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08TELAVIV2790	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 18:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS

08TELAVIV2793	LABOR PRIMARIES BENEFIT BARAK WHILE LIKUD PARTY [...] (C) Summary: The Labor and Likud primaries are over, and the results provide some insight into what the two historic, mainstream Israeli parties may look like, as those on the rank-ordered slate will become members of the Knesset depending on the percentage of the popular vote that the party [...]	2008-12-12 18:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV2797	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted Khaled Mashal, the head of HamasQs political bureau, as saying that Hamas does not plan to extend its truce with Israel beyond this Friday, Dec [...]	2008-12-15 11:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2822	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2853	PM OLMERT TO VISIT ANKARA DECEMBER 22 [...] (U) The Israeli popular daily "Yediot Aharonot" reported December 19 that Prime Minister Olmert will visit Ankara December 22 to meet PM Erdogan. According to the article, which was written by Olmert's favorite correspondent, Shim'on Schiffer, "the purpose of the visit, from the Prime Minist [...]	2008-12-19 11:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY TU IS GB
08TELAVIV2854	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Olmert as saying yesterday in London that he hopes for peace with Syria. Media reported that on Monday he will travel to Ankara for a meeting with Turkish PM Recep [...]	2008-12-19 11:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2860	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that dozens of rockets and mortar shells fell on southern Israel from Gaza over the weekend. The media reported that the attacks have sparked a heated debate in Israel o [...]	2008-12-22 11:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2865	ISRAEL: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The following is Post's submission for the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism for Israel. Embassy Tel Aviv's point of contact for this report is: Jason Grubb, Political-Military Officer, Tel: 972-3-519-7460; e-mail: GrubbJB@State.gov. 2. Begin Text: Israel Twenty-four Israeli civilians [...]	2008-12-22 16:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC IS
08TELAVIV2882	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. FAA Downgrading of Israeli Aviation Status ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted Syrian President Bashar Assad as saying yesterday, following PM Ehud OlmertQs talks in Ankara, that he believes direct peace talks wit [...]	2008-12-23 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2893	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media led with a possible resumption of the cease-fire with Hamas. HaQaretz quoted a senior Hamas official as saying in a published interview that his organization would be willing t [...]	2008-12-24 11:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV290	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Chad ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that in response to the Hamas suicide bombing in Dimona, Israel killed nine Hamas operatives in the Gaza Strip. Palestinians in turn fired heavy barrages of rockets at so [...]	2008-02-06 11:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2903	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Operation 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media led with the IAF strikes in Gaza, which have killed over 300 Palestinians since Saturday (QOperation Cast LeadQ). The latest developments on Sunday wer [...]	2008-12-29 11:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2918	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 10:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2928	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Senior Middle East affairs analyst Zvi Bar'el wrote in the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz: QHamas can rack up its first victory, as several European countries are already talking about a QhumanitarianQ cease-fire, and Egypt has been fixed in t [...]	2008-12-31 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV316	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that last night Israel cut power supply to Gaza by less than 1%. The media reported that Israel will eventually lower the amount of electricity it s [...]	2008-02-08 11:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV357	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and other media quoted Hizbullah as saying that Imad Mughniyah, the senior Hizbullah military leader believed to be the mastermind behind the attack against a [...]	2008-02-13 11:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV367	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 11:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV388	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Imad Mughniyah's Assassination 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that in a recorded video message at Imad Mughniyah's funeral in Beirut on Thursday, Hizbullah Secretary-General Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah vowed to [...]	2008-02-15 13:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV394	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Kosovo ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most media highlighted the issue of negotiations with the PA over Jerusalem. Ha'aretz reported that PM Ehud Olmert and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice agreed to defer talks on Jerusa [...]	2008-02-19 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV426	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon promised on Wednesday to respond "firmly" to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's verbal attacks [...]	2008-02-21 12:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV442	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Senior columnist Nahum Barnea wrote on page one of the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot: "When the malice of Hamas meets the confusion of an Israeli government that has no solution to the Qassam rocket fire, the outcome means playing wi [...]	2008-02-25 11:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV448	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Islamic Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz's web site quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying today before a business conference in Tokyo that he is not certain that Israel and the PA will be able to reach a peace agreeme [...]	2008-02-26 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV475	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that Vice President Dick Cheney will arrive in Israel in late March for a farewell visit and to pay tribute to Israel's 60th anniversary. A few media (ba [...]	2008-02-29 11:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV5	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-02 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV500	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran-Iraq Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that the prevalent feeling in Jerusalem is that despite the recent flare-up in Gaza, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's discussions in Cairo wi [...]	2008-03-04 12:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV503	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 05:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV518	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 11:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV524	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 11:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV545	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-10 11:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV570	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted Palestinian sources as saying on Tuesday that Israel, Egypt, and Hamas are close to a deal to deploy PA President Mahmoud Abbas's troops at the Gaza crossings. According to [...]	2008-03-12 10:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV602	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV61	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-08 12:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV620	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV622	SCENESETTER FOR D/HHS VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (U) Post welcomes the visit to Israel of HHS Deputy Secretary Tevi Troy on April 2. Post offers the following update on its social and public health situation. Your visit presents an opportunity to underscore our shared interests in matters of primary health care and global public health, incl [...]	2008-03-17 14:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KIPR KWBG KPAL IS
08TELAVIV629	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Global Stock Market 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except The Jerusalem Post, led with the financial crisis on Wall Street and all capital markets, including Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, whic [...]	2008-03-18 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV641	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-Germany Relations 3. Global Stock Exchange ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Israel and Egypt are conducting intensive negotiations in an effort to reach a long-term cease-fire in the Gaza Stri [...]	2008-03-19 10:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV675	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-24 06:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV691	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Vice President Dick Cheney's second meeting with PM Ehud Olmert on Monday morning, like their first meeting on Saturday night, was shrouded [...]	2008-03-25 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV707	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 10:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV721	LOYALTY VERSUS DISCONTENT AMONG ISRAEL'S DRUZE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During an MFA-sponsored Druze Study Day for members of the diplomatic corps on March 20, Deputy Foreign Minister Majaleh Wahbeh (Kadima) and other Druze community leaders emphasized the Druze community's loyalty to Israel during the past sixty years and its desire to [...]	2008-03-27 10:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF IS
08TELAVIV724	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Intellectual Property Rights ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post and Israel Radio reported that at a press conference with the foreign media last night, PM Ehud Olmert hinted at the prospect of secret talks with [...]	2008-03-27 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV736	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV738	CODEL BOEHNER'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER OLMERT [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Boehner met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert March 23. They discussed Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and Olmert's concerns about Hamas-Fatah discussions in Yemen, Vice President Cheney's visit and the Iranian nuclear threat, the possibility of Israel negotiating wi [...]	2008-03-28 11:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER IR SY KWBG XG IS
08TELAVIV742	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 06:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV757	ISRAEL 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 10:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV762	CORRECTED COPY: PERES MEETS MCCAIN, WARNS OF [...] (U) This cable replaces Tel Aviv 731. Please see correction in paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. On 18 March, U.S. Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham met with Israeli President Shimon Peres to discuss security concerns in the region. Their discussion centered on the grow [...]	2008-04-01 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV IS OVIP IR
08TELAVIV776	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 11:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV785	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Zimbabwe Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that senior advisers of President Bush (headed by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley) and PM Ehud Olmert (Yoram Turbowicz and Shalom Turgeman) met over t [...]	2008-04-03 11:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV790	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media continued to report on Syrian military movements, which intelligence officials attributed "more to nervousness than a likelihood of conflict" (The Jerusalem Post) [...]	2008-04-04 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV805	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-07 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV812	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that PM Ehud Olmert and PA President Mahmoud Abbas have decided to meet every two weeks until the November 4 deadline for striking a deal, regardless of developments on t [...]	2008-04-08 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV818	JAPAN ENVOY: ISRAEL COOPERATING ON INDUSTRIAL PARK [...] (C) Japanese Envoy to the Middle East Ambassador Tatsuo Arima met with Ambassador Jones on April 1 to discuss the Arab League Summit and progress on the planned Japanese industrial park outside of Jericho. The Ambassador also updated Arima on the recent visit of the Secretary. Arima said th [...]	2008-04-08 11:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KWBG AL JA SY LY IZ IS
08TELAVIV824	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-09 11:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV835	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that PM Olmert has called on IDF commanders in the West Bank to understand that the roadblocks are causing suffering to the Palestinians, whose needs should be taken into [...]	2008-04-11 10:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV868	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was quoted as saying in an interview with Ha'aretz on Sunday that peace cannot be achieved without talking to all the relevant people and that he intends [...]	2008-04-15 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV881	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that three IDF soldiers were killed in a Hamas ambush in Gaza and four others were injured. The radio quoted Palestinian sources as saying that four Hamas activists [...]	2008-04-16 14:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV887	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Italy: Parliamentary Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the killing of three IDF soldiers and the wounding of three others in a Hamas ambush yesterday. Major media characterized what was the most int [...]	2008-04-17 11:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV900	GENERAL JONES' MEETING WITH SHIMON PERES [...] (C) Summary. Special Envoy for Middle East Regional Security (SEMERS) General James Jones met with President Shimon Peres April 13. General Jones briefed Peres on his mission, including the Jenin project that is being coordinated with Tony Blair. Peres said he was skeptical that a politica [...]	2008-04-18 07:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KPAL IS JO TU GE JA
08TELAVIV906	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yishai asked former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Monday to tell Hamas leaders, including Khaled Mashal, that he would like to meet in orde [...]	2008-04-18 10:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV912	ISRAEL 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 10:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV916	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-22 10:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV924	ISRAEL 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 10:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV935	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Syria 2. Mideast 3. Ben-Ami Kadish Affair ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media cited The Los Angeles Times as saying yesterday that Congress will hear from the CIA that the facility destroyed in the IAF attack on Syria was a nu [...]	2008-04-24 10:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV941	U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT COUNTERTERRORISM GROUP (JCG) [...] (S) Summary: On February 26, the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) hosted the latest meeting of the U.S.-Israel JCG. State S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey led the interagency U.S. delegation. The two sides discussed the spread of Islamic extremism and changing regional threat [...]	2008-04-24 13:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER IS IR SY LE EG JO IZ
08TELAVIV944	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Syria 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most media featured the intelligence briefings yesterday to Congress on the alleged Syria - North Korea nuclear connection. The media quoted senior Bush administration members as saying [...]	2008-04-25 11:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV95	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-11 10:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV954	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-28 10:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV961	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most media highlighted the IDF's version of the deaths of a mother and her four small children in Beit Hanun, northern Gaza, yesterday: The army maintains that the deaths occurred when two [...]	2008-04-29 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV967	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-30 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV969	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-01 10:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV973	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 11:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV996	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08THEHAGUE102	UPDATE ON DUTCH CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR RELEASE [...] (S) Summary. Dutch government sources continue to anticipate an early March release of Geert Wilders' film on the Koran; they are confident that Wilders will give the government 24 hours notice before the film is released. The government is actively engaging key figures in the Muslim world to stres [...]	2008-02-01 15:55:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PTER KISL KIRF PINR PREL PGOV NL
08THEHAGUE1021	CWC: 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 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE123	NETHERLANDS/SYRIA: DUTCH FM PUSHES SYRIA TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 8, 2008, poloff discussed Dutch FM Verhagen's January 23-24 trip to Syria with Gert Kampman, MFA Deputy Director for the Middle East. Kampman, who accompanied Verhagen during the trip, said that the FM reviewed the Middle East peace process, Lebanon, Iran, and human r [...]	2008-02-11 13:02:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL SY IS TU LE
08THEHAGUE133	WILDERS FILM UPDATE: PANDITH MEETINGS WITH DUTCH [...] (C) Summary. Dutch government and civil society representatives told EUR Senior Advisor Farah Pandith during her February 7-8 visit to the Netherlands that the Wilders film on the Koran was cause for concern, but that it was important to avoid excessive &hype8 about the film. The Dutch gove [...]	2008-02-13 11:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL KIRF PREL PGOV NL
08THEHAGUE152	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR TWO [...] (SBU) This report covers the first two weeks in February and quite a number of meetings at the OPCW and behind the scenes. The Open Ended Working Group for the Review Conference met on February 8 and 14, primarily to review the final three blocks of draft text for the conference report, but t [...]	2008-02-19 15:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE173	NETHERLANDS/AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY INFO EXCHANGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 12:58:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC CBW
08THEHAGUE227	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH VIEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post delivered reftel points to key Dutch MFA contacts on March 6, 2008. On March 5, Dutch MFA Senior Policy Officer Jeroen Boender briefed EU diplomats and allies on Dutch views of the March 10-11 GAERC agenda, including the Western Balkans, the Middle East, Zimbabwe, Georgia, [...]	2008-03-06 13:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU NL
08THEHAGUE241	NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) On March 10, Econoff shared reftel points concerning the U.S. designation of four Syria-based members of Abu Ghadiyah Network with Wendela Haringhuizen, Senior Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Financial In [...]	2008-03-11 13:19:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER ETTC PREL KTFN UNSC IZ SY NL
08THEHAGUE247	COUNTERTERRORISM COORDINATOR ANTICIPATES LATE [...] (C) Summary. National Counterterrorism Coordinator Tjibbe Joustra told Charge March 11 that the government now anticipated a late March release date for MP Geert Wilders' controversial film on the Koran. He said Wilders could release the film on the Internet earlier than March 28, the date [...]	2008-03-13 11:53:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL KIRF PREL ASEC PGOV NL
08THEHAGUE300	DUTCH GOVERNMENT INCREASING ASSISTANCE TO IRAQI [...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Ministry officials Dirk Jan Wierenga (Iraq desk) and Nelly Blokker (Humanitarian Aid Division). Wierenga stated that the Dutch government and parliament share U.S. concerns for the humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees and internally displ [...]	2008-03-28 14:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID PHUM PREL NL IZ
08THEHAGUE372	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: FLEXIBILITY ON SERBIA SAA/ICTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 22, Charge d'Affaires reviewed ref B points on the Middle East with Baroness van Lynden-Leijten, Dutch MFA Director for Middle East and North Africa Affairs, and her deputy, Gert Heijkoop. Also on April 22, 2008 POLOFF delivered ref B points to Dutch MFA EU Corresponde [...]	2008-04-28 14:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU XF ZL NL
08THEHAGUE419	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): PARIS SEMINAR [...] (U) The French Ministry of Defense through its Delegation for Strategic Affairs and its Foundation for Strategic Research sponsored a seminar limited to Australia Group members plus China and Russia March 25 and 26 at the Ecole Militaire in Paris. The seminar was held to provide background in [...]	2008-05-16 14:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC FR
08THEHAGUE632	NETHERLANDS/SYRIA: FURTHER CONCESSIONS MUST BE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 12:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NL SY
08THEHAGUE777	REQUEST TO ADD LEBANON'S ACCESSION TO THE CHEMICAL [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 4. 2. (S) I just learned from the Legal Advisor to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons that Lebanon is under great pressure from Egypt and Syria not to accede to the Chemical Weapons Convention, while other Arab states, alread [...]	2008-09-22 11:14:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PGOV PREL CWC LE
08THEHAGUE803	NETHERLANDS/IAEA: PREPARATIONS FOR MESA SEAT VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 13:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IAEA SY IR AF NL
08THEHAGUE826	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 22-26, 2008 [...] (SBU) Informal consultations continued on the budget September 25, as well as a final consultation on the External Auditor's Report on September 22. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) compared notes on the various facilitations and the upcoming Executive Council (EC),with concern in [...]	2008-10-02 09:17:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE860	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OCTOBER 6-10, 2008 [...] (U) Consultations continued at what is, for the OPCW, a rapid pace with three budget meetings, and facilitations on Articles VII, X, XI and universality. None made much progress, but the budget discussions reached a climax with new documents proposing a 531,540 Euro adjustment that would req [...]	2008-10-14 12:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE896	CWC: DISCUSSION WITH LIBYA ON DESTRUCTION AND [...] (U) On October 16, Delreps met with Dr. Hesnawy (from the Libyan National Authority) and Mr. Gheton (Libyan Representative to the OPCW) to discuss the status of and issues related to proliferation sensitive equipment, progress on the Rabta CW Destruction Facility progress on the Rabta CW Pro [...]	2008-10-24 14:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE898	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SESSION, [...] (U) Like the Dutch weather, the sunshine and progress of Executive Council 53 in June (Ref A) returned to more typical dark clouds and rain in Executive Council 54, October 14-17. Despite daily meetings, lobbying, and a small group of key delegations meeting to try and find compromise, the w [...]	2008-10-24 16:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE927	NETHERLANDS/SYRIA: "REAL CHANGE" BEFORE EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch state they want "real change" in Syria's behavior before expanding relations. At the same time, the Dutch have exchanged high-level visits with Syria, including an October 22 meeting between FM Verhagen and D/PM Dardari. The Dutch requested more information on the repo [...]	2008-11-04 15:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SY EU NL
08THEHAGUE96	(S) NETHERLANDS/TERRORIST FINANCE: [...] (S) Econoff shared on January 30 reftel points concerning the designation of Syria-based terrorist facilitator Badran and three members of his network with Peggy Vissers, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Econoff delivered the points separately to Eric Ligtha [...]	2008-02-01 12:05:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	EFIN PTER ETTC PREL KTFN NL
08THESSALONIKI42	NORTHERN NOTES - APRIL 2008 [...] After an April 1 meeting with the Thessaloniki Port Authority, Minister of Merchant Marine Giorgos Voulgarakis stated that the continuing strikes, which are about to enter their fifth month, will not affect the government's plans to proceed with the leasing of the city's port. Voulgarakis rei [...]	2008-05-05 07:10:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SMIG MK GR
08TIRANA502	ALBANIA PRESSES FOR KOSOVO RECOGNITION AT ISLAMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOA unsuccessfully lobbied the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to recognize Kosovo's independence at the group's June 16 to 18 meeting of foreign ministers in Kampala. The GOA believes that several OIC countries are likely to recognize Kosovo over the next sev [...]	2008-07-08 05:40:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PNAT KISL KV AL
08TOKYO1008	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1048	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-17 00:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1061	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-17 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO115	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BUSH VISIT TO MIDDLE [...] "U.S. Calls for Encirclement of Iran" A correspondent for the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote from Riyadh (1/15): "During his speech in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, President Bush called Iran the world's 'leading sponsor of terrorism' and expressed his resolve to tighten the net [...]	2008-01-15 06:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA

08TOKYO1158	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK-SYRIA NUCLEAR [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave top coverage to the landslide victory of the DPJ candidate over his LDP rival in Sunday's bi-election in Yamaguchi. 2. "Is Bush Administration Going Back to Hard line?" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (4/26): "The impact of the Bush a [...]	2008-04-28 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1159	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-28 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1221	FUKUDA-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 11:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM ENRG JA RU
08TOKYO1233	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-07 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1238	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 08-11 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 05:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	ECON EFIN JA IZ KN KGHG PGOV PREL
08TOKYO1272	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S DINNER WITH JAPANESE DIET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six Party Talks, the abductees problem, China, Afghanistan, and Iraq were the focus of discussions over dinner between Deputy Secretary Negroponte and a cross section of Japanese Diet members May 9 in Tokyo. Diet members underscored the political importance of addressing the ab [...]	2008-05-10 07:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA KN CH AF IZ MOPPS
08TOKYO1373	THE FIFTH ASIAN SENIOR-TALKS ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ISN Deputy Assistant Secretary Mary Alice Hayward and ISN Counterproliferation Director Tony Foley represented the U.S. at the fifth Asian Senior-Level Talks on Nonproliferation (ASTOP V) in Tokyo April 25, 2008. Recent news on North Korea's proliferation activities conducted [...]	2008-05-20 07:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ENRG ETTC PREL KNNP MNUC JA
08TOKYO1441	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CYCLONE RELIEF EFFORTS [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included the death sentence handed down on Monday to the man who assassinated Nagasaki Mayor Ito in April 2007. 2. "Deep-Rooted Distrust Remains" On Sunday's donor nation conference in Rangoon, the liberal Tokyo Shimbun's reporter said from Ban [...]	2008-05-27 03:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1445	JAPAN'S VIEWS ON LEBANON SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is closely following the situation in Lebanon and on May 27, MOFA's spokesperson issued a statement of support following the election of President Suleiman. However, Japan is not likely to make statements critical of Iran or Syria at this time. Likewise, Japan is hesitant t [...]	2008-05-27 09:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE SY IR JA
08TOKYO1555	SCENESETTER 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 23:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL JA
08TOKYO1763	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-26 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1770	(S) PSI: SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE ORIGIN MATERIALS [...] (S) EconOff delivered ref points to METI Export Controls Director Takao Shishikura on June 26. Shishikura told EconOff June 27 that this chemical is widely available internationally and its export is not restricted under Japanese law. 2. (S) Shishikura acknowledged USG concerns and indicat [...]	2008-06-27 07:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETRD JA
08TOKYO1771	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK NUCLEAR [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tokyo papers gave top play on Friday morning to President Bush's notification to Congress on Thursday of his intent to delist North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism following Pyongyang's submission to China of a declaration of its nuclear programs. 2. "Declaration Sh [...]	2008-06-27 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1772	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1780	(S) PSI: FURTHER ON SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE ORIGIN [...] (S) Subsequent to the transmittal of ref B, METI Export Controls Deputy Director Takao Shishikura provided EconOff with the following nonpaper in English June 27. The METI nonpaper is marked "Confidential." Shishikura also asked that USG provide further information regarding Ehsan Alsaadi. [...]	2008-06-27 10:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	ETRD MNUC PARM PREL JA
08TOKYO1783	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-30 06:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1802	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1828	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/03/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1987	ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS, JORDANIANS MOVING FORWARD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Japan, Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians made further progress on Tokyo's "Corridor for Peace and Prosperity" (CPP) initiative at a ministerial meeting in Tokyo July 2. For the first time the parties were able to agree on the text of a joint press statement which indicated the [...]	2008-07-17 07:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWBG KPAL IS JO JA
08TOKYO229	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-29 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO230	JAPAN AND PKO: ONGOING AND PROPOSED ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Japan currently has 53 Self Defense Forces and other personnel participating in three UN peacekeeping operations around the world, and contributes election monitors and in-kind assistance as part of its overall peacebuilding strategy. The subject of Japan's role as a "peacebuilding nation [...]	2008-01-29 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS UN JA
08TOKYO2301	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-21 00:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2302	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Thursday morning included the death of former Chinese Communist Party leader Hua Guofeng on Wednesday in Beijing. 2. "Russia's Continued Military Presence Should Not Be Allowed" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/21): "Does the Russian military really in [...]	2008-08-21 01:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2305	JAPAN OPPOSED TO SYRIA IAEA BOG CANDIDACY [...] (C) EST Chief delivered points in ref to MOFA Special Assistant for Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation Taijiro Kimura August 20. Kimura said Japan shared the United States' view that Syria was an unacceptable candidate for the IAEA BOG because of Syria's cooperation with North K [...]	2008-08-21 07:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR SY AF JA
08TOKYO2358	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND RUSSIA [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Thursday morning included the discovery of the body of a Japanese aid worker who was kidnapped earlier in Afghanistan by an armed group, as well as a secret accord forged among U.S., European, and Japanese monetary authorities in March concerning the defense of th [...]	2008-08-28 05:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2610	IAEA: JAPAN OPPOSES IRAN AND SYRIA BUT UNDECIDED [...] (C) A/EMIN delivered demarche in ref. to MOFA Nonproliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Director Tomiko Ichikawa September 19. Ichikawa said Japan agreed with the U.S. that Syria and Iran were unacceptable candidates for the IAEA Middle East and South Asia group Board of Governor [...]	2008-09-22 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUC JA
08TOKYO2896	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3007	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CROSS-BORDER ASSAULT IN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers gave front- page coverage to Monday's fall in Tokyo stock prices to the lowest level in 26 years, as well as an informal decision by Prime Minister Aso to postpone a snap election until next year so that he can concentrate on dealing with the economic [...]	2008-10-28 07:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO301	TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...] (S) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attache conveyed reftel demarche on February 1 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division official Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima. B [...]	2008-02-05 07:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER
08TOKYO3010	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3022	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S. RAID ON AL-QAEDA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning Japanese dailies led with an outline of the second pump-priming package compiled by the GOJ that includes some 38,000 yen in special living allowances, a drastic cut in highway tolls, and massive mortgage tax breaks. 2. "Syria Unusually Low Key" The top-ci [...]	2008-10-30 04:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO3074	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS SYRIAN COUNTERPART [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone met October 18 with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mualam in Abu Dhabi on the sidelines of the BMENA Forum for the Future meetings. According to MOFA, during the thirty minute meeting FM Mualam briefed Nakasone on Syria's normalization o [...]	2008-11-04 22:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY IR LE IZ JA
08TOKYO3229	JAPANESE RESPONSE REGARDING REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Per instructions in ref A, EST Chief demarched Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Director Tomiko Ichikawa November 25. Econoff and poloff previously had delivered points contained in ref B to MOFA counterparts in the Non-proliferat [...]	2008-11-25 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA JA
08TOKYO3395	JAPAN UNDECIDED ON SYRIAN-IAEA COOPERATION [...] (C) Econoff delivered demarche contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Nuclear Cooperation Deputy Director Shoichi Nagayoshi and Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division action officer for Syria Shingo Ito December 9. In response, Nagayoshi not [...]	2008-12-15 07:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY JA
08TOKYO365	JAPAN UNABLE TO PROVIDE MUCH ASSISTANCE ON LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Other than public statements in support of the Lebanese government, Japan is unable or unwilling to take further steps at this time to support Lebanon. Funds are not available for the Special Tribunal, Lebanon does not qualify for Japanese official development assistance (ODA),t [...]	2008-02-12 09:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV LE SY JA
08TOKYO398	MTCR: SYRIAN FIRM'S INTEREST IN ACQUIRING [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 06:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM PREL JA
08TOKYO413	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/15/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO434	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers led with updates on the search for two fishermen who went missing after their boat was hit by an MSDF vessel early Tuesday morning. 2. "Rough Road Ahead for New Pakistani Government" The liberal Asahi's chief Asia news writer contended (2/20): "T [...]	2008-02-20 02:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO508	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 01:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO538	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-29 05:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO559	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/03/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO601	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 01:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO611	ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO JAPAN: FIRST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Prime Minister Olmert's February 25-28 visit to Tokyo focused on expanding the bilateral relationship, particularly trade, but also addressed regional issues including the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),Iran, North Korea, and China. On the peace process, Olmert thanked [...]	2008-03-07 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PINR KPAL KWBG IR NK IS JA
08TOKYO663	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF MEMBERS OF ABU [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC IZ SY JA
08TOKYO675	GOJ PROVIDES RESPONSE TO MTCR: SYRIAN FIRM'S [...] (SE) METI Export Controls Policy Director Tatsuo Sato and Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa called us in on March 12 to provide a non-paper in connection with the Sokia case we discussed on February 13. Sato told us the ministry had contacted Sokia, but the matter was delicate because Japan d [...]	2008-03-13 05:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM PREL JA
08TOKYO682	IRAQI AMBASSADOR IN TOKYO EXPRESSES CONCERNS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ambassador to Tokyo Ghanim Al-Jumaily is concerned positive developments achieved in Iraq as a result of the surge may be wasted if progress is allowed to languish during the period before and after the U.S. presidential elections. He believes the Iraqi government is "o [...]	2008-03-13 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ JA
08TOKYO779	JICA PRESIDENT OGATA MEETS SYRIA'S ASAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Sadako Ogata met March 12 in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad. According to MOFA, their discussion focused on economic assistance and did not address political issues. Japan believes it necessary to maintain c [...]	2008-03-21 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF EAID KPAL KWBG IS IZ SY JA
08TOKYO780	JAPAN'S PARTICIPATION AT DAMASCUS ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Japan's Special Envoy for the Middle East, Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, is planning to attend the Arab Summit meeting March 29-30 in Damascus as an observer, confirmed MOFA First Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji. Per ref B, Embassy Tokyo political officer told Tsuj [...]	2008-03-21 07:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SI AL JA
08TOKYO839	LEGISLATORS EXPRESS HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR 6PT, LEE [...] (C) Summary. LDP elder statesmen Taku Yamasaki and Koichi Kato discussed DPRK policy with A/S Hill during a roundtable at the Tokyo American Center on February 21. In addition to Yamasaki and Kato, the meeting included other leaders of a Diet league on Korean Peninsula issues. The discussion [...]	2008-03-27 02:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KN JA
08TOKYO868	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/31/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 06:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO869	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ARAB SUMMIT AND UNREST [...] LEAD STORIES: Monday morning's Yomiuri gave top play to the police finding that a U.S. sailor hinted at his involvement in the March 19 murder of a taxi driver in Yokosuka during a phone call to an acquaintance that night. 2. "Absence of Some Leaders Exposes Schism" The liberal Asahi's Dam [...]	2008-03-31 06:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO967	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-09 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO99	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING ASPIRATIONS OF THE [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met January 11 with MOFA First Middle East Division Syria Officer Hitoshi Ishizuka to request a public statement from Japan in support of Syrian human rights and democracy activists and a call to Syria to release all detained prisoners of conscience, includi [...]	2008-01-11 07:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY JA
08TRIPOLI120	EXTREMISM IN EASTERN LIBYA [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 12:50:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PGOV PREL KISL PTER LY IZ
08TRIPOLI157	DEMARCHE ON UNSC 1267 DELIVERED [...] (C) CDA delivered reftel demarche regarding the proposed US listing pursuant to UNSCR 1267 of Syria-based Badran al-Mazidih et al. to Deputy FM Mohamed Siala February 27. CDA requested that the GOL lift its hold on the US request, and asked for clarification of apparent GOL policy to place hol [...]	2008-02-27 16:58:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL PTER LY
08TRIPOLI168	LIBYA: DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR MAR 5-6 AL MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 08:20:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AL IZ KV LE SY LY
08TRIPOLI204	ENGAGING THE ARAB MAGHREB UNION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 08:27:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PTER AG LY MO MR TS
08TRIPOLI430	DIE HARD IN DERNA [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 16:59:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL PTER PHUM LY IZ
08TRIPOLI442	MEETING OF AMU HEADS OF STATE - MINUS ONE - IN TRIPOLI; [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 16:34:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LY EG SY MR MO TS AG
08TRIPOLI453	QADHAFI AND ASAD [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 13:18:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE LY
08TRIPOLI457	QADHAFI WORKS TO MUSTER ARAB OPPOSITION TO SARKOZY'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 14:20:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PBTS PREF LY
08TRIPOLI498	PETRO-CANADA SIGNS 30-YEAR PACT WITH LIBYA [...] (SBU) Summary: Petro-Canada has signed a series of 30-year contracts with Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC),bringing its old agreements into line with Libya's preferred EPSA-IV contract standard. The new deals stem from Libya's ongoing efforts to secure tougher terms from foreign oil co [...]	2008-06-24 14:19:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EPET CA LY
08TRIPOLI500	LIBYAN EFFORTS TO STOP THE FLOW OF FOREIGN FIGHTERS TO IRAQ [...] (S/NF) Information below is keyed to questions in paras 4-6 of reftel tasker. - OBJECTIVE MASSEY NAME TRACES: Names for Libyan foreign fighters recovered in the Objective Massey raid in September 2007 were passed in GRPO liaison channels to the External Security Organization (ESO). As of [...]	2008-06-25 12:51:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER MCAP PREL LY
08TRIPOLI680	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICEâ€™S VISIT TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 18:11:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	OVIP PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KDEM PTER KISL AU SU
08TRIPOLI829	AL-QADHAFI: TO RUSSIA, WITH LOVE? [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 14:46:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS LY BO RS UP VZ
