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09STATE127899	SYRIAN AMBASSADOR PROTESTS U.S. FUNDING FOR [...] (C) The Syrian Ambassador protested the U.S. government's allocation of USD 2.5 million for democracy programming in Syria, saying that Damascus was "upset" to learn that the U.S. was channeling money to local organizations in violation of Syrian law. Claiming that the previous Administration [...]	2009-12-15 10:53:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM SY

09STATE129362	(U) SECRETARY CLINTON'S DECEMBER 14, 2009 [...] Classified by EUR A/S Philip H. Gordon. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) December 14, 2009; 10:15 a.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Spokesman Ian Kelly Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon Special Assistant Joe MacManus NSC Tobin Bradley Alexandra McKnight (EUR Notetaker) SP [...]	2009-12-18 15:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY KDRG MOPS MNUC MARR PREL
09STATE129513	IRAQI CHIEF JUSTICE MEDHAT VISITS U.S., SEEKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since 2003, Iraqi Chief Justice Medhat Al- Mahmoud has been working closely with the U.S. Mission to Iraq to strengthen the Iraqi judiciary and the culture of the rule of law in Iraq. With the aim of expanding his understanding of judicial best practices, earlier this fall Chie [...]	2009-12-18 18:53:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KCRM KDEM KJUS PGOV SNAR
09STATE129520	(U) Secretary Clinton's December 9, 2009 [...] Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon - Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) December 9; 1:15 p.m.; Washington DC; U.S.A 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Clinton Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon, EUR Ambassador Richard Morningstar, S/EEE Ian Kelly, PA Kristina Kvien, [...]	2009-12-18 18:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG UP MD
09STATE130144	GICNT: RESPONSE TO PAKISTAN CONCERNS REGARDING [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 18:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER KGIC US
09STATE130338	ACTION REQUEST: DIPNOTE ON AMCIT HIKER CASES [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Damascus. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The Department directs Charg to deliver as soon as possible the diplomatic note in paragraph 3 to the Chief of Staff of Syrian Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad to request assistance in urging the Iranian g [...]	2009-12-22 23:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC IR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PROP
09STATE130660	THE U.S.-SINGAPORE COUNTERPROLIFERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 3. BACKGROUND 2. (C/REL SGP) Singapore is scheduled to host the third round of the U.S.-Singapore Counterproliferation Dialogue on 26-27 January 2010. In November, the GOS provided Post a draft agenda for comment. Washington has reviewed the d [...]	2009-12-23 19:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP SN
09STATE132579	IRANIAN INVESTMENT IN GEORGIA'S HYDROPOWER SECTOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: Ref A states that the Iran Export Bank would provide financing for a proposed hydropower electricity project with the Georgian Investment Group (GIG). Post alerted the GOG (ref D) that the Iran Export Bank may be a [...]	2009-12-31 20:55:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD GG IR PREL
09STATE132604	PREPARING FOR ADDITIONAL SOMALI REFUGEE FLOWS [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: In view of likely significant refugee outflows from Somalia to neighboring countries in the Horn of Africa in early 2010, addressees are requested to urgently provide their best advice on how the USG can work with host governments, including in consultation with other rel [...]	2009-12-31 21:14:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL DJ ET EU KE SO YM
09STATE13376	KUDOS TO EMBASSY DAMASCUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-12 21:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	APER AMGT SY
09STATE13967	JOINT US-CHINA STATEMENT ON CLEAN ENERGY AND [...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraph five. below. 2. (C) We request post approach appropriate Chinese officials and express the Secretary's interest in jointly issuing the statement below with one of her counterparts during her visit to Beijing. Post should solicit Chinese [...]	2009-02-13 21:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL CH
09STATE13991	KUDOS TO EMBASSY DAMASCUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 22:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	APER AMGT SY
09STATE14097	AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN POLICY REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: The Administration has begun a comprehensive review of U.S. national security interests and strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The aim is to assess fundamentally our policy goals with a view to strengthening our approach where necessary to achieve our goals. We will determin [...]	2009-02-15 04:06:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EAID NATO AF PK
09STATE14163	APPROACHING MAURITANIA REGARDING RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) The Israeli Embassy in Washington demarched AF/W on February 12. After exchanging views regarding developments in Mauritania, Israeli emboff related concern about Mauritania's recent statements on Israel and its messages to Israel's Ambassador in Nouakchott (reftels). Israel feels withou [...]	2009-02-16 15:24:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL USAU MR IS
09STATE14934	ACTION REQUEST: EUROPEAN BASE CLOSURES - ROUND 58 [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR EMBASSY BRUSSELS. POST IS REQUESTED TO UNDERTAKE HOST NATION CONSULTATONS AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL REGARDING RETURN OF 10 BUILDINGS AT FLORENNES AIR BASE, AS IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 2. THIS IS THE 58TH ROUND IN A SERIES OF EUROPEAN BASE CLOSURES RECOMMENDED [...]	2009-02-18 19:03:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BE MARR PREL NATO
09STATE16169	ENGAGING WITH LIBYA ON AFRICAN UNION ISSUES [...] (U) Action requested - please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) The Department read with great interest ref A on obstacles to success and opportunities for engagement with Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi in the wake of his election as Chair of the African Union (AU) . While some African heads of state [...]	2009-02-20 23:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XA AU LY
09STATE16171	DRAFT DIPLOMATIC NOTES FOR NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: This cable responds to Embassy Beijing's request for guidance (Ref B) for draft language for an exchange of diplomatic notes regarding transit of non-lethal materials through China via commercial mean [...]	2009-02-20 23:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF CH MARR PGOV PREL
09STATE16188	DEMARCHE REQUEST TO NATO ALLIES AND UKRAINE TO [...] (U) This is an action request to encourage NATO Allies and Ukraine to support the continuation and expansion of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). NATO's Assistant Secretary General (ASYG) Martin Howard just completed a productive round of meetings in Baghdad, where he outlined NATO conce [...]	2009-02-21 00:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ
09STATE16194	UNSC DRC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE - DESIGNATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 3 and 4. ------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ------------------- 2. (SBU) The United States wishes to join the UK, France, and Belgium on Monday, 23 February 2009 in submitting the request to the UN Security Council Committee established [...]	2009-02-21 00:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC
09STATE1621	KUDOS TO EMBASSY RABAT AND CG CASABLANCA FOR [...] (U) Tom: I want to commend Embassy Rabat and ConGen Casablanca for posts' excellent reporting, particularly during the last several months of 2008. As an historic U.S. ally and a robust example of political, economic and social reform to others in the Middle East, events in Morocco impact on o [...]	2009-01-07 22:41:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT MO
09STATE16361	DEMARCHE REQUEST TO NATO ALLIES AND UKRAINE TO [...] (U) This is an action request to encourage NATO Allies and Ukraine to support the continuation and expansion of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). NATO's Assistant Secretary General (ASYG) Martin Howard just completed a productive round of meetings in Baghdad, where he outlined NATO conce [...]	2009-02-23 13:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ
09STATE17183	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassies Canberra and Paris please see paragraph 4. 2. (C/REL MTCR) BACKGROUND: At the 2008 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary in Canberra, the MTCR Partners agreed &to the idea of an informal brainstorming process in 2009, initially with [...]	2009-02-24 21:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC
09STATE17263	MULTILATERAL AEGEAN EXERCISE EGEMEN [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: FROM MARCH 13-30, A TURKEY-UK PLANNED MULTILATERAL EXERCISE, EGEMEN ("SOVEREIGN") IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN THE AEGEAN. THE U.S. IS SCHEDULED TO PARTICIPATE (ONE SHIP, USS MITSCHER) ALONG WITH THE NETHERLA [...]	2009-02-25 02:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PARM GR TU UK
09STATE1730	REQUEST FOR COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see summary paragraph (para. 2) and paras. 6 through 10 for specific information requested. 2. (SBU) Summary: This is a request for comment on the Department of Labor,s (DOL) draft list of goods from countries that the Bureau of International Labor [...]	2009-01-08 15:32:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP
09STATE17502	INFORMATION REQUEST IN ADVANCE OF G-20 MEETINGS [...] (U) The following is an action request. Please see paragraphs five and six. 2. (C) In advance of the March 14 - 15 G-20 Finance Ministerial and the April 2 London Summit, Washington agencies are interested in Posts' outlook on the continuing impact of the economic and political situation o [...]	2009-02-25 16:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN
09STATE1759	MTCR: ARGENTINE SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLE (SLV) [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Buenos Aires, please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: Per REF A, the United States and the government of Argentina (GOA) have agreed that Argentina will provide a one-time "state of play" briefing in Washington, D.C., in January-February 2009, [...]	2009-01-08 16:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA AR
09STATE18262	Deputy Secretary Steinberg's meeting with [...] Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for Reasons: 1.4 (b and d) 2. (U) February 20, 2009; 11:25-11:55 a.m.; Washington, D.C., USA. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg EUR - DAS Stuart Jones D Staff - Mary Sue Conaway EUR/SCE - Mike Fooks (note tak [...]	2009-02-27 00:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
09STATE18323	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S FEBRUARY 13, 2009 [...] (U) February 13, 2008; 8:30-9:00 a.m.; Washington, D.C., USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary EUR - PDAS Marcie Ries EUR/ERA Director - William Lucas D Staff - Mary Sue Conaway EUR/ERA Deputy Director - Jonathan Kessler (note taker) EU -- European Commis [...]	2009-02-27 05:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV KGHG EAID ECIN ECON EUN
09STATE18528	A/S SHANNON,S FEBRUARY 19 MEETING WITH ARGENTINE [...] (U) Classified by: Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon for E.O. 12958, Reasons 1.4 (b) AND (d). 2. (U) February 19, 2009, 10:00a.m. ) 1:00p.m. 3. (U) Participants: United States A/S Thomas Shannon DAS Christopher McMullen WHA/BSC Director Milt Drucker WHA/BSC Deputy Director Bruc [...]	2009-02-27 16:01:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AR BL CO EC OTRA OVIP PA PBTS PREL TD VZ
09STATE18632	A/S SHANNON'S MEETING WITH ECUADORIAN AMBASSADOR [...] (C) A/S Shannon met Ecuadorian Ambassador Luis Gallegos for a discussion of President Correa's February 7 call to expel DHS Attache Armando Astorga from Embassy Quito. Gallegos was focused on finding a diplomatic solution to the matter. He attempted to explain Correa's sharp response to a let [...]	2009-02-27 18:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR EC
09STATE18852	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SADC CONTROLS [...] (U) Summary: This is an action request; see paragraph 5. The Department is seeking preliminary information from SADC to determine whether the United States and SADC may enter into an agreement to transfer defense articles and services. End Summary. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) On Janu [...]	2009-02-27 23:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL SADC ZI BC
09STATE18882	(U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's February 12, [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) February 12, 2009, 8:20 - 8:40, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg EUR/DAS Judith Garber Special Assistant Mary Sue Conaway Carol Beilman Werner (EU [...]	2009-02-28 01:04:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PINS PGOV NATO ENRG AF RS GG UP
09STATE1985	DEMARCHE: URGING THE EU TO DELAY APPROVAL OF THE [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary. Department requests action addresses to urge host governments and EU officials at the highest appropriate levels to withhold approval of the EU-Syrian Association Agreement. The EU and the Syrian government (SARG) initia [...]	2009-01-08 21:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SY
09STATE19918	SCUD ELIMINATION: EXPERT-LEVEL TALKS (C) [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Per refs B and C, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense (MOD) met on February 12 with U.S. Embassy representatives to discuss progress on the project to eliminate Ukraine's SCUD missiles. MOD noted its serious interest in moving this proj [...]	2009-03-04 13:14:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL UP
09STATE2007	U.S. COMMENTS ON EU COUNCIL'S DRAFT "CODE OF [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: On December 8, 2008, the European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers endorsed a draft proposal for a "Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities" (http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/0 8/st17/st17175. en08.pdf). [...]	2009-01-08 21:50:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CDG EC ESA EUN EZ FR KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PREL TSPA
09STATE20375	URGING EGYPT NOT TO RUN A FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department has learned through our Mission in Geneva that Egypt is planning to run a freedom of expression resolution at the March session of the Human Rights Council, which started on March 2. Canada, the traditional sponsor of the resolution, has already requested that E [...]	2009-03-04 22:48:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN EG
09STATE20395	DEMARCHE - SLOVENIAN TIMELINE FOR RATIFICATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraphs 9 and 10. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: NATO Allies pledged at the April 2008 Bucharest Summit to complete ratification of the protocols of accession for Albania and Croatia without delay. Our intention is to finalize the process in advance [...]	2009-03-05 00:11:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO KTIA PREL MK HR AL SL
09STATE20411	VCC: POINTS FOR MARCH 6 MEETINGS [...] (U) This is an action cable. USdel may draw from the following points during the VCC Meeting and Experts Meeting on March 6, 2009. REPORTS ON U.S. VIENNA DOCUMENT ACTIVITIES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (C/REL NATO) The United States conducted an above- quota, paid [...]	2009-03-05 01:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09STATE2046	MEK FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION (FTO) [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Baghdad, Paris, London, USEU Brussels and Ottawa. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In response to the MEK,s July 2008 petition requesting a review of the organization,s designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO),the Secr [...]	2009-01-08 23:27:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR FR EUN
09STATE20757	(U) Secretary Clinton's February 24, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) February 24, 2009; 9:45 a.m., Washington. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR Acting DAS Pamela Spratlen PA Robert Wood S Staff NSC Tobin Bradley EUR/WE Elaine Samson (EUR Notetaker) SPAIN [...]	2009-03-05 19:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY KDRG ENRG EUN
09STATE20919	U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH SYRIA [...] (C) Department is providing action addressees the talking points below to use on an as needed basis with host governments in order to explain our intentions and reasoning for engaging the Syrian government (SARG). As reported in the media, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman and [...]	2009-03-06 00:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SY
09STATE2149	CORRECTED COPY - U/S BURNS DISCUSSES U.S.-BRAZIL [...] (U) January 6, 2009, 9:30 a.m., Washington 2. (U) Participants United States ------------- Under Secretary William J. Burns Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon P Special Assistant Patricia Aguilera WHA notetaker Benjamin Chiang Brazil ------ Minister Roberto Mangabeira Unger A [...]	2009-01-09 14:27:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BR MARR PGOV PREL
09STATE22056	MONTENEGRO AND NEXT STEPS ON NATO [...] (U) This message was drafted by AmEmbassy Podgorica. 2. (C) Summary: Even if MAP is unachievable, encouraging gestures to Montenegro at the NATO Summit would advance our objectives in the Balkans and beyond. Positive signals would a) encourage pro-Western reformers throughout the regio [...]	2009-03-09 21:50:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS MW
09STATE23140	ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S MARCH 2 MEETING [...] (U) March 2, 2009; 17:00-18:15 p.m.; Washington, DC, USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Shannon (WHA) Deputy Assistant Secretary Robinson (WHA) Stephanie Pico (PM/WRA) Bert Kraaimoore (WHA Notetaker) Nicaragua Foreign Minister Samuel Santos Charge Alcides Montiel [...]	2009-03-11 22:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NU PARM PGOV PREL
09STATE23176	HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR MARCH 12 MEETING [...] (C) The March 12 High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting will take place on the heels of the NATO Foreign Ministerial and Secretary Clinton's bilateral meeting with FM Lavrov in Geneva. Discussion will center on a CFE "stocktaking" exercise (called for by Turkey at the January 29 HLTF) and prep [...]	2009-03-12 01:40:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL
09STATE23758	DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES ON EFFECTS OF THE [...] (U) This is an action message, see paragraph 7. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The effects of the global financial and economic crisis have been acutely felt in many Central and Eastern European countries. Of the eleven countries that have sought IMF Stand-By Arrangements since the start of [...]	2009-03-12 20:50:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL
09STATE23798	ENGAGING BRAZIL ON REGIONAL COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] (C) Summary: WHA and INL recently held an initial conversation to encourage the Government of Brazil to assume a greater role in regional counter-narcotics efforts. INL A/S Johnson solicited Brazilian views on how to increase cooperation in responding to regional drug trends. WHA DAS McMulle [...]	2009-03-12 21:13:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BR KCRM PREL SNAR SOCI BO
09STATE23860	(U) Secretary Clinton's March 9, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 9, 2009, 2:00 - 2:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Deputy Spokesman Robert Wood NSC Director Maria Germano EUR/NB Desk Officer Carol Be [...]	2009-03-13 03:50:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF
09STATE23954	INFORMING ISAF OF U.S. PLANS REGARDING MANAS AIR [...] (SBU) Action addressees at their discretion may draw on the points outlined in para 3 below to inform International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) member governments of U.S. plans regarding the possible loss of access to Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) O [...]	2009-03-13 13:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE24053	HCOC "INREACH" - ENCOURAGING SUBSCRIBING STATES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: At the May 29-30, 2008 annual meeting of the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC),the Immediate Central Contact (ICC) reported that as of the meeting's opening, 72 of the 126 subscr [...]	2009-03-13 14:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE24054	HCOC "INREACH" - ENCOURAGING SUBSCRIBING STATES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: At the May 29-30, 2008 annual meeting of the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC),the Immediate Central Contact (ICC) reported that as of the meeting's opening, 72 of the 126 subscr [...]	2009-03-13 14:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE24186	RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR ALL POSTS EXCEPT NATO/EU POSTS, AND EMBASSIES CARACAS, LA PAZ, MANAGUA AND MOSCOW -- SEE PARA 4. THE POINTS ARE OPTIONAL FOR NATO/EU POSTS, WITH ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL POINTS FOR EU POSTS AT PARA 5. 2. (C) SINCE ITS AUGUST 26 RECOGNITION OF THE GEORGIAN RE [...]	2009-03-13 17:26:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS
09STATE24316	U.S. RESPONSE TO LATEST VERSION OF DRAFT TRANSIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable provides formal guidance to Embassy Tashkent in response to the Government of Uzbekistan,s latest draft of the exchange of letters dated March 3, 2009 (Ref. D). It is the position of the Department of Defense and Department of State that the U.S. Government can acce [...]	2009-03-13 20:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR UZ
09STATE24422	AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE: POINTS FOR USE WITH HOST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) The following contains guidance for posts in conjunction with the March 31 International Conference on Afghanistan to be hosted by The Netherlands at The Hague. The one-day event will include 89 countries and international org [...]	2009-03-14 18:55:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PK IR UN
09STATE24635	SCUD ELIMINATION: PRELIMINARY RESPONSES TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (C) Ref A noted our intent to provide answers to some of the questions raised by Ukraine in refs B and C before the next expert level talks (proposed for March 25 and 26). Request Embassy Kyiv approach appropriate Ministry of Defense(M [...]	2009-03-16 15:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL UP
09STATE2517	RESPONSE: JORDANIAN PM ASKS FOR PROPOSAL TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-09 22:21:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM KPAL JO
09STATE25395	KUDOS TO EMBASSY TUNIS FOR REPORTING [...] (SBU) Bob: I want to take the opportunity to thank you and your staff for Post,s first-rate reporting, insights, and recommendations. Your comprehensive understanding of Government of Tunisia (GOT) redlines and areas of contention has helped Washington to navigate the politically challenging [...]	2009-03-17 19:14:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT TS
09STATE25546	MANAS: PREPARING FOR DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) This is an action request in support of upcoming U.S.-Kyrgyz discussions for continued access to Manas Air Base. The Department requests Ambassador seek a meeting with Foreign Minister Sarbayev or highest possible level to obtain answers to the following questions as well as convey points [...]	2009-03-17 21:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL KG
09STATE25557	POST-QADHAFI NEGOTIATIONS IN MAURITANIA -- [...] Action Requested: See paragraphs 3-6. 2. (C) African Union (AU) Chairman Muammar Qadhafi's trip to Nouakchott has undermined recent positive African Union (AU) actions to restore democracy in Mauritania. The USG seeks to have the AU as a body reassert its authority by affirming its previo [...]	2009-03-17 23:09:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MR
09STATE25578	GAZA SMUGGLING INTERDICTION: AGREED PROGRAM OF [...] (U) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the U.S. reached agreement in London March 13 on a Program of Action on interdiction of the flow of arms to Gaza. Text is in paragraph six. Department greatly appr [...]	2009-03-18 00:40:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN MOPS NATO PREL XF
09STATE26179	NATO KFOR MISSION: IN TOGETHER, OUT TOGETHER [...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request in an effort to lock the barn doors on those NATO Allies and Partners who are looking for an early exit from the NATO Kosovo mission, please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Although Foreign and Defense Ministers have pledged to keep NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR [...]	2009-03-19 01:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV
09STATE26373	VIEWS ON SUDAN -- MEETINGS WITH UK, FRANCE, [...] (C) Summary: Department AF and S/WCI officials met March 10-11 with UK and French, Sudan Contact Group, and UN/AU mediation team members to discuss recent Sudanese developments. UK and France are deeply disappointed at Arab and African reactions to ICC issuance of an arrest warrant for Presid [...]	2009-03-19 14:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SU UN
09STATE26707	(U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON KOSOVO AND THE [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS REQUEST THAT POST PROVIDE INFORMATION ON SERBIA'S ATTEMPT TO KEEP KOSOVO FROM GAINING MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ESPECIALLY THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF). INFORMATION REGARDING BELGRADE'S EFFORTS WILL HELP ANALYSTS PROVIDE TIMELY INSIGHTS TO POL [...]	2009-03-19 21:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECIN ECON PGOV PREL KV RI
09STATE26714	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER SPEAKS WITH BASIL [...] (C) Summary: On March 18, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Boucher met with Sri Lankan Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa regarding the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. He pressed Rajapaksa to halt the continuing Sri Lankan Army shelling of the safe zone and empha [...]	2009-03-19 21:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PREL CE
09STATE26715	(U) KUDOS FOR GUINEA-BISSAU REPORTING [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS SEND THANKS TO POST FOR REFTEL REGARDING THE CRISIS IN GUINEA BISSAU. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT FRENCH VIEWS ON THE SITUATION, PARTICULARLY VIEWS ON INTERIM PRESIDENT PEREIRA'S FITNESS FOR THE PRESIDENCY AND THE SUPPORT HE IS [...]	2009-03-19 21:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL SNAR PU
09STATE26719	(U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON ESTONIA'S ECONOMIC [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE INFORMATION FROM POST ON ESTONIA'S ECONOMIC TIES TO RUSSIA. ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW ESTONIA'S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL TIES TO RUSSIA IN LIGHT OF EU, NATO, AND US RESPONSES TO THE AUGUST 2008 GEORGIA CONFLICT AND THE MOST RECENT UKRAINE-RUSSIA GAS [...]	2009-03-19 21:55:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EN
09STATE27305	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH DANISH FOREIGN [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 13, 2009, 1:00 - 1:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Acting Deputy Spokesman Gordon Duguid NSC Director Maria Ger [...]	2009-03-20 21:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM NATO AF PB RS DA
09STATE27330	PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION AND A NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) Summary: Posts should draw on the points in paragraph 4 when engaging host governments on Middle East peace and on host country policies toward any new Palestinian Authority (PA) government. The U.S. remains committed to the Quartet principles. End summary. 2. (C) Following Palestinia [...]	2009-03-20 23:16:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IS EUN
09STATE27631	JCIC-DIP-09-003: RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN AND [...] (U) This is an action cable (see paragraph 4). 2. (C) Background: On March 11, 2009, Russia proposed a meeting of the Parties to the START Treaty in the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) from March 31 to April 3, 2009, in Geneva (Ref A). Similarly, Ukraine proposed a JCI [...]	2009-03-23 16:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE27792	(U) KUDOS FOR GUINEA-BISSAU REPORTING [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS COMMEND POST FOR REGULAR UPDATES REGARDING THE CRISIS IN GUINEA BISSAU AFTER THE DOUBLE MURDERS OF THE PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF THE ARMED FORCES. POST ANTICIPATED OUR QUESTIONS AND RESPONDED QUICKLY WITH THE BEST INFORMATION POSSIBLE GIVEN THE RAPIDLY SHIFTING POLITICAL [...]	2009-03-23 20:16:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR CASC KOCI PGOV PINS PREL PU
09STATE27799	(C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON MALI'S INTERNAL [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO THANK POST FOR REPORTING ON INTERNAL POLITICAL DYNAMICS IN MALI, SPECIFICALLY ON DYNAMICS OF THE MALIAN ASSOCIATION MOVEMENT &CITOYEN8, WHICH WAS AN IMPORTANT FORCE IN ENSURING PRESIDENT TOURE'S RE-ELECTION. ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN THE EMERGING DYNAM [...]	2009-03-23 20:23:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV ML
09STATE27822	ANNUAL DECLARATION OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Background/Action Request: Request the Mission deliver the USG interagency-cleared "Annual Declaration of the U.S. under the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation" in paragraph 3 to HCOC Immediate Cent [...]	2009-03-23 21:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EC ETTC KSCA MTCRE PARM TSPA AORC
09STATE27831	(C) Secretary Clinton's March 19, 2009 Meeting [...] (C) Classified by: Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State - Reason 1.4 (d) 2. (U) March 19, 2009, 2:30 p.m., Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter, AF Acting Assi [...]	2009-03-23 22:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC SF
09STATE28079	(U) Secretary Clinton's March 23, 2009 meeting [...] Classified by AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter, Acting. Reasons: 1.4 (b),(d) 2. (U) Monday, March 23, 2009; 11:00 a.m; Washington DC 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary AF A/S Phil Carter, Acting PA A/S Robert Wood, Acting Andrew Silski (AF/W notetaker) Nigeria [...]	2009-03-24 16:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL NI
09STATE28300	NON-PAPER FOR EUROPEAN UNION ON U.S. SPACE [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: At a European Council summit in December 2008, EU Heads of State and Government endorsed efforts to pursue space situational awareness (SSA) and other space capabilities as part of the European Security and Defense P [...]	2009-03-24 21:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ESA EUN EZ FR GM MCAP NASA NATO PARM PREL TSPA XG XT
09STATE28312	ACTING AF A/S CARTER MEETS WITH SIERRA LEONE [...] (C) Acting AF A/S Phillip Carter convoked a meeting with Sierra Leonean Ambassador Bockari Stevens on March 24 to discuss recent disquieting articles and threats of violence against U.S. Ambassador June Carter Perry. A/S noted that the viciousness of the attack on her is deeply disturbing an [...]	2009-03-24 22:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SL
09STATE28474	NRRC: START MESSAGE SENT BY THE U.S. -- [...] (U) AT 0357 GMT ON 25 MARCH 2009, THE U.S. NUCLEAR RISK REDUCTION CENTER (NRRC) SENT THE FOLLOWING START NOTIFICATION TO RUSSIA VIA THE NRRC COMMUNICATIONS LINK WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. THE SAME NOTIFICATION WAS SENT VIA THE NRRC'S COMMUNICATIONS LINKS AS FOLLOWS: AT 0400 GMT ON 25 MARCH [...]	2009-03-25 13:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KTIA START NRRC
09STATE28493	NRRC: START MESSAGE SENT BY THE U.S. -- [...] (U) AT 0358 GMT ON 25 MARCH 2009, THE U.S. NUCLEAR RISK REDUCTION CENTER (NRRC) SENT THE FOLLOWING START NOTIFICATION TO RUSSIA VIA THE NRRC COMMUNICATIONS LINK WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. THE SAME NOTIFICATION WAS SENT VIA THE NRRC'S COMMUNICATIONS LINKS AS FOLLOWS: AT 0401 GMT ON 25 MARCH [...]	2009-03-25 13:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KTIA START NRRC
09STATE29154	GUIDANCE TO USUN ON KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The UN's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) and the Cambodian government have significantly different interpretations of the February 23 Joint Statement outlining the structure of an anti-corruption mechanism in the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT). UN/OLA has solicited U. [...]	2009-03-26 15:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KJUS KTIA PGOV PREL UN CB
09STATE29272	DEMARCHE TO UN OFFICIALS ON SRI LANKA [...] This is an action message. See para. 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2.(C) The Department instructs USUN to pursue the following objectives with UN officials with regard to the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka: -- Urge UN Secretary General (SYG) Ban Ki-Moon to issue a statement calling on th [...]	2009-03-26 18:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CE
09STATE29391	WRITTEN ASSURANCES SOUGHT TO ADVANCE SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) Background. In response to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) request for USG security support for the Fifth Summit of the Americas (SOA),USSOUTHCOM has developed a robust Concept of Operations for consideration by the U.S [...]	2009-03-26 20:41:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL TD
09STATE29425	GUIDANCE FOR ENGAGING WITH THE NEW "GOM" [...] (C) Summary: The Department provides the guidance below to post for engaging the new "GOM" per reftel request. End summary. 2. (C) Post should not use the titles "President," "President of the High Transition Authority," or "Minister" when referring to Andry Rajoelina or members of his cab [...]	2009-03-26 21:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ODIP MA
09STATE29700	REQUEST TO ASK EU COMMISSIONER FOR EXTERNAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) The Department thanks Post for discussing the case of missing Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng with Michalis Rokas, Deputy Director for China at the European Commission. Mr. Gao has not been seen or heard from since he was removed fro [...]	2009-03-27 14:39:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH PREL PGOV
09STATE29730	(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON [...] (C) INR/B COMMENDS POST FOR ITS BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON TAJIKISTANI OFFICIALS. REFS A-E ARE EXAMPLES OF THE TYPE OF REPORTING ON WHICH INR/B RELIES IN PULLING TOGETHER BIOGRAPHIC REPORTS FOR USE BY US POLICYMAKERS. A. (C) REF A (&PARLIAMENTARIAN VOICES DOUBTS ABOUT TAJIKISTAN,S ECONOMI [...]	2009-03-27 15:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR TI
09STATE29794	REPORTING: AMBASSADOR SANO'S BRIEFING TO [...] (C) Summary: PM Deputy Assistant Secretary Greg Delawie met with Ambassador Toshio Sano, Director General for Disarmament and Nonproliferation, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 13 to discuss the Japanese progress in developing their national implementation legislation for the [...]	2009-03-27 16:43:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL PGOV JA
09STATE29895	ACTION REQUEST: PLIGHT OF IRAQI WIDOWS A PRIORITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4-7. 2. (C) Summary: NEA/I commends Post's reporting on the plight of Iraq's war widows and developments within the Ministry of State for Women's Affairs (MoSWA) on this and other issues that affect Iraqi women (ref 492, 543). The Depar [...]	2009-03-27 19:11:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
09STATE30049	(U) Secretary Clintonâ€™s March 24, 2009 [...] Classified by Acting EAP A/S Alexander A. Arvizu. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) March 24; 1:00 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Charge d'Affaires Dan Clune Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter, S/P Glyn Davies, EAP PDAS Robert Wood, Acting Spokesman Joseph Macmanus, Executive Assista [...]	2009-03-28 02:24:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL AS PK AF CH
09STATE30114	USUN INSTRUCTION: IRAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) Washington concurs with USUN's proposed approach (reftel) for next steps in the Iran Sanctions Committee with regard to the M/V Monchegorsk incident. 3. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Mission is instructed to engage the UK and France on possible next steps in [...]	2009-03-29 20:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM IR UNSC MNUC ETTC KNNP SY CY
09STATE30162	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) AND [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 2 and 4. 2. (C) The U.S. Government would like to notify the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Partners of two MTCR denial notices (MDs) and three catch-all denial notices (MIs) in paragraph 3. Embassy is requested to present the denials [...]	2009-03-30 11:53:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC FR MTCRE PARM TSPA
09STATE30235	A/AS CARTER'S MAR 19 MEETING W/ FORMER GUINEAN PM [...] (C) Summary: On March 19, Acting A/S Phillip Carter met with former Guinean Prime Minister Francois Fall to exchange views on Guinea and the ruling National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD). Fall said that he supported the USG's efforts to pressure the CNDD into holding elections [...]	2009-03-30 13:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	GV KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE30900	(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING JANUARY - [...] (C) INR/B DEPENDS ON POST,S REPORTING IN PULLING TOGETHER BIOGRAPHIC REPORTS ON TURKMEN OFFICIALS FOR US POLICYMAKERS. INR/B WISHES TO THANK POST FOR ITS CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING. REFS A-J ARE RECENT EXAMPLES OF POST,S EXCELLENT REPORTING ON TURKMEN OFFICIALS. A. ( [...]	2009-03-31 18:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR TX
09STATE30925	(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON [...] (C) INR/B RELIES HEAVILY ON POST,S REPORTING IN PULLING TOGETHER BIOGRAPHIC REPORTS ON KYRGYZSTANI OFFICIALS FOR USE BY US POLICYMAKERS. DURING A CHAOTIC PERIOD IN KYRGYZSTANI POLITICS, POST HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF REPORTING ON KEY PERSONNEL CHANGES AND ON AN APPARENT SHIFT IN THE GO [...]	2009-03-31 18:54:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KG
09STATE31047	RESPONSE TO JORDANIAN INQUIRY ON ARMS SALES TO [...] (C) The Department requests post to convey points to the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) (see paragraph 7) on U.S. arms transfer policy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While the USG does not have the legal means to prevent Jordanian arms transfers of non-U.S.-origin material to the DRC [...]	2009-03-31 20:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PARM PREL CG JO
09STATE3120	DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR THE JANUARY 16 ARAB [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) At the request of Qatar, the Arab League has called an Emergency Ministerial meeting on January 16 in Kuwait to discuss the situation in Gaza. This meeting of foreign ministers precedes the Kuwait- [...]	2009-01-13 00:01:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL XF
09STATE31292	BURMA: INSTRUCTION TO MEET WITH SYG BAN'S OFFICE [...] (C) USUN is requested to meet with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's staff, at the highest appropriate level, to relay U.S. views on his possible travel to Burma in conjunction with the April 12 UN-ASEAN Summit in Bangkok. USUN should draw on the points in para 2 at this meeting. 2. (SBU) [...]	2009-04-01 13:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
09STATE31670	(U) Secretary Clinton's March 23, 2009 [...] (U) Participants: Department of State Secretary Clinton U.S. Ambassador to Greece Daniel Speckhard EUR DAS Matthew Bryza Special Assistant Andrew Shapiro Greece Desk Officer Ilan Goodman (Notetaker) Greek Orthodox Church Greek Orthodox Archbishop Demetrios Father Alex Karloutsos Andr [...]	2009-04-01 22:55:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC CY
09STATE32023	USG POSITION ON NIZAM-E-ADL REGULATIONS [...] (SBU) This is a response to Islamabad 585, requesting Washington guidance on the proposed Nizam-e-Adl "system of justice" Regulation 2009 in Pakistan's Swat valley. The Nizam-e-Adl Regulation replaces two existing legal regulations and is being implemented as part of a peace deal struck betwe [...]	2009-04-02 17:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV PK
09STATE32078	(U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's March 19, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 19, 2009, 10:30 - 11:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg EUR/WE Director Pamela Spratlen Special Assistant Amy Scanlon Timothy L Smith (EUR [...]	2009-04-02 18:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV NATO AF UN NL
09STATE32134	NONPAPER ON REVISED UN MANDATE FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. In response to reftels and meetings in Tbilisi, Washington and New York with UN officials, the Department requests that action addressees share the ideas below with MFA officials at the appropriate level to solicit their input. With input from Quad allies and t [...]	2009-04-02 19:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	GG PHUM PREL UNC

09STATE32729	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on licenses 050152762, 050152792, and 050152800 for the export of rifles and ammunition to Tanzania [...]	2009-04-03 17:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KOMC TZ
09STATE3291	(U) THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 9, 2009 COURTESY [...] (U) FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2009; 11:00 A.M.; SECRETARY'S OUTER OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- THE SECRETARY PA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEAN MCCORMICK EUR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MATT BRYZA EUR/CARC DIRECTOR BAXTER HUNT EUR/CARC ANYA YAKHEDTS (N [...]	2009-01-13 16:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR GG
09STATE32931	AUSTRALIA GROUP: GUIDANCE FOR INFORMAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 20:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC
09STATE33583	GEORGIA - GUIDANCE ON U.S. RESPONSE TO UN [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. In response to reftel A, the Department has reviewed the March 26, 2009 UN-drafted paper on the future presence of the UN in Georgia. While interagency discussions regarding U.S. policy towards the UN's presence in Georgia have not concluded, Post should inform [...]	2009-04-07 00:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL GG
09STATE33629	DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD [...] (SBU) This is a time-sensitive action request for addressee posts. Given the importance of these IMF and World Bank votes, Department asks that the demarche be delivered at the highest appropriate level, preferably by Chief of Mission or DCM (please see paragraphs 2-5),with reports by April [...]	2009-04-07 11:44:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE34174	SECRETARY CLINTON'S 4/6/2009 MEETING WITH CANADIAN [...] (U) Classified by WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. April 6, 2009; 2:00 p.m.; Washington, D.C. 3. Participants: U.S. ---- Secretary Hillary Clinton WHA/CAN Director Ned Nolan Executive Assistant Joseph Macmanus WHA/CAN Karl Rios ? Note-tak [...]	2009-04-08 09:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY EAIR SENV EFIS ECON PGOV
09STATE34394	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH BRAZIL [...] (U) March 20, 2009, 12:30p.m., Washington, DC. 2. (U) Participants: United States: Deputy Secretary Steinberg WHA Acting A/S Craig Kelly D Staff Lourdes Cue Brazil Desk David Schnier (notetaker) Brazil: Ambassador Antonio Patriota PolCounselor Carlos Ceglia 3. (C) Summary: Deputy Se [...]	2009-04-08 16:14:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL
09STATE34419	48TH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The ISTC Governing Board's (GB) 48th meeting in Moscow on March 26 focused on transforming the Center to make it more relevant to changed global nonproliferation threats in a way that would maintain GoR support for the Center. Russian MFA and Rosatom officials argued that the C [...]	2009-04-08 17:15:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM TSLP RS
09STATE3482	TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN NATO ALLIANCE GROUND [...] (U) This is an urgent action request for Embassy Ankara. See para 8. 2. (C) Background: In July 2008, NATO released the draft Program Memorandum of Understanding (PMOU) to participating Allies, including Turkey, for national staffing and approval. At the October 2008 Conference of Nation [...]	2009-01-13 22:08:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO MARR TU
09STATE3512	KOREA-JAPAN SUMMIT MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Republic of Korea (ROK) President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Taro Aso met in Seoul from January 11-12. The following is an official read-out of the meeting provided by the ROK Embassy to Washington. End Summary. 2. (C) The ROK Embassy provided the English tr [...]	2009-01-13 23:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL JA KN KS
09STATE35229	PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) During an April 9 meeting with S/SRAP Holbrooke to discuss the Pakistan Donor,s Conference, Japanese Ambassador Fujisaki passed a matrix displaying donor information. The matrix showed a tentative 500 million dollar Chinese c [...]	2009-04-09 23:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PREL PK JA CH
09STATE35241	(U) Secretary Clinton's April 8, 2009 [...] Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (SBU) April 8, 2009; 3:00 p.m.EDT; Washington, DC. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman Matthew Irwin (NEA Notetaker) LEBANON Minister of Defen [...]	2009-04-10 02:09:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PTER LE SY
09STATE35243	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH NORWEGIAN [...] (U) Classified by Acting EUR Assistant Secretary Marcie Ries for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) April 6, 2009, 3:30 - 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Judy Garber OES Deputy Assistant Secretary Dave Balton Acting [...]	2009-04-10 02:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NATO EAID PARM KNNP SENV
09STATE35809	URGING EARLY RETURN TO CONSTITUTIONAL RULE IN [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department requests embassies in European Union (EU) member states, Oslo and Bern to demarche host governments at the highest appropriate level prior to the launch of the EU,s "political dialogue8 with [...]	2009-04-10 20:32:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EAID PGOV SZ NO MA
09STATE35897	DEMARCHE TO NON-PERMANENT SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS [...] (SBU) Night Action precedence required due to action requested in advance of scheduled United Nations Security Council meeting at 1500 EDT Monday, April 13. 2. (SBU) Addressees are requested to make an urgent demarche in their capitals, at the highest appropriate level, drawing on the infor [...]	2009-04-12 03:04:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM UNSC NK
09STATE36103	GUIDANCE: SRSG DE MISTURA REPLACEMENT [...] (C/REL to UN, UK) This is an action request. Per request relayed in REF, USUN is to share with DPA U/SYG Pascoe additional names to enlarge the pool of candidates under consideration for the position of SRSG for Iraq. Biographic information for these candidates has been transmitted to USUN v [...]	2009-04-13 15:19:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ
09STATE36315	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW-ROK VICE FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republic of Korea (ROK) Vice Foreign Minister Shin Kak-soo met with Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew on April 6, 2009, on the margins of the Joint Session of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and the Arctic Council. VFM Shin reiterated to the Deputy Secretary the ROK's commitmen [...]	2009-04-13 20:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KS EAID ABLD PREL AF
09STATE36339	U.S. RESPONSE TO APRIL 12 CHINESE DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-13 23:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON PBTS PHSA PREL TPHY
09STATE36865	ACTING A/S CARTER BRIEFS EU POLITICAL COUNSELORS [...] (C) Begin Summary: On April 9 at the invitation of the Czech Political Counselor in his capacity representing the EU Presidency, Acting Assistant Secretary for Africa Phillip Carter urged EU Political Counselors to support USG policy priorities towards Africa. Carter noted that the Administr [...]	2009-04-15 00:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU EUN XA
09STATE3691	RESPONDING TO UKRAINIAN QUESTIONS CONCERNING USG [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Brasilia, please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: REF A reports that the Ukrainian Embassy in Brasilia is urging the U.S. to reconsider its position on support for the Ukrainian-Brazilian Tsyklon Space Launch Project and allow the launch of U. [...]	2009-01-14 16:16:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA UP BR
09STATE37028	LEBANON LOAN AGREEMENT WITH U.S.-DESIGNATED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) In reftel A, Embassy Beirut alerted Washington that Lebanon signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) March 12 with the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) for the [...]	2009-04-15 15:07:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KNNP IR PREL PARM XF LE
09STATE37293	EEB A A/S NELSON DISCUSSES BIOFUELS AND ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: Brazilian U/S for Energy Andre Amado met with EEB A A/S David Nelson on March 4 to discuss ongoing cooperation on biofuels and cooperation on energy more broadly. Brazil and the U.S. remain enthusiastic about our cooperation on biofuels, particularly in assisting developing cou [...]	2009-04-15 20:07:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV SG SN ENGR DR ES GB GM GT HO
09STATE37319	U.S. INDICTMENT OF IRANIAN PROCUREMENT NETWORK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) On April 6, 2009, the Justice Department announced that Baktash Fattahi, an Iranian national, was arrested and charged, along with ten other defendants, with participating in a conspiracy to export U.S.-ma [...]	2009-04-15 20:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC AE
09STATE37354	GUIDANCE: DFI-IAMB CONSULTATIONS, APRIL 16 [...] (U) USUN should draw from the following building blocks during April 16 UNSC consultations on the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory Management Board (IAMB). 2. (SBU) Begin building blocks: -- UN Security Council Resolution 1859 (2008) carried forward for one [...]	2009-04-15 21:33:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ
09STATE38039	(C) DEMARCHE TO RUSSIA CONCERNING GOODS AND [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The objectives of this demarche are to: -- Encourage Russia to work together with us to gain agreement on U.S.-proposed designations in the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") of entities and goods tied to the DPRK's proscribed WMD and mis [...]	2009-04-16 23:52:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PARM KN RU
09STATE3809	SPACE COOPERATION WITH INDIA [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Through press reports and diplomatic exchanges, the Department is aware of Indian satellite launches tentatively scheduled for 2009 that will require a signed and implemented Technology Safeguards Agreement. Wishing to avoid [...]	2009-01-14 19:19:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TSPA AG CA IN
09STATE38565	RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN CONCERNS ABOUT UNLICENSED [...] (C) Background: On several occasions since December 2008, the Government of Russia (GOR) has raised with us concerns about the unlicensed production of Kalashnikov rifles by U.S. companies, particularly Arsenal Inc. The GOR wants to protect the intellectual property rights of its arms manufa [...]	2009-04-17 20:50:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETTC ETRD MASS RS
09STATE38601	DEMARCHE TO VIETNAM CONCERNING GOODS AND ENTITIES [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The objectives of this demarche are to encourage Vietnam to work together with us to reach agreement on U.S.-proposed designations in the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") of entities and goods tied to the DPRK's proscribed WMD and missile [...]	2009-04-17 22:06:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM UNSC KN VM KNNP
