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09RIYADH1110	SAUDI ARABIA: ASSISTANT INTERIOR MINISTER SURVIVES [...] (U) Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MbN),Assistant Interior Minister for Security Affairs, escaped an assassination attempt on August 27 when a suicide bomber detonated himself at the Prince's palace in Jeddah. MbN was treated for minor injuries and then released. There were no other casualties. [...]	2009-08-28 08:29:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC PTER SA

09RIYADH1111	SORCERY CALLING SCAM TARGETS [...] (SBU) A/GSO received a call at 17:45 on August 25 from an unknown number with country code 221 (the country code for Senegal). Upon returning the call, a man purporting to know her said in Egyptian colloquial Arabic that he "wanted to help her." "You are in danger -- your life is in danger," h [...]	2009-08-28 11:47:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ASEC KCRM SOCI SA SG
09RIYADH1112	ROYAL EXTENSIONS OF GOVERNORSHIPS - PRESERVING THE [...] (C) On August 23, King Abdullah issued royal decrees extending the terms of HRH Mishal bin Majed bin Abdelaziz as Governor of Jeddah City, and of Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Abdelkadir as Deputy Minister of Civil Services. These appointments are in keeping with the King's general tendency t [...]	2009-08-28 11:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SA SOCI
09RIYADH112	SAUDIS PREPARE TO CROSS PRODUCTION RUBICON BUT [...] (C) Key points ---------- -- Saudi Oil Minister announced a significant oil production cut that might bring production below 8 million barrels per day for the first time in years. -- The Foreign Minister reiterated earlier the Kingdom's policy that oil exports will not be used as a wea [...]	2009-01-14 15:18:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV KWBG KBCT SA
09RIYADH1121	SAUDIS CONDEMN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT, RALLY BEHIND [...] (C) In the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt targeting Assistant Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MbN) (ref A),King Abdullah and other officials responded swiftly and decisively to reassure the public that the Prince was well, and reaffirm the Kingdom's commitment to c [...]	2009-08-31 04:43:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SA
09RIYADH1126	SAUDIS SPECULATE, NAIF TAKES CENTER STAGE [...] (U) Four days after the thwarted August 27 assassination attempt on Assistant Interior Minister Mohammed bin Naif (MbN),speculation is growing about the event itself and its potential impact on domestic politics in the Kingdom. Prince Naif, MbN's powerful father, has taken center stage, rea [...]	2009-08-31 13:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC SA
09RIYADH1127	SAUDI ARABIA: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (C) In an August 15 meeting with EmbOffs, Director of Naif Arab University for Security Sciences' (NAUSS) International Cooperation Department, Dr. Saker Al-Mokayyad, requested U.S. government assistance in organizing a cyber security workshop and a Voluntary Visitor (VOLVIS) program for a 15 [...]	2009-08-31 15:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH1150	KING APPOINTS NEW CENTRAL BANK VICE GOVERNOR [...] (U) King Abdullah appointed Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Hamidy Vice Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Union (SAMA),the country's central bank, on August 30. This is a cabinet-level position and the holder is afforded ministerial rank. Born in Al-Zulfi (290 kilometers north of Riyadh) in 1960, Ha [...]	2009-09-02 14:32:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV SAMA SA
09RIYADH1151	SAUDI MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ISSUES OFFICIAL [...] (U) The Saudi Ministry of Interior issued an official statement naming Abdullah bin Hassan bin Talea Asiri the perpetrator of the failed August 27 assassination attempt against Assistant Interior Minister Mohammed bin Naif (MbN). According to the statement, Asiri said he wanted to convey a mes [...]	2009-09-02 15:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC SA
09RIYADH1154	KHOJA ON LEBANON: HARIRI MUST MOVE, SLEIMAN MUST [...] (C) In a meeting September 1 with Charge to discuss the stalled Lebanese government formation process, Minister of Culture and Information Khoja acknowledged the complexity of current political situation in Lebanon; observed it was time for Hariri to make a decision and for Sleiman to respond; [...]	2009-09-03 11:08:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SA
09RIYADH1156	SAUDI MINISTER OF STATE MADANI ON UAE, YEMEN, [...] (C) During a September 2 meeting on other topics reported septel, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nizar Madani also informed Charge of Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal's current travel plans; downplayed the significance of recent Saudi-UAE disagreements; said the GCC was discussin [...]	2009-09-05 09:01:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNGA SA AM AE YM
09RIYADH1165	SAUDI FM WILL NOT ATTEND UNGA [...] (SBU) The Foreign Minister's office informed DCM on September 7 that Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal will not/not be attending the UNGA. He will travel from Jeddah directly to the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh where he will lead the Saudi delegation. The FM hopes to meet with incoming Am [...]	2009-09-08 06:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNGA SA OVIP
09RIYADH1166	FORMER TERRORIST SAYS AL-QAEDA LACKS FINANCING [...] (C) In a September 6 interview with liberal daily Al-Watan, former Al-Qaeda fighter Fawaz Al-Otaibi, whose surrender to Saudi authorities was announced on September 2, said that Al-Qaeda was in a ""catastrophic financial situation"" -- thanks in part to strict measures aimed at cutting off the flo [...]	2009-09-08 07:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KTFN EFIN SA PK
09RIYADH1170	INDIAN CHARGE IN RIYADH ON SAUDI-INDIAN RELATIONS [...] (C) According to Indian Charge d'Affaires Rajeev Shahare, the Saudi-Indian relationship has blossomed since King Abdullah's visit to India in 2006. The economic relationship has made great strides, and India hopes the political relationship will eventually follow suit. Bilateral sticking points [...]	2009-09-09 07:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON ELAB KTFN PREL PGOV IN PK SA
09RIYADH1174	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SAUDI THOUGHTS ON THE ARAB [...] (C) During a September 8 farewell call with Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Affairs Ambassador Khalid Al-Jindan (septel),Charge reviewed reftel points regarding the upcoming Arab League Ministerial. Jindan said the Arab League was likely to condemn the violence in Iraq and express sup [...]	2009-09-09 12:32:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNGA IR SO ER DJ SA IS WB GZ
09RIYADH1177	SAUDI ARABIA: JINDAN TALKS KAUST, REFORM, AND [...] (C) During Charge Ambassador Erdman's September 8 farewell call, Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Affairs Ambassador Khalid Al-Jindan admitted that oil wealth could no longer solve all the Kingdom's problems, and that the time had come for reforms; voiced qualified support for an i [...]	2009-09-09 14:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IR LE YM SA SY IZ
09RIYADH1178	CHARGE'S SEPT 5 TOUR D'HORIZON WITH SAUDI INTERIOR [...] (S) Charge, accompanied by John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and GRPO Chief, met for two hours September 5 with Saudi Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Prince Nayif bin Abdulaziz. For a senior official with a reputation for [...]	2009-09-09 16:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	AF IR PGOV PK PREL PSOE PTER SA
09RIYADH1195	LETTER FROM MOHAMMED BIN NAIF TO U/S BURNS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-13 14:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH1196	UNHCR REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE TO RELEASE AID TO [...] (S) UNHCR (strictly protect) sources told PolOff on September 12 that UNHCR believes the Government of Saudi Arabia (SAG) is involved in military activity in the conflict between Shia Al-Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government (ROYG) in the area of Khamees Mushayt, and report that airports on [...]	2009-09-14 04:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA AM AEC YM
09RIYADH1213	Saudi H1N1 mitigation efforts continue for Hajj and [...] (SBU) Summary: The Saudi Government continues to actively monitor cases of H1N1 and has started a nationwide awareness campaign to reduce the threat of transmission. The number of infections and deaths has remained steady. The Saudi Government is working with foreign governments on measures [...]	2009-09-15 12:15:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC SA
09RIYADH1218	LETTER FROM MOHAMMED BIN NAIF TO COORDINATOR FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 14:32:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH1233	MOTION GRANTED: KING OVERHAULS SAUDI JUDICIARY [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: Saudi King Abdallah's February 14 reshuffle targeted the judicial and education sectors of government. In addition to high-level position changes across-the-board, several lower-level appointments signify a deeper reach to mold the court system. The king did not place his [...]	2009-09-24 12:47:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SA
09RIYADH129	INFLUENTIAL SAUDI PRINCE SPEAKS CANDIDLY ABOUT GAZA [...] (C) HRH Prince Mishari bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, deputy commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) in the Eastern Province (EP),met with Consul General (CG) Kenny at the Consulate in Dhahran on Sunday, January 18. PolOff and RSO were also present. The Prince is the second ran [...]	2009-01-19 15:18:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER
09RIYADH1303	ASAD'S VISIT: SAUDI-SYRIAN RAPPROCHEMENT BACK ON TRACK? [...] (C) Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad's unexpected attendance at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) opening, and his lengthy meeting with King Abdullah on the margins, has encouraged speculation about further Saudi-Syrian rapprochement and its potential regional impl [...]	2009-10-01 16:13:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SA SY LE TU
09RIYADH1304	ROWDY SAUDI NATIONAL DAY CELEBRANTS TURN TO [...] (C) The third Saudi National Day celebrations on September 23 fell victim to acts of vandalism and looting of restaurants, cafes, and shops (some of which were U.S. franchised establishments) that caused over a million dollars in damage and resulted in at least several dozen arrests. (NOTE: RS [...]	2009-10-01 16:20:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ASEC SA
09RIYADH1305	ROWDY SAUDI NATIONAL DAY CELEBRANTS TURN TO [...] (C) The third Saudi National Day celebrations on September 23 fell victim to acts of vandalism and looting of restaurants, cafes, and shops (some of which were U.S. franchised establishments) that caused over a million dollars in damage and resulted in at least several dozen arrests. (NOTE: RS [...]	2009-10-02 10:08:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ASEC SA
09RIYADH1339	MFA ON SYRIA, IRAQ, YEMEN, UAE AND PALESTINE [...] (C) In an Oct 3 meeting, MFA Arab League Department Director, Ambassador Talal Maliki, confirmed that King Abdullah's upcoming trip to Damascus would occur after a Lebanese cabinet was agreed upon, and also confirmed that Information Minister Abdulaziz Khoja recently visited Beirut. (NOTE: Ki [...]	2009-10-07 17:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SA YE
09RIYADH1342	KING FIRES SENIOR CLERIC OVER KAUST CRITICISM; [...] (C) A member of the country's highest religious body crossed a red line in public comments critical of King Abdullah's newly launched and controversially coed science and technology university, KAUST, and was quickly fired in response. It was the first time that a Saudi king has unequivocally [...]	2009-10-07 17:46:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KISL PTER SCUL SA
09RIYADH1360	PROVOCATIVE SAUDI COMEDY HIGHLIGHTS INFLATION CONCERNS [...] (SBU) For sixteen years, Saudi viewers have become accustomed to gathering around their television sets after breaking the Ramadan fast to watch the highly satirical and painfully critical Saudi comedy show Tash Ma Tash. This show broadcasts one thirty minute skit each night during Ramadan, ge [...]	2009-10-13 08:39:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI PGOV SCUL SA
09RIYADH1387	AFGHAN AMBASSADOR ON SAUDI RELATIONS [...] (C) During an October 12 courtesy call, to the Ambassador, Afghan Ambassador Azizullah Karzai admitted fraud had occurred in the recent Afghan elections; lamented the state of Saudi-Afghan bilateral relations; commented on perceived U.S. missteps in Afghanistan; and explained the challenges fa [...]	2009-10-20 09:49:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SA AF PK
09RIYADH1394	SAUDI RELATIONS WITH PAKISTAN: AN INDIAN [...] (C) Political officers at the Indian and Pakistani Embassies in Riyadh provided each country's perspective of Saudi goals and relations with Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Indian officer suggested the Saudis remained wary of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari; noted Pakistan,s desire to see [...]	2009-10-21 10:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	SA PK AF IN PREL PGOV
09RIYADH14	DEMARCHE TO SAUDIS FOR UNRWA FLASH APPEAL [...] (C) On January 4, DCM discussed the situation in Gaza with Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Organizations, Prince Turki Saud Al Kabir. DCM noted that any ceasefire should be durable, include an end to smuggling and a re-opening of border crossings in accordance to the [...]	2009-01-05 13:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PREL KWRG IS SA
09RIYADH1402	SAUDI SUCCESSION: NAYIF RISING [...] (C) Saudi Prince Nayif has taken full advantage of the opportunity provided by his March 2009 appointment as Second Deputy Prime Minister to establish himself as the de facto Crown Prince-in-waiting and heir apparent to the Saudi throne. Some observers see Nayif's October trip to Egypt, wher [...]	2009-10-23 09:58:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL SA
09RIYADH1408	SAUDI-IRAQI RELATIONS: "GREAT MISUNDERSTANDINGS [...] (C) During an October 12 introductory call with Ambassador Smith, Iraqi Ambassador Ghanim Al-Jumaily characterized the Saudi-Iraqi relationship as full of "great misunderstandings and great opportunities;" criticized the Iraqi government for failing to articulate its vision; called for greate [...]	2009-10-24 14:01:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SA IZ
09RIYADH1413	UNHRC GOLDSTONE ENDORSEMENT WELCOMED IN SAUDI [...] (C) The U.N. Human Rights Council's endorsement of the Goldstone Report was hailed as a major victory in Saudi Arabia while the USG's decision to vote against the resolution has left many Saudis questioning the USG's commitment to the Middle East peace process and ability to remain unbiased. [...]	2009-10-26 08:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SA
09RIYADH1414	KING ABDULLAH SPEAKS WITH KARZAI [...] (U) On October 21 the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) announced that King Abdullah spoke with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on the telephone. According to the SPA, the King assured Karzai of the SAG's long-standing commitment to Afghanistan while Karzai thanked King Abdullah for his good will towards [...]	2009-10-26 13:18:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	SA AF PREL PGOV
09RIYADH1415	PAKISTANI AMBASSADOR ON MILITARY OPERATIONS IN [...] (C) During an Oct. 20 courtesy call with the Ambassador, Pakistani Ambassador Umar Khan Alisherzai highlighted the success of recent military operations in Pakistan's tribal areas; lamented strains on the Saudi-Pakistani bilateral relationship; discussed other regional issues affecting Pakistan; an [...]	2009-10-26 13:18:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	SA PK AF PREL PGOV
09RIYADH1424	JOINT SAUDI-PAKISTANI MILITARY EXERCISE [...] (U) On Oct. 21 the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that a joint Saudi-Pakistani military exercise began in the southern region of the country. Nicknamed "Al-Sammam 3," the three week long exercise is the third in a series of training exercises focused on improving the interoperability of Sau [...]	2009-10-27 09:43:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS SA PK
09RIYADH1434	SAUDI SUCCESSION: CAN THE ALLEGIANCE COMMISSION [...] (S) Though often cast as one of King Abdullah's reforms, the Allegiance Commission established in 2006 actually codifies the family's traditional practices for choosing successors, with several refinements to address problems such as incapacitation of either King or Crown Prince. With members [...]	2009-10-28 14:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR SA
09RIYADH1435	WHAT DOES "SAUDI SUPPORT FOR IRAQ" REALLY MEAN? [...] (C) Saudi Second Deputy PM Prince Nayif's recent call for Iraq's Arab neighbors to "stand together with Iraq" was a rare public statement expressing firm Saudi support. However, Nayif's statement notably failed to acknowledge any improvements in Iraq's security situation, which Foreign Minist [...]	2009-10-28 14:48:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV SA IZ SY
09RIYADH1442	NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY: PART 2 OF 2: [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Saudi Arabian government is generally supportive of nuclear nonproliferation and arms control issues, although its cooperation is calibrated against regional concerns, such as Israeli policies, Iranian threats, and the imperative of maintaining Arab unity. END SUMM [...]	2009-11-01 06:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
09RIYADH1457	AL-QAEDA WEAPONS CACHE UNEARTHED [...] (U) MOI spokesman Major General Mansour Al-Turki announced on Nov. 1 the discovery of a large quantity of weapons and ammunition hidden in a rest house in the village of Al-Safarat, 120 km outside of Riyadh. According to the Saudi Press Agency, security officers found 281 machine guns and ten [...]	2009-11-03 05:47:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER PGOV SA
09RIYADH1460	UNHCR REPORTS WORSENING HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN [...] (C) Acting UNHCR Regional Representative Dr. Hamdi Bukhari reported that the humanitarian situation in Yemen is deteriorating and blamed clashes between the al-Houthi rebels and Yemeni forces for causing civilian casualties on October 29. Dr. Bukhari faulted the Saudi government for not doin [...]	2009-11-03 11:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SA YM
09RIYADH1471	PRINCE MANSUR ASSUMES MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS MINISTRY [...] (C) As had been expected, 81-year old Prince Mit'eb bin Abdulaziz resigned from his position as Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs on November 2. He was replaced by his son, Mansur, in an illustration of the Al Saud's gradual and risk-averse approach to transferring power to the grandsons [...]	2009-11-04 11:40:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SA
09RIYADH1474	SAUDI ARABIA VS. UAE: KUWAIT THE REFEREE? [...] (C) Saudi officials have continually downplayed reports of Saudi-UAE friction (ref C) during the last several months, characterizing it as a "light problem" (ref B) that will be "fixed in the near future" (ref A). While post's GCC contacts remain generally tight-lipped, the Kuwaitis have tol [...]	2009-11-04 13:54:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SA KU AE
09RIYADH1491	SAUDIS DEFENSE OF TERRITORY "JUSTIFIED" SAYS [...] (C) News continues to trickle in regarding escalation of the conflict on the Saudi-Yemeni border, with indications the Saudis have already begun, or may be planning, ground operations in the region. Official statements from the SAG and its neighbors stress Saudi Arabia's right to defend its [...]	2009-11-08 15:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SA YM IR
09RIYADH1494	UNHCR SAUDI-YEMEN BORDER RELIEF HALTED BY FIGHTING [...] (C) Acting UNHCR Regional Representative Dr. Hamdi Bukhari reported that UNHCR will conduct two separate missions to assess the prevailing security and humanitarian situations along the Yemen-Saudi border. Although ready to proceed with a much needed relief convoy at the Alp border crossing, [...]	2009-11-09 13:11:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF SA YM
09RIYADH1495	SAUDI-YEMENI BORDER CLASHES: KING ABDULLAH SPEAKS [...] (SBU) On November 8 and 9, King Abdullah made his first public statements regarding the Saudi-Yemeni border clashes that broke out on November 3 (reftels). The absence of any public statements from Senior Royals has been notable given the heavy media coverage of the Saudi military campaign. [...]	2009-11-09 14:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SA YM
09RIYADH15	WORRIED ABOUT IRAN, SAUDIS TRY TO MOLLIFY PUBLIC [...] (C) IMMEDIATE CEASE-FIRE: Both publicly and privately, Saudi officials have made clear that their first priority is an immediate cease-fire, which they believe needs to be crafted through multilateral channels. The Saudis strongly prefer to take action through regional, Arab and Islamic orga [...]	2009-01-05 15:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA IS
09RIYADH1507	SAUDI-IRANIAN "WAR OF WORDS" ESCALATES [...] (C) The constant low-level tensions that have historically characterized the Saudi-Iranian relationship appear to be escalating in recent weeks, amidst an atmosphere of uncertainty in the region and increasingly angry rhetoric surrounding the Hajj. Spillover from the conflict in Yemen has inc [...]	2009-11-10 14:02:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SA IR
09RIYADH1510	SAUDI GOVERNMENT BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY ON [...] (SBU) Officials from the Saudi Ministries of Health (MOH) and Foreign Affairs (MFA) briefed members of the diplomatic community in Riyadh on their H1N1 preparedness on November 4. The SAG highlighted the important role that international collaboration, particularly with the Centers for Disease [...]	2009-11-14 06:19:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA
09RIYADH1521	FOLLOW UP DEMARCHE FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-15 13:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SA IO
09RIYADH1524	FIGHTING CONTINUES ALONG YEMENI BORDER WHILE A [...] (S/NF) Military operations along the Saudi-Yemeni border continue, with the Saudi military expressing its intention to create a 10km "buffer zone" along the border with Yemen. Media reports of a Saudi Naval blockade are inaccurate, although its coastal patrols have been stepped up. The SAG co [...]	2009-11-16 14:13:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS SA YM
09RIYADH1525	SAG EFFECTIVELY PROVIDING FOR GROWING NUMBER OF [...] (C) Since the Saudi-Yemen border conflict began on November 3, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has been rapidly increasing, and is now estimated at 8,000 persons. As a result of the border security threat, an estimated 240 villages and 51 schools have been evacuated or clos [...]	2009-11-16 14:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF SA YM
09RIYADH1531	SAUDI MINISTER OF STATE MADANI ON YEMEN, IRAN, THE [...] (C) During a meeting with Ambassador Smith on November 16, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Madani said the Saudis were "concerned" about politicization of the Hajj but prepared to "react strongly" if necessary. He thanked the U.S. for its support for the SAG's continuing mili [...]	2009-11-17 13:39:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV SA IR IZ LE YM AF
09RIYADH1538	UNHCR CONFIRMS SAG'S FIVE-STAR HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS [...] (C) Acting UNHCR Regional Representative Dr. Hamdi Bukhari confirmed on November 17 that Saudi Civil Defense was effectively managing the humanitarian situation along the southern Saudi Arabian border. Returning from a two day trip to Yemen, Bukhari reported that UNHCR Camp Muzruk had reached [...]	2009-11-18 13:05:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF SA YM
09RIYADH1541	SAG SHAKES UP SUPREME ECONOMIC COUNCIL [...] (U) The SAG re-organized the Supreme Economic Council (SEC) on November 16 with the publication of a royal decree appointing the Foreign Minister, Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the Assistant Interior Minister, Prince Mohammed bin Naif, and Saud Al-Saleh, Secretary General of the SEC, to the council's [...]	2009-11-22 06:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SA
09RIYADH1547	TEMPTING, BUT NO: SAUDIS RESIST IRANIAN PROVOCATION [...] (C) Iranian rhetoric surrounding the Saudi reaction to Houthi attacks has increased as Iranian religious and political figures weigh in. However, Saudi religious leaders have responded with moderation, eschewing sectarian provocation while still attempting to provide religious justification f [...]	2009-11-22 14:11:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SA IR YM
09RIYADH1558	SAUDIS CONTINUE TO ROOT OUT HOUTHI "INFILTRATORS" [...] (C) While the SAG is loudly proclaiming "mission accomplished" and publicly focusing its attention on the Hajj and providing for IDPs (septel),military operations are continuing along both sides of the Yemeni border. In recent days, air and artillery attacks targeted Houthi positions while [...]	2009-11-23 15:18:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS SA YM
09RIYADH1561	SAG ATTEMPTING TO TACKLE HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) In meetings on October 20 and November 16, President of the Human Rights Commission Dr. Bandar al-Aiban, who chairs the Permanent Committee created to oversee the SAG's anti-human trafficking efforts, confirmed that a formal action plan would be launched in January, including a campaign [...]	2009-11-24 12:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SA
09RIYADH1563	SECRETARY'S LETTER ON PALESTINIAN BUDGET SUPPORT [...] DCM contacted MFA Chief of Protocol Alaudeen Al-Askari to relay that a message from Secretary Clinton was being sent to the MFA. (Note: MFA is closed for the Hajj/Eid holiday. End Note.) Al-Askari called back to confirm that the message was being passed to Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal (curr [...]	2009-11-24 13:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EU IS PGOV PREL WBG
09RIYADH1573	MUSLIM WORLD LEAGUE CONFERENCE CITES EXTREMIST [...] (U) In remarks delivered on behalf of King Abdullah, Mecca Governor Prince Khaled Al-Faisal urged Muslim scholars "to stand firm in the face of extremist ideology to prevent it from corrupting Muslim youth." He called for Muslim scholarly societies and the media to inspire youth with cultura [...]	2009-11-24 14:10:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PREL PTER PGOV SA
09RIYADH158	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S FEBRUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- King Abdullah's approach to the Peace Process is shaped by political, personal and religious factors. -- He regards the Arab Israeli dispute as a strategic threat to his Kingdom for two reasons. First, it undermines the Al Saud's strong security ties with the United States [...]	2009-01-25 14:49:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS SA
09RIYADH1617	SAUDI CROWN PRINCE TRIUMPHANTLY RETURNS; TO WHAT [...] (C) A wan but happy and allegedly "fully recovered" Crown Prince Sultan returned to Riyadh on December 11 after over a year's absence for treatment of colon cancer in the US and Morocco. Led by a beaming King Abdullah, the royal family turned out in full force to mount a hero's welcome, ampli [...]	2009-12-14 09:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SA LE BA
09RIYADH1639	MFA WITH SPECIAL ADVISOR TO SRAP [...] (C) During a meeting on December 14, Dr. Barnett Rubin, Special Advisor to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, briefed Dr. Raed Krimly, Head of Western Affairs at the MFA, on the current U.S. thinking about Afghanistan and Pakistan. Krimly raised three concerns about even [...]	2009-12-19 05:25:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SA PK AF
09RIYADH1662	UNHCR ASKS SAG TO HELP RATHER THAN DEPORT IDPS [...] (C) UNHCR Deputy Regional Representative Dr. Hamdi Bukhari informed Poloff that a third UNHCR cross-border relief convoy was temporarily halted until a joint "gap" assessment was completed by the International Red Crescent (IRCRC) and UNHCR. The IRCRC expressed concern over insufficient coop [...]	2009-12-22 14:42:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF SA
09RIYADH1665	FULL BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATIONS FOR SAUDI [...] Mission Saudi Arabia provides the following expanded background and justifications for its nominations for the President's summit on entrepreneurship (nominees previously submitted ref B). Please note one replacement from our previous submission: Ms. Maria Jamal Mahdaly, who was recently name [...]	2009-12-23 12:13:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV SOCI XF SA
09RIYADH1671	IO/DRL (KESHAP) VISIT BEGINS DIALOGUE ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a December 19 meeting Deputy FM for Multilateral Affairs, HH Dr. Torki told IO/HR Director Keshap and Senior Human Rights Policy Advisor Ostermeier that the SAG was prepared to consider working with the U.S. on a new approach to the defamation issue in the UN context. Pri [...]	2009-12-27 10:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KISL PGOV KDEM OPDC SA
09RIYADH1683	PRESIDENT ABBAS VISITS RIYADH [...] (U) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas paid a visit to Riyadh on December 29. According to the official Saudi Press Agency report, the two leaders discussed Palestinian developments and the "stalled" peace process, citing the need for greater international help in restarting peace talks aim [...]	2009-12-30 14:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SA WB GZ IS EG
09RIYADH1684	SAUDIS SAY SYRIA "ISOLATED FOR TOO LONG" [...] (C) During a courtesy call with Ambassador Smith on December 22, MFA Deputy Minister for Multilateral Relations Dr. Prince Torki bin Mohamed bin Saud Al-Kabeer stressed that reaching out to Syria was critical to achieving Middle East peace and said that "Syria had been isolated for too long." [...]	2009-12-30 15:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SA SY IR LE
09RIYADH1688	TIP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SAG - NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) As a follow-on to TIP training conducted by DHS at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (ref A) post plans to present SAG officials with a list of steps recommended to implement the U.S. TIP action plan presented to SAG officials in November 2008. As noted in reftels, Human Rights [...]	2009-12-30 15:46:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SA
09RIYADH17	SAUDI CLERIC CROSSES THE LINE ON GAZA [...] (U) In a message published on multiple websites, al-Qarni called December 28 for violent retailiation on Israeli interests: "All (Israeli) interests, and anything else related to Israel, are permitted targets for Muslims everywhere.... They (Israelis) should become targets. Their blood should [...]	2009-01-06 04:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PGOV PTER SA
09RIYADH173	THE THIRTEEN DAYS OF ASHURA IN QATIF [...] (SBU) This year's Ashura was overshadowed by the war in Gaza and Saudi security forces were in full force for fear of any impromptu political demonstrations. In late December, EP authorities arrested close to 30 Shi'a who had demonstrated against the Israeli offensive in Gaza, making for an e [...]	2009-01-27 14:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL SA
09RIYADH182	SAUDI JOURNALISTS ON PRESIDENT'S AL-ARABIYA INTERVIEW [...] PAS Riyadh spoke with six Saudi journalists and editors today on popular reaction to the POTUS interview with Al-Arabiya. All of those contacted said that highlights of the interview were spreading widely on the street, and that the response was overwhelmingly positive. One journalist who al [...]	2009-01-29 06:48:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV ECON SA
09RIYADH216	SAUDI ARABIA'S THIRD PILLAR: MINING [...] (SBU) RAS AL-ZOUR, MINING CITY. On January 20, Dhahran Consul General Kenny, EconOff and Commercial Specialist visited Ras al-Zour ) a planned multi-billion dollar industrial complex and residential city ) 70 km north of Jubail along the Persian Gulf coast. Ras al-Zour, dubbed by Saudi gover [...]	2009-02-02 12:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN PGOV SA
09RIYADH220	DEMARCHE REQUEST: IMMEDIATE BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Saudi MFA Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs Dr. Prince Turki bin Muhammad bin Saud Al Kabeer. The Prince noted that FM Saud Al-Faisal was in Cairo for consultations with the Egyptian government [...]	2009-02-02 17:08:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM
09RIYADH270	THE YOUNG AND RESTLESS SHIA [...] (C) Key Points: ----------------- -- The Saudi Shia youth are frustrated by their leaders' perceived lack of progress in attaining more rights, representation, and opportunities for their community. -- Mainstream Shia leaders desire increased Shia membership on the Shura Council, a minist [...]	2009-02-10 15:26:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH271	SAUDIS PAY MIT $50 MILLION TO CONDUCT JOINT [...] (SBU) Key Points: ------------------- -- The premier Saudi university, KFUPM, will provide MIT with U.S. $50 million over seven years to conduct joint research on clean water and clean energy. -- This is the largest ever Saudi-funded research collaboration with a foreign academic institut [...]	2009-02-10 16:18:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS ECON ENRG KPAO PGOV SA TPHY
09RIYADH288	Mecca's First African-Saudi Imam [...] SUMMARY & COMMENT: Media attention given to the Mecca Grand Mosque's first African-Saudi Imam, Adil al-Kalbani, provided a glimpse of King Abdullah's attempts to combat racism and promote openness among the Kingdom's senior clergy by giving national prominence to a talented, somewhat unorthod [...]	2009-02-11 13:47:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINS PTER SA
09RIYADH289	DEPUTY LABOR MINISTER DENIES HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN [...] (C) Key Points ----------------- -- Deputy Labor Minister denied human trafficking is a problem in Saudi Arabia. -- He asserted Saudi women are active participants in the workforce, unless they choose to abstain for social reasons. Comment ------- 2. (C) We found it bizarre that th [...]	2009-02-11 14:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KTIP SA RP
09RIYADH292	ROSES ARE RED, AND BLACKLISTED: SAUDI ARABIA NOT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 14:47:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV KPAO SOCI SA
09RIYADH294	PROSPECTS FOR WOMEN AND DEMOCRATIC REFORM IN SAUDI [...] (C) KEY POINTS & COMMENT: -- Ref A requested post's views on prospects for women's participation in 2009 Saudi municipal elections and the 2009 Majlis Al-Shoura session. -- The municipal elections may take place in ten months (December); women as yet have not been enfranchised (septel). [...]	2009-02-11 15:04:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN SA
09RIYADH295	VICE-MINISTER SAYS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS TO TAKE [...] (C) Miteib holds a Ph.D. in Government Administration from George Washington University. He is not someone whom the Al-Sauds placed in the job to stop progress, but rather to pragmatically achieve greater political "evolution" from within. Miteib wants balanced change, preserving the core v [...]	2009-02-11 15:05:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN SA
09RIYADH302	SAUDI ABUZZ WITH APPOINTMENT OF FEMALE DEPUTY [...] (SBU) THE SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT: Saudi King Abdallah bin Abdulaziz reshaped his senior leadership today, February 14. His numerous changes targeted the judicial and education sectors, strongholds of conservatism in Saudi government. The most visible change comes with the appointment of the fi [...]	2009-02-15 09:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	OIIP PGOV PHUM SA
09RIYADH319	NEW CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR WILL MAINTAIN STATUS QUO [...] (SBU) -- As part of his February 14 cabinet re-shuffle (more details septel),King Abdallah appointed Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) Vice Governor Dr. Muhammed Al-Jasser to be SAMA's new governor, replacing Hamad Al-Sayari, who had held the position since 1985. -- Senior banking sourc [...]	2009-02-17 14:07:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV PINR SA
09RIYADH345	COINCIDENCE OR CUNNING: SAUDI BLOCK ON E-NEWSPAPER LIFTED [...] Arab News reported February 23 that a two-year Saudi block against the London-based Elaph online newspaper (http://www.elaph.com) was lifted on February 19. According to Arab News sources, an unnamed "high government official" ordered the Communications and Information Technology Commission (C [...]	2009-02-24 04:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO ECON OEXC SCUL KISL KDEM SA
09RIYADH346	SAUDI SHIA CLASH WITH POLICE IN MEDINA [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) Saudi security forces clashed February 20 with between 500 and 2000 Saudi Shi'a pilgrims in Medina after Saudi police denied the pilgrims access to Baqi'a cemetery opposite the Prophet's Mosque. -- (U) Shi'a unhappiness escalated into a confrontation resulting in severa [...]	2009-02-24 07:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA
09RIYADH356	SAUDI KING SHAKES UP RELGIOUS ESTABLISHMENT, SPURS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi King's 14 February ministerial and other high-level appointments, with major changes in education and the judiciary, reflect his long-term strategy to reduce the influence of reactionary clerics and reform the institutions impeding the Kingdom's modernization through g [...]	2009-02-25 10:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SA
09RIYADH357	IS THIS THE YEAR SAUDI WOMEN DRIVE? [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) A senior Saudi government official has once again raised the possibility that Saudi Arabia will lift the ban on women driving, perhaps as early as this summer. -- (C) The government has not acted on similar statements in the past (ref A, B),and no evidence exists to sug [...]	2009-02-25 11:06:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN KPAO SA
09RIYADH361	MOTION GRANTED: KING OVERHAULS SAUDI JUDICIARY [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: Saudi King Abdallah's February 14 reshuffle targeted the judicial and education sectors of government. In addition to high-level position changes across-the-board, several lower-level appointments signify a deeper reach to mold the court system. The king did not place his [...]	2009-02-25 14:20:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SA
09RIYADH378	SAUDI KING APPOINTS MODERATE TO CONTINUE REFORMS [...] (U) WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE CPVPV? Saudi Founder King Abdalaziz established the CPVPV to uphold standards of public behavior based upon Shariah law. In Saudi Arabia, the CPVPV is commonly referred to as the "hayy,a," meaning commission. The CPVPV comprises approximately 3,500 officers in ad [...]	2009-03-03 04:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL KWMN SA
09RIYADH393	SAUDI KING SOLIDIFIES BASE WITH EXTENSIONS [...] (C) Three high-profile members of the Sudairi clan, a subsect of the extended Saudi royal family, received routine extensions. The term "Sudairi Seven" refers to the seven full brothers born to King Abdulaziz and Princess Hessa bint Ahmed al-Sudairi. The Sudairi Seven became six with King Fa [...]	2009-03-07 13:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SA
09RIYADH408	SAG-USG COUNTER-TERRORISM PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The SAG's MOI-hosted Security Conference in Riyadh and the meeting between CENTCOM DCOM LtGen John Allen with Asst. Minister for National Security Affairs Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MbN) highlight the SAG's commitment to counter-terrorist activity in the Kingdom by partnering with the U [...]	2009-03-10 14:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV
09RIYADH42	DAY AND NIGHT: SAUDI SHI'A SHARE GEOGRAPHY, BUT [...] (C) MEETING CIVIC LEADERS. A large contingent of Shi'a leaders hosted Dhahran Consul General Kenny December 21 in Qatif, seizing the opportunity to impart varied agendas and points of view. Qatif municipal council chairman Jafar M. Al-Shayab (protect) opened the meeting. He proudly described [...]	2009-01-07 16:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PTER SA
09RIYADH436	REQUEST FOR INPUT ON STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE IRAQ [...] (c) This message provides answers to questions posed in ref a, soliciting input on strategy to integrate Iraq into the region. Input is keyed to topics listed in ref a para 5. 2. KEY POINTS: -- (C) While the Saudis have been reluctant to engage with the Al-Maliki government, their vie [...]	2009-03-18 16:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ SA
09RIYADH439	REQUEST FOR INPUT ON STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE IRAQ [...] (c) This message provides answers to questions posed in ref a, soliciting input on strategy to integrate Iraq into the region. Input is keyed to topics listed in ref a para 5. 2. KEY POINTS: -- (C) While the Saudis have been reluctant to engage with the Al-Maliki government, their vie [...]	2009-03-21 04:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ SA
09RIYADH474	USG-SAUDI MOI PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The USG has formally stood up a new Security Assistance Organization in Saudi Arabia - Office of Program Management-Ministry of Interior (OPM-MOI). Partnered with the Saudi MOI, OPM-MOI built upon a previous USG-conducted vulnerability assessment of Saudi oil production facilities [...]	2009-03-30 09:39:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV
09RIYADH482	SAUDI KING APPOINTS STAND-IN, NOT SUCCESSOR [...] (U) Key points: --(U) Saudi King Abdallah issued a royal decree appointing his half-brother, Interior Minister Nayif bin Abdalaziz, as second deputy prime minister. The position had been vacant since Abdallah became King in 2005. -- (C) Though the previous two crown princes held Nayif's [...]	2009-03-30 12:47:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH486	HOW TO MAXIMIZE SAUDI FUNDING ASSISTANCE [...] (C) -- Saudi Arabia is a large aid donor. In 2007, the Saudi Fund for Development officially distributed 2.2 billion dollars in foreign assistance. Numerous other contributions are made through additional channels. -- During the past five years the USG has made 66 formal requests for fina [...]	2009-03-30 13:05:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EAID PREL PGOV EINV SA

09RIYADH490	DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF DOHA SUMMIT [...] (SBU) DCM presented reftel demarche on the Doha Arab League summit in a March 24 meeting with Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Bilateral Relations Ambassador Dr. Khalid Jindan, and again in a March 25 meeting with MFA Director for UN Affairs Adnan al-Baghdadi. 2. (C) DCM made [...]	2009-03-30 13:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KPKO KWBG MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL AL SU XF
09RIYADH496	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR BOND'S APRIL 6-8 VISIT TO [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes your visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This message provides a brief overview of key current issues in U.S. - Saudi relations, tailored to the particular issues that your Saudi interlocutors will likely raise with you. 2. (C) You will be arriving six days after an Ar [...]	2009-03-31 14:32:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ECON SA
09RIYADH504	BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] (U) Reftel requested Post to inform host governments about the need for continued budget support for the Palestinian Authority (PA). 2. (C) DCM conveyed reftel message to Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Relations Khalid al-Jindan on April 1. Al-Jindan, who was traveling to th [...]	2009-04-01 14:28:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER SA
09RIYADH509	SAUDIS ARREST AL-QAEDA RETURNEE WHILE IMPLICATING [...] (S/NF) KEY POINTS: -- A Saudi citizen and al-Qaeda member returned to Saudi Arabia and voluntarily surrendered to Saudi authorities. Fahd Raqad Samir al-Quayi'i al-Ruwayli flew from Damascus to Jeddah on March 25 along with his Iraqi wife and son. -- Al-Ruwayli's arrest removes another nam [...]	2009-04-04 15:13:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL PTER SA SY
09RIYADH555	DEPUTY FM SEES IRAN UNDER EVERY ROCK [...] (S) The Saudis accuse Iran of taking advantage of political instability throughout the Middle East and South Asia to increase its influence. --(S/NF) Saudi Deputy FM Prince Turki bin Mohamad Al-Kabeer opined that Iran will achieve its goal of developing a nuclear weapon then the U.S. or othe [...]	2009-04-12 14:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON PGOV SA IR IZ SY
09RIYADH566	SAG VIEWS ON SITUATION IN PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN [...] (S/NF) According to the Saudis, the U.S. should talk with moderate elements in the Taliban as they could not be defeated solely through military means. --(S) Deputy FM Prince Turki said Zardari should include Sharif and other opponents in the decision-making process if he wants to improve st [...]	2009-04-14 07:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EAID PGOV SA AF PK
09RIYADH568	COURTSHIP OF SAUDIS PAYING DIVIDENDS FOR SUDAN [...] (C) KEY POINTS -- A recent diplomatic offensive in Riyadh by the Sudanese now yields benefits in public and private support. -- Saudi officials publicly greeted President Omar al-Bashir April 1 as he made a single day Umrah pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, lending an air of official weight to a [...]	2009-04-14 12:08:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON ICC SA SU
09RIYADH571	SAUDI ARABIA'S CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL DOMINATED BY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 04:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN SA
09RIYADH596	SAUDIS PLAN MINIMUM MARRIAGE AGE [...] KEY POINTS: -- (U) The new Saudi Justice Minister has announced that a "system to regulate child marriages" is under consideration. The Justice Ministry has constituted a committee of scholars to provide advice to the King on a minimum age that would be "best for society." -- (C) Accord [...]	2009-04-21 14:39:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL SA
09RIYADH598	SAUDI CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL DOMINATED BY [...] KEY POINTS AND COMMENT: -- (U) King Abdallah appointed 81 new members to Saudi Arabia's 150-member Majlis Al Shura (Consultative Council) on February 14. --(U) Half of all the members (and 43 percent of the new appointees) studied in the US, and 70 percent have PhDs. -- (C) The new Majl [...]	2009-04-22 04:48:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA
09RIYADH61	SAUDI VIEWS ON IRAN [...] (C) On January 4, the DCM, British Charge Andrew Turner, and German Counselor Stephan Schneck delivered Ref A points to Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Organizations, Prince Turki Saud Al Kabir. Representatives from the French and Italian Embassies were scheduled to [...]	2009-01-10 13:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR SA
09RIYADH651	IDEOLOGICAL AND OWNERSHIP TRENDS IN THE SAUDI MEDIA [...] (S) Summary: The Saudi regulatory system offers the al-Saud regime a means to manipulate the nation's print media to promote its own agenda without exercising day-to-day oversight over journalists, and Saudi journalists are free to write what they wish provided they do not criticize the ruling fami [...]	2009-05-11 10:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PTER ECON KISL SA
09RIYADH662	SAUDI INFORMATION MINISTER ON LEBANESE ELECTIONS [...] KEY POINTS: --(C) Former Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon continues to be actively involved in attempts to orchestrate a victory for the March 14 alliance, and paid an under-the-radar visit in mid-April to mediate between the constantly bickering allies. --(C) The Saudis are alarmed by the possibil [...]	2009-05-15 12:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KPAL IS SY LE
09RIYADH671	AMB HOLBROOKE MEETING WITH KING ABDULLAH [...] (C) United States Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, AMB Richard Holbrooke, met with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud for 40 minutes on May 17. AMB Holbrooke stressed the importance that the new Administration ascribes to Afghanistan and Paki [...]	2009-05-18 07:01:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREF PTER
09RIYADH678	REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ/VIABILITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 16:48:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON SA IZ IR GCC
09RIYADH694	U.S.-SAUDI INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION PARTNERSHIP: [...] (C) Summary: On May 19, 2009 HRH Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, Deputy Minister of Interior (MOI) and Charge' D'Affaires David Rundell signed three agreements to fund U.S. staff dedicated to supporting Saudi Arabia's critical infrastructure protection program. The signing ceremony took place in M [...]	2009-05-20 14:02:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER
09RIYADH699	REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ/VIABILITY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy answers to questions posed in ref A are listed below. In general terms, the Saudis have strained relations with Iraq, continue to drag their feet in sending an Ambassador or forgiving Iraqi debt for reasons outlined below. They are not likely to welcome new regional mech [...]	2009-05-24 07:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SA IZ IR GCC
09RIYADH713	FOOD SECURITY, AGRICULTURE GETTING SPOTLIGHT IN [...] Key points: -- (U) Saudi Arabia is increasingly looking for agriculture investment opportunities abroad, mostly in Africa. -- (U) The creation of a state-owned agriculture investment company, the Saudi Company for Agricultural Investment and Animal Production, was announced last month, tho [...]	2009-05-27 13:05:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV PREL SA
09RIYADH732	SAUDI ARABIA: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR LONG TERM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) On 30 May Dr. Khalid al-Taweel, who oversees the Ministry of the Interior's (MOI) interface with Office of Program Management:Ministry of the Interior (OPM-MOI),again requested assistance for (1) a new cyber security program and ( [...]	2009-06-01 07:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV PREL