08TRIPOLI870	AL-QADHAFI'S RUSSIA TRIP SIGNALS DESIRE FOR FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 17:17:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR TRGY EPET RS BO UP LY
08TRIPOLI976	LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) Economics officer and senior commercial officer met on November 30 with a representative of Bearing Point, who was in Tripoli discussing future contracts for the company with the Libyan government. Bearing Point did a Basel Core Principles assessment for Libya a few years ago, and now is [...]	2008-12-22 08:43:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND EPET ENRG PGOV LY
08TUNIS104	SCENESETTER 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 15:09:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL TS
08TUNIS1143	TUNISIA/EU: TUNISIA'S FAILED QUEST TO HOST THE UPM [...] (C/NF) In the aftermath of Tunisia's announcement that it was not interested in hosting the Union of the Mediterranean (UPM) or providing its Secretary General (Ref A),the diplomatic corps has been abuzz with rumors about what happened and why. European diplomatic representatives to Tunisia [...]	2008-11-06 17:05:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XI EU TS
08TUNIS160	S/CT AMB. DAILEY PRESSES GOT TO COMBAT FOREIGN [...] (S/NF) During his February 10-12 visit to Tunisia, State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism (CT) Ambassador-at-Large Dell Dailey urged the GOT to take steps to prevent the flow of Tunisian foreign fighters into Iraq. Several senior GOT officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affa [...]	2008-02-20 13:14:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MARR PGOV PREL SOCI KISL TS
08TUNIS170	SCENESETTER 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 18:01:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER OVIP TS
08TUNIS183	TUNIS SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. (SBU) ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? The Government of Tunisia (GOT) is capable of controlling and dispersing any demonstration directed against U.S. facilities. That being [...]	2008-02-29 10:16:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
08TUNIS193	PRESIDENT BEN ALI MEETS WITH A/S WELCH: PROGRESS [...] (S/NF) President Ben Ali and NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch discussed regional and bilateral issues in a wide-ranging, warm and open meeting on Thursday, February 28. In response to A/S Welch's remarks and requests, President Ben Ali: -- promised counter-terrorism cooperation "without r [...]	2008-03-03 16:51:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PHUM PGOV KPAL KDRG KDEM TS
08TUNIS194	A/S WELCH'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MINISTER OF [...] (S) In the course of several hours of interactions between NEA A/S Welch and Foreign Minister Abdallah on February 28, Welch conveyed the latest US thinking on Lebanon, Syria, the proposed Arab League summit, Iraq, Iran, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and Kosovo, among other topics. [...]	2008-03-03 17:00:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IZ SY LE SE XI
08TUNIS312	PRESIDENT BEN ALI TO ATTEND ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT [...] (S) On March 27, Tunis Africa Press (TAP) agency carried an official announcement that President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali will attend the Arab League Summit in Syria on March 29 - 30. The announcement represents a turnaround from earlier statements by President Ben Ali and Foreign Minister Ab [...]	2008-03-27 17:33:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAL LE TS
08TUNIS356	FM ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, AUSTRIAN KIDNAPPING, [...] (C) During an April 8 meeting, Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah told the Ambassador that little of note had occurred at the March Arab League Summit in Damascus. While President Ben Ali had ultimately decided to attend, nothing could be accomplished in the absence of Saudi King Abdallah an [...]	2008-04-09 12:25:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KPAL PHUM TS
08TUNIS416	TUNISIAN RESPONSE TO SYRIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (SBU) This cable contains and action request: Please see para 3. 2. (C) During an April 25 meeting with the Ambassador on other topics, MFA Director General for the Americas and Asia Elyas Kasri asked about the recent news about Syria's covert nuclear program. Referring to reftel talking p [...]	2008-04-28 07:39:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KNNP DPRK SY IAEA PARM PREL TS
08TUNIS558	MGLBO1: TUNISIAN MFA VOICES SATISFACTION WITH DOHA [...] (U) On May 22, the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement welcoming the signature of the Doha agreement. Text of MFA communique is as follows (official Tunisia-Africa Press Agency translation): BEGIN TEXT: Tunisia welcomed with deep satisfaction the Doha agr [...]	2008-05-23 14:24:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE SY TS
08UNVIEVIENNA154	IAEA/IRAN/BOG: CUBA AND IRAN VS. THE REST OF THE [...] (C) The March 5 Board of Governors deliberations on Iran's nuclear program stepped up pressure on Iran to comply with UNSC and Board requirements, and to address weaponization activities cited by the Director General. The DG delivered a typically balanced opening statement, regretting that Ira [...]	2008-03-07 07:56:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	KNPP IAEA AORC PARM IR
08UNVIEVIENNA196	IAEA/BOG: SEEKING A LEADERHIP ROLE, UAE TO [...] (S) Ambassador Schulte shared ref a points on April 4 with UAE Ambassador Al Dosari encouraging the UAE to consider running for the MESA seat on the 2008-2009 Board of Governors. Al Dosari expressed interest in doing so and indicated he would raise the issue with capital. The UAE was last on [...]	2008-04-04 15:29:00	UNVIE	SECRET	AORC IAEA KNPP AE
08UNVIEVIENNA264	IAEA/SYRIA: THE CASE OF THE MISSING REACTOR [...] (S) The Syria Al-Kibar nuclear-reactor storm passed quickly over Vienna the week of April 21 when the USG made public information about the reactor and the Israeli attack, and briefed the IAEA Secretariat on our information. Syria immediately circulated a letter to Arab Group members denying [...]	2008-05-08 15:32:00	UNVIE	SECRET	IAEA AROC ENRG KNNP MNUC TRGY SY IS
08UNVIEVIENNA290	IAEA/SYRIA: SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE JUNE BOARD [...] (S) During a series of technical briefings on Syria May 16 and 19, following up on discussions during his Washington consultations, Ambassador Schulte canvassed Board member views on discussion of Syria in the June Board. Ambassador Schulte outlined U.S. objectives for the Board: to spotlight [...]	2008-05-20 18:09:00	UNVIE	SECRET	PARM MNUC AORC KNPP SY IS
08UNVIEVIENNA343	IAEA/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 08:33:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM AORC KNPP IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA368	CONSULTATIONS WITH INCOMING FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY [...] (C) On June 24 Mission discussed upcoming issues for Vienna-based international organizations with the French Mission, the next EU Presidency. France welcomed early consultation with the U.S. and outlined priorities for its Presidency, focusing on those relevant to Vienna organizations: energ [...]	2008-06-27 14:47:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PARM MNUC KNPP ETTC KSTC SNAR KCOR
08UNVIEVIENNA373	IAEA: U/S BURNS DISCUSSIONS WITH DG ELBARADEI [...] (S) Summary: IAEA DG ElBaradei told U/S Burns June 23 that he would encourage Iran to take advantage of the P5 1 offer. ElBaradei focused almost exclusively on the freeze element of the P5 1 way forward paper, in the hope that it would help re-start negotiations. U/S Burns cautioned that th [...]	2008-07-03 13:23:00	UNVIE	SECRET	AORC PARM MNUC TGRY KNPP KN SY IR
08UNVIEVIENNA385	IAEA/BOARD: KAZAKHS NERVOUS ABOUT CONTESTING SYRIA [...] (S) Summary: Kazakh Ambassador Abdrakhmanov expressed some reluctance in a discussion with Ambassador Schulte on July 7 to contest the Syrian candidacy for the open MESA seat at the Board of Governors. He reported that Syria was adamant about its candidacy, and claimed Arab/MESA support, inc [...]	2008-07-10 15:39:00	UNVIE	SECRET	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ SY
08UNVIEVIENNA395	IAEA: DG CONCERNED ABOUT INDIA AGREEMENT; SEEKS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Responding to ref A demarche, IAEA DG ElBaradei assured Ambassador Schulte on July 14 that he will continue to support the India safeguards agreement and hoped for consensus at the August 1 Board of Governors but indicated Pakistan could be problematic. He urged the U.S. to high [...]	2008-07-14 15:43:00	UNVIE	SECRET	AORC PARM MNUC TGRY KNPP KN SY IR IN
08UNVIEVIENNA411	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO VIENNA FOR A/S HILL AND [...] (S) The forthcoming visits by A/S Hill on July 25 and Acting ISN A/S McNerney on July 27 provide an opportunity to lay to rest concerns expressed by Director General ElBaradei and the Secretariat on the IAEA's role in the upcoming verification work in the DPRK (ref A). The IAEA has a consi [...]	2008-07-22 12:13:00	UNVIE	SECRET	AORC IAEA KN KNNP
08UNVIEVIENNA445	IAEA/SYRIA: AS KAZAKHS DAWDLE, AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Kazakhstan is still not prepared to challenge Syria's candidacy for the open MESA seat on the Board of Governors (2008-2010) absent a "100 percent" guarantee of victory, Kazakh Ambassador Abdrakhmanov told Ambassador Schulte August 6. He continued to stress Arab support for Syria, despite [...]	2008-08-07 15:34:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA453	IAEA/BOG: MESA REBUFFS KAZAKHSTAN; AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Acting on instructions, Kazakhstan sought to present its candidacy for the 2008-2010 open MESA seat on the Board of Governors to Indian MESA Chair Kumar, but was rebuffed by Kumar who disputed Kazakhstan's eligibility and bona fides as a MESA group member. The IAEA Statute is silent on MES [...]	2008-08-14 06:15:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA454	IAEA/BOG: MESA REBUFFS KAZAKHSTAN; AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Acting on instructions, Kazakhstan sought to present its candidacy for the 2008-2010 open MESA seat on the Board of Governors to Indian MESA Chair Kumar, but was rebuffed by Kumar who disputed Kazakhstan's eligibility and bona fides as a MESA group member. The IAEA Statute is silent on MES [...]	2008-08-14 06:15:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA460	IAEA/GC: EGYPT AND ISRAEL AT LEAST TALKING ABOUT [...] (C) Israeli and Egyptian Ambassadors made at least a first attempt to discuss the Egyptian draft Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution in bi-lateral consultations in Vienna. Neither had a "mandate" to negotiate, and they did not get very far, Israeli Ambassador Michaeli reported to Ambassador [...]	2008-08-18 14:47:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM KNPP IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA461	IAEA/BOG: THREE, POSSIBLY FOUR, MESA SEAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Iran announced its candidacy for an IAEA Board of Governors seat 2008-2010 during a regional group meeting August 14 that also addressed the Syrian and Afghan candidacies. Arab members of the Middle East/South Asia (MESA) group, nine of the current 15 members, continued to ba [...]	2008-08-18 15:31:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY IR
08UNVIEVIENNA488	IAEA/DG: ELBARADEI (FOR NOW) WILL NOT SEEK A NEW [...] (U) According to an official memorandum circulated by the Chairman of the Board of Governors on the Appointment of the Director General (GOV/2008/44) and posted on September 5, IAEA Director General ElBaradei will not/not seek a further term of office upon the expiration of his current term on [...]	2008-09-05 12:12:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AORC IAEA KNNP ENRG TRGY
08UNVIEVIENNA494	SUBJ: IAEA/BOG: SEEKING AN IRAN RESOLUTION IN [...] (S) Another negative IAEA Director General's report on Iran, as expected in advance of the September Board, will strengthen the argument for further censure of Iran for its failure to cooperate with the ongoing IAEA investigation, in particular the IAEA effort to pursue evidence of military/we [...]	2008-09-10 13:20:00	UNVIE	SECRET	AORC KNNP IAEA IR CA
08UNVIEVIENNA511	IAEA/IRAN: P5+1 WILL TAKE CUES FROM POLDIRS ON [...] (C) In a German-hosted P5 1 Ambassadors meeting on September 16, no members of the group were instructed as to a possible Iran resolution at next week's IAEA Board meeting, and all awaited the scheduled September 19 5 1 Political Directors meeting for guidance. While Germany appealed for a Bo [...]	2008-09-16 17:36:00	UNVIE	SECRET	AORC IAEA KNNP IR
08UNVIEVIENNA545	IAEA/BOG: OCTOBER SESSION APPROVES DG ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 11:29:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IAEA KNPP MNUC PREL UN
08UNVIEVIENNA546	IAEA/GC: MIDEAST MELTDOWN, TAKE 3 [...] (C) For the third consecutive year, Middle East issues nearly derailed the IAEA General Conference (GC). After a hard-fought Plenary floor fight consuming 15 hours of debate, the GC adopted a more balanced Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution than in the past by a vote of 82-0-13 (U.S., Is [...]	2008-10-09 14:38:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA55	IAEA/IRAN: ISRAEL IN THE DOG HOUSE WITH DG, [...] (S) Israeli Ambassador Michaeli informed Nuclear Counselor January 30 that the GOI is in a "bad situation" with the DG. ElBaradei is refusing to meet with any representative of the current Israeli government with the exception of Michaeli, following an unauthorized remark on the part of an Isra [...]	2008-01-31 09:57:00	UNVIE	SECRET	IAEA KNPP AORC PARM IR IS
08UNVIEVIENNA565	IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-21 14:44:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN

08UNVIEVIENNA569	IAEA/TC: SYRIA NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT MAY DROP FROM [...] (C) As reported ref a para 6, the IAEA Secretariat indicated to us a Technical Cooperation (TC) proposal was forthcoming from Syria on the economic feasibility of nuclear power. Msnoffs stated at the time the U.S. view that nuclear power cooperation with Syria was inappropriate while Syria w [...]	2008-10-22 15:57:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IAEA TRGY SY
08UNVIEVIENNA583	AMBASSADOR PRESSES ELBARADEI ON EARLY REPORT ON [...] (S) In an October 31 meeting with IAEA Director General Mohammed ElBaradei, Ambassador Schulte reiterated the U.S. request for a written report to the IAEA Board of Governors, under a Syria-specific verification agenda item, detailing the Agency's ongoing investigation into Syrian clandestine [...]	2008-11-03 06:52:00	UNVIE	SECRET	KNNP IAEA AORC IR SY KN
08UNVIEVIENNA584	IAEA TECHNICAL COOPERATION: IRAN, SYRIA, BURMA [...] (C) On October 28, the IAEA officially released the documentation for the 2009-2011 Technical Cooperation cycle in advance of the November Technical Assistance Cooperation Committee (TACC) and Board of Governors meetings. All documentation released on the IAEA's GOVATOM restricted distributio [...]	2008-11-03 06:52:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC IR SY BM
08UNVIEVIENNA590	ANSWERING THE MAIL ON SUPPORT TO IAEA SAMPLE [...] (S) Summary and Recommendation: The IAEA is proceeding toward expansion of the Clean Laboratory at the Safeguards Analytical Laboratories (SAL) in Seibersdorf to house an Ultra-High Sensitivity (UHS-SIMS) mass spectrometer. The Japanese Government has agreed to fund the UHS-SIMS machine, and [...]	2008-11-07 16:45:00	UNVIE	SECRET//NOFORN	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
08UNVIEVIENNA604	IAEA/TC: STATUS UPDATE ON PROPOSED SYRIA NUCLEAR [...] (S) The IAEA Department of Safeguards recently circulated a confidential internal memo (strictly protect) outlining Safeguards Department concerns with the Syrian technical cooperation (TC) project proposal entitled "Conducting a Technical and Economic Feasibility Study and Site Selection for [...]	2008-11-14 16:39:00	UNVIE	SECRET	KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC SY
08UNVIEVIENNA611	IAEA/TC: LIKE-MINDED MOVE TOWARD CONSENSUS ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 18, Mission met with like-minded counterparts to discuss the Agency's request to approve a Syrian technical cooperation (TC) project SYR/0/020 Conducting a Technical and Economic Feasibility Study and Site Selection for a Nuclear Power Plant during the November 24-2 [...]	2008-11-19 12:15:00	UNVIE	SECRET	KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC SY
08UNVIEVIENNA612	IAEA/SYRIA: MULTIPLE SMOKING GUNS IN DG REPORT ON [...] (SBU) The Director General's report on the Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic (GOV/2008/60),released on November 19, provides a compelling case for continued investigations into the existence of an undeclared reactor at Al Kibar (referred to in the re [...]	2008-11-19 17:58:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
08UNVIEVIENNA616	IAEA/SYRIA/IRAN: PRE-BOARD ENGAGEMENT WITH BOARD [...] (SBU) Ambassador Schulte hosted consultations with 16 Board members (Russia, China, Algeria, Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, India, Iraq, Ireland, Lithuania, Mexico, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland) on November 20 to solicit views on the Iran and Syria reports and next ste [...]	2008-11-20 17:27:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PREL KNNP TRGY SY IR
08UNVIEVIENNA630	ELBARADEI DESPAIRS ON PROSPECTS FOR SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador on November 26, IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei reaffirmed his disagreement with US efforts to block the Agency's nuclear reactor feasibility Technical Cooperation (TC) program for Syria and offered suggestions for a framework (subsequently adop [...]	2008-12-01 15:58:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA MNUC KNNP SY
08UNVIEVIENNA637	IAEA/IRAN: BOARD OF GOVERNORS CALLS FOR IRANIAN [...] (SBU) The November 27, 2008, IAEA Board of Governors discussion of Iran largely focused on Iran's failures to abide by the UNSC and Board resolutions and Iran's lack of cooperation with the IAEA on issues associated with "possible military dimensions" (PMD). In addition to the core like-min [...]	2008-12-03 15:18:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP AORC IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA639	IAEA: NOVEMBER 2008 BOARD WRAP-UP [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-04 14:07:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY
08UNVIEVIENNA640	IAEA/TACC WRAP-UP: SYRIA OVERSHADOWS NOVEMBER TACC [...] (SBU) Debate over the Syrian proposal for a nuclear power feasibility study was the main event at the November 24-26 IAEA Technical Assistance and Cooperation Committee (TACC) meeting. In the end, the U.S. and other likeminded agreed not to block consensus on the entire 2009-2011 Technical Co [...]	2008-12-05 12:40:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IAEA KNNP ENRG TRGY EAID SY
08UNVIEVIENNA643	IAEA/DG RACE: MINTY,S CAMPAIGN PITCH TO WEOG [...] (C) Meeting with Western European and Others Group (WEOG) Ambassadors, at his request, on December 1, South African Governor Abdul Minty fielded a wide range of pointed questions on Agency priorities as a prospective candidate for IAEA Director General. Minty informed WEOG members that his Mi [...]	2008-12-05 14:16:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM IAEA KNPP JA AR SF
08UNVIEVIENNA648	IAEA: DG DISCUSSES SYRIA AND IRAN WITH ACTING U/S [...] (C) IAEA Director General ElBaradei advised Acting U/S for Arms Control and International Security John Rood in a November 20 meeting that the IAEA had received "the maximum it could get" from Iran absent a political opening, and encouraged P5 1 engagement with Iran on a freeze-for-a-freeze to [...]	2008-12-10 12:29:00	UNVIE	SECRET	PARM MNUC KNNP IAEA AORC IR SY
08UNVIEVIENNA660	INCOMING CZECH EU PRESIDENCY SIGNALS ENTHUSIASM [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 15:45:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC KSTC SNAR KCOR IR SY
08UNVIEVIENNA664	GENEVA GROUP MOVES TO IMPLEMENT IAEA RULES ON [...] (SBU) Summary: This is a guidance request (see paragraph 7). Geneva Group members have reached consensus to request the IAEA Secretariat to report in writing on the financial implications of resolutions introduced for consideration by the Board or General Conference. Such reporting conforms [...]	2008-12-22 07:27:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA AORC KNNP TRGY UN PREL SZ
08UNVIEVIENNA667	IAEA: Syria and Iran Display "Responsible" Interest in [...] (U) Summary: A December 2008 IAEA workshop on nuclear power infrastructure reflected how governments have improved their understanding of the complexities of developing, operating, and regulating safe nuclear power. This technical gathering advanced the U.S. goal of institutionalizing and imp [...]	2008-12-23 13:35:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG AORC KNNP BTIO SY IR EG
08UNVIEVIENNA97	IAEA/BOG: AFRICA GROUP IN UPHEAVAL; SYRIA SEEKS [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (C) Summary: Mission received an inexplicable dipnote from Syria requesting U.S. support for its candidacy on the 2008-2009 Board of Governors. The Middle East South Asia group (MESA) is not expected to have a contested election requiring a [...]	2008-02-15 16:17:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PREL KNPP SY EG SF
08USEUBRUSSELS446	EU 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 08:51:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ XF EUN
08USNATO15	NORTH 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 17:18:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO151	NORTH 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 18:14:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO159	AMBASSADOR 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 13:32:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PBTS PREL PTER IZ SY
08USNATO208	USD(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 13:26:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO407	READOUT: 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 17:33:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PARM MARR CZ PL MNUC
08USNATO82	NORTH 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 14:43:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USOSCE249	FSC OCTOBER 15: RUSSIA SAYS SOUTH OSSETIA/ABKHAZIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian deputy director for export controls and nonproliferation Petr Litavrin told Georgia he had no official information about arms transfers to separatists in South Ossetia and Abkhazia prior to the outbreak of war in August. However, he added, Russia can provide information [...]	2008-10-16 15:09:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USUNNEWYORK1000	UNSC: UNSCR 1559 CONSULTATIONS - UN ENVOY CITES [...] (SBU) Summary: Terje Roed-Larsen briefed the Security Council October 30 that significant progress had been achieved in the implementation of UNSCR 1559 with the election of Lebanese President Sleiman, the adoption of a Lebanese electoral law, and the Lebanese-Syrian agreement to establish di [...]	2008-10-31 23:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PBTS KPAL UNSC LE SY IS
08USUNNEWYORK1009	UNGA: FIFTH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES PATTERN OF [...] On Friday, October 31, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) held formal consultations on agenda item 121: Pattern of Conferences. Member States considered The Secretary-General's (SYG's) report on pattern of conferences (A/63/119 and A/63/119 Add.1),[...]	2008-11-04 19:25:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1019	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY FIVE AND SIX [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on conventional weapons from October 20 to 22. On October 20, the Chairperson of the Governmental Group of Experts (GGE) on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) opened the debate. Representatives fr [...]	2008-11-05 13:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1024	UNRWA REPORT AND GENERAL DEBATE: SITUATION IN [...] Summary: The UN General Assembly's Special Political and Decolonization Committee (the Fourth Committee) held its general debate on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on October 29-30. Two UNRWA officials opened the session with reports [...]	2008-11-05 14:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF KPAL KWBG
08USUNNEWYORK1028	UN 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 23:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AORC KUNR UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1030	UNGA VOTES FOR COOPERATION WITH PREPCOM, OTHER [...] The UN General Assembly (UNGA) considered on November 3 its agenda item on UN cooperation with other international organizations, and passed five resolutions by consensus and one voted text calling for cooperation with the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty O [...]	2008-11-06 19:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OARC KNNP KISL
08USUNNEWYORK1034	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH IIIC COMMISSIONER [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Khalilzad met with IIIC (International Independent Investigation Commission) Commissioner Daniel Bellemare November 4 to discuss the status of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) at Bellemare's request. The discussion focused on Bellemare's request that the start [...]	2008-11-07 00:08:00	USUN New York	SECRET	PREL PTER UNSC LE SY
08USUNNEWYORK1047	FOURTH COMMITTEE APPROVES NINE RESOLUTIONS ON [...] SUMMARY: The UNGA Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) approved nine resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian situation on November 7: four under agenda item 29 "The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East" (UNRWA) and five under agenda i [...]	2008-11-10 13:37:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PREF KPAL KWBG UNGA IS
08USUNNEWYORK1048	UNGA/C-6: UNGA'S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] SUMMARY: UNGA's Sixth Committee debated agenda item 79 "The Rule of Law at the National and International Level" from October 13-14. During the debate, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro presented remarks. Many delegations commended the UN Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group [...]	2008-11-10 14:09:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1074	UN FOURTH COMMITTEE DEBATE ON ISRAELI PRACTICES IN [...] Summary: The UN General Assembly's Fourth Committee met November 4 - 6 to debate the annual "Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories" (the Special Committee). The debate inclu [...]	2008-11-17 15:43:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAL IS
08USUNNEWYORK1075	UN FINANCES: UNITED STATES SINGLED OUT FOR UNPAID [...] Summary: In formal session on November 6, UN Controller Jun Yamazaki presented a financial update to the General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary). Despite intervening payments, the UN's financial situation remains mixed, and may have to borrow from the reserve [...]	2008-11-17 17:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC KUNR CU
08USUNNEWYORK1077	SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES UNAMI/MNF-I [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Security Council received a quarterly briefing on November 14 from Staffan de Mistura, head of the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI),and from Ambassador Khalilzad, on behalf of MNF-I. Iraqi PR Bayati also addressed the Council. All participants, including members of the [...]	2008-11-17 22:27:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IZ UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK1099	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, [...] SUMMARY: From October 6-21, the UN General Assembly Third Committee formally discussed social development, advancement of women, rights of children, and indigenous issues. The broader themes discussed under these topics reflected those raised during the UN General Assembly General Debate, nam [...]	2008-11-20 23:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KOCI UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1108	UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS PALESTINIAN RESOURCES [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee (Economic and Financial) adopted four resolutions on November 20. Per reftel instructions, the United States called for a vote and voted against the resolution entitled, "Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the [...]	2008-11-25 11:51:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KPAL UNGA IS
08USUNNEWYORK1120	UNGA: 63RD UNGA ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON ISRAEL AND [...] The 63rd UNGA held its debate on agenda item 16, "The Question of Palestine," and agenda item 15, "The Situation in the Middle East," from November 24-25. Over 50 countries spoke; paragraph 8 gives a complete list. The President of the General Assembly (PGA),Miguel D'Escoto opened the debat [...]	2008-12-01 13:51:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PREF KPAL KWBG UNGA IS
08USUNNEWYORK1124	UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS 15 RESOLUTIONS, [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee (Economic and Financial) adopted 15 resolutions during its November 25 and 26 sessions. Per reftel A, the United States called for a vote and voted against the draft resolution entitled, "Oil slick on Lebanese shores," which [...]	2008-12-02 14:43:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SENV PREL PREF UNGA LE IS TX
08USUNNEWYORK1127	UNSC: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS: SOUTH AFRICA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Security Council held its monthly briefing and consultations on the Middle East on November 25. Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed on the "landmark" Quartet meeting November 9 with the two parties. He stressed that the biggest challenges to a lasting peace agreement [...]	2008-12-02 21:59:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA SY
08USUNNEWYORK1128	UNSC: UNSCR 1701 QUARTERLY CONSULTATIONS - [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 26, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams and DPKO Assistant Secretary-General Edmund Mulet briefed the Security Council in consultations on the SYG's UNSCR 1701 quarterly report. Williams noted the improved political climate in Lebanon but emphasized [...]	2008-12-02 22:08:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC IS LE SY
08USUNNEWYORK1132	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES PROMOTION AND [...] SUMMARY: From October 21-30, the UN General Assembly Third Committee formally discussed the promotion and protection of human rights, and on October 31, the Committee heard the report of the Human Rights Council. Key themes from the two-week discussion included freedom of expression, freedom [...]	2008-12-04 15:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1138	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: On November 21, the UN General Assembly Third Committee passed by vote draft resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Delegations opposing the draft resolutions argued that the Human Rights Council, rather than the Gen [...]	2008-12-05 14:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL AORC UNGA IR BM KN
08USUNNEWYORK1152	UNGA ADOPTS ALL FOURTH COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS; FOUR [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted 22 resolutions and four draft decisions included in the reports of the UNGA Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization Committee) on December 6. Resolutions and plenary votes are in paragraph two (most passed with significant margins [...]	2008-12-09 15:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF SENV UNGA IS
08USUNNEWYORK1158	UNSC: COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON UNDOF (GOLAN [...] (SBU) Summary: In Security Council consultations on December 10, the Secretariat briefed on the activities of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF),which supervises the cease-fire between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights. He referred to the Secretary-General's November 26 report t [...]	2008-12-10 21:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO UNSC IS SY
08USUNNEWYORK117	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: ESTABLISHING MANAGEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: UN Legal Counsel Michel briefed Amb. Wolff on February 8 on developments relating to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. First, Michel said the UN has not been informed that Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab [...]	2008-02-08 21:01:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK1175	ARAB PERFORMANCE AT THE 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) ARAB PERFORMANCE AT THE 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY WAS A MIXED BAG, WITH DIFFERENTIATED VOTING ON SOME KEY ISSUES. EGYPT MAINTAINED ITS USUAL ACTIVISM IN SHAPING AND DEFENDING UNHELPFUL G-77, OIC, AND NON-ALIGNED POSITIONS. SYRIA ENGAGED IN ITS USUAL RHETORIC AND POLARIZING TACTICS, AND ALGE [...]	2008-12-16 19:33:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PHUM XF EG
08USUNNEWYORK1177	UNGA COMMEMORATES UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) marked the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in New York on December 10. Despite some initial uncertainty about which states would be permitted to speak, the commemoration, which included two panel discussions and [...]	2008-12-17 10:38:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AG MO IS NU UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1189	UNGA ADOPTS SECOND COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS AND TWO [...] Summary: On December 19, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) took final action on the remaining draft resolutions and decisions adopted by the Second Committee (Economic and Finance) - approving three resolutions by vote and adopting 31 resolutions and one decision by consensus. The UN [...]	2008-12-19 19:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECIN AORC SENV KPAL UNGA LE IS
08USUNNEWYORK1191	UNGA TAKES ACTION ON CONFLICT DIAMONDS, SPORT FOR [...] The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted by consensus 10 resolutions and a text on December 11. The resolutions and report were as follows: U.S. co-sponsored "The Role of Diamonds in Fueling Conflict" (A/63/L.52),"Sport as a Means to Promote Education, Health, Development and Peace" (A/63/L.51 [...]	2008-12-19 21:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PREF KPAL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1199	UNSC: OPEN DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST - MOST STATES [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 18, the Security Council held its first Open Debate on the Middle East in five months only two days after a ministerial-level Security Council meeting that saw the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1850 which confirms the irreversibility of the bilateral neg [...]	2008-12-23 19:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG
08USUNNEWYORK120	TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...] (S) USUN delivered reftel points to all Security Council members regarding the upcoming USG designation of Badran Turki Hishan al-Mazidih and three members of his network in the UN 1267 (Taliban/al-Qaeda) Sanctions Committee. The UK and France will both co-sponsor the request. Russia request [...]	2008-02-08 23:59:00	USUN New York	SECRET	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK1207	UNGA TAKES ACTION ON THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] SUMMARY: On December 18, the UN General Assembly took action on Third Committee resolutions, adopting 39 draft resolutions by consensus and 17 by vote. Five remaining resolutions, which had budget implications and needed review by the Assembly's Fifth Committee, were adopted on December 24. [...]	2008-12-24 18:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PHUM KSOCI KDEM
08USUNNEWYORK127	LEBANON: RISING CONCERN ABOUT UNSCR 1701 [...] (C) Summary. Over the past week, the Israeli Mission, Secretariat officials, and departing UN Special Coordinator SIPDIS for Lebanon Geir Pedersen have expressed concern to USUN about increasing risks to the implementation of UNSCR 1701 as attention in Lebanon has largely been focused on th [...]	2008-02-11 22:16:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY IS LE
08USUNNEWYORK140	UNSC CALLS FOR INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) Radhika Coomaraswamy on February 12 urged the Council to implement targeted measures against persistent violators against children. She also called for the Council to add rape/sexual violence as a trigger to list a country in the ann [...]	2008-02-14 14:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PGOV PHUM PREF UNSC BM FR
08USUNNEWYORK2	UN - GA DECIDES ON FINANCING OF 26 SPMS - [...] (U) Summary: On December 21, 2007, the Fifth (Administrative and Budgetary) Committee of the GA completed its consideration of the proposed 2008 budgets for 26 Special Political Missions (SPMs) by approving funding in the amount of $386.6 million. Consideration of the SYG's proposal to bui [...]	2008-01-02 20:20:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK222	LEBANON: COUNCIL DIVISIONS HARDEN ON UNSCR 1701 [...] (SBU) Summary. During closed UNSC consultations on March 10, senior UN Secretariat officials reported that the continuing Lebanese political crisis had blocked meaningful progress on UNSCR 1701 implementation. They praised continued UNIFIL-LAF cooperation; noted the significant increase in I [...]	2008-03-11 15:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY IS LE
08USUNNEWYORK226	G-77 AND NAM SUBMIT AMENDMENTS TO BAN'S DPA [...] Summary: Mission has received an advance copy of a letter dated March 6, 2008 from the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) (of the G-77 and China (chaired by Antigua and Barbuda) and the NAM (chaired by Cuba)) to Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, calling on the Secre [...]	2008-03-12 20:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK253	NEXT STEPS ON LEBANON TRIBUNAL: TRANSITIONING FROM [...] (C) Summary. During meetings in New York the week of March 10-14, UNIIIC Commissioner and Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Prosecutor-designate Daniel Bellemare argued that UNIIIC's mandate, which is scheduled to expire June 15 absent action by the Security Council, should be extended until [...]	2008-03-19 23:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PARM PINR PREF MASS SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK280	RANCOROUS UNSC MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST DEBATE MAKES [...] (SBU) Summary. SYG Ban Ki-Moon made an unusual appearance during the UNSC's monthly Middle East debate on March 25 to beseech the parties and the international community -- including the Security Council -- to support the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations aimed at reaching an agreement by the [...]	2008-03-28 15:07:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPKO KPAL KWBG UNSC SY IR LE
08USUNNEWYORK295	CUBAN MISSION QUERIES VISA RENEWAL DELAYS RE [...] (SBU) Action request - USUN seeks Department's guidance in responding to the Cuban Mission regarding the delay in visa renewals for Cuban Permanent Representative, Ambassador Rodrigo Malmierca and Cuban Mission officials referred to below.. 2. (SBU) Amb. Malmierca (10 October 1956, Cuba) ha [...]	2008-04-02 21:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OFDPQIS PREL CU
08USUNNEWYORK316	LEBANON: UNIIIC COMMISSIONER BELLEMARE APPEALS [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: UNIIIC Commissioner and Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Prosecutor-Designate Daniel Bellemare told Amb. Khalilzad privately on April 4 that the UNIIIC mandate, which is scheduled to expire June 15 absent action by the Security Council, should be extended at least until [...]	2008-04-08 17:03:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK380	RANGE OF ISSUES RAISED AT UN HOST COUNTRY [...] SUMMARY: At the April 22 Host Country Committee meeting, member states discussed chronic visa delays that negatively affect their representation at official UN meetings, NYC taxing UN Mission staff residences, unauthorized blocking of Ecuadorian Mission diplomats' bank accounts, problems of UN [...]	2008-04-28 23:38:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP CVIS PREL CU IN MG EC SY
08USUNNEWYORK394	MIDDLE EAST: USUN LEADS WALK-OUT AFTER LIBYA [...] (SBU) Summary. The UNSC held its monthly discussion on the Middle East on April 23. Following last month's rancorous debate (reftel),SC members agreed to a public briefing by the UN Secretariat, followed by closed consultations. DPA A/SYG Angela Kane briefed on recent attacks in Gaza and s [...]	2008-05-02 20:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG KPKO UNSC SY IS LE LY
08USUNNEWYORK408	CHAIRMEN OF 1267, COUNTER-TERRORISM, AND 1540 [...] The Chairmen of the UN Security Council's 1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),and 1540 Committee briefed the Security Council in a public meeting on May 6, 2008, in the ninth such meeting of its kind. The Chairmen, Ambassador Verbeke of Belgium (12 [...]	2008-05-08 00:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC PTER KNNP EFIN KTFN
08USUNNEWYORK469	UN COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY - WORKING GROUPS [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: Calls for the UN Counter-Terrorism Task Force (CTITF) Working Groups to involve Member States in their activities and statements of support for the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (A/RES/60/288) dominated comments at a briefing on the CTITF's activities on May 21. Mem [...]	2008-05-27 23:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER USUN PREL
08USUNNEWYORK477	U/SYG HOLMES ON PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED [...] (SBU) Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed the Security Council May 27 on the subject of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In addition to members of the Security Council, 21 other member states participated in the public discussion. Most voiced sup [...]	2008-05-29 23:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL SOCI UNSC XA UN PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK478	MIDDLE EAST: UNSC MEMBERS WELCOME REGIONAL PEACE [...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Security Council held its monthly Middle East meeting on May 28. UNSCO Robert Serry briefed in a public session, and Council members subsequently discussed the issue in closed consultations. Serry welcomed "fragile" progress on the Israeli-Syrian, Lebanese, and Israeli [...]	2008-05-29 23:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL SY LE IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK511	LEBANON: IDF GENERALS BRIEF UNSC MEMBERS ON [...] (SBU) IDF Generals Yossi Baidatz and Yossi Heymann briefed UNSC delegations June 5 on Israel's assessment of the situation in south Lebanon and the performance of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers. They said Hizballah had fully re-armed in south Lebanon since summe [...]	2008-06-10 22:03:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPKO UNSC SY LE IS
08USUNNEWYORK550	GENERAL ASSEMBLY COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] Summary. Informal consultations on the General Assembly's Counter-terrorism Strategy follow-up focused on plans for the September review. Delegations struck a positive tone and comments were generally constructive. The current trend is toward a resolution reaffirming the Strategy. Some de [...]	2008-06-23 19:12:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UN
08USUNNEWYORK573	SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: LIBYA TABLES DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Security Council held its monthly Middle East meeting on June 27. Lisa Buttenheim, Director of the Asia and Pacific Division of the UN Department of Political Affairs, briefed the Council in a public session, and Council members subsequently discussed regional events i [...]	2008-06-28 00:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC SY LE IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK595	SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS PUT TEXT IN BLUE FOR VOTE [...] (SBU) Following the July 2 UNSC experts meeting on the Arab draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements (reftel),the Arab Group decided on July 3 to put their draft text in blue on July 7 and call for a vote latest on July 11. The Arabs also decided to keep the focus of the resolution on [...]	2008-07-03 23:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER KWBG KPAL UNSC PA IS
08USUNNEWYORK612	UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL: COMMITTEE ON NGOS [...] Summary: At its resumed session May 29 - June 6 and June 25, ECOSOC,s Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (CNGO) recommended ECOSOC consultative status for a number of U.S. NGOs, including the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) and the Hudson Institute. Action on the Democracy Coali [...]	2008-07-09 23:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM USUN
08USUNNEWYORK614	SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS NOW UNSURE IF THEY HAVE [...] (SBU) Libya convened a UNSC experts meeting on July 9 to solicit comments on its draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements. France spoke first, emphasizing that the Council has a unique opportunity to adopt a comprehensive resolution on the Middle East peace process, and that experts sh [...]	2008-07-10 02:17:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL UNSC IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK616	UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON 1701 REPORT: MEMBER STATES [...] (SBU) Summary. During closed consultations on July 9, UN Under-Secretary-General (U/SYG) for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe and Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, DPKO Asia and Middle East division director, briefed the Council on the June 27 SYG report on the implementation of UNSCR 1701. U/SYG Pasco [...]	2008-07-11 00:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY IS LE
08USUNNEWYORK633	U.S.- U.N. HIGH-LEVEL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE ON IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 11 the U.S. and the U.N. conducted a High-Level Strategic Dialogue on Iraq, comprised of a political component chaired by UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe and a security component chaired by Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security Sir [...]	2008-07-16 16:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREM IZ UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK64	GAZA: SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS TO DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Security Council held a public debate January 22 on the situation in Gaza. Public statements were delivered by UN U/SYG Lynn Pascoe, all Security Council members, Israel, the Palestinians, neighboring states, the Arab League, OIC, and NAM. Amb Khalilad's intervention exp [...]	2008-01-23 00:51:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS
08USUNNEWYORK646	SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS LIKELY TO CONCEDE DEFEAT [...] (C) Arab Group Ambassadors met on July 18 to discuss the revised comprehensive resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that USUN shared with them on July 16 (ref B). (Note: This revised draft contained more language on settlements than USUN's original elements but retained strong langua [...]	2008-07-19 00:59:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK647	LEBANON: UNIIIC COMMISSIONER BELLEMARE EXPRESSES [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: UNIIIC Commissioner and Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Prosecutor-Designate Daniel Bellemare asked Amb. Khalilzad in a July 16 private meeting for the United States to provide the UNIIIC with experienced analysts to assist in the investigation. Bellemare also called f [...]	2008-07-21 16:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE
08USUNNEWYORK660	ISRAEL AND ARABS EXCHANGE BARBS IN MONTHLY DEBATE [...] (SBU) Summary. U/SYG Lynn Pascoe briefed the Security Council during an open meeting on the Middle East on July 22. Pascoe outlined encouraging developments in the region, highlighting the formation of a national unity government in Lebanon, indirect talks between Israel and Syria, and the [...]	2008-07-24 01:50:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC SY LE IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK669	SWISS COUNTER-TERRORISM "PROCESS" CHALLENGES U.S. [...] (U) Summary. In November 2007, Costa Rica, Japan, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey launched a series of meetings described as the "International Process on Global Counter-terrorism Co-operation (Process)" (reftel). On July 24, they circulated a final document which states that the purpose of [...]	2008-07-25 22:54:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UN SZ
08USUNNEWYORK670	FOCUSING THE UN ON THE SAFE HAVEN TERRORISM PROBLEM [...] (C) Begin Summary. Ambassador Dell Dailey (S/CT) met with UN Counter-Terrorism and Sanctions representatives July 15 and 16. The exchanges included a discussion of using the UN to focus on the "safe haven" terrorism problem in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of northwest Paki [...]	2008-07-25 23:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREF PREL
08USUNNEWYORK704	UN/IRAQ: RUSSIA'S BLOCK ON LISTINGS IN 1518 [...] (SBU) On August 4, Amb. Wolff delivered reftel demarche to Russian Deputy Perm Rep Igor Shcherbak regarding Russia's opposition to listing six new individuals in the 1518 (Iraq) Sanctions Committee. 2. (SBU) Shcherbak replied that there had been no change in Russia's position and that the [...]	2008-08-06 20:41:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC ETTC IZ
08USUNNEWYORK705	VICTIMS OF TERRORISM MEETING SCHEDULED FOR [...] (U) Summary: The Secretary-General plans to convene a meeting of victims of terrorism at the UN on September 9. Among the featured speakers will be Colombian/French terrorist hostage Ingrid Betancourt, U.S. 9/11 victims leader Carrie Lemack and non-U.S. citizen survivors of the Kenya and Tan [...]	2008-08-06 20:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK723	U/SYG PASCOE BRIEFS COUNCIL ON UNAMI REPORT, SC [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 6 the Security Council met to discuss the Secretary-General's quarterly report on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Multi-National Force in Iraq (MNF-I). Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe noted UNAMI's expanded role [...]	2008-08-12 21:39:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREM IZ UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK731	GENERAL ASSEMBLY COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY [...] Action request para 4. 2. Summary. Consultations on a resolution on the Counter-terrorism strategy review concluded August 11 with tentative agreement on the text. Member states met during early August under the Chairmanship of Guatemalan Permanent Representative Gert Rosenthal to prepa [...]	2008-08-13 23:33:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK764	UNSC: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS TAME THIS MONTH, [...] (SBU) Summary: U/SYG Lynn Pascoe briefed the Security Council during an open meeting on the Middle East on August 20. He stressed that the benefits of the cease-fire have not translated into an improvement of everyday living conditions in Gaza. He welcomed the planned release of 200 Palesti [...]	2008-08-22 22:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE
08USUNNEWYORK77	SECURITY COUNCIL CONTINUES DISCUSSIONS ON GAZA [...] (SBU) Following a U.S. decision to engage, the Security Council continued consulations January 24 on a draft Presidential Statement (PRST) on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The meetings concluded without agreement on a text. All delegations requested the United States to convey its bo [...]	2008-01-25 01:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KWBG KPAL UNSC IS
08USUNNEWYORK779	UNSC UNANIMOUSLY EXTENDS UNIFIL'S MANDATE [...] (SBU) The UN Security Council unanimously approved resolution 1832 on August 27 to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until August 31, 2009. (Note: The full text of the resolution is contained in reftel and can be found on the UN website. End note.) [...]	2008-08-27 22:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPKO UNSC LE SY IS
08USUNNEWYORK84	SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING ON UNAMI, MNF-I [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Security Council held its quarterly meeting January 21 on the situation in Iraq. Special Representative to the Secretary-General (SRSG) Staffan de Mistura briefed for the first time in his new capacity as the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI),and [...]	2008-01-29 21:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ
08USUNNEWYORK85	GAZA: SECURITY COUNCIL DROPS PRST AFTER LIBYA [...] (SBU) After four days of negotiation on a draft Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Gaza, in which USUN was initially isolated 14-1 but eventually persuaded all other delegations except Libya to support the U.S. position, Security Council Ambassadors met on January 29 and decided [...]	2008-01-29 22:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS
08USUNNEWYORK864	AT UN, HEADS OF STATE BEGIN 63RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations General Debate opened on September 22 with several heads of state taking the floor. Most speakers mentioned the global food crisis, and many spoke on peace-building, energy issues, global warming, the financial crisis, and human rights. UN reform was another commo [...]	2008-09-25 22:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON BR US FR RP QA LI TU AR MA
08USUNNEWYORK87	NEW YORK CONSULTATIONS ON UN EFFORT IN IRAQ [...] (C) Following recent consultations on UNAMI with senior UN officials, including U/SYG Pascoe, Special Representative de Mistura, and UNHCR New York Director Bertrand USUN has confirmed the following. On staffing, UNHCR has placed a senior professional staff member full-time in Baghdad, assig [...]	2008-01-30 00:59:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC IZ
08USUNNEWYORK875	UNSC MEETS AT SAUDI/ARAB LEAGUE REQUEST [...] (SBU) The UN Security Council met September 26 in response to the request by Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Arab League to discuss Israeli settlement activity. The Saudi FM spoke first and accused Israel of intransigence and a lack of good faith in dealing with the settlements issue. Arab Le [...]	2008-09-29 17:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE SY IR
08USUNNEWYORK878	COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCES COMPLETES ANNUAL SESSION [...] Summary. On September 12, 2008, the Committee on Conferences (CoC),the intergovernmental body mandated to make recommendations to the General Assembly (GA) on all matters related to UN conference servicing, reached consensus on a resolution containing recommendations for the consideration o [...]	2008-09-29 22:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK882	UN GENERAL DEBATE: INDIA, GERMANY, ITALY AND [...] SUMMARY: Speakers at the UN General Debate the afternoon of September 26 continued discussion of the energy, food, and financial crises; climate change; and UN reform. India focused on nuclear issues, support for Afghanistan, and its intent to resolve issues with Pakistan. Germany and Italy [...]	2008-09-30 16:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AORC UNGA BP MT IN HR TV MO BB
08USUNNEWYORK887	UN GENERAL DEBATE: FOCUS ON ISRAEL/PALESTINE, [...] SUMMARY: During the September 27 morning plenary meeting of the UNGA General Debate, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Egypt, Mali, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Syria, Oman, Kazakhstan, Algeria, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE),Gambia, Niger and Romania spoke. Saudi Arabia distributed its Fore [...]	2008-09-30 20:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PBTS AORC UNGA VM PP PE EG SA ML

08USUNNEWYORK900	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH NEW UN SPECIAL [...] (C) Ambassador Khalilzad, in an October 2 meeting with new Special Coordinator of the Secretary-General for Lebanon Michael Williams, noted the USG's significant concerns with Lebanese border security and continuing arms smuggling and suggested that if the Lebanese security forces are over-st [...]	2008-10-02 21:32:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC IS LE SY
08USUNNEWYORK911	63RD UNGA GENERAL DEBATE MARKED BY CALLS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA) General Debate took place September 23-29, with 111 Member States addressing the Assembly. The overarching theme was a call for collective action to address the global financial, food, environment and energy crises and reinvigorate efforts to [...]	2008-10-06 23:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS ECON AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK926	SHEBA'A POINTS PASSED TO UN DEPARTMENT OF [...] (C) PolOff delivered October 10 points contained in ref e-mail on Sheba'a to UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Senior Political Affairs Officer Lee O'Brien. O'Brien agreed that delineation could be done on paper through a tabletop exercise, while demarcation could only be done on the g [...]	2008-10-10 23:14:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS UNSC USUN LE IS SY
08USUNNEWYORK942	UNGA/C-6: UNGA'S 6TH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES TERRORISM [...] Summary: The Sixth Committee held its debate on agenda item 99, "Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism," from October 8-9. The majority of speakers called for the conclusion of the draft Comprehensive Convention for Combating International Terrorism. Some called for it to include a [...]	2008-10-16 12:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK95	JANUARY MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING: RANCOROUS SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. During the UN Security Council's monthly public debate on the Middle East on January 30, past optimism about the Annapolis process was overshadowed by rancor resulting from the UNSC's inability to adopt a Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Gaza as well as acrimon [...]	2008-02-01 22:43:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS LE SY
08USUNNEWYORK962	UN TO COMMEMORATE BICENTENNIAL OF END OF SLAVE [...] In plenary session on October 20, The UN General Assembly (UNGA) received the Secretary-General's report on the Follow-up to the Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (A/63/213),and passed a resolution on a Permanent Memorial to and Remembra [...]	2008-10-22 19:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KTIP AORC
08USUNNEWYORK965	63RD 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 22:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA CD
08USUNNEWYORK967	UNSC: MULTIPLE DELEGATIONS, INCLUDING UK, CALL FOR [...] (SBU) In his monthly briefing to the Security Council on the Middle East, Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Pascoe reviewed October 22 the series of meetings held in late September on the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. In terms of the West Bank, he noted the start of the [...]	2008-10-23 20:44:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE SY
08USUNNEWYORK973	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE: U.S. TABLES REVISIONS [...] Underscores the contribution that compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements and with other agreed obligations makes to enhancing confidence and to strengthening international security and stability; 2. Urges all States to implement and to comply fully w [...]	2008-10-27 19:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK982	UNGA/C-6: UNGA,S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA's Sixth Committee held its general debate on agenda item 78, "Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization," from October 22-23. A prominent topic in the Report is UN sanctions. Most speak [...]	2008-10-29 14:27:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK988	UNGA/C-6: UNGA,S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held its debate on agenda item 76, "Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Armed Conflicts," from October 23-24. The majority of delegations used this debate to list the efforts their own [...]	2008-10-30 14:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK994	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC):DAY FIVE, SIX AND [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its general debate from October 6 to October 14. This summary comprises statements from Days 5, 6 and 7 (October 10, 13 and 14) of the debate. The following states spoke on Day 5: Belarus, Philippines, Israel [...]	2008-10-31 21:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK996	63RD 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 21:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK997	UNGA: UN PASSES 17TH ANNUAL RESOLUTION AGAINST THE [...] Summary: In plenary session on October 29, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed its 17th annual resolution condemning the United States embargo on Cuba with near unanimity, slightly more one-sided than last year. The usual diatribes were accompanied by more measured language from the EU an [...]	2008-10-31 22:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC ECON CU
08VALLETTA95	MALTA: SANCTIONS MONITORING BOARD ACTS ON US [...] (U) On March 7, 2008, PolOff communicated details of US Treasury Department domestic designations of four Syrian individuals per reftel to Charles Inguanez, MFA Director-General for Economic Affairs and Chairman of Malta's Sanctions Monitoring Board (SMB). 2. (C) Inguanez got back to us lat [...]	2008-03-07 14:49:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC UNSC MT PREL
08VATICAN14	POST ANALYSIS OF PAPAL ADDRESS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: In his annual address on January 7 to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI provided an overview of the Vatican's concerns on a broad range of issues and hot spots. As revealing as his actual words are the Pope's omissions and nuances. Among the cou [...]	2008-01-14 16:41:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM CU CH VE LE IS IR IZ VT
08VATICAN15	HOLY SEE: DEPUTY FM DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting with a visiting White House official, Holy See Deputy FM Parolin called for dialogue to resolve the Lebanese political impasse and address concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions. Parolin confirmed that negotiations with Israel on taxation of Church proper [...]	2008-01-18 19:11:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF LE IS SY IR VT
08VATICAN23	HOLY SEE OFFICIAL DISCUSSES ORIENTAL CHURCHES, [...] (SBU) Summary: The institutional arrangements that the Holy See has with "Oriental Churches" can serve as a model for further rapprochement between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. In communion with the Pope, Oriental Churches conduct masses following the Byzantine rite and administer the [...]	2008-02-14 16:26:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KIRF IS UP VT
08VATICAN33	SCENESETTER FOR POPE BENEDICT XVI'S APRIL 15-20 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. The Pope is likely to highlight faith and reason, natural law, human rights, and inter-religious dialogue during his upcoming trip to the US. He is also likely to address environmental issues and express concern for the plight of Christians in the Middle East. The Pope appreciat [...]	2008-03-31 17:48:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF OVIP VT
08VATICAN91	(C) NEA DAS DAVID HALE DISCUSSES LEBANON WITH THE VATICAN [...] (C) The Holy See shares the USG goal of a peaceful, free and sovereign Lebanon. The Vatican advocates a cautious approach that focuses on consensus and restraint to achieve this goal. The Vatican's point person for Lebanon urged the U.S. and the West to support March 14, but to discourage "unr [...]	2008-12-05 18:52:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF LE VT
08VIENNA1057	AUSTRIAN MFA ON RELATIONS WITH SYRIA: "CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Austria acknowledges the problems of dealing with Syria and the lack of concrete progress in the European dialogue with Damascus thus far. Nonetheless, Vienna sees multiple potential dangers to the broader Middle East should Syria be isolated. Austria does and will continue to m [...]	2008-07-25 14:23:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY LE EUN AU
08VIENNA1373	DEMARCHE ON SNIPER RIFLES DELIVERED [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Helmut Krehlik, head of the Export/Import Control division at the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Krehlik replied that he heard of the concerns weeks earlier through intel channels but viewed it as -- impossible that Austrian authorities would have appro [...]	2008-09-18 14:41:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL MASS ETTC FGM AU IR
08VIENNA1400	GC VOTE ON MESA SEAT AT IAEA BOG; AUSTRIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 13:27:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUC AU
08VIENNA157	TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION TO AUSTRIA OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-31 13:23:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AU
08VIENNA1615	AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON GAERC, GYMNICH AGENDAS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-03 13:28:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN RS IS AF SY IR AU
08VIENNA165	EMBASSY REQUESTS FM PLASSNIK CANCEL SYRIA VISIT [...] (C) In response to REF request, Econ/Pol Counselor and PolChief called 2/1 on Austrian MFA Deputy Director for ME Affairs, Christoph Meran, to raise USG concerns about FM Plassnik,s planned Feb. 7-9 visit to Damascus. The visit is prt of a larger ME tour, including Lebanon, Israel,and Palesti [...]	2008-02-01 17:42:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MEPP SY AU
08VIENNA170	SUPPORT LEBANON: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A demarche to Austrian MFA Political Director Thomas Mayr-Harting on the margins of a previously-scheduled February 4 luncheon at the DCM Residence. Mayr-Harting had no immediate response on most elements of the USG approach. In the context of FonMin Plassnik's ongoi [...]	2008-02-04 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM LE SY AU
08VIENNA1846	AUSTRIAN POSITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SYRIA'S [...] (C) Polchief discussed reftel points December 15 with Andreas Launer, MFA Unit Chief for IAEA, CTBTO Prep Com, and NPT. Luaner said the GOA shares the USG's concerns regarding possible safeguards violations by Syria, and would like to see these concerns addressed before Syria benefits from any [...]	2008-12-16 10:22:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA SY TRGY AU
08VIENNA22	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: SUPPORTING ASPIRATIONS OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-04 17:50:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY AU
08VIENNA316	AUSTRIA: GOA VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (U) Polchief discussed reftel points March 5 with Klaus Famira, MFA European correspondent. Famira said he did not believe Lebanon, Syria, or Afghanistan would be discussed at the March 10-11 GAERC, unless one of the participants wants to report on a recent visit to the region. Discussion on [...]	2008-03-05 16:46:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN ZL PK ZI IR GG IS SY LE AU
08VIENNA531	AUSTRIA'S ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) Austrian exports to Iran declined by 7.2% in 2007, following a drop of 21.7% in 2006. However, Iranian exports to Austria - 80% of which was energy -- Austria jumped 57.1% in 2007. Overall trade remained a very small part (.24%) of Austria's total trade, although Iran is still an import [...]	2008-04-17 09:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PGOV PREL IR AU
08VIENNA752	SARKOZY IN VIENNA: IRAN, SYRIA, ENERGY, AND [...] (C) Summary. French President Sarkozy made little progress in efforts to persuade Austria to accept autonomous EU sanctions on Iran; was briefed on Austrian plans for their June 23 conference on reconstruction of a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, discussed European energy strategy in gene [...]	2008-06-02 14:21:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU AU
08VIENNA939	AUSTRIA: IAEA INSPECTION IN SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 14:39:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AU
08VILNIUS146	LITHUANIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOL priority for the March 10-11 GAERC is increased EU engagement with Georgia. The Lithuanians are supportive of our positions on Kosovo and Pakistan, and we urged them to adopt a strong policy toward limited engagement with Syria and advocate it within the EU. The GOL doubt [...]	2008-03-07 14:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08VILNIUS599	ALSO WANTS TO SEE SARG ACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 13:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE EUN IR IZ LH
08WARSAW1285	POLISH VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 3 GYMNICH AND NOVEMBER [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to MFA European Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski, Poland will oppose the unconditional resumption of negotiations on a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with Russia, but will take a "careful" approach at the November 10-11 EU Foreign Ministers Meeting (GAERC). B [...]	2008-11-07 06:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN GA RS BK AF SY IZ PL
08WARSAW153	POLAND: TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF [...] (C) On February 1, Econoff shared reftel points with the Polish government regarding USG plans to submit the names of four Syria-based terrorist facilitators to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee. Econoff met separately with Elzbieta Frankow-Jaskiewicz from the Polish Ministry of Finance's Depa [...]	2008-02-05 09:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER PREL ETTC KTFN PL
08WARSAW614	DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON LEBANON [...] (C) In absence of Ambassador and of senior Middle East officials at the MFA, Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche May 19 to Boguslaw Ochodek, First Counselor in the Africa and Middle East Department. After PolCouns reviewed points urging Poland to make private and public statements, [...]	2008-05-19 13:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE PL
08WELLINGTON356	A/S FORT'S OCTOBER 9-10 VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) Summary. During an October 9-10 visit to New Zealand, INR A/S Randall Fort met with members of the External Assessments Bureau (EAB),the Chief Executive of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Deputy Secretary Caroline Forsyth, and official [...]	2008-10-24 01:29:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL NZ
08WELLINGTON397	NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS STRONG STATEMENTS ON IRAN, [...] (C) On November 25, Pol/Econ Counselor met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade International Security and Disarmament Division Chief Joan Mosley and Deputy Director Jillian Dempster to discuss the recent IAEA reports on Iran and Syria, ongoing TACC discussions and next steps in Vienna. [...]	2008-11-25 23:42:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PREL KNNP IAEA PARM NZ
08WINDHOEK301	NAMIBIA: IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS VOTE [...] (C) Emboff met with the Namibian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director of Multilateral Affairs Julius Zaya Shiweva and delivered reftel demarche on September 22. Shiweva stated that "to his knowledge Namibia had not yet been approached by any country" with regards to the nomination of a memb [...]	2008-09-26 11:08:00	Embassy Windhoek	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUCWA WA
08WINDHOEK305	NAMIBIA: IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS VOTE [...] (C) CDA met with Ministry of Health deputy Permanent Secretary Norbert Forster on September 30 to discuss the IAEA vote for the MESA Group open seat, per ref C. The Ministry of Health's Permanent Secretary, Forster's immediate superior, is currently in Vienna as head of Namibia's delegation [...]	2008-09-30 13:53:00	Embassy Windhoek	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUCWA WA
08YEREVAN780	DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR GC VOTE ON MESA GROUP SEAT [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA's Acting Head of UN Department Nouneh Zastoukhova requesting staunch GOAM opposition to Iran and Syria's candidacy to the IAEA Board of Governors, support for Afghanistan's nomination to the Board of Governors, and support for Kazakhstan's bid to join [...]	2008-09-30 03:54:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PARM MUNC IAEA AM
08YEREVAN89	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PROFILE: VAHAN HOVANISSIAN [...] (C) Deputy parliament speaker Vahan Hovanissian is the presidential standard bearer of the 117- year-old Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF),more often known simply as the Dashnaks, (after the Armenian word Dashnaksutyun, meaning "federation"). Hovanissian brings a literate, articulate [...]	2008-02-06 14:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM AM
08ZAGREB291	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 2, 2008 [...] (U) GOC TO DEPLOY TROOPS TO UN MISSION ON GOLAN HEIGHTS IN JUNE: On Friday March 28, the Croatian parliament supported a decision to send 95 soldiers to serve as members of the UN peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights. A clear majority (104 of the 153-seat parliament) endorsed the plan to [...]	2008-04-02 13:17:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR HR
08ZAGREB419	SCENESETTER FOR DEPSEC ENGLAND DINNER WITH DEFMIN [...] (C) Sir, this is Minister Vukelic,s second trip to the U.S. since his appointment in January as Minister of Defense in the new Croatian government. Though his tenure as Minister of Economy in the previous government was unremarkable, in his short time as Minister of Defense he has brought a l [...]	2008-06-05 13:50:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB673	CROATIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT AFGHANISTAN, OPPOSE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref points to Mario Horvatic, Croatia's representative to the IAEA Board of Governors. Horvatic indicated the GOC has not conveyed to him its official position regarding the candidacies of Syria, Iran, and Afghanistan. He noted his personal preference that neither Syria [...]	2008-09-24 05:10:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA PARM MNUC HR PREL
08ZAGREB74	CROATIA/TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 16:06:00	Embassy Zagreb	SECRET	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL HR
09ABUDHABI1105	UAE Unblocks Access to Top Israeli Internet Domain ".il" [...] (SBU) The United Arab Emirates unblocked access to web sites on the Israeli country code top-level domain ".il" earlier this month. Syria and the UAE were the only two countries in the Middle East and North Africa blocking the Israeli domain, a largely symbolic action because internet users can [...]	2009-11-24 08:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO SCUL TINT IS AE
09ABUDHABI133	UAE HOSTS ARAB DISCUSSION ON PA SUPPORT [...] (C) As previewed with the Ambassador (ref A),UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) hosted a gathering of nine Arab foreign ministers February 3 in Abu Dhabi to discuss coordination of Palestinian issues. Eight countries and the PA attended (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, [...]	2009-02-04 14:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG EFIN AE
09ABUDHABI148	UAE ACTIVITY IN ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: As the UAEG hosted the "moderate camp" of Arab ministers February 3, its role in moderating peace in the Middle East came somewhat more into focus. The UAE is a determined player, and consistent coordinator, in Arab efforts to secure stability; its contributions to GCC and Arab [...]	2009-02-10 14:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EAID KPAL KWGB IS AE
09ABUDHABI202	UAE: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) The following is Post's submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. 2. (SBU) The Embassy's point of contact for the Trafficking in Persons Report is: Kundai Mashingaidze Tel: +971 2-414-2621 Fax: +971 2-414-2639 Email: mashingaidzek@state.gov Number of hours spent on th [...]	2009-02-26 14:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG AE
09ABUDHABI317	UAE PRESIDENT'S PRESS REMARKS ON REGIONAL ISSUES [...] Summary: In a rare press interview (this time with Qatar's Al-Watan newspaper) in advance of the Doha summit, UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan commented on the continuing strength of relations with the U.S. as Washington changes leadership, expressing optimism in the Obama Adm [...]	2009-03-29 10:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ENRG KPAL SU IS IR SY IZ AE
09ABUDHABI438	UAE CANNOT HOLD SADDIQ FOR LONG [...] (S) As Charge made reftel points (on former Syrian intelligence officer Mohamed Zuhair Siddiq) to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash on May 5, Dr. Gargash said "I know all about the case." The UAE faces a "conundrum," he continued, as it is indeed holding Siddiq for "loca [...]	2009-05-05 13:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER LE SY AE
09ABUDHABI50	GAZA AID CONFERENCE HELD IN ABU DHABI [...] As noted Ref A, UAE Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, who is head of the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) and Chairman of the UAEG's Foreign Aid Coordination Committee, called an emergency meeting of donor countries and international relief organizations to discuss Gaza on January [...]	2009-01-13 13:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PREF EAID KWBG UN IS AE
09ABUDHABI575	UAE SEEKS CLEAR MESSAGE ON IRAN SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 10:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER
09ABUDHABI62	Demarche in Preparation for the January 16 Arab League [...] (C) In a January 15 meeting with MFA Asst U/S for Political Affairs Tariq al-Haidan, DCM delivered reftel points. With FM Abdullah currently in Washington, MFA Minstate Gargash is already on his way to Kuwait to participate in the January 16 Ministerial, Haidan promised to convey our points t [...]	2009-01-15 14:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL AE
09ABUDHABI736	CROWN PRINCE SOUNDS ALARM ON IRAN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 12. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On July 15, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner joined Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan (MBZ) and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan (ABZ) for a dinner covering a range of reg [...]	2009-07-20 12:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EFIN ECON IR AE
09ABUDHABI746	(S) MBZ HOSTS GULF SECURITY DINNER WITH ISA ASD VERSHBOW AND PM A/S SHAPIRO [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 12:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI754	(S) MbZ HOSTS GULF SECURITY DINNER WITH ISA ASD VERSHBOW AND [...] (S) Summary: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ, also Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and de facto defense chief) hosted a July 19 executive session of the Gulf Security Dialogue in Abu Dhabi (July 20 plenary with UAE uniformed officers reported septel). The U.S. d [...]	2009-07-23 09:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ACCRA57	PRESIDENT MILLS NAMES FIRST MINISTERIAL NOMINEES [...] (U) SUMMARY. President John Atta Mills announced 15 nominees for ministerial positions on January 22, drawing on a range of seasoned National Democratic Congress (NDC) politicians and some relative newcomers. Mills is seeking to strike a balance in his appointments, and Vice President John Ma [...]	2009-01-27 16:58:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA584	IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 09:33:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY XA XY GH
09ADANA15	TURKEY: ADANA ELECTIONS: THE GLOVES COME OFF AS AKP VIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Adana mayoral race is heating up as AKP seeks new attack angles to unseat incumbent Aytac Durak, who only months ago jumped ship (while being pushed off) from AKP to join MHP. Sidestepping its own candidate, AKP's party apparatus is using bigger guns - parliamentarian Den [...]	2009-03-24 15:56:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU
09ADANA16	TURKEY: AKP FACING LOSSES, POSSIBLE EMBARRASSMENT IN SE [...] (SBU) Of the 22 provincial capitals in southeastern Turkey, AKP holds the mayoralty in 15 cities, the pro-Kurdish DTP runs five municipalities and the CHP and DP have one mayor each. While AKP candidates will do very well again this year, the party is likely to lose two-to-four seats and its v [...]	2009-03-26 07:07:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU
09ADANA21	CONSULATE ADANA'S GROWTH SPURT REQUIRES BRICKS AND MORTAR [...] (U) Consulate Adana has been a critical platform for USG operations in southeastern Turkey since 1960. The Consulate provides services for Americans affiliated with Incirlik Air Base (IAB) and for regional contingencies such as the 2006 evacuation of Americans from Lebanon. The Consulate al [...]	2009-04-15 09:14:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC ABLD TU
09ADANA52	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 04 - SEPTEMBER 10, [...] THE FOLLOWING SECURITY INCIDENTS FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 4-10, 2009, WERE COMPILED BY THE SECURITY ASSISTANT AT CONSULATE ADANA FROM RSO SOURCES, TO INCLUDE TURKISH SECURITY CONTACTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND MEDIA REPORTS. SIMILAR REPORTS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN SHARED INFORMALLY BY E-MAIL. PO [...]	2009-09-15 11:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC
09ADANA54	TURKEY: SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 11 - [...] The following security incidents for the period September 11-18, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by e-mail. P [...]	2009-09-18 14:05:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC
09ADANA56	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 18 - SEPTEMBER 22, [...] The following security incidents for the period September 18-22, 2009, were compiled by the Security Assistant at the Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by e [...]	2009-09-23 11:30:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA59	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 22 - OCTOBER 4, [...] The following security incidents for the period of September 22 - October 4, 2009 were compiled from RSO sources by the Security Assistant at Consulate Adana, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by [...]	2009-10-09 12:52:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC
09ADANA62	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 05 - OCTOBER 12, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of October 05 - October 12, 2009 were compiled from RSO sources by the Security Assistant at Consulate Adana, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by [...]	2009-10-16 07:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA63	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 12 -18, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of October 12-18, 2009 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. Similar reports have been previously shared informally by e-mail. Post is n [...]	2009-10-21 11:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA64	TURKEY: BIMONTHLY SOUTHEAST ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 13:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG TU SY
09ADANA65	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 12 - 18, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of October 19-25, 2009, were compiled by the Security Assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. Similar reports have been previously shared informally by e-mail. Post is no [...]	2009-11-02 07:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA66	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 01, [...] The following security incidents for the period of October 26 - November 01, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. Similar reports have been previously shared informally by e-mail. [...]	2009-11-03 11:53:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA70	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 2-8, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of November 2-8, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends of v [...]	2009-11-09 13:55:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA74	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 16-22, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of November 16-22 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends of vio [...]	2009-11-24 11:33:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA75	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 23-30, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of November 23-30, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trend [...]	2009-12-02 07:25:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA79	TURKEY: BUSINESS ROUNDTABLES IN GAZIANTEP, ADANA AND MERSIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DCM Douglas Silliman, accompanied by Adana PO and DPO, held three business roundtables in Gaziantep, Adana and Mersin to discuss President Obama's Cairo speech and the upcoming Summit on Entrepreneurship. During the roundtables, business leaders from Gaziantep, with their can [...]	2009-12-23 13:26:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL SOCI TU
09ADANA81	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: DECEMBER 21-27, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of December 21-27, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends [...]	2009-12-29 14:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADDISABABA495	ADDIS ABABA RESPONSE-SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] (SBU) POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND DEMONSTRATIONS ------------------------------------- A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? -Yes, there is a sizable Muslim population throughout Ethiopia as wel [...]	2009-02-27 09:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER
09AITTAIPEI242	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.'S MIDDLE-EAST POLICY, U.S.'S DEFENSE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 5 on former President Chen Shui-bian's appearance in the pre-trial hearing in his money laundering and corruption cases; on the Cabinet's measures to boost the local economy; and the opening of China's National People [...]	2009-03-05 09:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09ALGIERS1043	ALGERIAN RESPONSE TO EL-BARADEI REPORT ON SYRIA [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief on November 19 explained reftel points on the most recent IAEA Director General report on Syria to Hamza Khelif, head of the Sub-Directorate for Disarmament in the MFA's General Directorate for Political and International Security Affairs, and left him a copy of para 6 ref [...]	2009-11-23 12:35:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNC IAEA SYR AG
09ALGIERS164	ALGERIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Algeria's population of roughly 35 million, its energy wealth, and growing demand for modern infrastructure and consumer products have generated broad interest in this market from companies around the world. But an often difficult business regulatory environment, symbolized by [...]	2009-02-17 07:35:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPOC PGOV USTR AG
09ALGIERS195	ALGERIA RESERVED ON MARCH 2 IAEA BOARD MEETING [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director of International Security Issues Ali Alaoui on February 25. We underscored USG concerns regarding the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria and urged Algeria to make a strong national statement on both issues at the upcoming Board of Governors [...]	2009-02-25 16:52:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR AG
09ALGIERS224	ALGIERS: SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? (SBU) Algeria is a nominally secular state with a 99-percent Muslim population. There are no identifiable ethnic or religious communities that har [...]	2009-03-03 18:18:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER AG
09ALGIERS234	ISLAMIST LEADER BEARISH ON PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ruling coalition Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP) president Aboudjerra Soltani told the Ambassador on March 4 that he was pessimistic regarding an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement and did not believe "the opportunity was present" right now. Despite his pessimism and initi [...]	2009-03-10 11:22:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL AG
09ALGIERS273	FIND A PARTNER: ALGERIA'S NEW INVESTMENT RULES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Algeria has implemented policies that require a majority stake be held by Algerian interests in all new investments in the country, and a minimum 30-percent stake in import businesses. The policies have taken shape through a series of written instructions and guidance sent from [...]	2009-03-21 13:30:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ECON KPRV EIND AG
09ALGIERS274	ISLAMOFASHION: VEILED BODY, VEILED MIND? [...] SUMMARY: Less than a decade after a bloody civil war fought to keep Islamic extremists at bay, more Algerian women than ever are wearing the hidjab (veil or headscarf). The phenomenon is only partly due to religion, as the hidjab has become both a social trend as well as a tool Algerian women [...]	2009-03-22 12:32:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KISL PGOV AG
09ALGIERS316	ALGERIAN BUSINESS BULLISH ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian business leaders welcome new rules requiring a majority Algerian partner for all foreign investments in the country (ref A). They see the rules not as a retreat from capitalism and economic liberalization, but rather as a new economic model reflecting Algeria's unique hi [...]	2009-04-01 13:27:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON PGOV AG
09ALGIERS39	WESTERN SAHARA: ALGERIA AND POLISARIO WELCOME ROSS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an official statement reported in the local press on January 12, the MFA welcomed the UN Secretary General's nomination of Ambassador Christopher Ross as Special Representative for the Western Sahara, expressing Algeria's readiness to cooperate with and assist Ross in his ef [...]	2009-01-13 19:17:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PBTS WI AG
09ALGIERS476	ALGERIA: PROSPECTS FOR REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT ON IRAQ [...] (S) In response to reftel, Algeria has been reluctant to re-engage fully with Iraq ever since two of its diplomats were killed there in 2005. We have found that until recently, the Algerians lacked direct and reliable sources of information on political and security developments in Iraq, ofte [...]	2009-05-16 13:51:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PGOV PREL AG
09ALGIERS824	ALGERIA: DEMARCHE ON IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief presented reftel demarche September 13 to Hamza Khelif, Deputy Director for Disarmament in the MFA's Office of Security and Disarmament. Khelif noted that as president of the IAEA Board of Governors, Algeria carried a special responsibility to be impartial and listen to all [...]	2009-09-14 16:32:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY AG
09ALGIERS973	NEA A/S FELTMAN MEETING WITH ALGERIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) In an October 20 meeting with Algerian FM Medelci, visiting NEA A/S Feltman said we wished to deepen counterterrorism and regional security cooperation with Algeria. Medelci focused on the economy and the Middle East. Algeria was an open economy that needed foreign and U.S. investment, w [...]	2009-11-02 07:06:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG IS AG
09AMMAN1006	CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH JORDAN'S [...] (S) Summary: King Abdullah discussed with CODEL McConnell the peace process, Iran, and Syria, as well as Iraq and Qatar. The King stressed the importance of immediately pursuing a comprehensive peace settlement in the Middle East, emphasized that the Arab states could support the U.S. in con [...]	2009-05-03 05:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR IS IZ JO
09AMMAN1007	CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 9 MEETINGS WITH JORDANIAN [...] (S) Summary: CODEL McConnell met April 9 with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) Suhair Al-Ali jointly. Ali expressed her hope that the Senators would help Jordan obtain supplemental economic support. The Foreign Minister stressed th [...]	2009-05-03 05:15:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1024	JORDAN PLEASED WITH SPECIAL 301 RESULTS FOR 2009 [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador and Econoffs delivered ref A points separately to Minister of Industry and Trade Amer Hadidi and Director General of the National Library Mamoun Talhouni, noting that Jordan would not be listed in the Special 301 report and urging continued engagement with the USG [...]	2009-05-04 10:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR JO
