC as well as the Summit's success in sidestepping Saudi concerns over FTAs. [...]	2004-12-22 15:40:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD BA GCC
04MANAMA2	BAHRAIN AND ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (C) I discussed with Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak on December 31 the possibility of Bahrain's completing the Article 98 Agreement through a secret exchange of notes rather than by parliamentary ratification. Although Bahrain's foreign ministry has consistently said ratificati [...]	2004-01-01 05:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL BA
04MANAMA200	GOB'S RESPONSE TO PENSION FUND SCANDAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Although the GOB responded swiftly to Parliament,s recommendations to rectify pension fund irregularities (see reftel),Parliamentary members still insist the GOB has not done enough and continue to call for legal action against the ministers involved. In addition, labor federat [...]	2004-02-11 13:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB BA
04MANAMA217	POSSIBLE CHR RESOLUTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-16 14:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IZ BA
04MANAMA227	BAHRAINI MFA WITH US ON IRAQ RESOLUTION AT UNCHR [...] (C) BAHRAINI MFA DIRECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS TOLD POL/ECON CHIEF ON FEBRUARY 17 THAT BAHRAIN AND SEVERAL OTHER ARAB COUNTRIES ARE NOT INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE ALGERIAN RESOLUTION ABOUT IRAQ BEFORE THE UNCHR. (HE CITED KUWAIT AS ANOTHER ARAB COUNTRY TAKING THIS STANCE. [...]	2004-02-17 15:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	BA IZ PHUM PREL
04MANAMA235	CTAG COUNTRY AMBASSADORS SEE NO IMMEDIATE NEEDS IN [...] (U) CTAG Ambassadors in Bahrain agreed U.S. Embassy-led efforts are meeting key Bahraini needs, but they wondered if the April 2004 Formula One race event's security would be adequate. Over lunch at DCR February 17 with the Ambassadors from Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and the Japanese [...]	2004-02-18 14:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC EFIN ASEC PREL BEXP BA
04MANAMA236	BOYCOTTERS RIG LABOR UNION FEDERATION BOARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bahrain's two leading opposition societies colluded to fix the labor union federation board elections with the plan to use the labor movement as a political platform. By ignoring standard democratic election and bylaw procedures, opposition parties realized their plans but also [...]	2004-02-18 14:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM BA
04MANAMA237	GOB BARS INTERNATIONAL VISITORS FROM ATTENDING A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOB stirred a new debate here this week, which some local observers say leads to questions on how much the government is committed to real political liberalization. The GOB impeded a conference organized by the political opposition on the constitution. The GOB claimed that [...]	2004-02-18 15:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV BA
04MANAMA265	SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY GROSSMAN'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. Grossman, the American Embassy in Bahrain looks forward to your visit next week, and we know the Bahrainis will be anxious to talk to you about the Greater Middle East Initiative. Bahrain, a Major Non-NATO Ally, and the United States are long-time friends, and King Hamad is a parti [...]	2004-02-24 17:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD BA
04MANAMA268	JUSTICE MINISTER: MEPI JUDICIAL REFORM PROJECT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Minister of Justice has decided that the MEPI-funded ABA judicial reform project should maintain a low profile to avoid criticism or friction from Muslim conservatives. He promised the Charge on February 23 that the ABA representatives would have full freedom to meet and c [...]	2004-02-25 09:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KMPI KDEM KJUS PHUM PGOV BA
04MANAMA27	CHAIR OF CHR-60 - BAHRAIN RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-07 13:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BA
04MANAMA283	DEMOCRACY IS HARD WORK ... EVEN IN BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-01 11:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM BA
04MANAMA291	KING HAMAD SUPPORTS REFORM IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-04 09:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BA
04MANAMA312	NGO REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSS REFORM WITH U/S [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-08 14:16:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM KMPI BA
04MANAMA322	NO SIGN OF MOVEMENT ON ARTICLE 98 RATIFICATION [...] (C) Charge asked Bahraini MFA Minister of State on March 8 and the Foreign Minister on March 9 whether the GoB had determined how it wanted to move forward with implementing our signed Article 98 agreement. The Minister of State said the MFA lawyers still have not determined what legal mean [...]	2004-03-10 07:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS KTIA BA KICC
04MANAMA331	INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN --BAHRAIN [...] (C) Charge delivered ref demarche to MFA Minister of State on Monday, March 8. Charge emphasized Afghanistan's major reconstruction needs. The Minister of State was not aware of the conference but understood our request and said he would study it. 2. (C) Comment: Bahrain does not see [...]	2004-03-10 14:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV
04MANAMA336	ISLAMISTS PULL THE PLUG ON TV SHOW DESPITE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the latest in a string of recent victories, Bahraini Islamists earlier this month compelled the Middle East Broadcasting Channel 2 (MBC 2) reality television show "Big Brother" to halt its production in Bahrain. The show's production team left Bahrain despite public support [...]	2004-03-11 07:26:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KISL BA

04MANAMA338	IRAQ HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION STILL OFF MESSAGE [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-11 09:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IZ BA UNHRC
04MANAMA351	BAHRAIN AND THE 6OTH SESSION OF THE UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-13 13:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BA UNHRC
04MANAMA368	BAHRAIN AND ARTICLE 98: SLOW MOTION [...] (C) The Bahraini Government is still pondering what to do about bringing our signed Article 98 agreement into effect. Charge on March 16 again asked the MFA Minister of State whether the Government would agree to a confidential exchange of notes. The Minister, clearly annoyed that Charge w [...]	2004-03-16 14:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIA KICC BA JUS
04MANAMA376	LABOR MINISTRY ISSUES FINANCIAL REGULATIONS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In early March, Bahrain's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs issued more stringent regulations for charities' financial activities. The rules require charities to maintain accounts and share them with ministry inspectors on a quarterly basis. Charities' accounts must be audite [...]	2004-03-17 14:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN SOCI KISL BA
04MANAMA378	SIX SHARIA COURT JUDGES GET SACKED [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a move that could boost the rule of law and protect women's rights, the Justice Minister summarily sacked six Shari'a court judges. This is unprecedented. Although the press reported the firings, no reasons for the dismissals were provided. The Justice Minister asked our M [...]	2004-03-17 15:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KDEM PHUM KWMN KMPI BA
04MANAMA379	IT MUST NOT FAIL -- BAHRAIN'S FORMULA ONE GRAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 03/16/2004, RSO coordinated a meeting with top MOI officials to discuss the GOB's security plans for the upcoming 2-4 April 2004 Bahrain Formula 1 (F1) Grand Prix. As the first such motorsport event ever held in the Middle East, the Bahrain Grand Prix has captivated the natio [...]	2004-03-17 15:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER BA
04MANAMA389	ISLAMIC YOUTHS CONDUCT FIERY RAMPAGE AT A MANAMA [...] (C) Bahrain Police sources advised RSO that an enraged crowd of 50 or more Islamist teenagers ransacked La Terrasse restaurant for serving alcohol and burned the cars of seven customers in Manama on Wednesday March 17. Conservative Muslim youths assembled from five villages (Adari, Jid Hafs, [...]	2004-03-22 07:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BA
04MANAMA402	BAHRAIN NOT TRANSFERRING OLD IRAQI ACCOUNT FUNDS [...] (C) Bahrain will not promptly transfer approximately USD 47 million in funds from old Iraqi-owned bank deposits to the United Nations Development Fund for Iraq (DFI),Finance Minister Saif told Charge on March 20. Charge had urged Saif that the issue had been outstanding since the summer of [...]	2004-03-24 12:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	BA EFIN IZ PREL
04MANAMA404	BAHRAINI CROWN PRINCE SAYS SHEIKH YASSIN KILLING [...] (C) Bahraini Crown Prince Sheikh Salman told CENTCOM's General Abizaid March 24 that the killing of Sheikh Yassin was a setback to those in the Arab World who want more and faster reforms. Notably, he said the Bahraini Government (still the chair of the Arab League) has heard that the Tunis [...]	2004-03-24 12:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	BA KISL PREL
04MANAMA409	VIGILANTES ATTACK RESTAURANT IN NAME OF MORALITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. For the second time in two weeks, mobs of Shi'a youths ransacked on March 17 a place of "unethical practices," destroying an upscale restaurant known to serve alcohol. Similar to last week's unruly mob that broke into private residences identified as vice dens in two Shi'a nei [...]	2004-03-25 09:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS ASEC PGOV KISL BA
04MANAMA430	BAHRAINIS ALSO SURPRISED BY ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 5. 2. (C) Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak told the Ambassador on March 29 that the sudden postponement of the Arab League summit was a surprise to him and the other ministers meeting in Tunisia. Describing details very much a [...]	2004-03-29 13:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	BA PREL
04MANAMA448	COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY PROGRESS [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-31 11:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN PREL ASEC BA
04MANAMA476	BAHRAIN ON SADR: VERBAL SUPPORT FOR US, MAYBE [...] (C) Bahraini Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Abdelghaffar expressed strong (verbal) support for Coalition operations to contain Muqtada Sadr and the Jaysh al-Mahdi. Charge stressed the challenge Sadr represents in Iraq and the need for a forceful Coalition response. Abdelghaffar agreed [...]	2004-04-05 13:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	BA IZ MOPS PREL
04MANAMA485	BAHRAIN NON-COMMITTAL ON CUBA AND CHINA UNCHR [...] (U) Foreign Affairs MinState Muhammad Abdulghaffar responded to Charge's April 3 delivery of reftel demarche with a promise to refer the matter to his staff and Geneva mission for study. On April 6, MFA Director for International Organization Affairs said he had of no new instructions and w [...]	2004-04-06 13:50:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BA UNHRC
