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09PRAGUE138	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: VISIT BY INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 6 Acting DCM Stuart Hatcher and emboffs met with Czech Ministry of Interior officials at the request of the Czechs to discuss the upcoming visit of Minister of Interior Ivan Langer to the United States March 15-17. While the EU Justice and Interior Ministers, like the [...]	2009-03-11 15:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PHUM

09PRAGUE144	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING MARCH [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 11 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the March 16-17 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Transatlantic Relations, Bosnia and Herzegov [...]	2009-03-13 15:27:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SU
09PRAGUE15	CZECH GOVERNMENT'S DOMESTIC CHALLENGES WEIGH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech government's January 1 assumption of the EU Presidency comes at a time when the Topolanek coalition is at the most precarious position in its two years of existence. The coalition government, which has always been shaky at best, never fully recovered from the sweeping [...]	2009-01-09 14:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE153	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S PRAGUE VISIT [...] (C) Summary/overview: We warmly welcome your visit to Prague. Twenty years after the Velvet Revolution, ten years after joining NATO, and five years after joining the European Union, your visit during the Czech Republic,s EU presidency symbolizes this country's remarkable journey from communis [...]	2009-03-19 12:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP OBAMA PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EUN MARR SENV
09PRAGUE155	SCENESETTER FOR DPM VONDRA'S VISIT TO DC TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra will visit Washington on March 23-24, at the same time that his government faces a critical March 24 no-confidence vote, the result of which is unclear. Despite this uncertainty, Vondra's chief goal is to set the agenda and settle outstandin [...]	2009-03-19 17:39:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE157	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT: CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (S) Post recommends the following additions to the list of critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) for the Czech Republic. -- Baxter International pharmaceutical plant at Bohumil. This is one of the few plants in the world that produces an avian influenza (H5N1) vaccine. Baxter i [...]	2009-03-20 15:34:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP EZ
09PRAGUE159	CZECH GOVERNMENT FACES A CRITICAL VOTE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 24, the embattled government of PM Mirek Topolanek will likely face a critical vote of no-confidence. PM Topolanek has faced down four previous attempts to unseat him. However, the current situation is probably the most significant threat to his government, in a large [...]	2009-03-23 06:08:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE160	CZECH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS OFFER FEW SURPRISES AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 20-22 congress of the Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) was relatively uneventful, despite the charged political atmosphere before the planned March 24 vote of no confidence. All but one candidate for the party's top posts ran unopposed and were elected, although CSSD cha [...]	2009-03-24 09:55:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE165	CZECH GOVERNMENT FALLS, UNCERTAINTY AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: After 26 months in power, the embattled Topolanek government lost a vote of no-confidence in the Lower Chamber of the parliament on March 24. The vote's result was uncertain until the very end, but 101 lawmakers, the minimum required by the Czech constitution, finally voted aft [...]	2009-03-25 10:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE174	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: HALFWAY POINT, BUT TO WHERE? [...] (SBU) Summary: As noted in Reftels, the March 24 no-confidence vote in the Czech Parliament has placed the Czech government in the awkward position of leading the EU, while in a state of flux on the domestic political front. Czech MFA officials nonetheless recognize that they are still respons [...]	2009-03-26 16:19:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE175	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Prague warmly welcomes the President's and your April 4-5 visit and participation in the U.S.-EU Summit. You will arrive at an extremely tense time in Czech domestic politics. The government of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek was toppled on March 24, but he continues to [...]	2009-03-26 18:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EG EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE196	CZECHS WELCOME USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HRC [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 15:56:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EZ EUN
09PRAGUE201	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY - EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT CASE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-10 13:40:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EUN PREL IR EZ
09PRAGUE203	CZECHS WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK BID [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarch April 9 and 10 to MFA South and South East Europe Director Tomas Szunyog, Finance Ministry International Department Head Eva Anderova, and Czech National Bank International Organizations Department Head Petr Prochazka. Szunyog and Anderova reported that the C [...]	2009-04-10 13:41:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN KV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE210	CZECHS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 17:06:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EZ EUN
09PRAGUE222	CZECH REPUBLIC: FOREIGN POLICY DRIFT EXPECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 24 downfall of the Czech Government and the subsequent political upheaval, as well as the planned Czech parliamentary elections in the fall, will affect a range of Czech foreign and security policy priorities. In this cable we focus on three of the most visible and sign [...]	2009-04-24 15:25:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ MARR NATO PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE228	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY VIEWS ON THE BALKANS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Czech MFA South and South East Europe Director Tomas Szunyog reviewed the Czech EU Presidency's progress in the Western Balkans. According to Szunyog lack of EU consensus has been impeding progress. The Czechs expect few significant advances during the remainder of the Czech EU [...]	2009-04-27 14:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS EUN EZ PGOV PREL XG
09PRAGUE239	A/S FRIED MEETS WITH CZECH POLDIR ON U.S.-EU [...] (C) Summary: In an April 28 meeting, A/S Fried and Czech MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil agreed that we explore developing a non-binding joint U.S.-EU statement on accepting Guantanamo detainees cleared for release to complement an internal EU framework document on the subject. Both ag [...]	2009-04-30 14:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PHUM
09PRAGUE24	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED DISCUSSES GAS CRISIS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ongoing Russian-Ukrainian gas crisis dominated Assistant Secretary Fried's meetings with EU and Czech officials during his visit to Prague January 8-10. The Czechs agreed with A/S Fried on the need to diversify both routes and sources of Europe's energy imports, as well as o [...]	2009-01-13 11:13:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE25	CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 13:46:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER EZ EUN UNSC LE SY
09PRAGUE260	CZECH REPUBLIC - FAST TRACK LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per reftel, Post has reviewed the available records of the below named Czech military personnel and found no derogatory information: -Czech Army Lieutenant Colonel Zdenek KOLAR, Battalion Commander, 43rd Airborne Battalion, 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade, Czech Ground Forces, Zatec Czech Repub [...]	2009-05-15 14:32:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EZ PGOV PHUM PM PREL
09PRAGUE263	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING MAY GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 14 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the May 18-19 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: the EU's Anti-Piracy efforts, Georgia, the EU-Ru [...]	2009-05-15 15:46:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL CE XF ZJ XA
09PRAGUE269	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS MAY 23-25 VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Prague warmly welcomes you to the Czech Republic May 23-25. Nearly 20 years after the 1989 "Velvet Revolution," the Czech Republic today boasts a relatively strong market economy, a lively democratic tradition, and close links with the United States. The Czech Republic h [...]	2009-05-19 15:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE27	A/S FRIED AND EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS' TROIKA [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 9 Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried met in troika format (Czech EU Presidency and following Swedish Presidency, European Commission, and European Council Secretariat) at the Political Director level. The discussion primarily focused on the Middle East and the Western B [...]	2009-01-14 16:12:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ZI SO SU CD
09PRAGUE271	MAY 8 EU SOUTHERN CORRIDOR -- NEW SILK ROAD SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: At the May 8 EU Southern Corridor ) New Silk Road Summit in Prague, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Egypt, and the EU signed a political declaration that, among other things, underscores the EU and Turkey's intent to sign the Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) "in Turkey by [...]	2009-05-20 09:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ECON PREL PGOV EUN EZ
09PRAGUE276	INTERIM GOVERNMENT WITH A WEAK MANDATE TAKES POWER [...] (C) Summary: On May 8, President Vaclav Klaus appointed the interim technocratic government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer, after Prime Minister Topolanek,s government fell in a vote of no confidence on March 24. The Fischer government is the result of a compromise among the Civic Democratic [...]	2009-05-22 11:27:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EZ
09PRAGUE281	EU-CHINA SUMMIT - A RELATIONSHIP BACK ON TRACK? [...] (U) Summary: Emboffs called on MFA Asia Pacific Director Jiri Sitler and Human Rights and Transformation Policy Director Gabriela Dlouha for debriefs of the May 20 EU)China summit and the 27th EU-China human rights dialogue. Sitler said that there were few surprises during the summit discuss [...]	2009-05-22 15:20:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ EUN CH
09PRAGUE292	GENERAL PETRAEUS MAY 22-24 VISIT TO THEQCZECH [...] (C) Summary: USCENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus visited the Czech Republic May 22-24 May 2009 at the invitation of the Czech Ministry of Defense. General Petraeus met with senior Ministry of Defense, General Staff, and Foreign Ministry officials, conducted several press interviews, [...]	2009-05-28 14:57:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	AF EZ MARR OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE296	CZECHS TO HELP SUPPORT PAKISTAN IDPS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-01 07:11:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PK PREF PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE299	CZECH COMMENTS ON MOLDOVA'S ACTIONS RELATED TO [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Office of South and South East Europe Deputy Director Josef Zrzavecky commented that the Czech MFA reached out on May 29 to its Embassy in Chisinau. According to Zrzavecky, the MFA instructed its Ambassador to raise Czech bilateral concerns that Kosovo representatives are not [...]	2009-06-01 14:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE306	CZECH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN MIRED [...] (C) Summary. The Czech Republic,s two dominant parties, former PM Topolanek,s right-of-center Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and Jiri Paroubek,s left-of-center Social Democratic Party (CSSD),have turned the European Parliamentary (EP) election into a bare-knuckled mudslinging campaign dominated [...]	2009-06-02 15:23:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE313	CZECH CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT PARTY CONGRESS ELECTS NEW [...] (C) Summary: On May 30, the Czech Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) held their party congress and elected a new chairman, Cyril Svoboda, a seasoned, pro-U.S. KDU leader. Svoboda,s chairmanship represents a shift to the left for the party and his major task is party unification, fundraising and p [...]	2009-06-04 14:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE314	CZECH CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT PARTY CONGRESS ELECTS NEW [...] (C) Summary: On May 30, the Czech Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) held their party congress and elected a new chairman, Cyril Svoboda, a seasoned, pro-U.S. KDU leader. Svoboda,s chairmanship represents a shift to the left for the party and his major task is party unification, fundraising and p [...]	2009-06-04 15:31:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE318	CZECHS TO SUPPORT PAKISTAN IDPS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 15:33:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EC PGOV PHUM PK EZ EUN PREF
09PRAGUE321	ODS WINS CZECH EP ELECTIONS DUE TO LOW VOTER [...] (C) Summary: Four of the Czech Republic's parliamentary parties: the right-of-center Civic Democratic Party (ODS),the left-of-center Social Democratic Party (CSSD),the Communist Party (KSCM) and the Christian Democratic Party (KDU-CSL) obtained seats in the June 5-6 European Parliamentary [...]	2009-06-11 08:20:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN EZ
09PRAGUE324	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 11 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the June 15-16 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: the Middle East, Lebanon, the Western Balkans, [...]	2009-06-11 15:59:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SU LE CU BM
09PRAGUE332	CZECH DEPUTY MINISTER OF INTERIOR LAYS OUT PLAN TO [...] (C) Summary: One of the few issues the interim technocratic government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer will address is extremism. Interior Minister Martin Pecina named former police official Jiri Komorous as his First Deputy Minister and assigned him to lead the Interior Ministry's new anti-ex [...]	2009-06-15 13:09:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EZ
09PRAGUE334	CZECH REPUBLIC 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] (U) The United States Government is generally aware of many United States citizens of Czech descent who have outstanding claims against the Czech Government, but who were not U.S. citizens at the time their claims arose. As noted in the introduction, the Act does not require a report on their [...]	2009-06-15 15:45:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE340	FOREIGN DEPLOYMENTS PROPOSAL PASSES CZECH LOWER [...] (C) Summary: On June 16, the Czech parliament's lower house approved a 2010 troop deployment proposal that, among other deployments, includes 535 Czech troops for Afghanistan. Senate approval should follow. This smooth approval is a stark contrast to the contentiousness of the 2009 deployme [...]	2009-06-17 14:47:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR EZ AF
09PRAGUE354	CZECH REPUBLIC: INPUT FOR HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] (SBU) Per Ref A, Post is providing input for a demarche prior to the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw from September 28 - October 9, 2009. ---------------------- The Interim Government ---------------------- 2. (SBU) The government of the Czech Republic (GOC) is c [...]	2009-06-24 07:33:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EZ
09PRAGUE386	EMBASSY PRAGUE SPONSORS DISCUSSION ON EXTREMISM [...] (U) Summary: On June 24, the Embassy, in cooperation with the Committee for the Redress of the Roma Holocaust, hosted a panel discussion on extremism in the Czech Republic attended by approximately 60 people. The debate featured the Ministers of Human Rights and Interior, the Human Rights Omb [...]	2009-07-07 08:40:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EZ
09PRAGUE41	MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECHS LOOKING FOR A POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the November 27 Czech Senate approval of the two missile defense (MD) agreements, the Czechs have been unable to advance the MD agreements in the Lower Chamber, where ratification has been temporarily put on hold due to domestic political problems and questions about the f [...]	2009-01-22 09:27:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE414	MOVING FORWARD WITH CZECHS AND HIGHLIGHTS OF EU [...] (SBU) Summary: Now that the Czech EU Presidency has come to a close, emboffs have noticed several notable shifts within the GoCR - in tactical engagement within the EU, in Czech centers of power, and interestingly in high-level outreach to the USG. The Czechs remain committed Euro-Atlantists [...]	2009-07-15 14:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE432	RELEASE OF MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY REVIEW: TIMING [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Czech officials have consistently raised their concerns that any announcement of the results of the U.S. strategic policy review before the October 9-10 national elections could make this a campaign issue and might even affect the outcome of the elections themselves. Defe [...]	2009-07-24 15:31:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE433	CZECH COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JULY GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 23 emboff spoke with Katerina Sequensova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the July 27-28 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). She offered comments on the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia, and on [...]	2009-07-27 11:31:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SO
09PRAGUE44	CZECH CABINET RESHUFFLE COMPLETED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Czech President swore in new ministers who will be taking over the health, transportation, regional development, human rights, and legislative affairs portfolios. The Prague castle ceremony completed a protracted and mismanaged cabinet reshuffle, which began [...]	2009-01-23 16:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE443	CZECH REPUBLIC: COUNTER TORTURE INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) Responding to reftel, the former Czechoslovakia signed the United Nations Convention Against Torture in 1986. The Czech Republic considers itself bound by international treaties entered into by Czechoslovakia. The fourth and fifth periodic reports of the Czech Republic to the UN Comm [...]	2009-07-31 14:32:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EZ
09PRAGUE444	THE IMPACT OF A PRE-ELECTION MD ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (S) SUMMARY: A U.S. announcement on the results of the missile defense policy review prior to October 9-10 will affect the results of the Czech elections by favoring the Social Democratic Party (CSSD) and harming the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). It will open the door to a CSSD-KSCM coalition [...]	2009-08-03 12:24:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS MARR MCAP EZ RS EUN
09PRAGUE45	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 21 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the January 26-27 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Gaza, the Balkans, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Belar [...]	2009-01-23 16:57:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ZI SO SU AF BO
09PRAGUE453	TOP 09: THE CZECH REPUBLIC'S NEWEST POLITICAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Former Czech Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek split from the Christian Democratic Party (KDU-CSL) shortly after the fall of PM Topolanek's government in March, ostensibly because of its shift to the left. After the European Parliament elections in early June, Kalousek launche [...]	2009-08-04 14:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE454	EXTREMISM IN CZECH REPUBLIC GAINS VISIBILITY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Czech Republic, extremists have been involved in several notable public events over the last year targeting the Czech Roma population. These events, such as the two recent arson attacks against Roma houses, generated public outrage across the country. Right-wing extrem [...]	2009-08-04 14:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON HU LO EZ
09PRAGUE455	CZECH ATTENDANCE AT THE 64TH UNGA [...] (SBU) As an update to Ref A, Czech MFA Department of the Americas official Marketa Balkova informed emboff August 5 that currently the plan is for five MFA officials to accompany Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout to the UNGA. The Czech officials traveling with FM Kohout are: Czech Political D [...]	2009-08-05 10:28:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN
09PRAGUE465	CZECH CARDINAL DISCUSSES POPE'S VISIT AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-12 14:12:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EZ
09PRAGUE467	CZECH PUBLICLY CONDEMN BURMESE SENTENCE AGAINST [...] (U) On August 11, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout called on the Burmese regime to immediately release Aung San Suu Kyi. Calling the verdict "scandalous" and typical of "the political cynicism of one of the toughest totalitarian regimes in the world", former Czech president Vaclav Havel also [...]	2009-08-13 09:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM BM EZ EUN
09PRAGUE473	PROPERTY RESTITUTION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The United States has an interest in three broad categories of property restitution in the Czech Republic: U.S. citizen, religious communal (including Jewish communal) and Jewish private property. The restitution process started in the early 1990s, yet some restitution issues r [...]	2009-08-14 13:10:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN EZ
09PRAGUE475	OPEN LETTER REACTION PART II: CZECH POLITICAL AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czechs have a multi-faceted relationship with Russia which varies according to the issue, as well as the fora involved (whether NATO, the EU, or on a bilateral basis). As the July 16 open letter to President Obama from Central European leaders illustrates, many in this reg [...]	2009-08-14 13:38:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL ENRG EPET EUN EZ RU
09PRAGUE477	CZECH REPUBLIC NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION CONTACT [...] (U) Amembassy Prague POCs for nuclear nonproliferation issues are Political Officer Christopher D. Doehle (Tel: 420 257 022 432; Mobile: 420 602 576 873; Fax: 420 257 022 808; E-mail: doehlecd@state.gov) and Political Officer Dan Gelman (Tel: 420 257 022 316; Mobile: 420 602 324 273; Fax: 420 2 [...]	2009-08-14 15:18:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09PRAGUE484	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The effects of the global financial crisis are evident in the migration patterns of both skilled and unskilled workers to the Czech Republic (CR). In the two years prior to the economic slowdown, third-country workers poured into the CR to satisfy a growing labor shortage, espe [...]	2009-08-19 10:05:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR ECON ELAB EUN PGOV PREL SMIG EZ
09PRAGUE489	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The effects of the global financial crisis are evident in the migration patterns of both skilled and unskilled workers to the Czech Republic (CR). In the two years prior to the economic slowdown, third-country workers poured into the CR to satisfy a growing labor shortage, espe [...]	2009-08-20 13:36:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR ECON ELAB EUN PGOV PREL SMIG EZ
09PRAGUE495	TURBULENCE AHEAD FOR CSA PRIVATIZATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Conditions for Czech Airlines (CSA) privatization worsen by the day. The Unimex-Travel Service consortium is the only remaining bidder in the tender and CSA's reported losses soar. Czech officials say they are past the point of no return in the privatization process, but at the [...]	2009-08-25 12:27:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE496	CZECH SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: The Czech Special Operations Group (SOG),composed of 50-100 military police, was investigated by Czech authorities for alleged wrongdoing in Afghanistan, including wrongful deaths of Afghan civilians during its deployment, and irregularities in operations, procurement and chain [...]	2009-08-25 14:25:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS EZ AF
09PRAGUE5	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Fried, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership, which received a boost from the Czech Republic's entry into the Visa Waiver Program, but which also [...]	2009-01-05 17:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE503	UNREFORMED COMMUNISTS COURT SOCIAL DEMOCRATS [...] (C) Summary. Despite declining membership, the unreformed Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) has a stable and loyal voter base that consistently garners 12 to 15 percent of the vote and makes them the Czech Republic's third largest party. KSCM currently has 26 seats in the Chamber [...]	2009-08-27 09:19:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE523	SURPRISE CZECH COURT RULING CASTS DOUBT ON EARLY [...] (C) Summary: In a surprise ruling, the Czech Republic's Constitutional Court announced September 1 it will consider a challenge to a law passed in May and signed by President Klaus in June shortening the current term of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament's lower house. The court ruling ind [...]	2009-09-02 14:01:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE526	CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 2 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova in advance of the September 4 EU Foreign Ministers' informal meeting (Gymnich). She offered comments on Afghanistan, Iran sanctions, and the non-pap [...]	2009-09-03 15:19:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE527	TWO TRACKS UNDERWAY TO RESOLVE CZECH ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: The fallout from the Czech Constitutional Court's decision to review the law setting early parliamentary elections is branching in two directions. The Court will convene on September 10, and could dismiss the complaint filed by MP Milos Melcak, invalidate the law, or defer a dec [...]	2009-09-03 15:34:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE532	CZECH ELECTION TURMOIL: WHAT CAUSED THIS MESS? [...] (C) Summary: The turmoil surrounding the date of Czech elections was generated by a legal complaint alleging that the law Parliament passed to call early elections is unconstitutional. The Czech Constitution provides four procedures for dissolving the Chamber of Deputies and calling early el [...]	2009-09-09 15:23:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE540	CZECH COMMENTS ON SEPTEMBER GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 9 and 11 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova in advance of the September 14-15 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC). She offered brief comments on Iran, Afghanistan, and the EU's Easter [...]	2009-09-11 12:03:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG IR AF ZJ PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE542	SCENESETTER FOR CZECH DEFENSE MINISTER BARTAK,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the 20th anniversary of the 1989 "Velvet Revolution" approaches, the Czech Republic today boasts a relatively strong market economy, a lively democratic tradition, and close links with the United States. The Czech Republic has been a member of NATO since 1999 and the European [...]	2009-09-11 15:12:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EZ
09PRAGUE548	CZECH DFM BAMBASOVA LIKELY TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 14:46:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID UNGA ETRD EAGR PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE549	CZECH MFA STATEMENT EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER [...] (U) On September 10 the Czech MFA issued a statement (see para 3) regarding the September 9 vote in the U.S. Senate on the Travel Promotion Act which proposes the establishment of a fee for ESTA applications. In addition to commenting on the ESTA fee, the statement also references the Canadian [...]	2009-09-14 14:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE553	NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY REVIEW CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: The Czech government and Czech political parties have historically backed strong non-proliferation measures and their universal application. As an EU member, the Czech government's public position is consistent with the EU position. The Czech government and public support U.S. [...]	2009-09-15 14:58:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA NPT
09PRAGUE560	EARLY ELECTIONS SCRAPPED, INTERIM GOVERNMENT FOR [...] (C) Summary. Early parliamentary elections have been halted and it appears the interim government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer will continue to govern until the regular parliamentary elections in May 2010, although early elections are still possible. Fischer is focused on the economic cris [...]	2009-09-21 07:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
09PRAGUE563	CORRECTED COPY: EARLY ELECTIONS SCRAPPED, INTERIM [...] (C) Summary. Early parliamentary elections have been halted and it appears the interim government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer will continue to govern until the regular parliamentary elections in May 2010, although early elections are still possible. Fischer is focused on the economic cris [...]	2009-09-21 15:19:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
09PRAGUE585	CZECH REPUBLIC: OPIC-SUPPORTED GLOBAL RENEWABLE [...] Post is not aware of any disparaging or derogatory information with respect to the prospective fund manager, US Renewables Group, LLC. Post supports OPIC's proposed investment in the USRG Emerging market Fund ("the fund"). 2. The Fund's objective's are consistent with the Czech Republic's [...]	2009-10-01 15:54:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE59	GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: CZECH DOMESTIC AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the domestic banking system has remained relatively healthy, the small, open, export- oriented Czech economy is suffering from a significant drop in external demand for Czech exports. According to recently released figures, exports fell a record 18 percent, industrial [...]	2009-01-30 13:58:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE591	SCENESETTER: THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Mr. Vice President: Your visit to the Czech Republic comes at a key moment to shape a vision for the future of our partnership. While Czech transatlanticists have expressed disappointment about the results of our missile defense policy review, they have constructively engaged with us and [...]	2009-10-05 14:27:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL EUN EZ
09PRAGUE605	CZECHING RATIFICATION OF LISBON TREATY? [...] (SBU) Summary: With the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in Poland on October 10, European eyes now have turned to the Czech Republic - the last country remaining to ratify. While the treaty has been approved by both chambers of Czech Parliament, it is now before the Czech Constitutional Cour [...]	2009-10-14 11:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE622	CZECH MOD ASKS ABOUT SUPERSONICS, C-130, AND L-159 [...] (SBU) On October 20, 2009, Deputy Minister of Defense for Foreign Affairs Jan Fulik requested a meeting with the Charge d'Affaires. Fulik will represent the MoD during Prime Minister Fischer's meeting with Vice President Biden on October 23, because Minister Bartak will be in Bratislava for [...]	2009-10-20 15:59:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PGOV PREL EZ
09PRAGUE640	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN DISCUSSES DEFENSE ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: While much of Vice President Biden's discussions with Czech officials focused on missile defense, he also spoke in depth about Afghanistan, research cooperation and energy security. Biden said the U.S. looks forward to Czech participation in a new phased, adaptive approach (PAA [...]	2009-10-29 10:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE65	PM TOPOLANEK TALKS ECONOMY DURING JANUARY 28 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 28 meeting with the heads of American and five European chambers of commerce, an engaged Prime Minister Topolanek spoke energetically about the economic slowdown and possible Czech government responses. The PM repeated his government's promise to set a target date [...]	2009-02-03 11:41:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE657	HOW TO SUCCEED IN LAW SCHOOL WITHOUT REALLY TRYING [...] (SBU) Summary: A scandal at the Plzen-based University of West Bohemia law school, where a number of graduates allegedly received degrees on a fast-track basis, has several elements of a classic corruption story: potentially undue influence on state tenders, lack of transparency in school pro [...]	2009-11-06 17:27:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE661	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO PRAGUE OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (C) Under Secretary Tauscher: Your visit to the Czech Republic comes as we move forward from Vice President Biden's October 23 visit and the November 6 High Level Defense Group (HLDG) meeting toward shaping a vision for the future of our partnership. While Czech transatlanticists expressed i [...]	2009-11-09 16:59:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE666	CZECH COMMENTS ON UPCOMING NOVEMBER GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 12 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova in advance of the November 15-16 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC). She noted that this is the "jumbo" GAERC as the Defense and Development Mini [...]	2009-11-12 18:03:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF SO
09PRAGUE668	FIRST U.S.-CZECH HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP: CZECHS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first-ever U.S.-Czech High Level Defense Group (HLDG) meeting on November 6 in Prague, led by Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow, was productive and cordial, covering: NATO issues, U.S.-Russia relations, the new Phased [...]	2009-11-13 12:50:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS MOPS EZ
09PRAGUE672	WHAT LISBON REMINDS US ABOUT PRESIDENT KLAUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. With no more excuses or options for delay, euroskeptic Czech President Klaus signed the Lisbon Treaty on November 3, the same day as the Czech Constitutional Court ruling. His signature eliminated a major distraction within the EU, allowing the U.S. and EU to refocus on important [...]	2009-11-13 15:42:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
09PRAGUE676	20 YEARS AFTER THE VELVET REVOLUTION: POLITICS NOT [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of November 17, 1989, an officially sanctioned student commemoration on the fiftieth anniversary of Jan Opletal's burial (he was killed by the Nazis during a student demonstration in 1939),sparked a violent confrontation with the Czechoslovak state security serv [...]	2009-11-19 13:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
09PRAGUE677	20 YEARS AFTER THE VELVET REVOLUTION: POLITICS NOT [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of November 17, 1989, an officially sanctioned student commemoration on the fiftieth anniversary of Jan Opletal's burial (he was killed by the Nazis during a student demonstration in 1939),sparked a violent confrontation with the Czechoslovak state security serv [...]	2009-11-19 13:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
09PRAGUE681	CZECH INTERIM GOVERNMENT EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The interim, technocratic government of Jan Fischer was appointed on May 8, 2009 by President Klaus, after Mirek Topolanek's ODS-led coalition government lost a vote of confidence on March 24. Topolanek and CSSD leader Jiri Paroubek agreed on Fischer, a previous unknown who he [...]	2009-11-20 13:43:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
09PRAGUE687	TOPOLANEK SURVIVES ODS CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary. Despite calls from some party leaders for the center-right Civic Democrat Party (ODS) platform congress to also include a vote on Mirek Topolanek's (age 53) leadership of the party, Topolanek was able to vanquish his detractors (for now) and retain the party chairmanship. There [...]	2009-11-23 16:05:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
09PRAGUE69	SCENESETTER FOR CZECH FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a year when the Czech Republic will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Velvet Revolution, nothing symbolizes better the truly remarkable journey this country has traveled since 1989 than the Czech Foreign Minister's arrival in Washington as the representative of the Europea [...]	2009-02-04 15:47:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE692	U/S TAUSCHER'S NOVEMBER 16 VISIT TO PRAGUE: CZECHS [...] (C) Summary: During Arms Control and International Security Under Secretary Ellen Tauscher's November 16 meetings in Prague, Czech officials signaled they wanted more technical information on shared early warning (SEW) before making a decision on whether to go ahead. U/S Tauscher said the U [...]	2009-11-24 12:11:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	MARR MCAP MASS PREL PGOV EZ RS
09PRAGUE698	PM FISCHER MEETS WITH AMCHAM AND EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Fischer and members of the American Chamber of Commerce discussed the current investment climate in the Czech Republic at a November 23 dinner hosted by the Charge. AmCham said concerns about the lack of government stability are beginning to take a toll on inves [...]	2009-11-27 06:10:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE707	CZECHS HAVE THEIR OWN QUESTIONS FOR THE DPRK [...] (SBU) Emboff spoke to Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy Officers Jana Rezna and Petra Ali Dolakova on December 3 regarding the upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK). Petra Ali Dolakova indicated that like the USG, the Czechs are [...]	2009-12-04 14:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AORC SOCI UNGA EZ
09PRAGUE711	NO SURPRISES AS TWO SMALLER PARTIES ELECT LEADERS [...] (C) There were no surprises during the recent TOP 09 and the Green Party congresses. TOP 09 delegates unanimously chose Karel Schwarzenberg as their party chairman, and the Green Party elected Ondrej Liska as its leader. Polls have consistently shown TOP 09 gaining votes (at the expense of [...]	2009-12-07 14:55:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
09PRAGUE719	CZECHS AGREE ON NEED TO PRESS FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 16:09:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BM EZ
09PRAGUE722	CZECH VIEWS ON THE VISEGRAD FOUR (C-RE9-02125) [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Poloff met on December 14 with Jiri Cistecky, Director of the Czech MFA's Central European Department, and Petr Maryska, a member of the Central European Department's Visegrad 4 (V-4) working group, to discuss Czech perceptions of the current state of V-4 cooperat [...]	2009-12-15 12:58:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL EZ PL HU LO
09PRAGUE727	EMBASSY SPONSORS WORKSHOP ON EXTREMISM [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 29, the Embassy's Political Section, in cooperation with the Legal Attache, hosted a workshop on extremism in the Czech Republic. The debate featured the Deputy Interior Minister, judges, prosecutors, police, and two FBI special agents. The Czech Deputy Interior Min [...]	2009-12-17 13:03:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EZ
09PRAGUE91	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON GUANTANAMO [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 12 S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson met with Czech Minister of Interior Ivan Langer, MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil and MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Department Director (European Correspondent) Vaclav Balek. They discussed Guantanamo detainees and [...]	2009-02-13 18:00:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PTER

09PRAIA10	CORRECTED COPY: THIRD CASE OF RELEASED MURDERER SHOCKS CAPE [...] (SBU) According to the local press, an individual convicted of triple murder in Holland and sentenced to 25 years in a Cape Verdean jail, is set to be released due to a judicial error. The prisoner, who is currently being held awaiting appeal, by law must be released if the Supreme Court of Ju [...]	2009-01-22 17:22:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL KJUS PGOV CV
09PRAIA12	JUSTICE REFORM AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND [...] (U) SUMMARY. The obstacles between government and opposition forces that had been blocking reform in the justice sector appear to have been overcome. On January 09, 2009, Prime Minister Josi Maria Neves and Movement for Democracy (MpD) opposition leader Jorge Santos reached an agreement on t [...]	2009-01-26 18:09:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL KJUS PGOV CV
09PRAIA22	CAPE VERDEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTS TWO JUSTICES, DISCUSSES NEW [...] (U) Summary. During the first parliamentary session of the year, ruling party PAICV and lead opposition party MpD reached agreements on a number of important issues, including choosing two Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) justices. Parliament also approved the composition of a commission to con [...]	2009-02-13 19:31:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL KJUS PGOV CV
09PRAIA23	INFIGHTING DISPLEASES PARTY LEADERSHIP [...] (U) Summary. Internal party disagreements are affecting all three Cape Verdean political parties. The African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) is divided over who will be presidential candidate in the 2011 elections, while factions are fighting over the party presidencies of b [...]	2009-02-17 16:44:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KJUS PGOV CV
09PRETORIA1005	A/S CARSON DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE WITH TSVANGIRAI AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 17:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA1007	PART 2 OF 3: A LOOK AT JACOB ZUMA'S CABINET [...] (SBU) President Jacob Zuma finalized his Cabinet appointments on May 10, modifying several existing ministries and creating a few new ones. Below are short biographies for each of the newly appointed ministers and deputies. This is the second of three cables looking at each of the Cabinet a [...]	2009-05-19 12:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1029	PART 3 OF 3: A LOOK AT JACOB ZUMA'S CABINET [...] (SBU) President Jacob Zuma finalized his Cabinet appointments on May 10, modifying several existing ministries and creating a few new ones. Below are short biographies for each of the newly appointed ministers and deputies. This is the third of three cables looking at each of the Cabinet ap [...]	2009-05-20 15:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1033	VODACOM COURT DECISION PROVIDES TEMPORARY REASSURANCE TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Vodacom listed its shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on May 18 after legal actions by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and ICT regulator the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) failed to stop the unbundling of state-contr [...]	2009-05-21 07:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ELAB EIND EINV EINT PGOV PREL USTR SF
09PRETORIA1046	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 22, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 21 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Moody's Upbeat on South Africa's Growth after 'Brief' Recession - Strong Vote of Confidence as Largest South African Bond is Snapped [...]	2009-05-22 11:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1054	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL WATSON'S MAY 26-31, 2009 [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-05-22 12:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SF
09PRETORIA1055	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL PAYNE'S MAY 26-29, 2009, [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-05-22 12:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SF
09PRETORIA1072	SAG NOTES TO SECSTATE REQUESTING SUPPORT FOR MINTY [...] On May 26, Post received two official letters from the former and the current Ministers of the Department of Foreign Affairs (newly renamed "Department of International Relations and Cooperation"),urging Secretary Clinton to support the candidacy of Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty for the positi [...]	2009-05-29 09:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1103	FREEDOM FRONT PLUS YOUTH LEADER BARELY HANGING ON [...] (SBU) Freedom Front Plus Youth League leader Cornelius van Rensburg offered his version of why he was suspended after criticizing party leader Pieter Mulder's decision to join President Jacob Zuma's Cabinet on May 10. Van Rensburg sees little hope for resuming his position -- he has retained [...]	2009-06-02 14:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1129	ZUMA'S CABINET IS BRILLIANT POLITICALLY, BUT WILL [...] (C) Newly elected President Jacob Zuma's Cabinet is settling in following the swearing in ceremony on May 11. Most political analysts and pundits have praised Zuma's selections -- lauding some for their managerial skills, some for their willingness to bring new ideas to government, and some f [...]	2009-06-04 15:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1139	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 5, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 22 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Zuma Lays Out Ambitious Program - Recession Adds More Strain to Motor Industry - Mboweni in Bid to Talk Down Currency - South Africa Re [...]	2009-06-05 15:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1190	SOUTH AFRICA LIKELY TO RAISE SOME TARIFFS IN [...] (C) Summary: South Africa is likely to raise "a few" tariffs to WTO-bound levels in response to the global economic crisis, according to an official at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Industrial policy will have greater prominence under President Jacob Zuma, as Trade and Industr [...]	2009-06-12 14:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1192	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 12, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 23 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa's Reserves Rise - No Tax Money to Bail Out Firms - Minister Confident South Africa Will Weather Recession - Indian Auto Ma [...]	2009-06-15 08:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1246	SOUTH AFRICA'S RESPONSE TO 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and Poloffs met with the Department of International Cooperation's (DICO) Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Chief Director Pitso Montwedi and Deputy Director Raymond Sithole on June 15 to deliver the final text of the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report on South [...]	2009-06-19 14:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09PRETORIA1247	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 19, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 24 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Weak Exports Put Pressure on Current Account Deficit - Consumers Avoid Spending - Employment Outlook Still Weak - Zuma and Manuel Scold [...]	2009-06-19 14:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA131	CHIEF JUSTICE WELCOMES USG INVOLVEMENT WITH NEWLY [...] SUMMARY: Intermittent Legal Advisor (ILA) recently met with Chief Justice Pius Langa of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa, analogous to the U.S. Supreme Court. This meeting in Chief Justice Langa's chambers, was also attended by representatives of the United States [...]	2009-01-22 16:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SF PHUM KWMN SOCI EAID PGOV
09PRETORIA1343	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JULY 2, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 26 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Deficit Yawns Wider as Spending Accelerates and Revenues Decrease - Credit Growth Slows - Consumer Confidence Surprises - Moody's Says [...]	2009-07-02 15:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1356	POLICE ARREST 244 ZIMBABWEAN MIGRANTS IN JOBURG [...] On July 3 police in Johannesburg conducted a midnight raid of the area around the Central Methodist Church, arresting 344 mainly Zimbabweans sleeping in the street. Rights organizations condemned the police action as "heavy-handed" and "disproportionate" and promised to defend the detainees i [...]	2009-07-06 11:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA136	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 23, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 4 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manuel: First Wave of Unemployment Being Seen in Africa - Retail Nosedive Raises Clamor for Big Rate Cut - Tata Increases Stake in Neotel [...]	2009-01-23 11:13:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1409	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE SHAKEN BY LEADERSHIP RIFT [...] (U) The Congress of the People (COPE),South Africa's newest parliamentary opposition party, was hit by two high-level resignations this week. Second Deputy President Lynda Odendaal and Head of Elections Simon Grindrod handed in their resignations to the national leadership. Both Odendaal an [...]	2009-07-10 16:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1450	A DIASPORA PERSPECTIVE ON ZIMBABWE POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Poloff on July 15, 2009, George Sibotshiwe, former spokesman for Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Morgan Tsvangirai and a Zimbabwean national residing in South Africa, provided his analysis of changing political dynamics in Zimbabwe. He said Tsvang [...]	2009-07-17 15:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL ZANU SF ZM
09PRETORIA1482	SCENE-SETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes your visit to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election. 2. (SBU) The A [...]	2009-07-22 15:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD MCAP OVIP PGOV PREL SF EINV
09PRETORIA1495	SOUTH AFRICAN ACADEMICS ASSESS 2009 ELECTION; LOOK [...] (SBU) South African scholars agree that the 2009 election was one of the country's most important elections and argue the character and results of the poll hold clues to the future. At a seminar on July 21 to launch the newly published book, "Zunami: The 2009 South African Election," some of [...]	2009-07-24 10:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1519	AMBASSADOR ERIC GOOSBY'S MEETING WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN [...] Summary: On July 19, Office of Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Eric Goosby met with recently appointed South African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi. Minister Motsoaledi was accompanied by Department of Health Deputy Director General Yogan Pillay. The meeting took place on the margin [...]	2009-07-28 08:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PGOV AMED KSTH KSCA KHIV SENV SF