09AMMAN1035	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL PELOSI TO AMMAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman welcomes the May 7-8 visit to Jordan of CODEL Pelosi. Jordan is one of the United States' strongest partners in the Middle East. In line with the CODEL's request, we have received tentative agreement for an audience with King Abdullah. We expect that the topics of discussi [...]	2009-05-05 13:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1053	Exports to Iraq Increased 52 Percent in Early 2009, But [...] (SBU) Jordan's Department of Statistics (DOS) announced exports to Iraq rose to JD 117.9 million (USD 166.5 million) for January-February 2009, up 52.1 percent from JD 77.5 million (USD 109.5 million) during the same period in 2008. This accounted for approximately 15 percent of all Jordanian [...]	2009-05-06 12:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EIND ELTN JO IZ
09AMMAN1113	KING ABDULLAH HAS MOMENT IN THE SUN, BUT WILL IT [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian contacts saw King Abdullah's visit to Washington as a success, focusing on how it enhanced his standing among his Arab peers more than on the substantive outcome of his conversations with President Obama. Most thought the King returned from the United States newly empo [...]	2009-05-13 10:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG SA SY JO
09AMMAN1115	Pope's Visit Brings "Twitter", Tight Security, and Hopes [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 11, the Pope concluded his four-day visit to Jordan, which took him to Christian and Islamic historical sites and included a mass attended by around 20,000 people. An increased security presence was seen throughout the city with a show of force from both the Jordanian Pol [...]	2009-05-13 12:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF JO VT

09AMMAN1118	CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, IRAN, REFORM [...] (C) Summary: During their May 7-8 visit to Amman, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Rush Holt (R-NJ) met with King Abdullah, Senate President Zaid Al-Refai, and Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali. They heard optimism about the President's engagement on the Isra [...]	2009-05-13 13:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN1129	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BAIRD'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the May 15-18 visit to Jordan of CODEL Baird. In line with the CODEL's request, we have arranged a meeting with His Excellency Eng. Nasser Lozi, Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court, and advisor to King Abdullah II. Since your last visit in February, His Ma [...]	2009-05-14 15:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1130	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KERRY'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the May 15-16 visit to Jordan of CODEL Kerry. In line with the CODEL's request, we have arranged an audience with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. Since your last visit in February, the King had a lengthy and domestically well-received vis [...]	2009-05-14 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1181	Regional Leaders Urge U.S. to Push for Progress on [...] Summary: "If you had just two minutes with President Obama, what would you ask of him and what would you offer in return?" This was the first question posed to political leaders participating in a May 17 World Economic Forum (WEF) panel on regional security held in Jordan. Participants in t [...]	2009-05-21 12:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON PARM XF
09AMMAN1260	FRAUD SUMMARY - JORDAN [...] (U) Jordan is a developing country with a per capita income of $5,000 and a population of nearly 6.3 million. Almost one third of the population lives in the capital city of Amman and about thirty percent of Jordanians are younger than 14. The service sector comprises over 77 percent of the e [...]	2009-06-04 12:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JO
09AMMAN1267	JORDAN: CODEL ACKERMAN FOCUSED ON REGIONAL [...] (C) On May 27-28, Representative Gary Ackerman, D-NY, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-TX, Representative Keith Ellison, D-MN, and Subcommittee Staff Director Howard Diamond visited Jorda [...]	2009-06-04 15:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN1278	JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S JUNE 11 VISIT [...] (S) Your visit to the region will be viewed by Jordanians as the first follow-up to the President's speech in Cairo. Despite widespread admiration and praise for the speech, Jordanians at all levels of society believe concrete actions must follow in the next few months before optimism about the [...]	2009-06-07 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN134	JORDAN 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the nearly ten years since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertak [...]	2009-01-15 06:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO
09AMMAN1354	JORDANIANS URGE ACTING A/S FELTMAN TO BE CLEAR [...] (C) On June 14, Acting A/S Feltman visited Amman to discuss regional issues with Chief of the Royal Court (CORC) Nasser Lozi and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. The Jordanians said that they were pleased with the election results in Lebanon and believe that the opposition will relinquish claim [...]	2009-06-16 09:01:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS SY JO
09AMMAN1449	UNHCR-JORDAN: IRAQI REFUGEES WILL ONLY RETURN HOME [...] (C) Summary: Reftel recently established voluntary repatriation as the goal of U.S. assistance policy for Iraqi refugees and asked post to approach government and IO officials to present the policy. In response to the action request, the Ambassador met with UNHCR Country Representative Imr [...]	2009-06-30 08:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF EAID PHUM IX JO
09AMMAN1483	JORDAN'S KING, FM DISCUSS MIDEAST PEACE AND IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran dominated Codel Schiff's discussions with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh during a June 27-30 visit to Jordan. The King and FM detailed confidence building measures Arab states would offer in the run-up to final statu [...]	2009-07-02 05:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KWBG IS IR SA SY JO
09AMMAN1579	Jordanian-Iraqi Technical Committee Discusses Ways to [...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian-Iraqi Joint Technical Committee met on June 22 to discuss efforts to advance bilateral trade and economic ties. Jordanian officials viewed the meeting as important for building upon growing bilateral trade levels, as evidenced by Iraq receiving 20 percent of Jord [...]	2009-07-14 09:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV JO IZ
09AMMAN1581	Jordanian Government Puts a Six Billion Dollar Railway [...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian Ministry of Transport (MOT) announced that a USD 6 billion national railway project had been placed on hold due to a lack of funding and interested bidders. Despite the hold on the national railway network, MOT officials stated that the Government of Jordan (GOJ) [...]	2009-07-14 10:11:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ETRD ECON EINV PGOV JO
09AMMAN1659	JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF [...] (S) Jordan is increasing its contributions in Afghanistan and to regional security efforts, reaching out to Syria to provide an alternative to Iranian influence, and maintaining its focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The King is able to carry out this ambitious [...]	2009-07-23 17:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MCAP MOPS JO
09AMMAN1673	JORDAN: FAMILIES THAT KILL AND THE LAW THAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Reform of the penal code to ensure that perpetrators of honor crimes face harsher prison sentences has long been a topic of discussion in Jordan. Recently, however, judges have abandoned the use of Article 98, which permitted sentences as low as six months when the perpetrator [...]	2009-07-27 08:41:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KJUS KMPI JO
09AMMAN1782	JORDAN CONTINUES TO RAID IPR VIOLATORS, AFFIRMING ITS [...] (U) Recent anti-computer software piracy raids by Jordan's National Library (NL),the agency mandated with enforcing Jordan's copyright laws, demonstrate that Jordan is continuing to take credible steps to protect intellectual property rights (IPR) in the country. The National Library's Deputy [...]	2009-08-06 12:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR SNAR JO
09AMMAN1807	JORDAN: DEMARCHE PASSED ON POSSIBLE IRANIAN ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-10 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MASS AEC MU SA IR SU
09AMMAN1827	JORDAN: GOJ SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT [...] (S) The Charge discussed ref B points with Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi and senior Court official Jaffar Hassan on August 13. Lozi stated that GOJ was sensitized to the issue of illicit arms shipments and supportive of USG efforts to prevent such deliveries. Lozi told the Charge that h [...]	2009-08-13 13:09:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM ASEC ETTC MASS PREL IR IS SU SY
09AMMAN1867	Boycott Planned to Protest Rising Meat Prices; GOJ Takes [...] (SBU) The private Jordanian Consumer Protection Society (JCPS) has called for a week-long national boycott of the purchase and consumption of red meat in protest of what it described as the "unjustified rise in red meat prices." Historically, food prices in Jordan rise during the run-up to th [...]	2009-08-19 04:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD SOCI JO
09AMMAN19	JORDAN'S FM CONVOKES P5 AMBASSADORS OVER GROUND [...] (S) FM Salah Al-Bashir on January 4 convoked the P5 Ambassadors to register Jordan's protest over Israel's ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, lamenting that Israel had escalated its attack at a time when moderate Arab states were engaged in trying to find a comprehensive solution to the confl [...]	2009-01-04 15:50:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL KPAL MOPS JO
09AMMAN20	2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (U) Embassy Amman's submission for the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) follows. Information was provided by the Jordan Public Security Directorate's Anti-Narcotics Department (PSD-AND). --------------- Part I: Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) Jordan's [...]	2009-01-05 05:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ASEC JO
09AMMAN2001	JORDAN: BORDER DEMARCATION WITH SYRIA BECOMES [...] (S) Summary: Despite a promising border demarcation agreement between Jordan and Syria reached on July 26, the implementation has become mired in rhetoric on regional politics that threatens to derail the effort. Jordan was initially impressed with Syria's flexibility in talks leading to t [...]	2009-09-02 09:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV PBTS MARR JO
09AMMAN2097	PARLIAMENT: "THE SCUM OF JORDAN" [...] (S) Summary: Following an early end to parliament's extraordinary session, many in Jordan are again questioning the professionalism and drive of MPs. Jordan's media, political leadership, and public opinion are united in their condemnation of legislators, whose gaffes only add to the widesp [...]	2009-09-15 06:51:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN211	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S JANUARY [...] (S) Foremost on the mind of King Abdullah will be his desire for assurance that the U.S. has reinvigorated its pursuit of a two-state solution. The King pins the blame for the Gaza crisis on three factors: the perceived political vacuum during our presidential transition, doubts about a weake [...]	2009-01-25 15:46:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2127	SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S SEPTEMBER 17 VISIT [...] (S/NF) Your visit comes as Jordanian officials and the King continue to eagerly anticipate the launch of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Jordanian-Israeli relations are cordial, although the growing controversy over Mughrabi Gate remains a sore point. Many of our interlocut [...]	2009-09-16 13:23:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON KWBG KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2225	JORDAN: KING,S CHIEF ADVISOR SAYS SUSTAINED [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by CENTCOM POLAD Michael Gfoeller. 2. (C) SUMMARY: CENTCOM Policy Advisor Michael Gfoeller met with Royal Court International Affairs Advisor Jaffar Hassan on September 27. In the meeting, Hassan outlined Jordan's views on Middle East peace, Afghanistan [...]	2009-10-05 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN2260	FRAUD SUMMARY - JORDAN [...] (U) Jordan is a developing country with a GDP per capita of $5,100 and a population of over 6.3 million. Over 78% of the people live in urban areas and one third of all Jordanians are younger than 14. The service sector comprises over 66 percent of the economy, industry covers about 30 percen [...]	2009-10-12 12:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JO
09AMMAN2302	BOLSTERING SUPPORT FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE THROUGH [...] (C) Key Points: -- A variety of regional ESTH initiatives have encouraged support for Middle East peace by developing Arab-Israeli working relationships, increasing regional technical and research capacity, and directly improving the lives of citizens. -- These collaborations can be augme [...]	2009-10-15 09:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL SENV KWBG JO IS
09AMMAN2493	JORDAN-U.S. JOINT MILITARY COMMISSION SCENESETTER [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: This Joint Military Commission comes at a time when Jordan is increasing its contributions both in Afghanistan and to broader regional security, offering Syria an Arab alternative to Iranian influence, and maintaining its focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestini [...]	2009-11-16 16:20:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PGOV PINS JO
09AMMAN2597	Jordan and Turkey Sign Free Trade Agreement [...] (U) Jordan and Turkey signed a Free Trade Agreement on December 1 during a visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Amman. The agreement is set to establish a free trade zone, cut duties on imports, scrap visa requirements, and increase customs cooperation to help boost two-way trade, touris [...]	2009-12-02 14:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECIN EFIN PREL JO
09AMMAN2607	JORDAN SUBMISSION FOR 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Per ref B, following is the text for Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes, of Embassy Amman's submission for the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),also e-mailed as requested as a Microsoft Word document. Embassy point of contact is Resident Economic [...]	2009-12-03 11:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM JO
09AMMAN2663	Scenesetter for the U.S. - Jordan FTA Joint Committee [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 9. 2. (U) Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) will host the December 15 U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Area Agreement (FTA) Joint Committee (JC) meeting in Amman. This JC occurs on the eve of the FTA coming into full force in January 2010. T [...]	2009-12-09 11:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN ECON ELAB EFIN EAID JO
09AMMAN2667	Social Security Corporation Pursues New Investment [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Social Security Corporation (SSC),faced with a 25% loss in value of its capital fund, is looking to shore up its investment strategy by having its investment arm, the Social Security Investment Unit (SSIU),form and finance three companies to run its interests in the t [...]	2009-12-09 11:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV JO
09AMMAN2765	JORDAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM (CORRECTED COPY) [...] (SBU) Through both its public statements and its actions, the Jordanian Government continues to demonstrate a solid commitment to combat terrorist groups and extremist ideologies. 2. (SBU) Despite the government's steadfast support, however, extremist messages still find a receptive audience [...]	2009-12-22 07:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS PREL ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR JO
09AMMAN277	IRAN'S LARIJANI PAYS A LOW-KEY VISIT TO AMMAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Although it was little-known in Jordan, speaker of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani paid a low-key visit to Amman on January 9, accompanied by the speakers of the Syrian and Indonesian parliaments. Despite several attempts by the Jordanian government to turn off the visit, [...]	2009-01-29 09:26:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER IR IS SY JO
09AMMAN2798	DEMINING COMMISSION REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Beecroft met on December 20 with Prince Mirad bin Zeid Al Hussein, the Chairman of Jordan's National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation (NCDR). Prince Mirad reviewed the success of the NCDR's 2009 Demining Management course for leaders from National Demining [...]	2009-12-29 15:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS MOPS JO
09AMMAN2801	Global Entrepreneurship Week Highlights Jordan's Emerging [...] (U) Summary: Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in Jordan was marked by a series of events that raised excitement and awareness about the emerging entrepreneurial culture in Jordan. With support from USAID, the week featured a range of events from a gala opening ceremony to low-key networking [...]	2009-12-30 10:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINT EINV TINT JO
09AMMAN358	International Relief and Development Monitoring [...] Summary: The following is the first quarter monitoring and evaluation assessment of cooperative agreement SPRMCO08CA156 for USD 1,899,817 million awarded to International Relief and Development (IRD) in Jordan to support its program for livelihoods training for Iraqi refugees. RefCoord and P [...]	2009-02-05 13:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID UNHCR IZ JO
09AMMAN458	FINE TUNING REFUGEE ASSISTANCE IN LEBANON, SYRIA [...] (SBU) Summary: To keep pace with the most recent information about Iraqi refugees, PRM refugee assistance in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan should be fine tuned to address specific vulnerabilities in the Iraqi population in the three countries. Advanced health care for the chronically ill, post- [...]	2009-02-18 13:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID IZ JO LE PREF SY
09AMMAN459	JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the past year, Jordan demonstrated a strong commitment to and made steady progress on measures to combat trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Progress includes the passage of a comprehensive anti-TIP law, an increase in forced labor cases being investigated and sent forward for [...]	2009-02-18 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09AMMAN471	ANOTHER LENIENT SENTENCE FOR "HONOR" CRIME IN [...] (U) A three judge panel at the Criminal Court sentenced a 19-year-old man on January 28 to six months in prison for killing his sister for walking alone at night with a male Syrian acquaintance. The man was immediately released as he had already served over six months. The court amended premed [...]	2009-02-19 15:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN SOCI JO
09AMMAN508	LOWEST RAINFALL LEVELS SINCE 1995 CAUSE JORDAN TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is preparing for a summer water crisis due to the lowest rainfall levels since 1995. As the fourth driest country in the world, Jordan has long had its share of water troubles (reftels). Even during years of average to good rain, Jordan's total [...]	2009-02-23 13:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAGR EAID PGOV PREL JO SY IS
09AMMAN511	GOJ ALERTS STAFFDEL GROVE TO IMMINENT SUPPLEMENTAL [...] (C) Summary: Professional Staff Member Paul Grove of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations discussed Jordan's imminent FY2009 supplemental funding request separately with Jordan's Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashir, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC [...]	2009-02-23 15:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN517	SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S FEBRUARY 28 VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: Foremost on the King's mind are Israeli efforts to form a new government and how the results would affect progress toward peace. The King will also want to know of any developments in the U.S. strategic approach toward Iran and Syria, which could trigger a shift in Jordan's app [...]	2009-02-25 06:56:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN526	JORDANIAN RED CRESCENT ECLIPSED BY ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The NGO International Relief and Development (IRD) has told PRM that it intends to sever its relationship with the Jordanian Red Crescent (JRC) over its belief that the organization was deliberately double-billing donors for services. As part of an independent inquiry, Post [...]	2009-02-25 12:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID UNHCR IZ JO
09AMMAN552	STAFFDEL DIAMOND, GOJ OFFICIALS DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings February 16-17, Foreign Minister Salah Al Bashir and Advisor to the King Ayman Safadi told Staffdel Diamond that to obtain peace in the Middle East the U.S. administration needed to pursue immediate negotiations, not a protracted process. It also needed to pr [...]	2009-03-01 11:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN569	CODEL BAIRD DISCUSSES GAZA, INTERFAITH DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Summary: During a February 17-18 visit to Amman, Congressmen Brian Baird and Keith Ellison (both members of the Friends of Jordan Caucus) took the pulse of Jordanian feelings on Gaza, talked about interfaith dialogue opportunities, and received an overview of Jordanian science and techno [...]	2009-03-03 06:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF KIRF KWBG TSPL IS SY JO
09AMMAN613	JORDAN'S JUSTICE MINISTER OUTLINES WAY FORWARD ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph seven. 2. (S/NF) Summary: In a recent meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Justice Ayman Odeh offered a way forward on the long-standing issue of the 1995 U.S.-Jordanian extradition treaty. The treaty, which was never ratified by parliament, [...]	2009-03-05 09:08:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KJUS JO
09AMMAN669	STRIDENT GOJ LANGUAGE WITH U.S. ON MUGHRABI GATE, [...] (C) Summary: While Jordanian fears that Israel will unilaterally rebuild the Mughrabi Gate ascent to the Temple Mount/Haram Al-Sharif have cropped up periodically since the original ramp was damaged by heavy rains in 2004, over the past year the matter has been raised in increasingly strident [...]	2009-03-16 11:21:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL UNESCO IS JO
09AMMAN710	JORDAN DEMARCHED ON IRANIAN ARMS TO SYRIA AND HAMAS [...] (S) DATT delivered on March 17 the demarche on Iran's intent to transfer weapons to Hamas to Jordan's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Khaled Sarayreh, leaving behind a non-paper. Army Attache delivered the same points and a non-paper on March 18 to the JAF,s Chief of Intelligen [...]	2009-03-18 13:35:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR JO
09AMMAN716	JORDAN ARMED FORCES REPORT MARCH 15 SYRIAN [...] (S) Pursuant to reftel March 17 demarche request DATT delivered points to General Khaled Sarayreh, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces, on March 17 and alerted him to the possibility of an overflight as early as that day (Ref B). Sarayreh responded that he would [...]	2009-03-19 12:31:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR JO
09AMMAN73	JORDAN'S PM ASKS FOR PROPOSAL TO ASSIST IN [...] (C) Jordan's PM Nader Al-Dahabi called Ambassador on January 8 to ask about the status of a UNHCR proposal to assist in the resettlement of Palestinian Iraqis stranded on the Iraq-side of the Syria-Iraq border. Dahabi, who learned of U.S. interest in resettling many of these Palestinians in [...]	2009-01-08 15:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM KPAL JO
09AMMAN745	AL-JAZEERA COMMENTARY ON JORDANIAN MONARCHY [...] (C) Summary: The airing of a highly critical two-part series about the Jordanian monarchy on the Al-Jazeera historical commentary show "With Haykal" has resulted in a flurry of press commentary questioning presenter Mohammed Haykal's character and condemning the lack of a robust defense of t [...]	2009-03-24 05:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV QA EG JO
09AMMAN777	JORDAN SHARES U.S. VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF DOHA SUMMIT [...] (S/NF) Ambassador and Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi discussed on March 24, a day before receiving reftel, shared U.S.-Jordan goals for the Doha Summit. They agreed on the need for Palestinian reconciliation without compromising Quartet principles and continued strong support for the Ar [...]	2009-03-26 13:27:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	KPAL PGOV PREL AL JO
09AMMAN779	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL MCCONNELL TO AMMAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman welcomes the April 8-11 visit to Jordan of CODEL McConnell. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in the Middle East. Per the CODEL's request, we have received tentative agreement for an audience with King Abdullah and are seeking a meeting with new [...]	2009-03-26 13:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN813	WARY OF U.S.-IRAN ENGAGEMENT, JORDAN OFFERS WORDS [...] (S) Summary: This cable responds to Ref A request for evaluations of third-country reactions to possible U.S. engagement with Iran. Jordan's leaders believe such engagement would reward regional hardliners while undermining Arab moderates - without convincing Iran to cease its support for te [...]	2009-04-02 05:49:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PINR IR JO
09AMMAN825	CURRENT STATE OF PLAY IN JORDAN'S NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) continues to engage numerous foreign countries on the development of Jordan's nuclear energy program. This approach at times has created confusion, particularly in the press, as to which deals have actually been finalized or are mer [...]	2009-04-06 11:48:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP ECON JO
09AMMAN833	GROWING INTERNET COMPETITION AND LAUNCH OF A 3G TENDER IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to ref A, this cable provides an update on Jordan's initiatives and strong government commitment to improve telecommunications and Internet connectivity. Such efforts led to an increase in Jordan's rank to 44 out of 134 countries in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) 2 [...]	2009-04-07 12:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINT EINV TINT JO
09AMMAN859	REFCOORD REPORTING FORM RESPONSE JORDAN, SYRIA, AND LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary: Reftel tasked RefCoords to open a dialogue with UNHCR in the field as they prepare their biannual program/budget planning document, the Country Operational Plan (COP). Initial conversations with UNHCR Country representatives and staff in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon on the COP re [...]	2009-04-13 09:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID UNHCR IZ JO SY LE
09AMMAN887	SCENESETTER FOR KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO THE U.S. [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah is extremely pleased to be the first Arab leader to meet with the President in Washington. He wants to show his skeptical public and the wider Arab street that his moderate approach gains him access to (and, he hopes, influence with) the White House. The visit [...]	2009-04-15 12:08:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS IR IZ SY JO
09AMMAN894	JORDAN--UNHCR LOOKS AT NEW WAYS TO MONITOR [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR-Jordan recently changed the composition of its monitoring and evaluation teams to include staff from both its protection and program offices. UNHCR invited the Refugee Coordinator for assistance to participate on March 30, in the first deployment of the newly constitut [...]	2009-04-16 05:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM EAID AORC JO
09AMMAN895	JORDAN RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO ARMS OVERFLIGHT [...] (S) Polchief met on April 15 with Nabil Masarweh, Office Director of the Foreign Minister, to convey appreciation for Jordan's timely response and cooperation following the March 17 and 18 demarche on the possible transfer of military equipment to Sudan (ref B). Polchief said that the U.S. m [...]	2009-04-16 09:08:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM PINS PREL PTER MARR JO
09AMMAN906	WATER POLLUTION INCIDENT TO CAST BLAME ON MINISTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) on March 13 suspended pumping water for two days from the King Abdullah Canal, which supplies Amman with one-third of its water needs, after detecting oil and sewage in the waterways. Jordanian authorities determined that the [...]	2009-04-16 15:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL EAGR EAID PGOV JO IS
09AMMAN914	ARAB MINISTERS AGREE ON PEACE APPROACH IN ADVANCE [...] (S/NF) Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh passed Ambassador the text of points agreed upon by Arab ministers who met in Amman on April 11, in advance of King Abdullah's trip to the United States. That meeting - dubbed "7 1" - brought together Jordanian, Saudi, Lebanese, Egyptian, Qatari [...]	2009-04-20 12:59:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN946	JORDAN IPR UPDATE: SOME PROGRESS IN REVISING LAWS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan has continued its efforts to strengthen protection of intellectual property rights (IPR). Jordan's revised Copyright Law, updated to bring it into full compliance with the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA),has passed the Legislative and Opinion Bure [...]	2009-04-23 07:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR SNAR JO
09AMMAN977	IRAQI REFUGEES IN JORDAN TALK REPATRIATION - [...] (C) Summary: Embassy officers attended a focus group of Iraqi refugees in Jordan organized by an international NGO on the topic of repatriation. The Iraqis acknowledged that security in Iraq was improving, and most expressed the desire to return to Iraq in the future. However, attendees una [...]	2009-04-29 11:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF SOCI PREL IZ JO
09AMMAN979	JORDAN--NGOS SAY IRAQI NUMBERS DECREASING AS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives from seven non-governmental organizations that provide USG-funded services to Iraqis in Jordan told the Ambassador on April 5 that there were now probably about 100,000 Iraqi refugees in Jordan, not the 400,000 to 500,000 previously estimated by the GOJ. Iraqis in [...]	2009-04-29 13:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF JO
09ANKARA1	TURKEY TO CAUTION SYRIA ON SUPPORT FOR HIZBALLAH [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-31 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY TU
09ANKARA1015	TURKEY: WOUNDED AKP DISPUTES SIGNS OF DECLINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Speculation that the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) poor performance in March 29 local elections represented the first sign of the fall of AKP is mere "wishful thinking," according to a number of AKP insiders and analysts. AKP contacts told us that the party remain [...]	2009-07-15 16:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
09ANKARA1028	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-17 11:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1031	TURKEY EXPECTS RIPPLE EFFECTS FROM NABUCCO IGA [...] (C) Summary: The heads of state of Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria signed the Nabucco pipeline Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) July 13 in Ankara, with EU Commission President Barroso, Georgian President Shaakashvili, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki, ministers from Germany, Egypt, [...]	2009-07-17 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EU TU
09ANKARA1046	TURKEY: GOT ON ALERT FOR SHIPMENT OF MILITARY [...] (S) We delivered ref a points to MFA Deputy Director General for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Ahmet Gun on July 2 and Ambassador raised this issue the same day during a pull aside with Customs Enforcement Director General Neset Akkoc during the Embassy's July 4 reception. Akkoc told us th [...]	2009-07-21 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL MASS ETTC
09ANKARA1054	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 12:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1056	TURKEY: ABBAS VISIT MUCH BETTER THAN EXPECTED [...] (C) Summary: GOT leadership maintained a positive and constructive tone during Palestinian Authority (PA) President Abbas' July 8-10 Ankara visit despite previous concerns surrounding Abbas, recent Cyprus trip and past pro-Hamas GOT rhetoric. Erdogan and Abbas discussed USG regional policy, e [...]	2009-07-23 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KWBG MARR TU IS
09ANKARA1059	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 10:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1073	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1080	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1084	TURKEY-IRAN BORDER: A TALE OF TWO CUSTOMS POSTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 04:05:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PINS PTER EAID IR TU
09ANKARA1087	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 11:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1101	TURKEY: PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY HAS THE LEAD [...] (S) Ambassador summarized REF A points to MFA U/S Apakan, July 24. 2. (S) POLOFF reiterated demarche to MFA Israel/Palestine desk officer Rauf Alp Denktas, July 27. Denktas underscored GOT policy that the Palestinian Authority led by President Abbas is the legitimate authority for all Pa [...]	2009-07-31 04:45:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER EAID TU WBG IS
09ANKARA1111	SOUTHEAST ANATOLIA'S POTENTIAL NOT FULLY REALIZED [...] (SBU) Summary. We visited Sanliurfa, Mardin, and Diyarbakir and heard opinions ranging from optimism for the future to disillusion over security and economic concerns. After 20 years of work on the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP),we learned that more than 90 percent of the GAP electricit [...]	2009-08-03 04:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ENRG ECON TU
09ANKARA1126	TURKEY: CONSULTATIONS ON RUSSIAN PM'S VISIT [...] (C) The Ambassador met August 3 with MFA Under Secretary Apakan to discuss the upcoming visit of Russian Prime Minister Putin. In attendance were Deputy Director General for Eastern Europe, Levent Murat Burhan, and Deputy Director General for Disarmament, Ahmet Muhtar Gun. The Ambassador not [...]	2009-08-04 07:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL PINR TU
09ANKARA1139	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-06 11:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1149	US AND TURKEY REAFFIRM CT COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Turkey is generally pleased with the U.S.-Turkey-Iraq Trilateral Process, but Iraq must take concrete measures against the PKK, Turkish officials told S/CT Amb. Benjamin during his July 30-31 visit. Turkey is developing a new broader "democratization" approach to the Kurdish issu [...]	2009-08-07 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL EU IZ TU
09ANKARA1150	LET'S MAKE A DEAL (OR TWENTY): PUTIN IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary. Russian Prime Minister Putin's August 6 visit to Ankara resulted in a flurry of deals and media frenzy, further heightened by the last-minute participation of Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi. The visit focused on energy pipelines and economic cooperation, and twenty separate ag [...]	2009-08-07 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL RS IT TU
09ANKARA1152	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-10 10:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1165	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-12 13:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1184	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1194	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1207	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 04:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1218	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-19 11:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1262	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 10:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1267	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-27 10:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1288	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-31 11:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1290	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-01 12:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1300	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-04 10:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1310	CODEL WEXLER URGES TURKISH ACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. Rep. Robert Wexler met August 26-27 with a wide array of top-level Turkish officials to discuss the current state of U.S.-Turkish relations and to urge them to push for greater regional support for President Obama's initiatives on Middle East peace and his willingness to deal wit [...]	2009-09-08 12:18:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG AM AZ IS IR TU
09ANKARA1311	PROGRESS AT TURKEY - IRAQ - SYRIA WATER TRILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL SENV IZ SY TU
09ANKARA1317	TURKEY: VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN [...] (C) We shared U.S. views on the latest IAEA reports on Iran and Syria (ref a) and passed the non-paper to MFA Deputy DG for Nonproliferation and Disarmement Ahmet Gun on September 8. Gun agreed that the measures undertaken by Iran at Arak and Natanz as signals of cooperation were minimalist, [...]	2009-09-09 10:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY PREL TU
09ANKARA1326	DAS KAIDANOW'S INITIAL CONSULTATIONS IN TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: GoT officials told EUR DAS Kaidanow during her initial visit to Ankara that: -- Turkey is committed to the reconciliation process with Armenia, but Ankara also needs to see progress on Nagorno-Karabakh; -- Ankara fully supports Talat and is giving him maximum flexibility, but [...]	2009-09-09 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS AR GR TU

09ANKARA1341	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 10:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1349	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 12:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1357	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 12:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1367	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1371	(S) GOT WILL LOOK INTO POTENTIAL LME TRANSFER TO [...] (S) We delivered the information regarding the potential transfer of lethal military equipment from Bulgaria to Syria through a Turkish intermediary (reftel) with MFA Acting Department Head for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Affairs Mustafa Yurdakul on September 17. Yurdakul pledged to look [...]	2009-09-18 07:00:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	ETTC MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS
09ANKARA1382	TURKISH MFA: FM PRESSED IRAN ON ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 18 MFA's Department Head for Iran Korkut Gungen gave us a readout of FM Davutoglu's September 12-13 visit to Iran, noting that Davutoglu had raised the nuclear issue with each of his interlocutors (including a tete-a-tete with Ahmadinejad) and had pressed the GOI to [...]	2009-09-18 16:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TU
09ANKARA1406	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-28 11:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA141	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-28 14:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1414	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 05:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA142	SCENESETTER FOR MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL ENVOY GEORGE [...] (S) The Gaza crisis and IDF attacks on Palestinian civilians dominated the Turkish press for three weeks and will still be fresh in the minds of GOT officials as you arrive. PM Erdogan, incensed that Israel launched attacks on Gaza just days after PM Olmert had visited Ankara with no mention [...]	2009-01-28 15:56:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER TU
09ANKARA1437	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-05 10:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1445	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 10:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1446	TURKEY PUSHES FOR STRATEGIC COOPERATION WITH IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Erdogan's October 15 visit to Baghdad is the culmination of a recently revitalized GoT effort to establish a strategic partnership with Iraq. He hopes to lay the foundations for bilateral cooperation in areas ranging from counter-terrorism cooperation and hydrocarbons trans [...]	2009-10-06 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ SY
09ANKARA145	TURKEY: THE LINGERING IMPACT OF GOT GAZA RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan's harsh condemnation of GOI actions during the recent Gaza crisis continues to impact Turkey's Jewish minority and its bilateral relationship with Israel. Jewish Community leaders in Istanbul told the Ambassador that while they had previously enjoyed a clos [...]	2009-01-29 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS TU
09ANKARA1453	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1464	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1467	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 13:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1481	TURKISH-ISRAELI RELATIONS CONTINUE TO SOUR [...] (C) Summary: Turkish-Israeli bilateral relations remain strained. GOT interlocutors attribute the tension to Israel's December Gaza operation and argue that the bilateral relationship will recover only when Israel allows improvements to the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The GOT's last-minu [...]	2009-10-14 13:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TU IS
09ANKARA1486	TURKEY-SYRIA RELATIONS: AN AKP WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish government firmly supports its expanding bilateral relationship with Syria, which it argues benefits both nations and the region. Increasing ties and cooperation between the two governments led to a recent agreement to remove visa requirements, which the MFA deems a c [...]	2009-10-15 12:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SY TU
09ANKARA1505	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-19 11:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1511	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-20 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1527	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-22 12:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1533	PM'S OCTOBER 15 BAGHDAD VISIT: LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER [...] (C) Summary: The GOT is pleased with the 48 MOUs, protocols and agreements PM Erdogan and his nine ministers signed with their Iraqi counterparts during Erdogan's October 15 visit to Baghdad. The MFA realizes that implementing the accords will be difficult. The MOU on natural gas exports es [...]	2009-10-23 08:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ SY
09ANKARA1534	PM'S OCTOBER 15 BAGHDAD VISIT: LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER [...] (C) Summary: The GOT is pleased with the 48 MOUs, protocols and agreements PM Erdogan and his nine ministers signed with their Iraqi counterparts during Erdogan's October 15 visit to Baghdad. The MFA realizes that implementing the accords will be difficult. The MOU on natural gas exports es [...]	2009-10-23 08:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ SY
09ANKARA1549	ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TRACES HIS PROBLEMS TO ERDOGAN [...] (C) During an October 26 call on the Ambassador, Israeli Ambassador Gabby Levy registered concern over the recent deterioration in his country's bilateral relations with Turkey and the conviction that the relationship's decline is attributable exclusively to Prime Minister Erdogan. Levy said Foreig [...]	2009-10-27 11:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IS
09ANKARA155	TURKEY UPBEAT ON NABUCCO POST-BUDAPEST SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Fresh from the January 26-27 Budapest Nabucco Summit, an upbeat and confident Energy Minister Guler told the Ambassador Turkey supports this project 100% and is ready to take concrete steps to realize it. Guler offered to host the signing of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) [...]	2009-02-02 09:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
09ANKARA1553	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 12:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1571	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-30 12:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1574	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-02 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1589	DOE DEP SEC PONEMAN VISIT: TURKS POSITIVE ON SOUTHERN CORRIDOR AND RENEWABLES [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Minister of Energy Yildiz and BOTAS Acting Director General Konuk, DoE Deputy Secretary Poneman stressed U.S. support for the Southern Corridor and the urgent need to resolve negotiations with the Azeris to make the Corridor a reality. Both Yildiz and Konu [...]	2009-11-05 09:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU AZ
09ANKARA1594	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 11:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1602	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 06:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1608	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR TRIP TO TURKEY [...] (S) I look forward to welcoming you. Missile Defense is at the top of our crowded agenda with Turkey and the Turks are fully engaged. They will look for you to advance the discussions which were well begun by Sandy Vershbow and others both here in Ankara and at NATO. They will be looking fo [...]	2009-11-09 11:07:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL NATO TU
09ANKARA1609	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 11:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1614	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 12:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1619	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1628	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1632	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (C) The GOT will warmly welcome your November 18 visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's international role and domestic progress. Despite turmoil and unrest in its neighborh [...]	2009-11-13 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER TU