09RIYADH748	LEBANON: EX-SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO LEBANON THINKS [...] (S) Former Saudi ambassador to Lebanon and current Minister of Culture and Information Abdul Aziz Al-Khoja told Ambassador in a June 7 meeting that he and other Saudi leaders expect the March 14 coalition to "eke" out a victory in the June 7 Lebanese parliamentary elections. The minister said [...]	2009-06-07 14:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR LE SA
09RIYADH761	H1N1: SAUDI HEALTH MINISTRY ACTS EXPEDITIOUSLY IN FIRST [...] (SBU) Key Points and Action Request: -- The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed two cases of H1N1, both involving persons who contracted the disease abroad. -- MOH will adhere to WHO guidelines and has imposed neither travel nor import restrictions. -- MOH is gearing up for the Hajj/U [...]	2009-06-09 08:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH798	KING'S SON-IN-LAW TAKES CONTROL OF SAUDI MINISTRY [...] (U) SUMMARY: His Highness Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed (bin Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Faisal bin Turki, see para. 9),King Abdullah's son-in-law and recently appointed Minister of Education, assured Charge and Public Affairs Counselor in a recent meeting of King Abdullah's firm commi [...]	2009-06-16 08:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL SA
09RIYADH799	SAUDI RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: TAIF CHRISTIANS UNHINDERED [...] (C) TAIF CHRISTIANS FREE TO WORSHIP In two separate meetings on June 9 and 14, Embassy Indian Christian contacts confirmed that the 14 Taif Christians threatened with deportation in July/August 2008 have been left alone by the Saudi government (Reftel A, B and C). Advised by fellow Christia [...]	2009-06-16 11:07:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SA SOCI KIRF
09RIYADH80	THE DILEMMA OF HADI AL-MUTIF [...] (C) Hadi al-Mutif's blasphemy conviction was reportedly based on an accusation he told a joke that insulted the Prophet Mohammed. Blasphemy is a capital offense under Saudi Islamic law (Shari'ah). 2. (C) Sources inform Post that al-Mutif has been held in a type of "limited" solitary confin [...]	2009-01-13 14:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SA
09RIYADH800	SAUDI ARABIA H1N1 UPDATE [...] (SBU) On June 14, the Ministry of Health (MOH) spokesman Dr. Khalid Al-Mirghalani confirmed a total of 14 cases of H1N1 since June 3, and new cases are being reported steadily. The Ministry identified infected persons via thermal screening at airports in Jeddah, Dammam, Medina, and Riyadh, an [...]	2009-06-16 14:06:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH804	DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT [...] Pol/Mil Counselor delivered points in reftel on June 15, 2009 to Ambassador Adnan Baghdadi, Counselor in the MFA International Organization Department. 2. Amb. Baghdadi expressed appreciation for the information about the proposed international piracy tribunal and on the USG position opposi [...]	2009-06-17 14:26:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PREL SA
09RIYADH81	SAUDI GOVERNMENT STAYS A STEP AHEAD OF PUBLIC [...] (C) SILENT PRAYERS: The League of Muslim Scholars, a respected group of regional religious figures, declared Friday, January 9 the "Gaza Day of Anger." As a result, worshippers attended Friday prayers expecting messages about Gaza. Instead, they heard sermons addressing other themes, with Ga [...]	2009-01-13 14:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KU PGOV PREL SA
09RIYADH82	SAUDIS MAKE SECOND REQUEST FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) The Saudi Arabian Government has for the second time requested Presidential pardons for three Saudi nationals currently imprisoned in the U.S. via a diplomatic note received by the Embassy on January 11, 2009. An Embassy translation of this note follows. The original will be e-mailed to [...]	2009-01-13 14:41:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KJUS OPDC PGOV PREL SA
09RIYADH823	FEMALE MUTAWWA'IN IN SAUDI ARABIA? [...] (SBU) In May 2009, the Shura Council approved a bill to allow the religious police to hire women. The bill, which would need to be approved by the Council of Ministers and King to become law, has provoked intense controversy and mostly negative public opinion. It is not likely to be approved [...]	2009-06-21 15:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SA SOCI KWMN
09RIYADH824	SAUDI HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST DECRIES STATUS OF [...] (C) Saudi human rights activist Ibrahim Mugaiteeb told Poloff that the Kingdom's most pressing human rights issues were the status of women and the deteriorating situation of the Shi'a. Founder of Human Rights First Society, Mugaiteeb urged the USG to press the SAG to recognize non-government [...]	2009-06-21 16:08:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SA SOCI KWMN
09RIYADH837	SAUDI ARABIA H1N1 UPDATE: 48 CASES, NO TRAVEL [...] (SBU) On June 23, the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 45 cases of H1N1 in Saudi Arabia since June 3, and on June 25 the Arab News reported three additional cases. The Ministry has reported no fatalities to date, and 17 of the H1N1 patients have been released from the hospital. Several pat [...]	2009-06-25 06:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH839	U.S.-SAUDI INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION PARTNERSHIP: [...] (C) On June 24, Ambassador Erdman and Ministry of Interior Assistant Minister for Security Affairs HRH Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN) signed the Project Specific Agreement (PSA) establishing the Office of Program Management ) Facilities Security Force (OPM-FSF) and providing initial fundi [...]	2009-06-25 10:43:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH843	CHARGE,S JUNE 24 MEETING WITH MFA DEPUTY MINISTER [...] (C) In a June 24 meeting with the Charge, MFA Deputy Minister for Bilateral Affairs Jindan confirmed that improving Saudi-Syrian relations were being driven by Syria's improved behavior toward Lebanon and Hamas and by Saudi Arabia's strategic interest in pulling Syria away from Iran and draw [...]	2009-06-27 04:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE IR IS SA
09RIYADH871	SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: 81 CASES, CDC VISITORS ADVISE [...] (SBU) On June 30, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 in Saudi Arabia since June 3 has risen to 81. There have been no known H1N1 fatalities to date in the country, and 39 H1N1 patients had been released from hospitals as of June 24. Several patie [...]	2009-07-01 14:23:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH875	SAUDI WOMEN'S MOVEMENT TAKING PRAGMATIC NEW [...] (U) Saudi activists have recently launched a campaign calling for substantial improvements in women's rights in 27 areas including gaining independent legal identities equal to those of men and improved educational and economic opportunities. Activists are currently canvassing support throug [...]	2009-07-02 17:25:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SA KWMN
09RIYADH887	AMBASSADOR'S DINNER WITH "ENLIGHTENED CONSERVATIVE" [...] (SBU) Over a June 24 dinner at his spacious, extended-family compound, a religious academic and several of his colleagues from Imam University - the most prestigious Islamic University in Saudi Arabia and once a breeding ground for extremist religious thought - engaged Ambassador and Embassy of [...]	2009-07-06 09:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PINR OEXC SCUL SA
09RIYADH888	EMBASSY RIYADH'S EXPANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH IMAM MOHAMMAD [...] (SBU) Programming in Saudi Arabia can be an exercise in frustration, but paradoxically, as some doors shut, others seem to open wider. One prime example is the deepening Embassy relationship with the once-ultraconservative Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University, and its increasing willingnes [...]	2009-07-06 12:01:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PINR OEXC SCUL SA
09RIYADH893	PRINCE WALEED BIN TALAL ON BUSINESS AND SOCIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a tour d'horizon with Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) on June 28, Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal expounded on his business philosophy and belief in social reform in the Kingdom. Al-Waleed believes in investing for the long-term. He claimed his royal lineage is more a handicap th [...]	2009-07-07 10:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV SA
09RIYADH896	SAUDI KING WILL TRAVEL TO DAMASCUS WHEN HARIRI IS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Saudi Information Minister Khoja confirmed to Charge that King Abdullah's planned July 6 visit to Damascus had been postponed to allow Saad Hariri the time he needed to form an inclusive government that did not giv [...]	2009-07-07 17:28:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UNSC SA SY LE
09RIYADH899	ADVANCING WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN A FUNDAMENTALIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Advocating women,s rights in Saudi Arabia is a difficult task under the best of circumstances. In Qassim Province north of Riyadh, deep in the Kingdom,s conservative Nejd heartland, it can be life-threatening. Despite the many obstacles, a courageous and assertive Princess, Noura [...]	2009-07-08 09:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PINR OEXC SCUL KWMN SA
09RIYADH901	SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: HEALTH MINISTER DISCUSSES HAJJ [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires Ambassador Erdman met with Health Minister Dr. Abdullah al-Rabeeah on July 8 to discuss Saudi healthcare issues including H1N1 preparation for the upcoming Hajj. Rabeeah noted that the Ministry's plan follows the 15 recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and [...]	2009-07-08 15:06:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH902	SAUDI TERROR TRIAL CONVICTIONS [...] The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) released a statement from the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution regarding the verdicts in the terrorism trials for accused Al-Qaida militants. The SPA statement follows below: June 8, 2009: Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sa'daan, official spokesperson for the S [...]	2009-07-08 17:02:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PINR SA
09RIYADH911	SAUDI EDITOR LAMENTS MUSLIM INSENSITIVITY TO [...] (C) Over breakfast on June 28, Al-Watan Editor-in-Chief Jamal Khashoggi argued to Charge that the influence of the Saudi religious establishment was declining, though this didn't necessarily translate into support for secularization. He attributed intensified religious observance in Saudi Arab [...]	2009-07-12 15:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF KISL PGOV SA
09RIYADH913	SAUDI TERROR TRIALS A "WIN" AGAINST TERRORISM AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 09:28:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PTER SA
09RIYADH916	THE SAUDI SUPREME ECONOMIC COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 14:46:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV SA
09RIYADH921	SAUDI TERROR TRIALS A "WIN" AGAINST TERRORISM AND [...] (C) On June 8, Saudi Arabia,s special criminal court convicted 330 terror suspects in 179 cases on charges of involvement with Al-Qaeda and "posing a threat to national security." Sentences imposed by the court ranged from house arrest and travel bans to financial penalties and prison terms, [...]	2009-07-14 12:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER SA
09RIYADH922	SAUDIS CONTINUE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PUSH [...] (U) As part its "War of Ideas" campaign to combat extremism and in the context of its overall reform programs, the SAG continued its campaign to promote national dialogue and tolerance through a 3-day forum for cultural dialogue trainers. In a keynote address, Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti call [...]	2009-07-15 08:38:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SA
09RIYADH928	MOJ OFFERS MORE DETAILS ON SAUDI TERROR TRIALS [...] (U) In a July 13 press conference, a Saudi Justice Ministry spokesperson confirmed that additional terror trials were underway, without specifying numbers. Of the recent 330 verdicts, 323 were found guilty, while 7 were acquitted; 289 of the defendants were Saudi. The spokesperson also disc [...]	2009-07-15 15:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER SA
09RIYADH929	SAUDI MINISTER OF HEALTH ON H1N1, OTHER HEALTH [...] (SBU) Saudi Minister of Health Abdullah Rabeeah briefed Charge July 8 on his Ministry's priorities, including preparations for the upcoming Hajj pilgrimage season. Rabeeah requested Embassy assistance delivering a letter to the Centers for Disease Control regarding the distribution of H1N1 tes [...]	2009-07-15 16:08:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA
09RIYADH933	H1N1 UPDATE: 232 CASES, OUTBREAKS IN INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced July 14 that the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 in Saudi Arabia since June 3 has risen to 232. There have been no known H1N1 fatalities to date and 90 percent of those infected reportedly have recovered fully. The Ministry of Education, at the [...]	2009-07-18 04:39:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH958	CONOCOPHILLIPS ON PLANNED YANBU REFINERY, SAUDI [...] (C) ConocoPhillips President for the Middle East and North Africa Nick Spencer told DCM July 12 his company is committed to building the planned 400K barrel/day oil refinery in Yanbu with Saudi Aramco, with construction to begin next year and first production in 2014. Spencer said the Saudi in [...]	2009-07-22 07:23:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PGOV SA
09RIYADH959	SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: UMRAH RETURNEE DIES IN EGYPT, [...] (SBU) The number of H1N1 cases in the Kingdom has risen to 294, and the first fatality was reported on July 19. An Umrah pilgrim with a pre-existing heart ailment died of H1N1 reportedly after becoming ill while on Umrah pilgrimage in the Kingdom. The patient, a 25 year old Egyptian woman, r [...]	2009-07-22 15:07:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA
09RIYADH962	SAUDI MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS MADANI [...] (C) During a July 20 meeting Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nizar Madani accepted Charge's congratulations on his appointment by the King to another 4-year term; praised President Obama's efforts on the Middle East and the recent meeting with the Quartet in Trieste; and focused o [...]	2009-07-25 09:01:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SA SY LE AF PK IR XF
09RIYADH976	MORE ON FINANCIAL TROUBLE AT GOSAIBI AND SAAD [...] (C) Summary: Saud Al-Gosaibi (strictly protect),chairman of the Ahmad Hamad Al-Gosaibi and Brothers Co (AH Al-Gosaibi),told Econoff that a court in the Cayman Islands decided July 24 to freeze 9.2 billion dollars of Maan Al-Sanea's assets. Saud hopes this ruling will put pressure on the Sa [...]	2009-07-29 06:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PINR PGOV CJ SA
09RIYADH979	SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: FIRST DEATH, ARAB HEALTH [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health reported Saudi Arabia's first H1N1 death July 27. Saleh Al-Shehri, a 30 year old Saudi man, died in Dammam reportedly after contracting H1N1 from an infected individual he had been visiting frequently. Al-Shehri's family accused the private hospital of negligence [...]	2009-07-29 13:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA
09RIYADH984	SAUDI ARABIA MOVING TO IMPLEMENT NEW HUMAN [...] (U) This is an Action Request, see paragraphs 7.B.1 and 7.G.1. SUMMARY -------- 2. (SBU) Responding to demarche on the TIP Action Plan for Saudi Arabia, an MFA official described recently enacted comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation. Further, the Saudi Council of Ministers al [...]	2009-07-30 11:07:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SA
09ROME1032	AMBASSADOR THORNE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Ambassador David Thorne presented his credentials to President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale Palace, Rome, on September 4. During a wide-ranging discussion of foreign policy and U.S. domesti [...]	2009-09-04 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP IT
09ROME1040	MOD LA RUSSA REQUESTS OCTOBER MEETING WITH SECDEF: [...] (C) Summary. An adviser to Italian MOD La Russa told Post on September 3 that La Russa would like a meeting with Secretary Gates in Washington the week of October 6-11. Post strongly recommends that SecDef accept the visit, which La Russa needs in order to bolster the strong case he is making [...]	2009-09-08 16:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME1049	GAERC DEMARCHES ON SRI LANKAN IDPS; ARMENIA, [...] (SBU) On September 11, Post delivered reftel points to Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for EU External Relations Minister Michele Esposito. Minister Esposito, who deals with all GAERC-related issues, noted that there is no item pertaining to Sri Lanka on the September 14-15 GAERC [...]	2009-09-11 12:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EUN MASS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER SOCI
09ROME1058	ITALY'S RESPONSES TO 2010 NPT REVCON REPORTING [...] (C) On August 27, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA director for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Giovanni Pugliese, who subsequently provided the following responses to the reftel NPT-related questions: --Italy is very supportive of the CTBT, FMCT, NPT and U.S.-Russia arms control [...]	2009-09-15 07:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
09ROME1072	GOI RESOLVE SHAKEN BUT INTACT AFTER SIX SOLDIERS [...] (C) Summary: The day after an IED attack in Kabul left six Italian soldiers dead and four wounded, political and public reaction ranged from strong statements in support of the mission to outright calls for the troops to come home. While PM Berlusconi told the Ambassador privately that talk of [...]	2009-09-18 17:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME1077	BERLUSCONI REAFFIRMS AFGHAN COMMITMENT DURING [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Thorne's first call on PM Berlusconi, the PM appeared elated by President Obama's decision on missile defense; reaffirmed Italy's commitment to the Afghanistan mission, despite the fatal September 17 attack on an Italian convoy, while noting the need for a "trans [...]	2009-09-21 11:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO IT AF RU IR
09ROME1084	DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE [...] (C) DCM Dibble conveyed reftel points to Director General for the Middle East Cesare Ragaglini, who promised to discuss them with the Iranian Ambassador to Rome at the earliest opportunity. 2. (C) Separately, Poloff also delivered points to Iran desk Silvia Santangelo and to Office Directo [...]	2009-09-22 13:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC
09ROME1089	ITALY'S SHERPA TO GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT [...] (SBU) In response to reftels A and B's request, on September 18, the Italian MFA Arms Control and Non-proliferation Office informed Post that the Deputy Director General for Multilateral Political Affairs, Minister Plenipotentiary Filippo Formica, will be Italy's Sherpa for the April 2010 Glo [...]	2009-09-23 14:04:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC CDG ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
09ROME1119	UNIFIL: ITALY LOOKING FOR A SIGNAL FROM US [...] (C/NF) Summary. We have a window -- albeit one that is beginning to close -- to reverse an evolving decision by the GOI to cut its posture in UNIFIL by nearly half as it cedes the command to Spain. The decision comes as the GOI looks for ways to trim its budget while maintaining funding for [...]	2009-09-30 16:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KPKO IT LE IS
09ROME1125	ITALY: REACTION TO REPORT OF QOM URANIUM [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to Minister Filippo Formica, Deputy Director General for Multilateral Political Cooperation, accompanied by the French Political Counselor to Rome, and a political officer from the UK Embassy. After presenting points, we emphasized the U.S. desire to work fully [...]	2009-10-02 15:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA
09ROME1131	ITALY SUPPORTS THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE BURMA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel points on October 1 to Fabio Schina, MFA Acting Office Director for Asia, Oceania and Antarctica. Schina conveyed Italy's support for the U.S. approach to Burma outlined by Massimo Iannucci, MFA Director General for Asia, Oceania and Antarctica. The GOI's [...]	2009-10-05 11:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT BM
09ROME1132	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' OCTOBER 13 [...] (C) Your meeting with Italian Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa in Washington on October 13 comes at a crucial moment, as Italy ponders possible cuts to its overseas deployments budget. La Russa is a good friend of the U.S., a strong advocate for our shared transatlantic security interests [...]	2009-10-05 15:02:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF LE
09ROME1143	ITALY: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REJECTS LAW GRANTING [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Italian Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional a 2008 law granting temporary criminal immunity to PM Berlusconi and three other senior officials. The court's decision will allow several pending criminal cases against Berlusconi to proceed. Government spokesperson [...]	2009-10-08 16:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME1144	ITALY: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REJECTS LAW GRANTING [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Italian Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional a 2008 law granting temporary criminal immunity to PM Berlusconi and three other senior officials. The court's decision will allow several pending criminal cases against Berlusconi to proceed. Government spokesperson [...]	2009-10-08 16:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME1155	AMBASSADOR DAALDER AND FM FRATTINI DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder and EUR DAS for Western Europe Spencer Boyer met with Italian Foreign Minister Frattini on October 8 to discuss the way ahead in Afghanistan and the development of the NATO Strategic Concept. Frattini said that Italy remains firmly committed t [...]	2009-10-14 13:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME1177	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UNIFIL, AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Thorne on October 22, FM Frattini said Italy is willing to extend General Graziano's command of UNIFIL for up to nine months at the current troop level of 2,300, as long as the request comes from the UNSYG. He congratulated the U.S. for convincing [...]	2009-10-22 16:14:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IT AF PK LE UN
09ROME1187	ITALY: SCANDALS TAKING TOLL ON BERLUSCONIâ€™S [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Though PM Berlusconi's parliamentary majority is strong, and nobody is yet willing to predict his political demise, a growing list of scandals, adverse court decisions and health issues have weakened him and led some erstwhile Berlusconi allies to begin hedging their bets on his pol [...]	2009-10-27 15:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME1189	ITALY SHARES CONCERN OVER AFGHAN GOVERNOR [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Afghanistan Envoy Sergio Mercuri on October 27 to deliver Reftel points stressing the importance of coordinated efforts by PRT lead nations to ensure that provincial governor appointments remain qualifications-based and do not become rewards for Karzai supporters. Merc [...]	2009-10-28 16:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO IT AF
09ROME1194	ITALY: FINANCE MINISTER'S MANEUVERING OPENS MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Money quarrels within the GOI, regional tensions between Berlusconi coalition partners, and some preliminary maneuvering for the post-Berlusconi period have led to speculation that Finance Minister Tremonti may resign or be forced out of office. The continued strong of support fro [...]	2009-10-29 15:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IT PREL EFIN PGOV
09ROME1256	U.S.-ITALY SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] (U) This cable answers reftel request for information on U.S.-Italian Security Dialogues: their nature, frequency and usefulness. 2. (SBU) The principal U.S.-Italy security dialogue is the Joint Military Commission, which governs the presence of U.S. military forces on Italian bases. It w [...]	2009-11-13 15:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IT
09ROME1272	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. PRIORITIES [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel points to Italian MFA Special Envoy for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri on November 17. Mercuri reacted favorably to the demarche, saying that it tracked closely with the approach envisaged by FM Frattini, who will attend the inauguration along with MFA Af-Pak Envoy Ma [...]	2009-11-17 16:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT AF
09ROME1279	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY BRACED FOR TROOP REQUEST, [...] (C) Summary: The GOI is braced for an eventual request for more troops in Afghanistan, but its initial offer will likely be modest due to political, budgetary, and structural constraints on Italian troop deployment capability. We can and should push the Italians beyond their current comfort z [...]	2009-11-20 14:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME128	FINAL THOUGHTS ON THE U.S.-ITALY RELATIONSHIP: [...] (C/NF) Madame Secretary, as I depart Rome after three and a half years, permit me the privilege of passing on my thoughts to you on the state of U.S. - Italian relations. Throughout the post-war period, in particular since the end of the Cold War, Italy has been a staunch, reliable, and seriou [...]	2009-02-05 09:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NATO IT
09ROME1309	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE ON [...] (C) Ambassador Thorne delivered Reftel points to Gianni Letta, Chief Undersecretary to PM Berlusconi, on November 24. Letta took the message on board, and thanked the Ambassador for the heads up on the pending USG decision and "asks" for new resources. Following the NSA Jones discussion with [...]	2009-11-25 17:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME1318	AFGHANISTAN ANNOUNCEMENT: ITALY PREPARING MAJOR [...] C) Summary: Foreign Minister Frattini assured the Ambassador that Italy was striving to provide over 1,000 additional troops to the ISAF mission but its final increase depended on cuts in other overseas missions. Defense Minister LaRussa will announce Italy's intent to do more on December 2 [...]	2009-12-01 16:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO IT AF
09ROME1323	GOI UNOFFICIALLY AGREES TO IMMEDIATE BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOI has unofficially agreed to convert 10 million euros of its unobligated Paris pledge into immediate budget support for the Palestinian Authority. End summary. 2. (U) On 1 December ECONOFF conveyed Secretary Clinton's request for immediate budget support for the Palesti [...]	2009-12-02 13:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EU IS IT OPDC PGOV PREL WBG
09ROME1324	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY PLEDGING FORCES BEFORE NATO [...] (C/NF) Following up on reftel conversation, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini contacted the Ambassador the evening of December 2 to inform him that the GOI was changing its approach on announcing its new force contributions. Following Tuesday afternoon conversations between the Foreign Ministe [...]	2009-12-02 13:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO
09ROME1328	ITALY PUSHING TO ALTER EU PEACE PROCESS STATEMENT [...] (C) Israel Palestinian Affairs office director, Davide La Cecilia (protect),told poloff Italy is working hard to alter the language of the Swedish-proposed EU statement on the peace process currently being circulated in advance of the December 7-8 GAERC meeting. La Cecilia said the GOI is di [...]	2009-12-02 16:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT IS PA
09ROME1338	ITALY'S RESPONSE TO PRESSING FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel demarche with MFA Asia, Oceania, Pacific and Antarctic Office Director Adriano Monti on December 2. Monti agreed with all of the points in the demarche and asserted that the GOI continues to share the US strategy on dealing with the military junta that rules Burma. [...]	2009-12-04 11:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM IT
09ROME1341	MEETING ON IRAN WITH ITALIAN ADVISOR TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PEOPLE'S PARTY [...] (C) Poloff and Econoff met with Rino Trombetta, an Italian adviser on Iran and Afghanistan to the members of the European People's Party (EPP) in the European Parliament. Several of his Parliamentarians are members of a Delegation for Relations with Iran, a group composed of 18 MEPs and 16 alt [...]	2009-12-04 14:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU IR IT
09ROME1343	ITALIAN EFFORTS ONGOING ON MEPP STATEMENT FOR NEXT [...] (C) Office Director for Israel-Palestinian Affairs, Davide La Cecilia, told Poloff on December 4 that his delegation is still working hard to achieve a more "balanced version" of the Swedish-proposed EU declaration on the Peace Process, and that some progress has been made. The declaration [...]	2009-12-04 16:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT IS
09ROME1347	A/S GORDON'S MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN FM FRATTINI AND [...] (C) Summary: Following the November 23rd G8 Political Directors' meeting, A/S Gordon met with FM Frattini and SG Massolo in back to back discussions, reviewing the new EU appointments, Iran sanctions, Afghanistan, Russia and the Balkans. Frattini expressed optimism that the new post-Lisbon te [...]	2009-12-07 12:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT
09ROME1363	ISAF: NEXT STEPS FOR ITALY'S 1,000 TROOP COMMITMENT [...] (C) Summary. The Italian government has started the Parliamentary approval process for its increased ISAF commitments. On December 10, FM Frattini and MOD La Russa briefed Parliament's Defense and Foreign Affairs Committees on the GOI's plans for a 1,000-troop surge in ISAF over the next te [...]	2009-12-11 16:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME1371	GOI TO DISBURSE WFP ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN [...] (U) Summary. The GOI will immediately disburse 500,000 euros to assist the WFP in Pakistan. End summary. 2. (SBU) On December 14, ECONOFF met with an official in the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to convey the USG request for immediate support for the WFP (reftel). The official, [...]	2009-12-15 10:58:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO IT PGOV PHUM PK PREF
09ROME1409	ITALY-RUSSIA SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS EVER STRONGER [...] (SBU) MFA officials view the December 3 summit between PM Berlusconi, Russian President Medvedev and numerous cabinet minsters a showcase for the bright future of Italian-Russian relations. Historically strong economic, political and cultural ties between Italy and Russia were reinforced by [...]	2009-12-23 16:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENGR PGOV OSCE NATO AF RS IT EUN
09ROME141	ITALIAN G8 OUTREACH APPROACH CLARIFIED; SOUS SHERPA [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 3, Italian Sous Sherpa Guido La Tella briefed DCM and Science Counselor on the GOI approach to G8 Summit structure. While noting that consensus has not yet been reached among G8 members, La Tella sai [...]	2009-02-05 15:56:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KGHG SENV ENRG OTRA IT
09ROME1419	DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT [...] C) Poloff spoke with Iran desk officer, Silvia Santangelo, regarding the cases of American citizens detained in Iran, and requested the GOI's assistance, per reftel. The Iran desk said that in the last two months, all human rights discussions, including consular discussions with the Iranians [...]	2009-12-29 15:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR IT
09ROME1421	ITALY SUPPORTS DJIBOUTI PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA East Africa Office Director, Giovanni Polizzi, to deliver demarche on prioritizing the Djibouti Peace Process. Upon his return from the International Contact Group for Somalia meeting in Jeddah on December 17, Polizzi affirmed the GOI's support for maintaining the Djib [...]	2009-12-30 15:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO IT
09ROME143	ITALY WANTS G-8 TO TACKLE INTERNET "REGULATION" [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-06 12:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IT ECON ETRD KIPR
09ROME159	SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER PELOSI'S FEBRUARY 13-22 [...] (C) Madame Speaker, I would like to extend a warm welcome from Team Italy in anticipation of your upcoming visit. Your trip comes at a critical moment as the Berlusconi government seeks to understand how it fits into the new Administration's reengagement with Europe. Berlusconi's close person [...]	2009-02-10 15:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME171	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. A January 2008 article in London's Financial Times likened investing in Italy to "driving with the brakes on." It cited the dearth of global [...]	2009-02-12 11:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
09ROME177	GETTING ITALY TO DO MORE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is a joint Political and Economic Section cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. Italy can and should do more in Afghanistan. It is a top-tier contributor to ISAF with 2,600 troops (making it the sixth-largest contingent),and it has made Afghanistan a centerpiece of its G8 Presidency by prop [...]	2009-02-13 10:15:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME192	VELTRONI RESIGNS, PD ON LIFE SUPPORT [...] (C) The opposition Democratic Party (PD) could ultimately face fracture after party leader Walter Veltroni stepped down yesterday citing the February 15-16 defeat in regional elections in Sardinia. Veltroni's resignation leaves PD flat-footed in advance of the European Parliament elections in [...]	2009-02-18 17:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME211	YOUR FEBRUARY 27 MEETING WITH ITALIAN FM FRATTINI [...] (C/NF) Summary. On February 27, you will meet Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, an experienced and serious statesman who seeks to raise Italy's profile on the international stage. Your meeting represents for the GOI a long-awaited first encounter with the new U.S. administration. The [...]	2009-02-24 12:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NATO MOPS IT

09ROME284	IRAQ: KEEPING ITALY ENGAGED [...] (C) Summary. Italy has been an important partner in helping provide security and economic development for Iraq. Despite the previous government's decision to withdraw combat troops from the coalition in 2006, the GOI has worked hard to maintain a leadership role in the training of Iraqi securit [...]	2009-03-11 17:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IT
09ROME30	ITALY: SUPPORTS PROPOSED CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI [...] (SBU) Political Military Counselor met with MFA NATO Director Massimo Marotti and UN Director Natalia Quintavalle on January 8 to extend ref A invitation for Italy to participate in the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) and to brief them on the agenda and topics for the January 13-14 meeti [...]	2009-01-09 16:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL PGOV EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA PTER IT
09ROME302	ENDING IRFFI: REPORT ON THE 8TH IRFFI DONORS [...] (U) Summary: The International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) Donors Committee discussed the closure of the donor facility and procedures for wrapping-up its project planning and commitment processes by the end of 2010 at its Eighth Donors Committee (DC) meeting that was held i [...]	2009-03-13 16:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON IT IZ DA PGOV PREL
09ROME314	ITALY CONFIRMS PLEDGE OF $100M FOR GAZA, BUT ONLY [...] (C) Summary: Responding to reftel demarche, Antonello De Riu of the Italian MFA confirmed Italy's pledge of $100m (79m Euros) in aid for Gaza, to be spent over three or four years, though he cited two problems that could result in the pledge not being met: Italian "over engagement" and the l [...]	2009-03-17 15:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN
09ROME342	G8 LABOR MINISTERIAL: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, I would like to extend a warm welcome from Team Italy in anticipation of your trip to participate in the G8 Labor Ministerial. The Labor Ministerial will be the first full G8 ministerial and it offers an excellent opportunity to highlight the new Administration's polic [...]	2009-03-24 07:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME346	ISAF: MOD LA RUSSA OFFERS SMALL INCREASE IN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Italian MOD La Russa told Charge on March 23 that Italy is considering sending to Afghanistan -- in addition to 200 temporary Electoral Support Forces already pledged -- 50 Carabineri police trainers, two C-27J Transport Aircraft, three medevac helicopters, and up to two additi [...]	2009-03-24 15:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME352	ITALY: 2008 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 15:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM PREF KWMN SMIG IT
09ROME355	ITALY READY TO HELP ON GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES [...] (C) Italian Foreign Minister Frattini confirmed to S/WCI Ambassador Williamson March 24 that Italy is ready to help the United States resolve the issue of Guantanamo detainees through resettlement in Italy and advocacy for the U.S. effort within the EU. Frattini advised that there is oppositio [...]	2009-03-26 17:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS KISL IT
09ROME356	BERLUSCONI'S CENTER-RIGHT SHOTGUN WEDDING [...] (C) From 27 to 29 March, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will preside over the merger of Italy's two main center-right parties into a single entity, the People of Liberty (PDL) party. The inaugural party congress that will take place this weekend will fuse Berlusconi's personal political vehi [...]	2009-03-27 11:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME364	AFGHAN POLICE TRAINING: ITALY PREPARED TO SEND [...] (C/NF) Summary: Italy is prepared to double or triple its current contingent of 40 Carabinieri police trainers in Afghanistan and expand their mandate to include district-level mentoring, but is concerned about cost. The GOI favors either (1) an NTM-A arrangement in which the burden of fundi [...]	2009-03-30 17:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF FR
09ROME388	ITALY MUSTERING POLITICAL WILL TO DO MORE IN [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Italy is in broad agreement with the conclusions of the U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review and is actively considering additional contributions to make at the NATO Summit and the Pakistan Donor Conference in Tokyo. Although facing tight budgetary restrict [...]	2009-04-03 16:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF PK EAID
09ROME392	ITALY SITREP: STRONG EARTHQUAKE HIT CENTRAL ITALY [...] (SBU) On Monday morning an earthquake registering 5.8 on the Richter scale struck central Italy, centered about 60 miles from Rome near the capital of Abruzzo, L'Aquila. Initial reports indicate that 50 were killed and hundreds injured. The earthquake damaged L'Aquila's most important churches [...]	2009-04-06 11:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME399	ITALY SITREP: EARTHQUAKE DEATH TOLL RISES TO 179 [...] (U) The death toll from Monday morning's earthquake in Abruzzo has risen to 179, with 34 still missing. Additionally, 1,500 are injured and 17,000 homeless, including 10,000 in the region's capital L'Aquila (total population 80,000). Thus far, 100 people have been rescued from the rubble. A se [...]	2009-04-07 11:15:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PGOV PREL IT
09ROME4	ITALY TO FOLLOW EU POSITION ON AID TO NICARAGUA [...] (C) Summary: Econoff and Poloff delivered ref A demarche on suspension of aid to Nicaragua. Italy will seek a common EU position in responding to the flawed 9 November elections. Italy will likely not suspend its sanitation project run through the Managua municipal government, but it will [...]	2009-01-02 16:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL NU
09ROME402	ITALY SITREP: DISASTER RELIEF CONTINUING [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. Death Toll Hits 250 - - - - - - - - - - 2. (U) The Italian media has reported that the death toll for Monday morning's earthquake has now reached 250, with 1,000 injured, including 100 seriously. On Tuesday strong [...]	2009-04-08 12:12:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CASC IT
09ROME408	ITALY COOPERATIVE ON JOINT APPROACH TO TUNIS SCHOOL [...] (C) The Italian MFA is eager to cooperate with us and others to obtain a favorable resolution to the American Cooperative School of Tunis (ACST) tax situation. MFA Counselor Lorenzo Morini from the Maghreb Office, stated he would discuss this issue with the Italian Ambassador in Tunisia, Amb [...]	2009-04-09 08:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASCH ODIP PREL IT
09ROME409	G8 ASIA DIRECTORS MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: SCA PDAS Patrick Moon and S/SRAP Adviser Neil Kromash represented the U.S. at an April 6 G8 Asia Directors' Meeting in Rome convened by Italy to craft an agenda for its G8 Ministerial Outreach Meeting on Afghan [...]	2009-04-09 10:17:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF PK EAID
09ROME423	ITALY: BURMA POLICY REVIEW DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 8 to MFA Southeast Asia desk officer Fabio Schina, sharing the direction of the U.S. Burma policy review and the possibility of direct dialogue between the United States and Burmese authorities. Schina said Italy believed that maintaining open channe [...]	2009-04-10 11:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD BM
09ROME424	ISAF: ITALY CONFIRMS STRASBOURG PLEDGE OF 524 [...] (C) Overview and Summary: Italian MFA Officials confirmed on April 10 Italy's NATO Summit offers of 524 new troops and trainers for Afghanistan. This number represents a last-minute ramp-up in the final days before the summit from Italy's planned contribution of 324 (Ref A),which was preview [...]	2009-04-10 15:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME428	COORDINATION OF RESPONSE TO ABRUZZO EARTHQUAKE [...] In the wake of the earthquake which struck Italy on April 6 (Ref B),expressions of American solidarity and sympathy have been widely reported in the media and greatly appreciated. Caustic comments about the size of our initial emergency $50,000 disaster grant were reported in only one provoc [...]	2009-04-15 06:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL PGOV PREL IT
09ROME433	PIRACY: ITALY REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR ANTI-PIRACY [...] (S) The Government of Italy sent U.S. Embassy Rome an unclassified Note Verbale on April 16 thanking the USG for assistance provided thus far in the deployment of Italian Special Forces to Djibouti for possible use in an anti-piracy mission and requesting continuing assistance as needed. The [...]	2009-04-16 13:48:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	MASS MARR EWWT KCRM PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL AORC
09ROME437	NO MORE MR. NICE GUY (I): INEFFECTIVE ITALIAN [...] (SBU) Recent tragic reports of boatloads of African immigrants crossing from Libya to Lampedusa, a 12 square mile island off of the coast of Sicily, have transfixed local, regional and international audiences. The arrivals have accelerated a law and order approach to irregular immigration pr [...]	2009-04-17 12:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF IT
09ROME438	NO MORE MR. NICE GUY (III): INEFFECTIVE ITALIAN [...] (SBU) This is the third in a series of three reporting cables on immigration in Italy. This first reporting cable described the current situation. The second reported on the government's reaction to the immigration challenge. This third cable examines the concerns raised by the government's [...]	2009-04-17 13:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF IT
09ROME439	NO MORE MR. NICE GUY (II): INEFFECTIVE ITALIAN [...] (SBU) This is the second in a series of three reporting cables on immigration in Italy. This first reporting cable described the current situation. This second cable reports on the government's reaction to the immigration challenge. The third examines concerns about the limitations of the g [...]	2009-04-17 13:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF IT
09ROME456	VISITING AFGHAN GOVERNORS ASK ITALY FOR MORE [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Governors of Afghanistan's Farah and Bamyan Provinces visited Rome April 20-21 on the first leg of a tour of Europe co-sponsored by Embassy Kabul, USNATO and Embassies Rome and The Hague. In a very successf [...]	2009-04-22 15:43:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR KPAO MOPS NATO EAID SNAR IT AF
09ROME481	LUKASHENA IN ROME, BERLUSCONI PROMISES VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenka visited Rome April 27 to meet with Pope Benedict XVI (reftel) and PM Berlusconi. The MFA claimed that Berlusconi had made the decision to break Lukashenka's isolation in the hopes of exploiting potential opportunities for a thaw in EU-Belarus [...]	2009-04-29 15:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO IT
09ROME487	ABRUZZO EARTHQUAKE-POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS WITH NIAF [...] SUMMARY: At the conclusion of a visit by a delegation of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF),Post proposes moving forward in a public-private partnership with NIAF, focused on education, specifically on the University of Aquila, in response to the earthquake that struck the Abruz [...]	2009-05-04 05:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL PGOV PREL IT
09ROME493	ABRUZZO EARTHQUAKE-POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS WITH NIAF [...] SUMMARY: At the conclusion of a visit by a delegation of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF),Post proposes moving forward in a public-private partnership with NIAF, focused on education, specifically on the University of Aquila, in response to the earthquake that struck the Abruz [...]	2009-05-04 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL PGOV PREL IT
09ROME506	MEGAPORTS IN ITALY: DETECTING NUCLEAR MATERIALS [...] (SBU) Summary: The DOE Megaports program seeks to protect the United States from attack by placing radiation detectors in container ports. Italy has long been on the Department of Energy's list of desired Megaports participants, but efforts to institute the program in Italy stalled several yea [...]	2009-05-06 15:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT PGOV ETRD PBTS PTER PARM
09ROME507	VIEWS OF ABRUZZO EARTHQUAKE ZONE; POTENTIAL IMPACT [...] (SBU) Summary: In order to gauge progress in earthquake relief and reconstruction, particularly as to how conditions on the ground may impact planned G8 events near the epicenter, Embassy recently met with the Italian official in charge of earthquake relief and reconstruction, as well as with [...]	2009-05-06 15:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CASC IT
09ROME508	MEGAPORTS IN ITALY: DETECTING NUCLEAR MATERIALS [...] (SBU) Summary: The DOE Megaports program seeks to protect the United States from attack by placing radiation detectors in container ports. Italy has long been on the Department of Energy's list of desired Megaports participants, but efforts to institute the program in Italy stalled several yea [...]	2009-05-06 15:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IT PGOV ETRD PBTS PTER PARM
09ROME58	(C) VATICAN LIKELY TO UP CRITICISM OVER ISRAELI [...] (C) The Vatican is likely to condemn the Israeli campaign in Gaza more forcefully if the civilian death toll continues to rise. The Holy See supports IsraelQs right to self-defense, but considers the Israeli military campaign deeply counterproductive in the long-term. The Vatican is equally co [...]	2009-01-16 14:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF IS JO VT
09ROME600	ITALY ENACTS A TOUGH SECURITY LAW IN RESPONSE TO [...] (C//NF) During the week of May 18, the parties of the governing coalition finally reached an accord and passed a tough new security law that will allow the GOI to detain irregular immigrants for up to six months, for the first time classifies irregular immigration as a crime, and gives the leg [...]	2009-05-22 14:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREF PREL IT
09ROME638	FRATTINI TELLS AG HOLDER ITALY FAVORS ACCEPTING [...] (C) Attorney General Eric Holder (AG) discussed resettlement of Guantanamo detainees with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini in Rome May 29 on the margins of the G8 meeting of interior and justice ministers. Frattini said the GOI ""profoundly shares"" the President's views on Guantanamo [...]	2009-06-04 09:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IT
09ROME649	SCENESETTER FOR ITALIAN PM BERLUSCONIâ€™S JUNE 15 [...] (C/NF) Mr. President, your meeting with Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi comes at a time when his closest advisors fear Italy is losing the credibility and influence that it enjoyed in Washington under the previous U.S. administration. In fact, while Italy has been a stalwart partner and participant in [...]	2009-06-09 08:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IT
09ROME681	G8 SHERPA MASSOLO ON PAKISTAN IDPS, FOOD SECURITY, [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarches to Italian MFA Secretary General (and G8 Sherpa) Giampiero Massolo on June 12. Ambassador Massolo said that Italy would do its best within the constraints of its limited development assistance budget to assist Pakistani IDPs and to respond to the U.S. a [...]	2009-06-15 15:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV KGHG EAID PHUM EAGR PK IAEA
09ROME752	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 16:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME753	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY WILL PUSH FOR CREDIBLE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Secretary General Giampiero Massolo on June 23 and Poloff delivered it to Italian MFA Afghan Unit Director Sergio Mercuri on June 22. Both Massolo and Mercuri said that Italy, in its role as G8 President and ISAF contributor, will continue [...]	2009-06-26 16:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO IT AF