04MANAMA486	BAHRAINI GOVERNMENT MULL STATEMENT ON IRAQ, [...] (C) Charge followed up with a top political advisor to Bahrain's King Hamed bin Isa on April 6 to brief on Iraq developments and urge a statement of public support for U.S. efforts in Iraq. The King's advisor said that the King and his kitchen cabinet had discussed Iraq events and our reques [...]	2004-04-06 14:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	BA IZ MOPS PREL
04MANAMA498	BAHRAINI SHIA INITIALLY COOL ON MUQTADA AL-SADR [...] (C) Even if Coalition operations to arrest Muqtada Al-Sadr result in his death, Bahraini Shia are unlikely to react violently. On April 7 POL Section polled a wide spectrum of Shia contacts regarding the spike in violence in Iraq. The majority of our Shia contacts doubted that the apprehens [...]	2004-04-08 13:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS ASEC PREL BA
04MANAMA499	RIGHTS ACTIVIST'S ARREST - THE GOB BEHAVES POORLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In order to derail an NGO's plan to embarrass the GOB during Bahrain's April 4 Grand Prix race, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) arrested a human rights activist on March 30 for alleged un-Islamic behavior and indecency. In the process the GOB denied the activist his right to leg [...]	2004-04-08 13:32:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM KJUS ELAB KCRM BA
04MANAMA518	GOB TONE ON IZ CAREFUL IN PUBLIC AMIDST STREET [...] (C) On April 9 a GOB official statement expressed concern about the violence in Iraq and urged all parties to exercise self-restraint. The statement also said that Bahrain hopes to see the reconstruction of Iraq and the restoration of stability. Privately, top GOB officials have told the C [...]	2004-04-12 15:32:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ KPAO BA
04MANAMA523	BAHRAINI LEADERS ON IRAQ: FOCUS FIRST ON [...] (C) Summary: The King, Crown Prince and Foreign Minister told visiting American officials on April 13 that the U.S. needs to focus more of its effort on restoring stability in Iraq immediately, and to worry less about building democracy there in any short time frame. The King and Foreign M [...]	2004-04-13 15:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL BA
04MANAMA525	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Congressman Ryan called the Arab League's boycott of Israel a "Free Trade Agreement (FTA) showstopper" in his April 7 meetings with parliamentarians, the Minister of Finance and National Economy and the Minister of State of Foreign Affairs. Although Ryan praised Bahrain for being the lea [...]	2004-04-14 08:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KBCT PREL ETRD ECON BA
04MANAMA526	BAHRAINI LEADERS ON IRAQ: FOCUS FIRST ON [...] (C) Summary: The King, Crown Prince and Foreign Minister told visiting American officials on April 13 that the U.S. needs to focus more of its effort on restoring stability in Iraq immediately, and to worry less about building democracy there in any short time frame. The King and Foreign M [...]	2004-04-14 11:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL BA
04MANAMA527	GOB TONE ON IRAQ CAREFUL IN PUBLIC AMIDST STREET [...] (C) On April 9 a GOB official statement expressed concern about the violence in Iraq and urged all parties to exercise self-restraint. The statement also said that Bahrain hopes to see the reconstruction of Iraq and the restoration of stability. Privately, top GOB officials have told the C [...]	2004-04-14 11:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ KPAO BA
04MANAMA528	BAHRAINI FM SAYS REFORM IS STILL ON ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak told us on April 13 that the next Arab League summit would issue a statement supporting domestic reforms inside Arab states. The Minister said that during the last Arab League ministerial in Cairo Egypt, Jordan and Yemen had each pre [...]	2004-04-14 12:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BA
04MANAMA537	SUDAN RESOLUTION AT UNCHR DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Embassy A/DCM and PolOff delivered the Department's Sudan UNCHR resolution demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director of Bilateral Relations, Dr. Dhafer Al-Umran, on April 14. Dr. Dhafer reported that the GOB will very likely support a United Nations Human Rights Commission res [...]	2004-04-15 12:08:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BA
04MANAMA551	BAHRAIN SAYS IT'S AGAINST CUBAN RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) Bahraini MFA Minister of State Abdelghaffar told Charge April 18 that Bahrain does not think the Cuban resolution about Guantanamo detainees is helpful, and it asked Cuba to withdraw the resolution. Abdelghaffar said it was obvious the Cubans are trying to score political points with the [...]	2004-04-18 11:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	BA PHUM PREL UNHCR
04MANAMA570	UNSC DRAFT RESOLUTION ON NON-PROLIFERATION: [...] (C) The Charge spoke with MFA Assistant Secretary responsible for UN affairs Ahmed Haddad on April 21 and delivered ref demarche and left talking points as a non-paper. Haddad said he did not know if the Bahraini Ambassador would be at the April 22 meeting but said he would share our paper [...]	2004-04-21 12:02:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL BA UNSC
04MANAMA571	DEMARCHE TO OIC ON IRAQI ISSUES: BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-21 12:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ XF BA OIC
04MANAMA572	FEISTY FOREIGN MINISTER FLAGS NECESSITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-21 12:53:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA
04MANAMA615	PARLIAMENT STANDS FIRM - GOB FAILS TO STOP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Our key FTA negotiator, Minister of Finance and National Economy Abdulla Saif, appears likely to survive a parliamentary effort to unseat him. The GOB failed in its last minute attempts to cancel the parliamentary questioning of Finance Minister Abdulla Saif, but managed to resc [...]	2004-04-28 16:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BA
04MANAMA629	BAHRAINI REACTION TO TREATMENT OF IRAQI POWS AT [...] (C) Embassy contacts expressed their anger and disgust about the media reports on the treatment of Iraqi POWs at Abu Ghraib Prison. After seeing these images on Al-Jazeira television, President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab told PolOff on May 3 that the USG expects Arabs [...]	2004-05-03 14:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA
04MANAMA638	GOB ARRESTS 14 YOUTHS GATHERING SIGNATURES FOR A [...] (C) SUMMARY. Once again, the GOB appears to have responded to hardline opposition political pressure with its usual heavy-handed measures. In charging the 14 youths with "crimes against the internal security of the state," the GOB has drawn a legal line in the sand on opposition behavior. [...]	2004-05-04 15:40:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BA
04MANAMA64	FURTHER ACTION ON CHR 60 CHAIR: BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-18 10:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BA
04MANAMA650	DEMARCHE ON AMENDED GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-05 14:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS BA UNGA
04MANAMA676	ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT IN PROCESS [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-11 05:08:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA KICC
04MANAMA677	ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT IN PROCESS [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-11 08:02:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA KICC
04MANAMA678	INVITATION TO KING HAMAD TO G-8 SUMMIT IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Bahraini Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar called Charge evening of May 10 to say King Hamad accepts invitation to lunch at G-8 in Georgia June 10 (reftelcon). 2. (C) Please advise logistical details to be passed to the King's office and the Foreign Mi [...]	2004-05-11 08:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL BA
04MANAMA687	GOVERNMENT ARRESTS - A POSSIBLE RESOLUTION IN [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-11 15:27:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BA
04MANAMA695	INITIAL BAHRAINI VIEWS ON GME PROGRAM INITIATIVES [...] (U) Mission officers distributed program concept papers to some of our better contacts in Government and civil society and later followed up to gauge reactions. MFA Assistant Under Secretary Sheikh Abdelaziz bin Mubarak told Charge May 12 that he had studied the papers and he found the idea [...]	2004-05-12 14:17:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID BA MEPI
04MANAMA7	NDI TACKLES THE 2002 CONSTITUTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite a last minute Al Wifaq political society boycott, 90 Bahraini politicians, including an Al Wifaq elected official, attended an NDI seminar on the legislative authority in the 2002 Constitution. NDI representative Fawzi Guleid argued that the 2002 Constitution provides am [...]	2004-01-04 14:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM KMPI BA
04MANAMA714	BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) The Government of Bahrain's (GOB) Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa informed us on 05/15/04 that the ideas in reftel about NATO cooperation with Arab countries offer some real opportunities for Bahrain. He would welcome the opportunity to discuss security cooperation [...]	2004-05-16 05:02:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL BA MEPP NAVO
04MANAMA721	BAHRAINIS TO WATCH ABU GHRAIB TORTURE TRIALS [...] (C) The editor in chief of the Akhbar al-Khaleej newspaper group told CDA and PAO over lunch on May 16 that the U.S. can regain some of its lost credibility with the Bahraini public if the soldiers responsible for torture at Abu Gharieb prison are punished sternly and visibly. He expects th [...]	2004-05-17 14:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM PREL KPAO BA
04MANAMA749	DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF TAIWAN OBSERVERSHIP AT [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-20 07:28:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL TW BA WHO
04MANAMA774	LAWYERS STILL STUDYING ARTICLE 98 OPTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-23 15:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA KICC
04MANAMA811	ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT IN PROCESS [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-31 05:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA KICC
04MANAMA831	ARTICLE 98 RATIFICATION IN BAHRAIN: WE CAN GET IT [...] (C) King Hamad has promised that he will bring into force the Article 98 exclusion agreement. The foreign minister is struggling to find a way to carry this out without causing a political explosion in Bahrain. I believe the GOB will honor its commitment to us, but I question whether we ar [...]	2004-06-02 08:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA KIIC
04MANAMA838	AMBASSADOR QUESTIONS GOB THREATS TO SHUT DOWN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-02 14:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	BA ELAB KCRM KMPI PHUM
04MAPUTO1196	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GUEBUZA ON BILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-06 09:56:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ FRELIMO
