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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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08SKOPJE87MACEDONIA: PRESSING FOR NAME DISPUTE RESOLUTION
[...] (C) During a February 1 tete-a-tete meeting with Deputy PM Stavreski, one of PM Gruevski's closest advisers, I pressed for resolution of the name dispute with Greece before the NATO summit in April, underscored the need for Skopje to offer UN Special Negotiator Nimetz some proposals before then [...]
2008-02-01 15:24:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08SKOPJE91MACEDONIA: PUSHING FOR PROGRESS ON NAME ISSUE
[...] (C) We are continuing efforts to persuade Macedonia of the need to maximize chances for a NATO membership invitation by embracing the Nimetz framework and proposing a differentiated name for use in international organizations (ref A). Our GoM interlocutors are sticking to their long-standing [...]
2008-02-05 06:50:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08SKOPJE95MACEDONIA: SOME FLEXIBILITY ON THE NAME AND NATO
[...] (C) During separate meetings with President Crvenkovski and PM Gruevski today, I pressed for greater flexibility in approaching the Nimetz talks on the name dispute with Greece and urged that Macedonia propose some options to Nimetz before the next round of bilateral talks in Athens on Februar [...]
2008-02-06 15:49:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08SKOPJE98MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT CRVENKOVSKI ON THE NAME AND
[...] (C) The Ambassador underscored to President Crvenkovski during a meeting February 6 that finding a compromise solution on the Macedonia-Greece name dispute is the best way to ensure Macedonia receives a NATO invitation at the Bucharest Summit in April. Crvenkovski acknowledged that Macedonia [...]
2008-02-07 12:30:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08SKOPJE99MACEDONIA'S PM GRUEVSKI ON THE MAY 29 AGREEMENT
[...] (C) In a February 6 meeting with PM Gruevski, the Ambassador began by highlighting two issues the GOM should close to complete its NATO accession tasks: the social package for victims of the 2001 conflict and a draft language law. Pledging his commitment to address these issues, Gruevski poin [...]
2008-02-07 13:39:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08SOFIA14112008 BUDGET CONTINUES CONSERVATIVE FISCAL POLICY
[...] (U) Summary: Bulgaria's 2008 state budget continues the Socialist-led ruling coalition's tradition of conservative fiscal planning. Targeting realistic revenues and expenditures and GDP growth of six percent, the budget envisions a three percent surplus and introduces a 10 percent flat tax [...]
2008-01-04 05:29:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ENRG PGOV SOCI BU
08SOFIA17ONE YEAR IN, BULGARIA FINDS EU MEMBERSHIP BRINGS
[...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria welcomed January 1, 2007 with more than just fireworks -- it joined the EU with high expectations and hopes for rapid change. One year later, Bulgarians still overwhelmingly support the EU, but with a collective sigh (or shrug) about membership benefits. Bulgarians we [...]
2008-01-10 12:06:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BU
08SOFIA185BULGARIANS TO ANNOUNCE NEW AFGHAN DEPLOYMENT AT
[...] (S) Summary: Bulgaria is set to announce a decision to deploy an additional 50 soldiers to take over the Entry Control Point Number Four mission at Kandahar Airfield. It is keeping this decision under tight wraps for now. We expect the formal decision will be made just before the NATO Sum [...]
2008-03-28 12:55:00Embassy SofiaSECRETPGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA191BULGARIANS EXPECT LITTLE FLEXIBILITY ON MACEDONIA
[...] (C) In the temporary absence of FM Kalfin and Deputy FM Kuychukov, DCM had an extended discussion with Political Director Poriyazov, encouraging Bulgaria to push Athens to aim higher and achieve agreement with Skopje. Poriyazov acknowledged that flexibility was necessary to achieve a mutual [...]
2008-04-01 13:50:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL PGOV MK GR BU
08SOFIA25EUR DAS BRYZA'S ENERGY SECURITY MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS Matt Bryza and Ambassador Beyrle met with Bulgarian Regional Development Minster Asen Gagauzov on December 6, 2007, to discuss energy security issues, including diversity of supply, economic viability of the Nabucco Project, and strengthening Bulgaria's negotiating position [...]
2008-01-14 11:27:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALBU ECON ENRG PGOV
08SOFIA273APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE APRIL 28-29
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-25 14:56:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL
08SOFIA303NEW BULGARIAN DEFENSE MINISTER STRESSES U.S. TIES
[...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with Ambassador Beyrle, new Defense Minister Nikolai Tsonev affirmed the primacy of the bilateral relationship for Bulgaria, thanked the U.S. for its financial support of Bulgarian military modernization and expressed support for continued Bulgarian engagem [...]
2008-05-14 09:51:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA305BULGARIA NEEDS U.S. SUPPORT TO BREAK AIR FORCE
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Rapidly losing capability, the Bulgarian Air Force is in dire need of modernization, but meaningful transformation is made impossible by Bulgaria's overwhelming dependence on Russian airframes. The use of aging Russian aircraft not only limits Bulgarian capabilities, but ma [...]
2008-05-14 11:08:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA33BULGARIA: PUTIN'S VISIT TO BULGARIA: ENERGY
[...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: Bulgarian leaders have publicly stated they hope Russian President Vladimir Putin's two-day official visit to Bulgaria January 17-18 will lead to improved, more pragmatic bilateral relations, but Putin's "all business" agenda and the Russians' heavy-handed negotiating style [...]
2008-01-16 10:53:00Embassy SofiaSECRET//NOFORNENRG PGOV PREL BU
08SOFIA44BULGARIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-17 09:47:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
08SOFIA443SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO SOFIA
[...] (C) The Bulgarians are delighted to host you and bestow their highest honor, the Stara Planina award, for your help in freeing the Bulgarian nurses wrongly held by Libya for eight years. Public support for the nurses has faded since their emotional homecoming last July 24, and relations bet [...]
2008-07-01 14:39:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PREL MARR BG
08SOFIA453SUPPORTING BULGARIAN MILITARY MODERNIZATION
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Based on an understanding reached at Prime Minister Stanishev's 17 June meeting with Secretary Gates, the Bulgarian Government is expecting a DOD team in July 2008 to consult on Bulgaria's military modernization plans. Post welcomes and fully supports this visit, which repr [...]
2008-07-03 16:08:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR BU IZ
08SOFIA469BULGARIA'S VIEWS ON KOSOVO, EULEX, AND MACEDONIA
[...] (C/NF) In response to REFTEL, Polec officer met July 1 with Bulgarian MFA's Europe Directorate I Chief (Western Balkans) Ambassador Krassimir Tulechki to discuss Kosovo issues after the June 30 International Steering Group (ISG) meeting in Pristina. According to Tulechki, the transition fro [...]
2008-07-17 14:15:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR ECON PGOV BU
08SOFIA512SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL BORDALLO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Delegate Bordallo, Representative Wilson and Representative Sanchez, Embassy Sofia warmly welcomes you and looks forward to a very successful visit. Your visit comes one month after Secretary Rice's consultations in Sofia and two months after Prime Minister Stanishev's meeting [...]
2008-07-29 09:35:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP BG
08SOFIA550BULGARIA: NAC STATEMENT ON GEORGIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-11 15:57:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PARM KCFE RU GG BU
08SOFIA552BULGARIA: ACTIVE ROLE IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy FM Keremedchiev agreed on a firm, united EU message to Russia and said Bulgaria would take an active role in providing and facilitating humanitarian assistance. It declined a Georgian request for military assistance. FM Kalfin will offer use of the port of Burgas as a [...]
2008-08-12 17:06:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RU GG BU
08SOFIA561CODEL BORDALLO DISCUSSES DEFENSE COOPERATION, F-16S, VISA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Bordallo visited Bulgaria from August 5-8, at the invitation of Parliament Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Solomon Passy, to tour the Novo Selo Training Area and meet with senior Bulgarian officials and parliamentarians. The CODEL expressed satisfaction with the No [...]
2008-08-15 12:30:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP BU
08SOFIA566TFGG01: BULGARIA STANDS BY GEORGIA; STILL AVOIDS
[...] (C) Summary: Georgian Ambassador Ukleba told Ambassador McEldowney that Tbilisi has not accepted a Bulgarian offer to host talks between Russia and Georgia, which Deputy FM Keremedchiev later confirmed. Ukleba stressed that Tbilisi values U.S. support and humanitarian assistance and looks for [...]
2008-08-19 16:29:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS RU GG BU
08SOFIA59BULGARIAN ENGAGEMENT IN IRAQ IN 2008 AND BEYOND
[...] (S) Summary: Bulgaria's Parliament will soon ratify the extension of its 154-soldier mission in Iraq through April 1, 2009. Despite broad public disapproval and opposition from within the ruling Socialist Party, the ruling coalition continues, overall, to support engagement in Iraq and desi [...]
2008-01-24 15:01:00Embassy SofiaSECRETPGOV PREL MARR BU IZ
08SOFIA592BULGARIAN FM: GEORGIA CRISIS STRENGTHENS CASE FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Kalfin told Ambassador Russia is using the Georgia crisis to create zones of influence throughout the former Soviet republics. This makes it all the more important that both Georgia and Ukraine be offered MAP at the NATO Ministerial in December. He urged continued U.S. inv [...]
2008-09-04 15:32:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RU SR BU GG
08SOFIA600BULGARIA AND RUSSIA: NEXT STEPS
[...] (S) The crisis in Georgia has begun to rouse the normally reticent Bulgarian mindset and prompted some to question whether Russia's ultimate objectives will prove intolerable. Like many of our European partners, the Bulgarians will shy away from taking on Moscow in a direct or public manner, b [...]
2008-09-08 11:36:00Embassy SofiaSECRETPREL ENRG MARR PGOV BU
08SOFIA602CJCS AND SACEUR VISIT TO BULGARIA
[...] (C) Admiral Mullen and General Craddock: It is a pleasure to welcome you to Bulgaria. The timing of your visit will ensure extensive discussion of the Georgia-Russia conflict, next steps in Iraq, and our bilateral security partnership. The Bulgarians will be looking to you for judgment ab [...]
2008-09-09 16:16:00Embassy SofiaSECRETPGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA607BULGARIA: FM APPRECIATES IRAQ WITHDRAWAL PLAN,
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Summary. Ambassador informed FM Kalfin that Bulgaria's participation in the Coalition will not be required beyond 2008. Noting that the Iraqi military will require time to assume the mission Bulgarian forces are currently [...]
2008-09-10 15:23:00Embassy SofiaSECRETPGOV PREL MARR BU IZ
08SOFIA610BULGARIA UNDECIDED ON EXPANSION OF ISAF
[...] (C) The Bulgarian Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministries have yet to reach consensus on SACEUR's proposed amendment to the Counternarcotics Annex of the ISAF Operations Plan to authorize ISAF forces to interdict narcotics production and trafficking facilities. According to COL Stefan Yanev, [...]
2008-09-12 13:48:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALNATO MOPS MARR BU AF
08SOFIA64BULGARIA LOOKING FOR "EU SOLIDARITY" ON KOSOVO AT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-28 14:17:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV
08SOFIA640MILITARY COOPERATION WITH BULGARIA: LEVERAGING OUR
[...] (C) Summary: The U.S. and Bulgarian militaries are now conducting the largest-ever bilateral exercises, with 900 U.S. and 300 Bulgarian soldiers, supplemented by joint Air Force training involving approximately 250 U.S. airmen and 12 F-16s. President Parvanov will attend the October 15 Di [...]
2008-10-02 09:44:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA646DEFENSE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN UPBEAT ON MILITARY
[...] (C) Summary: Angel Naydenov, Parliamentary Defense Committee Chairman and leader of the Socialist Parliamentary Group, was positive on U.S.-Bulgaria military cooperation and supportive of plans to increase the public profile of our steadily expanding relationship. Naydenov plans to attend [...]
2008-10-07 08:47:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA65BULGARIA ON KOSOVO, MACEDONIA, AND IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Bulgarian FM Ivailo Kalfin discussed current Bulgarian thinking on Kosovo and Macedonia and gave a read-out from his January 22 meeting with Iranian FM Mottaki. Kalfin said it is likely no statement on an SAA for Serbia or an ESDP mis [...]
2008-01-28 14:54:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KV SR IR BG
08SOFIA668BULGARIA: PUSHING PARLIAMENT TO BOOST PUBLIC
[...] (C) Summary. In an effort to promote greater support for the U.S. military presence in Bulgaria, Ambassador held a meeting and joint press event with the combined leadership of the Defense and Foreign Affairs Committees in Parliament. Noting that sixty percent of the Bulgarian public view th [...]
2008-10-20 14:49:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA672BULGARIA'S NEXT PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The odds-on favorite to become Bulgaria's next Prime Minister is Sofia Mayor Boyko Borissov. A rough hewn and volatile figure with rumored links to organized crime, Borissov exploits the electorate's yearning for a dominant leader to reverse the perceived failures of current P [...]
2008-10-22 07:18:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV BU
08SOFIA681BULGARIA: MFA ON NATO EXPANSION, KOSOVO, RUSSIA
[...] (C) Summary. MFA Security Policy Director Petio Petev stressed Bulgaria's support for MAP for Georgia and Ukraine and eventual NATO membership for all of the Western Balkans. While pessimistic on resolving differences between NATO and Russia, he was upbeat on Bulgaria's ability to contribute [...]
2008-10-28 12:25:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA684STRATEGY FOR EXPANDING BULGARIAN ENGAGEMENT IN
[...] (C) Summary. Bulgaria has 470 soldiers in Afghanistan (up from 80 in 2006),most of whom are in Kandahar. The Bulgarians will add their first Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT),in cooperation with the Tennessee National Guard, to Kandahar in February 2009. Withdrawal of 152 troop [...]
2008-10-29 11:55:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA704BULGARIA: MONTENEGRO AND SERBIA SHOULD ENTER SEDM
[...] (C) Summary: Consistent with its position at the last Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerial Coordinating Committee (SEDM-CC) meeting in September, Bulgaria does not support full membership for Montenegro in SEDM without Serbia joining at the same time. In Bulgaria's view, both countries [...]
2008-11-03 15:02:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA712DASD ZAKHEIM PROPOSES ADDITIONAL BULGARIAN ISAF
[...] (C) Summary. DASD Zakheim expressed appreciation for Bulgaria's strong and sustained participation in Iraq and Afghanistan and stressed the need for a plan to increase Bulgarian contributions to ISAF as its Iraq mission ends this December. Bulgaria currently has 470 soldiers in Afghanistan [...]
2008-11-06 14:32:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA713STRATEGY FOR EXPANDING BULGARIAN ENGAGEMENT IN
[...] (NATO CONFIDENTIAL REL/UK) Summary. Bulgaria has 470 soldiers in Afghanistan (up from 80 in 2006),most of whom are in Kandahar. The Bulgarians will add their first Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT),in cooperation with the Tennessee National Guard, to Kandahar in February 2009. [...]
2008-11-07 09:12:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA722BULGARIA SUPPORTS EU AND US ENGAGEMENT WITH BOSNIA
[...] (C) We delivered reftel to MFA's Western Balkans Office Director Krassimir Tulechki who agreed that Washington and Brussels should support the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and work together to keep Bosnia moving towards European integration. According to Tulechki, Republika S [...]
2008-11-14 14:50:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALBK EU PGOV BU
08SOFIA723SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DAS JONES TO SOFIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit to Sofia comes at a high point in our bilateral cooperation and a tough time internally for the Bulgarian government. Bulgaria has been a solid partner on key security issues, with deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Kosovo, and joint military exercises unde [...]
2008-11-14 15:28:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BU
08SOFIA733CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO VICE-PRESIDENT ELECT JOE
[...] Dr. Solomon Passy, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Bulgarian Parliament, sent a congratulatory letter to Vice President-elect Joe Biden. The signed original will be sent via diplomatic pouch. 2. Begin text: Dear Mr. Vice-President-elect: Please accept my warmest con [...]
2008-11-21 13:30:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP BU
08SOFIA738BULGARIA AND RUSSIAN INFLUENCE: SHIFTING
[...] (C) Summary: Bulgarian public opinion is consistently positive toward Russia for several reasons: shared culture, language and religion; a popular mythology about Russia "liberating" Bulgaria from Ottoman Turkey; and shady business connections. Russia also wields influence with a generation [...]
2008-11-21 13:57:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG BU
08SOFIA742BULGARIAN DENIES ARMS SHIPMENTS TO KURDS
[...] (C) Summary. The Bulgarian government denies any knowledge of a shipment of Bulgarian arms and ammunition to the Regional Government of Kurdistan, as alleged in a front-page article in the November 23 Washington Post, and has offered to work with us to track available evidence of a possib [...]
2008-11-24 14:06:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA748BULGARIA TO SIGN OSLO CONVENTION BUT WILL REMAIN
[...] (SBU) Bulgaria intends to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Oslo on December 3. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expert Lachezara Stoeva, in charge of the agreement, the MFA and MOD have consulted extensively and are completely in agreement that signature of the convent [...]
2008-11-26 12:04:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA749BULGARIA: FMF/IMET ESSENTIAL TO MODERNIZATION AND
[...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria has the political will to increase its participation in overseas operations, but lacks resources and capacity. Last year's 33 percent reduction to its FMF budget was a dramatic and painful shock to the Bulgarian government. Despite being the poorest member of the Eur [...]
2008-11-26 12:10:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA87BULGARIAN MILITARY MODERNIZATION PLAN POSITIVE BUT
[...] (C) Summary: A new Bulgarian Ministry of Defense plan for military modernization calls for a reduction of 3,000 to 5,000 service members, elimination or closure of certain unnecessary weapon systems and facilities, and the integration of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff. The fu [...]
2008-02-11 08:42:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA89PUTIN'S BULGARIA VISIT: FRICTION AND "FRIENDSHIP"
[...] (C) Summary: The whirlwind that was Russian President Putin's January 17-18 visit to Sofia ended up generating as much friction as friendship with the Bulgarians. Heavy-handed Russian pressure in securing the signing of the South Stream deal, plus seven other bilateral agreements, had Bulga [...]
2008-02-12 14:30:00Embassy SofiaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL ENRG RS BU
08STATE100210FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN GROUP TO CONVENE IN NEW YORK
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Posts other than USNATO see paragraph 4. USNATO see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) The US, the UK, and the United Arab Emirates, in consultation with Pakistan, propose to establish a "Friends of Pakistan" group to galvanize international efforts in support of the n [...]
2008-09-19 00:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON PK
08STATE100307CORRECTED VERSION OF STATE 100210 - FRIENDS OF
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Posts other than USNATO see paragraph 4. USNATO see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) The US, the UK, and the United Arab Emirates, in consultation with Pakistan, propose to establish a "Friends of Pakistan" group to galvanize international efforts in support of the [...]
2008-09-19 13:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON PK
08STATE100723EXPANDING THE ADRIATIC CHARTER
[...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (U) Objective: To capitalize on Albania, Croatia and Macedonia's affirmation that the Adriatic Charter should be expanded to include Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro by outlining a process by which they will offer them f [...]
2008-09-19 21:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR NATO PREL MK HR AL SR MW BK
08STATE100758ACTION REQUEST: FRIED-ANTONOV DISCUSSION ON
[...] (U) This is an action message for posts in all NATO capitals, USOSCE and USNATO. It follows up on discussion at the September 11 HLTF regarding appropriate CFE contacts with Russia in light of events in Georgia (discussed in detail Ref A). Posts should brief this information orally, not/not [...]
2008-09-19 23:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO OSCE PARM PREL RS
08STATE100790SEEKING ALLIED SUPPORT FOR NO BUSINESS AS USUAL IN THE
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 4. 2. (U) On August 19, NATO Foreign Ministers agreed that there can be "no business as usual" in the NATO-Russia relationship, following Russia's brutal military action in Georgia, and Russia's subsequent recognition of Abkhazia and South Osset [...]
2008-09-20 03:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL GG RS
08STATE100866INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS -- GETTING THE
[...] (U) This is an action request for USUN, see para 4. 2. (SBU) Summary. During recent consultations in Vienna, the Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB) of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reiterated its interest in working closely with the 1540 Committee. The TPB sought c [...]
2008-09-22 03:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CW IAEA KPAO OSCE PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE100958JUNE 25, 2008 U.S.-RUSSIA JOINT DATA EXCHANGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 25, a U.S. interagency delegation led by State/L conducted talks at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow to discuss liability provisions in the JDEC Memorandum of Agreement (MoA). Failure to resolve liability and taxation issues has been an impediment to th [...]
2008-09-22 14:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PARM PREL RS
08STATE101218AFGHANISTAN: GUIDANCE FOR UNSC RENEWAL OF THE
[...] The Department instructs USUN to support UNSC adoption of the Italian draft resolution (para 4) renewing the International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF) mandate in Afghanistan. The Department also refers USUN to the following guidance in negotiating the final text of the resolution. U [...]
2008-09-22 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC ISAF AF
08STATE101233NATIONAL SECURITY AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-22 23:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL PARM
08STATE102240MISSILE DEFENSE:PATRIOT/PAC III STILL AT CENTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After agreeing to submit the PAC-III (Patriots) issue to a subgroup for further study, A/S Mull's delegation and their Polish counterparts agreed July 23 to begin looking at the transition of some work on Poland's military modernization from the bilateral Security Cooperation Cons [...]
2008-09-24 19:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PL PREL MASS
08STATE104222A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH BALKAN MINISTERS ON
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones Cathy Westley, EUR/SCE Adriatic Charter 3: ------------------- Albania: Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha Croatia: Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic Macedonia: Foreign Minister Antonio M [...]
2008-09-30 15:52:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN NATO PGOV PREL AL BK HR KV MK MN SR
08STATE104315RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 29, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. 1 Fares Attif Yusif Khalil Yabad 6/2/1989 850072760 2 Ayad Hammed Ahmad Rushd [...]
2008-09-30 17:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL
08STATE104488UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH UZBEKISTAN
[...] (C) Under Secretary Burns met with Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov on September 26 in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly. Norov told Burns that the Government of Uzbekistan was satisfied with the U.S.-Uzbek relationship, and hoped the relationship would grow in a balan [...]
2008-09-30 20:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALASEC NATO PHUM KDEM PREL KMAR AF RS UZ
08STATE104535MOVING IMPLEMENTATION FORWARD -- UNSCR 1540 --
[...] (U) This is an action request for USOSCE and UNVIE, see paras 4 and 7 below. 2. (SBU) Summary. In efforts to strengthen UNSCR 1540 implementation capacity, USOSCE and UNVIE have raised understanding among OSCE, IAEA, and UNODC about existing U.S. programs that promote 1540 implementation [...]
2008-09-30 22:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KPAO OSCE PREL PTER UNSC EUN
08STATE105450THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH ROMANIAN
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary PM A/S Mark Kimmitt EUR DAS Judy Garber Mary Sue Conaway, D Special Assistant Alex Tratensek, Notetaker Romania ------- Defense Minister Teodor Melescanu Ambassador Adrian Vierita Lt. Gen. Sorin Ioan, Romanian Military Representative [...]
2008-10-02 16:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR RO
08STATE105791(SBU) Secretary Rice's September 29, 2008
[...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) September 29, 2008; 9:00 a.m.; New York. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol DRL Assistant Secretary David Kramer SCA Noteta [...]
2008-10-02 22:12:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV PHUM KZ UNSC CONDOLEEZZA RICE
08STATE106151BOUCHER AND NOROV: PRAGMATIC STEPS FORWARD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, Richard Boucher, and Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister, Vladimir Norov, met September 27 on the margins of the UN General Assembly and discussed: overland supply to Afghanistan, human rights, religious freedom, the Red Cross, counter nar [...]
2008-10-03 18:32:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC PHUM KDEM PMAR PK AF UZ
08STATE10895TFCDO1: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 4
[...] (SBU) EMBASSY N'DJAMENA REPORTS NO AMERICAN CASUALTIES STEMMING FROM THE ONGOING BATTLE BETWEEN CHADIAN MILITARY FORCES AND REBELS NEAR THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE AND THE EMBASSY. FOUR AMERICAN RESIDENCES WERE LOOTED. MOST AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE STANDING FAST IN THREE LOCATIONS IN N'DJAMENA. COMMU [...]
2008-02-03 01:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE109115NATO/VCC: BIDS FOR VD99 VERIFICATION ACTIVITY IN
[...] (U) This is an action message, see para 2. 2. (C/REL NATO) Ref document requests Allies submit national bids for Vienna Document 1999 inspection and evaluation activity before October 15, 2008, indicating the countries in which they plan to carry out VD 99 evaluation visits and inspections [...]
2008-10-10 19:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO OSCE PARM PREL
08STATE111313PURSUING KOSOVO RECOGNITION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. -------------------------- SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (C) On October 14, the UAE became the first Arab country to recognize Kosovo. Department hopes this action will be followed by other countries in t [...]
2008-10-18 00:04:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOTRA PREL
08STATE111716UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: At the July 31 and August 1, semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine demonstrated improvement in addressing nonproliferation issues. While Ukraine has shown incremental improvements over the past three years, this meeting [...]
2008-10-20 20:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP
08STATE111775(U) Secretary Rice's October 9, 2008
[...] (U) Classified by: Dan Smith, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) October 9, 2008, 9:00 - 9:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert Gilchrist, EUR Sean McCormack, PA C [...]
2008-10-21 00:18:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PINS PGOV NATO CVIS LG LH EN
08STATE114173NORDIC AND BALTIC POLITICAL DIRECTORS, OCTOBER 2
[...] (C) Summary. On October 2, political directors and other senior officials from the nine members of the Expanded Partnership in Northern Europe (E-PINE),including EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried, met in Vilnius for semi-annual consultations. The principal issues discussed were Georgia, U [...]
2008-10-27 16:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKNEI PREL EUR BO GG RS UP XG SW NO LG LH IC EN FI
08STATE114399ACCEPTING MONTENEGRO AS A MEMBER IN THE
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: At the Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerial Coordinating Committee (SEDM-CC) meeting held September 25, 2008, Bulgaria, Greece, and Italy indicated they would not support Montenegro's joining SEDM without Serbia [...]
2008-10-27 20:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR AL BK HR MK MW SR TU BU SI RO UP
08STATE115017APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE
[...] (U) Classified by Bill Lucas, Director, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 18. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold two meetings in early November: an informal gathering (Gymnich) in Marseille on November 3 and a formal Genera [...]
2008-10-28 23:33:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ETRD IR AF EUN IS LE PK RS SO SY
08STATE117789OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO ADDRESS BY
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the November 6, 2008 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States Warmly welcomes Minister Basha to the Permanent Council. Mr. Minister, your visit comes at a significant [...]
2008-11-05 16:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL OSCE AL
08STATE118079US POLICY ON RECONCILIATION IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary and action request: Department is releasing this message to reiterate interagency agreed guidance on reconciliation with the Taliban and insurgent leaders (reftel A) in light of recent press reporting. Posts are requested to draw upon background paragraphs with host government in [...]
2008-11-05 20:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AF
08STATE118534URGING UKRAINE TO RESUME THE NATO PFP TRUST FUND
[...] This is an action request for Embassy Kyiv and USNATO, see paragraphs 2 and 7. 2. (C) Summary: The U.S.-led phase one of the NATO-Partnership for Peace (PfP) demilitarization project in Ukraine could fail due to lack of agreement within the Government of Ukraine on its commitment to dest [...]
2008-11-06 21:09:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMOPS NATO PARM PREL UP
08STATE118905DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 7, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 5-8 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 9-24 4. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 25-32 5. (U) Significant Events 6. (SBU) AF - Guinea - Emergency Action Committee (EAC) Conakry convened November 6 [...]
2008-11-07 16:48:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
08STATE119280APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: The biannual EU-Russia Summit will take place on November 14 in Nice, France. In the wake of the crisis in Georgia, the French EU Presidency has announced that the discussions will focus on the implementation of the provis [...]
2008-11-07 23:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN PREL PGOV GG RS SIPDIS
08STATE120660CFE: NOV 5-7 ROMANIAN-HOSTED HLTF OFF-SITE:
[...] (C) Summary. At the November 5-7 Romanian-hosted off-site HLTF, Allies discussed the current situation regarding CFE; examined options for a unified way forward; and agreed on themes for NAC communique language on CFE to deliver a solid NATO message at the upcoming NATO and OSCE Ministerials [...]
2008-11-13 20:52:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL NATO OSCE
08STATE120975GUIDANCE: REMARKS FOR QUARTERLY MNF-I BRIEF TO
[...] Begin Text: I am pleased to report to the Security Council on behalf of the Multinational Force in Iraq (MNF-I). I would like to begin by thanking Special Representative de Mistura for his briefing on the important work undertaken by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). UN [...]
2008-11-14 14:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC MARR IZ
08STATE121038BLUE LANTERN OUTREACH TO POLAND: DISCUSSIONS
[...] (U) Summary: Representatives from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Directorate of Defense Trade Controls in the (PM/DDTC) met September 10 and 11 with country team, Polish Ministry of Defense (PMOD),and local defense industry to discuss the Blue Lantern end-use monitoring program an [...]
2008-11-14 15:57:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC KOMC PL
08STATE121430SOMALIA PIRACY: DEMARCHE INSTRUCTIONS FOR UK AND
[...] This is an action cable see paragraph 2. 2. Posts are requested to demarche host governments at the appropriate level to relay USG concerns about French and British edits to the draft UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) on Somalia piracy. Post may draw from the background in paras 4 a [...]
2008-11-15 00:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE123042BOSNIA: EUFOR MANDATE RENEWAL INSTRUCTIONS
[...] The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the UN Security Council Resolution renewing the mandate of EUFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to be considered by the UN Security Council on Thursday, November 20. 2. Begin Text: The Security Council, Recalling all its previous [...]
2008-11-19 22:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PGOV PREL MARR BK EUFOR
08STATE123225SOMALIA: INSTRUCTIONS ON TABLING OUR UNSC
[...] This is an action cable. USUN is instructed to deliver the following draft resolution (complete text paragraph 4) to the British and the French Mission in New York immediately. USUN should table the resolution to the Council NLT COB on November 20. 2. Objectives: -- Thank the British [...]
2008-11-20 16:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE124486U.S. RESPONSE TO REQUEST FROM CYPRUS FOR OSCE
[...] This is an action message; please see para 6 below. 2. (SBU) On October 29, 2008, the Defense Minister of the Republic of Cyprus formally requested from OSCE participating States technical assistance with the destruction of 324 SA-7s MANPADS and their gripstocks (Ref A). At that time the [...]
2008-11-24 20:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCY MARR MAS NATO OSCE PARM PREL
08STATE125172DEMARCHE: SUPPORTING EXPANSION OF THE AFGHAN
[...] (C) This is an action telegram, please see para 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: NATO Foreign Ministers will meet in Brussels December 2-3 to discuss the key issues facing the Alliance in 2009. Foremost among those issues will be our mission in Afghanistan. A key priority in that context will be supp [...]
2008-11-26 01:03:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE125625DEMARCHE TO AUSTRALIA REGARDING CONVENTION ON
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (C) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer, although many of our allies and partners [...]
2008-11-26 21:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM MOPS PREL NATO AS
08STATE125626DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE HELSINKI OSCE MINISTERIAL
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. The annual OSCE Ministerial will take place in Helsinki 4-5 December. The Secretary will attend a portion of the meeting which forty-nine ministers are expected to attend. Posts are requested to engage host country officials to garner support for U.S. object [...]
2008-11-26 21:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL PHUM KDEM GG RU
08STATE125627DEMARCHE TO NORWAY REGARDING CONVENTION ON
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (C) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer. Norway was instrumental in the process t [...]
2008-11-26 21:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO MOPS PREL NW
08STATE125628DEMARCHE TO CANADA REGARDING CONVENTION ON
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (C) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign the CCM nor participate as an observer, although many of our allies and partners will sig [...]
2008-11-26 21:34:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO PREL MOPS CA
08STATE125631DEMARCHE TO GERMANY REGARDING CONVENTION ON
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (C) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer. Germany will sign this Convention and ha [...]
2008-11-26 21:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO PREL MOPS GM
08STATE125632DEMARCHE TO ITALY, SPAIN, AND QATAR REGARDING
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (S) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer, although many of our allies and partners [...]
2008-11-26 21:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM NATO MOPS PREL IT SP
08STATE126440DEMARCHE TO NATO AND COALTION PARTNERS ON
[...] (U) This is an action request; see paras 3-6. 2. (C) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer, although many of our allies and partne [...]
2008-12-01 19:43:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO MOPS PREL
08STATE126562DEMARCHE REQUEST: DPKO MUST NOT LINK EULEX
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The Department requests that USUN demarche the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Secretariat at the highest appropriate levels to review DPKO thinking on any next steps on the interim arrangements l [...]
2008-12-01 23:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA UNMIK PREL KJUS KO
08STATE126579SOMALIA: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council resolution on Somalia piracy, to be considered on Tuesday, December 2. 2. Begin text: The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions concerning the situation in Somalia, especially resolution [...]
2008-12-02 00:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE127398RETRANSMITTAL: DEMARCHE TO NATO AND COALTION
[...] (U) This is a retransmittal of STATE 125512 to include KOLONIA, KOROR, and MAJURO for INFO. Classified portions have been removed for transmittal to KOROR. 2. (SBU) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The Unite [...]
2008-12-03 18:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM NATO MOPS PREL
08STATE128178GUIDANCE FOR DECEMBER 5 DEBATE ON BOSNIA AND
[...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following points in making its statement during the UN Security Council debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina, scheduled for December 5. 2. Begin points: Thank you, Mr. President: -- I would like to welcome High Representative Lajcak back to the [...]
2008-12-05 13:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PGOV BK
08STATE128582THE WAY AHEAD ON ALBANIAN MUNITIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 8-10. Department supports Post's reftel request for a one-year assignment of a uniformed US military EOD commissioned officer to the GOA Ministry of Defense as a technical advisor to the Minister of Defense. The Department is collaborating wi [...]
2008-12-05 22:43:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PREL NATO SI AL
08STATE128585GUIDANCE: SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD (SRB) DECEMBER
[...] (C) In general, Washington concurs with positions outlined by USNATO in Ref A. Additional guidance is provided below. 2. (C) In response to Mission's request for guidance (ref B) concerning a one-year extension for SRB Chairman Pino, Washington concurs with Mission recommendation to suppo [...]
2008-12-05 23:14:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE129941HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY: FORMATION OF CONTACT GROUP
[...] (C) The Secretary will participate in a Ministerial at the UN Security Council on December 16 that we expect will adopt a resolution calling for intensified and coordinated international efforts against piracy off the Horn of Africa. We plan to build on this resolution to seek establishment of [...]
2008-12-10 22:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
08STATE129943FINDING A WAY FORWARD ON UKRAINE NATO PFP TRUST
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kyiv and USNATO, please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: Despite months of senior-level demarches, the Government of Ukraine (GoU) has not agreed to resume small arms/light weapons (SA/LW) destruction under the NATO-Partnership for Peace (PfP) d [...]
2008-12-10 22:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMOPS NATO PARM PREL UP
08STATE130187FINDING A WAY FORWARD ON UKRAINE NATO PFP TRUST
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kyiv and USNATO, please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: Despite months of senior-level demarches, the Government of Ukraine (GoU) has not agreed to resume small arms/light weapons (SA/LW) destruction under the NATO-Partnership for Peace (PfP) d [...]
2008-12-11 16:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMOPS NATO PARM PREL UP
08STATE130577NOTIFYING ALLIES OF FRIED-ANTONOV MEETING ON CFE
[...] (U) This is an action message for embassies in all NATO capitals and USNATO. USOSCE should follow up as appropriate. 2. (C) Posts should contact appropriate host government authorities (USNATO should inform appropriate members of the International Staff) as soon as possible to let them k [...]
2008-12-12 14:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE PREF PARM RS NATO
08STATE131264Secretary Rice's December 5, 2008 Meeting with
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador James Cain A/S Sean McCormack, PA PDAS Marcie Ries, EUR Damon Wilson, NSC Staff John Rath (Embassy Note taker) Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister Kirsten Dybvad, Permanent Secretary of State Ulrik Federspiel, MFA Permanent [...]
2008-12-15 17:17:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL DA
08STATE131277ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S DECEMBER 8 MEETING
[...] (S) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried met December 8, 2008 with Turkish Undersecretary Apakan and a delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a two-hour discussion on European issues as part of the Shared Vision strategic dialogue. They covered U.S.-Turkish cooperation and share [...]
2008-12-15 17:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV TU
08STATE132140ACTION FOR CONTINUING IRAQI COALITION EMBASSIES
[...] (C) Department requests Embassies Bucharest, San Salvador, and Tallinn, along with USNATO, share the text in para. four with host governments and NATO soonest to determine whether the formulation meets those governments'/NATO's requirements for authorities and protections for their forces in Ir [...]
2008-12-17 18:13:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAS EN ES IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UK RO NATO
08STATE133199INVITATION TO CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY
[...] This is an action request. UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1851, adopted unanimously on December 16, 2008, calls for the establishment of a mechanism for international cooperation to deal with all aspects of combating piracy off Somalia,s coast. Pursuant to resolution 1851, the U.S has [...]
2008-12-20 01:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
08STATE133417CFE: A/S FRIED'S DECEMBER 17 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried and an interagency team met for five-plus hours December 17 in Geneva to review the status of the CFE Parallel Actions Package with Russian Disarmament Director Anatoliy Antonov and his experts. The discussion combined Russian maximalism on CFE -- an [...]
2008-12-22 15:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL RS GG MD
08STATE133419ACTION REQUEST: READOUT OF FRIED-ANTONOV
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. NATO capitals, Embassy Tbilisi, and Embassy Chisinau are requested to deliver the points in para 2 to the appropriate host government officials on the results of the December 17 CFE Treaty consultations between the U.S. and Russia. For full readout of the con [...]
2008-12-22 15:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETKCFE NATO PARM PREL RS GG MD
08STATE133540CORRECTED COPY - ACTION REQUEST: READOUT OF
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. NATO capitals are requested to deliver the points in para 2 to the appropriate host government officials on the results of the December 17 CFE Treaty consultations between the U.S. and Russia. Department will brief Georgian and Moldovan officials in Washington [...]
2008-12-22 18:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETKCFE NATO PARM PREL RS
08STATE134228U.S. RESPONSE TO FRENCH GLOBAL INF PROPOSAL
[...] (U) This is an Action Cable for Embassy Paris, see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Background: During a P-3 meeting in Paris on November 7, 2008 (Ref A),the French provided Acting Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security, John Rood, a draft French proposal to globalize the INF Tr [...]
2008-12-24 01:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM KACT JCIC START INF RS US FR
08STATE134490(S) LETTER FROM DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE
[...] (U) Please deliver the following letter from Deputy Secretary Negroponte. There will be no signed original. Embassy should also propose discussions with the Government of Armenia in coming weeks. Suggested dates and team composition will be provided septel. Embassy Yerevan is requested to re [...]
2008-12-24 21:58:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC MASS OPDC PARM PREL AM
08STATE134777DEMARCHE TO AFGHANISTAN ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Contrary to previous statements to the U.S. Government, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan joined 93 other states in signing the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM),December 3-4, 2008 in Oslo, No [...]
2008-12-29 16:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM MOPS PREL AF
08STATE1401FOLLOW-UP: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL THREE
[...] According to our records, we have not yet received a response to subject Blue Lantern request regarding the export of unclassified components and spare parts to NATO E-3A Component, Geilenkirchen, Germany. This request was sent over 45 days ago. We request an update from Post regarding the s [...]
2008-01-07 14:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC GM KOMC
08STATE15126KOSOVO - GUIDANCE FOR STATEMENT DURING FEBRUARY
[...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the points contained in paragraph 2 for use during the UNSC consultations on the situation in Kosovo on February 14. 2. Begin Points: Mr. President: For over two years Belgrade and Pristina have been negotiating to resolve the status of Kosovo. [...]
2008-02-14 02:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL UNMIK YI EU
08STATE1522U.S.-JAPAN-KOREA POLICY PLANNING TALKS - WORKING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable reports on the working lunch and afternoon session of the U.S.-Japan-Korea policy planning trilateral held on December 17 (see reftel for reporting on the welcome dinner and morning session). At the lunch, S/P Director David Gordon, Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for [...]