09ROME754	U/S BURNS' JUNE 25 MEETING WITH FM LAVROV: SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: In a June 25 meeting with U/S Burns, Russian FM Lavrov expressed confidence that key Moscow summit deliverables would be finalized. On a post-START framework agreement, Lavrov expressed concern that specifying a range of reductions would create an expectation that the lower ta [...]	2009-06-26 16:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KNNP AF RS IR
09ROME755	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: This G8 Summit in L'Aquila is the culmination of a busy year for the Italian G8 Presidency. Prime Minister Berlusconi is very pleased to host this event, to host you, and to demonstrate his role as elder statesman of the G8 ""club."" In Italy, all eyes will be on Berlusconi [...]	2009-06-27 08:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME77	MLAT: UPDATE UPDATE ON ITALIAN RATIFICATION OF [...] (C) The Government of Italy (GOI) referred the US-EU Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Agreements to the Parliament on December 12. Per reftel reguest, Poloff raised the ratification status with Member of Parliament Alessandro Ruben, who is close to President of the Chamber of Deputies G [...]	2009-01-22 14:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KTIA AA IT
09ROME847	AFTER SUCCESSFUL G8, BERLUSCONI BREATHES SIGH OF [...] (C//NF) After months of charges of sex and financial scandals, Prime Minister Berlusconi emerged from the G8 summit in L'Aquila strengthened. No further serious allegations or charges from the judiciary emerged; the event went off without a significant logistical hitch; and to his domestic aud [...]	2009-07-23 15:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME851	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY TO KEEP ELECTION SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: The GOI is looking at ways to enhance its support for Afghanistan after the August 20 presidential elections. It has a bill before Parliament authorizing Euro 509 million for Italian overseas security and peacekeeping missions through October 2009. The bill, which passed the lo [...]	2009-07-24 10:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME877	ITALY: MAKING POLITICAL HAY ABOUT ISAF MISSION [...] C)Summary: Lega Nord Leader Bossi grabbed an opportunity afforded by what was supposed to be a routine vote to call for a political level discussion on the ISAF mission in Afghanistan and Italy's continued involvement. Citing the high cost of the mission and increasing NATO casualties, Bossi [...]	2009-07-30 15:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO IT AF
09ROME889	DAS SPIRNAK'S MEETING WITH ITALIAN VICE DIRECTOR [...] (U) On the margins of a July 24 discussion on the Broader Middle East Initiative, NEA Acting DAS Madelyn Spirnak spoke with Italian MFA Vice Director General Luigi Marras about the situation in Iran, Lebanon and Syria. ---- Iran ---- 2. (C) Spirnak complimented Marras for Italy's hand [...]	2009-07-31 16:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS IT IR
09ROME89	ITALIAN PRIVACY AUTHORITY PROHIBITS IPR HOLDERS [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 15:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD IT KIPR PGOV
09ROME912	ITALY DELIVERS EMERGENCY AID TO HORN OF AFRICA [...] (U) On 15 July Econoff delivered reftel demarche concerning emergency aid to Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia to Giovanni Battici, Coordinator for Italy's Emergency Aid within the Development Cooperation section of the MFA. Italy's main focus for aid to Somalia, Battici said, was in building hospit [...]	2009-08-06 09:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO UG PGOV PREL KPKO
09ROME916	THE MEK'S MARYAM RAJAVI IN ROME [...] (C) Summary: In a visit that coincided with violent confrontations at Camp Ashraf, Maryam Rajavi, leader of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK) and of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI),made a two-day visit to Rome at the invitation of the Italian Chamber of Deputies [...]	2009-08-07 13:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR PTER
09ROME92	ITALY G8 ENERGY PREP: THREE DIFFERENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Instead of having one G8 energy coordinator, Italy now appears to have at least three, one of whom currently works for the powerful Italian oil and gas parastatal ENI. A related personnel shift has given key energy portfolio responsibilities to an official with ties to ENEL, an I [...]	2009-01-26 07:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET PGOV
09ROME925	SECRETARY'S LETTER ON SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN [...] The Embassy delivered the Secretary's letter regarding support for the Palestinian Authority to Foreign Minister Frattini on August 4. Following delivery of the Secretary's letter, EconOff contacted Counselor Guglielmo Giordano and Antonello De Riu, in the Office of Italian Foreign Assistance [...]	2009-08-12 07:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN ECON EAID KWBG PREL IT
09ROME930	ITALY: DONOR SUPPORT FOR THE SOMALIA TFG [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff delivered demarche seeking donor support for the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) following the agreement with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) to MFA East Africa Office Director Giuseppe Pastorelli. He emphasized the GOI's continuing commitment to achieving st [...]	2009-08-12 13:17:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER SO EAID KPKO IT
09ROME937	ITALY POC FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY [...] (U) Amembassy Rome POC for nuclear nonproliferation issues is Political Officer Claire Le Claire. Tel: 39 06 4674 2327; Mobile: 39 331 687 4056; Fax: 39 06 4674 2623; E-mail: leclairec@state.gov. 2. (U) The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs primary contact for nuclear nonprolife [...]	2009-08-14 08:04:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KNNP PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09ROME967	BERLUSCONI TO VISIT LIBYA FOR "FRIENDSHIP DAY" [...] (C) Prime Minister Berlusconi is scheduled to visit Libya to celebrate the first anniversary of the signing of the Italy-Libya Friendship Treaty. The treaty established August 30th as Libya-Italy "Friendship Day" and Berlusconi will participate in several events marking the day. According to [...]	2009-08-21 14:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM LY IT
09ROME968	ITALY'S STRONG REACTION TO AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on welcoming Italy's strong and non-partisan condemnation of Aung San Suu Kyi's conviction on August 19 to MFA Southeast Asia Office Deputy Head, Fabio Schina. Schina confirmed FM Frattini's public statement that "Since this fresh sentence will prevent Mrs [...]	2009-08-21 14:56:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV BM IT
09ROME969	ITALIAN REACTION TO EXPANDED CGPCS PARTICIPATION [...] (C) On August 19, Acting Political Minister Counselor and Poloffs informed Italian MFA Director for Political-Military Affairs Massimo Marotti of the U.S. interest in expanding participation in Contact Group for Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) fora chaired by the U.S.(Ref A). Marotti [...]	2009-08-21 15:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS EWWT KCRM NATO PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL
09ROME97	ITALY-RUSSIA RELATIONS: THE VIEW FROM ROME [...] (U) This is a joint Political and Economic Section cable. 2. (C/NF) Summary. Italy's relationship with Russia is complex, encompassing historical ideological sympathies, geostrategic calculations, commercial pressure, energy dependence, and personal relationships between top leaders. The combinat [...]	2009-01-26 11:48:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET RS IT
09RPODUBAI109	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 3, [...] [S/NF] Reformist MP Khoeni On Past and Present of Reform Movement: PAST: Former Reformist parliamentarian Mohammad Mousavi Khoeni [strictly protect], who served in the Sixth Majles (2000-2004),met with IRPO on March 1 and 3. Mousavi Khoeni entered the Majles from a leadership position [...]	2009-03-03 13:33:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PINS IR
09RPODUBAI115	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 10, [...] [S/NF] Reformist MP Khoeni On Future of Reform Movement: Last week former MP (Sixth Majles) Moussavi Khoeni spoke about his experiences as a parliamentarian and his views on reformist participation in the upcoming presidential elections. Turning now to his views on the future of the reformist [...]	2009-03-10 12:21:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM CONS IR AF
09RPODUBAI121	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 17, [...] [C/NF] Iranian Visa Applicants in Dubai Generally Unenthusiastic About Mir Hossein Mousavi: IRPO Conoff queried visa applicants regarding their views of former Iranian Prime Minister and now presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. None professed particular enthusiasm with his candidacy and [...]	2009-03-17 12:36:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV EAGR ECON KDEM IR
09RPODUBAI122	IRAN'S ELECTION - KHATAMI DEPARTS, MOUSAVI ENTERS TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Former president Khatami's decision to withdraw from Iran's upcoming presidential race in favor of former Prime Minister Mousavi will help consolidate the moderate vote, strengthening the challenge to Ahmadinejad. Mousavi, following a twenty-year absence from Iran's political [...]	2009-03-17 13:49:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM IR
09RPODUBAI124	IRAN: RELIGIOUS MINORITIES COMPLAIN OF IRIG DISCRIMINATION [...] (C) Summary: The IRIG has engaged in a distinct effort to separate minorities from the larger, Muslim society, according to members of Iran's Zoroastrian and Armenian Christian communities who recently spoke to IRPO. Iran's efforts, seemingly intended to ensure that Iran is first and foremost [...]	2009-03-18 12:43:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI140	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 25, [...] [S/NF] Qalibaf Planning to Deliver US Goods in Time for Election?: The Tehran Municipality's interest in US agricultural trade continues, but now appears driven by a more overtly political agenda. IRPO Officer and Dubai-based regional Ag Attache met for a second time with two UAE-based Irania [...]	2009-03-25 12:33:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KHUM EAGR IR
09RPODUBAI141	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 25, [...] [S/NF] Qalibaf Planning to Deliver US Goods in Time for Election?: The Tehran Municipality's interest in US agricultural trade continues, but now appears driven by a more overtly political agenda. IRPO Officer and Dubai-based regional Ag Attache met for a second time with two UAE-based Irania [...]	2009-03-25 12:55:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PROP EAGR
09RPODUBAI143	CORRECTION - IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN [...] (S/NF) REF A, (RPO DUBAI 140) WAS TRANSMITTED ON 05/25/2009. A DUPLICATE MESSAGE, REF B (RPO DUBAI 141),WAS TRANSMITTED AFTERWARDS. REF A IS CORRECT COPY. PLEASE DISREGARD AND DELETE/DESTROY ALL COPIES OF REF B. ASGARD [...]	2009-03-26 12:17:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KHUM EAGR IR
09RPODUBAI148	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 31, [...] [S/NF] Roxana Saberi: Iranian-Americans as Diplomatic Leverage : As IRPO has reported and will report further septel, various spoilers in Iran facing the prospect that improved US-Iran ties will erode their standing within Iran have taken deliberate and well-timed steps to preempt such improved [...]	2009-03-31 12:56:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM CACS ECON IR
09RPODUBAI162	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE -- WINDOW ON IRAN -- APRIL 7, [...] (S/NF) Update on Roxana Saberi: Two separate IRPO contacts have asserted that Roxanna Saberi is part of a political struggle over IRIG relations with the US. One of them, a friend of Saberi who works for BBC Farsi, said that Saberi was taken by elements in the Ministry of Intelligence and Secur [...]	2009-04-07 14:51:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ECON EAGR IR
09RPODUBAI168	AHMADINEJAD'S WINGS GET CLIPPED ON ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (S/NF) Summary: Iran's Majles dealt President Ahmadinejad a series of setbacks on economic policy in March that signal the forging of a broad-based opposition to the President's populist economic policies. These defeats have hurt, but probably not crippled, his plans to distribute cash and ec [...]	2009-04-14 08:51:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	ECON EFIN PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI169	DRUG USE IN IRAN DECLINING, U.S. MODEL CREDITED [...] (C) Summary: A medical professor who consults for the IRIG on drug treatment and prevention programs said that demand reduction programs are showing results in reducing drug use in Iran. He said that Iran now models many of its demand reduction and addiction treatment efforts on programs deve [...]	2009-04-14 10:55:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV SOCI IR
09RPODUBAI171	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - APRIL [...] [S/NF] Iranian UN OCHA head seen as invaluable link to IRIG: According to an Iranian employee of the UN Office of the Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs (please protect),the current OCHA director in Tehran, Ali Ashraf Mojtahed Shabestari, is so well-respected by IRIG officials that their r [...]	2009-04-15 13:25:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ECON EAGR IR
09RPODUBAI174	IRAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: AN INSIDER ASSESSES THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: A prominent political scientist from Tehran assesses that moderate presidential contender Mir Hossein Mousavi has - at least in theory - the constituency to win, but that his ability to defeat the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the June 12 election will depend largely on his [...]	2009-04-16 15:11:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI176	DECONSTRUCTING THE IRANIAN ELECTORATE [...] (S) Summary: The Iranian electorate comprises a diverse mix of voters, including the true believers, the scared voters, and those just looking for moderate improvement. This year, much discussion has centered on four groups of voters: rural voters, urban voters, young voters, and a potential bl [...]	2009-04-21 11:37:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PGOV ECON KDEM SOCI IR
09RPODUBAI177	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE--WINDOW ON IRAN--APRIL 22, [...] (S/NF) Game of Attrition. Ahmadinejad's defeats on the budget and his plan to distribute cash payments to lower-income Iranians show that power centers, such as the Majles, are actively working to pressure the President prior to the June election, according to [Source removed]. These power centers [...]	2009-04-22 11:00:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ECON ETRD KDEM IR
09RPODUBAI180	IRANIAN SOURCE CLAIMS SABERI'S SENTENCE WILL BE COMMUTED [...] (S/NF) An IRPO contact on April 22 recounted to us his conversation with an Iranian source who claimed Roxanna Saberi's sentence will be commuted to six months. Our contact said the Iranian source, who has access to Iranian officials, asserted vigorously that Tehran had already decided to co [...]	2009-04-23 10:55:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR CASC IR
09RPODUBAI181	IRAN'S REFORM-RESISTANT ECONOMY [...] (S/NF) Summary: As economic issues rise to the top of the agenda in Iran's presidential campaigns, the range of the policy debate on economic issues remains narrow and is essentially limited to which candidate can better manage Iran's government dominated economy. Recent examples of currency [...]	2009-04-23 12:00:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI187	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - MAY 6, [...] (S/NF) Election Update - Let's Make a Deal: During a May 5 meeting with IRPO Officers, a Tehran-based businessman who travels regularly to Dubai detailed several important backstories for the upcoming presidential elections. (This contact is a former IRGC officer who was based in Khuzestan du [...]	2009-05-06 13:18:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON IR
09RPODUBAI200	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MAY 13, [...] [S/NF] Iranian Media Largely Ignore Saberi's Release: Iranian official and semi-official media provided minimal reporting on the court decision to free Roxanna Saberi. IRNA, for example, limited its coverage to a short, factual story quoting from foreign press sources. Judiciary spokesman Alir [...]	2009-05-13 12:59:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR CASC ECON
09RPODUBAI217	IRAN ELECTION SCENESETTER: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LIST [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 13:27:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM IR
09RPODUBAI218	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - MAY [...] (SBU) Candidate Snapshot of the Iranian Presidential Election: The Ministry of Interior today announced the Guardians Council-approved final candidate list. As expected, the four leading candidates - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hosein Mousavi, Mehdi Karrubi, and Mohsen Reza'i - are the only sanc [...]	2009-05-20 13:34:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON
09RPODUBAI223	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - MAY [...] (S/NF) Trilateral Iran-Afghanistan-Pakistan Summit in Tehran: On May 24 the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan participated in a trilateral summit hosted by the IRIG intended to, in the words of Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki, develop mechanisms to find "regional solutions for regional [...]	2009-05-28 12:59:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI232	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JUNE [...] (S/NF) Rivals Eroding AN's Purportedly Solid Base of Support: After discussing election developments with a broad range of contacts, it appears that in combination, AN's three rivals can strip him of a substantial number of votes from his base. A few of this week's entries refer to this situa [...]	2009-06-03 13:23:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI233	IRAN: THE GLOVES COME OFF IN AHMADINEJAD-MOUSAVI DEBATE [...] (C) Summary: The much-anticipated live debate between President Ahmadinejad and his chief rival, former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi, was a watershed event in which Ahmadinejad broke long-standing taboos by leveling allegations of corruption at senior regime officials and attacking the ac [...]	2009-06-04 13:44:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI235	IRANâ€™S FIRST FAN: DISSATISFACTION WITH AHMADINEJAD MAY [...] (C) Summary: As emotions run high following a week of adversarial debates between Iran's four presidential candidates, the outcome of the national soccer team's World Cup qualifying match against the UAE could add to voters' dissatisfaction with Ahmadinejad just 36 hours before they head to the pol [...]	2009-06-09 14:24:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IR
09RPODUBAI244	FACTORING THE ECONOMY INTO IRAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Conversations with Iranian businessmen and financial consultants held in the past week reveal an overwhelming preference among our contacts for Mohsen Rezai's economic proposals, but most intend to vote for Mir Hossein Mousavi for political and social reasons. Our contacts admit t [...]	2009-06-11 12:19:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD IR
09RPODUBAI245	IRAN'S ELECTION: URBAN VOTERS MOBILIZING TO OUST [...] (S/NF) Summary: The overwhelming last-minute mobilization of the urban vote will likely lead to President Ahmadinejad's defeat, as many Iranians who typically stay home on election day now view Friday's election as a rare chance to exert some influence over the direction of their country. IRPO [...]	2009-06-11 13:19:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI247	IRAN'S REFORMISTS BRAND ALLEGED ELECTION FRAUD AS TREASON, [...] (S/NF) In reftel, we suggested the two most likely outcomes for the Iranian election were a Moussavi win in the first round, or a massively fraudulent Ahmadinejad win in the first round. (Winning in the first round requites winning more than 50 percent of the nationwide vote.) It appears both took [...]	2009-06-13 12:29:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PROP PINS IR
09RPODUBAI249	IRAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: KEY INDICATORS OF FRAUD [...] (S/NF) Iran analysts, both Iranian and foreign, have reacted with incredulity to the results of the Iranian presidential election and accused the IRIG of grossly rigging the election and falsifying the resuls. The Iran Regional Presence Office's review of Iran's recent presidential elections a [...]	2009-06-15 14:51:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI255	IRAN'S ELECTION: ACADEMICS HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANCE OF FRIDAY [...] (S/NF) Summary: Five Iranian academics seeking visas in Dubai spoke with IRPO regarding the unfolding drama in Iran. They consider the demonstration coinciding with Supreme Leader Khamenei's Friday Prayers to be the most important rally yet because the demonstrators will have the opportunity s [...]	2009-06-18 13:50:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI258	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JUNE [...] (S/NF) Participant in Saturday Demonstration Describes Security Forces: A long-standing IRPO contact who splits his time between Tehran and Dubai described witnessing at least four different groups of security forces on the streets of Tehran during the demonstrations Saturday that were violent [...]	2009-06-23 13:39:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI261	IRAN: UNREST RATTLES BUSINESS CONFIDENCE, BUT OVERALL [...] (C) Summary: Other than the Tehran Stock Exchange's steep decline, the initial impact of the post-electoral unrest on the economy appears to be more psychological than real. Iran's oil production remains steady and major business centers open. Despite repeated rumors that the Mousavi-led oppos [...]	2009-06-24 14:01:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON IR
09RPODUBAI269	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY [...] (S/NF) Unconfirmed Detention of Dual National American Citizen in Iran: An Iranian-American journalist (please protect) who was covering the presidential election for Tehran Bureau from inside Iran until his credentials were revoked several days ago said he personally witnessed the arrest of a [...]	2009-07-01 13:01:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV CASC IR
09RPODUBAI273	IRAN ELECTION AFTERMATH: OPPOSITION ATTACKS GOVERNMENT'S [...] (C) Summary: The Guardians Council formally certified Ahmadinejad's landslide reelection on June 29, theoretically closing the door to any further challenges of the results. Nevertheless, the key opposition leadership figures categorically rejected the verdict and vowed publicly to fight on, o [...]	2009-07-02 13:52:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI280	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY [...] (S/NF) Continuing Anger at Government, Growing Impatience with Mousavi: IRPO contacts recently returned from Iran to Dubai describe widespread frustration among the general populace and noted a sharp escalation in the anti-government rhetoric during casual conversations. The visible security [...]	2009-07-08 14:01:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON IR
09RPODUBAI281	IRAN: RURAL INDUSTRIALIST PESSIMISTIC ON AGRICULTURE, [...] (C) Summary: A fertilizer factory owner who was applying for a visa in Dubai recently spoke with IRPO regarding Iran's agriculture sector, the role of economics in the presidential election, and subsidy reform. He considered Iran's water shortage and limited access to capital for fixed investme [...]	2009-07-09 12:21:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR ECON ETRD IR
09RPODUBAI285	IRAN: BUSINESSMEN POST-ELECTION: THINGS HAVE COME TO A HALT [...] (C) Summary: Several Iranian business contacts told IRPO that business was on hold in the aftermath of the election, and all doubted that their businesses could survive much longer. Goods are not clearing customs, clients are not placing orders, no money is moving out, revenues are falling, and [...]	2009-07-14 12:35:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV EIND ETRD ETTC PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI288	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY [...] (S) Iranian Doctor Alleges Many More Deaths Than Officially Acknowledged: A gynecologist applying for a visa in Dubai described a frenetic scene in the hospitals during the unrest sparked by the disputed election. He was called in to provide support and ended up working three straight shifts - [...]	2009-07-15 11:52:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ECON IR
09RPODUBAI293	IRAN: RAFSANJANI'S FRIDAY PRAYERS SERMON REIGNITES [...] (C) Summary: With his call on the government to "restore the people's trust" in the Islamic Republic's leadership after the disputed election, Rafsanjani used the Tehran Friday Prayers pulpit to defy both public expectations and the Supreme Leader's edict to accept Ahmadinejad's win. His unexp [...]	2009-07-20 12:24:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI297	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY [...] (S) IRGC Assumes Control: An Iranian journalist working for a Western wire service told us July 18 that the IRGC had asserted its authority "to protect the revolution" and assumed control of the IRIG's response to the protest. In the process, he said, the Ministry of Intelligence and Security [...]	2009-07-22 13:44:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON IR
09RPODUBAI301	IRAN: SUPREME LEADER-AHMADINEJAD TUSSLE OVER NOMINEE BRINGS [...] (C) Summary: Supreme Leader Khamenei's intervention in a dispute among conservatives over President Ahmadinejad's pick for first vice president has further strained his status as the unchallenged arbiter of Iranian politics. Though Ahmadinejad did ultimately bow to the Supreme Leader's directi [...]	2009-07-27 14:07:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI302	IRAN: WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE IRGC IS GOOD FOR IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Iranian businessmen who have experience with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's (IRGC) economic activities maintained that its involvement is increasing economic inefficiencies and discouraging the private sector. They lamented that without a strong challenger and President [...]	2009-07-27 14:20:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD IR
09RPODUBAI305	IRAN: WELCOMING AMERICANS EVEN AS POST-ELECTION CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 09:24:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CASC IR

09RPODUBAI306	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY [...] (C) Week Ahead Holds Flashpoints for Unrest: July 30 is the fortieth day after the death of the demonstrators killed on June 20, including the now-iconic Neda Soltan, whose death was captured by cell phone video. Fortieth day mourning services are traditional within Islam and provided critical [...]	2009-07-29 12:52:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI315	IRANIAN JEWISH YOUTH "CONFESSES" TO SPYING FOR ISRAEL; [...] (S/NF) Summary: A former Jewish MP said that at least one Jewish youth was among the hundred defendants subjected to the first show trial that began August 1 and the 18-year old has already made a videotaped confession to spying on behalf of Israel. His arrest has sparked fears that more membe [...]	2009-08-03 10:51:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV SOCI IR
09RPODUBAI316	IRAN: AHMADINEJAD'S STAR FADING IN THE ARAB WORLD? [...] (U) This is a joint cable by the Iran Regional Presence Office and the Dubai Regional Media Hub. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Since Iran's June 12 presidential elections, Arab media have intensely focused their coverage on the demonstrations in Iran and the international community's response to t [...]	2009-08-03 11:25:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PROP PGOV PINR IR
09RPODUBAI317	IRAN: ECONOMIC CHALLENGES MOUNT AS AHMADINEJAD BEGINS SECOND [...] (C) Summary: As President Ahmadinejad enters his second term in office, his administration will likely be hamstrung by a strained budget, falling GDP growth, the global economic slowdown, and sanctions. Dealing with Iran's budget deficit currently is the government's main priority, though IRPO [...]	2009-08-03 11:58:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI318	IRAN: TRIAL INDICTMENT ALLEGES VAST CONSPIRACY AGAINST IRIG [...] (C) Summary: The August 1 trial of more than a hundred individuals arrested in the wake of the disputed presidential election continued the IRIG's efforts to re-assert control via repression. In a sprawling indictment, the IRIG linked US and Iran-based NGOs, Israel, foreign media outlets, the [...]	2009-08-03 12:46:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI319	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI:WINDOW ON IRAN-AUGUST 5, [...] (S) Endorsement, Inauguration Initiate Ahmadinejad's Second Term: Supreme Leader Khamenei officially endorsed Ahmadinejad for the presidency on August 3 and today Ahmadinejad took the oath of office during his inauguration. Both events have been scrutinized for their clues to the elite infight [...]	2009-08-05 12:41:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD SOCI IR
09RPODUBAI327	IRAN: PROTESTER DESCRIBES POST-ELECTION IRIG INTIMIDATION [...] (C) Summary: An Iranian woman from Shiraz seeking refugee status in the West spoke with IRPO regarding the IRIG harassment she faced after participating in post-election protests. Her background made her a likely target for the IRIG; she is an English teacher, has friends in the US and UK, and [...]	2009-08-11 08:36:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI329	RESEARCHER DESCRIBES HIV/AIDS SITUATION IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: An Iranian HIV/AIDS researcher in Dubai applying for a visa sat down with IRPO to discuss the HIV/AIDS situation in Iran. Less than 1 percent of the Iranian population is infected, though developing accurate statistics is difficult because the leading causes of HIV/AIDS in Iran, in [...]	2009-08-12 10:52:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ECON KHIV IR
09RPODUBAI331	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOWN ON IRAN-AUGUST [...] (S) Shahroudi's Term Approaches its End: An IRPO contact with indirect access to senior Iranian officials told us that Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi was leaving his office frustrated that he had been unable to make significant changes to strengthen Iran's justice system. [...]	2009-08-12 12:18:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SOCI TSPL IR
09RPODUBAI334	IRAN: ANONYMOUS CLERICS CALL FOR SUPREME LEADER'S DISMISSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 15 an anonymous open letter to the Assembly of Experts from "a group of seminary students in Qom, Mashhad and Esfahan," called for the removal of Supreme Leader Khamenei, claiming that he no longer met the qualifications for the position as stipulated by the Iranian Cons [...]	2009-08-17 13:08:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI335	IRAN: AHMADINEJAD NAMES INTEL AND TWO FEMALE MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary: In a live August 16 televised address, President Ahmadinejad discussed the criteria for his cabinet selections and named six of the 21 ministers. Of note is Ahmadinejad's candidate for the Ministry of Intelligence, Hojjat ol-Eslam Heydar Moslehi, who has ties to both Supreme Lead [...]	2009-08-17 13:21:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI340	IRAN: REGIME STALWARTS TURNS OUT IN FORCE AT JUDICIARY HAIL [...] (C) SUMMARY. IRIG regime stalwarts showed up in force at an August 17 ceremony to greet the new head of the Judiciary Hojjatoleslam Sadegh Larijani (brother of Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani) and to bid farewell to the previous Judiciary head Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi. This was [...]	2009-08-19 11:47:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI341	IRAN: AHMADINEJAD NAMES ADDITIONAL CABINET MEMBERS [...] (C) Summary: Ahmadinejad delivered the names of 18 of his 21 proposed cabinet ministers to the Majlis today. The remaining three-for the ministries of defense, commerce, and justice-had not yet been finalized, although legally today is the deadline for such a submission. Of note, the incumbent [...]	2009-08-19 14:37:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI347	IRAN: RAFSANJANI'S COMMENTS RE: KHAMENEI: RECAPITULATION NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The August 23 comments by Expediency Council President Ayatollah Rafsanjani in which he urged fealty to Supreme Leader Khamenei, was not so much a capitulation to the Supreme Leader as it was a rhetorical dressing of his more substantive comments, in which he continued to call for [...]	2009-08-24 14:43:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI348	IRAN: IN CABINET AHMADINEJAD CHOOSES LOYALTY AND IDEOLOGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Ahmadinejad's nominees for his second-term cabinet showcase his preference for loyalty over expertise, as most clearly have longstanding ties to the President. Although most of the 21 these nominees generally lack significant experience for their respective ministries, [...]	2009-08-24 14:58:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI349	IRAN: TEHRAN SHOW TRIAL AGAIN CITES USG EXCHANGE PROGAMS AS [...] (C) Summary: The inclusion of USG public diplomacy programs and IRPO in a recent indictment read during the second show trial in Tehran is not a new allegation of US plotting for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. Such claims have been made before, most recently in January, and contain many acc [...]	2009-08-25 08:14:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL IR
09RPODUBAI361	IRAN: THE POLITICS OF BREAD [...] (C) Summary: Traditional flat breads are a staple of the Iranian diet and offer a window into the problems of Iran's economy. Iranians eat flat bread daily, particularly 'nan-e sangak', and its importance has made bread prices a political issue, particularly as prices have doubled since approx [...]	2009-08-31 12:42:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ECON IR
09RPODUBAI362	IRAN'S JUDICIARY CHANGES - LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE [...] (C) Summary: Since taking over the Judiciary in mid-July, Hojjatoleslam Sadeq Larijani has taken steps seemingly designed to assuage ongoing public anger over the government's brutal treatment of detainees and opportunistic persecution of the hardliners' political foes. Foremost among these st [...]	2009-08-31 14:11:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IR
09RPODUBAI363	KHAMENEI'S AND AHMADINEJAD'S TALKING POINTS ON POST-ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent public speeches both Supreme Leader Khamenei and President Ahmadinejad have each repeated key talking points about the post-election unrest. Both have emphasized that this unrest is the result of a vast long-planned conspiracy by Iran's foreign enemies to besmirch the [...]	2009-09-02 06:28:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI366	IRAN OFFICIALS, PRESS SPIN IAEA REPORT ON EVE OF P5+1 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Though Iran's envoy to the IAEA Ali Asghar Soltanieh and the head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi took the nominal lead in spinning the August 28 IAEA report as a vindication of Iran's positions, their public comments offered little new insight to the I [...]	2009-09-02 14:43:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PGOV IR PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI369	MAJLIS PASSES 18 OF 21 AHMADINEJAD CABINET PICKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Majlis today approved 18 of Ahmadinejad's 21 cabinet nominees, including his controversial choice for Defense Minister. The two-week run-up to the vote featured much public grumbling by Conservative Majlis members about both lack of prior executive branch consultation on the n [...]	2009-09-03 14:20:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI373	IRAN: IRIG EFFORTS TO SHUT DOWN THE OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The IRIG is pursuing several strategies simultaneously to cow the opposition and to prevent further protests. Some elements of this strategy include the ongoing show trials of prominent reformers, pressuring opposition leaders by arresting or threatening family members, canceling [...]	2009-09-08 13:58:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI375	IRAN TURNS THE SCREW TIGHTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: With a series of raids and arrests on September 7 and 8, the government moved aggressively to stop efforts by the Iran 'Green Path' opposition and human rights advocates to document and publicize allegations of detainee abuse and extrajudicial killings by the security forces in th [...]	2009-09-09 13:41:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IR
09RPODUBAI377	IRAN: CABINET VOTE'S AFTERMATH HIGHLIGHTS GOVERNMENT'S [...] (C) Summary: Ahmadinejad and Iran's media heralded the Majlis' vote confirming 18 of his 21 cabinet nominees as a boon for Iran's unity and national interests. However, the confusion surrounding Ahmadinejad's aborted second-round nominations for the Ministries of Education and Energy and the r [...]	2009-09-10 13:18:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI378	IRAN: KARRUBI'S ARREST APPEARS IMMINENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is widespread speculation that the government of Iran is moving closer to arresting Hojjatoleslam Mehdi Karrubi, the former Majlis Speaker and presidential candidate who has become the most vocal and persistent critic of the ruling establishment since the June 12 election. T [...]	2009-09-14 12:25:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI379	IRAN: KHAMENEI SAYS SYSTEM WILL "ACT DECISIVELY" AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 11 Supreme Leader Khamenei gave the main Tehran Friday Prayer sermon. In his comments Khamenei sought to characterize his treatment of opposition in line with the practices of both the first Shia Imam Ali and also with that of his predecessor Ayatollah Khomeini. He [...]	2009-09-14 13:44:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI382	IRAN: AHMADINEJAD TAKES ANOTHER RUN AT GASOLINE SUBSIDY [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Ahmadinejad has opened his second term intending to pursue gasoline subsidy reform. Although the Majlis refused to endorse the proposed reforms at the end of his first term, this time Ahmadinejad seems to have the support of Supreme Leader Khamenei, and the government i [...]	2009-09-16 11:10:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI384	IRAN: QODS DAY BECOMES DOMESTIC BATTLEFRONT [...] (C) SUMMARY: This year's Qods Day - traditionally a government-orchestrated display of solidarity with Palestinians - has morphed into a domestic political contest in the wake of the disputed presidential election as oppositionists attempt to co-opt the sanctioned rallies by mobilizing their s [...]	2009-09-17 14:30:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI385	IRAN: IRIG SEES ROOT CAUSES OF OPPOSITION IN THE CLASSROOM [...] (C) Summary: Supreme Leader Khamenei and the IRIG have signaled their intention to move beyond the arrests of opposition figures and attack the perceived intellectual basis of the opposition. This initiative seems to be at least a two-pronged approach -- limiting the ability of universities to [...]	2009-09-17 15:02:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI IR
09RPODUBAI386	IRAN'S QODS DAY ENDS IN A DRAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched in Iran's Qods Day celebrations on September 18, defying government threats that anti-government protesters would be dealt with severely. Despite the warnings and significant efforts by the state to prevent large-scale anti-governm [...]	2009-09-20 08:27:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI389	IRAN: CLERICAL CONFAB STIFFS RAFSANJANI FOR SUPREME LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Oppositionist hopes that Iran's clerical class would mobilize to oppose Supreme Leader Khamenei's post-election policies appear sharply diminished in the wake of the first Assembly of Experts meeting since the June 12 Presidential election. Not only did the Assembly, which has the [...]	2009-09-24 14:20:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI394	IRAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS BUY MAJOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 27 the Iran Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC)-affiliated 'Etemaad-e Mobin Consortium' (EMC) bought a 50 percent plus one share stake in the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) for an amount equivalent to USD 7.8 billion. The sale, the largest in the Tehran Stock E [...]	2009-09-28 14:31:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL
09RPODUBAI395	IRAN: UNIVERSITY PROTESTERS HECKLE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 28 an estimated two thousand students dressed in green marched through the University of Tehran chanting "death to the dictator" as senior IRIG officials, including the controversial Higher Education Minister, were heckled while entering a (closed to students) ceremon [...]	2009-09-29 13:59:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR PHUM
09RPODUBAI407	IRAN: INITIAL IRANIAN PRESS REPORTS ON GENEVA MEETINGS [...] This cable repeats ref e-mail. 2. Inititial Iranian press coverage of the P5+1 negotiations in Geneva and the bilateral meeting between U/S Burns and Iranian negotiator Jalili has been factual, without editorial comment. Coverage in the sources we checked was positive, drawing on statem [...]	2009-10-04 13:56:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PARM IR
09RPODUBAI409	IRAN: IRGC ACQUIRES BANK LICENSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) recently approved bank licenses (one preliminarily) for two financial institutions affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Cors (IRGC),Ansar Finance and Credit Institute (AFCI) and Mehr Finance and Credit Institute (MFCI). The licenses allow [...]	2009-10-05 12:56:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IR PGOV PREL
09RPODUBAI411	IRAN: NEW MILITARY APPOINTMENTS INDICATE ONGOING IRGC [...] (C) Summary: According to Iranian press the IRIG is set to merge the Basij Resistance Force into the IRGC Ground Forces. In a move assumed by Iranian press to be related, on October 4 Supreme Leader Khamenei announced four high-level personnel changes within the IRGC, including appointing Brig [...]	2009-10-05 15:01:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI415	IRAN OFFSHORE OIL PRODUCTION DECLINING, FAILING TO MEET [...] (U) SUMMARY: Recent statistics in Iranian press indicate Iran's current offshore oil production in the Persian Gulf is declining. This decline comes despite ambitious growth plans for offshore production in the current Five-Year Development Plan, which has the target of one million barrels per [...]	2009-10-06 13:59:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL
09RPODUBAI424	IRAN: P5+1 TALKS A NATIONAL SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: Iranian officials continue to give positive assessments of the outcome of the October 1 Geneva P5+1 meeting. Statements by Iranian officials, as well as editorial commentary by state and semi-official media, have focused on these themes: The negotiations were conducted under Iran' [...]	2009-10-08 12:52:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROP PARM PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI430	IRAN PRESS: MFA SPOKESMAN SAYS QOM FACILITY, 20 PERCENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-12 14:26:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI432	IRAN PRESS: AEOI SAYS IRAN WILL PROVIDE TEHRAN RESEARCH [...] (U) On October 10 the Iranian press service ISNA reported comments by AEOI Spokesman Ali Shirzadian on Iran's options for acquiring fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR). 2. (U) The ISNA article's title was: "AEOI Spokesman in Talk with ISNA: Various Ways of Procuring Fuel for the T [...]	2009-10-13 11:53:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI433	IRAN PRESS: AHMADINEJAD WEBSITE GOES 'BEHIND THE SCENES' IN [...] (U) "Sanyehnews" (sanyehnews.com) is an Iranian website closely affiliated the views of President Ahmadinejad. On Monday, October 12 it posted a story titled, "What Wasn't Said and Published About the Geneva Talks," that puts forward a version of the October first Geneva negotiations that is [...]	2009-10-13 12:09:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI435	IRAN: AHMADINEJAD'S MAJLIS SUPPORT LIMITED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two early October incidents illustrate both the continuing gulf between the Majlis and President Ahmadinejad and Ahmadinejad's failure to garner support among the Majlis' Principlist faction, the conservatives who dominate the legislature. On October 6 an Ahmadinejad ally failed [...]	2009-10-13 14:12:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI438	IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: FOREIGN MINISTER MOTTAKI, MAJLIS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-14 12:46:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI439	IRAN: OBSCURE ROYALIST GROUP DRAWS REGIME DEATH SENTENCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reports from Iran indicate that as many as five people listed in the indictments issued in the wake of post-election unrest have been sentenced to death by Tehran revolutionary courts. Though details surrounding the individual cases are murky the convictions do not in fact appear [...]	2009-10-14 14:20:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI444	IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: FRENCH-IRAN DISAGREEMENT CAUSES DELAY OF [...] (U) October 19 Iranian press reports of the first day of Vienna IAEA negotiations cited IAEA Director General's characterization of the talks as "very constructive" and "a good start." However other Iranian press, to include two October 19 'PressTV' pieces titled "Iran Rejects 'Direct Talks' wi [...]	2009-10-20 13:07:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IR PARM
09RPODUBAI450	IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: FOREIGN MINISTER MOTTAKI'S OCTOBER 20 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 08:18:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI455	IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: INITIAL IRAN PRESS REACTION TO GENEVA [...] (SBU) The following is a sampling of October 22 Iranian press coverage of the October 19-21 Vienna talks. Initial reporting was mostly factual, and coverage uniformly relayed the basic points of the draft agreement, in addition to IAEA Director General al-Baradei's post-negotiation comments. [...]	2009-10-22 14:02:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI456	CORRECTION: IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: INITIAL IRAN PRESS REACTION [...] (SBU) The following is a sampling of October 22 Iranian press coverage of the October 19-21 Vienna talks. Initial reporting was mostly factual, and coverage uniformly relayed the basic points of the draft agreement, in addition to IAEA Director General al-Baradei's post-negotiation comments. [...]	2009-10-22 14:06:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI459	TEHRAN NUCLEAR FUEL DEAL DRAWING DOMESTIC POLITICAL FIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 26 press conference Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki said Iran would "soon" be announcing its decision on the IAEA proposal to exchange stockpiles of its own enriched uranium in exchange for smaller amounts of more highly enriched uranium to be used by the Tehran Rese [...]	2009-10-26 12:55:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR PARM
09RPODUBAI46	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - JANUARY 20, [...] [U] This January 20, 2009 edition of Window on Iran was sent out on that date via classified e-mail. 2. [S/NF] Up Against Twenty Billion Dollars of Support, Reformists Wary of AN Fraud: According to a Tehran and Dubai-Iranian businessman close to reformist presidential candidate Mehdi K [...]	2009-02-02 13:21:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR IR
09RPODUBAI462	IRAN TO ANSWER IAEA PROPOSAL OCTOBER 29, WANTS "IMPORTANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran press reports that Iran's Supreme National Security Council is meeting October 28 to decide Iran's position on the draft IAEA fuel proposal, with the decision to be announced October 29. Iranian Majlis deputies and press continue to speak out against the IAEA draft proposal [...]	2009-10-28 12:57:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI466	IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: IRAN SEEKS GRADUAL NUCLEAR FUEL EXPORT, [...] (U) As of 1600 hours (Tehran time) October 29, no Iranian official has made any substantive public comments on Iran's response to the IAEA draft proposal to provide fuel to the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR),although IRIG IAEA Representative Ali Asghar Soltanieh has been quoted in the Iranian p [...]	2009-10-29 12:31:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL PARM IR
09RPODUBAI467	IRAN'S WOMEN'S MOVEMENT FACES EASIER, HARDER TIME AFTER JUNE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two active members of Iran's leading women's rights organization told IRPO the disputed presidential election has both dramatically increased public receptivity to the One Million Signature Campaign's calls for gender equality, and simultaneously constrained its ability to train a [...]	2009-10-29 13:21:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI468	IRAN: AHMADINEJAD GETS HALF OF WHAT HE WANTS ON SUBSIDY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran's Majlis has vigorously debated and ultimately approved the first part of President's Ahmadinejad's proposed subsidy reform bill. The bill is a two-part program intended to end state subsidies on energy, utilities and basic food items and channel the savings as cash payment [...]	2009-10-29 13:38:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IR PGOV PHUM PREL