09STATE38608	DPRK: URGENT DEMARCHE TO LIBYA ON 1718 SANCTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The objectives of this demarche are to: -- Encourage Libya to work together with us to gain agreement on U.S.-proposed designations in the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") of entities and goods tied to the DPRK's proscribed WMD and miss [...]	2009-04-17 22:40:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM UNSC KN LY KNNP
09STATE38773	RESPONSE TO ITALY ON EXPORTS TO IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ------------------------- OBJECTIVES/ACTION REQUEST ------------------------- 2. (C) Washington requests Post deliver the non-paper in paragraph 3 to appropriate host government officials in the foreign affairs ministry in response [...]	2009-04-20 12:46:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL IR MNUC ETTC IT
09STATE39054	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON THE ARREST OF [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kyiv. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: There are several differing reports regarding the nature of material recently seized in Ukraine and other details surrounding the incident. For example, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) characterized [...]	2009-04-20 17:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR UP XH
09STATE39134	GEORGIA - ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON REVISED UN [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Department requests USUN share the attached non-paper (see para 3) outlining language for a new mandate for the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) with UN SRSG Verbeke, UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Alain Le Roy, and UN Under Secretary-General [...]	2009-04-20 19:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL GG
09STATE39151	SECRETARY CLINTON'S APRIL 15 MEETING WITH EU [...] (U) Meeting took place April 15, 2009; 12:30 - 1:10 pm; Washington, DC. 2. (U) Participants U.S. ------ The Secretary Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy, Richard Morningstar EUR - Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary NSC [...]	2009-04-20 19:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL
09STATE39345	SUPPORTING KOSOVO IN INTERNATIONAL BODIES [...] (C) Summary. This is an action request, see paragraph 2. The Department wishes to highlight our continuing interest in supporting participation by the Republic of Kosovo in international institutions. Kosovo, which has just completed its first year of independence, has made integration in [...]	2009-04-21 13:43:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON UN KV
09STATE3953	LEBANON: URGING GOL ACTION TO STEM UNSCR 1701 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On January 14, unknown persons in south Lebanon launched rockets towards Israel, the second rocket attack from Lebanon into Israel in one week. No organization has claimed responsibility for the most recent [...]	2009-01-15 00:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR LE
09STATE39633	(U) The Secretary's April 20, 2009 Meeting with [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) April 20, 2009, 10:45 - 11:10, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Clinton EUR PDAS Marcie Ries Spokesman Robert Wood S Staff Joseph Macmanus NSC Western Europe Director T [...]	2009-04-21 19:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR EAID PREL PGOV PHUM NATO SOCI KWMN
09STATE39834	ISRAEL ASKS RUSSIAN DFM TO POSTPONE UNSC [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 21, PolOff met with Russian Embassy Political Counselor Alexey Skosyrev to discuss the recent visit to Israel by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov. Saltanov's main meetings were with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Lieberman, and National Secu [...]	2009-04-22 12:12:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG RU UN IS
09STATE40425	(C) KUDOS FOR LOOK AT NEW PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS THANK POST FOR REFTEL ON NEW PRIME MINISTER NAJIB RAZAK'S BUSINESS, POLITICAL, AND PERSONAL NETWORKS. REFTEL'S IDENTIFICATION OF NUMEROUS OFFICIALS AND BUSINESSES LINKED TO NAJIB PROVIDED FOR GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEW PRIME MINISTER, BEGAN TO CLARIFY SOURCES OF [...]	2009-04-22 21:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV MY
09STATE40428	(C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON ISLAM IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO PROVIDE KUDOS TO POST FOR REFS, WHICH PROVIDED UNIQUE INSIGHTS AND INFORMATION ON ISLAM IN TAJIKISTAN AND ON CENTRAL ASIA. ANALYSTS IN PARTICULAR APPRECIATE EFFORTS MADE BY POST TO MEET WITH VARIOUS ISLAMIC CLERICS THROUGHOUT TAJIKISTAN, WHICH PROVIDED IMPORT [...]	2009-04-22 21:27:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM TI
09STATE40430	(C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON KURDISH ISSUES DURING [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS OFFER THEIR THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO MISSION TURKEY FOR ITS RECENT REPORTING ON KURDISH ISSUES. THE INFORMATION IN REF A PROVIDED AN EXCELLENT OVERVIEW OF THE STEPS THE AKP HAS TAKEN SO FAR ON THE KURDISH QUESTION, AS WELL AS THE AMBIVELENCE WITH WHICH SOME MEASURES [...]	2009-04-22 21:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER TU
09STATE40431	NATO GUIDANCE: SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD (SRB) APRIL [...] (U) In general terms, Washington concurs with positions outlined by USNATO in Refs A. Additional guidance is provided below. 2. (C) Ref Item I, ISAF. In discussion of resource implications of recent Summit agreement to establish a NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A),Washington ins [...]	2009-04-22 21:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL AMGT
09STATE40434	(C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON SOUTH KOREA WEIGHING [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE REFERENCED REPORTING AS IT PROVIDES EXCELLENT INSIGHT INTO SOUTH KOREAN LEADERSHIP CONSIDERATION OF A POTENTIAL MILITARY DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANISTAN, AND THE FACTORS WEIGHING ON THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. THE REPORTING WAS USED IN A CURRENT WRITTEN PRODUCT [...]	2009-04-22 21:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR MARR MASS PGOV PINS PREL AF KS
09STATE40435	(C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON TAJIKISTAN'S ISLAMIC [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO EXTEND KUDOS TO POST FOR REFTEL, WHICH PROVIDED UNIQUE INSIGHTS AND INFORMATION ON TAJIKISTAN'S ISLAMIC REVIVAL PARTY. ANALYSTS IN PARTICULAR APPRECIATE EFFORTS MADE BY POST TO DETAIL INTERNAL DEBATES REGARDING THE PARTY'S DIRECTION. WASHINGTON POLICYMAKERS [...]	2009-04-22 21:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PHUM PREL TI
09STATE40438	(C) KUDOS FOR TIMELY COVERAGE OF MALAYSIAN [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S RAPID AND DETAILED COVERAGE OF NEW PRIME MINISTER NAJIB'S FIRST CABINET SHUFFLE. THE IMMEDIATE COVERAGE ALLOWED ANALYSTS TO ASSESS HOW SOON OUR OWN FOLLOW-ON REPORTING SHOULD BE PRODUCED, AND THE REPORT PROVIDED WELCOME FODDER FOR NEW BIOS AN [...]	2009-04-22 21:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV MY
09STATE40698	(C) KUDOS FOR APPRECIATION FOR CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE REFTEL COVERAGE OF SINGAPORE'S MINI CABINET SHUFFLE. THE DETAILED ASSESSMENTS OF THE CHANGES AND BIOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS OF THE RISING LEADERS ALLOWED ANALYSTS TO PUT INTO CONTEXT THE SHORT AND LONGTERM RAMIFICATIONS OF THE SHUFFLE. ALSO, REFTEL WAS EXTRE [...]	2009-04-23 14:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV SN
09STATE40824	HCOC - ENCOURAGING INDIA TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE HCOC [...] (C) Summary: Department requests Embassy to encourage India to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC). This overture is consistent with India's positive efforts related to preventing the spread of ballistic missiles via harmonization and adherenc [...]	2009-04-23 16:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE41098	SPANISH COMPANY ORION AIR LEASING AIRCRAFT TO [...] (C) Department requests action addressee approach Orion Air to discuss their decision to lease two aircraft to Syrian Pearl Airways (Reftel). Post may draw from the attached talking points as needed. Post is also requested to obtain from Orion Air any relevant documents, such as the lease a [...]	2009-04-23 22:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY
09STATE41124	HLTF ACTION REQUEST: U.S. NON-PAPER ON THE [...] (SBU) This is an action request. USNATO is requested to deliver the text in para 2 to the NATO International Staff to distribute on April 24 as a U.S. non-paper on the status of the elements of the Parallel Actions Package. This paper was requested by Allies at the March 12 HLTF and will se [...]	2009-04-24 01:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL
09STATE41287	SRAP HOLBROOKE'S MEETING WITH OMAN FM YUSUF BIN [...] (C) Summary: During an April 21 meeting at the Department, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and Oman Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi discussed the current situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and how the U.S., Oman, and the international community could [...]	2009-04-24 14:21:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PK ZR IAEA MNUC PGOV PREL PARM
09STATE41395	(C) KUDOS FOR EXCELLENT TIRANA ECONOMIC [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S REPORTING ON THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS ON ALBANIA. INFORMATION ON DECLINING REMITTANCES AND THE VIEWS OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS ON THIS IMPORTANT SOURCE OF FOREIGN CURRENCY INCOME WAS PARTICULARLY INSIGHTFUL. REFTEL PROVIDED IN [...]	2009-04-24 16:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECON AL
09STATE41396	(C) KUDOS FOR EXCELLENT YEREVAN ECONOMIC [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S REPORTING ON THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS ON ARMENIA. INFORMATION ON DECLINING REMITTANCES, AND THE VIEWS AND REACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT TO A DECLINE IN THIS IMPORTANT SOURCE OF FOREIGN CURRENCY INCOME WAS PARTICULARLY INSIGHTF [...]	2009-04-24 16:40:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECON AM
09STATE41666	HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR APRIL 28 MEETING [...] (C) The focus of the April 28 High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting will be a CFE "stocktaking" discussion based on an Ally's request that the U.S. provide a non- paper on the status of the elements of the Parallel Actions Package. Allies will also review plans for the NATO International Staf [...]	2009-04-24 22:46:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL
09STATE41764	BASRAH: NEW TWIST IN IRAN-BASED HOUSING PROJECT [...] (C) Basrah Investment Commission (BIC) advisor Ihsan Abdul-Jabar told REO that, contrary to widely held assumptions, the BIC has not submitted to Baghdad for approval a proposal for a USD 1 billion Iran-based Karman Company housing and development project in Basrah. In strictest confidence, I [...]	2009-04-26 20:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV IZ IR
09STATE41765	KARZAI HOSTS PARLIAMENT-US CONVERSATION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Karzai, his national security ministers, and several dozen MPs urged the Charge and ISAF representatives on April 26 to join with the Afghan government and Parliament to form a commission on reducing civilian casualties. During a long and impassioned but respectful m [...]	2009-04-26 20:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09STATE42321	COORDINATING U.S. LEADERSHIP OF HORN OF AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Washington Inter-Agency agrees with the way forward outlined in USNATO 160 as modified below. 2. (C) Recently Secretary of State Clinton has called for U.S. leadership of international counter-piracy efforts in the Horn of Africa and Gulf of Aden. She also called for a stren [...]	2009-04-27 22:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT KCRM NATO PBTS PREL
09STATE42351	SECRETARY CLINTON'S APRIL 15 CONVERSATION WITH [...] (U) Classified by: WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d) 2. (U) April 15, 2009; 1400 EDT; Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Chief of Staff and Counselor Cheryl Mills WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon PA A/S Robert Wood, Acting Ambassado [...]	2009-04-28 03:14:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON EAID EFIN SMIG CASC
09STATE42846	(C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON RUSSIA'S [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING RUSSIA'S FOREIGN POLICY DECISIONMAKING WITH REGARD TO AFGHANISTAN. PUBLIC STATEMENTS FROM SENIOR RUSSIAN OFFICIALS SUGGEST MOSCOW WANTS TO COOPERATE WITH THE UNITED STATES ON STABILIZING AFGHANISTAN. RUSSIA HAS PROPOSED A RANGE OF COUNTERNARCOTIC [...]	2009-04-28 18:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL AF RS
09STATE42869	C) KUDOS FOR EXCELLENT TIRANA ECONOMIC REPORTING [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S REPORTING ON THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS ON ALBANIA. INFORMATION ON DECLINING REMITTANCES AND THE VIEWS OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS ON THIS IMPORTANT SOURCE OF FOREIGN CURRENCY INCOME WAS PARTICULARLY INSIGHTFUL. REFTEL PROVIDED IN [...]	2009-04-28 19:06:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECON AL
09STATE4297	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 25. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels January 26-27. We expect the formal agenda to include: Western Balkans, Sudan/Darfur, Zimbabwe, Ukraine [...]	2009-01-15 20:33:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV ZL AF SU ZI UP BO
09STATE43234	TORRES STRAIT: POST-MARINE NOTICE CHOREOGRAPHY [...] (C) Post is requested to convey U.S. appreciation for Australia's rapid response to U.S. concerns about the recently released Marine Notice; Australia's quick action has assuaged U.S. concerns. Please also convey the United States' continued commitment to the agreement outlined in the Frelick [...]	2009-04-29 13:59:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AS EWWT PHSA PREL
09STATE4350	IN-COUNTRY REFUGEE & SIV PROGRAMS FOR IRAQIS [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-15 22:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PHUM PREF
09STATE43586	ENCOURAGING PROGRESS ON RESOLVING [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The border dispute between Slovenia and Croatia has simmered since both countries declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Various governments have attempted but failed to resolve the issue bilaterall [...]	2009-04-29 20:13:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN HR SL
09STATE44001	U.S. PROPOSAL FOR THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE [...] (U) This is an action cable. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: Under the terms of the Moscow Treaty, the Parties are obligated to meet twice a year in the Bilateral Implementation Commission (BIC). The last meeting of the BIC was in November 2008. The United States proposes that the next BIC meeting b [...]	2009-04-30 17:23:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE44184	(C) KUDOS AND FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ON TURKISH [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST,S INSIGHTFUL REPORTING ON INTERNAL TURKISH POLITICAL DYNAMICS (REFS A-G). ANALYSTS HAVE USED THE REPORTING IN AN ARRAY OF CURRENT PRODUCTION AND BRIEFINGS. THERE IS INCREASED POLICYMAKER INTEREST IN THE MARCH 29 LOCAL ELECTIONS AND STATUS OF IN [...]	2009-04-30 20:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER TU
09STATE44197	(U) KUDOS FOR GUINEA-BISSAU REPORTING [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO THANK POST FOR PROVIDING VALUABLE UPDATES ON LISBON'S MONITORING OF EVENTS IN GUINEA-BISSAU, AS WELL AS PORTUGUESE EFFORTS TO STABILIZE THE COUNTRY AFTER THE DOUBLE MURDERS OF THE PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF THE ARMED FORCES. ANALYSTS WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE [...]	2009-04-30 20:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR MARR MOPS PGOV PU
09STATE44713	RESPONSE TO CANADA,S QUESTIONS ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ------------------------- OBJECTIVES/ACTION REQUEST ------------------------- 2. (C) Washington requests Post deliver the non-paper in paragraph 3 to appropriate host government officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Inte [...]	2009-05-01 22:11:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL ETTC CA
09STATE45019	READ OUT OF APRIL 23 MEETING OF G-8 [...] (SBU) Summary: The G-8 Nonproliferation Directors devoted most of the April 23 NPDG meeting in Rome to revising draft nonproliferation language, which the Italian G-8 Presidency plans to release as a separate Leaders' statement at the July G-8 Summit. Lengthy debate occurred on the paragraph r [...]	2009-05-04 15:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP IT
09STATE45036	MULTILATERAL ENGAGEMENT TO COMBAT BIOTERRORISM [...] (C) Reftel requested guidance in response to GOC questions concerning U.S. thinking on how best to address bioterrorism multilaterally. DFAIT Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff asked whether the USG intends to raise this issue in the G-8 Nonproliferation Directors' Group, and suggested th [...]	2009-05-04 16:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER TBIO
09STATE45149	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' APRIL 24, 2009 [...] (U) April 24, 2009; 12:15 pm; State Department. 2. (C) Summary: Finance Minister Biti, who was in Washington for meetings with the World Bank and IMF, had a courtesy call with U/S Burns on April 24. In their discussion of the transition government, Biti noted that much work remains to b [...]	2009-05-04 19:43:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL ZI
09STATE45229	U.S.-EU TASK FORCE READOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY The U.S.-EU Task Force covered a range of priority economic, political, and other issues during an April 27 meeting in Washington. The U.S. team was led by PDAS Ries and NSC Director Toby Bradley, and included other Department and interagency attendees. The EU team was led by [...]	2009-05-04 21:48:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD IR PGOV PREL TBIO
09STATE45556	DEMARCHE REQUEST:HONDURAN INITIATIVE TO [...] (U) Paragraph 2 contains an urgent action request. 2. (C) Addressee posts are requested to approach host government officials at the highest level and deliver the following demarche before 10:30 a.m. Washington time on Tuesday, May 5. Background and talking points follow in paragraphs 3-6 [...]	2009-05-05 17:43:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OAS BH CU HO
09STATE4690	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: In keeping with our efforts to provide key non-members with information about the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and its activities, we want to brief on the results of the November 2008 Canberra M [...]	2009-01-16 18:59:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA
09STATE47202	ECUADOR: "GAS AND GO" NON PAPER AND DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Reftels A and B noted GOE willingness to consider a "Gas and Go" civilian counter-narcotics air interdiction program in the Eastern Pacific, in the wake of the pending U.S. withdrawal from Manta Forward Operating Location (FOL) later this year. This cable provides Embassy Quito with a non [...]	2009-05-08 18:08:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS SNAR EC
09STATE47394	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT, MAY 5, 2009, 3:15 P.M., WASHINGTON, D.C. [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 5, 2009, 3:15 ? 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Special Envoy for Energy Security Amb. Richard Morningstar Deputy [...]	2009-05-09 00:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF CE CZ EAID ENRG EU IR IS IZ KN KNNP KWBG NATO NO PARM PGOV PHUM PREL RS SENV SO VIP
09STATE49027	GEORGIA - ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON SECRETARY [...] (C) This is an action request. In response to reftel, the Department requests USUN to continue to engage the UN at the appropriate levels (UN Secretary-General Deputy Chief of Staff, Kim Won-soo, UN SRSG Johan Verbeke, UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Alain Le Roy, and UN Under Sec [...]	2009-05-13 20:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL GG
09STATE49092	UNSC SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: FRENCH TARGETS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. -------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES -------------------- 2. (U) The strategic objectives are to: -- Express U.S. appreciation and willingness to work with France on sanctions issues; -- Request enhanced information sharing w [...]	2009-05-13 22:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE49690	AIRCRAFT IN EXETER EN ROUTE TO SYRIA (CHAM PEARL [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Embassy London is requested to provide Flybe Aviation Services with a copy of the Temporary Denial Order (TDO) and deliver the talking points below as soon as possible May 15. Embassy is requested to share talking points with the FCO and seek their assistanc [...]	2009-05-15 00:24:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY UK
09STATE50286	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH FINNISH [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 11, 2009, 11:00 11:45, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Judy Garber NSC Director Jeff Hovenier S Staff: Jake Sullivan EUR/NB Estonia/Finland [...]	2009-05-16 02:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NATO EAID IAEA PARM KNNP
09STATE50829	U.S. EXTENSION OF IRAQ'S FINANCIAL IMMUNITIES [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 19:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV ECON PREL UN
09STATE50903	SENIOR LEVEL DISCUSSIONS ON MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (U) SUMMARY. During their April 1 meeting in London, President Obama and President Medvedev acknowledged that while differences remain over the purposes of deployment of missile defense assets in Europe, the U.S. and Russia would discuss [...]	2009-05-19 00:07:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL KTIA RS
09STATE50912	VICE-PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH HAITI PRIME [...] (U) April 16, 2009; 1045 EDT; Washington, D.C. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Vice President Vice President's Office Brian McKeon NSC Western Hemisphere Director Dan Restrepo WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon Ambassador to Haiti Janet A. Sanderson WHA/CAR Velia De Pirro, notetaker Ha [...]	2009-05-19 02:27:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR EAID CASC PHUM HA
09STATE51201	DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGE GON TO RESOLVE PROPERTY [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) The Department is concerned that despite recent GON efforts and initiatives to resolve U.S. citizen property claims, the number of cases resolved in the 2008-2009 waiver year could jeopardize our ability to grant Nicaragua a waiver under Se [...]	2009-05-19 17:23:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON NU
09STATE51374	DEMARCHE - GREEK PROSECUTION OF SUSPECTED M/V [...] Department requests that Embassy approach the Government of Greece (GOG) at the highest appropriate level to gauge GOG,s willingness to accept for prosecution 17 suspected pirates, currently in the custody of the U.S. Navy, for the piratical attack on May 13 of the bulk carrier M/V AMIRA, the [...]	2009-05-19 20:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	GR ECON EWWT KCRM MARR PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL
09STATE51852	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S APRIL 22, 2009 [...] Classified by Acting NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman. Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary. Finance Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali conveyed that the GOE warmly welcomes the "palpable change in attitude and atmosphere" with the United States, and Deputy Secretary Lew underscored that the Uni [...]	2009-05-20 20:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN EAID EG
09STATE52368	U.S.-UK CLUSTER MUNITIONS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: In the latest bilateral consultation on the cluster munitions issue, Department and DoD representatives met with representatives from the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on May 6 to discuss progress on their national legislation implementing the Convention on Clust [...]	2009-05-21 19:12:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV NATO UK
09STATE52510	UNSC SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: BIOIDENTIFIERS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. -------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES -------------------- 2. (U) The strategic objective is to reaffirm to France that the United States can only support UN sanctions against those targets for which we have sufficient unclassified bio [...]	2009-05-21 21:27:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE52625	KENYA: PM ODINGA UPDATES A/S CARSON; CONCERNED [...] (C) Prime Minister Odinga, in the United States May 19-24 to visit Chicago and Buffalo, called A/S Carson with an update on developments in Kenya and expressed particular concern that President Kibaki's PNU group had come out in favor of a piecemeal approach to constitutional reform. He said [...]	2009-05-22 12:13:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV ECON KE
09STATE52639	A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAVIN [...] (SBU) On May 19, senior U.S. and UK Africa representatives participated in a secure video teleconference (SVTC) focused on Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Somalia. All expressed mutual interest in holding a regular dialogue via SVTC, and agreed to meet during Wood's June 9-10 trip to Washington. U.S. pa [...]	2009-05-22 12:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KE SO UK XA ZI
09STATE52684	UNSC SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: BIOIDENTIFIERS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. -------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES -------------------- 2. (U) The strategic objective is to reaffirm to France that the United States can only support UN sanctions against those targets for which we have sufficient unclassified bio [...]	2009-05-22 13:19:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE52832	SUBJECT: SOMALIA: TFG FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS ON AF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Omaar (ForMin) met with Bureau for African Affairs (AF) Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson (A/S) on May 15. The ForMin and A/S discussed recent fighting in and around Mogadishu and TFG efforts to r [...]	2009-05-22 16:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MOPS PREL PGOV PTER SO
09STATE52998	(U) Secretary Clinton's May 14, 2009 Meeting [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 20:26:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF
09STATE53069	KFOR: GUIDANCE ON MOVEMENT TO A DETERRENT PRESENCE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 7. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (C) SHAPE assesses that security conditions warrant a draw down of NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR) to Deterrent Presence (DP) over the next 12-24 months. Several Allies support the development of a [...]	2009-05-23 00:19:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KV MARR NATO PGOV PREL KPKO
09STATE53761	DISPOSITION OF PIRATE SUSPECTS FROM M/V AMIRA [...] (U) This is an action request in response to reftel request for guidance. 2. (C) Seventeen suspected pirates are currently being held on the USS Gettysburg. Post should request, no later than May 27, that the GoK be prepared to accept the transfer, on or about June 2, of the 17 suspected p [...]	2009-05-26 20:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KE KCRM KDEM PHSA PREL
09STATE54436	HAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT AGAINST BALLISTIC MISSILE [...] (C) The following guidance is provided to the U.S. delegation participating in the HCOC Annual Meeting, in Vienna, on May 28-29, 2009. 2. (C) BEGIN GUIDANCE: In discussing HCOC Annual Meeting agenda items, the delegation should seek HCOC outcomes that are consistent with U.S. foreign [...]	2009-05-28 00:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC
09STATE54767	INFORMING THE CENTRAL ASIANS ON LETHAL TRANSIT [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-28 18:39:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RS TI TX UZ KG KZ
09STATE54779	GUIDANCE: PROPOSED U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATO [...] (SBU) In general, Washington concurs that a robust, usable, and collectively sourced NRF is an important Alliance crisis response and transformation capability. The primary challenge to the NRF has been and remains sourcing the force. Establishing national targets for NRF resourcing is a pr [...]	2009-05-28 18:48:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL PGOV
09STATE54790	REPORT ON SECOND WEEK OF NPT PREPCOM III, MAY 9-15 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Week Two continued discussions on peaceful uses of nuclear energy and Withdrawal. A highlight of Week Two was states parties review, consultations, and discussions by delegations of the Chairman,s draft set of recommendations to the 2010 Review Conference (RevCon). There was v [...]	2009-05-28 19:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL NPT
09STATE5482	INAUGURAL U.S.-IRAQ HIGHER COORDINATING COMMITTEE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 13, Secretary Rice chaired the inaugural Higher Coordinating Committee meeting, officially launching the implementation process called for in the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) between the United States and Iraq. The Secretary affirmed the U.S. commitment to the [...]	2009-01-21 20:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS KJUS IZ
09STATE5527	KUDOS FOR EMBASSY MANAGUA ELECTIONS REPORTING [...] (C) I want to congratulate you and your team for Embassy Managua,s superb reporting on the November 9 municipal elections and their aftermath. The steady flow of informative and useful cables (reftels) preceding and following the elections gave Washington recipients a clear vision of what wa [...]	2009-01-21 21:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NU
09STATE55537	4TH OF JULY REPRESENTATIONAL EVENTS -- POLICY [...] (U) IN ORDER THAT ALL POSTS OBSERVE THE SAME PRACTICES REGARDING INVITATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT IS PROVIDING UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING GOVERNMENTS WHOSE OFFICIALS SHOULD NOT BE INVITED TO USG-HOSTED REPRESENTATIONAL EVENTS. 2. AFRICA 2A. (C) GUINEA: POSTS SHOULD NOT INVITE REPRESENTA [...]	2009-05-29 21:48:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ODIP PREL XX

09STATE5558	U.S.-EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS LUNCH: [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Dan Fried's January 9 working luncheon with EU Political Directors in Prague focused on Russia, Afghanistan/Pakistan, and briefly Belarus. On Russia, there were useful exchanges on the gas dispute with Ukraine, the Georgia situation, and the Medvedev security [...]	2009-01-21 23:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN
09STATE55869	(C) KUDOS AND FOLLOWUP QUESTIONS ON OPPOSITION [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORTING ON THE JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY (AKP) AND OPPOSITION BEFORE AND AFTER LOCAL ELECTIONS PROVIDED BY EMBASSY ANKARA AND CONGEN ISTANBUL. ANALYSTS HAVE USED THE REPORTING IN AN ARRAY OF CURRENT PRODUCTION AND BRIEFINGS [...]	2009-06-01 14:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL TU
09STATE56222	GEORGIA - GUIDANCE FOR UNOMIG RESOLUTION [...] (C) This is an action request: USUN should work with the Quad,Croatia, Austria and Turkey as necessary to reach and maintain consensus on a draft resolution to revise the current security regime and mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) according to the objectives, goals, and [...]	2009-06-01 21:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL GG
09STATE56261	GUIDANCE: IRAQ RESOLUTION RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C/REL to UN, GB, FR, CN, RU) Washington requests USUN to draw from the following U.S. policy positions as background in discussions with the UN Secretariat and P5 members. The Department will email post a separate non-paper providing facts to share with the UN and the P5. Per UN Resolution 1 [...]	2009-06-02 01:52:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ KU
09STATE5642	GEORGIA: MOD CLOSE TO SIGNING MOU WITH EUMM [...] (C) The Department supports the Georgian MOD's plan to sign an MOU with the EU Monitoring Mission regarding voluntary restraints on deployment of Georgian troops and equipment in areas ajacent to South Ossetia and Abkhazia (reftel). We concur with Embassy Tbilisi that the restraints would no [...]	2009-01-22 13:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL KBTS GG RS
09STATE57002	(S/NF) KUDOS AND FOLLOWUP QUESTIONS ON MALTA'S [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE REFS REGARDING MALTA'S RE-ENTRY INTO NATO'S PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE (PFP) PROGRAM AND THE SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POLITICAL/MILITARY IMPLICATIONS. ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW INTERNAL POLITICAL ISSUES AFFECTING MALTA'S RE-ENTRY INTO NATO PFP AND THEIR POSSIBLE [...]	2009-06-03 14:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR MARR NATO MT
09STATE57309	DEMARCHE ON UNOMIG FOR DFM KARASIN [...] (C) This is an action request. Post is requested to demarche Russian Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Grigoriy Karasin, or in his absence, a suitably high-level Russian official, to seek Russian engagement in New York on the draft resolution agreed by the Quad to extend the United Nations Observ [...]	2009-06-03 22:21:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL RS GG
09STATE57321	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MAY 28, 2009 MEETING WITH [...] (U) May 28, 2009; 10:50 ? 11:10 am; Washington, D.C. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ----- The Secretary NEA Acting A/S Jeffrey Feltman DRL Acting A/S Karen Stewart NEA/PI Director Timothy Andrews NEA/PI Charles Kiamie (notetaker) NEA/ELA Julia Santucci Egypt ----- Ahmed Abdelaziz Ali [...]	2009-06-03 22:54:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI OVIP PHUM XF EG
09STATE57323	USNATO GUIDANCE: FRENCH PARTICIPATION IN NATO'S [...] (U) In general, Washington concurs with position outlined by USNATO in Refs A. Additional guidance is provided below. 2. (C) In light of other Allies' strong feelings on this issue, it is not necessary for the U.S. representative to take the lead in urging full French participation in com [...]	2009-06-03 23:15:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL PGOV
09STATE57332	DEMARCHE: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SADC CONTROLS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ACTION REQUEST ---------- 2. (SBU) The Department is following up on a request for information to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) (Ref A) to determine whether the United States and SADC may enter into a meaningful e [...]	2009-06-03 23:43:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL SADC BC ZI
09STATE57630	WASHINGTON RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BULGARIA [...] (U) This is a action request. Please see action request at paragraph 4. 2. (C) Summary: The Government of Bulgaria (GOB) requested U.S. views on a pending arms-related transfer to Cuba. Specifically, Bulgarian arms broker, "Assa Engineering, Ltd.," applied for a license to mediate an arms d [...]	2009-06-04 17:08:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BU ETRD ETTC MARR MCAP PARM PREL
09STATE57898	GUIDANCE ON EAPC MEETING INVITATION TO BELARUS [...] (C) While the Department understands Post's concerns as outlined in REF A, Department does NOT/NOT authorize the transmission of the proposed text. The Department requests USNATO to stand by previous instructions (REF B) -- we support Belarusian participation in the EAPC Defense Ministerial a [...]	2009-06-04 22:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BO NATO PREL
09STATE57920	DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENGAGING ALLIES ON EUROPEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Greek OSCE Chairmanship has called an informal Ministerial on the Island of Corfu to discuss European Security Architecture, responding primarily to a Russian call for a radical overhaul of current institutional arrangements and focused primarily on "hard" [...]	2009-06-05 01:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV
09STATE58420	GUIDANCE ON MEMBERSHIP OF SAUDI ARABIA IN NATO-ICI [...] (C) The USG supports the full membership of Saudi Arabia in the NATO Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, vice its current "observer" status. We recognize that future movement on ICI membership largely depends on approval by a higher level within the Government of Saudi Arabia, and that approval a [...]	2009-06-05 22:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	SA NATO PREL
09STATE58456	JCIC-XXXIV GUIDANCE-003: U.S. OPENING STATEMENT [...] (U) Delegation is authorized to deliver the text in paragraph 2 below during the opening plenary meeting of JCIC-XXXIV. 2. (C) Begin text: STATEMENT BY THE UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE TO THE JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSION AT THE OPENING PLENARY MEETING OF THE THIRTY-FOURT [...]	2009-06-06 05:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE58525	DELEGATION GUIDANCE FOR MEETING WITH RUSSIA ON [...] (SBU) BACKGROUND: In 2006 and 2007, Russia and the United States signed military cooperation workplans, which included various space-related activities. To date, none of these activities have occurred. Also in 2007, Russia submitted a list of proposals on space TCBMs to the UN Secretary Gene [...]	2009-06-07 18:55:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CDG MCAP NASA PARM PREL RS TSPA UNGA
09STATE58925	CFE: HLTF MAY 26-28 AWAY DAY: ALLIES DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. At the May 26-28 HLTF Away Day at the NATO School in Oberammergau, Allies reviewed the current situation regarding CFE; discussed Russia's Aide Memoire on the Parallel Actions Package; and agreed on general themes and an approach for the June 10 German-hosted meeting on the futur [...]	2009-06-08 20:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO OSCE PARM PREL
09STATE59226	DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE CORFU [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The Greek OSCE Chairmanship has called an informal Ministerial on the Island of Corfu to discuss European Security Architecture, responding primarily to Russian calls for a radical overhaul of current institutional arrangements and focused primarily on "hard" [...]	2009-06-09 17:24:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON
09STATE59424	JUNE 3 U.S.-RUSSIA CFE MEETING: NO BREAKTHROUGHS, [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. and Russian CFE Teams led by VCI A/S Gottemoeller and Russian MFA Director for Disarmament Antonov met in Geneva in the afternoon of June 3 to review ideas for moving forward on CFE. The meeting had an introductory character, as it was the first time U.S. and Russian inte [...]	2009-06-09 22:08:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	GG KCFE MD NATO PARM PREL RS
09STATE59436	USNATO GUIDANCE: REPORT OF DISCUSSION AND RFG ON [...] (C) Washington concurs with position recommended by USNATO in Reference A. CLINTON [...]	2009-06-09 23:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL PGOV
09STATE59451	ACTION REQUEST: RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 00:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SU
09STATE59768	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE/PRE-SHIPMENT [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-license/pre-shipment check on license 050146439 for the export of night vision and helmet visors to Guatemala. P [...]	2009-06-10 16:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KOMC GT
09STATE59890	GEORGIA - ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON UNOMIG [...] (C) This is an action request. In response to reftel B, the Department provides this additional guidance to USUN for use during negotiations on the resolution to renew the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). This instruction does not supersede the guidance previously provided in reftel [...]	2009-06-10 20:00:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL GG
09STATE59967	DEMARCHE ON LATVIA,S FINANCIAL SITUATION [...] (C/NF) The Department agrees with post,s assessment, Ref A, that the Latvian government,s (GOL,s) implementation of the terms of its IMF/European Commission assistance package thus far has been inadequate and that its pending proposals for budget cuts lack credibility. The time is right for th [...]	2009-06-10 22:26:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PREL ECON EUN IMF LG
09STATE59968	USNATO GUIDANCE: NATO REFORM, SENIOR I.S. [...] (C) Washington has reviewed reftel and wants to be supportive of the NATO SYG,s proposal in principle, although we need additional time to explore in more detail the implications of this proposed reform. The USG heartily endorses NATO Headquarters reform in order to ensure that the Alliance ( [...]	2009-06-10 22:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ABUD AFIN APER NATO PGOV PREL
09STATE60203	(C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON SINGAPORE POLITICAL [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS FOUND REFTEL TO BE A VERY INTERESTING AND USEFUL EXAMINATION OF PROPOSED DEMOCRATIC AND LEGISLATIVE REFORMS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE. REFTEL PROVIDED CONTEXT FOR THE REFORMS AND MADE CLEAR THAT SUCH CHANGES ARE MAINLY COSMETIC; THIS ALLOWED ANALYSTS TO TEMPER [...]	2009-06-11 16:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KDEM PGOV SN
09STATE60382	RESPONSE TO RUSSIA'S DRAFT AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT [...] (C) On June 10, Amb. Mull, from the Office of the Undersecretary for Arms Control & International Security, provided Russian MFA North America Director Igor Neverov with the USG response to the draft agreement Russia had provided on May 27 (reftel). The text of the USG response is in paragra [...]	2009-06-11 19:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL AF RS US
09STATE60588	SECRETARY CLINTON'S JUNE 9, 2009 CONVERSATION [...] (SBU) June 8, 2009; 3:00 p.m.; Washington, D.C. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Scot Marciel, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Ian Kelly, PA Spokesman Jake Sullivan, Senior Advisor Debra Benavidez, EAP/MTS (Notetaker) INDONESIA Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda Bunyan Sapt [...]	2009-06-11 23:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL ECON ID
09STATE60825	GEORGIA: INSTRUCTION ON UNOMIG [...] (C) This is an action request: In light of the lack of progress on negotiations in New York on the German draft resolution reported in reftel B and Quad discussions reported in reftel D, the Department requests that USUN, in close coordination with the Quad, pursue the course of action below, [...]	2009-06-12 13:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL GG
09STATE61160	GUIDANCE ON FOURTH URN ISSUE [...] (C) Reftel requested guidance from the Department regarding President Zelaya's request for USG participation in a dialogue between Liberal Party leaders on Zelaya's controversial proposal to hold a referendum (Fourth Urn) during the November elections which would seek popular consent to form a [...]	2009-06-12 21:11:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HO
09STATE61202	CONTINUING URGENT NEED FOR AMERICAN VICTIMS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph nine. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the restoration of Iraq's immunity in cases brought by American victims of the Saddam Hussein regime reinforces the need to move forward on government-to-government [...]	2009-06-12 23:00:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KJUS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL EFIN
09STATE61209	MOVING GREEKS AND TURKS FORWARD ON AEGEAN ISSUES [...] This is an Action Request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) The Department agrees with the joint assessment (Ref A) from Embassies Athens and Ankara that there is an urgent need to ease the recent uptick in provocations over the Aegean, diffuse tensions, and work towards resolving the underlying i [...]	2009-06-12 23:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS TU GR
09STATE61676	OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: U.S. DIPLOMACY PREVAILS ON [...] (U) This cable is from the U.S. Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States. 2. (U) Note: This cable discusses the Organization of American States General Assembly's (OASGA) resolution on Cuba. We report on other OASGA decisions and activities in SEPTEL. Info addressees to t [...]	2009-06-15 18:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PREL PHUM OAS XM
09STATE61817	U.S. REVISED JOINT STATEMENT RESPONDING TO [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) SUMMARY. A U.S. interagency delegation led by Ambassador Stephen Mull met with a Russian interagency delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on ballistic missile defense and U.S.-Russia Joint Data Exchange Center (JDEC) [...]	2009-06-15 23:41:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PARM KTIA RS
09STATE61823	Secretary Clinton's June 11, 2009, Meeting with [...] (C) Classified by: Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary, African Affairs. Reason: 1.4 D. 2. (U) June 11, 2009, 10:00 a.m., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary; Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, AF; Spokesman Ian Kelly, PA; Deputy Chief of Staff Jaco [...]	2009-06-16 00:15:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PHUM ZI
09STATE61995	SECRETARY CLINTON'S JUNE 8, 2009 MEETING WITH MIDDLE [...] (U) June 8, 2009; 2:00 - 2:20 pm; Washington, D.C. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ----- The Secretary NEA Acting DAS Madelyn Spirnak DRL Acting DAS Kay Mayfield NEA/PI Acting Director Kenneth Longmyer NEA/PI Charles Kiamie (notetaker) Middle East and North Africa ----------------------- [...]	2009-06-16 13:52:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI OVIP PHUM XF
09STATE62142	Secretary Clinton's June 12, 2009 conversation [...] Classified by WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) 06-12-2009; 11:45 am; Washington D.C., United States. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Chris McMullen, WHA/DAS Ian Kelly, Press Spokesperson Jake Sullivan, Deputy Chief of Staff Les Johnston (Burea [...]	2009-06-16 17:16:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PREF ETRD MARR
09STATE62163	(U) Secretary Clinton's June 11, 2009 meeting [...] Classified by AF Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson. Reasons: 1.4 (b),(d) 2. (U) Thursday, June 11, 2009; 3:15 p.m; Washington DC 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary AF A/S Johnnie Carson PA A/S Ian Kelly -Jacob Sullivan, Secretary's Office Andrew Silski (AF/W notetaker) Se [...]	2009-06-16 17:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL SG MR
09STATE62400	JUNE 4 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ISN Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthias Mitman led the USDEL to the G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting in Rome on June 4--the final meeting prior to the G-8 Summit July 8-10. The GPWG focused on achieving consensus on the final GP Annual Report and the GP [...]	2009-06-16 21:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CB TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR IT
09STATE62409	AMBASSADOR RICE TO CHAIR JUNE 18 UNAMI UNSC [...] (U) This is an action request (see para 2 and 3). 2. (C) Reftel conveyed a Turkish request for the Secretary?s attendance at the June 18 UNSC quarterly debate on UNAMI and requested guidance. The Department requests USUN to inform the Turkish Mission in New York that Ambassador Rice will c [...]	2009-06-16 22:41:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ
09STATE62420	RETURNS OF RWANDAN AND BURUNDI REFUGEES IN THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraphs 4-6. -------- ISSUE -------- 2. (C ) Issue: Department is concerned that in the current process of returning and reintegrating Burundi and Rwandan refugees in the Great Lakes, international refugee principles of access to an asylum [...]	2009-06-17 00:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF RW BY UG
09STATE62952	CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT (CD): GUIDANCE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 03:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC PREL SIPDIS
09STATE64008	ECUADOR: CLEARED TO PROVIDE PRICE QUOTE REGARDING [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-19 20:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL EC
09STATE64133	Urging ASEAN Implementation of UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1874 on June 12. This resolution unequivocally condemns North Korea's May 25 announced nuclear test, contains unprecedented new measures to address the threat [...]	2009-06-21 00:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN ASEAN COLLECTIVE
09STATE64617	(SBU) Deputy Secretary Lew's June 12, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by EAP DAS Scot Marciel. Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) June 12, 2009; 2:15 p.m.; Washington, D.C. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Lew Scot Marciel, EAP DAS Mary-Gardner Coppola, EAP/MTS (Notetaker) SINGAPORE Permanent Secretary Peter Ho Ambas [...]	2009-06-22 22:11:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON AF PK SG BM
09STATE6467	GEORGIA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNOMIG NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) This is an action request: USUN should work with the P-3, Germany, and Russia to quickly adopt a resolution renewing UNOMIG's mandate for four months. USUN is authorized to support France's revised version of Germany's original draft resolution in paragraph 6 below, the United States- draf [...]	2009-01-24 00:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSCR PREL GG
09STATE6469	REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION IN GAZA ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-24 02:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EG IR IS KPAL MARR MOPS PREL XG NATO PHSA
09STATE64904	ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON MEETING WITH AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: A/S Johnnie Carson met with African Union Ambassador to the U.S. Amina Salum Ali for one hour on June 16, 2009, making the following key points: -- The Obama Administrations is demonstrating a strong commitment to Africa as evidenced by the President receiving President Kikwe [...]	2009-06-23 14:46:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF AU KDEM PHUM KWMN
09STATE64971	2009 OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY WRAP-UP REPORT [...] (U) This cable is from the U.S. Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States. 2. (U) Note: This cable reports on activities at the Organization of American States General Assembly (OASGA) in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. We report on other OASGA decisions on Cuba in SEPTEL. Info [...]	2009-06-23 16:53:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD KSUM PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI XM OAS
09STATE65183	USG CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE LASHKAR E-TAIBA [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C/REL Pakistan) Embassy is instructed to underscore to senior Pakistani government officials the critical importance of Pakistani cooperation in preventing Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LeT) attacks on India. There are credible reports of advanced LeT planning for attacks [...]	2009-06-23 22:03:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK
09STATE65194	REVISED DRAFT OF THE RUSSIA AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2, 3, and 4. 2. (C) Post is requested to provide the revised draft of the Russia Afghanistan Transit Agreement to the MFA. The text of the revised draft is in paragraph 5 below. A Microsoft Word version of the agreement with tracked revi [...]	2009-06-23 23:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL AF RS US
09STATE66806	GUIDANCE: REQUEST URGENT DEMARCHE OF SYG BAN ON [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) Department requests USUN (acting by itself and not as part of the P3 or a wider group) to ask Secretary General Ban to share with the Burmese PermRep one of two messages. If Ban plans to travel to Burma, we would hope he would communicate the points in [...]	2009-06-27 23:00:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM
09STATE68116	ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON'S MEETING IN CORFU [...] Summary. This cable is for information. On June 28 in Corfu, in a short discussion with Assistant Secretary Gordon on the margins of the informal meeting of OSCE Foreign Ministers, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Usackas expressed skepticism regarding the near-term prospects for improved relation [...]	2009-07-01 13:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS LH BO
09STATE68173	(C) CHINA: KUDOS FOR PROVINCIAL LEADERSHIP [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE THE EXCELLENT BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING IN REF CABLES, WHICH INCLUDE HELPFUL ATMOSPHERICS AND DETAILS ABOUT PROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL LEADERS IN HAINAN, JILIN, AND HEILONGJIANG. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE LEADERS' BACKGROUNDS, REPUTATIONS AND PROSPE [...]	2009-07-01 14:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV CH