09PRETORIA1537	SOUTH AFRICA: DEMARCHE ON RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA [...] (U) Guidance Request. Please see paragraph four. Â [...]	2009-07-29 12:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AORC KNNP MNUC PARM NPT RS SF
09PRETORIA1543	SOUTH AFRICA: DEMARCHE ON RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA [...] (U) Guidance Request. Please see paragraph four. Â [...]	2009-07-30 06:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AORC KNNP MNUC PARM NPT RS SF
09PRETORIA1551	G/TIP AMBASSADOR LUIS CDEBACA'S JULY 6-10 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) In his first country visit as G/TIP Director, Ambassador Luis CdeBaca met on July 6-7 and July 9-10 with South African government officials; police, prosecutors, and judges; civil society organizations and G/TIP grant recipients; and radio and newspaper reporters regarding the country's [...]	2009-07-31 07:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KTIP PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1560	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER JULY 26-AUGUST 1 [...] (SBU) This cable is our first weekly South Africa Political newsletter. It is written in partnership with Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]	2009-07-31 15:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ELAB
09PRETORIA1613	ZUMA HANDLING SOME ISSUES BETTER THAN OTHERS AFTER [...] (SBU) President Jacob Zuma, barely in office 90 days, has faced a multitude of challenges so far in his tenure. He so far has been confronted with making tricky Cabinet and diplomatic appointments, dealing with striking doctors and municipal workers, and settling protests across the country [...]	2009-08-07 13:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA1614	CAUTIOUS HOPES FOR ZUMA AMONG SOME SOUTH AFRICAN [...] (SBU) South African civil society groups are cautiously optimistic about President Jacob Zuma, believing his promises of openness and meaningful dialogue will improve their working environment. Under former President Thabo Mbeki, many groups felt isolated from leadership and shut out from me [...]	2009-08-07 13:22:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF SA KJUS KDEM SF
09PRETORIA1618	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2-AUGUST 8 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]	2009-08-07 16:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA164	COMMUNIQUE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF THE SADC [...] The following is the text of the Final Communiqu of the Extraordinary Summit of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government regarding the crisis in Zimbabwe held in Pretoria, South Africa on January 26-27, 2009. Heads of State from South Africa, Botswana, L [...]	2009-01-27 16:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL ZANU SF ZM
09PRETORIA1657	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 9-AUGUST 15 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]	2009-08-14 16:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA1694	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 16-AUGUST 22 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]	2009-08-24 06:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA1739	BIG BUSINESS PLEASED WITH ZUMA BUT UNCERTAIN OF [...] (C) Summary: South Africa's business community believes that Jacob Zuma has put together a good team of economic ministers, according to Business Unity South Africa (BUSA). Business is also gratified that the new government is accessible and eager to get input from business. However, BUSA s [...]	2009-08-27 07:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1740	XENOPHOBIA IN SOUTH AFRICA: ROOT CAUSES REMAIN, [...] South African townships remain at risk of renewed xenophobic violence, such as was seen in the mid-2008 mob attacks on African migrants. Foreigners make easy scapegoats for enduring grievances of poverty, unemployment, housing shortages, and poor public services, and the SAG has not taken de [...]	2009-08-27 10:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1752	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 23-AUGUST 29 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]	2009-08-31 06:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA176	ANC YOUTH LEAGUE DOWNPLAYS CHALLENGES [...] (S) African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leaders discussed their defense of President Kgalema Motlanthe against allegations of infidelity, the party's list process, and the prospects for the Congress of the People (COPE) in a lengthy discussion with Poloffs on January 26. ANCYL spok [...]	2009-01-30 06:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	SECRET	KJUS PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA1760	THREE YEARS UNTIL PARTY CONGRESS, BUT ANC [...] (C) Barely five months into the Jacob Zuma administration, the race to replace him -- or retain him -- at the 2012 African National Congress (ANC) party congress is heating up. With so much time to go, and so much work to accomplish even before the 2011 municipal elections, it seems prematur [...]	2009-09-01 08:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1766	WOMEN MIGRANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA: A HARD ROAD TO [...] In an August 27 panel discussion, three speakers discussed the plight of female migrants in South Africa. Compared to men, women on the move are more vulnerable to robbery and attack, facing more limited job options, and often encumbered by children. Border crossings are extremely risky for [...]	2009-09-01 14:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KTIP SF
09PRETORIA178	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 30, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 5 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Big Rate Cut Expected as Inflation Plummets - South Africa's Leading Indicator Confirms Dismal Growth Outlook - Sharp Rise in Company [...]	2009-01-30 08:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1782	LEKOTA PERSONAL ASSISTANT WARNS "WATCH OUT FOR [...] (SBU) The Congress of the People (COPE) has been in the news recently not for the party's stance on key issues or for its plans for tackling problems at the national and provincial levels. Rather, COPE has been in the news for the continued political infighting that has plagued the party sin [...]	2009-09-02 08:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1808	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 4, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 34 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South African Consumers in Debt Trouble - Outlook for Vehicle Sales Brightens - National Broadband Policy Expected "Shortly" - Governme [...]	2009-09-04 14:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1809	THE ROYAL BAFOKENG: TRIBE, COMMUNITY, AND [...] When Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi was crowned king of the Royal Bafokeng Nation (RBN) cloaked in African leopardskin over a Western business suit, his attire reflected his dual role as both tribal chief and modern executive. The RBN he leads is a traditional community, defined by cultural heritage a [...]	2009-09-04 14:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SF EMIN EFIN SOCI
09PRETORIA1810	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 5 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]	2009-09-08 06:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA182	UDM WELL-ORGANIZED, BUT LACKS SUPPORT NEEDED TO [...] (SBU) The United Democratic Movement (UDM) ran a well-organized, nationally televised manifesto launch in Johannesburg on January 24 that on the face of it suggests Bantu Holomisa's party is ready to make inroads in the upcoming election. The party drew roughly 5,000 supporters, almost all f [...]	2009-01-30 11:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1824	SOUTH AFRICA PLANNING NEW ASSISTANCE TO ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: South Africa has given R300 million ($40 million) of budget support to Zimbabwe's Finance Ministry since the formation of the Government of National Unity in Harare. Pretoria is now weighing a Finance Ministry request for additional support of R1,000 million ($134 million). The [...]	2009-09-08 15:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1829	BALEKA MBETE GIVES A FEW CLUES ABOUT BALANCE OF [...] (SBU) Among local observers of South African politics, one key question during the election campaign and in the aftermath of the April vote was whether the balance of power would reside at the Union Buildings or in Luthuli House. Former Deputy President, and current African National Congress [...]	2009-09-09 07:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1857	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 6-SEPTEMBER 11 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]	2009-09-11 12:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA1860	SOUTH AFRICA DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNHRC 12TH SESSION [...] (SBU) On September 10 poloffs met with Pitso Montwedi, Chief Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DICO),to deliver message (ref A) on USG priorities for the next session of the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC). On the [...]	2009-09-11 12:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1921	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 13-SEPTEMBER [...] (SBU) Written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau, the POL newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, or to m [...]	2009-09-19 13:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA1950	SOUTH AFRICA: FORMER GENERAL TROUBLED BY THE STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Brigadier General (Ret) George Kruys, now a lecturer at University of Pretoria, shared with Poloffs his perspective on the current state of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF). Kruys discussed lack of discipline as a function of pressure on the institution from ex [...]	2009-09-25 10:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PGOV MASS SF
09PRETORIA1955	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 20-25 [...] (SBU) Written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau, the POL newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, or to m [...]	2009-09-25 16:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA1959	RESETTLEMENT SET TO GROW (CAUTIOUSLY) FROM S.AFRICA [...] (SBU) On a September 7-10 visit, U.S. Regional Refugee Coordinator met with key counterparts in an ongoing effort to expand the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in Southern Africa. The program vets African applicants (of diverse nationalities, but from South Africa likely mainly Somal [...]	2009-09-28 10:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF
09PRETORIA1983	SOUTH AFRICA REAFFIRMS PROGRESSIVE STANCE ON [...] (SBU) In a September 21 keynote speech to a regional intergovernmental workshop on migration, Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Deputy Minister Malusi Gigaba forcefully reiterated the SAG's commitment to freedom of movement. Nations must shift their paradigms on migration, he said, to see it a [...]	2009-10-01 14:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1984	SADC STATES PREPARE FOR U.N. MIGRATION FORUM (GFMD) [...] At a September 21-23 forum in Cape Town, government officials from fourteen states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) discussed policies and programs to leverage migration for economic development. The workshop was a regional precursor for a wider U.N. event, the Global For [...]	2009-10-02 10:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1997	SOUTH AFRICA: POLITICAL NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 2 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]	2009-10-05 06:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2020	ANC OFFICIAL RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT STATE OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 13:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AU GV
09PRETORIA203	IFP MANIFESTO LAUNCH FEATURES NO VIOLENCE, SAME [...] (SBU) The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) launched its party manifesto before a small, heavily guarded crowd in Soweto on January 25. IFP leaders spoke briefly about the party's agenda -- economic growth, job creation, law and order, education, health, land reform, and morality -- before turning [...]	2009-02-03 10:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KJU PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2030	TREVOR MANUEL OFFERS NEW APPROACH TO GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Minister in the Presidency for National Planning Trevor Manuel's "National Strategic Planning" paper (often referred to here as the "Green Paper") offers a new approach to the way South Africa does government business. The paper suggests that greater planning and coordination will lead to [...]	2009-10-07 14:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AU GV
09PRETORIA2037	CRIME THAT BEGETS CRIME: YOUTH VICTIMIZATION IN [...] On September 29 the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention (CJCP) released two studies on the relation between South African youth and anti-social behaviors. The first presents results of its 2008 survey of 12 to 22-year-olds measuring the incidence of crime and violence suffered by young p [...]	2009-10-08 11:05:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2070	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 5-OCTOBER 9 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]	2009-10-09 15:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA21	MONTHS SINCE PIETERMARITZBURG COURT DECISION TEST [...] (C) The months since Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge Chris Nicholson handed down his verdict declaring the state's case against African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma invalid have been among the toughest times in the ruling party's history. The split between rival ANC factions [...]	2009-01-07 15:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA2103	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 13-OCTOBER 16 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]	2009-10-16 16:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2141	COURT SELECTIONS SHOW HOW CONCERNS ABOUT JUDICIAL [...] (C) President Jacob Zuma finalized his appointment of five new justices to the Constitutional Court, the nation's highest legal body, on October 11. For most of the past year, and particularly during the election campaign period ahead of the national election in April, opposition leaders and [...]	2009-10-21 16:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR SF
09PRETORIA2142	LEADING POLICY STRATEGIST WALKS AWAY FROM [...] (SBU) Joel Netshitenzhe, Director-General of Policy and Coordination Services (PCAS) in the South African Presidency, and the government's chief policy strategist, announced his resignation on October 19. Netshittenzhe had served in the post since 1994. There is speculation that he resigned [...]	2009-10-21 16:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SF
09PRETORIA2155	SOUTH AFRICA: NGO'S CONSIDER CYCLE OF CRIME AND [...] The cycle of crime plaguing South Africa has been documented by two recent surveys of young people -- showing they are victimized at even higher rates than adults (reftel),and this can lead to their own violent behavior. Looking for ways to break the cycle, the surveys identified factors rel [...]	2009-10-22 16:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA2163	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 19-OCTOBER 23 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]	2009-10-23 13:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2169	RECONFIGURED MINISTERIAL CLUSTERS LEAD TO [...] (C) The South African Government on October 19 announced plans to reconfigure ministerial clusters (committees within the Cabinet intended to improve coordination within government). The announcement set off immediate speculation by political analysts and economists over whether the reconfig [...]	2009-10-23 17:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF ECON EFIN EINV
09PRETORIA217	COURT SETS ZUMA TRIAL FOR AUGUST [...] (U) The Pietermaritzburg High Court set August 25 as the trial date for African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma in a decision announced on February 4. The state charged Zuma with corruption, fraud, money laundering, and racketeering in December 2007. The Pietermaritzburg High C [...]	2009-02-04 16:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KJU PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2197	ANC OFFICIAL RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT STATE OF THE [...] (SBU) Dumisani Ntuli, the spokesperson for the African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng Province, told Poloffs on September 30 that the party remains torn between supporters of President Jacob Zuma and former President Thabo Mbeki. Ntuli, who clearly falls into the latter camp, projected tha [...]	2009-10-29 07:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AU GV
09PRETORIA2207	POSSIBLE UN CONVENTION ENDANGERING FREEDOM OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 29 Poloffs met with Pitso Montwedi, Chief Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO),to deliver the demarche (ref A) urging support for a U.S. "draft action plan" of proposals ( [...]	2009-10-29 16:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SF
09PRETORIA2210	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 26-OCTOBER 30 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]	2009-10-30 12:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2229	ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS NEAR THE S.A.-MOZAMBIQUE [...] On an October 21-23 field visit to rural farming areas bordering Mozambique, emboffs investigated rights and labor concerns including trafficking in persons (TIP). The view from NGOs in the provincial capital was that law enforcement was not taking sex-related TIP seriously; and that labor TI [...]	2009-11-02 10:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KTIP SF
09PRETORIA223	U.N.'S OHCHR SPREAD THINLY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA [...] (U) On January 20, poloff met with the Office of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) Resident Representative for Southern Africa David Johnson, in response to Department tasker (reftel) to assess the nature and scope of OHCHR's activities. Covering 14 countries with t [...]	2009-02-05 12:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SA
09PRETORIA2245	AMBASSADORâ€™S COURTESY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's first official call with Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane was warm and frank. Mashabane thanked the USG for its partnership and support through PEPFAR and acknowledged past mistakes in HIV/AIDS policies. The Ambassador thanked [...]	2009-11-03 15:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ASEC KHIV SF ZI
09PRETORIA2251	MBEKI SHYS AWAY FROM IDEA OF POLITICAL LEGACY [...] (SBU) Summary: Former President Thabo Mbeki gave his first extended press interview since being removed from the presidency in September 2008 by the African National Congress (ANC). In the interview with the "Sunday Independent," Mbeki sought to distance himself from some of the more contro [...]	2009-11-04 10:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2254	COMMENTS FROM COPE SENIOR LEADERS SHOW DIVISIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress of the People (COPE),which marked its first anniversary on November 1, remains divided between competing factions who support either Mosiuoa Lekota or Mbhazima Shilowa. Competing newspaper stories in "City Press" and the "Sunday Independent" recently underscored [...]	2009-11-04 11:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2257	DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] On November 3, poloff made phone contact with Pitso Montwedi, Chief Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO),to advise of the U.S. message (reftel). Mr. Montwedi was engaged in meetings in New York, [...]	2009-11-04 13:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA2263	CONTROVERSIAL YOUTH LEAGUE PRESIDENT RETAINS [...] (SBU) Summary: African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) President Julius Malema probably has received more publicity from the news media in recent months than any other ruling party figure. (Note: "Mail and Guardian" political writer Mandy Rossouw has even recently published a book about Male [...]	2009-11-05 15:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SF
09PRETORIA2266	ANC GOES FAR, PERHAPS TOO FAR, IN ASSISTING [...] (SBU) The African National Congress (ANC) made special arrangements for Mozambican citizens living in the South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces to vote in Mozambique's elections on October 28. ANC members -- unaffiliated with South Africa's Independent Electoral Commiss [...]	2009-11-05 16:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SF
09PRETORIA2267	SAG "NEGLECTING" AND "FAILING" RURAL CONSTITUENTS, [...] (C) From October 21 to 23 emboffs visited rural Mpumalanga province, where human rights NGOs said the SAG was failing to protect the rural poor and neglecting to provide public services to remote communities. While township residents have protested violently over poor service delivery, rural [...]	2009-11-05 16:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ELAB EAGR SF
09PRETORIA2272	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2-NOVEMBER 6 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]	2009-11-06 14:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2293	ANC SHOWS ALLIANCE WHO IS BOSS [...] (C) Summary: The African National Congress (ANC) on November 8 reaffirmed the party's support for Minister in the Presidency for National Planning Trevor Manuel's controversial plan for a National Planning Commission, making it clear to ruling tripartite alliance members in the trade unions [...]	2009-11-10 13:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF ECON ECIN ELAB EINV
09PRETORIA2312	SOUTH AFRICA FEARS ZIMBABWE MAY BE SLIDING BACK [...] (U) Summary: During a press conference on November 10, Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Director General Dr. Ayanda Ntsaluba said regional leaders feared Zimbabwe could be sliding back from progress on the political and humanitarian fronts since the inception of the [...]	2009-11-13 14:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL ZANU SF ZI
09PRETORIA2314	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 9-NOVEMBER 13 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers i6Q*Q}th Africa," found on intelink.gov. ------------- Domestic News ------------- Weekly Says President Zuma Faces Real Challenge Over Feuding Po [...]	2009-11-13 14:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2315	Eskom Leadership Crisis Exacerbates Capacity Challenges [...] (SBU) South African power utility Eskom is in crisis with recent resignations of Board Chair Godsell and CEO Maroga, just as the company and its shareholder, the South African Government, grapple with financing for huge capital investments needed to meet electricity demand and avoid brown-outs [...]	2009-11-13 15:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD ECON SENV PGOV SF
09PRETORIA233	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 6, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 6 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Cuts Interest Rate - South African Notes Pare Gains as Inflation Measure Changes - Trade Deficit Revised Lower - January [...]	2009-02-06 10:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA2377	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 16-NOVEMBER 20 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]	2009-11-20 12:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2385	PRETORIA RESPONSE ON CANDIDATES FOR HEAD OF UN/OIOS [...] (C) With respect to the three South Africans under Department consideration for possible nomination as head of the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) (reftel),post herein provides assessments of the three individuals' backgrounds, reputations, and overall suitability. While a [...]	2009-11-20 15:13:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2406	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] Embassy Pretoria has received no feedback from the South African government regarding reftel points. On November 19 the text of the talking points was formatted as a non-paper, scanned, and emailed to Megan Govender, Deputy Director of the UNGA desk within the multilateral unit of the Departm [...]	2009-11-24 13:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2443	SOUTH AFRICA: POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 20-27 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker for more information, or to make contribution [...]	2009-11-27 14:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2463	PRESIDENT ZUMA ANNOUNCES HE WILL TEST FOR AIDS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Zuma called for a renewed struggle against AIDS in South Africa, leading by example as he promised to have himself tested for AIDS. Zuma emphasized that prevention was the key and called for wide testing. He announced a number of new initiatives to give more AIDS pat [...]	2009-12-01 15:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV EAID KHIV SF
09PRETORIA2478	JOHANNESBURG'S TWO BILLION RAND BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Summary. Emboff tested Johannesburg's new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System, the Rea Vaya, on November 20. The Rea Vaya was launched on October 20, to improve public transport infrastructure and alleviate traffic gridlock in South Africa's most congested and economically productive city. [...]	2009-12-03 07:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELTN SOCI SF PREL PGOV
09PRETORIA2481	SOUTH AFRICA: NEW PROSECUTOR APPOINTMENT [...] (C) President Jacob Zuma has appointed Menzi Simelane as the country's new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The selection raised criticism both because of Qmelane's involvement in political infighting at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and because of Zuma's continued push to a [...]	2009-12-03 16:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KJUS SF
09PRETORIA2493	DEMARCHE RESPONSE:"DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 13:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SF

09PRETORIA2498	ESKOM REDUCES TARIFF HIKE REQUEST, LOOKS FOR PRIVATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: State power utility Eskom backtracked on its controversial 45 percent tariff hikes for each of three years, at the last moment revising its application to the regulator down to 35 percent per year. At the same time it announced a number of new strategic initiatives, a desire fo [...]	2009-12-04 14:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD ECON SENV PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2503	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 4 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]	2009-12-07 06:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2507	AMBASSADOR GIPS MEETS WITH DIRCO DEPMIN EBRAHIM [...] (C) On December 3, Ambassador Gips met with Ebrahim Ebrahim, Deputy Minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). Ebrahim cordially listed points on which the SAG was content with its relations with the U.S., he cited areas for collaboration in resolving Afri [...]	2009-12-07 15:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KGHG AF WI ZI IR SF
09PRETORIA2509	PROMOTING MODERATE ISLAM IN SOUTH AFRICA: [...] (C) Summary: In a December 2 courtesy call on the Ambassador, former Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool and his Special Advisor Tahir Saleh discussed South Africa's Western Cape Muslim community as a political base and as a model for a Muslim path of moderation within a culturally diverse so [...]	2009-12-07 15:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM SCUL EAID SF
09PRETORIA2542	SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTER SAYS CHINA TRADE SHOULD [...] (U) In a forum on China-Africa economic relations, SAG Minister for Economic Development Ebrahim Patel said trade with China must be aligned to the SAG's domestic priorities, especially job creation and economic diversification into higher-value manufactured goods. China is now South Africa's [...]	2009-12-10 06:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2543	ZUMA'S POPULARITY AT ALL-TIME HIGH [...] (SBU) President Jacob Zuma is more popular than ever, according to a research survey conducted by TNS Research Surveys. (Note: TNS Surveys provides market research, global market research, and business analysis in hundreds of countries and claims to be the largest provider of customized res [...]	2009-12-10 07:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2545	ANC LAUNCHES VETERAN'S LEAGUE [...] (C) The African National Congress (ANC) announced on December 3 that it would create a party branch for veterans of the movement. The formation of the league -- known as the ANC Veteran's League (ANCVL) -- comes after the party resolved in 2007 to form a branch for veterans. The ANCVL will [...]	2009-12-10 09:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2546	SOUTH AFRICA: ZUMA'S HOTLINE FAILING TO OVERCOME [...] (SBU) The South African government admitted on December 2 that the presidential hotline, launched in September with great fanfare, is failing to handle thousands of callers seeking to register complaints with the administration. President Jacob Zuma established the telephone hotline as a way [...]	2009-12-10 12:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA2547	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF HEALTH AARON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The meeting between Ambassador Gips and Minister of Health Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi on November 30, 2009 marked a new partnership between the United States and South Africa in health coordination and cooperation. The Minister thanked the United States for the extensive support we ha [...]	2009-12-10 12:22:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KHIV PGOV SF TBIO
09PRETORIA2565	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 7-DECEMBER 11 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]	2009-12-11 13:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2567	SOUTH AFRICA CONFIDENT OF TIP LAW PASSAGE IN 2010 [...] (C) South African officials are more optimistic than ever that the long-awaited Bill providing comprehensive provisions for preventing and combating Trafficking in Persons (TIP) is nearing passage by Parliament. Extended consultations with the public and civil society groups caused delays in [...]	2009-12-11 14:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KTIP SF
09PRETORIA2578	G/TIP FY07 GRANT UPDATE - WORLD HOPE INTERNATIONAL [...] Per Department request (reftel),Pretoria's officer for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) met on December 10 with G/TIP grantee World Hope International (WHI) to monitor progress in the first six months of an 18-month $200,000 FY'07 grant. The funds will be used to support anti-trafficking awarenes [...]	2009-12-14 13:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KTIP SF
09PRETORIA2581	COMMUNIST PARTY ANNUAL CONGRESS MORE ABOUT [...] (C) The South African Communist Party (SACP) held its second annual special congress on December 10 at the University of Limpopo-Turfloop campus in Polokwane. Lengthy speeches, predictable displays of solidarity with traditional allies such as China and Cuba, and pointed questions (without a [...]	2009-12-15 10:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	SF PGOV
09PRETORIA2590	SAG EAGER TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY and Action Request: The SAG is eager to develop a Strategic Dialogue led by the Secretary of State and the Foreign Minister. The idea would be to use existing and prospective working groups and the existing Annual Bilateral Forum, which would produce a summary document to info [...]	2009-12-17 10:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ENRG KNNP ETRD SENV SF
09PRETORIA2594	ZUMA SEEKS UNITY AS HIS COALITION COMES UNDER [...] (C) African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) President Julius Malema, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA),and the South African Communist Party (SACP) have been trading public barbs during the past week, a clear sign that the loose coalition of forces which broug [...]	2009-12-17 15:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2603	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" [...] (SBU) Embassy Pretoria believes that success in reversing South Africa's support for the Defamation of Religion (DoR) resolution (reftel) will be highly improbable, and the effort may be counterproductive. Post is open to elevating our dialogue on DoR to a higher level, such as a request for [...]	2009-12-18 14:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA2605	SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTER SAYS CHINA TRADE SHOULD [...] (U) In a forum on China-Africa economic relations, SAG Minister for Economic Development Ebrahim Patel said trade with China must be aligned to the SAG's domestic priorities, especially job creation and economic diversification into higher-value manufactured goods. China is now South Africa's [...]	2009-12-18 15:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SF
09PRETORIA2606	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 14-DECEMBER 18 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]	2009-12-21 06:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2607	DEATH OF FORMER HEALTH MINISTER SHOWS HOW FAR SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang died on December 16 from complications arising from a 2007 liver transplant surgery. Having served as Health Minister from 1999 until September 2008, Tshabalala-Msimang was the most outspoken proponent of the Mbeki government's [...]	2009-12-21 06:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2608	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 14-DECEMBER 18 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]	2009-12-21 06:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2611	RURAL SOUTH AFRICA: CHANGE COMES SLOWLY TO MANDELA'S HOME [...] (SBU) PolCouns and PolAssist visited Nelson Mandela's birthplace of Mvezo, and also the former President's current rural home in Qunu in Eastern Cape Province December 7-8. Qunu is located along the main N2 highway, 30 km south of Mthatha, the district headquarters, in an area that was part of [...]	2009-12-21 14:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SF
09PRETORIA2622	SAG'S HOME AFFAIRS MINISTRY IN OPERATIONAL OVERHAUL [...] The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is a notoriously dysfunctional bureaucracy long due for an overhaul. Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, formerly Foreign Affairs Minister and ex-wife of the President, is leading a "Turnaround" project aiming to increase efficiency, tighten security, cut out [...]	2009-12-22 16:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PHUM PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2656	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]	2009-12-28 05:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2660	AFRICAN UNION CONFERENCE RATIFIES MARTIME CHARTER [...] (SBU) Summary. South Africa hosted a week-long African Union (AU) Conference for Ministers responsible for maritime transport in Durban during the week of October 12. The AU Maritime Charter was initially developed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 1993, and was adopted by 36 AU member states at t [...]	2009-12-28 08:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EWWT PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2670	PRETORIA RESPONSE: RIGHTS VIS-A-VIS SEXUAL [...] Laws against homosexuals or transgendered persons are not a concern in contemporary South Africa, which may have the most progressive legal framework vis-a-vis gay rights anywhere in the world. Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation is explicitly outlawed by the Constitution, and th [...]	2009-12-29 12:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA2679	ANC TREASURER GENERAL MATHEWS PHOSA SATISFIED WITH [...] (C) African National Congress (ANC) Treasurer General Mathews Phosa hosted Ambassador Donald Gips and Deputy Chief of Mission Helen La Lime for a meeting that covered current domestic political dynamics, President Jacob Zuma's policies, and the relationship between the United States and South [...]	2009-12-30 15:47:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN EINV ECPS ETRD MARR MASS SF
09PRETORIA271	PRETORIA INPUTS TO THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-12 14:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SA KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD
09PRETORIA294	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 13, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 7 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Budget 2009 - Finance Minister Cushions the Blow - Factories Put in Worst Performance in a Decade - Trade Conditions Survey Shows Cautiou [...]	2009-02-13 13:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA298	PRETORIA INPUTS TO THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Post hereby submits responses to the Department's action request (Refs A,B) for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, covering the period from March 2008 through mid-February 2009. Following an overview of South Africa's counter-trafficking efforts, and of its unique capacity [...]	2009-02-17 10:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SA KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD
09PRETORIA3	ANTI-APARTHEID POLITICAL LEADER HELEN SUZMAN DIES [...] (U) Helen Suzman, the internationally renowned anti-apartheid political leader who befriended the imprisoned Nelson Mandela in the 1960s, died in Johannesburg on January Â [...]	2009-01-02 09:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA323	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 13, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 8 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Retail Sales Growth Remains Negative - Rand Vulnerable to Higher Risk Aversion - Special Duty on Textiles Considered - SAA Tells Governm [...]	2009-02-20 12:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA329	SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS CORRUPTION PROBE COULD [...] This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Johannesburg Labor Office. 2. (C) Summary: South African Airways, (SAA) Board of Directors has launched an investigation into allegations of high-level mismanagement and corruption. CEO Khaya Ngqula has been placed on sp [...]	2009-02-23 06:05:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EIND EAIR ECON PREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA355	SUPPORTERS, DETRACTORS VIEW SPRINGBOK SYMBOL OF [...] (SBU) Few symbols in South Africa are as recognizable, or as controversial, as the Springbok logo worn by the 2007 World Cup champion South African rugby team. Worn by the rugby team since 1906, many saw the logo as a symbol of strength during the years the national team was banned from play [...]	2009-02-24 17:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV SF
09PRETORIA356	NIEHAUS SCANDAL RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER ANC [...] (SBU) Carl Niehaus, former spokesperson for the African National Congress (ANC),resigned this week after newspapers reported that he grossly mismanaged his personal finances and abused his office and authority in recent years. His longstanding financial difficulties and his abrupt resignati [...]	2009-02-24 18:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV SF
09PRETORIA358	RELIGIOUS LEADER AND PEACE ACTIVIST SET TO LEAD [...] Summary: The 57 years old Reverend Doctor Hamilton Mvumelwano "Mvume" Dandala, a religious leader and peace activist, is the presidential candidate for the new Congress of the People (COPE) party. He was educated in South Africa and Cameroon as well as Cambridge University. Dandala has good c [...]	2009-02-25 07:13:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SF
09PRETORIA378	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 27, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 9 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Q4 GDP Down 1.8% - U.S. Trade with South Africa - Government and Auto Industry Officials to Discuss Loan Package - Task Team Recommen [...]	2009-02-27 14:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA38	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 9, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 2 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Optimistic Outlook with Rates, Inflation Easing - Rand at Mercy of Global Forces - Permission to Raise Prices a Relief to Pharmaceutic [...]	2009-01-09 14:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA4	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 1 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Growth in Credit Slows - COSATU Slammed on Labor Plans - South Africa's Trade Gap Swells - Vodacom Ponders Launching Mobile Money Servic [...]	2009-01-02 10:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA43	MDC WILL STAY THE COURSE [...] (C) Summary: The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Standing Committee, consisting of 19 leaders, met near Johannesburg, South Africa for a strategy meeting from January 6-8, 2009. In a January 9 meeting with Ambassador Bost, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai said the party leaders resolved t [...]	2009-01-12 14:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL ZANU SF ZM
09PRETORIA436	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 6, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 10 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Government Still Sees Growth in 2009 - Job Growth Data Sparks Disbelief - South Africa's House Prices Still Falling - New Vehicle Sales [...]	2009-03-06 10:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA451	COPE STRUGGLING WITH DIVISIONS, PESSIMISM [...] (C) The Congress of the People (COPE) is struggling with divisions and pessimism throughout the organization, underscoring the difficulties the newly formed party faces as the national election approaches on April 22. Personal assistant to COPE President Mosiuoa Lekota, Tseliso Phomane, met [...]	2009-03-09 14:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA47	SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL CLEARS WAY TO RECHARGE ZUMA [...] Summary: South Africa's five-member Supreme Court of Appeal overturned on January 12 a September decision setting aside a corruption indictment against ANC President Jacob Zuma. Speaking for the court, Deputy Judge President Louis Harms upbraided the lower appeals court judge, Chris Nicolson [...]	2009-01-12 18:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA475	STATE MEDIA GIANT SINKS INTO FINANCIAL QUAGMIRE [...] (U) SUMMARY: South Africa's state broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation, recently admitted serious financial difficulties and is applying to the Treasury for immediate help. This follows on a year of political infighting between the Thabo Mbeki-appointed Board and the Jacob Zu [...]	2009-03-12 07:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV ECPS EINT SF
09PRETORIA476	SHAIK PAROLE KEEPS SPOTLIGHT ON ZUMA'S PAST [...] (C) The government's decision to parole on medical grounds convicted fraudster, and former Jacob Zuma business associate, Schabir Shaik is keeping the spotlight on the ANC President's past in the run-up to the April 22 election. Shaik, convicted in 2005 of bribing Zuma, was released from pris [...]	2009-03-12 07:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS SF KDEM
09PRETORIA484	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING WILL IMPACT APRIL 22 [...] (U) The Constitutional Court ruled on March 12 that South African voters living and working abroad may vote in the national component of the April 22 election. This means that thousands of voters overseas, many of whom have left South Africa for good, will have a chance to vote and influence [...]	2009-03-12 16:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS SF KDEM
09PRETORIA487	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 6, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 11 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Business Confidence Hits 10-Year Low on Slowdown - State 'Will Not Give Up' on Car Industry - South Africa Needs a Homegrown Response to [...]	2009-03-13 09:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA488	SOUTH AFRICA SEEKS TO CLEAR THE AIR ON DURBAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In informal meetings with the DFA's Pitso Montwedi, Poloffs have explored USG-SAG differences on the upcoming Durban Review Conference (DRC) on racism and xenophobia. Montwedi was amenable to the notion of a pared-down DRC document, emphasizing broad principles in a modern conte [...]	2009-03-13 09:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA5	SOUTH AFRICA: A/S FRAZER'S CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (C) Summary: Visiting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi E. Frazer reached out to South African and regional leaders to outline U.S. policy on Zimbabwe and explain why the U.S. no longer believes President Robert Mugabe can be part of a power sharing solution to Zimbabwe [...]	2009-01-02 13:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PGOV EAID SF ZI
09PRETORIA533	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 20, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 12 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Production Has Steepest Fall in Almost Two Decades - Gold Production Declines Sharply - Retail Sales Grow - Moody's to Re [...]	2009-03-20 13:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA538	PRE-ELECTION TOUR D'HORIZON WITH ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: The Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa gave us a glimpse into the operation of an institution key not only to the successful conduct of the 2009 elections but also to the preservation of South Africa's young democracy. The IEC officials briefe [...]	2009-03-20 17:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM EAID PGOV SF
09PRETORIA539	PART 2 OF 2: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AHEAD OF THE [...] (C) This cable is part 2 of 2 in response to C-AL9-00425. Reftels refer to parts 1 and 2. End Summary. --------------------------------------------- ------------ (C) WHO IN THE ANC DO THE OTHER PARTY MEMBERS SUSPECT OF SYMPATHIZING WITH COPE? --------------------------------------------- [...]	2009-03-23 06:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA543	PART 1 OF 2: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AHEAD OF THE [...] (C) This cable is part 1 of 2 in response to C-AL9-00425 received on March 9. Reftels refer to parts 1 and 2. The structure below follows a question and answer format and includes Reftels where applicable. Post has sent in nearly 100 cables since September 2008 covering many of the questio [...]	2009-03-23 07:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA544	PART 2 OF 2: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AHEAD OF THE [...] (C) This cable is part 2 of 2 in response to C-AL9-00425. Reftels refer to parts 1 and 2. End Summary. --------------------------------------------- ------------ (C) WHO IN THE ANC DO THE OTHER PARTY MEMBERS SUSPECT OF SYMPATHIZING WITH COPE? --------------------------------------------- [...]	2009-03-23 07:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA553	STUDY FINDS XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS DRIVEN BY LOCAL [...] On March 11, a Wits University team unveiled the results of their research into the direct triggers of last year's xenophobic attacks in South African townships. Interviews and focus groups with over 300 residents of seven areas found the attacks were premeditated and organized by community [...]	2009-03-24 11:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF
09PRETORIA561	SOUTH AFRICA TO VOTE YES ON 'DEFAMATION OF [...] South Africa will vote in favor of the "Combating defamation of religions" resolution, if the latter is put to vote in the U.N. Human Rights Council. The DFA's Pitso Montwedi, Chief Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, said that South Africa has supported the resolution in the [...]	2009-03-24 16:22:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF SA
09PRETORIA581	SAG'S DALAI LAMA VISA REFUSAL SPARKS OUTCRY [...] (U) The South African Government's (SAG) refusal to issue a visa for the Dalai Lama has caused outrage among the country's opposition parties, human rights NGOs, and some political leaders. The Dalai Lama was invited to appear at a peace conference on March 27 in Johannesburg hosted by South [...]	2009-03-26 15:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA595	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 27, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 13 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SARB Cuts Interest Rates - Current Account Deficit Lowest in Almost Three Years - Slowdown 'May Bring Manufacturing Sector to its Knees' [...]	2009-03-27 10:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA631	SAG'S FOREIGN POLICY: TRADING PRINCIPLES FOR POWER? [...] In a March 25 forum assessing South Africa's foreign policy from the standpoint of global human rights, prominent political commentator Professor Adam Habib acknowledged that the SAG's stances in multilateral fora often disappointed local and international rights advocates. The underlying ca [...]	2009-03-31 11:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SA
09PRETORIA658	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 3, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 14 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Activity Slumps to Record Low - Vehicle Sales, Exports Continue to Plummet - South Africa Must Try to Save 'Distressed' Se [...]	2009-04-03 10:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA66	TO ANC WAR VETS ZUMA REMAINS "SPEAR OF THE NATION" [...] (C) Summary: Former fighters in Umkhonto we Sizwe, some of African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma,s strongest supporters, have high expectations for the ANC leader and are expecting him to address their interests. Umkhonto we Sizwe, translated to &Spear of the Nation8 and ofte [...]	2009-01-13 14:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS SF
09PRETORIA661	PART 2 OF 3: SCENESETTER FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S APRIL [...] (C) This cable is part 2 of 3 on the South African election. End Summary. --------------------------------- The Issues That Will Drive Voters --------------------------------- 2. (C) In the 2006 local elections around the country, the delivery of services such as water, sanitation, an [...]	2009-04-03 14:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA662	PART 3 OF 3: SCENESETTER FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S APRIL [...] (C) This cable is part 3 of 3 on the South African election. End Summary. ----------------------------------- Important Political Markers to Watch ------------------------------------ 2. (C) There are at least five political markers for this election: -- The possibility of violence [...]	2009-04-03 14:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA664	PART 1 OF 3: SCENESETTER FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S APRIL [...] (C) South Africa on April 22 will hold its fourth national election since the end of apartheid in 1994. From all indications, the government and its institutions are ready for this poll, and turnout is expected to be the highest since former President Nelson Mandela's victory 15 years ago. [...]	2009-04-03 14:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA665	LOCAL PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICAL PARTY LISTS AHEAD [...] (C) Poloff worked with Political Section officers to gain their perspectives and insights into South Africa's main political parties ahead of the April 22 national election. Officers provided thoughts about the parties' candidate lists and how they may help or hinder their electoral chances. [...]	2009-04-03 15:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA666	ZUMA CONTINUES HARD PRESS FOR AFRIKANER SUPPORT [...] (SBU) One of the more interesting trends to emerge during this election season is the intense focus by Jacob Zuma and the African National Congress (ANC) in lobbying the Afrikaner vote ahead of the election. Many pundits and political analysts have speculated that the Afrikaner vote would go [...]	2009-04-03 15:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA67	ANC LOYALIST THRONG TO EAST LONDON FOR ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma launched the party,s election manifesto in front of a packed stadium in East London on January 10. Zuma said the ANC intends to focus on job creation, education, health, rural development, crime, and corruption during the nex [...]	2009-01-13 14:47:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA68	SUPREME COURT RULING ON ZUMA CASE SPARKS REACTIONS [...] (U) Summary: The South African Supreme Court's January 12 judgment allowing corruption charges against Jacob Zuma to move forward drew various reactions from across the political landscape. African National Congress (ANC) alliance parties expressed their continued support for ANC President Jac [...]	2009-01-13 17:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KDEM PGOV AA SF