09RPODUBAI469	IRAN: OPPOSITION LEADERS CALL SUPPORTERS OUT FOR ANNIVERSARY [...] (C)SUMMARY: Iran's opposition is poised to again co-opt one of the Islamic Republic's cherished rituals - the annual commemoration of the 1979 student takeover of the U.S. Embassy - to publicly protest the disputed presidential election and to undermine Ahmadinejad's 'coup' government. The Nov [...]	2009-11-02 13:39:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI47	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - JANUARY 17, [...] [U] This January 13, 2009 edition of Window on Iran was sent out on that date via classified e-mail. 2. [S/NF] Russians Offer Iran Security Inducements to Shun US Negotiations: According to a former Guardian Council member and as corroborated by a former IRGC general, Russia has reported [...]	2009-02-02 13:39:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR IR
09RPODUBAI472	IRAN'S DOMESTIC POLITICS PREVENTING IAEA ACCORD [...] (C) SUMMARY. After initial vague expressions of Iranian support for the outcome of the October 19-21 Vienna nuclear fuel negotiations, a rising tide of domestic opposition to the IAEA deal from across the Iranian political spectrum has led official Iran to distance itself from the draft agreem [...]	2009-11-03 12:42:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI474	IRAN: GOVERNMENT CLASHES WITH PROTESTORS ON 30TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: First reports from Iran indicate that security forces moved aggressively against 'Green Path' opposition supporters who took to the streets in a bid to co-opt the government-sanctioned commemoration of the 1979 seizure of the American Embassy in Tehran on November 4, with anecdota [...]	2009-11-04 13:00:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR PHUM
09RPODUBAI475	IRAN: KHAMENEI TROTS OUT THREADBARE REVOLUTIONARY RHETORIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Supreme Leader Khamenei's November 3 anti-US comments in a speech commemorating the 'National Struggle Against Global Arrogance Day' were similar in tone and content to his remarks from previous years' speeches on this occasion. Shorn of the rhetorical frills, Khamenei said that e [...]	2009-11-04 13:32:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI478	IRAN: MASS RETAILER'S CAUTIOUS ENTRY YIELDING POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In September the Middle East's sole franchisee for Carrefour, the Majid Al Futtaim Group (MAFG) of Dubai, launched Iran's first hypermarket in a new shopping mall on the outskirts of Tehran. At the request of Carrefour's French corporate headquarters, the outlet was launched under [...]	2009-11-05 14:06:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	ECON IR PREL PGOV
09RPODUBAI479	IRAN: OPPOSITION DEFIES THREATS, DEMONSTRATES RESILIENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: One day after the November 4 official ceremony and 'Green Path' protests, Tehran and other Iranian cities where protests occurred were quiet. Based on reporting from several sources on the November 4 protests, it appears that protests were smaller in Tehran than on Qods Day, but [...]	2009-11-05 14:17:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL
09RPODUBAI48	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - JANUARY 27, [...] [U] This January 27, 2009 edition of Window on Iran was sent out on that date via classified e-mail. 2. [S/NF] More on Russia-Iran Security Ties: In a follow up discussion with a former IRGC general regarding Russian security cooperation with Iran, he explained that Russia saw Iran as a [...]	2009-02-02 13:43:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR IR
09RPODUBAI481	IRAN PRESS: INITIAL IRAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of late November 5, Iranian press coverage of President Obama's November 4 statement on Iran has been scant, with most domestic coverage focused on the November 4 "National Struggle Against Global Arrogance Day" events. What coverage there has been was relatively factual, w [...]	2009-11-08 11:26:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL
09RPODUBAI482	IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: TEHRAN FRIDAY PRAYER SPEECHES FOCUS ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 14:22:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI485	IRAN: MAGAZINE PUBLISHER DISCUSSES BUSINESS, SANCTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The publisher of a monthly computer magazine in Iran discounted the effects of U.S. sanctions on the availability of U.S.-origin computers and products in Iran. She explained that such computers are easily available and relatively inexpensive because the included software is large [...]	2009-11-10 11:07:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI486	IRAN: JUSTICE GETS PERSONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran's Revolutionary Courts have issued preliminary sentences for roughly half of the more than one hundred political prisoners detained by the regime in the wake of the disputed presidential election. In terms of severity, the sentences run the gamut from Canadian/Iranian citize [...]	2009-11-10 13:40:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI492	IRAN: AHMADINEJAD'S COMPLETED CABINET AGAIN INCLUDES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Majlis on November 15 confirmed the final three nominees for President Ahmadinejad's cabinet. After his initial three selections were rejected in September, on November 8 Ahmadinejad nominated Sadeq Mahsuli as Welfare and Social Security Minister, Majid Namju as Energy Minist [...]	2009-11-16 13:21:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI493	IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: NOVEMBER 16TH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following contains November 15-16 nuclear-related statements as reported in the Iranian press by: A. Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezai B. Chief of Joint Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi C. Senior Ahmadinejad advisor (and former First VP) Par [...]	2009-11-16 13:24:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IR PARM
09RPODUBAI494	IRAN: IRGC CONSTRUCTION UNIT WINS ANOTHER BIG TENDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 11 the IRGC's Khatamolanbia Construction Company (Gharargah Sazandegi Khatam-ol Anbia - GHORB),won a USD 2.5 billion tender to build a railway network in southeastern Iran, beating out six other bidders, five of which included foreign partners. This award follows rece [...]	2009-11-17 08:10:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	ECON IR PGOV PREL
09RPODUBAI495	IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: NOVEMBER 17: IRAN INITIAL REACTION TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following contains November 16-17 nuclear-related statements as reported in the Iranian press by: A. IRIG IAEA Rep Soltanieh: 'Fordo Inspection Confirms Iran's Information' B. Head of Majlis Foreign Relations Subcommittee of the National Security Committee: 'Iran [...]	2009-11-17 15:45:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI497	IRAN: VISA APPLICANTS IN DUBAI COMMENT ON THEIR ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian visa applicants in Dubai are generally from higher socioeconomic levels than average Iranians. Still, their economic situations vary significantly. Income, at the low end of the range, is roughly several hundred dollars/month for teachers, young employees, and retirees li [...]	2009-11-18 12:38:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IR
09RPODUBAI498	IRAN: THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED [...] (C) Summary: The IRIG has for some time considered Western media -- both press and entertainment -- as part of the "soft war" it claims is being waged against it. Despite these claims, and laws declaring satellite receivers illegal, the IRIG has tolerated a Western media presence in the countr [...]	2009-11-18 12:58:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PROP IR
09RPODUBAI50	IRIG SEES U.S. EXCHANGES AS INTENT ON SOFT OVERTHROW [...] (C) Summary: Since September, every International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) group from Iran has cancelled its travel to the United States, often at the last minute. Our access to participants is limited, but some have told us explicitly that they have been refused permission to travel o [...]	2009-02-02 14:47:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL IR
09RPODUBAI500	IRAN PRESS: NUCLEAR: FM MOTTAKI ON VIENNA IAEA DEAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 12:41:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI501	IRAN'S EXECUTIVE-LEGISLATIVE SUBSIDIES TUG OF WAR CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Passage of the targeted subsidy reform bill has stalled in the Majlis over President Ahmadinejad's demand his administration have full control over how subsidy savings are spent. The Majlis and Ahmadinejad have been unable to come to a compromise after an impasse in the Majlis and [...]	2009-11-19 14:24:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IR PGOV PREL
09RPODUBAI502	IRAN: SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF DETAINEE ABUSE WITNESS REIGNITES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The suspicious death of a 26-year old doctor assigned to a notorious detention facility during the aftermath of the government's crackdown on election protest has refocused attention on detainee abuse and the lengths to which the regime will go to suppress criticism of its behavio [...]	2009-11-19 14:31:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI503	IRAN'S EXECUTIVE-LEGISLATIVE SUBSIDIES TUG OF WAR CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Passage of the targeted subsidy reform bill has stalled in the Majlis over President Ahmadinejad's demand his administration have full control over how subsidy savings are spent. The Majlis and Ahmadinejad have been unable to come to a compromise after an impasse in the Majlis and [...]	2009-11-19 14:37:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IR PGOV PREL
09RPODUBAI504	IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: IAEA REPRESENTATIVE SOLTANIAH ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-22 13:45:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI506	IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR - NOVEMBER 23 - SUPREME COUNCIL FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 12:56:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI507	IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR NOVEMBER 24: NSC HEAD JALILI, MFA [...] NSC HEAD JALILI: WE WANT IRONCLAD GUARANTEES; P5+1 STILL DITHERING National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili told press on November 24 that: - Iran it must have ironclad guarantees for fuel procurement and if they aren't provided, it has other options it will put forward. [...]	2009-11-24 15:13:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IR PARM
09RPODUBAI51	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - FEBRUARY 3, [...] [S/NF] Election Update - Rumors of Ahmadinejad's Delusions May Hurt His Chances, Khatami Poised to Enter, Velayati May Be Compromise Choice: Several of our Iran and Dubai based contacts have noted Ahmadinejad is facing a major reelection challenge, and that only the Supreme Leaders' active supp [...]	2009-02-03 13:49:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR SOCI IR
09RPODUBAI513	IRAN: CONSERVATIVE IN-FIGHTING ALIVE AND WELL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three months into President Ahmadinejad's second term, the dominant ruling faction in Iran (''Osulgarayan,' aka 'Principlist') remains divided by competition for power and resources. At its core are personal rivalries and the settling of political scores but there are also broader [...]	2009-11-25 13:15:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM IR
09RPODUBAI514	IRAN RESPONDS (ADQRSELY) TO IAEA BOG RESOLUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial IRIG reaction to the November 27 IAEA Board of Governors' resolution came from its IAEA representative Ali Asghar Soltanieh, who expressed 'deep concern and disappointment,' and from the Iranian Majlis, whose members threatened to 'review' Iran's NPT membership. Subsequen [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI521	IRAN: INITIAL REPORTS SHOW STUDENT DAY CONFRONTATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial reports indicate that violent clashes between security forces and protestors are underway in Tehran, despite the government's aggressive moves to prevent anti-government demonstrations on Students' Day. Tehran University, typically the center of student protests, is repor [...]	2009-12-07 13:12:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV IR PREL
09RPODUBAI522	IRAN PRESS/NUCLEAR: DECEMBER 7: IRAN NEEDS 20 SITES, WON'T [...] (U) Headlines: - Iraq Environment Minister Doesn't Want Nearby Nuclear Sites - Majlis'er Says Enemies Want Iran to Withdraw from NPT - Salehi: We Need 20 Enrichment Sites, Won't Withdraw From NPT 2. (U) IRAQ ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DOESN'T WANT NEARBY IRANIAN NUCLEAR SITES [...]	2009-12-07 14:53:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09RPODUBAI525	IRAN: REGIME TAKES STUDENT DAY PROTESTS IN STRIDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran's December 7 'Student Day' demonstrations appear to have been largely confined to campuses and their immediate surroundings, but drew significant participation and in several cases ended in violent confrontations between protestors and security forces and/or government support [...]	2009-12-08 15:05:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI531	IRAN: GUARDIAN COUNCIL RETURNS SUBSIDY REFORM HOT POTATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 9 Iran's Guardian Council (GC) announced that it would not ratify President Ahmadinejad's targeted subsidies bill but instead return it to the Majlis for more work. The GC has not yet said why it rejected the bill, but did signal earlier in the week it would do so aft [...]	2009-12-10 14:21:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IR PGOV
09RPODUBAI532	IRAN'S RAFSANJANI REDUCED TO PLAYING A WAITING GAME? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 9 speech to Qom seminary students, Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi accused Assembly of Experts (AoE) Chairman Hashemi Rafsanjani of working with Iran's enemies against the government. Earlier in the week, pro-IRGC media accused Rafsanjani's daughter Faezeh of se [...]	2009-12-10 14:37:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI534	IRAN: RIPPED KHOMEINI PIC PUTS OPPOSITION ON ITS HEELS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 14 the Tehran Prosecutor General announced the arrest of several unnamed individuals accused of desecrating a portrait of the Islamic Republic's revered founder 'Imam' Khomeini, purportedly filmed during the December 7 anti-government protests on Student Day. The Decem [...]	2009-12-14 12:29:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL
09RPODUBAI539	Iran: Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, Prominent Dissident Cleric, [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Iranian press in early morning December 20, 87 year-old Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri died of natural causes in his Qom residence. Prominent reformist clerics have gone to his house to pay their condolences, and his funeral ceremony will occur December 21 in Qo [...]	2009-12-20 14:16:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI541	IRAN: IRGC COMPANY PROFITING FROM SOUTH PARS' WOES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 19 Rostam Qassemi, the head of the the IRGC's largest business subsidiary (Khatamolanbia Construction Headquarters, aka 'Qorb'),announced that a presidential economic committee has agreed to transfer USD one billion in foreign reserves to Qorb from Iran's Oil Stabiliza [...]	2009-12-22 14:11:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR ECON ENRG
09RPODUBAI543	Iran Opposition Hopes Montazeri's Death Will Help The Cause [...] (C) SUMMARY. The December 21 funeral of Grand Ayatollah Montazeri brought tens of thousands of mourners to Qom streets but resulted in no appreciable clash with the substantial security forces turned out for the occasion. Official statements of condolences ranged from perfunctory ones by regime [...]	2009-12-22 14:59:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV IR PREL
09RPODUBAI545	IRAN OPPOSITION PLANS TASUA AND ASHURA PROTESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran's 'Green Path' opposition expects the religious holidays Tasua and Ashura on December 26th and 27th to be the movement's next significant protests. These holidays commemorate the martyrdom of Hossein, the Prophet Mohammad's grandson, and typically create an emotionally charge [...]	2009-12-23 08:44:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI547	Iran: Initial Reports Indicate Violent Ashura Clashes [...] (U) SUMMARY: As of December 27, 1800 hours Tehran time, initial indications from Iran indicate that antigovernment demonstrations on the Shiite holiday of Tasua (Saturday, December 26) were minimal, although crowd violence initiated by pro-government/Basij elements forced former President Khata [...]	2009-12-28 08:41:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV IR PREL
09RPODUBAI549	IRAN'S ASHURA DAY VIOLENCE BRINGS REGIME TO CROSSROADS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 27 tens of thousands of 'Green Path' oppositionists transformed the 'Ashura' religious holiday into anti-regime and anti-Khamenei demonstrations in cities throughout Iran, triggering the most violent confrontations with security forces since the June 12 presidential ele [...]	2009-12-28 15:36:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV IR PREL
09RPODUBAI551	IRAN'S ASHURA AFTERSHOCKS CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two days after the violent December 27 Ashura demonstrations in Tehran and other cities, the government continues to arrest and detain more, largely 'second-tier' reformists and their friends and family (to include Shirin Ebadi's sister),while regime stalwarts have begun condemnin [...]	2009-12-29 13:17:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR PREL
09RPODUBAI56	IRAN'S HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM - AN INSIDE LOOK [...] (C) Summary: Iran's best universities largely focus on engineering, which the country's top students pursue for its supposed financial reward. Our interlocutors ranked Iran's best schools similarly, starting with Sharif University of Technology and generally concluding with the Islamic Azad U [...]	2009-02-05 09:18:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ECON SOCI SCUL IR
09RPODUBAI57	IRANIAN WOMEN'S MOVEMENT CLAIMS SUCCESSES AMID IRIG [...] (C) Summary: Four leading Iranian women's rights activists described a robust, growing movement that is expanding its reach beyond young professional women, despite an aggressive crack-down by hardliners on individual activists. The struggle for women's equality in Iran has become more focuse [...]	2009-02-05 12:19:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KWMN PHUM KDEM IR
09RPODUBAI58	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - JANUARY 27, [...] [U] This January 27, 2009 edition of Window on Iran was sent out on that date via classified e-mail. 2. [S/NF] More on Russia-Iran Security Ties: In a follow up discussion with a former IRGC general regarding Russian security cooperation with Iran, he explained that Russia saw Iran as a "j [...]	2009-02-08 05:38:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR IR
09RPODUBAI71	KHATAMI'S IN - BUT CAN HE WIN? [...] (C) Summary: Though Khatami's decision to run for president gives reformist factions in Iran a cohesive leader with undeniable brand recognition, the former president faces a vastly different political landscape than in 1997, when he rode a tidal wave of popular support to victory. After two t [...]	2009-02-10 11:01:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL ECON IR

09RPODUBAI72	IRAN'S ELECTION: KHATAMI IS IN, BUT CAN HE WIN? [...] (C) Summary: Though Khatami's decision to run for president gives reformist factions in Iran a cohesive leader with undeniable brand recognition, the former president faces a vastly different political landscape than in 1997, when he rode a tidal wave of popular support to victory. After two t [...]	2009-02-10 11:39:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IR
09RPODUBAI75	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - FEBRUARY [...] [S/NF] Larijani's Speech at Munich Security Conference Calls for Strategy Change: In his speech to the conference on 9 February, Iranian Majles Speaker Ali Larijani listed the failures of US and Western strategy on a wide array of issues, but welcomed the opportunity for a strategic reset unde [...]	2009-02-10 12:45:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM IR
09RPODUBAI76	DUBAI THINKTANK PLANNING TRACK II TALKS ON IRAN [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi, ConGen Dubai, and IRPO. 2. (S/NF) On February 5, Ambassador met with Riad Khawaji, founder and CEO of the Dubai-based defense think tank the Institute for Near East and Military Analysis (INEGMA). Among other things, he told Ambassa [...]	2009-02-11 12:00:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL IR TC
09RPODUBAI84	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - FEBRUARY [...] [S/NF] Khatami Scares Hardliners Into Compromise?: Former president Khatami's recent entry into the presidential race has spurred hardliners and conservatives into action. Two days after his entry, Khatami was menaced by street thugs tied to the Basij chanting "we don't want an American gover [...]	2009-02-17 12:56:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON IR
09RPODUBAI94	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - FEBRUARY [...] [S/NF] Russia Reportedly Provides Iran Missile Technology for ICBM: An Iranian businessman with strong links to government/security circles through his status as former IRGC commander in XXXXXXXXXXXX and former senior official for the XXXXXXXXXXXX told IRPO on February 22 that the Russians pro [...]	2009-02-24 12:14:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SNAR IR
09RPODUBAI95	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - FEBRUARY [...] [S/NF] Russia Reportedly Provides Iran Missile Technology for ICBM: An Iranian businessman with strong links to government/security circles through his status as former IRGC commander in Khuzestan and former senior official for the Bonyad-e Shahid told IRPO on February 22 that the Russians pro [...]	2009-02-24 12:44:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS PGOV PREL SNAR KDEM IR
09SANAA1007	NORTHERN TRIBAL LEADER THROWS LOT IN WITH [...] (S) Sheikh Mohamed Naji al-Shaif told the Ambassador on May 26 that he has met repeatedly with southern leader Ali Nasser Mohamed and had committed to give financial support to another prominent dissident. He further claimed that if Yemen's southern governorates secede, the northern governora [...]	2009-05-27 14:35:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV YM
09SANAA1014	SALEH AND CRONIES DRAW FIRE FROM A BROADENING [...] (C) As political tension mounts in Yemen, a broadening cross-section of Embassy interlocutors is blaming President Saleh personally for the country's woes. This increasing distrust of Saleh bodes poorly for his ability to draw effectively on the power base that traditionally has enabled him to weat [...]	2009-05-31 11:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV YM
09SANAA1015	SALEH SEES FOREIGN HAND BEHIND YEMEN,S INTERNAL [...] (S) Summary. During a 40-minute meeting at his residence in Taiz, President Saleh confirmed to D/D CIA Kappes his intention to permit Yemenis to enter the Saudi rehab program upon their release from Guantanamo, an issue that he said he will discuss King Abdullah during a visit to Riyadh on May 31. [...]	2009-05-31 12:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1016	POTHOLES ON THE ROAD TO 2011 PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Twenty-three months prior to parliamentary elections scheduled for April 2011, the deadline for the parties to reach mutually acceptable electoral reform is much closer than it appears. Neither side appears to be moving in the direction of resolving the outstanding disagreements on the e [...]	2009-05-31 12:25:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
09SANAA1017	PRIME MINISTER: SOUTHERNERS ARE PRO-UNITY [...] (C) The Prime Minister told the Ambassador on May 30 that southern discontent consisted of a limited number of people complaining about personal issues, spurred on by exiled leaders and misled by an overly free press. Real southerners are pro-unity, Mujawar said, employing the same rhetoric th [...]	2009-05-31 13:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
09SANAA1049	CORRUPTION ROUNDUP: YEMENI INSTITUTIONS (STILL) [...] (U) SUMMARY. Yemen is gradually fighting corruption through a number of anti-corruption institutions, including the Central Organization for Control and Auditing (COCA),the Public Prosecutor,s office, the Supreme National Authority for Combating Corruption (SNACC),and the High Tender Board. [...]	2009-06-03 13:56:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KCOR EFIN YM
09SANAA1063	EMBASSY CONTACT PREPARING TRIBAL POWER BLOC [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 09:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV YM
09SANAA1086	YEMEN: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] As per REF A request, Post is aware of one ongoing claim (Claimant A) of United States persons against the Republic of Yemen (ROYG). A separate claim (Claimant B) that was listed in last year's report (REF B) was resolved in 2008. 2. Claimant A (2005) informed Post on 25 September 2005 of [...]	2009-06-09 12:04:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV FR YM
09SANAA1087	YEMEN'S SALAFIS COME OUT OF THE POLITICAL CLOSET [...] (S) SUMMARY. Yemen's leading Salafis took a bold step into the political arena last month with a highly publicized conference in support of national unity, hosted by the country's largest Salafist charitable organization. Civil society reacted warily to the conservative religious movement's [...]	2009-06-09 13:30:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER KISL SCUL YM
09SANAA1090	IN YEMENI POLITICAL CRISIS, LOCAL CONFERENCES A [...] (C) SUMMARY. A series of local conferences held across the governorates that kicked off in early June has not produced any demonstrable results. Despite the high-profile ROYG officials dispatched as chairmen, observers believe the effort is yet another initiative that fails to deal with the [...]	2009-06-10 15:29:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
09SANAA1091	INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 15:29:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL YM
09SANAA1124	SPOT REPORT: ROYG WORKS TO PRODUCE QUALIFIED [...] SUMMARY. The ROYG has developed a new strategy to provide Yemeni workers with training specifically tailored for the entry-level labor market in the Gulf. The ROYG,s plans come after a May GCC decision to give Yemeni workers priority over other foreign workers in Gulf state employment. An in [...]	2009-06-20 13:47:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV PREL GCC YM
09SANAA1140	ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 15:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL EAID XF YM
09SANAA116	SALEH TAKES PR HIT FOR DOHA, STOKES PAN-ARAB FLAMES IN [...] President Saleh's decision not to send Yemeni representation to the emergency Arab League summit called by Qatar for January 16 left him and the ROYG open to criticism and condemnation by the Yemeni opposition and the public at large. Observers largely credit pressure from Saudi Arabia and Eg [...]	2009-01-21 12:02:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO KPAL YM
09SANAA1170	SALEH PRESSES FOR MEETING WITH OBAMA [...] (S/NF) On June 27, President Saleh urged the Ambassador to hurry preparations for a state visit to Washington, suggesting it would help remove obstacles impeding the transfer of Yemeni GTMO detainees to Saudi custody. On internal issues, Saleh dismissed concern over unrest in Yemen'ssouthern [...]	2009-06-28 13:23:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDRG CASC PREL YM
09SANAA119	YEMENIS APPLAUD OBAMA, HOPE FOR 'NEW PAGE' in US-ARAB [...] As expected, the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States garnered positive reaction from the Yemeni public. Yemeni op-eds published on January 21 uniformly gave positive marks to Obama's speech and generally had a positive outlook for his administration. Yemeni attende [...]	2009-01-22 04:06:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO YM
09SANAA1217	SOUTH BRACES FOR JULY 7 DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (C) July 7 marks the anniversary of the reunification of Yemen after the 1994 civil war. An Indonesian Diplomat who had just returned from Aden told POL/E Chief on July 6 that, based on what he saw, he feels the situation in the south on the seventh will be "very dangerous," with demonstration [...]	2009-07-06 14:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
09SANAA1219	JULY 7 DEMONSTRATIONS CALMER THAN EXPECTED [...] (U) In spite of fears of an outbreak of violence, it appears that the ROYG has, by stationing large numbers of security force personnel in Aden, avoided any significant clashes on the anniversary of the end of the 1994 civil war. Aden and Sana'a are calm and although there are reports of demon [...]	2009-07-07 13:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
09SANAA1273	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-18 06:34:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL RS YM
09SANAA1278	PRESIDENT SALEH PRESSES FOR VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (S) A clearly agitated President Saleh complained to the Ambassador July 20 that it was a negative recommendation from Embassy Sana'a that was preventing the White House from extending an invitation to him for an official visit with President Obama. The Ambassador clarified to Saleh that his [...]	2009-07-20 13:48:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDRG PTER YM
09SANAA1287	ROYG FACES OBSTACLES TO FULL REFUGEE REGISTRATION [...] (C/NF) Although refugee-registration centers are now open in Sana,a and Aden, many questions loom over refugee affairs in Yemen. Widespread discrepancies in official reporting on the number of refugees in the country, and ineffectual communication and cooperation between government ministries [...]	2009-07-22 09:45:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL SO UNHCR YM
09SANAA1299	SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER PETRAEUS' JULY [...] (C) General Petraeus, Embassy Sana'a warmly welcomes your return to Yemen. Since your last visit in November, we have seen little if any improvement in the political, security, and economic situations facing the country. Parliamentary elections scheduled for April were delayed by two years [...]	2009-07-23 15:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PREL OTRA YM
09SANAA1309	TA'IZ RESIDENTS EXPRESS CONSENSUS ON UNITY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his first official visit to Ta'iz on July 22, the Ambassador met with the Governor, the political opposition, civil society leaders, and staff at USAID-grantee al-Jumhuriya Hospital. The Governor and opposition were emphatic about the need to preserve Yemeni unity, while busin [...]	2009-07-26 14:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL SOCI ECON YM
09SANAA1310	ABYAN HEATS UP: ANTI-ROYG CLASHES ROCK ZINJIBAR [...] (S) SUMMARY. In the deadliest day of fighting this year, supporters of new Southern Movement champion (and former jihadist) Tariq al-Fadhli clashed with security forces in Abyan governorate, leaving at least 20 dead and 40 injured. The fighting in Abyan on July 23 sparked additional protests [...]	2009-07-26 14:28:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER YM
09SANAA1330	RED SEA PIRACY: HUDAYDAH'S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a July 21 visit to Hudaydah, political figures, business leaders, and the local Coast Guard commander described how piracy is driving up business and security costs for public and private sector alike, at a time when both are are feeling squeezed by the international financi [...]	2009-07-29 13:42:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EWWT JA PGOV PHSA PREF YM
09SANAA1447	SOUTHERN MOVEMENT LEADER DESCRIBES NEW MILITARY [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Southern Movement has expanded its military organization for more effective operations against Yemeni security services. Recent growth includes the establishment of geographic commands, recruitment of tribal fighters from Abyan and Lahj and flirtation with the possibility o [...]	2009-08-09 07:03:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER MCAP YM
09SANAA1484	DONOR COUNTRIES POW-WOW ON PIRACY, DISCUSS WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Meeting on July 26, donor nations agreed that structural flaws, bureaucratic battles, and a lack of funding have hampered the Yemen Coast Guard (YCG) and the Yemen Navy (YNAV) in their mission to secure Yemen's coastline. The donor countries also discussed the need for a high-l [...]	2009-08-11 13:50:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA PGOV EWWT MCAP EFIN MASS YM
09SANAA1486	TRIBAL LEADER HAMID AL-AHMAR STIRS UP YEMENI [...] (C) SUMMARY. De facto head of Yemen's most powerful tribal confederation Hamid al-Ahmar made his boldest political move to date in an August 5 al-Jazeera interview, blaming President Saleh for the country's woes and calling for him to resign. Yemen's political elite has largely welcomed Ahmar's can [...]	2009-08-11 13:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
09SANAA1487	EMBASSY SANA'A WELCOMES CODEL MCCAIN AUGUST 16-17 [...] (C) Embassy Sana'a warmly welcomes CODEL McCain to Yemen. The poorest country in the Arab world, Yemen and its government continue to face multiple, serious challenges. We have seen little if any improvement in the political, security, and economic situations facing the country in recent ye [...]	2009-08-11 14:11:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PREL OVIP YM
09SANAA149	IRAN'S RED LINE IN YEMEN [...] (S) SUMMARY. "Iran is a crucial neighbor so Yemen should respect its red lines and it should respect Yemen's red lines too," said Minister of Foreign Affairs Abu Bakr al-Qirbi during a January 19 interview with an independent, sometimes sensationalist, news outlet. The comment, apparently u [...]	2009-01-28 12:04:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR YM
09SANAA1507	SA'ADA: WITH PLANES AND TANKS, ROYG SIGNALS SIXTH [...] (S) SUMMARY. The spread of violent clashes across Sa'ada, al-Jawf and the Saudi border and confluence of the Houthi rebellion with tribal and sectarian conflict in the region has finally drawn the ROYG into what now appears to be the sixth round of fighting. After several months of sporadic [...]	2009-08-12 14:11:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PTER YM
09SANAA1527	ROYG PROSECUTES SUSPECTED SOMALI PIRATES, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the prosecution of 22 suspected Somali pirates, the ROYG is now fighting piracy in the courts as well as at sea. The piracy trials warrant close monitoring, as the number of suspected pirates handed over to Yemeni authorities is likely to increase as a result of heighten [...]	2009-08-17 10:02:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT KCOR KCRM PGOV PHSA PREF YM
09SANAA1532	SIXTH ROUND OF SA'ADA FIGHTING INTENSIFIES [...] (S) SUMMARY. The sixth round of fighting between the ROYG and the Houthis, which began on August 11, has continued to escalate, kinetically and rhetorically. On August 13, the ROYG gave the Houthis six conditions for ceasing hostilities, including one that the Houthis most likely have no powe [...]	2009-08-17 15:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PTER YM
09SANAA1541	IN SEYOUN, FRUSTATION WITH SANA'A, FEAR OF THE [...] (S) SUMMARY. Political and social life in Wadi Hadramout has taken a turn for the worse in recent years, members of the political opposition and civil society told PolOff in an August 4 visit to Seyoun. Hadramis complained of Sana'a's centralization of power and discrimination against south [...]	2009-08-18 11:54:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER SCUL KISL YM
09SANAA1549	SALEH EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR NEW REFORM PROGRAM [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an August 9 meeting with a small group of reform-minded economic advisors and Western ambassadors, President Ali Abdullah Saleh expressed support for a new program of economic reform. Saleh agreed to create an executive board to implement this agenda. The program, "Yemen's T [...]	2009-08-19 09:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PREL PGOV YM
09SANAA1552	AMBASSADOR REKINDLES CONNECTIONS IN THE "FORGOTTEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The political opposition and civil society expressed frustration with the ROYG's intransigence and inattention to Hudaydah during the Ambassador's inaugural August 12 visit. Business and local government leaders described the need for investment in the infrastructure and human [...]	2009-08-19 14:36:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL ECON YM
09SANAA1555	AS SA'ADA CONFLICT RAGES, HUMANITARIAN IMPACT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As fighting continues in Sa'ada governorate, concern is growing about the conflict's humanitarian impact, with thousands of newly displaced people seeking shelter at camps in Sa'ada, Hajja, Amran, and al-Jawf governorates. President Saleh continues to press a military solution [...]	2009-08-20 10:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PTER YM
09SANAA1558	IN POLITICAL DEADLOCK, PARTIES HOPE FOR A RAMADAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Dialogue between the ruling General People's Congress and the opposition Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) in anticipation of the 2011 parliamentary elections has been completely suspended and the gulf between the two sides has widened during the summer months. The JMP remains focuse [...]	2009-08-22 06:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
09SANAA1576	YEMEN: ROYG ASKS FOR MORE U.S. FLEXIBILITY ON WTO [...] SUMMARY: The ROYG continues to balk at what it claims are unfair U.S. demands regarding WTO accession, even as it insists it is still willing to make a good faith effort in ongoing negotiations. The WTO accession team at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) recognizes that Yemen needs to [...]	2009-08-23 12:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAID ECIN PREL PGOV KMCA KMPI YM
09SANAA1595	AGAINST ALL ODDS: GPC, JMP AGREE THAT YEMENI WOMEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an August 19 event on women's political participation in Yemen hosted by the Embassy, members of the ruling General People's Congress (GPC) and the opposition Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) came to a rare consensus that a women's quota as part of a proportional list electoral [...]	2009-08-26 09:33:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM YM
09SANAA1598	PORT SECURITY WOES MAKE GULF OF ADEN "OPEN SEA" [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Gulf of Aden is an "open sea" for pirates and smugglers, the Yemen Coast Guard (YCG),Aden Port Authority, and independent journalists told PolOffs on an August 8 visit to Aden. The YCG's deep water patrolling capabilities are almost non-existent and the Port Authority's ab [...]	2009-08-26 14:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHSA EWWT MCAP PREL MASS YM
09SANAA1599	SA,ADA WAR: DESPITE CLAIMS OF CEASEFIRE, CIVILIANS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. On the afternoon of August 26, multiple media sources reported a brief humanitarian ceasefire between the ROYG and the Houthis. The ROYG did not officially confirm it, and it is unclear how it is being implemented or if it will hold. The reported ceasefire comes at the end [...]	2009-08-26 14:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1604	CONTRABAND AND CONFUSION IN THE GULF OF ADEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On an August 8 visit to Aden, PolOffs heard from a variety of sources that smuggling -- of drugs, diesel, weapons, alcohol, and human beings -- is thriving along Yemen's coasts. These illicit flows are difficult to disentangle from legal maritime activities, as well as piracy, [...]	2009-08-29 12:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT MCAP PHUM PGOV PHSA PREF SNAR KTIP YM
09SANAA1611	ANOTHER ROYG INSIDER SPEAKS OUT: "HE WONâ€™T LISTEN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Presidential first cousin and well-connected ruling General People's Congress Member of Parliament Mohammed al-Qadhi has joined other prominent former insiders ) including Tariq al-Fadhli, Mohammed Salim Basenduah and Hamid al-Ahmar ) in blaming President Ali Abdullah Saleh for Yemen's [...]	2009-08-31 08:20:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PINR YM
09SANAA1617	YEMEN: HAMID AL-AHMAR SEES SALEH AS WEAK AND [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Hamid al-Ahmar, Islah Party leader, prominent businessman, and de facto leader of Yemen's largest tribal confederation, claimed that he would organize popular demonstrations throughout Yemen aimed at removing President Saleh from power unless the president "guarantees" the fairness [...]	2009-08-31 13:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINS ECON SA UK GM YM
09SANAA1618	SA'ADA WAR: FIERCE FIGHTING FOLLOWS ALLEGED [...] (C) SUMMARY. After a fleeting )- or, by some accounts, non-existent -- ceasefire, fighting continues in earnest with artillery and aerial attacks throughout Sa'ada and parts of Amran governorates. Although President Saleh announced a "new" strategy on August 26, little appears to have change [...]	2009-08-31 14:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1621	ROYG REJECTS HOUTHI CEASEFIRE [...] (U) The Houthis announced a unilateral ceasefire on the night of August 31, which the ROYG categorically rejected the following day. According to the ceasefire announcement, which Houthi spokesman Muhammad Abd-al-Salam made during a live telephone interview on al-Jazeera's August 31 evening [...]	2009-09-01 13:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1632	AQAP LIFTS $500K IN ADEN HEIST? [...] (C) SUMMARY: An armed robbery rocked Aden on August 17, in part due to the large amount stolen (100 million Yemeni riyals) and in part due to the belief of government and non-government sources that al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) operatives are the culprits. The tactics utilized in the [...]	2009-09-02 13:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KFIN YM
09SANAA1633	PEAK REFUGEE SEASON: INCREASING NUMBERS OF [...] (U) This cable was drafted in coordination with Embassy Addis Ababa. Summary ------------ 2. (C) SUMMARY: Press reporting on the &12,0008 refugees crammed into Bossaso, Somalia waiting to transit to Yemen in September has been largely exaggerated. Many of these refugees have already arr [...]	2009-09-02 14:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL DJ ELAB ER ET SMIG UNHCR
09SANAA1648	ANOTHER HALF-HEARTED CEASEFIRE IN SA'ADA; FIGHTING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The sixth war in Sa'ada shows no sign of slowing, despite another brief ceasefire announcement on September 4. The ongoing war of words between the ROYG and Houthis is resulting in a dizzying see-saw of accusations and counter-accusations, none of them independently verifiable. [...]	2009-09-09 15:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1662	IRAN IN YEMEN: TEHRAN's SHADOW LOOMS LARGE, BUT FOOTPRINT IS SMALL (c-ne9-01257) [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Despite repeated ROYG accusations of Tehran's material and financial support to the Houthi rebels in Sa'ada and increasingly belligerent media exchanges between Yemen and Iran, Iranian influence in Yemen has thus far been limited to informal religious ties between Yemeni and Iranian [...]	2009-09-12 14:11:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EIND IR YM
09SANAA1669	BRENNAN-SALEH MEETING SEP 6, 2009 [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In a September 6 meeting with Deputy National Security Advisor John Brennan, President Saleh pledged unfettered access to Yemen's national territory for U.S. counterterrorism operations, suggesting that in the process, the USG assumed responsibility for the success - or failure - [...]	2009-09-15 06:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PINR KDRG PINS SA YM
09SANAA1679	TOO QUIET ON THE SOUTHERN FRONT? RAMADAN PLOTTING [...] (S) SUMMARY. After six months of increasingly violent clashes between protestors and security services, Yemen's restive southern governorates have been uncharacteristically quiet during Ramadan, even as the war in Sa'ada rages and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed a late July [...]	2009-09-15 14:07:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER YM
09SANAA1680	LATEST FRONT IN SA'ADA WAR: YOUTUBE [...] In the sixth war between the ROYG and Houthi rebels, the fighting has spread to a new front: Youtube. Houthis and their supporters have posted video clips online as part of a vigorous information campaign to publicize battlefield victories, allege ROYG atrocities against civilians and accuse [...]	2009-09-15 14:10:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PROP PGOV KPAO YM
09SANAA1687	JMP'S "NATIONAL SALVATION PLAN" JUST ANOTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY. After months of anticipation, the opposition Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) released its National Salvation Plan which, while billed as a comprehensive solution to the nation's major crises ) Sa'ada and the Southern Movement - falls short of the level of detail or political buy-in [...]	2009-09-19 13:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
09SANAA1690	SA'ADA WAR: ROYG BOMBING ALLEGEDLY KILLS 87 [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Multiple media sources report that the ROYG conducted an airstrike against a school in Amran governorate in which IDPs had sought shelter, killing 87 civilians, mostly women and children. ROYG officials, including President Saleh, say that only Houthis were killed in the bomb [...]	2009-09-19 13:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1692	DAS SANDERSON HEARS OF PROMISING ECONOMIC AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 15-16 visit to Yemen, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Ambassador Janet Sanderson met with ROYG officials, advisors, and European diplomats to discuss some of Yemen's most pressing social and economic challenges. Foreign Minister Abubakir al-Qirbi pressed for a "strategi [...]	2009-09-22 07:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID ECON PGOV PREL SENV YM
09SANAA1782	NEW CRUDE OIL SALES MECHANISM SPARKS TRIBAL RIVALRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ROYG, led by presidential son Ahmed Ali Saleh, has shifted responsibility for selling Yemen's crude oil production share away from the Ministry of Oil and towards an interagency committee, sparking a behind-the-scenes business rivalry between tribal leaders and government offi [...]	2009-09-30 13:36:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL UK CH KS FR SZ YM
09SANAA1832	TALE OF TWO HOSPITALS HIGHLIGHTS ROYG'S MISPLACED FISCAL PRIORITIES [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 05:38:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON GM PGOV PREL SOCI UK YM
09SANAA184	BOYS FIGHTING AS MEN IN YEMEN'S TRIBAL CONFLICTS [...] SUMMARY. A recent report by a local NGO touting high rates of child combatants in tribal warfare has garnered considerable international coverage. Culturally, however, the adolescents are viewed as adults who owe allegiance to their tribes and are fighting to protect their homes. This may [...]	2009-02-02 12:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI YM
09SANAA1847	TRIBALIZED "POPULAR ARMY" AGAINST THE HOUTHIS WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The ROYG is encouraging the formation of a "popular army" of tribesmen to supplement the regular army's fight against the Houthis in northern Yemen. The ROYG uses the "popular army" to harness tribal support for the war, increase its numbers and firepower in the region, and enga [...]	2009-10-07 07:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1851	YEMEN: PRM VISIT UNVEILS GROWING RESENTMENT [...] (C) In an October 4-5 PRM visit to Yemen, a series of meetings with NGOs and international organizations (IOs) elucidated several challenges: a growing resentment toward refugees on the part of the ROYG and general population, severely limited access to Ethiopian detainees, increasing numbers [...]	2009-10-07 12:19:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ET SMIG UNHCR YM
09SANAA1856	HIGH-LEVEL VISITORS BRING MESSAGES OF SOLIDARITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Three high-profile regime figures - two of them Government of Egypt officials - descended on Sana'a in early October, sparking rumors that Egypt has been tasked by the Arab League with resolving the Sixth War in Sa'ada, which has dragged on for over two months. The GOE and ROYG, [...]	2009-10-07 13:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AL EG YM
09SANAA1882	HAMID AL-AHMAR TRIES HIS HAND AT COORDINATING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Citing his desire to throw President Saleh off balance, Hamid al-Ahmar, prominent businessman, opposition leader, and de facto head of Yemen's largest tribal confederation, told EconOff on October 6 that he is trying to coordinate the efforts of the Houthi rebels and the Southern Movem [...]	2009-10-12 13:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR SA SY GM EG TU LE YM
09SANAA1892	MODERN-DAY REVOLUTION UNLIKELY AT PLANNED OCTOBER [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Southern Movement leadership is looking for historical inspiration in Lahj governorate, the revolutionary heartland of the struggle against the British colonial occupation of southern Yemen, as it plans peaceful demonstrations on October 14 in Radfan and October 15 in Yafa. [...]	2009-10-13 13:07:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV YM
09SANAA1929	YEMEN'S SOUTH: TENS OF THOUSANDS FLOCK TO PEACEFUL [...] (S) SUMMARY. Tens of thousands of southerners traveled to Lahj, the rebellious heartland of Yemen's south, for pro-independence demonstrations organized by the Southern Movement in commemoration of the 46th anniversary of South Yemen's revolution against the British. Despite the large crowd [...]	2009-10-19 09:36:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV YM
09SANAA1936	CHILD SOLDIERS ALLEGEDLY USED BY BOTH SIDES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Numerous credible sources report that both the ROYG and the Houthis are illegally recruiting and employing child soldiers to fight the war in northern Yemen. Although the ROYG military does not appear to be directly employing child soldiers, the tribal militias it has mobilized [...]	2009-10-20 12:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KTIP YM