09STATE68248	GUIDANCE: ENGAGING THE GOI ON UNSC RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Action request and summary: Department requests Embassy Baghdad to deliver the non-paper in paragraph 3 and engage with the Government of Iraq (GOI) to learn its views and priorities regarding the suggested recommendations below for working toward achieving the international standing equal [...]	2009-07-01 16:59:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL UNSC KU
09STATE68548	USNATO GUIDANCE: GUIDANCE: SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD [...] (U) In general, Washington concurs with positions outlined by USNATO in Ref A. Additional guidance is provided below. 2. (C) Ref Item I, ISAF. In discussion of resource implications of the establishment of an intermediate ISAF HQ, Mission may draw on the para 3 talking points, if pressed [...]	2009-07-01 21:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO AFIN ABUD AMGT
09STATE68872	OAS DEMANDS ZELAYA'S RETURN TO HONDURAN PRESIDENCY [...] (U) Note: This cable is from the U.S. Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States. Info addressees to this cable are largely posts in OAS permanent observer countries who may receive inquiries regarding the contents of this cable. End note. 2. (C) Summary: After nearly 18 str [...]	2009-07-02 15:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINS OAS XK XM
09STATE69187	INITIAL MEETING WITH INCOMING PRESIDENT OF THE UN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (U) Post is requested to seek a meeting with Dr. Ali Abdalsalam Treiki, incoming President of the General Assembly (PGA) for the 64th UNGA and current Secretary for African Affairs, to convey our congratulations to him on his electio [...]	2009-07-02 20:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA LY
09STATE69191	REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FACTIONAL [...] (C) Department requests Embassy Cairo approach the Government of Egypt to obtain details about the most recent efforts to broker Palestinian reconciliation and why they were postponed. The U.S. shares the GOE's goal of enabling the Palestinian Authority (PA) to return to Gaza in a way that i [...]	2009-07-02 20:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KWBG IS EG
09STATE69221	GUIDANCE RESPONSE: DEALING WITH THE MICHELETTI [...] (C) The General Assembly of the OAS adopted a resolution condemning the detention and expulsion of President Zelaya. The resolution also declared "that no government arising from this unconstitutional interruption will be recognized," and instructed Secretary General Insulza to initiate diploma [...]	2009-07-02 22:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS EAID ECON EFIN HO KDEM MARR PBTS PGOV PREL SNAR
09STATE69225	DISCOURAGE BORROWING TO MEET INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS [...] (SBU) This is an action request in response to reftel request for guidance. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request: Mission should discourage any proposal that interest-bearing loans be used to meet International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) infrastructure needs and cont [...]	2009-07-02 22:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IAEA PREL UN
09STATE69240	THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] (U) July 1, 2009; 4:30 p.m.; Washington DC 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary William Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale, Deputy Assistant Secretary, NEA Palestinian Authority --------------------- Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Manal Zeidan, Direc [...]	2009-07-03 00:40:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY EAID KPAL PGOV PREL
09STATE69813	KOSOVO - REDUCING THE FREQUENCY OF UNMIK REPORTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES AND ACTION REQUEST ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Department requests that USUN work with the Secretariat and UNSC members to reduce the frequency of SYG reports to the UNSC on the situation in Kosovo und [...]	2009-07-06 22:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL KV
09STATE70159	HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR JULY 9 MEETING [...] (C) The July 9 High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting will take place following the June 10 Berlin high level meeting on "The Future of Conventional Arms Control in Europe," the June 24-25 OSCE Annual Security Review Conference, the June 27-28 "Informal" OSCE Ministerial on European security, a [...]	2009-07-07 19:24:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL
09STATE7017	ISRAEL AND UNODC [...] (C) This is an action request. Drawing on the points below, UNVIE is requested to encourage Israeli contributions to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Embassy Tel Aviv is also requested to engage with their appropriate counterparts on this matter. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: In 2007, Israe [...]	2009-01-26 23:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR KCRM
09STATE70201	RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA REGARDING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Department appreciates reftel report of a pending Georgian deal to accept Iranian investment in Georgia's hydropower sector. Such business deals with Iran or Iranian entities, particularly in the energy sector, under [...]	2009-07-07 20:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG GG IR
09STATE70206	BURMA: TALKING POINTS FOR GROUP OF FRIENDS [...] This is an action cable. Please see para 2. 2. USUN may draw on the points in para 3 when making an intervention at the Group of Friends of Burma meeting scheduled for July 8, 2009, at which Special Envoy Gambari will brief on Secretary-General Ban's travel to Burma on July 3 - 4. 3. [...]	2009-07-07 20:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC BU
09STATE7024	PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE - TALKING POINTS FOR UN [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from the points in para 3 during the January 27 informal briefing at the French Mission with United Nations Special Adviser Francis Deng for the Prevention of Genocide. 2. (C) Background: Special Adviser Francis Deng was appointed in May 2007 [...]	2009-01-27 00:11:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC XA BY
09STATE70566	JUSTIFICATION FOR DECISION ON ATPA FOR BOLIVIA [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Following a review of the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) eligibility for Bolivia and Ecuador, the President has decided not to reinstate benefits for Bolivia ) benefits which were suspended last December due [...]	2009-07-08 15:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL KDEM PGOV PREL
09STATE71038	(C) KUDOS FOR ROK EMBASSY APPLAUDS ASO; FEARS [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS FOUND TOKYO 000421 TO BE A VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE REPORT. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST WERE THE INSIGHTS INTO HOW SOUTH KOREA VIEWS ACTIONS TOWARD THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF JAPAN (DPJ),SPECIFICALLY THAT KIM NOTED HIS EMBASSY HAS BEEN STEADILY INCREASING CONTACTS WIT [...]	2009-07-09 15:13:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL JA KS
09STATE71279	KUDOS TO U.S. MISSION VIENNA FOR THE ELECTION OF [...] (C) The Department would like to thank the leadership and staff of the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna for their superior performance during the successful campaign to elect Yukiya Amano of Japan Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2. (C) [...]	2009-07-09 20:27:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA JP
09STATE71885	ENGAGING GULF STATES ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) This is an action request for Doha, Kuwait, Muscat, and Sanaa. See paragraph 2. Objectives ---------- 2. (C) Now that Jordan has joined Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and UAE in recognizing Kosovo, we ask that Ambassadors or DCMs make a high-level approach to urge remaining GCC states and [...]	2009-07-10 17:26:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV
09STATE72095	FRMR FINMIN DORE-GUINEA DECLINING BUT DORE STILL [...] (C) On June 23, former Guinean Minister of Finance Ousmane Dore met with PDAS Phillip Carter to discuss recent developments in Guinea. Dore noted that conditions in Guinea have been deteriorating ever since Captain Dadis Camara, head of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CN [...]	2009-07-10 21:15:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	GV KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE72667	GUIDANCE: IRAQ/KUWAIT RESOLUTION [...] (U) This is an action request(paras 2 and 3). 2. (C/REL UN, GB, FR) Per reftel (para 3),Washington requests USUN to share the following UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) text with P3 members and seek their support. Once P3 agreement is reached, USUN is instructed to share the text wi [...]	2009-07-14 00:21:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ KU
09STATE73180	(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING: APRIL - [...] (C) INR/B DEPENDS ON POST,S REPORTING IN PULLING TOGETHER BIOGRAPHIC REPORTS ON TURKMEN OFFICIALS FOR USE BY US POLICYMAKERS. INR/B WISHES TO THANK POST FOR ITS CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING. REFS A-J ARE RECENT EXAMPLES OF POST,S EXCELLENT REPORTING ON TURKMEN OFFICIALS. [...]	2009-07-14 21:00:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR TX
09STATE73192	U/S TAUSCHER,S MEETING WITH GERMAN AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Ellen Tauscher, met with German Ambassador to the United States, Klaus Scharioth, on July 9, 2009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 9, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 4:00 P.M. Place: U/S Tauscher,s Office U. [...]	2009-07-14 21:07:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KACT START US RS
09STATE73197	(U) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON [...] (C) INR/B RELIES HEAVILY ON POST,S REPORTING IN PULLING TOGETHER BIOGRAPHIC REPORTS ON KYRGYZSTANI OFFICIALS FOR USE BY US POLICYMAKERS. REFS A-G ARE EXAMPLES OF POST,S EXCELLENT BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING. A. (C) REFS A AND G (&PUTATIVE KYRGYZ CONSENSUS OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DIS [...]	2009-07-14 21:15:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KG
09STATE73624	RESPONSE TO ITALY ON COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ------------------------- OBJECTIVES/ACTION REQUEST ------------------------- 2. (C) Washington requests Post deliver the non-paper in paragraph 3 to appropriate host government officials in the foreign affairs ministry in response t [...]	2009-07-15 18:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL IR MNUC ETTC IT
09STATE73829	DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO STRATEGIC DIALOGUE NEXT [...] (C) The Department appreciates Post's suggestions on the way forward for the U.S.-Egypt strategic dialogue (reftel) and agrees in principle to the structure you have proposed. We note the following points of clarification: - The "senior experts' level working groups" you proposed sho [...]	2009-07-16 01:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PREL EAID EG
09STATE74418	(U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's June 19, 2009 [...] Classified by EAP Acting Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel. Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 19; 5:45 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg EAP Acting Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel Pamela Park, D Staff William Bellis, EAP/ANP (Notetaker) [...]	2009-07-17 02:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP ECON PREL PGOV SCUL KNNP ASIR KN KS
09STATE74849	(U) Secretary Clinton's July 15, 2009 [...] Classified by Bureau Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson. Reason: 1.4 (b),(d) 2. (U) July 15, 2009; 3:30 pm; Washington D.C., USA. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary AF PDAS Philip Carter PA Spokesman Ian Kelly S Staff Joseph MacManus Jitu Sardar (AF/C Notetaker) C [...]	2009-07-17 18:59:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PGOV PHUM MASS
09STATE7498	OSCE/FSC: WINTER/SPRING 2009 OPENING OF ROUND [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paras 3-18. 2. (SBU) The events of last fall presented several challenges to the OSCE. How the international community decides to respond to these challenges, including Russia's call for a new European Security Treaty, will ultimately impact the work of the [...]	2009-01-28 02:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09STATE74989	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S JUNE 27, 2009 [...] (U) June 27, 2009; 1700; Corfu, Greece. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg Ambassador Ivo Daalder, USNATO A/S Phil Gordon, EUR DASD Celeste Wallander, OSD Dr. Liz Sherwood Randall, NSC Bruce Turner, Director EUR/RPM Reece Smyth, notetaker Other NRC Ministers Al [...]	2009-07-17 21:40:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	GG MOPS NATO OVIP RS PREL KCFE
09STATE75504	U/S TAUSCHER,S MEETING WITH GERMAN MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security (T),Ellen Tauscher, met in Washington with Gernot Erler, Minister of State in the German Foreign Office, on July 16, 2009. They promised to maintain a dialogue on strategic arms control, missile defense, CTBT, [...]	2009-07-20 18:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KACT START US GE
09STATE76467	(C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON EVOLVING TURKISH AND IRAQI KURDISH POLITICAL RELATIONSHIPS (C-RE9-00967) [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CURRENTLY FOLLOWING THE EVOLUTION OF THE ANKARA-ARBIL RELATIONSHIP WHICH COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON US INTERESTS IN 2009. ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN DISCOVERING THE DRIVERS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT IN RELATIONS BETWEEN IRAQI KURDISH AND TURKISH LEADERS AND IDENTIFYI [...]	2009-07-22 16:16:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL IZ TU
09STATE77181	DATES FOR 2010 INFORMAL NATO FOREIGN [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 21:12:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL EN
09STATE77666	(U) LAOS: RESPONSE TO GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE KEENLY INTERESTED IN ASSESSING LAOS'S VULNERABILITY TO FOREIGN ECONOMIES AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT VIENTIANE IS ACTIVELY MANAGING ITS EXPOSURE TO CHINA, THAILAND, AND VIETNAM. ECONOMIC REPORTING ON LAOS'S BUDGET DIFFICULTIES AND GROWTH PROSPECTS PROVIDED US WITH A [...]	2009-07-24 20:19:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECON EFIN EINV PREL LA
09STATE77689	(C) TURKEY'S EU PROSPECTS: U.S.-SWEDEN COORDINATE [...] (U) This is a joint EUR-Embassy Stockholm cable. 2. (C) Summary: On July 15, EUR DAS Bryza and Swedish MFA European Director Lars Wahlund discussed coordinating strategies to advance Turkey's EU accession and Cyprus negotiations during Sweden's EU Presidency. Both agreed that there is an [...]	2009-07-24 21:13:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TU EUN
09STATE77702	GUIDANCE: DRAFT NATO-UAE AGREEMENT ON AWACS BASING [...] (C/REL TO NATO) Washington accepts for discussion the draft MOU text (ref A) with the addition of a new Article 2 on Scope (see Paragraph 2). All subsequent paragraphs should be renumbered accordingly. In addition, all references to the signatory Parties should have a capital letter P. 2. [...]	2009-07-24 23:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AE AF MOPS NATO PREL
09STATE78149	(U) Secretary Clintons July 14, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) July 14, 2009, 4:00 - 4:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton EUR Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon State Spokesman Ian Kelly NSC Director Jeff Hoveni [...]	2009-07-27 18:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF
09STATE78274	(U) Secretary Clintonâ€™s July 14 conversation [...] Classified by Bureau Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) July 14; 2:45 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Charge Michael Gallagher EUR A/S Philip H. Gordon PA Spokesperson Ian Kelly Executive Assistant Joe Macmanus NSC Director for Europe Toby [...]	2009-07-28 02:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL KDEV ECON
09STATE79114	APPROACH TO THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN ON ASSISTING [...] This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo is requested to meet with Government of Japan (GOJ) officials to request their assistance in allowing Uighur Medivacs from Palau to the U.S. Naval Hospital in Okinawa. 2. Background: On June 4, 2009, Special Envoy for Closure of the Guantanamo Det [...]	2009-07-29 17:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA PS KDRG
09STATE79541	Secretary Clinton's July 24, 2009 Conversation [...] (U) July 24, 2009; 2:30 PM; Washington, DC. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary Jim Steinberg Ambassador Chris Hill Public Affairs Assistant Secretary P.J. Crowley NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey D. Feltman Executive Assistant Joseph MacManus NEA Senior [...]	2009-07-30 15:54:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EINV EPET SOCI UNSC PREF OVIP
09STATE79781	IAEA GC: INITIAL GUIDANCE ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Department greatly appreciates Mission's recommendations and continued efforts toward overcoming the longstanding Arab/Israeli dispute over Middle East issues at the IAEA General Conference (GC). [...]	2009-07-30 23:09:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS
09STATE80223	CONSULTATIONS WITH TURKEY IN ADVANCE OF RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-01 00:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL RS TU
09STATE80700	ENCOURAGING PROGRESS ON RESOLVING [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: A bilateral border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia continues to hold up Croatia's EU negotiations. Since December, Slovenia has been blocking the opening and closing of 14 of Croatia's EU negotiating chap [...]	2009-08-03 20:08:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN HR SL
09STATE80762	Secretary Clinton?s July 24, 2009 Higher [...] Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman for Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. July 24, 2009; 3:30 PM; Washington, DC. 3. Participants: U.S. Secretary Ambassador Christopher Hill NEA A/S Feltman PA A/S Philip Crowley USAID A/A Alonzo Fulgham DOJ D A/F David Ogden U/S Jud [...]	2009-08-03 23:27:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EINV EPET SOCI OVIP CLINTON
09STATE82013	NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) BILATERALS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Susan Burk, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation met with key Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) interlocutors in London, Paris, and Berlin from July 14 ) 17. The meetings demonstrated that we have very few differences with these government [...]	2009-08-06 18:19:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG FR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UK UNGA
09STATE82567	CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT (CD): PAKISTAN SHOULD [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-07 21:27:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL MNUC PK UK CDG
09STATE82807	MOZAMBIQUE'S ROLE IN COMBATING ILLICIT DIAMOND [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 8 and 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During the week of June 29, EEB's Special Advisor for Conflict Diamonds (SACD) participated in a Review Mission undertaken by the Kimberley Process (KP) to Zimbabwe. The mandate of the Review Mission was to assess [...]	2009-08-10 14:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN PREL MZ ZI

09STATE8297	ACTION REQUEST: CALL ON PRESIDENT BAKIYEV [...] (C) The Department requests that the Ambassador seek a meeting as soon as possible with Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to convey our appreciation for Kyrgyz support and ascertain his commitment to Manas Air Base. -------------------------------- Expressing Support ---------------------- [...]	2009-01-29 23:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL KG
09STATE8300	ENCOURAGING KAZAKHSTAN'S ADVOCACY FOR MANAS [...] (C) Summary: This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. In addition to press reports, Embassy Bishkek is receiving strong signals that the Kyrgyz government may decide in the near future to close the coalition airbase at Manas. Kazakhstani Ambassador to the United States Erlan Idri [...]	2009-01-29 23:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KZ KG RS
09STATE8303	FURTHER GUIDANCE FOR THE UNGASS REVIEW [...] (C) Per ref A, Department understands that Chairman Ashipala supports a cooling off period for discussions involving "harm reduction" and that she believes that the issue can be separated out from the other issues so that negotiations on the latter can continue. Department agrees that UNVIE s [...]	2009-01-29 23:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KCRM PGOV SNAR UN
09STATE8305	RESPONSE TO ITALIAN REQUEST FOR USG INFO ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ------------------------- OBJECTIVES/ACTION REQUEST ------------------------- 2. (U) Washington requests Post deliver the non-paper in paragraph 3 to appropriate host government officials in the foreign affairs ministry in respons [...]	2009-01-30 00:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IR IT
09STATE83586	(U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON POLISH POSITION [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTEL ON THE POLISH POSITION TOWARDS UKRAINE'S EURO-ATLANTIC FUTURE AND WARSAW'S INCREASING FRUSTRATION WITH KYIV'S LACK OF PROGRESS ON REFORMS AND THE RECENT POLISH-GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTERS' VISIT. WE PARTICULARLY APPRECIATED POST'S ASSESSMENTS O [...]	2009-08-11 22:06:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PL
09STATE8443	DEMARCHE ON MANAS AIRBASE [...] (C) Department requests Post express at an appropriate senior Russian government level our serious concerns about press reports of Russian pressure and financial incentives on Kyrgyzstan to close Manas airbase and seek assurances from Russia that Manas should remain open. End Summary. OBJEC [...]	2009-01-30 11:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS KG
09STATE84648	GOI USG COORDINATED MESSAGE ON NEPAL [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraph 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) faces a daunting set of challenges ) including poor security, a weak economy, and unresolved elements of the peace process, including how to proceed with rehabilitation of Maoist [...]	2009-08-13 22:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	IN NP PGOV PREL
09STATE85128	IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE: SEARCH FOR CONSENSUS ON [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraphs 5-8. Berlin, Dublin, Madrid, please see paragraph 6. UNVIE, please see paragraph 7. Canberra, Ottawa, Stockholm, Wellington, please see paragraph 8. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) For three consecutive years, the annual Internationa [...]	2009-08-14 21:12:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS
09STATE85454	(C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TURKISH GENERAL STAFF VIEWS OF ERGENEKON (C-RE9-01306) [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN REFTEL AND PREVIOUS REPORTING PERTAINING TO POLICE VIEWS ON THE ERGENEKON INVESTIGATION AND TRIAL PROCESS. WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE ERGENEKON PROCESS AS THIS REMAINS A TOPIC OF HIGH POLICYMAKER INTEREST. WE WOULD GREATLY [...]	2009-08-17 15:44:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PINS TU
09STATE85455	(C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TURKISH POLITICAL AND LEGAL VIEWS ON ERGENEKON (C-RE9-01306) [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE ERGENEKON PROCESS AS THIS REMAINS AN ISSUE OF HIGH POLICYMAKER INTEREST AND APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION POSTS CAN PROVIDE REGARDING BOTH TURKISH POLITICAL AND LEGAL VIEWS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ERGENEKON, AS TIME, RESOURCES, AND PRESENT WOR [...]	2009-08-17 15:46:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PINS TU
09STATE85620	A/S BLAKE-AKASHI TELECON [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an August 14 telephone conversation with Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Blake, Japanese Special Envoy to Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi said that Japan, anticipating a change in government following upcoming elections, will delay the proposed U.S.-J [...]	2009-08-17 20:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL CE JA
09STATE86558	WELFARE VISIT REQUEST TO IMPRISONED FORMER GUANTANAMO [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Since 2004, 12 Tajik detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility have been returned to Tajikistan. Some were prosecuted by the Tajik government and imprisoned, while others were acquitted or served their prison sentences and [...]	2009-08-19 20:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDRG TI
09STATE86606	BELARUS: ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON'S MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging discussion with Assistant Secretary Gordon on August 14, Belarus' Presidential Administration Chief (White House Chief of Staff equivalent) Vladimir Makey conveyed Belarus' interest in improving relations with the U.S. Makey did not offer any concrete proposals, [...]	2009-08-19 21:13:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM PREL PGOV BO RS GG
09STATE86776	DEMARCHE: EGYPT INVITATION TO ERITREA FOR BRIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY. This is an action request, please see paragraph 4. The Department requests Embassy Cairo assistance convincing the Government of Egypt NOT to invite the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) as an observer to the BRIGHT STAR military exercise. END SUMMARY. BACKGROUND ----- [...]	2009-08-20 14:23:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PREL PTER ER EG
09STATE87522	(U) VIETNAM: INVESTMENT SECTORS (C-DI9-01568) [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE FOLLOWING SEVERAL COUNTRIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA THAT HAVE SIGNED OR NEGOTIATED INVESTMENT TREATIES, PARTICULARLY VIETNAM. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER DETAILS POSTS CAN PROVIDE ON THE TOPICS AND QUESTIONS BELOW, TIME AND RESOURCES PERMITTING AND IN THE COURSE OF [...]	2009-08-21 21:26:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECON EIND ETRD VM
09STATE88038	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE/PRE-SHIPMENT [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-license/pre-shipment check on license 050178881 for the export of grenades to Georgia. Post is requested to complet [...]	2009-08-24 17:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KOMC GG IS
09STATE88241	(U) RUSSIAN BUSINESS PRESENCE IN AFRICA [...] (C) RUSSIA APPEARS TO BE INCREASING ITS ECONOMIC FOCUS ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, AS ILLUSTRATED BY PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV'S RECENT TRIP TO THE CONTINENT. WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH A BASELINE OF RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC PRESENCE AND IMPACT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PER [...]	2009-08-24 21:40:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR BBSR ECON EINV AO BC BN BY CD CF CG CM CN CT
09STATE88675	SECRETARY CLINTON'S JULY 30 MEETING WITH [...] (U) July 30; 10:15 a.m.; Washington, DC. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR Acting DAS William Lucas PA Spokesman Ian Kelly Executive Assistant Courtney Beale S Staff Joseph MacManus EUR/WE Director Maureen Cormack (Notetaker) Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn [...]	2009-08-25 19:33:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV
09STATE88999	(U) JAPAN: KUDOS FOR ECONOMIC POLICY REPORTING [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WHO FOLLOW ASIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTELS, COVERAGE OF JAPANESE APPROACH TO ACQUIRING CRITICAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING RARE EARTH METALS. REFTELS A-B PROVIDED WELCOME DETAILS ON JAPANESE EFFORTS TO SECURE RARE EARTH METALS, INCLUDING THE USE OF [...]	2009-08-26 15:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EAID EMIN ENRG PREL SENV JA
09STATE89275	HUMAN RIGHTS DISCUSSIONS WITH MEXICO AT COMMUNITY [...] (U) DRL Acting Assistant Secretary Karen B. Stewart met with Mexican Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights Juan Manuel Gomez-Robledo July 11 on the sidelines of the Lisbon Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial to discuss human rights and democracy priorities. This was G [...]	2009-08-26 21:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PHUM MX
09STATE90247	ACTION REQUEST - CANDIDATES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 7 and 8. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In May of 2010, the UN General Assembly in New York will elect new members to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Election to the HRC is done by regional group. There are four open seats for the Asia group an [...]	2009-08-28 23:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IR
09STATE91068	FORMER GTMO DETAINEE REQUEST FOR MEDICAL RECORDS AND [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 2. 2. (C) In response to reftel request, Department provides the following information that can be passed on to Tajik former Guantanamo detainees Shafi Rakhimovich Salikhov, aka, Maroof Saleemovich Salehove (ISN-208),and Mehrabon Faizulovich [...]	2009-09-01 17:19:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDRG TI
09STATE91199	NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - OVERCOMING INDIA'S SENSE OF [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see paras 3 and 14. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) A step forward on fuel assurances was taken at the June 15-18, 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors (BOG),at which the Board considered two concrete nuc [...]	2009-09-01 19:19:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IN RS
09STATE91302	ISRAEL'S MEMBERSHIP IN JUSCANZ [...] (SBU) Using talking points in paragraphs 11 and 12 below, Action Embassies and Consulate Generals are requested to demarche host governments (for Embassy Bern - Switzerland and Liechtenstein, for Consulate General Barcelona - Andorra) at the highest appropriate level to gain support for Israel, [...]	2009-09-01 23:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS PHUM
09STATE92506	(U) KUDOS FOR SANTIAGO 000755 (C-AL9-01816) [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO THANK EMBASSY FOR REFTEL, WHICH PROVIDED AN EXCELLENT INTRODUCTION TO SEBASTIN PIERA. WITH THE ELECTIONS SET FOR DECEMBER, WE ARE INCREASINGLY INTERESTED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, AND THIS CABLE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF SUMMARIZING GENERALLY KNOWN FACTS [...]	2009-09-04 18:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV CI
09STATE92527	CFE: A/S GOTTEMOELLER'S INFORMAL DISCUSSION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: An extended "informal" discussion of CFE Treaty issues between VCI Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller and Russian Disarmament Director Anatoliy Antonov in Geneva September 3 revealed some common ground regarding basic concepts for potential provisional application, trial imp [...]	2009-09-04 18:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE92528	CFE: INFORMING ALLIES ABOUT A/S GOTTEMOELLER'S [...] This is an action cable. 2. The points in para 3 below provide a brief report of VCI Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller's informal meeting on CFE Treaty issues with Russian Disarmament Director Anatoly Antonov in Geneva on September 3, 2009 . Posts are requested to deliver the points o [...]	2009-09-04 18:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE92560	DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LIST OF GOODS PRODUCED BY [...] (SBU) This is an action request; see paras.8-11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 10, 2009, the Department of Labor (DOL) will release 3 items related to child labor and/or forced labor in numerous countries. (1) DOL will release a report containing its initial "list of goods from countries [...]	2009-09-04 19:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI
09STATE92641	PERSUADING THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA ON FREEDOM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 8-11. BACKGROUND: ADVOCATING FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT ------------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) Following the end of hostilities in May 2009, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) moved over 270,000 internally displaced persons (ID [...]	2009-09-04 23:21:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN CE
09STATE92655	SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] Classified By: Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon. Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. September 3, 2009, 1230-1330, Washington, DC. 3. Participants: U.S. ==== The Secretary Undersecretary for Global Affairs Maria Otero PA Assistant Secretary Phillip J. Crowley WHA Assistant Secretar [...]	2009-09-05 02:24:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP CLINTON HILLARY XM HO
09STATE92657	JCIC-DIP-09-010: U.S. RESPONSE TO RUSSIAS START [...] (C) Background: The United States conducted a Trident II SLBM flight test on December 10, 2008. On April 7, 2009, the Russian Federation provided the United States a START Format 81 notification (Reftel) regarding the incompleteness or insufficient quality of the recording of telemetric inf [...]	2009-09-05 02:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE92658	JCIC-DIP-09-010: U.S. RESPONSE TO RUSSIAS START [...] (C) Background: The United States conducted a Trident II SLBM flight test on December 10, 2008. On April 7, 2009, the Russian Federation provided the United States a START Format 81 notification (Reftel) regarding the incompleteness or insufficient quality of the recording of telemetric inf [...]	2009-09-05 02:46:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE93356	WASHINGTON LAYS OUT PARAMETERS FOR EGYPT ESF [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Cairo correctly understands that the most recent Government of Egypt (GOE) proposal for the Economic Support Funds (ESF) program goes beyond what Washington is willing to support in the name of better bilateral relation [...]	2009-09-09 01:01:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EG PGOV PREL
09STATE9376	JOINT US-UK-FRANCE DEMARCHE TO MALAYSIA ON BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ------------------------- OBJECTIVES/ACTION REQUEST ------------------------- 2. (C) Washington requests embassies pursue the following objectives: FOR EMBASSIES LONDON AND PARIS: -- Convey to appropriate host government officia [...]	2009-02-02 23:55:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK
09STATE9400	GEORGIA - URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST REGARDING [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. On January 29, 2009, during a meeting with USUN, Russian Permrep Churkin explained that Russia will likely call for an invitation by the Security Council to Abkhaz separatist leaders to participate in a formal Council meeting regarding the UN Observer Mission in [...]	2009-02-03 01:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL GG
09STATE95073	EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPHS 10-30. 2. (C) SUMMARY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDING IRAN'S PROPOSAL OF SEPTEMBER 9 - SUGGEST THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT AIMS TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM'S NON- COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND DEFUSE GROWIN [...]	2009-09-13 21:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC
09STATE95439	GUIDANCE FOR NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL PREPARATORY [...] (C) The Mission should draw from the following guidance in response to the nonpaper delivered by Russian Ambassador Rogozin to NATO Secretary General Rasmussen on August 11, 2009 (reftel). The following points are keyed to the relevant sections of the Russian nonpaper. Begin points: (1) Dep [...]	2009-09-14 19:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL RS
09STATE95492	HLTF: GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 17 MEETING [...] (C) The September 17 High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting will provide an opportunity to give Allies a frank report of the September 3 U.S.-Russia bilateral discussion of the CFE parallel actions package and to raise the issue of how we should deal with the second anniversary (in December)of [...]	2009-09-14 21:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
09STATE95503	ACTION REQUEST: DEMARCHE GOJ ON HUMAN RIGHTS CASE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. SUMMARY ---------------- 2. (SBU) On June 22, 2009, Islam Samhan, Jordanian poet and journalist for the daily newspaper Al Arab Al Yawm, was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 14,000 USD for using Quranic verses in his book [...]	2009-09-14 22:44:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL KIRF JO
09STATE95507	GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 15 CORFU PROCESS MEETING [...] (SBU) Post is authorized to draw from the points below (see paragraph 5) during the September 15 "Corfu process" discussion of "cooperative security versus unilateralism" and "different levels of security in the OSCE area." 2. (C) Background: In a speech in Berlin on June 5, 2008, and agai [...]	2009-09-14 23:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE RU
09STATE95585	ACTION REQUEST: POINTS TO RAISE WITH NATO-SYG ON SEPTEMBER 18 SPEECH ON RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 12:48:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL RU
09STATE96011	GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 16 NAC ON EXERCISE BALTIC [...] (C) We understand that Estonia plans to raise at the September 16 NAC the question of NATO participation in Exercise Baltic Host 2010. If this issue is raised, in response USNATO is authorized to suggest that Allies begin consideration of Alliance participation in Baltic Host 2010 in the con [...]	2009-09-15 22:44:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL AA MOPS RS EN LG LH BO
09STATE96019	IAEA: GUIDANCE ON BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 23:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IAEA KNNP PREL MO CM LY
09STATE96047	DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING SECURITY COUNCIL SUPPORT OF FOLLOW-UP 1820 RESOLUTION SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Embassies are requested to deliver the below points to UN Security Council (UNSC) Member States at the appropriate level no later than Thursday, September 17, 2009. Department recommends that demarche be delivered at a senior level to China, Japan, Mexic [...]	2009-09-16 00:48:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PHUM PREL CG KWMN
09STATE96447	IMF OFFICIALS DISCUSS SBA NEGOTIATIONS, ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A number of senior IMF officials met with Ambassador Christopher R. Hill on September 11 to discuss ongoing negotiations for a new Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) between the IMF and the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the current situation in Iraq. IMF officials noted that negotiations [...]	2009-09-16 20:52:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EPET IZ PREL
09STATE96501	SRI LANKA: A/S BLAKE RAISES IDPS AND REPORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake urged Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Bogollagama September 15 to allow freedom of movement for internally displaced persons (IDPs) by the end of September, when monsoon rains will begin. A/S Blake stressed that the [...]	2009-09-17 00:13:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF MOPS KAWC CE
09STATE96677	(U) ANGOLA: PROPOSED REVISIONS TO ELECTORAL [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN THE ONGOING CONSTITUTIONAL TALKS TAKING PLACE IN LUANDA, PARTICULARLY REGARDING IF AND WHEN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD. PRESIDENT DOS SANTOS' RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WOULD PREFER INDIRECT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS THROUGH A PARTY-LIST SYSTE [...]	2009-09-17 14:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR AO
09STATE9696	POUCH PROBLEM IN ASHGABAT [...] (C) In response to posts reporting (reftel) that the new Chief of Airport Customs has requested a diplomatic note in order to release each diplomatic pouch on arrival in country, post is authorized to transmit the text in paragraph 2 by diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Po [...]	2009-02-03 18:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ADPM AMGT PREL TX
09STATE97434	AUSTRALIA GROUP: SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDANCE FOR [...] (U) This message provides supplmentary guidance on membership and regional nonproliferation issues for the U.S. delegation to the Australia Group plenary in Paris, September 21-25, 2009. ---------- MEMBERSHIP ---------- 2. (C//REL AUSTRALIA GROUP) Russia: -- The Del may not suppor [...]	2009-09-18 22:00:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC RS KN IR SY KZ BR CI MX
09STATE97566	DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] (U) This is an action request (see para 4) for delivery at the most senior appropriate level of host government at OOB Monday, September 21. 2. (C) For posts in EU member states, please note that there will be an EU Political Directors meeting in NYC on Monday, September 21 and we hope to [...]	2009-09-20 20:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA
09STATE97937	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG [...] (C) Department requests country clearance for Ambassador Philip Goldberg, U.S. Coordinator for Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1874, and his delegation, listed in para 4, to travel to Abu Dhabi and Cairo from September 30-October 5 for consultations with host government [...]	2009-09-21 20:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT KN KNNP OTRA PARM PREL EG AE
09STATE98271	SUBJECT: MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Intangible Technology Transfers: Foreign National Vetting" to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC [...]	2009-09-22 16:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR
09STATE98567	ACTION REQUEST: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Posts should make determinations about delivering the points in para 8 and 9 below based on their discretion and best understanding of how to advance USG goals identified in paras 5 and 6 with host governments. Please see para 7 for action request. Bac [...]	2009-09-23 05:53:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS
09STATE98720	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 MEETING [...] (U)Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Ronald Schlicher, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Meeting date, time and location: September 14, 2009, 3:15 p.m., Washington, D.C. 3. (U)Participants: U.S. ---- Deputy Secretary Lew EEB Acting Assistant Secretary Dave Nelson NEA Deput [...]	2009-09-23 15:03:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN IS
09STATE9902	REQUEST PERMISSION FOR BOARDING OF M/V DIPLOMAT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. BACKGROUND 2. (C) The Hong Kong flagged ship M/V Diplomat is carrying a Bladerunner 51 powerboat the U.S. believes is intended for Iran, specifically the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN). The U.S. Department of Commerc [...]	2009-02-03 23:24:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL MASS
09STATE99089	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH ESTONIAN [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Nancy McEldowney, Acting, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) September 17, 2009, 2:15 2:45 P.M., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud Spokesperson Ian Kelly NSC Director Will Schlickenma [...]	2009-09-24 02:11:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EAID ENRG MARR AF RS EN
09STATE99343	PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ON ENERGY COOPERATION [...] (C) This is an action cable - see para 7. 2. (C) Representatives of the Venezuelan government (GBRV) in recent weeks have reached out to USG officials in Caracas and Washington on several occasions about resuming a bilateral energy dialogue, including under the auspices of the 1997 Memorand [...]	2009-09-24 15:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENIV ENRG EPET VE
09STATE99783	US PARTICIPATION IN JOINT DEMARCHE TO ICELAND ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action request. Post is requested TO participate in a joint demarche to the Government of Iceland concerning their recent decisions regarding whaling activities. The text of the demarche is contained in paragraph 5. The United Kingdom has agreed to lead the demarc [...]	2009-09-24 21:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS IC KSCA PGOV SENV IWC
09STATE99833	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S SEPTEMBER 15 MEETING [...] (U) Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Ronald Schlicher, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Date, time and location: September 15, 9:45 a.m., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Jack Lew Office Director Tom Goldberger, Office of Israel and Palestinian [...]	2009-09-25 00:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID CACS IS
09STATE9988	GUIDANCE FOR 5 FEBRUARY 2009 NATO VCC AND EXPERTS [...] (C) Objectives for the VCC and Meeting of Experts, 5 February 2009 are as follows: -- To adopt the draft International Staff (IS) paper on Implementation Coordination for 2009 (REF A); -- To provide additional edits and comments on the IS working paper on Vienna Document 1999 (DV 99) Im [...]	2009-02-04 09:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09STOCKHOLM105	SWEDEN'S EU PRESIDENCY: MIGRATION MINISTER ON [...] (C) Summary: On February 11, Swedish Minister of Migration Tobias Billstrom discussed with us asylum and migration aspects of the "Stockholm Program." This is the planned five-year initiative that will replace the Hague Program and will aim to further harmonize EU asylum and migration policies [...]	2009-02-13 16:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PINR EU SW
09STOCKHOLM112	SWEDEN'S EU CORRESPONDENTS ON IRAN SANCTIONS, [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: In several meetings this month, the MFA EU Correspondent's Office has offered us their views on Iran sanctions, Belarus, Turkey's EU accession, and the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. On Iran, Sweden continues to raise concerns that "blanket" trade sanctio [...]	2009-02-18 15:40:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENVT EU BO TU SW
09STOCKHOLM113	EX GITMO DETAINEE GETS SWEDISH RESIDENCY ON APPEAL [...] (U) On February 18, the Swedish Migration Court, which hears appeals from petitioners unhappy with rulings from the autonomous Swedish Migration Board (SMB),granted permanent residency with refugee status to Adil Hakimjan, an ethnic Uighur and former Guantanamo detainee. The SMB denied Hakim [...]	2009-02-18 16:56:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM SW
09STOCKHOLM148	AFGHAN AMBASSADOR TO THE NORDICS ON INCREASING [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Afghan Ambassador to the Nordic countries, Jawed Ludin, met with CDA on February 26 to discuss ways to boost Sweden's role in Afghanistan. He focused on development aid as Sweden's comparative advantage. He suggested that Sweden should learn from Norway in its [...]	2009-03-04 14:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM149	SWEDEN'S EU MINISTER ON COOPERATING WITH U.S. ON [...] (C) Summary: Sweden's EU Minister Cecilia Malmstrom met Charge on March 3 to discuss Sweden's upcoming EU presidency. On the Transatlantic Agenda, Malmstrom identified climate change, EU enlargement, Israeli-Palestinian talks and Afghanistan as being most important for cooperation with the US [...]	2009-03-04 16:40:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EU AF TU SW
09STOCKHOLM170	SWEDEN ON MARCH GAERC AND GYMNICH [...] (C) On March 10, Poloff discussed the March GAERC and GYMNICH with EU Deputy Correspondent Jonas Wendel; on March 6, POL Counselor met separately with EU Correspondent Magnus Scholdtz. Their comments follow: General Affairs Session: Afghanistan, Chad, Ireland ------------------------------- [...]	2009-03-12 07:48:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO MD MW BK MK SU EG EU SW
09STOCKHOLM172	SWEDEN ON SYRIA: EU ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT "FAR [...] (C) On March 12, Pol Counselor delivered reftel demarches to Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt, who was recently promoted to deputy of the MFA Middle East and North Africa Department. Dannfelt said the EU Association Agreement is a "long term" project and it is "far from certain" that consensus exists withi [...]	2009-03-12 17:33:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SY SW
09STOCKHOLM178	SWEDEN ON INTEGRATING IRAQ INTO REGION [...] (C) Summary: Sweden thinks Iraq is integrating well into the broader Middle East and that the Expanded Neighbors Process is a good vehicle. Sweden supports the International Compact with Iraq but worries that it would be hard to attract ministers to Baghdad this summer because of security con [...]	2009-03-13 17:04:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IZ SW
09STOCKHOLM181	SWEDEN ON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 15:29:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF SW
09STOCKHOLM192	SWEDEN ON AFGHANISTAN POLICY REVIEW [...] (C) In recent weeks, CDA and Poloffs have discussed Afghanistan with a wide range of Swedish officials in the Swedish Prime Ministry, MFA, Defense Ministry and aid agency. They confirmed that: -- Sweden will in 2009 implement last December's decision to deploy additional troops (130, for a [...]	2009-03-19 17:55:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM209	SWEDES UNLIKELY TO ATTEND SEOUL GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 14:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL PTER KGIC SW
09STOCKHOLM211	SWEDISH MFA CLAIMS EU FOREIGN MINISTERS TO APPROVE [...] (C) Summary: An EU-Syria Association Agreement will be approved by EU foreign ministers meeting informally in the "Gymnich" format March 27-28, according to Sweden's senior MFA officials dealing with EU matters. Discussion at the Prague meeting is expected to be "operational" on the topic, le [...]	2009-03-26 15:55:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SY SW
09STOCKHOLM212	BELARUS, EASTERN PARTNERSHIP AND WESTERN BALKANS: [...] (C) Summary: EU foreign ministers meeting informally in the "Gymnich" format March 27-28 will reach a decision on the question of Belarus' participation at the May 7 European Summit, according to Sweden's senior MFA official dealing with EU matters. A "Burma solution" that has the Belarus for [...]	2009-03-27 07:34:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BO GG MW ZL SW
09STOCKHOLM214	SWEDEN COMMITTED TO NATO KFOR MISSION THROUGH END [...] (C) Sweden will not pull its forces out of KFOR in 2009, according to Carl Magnus Ericsson of the MFA's International Security Policy unit. Replying to demarche points (Ref A) on March 26, Ericsson explained that Parliament last fall approved a bill extending the Swedish presence in KFOR for [...]	2009-03-27 14:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR SW
09STOCKHOLM222	SWEDES WELCOME AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN WHITE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 15:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM231	SWEDISH VIEWS ON APRIL GAERC AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: In an April 1 meeting, EU Deputy Correspondent Jonas Wendel discussed the problematic invitation of Pres. Lukashenko to the May 7 Eastern Partnership launch; the EU's policy plans with Israel, Syria and Iran; upcoming (and rescheduled) summits, and Montenegro. Wendel told us he a [...]	2009-04-07 16:45:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU BO IS IR SY MW ZK BM SP SW
09STOCKHOLM24	DEMARCHE: URGING THE EU TO DELAY APPROVAL OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 16:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PREL SY SW
09STOCKHOLM249	SWEDES LIKELY TO SUPPORT KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 14:22:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KV SW
09STOCKHOLM258	DEMARCHE REQUEST: CONSULTING WITH EU ON BURMA [...] (C) On April 24, Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Liselott Andersson, Head of the South East Asia Unit in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Andersson confirmed that there will be a rollover of the common position at the April 27 GAERC meeting. "The position is linked to what is happening [...]	2009-04-24 16:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EU BM SW
09STOCKHOLM259	SWEDEN ON APRIL 27-28 GAERC [...] (C) Summary: We discussed Ref A GAERC points with Swedish MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall, the EU Correspondent's office, and MFA country desks April 22-24. They told us the Czechs keep changing the GAERC agenda and Sweden wants to add a point on the possibility of the EU publishing huma [...]	2009-04-24 17:51:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU SW