09PRETORIA684	STATE DROPS CHARGES AGAINST ZUMA [...] (U) The legal saga surrounding African National Congress (ANC) leader, and future South African President, Jacob Zuma continued on April 6 as the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) dropped its case against the former Deputy President. Acting NPA Director of Public Prosecution Mokotedi Mpshe [...]	2009-04-06 15:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA687	ANC TREASURER GENERAL MATHEWS PHOSA DISCUSSES WAYS [...] (C) ANC Treasurer General Dr. Mathews Phosa met on April 2 with Charge and AmCham representatives to discuss ways to strengthen the bilateral relationship and promote U.S. investment. Dr. Phosa encouraged a closer relationship between the U.S. Embassy and the ANC Foreign Policy Committee; cl [...]	2009-04-07 11:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV SF
09PRETORIA707	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 9, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 15 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Recession Rules Out Post-Election Policy Shift; Mboweni and Manuel Agree on Rate Cuts - Significant Rise in Reserves - Treasury Wil [...]	2009-04-09 12:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA728	PRETORIA PROPOSAL -- FY'09 TAFT FUND FOR REFUGEES [...] Post hereby submits a proposal (ref B) for PRM's FY 2009 Julia V. Taft Fund for Refugees (ref A),recommending a grant of $20,000 to Ikenze Kungwe Mazwi Community College, a start-up elementary and high school serving children of Zimbabwean migrants in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. Funds will be u [...]	2009-04-15 11:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI ASEC CASC SF ZI
09PRETORIA758	BUSINESS UNCERTAIN ABOUT IMPACT OF ZUMA PRESIDENCY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 10:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SF
09PRETORIA770	SOUTH AFRICA ANNOUNCES PERMIT FOR ZIMBABWEANS [...] The SAG's April 3 announcement of a temporary permit for Zimbabweans to remain in South Africa is a potentially groundbreaking step in assistance to the continuing mass influx of Zimbabwean migrants. Compared to the asylum channel, the permit is much better suited to Zimbabweans' mainly econ [...]	2009-04-17 15:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF PGOV SA
09PRETORIA771	SA PERMIT FOR ZIMBABWEANS (PART 2) [...] There are currently more questions than answers surrounding the SAG's implementation of a temporary permit for Zimbabwean migrants to remain in South Africa (ref A). The Minister of Home Affairs' (DHA) April 3 announcement of the new policy was a surprise, albeit a welcome one, to the rights [...]	2009-04-17 15:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SF
09PRETORIA779	South African Political Parties Have Embraced Social Media, [...] SUMMARY: (U) Reportedly inspired by the dynamic e-campaign of President Obama, South African political parties have launched multifaceted digital platforms to reach voters in advance of the April 22 elections. Most parties now have targeted websites, voter activism forums, interactive media opp [...]	2009-04-20 15:05:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SA KDEM SF
09PRETORIA78	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this cable presents the first part of post?s two-part 2009 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY2009 6.1 Op [...]	2009-01-15 14:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB
09PRETORIA797	SOUTH AFRICA CAMPAIGN FUNDING [...] (C) Summary: The Helen Suzman Foundation hosted a seminar on April 15 to discuss the country's laws on political party funding, an issue which the media and electorate have largely ignored in the run-up to South Africa's election on 22 April. Panelists agreed that both the source and amounts [...]	2009-04-21 11:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SF
09PRETORIA80	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this cable presents the first part of post's two-part 2009 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY2009 6.1 Op [...]	2009-01-15 16:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB
09PRETORIA802	PART 1 OF 2: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AHEAD OF THE [...] (C) This cable is part 1 of 2 in response to C-AL9-00425 received on March 9. Reftels refer to parts 1 and 2. The structure below follows a question and answer format and includes Reftels where applicable. Post has sent in nearly 100 cables since September 2008 covering many of the questio [...]	2009-04-21 12:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA81	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SOUTH AFRICA (PART [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this cable presents part two of post's two-part 2009 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide for South Africa 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY2009, continued [...]	2009-01-15 16:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR SF
09PRETORIA818	SOUTH AFRICA VOTES: SITUATION REPORT #4 [...] (U) Summary: South Africa's National and Provincial elections of April 22 were well organized and peaceful. Charge d'Affaires and Poloff on April 23 visited the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Results Centre to see how political parties were faring and to gain a better understanding of [...]	2009-04-23 17:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM ASEC PGOV SF
09PRETORIA821	Media Coverage of South African Elections [...] SUMMARY: Across the spectrum - from the daily newspapers to television broadcasts to community radio - coverage of the 2009 elections in South Africa dominated the media in the weeks leading up to the April 22 vote, and ruled the airwaves on election day itself. In what is widely considered South [...]	2009-04-24 09:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SA KDEM SF
09PRETORIA831	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 17, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 17 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Business Index Shows Light at End of Tunnel - Empowerment Fund Changes Strategy to Help Smaller Firms - Telkom and AT&T Launch Strategic [...]	2009-04-24 14:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA832	SADC MISSION DECLARES SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTION FREE [...] (U) The Southern African Development Community (SADC) concluded that South Africa's national and provincial election on April 22 was "peaceful, free, fair, and transparent." SADC's delegation, which comprised 108 observers from the region, was led by Swaziland's Minister of Agriculture Cleme [...]	2009-04-24 14:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA840	FINAL RESULTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S APRIL 22 ELECTION [...] (U) The April 22, 2009 national and provincial election in South Africa saw the African National Congress (ANC) earning the right to form the fourth consecutive government since the end of apartheid in 1994. The ANC leader will be its party president, Jacob Zuma, who will be inaugurated in P [...]	2009-04-28 14:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA841	ANC PREVAILS, WINS GOVERNING MAJORITY [...] (C) The ruling African National Congress (ANC) prevailed in the April 22 national and provincial election with a total of 65.96 percent of the national vote; slightly down from their total of 69 percent in 2004, and 67 percent in 1999. The second highest vote total went to the multi-racial De [...]	2009-04-28 14:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA842	MINING FOR VOTES IN THE FREE STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: South Africa's Free State Province once ranked among the world's greatest producers of gold, rivaling the gold deposits west of Johannesburg. The Free State's high-grade deposits have been mined out to a great extent, leading to long-term decline in production and jobs in and a [...]	2009-04-28 15:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ELAB PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA843	IEC ANNOUNCES ELECTION RESULTS ON APRIL 25 [...] (C) The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was proud of the efficiency of polling day activities, saying this was "a long way from 1994." The IEC said campaigns were conducted peacefully and there were no incidents of political violence or intimidation on election day. The ruling African [...]	2009-04-28 15:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA875	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 30, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 18 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South African Reserve Bank Cuts Repo Rate - Company Failures Rise - Finance Minister Will Have Role in Next ANC Government - South Afri [...]	2009-04-30 14:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA88	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 16, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 3 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South African Economy to "Feel Pressure" - Manufacturing Output, Business Confidence Dive - South Africa's House Prices Fall - Stadiums [...]	2009-01-16 12:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA893	SCENE-SETTER FOR USTR AMBASSADOR RON KIRK'S MAY [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-05-04 13:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SF
09PRETORIA930	COMMUNIST PARTY LOOKS FOR GAINS FOLLOWING ZUMA WIN [...] (SBU) The South African Communist Party (SACP),whose membership totals have slowly eroded in recent years, is looking to rebound following African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma's selection as the country's next ruler. SACP members can belong both to the ANC and to the Congress [...]	2009-05-08 13:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA939	PART 1 OF 3: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SOUTH AFRICA'S [...] (SBU) Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, President of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, is a controversial but not well understood personage who emerged from obscurity to where he now occupies the apex of South Africa's political pyramid. He is deeply loved and revered by his closest [...]	2009-05-08 15:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA953	PART 2 OF 3: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SOUTH AFRICA'S [...] (SBU) This is the second of three messages that aim to reveal a comprehensive background picture of Jacob Zuma, the President of the ruling African National Congress party (ANC),who was inaugurated as the fourth post-apartheid president of South Africa. The first message was released befor [...]	2009-05-12 08:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA954	PART 3 OF 3: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SOUTH AFRICA'S [...] (SBU) This is the third of three messages that aim to reveal a comprehensive background picture of Jacob Zuma, the President of the ruling African National Congress party (ANC),who was inaugurated as the fourth post-apartheid president of South Africa. The first message was released before [...]	2009-05-12 08:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA981	AT&T PURSUES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH TELKOM SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary. AT&T officials met with post to discuss a new strategic partnership with Telkom South Africa on April 16. The officials noted that increasing numbers of international corporations were finding opportunities for investment in Africa and agreed that improvements in bandwidth capa [...]	2009-05-14 05:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EIND EINV EINT ECIP PGOV USTR SF
09PRETORIA988	PART 1 OF 3: A LOOK AT JACOB ZUMA'S CABINET [...] (SBU) President Jacob Zuma finalized his Cabinet appointments on May 10, modifying several existing ministries and creating a few new ones. Zuma increased the Cabinet's size from 28 to 34 ministries. Below are short biographies for each of the newly appointed ministers and deputies. This i [...]	2009-05-14 15:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA99	THE AMBASSADOR MEETS MINISTER OF HEALTH - FINALLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador had a productive meeting with Minister of Health Barbara Hogan January 19 on the eve of his departure from post. The Ambassador conveyed his frustration that he had not been able to meet with the Minister's predecessor, emblematic of challenges in working with th [...]	2009-01-20 14:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PGOV EAID KHIV SF ZI
09PRETORIA990	INDUSTRY APPLAUDES CREATION OF DEDICATED TOURISM MINISTRY [...] (U) Summary. President Zuma announced a split in the existing Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) when he revealed his cabinet on May 9. Former Minister of DEAT Marthinus van Schalkwyk will head the new Department of Tourism. Industry analysts welcomed the creation of a ca [...]	2009-05-14 16:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD SENV PGOV SF
09PRETORIA993	SOUTH AFRICA SPLITS ITS MINING AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The South African government announced the long-anticipated split of the Ministry of Minerals and Energy into two separate ministries to aim for greater focus on these key sectors. Industry is cautiously open-minded about the new appointments. Minister of Mining Susan Shabangu [...]	2009-05-15 12:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ENRG EPET EFIN PGOV SENV SF

09PRETORIA994	SA-ZIMBABWE BORDER: COPING WITH CONTINUED HEAVY [...] A May 7-8 visit to the South African and Zimbabwean border towns of Musina and Beitbridge found the border zone was beginning to normalize despite continued heavy flows of Zimbabwean migrants into South Africa. The SAG's halt in deportations has reduced migrants' vulnerability to police hara [...]	2009-05-15 14:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KTIP SF
09PRETORIA995	SWAZI KING CONVEYS REGIONAL POSITION ON MADAGASCAR [...] (C) Summary: King Mswati III of Swaziland met with Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson in Johannesburg, South Africa following the inauguration of Jacob Zuma as South Africa's fourth democratically elected president. He raised SADC's concerns regarding the crisis in Madagascar and the region [...]	2009-05-15 15:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SF
09PRISTINA114	KOSOVO: DS PARTY SHOWING NEW ASSERTIVENESS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent weeks, Serbian government officials responsible for the southern part of Kosovo (south of the Ibar river) have sounded a seemingly more moderate political line and have even contacted Serbs working in the Kosovo government. These officials, all from Serbian President [...]	2009-03-17 15:04:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV SR
09PRISTINA131	KOSOVO: MOMENTUM BUILDING ON DECENTRALIZATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of recent meetings, Minister for Local Government Administration Sadri Ferati shared his evolving thinking about decentralization and how he sees his role in the process. His fear that the differential pace of decentralization in Kosovo's north and south will lead to [...]	2009-03-26 09:35:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV
09PRISTINA146	KOSOVO: SERBIAN GOVERNMENT SHRINKS PARALLEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prompted at least in part by the financial crisis and the burden of subsidizing parallel structures in Kosovo, Serbian officials from the Ministry for Kosovo have taken steps to curtail the power and influence of Serbian parallel municipal governments in some southern enclaves. T [...]	2009-04-08 16:08:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV
09PRISTINA147	KOSOVO: PROGRESS ON SERBIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY Recent developments related to issues surrounding the Serbian Orthodox Church's (SOC) patrimonial sites in Kosovo have produced a mixture of progress in some areas and continued challenges in others. At the urging of moderate SOC leaders in Kosovo, the SOC's ruling Synod has giv [...]	2009-04-08 16:28:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK
09PRISTINA148	KOSOVO/EULEX: AT FULL OPERATING CAPABILITY, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 6 the European Union's rule-of-law mission in Kosovo, EULEX, declared full operational capability (FOC). Four months after its initiation, EULEX can claim some significant successes, including a complete and violence-free roll-out of the police component; the reopening of the [...]	2009-04-08 17:27:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV
09PRISTINA149	USAID ROMA RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM: PROGRESS AFTER A [...] (U) Summary: USAID has initiated a long term resettlement project for 50 Roma families residing in two camps for internally displaced persons in north Mitrovica. The camp residents continue to suffer life-threatening health effects from lead poisoning over nine years after moving into the UN [...]	2009-04-08 17:42:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL UNMIK KV
09PRISTINA150	KOSOVO: MAJOR ELECTION-RELATED CHALLENGES AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo's political scene is increasingly focusing on municipal elections widely expected to take place in autumn-winter 2009, though no date has yet been set. Coalition and opposition parties alike see municipal elections as an opportunity to gain momentum for national elections, [...]	2009-04-08 18:33:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID UNMIKV KV
09PRISTINA162	KOSOVO: HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION IN NORTH MITROVICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The return of warm weather in Kosovo brings with it annual interest among Kosovo Albanian displaced persons in rebuilding houses north of the Ibar River. Suvi Do/Suhadoll, a village just west of the Kosovo Serb populated north Mitrovica area, has been the site of interethnic cla [...]	2009-04-24 13:06:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV
09PRISTINA17	KOSOVO: MODERATE SERBS BLAME NORTHERN HARDLINERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Certain key moderates in Kosovo's Serb community, such as Rada Trajkovic, director of the Serbian government health clinic in the southern enclave of Gracanica, and Oliver Ivanovic, a fellow Kosovo Serb serving as State Secretary in the Serbian Ministry for Kosovo, are blaming h [...]	2009-01-15 09:34:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK
09PRISTINA178	KOSOVO EFFORTS TO SECURE RECOGNITION [...] (C) Summary: Since the initial rush of recgonitions after its declaration of independence in February 2008, Kosovo has had to work intensively for each additional recognition, using all tools available to move the undecideds into the "yes" column. Support from the USG and other friendly nat [...]	2009-05-04 10:49:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KV
09PRISTINA18	KOSOVO: RETURNS DOWN SHARPLY IN 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) numbers, only 569 persons returned to Kosovo in 2008, compared to 1815 returnees in 2007. This decline can be attributed to many factors, chief among them Kosovo's declaration of independence on February 17, 2008, which appea [...]	2009-01-15 09:34:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK PREF
09PRISTINA183	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN [...] (C) Mr. Vice President: You last saw the President and Prime Minister of Kosovo in Washington during their first meetings with the new Administration in February, just after the one year anniversary of Kosovo's independence. That meeting proved a huge boost for a Kosovo public anxious to be reassur [...]	2009-05-09 13:02:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK KV
09PRISTINA216	KOSOVO: PROGRESS ON ELECTRICITY FOR SERB [...] (C) SUMMARY. We have seen significant progress towards reaching a comprehensive solution to the problem of Kosovo Serbs and the electricity supply. As of June 2, thanks to sustained effort by the Embassy and USAID Kosovo, every Kosovo Serb village south of the Ibar river - with the exceptio [...]	2009-06-08 14:44:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK
09PRISTINA22	KOSOVO: KOSOVO SECURITY FORCE POISED TO START [...] (C) SUMMARY: At 2400 on January 20 Kosovo will deactivate the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) and will activate the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) at one minute past midnight on January 21. At the same time, approximately 2900 current KPC members will receive notification whether or not they will [...]	2009-01-16 17:01:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL KV
09PRISTINA225	KOSOVO REQUESTS NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNER FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of the Kosovo Security Force Fehmi Mujota sent a letter to the Ambassador on May 13 requesting entry into the United States National Guard State Partnership Program. Embassy has forwarded this letter through channels, and USNATO informed us on May 18 that SHAPE had sent [...]	2009-06-10 15:25:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV
09PRISTINA249	KOSOVO: ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO MANAGE IMMIGRATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please seen paragraph 12. 2. (C) Summary: Increasing numbers of foreigners are entering Kosovo and requesting stay and asylum. Kosovo's laws governing asylum and migration are good, but border authorities lack the technological and physical resources to prop [...]	2009-07-01 13:59:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV SMIG KV
09PRISTINA25	KOSOVO: DAS STUART JONES DISCUSSES PRACTICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR/SCE DAS Stuart Jones visited Kosovo January 12-13, and discussed events since the European Union's rule-of-law mission, EULEX, started its operations on December 9, 2008. In meetings with President Sejdiu, Prime Minister Thaci, Foreign Minister Hyseni, EULEX Chief de Kermabo [...]	2009-01-22 06:57:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK
09PRISTINA250	KOSOVO: A CHALLENGING ELECTIONS PROCESS AMID [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Sejdiu on June 16 called for municipal elections to take place on November 15. Preparations for these elections, set to occur amid increasing activity on decentralization, will present several policy challenges. Decentralization will create five new Serb-majority munic [...]	2009-07-01 14:16:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV
09PRISTINA251	KOSOVO: DECANI LAND ISSUE REACHES LEGAL [...] (C) The long-running land dispute between the Visoki Decani Serbian Orthodox monastery and the municipal government of Decani municipality has reached a legal conclusion. On May 19, the Special Chamber of the Kosovo Supreme Court for Kosovo Trust Agency Matters endorsed a settlement proposal [...]	2009-07-01 14:23:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KV
09PRISTINA256	KOSOVO: EULEX AT THE SIX MONTH POINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six months after EULEX's deployment, we are getting a better sense of the mission's strengths and weaknesses. EULEX Police, as an example, were active and successful in suppressing protests in north Mitrovica during Albanian efforts to rebuild destroyed homes in Kroi i Vitakut. [...]	2009-07-04 10:10:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV
09PRISTINA257	KOSOVO'S DIVIDED OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Kosovo's three opposition parties lack the unity and parliamentary strength to challenge the PDK-led coalition. Ramush Haradinaj has failed to unify the opposition behind him and the remaining opposition parties do not embrace his party's leadership against the government. The [...]	2009-07-04 10:37:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA30	KOSOVO: NORTH MITROVICA AMERICAN CORNER STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The American Corner in the UNMIK library of northern Mitrovica remains open, but its existence continues to be threatened by the Kosovo Serb parallel municipal government. UNMIK has refused to hand over control of the building to parallel mayor Nenad Toplicevic, a member of the [...]	2009-01-26 16:12:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EAID KV UNMIK
09PRISTINA323	KOSOVO: KEEPING DECENTRALIZATION AND THE NOVEMBER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Quint ambassadors here still lack consensus on whether Kosovo should conduct November 15 municipal elections in any of the new, as yet unformed Serb-majority municipalities mandated in the Ahtisaari Plan. The UK Embassy, once in favor of conducting elections only in the 33 exist [...]	2009-08-04 15:32:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV
09PRISTINA336	KOSOVO: QUINT FACING CRITICAL DECISIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Municipal elections in Kosovo are scheduled to take place on November 15, and the Quint embassies in Pristina--U.S., UK, France, Germany, and Italy--continue to lack consensus on fast-approaching critical decisions on election organization. At the August 7 meeting, the Deputy In [...]	2009-08-10 16:29:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV
09PRISTINA344	KOSOVO: EMBASSY URGES GOK TO COOPERATE WITH [...] (C) During an August 13 courtesy call, Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci expressed his desire for continued cooperation with the Embassy, and pledged to make no important policy decisions without prior consultation. The Charge noted that the United States shared Kosovo's strategic priority [...]	2009-08-14 08:36:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV
09PRISTINA345	KOSOVO: DECENTRALIZATION SEQUENCING AND TIMING [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the August 14 Quint meeting, the International Civilian Office (ICO) outlined its plans for establishing additional Municipal Preparation Teams (MPTs) following the August 13 announcement of the formation of the Gracanica MPT. The ICO indicated that it will proceed with i [...]	2009-08-14 17:04:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV
09PRISTINA351	KOSOVO: SERBIAN PARALLEL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Special Serbian parallel municipal elections held in Kosovo on August 16 resulted in a lower than expected voter turnout. The Government of Kosovo downplayed the significance of these elections, notwithstanding substantial opposition and media criticism. END SUMMARY. PARAL [...]	2009-08-17 16:22:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL KV SR
09PRISTINA357	KOSOVO: TOWARD REFRAMING THE DEBATE ON DECENTRALIZATION AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Disputes within the international community on the process of decentralization and the timing for elections have overshadowed our unanimity on the most basic goals - the need for successful decentralization and successful elections. As August ends, and deadlines for finalizing [...]	2009-08-20 09:18:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA362	KOSOVO: GOK OPPOSES EULEX AGREEMENT WITH SERBIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Kosovo (GOK) continues to object to a draft law enforcement agreement that EULEX plans to sign with Serbia. Kosovo's objections center around an implied reference to the "six points," some terminology in the agreement, and the negative impact that it may have on [...]	2009-08-21 16:03:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV
09PRISTINA368	KOSOVO: AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS [...] (SBU) The Ambassador presented letters of credence to Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu Monday, August 24, at the President's Office. In statements before a large contingent of press following the ceremony, President Sejdiu warmly welcomed the Ambassador, while the Ambassador pledged the USG's [...]	2009-08-25 16:10:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KV
09PRISTINA378	KOSOVO: KP PARAMILITARY POLICE SENT NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary: A standoff between ethnic Albanians and ethnic Serbs in Mitrovica over the reconstruction of several Albanian houses destroyed in the war escalated Thursday evening when Prime Minister Thaci ordered Kosovo paramilitary police (ROSU) to Mitrovica to protect Albanian construction [...]	2009-08-28 17:13:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA379	KOSOVO: ASSESSING LIKELY ELECTION PARTICIPATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Debate among stakeholders continues on modalities for and risks associated with holding elections on November 15 in the new Serb-majority municipalities formed through Ahtisaari-mandated decentralization, but we are edging towards a solution along U.S.-shaped lines: elections i [...]	2009-08-28 17:19:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA395	KOSOVO: AMBASSADOR MEETS OPPOSITION LEADER HARADINAJ [...] (SBU) Ambassador met with Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) party leader, and former prime minister, Ramush Haradinaj on September 9. The two discussed a range of international and domestic political issues in a frank and friendly exchange. Ambassador told Haradinaj that a key part of hi [...]	2009-09-11 15:45:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA397	KOSOVO: AMBASSADOR MEETS OPPOSITION LEADER PACOLLI [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Alliance for a New Kosovo (AKR) leader Behgjet Pacolli and Pacolli's senior advisor, Essad Puskar, on September 11 for an introductory meeting to discuss several domestic and foreign issues including AKR's role in Kosovo's opposition, the importance of te [...]	2009-09-14 12:00:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER KV
09PRISTINA398	KOSOVO: ASSEMBLY SPEAKER PROMISES PROTOCOL SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Kosovo Assembly Speaker Jakup Krasniqi, in a meeting with the Ambassador on September 9, promised his support to reduce political tensions over the EULEX-Serbia law enforcement protocol. The Ambassador thanked Krasniqi for previous public comments the Speaker made to reduce political vola [...]	2009-09-14 12:38:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA412	KOSOVO: RUSSIAN AND SLOVAK REPS PRESS OSCE ON [...] (U) Heads of Mission from the Russian and Slovak Liaison Offices in Kosovo offered pointed questions to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Mission in Kosovo (OMIK) regarding activities related to upcoming municipal elections during a September 24 meeting reviewing OMIK's r [...]	2009-09-25 06:43:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV
09PRISTINA417	KOSOVO: NEW COMKFOR CALLS ON AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 24, the new COMKFOR, Lieutenant General Markus Bentler paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador. The two discussed KFOR's planned drawdown and the importance of creating a mechanism to ensure close coordination between military and civilian organizations as KFOR's pre [...]	2009-09-29 06:04:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MARR KV
09PRISTINA427	KOSOVO: ALLEGATIONS OF POISONING ALBANIAN STUDENTS CAUSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dozens of Albanian students from three schools in Fushe Kosove/Kosovo Polje have been admitted to Pristina's University Hospital over the past two days with complaints of dizziness, fatigue, and loss of consciousness amid media speculation that the students were the victims of i [...]	2009-10-01 18:16:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA428	KOSOVO: SCENSETTER FOR DAS JONES' VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 5, the ninth meeting of the International Steering Group (ISG),the oversight body for the International Civilian Office (ICO),will begin a conversation on the future of the organization, and indeed on its exit strategy. This discussion takes place just as Kosovo be [...]	2009-10-02 15:50:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA43	KOSOVO: MONTENEGRO DELEGATION DISCUSSES [...] (U) Summary. Montenegrin Deputy Assembly Chairman Rifat Rastoder led a government delegation on a visit to Pristina on January 27-28. Montenegro, which recognized Kosovo on October 9, sent the delegation to discuss establishing diplomatic relations with Kosovo, the status of ethnic Montenegri [...]	2009-02-03 16:03:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KV MW
09PRISTINA447	KOSOVO: EU(LEX)-SERBIA CUSTOMS AGREEMENT PRESENTS POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: European representatives, both in Brussels and in Kosovo, are developing a framework to negotiate a customs protocol between EULEX -- on behalf of the GOK -- and Serbia, which would include both data sharing on customs activity and the restart of revenue collection at Gates 1 and [...]	2009-10-13 07:39:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV KV SR
09PRISTINA456	KOSOVO: CAMPAIGN OPENS FOR NOVEMBER 15 MUNICIPAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The official campaign period for Kosovo November 15 municipal elections kicked off on October 15. The elections, the first since independence and the first managed by domestic institutions, mark an important milestone in Kosovo's democratic growth. Kosovo Albanian and Serb par [...]	2009-10-19 11:11:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR KV
09PRISTINA457	KOSOVO: HUNGARY IN TALKS TO REPRESENT SPANISH EU [...] (SBU) Atilla Fodor, First Secretary of the Hungarian Embassy in Pristina, briefed us Friday, October 16, on Hungary's hopes to represent Spain in Kosovo, during Spain's January-June 2010 EU presidency. According to Fodor, intensive bilateral talks are underway, and a decision is expected no la [...]	2009-10-19 11:11:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV HU SP
09PRISTINA461	KOSOVO: GOK SET TO REMOVE USG-PROVIDED BORDER [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph five. 2. (SBU) The USG-developed product PISCES (Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System),Kosovo's current border control system which is installed in all but two of Kosovo's border crossing points (BCP),could be [...]	2009-10-21 05:52:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR ASEC ELTN PTER SMIG PBTS PGOV PREL KCRM KV
09PRISTINA463	KOSOVO: BELGRADE PRESSURES MUNICIPAL PREPARATION TEAM [...] (SBU) We were told on October 21 by the International Civilian Office that Serbia's Ministry of Education is ordering Kosovo Serb teachers in parallel Serb-language schools to resign from temporary employment on Municipal Preparation Teams (MPTs) in Kosovo's new municipalities or face dismissal [...]	2009-10-21 17:31:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KV SR
09PRISTINA465	KOSOVO: WEATHER AND TECHNICAL PROBLEMS CAUSE POWER OUTAGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 18, increased demand for electricity due to unseasonably cold weather and technical problems threatened to cause catastrophic failure to the Valac electrical sub-station and distribution lines in northern Kosovo. This prompted the Kosovo Electricity Company (KEK) to c [...]	2009-10-22 10:28:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV KV SR
09PRISTINA470	KOSOVO: LOCAL ELECTIONS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ETHNIC SERB [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo Serbs will vote in municipal elections on November 15 for the first time in four of six new decentralized municipalities formed under the Ahtisaari Plan. Encouraging voter participation among Serbs in the new municipalities is critical to decentralization's success, and U [...]	2009-10-28 07:48:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR KV
09PRISTINA471	KOSOVO: KEK READY TO SUPPLY POWER TO NORTH, WAITING FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a nine-day outage due to weather and line maintenance (Reftel),the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) is prepared to reestablish electrical power supply to northern Kosovo without insisting on collecting for energy use at this time. In an attempt to meet the power needs [...]	2009-10-28 16:32:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV KV SR
09PRISTINA474	KOSOVO: 2009 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDEOM REPORT [...] (U) As per refs A and B we delivered an oral summary of the Kosovo section of the 2009 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom (IRFR) to Venera Llunji, political adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs at 16:00 local time (11:00 EST) on October 26, and transmitted a hard copy of the [...]	2009-10-30 08:15:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM OPRC KIRF KPAO KV
09PRISTINA477	KOSOVO: AAK'S NEW BLOOD ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo's leading opposition party, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK),is attempting to refashion itself from a regional party dogged by its own corruption-plagued past into a national party that can convince voters to give it a second chance at governing. As part of th [...]	2009-11-02 13:52:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA480	KOSOVO: 2009 INCSR REPORT PART ONE [...] Following is Part One of Kosovo's 2009 INCSR report (narcotics and chemical control). 2. Begin report. I. Summary Though Kosovo is primarily a transit country for Afghan drugs destined for Europe, anecdotal evidence from the Kosovo Police (KP) suggests a growing domestic narcotics m [...]	2009-11-03 15:05:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM KV
09PRISTINA481	KOSOVO: LACK OF MOVEMENT BY BELGRADE ON ENERGY IN NORTHERN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: More than a week ago, the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) finished repairs on two power lines that supply electricity to northern Kosovo, and informed the Valac sub-station operators that it is ready to restore power disconnected on October 18 for technical reasons. At the same [...]	2009-11-04 07:34:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV KV SR
09PRISTINA482	KOSOVO: BELGRADE REFUSES TO DISCUSS KEK SUB-CONTRACT [...] (SBU) On November 4, two KEK advisors met with Serbian Deputy Minister for Kosovo Dragan Petkovic and Ministry of Energy State Secretary Nikola Rajakovic in North Mitrovica. According to our contacts, the Serbian officials were not prepared to talk seriously about a commercial sub-contract for [...]	2009-11-04 16:57:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV KV SR
09PRISTINA487	KOSOVO: H1N1 PREP UNDERWAY AS VIRUS STRIKES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first suspected cases of H1N1 influenza have appeared in Kosovo, according to the Director of Kosovo's National Institute of Public Health (NIPH). At the same time, NIPH and other elements of Kosovo's public health infrastructure continues preparations to deal with a possibl [...]	2009-11-09 13:50:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV TBIO KFLU KV
09PRISTINA492	KOSOVO: LDK'S ELECTION STRATEGY: FROM PROBLEM CHILD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK),Kosovo's oldest and second largest political party appears reinvigorated going into the November 15 local elections, following its 2007 electoral flop. LDK is more united and organized than at any time in the last three years, and it is e [...]	2009-11-12 15:36:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA493	KOSOVO: LDK'S ELECTION STRATEGY: FROM PROBLEM CHILD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK),Kosovo's oldest and second largest political party appears reinvigorated going into the November 15 local elections, following its 2007 electoral flop. LDK is more united and organized than at any time in the last three years, and it is e [...]	2009-11-12 15:45:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA494	KOSOVO: LDKQS ELECTION STRATEGY: FROM PROBLEM CHILD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK),KosovoQs oldest and second largest political party appears reinvigorated going into the November 15 local elections, following its 2007 electoral flop. LDK is more united and organized than at any time in the last three years, and it is e [...]	2009-11-12 15:49:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA495	KOSOVO: PDK'S CHALLENGE -- DEFENDING GAINS FROM '07 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK),Kosovo's ruling party since 2007, is heading into the November 15 local elections facing tough competition in municipal races from both the opposition Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and from its national coalition partner the Democr [...]	2009-11-13 05:47:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA497	KOSOVO: ELECTION PREDICTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The November 15 municipal elections in Kosovo, the first since independence in 2008, will test both the relative strength of Kosovo's political parties and the capacity of Kosovo's Central Elections Commission to organize the polls. We expect negative campaigning and concerns a [...]	2009-11-13 09:59:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR KV
09PRISTINA501	KOSOVO: STRONG TURNOUT, RELATIVE CALM MARK LOCAL POLLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo's November 15 local elections, the first organized by Kosovo authorities and the first since independence, were marked by higher than expected turnout, in both the Serb community and in Kosovo at large. Voters cast ballots for mayors and municipal assembly persons in 36 [...]	2009-11-15 21:24:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA509	KOSOVO - GETTING KFOR DRAWDOWN RIGHT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: KFOR is close to completing the first phase of its ultimate drawdown to "deterrent presence" force of 2,500 troops. By February 2010, KFOR troop levels will decline to 10,000, so-called Gate 1 in KFOR's three-phase plan. We believe that the Gate 1 decision was justified, but [...]	2009-11-17 12:23:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL MARR KV
09PRISTINA510	KOSOVO: EARLY MAYORAL RESULTS SHOW FEW SURPRISES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 16, Kosovo's Central Elections Commission (CEC) released preliminary results for the November 15 mayoral races. In 36 municipalities, 16 mayoral races were decided in the first round, with the ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) taking five, the junior coalition [...]	2009-11-18 05:27:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA511	KOSOVO: FIRST H1N1 DEATH CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) On November 15 Kosovo authorities reported the first death attributable to the H1N1 influenza virus -- also known as swine flu. The patient was a 31-year old man from Gllogovc/Glogovac, approximately 30 km from Pristina. He was hospitalized in critical condition on November 12 and treat [...]	2009-11-19 05:43:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV TBIO KFLU KV
09PRISTINA518	KOSOVO: PM RETHINKS DISSOLVING COALITION [...] (SBU) Late-breaking local news on November 19 that Kosovo's junior coalition partner Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) was entering into a pre-election agreement with the opposition Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) for December 13 municipal runoffs, sparked a brief and tense coalition cr [...]	2009-11-20 15:16:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA522	KOSOVO: NEW KOSOVO POWER PLANT REIGNITED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After several months of delay and intensive background work in Washington, Brussels and Pristina, the long-overdue restructuring of Kosovo's energy sector appears to be reinvigorated thanks to two recent decisions. On November 13, the Government of Kosovo (GOK) finalized a cont [...]	2009-11-23 15:02:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV KV SR
09PRISTINA524	KOSOVO - KFOR MOVES ON POWER STATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unannounced deployment on November 23, KFOR, along with EULEX, sent forces to establish a dual security perimeter around the Valac electrical substation in northern Kosovo. The Valac substation, currently controlled by Serbian Power Company (EPS) employees, has been the focu [...]	2009-11-24 15:19:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG MARR ECON EAID PTER KV YI
09PRISTINA527	MAINTAINING KOSOVO'S POST-ELECTION MOMENTUM: CREATING AN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: November 15 municipal elections in Kosovo saw levels of Serb turnout not seen in years, with Serbs winning the mayor's offices of three new Serb-majority municipalities outright and gaining an opportunity to contest "new" Novo Brdo and Strpce in December runoffs. This turnout pr [...]	2009-11-25 13:24:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM EAID SR KV
09PRISTINA531	KOSOVO READY TO SUPPORT AF-PAK POLICY IN WORD AND DEED [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires Michael Murphy met Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu Tuesday, December 1 to preview the main thrust of President Obama's announcement on the way forward for Afghanistan and Pakistan and to seek his support (reftel). The Charge noted that the main U.S. goal for the region r [...]	2009-12-01 16:13:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR KV
09PRISTINA533	KOSOVO: HITMAN'S CONFESSION SHAKES KOSOVO POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo's political establishment has been shaken following allegations that Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) officials were involved in assassination plots during an effort to consolidate power from 1999 to 2003. A Democratic League of Dardania (LDD) member of parliament, Gani G [...]	2009-12-01 19:29:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM EAID SR KAWC KV
09PRISTINA541	KOSOVO: SERBIA ATTEMPTS TO HIJACK ELECTRICAL SERVICE AREA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A dispute between Serbia and Kosovo over control of the Valac substation and electricity distribution in the northern part of Kosovo has escalated, with Serbian state-owned firms unilaterally declaring new "service territories" covering Kosovo's northern municipalities. This re [...]	2009-12-08 16:20:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV KV SR
09PRISTINA543	KOSOVO: SECOND ROUND OF MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS COULD SET STAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central Election Commission (CEC) certified the November 15 first round mayoral election results on December 4, which sets the stage for runoff elections on December 13 in the 21 municipalities where no mayoral candidate won an outright majority. The election results, thus fa [...]	2009-12-09 17:24:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM EAID SR KV
09PRISTINA546	KOSOVO: AIRSPACE CONTROL MORE THAN TECHNICAL ISSUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo's Civil Aviation Authority has expressed growing concerns to us about NATO-led negotiations regarding control of the airspace over Kosovo. NATO still retains full authority over Kosovo's airspace, but recently announced that it will release control of upper airspace to al [...]	2009-12-10 16:32:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON CNAR PGOV KV SR
09PRISTINA548	KOSOVO: VOTING OVER, ELECTIONS FAR FROM DONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo held runoff mayoral elections in 21 municipalities on December 13. According to early comments from election observers -- including 17 teams of Embassy observers -- the election process was generally fair and transparent, but there are allegations of isolated irregularit [...]	2009-12-14 16:33:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM EAID SR KV
09PRISTINA550	KOSOVO: USG's PISCES Border Management System On Track For [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph eight. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) As we reported previously (reftel),the U.S. border management system PISCES is scheduled for removal early next year due to the installation of a new European funded border management system as soon as th [...]	2009-12-17 07:42:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR ASEC ELTN PTER SMIG PBTS PGOV KCRM KV
09PRISTINA558	KOSOVO: DEBUNKING MYTHS ON NORTH KOSOVO POWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent discussions on electricity in the North of Kosovo have become clouded by the introduction of arguments in defense of Serbia's control of the Valac substation, in favor of the start of political negotiations on electricity, and/or for the introduction of a second (Serbian) [...]	2009-12-17 17:32:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV KV SR
09PRISTINA56	KOSOVO: EDUCATION ISSUES LEAD TO POLITICAL FERMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The issue of access to higher education in Serbian universities has evoked a strong political reaction from Kosovo's Bosniak community. Widespread unhappiness over the handling of education issues by Bosniak political representatives in Pristina has led to the formation of a new [...]	2009-02-12 10:00:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK
09PRISTINA57	KOSOVO: AAK'S ELECTORAL AMBITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK),Kosovo's leading opposition party, is restructuring itself in a bid to return to power in future elections. Founded by former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, AAK is attempting to expand from its core base of support in western Kosovo [...]	2009-02-12 10:06:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KV
09PRISTINA578	KOSOVO: ELECTRICITY IN THE NORTH-ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) employees were only partially successful in conducting a December 24 visit to read meters at three substations in the northern part of Kosovo. The limited success of these visits was marred, however, by the Serbian state electrical conglomerate EP [...]	2009-12-29 15:32:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV KV SR
09PRISTINA58	KOSOVO: CONTINUED PROGRESS, CHALLENGES AT KOSOVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Kosovo Property Agency (KPA) continues to operate successfully despite lack of cooperation from the Serbian government. As of November 2008, 18,839 out of the near 40,000 claims filed with KPA had been adjudicated. (Note: KPA's caseload consists mainly of commercial and a [...]	2009-02-12 10:59:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK
09PRISTINA582	KOSOVO: THREE CONTENTIOUS RACES MAR SECOND PHASE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the wake of the December 13 runoffs, three of Kosovo's mayoral elections remain undecided and mired in partisan accusations of electoral fraud between governing coalition partners PDK and LDK. The Central Elections Commission (CEC) and the independent Elections Complaints and [...]	2009-12-30 17:23:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV
09PRISTINA62	KOSOVO: KOSOVO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AT CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Kosovo's future rests on efficient development of its vast lignite coal reserves, which can propel investment and improved living standards for the next half century or more if properly exploited. After years of frustrating delay, Kosovo's government is ready to take the final [...]	2009-02-14 12:41:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK KV ECON
09PRISTINA77	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF KOSOVO PRESIDENT [...] (C) It has been a difficult but in many ways successful year since Kosovo declared its independence on February 17, 2008. Though we spent much time planning for the possibility of large-scale population flows after the declaration and took precautions lest the independence move sparked outright con [...]	2009-02-23 17:24:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK KV