2008-01-07 17:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH EAID JA KS PGOV PREL
08STATE15648APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 13. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on February 18- [...]
2008-02-14 23:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PREL PGOV KV IS IR CD BM
08STATE16235KOSOVO: GUIDANCE FOR EMERGENCY UNSC SESSION
[...] (U) This cable includes background (para 2) and talking points (para 3) about Kosovo in the event that Russia or other UNSC members call for an emergency UN Security Council session immediately following Kosovo's declaration of independence but before the President has decided on recognition. [...]
2008-02-16 16:44:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL UNKIK YI
08STATE16269PRESS GUIDANCE FOR KOSOVO DECLARATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Posts are requested to use the following points in responding to questions about Kosovo's declaration of independence. 2. (U) Background: Kosovo Prime Minister Thaci called a special meeting of the Assembly today, where parliamentarians voted to pass a dec [...]
2008-02-17 15:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV
08STATE16287MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 02
[...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports Serbian riot police used tear gas to disperse 1,500-2,000 demonstrators who caused superficial damage to post. The Albanian, Austrian, and French embassies also faced sizeable demonstrations. Rioters broke into the Slovenian Embassy and caused considerable damag [...]
2008-02-18 00:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE16339MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 05
[...] (U) European Union: France, Italy, and the UK recognized Kosovo independence. German FM Steinmeier said Germany and 16 other EU members would do so in the coming weeks. (Reuters) 2. (SBU) Turkey: FM Babacan said Turkey has decided to recognize Kosovo. (Embassy Ankara/EUR telcon, Reuters) [...]
2008-02-18 23:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE1703RFG: UN-NATO AGREEMENT AND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Reftel requested Department guidance on UNSYG Ban Ki Moon's suggestion to NATO SYG Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to conclude a "non-binding agreement," on cooperation between ISAF and the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). 2. (C) Department supports the idea of moving forward on an I [...]
2008-01-08 00:03:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF IO NATO PREL
08STATE17336INTERNATIONAL NOTIFICATION OF U.S. SATELLITE
[...] (U) This is an immediate action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) GUIDANCE FOR BERLIN, BRASILIA, CANBERRA, LONDON, OTTAWA, PARIS, ROME, TOKYO, BEIJING, KYIV, MOSCOW, PRAGUE, COPENHAGEN, TEL AVIV, SANTIAGO, WARSAW, SEOUL, THE HAGUE, AND NEW DELHI, USNATO (FOR NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCI [...]
2008-02-21 05:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY ESA
08STATE18130THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S FEBRUARY 12, 2008
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary EUR DAS Judith Garber D Staff Gustavo Delgado Valda Vikmanis Keller, EUR note taker Slovakia -------- FM Jan Kubis Ambassador Rastislav Kacer First Secretary Martin Kaco Chief of Staff Miroslav Jenca 2. (U) SUMMARY. During their [...]
2008-02-22 19:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LO
08STATE18141SUPPORTING THE USG'S PROPOSAL FOR CIVIL AVIATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-22 20:09:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO EAIR PREL AF
08STATE18224TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 14
[...] (SBU) The Department approved ordered departure for eligible family members and non-emergency personnel. Embassy Zagreb is coordinating with post to evacuate staff and private American citizens. (Kosovo Task Force/Embassy Belgrade telcon) --------------------------------------------- ---- [...]
2008-02-22 22:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE18318TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
[...] (SBU) A convoy of 66 Embassy Belgrade staff and family members reached Zagreb, according to Embassy Zagreb. Embassy Belgrade reports six private American citizens left with the group. A smaller convoy of 21 USAID personnel has arrived in Budapest, according to Embassy Budapest. (Kosovo TF/Emb [...]
2008-02-24 07:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE18782NOTIFICATION TO CANADA OF U.S. SATELLITE ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Ambassador orally briefed Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Susan Cartwright about the U.S. interception of the NRO satellite on February 20. Cartwright expressed concern about the possibility of debris landing in populated Canadian areas, and Ambassador reassured [...]
2008-02-25 21:12:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY CA
08STATE18785UN HOSTS NEW YORK MEETING OF JCMB COUNTRIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat hosted a meeting in New York for representatives from Joint Coordination and Monitoring Group (JCMB) countries February 19 to deliver a readout of the recent meeting in Tokyo, and to discuss the upcoming Security Council renewal of the mandate for the United N [...]
2008-02-25 21:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF UNSC
08STATE18790COMPROMISE AFGHAN MOTION SETS END DATE IN 2011
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a new compromise motion, PM Harper acceded to the Liberals' call for a firm end date to the Afghan mission of Canadian Forces in Kandahar, with pull-outs beginning in July 2011 and ending by December 2011. The new language apparently draws heavily from the Liberals' amendmen [...]
2008-02-25 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS AF CA
08STATE18821CROATIAN PERMREP JURICA DISCUSSES KOSOVO, IRAN AND
[...] (SBU) Croatian Permrep Jurica assured Ambassador Khalilzad on February 21 that Croatia's positions in the Security Council will generally be in line with those of the U.S. and the mainstream of the EU. 2. (SBU) Khalilzad thanked Jurica for Croatia's helpful statement in the February 18 publ [...]
2008-02-25 22:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC HR UNMIK GG IR
08STATE19438NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee General Ray Henault briefed that ISAF is seeking to diversify its fuel supply away from reliance on Pakistani transit. SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations MG Rudy Wright described a dramatic drop [...]
2008-02-26 22:57:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08STATE19466USG RESPONSE TO ITALIAN PROPOSAL FOR RC-WEST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-26 22:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF IT MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE20329UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE
[...] (C) Summary: U/S Burns met for two hours on January 29 with his new Japanese counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae, to discuss G8, UNSC reform, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Burma. Sasae described Japan's priorities for the G8, which include climate ch [...]
2008-02-28 17:55:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON ENIV ENRG KGHG PREL PGOV EAID XB XC XD XE XH JA
08STATE2034MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): RESULTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 5-9, 2007 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary meeting in Athens, the 34 MTCR Partners reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening missile-related export controls and thereby discouraging missile activities and programs of concern. They discussed [...]
2008-01-08 20:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR GR
08STATE21209GUIDANCE FOR AZERBAIJANI UNGA RESOLUTION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See Para. 2. 2. Action request: Department requests that USUN urge Azerbaijan's mission to the UN to work on an UNGA resolution that stresses that Kosovo is not a precedent for Nagarno-Karabakh (NK) or any other conflict. In order to secure U.S. supp [...]
2008-02-29 22:59:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNGA PREL AM AJ RU GE UP PBTS
08STATE22047UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' FEBRUARY 25 MEETING WITH
[...] (S) Summary. Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei and Under Secretary Burns met February 25 immediately prior to the P5 1 Political Directors, meeting on Iran. AFM He highlighted U.S.-Chinese agreement on the strategic importance of diplomatic approaches to North Korea and Iran. [...]
2008-03-04 17:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETBM CH ECON ENRG IR PGOV PREL XD
08STATE22352APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 10-11
[...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on March 10-11. [...]
2008-03-04 22:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08STATE22794OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO SERBIA ON
[...] Should Serbia or another OSCE participating raise the International Steering Group (ISG) for Kosovo during the March 6 Permanent Council meeting, Post is authorized to present the response at paragraph 2, either as an individual country statement or as a joint statement with other ISG members [...]
2008-03-05 19:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KV SR
08STATE2476OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO INCOMING
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 10 Special Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: We are honored to welcome Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva to the Permanent Council as the Chairman in Office for 2008. The United States fully supports the object [...]
2008-01-09 16:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OSCE PHUM CFED FI
08STATE24923ITALIAN CARABINIERI TRAINING FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C/Rel Italy) SUMMARY: A critical part of the counter-insurgency plan for Afghanistan is assisting the Afghans in standing up an effective police force. The U.S. is committing a number of U.S. Marine trainers, due to arrive in Af [...]
2008-03-11 00:29:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF IT MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE2712KUDOS FOR JAPANESE MISSION REPORTING
[...] (U) We in Washington once again wish to take this opportunity to recognize the consistently outstanding reporting produced by Embassy Tokyo and the consulates in Japan. Your insightful and timely analyses really do influence the way that U.S. policy is made. We would like to call special att [...]
2008-01-09 22:54:00Secretary of StateSECRETEAGR EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL JA
08STATE27268GUIDANCE FOR NATO INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-14 22:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO MASS BEXP
08STATE27269GUIDANCE FOR NATO INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-14 22:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO MASS BEXP
08STATE29319RUSSIAN ENGAGEMENT WITH CENTRAL ASIAN CENTER -
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-20 19:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR RU KZ
08STATE30504APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 28-29
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold an informal meeting (GYMNICH) in Ljubljana on March 28-29. We expect the agenda to include: Western Balkans (Serbia/Kosovo),Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Lebanon-Syria, China/Tibet, and [...]
2008-03-25 01:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM EUN ZL IS SY LE RS CH
08STATE30793NATO SUMMIT 2008: DELIVERY OF DIPNOTE FOR COMBAT
[...] (U) Department requests Embassy Bucharest deliver the diplomatic note in para two to Romania to provide combat air patrol during the upcoming Bucharest NATO Summit visit of President Bush. The text of the diplomatic note follows. 2. (S) Begin text of diplomatic note: The Embassy of the U [...]
2008-03-25 19:14:00Secretary of StateSECRETKTIA MCAP NATO PREL RO
08STATE3208APPROACHING THE EU IN SUPPORT OF ESDP DEPLOYMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: Original EU plans were to deploy the ESDP PKO Operation in Chad and the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) and have boots on the ground, by October 2007. Limited support from other EU members, resistance to funding certain [...]
2008-01-10 23:38:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV CD
08STATE33647DELIVERY OF DIPNOTE FOR U.S. AIRCRAFT TRANSIT
[...] (U) Department requests that Embassy Bucharest deliver the diplomatic note in para two requesting transit of U.S. aircraft to Croatia through Romanian airspace to assist with air support coverage during the President,s visit, April 4 and 5, 2008. 2. (U) Begin text of diplomatic note: The [...]
2008-04-01 21:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MCAP NATO PREL RO HR HU
08STATE34269GUIDANCE: UNOMIG RESOLUTION NEGOTIATIONS --
[...] (U) This is an Action Message, see para 2. 2. (U) USUN may draw from the guidance in paras 2-4 below during negotiations with the Friends of Georgia (Germany, UK, France, U.S., and Russia) concerning the UNOMIG renewal resolution. See para 5 for additional background and para 6 for the [...]
2008-04-02 21:06:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC GE PREL PBTS
08STATE34305SATTERFIELD AND DAVUTOGLU ON BASRAH, NORTHERN
[...] (S) Summary: In an April 1 meeting with Turkish Prime Ministerial advisor Ahmet Davutoglu, S/I David Satterfield reviewed the state of play in Basrah and urged Turkey to give full support to Maliki and the GOI. Davutoglu said GOI stability was in Turkey's strong interest, and also agreed to [...]
2008-04-03 01:44:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PINS PREL MOPS TU IZ IR
08STATE34310REINTEGRATION MINISTER AGREES FIVE-PLUS-TWO REQUIRES CBM'S
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Reintegration Sova agreed with the Ambassador that a successful "long Five-plus-Two" requires preparation, confidence-building measures (CBM's),and goals. While drawing red lines on troop withdrawal and the integrity of the state, he declared himself flexible and read [...]
2008-04-03 02:07:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MD
08STATE34311VORONIN PLEASED WITH BUSH'S SUPPORT OF MOLDOVAN SOVEREIGNTY
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kirby met with President Voronin on April 2 to review the Bucharest NATO Summit, an Article 98 agreement, a Moldovan contingent to Iraq, and the resignation of the NATO Information and Documentation Center head. Voronin didn't lose this opportunity to reiterate Moldova [...]
2008-04-03 02:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MD
08STATE34313GEORGIANS LOOK TO MAY 21 ELECTIONS
[...] (U) Summary: A Presidential decree on March 21 set the date for upcoming parliamentary elections on May 21. Against the backdrop of campaign preparations, events are unfolding quickly. The ruling National Movement (UNM) party replaced its Secretary General, effectively sidelining a leading r [...]
2008-04-03 02:38:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08STATE34695UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTS: On February 14-15, the U.S. and Ukraine held the semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Washington, DC. This marks at least nine years of cooperation between the U.S. and Ukraine on important nonproliferation issues. Both [...]
2008-04-03 18:01:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP
08STATE3581U.S. RESPONSE TO BULGARIA REGARDING THE TRANSFER
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (S) As part of an agreement between the U.S. and the Government of Bulgaria (GOB),the GOB is to consult with the U.S. prior to selling man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) and their components (w [...]
2008-01-11 20:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MASS ETTC BU
08STATE3728A/S WELCH'S JANUARY 3 MEETING WITH LIBYAN FM
[...] (U) January 3, 2008, 12:00 p.m., Washington 2. (U) Participants: United States A/S Welch Amanda Johnson, NEA/MAG (notetaker) Libya Foreign Minister Abdulrahman Shalgam Secretary for Americas Affairs Ahmed Fituri SIPDIS Ambassador Ali Aujali Director of Americas Affairs Mohamed al-Matri ---------- [...]
2008-01-11 23:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV PINR KPKO MARR LY UN SU YI
08STATE38598APRIL 16 THEMATIC DEBATE: DRAFT UNSCR AND
[...] Action request: USUN is instructed to demarche the Secretariat at a senior level to clarify its views on SIPDIS several of the SYG's recommendations in the March 24, 2008 report on the relationship between the UN and regional organizations and the January 14 report on conflict prevention i [...]
2008-04-11 23:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL
08STATE40176OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HEAD OF
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the April 17th, 2008 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ambassador Radicati, welcome back to the Permanent Council. Often when we discuss countries that have experienced a confli [...]
2008-04-16 22:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE MK
08STATE41979KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE LOBBYING: TARGET COUNTRIES
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Ambassadors are requested to deliver the following demarche on Kosovo to host governments at the highest possible level. Department appreciates posts' efforts to date and now seeks to let governments that have previously expressed interest in recognizing Kos [...]
2008-04-21 21:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV ES CO EC
08STATE45414U.S.-RUSSIA STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK DISCUSSIONS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings in Washington, D.C., on March 26-27, 2008, senior-level U.S. and Russian delegations, led by Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John C. Rood and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak, respectively, discussed the draft text for [...]
2008-04-29 20:59:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MNUC MARR RS
08STATE48065(U) Secretary Rice's April 25, 2008
[...] (U) Classified by: KURT VOLKER, ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS, REASONS: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) April 25, 2008, 9:20 - 10:50 a.m., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Charles W. Larson, Jr. Acting Assistant Secretary K [...]
2008-05-06 20:53:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA MARR PREL PINS NATO
08STATE48545KOSOVO RECOGNITION LOBBYING: TARGET COUNTRIES IN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See talking points in paragraph 6 and questions and answers in paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Ambassadors are requested to deliver the following demarche on Kosovo to host governments at the highest possible level. Department appreciates posts' efforts to date and [...]
2008-05-07 20:05:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV GA GH GV LI MI ML MR MP
08STATE4865SECOND SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 3. Please slug responses for PM, NEA and the appropriate regional bureau; also info NSC WASHDC, SECDEF WASHDC, and JOINT STAFF WASHDC. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As the President and Prime Minister Maliki agreed in their November 26, 2007 Declaration of [...]
2008-01-16 15:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL MARR MOPS IZ
08STATE50592FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE JUNE 17-19, 2008, UAE
[...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. SUMMARY. Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I),Government of Iraq (GOI),and U.S. Embassy Baghdad will co-host the Friends of Iraq Conference (previously known as the Iraq Conference) at the Armed Forces Officer Club (AFOC),Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emir [...]
2008-05-13 17:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MARR MOPS OTRA PREL
08STATE52042KOSOVO: RESPONSE TO UNSYG ON UNMIK TRANSITION
[...] (C) This is an action request for a demarche to UN SYG Ban Ki-moon in response to reftel request for guidance. See paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (C) The objective of this demarche is to underscore to UNSYG that the Quint is unified in its position that UNMIK must reconfigure after June 15, that [...]
2008-05-15 22:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PGOV UNMIK KO YI
08STATE52693GUIDANCE FOR UNSC DISCUSSION ON BOSNIA AND
[...] USUN should draw on the following points for use during the discussion following the briefing by the High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina on May 19. 2. Mr. President: I would like to welcome High Representative Miroslav Lajcak to th [...]
2008-05-16 22:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL BH
08STATE53211IRAQI SOFA NEGOTIATING TEAM ON FACT-FINDING VISIT
[...] (SBU) Following several months of negotiations on a Status of Forces Agreement between Iraq and the United States, the Iraqi negotiators have decided to visit several countries with similar bi-lateral agreements with the United States already in place. Posts are requested to support the visit [...]
2008-05-19 19:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNGM IZ JA KS KTIA MARR PGOV PREL SN SOFA
08STATE53286GUIDANCE: CEPMO BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 20-22
[...] Washington concurs with positions outlined by USNATO in Ref A and reaffirms validity of prior Washington guidance (Ref B) concerning selection of CEPMO BOD chairman. RICE [...]
2008-05-19 20:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDNATO MARR
08STATE54639APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MAY 26-27
[...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 27. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on May 26-27. [...]
2008-05-21 22:01:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL IR IZ IS SY LE SO
08STATE56560FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE PROPOSED AGENDA
[...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. BACKGROUND. The Friends of Iraq Conference, hosted by Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I),Government of Iraq (GOI),and U.S. Embassy Baghdad, is set for June 17-19, 2008 at the Armed Forces Officer Club (AFOC),Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Ref [...]
2008-05-27 21:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MARR MOPS OTRA PREL
08STATE56861E-PINE POLITICAL DIRECTORS, APRIL 30TH MEETING IN
[...] (C) Summary. Senior U.S., Nordic, and Baltic officials met in Washington D.C. on April 30th for the eleventh Enhanced Partnership in Northern Europe (e-PINE) Political Directors' meeting. They agreed: that MAP for Georgia and Ukraine in December is desirable, but may be problematic; that the cu [...]
2008-05-28 15:08:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKNEI PREL EUR BO GG PL RS UP XZ ZB SW NO LG LH IC
08STATE56870OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO MONTENEGRO
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 29, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Welcome back, Ambassador Badescu, and thank you for the update. We add our appreciation for the excellent written report you submitted [...]
2008-05-28 15:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV MW
08STATE57532SECRETARY'S 5/19 MEETING WITH SPANISH FM
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: EUR A/S DANIEL FRIED, REASONS; 1.4 (B) AND (D). 2. (U) MAY 19, 2008, 3:00 P.M., SECRETARY'S OFFICE 3. (U) PARTICIPANTS: UNITED STATES ------------- THE SECRETARY EUR A/S DANIEL FRIED PA A/S SEAN MCCORMACK S EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT STEVE BEECROFT EUR ELAINE SAMSON [...]
2008-05-29 18:34:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHSA SP LE IR GG
08STATE60218OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HIGH
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the June 5 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna in response to the report by the High Representative and EU Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Lajcak. Begin text: Mr. Chairman, The United States welcomes [...]
2008-06-04 20:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL OSCE BO
08STATE60282KOSOVO: SUPPORTING UN RECONFIGURATION PLANS
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for USUN. The Department requests that USUN give its support to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's initiative to reconfigure the UN presence in Kosovo. Our support should be made conditional on the understanding that Ban will move forward with all elements of r [...]
2008-06-04 22:46:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL UNMIK KO
08STATE60837DEMARCHE REQUEST TO GAIN GOF SUPPORT FOR THE NATO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) Since 2004, the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) has provided a variety of training programs to Iraqi Security Forces to help establish a more secure environment in Iraq. Iraqi Prime Min [...]
2008-06-05 21:24:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR IZ
08STATE62450APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 16-17
[...] (U) Classified by Jeffrey Giauque, Senior Political Officer, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 24. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on Jun [...]
2008-06-10 18:57:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL ZK IR IZ IS SY LE
08STATE63686U.S.-ICELAND SECURITY DIALOGUE MEETING, APRIL 30
[...] (C) Summary. U.S. and Icelandic officials April 30 reviewed Iceland,s defense developments and bilateral security cooperation at working-level Security Dialogue meetings in Washington, D.C. Iceland previewed creation of the Icelandic Defense Agency this year, its plan to host a high-level NA [...]
2008-06-12 20:43:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALIC NATO PGOV PREL
08STATE63759GUIDANCE FOR JUNE 13 UNSC MIDYEAR REVIEW OF MNF-I
[...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following text in its statement at the June 13 UNSC midyear review of MNF-I. 2. Begin text: I am pleased to report to the U.N. Security Council on behalf of the Multi-National Force-Iraq(MNF-I). I would like to welcome Foreign Minister Zebari and am grat [...]
2008-06-13 02:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS UNSC IZ
08STATE65812Secretary Rice's Meeting with Turkish FM
[...] (U) Classified by Kurt Volker, EUR/FO. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) Participants: United States Secretary Rice S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dailey NEA Assistant Secretary C. David Welch PA Sean McCormack EUR Acting Assistant Secretary Kurt Volker ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Pa [...]
2008-06-18 21:32:00Secretary of StateSECRETOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PTER PGOV
08STATE68633CORRECTED COPY: REQUEST TO ENGAGE JAPAN ON
[...] (U) This is an Action Request, please see paragraph 3. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (C) The Government of Japan (GOJ) is actively considering possible contributions to support NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) security operations in Afghanistan (REFS A [...]
2008-06-26 13:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIL MARR MOPS NATO AF AS CA GM IT FR JA
08STATE71264REPLY: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO THE MV LEHMANN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Drawing from the points in paragraph 3 below, Department requests Posts respond to diplomatic notes from the Embassy of Estonia (received 24 June, 2008) and from the Embassy of Ukraine (received 23 June, 2008) requesting supplies and assistance to Ukrainia [...]
2008-07-02 18:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHSA BM CY EN GM NATO RS SO UK UP
08STATE72295RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON LATVIA,S
[...] (U) This is an action request - see Para 2. Department requests that post provide Latvian response via front channel message. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel request for guidance, Department provides the following points for post to raise at the earliest opportunity with the Latvian g [...]
2008-07-07 13:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYLG MARR NATO PGOV PREL MASS
08STATE73257DEMARCHE: NEW U.S. POLICY ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Secretary of Defense approved a new U.S. DoD Policy on Cluster Munitions on June 19 that expands on the policy established by Secretary Cohen in 2001. This new policy incorporates additional ways to address humanitarian [...]
2008-07-09 04:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MOPS KPOA NATO
08STATE73794DEMARCHE REQUEST TO GAIN ALLIES' AND UKRAINIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request to alert NATO Allies and Partner Ukraine that NATO agreed on July 1 to expand the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I),to encourage Allies and Ukraine to provide additional resources to support new training tasks in response to the newly expanded mission, and to ur [...]
2008-07-09 22:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO IZ
08STATE73807(U) SECRETARY RICE'S JULY 2, 2008 CONVERSATION
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: DAN SMITH, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, S/ES, DEPARTMENT OF STATE. REASON 1.4. (B) AND (D) 2. (U) JULY 2, 2008, 10:30 - 11:15, WASHINGTON, D.C. 3. (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. THE SECRETARY AMBASSADOR JOHN CLOUD ACTING UNDER SECRETARY JOHN ROOD, T ASSISTANT SECRETARY D [...]
2008-07-10 00:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PINS PGOV NATO CVIS LG AF IZ
08STATE73923DEMARCHE: NEW U.S. POLICY ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Secretary of Defense approved a new U.S. DoD Policy on Cluster Munitions on June 19 that expands on the policy established by Secretary Cohen in 2001. This new policy incorporates additional ways to address humanitarian [...]
2008-07-10 13:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MOPS KPOA NATO
08STATE75702APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 22-23
[...] (U) Classified by Jeffrey Giauque, Senior Political Officer, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on [...]
2008-07-15 14:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PREL PGOV IR SO SU CD ZI UP
08STATE7679APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY 28-
[...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 15. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on January 28-2 [...]
2008-01-24 23:34:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PREL PGOV KV IR IZ IS SU
08STATE78367GUIDANCE FOR JULY 22 NATO DISCUSSION ON NATO-EU
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraphs 3-4. 2. (SBU) Background. On July 22, the French Permanent Representative to NATO will present to North Atlantic Council (NAC) counterparts a new French non-paper titled, "Initiative aimed at establishing a 'high-level group' to coordinat [...]
2008-07-21 22:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EUN
08STATE7926GUIDANCE: CEPMO BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BOD)
[...] (U) Washington appreciates useful background information concerning selection of chairman for the NATO Central European Pipeline Organization (CEPMO) Board of Directors (BoD) provided at Refs A and B. 2. (C) While Washington could accept either way ahead for resolving the chairmanship issu [...]
2008-01-25 17:19:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PREL
08STATE80088DEMARCHE REQUEST ON NATO MEMBERS AND ASPIRING
[...] (SBU) The department requests that action addressees pursue the following objectives with regard to host government's potential attendance at the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Foreign Ministers meeting in Tehran, July 27-30, 2008. Posts should: -- Determine from host governments wheth [...]
2008-07-24 22:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PREL PHUM PTER IR
08STATE80262INITIATION OF HOST NATION CONSULTATIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2 for requested action and paragraph 8 for suggested talking points. 2. (C//REL ITA) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to initiate consultations with Italy at the appropriate time and level, regarding the establishment of USA [...]
2008-07-25 13:02:00Secretary of StateSECRETIT MARR PREL
08STATE82414CORRECTED COPY: INITIATION OF HOST NATION
[...] (C//REL ITA) This is a corrected copy of State 80262. The final talking point in Para 9 has been changed to reflect that the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe will be dual, vice triple-hatted. 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 for requested action and paragraph 9 [...]
2008-07-31 14:33:00Secretary of StateSECRETIT MARR PREL
08STATE83009GUAM BATUMI SUMMIT STRESSES TRADE, TRANSPORTATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 1, the Black Sea port of Batumi played host to the 2008 Summit of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, familiarly known as GUAM for its members Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova. Georgia assumed the year-long GUAM presidency from Azerbaijan under [...]
2008-08-01 15:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP EAID ECON KCRM AJ GG MD UP
08STATE83017EUR DAS MERKEL,S JULY 1 MEETING WITH UKRAINE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On the margins of the Batumi GUAM Summit, Ukrainian Foreign Minsiter Ogryzko told EUR DAS Merkel that the most important factors affecting Ukraine,s NATO aspirations are Germany and Russia. The Foreign Minister said that Ukraine is trying to work with Russia but will not accept a [...]
2008-08-01 16:13:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO UP RS BO GM PHUM PGOV MARR
08STATE84006GUIDANCE: UNAMI BRIEFING - 6 AUG 2008
[...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during the briefing on the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) scheduled for August 6. 2. (U) Begin points: -- I am pleased to report to the Security Council on behalf of the Multinational Force [...]
2008-08-05 19:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IZ
08STATE85678ACTION REQUEST: U.S. PROPOSAL FOR STRONG NAC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-11 05:47:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO PARM KCFE RU GG
08STATE85725TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-11 12:12:00Secretary of StateSECRETAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG
08STATE86716TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
[...] (SBU) MEDIA REPORT THE GEORGIANS AND RUSSIANS AGREED TO A SIX-POINT CEASE-FIRE PLAN. DAS BRYZA NOTES THE PLAN WILL NOT BE SIGNED, BUT WILL BE THE BASIS OF A UNSC RESOLUTION. (TF/EUR E-MAIL, REUTERS) 2. (C) THE RUSSIAN MFA NOTED RUSSIA WOULD TAKE A HARDER LINE OVER SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKH [...]
2008-08-13 12:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE88303TGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 19
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi could not confirm any Russian troop withdrawals. EU parliamentarians entered Gori after being stopped at the outskirts. They saw no troops in the city, but the Russian military has established checkpoints at major junctions along the road from Gori to Khashuri, giv [...]
2008-08-17 21:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE88304TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 20
[...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow reports the Russian Deputy Chief of the General Staff said preparations for a withdrawal are underway. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon). 2. (S/NF) Georgian forces established a checkpoint north of Kaspi within 1 km of Russian troops. (TF/EUCOM e-mail) 3. (S/NF) T [...]
2008-08-17 22:19:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE88308RUSSIA - GEORGIA CONFLICT: REMARKS BY PRESIDENT
[...] IN REFERENCE TO RUSSIA'S ACTIONS IN GEORGIA, PRESIDENT BUSH STATED THE FOLLOWING: (QUOTE) "WITH ITS ACTIONS IN RECENT DAYS RUSSIA HAS DAMAGED ITS CREDIBILITY AND ITS RELATIONS WITH THE NATIONS OF THE FREE WORLD. BULLYING AND INTIMIDATION ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE WAYS TO CONDUCT FOREIGN POLICY I [...]
2008-08-18 00:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMARR OIIP PBTS PREL RU GG
08STATE88329TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 21
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi cannot confirm the movements of Russian troops, though journalists traveling between Gori and Tbilisi told post the troops expect to depart ?soon.? (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) 2. (U) De facto South Ossetian President Kokoity dismissed his cabinet due to delays in t [...]
2008-08-18 11:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR
08STATE88627TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
[...] (SBU) Russian checkpoints remain on the Gori-Tbilisi highway. Russia may raise a failed POW exchange as a reason for not withdrawing. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) 2. (SBU) Russia denies allegations it blew up the Kaspi bridge. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon) 3. (SBU) Russia denied acces [...]
2008-08-18 19:06:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG
08STATE88784TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) A Russian general threatened to advance on Tbilisi August 19 if Russian POWs are not released. Georgians believe Russian prisoner numbers have been exaggerated. ICRC observes no signs of mistreatment of either Russian or Georgian POWs. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail, TF/ICRC telcon) PR [...]
2008-08-19 06:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT
08STATE89062TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tbilisi confirms an exchange of five Russian and 20-21 Georgian prisoners, facilitated by the French Ambassador to Georgia. Meanwhile, Russians detained 20 Georgian police officers in Poti. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi e-mail, Reuters) 2. (SBU) Post confirms Russian troops seized fi [...]
2008-08-19 17:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG
08STATE89445U.S. RESPONSE TO BULGARIA REGARDING THE TRANSFER
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see action request at paragraph 4. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (S) The Government of Bulgaria (GOB) has agreed to consult with the U.S. prior to selling man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) and their components (with the exception of such t [...]
2008-08-20 14:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MASS ETTC BU
08STATE89674TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
[...] (SBU) Georgian students, trade unionists, and businessmen confronted Russian forces at a checkpoint between Gori and Tbilisi, and near a Russian base near Senaki. (Tbilisi 1403) RUSSIA TO ALLOW OSCE MONITORS TO ENTER TSKHINVALI --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (S [...]
2008-08-20 19:48:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE89870TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 29
[...] (SBU) Russian troops are using armored personnel carriers to block the bridge into Poti, media report. Embassy Tbilisi received reports of Gori checkpoints being moved to the city outskirts. (TF/Embassy Tbilisi telcon, AP) 2. (SBU) Explosions were reported throughout August 20 at Senaki ba [...]
2008-08-21 13:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG
08STATE90334TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 30
[...] (C) The timing for a Russian withdrawal and the size of its remaining peacekeeping force is unclear. (Moscow 2496) 2. (C) Separatist leader Kokoity told a rally in Tskhinvali he will ask the Kremlin to recognize South Ossetia's independence, according to media. Embassy Moscow notes the [...]
2008-08-21 23:48:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG
08STATE90917TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 33
[...] (U) The Russian military spokesman stated Russian forces have withdrawn from Georgia to South Ossetia and are in full compliance with international agreements. (cnn.com) 2. (U) President Saakashvili welcomed the start of the withdrawal, noting it occurred after unprecedented internatio [...]
2008-08-23 11:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE90979DEMARCHE: NOTIFICATION OF U.S. TRANSPORTATION OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Moscow is requested to inform immediately appropriate senior Russian officials concerning U.S. ships in the Black Sea transporting humanitarian assistance to Georgia. Currently, USS McFaul is scheduled to reach the Georg [...]
2008-08-23 17:46:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID GG MARR PHUM PREL RS
08STATE91052TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
[...] (U) The German Chancellor said Russia failed to honor the cease-fire and must pull out its troops immediately, adding ties with Moscow could be scaled back if the troops were not withdrawn. Merkel noted Georgia and Ukraine had the right to join NATO, although she did not expect a decision at [...]
2008-08-25 05:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG
08STATE91387DEMARCHE REQUEST: FR MUST NOT BLOCK NATO
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) With respect to UNSCR 1816 and increasing acts of piracy off the Horn of Africa, Washington requests that USNATO raise the possibility of a NATO counter-piracy role at the August 27 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, and in a [...]
2008-08-26 00:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN NATO PREL
08STATE92323DEMARCHE: U.S. WILL NOT SIGN THE NATO
[...] (C) This is an action request for all NATO Posts and Embassy Tel Aviv to demarche relevant Foreign Ministry legal and policy offices at appropriate levels prior to the September 2 Meeting of NATO Legal Advisors. We would appreciate information on any comments or replies received; please slug [...]
2008-08-27 22:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL EUN
08STATE93272APPROACHING THE EU ON NON-GEORGIA TOPICS IN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold an informal "Gymnich" meeting in Avignon on September 5-6. We expect the agenda to include: Georgia and EU/Russia relations, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, updating the 2003 EU Security [...]
2008-08-29 21:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN PREL PGOV PHUM GG RU
08STATE93447NATO-RUSSIA: PUTTING "NO BUSINESS AS USUAL" INTO
[...] (C) Pursuant to the agreement among NATO Foreign Ministers at their August 19 meeting that there can be "no business as usual" in the NATO-Russia relationship under the current circumstances, Washington supports Mission's view (reftel) that it is important "not to use" the NRC as currently str [...]
2008-09-02 01:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMOPS NATO PREL GG RS
08STATE94461OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON REPORT BY
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 4 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States joins other delegations in welcoming the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Guldimann and the Special Represen [...]
2008-09-03 20:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL UNMIK KV
08STATE95622U.S.-ROK Strategic Consultations for Applied
[...] (SBU) September 2, 2008, from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm, Washington, DC. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Negroponte David Gordon, Director, Policy Planning A/S Mark Kimmitt, PM DASD David Sedney, DOD-OSD DAS Alex Arvizu, EAP Sung Kim, EAP Kurt Tong, EAP/K Kaye Lee, D Staff [...]
2008-09-06 04:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOVIP MARR PARM PREL KS
08STATE96482OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO SERBIAN
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 10 Special Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes Minister Jeremic back to the Permanent Council. Mr. Minister, while recent events in Georgia have unq [...]
2008-09-09 20:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OSCE UNMIK KV YI SR
08STATE96598APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER
[...] (U) Classified by Bill Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 14. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on September 15-1 [...]
2008-09-10 02:34:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL ZI SO YI TU GG RS
08STATE96741SUPPORTING AMENDMENT OF THE ISAF OPLAN TO EXPAND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: On June 11, Supreme Allied Commander-Europe (SACEUR),U.S. General Craddock, proposed to NATO Defense Ministers an amendment to the Counternarcotics Annex of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Opera [...]
2008-09-10 14:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
08STATE96940TRAVEL WARNING - AFGHANISTAN
[...] This Travel Warning provides updated information on the security situation in Afghanistan. The security threat to all American citizens in Afghanistan remains critical. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Afghanistan issued February 6, 2008. 2. The Department of State [...]
2008-09-10 18:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC OTRA PTER PREL AF
08STATE97064CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: MEMORANDUM OF
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 9. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (C-Rel Norway) Department requests Embassy to pursue the following objectives: -- Work with the Government of Norway to negotiate a Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the conduct of Chemical Weap [...]
2008-09-10 20:55:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKTIA PARM PREL CWC NO
08STATE97395CORRECTED COPY: SUPPORTING AMENDMENT OF THE ISAF
[...] (U) This is a CORRECTED action request. Please see paragraph 4. CORRECTIONS: demarche shuold be delivered only to NATO Allies and points in paragraph 4 are classified as Confidential/Releasable to NATO. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: On June 11, Supreme Allied Commander-Europe (SACEUR),U.S. Genera [...]
2008-09-11 17:08:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
08STATE97991SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUSTAINING AFGHAN
[...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: The September 10 Joint Coordination Board Meeting in Kabul endorsed the Afghan Government's request to expand the Afghan National Army (ANA) from the previously internationally-endorsed size of 86,000 to 134,000 (inclusive o [...]
2008-09-12 19:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF PREL NATEU MOPS MARR
08STATE98072SOMALIA PIRACY: LETTER TO SC RELAYING USG ACTIONS
[...] This is an action request see paragraph 2. 2. Operational paragraph 12 of UNSCR 1816 requests states cooperating with the TFG inform the Security Council within 3 months of the progress of actions undertaken in the exercise of the authority provided in operational paragraph 7 of that resol [...]
2008-09-12 22:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHSA PBTS EWWT XA XW
08STATE98089AFGHANISTAN: GUIDANCE FOR UNSC RENEWAL OF THE
[...] The Department instructs USUN to support UNSC adoption of the Italian draft resolution (para 4) renewing the International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF) mandate in Afghanistan. The Department also refers USUN to the following guidance in negotiating the final text of the resolution. USU [...]
2008-09-13 00:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL ISAF AF
08STATE99182DEMARCHE: REVISED CIV-MIL CELL CONCEPT FOR
[...] (C) This is an action cable, see para 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: On September 13, 2008, the Deputies Committee endorsed the circulation of a revised concept paper among Allies and Partners with troops in Regional Command - South in Afghanistan, which outlines a proposed Civil-Military Planning [...]
2008-09-16 22:59:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE9967263RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: UNITED STATES GOALS AND
[...] (SBU) The upcoming General Debate of the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA),September 23 - October 1, and regular session, which continues through December, will provide a platform for the advancement of key U.S. interests. We will use the high-level ministerial meetings Secretary-General Ban i [...]
2008-09-17 21:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA
08STATE99701DEMARCHE REQUEST TO NATO ALLIES AND PARTNERS FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request to alert NATO Allies and select NATO Partners -- particularly those that are departing the Iraq Coalition -- that Prime Minister Maliki has asked the Alliance to maintain the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) through at least 2009. We would urge Allies and Partn [...]
2008-09-17 23:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ
08STOCKHOLM187SWEDEN WILL INCREASE TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) On March 6, poloff and Defense Attache's Office (DAO) delivered, in parallel to the MFA and MOD, reftel demarche seeking additional Swedish support in Afghanistan. MOD's U.S. Desk Officer Karin Hevert noted that Sweden's participation in the current EU Nordic Battle Group will end in June [...]
2008-03-07 16:02:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
08STOCKHOLM272THREE ISSUES FOR MOD TOLGFORS APRIL 17 CALL ON
[...] (C) In connection the upcoming April 16-17 visit by Swedish Minister of Defense Sten Tolgfors to Washington, Embassy recommends raising two requests regarding specific additional contributions in Afghanistan (ref A) and Sweden's pending decision on participation in NATO's Rapid Response. We al [...]
2008-04-11 15:16:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PINR PGOV IZ AF SW
08STOCKHOLM29URGING SWEDEN TO DO MORE IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) We should ask Sweden to plus up its ISAF operation in Afghanistan with additional manpower and resources, possibly including medevac helicopters, JAS Gripen fighters, and Operational Mentor and Liaison (OMLT) teams. Timing and developments affecting other international deployments may ma [...]
2008-01-11 16:36:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV SW
08STOCKHOLM368SCENE-SETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MAY 28-30 VISIT
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Stockholm/Embassy Baghdad message. SWEDEN 2. (C) Madame Secretary, welcome to Sweden. You are the first sitting Secretary of State to visit Stockholm since Lawrence Eagleburger in 1992. The occasion is historic: Sweden's hosting of the first post-Saddam me [...]
2008-05-19 14:59:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL PGOV EAID ECON SENV IZ SW
08STOCKHOLM452U.S.-SWEDEN PLAN WAY FORWARD FOR ABKHAZIA CONFLICT
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Matthew Bryza, EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Carpenter, Conflicts Advisor Casey Christensen, Political Counselor Briana Olsen, Deputy Political Counselor (notetaker) Sweden ------ Carl Bildt, Foreign Minister Frank Belfrage, State Secretary Bjorn [...]