04MAPUTO1335	RENAMO CANDIDATE DHALAKAMA ON U.S. TRIP, CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a September 29 meeting with Ambassador La Lime, RENAMO presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama outlined the themes of democracy and the need for transparent elections that he had emphasized in his recent visit to the United States. He was pleased with the visit and said he had f [...]	2004-10-05 14:31:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ DHLAKAMA RENAMO
04MAPUTO1520	MOZAMBIQUE - FM SIMAO ON MUGABE AND ZIMBABWE'S [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Simao told the Ambassador that he believes the Zimbabwean opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) will participate in the March parliamentary elections. However, the MDC is growing weaker, several factions have emerged and some are questioning Morgan [...]	2004-11-22 15:41:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MZ ZI
04MAPUTO1533	PRESIDENT CHISSANO ON MUGABE AND MARCH 2005 [...] (C) Summary: President Chissano believes that Mugabe is interested in improving relations with the US, although still deeply suspicious of US and UK intentions. He will be receptive only if approached without hostility or preconditions. Mugabe might be willing to relinquish power before electi [...]	2004-11-29 04:35:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MZ ZI LY
04MAPUTO1538	MOZAMBIQUE 2004 GENERAL ELECTIONS: ELECTION EVE [...] (C) Campaigning for Mozambique's December 1 - 2 general elections has ended, and there is no consensus as to what outcome is likely. The negotiations between the National Elections Commission and the European Union appear to have ended with the release of a new electoral process directive that [...]	2004-11-29 11:26:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ
04MAPUTO1587	MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: RENAMO ALLEGES [...] (C) Senior RENAMO advisor Artur Vilankulu, accompanied by two other RENAMO officials, called on the Ambassador on December 8 to express concern over alleged irregularities in the December 1 - 2 general elections. The three were in the midst of making the rounds of various foreign embassies with [...]	2004-12-09 05:18:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ RENAMO
04MAPUTO1616	MOZAMBICAN GENERAL ELECTIONS: RENAMO LEADER [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: RENAMO's Dhlakama continues to reject provincial tabulation figures, which show a clear Guebuza victory in the presidential election and a strong FRELIMO win in parliamentary races. Despite the release of an independent parallel vote count largely corroborating the p [...]	2004-12-15 13:34:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ DHLAKAMA
04MAPUTO463	NACALA CORRIDOR PROJECT IN JEOPARDY -- YET AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. The Nacala Port and Rail Corridor project is yet again in trouble. Two principal outstanding issues remain: 1) the lack of the government of Malawi (GOM)'s signature on a Direct Agreement and 2) on-going disagreements between the project's US-led consortium and the principal Mozam [...]	2004-04-02 09:27:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD PGOV PREL MZ OPIC
04MAPUTO515	MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR MONITORING MISSION [...] (U) Classified By: Econ/Pol Chief David Hodge for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on establishment of the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) the morning of April 14, 2004 with Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, President Chissano's diplomatic adviser and po [...]	2004-04-14 11:32:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SU MZ AU
04MAPUTO517	ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW GOES BACK TO ASSEMBLY [...] (U) Summary. The Anti-Corruption Law passed by the National Assembly in November 2003 (Ref A) will be re-examined in parliament on April 15. It was sent back to the Assembly by President Chissano, who refused to sign the legislation, due to questions regarding the constitutionality of one its [...]	2004-04-14 13:49:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR KCRM KJUS EAID MZ PROG
04MAPUTO541	SCENESETTER FOR GAC AMBASSADOR RANDALL TOBIAS' [...] (C) Introduction and summary. Mozambique is at a critical stage in its efforts to stem the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In Southern Africa, Mozambique presents both the greatest challenges and possibly the greatest opportunity to become the next Uganda-like success in turning around the HIV/AIDS threat. [...]	2004-04-20 14:15:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KHIV PREL EAID MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
04MAPUTO542	MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR CEASEFIRE MONITORING [...] (C) On April 20 the Ambassador delivered reftel (A) demarche to Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, diplomatic adviser to President Chissano. Dos Santos was not aware of what had transpired at the April 19 Addis meeting. He promised to brief President Chissano that afternoon at the Parliament before [...]	2004-04-20 14:37:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SU CD MZ EUN
04MAPUTO544	MORE FROM MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Following up on their meeting earlier that day (reftel A) on Darfur ceasefire monitoring arrangements (reftel B),late in the afternoon of April 20 the Ambassador spoke again with Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, diplomatic adviser to President Chissano. Dos Santos reported that he had spoken [...]	2004-04-20 15:33:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SU CD MZ EUN
04MAPUTO659	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USCOMNAVEUR [...] (U) Introduction and summary. Your visit comes at a time when the positive bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Mozambique is expanding. Mozambique is the only country in the world that is both a focus country under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and one of the sixteen c [...]	2004-05-14 08:34:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER KCRM MZ EFIS ACOTA
04MAPUTO740	DHLAKAMA SPEAKS TO AMBASSADOR ON VISIT TO [...] (C) Ambassador and econ/polofficer (notetaker) met with RENAMO opposition leader and presidential candidate for Afonso Dhlakama at his request on June 4 to discuss his planned trip to the United States and a variety of bilateral and regional issues. Dhlakama was more upbeat and positive than u [...]	2004-06-04 10:52:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ DHLAKAMA
04MAPUTO83	CORRUPTION IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Any discussion of Mozambique's political and economic development needs to take into account corruption. The steady decade-long progress since the end of the civil war could be slowed or even reversed if corruption is not checked. Senior Mozambicans in fact cite corruption as th [...]	2004-01-20 10:39:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM EAID MZ
04MAPUTO834	THINGS LOOK DIFFERENT FROM UP NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent visits to Nampula and Cabo Delgado Provinces impressed upon embassy officers major challenges facing northern Mozambique and the need for continued USG attention to the region. Corruption, smuggling, porous borders and weak infrastructure compound high unemployment and a [...]	2004-06-24 08:37:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PREF PTER ASEC MZ KISL RENAMO FRELIMO
04MAPUTO945	HELPING MOZAMBIQUE BECOME AN EFFECTIVE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Mozambique continues to seek a more active role in peacekeeping, especially in Africa. Despite very limited resources, the Mozambican Armed Forces have worked effectively at reinforced company strength in the Africa Union's P [...]	2004-07-15 05:23:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL KPKO BY MZ ACOTA
04MONTREAL1555	HYDRO QUEBEC PYLON VANDALIZED [...] (C) Thierry Vandal, President of Hydro Quebec,s Production division, described the recent vandalism at a Hydro Quebec pylon about a mile from the U.S. border, near Coaticook in Quebec,s Eastern Townships, as the work of &amateurs.8 In a 12/7 meeting with the Quebec City Consul General, Montre [...]	2004-12-09 20:00:00	Consulate Montreal	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PTER PBTS CA
04MONTREAL691	BOTCHED SECURITY EXERCISE AT PIERRE ELLIOTT [...] (C) Summary. Media reports of a botched security exercise at PET International Airport prompted post's Principal Officer (PO) to contact Aeroport de Montreal Corporation (ADM) President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) James Cherry and the Department of Homeland Security Pre-Inspection Facil [...]	2004-05-11 21:15:00	Consulate Montreal	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ASEC CASC CA
04MONTREAL874	KANESATAKE GRAND CHIEF GABRIEL FRUSTRATED BY LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Mohawk territory of Kanesatake has become a haven for marijuana cultivation, drug dealing, arms possession, and other organized criminal activity, ousted Grand Chief James Gabriel told Consulate representatives on June 17. Gabriel, who has not been able to return to Kanesatake sinc [...]	2004-06-23 20:42:00	Consulate Montreal	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PGOV SNAR PHUM CA
04MOSCOW15782	FOLLOW-UP ON U.S.-RUSSIA MANPADS COOPERATION [...] (C) On December 21 we delivered ref A points and U.S. proposed final text for a U.S.-Russia agreement on MANPADS cooperation to Colonel Oleg Skabara of the MOD International Treaties Directorate and Oleg Burmistrov, Political Military Affairs officer of the MFA North America Department. Skaba [...]	2004-12-27 15:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL PTER NATO RS
04MUMBAI2478	ISRAEL REOPENS CONSULATE IN MUMBAI [...] (C) On November 15 visiting Israeli MFA officials briefed Acting PO and Pol/Econ Chief on Israel's decision to reopen its consulate in Mumbai. Israel closed its consulate in Mumbai in mid-2003 as part of cost-cutting measures that affected Israeli diplomatic posts around the world, Israeli MFA [...]	2004-11-29 10:05:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TSPA PTER IS IN GOI
04MUSCAT1993	BIO: DR. SHARIFA AL-YAHYAI, MINISTER OF SOCIAL [...] (SBU) Reftel reported on the Ambassador's November 7 meeting with Dr. Sharifa bint Khalfan bin Nasser al-Yahyai, the newly appointed Minister of Social Development. This cable provides additional biographic information. -------- WHY HER? -------- 2. (U) Dr. Sharifa al-Yahyai, a form [...]	2004-11-13 13:01:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MU
04MUSCAT2112	AMBITION, VISION, AND FRUSTRATION: OMANI COMMERCE [...] INR/B - please see biographic notes, para 9. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) A rising mid-level Omani commerce official recently described the rapid decline of the Omani textile industry, her experiences within the government, the ill-timed departure of the Commerce Under Secretary, and [...]	2004-12-05 03:26:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KTEX PINR EIND PREL KWMN SCUL PGOV MU
04MUSCAT2177	OMAN: SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] (C) On December 12, visiting NEA DAS Dibble, accompanied by the Ambassador and Pol/E Chief (notetaker),paid a call on Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi (YBA) to discuss a number of bilateral and regional issues. Delivering the substance of the Secretary's oral messages [...]	2004-12-14 12:52:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG EAID PREL XF MU