09PRISTINA78	KOSOVO: DECENTRALIZATION'S CHALLENGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ahtisaari-mandated decentralization that, among other things, creates new Serb-majority municipalities empowered with sweeping competencies for local self-governance is building momentum, though the question of whether adequate conditions are in place for successful implementatio [...]	2009-02-24 17:46:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV
09QUITO1005	PRM DAS Robinson Visit to Quito and Ecuador's Northern [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) DAS David Robinson visited Ecuador on November 5-6 to discuss refugee programs and conditions. During meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Government and Police, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, R [...]	2009-11-30 18:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREF PGOV PTER KCRM SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO
09QUITO1033	Government Commission Report on Colombian Attack and FARC [...] (C) Summary: A government-appointed commission's report revives allegations about the FOL's support (specifically in regard to satellite intelligence) for the 2008 Colombian military attack against a FARC camp in northern Ecuador, as well as allegations of inappropriate U.S. direction of loca [...]	2009-12-11 18:45:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR MOPS EC CO
09QUITO1035	GOE REQUEST FOR DEMINING ASSISTANCE PRESENTS UNIQUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ecuadorian government seeks USG assistance in its humanitarian demining program. After years of inconclusive discussion with the GOE, the MFA's recent requests for USG assistance, combined with extension of the GOE's commitment to the Ottawa Convention, increasingly close pol [...]	2009-12-15 21:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PGOV MCAP KHDP EC PE
09QUITO1045	Government Commission Report on Colombia Raises Criticism [...] (C) SUMMARY: A government-appointed commission on the 2008 Colombian military attack against a FARC camp in northern Ecuador admitted that its report was not exhaustive, but defended it against charges that it provided nothing new and lacked proof for its conclusions. The GOE has stressed th [...]	2009-12-18 20:18:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR MOPS EC CO
09QUITO108	COMMERCIAL MEDIA IN ECUADOR WORRIED ABOUT THE PRESIDENT AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 20:33:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO117	ANALYSTS OFFER DIVERGENT VIEWS ON POLITICAL SCENE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The diversity of the Ecuadorian political debate was on display during a breakfast with WHA/AND Director Whitaker. Some analysts saw President Correa staking out the electoral center amidst waning voter interest, while another participant highlighted what he considered successfu [...]	2009-02-17 16:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EC CO IR
09QUITO120	LEGISLATIVE HEAD CORDERO OPEN TO U.S. COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: In... id: 192653 date: 2/18/2009 17:11 refid: 09QUITO120 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0120/01 0491711 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 181711Z FEB 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0037 INFO RUEH [...]	2009-02-18 17:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
09QUITO1202	FLACSO: ONE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION'S IDEAS AND PEOPLE PERMEATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting new government officials, or reading the bios of long-standing ones, we are struck by how many of them come out of one small university, namely FLACSO Ecuador. Many of these individuals have more experience developing academic theories than real world policy. This situ [...]	2009-12-18 18:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EC
09QUITO1206	Letter from Ecuador's President Correa Regarding the U.S. - [...] The Embassy received under cover of a diplomatic note a letter from President Rafael Correa, responding to the Secretary's letter dated November 25, 2009, regarding the U.S. - Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement. The text of the letter follows, and the original will be sent by pouch to WHA/ [...]	2009-12-18 19:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
09QUITO122	GOE DECLARES EMBASSY OFFICER PERSONA NON GRATA [...] (SBU) The Embassy received two diplomatic notes on February 18 related to Embassy officer Mark Sullivan's expulsion. The first, dated February 16 and delivered in hard copy on the morning of February 18, requests that Sullivan depart the country this week. The second, dated February 18 and [...]	2009-02-18 20:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
09QUITO136	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - U.S. RATIFICATION OF [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on January 20 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on February 13. Puma noted that the GOE supports the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as well as the [...]	2009-02-21 00:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09QUITO15	WHITHER CORREA: A SHIFT FURTHER LEFT [...] (C) Summary: President Correa's rhetoric and actions in the last two months have veered off the pattern we witnessed during much of his earlier presidency. A harder left orientation is evidenced by his trips to Iran and Cuba, debt default, and sharp attacks on the U.S. In the past, while c [...]	2009-01-14 00:18:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EFIN PGOV SNAR MARR EAID EC VE CU IR
09QUITO160	ECUADOR'S NEW VISION FOR RELATIONS WITH U.S. [...] (C) Summary: In a March 4 meeting, MFA U/S Orbe, speaking on instructions from FM Falconi, set the stage for Ecuador's vision for future relations with the U.S. He then called for a meeting between President Obama and President Correa to set a strategic agenda for future cooperation on the [...]	2009-03-05 16:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR EINV PGOV ETRD KJUS EC IR
09QUITO191	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (C) This cable responds to reftel request for information on critical foreign infrastructure and resource dependencies. In the Embassy's view, Ecuador does not have critical infrastructure or key resources comparable to those listed in reftel. Ecuador produces petroleum, and its trans-Andean [...]	2009-03-18 15:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP
09QUITO202	ELECTION CAMPAIGN KICKOFF CONTENTIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: T... id: 198604 date: 3/24/2009 17:31 refid: 09QUITO202 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: 08QUITO616 header: VZCZCXYZ0007 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0202/01 0831731 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 241731Z MAR 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 018 [...]	2009-03-24 17:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC

09QUITO225	PRESIDENT CORREA REJECTS CRITICISM FROM INTERAMERICAN PRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At its midyear meeting in Paraguay March 13-16, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) criticized President Rafael Correa and his government's attitudes and actions toward the Ecuadorian media. On March 17, Correa responded to the IAPA's declarations by rejecting its legitim [...]	2009-03-31 20:46:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO227	COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE 2008 COLOMBIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Correa government established a new commission to investigate the events surrounding the March 1, 2008 Colombian bombing of a FARC camp in northern Ecuador, as well as allegations of GOE ties to the FARC. The commission, whose members were chosen by Correa, will receive its [...]	2009-04-01 14:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS SNAR KCRM EC CO
09QUITO233	POLICE UNIT INVESTIGATED WHILE CHAUVIN CASE INCHES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ecuador's "narco-politics" scandal is playing out in perverse ways. The good guys ) key personnel of a specialized police unit that was responsible for most of the GOE's success against narco-traffickers ) are under investigation by the GOE for returning USG computers and fear [...]	2009-04-02 22:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER PREL PGOV KCRM EC CO
09QUITO244	ECUADOR'S GOALS AT THE 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GOE's focus for the April 17-19 Summit of the Americas has included seeking a one-on-one meeting between the presidents. One issue that Ecuador would want to stress during the Summit is the financial crisis. Other issues are currently being defined by the Foreign Minister's [...]	2009-04-06 23:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL KSUM EC CU
09QUITO255	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ECUADOR ON U.S. [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on April 6. Puma said that the GOE had its own candidate, Ambassador Luis Moreno, for another OAS body, the Juridical Committee and that the GOE was seeking an exchange of votes. There are four candi [...]	2009-04-14 15:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC PHUM AORC OAS IAHRC
09QUITO261	ECUADOR'S PARTICIPATION IN MULTILATERAL MEETINGS [...] (SBU) MFA Multilateral Affairs' Alternate Coordinator of Summits Marjorie Ulloa confirmed on April 15 that Foreign Minister Fander Falconi will attend the April 18 UNASUR meeting as the "Plus One" with President Rafael Correa (Ref A). 2. (SBU) Ulloa also noted that Coordinating Minister of [...]	2009-04-16 16:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG AMGT APER KSUM
09QUITO283	COUNTDOWN TO ELECTIONS; PRESIDENT'S RACE FOREGONE [...] (SB... id: 203768 date: 4/23/2009 13:38 refid: 09QUITO283 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0283/01 1131338 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 231338Z APR 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0283 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY [...]	2009-04-23 13:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS OAS EC
09QUITO296	COUNTDOWN TO ELECTIONS; PRESIDENT'S RACE FOREGONE [...] (SBU) Summary: With three days remaining before the April 26 elections, President Correa sits comfortably ahead of all other candidates, with polls showing him with enough votes for a first-round win. Recently arrived international election observation teams have reported concern with how the [...]	2009-04-27 12:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS OAS EC
09QUITO298	COUNTDOWN TO ELECTIONS; PRESIDENT'S RACE FOREGONE [...] (SB... id: 204247 date: 4/27/2009 12:09 refid: 09QUITO298 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0002 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0298/01 1171209 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 271209Z APR 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0304 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY B [...]	2009-04-27 12:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS OAS EC
09QUITO300	CORREA VICTORY GIVES HIM BLANK CHECK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Correa received the Ecuadorian people's vote of confidence on April 26 in a generally problem-free election, winning the presidency in the first round with 52% of the valid votes. This election, only 27 months into Correa's term, was required under Ecuador's new constitution. [...]	2009-04-27 19:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS OAS EC
09QUITO308	NOT SO CALM AFTER THE STORM - ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Contrary to initial reports that Ecuador's April 26 election went smoothly, cases of violence and fraud in a few provinces are coming to light in the days following the elections. Although these incidents are unlikely to alter the outcome in the Presidential race, general disc [...]	2009-04-30 23:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OAS EC
09QUITO329	GUTIERREZ PARTY ON ELECTION FRAUD [...] (C) Gilmar Gutierrez, a Patriotic Society Party (PSP) National Assembly candidate and the brother of former president and 2009 presidential runner-up Lucio Gutierrez, met with DCM and PolCouns on May 6, at Gutierrez' request. He showed us election documents indicating a variety of different t [...]	2009-05-07 20:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
09QUITO396	ECUADOR - RECOMMENDATION FOR JULIA TAFT REFUGEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Quito recommends Asylum Access-Ecuador as a 2009 recipient of the Julia Taft Fund for Refugees. Asylum Access' mission in Ecuador is to assist refugees in realizing their rights to employment, education, and security within their first country of refuge. The Taft assi [...]	2009-05-29 20:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV EC
09QUITO407	ECUADORIAN NGOS RESIST GOE MOVES TOWARD GREATER CONTROL [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE has taken steps in the past year to expand its regulation of NGOs in Ecuador. It also attempted to close a prominent environmental NGO in March 2009, in a move many believed was politically motivated. The NGO community is attempting to organize in response to these me [...]	2009-06-02 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV PHUM EAID ECON EC
09QUITO449	PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CALL TO PRESIDENT CORREA ADDS TO PRESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Initial Ecuadorian government and media reaction to President Obama's June 10 phone call to President Correa focused on President Obama's message of congratulation for Correa's reelection and his desire to deepen U.S.-Ecuador relations, but did not include extensive comments on his [...]	2009-06-15 12:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO460	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - INTERNATIONAL PIRACY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 18:48:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL EC
09QUITO467	CITIZEN PARTICIPATION/SOCIAL CONTROL COUNCIL AN [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Ambassador had a friendly June 10 meeting with the Citizen Participation and Social Control Council, part of a new branch of government. The Council explained its role in promoting citizen participation, investigating corruption complaints, and appointing other g [...]	2009-06-16 20:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM EC
09QUITO475	ELECTION FATIGUE IN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Nearly two months after the April 26 nationwide elections, official results for the National Assembly and local races still have not been announced, possibly complicating the government's plans for an August 10 presidential inauguration ceremony. On the heels of this process, [...]	2009-06-18 14:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
09QUITO506	INVITATION TO PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 14:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
09QUITO507	INVITATION TO PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 14:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
09QUITO555	ELECTION RESULTS AT LAST OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The official proclamation of election results on July 1 will allow President Correa's inauguration for his second term to take place on August 10, as he wanted. Due to the number of challenges and appeals, the public waited 66 days to learn the official outcome. Correa's movem [...]	2009-07-06 23:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EC
09QUITO563	POST SUGGESTIONS FOR DELEGATION TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 14:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
09QUITO571	EMBASSY SUGGESTIONS FOR DELEGATION TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-10 16:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
09QUITO572	Visas Donkey - Corruption 212(f) Visa Revocation: Jaime [...] (U) This cable replaces Quito 561, which was cancelled. Please disregard the earlier cable. 2. (S/NF) Embassy Quito is seeking a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Presidential Proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United State [...]	2009-07-10 16:49:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	CVIS KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL NU EC
09QUITO602	GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS STRUGGLE TO ACCOMMODATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Four of the five branches of government set forth in the October 2008 constitution currently exist only in interim form, with the result that power has shifted to the one branch that enjoys continuity, the Executive. The first phase of the constitutionally mandated transformatio [...]	2009-07-17 16:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
09QUITO609	ECUADOR: REFUGEE CONDITIONS IMPROVING, BUT [...] (U) Ecuador hosts the largest refugee population in the Western Hemisphere with 25,000 registered refugees and another 135,000 Colombians living in a refugee-like situation. Colombian refugees have poured into Ecuador as a result of Colombia's conflict for the past nine years. The Colombia-E [...]	2009-07-20 21:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO
09QUITO791	BROADCAST TAPE OF CORREA HAS TELEAMAZONAS FEELING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his latest weekly address on August 29, President Correa lashed out against the independent television station, Teleamazonas, and what he called "a sewer with antennas" and demanded its immediate closure following its airing of a clandestine recording. The 2008 audio rec [...]	2009-09-01 17:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO801	CORREA,S STEADY VERBAL ASSAULT ON MEDIA CREATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Upon being sworn in for his second presidential term on August 10, Rafael Correa showed no sign of letting up his verbal assault against the privately-owned media. On the contrary, Correa proclaimed the press to be his "greatest adversary" over the last 31 months of his first t [...]	2009-09-02 21:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO841	Defending the "Citizen's Revolution:" Correa's neighborhood [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa touched off a storm of debate after using his August 10 inauguration speech to the people to propose the formation of "Committees for the Defense of the Revolution" (CDRs). Opposition commentators accused Correa and his party of creating state- [...]	2009-09-22 22:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI EC
09QUITO849	INDIGENOUS PROTESTS FIZZLE IN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Confederation of Indigenous People of Ecuador (CONAIE) called for a strike and road closures beginning September 27 in protest of the Government of Ecuador's proposed Law on Water and other laws, old and new, dealing with natural resources. The protests were supposed to beg [...]	2009-09-28 22:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
09QUITO861	CORREA DECLARES "STATE OF EXCEPTION" IN THREE CITIES TO [...] (SBU) On September 30, 2009, President Rafael Correa signed Presidential Decree #82, putting into effect a state of exception for the cities of Quito, Guayaquil, and Manta. The state of exception allows for the Ecuadorian Armed Forces to collaborate and support the Ecuadorian National Police [...]	2009-10-05 14:44:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EC PGOV KCRM
09QUITO865	Ecuador: Demarche on Major List Determination for Bolivia [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel points to the MFA South America Bilateral Affairs Directorate on September 14 and followed up with South America Affairs Acting Director General Gonzalo Gonzales on October 1. Gonzales said he was familiar with the report last year and welcomed the USG's commitment [...]	2009-10-06 13:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR EC BL
09QUITO873	Correa and Indigenous Leaders Talk, Agree to More Dialogue [...] (SBU) Summary. After a week of protests and the death of one indigenous protestor, President Rafael Correa and over 100 indigenous leaders sat down in Quito for a highly contentious discussion resulting in a six-point agreement to talk more often and about specific issues. The agreement calls [...]	2009-10-08 14:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
09QUITO877	Correa and Indigenous Leaders Talk, Agree to More Dialogue [...] (SBU) Summary. After a week of protests and the death of one indigenous protestor, President Rafael Correa and over 100 indigenous leaders sat down in Quito for a highly contentious discussion resulting in a six-point agreement to talk more often and about specific issues. The agreement calls [...]	2009-10-13 16:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
09QUITO883	Refugees Programs in Ecuador Risk Benefitting the FARC [...] (S/NF) This is an action request. See para. 9. 2. (S/NF) Summary and Comment: Embassy Quito and the Regional Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) request guidance on how to respond to information that suspected FARC members have manipulated Ecuador's Enhanced Registration Program implemented [...]	2009-10-15 20:44:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO
09QUITO930	GoE TAX REFORMS SEEK TO BOOST REVENUE, LIMIT DOLLAR OUTFLOWS [...] (U) On August 26th the GOE proposed to Congress a tax reform bill, aimed at achieving a more equitable distribution of income, combating tax evasion, and reducing the trade deficit. Private sector representatives say they will have difficulty absorbing the additional costs resulting from the n [...]	2009-09-24 17:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV EC
09QUITO933	Government Appointed Commissioner Warns of Narco-Democracy [...] (C) Summary: Francisco Huerta, head of a government-appointed commission investigating the March 2008 Colombian bombing of a FARC camp in Ecuador, warned during October media interviews that Ecuador was becoming a "narco-democracy." A member of Huerta's commission told us on November 4 that [...]	2009-11-05 21:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PGOV MARR EC CO
09QUITO947	Ecuador - Information on Security Dialogue [...] (SBU) Embassy Quito responds to the questions in Ref A, as follows: 2. (SBU) Does the United States currently have an established security dialogue with your country? Answer. The U.S. and Ecuador have a Bilateral Dialogue mechanism to discuss a range of issues of bilateral inte [...]	2009-11-10 22:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS EC
09QUITO951	CORREA AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: ATTACKS FROM THE LEFT? [...] (... id: 234456 date: 11/13/2009 0:05 refid: 09QUITO951 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: 09QUITO877 header: INFO LOG-00 AF-00 AID-00 AMAD-00 CIAE-00 INL-00 DODE-00 ANHR-00 DS-00 EAP-00 DHSE-00 OIGO-00 VCI-00 H-00 TEDE-00 IN [...]	2009-11-13 00:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB EC
09QUITO963	GOE Defensive on Benefits of Correa's Trip to UK and Russia [...] (SBU) Summary: President Rafael Correa's visits to the UK and Russia on October 26-30 have elicited media carping on the large delegation, Correa's statement about considering recognition of Ossetia and Abkhazia, and what were seen as meager outcomes. Correa's backers and the MFA defended the [...]	2009-11-17 21:36:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR KPKO KHDP EC RS GG UK
09QUITO983	ECUADOR CONFIRMS IT WILL NOT RECOGNIZE HONDURAN ELECTION RESULTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 22:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EC HO PGOV PREL XK XM
09QUITO999	PRM DAS Robinson Visit to Quito and Ecuador's Northern [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) DAS David Robinson visited Ecuador on November 5-6 to discuss refugee programs and conditions. During meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Government and Police, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, R [...]	2009-11-25 23:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREF PGOV PTER KCRM SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO
09RABAT1001	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GREGG [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 16:13:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PTER ECON MO
09RABAT1004	MUSTAPHA RAMID: MOROCCO NEEDS REAL REFORM; U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 10 meeting with PolOff, leading Islamist politician Mustapha Ramid stressed that he is pro-monarchy, but openly and frankly criticized the Government; suggested that Morocco was moving in the wrong direction; and called for a devolution of the king's powers. Engagin [...]	2009-12-24 09:41:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KISL IS MO
09RABAT1005	FORWARD THINKING TO NEGATE "DEFAMATION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Morocco's strategy for engaging the host government and civil society to cease supporting "defamation of religions" proposals at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and elsewhere focuses on two main strategic objectives: (1) urging the GOM to vote against such resolutio [...]	2009-12-28 14:15:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KISL KDEM PREL PGOV OPDC MO
09RABAT1009	GUINEA UPDATE: DADIS CAMARA TO LEAVE MOROCCO? [...] (S) Summary: Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff and Director General of Multilateral Relations Nasser Bourita told the Charge on December 28 that the health of wounded Guinean junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has improved and that he has sought to leave Morocco. Bourit [...]	2009-12-28 18:05:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS PGOV PREL PINR GV MO
09RABAT1018	GUINEA LATEST: DADIS AND BEYOND? [...] (S/NF) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX told PolOffs on December 30 that despite Dadis Camara's apparent desire to depart Morocco (Ref A),he is in no condition to travel and will not be able to resume control of the country. Minister of National Defense Sekouba Konate and an assistant, Mr. Bah, along wi [...]	2009-12-31 14:55:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS PGOV PREL PINR GV MO
09RABAT103	MEPI 1ST QUARTER UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights the MEPI programs and initiatives undertaken in Morocco from September 1 - December 31, 2008. During the quarter, MEPI's Tunis Regional Office Deputy Director Kirk Samson visited Morocco and post approved two new local grant proposals. Highlights from existing [...]	2009-02-03 18:19:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV SCUL EFIN KMPI MO
09RABAT105	MOROCCANS SEE HOPE IN OBAMA AND HIS MIDEAST PEACE [...] (C) Summary: Moroccans are broadly upbeat about the new administration. An MFA official said her government expected to engage closely with the administration, offering that Morocco could play a role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Popular response to President Obama's inauguratio [...]	2009-02-04 15:44:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO PINR MO
09RABAT151	MOROCCO'S SCHOOL FOR FUTURE GOVERNORS SEEKS U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: A military academy that is a combination of A-100, ROTC, and an MPA program, the newly revamped Institute for Territorial Administrators in Kenitra, trains the future cadre that will run Morocco's local governance system. The new curriculum aims to instill democratic values i [...]	2009-02-18 08:04:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM MASS KDEM KWMN MO
09RABAT165	MOROCCO ASSISTS MAURITANIAN APPEAL FOR INCREASED [...] (S/NF) Summary: A senior Moroccan diplomat asked us to convey a message to the USG from the Mauritanian High Council of State (HCE or junta),requesting that the U.S. consider normalizing its relations with the HCE. In mid-Frebruary, the military government's Foreign Minister Ould Mohemedou [...]	2009-02-24 17:02:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MO MR
09RABAT170	GAZA, GUANTANAMO, AND A LEFTIST THAW: MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) A leftist human rights activist broke a long-standing boycott to meet with us on February 17, after he was barred from entering Tunis for a human rights conference in late January. The fact of the meeting was a sign of a nascent but broad thaw beginning to take place due to the change [...]	2009-02-25 18:37:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS MO
09RABAT178	MAURITANIAN POLITICIAN CALLS ON U.S. TO RESTORE [...] (C) Summary: On February 24, 2009, Mauritanian National Party for Development (PND) President and current opposition coalition leader Abdelkoudouss Abeidna, at his and Embassy Nouakchott,s request, called on Charge at the Embassy to discuss the ongoing political crisis in Mauritania. As lea [...]	2009-02-27 17:18:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER ECON PGOV SNAR MO MR
09RABAT195	MOROCCO'S TALLY OF COUNTRIES REJECTING/SUPPORTING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Morocco continues to work to persuade countries around the globe to de-recognize the Polisario Front's declared Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, or at least freeze relations, beyond which they want countries to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Saha [...]	2009-03-06 18:58:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV WI UNSC MO
09RABAT201	MOROCCO: 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT SPARKS [...] (SBU) The Moroccan and Western Sahara chapters of the 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices sparked high interest and comments ranging from favorable to deeply critical. The embassy rollout included multiple television and radio interviews by the Charge d'Affaires (CDA) and Embassy [...]	2009-03-12 22:28:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO WI MO
09RABAT206	MAURITANIA FORMALLY REQUESTS U.S. ENGAGEMENT VIA [...] (S/NF) Summary: Continuing the effort to communicate via alternative channels noted in reftel, a senior Moroccan diplomat conveyed the previously promised unsigned "non-paper," as a personal message from the Foreign Minister of the Mauritanian High Council of State (HCE or junta),urging the [...]	2009-03-16 12:51:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MO AL MR
09RABAT207	UNOFFICIAL REQUEST FROM MAURITANIAN HCE FOR U.S. [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Foreign Minister of the Mauritanian High Council of State (HCE or junta),passed us indirectly a personal "non-paper," urging the USG to pursue "principled engagement" with the HCE. Continuing the effort to communicate via alternative channels noted in reftel, a senior M [...]	2009-03-16 14:11:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MO AL MR
09RABAT221	MIXED REVIEWS ON MOROCCO'S LEVEL OF RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Summary: A range of government, religious, and education leaders told EmbOffs and visiting DRL/IRF officer that while tolerance is broadly observed in practice, some problem remain. Government forbearance for perhaps 150 foreign Christian missionaries was being stretched, they said, as p [...]	2009-03-19 18:54:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM KIRF PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI KPAO MO
09RABAT230	MOROCCO: FIRST QUARTER 2009 HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The first quarter of 2009 has seen several incidents of concern in the Moroccan human rights arena. The most significant of these is a late March pressure campaign against Morocco's Shi,a minority, linked to the Government of Morocco's (GOM,s) angry severing of diplomatic relati [...]	2009-03-24 17:43:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL IR MO
09RABAT231	MOROCCO SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Mr. Lemkin, we are looking forward to your visit to Morocco. Morocco has been an exemplary partner in the struggle against terrorism, and it serves as a regional model for economic change and democratic reform. Our military and political cooperation is growing, and as a resul [...]	2009-03-24 18:47:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV MARR MCAP PHUM PTER ECON MO
09RABAT234	THE OTHER MOROCCO PART 1, POLITICS: THE TRUST GAP [...] (C) Summary: During a winter visit to the Middle Atlas Mountains, PolOff encountered poverty, accusations of local governmental inefficiency, and anger over slow response to weather-related crises. Citizens have an ingrained and almost reflexive distrust of government and worry about endemic [...]	2009-03-26 09:18:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM ECON MO
09RABAT237	THE OTHER MOROCCO PART 2, ECONOMICS: MISERY IN THE [...] (C) In February, Berbers in the snow-bound region of the Middle Atlas Mountains felt disconnected from Morocco's broader economic boom. They expressed anger at the urban-centered influence networks that they said treated their villages and raw materials like chattel, preventing communities f [...]	2009-03-26 15:47:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM ECON MO
09RABAT246	MOROCCO: ENHANCING WOMEN,S RIGHTS AND MOBILIZING [...] (C) Following up on the March 21 launch of the Middle East Partnership Initiative- (MEPI-) financed training for women candidates in the June municipal elections, Minister of Social Development, the Family and Solidarity Nouzha Skalli reminded Charge and PolOff that although 12 percent of seat [...]	2009-03-27 17:49:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB EAID PGOV KWMN MO
09RABAT252	SCENESETTER FOR DAS SPIRNAK'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: DAS Spirnak, we are looking forward to your visit to Morocco. The Kingdom is a country "on the move", in the throes, albeit unevenly, of change and reform as detailed in reftel. Morocco is one of our strongest allies in the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) region [...]	2009-03-30 15:11:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PHUM PGOV PREL KMPI KDEM WI MO
09RABAT265	CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES EXPELLED FROM MOROCCO; [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan authorities expelled five expatriate female Christian missionaries from the country Sunday morning for proselytizing and their involvement leading a regular women's Bible study group in Casablanca, according to press and church sources. The Moroccan women in the study [...]	2009-04-01 15:30:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI KPAO KIRF MO
09RABAT267	POLITICAL FOOTBALL OVER GAY RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Recent Moroccan responses to overt homosexuality illustrate the extent to which this issue has become a touchstone between conservative and Islamist factions and modernizers, including many supporters of the throne. A Moroccan gay rights organization based in Madrid has receive [...]	2009-04-02 08:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KISL SCUL MO
09RABAT286	PJD LEADERS DISCUSS ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the "moderate faction" of the Islamist-inspired Party of Justice and Development (PJD) have acknowledged the party has been under some pressure from authorities, but emphasized that they have not been intimidated into trimming their sails. They said the PJD decision [...]	2009-04-06 16:02:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL MO
09RABAT293	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On April 8, Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Taieb Fassi Fihri will present a letter from King Mohammed VI requesting support for a resolution on the Western Sahara favorable to Morocco and rejecting a human rights monitoring role for the United Nations peace [...]	2009-04-07 14:52:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM KPAL AG WI MO
09RABAT300	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LYNCH [...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Lynch, we warmly welcome you and your delegation to Morocco. The Kingdom of Morocco, one of our strongest allies in the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA),is a country "on the move", in the throes, albeit unevenly, of change and reform. Morocco has [...]	2009-04-07 19:06:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EFIN PGOV PREL KDEM MO
09RABAT305	EMBASSY CONTACTS PROSPER AT MOROCCAN MFA [...] (SBU) Summary: After more than one and a half years of waiting since current minister Fassi Fihri became Morocco,s chief diplomat, there have been major staff changes at the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MFA),reaching the highest levels of career diplomats. Close Embassy con [...]	2009-04-09 11:00:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV MO
09RABAT307	Moroccan TV coverage of U.S. elections [...] For the first time in history, in 2008 a Moroccan television crew traveled to the U.S. to cover the presidential elections, providing Moroccans a nightly, first-hand glimpse into the American electoral process tailored to their interests. Over the course of ten nights, state-run Al-Aoula te [...]	2009-04-09 13:51:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PHUM PGOV OIIP KISL KPAO KIRC
09RABAT326	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SMITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Smith, we warmly welcome you and your delegation to Morocco. Morocco has been an exemplary partner in the struggle against terrorism, and it serves as a regional model for economic change and democratic reform. Our military and political cooperation is growing, [...]	2009-04-14 17:12:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EFIN PGOV PREL KDEM MO
09RABAT336	MOROCCO: INSIGHTS INTO RECENT MISSIONARY EXPULSION [...] (C) Summary: Morocco's expulsion of five Christian women last month accused of proselytizing has created a flurry of concern among the approximate 4,000 local Christians who meet regularly throughout Morocco. Three local Christian leaders from Casablanca (one of whom legally imports and sells [...]	2009-04-20 14:00:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI KPAO KIRF SP MO
09RABAT353	RABAT SEES AMU MAINTAINING ITS COURSE ON [...] (C) Summary: The Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) decision to send observers to Mauritania was confirmed by the recent ministerial in Tripoli, in which the junta's Foreign Minister had a full role, according to the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MFA) lead on the AMU. MFA AMU [...]	2009-04-24 16:16:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM MR TS LY AG MO
09RABAT355	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY FUNDING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Polcouns conveyed reftel USG views on supporting the Palestinian Authority (PA) on April 22, to Lahcen Saile of the Regional Arab Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said he would convey the points to Inspector General Azeroual, MFA Middle East head. Econoff also d [...]	2009-04-27 13:07:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV KWBG MO IS
09RABAT374	GENDER AND RELIGIOUS REFORM: WOMEN "IMAMS" IN [...] (C) Summary: Morocco has successfully made gender a central component of religious reform in its efforts to both counter religious extremism and promote women's participation in all areas of civic life. Beginning with the ground-breaking 2004 reform of the Family Code (Moudawana),and exten [...]	2009-05-03 18:32:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI KISL KWMN MO
09RABAT385	MORROCO: LOWER HOUSE LEADER SEEKS GREATER [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 28 meeting with Charge, lower house of Parliament President Mustapha Mansouri made a strong appeal for increased contact between Moroccan Parliamentarians and Members of Congress to facilitate better understanding of Morocco's claims to Western Sahara. Mansouri [...]	2009-05-05 17:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PHUM KDEM MO
09RABAT386	MOROCCO: VIRGINIA GOVERNOR KAINE'S VISIT A SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: Virginia Governor Tim Kaine had a highly successful visit to Morocco on April 23, 24 and 25 that helped energize overall bilateral relations as well as achieve economic and trade development goals of his state. Kaine, who is also Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, me [...]	2009-05-05 18:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM MO
09RABAT409	SCENE SETTER FOR FPOTUS CARTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Former President Carter, my staff and I warmly welcome you and the delegation of The Elders to Morocco. The Kingdom of Morocco is a country "on the move," in the throes, albeit unevenly, of change and reform. Economic growth will continue to approach six percent per year de [...]	2009-05-15 13:45:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL PHUM MO
09RABAT42	MOROCCO: WOMEN'S ELECTORAL SUPPORT PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Mission Morocco proposes that the USG (MEPI) urgently provide between USD 500,000 to USD 1 Million to implement a major quick action effort to support a major expansion of women's political participation and enhance democracy. Morocco has recently allocated [...]	2009-01-15 20:03:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KMPI KWMN MO
09RABAT436	WITHDRAWAL OF PAM SUPPORT COULD JEOPARDIZE [...] (U) The beginning of campaigning for the local elections has been marked by a new controversy. Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) Secretary General Mohammed Sheikh Biadillah announced May 29 that the PAM was withdrawing its support for Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi's minority governme [...]	2009-05-29 17:47:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MO
09RABAT443	MOROCCO: JUSTICE MINISTER SUMMARIZES JUDICIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Moroccan Ministry of Justice (MOJ) plans on upgrading and expanding the number of courts, increasing the number of judges, and raising the standards of training for judges and other legal professionals in Morocco. On May 20, Minister of Justice Abdelwahed Radi told Charge [...]	2009-06-02 12:37:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CJAN EAID PGOV KJUS KCRM MO
09RABAT473	USG, NDI AND IRI TEAM UP TO HELP ELECT WOMEN AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Swift USG action to back Morocco's decision to dramatically expand the number of elected women has meant thousands of women were trained to run in local elections scheduled for June 12. The election will yield a more than a twenty-fold increase in women counselors and a fifte [...]	2009-06-07 18:36:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO KPMI KDEM KWMN MO
09RABAT485	20,000 MUSLIM WOMEN RUNNING FOR ELECTION IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: The June 12th municipal elections will be a landmark in women's participation in Moroccan political life, and the effects of the government's decision to reserve seats for female candidates are already being felt in society. An astounding 20,000 women are poised to run in the [...]	2009-06-09 18:10:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWMN KISL KDEM SOCI MO
09RABAT486	GOM COUNTER-DRUG EFFORTS IN CHEFCHAOUAN HAVE [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan efforts to eradicate cannabis cultivation in the northern part of the country have been successful enough to prompt some voters to boycott the coming local elections. In the northern province of Chefchouan, heart of Morocco's cannabis producing region, various party ca [...]	2009-06-10 11:29:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR SOCI PGOV MO
09RABAT487	LOCAL ELECTIONS IN MOROCCO: LOCAL DECISIONS, BUT A [...] (U) Summary: The campaign for June 12th local council elections kicked off June 30, following the closure of candidate lists the day before. Despite the limited and limiting window for campaigning, it still took a few days to get the campaign off the ground. There have been lively rallies [...]	2009-06-10 15:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR PROP KDEM MO
09RABAT497	PRE-ELECTION MANEUVERS OF PAM AND PM HIGHLIGHT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The kickoff of the campaign for local elections in Morocco on May 29 was enlivened when the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) announced that it was withdrawing support from Prime Minister (PM) Abbas El Fassi's government, threatening a parliamentary crisis. The PAM, wh [...]	2009-06-12 12:37:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MO
09RABAT517	MOROCCO: PARTY OF AUTHENTICITY AND MODERNITY [...] (C) Summary: Seven million Moroccans, or 52.4 percent of eligible voters, participated in nationwide local/communal elections in Morocco on Friday, June 12, according to the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Garnering over 20 percent of the vote, the Palace-favored Party of Authenticity and Mo [...]	2009-06-17 12:48:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MO
09RABAT533	MOROCCO STILL ENGAGED WITH ISRAEL BUT SEES [...] (C) Polcouns met with Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General of Bilateral Affairs Mohammed Azaroual on June 19th to urge (per ref. A) Morocco to work in the coming Arab League Ministerial to promote peace efforts and to consider Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recen [...]	2009-06-19 19:12:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL XF EAID MO
09RABAT543	CHARGE RAISES CASES WITH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: Ahmed Herzenni, Chairman of Morocco's Consultative Council on Human Rights (CCDH),told Charge that the Council would look into the case of human rights activist Chakib al Khyari, President of the Association for Human Rights in the Rif (ARDH). Post will follow up in light of al [...]	2009-06-26 21:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO MO
09RABAT584	WESTERN SAHARA: ACTIVIST CONFIRMS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Fresh news borne by a Sahrawi-American activist confirms other reports that the human rights situation in the Western Sahara continues to stabilize; serious violations are not occurring; and there seems to be somewhat more open political space. This was also observed by Rabat)r [...]	2009-07-08 19:09:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL WI MR MO
09RABAT603	MOROCCO INTERESTED IN ARMS CONTROL FOLLOWING THE [...] (SBU) On July 10, Charge delivered the demarche on the President,s visit to Russia (Ref A) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Secretary General Youssef Amrani, the number three in the Ministry. Amrani appreciated the information and was most interested in arms control issues sinc [...]	2009-07-14 18:11:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV RS MO
09RABAT604	WOMEN LEAD MOROCCO'S "PETITE REVOLUTION" [...] (SBU) Summary: In what is being hailed in the press as the "petite revolution," a dozen women have been elected by their men and women peers to chair local councils, making them mayors or the equivalent rural executives. Prior to the June 12 municipal elections, only one woman had ever serve [...]	2009-07-14 18:37:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWMN KISL KDEM KMPI SOCI MO
09RABAT605	MOROCCO,S MANAGED MAYORAL SELECTIONS [...] (C) Despite the relative transparency of the recent election of town (or Communal) council members across Morocco on June 12, the subsequent election by council members of city and communal council leaders (mayors),may to represent a step backward for Moroccan democracy. The high-stakes in [...]	2009-07-14 19:12:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PGOV KCOR MO
09RABAT607	MOROCCO'S MANAGED MAYORAL ELECTIONS MAY STRENGTHEN [...] (C) Despite the relative transparency of the recent election of town (or communal) council members across Morocco on June 12, the subsequent election by council members of city and communal council leaders (mayors),may represent a step backward for Moroccan democracy. The high-stakes indirect ba [...]	2009-07-15 10:38:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM MO
09RABAT634	MAURITANIAN INDEPENDENT COMMENTS ON MAURITANIA [...] (S) Summary: Ahmed Said Ould Bah, a Mauritanian expert who serves as Chief of Staff of Islamic Organization for Education, Science, and Culture (ISESCO),told us on July 20 he believed the Mauritanian opposition was genuinely surprised by Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz's victory in the recent pres [...]	2009-07-22 12:11:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PHUM PGOV KDEM MR MO
09RABAT65	MOROCCO HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: ATMOSPHERICALY [...] (C) Surprisingly positive atmospherics and a less combative tone than in the past characterized the annual Human Rights Dialogue with the Government of Morocco (GOM) in early January. GOM officials described themselves as "satisfied" with the way the dialogue has evolved since its inception [...]	2009-01-22 18:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL WI MO
09RABAT67	MOROCCO CLOSES EMBASSY IN CARACAS, BUT CHAVEZ GAZA [...] (C) Venezuela's decision to appoint an Ambassador to the POLISARIO's self-declared government-in-exile in Tindouf prompted Rabat to close its Embassy in Caracas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Director Fouad Yazorh confirmed to PolCouns on January 15. An MFA press release that da [...]	2009-01-23 08:38:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG VE WI MO
09RABAT679	LANDMARK TERRORISM CASE RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, a Sale court sentenced Moroccan-Belgian Abdelkader Belleraj to life in prison (instead of the death penalty requested by prosecutors) for running an international terrorist network. The 34 other defendants on trial with Belleraj received sentences ranging from one t [...]	2009-08-06 19:14:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PTER KISL MO
09RABAT685	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL RUSH [...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Rush, Embassy Rabat warmly welcomes you and your delegation to Morocco. Politically and economically, Morocco is a country "on the move," deeply engaged in reform and development, albeit unevenly. Morocco has averaged over 5 percent annual growth in recent yea [...]	2009-08-10 17:18:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI MO

09RABAT699	NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE 2010: MOROCCAN POCS ON NPT-RELATED ISSUES [...] (SBU) Virtually all decision making on non-proliferation matters is generated in the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Within the MFA, Head of the United Nations Division Redoune Houssaini and Head of Security and Disarmament Bouchiab Omni can be considered the two most important wo [...]	2009-08-14 18:03:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PARM MNUC ENRG AORC MO KNNP
09RABAT701	KING MOHAMMED VI'S FIRST TEN YEARS: SOCIAL AND [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI has successfully advanced social and economic reforms during the first ten years of his reign, but he has not done as much to promote structural democratic change in Morocco. The King can be credited with implementing many significant reforms in human rights, w [...]	2009-08-17 07:11:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PGOV ECON EAID PHUM SOCI KDEM KMPI MO
09RABAT714	HUMAN RIGHTS SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL HOGREFE [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco is a country in the throes of change and reform, particularly with respect to human rights. King Mohammed VI has embarked on an ambitious and continuous program of human rights reform that includes greater political rights and participation by women, the Arab World's [...]	2009-08-19 16:51:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN KPAO MO
09RABAT719	PHONE CALL JUSTICE: MEDDLING IN MOROCCO'S JUDICIARY [...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan judicial system suffers from both a lack of independence and a lack of public confidence, and it remains an impediment to the country's development and reform efforts. Recognizing these problems, King Mohammed VI has called for a comprehensive reform of the judicial sys [...]	2009-08-24 18:11:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CJAN EAID PGOV KJUS KCRM MO
09RABAT720	MOROCCO AS NON-PROLIFERATION LEADER [...] (U) Summary: This message provides substantive answers to the detailed questions posed in Ref A regarding Morocco's policies on non-proliferation issues and regimes. Information requested in Ref A regarding key points of contact in the Moroccan government was provided in Ref B, with updates [...]	2009-08-25 11:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV MNUC ENRG AORC KNNP MO