09SANAA1937	COULD A SA'ADA CEASEFIRE BE ON THE HORIZON? [...] (S) SUMMARY. Rumors of Abdul-Malik al-Houthi's arrest, a flurry of high-level ROYG visits to Saudi Arabia, Foreign Minister Qirbi's sudden dispatch to Egypt, Syria, and Libya, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki's postponed visit to Sana'a point to the possibility of significant developments [...]	2009-10-20 12:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1939	FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE: A CLASH OF RELIGIOUS [...] (S) SUMMARY. One of the deepest root causes of the conflict in Sa'ada is an ongoing battle of religious extremes between the violent Zaydism of the Shiite Houthi rebels native to the region and the radical Sunni Salafism that has crept down from Saudi Arabia in the last 20 years. Supported [...]	2009-10-20 13:36:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV KISL SCUL YM
09SANAA1963	AMBASSADOR APPRISES PRESIDENT SALEH OF WASHINGTON [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 14:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1983	WHO'S THE BOSS IN ABYAN? SOUTHERN MOVEMENT, AQAP, [...] (S) SUMMARY. In the largely ungoverned spaces of Yemen's southern governorates, a complex political battle is taking place between the central government, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and members of the secessionist Southern Movement. This struggle is especially apparent in Abyan, where [...]	2009-10-28 12:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER YM
09SANAA1998	MORE EVIDENCE THAT CHILD SOLDIERS USED BY "ALL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Credible NGO and media sources report that all three parties in the Sa'ada conflict )- the ROYG, the tribes, and the Houthis -- are using child soldiers. While the ROYG denies it uses child soldiers, local and international journalists and NGOs report that they interviewed child [...]	2009-11-02 14:23:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KTIP YM
09SANAA2029	FROM YEMEN, SEPARATE ATTACKS ON SAUDI DOORSTEP [...] (S) SUMMARY. Details are still emerging in two separate, deadly attacks which took place on November 3 close to the Yemen-Saudi border. In northern Sa'ada's Jabal al-Dukhan border region, one Saudi security officer was killed and 11 others wounded, allegedly by Houthi rebels. The second att [...]	2009-11-04 14:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2030	SA'ADA: HOUTHIS PUSH OUTWARD, THOUSANDS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The vast majority of Sa'ada governorate appears to be under Houthi control, including much of western Sa'ada, where the rebels took Razeh's military airport; northwestern Sa'ada; and eastern Sa'ada, where they have opened a new front. One exception is Sa'ada City, most of which [...]	2009-11-04 15:02:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA2040	SAUDI AIRSTRIKES AT YEMEN BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Local sources confirm that Saudi Arabia continued to launch airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Jebel al-Dukhan area on the Saudi-Yemeni border, despite ROYG statements to the contrary. In an unusual twist, the Houthis are now casting themselves as defenders of Yemen's sovereignty agai [...]	2009-11-09 13:33:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2041	CAUGHT BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH, TAIZ CITIZENRY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The residents of Taiz, Yemen's most populous governorate and the country's cultural and educational capital, share the same frustrations expressed by citizens across the country: a water crisis, economic woes and a crackdown on human rights such as freedom of the press. Unlike [...]	2009-11-09 13:34:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON YM
09SANAA2052	SAâ€™ADA SOLUTION REQUIRES MORE THOUGHT, FEWER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ongoing, direct Saudi involvement in the Sa'ada war, which in and of itself risks expanding the regional and sectarian dimensions of the conflict, also seems to be encouraging other Sunni neighbors to provide material support to President Saleh's ill-conceived campaign to eradicate [...]	2009-11-11 09:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER SA YM
09SANAA2058	WATER RESOURCES FALL AS WATER SCARCITY RISES ON [...] (C) Summary. Water remains a socially threatening, yet politically sensitive subject in Yemen; government action has stagnated as water resources continue to decline. The lack of regulation of drilling rigs and the cultivation of qat are largely responsible for the continuing decline of wate [...]	2009-11-14 08:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID MASS PGOV SENV SOCI YM
09SANAA2062	DEPUTY FM WANTS TO DISCUSS "HIDDEN AGENDAS" [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Deputy FM Al-Dhabbi told Ambassador Seche in a meeting November 10 that he looks forward to a candid exchange to clarify our agendas and views in relation to the ROYG conflict with the Houthis which, he noted, the ROYG, considers as an immediate threat compared to that posed [...]	2009-11-15 15:06:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER YM
09SANAA2070	SAUDI STRIKES IN YEMEN: AN INVITATION TO IRAN -- [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Saudi airstrikes on the Yemeni border continue but have not managed to clear the area of Houthi rebels. Yemeni journalists and the Houthis report Saudi strikes are hitting Yemeni targets, claims that are denied by the ROYG and SAG. Multiple media sources report the Saudi Navy is imp [...]	2009-11-16 14:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2072	DONORS QUESTION ROYG COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Donors questioned the pace of Yemen's development in a meeting with visiting World Bank Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Vice President Samshad Akhtar on November 7. Akhtar responded to donor concerns, emphasizing that the ROYG appears to understand its development issues, [...]	2009-11-17 07:33:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL PGOV YM
09SANAA2073	ALI NASSER MOHAMMED: YEMEN'S ONCE AND FUTURE [...] (S) SUMMARY. As the overall political situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate and the secessionist Southern Movement continues to gain strength, former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) President Ali Nasser Mohammed has emerged as the most-talked about ) if not the most likely [...]	2009-11-17 08:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER YM
09SANAA2079	HIZBALLAH AND THE HOUTHIS: DIFFERENT GOALS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. In their ongoing pursuit of Western support for their struggle against the Houthis, ROYG officials have latched onto recent, unsubstantiated media claims of Hizballah cooperation with the Houthis in Sa'ada in order to bolster their argument that the Houthis are a terrorist organ [...]	2009-11-18 06:03:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PTER MOPS PGOV PROP YM
09SANAA2084	ROYG EFFORTS TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT HAMPERED BY [...] (U) Summary. Responsibility for environmental preservation and protection in Yemen is divided between the Ministry of Water and Environment and the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). Due to budget shortages across the ROYG, environmentally affiliated agencies are suffering from a lac [...]	2009-11-18 13:21:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL SENV PREL EAID PGOV YM
09SANAA2116	SITREP: YEMEN'S MOST VULNERABLE REFUGEES IN BASATEEN AND [...] (U) Summary: Although still a minority segment of Yemen's vast and growing refugee population, the 15,000 residents of the UNHCR-run refugee camp in Kharaz and the 40,000 plus residents of the urban slum of Basateen are among the most vulnerable. During a November 16 - 18 visit to these areas, [...]	2009-11-23 14:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UNHCR YM
09SANAA2117	SA'ADA CEASEFIRE DISCUSSIONS UNDERWAY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Well-informed sources, including one involved directly in preliminary talks, report that both the ROYG and the Houthis are looking for a way to stop the fighting in northern Yemen. While the Houthis apparently have accepted the RQG's five ceasefire conditions, there is an imp [...]	2009-11-23 15:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2124	IDPS IN AMRAN ESCAPE WAR BUT STILL EXPOSED TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The approximately 28,000 IDPs in Amran governorate may have escaped the conflict zone, but their survival remains precarious. Local authorities view them with suspicion and have attempted to restrict and manipulate aid delivery for political purposes. The camp established for [...]	2009-11-24 11:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI UNHCR YM
09SANAA2128	SOUTH'S INDEPENDENCE DAY COULD TURN VIOLENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Against a backdrop of resurgent separatist sentiments in the south, large and potentially violent protests are expected on November 30, the day marking the south's independence from Britain. Signs of greater organization among the Southern Mobility Movement (SMM) and recent ant [...]	2009-11-28 14:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PTER PINR YM
09SANAA215	LIFE ON THE BORDER: CHILD MIGRATION IN YEMEN'S [...] SUMMARY. Thousands of children in Yemen's northern governorates travel illegally to Saudi Arabia in search of work, despite the dangers inherent in this path. Children face physical and sexual abuse, as well as grinding poverty across the border. Increasing ROYG awareness and efforts by th [...]	2009-02-07 07:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI YM
09SANAA2151	ROYG PREEMPTS SOUTHERN PROTESTS, ATTEMPTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. While widespread violence did not erupt during Southern Mobility Movement (SMM) demonstrations on November 30 in Aden (reftel),tens of thousands of protestors flooded the streets despite government warnings not to assemble days before and a preemptive scale-up in ROYG security [...]	2009-12-02 11:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PTER PINR YM
09SANAA2155	SA'ADA CEASEFIRE TALKS SLOW BUT NOT STALLED [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Sa'ada ceasefire discussions continue to move forward slowly, even during the week-long Eid holiday, and Houthi mediator Hassan Zaid is cautiously optimistic about the possibility that a ceasefire will be reached. While Zaid thinks President Saleh is not serious about a ceasefire an [...]	2009-12-02 12:24:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2170	MEPI'S LOCAL GRANTS PROGRAM: A YEMEN SUCCESS STORY [...] Summary. With more than 7000 registered Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs),but little to no indigenous funding for its nascent civil society, Yemen has benefited greatly from the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)'s local grants program. The local grants program has made a particul [...]	2009-12-07 08:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KMPI KDEM KPAO EAID PREL PGOV SOCI YM
09SANAA2176	SA'ADA CEASEFIRE TALKS "SHATTERED" [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. A knowledgeable insider reported that the incipient Sa'ada ceasefire discussions have been "shattered." Just days earlier, presidential advisors Abdul Karim al-Iryani and Mohammed Azzan told EmbOffs that Saleh was willing to consider a political solution to the war in Sa'ada. [...]	2009-12-08 13:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2178	POPULATION PROJECTIONS OFF THE CHARTS IN YEMEN [...] (SBU) Summary. Population projections in Yemen are among some of the highest in the world. According to the ROYG's National Population Council, the Yemeni population (approximately 23 million) will double within 23 years if current growth rates continue. With assistance from the United Nat [...]	2009-12-09 07:03:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KWMN KIRF ELAB EAID ECON

09SANAA2184	PREPARING FOR FM QIRBI'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) SUMMARY. On December 8, the Ambassador called on Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi at Qirbi's request to discuss the Ambassador's most recent consultations in Washington. Qirbi had been appraised of the invitation to visit Washington in January 2010 for meetings with Secretary Clinton a [...]	2009-12-09 13:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KVIP ECON YM
09SANAA2185	WHO ARE THE HOUTHIS, PART ONE: WHAT ARE THEY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Given the Houthis' opacity and the government's exaggerated claims about their goals, it is difficult to know what exactly they are fighting for. The ROYG accuses the Houthis of wanting to restore clerical rule in Yemen, which they deny, insisting instead that they want basic [...]	2009-12-09 13:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2186	WHO ARE THE HOUTHIS, PART TWO: HOW ARE THEY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Little is clear about the Houthi leadership, aside from the fact that Abdulmalik al-Houthi is the rebel group's current leader. Houthi field commanders do not seem to agree on key ideological and religious principles. The Houthis' numbers range from the hundreds to the thou [...]	2009-12-09 13:29:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2202	YEMENI POVERTY LEVELS HIGHEST IN WAR-AFFLICTED [...] Summary. The poorest country in the Middle East, Yemen is particularly affected by poverty. 34.8 of the population lives below the poverty line as defined by a UNDP index; 45 percent of the population lives on less than two dollars a day. The real losers when it comes to poverty are the war [...]	2009-12-13 13:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PHUM PGOV PREL YM
09SANAA2205	IRANIAN-YEMENI RELATIONS STRAINED BY SA'ADA WAR [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Iranian-Yemeni relations have deteriorated as Yemeni officials and ROYG media have repeated their suspicions of Iranian support for the Houthi rebels, including, but not limited to, support for an alleged Hizballah presence in northern Yemen (REF A and B). Attempts by Iran t [...]	2009-12-13 14:27:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS PINS MASS PGOV YM
09SANAA2208	ALLEGED ILLICIT SERBIAN ARMS SALE TO YEMENI [...] (S/NF) A front company for Serbian illicit arms dealer Slobodan Tesic (alt. Tezic),XXXXXXXXXXXX, signed a USD 78 million arms contract with the Yemeni Ministry of Defense in early October 2009, to be delivered by early January 2010, according to the Bulgarian Embassy in Sana'a. The 34-page contra [...]	2009-12-14 05:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC ECON MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV YI BU CY
09SANAA2219	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on December 14 to Khalil Mohammed of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) Two Americas Department and Amani Ali Salih al-Wathai, assistant to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Muhi al-Dhabbi. Mohammed and Wathai accepted the points of the dem [...]	2009-12-15 15:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM KWMN KMCA PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09SANAA2227	SA'ADA, MONTH FIVE: IS SALEH SERIOUS ABOUT ENDING [...] (S) SUMMARY. A week after ceasefire negotiations between the ROYG and the Houthis broke down, bombing continues apace in war-torn Sa'ada governorate. President Saleh continues to send signs that he is still committed to a military end to the conflict and attempts at reaching a political solu [...]	2009-12-16 15:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF SA YM
09SANAA2230	YEMEN'S COUNTER TERRORISM UNIT STRETCHED THIN BY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. As the sixth war against the Houthis continues to squeeze Yemen's conventional military, the ROYG has looked to its U.S. and U.K.-funded and trained counterterrorism forces to provide some relief to battered army forces. The Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) - trained to detect small ter [...]	2009-12-17 12:54:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MOPS PINS MASS PGOV YM
09SANAA2249	YEMEN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) SUMMARY. The security situation in Yemen continued to deteriorate during 2009. Al-Qa'ida Yemen (AQY) announced its merger with al-Qa'ida elements in Saudi Arabia in January 2009, creating al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). This strategy of consolidation and greater organization r [...]	2009-12-21 13:11:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PGOV MOPS YE
09SANAA2250	YEMEN ABUZZ WITH TALK OF CT OPERATIONS; TTENTION SLOWLY TURNS TO U.S. ROLE [...] (S) SUMMARY. Yemenis have talked of little else but the counterterrorism operations against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula since news broke of the pre-dawn raids on December 17. Official media and ROYG officials have focused on the successful aspects of the operation, including an alleged 34 te [...]	2009-12-21 13:28:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL MOPS MASS YM
09SANAA2251	ROYG LOOKS AHEAD FOLLOWING CT OPERATIONS, BUT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The ROYG views the December 17 CT operations as a success and a benefit to Yemeni national interests, and appears not overly concerned about unauthorized leaks regarding the U.S. role and negative media attention to civilian deaths. ROYG officials continue to publicly maintain that [...]	2009-12-21 13:34:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MOPS MASS PGOV PREL YE
09SANAA227	YEMEN: OIL MINISTER (OVERLY?) OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with the Minister of Oil and Minerals, Ameer Salem al-Aidaroos, on February 7. The Minister predicted that new discoveries, the eventual return of higher oil prices, and the start of natural gas exports would resolve the Republic of Yemen Government,s (ROYG's) [...]	2009-02-09 09:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG EPET PGOV RU YM
09SANAA2274	ROYG ACKNOWLEDGES U.S. INTEL ASSISTANCE IN AQAP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs Rashad al-Alimi for the first time publicly acknowledged U.S. intelligence assistance in the December 17 strikes during a presentation to Parliament on December 23. Preliminary reports from Post contacts indicate that Alimi's prese [...]	2009-12-27 12:45:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS MOPS PINR YM
09SANAA2279	YEMENI TRIBAL LEADER: FOR SALEH, SAUDI INVOLVEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh believes the Saudi Government's military actions in Sa'ada will alleviate mounting domestic political pressure on him to demonstrate progress against the Houthi rebels, according to XXXXXXXXXXXX with close personal ties to Saleh and his inner circle. XXXXXXXXXXXX told E [...]	2009-12-28 10:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SA IR YE
09SANAA2286	ROYG RESPONDS TO ILLICIT SERBIAN WEAPONS DEAL ALLEGATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-31 10:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTR MASS PGOV
09SANAA2287	YEMEN: HOUTHI HEAD POSSIBLY DEAD, BUT REBELS [...] (C) SUMMARY. With the ROYG and international community refocused on the long-running battle against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the civil war against the Houthi rebels in northern Sa'ada governorate continues to rage, despite rumors that Houthi commander Abdulmalik al-Houthi is dead. [...]	2009-12-31 10:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF MOPS YM SA
09SANAA270	IT'S (STILL) A MAN'S WORLD: WOMEN CANDIDATES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. With the electoral clock ticking and the parties locked in a political stalemate, the possibility of reaching an effective compromise on a quota for female candidates appears increasingly unlikely. Despite proposals from each side, insiders remain skeptical that the new Parliam [...]	2009-02-11 14:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YM
09SANAA271	YEMENIS THINK SAUDI ARABIA COULD DO MORE TO STOP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ROYG officials and independent experts repeatedly express frustration with the lack of Saudi cooperation on trafficking-in-persons issues, including children smuggled to Saudi Arabia for work and Saudi "sex tourists" who frequent underage prostitutes in Yemen. They allege tha [...]	2009-02-11 14:07:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI KTIP YM
09SANAA273	BACKROOM DEAL REMOVES BARRIER TO OPPOSITION [...] (C) Shoura Council member Mohamed al-Tayeb told the Ambassador and DCM on February 9 that President Saleh had struck a backroom deal with the opposition Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP) that is expected to remove a major obstacle to YSP participation in Parliamentary elections. The YSP is not th [...]	2009-02-11 14:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
09SANAA299	HAMID AL-AHMAR ON SALEH, OIL, AND ELECTIONS [...] (C) Hamid al-Ahmar, Islah Party leader, prominent businessman, and son of the late Speaker of Parliament Shaykh Abdullah al-Ahmar, told Econoff on February 15 that President Saleh personally was to blame for country's problems, especially widespread corruption, and suggested that MG Ali Muhsin al-A [...]	2009-02-18 11:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV ECON EIND EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD YM
09SANAA306	HAS SALEH LOST THE SOUTH? BOLD TALK OF [...] (S) SUMMARY. In meetings in Aden attended by PolOff, independent figures and opposition leaders ) including members of the regime of the former People's Democratic Republic of South Yemen (PDRY) ) called openly for Southern independence, declaring that "unity was over." Describing an underg [...]	2009-02-18 13:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PNAT YM
09SANAA319	SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT: OPPOSITION SEES LITTLE USE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Calling the elections "pointless" and expressing doubt that any political agreement would prove sufficient, southern opposition figures in Aden appeared even further from compromise than their party brethren in Sana'a. Meanwhile, in the capital, the GPC's Central Committee voted [...]	2009-02-21 11:25:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
09SANAA324	SALEH PUSHES CONCESSIONS TO JMP [...] (C) A brief visit by National Democratic Institute Regional Director Les Campbell energized President Saleh to push his ruling GPC Party to implement concessions to the opposition. At the same time, key members of the opposition appear ready to move ahead based on six principles of agreement [...]	2009-02-23 09:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
09SANAA331	AGREEMENT TO DELAY ELECTIONS UP TO TWO YEARS [...] (C) Shoura Council member Mohamed al-Tayyeb told the DCM on February 24 that a definitive agreement had been reached between the ruling General People's Congress (GPC) and the opposition Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) to delay the Parliamentary elections scheduled for April 27 for two years. Ha [...]	2009-02-24 14:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
09SANAA334	YEMENI MILITARY COMMANDER DESCRIBES AL-QAEDA [...] (S) During a February 18 meeting with Embassy officers, MG Mohammed al-Maqdashi, Regional Commander of the Yemeni Armed Forces Middle District, described al-Qaeda's (AQ) presence in Marib as a diffuse, well-trained force of mostly Saudi recruits. Despite ample funding from sources in neighbori [...]	2009-02-25 12:58:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PTER ECON YM
09SANAA335	PARLIAMENT: TWO-YEAR ELECTORAL DELAY IS IMMINENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Squeaking by the mandatory 60-day deadline, Parliament is expected to vote in a special session on February 26 to accept the President's request to delay the Parliamentary elections for two years and to amend the Constitution in order to change the Parliamentary term from six to [...]	2009-02-25 13:03:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YM
09SANAA427	CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PUTS A SMALL SPOTLIGHT ON [...] SUMMARY: The Federation of Yemen Chambers of Commerce and Industry has established a women,s unit on the heels of the first-ever national businesswomen,s conference. The women,s unit and the Yemen Business Women,s Council are initiating efforts to integrate women into the often male-dominate [...]	2009-03-08 13:24:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV KWMN YM
09SANAA430	A VIEW FROM INSIDE THE SOUTHERN MOVEMENT [...] (S) SUMMARY. Moving in an increasingly secessionist direction, the leaders of the Southern Movement continue to build organizational capacity while beginning to think about confrontational strategies, according to former southern General Mohamed Saleh Tammah. The movement, which looks to so [...]	2009-03-08 14:31:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PNAT PTER YM
09SANAA432	BILLION DOLLAR ARMS DEAL DENIED [...] (C) Yemen's Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) for Economic Affairs and the Russian Ambassador to Sana'a both strongly denied press reports of a USD 1 billion arms sale negotiated during the February visit of President Saleh to Moscow. According to the DPM, the ROYG sought forgiveness of Yemen's USD [...]	2009-03-09 13:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ETRD EFIN RU YM
09SANAA433	REFUGEE FLOWS INTO YEMEN STRAIN AN ALREADY BURDENED SYSTEM [...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: Pressing on an already overburdened system, the number of refugees in Yemen continued to increase in 2008. The ROYG is beginning to feel the increasing pressure from the existing population of refugees, along with these new arrivals, as evidenced by a draft law to end the poli [...]	2009-03-10 12:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM
09SANAA489	SALEH BIG WINNER IN YEMEN'S PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) A February 26 decision by Yemen's Parliament is expected to lead to a two year delay of the parliamentary elections scheduled for April 27. This message examines what that delay will actually mean. The delay is seen by some as a chance for true reform of Yemen's political system. Judgin [...]	2009-03-22 10:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM YM
09SANAA495	SALEH SHOWS NO FLEXIBILITY ON GTMO DETAINEES [...] (S/NF) President Saleh on March 16 rejected a proposal by visiting Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor (APDNSA) John Brennan that Yemeni Guantanamo detainees be sent to a Saudi rehabilitation center jointly run by Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Saleh instead insisted that the [...]	2009-03-23 07:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	KDRG PGOV PINR PTER PINS IZ SA YM
09SANAA503	HOME-GROWN NGOS WORK FOR PEACEFUL CONFLICT [...] SUMMARY. Local NGOs are engaged in a three-pronged approach to promoting peaceful conflict resolution among Yemen's tribes: engaging tribal leaders, empowering youth, and training imams as mediators. These techniques often overlap efforts to curb the spread of extremist ideology. The program [...]	2009-03-24 12:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER YM
09SANAA529	ELECTION DELAY SHOWS SALEH'S CUNNING, OPPOSITION'S [...] (C) The agreement to delay Yemen's parliamentary elections gives the ruling party two more years of power without an election, while giving the opposition almost none of its demands. While poorly received in the donor community, in terms of internal Yemeni politics this was a solid victory. [...]	2009-03-25 10:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
09SANAA530	MPS SCOLD SECURITY FORCES ON TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] (U) On March 23, Yemen,s Parliament held a contentious five-hour closed session to discuss recent terrorist attacks and the overall lack of security in the country. Ranking ROYG officials in attendance included Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs Rashad al-Alimi and the Mi [...]	2009-03-25 11:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL YM
09SANAA555	DOHA SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 14:25:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL KPKO WWBG MOPS PGOV YM
09SANAA560	SIXTH ROUND IN SAADA: WHERE'S THE TIPPING POINT? [...] (C) SUMMARY. The threat of a sixth round of fighting between the al-Houthi rebels and government forces in Saada looms large. Potential flashpoints include the issue of prisoners, tribal warfare in the northern governorates and the grim humanitarian situation. The constant drumbeat of viol [...]	2009-04-01 06:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF YM
09SANAA571	PESSIMISTIC OBSERVERS FEAR TROUBLE AHEAD FOR YEMEN [...] (C) A trusted contact predicted to POL/E Chief serious trouble on the horizon for the ROYG stemming from its budgetary problems. Others are less pessimistic, but there are many who feel that the current Yemeni regime is in a precarious place both economically and politically. The ROYG needs to get [...]	2009-04-01 14:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV ECON YM
09SANAA597	VISIT TO REFUGEE AREAS IN YEMEN INDICATES NEED FOR [...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: A continued increase in the flow of migrants and draw down in international funding of NGOs threatens an already vulnerable and underserved community in the Basateen urban area and Kharaz refugee camp in the south of Yemen. A reduction in the funding of programs will have a d [...]	2009-04-08 16:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM
09SANAA619	ROYG OFFENDED BY DOJ CLAIM OF CORRUPTION, SEEKS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 7. 2. (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Mohyadeen al-Dhabbi called in the Ambassador in April 12 to express the concern of the ROYG regarding assertions made by the Department of Justice that senior government officials and other influential Yemen [...]	2009-04-13 13:45:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	JUS EFIN ETRD PGOV YM
09SANAA708	GOOD WORKS AND GOD: TRACING SALAFISM'S GROWING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Salafism has spread rapidly in Yemen over the last two decades, fueled by wealthy Yemeni and Saudi benefactors, the judicious political use of Salafism by Yemen's leaders and an expansive network of charitable organizations. Increasingly, Yemen's Salafis are entering the public [...]	2009-04-21 08:50:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SCUL YM
09SANAA784	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONDING TO ALLEGATIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-25 13:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV IS YM
09SANAA792	SOUTHERN MOVEMENT ATTRACTS PROMINENT NEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 11:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PINR PTER YM
09SANAA810	SECURITY PUTS A DAMPER ON DEMOCRACY DAY [...] (S) SUMMARY. Although thousands demonstrated, the widespread violence anticipated across the south on Democracy Day (April 27) never materialized, in part due to the ROYG's heightened military presence in key cities. Looting and arrests occurred in Mukullah, while noted extremist, now south [...]	2009-04-29 12:47:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV YM
09SANAA813	YEMEN: WILD, BUT STILL NOT WET [...] SUMMARY. A water-scarcity crisis continues to loom over Yemen. Both urban and rural areas remain at risk from water scarcity, water contamination and untreated waste water, and a mismanaged water policy is generally to blame. Yet, recent increased coordination between the ROYG and donor com [...]	2009-04-29 14:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID MASS PGOV SENV SOCI YM
09SANAA833	YEMENI GOVERNMENT MOVES TO SILENCE NEWSPAPERS IN [...] (C) In the wake of renewed violence fueled by calls for secession of Yemeni's southern governorates, the ROYG has taken action to limit the circulation of seven independent and opposition newspapers. The Ambassador cautioned President Saleh on May 5 that such action was unhelpful as the ROYG [...]	2009-05-05 13:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO YM
09SANAA898	LOUD CALLS FOR SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE RATTLE THE [...] (S) SUMMARY. Buoyed by the growth of a popular Southern Movement, a broader swath of those parts of southern society to which post has access has declared an end to unity and is openly advocating for separation from the former North Yemen. A worried ROYG has employed a number of tactics ) fr [...]	2009-05-12 12:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV YM
09SANAA925	YEMEN: TROUBLED BY SOUTHERN UNREST, BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nervously eyeing recent developments in the south, Aden- and Sanaa-based business contacts said that the situation in the south was at its worst since 1994. The business community supports unity, if only because southern secession would cut off market access to northern Yemen, a [...]	2009-05-13 14:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON YM
09SANAA939	SECURITY CONCERNS, BUREAUCRACY HINDER DELIVERY OF [...] Insecurity and bureaucratic foot-dragging are hindering efforts to provide assistance to Yemen's strife-torn Sa'ada province. A key needs assessment remains stalled awaiting ROYG approval, possibly as a result of the ROYG's hesitancy to allow outsiders to view the scope of the humanitarian cr [...]	2009-05-18 06:25:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREF YM
09SANAA941	IRAQ REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY REPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 09:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ YM
09SANAA942	SOUTHERN UNREST CASTS A SHADOW OVER PREPARATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Yemen approaches the 19th anniversary of its unification facing challenges from the south that some observers have characterized as unprecedented since the civil war in 1994. Both the ROYG and the southern independence movement are likely to use this week's observance of Unity D [...]	2009-05-18 12:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YM
09SANAA950	SHOURA COUNCIL MEMBER ON SOUTHERN UNREST: SALEH'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to a well-connected Shoura Council member, President Saleh made some mistakes which helped escalate southern unrest. His current efforts to stop the situation from deteriorating will probably prevent a crisis during this weekend's Unity Day celebrations/demonstrations, [...]	2009-05-19 13:03:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER YM
09SANAA951	YEMEN'S RESTIVE SOUTH: IS SALEH (FINALLY) GETTING [...] (S) SUMMARY. Although a nervous-seeming ROYG has employed numerous tactics to quell southern discontent in the weeks following Democracy Day (April 27),only recently did President Saleh hint at serious consideration of southern grievances. A May 17 public announcement of constitutional refo [...]	2009-05-19 13:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER YM
09SANAA977	UNITY, BUT NOT THIS UNITY [...] (U) Against the backdrop of growing secessionist sentiment in Yemen's south, some among those who support unity are voicing their frustration over centralization of power, lack of development and the weakening of the Saleh regime. The ROYG is focusing a lot of energy on secessionist feeling, b [...]	2009-05-20 14:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
09SANAA981	YEMEN HARMONIZES UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WITH [...] SUMMARY. In a departure from the past, the ROYG has announced that the unemployment rate reached 35 percent in 2008, which is in line with statistics from international organizations. The ROYG's report could symbolize a harmonization of government figures with internationally-recognized sta [...]	2009-05-24 10:19:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV YM
09SANAA996	ROYG WEATHERS UNITY DAY, BUT CHALLENGES PERSIST [...] (C) While the ROYG celebrated the 19th anniversary of Yemen's unification with a massive military parade, anti-unity and anti-ROYG demonstrators took to the streets across Yemen's restive southern governorates. In Aden, security forces fired on protesters, killing three and injuring 30. Form [...]	2009-05-26 12:56:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV YM
09SANJOSE10	MAGNITUDE 6.2 EARTHQUAKE, COSTA RICA [...] AS A RESULT OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY A MAGNITUDE 6.2 EARTHQUAKE THAT OCCURRED AT 13:21 ON JANUARY 8, 2009, THE CHIEF OF MISSION HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DISASTER IS OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO WARRANT USG ASSISTANCE, AND THAT PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE USG. THE SITUATION HAS E [...]	2009-01-09 18:42:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV AEMR ASEC PHUM SEVN KFLO CS
09SANJOSE107	WHA/CEN DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S VISIT TO COST RICA: [...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior MFA official candidly discussed a wide range of regional issues with WHA/CEN Deputy Director David Wolfe during the latter's February 9-11 visit to Costa Rica. Wolfe's interlocutor contrasted Costa Rica's frosty Nicaraguan relations with a warming trend with Panama, and [...]	2009-02-21 00:27:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS EFTA KSUM PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
09SANJOSE1086	Costa Rica's Judicial School Requests Curriculum Development [...] The director of Costa Rica's Judicial School, Marvin Carvajal, contacted Post on November 19 to request USG assistance in developing new curriculum for its year-long training for new judges. The USG's top priority in Costa Rica is helping the government improve public security, which is negati [...]	2009-12-03 17:37:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN SNAR KIPR PGOV PREL CS
09SANJOSE11	COSTA RICA CREEPS INTO CAFTA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nearly six years after negotiations began, CAFTA-DR entered into force for Costa Rica on January 1, achieving a major policy objective of the USG, the Arias administration and the Embassy. Although the end-year holidays muted the headlines, there was some (characteristically) [...]	2009-01-09 22:35:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PINR PREL
09SANJOSE1128	COSTA RICA SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] Embassy San Jose reports that the United States does not have an established security dialogue with Costa Rica. However, in the context of counter-narcotics and law enforcement cooperation, Post entities such as DEA and the Office of Defense Representative (ODR) work closely with their counte [...]	2009-12-11 17:45:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MASS SNAR CS
09SANJOSE1132	COSTA RICAN IPR EVENT LINKS PIRATED GOODS TO ORGANIZED CRIME [...] SUMMARY: On December 2, Embassy San Jose sponsored an intellectual property rights (IPR) event featuring the screening of National Geographic's Illicit, a film about the nefarious links between pirated consumer goods and transnational crime networks. We highly recommend screening the film Ill [...]	2009-12-11 22:33:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE1140	Costa Rica: National Trade Estimate [...] U.S. goods trade surplus with Costa Rica was $1.7 billion in 2008, an increase of $1.1 billion from $639 million in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $5.7 billion, up 24.0 percent. Corresponding U.S. imports from Costa Rica were $3.9 billion, down 0.1 percent. Costa Rica is currently the 38 [...]	2009-12-15 20:03:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE1156	Embassy San Jose: December 2009 Merida Report [...] Per Ref A, Post submits the following report detailing Embassy San Jose's Merida activities for November and December 2009. Issues for Washington 2. Post appreciates the support that we have received from NAS Mexico in their role as certifier of funds for all Merida Initiative-rel [...]	2009-12-17 21:12:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR CS PGOV
09SANJOSE1190	EMBASSY PRESENTS INTEL COSTA RICA WITH ACE FINALIST AWARD [...] On December 17, Charge d'Affaires Peter Brennan presented Intel Costa Rica with a plaque of recognition for achieving Finalist status in the Department of State's 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence program. Brennan highlighted Intel's achievements in the areas of good corporate citizenship, [...]	2009-12-21 23:23:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND CS PGOV PREL
09SANJOSE1194	COSTA RICA WILL NOT PASS THE LAST CAFTA-DR BILL BY DECEMBER [...] (U) SUMMARY The Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) informed us that Costa Rica will not meet the December 31 deadline for passing the 14th CAFTA-DR law regarding technical corrections to intellectual property rights (IPR) laws. COMEX pressed for a 5 to 6 month extension to avoid withholding a C [...]	2009-12-22 20:07:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON CS PREL PGOV
09SANJOSE1226	COSTA RICA: 14TH CAFTA-DR BILL PASSAGE LIKELY NOT UNTIL [...] Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly adjourned for the year on December 22 and plans to re-convene on January 18. The committee handling the 14th CAFTA-DR bill-addressing three technical intellectual property rights (IPR) corrections that USTR requires-closed the final round for accepting amendm [...]	2009-12-30 21:05:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR CS PREL PGOV
09SANJOSE154	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROPOSAL TO LIST CHINESE [...] (S) On March 4, we delivered reftel demarche to Carlos Cordero in the MFA's Department of Disarmament, Terrorism, and Organized Crime. Cordero told us that Costa Rica would support the joint U.S.-Chinese 1267 listing but would be unlikely to cosponsor the listing because Costa Rica lacked str [...]	2009-03-06 17:44:00	Embassy San Jose	SECRET	EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV KTFN CS
09SANJOSE156	Costa Rica Optimistic About New U.S. Administration [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 20, the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica voted unanimously to pass a resolution congratulating the U.S. Congress and the American people on the inauguration of President Barack Obama. The resolution and the comments in support thereof lauded the election as a reaff [...]	2009-03-06 18:28:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS PINR PGOV PREL
09SANJOSE168	COSTA RICA: STRATEGY FOR ADVANCING IPR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post leveraged the February 10-14 visit by Department of Justice OPDAT Program Director Robert Lipman and U.S. Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington to advance our three-point strategy on intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement. Our strategy seeks to (1) facilitate USPTO, D [...]	2009-03-12 18:58:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR PGOV PREL CS
09SANJOSE18	HHS LEAVITT VISIT: PRESIDENT ARIAS MUSES ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 23:39:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CS CU PGOV PINR OVIP
09SANJOSE199	COSTA RICA SUPPORTS AMISOM IN SOMALIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-18 20:07:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SO
09SANJOSE217	SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Vice President and Dr. Biden and their delegation, and provides this broad overview as requested by the OVP. The Arias administration has made progress on key elements of its 2006-2010 agenda, most notably entering the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Repub [...]	2009-03-23 16:05:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV SNAR SOCI
09SANJOSE225	COSTA RICA: FULL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 18, Costa Rica re-established full diplomatic relations with Cuba, ending 48 years of limited contact. In an open letter to the Costa Rican people and in his press conference announcing the change, President Oscar Arias said "the time had come" for "direct and open dialo [...]	2009-03-25 16:58:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS CU PGOV PINR PREL PREF
09SANJOSE23	MAGNITUDE 6.2 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES COSTA RICA, [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 8, a localized but devastating 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica about 30 kilometers north of San Jose, near Poas volcano, a popular tourist destination. As of January 14, there were 23 known dead, nearly 100 injured and 11 still missing. The killer earthquak [...]	2009-01-16 14:50:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS PGOV SOCI EAID AEMR ASEC PHUM SEVN
09SANJOSE25	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT TOUTS NEW ERA OF HHS/FDA COOPERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt's January 7, 2009, return visit to Costa Rica to open the new regional office of the HHS Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received a warm welcome from President Oscar Arias, relevant Government Ministries, the press, [...]	2009-01-16 18:25:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON PREL PGOV SOCI OSCI OTRA OVIP CS
09SANJOSE256	EU/CENTAM FTA MARKETED AS A "COOPERATION" ACCORD, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 2, the Costa Rican Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Foreign Commerce (COMEX) hosted a seminar on the Agreement of Association between Central America and the European Union (Spanish acronym, AACUE). Cabinet ministers and other speakers touted the AACUE as a welc [...]	2009-03-31 13:00:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CS EUN
09SANJOSE277	COSTA RICA: TREASURY CONDUCTS FINANCIAL ENFORCEMENT [...] (U) A three-person team from the Department of Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) met with key GOCR officials on financial crimes and enforcement issues from March 23-27. The team arrived, at the request of the Central Bank President, to find an environment ripe for financial crim [...]	2009-04-05 19:39:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR CS
09SANJOSE279	COSTA RICAN BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose continues to affirm the transparent fiscal management of Costa Rica's national budget. Minister of Finance Guillermo Zuniga leads a reform-minded ministry that is committed to advancing management and budgeting sophistication while providing public access to the Minis [...]	2009-04-06 14:56:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SNAR CS
09SANJOSE28	NOVEMBER'S MASSIVE FLOODING IN LIMON PROVINCE [...] (U) SUMMARY. At the end of Costa Rica's rainy season late last November, a stationary storm caused massive flooding in Limon province. The Ambassador authorized his $50,000 disaster assistance authority (Ref B) and Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-B) helicopter assets were deployed to assist both [...]	2009-01-20 18:44:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS PGOV SOCI PHUM CS
09SANJOSE283	Reaction: Vice-President Biden in Costa Rica [...] Summary: Vice President Joseph R. Biden traveled to Costa Rica March 29-30 to meet with Central American leaders following a trip to Chile where he attended a Progressive Governance Summit in Via del Mar. There was an overwhelming interest in covering the Vice-Presidential trip to Costa Rica [...]	2009-04-06 17:46:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PAO KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANJOSE297	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 30 MULTILATERAL [...] (U) March 30, 2009; 1045 am; San Jose, Costa Rica. 2. (U) Participants: USG: The Vice President Ambassador Peter Cianchette Anthony Blinken, NSA to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy NSA to the Vice President Dan Restrepo, Senior Director, Western Hemisphere Affairs, NSC Craig Kel [...]	2009-04-08 21:46:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR PREL XK OVIP PGOV JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANJOSE298	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 30 BILATERAL MEETING [...] (U) March 30, 2009; 0955 am; San Jose, Costa Rica. 2. (U) Participants: USG: The Vice President Ambassador Peter Cianchette Anthony Blinken, NSA to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy NSA to the Vice President Dan Restrepo, Senior Director, Western Hemisphere Affairs, NSC Craig Kelly [...]	2009-04-08 21:54:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS EDU OVIP PGOV PINR PREL SNAR JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANJOSE311	SICA MULTILAT - COSTA RICA DELEGATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 22:38:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC CS KSUM PGOV PREL XK
09SANJOSE312	COSTA RICA WELCOMES QENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Costa Rican officials, including the Minister of Foreign Trade and the Minister of Environment, Energy, and Telecommunications (MINAET),welcomed President ObamaQs planned announcement of an QEnergy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) at the upcoming Summit of t [...]	2009-04-16 12:33:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON KSUM KGHG PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE320	EMBASSY SAN JOSE: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] In response to ref A, Embassy San Jose is pleased to nominate the individuals below for the posts of Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and Deputy TFCO: TFCO Mark E. Kissel Economic Officer 506 2519-2273 KisselME@state.sgov.gov KisselME@state.gov Deputy TFCO Robert B. And [...]	2009-04-17 18:59:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS ECON PGOV PREL PTER
09SANJOSE321	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Post delivered the demarche on Kosovo's membership bid (Reftel) to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) to Finance Minister Guillermo Zuniga Chaves (WB Governor, IMF Alternate Governor) on April 15 and Central Bank President Franciso de Paula Gutierrez (WB [...]	2009-04-17 20:27:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KV
09SANJOSE338	COSTA RICAN AIRPORTS: NO EVIDENCE OF A [...] Post confirms that there is no discernible evidence of discrimination confronting U.S. suppliers or bidders regarding airport construction projects. Currently, the GOCR is working with the Airport Development Corporation/Houston Airport Systems (ADC/HAS),an American, Canadian, and Brazilian [...]	2009-04-27 16:44:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE34	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - COSTA RICA [...] Costa Rica's investment climate is generally favorable and has been for many years. Consequently, foreign direct investment is high and has been a significant contributor to Costa Rica's economic growth. Nevertheless, the country continues to present stumbling blocks to investors. The Januar [...]	2009-01-21 19:03:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