04MUSCAT2178	(C) OMAN FM HOSTS QUIET BILATERAL WITH ISRAELI MFA [...] (C) On December 13, at the margins of an Executive Council meeting of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDREC),an Israeli Foreign Ministry official held a private 90-minute bilateral with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi. The discussion reportedly focused [...]	2004-12-14 13:23:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF IS MU
04MUSCAT2188	A WARNING FROM MOM [...] (U) On December 14, Oman's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) published an announcement warning citizens about employment in Iraq. The informal translation of the announcement is as follows (begin text): The Ministry of Manpower has noticed the increase in employment offers in the brotherly Republi [...]	2004-12-15 14:11:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ELAB IZ MU
04MUSCAT2189	OMAN FONMIN ON SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE [...] (C) Visiting NEA DAS Dibble reviewed themes in the Secretary's oral message with Omani Foreign Minister Bin SIPDIS Alawi. Concerning Iran's behavior, the Minister recommended finding ways to address Tehran's security concerns and feelings of isolation as an effective means of reducing its [...]	2004-12-16 18:10:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS OPDC ETRD MU
04MUSCAT2190	COMMERCE MINISTER ON FTA, SAUDI CRITICISM [...] (C) Summary: Omani Minister of Commerce and Industry Maqbool bin Ali bin Sultan reassured visiting NEA DAS Philo Dibble that Oman remains firmly committed to signing a bilateral FTA with the U.S. Bluster from the Saudis notwithstanding, Maqbool reiterated that the Omani cabinet has already ap [...]	2004-12-16 18:18:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL BEXP MU
04MUSCAT2269	COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP DEMARCHE [...] (C) In a December 27 meeting with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi (YBA),the Ambassador urged on behalf of the G-8 and EU missions Oman's ratification of the final two of twelve international counterterrorism conventions (reftel). The Ambassador noted that the Foreig [...]	2004-12-28 02:53:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC MU
04MUSCAT2285	INDIA WINS OMANI SUPPORT FOR UNSC SEAT, DEEPENS [...] (U) On December 25-26, Indian Minister of External Affairs Natwar Singh met with Sultan Qaboos and various government ministers to boost bilateral relations. Oman formally announced its backing of India's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, and the two parties pledged to cont [...]	2004-12-29 07:37:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EPET KCRM MARR IN MU
04NASSAU1033	LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION: AN UNDERDOG FIGHTS AN [...] (C) Charge and Political Officer met with Senator Tommy Turnquest, Leader of the Opposition, on May 18, 2004, to discuss current events in The Bahamas. Under the Ingraham administration from 1992-2002, Tommy Turnquest held the positions of Minister of Public Service, Immigration and Housing, [...]	2004-05-21 12:24:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BF
04NASSAU1148	ATTORNEY GENERAL DEFERS TO THE ALL-POWERFUL FRED [...] (C) Charge, Political Officer, and DEA Country Attache held a private lunch with Bahamian Attorney General and Minister of Education, Alfred Sears, on June 8, 2004 to discuss the long list of issues he faces in his two massive portfolios. Overwhelmed and underpaid, Sears still claimed that h [...]	2004-06-10 19:00:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM PINR BF
04NASSAU1382	TOURISM VS. RELIGION: ANTI-GAY RALLY TARGETS U.S. [...] (C) A number of prominent Bahamian religious figures led a "Save the Bahamas" rally in downtown Nassau on July 11 to protest the pending arrival of the cruise ship "Norwegian Dawn" which is scheduled to dock in Nassau with a group of "gay family" travellers on board the morning of July 16. S [...]	2004-07-15 19:12:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PREL BF
04NASSAU1397	SOME BAHAMIANS DON'T ACCEPT ALL COLORS OF THE [...] (SBU) An estimated 150 protesters gathered early July 16 in downtown Nassau to denounce the government's willingness to allow the "Norwegian Dawn" cruise ship, which on this particular cruise had a large contingent of U.S. citizen-gay families on a trip organized in part by U.S. celebrity Rosi [...]	2004-07-19 15:28:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PREL PGOV BF
04NASSAU1400	BAHAMAS PLANS TO UPGRADE DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN [...] (C) On Friday, July 16, 2004, Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell and Under Secretary for Consular Affairs Carlton Wright returned from a Caricom meeting in Cuba, and held a conference during which Foreign Minister Mitchell reiterated his hope that The Bahamas will be able to open a consulate/emba [...]	2004-07-19 19:12:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	OFDP PREL CU BF
04NASSAU1515	PRIME MINISTER CHRISTIEâ€™S CHINA TRIP, THE LATEST IN A STRING OF VISITS [...] (SBU) Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Christie will lead an official government delegation to China on August 14-21, continuing a two-year upswing in diplomatic exchanges between The Bahamas and China. In addition to numerous cultural programs, the two nations have exchanged high-level delegations to [...]	2004-08-11 13:21:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP BTIO ECON SCUL CH BF ASEC
04NASSAU153	TURKS AND CAICOS: HAITIAN INFLUX THREATENS PARADISE [...] (C) Charge, NAS, CONS, USCG, and DEA officers visited Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) January 20-23, 2004 and met with the Governor, Chief Minister, other cabinet members and senior civil servants and law enforcement personnel. TCI officials were unanimous in fearing further degradation of [...]	2004-01-27 20:46:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	BF CA PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR UK
04NASSAU1535	THE BAHAMIAN SENATE: INFLUENCE WITHOUT POWER [...] (C) Charge, Acting DCM, and Political Officer hosted groups of senators from the governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and the opposition Free National Movement (FNM) on July 27 and August 4, 2004, respectively. The senators, who were unusually frank in their assessments, discussed Baham [...]	2004-08-13 13:42:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CU BF
04NASSAU1542	SCANDAL IN THE FAMILY? PRIME MINISTER DENIES [...] (C) Iranian businessman Mohammed Harajchi presented documentation of some of his financial contributions to the ruling Progressive Liberal Party during a press event held at his multi-million dollar Paradise Island home on 11 August 2004. Harajchi denied that his contributions were designed [...]	2004-08-13 21:05:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EFIN BF
04NASSAU1837	CHRISTIE WANTS TO BE THE TONY BLAIR OF CARICOM [...] (C) PM Perry Christie confidant Franklyn Wilson argued during a September 30 luncheon that the U.S. should support Christie's hope to become a regional leader since the Bahamian Prime Minister was America's "Tony Blair" inside Caricom. Wilson again raised the Prime Minister's belief that he w [...]	2004-10-01 16:34:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BF CARICOM
04NASSAU1855	PM CHRISTIE: ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN U.S. [...] (U) Prime Minister Perry Christie told an international audience in Miami on October 1 that while U.S. good intentions toward the English-speaking Caribbean are not in doubt, there is room for improvement in the overall relationship. Christie believed that the U.S. was not sufficiently sensi [...]	2004-10-05 21:18:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BF CARICOM
04NASSAU1904	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER EXTOLS OPBAT, U.S. [...] (C) In his courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia Pratt, Ambassador stressed the importance of Bahamian officials acknowledging OPBAT's importance to Bahamian national security. The Deputy Prime Minister extolled the bilateral relationship and acknowledged that OPBAT was critical to B [...]	2004-10-14 10:38:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BF OPBAT
04NASSAU1936	UNCONFIRMED TUBERCULOSIS AND ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 18, 2004, Amnesty International released a report alleging the abuse of two Cuban asylum-seekers and several Haitian detainees at the Carmichael Road Detention Center in Nassau. Severe conditions including deprivation of food and water, an outbreak of tuberculosis, an [...]	2004-10-20 11:10:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PGOV PHUM CU BF
04NASSAU2336	RIOT AND FIRE AT MIGRANT DETENTION CENTER [...] (C) Detained Cuban migrants set fire to a dormitory at the Carmichael Road Detention Center the morning of December 9, 2004, with three detainees temporarily escaping. Violence broke out between some of the migrants and the Bahamian personnel attempting to regain control of the situation. 11 [...]	2004-12-13 11:52:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PREL PGOV PHSA CU BF
04NASSAU2407	AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL RENEWS CALL FOR DETENTION [...] (C) 37 Cuban nationals remain in detention in The Bahamas after a December 9 fire at a Nassau immigration facility following a disturbance initiated by detainees. Amnesty International continues to call for an independent inquiry into the fire and accompanying melee, in which 11 Royal Bahami [...]	2004-12-22 16:24:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PREL PGOV CU BF
04NASSAU322	ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENSE FORCE PREPAREDNESS -- A ROOT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-13 16:45:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PBTS PHSA PINS PREF
04NASSAU364	ANXIOUS PRIME MINISTER REQUESTS MEETING ON HAITI [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-23 21:20:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SMIG BF HA
04NASSAU384	BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT SEEKS SUPPORT FOR FUTURE UN [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-24 22:20:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	BF HA PGOV PREL SMIG
04NASSAU487	CARICOM SURPRISED, UPSET, BUT NOT ANGRY BEING LEFT [...] (C) Charge and Political Officer met with the Bahamian Ambassador to Haiti, Dr. Eugene Newry, and the Under Secretary in the Consular Section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Bahamian-Haitian expert, Mr. Carlton Wright, on March 8, 2004 to discuss Bahamian views of the current situation [...]	2004-03-09 17:17:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SMIG HA BF
04NASSAU733	BAHAMIAN PERSPECTIVE ON CARICOM AND HAITI [...] (C) Charge hosted a lunch for the Bahamian Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell, and Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary, Ms. Patricia Rodgers on March 29. A/DCM and Consular Section Head also participated. The discussion covered a number of topics: The dynamics of recently-completed Caricom h [...]	2004-04-06 15:13:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHSA HA BF CARICOM
04NEWDELHI5734	INDIA RATTLED BY DEVELOPMENTS IN BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Bangladesh watchers in New Delhi have reacted with concern to recent violence there, citing the August 21 attack on opposition leader Sheikh Hasina as symptomatic of a deterioration in the country's political culture, fueling instability in Bangladesh which contributes directly to [...]	2004-09-10 14:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV BG IN