09RABAT731	MOROCCO: MINISTERIAL CHANGES SHORE UP THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 29, Morocco's King Mohammed VI approved the appointments of new ministers: a second Minister of State without portfolio, a Minister of Culture, a Minister of Youth and Sports, and a Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Minister of State and Secretary of State [...]	2009-08-27 15:49:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MO
09RABAT764	UNGA 64: DEMARCHE DELIVERED, MOROCCAN GOALS AND [...] (SBU) On September 10, PolCouns and DPolCouns delivered reftel information to Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs United Nations and International Organizations Director Azzedine Farhane and United Nations Division Chief Redouane Houssaini. PolCouns highlighted reftel background on nonprolif [...]	2009-09-10 17:00:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MO PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09RABAT776	UNHCR VISIT YIELDS HOPE FOR PROGRESS IN MOROCCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR Antonio Guterres briefed US and Swedish diplomats on his Sept. 8-12 trip to Algeria, Morocco and Western Sahara. He described as generally positive the Moroccan, Algerian and Polisario responses to his calls for larger and more frequent family visitations; for a direct land [...]	2009-09-14 16:31:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV SMIG PREL MO AG
09RABAT782	DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT MOROCCO [...] Summary. Far-flung and fluid, the Moroccan diaspora stretches throughout Europe, across the Atlantic Ocean, throughout the Middle East and North Africa (notably in Israel),and beyond. Some diasporans are recent immigrants to their adoptive country; others are second- or third-generation. The [...]	2009-09-17 15:47:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09RABAT785	MOROCCO: STAFFDEL HOGREFE DIALOGUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Staffdel Hogrefe, the head of the Government of Morocco's (GOM) Consultative Counsel for Human Rights (CCDH) said that work in accounting for and compensating the families of government human rights abuses during the reign of the late King Hassan II is almost [...]	2009-09-18 09:18:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV OREP MO
09RABAT79	MOI/WALI RESHUFFLE: SOME OLD GUARD OUT, [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI reshuffled two dozen senior Ministry of Interior officials on January 22, in effect a long-delayed periodic rotation. The effective number 3 at the ministry, in charge of law enforcement and no friend of reform, was moved aside. The King also created some new pr [...]	2009-01-23 18:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON MO
09RABAT820	MOROCCAN RESPONSE - SUPPORTING IRAQ IN THE LEAD-UP [...] (C) PolCouns delivered subject demarche to MFA Director-General for Multilateral Affairs and the Middle East Mohammed Azaroual Oct. 5, upon his return from the UNGA. The GOM shares the view that the security gains of the last 18 months and Iraq's long-term march toward democracy are not "reve [...]	2009-10-05 14:28:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MA IQ
09RABAT821	MOROCCO RESPONSE TO POTUS MEETINGS WITH NETANYAHU [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Moroccan MFA Director-General for Multilateral Affairs and the Middle East Mohammed Azaroual Oct. 5, following his return from the UNGA. Azaroual shared the GOM's appreciation for President Obama's deep engagement on Peace Process issues and for our re [...]	2009-10-05 14:30:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PGOV MA IS
09RABAT839	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH MOROCCAN FM FASSI [...] (C) SUMMARY: During their initial meeting, Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri offered the Ambassador Morocco's perspectives on nearly all our key bilateral and multilateral priorities. He focused most heavily on the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),emphasizing that King Mohammed VI firmly believ [...]	2009-10-09 17:24:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PTER MA
09RABAT843	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Huddleston and Admiral Moeller, we welcome you to Morocco. Morocco has been an exemplary partner in the struggle against terrorism, and our military and political cooperation is growing. As a result, Morocco has been designated a Major non-NATO Ally. Morocco serv [...]	2009-10-14 17:50:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MCAP OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL MO
09RABAT849	MOROCCO: SEVEN SAHRAWI HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Seven Sahrawi activists who had participated in a heavily publicized visit to Algiers and to the Polisario camps in Tindouf, Algeria, were arrested in Casablanca upon their return on October 8. The activists were charged with "intelligence cooperation with a foreign entity" after [...]	2009-10-16 16:26:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MO AG WI
09RABAT858	PAM STEAMS AHEAD WHILE PJD SHUT OUT OF UPPER HOUSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The year-old Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) continues to engineer significant -- and, to some, unsettling -- electoral victories following its impressive showing in June's communal elections. In the latest of many indirect elections that by law follow the communal co [...]	2009-10-20 18:14:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM KISL MO
09RABAT859	WESTERN SAHARA: THE DREAM, THE REALITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In late September, an interagency embassy team enjoyed the unique opportunity to travel to both sides of the "berm," the 1,500-kilometer stone and sand wall that separates Moroccan-administered Western Sahara from the POLISARIO-controlled areas. The situation on the ground unde [...]	2009-10-20 18:15:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV ECON WI MO
09RABAT874	MOROCCO'S RESPONSE: 64TH UNGA, THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered subject demarche to Abdelmounaim El Farouq, Chief of the MFA's Division on Humanitarian and Social Questions, Oct. 26. El Farouq said the GOM would support the country-specific resolutions concerning Burma and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. El Farouq also [...]	2009-10-28 09:15:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL MO
09RABAT875	MARRAKESH'S FIRST FEMALE MAYOR SETS AN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Marrakesh Mayor Fatima Zohra El Mansouri, the first female mayor of a major Moroccan city, discussed with PolOffs her goals of providing good governance and bringing real improvements to the lives of Marakesh's residents. She also described the challenges of managing a city h [...]	2009-10-28 14:08:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SOCI MO
09RABAT877	PALACE PARTY SEEKS TO DOMINATE THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: In the short span of two years the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) has gone from being a loosely defined political association to a political powerhouse that dominated the June 2009 municipal elections. The PAM now controls the upper house of Parli [...]	2009-10-28 19:14:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM MO
09RABAT880	MOROCCO SEEKS BROADER LEGAL COOPERATION WITH U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 14:08:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CJAN EAID PGOV KJUS KCRM MO
09RABAT908	KING ANNOUNCES BIG CHANGES IN MOROCCAN WESTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Mohammed VI has announced several significant changes to Morocco's "domestic" policies for the Western Sahara. These include a concerted effort to entice refugees from the Tindouf camps "to repent and return" to Moroccan-controlled Sahara and a five point plan that aims to [...]	2009-11-12 13:35:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PINS PHUM PREL MO WI
09RABAT912	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 11:11:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XD AF MO
09RABAT915	SAHRAWI ACTIVIST RENOUNCES MOROCCAN CITIZENSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 13, prominent Sahrawi independence activist Aminatou Haidar renounced her Moroccan citizenship at the Laayoune international airport. Although her family and a government attorney had urged her to reconsider, she opted to return to the Canary Islands. Immigration of [...]	2009-11-17 07:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MO WI
09RABAT921	SECRETARY CHALLENGES BMENA CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 3 meeting with 11 civil society representatives from the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) region, Secretary Clinton emphasized the importance of civil society's role in the G8-BMENA Forum for the Future process. She highlighted the role youth play in [...]	2009-11-22 16:39:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM MO XF
09RABAT929	CIVIL SOCIETY'S FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PREPARATORY MEETING [...] (U) Over 150 participants from the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) region attended the Civil Society (CS) preparatory meeting to the Forum for the Future (FFF) led by the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) and the Italian NGO No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) in Casablanca [...]	2009-11-25 08:35:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM XF XA MA
09RABAT931	TZIPI LIVNI,S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri met with Israel's Tzipi Livni Nov. 20 in Tangier and emphasized three points: (1) Livni's Kadima Party ought continue to push the Netanyahu government toward peace negotiations even though it faces an uphill battle as an opposition party; (2 [...]	2009-11-25 13:58:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PNAT KPAL XF IS MO
09RABAT932	INTER-PARTY POLITICS LEAVES WOMEN BY THE WAYSIDE [...] (SBU) Summary: Unlike the June communal elections in which, through the aid of a 12 percent quota, women won an unprecedented number of regional and city council seats, female candidates fared poorly in the successive rounds of indirect voting, including for parliament,s upper house election [...]	2009-11-25 14:32:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI KWMN KDEM MO
09RABAT935	UPDATE ON THE AMINATOU HAIDAR CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prominent pro-independence and human rights activist Aminatou Haidar remains in Spain following the GOM's refusal to allow her to enter Morocco on November 13. The GOM has now announced that Haidar will be granted a new passport if she re-applies for one at the Moroccan consulat [...]	2009-11-25 16:56:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV MO
09RABAT947	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AMPLIFYING THE PRESIDENT'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 16:59:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV XD AF MO
09RABAT952	CIVIL SOCIETY AND G8-BMENA GOVERNMENTS MEET AT SIXTH FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 15:42:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ECON KMPI XF XT CA
09RABAT97	MOROCCO POCS FOR NONPROLIFERATION ISSUES [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane is the primary Government of Morocco (GOM) point of contact (POC) for Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) related issues. Poloff Jimmy Mauldin will remain Post's primary POC on NPT issues until June 2009. 2. (SB [...]	2009-02-02 17:41:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MO
09RABAT971	FOURTH HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH THE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Mission held its fourth annual Human Rights Dialogue with the Government of Morocco (GOM) on December 1. On the Moroccan side, this year's Dialogue was chaired by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and included representatives from the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and the Ministry [...]	2009-12-11 14:16:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MO
09RABAT977	WESTERN SAHARA: SAHRAWI ACTIVISTS CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of King Mohammed VI's stern November 6 speech, Sahrawi pro-independence and human rights activists report a tangible uptick in police harassment and decreased tolerance for freedom of expression in Western Sahara. They have refrained from organizing demonstrations or [...]	2009-12-15 16:47:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL UN MO WI
09RABAT988	GUINEA: UPDATE ON DADIS CAMARA'S HEALTH [...] (S) Summary: In separate meetings on December 16 with the Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri and XXXXXXXXXXXX the Mission learned that the health of wounded Guinean junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has improved and that his release from the hospital may be imminent. Fassi Fihr [...]	2009-12-17 18:40:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PREL XA MO
09RABAT990	AMINATOU HAIDAR RETURNS SAFELY TO WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) Summary: Prominent Sahrawi pro-independence activist Aminatou Haidar returned safely to the Western Sahara on December 18 aboard a Spanish military aircraft. She recovered her passport at the airport, completed normal Moroccan immigration formalities, and proceeded from the airport to her home [...]	2009-12-18 15:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF PGOV UN WI MO
09RABAT996	MOROCCO: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Morocco pursued a comprehensive counterterrorism approach that emphasized vigilant security measures, including international cooperation and to a lesser degree counter-radicalization policies. Evidence gained from Moroccan authorities' disruption of certain groups -- and the common characte [...]	2009-12-21 14:04:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PGOV PREL MO
09RABAT998	SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL WILLIAM WARD, COMMANDER, [...] (SBU) Summary: General Ward, we welcome you back to Morocco. Morocco has been an exemplary partner in the struggle against terrorism, and our military and political cooperation is growing. As a result, Morocco has been designated a Major non-NATO Ally. Morocco serves as a regional model f [...]	2009-12-22 08:52:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP MARR MASS PREL ECON PGOV PHUM EAID MO
09RANGOON1	BURMA: RICE EXPORTS LOWER THAN EXPECTED IN 2008 [...] (C) Despite GOB expectations that rice exports in November and December would total 300,000 metric tons, Burmese traders and military-owned Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) exported only 45,000 metric tons of rice during this period. Demand for Burmese rice remains low, as international cu [...]	2009-01-02 05:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON10	BURMA: FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES GAMBARI, DPRK [...] (C) During a January 5 meeting with Burmese Minister of Foreign Affairs Nyan Win, the Charge reiterated the USG's concerns about ongoing human rights abuses in Burma, including the continuing arrests and recent long sentences for political activists. He stressed the importance of dialogue b [...]	2009-01-06 07:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON100	BURMA: OJEA QUINTANA BRIEFS CHARGE [...] (C) In a private meeting February 17, UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Myanmar Thomas Ojea Quintana agreed with Charge's assessment of Burma's deteriorating human rights situation. His four-point agenda includes the need for legal reform, release of political prisoners, reform of th [...]	2009-02-17 09:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON106	BURMA: CLARIFYING USG POSITION ON GAVI [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel points February 18 to Dr. Nyo Nyo Kyaing, Director of the International Health Division of the Ministry of Health. Charge had sought to speak directly to the Health Minister, but he has been unavailable. Charge explained to Nyo Nyo Kyaing that the USG did not [...]	2009-02-19 07:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI EAID PHUM PGOV BM
09RANGOON110	UN HUMAN RIGHTS RAPPORTEUR BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) In a February 19 outbrief for the Diplomatic Corps, UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Burma Thomas Ojea Quintana reported on his visit to Insein prison, meetings with several high-level GOB officials in Nay Pyi Taw, and the regime's refusal to let him see Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) or [...]	2009-02-20 07:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON111	BURMA'S NLD: NO PRECONDITIONS FOR DIALOGUE WITH [...] (U) In a "Special Statement" dated February 19, the National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee (CEC) clarified it has not set any preconditions for a visit to Burma by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. The CEC notes that during a February 2 meeting, UN Special Envoy Ibrah [...]	2009-02-20 08:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON112	BURMA: ONSHORE OIL PRODUCTION LIMITED [...] (C) Although the GOB claims Burma has untapped oil reserves of 3.5 million barrels, actual production continues to fall far short of the country's domestic needs. In 2008 onshore production averaged 10,000 barrels a day, forcing the GOB to import up to 20,000 barrels a day of oil and diesel. [...]	2009-02-20 08:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET PINR BM
09RANGOON116	BURMA: SOME POLITICAL PRISONERS INCLUDED IN RELEASE [...] (C) On February 20, Burma state media announced the government would free 6,313 prisoners on humanitarian grounds which would allow them to take part in the 2010 elections. At least 19 political prisoners, including four NLD members and seven monks, have been freed. The regime also reportedly [...]	2009-02-23 08:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON120	BURMA: NLD SOUL SEARCHING ON SANCTIONS, BAN VISIT [...] (C) The National League for Democracy (NLD) has issued a correction to its February 17 "Special Statement" to clarify that the NLD has not changed its stance on sanctions. The original statement contained language interpreted by some media as criticizing economic sanctions. Party leaders no [...]	2009-02-24 07:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON126	BURMA'S 2010 ELECTION: UNCERTAINTY PREVAILS AMIDST [...] (C) One year after the Burmese regime announced parliamentary elections will be held in 2010, nothing is known about the timing of the vote, what rules will govern participation, and who will compete. In the absence of hard facts many potentially key players -- among opposition, pro-regime, a [...]	2009-02-27 12:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON132	USGS/DOC ASSESS BURMA'S OIL AND GAS RESOURCE AND [...] (C) During a three-day trip to Burma, United States Geological Survey (USGS) petroleum geologist Craig Wandrey and Department of Commerce (DOC) senior energy analyst Paul Hueper met with international and local oil and gas companies operating in Burma to assess the country's resource potentia [...]	2009-03-02 23:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET PINR BM
09RANGOON133	ILO AND GOB RENEW SUPPLEMENTARY UNDERSTANDING ON [...] (C) The ILO and the Ministry of Labor on February 26 signed an agreement extending for an additional year the ILO-GOB Supplementary Understanding (SU) on Forced Labor. Although the ILO had planned to extend the SU indefinitely, the GOB claimed it did not want to "tie the hands" of a future g [...]	2009-03-03 01:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON135	BURMA: TWO SMALL BOMBINGS IN RANGOON, NO CASUALTIES [...] (SBU) Police Special Branch has reported, and RSO has independently confirmed, that two small bombs exploded in central Rangoon on the evening of March 3. Police have reported no casualties. Post has not received any reports that American Citizens were affected, and neither location is frequ [...]	2009-03-04 04:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON138	Burma: GOB Publicly Criticizes U.S. Human Rights and [...] (U) On March 5, the state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper published two announcements by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticizing the USG's recently-released Human Rights Report (HRR) and International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). The MFA statement on the HRR "categorically [...]	2009-03-05 07:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SNAR BM
09RANGOON14	BURMA MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ON POLITICAL [...] (C) During a January 5 meeting with the Charge, Burma's Minister of Agriculture and Secretary General of the mass-member Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) Major General Htay Oo discussed the upcoming 2010 elections, suggesting it is time for generational change and saying y [...]	2009-01-08 06:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAGR ECON BM
09RANGOON143	BURMA: OVERSEAS WORKERS RETURNING HOME BUT JOBS [...] (C) The Burmese Government has officially acknowledged that 10,000 migrant workers have recently returned to Burma -- anecdotal evidence indicates the figure is actually much higher -- and has publicly pledged to provide them with jobs and other assistance. However, Ministry of Labor officia [...]	2009-03-06 05:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB PHUM PGOV BM
09RANGOON148	BURMA: TWO OPPOSITION LAWYERS COMPLETE PRISON [...] (C) Opposition lawyers U Aung Thein and U Khin Maung Shein were released from prison on March 6, following completion of their four-month sentences. Both attorneys were charged with contempt of court on October 30, 2008 after protesting the lack of due process in the trials of several detai [...]	2009-03-09 06:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BM
09RANGOON153	BURMA: ILO TO EDUCATE CEASE-FIRE GROUPS ON FORCED [...] (C) The local ILO office has reached an agreement with two Karen cease-fire groups to conduct awareness training in areas traditionally off-limits to foreigners. ILO Liaison Officer chief Steve Marshall, who will conduct the training, hopes to reach the same agreement with the Wa ethnic grou [...]	2009-03-11 01:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON156	BURMA: LAUNCHING PILOT PROJECT TO COMBAT MULTI-DRUG [...] (SBU) The Burmese Ministry of Health, working with the World Health Organization (WHO) and Medecins sans Frontieres-Holland, will launch a three-year multi-drug and extensively-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR- and XDR-TB) pilot program in Rangoon on March 23 and Mandalay on April 2. The Nati [...]	2009-03-11 06:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
09RANGOON164	BURMA: HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES VISITS BURMA [...] (C) UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres' March 7-12 visit to Burma was strictly controlled by the GOB, according to local UN staff. Guterres visited Nay Pyi Taw, Sittwe (Rakhine State),and Myeik (Thanintharyi Division). Guterres met with the Ministers for Home Affair [...]	2009-03-13 07:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF BM
09RANGOON166	BURMA: COMMENTS ON DRAFT TVPRA REPORT [...] (C) Forced labor remains a problem in Burma, despite improved coordination between the International Labor Organization (ILO),NGOs, and the Burmese Government. In response to Ref A, Embassy Rangoon recommends that five products -- rice, rubber, sesame, physic nut, and sugar cane -- be adde [...]	2009-03-16 07:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON174	BURMA: REMOVAL OF U MOE MYINT FROM THE VISA BAN [...] (C) U Moe Myint, owner of Myanmar Petroleum Resources Ltd. (MPRL) and Myint and Associates, became subject to the 212F visa ban in 2008 due to alleged connections to the Burmese regime. While he is a successful Burmese businessman, he did not earn this wealth based on his connections to the [...]	2009-03-18 07:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON CVIS EFIN PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON175	BURMA: TRIPARTITE CORE GROUP POWERS CURTAILED [...] (C) UN Resident Coordinator Bishow Parajuli informed diplomats and aid officials March 18 that the Government of Burma has decided that the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) will no longer have the power to approve visas and extensions of stay for international staff engaged in Cyclone Nargis relie [...]	2009-03-18 08:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID PINR SOCI BM
09RANGOON176	BURMA: REGIME ARRESTS MORE NLD MEMBERS [...] (SBU) The National League for Democracy (NLD) told us that the regime arrested at least the following four of its members since the beginning of March. Authorities have not provided any information about the whereabouts or condition of these individuals, or the reasons for their arrests. [...]	2009-03-18 08:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON178	BURMA: FOOD INSECURITY A GROWING CONCERN [...] (SBU) Although Burma's overall production of basic foodstuffs -- rice, beans, and cereals - is more than enough to meet domestic need, the GOB's restrictions on internal food distribution, as well as its emphasis on exporting food for profit, prevent sufficient domestically available food fr [...]	2009-03-19 07:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON181	IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS ON BURMA'S [...] (C) According to a study undertaken by a Harvard team and international NGO International Development Enterprises (IDE),Burma's agricultural sector has been significantly affected by the world financial crisis, increasing food insecurity, and poverty concerns. The report estimates that ove [...]	2009-03-20 07:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON187	BURMA: REACTIONS TO THE "AFTER THE STORM" REPORT [...] (C) Officials from the UN and international NGOs, including International Development Enterprises (IDE),Save the Children, and CARE, have criticized the findings of a recent assessment of Cyclone Nargis assistance conducted by Johns Hopkins and the Emergency Assistance Team (EAT) based in T [...]	2009-03-26 01:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM EAID PGOV PREL SOCI
09RANGOON188	BURMA: MEETING WITH MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS [...] (C) During a March 24 meeting with visiting EAP/MLS Director Stephen Blake and Charge, Burmese Minister of Home Affairs and acting Minister of Immigration Major General Aung Oo reflected views we believe are typical among Burma's top generals. He described the country's need for stability an [...]	2009-03-26 05:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SNAR PINR ASEC KTIP BM
09RANGOON189	BURMA: MLS DIRECTOR MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) EAP/MLS Director Stephen Blake visited Burma March 22-25, as part of his five-country familiarization tour. In Nay Pyi Taw March 24, Blake, Charge, and Burmese Foreign Minister Nyan Win discussed a range of issues. Mr. Blake and Charge expressed strong concern over the recent curtailment [...]	2009-03-26 05:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON193	BURMA: MLS DIRECTOR MEETING WITH LABOR MINISTER [...] (C) During a March 24 meeting in Nay Pyi Taw during EAP/MLS Director Stephen Blake's five-country familiarization tour, Blake, Charge, and Burmese Minister for Labor and Relations, Major General Aung Kyi, discussed labor issues and relations with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). Aung Kyi gave assura [...]	2009-03-26 07:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON194	BURMA: MLS DIRECTOR MEETING WITH NLD UNCLES [...] (C) In a March 25 meeting with visiting EAP/MLS Office Director Stephen Blake and Charge, the National League for Democracy's Central Executive Committee (CEC aka the Uncles) explained the NLD is not opposed to participation in the 2010 elections, but would not take part unless there is a revi [...]	2009-03-26 08:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON195	BURMA: MLS DIRECTOR MEETING WITH ETHNIC POLITICIANS [...] (C) In a March 25 meeting in Rangoon with EAP/MLS Director Blake, three ethnic politicians said the Committee Representing People's Parliament (CRPP),an organization of MPs-elected in 1990, has enjoyed greater freedom to meet since September 2008. They said CRPP members are not opposed to p [...]	2009-03-30 04:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON196	BURMA: MLS DIRECTOR MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE [...] (C) During a March 24 meeting in Nay Pyi Taw with EAP/MLS Director Stephen Blake and Charge, Minister of Agriculture and head of the Union Solidarity Development Association (USDA),Major General Htay Oo, acknowledged that USDA will play a role in the 2010 elections, but stopped short of sayi [...]	2009-03-30 07:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON197	BURMA: MLS DIRECTOR MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (C) During a March 24 meeting in Nay Pyi Taw with EAP/MLS Director Stephen Blake and Charge, Burma's Attorney General U Aye Maung asserted the 2010 elections will be "free and fair" and conducted "in accordance with the law." He said his office is responsible for writing the election laws whi [...]	2009-03-31 01:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD BM
09RANGOON199	BURMA: SEVEN NLD MEMBERS SENTENCED [...] (C) Recently-released opposition lawyer U Aung Thein informed us that an East Rangoon District Court sentenced seven National League for Democracy (NLD) members to between five and 10 years' imprisonment on March 30 (see para 3 for list). According to U Aung Thein, the seven men - arrested i [...]	2009-03-31 05:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON20	BURMA: SALE OF IVANHOE MINE DELAYED [...] (C) Canadian-owned Ivanhoe Copper Co. continues to negotiate with state-owned Mining Enterprise-1 (ME-1) and a consortium of three Chinese companies - WanBo Copper, Norinco Copper, and Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco) - for the sale of its joint venture company, Myanmar Ivanhoe Copper [...]	2009-01-09 04:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN PGOV PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON200	BURMA: DONORS PREPARING TO PURCHASE TB DRUGS IN [...] (C) Burma will face a shortage of tuberculosis (TB) drugs in mid-2010, leaving the region vulnerable to new outbreaks of both TB and multi-drug resistant TB. WHO estimates that Burma needs between USD 4-5 million to cover the drug shortfall; and to ensure timely delivery of drugs, procureme [...]	2009-03-31 07:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
09RANGOON204	BURMA: KEY KACHIN GROUPS WORKING TO FORM A [...] (C) Summary. In an April 1 meeting with P/E Chief and Poloffs, Kachin peace negotiator Dr. Saboi Jum told us that a coalition of Kachin cease-fire groups is actively working to form a political party to participate in the 2010 elections. The new party, tentatively named the Kachin State Progr [...]	2009-04-02 06:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BM
09RANGOON205	BURMA'S GENERALS: STARTING THE CONVERSATION [...] (S) As the review of U.S. policy regarding Burma continues amid signs that the military regime wants to engage with Washington, we offer some thoughts about the senior generals, what motivates them, what they might want from engagement, and what the U.S. might place on the table. Burma's milit [...]	2009-04-02 07:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON207	BURMA: GLOBAL FUND PRINCIPAL RECIPIENTS SELECTED [...] (SBU) The Minister of Health chaired the fourth Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meeting March 31 in preparation for the GOB's planned Round 9 Global Fund application. During the meeting, CCM members selected Save the Children (US) and the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) as the du [...]	2009-04-06 22:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
09RANGOON208	BURMA: DOCTOR: AUNG SAN SUU KYI IN GOOD HEALTH [...] (C) Acting DCM met April 3 with Dr. Tin Myo Win (aka Douglas),who confirmed that he visited Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) for her scheduled monthly medical appointment April 2. He proclaimed the National League for Democracy (NLD) leader to be in good health, and said she is anxious to talk and [...]	2009-04-07 05:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON210	POLITICAL PRISONER SU SU NWE REPORTEDLY ILL [...] (C) Summary: The health of political prisoner Su Su Nwe is reportedly deteriorating. We have confirmed that the regime allowed her medical treatment by a general practitioner but not by a specialist. The labor activist, who suffers from a congenital heart problem, is imprisoned in Kalay Pr [...]	2009-04-07 06:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON214	BURMA: TCG REGAINS LIMITED VISA POWERS FOR UN, [...] (SBU) During the past month, UN and ASEAN members of the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) have joined us in urging the Burmese Government to reconsider its early March decision to strip the TCG of its power to approve visas for Cyclone Nargis-related activities (reftel). In an April 3 letter to [...]	2009-04-08 07:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PREL PINR PGOV BM
09RANGOON215	BURMA: RUMORED MILITARY RESHUFFLING [...] (S/NF) Summary. State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Secretary One Tin Aung Myint Oo was promoted to full General in late March and may also have been named "Military Advisor to the Senior General," according to a P/E contact. While state media began to refer to him as "General" on Marc [...]	2009-04-08 07:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON221	BURMA: NGO WORKING TO PROTECT TIGER POPULATION [...] (C) American NGO Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) continues to work with the Burmese government to protect Burma's dwindling tiger population. While the GOB established the world's largest tiger reserve in the Hukong Valley in 2004, it has yet to approve a WCS petition to expand the pro [...]	2009-04-09 23:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ETRD PGOV BM
09RANGOON222	BURMA: KACHIN NLD DISCUSSES U.S. POLICY; ELECTIONS [...] (C) Charge Dinger and poloff traveled to Kachin State in Burma's far north April 3-7 to take the political temperature and observe an embassy small-grant environmental project. Police Special Branch (SB) attention made political discussions difficult, though brave National League for Democrac [...]	2009-04-10 04:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON223	BURMA: REVISED TRIPARTITE CORE GROUP TO HAVE NO [...] (C) The UN Resident Coordinator in Burma has clarified that, under new Government of Burma (GOB) rules, the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) has no visa-authorization powers, not even for ASEAN or the UN. All visa requests for Cyclone Nargis related activities must now be approved by the GOB's F [...]	2009-04-10 05:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID PINR SOCI BM
09RANGOON226	BURMA'S WATER FESTIVAL: OPPOSITION LAYS LOW; THUGS [...] (C) Burma's political opposition laid low during the April 13-17 Thingyan water festival and Burmese New Year, with no overt political activities reported during the five-day long national celebration. However, thugs, presumably on orders from the regime, beat up five National League for Dem [...]	2009-04-20 07:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON23	BURMA: PLANNING MINISTER DISCUSSES U.S. POLICY, [...] (C) The Charge met with Minister of Social Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha in Nay Pyi Taw on January 5 to discuss assistance issues, the possibility of expanding the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) -mechanism, and the world economic crisis. The Charge laid out USG concerns about Bur [...]	2009-01-09 06:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON230	BURMA: TWO NLD OFFICIALS ARRESTED AFTER LEADING [...] (C) NLD spokesman Nyan Win told us that on April 22, authorities arrested two Rangoon-based NLD officials after they led a Buddhist prayer meeting at a local pagoda to call for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners. Security officials arrested Twuntay Township NLD vice p [...]	2009-04-22 07:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON232	BURMA: NGOS NEGOTIATING MOUS FOR DELTA PROGRAMS [...] (C) As Burma approaches the one-year mark of Cyclone Nargis, the Burmese Government has told NGOs providing assistance in the Irrawaddy Delta to sign formal Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) to continue projects. The majority of NGOs, including those already operating in Burma before the cyc [...]	2009-04-23 06:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON233	BURMA: REGIME CHARGES NLD MEMBERS WITH RELIGIOUS [...] (C) NLD spokesman Nyan Win informed us that two Rangoon-based NLD officials arrested on April 22 have been charged with defaming the Buddhist religion. Authorities charged U Chit Phay and U Maung Soe Wai under section 295 A of the penal code at a Twuntay township court the afternoon of their [...]	2009-04-24 06:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON235	WHO'S WHO IN BURMA'S OFFSHORE GAS SECTOR [...] (C) Burma's offshore waters are becoming more crowded, as foreign companies from China, Korea, Russia, India, Malaysia, and Vietnam secure contracts to explore and develop offshore natural gas blocks. To attract additional investment and capitalize on the recent gas discoveries in the A1, A [...]	2009-04-27 04:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET PINR BM
09RANGOON237	BURMA: URGING THE GOB TO ADDRESS GLOBAL FUND ACCESS [...] (SBU) With the June 1 deadline fast approaching, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and WHO technical advisors continue to revise the MOH's draft Round Nine Global Fund application. Embassy Rangoon, USAID, and other donors reviewed and provided comments on the first draft; we expect to review the [...]	2009-04-27 07:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
09RANGOON238	BURMA: GOB RESPONDS TO SWINE FLU; NO OUTBREAK IN [...] (SBU) The Burmese Government has informed us, and WHO agrees, that, contrary to a BBC Burma Service radio report, there are no cases of swine flu in either humans or animals in Burma. The GOB continues to coordinate among various Ministries and plans to produce a swine flu action plan short [...]	2009-04-27 07:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
09RANGOON239	BURMA: REGIME ATTEMPTS TO PLACATE ROHINGYA WITH [...] (C) On April 22, Rohingya sources in Rangoon told us that, over the last couple of months, a small group of Rohingya businessmen has joined the regime in initiating a number of community-development projects in northern Rakhine State in an attempt to placate the Rohingya community ahead of the [...]	2009-04-28 04:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON24	SHAN YOUTH PROMOTE DEMOCRACY THROUGH CONFERENCE [...] (C) Through a grant from the DRL Special Response Fund, the Hsai Pen Media Group (HPMG) in November 2008 conducted a conference for ethnic Shan youth in Thibaw Township, Shan State, on how to approach Burma's upcoming 2010 elections. Nearly 90 Shan youth from Rangoon Division, Shan State and K [...]	2009-01-09 07:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON240	BURMA: ZARGANAR REPORTEDLY ILL [...] (C) Family members told us imprisoned comedian/activist Zarganar has been suffering from acute symptoms of jaundice and hypertension for well over a week. He was taken from Myitkyina prison to see a specialist for tests on April 27. His sister, who is with him, expects to receive the test res [...]	2009-04-28 06:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON244	BURMA: SOME NLD MEMBERS CALL FOR PARTY CHAIRMAN'S [...] (C) Prominent NLD member Naw Ohn Hla told us that on April 29 a group of 30 NLD members (including 15 MPs-elect) delivered a letter to the NLD calling for the resignation of party Chairman U Aung Shwe and Joint Secretary U Lwin. The letter - which was delivered on the second day of the NLD's [...]	2009-04-29 07:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON25	CONTRACT FARMING IN BURMA (C-AL8-02135) [...] (U) This is a response to an INR request (Ref B). 2. (C) Since 2005, the Burmese Government has encouraged investors from China, Thailand, Bangladesh, and Kuwait to invest in contract farms; to date, only the Thais have a formal agreement to farm 120,000 acres along the Thai-Burma borde [...]	2009-01-12 00:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON254	BURMA: NLD UNITED ON NEED FOR DIALOGUE; READY TO [...] (C) At the conclusion of the National League for Democracy's (NLD) two-day national meeting on April 28 and 29, delegates overwhelmingly approved a declaration stating the party will consider participating in the 2010 elections provided the regime releases all political prisoners, reviews and [...]	2009-05-05 07:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM

09RANGOON255	BURMA: ILO SHEDS LIGHT ON LABOR ARRESTS [...] (C) ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall (strictly protect) confirmed the GOB detained and subsequently released four Federation of Trade Unions Burma (FTUB) members on April 10 for illegally crossing the Thai-Burma border. Government officials denied the arrest of a fifth FTUB member, as rep [...]	2009-05-05 07:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BM
09RANGOON260	BURMA: AMCIT ACCUSED OF SWIMMING TO AUNG SAN SUU [...] (SBU) On May 7, Embassy Rangoon received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stating that an American citizen taken into custody May 6 while swimming in Inya Lake had admitted to entering the Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) compound located on the lake and spending two nights [...]	2009-05-07 07:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON263	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI UNDER MEDICAL CARE; [...] (SBU) The Burmese authorities did not allow the primary personal physician of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),Dr. Tin Myo Win (aka Douglas),to make his routine monthly visit on May 7. Douglas has reportedly been detained by Burmese authorities since that date for unspecified reasons. Douglas's p [...]	2009-05-11 06:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BM
09RANGOON264	BURMA: POLICE SEARCH ASSK'S COMPOUND; RUMORS [...] (C) As of COB May 11, Embassy Rangoon has not received consular access to AmCit John Yettaw, whom Burmese authorities detained May 6 for allegedly swimming to Aung San Suu Kyi's home and remaining there for two days (Reftel). Charge and other Embassy officers continue to press the Ministries [...]	2009-05-11 07:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON266	BURMESE GOVERNMENT DEPORTS TWO AMERICAN JOURNALISM [...] (C) Burmese Police and Immigration officials ordered two Embassy-sponsored journalism trainers to depart the country on Thursday, May 7. Officially, authorities accused the two of violating the terms of their tourist visas but provided no details concerning the alleged illegal activities. C [...]	2009-05-11 07:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL CVIS CASC BM KPAO
09RANGOON270	BURMA: GOB LIMITING VISAS IN MAY [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has informed the diplomatic community that the GOB will not be issuing any more visas for official foreign visitors during the remainder of May, but indicated that visas may be issued after June 1. MOFA has yet to justify this policy. Diplomats and [...]	2009-05-12 08:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON271	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI,S HEALTH IMPROVES; DR. [...] (C) Dr. Pyone Moe Ei was granted access to Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) on May 11 and found her in better health, according to National League for Democracy (NLD) Spokesperson Nyan Win. ASSK's primary physician, Dr. Tin Myo Win (aka Douglas),remains in detention and her lawyer has not been allo [...]	2009-05-12 08:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON273	BURMA: REGIME GRANTS ACCESS TO AMCIT; NO NEWS ON [...] (C) The GOB granted consular access late in the day on May 13 to John Yettaw (septel),who has confirmed he swam to the home of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and stayed for 44 hours. Yettaw told us Burmese authorities have treated him "wonderfully;" he is fine (see proposed press guidance at para 8 [...]	2009-05-13 08:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON276	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI AND AMCIT JOHN YETTAW [...] (C) On May 14 Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and detained Amcit John Yettaw both appeared at Insein Prison Special Court for a hearing in connection with Yettaw's entry into ASSK's residence. Consular officer attended the proceedings and reports ASSK appeared healthy. Authorities charged Yettaw w [...]	2009-05-14 07:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON281	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S LAWYER ON NEXT STEPS IN [...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) personal attorney, Kyi Win (aka Neville),told us May 15 he expects to meet with his client again within the next two days to prepare for the May 18 court hearing. Neville said that ASSK was "disgusted" by Amcit John Yettaw's intrusion to her home and told him to [...]	2009-05-15 07:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC PINR BM
09RANGOON288	BURMA: FIRST WITNESSES IN ASSK/YETTAW TRIAL; AMCIT [...] (SBU) On May 18, Consul attended the opening session of the trial against Amcit John William Yettaw, Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),and ASSK's two live-in aides at a special court in Insein prison. Consul was permitted to observe the proceedings, but was told he could not speak with Mr. Yettaw unt [...]	2009-05-18 09:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON291	BURMA: CDA MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER; DAY TWO [...] (C) CDA met today with Foreign Minister Nyan Win to press for ASSK's release and for direct consular access to Amcit John Yettaw. Nyan Win defended the legal process against ASSK and asked what the U.S. is willing to give in return for her release. He made no commitment on Yettaw but is clea [...]	2009-05-19 07:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON295	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI ADDRESSES DIPLOMATS AT [...] (SBU) When the regime allowed foreign diplomats to attend the afternoon session of Aung San Suu Kyi's trial on May 20, ASSK briefly addressed the group from across the court room. She expressed appreciation for international support and a hope to meet later under better circumstances. Inter [...]	2009-05-20 07:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON30	BURMESE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DISCUSSES [...] (C) The Charge met with Lieutenant General Ye Myint, the head of Burmese Military Security Affairs (MSA, Military Intelligence),in Rangoon on January 12 to discuss several military-related issues, including the invitation last August by Vice Senior General Maung Aye and LtGen Ye Myint for a [...]	2009-01-14 06:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PINR PHUM BM
09RANGOON300	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI MEETS WITH RANGOON [...] (C) Rangoon-based diplomats from Singapore, Thailand, and Russia -- representing the dean of the diplomatic corps, ASEAN chair, and UNSC president, respectively -- met May 20 for nearly 30 minutes with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) in the Insein prison guest house where she is being held. This is [...]	2009-05-21 06:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON301	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI/YETTAW TRIAL, DAY FOUR [...] (C) The May 21 session of the trial against Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and John Yettaw focused on the examination of Yettaw's personal belongings, including photos and videos he took inside ASSK's residence. With the exception of Embassy Consul, no diplomats or journalists attended, which was [...]	2009-05-21 07:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON303	BURMA: ASSK TRIAL - ALL PLEAD NOT GUILTY; YETTAW'S [...] (SBU) Amcit John Yettaw, whose mental state appears to be deteriorating, proclaimed Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and her two assistants innocent during an unprovoked courtroom outburst May 22. The day's trial focused largely on Yettaw; ASSK attended only the afternoon session. At the conclusion [...]	2009-05-25 13:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON310	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI TESTIFIES; THANKS DIPLOMATS [...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) took the stand May 26 after the prosecution unexpectedly rested its case on May 25. ASSK answered the judges' questions about a written statement she submitted to the court in which she apparently set forth her version of the events surrounding American citizen Jo [...]	2009-05-26 08:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON311	BURMA: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Embassy Rangoon is not aware of any ongoing investment disputes in Burma. U.S. law has prohibited new investment in Burma since 1997. 2. Primary points of contact for issues relevant to the report are: Prior to July 27, 2009: Samantha A. Carl-Yoder Economic Officer (95) (1) 536-50 [...]	2009-05-27 06:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BM
09RANGOON312	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI HOUSE ARREST ORDER [...] (C) Before the start of the Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) trial session on May 26, Police Director General Khin Yi told her that the GOB would lift her house arrest order on its May 27 expiration date. However, Aung San Suu Kyi remains in custody at an Insein prison guest house because of the Yett [...]	2009-05-27 08:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON314	BURMA: TESTIMONY CONCLUDES IN AUNG SAN SUU [...] (C) Testimony concluded on May 28 in the trial against Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),her two assistants, and American John Yettaw. The trial will resume June 1, when the prosecution and defense will present closing arguments. There is no set timeframe thereafter for the judges' decision, but law [...]	2009-05-28 05:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON315	BURMA: PREPARING FOR THE ILO ANNUAL CONFERENCE [...] (C) Although the Burmese Government has taken steps to address forced labor and child soldier recruitment, the use of forced labor remains widespread. During the upcoming June ILO Annual Conference in Geneva, Embassy Rangoon encourages the U.S. delegation to press the GOB to strengthen its [...]	2009-05-28 06:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON316	BURMA: STATE MEDIA LINK BOMBS TO OPPOSITION GROUPS [...] (SBU) On May 27 state media reported that two bombs exploded near government buildings in Mon State. According to police, there were no casualties when the bombs detonated near the Economic Bank and Forestry Department in the state capital Mawlamyine. So far, the police have not responded to [...]	2009-05-28 07:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON320	BURMA: NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY: PROTESTS [...] (C) On May 28, police near Insein Prison arrested a solo protestor who unfurled a sign calling for Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) release. Authorities have increased the security presence in Rangoon to guard against mass protests. National League for Democracy (NLD) leaders told us the party has [...]	2009-05-29 06:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON321	BURMA: MEETING WITH MINISTER OF LABOR -- AUNG SAN [...] (C) In a meeting on May 29, Burma's Labor Minister, Major General Aung Kyi, who is also the regime's point of contact for "relations" with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),signaled that he continues to believe ASSK only wants dialogue with Senior General Than Shwe. Aung Kyi said that if ASSK wants [...]	2009-06-01 02:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM CASC BM
09RANGOON324	BURMA: CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN TRIAL POSTPONED TO [...] (C) Burmese authorities have postponed until June 5 the next trial session for Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),her two assistants, and American John Yettaw. That session is expected to include closing arguments in the trial. ASSK met May 30 with her attorneys for over two hours; they confirm that [...]	2009-06-01 03:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON326	BURMA: HEALTH MINISTRY SUBMITS GLOBAL FUND [...] (SBU) The Minister of Health submitted the Burmese Government's Round Nine Global Fund (GF) application on May 31, requesting USD 320.6 million over five years to fund HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB),and malaria programs. Funds, if approved, will be overseen by two principal recipients: Save t [...]	2009-06-03 01:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