2008-06-23 11:07:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK PBTS PINR KO RS GG XQ
08STOCKHOLM494PROPOSED RESPONSE TO SWEDISH REQUEST TO RELEASE
[...] (S) Embassy Stockholm recommends we postpone a response to the Swedish request for release of AESA radar for Swedish Gripens until after Norway's selection of its next fighter jet, currently slated for December 2008. In informing Sweden of this delay, we should consider offering U.S. support [...]
2008-07-09 14:14:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPARM MOPS MARR PREL ECON PGOV SW
08STOCKHOLM51SWEDISH PARLIAMENT'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS LEADERS ON
[...] (C) Charge discussed Sweden's role in Afghanistan and Kosovo in separate meetings January 16 and 17 with Goran Lennmarker and Urban Ahlin, the government and the opposition leaders in the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. Lennmarker and Ahlin both saw room for increases in the number of [...]
2008-01-22 15:56:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV YI AF SW
08STOCKHOLM559Media Reaction - Georgia/Ossetia/Russia
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-11 12:01:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM574TFGG01: Swedish media coverage of Georgia crisis; Embassy
[...] Over the weekend and Monday, August 16-18, Swedish media reported extensively on the crisis in Georgia, with correspondent reports from the region, analytical articles and editorials. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to Tbilisi, during which a six-point peace agreement was signed, r [...]
2008-08-18 14:28:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM591GEORGIA DOMINATED MERKEL'S VISIT TO SWEDEN
[...] (C) Russia's action in Georgia dominated the discussions when Merkel visited PM Reinfeldt in Stockholm, August 25. Germany and Sweden agree that Russia must withdraw its troops from Georgia and that the Russian President must not sign the referendum recognizing Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Both [...]
2008-08-26 12:36:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ECON GG SW
08STOCKHOLM592TFGG01: Media Reaction - Georgia
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-27 07:14:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM594TFGG01: Media Reaction - Russia and Georgia
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-28 14:31:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM625SWEDISH RESPONSE TO SEPTEMBER 15-16 GAERC DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Summary: Sweden thinks there is little to fear from a Serbian request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to review the status of Kosovo, according to Hakan Emsgard, Deputy Director General of the EU Department at the MFA. The case would languish there for years, he asserted. Swed [...]
2008-09-15 14:57:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG SE RS EUN
08STOCKHOLM729EU'S EASTERN PARTNERSHIP--SWEDEN'S PROPOSAL
[...] (U) The Swedish MFA Eastern European Desk met with Poloff on October 20 to discuss Sweden and Poland's joint proposal to establish an "Eastern Partnership" between the EU and Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia. Director Johan Frisell told Poloff the Partnership aims to g [...]
2008-10-31 12:52:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EU SW
08STOCKHOLM739SAAKASHVILI IN SWEDEN: "I REGRET NOTHING"
[...] On October 30-31, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili visited Stockholm for talks with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt (FM Bildt was in Afghanistan at the time). The visit, planned in 2007, originally was to sign a bilateral investment protection agreement to encourage Swedish investments [...]
2008-11-05 15:05:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL ENRG GG EU ZK SW
08STOCKHOLM799DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (U) On November 16, PM Reinfeldt announced that Sweden would sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CM) in Oslo. FM Bildt addressed the Parliament on November 28, reiterating the PM's statement, saying Sweden hopes the CM will have a positive effect on the Convention on Certain Conventional [...]
2008-12-02 15:01:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO MOPS PREL SW
08STOCKHOLM830DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HARMONIZATION OF
[...] Summary: On December 12, Conoff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Desk Officer for Security Policy and UN Affairs, Sara Dahlstein. Dahlstein stated that Sweden was not ruling out support for some elements of the U.S. proposal, but would be more inclined to support a less drastic modification o [...]
2008-12-15 10:42:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA SW
08TALLINN102ESTONIA: SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
[...] (S) In response to reftel, post submits the following responses to the questions posed: A. (S) WHAT ARE UROPEAN LEADERS' LONG-TERM (I.E., BEYOND 2008) PLANS FOR THEIR FORCES AND OTHER EFFORTS IN IRAQ? (S) While the Government of Estonia (GOE) has maintained its strong political commitmen [...]
2008-03-11 11:50:00Embassy TallinnSECRETMARR MOPS PREL IZ EN
08TALLINN103ESTONIA: PM ANSIP's VISIT TO GEORGIA
[...] (U) Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip visited Georgia February 4-6 (his first trip as Prime Minister). Following the visit, Kyllike Sillaste Elling, the PM's Foreign Policy Advisor, briefed interested journalists and diplomats on highlights of the trip. -- PM Ansip met with President Saak [...]
2008-03-11 14:03:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EU NATO GG EN
08TALLINN111ESTONIAN AGENDA FOR 2008 NATO BUCHAREST SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary. Afghanistan is Priority One for Estonia at the upcoming NATO Summit in Bucharest. Estonia has announced it will send a mortar platoon to Afghanistan this spring as an additional commitment to ISAF, but is unlikely Estonia will be ready to contribute to a new PRT in Nimroz. Other [...]
2008-03-18 14:38:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS NATO EN
08TALLINN135SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PRESIDENT ILVES' APRIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Estonia's own "Jersey Boy," visits Washington and Tampa April 17-22. President Ilves is fervently pro-American, and he supports strongly Estonia's military engagements abroad. In fact, keeping Estonia in Iraq will be high on Ilves' agenda during hi [...]
2008-04-14 13:10:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON CVIS EN
08TALLINN146ESTONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO DISCUSS MACEDONIA
[...] (C) On April 21, Poloff met with Kaili Terras, NATO Desk Officer, and Bjorn Piibur, Western Balkans Desk Officer at the Estonian MFA to discuss the Macedonia name issue, as requested in reftel. The MFA echoed the position it has taken in our previous conversations: the name issue is a "diffi [...]
2008-04-25 07:35:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO MK GR EN
08TALLINN154ESTONIA'S REACTION TO THE BUCHAREST NATO SUMMIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an unprecedented joint briefing for the Parliament, the Estonian Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Defense Minister touted the success of the Bucharest Summit. The Prime Minister praised the strength of the final declaration's statement on membership for Georgia and Ukrain [...]
2008-05-02 13:32:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS NATO EN
08TALLINN163ESTONIA: PLEDGING FOR AFGHANISTAN AT THE
[...] (U) On April 29, we delivered points in ref A to Marje Luup, Estonian MFA Division Director for Development Cooperation. Luup told us the Government of Estonia (GOE) agrees with the USG suggestion to differentiate between old and new pledges at the Paris Conference. The GOE is planning to all [...]
2008-05-14 13:18:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL EN
08TALLINN179ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS DAVID GROSS
[...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Perhaps the most dynamic of the "Baltic Tigers" since re-independence in 1991, Estonia enjoyed average annual GDP growth racing above eight percent from 2001-2007. Growth began to slow in 2007, [...]
2008-05-22 06:43:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON BEXP PGOV OIIP TINT EN
08TALLINN196FIRST MEETING OF ESTONIAN CYBER DEFENSE CENTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the May 14 signature of a Memorandum of Understanding in which they committed formally to support Estonia's Cooperative Cyber Center (CCD),the seven Sponsoring Nations met officially for the first time in Tallinn May 29-30. This CCD "Steering Committee" (SC) reviewe [...]
2008-06-03 12:04:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL NATO EN
08TALLINN22FMF FUNDING FOR ESTONIA
[...] (C) Post understands the Department may cut the FY08 Foreign Military Financing (FMF) allocation for Estonia by as much as 90 percent. While we understand that FMF funding must be prioritized for developing countries and not for full NATO members, a cut of this magnitude in a single year will [...]
2008-01-11 15:01:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL EN
08TALLINN231TALLINN DELIVERS MV LEHMANN TIMBER DIP NOTE RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Conoff delivered reftel's points verbally and in the form of a letter from Charge to acting Director General of the Estonian MFA's Consular Affairs Division, Kerli Veski. In the letter, CDA reaffirmed the USG's commitment to combating piracy and to assist the GoE's efforts to resolve the [...]
2008-07-07 14:02:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHSA BM CY GM NATO RS SO UK UP EN
08TALLINN256ESTONIA: NO COMMENT ON REQUEST TO INCREASE NTM-I
[...] (C) Over the past several weeks, post has engaged both the Estonian MFA and MOD concerning prospects for increased Estonian support for the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) in accordance with commitments made at the Bucharest Summit. Currently, Estonia has three staff officers assigned t [...]
2008-07-25 09:24:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL IZ EN
08TALLINN264ESTONIA'S EVOLVING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) Summary. While a relative newcomer to the field of foreign assistance, Estonia continues to expand its role as a donor nation. The GOE goal is to spend at least 0.1 percent of Gross National Income (GNI) on development assistance by 2010, still short of the EU target of 0.17 percent for n [...]
2008-07-29 12:10:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID EN
08TALLINN294ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO PROPOSED REGIONAL SOUTH
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (SBU) In a conversation with Poloff on August 22, Christian-Marc Liflander, Director of Policy Planning Department at the Estonian MOD, Riho Rongelep, Director of Operations (MOD),Liis Jemmer from the Policy Planning Department (MOD) and E [...]
2008-08-22 14:36:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NATO AF EN
08TALLINN298TFGG01: ESTONIA AND GERMANY CONDEMN RUSSIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In Tallinn August 26th, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Russia's decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia "completely unacceptable" and "illegal" and stressed the need to maintain EU unity vis-a-vis Russia. Estonian PM Ansip proposed the EU lau [...]
2008-08-27 12:50:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV RS GG EN
08TALLINN301ESTONIA: NO DIRECT THREAT FROM RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Harry Lahtein, MFA Division Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and Toomas Tirs, the Georgia Desk Officer, told Pol/Econ Chief August 29 that Russian Ambassador Nikolai Uspenski did not directly threaten Estonia during his meeting with Foreign Minister Paet on August 27th (ref C). [...]
2008-08-29 11:03:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL RU GG EN
08TALLINN303ESTONIAN PRESIDENT ILVES EMPHASIZES NATO
[...] (C) On September 2, Ambassador called on President Toomas Hendrik Ilves to discuss the situation in Georgia. Ambassador was accompanied by DCM and Pol/Econ Chief (notetaker). Sven Jurgenson, Ilves? Foreign Policy Advisor (and a former Ambassador to the United States) and Jana Vanaveski, Head [...]
2008-09-03 06:43:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL RU GG EN
08TALLINN326ESTONIA CHARTS LEGAL, MILITARY FUTURE OF CYBER
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the wake of the August cyber attacks against government websites in the Republic of Georgia, Estonia has provided both material and technical assistance to Tbilisi. Lawyers at the Cyber Center of Excellence in Tallinn have produced a legal analysis of the status of cyber [...]
2008-09-22 14:07:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS TINT NATO RU GG EN
08TALLINN338Scenesetter for A/S Fried's Visit to Estonia
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: I am delighted to welcome you to Tallinn and your visit on October 1 could not be better timed. In the wake of Russia's invasion of Georgia and sensitivities related to Estonia's own large Russian- speaking minority, the Government of Estonia (GOE) is eager for assurances from [...]
2008-09-25 11:38:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RU GG EN
08TALLINN346ESTONIA ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY
[...] (C) Post has engaged the Government of Estonia (GOE) Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Defense (MOD) on multiple occasions with regards to reftel. On October 2, the MOD informed Poloff that currently, the GOE is unable to provide any trainers to assist the Afghan National Army, but in 2 [...]
2008-10-02 11:52:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF EN
08TALLINN347ESTONIAN REACTION TO AFGHANISTAN CIV-MIL CELL
[...] (C) Post has engaged the Government of Estonia (GOE) Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Defense (MOD) on multiple occasions with regards to reftel. Neither agency was able to provide a substantive response with regards to requests for contributions to the Civ-Mil cell. However, on Octo [...]
2008-10-02 12:32:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF EN
08TALLINN354ESTONIA: A/S FRIED VISITS TALLINN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During EUR A/S Dan Fried's October 1 visit to Tallinn, Estonian government and political leaders urged that NATO military commanders update NATO's Article 5 contingency planning in the wake of Russia's invasion of Georgia. Estonia's President, Prime Minister and Foreign Ministe [...]
2008-10-07 10:30:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CVIS RU GG AJ MD UP EN
08TALLINN363ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DHS SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Mr. Secretary - welcome to Estonia! Your October 29 visit to Tallinn is a significant milestone in our bilateral relationship with Estonia, and will be seen here as the fulfillment of the President's promise of Visa Waiver Program (VWP) membership made during his 2006 visit to [...]
2008-10-23 09:37:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL CVIS AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
08TALLINN372ESTONIA: NOMINATION FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy Tallinn is pleased to nominate Sergeant-Major Jaune Engel for the 2009 Secretary's International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award. As a member of the Estonian Defense Forces ('ESTCOY-4') unit deployed in southern Afghanistan, Jaune Engel has shown remarkable courage by volu [...]
2008-10-27 14:14:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM EN
08TALLINN377ESTONIA: DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VWP VISIT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff visited Tallinn October 29-30 to welcome formally Estonia into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP),and to announce that eligible Estonian travelers will be able to commence visa-free travel to the United States on November 17, 2008. Both [...]
2008-10-30 15:00:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL EU RU GG IZ EN
08TALLINN383SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF GATES' VISIT TO TALLINN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mr. Secretary, I will be delighted to welcome you to Tallinn on November 12-13. Estonia is a steadfast Ally and your visit is an important sign of the strength of the U.S.-Estonian bilateral relationship and Estonia's commitment to NATO. In the wake of Russia's invasion of Geor [...]
2008-11-04 12:20:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO EN
08TALLINN402ESTONIAN COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ON IRAQ INVITE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Estonia approved legislation extending Estonia's mandate in Iraq on the basis of the preliminary letter of invitation from the Government of Iraq (GOI) (reftel). Parliamentary debate will begin in early December. However, the mandate renewal legislation will n [...]
2008-11-21 12:29:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO EN
08TALLINN403ESTONIA'S NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS(C-RE8-00759)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Estonia's post-Soviet political landscape has been characterized by youthful leadership. Beginning with the first post-independence Estonian government of Mart Laar in 1992 to the current Andrus Ansip government elected in 2007, young and influential decision makers have been a c [...]
2008-11-25 14:01:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EN
08TALLINN440ESTONIA ON SECURITY SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) On December 23, Poloff met with Lauri Abel, Deputy Director of Operations and Crisis Management and Liis Jemmer, Policy Planning Advisor, at the Estonian Ministry of Defense (MOD) to discuss the points in reftel. Jemmer and Abel indicated that the Government of Estonia (GOE) has not reac [...]
2008-12-31 13:28:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF EN
08TALLINN54USG SUPPORT FOR ESTONIAN CYBER CENTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The experience of unprecedented and wide- spread cyber attacks in April/May 2007 prompted Estonia to accelerate its leadership efforts in promoting international cooperation on cyber security. The Government of Estonia (GOE) is working with NATO to make its national Cooperative [...]
2008-02-07 11:45:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL NATO EN
08TALLINN66ESTONIA: DAS GARBER VISITS ESTONIA
[...] (C) Summary. Estonian government and political leaders told visiting EUR DAS Garber that GOE priorities for the NATO summit in Bucharest are NATO membership for the Adriatic 3 and "positive messages of progress" for Ukraine and Georgia. Estonian interlocutors expressed continued support for [...]
2008-02-15 13:29:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM EN
08TALLINN96CORRECTED COPY - ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DHS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) will be significant new milestones in our bilateral relationship with Estonia. Accession to VWP has been a long-standing priority for the Government of Estonia (G [...]
2008-03-06 15:08:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL CVIS AMGT ASEC AFIN EN
08TASHKENT1034ACTING CENTCOM COMMANDER GENERAL DEMPSEY MEETS
[...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Tashkent on August 28, Acting CENTCOM Commander General Martin Dempsey met separately with First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ilkhom Nematov and Director of the National Drug Control Center Kamol Dusmetov. He also conducted mil-to-mil meetings with Ministe [...]
2008-09-05 03:21:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR PHUM EAID PINR AF PK GG RS UZ
08TASHKENT105CDR USCENTCOM: LOOKING FOR MIL-MIL REENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting USCENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon met January 24 jointly with the National Security Advisor, Defense Minister, Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Border Guards of the National Security Service. The meeting, which immediately preceded one with Uzbek Preside [...]
2008-01-28 13:16:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS UZ
08TASHKENT1072UZBEKISTAN: GULNORA KARIMOVA'S GENEVA U.N. \
[...] (C) Embassy contacts and press reporting have recently \ indicated that President Karimov's oldest daughter, Gulnora \ Karimova, has been appointed as Uzbekistan's permanent \ representative to the United Nations Mission in Geneva, \ though the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk had not \ co [...]
2008-09-18 08:53:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR UZ
08TASHKENT1089SCENE SETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 23-24 ARCENT COMMANDER
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent welcomes your visit to Uzbekistan and thanks you and your command for the quick response to the consequences of the Kagan Ammunition Depot explosions of 10 July 2008. The delivery of equipment and the subsequent training were very timely for relations between the [...]
2008-09-22 11:25:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR UZ
08TASHKENT1123UZBEKISTAN: NATO ENVOY ON AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT
[...] (C) Summary: On September 26, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Robert Simmons briefed a gathering of NATO Embassy officials on his recent meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials on NATO-Uzbekistan cooperation, including ongoing transit agreement discussions. Simmons said [...]
2008-09-30 09:46:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ
08TASHKENT1124UZBEKISTAN: NATO ENVOY ON AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT
[...] (C) Summary: On September 26, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Robert Simmons briefed a gathering of NATO Embassy officials on his recent meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials on NATO-Uzbekistan cooperation, including ongoing transit agreement discussions. Simmons said [...]
2008-09-30 09:55:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ
08TASHKENT1127UZBEKISTAN: PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUPPORTING
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The imperative of establishing new supply routes to support Coalition forces in Afghanistan necessitates continued inter-agency deftness and consensus on our approach to Uzbekistan. We have important equities at stake here, particularly in advancing human rights, religious fre [...]
2008-09-30 10:27:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM MARR UZ
08TASHKENT1140UZBEKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR 21-24 OCTOBER NGLOC
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent welcomes you to Uzbekistan for what will be a very important step toward realizing a new Northern Ground Line of Communication (NGLOC). This initiative's significance is increasingly important due to pending USG decisions concerning strengthening our military pre [...]
2008-10-07 11:52:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC EAID ECON KTIA MARR MASS MOPS OVIP
08TASHKENT115SCENE SETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. CENTCOM,S VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND. Embassy Tashkent welcomes the 24-25 January 2008 visit by the Commander of U.S. CENTCOM. This will be the first visit by a CENTCOM Commander to Uzbekistan in nearly three years since relations dissolved in the wake of the May 2005 Andijon events and the U.S. depa [...]
2008-01-29 08:37:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV
08TASHKENT1154UZBEK FM URGES STEP BY STEP APPROACH ON
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbek FM Norov called in Ambassador on October 8 to discuss the way forward on Afghanistan transit. Norov said that the upcoming fact-finding visit led by RADM Harnitchek should focus strictly on commercial and technical issues, leaving political discussions and ministerial-level [...]
2008-10-08 13:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS PGOV ECON UZ
08TASHKENT1192UNODC REPORTS GREATER COOPERATION FROM CENTRAL
[...] (U) Summary: On September 19 poloff attended a donor coordination roundtable hosted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office in Central Asia. UNODC Senior Law Enforcement Advisor, Mark Colhoun, reported increased cooperation with law enforcement agencies in the f [...]
2008-10-17 05:25:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM TX IR TI UZ ASEC
08TASHKENT1201TASHKENT TIDBITS OCTOBER 20, 2008 \
[...] (C) The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and \ Uzbekistan's State Customs Committee have launched a new \ website (www.customsreform.uz),which will include updates on \ the latest changes in Customs regulation and discussions of \ the new Customs Code. An English-language version is in t [...]
2008-10-20 12:40:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON UZ
08TASHKENT1260UZBEKISTAN: SERIOUS PROSPECTS FOR TRANSIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: A delegation from U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) led by TRANSCOM Rear Admiral (RADM) Mark Harnitchek and CENTCOM Brigadier General (BG) Peter Lennon visited Uzbekistan October 21 - 24 to explore options for transit of supplies to Coalition [...]
2008-10-31 10:31:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ECON PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT1279UZBEKISTAN: LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] (SBU) Post has conducted a review of its files and has found no evidence of human rights violations committed by Shavkat Holmatov, Djonrid Kudratkhodjaev, or Marat Sooltonov, who have been nominated to participate in the NATO-Russia General Training Course to be held at the Domodedovo Center o [...]
2008-11-06 03:13:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL MARR UZ
08TASHKENT1291PDAS CAMP'S MEETINGS WITH UZBEK FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: SCA PDAS Donald Camp met with Uzbek Foreign Minister (FM) Norov and National Security Advisor (NSA) Atayev during an October 28-29 visit to Tashkent. Camp exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, pushing back on Uzbek statements that the solution to the probl [...]
2008-11-10 10:03:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR UZ
08TASHKENT1308UZBEKISTAN SCENE-SETTER FOR GENERAL MCNABB,
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent looks forward to hosting you and advancing one more step toward opening a new Northern Distribution Network (NDN) (previously referred to as the Northern Ground Line of Communication or NGLOC) to Afghanistan. The Government of Uzbekistan (GoU) viewed Rear Admiral [...]
2008-11-14 09:11:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC EAID ECON KTIA MARR MASS MOPS OVIP
08TASHKENT1313UZBEKISTAN: LEAHY VETTING FOR NATO-RUSSIA
[...] (SBU) Post has conducted an internal review of its files and has found no evidence of human rights violations committed by Amirtemirkhon Musaev, Khurshid Shukurov, Anatoli Milyukov, or Nordirbek Mamadeliev, who have been nominated to participate in the NATO-Russia counternarcotics training to [...]
2008-11-14 10:57:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MARR UZ
08TASHKENT132UZBEKISTAN GRANTS OVERFLIGHT RIGHTS, USE OF TERMEZ
[...] (SBU) The Government of Uzbekistan informed Post via diplomatic note on January 30 that it has approved overflights of Uzbekistan and the transit of the Uzbek-German airbase at Termez by U.S. military and diplomatic personnel assigned to NATO and/or International Security Assistance Forces whe [...]
2008-01-31 13:18:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PBTS AF UZ
08TASHKENT1325UZBEKISTAN: FORMER OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: On November 13, Furkat Sidikov (a former official who remains affiliated with the Government of Uzbekistan) discussed a range of political and security issues with Poloff and expressed interest in developing bilateral cooperation. Sidikov asserted that Uzbekistan is curious about [...]
2008-11-18 10:57:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC KISL PINS PTER PHUM SOCI AF UZ
08TASHKENT1382Uzbekistan Supportive on Afghanistan Transit Concepts
[...] (C) Summary: The Commander of U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) General Duncan McNabb visited Uzbekistan November 18-20 to discuss possible modalities of establishing commercial transit of non-lethal supplies for U.S. forces in Afghanistan (Northern Distribution Network -NDN). The Governme [...]
2008-11-26 13:05:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR EINT UZ
08TASHKENT1459Uzbekistan Scenesetter for LTG Allen
[...] (C) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes your visit to Uzbekistan as an important opportunity to build on recent progress in U.S.-Uzbekistan cooperation. Your meetings will primarily be an opportunity to exchange views on the situation in Afghanistan with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials an [...]
2008-12-12 12:57:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR UZ
08TASHKENT1472UZBEKISTAN: STAFFDEL MEETS WITH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary:During a meeting with Colonel Rustamov of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Defense on December 15, House Foreign Affairs Committee staffers discussed a range of defense and security issues.Rustamov voiced support ofinternational efforts to promote stability in Afghanistan and was pleased th [...]
2008-12-17 09:59:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS ASEC MASS PINS PTER PHUM SNAR UZ
08TASHKENT1521UZBEKISTAN: INFORMATION ON NEWLY-APPOINTED FOREIGN MINISTRY
[...] (C) Summary: Newly-appointed First Deputy Foreign Minister Karamatov made a favorable impression on the Ambassador in a meeting with him on December 17. Another recently-appointed Foreign Ministry official is Deputy Foreign Minister Islamov, whose responsibilities include Uzbekistan's relation [...]
2008-12-23 13:05:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL UZ
08TASHKENT1522Uzbekistan: CENTCOM Deputy Commander Lt. General Allen
[...] (C) Summary: On December 19 CENTCOM Deputy Commander Lt. General John Allen met separately with Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov and Defense Minister Kabul Berdiyev in Tashkent. Lt. Gen. Allen's visit laid the groundwork for a planned visit by CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus in J [...]
2008-12-24 08:52:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS ETRD PINR PHUM ECON KCOR TI AF UZ
08TASHKENT174SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Norland and Emboffs met with the Executive Committee of the Regional Antiterrorist Structure (RATS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on January 31. Executive Committee officials provided a rundown on the structure, responsibilities, and key officials of th [...]
2008-02-08 07:51:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC PTER SNAR PGOV PBTS PINR SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT177DIPLOMATS PONDER HOW TO LIFT EU SANCTIONS ON
[...] (C) Summary. The French, British and German Ambassadors in Tashkent were pleasantly suprised by a "qualitative improvement" in the Uzbek government's handling of human rights during a Feb. 5-6 visit by Commission representatives. These ambassadors (protect) uniformly endorse termination of [...]
2008-02-08 12:41:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR MARR EAID EU EUN NATO UZ
08TASHKENT198TURKEY'S BID TO WIN CENTRAL ASIAN HEARTS AND MINDS
[...] (C) Summary. Paving the way for the Turkish outreach effort to Central Asia outlined reftel, Turkish MFA Deputy Under Secretary Unal Cevikoz held eight hours of political consultations in Tashkent on February 12. He told diplomats the visit was successful in improving the political dialogue [...]
2008-02-13 10:13:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ENRG EPET EINV TU UZ
08TASHKENT212UZBEKS REQUEST NATO ASSISTANCE WITH ROCKET FUEL
[...] (C) Summary: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officials, visiting per the invitation of the Government of Uzbekistan, briefed the diplomatic corps on February 13 after discussing a project to dispose of 1,100 tons of melange rocket fuel. NATO is currently finishing a similar project [...]
2008-02-14 12:54:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MASS ENRG NATO UZ
08TASHKENT307UZBEK FOREIGN MINISTER: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT MAY
[...] (C) Summary: On March 12, the Ambassador was summoned to a meeting with Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to the release of the 2007 U.S. State Department Human Rights Report on March 11. Norov was swift to condemn the report, which he characterized [...]
2008-03-12 13:56:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT330EMBASSY HOSTS ROUNDTABLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
[...] (C) Summary: On March 13, the Embassy hosted the rollout of the 2007 U.S. State Department's Human Rights Report. In stark contrast to last year's rollout, when several invitees were detained and harassed (ref A),this year's event went forward without any interference from the government. A [...]
2008-03-14 13:44:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT374UZBEKISTAN: PROCEDURES FOR TRANSIT VIA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Post requests assistance in notifying Allied Joint Forces Command (JFC) Headquarters to disseminate required procedures for personnel transiting Uzbekistan territory via the Uzbek-German Air Base in Termez. Post also requests [...]
2008-03-28 10:12:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO MARR GM AF UZ
08TASHKENT400GOVERNMENT OF UZBEKISTAN WOULD WELCOME RETURN OF
[...] (C) Summary: Senior officials from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Commission for Drug Control told U.S. officials on April 2 that their respective agencies as well as the National Security Service would welcome the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's return to Uzbeki [...]
2008-04-04 11:57:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT445UZBEKISTAN: SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OFFER THE
[...] (C) Summary: On March 31, A/DAS, accompanied by the Ambassador and DCM, met with Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for nearly two hours. Norov covered a wide range of topics from human rights to security and economic issues. He welcomed an invitation for his D [...]
2008-04-16 05:50:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC PHUM ECON EINV SOCI SNAR AF UZ
08TASHKENT446UZBEKISTAN: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CHIEF
[...] (C) Summary: On March 31, A/DAS, Ambassador, and DCM met with Secretary of the National Security Council (NSC) Murat Ataev. Like FM Norov (septel) and Parliamentarian Tashmukhamedova (septel),Ataev greeted the U.S. side warmly and announced that the GOU's Ministries and the NSC are ready fo [...]
2008-04-16 07:57:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC ELTN KISL PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS
08TASHKENT449UZBEKISTAN: GOVERNMENT SEEKS FEEDBACK ON "6 PLUS
[...] (C) Summary: On April 11, First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov told the Ambassador that the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) will indicate who will participate in the upcoming Afghanistan Support Conference in Paris, and provided us with a non-paper elaborating on the "6 plus 3" proposal that P [...]
2008-04-16 10:24:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC AORC PGOV AF UZ
08TASHKENT482NATO ENVOY: UZBEKISTAN POSITIVE ON COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary. NATO envoy Robert Simmons gave a readout to NATO Embassies on April 15 of meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials. According to Simmons, senior GOU officials may be split on pushing Uzbekistan's "6 plus 3" proposal. Simmons reported on the NATO land transit agreem [...]
2008-04-24 04:44:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ
08TASHKENT487UZBEKISTAN STAYING CLEAR OF ABKHAZIA/SOUTH OSSETIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-24 12:56:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO GG RS UZ
08TASHKENT49THIRD STRIKE FOR FORMER DEFENSE OFFICIAL ERKIN
[...] (C) Summary: On January 14, the independent Ferghana.ru website posted an open letter from the wife of Erkin Musaev, a former Uzbek Ministry of Defense and UNDP official who was sentenced to a total of 20 years' imprisonment in 2006 and 2007 for espionage and corruption in three separate trials [...]
2008-01-15 11:58:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM MASS PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT525UZBEKS REACT TO EU SANCTIONS DECISION
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Norov called in Ambassador on May 5, to discuss the April 28 EU decision to continue suspension of visa sanctions. Norov downplayed the EU's recognition of human rights steps the Uzbeks have taken and focused instead on the EU's continued criticism, which he said [...]
2008-05-06 02:15:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PHUM PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT526UZBEKS REACT TO EU SANCTIONS DECISION
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Norov called in Ambassador on May 5, to discuss the April 28 EU decision to continue suspension of visa sanctions. Norov downplayed the EU's recognition of human rights steps the Uzbeks have taken and focused instead on the EU's continued criticism, which he said [...]
2008-05-06 02:15:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PHUM PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT531STRANGE AND CONTRADICTORY EVENTS: PAVING THE WAY
[...] (S) Summary: Cutting oddly across the grain of recent rapprochement with the U.S. and the West, the government of Uzbekistan has taken a number of controlling measures which could simply reflect disregard for our sensibilities on reform or, more likely, portend deeper disarray and looming p [...]
2008-05-07 11:32:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL UZ
08TASHKENT546UZBEKISTAN: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE REFLECTS
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan hosted a significant international conference focusing on regional security, particularly the situation in Afghanistan, on April 29-30. The event illustrates Uzbekistan's continuing concerns about the security situation in Afghanistan as well as growing regional interes [...]
2008-05-13 11:52:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC EAID ECIN KNNP KTIA MASS PBTS PGOV
08TASHKENT547UZBEKISTAN: POST'S LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] (U) Embassy Tashkent has reviewed its files on intended Uzbekistani participants Ilkhombek Kazakov, Shawkat Gafurov, and Rahiboy Bekhchanov in the NATO-Russia Counternarcotics Training event at the Domodedovo Center in Russia, May 13-28, and has found no derogatory information. NORLAND [...]
2008-05-13 11:52:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MARR UZ
08TASHKENT552HUMAN RIGHTS IN UZBEKISTAN: THE CASE AGAINST
[...] (C) Ambassador's introduction: The U.S. faces a decision in June on possible sanctions against Uzbekistan given ongoing concerns about the government's poor performance on human rights. Reftel cites upcoming leadership transition issues as a key factor in this decision, arguing that now is [...]
2008-05-14 13:36:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT594UZBEKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S MAY-JUNE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your trip to Tashkent offers a chance to cement recent improvements in U.S.-Uzbek cooperation, particularly on counter-narcotics and border security, and to offer the Uzbeks candid advice on the necessity of translating recent positive messages on human rights into actual improv [...]
2008-05-23 14:10:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ASEC KCRM MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS SNAR UZ
08TASHKENT623BOUCHER AND SENIOR UZBEKS REVIEW OBSTACLES AND
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Uzbekistan May 30-June 3, stopping in Samarkand and Tashkent. In separate meetings June 2 with Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov and National Security Council Secretary Ataev, Assistant Secretary Boucher di [...]
2008-06-05 10:57:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL ASEC ELTN PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS ECON
08TASHKENT624KARIMOV TO BOUCHER: PROGRESS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT
[...] (S) Summary. Meeting at the Presidential Palace in Tashkent on June 2, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and Uzbekistan President Islom Karimov agreed that the U.S. and Uzbekistan share important interests on Afghanistan, on political, economic [...]
2008-06-05 10:58:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM PINR UZ
08TASHKENT714UZBEKISTAN: SCO OFFICIALS DISCUSS PLANS, POSE
[...] (C) Summary: In a conversation with Poloff on June 17, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) Senior Experts Bakhram Auanassov and Kairbek Amenov discussed upcoming SCO plans and the role of observer states, but were reticent in discussing threat perce [...]
2008-06-23 10:54:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC ECIN ECON EINV PGOV PINS PTER AF UZ
08TASHKENT739UZBEKISTAN: OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON PROPOSED
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 24 meeting with Poloff, Bahromjon Aloev from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Community (Eurasec) for slow activity and duplication of effort. He noted Uzbekistan's especiall [...]
2008-06-25 11:54:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALAORC ASEC ECIN KTIA PBTS PGOV PINR PREL UZ
08TASHKENT79OPEN DIALOGUE PROJECT TO CO-SPONSOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: On January 16, poloff met with the directors of the Open Dialogue Project (ODP) and National Democratic Institute (NDI),who talked about their recent activities and plans. ODP Director Mjusa Sever described her organization's plans to co-sponsor a March conference on law enforcem [...]
2008-01-22 12:36:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM EUN PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT879DAS KROL MEETS UZBEK FOREIGN MINISTER NOROV IN
[...] (C) Summary: On July 25 Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia George Krol met with Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov in Tashkent. The atmosphere was warm and cordial, and Norov framed his remarks in the context of President Karimov's positive July 22 meeting with the A [...]
2008-07-30 03:48:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI PHUM KCOR PINR KTER ENRG UZ
08TASHKENT965UZBEKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CENTCOM
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes your visit to Uzbekistan as an important opportunity to cement recent improvements in U.S.-Uzbekistan cooperation. Recent months have shown increasing dialogue and net improvements in the relationship, particularly in the defense and security sect [...]
2008-08-20 12:30:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC KNNP MARR MASS PBTS PGOV PINS SNAR
08TBILISI114DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH SRSG ARNAULT
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting with Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Jean Arnault, DAS Bryza discussed the current situation in Abkhazia and progress on the self-assessment of the United Nations Observer Mission to Georgia (UNOMIG) operations. Arnault told Bryza [...]
2008-01-24 12:14:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNOMIG KPKO GG
08TBILISI116DAS BRYZA'S JANUARY 19 MEETING WITH GEORGIAN PRIME
[...] (S) Summary: In a January 19 meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze, EUR DAS Matthew Bryza said that following Embassy Tbilisi's extensive review, the USG did not agree with opposition claims that massive fraud occurred or skewed the outcome of the January 5 presidential election, [...]
2008-01-24 12:46:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETPREL PGOV ETRD ENRG KCRM USTR GG RU
08TBILISI1228GEORGIA: USG RESPONSE TO OSCE QUESTIONNAIRE ON
[...] Per reftel request, Poloff delivered a copy of the USG response to Alexander Nalbandov, Director of Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. TEFFT [...]
2008-07-16 13:01:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL NATO OSCE GG
08TBILISI1239POLOFF DISCUSSES TROOP LEVEL AND DEFENSE SPENDING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Desk Officer for the United States, Irakli Machitidze, Director of Department of International Organizations, Alexander Nalbandov and Head of NATO Division, Tornike Parulava regarding press reports that Georgia is planning to [...]
2008-07-17 12:28:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI1246GEORGIA: OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE
[...] Per reftel request, Poloff provided a copy of USG concerns and comments to Alexander Nalbandov, Director of Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. TEFFT [...]
2008-07-18 13:28:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL NATO OSCE GG
08TBILISI1268SUMMARY OF RUSSIAN MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador attended a July 22 meeting at the MFA for NATO Ambassadors. A paper prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was distributed, summarizing Russian military activities in Abkhazia this spring. The paper is not classified, but the MFA asked that it be treated [...]
2008-07-25 04:36:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI1372GEORGIA: SITREP 9: RUSSIAN TROOPS REMAIN IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-13 11:18:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALGG RS PGOV PHUM PREL
08TBILISI1385GEORGIA: SITREP 12: WAITING FOR A RUSSIAN PULLOUT
[...] (SBU) Summary. As of mid-day August 18, there is no evidence that Russian troops have begun to withdraw from Georgia. The road from Tbilisi to Gori remains closed and travelers are subject to Russian roadblocks. Next international visitor to Tbilisi will be UK Foreign Secretary Miliband o [...]
2008-08-18 10:21:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI1403GEORGIA: SITREP 14 - THE WAITING GAME CONTINUES
[...] (C) Summary: Faint and uncertain signs of a Russian withdrawal are reported, but there is as yet no unmistakable sign of a pullback. Russian troops attempted August 19 to oust Georgian soldiers from a base in Western Georgia, to which the Georgians had retreated in conformity with the six-p [...]
2008-08-20 12:25:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON GG RU
08TBILISI1409GEORGIA: SITREP 15: LITTLE OR NO CHANGE ON THE
[...] (U) Summary. Observers are not reporting any real movement to withdraw by Russian troops in Georgia. According to the Georgian press, the Russians say they intend to set up a double line of checkpoints around South Ossetia with a buffer zone in between; however, Gori will not be in that zo [...]
2008-08-21 12:43:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI141IRAKLI BATIASHVILI-BACK IN POLITICS?
[...] (C) In a January 29 meeting with Poloffs, Irakli Batiashvili, recently amnestied from Georgian prison on January 11, said that he sees his role as a coordinating force for the opposition prior to the Parliamentary elections, although he has not decided where in the spectrum of the opposition [...]
2008-01-30 13:56:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI1412GEORGIA: SITREP 16: LOOKING FOR SIGNS OF A RUSSIAN
[...] (U) Summary. As of mid-day, there were no definite sign of a Russian withdrawal from Georgia, but OSCE reported columns of Russian vehicles lining up in Gori and Kashuri on August 21. On the other hand, there also continue to be reports of erecting fortifications and the continued demoliti [...]
2008-08-22 10:18:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI143DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH OPPOSITION
[...] (C) Summary: On January 19, EUR DAS Matt Bryza and Ambassador Tefft met with key leaders of the United National Council of Opposition (UNC). The UNC's main contention was that Mikheil Saakashvili did not receive 50 percent of the vote in the January 5 election. Consequently, they said they a [...]
2008-01-30 14:29:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM GG RU
08TBILISI1496GEORGIA: SITREP 22: HUMAN CHAIN SHOWS GEORGIAN
[...] (C) Summary. On September 1 as many as 1.5 million Georgians rallied across the country to express national unity and opposition to Russia's actions. The OSCE did not observe any confrontations or movements, but did see the presence of heavy vehicles in an ethnically Georgian village southw [...]
2008-09-02 13:34:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI1506GEORGIA: SITREP 23: DOMESTIC POLITICIANS BEGIN
[...] (C) Summary. On September 2 ruling party and opposition politicians met to find a way forward on the domestic political front that will maintain national unity while ensuring the opposition's concerns are not lost. The government sees next steps on the conflicts as the withdrawal of Russian [...]
2008-09-03 11:14:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI1514SENATOR CORKER SURVEYS DAMAGE IN GORI
[...] (SBU) Senator Robert Corker (R-TN) traveled to Gori August 30, visiting an IDP center and meeting with various GOG officials to survey damage and assess the impact of the Russian invasion and occupation of Georgia. Governor Lado Vardzelashvili explained that the resettlement of Gori is on s [...]