09SANJOSE364	COSTA RICAN PORTS: ANOTHER CAFTA SAGA IN THE MAKING? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Stakeholders in the operation of Costa Rica's major port, the Limon-Moin complex on the Caribbean, struggle to find a solution to the competing interests of delivering international port services, developing the impoverished Limon region, upgrading long-neglected port plant and [...]	2009-04-30 21:52:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EWWT ELAB PGOV PREL CS
09SANJOSE365	AMCHAM'S DISCONTENT: OECD BLACKLISTS COSTA RICA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) met with DCM and Emboffs on April 17 to make a strong case against the recent OECD listing of Costa Rica on the tax haven "blacklist". They argued that the OECD's decision, which seemed to ignore the transparency of the [...]	2009-04-30 22:10:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL CS
09SANJOSE390	COSTA RICA DISAPPOINTED BY WATCH LIST STATUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 29, we delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) the news that Costa Rica would continue on the Special 301 Watch List (Reftel A). Disappointed COMEX staff listened patiently, then countered with a litany of reasons why the USG should elevate Costa Rica's IPR [...]	2009-05-12 22:29:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL
09SANJOSE464	COSTA RICA: OPIC LOAN TO IMPROSA SERVICIOS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose supports the Overseas Private Investment Corporation's (OPIC) proposal for a USD 10 million loan to Improsa Servicios Internacionales (ISI). The Econ and FCS Sections reviewed the proposal and concluded that there were no reasons that the loan should not proceed (ref [...]	2009-06-02 23:16:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV
09SANJOSE478	COSTA RICA AND PANAMA - COOPERATION AND COMPETITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In contrast to its historically problematic relationship with Nicaragua, Costa Rica has deepening and positive political-economic ties with Panama. Both countries have abolished their militaries and are cooperating more closely on counternarcotics, law enforcement and disaster [...]	2009-06-05 14:19:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD KDEM SNAR MASS PA CS
09SANJOSE497	U.S.-CHILEAN JOINT INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE LAUNCHES IN [...] From May 18-21, a Treasury Department team from the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) met with Costa Rican government leaders and private sector officials to consider how to meet Costa Rica's national infrastructure challenges. The meetings represented the first step of Treasury's and the [...]	2009-06-17 12:35:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CS CI
09SANJOSE498	LULA'S VISIT TO COSTA RICA - PROMOTING TRADE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited Costa Rica June 2-3 to advance cooperation between the Mercado Comun del Cono Sur (MERCOSUR) and the Sistema de Integracion Centroamericana (SICA),of which Costa Rica will assume the Presidency in July, and to strengthen bil [...]	2009-06-17 16:33:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG PREL BR CS
09SANJOSE499	COSTA RICA: SHIP VISITS IN A TIME OF INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USN and USCG ship visits to Costa Rica should now be able to resume, thanks to an agreement reached June 2 with the GOCR on the use of a health questionnaire introduced to track possible H1N1 cases. Starting in mid-May, the Health Ministry had insisted that disembarking crew mem [...]	2009-06-17 19:20:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MASS MARR SNAR CS
09SANJOSE517	COSTA RICAN GOVERNMENT PRACTICES-INFORMATION [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, the following are Post's responses to questions on Costa Rica's government practices on information collection, screening and sharing. Responses, cleared by all relevant Embassy sections, are keyed to reftel's questions: 5A. IMMIGRATION DATA BASES AND TRAVELER INFO [...]	2009-06-22 18:43:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS
09SANJOSE531	COSTA RICA MAKES A BET ON GAMBLING LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. June 8-12, Rick Hector and Charles Klingman of Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) advised Costa Rican Finance (Hacienda) Minister Guillermo Zuniga and Vice Minister Jenny Phillips on the pros and cons of legislating and regulating the gaming industry. Their week o [...]	2009-06-25 22:15:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CS

09SANJOSE532	COSTA RICA IN PETROCARIBE LIMBO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the GOCR announced last July that Costa Rica would join Petrocaribe, the story has become murky. In recent months, speculation in the media suggested that Costa Rica had finally closed the deal and would soon move from an observer to a full member. Venezuelan description of [...]	2009-06-25 23:15:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PINR PREL VE
09SANJOSE54	COSTA RICA: MINOR DEMONSTRATIONS PROTEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Costa Rican reaction to the recent violence in Gaza was limited to small demonstrations in front of the Israeli embassy (on January 9) and the U.S. Chancery (on January 20). Although the fighting drew heavy (and mostly anti- Israeli) coverage in the local media, the NGO and [...]	2009-01-29 14:36:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CS KPAL PGOV PREL XF
09SANJOSE543	COSTA RICA: OPIC LOAN TO CSI LATINA FINANCIAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose supports the Overseas Private Investment Corporation's (OPIC) proposal for a USD 20 million credit facility to CSI Latina Financial, Inc. (CSI). The Econ and FCS Sections reviewed the proposal and concluded that there were no reasons that the loan should not proceed [...]	2009-06-28 20:10:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV
09SANJOSE544	HONDURAN PRESIDENT IS SURPRISE GUEST IN COSTA RICA [...] SUMMARY: President Manuel Zelaya, whisked out of Tegucigalpa early on June 28 under military guard, found himself a surprise guest in San Jose a few hours later. The GOCR evidently was not advised in advance, and both Zelaya and President Oscar Arias made clear that the Honduran was not seek [...]	2009-06-29 13:12:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS HO KDEM PGOV PINR PREL
09SANJOSE55	COSTA RICA: 2008 WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] The following is the 2008 worst forms of child labor report for Costa Rica in response to Ref A; it updates our 2007 report, Ref B. Answers are keyed to Ref A, and source documents will be emailed to DOL/ILAB TMcCarter per same. The Government of Costa Rica is committed to eliminate the worst [...]	2009-01-29 16:12:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI KTIP CS
09SANJOSE552	EMBASSY SAN JOSE REQUESTS MERIDA SUPPORT FOR 2009 [...] (U) This is an ACTION MESSAGE. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Costa Rica's unregulated and untaxed gaming industry, legal but unregulated prostitution, and growing narco-trafficking all contribute to an increase in criminal activity; this exposes Costa Rica to transnational cas [...]	2009-06-30 12:54:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CS
09SANJOSE565	PRESIDENT ARIAS' TOUGH WORDS BUT SOFTER ACTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is continuing calls for Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya's return, and says that his government will only recognize a democratically-elected government in Honduras. Costa Rica, who played host to Zelaya immediately after he was forced out o [...]	2009-07-07 21:45:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	HO KDEM PGOV PINR PREL CS
09SANJOSE570	HONDURAS: ARIAS READY TO MEDIATE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Oscar Arias publicly confirmed on July 8 that both President Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti will be personally attending mediation talks scheduled for July 9-10 in San Jose. Arias stated that he has been in contact with both parties, and expects Zelaya to arrive from W [...]	2009-07-08 16:40:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	HO KDEM PGOV PINR PREL CS
09SANJOSE577	COSTA RICA 2009 SECTION 527 REPORT [...] Embassy San Jose provides its information for the 2009 Section 527 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims in paragraph 2. Information on each claimant appears in paragraph 3. Text in MS Word track changes format has been e-mailed to EEB/IFD/OIA and L/CID per reftel. 2. The [...]	2009-07-08 21:03:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV CS
09SANJOSE587	HONDURAS TALKS: ARIAS MEDIATION BEGINS BUT NO FACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, talks hosted by President Arias between the Zelaya delegation and the Micheletti delegation began, but no face to face meeting occurred between the principals and no substantive agreements were reached. Arias met separately with Zelaya and Micheletti but no details ha [...]	2009-07-10 21:41:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	HO PGOV PINR PREL CS KDEM
09SANJOSE590	A COMPLICATED CASE - TWO COSTA RICANS IN MEXICAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 8, Mexican police conducted a prostitution/potential-TIP raid in the Yucatan region where they found two Costa Rican women who allegedly had been brought to Mexico for use in a prostitution ring. While both women initially claimed that they had been trafficked to Mexico [...]	2009-07-15 00:14:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS MX PHUM PREL KTIP PGOV
09SANJOSE591	COSTA RICA: MINISTER RODRIGO ARIAS VISITS SOUTHCOM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 8, Rodrigo Arias, Minister of the Presidency and brother of President Oscar Arias, visited SOUTHCOM, focusing on high-level strategic security cooperation. Minister Arias told us the GOCR was grateful for the USG's (and in particular, SOUTHCOM's) strong bilateral securi [...]	2009-07-15 13:47:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS PINR OVIP CS
09SANJOSE602	TFHO1: HONDURAS TALKS ROUND TWO: PREVIEW OF ARIAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Saturday, July 18, President Arias will host the second round of talks to mediate an acceptable solution to end the political crisis in Honduras. The first round of talks took place on July 9-10 with little progress made (Ref A). Minister of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, rel [...]	2009-07-17 21:59:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR AMGT PGOV PINR KDEM
09SANJOSE608	TFHO1: LITTLE PROGRESS WITH SECOND ROUND OF [...] (SBU) The second round of talks to resolve Honduras' political crisis ended Sunday, July 19, with no agreement between the Zelaya and Micheletti delegations. The key issue and first point of President Arias' "Seven Points" is the return of Zelaya as President of Honduras. The Micheletti team [...]	2009-07-20 22:59:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR AMGT PGOV PINR KDEM
09SANJOSE609	COSTA RICA: STRATEGY FOR ADVANCING IPR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Judicial School of Costa Rica hosted a three-day workshop in June for 17 Costa Rican judges, supported by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT) and Embassy San Jose. Participants drafted a bench book that [...]	2009-07-21 14:53:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR PGOV PREL CS
09SANJOSE615	COSTA RICA'S ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE - OPPORTUNITIES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.S. investors identify physical infrastructure challenges as the key hurdle for Costa Rica's development and modernization, according to the Costa Rican-U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Costa Rica provides a sometimes reliable electric power supply to over 97 percent of the country. Its [...]	2009-07-23 19:03:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ETRD EIND SENV EFIN EINV PREL
09SANJOSE619	COSTA RICA SATISFIED WITH ICJ'S SAN JUAN RIVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Per Ref, on July 13 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Costa Rica and Nicaragua's long-running dispute over navigation rights on the San Juan River, which serves as part of the northern border between the two countries. The ICJ's balanced ruling essentially gave [...]	2009-07-24 16:29:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IO PREL NU CS
09SANJOSE622	TFHO1: ARIAS MAKES FINAL EFFORT FOR HONDURAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 22, President Oscar Arias presented his final proposal, a carefully balanced mix of his original Seven Points and a Micheletti counterproposal, to end the ongoing constitutional crisis in Honduras. The "San Jose Accord (or Agreement)," as Arias called it (despite a lack [...]	2009-07-24 23:00:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR AMGT PGOV PINR PREL
09SANJOSE624	COSTA RICA'S FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT? SCENESETTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Costa Rica's presidential primary season now over, the stakes are set for the February 2010 national election. For the first time in Costa Rican history, a female candidate, Laura Chinchilla from the Partido Liberacion Nacional (PLN),has a strong chance to become President. [...]	2009-07-27 19:48:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PREL CS
09SANJOSE651	GOCR'S FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES: SICA, UNSC AND A [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 23, Costa Rican MFA Director of Foreign Policy Alejandro Solano gave a presentation to representatives of the diplomatic corps on Costa Rica's foreign policy priorities over the next six months. Solano focused on Costa Rica's six-month presidency of the Central America [...]	2009-07-31 14:22:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IO KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CS
09SANJOSE656	TUXTLA SUMMIT FOCUSES ON HONDURAS SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, Colombia, Honduras and the Dominican Republic met July 29 in northern Costa Rica at the 11th Tuxtla Summit. The summit focused in large part on the ongoing crisis in Honduras, with all present (including Ma [...]	2009-08-03 22:22:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR PREL CS
09SANJOSE682	COSTA RICAN COURT'S DENIAL OF EXTRADITION RAISES CONCERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 26, a Costa Rican court denied a USG extradition request for Nicole Kater, an American citizen wanted in California on charges of parental child abduction. The court's lengthy and convoluted decision revolved around Costa Rica's need to ensure Kater's fundamental human r [...]	2009-08-11 17:36:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PREL PGOV KOCI CR
09SANJOSE686	U.S.-CHILEAN JOINT INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE IDENTIFIES [...] SUMMARY. From July 13-16, a Treasury Department team from the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) and a representative of Chile's Ministerio de Obras Publicas (GOC MOP) met with GOCR leaders and private sector officials to consider how to deliver infrastructure technical assistance (TA). Bot [...]	2009-08-13 12:36:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CS CI
09SANJOSE688	RESPONSE FROM AMEMBASSY SAN JOSE TO REQUEST FROM [...] Please see responses from AMEMBASSY SAN JOSE to action request (reftel). 2. Question: Are there possible negatives or risks of U.S. embarrassment that could result from the potential selection of your post's nominee (Intel Costa Rica)? Answer: No. 3. Question: Do you have any informatio [...]	2009-08-13 20:50:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEP AMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD SENV PREL PGOV
09SANJOSE703	CAN COSTA RICA FINISH MODERNIZING ITS AIRPORT? [...] SUMMARY (U) Modernization of Costa Rica's main international airport, San Jose's Juan Santamaria, stalled for over five years as a result of contract disagreements between the GOCR and the operator/developer Alterra. Realizing that an acceptable solution would be impossible to reach, Alterra s [...]	2009-08-19 12:27:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EFIN EIND EINV PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE714	COSTA RICA: PAC PARTY PROFILE - CONTINUITY OR CHANGE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires Brennan met on August 18 with the main opposition contender for Costa Rica's presidency in the February 2010 elections, Otton Solis. Solis, from the Citizen Action Party (PAC),is now running for president for the third time, after a weak turnout for the party' [...]	2009-08-21 11:47:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM CS
09SANJOSE715	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY GETS BUSY - PASSES NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Costa Rica's National Assembly capped off an uncharacteristically productive month-and-a-half on August 11 by approving the final version of an Electoral Reform bill. This came after the Assembly passed a new Anti-Organized Crime bill in early July, and an Immigration Reform bi [...]	2009-08-24 08:21:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR PREL ASEC CVIS PTER SNAR PREF
09SANJOSE727	THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Costa Rica, which abolished its military over fifty years ago, considers itself a leader on non-proliferation and disarmament issues. President Oscar Arias recently wrote an op-ed piece in the Washington Post calling for the abolition of all Latin American militaries. Costa Ri [...]	2009-08-25 14:24:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09SANJOSE747	COSTA RICA: BALANCING SIEPAC PROGRESS AGAINST THE [...] SUMMARY. Costa Rica struggles to complete its portion of the Panama to Guatemala power grid interconnection project (SIEPAC). The negotiation and acquisition of land consumes most of the project's time )- much more so than actual construction -- such that only approximately 60 percent of th [...]	2009-08-28 13:50:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ENRG KIDE PGOV PREL EINV
09SANJOSE799	COSTA RICA - SAN JUAN RIVER DISPUTE DRAGS ON [...] (SBU) Costa Rica and Nicaragua continue to be locked in a long-standing dispute over the management of the San Juan River, despite a July 13 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling to settle the matter (Ref A). Though both countries claimed to accept the ruling, on August 25 the GON announ [...]	2009-09-18 22:34:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM IO NU CS
09SANJOSE811	COSTA RICA: PRUDENT DEBT MANAGEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Arias administration has increased spending on infrastructure, education, health, support for workers, and the judiciary, not only in absolute terms, but also as a percentage of the total budget. As spending in these line items increased, they were offset by a decline in the [...]	2009-09-24 17:02:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV PGOV PREL CS
09SANJOSE812	COSTA RICA'S CLOSE RELATIONS WITH COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Costa Rica has an expanding political and economic relationship with Colombia, which it currently sees as its second closest partner in Latin America, behind Panama. Politically, Presidents Arias and Uribe share a warm relationship, and the two countries coordinate closely on l [...]	2009-09-24 18:02:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR ASEC PTER SNAR PREF CO CS
09SANJOSE823	COSTA RICA: POSSIBLE PATHWAYS TO REGIONAL ENERGY [...] SUMMARY. In their September 16-17 trip to Costa Rica, the Pathways to Prosperity team of WHA/EPSC Director Matt Rooney, WHA/EPSC Trade Officer Susan Garro and EEB/TPP/BT Director Robert Manogue met with three energy-sector leaders: Pedro Pablo Quiros, executive President of the Costa Rican Ins [...]	2009-09-25 20:06:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EINV PGOV PREL CS
09SANJOSE836	COSTA RICA: MEDRETE TREATS NEARLY 400 PATIENTS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY. On September 11-12, Honduran-based Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B) and Costa Rican medical personnel conducted a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) in Costa Rica's remote, mountainous Turrialba region. Nearly 400 people received much-needed medical treatment. Three me [...]	2009-10-02 14:18:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MASS SOCI CS
09SANJOSE85	COSTA RICA AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS: SO FAR, SO GOOD, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Costa Rica's conservative financial system has served it reasonably well thus far during the current global financial crisis, but 2009 will likely be difficult. The GOCR knows it must act intelligently as some fundamentals begin to deteriorate; the Arias administration does not [...]	2009-02-10 12:59:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV PGOV PREL CS
09SANJOSE852	FORMER COSTA RICAN PRESIDENT SENTENCED FOR CORRUPTION [...] (U) Former Costa Rican President Rafael Angel Calderon-Fournier was sentenced on October 5 to five years prison on corruption charges. The Second Circuit Court of San Jose found that he had accepted bribes to secure a contract for medical equipment between a Finnish firm and the Costa Rican go [...]	2009-10-06 21:00:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM CS
09SANJOSE890	COSTA RICA: VISIT OF SOUTHCOM AMB. TRIVELLI [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 6-7, SOUTHCOM Civilian Deputy Commander Ambassador Paul Trivelli visited Costa Rica and met with senior GOCR officials, including President Arias. The consistent theme throughout Amb. Trivelli's visit was GOCR requests for further security-related assistance via the M [...]	2009-10-16 23:12:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS SNAR CS HO
09SANJOSE917	COSTA RICA: OPIC FINANCE APPLICATION FOR JUAN [...] Embassy San Jose fully supports the Overseas Private Investment Corporation's (OPIC) plan to provide a USD 55 million loan to Alterra Partners Costa Rica, S.A. (APCR),the operator of San Jose's Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO). The loan -) in addition to a USD 45 million Inter-Am [...]	2009-10-27 01:02:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV
09SANJOSE921	COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON CBI- [...] The following is Post's response to reftel A. The text replies to specific keyed reftel questions and updates Post's 2007 submission (reftel C) to USTR's request regarding CBI beneficiary countries. Questions can be directed to Economics Specialist, Kevin Ludeke at +506 2519-22261, Fax +506 [...]	2009-10-27 20:48:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR EINV PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE930	COSTA RICA EXPRESSES "NO DIFFERENCES" ON WTO [...] Econoff and an official from the Japanese Embassy delivered reftel points to officials of the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) on October 30. Though the Costa Ricans did not commit to co-sponsor the negotiated text, COMEX officials had "no differences" with the U.S.-Japan-Switzer [...]	2009-10-30 22:09:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE954	Costa Rica: National Trade Estimate Sections on SPS and [...] Under current regulations, the Ministry of Health must test and register domestically produced or imported pharmaceuticals, feeds, chemicals, and cosmetics before they can be sold in Costa Rica. As implemented, this system appears to be enforced more rigorously on imported goods than on domes [...]	2009-11-05 22:15:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE959	COSTA RICA: VENEZUELA'S "PEACE BASE" CAUSES CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Venezuelan government's establishment in late September of an anti-US "Peace Base" in San Jose is causing continuing controversy in Costa Rica, and proving to be a large public relations misstep for the GBRV. The "Peace Base", which is billed as Hugo Chavez's response to th [...]	2009-11-20 17:21:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL VE CS
09SANJOSE969	Costa Rica will request an extension of CAFTA-DR deadline [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. Costa Rica's Foreign Trade Ministry (COMEX) has informed Embassy that the GOCR most likely will not meet the December 31 deadline for the passage of the 14th CAFTA-DR bill and finalization of intellectual property rights (IPR) regulations. On November 16, COMEX [...]	2009-11-24 16:18:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KIPR PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE977	COSTA RICA: NICARAGUAN ELECTION CHIEF IN $95K CONTROVERSY [...] (U) Nicaraguan Supreme Electoral Council president Roberto Rivas has caused a stir in Costa Rica for the second time in a month, after reports came out on November 26th that he and his family have been improperly using duty-free cars with diplomatic license plates. The cars (valued at a combin [...]	2009-12-02 16:21:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NU CS PINR
09SANJOSE98	WHA/CEN DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S VISIT: MERIDA AND CAFTA [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) GOCR officials and legislators asked for additional Merida assistance for Costa Rica, and echoed the region's positive hopes for the Obama Administration in meetings with visiting WHA/CEN Deputy Director David Wolfe February 9-11. Key legislators made clear that the domestic po [...]	2009-02-18 20:27:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CS ETRD KIPR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
09SANJOSE985	COSTA RICA AND CHINA EXPLORE AN EVOLVING RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Costa Rica and China continue to strengthen their marriage of convenience, increasing ties that are proving beneficial for both countries. Of late, this has focused on the negotiations surrounding a free trade agreement between the two countries, which both governments hope to c [...]	2009-12-09 18:11:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CH CS PREL PINR
09SANJOSE991	Costa Rica's Foreign Affairs "Accomplishments" in 2009 [...] (U) Summary: The Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented its major accomplishments for the year to the public on December 15. Arias' foreign policy has focused on creating new political partnerships in Asia and the Middle East as well as strengthening relations with Latin American pa [...]	2009-12-18 21:33:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM CS
09SANSALVADOR1000	EXTRADITION HIGHLIGHTS BILATERAL COORDINATION [...] (U) Summary: Salvadoran Julio Eduardo Villatoro Monteagudo was successfully extradited from the U.S. to El Salvador October 20 in an operation that displayed exceptional coordination among U.S. agencies and the GOES. DHS agents escorted Villatoro Monteagudo from Miami to San Salvador, where [...]	2009-10-22 21:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KJUS SNAR ES
09SANSALVADOR1008	RESTREPO ASSURES FUNES HIS SUCCESS MATTERS TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary: NSC Senior Director for Latin America Daniel Restrepo told President Funes October 23 his government's success was important to the White House and praised Funes' Honduras policy. Funes noted the challenge of deteriorating public security and said divisions in (conservative, oppo [...]	2009-10-26 21:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HO ES
09SANSALVADOR1011	ARENA'S MELTDOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 22, twelve dissident legislative deputies from the (conservative) National Republican Alliance (ARENA) formalized their break with the party and cast a symbolic vote with ARENA's rival party, the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN). This move [...]	2009-10-27 15:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR1019	VIOLENCE IN EL SALVADOR 1: THE STATISTICS [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is the first in a series addressing violent crime in El Salvador. Crime levels have risen sharply in 2009. Surveys rank public security as the top problem in El Salvador, even though the country is in the midst of its worst economic downturn in more than a decade. A [...]	2009-10-28 19:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR102	ELECTION UPDATE: ARENA GAINS MOMENTUM, BUT HAS A [...] (C) Summary: The (conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA party's campaign has gained some momentum. The January 18 legislative and municipal elections resulted in the best-case scenario for ARENA, and the voter base has appeared increasingly energized in the ARENA events of the past week. Poll numbers [...]	2009-02-04 16:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS KDEM ES
09SANSALVADOR1028	SALVADORAN FISCAL REFORMS RAISE CONCERNS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador has unveiled a fiscal reform package intended to cover revenue shortfalls and meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) targets. The proposed tax on alcoholic beverages may have trade agreem [...]	2009-10-30 21:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR1045	MILITARY ANTI-CRIME PLAN A GAMBLE FOR FUNES [...] (C) Summary: On November 5, President Funes signed an emergency decree to deploy 3,500 soldiers into 28 urban areas to combat a growing wave of violent crime. Politicians, the military and the public strongly support the plan, but critics fear human rights violations and damage to the Salvado [...]	2009-11-09 11:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET//NOFORN	KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PINS PREL SOCI MOPS ES
09SANSALVADOR1053	PRESIDENT FUNES REQUESTS DISASTER ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Embassy received November 10 a request from President Funes for humanitarian assistance to respond to devastating floods that hit parts of El Salvador November 8. The GOES is requesting heavy-lift helicopter capabilities, an engineering battalion to help clear and rebuild the town of Ver [...]	2009-11-10 21:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR1057	SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO FLOODING DISASTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Severe flooding and landslides triggered by the passing of Hurricane Ida caused significant loss of life and economic damage in El Salvador. Heavy losses in the agricultural sector have many in the GOES concerned about short-term food security. USG relief supplies have arrived [...]	2009-11-13 11:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1069	Your Visit to El Salvador [...] (S) Summary: Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes you to El Salvador. Your visit reinforces the U.S. policy of active engagement with the GOES, which strengthens the moderate, pragmatic elements in the new government. President Mauricio Funes has stated his desire to make the U.S. and Brazil [...]	2009-11-17 20:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1071	ARENA Rebels Hope to Return, Prepared to Go It Alone [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the group of twelve (conservative) ARENA breakaway Assembly Deputies, now called GANA, told PolCouns their preferred option was to return to ARENA after sufficient leadership changes (i.e., former President Cristiani relinquishes control) took place. They do not rule ou [...]	2009-11-18 16:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR1099	Your Visits to El Salvador [...] (S) Summary: Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes you to El Salvador. Your visits will reinforce the U.S. policy of active engagement with the left-of-center GOES, which strengthens the moderate, pragmatic elements in the new government. President Mauricio Funes has an 80 pct approval rating; [...]	2009-12-07 22:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1101	Funes Makes Strong Pro-US Policy Statements [...] (SBU) At two separate events in a 24-hour period, Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes made strong pro-U.S. remarks: C Addressing the Salvadorans Abroad diaspora association annual conference on Tuesday evening, December 8, Funes underscored the pragmatic, national-interest reasons why [...]	2009-12-10 00:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SMIG ES
09SANSALVADOR1103	ARENA Expels Former President Saca [...] (SBU) On December 14, (conservative) ARENA's Executive Council (COENA) expelled former President Antonio Saca (2004-2009) from the party, charging that he had misspent $219 million of unaccounted-for government funds, and citing improprieties in the 2008-2009 electoral process, claiming Saca h [...]	2009-12-15 18:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ARENA ES
09SANSALVADOR1105	FMLN Affirms Socialist Course; Leadership Acknowledges Need [...] (C) Summary: At its 25th annual convention December 13, the FMLN, without President Funes present, voiced solidarity with Cuba and Venezuela, repeated opposition to "the Empire," and voted to join the Fifth Socialist International. It decided to devolve authority to select candidates for local offi [...]	2009-12-15 22:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FMLN ES
09SANSALVADOR1109	President Funes Working Toward Honduras Solution, Fighting [...] Summary: President Funes told visiting WHA DAS Julissa Reynoso he is prepared to participate in an urgent regional diplomatic initiative to resolve the Honduran political crisis. Funes said Salvadoran recognition of President-elect Lobo depended on the joint resignations of Micheletti and [...]	2009-12-20 18:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HO ES
09SANSALVADOR1111	Salvadoran Supreme Court Votes to Extradite Martinez [...] (SBU) After multiple tie votes over the course of two years, the Salvadoran Supreme Court voted 10-5 in an extraordinary session December 22 to find Jose Marvin Martinez extraditable to the U.S. on charges of statutory rape. Martinez has been in Salvadoran custody for over two years. He fled [...]	2009-12-22 20:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ES
09SANSALVADOR1154	El Salvador's Fiscal Reform Moves to the National Assembly [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of El Salvador's fiscal reform package moved forward to the National Assembly and will likely pass before the Christmas holidays. While the Ministry of Finance made a number of minor changes to its October proposal (reftel) following lengthy consultations with th [...]	2009-12-04 20:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR1238	El Salavdor Passes Tax Reform Package [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 12 and December 16, El Salvador's National Assembly approved the Government of El Salvador's fiscal/tax reform package, with tax changes expected to enter into force January 1. Only the alcoholic beverage tax changed substantially from the GOES's original proposal, t [...]	2009-12-22 20:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV ETRD ES
09SANSALVADOR143	EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: FEBRUARY 12 [...] (U) Summary: This is an update regarding the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report covers the economic debate between economic advisors from the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti Front for the National Liberation Party (FMLN) and the (pro-U.S., center right) Nationalist Republi [...]	2009-02-13 21:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV KDEM KPLS ES
09SANSALVADOR15	REPORTS OF ARMED GROUPS FORMING IN EL SALVADOR [...] (S/NF) Summary: Beginning on December 13, 2008, numerous articles have appeared in the local media claiming illegal armed groups are active in the countryside of El Salvador. The articles quote the highest levels of the Salvadoran security and political structures, who varyingly confirm they h [...]	2009-01-08 14:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PREL PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR163	ARENA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT MARCH 15 ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Former GOES Legal Advisor and (conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA presidential hopeful Luis Mario Rodriguez believes ARENA's January 18 victory in the San Salvador municipal race has boosted Rodrigo Avila's chances of victory March 15. He contrasted Avila's newfound confidence and rec [...]	2009-02-23 18:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR170	PROMINENT ECONOMISTS ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following ARENA's come-from-behind victory in San Salvador in the January 18 legislative/municipal elections, prominent economists, including many former ministers, were optimistic about ARENA's chances in the March 15 presidential race, but concerned over inducements ARENA may h [...]	2009-02-25 00:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR171	FUNES' ADVISOR DISCUSSES STRATEGY, ECONOMIC & [...] (C) SUMMARY. Alexander Segovia, economic advisor to FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes, expressed confidence that Funes still maintained the advantage going into the March presidential election, but acknowledged legitimate doubts regarding whether Funes would actually control the party [...]	2009-02-25 00:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ENRG ES
09SANSALVADOR182	WHA/CEN DEPUTY DIRECTOR WOLFE HIGHLIGHTS U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 11-14 visit to El Salvador, WHA/CEN Deputy Director David Wolfe highlighted U.S. engagement under the Merida Initiative and discussed political and economic issues leading into the March presidential election. GOES officials reaffirmed their commitment to Pathwa [...]	2009-02-27 16:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR184	SALVADORANS HAVE A NEW, MORE OUTSPOKEN ARCHBISHOP [...] Summary: Monsignor Jose Luis Escobar was inaugurated as San Salvador's Archbishop in a packed mass on February 14 in San Salvador's Cathedral. In the short time that Escobar has occupied his influential position as the main representative of the Catholic Church in El Salvador, he has taken a [...]	2009-02-27 19:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPLS KDEM ES
09SANSALVADOR198	EL SALVADOR: HIGH-LEVEL USG REPRESENTATION AT OIF [...] (C) Summary: A high-level USG delegation, headed by VCJCS Gen. Cartwright and OSD A/S Benkert, traveled to El Salvador Feb.27-28 to participate in a ceremony commemorating El Salvador's participation in OIF. In addition to expressing gratitude for El Salvador's contributions in Iraq, USG re [...]	2009-03-05 22:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
09SANSALVADOR2	ELECTION PRIMER 2: AN UPDATE OF LEGISLATIVE AND [...] (C) Summary: The January 18, 2009 Salvadoran legislative and municipal elections promise to have profound effects on the balance of power in the country. The (left-wing) FMLN party is likely poised to gain between three and five seats in the 84-member Legislative Assembly, positioning it to s [...]	2009-01-05 14:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR200	DAS ROBINSON DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, EXTRADITION, AND [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary David Robinson visited El Salvador February 25-28, participated in the VIP delegation to honor Salvadoran troops that served in Iraq, and discussed the upcoming March 15 elections, public security, and Pathways to Prosperity with key Embassy contacts. [...]	2009-03-06 20:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR205	EL SALVADOR ELECTION CABLE: MARCH 9 [...] Summary: This is an update regarding the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report covers reports of electoral-violence and a scuffle that injured two journalists. Embassy will send analytical election scene-setter septel. The race remains close and hard-fought. End Summar [...]	2009-03-11 13:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR206	MARCH 15 SALVADORAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 24. 2. (C) Summary and action request: March 15 marks the culmination of El Salvador's hotly-contested presidential campaign. (Left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate Mauricio Funes has held a significant le [...]	2009-03-11 14:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR210	POLLS VARY WIDELY BUT MOST SHOW SLIGHT LEAD FOR [...] (C) Summary: The majority of polls released before the 15-day ban on poll publication prior to the March 15 election show (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) presidential candidate Mauricio Funes leading (conservative, pro-U.S.) Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA [...]	2009-03-12 14:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS KDEM ES
09SANSALVADOR219	EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: MARCH 12 [...] (C) Summary: This is the final update regarding the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report includes an Attorney General investigation of the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) presidential candidate, the FMLN and the (center-right, pro-U.S.) Natio [...]	2009-03-13 16:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR229	FUNES TAKES PRESIDENCY IN SMOOTH, EFFICIENT [...] (C) Summary: (Left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate Mauricio Funes has won the presidency of El Salvador. Funes claimed victory at approximately 9:30 PM local time, after 90 percent of the votes had been counted. As of the morning of March 16, the Supreme Elec [...]	2009-03-16 22:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR234	FUNES AND SACA TAKE THE HIGH ROAD [...] Summary: President Saca and President-elect Mauricio Funes publicly took the high road one day after the FMLN candidate was chosen to be the next president of El Salvador. President Saca announced that he would establish a transition team and would meet with President-elect Funes to discuss the [...]	2009-03-17 20:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR244	EL SALVADOR: ENGAGING PRESIDENT-ELECT FUNES [...] (S) Tom, your visit here had great impact, building upon President Obama's congratulatory call to President-Elect Funes, and Embassy's aggressive engagement of Funes and the FMLN for the past year. For most of that time, and even now, everyone has been speculating over whether a Funes-led GOES [...]	2009-03-20 16:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR ES
09SANSALVADOR256	EL SALVADOR'S SHORT-TERM DEBT MARKET RETURNING TO NORMAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Salvadoran banks have rolled over short-term government debt due in February and March and committed to doing the same with debt due in May and June. However, with tax revenue falling and an international loan falling through, the government will also likely need to issue additi [...]	2009-03-24 16:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR260	ARENA'S RODRIGUEZ SEES CONSTRUCTIVE OPPOSITION [...] (S) Summary: Polcouns met March 23 with Luis Mario Rodriguez, ARENA member and one of the party's final five pre-candidates for the 2009 presidential campaign. Rodriguez was optimistic about the future of ARENA, suggesting that now was a good time for the party to undergo an overhaul. He tal [...]	2009-03-24 22:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR27	ARENA SEES ELECTION OPPORTUNITIES, BUT HAS [...] (C) Summary: (Conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA Vice President for the 2009 Campaign Cesar Funes (no relation to (left-wing) FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes) tried to demonstrate optimism to Poloffs about the upcoming Salvadoran legislative, municipal, and presidential elections. He pr [...]	2009-01-12 19:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR272	FMLN AND PCN: INTERNAL JOCKEYING FOR POWER [...] (C) Summary: FMLN President-elect Mauricio Funes exerted his authority March 21, declaring in paid, full-page advertisements in all four major newspapers that he will be the only person authorized to speak publicly about his administration's policies during the transition period. The pronounc [...]	2009-03-26 20:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR301	GOES AGREES TO FIVE-YEAR COMALAPA CSL EXTENSION [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Foreign Affairs Marisol Argueta publicly presented Charge a note April 2 in reply to the Embassy's note of July 2, 2008 agreeing to a five-year extension of the agreement governing counter-narcotics activities at the Cooperative Security Location at Comalapa Internatio [...]	2009-04-02 21:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR ES
09SANSALVADOR316	2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS (C-AL9-00153) [...] (S/NF) Summary: (Center-right, pro-U.S.) Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) President Elias Antonio (Tony) Saca and (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) President-elect Mauricio Funes both plan to attend the April 17-19 Summit of the Americas (SOA) in Trinidad and [...]	2009-04-03 21:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR321	GOES DISCUSSES TRANSITION AND PATHWAYS WITH A/S [...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon held separate meetings March 18 with President Saca, Foreign Minister Marisol Argueta, President-elect Mauricio Funes and ARENA Presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila. He also attended several press conferences and a reception with private business sec [...]	2009-04-07 19:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD OVIP SHANNON ES
09SANSALVADOR322	A/S SHANNON DISCUSSES TRANSITION WITH FUNES AND [...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon held separate meetings March 18 with President Saca, Foreign Minister Marisol Argueta, President-elect Mauricio Funes and ARENA Presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila. He also attended several press conferences and a reception with private business sec [...]	2009-04-07 20:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD OVIP SHANNON ES
09SANSALVADOR333	SICA MULTILAT [...] (SBU) Elmer Charlaix, Private Secretary to Salvadoran President Antonio Saca, told PolCouns April 15 both the President and President-elect Funes would attend the SICA meeting with President Obama Sunday, April 19 on the margins of the Summit of the Americas. Charlaix said when the Nicaraguan [...]	2009-04-15 21:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES XL XM XS
09SANSALVADOR359	WILSON CENTER DELEGATION VISITS EL SALVADOR [...] (C) Summary: The Woodrow Wilson Center's Wilson Center on the Hill program sponsored a non-official Congressional delegation to El Salvador, April 13-15, to explore security and trade in Central America. During their visit, Congressmen Sensenbrenner, Roskam, and Nunes met with President-elect [...]	2009-04-23 14:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR363	FMLN CHIEF SEEKS ELECTORAL REFORM, COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: (Left-wing) FMLN Coordinator General and incoming leader of that party's legislative bloc, Medardo Gonzalez, is pleased with that party's electoral performance and has proposed to (conservative) ARENA that those parties share the Presidency of the Legislative Assembly. Gonzalez [...]	2009-04-23 22:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR37	EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: JANUARY 9 [...] (U) Summary: This is an update regarding the Salvadoran municipal and legislative elections scheduled for January 18, and the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report includes results of the December 21 Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) test of the electronic data system, an o [...]	2009-01-13 18:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS KPEM ES
09SANSALVADOR390	EL SALVADOR: TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPTS ONE [...] (C) Summary: El Salvador's outgoing Legislative Assembly approved unanimously April 29 the first reading of a constitutional amendment needed to allow interception of telecommunications, which are currently prohibited by the constitution. The incoming Assembly, which will be seated May 1, mu [...]	2009-04-30 20:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS ES
09SANSALVADOR410	YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (C) Summary: There have been two major developments since LT. Gen. Spears' last visit to El Salvador: left-wing FMLN candidate Mauricio Funes won the March 15 Presidential election, and the government of El Salvador (GOES),via exchange of diplomatic notes, extended U.S. access to the Comalap [...]	2009-05-08 19:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	ES PGOV PREL
09SANSALVADOR445	YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (S) Summary: Embassy San Salvador welcomes you to El Salvador and considers your visit a timely and necessary exertion of U.S. influence over a new Salvadoran government that is still seeking its own identity. President-Elect Mauricio Funes, who ran as a U.S.-friendly moderate, has stated hi [...]	2009-05-21 15:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR462	FUNES MEETS WITH CHAVEZ, RELATIONSHIP WILL IMPROVE [...] (C) Summary: Salvadoran Foreign Minister-designate Hugo Martinez told PolCouns May 21 that he and President-elect Mauricio Funes approached their May 20 meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez with trepidation, but Chavez was welcoming and respectful, and the meeting went smoothly. Marti [...]	2009-05-22 23:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR472	ARENA PARTY PREPARES FOR OPPOSITION AND [...] (C) Summary: Center-right, pro-U.S. ARENA party on May 23 announced the composition of the new political commission (COENA in Spanish) that will direct the party as it transitions from governing to opposition. The shakeup was precipitated by the left-wing FMLN's defeat of ARENA Party candida [...]	2009-05-26 23:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL

09SANSALVADOR481	PRESIDENT-ELECT FUNES ANNOUNCES ECONOMIC CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary. President-Elect Mauricio Funes named his economic cabinet on May 26. The following positions were announced: Technical Secretary to the President (Chief of Staff),Minister of Finance, Minister of Economy, President of the Central Bank, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Min [...]	2009-05-28 22:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV ES
09SANSALVADOR486	CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITION ON ELECTRONIC [...] (SBU) In a major step forward for law enforcement, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly unanimously approved May 27 the second reading of a constitutional amendment on electronic surveillance, paving the way for the Assembly to adopt implementing legislation. The previous Assembly, whose term [...]	2009-05-29 18:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS ES
09SANSALVADOR494	FUNES INAUGURAL ADDRESS PROMISES RELIEF FOR POOR, [...] (U) Summary: Mauricio Funes, of the left-wing FMLN, was sworn in as President of El Salvador on Monday, June 1. Addressing a full house of invited heads of state and government, foreign ministers, diplomats, local dignitaries, and the public, Funes announced plans for an ambitious program of " [...]	2009-06-03 15:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PGOV PREL
09SANSALVADOR501	LITTLE GOES ASSISTANCE FOR ADULT TRAFFICKING [...] (C) Summary: LabOff visited a temporary shelter for child victims of trafficking on May 12. While at the shelter, children receive educational instruction, psychological services, and some vocational training. However, it is unclear what happens to adult trafficking victims. There is no sh [...]	2009-06-04 14:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP PGOV PHUM ES