04NEWDELHI6976	BHUTAN MOVING TOWARDS REPATRIATION OF CATEGORY ONE [...] (C) Summary: During an October 24 meeting with PRM A/S Dewey, King Jigme Wangchuck of Bhutan agreed that Category 1 refugees from the Khudunabari Camp could be repatriated and that the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) should exchange a letter specifying the [...]	2004-11-02 05:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF IN NP BT UNHCR

04NEWDELHI6980	INDO-US CYBERSECURITY FORUM: BIO NOTES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable includes biographic data for Arvind Gupta, Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS),who will lead the GOI delegation to the SIPDIS November 9-10 Cybersecurity Forum in Washington, and his deputy, Commander Mukesh Saini. Unless otherwise speci [...]	2004-11-02 06:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KCIP TINT PREL PGOV IN US
04NEWDELHI6983	INDIA ENCOURAGES DEMOCRACY IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: India underlined its concerns about the lack of democracy in Burma during the recent visit of Rangoon's military leader Than Shwe, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself delivering the message, MEA Joint Secretary (South East Asia - I) Mitra Vashishta told us on SIPDIS November 1. [...]	2004-11-02 08:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR IN BM CN
04NEWDELHI6998	JASWANT IN THE WILDERNESS [...] (C) Summary: In a warm and constructive November 1 discussion with the Ambassador, Parliamentary Opposition Leader Jaswant Singh reaffirmed his commitment to the US-India relationship, remarking that "I have paid a political price for my support of better relations" between New Delhi and Washi [...]	2004-11-02 11:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PK IZ IN
04NEWDELHI6999	INDIA PUSHING NEPALESE ARMY TO BE MORE ACTIVE [...] (C) The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) should be more proactive in the fight against the Maoists, MEA Joint Secretary (Bhutan/Nepal) Ranjit Rae told Polcouns and Poloff SIPDIS in a November 1 meeting. Describing the recent India-Nepal security cooperation group meeting, Rae reported that the GO [...]	2004-11-02 11:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN NP
04NEWDELHI7000	INDIA SUPPORTS REPATRIATION OF CATEGORY 1 [...] (C) Polcouns and Poloff met on November 1 with MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal/Bhutan) Ranjit Rae to brief on the strategy SIPDIS recently outlined by King Wangchuck to A/S Dewey to repatriate Category 1 refugees from the Khudunabari camp (Reftel). Rae replied that the GOI welcomes this strateg [...]	2004-11-02 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM IN NP BT UNHCR
04NEWDELHI7013	NSSP PHASE ONE: REVIEWING ACHIEVEMENTS AND PENDING [...] (C) Summary: This is the first of two cables reporting on the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) Implementation Group. USG and GOI counterparts met in two positive and productive sessions of the NSSP Implementation Group on October 20-21 to review accomplishments under Phase One and [...]	2004-11-03 11:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP ETTC IN NSSP
04NEWDELHI7053	LOOKING AHEAD TO ASEAN: INDIA ENGAGES EAST ASIA [...] (C) Summary: The GOI has engaged actively with East Asian capitals prior to the November 30 ASEAN Plus One Summit in Laos. India's two-track approach to these states--multilaterally through organizations like ASEAN, and bilaterally--exemplifies New Delhi's strategy of expanding economic and [...]	2004-11-05 05:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TH VM BM LA KS JA IN ASEAN
04NEWDELHI7061	NSSP PHASE TWO: CHARTING THE COURSE [...] (C) Summary: After reviewing achievements made under Phase One (Ref A),the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) Implementation Group discussed the way forward on Phase Two, including legislation, enforcement, outreach, and training to strengthen export controls; adherence to MCTR and [...]	2004-11-05 09:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP ETTC IN NSSP
04NEWDELHI7078	TOWARDS AN INDIA-EU STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Following two relatively rocky summits, and the postponement of this year's meeting, New Delhi hopes the November 8 India-EU Summit will yield tangible progress, MEA Director (Europe - I) Dammu Ravi told Poloff on November 2. The GOI priority is to kickoff a new ""strategic partnershi [...]	2004-11-05 11:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IN FR GM UK NP BT
04NEWDELHI7088	THE BJP HAS FEW OPTIONS TO RETURN TO POWER [...] (C) Summary: Since losing the May elections, the BJP leadership has failed to resolve internal disputes between its moderate and Hindutva wings over the reasons for its defeat. The Sangh (family of Hindu groups) is urging the party to return to its Hindutva roots, but the leadership is unwi [...]	2004-11-05 12:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IN
04NEWDELHI7090	INDIAN ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ [...] (C) Indian Joint Secretary for the Americas in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar called DCM November 5, to inform the USG about the specifics of Indian assistance to Iraq to help prepare for the upcoming Iraqi elections. Jaishankar said India is offering a 3-part assis [...]	2004-11-05 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV PHUM IZ IN
04NEWDELHI7091	INDIAN LEFT NEGATIVE OVER BUSH RE-ELECTION, [...] (C) Summary: Indian Communist Party leaders have criticized PM Manmohan Singh's warm welcome of President Bush's re-election, calling this "an attempt to please American imperialism." Interestingly, however, party spokesperson D. Raja welcomed the PM's commitment to train Iraqi election offi [...]	2004-11-05 13:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG IZ IN US GOI
04NEWDELHI7248	INDIA UNDERSTANDS US EXPORT PROHIBITIONS, BUT [...] (C) Summary: As instructed in Ref A, in a separate meeting at the conclusion of the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) Implementation Group on October 21 (Refs B and C),Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary Borman, and State Acting Office Director for Regional Affairs, Bureau of Non-P [...]	2004-11-16 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP ETTC IN NSSP
04NEWDELHI7251	INDIA PLEASED ON INDO-PAK TIES, BUT "DOESN'T [...] (C) Summary: India remains upbeat on relations with Pakistan as the pair look toward Round Two of the Composite Dialogue (CD) beginning in late November and extending through early 2005, but is seeking to dampen expectations for breakthroughs on tough bilateral issues such as Kashmir. The de [...]	2004-11-16 13:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG IN PK INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7380	IAEA DG ON INDIA'S NUCLEAR ENERGY NEEDS, IRAN, [...] (U) Summary: The GOI used a recent visit by IAEA Director General Dr. Mohammed El Baradei to press its case for reform of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) requirements to facilitate India's cooperation with others in the international community in using nuclear power to fill the country's growi [...]	2004-11-19 11:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ENRG IR IN IAEA GOI NSSP
04NEWDELHI7389	THE BJP CONTINUES ITS DOWNWARD SPIRAL [...] (C) Summary: Former DPM LK Advani has failed to quell the powerful centrifugal forces that threaten to tear apart the BJP and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA),and the party is continuing a downward spiral that threatens to doom its immediate electoral chances. The Sangh Parivar (famil [...]	2004-11-19 12:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL IN
04NEWDELHI7395	ONE YEAR INTO THE INDO-PAK CEASE-FIRE: OPEN-ENDED [...] (C) Summary: As India and Pakistan mark the one year anniversary of their Line of Control (LOC) cease-fire in Kashmir, more Indian troop redeployments and other Indo-Pak progress are "only natural" if cross-border terrorism and infiltration by Pakistan remain low, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakista [...]	2004-11-19 14:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG IN PK IR INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7424	GOI DOCUMENT: INDO-PAK PROPOSALS WHERE INDIA [...] (C) During a November 19 meeting reviewing the agenda for the upcoming Indo-Pak composite dialogue (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K. Singh shared SIPDIS with us four papers outlining progress in the Indo-Pak relationship since 2003, pending bilateral propos [...]	2004-11-22 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD IN PK INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7425	GOI DOCUMENT: RECENT INITIATIVES IN INDO-PAK [...] (C) During a November 19 meeting reviewing the agenda for the upcoming Indo-Pak composite dialogue (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K. Singh shared SIPDIS with us four papers outlining progress in the Indo-Pak relationship since 2003, pending bilateral propos [...]	2004-11-22 13:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD IN PK INDO PAK GOI
04NEWDELHI7426	INDIA SAYS SAFTA ON CRUISE CONTROL [...] (C) Summary: The GOI is heading into the January SAARC Summit in Dhaka upbeat about having maintained an ambitious SAFTA (South Asia Free Trade Area) negotiating schedule that aims to have a document ready for member ratification by mid 2005. This optimism has prevailed despite apprehension i [...]	2004-11-22 13:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD PK BG IN GOI
04NEWDELHI7427	GOI DOCUMENT: DEVELOPMENTS IN INDIA-PAKISTAN [...] (C) During a November 19 meeting reviewing the agenda for the upcoming Indo-Pak composite dialogue (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K. Singh shared SIPDIS with us four papers outlining progress in the Indo-Pak relationship since 2003, pending bilateral propos [...]	2004-11-22 13:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KNNP MOPS IN PK GOI INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7494	INDIA WELCOMES AZIZ, FIRST PAKISTANI PM VISIT IN [...] (C) Summary: India received Shaukat Aziz warmly and at the highest levels, on the first visit of a Pakistani PM to New Delhi since 1991. The GOI went out of its way to project a welcoming message, because of the importance it places on reconciliation with Islamabad and because it sees Aziz as [...]	2004-11-24 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PK IN INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7497	KUMARATUNGA VISIT: SRI LANKA RELATIONSHIP A [...] (C) Summary: Sri Lanka's President Chandrika Kumaratunga's November 3-7 New Delhi visit highlighted that Sri Lanka has become a model neighbor for India. The President's stay included an address to a high-level conference during which she dismissed the notion that "nothing was happening" in he [...]	2004-11-24 12:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PTER CE IN
04NEWDELHI7512	SENATOR BAYH'S MEETINGS IN NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER [...] (C) Summary: In a series of senior level GOI meetings on November 23-24 during a private visit to India, Senator Evan Bayh (D-Indiana) heard a strong Indian commitment to move ahead with our bilateral partnership, coupled with concern about the potential disruptive effect of US F-16 sales to [...]	2004-11-29 05:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KNNP KIPR MASS IN PK IR