09STOCKHOLM263	SWEDEN RECALLS CDA TO SRI LANKA FOR CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) On April 28, Sweden recalled its Charge d'Affaires to Sri Lanka for "consultations" in response to the Sri Lankan government's denial of a visa for FM Carl Bildt. FMs Bildt, Milliband and Kouchner had decided at the April 27 GAERC to travel jointly on April 29 to Colombo for talks with the [...]	2009-04-28 09:59:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU CE SW
09STOCKHOLM270	SWEDISH FM BILDT WANTS BOSNIA TO BE AN EU [...] (C) Summary: On April 28, poloff discussed FM Bildt's visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) with BiH Desk Officer Dinka Jasarevic. FM Bildt visited Sarajevo on April 8-9 for both bilateral talks and Presidency Trio discussions with BiH officials. Bildt's main goal for his visit to Sarajevo wa [...]	2009-04-30 13:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK EU SW
09STOCKHOLM287	SWEDEN ON MAY 18-19 "SUPER GAERC" [...] (C) Summary: On May 8, poloff met with MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel to discuss the GAERC agenda for May 18-19. Wendel said it will be a "Super GAERC," to include a special meeting between the Foreign and Defense Ministers. The overall agenda would therefore be brief. Highlights o [...]	2009-05-08 16:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM IS GR GG RU EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM306	DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING UN DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) On May 15, Emboff shared reftel points with Anette Nilsson, Deputy Director, and Sofie Hillbom, Desk Officer, Security Policy Department, at the Swedish MFA. Nilsson commented that Sweden had declined to co-sponsor the designation of Abdul Haq when asked by the U.S. in April. Nilsson sa [...]	2009-05-20 13:21:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PHUM EAID CH SW
09STOCKHOLM32	SWEDISH POLDIR ON GEORGIA AND EASTERN PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: MFA Political Director Lyrvall told us on January 15: -- Sweden sees "eye-to-eye" with the USG on Georgia and the separatist regions, but had been frustrated that a "harder line" was being resisted by other EU members who wanted to "move on"; -- Within the EU, Sweden would co [...]	2009-01-16 07:06:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG SW
09STOCKHOLM353	SWEDISH MFA STATE SECRETARY ON TURKEY, BOSNIA, [...] (C) Summary: State Secretary Frank Belfrage met with Charge June 5 to discuss Turkey, Bosnia, Iran, and Afghanistan. --On Turkey, he welcomed U.S.-Swedish convergence of views and observed that the German position on Turkish EU membership is shifting. --He urged strong U.S. pressure on th [...]	2009-06-10 09:33:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM362	SWEDEN ON JUNE 15-16 GAERC [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the June 15-16 GAERC, Emboffs met June 11 with European Correspondent Magnus Scholdtz just prior to his meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister Bildt to review the GAERC. We also spoke earlier with Deputy Correspondent Jonas Wendel and other officials. They told [...]	2009-06-12 16:12:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM IS GR GG RU EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM368	POST SUPPORT OF POTUS BILATERAL WITH SWEDISH PM [...] (U) On June 16, the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally requested a bilateral meeting for Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt with the President on the margins of the G8 in Italy on 8-10 July. (We understand the Swedish embassy in Washington passed this request to NSC also.) [...]	2009-06-18 17:45:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EUN IT SW
09STOCKHOLM418	EUR A/S GORDON'S JULY 3 MEETINGS WITH THE EU [...] (U) Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Phil Gordon met with the 27 EU Member State Political Directors in Stockholm July 3. He then met with the EU Political Directors "troika," comprising Swedish PolDir Bjorn Lyrvall, EU Council Secretariat DG Robert Cooper, EU External Re [...]	2009-07-09 16:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV IR RS SW
09STOCKHOLM425	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY [...] (C) Poloffs delivered refs A and B points to MFA Korea Desk officer Emma Nordlund on June 29, and Pol Counselor followed up with MFA Director General for Asia and Oceania Klas Molin on June 30. On July 13, Molin responded that Sweden is "on board" with the measures called for in UNSCR 1874 bu [...]	2009-07-14 05:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EWWT EAIR PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTRE
09STOCKHOLM426	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY [...] (C) Poloffs delivered refs A and B points to MFA Korea Desk officer Emma Nordlund on June 29, and Pol Counselor followed up with MFA Director General for Asia and Oceania Klas Molin on June 30. On July 13, Molin responded that Sweden is "on board" with the measures called for in UNSCR 1874 bu [...]	2009-07-14 05:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EWWT EAIR PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTRE
09STOCKHOLM428	GAERC JULY 26-7 AGENDA: SWEDEN'S PRELIMINARY ITEMS [...] (C) Summary: On July 14, Poloffs met with MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel to discuss the July 27-8 GAERC agenda. He said that, as the Swedes intended, the agenda is short to focus discussion on the most important international issues. Currently, there are three B items: conclusions o [...]	2009-07-14 14:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IC NK BM SO IR KE GG UN EU SW
09STOCKHOLM440	SWEDEN TO DOUBLE CONTRIBUTION TO EUPOL IN [...] (C) Swedish officials are working to double Sweden's contribution to the EUPOL policing mission in Afghanistan to 20 personnel by the end of the year. Nils Daag, Swedish MFA Director for Security Policy, told visiting DASD James Townsend on July 17 that more and more, Swedes understand that " [...]	2009-07-20 10:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM AF SW
09STOCKHOLM445	JULY GAERC FOLLOW-UP WITH THE SWEDES [...] (C) On July 17 and 20, Post followed-up on reftel GAERC demarche with Ambassador Marika Fahlen, MFA Horn of Africa Special Envoy; Johan Frisell, Georgia Desk Officer; and Magnus Scholdtz, EU Correspondent. --On Iran, they expect no "concrete steps" at the GAERC on additional sanctions until [...]	2009-07-21 16:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EUN ER SO IR GG SW
09STOCKHOLM449	SCENESETTER FOR DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY HOLL LUTE'S [...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. Bilateral relations are close and collaborative, and you will find good partners in Minister for Justice Beatrice Ask, Minister for Asylum and Migration Tobias Billstrom, and Minister of Defense Sten Tolgfors. Sweden's EU Presidency priorit [...]	2009-07-22 16:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PREL EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM456	SWEDEN TO CLOSE FIVE MISSIONS IN 2009 [...] (C) On July 23, the MFA officially announced the results of a controversy that has been brewing for some time: the closure of five of its missions abroad in 2009. This includes the consulates in New York and Los Angeles. MFA State Secretary Belfrage told CDA on June 30 that the closures and [...]	2009-07-23 15:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM457	BETTER TO JOIN AL-SHABAAB THAN DRINK BEER IN THE [...] (U) Summary: Sweden was recently the target of a recruiting visit by an al-Shabaab spiritual leader, Xasaan Xussen, and a counter-visit by the Somali Minister of Justice, Abdirahman Janaqoo. The MFA and security service are concerned about the radicalization of Swedish-Somali youth by al-Shab [...]	2009-07-23 15:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PREL SO EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM458	SWEDEN INFORMED ABOUT MANAS; REPLIES THAT VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 16:10:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM461	SKIRMISH, SWEDES KILL THREE EXTREMISTS IN NORTHERN [...] (U) On July 23 at 2100 local time, Swedish troops came under fire in the Balkh district, three kilometers west of Mazar-e-Sharif, according to press and MFA sources. According to the Swedish Armed Forces, the attack on the Swedish rifle unit continued during the night. Reinforcements were disp [...]	2009-07-24 16:03:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF SW
09STOCKHOLM462	SWEDES TO PROPOSE PARLIAMENTARY BILL ON 2010 [...] (C) Summary: Sweden is increasing its troop presence in Afghanistan to 500 soldiers by year-end. FM Bildt has visited Afghanistan twice in recent months, including the visit July 24 with Amb. Holbrooke. Senior MFA and MOD officials tell us the government is now preparing its annual bill to [...]	2009-07-24 17:07:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW

09STOCKHOLM464	TREASURY COHEN TALKS SANCTIONS WITH THE SWEDES [...] (U) Summary: On June 18, Treasury's Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorist Financing David Cohen, along with Treasury and Embassy Stockholm officials, met with Swedish officials involved with banking and sanctions policy. The Swedish interlocutors included Deputy Minister of Finance Mats Ode [...]	2009-07-27 12:44:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TERR PREL PGOV IR NK SW
09STOCKHOLM467	SWEDISH EU PRESIDENCY TALKS TURKEY LEFTOVERS [...] (C) Summary: Following a July 19 DVC between EUR DAS Matt Bryza and Swedish MFA Director of EU Affairs Lars Wahlund (reftel),PolOff meet with Peder Spangberg, Turkey Desk Officer on July 23 for follow-up. Spangberg said his ideal outcome from the EU Presidency on December 31 is "handing ever [...]	2009-07-28 07:22:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EUN TU SW
09STOCKHOLM474	MEK SET UP CAMP OUTSIDE OF EMBASSY, PROTEST CAMP [...] (C) Summary: At 1600 on July 28 a group from the National Council of Resistance of Iran, or Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK),began an unauthorized, peaceful protest directly outside the U.S. Embassy. The groups has grown and ebbed in size, averaging 90 people. The police have authorized the protest [...]	2009-07-30 10:14:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL IR IQ SW
09STOCKHOLM476	SWEDISH COMMENTS ON JORDAN-ONLY RED SEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 10:32:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG SENV PREL IS JO SW
09STOCKHOLM478	SWEDISH ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN TO INCREASE TO [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Stockholm has obtained an internal Swedish-language copy of a Swedish Foreign Ministry report on its Afghanistan aid program announced in a July 9 press release but which is still not available to the general public. This is the second in a series of cables detailing this [...]	2009-07-31 12:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM486	SWEDES HOPEFUL WORLD BANK AND JORDAN-ONLY WATER [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 12:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG SENV PREL JO SW
09STOCKHOLM491	SWEDEN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MTCR RIO PLENARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-05 12:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA SW
09STOCKHOLM496	JULY GAERC DETAILS AND GYMNICH LOOKAHEAD FROM [...] (C) Acting DCM received additional details on the July 27 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) of the EU,s Foreign Ministers (FMs) from Hakan Emsgard, chief of the MFA's European Section, together with ambassadors from Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, and Japan. E [...]	2009-08-07 11:07:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU SW IR SO AF PK
09STOCKHOLM5	SWEDISH OFFICIAL ON IRAN: ELECTIONS, DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: In an initial call in December on the Swedes in their upcoming EU Presidency capacity (reftel),EUR/ERA Director Bill Lucas met with the MFA's Iran expert and deputy head of the Middle East and North Africa Division, Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt. Dannfelt said: -- The EU3 has the policy [...]	2009-01-07 15:55:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IS SW
09STOCKHOLM502	EU FEELING ITS WAY AHEAD WITH PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Nearly two months after the first EU-Pakistan summit on June 17, the EU is still working to identify counterterrorism and development projects that best suit the EU's capabilities and Pakistan's needs. Swedish MFA Pakistan Desk Officer Majeed Olerud told Poloffs August 7 that the [...]	2009-08-12 09:02:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL EUN PK EU
09STOCKHOLM504	SWEDEN'S PLAN TO MANAGE BORDER DISPUTES BETWEEN EU [...] (C) Summary: Frustrated by the use of EU accession as a bargaining tool in border disputes, Sweden is working on a new mechanism to solve the problem, MFA Deputy Director General for Europe Lars Wahlund told PolCouns July 19. The Swedes would like to add a "Good Neighbor Policy" as a "pseudo [...]	2009-08-12 11:42:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM505	FUTURE SWEDISH ISAF PARTICIPATION: TIMETABLE FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Swedish Armed Forces will submit requirements to the government for the Swedish ISAF mission in Afghanistan by August 27, after which the Ministry of Defense (MOD) will initiate interagency meetings. The MFA will have the pen for the draft legislation extending Sweden's milit [...]	2009-08-13 06:45:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM51	SWEDISH MFA ON JANUARY GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 13:42:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU SW
09STOCKHOLM515	A/S CARSON'S SWEDEN VISIT AND U.S.-EU TROIKA [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 15:18:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ETTC EUN MARR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM524	SWEDES FAVOR U.S. PROPOSAL REGARDING IAEA SEARCH [...] (C) On August 20, Deputy Economic Counselor discussed reftel points with Asa Gustafsson, Deputy Director, Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Gustafsson immediately characterized this as a very "complicated issue." She stated that Swe [...]	2009-08-21 10:52:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA EG IS SW
09STOCKHOLM542	SWEDISH ARTICLE ON ISRAELI ORGAN HARVESTING OF [...] (U) An August 17 article in the largest selling Swedish tabloid "Aftonbladet" alleged that Israeli soldiers harvested organs from Palestinian youths for sale on international markets, and it tied this allegation to a NYC-based organ trafficking ring. This resulted in a diplomatic feud between [...]	2009-08-24 14:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL IS SW
09STOCKHOLM543	SWEDEN, COLUMBIA AND THE FARC [...] (C) Summary: Swedish Foreign Ministry officials noted their dismay with recent evidence that Swedish arms, originally sold to Venezuela, were diverted to the FARC. They said this evidence would be sufficient to prevent any future proposed arms sales from Sweden to Venezuela and promised that t [...]	2009-08-25 05:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL XT XM RS CO VE SW SP
09STOCKHOLM552	NEW SWEDISH DEFENSE PRIORITIES: SWEDEN PUTS [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy (DASD) James Townsend met with Ministry of Defense (MoD) Director General for Political Affairs Johan Raeder for bilateral defense consultations (BDCs) on July 17-18, the first such talks of what is expected to be an annual [...]	2009-08-26 16:43:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO KVIR MARR NATO PREL EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM553	SWEDISH RESPONSE TO NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) On August 25, Emboffs discussed reftel points regarding the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference with Deputy General Director Christer Ahlstrom and Deputy Director Asa Gustafsson Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs [...]	2009-08-28 13:25:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA SW
09STOCKHOLM557	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador paid his first call on Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt August 28. The tone of the meeting was very positive, yet casual, as they exchanged anecdotes about their common experiences in the world of information technology. Highlights of the meeting included: [...]	2009-08-31 15:43:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AF TU SW
09STOCKHOLM558	SWEDISH NOTES ON SEPTEMBER GYMNICH AND GAERC [...] (C) Summary: European Foreign Ministers will discuss the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak),and improving the EU as a global actor at their informal Gymnich meeting in Stockholm 4-5 September. EU Secretariat Deputy Director Jonas Wendel and officer Wouter Vidlund, seconded from the [...]	2009-08-31 15:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF IR IZ PK IS AL CE EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM565	SWEDES OFFER MORE DETAIL ON SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] (C) Sweden's MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall provided Pol Counselor with details on Swedish plans for discussions of the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak),and improving the EU as a global actor at the informal gathering of EU foreign ministers ("Gymnich meeting") in Stockholm [...]	2009-09-03 13:18:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF IR IZ PK IS AL CE EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM570	SWEDEN,S PLANS FOR THE G-20, CONCERNS ABOUT THE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the U.S. Ambassador, Sweden,s Finance Minister Anders Borg praised the new mind set of the U.S. Administration that has us participating in international institutions. He urged the U.S. to keep countries focused on the political need to prevent an economic coll [...]	2009-09-08 08:34:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM573	PRIME MINISTER REIGNS IN PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON U.S. [...] (C) The Swedish Prime Minister's office has issued an internal directive to reign in government officials following a series of inconsistent public statements on climate change, including statements by Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren that the U.S. needs to do more. The Ambassador had rai [...]	2009-09-09 13:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM574	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ENLARGEMENT, AFGHANISTAN WITH [...] (C) Summary. In the Ambassador's introductory call on the Minister for EU Affairs, Cecilia Malmstrom, the minister expressed Sweden's eagerness to work together with the United States on climate issues and in Afghanistan. She cautiously said the Swedish EU presidency so far was going "okay" and [...]	2009-09-10 12:43:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL TU SW
09STOCKHOLM576	AMBASSADOR TALKS CLIMATE, GUANTANAMO WITH SWEDISH [...] (C) Summary: On September 2, the Prime Minister's State Secretary for Foreign and EU Affairs Gustaf Lind told the Ambassador that Prime Minister Reinfeldt was looking forward to his visit to Washington for the U.S.-EU Summit and that Reinfeldt hoped for meetings that would favor substance over [...]	2009-09-10 14:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SENV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM577	FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS AFPAK, IRAN, MEPP AT [...] (C) Summary: At the September 4-5 informal foreign ministers' meeting (Gymnich) in Stockholm, the Swedes deliberately limited the meeting agenda to provide adequate time for more thorough discussions, and the Swedes insisted on strict anonymity in reporting, a format that was broadly praised [...]	2009-09-10 15:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	AF AL CE EUN IR IS IZ PGOV PK PREL SY SW
09STOCKHOLM585	SWEDISH DEFENSE MINISTER INVITATION TO GEN. [...] (C) Summary: Swedish Minister of Defense Tolgfors very much hopes ISAF Commander General McChrystal will be able to attend a working dinner in Mazar-e Sharif on September 15, according to senior MOD officials. EU Special Representative to Afghanistan Sequi will attend the dinner, and UN Specia [...]	2009-09-11 14:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF SW
09STOCKHOLM586	AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, CAUCASUS AT THE SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Ministers will address Afghanisan and Pakistan (AfPak),Iran, and the South Caucasus at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) September 14-15. AfPak talks will center on fleshing out the EU's new regional strategy, reaction to final election results, [...]	2009-09-11 14:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	AF EUN IR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM596	PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE: SWEDEN ON RUSSIAN ARMS [...] (C) Summary: Sweden, in a bilateral manner and not as EU President, briefed EU Member States at the September 4 COARM meeting on the discovery that 1980s-era Swedish-origin missile launchers sold to Venezuela ended up in FARC arms caches in Colombia (reftel A). They also plan to issue a "stat [...]	2009-09-18 11:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL XT XM RS CO VE SW SP
09STOCKHOLM598	SWEDISH EU PRESIDENCY CALLS FOR DELIVERY ON DONOR [...] (C) EconOffs met with Foreign Ministry Middle East and North Africa Department officers on 18 September to follow-up on a previous demarche regarding the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee Meeting on 22 September (reftel). The Ministry's Palestinian Affairs desk officer reiterated the urgency of a dura [...]	2009-09-21 14:00:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL EAID PGOV IS SW
09STOCKHOLM599	WHO IS CARL BILDT? [...] (C) Summary. As Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt heads to New York and Washington, we wanted to give you some background on this independent-minded individual who nevertheless wants very much to work with the United States to solve a variety of international problems. --A product of the C [...]	2009-09-21 14:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AF IR RU SW
09STOCKHOLM600	SWEDISH RESPONSE: UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] (C) On September 21, Pol Counselor delivered reftel points to Andres Jato, Chief of Staff for MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall. Jato replied September 22 that Lyrvall had sent him the following message: "With respect to the Political Director's meeting, we agreed on a line of policy to ha [...]	2009-09-22 15:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA SW
09STOCKHOLM605	SWEDISH VIEWS ON RECENT TURKEY/CYPRUS DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Swedish MFA officers told us September 23 that "those closest" to the on-going Cyprus talks, including UN Special Envoy Alexander Downer, were optimistic about a "break-through" in November. With regards to Turkey, the Swedes admit there is a deal in place between French Presiden [...]	2009-09-23 15:10:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU CY EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM606	SWEDISH ENVOY TO HORN OF AFRICA TALKS ABOUT SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: On September 15, Emboffs met with Swedish Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa Ambassador Marika Fahlen to discuss her 12 day visit to Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Djibouti. Fahlen strongly emphasized the need for a combination of a bottom-up and top-down approach to stabil [...]	2009-09-24 13:42:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PTER KECF KGHA SW
09STOCKHOLM607	SWEDISH ENVOY TO HORN OF AFRICA TALKS ABOUT SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: On September 15, Emboffs met with Swedish Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa Ambassador Marika Fahlen to discuss her 12 day visit to Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Djibouti. Fahlen strongly emphasized the need for a combination of a bottom-up and top-down approach to stabil [...]	2009-09-25 06:07:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PTER KECF KGHA SW
09STOCKHOLM610	KREMLIN COLD SHOULDER: EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT SET FOR [...] (C) Summary: Moscow finally agreed to attend the EU-Russia Summit to be hosted by the Swedish EU Presidency in Stockholm on November 18. But the Russians are still refusing a bilateral leaders' meeting between President Medvedev and PM Reinfeldt. Comment: The agreed summit date relieves some [...]	2009-09-25 12:50:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN RU SW
09STOCKHOLM62	IRANIAN MUJAHEDIN-E-KHALAQ (MEK) PROTESTS IN SWEDEN [...] (C) In advance of the January 25 GAERC, hundreds of exile Iranians demonstrated in downtown Stockholm to have Mujahedin-E-Khalaq (MEK, also known as the People,s Mujahedin Organization of Iran or POI) removed from the EU Terrorist list. After MEK's removal by EU foreign ministers at the Janua [...]	2009-01-29 09:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR PREL IR SW
09STOCKHOLM624	SWEDISH SUPPORT TO THE AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION [...] (U) Summary: During his one-day visit to Stockholm on September 3, Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes Region Howard Wolpe outlined three themes for U.S. engagement in the Great Lakes: peace consolidation, regional economic integration, and interstate cohesion on security issues. The Swe [...]	2009-09-30 11:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	BE EMIN MARR MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL XW ZF ZU
09STOCKHOLM629	SWEDISH DEFENSE MINISTER ON AFGHANISTAN: "PLEASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his October 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Swedish Defense Minister Tolgfors spoke primarily about Afghanistan. Highlights included: -- Security in Sweden's PRT was good during the elections but is declining overall. Swedish troops are patrolling more aggressively as a res [...]	2009-10-06 09:12:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PMIL PGOV KPAO AF SW
09STOCKHOLM641	SWEDEN ON P5+1 IRAN TALKS: RUSSIAN TRR SUPPORT IS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 15:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR SW
09STOCKHOLM649	SWEDISH MFA STATE SECRETARY FRANK BELFRAGE ON USEU [...] (C) DCM discussed U.S.-EU Summit preparations and climate change with MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage (DepSec equivalent) on October 13, two days before Belfrage's trip to Washington for talks with NSC and State counterparts. --Sweden still agreed with A/S Gordon's views expressed at the [...]	2009-10-13 15:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV PGOV IR SW
09STOCKHOLM654	SWEDISH PREVIEW OF OCTOBER GAERC [...] (SBU) Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel told poloff on October 16 that the October 26-7 GAERC will be done according to the "Bildt Format," which begins with a dinner on the 26th, and a full day of discussions on the 27th. The dinner topics are: --Iran non-proliferation issues, and maybe [...]	2009-10-15 15:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR AF CE ZL ZF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM667	SWEDEN LEADS EU TROIKA TO NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Poloffs met with MFA Director General for Asia Klas Molin October 22 to deliver reftel points and discuss the EU Troika's planned visit to North Korea October 27-31; we also spoke earlier with North Korea desk office Emma Nordlund. Sweden holds the rotating EU Presidency, so Molin will lead [...]	2009-10-23 14:21:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NK EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM668	SWEDEN LEADS EU TROIKA TO NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Poloffs met with MFA Director General for Asia Klas Molin October 22 to deliver reftel points and discuss the EU Troika's planned visit to North Korea October 27-31; we also spoke earlier with North Korea desk office Emma Nordlund. Sweden holds the rotating EU Presidency, so Molin will lead [...]	2009-10-23 14:24:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NK EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM669	SWEDISH MFA: EU TESTING THE WATERS WITH BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-23 14:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN BM SW
09STOCKHOLM679	WHO IS SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER FREDRIK REINFELDT? [...] (C) Summary: As Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt heads to Washington, we wanted to give you some background on this composed and reflective individual. This cable draws on personal observations of Post personnel and a review of recent public documents, and sketches Reinfeldt's most salient pe [...]	2009-10-30 07:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM691	SWEDISH LEFT PARTY'S FOREIGN POLICY GOALS: TROOPS [...] (C) Summary: On November 4, MP Hans Linde, the Left Party's foreign affairs spokesman, gave poloff a preview of his party's policy priorities, including on labor rights and Afghanistan -- two issues which are obstacles to consensus within the opposition Red-Green Coalition. Coalition parties [...]	2009-11-05 14:03:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TU EUN AF SW
09STOCKHOLM692	MORE TURKEY TIDBITS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 14:03:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU CY EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM707	SOCIAL DEM LEADER SAHLIN MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: On November 9, Ambassador met with Social Democratic Party (SDP) Leader Mona Sahlin. Highlights of the conversation were: SDP supports Sweden's continued mission in Afghanistan; Sahlin would like to see increased cooperation with the U.S. on environment and cultural issues; and th [...]	2009-11-10 09:44:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM709	SWEDEN'S STATE SECRETARY SPILLS ON IRAN, ISRAEL, [...] (C) Summary: On November 9, DCM and acting PolCouns met with State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Frank Belfrage, to review Swedish perspectives on the November 3-4 US-EU Summit. Belfrage relayed EU thinking on Iran (expert level groups are in constant discussions on appropriate types of sanc [...]	2009-11-12 12:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN IR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM711	SWEDISH GOSSIP ON NEW EU POSITIONS [...] (C) On November 11, Swedish Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel gave acting PolCouns the Swedish scoop on the wheeling and dealing for new positions in Brussels. Reinfeldt has already spoken with each EU Member State and the announcement of the November 19 extraordinary meeting is an indicati [...]	2009-11-12 13:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM712	SWEDEN'S MENU FOR THE NOV. 16-7 SUPER GAERC [...] (C) Summary: On November 11, Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel discussed November 16-7 Super GAERC points with Acting PolCouns. Highlights include: improving EU-NATO cooperation; deciding on a way forward with Russia; preparing for the EU-Ukraine Summit; extending sanctions on Belarus; impr [...]	2009-11-12 13:24:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN RU AF IS SW
09STOCKHOLM720	SWEDES ON EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT NOVEMBER 18 [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs on November 6 met with Swedish MFA Deputy Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Tobias Thyberg to discuss the November 18 EU-Russian Summit in Stockholm. The summit agenda will focus on climate change, the financial crisis, and energy issues. Leaders are also expec [...]	2009-11-17 13:48:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN RU SW
09STOCKHOLM730	IAEA REPORT ON SYRIA DELIVERED TO SWEDES [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 13:12:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IAEA SY SW
09STOCKHOLM732	STOCKHOLM: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel. 2. (C) Has Sweden worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- The official position of the Swedish MFA is that to "support democratic forces" and to contribute to "positive changes [...]	2009-11-23 12:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV CU SW
09STOCKHOLM739	SWEDISH FM CARL BILDT ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On November 24, Swedish FM Carl Bildt told the Ambassador that if EU development efforts were better coordinated, "we could have twice the effect for half the cost." The EU "will be as supportive as we can" when the results of the U.S. Af/Pak strategy review are made public in De [...]	2009-11-25 14:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM747	SWEDISH RESPONSE: GVA CONSULTANTS SAY THEY [...] (C) On November 30, Emboff shared reftel points on reported investment in the Iranian oil and gas sector with Per Saland, Sanctions Coordinator, Department for Security Policy at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA),and Holger Eriksson, Managing Director of the Swedish company GVA [...]	2009-11-30 11:45:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR SW
09STOCKHOLM749	CORRECTED COPY: SWEDISH FM CARL BILDT ON [...] (C) Summary: On November 24, Swedish FM Carl Bildt told the Ambassador that if EU development efforts were better coordinated, "we could have twice the effect for half the cost." The EU "will be as supportive as we can" when the results of the U.S. Af/Pak strategy review are made public in De [...]	2009-11-30 14:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM750	SWEDEN ON ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: Parliament's smooth approval of legislation extending Sweden's military presence in Afghanistan through 2010 augurs well for a long-term troop presence, and there is strong support for a three-year, USD 170 million assistanc [...]	2009-11-30 15:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM751	SWEDISH PLAN FOR EU ADVISORY MILITARY MISSION TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) On November 30, Carl Magnus Eriksson, Deputy Director for the MFA International Security Policy Department, and Brigadier General Lennart Bengtsson, MFA Military Advisor, briefed Poloffs on Swedish plans for discussion of the EUFOR A [...]	2009-11-30 16:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EUN NATO BK SW
09STOCKHOLM754	SWEDEN CLAIMS NOTHING NEW IN DRAFT FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 15:04:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN IS SW
09STOCKHOLM755	READOUT OF EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: The EU-Russia Summit in Stockholm did not result in significant breakthroughs, but Sweden delivered on tangibles such as the launch of five cross border cooperation programs to which Russia contributed EUR 103 million ($155 million),the start of expert level talks on a framework [...]	2009-12-03 15:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN RU SW
09STOCKHOLM756	SWEDEN ON DECEMBER GAC/FAC AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff discussed the December 7-8 GAC/FAC agenda with Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel on December 3. The General Affairs Council (GAC) will discuss enlargement problems regarding Turkey (slow progress on Ankara),Macedonia (name problem),and Serbia (Serbian authorities t [...]	2009-12-03 16:12:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM765	SHRAPNEL FROM SWEDEN'S AFGHAN DESK OFFICER [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 14:38:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS AF SW
09STOCKHOLM779	SNAPSHOT OF MUSLIM COMMUNITIES IN SWEDEN [...] (SBU) Summary: As in other European countries, Muslim communities in Sweden are fast-growing and diverse. Muslims represent between 2.7% to 4.4% of the total Swedish population of 9.2 million, some 250,000 to 450,000 persons. Prominent communities are from Iraq and other Arabic-speaking count [...]	2009-12-15 09:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PHUM PTER PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM782	SWEDEN GRABS THE LAST OF THE TURKEY [...] (C) Both Hakan Emsgard, MFA Director General for Europe, and Peder Spangberg, Turkey desk officer, confirmed to us today that Sweden was moving forward with the opening of Turkey's environment chapter of the EU acquis. The report is "technically finished," Spangberg said, and is currently bei [...]	2009-12-15 14:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM784	MUSLIM COMMUNITIES STRUGGLE TO INTEGRATE IN SWEDEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 30% or 400,000 of Sweden's foreign-born population comes from a Muslim-majority country. Despite generous government-sponsored social services for newcomers, immigrants routinely face racial, ethnic and religious discrimination. Immigrants often live in segregate [...]	2009-12-16 11:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PHUM PTER PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM787	SWEDEN'S PROGRAM OF PREVENTING ISLAMIST [...] (C) Summary: The Swedish Security Police (SAPO) have three specific areas of concern when it comes to combating Islamist radicalization and violent extremism: (1) individuals who travel from Sweden to Somalia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq; (2) growing isolation and alienation felt by some me [...]	2009-12-18 14:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PHUM PTER PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM790	DPRK DIPLOMATS CONVICTED TO 8 MONTH IN PRISON FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 09:01:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM792	CORRECTED COPY: DPRK DIPLOMATS CONVICTED TO 8 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 11:44:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM794	SWEDISH MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: In a December 18 meeting, MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall told CDA that: --FM Bildt's recent meeting with his Burmese counterpart offered a good opportunity to convey EU concerns. --Implementing the EU Action Plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan is a top priority, and the lo [...]	2009-12-22 15:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF IR BU UN EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM797	SWEDEN'S CONCERNS ON TURKISH PRT IN JOWZJAN, [...] (C) Sweden officially welcomes the possibility of Turkey launching a PRT in Jowzjan Province (Ref A),which the Swedes currently patrol, though Stockholm is increasingly concerned over Ankara's unwillingness to take responsibility for provincial security and force protection for civilians trav [...]	2009-12-23 10:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM86	SWEDISH OPPOSITION LEADER ON PARTY'S FUTURE, IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: Senior career diplomat, UN mediator and Social Democratic Party (SDP) elder Jan Eliasson met with CDA on February 8 to discuss the Transatlantic Partnership, Iran, Israel, Russia and Swedish domestic politics. He made the following points: -- U.S. and EU should deepen relations [...]	2009-02-11 15:43:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU IR IS RU SU SW
09STOCKHOLM91	SWEDISH VIEWS ON FEBRUARY GAERC AGENDA ITEMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-12 15:48:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU SW
09STRASBOURG16	COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND KOSOVO MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) The Council of Europe (COE),involved in democratic consolidation in Kosovo over the past decade, takes a "status-neutral" approach to Pristina; many COE member states that have recognized Kosovo independence, including the UK, are cautious about promoting Kosovo's potential COE membership. [...]	2009-07-17 13:07:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE KV FR
09STRASBOURG17	COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND GEORGIA: LITTLE TO SHOW AFTER AUGUST [...] (C) Summary: The Council of Europe (COE) has had a very limited effect on post-conflict relations between Russia and Georgia. The "quiet diplomacy" of the COE Commissioner of Human Rights has achieved only modest results. While Georgia may seek the suspension of the Russian COE parliamenta [...]	2009-07-29 09:54:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE FR GG RU
09STRASBOURG18	COUNCIL OF EUROPE REVIEWS RELATIONSHIP WITH OBSERVER STATES [...] (C) Summary: The Council of Europe reviewed its relationship with observer states September 10 in the COE's Foreign Relations Committee. Most member states characterized the relationship as positive. Portugal asked what COE initiatives had been taken to obtain at least moratoria on the death [...]	2009-09-11 08:38:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE FR
09STRASBOURG19	COUNCIL OF EUROPE: STRUGGLING OVER ACCESS IN GEORGIA'S [...] (U) Summary: The Council of Europe (COE) discussed Russia-Georgia September 9. Russia called for direct dialogue between the international community and authorities from South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Georgia noted that Russia continues to violate its ceasefire commitments, including by denying [...]	2009-09-11 09:26:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM FR GG RS
09STRASBOURG21	COUNCIL OF EUROPE: OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE NEW SECGEN; [...] (C) The Council of Europe's (COE) Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) is expected to elect the next Secretary General of the COE (REF A) September 29 or 30; a ranking Department official should consider reviewing our human rights agenda with the new SecGen soon - please see para two. The Georgians are pu [...]	2009-09-24 09:06:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE FR GG KV RS
09STRASBOURG23	COE: NEW SECRETARY GENERAL; RUSSIA, GEORGIA, CLIMATE [...] (U) The Council of Europe's (COE) Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) elected September 29 Thorbjorn Jagland of Norway as the new COE Secretary General. The PACE noted that Georgia had met most and Russia had met almost none of their respective COE commitments post-August 2008. The PACE rejected, however [...]	2009-10-02 13:44:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SENV COE FR GG NO RS
09STRASBOURG24	COE: TAGLIAVINI REPORT ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA; DEATH PENALTY [...] (U) Russia and Georgia traded barbs at the COE October 7 over the Tagliavini Report, with the Russian Ambassador calling on the COE to end debate on the consequences of the war. In light of the "European Day Against the Death Penalty" -- October 10 -- the COE Chair (Slovenia),the Swedish EU [...]	2009-10-08 14:57:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE FR GG RS
09STRASBOURG27	STRASBOURG AND ISLAM: MOVES FORWARD; DISCRIMINATION STILL [...] (C)Strasbourg City Hall takes an pro-active approach toward the Muslim communities in the city, including via political and financial support for the construction of a new Grand Mosque. Our Muslim interlocutors are split along generational lines when they discuss discrimination - with young p [...]	2009-11-06 15:31:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL FR
09STRASBOURG28	NEW COE SECGEN: I WILL HELP ON GITMO RESETTLEMENT [...] (C) New Council of Europe (COE) Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland agreed November 9 to raise the resettlement of detainees from Guantanamo with officials from all 47 COE member-states, including his native Norway. Jagland stressed that the COE needs to reach out to positive forces in Russia [...]	2009-11-09 15:09:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BO FR KV NO RS
09STRASBOURG3	COE: GEORGIA TOUGHENS STANCE; RUSSIA DOES NOT GIVE AN INCH [...] (C) The Council of Europe continued February 4 to discuss the consequences of the war between Russia and Georgia. Georgia toughened its rhetoric and called for the COE to issue a statement should Moscow veto UNOMIG's extension. Russia continued to refuse monitoring of its COE commitments. [...]	2009-02-04 17:16:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORG FR GG RU
09STRASBOURG32	BELARUS AND COE: INCREASED ENGAGEMENT, BUT NOT MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) The Council of Europe (COE) seeks increased engagement with Belarus; if the GOB issues a death penalty moratorium the GOB likely will be invited to participate in more COE activities and negotiate accession to the COE Convention on Human Trafficking. While some COE member-states want eve [...]	2009-12-14 09:32:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE BO
09STRASBOURG33	SAVVY RUSSIAN MOVES ON COE PROTOCOL 14 [...] (U) Russian Ambassador Alekseev told Council of Europe (COE) plenary sessions December 9 and 14 that the Duma may ratify Protocol 14 in 2010 in light of written assurances that the European Court of Human Rights cannot specify how a member-state should implement court decisions. Most member-s [...]	2009-12-15 15:57:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE FR RS
09STRASBOURG5	EASTERN FRENCH VIEWS ON WAR IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Most local and regional officials caution that the French public's tolerance for continued French fighting in Afghanistan will sharply decrease if there are waves of French casualties. Viewed from the eastern France, the Central Government has thus far not demonstrated any conce [...]	2009-02-19 08:51:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AF FR
09STRASBOURG6	COUNCIL OF EUROPE: MORE EFFECTIVE AROUND THE EDGES THAN AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council of Europe (COE) likes to portray itself as a bastion of democracy, a promoter of human rights, and the last best hope for defending the rule of law in Europe - and beyond. It is an organization with an inferiority complex and, simultaneously, an overambitious agenda. In eff [...]	2009-03-10 10:51:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL COE FR
09STRASBOURG9	COUNCIL OF EUROPE: RANCOR IN THE RANKS [...] C) SUMMARY: The Council of EuropeÂ´s (COE) election for its next secretary general has produced internecine warfare between resident ambassadors and the Parliamentary Assembly (PACE),with the former having short-listed only Thorbjorn Jagland of Norway and Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz of Poland fo [...]	2009-05-04 10:11:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE FR GG RU
09SUVA107	FIJI LEAHY REPORTING: CREDIBLE EVIDENCE OF GROSS [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Suva submits the following credible evidence of gross human rights violations by members of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces and the Fiji Police. We have listed the individuals by name and then included a summary of the human rights abuses for which there is credible [...]	2009-03-25 23:59:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR FJ
09SUVA13	AGEING BUT HEALTHY FIJI PRESIDENT PRAYS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Fiji President Iloilo, despite memory challenges likely caused by early Alzheimer,s disease, can be remarkably lucid and is well aware of the political situation in Fiji. Iloilo longs to retire but feels he must remain in office until a new government is elected, in order to pr [...]	2009-01-13 05:26:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL FJ
09SUVA131	FIRST STEPS IN DEALING WITH POST-CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The abrogation of Fiji,s 1997 Constitution and the reinstatement of Fiji,s military-led interim government (IG) is the denouement of a series of IG blunders that has compounded the serious racial and economic problems already confronting ethnic and Indo-Fijians. The challenge [...]	2009-04-16 08:10:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	FJ KDEM PGOV PREL
09SUVA152	ANXIOUS FIJI MAINTAINS SURFACE CALM [...] (C) Summary: Two weeks after the abrogation of its constitution, life largely continues as normal in Fiji. Beneath the surface, many Fijians remain fearful and angry over the recent events. Some Embassy contacts warn of civil unrest in the upcoming months, but most discount the likelihood. [...]	2009-04-24 07:32:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM FJ
09SUVA213	FIJI REGIME DETAINS PROMINENT LAWYERS FOR [...] (C) On May 20, armed with a search warrant, at least ten Fiji Police officers entered the legal offices of Munro Leys, confiscated equipment and detained two senior partners. The police erroneously suspected that the lawyers were the source of Auckland-based anti-regime blog rawfijinews. [...]	2009-05-21 03:46:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM FJ
09SUVA282	MELANESIAN SPEARHEAD GROUP LEADERS TO MEET FIJI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Papua New Guinea (PNG) High Commissioner Peter Eafeare warns that the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) meeting planned for July 10 must reaffirm directly to Fiji strongman Bainimarama MSG support for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) position regarding Fiji. Otherwise, MSG retreat [...]	2009-07-06 05:25:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM FJ
09SUVA346	SCENE-SETTER FOR PACOM VISIT TO TONGA [...] (C) Your visit to Tonga comes at a time when the benefits of our increased engagement are coming to fruition. This past year, the Tonga Defense Service (TDS) completed a successful deployment to Iraq. The U.S. Navy,s Pacific Partnership 2009 mission took place in July. This joint effort wa [...]	2009-08-31 04:35:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TN FJ PGOV PHUM
09SUVA53	PRELIMINARY PIF SECRETARIAT READOUT ON PT. MORESBY [...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission Richard Pruett met briefly on February 3 with Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat officials to seek their views on the January 27 PIF Special Forum Leaders Meeting in Port Moresby. The Secretariat officials: confirmed that public pronouncements aside, the un [...]	2009-02-10 05:39:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR FJ XU XV PP NH CH
09SUVA63	UN-COMMONWEALTH MEDIATORS SEEK REASSURANCE [...] (SBU) A joint UN-Commonwealth team has visited Suva seeking reassurance from Fiji,s interim government (IG) that it still wants the UN and Commonwealth to mediate Fiji,s political crisis through a &President,s Political Dialogue Forum8 (PPDF). Interim Prime Minister Bainimarama has refused to [...]	2009-02-18 05:53:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	FJ PGOV PHUM
09SUVA82	PRC VICE PRESIDENT XI'S VISIT TO FIJI [...] (SBU) Summary. The recent stop-over in Fiji of China's Vice President Xi Jinping enroute to his Latin America visits provided Beijing an opportunity to strengthen incrementally its growing economic, security, and political relationship with Suva. For Fiji's interim government (IG),the timin [...]	2009-03-05 03:49:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID FJ CH

09SYDNEY13	MINISTER EXPECTS FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT, [...] (C/NF) The Australian Government has accepted it is heading towards its first federal budget deficit in eight years, according to Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese, but remains committed to a muscular fiscal policy to prevent a deep or protracted recession. In a private lunch [...]	2009-01-12 23:45:00	Consulate Sydney	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN AS
09SYDNEY60	FORMER OPPOSITION LEADER COMMENTS ON RUDD AND AN [...] (C/NF) Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has taken a tactical, rather than strategic approach to the economic crisis, according to former opposition leader Brendan Nelson. As a result, Nelson predicts Rudd will back off of other strategic efforts, like the proposed emissions trading scheme and defen [...]	2009-03-13 05:01:00	Consulate Sydney	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MASS AS
09SYDNEY70	LABOR COULD FALL IN QUEENSLAND STATE ELECTION [...] (C/NF) Queensland's Labor state government is dangerously close to losing reelection in the state's March 21 polls. The Labor party has dominated state politics for the last eight years, winning three consecutive elections and amassing a commanding 15-seat majority in Parliament. Public opinio [...]	2009-03-19 06:53:00	Consulate Sydney	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR AS
09TAIPEI1	TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS FOR "MODEST" REACTION [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Timothy Yang on December 31 told the AIT Acting Director that Taiwan hoped the United States reaction to the expected Legislative Yuan decision to ban imports of some U.S. beef products would be as "modest as possible." He urged the United States to work with Presi [...]	2009-12-31 20:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PREL TW
09TAIPEI10	TIBETANS END SIT-IN, TAIWAN TO ISSUE TEMPORARY [...] (C) Summary: A group of 107 ethnic Tibetans, who ended their 24-day outdoor sit-in on January 1, are now waiting for temporary residence permits that the government has promised to issue on January 9. The Tibetans arrived in Taiwan at different times since 2002, generally bearing travel docum [...]	2009-01-06 11:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL TW
09TAIPEI1004	POLITICAL HEAT RISING IN WAKE OF TYPHOON MORAKOT [...] (C) Summary. Vice Foreign Minister Andrew Hsia became the first political victim of Typhoon Morakot, stepping down to accept responsibility for his Ministry's initial decision to refuse international aid. Members of Taiwan's opposition party- and some ruling party legislators - are calling fo [...]	2009-08-18 10:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR AEMR PGOV XE TW
09TAIPEI1011	MORAKOT SITREP 7: RELIEF EFFORTS MAKING HEADWAY AS [...] (SBU) Summary. The death toll from Typhoon Morakot has risen slightly, but is likely to more than double at some point in the near future as more than 400 missing persons are unaccounted for in areas buried by mudslides. Rescue and evacuation efforts are largely complete and restoration of w [...]	2009-08-19 10:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON AEMR CASC PREL PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI102	TAIWAN CDC DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT ON IHR [...] (C) Summary. During a January 22 press conference, Taiwan,s CDC Director announced an agreement to give Taiwan a direct point of contact with the WHO to implement the International Health Regulations (IHRs). Taiwan officials privately expressed appreciation for U.S. coordination at the recent [...]	2009-01-23 04:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	WHO PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1029	CODEL BERMAN'S AUGUST 20-22 VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan officials expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance in response to Typhoon Morakot during the August 20-22 visit of CODEL Berman. President Ma Ying-jeou and opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen both underscored the importance of U.S. security commitments to Taiwan, including th [...]	2009-08-25 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP OVIP MASS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM TW CH