09RANGOON327	BURMA -- ENCOURAGING A REGIME--NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR [...] (C) In reftel conversations, the Charge, at the request of National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee (CEC) member Khin Maung Swe, conveyed to Burmese Government Ministers that the NLD is ready to engage the regime in unconditional dialogue with all issues on the table. [...]	2009-06-03 05:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON328	BURMA: FAMILY DETAINED AFTER SEEKING EMBASSY [...] (SBU) On June 4 a family of five, plus a friend, approached the Embassy front gate holding Burmese-language signs appealing for Embassy assistance with the case of a detained family member. They did not claim any political affiliation and did not raise any political issues. They voluntarily [...]	2009-06-04 05:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC BM PGOV
09RANGOON329	BURMA: ASSK CLOSING ARGUMENTS LIKELY TO BE [...] (SBU) Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) lawyers have told us they expect closing arguments in her trial, currently scheduled for June 5, to be postponed; the session had already been delayed once from its original June 1 date. Lawyers confirmed that the Rangoon Divisional Court (an appeals court) ha [...]	2009-06-04 05:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON332	BURMA: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN NATURAL GAS SECTOR [...] (C) The Burmese Government continues to push for the development of Burma's offshore natural gas sector. State-owned Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE),with partial funding from Thai-owned PTTEP, plans to construct in 2009 a new gas pipeline from the Yadana Gas Fields to Rangoon. This p [...]	2009-06-05 04:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET SENV BM
09RANGOON333	BURMA: GEM AND JADE EXPORTS INCREASE IN 2008; [...] (C) The total value of Burmese jade and gem exports in 2008 increased by 30 percent over the previous year, with jade sales accounting for 98 percent of the total. Trade analysts predict 2009 exports will drop due to the continuing world economic crisis and declining demand. In 2008 the ma [...]	2009-06-05 04:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON335	BURMA: ASSK PROCEEDINGS POSTPONED; APPEALS COURT [...] (C) At a brief hearing on the morning of June 5, judges in the trial against Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),her two aides, and Amcit John Yettaw announced a delay in the resumption of the proceedings until June 12. ASSK's attorneys appeared at a separate appeals court later in the day to seek rein [...]	2009-06-05 07:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM CASC PGOV PHUM PREL
09RANGOON339	BURMA: POLICE REPORTEDLY RELEASE FAMILY THAT [...] (C) A Regional Security Office police contact reported that on June 7 officials released the six persons who were detained after approaching the Embassy to ask for assistance (reftel). According to the police contact, the five family members and their friend were released after posting a bail [...]	2009-06-09 05:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC BM PGOV
09RANGOON34	CONSERVATION GROUP CREATES COMMUNITY FORESTS, [...] (C) The Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (BANCA) implemented its third grant through Embassy Rangoon's small grants program to start a community forestry program in the Kyeintali area of Rakhine State, near the Yoma Elephant Sanctuary. During our December 2008 visit to monitor [...]	2009-01-20 01:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM SENV
09RANGOON340	BURMA: GEM DEALERS COMPLAIN ABOUT FINANCIAL [...] (C) Burmese gem merchants complain that a combination of the world financial crisis, lower worldwide demand for luxury items, and sanctions have reduced jade and gems sales thus far in 2009. While the Burmese Government continues to profit from its jade and gem auctions, small local traders [...]	2009-06-09 06:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON341	BURMA: APPEALS COURT REINSTATES ONE ASSK DEFENSE [...] (SBU) ASSK lawyer and NLD spokesman Nyan Win told us that on June 9 the Rangoon Divisional Court announced it would allow Aung San Suu Kyi's defense to call as a witness NLD member and lawyer Daw Khin Mot Mot, one of the three witnesses originally barred by the trial court. However, the Divi [...]	2009-06-09 06:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON342	BURMA: MIXED NLD MESSAGES ON DIALOGUE [...] (C) On June 8, Charge met with National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee (CEC) members Khin Maung Swe, U Nyunt Wai, and U Than Tun to discuss questions posed by Labor Minister (also Relations with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) Minister) Major General Aung Kyi in response to an [...]	2009-06-09 06:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON344	BURMA: ASSK LAWYERS TO APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT [...] (SBU) On June 11, Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) legal team will file an appeal with the Supreme Court to overturn the Divisional Court's decision to exclude two defense witnesses originally denied admission by the trial court. ASSK lawyer Nyan Win told us he expects the trial court will again del [...]	2009-06-10 06:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON346	BURMA: SUPREME COURT TO HEAR AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S [...] (SBU) Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) lawyer and NLD spokesman Nyan Win informed us that on June 11 the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in ASSK's appeal to admit two defense witnesses who were excluded from testifying in her trial (reftel). The Rangoon branch of the high court has scheduled o [...]	2009-06-11 06:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON347	BURMA REMAINS IN THE DARK; ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES [...] (C) Burma suffers from an acute electricity shortage, producing less than half of nationwide demand, according to internal Ministry of Electric Power-1 (MEP-1) documents. Since the majority of Burma's electricity is generated by hydropower, output falls dramatically during the dry season, le [...]	2009-06-11 07:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV SENV PINR BM
09RANGOON35	MEETINGS WITH PRESS SCRUTINY BOARD AND MINISTRY OF [...] (C) PAO and APAO discussed possible training opportunities in journalism and English in separate meetings with the Director of the Press Scrutiny (read censorship) Board and the Director General of the Department of Higher Education on January 13 in Rangoon. The Scrutiny Board continues to [...]	2009-01-20 08:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EAID PREL CVIS CASC UNGA BM KPAO
09RANGOON357	BURMA: INCREASING MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN TIMBER [...] (C) Although state-owned Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE),controlled by the Ministry of Forestry, is legally responsible for regulating Burma's timber trade, contacts confirm that MTE continues to lose ground to the military's Regional Commanders who control forest-rich areas. MTE remains t [...]	2009-06-12 06:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON358	BURMA: ASSK TRIAL AND APPEAL POSTPONED [...] (SBU) At a brief hearing on June 12, judges in the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),her two aides, and Amcit John Yettaw announced another delay in the resumption of the proceedings until June 26. On June 11, Supreme Court staff informed ASSK's legal team that the high court has postponed o [...]	2009-06-12 06:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON359	BURMA: ASSK SUPREME COURT APPEAL HEARING BACK ON [...] (C) On June 12, the Burmese Supreme Court informed Aung San Suu Kyi's legal team it will hear oral arguments in her appeal on June 17. The notice came one day after the court had postponed that hearing. ASSK's lawyers said the court gave no reason for this latest decision, and they declined [...]	2009-06-15 06:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON361	BURMA: CIVIL SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT IN THE TIMBER [...] (SBU) In response to the reporting requirements of the JADE Act, this cable provides background on the current and potential future role of civil society in monitoring Burma's timber industry. 2. (C) There are a limited number of civil society organizations in Burma that focus on enviro [...]	2009-06-16 01:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON362	BURMA TIMBER INDUSTRY THREATENS ELEPHANT [...] (C) Burma's wild elephant population continues to dwindle. Environmentalists estimate fewer than 4,000 roam wild, compared to 5,500 in 1996. Although elephants are revered by the Burmese people, wild populations are threatened by habitat destruction, declining breeding rates, and poaching. [...]	2009-06-16 01:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD BM
09RANGOON364	BURMA: SINGAPORE SENIOR MINISTER GOH - THAN SHWE [...] (SBU) According to the Singapore Ambassador in Rangoon, Singapore Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong had a "frank and candid exchange of views" with his "old friends" Burmese Senior General Than Shwe and PM Thein Sein in a meeting on June 9. Goh flagged serious international concerns about the 201 [...]	2009-06-16 06:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM PGOV PHUM PREL SN
09RANGOON367	BURMA -- NLD ASKS CHARGE TO RECONFIRM TO THE [...] (C) On June 16, National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee (CEC) member Khin Maung Swe followed up on conversations with the Charge (see Ref A and previous) regarding the NLD's aspiration to begin a new dialogue with the Burma regime. Khin Maung Swe asked the Charge to [...]	2009-06-17 07:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON369	BURMA: SUPREME COURT AGREES TO ADJUDICATE ASSK [...] (SBU) NLD spokesman and Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) lawyer Nyan Win informed us that ASSK's legal team appeared at the Supreme Court on June 17 to petition the court to hear arguments in their appeal to reinstate two defense witnesses in ASSK's trial. The court agreed to hear the case and will an [...]	2009-06-17 07:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON37	BURMA: MORE LAWYERS ARRESTED [...] (C) Authorities arrested two activist lawyers on January 15 and 16. Attorney Pho Phyu was detained on January 15 after representing farmers who reported labor-rights violations to the International Labor Organization (ILO). In 2008, the ILO filed a formal complaint on behalf of Pho Phyu's c [...]	2009-01-21 06:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON372	BURMA: SWISS ENERGY COMPANY LOSES ONSHORE OIL [...] (C) Focus Energy, a Swiss company and one of Burma's largest onshore oil producers, was unable to extend its contract for its two oil fields in May 2009 because the Minister of Energy wanted to grant sole operating rights to the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE),according to company off [...]	2009-06-18 04:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET PINR BM
09RANGOON374	BURMESE TIMBER EXPORTS DECLINING [...] (SBU) The value and quantity of legal Burmese timber exports dropped in 2008 by eight percent and 21 percent respectively over the previous year. EU sanctions appear to impact Burma's timber trade, as the value of direct exports to Europe has dropped by 65 percent since 2007. Timber indust [...]	2009-06-19 01:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON376	BURMA: RANGOON QUIET AS NLD CELEBRATES ASSK'S [...] (SBU) On June 19, the National League for Democracy (NLD) held a private ceremony at its Rangoon headquarters to mark the 64th birthday Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). NLD members and supporters attended, but - consistent with past practice - diplomats were not invited. Police observed the event, b [...]	2009-06-19 03:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON377	BURMA: FY09-10 BUDGET SHORT ON DETAILS BUT CLEARLY [...] (SBU) The Burmese Government published its FY09-10 budget in late May, along with FY08-09 supplementary expenditure figures. As in the past, the GOB's budget publication provides only general guidelines, with little explanation of spending. The largest proportion of public funds will go to [...]	2009-06-19 07:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON379	BURMA: RANGOON QUIET AS NLD CELEBRATES ASSK'S [...] (SBU) On June 19, the National League for Democracy (NLD) held a private ceremony at its Rangoon headquarters to mark the 64th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). NLD members and supporters attended, but - consistent with past practice - diplomats were not invited. Police observed the event [...]	2009-06-19 07:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON38	BURMA: U GAMBIRA REPORTEDLY ON HUNGER STRIKE [...] (C) On January 21, NLD spokesman Nyan Win told us that NLD contacts report detained activist monk U Gambira has been on a hunger strike for approximately five days. On January 19, Mizzima News reported the 29-year-old monk began a hunger strike on January 13, citing unnamed sources inside Bur [...]	2009-01-21 06:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON381	BURMA: ASSK APPEAL HEARING SET FOR JUNE 24; [...] (SBU) The Supreme Court announced it will hear arguments on June 24 in the Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) appeal to readmit two defense witnesses. The next trial court session is scheduled to take place on June 26. Vice Consul met with Amcit John Yettaw for 40 minutes on June 20. Yettaw continues [...]	2009-06-22 06:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON382	BURMA: LAWYERS CONSULT WITH AUNG SAN SUU KYI; MORE [...] (C) On June 22, the lawyers for Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) met with her at Insein prison to discuss her case. ASSK lawyer Nyan Win expects the Supreme Court will take at least one week to rule after hearing oral arguments on June 24 and that the trial court will likely not conduct any substantiv [...]	2009-06-23 07:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON383	BURMA: MORE NLD MEMBERS ARRESTED AND CONVICTED [...] (SBU) National League for Democracy (NLD) spokesman Nyan Win confirmed press reports that two NLD members have been sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for "defaming religion." Chit Phay and U Maung Soe Wai were arrested at their homes on April 22 after participating in a prayer group that c [...]	2009-06-23 07:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON385	BURMA: THREE NLD YOUTH CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF [...] (C) NLD spokesman and lawyer Nyan Win reported that the three NLD youth members arrested on June 12 (reftel) have been charged with possession of explosive materials. He is seeking to confirm reports that Aung Aung Oo, Kyaw Win Tun, and Kyaw Myo Naing will face a court hearing on June 25. If [...]	2009-06-24 05:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON387	UNSC RES. 1984 - BURMA SAYS IT WILL ENFORCE UNSC [...] (C) The Government of Burma says it called in the DPRK Ambassador on June 23 to state clearly that no North Korean ship carrying prohibited cargo under UNSC Resolution 1874 should enter Burmese territorial waters, according to U Hau Do Swan, the Deputy Director General for Political Affairs, [...]	2009-06-25 03:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON388	BURMA: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DEFORESTATION [...] (C) The Burmese Government estimates the rate of deforestation to be only 0.3 percent annually, but local environmentalists argue the rate is as high as 2 percent a year. The highest levels of deforestation occur in Kachin and Sagaing Divisions. Former Forestry Department officials report [...]	2009-06-25 04:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ETRD PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON389	BURMA: WFP FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM REMAINS UNFUNDED [...] (SBU) The more than five million Burmese who live under the food poverty line rely on feeding programs run by the World Food Programme (WFP) and NGOs to survive. WFP's programs, which support vulnerable populations and marginalized ethnic groups in Northern Rakhine State, Chin State, Shan S [...]	2009-06-25 05:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON39	BURMA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER SPEAKS FRANKLY [...] (S) Burma Deputy Foreign Minister U Kyaw Thu engaged in an hour-long one-on-one conversation with Charge on Jan. 20. The meeting was at Charge,s request. MFA asked that the Charge come alone, and, after dismissing an MFA note-taker, U Kyaw Thu said he wanted to talk freely. He then took a [...]	2009-01-21 07:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID UN BM
09RANGOON390	BURMA: REGIME NEWS CONFERENCE IMPLIES USG [...] (SBU) On June 25, Chief of Police (and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs) Brigadier General Khin Yi held an hour long briefing for the press and diplomatic corps regarding American Citizen John Yettaw. For over 40 minutes, Khin Yi described in detail the GOB's version of events surrounding Yett [...]	2009-06-25 07:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON392	ANOTHER UNSC 1874 DEMARCHE; BURMA REITERATES [...] (C) The Burmese Government must respect UNSC resolutions, knows what it must do regarding Res. 1874, and intends to cooperate with the international community, including the United States, on this issue, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General (DG) for International Organiz [...]	2009-06-26 04:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON393	ASSK/YETTAW TRIAL DELAYED PENDING SUPREME COURT [...] (SBU) On June 26 the Divisional Court delayed the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi, her two assistants, and Amcit John Yettaw until July 3, pending the decision of the Supreme Court on whether to allow two additional defense witnesses (reftels). Yettaw broke his 49-day fast on the morning of June 2 [...]	2009-06-26 06:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON394	BURMA: GAMBARI ARRIVES WITHOUT MUCH OF A SCHEDULE [...] (C) UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Rangoon on June 26 at 10:00 a.m. World Food Program Country Director Chris Kaye told us he and UN Resident Coordinator Bishow Parajuli met Gambari at the Rangoon airport for approximately 10 minutes before Gambari departed for Nay Pyi Taw, where [...]	2009-06-26 07:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON395	BURMA STATE MEDIA HIGHLIGHT AN ALLEGED USG-YETTAW [...] (C) State media carried extensive coverage of Police Chief Khin Yi's June 25 press conference regarding American Citizen John Yettaw (reftel) and highlighted Khin Yi's implication of USG involvement. The regime-mouthpiece New Light of Myanmar's headline noted that police forces arrested Yett [...]	2009-06-26 07:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON401	SUPREME COURT REJECTS ASSK APPEAL TO ADMIT [...] (SBU) On June 29, the Burma Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the lawyers for Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) to reinstate two defense witnesses. The high court's ruling upholds the decisions by the trial court and Rangoon Divisional (appeals) Court to exclude National League for Democracy (NLD) C [...]	2009-06-29 06:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON404	GAMBARI BRIEFS CHARGE AND DEAN OF DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (C) UN Special Envoy Gambari phoned Charge prior to his departure from Rangoon on June 27 to give a brief readout of his June 26-27 visit to Burma. Gambari told Charge his visit was focused on the possibility of an upcoming UNSYG visit, including a possible agenda, program of visit, and possib [...]	2009-06-29 08:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON405	TALKING WITH JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA IN RANGOON [...] (S) Japanese Ambassador to Burma Nogawa told Charge that on June 29 he conveyed his Government's "serious concerns" about DPRK proliferation to MOFA Deputy Minister Maung Myint and urged Burma to "fully enforce" UNSC Res. 1874. Nogawa added that Japan is willing to help Burma move toward de [...]	2009-06-30 08:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON406	BURMA: NLD LEARNS OF BAN VISIT - FROM THE MEDIA [...] (C) On the morning of June 30, NLD spokesman Nyan Win told us neither the GOB nor UN had informed the party about a Ban visit or requested a meeting between Ban and NLD officials. However, Nyan Win was aware of press reports on the upcoming visit and commented that the NLD hopes it will have [...]	2009-06-30 08:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON407	BURMA: UN DISCUSSES SYG BAN'S TENTATIVE AGENDA [...] (C) According to UN officials in Rangoon, during UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon's July 3-4 visit to Burma he is scheduled to travel to Nay Pyi Taw to meet with Senior General Than Shwe and other top GOB officials, cease fire groups, and political parties; visit several Cyclone-affected vill [...]	2009-07-01 07:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM BM
09RANGOON409	(S) BURMA AND NORTH KOREA: RICE FOR ARMS [...] (S) A well-placed private business contact reports that the Burmese Government, through military-owned Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. (MEHL),has exported approximately 20,000 metric tons of rice to North Korea through June 2009. According to the local director of SGS Consultants, the GOB ha [...]	2009-07-02 05:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON41	A CONVERSATION WITH BURMA'S SOCIAL WELFARE [...] (C) In an hour and twenty minute meeting with Charge Dinger on Jan. 19, Burma's Minister of Social Welfare, Major General Maung Maung Swe, thanked the USG for post-Cyclone Nargis assistance and laid out a laundry list of continuing needs, mostly to help reconstruct schools, roads, and the Ir [...]	2009-01-22 06:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV PHUM PINR BM
09RANGOON411	BURMA - ASSK TRIAL DELAYED; DEFENSE CONSIDERS MORE [...] (SBU) In a brief session on July 3, judges in the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and Amcit John Yettaw announced a further delay in the proceedings until July 10. Defense witness Daw Khin Mot Mot attended the hearing, but was unable to testify. Presumably, she will testify once the trial [...]	2009-07-03 03:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON412	BURMA: CRONIES PROVIDE CREDIT TO DELTA FARMERS [...] (C) Agricultural contacts confirm that the majority of farms in the Irrawaddy Delta have recovered considerably from the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, enabling them to increase rice production by 10 percent over April 2008 levels. In many areas, soil conditions have improved, and NGOs, the UN [...]	2009-07-07 04:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON413	RUSSIAN DEMARCHE IN BURMA TO ENCOURAGE SYG-ASSK [...] (C) On July 2, Russian Ambassador to Burma Mikhail Mgeladze traveled to Nay Pyi Taw with instructions to lobby the regime to permit a meeting between UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). During our July 4 reception, Mgeladze told the Charge he went in at "a very se [...]	2009-07-07 04:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON414	BURMA: RICE EXPORTS JUMP; EXPORT BAN POSSIBLE SOON [...] (C) During the first quarter of 2009, Burmese traders and military-owned Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) exported approximately 645,000 metric tons of rice, 33 percent more that Burma exported in all of 2008, reflecting increased production. Exported rice came from Mandalay, Sagaing, and [...]	2009-07-07 05:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON418	BURMA: BAN DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGES; GENERALS DON'T REPLY [...] (C) During UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's July 3-4 visit to Burma, he met with Than Shwe, PM Thein Sein, several opposition and ethnic leaders, and his UN Country Team. Ban reportedly conveyed a strong message on the need for political and economic reform to the generals. He also visited [...]	2009-07-07 10:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON423	ILLICIT WILDLIFE FOR SALE ALONG BURMA BORDER [...] (C) Burma's endangered species, including Bengal tigers, snow leopards, elephants, and bears, continue to be under threat, despite protection efforts by the Burmese Government and environmental NGOs. According to environmental contacts, trade in illicit wildlife species, including tiger and [...]	2009-07-09 06:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ETRD PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON428	BURMA: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES PILOT MDR-TB PROGRAM; [...] (C) The Burmese Ministry of Health (MOH),in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO) and Medecins sans Frontieres-Holland (MSF-Holland),launched a three-year multi-drug and extensively-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR- and XDR-TB) pilot program in Rangoon on July 9; the MOH plan [...]	2009-07-10 03:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
09RANGOON430	BURMA: FINAL DEFENSE WITNESS TESTIFIES IN AUNG SAN [...] (C) Substantive testimony in the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and Amcit John Yettaw resumed July 10 after over a month of legal proceedings regarding the admissibility of defense witnesses. Defense witness Daw Khin Mot Mot, who was initially excluded but later reinstated on appeal, took t [...]	2009-07-10 06:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON432	BURMA: INCREASING DRUG RESISTANCE FOR MALARIA [...] (C) Malaria is one of the most prevalent diseases and leading causes of mortality in Burma. In 2008, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported more than 564,000 cases, with 959 deaths. NGOs emphasize that these figures grossly underestimate Burma's true morbidity, which they estimate is two mi [...]	2009-07-13 05:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
09RANGOON437	BURMA GOVERNMENT INFORMALLY REQUESTS ILO [...] (C) On the heels of the June ILO Conference where the Committee of Experts lambasted the Burmese Government's constitution for including an exemption on forced labor, GOB officials reiterated their request for ILO assistance in drafting labor laws. ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall indicat [...]	2009-07-14 01:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BM
09RANGOON438	BURMA: GOVERNMENT INTERVENES IN BEANS AND PULSES [...] (C) Burma continues to deal with fallout from the November 2008 near-collapse of its beans and pulses market. Although the GOB historically was not involved in the sector, since November, the GOB has prohibited foreign companies from trading in beans and pulses. Additionally, GOB officials n [...]	2009-07-14 02:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON440	BURMA: NEXT STEPS IN THE ASSK TRIAL [...] (C) On July 10, the last scheduled witness in the Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK)/Yettaw trial testified (reftel). ASSK lawyer Nyan Win told us he expects closing arguments in the trial will begin when the court reconvenes on July 24. Nyan Win estimated closing arguments could last for as long as two [...]	2009-07-14 06:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON442	BURMA: RUMORS OF REGIME NEGOTIATIONS WITH [...] (C) Prominent Burmese businessman and NGO director Nay Win Maung (protect) told Charge July 14 that he is in touch with the political prisoner Zarganar. Nay Win Maung reported that regime officials currently are negotiating with Zarganar, offering his release in exchange for affirmation of [...]	2009-07-15 04:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON443	BURMA: SHAN NATIONALITIES LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY [...] (C) The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) does not plan to participate in Burma's 2010 parliamentary elections unless its demands calling for the release of all political prisoners and a tripartite dialogue are met. SNLD leaders outlined for us the party's pre- and post-election [...]	2009-07-15 05:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BM
09RANGOON445	BURMA: IVANHOE JOINT VENTURE RESUMES OPERATIONS [...] (C) Myanmar Ivanhoe Copper Co. Ltd. (MICCL) Acting Managing Director Glen Ford confirmed that MICCL, a joint venture between Canadian company Ivanhoe Mining and state-owned Mining Enterprise-1, resumed operations in May, after halting operations more than a year ago. According to Ford, the [...]	2009-07-16 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON446	U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON BURMA -- SOME [...] (S) Economic sanctions are a cornerstone of U.S. policy toward Burma. The sanctions are broad and include bans on investment, imports of Burmese products, provision of financial services, and targeted sanctions on key regime officials and their cronies. This cable, based on Econoff's two y [...]	2009-07-16 09:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON447	BURMA: CEASEFIRE GROUPS COUNTER JUNTA BORDER GUARD [...] (C) Many key ethnic ceasefire groups from Kachin and Shan States have rejected GOB proposals to transform their armed wings into an integrated armed force led by the Burma Army (BA). In late June, four ceasefire groups signed a Memorandum of Understanding among themselves as they separately r [...]	2009-07-17 05:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON45	BURMA: ILO TO RENEW SUPPLEMENTARY UNDERSTANDING ON [...] (C) In 2007 the ILO and Burmese Government, via the Supplementary Understanding (SU) on Forced Labor, established a mechanism to investigate and respond to formal forced labor complaints. The SU will expire on February 25, 2009; the ILO, based on recommendations from the November 2008 ILO G [...]	2009-01-23 06:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON452	BURMA: OPPOSITION MEMBERS BRIEFLY DETAINED ON [...] (C) National League for Democracy (NLD) spokesman Nyan Win confirmed that Burmese police detained approximately forty NLD members for questioning July 19 as they marched from NLD Headquarters to nearby Martyr's Mausoleum in Rangoon to commemorate Martyr's Day, which marks the July 19, 1947 a [...]	2009-07-20 08:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON453	BURMA: OPPOSITION MEMBERS BRIEFLY DETAINED ON [...] (C) National League for Democracy (NLD) spokesman Nyan Win confirmed that Burmese police detained approximately forty NLD members for questioning July 19 as they marched from NLD Headquarters to nearby Martyr's Mausoleum in Rangoon to commemorate Martyr's Day, which marks the July 19, 1947 a [...]	2009-07-20 08:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON454	BURMA: POSSIBLE PRISONER AMNESTY IN THE WORKS? [...] (C) Leading 88 Generation Students (88GS) activist Toe Kyaw Hlaing, confirmed reftel report that regime officials have recently approached several imprisoned activists to ask them about their political opinions, possibly in an attempt to determine whom to release in any upcoming amnesty. Howev [...]	2009-07-20 09:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON456	BURMA: ASSK CONSULTS WITH HER LAWYERS; EMBASSY [...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) lawyer Nyan Win confirmed that he and co-counsel U Kyi Win (aka Neville) met with ASSK for two and a half hours on July 20 at Insein prison. The detained NLD leader and her attorneys discussed their strategy for closing arguments. Nyan Win reported that ASSK remai [...]	2009-07-21 05:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON457	BURMA'S JUDICIARY: TRAPPINGS OF FAIRNESS WITH A [...] (C) Discussions with leading Burmese opposition lawyers paint a picture of a criminal justice system that often has the trappings of independence, but is in effect under the direction of the regime. The outcomes of politically-sensitive cases are predetermined, with civilian prosecutors and [...]	2009-07-21 09:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM

09RANGOON46	BURMA: COMMENTS ON DRAFT TVPRA REPORT [...] (U) This is a response to reftel. Information, while unclassified, should not be shared outside of the Department of State and Department of Labor, nor published on the internet. 2. (U) Embassy Rangoon appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) list of go [...]	2009-01-23 06:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON461	BURMA: ASSK LAWYERS DENIED ACCESS THIS WEEK; [...] (C) Nyan Win, a lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),told us that on July 21 authorities denied a request by him and co-counsel U Kyi Win (aka Neville) to meet one more time with ASSK prior to the scheduled start of closing arguments on July 24. On July 22, Neville went to Insein Prison to try [...]	2009-07-22 08:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON466	BURMA: CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN ASSK TRIAL BEGIN; SOME [...] (SBU) Aung San Suu Kyi's legal team began presenting closing arguments in the Aung San Suu Kyi(ASSK)/John Yettaw trial at Insein Prison the afternoon of July 24. Consul and one Embassy local staff member attended as usual. Authorities also granted permission for diplomats from five European em [...]	2009-07-24 10:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON469	BURMA: STATE MEDIA IMPLIES A REGIME REBUFF OF [...] (C) Summary. The state-controlled "New Light of Myanmar" newspaper (NLM) has commented on Secretary Clinton's July 22 call to release Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). Two recent op-eds under pseudonyms have emphasized GOB past themes: that the ASSK case is an internal, domestic matter; that outsiders [...]	2009-07-27 11:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON470	BURMA: CLOSING ARGUMENTS CONTINUE IN ASSK/YETTAW [...] (SBU) Closing arguments in the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),her two live-in assistants, and John Yettaw continued July 27. Defense lawyers focused on the invalidity of the 1974 constitution and the lack of culpable conduct by the defendants. The prosecutor reiterated the rules pertaining [...]	2009-07-27 11:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON471	BURMA: NLD UNCLES SUPPORT SECRETARY'S MESSAGE TO [...] (C) During a July 27 exchange with members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee (CEC),aka the "Uncles," the Charge solicited the Uncles' feedback on Secretary Clinton's message to the GOB in Phuket. The assembled Uncles (minus Win Tin and Aung Shwe for hea [...]	2009-07-28 09:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON472	BURMA: ASSK TRIAL CONCLUDES; VERDICT EXPECTED JULY [...] (C) Closing arguments in the Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK)/ John Yettaw trial concluded July 28 with the defense rebutting the prosecution's allegations that ASSK willfully violated the terms of her house arrest. Yettaw tearfully told the court he would be willing to come back "again and again" i [...]	2009-07-28 10:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON475	BURMA: ASSK TRIAL: WHAT NEXT? [...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi's attorneys expect judges could postpone announcement of a verdict in her case for up to two weeks from July 31. They plan to appeal a guilty verdict, a process composed of three potential stages that could extend for 3-4 months. ASSK, in a personal statement provided b [...]	2009-07-29 10:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON478	BURMA: GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSAL TO CEASEFIRE GROUP [...] (C) The regime has been on a campaign to convince ceasefire groups to accept a government proposal to transform armed wings into a Border Guard Force (BGF) under GOB control. Lt. Gen. Ye Myint and Northern Commander Brigadier General Soe Win since April have been lobbying ceasefire groups by [...]	2009-07-31 03:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON480	BURMA: GOB REJECTS KACHIN GROUP BORDER GUARD FORCE [...] (C) Burmese regime officials have rejected the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) "Independence Guard Force" counterproposal to the GOB's "Border Guard Force" (BGF) proposal and seem intent to push ahead with the original BGF. The regime is anxious to complete negotiations with armed cea [...]	2009-07-31 07:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON481	BURMA: GOB REJECTS KACHIN GROUP BORDER GUARD FORCE [...] (C) Burmese regime officials have rejected the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) "Independence Guard Force" counterproposal to the GOB's "Border Guard Force" (BGF) proposal and seem intent to push ahead with the original BGF. The regime is anxious to complete negotiations with armed cea [...]	2009-07-31 07:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON482	BURMA COURT POSTPONES ASSK VERDICT TO AUGUST 11 [...] (C) Judges in the Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and Yettaw criminal cases on July 31 postponed verdicts until August 11, saying a legal issue has arisen. The authorities allowed diplomats, including from the U.S., to attend, but not the media. Beforehand, ASSK spoke briefly, stressing the import [...]	2009-07-31 07:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON483	OFFICIAL BURMA EWSPAPER ON U.S. ENGAGEMENT THEME [...] (C) The regimenewspaper "The New Light of Myanmar" ran a July 1 op-ed suggesting that the Obama Administration's approach to Burma -- particularly its focus on Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and its continued endorsement of sanctions -- has been counter-productive. The op-ed prefers an alternate [...]	2009-07-31 08:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAD PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON487	BURMA'S A/H1N1 CASES RISE TO TEN [...] (SBU) Burmese health authorities reportedly this week confirmed another case of A/H1N1 -- a 57-year-old man returning on a flight from Singapore -- bringing the number of known cases in Burma to ten. Authorities are monitoring other passengers and airport staff from the July 20 Silk Air flig [...]	2009-07-31 09:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
09RANGOON490	REGIME DETAINED NLD MEMBERS PRIOR TO EXPECTED ASSK [...] (C) Burmese authorities detained 16 members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Rangoon and approximately 20 NLD members in both Magwe (central Burma) and Mandalay during the evening of July 30 and the morning of July 31 in anticipation of the then-scheduled verdict in the ASSK tri [...]	2009-08-04 09:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON494	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WEBB TO BURMA [...] (SBU) Senator Webb, Embassy Rangoon looks forward to your visit, the first CODEL to Burma since Senator Kerry came in 1999. A Strained Bilateral Relationship --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The lack of CODELs reflects years of tension between the U.S. and Burma, mostly relat [...]	2009-08-05 10:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD BM
09RANGOON499	BURMA'S H1N1 CASES RISE TO FIFTEEN [...] (U) Burmese health officials confirmed August 6 they have diagnosed a total of 15 A/H1N1 cases in Burma. The latest case is a three-year-old child with a relative who had been diagnosed with A/H1N1 upon returning from Singapore August 1. Health authorities are monitoring all passengers tha [...]	2009-08-07 09:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
09RANGOON50	NLD UNCLES AND CDA EXCHANGE VIEWS ON NEW U.S. [...] (C) During a collegial January 20 give-and-take with members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee (CEC),aka the "Uncles," the Charge reaffirmed the USG's support for a democratic future for Burma, noting that backing for the cause of democracy in Burma is b [...]	2009-01-23 07:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BM
09RANGOON500	BURMA: QUIET ON EVE OF 8/8/88 UPRISING [...] (C) According to exile and Burma-based activists, noQ major events are planned to mark the 21st anniversary of the 8/8/88 popular uprising, due to feab of arrest. Regime authmrities have increased security since mid-July in anticipation of a verdict in the ongoing Aung San Suu Kyi trial and [...]	2009-08-07 09:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON501	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI MEETS LEGAL TEAM [...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) met with her lawyers August 6 for two hours. According to lawyer and National League for Democracy spokesman Nyan Win, ASSK is in good health and spirits, even making jokes throughout the meeting. The August 6 discussions focused not on her current trial (Reftel [...]	2009-08-07 09:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON502	(S) BURMESE OFFICIAL CONFIRMS BURMA-DPRK [...] (S) Australian Ambassador to Burma Michelle Chan informed CDA that XXXXXXXXXXXX told her the Burma-DPRK connection is not just about conventional weapons. There is a peaceful nuclear component intended to address Burma's chronic lack of electrical power generation. When Chan cited reports of a Bur [...]	2009-08-07 10:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL NPT PGOV PINR KN BM
09RANGOON51	BURMA: ILO CONFIRMS FORCED LABOR IN DELTA; [...] (C) In December 2008 the ILO informally identified several cases of forced labor in the Irrawaddy Delta. Villagers had been forced to participate in routine maintenance and Cyclone clean up. The cases did not involve regime cronies nor land confiscation. The ILO has since conducted awarene [...]	2009-01-26 04:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BM
09RANGOON514	EARTHQUAKE SHAKES RANGOON, NO DAMAGE OR CASUALTIES [...] (SBU) A magnitude 7.6 earthquake with its epicenter near the Andaman Islands caused buildings to shake in Rangoon and sent strong tremors through the Irrawaddy Delta region, lasting about seven minutes. No damage or injuries have been reported in the Rangoon area, which according to the U.S. [...]	2009-08-11 08:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON515	ASEAN NARGIS RELIEF SPECIAL ENVOY URGES INCREASED [...] (SBU) At an August 6 donor meeting in Rangoon, ASEAN's special envoy for post-Nargis recovery urged increased assistance in the Delta, citing dire conditions and the need to set aside "political" considerations. U.S. and Western diplomats, with UN support, emphasized that the political prob [...]	2009-08-11 10:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON518	ASSK GETS THREE YEARS, REDUCED TO EIGHTEEN MONTHS' [...] (C) A Burmese court on August 11 convicted Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and her two assistants of violating the terms of ASSK's house arrest and sentenced all three to three-year terms. The court convicted detained American John Yettaw on three separate charges, sentencing him to seven years. Im [...]	2009-08-11 11:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON524	ASSK VERDICT AFTERMATH: STREETS CALM; LAWYERS TO [...] (C) According to various NLD sources, Aung Sang Suu Kyi (ASSK) and her two assistants will appeal their August 11 conviction. ASSK's legal team also were scheduled to meet August 12 with ASSK and police Special Branch to discuss the mechanism for ASSK to receive visitors with the GOB's permi [...]	2009-08-12 15:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON526	CATERPILLAR RE-ENTERING BURMESE MARKET [...] (C) In a August 6 meeting with Charge, Caterpillar executives explained that Caterpillar Asia plans to re-enter the Burmese market to avoid losing further business to regional competitors, notably Chinese firms. Caterpillar's legal department has concluded the firm can export to Burma witho [...]	2009-08-13 09:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON527	NLD UNCLES SEE POSSIBLE OPENING IN THAN SHWE'S [...] (C) The NLD is taking a two-track approach in responding publicly to the Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) verdict: strongly condemning the trial itself, but also acknowledging the easing of restrictions of her house arrest. Privately, Central Executive Committee (CEC) members welcomed Than Shwe's re [...]	2009-08-13 11:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON53	A VIP VISIT TO BURMA'S KACHIN STATE: JADE, BUSTLE, [...] (C) The Burmese Foreign Minister invited Chiefs of Mission for a Jan. 16-18 visit to Kachin State in the country's far north. Myitkyina, the capital, and Pha Kant, a jade mining center, are busy, seemingly prosperous cities. China's Yunnan Province, only two hours away from Myitkyina by road [...]	2009-01-28 02:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EMIN PGOV PHUM ECON PINR BM
09RANGOON530	STATE-RUN MEDIA WARNS AGAINST PROTEST, STEPS UP [...] (C) In the run up to the 8/8/88 anniversary and the August 11 verdict in the Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) trial, several articles and editorials in the government mouthpiece "New Light of Myanmar" (NLM) sent warnings to pro-democracy groups while simultaneously ratcheting up anti-U.S. rhetoric. [...]	2009-08-14 05:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON534	BURMA: SENATOR WEBB'S MEETING WITH AUNG SAN SUU [...] (C) In a 45-minute meeting August 15 with Senator Jim Webb, detained National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) repeatedly emphasized she is eager for dialogue with the regime and is prepared to work with Burma's senior leaders to find common ground, including on sanc [...]	2009-08-17 10:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON535	BURMA: SENATOR WEBB MEETS THAN SHWE [...] (C) During a 25-minute meeting August 15, Senator Jim Webb and party met top leaders of Burma's State Peace and Development Council (SPDC),including Senior Gen. Than Shwe. Senator Webb requested a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and observed that resolution of the ASSK issue is necessar [...]	2009-08-17 10:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON536	BURMA: SENATOR WEBB'S MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (S) During a one-hour meeting with Prime Minister Thein Sein on August 14, Senator Webb requested a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and urged her release from house arrest, noting the positive impact it would have on bilateral relations and Burma's standing in the world. The Senator also [...]	2009-08-17 11:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON539	BURMA: SENIOR GENERALS START A CONVERSATION; HOW [...] (S) Burma's senior generals used Senator Webb's visit to deliver an unequivocal message: the GOB wants better relations with the United States. They want direct communication with Washington and have identified an envoy -- regime insider and former Ambassador to the United States U Thaung. It [...]	2009-08-18 10:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON54	BURMA: 2008 TOURISM LEVELS DOWN 20 PERCENT [...] (C) Burma's 2008 tourism levels fell 20 percent compared to 2007, despite a substantial increase during October through December. Burma attracted 177,018 tourists in 2008, mostly from other Asian countries. Due to the decline, many tourism-related businesses registered financial losses in [...]	2009-01-28 07:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON540	STATE-RUN MEDIA OFFERS EXTENSIVE, POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Media reaction to Senator Webb's visit figured prominently in both state- and privately-owned Burmese newspapers. The weekend editions of the state-run daily, Myanmar Ahlin, and its English-language equivalent, New Light of Myanmar (NLM),contained lengthy reports on Senator Webb's mee [...]	2009-08-18 11:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON543	BURMA: SENATOR WEBB'S MEETING WITH NATIONAL [...] (C) During a private 30-minute meeting August 15 in Nay Pyi Taw, National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee members (aka the Uncles) Nyunt Wai, Than Tun and Soe Myint told Senator Webb they view sanctions as a political, not economic, weapon designed to pressure the regi [...]	2009-08-19 10:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON544	NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) We provided a readout August 18 to the National League for Democracy on Senator Webb's meetings with Than Shwe and Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),while also seeking the party's views on the visit and next steps. Although party elders do not agree with some of Senator Webb's views, particularl [...]	2009-08-19 10:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON548	BURMA: SENATOR WEBB'S MEETING WITH NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) During a brief August 15 meeting arranged by the GOB, National Unity Party (NUP) leader Khin Maung Gyi told Senator Webb Burma needs to follow its own path to establish democracy, with a priority on maintaining national solidarity in the face of ethnic diversity. He stated that Burma nee [...]	2009-08-21 09:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON549	HEALTH AUTHORITIES MAINTAIN AH1N1 CONTAINMENT [...] (C) Burmese health authorities continue to rely on a containment strategy to handle the A/H1N1 pandemic. While WHO's worldwide guidance recommends a focus on mitigation, a Burma-based WHO epidemiologist said Burma's containment policy is not medically contraindicated and stems from fear of [...]	2009-08-21 09:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
09RANGOON550	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI STATUS UPDATE [...] (C) Lawyers for Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) have met with her twice and will file a formal appeal of her conviction the week of August 23. They are seeking to clarify the conditions of her house arrest, including procedures for receiving guests and communicating with outsiders. Thus far Post h [...]	2009-08-21 10:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON56	BURMA: CONTINUING FOOD INSECURITY IN CHIN STATE [...] (C) The food insecurity situation in Northern Chin State, where a rat infestation continues to destroy crops, has marginally improved, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). WFP and its partners in December launched a food-for-work program in 50 villages in Chin State, assisting more [...]	2009-01-30 08:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON561	BURMA: RUMORS OF POSSIBLE MONK-LED DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (C) 88 Generation Students leader Toe Kyaw Hlaing told P/E chief and Poloff August 25 that, according to his monastery contacts, monks may be planning peaceful demonstrations and symbolic refusal of alms on October 3, the Full Moon day of Thadingyut (end of Buddhist lent). (Note: During the [...]	2009-08-26 10:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON566	BURMA: ASSK TO SUBMIT APPEAL SEPTEMBER 1, [...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) met with her lawyers for two hours August 27 to finalize her appeal. In a brief conversation on August 28, ASSK attorney and NLD spokesperson Nyan Win told us that her legal team will submit the appeal to the Divisional Court on September 1. 2. (C) Nyan Win inf [...]	2009-08-28 11:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON567	KOKANG SITUATION TENSE, REPORTS OF BURMESE ARMY [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-28 12:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON57	BURMA: SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN TRADE IN 2008 [...] (SBU) The Burmese Government recorded an increase in both exports and imports in 2008 compared to previous years. While the value of natural gas exports remained constant, trade was bolstered by substantial exports of jade, gems, and agricultural products. Burmese exports totaled USD 6.6 bi [...]	2009-01-30 08:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON573	BURMA: GOB CLAIMS PEACE IN KOKANG REGION, WHICH [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-31 11:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON575	BURMA: KOKANG UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-01 10:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON59	GAMBARI MEETS WITH GOB REPS AND AUNG SAN SUU KYI; [...] (SBU) UN Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Rangoon Saturday, January 31 for his seventh visit to Burma. He met with GOB officials including Foreign Minister Nyan Win and outlined his priorities -- achieving progress on his "five-point agenda," political facilitation between t [...]	2009-02-02 08:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON PINR BM