04NEWDELHI7532	THE GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLES THE CABINET TO SHORE UP [...] (SBU) On November 26 PM Singh announced a mini-cabinet shuffle, the first since the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government took office over six months ago. Looking ahead to state elections early next year Shibu Soren, the controversial chief of the regional Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party [...]	2004-11-29 12:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ELAB IN
04NEWDELHI7571	BJP ASSAILS CONGRESS OVER PAKISTAN F-16 SALES [...] (U) In its recent national meeting in Ranchi, Jharkhand, the BJP National Executive for the first time attacked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's foreign policy, assailing in particular the Congress' mismanagement of the Pakistan F-16's issue. In its November 29 "Resolution on Some [...]	2004-11-30 11:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MASS IN PK INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7673	INDIAN JOURNALISTS RAVE ABOUT VISIT TO PAKISTANI KASHMIR [...] (C) Summary: Participants returning from a November 19-December 1 trip by 26 Indian journalists to Pakistan have reported overwhelming popular support in Pakistani Kashmir for opening the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Road. The media representatives were generally surprised by what they saw, and not [...]	2004-12-03 13:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PK
04NEWDELHI7674	GOI UNAPOLOGETIC ON DARFUR NO ACTION VOTE, [...] (C) SA/INS Director Blake and Polcouns used a December 2 meeting with MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar to convey our disappointment at the recent GOI vote at the UN in favor of "no action" on the resolution concerning the plight of refugees in Darfur. Polcouns also urged further ef [...]	2004-12-03 13:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF IN CH UN
04NEWDELHI7675	FOR INDIA UN PANEL REPORT IS ONLY A START [...] (C) Summary: The report of the High-Level Panel on UN Reform represents the beginning of a long-term process in which India has significant stakes, MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) BS Prakash told PolCouns on December 3. Downplaying FM Natwar Singh's apparent rejection of a permanent Secur [...]	2004-12-03 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IN UN GOI
04NEWDELHI7701	HIGH LEVEL INDIAN REP FOR AFGHANISTAN INAUGURATION [...] (U) Action request for OVP. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Reflecting significant Indian interests in Afghanistan and GOI support for Karzai's re-election, New Delhi has designated Minister of State in the PMO Prithviraj Chavan to lead the official delegation for the December 7 Afghan inaugurat [...]	2004-12-06 12:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BEXP EAIR IN AF
04NEWDELHI7703	INDO-PAK TRACK II EXCHANGES STRONG, MARRED ONLY BY DISAGREEMENT ON KASHMIR [...] (C) Summary: As India and Pakistan move into Round II of their Composite Dialogue (CD),people-to-people exchanges continue at an accelerating pace, building goodwill, expanding non-official ties, and keeping up a positive atmosphere for formal talks. The recent visit by Pakistani Punjab Chi [...]	2004-12-06 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN PK INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7709	THE BJP: NO PLANS TO ADDRESS LONG-TERM PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: The BJP is not taking advantage of the Winter session of Parliament (December 1-23) to demonstrate its effectiveness as India's leading opposition party. Our conversations with senior BJP leaders in recent weeks indicate that the party is not addressing its internal problems an [...]	2004-12-07 06:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR PTER IN
04NEWDELHI7733	PUTIN VISIT: FROM RUSSIA WITH TOUGH LOVE [...] (C) Summary: Russian President Vladimir Putin's December 3-5 visit to India did little to broaden their ties beyond defense, despite efforts by both sides to infuse the relationship with new momentum. Both leaders pressed their issues with Russia extracting a promise from India to sign a defe [...]	2004-12-07 13:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KNNP MASS IN
04NEWDELHI7735	DIXIT REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO INDO-PAK RAPPROCHEMENT; CAUTIOUS ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Meeting December 7 with the Ambassador, Indian NSA Dixit offered a guardedly optimistic assessment of the Indo-Pak peace process, reaffirming the PM's commitment to ""innovative solutions"" but also cautioning that there will be no territorial concessions by India. ""Short of that [...]	2004-12-08 07:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK IZ INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7750	SHYAM SARAN "SPEAKS FROM THE HEART" ON NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: Speaking informally at a just-concluded track-II conference on Nepal, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran argued that New Delhi and Kathmandu must work more closely together to defeat the Maoists, that Nepalese mistrust of India is misplaced, and that economic development could help N [...]	2004-12-08 11:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP
04NEWDELHI7754	INDIA REQUESTS PATRIOT PAC-2 CLASSIFIED BRIEFING [...] (C) Following up discussion at the recent US-India Strategic Stability Dialogue (reftel),the GOI has conveyed a December 8 letter (full text para 2) from Foreign Secretary Saran to Undersecretary Grossman formally requesting a classified briefing on the Patriot PAC-2 missile system. The deci [...]	2004-12-08 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IN
04NEWDELHI7755	PROPOSED BUS SERVICE STALLED BY DOCUMENT DISPUTE; RAIL LINK MOVING SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary: The December 7-8 talks in New Delhi on beginning a bus service between the two parts of Kashmir made no progress after the governments failed to break the impasse over documentation and modalities for crossing the LOC. Each side offered what they termed compromise solutions, but [...]	2004-12-08 13:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECPS IN PK INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7966	INDO-ISRAEL RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's December 5-10 visit to India was "extremely positive" and provided an opportunity to expand the bilateral relationship beyond defense, Israel Embassy DCM Yoed Magen told A/PolCouns and Poloff on December 16. The visit, the first high-leve [...]	2004-12-17 10:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TSPA PTER ECON IN IS
04NEWDELHI8261	INDIA UNCERTAIN ABOUT ITS NICHE IN IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar reiterated GOI desire to assist in Iraq's elections, but expressed uncertainty about India's role in light of their own political constraints in a meeting with PolCouns and Pol-MilOff on December 29. Regarding the proposed role of th [...]	2004-12-30 11:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID IZ IN
04NEWDELHI8263	SARAN: UN MUST REFLECT CONCERNS OF DEVELOPING [...] (U) In what was billed by the MEA as an important policy speech, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran set forth India's "preliminary" views of the High Level Panel Report on UN Reform in a December 30 address. Prior to Saran's speech, MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) BS Prakash advised us to pay [...]	2004-12-30 11:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP KDEM IN UNSC UNGA
04NEWDELHI8266	GOI PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGES PROGRESS ON NSSP, [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Natwar Singh publicly acknowledged during a December 22 Parliamentary debate with former FM Yashwant Sinha that India had agreed to non-diversion and end-use verification of US high technology imports, even when they come from a third country. This is a clear si [...]	2004-12-30 12:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL PGOV IN NSSP
04NEWDELHI8267	UPDATE: INDIAN FOREIGN TSUNAMI RELIEF [...] (U) Reflecting the very positive Indian reaction to the US initiative to create a Core Group for tsunami relief, and New Delhi's resolve to do even more to assist India's neighbors, on December 30 the MEA provided us with a further update on GOI support for Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Indone [...]	2004-12-30 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AEMR EAID MASS SOCI ID CE MV IN GOI
04OTTAWA2961	IIR 6 815 0003 05/CANADIAN ATTITUDES TOWARD SIXTH [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-04 17:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM
04OTTAWA2963	U.S. AND CANADIAN POLICY PLANNERS SEEK SYNERGY ON [...] (C) Summary: In policy planning talks October 28-29 in Toronto, U.S. and Canadian colleagues exchanged views and sought ways to synergize efforts on a range of global and regional issues. The Canadian team briefed on Canada,s attempt through its International Policy Review to enhance public s [...]	2004-11-04 18:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA IR IZ PGOV PREL AF PINS KMPI SCUL
04OTTAWA3001	IIR 6 815 0004 05/CANADIAN ARMY RESERVE UNITS [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-08 21:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM
04OTTAWA3058	CANADA: DEMARCHE ON SECOND ROUND OF UKRAINIAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to FAC Deputy Director for Eastern Europe Habib Massoud and Desk Officer Claude Demers November 12, the latter of whom recently returned from observing the first round of elections in Ukraine. Massoud thanked us for the points and commented that we are gen [...]	2004-11-15 13:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA EU PGOV PHUM PREL UP FAC
04OTTAWA3080	IIR 6 815 0006 05/CANADA TO EXTEND MANDATE OF [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-16 14:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM
04OTTAWA3111	IIR 6 815 0010 05/CANADIAN DEFENCE REVIEW BECOMING [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-18 16:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM
04OTTAWA3187	CANADA'S ATTENDANCE AT FORUM FOR THE FUTURE; [...] (U) Ambassador Cellucci delivered ref A demarche with Moroccan Ambassador Mohammed Tange November 24 to Mark Bailey, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister for Africa and the Middle East. Ambassador Cellucci stressed the importance the United States, and Secretary Powell personally, place on high-l [...]	2004-11-26 12:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KDEM KMPI PREL CA
04OTTAWA3240	CANADIAN PARLIAMENT'S INITIAL REACTION TO [...] (C) Summary: Initial public and political reaction to the visit of President Bush has been largely positive; we have received the "bounce" to the bilateral relationship that we were hoping for. Attention has quickly come to focus on the issues of immediate concern to Canadians however, which a [...]	2004-12-02 22:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA PARM PGOV PREL
04OTTAWA3248	CANADA SEEKS BALANCE IN MIDDLE EAST POLICY [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to be a more effective player in the Middle East, Canada will vote against two contentious resolutions on Palestine rather than abstaining as in years past, and will support the resolution on a Middle East nuclear free zone. These votes will bring Canada,s formal UN [...]	2004-12-03 19:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA PGOV IS PREL UNGA
04OTTAWA3258	PRESIDENT BUSH VISIT BRINGS TOGETHER DISPARATE [...] (C) Summary: Preparations were in place for large protests during the visit of President Bush but in the end it was a small, albeit at times unruly lot that demonstrated. The stalwarts, such as the Raging Grannies and "No War/No to Bush" coalition, were paralleled by anarchists and others, bu [...]	2004-12-03 22:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA PGOV PREL ASEC