09SANSALVADOR503	EL SALVADOR/MCC: POSITIVE FIRST MEETING WITH NEW [...] (C) Charge and MCC Country Director met on June 3 with Alex Segovia, President Funes's Chief of Cabinet, at his request to discuss his new role as Chairman of the Board of Fomilenio, the local MCC accountable entity. Segovia discussed the composition of the board of directors and the responsi [...]	2009-06-04 16:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR513	EL SALVADOR REALLOCATES LOANS, APPROVES DEBT TO ADDRESS [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 22, the Legislative Assembly unanimously approved the reallocation of $950 million in international loans and the issuance of $1.8 billion in new medium and long term debt to replace short-term debt in order to face the effects of the international financial crisis in El S [...]	2009-06-08 17:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON SOCI PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR53	SALVADORAN FINANCIAL SYSTEM READY FOR JANUARY ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Salvadoran financial system is prepared for possible significant capital flight and/or bank runs following the January 18 legislative elections, according to the executive director of the private banking association ABANSA. Reserves stand at 29 percent of deposits and the Ce [...]	2009-01-16 21:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR530	EL SALVADOR MOVES BACKWARDS ON PRISON REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Newly-appointed Director of the Salvadoran prison system (DGCP in Spanish) Douglas Moreno has instituted several controversial changes since taking office June 2. The tenor of the changes, coupled with an apparent unwillingness to meet with Embassy officials, creates problems for [...]	2009-06-11 20:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
09SANSALVADOR54	EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: JANUARY 15 [...] (U) Summary: This is an update regarding the Salvadoran municipal and legislative elections scheduled for January 18, and the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report includes public and private statements by the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti Front for the National Liberation [...]	2009-01-16 21:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS KDEM ES
09SANSALVADOR548	NEW MOD SEEKS TO CONTINUE MILITARY COOPERATION [...] (U) Summary: On June 11, Charge, MILGROUP, and Defense Attache (DAO) met with the newly-appointed Minister of Defense (MOD),Colonel (retired) David Munguia Payes, and the new Salvadoran High Command. The newly-appointed Minister, who was not previously associated with the ruling left-wing FM [...]	2009-06-16 19:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
09SANSALVADOR55	EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: JANUARY 16 [...] (U) Summary: This is an update regarding the Salvadoran municipal and legislative elections scheduled for January 18, and the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report includes criticism of (pro-U.S., center-right) Nationalist Republican Alliance Party (ARENA) campaign by inf [...]	2009-01-16 22:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS KDEM ES
09SANSALVADOR552	ARENA UNVEILS NEW EXEC COMMITTEE [...] (U) Summary: The (center-right, pro-U.S.) ARENA party publicly unveiled its new Executive Committee (COENA) June 14 in front of an enthusiastic crowd of supporters. Former Salvadoran President and new COENA head Alfredo Cristiani addressed the ARENA faithful, calling for party unity as ARENA s [...]	2009-06-17 19:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR557	FMLN ACTIVELY COURTING OPPOSITION DEPUTIES [...] (C) Summary: PDC and PCN (small swing parties) Assembly Deputies told us June 16 they have been approached by the (left-wing) FMLN with monetary offers to switch parties and the FMLN is targeting (conservative) ARENA Deputies with inducements to form a new parliamentary grouping though not joi [...]	2009-06-17 22:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR562	MFA STUDYING KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) PolCouns raised reftel points with Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez June 17, noting that then VP-elect Salvador Sanchez Ceren and PARLACEN Deputy Jose Luis Merino had reportedly told former U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Walker the GOES would recognize Kosovo after President Funes' inaugurat [...]	2009-06-19 14:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES KV
09SANSALVADOR563	ARENA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON OPPOSITION PLANS [...] (C) Summary: (Conservative) ARENA's new Political Affairs Director believes the party must be willing to support intelligent (left-wing) FMLN proposals and oppose dangerous ones in order to mount a credible opposition to the Funes Government and position itself for 2012 legislative elections. [...]	2009-06-19 14:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR564	FUNES MENTOR ON APPOINTMENTS, SECURITY, [...] (C) Summary: Funes advisor and confidant Hato Hasbun, now Secretary for Strategic Issues in the Presidency, sees his role in part as preventing bureaucracy from stalling needed reforms and policy initiatives. He sees the value added of Salvadoran Intelligence as analysis more than collection, [...]	2009-06-19 18:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR566	EL SALVADOR'S ANTI-CRISIS PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 18, the Funes Administration announced its $587.5 million "Anti-Crisis" plan intended to ameliorate the effects of the international financial crisis on El Salvador. The plan's economic and social components include creating a "temporary worker" program, providing ferti [...]	2009-06-19 20:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV KCRN ES
09SANSALVADOR57	EL SALVADOR ON U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 14:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09SANSALVADOR597	GOES REACHES OUT ON HONDURAS, PLOTS MODERATE COURSE [...] (C) Summary: President Funes and FM Martinez reached out to us early June 28 to coordinate on action at the OAS in response to that morning's expulsion and exile of Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. Going into the Managua SICA Summit, the GOES position was aligned with Guatemala and Cos [...]	2009-06-29 21:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HO ES
09SANSALVADOR60	SALVADORAN ELECTIONS: STRONG FMLN PERFORMANCE; [...] Summary: While (conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA won the Sunday's headline race for San Salvador city hall, taking it from the FMLN after 12 years, it was otherwise a good day for the (left-wing) FMLN. Based on current returns (75 percent) that may fluctuate significantly before final numbers ar [...]	2009-01-20 22:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR604	EL SALVADOR IMPOSES "COMMERCIAL EMBARGO" ON HONDURAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador (GOES) instituted a "commercial embargo" on Honduras and closed the border to trade the evening of June 29. The border remains open to non-commercial traffic. The initial embargo is expected to last 48 hours, but could be extended if the situation [...]	2009-06-30 22:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL PGOV ECON HO ES
09SANSALVADOR623	ASSEMBLY FAILS TO ELECT SUPREME COURT JUSTICES [...] Summary: The Salvadoran Legislative Assembly failed to elect Supreme Court Justices by the June 30 deadline mandated by law. Every three years, the Legislative Assembly is required to elect (or re-elect) five of the 15 Supreme Court justices and some alternate justices. While the full impli [...]	2009-07-02 17:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ES PGOV PREL KJUS
09SANSALVADOR64	NO PROBLEMS COVERING EL SALVADOR'S JANUARY SHORT-TERM DEBT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. El Salvador will cover its short-term debt due in January with money from its recently approved Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan and funds from public institutions. Debt payments for February and March depend on El Salvador's proposed World Bank loan, which officials re [...]	2009-01-22 16:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR642	ECONOMISTS DISCUSS GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-CRISIS PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Two prominent economists offered similar views of the Government of El Salvador's (GOES) $587 million anti-crisis plan. Luis Membreno and Claudio DeRosa separately said the plan largely consisted of increased spending on existing programs. As an economic stimulus, the plan was [...]	2009-07-07 21:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV KCRN ES
09SANSALVADOR647	NEW MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE OUTLINES VISION FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. New Minister of Agriculture Manuel Sevilla discussed his Ministry's role in the Government of El Salvador's (GOES) "anti-crisis" plan and his views on agricultural assistance during a June 25 courtesy call. The Ministry of Agriculture's anti-crisis program will focus on a combina [...]	2009-07-08 21:46:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PGOV SOCI EFIN ES
09SANSALVADOR680	DEMARCHE ON RUSSIA SUMMIT, PLUS KOSOVO [...] PolCouns delivered reftel nonpaper July 16 regarding the results of the U.S.)Russia Presidential Summit to MFA Director General of Foreign Policy Werner Romero. He said that he would review the information and consult with the MFA's European desk officer. 2. When asked if the GOES had giv [...]	2009-07-17 22:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL RS KV ES
09SANSALVADOR683	ASSEMBLY ELECTS NEW SUPREME COURT [...] Summary: The Legislative Assembly unanimously elected five Supreme Court justices July 16. The Assembly failed to elect a new Attorney General or a new Public Defender; those elections are expected to be postponed until August. End Summary. 2. On July 16, the Legislative Assembly unani [...]	2009-07-20 14:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS ES
09SANSALVADOR702	BUS SUBSIDY EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER 18 MONTHS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of El Salvador (GOES) reached an agreement with public transportation representatives on a restructured bus subsidy following two months of negotiations. The new agreement extends the subsidy program for 18 months, reduces the monthly payment, and secures a guara [...]	2009-07-28 18:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECON EFIN PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR705	INFORMATION REQUEST REGARDING VILLATORO EXTRADITION [...] (U) Post received a copy of a letter from Jose Herbert Romero, the President of the Committee of People Affected by the OBC Stockbroker Firm, on July 9. OBC is an investment and brokerage firm located in El Salvador that has been accused of defrauding clients of USD 8.9 million. The letter, [...]	2009-07-28 19:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS ES
09SANSALVADOR708	EARLY IMPRESSIONS OF FUNES GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Some eight weeks into the Funes Administration, we are beginning to see more clearly the trends and factions inside the GOES. President Mauricio Funes' non-FMLN campaign support group, the Friends of Mauricio, is largely in control of the economic apparatus of El Salvador. Similar [...]	2009-07-28 20:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR71	SALVADORAN FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS MEETING WITH [...] This in an action cable. Please see paragraph four. 2. On Wednesday, January 21, the office of Salvadoran Foreign Minister Marisol Argueta de Barillas contacted the embassy and requested a meeting with Secretary Clinton on the morning of Tuesday, January 27. Minister Argueta will be in Wa [...]	2009-01-22 22:56:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PGOV PREF
09SANSALVADOR712	COMMUNITY ACTIVIST MURDERED: POLITICS OR RANDOM [...] Summary: Community activist Gustavo Marcelo Rivera Moreno disappeared on June 18; police discovered his body in a well June 30. The initial police investigation has led to the arrest of seven purported gang members. The police have made public statements that Rivera was likely murdered as a r [...]	2009-07-30 15:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KJUS ES
09SANSALVADOR733	LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTS TSE MAGISTRATES [...] Summary: The Legislative Assembly elected five Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) magistrates June 30. Eugenio Chicas of the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti Front for the National Liberation (FMLN) assumed the TSE presidency for a three-year term. Other magistrates are Walter Araujo, Julio Moreno [...]	2009-07-31 21:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS ES
09SANSALVADOR747	GOES FAVORS ECUADOR IN UNESCO DG ELECTION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Officers Felix Ulloa and Egriselda Gonzalez on August 11. Gonzalez said the MFA has not yet decided its vote for UNESCO Director General, but that it is leaning toward support for the Ecuadoran candidate, [...]	2009-08-13 21:56:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNESCO ES
09SANSALVADOR748	GOES SANGUINE ON COLOMBIA DCA; FM TO HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: Salvadoran FM Martinez welcomed reftel points on the proposed U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement. Separately, he has been asked by OAS SG Insulza to join the planned mission of Foreign Ministers to Honduras o/a August 21, partly as a counter-balance to Panama. End Summary [...]	2009-08-13 22:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ES CO HO
09SANSALVADOR789	FRIENDS OF MAURICIO: FUNES NEEDS YOUR HELP [...] (S) Summary: Leaders of the Friends of Mauricio movement, XXXXXXXXXXXX, told us August 21 the movement is formalizing itself and changing its name to the Citizen Movement for Change. They said Funes is concerned about his personal security, physical security at the Presidential offices, [...]	2009-08-21 22:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR790	RIVERA INVESTIGATION CONTINUES, BUT SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary: The investigation into the killing of community activist Marcelo Rivera continues as new claims of death threats and attacks emerge. Archbishop Escobar Alas tells us that he doubts links between mining and Rivera's murder. Ombudsman for Human Rights Oscar Luna said that the inve [...]	2009-08-21 22:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ES
09SANSALVADOR802	YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (S) Summary: Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes you to El Salvador. Your visit reinforces the U.S. policy of active engagement with the GOES, which strengthens the moderate, pragmatic elements in the new government. President Mauricio Funes has stated his desire to make the U.S. and Brazil [...]	2009-08-26 16:22:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV MARR ES
09SANSALVADOR817	WAVE OF PROTESTS MAY SIGNAL FMLN EFFORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. A recent wave of protests organized by a so-called environmental group, "La Coordinadora Nacional de Medio Ambiente (CNMA)", are likely part of a movement by hard-line elements of the FMLN to undermine President Funes. Over the past several weeks, the CNMA has carried out large-scale, [...]	2009-08-28 22:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG EAGR SENV SOCI ES
09SANSALVADOR866	FRASER VISIT HIGHLIGHTS STRONG US-GOES MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: SOUTHCOM Commander General Fraser and Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes met September 3 to discuss military cooperation between the Salvadoran Armed Forces (ESAF) and the U.S. military. They discussed the historically strong U.S. - GOES relationship; General Fraser and Preside [...]	2009-09-17 15:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR ES
09SANSALVADOR880	LAUNCHING OF VITAL VOICES EL SALVADOR [...] Summary: On September 17, Salvadorans launched their Vital Voices Global Network Affiliate Chapter, with the goal of identifying, mentoring and developing the next generation of women leaders in business, politics, civic society and the media. The president and vice president of the Salvadora [...]	2009-09-21 20:25:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KPAO PGOV ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR888	GOES BACKS USG HONDURAS STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: During a September 15-16 visit to San Salvador, WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Bisa Williams met with Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez; President Funes' Private Secretary, Francisco Caceres; and Armando Arias, President of the American Chamber of Commerce, to gauge support for [...]	2009-09-22 15:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HO ES
09SANSALVADOR889	EL SALVADOR'S NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL A COMPROMISE [...] (C) Summary: El Salvador's Legislative Assembly chose Romeo Benjamin Barahona Melendez as its new Attorney General (AG) September 18 following a long power lacuna in the office. The AG has significant influence on law enforcement and security policy in El Salvador. Barahona promises a rene [...]	2009-09-22 17:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS SNAR SOCI ES
09SANSALVADOR898	ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES: El SALVADOR [...] (U) Post's responses to reftel queries are below. Certain topics have been combined to minimize redundancy. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) Summary. An estimated three million Salvadorans reside abroad, with approximately 90 percent of them in the U.S. Salvadorans are a readily [...]	2009-09-25 17:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG TSPL
09SANSALVADOR901	ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES: El SALVADOR [...] (U) Post's responses to reftel queries are below. Certain topics have been combined to minimize redundancy. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) Summary. An estimated three million Salvadorans reside abroad, with approximately 90 percent of them in the U.S. Salvadorans are a readily [...]	2009-09-25 19:13:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG TSPL
09SANSALVADOR905	BORDER CLOSURES WITH HONDURAS ORDERLY [...] (C) Summary: Official Salvadoran border closures due to the Honduran curfew have been orderly. Protesters from both sides did block traffic for a few hours each mid-day from September 20-23, in demonstrations coordinated with the local authorities. There are reports of increased AmCit traffic [...]	2009-09-25 20:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR906	EL SALVADOR ANNOUNCES NEW $800 MILLION PRECAUTIONARY FUND [...] SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador (GOES) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced September 24 a preliminary agreement for a new, three-year $800 million Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The GOES intends to treat the SBA as a precautionary credit line to strengthen overall fiscal a [...]	2009-09-25 21:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID PGOV IMF ES
09SANSALVADOR924	EL SALVADOR ON NEW IRANIAN NUCLEAR SITE [...] (C) PolCouns met with Joaquin Maza Martelli, Director General of Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),September 28 to discuss Iran's continued development of its nuclear program. Maza was familiar with the issue and expressed concern with Iran's recent missile tests. Maza [...]	2009-09-30 15:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL HO IR ES
09SANSALVADOR928	(S/NF) FUNES'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FMLN [...] (SBU) Embassy San Salvador provides the following responses to Reftel queries. 2. (S/NF) DOES MINISTER OF DEFENSE PAYES HAVE CLOSE RELATIONS WITH FMLN HARDLINERS? IF SO, WITH WHOM? No. Munguia Payes, both during the campaign and since becoming Minister of Defense, has been quick to point out [...]	2009-09-30 21:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR939	FUNES DISAVOWS VP'S ANTI-US COMMENTS [...] (C) Summary: FM Martinez relayed September 30 a message from President Funes that anti-U.S. comments made by VP Sanchez Ceren September 26 did not reflect the views of either Funes or the GOES. Martinez welcomed Charge's public reaction that Sanchez Ceren's comments were "inconsistent" with t [...]	2009-10-01 21:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR947	REORGANIZING ARENA: THE PARTYS FUTURE AFTER [...] S/NF) Summary: On October 11, the The National Rpublican Alliance (ARENA) party will hold its annul convention, marking the first time in 20 years that it has held the convention as an opposition arty. The party emerged from its March 15 presidential election defeat in chaos. In June, long-b [...]	2009-10-06 21:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR955	ADIDAS: GOES WILL CONSIDER HERMOSA CLAIMS, LEGAL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Adidas representatives, GOES officials said they would review compensation claims of Hermosa Manufacturing workers who lost their jobs in 2005 when the Salvadoran-owned garment factory closed, and to consider pursuing legal action against the owner. They also [...]	2009-10-07 17:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM ES
09SANSALVADOR960	EL SALVADOR SUPPORTIVE OF P5+1 PROCESS; NO [...] (C) Summary: MFA DG for Foreign Policy welcomed our briefing on the outcome of October 1 P5 1 talks with Iran. El Salvador is supportive of the process. The Israeli Ambassador reported separately that FM Martinez told the American Jewish Committee in New York that El Salvador would not establ [...]	2009-10-07 21:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR ES
09SANSALVADOR961	ALBAPETROLEOS STRATEGY: FAIR PRICES OR DESTROYING [...] (SBU) During an October 2 courtesy call by Econoff, Albapetroleo Vice President Luz Estella Rodriguez said her company's primary goal is to increase the availability of affordable gasoline to the public and create a social development fund for municipalities participating in the Albapetroleo jo [...]	2009-10-08 15:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR978	ARENA CONVENTION: UNITY OR MUTINY? [...] (C) Summary: On October 11, the center-right National Republican Alliance (ARENA) party held its annual national convention. Former Salvadoran presidents, including Tony Saca, emphasized party unity in their addresses. However, the day after the convention, twelve ARENA legislative deputies [...]	2009-10-13 21:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR989	FUNES ABSENT FROM FMLN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION [...] (C) Summary: On October 10th, El Salvador's leftist FMLN party (Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional) celebrated the 29th anniversary of its founding, notably without the participation of either President Funes or the "Friends of Mauricio." The absence of Funes and Friends ind [...]	2009-10-16 21:46:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR996	FUNES ADVISORS SEE PERILS, OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Three leaders of the former Friends of Mauricio movement, now the Citizen Movement for Change, shared with us October 20 their concerns over the tense relationship between President and the FMLN, ongoing turmoil in ARENA, and the deteriorating public security situation. They belie [...]	2009-10-22 13:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
09SANTIAGO10	INSULZA WITHDRAWS FROM CHILEAN PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Socialist party leader Jose Miguel Insulza formally announced January 5 that he would not run for president, ending months of indecision and vague, and at times contradictory, statements concerning his political aspirations. During a January 4 conversation with the Ambassador, [...]	2009-01-05 19:39:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO1002	Santiago Oct. 22 Media Report [...] The National Teachers Association will go on an indefinite national strike tomorrow that will affect public schools. Teachers claim the government owes them a special bonus to pay for the paychecks and jobs lost when the administration of public schools was moved from the Ministry o [...]	2009-10-22 18:18:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1014	Santiago Oct. 23 Media Report [...] Public school teachers began an indefinite strike today. In this context, the government instructed schools to remain open and deliver lunches, the Ministry of Education said it would deduct from teacher's paychecks those days they are on strike, and mayors said they would request l [...]	2009-10-23 17:41:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1016	Santiago Oct. 26 Media Report [...] The public school teachers' strike forced the government to postpone the national assessment test for fourth and eighth graders (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 10/24). U.S. Related News ---------------------- 2. Brazilian daily "O Globo" said yesterday that Pr [...]	2009-10-26 20:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1018	Santiago Oct. 27 Media Report [...] After three months of negotiation, the Ministers of the Environment and Finance signed an agreement with the heads of the political alliances in Congress to speed up the project that creates a ministry and regulatory agency for the environment. Senator Pablo Longueira (USI) labeled t [...]	2009-10-27 19:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1028	Santiago Oct. 30 Media Report [...] The Ministry of Education warned public teachers who are on strike that it could be forced to extend classes until December 29 to complete the days required for any given academic year (Conservative, independent, La Tercera, 10/30). Chile-U.S. 2. President Obama invi [...]	2009-10-30 20:04:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1034	Santiago Nov. 2 Media Report [...] Undersecretary of the Interior Patricio Rosende denounced the use of children as shields in illegal land occupations and demonstrations by Mapuche indigenous communities. Video material confirming his remarks was shown to the Senate's Constitutional Committee last week (Conservative, [...]	2009-11-02 20:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1044	Santiago, November 3 Media Report [...] Public Teachers' strike puts at risk completion of school year in 530 schools (Conservative, independent, La Tercera, 11/3) Chile-U.S 2. In his visit to Iquique, U.S. Ambassador to Chile Paul Simons placed a courtesy call on Acting Mayor Maria Angelica Vega. At the m [...]	2009-11-03 15:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1058	Santiago Nov. 4 Media Report [...] An explosive device detonated at the Marriott Hotel's parking lot on Ave. Kennedy at 1:57 p.m. yesterday. The device was left in the hotel's bathroom but was taken outside by a hotel guard. One guard was injured and five other people suffered hearing trauma. No organization has c [...]	2009-11-04 17:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO106	CHILEANS, HUNGRY FOR CHANGE, EYE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Progressive Chilean leaders admit that their Concertacion coalition's nearly twenty year rule has left the Chilean public largely uninspired by the prospect of another Concertacion president and has led to stale party politics. Concertacion has been hurt by a series of relative [...]	2009-02-04 10:35:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO1062	Santiago Nov. 5 Media Report [...] The director of the Foreign Ministry's International Economic Relations Bureau, Carlos Furche, will file next Tuesday with the Chile-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Administrator a complaint on behalf of local wood producers over the tax exemptions that U.S. cellulose producers will start rece [...]	2009-11-05 19:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1064	Santiago Nov. 6 Media Report [...] Extensive coverage of the rampage at Fort Hood that left 12 dead (All dailies, 11/6). U.S.-Related News 2. Republican Senator Jim DeMint said he would lift the block on Arturo Valenzuela and Tom Shannon's nominations now that the Obama administration had ag [...]	2009-11-06 19:13:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO107	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 4 [...] Dailies highlight that former Air Force Commander-in-Chief Ramon Vega is free on bail in the Mirage aircraft case. Dailies also highlight the death of an 18-year-old woman who presumably fell off the balcony of a ninth-floor apartment owned by a promising young soccer player during an early mo [...]	2009-02-04 14:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1070	Santiago Nov. 9 Media Report [...] The national scholastic test for fourth graders shows that only 24% have the level of language skills required for that grade. The test also confirms that the gap that exists between private and public education remains unchanged; only 12% of low-income school students achieved adva [...]	2009-11-09 20:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1076	Santiago Nov. 10 Media Report [...] Television station Channel 13 aired its presidential debate last night. Unlike previous ones, this debate allowed the candidates to challenge each other and to respond. This brought to the forefront the most sensitive issues in this campaign. 2. Sebastian Pinera a [...]	2009-11-10 20:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1080	Santiago Nov. 12 Media Report [...] Centro de Estudios Publicos poll for the presidential election: Sebastian Pinera 36 percent, Eduardo Frei 26, Marco Enriquez Ominami 19, and Jorge Arrate 5 percent (Conservative, influential El Mercurio, 11/12). U.S.-Related News 2. Arturo Valenzuela was sworn in yest [...]	2009-11-12 20:01:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1088	Santiago Nov. 13 Media Report [...] Today is the beginning of the electoral propaganda period for the December 13 presidential and parliamentary election (All dailies 11/13). U.S.-Related News 2. With a notification to Congress, the USG authorized the sale of 100 AMRAAM missiles to Chile. With the autho [...]	2009-11-13 17:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO109	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 6 [...] Dailies highlighted figures released by the Central Banks that economic growth for the last quarter of 2008 amounted to 1.1% of GDP, the lowest in six years. Coverage included another case of a falsely-identified disappearance victim from the Military government era. U.S.-Related News --- [...]	2009-02-06 15:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1098	Slow Progress for Chile's TIP Legislation [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A draft law on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) that would bring Chile into compliance with international standards remains pending in the Chilean Senate. Post's efforts, including outreach to key Senators and meetings with several Ministers, have succeeded in raising awareness am [...]	2009-11-16 20:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KTIP CI
09SANTIAGO11	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 3-5 [...] Dailies highlighted OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza's final decision not to run for the presidency of Chile; Israel's offensive in the Palestinian territories; and the case of relatives of detained and disappeared people who erroneously received increased government pension payments [...]	2009-01-06 12:30:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1102	Santiago Nov. 16 Media Report [...] Headline: "Bachelet and Obama Push Transpacific Trade" Sub-headline: U.S. President supports initiative to expand (commercial) trade in the Pacific Rim. If there was one topic that President Bachelet highlighted at APEC it was President Obama's support for developing a transpacific agreeme [...]	2009-11-17 15:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1108	Santiago Nov. 18 Media Report [...] President Bachelet said that Alan Garcia's remarks over the alleged espionage case are "offensive and bombastic and do not contribute at all to the integration and cooperation that should exist among neighbor countries" (El Mercurio, 11/18). Chile-Peru 2. In answ [...]	2009-11-18 18:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO111	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. By February 6, copper prices showed a steady rise, the Peso remained stable against the Dollar, and the stock market closed higher. Inflation fell to [...]	2009-02-09 10:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO1116	Santiago Nov. 19 Media Report [...] The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate expressed their support to President Bachelet in the impasse with Peru and expressed concern over Lima's "communications offensive to portray Chile as an aggressive and bellicose country" (Conservative, influential newspaper-of-record El Mercurio, 11/ [...]	2009-11-19 19:08:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1120	Santiago Nov. 20 Media Report [...] The Chilean Ministry began reviewing the dossier delivered by Peru on the alleged espionage case and said it would answer to Lima's verbal note of protest next week. Peru is assessing whether to recall its ambassador, which is a step prior to suspending diplomatic relations (Conserva [...]	2009-11-20 19:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1122	AES-GENER: Chilean Minister of Housing Promises to Resolve [...] (SBU) Summary: The Minister of Housing assured the Ambassador that by year's-end she will resolve the regulatory confusion that has undermined a large investment by AES-Gener, a U.S. electric company. In delivering a letter from Commerce Secretary Locke to President Bachelet on AES, the Amba [...]	2009-11-20 19:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG PGOV SENV CI
09SANTIAGO1128	Santiago Nov. 21-23 Media Report [...] Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde said that the government of Peru was not responsible for leaking the information to the press about the alleged espionage. He added that his government does not agree with reviewing the FTA with Chile over this incident as proposed by [...]	2009-11-23 19:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1132	U.S. Support for Chile's OECD Accession [...] (U) Summary. Chile is ideally qualified to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as its first South American member. U.S. support for Chile's accession this December will recognize Chile's remarkable economic, social, and political achievements over the past [...]	2009-11-23 21:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OECD EFIN ECIN KIPR PREL PGOV AORC CI
09SANTIAGO1136	Santiago Nov. 24 Media Report [...] The dollar exchange rate dropped to 492 pesos, the lowest in the last 16 months. Meanwhile, copper reached a new record of 3.15????, the highest since September 2008 (Conservative, influential El Mercurio, 11/24). 2. U.S.-Related News 2. In his debut before the OAS Permanent Co [...]	2009-11-24 19:31:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1142	Santiago Nov. 25 Media Report [...] Chile provided an answer yesterday to Peru's diplomatic note on the alleged espionage case (All dailies, 11/25). Chile-Peru 2. Chile handed Peru yesterday a diplomatic note responding to Lima's note over allegations of espionage. In its note, Chile objects to the tone of Pe [...]	2009-11-25 16:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1154	Santiago Nov. 30 Media Report [...] Just two weeks after the Fulbright commission questioned the method used by "Becas Chile" to issue scholarships, the German Academic Exchange Service has asked the Chilean organization to change its application system (Conservative, independent La Tercera 11/29). 2. The U.S [...]	2009-11-30 19:50:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO116	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 7-9 [...] Dailies had extensive coverage of Bachelet's trip to Cuba, of a possible meeting with Fidel Castro, and the disappointment of Cuban dissident organizations with whom the President will not meet. Dailies also reported on the demonstrations of the people of Chaiten in opposition to the governmen [...]	2009-02-09 19:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1162	Santiago Dec 2 Media Report [...] All Santiago major news dailies covered President Obama's announcement on Afghanistan. While both conservative, influential El Mercurio and conservative, independent La Tercera ran front-page headlines on the announcement, El Mercurio headline highlighted the withdrawal of troops starting [...]	2009-12-02 13:38:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1174	Santiago Dec. 3-4 Media Report [...] A Gallup poll conducted in 17 Latin American countries shows that in Chile 72% of those polled have a positive image of President Obama and 59% approve of the U.S. government. This is 30% higher than the same poll in 2008 when George W. Bush was in office. The positive perception of the US [...]	2009-12-04 18:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1176	Embassy Santiago Nomination for International Woman of [...] Post nominates Maria Antonieta Saa Diaz, Chilean parliamentarian, for the Secretary's International Woman of Courage Award for 2010. Deputy Saa has been a fierce advocate for women's issues throughout her political career, spanning from her clandestine activism during the Pinochet dictatorshi [...]	2009-12-04 18:35:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KWMN SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO118	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 10 [...] La Moneda spokesman Francisco Vidal criticized the banking sector for conducting massive layoffs and urged the private sector to do its share in helping lower the effects of the financial crisis. Vidal also urged the Central Bank to lower interest rates. Dailies continued to report on the dema [...]	2009-02-10 16:24:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1180	CHILE: SUPPORTIVE OF POLITICAL OUTCOME AT COP-15 IF IT SETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Environment Minister Uriarte told the Ambassador that Chile expects the outcome of the COP-15 in Copenhagen to be a political agreement, but that she hopes it will have some substance. As an emerging economy, Chile expects to be a bridge between the developed and developing cou [...]	2009-12-04 20:44:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV PGOV KGHG UN CI
09SANTIAGO1188	Elections in Chile: Media Impact on Public Opinion [...] SUMMARY: Despite extensive and well-developed media in Chile, there is little evidence that it has played a large role in shaping public opinion in the national elections of 2009. While even-handed coverage of the main presidential candidates is indicative of a healthy and free press in demo [...]	2009-12-07 16:55:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON KMDR KPAO CI
09SANTIAGO1190	Santiago Dec. 7 Media Report [...] President Bachelet will meet with Governor Pawlenty next week in Santiago. Pawlenty is "the most probable Republican contender against Obama in 2012" (Conservative, afternoon daily La Segunda, 12/4). 2. Interview with Mary Wilson, president of the League of Women Voters entit [...]	2009-12-07 19:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1194	Santiago Dec. 9 Media Report [...] Governor of Minnesota Tim Pawlenty will meet with President Michelle Bachelet, Minister of Energy Marcelo Tokman, and Santiago Mayor Pablo Zalaquett on Thursday. Governor Pawlenty is heading a trade delegation of 30 businessmen and government officials. (Diario Financiero 12/7) Hond [...]	2009-12-09 20:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO12	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 6 [...] Dailies highlighted President Michelle Bachelet's announcement of a USD 4 billion program to reactivate the economy; and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza's official statement declining to run for the presidency of Chile. U.S.-Related News ----------------------- 2. OAS Secretary [...]	2009-01-06 18:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1200	SUBJECT: CHILE: Presidential Candidates' Energy Platforms - [...] SUMMARY: The energy platforms of Chile's three leading presidential candidates aim to improve Chile's energy security while supporting economic growth and, to a lesser extent, include environmental protection and social welfare components. There are significant shared elements: diversificat [...]	2009-12-10 19:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO1204	Santiago Dec. 10 Media Report [...] President Bachelet will celebrate the International Human Rights Day today with a visit to Talagante, the location where the first victims of the military regime were found in 1978. Bachelet and presidential candidate Eduardo Frei have been highlighting human rights in the final portion o [...]	2009-12-10 20:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI

09SANTIAGO1206	Santiago Dec. 11 Media Report [...] All presidential campaigns concluded last night with rallies in different parts of the city (All dailies, 12/11). U.S. and Latin America 2. The United States is fully aware of the "distancing" from Venezuela, but wants to establish a "positive" and "constructive" dialogue with [...]	2009-12-11 19:01:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1208	Chile's Presidential Elections: Pinera Easily Comes Out on [...] (U) Summary: Preliminary results of Chile's December 18 election show opposition candidate Sebastian Pinera firmly leading Chile's presidential election, but without the greater than 50% support necessary to avoid a runoff election. According to the early results, Pinera will face Concertaci [...]	2009-12-14 00:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO1210	Santiago Dec. 12-14 Media Report [...] Results of Sunday's presidential election: Right-wing Sebastian Pinera 44.03%; center-left ruling coalition candidate Eduardo Frei 29.62%; independent Marco Enriquez-Ominami 20.12%, and Socialist Party candidate Jorge Arrate 6.21%. This means that Pinera and Frei will go to a runoff on Janu [...]	2009-12-15 11:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1216	Santiago Dec. 15 Media Report [...] Minister Carolina Toha, the government's spokesperson, resigned yesterday to head Eduardo Frei's campaign for the January runoff election (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 12/15). U.S.-Related News 2. Excerpts of an interview with U.S. Ambassador Paul Simons: "One of Presi [...]	2009-12-15 20:08:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1224	Santiago Dec. 16 Media Report [...] The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) officially invited Chile to join (All dailies, 12/16). OECD 2. After over two years of work and six million Euros spent on missions and reports, the Bachelet administration achieved one of its major goals: Chile [...]	2009-12-17 11:55:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1226	Santiago Dec. 17 Media Report [...] Paul Fontaine, chief economist of independent presidential candidate Marco Enriquez Ominami, joined Sebastian Pinera's campaign team. Cristian Larroulet, of Pinera's Economic Council, underscored similarities with Enriquez-Ominami's economic program, adding that some of those proposals cou [...]	2009-12-17 18:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1234	Chile's Election Results: Conservatives Win Symbolic [...] (SBU) Summary: For the first time in 20 years, the Chile's center-right coalition, Alianza, won more seats in Congress than did the governing center-left coalition, Concertacion. Despite this symbolic loss, the overall balance in Congress did not change dramatically. The Concertacion regain [...]	2009-12-18 12:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO1238	Santiago Dec. 18 Media Report [...] "Why didn't the FBI detect mustard gas in 2005, when Justice Madrid claims there are (traces of it)?" At the end of 2004, the judge investigating the death of former President Eduardo Frei Montalva, Alejandro Madrid, requested the FBI's assistance to confirm if the exhumed remains belong [...]	2009-12-18 19:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO124	CHILE'S AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR DEFENSE REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: Although it has received only periodic attention in the press, President Bachelet has encouraged a far-reaching series of defense reforms which, if approved, would dramatically restructure the Ministry of Defense, usher in significant changes to military procurement, and create [...]	2009-02-10 20:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PHUM SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO1246	Santiago Dec. 22 Media Report [...] The results o the National College Admissions Tests confirm once again the gap that exists between private and public schools (Conservative, afternoon La Tercera, 12/22). U.S.-Related News 2. Forensic expert Laura Borgel, owner of the Servitox laboratory, explained how it was t [...]	2009-12-22 17:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1250	Santiago Dec. 24 media report [...] Christmas sales are up 10% compared to 2008 and reached levels prior to the fall of Lehman Brothers, according to the National Chamber of Commerce (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 12/24). Former President Frei's Death 2. The Supreme Court's second Room has asked to see t [...]	2009-12-24 14:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1254	Media Report December 25-28, 2009 [...] The FBI's report has gained unexpected prominence in the probe on the death of former President Eduardo Frei Montalva. While the plaintiffs lack its validity, the defendants cite it as a proof to delegitimize the thesis about his poisoning. The confusion rests on the confidentiality with w [...]	2009-12-28 16:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1256	Media Report December 29 [...] For the first time in 13 years, the workers at Chile's state-owned copper mine Chuquicamata voted to go on strike and rejected a final wage and benefit offer. Work stoppage will start on December 31. (12/29) Chile-U.S. 2. Chile's Foreign Ministry released its pub [...]	2009-12-29 15:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1262	Media Report December 30 [...] Chile's state-owned copper mine Codelco dismissed raising its final wage and benefit offer to avoid a workers' strike in Chuquicamata. The company is activating a contingency plan to face the work stoppage that will start on January 4. Arms Race 2. Minister of De [...]	2009-12-30 13:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1268	Media Report December 31 December [...] The presidents of political parties PPD (Parties for Democracy) and PRSD (Radical Social Democratic Party) -both prominent members in the Concertacion government coalition-resigned their posts, triggering a controversy and division within the coalition. U.S.-Terrorist Threat [...]	2009-12-31 13:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO127	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 11 [...] Dailies highlighted that President Bachelet now has a scheduled meeting with Fidel Castro on Friday. Front page news included President Obama's rescue package, noting "disappointment" in the plan triggered a drop in stock markets worldwide. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. In inter [...]	2009-02-11 16:10:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1270	Chile Working Avidly to Comply with TSA Security Directives [...] Summary: Since Saturday, December 26, Post has been in regular contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Chile's General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) and the three airlines (LAN Chile, Delta, and American) that operate non-stop flights to the United States. Although legal c [...]	2009-12-31 17:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EAIR PTER PINS CI
09SANTIAGO13	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 6 [...] Dailies highlighted the December inflation rate of minus 1.2%, and the total 7.1% attained in Chile during 2008; the Paris-Dakar automobile race that this year is taking place in Argentina and Chile; and the Israeli military attacks in Gaza. U.S.-Related News ----------------------- 2. W [...]	2009-01-07 17:07:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO132	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 12 [...] Dailies report that the Central Bank is likely to lower the interest rates today. Other front-page news highlighted the U.S. dollar exchange rate, which dropped below 600 pesos for the first time since late last year. Dailies also ran front-page photographs of Bachelet with Cuban President R [...]	2009-02-12 16:34:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO135	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 13 [...] Front-page news highlighted the Central Bank's decision to lower the interest rate to 4.75% (lowest in three years) and President Bachelet's meeting with Fidel Castro yesterday afternoon. Dailies also reported that private clinics failed to notify the central health authority of 104 HIV/AIDs [...]	2009-02-13 17:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO137	HOW CHILE'S RIGHT SEES THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Conservative political leaders and analysts see both their own presidential candidate, Sebastian Pinera, and the rival Concertacion candidate, Eduardo Frei, as ho-hum choices who are unlikely to arouse much voter enthusiasm. Frei benefited greatly from his father's legacy when he [...]	2009-02-17 19:36:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO138	CHILE'S COMPETING ECOMOMIC VISIONS: A POSSIBLE PREVIEW OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chile 21 Foundation (a think tank affiliated with Chile's Socialist party) organized a seminar late last month to discuss the current global economic situation and its impact on Chile. Minister of Finance Andres Velasco reviewed the GOC's economic policy designed to combat [...]	2009-02-17 19:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO14	CHILE: NGOS PARTICIPATE IN UNHRC PERIODIC REVIEW [...] Per reftel, EPolOff surveyed NGO and civil society contacts and learned that several organizations participated in the UN Universal Periodic Review process for Chile. Amnesty International, the Corporation for the Promotion and Defense of People's Rights (CODEPU),and the Humanas Foundation s [...]	2009-01-07 18:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM UNHRC CI
09SANTIAGO141	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 14-17 [...] Chilean dailies ran extensive coverage of reactions to Fidel Castro's column published after he met with President Bachelet, in which he endorsed Bolivia's maritime demand for access to the sea. Front-page news also highlighted a helicopter crash that killed 12 fire fighters who were being tra [...]	2009-02-17 20:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CU CI