09RANGOON590	BURMA: DIVISIONAL COURT TO CONSIDER AUNG SAN SUU [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 10:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON591	BURMA: DIVISIONAL COURT TO CONSIDER AUNG SAN SUU [...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) lawyers confirmed the Rangoon Divisional Court has agreed to consider their appeal of ASSK's August 11 conviction on charges she violated the terms of her house arrest. ASSK lawyer and NLD spokesman Nyan Win told us ASSK's legal team formally filed its memorandu [...]	2009-09-08 12:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON598	BURMA: INDONESIA SEEKING MEETING WITH THAN SHWE, [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 09:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON599	BURMA: INDONESIA SEEKING MEETING WITH THAN SHWE, [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 09:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON60	BURMA: BUILDING GRASSROOTS AWARENESS OF DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Despite Burma's closely controlled operating environment, a few groups at the grassroots level have used USG support to raise awareness of human rights and democracy issues in their communities. These groups work at significant risk to their personal security, but employ basic precautio [...]	2009-02-03 04:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON600	BURMA: INDONESIA SEEKING MEETING WITH THAN SHWE, [...] (C) According to ASEAN's special envoy for post-Nargis recovery, a former Indonesian government official, Indonesia feels it can play a constructive role in Burma and is seeking a meeting between Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda and SPDC Chair Than Shwe prior to the upcoming UN [...]	2009-09-10 09:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON601	BURMA: GOB PRESENTS ITS SIDE OF THE STORY ON THE [...] (C) The GOB Foreign Ministry arranged a September 7-9 trip for diplomats and media to the Kokang Region to present its version of the recent events there, offering a tour of an illicit Kokang arms factory and the homes and alleged drug labs of Kokang factional leaders who have since fled to [...]	2009-09-10 10:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON604	STAFFDEL WEIL/LEE DISCUSSES ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) professional staff members Lynne Weil, Jessica Lee, and Dennis Halpin visited Burma August 27-30 to assess USG assistance programs and public diplomacy outreach efforts. In separate meetings with officials from the Ministries of Social Welfare and [...]	2009-09-11 06:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO EAID BM
09RANGOON608	SUBJECT: BURMA: NLD'S WIN TIN QUESTIONED; ASSK [...] (C) In a September 14 meeting with P/E Chief and Poloff, National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee (CEC) member Win Tin confirmed media reports that he was detained and released by Burmese police September 12. Special Branch officers questioned Win Tin for one and a half [...]	2009-09-14 10:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON609	BURMA: BUSINESS CANDIDATES WILL RUN, LIKE IT OR NOT [...] (SBU) Conversations with a range of private sector contacts suggest the regime is in the process of selecting supportive candidates from the business community to run in the 2010 elections. The regime has reportedly vetted individuals based not only on perceived loyalty but also via a candi [...]	2009-09-14 10:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON61	BURMA'S CENSOR BOARD: STANDING IN THE WAY OF PRESS [...] (C) The Press Scrutiny and Registration Board (Censor Board) continues to exert a powerful and negative influence on Burma's media, despite the emergence of many privately owned newspapers and magazines in recent years. Editors complain of heavy-handedness and arbitrary censorship and see n [...]	2009-02-03 04:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL CVIS CASC BM KPAO
09RANGOON62	GAMBARI PROVIDES READ-OUT OF RANGOON VISIT [...] (C) UNSYG Special Envoy Gambari phoned the Charge to provide a read-out of his Jan. 31-Feb. 3 visit to Burma. He said process issues had gone well, but "tangibles" are more difficult. He is aware the SYG and others need progress on those tangibles. He has sensed "some movement" within the [...]	2009-02-03 08:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON PINR BM
09RANGOON626	BURMA: SIX BOMBS EXPLODE IN RANGOON; NO INJURIES [...] (C) Burma Police Special Branch Deputy Director Colonel Win Naing Tun confirmed media reports of bomb explosions in Rangoon the night of September 16. No injuries were reported. On September 17, the RSO's FSN investigator learned from GOB police sources that homemade bombs containing metal b [...]	2009-09-17 10:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC BM
09RANGOON627	BURMA: DECISION IN AUNG SAN SUU KYI APPEAL [...] (C) Lawyers for Aung San Suu Kyi and her two assistants presented appeal arguments September 18 to the Rangoon Divisional Court. As expected, ASSK's lawyers argued that her conviction for violating her house arrest was baseless because the 1974 Constitution and corresponding laws under whic [...]	2009-09-18 10:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON628	88 GENERATION ACTIVISTS DETAIL PRISON CONDITIONS; [...] (C) In a September 17 meeting with P/E chief and Poloff, 88 Generation Students (88GS) activist Soe Htun and human rights activist Myat Ko Ko expressed growing concern over the poor conditions of Burma's prisons and political prisoners' lack of basic necessities. Soe Htun, who continues his w [...]	2009-09-18 11:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON629	BURMA: SOME POLITICAL PRISONERS RELEASED IN [...] (C) State-run radio and television announced late September 17 that the government would release 7,114 prisoners for good behavior and humanitarian reasons. Prisoners are being released progressively; Embassy sources believe up to 250 political prisoners may be among the total. Thus far we ha [...]	2009-09-18 11:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON63	GAMBARI WITH UN COUNTRY TEAM; SHAN ETHNIC PARTY [...] (SBU) Embassy Rangoon received reports of Gambari's January 31 and February 3 sessions with the UN Country Team, and his February 2 meeting with the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD). (See septel for Gambari's end-of-visit read-out to the Charge.) Gambari told the UN Country T [...]	2009-02-03 08:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON PINR BM
09RANGOON637	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI MEETS PERSONAL PHYSICIAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 09:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON639	BURMA: LAWYERS FOR ASSK DISCUSS APPEAL, ACCESS, [...] (C) During a September 22 meeting with P/E Chief, Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) lawyers Kyi Win (aka Neville) and Nyan Win confirmed they argued during the September 18 Divisional Court appeal that the 1974 Constitution and laws enacted under it that governed ASSK's 2003-2009 house arrest are inva [...]	2009-09-22 10:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON64	BURMA: THAN SHWE RESURFACES [...] (C) After a month of speculation about his whereabouts, Burmese Senior General Than Shwe reappeared in Nay Pyi Taw February 3 to accept the credentials of the new Cambodian, Vietnamese, and Chinese Ambassadors to Burma. Official photos of all three ceremonies appear in the February 4 state- [...]	2009-02-04 07:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BM
09RANGOON640	BURMA: RISING NUMBERS OF POLITICAL PRISONERS [...] (C) As of September 22, Burmese authorities have so far released at least 127 political prisoners, but virtually no high-profile detainees are among them. According to Embassy sources, newly freed prisoners were not required to support the SPDC as a condition of their release, but they had t [...]	2009-09-22 11:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON643	BURMA: SOME BUSINESSMEN REPORTEDLY HEARING FROM [...] (C) The GOB has recently conveyed through official channels and via at least one businessman (septel) its desire for better relations with the U.S.. According to an Embassy contact, many in the private sector here think Washington is preparing to respond positively, particularly regarding s [...]	2009-09-23 09:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON644	BURMESE BUSINESSMAN ON GOB-U.S. RELATIONS, ETHNIC [...] (C) A well-connected Burmese businessman has conveyed informally to the Charge that the GOB is strongly interested in better relations with the USG, mainly to buffer Chinese dominance. Senior figures in Nay Pyi Taw reportedly told the businessman that the GOB does not expect sanctions relief [...]	2009-09-23 10:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON648	"COFFEE-AT EMPTOR:" THAN SHWE'S GRANDSON WINS [...] (C) Rangoon coffee klatches are abuzz with rumors about the fate of the "7 Lekker" coffee shop. The gleaming, modern cafe was in operation for a mere four-five months before it was reduced in early September to a rubble-strewn lot. Versions of its demise vary, but almost certainly the destr [...]	2009-09-24 09:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON651	ARAKANESE STUDENT ACTIVISTS, INCLUDING FORMER [...] (C) On September 23, Embassy Rangoon sources confirmed a media report that Special Branch police arrested six politically active Arakanese university students on September 1. According to a September 9 Narinjara (exile-based) online news article, authorities arrested the students -- Tun Lin, [...]	2009-09-24 11:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON652	STATE MEDIA ACCUSES AMCIT KYAW ZAW LWIN OF [...] (C) The September 24 edition of the New Light of Myanmar contains a three-page expose on anti-government groups' alleged efforts to uprisings and launch terrorist attacks within Burma. The article names recently arrested American citizen Kyaw Zaw Lwin (Ref A) as a claiming he has ties to inter [...]	2009-09-24 11:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM CASC PGOV PHUM PREL
09RANGOON657	BURMA: FIVE THOUSAND KYAT NOTE CREATES BUZZ, [...] (SBU) The GOB used a prime-time TV broadcast to announce the roll-out of a 5,000 kyat(K) note (worth slightly less than USD 5). The highest note currently in circulation is K1,000 (less than USD 1). Rangoon residents are excited about the new bill, seemingly for its novelty and convenience [...]	2009-09-25 10:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON659	BURMA: NLD SUPPORTS POLICY REVIEW, CAUTIONS [...] (C) During a September 24 meeting with National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee (CEC) members, CDA previewed the expected outcomes of the USG policy review. The Uncles responded positively, noting they appreciate the USG's interest in increasing engagement with the GO [...]	2009-09-28 07:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON66	BURMA: PREPARATIONS CONTINUE FOR GLOBAL FUND [...] (C) The Minister of Health chaired the third Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meeting January 30 in preparation for the GOB's planned round nine Global Fund application. During the meeting, CCM members agreed on the proposed selection process for the dual principal recipients (PRs),who [...]	2009-02-04 07:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
09RANGOON661	BURMA: NLD ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION EMPHASIZES [...] (SBU) This year's National League for Democracy (NLD) anniversary celebration, which Charge and Poloff attended September 27, was notable for its unusually upbeat atmosphere. Fresh faces dotted the packed house that included Western diplomats and approximately 20 recently released political [...]	2009-09-28 09:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON664	SUBJECT: BURMA: ASSK LETTER TO THAN SHWE SEEKS TO [...] (C) National League for Democracy (NLD) Spokesman Nyan Win told us September 26 that during a September 25 meeting with her lawyers, Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) finalized and signed a personal letter to Than Shwe regarding sanctions. Nyan Win gave one copy of the letter to Police Special Branch [...]	2009-09-28 10:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON674	BURMA: ECONOMIST SHARES VIEWS ON ASSK, ECONOMIC [...] (C) U Myint, a prominent Burmese economist, is cautiously seeking a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and plans to advise she shift her focus from politics to socio-economic themes. U Myint sees economic development as the greatest challenge facing Burma and an issue on which ASSK can ha [...]	2009-10-02 02:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM ECON PINR
09RANGOON676	BURMA: DIVISIONAL COURT REJECTS AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S [...] (C) As expected, the Rangoon Divisional Court on October 2 upheld the lower court's conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),who remains under house arrest under an edict issued by Than Shwe. Her legal team will continue to contest the conviction by appealing to the Supreme Court. ASSK's lega [...]	2009-10-02 07:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON677	BURMA: POLICE STEP UP SECURITY TO DETER POSSIBLE [...] (C) Police Armed Battalion contacts reported to A/RSO September 29 that police stepped up security around the Shwedagon Pagoda beginning September 27 in preparation for possible demonstrations on October 3, the Full Moon Day marking the end of Buddhist Lent. Toe Kyaw Hlaing, an 88 Generation [...]	2009-10-02 09:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON68	BURMA: EXTENSIVE OFFICIAL COVERAGE OF GAMBARI VISIT [...] (U) Burmese state media carried extensive coverage of UNSYG Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari's January 31 - February 3 meetings with GOB officials. The coverage described Gambari as "an intimate friend of Myanmar" and reported his requests that the regime release political prisoners, engage in [...]	2009-02-04 08:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON682	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI MEETS WITH LIAISON [...] (C) Liaison Minister Aung Kyi, the regime's designated point person for discussions with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),met with ASSK October 3 for the first time since January 2008. Details of the meeting are as yet unavailable. Meanwhile, ASSK personal physician Dr. Tin Myo Win (Douglas) visit [...]	2009-10-05 09:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON685	Voice of America TV programming back on the air in Burma [...] (SBU) As a result of Embassy outreach to the Ministry of Information, the GOB has allowed state-owned television to broadcast VOA-TV programs. The English language instruction series "Connect with English" began daily broadcasts on Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) the morning of October 1 [...]	2009-10-06 10:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PINR EAID PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON686	BURMA: POLICE ARREST FOUR ACTIVISTS; WHEREABOUTS [...] (C) Prominent opposition lawyer Aung Thein confirmed a media report that Police Special Branch officers arrested four female activists on October 3 after they returned from offering alms to monks at Magwe monastery in a suburb of Rangoon. According to an exile media report that quotes one [...]	2009-10-06 11:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON687	BURMA: U.S., UK, AND AUSTRALIAN DIPLOMATS TO MEET [...] (C) The GOB on October 8 informed Chiefs of Mission (COM) from the U.S., UK, and Australia that they will be permitted to meet as a group with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) on October 9 to discuss sanctions. No other topics may be raised. The meeting follows ASSK's recent letter to Than Shwe on [...]	2009-10-08 09:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON688	BURMA: MEETING WITH AUNG SAN SUU KYI ON SANCTIONS [...] (C) U.S., UK (representing the EU),and Australian chiefs of mission (COMs) briefed Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) on their governments' respective sanctions policies in a one-hour meeting October 9. ASSK confirmed her willingness to cooperate with the SPDC to lift sanctions, but indicated she fir [...]	2009-10-09 09:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON689	BURMA: BRIEFING THE NLD ON SANCTIONS MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 10:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON690	BURMA: BRIEFING THE NLD ON SANCTIONS MEETING WITH [...] (C) CDA, a.i., Australian Charge, and UK DCM briefed the National League for Democracy (NLD) October 9 on the meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) on sanctions earlier in the day. The meeting at NLD headquarters was packed, with both Central Executive Committee (CEC) and rank-and-file member [...]	2009-10-09 10:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON693	BURMA: INCLUDING ICRC ON THE DIALOGUE AGENDA [...] (C) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),which operates under an extremely limited mandate in Burma, is seeking to reestablish a temporary presence in Burma's prisons through water and sanitation work in prisons affected by Cyclone Nargis. Meanwhile, ICRC continues funding fa [...]	2009-10-14 08:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON694	BURMA: FOLLOWING UP ON AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S [...] (C) The UK, Australia, and U.S. COMs in Rangoon met on October 14 to discuss requests Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) made in her October 9 meeting (reftel): for the three governments, calculations of GOB steps toward democracy that would merit an easing of sanctions, and for additional information [...]	2009-10-14 11:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BM
09RANGOON695	BURMA: NLD SPOKESMAN SHARES AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S [...] (C) According to National League for Democracy (NLD) spokesman and Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) lawyer Nyan Win, ASSK is looking for ways to break the current political stalemate in Burma and is prepared to support sanctions relief if circumstances merit. She remains personally opposed to the 20 [...]	2009-10-15 10:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON700	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI SEES SANCTIONS AS A [...] (C) According to National League for Democracy (NLD) spokesman and Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) lawyer Nyan Win, ASSK supports using sanctions as a bargaining chip with the Burmese government and has asked the GOB to allow her to make a public appeal for increased assistance for Cyclone Nargis re [...]	2009-10-19 10:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON702	BURMA: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, LIAISON MINISTERS [...] (S) Science and Technology Minister U Thaung told Charge October 19 the Burma Government has agreed to a November 3-4 visit by A/S Campbell and delegation. The Charge reiterated USG expectations for the visit, including our interest in a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) at her residenc [...]	2009-10-20 11:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON704	BURMA: A HEART-TO-HEART WITH THE WA [...] (C) During a two-hour meeting on October 21, a representative of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) told us that the Wa did not participate in the August conflict between the Burma Army and the Kokang. The UWSA is shoring up its defenses but does not expect imminent conflict with the Burma Arm [...]	2009-10-22 10:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SNAR PINR BM
09RANGOON705	BURMA: ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS FEELING THE [...] (C) The Government of Burma (GOB) is exerting increasing pressure on INGOs and international organizations through the visa process and operational restrictions, according to our contacts. Several INGO heads and at least one senior UN official are now living on expired visas the GOB has fail [...]	2009-10-22 10:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL
09RANGOON718	BURMA: SEVERAL JOURNALISTS, ACTIVISTS ARRESTED; [...] (SBU) Embassy sources have confirmed media reports that authorities in Rangoon arrested seven members of Lin Let Kye (Burmese for &shining star8) ) a group of approximately 40 young social activists and Rangoon-based journalists that was formed in May 2008 to assist in the Cyclone Nargis reli [...]	2009-10-29 10:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON73	BURMA: KYAW THU ON CABINET RESHUFFLE, FUTURE OF [...] (SBU) At a February 4 diplomatic reception, Tripartite Core Group (TCG) Chairman Kyaw Thu informed the Charge that he has left his position as Deputy Foreign Minister and replaced U Than Nyunt as the head of Burma's Civil Service Selection and Training Board, a Cabinet-level position. Kyaw [...]	2009-02-05 06:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM BM

09RANGOON732	BURMA: ANOTHER CONVERSATION ABOUT BURMA-DPRK [...] (S) [NAME REMOVED] , who on [DETAILS REMOVED] informed Australian Ambassador Chan in Rangoon that Burma and the DPRK were engaged in "peaceful nuclear cooperation" (reftel),has changed [DETAILS REMOVED] story. In a November 9 conversation with Ambassador Chan, [NAME REMOVED] said there had been a [...]	2009-11-10 09:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL NPT PGOV PINR KN BM
09RANGOON733	Media Coverage of A/S Campbell Visit to Burma [...] (SBU) State-controlled and privately-owned media largely provided fairly dry and straightforward accounts of EAP A/S Campbell's two-day visit to Nay Pyi Taw and Rangoon, November 3-4, though a state newspaper did report that A/S Campbell met at the Charge's residence in Rangoon with individuals [...]	2009-11-10 09:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PINR EAID PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON734	Burma: Meeting with State-Run Newspaper "New Light of [...] (SBU) On November 5, Public Affairs staff visited the Rangoon headquarters of the New Light of Myanmar (NLM) -- the government-run English language daily newspaper. The editors, who in background and manner are more akin to bureaucrats than journalists, admitted their paper is a propaganda to [...]	2009-11-10 09:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PINR EAID PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON735	BURMA: ASSK REACTS POSITIVELY TO MEETING WITH A/S [...] (C) National League for Democracy spokesman Nyan Win and Aung San Suu Kyi's personal physician Tin Myo Win (aka Douglas),both of whom met with ASSK following her November 4 meeting with A/S Campbell, conveyed her positive reactions to the meeting's format and substance. They confirm she is [...]	2009-11-10 10:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON743	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI NEW LETTER TO THAN SHWE, [...] (C) National League for Democracy (NLD) spokesman and Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) lawyer Nyan Win told us November 12 ASSK has written to Than Shwe to thank him for facilitating recent meetings with A/S Campbell and other diplomats, to pledge cooperation on sanctions and other issues, and to req [...]	2009-11-12 10:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD BM
09RANGOON746	BURMA: ILO PROGRESS REPORT [...] (SBU) The International Labor Organization (ILO) office in Rangoon has received an increased number of complaints of forced labor and child soldier recruitment over the past five months. ILO attributes this increase to heightened awareness of workers' rights rather than increased incidence of [...]	2009-11-13 08:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON747	BURMA: CHARGE MEETS WITH NATIONAL UNITY PARTY [...] (C) The Charge met November 9 with leaders of the pro-regime National Unity Party (NUP) to discuss EAP A/S Campbell's November 3-4 visit and to give assurance that Campbell would have been happy to meet with the NUP in Nay Pyi Taw, had the GOB arranged that. The NUP complained that the U.S. [...]	2009-11-13 08:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON750	BURMA: A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH ECONOMISTS AND [...] (C) During a one-hour meeting on Nov. 4 with EAP A/S Campbell, Burmese economists and private sector representatives described Burma's economic woes, including a dearth of credible statistics, rampant corruption, and pervasive GOB ignorance of sound economic policy. Though downbeat about pr [...]	2009-11-16 07:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
09RANGOON753	BURMA: POST-NARGIS CONFERENCE GUIDANCE REQUEST [...] (C) On November 25 in Bangkok, ASEAN will host a "Post-Nargis and Regional Partnership Conference" to solicit an additional USD 103 million to meet ongoing, critical humanitarian needs in the Cyclone Nargis-affected Irrawaddy Delta. In addition to soliciting funds, ASEAN, the UN, and donors [...]	2009-11-17 10:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BM
09RANGOON762	BURMA: A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH ECONOMISTS AND [...] (C) During a one-hour meeting on Nov. 4 with EAP A/S Campbell, Burmese economists and private sector representatives described Burma's economic woes, including a dearth of credible statistics, rampant corruption, and pervasive GOB ignorance of sound economic policy. Though downbeat about pr [...]	2009-11-18 11:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
09RANGOON769	BURMA: GLOBAL FUND COMING BACK TO BURMA [...] (SBU) A Global Fund (GF) newsletter dated November 12 indicates that the GF Board approved all three of Burma's GF applications. The UN and NGO response in Burma has been enthusiastic. The Board rated Burma's HIV proposal as Category 1 and granted immediate approval; it rated the Malaria an [...]	2009-11-20 09:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM EAID PREL PGOV
09RANGOON77	UPDATE ON MYANMAR ECONOMIC HOLDINGS' ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. (MEHL),one of 46 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Burma, is among the largest and most powerful commercial entities in the country. Established in 1990 by the Ministry of Defense, active and retired military officers appear to control 70 percent of MEHL, [...]	2009-02-06 05:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ETRD PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON777	ASSK URGES U.S., EU TO PUBLICIZE A "FLEXIBILITY" [...] (C) National League for Democracy (NLD) spokesman Nyan Win met November 26 with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) for two hours at her residence to discuss legal arguments for her pending appeal to Burma's Supreme Court. During the meeting, Nyan Win informed ASSK of the USG's continued public and pri [...]	2009-11-27 09:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON780	BURMA: DOLLAR LOSING GROUND AGAINST THE KYAT [...] (SBU) The last seven weeks have seen a decrease in the U.S. dollar's value against the Burmese kyat. Even accounting for traditional dry season increases, the kyat has appreciated more than in recent years. Factors may include a stagnant local economy with weak demand for imported products, [...]	2009-11-30 04:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON783	BURMESE GOVERNMENT DEPORTS AMERICAN CENTER TEACHER [...] (SBU) Burmese authorities deported an American Center (AC) teacher November 28 without providing her any explanation. Police Special Branch told us informally afterwards that the teacher visited the home of a political opposition figure during a vacation to Pyin Oo Lwin, but she denies any [...]	2009-11-30 10:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BM CASC CVIS KPAO PGOV PINR PREL
09RANGOON786	BURMA: THAN SHWE ADDRESSES USDA ANNUAL MEETING, [...] (C) On November 27, Than Shwe addressed the 2009 General Meeting of the mass-movement Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA),emphasizing the need for stability and peace and confirming elections will take place in 2010, but offering no details. The meeting also did not address, [...]	2009-12-01 09:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON788	BURMA: AUTHORITIES CHARGE TUESDAY PRAYER GROUP [...] (C) An Embassy source confirmed press reports that authorities have charged four women activists, including Tuesday Prayer Group leader Naw Ohn Hla, with violating section 505(b) of the Penal Code -- "disturbing public tranquility." Authorities arrested the activists on October 3 (reftel) f [...]	2009-12-02 09:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON797	BURMA: ASSK DOCTOR DEBRIEFS ON RECENT VISIT [...] (C) Dr. Tin Myo Win (aka Douglas),personal physician to Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),told CDA, a.i., that at a December 3 meeting, ASSK asked him to pass on her gratitude for the opportunity to meet with A/S Campbell and said that she has launched her own engagement efforts with the regime to ca [...]	2009-12-09 08:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON799	AUNG SAN SUU KYI MEETS LIAISON MINISTER; LEGAL [...] (C) State-run media confirmed that Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) met with Liaison/Labor Minister Aung Kyi December 9 at the state guesthouse for forty-five minutes. National League for Democracy spokesman Nyan Win, who has not yet received a read out of the meeting, speculated it may have been to [...]	2009-12-10 09:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON8	BURMA: NLD VICE-CHAIR U TIN OO'S SPOUSE DISCUSSES [...] (C) Poloff met December 24 with Dr. Tin Moe Wai, the wife of detained National League for Democracy (NLD) Vice-chairman U Tin Oo. She said her husband is generally in good health but requires daily medications. She asked for USG assistance to help the couple's son, living in Japan, to send [...]	2009-01-06 07:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON803	BURMA: AUTHORITIES PREVENT HUMAN RIGHTS DAY [...] (C) Pyay city (Bago Division) Peace and Development Council officials (PDC) in Burma questioned Human Rights Defenders and Promoters (HRDP) leaders Maung Maung Lay and Min Min on December 9 in an effort to thwart HRDP efforts to hold an annual ceremony December 10 commemorating the 61st Inte [...]	2009-12-14 09:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON806	BURMA: ASSK PAYS RESPECT TO NLD ELDERS; DISCUSSES [...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) met December 16 with three ailing National League for Democracy (NLD) leaders at a government guesthouse to seek a mandate to reorganize the party. NLD spokesman and ASSK attorney Nyan Win, who met with ASSK for over two hours at her residence December 15, confir [...]	2009-12-16 09:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON808	BURMA: IMF CONDUCTS 2009 ARTICLE IV CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have concluded two weeks of consultations with the Burma Government, UN representatives, diplomats and business experts, the annual Article IV consultations. The delegation reported the Government of Burm [...]	2009-12-17 10:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV PINR PREL KTIP BM
09RANGOON811	TWO FARMERS WHO COMPLAINED TO ILO SENTENCED; ILO [...] (C) Rangoon-based International Labor Organization (ILO) representative Steve Marshall told Poloff December 14 the Burma government is "embarrassed" by the recent sentencing of two farmers to seven years each in prison for cutting down eucalyptus trees on their property, but has not yet addre [...]	2009-12-18 10:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON815	BURMA: ILO REPORTS STRICTER PUNISHMENTS FOR [...] (C) Rangoon-based International Labor Organization (ILO) representative Steve Marshall told us December 21 that the GOB has dismissed a captain from the military (presumably via court-martial) and sentenced him to one year imprisonment in a civilian jail with hard labor for child-soldier rec [...]	2009-12-21 10:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM KTIP
09RANGOON816	KNU DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR BOMBING IN KAREN [...] (SBU) Embassy Rangoon contacts in Karen state confirmed press reports that a bomb exploded in Papun, Karen state on December 16, killing at least seven individuals and injuring 11. The New Light of Myanmar (Burma's state-run daily) and AFP reported that a time bomb detonated in the evening [...]	2009-12-22 04:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON817	BURMA: ILO REPORTS INTERNAL CHILD TRAFFICKING CASE [...] (C) Rangoon-based International Labor Organization (ILO) representative Steve Marshall told us December 21 the ILO is investigating a reported child trafficking and labor case. According to Marshall, a 12 year old Burmese boy was abducted in Rangoon Division over two months ago at a wharf whe [...]	2009-12-22 08:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KTIP BM
09RANGOON818	BURMA: SUPREME COURT TO HEAR AUNG SAN SUU KYI [...] (SBU) Burma's Supreme Court has agreed to consider an appeal of the August conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and her two assistants. ASSK's lawyers argued December 21 for admission of the appeal, and the Supreme Court announced its decision the same day. The Court has yet to set a date [...]	2009-12-22 09:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON820	INTERNAL DYNAMICS OF BURMESE LEADERSHIP MEETING IN [...] (C) A Burmese businessman well-connected with senior leaders in Nay Pyi Taw informed us this week that, during the regime's quarterly leadership meeting that took place the week of November 23, Burma's generals received their marching orders for the period leading up to national elections in [...]	2009-12-23 09:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON825	BURMA: DEATH OF POLITICAL PRISONER TIN TIN HTWAY [...] (C) Post has confirmed news reports that 38 year-old female political prisoner Tin Tin Htway (alt. spelling Htwe) died of a brain aneurysm on Wednesday, December 23. According to members of her family, she suffered from heart disease and hypertension. Tin Tin Htway, a former member of the N [...]	2009-12-28 09:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM PGOV PHUM PREL
09RANGOON83	BURMA: STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE DEMONSTRATES [...] (C) Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. (MEHL),one of 46 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Burma, is among the largest and most powerful commercial entities in the country. Established in 1990 by the Ministry of Defense, active and retired military officers appear to control 70 percent of MEHL, [...]	2009-02-06 06:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ETRD PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON9	BURMA: WHERE OH WHERE HAS THAN SHWE GONE? [...] (C) Burma's Senior General Than Shwe failed to attend this year's January 4 Independence Day dinner and reception for military officials and diplomats in Nay Pyi Taw, provoking a recurrence of rumors about his health. The Independence Day dinner was instead hosted by SPDC Vice-Chair Maung A [...]	2009-01-06 07:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON93	BURMA: DOCTOR SAYS ASSK IS WELL; OPEN TO DIALOGUE [...] (C) In a February 13 meeting with Poloff, Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) personal physician Dr. Tin Myo Win (aka Douglas) confirmed he visited with his patient at her home on January 1 and February 5. Since October, the regime has honored its agreement to grant him access to ASSK on the first Thur [...]	2009-02-13 05:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON96	NLD UNCLES ON GAMBARI; NEW IDEAS FOR U.S. POLICY [...] (C) During a February 10 meeting, members of the National League for Democracy's Central Executive Committee (CEC, aka "the Uncles") recounted their February 2 meetings with Aung San Suu Kyi and UN Special Representative Gambari. The Uncles said they and ASSK remain on the same page. They t [...]	2009-02-13 07:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON963	BURMA: RICE EXPORTS LOWER THAN EXPECTED IN 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-02 04:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON99	BURMA MFA OFFICIAL ON ENGAGEMENT, VISITS, AND [...] (C) The Government of Burma (GOB) has provided another signal that it wishes to engage with the Obama Administration, perhaps with a two-track, military and civilian approach. During a dinner the Charge hosted for MFA Americas Director Yin Yin Oo, she suggested initial topics for engagement [...]	2009-02-17 07:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR OREP OFDP ODIP PINR SNAR BM
09RECIFE60	LULA TOUTS JOBS AND CAMPOS IN NORTHEAST [...] Summary (SBU) During a visit to the Suape port on September 11, President Lula heaped praise on Governor Eduardo Campos (PSB),in his fifth visit to Pernambuco this year, fueling speculation that PT will offer Campos a high profile role - possibly the vice-presidency - in the upcoming preside [...]	2009-09-24 17:33:00	Consulate Recife	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BR PGOV ECON EPET
09RECIFE63	DIPLOMATIC DIALOGUE IN RECIFE: DEEPER ENGAGEMENT SOUGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a broad off-the-record discussion of U.S.-Brazil foreign policy issues hosted by the PO and Recife's PD section a select group of Pernambuco opinion leaders attended a breakfast meeting and expressed their points of view about the foreign policy of the Obama administration [...]	2009-09-30 16:17:00	Consulate Recife	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL PGOV ECON EPET ETRD EIND SCUL SENV
09REYKJAVIK102	ICELAND SETTLES ICESAVE DEPOSIT GUARANTEE DISPUTE WITH THE [...] (U) On June 5, Icelandic media reported that the GOI and the Governments of the UK and the Netherlands had struck a deal over the Icesave dispute. The GOI has agreed to take a $5.44 billion loan from the UK and the Netherlands to repay the minimum deposit guarantee to those who lost their sav [...]	2009-06-08 17:17:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN PREL IC
09REYKJAVIK11	EU Accession: How Iceland might start heading to Brussels [...] (SBU) Summary: After the October financial crash, possible European Union (EU) membership and the adoption of the euro have become the most important political issue in Iceland. Iceland's political parties are wrestling with how to adjust their policies to accommodate this new reality (refte [...]	2009-01-21 17:11:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EUN IC
09REYKJAVIK12	ICELAND: RUMBLE IN REYKJAVIK SHAKES GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Icelandic parliament's return after its holiday recess has been marred by the largest protests the country has experienced since the 1949 debate over NATO membership. By some estimates, as many as 2,000 demonstrators caused enough noise to force a halt to the opening legis [...]	2009-01-21 17:22:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PINR ASEC IC
09REYKJAVIK121	U.S.-Iceland Security Dialogue: Icelandic Defense Policy [...] (C) Summary: Expert-level Security Dialogue talks in Reykjavik June 16 found broad agreement on the bilateral defense relationship. Both sides agree on the importance of a new NATO Strategic Concept, which Iceland hopes will contain language on the significance of the High North. Iceland rei [...]	2009-07-08 17:00:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO AF IC
09REYKJAVIK123	ICELAND: PARLIAMENT PASSES RESOLUTION TO APPLY FOR [...] (U) Summary: The Icelandic parliament passed a resolution on July 16 to enable the government to start accession negotiations with the European Union (EU). The parliament approved the controversial legislation with a slightly larger majority than expected, and fulfills the Social Democratic All [...]	2009-07-16 17:51:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EUN IC
09REYKJAVIK129	ICELAND MOVING FORWARD WITH EU MEMBERSHIP PROCESS [...] (U) Summary: Iceland is swiftly moving forward with the EU membership process and accession could come as early as 2012. The issue remains contentious in Iceland with current popular opinion reportedly split down the middle. Ultimately, the decision will likely come down to a national referen [...]	2009-07-28 17:25:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EUN IC
09REYKJAVIK13	ICELAND: PROTESTS CONTINUE; WILL SOCIAL DEMOCRATS STAY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Anti-government protests in Reykjavik continued on the evening of January 21 and again on January 22, including a violent encounter that left one police officer hospitalized and many Icelanders profoundly shocked. There were no surprises in the Althingi's day-long debate Januar [...]	2009-01-22 18:31:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PINR ASEC IC
09REYKJAVIK131	ICELAND ON ICESAVE: "WE ARE WILLING TO PAY" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Multiple GOI sources privately expressed the government's intention to guarantee the Icesave deposits held by foreign depositors in the UK and the Netherlands. In addition, the Foreign Minister told the UK Ambassador that he expects the Althingi to approve the controversial guara [...]	2009-07-29 16:29:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EUN IC
09REYKJAVIK132	64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON [...] (SBU) EmbOffs discussed Iceland's attendance plans for the 64th UN General Assembly with Greta Gunnarsdottir, head of the International and Security Affairs Directorate at the Icelandic MFA, on August 5. Gunnarsdottir said that Iceland's plans have not yet been finalized; however, she was abl [...]	2009-08-06 15:09:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OTRA KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN IC
09REYKJAVIK135	ICELAND TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ASSSITANCE LEVELS TO [...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered points contained in reftel to Greta Gunnarsdottir, head of the International and Security Affairs Directorate at the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on August 5. Gunnarsdottir thanked Emboffs for the information and responded that the GOI intends to maintain its [...]	2009-08-07 16:44:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF IC
09REYKJAVIK15	ICELAND ECONOMIC SITUATION EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE FURTHER [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 16:48:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
09REYKJAVIK154	ICELANDAIR ON TRACK TO IMPLEMENT TSA REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) Summary. On August 19, Craig Lynes, Acting TSA Representative at U.S. Embassy London and Sandra Melendez, TSA International Industry Representative, met with representatives of Iceland's Civil Aviation Administration and air carrier Icelandair to discuss outstanding issues from a routine [...]	2009-09-11 15:15:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR IC PGOV PREL
09REYKJAVIK155	ICELAND: UNGA PRIORITIES AND FOREIGN MINISTER'S ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed U.S. goals and objectives for the upcoming UN General Assembly (Ref A) with Emil Hreggvidsson, Deputy Director for International and Security Affairs at the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Hreggvidsson expressed particular interest in the U.S. initiatives relati [...]	2009-09-15 13:39:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OTRA KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN IC
09REYKJAVIK158	ICELANDIC FOREIGN MINISTER'S MEETING WITH CHARGE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 11:14:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON UNGA NATO IC AF UK NL
09REYKJAVIK161	ICELANDIC FOREIGN MINISTER'S MEETING WITH CHARGE [...] (C) Summary. Charge d'Affaires (CDA) discussed a range of issues with Icelandic Foreign Minister Ossur Skarphedinsson on September 16 during his first courtesy call. The Minister described his plans for the UN General Assembly. On Icesave, he said that the British and Dutch had responded pos [...]	2009-09-21 09:15:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON UNGA NATO IC AF UK NL
09REYKJAVIK17	ICELAND: PRIME MINISTER DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, DATE [...] (U) Summary: Iceland's Prime Minister stunned the nation on January 23 with an announcement that he has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer and will not stand for reelection as Independence Party chair at the coming national congress. PM Haarde said he received the diagnosis on January 21 a [...]	2009-01-23 17:37:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON IC
09REYKJAVIK175	MINISTERIAL CHANGES IN ICELAND [...] (U) On October 1, the division of responsibilities within several Ministries changed as part of the ruling coalition's effort to streamline the government. Plans for the changes began May 10 when the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Movement formed their coalition and announced i [...]	2009-10-05 15:37:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IC
09REYKJAVIK176	TAX INCREASES AND FISCAL CUTS IN ICELAND'S 2010 BUDGET [...] (U) Summary: The Minister of Finance announced next year's economic forecast and submitted the 2010 state budget bill to parliament October 1 when the parliament reconvened after its summer break. The forecast presented a bleak economic picture for the next two years and the budget was laden w [...]	2009-10-05 16:49:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN IC
09REYKJAVIK191	INVESTING IN ICELAND: OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES [...] (SBU) Summary: As Iceland struggles to rebound from last year's financial meltdown, the government is reevaluating the future direction of the country, including the role of foreign direct investment (FDI). There is potential for investment in a variety of sectors, particularly those that util [...]	2009-10-27 16:58:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN IC
09REYKJAVIK192	ICELAND: RESPONSE TO THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on October 26 to Emil Hreggvidsson, Deputy Director for International and Security Affairs at the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Hreggvidsson said that Iceland's objectives for the upcoming session of the UN General Assembly Third Committee closely [...]	2009-10-28 17:01:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNGA IC
09REYKJAVIK196	ICELAND: 2009-2010 INCSR SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Iceland's submission for the 2009-2010 INCSR: I. Summary Icelandic authorities confront limited, but increasing, levels of domestic drug production. The primary focus of law enforcement is on stopping importation and distribution, with a lesser emphasis on prosecuting for possession a [...]	2009-11-03 17:25:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM IC
09REYKJAVIK197	ICELAND: GOVERNMENT HOLDS TIP SYMPOSIUM [...] (U) More than 100 people overflowed a conference room for a symposium on human trafficking sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights on October 30. Foreign Minister Ossur Skarphedinsson opened the symposium by declaring the GOI's unwavering suppo [...]	2009-11-04 16:56:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL IC
09REYKJAVIK198	ICELANDIC GOVERNMENT OPTIMISTIC PARLIAMENT WILL [...] (C) In a meeting with Charge and Econoff, Minister of Finance Steingrimur Sigfusson stated that he believes by next week the Icesave agreement will be out of committee and return to parliament for its second reading. He said that the government had learned from the last vote on Icesave and th [...]	2009-11-04 18:01:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN IC NE PGOV PREL UK
09REYKJAVIK20	ICELAND: GOVERNMENT FALLS, UNITY COALITION IN THE OFFING? [...] (U) Summary: Despite a weekend of frantic efforts by the leaders of Iceland's governing coalition to bring their parties to heel, Prime Minister Haarde announced January 26 that the governing coalition has fallen apart less than two years into its term. The immediate cause was the demand of t [...]	2009-01-26 18:15:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON IC
09REYKJAVIK202	GOVERNMENT RECONSIDERS AMOUNT OF TAX FOR ENERGY USE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent actions by the government of Iceland (GOI),including a proposal to introduce a significant energy tax in the 2010 budget bill (reftel B),have raised concerns about the current environment for foreign investors. Implementing significant tax increases ex-post-facto, for exa [...]	2009-11-13 17:21:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IC PGOV PREL
09REYKJAVIK203	INDEPENDENCE PARTY LEADER SEEKS MEETING WITH WHITE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 16:43:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN IC
09REYKJAVIK204	OBSERVATIONS FROM A DANISH AMBASSADOR'S THREE [...] (C) Summary and introduction. Charge d'Affaires (CDA) met November 13 with Soren Haslund, the newly arrived Danish Ambassador to Iceland, to discuss his time spent in Iran. Haslund served as the Danish Ambassador in Tehran for three years, arriving in 2006 and departing the country on July 26, [...]	2009-11-17 13:14:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM IR IC
09REYKJAVIK207	POTENTIAL TRAVEL TO U.S. BY SENIOR ICELANDIC OFFICIALS IN [...] (SBU) Several high-level GOI officials have expressed interest in traveling to the U.S. in early 2010 to meet with officials at counterpart agencies. A visit prior to January is unlikely, as the government lacks the money to finance a trip at the moment and officials are finalizing the 2010 bu [...]	2009-11-18 16:06:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN IC
09REYKJAVIK211	ICELAND TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ASSISTANCE LEVELS TO [...] (C) Charge drew on points contained in reftel in a discussion with Greta Gunnarsdottir, head of the International and Security Affairs Directorate at the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on November 25. Gunarsdottir thanked Charge for the information and offered assurances that Aghanist [...]	2009-11-25 17:00:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR PGOV IC
09REYKJAVIK213	READOUT FROM THE ICELANDIC PARTICIPANT AT E-PINE MEETING [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires met with Greta Gunnarsdottir, Director General for International and Security Affairs at the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on November 30 to discuss her participation in the November 5 Enhanced Partnership in Northern Europe (E-PINE) meeting in Washington. Gunn [...]	2009-12-03 15:56:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IC
09REYKJAVIK215	ICELAND: ACQUITTAL IN FIRST TIP COURT CASE [...] (U) In October, prosecutors indicted Catalina Ncogo, an Icelandic citizen of Equatorial Guinean origin, on charges of human trafficking, profiting from prostitution as a third party, and drug smuggling. The trafficking indictment was the first charge of such a nature in Iceland. On December 1 [...]	2009-12-04 15:45:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL IC
09REYKJAVIK218	IMF: ICELAND NEEDS FINANCIAL AUSTERITY [...] (C) Summary. Mark Flanagan, leader of the IMF review team here in Reykjavik, believes Iceland's recovery could start in mid-2010, but he cautioned that that the government must take several critical steps to lay the necessary groundwork, including significant fiscal austerity. Prior to the nex [...]	2009-12-08 16:56:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IC PGOV PREL
09REYKJAVIK219	ICESAVE BILL LINGERS AS DIVISIVE FORCE IN GOVERNMENT AND [...] (U) Summary. The coalition government recently reached a negotiated settlement with the opposition that allows the Icesave bill to move to the next stage of the parliamentary process. The settlement was reached only after the opposition used filibustering techniques to stall the bill in the s [...]	2009-12-08 16:56:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN IC
09REYKJAVIK221	ICELANDIC DEFENSE AGENCY TO BE INTEGRATED INTO NEW [...] (C) Summary. On December 4, the Government of Iceland announced plans to dissolve the Icelandic Defense Agency (IDA) and to integrate its duties into a new Ministry of the Interior. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Permanent Secretary at the MFA later offered assurances that the merger w [...]	2009-12-18 16:58:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PGOV IC
09REYKJAVIK222	ICELAND: 2009 COUNTY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Included is Embassy Reykjavik's submission for the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism. Embassy POC for this report is Political Officer Joshua Rubin, office phone: 354 562-9100; email:rubinjn@state.gov. The Government of Iceland stated in its most recent terrorist threat assessment, con [...]	2009-12-21 12:25:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC IC
09REYKJAVIK223	PARLIAMENT PASSES A BEVY OF BILLS BEFORE THE NEW YEAR [...] (U) Summary: The Icelandic Parliament worked diligently in the days leading up to its holiday recess and passed a number of key pieces of legislation. Over the weekend of December 18-20, parliament passed 18 bills including a new environmental tax and amendments to the General Penal Code that [...]	2009-12-23 13:46:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GTIP PGOV PREL ECON EFIN IC
09REYKJAVIK227	ICESAVE VOTE DELAYED AGAIN [...] (U) The Icelandic parliament was expected to vote on the Icesave bill on December 30; however, new information emerged on the eve of the vote that may further delay a resolution to the issue. The media is reporting that the Icelandic negotiating team, which concluded the original Icesave agree [...]	2009-12-30 16:11:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON IC