2008-09-05 05:45:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM GG RU
08TBILISI1523GEORGIA: SITREP 25: NO CONFIRMATION OF AN ABKHAZ
[...] (C) Summary. UNOMIG has been unable to confirm press reports of a wall planned by Abkhaz "authorities" along the administrative border. The OSCE was finally allowed to patrol north of Russian checkpoints and came within four km of Tskhinvali, but was again refused access to Akhalgori. Polit [...]
2008-09-05 15:04:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI1525GEORGIAN GOVERNMENT STABLE BUT THREATS LOOM
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Russia's public push to force regime change in Georgia may have failed in the short term, but judging by continued public statements critical of President Saakashvili, a longer-term strategy of eroding support for Saakashvili by weakening the economy appears to be in [...]
2008-09-08 05:50:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL GG
08TBILISI1550GEORGIA: SITREP 28: GEORGIAN POLICEMAN KILLED AT
[...] (C) Summary. A Georgian police officer was shot while manning his regular post in Karaleti, reportedly by an Ossetian irregular according to the Interior Ministry. Russian vehicles and South Ossetian militias seem to have begun withdrawing from positions inside Georgia proper on a limited ba [...]
2008-09-10 14:57:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI1596GEORGIA: SITREP 32: RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS
[...] (C) Summary. UNOMIG observers reported a Russian propaganda campaign in Abkhazia. OSCE observers said that they have access to the Russian "buffer zone," but still have no access beyond the former administrative border into South Ossetia (with the exception of Mission Head Hakala's Septembe [...]
2008-09-16 15:36:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI1602GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI'S STATE OF THE COUNTRY ADDRESS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. President Saakashvili's September 16 state of the nation included concessions to the opposition, proposals to check executive power, and measures to increase judicial freedom and open media. Parliamentary opposition members said that most of the proposals were not n [...]
2008-09-17 14:52:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL RU GG
08TBILISI1608GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT CONFIDENT OF PUBLIC SUPPORT
[...] (C) Introduction and Comment: Tbilisi Mayor and Saakashvili insider Gigi Ugulava told the Ambassador that polling data indicates that Saakashvili and his Government enjoy broad public support, but noted that the Government needed to use the next 12-18 months to focus on rehabilitation and reco [...]
2008-09-19 07:03:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI1620GEORGIA: YOUR MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI
[...] (C) In your meeting with President Saakashvili on the margins of the UN General Assembly you will find a leader who is newly focused on the concept of strategic patience. He is circling his wagons around several key objectives: reconstruction of damaged infrastructure and Georgia's economy; [...]
2008-09-22 05:57:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG RU
08TBILISI164GEORGIA'S ANNUAL NATO ASSESSMENT: ON BALANCE
[...] (C) Summary: On January 31, NATO International Staff (IS) briefed NATO Ambassadors and Defense Attaches in Tbilisi on the highlights of their latest assessment of Georgia's International Partnership Action Plan (IPAP),the draft of which would be circulated to NATO Allies in Brussels by mid- [...]
2008-02-01 14:41:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI1751GEORGIA: WAR CRIMES ISSUES AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Ambassador-at-Large Clint Williamson visited Georgia September 10-11 to highlight USG concerns over war crimes and ethnic cleansing allegations from the August conflict and to stress the need to hold perpetrators accountable. Williamson frankly told GOG officials t [...]
2008-09-25 14:26:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KAWC RU GG
08TBILISI179DAS BRYZA'S 19 JANUARY MEETING WITH GEORGIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Georgian Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili told DAS Matthew Bryza at a 19 January meeting that Georgia still hopes to achieve a Membership Action Plan (MAP) at the upcoming Bucharest NATO summit. Kezerashvili argued that failure to meet this goal before the spring 2008 Georgian [...]
2008-02-04 14:23:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS GG
08TBILISI183DAS BRYZA MEETS ELECTION TASK FORCE MEMBERS
[...] (C) Summary: On January 18, EUR DAS Matt Bryza and Ambassador met with Elections Task Force Members MP Nino Nakashidze, and D/MOIA Eka Zguladze, as well as with key Saakashvili insider MP Giga Bokeria and UNM Spokesman David Bakradze on leave from his position as Minister of Conflict Resolu [...]
2008-02-05 09:26:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM GG
08TBILISI188SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE'S VISIT
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Tbilisi comes during the most politically significant period in Georgia since the 2003 Rose Revolution brought Mikheil Saakashvili to power. The January 5 presidential election was judged by the U.S. Embassy, the OSCE and the Council of Europe to be the most competitive in [...]
2008-02-05 14:12:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON OVIP GG
08TBILISI195SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: Kosovo and the upcoming parliamentary elections will likely dominate your meeting with President Saakashvili at the Wehrkunde conference. Kosovo is nearly certain to be the first issue on Saakashvili's agenda, as he seeks more information about the timing of an independence decl [...]
2008-02-06 13:31:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI1985GEORGIA: A/S FRIED MEETS OPPOSITION, BOTH INSIDE
[...] (C) Begin Summary: On October 20, Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried and Ambassador Tefft met with Georgian opposition parliamentarians. The MPs told Fried they were working to help the country through its post-invasion recovery and were pursuing democratic reforms. The group spoke about the A [...]
2008-10-24 12:14:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI1987GEORGIA: IRI NATIONAL VOTER SURVEY: GEORGIANS
[...] (C) Summary: The latest USAID-funded International Republican Institute (IRI) poll, based on 1,500 surveys conducted from September 23 to October 1, showed that the August war with Russia dominated the national mood. IRI said the poll showed that Georgians believed that Russian aggression wa [...]
2008-10-24 13:16:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI199GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR 2008
[...] Per reftel, Embassy Tbilisi submits its Investment Climate Statement for Georgia for 2008. Introduction The dramatic change of government swept in by the 2003 peaceful "Rose Revolution" marked the start of serious political and economic reform in Georgia. Before 2003, Georgia's economic [...]
2008-02-07 05:52:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR GG
08TBILISI2016GEORGIA: PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION INVESTIGATES
[...] (SBU) Summary: An Ad-hoc Parliamentary Commission investigating the Georgian-Russian war of August 2008 began its hearings on October 25. The Commission was designed to obtain evidence from government officials, who "were directly or indirectly involved in decision-making during the August e [...]
2008-10-30 13:21:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI2022GEORGIA: BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Sumary: Business Executives for National Security (BENS),a nonpartisan organization of senior private-sector representatives, visited Tbilisi October 19-21, accompanied by the Deputy European Commander (EUCOM) Vice Admiral Gallagher and EUCOM POLAD Ambassador Katherine Canavan. The v [...]
2008-10-31 09:12:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV GG
08TBILISI204DAS BRYZA MEETS CIVIL SOCIETY MEMBERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with DAS Bryza and Ambassador, representatives of civil society discussed the problems of the Presidential election and what impact it would have on Saakashvili's second term. The group was divided on whether Saakashvili won in the first round. Many thought that a [...]
2008-02-07 10:28:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GG KDEM PHUM
08TBILISI2063GEORGIA: U.S. ELECTION PARTY DRAWS ATTENTION OF
[...] (U) The Embassy and American Chamber of Commerce co-sponsored an election party which drew a crowd of roughly five to six hundred attendees who watched the results of the U.S. Presidential election. Among the notables were newly-confirmed Prime Minister Grigol Mgaloblishvili; Mayor of Tbilis [...]
2008-11-05 14:33:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI207SCENESETTER FOR GEO MINDEF DAVIT KEZERASHVILI
[...] (C//NF) Summary: Continued U.S. support for Georgia's NATO aspirations and mil-mil cooperation will likely dominate your meeting with Minister of Defense Kezerashvili. The development and reform of the Georgian Armed Forces into a NATO interoperable force is part of the foundation for a Geo [...]
2008-02-08 04:40:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL RU GG
08TBILISI2118GEORGIA: EUMM SEEKS CHANGES TO PROPOSED INFO
[...] (C) Begin Summary and Comment: In a November 12 meeting, European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) Head Hansjoerg Haber told the Ambassador he is seeking additional modifications to the proposed Exchange of Information Agreement which is pending signature between the EUMM and the Georgian De [...]
2008-11-13 14:09:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL RU GG
08TBILISI2225GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI TAKES HIS CASE PUBLIC, MAKES
[...] (U) Begin Summary: In an unprecedented development in modern Georgian history, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili voluntarily testified on November 28 in front of Parliament's "Ad Hoc Commission Investigating the August events and Russia's invasion." The country watched on live TV as t [...]
2008-12-01 14:49:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI2254GEORGIAN LEADERS HAIL NATO MINISTERIAL AS SUCCESS,
[...] (U) Georgian government officials hailed this week's NATO Ministerial in Brussels as a victory for Georgia. They said the decision to intensify cooperation between Tbilisi and NATO and invigorate the NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) would play a central role in moving Georgia toward membership. [...]
2008-12-08 05:30:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI2268GEORGIA: CABINET RESHUFFLE TRIGGERED BY ALASANIA
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Mgaloblishvili announced a cabinet reshuffle on December 6 almost immediately following the news that Irakli Alasania, Georgia's former Ambassador to the UN, had resigned. Grigol Vashadze, current Minister of Culture and former Deputy Foreign Minister, was named t [...]
2008-12-08 12:55:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI2269GEORGIA: IMPOSSIBLE TO GOVERN WITHOUT GOD AND BIBLE
[...] (C) Summary: The Georgian Orthodox Church is a inherent part of Georgian society and for many, defines what it is to be Georgian. For those who are not ethnic Georgian, this close association threatens disenfranchisement. Most Georgians, even if not fervent parishioners, would not openly [...]
2008-12-08 13:27:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV RU GG
08TBILISI2303GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SENATOR JOHN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Georgia comes in the aftermath of the August conflict, which resulted in Russia's occupation of and recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Tension along the de facto boundaries remains high, and no international monitors have had access [...]
2008-12-09 14:41:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI2378GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE TBILISI VISIT OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Georgia comes in the aftermath of the August conflict, which resulted in Russia's occupation and recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Tension along the de facto boundaries remains high, and international monitors do not have access to So [...]
2008-12-15 11:44:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI2399GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PARLIAMENTARIANS PROPOSE NEW
[...] (U) Summary: Members of the Parliamentary minority faction Christian-Democrats (CDM) have presented a plan for a new national security initiative, including a new structure for the national security council. The initiative is intended to address the problems identified in the aftermath of Geor [...]
2008-12-15 14:41:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI277GEORGIA RESPONDS TO KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence on February 17, most Georgian leaders, from President Saakashvili to the Patriarch, stated publicly that Kosovo does not constitute a precedent that can be followed by other breakaway regions, including Abkhazia and South [...]
2008-02-19 10:28:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG RU
08TBILISI35SENATOR LUGAR'S JANUARY 10 MEETING WITH MIKHEIL
[...] (C) Summary: During a January 10 refueling stop in Tbilisi, Senator Richard Lugar met with Mikheil Saakashvili and Acting President Nino Burjanadze. Although Saakashvili's re-election as President of Georgia has not yet been confirmed, acting President Nino Burjanadze clearly deferred to his [...]
2008-01-10 13:52:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET ENRG MARR GG
08TBILISI37ALL ELECTIONS ALL THE TIME: PAS-TBILISI GOES ALL OUT IN
[...] Summary. On November 8, in an effort to resolve a growing political crisis in the country, President Saakashvili proposed snap presidential elections for January 5. PAS-Tbilisi sat down as a section to brainstorm and develop a robust series of public diplomacy programs to support the electio [...]
2008-01-10 15:46:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP SCUL KPAO GG
08TBILISI384GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE MARCH 7
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of February 23-March 7. New Board for Public Broadcaster -------------------------------- 2. On February 26, the Georgian Parliament approved the new composition of the Supervi [...]
2008-03-07 11:58:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG
08TBILISI42TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 01/11/2008
[...] (C) Summary: On January 9, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced preliminary results of Georgia's Presidential election. Mikheil Saakashvili won 52.21 percent. The nearest challenger, Levan Gachechiladze had 25.26 percent. On January 11, Irina Sarishvili, presidential candidate [...]
2008-01-11 17:24:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI437IRI NATIONAL VOTER SURVEY: NEW PUBLIC OPTIMISM
[...] (C) Summary: The latest USAID-funded International Republican Institute (IRI) poll, based on 1,500 surveys conducted from February 19-27, shows more optimism about the future than was seen in September 2007 (reftel). More people said the country is going in the right direction than in Septem [...]
2008-03-14 13:18:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI473USUPASHVILI: UNITED OPPOSITION BROKEN, NO EASY END
[...] (C) Summary: On March 19, Republican Party Chairman David Usupashvili told Charge that the leadership of the United National Council of Opposition (UNC) and the New Rightists (NR) parties, weakened by their ongoing hunger strike (reftel),is nearly broken. According to Usupashvili, both the U [...]
2008-03-19 14:44:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI493THE POLICE: INL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UPDATE -
[...] Summary: INL Tbilisi activities in the first quarter of 2008 run the gamut from forensics to first aid. Some ongoing projects were completed with fanfare, e.g., opening of the Police Academy's English Language Center, while others are being launched, such as evaluation and assessment of Georgi [...]
2008-03-21 11:41:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV MARR KCRM GG
08TBILISI497GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE MARCH 21
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of March 8-21. Okruashvili Asserts Control of Shrinking Party --------------------------------------------- - 2. On March 15, the political party United Georgia elected its most [...]
2008-03-21 13:45:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG
08TBILISI52SAAKASHVILI WINS A SECOND TERM IN GEORGIAN
[...] (C) Summary: On January 13, the Central Election Commission announced the final results of the January 5 presidential elections. Former president Saakashvili received 53.47% of the vote, giving him a narrow win on the first round. Leader of the 9-party opposition coalition Levan Gechachila [...]
2008-01-14 15:19:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI528GEORGIAN OPPOSITION HUNGER STRIKE ENDS, CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) Summary: On March 25, after 16 days, the United National Council of Opposition (UNC) and the New Rightists (NR) party ended their hunger strike. They said they could not ignore a second appeal to stop by the Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II, after he visited them at Parl [...]
2008-03-28 12:57:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI545GEORGIANS LOOK TO MAY 21 ELECTIONS
[...] (U) Summary: A Presidential decree on March 21 set the date for upcoming parliamentary elections on May 21. Against the backdrop of campaign preparations, events are unfolding quickly. The ruling National Movement (UNM) party replaced its Secretary General, effectively sidelining a leading r [...]
2008-04-02 13:37:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI567GEORGIA REACTS POSITIVELY TO NATO SUMMIT OUTCOME
[...] Although Georgia did not receive a Membership Action (MAP) at the NATO summit in Bucharest, top Georgian officials have lauded the results as a major success, pointing to language in the April 3 summit communique that Georgia and Ukraine "will become members of NATO." In a broadcast from Bucha [...]
2008-04-04 13:48:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI568GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE APRIL 4
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of March 22-April 4. Transport Links with Russia Re-Opening -------------------------------------- 2. Russia's closure of air and sea links with Georgia -- in effect since Octo [...]
2008-04-04 13:51:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG
08TBILISI590GEORGIAN CONCERN OVER RUSSIA'S "CREEPING
[...] (C) Summary: In a series of recent meetings with the Group of Friends of the Secretary General, Georgian government officials have expressed their strong concern that Russia continues to take steps to increase ties with the breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In an April 8 m [...]
2008-04-10 14:31:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI60ANTI-TIP TRAINING AND AWARENESS FOR GEORGIAN MILITARY
[...] Summary: With support from INL, the Ministry of Defense of Georgia has implemented an Anti-TIP training and awareness program for military personnel. Using curriculum materials developed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM),the program includes a training DVD and printed mate [...]
2008-01-16 11:01:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV MARR KCRM GG
08TBILISI614GEORGIANS REMAIN CONCERNED OVER "CREEPING
[...] (C) Summary: On April 11, Minister of Foreign Affairs David Bakradze called in Ambassador Tefft to express Georgia's disappointment with the U.S. decision not to support a Georgian intervention at the OSCE over a Russian request to negotiate the extradition of Russian prisoners in Abkhazia w [...]
2008-04-14 13:01:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI64POST SUPPORTS EUCOM FY08 PROPOSAL FOR TACTICAL
[...] Chief of Mission fully supports EUCOM J2/USAREUR G2 FY08 proposal to train tactical military human intelligence (HUMINT) operators. This training program will provide the Georgian military a better understanding of the commander's intelligence needs, how to gather, report, analyze, and dissem [...]
2008-01-16 13:13:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MCAP PINR GG
08TBILISI682 SOFT POWER RULES: A CASE STUDY FROM TBILISI IN COUNTERING
[...] SUMMARY: Polls on U.S. policies, society, and values show support in the high 90%s in Georgia. But after Opposition politicians opportunistically introduced anti-American elements into public discourse this past winter, AmEmbassy Tbilisi re-calibrated its public diplomacy approach, including [...]
2008-04-22 12:25:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KPAO GG
08TBILISI713SANAKOYEV'S HOPES AND FEARS FOR SOUTH OSSETIA
[...] (C) Dmitry Sanakoyev outlined for Washington and Embassy representatives April 21 his achievements in his first year as leader of the Georgian-recognized Temporary Administrative Unit of South Ossetia, and laid out his vision for a future in which young men in the region have other opportunitie [...]
2008-04-29 13:58:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI718GEORGIA REACTS TO RUSSIAN PEACEKEEPING INCREASE
[...] (C) On April 29, acting Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze told ambassadors and charges from the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, and the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) that the increase in strength of the Russian peacekeeping force was the latest in a series of Russian steps intended to d [...]
2008-04-30 13:54:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS GG
08TBILISI724STATE MINISTER YAKOBASHVILI ON THE ABKHAZIA CRISIS
[...] (C) State Minister for Reintegration Temuri Yakobashvili summarized his view of the situation in Abkhazia in a meeting with DCM on May 1, 2008, before departing on a tour of European capitals to build support for the Georgian peace initiative and discuss ideas for implementing it. Yakobashvil [...]
2008-05-01 14:17:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS GG
08TBILISI743REPUBLICANS COOL BUT RESIGNED TO NATIONAL MOVEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: David Usupashvili, Chairman of the Republican Party of Georgia, spoke on April 23 with EUR/CARC Director Paul Wohlers. Usupashvili regretted the decision of Nino Burjanadze not to run for a parliamentary seat because it sets up a confrontation between the radical wing of the Unit [...]
2008-05-02 14:42:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI754GEORGIA WITHDRAWS FROM AIR DEFENSE COOPERATION
[...] (U) Summary: The Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on May 5 that Georgia was withdrawing from a 1995 Air Defense Cooperation Agreement with Russia. Deputy Defense Minister Batu Kutelia explained to the media that the 1995 treaty was politically and technically incompatible with [...]
2008-05-06 14:05:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MOPS GG
08TBILISI77SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Tbilisi comes during the most significant period of political uncertainty in Georgia since the 2003 Rose Revolution brought Mikheil Saakashvili to power. The January 5 presidential election was judged by the U.S. Embassy, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Eu [...]
2008-01-17 15:34:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON GG
08TBILISI808DAS BRYZA'S MEETINGS WITH GEORGIA MINISTRY OF
[...] (C) Summary: EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matt Bryza met on May 9 in Tbilisi with Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs (MOIA) Eka Zguladze and the Head of the MOIA Analytical Department, Shota Utiashvili. On May 12, he met separately with Minister of Internal Affairs Vano Merabishvili. Bryza [...]
2008-05-16 11:57:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG RU
08TBILISI835DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH THE ABKHAZ
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 10 meeting in Abkhazia with DAS Matthew Bryza and Ambassador Tefft, Abkhaz de facto president Sergei Bagapsh left open the possibility for meeting with Georgian officials despite stating officially that the Abkhaz would not resume talks until Georgia removes its troops fr [...]
2008-05-21 13:15:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI867SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WEXLER VISIT MAY 28-30, 2008
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Tbilisi comes just on the heels of the May 21 Parliamentary elections, with Saakashvili's United National Movement easily obtaining a strong majority in the new Parliament. These elections are the culmination of domestic tensions which peaked last fall between the dominant [...]
2008-05-23 14:02:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON PHUM OVIP GG
08TBILISI904DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH FM TKESHELASHVILI
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 9 meeting with DAS Bryza, Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili expressed appreciation for the strong support from the United States in response to recent Russian actions in Abkhazia. She said it was clear that the Russian troops in Abkhazia were no longer performing a p [...]
2008-05-30 13:17:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI909DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH CEC CHAIRMAN TARKHNISHVILI
[...] (C) Summary: On May 12, EUR DAS Matthew Bryza and the Ambassador met with the Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC),Levan Tarkhnishvili. Noting recent threats of violence around the elections, Tarkhnishvili said he considers violent protests at district (DEC) and precinct (PEC) e [...]
2008-05-30 14:03:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI923DAS BRYZA VISIT WITH DEFENSE MINISTER KEZERASHVILI
[...] (C) Summary: On May 9, Georgian Defense Minister Kezerashvili and First Deputy Defense Minister Kutelia told DAS Bryza that they were very concerned by the build-up of Russian forces in Abkhazia, claiming that at least 600 of the forces that purported to be peacekeepers are actually paratroo [...]
2008-06-02 13:20:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KGOV RS GG
08TBILISI935DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (C) Summary. On May 9, EUR DAS Matt Bryza, Ambassador Tefft and EU Representative Peter Semneby met with leading members of Georgian civil society. During a wide ranging lunch discussion, they discussed the upcoming May 21 Parliamentary elections and the current tension in Abkhazia. Much of t [...]
2008-06-04 07:00:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI970GEORGIA PREPARES TO OFFICIALLY CALL FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Georgian Foreign Minister Tkeshalashvili provided the Ambassador on June 9 with a non-paper outlining the steps the Georgian government plans to take to replace the (all-Russian) CIS peacekeepers currently stationed in Abkhazia with an international police force. The paper state [...]
2008-06-10 14:25:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG
08TELAVIV1036SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-14 09:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1051ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-19 10:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV144ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israeli Politics ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to lead with the situation in and around Gaza. The media reported that on Wednesday over 50 Qassam rockets and at least a dozen mortar shells landed in Sdero [...]
2008-01-17 11:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1575ISRAEL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NEW U.S. POLICY ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-22 11:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MOPS KPOA NATO IS
08TELAVIV170NEW UNSCO FOCUSED ON UN/ISRAELI RELATIONS AND GAZA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 14, Ambassador Jones and EconCouns met with Robert Serry, the new UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO). Mr. Serry is also the UN's representative to the Palestinians and the UN Quartet envoy. During the meeting, the Ambassador updated Mr. [...]
2008-01-18 16:46:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KPAL KWBG UN US
08TELAVIV1844ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Islamic Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that in an atmosphere of heightened tensions, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called PM Ehud Olmert yesterday to affirm the ties between the two c [...]
2008-08-21 10:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1968ISRAEL: RESPONSE ON NATO MED-D SOFA DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Polmiloff raised reftel points with MFA Acting Director for Multilateral European Institutions Boaz Rodkin on August 28. Rodkin appreciated the points in advance of the NATO Legal Advisors' meeting in Brussels on September 2, and said he would circulate them with the MFA Legal Advisor's o [...]
2008-08-29 04:12:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL EUN IS
08TELAVIV2247U.S./IS DIALOGUE ON LEBANON: SUPPORT MODERATES,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 17, NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for NEA Jeffrey Feltman chaired an Embassy Tel Aviv-Washington interagency delegation participating in the first joint U.S./Israeli dialogue on Lebanon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Jerusalem. Overall, the Israelis [...]
2008-09-29 12:05:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR IS LE SY IR UN
08TELAVIV2282ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-07 10:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2402ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying that he would remain caretaker until the formation of a new government early next year. HaQaretz quoted police sources as saying on Monday that e [...]
2008-10-28 10:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2598ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-24 12:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2644ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Mumbai Terror Attacks ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the past two days all media highlighted the multiple terror attacks in Mumbai, in particular on the cityQs Chabad Hasidic headquarters, where up to 20 Israelis are bei [...]
2008-11-28 14:06:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2677ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the return of the remains of the Israeli victims of MumbaiQs terror attacks. The Jerusalem Post reported that yesterday senior Foreign Ministry offici [...]
2008-12-03 05:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2696ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran: --------- Summary: -------- The conservative, independent Jerusalem Post editorialized: QThe best place to hit-the-ground-running is on the Iranian issue.... If Iran gets the bomb, Hamas and Hizbullah will be emboldened and Muslim moderates throughout the world will be marginalize [...]
2008-12-03 12:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2720ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Hebron Violence 2. Obama Administration 3. Global Economy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the IDF and police are preparing for a wave of violence by extremist West Bank settlers against Palestinians after yes [...]
2008-12-05 11:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2733ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The headlines of major media (lead story in HaQaretz) quoted President-elect Barack Obama as saying yesterday on NBCQs QMeet the PressQ program that the West must engage in "tough but direc [...]
2008-12-08 11:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV325ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-11 11:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV412ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-20 11:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV757ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Dutch Film on Islam ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post and other media reported that PM Ehud Olmert told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as well as his Kadima faction on SIPDIS Monday that he would conti [...]
2008-04-01 10:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV912ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Editor-in-Chief Amos Regev wrote on page one of the independent Israel Hayom: "Israel must now remove the constraints it placed on itself.... The target should be the elimination of Hamas as a fighting force." Senior Middle East affairs analyst [...]
2008-04-21 10:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV924ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Arrest of Ben-Ami Kadish 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading electronic media cited a report published today by the Syrian news agency Sham-Press that PM Ehud Olmert has relayed messages to Syrian President Bashar Assad affir [...]
2008-04-23 10:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08THEHAGUE1002NETHERLANDS/ FM TO SIGN CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-03 14:54:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO MOPS PREL NL
08THEHAGUE1010NETHERLANDS/EU: CROATIA CONDITIONALITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ahead of the December 8-9 GAERC, the Dutch are pleased by the draft conclusions on enlargement but concerned about Croatia's cooperation on war crimes issues. The Dutch support progress on WTO negotiations and active responses to the situations in Africa, Kosovo, and elsewhere. [...]
2008-12-05 14:50:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EAID ECON EU HR NL
08THEHAGUE1013NETHERLANDS: DUTCH CONCERN ON IRAN STEALTH
[...] (C) Summary. The Dutch are concerned that Iran's slick use of media and events may have ensnared the incoming European Union (EU) Presidency and numbed other EU members to Iran's nuclear program. Head of the Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division, Henk cor Van der Kwast, told PolMil [...]
2008-12-10 07:04:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM MOPS PREL NATO MNUC TRGY IR NL
08THEHAGUE1021CWC: MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF THE CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) As always, the Conference of the States Parties offered a platform for a variety of meetings on its margins. The European Union hosted a day of meetings for National Authorities on December 1 that bridged the gap between the official National Authorities' meetings and the CSP; notable a [...]
2008-12-15 15:28:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE1047NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: LIMITED RESOURCES FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-23 15:12:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL
08THEHAGUE109NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION PLANS IN
[...] (C) Summary: Dutch MOD working-level officials agree enhanced task force and Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) training is vital for new partners contributing toward the Dutch-led ISAF extension in Uruzgan, but argue obtaining financial and political support for such training will [...]
2008-02-04 16:00:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
08THEHAGUE119NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: DUTCH ON INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C/NF) On February 7, 2008 Charge reviewed reftel A points in a brief phone call to Dutch MFA Political Director Pieter De Gooijer. De Gooijer explained that the Dutch have not yet decided to recognize Kosovo immediately after a declaration of independence, but noted significant pressure on [...]
2008-02-07 16:20:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KV NL
08THEHAGUE144NETHERLANDS: SUPPORTS "LIKE-MINDED" STATES IN OSLO
[...] (S) The GONL appreciated reftel points in preparation for the February 18-22 Oslo Process meeting in Wellington. MFA Head of Arms Control and Arms Export Policy Matthijs Wolters told polmiloff February 15 that the Dutch subscribe to the group of 17 "like-minded" countries participating in the [...]
2008-02-15 13:50:00Embassy The HagueSECRETMOPS PARM PREL NATO UN NL
08THEHAGUE159NETHERLANDS: NOTIFICATION OF U.S. SATELLITE
[...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered reftel notification to MFA Head of the North Americas Division Jos Schellars on February 21. Schellars appreciated the notification, but had no further questions at this time. Arnall [...]
2008-02-21 15:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY ESA CDG
08THEHAGUE175WILDERS KORAN FILM: DUTCH GOVERNMENT STILL
[...] (C) MFA Terrorism and New Threats Department Deputy Director Andre van Wiggen told GlobalOffs during a February 21 meeting that the Dutch government still anticipates that parliamentarian Geert Wilders will release his film on the Koran in March; he said they have no information about the spe [...]
2008-02-25 13:52:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPTER KISL KIRF PREL ASEC PGOV NL
08THEHAGUE185NETHERLANDS: DEFENSE ISSUES HEADING INTO BUCHAREST
[...] (C) Summary: The Dutch MOD is facing several defense issues leading up to and beyond the NATO Bucharest summit in April. Dutch MOD senior leadership is facing criticism over the way it is handling the investigation into three possible friendly fire incidents in January. The MOD continues to review [...]
2008-02-27 12:30:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL AF NL
08THEHAGUE252Netherlands Blue Lantern: Post-Shipment End-Use Check on
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post verified AD-S' role as a foreign intermediary for the French Air Force (FAF) and the company appeared to be a responsible recipient of USML items. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Emboffs met with Peter de Smalen, Director, AD-S on March 3 to conduct reftel post-shipment verificatio [...]
2008-03-14 12:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC FR NL
08THEHAGUE292NETHERLANDS/CFE: QUIET DUTCH SUPPORT U.S.-GERMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-28 07:42:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO KCFE MARR NL
08THEHAGUE305NETHERLANDS: KEEPING A LOW PROFILE ON GREEK
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL fully endorses reftel points regarding the need to support UN-led negotiations to resolve the differences over Macedonia's name, and believes such differences should not prevent Macedonia from receiving an invitation at the NATO Bucharest Summit. Yet according to MFA Se [...]
2008-04-01 16:21:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MK GR NL
08THEHAGUE330NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CONCERN OVER RUMORED
[...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. Please see para 8. 2. (S//NF) Summary: The GONL is concerned about rumors expressed in a recent Daily Telegraph article laying out U.S./UK plans to replace the Dutch during their upcoming command rotation of NATO operations in southern Afghanistan. Ac [...]
2008-04-10 15:19:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
08THEHAGUE344NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: DUTCH SUPPORT EU STATEMENTS
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL supports the recent statement by the Slovenian EU Presidency noting "serious concern" over the April 15 Russian Presidential instructions enhancing relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia. According to MFA Deputy Director for South Eastern and Eastern Europe Henk Voska [...]
2008-04-21 14:05:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL GG RS NL
08THEHAGUE395NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH SUPPORT AT PARIS
[...] (SBU) The Netherlands will announce a level or higher pledge at the upcoming Paris Conference than at the 2006 London Conference, according to the point person for Dutch assistance to Afghanistan. Both Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen and Development Minister Bert Koenders plan to attend. [...]
2008-05-09 15:51:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL NL AF
08THEHAGUE397GUIDANCE REQUEST: DISCUSSING ENVIRONMENTAL
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request - please see para 6. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Post seeks guidance regarding policy on the discussion of remediation issues in the context of the Netherlands United States Operational Group (NUSOG). Post understands from ISN/WMDT that the USG position is t [...]
2008-05-09 16:22:00Embassy The HagueSECRETMARR MNUC PARM TRGY KRAD NL
08THEHAGUE48NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH SUFFER FRIENDLY
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL suffered its first casualties due to friendly fire January 12 when two Dutch and two Afghan soldiers were apparently killed by Dutch troops during a firefight in the southwestern part of the Afghan province of Uruzgan. Two investigations have been launched to determine [...]
2008-01-16 09:42:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
08THEHAGUE52NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: AMBASSADOR ARNALL
[...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (C) Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop summoned Ambassador Arnall January 16 to discuss an article appearing in the Los Angeles Times (reftel) in which Secretary Gates reportedly criticized NATO forces -- Canada, the United Kingdom, [...]
2008-01-16 12:37:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
08THEHAGUE606NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: DUTCH EXTEND NATO TRAINING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-18 12:54:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR IZ NL
08THEHAGUE680NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: SEEKING "BALANCED" NAC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-11 16:56:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL KCFC NATO PARM NL GG
08THEHAGUE684NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: SUPPORTING CONDEMNATION OF
[...] (C) For the August 13 GAERC, the Dutch want a "strong, unified condemnation" of Russia's excessive use of force. Poloff shared ref A points on August 12 with Rochus Pronk, Deputy EU Correspondent, Carin Lobbezoo, deputy chief for East Europe and Central Asian Affairs, and Johanneke de Hoogh, Senior [...]
2008-08-12 15:54:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU NL GG
08THEHAGUE686NETHERLANDS: DUTCH OPPOSE DRAFT NSG EXCEPTION FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch oppose the draft Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) exception for India because it does not include Hyde Act provisions. Further political-level U.S.-Dutch contacts may be needed, but the Dutch are not ready. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On August 12, poloff delivered ref B point [...]
2008-08-14 08:46:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC AORC NL
08THEHAGUE754NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH SUPPORT AMEMDMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-12 14:42:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF AR MOPS NATO MARR PREL
08THEHAGUE791NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: COMMITTED TO CURRENT NTMI MISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-24 06:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AF MOPS NL
08THEHAGUE793NETHERLANDS/NATO/RUSSIA: KEEP COMMUNICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-24 07:35:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL GG RU NL
08THEHAGUE827NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: NOT ENTHUSIASTIC ON CURRENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-02 13:21:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL NL
08THEHAGUE94NETHERLANDS: STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL and the Government of the Netherlands Antilles have concluded a draft long-term status of forces agreement (SOFA) based closely on the 1954 U.S.-Netherlands agreement relating to the stationing of U.S. armed forces in the Netherlands. According to Dutch MFA Legal Counsel [...]
2008-02-01 10:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MOPS XL NT VE NL
08THEHAGUE957NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH PRESS RUSSIA ON GEORGIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 30, Dutch FM Verhagen urged Russian FM Lavrov to comply with the 6-point ceasefire plan for Russia and Georgia. Verhagen and Lavrov disagreed on Iran, with Lavrov suggesting Iran is being unfairly pressured. Lavrov urged support for the Medvedev plan for European secu [...]
2008-11-17 16:06:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EU NL GG RS IR
08THEHAGUE971NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: SUPPORT GEORGIA, ENGAGE RUSSIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch MFA staff believe Russia/Georgia multilateral negotiations will be long and tedious. They do not see Russian aggression against Georgia as "first in a pattern," but more of a one-of-a-kind occurrence. They believe we need to engage Russia, but Russia doesn't "share our va [...]
2008-11-20 14:08:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM EU GG NL PREL RS
08THEHAGUE998RC-SOUTH BILATERALS, NOVEMBER 13, THE HAGUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The day prior to the Regional-Command South (RC-South) Senior Officials Meeting in The Hague on November 14, 2008, DAS Patrick Moon had bilateral meetings with delegations from Australia, Estonia, Romania, United Kingdom, Denmark, and The Netherlands. Because of logistical issues [...]
2008-12-02 13:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAIR MOPS AF AS CA DA EN NL RO UK
08THESSALONIKI13THESSALONIKI: COMMUNISTS DEMONSTRATE OVER KOSOVO; RIGHTISTS
[...] SUMMARY: On February 22, 2008 two separate demonstrations took place in downtown Thessaloniki to protest the recent unilateral declaration of independence in Kosovo in one case, and the Nimitz proposal for resolution of the Macedonia name issue in the second. The demonstrations were peaceful, [...]
2008-02-22 13:10:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC GR MK
08THESSALONIKI14NORTHERN GREEKS MAINTAIN HARD LINE ON MACEDONIAN NAME ISSUE,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: 93 percent of northern Greeks favor a veto of Macedonia's NATO accession absent a mutually acceptable name. Extreme right LA.OS and other nationalists plan to hold two rallies in downtown Thessaloniki on March 5, but no one expects a repetition of the huge 1992 demonstrations on [...]
2008-02-29 16:43:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MK GR
08THESSALONIKI19THESSALONIKI: MODEST TURNOUT FOR TWO RALLIES IN DEFENSE OF
[...] SUMMARY: Two simultaneous rallies took place peacefully in Thessaloniki yesterday to voice support for Greece's position regarding the Macedonia name issue. The rallies were only modestly attended unlike those in previous years which drew massive crowds. Politicians from the major parti [...]
2008-03-06 16:09:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC GR
08THESSALONIKI26NORTHERN NOTES - MARCH 2008
[...] At the beginning of the month, a poll published in the Sunday edition of local Makedonia, suggested that 92.7% of Thessaloniki residents would support the use of a veto by the Greek government vis-`-vis the Republic of Macedonia's accession to the EU and NATO, in the absence of a mutually acce [...]
2008-03-31 15:33:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM SMIG ECON MK GR
08THESSALONIKI29THESSALONIKI TO BUCHAREST: "COMMUNIST YOUTH OF GREECE"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between 70 and 100 members of the Communist Youth of Greece protested against NATO outside the American Consulate General in Thessaloniki on April 2. The event followed a similar protest in the same spot on March 24, which was organized by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and [...]
2008-04-03 13:15:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC GR
08THESSALONIKI44THE OTHER MACEDONIAN NAME ISSUE: GREECE STUBBORNLY DENIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The name dispute between the Republic of Macedonia and Greece has revived a related controversy about the existence of a Macedonian minority and language in northern Greece. The GoG denies the existence of such a minority, arguing that northern Greece's few "Slavophones" are e [...]
2008-05-29 14:26:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM MK GR
08THESSALONIKI63PM KARAMANLIS: STAY THE COURSE ON REFORMS, NO EARLY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In his annual speech on economic policy at the Thessaloniki Trade Fair, PM Karamanlis promised to continue implementing the GoG's reform agenda, despite the global economic crisis and lack of public enthusiasm. Greece needs to reform its ineffective public sector, further reduce [...]
2008-09-10 07:06:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAIR PREL MK RU GG GR
08TIRANA102 FOOD PRICES SKYROCKET AS GOA PINES FOR NATO
[...] (SBU) Fears that 2008 will bring rising inflation grew as local media extensively reported on price increases for basic food items. Prices for food products, which represent the largest share in the government's basket of consumer goods for measuring inflation, have increased in recent years. [...]
2008-02-11 06:29:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV AL
08TIRANA113ALBANIA: CLUSTER MUNITIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-13 17:02:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PARM PREL NATO AL
08TIRANA116THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE SPECIAL (FEBRUARY
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. This special edition focuses on the average Albanian's impressions and expectations of an expectecd declaration of independence by [...]
2008-02-15 15:31:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KV AL
08TIRANA117"LOVE IS IN THE AIR:" PM BERISHA PROMISES
[...] (C) Prime Minister Berisha provided Ambassador with a very positive account of prospects for electoral and judicial reform, including the assertion that he believed opposition leader Edi Rama was dealing with him fairly and without subterfuge. In a separate meeting the same day, Rama provid [...]
2008-02-15 15:39:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO AL
08TIRANA120 MGKV01: ALBANIA UPGRADES RELATIONS WITH KOSOVO TO
[...] (SBU) As reported Ref A, Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced on February 18 at 18:30 local time that Albania would elevate its relations with Kosovo to the ambassadorial level. (As reported Ref B, Albania recognized independent Kosovo on October 22, 1991. While it withdrew its Embassy sev [...]
2008-02-20 06:23:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KV AL
08TIRANA136THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, FEBRUARY 16-22, 2008)
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) Love is in the Air: After weeks of bipartisan del [...]
2008-02-22 17:12:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KV AL
08TIRANA14ALBANIA: RAPPROCHEMENT BETWEEN MAJORITY AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Albania's first and second opposition parties, the Socialist Party (SP) and Movement for Socialist Integration (LSI),appear to be not only "willing to move forward" on reforms needed for NATO, but actively pushing for those reforms. Likewise, the majority appears willing to [...]