09TAIPEI1039	PRESIDENT MA WELCOMES DALAI LAMA VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. President Ma approved in principle a visit by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan during the week of August 31-September 3. Earlier in the week, Kaohsiung Mayor (and the opposition DPP Party's most senior elected official) Chen Chu invited the Dalai Lama to come to Taiwan to offer comfort t [...]	2009-08-27 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL TW CH IN
09TAIPEI1042	PRESIDENT MA STRUGGLES TO RECOVER POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou is working full time to regain his political footing after widespread criticism he reacted far too slowly to Typhoon Morakot. With opinion polls showing a precipitous decline in his popularity, Ma went to the worst-hit villages to console victims, apologize [...]	2009-08-28 00:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR AEMR PGOV XE TW
09TAIPEI1043	BROAD PUBLIC, OPPOSITION SUPPORT FOR U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Officials, academics and other AIT contacts associated with the ruling KMT party, as well as Taiwan's opposition, voice support for an extradition agreement with the United States. Media and public opinion polling also suggests that pursuing an agreement will be relatively non- [...]	2009-08-28 04:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS KCRIM TW
09TAIPEI1049	REVIEW COMMITTEE REJECTS OPPPOSITION'S ECFA [...] (SBU) Summary: An Executive Yuan committee on August 27 rejected an opposition bid to hold a referendum on a proposed trade liberalization agreement with China. The proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) is a key component of President Ma Ying-jeou's policy to improve cross- [...]	2009-08-28 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI1065	FOREIGN MINISTER URGES PROGRESS ON BILATERAL TIES, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan hopes the restoration of mutual trust in the bilateral relationship will result in concrete progress on bilateral issues, Foreign Minister Ou Hong-lien told the Director during their introductory meeting. The Director said the United States also wants to deepen the relatio [...]	2009-09-01 10:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS ECON ETRD EAIR SENV UNGA TW US
09TAIPEI1069	H1N1 HIGHLIGHTS TAIWAN'S SHORTCOMINGS IN RISK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. H1N1 has caused five deaths in Taiwan, and although the illness' trajectory is not atypical relative to other areas with outbreaks, more severe cases and deaths are expected in the coming months. Taiwan has placed an order for Tamiflu and an H1N1 vaccine from Swiss sources, an [...]	2009-09-02 08:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO XE TW
09TAIPEI1072	TAIPEI COURT CONVICTS FORMER FIRST FAMILY MEMBERS [...] (C) Summary. A Taipei court on September 1 convicted four members of former President Chen Shui-bian's family of perjury and sentenced them to jail terms of six months to one year. No jail time is imminent because of the possibility of appeal and converting the sentences to community service. [...]	2009-09-02 09:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1081	PREMIER CALLS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT COOPERATION, [...] (C) Summary: Premier Liu Chao-shiuan agreed with the Director during their September 3 introductory meeting that Taiwan and the United States should strengthen disaster management cooperation. Liu, who is spearheading Typhoon Morakot reconstruction efforts, suggested that the Dalai Lama's vis [...]	2009-09-03 08:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAGR TW CH
09TAIPEI1092	PRESIDENT MA SEEKS TO REGAIN POLITICAL FOOTING [...] (C) On September 7, President Ma Ying-jeou accepted the resignation of Premier Liu Chao-shiuan and the entire Cabinet in a bold effort to regain his political footing after the Government's much-criticized typhoon response. Ma chose two savvy politicians to lead the new Cabinet, Kuomintang (KM [...]	2009-09-08 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TW CH
09TAIPEI1093	TAIWAN MAKES A CASE FOR UNFCCC PARTICIPATION AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan is seeking U.S. assistance in a proposed bid to join the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as an "emissions entity." Taiwan argues it should be allowed to actively participate through the UNFCCC in global environmental discussions that may af [...]	2009-09-09 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC SENV PGOV PREL UNGA XE CH TW
09TAIPEI1103	LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON TYPHOON MORAKOT [...] (C) Summary. Cross-Strait relations would not suffer long-term or significant damage because of the Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan, Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director in a September 4 introductory meeting. Wang said the invitation to the Tibetan spiritual leader issued [...]	2009-09-10 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PGOV PREL TW CH SENV UN
09TAIPEI1104	TAIWAN'S MAINLAND AFFAIRS MINISTER GIVES UPBEAT [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council Chair Lai Shin-Yuan gave a particularly upbeat assessment of cross-Strait ties during Director Stanton's introductory meeting on September 9. She said China's objections to the Dalai Lama's visit and to the U.S. military's typhoon relief efforts in Taiwan [...]	2009-09-10 09:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TW CH
09TAIPEI1105	VICE MINISTER ASKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister David Lin called in DDIR September 10 to detail Taiwan's strategy for expanding its meaningful participation in international organizations, programs and conventions and, in particular, its plans for the upcoming UNGA session. Taiwan had already decided to adopt a "m [...]	2009-09-10 10:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR SENV UNGA TW CH
09TAIPEI1106	OPPOSITION LEADER: DPP SUPPORT WILL GROW AS RULING [...] (C) Summary. Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on September 10 she anticipated no policy shifts under President Ma Ying-jeou's new Cabinet and predicted the new Premier would have a tough time managing the executive branch. The ruling Kuomint [...]	2009-09-11 07:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
09TAIPEI1107	CABINET RESHUFFLE: MANY NEW FACES, BUT NO MAJOR [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou's policy of pursuing improved ties with China should continue apace under the new Cabinet sworn in September 10. In addition to naming a new Premier and Vice Premier, Ma put new faces atop key Ministries such as Defense, Foreign Affairs and Economics in th [...]	2009-09-11 07:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TW CH
09TAIPEI1109	LIFE SENTENCES FOR FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN, FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary. The Taipei District Court on September 11 convicted former President Chen Shui-bian and his wife Wu Shu-jen on multiple corruption charges including embezzlement, money laundering, and bribery. The presiding judge handed down life sentences for both and $16 million in fines. [...]	2009-09-11 10:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1111	TAIPEI MAYOR SUPPORTIVE OF NEW OFFICE COMPOUND [...] (C) Summary: The Taipei municipal government would ensure that land adjacent to the New Office Compound (NOC) site would be available should AIT want to expand the project, Mayor Hau Lung-bin told the Director at their introductory meeting on September 11. Hau said he already had stopped plan [...]	2009-09-14 08:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ABLD CH TW
09TAIPEI1112	FORMER PREMIER SAYS OPPOSITION PARTY HAS A CHANCE [...] (C) Summary. Former Premier Su Tseng-chang told the Director on September 14 he was optimistic the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) could return to power by regaining the people's confidence. The former DPP chairman criticized the current party leader as ineffective and hinted he wanted to [...]	2009-09-15 07:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PG TW PGOV
09TAIPEI1121	DPP HEAVYWEIGHT FRANK HSIEH: OPPOSITION MUST CHECK [...] (C) Summary. The opposition needed to play an oversight role in Taiwan politics, given KMT dominance of the executive and legislative branches, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) former Presidential candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director during their introductory meeting. In particular, the D [...]	2009-09-16 09:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1141	TAINAN COURT ACQUITS KEY DPP PLAYER [...] (SBU) Summary. Tainan Mayor Hsu Tian-tsai, the opposition politician most vocal in demanding a fair trial for former President Chen Shui-bian, was himself recently acquitted of corruption charges. The Tainan District Court last month ruled in favor of Hsu in a corruption case related to a local [...]	2009-09-21 02:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1145	SEPTEMBER 26 BY-ELECTION GIVES TAIWAN OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has a strong chance to capture a Legislative Yuan seat in a closely watched by-election this week because of a local split in the ruling Kuomintang (KMT). A victory for the struggling opposition could provide momentum going into i [...]	2009-09-21 08:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TW
09TAIPEI1146	THE DIRECTOR MEETS NEW FM YANG [...] (C) Summary: Although the results of President Ma's "diplomatic truce" with the PRC were mixed, Taiwan would continue efforts to improve cross-Strait ties, newly-appointed Foreign Minister Timothy Yang told the Director during their very cordial September 21 introductory meeting. Taiwan woul [...]	2009-09-21 10:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD AMGT UNGA MARR EAGR CVIS ABLD
09TAIPEI1149	UIGHUR DOCUMENTARY AT CENTER OF LATEST [...] (C) Summary: At the urging of the city government, a Kaohsiung film festival rescheduled the screening of a documentary about Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer in hopes of lessening possible PRC repercussions on the local economy. Several mainland tourist groups have cancelled visits to Kaohsiung [...]	2009-09-22 10:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM CH TW
09TAIPEI1153	FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN'S TRIAL A BAROMETER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The trial of former President Chen Shui-bian (reftels) demonstrated that no one is above the law in Taiwan, even as it also revealed shortcomings in Taiwan's relatively young judicial system, according to the U.S.-Asia Law Institute's Jerome Cohen. Although Taiwan's judicial sy [...]	2009-09-23 05:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL PHUM CH TW
09TAIPEI1157	NEW TAIWAN PREMIER SAYS PRESIDENT MA REGAINING [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Premier Wu Den-yih told the Director on September 23 that President Ma Ying-jeou was regaining the public's support after it fell precipitously in the immediate aftermath of Typhoon Morakot. On cross-Strait ties, Wu said he didn't foresee long-term harm from the Dal [...]	2009-09-23 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ABLD AMED CH TW
09TAIPEI1161	DETENTION OF FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN EXTENDED AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. The Taiwan High Court judges who will hear former President Chen Shui-bian's appeal of his guilty verdict and life sentence for corruption decided on September 24 to extend his detention for three months. Although opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leaders have criticiz [...]	2009-09-25 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1166	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH STRAITS [...] (C) Summary. Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Ping-kun (P. K. Chiang) told the Director on September 24 the pace of cross-Strait working-level negotiations had increased after a dip that was partly attributable to China's displeasure over the Dalai Lama's visit. Chiang said se [...]	2009-09-25 10:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL TW EINV ETRD PGOV
09TAIPEI1169	TAIWAN NSC: WHAT IS THE JDF DOING ON YONAGUNI? [...] (C) During a conversation on a separate issue (reftel, NOTAL) National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi asked the Director if the United States had more information about Tokyo's recent focus on the island of Yonaguni. Specifically, Su said, Taiwan was curious about the motivation beh [...]	2009-09-28 06:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL JA TW
09TAIPEI1170	TAIWAN OPPOSITION SCORES DOUBLE VICTORY IN [...] (C) Summary: Big wins by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in a September 26 legislative by-election and a separate referendum on a (government-backed) plan to allow casino resorts on one of Taiwan's offshore islands gave the DPP a much-needed morale boost and will energize s [...]	2009-09-28 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TW
09TAIPEI1185	JUSTICE MINISTER LAYS OUT THREE PRIORITIES FOR [...] (C) Summary: In her introductory meeting with Director Stanton on September 30, Minister of Justice Wang Ching-feng laid out three priorities on which she hoped Taiwan and the U.S. could strengthen cooperation. She urged progress toward a U.S.-Taiwan extradition agreement, an issue she said en [...]	2009-10-01 07:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM PHUM TW CH
09TAIPEI1189	KMT GRANDEE LIEN CHAN CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) Honorary Chairman Lien Chan told the Director he favored gradual implementation of confidence-building measures to further improve relations with China. Lien spoke warmly about his relationship with China's President Hu Jintao, but appeared less enthusiastic abou [...]	2009-10-02 08:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR APECO TW CH
09TAIPEI1190	FORMER VP ANNETTE LU CALLS FOR CAUTIOUS TIES WITH [...] (C) Summary: During an October 1 introductory meeting with the Director, former Vice President Annette Lu said Taiwan should engage China but do so cautiously and on clear terms. She added that any important agreements President Ma Ying-jeou reached with Beijing should be subject to legisla [...]	2009-10-02 08:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS KCRM TW CH
09TAIPEI1201	THE DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEFENSE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an introductory meeting with Director on October 5, Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu reiterated that F-16 C/Ds, submarines, utility helicopters and the two remaining batteries of PAC-3 air defense missiles were Taiwan's most pressing priorities. Minister Kao also noted the continu [...]	2009-10-06 07:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MASS TW CH
09TAIPEI1219	KMT ENTERING LOCAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN WEAKENED [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Kuomintang (KMT) on October 11 expelled seven mavericks who launched challenges to official party candidates in December elections for 17 mayors and county magistrates. The insurgents could foil the campaigns of at least a few KMT candidates, thereby providing momentum [...]	2009-10-13 06:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TW
09TAIPEI1235	MOFA URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN ICAO AND UNFCCC [...] (C) On October 13, Taiwan's diplomatic allies sent letters to the UN Permanent Representatives of all ICAO and UNFCCC member states (except the PRC),urging them to support Taiwan's meaningful participation in those organizations, MOFA International Organizations Director General Paul Chang an [...]	2009-10-16 09:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR SENV TW
09TAIPEI1236	PRESIDENT MA TAKES OVER KUOMINTANG CHAIR IN MOVE [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou's accession to Chairman of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) should give a boost to his efforts at rapprochement with China. Analysts argued Ma was now better positioned to pass legislation in support of his China policy and to further strengthen ties between his [...]	2009-10-19 06:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CH TW
09TAIPEI1258	OPPOSITION POLITICIANS ENDORSE U.S. EXTRADITION [...] (C) Summary: The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) wholeheartedly supported an extradition agreement with the United States, senior figures from Taiwan's major opposition party told Director Stanton during an October 21 dinner meeting. The politicians also expressed concern that President M [...]	2009-10-23 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM KJUS CH TW
09TAIPEI1261	KAOHSIUNG MAYOR IN THE LIMELIGHT AS SHE RATTLES [...] (C) Summary: Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu has suddenly emerged as a star of the beleaguered opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). She won widespread kudos in July for her city's successful hosting of the World Games, a rare international event for diplomatically isolated Taiwan. She subse [...]	2009-10-26 03:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CH TW
09TAIPEI1266	MAINLAND CHINA TOURISM PROVING DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD [...] (U) This is the first of two reports on political implications of newly launched people-to-people cross-Strait exchanges. This cable looks at the influx of Chinese tourists to Taiwan. Septel will look at mainland university students in Taiwan. 2. (C) Summary: Tour groups from nearly every c [...]	2009-10-28 07:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM PREL ETRD SOCI CH TW
09TAIPEI1274	MA ADMINISTRATION "VERY GLOOMY" OVER U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi told the Director on October 30 that widespread public criticism of the recently signed U.S.-Taiwan protocol left him feeling very pessimistic about its prospects. He cited opposition from lawmakers who could derail the pact as p [...]	2009-10-30 05:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EAGR TW
09TAIPEI1286	CROSS-STRAIT SCHOLAR PREDICTS LOOSENING TIES [...] (C) Summary. One prominent cross-Strait scholar told AIT he foresaw that shifts in &three pillars8 of U.S.-Taiwan relations -- educational, economic and political/military ties -- would likely loosen our bilateral bonds. Arthur Ding, Research Fellow at the Institute of International Affairs [...]	2009-11-03 00:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL TW PGOV
09TAIPEI1293	FLOW OF CHINA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO TAIWAN STARTS [...] (U) This is the second of two reports on the political implications of people-to-people cross-Strait exchanges. This cable looks at Chinese students coming to Taiwan. Reftel examined the influx of mainland Chinese tourists. 2. (C) Summary: Cross-Strait educational exchanges have developed m [...]	2009-11-04 06:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EDU PINR KPAO TW CH
09TAIPEI1308	FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI ON BEEF, [...] (C) Summary: During a November 4 introductory meeting with the Director, former President Lee Teng-hui mainly attributed the current impasse on U.S. beef imports to the Kuomintang (KMT) administration's failure to inform Taiwan's people of its plans. The public needed to be assured that the [...]	2009-11-05 22:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
09TAIPEI1324	NEXT STEPS FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Engaging Taiwan labor authorities remains a key goal for local U.S. counter-trafficking efforts. Recent high-profile anti-trafficking events, including G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca's October 23 DVC on labor trafficking, AIT Deputy Director's October 26 speech calling for increas [...]	2009-11-09 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KCRM PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1336	LEGISLATURE FREEZES PART OF BUDGET FOR PURCHASING [...] (C) Summary. The Legislative Yuan Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee froze nearly USD 200 million from the 2010 defense budget, most of which would buy U.S. weapons in the procurement pipeline or on Taiwan's &wish list.8 A well-placed legislative staff member said the freeze was a result o [...]	2009-11-10 06:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW CH
09TAIPEI1341	FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SUFFERS SETBACKS IN [...] () Summary: Former President Chen Shui-bian has suffered several legal setbacks since receiving a guilty verdict and life sentence in the first stage of his corruption trial. Taiwan's constitutional court rejected Chen's argument to dismiss the case because of legal irregulaties. His upcoming [...]	2009-11-12 05:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV TW
09TAIPEI1350	U.S. BEEF IMPORTS NOT A MAJOR ISSUE IN YEAR-END [...] (C) Summary: During recent reporting trips to three counties in north and central Taiwan, PolOffs found little evidence the controversy over expanded imports of U.S. beef would be a major issue in upcoming local elections. Although the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and even so [...]	2009-11-13 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL ETRD TW
09TAIPEI1368	TAIWAN'S HUGE HAKKA POPULATION MUCH SOUGHT AFTER [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's political narrative long has centered on relations between mainland Chinese who fled here with the Kuomintang (KMT) in the 1940s and the island's Hoklo majority, whose ancestors migrated from southern Fujian province generations earlier. That analysis, however, fails to a [...]	2009-11-17 07:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TW CH
09TAIPEI1383	GREENING TAIWAN, PART II: ELECTRIC VEHICLE [...] (U) Reftel introduced Taiwan's plans to develop a "green technologies" industrial base through a USD 1.5 billion public investment plan, which the authorities hope will attract a further USD 6.25 billion in domestic and foreign investment over the next five years, create 110,000 new jobs, and [...]	2009-11-20 10:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY TSPL TW XE
09TAIPEI1398	ACADEMIC TALKS SET MILESTONE IN CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: A November 13-14 conference in Taipei on cross-Strait relations marked a milestone in PRC-Taiwan political discussions. The PRC delegation, which included distinguished academics and retired senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers, was the highest-profile group from the M [...]	2009-11-25 04:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PM PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI140	KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) Summary. Although the global economic environment would make 2009 a tough year for Taiwan's ruling party, the KMT was in relatively good shape to face the electoral challenges ahead, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director during a wide-ranging February 9 dinner. The December race f [...]	2009-02-10 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR WHO CH TW
09TAIPEI1410	AIT CHAIRMAN DISCUSSES U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, BEEF [...] (C) Summary: President Obama strongly reaffirmed U.S. policy on Taiwan during his recent trip to China, AIT Chairman Ray Burghardt told ruling Kuomintang (KMT) officials and opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)leaders during his November 22-25 visit to Taipei. Taiwan officials urged [...]	2009-11-30 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ETRD EAGR TW CH
09TAIPEI1412	PRESIDENT MA, OPPOSITION PARTY SEEK POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Both President Ma Ying-jeou and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) view the December 5 elections for county magistrates, city mayors and local council members as crucial to resurrecting their battered political fortunes. Ma has been racing around the island to cam [...]	2009-12-02 08:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	TW PGOV
09TAIPEI1418	BRIEFING TAIWAN ON THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON [...] (C) The Director briefed National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi on the contents of reftel during a December 1 conversation. The United States would commit significant new additional civilian and military resources to the region, but this would not be an open-ended commitment, the [...]	2009-12-02 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PK TW
09TAIPEI1419	YILAN COUNTY KEY BATTLEGROUND IN YEAR-END TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: The Yilan County magistrate race has emerged as the key battleground in the Dec. 5 elections for 17 city mayors and county magistrates. President Ma Ying-jeou has campaigned repeatedly for the Kuomintang (KMT) incumbent, who is facing a strong challenge from the opposition Democr [...]	2009-12-03 03:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL TW
09TAIPEI1420	CLARIFYING U.S. POLICY ON TAIWAN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan has one of the world's largest fishing industries, and already plays an active role in various regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs). Taiwan's participation in these RFMOs helps meet U.S. conservation and economic interests, as would its participation in new [...]	2009-12-03 07:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIS PGOV PREL PHSA SENV CH TW XB
09TAIPEI1422	AIT DIRECTOR AND INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSS LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 3 introductory meeting with the Director, Interior Minister Jiang Yi-huah reaffirmed Taiwan's commitment to continued close cooperation with the United States on border security and anti-human trafficking issues. Jiang also said he hoped for progress on entering the [...]	2009-12-03 09:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1424	PRESIDENT MA, OPPOSITION PARTY SEEK POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Both President Ma Ying-jeou and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) view the December 5 elections for county magistrates, city mayors and local council members as crucial to resurrecting their battered political fortunes. Ma has been racing around the island to cam [...]	2009-12-03 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TW CH PREL
09TAIPEI1435	TAIWAN SEEKS U.S. HELP WITH WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan is seeking U.S. assistance in its efforts to participate as an observer at the January 18-23 World Health Organization Executive Board (WHO EB) meeting and to contribute 500,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine via the WHO. As a first step, Taiwan hopes the U.S. Mission in Geneva can [...]	2009-12-07 09:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL WHO
09TAIPEI1437	LOCAL ELECTIONS A SETBACK FOR PRESIDENT MA [...] (C) Summary: The results of December 5 elections for 17 city mayors and county magistrates were a political setback for President Ma Ying-jeou and could have implications for his controversial opening to China. In capturing nearly as many votes as Ma's ruling Kuomintang (KMT),the opposition D [...]	2009-12-07 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CH TW
09TAIPEI1450	SENIOR OPPOSITION ADVISOR SLAPPED WITH CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: Bikhim Hsiao, international affairs director for the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),has become the latest party figure accused of being entangled in the corruption investigation of former President Chen Shui-bian. A shocked Hsiao confirmed to PolOff on December 9 [...]	2009-12-09 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TW
09TAIPEI1453	TAIWAN'S GHG REDUCTION STRATEGY FACES CARBON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan is one of the world's largest per capita emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG). Officials, academics, and civil society have found common cause in the idea of creating a "low-carbon society" in Taiwan, motivated by political, economic, and disaster mitigation goals. The cen [...]	2009-12-09 22:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE
09TAIPEI1457	DIRECTOR URGES TAIPEI MAYOR TO END ANTI-U.S. BEEF [...] (C) Summary: AIT Director Stanton on December 10 urged Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin to end the city's campaign against sales of U.S. beef offal and ground beef, which were permitted under a recently signed U.S.-Taiwan protocol. The Director reiterated that U.S. beef was safe to consume and that t [...]	2009-12-10 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR ETRD TW
09TAIPEI1484	TAIWAN CONFIRMS SETBACKS ON WHO VACCINE, EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Section Chief Jonathan Sun confirmed the information contained in ref, telling AIT Pol Chief on December 14 that the WHO would not accept a contribution of 500,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine because Taiwan was not &pre-qualified8 to donate [...]	2009-12-14 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL WHO TW CH
09TAIPEI1492	WU CHIH-YANG POSSIBLE KMT UP AND COMER [...] (C) Summary. Among the winners in the Dec. 5 local elections for city mayors and county magistrates, Wu Chih-yang is garnering particular attention as an up-and-comer in the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party. The scion of KMT royalty, Wu is the third generation of his family to be elected magistr [...]	2009-12-15 07:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV TW
09TAIPEI1499	PRESIDENT MA UNSHEATHS THE "POCKETKNIFE" IN BID TO [...] (C) Summary: King Pu-tsung, a longtime trusted ally of President Ma Ying-jeou, returned to Taiwan from the Brookings Institution on December 16 to assume the post of Secretary General of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party. The hurried recall of King indicated Ma's deep concern after the KMT's p [...]	2009-12-17 06:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TW
09TAIPEI1502	KMT TO HOLD COURSE ON CROSS-STRAITS POLICY [...] (C) Summary: The senior Kuomintang (KMT) official on cross-Strait policy told the Deputy Director (DDIR) on December 16 that the party's setback in local elections earlier this month would not lead to substantive changes in President Ma Ying-jeou's opening to China. Chang Jung-kung said he b [...]	2009-12-17 09:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV TW CH
09TAIPEI1509	LATEST TAIWAN THINKING ON ICAO, WHO PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan believes that meaningful participation in ICAO would include observing its decision-making bodies and technical meetings, participating in mechanisms such as the Public Key Directory (PKD),and being able to contact ICAO and its Asia Pacific (APAC) office directly, according [...]	2009-12-18 05:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL WHO TW
09TAIPEI1511	DPP PROTESTS PLANNED AHEAD OF CROSS-STRAITS TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan,s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) hopes to attract 100,000 people to a December 20 protest of cross-Strait talks that opens two days later in Taichung City. Smaller protests are likely to greet the lead Chinese negotiator when he arrives the following day and to continu [...]	2009-12-18 05:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TW CH
09TAIPEI1521	CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN RESTORES DPP CONFIDENCE, GAINS [...] (SBU) Summary: Tsai Ing-wen is enjoying her highest level of support since becoming Democratic Progressive Party Chair in May 2008. The crowd at the December 20 DPP rally against President Ma Ying-jeou's cross-Strait policy rousingly welcomed Tsai to the stage, a marked contrast to the lukewar [...]	2009-12-23 06:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TW CH PREL
09TAIPEI183	DPP CHAIRPERSON TSAI ING-WEN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on February 17 that she was concerned about the lack of transparency in the KMT government's dealings with Beijing on WHA and a possible Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA). Tsai worried that President Ma, anxious to [...]	2009-02-18 11:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI194	LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary. Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on February 18 that Taiwan will continue to take a cautious approach to cross-Strait relations, ensuring that its fundamental security and sovereignty are not threatened. While agreeing on the need for dialogue betwee [...]	2009-02-19 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD CH TW
09TAIPEI197	FM OU ON BILATERAL RELATIONS, TRA ANNIVERSARY [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Ou assured the Director on February 18 that the Foreign Ministry will keep AIT fully abreast of its planning for events related to the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and said no events are being planned on or around April 3, the anniversary of [...]	2009-02-20 09:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AMGT ABLD CVIS CH TW
09TAIPEI201	KMT AND DPP BRACE FOR UPCOMING ELECTION CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: Currently enjoying a dominant position in Taiwan politics, the ruling KMT is expected to do well in two legislative by-elections in March. In early December, however, the Ma Ying-jeou administration will face a much tougher "mid-term exam" when elections are held for county magi [...]	2009-02-20 10:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI209	NSC DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL ON ARMS SALES, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's arms sale requests, including those approved but not yet notified and those pending U.S. approval are an essential part of the Ma Administration,s defense and cross-Strait strategies, NSC Deputy Secretary General Ho Sze-yin told the Acting Director February 24. NSC Secre [...]	2009-02-24 10:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ETRD MARR PGOV PREL EAID WHO TW
09TAIPEI223	NO LACK OF DRAMA IN FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN [...] (C) Summary: Former President Chen Shui-bian used pre-trial hearings this week to attack the credibility of several prosecutors, to plea for release from detention, and to claim he was being unfairly singled out for political reasons. As expected, Chen pleaded not guilty on all corruption-rel [...]	2009-02-27 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI228	KMT VICE CHAIRMAN WU DEN-YIH DISCUSSES ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Ruling KMT Vice Chairman Wu Den-yih told the Acting Director on February 25 his party cannot take lightly two upcoming legislative by-elections in Blue-majority Miaoli County (March 14) and Taipei City (March 28),given public dissatisfaction with the government over the economic [...]	2009-03-02 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI238	NSC OFFICIAL LEE HAI-TUNG ON DEFENSE REVIEWS, ARMS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's arms requests, including those approved, but not yet notified and those pending U.S. approval, are an essential part of the Ma Administration's defense and cross-Strait strategies, NSC Deputy Secretary General Lee Hai-Tung told the Acting Director on March 2. Lee identi [...]	2009-03-04 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH TW
09TAIPEI241	MAC CHAIRWOMAN HINTS AT EARLY MAY SEF-ARATS MEETING [...] (C) Taiwan,s legislative calendar may mean the next SEF-ARATS talks could be scheduled for early May, MAC Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan told the Director March 4. The Legislative Yuan will need to approve agreements that require a change in law to take force, though the government does not envisio [...]	2009-03-05 08:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON TW CH
09TAIPEI254	PRESIDENT MA ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES AND U.S. [...] (C). Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou discussed bilateral relations, cross-Strait ties and Taiwan's domestic situation during a cordial one-hour meeting March 6. The President expressed confidence with the pace and direction of relations with China, noting that U.S. support for the process, in th [...]	2009-03-06 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EAGR ECON ETRD MARR PREL TW WHO
09TAIPEI260	OPPOSITION LEADER ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES AND TAIWAN [...] (C) Taiwan will pay and unacceptably high political and economic cost for President Ma's proposed trade liberalization agreement with China, opposition DPP party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen predicted during a meeting with the Director March 9. Tsai also criticized Ma for his lack of transparency [...]	2009-03-09 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ETRD PGOV ECON TW CH
09TAIPEI276	VFM HSIA ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES, FTA, VWP, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan appreciates U.S. support, including Secretary Clinton's comments concerning its defense needs, Vice Foreign Minister Hsia told the Director during a March 11 meeting. Hsia expressed optimism about the prospects for obtaining WHA observer status, but admitted that he was not [...]	2009-03-12 10:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PREL KJUS WHO TW CH
09TAIPEI280	MIAOLI COUNTY GEARS UP FOR BELLWETHER LEGISLATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Voters in Miaoli County's first district head to the polls on Saturday, March 14 to replace KMT legislator Lee I-ting, whose 2008 election was nullified because of vote buying. The KMT nominee, Lee's wife Chen Luan-ying, is heavily favored to defeat her opponent, a former KMT m [...]	2009-03-13 08:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI289	KMT WORKS TO RALLY SUPPORTERS FOLLOWING SURPRISE [...] (C) Summary: Independent Kang Shih-ju won a narrow upset victory over the KMT's Chen Luan-ying in a by-election in Miaoli County's first legislative district on March 14. The outcome appears to have hinged on local politics and the very thin resume of Chen, who was running as a surrogate for h [...]	2009-03-16 10:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI293	FORMER DPP PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. Despite President Ma,s unpopularity, the opposition DPP will have a hard time in December elections holding the offices it now controls, former Premier and DPP party elder Su Tseng-chang told the Director March 13. Su would not confirm whether he will seek the nod for the Taipei [...]	2009-03-17 10:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI3	TAIWAN PRESIDENT MA OFFERS OPTIMISM ON WHA, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan is likely to make progress on its desire for more meaningful participation in the activities of the WHA and WHO, President Ma Ying-jeou told the Director during a cordial 45-minute meeting December 31. The President promised action in early January on efforts to open full [...]	2009-01-02 08:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV TW CH
09TAIPEI30	TAIWAN DEPUTY NSA OFFERS INITIAL READOUT ON HU [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Ho Sze-yin offered the Deputy Director his preliminary assessment of Hu Jintao,s &six point8 speech on Taiwan. Although the speech repeats many earlier themes and phrases, President Ma is likely to focus on the signs of flexibility it offers. The speech se [...]	2009-01-09 07:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV TW CH
09TAIPEI301	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S MARCH 18 MEETING WITH [...] (C) The Obama administration views progress in cross-Strait relations in very positive terms, visiting AIT Chairman Burghardt told President Ma Ying-jeou during their March 18 meeting. U.S. officials have made clear both publicly and in private with Chinese officials that the United States re [...]	2009-03-19 02:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GPGOV ECON ETRD EAGR MARR WHO CH TW
09TAIPEI304	CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND DPP CHAIR TSAI DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: AIT Chairman Burghardt told DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen on March 18 that the United States is pleased with President Ma Ying-jeou's efforts to improve cross-Strait ties. Tsai cautioned that DPP supporters are dissatisfied, believing Ma is moving too quickly and in a non-transparent w [...]	2009-03-19 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI308	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S MARCH 16 MEETING WITH [...] (C) In a March 16 meeting with Legislative Yuan (LY) President Wang Jin-pyng, AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt underscored U.S. security commitments to Taiwan and urged prompt legislative approval of Taiwan's WTO GPA accession. Wang expressed appreciation for continued U.S. support for Taiwan's [...]	2009-03-19 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON CH TW
09TAIPEI314	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S MARCH 18 MEETING WITH MAC [...] (C) Chairman Burghardt opened his March 18 meeting with Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) by expressing the good will of the incoming Obama administration and emphasizing U.S. support and satisfaction with the pace and substance of cross-Strait talks. MAC,s ultimate goal and responsibility is to [...]	2009-03-20 09:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PAS

09TAIPEI320	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND FM OU DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Extradition, an FTA and visa waiver are Taiwan's top bilateral priorities, FM Ou told AIT Chairman Burghardt during their March 18 meeting. Although the leadership in Beijing has tacitly accepted Taiwan's diplomatic truce and mutual non-denial, this is not the case at lower lev [...]	2009-03-20 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH ES PM
09TAIPEI339	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, at a date to be determined. North American Affairs Division Director General Harry Tseng would lead Taiwan's delegation, at least for the first of what MOFA envisions to [...]	2009-03-25 09:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI341	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, at a date to be determined. North American Affairs Division Director General Harry Tseng would lead Taiwan's delegation, at least for the first of what MOFA envisions to [...]	2009-03-25 09:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI342	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing holding U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, notionally in May or June, with Taiwan's delegation led by a Vice Foreign Minister. A key MOFA goal for the talks, which it envisions as an annual event, would be [...]	2009-03-25 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI343	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing holding U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, notionally in May or June, with Taiwan's delegation led by a Vice Foreign Minister. A key MOFA goal for the talks, which it envisions as an annual event, would be [...]	2009-03-25 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI344	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing holding U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, notionally in May or June, with Taiwan's delegation led by a Vice Foreign Minister. A key MOFA goal for the talks, which it envisions as an annual event, would be [...]	2009-03-25 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI349	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, at a date to be determined. North American Affairs Division Director General Harry Tseng would lead Taiwan's delegation, at least for the first of what MOFA envisions to [...]	2009-03-26 05:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI352	SUBSTANTIVE TRIAL OF FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Following two months of pretrial hearings, the Taipei District Court opened the substantive portion of former President Chen Shui-bian's trial on March 26. On the first day, the court heard testimony accusing Chen of accepting bribes in connection with the Lungtan land deal, on [...]	2009-03-26 10:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI356	KMT TO FACE NEXT TEST IN TAIPEI LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: KMT candidate Chiang Nai-shin is expected to win Saturday's by-election in the Blue-majority Da'an District in Taipei City, though the KMT isn't taking any chances. DPP candidate Chou Po-ya has a slight chance if pan-Blue independent Yao Li-ming unexpectedly succeeds in siphoning [...]	2009-03-27 09:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI367	KMT WINS BY-ELECTION IN TAIPEI BUT WITH [...] (C) Summary: The ruling KMT's Chiang Nai-hsin won the March 28 legislative by-election in Taipei's Da'an District by a relatively slim 10 percentage margin over the DPP's Chou Po-ya. KMT leaders welcomed the victory but promised to reflect over the party's substandard performance in one of th [...]	2009-03-30 10:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI377	THE DIRECTOR'S MARCH 31 MEETING WITH PREMIER LIU [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a March 31 meeting with the Director, Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said opening Taiwan's market to the full range of U.S. beef imports is only a matter of timing. He predicted the opening could take place as early as May or early June. The Premier saw no obstacles to Legislative Yu [...]	2009-04-01 07:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ETRD EAGR PREL CVIS KIPR TW
09TAIPEI382	FRANK HSIEH TO URGE FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN [...] (C) Summary: Former Premier and presidential candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director on April 1 that he would use his radio program later in the day to strongly urge former Chen Shui-bian to stop interfering in DPP politics. The party desperately needs to distance itself from the former pres [...]	2009-04-01 10:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI39	TAIWAN NSC ON PIRATES, BEEF, HU JINTAO SPEECH AND [...] (C) Summary. This is an action request; please see paragraph 11. During a January 12 meeting with Director Young, NSC Secretary General Su Chi told us Taiwan is not seriously considering sending naval vessels to the Gulf of Aden to protect its merchant ships. This was more a PR effort follo [...]	2009-01-12 11:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ECON ETRD EAGR TW CH
09TAIPEI40	FORMER PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON DPP POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: Many supporters are urging him to run for county magistrate, either in Taipei County or another district in the December local elections, former Premier Su Tseng-chang told the Director. Meanwhile, other DPP partisans were advising him to avoid local politics and keep his sights [...]	2009-01-12 11:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI430	KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON DECEMBER LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director on April 8 that dissatisfied voters had sent a message to President Ma and the KMT in two recent legislative by-elections, where the party did not do as well as in 2008. Nonetheless, Wu did not expect the city and county elections in D [...]	2009-04-08 10:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI433	CROSS-STRAIT POLICY UNDER PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU [...] (C) Ma Ying-jeou is the central player in a vigorous, if at times poorly coordinated, effort to reshape Taiwan,s ties with China. While his approach to cross-Strait issues represents a dramatic shift from that of his predecessor, it is evolutionary rather than revolutionary. Ma will focus on [...]	2009-04-09 07:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR ECON WHO TW CH US
09TAIPEI438	OPPOSITION DPP FACES DIFFICULT CHALLENGES IN [...] (C) Summary: The opposition DPP hopes to begin a comeback in key year-end local elections, but faces difficulties stemming from former President Chen's corruption trial, friction in the candidate nomination process, and a shortage of campaign funds. Too many politicians want to run in the Gre [...]	2009-04-09 10:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI462	DPP LEGISLATOR TRONG CHAI ON PARTY POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: Opposition DPP legislator Trong Chai (Tsai Tung-jung) told the Director on April 13 that he was "not too optimistic" about his party's chances in the December local elections. Chai assessed the DPP would have a hard time retaining the six city and county magistrate seats it curre [...]	2009-04-15 02:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI467	GOVERNMENT TIGHT-LIPPED AS RUMORS OF WHA OBSERVER [...] (C) Despite widespread media speculation, Taiwan officials have been tight-lipped, both publicly and in private, about possible talks with China on Taipei's bid for WHA observer status. Although there are a number of sensitive political issues to be resolved, public statements by President M [...]	2009-04-15 10:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV WHO TW CH
09TAIPEI480	MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL CHAIRWOMAN LAI SHIN-YUAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 22 meeting with the Director, Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan said the April 25-26 third round of cross-Strait talks in Nanjing will result in agreements on anti-crime and financial cooperation and scheduled passenger flights, as well as a joint statem [...]	2009-04-22 10:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN EAIR TW CH
09TAIPEI486	FORMER FM CHIEN ON BOAO FORUM: BEIJING WANTS MA TO [...] (C) In an April 22 meeting with the Director, former Foreign Minister Fredrick Chien said he was received warmly by PRC Premier Wen Jiabao at last week's Boao Forum, and also had two long private meetings with Wang Yi, Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO). Chien, who claimed he was no [...]	2009-04-23 10:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW
09TAIPEI488	DPP CHAIR ON U.S. TRIP, TAIWAN POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: Opposition DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director during an April 23 meeting that the main purpose of her visit to the United States in early May was to "touch base with" supporters. DPP International Affairs Director Bikhim Hsiao added that fundraising was another important tr [...]	2009-04-24 07:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI49	TAIPEI MAYOR HAU LUNG-BIN ON POLITICAL AND [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on January 12, Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin maintained that KMT party-government relations are smooth but admitted that President Ma and his core advisors have on occasion not communicated well with the KMT legislative caucus prior to controversial dec [...]	2009-01-13 10:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
09TAIPEI494	TAIWAN PREPARED FOR CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING [...] (C) Summary. According to Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF),the April 25-26 talks in Nanjing between SEF and its counterpart, the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),will produce three agreements on cross-Strait flights, liberalization of the financial [...]	2009-04-24 08:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI505	NEW DPP SECRETARY GENERAL WU NAI-JEN DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. New DPP Secretary General Wu Nai-jen and the Director discussed the party's prospects for the December local elections and cross-Strait developments during an April 27 meeting at DPP headquarters. Wu, a senior DPP campaign strategist, characterized the December elections as "very [...]	2009-04-28 09:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI510	TAIWAN ANNOUNCES BREAKTHROUGH AGREEMENT ON WHA [...] (C) Based on an April 28 personal invitation from WHO Director General Margaret Chan, Taiwan Health Minister Yeh Ching-chuan will lead a delegation to observe the May World Health Assembly meeting, VFM Andrew Hsia told the Director during an April 29 meeting. The invitation is the result of T [...]	2009-04-29 10:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV WHO TW CH
09TAIPEI514	TAIWAN AVIATION INDUSTRY HAS MUTED REACTION TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The response in Taiwan to the agreement on passenger and cargo flights signed on April 26 in Nanjing (Reftel) has been mainly positive. Most industry representatives applaud the increase in the number of flights and more destinations. Some, however, question why only certain [...]	2009-04-30 09:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI516	PRESIDENTIAL CONFIDANTE ON CROSS-STRAIT MOMENTUM, [...] (C) The announcement that Taiwan will take part in this year's WHA meeting is part of President Ma's larger effort to create momentum behind cross-Strait engagement, Taoyuan county magistrate and presidential confidante Eric Chu told the Director during an April 29 meeting. This momentum will [...]	2009-04-30 10:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TW WHO CH
09TAIPEI517	LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON WHA, [...] (C) Summary: Although recent progress in cross-Strait relations is generally positive, the pace of detente and the content of agreements like those recently signed in Nanjing need to take better account of Taiwan's sovereignty, security considerations, and the interests of the Taiwan people, L [...]	2009-04-30 10:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI518	STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN P.K. CHIANG [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang told the Director on April 30 that President Ma Ying-jeou had hoped to put the proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) on the agenda for the next round of cross-Strait talks later this year. However, during t [...]	2009-04-30 10:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