09REYKJAVIK228	PARLIAMENT FINALLY PASSES ICESAVE [...] (U) After months of debate, Iceland's parliament passed the Icesave bill late in the evening of December 30 by a vote of 33 to 30. Passage of the bill allows the government to provide a state guarantee for the Depositors' and Investors' Guarantee Fund's repayment of up to $5.5 billion to the [...]	2009-12-31 12:01:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON IC
09REYKJAVIK25	ICELAND: OUTGOING MINISTER ALLOWS FOR LARGE FIN WHALE HUNT [...] (U) Action request: paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: On January 27, outgoing Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Einar K. Gudfinsson quietly issued an order potentially allowing a massive increase in Iceland's hunting of fin and minke whales. The order allowed commercial quotas of fin and minke [...]	2009-01-30 17:10:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EFIS PGOV IWC IC
09REYKJAVIK27	ICELAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] (U) Post submits the following Investment Climate Statement for Iceland for 2009. Responses are keyed to reftel. This report has been sent by unclassified email to J. Nathaniel Hatcher in EEB/IFD/OIA per reftel instructions. The statistics portion at the end of this report was only sent by [...]	2009-02-02 15:19:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR IC
09REYKJAVIK28	ICELAND: LEFTIST GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER THE REINS; BIO [...] (U) Summary: After a week of negotiations, Iceland's Social Democratic Alliance and Left-Green Movement announced a minority government on February 1. The new government, dependent upon the centrist Progressive Party for support, is headed by SDA Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir, Iceland [...]	2009-02-05 17:23:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR IC
09REYKJAVIK29	NEW ICELANDIC PM PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR IMF PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 5 courtesy call, new Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir told Ambassador her government is committed to implementing the IMF's recovery program for Iceland. The first task is to rebuild the banking system, including the regulatory structure, while als [...]	2009-02-05 17:35:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC PGOV ECON NATO SENV IC
09REYKJAVIK36	ICELANDIC FISHERIES MINISTER PESSIMISTIC ON REVERSING [...] (SBU) Summary: At the head of a delegation of seven ambassadors, the Ambassador urged the new Minister of Fisheries February 7 to rescind the quota established by his predecessor last month that would allow a large commercial hunt for fin and minke whales over the next five years. The Ministe [...]	2009-02-18 15:40:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD PGOV IC
09REYKJAVIK39	ICELANDIC CENTRAL BANK HEAD PUBLICLY GOES ON DEFENSIVE [...] (SBU) Iceland's Central Bank Chairman of Board of Governors David Oddsson refused to accept blame for the October bank collapse and subsequent economic recession during his appearance on Icelandic State Television's current affairs program "Kastljos" on February 24. Well-prepared and often po [...]	2009-02-25 17:07:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN IC
09REYKJAVIK45	ICELAND: FM WARNS OF POSSIBLE DEFENSE BUDGET CUTS [...] (C) Summary: Icelandic Foreign Minister Skarphedinsson told Ambassador on 18 February that "nothing can be ruled out" on the question of further cuts to Iceland's defense budget, and floated a trial balloon on further reductions to Iceland's contingent in Afghanistan. In public comments the [...]	2009-02-27 17:22:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM NATO ECON AF IC
09REYKJAVIK53	ICELAND: FORMER FM GISLADOTTIR PULLS OUT OF ELECTIONS; [...] (U) Social Democratic Alliance (SDA) Chair and former Foreign Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir announced late on Sunday, 8 March that she will not be running for reelection as party chair nor as a member of the Althingi in the elections on April 25. Gisladottir, who was diagnosed with a be [...]	2009-03-09 16:47:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR IC
09REYKJAVIK57	ICELAND: POLITICAL PARTY PRIMARIES MOSTLY REGENERATE THE [...] (U) Summary: Iceland's largest round of party primary elections ahead of the April 25 Althingi elections were held this past weekend. Public calls for renewal of candidate lists did not produce the intended results and many incumbent MPs won reelection on their party lists. Voter turnout at t [...]	2009-03-17 16:14:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IC
09REYKJAVIK58	ICELAND SCENESTTER FOR TREASURY DAS ERIC MEYER'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Since your previous visit three months ago, you'll find many changes in Iceland's economic and political landscape. Businesses are hurting and unemployment has risen to an unprecedented ten percent. Currency restrictions imposed in December were extended another six months unt [...]	2009-03-18 17:27:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN IC
09REYKJAVIK61	ICELAND: THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY -- AN OVERVIEW [...] (U) Summary: The traditionally agrarian Progressive Party is looking to the 2009 elections as a chance to reclaim lost glory and its historical role as the deciding factor in governing coalitions on both ends of the political spectrum. The party -- Iceland's second-largest for most of the la [...]	2009-03-25 16:54:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR IC
09REYKJAVIK68	ICELANDIC INTERIM MINISTER OF FINANCE AND FISHERIES [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's farewell call, a tired looking and clearly over-worked Steingrimur J. Sigfusson was confident about the upcoming elections, happy with the progress with the IMF, and encouraged by Iceland's negotiating position with the IceSave accounts. Sigfusson's roles a [...]	2009-04-07 18:05:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN SENV EFIS PGOV IC
09REYKJAVIK69	ICELAND: NO NEW AFGHANISTAN PLEDGES BEFORE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Iceland's government is committed to supporting NATO in Afghanistan but new pledges of assistance are unlikely before parliamentary elections at the end of April, based on discussions with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. In separate meetings with Ambassador, both minist [...]	2009-04-08 17:19:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV MARR NATO AF IC
09REYKJAVIK73	ICELAND: THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE -- AN OVERVIEW [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Sigurdardottir's Social Democratic Alliance is riding high in the polls ahead of Iceland's April 25 parliamentary election, and is on the verge of becoming the country's leading political party. An April victory would fulfill the party's raison d'etre of forming a [...]	2009-04-17 16:26:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR IC
09REYKJAVIK75	ICELAND'S GOVERNMENT FEELING SECURE WITH ONE WEEK BEFORE [...] (U) Summary: Polls continue to show Iceland's leftist minority government with a strong lead one week ahead of national elections on April 25. Though the official campaign may be less than a full week due to an opposition filibuster that has kept parliament in session, the Social Democratic [...]	2009-04-20 09:09:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IC
09REYKJAVIK81	ICELAND: SOCIAL DEMS IN DRIVER'S SEAT AFTER ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir's Social Democratic Alliance (SDA) came away with a clear victory in parliamentary elections on April 25, winning nearly 30 percent of the vote. The SDA now holds a commanding position in coalition talks, as their Left-Green (LG) [...]	2009-04-27 11:17:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IC
09REYKJAVIK82	BIGGEST DRUG BUST IN ICELAND'S HISTORY REVEALS [...] (U) Summary: Around midnight on Saturday, April 18, police arrested three men near the harbor town of Hofn in southeast Iceland on suspicion of smuggling more than 109 kg (240 pounds) of amphetamines, MDMA (ecstasy),hashish, and marijuana into Iceland by boat. The men had allegedly picked u [...]	2009-04-27 16:27:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV ASEC KCRM IC
09REYKJAVIK90	ICELAND: NEW GOVERNMENT PUNTS ON EU QUESTION, PLEDGES A [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's new leftist government announced its policy statement on May 12, confirming what many expected to be a move towards "traditional" Nordic social and economic policy. Taxes and other revenue streams will need to be increased to meet the government's goal of reduced def [...]	2009-05-13 13:19:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EUN IC
09RIGA100	LATVIA PLANS TO ATTEND SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 14:12:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAL KWBG PGOV PTER EFIN LG
09RIGA101	LATVIAN PM RESIGNS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 15:02:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LG
09RIGA102	THE CHALLENGES OF GOVERNMENT FORMATION IN LATVIA [...] (C/NF) Summary: The resignation of the Godmanis government leaves Latvia without a leadership team as the country faces a number of difficult decisions related to its economic situation, although it had already been doing only the minimum to get by. If a government is formed quickly, it would [...]	2009-02-23 10:46:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR ECON LG
09RIGA104	President Zatlers asks Dombrovskis to form government [...] President Zatlers has asked current MEP and former finance minister Valdis Dombrovskis of the New Era party to try and form a new government to replace the one led by Ivars Godmanis. Dombrovskis does not have a time limit on when he needs to present his program and ministerial slate to parliame [...]	2009-02-26 11:48:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL LG
09RIGA122	POLITICAL PARTY RILES UP SIMMERING ETHNIC TENSION [...] (C) Summary: As the Latvian economy unravels, political parties are drawing on long-simmering ethnic tensions to rally votes prior to local elections in June. The most brazen example is a recent internet video intended to scare voters away from a party aligned with ethnic Russian interests. Th [...]	2009-03-04 09:46:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ASEC PREL RS LG
09RIGA125	LATVIAN ECONOMY: BAD TO WORSE [...] Summary: Latvia's economic downturn has proved to be worse than expected. Falling household purchasing power, induced by rising unemployment and real wage cuts, is significantly reducing domestic demand. Falling consumption is having a negative effect on tax revenues, which despite higher VAT [...]	2009-03-05 15:53:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LG

09RIGA136	LATVIA TO PROVIDE REHABILITATION TO 19 GAZAN CHILDREN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-11 12:47:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN LG
09RIGA142	LATVIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-12 15:42:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LG
09RIGA149	RIGA DENIES PERMITS FOR MARCH 16 EVENTS [...] Concerned about security, the City of Riga has denied permits both to organizations planning to commemorate the Latvian "Legionnaires" on March 16, and to opponents planning counter-demonstrations. The decision to deny the permits this year was a change of course from previous years. On March [...]	2009-03-13 15:44:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC PHUM CASC LG
09RIGA159	"ANTI-MAFIA" AMENDMENTS PASS PARLIAMENT [...] Summary: On March 12 Parliament unanimously passed a major overhaul of Latvian Criminal Procedure Code, the most significant and controversial revision being to the plea bargaining amendments. Now head Prosecutors have the right to drop charges against cooperating criminals, a power only the Pr [...]	2009-03-19 12:15:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS KCOR LG
09RIGA168	ELECTION LAW AMENDED TO ADDRESS ECHR CASE [...] Latvia has amended its election law to allow former USSR and Latvian State Security Committee (KGB) technical employees to be candidates in parliamentary elections. Any Latvian citizen who had worked in the planning, financing, administrative and economic units of the KGB will now be eligible [...]	2009-03-26 06:05:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM LG
09RIGA17	LATVIAN LEADERS SAY DETERMINED TO IMPLEMENT FULLY [...] (C) Summary: Latvian leaders affirmed their commitment to full implementation of fiscal austerity measures negotiated with the IMF in farewell calls with the Ambassador. While PM Godmanis said he wanted to front load the cuts in the public service to get them over with as quickly as possible, [...]	2009-01-09 09:34:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PREL LG
09RIGA174	AUDITS REVEAL STAGGERING COST OVERRUNS IN [...] (C) Summary: Audits of several state-funded construction and renovation projects have uncovered staggering cost overruns. The State Audit Office has submitted these cases to the Prosecutor General to determine whether and, if so, where to initiate investigations. Meanwhile, other large-scal [...]	2009-03-27 13:37:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCOR LG
09RIGA182	WORKING WITH LATVIA DURING ITS ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (C/NF) Summary: The current economic crisis has forced Latvia to scale back its ambitions in foreign and defense policy. Latvia has identified the NATO mission in Afghanistan and assisting emerging democracies as its main priorities. We need to support this narrower focus. Our challenge is [...]	2009-04-01 13:50:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR ECON PGOV LG
09RIGA186	NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU CHIEF: NORMUNDS VILNITIS [...] (C) Summary: Following an eight-month gap Normunds Vilnitis, businessman and former high-level law enforcement official, has been named new Anti-Corruption Bureau (KNAB) Chief. Despite criticism of his qualifications and selection process, Vilnitis has quickly taken the reigns of the KNAB, op [...]	2009-04-02 12:59:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS LG
09RIGA188	Blow to patronage - Latvia limits size of advisory [...] Summary: The Saeima (Parliament) passed a new law that limits the number of advisory councils at state enterprises, and caps the maximum number of members serving on them. Advisory councils are often used by political parties in power as a financing and patronage tool. The move was part of th [...]	2009-04-03 04:45:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KCOR ETRD PGOV LG
09RIGA191	LATVIA: IMF PUTS PAYMENTS ON HOLD UNTIL GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has delayed its next installment of financial aid to Latvia until the government completes its budget amendments. The IMF has also underscored to the government that its efforts to date do not constitute the needed structural reforms. The g [...]	2009-04-03 14:11:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV LG
09RIGA202	LATVIA: NO POSITION ON BURMA POLICY REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-09 12:37:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD BM LG
09RIGA209	LATVIA: NO POSITION ON MADAGASCAR [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 11:45:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID PGOV MA LG
09RIGA220	SCENSETTER FOR USTRANSCOM COMMANDER GEN. MCNABB'S [...] (U) We look forward to welcoming you to Riga. Your visit provides an opportunity to further demonstrate our commitment to a strong security relationship with a reliable ally facing difficult times. We have put together a focused schedule that includes both senior political leadership as well [...]	2009-04-20 12:17:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR AF LG
09RIGA224	LATVIAN OPTIMISM ON BALTIC ENERGY MEETING [...] (C) Summary: The Latvians are optimistic about the potential for movement on long-delayed energy interconnection plans in the meeting of Baltic prime ministers scheduled for April 26-27. The Prime Minister's office expressed hope that the meeting would yield a breakthrough "comprehensive agre [...]	2009-04-22 12:57:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV ECON LG
09RIGA238	PRESIDENT PUSHES GOVERNMENT TO GET SERIOUS ON [...] (C) Summary. At the request of President Zatlers, the Cabinet held a extraordinary session on April 24 to discuss budget and government reform issues, specifically focusing on overhauling Latvia's health and education services. This meeting is being followed by a second extraordinary session [...]	2009-04-30 12:58:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SOCI LG
09RIGA241	LATVIAN PUBLIC CAN NOW INITIATE DISMISSAL OF [...] (U) Summary: On April 29 President Zatlers promulgated the constitutional amendments allowing the Latvian people to initiate dissolution of the Parliament (Saeima). A Latvian labor union initiated the drive for the amendments in October 2007, and passage of such a law was the last of Zatlers's [...]	2009-05-05 12:24:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS LG
09RIGA248	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF LATVIAN PRESIDENT ZATLERS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Latvian President Valdis Zatlers comes to Washington in the wake of the deaths of two Latvian soldiers and the wounding of two others fighting alongside American troops in Afghanistan. Zatlers moved quickly to quash any suggestion that this tragedy become a pretext for a drawdo [...]	2009-05-07 06:23:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS ECON PINR LG
09RIGA249	DEVELOPMENTS IN ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING EFFORT [...] (C) Summary: Since the 2005 U.S. Patriot Act actions against two Latvian banks the government and banking industry have worked hard to regain international trust in that sector. Although there is more work to do, new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws are in place, and the Financial Intelligenc [...]	2009-05-07 06:23:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR LG
09RIGA275	EASTERN LATVIA - ECONOMIC WOE, SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 11:51:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SOCI PHUM EIND LG
09RIGA277	GAY PRIDE MARCH CALM DESPITE OPPOSITION [...] Summary: The May 16 Baltic Pride parade in Riga drew about 300 participants and a far larger crowd of protestors, but it avoided the problems of violence and overzealous security seen in previous years. The event took place despite a late move by some members of the Riga City Council to revok [...]	2009-05-18 14:45:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI LG
09RIGA290	FORMER PM GODMANIS "NOT HAPPY" WITH NEW [...] (C/NF) Summary: Former PM Ivars Godmanis is concerned that the Dombrovskis government is taking too long to make hard choices on the budget and is wasting time fighting with the central bank. This leads to a reduction in money available for commercial lending to energize business and hurts in [...]	2009-05-27 08:30:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR ECON PREL BO LG
09RIGA298	LATVIAN HEALTH MINISTRY CUTS BUDGET; TUBERCULOSIS [...] (U) Summary. The Latvian Ministry of Health, like other Latvian ministries, is facing huge budget cuts and restructuring as the country deals with its financial crisis. Officials state that the cuts and reforms will not negatively affect Latvia's ability to provide essential health care or to [...]	2009-05-29 11:26:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI ECON EFIN LG
09RIGA304	LATVIA SUPPORTS KOSOVO PARTICIPATION IN RCC, BUT [...] (C) A/DCM delivered reftel points with MFA political director Peteris Ustubs on June 1. Ustubs agreed that Kosovo should participate and pledged to raise the issue with Moldovan counterparts. He was skeptical of progress, though, noting both the current domestic political situation in Moldov [...]	2009-06-02 11:00:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MD LG
09RIGA308	LATVIA'S JUNE 6 ELECTIONS HARD TO PREDICT - APATHY [...] (C/NF) Summary: It is nearly impossible to predict the outcome of Latvia's June 6 elections for local government and the European Parliament. Changes in the electoral system, new parties, and confusing polls all add to the uncertainty. The results in the municipal elections, especially in Riga [...]	2009-06-03 07:17:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM EUN LG
09RIGA310	LATVIAN ELECTION CAMPAIGNS FUELED BY ETHNIC TENSION [...] Summary: Ethnic identity remains an important -- and perhaps decisive -- factor in the June 6 municipal and European Parliament elections in Latvia. Several parties have based their campaigns on divisions between Latvians and Russians and their sometimes divergent political goals. Ethnic poli [...]	2009-06-03 11:49:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PHUM LG
09RIGA314	SPECTER OF DEVALUATION REAPPEARS - GOVERNMENT BRUSHES IT [...] Summary: Comments by prominent local politicians have resuscitated speculation that Latvia will have to devalue its currency, and their concerns gained some traction when Latvia failed to sell any government debt securities on June 3. The Prime Minister, Finance Minister, and Bank of Latvia in [...]	2009-06-04 13:53:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV ECON LG
09RIGA318	PRESSING LATVIA ON ITS FINANCIAL SITUATION [...] (C/NF) The Latvian government continues to struggle with making the necessary structural reforms to implement the terms of it's IMF/EC assistance package. Failure to do so could have serious consequences not only for Latvia, but for a number of other states in the region. The U.S. has a strat [...]	2009-06-09 09:08:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PGOV PREL ECON EUN IMF LG
09RIGA324	CORFU MINISTERIAL: LATVIA AGREES BUT WITH CONCERNS [...] (C) Latvia agrees with USG goals for the Corfu Ministerial, but expressed concern about implying that the OSCE had "failed" in it's response to events in Georgia in August. Juris Pekalis, head of MFA's European Security and NATO division, largely agreed with the idea of focusing on existing i [...]	2009-06-10 13:48:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL NATO PGOV LG
09RIGA326	GOL REACHES CONCEPTUAL AGREEMENT ON BUDGET CUTS [...] Summary. Government coalition parties and key social partners have agreed in principle to cut the central government budget for 2009 by 500 million Lats ($1 billion USD). The decision is limited to setting a target level for budget cuts, and specific budget cutting measures will be decided upo [...]	2009-06-10 14:39:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LG
09RIGA33	KNEE JERK REACTIONS EXACERBATING LATVIA'S PROBLEMS [...] (C/NF) Summary: The failure of the Latvian government to engage the people in the realities of the economic situation and to explain what will be needed to move the country forward has sent trust in government to historic lows. This tension boiled over into violence following an anti-governm [...]	2009-01-15 12:02:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV ECON SOCI LG
09RIGA331	LATVIA TO PULL OUT OF NRF-14 [...] (U) Latvia will not be able to meet its commitment to participate in NRF-14 as part of the Baltic Battalion due to its budgetary situation, Latvian CHOD MG Juris Maklakovs announced on June 11. Maklakovs said he was "embarrassed" to have go to NATO and say that Latvia could not fulfill its co [...]	2009-06-12 09:08:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV EFIN NATO LG
09RIGA338	Who will run Riga? [...] Nils Usakovs, leader of the leftist and heavily ethnic-Russian party, Harmony Center, will be the next mayor of Riga. This will mark the first time since the restoration of independence that an ethnic-Russian has filled the job. Although Harmony Center won a strong plurality of votes in the J [...]	2009-06-17 14:57:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PHUM LG
09RIGA339	LATVIA PASSES 2009 BUDGET AMENDMENTS, IMF-EC DECISIONS [...] Summary: The Saeima (Parliament) approved amendments to the 2009 budget, which are intended to satisfy international donor requirements and ensure continued disbursement of international aid. The package is a mix of cuts, especially to social programs, and revenue increases. After the vote, [...]	2009-06-18 06:31:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LG
09RIGA345	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL VOINOVICH [...] Your visit to Riga - the first Codel in nearly three years - provides an opportunity to demonstrate our strong support for Latvia at a time when it faces serious economic difficulty. Your visit will show our appreciation of Latvia's efforts to maintain their NATO commitments during the current [...]	2009-06-19 15:15:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PGOV ECON PREL LG
09RIGA346	OSCE HDIM: NO ISSUES TO RAISE FOR LATVIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 07:30:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL OSCE LG
09RIGA364	527 REPORT: EMBASSY RIGA SUBMISSION [...] Post is aware of two (2) outstanding claims of United States persons against representatives of the Government of Latvia. The claims are being adjudicated in the Latvian courts. 2. a. Claimant A b. 2004 c. According to Claimant A, it obtained a lease for a parcel of land in Gu [...]	2009-07-07 11:28:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV LG
09RIGA365	Latvia's Leading Newspaper Sold [...] Diena, Latvia's leading daily newspaper was sold on July 3. The new owners have promised no editorial changes, but some observers are skeptical of these claims. With circulation of close to 80,000, Diena is the preferred newspaper among opinion-makers in Latvia, and is considered the county' [...]	2009-07-07 13:20:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO PGOV ECON LG
09RIGA369	527 REPORT: EMBASSY RIGA SUBMISSION [...] Post is aware of two (2) outstanding claims of United States persons against representatives of the Government of Latvia. The claims are being adjudicated in the Latvian courts. 2. a. Claimant A b. 2004 c. According to Claimant A, it obtained a lease for a parcel of land in Gu [...]	2009-07-08 07:42:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV LG
09RIGA401	LATVIA CONCLUDES IMF DEAL: DIFFICULTIES REMAIN [...] (U) Summary. Latvia concluded an agreement and signed a new Latter of Intent (LOI) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on July 27 following weeks of tense and politically sensitive negotiations. The deal will allow Latvia to access the second tranche of its aid package (USD 285 million [...]	2009-08-03 13:41:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV LG
09RIGA413	PAREX BANK: NO SMOKING GUN, CALLS FOR FURTHER [...] (C) Summary: This cable provides an update on the condition and future direction of Parex Bank and responds to questions from Ref A. The deal to nationalize Parex Bank and the circumstances surrounding its collapse continue to spark controversy in Latvia, including calls by the GOL for a form [...]	2009-08-07 14:13:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV ECON PINR LG
09RIGA417	LATVIAN GDP FALLS 19.6 Percent in Q2 [...] According to a flash estimate released by the Latvian Central Statistics Bureau on August 10, in the second quarter of 2009 Latvia's GDP contracted by 19.6 percent, down 1.6 percentage points from a quarter earlier when the economy declined by 18 percent. This steep decline is consistent with t [...]	2009-08-11 08:53:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LG
09RIGA426	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AUNG SAN SU KYI CONVICTION [...] (SBU) On August 17, Acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Dana Rudaka, Head of Asia and Oceania Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rudaka said that Latvia is supportive of the U.S. position, as evidenced by the EU statement condemning the conviction of ASSK. Rudaka said [...]	2009-08-18 10:14:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL BM LG
09RIGA430	READOUT OF A/S GORDON MEETINGS WITH LATVIAN PM AND [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Gordon met on August 12 with Latvian Prime Minister, Valdis Dombrovskis, and Foreign Minister, Maris Riekstins. Issues discussed included NATO, Latvia's economic crisis and IMF/EC agreement, Russian foreign policy and U.S. engagement with Russia, Belarus and G [...]	2009-08-18 14:40:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO ECON OSCE LG
09RIGA434	LATVIA'S ECONOMIC CRISIS LEADS TO POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: Implementation of austerity budget cuts have revealed intense divides within Latvia,s governing coalition. A particularly divisive political battle intensified in July over cuts in the public health sector, pitting Prime Minister Dombrovskis, and his New Era party, against the Mi [...]	2009-08-21 12:18:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV LG
09RIGA484	LATVIA: POLITICAL INFIGHTING THREATENING PASSAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Political infighting among members of the governing coalition is threatening the passage of a credible 2010 budget. If Latvia does not pass a credible budget, the consequences could include not only the end of international assistance and a weakening of investor confidence, but [...]	2009-09-30 13:21:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN BTIO PGOV PREL EU LG
09RIGA49	LATVIAN RESPONSE TO JANUARY 26-27 GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Kristaps Brusbardis, MFA's EU Correspondent, on January 22. He stated that the Western Balkans and Chad/Sudan would not be on the GAERC's agenda, and that the MFA has no immediate points on those issues. He noted Afghanistan may be discussed on th [...]	2009-01-23 12:05:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV LG
09RIGA491	LATVIA GENERALLY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON IRAN [...] (SBU) Latvia would support new sanctions against Iran if it fails to meet its international obligations and will consider making a public statement to this effect following the October 1 meeting at the IAEA. Reftel points were delivered by PolOff in tandem with British and French counterparts [...]	2009-10-01 14:53:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL MNUC PARM KNNP LG
09RIGA492	LATVIA: BURMA DEMARCHE DELIVERED; NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE [...] (U) Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche on Burma to Judite Dobele, Head of the Latvian MFA's Asia, Africa and Oceania Division. Ms. Dobele provided no substantive response. [...]	2009-10-01 14:54:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BM LG
09RIGA494	LATVIAN PM ASSURES AFGHAN CONTRIBUTION SAFE, [...] (C) Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis assured Ambassador Garber that military budget cuts would be limited to ending "non-core activities" and postponing some procurements. "We intend to continue our engagement in Afghanistan as a priority," he remarked, noting that Latvia would see [...]	2009-10-02 13:48:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR LG
09RIGA50	POLITICAL MANEUVERING LIKELY TO STAGNATE LATVIA [...] (C/NF) Summary: Latvia lacks a clear way forward as it seeks to address its deepening economic and political troubles. The next step is talks among all parties in parliament brokered by the President to consider possibilities for a new government, but personality differences and the question [...]	2009-01-23 15:01:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ECON EFIN LG
09RIGA508	LATVIA: 2010 BUDGET DEMARCHE RECOMMENDATION: DEPARTMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) Post seeks Department concurrence on a draft demarche to be delivered to appropriate GOL officials (including the Prime Minister) regarding Latvia's 2010 budget. The demarche will urge the government of Latvia to abide by its signed commitments to the [...]	2009-10-09 06:44:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN PGOV PREL SW LG
09RIGA521	CUTS TO LATVIAN HEALTH SYSTEM LOWERS H1N1 READINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Cuts to the Health Ministry's budget have weakened Latvia's ability to respond to an unlikely but possible H1N1 outbreak. Latvia cannot afford H1N1 vaccines and has fewer resources to combat an outbreak. So far the virus does not appear to be widespread in Latvia. End Summar [...]	2009-10-16 14:53:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PGOV SOCI AMED CASC LG
09RIGA526	LATVIA: POLITCAL, ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL COMPLICATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Political, economic and technical barriers may impede the quick restructuring and sale of Parex Bank, which is a key to Latvia's economic recovery. Latvia's other state-owned bank, Land and Mortgage Bank, is facing a deteriorating loan portfolio and may need additional governmen [...]	2009-10-26 14:56:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN PGOV PREL SW LG
09RIGA535	LATVIA 2010 INCSR PART 1 DRAFT [...] (U) Below is Embassy Riga's draft of the 2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part 1. Begin INCSR Report: _____________________________________________ _________ I. Summary As in previous years, the most widely used drug in Latvia was cannabis, followed by synthetic dr [...]	2009-10-30 08:49:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SNAR LG
09RIGA536	LATVIAN PROSECUTOR GENERAL CLAIMS OLIGARCHS ARE [...] (C) Summary: The Latvian Prosecutor General, Janis Maizitis, believes that Latvia's oligarchs orchestrated Parliament's recent rejection of Maris Vigants' nomination to the Latvian Supreme Court. Vigants is a respected judge that in 2007 ordered the detention of Aivars Lembergs, an oligarch, [...]	2009-10-30 15:44:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR LG
09RIGA542	LATVIA'S 2010 BUDGET PASSES FIRST HURDLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Latvian parliament (Saeima) voted in favor (64-32-1) of the government's 2010 budget at the first reading of the bill on November 5. Consultations between the government and the IMF and EC are still ongoing and there remain disagreements in the coalition about tax reform and [...]	2009-11-06 16:15:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL LG
09RIGA547	LATVIA: NO IMMEDIATE PLAN TO ESTABLISH IRAN AIR [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 13:38:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PGOV PREL LG IR AE
09RIGA55	LATVIA TO STAY IN AFGHANISTAN, LEAVE BALKANS, [...] (U) Latvia will maintain its commitment in Afghanistan, but eliminate its participation in KFOR and the EU mission in Bosnia at the end of the current rotations and use the savings to ensure it can meet its commitment to the Baltic Battalion in NRF-14 in 2010. The government took these decisi [...]	2009-01-27 13:11:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV NATO LG
09RIGA557	LATVIA SUPPORTS GOALS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 11:21:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF LG
09RIGA558	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DAS QUANRUD, NOVEMBER 30 [...] (C) Summary: In a time of severe economic crisis and political uncertainty, we remain focused on keeping Latvia actively engaged as a contributing member of the Trans-Atlantic community. Your visit will enable us to underscore and reinforce our key messages: emphasizing the strategic import [...]	2009-11-19 13:48:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON LG
09RIGA564	LATVIAN POLITICAL BATTLELINES: A FOUR-WAY FIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Latvian budget winds through debate and negotiation with the IMF, political coalitions are firming up in advance of the October 2010 parliamentary elections. Three centrist parties of the governing coalition are forming a common front, under the banner of the name "Unity." [...]	2009-11-24 14:54:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LV
09RIGA572	LATVIA WILL FOLLOW EU POSITION ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 14:26:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM LG
09RIGA573	LATVIA PASSES BUDGET BUT ECONOMIC TROUBLE REMAINS [...] (SBU) Summary:Qtvia's parliament approved the 2010 budget on December 1, clearing a significant hurdle to Latvia's economic recovery. The budget has been welcomed by the IMF and EC, which will begin negotiations on the second review of the Stand-by Agreement on December 2. The budget vote was [...]	2009-12-02 15:58:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SW LG
09RIGA576	LATVIA: DAS QUANRUD BOLSTERS ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Latvia's political leadership firmly and unequivocally supports President Obama's Afghanistan policy, and will maintain its own caveat-free troop contribution in the face of severe economic crisis at home. The Government of Latvia appreciates USG assurances of support on NATO co [...]	2009-12-03 15:10:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MOPS LV
09RIGA584	LATVIA'S FALLING CORRUPTION SCORE: RESOURCE REQUEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Latvia's score on Transparency International's (TI) 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (TI Index) decreased significantly from 5.0 to 4.5 on a 10 point scale. The Latvian Corruption Combating and Prevention Bureau (KNAB) and other observers believe that corruption has indeed inc [...]	2009-12-10 07:31:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR LG
09RIGA606	LATVIA: ETHNIC-RUSSIAN HARMONY CENTER PARTY'S [...] (C) Summary: The influence of the left-wing, predominately ethnic-Russian Harmony Center (Saskanas Centrs - SC) party is rising. Since its assumption of the capital city's mayoralty in June 2009, SC has consistently outpolled the fractious array of predominately ethnic-Latvian parties in publi [...]	2009-12-21 11:16:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LG
09RIGA607	LATVIA: RISKS AND POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF [...] (C) Some state-owned enterprises (SOEs),including the national electric monopoly, would benefit greatly from the management improvements and infusion of capital that even a partial privatization could bring. However, the GOL is delaying any consideration of the issue until after October ele [...]	2009-12-21 12:34:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV LG
09RIGA73	FORMER KNAB OFFICIALS SENTENCED: FINES AND JAIL [...] Summary: Two former Anti-Corruption Bureau (KNAB) officials were found guilty on February 2 of charges surrounding the theft of money taken from KNAB vaults. Janis Imsa and Indra Veipa were sentenced to 7 and 4 years respectively. The discovery of the theft in spring 2008 was the catalyst for [...]	2009-02-04 15:06:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR KJUS ASEC LG
09RIGA74	CONFIDENCE BUT NOT STABILITY [...] (C/NF) Summary: PM Godmanis survived a confidence vote but it does nothing to put an end to Latvia's political turmoil. The four parties of the current coalition were each unwilling to bring the down the current government and launch a process they could not manage, but we believe a lot is goin [...]	2009-02-05 14:07:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ECON LG
09RIGA75	LATVIA LOSES TIME IN IMPLEMENTING REFORMS [...] (C/NF) Summary: A month after agreeing in principal on a package of IMF, EU and international financial assistance, the Latvian government just recently adopted implementation plans for required economic and governmental restructuring. The Prime Minister's economic adviser says that he is ast [...]	2009-02-06 13:26:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ECON EFIN LG
09RIGA77	BETTER ELECTION CAMPAIGN LAW STILL RAISES CONCERNS [...] Summary: Although the Anti-Corruption Bureau (KNAB) has some concerns, the newly-passed election campaign bill is a step closer to a law that will keep political party campaigning in check. The law now tightens controls on media advertisement costs and contracting, and also gives the KNAB the [...]	2009-02-09 08:46:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LG
09RIGA81	DECISION ON PAREX BANK'S SYNDICATED LOANS DUE THIS [...] (C) Summary. Parex Bank Chairman Nils Melngailis told Charge that Parex has no available cash to put towards repayment of its two large syndicated loans at this time. The lenders, he said, have rejected any debt for equity swap arrangements, so payment on the debt falls to the Latvian governme [...]	2009-02-10 15:30:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN LG
09RIGA85	Economic Crisis Hits Latvian Media: Small and Regional [...] SUMMARY: The Economic recession in Latvia, the increase of value added tax for print media, and the decrease of advertising revenues over the past few months have had a dramatic effect on the Latvian media market. Circulation and readership of newspapers and magazines is going down, as public [...]	2009-02-11 13:21:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO PGOV ECON LG
09RIODEJANEIRO190	Petrobras Probe a Potential Political Free for All [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 6, the Brazilian Senate will begin an investigation (Comissao Parlamentar de Inquerito, CPI) into allegations of corruption in state-controlled oil company Petrobras. Members of the PSDB, the lead government opposition party, allege that Petrobras engaged in tax and p [...]	2009-07-22 11:11:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV PGOV BR
09RIODEJANEIRO334	Rio Radar - Weeks of September 25 and October 2, 2009 [...] (U) Rio Radar is a weekly compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: U.S. DRAWS THOUSANDS AT BRAZIL'S PREMIER BOOK FAIR 2. (U) The United States was th [...]	2009-10-08 17:28:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET PHUM SOCI SNAR PGOV BR
09RIODEJANEIRO348	Rio Radar - October 16-23, 2009 [...] Rio Radar is a regular compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. Subjects for 16-23 October: AECIO NEVES ON PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS 2. (SBU) In a 20 October call on Minas Ger [...]	2009-10-23 09:22:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET PHUM SOCI PGOV BR
09RIODEJANEIRO353	A VISIT TO A PACIFIED FAVELA [...] (SBU) Summary: On 16 October 2009 Principal Officer and consulate officers joined Rio State Secretary of Security Beltrame and police officials for a visit to Dona Marta, the first favela formally considered "pacified" under the state government's Favela Pacification Program (ref b). Along wit [...]	2009-10-27 17:34:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI SNAR PGOV BR
09RIODEJANEIRO357	(C) WAR BY ANY OTHER NAME: RIO'S "INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT" [...] (C) Summary: Rio Principal Officer, accompanied by PAO, met on 23 October with XXXX (strictly protect),XXX for the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) in Rio. XXXX has long ICRC experience in conflict zones. It is his assessment that the situation in many Rio favelas today is, for al [...]	2009-11-03 14:11:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SNAR PGOV ASEC BR
09RIODEJANEIRO365	RIO WEIGHS OPTIONS FOR NEXT FAVELA PACIFICATION [...] (C) On October 29, the Superintendent for Operational Planning from Rio's State Security Secretariat said Rio Governor Sergio Cabral would decide by the end of November whether to "pacify" five less populated, lower-threat favela communities or focus on one largely populated, higher-threat fave [...]	2009-11-09 17:29:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SNAR PGOV ASEC BR
09RIODEJANEIRO369	CAN THE OIL INDUSTRY BEAT BACK THE PRE-SALT LAW? [...] (C) Although major international and independent oil companies continue to view the regulatory framework to develop Brazil's offshore Pre-salt oil and gas reserves as potentially debilitating to their future exploration and production (E&P) operations here, the Rio de Janeiro-based industry gr [...]	2009-12-02 21:12:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EIND EINV PREL PGOV BR CO
09RIODEJANEIRO404	Rio Radar - December 3 [...] (U) Rio Radar is a regular compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: BLACKOUTS HIT RIO DE JANEIRO...AGAIN AND AGAIN 2. (U) Beginning the afte [...]	2009-12-03 17:23:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ASEC PGOV TBIO EAIR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO440	DOES RIO'S FAVELA PACIFICATION PROGRAM RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS? [...] (SBU) Human rights and favela community representatives generally support Rio de Janeiro's Favela Pacification Program and report no killings related to the 450 Pacification Police Unit (UPP) officers that patrol the four favela shanty towns now under "pacification." While acknowledging there [...]	2009-12-11 17:22:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ASEC BR
09RIYADH1	SAUDI POLICE BREAK UP PRO-GAZA PROTEST [...] (U) According to international media and local internet reports, Saudi police intervened to end a pro-Gaza demonstration in the Eastern Province city of Qatif on December 29. Some 200-300 protesters shouted anti-Israeli and anti-U.S. slogans, threw shoes and rocks, and carried signs with pic [...]	2009-01-03 05:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL SA ASEC IS
09RIYADH1012	NATIONAL DIALOGUE: STRENGTHENING NATIONAL UNITY [...] (SBU) Secretary General Faisal al-Moammar of the National Dialogue Center told Charge July 27 that King Abdullah had created the national dialogue campaign - aimed at promoting tolerance and moderation in Saudi society - because of Saudi society's reluctance to embrace change and serious diff [...]	2009-08-04 15:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SA SOCI
09RIYADH1021	THE JURASH ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG: SEASON II, DIGGING [...] (SBU) On July 31, the CDA and an Embassy delegation visited the Jurash archaeological dig in Asir province, the first U.S. - Saudi joint excavation in the Kingdom. The Jurash dig, currently in its second season, is funded by ExxonMobil. The Embassy played an important part in facilitating Sa [...]	2009-08-05 12:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI SA
09RIYADH1023	SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: SIX DEATHS, VACCINES ORDERED, [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported six deaths and a total of 595 H1N1 cases to date. The six H1N1 victims range in age from 15 to 32 years, and span the country, including the Eastern, Qassim, Asir, and Riyadh provinces. Many of the victims reportedly suffered from chronic illnes [...]	2009-08-05 13:46:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA
09RIYADH1024	KING KHALID UNIVERSITY IN ASIR: FEMALE STUDENT BODY, [...] (SBU) During Charge's (Ambassador Erdman) August 1 visit to King Khalid University in Asir, Deputy Rector Dr. Saeed Raffaa and Deputy Rector for Female Colleges Dr. Amer Al-Shahrani discussed the predominantly female student body, changing faculty, and revised curriculum. Charge noted the impor [...]	2009-08-08 04:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM PREL SCUL SA
09RIYADH1026	SAUDI RELIGIOUS SCHOLAR'S "REMINDER" ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS [...] (U) In late July a senior religious scholar who is an adviser to the King wrote a column in the Saudi Arabic daily Al-Watan, recalling the Quranic stipulation that women have rights in equal measure to their obligations. The column illustrates a new approach to improving the status of women amo [...]	2009-08-09 07:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL SA
09RIYADH1027	SAUDI RELIGIOUS SCHOLAR'S "REMINDER" ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS [...] (U) In late July a senior religious scholar who advises the King wrote a column in the Saudi Arabic daily Al-Watan recalling the Quranic stipulation that women have rights in equal measure to their obligations. The column illustrates a new approach to improving the status of women among religi [...]	2009-08-09 07:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL SA
09RIYADH1045	HEALTH MINISTER REQUESTS HHS MOU BY OCTOBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) In a meeting with A/DCM and a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) training delegation on August 11, Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah said his Ministry ideally would like to conclude a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooper [...]	2009-08-12 14:11:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC SA
09RIYADH1049	SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: IRAN CANCELS RAMADAN FLIGHTS, 9 [...] (SBU) Iran cancelled all flights to Saudi Arabia during Ramadan on August 10 reportedly to minimize the spread of H1N1. The Chairman of the National Hajj Committee Saad al-Qarashi said the Iranian decision would minimally impact Ramadan Umrah season, as Iranians usually come for Umrah during [...]	2009-08-12 14:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH1058	SAUDI VOICES OF FEMINISM: RUNNING THE GAMUT FROM [...] (C) The Saudi male guardianship system is the major impediment to advancing the status of women in Saudi Arabia. Although various women's groups have challenged the system, it has deep roots in Saudi culture and tradition, but very little basis in law, as opposed to regulations or policies. Li [...]	2009-08-16 04:48:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KWMN PGOV PHUM SA SOCI
09RIYADH1061	NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY: PART 1 OF 2: [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-16 14:04:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC CDG ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
09RIYADH1076	SAUDI DEPUTY FM ON LEBANON, SYRIA, AND MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 16 meeting with Charge on Afghanistan (reftel),Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Affairs Khalid Al-Jindan acknowledged the need to do more to stop terrorist financing; was hopeful about Lebanese government formation; expressed his disappointment with Palest [...]	2009-08-18 13:02:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV UNGA KTFN WE GZ XF SA LE SY
09RIYADH1080	AFGHANISTAN - MANAGING THE NEIGHBORS: SAUDI ARABIA [...] (S) The following responses are keyed to questions in ref A and based in part on the August 16 meeting between Charge and Ambassador Khalid Al-Jindan (ref B). a) Analysis of Saudi Arabia's likely strategic interests in Afghanistan's election: On multiple occasions, Saudi officials have tol [...]	2009-08-19 15:38:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV SA AF
09RIYADH1082	SAUQ H1N1 UPDATE: SAG PROVIDES TREATMENT FOR [...] (SBU) The Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) announced August 17 that hospitals have treated 2,000 persons in the Kingdom for H1N1. Although 14 people have died from H1N1 complications, 95 percent of those infected reportedly have recovered fully. 2. (SBU) King Abdullah issued an order August [...]	2009-08-21 13:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC SA
09RIYADH1084	MOJ DISCUSSES JUDICIAL REFORM, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND [...] (SBU) Charge met Minister of Justice Muhammad al-Issa August 19 to discuss issues including a Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) proposal; judicial reform; women's rights; and child marriages. Al-Issa stressed the importance of judicial review and his responsibility to implement judic [...]	2009-08-22 17:15:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SA
09RIYADH1086	MOJ DISCUSSES JUDICIAL REFORM, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND [...] (SBU) Charge, accompanied by Poloff and Commercial Attache, met Minister of Justice Muhammad al-Issa August 19 to discuss issues including a Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) proposal; judicial reform; women's rights; and child marriages. Al-Issa stressed the importance of judicial r [...]	2009-08-23 06:43:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SA
09RIYADH1101	SAUDI VOICES OF FEMINISM: RUNNING THE GAMUT FROM [...] (C) The Saudi male guardianship system is the major impediment to advancing the status of women in Saudi Arabia. Although various women's groups have challenged the system, it has deep roots in Saudi culture and tradition, but very little basis in law, as opposed to regulations or policies. Li [...]	2009-08-26 06:28:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KWMN PGOV PHUM SA SOCI

09RIYADH1107	EDUCATION REFORM AND THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE: [...] (C) King Abdullah's national dialogue campaign addressing the Saudi population's reluctance to embrace reforms is taking on new forms. Recent episodes of the popular television program "Tash ma Tash" underscore national dialogue is not just an empty slogan but a vehicle that can give courage, [...]	2009-08-26 16:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KISL KWMN PGOV PREL PHUM SA SOCI

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