09ANKARA1633	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (C) The GOT will warmly welcome your November 18 visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's international role and domestic progress. Despite turmoil and unrest in its neighborh [...]	2009-11-13 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER TU
09ANKARA164	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-03 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1640	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1665	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 11:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1672	ISRAELIS STILL SEEKING A CHANNEL TO THE SENIOR [...] (C) Israeli Embassy Spokesperson Amit Zarouk (Protect) told us November 18 his government, urged on by Minister of Defense Barak and the Israel Defense Force, continues to search for a reliable communication channel to the GoT's senior political level. Zarouk fears the lack of such a channel [...]	2009-11-19 16:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS TU IS
09ANKARA169	TURKEY TO CONTINUE ACTIVIST ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT aims to continue to play an activist role in establishing peace and stability in its neighborhood as a foreign policy priority, in large measure because of a deep distrust and fear of Iran's exhibited malevolent influence throughout the region, according to senior MFA offi [...]	2009-02-03 16:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ENRG KPAL TU IZ IR IS
09ANKARA1717	FM DAVUTOGLU: YES, WE ARE THE NEW OTTOMANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent speech before the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) retreat, Turkey's Foreign Minister Davutoglu appeared to embrace the concept of Neo-Ottomanism as a framework for Turkish foreign policy. Though Davutoglu and the MFA have tried to step back from the stat [...]	2009-12-03 13:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR TU
09ANKARA1718	TURKISH MFA SEES CYPRUS TALKS AS GLASS HALF FULL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The MFA's Deputy Director General for Cyprus told us December 2 that Ankara is still waiting for a reply from Athens to PM Erdogan's proposal for quadrilateral talks on a Cyprus settlement, but that Turkey is newly optimistic about the prospects for a solution after the November 1 [...]	2009-12-03 16:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CY PREL TU UNFICYP US
09ANKARA1736	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 11:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1745	TURKEY: PARTNERS BUT NOT PALS WITH EGYPT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Both the Turkish MFA and Egyptian Embassy view the bilateral relationship positively for now, but the two countries' wariness towards each other could impact relations down the road. The Turkish MFA says it views Egypt as a partner and not a competitor. The Egyptian Embassy com [...]	2009-12-08 15:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EG PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1751	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1760	TURKEY: RAISING THE PROFILE OF TIES WITH SYRIA [...] (C) Continuing his government's pattern of frequent high-profile senior-level visits abroad, Prime Minister Erdogan will lead a delegation of as many as eight ministers to Damascus between December 21 and 25 for the inaugural Turkey-Syria High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council meeting. Acco [...]	2009-12-10 17:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ SY
09ANKARA1766	4TH U.S.-TURKEY ENERGY WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: At the fourth session of the U.S.-Turkey Energy Working Group on December 3, the Turkish delegation proposed increased cooperation between the U.S. and Turkey to support development of Iraq's energy sector, specifically through a joint project to relaunch the Iraq Stra [...]	2009-12-11 19:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU
09ANKARA1767	ISRAELIS STILL SEEKING ACCESS TO POLITICAL LEVEL [...] (C) During a recent conversation with us, Israeli Embassy DCM Menahem Kanafi described Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor Binyamin Ben Eliezer's November 23 - 24 visit to Ankara as a modest step towards his government's goal of re-establishing a reliable communication channel to the GoT's s [...]	2009-12-11 19:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IS SY
09ANKARA1769	ISRAELIS STILL SEEKING ACCESS TO POLITICAL LEVEL [...] (C) During a recent conversation with us, Israeli Embassy DCM Menahem Kanafi described Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor Binyamin Ben Eliezer's November 23 - 24 visit to Ankara as a modest step towards his government's goal of re-establishing a reliable communication channel to the GoT's s [...]	2009-12-11 19:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IS SY
09ANKARA1798	SHIELD S19-09: IRAN SEEKS CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] (S) We delivered reftel information to MFA Acting Department Head for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Murat Sogangoz on December 2. We highlighted discussions about Raja Shimi's role in Iran's chemical weapons program in the Australia Group (AG),noted our reporting requirements under the Ir [...]	2009-12-17 14:49:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC IR TU
09ANKARA1799	TURKEY: NO APPLICATION RECEIVED FOR LME TRANSFER [...] (S) On December 16, we followed up our initial demarche (ref a) regarding the possible transfer of Bulgarian-origin lethal military equipment to Syria via Turkey (ref b) with MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Head Mustafa Yurdakul. Yurdakul told us that the MFA had consulted releva [...]	2009-12-17 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS
09ANKARA1806	DTP DEPUTIES JOIN BDP -- NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ahmet Turk, co-chairman of the former Democratic Society Party (DTP),announced on December 18 that the 19 remaining DTP MPs would not resign from the parliament as expected, but would instead join the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP). While making the announcement, Turk invoked t [...]	2009-12-18 16:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1841	TURKEY DROPS VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR MORE COUNTRIES [...] SUMMARY: (C) MFA Head of Visa Section Kemal Demirciler recently gave us a consular perspective on the increasing number of Turkish bilateral visa waiver agreements. He said his department is not consulted before a visa waiver agreement is signed, and he expects no notification as to which c [...]	2009-12-28 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS CMGT PGOV PTER SY LY TU
09ANKARA1846	(C) TURKISH GOALS FOR A JANUARY MNFI INTEL TEAM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Turkish ambassador to Iraq Murat Ozcelik contends MNF-I intelligence support is key to a new cooperative GoT-KRG effort to reduce and ultimately dispose of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. Turkish Minister of Interior Besir Atalay reportedly secured [...]	2009-12-29 17:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR MARR TU IZ
09ANKARA202	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JANUARY [...] Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) provided Embassy with the requests for cooperation on EXBS and nonproliferation-related issues based on extensive GOT interagency deliberations following the EXBS/Nonproliferation Seminar held in Ankara September 2008. The GOT interagency desires mor [...]	2009-02-09 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
09ANKARA207	PLO ENVOY: ABBAS VISIT INTENDED TO DIFFUSE TENSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian Authority President Abbas's February 6-8 Ankara trip was designed to smooth over growing tensions that resulted from GOT behavior during the Gaza crisis, PLO Ambassador Nabil Maarouf told us February 9. Fatah interpreted PM Erdogan's heated rhetoric and repeated calls [...]	2009-02-09 16:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS TU
09ANKARA226	ELDERLY AMERICAN SMUGGLED OUT OF IRAN [...] (C) Summary: American citizen Hossein Ghanbarzadeh Vahedi appeared in the Ankara Consular section around noon on January 9, 2009. Mr. Vahedi, age 75, told Conoff he had paid smugglers $7500 to take him across the Iranian/Turkish border after having been held against his will in Iran for seven month [...]	2009-02-11 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SCUL SNAR SOCI IR
09ANKARA229	MFA U/S: TURKEY'S MIDDLE EAST APPROACH "UNCHANGED" [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Undersecretary Apakan told the Ambassador February 11 that Turkey's Middle East policy remains focused on encouraging Palestinian and Arab unity, and that Ankara assured Palestinian Authority leader Abbas that it views him as the only Palestinian president and that Palestinia [...]	2009-02-11 16:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS TU SY SA IR IZ US
09ANKARA25	TURKEY: ERDOGAN RETURNS TO RHETORICAL FORM OVER [...] (C) Summary: In a Justice and Development Party (AKP) group meeting on January 6, PM Erdogan delivered a speech condemning Israel for its attacks on the Gaza Strip, labeling them a "black stain" on humanity. This is a return to form for a politician whose traditional use of anti-Israeli rhe [...]	2009-01-07 16:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IS OSCE PGOV TU
09ANKARA252	TURKISH, ARAB LEADERS EXCHANGE POST-GAZA CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish and Arab leaders capitalized on a series of high-level meetings this week to address their respective concerns arising from the Gaza crisis. Troubled by GOT statements advocating HAMAS's inclusion in peace negotiations, Saudi King Abdullah, Palestinian Authority (PA) Pres [...]	2009-02-13 16:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EG IS TU
09ANKARA266	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA271	TURKEY'S PREPARATIONS FOR UPCOMING NATO SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: At a Deputies-level interagency meeting in January, the GOT agreed on the general outlines of its approach concerning the upcoming NATO conference. MFA contacts called the contributions Turkey has already announced for Afghanistan as "ambitious," and said Turkey is unlikely to c [...]	2009-02-20 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO TU
09ANKARA279	SCENESETTER FOR MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL ENVOY GEORGE [...] (S) Turkish officials, including President Gul and FM Babacan, have worked assiduously to walk back remarks by PM Erdogan that were extremely critical of Israel during the Gaza crisis, repair the traditionally strong Turkish-Israeli relationship, and assuage fears in Washington and European ca [...]	2009-02-20 17:45:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER TU
09ANKARA284	TURKISH VIEWS ON HANDLING IRAN AND SYRIA AT THE [...] (C) UNVIE Senior Advisor Andrea Hall, accompanied by Mission Turkey officers, met February 17 in Ankara with Turkish IAEA Governor Hakan Fidan and separately with the GOT Nonproliferation Task Force chaired by MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun to encourage [...]	2009-02-23 12:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KNNP IAEA TU IR SY
09ANKARA319	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA336	CODEL WEXLER TELLS ANKARA THAT GAZA RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Congressman Wexler's message to Turkey's leaders during his February 17-20 visit was blunt. He told President Gul, PM Erdogan, Chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Basbug, PM Foreign Policy Advisor Davutoglu, MFA U/S Apakan, and other GOT, Parliamentary and opposition party [...]	2009-03-04 16:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IS TU
09ANKARA353	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (FEBRUARY [...] Summary: PMA Counselor, EXBS Advisor, and Coordinator visited Port of Mersin and Cilvegozu Port of Entry on the Syrian border with GOT's inter-agency working group on non-proliferation issues to familiarize PMA staff and interagency with Customs inspection and enforcement procedures and logis [...]	2009-03-06 13:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
09ANKARA362	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-09 15:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA363	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-10 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA365	"BLONDE BRIDE" DOCUMENTARY STIRS PUBLIC OUTCRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish-Armenian community, Turkish Historical Foundation, the national teachers' union, human rights activists, and liberal journalists have condemned the distribution of a documentary film on the events of 1915 to Turkish primary schools; the father of one student is suing [...]	2009-03-11 11:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI AM TU
09ANKARA367	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-11 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA372	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-12 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA39	TURKEY: DIYANET HEAD BARDAKOGLU ON EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Director of Religious Affairs Ali Bardakoglu briefed the Ambassador January 8 on the Diyanet's responsibility to provide moral guidance and religious instruction to Muslims as well as looking after the interests of other religious groups. He highlighted Turkey's unique role a [...]	2009-01-12 05:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
09ANKARA395	TURKEY: INPUT ON STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE IRAQ INTO [...] (S) SUMMARY: The future of Iraq, its unity, stability, and territorial integrity, remain an issue of central importance to Turkey. Despite a high degree of tension in recent years between Turkey and Iraq because of the presence of PKK terrorists in the KRG-administered region, the Turks have [...]	2009-03-17 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG IZ TU
09ANKARA423	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA444	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-24 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA454	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 15:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA460	TURKEY AND IRAQ: PRESIDENT GUL GOES TO BAGHDAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish President Abdullah Gul conducted what GOT officials described as a very successful, if largely symbolic, visit to Baghdad March 24-25. The Turks had low expectations for concrete deliverables emerging from the visit. What was more important was the fact a Turkish head of [...]	2009-03-26 10:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ECON ENRG IZ TU
09ANKARA464	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 12:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA47	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-12 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA535	Media Say Turkey and Azerbaijan Will Address Tensions Over [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-10 11:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA566	GLOBAL CRISIS CAUSES FURTHER DAMAGE TO TURKEY'S TEXTILE SECTOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 13:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN TU
09ANKARA600	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT [...] (C) Coming in the wake of the hugely successful visits of President Obama and Secretary Clinton, the GOT will warmly welcome your visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's inte [...]	2009-04-24 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TU
09ANKARA606	OBAMA DIDN'T SAY 'GENOCIDE' ... IN ENGLISH [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 09:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA61	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA611	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-28 12:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA618	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-29 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA625	TURKEY'S MILITARY CHIEF ADDRESSES MEDIA ON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a April 29 press conference, Turkey's top military official GEN Ilker Basbug rejected media speculations of military links to the shadowy "Ergenekon" organization, whose alleged aim is to foment a coup against the current government. He reiterated the military' [...]	2009-04-30 09:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
09ANKARA631	TURKEY'S DEFENSE AGREEMENT AND EXERCISE WITH [...] (C) Summary: Turkey signed a bilateral defense industry cooperation agreement with Syria on April 27 and conducted the first ever bilateral military exercise with Syria from April 27 to 29. The significance of these developments should not be exaggerated. The Turks stressed that the agreemen [...]	2009-04-30 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SY IS TU
09ANKARA633	TURKEY: GOT FLOATS ISRAEL-LEBANON TALKS DURING [...] (C) Summary: Michel Suleiman, the first Lebanese president to visit Turkey since the signing of the Baghdad Pact in 1955, met with President Gul, PM Erdogan, and Parliament Speaker Toptan during his April 22-23 trip to Ankara. The visit was more ceremonial than substantive. Suleiman thanked [...]	2009-04-30 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU LE
09ANKARA650	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-05 10:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA660	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TURKEY OF VADM [...] (C) Summary: You will arrive in Turkey a month after President Obama's visit. The President's April visit had a game-changing effect not only in public opinion of the U.S. here, but also on issues relating to Turkey's increased commitments to Afghanistan, its readiness to move in the directi [...]	2009-05-07 05:25:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PGOV TU
09ANKARA663	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-07 10:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA687	TURKEY COMPLAINS ABOUT NEIGHBORS' WATER MANAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. On the margins of the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul March 16-22, Iraqi Environment Minister Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid met with Turkish Environment Minister Eroglu and once again asked Turkey to release more water from the Euphrates for use in Iraq. According to Turkish MFA [...]	2009-05-12 12:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ PREL SY TU
09ANKARA701	TURKEY'S AMBITIOUS AGENDA FOR TRADE WITH IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ECIN EPET IZ TU
09ANKARA710	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-15 10:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO

09ANKARA714	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 11:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA723	TURKEY: GUL ENCOURAGES ASAD ON USG OVERTURES [...] (C) Summary: President Gul and Syrian President Asad discussed regional and bilateral economic issues during the former's May 15-17 Damascus visit, according to an MFA readout. Gul encouraged Asad to take seriously President Obama's overtures for improved US-Syria relations, as the window of [...]	2009-05-20 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY TU
09ANKARA725	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-21 10:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA735	REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ: A TURKISH [...] (C) In response to ref A para 12 request for an assessment of GOT views regarding creation of new regional networks on a host of issues beyond the existing Iraq-centric mechanisms, post notes specific GOT views conveyed in ref E, especially paras 10-12. As noted therein (as well as in refs B, [...]	2009-05-22 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ TU
09ANKARA745	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CASEY [...] (SBU) Coming in the wake of hugely successful trips of President Obama and Secretary Clinton, your visit will be seen as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. Your visit is an opportunity to reinforce the importance of strong U.S.-Turkey relations and [...]	2009-05-26 13:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER TU
09ANKARA747	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-26 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA751	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-27 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA752	TURKEY:NO NEW AGREEMENT ON EUPHRATES OR TIGRIS [...] (C) We met May 27 with MFA Regional and Transboundary Waters Department Head Sibel Algan and Altay Altinors, a hydrological engineer working as an advisor to Algan's office. Algan said that, contrary to press reports, Foreign Minister Davutoglu did not agree to an increase in downstream water [...]	2009-05-27 13:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL IZ IR SY TU
09ANKARA754	TURKEY: ERDOGAN CRITICIZES TURKEY'S "FASCIST [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan told a crowd of AKP supporters on May 23 that Turkey had exhibited a "fascist approach" in the past when it had "shown the door to different ethnic identities." The remarks drew immediate and widespread attention in the Turkish press as well as the ire of opposition p [...]	2009-05-27 15:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA757	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-28 11:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA764	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 10:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA766	Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria Sign Electricity Cooperation [...] (U) Summary. During his May 27-28 visit to Bagdad, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz participated in the first Regional Power and Energy Conference, and signed an electricity cooperation protocol with his counterparts from Iraq, Iran and Syria. The agreement provides for the interconnecti [...]	2009-06-01 04:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU IR ENRG IZ
09ANKARA78	KEEPING CALM IN THE AEGEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The list of potential flashpoints between Turkey and Greece is long, and both sides have tried to drag the U.S. or NATO into these disputes, particularly on the status of demilitarization of islands in the eastern Aegean. To help ensure Greece -Turkey relations do not go off track [...]	2009-01-15 17:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO GR TU
09ANKARA780	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF TURKISH FM DAVUTOGLU [...] (S) Newly appointed Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu welcomes the opportunity to meet with you early in his tenure as Minister. Our continued willingness to engage the Turks at the highest levels reinforces the message that this administration considers Turkey a strategic partner. Turkish of [...]	2009-06-03 08:12:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ENRG TU
09ANKARA781	TURKEY: PM ERDOGAN WARNS CODEL CASEY ON AGR [...] (C) Senators Robert Casey (D-PA),Ted Kaufman (D-DE),and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ),and Representative Timothy Walz (D-MN) and Charge met May 29 with PM Erdogan, TGS D/CHOD General Igsiz, and a senior MFA delegation led by U/S Apakan. On Armenia, PM Erdogan urged Congress to leave the events of [...]	2009-06-03 09:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IS SY TU AM AZ
09ANKARA782	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA787	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 10:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA803	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 10:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA816	TURKEY: DAVUTOGLU STEPS FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN [...] (C) Summary: Ahmet Davutoglu's May 1 appointment as Foreign Minister has raised many questions about the future of Turkish foreign policy. As Senior Prime Ministry Foreign Policy Advisor, Davutoglu created a new paradigm that broadened Turkey's traditional Western orientation to include a dee [...]	2009-06-10 15:29:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA826	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 11:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA833	TURKEY: FM DAVUTOGLU TO IRAQ; MORE WATER FOR [...] (S) FM Davutoglu is planning to visit Iraq beginning June 22, remaining in country at least through June 24 and perhaps until June 25, according to MFA Special Envoy for Iraq Murat Ozcelik. Ozcelik provided us June 15 with a provisional program for Davutoglu's upcoming visit. He plans to arri [...]	2009-06-16 04:54:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ TU
09ANKARA837	DPM CICEK'S WASHINGTON TRIP: NEED FOR HIGH LEVEL [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable (See paragraph 4). 2. (C) Summary: During a June 12 meeting with Ambassador, MFA Deputy Undersecretary Ambassador Tezcan was emphatic that Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek's 20-25 July US visit for consultations on counterterrorism be substantive, with [...]	2009-06-17 05:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL PTER TU
09ANKARA839	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Dave, thanks for taking the time to come to Turkey. Building on President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's landmark visits earlier this year, your trip will further underscore our recognition of Turkey as an essential partner in practically every mission we seek to accomplish in this regio [...]	2009-06-17 08:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM PTER TU
09ANKARA841	TURKEY ON IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (C) The Ambassador met with MFA Undersecretary Ertugrul Apakan on Jun 12 and made reftel demarche, urging support for the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria. The Ambassador pressed for Turkey to make a strong national statement, calling on Iran and Syria to cooperate in a transparent manner with [...]	2009-06-17 15:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY
09ANKARA86	TURKEY: RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL STRAINED BUT INTACT [...] (C) Summary: Widespread public outrage over Israel's incursion into Gaza and upcoming nationwide local elections in March have contributed to the harsh tone of Turkey's political discourse regarding Israel. Despite his inflammatory condemnation of the humanitarian situation, PM Erdogan has re [...]	2009-01-16 18:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS TU
09ANKARA866	MALIKI AIMS AT BARZANI; HITS DAVUTOGLU, TURK-IRAQI [...] (S) SUMMARY: The GOT has postponed FM Davutoglu's planned June 22-24/5 visit to six cities in Iraq because of PM Maliki's reported insistence that Davutoglu not go to Erbil (nor to Kirkuk or Mosul) during the visit. Maliki's "request" was delivered in ham-handed fashion by Maliki advisor Sade [...]	2009-06-22 03:55:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ TU
09ANKARA868	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 12:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA882	TURKEY'S EXPLANATION FOR WEAK IAEA STATEMENT ON [...] (C) On June 22, DCM met with Hakan Fidan, PM Erdogan's Foreign Policy Adviser and also Turkey's governor on the IAEA, to discuss Turkey's national statement on Iran. DCM expressed regret that the Turkish national statement did not call for Iran to provide transparency and access to the IAEA [...]	2009-06-23 16:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP AORC IAEA IR TU
09ANKARA889	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 11:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA899	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 12:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA9	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-05 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA933	TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN THE MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM [...] (U) For Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern from Ambassador James Jeffrey 2. (C) We understand that the NSC notified the Turkish Embassy in Washington on June 30 that the USG would not support Turkey's proposed participation in the July 9 Major Economies Forum meeting in Italy. Our [...]	2009-07-01 15:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV TU
09ANKARA94	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA985	GEN PETRAEUS VISITS ANKARA, FINDS BROAD AGREEMENT [...] (S) During a June 30 - July 1 visit to Turkey, CENTCOM Commander GEN David Petraeus found broad agreement on and readiness to cooperate with the USG approach in Afghanistan, Pakistan and, generally speaking, Iraq. Turkey was already working to increase further its commitment to Afghanistan, b [...]	2009-07-10 08:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR TU
09ANKARA987	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH DCHOD [...] (C) Summary: During a tour d'horizon with Ambassador on July, TGS Deputy Chief GEN Hasan Igsiz: -- Said the TGS is holding high level talks with the Syrian military in Istanbul July 7-8 and will reinforce the U.S. message that it must stop the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq. Igsiz sai [...]	2009-07-10 09:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS TU
09ANKARA99	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (DECEMBER [...] Summary: The new EXBS Program Manager from ISN/ECC for Turkey met with post and Turkish officials to review the state of the program. EXBS Advisor met with various Turkish officials to discuss future EXBS and SLD engagement following September EXBS Nonproliferation Seminar. 2. Completed [...]	2009-01-21 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
09ANTANANARIVO138	COMOROS WELCOMES IRANIAN PRESIDENT AHMEDINEJAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thousands of moderate Sunni Comorans saw no contradiction in turning out to enthusiastically welcome Shi'a Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, to the Comoros February 25. Comorans are pro-American, eagerly asking that we reopen our Embassy and Peace Corps program. After year [...]	2009-02-26 14:32:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREL PHUM EAID ECON CN IR PGOV PTER
09ANTANANARIVO2	Gulf Investment Group Influence In The Comoros [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post seeks insight from the Department into the background of Comoro Gulf Holdings and its principal officers: Bashar Kiwan (French-Syrian),President; Ali Kazma, Vice President; Ahmed Jaroudi (Lebanese),Manager. END ACTION REQUEST. Investment Promotion - - - - - - [...]	2009-01-05 08:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EFIN CN
09ANTANANARIVO88	Comoran Students Look Abroad For Opportunity [...] (U) SUMMARY: Comoran education and foreign ministry officials express growing concern about the trend in Comoran students going abroad far and wide seeking educational opportunities. Thousands of Comorans study in more than 30 countries, some with scholarships, some self-financed and most ob [...]	2009-02-09 06:04:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON CN
09ASHGABAT1077	COCA-COLA REPS SEE GROWING OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] (C) Representatives from Coca-Cola met with Charge on August 26. CEO for Coca-Cola Ichecek (Beverage) in Istanbul and Irish citizen, Michael A. O'Neil, headed a group of businessmen with years of experience in Turkmenistan. O'Neil recounted his time as Coca-Cola head in Russia and Coca-Cola' [...]	2009-08-27 10:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TX
09ASHGABAT1247	REACHING OUT TO THE TURKMEN DIASPORA: A WORK IN [...] (SBU) Officially, there is a clear recognition within Turkmenistan that there is a Turkmen diaspora beyond the borders of the country, including both descendants of groups long departed from Turkmenistan and more recent emigrants. Efforts to reach out to this diaspora began only during the ear [...]	2009-09-30 12:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL
09ASHGABAT316	TURKMENISTAN INVITES PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL [...] On March 2, post received an invitation from the Ministry of Nature Protection via diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to participate in the international conference "Development of Pistachio Forest Plantations: Problems and their Solutions." The workshop will be conducted in [...]	2009-03-10 09:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON TX
09ASHGABAT516	BERDIMUHAMEDOV TO HONEYWELL CEO: WE WANT CLOSER [...] (C) On April 22, Honeywell Director for Government Relations, Europe, Middle East and Africa Daniela Pandrea discussed Honeywell's business plans for Turkmenistan with DCM and poloff. She described the circumstances that led to Honeywell's CEO meeting with President Berdimuhamedov on March 9. [...]	2009-04-23 08:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV EPET TX
09ASMARA70	ASMARA SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) On 02/25/2009, EAC met to discuss Post's response to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ). the following responses are keyed to Reftel. --------------------------------------------- - POLITICAL VIOLENCE --------------------------------------------- - Â [...]	2009-02-26 14:07:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER ER
09ASTANA1000	KAZAKHSTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 10, Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin: -- praised President Obama's Cairo speech for its intelligence and candor; -- expressed gratitude for the briefing on the possibility of a U.S.-Russia agreement to transit lethal supplies for Afghanistan; -- undertook to facilita [...]	2009-06-11 09:28:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM ECON ETTC MARR MCAP OSCE RS
09ASTANA1195	KAZAKHSTAN: GOVERNMENT RESPONSE ON POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF [...] (S) MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Alim Kirabayev called in Pol-Econ Chief on July 16 to provide the Government of Kazakhstan's official response to our demarche on the possible sale of D-30 Howitzers to Syria by the firm Kazakhstan Special Engineering (reftels). Kirabayev explained t [...]	2009-07-17 07:37:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM PINR ETTC MARR KZ
09ASTANA1541	KAZAKHSTAN: A KEY PARTNER ON NON-PROLIFERATION REF: A. A. ASTANA 00607 B. B. ASTANA 01090 C. C. ASTANA 01164 D. D. 08 ASTANA 01867 E. E. 08 ASTANA 01648 F. F. 08 ASTANA 01649 G. G. ASTANA 02232 H. H. ASTANA 00200 I. I. ASTANA 00623 J. J. STATE 76904 K. K. ASTANA 00521 L. L. 08 ASTANA 02298 M. M. 08 ASTANA 02316 N. N. ASTANA 00254 O. O. ASTANA 01536 Classified By: Ambassador Richard E. Hoagland, 1.4 (b/d) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan is a full and supportive partner of the United States on countering proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Kazakhstan actively participates in many international counter-proliferation organizations. Recently, it sought to enhance its role in non-proliferation [...]	2009-09-18 11:12:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC KNNP KZ
09ASTANA264	KAZAKHSTAN: MFA OFFICIAL SAYS FM TAZHIN WILL BE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former MFA Americas Department Director Talgat Kaliyev told Pol-Econ Chief on February 12 that Foreign Minister Tazhin will be replaced in the coming months. Kaliyev explained that he has been appointed to be Tazhin's advisor on OSCE issues. He said that Kazakhstan intends to p [...]	2009-02-13 09:41:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON KNNP OSCE IAEA KZ
09ASTANA953	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, MAY 22 - 29 [...] SUMMARY: Mukhtar Dzhakishev, the head of the state nuclear company, Kazatomprom, was arrested this week as a part of a continuing government anti-corruption campaign. The other major story was the publication and banning of "Godfather-in-Law," a book written by the former son-in-law of Presi [...]	2009-06-05 05:46:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KCRM KPAO KMDR AF KZ
09ASTANA956	KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ARMS SALE TO [...] (S) Ambassador delivered demarche in reftel on June 5 to Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybai, including verbatim point. Ambassador stressed the importance of preventing the proliferation of weapons and military-related items and told Sarybai, "We do need to have a reply to this [...]	2009-06-05 10:34:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PARM PTER ETTC MARR MCAP MOPS
09ASTANA983	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 5, the Ambassador delivered demarches on a possible Kazakhstani arms sale to Syria and on U.S.-Russian discussions on the transit of lethal supplies to Afghanistan to Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybay (see reftels),and briefed Sarybay on his recent visit [...]	2009-06-08 10:13:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PREL PINR MNUC CASC KNNP NATO KZ
09ASUNCION143	FISHING IN TROUBLED WATERS WITH LUGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: I accepted an invitation from President Lugo to join his February 28-29 trip to a nature reserve in Alto Paraguay. The trip included fishing for piranhas, eating alligator or "jacare," and bird watching on the Black River with the President -- providing me with a unique opportunit [...]	2009-03-05 20:39:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MARR PGOV MASS PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION284	FAKE BOMB CAUSES DOWNTOWN CONFUSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At approximately 8:30 am on May 5, 2009, the Paraguayan police located what appeared to be an improvised explosive device (IED) in downtown Asuncion. After securing the area, the Government of Paraguay (GOP) requested U.S. Government assistance. RSO, FBI and SOCFWD elements re [...]	2009-05-05 20:30:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PA
09ATHENS1179	GREEK RESPONSE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On June 29, POL officers delivered reftel points regarding the implementation of UNSCR 1874's financial and trade provisions and the U.S. Advisory on North Korea to Loukas Tsokos and several other representatives of the MFA's Office for UN and International Organizations, Disarmament Issu [...]	2009-07-08 14:47:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP GR
09ATHENS168	IRAQI FM, IRANIAN DFM BOTH SEEK GREATER COOP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Athens, Iraqi FM Zebari discussed a wide range of topical issues with Greek FM Bakoyannis, thanked Greece for its decision to open a commercial office in northern Iraq, and urged Bakoyannis to make good on her long-standing promise to visit Iraq. Following [...]	2009-02-06 09:07:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IZ IR GR EAID ENRG
09ATHENS1683	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH GREEK PRIME [...] (C) In a meeting on December 2, Deputy Secretary Steinberg and Greek Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and OSCE Chair-in-Office George Papandreou discussed the President's announcement on the way forward in Afghanistan, the Macedonia name issue, bilateral relations with Turkey, the Cyprus issue [...]	2009-12-04 15:57:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV OVIP GR
09ATHENS204	Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 2 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the second of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 25 (INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS). -------------------------------------------- INVESTIGATION AND PROSECU [...]	2009-02-17 14:43:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS250	CODEL DURBIN'S MEETING WITH GREEK OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging discussion February 18, Senator Durbin and main opposition PASOK party president George Papandreou shared views on the global economic crisis, Cyprus, Greek-Turkish relations, Afghanistan, and other issues. They agreed that the international goodwill surrounding the ne [...]	2009-02-26 11:06:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON OVIP ENRG TU GR
09ATHENS45	GREEKS TIGHT-LIPPED ON EU-SYRIA AGREEMENT [...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on the EU-Syria Association Agreement to MFA C1 Directorate for EU External Relations Counselor Katerina Varvarigou. Varvarigou said Greece would take a "balanced approach," which would be in line with the common EU position. An EU working group -- not [...]	2009-01-14 13:43:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL GR SY
09ATHENS551	GREECE LOOKS TO SUPPORT CYPRUS JOINING CONTACT GROUP ON [...] The leading Greek MFA participant in the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP),Ambassador Tryphon Paraskevopoulos, has asked us to find a way to bring Cyprus into the CGSP in spite of Turkish objections. Paraskevopoulos argued that Cyprus met the criteria for membership, and that a rejection [...]	2009-04-09 13:48:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PTER GR CY
09ATHENS657	Re-Shaping the U.S.-Greece Relationship [...] (C) SUMMARY: The overwhelming positive attitudes of the Greek public toward the new Administration offers an opportunity to reshape U.S.-Greece bilateral relations, moving Greece from a reluctant to reliable and proactive partner. To achieve this, we need to move the focus of our relationsh [...]	2009-04-24 12:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GR PGOV NATO AF KNNP MK UN OSCE
09ATHENS757	Scenesetter: Deputy Secretary Steinberg's Visit to Athens, [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are delighted to welcome you to Greece. Your visit provides crucial support to our efforts to re-shape the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. Building on the overwhelmingly positive attitudes in Greece to the new administration, we are working to focus on common strategic [...]	2009-05-11 14:53:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV OVIP GR MK TU
09BAGHDAD1032	CHARGE AND MOHR DISCUSS MEK, KUWAITI MIAS, HUMAN [...] (C) Minister of Human Rights (MoHR) Wijdan Salim expressed satisfaction with the program G/IWI has planned for her official April 19-26 visit to Washington, D.C., during which she will meet with senior USG officials and human rights organizations. An issue Salim is likely to raise in her U. [...]	2009-04-15 11:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1049	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES AIR FORCE MODERNIZATION, [...] (S) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Rafi al-Issawi chaired the April 12 meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) in the absence of Prime Minister PM) al-Maliki and strictly adhered to a three-point agenda: Iraqi Air Force (IqAF) force generation; interagency recommendations on a p [...]	2009-04-17 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR MASS PREL PTER SY IZ
09BAGHDAD1053	DPM ESSAWI: GOI LEADERSHIP ON DISPLACEMENT NEEDED [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Essawi told Political-Minister Counselor, Senior Coordinator for Refugees and IDPs, OFDA Representative and Refcoord on April 16 that effective GOI leadership was needed to address Iraq,s displacement crisis, that he would do more within his domain of servi [...]	2009-04-17 17:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM IZ
09BAGHDAD1055	DPM ESSAWI: GOI LEADERSHIP ON DISPLACEMENT NEEDED [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Essawi told Political-Minister Counselor, Senior Coordinator for Refugees and IDPs, OFDA Representative and Refcoord on April 16 that effective GOI leadership was needed to address Iraq,s displacement crisis, that he would do more within his domain of servi [...]	2009-04-17 17:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM IZ
09BAGHDAD1058	DPM ESSAWI: GOI LEADERSHIP ON DISPLACEMENT NEEDED [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Essawi told Political-Minister Counselor, Senior Coordinator for Refugees and IDPs, OFDA Representative and Refcoord on April 16 that effective GOI leadership was needed to address IraqQs displacement crisis, that he would do more within his domain of servi [...]	2009-04-19 05:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM IZ
09BAGHDAD1104	IRANIAN PLANS FOR IRAQ AS U.S. FORCES DRAW DOWN [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Iranian response to the drawdown of U.S. military forces in Iraq, and Iraq's evolving relationship with Iran, will influence the climate for U.S. engagement with Iran on our range of interests. The Iranians may see the drawdown as an opportunity to strengthen their hand in Ira [...]	2009-04-24 16:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR PGOV MOPS ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1168	DEPUTY FM ON IRAQ'S REGIONAL RELATIONS: BILATERAL [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi told NEA DAS Schmierer and visiting USG delegation on May 2 that Iraq's regional engagement focus would be primarily bilateral. Acknowledging the initial utility of the Expanded Neighbors' Process as a mechanism for the region to deal with Iraq, Abba [...]	2009-05-04 08:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ KU JO SY SA TU
09BAGHDAD1171	DEVELOPMENT IN KARBALA: PROGRESS AND CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Summary: At least three development plans have been posited for Karbala since Iraq's liberation. The province's de facto operational blueprint (the so-called &Shahristani8 plan) was devised in mid-2008 and has been blessed by Prime Minister Maliki, although it is widely disliked by many [...]	2009-05-04 12:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV PREL IR IZ
09BAGHDAD118	NINEWA: AL-HADBA CANDIDATES IN WEST NINEWA TELL [...] (C) Summary: Al-Hadba candidates in Western Ninewa told visiting PMIN and MND-N DCG January 7 that the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) is intimidating them and their supporters through arbitrary arrests and beatings. Murad Kishto, a Yezidi from Khanasur, Sinjar district, said that he has b [...]	2009-01-16 13:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD119	NINEWA: AL-HADBA CANDIDATES IN WEST NINEWA TELL [...] (C) Summary: Al-Hadba candidates in Western Ninewa told visiting PMIN and MND-N DCG January 7 that the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) is intimidating them and their supporters through arbitrary arrests and beatings. Murad Kishto, a Yezidi from Khanasur, Sinjar district, said that he has b [...]	2009-01-16 13:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1248	PM TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT IRAQ WANTS STRONG RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: In Ambassador Hill's initial official meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the PM stressed Iraq's desire to develop a strong strategic relationship with the Obama Administration, and to focus on implementing the Security and Strategic Framework Agreements. Maliki complaine [...]	2009-05-12 14:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD1249	IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES CF [...] (C) Summary: During its May 10 meeting, the Iraqi National Security Council discussed preparations for the withdrawal of Coalition Forces from Iraqi cities by June 30. PM Maliki commented that General Odierno's recent remarks to the media, indicating a residual CF presence in Baghdad and Mosul [...]	2009-05-12 15:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS MARR IZ