09TAIPEI529	TRYING TIMES FOR DPP CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN [...] (C) Summary: Tsai Ing-wen continues efforts to overcome challenges and revitalize Taiwan's major opposition party as she nears her first anniversary as DPP Chairperson. Tsai's moderate and cautious approach has drawn criticism from some DPP supporters who want the party to take a more confron [...]	2009-05-01 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
09TAIPEI537	TAIWAN OFFICIAL ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING [...] (C) Summary. On May 1, Vice Chairman Fu Don-cheng of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC),provided an overview of the April 25-26 talks between the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS). He characterized the aviation ag [...]	2009-05-04 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI539	MOFA ISSUE-BY-ISSUE REVIEW OF BILATERAL TIES [...] (C) MOFA North American Affairs Division Deputy Director General Michael Hsu covered the range of bilateral issues during an April 30 meeting with visiting EAP/TC Deputy Director Deena Parker. MOFA wants to improve the security of Taiwan's passport, Hsu said, but worries that the new procedur [...]	2009-05-05 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON CVIS TW
09TAIPEI543	STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION (SEF) CHAIRMAN P. K. [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang tendered his resignation to President Ma Ying-jeou on May 4, citing his age (76) and physical condition. On May 6, Ma expressed his strong hope that Chiang would stay on and told the media he had rejected Chiang's resignat [...]	2009-05-06 11:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI559	PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU ON WHA, JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on May 7 that Taiwan plans to focus on participation in WHA and WHO activities for the present and not push to join other international organizations. Taiwan will proceed cautiously because Beijing is worried the WHA observership breakthro [...]	2009-05-08 11:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR CH TW
09TAIPEI570	TAIWAN HOPES CROSS-STRAIT LEGAL COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: The Cross-Strait Joint Crime-Fighting and Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement (cross-Strait MLAA) signed in Nanjing on April 26 (See ref B for text of agreement),is intended to expand and regularize the judicial cooperation already enjoyed on a case-by-case basis under the 1990 Kinm [...]	2009-05-12 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRIM KJUS PGOV CH TW
09TAIPEI571	FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN TO REMAIN IN [...] (C) Summary: Former President Chen Shui-bian's detention was extended for another two months (May 26 - July 25) by the Taipei District Court on May 11. The decision came after a distraught Chen appeared in court on May 7 to appeal emotionally for his release from detention. Complaining to t [...]	2009-05-12 10:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI578	TAIPEI MAYOR HAU ON NEW OFFICE COMPOUND, DPP [...] (C) Summary. Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin (KMT) accepted the Director's invitation to attend AIT's New Office Compound (NOC) site dedication ceremony on June 22. Hau also indicated that his staff had approached the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) about acquiring the plot of land adjacent to t [...]	2009-05-13 09:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ABLD PREL PGOV EAIR TW CH
09TAIPEI579	DEEP GREEN LEADERS FRET OVER CROSS-STRAIT AND [...] (C) Summary: At a dinner for the Director on May 12 hosted by DPP Legislator Trong Chai, a group of Deep Green leaders registered their concerns about President Ma "selling out" Taiwan to the PRC. Trong Chai expressed hope the U.S. would take a more balanced approach to Taiwan politics and n [...]	2009-05-13 10:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI589	DPP AND PRO-GREEN GROUPS PLAN MAY 17 RALLY AGAINST [...] (SBU) Summary: The DPP and pro-Green organizations are gearing up for demonstrations in Taipei and Kaohsiung on Sunday, May 17, timed to coincide approximately with President Ma Ying-jeou,s first anniversary in office (May 20). After the demonstration in Taipei in front of the Presidential Of [...]	2009-05-15 11:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI590	MAC CHAIR ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS AND OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary. Cross-Strait talks continue to be successful, Mainland Affairs Council Chair Lai Shin-yuan stressed to the Director on May 14, and she dismissed opposition criticisms as baseless. Plans to open financial services markets on both sides of the Strait, along with investment oppor [...]	2009-05-15 23:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI594	OPPOSITION DPP AND PRO-GREEN ALLIES STAGE LARGE [...] (SBU) Summary: The DPP and pro-Green organizations held large demonstrations in Taipei and Kaohsiung on May 17 to protest the cross-Strait and other policies of President Ma Ying-jeou, who is just completing his first year in office (ref A). Both venues attracted large turnouts, although est [...]	2009-05-18 09:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI605	FORMER PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG DISCUSSES DPP [...] (C) Summary: The May 17-18 demonstrations against President Ma Ying-jeou and his policies were "satisfactory,"former Premier and opposition DPP heavyweight Su Tseng-chang told the Director during a May 19 meeting. The DPP-organized demonstrations gave a boost to Tsai Ing-wen, but the DPP Ch [...]	2009-05-19 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI606	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER SAYS ECONOMY IMPROVING [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 18 meeting with Director Young, Vice Premier Paul Chiu said he believes the worst is over for the economy and expects a turnaround by the end of the year. China's stimulus and other efforts directed towards Taiwan could have some positive effect, he stated. Chiu did not [...]	2009-05-19 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD KPAO OEXC PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI610	TAIWAN RATIFIES TWO UN HUMAN RIGHTS COVENANTS [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou on May 14 signed the instruments of ratification for the U.N. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Local human rights advocates hailed the passage as a [...]	2009-05-20 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS KCRM TW CH
09TAIPEI623	TAIWAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM: RELIABLE BUT ROOM FOR [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's judicial system is fundamentally reliable and independent, say legal scholars, practitioners, and officials, but there is room for reform - as evidenced by the controversy surrounding the prosecutions of former president Chen Shui-bian and other Democratic Progressive Par [...]	2009-05-22 10:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRIM PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI624	PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU RIDING HIGH AFTER FIRST [...] (C) Summary: Independent polling shows public satisfaction with President Ma Ying-jeou's performance has risen from 29 to 39 percent over the past two months. Much of the improvement appears due to the recent rise in the stock market and public expectations of a better economy in the future. [...]	2009-05-22 11:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR MARR PINR US CH TW
09TAIPEI625	DPP CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director she decided to visit former President Chen on May 14 because the "absolutely absurd" court decision to continue Chen's detention had made her "very mad." Tsai said the DPP's May 17-18 protest demonstration against Ma administration polici [...]	2009-05-22 12:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI637	SENIOR KMT OFFICIALS ON BILATERAL TIES, DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Director on May 26, Taoyuan County Magistrate Eric Chu and Taichung Mayor Jason Hu said PRC Taiwan Affairs Office Director Wang Yi had made a special effort to give them a good impression at the recent Fujian Cross-Strait Forum. Also, Wang had been q [...]	2009-06-01 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR HK CH TW
09TAIPEI640	KINMEN CIVILIAN OFFICIALS EAGER FOR CLOSER PRC TIES [...] (C) Summary. Kinmen, a group of small islands held by Taiwan but situated just a few kilometers away from the prosperous Chinese city of Xiamen, stands as a symbol both of the decades-long military confrontation between China and Taiwan as well as of a possible future of closer economic integ [...]	2009-06-02 08:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON TW CH
09TAIPEI650	KMT CHAIRMAN ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS, TAIWAN POLITICS [...] (C) Summary. Chinese President Hu Jintao is committed to step-by-step progress on cross-Strait ties, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director during their June 3 meeting. Wu, just returned from an 8-day trip to China, was optimistic about prospects for reaching a framework trade deal with [...]	2009-06-03 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR CH TW
09TAIPEI651	TAIWAN INTEREST IN EXTRADITION PACT REFLECTS [...] (C) Summary: During his May 27 Los Angeles transit, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou reiterated that signing an extradition agreement is a top priority for Taiwan's relations with the United States. Already, popular dissatisfaction with U.S. inability to return Taiwan fugitives is putting at risk [...]	2009-06-03 09:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM KJUS PGOV CVIS KFRD TW CH
09TAIPEI659	C-AL9-00948: TAIWAN ESTABLISHES JOINT COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. As part of ongoing efforts to improve economic and trade relations, Taiwan announced the formation of a new Taiwan-Hong Kong cooperation mechanism after a June 5 meeting between Hong Kong Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam and Mainland Affairs Council Vi [...]	2009-06-05 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PINR TW HK CH
09TAIPEI670	STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION (SEF) CHAIRMAN P. K. [...] (C) Summary. Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang confirmed he will be in China between June 16-21, with plans to meet Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin to initiate preliminary talks on the timing and agenda for the next round [...]	2009-06-08 10:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL TW EINV ETRD PGOV
09TAIPEI671	KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan told the Director on June 5 that he viewed PRC President Hu Jintao as more capable and much more flexible on cross-Strait policy than his predecessor Jiang Zemin. Lien thought cross-Strait discussions on an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement [...]	2009-06-08 10:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON MARR CH TW
09TAIPEI673	MOFA: PRC PRESSURES UN SECURITY OFFICE TO REFUSE [...] (C) Summary. At China's urging, the United Nations security office recently formalized a policy of not accepting documents issued by Taiwan for identification purposes, according to Taiwan MOFA International Organizations Division Director General Paul Chang. This is despite comments by Chin [...]	2009-06-09 06:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR UN TW CH
09TAIPEI683	PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU TO RESUME KMT CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (U) President Ma Ying-jeou and KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung held a joint press conference on June 10 to announce that Ma will run, and Wu will not, in the upcoming party chairman election. Ma said he made the decision to run for chairman not to expand his power, but to bear full responsibility, [...]	2009-06-10 11:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI713	TAIWAN VISIT OF PRC OFFICIAL LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (C) The KMT announced on June 10 that the fifth round of the Cross-Strait Economic and Cultural Forum (aka the KMT-CCP Forum )will be held in Changsha on July 10-11. Senior officials of the KMT's National Policy Foundation (NPF) and Zheng Lizhong, Deputy Director of the PRC's Taiwan Affairs Of [...]	2009-06-16 07:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD TW CH
09TAIPEI718	TAIWAN TIP REPORT DELIVERED [...] (C) On June 16, AIT Pol Chief delivered the Taiwan TIP Report narrative to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General of North American Affairs Harry Tseng. Tseng expressed particular interest in whether there were any significant changes compared to last year's report and whether Taiwan's [...]	2009-06-17 06:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN KCRM ELAB PHUM PGOV KPAO SMIG TW
09TAIPEI725	DIRECTOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON MAINLAND AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: During the Director's farewell call on June 16, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairperson Lai Shin-yuan noted Taiwan's hope to expand meaningful participation in WHO activities and other functional international organizations following its success in becoming an observer at the r [...]	2009-06-17 10:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAIR CH TW
09TAIPEI754	DIRECTOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON DPP CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN [...] (C) Summary. The opposition DPP will issue a call for fairness in Taiwan's judicial system and for former President Chen Shui-bian's immediate release from detention, party Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director during his June 22 farewell call. The party's proposed referendum on a planned Econ [...]	2009-06-23 09:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI759	PROPOSED DATES FOR TAIWAN POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) inquired earlier this month about Washington's views on its proposal to hold U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington. MOFA offered August 31 - September 2 as its preferred window for the meeting. MOFA again stressed that t [...]	2009-06-24 08:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI778	THE DIRECTOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT MA [...] (C) Summary. The United States does not agree with the PRC view that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are out of step with improving cross-Strait ties, the Director told Ma Ying-jeou during his June 25 farewell call on the President. Taiwan arms purchases are intended solely to replace older systems [...]	2009-06-26 10:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR TW CH
09TAIPEI781	MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATION LOWERS STAKES FOR BOTH [...] (C) Summary. On June 23, a Ministry of Interior panel endorsed proposals to elevate Taipei County to a special municipality, to upgrade and merge Taichung City and County into a special municipality, and to merge Kaohsiung County into Kaohsiung City, which is already a special municipality. [...]	2009-06-29 03:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
09TAIPEI790	THE DIRECTOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Improvements in Taiwan-China relations have come at the expense of Taiwan's traditionally close relations with the United States and other partners, and of the island's long-term viability as a sovereign state, Lee Teng-hui warned the Director during his June 26 farewell call on t [...]	2009-06-30 08:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW CH JA
09TAIPEI847	COURT SLAPS FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN WITH TWO MORE [...] (C) Summary. The Taipei District Court ruled on July 13 to extend former President Chen Shui-bian's detention period by two additional months. This marks the third time that the Court has extended Chen's detention. Chen, who was previously scheduled to be released on July 25, now is slated [...]	2009-07-14 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW PREL KJUS
09TAIPEI854	TAIWAN DISASTER REDUCTION CENTER EXPECTS MORE [...] (SBU) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan's National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) expects to broaden an already solid base of international cooperation in the future, including with its counterpart agency i [...]	2009-07-15 23:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ECON ETRD SENV TPHY TSPL APEC TW XE
09TAIPEI896	DPP EXPELS MEMBERS FOR ATTENDING KMT-CCP FORUM [...] (C) Summary. The DPP expelled former legislator Hsu Jung-shu and former Council of Agriculture head Fan Chen-tzung from the party on July 27 for ignoring a party ban and attending the KMT-CCP Fifth Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum in China. The DPP's stern stance demonstrates [...]	2009-07-27 08:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI903	DPP CHAIR TSAI ON KMT CHAIRMAN-ELECT MA, CHINA [...] (C) Summary. DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen dismissed the idea of having a dialogue with President Ma Ying-jeou once he assumes the KMT chairmanship. Ma's overtures to meet with her were not genuine, Tsai told the Acting Director in a July 28 meeting. Although concerned about Ma's perceived pro-un [...]	2009-07-28 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI904	MA YING-JEOU, HU JINTAO EXCHANGE LETTERS THROUGH [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou, elected Kuomintang (KMT) Party Chairman on July 26, received a congratulatory letter the same day from Hu Jintao, in his capacity as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Ma sent a reply the following day thanking Hu for his message and c [...]	2009-07-28 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI913	DPP CHAIR TSAI HOLDING STEADY BUT HURDLES REMAIN [...] (C) Summary. DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen appears to have a firm handle on party politics this summer, partly due to initiatives on a referendum on President Ma's proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China and on judicial fairness. Tackling these projects that appeal to broad se [...]	2009-07-30 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI914	DPP CHAIR TSAI HOLDING STEADY BUT HURDLES REMAIN [...] (C) Summary. DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen appears to have a firm handle on party politics this summer, partly due to initiatives on a referendum on President Ma's proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China and on judicial fairness. Tackling these projects that appeal to broad se [...]	2009-07-30 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI915	MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL CHAIR LAI ON U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan told ADIR in a July 28 meeting that the overall message she received from U.S. officials and academics on her recent visit was support for Ma's cross-Strait policy and a strengthened U.S.-Taiwan relationship. Lai said, despi [...]	2009-07-30 10:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI926	PRESIDENT MA, CHAIRMAN MA: THE EFFECT OF MA'S [...] (C) Summary. As expected, President Ma Ying-jeou was elected Chairman of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party in a July 26 election in which Ma was the lone candidate (reftel). Ma's decision to assume the Chairmanship reflects his pragmatic assessment of the need to exercise greater control over [...]	2009-08-03 09:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW CH
09TAIPEI937	TAIWAN EXPRESSES INTEREST IN GLOBAL FORUM TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Taiwan's high-tech electronics industries annually produce millions of CO2-equivalent tons of greenhouse gases (GHG). Despite successful voluntary GHG emission reduction programs, more action will be required under the likely implementation of a GHG emissions cap now under revie [...]	2009-08-05 06:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	TW XE ENRG OIIP TRGY TSPL SENV
09TAIPEI939	THE KMT-CCP CROSS-STRAIT FORUM UNDER CHAIRMAN MA [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou, who was uncontested in the July 26 election for Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT),is likely to continue the KMT-CCP Cross-Strait Forum. The event, which held its fifth meeting July 11-12 in Changsha, Hunan, on educational, cultural, and social issues, has [...]	2009-08-06 02:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI941	REPRESENTATIVE GINGREY'S MEETING WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan must be confident in its security and its relations with the United States if it is to continue to pursue its goal of reducing cross-Strait tensions, President Ma Ying-jeou told visiting Congressman Phil Gingrey during an August 6 meeting. Specifically, Ma urged the United [...]	2009-08-06 07:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL ETRD ECON CVIS TW CH
09TAIPEI964	RECOMMENDATION FOR FOREIGN POLICY REFUSAL OF VISA [...] (C) Summary. AIT recommends that the visa application for Chen You-hao (among the ten "Most Wanted" criminal fugitives in Taiwan) be denied on the basis of foreign policy considerations. Visa issuance would seriously undermine U.S. law enforcement cooperation with Taiwan and, further, could a [...]	2009-08-11 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS KFRD KJUS PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI966	DEATH TOLL FROM TYPHOON MORAKOT RISES, RESCUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The death toll and damages caused by Typhoon Morakot continue to rise as rescue workers fan out across central and southern Taiwan to ascertain the typhoon's full impact. Penetration into remote areas by rescuers, including members of the Ministry of National Defense's "speci [...]	2009-08-11 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI973	VISIT OF REPRESENTATIVE PHIL GINGREY TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. During the weather-shortened visit to Taiwan by Representative Phil Gingrey, Taiwan officials expressed appreciation for the U.S. and Congressional Taiwan Caucus role in ensuring peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits and stressed the importance of continued arms sales and a U [...]	2009-08-12 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH CVIS ECON ETRD MARR MCAP OVIP PREL TW MASS
09TALLINN110	Estonia Hopeful but Expects Little from Baltic [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Estonia (GOE) and Eesti Energia are hopeful the discussions at the April 27 Baltic Prime Ministers' Council will be positive, but they don't expect concrete results this weekend. Eesti Energia feels the new Lithuanian government does not grasp the complexity of [...]	2009-04-24 14:21:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG KGHG RU LH LG EN
09TALLINN125	SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PM ANSIP'S U.S. VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Andrus Ansip will visit Washington and New York May 12-15. Estonia's longest- sitting Prime Minister is ardently pro-American, a leading advocate for Estonia's military engagements abroad and the face of Estonian fiscal restraint. In his meetings, the Prime Minist [...]	2009-05-08 11:13:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON EN
09TALLINN145	ESTONIA'S PM DIMISSES COALITION PARTNER BUT [...] (C) On May 21, Prime Minister Ansip jettisoned the smallest partner (Social Democrats - SDE) in the ruling coalition after the Government failed to reach agreement on 383 Million EUR (6 billion eeks) in budget cuts. This weekend, Ansip's Reform Party and its remaining coalition partner (Isamaa [...]	2009-05-22 14:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EN
09TALLINN193	Estonia Response to July GAERC Topics [...] (U) PolCouns met with Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division on July 22 to discuss reftel GAERC topics. Meius provided the following Estonian positions: 2. (C) Georgia: Meius stated the only possible long-term solution respects Georgia's independence, territo [...]	2009-07-22 14:03:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EN EUN
09TALLINN223	Estonia Likely to Accept Gitmo Detainee(s) [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a meeting with the Estonian Foreign Minister Paet on July 29 in Tallinn, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure, Ambassador Daniel Fried, requested the Estonian government consider receiving detainees currently held at Guantanamo, who the U.S. government cannot return [...]	2009-08-03 14:03:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDRG EN
09TALLINN235	Scenesetter for A/S Gordon's Visit to Estonia [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thank you for coming to Tallinn. Estonians and their government are strongly pro-American, joining us in Afghanistan and other missions abroad from a sense of common values, but also to buttress Estonian security. Estonians very much look to NATO (and the U.S. in particular) to [...]	2009-08-05 12:32:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EN
09TALLINN247	A/S GORDON'S AUGUST 13 VISIT TO ESTONIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first official visit to Tallinn on August 13, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon and Estonian FM Urmas Paet discussed a wide range of issues and agreed there was much the U.S. and Estonia could do together to reinforce democracy in Eastern Eu [...]	2009-08-19 15:50:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EN
09TALLINN253	RECALL 09 TALLINN 253 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 13:00:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EN
09TALLINN255	Estonia Still Committed to Georgia [...] (C) One year after Russia's invasion of Georgia, Estonia remains strongly committed to helping Georgia overcome the aftermath and avoid further hostilities. Estonia is driven both by a desire to share its own successful transformation with other post-Soviet states, and a fear that it too could [...]	2009-08-26 14:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EN GG
09TALLINN259	Estonian Economy Falling, Euro Adoption in Trouble [...] (C) Summary: On August 27, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) predicted the Estonian economy would contract by 14.5 percent in 2009, with positive growth only occurring in 2011. Unemployment will remain above ten percent for at least the next four years. In a meeting the same day with visiting Tre [...]	2009-09-02 14:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ECIN EN
09TALLINN27	ESTONIA CONCLUDES IRAQ MILITARY MISSION BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22 the Government of Estonia (GOE) announced publicly its decision to end its participation in coalition operations in Iraq, bringing to a close five years of cooperation with the U.S. on the ground near Baghdad. The reason: the GOE --after repeated effort and strong s [...]	2009-01-23 14:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ EN
09TALLINN281	Estonians Calm on Missile Defense Announcement [...] (SBU) Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Paul Teesalu, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Division, on September 17. Teesalu said he had been expecting such an announcement, and that he understood the reasoning for changing U.S. missile defense plans. He added that Estonia looks forward t [...]	2009-09-18 13:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL EN
09TALLINN305	Relations with Russia, From Estonia's Russian East [...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ Chief recently visited Narva, in north-eastern Estonia, a city that sits (literally) on the EU's bridge to Russia. Narva is overwhelmingly ethnically and linguistically Russian, yet Emboff found that the city's ties to Russia are few and growing weaker. Students prefer t [...]	2009-10-06 09:58:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EN
09TALLINN309	NATO SYG VISIT TO ESTONIA [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 13, poloff met with Kristel Engman, NATO desk officer in the MFA's Security Policy Division to receive a readout of NATO Secretary General Rasmussen's October 8th visit to Tallinn. The SYG met with President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, Foreign [...]	2009-10-14 13:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MARR NATO EN
09TALLINN311	Estonia:Local Elections Outlook [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 18, Estonians and non-citizen legal residents will cast ballots in local elections for 226 town councils. While the debates outside Tallinn remain focused on local and domestic issues ("it's the economy, stupid") , the race in Tallinn is being trumpeted (by the oppo [...]	2009-10-15 14:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EN
09TALLINN317	Estonian FM Visit to Belarus; Lukashenko Goes On (and On and [...] (C) Summary: Pol Chief met with MFA Desk Officer for Belarus, Moldova, and Central Asia Risto Roos on October 28 for a read-out of Foreign Minister Urmas Paet's October 20 - 21 visit to Minsk. Lukashenko, assuring Paet that Estonia was not his enemy, spent the bulk of their 90-minute meeting lashin [...]	2009-10-30 13:47:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO EN
09TALLINN323	China Interested in Estonian Port [...] (SBU) Chinese Vice Prime Minister Zhang Dejiang and Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun visited Tallinn November 2 - 3. While in Estonia, they met PM Andrus Ansip, President Toomas Ilves, visited the Port of Muuga, attended a business forum, and Zhijun met with FM Urmas Paet. Dejiang and Ansip [...]	2009-11-06 15:00:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON PREL CH EN
09TALLINN325	Estonia Opposes Nord Stream Pipeline CLASSIFIED BY: Marc Nordberg, Political/Economic Chief; REASON: 1.4(B),(D) Classified by Charge Karen Decker for Reasons 1.4 B & D. [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the Nord Stream pipeline will not cross Estonian waters, Estonians are concerned about the pipeline for environmental and security reasons. Estonian MPs argue that they do not oppose Nord Stream, but complained that the pipeline company has failed to answer many questions ab [...]	2009-11-06 15:01:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL SENV RS EN
09TALLINN333	Estonia Likely to Support U.S. NATO Enlargement Strategy [...] (C) Pol Chief delivered reftel points November 13 to MFA Security Policy Director Paul Teesalu. Teesalu said the GOE is still engaged in internal debate on its position towards enlargement for the December ministerial, and thanked the USG for these points which would influence Estonia's thinki [...]	2009-11-13 15:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA EN NUC
09TALLINN335	Estonia: Opposition Dominates Local Elections [...] (U) SUMMARY. The October 18th local elections for 226 town councils throughout Estonia resulted in few surprises, other than a robust turnout of 60.57 percent, considerably higher than the 47.4 percent participating in the last local elections in 2005. The Center Party won a clear majority i [...]	2009-11-16 11:15:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EN

09TALLINN34	ESTONIA'S POST-IRAQ AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22, the Government of Estonia (GOE) concluded formally Estonia's participation in coalition operations in Iraq, after lengthy negotiations between GOE and Government of Iraq (GOI) on the status of Estonian forces failed to produce results. In the days following this d [...]	2009-02-02 12:06:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ EN
09TALLINN345	Deputy PM Ivanov's Non-Visit to Tallinn [...] (SBU) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ivanov visited Tallinn November 19 to watch a basketball game between CSKA Moscow (which the press states Ivanov has long supported) and Estonian team BC Kalev Cramo. MFA contacts said the Estonian MFA learned of the visit just hours in advance. The [...]	2009-11-24 12:37:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS EN
09TALLINN357	Estonia Scenesetter for DAS Quanrud [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thank you for coming to Tallinn. Estonia is strongly supportive of USG policies, joining us in Afghanistan and in other missions abroad to buttress their own security, but also as a result of Estoniabs very real commitment to democracy. Fear of Russian aggression and/or manipul [...]	2009-12-01 07:54:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EN
09TALLINN361	ESTONIA UPBEAT ON VISAGINAS NPP; PROSPECTS FOR A DOMESTIC [...] (C) In separate meetings with Econoff, GOE and Eesti Energia officials expressed their pleasure with the progress Lithuania has made recently on the Visaginas nuclear power plant (NPP) project and emphasized that Estonia was only at the earliest stages of developing its own, alternative, NPP. [...]	2009-12-03 14:47:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL EINV LH EN
09TALLINN371	Estonia: DAS Quanrud Discusses Afghanistan, Russia, the [...] (C) Summary: GOE officials reaffirmed to visiting EUR DAS that Estonia will remain in Afghanistan as long as needed, and is looking for ways to increase its presence. Estonia will contribute an additional trainer to EUPOL and a counter-IED team in Helmand Province, and is considering other opt [...]	2009-12-16 10:30:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MOPS EN
09TALLINN381	Parliamentary President on Afghan Commitment, Russian [...] (C) Summary: In his introductory call on President of the Parliament Ene Ergma on December 14, Ambassador applauded Estonia's contribution in Afghanistan, asked for her views on relations with Russia, and praised Estonia's remarkable economic resilience. Ergma stressed that she fully understand [...]	2009-12-17 12:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EN
09TALLINN383	Estonia's Missing Russian Parties [...] (U) Summary: Even though one-third of Estonia's population is Russian-speaking, Estonia has no strong Russian political parties. The few ethnic Russian parties that have formed have remained on the margins of politics. Instead, largely because it is the only Estonian political party reaching o [...]	2009-12-17 12:48:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI EN
09TALLINN77	ESTONIAN AGENDA FOR 2009 NATO SUMMIT [...] (C) The Government of Estonia (GOE) views the 60th anniversary NATO summit in Strasbourg-Kehl as a significant opportunity to showcase Alliance unity on issues such as Afghanistan and NATO enlargement. Estonia supports a new Strategic Concept and has proposed draft language for the final summ [...]	2009-03-26 11:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS NATO EN
09TALLINN78	ESTONIA ON ECON CRISIS: TRUST THE FREE MARKET [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 24 meeting with Econoff, Ministry of Finance (MOF),Central Bank and MFA officials concurred with most reftel points on the financial crisis, but noted that they do not feel the EU needs to increase the size of its stimulus package. GOE officials question whether the IM [...]	2009-03-26 12:05:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL EN
09TALLINN86	ESTONIA on AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] (C) On March 31, POl/Econ Chief and DATT met with Christian-Marc Liflander, MOD Director for Policy Planning and MOD and Paul Teesalu, MFA Director for Security Policy to discuss the Government of Estonia response to the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review (Ref A) as well as possible deliver [...]	2009-04-01 07:21:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS EAIF NATO PK AF EN
09TALLINN90	ESTONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 5, 9 and 10. 2. (C) MFA Undersecretary Harri Tiido officially informed the Charge on April 2 that the GOE has decided it will 1) deploy an Estonian platoon to Afghanistan for elections security and 2) move forward with plans to fold an Estonian cont [...]	2009-04-03 09:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS EAIF NATO AF EN
09TASHKENT1013	UZBEKISTAN: NEW IOM REGIONAL HEAD OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FORMAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16, poloffs met with regional officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and a prominent Uzbek anti-trafficking NGO to discuss the organization's status. A new IOM regional coordinator will cover all of Central Asia for IOM, and he is confident th [...]	2009-06-18 11:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB KTIP EAID UZ
09TASHKENT1023	UZBEKISTAN: SWISS CONCLUDE DRUG HARM REDUCTION PROJECT AT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Swiss Embassy in Tashkent marked the end of what it saw as a successful six-year drug harm reduction project, which included provision of clean needles and condoms to thousands of drug users in Uzbekistan with the goal of stopping the spread of disease, particularly HIV and [...]	2009-06-19 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KHIV SNAR SZ DEA UZ
09TASHKENT1025	UZBEKISTAN: SANJAR UMAROV'S HEALTH CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE [...] (C) Summary: On June 17, emboffs met with members of the Sunshine Coalition, who reported that their imprisoned leader, Sanjar Umarov, was suffering severe mental illness in prison. On June 18, the Ambassador met with Umarov's son Arslan, who just finished a four-day visit in the prison with [...]	2009-06-19 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1027	UZBEKISTAN: UNICEF MAY SEEK TO DISTANCE ITSELF FROM [...] (C) On June 17, Matthew Taylor, the Public Relations Officer at UNICEF's Uzbekistan office, told poloff that the organization will be "changing tack" to take a harder line in its dealings with the Government of Uzbekistan. Taylor said that a coalition of NGOs, led by Human Rights Watch, [...]	2009-06-19 10:33:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNICEF ELAB PGOV PREL KTIP UZ
09TASHKENT103	UZBEKISTAN ROLLS OUT RED CARPET FOR DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. As part of the continuing effort to establish a Northern Distribution Network (NDN) to support U.S. forces in Afghanistan, a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) delegation visited Tashkent on January 13-15 to look at opportunities for local procurement. Local procurement is something [...]	2009-01-26 00:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID EINV ETRD KCRM SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT108	Medvedev's Visit to Uzbekistan [...] (C) Summary: Official Tashkent is still parsing the January 22-23 visit of Russian President Medvedev. Discussions here with contacts, including the Russian Embassy, have brought several key themes to the fore: -- Regional Water Issues: In a major victory for the Uzbeks in the perennial tug [...]	2009-01-27 14:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ENRG RS UZ
09TASHKENT1095	Uzbekistan: Human Rights Round Table [...] (C) Summary: Local human rights activists and members of the diplomatic corps attended a round table discussion at the Embassy on June 23, 2009. Among the attendees was Elena Urlaeva, who reported she is doing fine after having been roughed last week by hooligans while doing activist wo [...]	2009-06-26 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT110	UZBEKISTAN: INSPECTION OF BORDER CROSSING POINTS IN ANDIJON [...] (C) On January 20, Poloff and Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Assistant traveled to the Ferghana Valley to inspect EXBS and International Naroctics and Law Enforcement (INL) Program-funded equipment provided to the Border Guards of the National Security Service. The equipment [...]	2009-01-28 12:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS ASEC PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1123	Uzbekistan: Post Concerns over GSP-related Proposed Actions [...] (C) As part of the review of Uzbekistan for the Generalized Systems of Preferences (GSP),the Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) have proposed to withdraw or limit GSP benefits if the GOU does not take certain actions related to child labor in the cotton se [...]	2009-07-01 13:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB USTR UZ
09TASHKENT1125	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY BURNS TO [...] (C) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes the visit of Under Secretary Burns and delegation. This visit comes at a pivotal moment as we seek to rebuild a relationship with the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) that has been foundering on the shoals of mutual mistrust for the past four years. Despite th [...]	2009-07-02 08:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1135	Security Forces Disrupt American University Event [...] (C) The Uzbek National Security Service (NSS) interrupted the American University of Central Asia's (AUCA) entrance exams in Tashkent on June 27, confiscating all exam materials and interrogating students and administrators. According to personnel at the International Business School, where t [...]	2009-07-02 12:14:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO OEXC SCUL UZ
09TASHKENT1161	Uzbekistan: INP Representatives Highlight Radiation [...] (SBU) On June 30, Post handed over some 290,000 USD in equipment-including a handheld radiation monitor, a Yantar-1U detection system, and video monitoring sets-donated by the Department of Energy's Second Line of Defense program to representatives from Uzbekistan's Institute of Nuclear Physics [...]	2009-07-06 13:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS KNNP PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1171	Uzbekistan: CODEL Faleomavaega Meets with GOU Officials [...] (C) Summary: In discussions with Deputy Prime Minister Shaismatov and Foreign Minister Norov on June 29, Congressman Faleomavaega said that the U.S. needs to pay more attention to Central Asia and should approach relations with the governments of the region in a less ideological way. Faleomava [...]	2009-07-08 11:00:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD MARR MOPS PHUM
09TASHKENT1217	Uzbekistan: Demarche on Deterring Uranium-Related Business [...] (C) On July 15, Poloff met with Nurillo Abdullaev, Uzbekistan's Acting Americas Desk Chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deliver reftel demarche discouraging the sale or transfer of uranium to Iran. Abdullaev stated that Uzbekistan is committed to nuclear non-proliferation, citing Uzb [...]	2009-07-15 12:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM IR KNNP PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1219	Uzbekistan: Demarche on Results of U.S.-Russia Presidential [...] (C) On July 15, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the results of the U.S.-Russia presidential summit to Nurillo Abdullaev, Acting Americas Desk Chief at Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Abdullaev thanked Poloff for the detailed information. He remarked that Uzbekistan has been follo [...]	2009-07-15 13:02:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS UZ
09TASHKENT1243	Uzbekistan: U/S Burns Meets FM Norov [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns led an inter-agency delegation to Tashkent on July 12-13 that included NSC Senior Director for Russia and Central Asia Michael McFaul, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East and South Asia David Sedney. Burns used the occasion of a July 12 m [...]	2009-07-17 04:51:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF UZ
09TASHKENT1245	UZBEKISTAN: USCENTCOM ON THE EVE OF CONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Major General (MG) Kenneth Dowd, CENTCOM's Director of Logistics, had productive meetings on transit and local sourcing opportunities during his recent visit to Uzbekistan from June 22 through 26. In meetings at the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relatio [...]	2009-07-17 09:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL EIND MARR AF UZ
09TASHKENT1259	Uzbekistan: GOU Officials Shut Down Embassy Outreach Event [...] (C) On July 16, Government of Uzbekistan officials shut down an educational outreach event conducted by Post's Public Affairs Section (PAS) Education Advisor (a Foreign Service National) and Summer Intern at a Samarkand language center. The "English for You" language center (an officially regi [...]	2009-07-20 13:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	OEXC KPAO PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1269	Uzbekistan: U/S Burns Meeting with Uzbekistan Civil Society [...] (C) Summary: On July 12, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns and a delegation of U.S. officials met with five Uzbek civil society activists. The group explained that during the years since the 2005 Andijon events, civil society had been all but decimated. They we [...]	2009-07-22 09:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1271	Uzbekistan: Under Secretary Burns' July 13 Meeting with [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting that lasted over three hours, President Karimov affirmed to Under Secretary Burns his desire to turn the page on U.S.-Uzbek relations and work together to restore trust based on mutual interests and mutual respect. Citing Afghanistan as Uzbekistan [...]	2009-07-22 09:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM RS AF UZ
09TASHKENT1273	Uzbekistan: Former K2 Employee Describes Conditions in [...] (C) During a personal trip to Karshi on July 18-19, Poloff met with Furkat Tulqin, who worked at the U.S.'s Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Airbase as a procurement officer and interpreter between 2003 and 2005. Tulqin said that some 2,000 Uzbek citizens-mainly from Kashkadarya Province but also from ot [...]	2009-07-22 09:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON MARR PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1279	Uzbekistan Responds to Afghanistan Demarche [...] (C) On July 22, Charge d'Affaires and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on assistance to Afghanistan to Uzbekistan's new MFA Americas Department Chief Bakhtiyor Ibragimov and Acting MFA USA Desk Chief Nurillo Abdullaev. Charge asked Uzbekistan to provide Post with a document outlining Uzbekista [...]	2009-07-22 12:59:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR PGOV AF UZ
09TASHKENT128	Uzbek Foreign Minister on Medvedev Visit [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov met with the Ambassador for over ninety minutes on January 29 for a wide ranging discussion that included Russian President Medvedev's visit to Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, NDN, relations with Tajikistan and regional issues. Norov expressed satisfaction wi [...]	2009-02-02 13:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ENRG ECON TI RS UZ
09TASHKENT129	UZBEKISTAN: A POSSIBLE WAY FORWARD FOR DEA'S RETURN [...] (C) Summary: On January 27-28, Visiting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Assistant Country Attache Chris Melink and Emboffs met with representatives from the Government of Uzbekistan to discuss further bilateral counternarcotics cooperation and the possibility of DEA's return to Uzbekistan. M [...]	2009-02-02 15:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM PGOV PBTS UZ
09TASHKENT1315	Uzbekistan: New MFA Americas Department Officials Proactive, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with us on July 22, new MFA Americas Department officials Bakhtiyor Ibragimov and Nurillo Abdullaev discussed a wide range of issues and showed themselves to be highly proactive, cooperative, and interested in addressing problems in our bilateral relationship. Ibragi [...]	2009-07-27 09:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KPAO ECON UZ
09TASHKENT1325	Uzbekistan: Ataev and Norov Remarks Reflect Concerns About [...] (C) Summary: The first set of astonishingly high-level meetings between the Government of Uzbekistan and two representatives from the Center for Strategic and International Studies kicked off on July 27 with meetings between them and National Security Council Secretary Ataev, NSC First Deputy S [...]	2009-07-28 12:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC AORC PGOV ECIN ELTN ENRG KISL MARR MOPS
09TASHKENT136	RFG: Uzbekistan Transit Next Steps [...] (U) This message contains a request for guidance at para 4. 2. (C) The diplomatic note containing the GOU's latest proposed agreement on transit (ref a) that was given to us on January 29 by Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov was confirmation that the GOU wants an agreement above and beyond a [...]	2009-02-03 12:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT141	Manas May Raise Base Issue for Uzbekistan-and for U.S. [...] (C) Summary: The announcement in Moscow by Kyrgyz President Bakiyev that his government would close Manas air base has piqued interest in Tashkent, with the Uzbek MFA convoking the Ambassador today to inquire further. Although the Uzbeks said nothing to indicate that they wish to explore the p [...]	2009-02-04 15:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR UZ
09TASHKENT1421	Uzbekistan: Mixed Messages on Child Labor in the Cotton [...] (C) Summary: In conversations in the last few weeks with poloff, UNICEF Representative in Uzbekistan Mahboob Shareef and Child Protection Officer Siyma Barkin have expressed their frustration with the GOU and its efforts to address child labor. Neither Shareef nor Barkin expected an inde [...]	2009-08-05 10:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP UZ
09TASHKENT1423	Uzbekistan: Tashkent Tidbits August 5, 2009 [...] (C) On July 29, Center for Strategic and International Studies representatives Andy Kuchins and Tom Sanderson met with us to give us a read-out of their meetings with various Government of Uzbekistan officials. Across the board, GOU officials appeared very enthusiastic about improving relation [...]	2009-08-05 11:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC MOPS ECON PBTS PINR KJUS UZ
09TASHKENT1431	Uzbekistan: UNICEF: Rags to Riches [...] (C) In a "rags to riches" meeting between UNICEF representative Siyma Barkin and the Minister of Labor today, Minister Aktam Ahmatovich Haritov told Barkin that the GOU would like to implement all of the items in the UNICEF Work Plan, which was agreed to by the GOU last January. In fac [...]	2009-08-06 12:38:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB UZ
09TASHKENT1437	UZBEKISTAN: Human Rights Update [...] (C) Summary: Although Post was happy to report the continuation of a prison monitoring program by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),the human rights climate in Uzbekistan remains difficult, at best. The recent sentencing of journalist Dilmurod Sayyidov to twelve years [...]	2009-08-10 12:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB UZ
09TASHKENT1451	AFGHANISTAN - MANAGING THE NEIGHBORS: UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) We have urged the Uzbeks to play a constructive role as the Afghan elections unfold. Ambassador discussed reftel points with Deputy FM Karamatov on Aug. 17, and CENTCOM Commanding General Petraeus delivered the message in his meetings with President Karimov, the Uzbek Foreign and Defense M [...]	2009-08-19 09:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ AF
09TASHKENT1455	Uzbekistan: Officials Preview Parliamentary Changes, [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan, in collaboration with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),hosted a conference dedicated to parliamentary systems and political parties in Tashkent on July 1-2. GOU representatives responded favorably to presentations from a [...]	2009-08-19 11:28:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1459	Uzbekistan: UNICEF Visitor: Child Labor Assessment Not [...] (C) Summary: UNICEF visiting Senior Child Protection Advisor Joanne Dunn met with DCM and poloff Monday, August 17 to discuss child labor and the upcoming cotton harvest. Dunn stated that it is "way too late" for an assessment to be planned and implemented during this year's cotton harv [...]	2009-08-20 08:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT147	UZBEKISTAN: FERGHANA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS PUTTING [...] (C) On January 21, Poloff and Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program Assistant visited Ferghana Province's Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). Emboffs conducted end-use monitoring of counternarcotics equipment that the International Narc [...]	2009-02-06 10:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV PBTS UZ
09TASHKENT1493	Tashkent Tidbits September 17, 2009 [...] (C) A Brazilian coach for Uzbekistan's premiere team, Bunyodkor, recently told PE Chief of an incident following a match against Bunyodkor's poor rival Pakhtakor (the cotton pickers)in which Bunyodkor lost 1-0 when most of its Brazilian star power got red cards in the first 10 minutes of play. [...]	2009-09-17 11:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KCOR UZ
09TASHKENT150	UZBEKISTAN INTERESTED IN RESUMING COOPERATION ON COMMODITY [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan has demonstrated interest in resuming cooperation on International Nonproliferation Export Control Program (INECP) activities sponsored by the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program. These activities are intended to improve the abili [...]	2009-02-09 11:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KNNP PBTS PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1501	Uzbekistan: Hidirova Describes Her Imprisonment [...] (SBU) Post reported earlier this summer on the arrest and release of Jizzakh farmer and human rights activist Oyazimhon Hidirova (aka Khidirova),who spent roughly five weeks in jail after being arrested on charges of hooliganism. (See reftels.) Hidirova and her public defender Ziyodullo [...]	2009-09-18 08:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1503	UNGA DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UZBEKISTAN WANTS TO COOPERATE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Uzbek government wants to work together with the USG in areas of mutual interest, and is watching carefully for signals about the US perspective on the status of our bilateral relationship. Post delivered reftel points to Durbek Amanov, Director for UN and Internationa [...]	2009-09-18 09:24:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA XG