2008-01-08 14:18:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AL
08TIRANA152ALBANIA: 2007 TRFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-28 11:10:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM AL KCRM KWMN SMIG KRD ASEC PREF
08TIRANA174ELECTORAL REFORMS FOR NATO LEAD TO A "THIRD POLE"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Albanian political spectrum changed abruptly when Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) Chairman Ilir Meta declared that his party would no longer participate in the left-wing coalition. Rather, Meta registered a new, competing coalition, to which he hopes to attract [...]
2008-03-07 13:32:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO AL
08TIRANA175 EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE
[...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- February 17, KOSOVO: Formerly declared independence; the event was at the forefront of regional media (Albania, Croatia, Bosnia I Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia and Serbia) reports. 2. (U) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTI [...]
2008-03-07 14:30:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
08TIRANA185ALBANIA OFFERS NEW ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] (C) Minister of Defense Mediu and President Topi have informally suggested Albania might contribute to an Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT). Albania will have almost 500 troops deployed on various missions when it sends a second company to Iraq later this year. On a per capita ba [...]
2008-03-10 16:16:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AL
08TIRANA193 ALBANIANS WILL WELCOME NATO MEMBERSHIP ... ALTHOUGH
[...] (U) NATO membership is strongly supported by the Albanian public and officialdom -- over ninety percent favor membership, according to the media and GOA officials. There are numerous reasons for this. Emerging from years of isolation, Albanians want to feel and be recognized as the Europeans [...]
2008-03-14 10:48:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PGOV PREL AL
08TIRANA199DEFENSE MINISTER MEDIU RESIGNS OVER WEEKEND
[...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting March 17, Albanian Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu told the Ambassador that he would resign later that afternoon. The proximate cause of his departure, he maintained, was "moral responsibility" for the March 15 explosions at a military weapons depot that to date ha [...]
2008-03-17 14:23:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV NATO PREL AL
08TIRANA200ALBANIA: FATAL EXPLOSION IN MUNITIONS DEPOT
[...] (U) At approximately 11:45 AM (local) March 15, an ammunition storage facility near the town of Gerdec (N41 deg 24 min 40 sec, E19 deg 37 min 52 sec),between Tirana and Durres, caught fire. Shortly after 12:00, a violent explosion destroyed homes in the immediate vicinity of the depot and cau [...]
2008-03-17 19:15:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS EAID NATO SENV AL
08TIRANA202ALBANIA'S GOVERNMENT OCCUPIED WITH DAMAGE CONTROL
[...] (SBU) Shortly after Minister of Defense Fatmir Mediu resigned on March 17 (Refs A and B),Prime Minister Sali Berisha held a press conference at which reporters pressed him to comment on the ties between Mediu and an American company, Southern Ammunition Company, Inc. (SACI). Reporters displa [...]
2008-03-19 11:21:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MASS SENV NATO AL
08TIRANA211ALBANIA'S DECAYING MUNITIONS - SO MUCH TO DO, SO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 15 fireball over Gerdec shown on international news programs reminded the world of Albania's enormous overhang of dangerous, decaying weapons. Over 100,000 tons of munitions, from small caliber to 160 mm artillery shells, are disintegrating in 44 poorly maintained and [...]
2008-03-20 13:50:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALMASS PARM PREL NATO AL
08TIRANA213AMBASSADOR WARNS OPPOSITION LEADER AGAINST LOSING
[...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on March 20, Socialist Party (SP) Chair and Tirana Mayor Edi Rama declared flatly that "Prime Minister Berisha must go." In a lengthy monologue, Rama referred to Berisha's incompetence, corruption in his administration, Berisha's son's alleged [...]
2008-03-20 17:51:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV NATO AL
08TIRANA218THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MARCH 15-21, 2008
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. This week's report is dedicated to the victims and survivors of the disastrous explosions at Gerdec on March 15, and focuses on the [...]
2008-03-21 16:13:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM PARM MASS AL
08TIRANA219ADDITIONAL ALBANIAN REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE -- SITE
[...] (U) In the aftermath of the tragic Gerdec munitions explosion (ref A),the GOA has asked for USG assistance in site clean-up. (See also Ref B, which requests assistance in the investigation.) Deputy Prime Minister (and Defense Minister nominee) Gazmend Oketa sent the following letter to Ambassa [...]
2008-03-21 16:17:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS EAID NATO SENV AL
08TIRANA220ALBANIA ASKS FOR VICTIM IDENTIFICATION ASSISTANCE -- SECOND
[...] (U) In the aftermath of the tragic Gervec munitions explosion (ref A),the MOI has now seconded PG Ina Rama's request (ref B) for USG assistance to identify victims' remains through DNA analysis. Interior Minister Nishani sent the following letter to Ambassador Withers on March 21. 2. (SBU) [...]
2008-03-21 16:26:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS EAID NATO SENV AL
08TIRANA222DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OKETA TO BE NEXT DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-21 17:06:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR NATO AL
08TIRANA223ALBANIA: IN WAKE OF EXPLOSION, PRESIDENT TOPI
[...] (C) Ambassador met President Topi on March 21 to deliver the President's condolence letter (Ref A). Topi was touched by the letter and noted in particular the last paragraph emphasizing Albania's good record on ridding itself of excess munitions and the importance of pressing forward with [...]
2008-03-21 17:53:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO AL
08TIRANA251THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MARCH 22-28, 2008
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ----------------------------------- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ----------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Choreogr [...]
2008-03-28 17:32:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PARM AL
08TIRANA252 Macedonia's Ahmeti Visits Tirana
[...] (U) Ali Ahmeti, the Macedonian Chairman of the Democratic Union of Integration (DUI),visited Tirana on March 25, where he was received by Prime Minister Berisha, President Topi, Speaker Topalli and Albania's opposition leaders. Ahmeti expressed solidarity from the Albanian community in Maced [...]
2008-03-31 05:30:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MK AL
08TIRANA255 GOA URGES PRESHEVO VALLEY ALBANIANS TO PARTICIPATE IN
[...] (U) Local Albanian leaders from Serbia's Preshevo Valley visited Tirana March 31 to discuss upcoming elections and general concerns about the rights of ethnic Albanian residents. Representatives of the four major Albanian political parties, including Riza Halimi, Chairman of the Party for Dem [...]
2008-04-02 05:40:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL YI AL
08TIRANA262THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MARCH 29-APRIL 4, 2008
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. This week's report focuses on the invitation to NATO membership extended by the Allies April 3 in Bucharest, Romania. ---------- [...]
2008-04-04 16:01:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AL
08TIRANA265GERDEC: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As Albanian leaders accepted their historic NATO invitation in Bucharest, the political fallout from the Gerdec tragedy continues at home. Despite the quick government relief response to the crisis and the resignation of former Defense Minister Mediu, a feeding frenzy continues [...]
2008-04-07 06:04:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PARM AL
08TIRANA27ALBANIA PERPLEXED BY MACEDONIA'S PROPOSED VISA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Albanian press reports, starting on March 1 Macedonia will require most Albanian citizens to get visas from the Macedonian Embassy in Tirana instead of, as is currently possible, at the border crossing. Macedonia, an EU candidate country, claims the move is the re [...]
2008-01-11 17:44:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AL
08TIRANA28THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, JANUARY 4-10, 2008
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------- [...]
2008-01-11 18:07:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL AL
08TIRANA287THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, APRIL 5-11, 2008
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (SBU) TIME FOR A CHANGE: The Albanian Parliamentary [...]
2008-04-11 16:22:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON AL
08TIRANA308THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, APRIL 12-18, 2008
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) DIVISION WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY: Until now [...]
2008-04-18 16:31:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON AL
08TIRANA314META USES ELECTORAL REFORM TO HIS ADVANTAGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ilir Meta, Chair of the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) party, has increased public attacks on opposition leader Edi Rama as he has worked to build a stronger political base outside of the opposition Socialist Party (SP)-led coalition. Following his public break-up with [...]
2008-04-21 12:16:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV AL
08TIRANA318 EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE
[...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- 15 March: Gerdec munitions site detonation: Significant reporting via cable and news media. Following embassy brief, MA called the USCG training team in Vlore regarding initial (and subsequent) opinions indicating accidental (v [...]
2008-04-21 12:51:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
08TIRANA328GERDEC AFTERMATH - GOA INDECISIVE
[...] (C) In response to the March 15 Gerdec tragedy, the international community has mobilized efforts to provide humanitarian relief and unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance and stepped up plans to rid Albania of over 100,000 tons of decaying munitions before another catastrophe happens. The GOA ha [...]
2008-04-23 13:38:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALMASS PARM PREL NATO AL
08TIRANA332MINISTER OF DEFENSE WANTS TO GIVE UP MANPADS
[...] (C) CDA, DATT, ODC Chief and Polmil Off on April 23 met with Minister of Defense Oketa to clarify the status of MANPADS destruction, requested by Oketa in a March 21 letter to Ambassador Withers (ref A). Contacts with the Minister and CHOD since that request indicated that Oketa might be reco [...]
2008-04-24 12:12:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALMASS PARM PREL NATO AL
08TIRANA338THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, APRIL 19-25, 2008
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) A GRAND CELEBRATION OF THE PROPHET'S BIRTHDAY: [...]
2008-04-25 16:00:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON AL
08TIRANA372THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MAY 3-9, 2008
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) TAKE A STAND AGAINST CORRUPTION: USAID released [...]
2008-05-09 16:02:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL AL
08TIRANA382ALBANIA, SCENESETTER FOR HENRIETTA FORE, ADMINISTRATOR OF
[...] (SBU) Henrietta Fore, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development and Director of United States Foreign Assistance will visit Albania from May 17-19, 2008. Administrator Fore's purpose in visiting Albania is to convey to the Government of Albania (GoA),judicial officials, busines [...]
2008-05-15 08:55:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID AL
08TIRANA386THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MAY 10-16, 2008
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) WHERE REAL ESTATE IS STILL BOOMING: This week, t [...]
2008-05-16 14:25:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AL
08TIRANA388SCENESETTER FOR GAZMOND OKETA, ALBANIA'S DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Defense Gazmond Oketa visits Washington May 21-23 for his first official visit as Defense Minister. Oketa is eager to fulfill all military requirements necessary for his country to enter NATO next year, and he would be receptive to any suggestions of what should be [...]
2008-05-19 13:04:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR NATO AL
08TIRANA398RIPPLES FROM A BOULDER: AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS RENEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The release of USAID's annual report on corruption perceptions, and a pointed speech delivered by Ambassador Withers at its May 7 launch, reignited the stagnant debate on corruption in Albania and prompted some prickly Government responses. The event received wide media attent [...]
2008-05-23 15:04:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AL
08TIRANA404GOA Acknowledges Risks to Inhabitants within 800 Meter
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Berisha responded May 27 to Charge Cristina's May 2 letter in which the Charge asked the PM to warn area residents and other citizens of explosive and environmental dangers in an area up to 800 meters from the blast zone. Berisha stated that the GOA will actively inform ci [...]
2008-05-28 15:52:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS NATO AL
08TIRANA411UIGHURS (AND OTHERS) IN ALBANIA
[...] (SBU) The Government of Albania accepted eight former Guantanamo detainees as refugees -- five Uighurs, and one each Algerian, Egyptian, and Uzbek. All the refugees now live outside Albania's Babrru Refugee Center in apartments rented for them by the GOA. The GOA is providing language and [...]
2008-06-02 08:59:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL AL
08TIRANA413 THE WORK OF THE OSCE PRESENCE IN ALBANIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The OSCE Presence in Albania (PIA) will present its Programme Outline in Vienna on June 3, in preparation for discussions of its 2009 budget. Post supports overall USG policy to reduce expenditures of OSCE Balkan Missions in a desire to push for greater OSCE presence further e [...]
2008-06-02 11:09:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OSCE AL
08TIRANA426THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MAY 31 - JUNE 6, 2008
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) CLASHES OVER HIGH COURT NOMINATIONS: It has been [...]
2008-06-06 16:52:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AL
08TIRANA444GERDEC SURVIVORS' HUNGER STRIKE PRESSURES GOA
[...] (U) Twelve weeks after the March 15 explosion at Gerdec, compensation remains a key demand for many survivors. Eight former employees of the Gerdec ammunition disassembly plant began a hunger strike June 6, demanding additional financial compensation and other reimbursements from the GOA. Wh [...]
2008-06-13 15:07:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AL
08TIRANA470FORMER CHOD TELLS HIS STORY: GERDEC CLAIMS ANOTHER
[...] (C) The tenacity and fervor of recent political events, from the passage of controversial constitutional changes in mid-April to the June 16 voting down of five Supreme Court Justice nominees, makes little sense on the surface without an underlying motive. Rumors swirl around the capital as t [...]
2008-06-20 15:38:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AL
08TIRANA488PM THACI'S FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO ALBANIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci paid a two-day official visit to Albania June 19 and 20, accompanied by a 27-member delegation. It was the first visit of a Kosovar leader since the country declared independence on February 17. Thaci met with top political leaders including Pr [...]
2008-06-30 13:32:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AL KV
08TIRANA56ALBANIA: ASSESSMENT OF NATO READINESS
[...] (U) The following headings track those in Ref A: All Intel Topics ---------------- 2. (SBU) Please see Ref B for an overview of Albania's intelligence services. 3. (C) Successive democratic Albanian governments, both Democratic Party (DP) and Socialist Party (SP) led, have worked to [...]
2008-01-22 15:07:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL PINR AL
08TIRANA564GOA STILL UNDECIDED ON NAM PARTICIPATION
[...] (U) DCM and PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA International Organizations Director Islam Lauka on July 25. 2. (SBU) Lauka said that the GOA had not yet decided officially on whether or not to attend the NAM conference, but said that a decision would be made by the end of the day on Ju [...]
2008-07-25 15:40:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PREL PHUM PTER IR AL
08TIRANA675PM BERISHA'S DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the Bucharest Summit in April, Prime Minister Berisha has embarkedon eries of attempts to consolidate his powerat the expense of key independent institutions, ncluding efforts to undermine and interfere in te work of the Prosecutor General, obstruct the onging investigatio [...]
2008-09-05 11:12:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS PHUM PINR AL
08TIRANA686PM PLAYS NICE, PRESIDENT EXPRESSES CONCERN IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on September 4 and 5, a conciliatory Prime Minister Berisha and a frustrated President Topi discussed NATO ratification and the draft media, intelligence agency and Prosecutor General laws with Ambassador Withers. In response to the Ambassador's concerns tha [...]
2008-09-11 05:53:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS PHUM PINR ECPS AL
08TIRANA7THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, DECEMBER 28, 2007-
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. ----------------------------------- ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL [...]
2008-01-04 15:25:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV SOCI PHUM AL
08TIRANA745GREECE PRESSURING ALBANIA ON BORDER, CEMETERY
[...] (C) Summary: The Greek government is pressuring the GOA to accept its demands in bilateral negotiations to demarcate the two countries' maritime border. Athens is also threatening to refuse to ratify Albania's Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU over a contentious issue inv [...]
2008-10-09 13:28:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GR AL
08TIRANA770SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS STUART JONES' VISIT TO
[...] (U) Embassy Tirana warmly welcomes your visit to Tirana, a city you will find unrecognizable since your last visit to Albania 14 years ago. 2. (C) Your visit comes at a time of growing uncertainty for the Albanian public and especially for Albania's political class. Although the past yea [...]
2008-10-24 09:30:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ECON MARR AL
08TIRANA775REQUEST FOR DOD EOD SUPPORT TO ALBANIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST - SEE ALSO PARAGRAPHS 7 AND 8. Post requests Department assistance in securing EOD support from the Department of Defense to assist the government of Albania in its efforts to eliminate 100,000 tons of destabilized unexploded conventional munitions (DUCMs) that [...]
2008-10-27 10:21:00Embassy TiranaSECRETMARR PREL MASS AL
08TIRANA796EUR DAS JONES' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TOPI
[...] (C) Summary: On October 30, President Bamir Topi told DAS Jones that Albania is moving forward with governmental reforms, although at times the debate is "harsh." He specifically cited Ambassador Withers, public statements as playing a helpful role in promoting independent institutions, thank [...]
2008-11-05 13:33:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM AL
08TIRANA797DAS JONES MEETING WITH PM BERISHA
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 29 meeting with DAS Jones, a tired and unhealthy-looking PM Sali Berisha offered both effusive praise for the U.S., as well as a rambling but spirited denial that he or the GOA were trying to undermine independent institutions, especially the judiciary. Berisha outl [...]
2008-11-05 13:34:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM AL
08TIRANA86ALBANIA'S PARLIAMENTARY RESOLUTION ON NATO MEMBERSHIP
[...] On January 21, Parliament passed a resolution declaring it would do whatever is necessary to receive an invitation to join NATO. The resolution was introduced by the opposition Socialist Party and passed unanimously. This is the first time in the history of Albania's democratic Parliament th [...]
2008-02-05 16:49:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PGOV PREL AL
08TIRANA878RFG: ADDRESSING ALBANIAN DEFMIN CONCERNS OVER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See Paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary: During Defense Minister Oketa's Dec 5 visit to Washington, he expressed concern at the lack of progress at the demilitarization site of Polican and laid part of the blame on the US contractor. This concern was based on Oketa' [...]
2008-12-12 13:45:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS PARM AL
08TIRANA884ALBANIA'S 2009 (ELECTORAL) BUDGET
[...] (SBU) PM Berisha declared that the 2009 budget, approved by Parliament on November 29, is an important instrument to finish his 2005 electoral promises, mainly the increase of salaries and pensions and the completion of several infrastructure projects. The opposition claims the budget is desig [...]
2008-12-17 07:33:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV AL
08TIRANA895RE: THE WAY AHEAD ON ALBANIANS MUNITIONS
[...] Summary. On December 16, Ambassador delivered talking points in reftel a to Minister of Defense Gazmend Oketa. In response, Oketa noted that he has agreed to provide a letter to either Secretary Rice or Assistant Secretary Kimmit reporting progress in Albania's demil efforts. Oketa reported [...]
2008-12-22 06:25:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PREL NATO AL
08TIRANA92ALBANIA WELCOMES CODEL TANNER
[...] (U) Embassy Tirana warmly welcomes the Tanner Congressional Delegation to Albania February 22, to assess Albania's readiness for NATO. Overview -------- 2. (U) Albania has made good progress on NATO- and EU-oriented reforms and is committed to continuing implementation. Albania is a valu [...]
2008-02-07 06:19:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OVIP NATO AL
08TOKYO1002MOSCOW LINKS EUROPEAN AND ASIAN SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. Moscow officials expressed renewed concerns about Tokyo's missile defense cooperation with the United States during the April 7 Japan-Russia Strategic Dialogue meeting held in Tokyo. First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov drew links between the security environments in Eur [...]
2008-04-11 06:26:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PARM JA RS
08TOKYO1043 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/16/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-16 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1072 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/18/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-18 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1095JAPAN-RUSSIA POL-MIL DIALOGUE REVIEWS MISSILE
[...] (C) Summary. Russia inquired about the status of United States-Japan ballistic missile cooperation, including whether Tokyo's ballistic missile defense (BMD) system could obtain data directly from the United States, during the April 11 Japan-Russia Political-Military Dialogue in Tokyo. Japan [...]
2008-04-21 08:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PARM JA RS
08TOKYO1153 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/25/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-25 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO116 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/15/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-15 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1188TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA-GEORGIA TENSION
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top play to the passage in the Lower House on Wednesday of a bill to reinstate gasoline surcharges and other road- related taxes. 2. "Tension Rising Again in Georgia" The moderate Yomiuri's correspondent report from Moscow said (5/1): "Russian [...]
2008-05-01 05:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1212CLUSTER MUNITIONS: JAPAN STILL WORKING CCW AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY: An Oslo Process agreement that criminalizes the possession of cluster munitions (CM) and/or penalizes countries that support states that possess CM could block future peacekeeping operations (PKO) and embarrass Japan during the July G-8 Hokkaido Summit, PM Deputy Assistant Secreta [...]
2008-05-02 07:02:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MOPS PARM JA NATO
08TOKYO1221FUKUDA-PUTIN SUMMIT AVOIDS DISCUSSION OF MISSILE
[...] (C) Summary. Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Dimitry Medvedev avoided raising Russian concerns about Japan's ballistic missile defense (BMD) system and United States-Japan BMD cooperation during Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's April 25-26 Moscow Summit. Japanese officials " [...]
2008-05-02 11:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PARM ENRG JA RU
08TOKYO1226JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/07/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-07 04:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1238SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 08-11
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-08 05:33:00Embassy TokyoSECRETECON EFIN JA IZ KN KGHG PGOV PREL
08TOKYO1308 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/13/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-13 08:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1354CLUSTER MUNITIONS: JAPAN PREVIEWS DUBLIN MEETING
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan remains committed to handling cluster munitions (CM) in the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) but will likely join an expected consensus reached at the Dublin meeting of the Oslo Process, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director-General Masatoshi Shimbo told Embassy [...]
2008-05-16 10:00:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MOPS PARM JA NATO
08TOKYO1464(S/NF) JAPAN PLANS IRAQ WITHDRAWAL, EXPANDED
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Japanese government is actively planning to terminate the C-130 support mission in Iraq by the end of the year while expanding its activities in Afghanistan, according to MOFA National Security Division Director Takeo Mori. Mori said that these decisions are driven by the [...]
2008-05-28 08:35:00Embassy TokyoSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR PGOV AF IZ JA
08TOKYO1519JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/04/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-04 02:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1555SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' VISIT TO
[...] (S) While your upcoming visit to Tokyo will focus primarily on multilateral and G-8 issues, the Mission would like to share with you some background on where our relations with Japan now stand. Your meetings with Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka and your host, Deputy Foreign Minister Sasae, w [...]
2008-06-08 23:10:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL JA
08TOKYO1573 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/09/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-09 22:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1593(S/REL NATO) PROSPECTS FOR EXPANDED JAPANESE
[...] (S/REL NATO) Summary: Japan continues to review options for a new operation in Afghanistan to "off-set" the planned termination of its current Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) logistics effort in Kuwait/Iraq. The Japanese government remains focused on such options as dispatching C-130s for logis [...]
2008-06-11 07:36:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR PGOV IZ AF JA
08TOKYO1638 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/16/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-16 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1657SHAPING JAPAN'S AFGHAN DEPLOYMENT DECISIONS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Japanese government is struggling to find a strategy to terminate its C-130 mission to Iraq and start a new deployment to Afghanistan to ""off-set"" its decision to opt-out of the Iraq coalition. The U.S. political calendar appears to weigh heavily on Japanese deliberation [...]
2008-06-17 09:03:00Embassy TokyoSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR PGOV IZ AF JA
08TOKYO1670TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FRANCE'S RETURN TO NATO
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers led with Prime Minister Fukuda's remarks to foreign press on Tuesday hinting at a hike in the consumption tax. 2. "France Calling for NATO Renewal" On French President Sarkozy's release on Tuesday of the nation's new security strategy, a correspon [...]
2008-06-18 02:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1679 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/18/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 08:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1683JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-19 01:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO172 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/23/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-23 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1748OSLO CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS WILL NOT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan believes the Oslo Convention on Cluster Munitions (CM) will not interfere with United States Forces in Japan's (USFJ) operations or restrict interoperability with Japan's Self Defense Forces (JSDF),Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General Shimbo told the Embassy's [...]
2008-06-25 09:27:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR MOPS PGOV JA NATO
08TOKYO1753JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-26 02:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1762REQUEST PASSED TO ENGAGE JAPAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-26 08:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIL MARR MOPS NATO AFIN ASCH CACM GM
08TOKYO1936COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD WILKES AND PARTY
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 14-17, 2008 visit to Japan by DASD for Central Asia Bobby Wilkes, Director Operations Division at the U.S. Mission to NATO Steve Mirr, Country Director for Japan at OSD/APSA Jason Hamm, and Country Director for Afghanistan at OSD/ [...]
2008-07-11 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO1940GPOI UPDATE - JAPAN EXPLORING ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (C) Working-level officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) believe Japan's contributions to peacekeeping/peacebuilding activities related to the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) can increase beyond current levels. MOFA will seek approval from the Ministry of Finance (MOF) [...]
2008-07-14 22:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MASS JA
08TOKYO1978JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/17/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-17 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1991JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/18/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-18 02:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2071 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/29/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-29 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2201 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/11/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-11 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2237BOUCHER FINDS GOOD PARTNER IN TOKYO ON INDIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher visited Tokyo August 7-8 to discuss India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia with a number of senior government officials. On the India civil nuclear deal, he was told that while Japan is "bas [...]
2008-08-14 08:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ECON PGOV JA
08TOKYO2274JAPAN ANNOUNCES GEORGIA ASSISTANCE, IS CONSIDERING
[...] (C) Summary: Japan will provide USD one million in humanitarian assistance to Georgia, the composition of which will be determined by the content of an upcoming UN appeal. Japan continues to call on Russia to abide by its cease-fire with Georgia and to withdraw from Georgian territory "outside [...]
2008-08-18 08:21:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MARR GG RU JA
08TOKYO2290TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Wednesday morning included a NATO foreign ministerial on Tuesday, during which members expressed concern about Russia's continued military operations in Georgia. 2. "First Step Toward Democracy" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/20): "Pakistani Pres [...]
2008-08-20 01:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2310TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GEORGIA-RUSSIA CRISIS
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers gave prominent top play to the Japanese team's gold medal in women's softball in the Beijing Olympics. 2. "Russia's Continued Stationing of Troops Unacceptable" The conservative Sankei editorialized (8/22): "Russia's announcement that it will continu [...]
2008-08-22 04:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2344TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK NUCLEAR
[...] LEAD STORIES: North Korea's announcement that it has halted nuclear disablement, as well as Russia's recognition of two rebellious regions of Georgia as independent states, received front-page coverage on Wednesday. 2. "Brinkmanship Cannot Be Accepted" The liberal Asahi editorialized (8/27 [...]
2008-08-27 02:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2364 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/28/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-28 07:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2379GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR TO TOKYO ASSERTS RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary. Russia's invasion of Georgia is designed to punish Tbilisi for efforts to move closer to the United States and to confront Washington by "fighting the U.S. in Georgia," Georgian Ambassador to Japan Ivane Matchavariani told Charge on August 29. The Georgian asked for assistance in [...]
2008-08-29 08:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR JA RS GG
08TOKYO2380JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/02/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-02 03:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2457 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/09/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-08 08:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2517CHARGE D'AFFAIRES' MEETING WITH JAPANESE MINISTRY
[...] (C) Ministry of Defense (MOD) Defense Policy Bureau Director General Nobushige Takamizawa, urged the U.S. Government to confirm that the U.S. restriction on year-to-year, incremental funding for multi-year projects like the Mamizu projects in Guam is a U.S. Government-wide policy and not just [...]
2008-09-12 07:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR JA
08TOKYO2564JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/18/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-18 01:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO26 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/04/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-06 05:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2625CLUSTER MUNITIONS: JAPAN STILL WORKING CCW AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan still expects to sign the Oslo Convention banning cluster munitions (CM) on December 3, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director-General Asahiko Nakajima told Political-Military Affairs Bureau Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Ganyard on September 10. At the same time, [...]
2008-09-23 09:16:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MOPS PARM JA PINR NATO
08TOKYO2746TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GEORGIA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Thursday morning included Prime Minister Aso's remarks in the Diet on Wednesday, during which he hinted at the need for an additional supplementary budget. 2. "EU Deploys Monitors in Georgia" The liberal Asahi wrote (10/2): "EU monitors began their operatio [...]
2008-10-02 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2895SEN. HAGEL'S MEETINGS WITH PM ASO AND OTHER
[...] (C) During an October 16 visit to Tokyo, Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) exchanged views on his visits to China and South Korea, regional security, and the global financial crisis with Prime Minister Aso and other Japanese officials and Diet members. Aso and Finance Minister Nakagawa both stressed [...]
2008-10-17 07:44:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MNUC OVIP JA
08TOKYO2980INR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FORT CONSULTS WITH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a visit to Tokyo October 7, INR Assistant Secretary Randall Fort consulted with counterparts from MOFA's Intelligence and Analysis Service, the Prime Minister's Cabinet and Intelligence Research Office (CIRO),the Ministry of Justice's Public Security Information Agency (PS [...]
2008-10-24 08:37:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPINR PREL CH KN GG PK RS JA
08TOKYO3023JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/30/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-30 05:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO308JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/06/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-06 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3114U.S. - JAPAN - KOREA TRILATERAL POLICY PLANNING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Trilateral Policy Planning talks were held in Tokyo October 28-29 by S/P Director David Gordon and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, Deputy Vice Foreign Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho, and Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination Lim Dae-Hong. Main topics [...]
2008-11-10 06:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV KGHG KSCA KDEM XE
08TOKYO3124 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/10/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-11 00:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3143 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/13/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-12 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3181TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PIRACY OFF SOMALIA AND
[...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning papers led with a murder and a separate murder attempt on Tuesday at homes of former top health ministry officials, saying police suspect that these were acts of terrorism targeting ex-health ministry bureaucrats. 2. "Peace on the Ground Imperative to Stampin [...]
2008-11-18 01:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO319 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/06/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-06 22:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3235JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/26/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 01:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3242INTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF INITIATIVE DRAFTS 2009-2010
[...] (U) Summary: The International Coral Reef Initative (ICRI) held its fourth East Asia Regional Workshop in Tokyo November 17-19 and produced a draft provisional plan for 2009-2010 as well as terms of reference for upcoming meetings. The group's goal is to develop short and long-term plans to e [...]
2008-11-26 07:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIS EWWT PREL JA MX
08TOKYO3272 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/01/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-01 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3300 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/03/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-03 08:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO334TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NATO DEFENSE
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning include the arrest of a former sumo stable master in connection with the fatal beating of a 17-year-old wrestler last June. 2. "How to Repair Discord within NATO" The top- circulation, moderate-Yomiuri's correspondent reported from Vilnius (2/8): [...]
2008-02-08 02:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO3357 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/10/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-10 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3373JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/12/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-12 06:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3402 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/15/08-2
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-15 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3466 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/19/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO347JAPAN PREPARED TO SUBSCRIBE TO WELLINGTON
[...] (C) Summary. Japanese authorities will subscribe to the Wellington Declaration on cluster munitions (CM) if the parties attending the New Zealand meeting agree to treat as relevant four Japanese proposals which Tokyo will present at the April Dublin Diplomatic Conference, Foreign Ministry off [...]
2008-02-08 08:46:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO JA
08TOKYO3492JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12//08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-24 01:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3508JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/29/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-29 01:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3521JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/30/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-30 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3523SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 8-9 VISIT
[...] (S) Madam Secretary, Welcome to Tokyo. Prime Minister Aso and Foreign Minister Nakasone will be eager to see you to exchange views. Your press events will serve as a concrete reminder to the Japanese public of the importance of our bilateral relationship. Currently, issue #1 for Japan is the [...]
2008-12-30 02:32:00Embassy TokyoSECRETOVIP PREL PGOV JA
08TOKYO3532CONSULTATIONS WITH JAPAN ON IMPLEMENTING THE OSLO
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan is committed to ensuring that activities of U.S. forces in Japan will not be hindered or restrained following Diet ratification of the Oslo Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM),MOFA Deputy Director General Nakajima told Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Ganyard during [...]
2008-12-30 07:49:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MOPS PARM PINR ETTC NATO JA
08TOKYO354JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/12/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-12 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO371JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/13/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-13 01:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO427TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - KOSOVO DECLARATION OF
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included an agreement between the ruling and opposition camps on procedures concerning Diet approval of nominees for key portfolios, such as Bank of Japan governor and Fair Trade Commission Chairman. 2. "How to Avoid Confusion on the Balkan Penin [...]
2008-02-19 06:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO449IRANIAN VISITORS TO JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The secretary of Iran's Human Rights Commission, Mohammad Javad Larijani, visited Japan February 11-18, 2008. He met with a number of officials, including the Foreign and Justice ministers. Although the purpose of his visit ostensibly was to discuss human rights issues and a po [...]
2008-02-20 08:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KNPP UNSC IR IZ AF JA
08TOKYO476SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO TOKYO
[...] (S) Begin Text. Madam Secretary, You arrive in Japan at a sensitive time in our relationship. Less than three weeks ago, a 38-year-old Marine confessed to raping a 14-year-old girl. I flew to Okinawa with the Commander of U.S. Forces Japan to express our own outrage and sympathy for th [...]
2008-02-22 11:50:00Embassy TokyoSECRETOVIP PREL ECON JA
08TOKYO518JAPAN VIEWS AT WELLINGTON CONFERENCE ON CLUSTER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-27 05:44:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL JA MOPS PARM NATO
08TOKYO522JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/28/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-28 01:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO645JMSDF VICE CHIEF OF STAFF BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON NEW
[...] (C) In a March 7 call, Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Vice Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Kato briefed the Ambassador on the recent incident involving a JMSDF officer who disappeared on February 23 after being questioned for having AEGIS information on his personal computer. Kato [...]
2008-03-11 23:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PINR PGOV JA
08TOKYO681JAPAN SUPPORTS NEW SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR
[...] (C) Japan fully supports the appointment of Norwegian Political Director Kai Eide to be UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's Special Representative for Afghanistan, and will take advantage of any opportunity that presents itself to make that support known, according to MOFA Second Middle East Di [...]
2008-03-13 09:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AF JA
08TOKYO7JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-03 04:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO70JAPAN UNDECIDED ON U.N. SENIOR CIVILIAN FOR
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met January 8 with MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano and Afghanistan desk officer Shizuka Morita to share reftel Terms of Reference and to advise of our strong support for the UK's Lord Paddy Ashdown to fill the posit [...]
2008-01-10 02:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AF JA
08TOKYO707 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/17/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-17 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO804CLUSTER MUNITIONS: JAPAN'S POLICY OF AMBIGUITY
[...] (S) Summary. This cable describes Japanese policy on cluster munitions (CM) and summarizes Tokyo's participation in both the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and the Oslo process. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) possess CM, and Japan has no intention of supporting a t [...]
2008-03-24 08:27:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MOPS PARM JA NATO
08TOKYO883TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers gave top play to yesterday's expiration of gasoline surcharges for road construction, noting that pump prices fell at a number of stations across Japan at midnight. 2. "'Six-Day War' Highlights Instability" The liberal Asahi reported from Cairo (4/1) [...]
2008-04-01 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO921TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NATO SUMMIT
[...] LEAD STORIES: Several Friday morning papers gave top coverage to Thursday's arrest of a 22-year-old U.S. sailor on suspicion of fatally stabbing a taxi driver in Yokosuka last month. 2. "NATO Eastward Expansion Losing Steam" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri reported from Bucharest (4 [...]
2008-04-04 02:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO939TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-RUSSIA SUMMIT, NATO SUMMIT, AND
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included the disruption of the Olympic torch relay in London by a group of protestors opposing the Chinese crackdown in Tibet, as well as Sunday's summit in Sochi, Russia, between President Bush and Russian President Putin. They reportedly adopted a n [...]
2008-04-07 04:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO953TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-RUSSIA SUMMIT AND
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning include the disruption of the Olympic torch relay in Paris by demonstrators opposing the Chinese crackdown in Tibet. 2. "Outstanding Issues Remain" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (4/8): "The issue of MD deployment in Europe remains a ser [...]
2008-04-08 04:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO967JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/09/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-09 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO990EMBASSY AND USFJ DISCUSS OPERATIONAL IMPACT OF
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan remains committed to addressing cluster munitions (CM) within the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) but may be forced to sign an agreement restricting CM under the Oslo Process, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials told E [...]
2008-04-10 12:44:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MOPS PARM JA NATO
08TORONTO168YUSHCHENKO WELL RECEIVED IN TORONTO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko concluded a three day trip to Canada with business meetings and a speech to the prominent Economic Club of Toronto. Yushchenko's speech was well-received, even though it was heavy on themes and short on specifics. Several hundred people were [...]
2008-05-30 19:00:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON CA UP
08TORONTO70FEDERAL BY-ELECTION - PROMINENT LIBERALS PREPARE FOR MOVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the two Ontario by-elections slated for March 17, the federal Liberals appear poised to send two well-known personalities to join the ranks of the Liberal caucus in Ottawa. In suburban Toronto Willowdale, former Liberal leadership candidate Martha Hall Findlay looks to be a [...]
2008-03-12 19:29:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR CA
08TRIPOLI340DEBT, NUCLEAR ENERGY, AND GOLF CARTS: PUTIN VISITS LIBYA REF: (A) MOSCOW 1133, (B) TRIPOLI 321, (C) TRIPOLI 297
[...] (C) Summary. After years of preparation, Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by 400 assistants, journalists and business executives in six planes, visited Libya on April 16-17 primarily to secure an agreement on Libya's sizeable Soviet-era debt. Libya and Russia agreed to swap the $4.5 bi [...]
2008-04-24 16:47:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PHUM LY RU
08TUNIS104SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF S/CT AMBASSADOR DAILEY
[...] (S/NF) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes S/CT Ambassador Dell Dailey, NEA DAS Gordon Gray and accompanying delegation to Tunis from February 10-12, 2008. Your visit takes place in the context of a generally positive bilateral relationship. While cooperation with military and intelligence services [...]
2008-02-04 15:09:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL TS
08TUNIS1177SCEENSETTER FOR CODEL HASTINGS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Congressman Hastings and accompanying delegation to Tunis December 2 - 3, 2008. In a difficult region, Tunisia is stable and moderate, with a record of economic and social progress. The Tunisian government delivers education, health care, housing, infrastru [...]
2008-11-24 16:39:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
08TUNIS1178SCEENSETTER FOR CODEL MEEK
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Congressman Meek and accompanying delegation to Tunis December 5 - 7, 2008. In a difficult region, Tunisia is stable and moderate, with a record of economic and social progress. The Tunisian government delivers education, health care, housing, infrastructu [...]
2008-11-24 16:42:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
08TUNIS1180SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEK
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Congressman Meek and accompanying delegation to Tunis December 5 - 7, 2008. In a difficult region, Tunisia is stable and moderate, with a record of economic and social progress. The Tunisian government delivers education, health care, housing, infrastructu [...]
2008-11-25 08:03:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
08TUNIS1181SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTINGS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Congressman Hastings and accompanying delegation to Tunis December 2 - 3, 2008. In a difficult region, Tunisia is stable and moderate, with a record of economic and social progress. The Tunisian government delivers education, health care, housing, infrastru [...]
2008-11-25 08:04:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
08TUNIS170SCENESETTER FOR A/S WELCH'S VISIT TO TUNISIA
[...] (S/NF) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch to Tunis next week. Your visit takes SIPDIS place in the context of a generally positive bilateral relationship, and Foreign Minister Abdallah has told us that he very much looks forward to welcoming you. You will be [...]
2008-02-22 18:01:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER OVIP TS
08TUNIS277SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER
[...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes CODEL Boehner and accompanying members to Tunis from March 24 - 26, 2008. Tunisia proudly -- and justifiably -- calls itself a "country that works." Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natural resources, the Tunisian government has proven i [...]
2008-03-18 09:18:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
08TUNIS698SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCOLLUM
[...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes CODEL McCollum and accompanying members to Tunis from July 1 - 5, 2008. Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natural resources, the Tunisian government has proven itself capable of providing basic education, health care, housing and a workab [...]
2008-06-26 16:50:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
08UNVIEVIENNA343IAEA/GC: ONE MIDDLE EAST, TWO RESOLUTIONS
[...] (C) Both Egypt and the Arab League have circulated their respective draft IAEA General Conference resolutions (paras 27-28). The revised Egyptian text purports to be based on consensus UNGA language and incorporates some of the French-proposed amendments rejected last year, but is still not a [...]
2008-06-13 08:33:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM AORC KNPP IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA366WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: GENERAL WORKING GROUP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Wassenaar Arrangement General Working Group (GWG) met May 26-28 and held an Outreach meeting with Israel on May 29. Only one new initiative was proposed - Best Practices on Internal Compliance Programs (Japan). The United States used this first meeting to attempt to direct [...]
2008-06-27 08:09:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC PARM PREL
08UNVIEVIENNA504TALIBAN TO BAN OPIUM IN AFGHANISTAN??
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered Ref A talking points on eradication to UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa on September 11. He urged Costa to clarify publicly UNODC's continuing support for a balanced, comprehensive eradication policy in Afghanistan. Ambassador also highlighted USG support to a [...]