04OTTAWA3347	OPPOSING A THIRD TERM FOR IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (C) In response to ref demarche, Foreign Affairs Canada Deputy Director for nuclear non-proliferation Terry Wood re-affirmed to polmiloff that Canada shares USG's view on limiting the term of the IAEA Director General to two years. At the same time, Wood said, the next DG must be someone who e [...]	2004-12-13 20:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PARM CA IAEA
04OTTAWA3454	CANADA'S OPPOSITION TO A THIRD TERM FOR IAEA DG [...] (C) POL M/C followed up on our December 13 conversation (Ref B) with Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, Terry Wood on December 23. Canada remains strongly in favor of a two-term limit. However, it did not have a candidate of its own and others rumored to be interested in r [...]	2004-12-23 17:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PARM CA IAEA
04OTTAWA3473	SCENE-SETTER FOR ASD/HD VISIT TO OTTAWA, CANADA, [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS A READAHEAD FOR THE 11-13 JANUARY 2005 VISIT TO OTTAWA OF ASST SECDEF (HOMELAND DEFENSE) PAUL MCHALE; DASD SCOTT ROWELL; AND NORTHCOM CHIEF OF STAFF MG FRED REES. RECOMMENDED TALKING POINTS AT PARA 8. 2. (C) CANADA-U.S. POL-MIL RELATIONS. PRIME MINISTER PAUL MARTIN LEA [...]	2004-12-29 21:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM
04PANAMA1000	ANOTHER PANAMANIAN MADAM IN JAIL; IMMIGRATION [...] (C) According to GOP police reports, an alleged child prostitution ringleader, Elizabeth Archibold Diaz, surrendered herself to the Policia Tecnica Judicial (PTJ) on April 14, 2004. She was accompanied by her attorney and, to date, remains in custody. Archibold is alleged to be the masterm [...]	2004-04-30 12:34:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SMIG CO PM KTIP LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA1015	PANAMA: WHO IS PRESIDENT-ELECT MARTIN TORRIJOS AND [...] (SBU) At 7:35 p.m. local time (8:35 p.m. Washington time),Panama's Electoral Tribunal declared Martin Erasto Torrijos Espino the winner of Panama's May 2, 2004 General Elections. It appeared that voter participation would exceed 75%. Torrijos' five-year term as President will commence Septembe [...]	2004-05-03 02:48:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA1016	PANAMA: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON VICE [...] (SBU) Martin Torrijos chose a seasoned businessman with strong political connections as his First Vice President and a soft-spoken, but seasoned politician as his Second Vice President. First Vice President-elect Samuel Lewis Navarro is the son of former Noriega foreign minister (later anti- [...]	2004-05-03 03:04:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA1046	EMBOFFS DISCUSS COUNTER-TERRORISM COOPERATION, [...] (C) On April 22, PolOffs met with Russian Embassy Counselor (DCM) Oleg Ostrovskiy and First Secretary Evgeny Lebedev for our first tete-a-tete. Both GOR diplomats are Americas specialists and have already served in Panama for a year or more. Noting the good relationship between our countries [...]	2004-05-03 22:36:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EWWT PINR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA111	ENDARA TO RUN AS PANAMA'S "HONEST GOVERNMENT" [...] (C) Former president Guillermo Endara has mapped a come-from-behind election strategy, positioned himself as the campaign's most serious anti-corruption reformer, derides front-runner Martin Torrijos's lack of experience and ability, and plans tough talks with U.S. negotiators on agriculture [...]	2004-01-20 15:53:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA145	PANAMA VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SAMUEL LEWIS [...] (C) In recent meeting with Pol Counselor, first vice presidential candidate Samuel Lewis Navarro argued that the Martin Torrijos ticket of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) offers Panama its best chance to improve social and economic conditions in Panama and eliminate the threat to dem [...]	2004-01-23 15:55:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EINV PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA1700	WHERE IS PANAMA'S NEW GOVERNMENT HEADING? [...] (C) Martin Torrijos and his inner circle, due to take power on September 1, are pushing an energetic and ambitious transition agenda featuring clear-cut goals in foreign policy (priority to the U.S. and Colombia),security (cooperation with U.S. objectives, new attention to the Caribbean coast [...]	2004-07-01 12:22:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA1704	PANAMA'S FM ARIAS NONCOMMITTAL ON REQUEST TO [...] (C) DCM, accompanied by Polcouns, delivered reftel talking points to Panamanian Foreign Minister Harmodio Arias Cerjack on June 30, 2004. With two months left for this government, Arias was (not surprisingly) noncommittal on whether the GOP would be willing to accept protected Cuban and Hait [...]	2004-07-01 19:43:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG PM CU HA POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA1740	PANAMA BALKS AT ACCEPTING PROTECTED CUBAN AND [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-08 16:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL SMIG PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA1953	NO DECISION IMMINENT ON CHINA/TAIWAN DIPLOMATIC [...] IN A BREAKFAST MEETING ON JULY 29, PANAMA'S VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT (AND PRESUMPTIVE FOREIGN MINISTER) SAMUEL LEWIS NAVARRO TOLD AMBASSADOR THAT THE INCOMING TORRIJOS GOVERNMENT IS FAR FROM MAKING A DECISION ON THE POSSIBILITY OF DIPLOMATIC RECOGNITION OF CHINA. REFERRING TO LEWIS' JUNE 30 INQUIR [...]	2004-08-02 18:58:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA200	PANAMA'S NEW SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE PEREIRA [...] (C) Elected by his colleagues for a two-year term as President (Chief Justice) of Panama's nine-member Supreme Court on October 23, 2003, Cesar Antonio Pereira Burgos (DOB: 29 SEP 1929) has not yet shown strong interest in continuing the drive to reform Panama's judiciary that his predecessor, [...]	2004-01-30 19:47:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS PINR PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA204	PANAMA PRESIDENT MOSCOSO DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (C) On January 21 Special Envoy for Hemispheric Initiatives Otto Reich, accompanied by Ambassador Watt, met with Panama President Mireya Moscoso. Flanked by Foreign Minister Harmodio Arias and Commerce and Industries Minister Joaquin Jacome, Moscoso pushed an April 2004 start date for the bi [...]	2004-01-30 21:26:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2105	SCENESETTER: THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO PANAMA'S [...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I want to express our warmest welcome on your upcoming September 1, 2004 visit to Panama's Presidential Inauguration. Following your November 3, 2003 visit to Panama's Centennial celebrations (reftel),your presence here as the government of Martin Torrijos [...]	2004-08-18 22:37:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD OVIP PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA213	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR NIKOLAY VLADIMIR DEPARTS [...] (SBU) This biographical report details Ambassador and Emboffs' impressions of Nikolay Vladimir during his tenure as Russian Ambassador to Panama as well as the highlights of his Curriculum Vitae. Ambassador Vladimir departed Panama in December 2003, informing Ambassador Watt that he had been [...]	2004-02-02 22:22:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PM RS POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA2137	PANAMA'S RELIANCE ON VENEZUALAN OIL [...] (U) Per instructions, paras 2 and 3 contain answers to reftel. 2. (U) While Panama imports over half of its oil from Venezuela, it does not do so under the terms of either the San Jose or Caracas Accords. Panama is a signatory to both Accords; however, it did not/not renew the Caracas Accords af [...]	2004-08-20 19:18:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG XK PM CARIB ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA2176	PANAMA PARDONS ANTIâ€CASTRO CUBANS [...] (SBU) Late on August 25, outgoing President Mireya Moscoso signed an executive decree pardoning four anti"Castro Cuban prisoners "" Luis Posada Carriles and AmCits Gasper Jimenez, Guillermo Novo, and Pedro Remon (see Reftels) and 163 others, as one of her final acts as president. The GOP imme [...]	2004-08-26 22:42:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PM CU HO LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA2274	PANAMA: TAIWANâ€PRC RECOGNITION ISSUE SIMMERS AS [...] (C) With a new, more PRC"friendly Panama government in office on September 1, the question of whether newly inaugurated President Martin Torrijos might drop Panama's long"standing diplomatic recognition of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in favor of the People's Republic of China (PRC) continues [...]	2004-09-08 19:49:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV PM CM TW POL CHIEF
04PANAMA23	PANAMA ON BOARD FOR A PRODUCTIVE SPECIAL SUMMIT OF [...] (C) Ambassador Watt delivered reftel B demarche to Panama's Foreign Minister Harmodio Arias Madrid and Vice Foreign Minister and Summit of the Americas Coordinator Nivia Rossana Castrellon on December 30. Ambassador Watt stressed with FM Arias the four key areas in Reftel A talking points. On [...]	2004-01-06 21:39:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KSUM PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA2362	PANAMA FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS AMBASSADOR WATT [...] (C) In a September 7 meeting with Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro, Ambassador Watt discussed the Secretary's recent visit to Panama and President Torrijos' travel plans to the UN General Assembly in New York. The Ambassador also discussed ways Panama could contribute to the corruption [...]	2004-09-16 22:03:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2452	PANAMA PLANS ASSERTIVE, COHERENT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) The Torrijos administration plans to run a much more ambitious foreign policy than its predecessor, aiming to sell the Panama "brand" to the world. First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel LEWIS Navarro has repeatedly indicated to the Ambassador and EmbOffs that the Torrijos team [...]	2004-09-29 21:51:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2524	UNDERSTANDING PANAMA'S COLON FREE ZONE [...] (C) Summary: An important pillar of Panama's service-based economy, the Colon Free Zone (CFZ) is the largest duty free zone in the hemisphere and the second largest in the world. Offering much more than just duty-free wholesale shopping, however, the CFZ draws upon the strengths of Panama's wo [...]	2004-10-12 18:14:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PTER SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA2530	PANAMA'S NEW GOVERNMENT IN PRODUCTIVE TALKS WITH [...] (C) WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Dan Fisk's October 5-7 meetings with President Torrijos and key cabinet officials brought friendly and productive exchanges on security and law enforcement cooperation; foreign policy; economic and trade policy; and good governance/anti-corruption. DAS Fisk [...]	