09TASHKENT151	UZBEKISTAN GRANTS STCU AN EXTENSION, BUT PROBLEMS PERSIST [...] (C) The Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU) continues to face accreditation problems in Uzbekistan, though the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) has given STCU until the end of 2009 to complete active projects. (Note: The STCU, which works to combat proliferation by diverting the effo [...]	2009-02-09 11:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP UZ
09TASHKENT1513	Afghan Transboundary Water Training - Include the Neighbors [...] (C) We were intrigued by reftel's proposal to initiate capacity building for Afghan officials to develop their ability to negotiate with neighbors, including Uzbekistan, on future trans-boundary water sharing arrangements. The cable quite rightly points out that this issue is a tough one for [...]	2009-09-23 07:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EAID SENV ECON PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1515	Ambassador's Sept 23 Meeting with Uzbek FM Norov [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov expressed appreciation for the Eid message from the Secretary and said he looked forward to meetings on the margins of the UNGA next week. Commenting on the draft agenda for the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC),he [...]	2009-09-23 12:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL ECON UZ
09TASHKENT1519	Uzbekistan: Baptist Leader Faces Criminal Charges [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 12:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1523	Bukharan Jews Cite Religious Tolerance in Uzbekistan [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief joined members of one of Tashkent's Bukharan Jewish Synagogues on September 25 for their celebration of the beginning of the upcoming Yom Kippur holiday and their (delayed because of Ramadan) celebration of Uzbek Independence Day. Unlike other minority religious communities [...]	2009-09-30 06:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KIRF UZ
09TASHKENT1535	Managing Uzbek Redlines in Bilateral Consultations [...] (C) Summary: Prior to the arrival in Tashkent of Assistant Secretary Blake, Foreign Minister Norov summoned the Ambassador for a meeting in which he reviewed the agenda for the visit and delivered the GOU's response to the U.S. draft agenda for the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC) (REF. B). [...]	2009-10-15 11:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UZ
09TASHKENT1543	Uzbekistan: A/S Blake Meets with Civil Society [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 14, A/S Blake met with civil society representative Sukhrobjon Ismoilov in Tashkent. Ismoilov warned of a growing Islamist agenda amongst Uzbek exiles living in Europe - a particularly disturbing thought. He also addressed agricultural reform, advocating for [...]	2009-10-16 12:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1549	Uzbekistan: UNICEF Brainstorming Session on Child Labor: [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 8, UNICEF hosted a brainstorming session for members of the international community to discuss the issue of child labor in the cotton sector. Although the failure of Uzbekistan to invite the International Labor Organization (ILO) to do an assessment this year wa [...]	2009-10-22 12:27:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UN UZ
09TASHKENT1551	Uzbekistan: Tashkent Tidbits - October 26, 2009 [...] (C) According to both EU Embassy diplomatic contacts in Tashkent and press reporting, the EU looks set to lift its arms embargo on Uzbekistan, the last of the Andijon-related sanctions that remains since Brussels lifted the visa and travel ban in 2008. Although there apparently is not unanimity [...]	2009-10-27 06:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON UZ
09TASHKENT1555	A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: SHOULD THE OSCE MONITOR ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) officials face a difficult decision as they consider whether to send a team to monitor Uzbekistan's parliamentary elections, slated to take place on Decemb [...]	2009-10-27 14:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KDEM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT156	UZBEKISTAN: PLIGHT OF AFGHAN REFUGEES WORSENING [...] (C) The newly arrived head of the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) Refugee Support Unit in Tashkent, Ustina Kupreychik, reported that the situation for Afghan refugees in Uzbekistan has worsened since the fall (ref A). According to Kupreychik, 67 Afghan refugees have been forcibly [...]	2009-02-10 05:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP UNHCR AF UZ
09TASHKENT1571	Uzbekistan Amnesties Sanjar Umarov [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Norov told us that Sanjar Umarov will be released today (Nov. 5). Please note action request at para 6 (contingency press guidance). End Summary. 2. (C) Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov convoked the Ambassador today to inform us that jailed businessman and oppos [...]	2009-11-05 08:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UZ
09TASHKENT1573	Uzbekistan: The Ongoing Struggle for Religious Freedom [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 26, poloff met with Chairman of Uzbekistan's Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) to discuss concerns of various religious minority groups in the country. In preparation for the meeting and in the days that followed, poloff met with representatives from the Uz [...]	2009-11-09 12:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KIRF UZ
09TASHKENT1575	Sanjar Umarov Released on November 7 [...] (C) Opposition leader Sanjar Umarov was released from prison on November 7. The next day, he came to the Embassy for a conversation with Ambassador Norland and Embassy staffers. Still in disbelief over the events of the previous two days, he expressed his gratitude for everyone's effort [...]	2009-11-09 12:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1577	UZBEK RAIL: RED HOT WHEELS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Railroad engineer Michael Klaus (protect) told us that Uzbekistan Railroads is having difficulty operating freight trains on its new Karshi-Termez line. Obsolete locomotives with inadequate brakes result in multiple delays and wheels that glow red hot by the time a train has comp [...]	2009-11-12 04:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ECIN ELTN PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT1579	Uzbekistan: The Cotton Harvest in Jizzakh [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, 2009, poloff met with human rights activists and a representative of the leading anti-trafficking NGO in Jizzakh, a city of roughly 150,000 people in a largely agricultural region about three hours southwest of Tashkent. Human rights activists spoke about seve [...]	2009-11-13 12:03:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT158	TASHKENT TIDBITS FEBRUARY 10, 2008 [...] (SBU) Post has updated its cost of living analysis for Uzbekistan through the end of 2008. At 21.6 percent, the cost of living grew more slowly in 2008 than in 2007, when it increased by 29.2 percent. The cost of foodstuffs increased by only 17.0 percent as contrasted with a 29.1 percent rise [...]	2009-02-11 04:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KIRF SOCI PHUM KISL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT1585	Uzbekistan: Human Rights Activist Beaten [...] (C) Summary: Human rights activist Bahtiyor Hamroev, a good contact of the Embassy from Jizzakh province, reported he was beaten by law enforcement on Wednesday, November 11, when he tried to meet recently returned opposition figure Bahodir Choriev in a Jizzakh cafC). A second activist, [...]	2009-11-13 13:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1593	Uzbekistan: Human Rights Activists and Religious Figures [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 07:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT1595	UZBEKISTAN: SCA DAS KROL'S MEETINGS ON ECONOMIC AND ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 19 and 20, DAS for South and Central Asian Affairs George Krol had a series of meetings on economic, trade, and energy issues in Tashkent. Meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment, and Trade and at the Uzbek Chamber of Commerce revolved prima [...]	2009-11-24 13:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV EPET ENRG PREL BEXP UZ
09TASHKENT1599	Uzbekistan and Human Rights: The Lessons of Sanjar Umarov's [...] (C) Summary: The release from prison on November 7 of jailed businessman and opposition figure Sanjar Umarov was the most important step the GOU has taken on human rights this year. Umarov's release came about as the result of principled engagement and quiet, behind-the-scenes diplomacy. It wa [...]	2009-11-30 06:24:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1609	Uzbekistan: Human Rights Update [...] (SBU) Summary: Post continues to follow the cases of imprisoned journalist Dilmurod Sayyid (aka Saidov) and poet Yusuf Juma, two Uzbek citizens convicted of charges widely believed to be politically motivated. Family members of both Sayyid and Juma report the two men to be in bad health [...]	2009-12-04 07:28:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1611	Karimov speech spells out priorities for 2010 [...] (U) President Islom Karimov invited the Diplomatic Corps and an array of local dignitaries to the annual commemoration of Uzbekistan's Constitution Day December 5th at the impressive new white marble "Palace of Forums" on Amir Timur Square. These speeches are generally a review of the last ca [...]	2009-12-07 10:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID UZ
09TASHKENT162	Uzbekistan Scenesetter for General Petraeus [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Uzbekistan is the first by a senior U.S. official since the new Administration took office and comes at a pivotal moment in regional politics. In Tashkent, as elsewhere in the region, there is concern about the course of events in Afghanistan and doubts as to whether [...]	2009-02-11 12:38:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1621	Uzbekistan: Suspending GSP Counterproductive [...] (C) Post understands that the inter-agency is preparing to discuss the issue of suspension of Uzbekistan's GSP benefits based on petitions related to child labor and intellectual property rights. A decision to suspend or revoke GSP for Uzbekistan would be counterproductive - it would do little [...]	2009-12-09 11:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ELAB PHUM ECON SOCI KIPR UZ
09TASHKENT163	UZBEKISTAN: CUSTOMS OFFICIALS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT FLETC [...] (SBU) On February 4, Emboffs met with five representatives of the State Customs Committee to discuss the development of cooperation between Customs and the U.S. Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC). EXBS Advisor proposed that two Customs officers travel to the center for a one-week [...]	2009-02-11 13:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL ASEC SNAR KNNP UZ
09TASHKENT1631	Uzbekistan: The Saga of Bahodir Choriev [...] (U) Summary: Uzbekistan officials forcibly returned Bahadir Choriev, leader of the Birdamlik opposition party, to the United States on the morning of December 11. Choriev's presence had prompted much attention from law enforcement officials, and rights activists are in many ways relie [...]	2009-12-16 12:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1633	Uzbeks Looking for Assistance on Security for Afghan Rail [...] (C) Former Ambassador Joe Presel, in Tashkent on private business, gave Charge a readout of a meeting with the Chairman of the Uzbek National Security Service, Rustam Innoyatov. Confirming reports from other sources (Ref A),Innoyatov said the GOU is very concerned about the security of i [...]	2009-12-17 11:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PTER PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT1637	UZBEKISTAN: TASHKENT TIDBITS DECEMBER 18, 2009 [...] (SBU) Dilmurod Sayyid, who was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison last June, was transferred December 15 from Navoi Prison to Sangorod, the Tashkent-based prison hospital. Embassy contact Abdurahmon Tashanov, who attended Sayyid's trial, told the Embassy that he was turned away from v [...]	2009-12-18 12:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI EINV ETRD UZ
09TASHKENT1639	UZBEKISTAN: GOU PROPOSAL ON TERMEZ [...] (C) Summary. An apparent Uzbek offer of troop transit to Afghanistan via Termez warrants close attention. It is not inconsistent with the gradual improvement in relations across the board, including on human rights, outlined in last week's political consultations with Foreign Minister Norov [...]	2009-12-23 12:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR UZ
09TASHKENT1641	UZBEKISTAN: FM NOROV "CLARIFIES" TERMEZ OFFER [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador Norland on another issue on December 24, FM Norov provided us with further information regarding the apparent Uzbek offer of troop transit to Afghanistan via Termez (reftel). The diplomatic note passed to the State Department on Dec. 21 described a trilateral U [...]	2009-12-24 10:02:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR UZ
09TASHKENT177	UZBEKISTAN: REPORTS OF CRACKDOWN ON "NUR" RELIGIOUS GROUP [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek authorities appear to be significantly ratcheting up the pressure on suspected members of the banned Nur (or "Nurcilar") religious organization, which is associated with the conservative (but not extremist) religious teachings and Pan-Turkish ideology of Turkish scholar Feth [...]	2009-02-13 09:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL SOCI TU UZ
09TASHKENT183	UZBEKISTAN: ENGAGING STATES ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) Post advises against an additional demarche to the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) urging it to recognize Kosovo at this time. Despite multiple demarches over the past year, the GOU has refused to recognize Kosovo and we do not believe it is likely to do so in the near future. The Ministry [...]	2009-02-13 12:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC KV ICJ UZ
09TASHKENT193	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVISTS SEEK TO BRIDGE GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador recently met with activists from the independent Rapid Reaction human rights group (RRG),who described their plans for the upcoming year, including applying for official registration and setting up a "think-tank" with like-minded activists and defense attorneys to [...]	2009-02-19 10:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID ECON KDEM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT194	UZBEKISTAN: AFGHAN REFUGEES DESCRIBE HARRASSMENT; [...] (C) Summary: On February 12, poloff met with 25 Afghan refugees at the office of a Tashkent-based NGO which provides humanitarian assistance to refugees. The Afghans alleged widespread harassment by government officials, and some refugees experienced forced deportation back to Afghanistan. T [...]	2009-02-19 10:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP UNHCR AF UZ
09TASHKENT2	UZBEKISTAN: STAFFDEL DISCUSSES COUNTERTERRORISM WITH MVD [...] (C) Summary: On December 15, House Foreign Affairs Committee staffers and Emboffs discussed counterterrorism with several officials from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). The MVD officials held that Uzbekistan is stable and a system of information-sharing with other ministries an [...]	2009-01-05 11:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SOCI PGOV PREL PINS UZ
09TASHKENT206	SUSPECTED AMCIT MISSIONARIES TOLD TO LEAVE UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Authorities have told three AmCits associated with the New Hope faith-based humanitarian assistance NGO, which provides medical assistance to disabled persons in Tashkent, that they must depart Uzbekistan by February 25. Emboffs met with the AmCits, who plan to depart Uzbekistan [...]	2009-02-23 13:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EAID KIRF PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT217	UZBEKISTAN: JOURNALIST REPORTEDLY ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF [...] (U) In an announcement on its website, the Ezgulik human rights group reported that independent journalist and human rights defender Dilurod Sayyidov was arrested in Tashkent on February 22 and handed over to authorities from Samarkand province on February 23. After his arrest, Sayyidov repo [...]	2009-02-25 10:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT222	UZBEKISTAN: TRIAL OF ALLEGED RELIGIOUS EXTREMIST EXTRADITED [...] (C) Summary: The trial of Haitjon Juraboev, a religious extremist suspect who was extradited by Kyrgyz authorities to Uzbekistan in September 2008, is nearing completion in Tashkent, according to an independent activist monitoring the trial. Juraboev has reportedly pled innocent to all the cha [...]	2009-02-26 13:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREF PREL SOCI UNHCR KG
09TASHKENT223	UZBEKISTAN: IV ALUMNUS AND DISABLED RIGHTS ACTIVIST ARRESTED [...] (C) Summary: On January 21 an independent news website reported that Chairman of the Uzbek Society of the Disabled (and International Visitor Leadership Program [IVLP] alumnus) Oybek Isoqov had been arrested on charges of bribery. When CAO met with him on February 13, Isoqov denied all wrong [...]	2009-02-26 13:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT226	Uzbekistan: State-run Shelter for TIP Victims Nears [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Ministries of Internal Affairs and Justice told poloff in separate meetings on February 11 that, pursuant to President Karimov's decree in November and the country's new anti-TIP law, the first state-run shelter for TIP victims is nearing completion and will off [...]	2009-02-27 11:14:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KTIP PHUM PREL KWMN SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT23	Uzbeks Skeptical on Afghanistan but Back Their Man in the [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador, Uzbek Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia Anvar Salikhbaev commented on the situation in Afghanistan, including the future of Gen. Dostum. The Uzbeks acknowledge his flaws but still support Dostum. They continue to fault Karzai for Afghanistan's problems [...]	2009-01-07 14:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AF UZ
09TASHKENT231	Tashkent Tidbits - March 2, 2009 [...] (SBU) A successful ongoing INL-sponsored forensic laboratory improvement program implemented by DOJ-ICITAP suffered a mild setback when the Government of Uzbekistan delivered a diplomatic note on February 17 denying a proposal to send an Uzbek forensic scientist to the Harris County Medical Exa [...]	2009-03-02 06:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EFIN ICRC KCOR ECON KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT242	Uzbekistan: Yusuf Jumaev Allegedly Mistreated in Jaslyk [...] (C) On February 27 poloff met with Feruza Yusufjon Kizi, the daughter of dissident poet Yusuf Jumaev, who is serving a five-year sentence at the Jaslyk prison in the remote northwest province of Karakalpakstan (ref B). Yusufjon Kizi was accompanied on the unscheduled visit to the Embassy by Ba [...]	2009-03-03 08:29:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT244	UZBEKISTAN, OSCE, AND WATER: CONVERSATION WITH OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with the Ambassador, OSCE Conflict Center Director Herbert Salber said he saw a slight opening in Uzbekistan's willingness to accept third party assistance to solve increasing water tensions in Central Asia. Uzbek officials do not exhibit the same confidence when dis [...]	2009-03-03 10:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON SENV PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT246	Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Rediscover Friendship of Peoples [...] (C) Summary: The Uzbeks pulled out all the stops for the February 24-25 visit of Turkmen President Berdymuhamedov to Tashkent, evidence that these two countries are rapidly developing a "special relationship." In addition to cultural and historical ties, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have common [...]	2009-03-03 13:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET TX UZ
09TASHKENT248	How the Kagan Munitions Explosions Saved a Neighborhood and [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met informally in Tashkent with two English language professors from Bukhara State University on several social occasions between February 27 - March 1. Both are talented and highly motivated teachers who have a good pulse on community life from their vantage point in Bukh [...]	2009-03-04 07:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON KCOR PINR UZ
09TASHKENT249	Activist: Andijon Province Has Become a Mini-Turkmenistan [...] (C) On March 3 well-known human rights activist and long-time Embassy contact Saidjahon Zaynabiddinov visited the Embassy and talked to poloff about current conditions in Andijon Province. He previously reported that, unusually, the province was being administered almost entirely by outsiders [...]	2009-03-04 12:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON PREL UZ
09TASHKENT257	Former Acting Governor of Samarkand Province Sentenced To 15 [...] (SBU) In April 2008 the state-controlled press reported that the Acting Hokim (Governor) of Samarkand Province, Azamkhon Bakhromov, was relieved of his duties and there were reports at that time that he was subsequently placed under house arrest (reftel). On March 3, sources told our Political [...]	2009-03-06 13:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PTER PINR ZJ UZ

09TASHKENT268	Discussion With Uzbek FM on Afghanistan Transit: Defining [...] (U) This message contains a request for guidance at paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Talks with the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) on the exchange of letters for the transit of non-lethal cargo to Afghanistan have come very close to success, but we are not there yet. Politically, the GOU is [...]	2009-03-11 13:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR UZ
09TASHKENT270	Uzbekistan: Global Initiative Demarche Delivered [...] (SBU) This is an action request (see para 3) and response to State 18574. 2. (C) On March 11, Poloff, the Russian Embassy's Senior Counselor Alexey Mochulsky, and the Korean Embassy's Third Secretary Kwon O Yul jointly delivered reftel demarche to Uzbek First Secretary Oybek Abdiev of the M [...]	2009-03-12 11:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM KGIC PTER PGOV PREL KS RS UZ
09TASHKENT271	Uzbekistan: Institute for New Democracies Director Denied [...] (C) Summary: On March 5 the recently arrived AmCit Country Director of the U.S. Government-funded NGO Institute for New Democracies (IND) was denied accreditation by the Uzbek Government. This is a surprising and disappointing event which, as usual, has not yet been explained (Ambassador is wr [...]	2009-03-12 11:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID PINR UZ
09TASHKENT277	UZBEKISTAN: "NUR" RELIGIOUS GROUP CRACKDOWN CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: Authorities are continuing a widespread crackdown on suspected members of "Nur," a banned conservative (but not extremist) religious organization associated with Turkish scholar Fethullah Gullen (ref A). According to reports from independent and state-controlled media, at least 1 [...]	2009-03-13 12:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL SOCI TU UZ
09TASHKENT279	UZBEKISTAN: UPDATE ON THREE CASES INVOLVING JOURNALISTS [...] (U) Summary: This cable provides updates on the cases of three journalists who have recently been imprisoned or charged with various crimes: Salidjahon Abdurakhmanov, a journalist from Uzbekistan's Karakalpakstan Autonomous Republic who was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment on politically-mo [...]	2009-03-13 12:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO OSCE PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT281	MFA Drubbing Over Tadjibayeva Award [...] (C) Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov convoked the Ambassador on March 13 to convey GOU displeasure over the March 11 International Women of Courage Award for Mutabar Tadjibayeva. Delivering in an icy tone a message that likely came on instruction from President Karimov, Norov said that giv [...]	2009-03-13 12:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UZ
09TASHKENT289	UZBEKISTAN: UN CONVENTION ON DISABLED PERSONS ADOPTED; [...] (U) On March 2, the state-controlled UzReport.com website reported that new Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the United Nations in New York Murad Askarov signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol on February 27. The article noted tha [...]	2009-03-16 08:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KPAO PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT3	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST REPORTS ON KILLING OF AKROMIYIST; [...] (C) Summary: An Andijon-based human rights activist recently reported the killing by law enforcement officials of a young member of "Akromiya," a religious-business organization whose members were at the center of the 2005 Andijon events. The activist specifically requested that the United [...]	2009-01-05 11:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SOCI KG
09TASHKENT343	IOM Predicts Slim Pickings for Uzbek Migrants and Increase [...] (SBU) Summary: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Country Director Mahmoud Naderi told poloff on February 10 that he expects the going to get tougher for Uzbek labor migrants and that he foresees an increase in TIP cases as desperate would-be workers seek [...]	2009-03-23 11:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIP ELAB PHUM ECON KCRM PINR KCOR RS KZ UZ
09TASHKENT345	Uzbekistan: Timing is Not Conducive for Demarche on [...] (C) Post determined that it would be counterproductive to deliver ref A demarche to the Government of Uzbekistan encouraging it to resist signs of de facto recognition for Abkhazia or South Ossetia. Uzbekistan has to date consistently resisted strong Russian pressure to recognize both breakawa [...]	2009-03-23 11:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG UZ
09TASHKENT361	UZBEKISTAN: RECENT ALLEGATIONS OF PRISONER ABUSE AND DEATHS [...] (C) Summary: In the past few months, independent human rights activists and websites have reported on several serious human rights issues at Uzbek prisons, including deaths in custody. Activists also provided updates on the condition of political prisoners Alisher Karamatov and Sanjar Umarov. [...]	2009-03-26 08:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ICRC KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT399	Uzbekistan to Participate in April Global Initiative Events [...] (C) On March 26, First Secretary Oybek Abdiev of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs United Nations and International Organizations Department informed Poloff that he will represent the Government of Uzbekistan at the April 14-15 Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism workshop and A [...]	2009-03-30 05:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KGIC PGOV PREL PINR PINS PTER UZ
09TASHKENT423	Uzbekistan: MFA Discusses Regional Security, Economic Issues [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's Acting Americas Department Chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared his views of a wide range of regional security and economic issues in a recent meeting with us. His remarks tracked closely with comments we have recently heard from GOU officials--Uzbekistan re [...]	2009-04-01 09:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC ENRG PTER PINS ECON SENV KTIA UZ
09TASHKENT425	UZBEKISTAN: JFDP ALUMNA OPENS DOORS TO EMBASSY IN URGENCH [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 10 and 11 Public Affairs Section (PAS) staff successfully held English language training workshops in Urgench and discussed several upcoming projects with the rector of Urgench State University (UrSU). The rector was surprisingly candid and open to future collaboratio [...]	2009-04-01 09:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ECON KPAO OEXC PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT437	Uzbekistan: Counternarcotics Meetings for CENTCOM and DEA [...] (C) Summary: Experts in counternarcotics, engineering, and contracting from the U.S. Army's Central Command (CENTCOM) as well as the visiting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Ankara-based Country Attache participated in meetings with a wide range of law enforcement and military representa [...]	2009-04-03 08:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KCRM MASS EAID PINR TI AF UZ
09TASHKENT441	Uzbekistan: World Bank Official Discusses Economic [...] (C) Summary: In a March 24 meeting with us, a World Bank economist discussed Uzbekistan's economy and the effects of the global financial crisis on it. Despite the limited exposure of Uzbekistan's financial sector to global markets, the slow-down in construction abroad (particularly in Russia) [...]	2009-04-03 10:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB EFIN ENRG EPET EINV PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT451	UZBEKISTAN: THE WAY FORWARD ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: While human rights abuses remain all too common in Uzbekistan, the government has taken some positive steps in certain areas over the past year. Uzbekistan is not posed to become a democracy anytime soon, but we continue to believe that the most effective strategy for curbing abus [...]	2009-04-06 12:40:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID ELAB ICRC KDEM KIRF KISL KTIP PGOV PREL
09TASHKENT453	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVISTS REPORTING UNRELIABLE CHILD LABOR DATA [...] (C) Summary: On March 30, the independent Ezgulik human rights group released its report on child labor practices during the 2008 fall cotton harvest at a roundtable hosted by the British Embassy. While Ezgulik announced that nearly a million Uzbek children participated in the cotton harvest, [...]	2009-04-06 12:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ECON ELAB KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT463	UZBEK ASYLUM-SEEKER EXTRADITED FROM KYRGYZSTAN RECEIVES [...] (C) On March 30, independent human rights activist Ismoil Adilov provided poloff with court documents regarding the case of Haitjon Juraboev, a religious extremist suspect who was extradited by Kyrgyz authorities to Uzbekistan in September 2008 (reftel). According to the documents, on February [...]	2009-04-07 06:59:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PREF PREL SOCI UNHCR KG UZ
09TASHKENT467	Uzbekistan Parliament Passes Law Reestablishing an [...] (C) Summary: A Department of Justice (DOJ) expert traveled to Tashkent March 30 - April 2 to provide technical assistance to Uzbekistan regarding its draft anti-money laundering and countering the finance of terrorism (AML/CTF) legislation. Surprisingly, the Uzbek Senate passed the legislatio [...]	2009-04-07 09:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN KCRM ECON ECIN PINR UZ
09TASHKENT469	Uzbekistan: DTRA and Uzbek Officials Review Biological [...] (C) Summary: A Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) delegation met with officials from the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) in mid-March to discuss cooperation under the framework of the Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP). The GOU showed up in force and at a high level--with many Deput [...]	2009-04-07 11:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO TSPL PTER PINS PGOV PBTS PREL ASEC SENV UZ
09TASHKENT497	UZBEKISTAN: RECENT RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting at the Embassy on March 30, independent human rights activist Ismoil Adilov handed over to poloff a collection of court documents from recent trials he had monitored involving suspected religious extremists. The documents demonstrate that at least six women were [...]	2009-04-13 15:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREL PTER SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT531	Uzbekistan: New Hokims Elected to Senate Committees [...] (SBU) On March 27-28, 2009, Uzbekistan's Senate of the Oliy Majlis (parliament) held its eighteenth plenary session. Consistent with Article 77 of Uzbekistan's Constitution, recently-appointed hokims of Surkhandarya, Samarkand, Tashkent, Navoi, and Khorezm Provinces had been elected senators by [...]	2009-04-16 10:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR UZ
09TASHKENT533	UZBEKISTAN BELATEDLY APPROVES MOST OSCE PROJECTS [...] (C) Summary: Bernard Rouault, an official at the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Project Coordination Office in Tashkent, told poloff on April 14 that the Government of Uzbekistan had finally approved most of the projects proposed on its 2009 submission after a prolon [...]	2009-04-16 17:40:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE PINR UZ
09TASHKENT545	Uzbekistan on Afghanistan Contributions [...] (C) Charge and P-E Chief delivered points on Afghanistan contributions to Uzbek MFA Americas head Tahir Mamadjanov on April 20: Electrical Transmission: Mamadjanov noted that electricity supply to Afghanistan is proceeding without any problems. (Note: Uzbekistan currently supplies 75 MW [...]	2009-04-20 12:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR AF UZ
09TASHKENT55	UZBEKISTAN: ANATOMY OF A HIZB UT-TAHRIR CASE [...] (C) Summary: This cable examines in depth a recent Hizb ut-Tahrir case reported by state-controlled and independent media and a local human rights activist. While the case highlights on-going abuses in the government's campaign against suspected religious extremists, it also demonstrates how [...]	2009-01-13 10:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL PTER SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT56	UZBEKISTAN: HIZB UT-TAHRIR ARRESTS IN 2008 [...] (C) Summary: State-controlled media, independent news website s, and local human rights activists continue to report on arrests in Uzbekistan of suspected members of the Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) religious extremist group, as well as the arrests of other banned religious groups members. In 2008, t [...]	2009-01-13 12:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SOCI
09TASHKENT575	UZBEKISTAN: SCENE SETTER FOR US TRANSCOM COMMANDER GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: In the context of the roll out of the new strategy for Afghanistan and the signing of the exchange of letters on transit, your visit is an opportunity to reinforce the message that Afghanistan is a common endeavor in which the United States and Uzbekistan are partners. Although the [...]	2009-04-24 13:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT581	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST REPORTS ATTACKS ON HERSELF AND ADOPTED [...] (C) Summary: On April 23, poloff met with Human Rights Alliance activist Elena Urlaeva, who reported being attacked by two unknown assailants on April 15 after receiving threatening phone calls for weeks demanding that she leave Uzbekistan. She also reported that her adopted 5-year old son wa [...]	2009-04-27 10:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT585	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST ACCUSES OPPOSITIONISTS OF EMBEZZLING [...] (C) Summary: During an April 23 meeting with poloff, Human Rights Alliance activist Elena Urlaeva, who was attacked by unknown assailants on April 15 (septel),accused Free Farmers Party leader Nigara Khidoyatova and Gulam Umarov, the son of imprisoned Sunshine Coalition leader Sanjar Umarov, [...]	2009-04-27 12:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT593	Uzbekistan: Kosovo Demarche Inadvisable at this Time [...] (C) Post continues to advise against an additional demarche to the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) urging it to recognize Kosovo at this time. The GOU has made it clear that "third party" involvement in this issue is not welcome, and further discussions of this with the GOU could be count [...]	2009-04-28 06:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV UZ
09TASHKENT597	Uzbekistan: Global Initiative Demarche Delivered, Russians [...] (C) On April 24, Poloff and two Russian Embassy officials-Senior Counselor Alexey Mochulsky and Third Secretary Ekaterina Lazareva-jointly delivered reftel demarche on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism plenary session to First Secretary Oybek Abdiev of Uzbekistan's Ministr [...]	2009-04-28 08:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KGIC PTER MNUC RS UZ
09TASHKENT669	Uzbekistan: TRANSCOM Delegation Discusses Transit with GOU [...] (C) Summary: On April 29, a delegation led by Transportation Command Commander General Duncan McNabb met with First Deputy Prime Minister Azimov and with railway officials in Termez to discuss issues related to the transit of goods across Uzbekistan's borders to Afghanistan. Azimov conveyed t [...]	2009-05-07 08:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC MOPS PGOV PINS PINR PTER EINV ECON ETRD AF
09TASHKENT67	Financial Crisis: Uzbekistan in the Tail of the Storm [...] (SBU) Summary: Although spared from the initial fall out of the global financial crisis by its isolation, Uzbekistan could face growing economic difficulties in the second half of 2009. Uzbekistan is vulnerable on three fronts: 1) reduced remittances and increased unemployment among the ranks o [...]	2009-01-15 12:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT703	UZBEKISTAN: LONG-TIME MINISTER OF HEALTH SACKED [...] (C) Summary: On April 23, President Karimov relieved long-time Minister of Health Feruz Nazirov from his duties and appointed Adkham Ilkhamovich Ikramov, who had been serving as First Deputy Minister of Health, as his replacement. Reportedly, Nazirov was fired due to unsatisfactory work [...]	2009-05-11 12:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI KCOR UZ
09TASHKENT705	UZBEKISTAN: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK'S STOCK RISES WITH [...] (C) Summary: On May 3 Deputy Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tashkent office, Kiyoshy Tamaguchi, told poloff that ADB recently completed a favorable assessment of Uzbekistan for its 2009-2010 cycle, which cleared the way for a substantial increase in loans from USD 170 million to [...]	2009-05-11 12:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON UZ
09TASHKENT707	NDN Shipments Moving Under Uzbekistan Agreement [...] (C) The Uzbek Ministry of Defense issued approvals on May 6 for the first rail shipments on the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) following the signing of the Exchange of Letters on April 3. Approval for seven shipments came (just) within the 30-day window foreseen by the agreement. The firs [...]	2009-05-11 13:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ELTN UZ
09TASHKENT709	RECALL 09 TASHKENT 709 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-11 22:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ELTN UZ
09TASHKENT71	UZBEKISTAN'S RESPONSE TO NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) On January 15, Poloff briefed Dr. Bakhrom Babayev, United Nations Desk Chief in the UN and International Organizations Department of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the imposition of sanctions on individuals and companies associated with the A.Q. Khan nuclear proliferation netw [...]	2009-01-15 12:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP PREL PARM EFIN UZ
09TASHKENT715	ACTIVIST SHARES VIEWS ON TRENDS IN UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On May 7, the Ambassador met with Bukhara-based human rights activist Shukhrat Ganiev, who argued that the recent government crackdown on independent groups over the past few months was largely driven by worries over presidential succession and the upcoming December 2009 Parliament [...]	2009-05-12 11:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT717	The Path to the Sea - The Larger Implications of NDN for [...] (C) Summary: The establishment of the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) connecting Central Asia and Afghanistan has the potential to transform regional commerce and transportation. Uzbekistan and some of the other Central Asian states have relatively well-developed rail networks that, as leg [...]	2009-05-12 11:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN MARR PREL AF UZ ZK
09TASHKENT751	UZBEKISTAN: AGRICULTURE, BORDERS, AND ISLAM IN THE FERGHANA [...] (C) Summary: Poloff visited the Ferghana Valley on May 5-6, traveling through Fergana and Andijon Provinces en route to Kyrgyzstan. The overland trip was a good opportunity to take the pulse of this unique and populous area of the country. The land border crossing with Kyrgyzstan between And [...]	2009-05-13 10:24:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KTIP SOCI EAGR KISL ASEC KG UZ
09TASHKENT765	UZBEKISTAN: COUNTERNARCOTICS MEETINGS INDICATE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: On May 7, the Ankara-based Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Country Attache and poloff accepted an invitation to tour the National Canine Center, which is operated by the State Customs Committee. On May 8 meetings were held with representatives of the Ministry of Internal Af [...]	2009-05-14 13:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM PINR AF UZ
09TASHKENT767	UZBEKISTAN: UNODC HOSTS OPERATION TARCET PRECURSOR [...] (U) Summary: On May 12-13, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office in Central Asia hosted a policy planning session in Tashkent in preparation for the second year of Operation TARCET, which is focused on interdicting precursor chemicals en route to Afghanistan. Th [...]	2009-05-14 13:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM ASEC UZ AF ZK IR
09TASHKENT769	UZBEKISTAN: ANDIJON COMMEMMORATION BROKEN UP IN TASHKENT [...] (C) On May 13, a small group of human rights activists attempted to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the tragic events in Andijon by laying a wreath at the monument of courage in central Tashkent, according to the independent website Uznews.net. Poloff spoke with Dilorom Ishakova on May 1 [...]	2009-05-14 13:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT771	UZBEKISTAN: GOU TO DAUSTR LILIENFELD: ROSES FOR A TIFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (DAUSTR) Claudio Lilienfeld visited Tashkent on April 28-29 to discuss U.S.-Uzbek trade relations and the future of the U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). In meetings with GOU officials, the business commun [...]	2009-05-14 13:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL UZ
09TASHKENT785	Uzbekistan: Customs Officials Pleased with Commodity [...] (C) Summary: U.S., Kazakh, and Uzbek instructors jointly conducted a Weapons of Mass Destruction Commodity Identification Training (WMD CIT) workshop for Uzbekistan's Customs officials at the Higher Military Customs Institute in Tashkent on May 6-8. The workshop marked a further step in re-eng [...]	2009-05-18 10:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS KNNP ASEC PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT795	Uzbekistan: Korean Ambassador Shares Views of Cooperation [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Korean Ambassador Jea-min Kyun gave the Ambassador a read-out of Korean President Lee Myung-bak's visit to Uzbekistan earlier that week. An energetic President Karimov had accompanied Lee for virtually the entire duration of the three-day visit, and over the course of v [...]	2009-05-18 12:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PGOV ENRG ETRD BEXP EAID EINV EMIN KS UZ
09TASHKENT831	UZBEKISTAN: POST STRONGLY SUPPORTS UNICEF DRAFT COUNTRY [...] (C) Summary: On May 27, the Ambassador met with UNICEF Country Representative Mahboob Shareef, who reviewed elements of the draft 2010 - 2015 country program for Uzbekistan and (protect) quietly encouraged the U.S. to vote in favor of the document at the upcoming June 10 board meeting. Sharee [...]	2009-05-28 06:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KOCI ELAB UN SOCI ECON UZ
09TASHKENT857	UZBEKISTAN ON LETHAL TRANSIT NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 12:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RS UZ
09TASHKENT915	UZBEKISTAN: UPDATE ON TRIAL OF JOURNALIST DILMUROD SAYYIDOV [...] (C) Summary: On June 1, the trial of journalist and Ezgulik member Dilmurod Sayyidov commenced near Samarkand. Ezgulik activist Abdurakhmon Tashanov, who is monitoring the trial, reported that there is some cause for "cautious optimism" after a motion was approved to include discussion of a p [...]	2009-06-05 12:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT917	UZBEKISTAN: NGO COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL SEEKS FORMAL [...] (C) Summary: On June 2, DCM and emboffs met with visiting representatives from Counterpart International, who are quietly exploring legal avenues for seeking formal registration in Uzbekistan. While humanitarian assistance programs have continued on a small scale since the Government of Uzbek [...]	2009-06-05 12:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PREL UZ
09TASHKENT919	Uzbekistan Gives Mixed Review of SCO Activities [...] (C) Summary: During a discussion of Uzbekistan's views of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on June 3, a representative of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that President Karimov will attend the SCO heads of state summit in Yekaterinburg June 15-16, immediately after [...]	2009-06-05 12:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC ECIN PGOV ECON PINS PTER UZ
09TASHKENT929	UZBEKISTAN: OSCE SPONSORS HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION WORKSHOPS [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 4 in Tashkent the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) sponsored a workshop on education efforts to promote awareness on human rights, which attracted several high-profile government officials and several international experts. A separate June 5 eve [...]	2009-06-08 09:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE UZ
09TASHKENT941	Uzbekistan: Border Security Training Courses at Termez [...] (C) Summary: From April 5 through April 17, U.S. Customs and Border Protection trainers conducted border interdiction and rail interdiction training courses for Government of Uzbekistan officials at Uzbekistan's border with Afghanistan. Uzbek participants actively participated in the training [...]	2009-06-08 12:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL PGOV KNNP PHUM ASEC UZ
09TASHKENT951	Advancing Religious Freedom: Ambassador's Meeting with Uzbek [...] (C) The Ambassador met on June 10 with First Deputy Foreign Minister Hamidulla Karamatov to discuss reftel points and ways forward on the religious freedom issue. Karamatov said that he understood the importance of the issue and the need to work together to find mutually acceptable langua [...]	2009-06-10 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF UZ
09TASHKENT959	UZBEKISTAN: NEW ATTORNEY LICENSING EXAMINATION REDUCES [...] (C) Summary: The newly-established Uzbekistan Chamber of Lawyers, which supplanted the Bar Association, is conducting its first round of mandatory new licensing examinations for all defense attorneys who actively practice in courts of law. Several attorneys have complained that the testing pr [...]	2009-06-11 08:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI KCOR UZ
09TASHKENT961	UZBEKISTAN: ANDIJON ACTIVIST OFFERS CONSPIRACY THEORIES [...] Summary: On June 9, emboffs met with Saidjahon Zaynabiddinov, a well-known human rights activist based in Andijon and a frequent contact for independent websites and the Embassy alike. Zaynabiddinov reported that his youngest son was arrested for a double murder and, although his son confessed [...]	2009-06-11 08:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT997	UZBEKISTAN: HEAD OF ODIHR QUIETLY PLANNING VISIT AND [...] (C) Summary: The Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ambassador in Uzbekistan, Istvan Venczel, told us that the Director of ODIHR is quietly planning to visit Tashkent and meet with high-ranking officials in July. The visit could set the stage for OSCE election monitorin [...]	2009-06-16 12:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OSCE PGOV UZ
09TBILISI10	ABKHAZ GANG LEADER MURDERED;FIRE-FIGHT AT [...] (C) Begin Summary: On January 3, Emzar Tchkadua, head of an Abkhaz separatist gang, was murdered. Tchkadua himself killed one of his own relatives and fellow gang members, Daur Ladikovich Tchkadua, on December 30. The Georgian Foreign Ministry (Ref A) and Georgian media reported that Russi [...]	2009-01-05 14:21:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1000	GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION SPLINTERING [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The non-parliamentary opposition has long consisted of a disparate group of individuals with divergent and often contradictory aims. Despite their obvious tactical disagreements and often mutual disdain among the leaders, they were able to remain united for nearly two [...]	2009-06-01 13:44:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1005	GEORGIA: SOUTH OSSETIAN REGIME CLAIMS 50,000 VOTE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Elections for the de facto South Ossetia parliament were held in South Ossetia on May 31 without any official internationally-recognized monitoring organizations taking part. De facto officials claimed to the Russian press that about 50,000 people voted, with 46 perce [...]	2009-06-01 13:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KBDS RU GG
09TBILISI1010	GEORGIA: PROTESTS: AGAIN QUIET - TALKS ONGOING [...] (C) Summary: Only a few hundred protesters rallied in front of Parliament on June 1; a similar number blocked traffic for one hour in the afternoon in front of the Tbilisi Mayor's office. Cells continued to be removed by protesters from Rustaveli Avenue, with protesters and cells concentrat [...]	2009-06-02 12:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1024	GEORGIA: PROTESTS MEAGER - MOIA CONFIRMS FIRING [...] (C) Summary: A few hundred protesters rallied in front of Parliament on June 2; prior to that a joint statement was read at the Ministry of Defense condemning Saakashvili for what it called a "purposeful destruction" of the Georgian military. The statement called upon diplomats to monitor t [...]	2009-06-03 12:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1033	GEORGIA: PROTESTS: OBLIGATIONS CHARTER SIGNED - [...] (C) Summary: Protests were again small on June 3. A group of several hundred protesters gathered at the Supreme Court to watch 16 members of the non-parliamentary opposition sign an "Obligations Charter." The eight page document outlines the GoG's failures, the non-parliamentary oppositio [...]	2009-06-04 12:04:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1034	GEORGIA: RUSSIA MOVES IN ON ABKHAZ ECONOMY \ [...] (C) Summary and comment. Recent moves suggest an \ increasing Russian interest in exploiting economic \ opportunities in Abkhazia. The Georgian Law on Occupied \ Territories stipulates that all business in Abkhazia be \ conducted pursuant to existing Georgian regulations (reftel),\ but Russian en [...]	2009-06-05 09:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PREL KBTS RS TU GG
09TBILISI1035	GEORGIA: DISCONTENT IN ABKHAZIA WITH RUSSIA'S WARM [...] (C) Summary and comment. According to press reporting and the Abkhaz government-in-exile, civil society groups and others in Abkhazia have begun to criticize de facto Abkhaz "president" Sergey Bagapsh for handing Abkhazia over to the Russians. Opposition leaders and ordinary Abkhaz appear es [...]	2009-06-05 09:15:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1037	GEORGIA: MESKHETIANS -- WHAT THEIR RETURN MEANS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: As part of its obligations to the Council of Europe, Georgia committed to establishing a legal way to repatriate Meskhetians, the former Muslim inhabitants of southern Georgia who were deported to Central Asia by Stalin. Georgia did that, and according to the time [...]	2009-06-05 09:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM RU GG
09TBILISI1041	GEORGIA: PROTEST UPDATE - GACHECHILADZE TALKING [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Protests again were meager on June 4 and appear to be losing more momentum. The Ambassador met with Irakli Alasania (Alliance) at his request. Alasania confirmed that Levan Gachechiladze is speaking with the GoG. Alasania said that according to Gachechiladze, Saakashvi [...]	2009-06-05 12:21:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1045	GEORGIA: 2ND INCIDENT MECHANISM BETTER, OR MAYBE [...] (C) Summary and comment. On May 29 the EUMM and OSCE co-facilitated the second session of the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (JIPRM) at Dvani on the South Ossetian administrative boundary line. The participants engaged on such substantive issues as security for locals livin [...]	2009-06-05 14:29:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPTS RS GG
09TBILISI1055	GEORGIA: PROTESTS: GACHECHILADZE - SAAKASHVILI TO [...] (C) Summary: More cells were taken down over the weekend of June 6-7 freeing Rustaveli Avenue in front of the Tbilisi Marriott. Cells remain adjacent to Parliament and still block a portion of Rustaveli Avenue. Protests were light over the weekend. The non-parliamentary opposition is pla [...]	2009-06-08 15:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1056	GEORGIA: MOIA RESPONDS TO INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Post continues to closely monitor claims of beatings, crime and other incidents surrounding the ongoing street protests in Tbilisi. In response to our inquiries about 22 reported incidents, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) sent a detailed list of all reported inc [...]	2009-06-08 15:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1057	GEORGIA: PEREVI -- STILL COMPLICATED [...] (C) Summary and comment. Russian forces still occupy the small village of Perevi, which is located in undisputed Georgian territory and outside South Ossetia -- a fact even the Russians do not dispute in private. The EUMM reports the Russians may be preparing finally to withdraw, thereby res [...]	2009-06-08 15:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPTS RS GG