2008-09-12 14:42:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL NATO PTER AF UN
08UNVIEVIENNA523VIENNA'S FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN ON COMPACT AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-25 11:48:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAF AS AU CA EAID FR IT KCRM NL NO PREL
08UNVIEVIENNA588SEEKING GUIDANCE FOR NOVEMBER 18 VIENNA FRIENDS OF
[...] (SBU) Ambassador will host the second meeting of the Vienna Friends of Afghanistan group (Ref b) on November 18. (Note: List of Friends follows in para 5. End Note.) UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa has been invited to give a presentation on UNODC's activities in Afghanistan, as well [...]
2008-11-06 15:54:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KCRM PREL PTER SNAR UN NATO AF
08UNVIEVIENNA666 UNODC MAJOR DONORS MEETING TACKLES UNGASS REVIEW, PIRACY
[...] (SBU)INL A/S David T. Johnson led the USDEL to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Major Donors meeting, December 5. Discussion with the other 20 donor countries included (1) a proposal for UNODC action to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, (2) the funding situation of UNODC, and (3) [...]
2008-12-22 13:31:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM UN PGOV AORC AF SW SZ GM FR CA IN IT
08USEUBRUSSELS1716EU INFORMAL DEFMIN MEETING, DEAUVILLE, AND EU
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Finnish Defense Counselor (protect) discussed with USEU Defense Advisor the October 1 EU's Informal Defense Ministers' Meeting at Deauville, and a UK-France-Germany proposal for an EU crisis management and planning capability. On capabilities, the French presidency views its [...]
2008-11-10 06:15:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS MCAP EUN FI
08USEUBRUSSELS1881COULD THE EU LOSE MACEDONIA IN 2009?
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Well-placed EU Council Secretariat sources tell us that there is great concern within the Secretariat that the EU is losing credibility in the eyes of Macedonians based on recent signals the EU has sent concerning Macedonia's EU membership aspirations. These sources are also [...]
2008-12-12 15:38:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MK
08USEUBRUSSELS1949EULEX COMMITTEE OF CONTRIBUTORS PRAISES SUCCESSFUL
[...] (C) Summary: EULEX Head of Mission Yves de Kermabon briefed the Committee of Contributors on December 19 in Brussels, describing a successful deployment throughout Kosovo, the importance of close interaction with other international actors, and the challenges of implementing customs and cou [...]
2008-12-23 10:45:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKPAO PREL UNMIK PGOV EUN SR KV
08USEUBRUSSELS446EU CONSIDERS OPTIONS FOR ENGAGING IN IRAQ
[...] (U) SUMMARY: European Union Council, Commission and Parliament officials told NEA DAS for Iraq Lawrence Butler, during meetings in Brussels on February 27 and 29, that the EU is actively exploring options for engaging in Iraq. Council officials confirmed EU HiRep Solana's interest in visiting [...]
2008-03-26 08:51:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ XF EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS748U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON WESTERN BALKANS ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: EUR/SCE Director Chris Hoh discussed Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, and the EU's enlargement process with EU and member state officials during the May 7 U.S.-EU troika consultations on Western Balkans (COWEB) and during separate meetings on the margins. On Kosov [...]
2008-05-19 07:30:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID EUN ZL
08USEUBRUSSELS872CSTC-A COMMANDER DISCUSSIONS WITH EU PERMREPS:
[...] (C) Summary: In a presentation to EU permrep officials in Brussels on May 23, MG Robert W. Cone, Commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A),provided a wide-ranging briefing on the challenges confronting the international effort to create a modern Afghan police fo [...]
2008-06-10 06:28:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM PGOV NATO BO EUN GG IR MARR MOPS
08USEUBRUSSELS882CSTC-A COMMANDER DISCUSSIONS WITH EU PERMREPS:
[...] (C) Summary: In a presentation to EU permrep officials in Brussels on May 23, MG Robert W. Cone, Commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A),provided a wide-ranging briefing on the challenges confronting the international effort to create a modern Afghan police fo [...]
2008-06-11 13:15:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM PGOV NATO BO EUN GG IR MARR MOPS
08USEUBRUSSELS930NORDICS SEEK DIRECTION FOR NATO-EU INITIATIVE
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Finnish PSC PermRep and Norwegian EU Ambassador approached Charge on June 18 to seek U.S. views on NATO-EU relations, which they are concerned could further deteriorate if there are no organized efforts to improve the present dynamic. Five Nordic countries -- some members of [...]
2008-06-18 18:16:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PARM MARR EUN NATO
08USNATO102NATO/VCC: MARCH 7 VCC MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. In addition to the usual exchange of information on VDOC and CFE activities conducted and planned, the VCC meeting was generally successful. No Ally volunteered to notify a CFE inspection in Russia in March, so the U.S. did so. However, the IS Chair urged Allies to reconsider a [...]
2008-03-20 17:40:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO103NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 19, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee Henault briefed the military chain of command's poppy assessment. In the operations update, IMS Assistant Director for Operations MG Li Gobbi briefed on the increased ability of Opposing Militant Forces [...]
2008-03-20 18:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO11REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: NAC DISCUSSION OF MEMBERSHIP
[...] (SBU) The Croatian Mission has informed USNATO that PM Sanader will head Croatia's delegation to NATO on January 16 to discuss its NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) Report with Allied PermReps. That discussion will conclude Croatia's sixth MAP cycle, and is the last scheduled meeting between [...]
2008-01-10 08:29:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO MARR HR
08USNATO119NATO: MARCH 27 HLTF AGREES ON NAC STATEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the March 27 HLTF meeting Allies reached agreement on the U.S.-German-sponsored draft NAC Statement on CFE (ref b). While all Allies were fully supportive of the concept and much of the content of the draft statement, a few (e.g. Turkey, the Baltics, Romania, and Bulgaria) re [...]
2008-04-08 11:20:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO120ISAF'S STRATEGIC VISION STATEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO and ISAF Heads of State and Government in Bucharest agreed a stand alone public declaration outlining "ISAF's Strategic Vision." The statement ) separate from the Summit communique ) was designed to reinforce to Allied and Partner publics why NATO went to Afghanistan, to hig [...]
2008-04-08 17:47:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AFDB PK
08USNATO121NATO'S BUCHAREST SUMMIT DECLARATION, CABLE 1 OF 2
[...] (U) Due to the length of the communique, this is cable 1 of 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As reflected in the Bucharest Declaration (see para 3),the April 3-4 NATO Summit in Bucharest advanced U.S. policy objectives on a variety of fronts. NATO Heads of State and Government reaffirmed their strong s [...]
2008-04-08 17:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL
08USNATO122NATO'S BUCHAREST SUMMIT DECLARATION, CABLE 2 OF 2
[...] (U) Due to the length of the communique, this is cable 2 of 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY, repeated from Cable 1 of 2: As reflected in the Bucharest Declaration (see para 3),the April 3-4 NATO Summit in Bucharest advanced U.S. policy objectives on a variety of fronts. NATO Heads of State and Governme [...]
2008-04-08 17:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL
08USNATO126CORRECTED COPY - ISAF'S STRATEGIC VISION STATEMENT
[...] (U) Correted copy sent to include additional addresses. Reference below to (para 4) was incorrectly noted in the previous cable as (para 9). 2. (C) SUMMARY: NATO and ISAF Heads of State and Government in Bucharest agreed a stand alone public declaration outlining "ISAF's Strategic Vision." [...]
2008-04-09 13:15:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO130READOUT OF NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The NATO IS was tasked to lay out how ISAF,s &internal plan8 agreed at Bucharest will be implemented. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) General Henault announced the opening of a Border Coordination Center in Nangarhar. SHAPE anticipa [...]
2008-04-14 05:20:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO138NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - APRIL 16, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General Kai Eide briefed the NAC in ISAF format (to SIPDIS be reported septel). A/SYG Howard laid out initial thoughts on implementing the Bucharest "Comprehensive Strategic Politi [...]
2008-04-16 14:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO140UN SRSG EIDE SHARES INITIAL THOUGHTS WITH NAC AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Afghanistan Kai Eide told NATO and ISAF SIPDIS Ambassadors in a joint NAC meeting April 16 that the June 12 international donors' conference in Paris must leave no doubt about international commitment to the development and [...]
2008-04-17 17:52:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
08USNATO141APRIL 15 VCC AND VCC EXPERTS, MEETINGS
[...] (C) Summary. At the Experts, Meeting, 17 topics for discussion and exchange of views for implementation issues in VD99 were identified and discussion papers will be prepared for future meetings. The VCC itself was mostly routine, although a conflict between the U.S. intent to conduct a VD99 [...]
2008-04-18 12:55:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO143ALLIES SUPPORT U.S. REQUEST FOR NATO MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At an April 22, NATO Permanent Representatives coffee, Ambassador Nuland raised the issue of the Oslo process aiming to ban cluster munitions (CMs) and its potential for criminalizing military interoperability among NATO Allies. She stressed that the U.S. shares the humanitaria [...]
2008-04-23 07:06:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO144PM MALIKI ADDRESSES THE NAC AND CALLS FOR EXPANDED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On Thursday, April 17, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki urged the North Atlantic Council to extend and expand the mission of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). Maliki stressed that Iraq needs to develop the security structures required to recruit, train, and maintain the Iraq Sec [...]
2008-04-23 10:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL MARR IZ
08USNATO15NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 9, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG reported that President Musharraf may come to NATO on his upcoming visit to Brussels, and the NAC will visit Afghanistan February 19-21. He urged Allies to nominate candidates for the unfilled NATO Senior Civilian Representative s [...]
2008-01-10 17:18:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO151NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - APRIL 30, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that Karzai urged caution in judging the Kabul security situation following the April 27 assassination attempt. IMS Assistant Director for Operations Li Gobbi stated that Pakistani "peace deal [...]
2008-04-30 18:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO154RFG: NATO-QATAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See para 8. 2. (S/NF) NATO has been unable to conclude a Cooperation Agreement with Qatar, largely due to significant differences over the issue of jurisidiction: the Qataris continue to insist on sole jurisdiction over NATO personnel; the U.S. and oth [...]
2008-05-06 11:19:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO MOPS MARR PREL AF QA
08USNATO155NATO-UKRAINE AMBASSADORIAL APRIL 30: LAUNCHING
[...] (C) Allied Ambassadors discussed NATO's invitation to "Intensive Engagement" with Ukrainian Ambassador Sagach in the NATO-Ukraine Commission on April 30. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer invited Allies to propose issues for consultation in the run-up to the December 2008 NATO Fore [...]
2008-05-06 16:33:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO MARR UP
08USNATO156NATO-GEORGIA NAC APRIL 28: INTENSIFIED ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C/NF) In the spirit of NATO,s new "Intensive Engagement" with Tbilisi, Georgian Special Envoy David Bakradze discussed Russian provocations over the breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia with NATO Permanent Representatives. Reiterating Georgia,s commitment to democratic reforms, B [...]
2008-05-06 16:37:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL NATO GG
08USNATO159AMBASSADOR NULAND BRIEFS NAC ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a brief to the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on Wednesday, May 7, Ambassador Nuland presented the NAC a Washington produced PowerPoint presentation entitled:"Stemming the Flow of Foreign Terrorists into Iraq." Highlighting the fact that foreign fighters account for 90 percent of [...]
2008-05-08 13:32:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PBTS PREL PTER IZ SY
08USNATO16USD/P EDLEMAN, COUNSELOR COHEN UPDATE NATO SECGEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ambassador Eric Edelman and Counselor of the Department of State Dr. Eliot Cohen used a January 9 meeting at NATO with Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to assure him SIPDIS that U.S.-led efforts among RC-South Allies to produc [...]
2008-01-11 16:56:00Mission USNATOSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK EZ PL
08USNATO160NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 7, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Secretary General announced his choice of an Italian as the new NATO Senior Civilian Representative. The IMS reported it hopes to have consolidated Bucharest force generation review from SHAPE by May 13. The ANSF are leading approxima [...]
2008-05-08 14:30:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO167NATO: ALLIES RESOLVED TO ADDRESS INTEROPERABILITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At their May 13 coffee, NATO Permanent Representatives discussed the Oslo process to ban cluster munitions. The Chairman of NATO's Military Committee reported that preliminary military advice raised serious concerns about the impact such a ban could have on NATO operations, cap [...]
2008-05-14 15:40:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO168RFI: STATUS OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO KSF TRAINING
[...] (C) Request for Information: USNATO requests updated information on U.S. contributions to the training of the Kosovo Security Force. We urgently need to know whether the United States has/will respond positively to NATO's request for U.S. Voluntary National Contributions (VNCs) to be sent to [...]
2008-05-14 16:10:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PGOV PREL KV MOPS
08USNATO170CORRECTED COPY - NATO MILITARY ADVICE ON OSLO
[...] (U) Corrected copy sent to clarify the subject line and update approver information. 2. (C) SUMMARY: At their May 13 coffee, NATO Permanent Representatives discussed the Oslo process to ban cluster munitions. The Chairman of NATO's Military Committee reported that preliminary military ad [...]
2008-05-15 10:47:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO171NATO: MAY 6, 2008 HLTF MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the May 6 HLTF, Allies agreed that for now the optimum course for addressing CFE issues with Russia is to adhere to the positions set out in the March 28 NAC statement and the Bucharest Summit Declaration. Allies should remain patient, demonstrating unity and resolve, while w [...]
2008-05-15 11:15:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO174NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 14, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Independent Directorate for Local Governance Head Jelani Popal briefed the NAC in ISAF format on his goals and challenges, and took questions on the Paris Conference, the delivery of assistance by PRTs, reconciliation, and Musa Qala. He c [...]
2008-05-16 15:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO176NATO-QATAR POINTS DELIVERED TO LEAD NATO NEGOTIATOR
[...] (S/NF) As reported in Ref A, Ambassador Nuland drew from Ref B points during the May 7 North Atlantic Council discussion of the ongoing negotiations for a NATO-Qatar Cooperation Agreement. To reinforce the message, Deputy PolAd Baez delivered the points as a demarche on May 13 to NATO's lead [...]
2008-05-19 13:14:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS NATO PREL QA
08USNATO181NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 21, 2008
[...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG noted that a draft report by UN Human Rights Rapporteur Alston was critical of international forces and ISAF in Afghanistan, but NATO was providing Alston with more information to make the final report more balanced. The SHAPE Ope [...]
2008-05-22 15:24:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO185NORWAY PROPOSES SPLITTING NATO MISSIONS IN KOSOVO;
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Norway has proposed that NATO create a stand-alone mission in Kosovo, separate from KFOR, to implement the Ahtissari tasks relating to new security structures in Kosovo. Supported by Hungary and Italy, Norway argued that keeping these tasks separate from the existin [...]
2008-05-29 05:39:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO KFOR KV
08USNATO186NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 28, 2008
[...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Acting Secretary General (A/SYG) Bisogniero thanked the U.S. for arranging the May 22 brief with COMCSTC-A MG Cone. Chairman of the Military Committee Henault stated that 62 ANA kandaks would be fielded by August 2008, called for more pol [...]
2008-05-29 12:06:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO196NATO: MAY 29 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Experts made initial discussions of six of the seven agenda topics (Ref A) as well as the eighth agenda topic on preparation of remaining issues. Virtually no decisions were reached and all of the topics discussed at the meeting will be further addressed at the Experts, Meeti [...]
2008-06-03 12:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO199NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 4, 2008
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Former COMISAF General McNeill commended Allied unity and enhanced efforts in ISAF over the course of his command, but stressed the need for Allies to fill ISAF force requirements, open a political avenue to address the challenge of Pakistani [...]
2008-06-06 14:56:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO2PUBLIC DIPLOMACY TOUR OF AFGHAN REGIONAL LEADERS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: For the first time, USNATO sponsored a NATO tour for Afghan provincial officials to Brussels and Berlin December 11-14. This joint effort with Embassy Kabul brought influential decision makers and leaders of society from vital Afghan provinces to the centers of decision making an [...]
2008-01-03 15:31:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS NATO PREL
08USNATO200ISAF COMMANDER MCNEILL PRAISES ALLIED UNITY,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Former COMISAF General Dan K. McNeill, who turned over ISAF command to General David McKiernan on June 3, commended Allied unity and investment in Afghanistan during his June 4 farewell address to the NAC and ISAF Partners. Nevertheless, he reminded Allies that NATO's failure t [...]
2008-06-06 15:46:00Mission USNATOSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO205NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 11, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 percent increase in theater-wide activity levels in May 2008, with the vast majority occurring in the south a [...]
2008-06-11 17:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO206CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT -
[...] (U) This corrected copy is being circulated to include information on the Medium-Term Resource Plan. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 pe [...]
2008-06-11 17:51:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO208USD(P) EDELMAN BRIEFS ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman used his June 5 meeting with NATO PermReps and a separate session with NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer to brief on his May 27-June 5 visit to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Lebanon and to urge Allies to contribute more to Afghan police trainin [...]
2008-06-18 13:26:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO21NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 16, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Please note a typo in the Afghanistan portion of last week's notes. The corrected sentence should read: "UNAMA assesses that the areas of Badghis province that were the site of recent fighting are now stable enough for relief agencies to operate." 2. (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meet [...]
2008-01-16 16:57:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO210NATO: JUNE 9 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS
[...] (C) Summary: At the Experts, Meeting, the U.S. obtained all of the goals specified in Reference A. These discussions will continue on July 8 with new versions of the discussion papers transformed into shorter proposed NATO agreed papers to be distributed by the International Staff. At the [...]
2008-06-18 13:27:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO212ISAF COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC POL-MIL PLAN (CSPMP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. With Bucharest well behind us, we should use the new ISAF internal plan to strengthen ISAF's commitment to conduct counterinsurgency operations, to give more direction to NATO's drifting ANA training and equipping support, broaden Allies' involvement in police training, and keep [...]
2008-06-18 13:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO213NATO-GEORGIA NAC JUNE 18: FM TKESHELASHVILI
[...] (C) Georgian FM Tkeshelashvili exchanged views with NATO PermReps June 18 on Georgia's democratic transition and its tensions with Russia. She acknowledged that the May 21 Parliamentary elections had not been perfect, but said they had avoided the worst shortcomings that observers had identif [...]
2008-06-19 11:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL NATO GG
08USNATO215NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 18 2008
[...] (S) SUMMARY: -- The NAC exchange of views with Georgian FM Tkeshelashvili reported septel, USNATO 00213. -- Farewell to Ambassador Nuland: Secretary General Hoop de Scheffer (SYG) gave an emotional and affectionate tribute to Ambassador Nuland, in this, her last NAC after two tours at NAT [...]
2008-06-20 16:55:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO217APRIL 16-17 NAC VISIT TO UKRAINE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During its June 16-17 visit to Ukraine, the North Atlantic Council found a Ukrainian leadership team--President, Prime Minister, and Speaker of the Rada, as well as the Foreign and Defense Ministers--united on achieving a positive decision on Kyiv's application to join NATO's Memb [...]
2008-06-24 14:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL PGOV UP
08USNATO22PM SANADER DISCUSSES CROATIA'S NATO ACCESSION
[...] (C) Prime Minister Sanader discussed with NATO PermReps on January 16 Croatia's progress in meeting NATO,s performance-based standards. He stressed that all parties in the governing coalition supported joining the Alliance, and that the new government would expand its contribution to ISAF, wo [...]
2008-01-18 06:04:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO PREF PINR HR
08USNATO221RFG: JULY 1 NAC DISCUSSION ON WHITHER NATO-PAKISTAN
[...] (U) This cable contains a request for guidance in paragraph 4. 2. (C) As reported in reftels and other channels, the role of Pakistan as a safehaven for insurgents in Afghanistan and how NATO's political and military engagement with Pakistan should evolve has become an increasingly high-pro [...]
2008-06-26 14:46:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO224NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 25, 2008
[...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on recent events in Kandahar and Arghandab, emphasizing the role of the ANA and the fact that Arghandab was clearly a tactical and logistical win for the ANA. Responding to the briefing, Charge Olson emphasized the importance of the ANA and suggest [...]
2008-06-27 13:40:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO225HOW UKRAINIAN, GEORGIAN MAP IS PLAYING AT NATO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-27 18:39:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO UP GG
08USNATO228USNATO RESPONSE TO SURVEYING IRAQ COALITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We expect NATO would need approximately six months after the signing of a U.S.-Iraq SOFA to finalize its own legal arrangements that would allow the continuation of the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I). Because several NATO Allies will oppose the Alliance joining the US-Iraq [...]
2008-07-01 15:48:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PREL IZ
08USNATO229NATO: FRIENDS OF KOSOVO PROPOSAL UNVEILED
[...] (C) The Belgian Permanent Representative to NATO at a July 1 lunch meeting of NATO Permanent Representatives formally introduced the "Friends of Kosovo" concept of bringing together representatives of nations and international organizations involved in Kosovo in an informal setting in order t [...]
2008-07-01 15:50:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PGOV PREL KV MOPS
08USNATO231PAKISTAN: ALLIES SUPPORTIVE OF PROPOSALS TO DEEPEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Ambassador James Pardew briefed the NAC on his June 25-26 meetings in Islamabad (Reftels A and B) during a June 30 informal NAC "coffee" meeting. Pardew characterized his meetings as positive and productive, noting his interlocutors were [...]
2008-07-02 16:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR KPAO AF PK
08USNATO233NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 2, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG welcomed the new Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Admiral Giampaolo De Paola (Italy),and stated that the NAC would benefit from military advice from SHAPE on military preparations for the upcoming Afghanistan voter registr [...]
2008-07-03 16:53:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO236JUNE 24, 2008 HLTF: ALLIES UNANIMOUS ON CONTINUING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the June 24 HLTF meeting and meetings on the margins, Allies agreed to continue NATO,s current approach to dealing with the impasse brought on by the Russian Federation,s suspension of implementation of (i.e. compliance with) the CFE Treaty by: -- continuing Allies, unaltere [...]
2008-07-07 07:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCFE NATO PARM PREL OSCE RS
08USNATO239RUSSIA OFFERS PESSIMISTIC VIEWS OF AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov informed the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) during its June 25 meeting that although Afghanistan is a more civil place than in 2001, the mission in Afghanistan was failing and that much more needed to be done in the areas of counter-narco [...]
2008-07-10 07:37:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL PGOV MOPS AADP RS AF KV UP
08USNATO241NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 9, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) provided an update of the EUPOL mission which currently has 166 personnel deployed to Afghanistan to assist the Afghan National Police. The SYG stated that there had been a number of additional [...]
2008-07-10 16:02:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO242NATO, ALBANIA AND CROATIA SIGN ACCESSION PROTOCOLS
[...] (U) In a brief ceremony on July 9, Albania, Croatia, and the NATO Allies signed the Protocols of Accession for the two countries to become part of NATO (Note: The original Protocols will be hand carried to the Department. End note). SYG Jaap de Hoop Scheffer described the day as a historic one [...]
2008-07-10 16:44:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR NATO AL HR
08USNATO244UKRAINIAN DEPUTY PM NEMYRIA STRIKES THE RIGHT NOTE
[...] (C) Summary: In a thoughtful and articulate presentation, Ukrainian Deputy PM Hryhoriy Nemyria briefed the NATO Ukraine Commission on his new role in coordinating his government,s cooperation with NATO, and the political situation in Kyiv. Allies offered encouragement, but those that would like [...]
2008-07-11 10:21:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO UP
08USNATO246RFG: FRIENDS OF KOSOVO MEETING
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance by COB Thursday, July 17. 2. (C) On Friday, July 18 Belgium will host the first meeting of the Friends of Kosovo (see Ref A),a gathering of NATO Permanent Representatives, PSC Ambassadors, and representatives from the United Nations, OSCE, Non-NATO tr [...]
2008-07-11 14:44:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PGOV PREL KV MOPS
08USNATO248NATO: JULY 8 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the July 8 Experts, Meeting each of the papers on the agenda was basically approved with a few tweaks, and in accord with U.S. guidance. The IS Staff will prepare revisions for all of these papers and circulate them for further discussion as needed at the next meeting on Se [...]
2008-07-15 11:35:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO25D/NIO BRIEFS NATO ALLIES ON STATE OF PLAY IN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On 18 January, John Dister, the Deputy National Intelligence Officer for South Asia, briefed NATO PermReps in a Secretary General's (SYG) Coffee format. Mr. Dister's presentation focused on three themes requested by the SYG: Pakistan stability; Pakistan's impact on Afghanistan; a [...]
2008-01-18 16:18:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNMARR NATO PINR PREL PTER PK AF
08USNATO251JULY EAPC: OSCE BRIEF, UNSCR 1325, DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: During their July 9 meeting, EuroAtlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Ambassadors exchanged views with OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, covering issues such as Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Georgia. The EAPC also received a briefing on defense education and training fr [...]
2008-07-17 10:03:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO AORC AM AJ RU GG SW FI AF
08USNATO252NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 16, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Much of the Council's discussion focused on the situation in Afghanistan in relation to its neighbors. D/CMC Eikenberry stated that the Indian Embassy bombing will not affect the transfer of security responsibility for Kabul city to the AN [...]
2008-07-17 14:39:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO253FRENCH OFFICIAL JOUYET BRIEFS NATO ON PLANS FOR EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY. French Secretary of State for European Affairs Jeanne-Pierre Jouyet briefed the NAC on July 16 on "Priorities Of the French EU Presidency," referring frequently to France's October 2007 non-paper on NATO/EU relations and the July 7 high-level seminar in Paris on the subject. Jou [...]
2008-07-18 11:09:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO EU
08USNATO254"FRIENDS OF KOSOVO" MEET IN BRUSSELS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Belgium hosted on July 18 a meeting of the "Friends Of Kosovo" bringing together key stakeholders, including NATO, EU, OSCE, UN and contributing nations. The meeting had no formal agenda but was designed to initiate a process of cooperation among the players. Speakers urged gre [...]
2008-07-18 15:54:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO UN EU OSCE
08USNATO257VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 3. 2. NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Tajik participants for the NATO-Russia Counter-Narcotics Training course to be held at Dushanbe, Tajikistan, August 11-19, 2008. Post will forward the Afghan trainers names SEPTEL. [...]
2008-07-23 12:36:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR TI RS AF
08USNATO258NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 22, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Farewell to the Permanent Representative from France: In his farewell address to the NAC, departing French PermRep Richard Duque said the greatest threat facing the Alliance was the danger of being pulled into disunity, particularly on the issue of Russia whe [...]
2008-07-23 17:08:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO260VETTING REQUEST FOR AFGHAN PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 3. 2. NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Afghan participants for the NATO-Russia Counter-Narcotics Training course to be held at Dushanbe, Tajikistan, August 11-19, 2008. This request is an addendum to REFTEL concerning Tajik p [...]
2008-07-24 13:50:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR TI RS AF
08USNATO263CABLE-INTERN RESOURCE SOLICTATION-SPRING 2009 FOR
[...] (U) Post requests four interns for the Spring 2009 cycle: one each for the Political section, Public Affairs section, Civil Emergency Planning section, and the Office of the Defense Advisor. In this period, USNATO will be diligently preparing for the April NATO Summit. The political and pub [...]
2008-07-25 14:08:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO AMGT APER ASEC
08USNATO265A/S FRIED WARNS NATO SYG, PERM REPS OF DANGER OF UN, EU DELAY IN KOSOVO AND OF POLITICAL DRIFT IN GEORGIAN-ABKHAZ CONFLICT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-25 15:45:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS NATO EZ GG KV MK PL RS UNMIK
08USNATO267MEDVEDEV'S SECURITY TREATY: SO FAR ALL PLATITUDES,
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador Rogozin provided few details on the new Russian Foreign Policy Priority Paper in the July 28 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting, appearing to do little more than read his MFA-prepared talking points. He gave only a passing mention of Medvedev's much anticipa [...]
2008-07-29 14:17:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL RS
08USNATO268NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 30, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Briefing on his recent visit to Afghanistan, NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer expressed concerns with suggestions by Afghan President Karzai that upcoming elections may not be held due to security concerns in the south and east of t [...]
2008-08-01 08:43:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO270NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - AUGUST 6, 2008
[...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The International Military Staff (IMS) reported that that Significant Activities (SIGACTS) were at the highest levels since ISAF began operations, which they attributed to seasonal increases, ISAF operations in RC-South and RC-East, and op [...]
2008-08-07 09:43:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO271NATO SECRETARY GENERAL'S DEPARTURE DATE
[...] (SBU) On August 4, post received from Danish Perm Rep Poulsen-Hansen, the Dean of the North Atlantic Council, a copy of a letter he sent to the NATO Secretary-General (SYG) confirming that the SYG has proposed, and the Perm Reps accepted, that the SYG's term will end on July 31, 2009. A copy [...]
2008-08-07 09:44:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO
08USNATO272USNATO DELIVERS READOUT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (C) USNATO delivered an oral readout (reftel) of the July 29 meeting between Assistant Secretary Fried and Russian MFA Arms Control Director Antonov to the NATO International Staff on August 7. The NATO POC thanked the U.S. rep for the readout and did not have any follow-up questions other tha [...]
2008-08-07 14:12:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCFE NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO274NATO PRESS STATEMENT ON EVENTS IN SOUTH OSSETIA
[...] NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer released a statement on developments in South Ossetia early August 8. Text of the statement follows: "The NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, is seriously concerned about the events that are taking place in the Georgian region of South Ossetia [...]
2008-08-08 11:29:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR NATO MOPS GG RU
08USNATO275GEORGIAN NATO MISSION STATEMENT ON SITUATION IN
[...] (SBU) On August 8, the Georgian Mission to NATO distributed the following statement to Allies: Statement of the Government of Georgia regarding the situation in the South Ossetia region of Georgia Over the last several hours, separatist rebels in South Ossetia have undertaken a series of m [...]
2008-08-08 11:30:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS NATO PREL GG RS
08USNATO276NATO STRUGGLES TO REACT TO SOUTH OSSETIA FIGHTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As the crisis situation in Georgia unfolded on August 8, NATO Allies and the International Staff struggled with how to respond. While the possibility of an emergency meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) was briefly discussed, NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer does not supp [...]
2008-08-08 14:16:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO MOPS GG RU
08USNATO277RUSSIAN NATO AMBASSADOR DECRIES "TREACHEROUS"
[...] (SBU) Late on the afternoon of August 8, the Russian Mission distributed a letter addressed to Deputy Secretary General Bisogniero on the unfolding crisis in Georgia. 2. (SBU) The text of the letter is as follows: Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to NATO Brussels, 8 Au [...]
2008-08-08 16:35:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL NATO GG RS
08USNATO278NATO/GEORGIA: SITUATION AT NATO HQ AS OF COB ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-08 19:01:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO MOPS PINR GG RS
08USNATO279GEORGIA REQUESTS FORMAL NATO CONSULTATIONS NEXT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-10 11:44:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO GG
08USNATO28USNATO REQUESTS DOS LEGAL SUPPORT ON RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The NATO Legal Office has proposed a meeting of legal advisors from all Allies, to be held in Brussels, to discuss Russia's understandings regarding the PfP SOFA. Post requests Washington's support, to include the participation of appropriate DOS legal experts. This is an act [...]
2008-01-23 15:54:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PREL
08USNATO281NATO ALLIES LACK COHESION DURING FIRST MEETING ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the August 11 NATO Political Committee meeting on the fighting in Georgia, Allies unanimously deplored the Aug 8-11 developments but differed on how these events should affect NATO's relations with Russia. The Balts and Poland would like to suspend the NATO-Russia Council, but Germa [...]
2008-08-11 18:30:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO MOPS PINR GG RS
08USNATO282TFGG01: GEORGIA APPEALS AT NATO FOR IMMEDIATE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-11 18:46:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO MOPS PINR GG RS
08USNATO283NATO: ALLIES REAFFIRM GEORGIAN SOVEREIGNTY; OFFER
[...] (C) SUMMERY: At an August 12 North Atlantic Council meeting with Georgia, Georgian Permanent Representative to NATO Beshidze (substituting for the Georgian FM who at the last minute could not attend) characterized the Russian action as open aggression and occupation of a sovereign, democratic [...]
2008-08-12 19:04:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL
08USNATO284TFGG01: NATO ALLIES STILL DIVIDED ON GEORGIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The North Atlantic Council (NAC) met August 12 in emergency session to discuss a NAC statement on the Georgia crisis and to discuss whether to agree to Russias request for a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC). Although Allies agreed in principle to begin drafting a formal stateme [...]
2008-08-12 19:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREF PREL
08USNATO285RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR DECRIES HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 11 letter to the NATO Deputy Secretary General (see para 2 for full text),Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin accused the Georgian army of creating an ongoing humanitarian disaster in South Ossetia. Specifically, he asserted that the Georgian army killed 2 [...]
2008-08-13 09:54:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO287DEBATE ON RUSSIAN ROLE IN OAE FORESHADOWS DIVIDING
[...] (C) Summary: During the August 13 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, the U.S., Poland, the Balts, UK, and Czech Republic, and Canada, giving teeth to the "no business-as-usual" approach to NATO relations with Russia, opposed participation of the Russian ship Ladniy in Operation Active Endeavor ( [...]
2008-08-13 18:39:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO289NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT: AUGUST 13, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary: NATO Foreign Ministerial: Perm Reps welcomed the U.S. proposal to hold a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels August 19 to discuss the implications of events in Georgia for NATO and the NATO-Russia relationship. Other topics were: --Afghanistan: SHAPE reported the IED [...]
2008-08-14 17:43:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO29REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: NAC DISCUSSION OF MEMBERSHIP
[...] (SBU) PM Berisha will head Albania's delegation to NATO on January 30 to discuss its NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) Report with Allied PermReps. That discussion will conclude Albania's ninth MAP cycle, and will form the basis for an Allied decision on inviting Albania to join the Alliance a [...]
2008-01-24 16:00:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO MARR AL
08USNATO290UKRAINE, MAP, AND THE GEORGIA-RUSSIA CONFLICT
[...] (S/NF) Summa... S E C R E T USNATO 000290 NOFORN SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/05/2017 TAGS: NATO PREL MOPS GG RS [...]
2008-08-14 17:46:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO291TFGG01: AMBASSADOR VOLKER'S MEETING WITH GEORGIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-14 18:09:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO MOPS PINR GG RS
08USNATO292TFGG01: RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ROGOZIN RESCINDS
[...] (SBU) On Monday, August 18, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to NATO, Ambassador Dmitry Rogozin, circulated a letter to the Deputy Secretary General and distributed to all delegations rescinding his request for an extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC). Th [...]
2008-08-18 16:50:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS NATO PINR PREL GG RS
08USNATO293TFGG01: TEXT OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] (U) The North Atlantic Council released the following statement following its August 19 Special Ministerial to address the ongoing crisis in Georgia. Begin text of statement: STATEMENT BY THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL AT THE LEVEL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS 19th AUGUST 2008 Â [...]
2008-08-19 16:51:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR NATO MOPS GG RU
08USNATO294TFGG01: TEXT OF THE INITIAL NATO SUPPORT PACKAGE
[...] (SBU) The North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting at ministerial level on August 19 approved the following package of measures in response to the ongoing crisis in Georgia. This constitutes an initial reply to Georgia's August 12 formal request for assistance in eight specific areas (reftel). Th [...]
2008-08-19 16:51:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU
08USNATO297RUSSIA HALTS MILITARY COOPERATION WITH NATO
[...] (C) The Acting Russian Senior Military Representative to NATO informed the Chairman of the Military Committee in an August 21 letter that the MOD will halt military cooperation with NATO countries "until futher instructions" (text of letter para 2). In parallel, the NATO international staff r [...]
2008-08-22 09:51:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO299READOUT: AUGUST 20 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] (C/NF) Summary: At the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting on Wednesday, August 20, Allies extensively discussed the new NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) and the appropriate course to take regarding relations with Russia. Deputy Secretary General (DSYG) Bisogniero observed that the NATO minist [...]
2008-08-22 17:46:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO30NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 23, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occurred in 40 districts, largely in RC-South and RC-East, and urged nations to provide forces to deal with this reality. SHAPE bri [...]
2008-01-24 17:22:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO301NATO SECRETARY GENERAL REJECTS THE RUSSIAN
[...] (U) The NATO Secretary General issued the following rejection of Russian President Medvedev,s statement recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on August 26. Perm Reps will discuss a possible North Atlantic Council (NAC) statement in their August 27 meeting. 2. (U) Beg [...]
2008-08-26 15:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO303NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL CONDEMNS RUSSIAN RECOGNITION
[...] (SBU) On Wednesday, August 27, the North Atlantic Council issued a statement in regards to Russian recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. 2. (SBU) The text of the statement follows: Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the Russian recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia reg [...]
2008-08-27 13:49:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS NATO PINR PREL GG RS
08USNATO307UKRAINE TO NATO - RUSSIA THREATENS THE REGION
[...] (C) Summary: At Kyiv's request the NATO-Ukraine Commission met August 27 to discuss Russia's intervention in Georgia and its implications for regional security. Deputy FM Konstyantyn Yeliseyev delivered a stark analysis of Ukraine's own relationship with Russia, and related Moscow's threats to [...]
2008-08-28 18:01:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU
08USNATO309RFG: NATO-RUSSIA: A PROPOSED WAY FORWARD
[...] (S) This is a request for guidance for a September 2 NATO PermReps informal discussion of the way ahead on NATO-Russia. See paragraph 13. 2. (S) SUMMARY: On September 2, NATO PermReps will discuss how to take forward the August 19 Foreign Ministerial decision that it is not "business as us [...]
2008-08-28 18:55:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL NATO MOPS RS GG
08USNATO31CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT -
[...] (C/NF) The purpose of this corrected copy is to add additional addressees. The substance of the cable remains the same. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occu [...]
2008-01-25 08:50:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO310UKRAINE TO NATO - RUSSIA THREATENS THE REGION
[...] (C) Summary: At Kyiv's request the NATO-Ukraine Commission met August 27 to discuss Russia's intervention in Georgia and its implications for regional security. Deputy FM Konstyantyn Yeliseyev delivered a stark analysis of Ukraine's own relationship with Russia, and related Moscow's threats to [...]
2008-08-29 08:21:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU UP
08USNATO312NATO: EULEX CHIEF SEEKING KOSOVO-WIDE DEPLOYMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) Head of Mission Yves de Kermabon told NATO Permanent Representatives on 2 September that EULEX intends to deploy throughout Kosovo in accordance with the UNMIK-EULEX transition schedule, but is working to get a buy-in from Serbia to mo [...]
2008-09-02 16:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV
08USNATO313LETTER FROM AFGHANISTAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE WARDAK
[...] (SBU) On Sunday, August 30, 2008 the Afghan Minister of Defense, General Rahim Wardak, circulated a letter to the NATO Secretary General on the issue of civil casualties, improving coordination between international and Afghan security forces and the Government of Afghanistan's desire to re-e [...]
2008-09-02 16:49:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF
08USNATO314RUSSIA THROWS ITS WEIGHT AROUND IN THE EAPC
[...] (C) Summary: The EAPCs first meeting after the summer break featured Georgian protests about Russian action and a Russian response made memorable by a claim that, if the Russian response had been proportionate, "Tbilisi would now lie in ruins." Russia announced it has withdrawn from the PfP SOFA. T [...]
2008-09-02 17:12:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU UP SP BO SR
08USNATO316OUTGOING KFOR COMMANDER GIVES SOBERING ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY & COMMENT: Outgoing Kosovo Force (KFOR) commander Lieutenant General de Marnhac on 3 September told NATO Perm Reps and non-NATO KFOR contributors that KFOR needed adapted guidance from the NAC and that getting working arrangements right between KFOR, the EU Rule of Law Mission in K [...]
2008-09-03 17:00:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV
08USNATO317READOUT: SEPTEMBER 3 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY FROM THE NAC: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG reviewed his September 1 phone conversation with President Karzai, who said civilian casualties were now "beyond the tolerance and comprehension of the Afghan people." The SYG said he underscored that NATO is making every effort to avo [...]
2008-09-04 16:42:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO32PM GRUEVSKI DISCUSSES MACEDONIA'S NATO ACCESSION
[...] (C) Prime Minister Gruevski discussed Macedonia's progress toward NATO accession with NATO PermReps on January 23, concluding Macedonia's ninth MAP cycle. He cited recent strides toward domestic political consensus, minority representation, decentralization, judicial reform, police reform, a [...]