2004-10-13 18:09:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG SNAR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2553	PANAMA'S NEW ADMINISTRATION SCORES RECORD COCAINE [...] (C) Panamanian Public Forces and Embassy Officers contributed to record detainee transfers and cocaine captures in recent weeks, as part of on-going counter-drug Operation Panama Express task force operations. On September 21, Panama National Maritime Service (SMN) marines, Panamanian Publi [...]	2004-10-15 20:27:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM KTIA PGOV PREL PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2661	PANAMA PROTESTS: THE STORY BEHIND BOCAS VIOLENCE [...] (C) A peaceful protest in a north coast town far from the capital against an electric company veered into violence on October 24 after a radical group exploited local tensions and attacked the national police (PNP) with iron bars and Molotov cocktails, injuring 28 people including 24 officers [...]	2004-10-28 22:43:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA2691	SCENESETTER: DEFENSE SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S NOVEMBER [...] (C) On behalf of Embassy Panama I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming November 13-14, 2004 visit to Panama. Your presence here as the government of Martin Torrijos enters its third month signals the great interest of the United States in strengthening our excellent rela [...]	2004-11-02 13:13:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV SNAR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2777	PANAMA PROBABLY WILL NOT MOVE TO OPPOSE [...] (C) This Embassy and other observers hoped that Panama's UNGA voting patterns soon might become more congenial to U.S. interests, given the recent election of Martin Torrijos, a young, modernizing president; his avowed intent to make Panama's UN General Assembly voting "more predictable"; and [...]	2004-11-16 21:44:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PM UNGA POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2829	PANAMA GOVERNMENT WEATHERS FIERCE CRITICISM AS IT [...] (C) With apparent support from President Martin Torrijos, Minister of Government and Justice Hector Aleman is moving to centralize control of the Panamanian Public Forces (PPF). MOGJ sources contend that under the government of former president Mireya Moscoso, MOGJ exercised weak oversight of [...]	2004-11-23 18:49:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR MARR PINS PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2921	SECDEF RUMSFELD'S TWO-DAY PANAMA TOUR A SUCCESS [...] (C) In a two-day visit to Panama November 13-14, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld met with Panamanian President Torrijos and top cabinet officials, visited and overflew the Panama Canal, laid a wreath at the American Battle Monument Commission's Corozal Cemetary, and held a news conferenc [...]	2004-12-03 19:21:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM CM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2923	PANAMA SEEKS SOLUTIONS TO ARMS-FOR-DRUGS TRADE [...] (C) Since the seizure of the "Otterloo" in 2001, a ship carrying about 3,000 weapons from Nicaragua through Panama to the AUC in Colombia, the Colombian armed groups (FARC and AUC) appear to be relying increasingly on smaller arms-for-drugs purchases, instead of purchasing large amounts of w [...]	2004-12-03 21:08:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS SNAR PGOV PREL PARM PM NI CO CR LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA2937	PANAMA, THE G4 AND "PLAN PUEBLA" [...] (C) Mexican President Vicente Fox publicly endorsed Panama's inclusion in the G3 (Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico) during his November 2-3 visit to Panama. According to MFA Advisor Nils Castro and International Organizations Director Javier Bonagas, the GOP's primary interest in joining the G [...]	2004-12-06 21:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG PM CO VZ LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA2943	PANAMA AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING [...] (SBU) Embassy Panama offers the following information and analysis in response to Reftel A tasking. CUBA AND PANAMANIAN POLITICS ----------------------------- 2. (C) Six days before leaving office, late on the evening of August 25, 2004, Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso pardoned fou [...]	2004-12-07 19:52:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PGOV EFIN ETRD PM CU POL CHIEF
04PANAMA3038	OVERVIEW OF PANAMANIAN EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ILLICIT [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of reports from Embassy Panama's newly formed Illicit Finance Task Force (IFTF). The interagency IFTF was initiated in September 2004 to monitor terrorist financing and the laundering of narcotics and other criminal proceeds. The task force includes member [...]	2004-12-22 19:30:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA325	PANAMA'S PROGRESS ON MARITIME SECURITY -- GOOD [...] (SBU) The September 11 attacks called significant attention to the potential for terrorist exploitation of Panama,s leading maritime position. Panama has the world,s largest flag state registry with approximately 6300 vessels over 500 gross metric tons and approximately 300,000 seafarers. Ad [...]	2004-02-11 20:21:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT KNNP PTER ETTC PREL PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA353	PANAMA POLITICAL ANALYST ON MAY 2 ELECTION: [...] (C) Former Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) political operative turned independent consultant and analyst, Jose Isabel Blandon, told DCM and POL Counselor that the PRD's superior numbers and organization and a divided opposition probably will secure the presidency for Martin Torrijos on M [...]	2004-02-13 22:21:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA452	CODEL WELLER UNDERSCORES GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (U) Summary: Codel Weller,s February 19-22 visit to Panama underscored our strong friendship and high level of bilateral cooperation with GoP interlocutors, who included President Moscoso, FM Arias, National Security Advisor Jarvis, and VM for Foreign Trade Adames. Congressman Weller expres [...]	2004-02-26 20:31:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EWWT SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA540	LA PRENSA FOUNDER ROBERTO EISENMANN SLAMS PANAMA'S [...] (C) Roberto Eisenmann, Jr., founder of Panama's anti-dictatorship daily newspaper La Prensa, since 1990 turned political maverick and op-ed gadfly, recently shared with POL Counselor some caustic commentary on what he called the "outrageous" attitude of Panama's political class and its corrup [...]	2004-03-04 19:40:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA586	PANAMA OFFERS BETTER HIGH-VALUE TRANSIT GUARANTEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Panama's unilateral alternative to the USG's bilateral MOU proposal may be a better force protection guarantee for US military high-value transits (HVTs). After Embassy receives actual GOP language, probably in one to two months, we will analyze it and report our conclusions and [...]	2004-03-10 21:36:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PINS EWWT MOPS PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA615	TORRIJOS TEAM BEGINNING TO LOOK AHEAD TO NEW [...] (C) Still leading in the polls, Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) presidential candidate Martin Torrijos is starting to consider what his administration might look like, well aware of our interest in key PRD appointments. Meeting with PolOff, senior advisor and "friend of Martin" Ubaldino [...]	2004-03-16 21:00:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ETRD MASS PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA648	U.S.-PANAMA FTA NEGOTIATIONS - THOUGHTS ON TIMING [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Commerce and Industry Joaquin Jacome and VM for Trade Romel Adames will be traveling to Washington next week for the March 23 TPSC Panama hearing at USTR and to press for moving forward expeditiously with FTA negotiations. The upcoming November U.S. elections and the [...]	2004-03-19 17:49:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA802	PANAMA'S DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTIONARY PARTY (PRD) AND [...] (C) The prospect of a PRD government assuming power on September 1 is high, barring an unforeseen development. Martin Torrijos enjoys a big lead in the polls barely four weeks before Panama's May 2 presidential election. According to many observers, Martin has consolidated his control over t [...]	2004-04-06 13:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA875	PANAMA'S FORMER PRESIDENT GUILLERMO ENDARA DRIVES [...] (SBU) His campaign may lack money and glitz and his poll numbers are stubbornly stuck in second place behind Martin Torrijos but former president Guillermo Endara (1989-1994) is confident his single-message campaign -- that he is Panama's only hope for honest government -- will catapult him to [...]	2004-04-14 22:12:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAGR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA896	PANAMA: TORRIJOS TEAM STIFLES ELECTION EVE [...] (C) Arnulfista and Solidarity Party opponents of presidential candidate Martin Torrijos have given documents to reporters that they hope will link him to a 1985 drug-related kidnapping. Apparently rattled by a potentially damaging story that could break just before the May 2 election, the To [...]	2004-04-19 21:46:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA925	PANAMA COURT SENTENCES ANTI-CASTRO CONSPIRATORS, GOP DISCUSSES POSSIBLE FUTURE ACTIONS [...] (SBU) On April 20, Panama's Fifth Penal Court convicted six anti-Castro conspirators, including three AmCits, for endangering public safety and sentenced them to seven and eight-year jail terms for a November 2000 plot to kill Fidel Castro. (See Refs A and B.) Luis Posada Carriles, currently [...]	2004-04-22 13:30:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CJAN CASC SNAR CU PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PARAMARIBO117	MILITARY OFFICER VOICES PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR AN [...] (C) Summary. During a February 7 press "Information Day" hosted by Suriname's National Army, a military officer, Major Goerdeyal, called on the Surinamese Government to sign an Article 98 agreement with the United States or face losing US military assistance. Goerdeyal declared that the day [...]	2004-02-11 13:58:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NS
04PARAMARIBO504	SURINAME: MULLING OVER RESETTLEMENT OF PROTECTED CUBAN AND [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points on Cuban and Haitian migrants at Guantanamo Naval Base to Surinamese Foreign Minister Marie Levens on July 9, and asked for Suriname's assistance in providing a resettlement opportunity for [...]	2004-07-13 13:29:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL SMIG MARR HA XL NS

04PARAMARIBO8	SURINAME FAVORS A MEANINGFUL DECLARATION AT THE [...] (C) Surinamese Foreign Minister Levens told the Ambassador January 5 that Suriname supports the US vision for a meaningful declaration at the Monterey Special Summit of the Americas, which Surinamese President Venetiaan will attend. In addition to firm commitments with firm time frames, Leve [...]	2004-01-06 11:35:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KSUM MARR AMGT NS OAS

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