09TBILISI1058	GEORGIA: POLL SHOWS PROTESTS AND PROTEST LEADERS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC),in partnership with the Eurasia Foundation, polled over 1,800 Georgians in May 2009 to gauge public opinion in regard to ongoing protests. The data indicated a significant negative outlook towards both the protest leaders a [...]	2009-06-08 15:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1069	GEORGIA: CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION ANNOUNCED [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Speaker David Bakradze announced the creation of a Commission of Constitutional Reforms (Commission) June 3. As announced, the Commission will have a diverse composition, including representatives from the government, all willing political parties, representatives from [...]	2009-06-10 12:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1073	GEORGIA: FM VASHADZE DISCUSSES UNOMIG WITH A/S [...] (C) Summary. In a June 10 meeting focused almost exclusively on the UN negotiations, Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze made clear that Georgia would stick to its redlines, even if it meant ultimately killing a UN mission in Georgia. EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon pushed back h [...]	2009-06-11 09:21:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KBTS UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09TBILISI1078	GEORGIA: DIPLOMATIC PARTNERS DISCUSS UNOMIG WITH [...] (C) Summary. In a June 11 meeting with European ambassadors and heads of the three monitoring missions, EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon reviewed the state of UNOMIG renewal negotiations and possible ways forward. Everyone agreed that losing UNOMIG had potentially serious disadvantages f [...]	2009-06-11 14:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KBTS UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09TBILISI1089	GEORGIA: A/S GORDON MEETS LEADERS FROM ACROSS [...] (C) Summary: On June 10, A/S Gordon met with Speaker David Bakradze, United National Movement (ruling party) MPs, Parliamentary opposition MPs, and non-parliamentary leaders. Speaker Bakradze explained the GoG's strategy in dealing with the ongoing protests and the history behind street polit [...]	2009-06-12 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1090	GEORGIA: SECURITY INCIDENTS RAISE CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Three separate security incidents within the last week could indicate that the Russians, Abkhaz or South Ossetians may wish to bump up instability in the midst of the UNOMIG negotiations. South Ossetians set up a new checkpoint near Perevi on June 8 and continue to h [...]	2009-06-12 15:21:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
09TBILISI1095	GEORGIA: PARLIAMENT OPENS, VIOLENCE ENSUES [...] (C) Summary: On June 12, Parliament convened for the first time since the protests started on April 9. The day was marked by violence as protesters attacked MP Gia Tortladze and threw rocks, eggs, and other objects at Speaker Bakradze. Five protesters were arrested in connection with the [...]	2009-06-15 15:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1096	GEORGIA: UNOMIG MONITORS IN SUKHUMI AND ZUGDIDI ON [...] (C) Summary. UNOMIG military monitoring officers (MMOs) in Zugdidi and Sukhumi are frustrated with the application of the current UNOMIG mandate and strongly feel that another full technical rollover would be futile. The two main problems they face, according to the MMOs themselves, are lack [...]	2009-06-15 15:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KBTS UNSC UNOMIG GG
09TBILISI1097	GEORGIA: PROTESTS MOVE TO DIGHOMI; MOIA ADMITS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On June 15, after a demoralizing weekend for protest leaders in which the USG and other members of the diplomatic community condemned June 12 attacks by protesters against members of parliament, protesters who had taken part in the attacks dared police to come and g [...]	2009-06-15 15:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI1100	GEORGIA: ARMENIAN BISHOP DISCUSSES CHALLENGES FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 12:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF AM GG
09TBILISI1101	GEORGIA: FIRST STEPS TOWARDS RE-OPENING THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The Government of Georgia announced May 26 that negotiations with Russia were underway to open the border at Kazbegi-Zemo Larsi, the only land border point of entry with Russia in the undisputed territory of Georgia. Russia closed the border in June 2006 in order to [...]	2009-06-16 13:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI1104	GEORGIA: GOG APOLOGIZES; NON-PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: The June 15 incident at the Dighomi Police Station (reftel) resulting in the detention of 39 protesters caused few initial political ripples. Non-parliamentary leaders addressed about 500-1000 supporters in front of Parliament at roughly 7 pm the same day. Non-parliamentary l [...]	2009-06-16 13:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1108	GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 09:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON GG
09TBILISI112	GEORGIA: ABKHAZIA-RUSSIA -- THE HONEYMOON IS [...] (C) Summary and comment. Recent stories from inside Abkhazia suggest that the initial euphoria following Russia's recognition of Abkhazia's independence has faded, with the reality of Russia's all encompassing influence sinking in. Russia already wields tremendous influence on the political, [...]	2009-01-21 13:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1120	GEORGIA: DEFENSE MINISTER SIKHARULIDIZE MEETS A/S [...] (C) Summary. On June 10, Defense Minister Sikharulidze and EUR Assistant Secretary Gordon discussed the state of the Georgian military, progress on reform, NATO prospects, bilateral cooperation, the Geneva process, and UNOMIG negotiations. Sikharulidze made clear that Russia poses a bigger t [...]	2009-06-18 08:58:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI113	GEORGIA: ANOTHER STEP FORWARD - TALK SHOWS RESUME [...] (SBU) Summary: After a hiatus, Georgian Public Broadcasting channel is now running three political talk shows, Imedi TV has one, and Rustavi TV is planning to launch one as well. Kavkasia remains predominately a platform for opposition voices and newly-licensed Maestro is now producing its [...]	2009-01-21 14:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1131	GEORGIA: RUSSIA KEY TOPIC IN ABKHAZ POLITICS [...] (C) Summary and comment. In seeming contradiction to recent reports of concern in Abkhazia about Russian influence (ref A),UNOMIG officials, de facto authorities, opposition journalists, and NGOs in Abkhazia told visiting poloff that Abkhaz politicians are trying to out-do each other to show [...]	2009-06-19 13:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1132	GEORGIA: POTENTIAL IMPACT OF UNOMIG CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary and comment. Russia's veto of a technical rollover of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia leaves a significant gap in both transparency of the military situation in Abkhazia and protection of its residents, especially those in the Gali region. Nevertheless, the actual impact may b [...]	2009-06-19 13:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1136	GEORGIA: EXPLOSIONS DAMAGE TWO EUMM VEHICLES; [...] (C) On June 21st at approximately 1105 am, explosions damaged an EUMM armored patrol vehicle and accompanying private ambulance near Eristskali, located west of the Enguri River near the Abkhazian administrative boundary line in undisputed Georgian territory. The Georgian ambulance driver di [...]	2009-06-22 12:06:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1140	GEORGIA: CIVIL SOCIETY MEETS WITH A/S GORDON [...] (SBU) Summary. Georgian academics, analysts and civil society leaders discussed domestic politics, the necessity of developing more robust civil institutions, and relations with Russia at a June 11 lunch with EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon. While participants' opinions varied, in gen [...]	2009-06-22 13:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS GG
09TBILISI1149	GEORGIA: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH ISSUES CLUSTER [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On April 14, Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report entitled "A Dying Practice" on the use of cluster munitions by Russia and Georgia in the August 2008 conflict. NGOs involved in explosive remnants of war (ERW) clearance in Georgia generally agree with the report [...]	2009-06-23 14:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI GG
09TBILISI1150	GEORGIA: UPDATE ON THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN [...] (C) Summary. There are conflicting reports on the extent of humanitarian-related problems in Gali among UNOMIG officials, NGOs in Zugdidi and Sukhumi, the Abkhazia Government in-exile and Abkhaz de facto authorities. The main issues affecting Georgian residents in Gali today include the lack [...]	2009-06-23 14:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1158	GEORGIAN THOUGHTS ON ARMENIAN/TURKISH RAPPROCHEMENT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Representatives of the Georgian government, parliament, and academia have a wide range of opinions about recent improvements in the bilateral relationship between Armenia and Turkey. Even within the Georgian government, an incomplete and contradictory picture arises, [...]	2009-06-24 11:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AZ TU GG
09TBILISI1161	GEORGIA: THIRD SESSION OF INCIDENT MECHANISM DOES [...] (C) Summary and comment. As predicted reftel, the third session of the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (JIPRM),scheduled for June 23 in Ergneti, did not occur. The meeting was postponed for an indefinite period due to te South Ossetian delegation's refusal to participate. [...]	2009-06-24 12:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
09TBILISI1165	GEORGIA: MINISTER SHASHKIN - GOG TO MOVE FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Corrections and Legal Aid, Dmitri Shashkin gave Poloff a wide-ranging assessment of the current political situation and the GoG's plans to move forward with its reform agenda without non-parliamentary opposition participation. Shashkin said that the GoG no longer h [...]	2009-06-25 13:04:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI117	GEORGIA: INTERIOR MINISTER SAYS RUSSIANS [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Internal Affairs Merabishvili told the Ambassador January 22 that using night-vision goggles, the Georgians had seen Russian special forces with sniper rifles conducting operations across the administrative boundary lines in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. (UNOMIG made [...]	2009-01-23 13:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG RU
09TBILISI118	GEORGIA: GUIDANCE REQUESTED ON REMOVAL OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: In spite of the August conflict and loss of official Georgian access to the Abkhazia separatist region, MFA officials continue to seek U.S. assistance to develop a plan to remove four high-level radioactive [...]	2009-01-23 13:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG GR

09TBILISI1188	GEORGIA: SHARING INFORMATION WITH OMBUDSMAN'S [...] (C) Summary/Comment: In addition to the Embassy-Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) tracking system (see reftel),post has established a working-level channel with the Ombudsman's Office to exchange information regarding incidents of protest-related violence. Post will continue to update it [...]	2009-06-29 13:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI121	GEORGIA: FOLLOW ON QUESTIONS ON REMOVAL OF SUKHUMI [...] (U) This is an action request. Post requests Department's assistance in providing responses to the questions in paragraph 3. End action request. 2. (C) Poloffs delivered ref A demarche to Giorgi Dolidze, MFA's Deputy Director of the Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department [...]	2009-01-23 13:21:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PGOV PREL RS GG
09TBILISI1212	GEORGIA: WEEKEND MEDIA REVIEW: PROTEST RALLY [...] (C) Summary: Non-parliamentary opposition leaders announced plans to hold a large-scale rally during Vice President Biden's visit to Georgia in July to demonstrate the opposition's strength and Georgia's "democratic aspirations." The non-parliamentary opposition's credibility suffered this [...]	2009-07-01 14:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI122	GEORGIA OKAYS GAS TO SOUTH OSSETIA, ITERA ONLY [...] (C) Summary: On January 20, the Georgian Government issued an exception to the Law on Occupied Territories to Itera-Georgia in order to provide gas to South Ossetia. Itera-Georgia General Director David Beradze confirmed that Itera concluded a commercial contract with South Ossetia on Januar [...]	2009-01-23 14:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV RU GG
09TBILISI1221	GEORGIA: RUSSIA THREATENS MILITARY ACTION AFTER [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: A Russian solider crossed into undisputed Georgian territory near Perevi on July 1. He hid in the home of a local resident until the MOIA took custody of him at approximately 2200 on July 1 when he requested asylum. [...]	2009-07-02 13:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1222	GEORGIA: RUSSIA THREATENS MILITARY ACTION AFTER [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: A Russian solider crossed into undisputed Georgian territory near Perevi on July 1. He hid in the home of a local resident until the MOIA took custody of him at approximately 2200 on July 1 when he requested asylum. [...]	2009-07-02 13:43:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1234	GEORGIA: FORMER PM GRIGOL MGALOBISHVILI NAMED NATO [...] (C) Summary. Grigol Mgalobishvili, former Prime Minister and career diplomat, was approved by the Georgian Parliament as Georgia's Permanent Representative to NATO on June 26, succeeding Revaz Beshidze. Mgalobishvili's tenure as Prime Minister, though short, was relatively well received(re [...]	2009-07-06 13:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1235	GEORGIA: MAESTRO TV GETS NATIONAL BROADCAST LICENSE [...] (C) Summary/Comment: On July 3, the Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) granted pro-opposition Maestro TV's request for a ten-year satellite broadcasting license. This license will allow Maestro to broadcast nationwide. The decision was delayed for roughly a month by the GN [...]	2009-07-06 13:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1236	GEORGIA: ACTION REQUEST ON UN RESOLUTION 62/249 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph . 2. (SBU) Shalva Tsiskarashvili, Deputy Director of the MFA Office of International Organizations, asked poloff about UNGA resolution 62/249, Status of Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, dated May 29 2008 [...]	2009-07-06 14:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM GG
09TBILISI1237	GEORGIA: UPDATE ON DEFECTION OF RUSSIAN SOLDIER [...] (C) Summary. The Russian soldier who requested asylum from Georgia met with his family in Tbilisi on July 4 and 5. EUMM, UNHCR, along with the Swiss (as the protective power for Russia in Georgia),Georgians and Russians, coordinated these meetings between Artemiev and his family. Artemiev's [...]	2009-07-06 14:11:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1243	GEORGIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RULE OF LAW WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Justice Zurab Adeishvili on July 6 to discuss USG assistance in apprehending a wanted former advisor to President Shevardnadze, Temur Basilia. Basilia is believed to be in the U.S. The Ambassador took the opportunity to raise a number of is [...]	2009-07-07 12:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1248	GEORGIA: RESPONSE TO OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION REQUEST [...] (U) Summary and comment. In response to reftel A, post suggests raising human rights concerns in the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. With recent Russian vetoes of the OSCE and UN observer missions, outside access to vulnerable populations in both regions is nearly non-exist [...]	2009-07-08 14:48:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM GG RU
09TBILISI1250	GEORGIA: PROPOSED PROTEST LAW FURY - MORE SHOW [...] (C) Summary/Comment: A proposed draft law to clarify the existing law on protests has been subject to extensive criticism by the non-parliamentary opposition. A preliminary assessment by Post and our Tbilisi-based European diplomatic colleagues reveals the law to be well within the European [...]	2009-07-08 15:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1285	GEORGIA DENIES FLYING DRONES IN ABKHAZIA [...] (C) De facto Abkhaz authorities have publicly accused Georgia of flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) over Abkhazia on July 7. The de facto foreign ministry claims that two Georgian UAVs flew over the village of Saberio in Gali district and Khukhun in Tkvarcheli district. The Georgian MFA i [...]	2009-07-09 14:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1289	GEORGIA: PATRIARCH DISCUSSES CHURCH DELEGATION TO [...] (C) Summary: The Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC),Ilia II discussed relations between Russia and Georgia, including relations between the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) and GOC over dinner with the Ambassador on July 7. Former Georgian Ambassador to Moscow Zurab Abashidze an [...]	2009-07-10 13:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF RU GG
09TBILISI1291	GEORGIA: IRI POLL SHOWS SAAKASHVILI MORE POPULAR, [...] (C) Summary/Comment: An International Republican Institute (IRI) poll was carried out from June 16th to June 25th, 2009 and polled 1500 Georgians aged 18 years and older in face-to-face interviews. The International Republican Institute found few surprises in its June polling data. The stat [...]	2009-07-10 14:04:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1303	GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT LESSONS LEARNED FROM THREE [...] (SBU) Embassy Prologue: "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Sir Winston Churchill, Speech in November 1942 who just might well have been describing Georgian internal politics in July 2009. End Prologue. 2. [...]	2009-07-14 14:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1304	GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION - STUCK IN [...] (C) Summary/Comment: This is the second cable in a series analyzing opposition protests this spring against the Saakashvili government. This cable focuses on the non-parliamentary opposition which appears to have achieved little if anything positive from four months of street protests. Po [...]	2009-07-14 14:12:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1305	GEORGIA: PROTEST FALLOUT: LOTS OF LOSERS, BUT WILL [...] (C) Summary/Comment: This is the third in a series of three cables reviewing the longer term implications of the protests in Tbilisi this spring. The ultimate fallout from the protests which began in April is still to be determined. Some political actors among the non-parliamentary oppositi [...]	2009-07-14 14:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1309	GEORGIA: FAITH AND LANGUAGE NOT ENOUGH; GEORGIAN [...] (U) Summary. Georgian academics, artists and journalists gathered on June 18th at the Ambassador's residence to discuss the question of Georgian identity. Though specifically not intended to be a discussion of the current political situation, contemporary and historical politics were conside [...]	2009-07-15 12:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
09TBILISI132	GEORGIA: POLITICIANS HIT THE AIRWAVES [...] (C) Summary/Comment: In a televised first, President Saakashvili answered four hours of call-in questioning from the general public on January 23. Opposition figures called the session a "Putin-like" stunt. In our view, the event actually resembled more of a "town-hall" political event and [...]	2009-01-26 14:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1327	GEORGIA: PROTEST LAW PASSED - RAKLES OPPONENTS [...] (C) Summary: The revision to the Law on Protests (reftel),which strengthens the Government's authorities, was passed July 17. Critics have questioned the need to enact the law so quickly and raised concerns about the provision that extended the maximum term of administrative detention fro [...]	2009-07-20 12:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1339	GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI OUTLINES NEXT STEPS ON REFORM [...] (C) Summary and comment. In a nationally televised speech to Parliament July 20, President Saakashvili outlined his vision for next steps on reform and invited all elements of society to enter renewed dialogue. Key themes included the election code and local elections, constitutional and jud [...]	2009-07-21 13:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP OTRA RS GG
09TBILISI1358	GEORGIA: RUSSIANS TIGHTEN CONTROL IN GALI [...] (C) Summary and comment. In recent weeks Russian Border Guards have tightened control over Abkhaz administrative boundary line crossing points. In a July 22 incident, they detained over 20 ethnic Georgians attempting to depart Abkhazia, confiscated Georgian passports from nine of them, and p [...]	2009-07-24 14:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1382	GEORGIA: HEAD OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary: Levan Kubaneishvili's July 20 resignation from his position as Georgia's public broadcasting (GPB) general director appears to be a tacit recognition of the continuing political battles that have swirled around the station for months. He has not publicly explained his resig [...]	2009-07-30 15:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1408	GEORGIA: MAJORITY NAMES LIKELY SUCCESSOR TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The United National Movement (UNM) has nominated Giorgi Tugushi to replace Sozar Subari as ombudsman. As the ruling party's candidate, Tugushi's confirmation by Parliament is all but guaranteed with a vote expected on July 31 (although it had not taken place by COB). Althoug [...]	2009-07-31 14:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1409	GEORGIA: INCIDENTS RAISE CONCERNS, MECHANISMS MEET [...] (C) Summary and comment. Deputy Foreign Minister Nalbandov told the Ambassador the government is concerned about a spate of recent incidents, especially as the August 7 first anniversary of Georgia's 2008 war with Russia approaches. An explosive device killed the father of a family of IDPs t [...]	2009-07-31 14:51:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1427	GEORGIA: ADDITIONAL PROVOCATIONS HEIGHTEN TENSION [...] (C) Summary and comment. On August 2 Russian Border Guards set up poles in the village of Kveshi, 200 meters outside of the South Ossetian administrative boundary, as an apparent first step to establish a checkpoint; on August 3, the Russians and the poles were gone. On August 1 South Osseti [...]	2009-08-03 14:47:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI148	RUSSIAN SOLDIER DESERTS, SEEKS ASYLUM IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary and comment. On January 26 a Russian soldier based in the Akhalgori Valley inside South Ossetia deserted his post, crossed the administrative boundary at Odzisi, flagged down a Georgian Interior Ministry car, and requested asylum, based on his difficult living conditions. The Min [...]	2009-01-28 13:06:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1505	GEORGIA: U.S. TRAINING STARTS SEPTEMBER 1 FOR [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary: Members of the Georgian ISAF Deployment Training Program (GIDTP),led by the United States Marine Corps (USMC),will begin training a Georgian infantry battalion on September 1. The training will continue through Feb [...]	2009-08-07 11:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PTER GG
09TBILISI1510	GEORGIA: THE REMAKING OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING [...] (C) Summary: Three seats on the public broadcasting board of trustees were filled on July 31 with remarkably little protest from within the parliament. The three men selected are generally highly respected for their objectiveness and better known for their sound academic work than for any p [...]	2009-08-07 13:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1512	GEORGIA: DEAL STRUCK TO PUSH BACK BY-ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliamentary minority faction Christian Democratic Movement (CDM) convinced the ruling United National Movement party (UNM) to postpone until 2010 by-elections in three single-mandate, majoritarian constituencies set for September 27. The by-elections will now be scheduled [...]	2009-08-07 13:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1513	GEORGIA: UPDATE ON ALLEGED ATTACKS ON OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary/Comment: For the past week, Post has urged the Government to provide more details and investigate alleged beatings of opposition activists. On August 2, former Parliamentary Speaker and opposition leader Nino Burjanadze from the Democratic Movement-United Georgia (DMUG) party in [...]	2009-08-07 13:58:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1517	GEORGIA: INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO ABKHAZIA AND [...] (C) Summary and comment. Immediately following the August 2008 war between Russia and Georgia, our small USG aid programs in Abkhazia and South Ossetia were closed, with the exception of HALO Trust's demining program in Abkhazia. Other international donors, including the European Commission ( [...]	2009-08-10 08:49:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS EAID SOCI AID GG
09TBILISI1519	GEORGIA: UNEASY CALM AS WAR ANNIVERSARY COMES AND [...] (C) Summary. August 5 and 6 were uneasily calm after several days of incidents and allegations, followed by five Georgians being kidnapped and returned unharmed on August 7. On August 3, Georgian and South Ossetian forces traded allegations of an attack near Plavismani and Otrevi, and on Augu [...]	2009-08-10 12:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1525	GEORGIA: AMBASSADOR FRIED MEETS WITH GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his visit to Tbilisi on August 5 and 6, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Bay Ambassador Daniel Fried met with a range of senior Georgian officials, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigol Vashadze, Secretary of the National Security Council Eka Tkeshelashvili, Minister [...]	2009-08-11 11:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RR GG
09TBILISI1526	GEORGIA: NATIONAL FORUM - QUIETLY BECOMING A PLAYER [...] (C) Summary/Comment: In the wake of three months of protests, the National Forum seems to have found a message that resonates with the Georgian public. More importantly, National Forum leaders have shown a willingness to do the hard work necessary to build a grass-roots party despite limit [...]	2009-08-11 11:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1528	GEORGIA: NO SURPRISES IN SELECTION OF PUBLIC TV'S [...] (C) Summary/Comment: On August 10 Georgia Public Broadcasting's (GPB) Board of Trustees elected Gia Chanturia as the new GPB General Director. Perceived as the ruling United National Movement's (UNM) candidate, Chanturia was widely expected to be selected for the position (ref A). Chanturia i [...]	2009-08-12 07:21:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1543	MR. PUTIN COMES TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary and comment. Russian Prime Minister Putin visited Abkhazia August 12, renewing Russia's commitment to Abkhaz "independence" and promising nearly USD 500 million in spending on military infrastructure. Abkhaz de facto "president" Bagapsh called the visit an example of the "dynamic [...]	2009-08-13 14:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1551	GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PLEASED WITH RECENT MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: The August 7 National Security Council Meeting attended by several opposition leaders, both parliamentary and non-parliamentary, and an August 12 meeting between opposition leaders and the Minister of Internal Affairs to discuss alleged political repression of opposition activi [...]	2009-08-14 14:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1560	GEORGIA: BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (C) In response to reftel, Post provides the following answers. Unfortunately, per reftel para four, copies of the acquisition contracts are not attainable as they are classified in the Georgian system as "GEORGIAN CONFIDENTIAL." We have no agreement on sharing classified documents between t [...]	2009-08-18 12:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	CA ETTC IS KOMC GG
09TBILISI1568	GEORGIA: COURT RULES THAT BURJANADZE MUST PAY [...] (C) Summary: Nino Burjanadze (Democratic Movement - United Georgia) has been ordered by a Tbilisi court to pay 1.2 million lari (approximately USD 715,000) for her tax bill for her dacha in Tkneti, just outside of Tbilisi. The court upheld the assessment of the Ministry of Finance which Bu [...]	2009-08-19 13:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1575	GEORGIA: DAS BRYZA HONORED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C) Summary. Matthew Bryza paid his farewell visit as Deputy Assistant Secretary to Georgia August 9-11, meeting with senior officials and receiving a Golden Fleece award from President Saakashvili for his contributions to Georgian-American relations. After the ceremony, Bryza and Saakashvil [...]	2009-08-20 14:23:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1580	GEORGIA: MOIA FOLLOWS THROUGH, NON-PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) Summary: As a result of the August 12 meeting between opposition leaders and the MoIA (ref A),a dozen detainees have been released on bond. The MoIA continues to review the 44 cases that Irakli Alasania (Our Georgia - Free Democrats) provided during the meeting as well as other cases [...]	2009-08-21 13:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1581	GEORGIA: ENDING MEMBERSHIP IN CIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 18, 2009, Georgia's membership in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) organization officially expired, following the one year mandatory wait period after officially informing the organization f its intentions on August 14, 2008 in the aftermath of the war wi [...]	2009-08-21 14:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS GG
09TBILISI1582	GEORGIA: FUTURE ENGAGEMENT WITH ABKHAZIA AND UN [...] (C) Summary and Comment. In recent meetings, UN Special Representative Johann Verbeke and other European diplomats have proposed various ideas on the future of the international community's engagement with the breakaway regions, and a possible new role for the UN. Expressing satisfaction th [...]	2009-08-24 04:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI1587	GEORGIAN COAST GUARD CRACKS DOWN ON ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary and comment. On August 15 and 18 the Georgian Coast Guard detained two vessels for violations of the Law on Occupied Territories and other infractions, including for traveling in restricted Black Sea waters off the coast of Abkhazia. Although both vessels were stopped more than [...]	2009-08-24 14:48:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHSA PGOV EWWT ETRD CB FR PM RS
09TBILISI1588	GEORGIA: MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SACKED [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Nika Gilauri fired Minister of Economic Development Lasha Zhvania on August 21, ostensibly for poor performance. Zhvania held a near simultaneous press conference in which he announced he was resigning from the Ministry due in part to interference by others in th [...]	2009-08-24 15:13:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI1589	GEORGIA: STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The reform of Georgia's police forces has been one of Georgia's most significant successes since the Rose Revolution, resulting in a decrease in corruption and improved public image for the police. However, because of the many agencies and branches with overlapping jurisdiction [...]	2009-08-25 05:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR KBTS KCRM GG
09TBILISI1602	GEORGIA SEEKS U.S. HELP IN PROMOTING UNGA IDP [...] (SBU) Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Sergi Kapanadze told emboffs on August 25 that the EU has decided to support the draft UN General Assembly resolution entitled "Status of Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia a [...]	2009-08-25 14:29:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF UNGA RS GG
09TBILISI1625	GEORGIA: IRI FOCUS GROUPS - ROSNER POLL INDICATE [...] (C) Summary: Recent IRI focus groups along with a United National Movement (UNM) poll indicate that President Saakashvili enjoys solid support and a large majority view that it is likely he will serve out his presidential term which ends in 2013. According to the August 8-12 UNM poll condu [...]	2009-08-27 14:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1627	GEORGIA: LEGAL QUESTIONS SURROUNDING OCCUPIED AREAS [...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraphs 9-11. 2. (C) Summary. Recent seizures by the Georgian Coast Guard of Black Sea vessels suspected of violating various Georgian laws, including the Law on Occupied Territories, have raised questions about the legal basis for Georgia's enf [...]	2009-08-27 14:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHSA ETRD ETTC EWWT RS GG
09TBILISI1634	GEORGIA: READING MISHA'S MIND: WHY A NEW DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. Since President Saakashvili tapped Bacho Akhalaia to replace Dato Sikharulidze as Minster of Defense on August 27, speculation on Saakashvili's motivations have swept through Tbilisi. Senior Georgian officials have repeated to the Ambassador on multiple occasions in the last s [...]	2009-08-31 14:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PTER RS GG
09TBILISI164	GEORGIA: UNOMIG OBSERVES SNIPER PATROL IN ABKHAZIA [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. On January 22 a UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) patrol in Abkhazia saw seven individuals in unmarked camouflage patrolling near the village of Gvashigverdi, just inside the administrative boundary. Among other weapons, the group carried three SVD sniper ri [...]	2009-01-29 14:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1643	GEORGIA: CONCERNS OVER RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA, [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze called in the U.S. and UK ambassadors August 31 to request urgent assistance on two matters. First, the Georgians learned that four African countries -- Burundi, Central African Republ [...]	2009-09-01 14:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT UNGA BY CT ML PU RS GG
09TBILISI1644	GEORGIA: TROUBLING HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS IN ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary. The departure of UNOMIG and arrival of Russian Border Guards have not yet caused a new exodus of ethnic Georgian Gali residents from Abkhazia, according to local observers. Conditions, however, have deteriorated, and the local population is more nervous than ever. Problems incl [...]	2009-09-01 14:35:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI165	GEORGIA: THE RULING PARTY REFLECTS, DEVELOPS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: While highly confident in their ability to serve out their mandates, the leaders of the United National Movement (UNM) have gone through a period of self-evaluation as to how best to effectuate their political and policy aims in the coming year. UNM is poised to resume [...]	2009-01-29 14:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1652	GEORGIA: DEFENSE MINISTER AKHALAIA SEEKS TO [...] (C) Summary. Newly-appointed Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia met NATO resident Ambassadors September 2 in a "getting-to-know" you meeting. Akhalaia stressed that there would be no change in MOD priorities -- NATO integration, modernization of the armed forces and "preserving the peace" wer [...]	2009-09-02 13:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PREL GG
09TBILISI1653	GEORGIA: INCIDENT PREVENTION MECHANISMS HIT STRIDE [...] (C) Summary and comment. Recent meetings of Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs) for both Abkhazia and South Ossetia have showed progress toward the original concept: a forum enabling regular exchange of information and the pragmatic discussion of incidents and the security e [...]	2009-09-02 14:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1665	GEORGIA: ABKHAZIA STEPS UP RHETORIC ON BLACK SEA [...] (C) Summary and comment. On September 2 Abkhaz de facto "president" Bagapsh ordered his naval forces to attack any Georgian vessel entering what he considers Abkhaz territorial waters. Following Georgian seizures of ships traveling to Abkhazia for violations of Georgian law and Russian prom [...]	2009-09-04 15:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1669	GEORGIA: RE-ENGAGING WITH ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary. One year after the U.S. ceased nearly all aid to the breakaway regions in the aftermath of the Russia-Georgia war, the time is right to re-engage with Abkhazia. The Georgian government and the Abkhaz de facto authorities both support the idea, and U.S. long-term goals are bett [...]	2009-09-08 12:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID OEXC RS GG
09TBILISI168	GEORGIA: NON PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The non-parliamentary opposition announced and distributed its Declaration of Political Parties and Civil Society Organizations of Georgia (Declaration) which calls for President Saakashvili's resignation; early presidential and parliamentary elections; and the establish [...]	2009-01-30 14:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI169	GEORGIA: THE ECONOMY IS SAAKASHVILI'S TOP PRIORITY [...] (C) Summary. Although in better financial shape than some of its neighbors, Georgia is starting to suffer from the overall international economic malaise. Georgia's banking sector remains sound due to high liquidity and conservative lending policies, but experts worry that a likely devaluat [...]	2009-01-30 14:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI170	GEORGIAN PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS, FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) After a prolonged illness over the past few months, including extensive treatment in Europe, Prime Minister Mgaloblishvili submitted his resignation to the President on January 30. Although only 35 years old, Mgaloblishvili is suffering from kidney disease and as reported reftel, is visi [...]	2009-01-30 14:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI171	GEORGIA: GOVT AGREES TO LIMIT OFFENSIVE CAPABILITY [...] (C) Summary and comment. In a briefing for diplomats, EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) staff provided information about the January 26 agreement between the EUMM and the Georgian Ministry of Defense (MOD). The EUMM military advisor judged that the limitations the Georgians voluntarily imposed upo [...]	2009-01-30 14:47:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
09TBILISI1713	GEORGIA: ABKHAZ POLITICS HEAT UP AS ELECTIONS DRAW [...] (C) Summary and comment. Several recent incidents in Abkhazia point to heightened political tension in the area, including de facto "president" Bagapsh's order to his naval forces to attack Georgian ships entering Abkhaz water (reftel),the passage and repeal of the law on "citizenship" for e [...]	2009-09-11 13:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF RU GG
09TBILISI1714	GEORGIA: FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND SHIP SEIZURES [...] (C) Summary and comment. The latest round of the incident prevention and response mechanism (IPRM) meetings took place on September 3 in Ergneti for the South Ossetian side and September 8 in Gali for the Abkhaz side. The atmosphere during the South Ossetian IPRM was tense and a considerable [...]	2009-09-11 13:29:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1729	GEORGIA: QUAD DEMARCHE ON GEORGIAN SHIP SEIZURES [...] (C) As requested, Charge joined the German, French and UK Ambassadors in a September 16 meeting to deliver the points contained ref a to Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze. The Quad group reviewed the points and stressed that the decision to deliver this demarche jointly was intended [...]	2009-09-16 14:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL GG RS
09TBILISI1730	GEORGIA: PREPARED TO SUPPORT USG ON IRAN, BUT [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 14:10:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM IAEA IR AORC GG
09TBILISI1735	GEORGIA: PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI'S TO-DO LIST AT UNGA [...] (C) Summary. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will be looking closely for evidence of any change in U.S. policy toward Georgia when he meets with the Secretary on the margins of the UNGA. According to several key presidential advisors, Saakashvili will seek reassurance at the highest [...]	2009-09-17 13:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNGA GG
09TBILISI1738	GEORGIA: IRANIAN INVESTMENT IN HYDROPOWER [...] (U) This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Charge was called in September 9 by Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov with a response to the points contained reftel. The initial points, which cautioned Georgia about the negative consequences of accepti [...]	2009-09-18 13:19:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG IR GG
09TBILISI1739	GEORGIA WORRIES ABOUT BELARUSAN RECOGNITION OF [...] (C) Summary. Since Venezuela's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Georgian policymakers have warned of a "cascade of recognitions" that could occur should Belarus follow suit. Belarusan President Lukashenko's September 15 statement that the Parliament would consider recognition when [...]	2009-09-18 14:33:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
09TBILISI1745	GEORGIA: LIFE ON THE BRINK IN GALI [...] (C) Summary. A September 11 trip into Abkhazia confirmed many concerns about the marginal existence facing ethnic Georgian residents of Gali. Emboffs observed decrepit housing, execrable roads, collapsing schools, insufficient health care facilities, horse-drawn carts, and insect-threatene [...]	2009-09-21 13:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR RS GG
09TBILISI1755	GEORGIA: SOME NON-PARLIAMENTARY PARTIES COME OFF [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Members of the Irakli Alasania-led Alliance for Georgia, Republican (represented by David Berznenishvili) and New Rights (represented by Mamuka Katsitadze) Parties followed political ally Irakli Alasania's earlier lead and joined the National Democratic Institute (NDI) [...]	2009-09-23 14:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1756	GEORGIA: TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS TBILISI [...] (C) Summary. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu paid an official visit to Tbilisi September 7-8 and was joined by his Deputy Under Secretary for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Ambassador Unal Cevikoz; Cevikoz later visited Sukhumi on September 10. Davutoglu met with President Saakashvi [...]	2009-09-23 14:35:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU GG
09TBILISI1757	GEORGIA: RADICAL ORTHODOX GROUP STOPS MOSQUE [...] (C) Summary: On September 16, representative of two radical fundamentalist Georgian Orthodox groups, the "Society of Saint David the Builder" and "Union of Orthodox Parents" stopped construction on a mosque in the village of Talaveri. The groups demanded to see the villagers' construction perm [...]	2009-09-23 14:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL AZ GG
09TBILISI1765	GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI EXPRESSES CONCERN TO DAS [...] (C) Summary. During her September 15 introductory call on President Saakashvili, EUR DAS Tina Kaidanow urged him to make progress on democratic reforms as a way to increase support for Georgia within the international community and shore up domestic stability, echoing earlier comments from VP [...]	2009-09-25 08:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL BR RU AM AZ GG
09TBILISI1766	GEORGIA: DAS KAIDANOW URGES DEMOCRATIC REFORM IN [...] (C) Summary: During meetings with a wide range of GoG officials, non-parliamentary opposition leaders, opposition and majority MPs, and members of civil society, EUR DAS Tina Kaidanow stressed to all of her interlocutors the importance of political engagement and the need for progress on demo [...]	2009-09-25 08:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1772	GEORGIA: VISAS FOR DE FACTOS - THE CASE AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. According to ref A, Russia has indicated it intends to seek U.S. visas for Abkhaz and South Ossetian de facto officials to travel to New York for discussions at the UN. In post's view, the issuance of such visas could undermine U.S. policy on the status of the regions; legitim [...]	2009-09-25 14:11:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC UNGA CVIS RS GG
09TBILISI1773	GEORGIA: NATO ASSESSMENT TEAM OUTBRIEF ON HEELS OF [...] (C) Summary. Frank Boland, Head of Force Planning Department of NATO Defense Policy and Planning Division, and lead for the NATO Planning and Review Process (PARP) and Annual National Program (ANP) assessment team, briefed NATO Ambassadors and defense attaches on their most recent review, giv [...]	2009-09-25 14:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
09TBILISI1781	GEORGIA: A TALE OF TWO ETHNIC MINORITY CITIES [...] (C) Summary: City government officials and NGOs in the Samtskhe-Javakheti (S-J) cities of Akhaltsikhe and Akhalkalaki were upbeat about their future in Georgia, but worried about protecting their cultural and linguistic heritage. The majority of the estimated 300,000 ethnic Armenians in Georg [...]	2009-09-29 14:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1784	GEORGIA: BURJANADZE'S TAX SAGA CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: Former Speaker of Parliament, Nino Burjanadze (Democratic Movement - United Georgia) has indicated that she may challenge President Saakashvili to arrest her on what she believes are trumped up tax penalties in connection with a property she received for one lari (60 cents) in [...]	2009-09-30 05:58:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1786	GEORGIA: TAGLIAVINI REPORT FINDS PLENTY OF BLAME [...] (C) Summary. The EU-sponsored Tagliavini Commission on the August 2008 war, released in Brussels on September 30, points fingers at many parties, including Georgia, Russia, the de facto authorities, the United States, and the international community writ large. It expressly refuses to iden [...]	2009-09-30 14:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1787	GEORGIA: JEWISH COMMUNITY RESTORES SYNAGOGUE THEY [...] (U) With great fanfare, a 150-year-old Ashkenazi synagogue reopened in the "Old Tbilisi" district on September 15. The synagogue was badly damaged by a 1991 earthquake and was closed in 2005. The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC),who held their annual conference in Georgia last year, primari [...]	2009-10-01 14:48:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1790	GEORGIA: PREDICTABLE POLITICAL PARTY COMMENTARY ON [...] (U) Summary: Domestic political reaction to the Tagliavini report (reftel) predictably corresponded to long-held political perceptions. Various non-parliamentary opposition leaders took the opportunity, citing a finding in the report criticizing Georgia for a disproportionate use of force [...]	2009-10-02 14:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RR GG
09TBILISI18	GEORGIA: ATTEMPTS TO REPRESSURIZE GAS PIPELINE TO [...] (C) Summary: Despite continued lack of access to sections of the natural gas pipeline running from Agara to Tskhinvali and on to Java, on December 31 the Georgian Oil and Gas Company (GOGC) pressurized the line to determine if gas could be restored to Tskhinvali. Unfortunately, during the r [...]	2009-01-06 13:48:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1809	GEORGIA: MR. LAVROV COMES TO GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visited Abkhazia during the first week of October, reportedly to sign an agreement on visa-free travel, discuss bilateral relations and confer about the results of the latest Geneva talks. Lavrov's schedule, as publicly released, included meetings [...]	2009-10-06 14:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS GG
09TBILISI1810	GEORGIA: MISSTEPS ON NEW OSCE PRESENCE [...] (C) Summary and comment. OSCE Chairman-in-Office Special Representative Christopoulos visited Tbilisi and Tskhinvali September 30 - October 2, hoping to reach agreement on modalities for a new roving OSCE presence. Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Bokeria protested some process fouls, but a [...]	2009-10-06 15:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1823	GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASD VERSHBOW [...] (C) Summary. During your visit to Tbilisi, Saakashvili and his team will be watching closely for clues to any adjustments in U.S. policy toward Georgia. They will be anxious to discuss developments at the MOD, to clarify the new Minister's role and to reassure us of Georgia's commitment to [...]	2009-10-08 08:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS GG
09TBILISI1840	GEORGIA: BIG SELL ON ECONOMIC REFORM UNDERMINED BY [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 14:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI1853	GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION TRYING TO [...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition has spent much of the last three months since July when the final "cells" were taken off of Rustaveli Avenue prior to the Vice President's visit staying out of the spotlight. Behind the scenes, leaders have been engaged in largely fruitless dis [...]	2009-10-08 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1881	GEORGIA: ROUGH RECEPTION FOR DANISH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During an October 6 visit to Abkhazia, Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller met with de facto "foreign minister" Shamba and "president" Bagapsh. In meetings described by the Danish Honorary Consul, who accompanied the FM, as "disastrous," "poorly timed," and "awkward," Moell [...]	2009-10-09 15:06:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV DA RS GG
09TBILISI1915	GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI ACKNOWLEDGES HIS IMAGE [...] (C) Summary. During a lunch following the Ambassador's credentials ceremony, President Saakashvili acknowledged the international community's questions about the Georgian Government's reform program. However, he insisted that he was committed to using the remaining four years of his term i [...]	2009-10-19 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RS GG
09TBILISI1919	GEORGIA: RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL CROSSES THE BORDER [...] (C) Summary. On August 26, a car carrying three Armenian citizens entered Georgia from Armenia at the Sadakhlo border crossing. The car set off a gamma alarm on the radiation detection portal monitor. The driver provided a cursory explanation for the alarm, and the patrol police did not detain the [...]	2009-10-21 12:49:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL KNNP DOE GG
09TBILISI1920	GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT SUBMITS NOTIONAL BUDGET TO [...] (C) The Government's notional draft of the 2010 budget submitted to Parliament shows the economic difficulties facing the country and contains cuts across the board (except in key social spending areas). While the draft meets the Government's technical and legal requirements, it does not prov [...]	2009-10-21 12:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI1932	GEORGIA: PUBLIC MORE OPTIMISTIC, BENEFITTING [...] (C) Summary: Georgians are more optimistic about their futures even as they struggle economically, according to the International Republican Institute's (IRI) latest poll. The shift in mood and economic stabilization have benefited the President and his party; Saakashvili received a 10 point [...]	2009-10-23 16:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1935	GEORGIA: INCIDENT PREVENTION - LOTS OF MEETINGS, [...] (C) Comment. The Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs) have become more routine and therefore there is less "breaking news" to report out of them. This has led to more regular contact and a general reduction of tension among the participants. However, the same themes are discus [...]	2009-10-27 14:33:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1962	GEORGIA:COUNTERING RUSSIAN CLAIMS OF TERRORISTS IN [...] (C) Summary: A visit to Pankisi revealed no evidence of Russian claims of increased terrorist activity in the region. Stopping in each village after reaching the gorge, CDM leader Giorgi Targamadze facilitated discussion among locals, police officials, and community leaders on the situation [...]	2009-10-30 14:49:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1965	GEORGIA: MISHA TELLS ASD VERSHBOW GEORGIA IS [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Saakashvili assured visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow that Georgia understands there will be no military solution to the conflicts -- only Georgia's further progress on democratic and economic reform could re-at [...]	2009-11-02 15:13:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL RS UP BO GG
09TBILISI1972	GEORGIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 13:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA GG

09TBILISI1973	GEORGIA INCLINED TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 14:40:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNGA GG

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