2008-01-25 17:34:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR MK
08USNATO320AFGHAN MOD WARDAK PUSHES ANA EXPANSION AT NAC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghan Defense Minister Wardak briefed the NAC with ISAF contributors on September 4 on the current security situation in Afghanistan, the rationale for expanding the Afghan National Army (ANA) and methods to reduce civilian casualties. He portrayed the security situation as [...]
2008-09-05 16:49:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR AF UN
08USNATO321UNODC CHIEF COSTA BRIEFS THE NAC ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: UN Under-Secretary-General Antonio Costa, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),briefed NATO Allies, partners, EU representatives and the World Bank on September 3 on UNODC's 2008 Afghanistan Opium Survey report. Costa reported that poppy cultivation d [...]
2008-09-05 17:22:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON MARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR UN AF
08USNATO323VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Kazakh participants for the NATO-Russia Counter-Narcotics Training course to be held at Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, September 15-26, 2008. The DEA will be conducting the [...]
2008-09-09 14:49:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS KZ
08USNATO326SENATOR LUGAR DISCUSSES RUSSIA/GEORGIA WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator Lugar and staff had a series of productive meetings with the NATO Secretary General, SACEUR, the principal NATO supporters of Georgia, the German Permanent Representative to NATO, and a dinner that included notable EU, NATO, and bilateral dignitaries. The Senator stres [...]
2008-09-11 10:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO327VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) Corrected copy. This is an action request cable to Embassy Ashagat. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Turkmen participants for the NATO-Russia Counter-Narcotics Training course to be held at Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, September 15-26, [...]
2008-09-11 14:08:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS KZ
08USNATO328ALLIES SEND A UNIFIED MESSAGE TO RUSSIA IN EAPC
[...] (S/NF) Summary: At the September 8 meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC),Georgia and Russia traded accusations about who was to blame for the conflict between them. In rare form, Russian Ambassador Rogozin accused the Georgian Mission of organizing protests and threatenin [...]
2008-09-12 09:19:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO334NATO-GEORGIA JOINT PRESS STATEMENT
[...] (SBU) On September 15, the North Atlantic Council at the level of NATO Permanent Representatives traveled to Tbilisi for two days of meetings (details to be reported septel),including the inaugural meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC). 2. (U) Following the NGC meeting, the two side [...]
2008-09-17 17:06:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO MOPS GG RF
08USNATO336SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 HLTF: ALLIES GRAPPLE WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the September 11 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) and related meetings Allies discussed potential next steps on CFE in the context of Russian actions in Georgia and Russias continued "suspension" of CFE, based largely on the options advanced by the U.S. (ref a). There was general a [...]
2008-09-18 10:15:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO337SEPTEMBER 15 2008 VCC AND EXPERTS MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. In the VCC, Experts agreed with the U.S. position that discussion papers should not be tabled in Vienna prior to the AIAM. Papers on Sensitive Points and Concrete Parameters for Specified Areas were dropped, but the Chair will introduce a new paper on the Definition of Defense I [...]
2008-09-18 10:18:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL NATO KCFE PARM
08USNATO338NAC MEETING WITH AZERBAIJAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: During his comments to the North Atlantic Council (NAC),Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov extolled his country's priorities of continued integration into Euro-Atlantic structures, increased practical cooperation with Euro-Atlantic partners, participation in Partnershi [...]
2008-09-18 16:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO PGOV PINR AF AJ GG
08USNATO339NATO SYG DISAPPOINTED ON FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN
[...] (U) Charge delivered points in paragraph 5 of reftel to the Secretary General's Private Office on the afternoon of Friday, September 19. The Private Office noted that the Friends of Pakistan meeting was one topic in the SYG's discussion with Assistant Secretary Boucher at NATO HQ on Wednesday [...]
2008-09-19 15:00:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PK NATO
08USNATO341NATO: FRIED-ANTONOV DISCUSSION ON FUTURE OF CFE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel briefing to International Staff Arms Control and Coordination Section Head Mike Miggins on 22 September. Miggins mused that the Russians consistently claim to want the limits and "discipline" that the CFE treaty imposes, yet there have been no concrete moves toward [...]
2008-09-23 12:05:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USNATO343NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) The NATO Senior Defence Group on Proliferation (DGP) Steering Committee met at NATO HQ on September 5. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Laura Gross of the US (OSD) and Mr. Knut Jahr of the Norwegian MOD. The Chair greeted Albania and Croatia as new members of the DGP with NATO Invitee status [...]
2008-09-24 11:32:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO347READOUT: SEPTEMBER 24 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Chief of the Military Committee (CMC) updated the Council with details on the Autumn ISAF Periodic Mission Review including a &mixed evaluation8 on progress in Afghanistan and proposed recommendations. The SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staf [...]
2008-09-25 13:01:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO348(C) VISEGRAD, BALTIC ALLIES DESIRE INCREASED NATO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-26 17:09:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO MARR
08USNATO35NATO/VCC: JANUARY 22 VCC AND VCC EXPERTS, MEETINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Experts agreed and the VCC approved the text for the common understanding of Annex A, Section V, Paragraph 5 of the Final Document of the First CFE Review Conference as suggested by the U.S. in Ref A. The understanding will be forwarded to the JCG-T in Vienna. END SUMMARY [...]
2008-01-28 16:50:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO350VETTING REQUEST FOR THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE NRC
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants for the NATO-Russia General Training Course to be held at the Domodedovo Centre of the Russian Federation in Russia October 7-22, 2008. No U.S. trainers [...]
2008-09-30 14:58:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
08USNATO352NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL VISIT TO TBILISI
[...] (C) Summary: The North Atlantic Council (NAC) visited Georgia September 15-16 to take stock following Russia's invasion of Georgia, to reaffirm support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to strengthen NATO-Georgia relations (including by inaugurating the NATO-Georgia Comm [...]
2008-09-30 17:49:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU
08USNATO353UNAMA HEAD KAI EIDE DISTANCES HIMSELF FROM NATO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During a September 29 briefing to NATO Perm Reps, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Kai Eide painted a gloomy picture of the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, which he said was detracting international attention away from development agenda. He criticized [...]
2008-10-01 12:29:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
08USNATO354A/S BOUCHER NATO VISIT, 17 SEP 08
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During September 14 meetings at NATO, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher told NATO Perm Reps that NATO and the Afghans need to be more effective in holding territory, particularly with strengthened Afghan police, provincial and local governme [...]
2008-10-01 12:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR UN AF
08USNATO357RUSSIAN SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN: SORTING THE WHEAT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Russian officials have expressed a willingness to continue cooperation with NATO for Afghanistan (reftels) despite inconsistencies in the Russian message, but have also said all bets on cooperation are off if Georgia is offered NATO membership. Russian Ambassador to NATO Rogoz [...]
2008-10-03 11:16:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO358READOUT: OCTOBER 1 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH SERBIAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE SUTANOVAC: Reported septel. -- AFGHANISTAN: The Operations brief noted insurgent activities were high despite the Ramadan holidays. MG Li Gobbi, Assistant Director of the Ops Division, briefed on [...]
2008-10-03 11:39:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO36ALLIES HEAR U.S. CONCERNS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS BAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: State Department and OSD representatives briefed NATO Deputy Permanent Representatives January 24 on U.S. concerns over the proposed international ban on cluster munitions and the effect it could have on NATO interoperability. Richard Kidd of the Political-Military Affairs Bure [...]
2008-01-29 10:30:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO363SERBIAN DEFENSE MINISTER VISITS NATO
[...] (C) Summary: Serbian Minister of Defense Dragan Sutanovac signed an information security agreement between Serbia and NATO during an October 1 visit to NATO and, in an address to PermReps, he said Serbia will expand its contact with NATO, but criticized the Alliance for taking on the task of r [...]
2008-10-07 15:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PINR PREL SR KV
08USNATO365USING NATO TO ADDRESS PIRACY AND ENGAGE THE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Recent requests from the UN for temporary NATO naval escorts to World Food Program shipments to Somalia starting in October, and separate requests by France and the UK to the USG to provide direct military support to a planned EU anti-piracy operation starting in December, h [...]
2008-10-08 15:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN
08USNATO366RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TARGETS NATO, UN AND UKRAINE AT
[...] (C) Summary: Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin took center stage at the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Ambassadorial meeting on Wednesday, October 8, taking out his anger over the situation in Georgia on NATO, the UN and Ukraine. In between rants by Rogozin, which generally [...]
2008-10-10 08:34:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PREL RS UP GG
08USNATO367READOUT: OCTOBER 8 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 12:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO368NATO SENIOR DEFENCE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The NATO Senior Defence Group on Proliferation (DGP) held a Plenary meeting at NATO HQ on 2 Oct 08. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Joe Benkert of the U.S. (Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Security Affairs) and Mr. John Laugerud of the Norwegian MOD. Major items disc [...]
2008-10-14 09:22:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO369VETTING REQUEST FOR THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Kazakh participants for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from October 20-31. UNODC has proposed that the DEA conduct the se [...]
2008-10-14 12:40:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
08USNATO37ITALIAN PROPOSAL FOR RC-WEST MEETINGS IN
[...] (SBU) The Italian Mission to NATO passed USNATO a non-paper on January 25 proposing meetings among ISAF RC-West contributing nations, modeled after ". . . the one currently adopted by Australia, Canada, Estonia, Netherlands, Romania, United States, (and) United Kingdom for their political-mil [...]
2008-01-30 13:29:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF IT
08USNATO371NATO-RUSSIA WAY FOWARD: READOUT OF OCTOBER 14 SPC
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Allies delivered their initial responses to the IS-drafted policy paper "NATO-Russia Relations in the Aftermath of the Georgia Crisis." At its base, the document's language of "targeted conditionality" and "selective engagement" and emphasis on unity pleased most Allies. Fran [...]
2008-10-15 17:13:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO PGOV KCFE RS
08USNATO372MACEDONIAN PM: CURRENT NIMETZ PROPOSAL WILL NOT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Macedonian Prime Minister Gruevski told Ambassador Volker on October 15 that he has problems accepting the current Nimetz ideas for solving the name issue as a basis for negotiation. He said the Nimetz proposal would only improve marginally during a negotiation process, and n [...]
2008-10-15 18:07:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO MK
08USNATO373MACEDONIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Macedonia presented its Annual National Program for 2008-2009 to NATO Allies for comment on October 6. Greece was less critical than it could have been, but several Allies admonished Macedonia for portraying Greece, in its ANP summary (signed by PM Gruevski),as the lone hold [...]
2008-10-15 18:08:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO MK
08USNATO374NAC MEETING WITH KAZAKHSTAN DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his comments to the North Atlantic Council (NAC) Kazakhstan, Defense Minister (DEFMIN) Danial Akhmetov extolled Kazakhstan's defense and domestic reforms and announced contributions to ISAF. Allies acknowledged Kazakhstan's progress, but pressed for further assistance and [...]
2008-10-16 11:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV ECON PREL KZ
08USNATO375DECISIONS BY NATO DEFENSE MINISTERS REGARDING
[...] (SBU) On Wednesday, October 15, the NATO Secretary General issued a statement in regards to decisions made by NATO Defense Ministers at the recent meeting in Budapest. 2. (SBU) The text of the statement follows: BEGIN STATEMENT 15 October 2008 SG(2008)0770 To : ISAF Non-NATO Troop Co [...]
2008-10-16 13:24:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
08USNATO376VETTING REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of additional Kazakh participants for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from October 20-31. UNODC has proposed that the DEA cond [...]
2008-10-16 14:59:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
08USNATO379READOUT: OCTOBER 15 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: During the October 15 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer noted the request by Afghan Defense Minister Wardak for a NATO Trust Fund to meet the needs of the expanding Afghanistan Nati [...]
2008-10-17 08:28:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO380NATO ENGAGES IN NEW FORUM ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to facilitate increased regional dialogue on Afghanistan, Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer presided over the first meeting of NATO Permanent Representatives with the NATO representatives from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan a [...]
2008-10-17 13:12:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PREL AF KZ KG TI TX UZ
08USNATO381LITHUANIAN NON-PAPERS ON POSSIBLE U.S. DEFENSE
[...] (C) Lithuanian DCM Gediminas Varvuolis called on A/DCM Reid on 14 October to discuss Vilnius' ideas for increased U.S. military investment and cooperation. In addition to raising the Lithuanian MFA's non-paper which had been passed to the United States on the margins of UNGA, he also provided [...]
2008-10-17 15:56:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO LH
08USNATO382GERMAN NON-PAPER ON NATO MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Please see text of German food for thought paper in paragraph 2, which was passed to the Executive Working Group (EWG) on 10 Oct 2008. The non-paper explains Germany's thoughts on the criteria the EWG should use to assess the NATO missile defense architecture options. Germany has [...]
2008-10-17 16:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MNUC
08USNATO391ACTION REQUEST: POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE
[...] (C) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: After ongoing failures by Ukraine to meet its obligations, the United States-led NATO Ukraine Trust Fund is one month away from becoming the first Partnership for Peace Trust Fund in NATO's history to fail. The project a [...]
2008-10-22 15:19:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO PARM PGOV UP
08USNATO393RUSSIANS PROVIDE EUROPEAN SECURITY PAPER TO EU-3
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-23 11:45:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL GM RS
08USNATO394READOUT: 22 OCTOBER NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG announced he would soon provide a new strategic communications plan for Afghanistan since there were too many NATO persons doing interviews, and doing them badly, over the last few weeks. The SYG also said he would convene a smal [...]
2008-10-23 16:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO395ALLIES SUPPORT MOREL, BUT MIXED ON GENEVA OUTCOMES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite his claims of limited success, the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia and Georgia, Pierre Morel, underwhelmed many NATO PermReps with his account of the EU/UN/OSCE-sponsored talks on Georgia held in Geneva October 15. Morel admitted that the talks did n [...]
2008-10-23 17:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL PINR GG RS
08USNATO396ALBANIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO
[...] (C) Summary: On October 17, a senior-level Albanian delegation presented Tirana's 2008-2009 Annual National Program to NATO'S Senior Political Committee. The presentation drew praise from Allies. At the same time, several delegations, led by the U.S., raised serious concerns about perceived b [...]
2008-10-24 14:18:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO AL
08USNATO397CROATIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO
[...] (C) Summary: On October 16, a senior-level Croatian delegation presented Zagreb's 2008-2009 Annual National Program to NATO Allies. The presentation drew praise from Allies in a warm and friendly meeting. Allies looked forward to Croatia becoming a full member of the Alliance. End Summary. [...]
2008-10-24 14:20:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO HR
08USNATO398OCTOBER 16 HLTF: ALLIES COMMITTED TO A UNIFIED AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the October 16 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting and meetings on the margins, Allies discussed potential next steps on CFE (based largely on U.S. ideas presented at the September 11 HLTF, and a Czech paper distributed just prior to this HLTF meeting) and addressed how [...]
2008-10-24 14:42:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL
08USNATO399UK HIGH COMMISSIONER TO PAKISTAN BRIEFS NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Robert Brinkley, UK High Commissioner to Pakistan, told NATO PermReps October 21 that Pakistan has a profound sense of insecurity and sees its relationship with Afghanistan through an "Indian lens." He relayed that Pakistan is not confident the international community will rema [...]
2008-10-24 16:50:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR MOPS AF
08USNATO40NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 30, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer said he will write to non-NATO ISAF contributors prior to Vilnius Ministerial to update them on progress in drafting ISAF's Comprehensive Strategic Political Military Guidance. Chairman of the Milit [...]
2008-01-31 16:06:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO402RFG: NATO-RUSSIA: MAINTAINING CONSENSUS ON "NO
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Our current approach on preventing any policy level discussions with Russia at NATO will become unsustainable once the EU holds its Nice Summit with Russia on November 13. In the absence of any other proposals, Allies are alrea [...]
2008-10-29 19:54:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO403USNATO/USEU: NAC-PSC MEETING HIGHLIGHTS CONCERNS
[...] (U) This is a joint USNATO-USEU cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: NATO HQ Sarajevo Commander Major General Wightman and Deputy SACEUR and EUFOR Operational Commander General McColl briefed a joint meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) on October 27 [...]
2008-10-29 19:54:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS
08USNATO404USNATO TODAY: READOUT FROM 29 OCTOBER NORTH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 12:31:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO AF
08USNATO405VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF NATO-RUSSIA
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants for the NATO-Russia General Training Course to be held at the Domodedovo Centre of the Russian Federation in Russia from November 11-26, 2008. Afghanistan [...]
2008-10-31 12:32:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
08USNATO406RESULTS FROM 23 OCTOBER 2008 VCC AND EXPERTS
[...] (C) Summary. During the 23 October VCC and Experts Meetings, the IS requested that Allies resubmit their 2009 bids for Vienna Document (VD) 1999 evaluation visits and inspections by 28 October in accordance with newly agreed procedures in the revised draft Implementation Coordination working [...]
2008-10-31 12:32:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL NATO
08USNATO407READOUT: GENERAL OBERING'S 28 OCTOBER MISSILE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Obering, the director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA),stopped in Brussels October 28 to address NATO Perm Reps on his way to Warsaw and Prague. He updated Allies regarding missile defense (MD) and introduced his successor, Major General (soon t [...]
2008-10-31 17:33:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL PARM MARR CZ PL MNUC
08USNATO41KREMLIN KEEPS AMB ROGOZIN ON A SHORT LEASH IN HIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian nationalist politician-turned-diplomat Dmitri Rogozin launched into a lengthy litany of Russian grievances on missile defense (MD),NATO enlargement, CFE, and Kosovo at his first NATO-Russia Council meeting on January 30, albeit in a more measured tone than in his recent [...]
2008-02-04 11:12:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR RU
08USNATO416READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5,
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) continued last week,s message of guarded optimism about the voter registration process and recent improvement in the Pakistan-Afghanistan political dialogue. He supports an &instructed8 NAC Away Day focused on [...]
2008-11-07 13:31:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF NATO PREL
08USNATO419READOUT: AMR MOUSSA'S 6 NOVEMBER DISCUSSION WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 6, Mr. Amr Moussa, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, held a broad exchange of views with the North Atlantic Council at NATO HQ. Striking a conciliatory tone early on as he read from his prepared text, Moussa lauded the election of President-elect Obama, [...]
2008-11-10 13:54:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PARM PREL AL XI XF
08USNATO423VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Central Asian and Afghan participants for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on November 17-28. No USG trainers will be pa [...]
2008-11-12 10:17:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR TX RS AF KG KZ TI UZ
08USNATO429READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Major General Wright reported an increase in security events, continued ISAF operations to support voter registration, and noted indications opposing militant forces (OMF) intend to continue a hi [...]
2008-11-13 16:07:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF NATO PREL
08USNATO43PM BERISHA DISCUSSES ALBANIA'S NATO ACCESSION
[...] (C) Prime Minister Berisha discussed Albania's prospects for being invited to join NATO at the Bucharest Summit with the NAC on January 30, concluding Albania's ninth MAP cycle. The participation of opposition figures in his delegation, a recent unanimous parliamentary motion of support for NAT [...]
2008-02-06 13:15:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR PGOV AL
08USNATO433NATO SENIOR DEFENCE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Steering Committee of the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) met at NATO Headquarters on October 29. The meeting was co-chaired by Ms. Laura Gross of the U.S. (OSD(GSA)) and Mr. Knut Jahr of MoD Norway. Major items discussed during the meeting included the drafting [...]
2008-11-17 13:37:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO434UKRAINIAN FM TO NATO - GIVE US MAP OR RUSSIA WINS
[...] (C) Summary: Ukrainian FM Ogryzko briefed the NATO-Ukraine Commission on November 19. He called on Allies to provide the Membership Action Plan (MAP) to his country in order to strengthen the forces of democracy in Ukraine, and dissuade Russia from further destabilizing actions. Some Allied [...]
2008-11-20 18:46:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF RU UP
08USNATO436READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Claudio Bisogniero chaired the NAC and announced that the Secretary General will soon issue a &roadmap8 to the April 2009 Summit for Afghanistan, outlining ways for the Council to have strategic discussions [...]
2008-11-21 13:53:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF NATO PREL
08USNATO437CABLE-INTERN RESOURCE SOLICTATION-SUMMER 2009 FOR
[...] (U) Post requests one intern for the Summer 2009 cycle. The intern will support the work of the political section. This will include preparation of briefing papers and support of NATO committee work. The intern will likely focus their work under supervision of an FSO in one or two areas, such [...]
2008-11-21 15:52:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO AMGT APER ASEC
08USNATO44USNATO RESPONSE TO SECOND SURVEY OF IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We assess that almost all NATO Allies will insist on the cover of a relevant UNSCR mandate to continue the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) into 2009. With effort, we could likely sell something less than Chapter VII, given that NATO's mission is training not combat. We could [...]
2008-02-06 13:25:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL
08USNATO441VCC/EXPERTS: U.S. TO CONDUCT VD99 EVALUATION VISIT
[...] (C) Summary. During the 17 November VCC Experts meeting, USDel secured all primary and secondary objectives for U.S. VD99 verification activities in 2009. Experts debated alternative language for the IS working paper on Implementation Coordination, putting off consideration of three alternat [...]
2008-11-26 18:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO442NOVEMBER 21 HLTF: ALLIES AGREE TO CFE LANGUAGE FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the November 21 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting, Allies agreed on CFE language for the upcoming NATO Ministerial communique and how to deploy agreed language at subsequent key dates in December. The text (agreed via silence procedure on November 24) is closely based [...]
2008-11-26 18:30:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO445USNATO SUPPORTS PROPOSED MILREP IN REYKJAVIK
[...] (SBU) USNATO seconds Embassy Reykjavik request for a permanent U.S. military representative (reftel). Rising interest in energy sources, transportation routes, fisheries, and the melting of the polar cap have highlighted the importance of the High North to regional security. In addition, gro [...]
2008-12-01 18:07:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO PGOV MOPS
08USNATO447COMMUNIQUE OF THE DECEMBER 2-3 NATO FOREIGN
[...] (U) The following is part 2 of the Communique from the December 2-3 NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting: CONTINUE TEXT: 20. We welcome the progress made by Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro in their cooperation with the Alliance and the development of ambitious Individual Partnership Ac [...]
2008-12-03 16:43:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO MARR PARM PHSA PTER XG ZM XA XF
08USNATO448COMMUNIQUE OF THE DECEMBER 2-3 NATO FOREIGN
[...] (U) The following communique was approved and released by NATO Foreign Ministers following their December 2-3 meeting: BEGIN TEXT: MEETING OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL AT THE LEVEL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS HELD AT NATO HEADQUARTERS, BRUSSELS, ON 2-3 DECEMBER 2008 FINAL COMMUNIQUE Â [...]
2008-12-03 16:43:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO MARR PARM PHSA PTER XG ZM XA XF
08USNATO453ALLIES FIND BRIEFING ON AFGHANISTAN NIE “GLOOMY,”
[...] (S/REL NATO) Summary. National Intelligence Officer (NiO) for South Asia, Dr. Peter Lavoy, briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) for Afghanistan on November 25. He said the NIE describes a grim situation in Afghanistan and predicts that negative trends w [...]
2008-12-05 08:31:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO PTER PINR AF PK IN
08USNATO454USNATO: FOREIGN MINISTERIAL NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-05 13:18:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV AF PK
08USNATO456NATO POST-MINISTERIAL COMMUNIQUE READOUT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-08 10:04:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO MARR ECON PGOV UN XG XA AF GG UP
08USNATO460READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) said election support was a time critical issue with Afghan elections taking place as early as May 2009. He received NAC approval to task the Military Committee to provide advice on a NATO Election Support Forc [...]
2008-12-11 16:03:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF NATO PREL
08USNATO463NATO: FORMATION OF HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY CONTACT
[...] (C/NF) The Acting Political Advisor delivered reftel demarche to NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Operations Maurits Jochems on December 12. Jochems welcomed an observer role for NATO in the proposed Contact Group as "excellent work" for the Alliance. He noted that the issue of pi [...]
2008-12-15 14:55:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
08USNATO468ALLIES VOICE CONCERNS OVER LEGAL STATUS OF NTM-I
[...] (C) Summary: During the December 17, 2008 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, Allies expressed serious concern about the possibility of a lapse in the authorization and legal protections for the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I). They also expressed concerns that the draft law approved b [...]
2008-12-17 18:03:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN UK
08USNATO469THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 MEETING OF THE NATO-UKRAINE
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Volker Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried NSC Senior Director Damon Wilson NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: AMB Lubomir Ivanov Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: [...]
2008-12-17 18:41:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO PARM KCFE MARR GG UP RS
08USNATO470THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 MEETING OF THE NATO-GEORGIA
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Volker Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried EUR PDAS Ries NSC Senior Director Damon Wilson NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: AMB Lubomir Ivanov Canada: AMB Rober [...]
2008-12-17 19:00:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS NATO PARM PINR PREL GG RS
08USNATO471THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried EUR PDAS Ries Damon Wilson, NSC NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: FM Ivailo Kalfin Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: FM Gordan [...]
2008-12-17 19:46:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV AF
08USNATO472READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) obtained North Atlantic Council (NAC) agreement to task NATO Military Authorities to provide rapid military advice on elections support prior to the next Council discussion on January 7. He asked for cooperati [...]
2008-12-18 16:14:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNAF NATO PREL
08USNATO473UPDATE ON NATO AIR SURVEILLANCE AND TRAINING
[...] (C) In November, the financial crisis in Iceland and the ensuing dispute between Iceland and the UK threw into question NATO air surveillance and training missions in Iceland. The UK was scheduled to fill the December 5 ) 21, 2008 rotation, but after a period of negotiation, the UK ultimatel [...]
2008-12-19 08:51:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMOPS NATO PGOV PREF PREL IC
08USNATO48NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 6, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) is meeting this week in Japan at the Political Director level. Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (CMC) General Henault reported on additional Afghan National Police in Musa Qala, in [...]
2008-02-07 18:10:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO49NATO-RUSSIA 2008 WORK PROGRAM APPROVED
[...] (SBU) NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Perm Reps approved the NRC 2008 Work Program under a brief silence on February 7 and NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer welcomed it during the informal session of NRC Defense Ministers on February 8. Post wishes to express it appreciation to EUR/RPM desk o [...]
2008-02-08 13:26:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PREL MARR RU
08USNATO50SINGAPORE,S EVOLVING COOPERATION WITH NATO, THEIR
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Singapore,s DCM in Brussels confirmed Singapore is considering an increased yet modest contribution to ISAF in the summer months of 2008. He has also been asking cautious questions about what opportunities could derive from deeper Singapore-NATO cooperation. He implied inform [...]
2008-02-08 15:30:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PGOV MARR PREL SN AF
08USNATO55NATO: JANUARY 31TH HLTF MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO Allies used the January 31 HLTF to reaffirm and refine their strategy for a unified NATO response to Russia,s decision to suspend implementation of CFE. Allies see themselves united behind a substantive approach (the parallel actions plan) and accompanying diplomatic game [...]
2008-02-12 16:20:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO58NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) The Steering Committee for the NATO Senior Defense Committee on Proliferation (DGP) met at NATO HQ on January 16, 2008 and was jointly chaired by Ms Laura Gross (OSD/GSA) and Mr. Pawel Durys (MoD Poland). 2. (C) The Steering Committee received a briefing by the U.S. on plans for prov [...]
2008-02-14 12:49:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO60NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee General Ray Henault briefed that ISAF is seeking to diversify its fuel supply away from reliance on Pakistani transit. SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations MG Rudy Wright described a dramatic drop [...]
2008-02-14 19:43:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO62NATO: THE DAY AFTER KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The North Atlantic Council (NAC) met in a special February 18th session to discuss the situation in Kosovo following the February 17th Declaration of Independence by the Kosovo Assembly in Pristina. General Craddock, SACEUR, and Admiral Fitzgerald, Commander JFC Naples, briefed [...]
2008-02-18 16:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL KV
08USNATO78DAS KRAMER GIVES NATO ALLIES READOUT ON US-RUSSIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 22, Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer briefed NATO Allies in Brussels on Assistant Secretary Fried's February 19 meeting with Russian Deputy SIPDIS Foreign Minister and Disarmament Director Antonov regarding the CFE Parallel Actions Package. Kramer reported th [...]
2008-02-27 12:02:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO79SUPPORTING USG PROPOSALS FOR CIVIL AVIATION IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. USNATO delivered reftel points on civil aviation in Afghanistan to NATO Assistant Secretary for Operations Martin Howard on February 26. Howard gave assurances NATO shares U.S. objectives for civil aviation in Afghanistan and said he would instruct NATO representatives who wil [...]
2008-02-27 15:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALEAIR NATO PREL AF
08USNATO80GREECE: SLOWROLLING NATO ENLARGEMENT?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In what may represent an effort by Athens to change or slowroll Alliance accession procedures, Greece has delayed three key NATO documents for the Comprehensive Report on Enlargement which is due to NATO Foreign Ministers on March 6. While some of this may represent bureaucratic [...]
2008-02-27 18:05:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR GR MK
08USNATO82NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 27, 2008
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on ISAF flood relief, and Ambassador Nuland urged quick work and additional resources to make flood relief a good news story at Bucharest. SHAPE described excellent cooperation between ISAF and ANSF resulting in a counter-IED s [...]
2008-02-28 14:43:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO85WELCOME TO NATO FOR A/S RICHARD A. BOUCHER AND MS.
[...] Mission welcomes Ambassador Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary, and Ms. Caitlin Hayden, Bureau of South and SIPDIS Central Asian Afairs to USNATO on March 6-7, 2008. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer John Cockrell. Office: (32)2-724-3136 Mobile: (32)496-198- [...]
2008-03-04 13:18:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL OTRA OVIP BE
08USNATO88NATO: FEBRUARY 28TH HLTF AND NRC (ACE) MEETINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the February 28 HLTF, Allies agreed on key themes for the NATO-Russia Council Arms Control Experts (NRC (ACE)) meeting that followed the HLTF, and more generally for engaging Russia in the run-up to Bucharest. All who spoke stressed the need for a continued unified message; re [...]
2008-03-07 15:04:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO89NATO-UKRAINE AMBASSADORIAL MARCH 5: PREPARING FOR
[...] (C) Ukrainian Ambassador Sagach discussed the broad outlines of next month's NATO-Ukraine Summit with PermReps on March 5. He reaffirmed Ukraine's request for an invitation to MAP and pressed for a Joint Statement at the Summit; both issues are controversial within the Alliance. He signaled [...]
2008-03-10 13:09:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR UP
08USNATO9UN AND NATO SECGENS DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN SENIOR
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche orally to NATO SYG on January 4. Charge delivered Terms of Reference on January 7. 2. (C) Separately, UNSYG Ban Ki Moon telephoned NATO SYG Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on January 4 to discuss the proposed Terms of Reference for the Senior International C [...]
2008-01-07 15:43:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALIO PREL NATO AF
08USNATO90WELCOME TO NATO FOR STAFFDEL KENNETH MYERS, MARCH
[...] Mission welcomes Senior Professional Staff Member for the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Kenneth Myers III to Brussels for meetings at USEU and USNATO on March 19 - 21, 2008. USNATO Control officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer, Peter Chisholm, work tel:(32) [...]
2008-03-10 13:40:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NATO EUN FR BR
08USNATO91NRC: RUSSIA CHIDED KFOR AND ISAF WHILE OFFERING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador Dmitriy Rogozin accused KFOR of overstepping its bounds in Kosovo and called for impartiality and strict adherence to KFOR's UNSCR 1244 mandate in the February 27 NATO-Russia Council (NRC). Ambassador Nuland, other Allies, and NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Ho [...]
2008-03-10 16:15:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR PTER RU
08USNATO93NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 5, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer thanked the NAC for strengthening the Senior Civilian Representative's office and, in later discussion, reiterated his disagreement with a U.S. intelligence report that concluded the Afghan governme [...]
2008-03-11 13:20:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO96NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 12, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General De Hoop Scheffer welcomed the appointment of Kai Eide as Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Afghanistan, and urged Allies to support him fully. Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) LTG Eik [...]
2008-03-13 12:42:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO98WELCOME TO NATO FOR SENATOR CHRISTOPHER DODD AND
[...] Mission welcomes The Honorable Christopher J. Dodd and traveling party March 16-18, 2008. Control officers for the visit are USNATO Political Officer Reece Smyth, Office Tel:(32)2-724-3268, Cell: (32)0496-198-007, Fax: (32)2-724-3421, USEU Financial Attache Barbara Matthews, Office Tel:(32)2 [...]
2008-03-17 06:15:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL OTRA OVIP BE
08USNATO99MESSAGE OF STRONG SUPPORT FOR SRSG DELIVERED TO
[...] (SBU) Speaking at the informal weekly "coffee" gathering of the North Atlantic Council on March 11, Ambassador Nuland told Allies the U.S. welcomed the appointment of Kai Eide as the Special Representative for the Secretary General in Afghanistan and intended to put together a series of high- [...]
2008-03-17 13:56:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN NATO AF
08USOSCE106FSC APRIL 16: U.S. REPLIES TO RUSSIA ON DEFENSE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. responded in the Forum for Security Cooperation on April 16 to Russia's attacks a week earlier on the President's decision that Kosovo was eligible for defense cooperation. The U.S. reminded delegations that the arms embargo against Yugoslavia had been lifted by UN dec [...]
2008-04-21 06:07:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE KCFE RS XG
08USOSCE110CFE/JCG: APRIL 22 PLENARY - VIGOROUS DEBATE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-23 17:02:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE112RAPID REACTION FORCES PROPOSALS: THE STATE OF PLAY
[...] (C) Summary: Russia on April 22 seemed to accept that the Quad Allies need a few more weeks to come up with a concrete response to its proposal for an information exchange on rapid reaction forces. Meanwhile, Britain, France, and Germany insist that the U.S justify its contention that Germany [...]
2008-04-25 08:50:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALPARM PREL OSCE KCFE RS XG
08USOSCE118CFE: APRIL 29 JCG PLENARY, ALLIES REFUTE RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the April 29 Joint Consultative Group (JCG),Dr. Szabolcs Osvat of the Hungarian MOD provided an academic-style briefing to the JCG on the topic of "Stationing and Temporary Deployment During CFE Adaptation and Beyond, 1996-1999." Inter alia, the brief noted how the CFE F [...]
2008-04-30 18:47:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE123OPEN SKIES TREATY: MAY 5 OSCC PLENARY: RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the May 5th Plenary of the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC),Russia recalled a series of interventions by the U.S. and other delegations on April 14 that opposed Russia's request for a suspension of Open Skies missions in the last week of April due to the lack of [...]
2008-05-06 10:56:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE129CFE: MAY 13 JCG PLENARY: GERMAN PRESENTATION ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the continuing "focused dialogue," at the May 13 JCG (Joint Consultative Group) Germany presented an update to its October 30, 2007 presentation on the topic of "CFE Limitations in Transition: Security Concerns and Current Force Level Trends." Using available CFE, [...]
2008-05-14 16:50:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE132GEORGIA/OSCE/RUSSIA: COMPREHENSIVE OSCE TOOLBOX TO
[...] (C) Summary: With the increase in tensions between Georgia and Russia over Abkhazia, we understand that Washington is developing new proposals aimed at stabilizing the situation and eventually resolve the conflict (See Ref A). In this context, we believe that the OSCE has a number of tools w [...]
2008-05-16 15:22:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL OSCE GG RU
08USOSCE135CFE: MAY 20 JCG PLENARY: RUSSIA WANTS GUARANTEES
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the May 20 JCG Plenary, Russia dissected the 28 March NAC Statement on CFE in a futile attempt to draw Allies into interpreting and discussing the details of the text. Russia complained that the NAC statement had few specifics on ratification of A/CFE, accession, the defi [...]
2008-05-21 16:25:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE136FSC MAY 21: GEORGIA WILL WAIT FOR UNOMIG REPORT OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia told the FSC on May 21 it would defer release of the findings of the independent group of investigators of the April 20 UAV incident until the UNOMIG fact-finding team reports. Georgia did announce that the independent experts--from the three Baltic states and the U.S.- [...]
2008-05-23 10:15:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PARM PREL OSCE KCFE GG RS XG
08USOSCE142CFE: MAY 27 JCG PLENARY: ALLIES CONFIRM NAC
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the May 27 JCG Plenary, Russia asked JCG delegations from NATO to confirm the Alliance's current position on the 8 December 1998 NAC Statement on CFE, as well as the NATO-Russia Founding Act. Germany, the U.S., the U.K., the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic told Russia [...]
2008-05-28 17:12:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE144FSC MAY 28 - GEORGIA INVOKES VD99 CHAPTER III OVER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia announced in the May 28 Forum for Security Cooperation it would invoke the Vienna Document Chapter III risk reduction mechanism to call on Russia to explain its actions as described in the recently released UNOMIG investigation of the April 20 UAV incident. Russia rejo [...]
2008-05-30 14:43:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE KCFE GG MW RS XG
08USOSCE145DAYTON ARTICLE IV - CONTACT GROUP BRAINSTORMS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 15, the Contact Group (CG),absent Italy and UK, met in Vienna with the OSCE Personal Representative (PR) for Dayton Article IV at his request to informally exchange views on the future of the Dayton Article IV regime. Most agreed with Periotto's assessment and there we [...]
2008-05-30 15:08:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE KCFE BK HR MW SR
08USOSCE150FSC-PC JUNE 4: CYBER SECURITY AND PREPARATION FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Estonian defense minister and other speakers discussed cyber security and the need for the OSCE to remain involved in coordinating the efforts of participating States (pS) in responding to emerging threats to information and communication systems. Speakers extolled the Cou [...]
2008-06-06 12:43:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE KCFE KCIP EN FI XG
08USOSCE160CFE/JCG: JUNE 10, 2008 PLENARY AND RELATED MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) Summary. During the June 10 JCG Plenary under Kazakh Chairmanship, Belgium briefly described its ratification procedures noting the process would take 6-12 months. Then Azerbaijan and Armenia exchanged a series of interventions in which Armenia did not answer direct questions posed by [...]
2008-06-12 16:15:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE163CFE/JCG: JUNE 17, 2008 PLENARY - RUSSIA AWAITS
[...] (SBU) Summary. During the June 17 JCG Plenary under Kazakh Chairmanship, Turkey (Begec),supported by the U.S., Germany, the UK and Netherlands, raised the issue of Russia's latest inspection refusal. Russia (Solomenko) underscored there was no need to offer any explanations as they are well [...]
2008-06-18 14:20:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE167CFE/JCG: JUNE 27, 2008 PLENARY - RUSSIA CLAIMS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. During the June 27 JCG Plenary, Greece (Sourani),supported by the U.S., Germany, the UK, Turkey, Bulgaria, France and Romania, raised the issue of Russia's latest inspection refusal and called on Russia to resume its implementation of the CFE Treaty. The U.S., Germany and the [...]
2008-06-27 16:03:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE171ASRC WORKING SESSION II, JULY 2: ARMS CONTROL AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The keynote speakers at the 2008 Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC) arms control and CSBMs working session expressed concern over the CFE impasse caused by Russia's suspension. Alyson Bailes said the underlying cause was a "globalization of the security agendas" of the e [...]
2008-07-03 17:13:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE175JCG: JULY 8 JCG, ULYANOV SAYS RUSSIA CAN WORK FROM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the July 8 JCG meeting, Germany (Schweizer) supported by France, UK, Portugal, Turkey and the U.S., raised the issue of Russia refusing Germany's request to conduct a CFE inspection. Germany stated its concern that the Russian Federation was not implementing the CFE Treaty [...]
2008-07-09 16:38:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE181OSCE/FSC: SUBMISSION OF USG DATA FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-17 07:34:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PARM PREL NATO
08USOSCE185OSCE,S ANNUAL SECURITY REVIEW CONFERENCE -
[...] (SBU) Summary: Delegations and speakers alike called for the OSCE to move from symbolic words to concrete action during this year's Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC),held July 1-2 in Vienna. NATO SACEUR General Craddock called on the international community to do more in Afghanistan a [...]