09BAGHDAD1288	MINORITY QUOTAS IN UPCOMING IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] (C) Iraq's minority communities will have mandated representation in the Iraqi Kurdish Parliament following the KRG elections, currently scheduled for July 25. For the first time, Kurdish electoral law stipulates that Christians, Turkmen, and Armenians will receive 11 seats of the total 111 [...]	2009-05-17 13:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM KIRF PGOV PHUM SOCI
09BAGHDAD1304	U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH IRAQI VICE PRESIDENT ABDEL [...] (C) During their May 12 meeting, Vice President Abdel Mahdi sought from U/S Burns reassurance of U.S. commitment to remain engaged in Iraq, even if security conditions deteriorated. U/S Burns underlined that the U.S. would honor its commitments, but is looking to the GOI to commit to developi [...]	2009-05-19 12:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EPET IZ IR
09BAGHDAD1319	U/S BURNS AND USD/P FLOURNOY MEETING WITH PM MALIKI [...] (C) SUMMARY Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki stressed the importance of addressing challenges such as disputed internal boundaries (DIBs),reconciliation, and oil in a meeting with Under Secretary of State Bill Burns and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy on May 13, 2009. He n [...]	2009-05-20 15:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP IZ
09BAGHDAD1371	KRG ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] (U) Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) reports that it has certified 42 political entities and 528 candidates in advance of the elections for the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament (IKP),scheduled for July 25. Of the 42 political parties, 15 have formed themselves into five coalit [...]	2009-05-26 11:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV
09BAGHDAD1380	DPM ESSAWI TELLS CODEL LEAHY PM MALIKI IS "A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is using the democratic process and liberal rhetoric to conceal a move to dictatorship Deputy Prime Minister Rafe Essawi told Senators Patrick Leahy (VT),Mark Warner (VA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI),and Ambassador Hill on May 23. Essawi outlined the [...]	2009-05-26 14:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD1389	AMBASSADOR AND CG MEET TURKISH SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (C) Turkish Special Envoy to Iraq Murat Ozcelik will be the next Turkish Ambassador to Iraq, Ozcelik told Ambassador Hill and General Odierno May 23. The main points he intended to raise in an anticipated meeting with PM Maliki were his May 17 meeting with KRG President Masoud Barzani and the [...]	2009-05-27 14:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TU
09BAGHDAD1408	AMBASSADOR, CG AND PM DISCUSS DIYALA, UK AND NATO [...] (S) Summary: In their weekly meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on May 28, the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General Odierno discussed the timing of the PM's proposed visit to the U.S. (late June or July),the PM's eagerness to involve U.S. firms in oil contracting, possible m [...]	2009-05-30 13:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER IZ UK NATO
09BAGHDAD1477	GOI RESPONSE ON U.S.-SYRIA-IRAQ TRILATERAL [...] (S) Summary: In response to The Ambassador's presentation of reftel demarche on trilateral talks among the U.S., Iraq and Syria, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki indicated that the concept had merit, but that he preferred that such engagement be broached bilaterally, first between the U.S. and Syria [...]	2009-06-04 18:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER IZ SY PGOV
09BAGHDAD1486	RRT ERBIL: CANDIDATES AND COALITIONS FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the 2005 KRG parliamentary elections, the KDP/PUK coalition sailed to an easy majority and effectively controls 80 of 111 seats today. This year, new opposition groups provide secular and Islamic alternatives for protest votes. However, the KDP/PUK is using the power of th [...]	2009-06-07 08:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1506	NEW NAJAF GOVERNOR ADNAN AL ZURFI POSTURES AS [...] (C) Summary: In a June 2 meeting with PRT officers, new Governor Adnan al-Zurfi presented himself as the consensus candidate to move Najaf past the era of political infighting. He cited as evidence his decisions to keep most ISCI-affiliated civil servants in positions appointed by the previo [...]	2009-06-09 13:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1539	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS [...] (SBU) In their first meeting with Ambassador Hill, Christian religious leaders emphasized that continued emigration of Iraqi Christians abroad remains their primary concern. They stressed that, although security remains worrisome, the motivation behind current departures was economic, coupled [...]	2009-06-12 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI
09BAGHDAD1545	AMBASSADOR HILL MEETS WITH MINORITY POLITICAL [...] (SBU) In their first meeting with Ambassador Hill, political representatives of Iraq's minority communities focused on the issues of emigration, greater political representation, and a perception of societal discrimination, subjects which they believed to be mutually reinforcing. They attrib [...]	2009-06-14 14:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI
09BAGHDAD1580	EMBASSY BAGHDAD DELIVERS 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) On June 16, we delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Selim. We informed the minister that the Department had ranked Iraq as a Tier 2 Watch List country rather than categorize it as a special case, as had been done in previous years. W [...]	2009-06-17 15:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP KWMN KLPM PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG IZ
09BAGHDAD159	IRAQ'S NOMINATIONS FOR MEPI STUDENT LEADERS PROGRAM [...] Embassy Baghdad is pleased to nominated six principal candidates and three alternates in rank order for the MEPI Student Leaders Program. 2. First principal candidate: A) Last name: Saudi B) First name: Mustafa C) Middle names: Abdul Haleem Abdul Kareem D) Date of birth: Oct. 7, 1987 E) [...]	2009-01-22 05:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KPMI KPAO PREL SCUL IZ
09BAGHDAD1601	UPDATE ON ANTI-CORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAQ [...] (C) The investigation of former Trade Minister Al-Sudani and subordinates over corruption allegations is continuing, amidst parliamentarian's claims of interference in the inquiry by Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki's Dawa party. There are uncertain prospects for the Council of Representatives' [...]	2009-06-18 15:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD161	NINEWA: VICE GOVERNOR CLAIMS KDP WILL WIN A [...] (C) Summary: Vice Governor and KDP leader in Ninewa Province, Khasro Goran, said the KDP is deeply concerned that hundreds of thousands of Kurdish IDPs from before and after 2003 will not be able to vote in provincial elections. Goran said that, despite disenfranchisement of Kurdish IDPs, KDP [...]	2009-01-22 07:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD162	NINEWA ON THE EVE OF ELECTIONS: COUNTERING [...] (S) Summary: Credible provincial elections are key to creating the conditions for sustainable political and economic development in Ninewa Province. They are also critical to the resolution of the disputed internal boundaries (DIBs) issue as well as to Arab-Kurd relations within Ninewa and [...]	2009-01-22 07:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1643	GOI MAKING PROGRESS ON KUWAITI MASS GRAVES [...] (C) Recently returned from the June 1 Tripartite Commission meeting in Kuwait, the head of Iraq's delegation, Arkan Saleh, reported that the talks were constructive and that Kuwait's lead delegate, Ibrahim Shaheen, had agreed in principle to visit Iraq in the next few months. The issue of Kuwa [...]	2009-06-22 09:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR PGOV KU IZ
09BAGHDAD1655	EMBASSY DISCUSSES TIP WITH MFA [...] (SBU) On June 22, we delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to Minister Plenipotentiary Mohamed Alhamaimidi, the head of the North America desk at the MFA. We informed Alhamaimidi that the Department had evaluated and ranked Iraq as it does other countries, not as a special ca [...]	2009-06-23 10:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KWMN KLPM PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG IZ
09BAGHDAD1703	PM MALIKI PUSHES BACK ON PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONING [...] (C) Summary: Relations between Prime Minister Maliki and parliament's Sunni leadership have improved in recent weeks but remain cool. Responding to what he saw as a political campaign to weaken him after gains in the provincial elections, Maliki has sought to change the rules of the road for [...]	2009-06-26 13:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD171	FM ZEBARI ON KUWAIT SUMMIT - SHARP DIVISIONS ON [...] (C) Summary: Back in Baghdad for 24 hours before heading to Ankara for 3-day visit, Foreign Minister Zebari provided Ambassador Satterfield and Senior Advisor Gray a detailed readout January 22 of the January 19-20 Arab League Summit in Kuwait, along with observations of the Qatari sub-dram [...]	2009-01-23 13:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MEPP IZ IS KPAL KU
09BAGHDAD173	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES SECURITY AGREEMENT, ELECTION [...] (S) Summary. At the January 11 meeting of the Iraqi National Security Council (NSC),Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asked the National Security Advisor (NSA) to assure that the Government of Iraq identified all of its representatives to the various committees and joint sub-committees (JSC) fo [...]	2009-01-24 06:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR PGOV PTER PREL SY IZ
09BAGHDAD1785	CHRISTIANS SEEK POLITICAL UNITY IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) Several key Christian politicians and religious leaders have begun to lay the groundwork for the unification of Iraq's Christian political parties into a single electoral coalition in anticipation of the January 2010 national elections. Although Iraq's Christian community suffers from num [...]	2009-07-02 12:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM KIRF PGOV SOCI
09BAGHDAD1800	OPPOSITION TO KURDISH CONSTITUTION RISING AMONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition to the recently-passed Kurdistan Region Constitution is quickly growing among Arabs and Turkmen. Sunni and Shi'a Arab parliamentarians and political leaders have expressed concern privately to poloffs about the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) land claims in the [...]	2009-07-05 16:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1817	PM ADVISOR RIKABI UPBEAT ON VP BIDEN VISIT [...] (C) Prime Minister Maliki was pleased with Vice President Biden,s visit overall and welcomes U.S. support behind the scenes on reconciliation matters )- in particular with Arab-Kurd disputes, PM Advisor Sadiq Rikabi told Special Advisor McGurk July 6. Rikabi also discussed his plan for advan [...]	2009-07-07 10:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ
09BAGHDAD1857	HOMOSEXUALS FLEE IRAQ IN THE FACE OF CONTINUED [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-10 07:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ

09BAGHDAD1860	SABEAN-MANDEANS: UNDER SIEGE BUT HOLDING ON [...] (C) Sabean-Mandean leaders living in Iraq describe their community as desperately wanting to remain and participate in the country's political life rather than emigrate abroad, despite being the frequent targets of criminal elements. These leaders tell us that members of the community who are [...]	2009-07-10 09:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KIRF KJUS PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG IZ
09BAGHDAD1876	VISA CONTROLS LIMIT IRANIAN PILGRIMS TO KARBALA [...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: According to a prominent Karbala businessman, elements in the Iranian and Iraqi governments struck a deal in early June to issue Iranian pilgrim visas solely through a single Iranian tourist agency, Shamsah Travel and Tourism (Sham [...]	2009-07-12 06:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1890	NON-MUSLIM ENDOWMENT: FLUSH WITH CASH, BUT NO ONE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 11:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1891	SEVEN CHURCHES BOMBED IN BAGHDAD [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 12:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD1932	PRIME MINISTER MALIKI'S VISIT: LAUNCHING THE [...] (C) Prime Minister Maliki returns to Washington for the first time since July 2006, having grown in three years from the feckless neophyte other leaders thought they could control, to a proven leader, who those same leaders now purport to fear. Maliki believes, unlike his Green Zone rivals, t [...]	2009-07-16 16:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1950	AMB, CG AND PM DISCUSS UPCOMING VISIT, SYRIA AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: In their regular weekly meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on July 16, the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General (CG) Odierno discussed the PM,s upcoming visit to Washington, the NATO agreement and foreign fighters crossing the border into Iraq from Syria. In [...]	2009-07-19 10:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD1988	CHRISTIAN LEADERS DISCUSS JULY 12 CHURCH BOMBINGS [...] (C) In the wake of the July 12 church bombings in Baghdad, we have met with representatives of the four largest churches in Iraq, including the heads of the Chaldean, Assyrian, and Syriac Catholic denominations as well as the Christian endowment and various Christian political leaders to expres [...]	2009-07-23 11:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD2038	MINORITY LEADERS CONCERNED ABOUT IRAQI CENSUS [...] (C) As Ministry of Planning officials continue their preparations for a nationwide census this fall, many of Iraq's ethnic and religious minority leaders have raised concerns about how the census will be administered and whether it will provide an accurate reflection of their communities' demo [...]	2009-07-30 08:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KIRF PGOV SMIG SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD2069	DIWANIYAH PUBLIC DISAPPOINTED WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three months into the tenure of the Diwaniyah provincial government, the public's initial optimism that the new team would improve services is eroding. Provincial authorities seem to be focused on the challenges at hand, but are burdened by budgetary woes and the effects of a dro [...]	2009-08-02 06:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID IZ
09BAGHDAD2071	THIRD TURKEY-IRAQ-U.S. TRILATERAL MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-02 14:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MARR PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER TU
09BAGHDAD210	PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS: A SERIOUS CONTEST WITH [...] (C) Summary: Iraq's provincial elections represent a milestone in the country's political progression. In general, the campaigns have been competitive, sometimes Sharply so. Political parties and local officials in most regions have perceived the election commission to be competent and fair, [...]	2009-01-27 12:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2101	NAJAF GOVERNOR MEETS MULTI-NATIONAL DIVISION SOUTH [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 12:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD2108	FM ZEBARI URGES MORE SUPPORTIVE USG STANCE ON [...] (C) Summary: FM Hoshyar Zebari, during an August 4 introductory call by Pol M/C, called for greater USG effort to help Iraq get out of Chapter VII, as it had committed to do. He criticized the initiative of recently departed SRSG de Mistura and blamed him for the current complications with [...]	2009-08-05 14:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC PTER KU IR IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2124	AMB AND PM DISCUSS SYRIA, KUWAIT AND KRG ELECTIONS [...] (S) Summary. In their regular weekly meeting on August 6 (and the first since the PM,s return from Washington),the Ambassador and PM discussed Iraqi participation in the proposed Syrian-Iraq-U.S. trilateral border initiative. Maliki stated that he currently has an ongoing dialogue with Syri [...]	2009-08-06 17:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	CASC EWWT IZ PGOV PREF PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD217	PRT SALAH AD DIN: TRYING TO REHABILITATE [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In response to security improvements in Salah ad Din (SaD),the Ministry of Transportation (MOT) has begun efforts to restore the operational capacity of the Bayji Iraq Republic Railway (BIRR) Station. The PRT expects this effo [...]	2009-01-28 11:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELTN EINV ETRD IZ
09BAGHDAD218	NINEWA: SUNNI ARAB AND KURD POLITICAL ENTITIES [...] (C) Summary. Representatives of the Sunni Arab al-Hadba list, the National Iraqi Project Group (Hewar),and the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) alleged that they are victims of Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP)-inspired intimidation and violence. The KDP has also levied accusations of elections malfeas [...]	2009-01-28 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2222	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Talabani cautioned the Ambassador, August 13, that recent U.S. outreach to Syria and Sunni insurgent groups is playing into perceptions that the USG supports the return of the Baathists. Talabani was likewise cautionary on overly visible U.S. advocacy for a resolution [...]	2009-08-17 09:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL SY
09BAGHDAD2230	CODEL MCCAIN MEETING WITH IRAQI PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Talabani predicted to CODEL McCain that, with U.S. help, the Kurds and Arabs would be able to avoid conflict and resolve critical issues like the status of Kirkuk. He said Barhem Salih was on track to become the next KRG prime minister. FM Zebari emphasized that the Jan [...]	2009-08-17 16:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM SY IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2239	IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR ON PM'S TRIP TO [...] (C) Summary: Acting National Security Advisor Dr. Safa al-Sheikh told Pol M/C August 16 that PM Maliki would travel to Damascus August 18 armed with specific intelligence about SARG support for Baathists in Syria, and he would demand that it cease. Al-Sheikh noted that many Iraqi officials c [...]	2009-08-18 13:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2265	ANTI-CORRUPTION CONSULTATIONS IN MOSUL [...] (C) Anti-Corruption Coordinator and staff (ACCO) visited Mosul, capital of Ninewa province August 15-16. Anti-corruption efforts in Ninewa include, inter alia, the conviction of the former Provincial Council President for contract fraud and the case of Ninewa's prison warden, Hussein Tawfiq, w [...]	2009-08-21 12:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2270	FM ZEBARI PROVIDES MESSAGE OF REASSURANCE, INSISTS [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi FM Hoshyar Zebari met with foreign Ambassadors August 21 to provide an official reaction to the August 19 bombing of the MFA (and other GOI buildings) and to provide assurances that the MFA would soon be back up and functioning, using auxiliary buildings on the MFA compound [...]	2009-08-21 14:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD2271	PM MALIKI ON TRILATERAL SECURITY EFFORT, AUGUST 19 [...] (S) Summary: In an August 20 meeting, Iraqi PM Maliki expressed appreciation for the Ambassador's offer of condolences on the previous day's bombings, as well as for the technical assistance U.S. experts were providing in the field. Maliki requested the USG delay any further release of detai [...]	2009-08-21 15:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2272	FM ZEBARI ACCEPTS AMBASSADOR'S CONDOLENCES; SAYS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador visited the heavily damaged MFA building August 22 to offer his condolences on the bombings in Baghdad. Meeting in a room that had been largely cleared of damage for a makeshift receiving room, but surrounded by rooms and hallways filled with shattered glass, deb [...]	2009-08-22 14:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2277	ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD IN KRG ELECTIONS POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the Independent Higher Electoral Commission's (IHEC's) recent certification of the results in the July 25 Kurdish Regional Elections, there remains lingering resentment among the Kurdish opposition and Christian parties that fraud, manipulation, and intimidation played [...]	2009-08-23 14:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KIRF IZ
09BAGHDAD228	GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ TAXES: SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, [...] (SBU) Summary: As businesses and individuals step up commercial activities and as oil revenues languish, the GOI is devoting more attention to other sources of revenues, particularly taxes. The GOI tax regime is partly old, based on administrative provisions dating from 1982, and partly new, [...]	2009-01-28 16:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD2304	FM ZEBARI ON TRILATERAL PARTICIPATION, POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 26 meeting at the MFA with Pol M/C, FM Zebari said that in light of Syria's involvement with Baathists suspected in the August 19 bombings, the GOI would have to defer participation in the upcoming U.S.-Syria trilateral border assessment that had been planned to begi [...]	2009-08-27 12:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER UNSC IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2319	"BLAMESTORMING" OVER BAGHDAD BOMBINGS SHARPENS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The August 19 bombings in Baghdad prompted a flurry of finger-pointing, with government officials and politicians blaming various Sunni groups, especially Ba,athists in Iraq and Syria, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)and rival Shi,a groups. The Saudis and Syrians, too, have come und [...]	2009-08-28 15:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PINR PTER SA SY POL
09BAGHDAD2357	NINEWA,S KING-MAKER ARTICULATES NATIONAL AMBITIONS [...] (C) Summary: During an August 26 meeting with PRT Leader, Multi-national Division-North (MDN-N)Deputy Commanding General (DCG),and 3/1 Cavalry Brigade Commander, Sheikh Abdullah al Humaidi, head of the influential Arab Shammari tribe and the major force behind Ninewa,s governing Al Hadba coal [...]	2009-09-01 15:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PTER
09BAGHDAD2363	FM ZEBARI ON GOI PURSUIT OF UN CRIMINAL INQUIRY, [...] (C) Summary: In a September 1 meeting, FM Zebari told Pol M/C the GOI has sent a letter formally requesting the UNSC to support formation of a UN-led fact-finding commission into the August 19 bombings, including Syrian complicity vis a vis Iraqis operating from Syria, and the broader scope o [...]	2009-09-02 11:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY IZ
09BAGHDAD2372	IRAQ CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS ON KUWAITI MASS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq has made substantial progress recently in its search for mass graves containing the remains of Kuwaitis. Following a successful August 4 Technical Subcommittee meeting in Kuwait, the Government of Iraq (GOI) formally petitioned the International Committee of the Red Cross [...]	2009-09-03 07:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ KU
09BAGHDAD2388	IRAQI MINISTER OF INTERIOR INVESTIGATES ATTACKS, [...] (S//NF) Summary: Minister of Interior Jawad Bolani told EmbOffs on August 31 that his primary focus now is security leading up to the national election, without which Iraq cannot have an effective democratic process. An important aspect of this to Bolani is the Iraqi government's response to [...]	2009-09-04 13:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PTER PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2395	IRAQ POLICE STRENGTHENING ALONG SYRIAN BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Post is closely following Iraqi and international media reports of Iraqi police and security force deployments to its border with Syria, particularly along the common border with the Iraqi Anbar province. Reports and contacts involving Iraqi MoI and MoD sources so far indicate [...]	2009-09-05 17:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL MOPS PINR PTER SY IZ
09BAGHDAD2396	IRAQ POLICE AT SYRIAN BORDER: NO NEW MOVEMENT [...] (C) As of 0700 EST, there are no confirmed reports of an increase in security personnel along the Syrian border, despite numerous media accounts of thousands of Iraqi police heading west. According to Interior Minister Senior Advisor Dr. Norman Ricklefs, at this time this is more about the P [...]	2009-09-06 11:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PINR PTER SY IZ
09BAGHDAD2397	ZEBARI SAYS IRAN WANTS TO TRADE FOR THE THREE [...] (C) Iraqi FM Hoshyar Zebari informed Pol M/C September 1 that Iranian FM Mottaki told him during his August 29 visit that Iran wants to trade the three Amcits detained since July 30 in exchange for seven Iranians held in Europe and the U.S. (NOTE: Zebari did not have information on which sev [...]	2009-09-06 14:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CASC IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2399	IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALS DISCUSS REQUEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior MFA officials told Pol M/C September 4 that the GOI is determined to pursue a investigation of the role of neighboring countries, in particular Syria, in the bombings of August 19, as well as, the broader issue of intervention and external support for terrorism in Iraq. The [...]	2009-09-06 14:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IR SY IZ
09BAGHDAD2417	CODEL LEVIN PROBES SECURITY AND STABILITY IN IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of their September 3-4 visit to Iraq, Senators Levin, Reed, and Kaufman engaged Interior Minister Jawad Bolani and Defense Minister Abd al-Qadr al-Mufriji on Iraq's current security environment, conveying Washington's interest in Iraq's stability. In separate meetings, the [...]	2009-09-08 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PTER MCAP PGOV INRPAZ EPET
09BAGHDAD2425	CODEL LEVIN DISCUSSES IRAQ'S PLACE IN THE REGION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 4 meeting with visiting Senator Levin, FM Zebari requested USG support for establishing a UN tribunal, similar to the one set up following Rafik Hariri's assassination in Lebanon, to determine who was behind the August 19 attacks. Zebari called the attack "Iraq's [...]	2009-09-09 11:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF SY IR KU IZ
09BAGHDAD2441	PM MALIKI, CODEL LEVIN DISCUSS FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Maliki told CODEL Levin Iraq faces interference from neighboring countries intent on fomenting sectarian discord, and Syria-based Iraqi Ba'athists and al-Qaeda in Iraq elements conspired to perpetrate the August 19 bombings. He expressed confidence in Iraqi Security Forces' (I [...]	2009-09-10 06:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR UN KIRF IR IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2444	SUNNI POLITICAL PARTIES FRACTURED DESPITE [...] (C) Summary: Realizing they disadvantaged themselves by boycotting earlier elections and alarmed at perceived Iranian efforts to increase influence and ensure Shi'a domination of Iraqi politics, Sunni politicians are participating in large numbers in the run-up to national elections in 2010. T [...]	2009-09-10 14:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2454	ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: A number of cases involving senior judicial and anti-corruption officials continue to bubble up in the media in Iraq, likely a manifestation of both intense political jockeying and real efforts to crack down on corruption, which polls show is an issue of increasing [...]	2009-09-11 14:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM EAID IZ
09BAGHDAD2455	PM MALIKI ADVISOR ON SYRIA, ARAB-KURD TALKS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sadiq al-Rikabi, PM Maliki's political advisor, told Pol M/C September 9 that Maliki was intent on hitting every pressure point available, including through the UN, to get Syria to stop harboring anti-GOI Ba'thists and allowing insurgents to cross the border. Turning to Iran, Ri [...]	2009-09-11 15:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2463	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO [...] (S/NF) Mr. Vice President, your upcoming trip to Iraq comes at an important time in Iraq's political calendar. As the Islamic month of Ramadan draws to a close, Iraqi political leaders are furiously at work negotiating potential alliances in advance of the January 2010 parliamentary elections [...]	2009-09-12 14:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ENRG KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2469	Iraq Depends on Others for Water; Low River Flows Have [...] (U) Note: Post intends this message to be the first periodic report on water issues - and their growing prominence - in Iraq. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Tigris and Euphrates river systems supply almost all of Iraq's water needs. Ninety percent of the two rivers' water flows first through Turk [...]	2009-09-13 13:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV ENRG PBTS PREL TPHY TRGY TSPL EAGR EAID
09BAGHDAD2487	AHMED CHALABI DISCUSSES HIS NEW POLITICAL ALLIANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 12 meeting with POL M/C, Ahmed Chalabi, head of the Iraqi National Congress party and member of the newly-formed and predominantly Shia Iraqi National Alliance (INA) (see reftel),criticized the GOI and PM Maliki for failing to govern effectively. He said the I [...]	2009-09-14 14:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2492	FM ZEBARI WELCOMES IDEA OF A SYG-DESIGNATED SENIOR [...] (S) Summary: Iraqi FM Zebari welcomed the proposal contained in reftel points that the SYG designate a senior official to help examine foreign support or involvement in the August 19 bombings and other acts of terrorism and interference in Iraq's internal affairs. Spinning the proposal in h [...]	2009-09-15 11:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL IZ TU
09BAGHDAD2496	IMPORTANT SIGNS FROM MARJIYAH AND IRAN ON [...] (C) Summary: On September 4, 2009, Najaf Governor Adnan Zurfi met Multi-National Corps-Iraq Commanding General (MNC-I CG) Jacoby to discuss upcoming elections and security conditions. Governor Zurfi discussed his concerns related to the upcoming campaign and elections, especially interference [...]	2009-09-15 15:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2504	IRAQI FM URGES P-5 AMBASSADORS FOR SUPPORT OF [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi FM Zebari summoned P-5 ambassadors to the MFA September 16 and pressed for support for the GOI's plans to call for a senior official, appointed by the UNSYG, to investigate the August 19 bombings and the broader issue of external support for terrorism in Iraq. Noting that [...]	2009-09-16 13:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2539	(U) DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH [...] (U) Date and Venue: September 17, 2009; 11:00 a.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Dr. James Steinberg, Deputy Secretary Amb. Gary A. Grappo, POL M/C Elissa Slotkin, NEA Senior Advisor for Iraq and Regional Affairs Mike Castiglione, Embassy notetaker IRAQ Qasim Daud, Co [...]	2009-09-22 10:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2561	THE GREAT GAME, IN MESOPOTAMIA: IRAQ AND ITS [...] (U) This is the second of two cables reviewing Iraq's relations with key neighboring countries. this cable focuses on Iraq's relations with Syria, in the wake of the August 19 bombings. 2. (C) Summary: Iraq's improving relations with its neighbors in 2008 and early 2009 represented a critica [...]	2009-09-24 03:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ SY KU IR TU
09BAGHDAD2562	THE GREAT GAME, IN MESOPOTAMIA: IRAQ AND ITS [...] (U) This is the first of two cables reviewing Iraq's relations with key neighboring states, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran and Turkey, in the wake of the August 19 bombings. Part II reviews Iraq's relations with Syria, in the wake of the August 19 bombings. 2. (C) Summary: Iraq's relations [...]	2009-09-24 03:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2564	PRIME MINISTER ACCUSES SYRIA OF MILITARY ACTIONS [...] (S) In a September 22 meeting, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the Ambassador that the GOI intelligence services had uncovered a plot to detonate four Vehicle Bourne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs) during this week's festival of Eid al Fitr. According to Maliki, this is only t [...]	2009-09-24 08:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2586	PM MALIKI CHARGES IRAN, SYRIA WITH SHIPPING WEAPONS [...] (S) Iran and Syria have both been providing weapons -- including "Strela" (SA-7B) shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles -- to insurgent groups within Iraq, Prime Minister Maliki claimed to Ambassador Hill September 22. Five members of the Sadrist- affiliated Promise Day Brigade (also linked to the [...]	2009-09-27 12:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER IZ IR SY
09BAGHDAD2623	VPOTUS MEETING WITH UNAMI ACTING SRSG GILMOUR [...] (U) September 16, 2009; 2:30 p.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden Ambassador Christopher R. Hill GEN Raymond Odierno, Commanding General MNF-I Tony Blinken, National Security Advisor, OVP James Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State Colin Kahl, D [...]	2009-09-29 18:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2627	SRSG MELKERT DISCUSSES IRAQ-SYRIA RELATIONS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a September 26 meeting with CDA Haslach and A/DCM Grappo, SRSG Ad Melkert assessed the role the UN might play in Iraqi-Syrian relations and in transitioning the Mujahideen-e-Khalq's (MEK) presence in Iraq. Melkert emphasized the need for broad regional and international [...]	2009-09-30 16:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2632	MINISTER OF OIL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT IRAQ'S OIL FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: In a September 17 meeting with Deputy Secretary James Steinberg, GOI Minister of Oil Hussayn Shahristani expressed optimism about the upcoming second oil licensing round, as well as for Iraq's future willingness to sign a gas agreement with Europe. In the wide ranging discussion, [...]	2009-10-01 09:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD265	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-02 05:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2650	PRT NINEWA: THE GRAINS OF WRATH: NINEWA,S [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-02 12:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON IZ PHUM
09BAGHDAD2662	ELECTION AND INVESTMENT LAWS WEIGH HEAVILY ON PM'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki focused on passage of the election law and an amendment to the investment law in an October 1 meeting with Ambassador and Deputy Commanding General (DCG) Hunzeker. The PM noted that disputes over the distribution of parliamentary seats in Kirkuk still posed a [...]	2009-10-03 14:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV IZ
09BAGHDAD270	IN COUNTRY REFUGEE PROCESSING - RESPONSE [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Baghdad appreciates Department,s interest in the details of the in-country refugee processing and support for expanding capacity to implement the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act. Responses to REF A questions are contained below. We urge Department to work with us to ensure th [...]	2009-02-02 11:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF IZ
09BAGHDAD2736	POST PROPOSES SHOULDER-FIRED MISSILE ABATEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Embassy seeks to develop with the Government of Iraq (GOI) a Man-Portable Air Defense Systems Reduction Program (MANPADS Program). The program would follow a "host-country model", used in Yemen and Pakistan, through [...]	2009-10-11 14:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	AF IR IZ PARM PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER XD XF
09BAGHDAD2744	EVOLUTION OF INFLUENCE IN IRAQ: COMMERCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's evolving political and economic environment has led to increased engagement from other countries using commercial advocacy on behalf of their national political interests. The GOI has begun to engage a number of countries in high level commercial dialogue, and despite its [...]	2009-10-12 15:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON POL PGOV PREL IZ EINV
09BAGHDAD2751	PM MALIKI ON THE ELECTION LAW, INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an October 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asked the Ambassador to help stave off efforts in the COR to remove the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) Chairman for fear it could dissolve the entire organization and possibly lead to a dela [...]	2009-10-13 09:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM PGOV KREF EPET PTER IR SY IZ
09BAGHDAD2752	VP HASHIMI OFFERS ONE MORE NINEWA INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: A key advisor to Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi said the VP intends to pursue a reconciliation initiative in Ninewa before the upcoming election, and to then focus on Kirkuk. In Ninewa, he plans to focus not just on brokering a power-sharing agreement between feuding Sunni Arabs [...]	2009-10-13 14:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD2758	CHRISTIANS RECRUITED FOR SHI'A-LED ELECTORAL [...] (C) Two prominent Christian leaders, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Selim and the Prime Minister's Advisor for Christian Affairs Georges Bakoos, tell us that the Prime Minister's State of Law Alliance (SLA) has recruited six prominent Christian candidates, including themselves, to run in the [...]	2009-10-14 10:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KDEM PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2762	FM ZEBARI DEMARCHED ON IRAN, COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: In an October 12 meeting, A/DCM delivered the (reftel) points relating to the P5 1 talks with Iran to FM Zebari. Zebari responded with a brief readout from a recent meeting with Iranian President Ahmedinajad, suggesting that Iran will not immediately comply with P5 1 demands. [...]	2009-10-14 12:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TU SY
09BAGHDAD2783	LETTER FROM AHMAD CHALABI TO PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] On October 13, 2009 Embassy Baghdad received the following letter from Ahmad Chalabi to President Obama. The original letter will be transmitted to NEA/I/POL via pouch mail. Begin text of message: The Honorable President Barack Obama, President of the United States of America The Whi [...]	2009-10-15 14:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC IZ
09BAGHDAD2788	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR RICE'S VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (C) Ambassador Rice, your upcoming trip to Iraq comes at an important time in Iraq's political calendar. Iraqi political leaders are furiously at work negotiating potential alliances in advance of the January 2010 parliamentary elections. The maneuvering will become even more frenetic after [...]	2009-10-16 13:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG PHUM IZ
09BAGHDAD2789	SCENESETTER: MALIKI HEADS TO THE WASHINGTON [...] (C) Maliki's visit to Washington for the Business and Investment Conference comes at a time of great promise and significant risk for Iraq. Maliki himself has unhitched his political fate from the Shia power brokers who made him Prime Minister four years ago and has embarked on a political j [...]	2009-10-16 18:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2793	PM MALIKI ON ELECTIONS LAW, INVESTMENT CONFERENCE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 17 meeting, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed his concern to the Ambassador about the elections law and the timing for its passage due to political party manuevering and to continued wrangling within the COR over Kirkuk and open vs. closed lists. The PM expre [...]	2009-10-17 17:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM KREF PTER EPET SY IZ
09BAGHDAD2799	ISCI BLOC LEADER GUNNING FOR IHEC, OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) COR bloc leader Jalal al-Din al-Saghir predicted to POL M/C that the Council of Representatives (COR) would pass an open list election law by October 19. Despite advising him against dismissing members of the Independent High Electoral Commi [...]	2009-10-19 03:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2800	TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S OCTOBER 15 VISIT TO BAGHDAD [...] (C) Summary: Turkish PM Erdogan arrived in Baghdad on October 15 for a one-day visit to meet with Iraqi President Talabani and Iraqi VPs al-Hashemi and Abdul-Mahdi, as well as to conduct bilateral and expanded talks with Iraqi PM al-Maliki as part of meetings of the Iraqi-Turkish Strategic [...]	2009-10-19 05:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TU SY
09BAGHDAD2821	INCONSISTENCIES IN ARREST OF YEZIDI POLITICIAN [...] (C) Summary. Outspoken critic of Kurdish security forces, Yezidi Progress Party (YPP) Head Wa'ad Hammad Matto was arrested by Iraqi military intelligence at his Ninewa home and continues to be held in communicado. The warrant for his arrest was issued four days after his detainment. According [...]	2009-10-20 13:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL IZ SY
09BAGHDAD286	US LEADERSHIP AND FUNDING NEEDED TO RETURN IRAQ,S [...] (C) Summary: Security gains have started to reverse the tide of displacement in Iraq ) UNHCR estimates that 185,000 IDPs and 23,000 refugees returned in 2008, out of nearly three million Iraqis displaced in 2006 and 2007. If security and other conditions continue to improve, UNHCR estimates [...]	2009-02-04 08:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2883	BATTERED AND BRUISED BUT CARRYING ON: BAGHDAD IN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Two car bombs detonated in close succession in Baghdad on October 25, heavily damaging the Ministry of Justice and the Baghdad Provincial Council building. As of October 27, the Ministry of Interior told MNF-I that 93 Iraqis were killed and 641 injured in the xplosion [...]	2009-10-27 18:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KJUS ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD2885	CHAPTER VII DOMINATES AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki and FM Zebari seized upon Ambassador Rice's visit to express their dissatisfaction with the UN Secretary-General (UNSYG)'s decision to appoint a political official to gather information on foreign support for the perpetrators of the August 19 bombings. While [...]	2009-10-28 09:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC UN IZ
09BAGHDAD2886	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior GOI and judicial officials tell us that trafficking in women and young boys for the purposes of prostitution remains a widespread problem in Iraq, with victims either sold to traffickers by their families or kidnapped by criminal gangs. Iraqi trafficking victims often fi [...]	2009-10-28 10:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP KWMN KLPM PHUM PREL PTER ELAB SMIG SY IZ
09BAGHDAD2905	SENIOR ADVISOR MISENHEIMER,S MEETINGS IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador,s Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq, Alan Misenheimer, held a round of meetings in Erbil and Sulaimaniyah October 19-22. He met with the incoming and outgoing KRG Prime Ministers, the KRG Parliamentary leader, KDP and PUK officials, President Barzani,s Chief of Sta [...]	2009-10-30 14:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2906	CORRECTED COPY: SENIOR ADVISOR MISENHEIMER'S [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq, Alan Misenheimer, held a round of meetings in Erbil and Sulaimaniyah October 19-22. He met with the incoming and outgoing KRG Prime Ministers, the KRG Parliamentary leader, KDP and PUK officials, President Barzani,s Chief of Staf [...]	2009-10-30 16:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2910	CHALABI ON LARIJANI VISIT, IRAN, AND IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: MP and Iraqi National Alliance (INA) member Ahmed Chalabi blamed Iraq's "unprofessional and mostly Ba'thist" intelligence for having worked with Al-Qaeda to facilitate the October 25 bomb attacks in Baghdad. Chalabi told poloffs October 28 that PM Maliki was undermining the work [...]	2009-10-31 14:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD2911	LEADER OF SABEAN-MANDEANS SAYS COMMUNITY UNDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The leader of Iraq's Sabean-Mandean community, Sheikh Sittar Hillo, tells us that the Mandeans have received new death threats from extremist elements over the past ten days and that 10 Mandeans have been murdered over the past year. Hillo complained that the GOI has been neglige [...]	2009-10-31 15:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KJUS PHUM SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD2929	MFA OFFICIAL PREVIEWS FERNANDEZ-TARANCO VISIT [...] (C) Summary: On November 1, MFA Senior Policy Advisor at Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Farid Yassen, met with Pol Deputy Counselor to discuss the imminent visit of UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco to Baghdad. Yassen welcomed the visit and el [...]	2009-11-02 14:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2930	WATER RESOURCES MINISTER DISCUSSES MAJOR WATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Transboundary water negotiations, repair of the Mosul Dam, salinity issues in Basra province, and improvement of irrigation drainage are the major water issues facing Iraq, Minister of Water Resources Dr. Latif Rashid told USG personnel in late October. END SUMMARY Three Prima [...]	2009-11-02 15:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PBTS SENV TNGD TPHY EAGR
09BAGHDAD296	MFA CHIEF OF STAFF ON FOLLOW-UP WITH KUWAIT AND [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zebari's Chief of Staff, Ambassador Srood Najib, provided Emboffs an update February 3 on follow-up with Kuwait and Turkey, in light of discussions FM Zebari had on the margins of the January 19-20 Kuwait Economic Summit and during his January 23 visit to Ankara [...]	2009-02-04 16:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROG ECON EFIN IZ KU TU