2008-07-18 13:51:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE187OSCE/FSC: JULY 16, CZECHS - U.S. COUNTER RUSSIA ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech Republic and the U.S. responded strongly to last week's intervention by Russia that inaccurately portrayed the U.S.-Czech agreement on missile defense radar. Drawing on material from President Medvedev's July 15 speech to the Russian MFA, Russia replied with claims t [...]
2008-07-18 14:56:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL XG FSC
08USOSCE195CFE/JCG - END OF WINTER/SPRING ROUND: RUSSIAN VIEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During the course of the JCG's January-July session with 20 weekly meetings, Allies led by the U.S. repeatedly criticized Russia's instances of noncompliance, underscored the importance of Russia negotiating seriously on the basis of the parallel actions package, called on Russia [...]
2008-07-24 19:35:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE197FSC: END-OF ROUND WINTER-SPRING-SUMMER 2008:
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 2008 winter and spring-summer rounds in the Forum for Security Cooperation were highlighted by extensive discussion of the April 20 UAV incident in Georgia and U.S. missile defense in Europe. Russia pushed several CSBM proposals, including its rapid reaction forces informa [...]
2008-07-31 14:27:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE202ALLIES APPRECIATIVE FOR READOUT ON JULY 29 CFE
[...] (C) USDel provided oral readout (reftel) of the July 29 meeting between Assistant Secretary Fried and Russian MFA Arms Control Director Antonov to OSCE delegations of NATO members on August 5. Although the OSCE is on its summer recess and most delegations are operating with skeleton staffing, [...]
2008-08-05 15:03:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL NATO
08USOSCE204DAYTON ARTICLE IV ON EX-YUGOSLAVIA ARMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Sixth Review Conference for Dayton Article IV implementation was held in Vienna on 3-4 July 2008. The conference went very smoothly -- there were no contentious issues between Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. Indeed, the main area of discussion centered on ways th [...]
2008-08-07 13:35:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALBK KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS SR
08USOSCE212OSCE/FSC SEPTEMBER 10: RUSSIA WILL FOCUS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Forum for Security Cooperation began its autumn round on September 10 with an exchange of charges and counter-charges between Georgia and Russia. Georgia reports that large numbers of Russian forces remain on its territory, including South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and are engag [...]
2008-09-11 14:30:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS GG XG
08USOSCE221FSC SEPTEMBER 17: RUSSIA AND GEORGIA CONTINUE FEUD
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the September 17, FSC Russia and Georgia reprised their running feud over culpability for starting the August war. Russia presented an amateurish video purporting to show Georgia's responsibility for starting the conflict and evidence of Georgian attacks on civilian targets [...]
2008-09-22 06:06:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE228FSC SEPTEMBER 24: GEORGIA-RUSSIA DUSTUP CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia gave a lengthy description in the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation today of Russian transgressions, dating back to the breakup of the Soviet Union and culminating in its continued occupation of Georgian territories. Russia's relatively brief response blamed the "crim [...]
2008-09-26 14:32:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE235CFE: ANTONOV FAILS TO DIVIDE ALLIES AT VIENNA LUNCH
[...] (C) Summary. The Russian chief arms control delegate, Mikhail Ulyanov, hosted a lunch on October 2 in honor of the head of the Russian MFA arms control and disarmament division, Anatoliy Antonov. The lunch was billed as an effort to put forward Russian views on the current state of arms cont [...]
2008-10-06 11:56:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE247CFE/JCG: OCTOBER 14 -- GEORGIA CALLS OUT RUSSIA,
[...] (SBU) Summary: At October 14 JCG, Georgia accused Russia of violating core principles of the CFE Treaty (non-use of force, host nation consent) and non-compliance with Treaty provisions. In a surprisingly lengthy give and take (which included seven different interventions by Russia),the U [...]
2008-10-15 06:24:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE263CFE/JCG: GEORGIA/RUSSIA SPAR OVER ISTANBUL, ALLIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the October 28 JCG, Georgia delivered a long statement detailing para by para Russia's failure to fulfill many of its Istanbul commitments. Russia denied the accusations, accused Georgia of the same, and declared Gudauta was no longer an issue since it now belongs to Abkh [...]
2008-10-30 15:00:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE268HELSINKI MINISTERIAL THE FOCUS OF EUR PDAS RIES,
[...] (C) The OSCE Secretary General, the Chairman-in-Office, and several PermReps told visiting EUR PDAS Marcie Ries November 3-4 that the OSCE faced new challenges, and expressed frustration at the organization's inability to take action on key issues, including additional military monitoring off [...]
2008-11-06 14:07:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALOSCE PGOV PREL
08USOSCE270OSCE/FSC NOVEMBER 5: PLENARY DISCUSSES UNPOA;
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the November 5 FSC Plenary the Republic of Macedonia criticized Greece for a 28 October military parade in Thessaloniki and said it had evidence that slogans against the Republic of Macedonia were chanted by Greek armed forces. Decision No. 11/08 introducing best prac [...]
2008-11-07 16:23:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE273CFE/JCG: NOVEMBER 11 PLENARY; RUSSIA MAY TRY TO
[...] (SBU) The November 11 JCG, chaired by Romania, was brief. The only intervention was by Belarus First Secretary Vasily Pavlov, who announced his departure from Vienna on November 13 and introduced his replacement, First Secretary Dmitry Krayushkin. 2. (C) During the JCG-T plus 4 held on [...]
2008-11-13 14:19:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE278CFE/JCG: RUSSIA AGAIN ASSERTS IT HAS A LEGAL BASIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the November 18 JCG, Italy, Poland, and the United States called out Russia for refusing their recent requests for CFE inspections. There was broad support for the Italian, Polish, and U.S. statements as several delegations voiced concern that Russia's continued noncompli [...]
2008-11-18 17:18:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE280FSC NOVEMBER 19: GEORGIA ISOLATED ON MINISTERIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia could not agree to language in the draft Ministerial decision describing the Security Dialogue discussion of the August conflict. Georgia is willing to continue negotiations. The EU and the U.S. restated their opposition to a Russia proposal for an embargo of heavy we [...]
2008-11-20 13:20:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE284OPEN SKIES: A GOOD MONTH FOR NOVEMBER, INCLUDING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) plenary on November 24 agreed on a letter from the OSCC Chairperson to the Ministerial Council summarizing the past year. The Russian-chaired Working Group on Rules and Procedures (IWGRP) agreed on a draft decision on "alternative [...]
2008-11-25 14:36:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE286CFE/JCG: RUSSIA CONFIRMS WILL NOT PROVIDE ANNUAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 25 November plenary adopted a decision that ends the present JCG session on 16 December and sets the first plenary of the next session on 20 January. The U.S. joined consensus, but expressed disappointment that the start of the next JCG session could not be delayed despit [...]
2008-11-25 18:16:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE290SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY: HELSINKI OSCE
[...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, we look forward to seeing you at the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Helsinki. FM Stubb has succeeded in attracting a record number of ministers to this OSCE meeting, and hopes to rally the Organization in a renewal of the Q&Spirit of Helsinki.Q8 Following closely [...]
2008-11-28 08:53:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM OSCE OVIP PHUM PREL PROG
08USOSCE291FSC NOVEMBER 26: GEORGIA JOINS CONSENSUS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia reluctantly joined consensus on a draft Ministerial decision that summarizes the FSC's 2008 work and tasks it to submit progress reports to the 2009 Ministerial. At issue was a reference to the Georgia-Russia conflict in August 2008, which Russia wanted described as the [...]
2008-11-28 13:39:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE298CFE/JCG DECEMBER 9 PLENARY: LEGAL ANALYSIS
[...] (C) Summary: At the December 9 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) plenary, the U.S. provided a legal analysis refuting Russia,s repeated assertions that it has a legal basis for its "suspension" of the CFE Treaty. This was important to clear the air on this issue after repeated Russian challenge [...]
2008-12-12 16:38:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE31OSCE REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: DEFENDING KOSOVO CDI
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Summary: Following a coordinated declaration of independence (CDI) by Kosovo, Serbia will likely use the OSCE as an important venue to lay out its case before world opinion on why it believes its territorial integrity has been [...]
2008-02-06 17:00:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALOSCE PGOV PREL KV SR
08USOSCE313CFE/JCG: DECEMBER 16 PLENARY - LACK OF RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: At the December 16 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) plenary, Poland, on behalf of the NATO states, strongly regretted Russia's lack of participation in the CFE Treaty's mandatory information exchange on December 15. The joint statement highlighted the willingness of NATO states to [...]
2008-12-17 14:27:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE315CFE/JCG: FALL END-OF-ROUND: GEORGIA CRISIS;
[...] (C) Summary: The autumn session of the Joint Consultative Group was dominated by fallout from Russia,s invasion of Georgia and Russia,s continued non-compliance with its CFE Treaty obligations (i.e., refusal of inspections and failure to provide information exchange data). Russia continue [...]
2008-12-18 11:23:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE318REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE - NEXT STEPS IN VIENNA ON
[...] (SBU) GUIDANCE REQUEST: Mission requests Washington approval to circulate the revised Food-for-Thought paper in para 4. The revision reflects USDEL discussions per earlier guidance (ref A) and the visit of the Chairman of the 1540 Committee to the OSCE (ref B). See also para 3 on concerns ra [...]
2008-12-18 15:49:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE320CFE/CSBM: ANNUAL EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION FOR 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary. Annual exchanges of information under the CFE Treaty and the Vienna Document, with information effective January 1, 2009, were held in Vienna on December 12-15, 2008. Both achieved high levels of participation. The electronic exchange, with support provided by the United State [...]
2008-12-23 13:35:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE321CORRECTED COPY: CFE/CSBM: ANNUAL EXCHANGE OF
[...] (SBU) CORRECTED COPY. Summary. (This cable correctly reports, in paras 1 and 5, how much some of Azerbaijan's declared holdings exceed CFE Treaty limits.) Annual exchanges of information under the CFE Treaty and the Vienna Document, with information effective January 1, 2009, were held in V [...]
2008-12-30 12:36:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE60OSCE 2008 ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 2008 Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting (AIAM) on March 4-5 was not contentious, delegations restricting themselves to broad recommendations that were intended for further concrete development in the Forum for Security Cooperation. Russia did not spend much time bera [...]
2008-03-07 13:09:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE62OSCE 2008 HEADS OF VERIFICATION MEETING: GERMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the March 3 meeting of Heads of Verification (HOV),discussion of implementation matters extended into the policy arena, as had been anticipated after the 2007 HOV meeting, when the German verification head called for Vienna Document 1999 (VD99) inspection coordination in Vie [...]
2008-03-07 13:27:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE63CORRECTED COPY - OSCE 2008 HEADS OF VERIFICATION
[...] (SBU) (This corrected version of reftel contains revised numerical values in para 9.) Summary: At the March 3 meeting of Heads of Verification (HOV),discussion of implementation matters extended into the policy arena, as had been anticipated after the 2007 HOV meeting, when the German verifi [...]
2008-03-10 14:30:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE67CFE: MARCH 11 JCG PLENARY; CANADA ANNOUNCES THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the March 11 JCG Plenary, the last before the spring break, Canada briefed on its new treaty ratification practice and procedure. Russia rambled-on about numerous issues to include the "Parallel Actions Package," the NRC (ACE) meeting of 28 February, why Russia ratified th [...]
2008-03-11 17:39:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE70VIENNA DOCUMENT 1999: CFE SUSPENSION CASTS LONG
[...] (SBU) Summary: Discussion of future challenges and opportunities in the implementation of the Vienna Document 1999 was overshadowed at times by concern over the impasse created by Russia's suspension of its CFE commitments. Although most national representatives and several of the speakers cal [...]
2008-03-18 09:59:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE91FSC: APRIL 9 - RUSSIA JUMPS QUEUE TO BLAST ANY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Russia opened the Forum for Security Cooperation spring-summer session even before the new chair had a chance to speak by attacking the U.S. for its announcement that Kosovo, as an independent country, was now eligible for defense assistance. Russia described this as an illegal [...]
2008-04-11 08:58:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OSCE KCFE KV RS XG
08USOSCE98CFE: APRIL 15 JCG PLENARY, RUSSIA SAYS TOI WORK IS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 15 Joint Consultative Group (JCG),Germany and Russia exchanged opposing views stemming from Russia,s refusal to accept Germany's April 8 inspection notice. Belarus said that despite the 28 March NAC statement,s positive tone, it does not solve the problems rela [...]
2008-04-16 16:28:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USUNNEWYORK1002NATO BRIEFS UN SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
[...] (U) At a Counter-terrorism Committee (CTC) meeting, October 30, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Martin Erdmann told SC members that NATO is taking a concrete and practical approach to countering terrorism. He reported that coordination of NATO members [...]
2008-11-03 16:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER UNGA PREL PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK1028UN BUDGET: SECRETARIAT RESPONDS TO MEMBERS'
[...] Summary. At the request of the Group of 77 and China, Secretariat officials on November 3 appeared before the Fifth Committee to answer questions about the Secretary-General's plan to identify efficiency savings in preparation for the UN's proposed budget for 2010-2011. The planned 30-minute [...]
2008-11-05 23:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AORC KUNR UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1112UNGA/C-6: UNGA'S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE ADOPTS 14
[...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA's Sixth Committee held its final meeting November 14. The Committee on Relations with the Host Country presented its report. During the meeting, the Sixth Committee adopted by consensus 14 draft resolutions. End Summary. REPORT OF THE HOST COMMITTEE --------------- [...]
2008-11-26 13:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1163UN PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY FOR CENTRAL ASIA SRSG
[...] (SBU) Head of the Ashgabat-based UN Regional Center for Preventative Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Ambassador Miroslav Jenca delivered a well-received statement on December 10 to the Security Council on UNRCCA activities and outlined plans for the future. In response to questions from [...]
2008-12-11 23:10:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKRAD PREL ENRG SENV ZK AF
08USUNNEWYORK139U.S. AND JAPAN DISCUSS IRAN, EAST TIMOR, BURMA,
[...] (C) Summary. During a regular U.S.-Japan bilateral meeting on February 8, Amb Khalilzad and Japanese PermRep Takasu discussed Iran, Burma, Afghanistan, DPRK, and a range of other issues (UN Reform discussion covered septel). On Iran, Takasu reiterated Japanese support for the draft UNSCR, bu [...]
2008-02-14 13:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM KUNR IR BM AF KS SU
08USUNNEWYORK155FM JEREMIC ARGUES BEFORE 76 UN MEMBER STATES THAT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Security Council met in a private session on February 14 at the request of Russia and Serbia to discuss Kosovo. Sixty-one non-Council members attended as observers. Serbian FM Jeremic, after failing in a last-minute attempt to convince the U.S. to agree to televise the sess [...]
2008-02-16 00:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK
08USUNNEWYORK164UN HOSTS NEW YORK MEETING OF JCMB COUNTRIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat hosted a meeting in New York for representatives from Joint Coordination and Monitoring Group (JCMB) countries February 19 to deliver a readout of the recent meeting in Tokyo, and to discuss the upcoming Security Council renewal of the mandate for the United N [...]
2008-02-21 17:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK176ICELANDIC PRESIDENT GRIMSSON PITCHES CANDIDACY FOR
[...] (SBU) On February 22, Icelandic President Grimsson told Ambassador Khalilzad that he had been "personally engaged" since last year in Iceland's race against Austria and Turkey for a seat on the Security Council in 2009-2010. Grimsson said Iceland had been offering potential supporters coopera [...]
2008-02-25 22:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC IC
08USUNNEWYORK199CANADIAN PERMREP URGES MORE UN INVOLVEMENT ON
[...] (C) The Canadian Mission to the UN hosted a select meeting of PermReps from key coalition countries active in Afghanistan on March 3 to consider how to improve the effectiveness of the UN role in Afghanistan and to ensure UN leadership in New York dedicates more attention and resources to its [...]
2008-03-04 22:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK234THIS JUST IN: SERBIA OPPOSES KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 11 Security Council public meeting, Serbian FM Jeremic criticized Kosovo's declaration of independence (DI) as an assault on the international system, asking countries who had recognized Kosovo to reconsider and encouraging those who had not to hold off. He condemned [...]
2008-03-14 18:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNMIK YI UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK236UN OFFICE IN BELGRADE FEARS NATO WILL BE MIA IN
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 12 meeting with Ambassador Wolff, the UN Office in Belgrade's Acting Director Richard Wilcox said that Belgrade believes it will control northern Kosovo and is looking for a deal with the EU on Serb enclaves in the rest of Kosovo. Ambassador Wolff responded that Belgrad [...]
2008-03-14 20:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNMIK KV YI UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK238SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES AFGHANISTAN; UNAMA
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: On March 12, the Security Council held an open debate on Afghanistan, with newly appointed Special Representative to the Secretary-General (SRSG) Kai Eide in attendance. All 32 countries that spoke during the debate (including thel 15 members of the Security Council [...]
2008-03-14 23:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK271P-3 AMBASSADORS DISCUSS SUDAN, KOSOVO, BURMA AND
[...] (C) Summary. P-3 PermReps met on March 20 to discuss Sudan, Kosovo, Burma, and Tibet. On Sudan, the three agreed that specific benchmarks are essential to UNAMID deployment progress and tasked mission experts with drafting them. On Kosovo, AMB Khalilzad suggested a P-3 strategy review. The [...]
2008-03-26 18:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNMIK KV YI BM SU
08USUNNEWYORK30SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON MEETS WITH SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: During a lunch January 10 with Security Council Ambassadors, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discussed Sudan, Burma, Kosovo, and several other issues. On the margins of the meeting, Ban,s deputy chief of staff Kim Won Soon said South Korea is willing to provide helicopter pilots to [...]
2008-01-11 22:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK367SYG BAN LEANING TOWARD UNMIK SURGE FOR LACK OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Responding to Ref A letter from the Secretary, UN Secretary-General Ban assured Ambassador Wolff SIPDIS and German PermRep Matussek on April 18 that the UN is confining its dialogue with Belgrade to operational aspects of the UN's role in Kosovo. Ban repeatedly called for all [...]
2008-04-21 19:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNMIK UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK407DPKO'S UNMIK PLAN: STATE RECONFIGURATION INTENT,
[...] (C) Introduction and Summary: The U.S., UK, France, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, the EU Council, and NATO had an extensive exchange with UN U/SYG Guehenno and his team on May 1 about the future international community role in Kosovo. Guehenno said the UN wants to leave Kosovo as quickly [...]
2008-05-07 20:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNMIK UNSC YI KV
08USUNNEWYORK452HIGH REP LAJCAK BRIEFS UNSC ON BOSNIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 19, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Miroslav Lajcak told the Security Council that the situation in BiH had improved significantly since his November 2007 briefing, pointing to BiH's imminent signing of a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) [...]
2008-05-21 01:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BK UNSC KV YI
08USUNNEWYORK453HIGH REP LAJCAK BRIEFS UNSC ON BOSNIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 19, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Miroslav Lajcak told the Security Council that the situation in BiH had improved significantly since his November 2007 briefing, pointing to BiH's imminent signing of a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) [...]
2008-05-21 12:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BK UNSC KV YI
08USUNNEWYORK48UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 17
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The UK Permanent Mission to the UN (UKUN) hosted a donors meeting on January 16 to solicit TCCs for the UNAMID shortfalls of helicopters and transportation assets. The Government of the Sudan (GOS) continues to obstruct [...]
2008-01-17 21:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK553UN VIEWS ON SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) UN DPKO U/SYG Guehenno shared a downbeat report on his recent trip to Afghanistan and the UN perspective on the outcome of the recent Paris Conference in a June 19 meeting with PermReps from key coalition countries. In comparison to his last visit in 2005, Guehenno described a sense of [...]
2008-06-24 17:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK585UN HEADQUARTERS SUPPORTIVE OF SRSG EIDE'S REQUESTS
[...] (C) Summary: On July 1, Ambassador Khalilzad spoke with Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Jean-Marie Guehenno regarding UN Headquarters support for the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) and SRSG Kai Eide. Guehenno said DPKO supported Eide,s reque [...]
2008-07-01 21:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK59UNSC CONSIDERS UNMIK: DRAMA BUT NO DIRECTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a January 16 Security Council session on UNMIK, Serbian President Tadic said before the media that Serbia would never recognize Kosovo sovereignty but would not resort to violence under any circumstances. In a much longer non-public session: SRSG Rucker lauded the recent [...]
2008-01-21 19:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC UNMIK KV YI
08USUNNEWYORK721TOUGH DAY FOR RUSSIA IN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-11 00:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV RU GG UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK802AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S MEETING WITH GEORGIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-05 19:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNGA GG RS
08USUNNEWYORK833AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD AND P-3 MEET WITH THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-18 14:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL RS GG
08USUNNEWYORK837SYG BAN WILL SIGN NATO AGREEMENT; CONCERNED WITH
[...] (C) During a September 18 call with Ambassador Khalilzad, Secretary-General Ban said he had spoken with NATO SYG Hoop Scheffer (ref B),and had decided to sign the Draft Declaration on UN-NATO Cooperation in New York on Monday, September 22. Ban said he wants minimal pQicity and will not post [...]
2008-09-18 20:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK870AT THE UN, IRAN, GEORGIA, BOLIVIA AND OTHERS
[...] Summary: The annual UN General Debate continued in the afternoon of September 23 on the themes of global food crisis and UN reform among others. Iran and Lebanon strongly criticized Israel. Iran also defended its nuclear program. Georgia spoke about the need for a stronger UN role given Rus [...]
2008-09-29 14:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON UNGA AORC FI BK RW LH IR LE
08USUNNEWYORK874UN GENERAL DEBATE: PAKISTAN, ZIMBABWE, SUDAN AND
[...] SUMMARY: During the afternoon of September 25, the UN General Assembly General Debate continued with its tenth plenary meeting. In an afternoon featuring Pakistan and Zimbabwe's Heads of State and Sudan's Vice-President, security issues were a primary focus. Participants called for peace in [...]
2008-09-29 16:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON PHUM UNGA PK ZI SU AS JA KS
08USUNNEWYORK96563RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY ONE AND TWO
[...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on International Security and Nuclear Disarmament conducted its general debate from October 6 to October 14. This summary comprises statements from Days 1 and 2 (October 6 and 7) of the debate. The following spoke on Day 1: Sergio Duarte, High Representativ [...]
2008-10-22 22:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCDG KN PARM PREL UNGA CD
08USUNNEWYORK99663RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY ONE, TWO AND
[...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on nuclear weapons from October 14 to 16. This summary comprises statements from all three days (October 14, 15 and 16) of the debate. On Day 1, representatives from the following states [...]
2008-10-31 21:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
08VALLETTA134MALTA'S DECISION TO REJOIN NATO'S PARTNERSHIP FOR
[...] (SBU) In the first foreign policy decision of his newly elected government, Malta,s Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi opted to rejoin Malta's membership in NATO,s Partnership for Peace (PfP). Tonio Borg, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, sent a letter to the NATO Secretary G [...]
2008-04-04 15:44:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMT NATO PGOV PREL
08VALLETTA135MALTA'S NEW FM GRATEFUL FOR PROGRESS ON DTA, PFP,
[...] (SBU) Summary. March 25, Ambassador Bordonaro met with the Malta,s new Foreign Minister Tonio Borg. As this was the first time the Ambassador met with Borg since his appointment as Foreign Minister, she updated Borg on the progress achieved on key issues on our bilateral agenda, such as the [...]
2008-04-07 05:14:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMT NATO PREF PREL PGOV
08VALLETTA146SCENESETTER FOR U/S LEVEY APR 15-17 VISIT TO MALTA
[...] (S) U/S Levey: Embassy Valletta looks forward to your upcoming visit to Malta. Composed of several tiny islands in the Mediterranean, Malta's small size and population (400,000) belies a relatively important strategic and geopolitical role. Malta joined the EU in 2004, adopting the Euro as its [...]
2008-04-09 11:42:00Embassy VallettaSECRET//NOFORNKTFN PTER IR EFIN PARM MT
08VALLETTA228MALTA'S REACTION TO GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador briefed key Maltese military and civilian officials about GMP. The Maltese expressed enthusiasm about the concept. Several GMP-related areas of cooperation already exist, and the Maltese were eager to explore further areas. Malta,s Foreign Minister said that at an [...]
2008-06-02 14:31:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALASEC EAID ECIN ECON EFIS EWWT MARR MAS MCAP
08VALLETTA350MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED DEMANDING RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) On the afternoon of August 13, Ambassador Bordonaro raised reftel points with Maltese FM Tonio Borg, urging Malta to engage the Russian government about continued reports of Russian military activity around Gori, and to urge Russia to investigate and end any possible ongoing atrocities in [...]
2008-08-18 05:31:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGG MOPS NATO OSCE PHUM PREL RS UN MT
08VALLETTA44MALTA TO HOLD GENERAL ELECTIONS MARCH 8
[...] (C) Summary. Maltese Prime Minister Gonzi today (February 4) dissolved Parliament, and President Fenech-Adami called for national elections to be held on March 8. With elections required by August and expected by Easter, the two dominant parties -- the ruling Nationalist Party (NP) and opposi [...]
2008-02-04 16:13:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALMT NATO PGOV PREL PSI
08VALLETTA97MALTA: RULING NATIONALIST PARTY WINS A NARROW
[...] (U) The ruling Nationalist Party (NP),led by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, won the March 8 general elections with a slim margin of 1,200 votes, which amounted to just 0.4 percent of the votes cast, over the Malta Labor Party (MLP). Though it,s clear that the Nationalists will remain in power [...]
2008-03-10 13:19:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALMT NATO PGOV PREL PSI
08VATICAN68VATICAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS GEORGIA CRISIS, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9, Vice Presidential Advisor Joseph Wood, accompanied by the DCM , held separate meetings with two senior Vatican officials to seek views from the Holy See on the situation between Russia and Georgia. Vatican officials raised humanitarian issues as the primary conc [...]
2008-09-19 13:56:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KIRF GG RS UP IR KZ VT
08VIENNA1264AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 5-6
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-03 14:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM GG RU AU
08VIENNA1735FOREIGN AND DEFENSE POLICY OUTLINE OF THE NEW
[...] (U) The November 23 coalition agreement between Austria's Social Democrats and Conservatives includes brief (less than 10 percent of the total text) sections on foreign and defense policy. These for the most part affirm in broad terms existing policy -- specifics are given only in areas where [...]
2008-11-26 09:59:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AU
08VIENNA1893AUSTRIA: SECURITY SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHAN ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, DCM, Econ/Pol Counselor, DATT and Polchief discussed reftel demarche with GOA officials across the government, as well as with the German Ambassador to Austria during a series of meetings December 17 to 23. Austrian officials said the MFA and Defense Ministry would rev [...]
2008-12-24 12:40:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
08VIENNA548AUSTRIAN SECURITY POLICY: MINISTER
[...] (C) Driven by a desire to win domestic political standing and to keep Austria engaged in the development of European security structures (other than NATO proper),Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos has both supported and compelled a re-orientation of his Ministry's mission, according to [...]
2008-04-21 11:50:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PARM PGOV AU
08VIENNA589U.S.-AUSTRIAN AGREEMENT ON PROTECTION OF
[...] This message contains action requests in paras 9 and 10. 2. Summary. Incidents of unauthorized Austrian release of USG classified information over the past year point to the need for U.S.-Austrian agreement on measures to protect such information. Austria's Information Security Law, passed [...]
2008-05-05 07:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AU
08VIENNA634AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 07, 2008
[...] Austrian Airlines (AUA) and the Oesterreichische Industrie Holding AG (OeIAG) are desperately trying to get Sheikh Mohammed Bin Issa Al Jaber back on board, after the Saudi businessman said he would pull out of a deal to purchase a 20 percent stake in AUA. The results of an emergency meeting to [...]
2008-05-07 14:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA676AUSTRIA ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS: POLITICAL DRIVE FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Despite serious concerns about interoperability in the armed services, Austria's Defense and Foreign Ministers are pushing for a robust, though not absolute, ban on cluster munitions. To achieve this, the MFA is prepared to discuss compromise definitions of CW and clarification [...]
2008-05-16 16:07:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPARM MOPS PREL NATO UN AU
08VIENNA708AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON THE GAERC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-21 16:17:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU KV AU
08VIENNA734AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 29, 2008
[...] The coalition government's controversial healthcare reform is encountering resistance not only from doctors and the Austrian Medical Association, but also from Parliament. The three parliamentary presidents have dismissed the SPOe-OeVP cabinet's wish to have the reform law passed before Parliam [...]
2008-05-29 14:13:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA797OMV UNDER PRESSURE TO CONCLUDE SOUTH PARS DEAL
[...] (C) Thomas Mayr-Harting, the MFA's Political Director, told EUR DAS Bryza and Charge on June 2 that OMV is under intense pressure from Iran to conclude its South Pars deal "in the next 4-5 months." Mayr-Harting said that the GoA would continue to advise OMV to go slow, but, if other European [...]
2008-06-10 10:09:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV AU IR
08VIENNA799OMV UNDER PRESSURE TO CONCLUDE SOUTH PARS DEAL
[...] (C) Thomas Mayr-Harting, the MFA's Political Director, told EUR DAS Bryza and Charge on June 2 that OMV is under intense pressure from Iran to conclude its South Pars deal "in the next 4-5 months." Mayr-Harting said that the GoA would continue to advise OMV to go slow, but, if other European [...]
2008-06-10 10:09:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV AU IR
08VIENNA800OMV UNDER PRESSURE TO CONCLUDE SOUTH PARS DEAL
[...] (C) Thomas Mayr-Harting, the MFA's Political Director, told EUR DAS Bryza and Charge on June 2 that OMV is under intense pressure from Iran to conclude its South Pars deal "in the next 4-5 months." Mayr-Harting said that the GoA would continue to advise OMV to go slow, but, if other European [...]
2008-06-10 10:10:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV AU IR
08VILNIUS1019LITHUANIA TO SIGN CLUSTER MUNITIONS CONVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-03 15:16:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MOPS NATO LH
08VILNIUS1026GAERC: LITHUANIA WANTS EASTERN PARTNERSHIP LAUNCH
[...] (C) Summary. Lithuania hopes the EU, following the GAERC and the subsequent European Council meetings next week, will endorse the launch of the Eastern Partnership, a multilateral "platform" for EU 27 consultation and assistance with six former Soviet states. The Lithuanians will also look fo [...]
2008-12-05 09:32:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN RS XG LH
08VILNIUS1038NEW GOVERNMENT TAKES OFFICE, WINS APPROVAL FOR
[...] (U) Summary: Lithuania's new prime minister, Andrius Kubilius, and center-right coalition Cabinet took oaths of office on December 9 and won approval for their program, which focuses largely on minimizing the effect on Lithuania of the world economic crisis. The program also emphasizes deeper [...]
2008-12-10 11:53:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON LH
08VILNIUS1047YUSHCHENKO VISITS LITHUANIA, REBUFFED ON BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: President Adamkus and Ukrainian President Yushchenko met December 9 in Vilnius to sign a "roadmap" for the Joint Declaration of Strategic Partnership, previously announced in May. They also discussed Ukraine's membership in the new EU Eastern Partnership initiative, and the NATO- [...]
2008-12-18 15:01:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL XG UP LH
08VILNIUS353BELARUS: VICTORY DAY "IN THE FACE OF TODAY'S THREATS"
[...] (SBU) Charge attended the official May 9 ceremony marking the 63rd anniversary of Allied victory in Europe. Participating in a wreath-laying ceremony with the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and the Ambassadors of Russia, Serbia, and Vietnam, Charge was able to closely observe Lukashenko and his [...]
2008-05-13 11:00:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR BO
08VILNIUS376LITHUANIA AWARE AND PARTICIPATING IN GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-19 13:36:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP LH
08VILNIUS473LITHUANIA IN IRAQ: WHERE THEY ARE NOW
[...] (C) Advisor to the Prime Minister Mindaugas Jurkynas told Ambassador June 10 that President Adamkus and PM Kirkilas are both committed to Lithuanian troops remaining in Iraq past July, despite DefMin Olekas's almost daily, public statements to the contrary. Jurkynas said the State Defense Coun [...]
2008-06-17 06:16:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL NATO IZ LH
08VILNIUS475LITHUANIA IN AFGHANISTAN: WHERE THEY ARE NOW
[...] (C) Summary: The GOL secured conditional funding from UAE and Saudi officials for reconstruction projects in Ghor province in a meeting facilitated and attended by USAID Administrator Fore on the margins of the June 12 Paris Conference. MFA U/S Talat-Kelpsa intends to combine a trip to Ghor i [...]
2008-06-17 13:10:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL NATO AF LH
08VILNIUS477AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WASHINGTON MEETINGS WITH PM
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Cloud met June 18 with Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas to discuss his July 2 meetings with the Vice President and other senior officials in Washington. Kirkilas said there is no decision yet on extending Lithuanian troops in Iraq past July; said Lithuan [...]
2008-06-18 13:47:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR ENRG SCUL PHUM XH IZ AF LH
08VILNIUS479JEWISH ISSUES UPDATE: RESTITUTION STALLED, SLOW
[...] (C) Summary. Lithuania continues to struggle with the legacy of the Holocaust and how to honor its once vibrant Jewish heritage. More than four years after joining NATO, Lithuania has yet to restitute Jewish communal property in any meaningful way and there are no signs of moving forward. A [...]
2008-06-18 14:26:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPHUM SCUL PREL LH
08VILNIUS492SCENESETTER FOR PM KIRKILAS'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON
[...] (C) Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas comes to Washington at a time of change for Lithuania. In less than a generation, the country has gone from the yoke of Soviet authoritarianism to being an EU and NATO member, punching above its weight in out of area missions. However, having achieved it [...]
2008-06-25 13:52:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PHUM LH
08VILNIUS54SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' VISIT TO LITHUANIA
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Welcome to Lithuania. Your interaction with your hosts during the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers comes at the right time, in the perfect setting, to positively impact Lithuanian contributions to the GWOT. As we broadly urge allies to increase effort [...]
2008-01-31 08:03:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PINS MARR LH
08VILNIUS552LITHUANIA WILL MAINTAIN CURRENT NTM-I TRAINERS;
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-15 13:14:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO LH UP
08VILNIUS594LITHUANIA WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN NAM MEETINGS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-25 11:47:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER NATO LH
08VILNIUS600LITHUANIA FAVORS TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION DESPITE AKP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-25 13:34:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU EUN LH
08VILNIUS666TFGG01: LITHUANIA TO PUSH EU VISA FACILITATION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-12 15:16:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL XG GG LH
08VILNIUS689TFGG01: LITHUANIA IMPRESSED WITH NATO SOLIDARITY;
[...] (C) Lithuania remains very forward leaning in its reaction to the situation in Georgia. President Adamkus told Charge August 20 that he was pressing EU heads of state to take a more supportive stand on Georgia, and was pleased with the August 19 NAC statement. MFA Director of Transatlantic C [...]
2008-08-21 11:14:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL XG GG LH
08VILNIUS708RUSSIA, GEORGIA, GERMANY, LITHUANIA AND THE EU:
[...] (C) Summary: The Russian Ambassador told the GOL August 27 that it would pay a price, including being subject to "not ordinary measures," for its outspoken support for Georgia, according to Lithuanian MFA U/S Zygimantas Pavilionis. He also reported that FRG Chancellor Merkel, in her visit to [...]
2008-08-27 15:26:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL XG GG RU LH
08VILNIUS716LITHUANIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON NATO-MED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-29 14:23:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO LH
08VILNIUS757LITHUANIA WILL CONSIDER AMENDMENT TO ISAF OPLAN ON
[...] (C) MoND Undersecretary Andrius Krivas told Post September 11 that the Lithuanians are still considering their position on authorizing ISAF to participate in drug interdiction activity in Afghanistan (reftel). He did speculate however that if they agree to it, Lithuanian SOF operating in the [...]
2008-09-12 06:46:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR NATO AF LH
08VILNIUS780LITHUANIANS WILL CONSIDER MORE TRAINERS FOR NTM-I
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-19 11:55:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR NATO IZ LH
08VILNIUS855LITHUANIA'S SEIMAS ELECTION: CONSERVATIVES FARE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-14 12:34:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV LH
08VILNIUS868LITHUANIA WANTS INCREASED USG ATTENTION VIA
[...] (C) Summary: Lithuanian political leaders have recently called in Vilnius and Washington for the U.S. to revive the 1998 Baltic Charter as a mechanism to get a more "muscular" USG presence in the Baltic region, and also have the U.S. help resolve Lithuania's security related issues. The Lithu [...]
2008-10-17 09:52:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL KTIA NATO XG ZB LH
08VILNIUS877(C) LITHUANIA STILL CONSIDERING TRAINING PRESENCE
[...] (C) Post discussed reftel points October 15 with MoND Acting Director of International Operations Migle Budryte and her Deputy, Bartas Trakymas. Budryte said the MoND is still considering an increased training presence in Afghanistan and will let us know when a decision is final. 2. (C) On [...]
2008-10-20 08:07:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR NATO AF LT LH
08VILNIUS898SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Secretary Chertoff, welcome to Lithuania! We and the Government of Lithuania are very much looking forward to your visit on October 30. The announcement by President Bush of Lithuania's entry into the Visa Waiver Program October 17 was the fulfillment of a long standing (and much discus [...]
2008-10-22 15:08:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL DHS KHLS KCSY EUN LH
08VILNIUS912CONSERVATIVES WIN SECOND ROUND; CENTER-RIGHT
[...] (C) Summary: With preliminary results in, the Conservative Party appears to have won a significant plurality in the new Seimas (parliament) with 44 (of a total 171) seats. The Conservatives are moving quickly with probable coalition partners National Revival, Liberal Movement, and Liberal an [...]
2008-10-27 14:15:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LH
08VILNIUS92PURSUING THE U.S. AGENDA
[...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: One year ago, we laid out a plan to engage the Lithuanian government strategically to support key U.S. objectives, especially in mobilizing the government to support the Global War on Terror and to promote democracy in the former Soviet Union. With PM Gediminas Kirk [...]
2008-02-14 07:59:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS AMGT EINV OIIP LH
08VILNIUS923GAERC: LITHUANIA WANTS TO BUILD CONSENSUS TO DELAY
[...] (C) Post discussed ref a points October 30 with MFA Head of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Division Egidijus Navikas in anticipation of the November 3 Gymnich and the November 10-11 GAERC. The most pressing issues to the Lithuanians for these two meetings are the resolution of the Geo [...]
2008-10-31 14:10:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EUN RS GG AF LH
08VILNIUS93LITHUANIA: PURSUING THE U.S. AGENDA
[...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: One year ago, we laid out a plan to engage the Lithuanian government strategically to support key U.S. objectives, especially in mobilizing the government to support the Global War on Terror and to promote democracy in the former Soviet Union. With PM Gediminas Kirk [...]
2008-02-14 08:03:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS AMGT EINV OIIP LH
08VILNIUS957(C) LITHUANIA WANTS NATO CONSENSUS ON MEDVEDEV
[...] (C) MFA Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Vytautas Leskevicius discussed with Post November 5 Lithuanian views on both the Medvedev Proposals and the recent Russian announcement of plans to deploy the short-range "Iskander" missile system in neighboring Kaliningrad. Le [...]
2008-11-06 15:16:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL NATO XG LH
08VILNIUS962NEW GOVERNMENT TAKES SHAPE, SEEKS TO DEAL WITH
[...] (U) Summary: Lithuania's new government is taking shape as the four parties in the ruling coalition divide up ministerial posts and draft the government program. The parties agree that their most pressing task is to deal with economic challenges. While most of these result from Lithuanian po [...]
2008-11-10 16:14:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LH
08VILNIUS995RUSSIAN LOBBYING LITHUANIA FOR MEDVEDEV PROPOSALS
[...] (C) MFA Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Vytautas Leskevicius told Post November 21 that the Russians are not lobbying the Lithuanians in Vilnius for the Medvedev proposals (ref). He said it would be a waste of time looking for support from the Lithuanians and the Rus [...]
2008-11-26 12:18:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN NATO RU LH
08VLADIVOSTOK102ADDICTION, SMUGGLING, AND CRIME IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST
[...] Summary. Speakers at a drug prevention conference discussed the challenges involved in fighting drug use and trafficking in the Russian Far East, an area with higher-than-average drug use and drug-related crime, and that is rife with smuggling. A predominant theme throughout the conference w [...]
2008-09-18 10:20:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PREL KCRM RS
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