09BAGHDAD2961	PM ADVISOR RIKABI ON DFI, SADDAM-ERA CIVIL CLAIMS, [...] (C) Summary: Pol M/C and Embassy Legal Advisor (ELA) met with PM Advisor Sadiq Rakabi November 4 to review the points contained in refs A and B, regarding the settlement of Saddam-era civil claims and a one year extension of the arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI). Rikabi s [...]	2009-11-08 12:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC IZ KU
09BAGHDAD2980	IRAQI WATER RESOURCES NEGOTIATOR DESCRIBES WATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Iraq-Iran bilateral negotiations on water resources held October 23-25, Iraqi negotiators confronted their Iranian interlocutors with unclassified photographs of Iranian river blockages and diversions provided to the GOI by Embassy Baghdad, Ministry of Water Resources Gener [...]	2009-11-10 13:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON IZ PBTS SENV TNGD TPHY
09BAGHDAD2998	PM MALIKI AND PRESIDENT TALABANI DISCUSS ELECTIONS [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. On October 25, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hosted General David Petraeus at his residence, shortly after returning from visiting the blast sites at the Ministry of Justice and Baghdad Provincial Council. The PM stressed that there continued to be successful operations aga [...]	2009-11-15 06:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PARM IZ KU
09BAGHDAD3042	RIDING HIGH AFTER THE CONFERENCE: IRAQ'S NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Sami al-Araji, the chairman of Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) and our organizational partner for the October 20-21 U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference (BIC) in Washington, outlined for us his plans to capture the momentum from Iraq's investment conference [...]	2009-11-18 13:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IZ PREL FR GM PL
09BAGHDAD31	GEN PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH PM MALIKI [...] (C) During a December 26 meeting, CENTCOM Commander Gen. David Petraeus and Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki discussed the security situation in different regions of Iraq, the implementation of the Security Agreement, and the drawdown of coalition forces. General Petraeus congratulated the Prime M [...]	2009-01-07 09:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD3155	IRAQ REFUGEES AND IDPS - BROOKINGS DOHA CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary: The November 18-19 Brookings conference "Regional Perspectives on Iraqi Displacement" in Doha brought together representatives of major donor countries, development agencies, humanitarian players, and some regional representatives, but suffered from the absence of any senior Gover [...]	2009-12-07 12:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD317	VISAS FOR IRAQIS - A STRATEGIC VULNERABILITY [...] (U) As we proceed to implement the Strategic Framework Agreement, the United States faces a significant obstacle to achieving its objective of an Iraq that is a stable ally with effective institutions accountable to its people. That obstacle is the 120 to 150-day wait time required of most Iraq [...]	2009-02-07 05:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT PREL
09BAGHDAD3195	IRAN/IRAQ: THE VIEW FROM NAJAF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local interlocutors from Najaf's social, economic, political and military circles discussed with Post's Senior Iran Watcher (IW) and PRToffs the scope of Iranian influence in the province, the role of the Shia clerical establishment (Marja'iyyah),notably Grand Ayatollah Ali Sista [...]	2009-12-14 09:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ ECON
09BAGHDAD32	PRESIDENT TALABANI ON KIRKUK, SYRIA, MALIKI [...] (C) Summary: During a December 27 lunch, Iraqi President Talabani told the Ambassador that his recent mission to Kirkuk had yielded tangible progress in reconciling the different ethnic groups in the area. Talabani confirmed that the Presidency Council had signed the parliamentary resolution [...]	2009-01-07 11:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS IZ
09BAGHDAD3233	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEETING WITH THE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 11 meeting with Prime Minister Maliki in Baghdad, Secretary of Defense Gates (SecDef) expressed his condolences for the December 8 bombings and reassured Maliki that the United States was willing to assist in any way possible. SecDef explained the importance of coo [...]	2009-12-15 15:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3234	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEETING WITH THE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 10 meeting with the Presidency Council (PC) in Baghdad, Secretary of Defense Gates (SecDef) expressed his condolences for the December 8 bombings and reassured the Iraqis that the United States was willing to assist in any way possible. SecDef explained the importanc [...]	2009-12-15 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3267	AMBASSADOR AND CG DISCUSS OIL AND SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 17 meeting, Ambassador Hill congratulated Prime Minister Maliki on the recent successful and transparent oil development bidding round, but cautioned the PM to resist pressure to renegotiate the terms of the signed contracts. Maliki agreed the contracts should stand [...]	2009-12-19 12:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV EWRG ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD3275	Iraq Partners Forum Discusses Election Preparations and UN [...] (SBU) The Iraq Partners Forum (IPF),which holds monthly meetings among the donors, UN, and World Bank to discuss international donor coordination, met on December 16 and focused on the UN's efforts for the upcoming elections and its strategic planning for assistance in the upcoming years. Emb [...]	2009-12-20 14:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3286	TRADE MINISTRY CONSIDERING MARKET-ORIENTED APPROACH WITH [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Two reform proposals originating from within the Iraqi Ministry of Trade (MOT) would liberalize state control over food production and processing. The first deals with Iraq's corrupt and inefficient food rationing program, the Public Distribution System (PDS). The [...]	2009-12-21 09:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD KCOR PREF WFP IZ
09BAGHDAD3290	IHEC PREPARING FOR MARCH 7 ELECTIONS, BUT SECURITY [...] (C) Election Commissioners told poloff December 17 that the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) is working toward national parliamentary elections on March 7, as confirmed in the Presidency Council decree sent December 13, but a recent rise in attacks on IHEC personnel, including one [...]	2009-12-21 15:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV
09BAGHDAD3295	DEC 8 BOMBINGS RESULT IN FINGER POINTING, NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The combination of Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) high profile questioning of senior Iraqi security officials, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and Maliki's own public effort to coordinate intelligence agencies is doing little to bolster Iraqi public confidence i [...]	2009-12-22 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3296	UNAMI BRIEFS A/S FELTMAN ON IRAQ ELECTIONS, DIBS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Substantive discussion of Iraq's elections dominated NEA A/S Feltman's December 14 meeting with Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ad Melkert, including UNAMI's current assessments of out of country voting, election observers, security, and the complaints pr [...]	2009-12-22 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV

09BAGHDAD3301	PM MALIKI, A/S FELTMAN DISCUSS IRAN, SYRIA, [...] (C) Summary: NEA Assistant Secretary Feltman congratulated Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki December 14 on the recently passed election law and expressed confidence that the upcoming elections would facilitate fair representation of all Iraqi segments of society. Maliki acknowledged the importance [...]	2009-12-22 13:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR SY
09BAGHDAD3314	NEA A/S FELTMAN'S MEETING WITH DPM AL-ISSAWI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting NEA A/S Feltman on December 14, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Rafi al-Issawi said that while erosion of the Kurdish, Shi'a and Sunni blocs that had dominated the last national election potentially opened opportunity for a more cross-sectarian, nationalist a [...]	2009-12-23 07:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM UNSC IZ
09BAGHDAD3316	NEA A/S FELTMAN'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with visiting NEA A/S Feltman on December 14, President Talabani underscored the importance for Kurds of the POTUS/VPOTUS telephone calls with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Barzani, the December 7 White House statement on Iraq's electio [...]	2009-12-23 09:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SY TU EG IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3343	FM ZEBARI ON DISPUTE WITH IRAN, PM'S CAIRO TRIP, [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Zebari told A/DCM December 23 that while the Iraqi side did not want to escalate the situation with Iran regarding the contested oil well in Fakka field, he had told Iranian FM Mottaki, in a "tough" conversation, that the Iranian move represented a "clear provocation. Zebari [...]	2009-12-27 13:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IR SY
09BAGHDAD3344	IRAQ: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Iraq remained a committed partner in counterterrorism efforts. As a result of the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement, Iraqi security forces assumed primary responsibility for the security and stability of Iraq, with support from Multi-National Forces-Iraq (MNF-I, which became U.S. Forces-Iraq (USF- [...]	2009-12-27 16:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC IZ
09BAGHDAD3353	IRAQ: INCSR Report Part I - Drug and Chemical Control [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Iraqi Government officials acknowledge that illicit drugs enter Iraq from Iran, some to be used by Iraqis, but most transshipped south out of Basra or north through Iraqi Kurdistan. However, officials deny that illicit narcotics are a major problem in Iraq. Indeed, faced w [...]	2009-12-29 04:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD3359	ISCI CHAIRMAN AMMAR AL-HAKIM ON REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A/DCM on December 23, 2009 met with Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Ammar al-Hakim to discuss al-Hakim's recent regional engagement tour, election planning, and the Fakkah oil field dispute. Al-Hakim projected a more moderate tone than in previo [...]	2009-12-29 16:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD3363	DPM ISSAWI ON COALITION NEGOTIATIONS, ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: DPM Rafi al-Issawi told the POL M/C and MG Lanza the Iraqia Alliance (IA) of which he is a part, and which includes significant Shi'a (including Sadrist Trend) elements will be formally announced in early January. Negotiations over possible post-election government coalitions were [...]	2009-12-30 11:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ IR
09BAGHDAD379	PM MALIKI: STRENGTHENED CENTER OR EMERGING [...] (C) With the strong performance of the Da'wa Party in the January 31 provincial council elections, Prime Minister Maliki will claim a public mandate. While many media analyses have tended to overstate this case (as Maliki won no more than 38 percent in two provinces, and less elsewhere) it is [...]	2009-02-13 11:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS KDEM KISL IZ
09BAGHDAD382	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON DPM ESSAWI [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Rafi Essawi told the Ambassador that he was working with Osama al-Najafi to defuse lingering election-related tensions in Ninewa Province and help the winning parties in Anbar province form a power-sharing agreement. The DPM plans to travel to the KRG to dis [...]	2009-02-13 12:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD383	IRAQI SHI'A PARLIAMENTARIAN PAINTS DIRE PICTURE OF [...] (S) Summary: Ayad Jamaleddin, a Council of Representatives member from the secular Iraqiyya list, painted an extreme view of Iranian religious influence in Iraq during a meeting with Emboffs on February 11. Claiming that Iran is paying clerics across Iraq to deliver Friday sermons sympathetic [...]	2009-02-13 12:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD47	IRAQI REFINERIES PRESENT AND FUTURE (CORRECTED COPY) [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraq's refineries are plagued by poor maintenance and antiquated design. Modern refineries produce 80% to 90% of a barrel of oil into light or medium distillates, while Iraq's refineries produce between 50% and 55%. This creates large amounts of heavy fuel oil (HFO),which mus [...]	2009-01-08 15:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EPET ENRG IZ
09BAGHDAD493	BAGHDAD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RESPONSES [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendations: This is Post's summary of trafficking in persons (TIP) activities for the period April 2008-February 2009. Some progress has been noted since the previous report in that a few GOI officials privately acknowledge the existence of a TIP problem. In additio [...]	2009-02-25 15:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KWMN PHUM ELAB KCRM KFRD PREF SMIG
09BAGHDAD518	GOI REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S IRAQ SPEECH [...] (C) Foreign Minister Zebari told the Charge this afternoon that he liked the President's Camp Lejeune speech on Iraq, especially the clear statement that the U.S. does not support sectarian security forces. He also liked the President's insistence that the GOI focus on building its capacity [...]	2009-02-28 14:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL GCC IR
09BAGHDAD530	IRAQI OIL MINISTRY NEGOTIATING UNITIZATION OF [...] (U) This is a request for guidance. See para 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Some modest movement recently has generated publicity regarding the possible signing of agreements between Iraq and Kuwait or Iraq and Iran to develop cross-border oil and gas fields. A committee formed by the Iraq Ministry o [...]	2009-03-01 16:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EPET ENRG EINV ETTC PREL KU IR IZ
09BAGHDAD548	BAATHISTS IN NORTHWEST BAGHDAD: 500 PARTIES, WHY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Tarmiyah, Taji and Abu Ghraib "qadas" (rural counties) of northwest Baghdad Province are home to many former members of the Baath Party, Iraqi Army, and other security institutions of the former regime. Most were low-ranking members, but many remain unemployed and suspicious [...]	2009-03-03 12:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD559	THE U.S.-IRAQI RELATIONSHIP IN 2009: THE VIEW FROM [...] (C) Provincial-level contacts throughout Iraq, while excited about the prospect of full Iraqi sovereignty, hope and expect that the U.S. will continue to provide development and security assistance and maintain a role in internal dispute resolution over the next year. The U.S.-Iraq Security [...]	2009-03-04 15:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD561	IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. TRILATERAL DIALOGUE WORKING GROUP [...] (C) The second Sub-Committee meeting (SC) (of the Iraq-Turkey-U.S. Trilateral Security Dialogue took place February 26, a week after the latest Working Group (WG) meeting held on February 19 when Iraq provided to Turkey for the first time, intelligence on the PKK. At the SC, the GoI presented [...]	2009-03-04 17:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ TU
09BAGHDAD578	IRAQ'S MINORITIES [...] (U) Summary: Iraq's minorities have a long and colorful history in the "Land Between the Two Rivers." While their numbers have declined significantly in recent years, those who remain contribute significantly to the cultural and political fabric of Iraq. Most minority communities are loca [...]	2009-03-05 17:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD598	PRT SALAH AD DIN: BA'ATHISTS READY TO RECONCILE, [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The top sheikh of Saddam Hussein's tribe, along with other local figures from his home village in Salah Ad Din (SAD) province, recently asked the PRT to convey to the USG that Ba'athists in SAD seek direct dialogue and reconciliation [...]	2009-03-08 11:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC IZ
09BAGHDAD599	CDA, CG AND PM DISCUSS INITIAL DRAWDOWN OF US [...] (S) Summary: In their regular weekly meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on March 5, Charge d' Affaires (CDA) Butenis and Commanding General (CG) MNF-I Odierno discussed the initial drawdown of U.S. forces, foreign fighters, airport development, and former Iranian President Rafsa [...]	2009-03-08 11:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD630	DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY: INTEGRATING IRAQ WITH ITS [...] (S) Iraq is undergoing a fundamental shift. For 50 years, since the revolution of 1958, Iraq has destabilized the region, launched two wars, countered U.S. interests and defied the international community-while brutalizing its own people. Iraq is now a moderate force for stability in the reg [...]	2009-03-10 16:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD657	IRAQ REGIONAL STRATEGY - PRELIMINARY UNAMI [...] (C) The UN, like us, is in the process of formulating ideas on how best to promote Iraq's regional engagement. On March 11, Ambassador Gerard Sambrana, SRSG de Mistura's Special Political Advisor (and the senior UNAMI official most directly involved in the Neighbors Process),shared with us [...]	2009-03-13 10:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TU KU IR UN
09BAGHDAD659	SUNNI POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: SECTARIAN VERSUS SECULAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's Sunni Arabs are a composite group of moderate Islamists, secular nationalists, unreconstructed Ba'athists, Former Regime Elements (FRE),and tribal leaders. While Sunni Arabs share a sense of marginalization in post-Saddam Iraq, they are highly divided and have been unable [...]	2009-03-13 12:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD709	MALIKI COURTS THE SADRISTS: STRATEGY, FEAR AND [...] (C) The Sadrists' journey in the Iraqi political wilderness may be coming to an end. A Sadrist return to government, while not without risks, offers hope for a durable peace in Shi'a-majority parts of Iraq. It will also offer big challenges for us. Less than a year after his military opera [...]	2009-03-17 06:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR IZ IR
09BAGHDAD729	GOI TO MOVE FORWARD ON KUWAITI MASS GRAVES [...] (C) Summary: Iraq's Minister of Human Rights told us that she regrets the delays the GOI has caused in the ICRC-assisted effort to find Kuwaiti missing persons and open Kuwaiti mass graves. Noting that the GOI has worked out the internal issues that had stymied progress, Salim said she has [...]	2009-03-18 08:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KU IZ
09BAGHDAD733	IRAQ 201: SNAPSHOT OF IRAQ'S REGIONAL DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Ref A provided a broad overview of Iraq's diplomatic relations with its neighbors and a proposed U.S. strategy for consolidating Iraq's regional reintegration. Ref B analyzed Iraqi-Iranian relations. This cable aims to complement those messages by providing a snapshot of practical effort [...]	2009-03-18 12:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ GCC
09BAGHDAD768	IRANIAN VISITORS AND DEVELOPERS WORRY BASRAWIS [...] (S/NF) One year after militias supported by Iran were routed in the Charge of the Knights operation, Basra residents continue to be worried about Iranian influence over national politics and local security. In separate meetings with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray, held March 17-18, tribal and Ira [...]	2009-03-20 14:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PBTS IZ IR
09BAGHDAD789	DA'WA TANZIM CLAIMS MALIKI IS TARGETING CORRUPT [...] (C) Summary. During a series of recent meetings, Da'wa Tanzim members of parliament said that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is investigating high-ranking Iraqi officials involved with violence and corruption and voiced concern over a lingering threat from Ba'thists who seek to return to power. [...]	2009-03-23 07:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD808	NAJAF: ISCI BOXED OUT AS COALITION-BUILDING [...] (C) Summary: The provincial election results mark the end of one-party Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) domination in Najaf and will usher in a power-sharing coalition in one of southern Iraq's most religiously and politically important provinces. ISCI's Shahid al-Mihrab list and Prim [...]	2009-03-24 13:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD831	KURDISH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RULES ON UPCOMING [...] (SBU) According to contacts at UNAMI, on 25 March the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) adopted a number of amendments to the electoral law for the Iraqi Kurdistan National Assembly. KRG President Barzani is expected to sign the bill shortly, and we do not anticipate challenges. These amend [...]	2009-03-27 12:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV
09BAGHDAD832	LEAVING FALLUJAH -- AND ANBAR: "TIME TO TEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The last Marine departed the symbolic city of Fallujah -- twice the scene in 2004 of the Iraq war's most intense fighting -- on March 3, 2009. In a series of recent discussions, a diverse cross-section of Fallujah residents (a shopkeeper, an Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) official, tw [...]	2009-03-27 12:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD836	COORDINATION, CAPACITY AND BUDGET, MISSING IN GOI [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iraq's (GOI) efforts to support returns of internally displaced persons and refugees suffer from a chronic lack of coordination, capacity and resources. The GOI cut the Ministry of Displacement and Migration's (MODM) budget for benefits to the displaced by 80 [...]	2009-03-27 14:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL EAID IZ
09BAGHDAD847	CG, CDA AND PM DISCUSS FOREIGN VISITS, SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-29 10:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER IZ EPET EFIN
09BAGHDAD90	PROSPECTS FOR IRAQI NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION AND [...] (C) Summary: Iraq sits on top of the world's tenth largest natural gas reserves. The vast majority of the gas is associated gas suspended in oil reservoirs and separates as the oil is produced; while some of this associated gas is captured for use in power generation and domestic production, [...]	2009-01-13 15:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD91	MFA READOUT OF PM MALIKI'S VISITS TO TEHRAN AND [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Maliki was warmly received during his January 3-5 visit to Tehran, in sharp contrast to his last trip in June, which was soured by belligerent Iranian opposition to the SOFA negotiations. According to a senior MFA official who accompanied Maliki, the visit focuse [...]	2009-01-14 06:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD IZ IR
09BAGHDAD921	IRAQ 201: TURKEY'S INTERESTS AND INFLUENCE IN IRAQ [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The relationship between the Governments of Iraq and Turkey has improved substantially in the last one and a half years, though it remains fraught with long-standing differences. Ongoing areas of concern include KGK/PKK terrorists in northern Iraq; Kurdish demands to control K [...]	2009-04-05 07:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PMIL MOPS TU IZ
09BAGHDAD931	IRAQIS STILL THIRSTY FOR TURKISH WATER AFTER [...] (C) Summary: GoI contacts are pleased with Turkish President Gul,s visit to Iraq last week. They described a trust and warmth between the two countries not known for years. However, differences remain over Iraq,s desire for an increased flow of water from the Tigris and Euphrates. In the a [...]	2009-04-05 11:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MOPS TU IZ
09BAGHDAD939	SYRIAN FM MU'ALLIM'S VISIT TO BAGHDAD: SECURITY IS [...] (S) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mu'allim became the latest high-level visitor to Baghdad March 25-26, following on the heels of Turkish President Gul's visit the day before (Ref A). (Note: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas subsequently visited Baghdad April 5.) During the two-day visit, [...]	2009-04-06 13:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ SY
09BAGHDAD946	PRT NINEWA: IN RABIYA DID ABDULLAH A STATELY [...] (C) Summary: Sheikh Abdullah Hamedi Ajil al-Yawer al-Shammari has parlayed control of the Rabiya port of entry, large tracts of irrigated farmland, and a close relationship with Coalition Forces (CF) into a strong position in the incoming Ninewa Provincial Council and administration. His rel [...]	2009-04-07 07:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD959	IRAQI MARSHES STRUGGLING TO MAKE A COMEBACK (PART [...] (SBU) Iraq's marshes have been in trouble for a long time. Considering the marshes to be a waste of land and a breeding ground for mosquitoes, early British plans called for the near complete drying out of the marshes. By 1990, the marsh area had already been reduced by 50%. Saddam greatly [...]	2009-04-08 07:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID SOCI SENV EWWT KGHG IZ
09BAGHDAD991	RRT ERBIL: MND-N MG CASLEN MEETING WITH KRG PRIME [...] (C) Summary: MND-N MG Caslen met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani on March 31 to discuss political and military tensions in Kirkuk and Mosul, to assure the KRG of U.S. efforts in creating a climate of trust and to resolve conflicts between the Iraqi Ar [...]	2009-04-10 15:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IZ IR TU
09BAKU352	AZERBAIJAN: SHOOTING AT OIL ACADEMY [...] (SBU) At approximately 09:30 local time gunfire was reported at the Azerbaijan Oil Academy, located in central Baku. This location is in between the Embassy Chancery and the Landmark Annex buildings. No Embassy personnel were at the site of the shooting or otherwise involved. Embassy prelimi [...]	2009-04-30 09:53:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
09BAKU377	NEXT STEPS ON EURASIAN ENERGY STRATEGY [...] (U) Embassies Ashgabat, Ankara and Astana have provided input for this cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The USG needs to intensify its engagement on Eurasian energy issues, and do it quickly. In Azerbaijan, lack of progress on creating a "Southern Corridor" for Caspian gas, due primarily to Turkey [...]	2009-05-10 08:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG TU KZ TX
09BAKU759	PRIVATE IRAN COMMENTS OF SISTANI, MALIKI, AND ALI [...] (S) A prominent Sh'ia cleric just returned from Iraq and Iran shared some of the Iran-related content of his recent meetings with Ayatollah Sistani, Prime Minister Maliki, and Ali Khomeini (a grandson of Ayatollah Khomeini). The cleric related that Maliki regards recent factional in-fighting [...]	2009-09-24 07:07:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL PHUM AJ IZ IR
09BAKU836	AZERBAIJAN'S PARLIAMENT DEBATES TURKEY-ARMENIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the first session of parliament in three weeks, MPs debated the recent signing of the protocols between Turkey and Armenia. Several opposition MPs criticized the recent anti-Turkish rhetoric used by the GOAJ, including the removal of Turkish flags from public parks. High-level [...]	2009-10-20 13:11:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL TU AM AJ
09BAKU972	IRANIAN SNSC ON AFGHANISTAN, OPPOSITION ARRESTS [...] (S/NOFORN) Baku Iran watcher met again with an Iranian-Azerbaijani journalist/magazine editor who previously reported on recent deliberations of the Supreme National Security Council (Shuraye Aliye Amniate Melli),and other issues (reftels). Baku contact has been known to Iran watcher for ov [...]	2009-12-17 14:02:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SA AJ SY IR
09BASRAH14	BASRAH INVESTMENT COMMISSION CHALLENGES U.S. TO INVEST IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Basra Investment Commission (BIC) representatives Haider Ali Fadhel and Ihsan Abdul-Jabar Isamaael touted Basra Province's investment prospects and progress during a March 8 visit to the Basra Regional Embassy Office (REO). Haider plugged Basra Province's strategic location, inf [...]	2009-03-20 15:28:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EWWT EPET ETRD IZ IR SY KU JO TU UK
09BASRAH16	BASRAH AIRPORT AIMS TO BECOME TRANSPORT, COMMERCIAL HUB [...] (SBU) Basrah International Airport (BIA) aims to play a future role in facilitating economic growth in southern Iraq, and become what Coalition and Basrah leaders hope will be a force-multiplier for hydrocarbon, services, ports, and other commercial activity. Historically under-utilized and rel [...]	2009-04-03 13:09:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAIR ICAO ETRD IZ IR SA SY JO TU AE
09BASRAH43	ONE BAATHIST LEADER SEEKS "GREEN LIGHT" FROM USG TO RETURN [...] (C) Summary: Awad al-Abdan, General Secretary of the Movement for the Liberation of the South, briefed PRT officials July 15 on his recent meeting in Syria with senior-ranking officials from two factions of the Baath party command. Al-Abdan met with Ahmed Younis al-Ahmed, who reportedly expr [...]	2009-07-16 16:49:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	POL PREL PINR PTER IZ SY IR
09BASRAH49	BASRA INTELLIGENCE CHIEF ON LOCAL AND FOREIGN THREATS [...] (C) In a September 6 meeting, Colonel Hazam, head of the Iraqi Intelligence Service's Fusion Center for the Basra region, called the special cells of Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) the biggest security threat in southern Iraq and said Baathists and other insurgent groups were infiltrating their ranks to [...]	2009-09-10 12:15:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI IZ IR
09BASRAH59	(C) BASRA: SOUTH OIL COMPANY DIRECTOR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: South Oil Company (SOC) Director General Dheyaa Jaafar told Basra Provincial Reconstruction Team and visiting Embassy Baghdad officers that a "completely different point of view" existed at SOC compared to just a few months ago, and international oil companies (IOCs) are now welcom [...]	2009-11-05 12:58:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET ELAB PGOV IZ IR
09BEIJING1013	APRIL 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA, HOLBROOKE VISIT, [...] Key points at the April 16 MFA press briefing: -- China has "taken note" of reports that International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors have been expelled from North Korea. -- Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke "exchanged views on issues of common interest [...]	2009-04-16 22:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PARM KNNP KWBG IAEA EFIN AMED CH KS KN
09BEIJING1067	APRIL 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: UN CONFERENCE ON RACISM, [...] Key points at the April 21 MFA press briefing: -- China "regrets to see some countries did not attend" the UN Conference on Racism. -- China is ready to play a constructive role in the Middle East and hopes relevant parties follow UN resolutions and use diplomacy to achieve "the peaceful c [...]	2009-04-21 22:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG KPAL IAEA SENV CH EG IS JA RS
09BEIJING1147	MEDIA REACTION: H1-N1, OBAMA'S 100 DAY, U.S.-CHINA [...] H1-N1 "H1-N1 approaches East Asia" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(04/29): "The WHO has upgraded the emergency status of the H1-N1 virus to level 4, this adjustment has created tension in many countries. The U.S. has published its p [...]	2009-04-29 08:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1198	PRC/MEPP: FM YANG EXPOUNDS ON CHINA'S PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a five-day swing through the Middle East, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi laid out China's five-point plan for progress on the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),according to an MFA official. He conveyed to the new Israeli government hopes expressed by Arab leaders that the M [...]	2009-05-05 11:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM MEPP CH IS SY EG IR
09BEIJING1253	SHIELD S13-08: CHINA SEEKS MORE INFORMATION OF PRC [...] (S) In response to Ref A demarche, urging China to investigate and prevent a group of employees from Zhejiang Material Industries Chemical Group and Shanxi Weiqida Pharmaceuticals Company from traveling to Iran to provide technical training and expertise, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Depar [...]	2009-05-11 02:38:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC CH IR
09BEIJING1310	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, H1N1, U.S. POLICY [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "The U.S. radical voice offends China" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(05/15): "Is it possible that the Chinese Intelligence Institute is better than the CIA? It must be the case because, yesterday the U.S. rel [...]	2009-05-15 08:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1626	JUNE 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: USS JOHN MCCAIN, KIM JONG-IL [...] Key points at the June 16 MFA press briefing: -- China had "taken note" of media reports regarding a June 11th collision between a Chinese submarine and a sonar array trailed by the destroyer USS John McCain. -- The spokesperson said China was "not aware of the relevant situation" when ask [...]	2009-06-16 09:58:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AF CH GJ JA KN KS SENV
09BEIJING1845	INTERAGENCY UNSCR 1874 MEETING WITH CHINESE [...] (S) Chinese MFA Director General for International Organizations Wu Hailong, leading an interagency delegation made up of representatives of all Chinese agencies tasked with implementing UNSCR 1874, told Ambassador Philip Goldberg in a 3 hour 45-minute meeting on July 2 that China was committe [...]	2009-07-05 02:50:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PARM PGOV ECON MNUC CH JA KN KS
09BEIJING1951	PRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SHIELD S15-09: SYRIA [...] (SBU) On July 10, Poloff conveyed reftel points and non-paper on Syrian desires to obtain Schedule 2B chemicals from China to the MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Chemical/Biological Weapons Division Deputy Director Yang Yi. Yang had no immediate response but promised to provide any [...]	2009-07-10 08:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER CH
09BEIJING201	CHINA GIVEN ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON CHINA'S SHENYANG [...] (S) After noting continued "unavailability" of MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department officials to meet with PolOffs since the October 3 announcement of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, the Charge shared reftel information providing additional details about a Chinese company's assistance to Nor [...]	2009-01-22 10:32:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL MTCRE ETTC SY KN CH
09BEIJING202	CHINA INFORMED SYRIAN ENTITY SEEKING HIGH-GRADE [...] (S) After noting continued "unavailability" of MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department officials to meet with PolOffs since the October 3 announcement of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, the Charge shared reftel non-paper informing China of attempts by a Syrian entity of proliferation concern to [...]	2009-01-22 10:36:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC ETTC TSPA SY CH
09BEIJING2141	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA S&ED DIALOGUE, NORTH KOREA, THE [...] U.S.-CHINA S&ED DIALOGUE "The first round of the U.S.-China S&ED will start with a good opening" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (07/27): "The first round of the S&ED symbolizes the new era and structure of the U.S.-China relationship. The dialogue has three c [...]	2009-07-27 08:46:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR PREL ECON CH
09BEIJING2930	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ISRAEL, "G2," U.S. POLICY IN SOUTHEAST [...] U.S.-ISRAEL "U.S. reassuring Israel" The Beijing-based newspaper sponsored by official intellectual publication Guangming Daily and Guangdong Provincial official publication Nanfang Daily The Beijing News (Xin Jing Bao)(10/22)(page A28): "Zhu Zhaoyi, an expert on Israeli issues, said tha [...]	2009-10-22 08:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING3083	NOVEMBER 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: OBAMA VISIT, EXCHANGE RATE, [...] Key points at the November 10 MFA press briefing: -- The visit of U.S. President Obama will have a great influence on the future development of bilateral relations. -- China will follow a proactive and transparent policy to improve the Renminbi (RMB) exchange mechanism and give full play to [...]	2009-11-11 23:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN ECON PHSA ABUD IN XA TW SY
09BEIJING3142	IAEA: CHINA DESIRES SYRIAN COOPERATION WITH IAEA [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper requesting active Chinese support in pressing Syria to change its confrontational course and fully cooperate with the ongoing IAEA investigation of its nuclear program to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Director Zha [...]	2009-11-20 00:33:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM IAEA KNNP CH SY
09BEIJING478	CHINA REACTS TO IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the IAEA's recent reports on Iran and Syria to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Zhang Shen on February 25. As instructed, PolOff requested China's support for a strong P5 1 statement demanding Iran's full and [...]	2009-02-25 07:35:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM KNNP IAEA MNUC TRGY IR SY CH
09BEIJING87	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, FINANCIAL CRISIS, [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "U.S. and China enter a new era of balance" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/12): "In the 21st century, the balance and strength of the U.S.-China relationship has gradually been built. In the past two cent [...]	2009-01-12 09:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIRT96	LEBANON: SINIORA URGES U.S. TO ENCOURAGE SYRIA TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 18:18:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT1000	HARIRI PUTS FORTH CABINET PROPOSAL, OPPOSITION [...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri on September 6 presented a 30-member cabinet proposal to President Sleiman without further consultation with the opposition. The plan, which did not meet the opposition Free Patriotic Movement's (FPM) demands for the ministry of the interior, the minist [...]	2009-09-08 16:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM LE
09BEIRUT1005	HARIRI WITHDRAWS AS PM-DESIGNATE AND BLAMES THE [...] (C) Saad Hariri withdrew as prime minister-designate on September 10 and announced that he was stepping down in the interests of the nation to break the cycle that prevented his forming a national unity government. Caretaker PM Fouad Siniora told us the move is an attempt to relaunch negotiat [...]	2009-09-10 16:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM LE
09BEIRUT1007	QATARI OFFER TO BREAK LEBANESE LOGJAM ROUNDLY [...] (C) Late September 10 after Saad Hariri's withdrawal as prime minister-designate (reftel),reports spread rapidly that Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jaber al Thani had offered to host the Lebanese for another Doha conference to resolve their issues. Some contacts, thinki [...]	2009-09-11 10:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM LE QA
09BEIRUT101	LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER CONFIDENT SPECIAL [...] (C) Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar informed the Ambassador that he expected the four Lebanese judges on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) to spend approximately two weeks in The Hague in March to approve the procedural code for the Tribunal. He also believed the four generals, currently [...]	2009-01-26 17:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS KTIP SOCI
09BEIRUT1021	HARIRI ROUND 2: WHO STANDS WHERE, AND WHY [...] (C) Although Saad Hariri has, for the second time, won majority support as prime minister-designate, Lebanon's government formation process is expected to remain protracted as political tensions escalate. Hariri and the opposition have traded accusations of blame since the failure of the firs [...]	2009-09-16 13:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM LE
09BEIRUT1023	IMF MISSION IN BEIRUT EVALUATES SECOND QUARTER [...] (SBU) On September 10, Domenico Fanizza, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Division Chief for Middle East and Central Asia, met with caretaker Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah to discuss macroeconomic performance in the second quarter of 2009. Fanizza is leading an Emergency Post-Conflict Assis [...]	2009-09-16 14:42:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD PGOV LE
09BEIRUT1044	A RECIPE FOR STALEMATE: THE INHERENT WEAKNESSES OF [...] (C) As Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri returns to his task of forming a government, many Lebanese are asking themselves whether any resulting cabinet will be truly able to address Lebanon's many challenges. Both sides of the political divide agree that the current political system preclu [...]	2009-09-24 05:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM LE
09BEIRUT1051	DEFMIN MURR ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has no new strategy to form the government since his renomination on September 16, caretaker Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador September 23. Murr said he advised Hariri to make President Michel Sleiman a "real partner" in the government f [...]	2009-09-24 15:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KPKO MARR PINR PINS SY IT SP LE
09BEIRUT1053	ISRAELI COOPERATION IMPROVING, SAYS LEBANESE [...] (S) In recent trilateral meetings between the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),UNIFIL, and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF),the Israeli side was more cooperative and a new element of trust between the parties was present, BGen Abdulruhman Shehaitly, GOL Coordinator to UNIFIL told visiting Special [...]	2009-09-25 05:47:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PBTS KPKO MARR PREL PGOV LE IS
09BEIRUT1058	GEMAYEL PREDICTS NEW GOVERNMENT WILL BE A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lebanon's government formation crisis is the result of external interference but should not be solved through additional meddling, Kataeb party leader and former Lebanese President Amine Gemayel told the Ambassador. Although he discounted most formulas currently under discussion [...]	2009-09-25 14:20:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM LE
09BEIRUT1059	HARIRI KICKS OFF CABINET CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The unexpected visit of Syrian President al-Asad to Saudi Arabia and his meeting with Saudi King Abdullah was a "positive development," Nader Hariri, advisor to Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, said September 25. MP Marwan Hamadeh observed that Saad Hariri is focused on aski [...]	2009-09-25 14:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS LE
09BEIRUT106	LEBANON: MIKATI EXPECTS TO RUN WITH HARIRI [...] (C) In a January 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Former Prime Minister Najib Mikati said his talks with Saad Hariri on an electoral alliance in Tripoli were going well, and he expected he and Hariri would run jointly in the upcoming parliamentary elections. He believed the National Dialogue w [...]	2009-01-27 15:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR LE IR SY SA
09BEIRUT107	LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN FIRMLY SUPPORTS ARAB [...] (C) President Michel Sleiman reiterated his support for the Arab Peace Initiative (API) in a January 27 meeting with the Ambassador. He speculated that, although the Arab League was divided in its position on the API, the Kuwaitis and the Saudis could easily persuade some Arab League members t [...]	2009-01-27 15:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL IS LE SY
09BEIRUT1079	SLEIMAN SEEKS TO PROVIDE EXIT TO A CORNERED HARIRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Sleiman's confidants report that the is taking controversial positions in the press in an attempt to open an escape hatch for Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri in the stalled cabinet negotiations. Abi Assi defended the president against recent press attacks and floa [...]	2009-10-01 14:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM LE
09BEIRUT108	LEBANON: DEFENSE MINISTER MURR SAYS MARCH 14 [...] (C) In a January 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Elias Murr stressed his "purely UNSCR 1701" agenda for his planned January 28 visit to Damascus. He again expressed concern about the lack of March 14 organization for the upcoming parliamentary elections and said he continues t [...]	2009-01-27 15:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MCAP PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT1081	ATMOSPHERE POSITIVE, CABINET NEGOTIATIONS STILL [...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri's conclusion of the second round of consultations on October 1 was accompanied by positive expectations that a cabinet could be formed soon. However, in separate meetings the same day, caretaker Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, caretaker Finance Minister [...]	2009-10-02 10:31:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM LE SY SA IR EG
09BEIRUT1087	INVALIDATION OF ZAHLE ELECTIONS COULD DISADVANTAGE [...] (C) Reports are circulating of the possible invalidation of the election of three members of parliament from the Zahle district. Should the Constitutional Council approve the pending petitions, the majority would lose likely lose ground and opposition-aligned former Zahle MP Elie Skaff would [...]	2009-10-05 15:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM LE
09BEIRUT1088	HARIRI AWAITS REGIONAL EVENTS BEFORE NEGOTIATING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lebanon's political atmosphere appears improved following a week of talks with parliamentary blocs, but progress still awaits the expected Saudi-Syria rapprochement, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri told the Ambassador on October 2. Hariri reported that he had sought to draw [...]	2009-10-05 15:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS SY SA LE
09BEIRUT109	LEBANON: UNIIIC COMMISSIONER ON THE FOUR GENERALS, REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL SYRIA-LINKED INFORMATION [...] (S/NF) UNIIIC Commissioner Daniel Bellemare explained to the Ambassador in a January 26 meeting the issues surrounding the release or transfer to The Hague of the four generals currently in Lebanese custody in connection with former PM Rafiq Hariri's assassination. According to Bellemare, the [...]	2009-01-27 16:16:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY
09BEIRUT110	LEBANON: NATIONAL "DIALOGUE" ACTUALLY [...] (C) Former president and Kataeb leader Amine Gemayel told the Ambassador the January 26 National Dialogue session was another opportunity to hear "very important monologues." Gemayel said his attempts in the session to push Hizballah representative MP Mohammad Raad to reveal Hizballah's "true [...]	2009-01-27 16:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR LE SY
09BEIRUT1107	INCREASED BANK DEPOSITS: BLESSING OR CURSE? (ECONOMIC WEEK [...] (U) As Lebanon reports a $14 billion increase in bank deposits in the first eight months of 2009, prominent local economists have publicly characterized increased deposits as a double-edged sword for local banks. Head of Research at Byblos Bank Nassib Ghobril noted that since depositors contin [...]	2009-10-08 07:55:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN EIND PGOV LE
09BEIRUT111	LEBANON: ASSESSMENT OF UN HUMAN RIGHTS' FIELD [...] (SBU) This is a response to reftel requesting Post's assessment of the efficacy of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) field office in Beirut. 2. (SBU) According to Fateh Azzam, regional representative for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),the Be [...]	2009-01-27 16:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV LE
09BEIRUT1130	THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON AS POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) is still a political football, with opposition-aligned figures striving to discredit it and the majority pledging its support for the STL's mission of bringing to justice those responsible for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik [...]	2009-10-14 14:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS UNSC PTER PREL SOCI PINR LE SY
09BEIRUT1131	MAJORITY AND OPPOSITION AGREE GOVERNMENT TO FORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Lebanese cabinet could be formed within days, sources from the majority and minority agree, though all note that several imporant details remain unresolved. In the wake of the Syrian-Saudi summit last week, negotiations have progressed considerably and the opposition has back [...]	2009-10-14 15:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM LE
09BEIRUT1149	UPBEAT HARIRI SAYS CABINET NEGOTIATIONS REACH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri was optimistic that the week ahead would be "decisive" for cabinet formation. Discussions over the telecommunications portfolio with Christian opposition figure Michel Aoun continued, however, and Hariri suggested that he might [...]	2009-10-19 14:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EFIN EAID PTER MARR MOPPS LE
09BEIRUT1169	HARIRI DESCRIBES CHALLENGES FACING LEBANESE ARMED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) had made "impressive" progress, it still requires training and equipment in order to undermine non-state actors, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri told visiting DASD Colin Kahl and delegation on October 22. Kahl pushed for development [...]	2009-10-23 15:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER MOPS KPKO MCAP UNSC IS LE SY
09BEIRUT117	LEBANON: TALKING TO SYRIA IS A REDLINE FOR JUMBLATT [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt lamented to the Ambassador in a January 28 meeting that the March 14 alliance was still struggling to agree on which candidates will run in each district. Insisting that his relationship with Druze rival Talal Arslan was "good," Jumblatt revealed that Arslan had [...]	2009-01-28 16:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT1183	BERRI CHARACTERIZES GOVERNMENT DELAY AS "SILLY" [...] (C) Summary: Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri characterized the ongoing delay in cabinet formation as "silly" in an October 28 meeting with the Ambassador. He claimed that the negotiations between Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun had devolved i [...]	2009-10-28 16:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID KDEM OREP PREL PTER SY EG LE
09BEIRUT1186	HEADS OR TAILS? GOERNMENT OR NO GOVERNMENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The positive atmosphere engendered by the Syrian-Saudi rapprochement in mid-October is dissipating as negotiations about the details of cabinet formation drag on, sources say. Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri's allies are beginning to question the wisdom of his negotiating t [...]	2009-10-30 14:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PGOV PINS PREL
09BEIRUT1188	HEADS OR TAILS? GOVERNMENT OR NO GOVERNMENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The positive atmosphere engendered by the Syrian-Saudi rapprochement in mid-October is dissipating as negotiations about the details of cabinet formation drag on, sources say. Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri's allies are beginning to question the wisdom of his negotiating t [...]	2009-10-30 14:39:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS SY LE

09BEIRUT1197	RUMORS OF CABINET FORMATION PREMATURE [...] (C) Reports in the Lebanese press that a cabinet would be announced on November 3 appear to have been premature. On November 3, Nader Hariri, advisor to Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, told us that the PM-designate undertook expedited negotiations with Michel Aoun, head of the Change an [...]	2009-11-03 15:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS LE SY
09BEIRUT1205	LEBANON: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Lebanon is not a major illicit drug producing or drug-transit country. The Lebanese government reported ongoing cannabis cultivation in 2009, and increased drug use particularly among the young, due to greater availability and reduced price of most drugs sold in Lebanon. During 2009, L [...]	2009-11-06 12:04:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR NAS LE
09BEIRUT1207	REFUGEES FACE ARBITRARY DETENTION AND A BROKEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Christians form a rapidly growing proportion of Lebanon's refugee population, according to UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representatives in Beirut. Iraqis are registering more quickly with the UNHCR, but they face bureaucratic obstacles to processing them for r [...]	2009-11-06 15:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV SOCI SMIG EAID IZ LE
09BEIRUT1214	NEW LEBANESE CABINET ANNOUNCED [...] (C) SUMMARY: After nearly five months of negotiations, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri formed a cabinet on November 9. The cabinet held its initial meeting on November 10 and selected the committee that will negotiate the ministerial statement, which must be approved by parliament within [...]	2009-11-10 17:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
09BEIRUT1225	KATAEB AND MARCH 14 SECRETARIAT COMPLAIN OF NEGLECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saad Hariri provoked a crisis in the Kataeb party by allotting it the social affairs ministry instead of the education ministry, Kataeb Vice President Salim el Sayegh told us. Kataeb will remain in the majority but not in the March 14 secretariat, he added. El Sayegh alleged tha [...]	2009-11-16 16:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS LE SY SA
09BEIRUT1226	BORDER CONTROL PLAN STILL LACKING SAY DONORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams reviewed with international donors on November 4 the very limited progress on border management since their last meeting in June, and attributed it primarily to the lack of a Lebanese government. Noting that border man [...]	2009-11-16 16:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS SY LE
09BEIRUT1231	NEW MINISTERIAL STATEMENT LIKELY TO BE RETREAD OF [...] (C) Ministers working on the committee drafting the new ministerial statement tell us that the final document will most likely resemble the text of the previous statement, accepted in 2008 following the Doha agreement. "There is a kind of understanding among all parties to use the same formul [...]	2009-11-17 16:39:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PINS LE SY SA
09BEIRUT1238	THE "LEBANONIZATION" OF HIZBALLAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hizballah, generally regarded as the "cleanest" of Lebanon's political parties, has been forced to defend itself in the aftermath of the financial collapse of Shia tycoon Salah Ezzedine, most of whose investors came from Hizballah-dominated communities. The Ezzedine scandal was a [...]	2009-11-18 15:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KISL KCOR KDEM PTER LE
09BEIRUT1239	UNIFIL WANTS TO APPLY GHAJAR MODEL TO SHEBAA FARMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: July's explosion of a Hizballah arms depot in Khirbet Selim raised questions about the Lebanese Armed Forces' (LAF) attitude, but the LAF has applied the lessons learned from the incident, according to UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Director of Political and Civil Affairs Mi [...]	2009-11-19 07:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER MOPS KPKO MCAP UNSC PBTS LE IS
09BEIRUT124	LEBANON: AOUN SETTING THE STAGE TO CHALLENGE [...] (C) In a January 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun complained that Sunni Future Movement leader Saad Hariri planned to pay to fly in expatriate Christian voters to vote against Aoun in the June parliamentary elections. Aoun dismissed the idea tha [...]	2009-01-29 15:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN LE SY
09BEIRUT1242	LEBANON UNPREPARED TO ADDRESS SHEBAA WATER ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lebanese government officials argue that Israel's insistence on retaining the disputed Shebaa Farms stems not from border security concerns but from interest in water rights. Lebanese contacts opine that, given water shortages in the region and increasing worries that global war [...]	2009-11-19 15:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL ECON PBTS PGOV LE IS
09BEIRUT1247	GOVERNMENT LEADERS EMPHASIZE ECONOMIC REFORM WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 10, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, President Michel Sleiman, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, and former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora separately told visiting Codel Price that they welcomed U.S. congressional support to the Lebanese parliament and noted the multitude [...]	2009-11-24 11:19:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID PTER OREP LE
09BEIRUT125	LEBANON: GEAGEA SEES "MONKEYNESS" HURTING ELECTION [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea reported to the Ambassador in a January 29 meeting that the Syrians were "anxious" about Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections, and may be making assassination plans (including against himself) or violence by proxy in order to sway the elections to the [...]	2009-01-29 15:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL IS SY LE
09BEIRUT126	LEBANON: BORDER SECURITY WORK STALLED, SAYS [...] (C) On January 29, Minister of Interior Ziad Baroud told the Ambassador that internal Government of Lebanon (GOL) discussions on border security had effectively stalled. The Prime Minister had taken this on personally and is the only who can move the complex issue forward. Turning to election [...]	2009-01-30 09:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PTER PINR KTIP PBTS MOPS LE IS SY
09BEIRUT1280	MINISTERIAL STATEMENT GOES PUBLIC [...] (SBU) The Lebanese Arabic-language daily newspaper An-Nahar printed today the full Arabic text of the ministerial statement text that will be debated by parliament beginning December 8. Following is the Embassy's informal translation of Articles 5-8, which deal with UN Security Council Resolu [...]	2009-12-04 16:36:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PTER UNSC LE IS
09BEIRUT129	LEBANON: WITH CODEL SMITH, D.M MURR SAYS SYRIA [...] (C) CODEL Smith, accompanied by Ambassador and PolEconOff met with Defense Minister Elias Murr at his residence January 30. CODEL members were House Armed Service Committee members Adam Smith (D-WA),Susan Davis (D-CA),Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ),Glynn Nye (D-VA),Frank Kravotil (D-MD); C.A. [...]	2009-02-02 07:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT1290	MARCH 14'S WINTER OF DISCONTENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Disillusionment among March 14 Christians is expanding. March 14 Secretary General Fares Souaid recently expressed deep concern about the direction of the movement, fearing Syrian pressure on March 14 leader and Prime Minister Saad Hariri would lead to its disbandment. Publicly [...]	2009-12-09 18:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SA SY LE
09BEIRUT1298	LEBANON LOOKS TO TURN "GREEN," ACTION AWAITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Coinciding with the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, popular efforts on environmental issues in Lebanon have received significant local media attention and the newly-formed Lebanese government seems to have taken notice of the public push. Prime Minister Saad Hariri wi [...]	2009-12-10 17:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG SENV PGOV PREL LE
09BEIRUT1299	LEBANESE PRESIDENT SLEIMAN'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Michel Sleiman and his delegation look forward to their discussions with President Obama and other U.S. officials during their December 12-16 visit to Washington. President Sleiman -- who will be accompanied by Defense Minister Elias El Murr, Foreign Minister Ali Al Cha [...]	2009-12-10 19:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM UNSC OVIP LE
09BEIRUT130	LEBANON: SLEIMAN TELLS CODEL SMITH USG SHOULD DEAL [...] (C) In a January 30 meeting with CODEL Smith, President Michel Sleiman urged the U.S. to find a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Solving the conflict, he said, would benefit Lebanon greatly because of the significant Palestinian refugee population in Lebanon. Lebanon's relations [...]	2009-02-02 08:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR LE SY IS
09BEIRUT1318	HARIRI'S DAMASCUS TRIP COMPLICATED BY SYRIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lebanese Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar confirmed on December 10 that the GOL had received "warrants" for 23 former and current Lebanese officials and journalists to appear before the Syrian judiciary. The warrants were issued in connection with a case brought in a Syrian court b [...]	2009-12-14 16:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KJUS LE SY
09BEIRUT1334	SYRIAN ALLIES SEEK "CANCELLATION" OF UNSCR 1559 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syria's allies in Lebanon have launched a campaign for the "cancellation" of UN Security Council resolution 1559. Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri claimed to the Ambassador that following the Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon and the election of Michel Sleiman as president, there i [...]	2009-12-21 16:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC PBTS KPAL LE IS SY
09BEIRUT134	LEBANON: LAF COMMANDER TELLS CODEL SMITH [...] (C) Highlighting the fight against Islamic extremists, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Jean Kahwagi told Codel Smith that the LAF had "changed the game" in its fight against terrorism in Lebanon by taking a more offensive approach. Kahwagi stressed that Islamic extremists had ga [...]	2009-02-02 16:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT1347	LAF AND UNSCOL DESCRIBE PREPARATIONS FOR GHAJAR [...] (C) Summary: Preparations for the handover of Ghajar village were very sensitive to the GOL, General Abdulruhman Shehaitly, LAF representative to the tripartite, reported, and the LAF planned to deploy a unit of four in the village, along with UNIFIL forces, after its return from Israeli contr [...]	2009-12-23 16:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PBTS MARR KPKO LE IS
09BEIRUT1351	HARIRI'S DAMASCUS VISIT HERALDS NEW "PERSONAL [...] (C) Summary: Prior to his December 19-20 visit to Damascus, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri told the Ambassador that he "must go to Damascus to better relations," and he cast the visit as "a new form of achieving sovereignty and independence." Following the visit, the PM's chief of staff [...]	2009-12-28 12:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC PBTS PINR KPAL LE SY
09BEIRUT1353	MENAFATF NOVEMBER 2009 BEIRUT LEBANON PLENARY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) held a plenary session (MENAFATF X) and working group meetings from November 8-12 at the Riviera Hotel in Beirut. Treasury Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Director for Global Affairs Brian Grant he [...]	2009-12-28 15:20:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PTER PGOV LE
09BEIRUT1355	RENEWED GOL COMMITMENT TO WTO ACCESSION IN 2010 (ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Christopher Wilson briefed GOL officials and parliamentarians on the status of Lebanon's WTO negotiations during a one-day visit to Beirut December 17. Wilson said the USG sees a real opportunity for Lebanon, with a new cabinet in place, to move towar [...]	2009-12-29 06:45:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EWWT SENV PGOV LE
09BEIRUT1358	PM HARIRI URGES INCREASED MILITARY AID [...] (S) Summary: The U.S. must fully support the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to enable it to implement UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1701, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri told the Ambassador and visiting Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Frederic Hof on December 18. Lebanon wo [...]	2009-12-29 13:16:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER UNSC PBTS KPAL MARR MASS IS LE
09BEIRUT1359	GEAGEA COMPLAINS OF MARCH 14 ISOLATION [...] (C) Summary: Syria is pushing hard to annul UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1559, and the U.S. should publicly reiterate its support for all resolutions relating to Lebanon, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea told the Ambassador. Geagea also complained that Saudi Arabia was pushing Pr [...]	2009-12-29 16:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY UNSC SA LE
09BEIRUT1367	LEBANON: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] While the threat of terrorist activity kept Lebanese security agencies on high alert throughout the year, 2009 was characterized by increased governmental efforts to disrupt suspected terror cells before they could act. The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),in particular, were credited with the cap [...]	2009-12-31 09:40:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR LE SY
09BEIRUT139	LEBANON: SAUDI AMBASSADOR ON SYRIA, HIZBALLAH, SAAD [...] (C) Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Abdulaziz Khoja told the Ambassador that Saudi King Abdullah's outreach to Syrian President Bashar Asad was necessary to limit Iran's influence in the Arab world. Bashar, for his part, is playing all sides off each other, but that strategy would only be viable [...]	2009-02-03 16:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY IS IR
09BEIRUT140	LEBANON: MARONITE CHRISTIAN MP HARB ASSAILS UNITY [...] (C) In a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Maronite Christian MP Boutros Harb acknowledged security threats against him serious enough to warrant a self-imposed confinement at home. He cautioned that Free Patriotic Movement leader (FPM) Michel Aoun "courts emotion" as a populist candida [...]	2009-02-03 18:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT141	LEBANON: CHATAH FRUSTRATED WITH BUDGET IMPASSE IN [...] (C) In a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah said he would formally ask the IMF to certify the GOL's fulfillment of the USG gas excise subsidy benchmark, and hoped the USG would use its USD 50 milion disbursement to pay off Central Bank of Lebano Eurobond [...]	2009-02-04 16:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PTER MCAP LE SY IS
09BEIRUT147	Lebanon: Murr TV (MTV) To Resume Broadcasting [...] (U) Summary: MTV announced it will resume broadcast on March 31, 2009, seven years after its coerced closure. Michel El Murr, the CEO, denied that the Lebanese Forces "or any other foreign or domestic party" was behind the reopening. March 14 contacts, however, have been pushing for the reop [...]	2009-02-05 14:48:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT148	LEBANON: MICHEL MURR ON THE INDEPENDENTS [...] (C) In a February 4 meeting, MP and self-styled independent list kingmaker Michel Murr told the Ambassador that he, and not his son, Defense Minister Elias Murr, would run for a seat in the Metn district in the June parliamentary elections. Murr appeared confident about his list's chances in [...]	2009-02-05 15:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE
09BEIRUT155	LEBANON: RELATIONS WITH SYRIA: COSMETIC CHANGES [...] (C) Six months after the August 13-14 summit in Damascus between President Michel Sleiman and Syrian President Bashar Asad (Ref H),there has been little substantive progress, from the Lebanese point of view, on any of the key bilateral issues: exchange of Ambassadors, border security coopera [...]	2009-02-10 09:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE
09BEIRUT159	LEBANON: PALIAMENTARY ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: THE CHOUF [...] (SBU) This is the second in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) The Chouf is one of six electoral districts in the Mount Lebanon administrative area. There are eight parliamentary sea [...]	2009-02-10 16:40:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT161	LEBANON: HIZBALLAH LIKELY TO REMAIN ON THE [...] (C) The recent Gaza conflict again brought to the fore the question of under what regional and domestic circumstances Hizballah would use force against Israel. In addition, the first anniversary of the February 12, 2008 assassination of former Hizballah military official Imad Mugniyeh raises t [...]	2009-02-11 08:44:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS KPAL
09BEIRUT177	LEBANON: UNSCOL OPTIMISTIC ISRAEL WILL WITHDRAW [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams returned from consultations in Israel pleased with the thorough discussions he had, he told the Ambassador February 10. Williams was hopeful Israel would withdraw from Ghajar prior to the Lebanese parliamentary elections on June [...]	2009-02-13 17:56:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY IS
09BEIRUT179	LEBANON: SINIORA -- WE WILL COMPLY QUICKLY WITH [...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora on February 12 expressed GOL intentions to comply quickly to all requests that may come from the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, including the transfer to the Hague of the four incarcerated generals, if the STL requests it. In a meeting with the Ambassador, visiting U [...]	2009-02-17 07:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT182	Lebanon: Media Reaction - February 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-17 11:39:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT184	LEBANON: FINMIN SAYS IMF PLEASED WITH LEBANON'S GROWTH IN [...] (SBU) In a February 11 meeting with the USAID Administrator's Special Assistant for the Middle East George Laudato and the Ambassador, Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah said a recent IMF delegation, led by IMF Deputy Managing Director Murilo Portugal, was pleased with Lebanon's growth in 2008, e [...]	2009-02-17 14:43:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
09BEIRUT185	LEBANON: ARMENIAN TASHNAQ PARTY WANTS ITS OWN [...] (C) In a February 15 meeting with visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff member Perry Cammack and the Ambassador, Armenian Tashnaq party leaders stressed that their primary goal was the establishment of an independent Armenian bloc in parliament, an objective which would be facilita [...]	2009-02-17 16:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE SY IS SA
09BEIRUT186	LEBANON: HARIRI ON MARCH 14 ELECTION PREPARATIONS, [...] (C) Future Movement leader MP Saad Hariri -- receiving the Ambassador on February 13, the eve of the fourth anniversary of the assassination of his father, former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri -- claimed that the March 8 opposition was working to discredit investigative information on his father [...]	2009-02-17 17:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC LE SY
09BEIRUT190	Lebanon: Power Struggle Over LBCI [...] (U) Summary: Long standing problems between the Chairman of the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI),Pierre El Daher, and the Lebanese Forces Party escalated over the last two weeks. The result was that CEO Pierre El Daher blamed Lebanese security forces of failing to car [...]	2009-02-18 12:20:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT196	LEBANON: MICHAEL WILLIAMS SAYS SYRIANS "COCKY" [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams, UNSCOL Chief of Staff Jack Christofides, and UNSCOL Poloff Rami Shehadeh February 17 provided the Ambassador and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Perry Cammack with a readout of Williams' February 12 trip to Damascus. Will [...]	2009-02-19 16:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT197	LEBANON: HARIRI TELLS SENATOR KERRY ON-TIME [...] (C) Saad Hariri told visiting U.S. Senator and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee John Kerry that it was most important for Lebanon's parliamentary elections to occur as scheduled June 7. Meeting with the Senator on February 18, Hariri was confident his March 14 coalition could [...]	2009-02-19 16:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR IS
09BEIRUT198	LEBANON: SENATOR KERRY ENGAGES PRESIDENT SLEIMAN [...] (C) In a February 18 meeting with visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator John Kerry, President Michel Sleiman called upon Kerry to "take care of the Lebanese people," to support Arab reconciliation, and to press Israel to accept the Arab Initiative for Palestinian-Israeli [...]	2009-02-19 16:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT201	LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: WEST BEKAA-RASHAYA [...] (U) This is the sixth in a series of snapshots we are producing on key electoral districts ("quda") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) West Bekaa-Rashaya is the agricultural heartland of Lebanon. No single confessional group dominates this district, which l [...]	2009-02-20 10:54:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT203	LEBANON: SENATOR KERRY AND PM SINIORA DISCUSS [...] (C) In a February 18 luncheon with Senator John Kerry, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora expressed Lebanon's desire for engagement with Syria, and support for U.S. engagement, on the condition that Syria recognize Lebanon's sovereignty and deliver on previous promises. He assessed that the Iranian [...]	2009-02-20 15:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE IR SY IS WE
09BEIRUT204	LEBANON: LAF COMMANDER WITH STAFFDEL CAMMACK ON [...] (C) Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Jean Kahwagi told visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer Perry Cammack that he was "very satisfied" with the military-to-military relationship with the U.S. At the same time, he lamented the slowness with which U.S. equipment assi [...]	2009-02-20 15:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP PTER PINR MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT205	LEBANON: AOUN'S ALLIES DEFEND HIS VISION, PLEAD [...] (C) In a series of meetings with the Embassy in recent weeks, opposition Christian MPs from Michel Aoun's Change and Reform parliamentary bloc were calm, focused, and confident about their prospects in the June parliamentary elections. They rejected the concept of "independent" or "centrist" c [...]	2009-02-20 16:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR LE
09BEIRUT207	LEBANON: AOUN WITH STAFFDEL CAMMACK -- WE'LL SEEK [...] (C) Opposition Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun told visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer Perry Cammack that he believed the bilateral relationship between Lebanon and Syria was on the right path. However, finding a resolution to other regional issues, including [...]	2009-02-23 09:31:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY
09BEIRUT214	Lebanon: Media Reaction - February 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-24 11:59:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT222	LEBANON: TOOLS OF PATRONAGE: LEBANON'S "COUNCILS [...] (C) The four "Majalis and Sanadeeq" (Councils and Funds) under the Lebanese Prime Minister's office are widely known to be the epitome of patronage in Lebanese administration. This cable takes a closer look at the function of the Council for the South (CFS),the Fund for the Displaced (FFD),t [...]	2009-02-24 16:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN KCOR LE
09BEIRUT231	LEBANON: SLEIMAN PLEASED BY CT COOPERATION, US [...] (C) President Sleiman discussed recent US-Lebanese cooperation on counter terrorism and was pleased that the U.S. had approved the provision of Raven UAVs to the Lebanese Armed Forces. Embassy renews our suggestion that, if possible, Sleiman be invited to Washington before the June 7 Lebanese [...]	2009-02-26 15:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT233	LEBANON: MARCH 14 LOOKING STRONGER; OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Following the very successful February 14 rally commemorating former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri's assassination, March 14 leaders have expressed confidence about March 14's prospects for winning the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. The widely attended February 14 rally, a major succ [...]	2009-02-26 17:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT235	LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR SIGNS LETTERS OF AGREEMENT [...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador in a February 26 meeting that he had signed all seven pending Letters of Agreement needed to ensure the timely delivery of several items of U.S. military assistance before the June 7 parliamentary elections. Murr expressed appreciation for c [...]	2009-02-26 18:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS AE LE
09BEIRUT239	LEBANON: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) In 2008, political and security instability in Lebanon continued to stand in the way of the ratification of pending IPR-related legislation. Most of Lebanon's IP legislation is TRIPS-compliant, with the exception of what relates to pharmaceuticals and undisclosed information. However, a [...]	2009-02-27 16:32:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KIPR PGOV LE
09BEIRUT24	LEBANON: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Since 2005 there have been numerous assassinations and assassination attempts of prominent Lebanese figures, including former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. The attacks targeted Lebanese political and military figures and journalists, many of whom were critical of Syrian interference in Lebanon. [...]	2009-01-07 15:47:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER LE
09BEIRUT240	LEBANON: THREE SUSPECTS RELEASED FOUR DAYS BEFORE [...] (C) Examining Magistrate Saqr Saqr released on bail three suspects in the Hariri assassination case on February 25. They had been incarcerated since late 2005 and early 2006. All three could still be charged and prosecuted by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL),scheduled to begin March Â [...]	2009-02-27 17:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY
09BEIRUT242	Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 10:53:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT245	LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: ZAHLE [...] (SBU) This is the eighth in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) Zahle is a confessionally diverse district with a population that is 60 percent Christian, 25 percent Sunni and 14 perce [...]	2009-03-02 14:52:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR LE
09BEIRUT249	LEBANON: POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE AT WTO WORKING PARTY, BUT [...] (SBU) On March 1, Zouha Sakr, head of the MEPI-funded WTO accession project at the Ministry of Economy and Trade (MOET),told EconOff Lebanon's February 27 working party meeting in Geneva had gone reasonably well, considering Lebanon had little new information to report. She described the comm [...]	2009-03-03 07:12:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
09BEIRUT25	LEBANON: HIZBALLAH NOT INCLINED TO STRIKE ISRAEL [...] (C) Could the current confrontation between Israel and Hamas in Gaza motivate Hizballah to provoke a second conflict against Israel on the Israeli-Lebanese border? The consensus of several observers we have spoken to in recent days is no. Domestically, Hizballah benefits from its current stron [...]	2009-01-07 17:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE
09BEIRUT255	Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 4, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-04 11:14:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT262	LEBANON: WA'AD -- EXAMPLE OF HIZBALLAH'S [...] (C) The U.S. Government,s January 6 decision to designate Hizballah's Wa'ad construction company was met with muted reaction in Lebanon, likely because of the similar designation in 2007 of Hizballah's construction company Jihad el-Bina as well as the local media's preoccupation in early Janua [...]	2009-03-05 14:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT266	LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN OFFERS NEA ACTING A/S [...] (C) In a March 6 meeting at Baabda Palace with President Michel Sleiman, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro stressed the Obama Administration's urgency for action on regional issues. They asked Sleiman his views on dealing with Syri [...]	2009-03-08 09:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS IS IR SY LE
09BEIRUT267	LEBANON: FM SALLOUKH AND NEA ACTING A/S FELTMAN [...] (C) Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh told visiting Near Eastern Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Daniel Shapiro, and the Ambassador that support for Lebanon's sovereignty and independence was most important for [...]	2009-03-08 09:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT268	LEBANON: HARIRI TO NEA A A/S FELTMAN AND NSC [...] (C) On March 5, Saad Hariri told visiting NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Shapiro that if the June 2009 parliamentary elections were held on time, he was certain that his March 14 coalition would win. Asked why, Hariri pointed to March 14 can [...]	2009-03-08 09:39:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR IS
09BEIRUT269	LEBANON: PM SINIORA WARNS NEA ACTING A/S FELTMAN [...] (C) Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora cautioned visiting Near Eastern Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Daniel Shapiro, and the Ambassador against U.S. engagement with Syria without conditions. He believed Syria wo [...]	2009-03-08 09:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC LE SY IS IR
09BEIRUT270	LEBANON: GEMAYEL PROPOSES TO NEA ACTING A/S [...] (C) On March 6, former President Amine Gemayel described to visiting NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro the influence Iran and Syria, through its proxy Hizballah, wield in Lebanon. A A/S Feltman assured Gemaye [...]	2009-03-08 09:44:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS IS LE SY
09BEIRUT271	LEBANON: UNSCOL WILLIAMS WITH FELTMAN,SHAPIRO ON [...] (C) On March 6, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams provided a briefing for visiting Acting A/S of State for Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman and NSC Senior Director for Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro. Referring to his upcoming meeting with the Security Cou [...]	2009-03-08 18:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR IS
09BEIRUT272	LEBANON: IMF SAYS GOL MET 2008 TARGETS BUT 2009 WILL BE [...] (SBU) On March 3, IMF Resident Rep Edward Gardner told EconOff the GOL could have implemented more reforms, even in the difficult political context, but instead used politics as an excuse for delay. "They constantly say the situation is too bad, but the reality is that it is always bad," he si [...]	2009-03-10 10:48:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
09BEIRUT274	LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: KOURA [...] (U) This is the twelfth in a series of snapshots we are producing on key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) Koura, with a population that is 65 percent Greek Orthodox and 85 percent Christian, is expected to be the site of tough [...]	2009-03-10 13:55:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT277	LEBANON: SHIA AND SUNNI MUFTIS WITH AA/S FELTMAN [...] (C) In separate meetings March 8, Lebanese Shia Mufti and head of the Higher Shia Council Sheikh Abdel-Amir Qabalan and Sunni Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani told visiting Near Eastern Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and No [...]	2009-03-11 16:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IS IR
09BEIRUT278	LEBANON: HIZBALLAH AND AOUN ARE CONCERNS, [...] (C) In a March 8 meeting with Greek Orthodox Archbishop Ilias Audi, NEA Acting A/S Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro, and the Ambassador heard Audi express his wish for an independent and sovereign Lebanon, but also his significant doubts about the f [...]	2009-03-11 16:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT279	LEBANON: GEAGEA STATES CONCERN ABOUT VIOLENCE TO [...] (C) One day after meetings with top Syrian officials in Damascus, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Shapiro returned to Beirut on March 8 to continue meetings with top Lebanese religious and political leaders. In a meeting with March 14 and Le [...]	2009-03-11 16:03:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT28	LEBANON: CALM AFTER ROCKETS; PALESTINIANS BLAMED [...] (C) The situation in southern Lebanon and throughout the country appears calm after today's exchange of fire between an unknown group in Lebanon and Israel. Press reports and Embassy contacts doubt that Hizballah had a direct role in launching three Katushya rockets into northern Israel the m [...]	2009-01-08 15:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT281	LEBANON: LEADER CLOSE TO SYRIA COMMENDS FELTMAN [...] (C) Former prime minister Najib Mikati, who once had (and whose family still has) a close relationship with Syrian president Bashar Asad, commended visiting NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro on March 6 for planning t [...]	2009-03-12 08:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SY IS IR LE
09BEIRUT282	LEBANON: MP HARB WITH FELTMAN, SHAPIRO: ELECTION [...] (C) In a March 8 meeting with Christian MP Butros Harb, NEA A A/S Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa, and the Ambassador heard Harb caution that, while Syria's "style" had changed, it was still involved in Lebanon's electoral processes by selecting candidates, ve [...]	2009-03-12 08:20:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT283	LEBANON: JUMBLATT, WITH FELTMAN AND SHAPIRO, [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt thanked visiting NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, NSC Senior Director for Middle East and North Africa Daniel Shapiro, and the Ambassador for continued U.S. support for Lebanon. Acting A/S Feltman reaffirmed the U.S. position that Lebanon's sovere [...]	2009-03-12 08:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UNSC LE SY IR RS
09BEIRUT285	LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR ASSURES AA/S FELTMAN THAT [...] (C) Visiting NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro recounted to DefMin Elias Murr on March 15 their visit to Damascus the day before, commenting on Syrian interest in Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. Mur [...]	2009-03-12 14:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT288	LEBANON: WHAT IS IMPACT OF THE DISAGREEMENTS IN [...] (C) There has been speculation in the media and among political observers about disagreements within the March 8/Aoun opposition coalition as its members prepare candidate lists for the June 7 parliamentary elections. There have been claims of disagreements between Christian opposition leader [...]	2009-03-12 16:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT29	LEBANON: PRESIDENT SARKOZY'S TRIP TO LEBANON [...] (C) According to a diplomat from the French Embassy, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's January 6 visit to Lebanon was bogged down by the events in Gaza. Little attention was given to Lebanese-specific issues, including Ghajar and Sheba'a Farms. Sarkozy met with government officials, but did [...]	2009-01-08 16:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC FR LE SY
09BEIRUT303	LEBANON: FRANCE TO PRESSURE LEBANON ON TELECOM [...] (SBU) Frederic Kaplan, French Embassy economic officer, and Chris de Clercq, UNDP Program Manager at the Finance Ministry, told us separately that a French team will be in Beirut in May to review and assess Paris III reforms and apply pressure on the GOL to move forward on mobile telecom privat [...]	2009-03-16 11:53:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
09BEIRUT304	LEBANON: SINIORA NOT OPPOSED TO NEW UNITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 18:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PREF IS SY QA MU LE
09BEIRUT305	LEBANON: DESPITE FRICTION, MARCH 14 UNITES TO [...] (C) The March 14 coalition publicly launched its political platform for the June 7 parliamentary elections at its second annual convention on Saturday, March 14. Entitled "Towards A Strong Viable State," the platform stressed the importance of adhering to the Taif agreement and the 2002 Arab P [...]	2009-03-16 18:48:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR KPAL LE SY IS
09BEIRUT306	LEBANON: CHURCHES LAUNCH POLITICAL CONDUCT CHARTER [...] (U) On March 5, a group of church leaders in Lebanon released a charter for political conduct in advance of the June 7 parliamentary elections. The charter calls for support for the sovereignty of the state, regulating relations with Syria and the Palestinian Authority, and the separation of [...]	2009-03-17 09:52:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
09BEIRUT321	LEBANON: FINMIN CHATAH ON 1701, PRE-ELECTION ANTICS [...] (C) In a March 17 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Finance Mohammad Chatah lamented the fact that Lebanon had not presented its case to the international community better on the illegality of the Israeli occupation of Ghajar village. He said UN reports on UNSCR 1701 had fallen short f [...]	2009-03-19 14:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN PINR ENRG LE
09BEIRUT322	Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 12:31:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT333	Lebanon: Media Reaction - March 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 13:44:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT336	LEBANON: CHIPPING AWAY AT AOUN'S POPULARITY [...] (C) In January 2008, we analyzed Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun's popularity among his Lebanese Christian supporters (ref E),which was strong despite his political alliance with the terrorist Shia organization Hizballah. One year-plus later, and 11 weeks before the June 7 parliame [...]	2009-03-23 15:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE SY
09BEIRUT337	LEBANON: PARLIAMENT LOWERS VOTING AGE FOR 2010 AND [...] (U) In a busy March 19 session, parliament approved a draft law to amend the constitution to lower the voting age from 21 to 18; however, it will not be effective in time for the June 7 parliamentary elections. Parliament also deferred a draft law requiring unanimity to amend constitutional l [...]	2009-03-23 16:21:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PINR PHUM KDEM KPAL LE
09BEIRUT347	LEBANON: SHIA FAMILIES READY TO TAKE ON HIZBALLAH [...] (C) Duraid Yaghi, a prominent Shia from Baalbeck and second-in-command in Walid Jumblatt's Progressive Socialist Party, praised President Obama's March 20 message to Iran, believing it would corner the extremists into a dialogue with the United States. He expressed his readiness to run against [...]	2009-03-24 16:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY
09BEIRUT351	LEBANON: MARCH 14 SHORT-SIGHTED ON SHIA OUTREACH, [...] (C) Ambassador Khalil al-Khalil, retired Lebanese Ambassador and figurehead of a prominent Shia family based in Tyre, told the Ambassador March 24 that the historical exclusion of the Shia community by the ruling majorities of other confessions was the primary reason behind Hizballah's strengt [...]	2009-03-26 14:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR LE IR
09BEIRUT359	LEBANON: UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE UPBEAT ON IRAQI [...] (C) Ambassador and Emboffs met with UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative Stephane Jaquemet on March 25, who described the current condition of Iraqi refugees in Lebanon. Jaquemet reported that he hoped to work with the Government of Lebanon (GOL) to amend its immigration l [...]	2009-03-27 17:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF LE SY SU IR ICJ
09BEIRUT368	LEBANON: LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR DOHA SUMMIT [...] (C) Presidential advisor Naji Abi Assi did not expect major results from the March 30 Arab League Summit in Doha, except for a united position in favor of the Arab Peace Initiative. He predicted Arab relations with Iran would be a major, and potentially divisive, topic. He welcomed U.S. over [...]	2009-03-30 13:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KPKO KWBG MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL AL SU XF
09BEIRUT373	LEBANON: WE SHOULD MAINTAIN THE U.S. SUPPORT TO [...] (C) In all but the most pessimistic post-election scenarios, a robust program of U.S. assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) will serve to further our policy goals in Lebanon and the region. Without continued support, the LAF will be unable to address the challenges of terrorism, bord [...]	2009-03-31 15:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PBTS PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT379	LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: BAALBECK-HERMEL [...] (U) This is the fifteenth in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the lead-up to the June 7 parliamentary elections. 2. (C) Located in northeast Lebanon, Baalbeck-Hermel is Lebanon's largest electoral district. Baalbeck is known for its agricultural [...]	2009-04-01 13:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR LE

09BEIRUT396	LEBANON: SUGGESTED USG MESSAGING IN THE RUN-UP TO [...] (C) With two months to go before the June 7 parliamentary elections, the race remains too close to call. Both the majority March 14 coalition and the Hizballah-led opposition express confidence that they will win. In the key Christian swing districts, nervous voters are looking to see who ca [...]	2009-04-06 08:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY

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