09SANTIAGO142	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 18 [...] Stock markets worldwide fall due to doubts in the effectiveness of the bailout plan for the automobile industry in the United States. Finance Minister Andres Velasco's two-year old daughter accidentally fell into a swimming pool yesterday, and is on an induced comma to prevent further neurolo [...]	2009-02-18 14:35:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO145	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 19 [...] Chile and Bolivia scheduled a meeting of Foreign Affairs officials to lower the tension over the impasse created by Fidel Castro's endorsement of Bolivia's sea access claim and Evo Morales' subsequent remarks that he would like the international community to become involved. Dailies also repo [...]	2009-02-19 15:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO149	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 20 [...] The Chaiten volcano in southern Chile erupted again yesterday. The town was evacuated, except for several individuals who have refused to leave. Dailies also report that after a meeting with his Chilean counterpart in Santiago, the Foreign Affairs Deputy Secretary of Bolivia said his country [...]	2009-02-20 14:44:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO157	PRESIDENT BACHELET IN CUBA -- A FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fidel Castro's statement bashing Chile following a private meeting with President Bachelet has generated unusually heated debate in Santiago. Critics -- including the Concertacion's Christian Democrats -- call the visit an "embarrassing" policy setback, some contending the sole [...]	2009-02-20 20:06:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CU CI
09SANTIAGO160	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 23 [...] Volcanologists warn that the Chaiten volcano in southern Chile could collapse, burying the town of Chaiten under ashes, volcanic material, and mud slides. The Minister of Interior underscores that that it is not possible at this stage to rebuild Chaiten and local government authorities starte [...]	2009-02-23 17:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO161	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. By February 20, copper prices slid backward as copper production fell, the Peso remained stable against the Dollar, and the stock market closed lower. [...]	2009-02-23 19:55:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO164	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 24 [...] Dailies highlighted an investigation in Uruguay that revealed an Argentine agent, Ivan Velazquez, had hacked into e-mails of at least eight Chilean government officials in 2007, including that of former Defense Minister Jaime Ravinet. The GOC has asked Uruguay for additional information. Ano [...]	2009-02-24 18:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO167	CHILE SCENESETTER FOR CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF [...] (C) The U.S. Mission in Santiago welcomes your visit to Chile on March 2-3. Your presence is an excellent opportunity to further strengthen military-to-military relations and to encourage Chile to exercise greater regional leadership. We have had several successful high-level defense and security-r [...]	2009-02-24 19:45:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP MASS MARR CI
09SANTIAGO170	DAS MCMULLEN MEETS WITH ECONOMIC, ENERGY, AND BUSINESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DAS Christopher McMullen met with officials at the Ministry of Finance, the National Energy Commission, business leaders, and the Central Bank Governor during his visit to Chile February 12-13. Senior Finance Ministry staff told DAS McMullen that Chile's process to accede to th [...]	2009-02-25 18:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENVR ENRG EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO174	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 25 [...] A U.S. Federal court sentenced Chilean Felipe Moreno to 25 years in prison on charges of terrorism in connection to arms deals carried out by Monzer al Kassar. Dailies also reported on remarks by the FED President that the recession will end in 2009 and the economy will recover in 2010 if the [...]	2009-02-25 20:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO176	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 26 [...] Finance Minister Andres Velasco's two-year old daughter has come out of an induced coma and is interacting normally with her parents. Dailies also report the government's announcement to rebuild the town of Chaiten 12 kilometers from the volcano. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. T [...]	2009-02-26 16:48:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO178	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 27 [...] Two Chilean students were murdered and three others injured in a shooting spree by an emotionally disturbed man in Florida. Dailies also report on the GOC's reaction to the Department of State human rights report. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Two students from Chile in the Uni [...]	2009-02-27 16:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO182	CHILE: PRESS, GOC SPOKESMAN CRITICIZE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (SBU) This year's human rights report garnered much more press coverage than the 2007 report. The media characterized the report as "criticizing" and "questioning" Chile on human rights issues. This was largely prompted by Government spokesman Vidal, who referred to Guantanamo when he comment [...]	2009-03-02 11:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO187	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 2 [...] Weekend dailies ran extensive coverage on the murder of two Chilean students in Florida last week. Dailies also highlighted that the two-year old daughter of Finance Minister has no apparent neurological damage and was discharged from the hospital. Human Rights Report ------------------- [...]	2009-03-02 19:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO189	CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during February 2009. Chile's Energy Minister met with Secretary of Energy Chu in Washington to discuss collaboration on renewable energy and energy efficiency. Supported by recent profits and regulatory imp [...]	2009-03-02 19:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO191	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 3 [...] Dow Jones industrial average dropped to its lowest level in twelve years, affecting stock markets worldwide. Chile's Central Bank anticipates lowering interest rate for a third consecutive time. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs [...]	2009-03-03 13:19:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO199	AMBASSADOR VISITS VALDIVIA, SPEAKS AT CONSERVATION FINANCE [...] Summary: The Ambassador recently visited Valdivia -- a forestry and scientific research hub in southern Chile -- to deliver remarks at the closing session of a Harvard-affiliated conference, "Conservation Capital in the Americas," at the Universidad Austral. In his first visit to the recently- [...]	2009-03-04 18:47:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG PGOV TRGY CI
09SANTIAGO200	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 4 [...] The opposition in Peru claims the FTA signed by that country and Chile is unconstitutional because it was not approved by Congress. Several Deans criticize private universities that issue law degrees after just three years. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Interview with the Chairm [...]	2009-03-04 18:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO202	CHILE: READY FOR AN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP, PLANS RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent conversations with the Ambassador, Energy Minister Tokman has outlined Chile's desire to be a strong partner under the proposed Energy Partnership of the Americas and its interest in increasing U.S.-Chile collaboration on energy efficiency and renewable energy. Tokman [...]	2009-03-04 19:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO207	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 5 [...] Former government official Patricio Rojas testified in the framework of a long-lasting investigation regarding the autopsy of former President Frei (father of the current candidate) in 1982. The recent stabbing of a teacher by a student has prompted reports on violence against teachers. U.S [...]	2009-03-05 18:10:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO213	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 6 [...] The government is open to implementing yet another economic reactivation plan given the most recent economic statistics, which show the lowest growth rates in the last ten years. Adimark survey shows a 58% rate of approval for President Bachelet, the highest since 2006. U.S.-Related News [...]	2009-03-06 15:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO214	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM IN CHILE [...] (U) Embassy Santiago would like to submit the following two proposals for Embassy Science Fellows (ref a). The requests are separate and independent of each other. 2. (U) The point of contact for the proposals is ESTH officer Mary Brett Rogers-Springs; rogers-springsmb@state.gov; telephone: [...]	2009-03-06 18:31:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO217	CHILE: BIWEEKLY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. President Bachelet said publicly that Chile's economic growth will slow in 2009, but remain positive. Chile's economy contracted by 1.4%. The unemploymen [...]	2009-03-09 10:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO22	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 8-9 [...] Dailies highlighted the Central Bank's announcement of a historic interest rate reduction from 8.25% to 7.25%; the reprimand issued by the Senate Ethics Commission on PPD Senator Guido Girardi for his misconduct in a case involving a highway patrol officer; and the gathering of President Bush a [...]	2009-01-09 16:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO220	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 9 [...] One major Santiago daily reported that the Vice President Biden plans to attend the Progressive Leaders' summit in Chile, March 27-28. Consumer habits in Chile have changed drastically in view of the economic crisis. Lowering the consumer tax (IVA) is among the proposals in the government's [...]	2009-03-09 19:38:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO221	JCS MULLEN IN CHILE: LATIN AMERICAN ENGAGEMENT A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen emphasized the priority of U.S. engagement with Latin America during his March 3 visit to Chile. In meetings with President Bachelet, Minister of Defense Goni, and Chief of National Defense Ewing, Chairman Mullen praised th [...]	2009-03-09 19:53:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO227	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 10 [...] The government is requesting Congress approve US$1.47 billion to finance Santiago's public transportation system through 2014. The Central Bank's economic growth estimates for 2009 dropped to 0.2%, down from 2-3% estimates. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Editorial "Poisoned Grape [...]	2009-03-10 18:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO228	BACHELET'S TRIP TO CUBA: TOP OFFICIALS PUT ON A [...] (C) Summary: Two key foreign policy makers--presidential advisor Marcos Robledo and the MFA's #3 ranked official, Juan Pablo Lira--maintain that President Bachelet's February trip to Cuba was very successful, a contrast to the negative press coverage it received. Bachelet raised human rights [...]	2009-03-11 16:26:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON PGOV CI CU
09SANTIAGO23	CHILE'S ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 5, President Bachelet announced a $4 billion economic stimulus plan designed to create 100,000 jobs and maintain a GDP growth rate of 2-3% in 2009. The plan calls for increased public infrastructure spending, temporary tax cuts for businesses, direct payments to low- [...]	2009-01-09 17:00:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO233	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 11 [...] Following yesterday's global market gains, Chile's stock market registered its most significant rise in the last five months. Dailies also report that according to a University of Lima survey, 59% of Peruvians approve of the free trade agreement between Peru and Chile. U.S.-Related News -- [...]	2009-03-11 19:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO238	NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION: CHILE PROMISES CONTINUED SUPPORT, SUBSTANTIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR PREPCOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to MFA Special Policy Director Alfredo Labbe, Chile will continue to cooperate with the U.S. and EU partners on nuclear nonproliferation issues. Labbe insisted that the U.S. and western partners need to take concrete actions, such as ""de-alerting"" nuclear arsenals and red [...]	2009-03-12 18:55:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09SANTIAGO241	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 12 [...] All dailies reported on UDI Senator Jovino Novoa's election as Senate President. Dailies also report that the government's announcement to hand out 15,000 computers to municipal schools triggered accusation of "electoral intervention" by the opposition alliance. U.S.-Related News -------- [...]	2009-03-12 19:08:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO243	CHILE PROPOSES JOINT CHILE-U.S. FUND FOR SOLAR ENERGY; [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent conversation with the Ambassador, Energy Minister Marcelo Tokman proposed a joint "U.S.-Chile Fund for the Development of Solar Energy," financed by US$15 million from each country, to be announced at the Summit [...]	2009-03-13 10:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO245	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 13 [...] Late morning on-line dailies report that La Moneda confirmed Vice President Joe Biden's participation at the Progressive Governance Summit, March 27-28 in Chile. Dailies also ran extensive coverage on Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley's departure and the subsequent cabinet shuffle. Dailies al [...]	2009-03-13 15:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO248	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 16 [...] Dailies highlighted that Wall Street is beginning to show signs of economic recovery. Dailies also reported on the plebiscite held in the Municipality of Vitacura to vote on the community's urban development projects. This is the first ever such plebiscite held in Chile. U.S.-Related News [...]	2009-03-16 20:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO251	FOREIGN MINISTER'S SURPRISE DEPARTURE LEADS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley stepped down on March 12 after three years in office in a move that took the public, political insiders, and even his successor by surprise. His departure led to a small wave of other changes as the Chilean Ambassador to the U.S., Mariano [...]	2009-03-16 22:31:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS KPAO CI
09SANTIAGO253	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 17 [...] Concerns have been raised over the appointment of a non-elected PPD official to fill the Chamber of Deputy seat vacated by Congresswoman Toha, who joined the Bachelet cabinet as press spokesperson. This has triggered debate about the replacement process and calls for it to be reviewed. Daili [...]	2009-03-17 15:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO255	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 18 [...] All dailies report on President Bachelet's trip to India and announcements that negotiations are underway for the signature of a Chile-India FTA. Dailies also reported on the increase in the construction of homes in the United States, which has "injected optimism" into global markets. U.S.- [...]	2009-03-18 17:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO26	FREI FRIENDSHIP MAIN FACTOR BEHIND INSULZA [...] (C) Insulza's close personal friendship with Eduardo Frei was the main reason behind his decision to withdraw from the presidential race, Insulza confidante and Chilean Ambassador to the U.S. Mariano Fernandez told Ambassador on January 6. Fernandez confirmed Insulza's earlier comments to the [...]	2009-01-09 18:24:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO262	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 19 [...] Dailies highlighted that Chile has 90 days to rebut Peru's claim at the International Court of Justice in The Hague regarding their maritime borders. Dailies also noted that on April 20, twenty state companies will publish the salaries of their CEOs, complying with a law on access to public i [...]	2009-03-19 17:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO264	CONCERTACION AIMS FOR COMPREHENSIVE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Concertacion has proposed an extensive re-organization of Chile's Defense Ministry, transforming civilian contractors into direct-hire employees, moving from a service branch-based structure to a joint structure, and developing a position similar to the Chairman of the Joint [...]	2009-03-19 20:45:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO269	CHILE: FREI RUNS TO REFORM THE CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Presidential candidate Eduardo Frei (DC) has announced an ambitious proposal to overhaul the 1980 constitution and cultivate a new "constitutional patriotism" in Chile. The proposed "Bicentennial Constitution" offers specific recommendations designed to re-energize politics, dec [...]	2009-03-20 12:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO270	CHILE: FREI RUNS TO REFORM THE CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Presidential candidate Eduardo Frei (DC) has announced an ambitious proposal to overhaul the 1980 constitution and cultivate a new "constitutional patriotism" in Chile. The proposed "Bicentennial Constitution" offers specific recommendations designed to re-energize politics, dec [...]	2009-03-20 12:07:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO272	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 20 [...] As anticipated, Peru filed with the International Court of The Hague a claim to change maritime and land borders with Chile. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. La Tercera published a letter to the editor by acting Minister of Interior Patricio Rosende, saying the daily had misquoted h [...]	2009-03-20 21:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO276	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 20 [...] The opposition alliance is pressuring Bachelet to meet with presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera to discuss Peru's maritime claim with The Hague. Lima made the content of its claim public. Progressive Governance Summit ----------------------------- 2. Interview with U.S. Ambassador Pa [...]	2009-03-23 19:08:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO279	CHILE LOOKS TOWARD SUMMIT WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Chilean officials see President Obama's participation in the Summit of the Americas as a critical chance for the president to signal his re-engagement with Latin America, a region that feels jettisoned by conflicts and emerging powers in other regions. The financial crisis and [...]	2009-03-23 20:53:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL KSUM PGOV ETRD ECON XL XM XS
09SANTIAGO281	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 24 [...] Stock markets worldwide reacted positively to President Obama's new financial plan. Dailies also reported on the seizure of more than a ton of the chemical ephedrine in an operation to dismantle a narcotics operation tied to Mexico. Chile's Rating Upgraded ----------------------- 2. Moo [...]	2009-03-24 17:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO282	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN [...] (C) Embassy Santiago warmly welcomes you to Chile -- the first visit to Latin America by a senior Obama White House representative. Your participation in the Progressive Governance Summit and subsequent bilateral meeting with President Bachelet will bolster our relationship with a close ally whos [...]	2009-03-24 19:37:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO297	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 31 [...] There was extensive coverage on the scandal caused by the revelation that Chile's most prominent pharmacy chains Ahumada, Salcobrand, and Cruz Verde, colluded to hike prices on more than 200 products since 2005. The National Economic Attorneys' Office is investigating the alleged collusion. [...]	2009-03-31 18:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO299	MEDIA REPORT: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN IN CHILE [...] Summary: Vice President Biden's participation at the March 27-28 Progressive Governance Summit in Vina del Mar and his bilateral with President Bachelet in Santiago produced extremely positive media coverage in Chile. Articles and TV news highlighted Biden's stature as the "second man in the [...]	2009-03-31 19:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO3	CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE: PINERA STILL LEADING, FREI [...] (SBU) Summary: The latest poll on possible presidential candidates shows that former president Eduardo Frei is very competitive with OAS SecGen Jose Miguel Insulza to receive the nod as the Concertacion candidate. But both trail opposition leader Sebastian Pinera by a sizeable margin, althoug [...]	2009-01-02 16:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB SOCI ECON CI
09SANTIAGO30	CHILE: RECENT ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. Between December 22, 2008, and January 9, 2009, copper prices recovered from their lows in early December 2008, the Peso rose modestly against the Dollar, a [...]	2009-01-12 10:47:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO304	CONCERTACION CHALLENGER GOMEZ MAKES A NAME FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Through tireless old-fashioned campaigning and an extensive internet effort, upstart presidential contender Jose Antonio Gomez has emerged as a persistent progressive leader and irritant to Concertacion front runner Eduardo Frei. Gomez, who is a senator and president of the [...]	2009-04-01 20:42:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO306	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 1 [...] The national unemployment rate for the December-February period reached 8.5 percent, which is 1.2 percent higher than in 2008. Chile plays Uruguay this evening and could qualify for the 2010 World Soccer Cup if it wins. U.S.-Related Articles --------------------- 2. Minister Counselor Ca [...]	2009-04-01 21:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO309	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 27 MEETING WITH [...] (U) March 27, 2009; 6:30 pm ) 7:05 pm; Vina del Mar, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Joseph Biden, Vice President Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Dan Restrepo, Senior Dire [...]	2009-04-02 15:53:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI UY JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO310	CHILE: CONCERTACION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 5, the center-left Concertacion coalition will hold primaries in Chile's O'Higgins (VI) and Maule (VII) regions between former President and current Senator Eduardo Frei and upstart challenger Senator Jose Antonio Gomez. The Concertacion has no set process for choosi [...]	2009-04-02 15:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO311	U.S.-CHILE MARCH 28 BILATERAL DURING VICE [...] (U) March 28, 2009; 7:45 pm; La Moneda, Santiago, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Antony Blinken, National Security Advisory to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Paul Simons, U.S. Ambassador to Chile Dan Restrepo, Senio [...]	2009-04-02 19:50:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL ENRG PGOV ECON CI JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO312	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 27 MEETING WITH ARGENTINE PRESIDENT CRISTINA FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER [...] (U) March 27, 2009; 7:15 pm ) 7:55 pm; Vina del Mar, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Joseph Biden, Vice President Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Dan Restrepo, Senior Dire [...]	2009-04-02 19:50:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI ETRD AR JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO313	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 2 [...] Chile tied 0-0 with Uruguay yesterday in a qualifying match for the 2010 World Soccer Cup. Dailies continue to report extensively on the status of the collusion investigation of pharmacy chains that allegedly hiked prices beginning in 2005. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Editoria [...]	2009-04-02 20:08:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO316	GOC LAUNCHES NEW INITIATIVE TO STIMULATE CREDIT [...] SUMMARY: On March 29, the GOC announced a new "Pro-Credit Initiative" designed to stimulate bank and non-bank credit by generating an extra US$3.6 billion in private loans. The Initiative comes in the face of worsening unemployment and industrial output and places an emphasis on increasing co [...]	2009-04-03 22:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO321	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 3 [...] Dailies noted the G-20 Summit agreement produced "euphoria" in global stock markets. Other stories highlighted that large agricultural producers in southern Chile are concerned with the appearance of bands of thieves in the region. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The U.S. Embassy [...]	2009-04-03 22:13:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO324	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 27 MEETING WITH BRITISH PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN [...] (U) March 28, 2009; 8:30 am; Vina del Mar, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Joseph Biden, Vice President Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian Harris (notetaker),Political/Economic Officer, U. [...]	2009-04-03 22:17:00	Embassy Santiago	SECRET	OVIP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI UK PK JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO326	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 6 [...] The death of an 11-year old boy who was waiting for a heart transplant has brought to the forefront the problems with organ donations and transplants in Chile. The Llaima volcano has become active again and the Region of Araucania is on red alert. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. [...]	2009-04-06 21:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO327	MAJOR EDUCATION REFORM LAW APPROVED BY CHILEAN CONGRESS; [...] (SBU) Summary: Both houses of Chile's Congress on April 1 passed a new General Law for Education (LGE) that aims to broadly reform primary and secondary public education. The LGE is based on a widely-applauded bipartisan agreement signed between the Concertacion government and opposition lea [...]	2009-04-06 21:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI SCUL CI
09SANTIAGO328	POST REPORT ON CHILE'S REGIONAL CONCEPCION TV CO-OP: [...] Summary: A team from Chile's TV network "Canal 9 Regional" in Concepcion spent two weeks in the United States learning about the importance of climate change, it effects on people's lives, and the growing demand for renewable energies. The team met with government officers, NGOs, utility com [...]	2009-04-07 15:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ENRG ENVR PGOV ECON EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO330	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 7 [...] Economic activity in February declined 3.9%, the worst drop since 1999. The Llaima volcano continues to spew ashes and lava. One-hundred people have been evacuated from the surrounding areas. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. U.S. Royal Gold will buy the Andacollo gold mine in the [...]	2009-04-07 20:47:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO331	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 28 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO [...] (U) March 28, 2009; 9:20 am; Vina del Mar, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Joseph Biden, Vice President Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Dan Restrepo, Senior Director, Western Hemisphere Affairs, [...]	2009-04-07 20:57:00	Embassy Santiago	SECRET	OVIP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI EU JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO332	FREI WINS CONCERTACION PRIMARY, AS EXPECTED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle on April 5 won the Concertacion regional primary in the Maule and O'Higgins regions with a difference of nearly 30 percentage points, meeting the conditions to cancel further regional pri [...]	2009-04-08 11:41:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO333	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 8 [...] Opposition presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera is setting up a blind trust to administer the holdings he has in several companies. All dailies report on the 25-year sentencing of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Editorial: "Obama di [...]	2009-04-08 16:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO334	ECONOMY MINISTER LAVADOS DISCUSSES AMERICAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Economy Minister Hugo Lavados, the Ambassador praised Chile's ongoing preparations to host the Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF) in late September and discussed continuing IPR concerns. Minister Lavados indicated he very much wants Commerce Secretary Locke [...]	2009-04-08 20:13:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO337	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 10 [...] The Central Bank's consistent decrease of interest rates since January has significantly lowered the costs of mortgage loans and increased real estate sales by up to 50 percent. U.S. - Related News ------------------- 2. Foreign Affairs Minister Mariano Fernandez has requested to meet wi [...]	2009-04-09 17:55:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO339	CHILE PREPARES ITS CASE IN MARITIME DISPUTE WITH [...] (C) Summary: Now that Peru has presented its case about the disputed maritime border with Chile, Chile has a year to study Peru's arguments and make their own case at the International Court of Justice. According to Chile's Director for Border Affairs, Chile plans to point to treaties and a [...]	2009-04-09 20:20:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS ECON PREL PGOV CI PE
09SANTIAGO34	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 10-12 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted the detection of a new corruption network operating within Chilean courts; information identifying 10 Chileans with FARC ties provided by Colombia; and the Paris-Dakar automobile rally that is taking place in Argentina and Chile this year. U.S.-Related News ---- [...]	2009-01-12 17:47:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO342	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 13 [...] Final figures are not yet in, but Holy Week holiday is expected to leave close to US$200 million in profits for the tourism industry. Market analysts say that Chile's forestry and retailing sectors are most vulnerable to the economic crisis. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Editor [...]	2009-04-13 21:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO344	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 14 [...] As part of an agreement with the Economic Prosecutor's Office, pharmacy chain FASA will be fined US$1 million for collusion with other pharmaceutical chains to hike prices. The agreement excludes FASA from further charges. Dailies also highlighted that the Health Ministry traced the recent o [...]	2009-04-14 18:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO347	CHAVEZ CRITICISM BOLSTERS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chileans united behind President Bachelet following Hugo Chavez,s criticism of her invitation to Vice President Joseph Biden to join the Progressive Governance Leadership Summit. Chavez,s statements provoked wide-spread public support across political parties for President Ba [...]	2009-04-15 17:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV VE CI

09SANTIAGO349	CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS MARCH 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during March 2009. Energy Minister Tokman discussed potential collaboration on renewable energy with Vice President Biden's delegation. Expert teams from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Asia [...]	2009-04-15 19:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO354	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 15 [...] Presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera, who sought to console the family of a 16-year old girl who died from a gunshot wound, was told to leave a wake by the girl's relatives; they accused the candidate of using the event for political gain. Dailies also reported Congressmen contend the US$1 [...]	2009-04-15 20:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO358	CHILE HOSTS APEC ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile recently hosted two energy-related visits by international organizations engaged in comprehensive reviews of the country's energy sector. The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) energy efficiency peer review took place March 16-20 and the results will be presen [...]	2009-04-16 16:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO361	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 16 [...] An elder woman died from bacteria a few days after the Health Ministry warned of an outbreak in Santiago. Dailies also reported on yet another corruption scandal involving Investigations Police (PDI); former PDI official denounced the presence of official cars outside a well-known and expensiv [...]	2009-04-16 21:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO364	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 17 [...] FASA pharmacy chain announced it would compensate consumers who bought any of the 220 products listed in the collusion suit. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. La Moneda views President Obama's meeting with UNASUR tomorrow as a validation of the bloc. However, it is concerned with th [...]	2009-04-17 19:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO367	FREI ADVISORS PREDICT A SECOND ROUND VICTORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two key advisors to Eduardo Frei recently told the Ambassador that they expect the Concertacion candidate will win the upcoming Presidential election in a second round run-off against Alianza candidate Sebastian Pinera. The advisors agreed that third party candidates will stay in [...]	2009-04-20 11:42:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO368	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS MARCH 6-APRIL 17 [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy. Economic activity fell for the second straight month, contracting by 3.9%. The unemployment rate increased for the third time in a row to 8.5%. Annual inflation fell to 5%, despite a small increase in Mar [...]	2009-04-20 12:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO374	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - POSITIVE COVERAGE OF SUMMIT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: Chilean dailies gave front-page coverage to the interaction between Presidents Obama and Bachelet at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad. Commentary about U.S. policy toward Cuba and Venezuela also figured prominently, including the photograph of President Obama extending his han [...]	2009-04-20 22:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL CI
09SANTIAGO377	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 21 [...] Dailies reproduced information published by government agencies of what their officials earn, in accordance the new Transparency law. Dailies also report that presidential candidate Eduardo Frei named 27-year old Sebastian Bowen to head his presidential campaign. Bowen is the former director [...]	2009-04-21 19:47:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO378	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 21 [...] Dailies reproduced information published by government agencies of what their officials earn, in accordance the new Transparency law. Dailies also report that presidential candidate Eduardo Frei named 27-year old Sebastian Bowen to head his presidential campaign. Bowen is the former director [...]	2009-04-21 19:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO383	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 22 [...] Information revealed under the new Transparency Law has ignited debate on how the government spends it funds. The information also revealed the practice among some agencies of hiring more contract workers than salaried employees, which is in violation of the law. U.S.-Related News -------- [...]	2009-04-22 19:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO390	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 23 [...] The IDB has frozen loans to Chile until the government reimburses the bank for a loan issued to finance the public transportation system, Transantiago. Dailies also reported that the new Transparency Law revealed that the government issued -- without a bidding process -- half a million dollar [...]	2009-04-23 18:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO393	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 24 [...] Unemployment figures in the Metropolitan Region reached a record high of 12.8% in March. Peak unemployment is expected between June and August during Chile's winter months. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Chile's Wood Corporation (CORMA),which encompasses about 200 private forest [...]	2009-04-24 16:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PTER ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO398	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 27 [...] Presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera placed all his assets into a blind trust, with the exception of television station Chilevision. Pinera did, however, resign from the TV station's board of directors. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. President Bachelet invited Governor Arnold [...]	2009-04-27 21:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO401	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 28 [...] Chile's Health Ministry has implemented nationwide measures, equivalent to the World Health Organization's (WHO) level 4 alert, to identify and contain any outbreak of swine flu in the country. Thus far, suspicious cases have all tested negative. Dailies also reported extensively on the impact [...]	2009-04-28 20:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO404	CHILE 2009 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS PRIMER [...] (U) Summary: Chile's presidential elections will take place in December 2009. While the two main coalitions have their candidates -- Eduardo Frei for the ruling Concertacion coalition and Sebastian Pinera for the opposition coalition Alianza -- a number of other contenders remain in the game. [...]	2009-04-29 11:37:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO409	TV CO-OP NOMINATIONS FROM SANTIAGO, CHILE [...] SUMMARY: Following are two PAS Santiago proposals for TV CO-OPs during FY 2010. In priority order the topics are: (a) renewable energy: the generation of fuels from forest residual, such as sawdust, tree trunks, and other organic materials; and (b) volcanic eruptions and natural disasters. [...]	2009-04-29 18:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ENRG ENVR PGOV ECON EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO410	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 29 [...] Chile has no confirmed cases of swine flu. Dailies also report that Chile's Air Force bought 18 F16s from Holland, making Chile's fleet the largest in Latin America. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The President of industrial holding COPEC, Roberto Angelini, commented on the subsi [...]	2009-04-29 20:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO414	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 30 [...] Peru has confirmed its first case of H1N1 flu in a woman who recently traveled to Mexico. Dailies also report that Ecuador has aligned with Chile concerning Peru's maritime border claim. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Two weeks ago Foreign Affairs and Intellectual Property Institut [...]	2009-04-30 19:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO415	SCENESETTER FOR CAPSTONE COURSE [...] (SBU) The Embassy looks forward to your visit to Santiago, which comes as Chile's presidential campaign begins to heat up. President Michelle Bachelet -- who is currently enjoying the highest approval ratings of her presidency -- is constitutionally precluded from seeking a second term. The e [...]	2009-04-30 21:10:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL ENRG CI
09SANTIAGO422	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 4 [...] Colombia has confirmed a case of AH1N1 influenza, the first in South America. Chile has no cases of the disease and high risk groups have been vaccinated for seasonal influenza. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The USTR placed Chile on its Priority Watch List for lack of IPR prote [...]	2009-05-04 21:37:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO425	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 5 [...] Polls show that PS Congressman Marco Enriquez-Ominami is just 14 points behind the Concertacion's presidential candidate Eduardo Frei. Dailies also report that a Mapuche organization has claimed responsibility for the arsonist attack on a building owned by the Association of Chilean Farmed Sa [...]	2009-05-05 17:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO432	CHILEAN CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS 101 [...] (SBU) Summary: All 120 Chamber of Deputy seats and 18 of the 38 Senate seats are in play in Chile's congressional elections, which will occur in December together with the presidential election. Chile's "binomial" system, designed by the Pinochet military government, favors the right. The Co [...]	2009-05-06 18:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO433	ACTION REQUEST: CHILE REQUESTS USG ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) In an April 20 meeting, Jorge Chocair, Director of the Public Prosecutor's International Cooperation and Extradition Division, requested that the USG become more involved in international fora for public prosecutors. He identi [...]	2009-05-06 20:51:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KSUM IR GT VE CI
09SANTIAGO434	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 6 [...] The government will announce a package of measures to help lower unemployment that would include a solidarity fund and a subsidy for low-income non-working women. Dailies also report that there are signs of economic recovery, as Chile's monthly economic growth rate for March declined significa [...]	2009-05-06 21:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO438	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 7 [...] The National Scholastic Test for fourth graders shows an overall increase in language skills, but not in math. Dailies continue to report on the decision of Senator Fernando Flores -- a former Allende government official and military regime political prisoner -- to join the campaign of right- [...]	2009-05-07 18:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO443	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 8 [...] The Saieh family holding bought 20% of the Ripley department store for an estimated US$170 million. The Saieh holding already owns a supermarket chain (Unimark) and six malls. The Central Bank lowered the interest rate to 1.25%. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Ambassador Simons s [...]	2009-05-08 17:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO447	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS APRIL 17 - MAY 8 [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy. Economic activity fell for the fifth straight month, contracting by a less than expected 0.7%. The unemployment rate increased for the third period in a row to 9.2%. Annual inflation fell to 4.5%, resumi [...]	2009-05-08 21:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO448	CHILE'S LEFTIST PARTIES HAVE CONGRESSIONAL DREAMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several minor leftist political parties without seats in either the Senate or the Chamber of Deputies continue to seek their own path to greater representation in the upcoming national elections. A coalition of three leftist parties have joined together under the banner of a s [...]	2009-05-12 11:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO45	BACHELET'S CUBA TRIP TO EMPHASIZE CULTURAL TIES, [...] (C) During a farewell call January 12, departing E/Pol Counselor raised with Ambassador Carlos Appelgren, Director of the MFA's Office for North American and Caribbean Affairs, the upcoming February 2009 visit to Cuba of President Bachelet (reftel). E/Pol Counselor noted press reports that Ba [...]	2009-01-15 13:50:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CI CU
09SANTIAGO450	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 12 [...] Former cabinet member, Ambassador, and strong opponent to the military regime -- Claudio Huepe (DC party) -- died yesterday from a heart attack in Venezuela. U.S.-Related News ------------------- 2. PA release: Ambassador Paul Simons will attend the 50th anniversary commemoration of the [...]	2009-05-12 18:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO451	CHILEAN MILITARY LOOKS TOWARD THE FUTURE [...] Summary: Anxious to maintain its reputation as the most professional military in the region, the Chilean armed forces engage in continual modernization. Current initiatives include investing in more efficient technologies and training programs, closing loopholes in the pension system, creat [...]	2009-05-12 20:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PGOV PREL ELAB CI
09SANTIAGO452	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 11 [...] The National Scholastic Test (SIMCE) shows a significant gap between private and public school students, which increases largely during the sophomore year. Dailies also report that pharmacy chains will have to stock 255 generic products, making them available to the public at all times. U.S [...]	2009-05-12 21:50:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO455	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 13 [...] Health authorities are facing criticism for decreeing only a "preventive smog alert" in Santiago when the levels of pollution recorded was "critical" in the community of Cerro Navia and "poor" in fou others. As in previous years, the poorest areas of the city had the worst levels of air pollu [...]	2009-05-13 20:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO456	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 14 [...] The Central Bank projects an economic recession for 2009, with an estimated growth rate that ranges between -0.75 to 0.25%. Dailies also reported that all undersecretaries and 600 other high-ranking government offices will be drug tested regularly for use of illegal substances. Those who tes [...]	2009-05-14 19:38:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO482	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 20 [...] Health authorities confirmed 16 cases of AH1N1, which makes Chile the leader in South America for the number of cases. Dailies also report that Prison Guards are on strike, confining themselves in the prisons and refusing to take prisoners to the courts for their hearings. The government is [...]	2009-05-20 20:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO484	BATTLE FOR CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS FEATURES OLD FACES, STOKES COALITION TENSIONS [...] (U) Summary: In Chile's unusual congressional voting system, the two major coalitions are virtually guaranteed to each receive one of the two seats in each voting district. Because of this structure, decisions within coalitions about which candidates to run in which districts are contentious [...]	2009-05-22 12:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CI KWMN
09SANTIAGO489	CHILE: CENTRAL BANK CONFIRMS ECONOMY HIT HARDER THAN [...] SUMMARY: Chile's Central Bank announced it had sharply downgraded projections for economic growth in 2009, due to the stronger than expected impact of the international financial crisis. The Central Bank predicts GDP growth in 2009 will be between 0.25% and negative growth of -0.75%. In the [...]	2009-05-22 18:18:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO491	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- MAY 22 [...] All dailies highlighted the annual May 21 Presidential address to the nation, which Bachelet gave at the Congress in Vina del Mar. Dailies also noted health authorities confirmed 29 AH1N1 cases in Chile, the most in South America. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Captioned photograp [...]	2009-05-22 20:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO492	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- MAY 26 [...] A 27-year old anarchist died when an explosive device in his backpack detonated. Dailies ran extensive coverage of the incident itself, the funeral, and the investigation opened by the police on the possible ties with terrorist organizations abroad. Dailies also report that Health Authorities [...]	2009-05-26 19:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO493	AMBASSADOR'S OUTREACH IN PUNTA ARENAS AND TORRES DEL PAINE [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador visited Punta Arenas and Torres del Paine National Park, May 12-13, to celebrate the Park's 50th anniversary and to give a speech about the first 100 days of the Obama administration at the University of Magallanes (UMAG). In Punta Arenas, the Ambassador also stop [...]	2009-05-26 20:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO495	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- MAY 27 [...] Health Authorities have confirmed 119 cases of AH1N1 nationwide, which ranks Chile number seven worldwide for the number of confirmations. Dailies also report the confession of a now-retired soldier who witnessed the assassination of singer Victor Jara in 1973 and who revealed the name of a l [...]	2009-05-27 17:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO496	CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS -- APRIL 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean Energy sector during April 2009. Ambassador Simons gave a keynote address in California at a GOC-hosted solar energy seminar, at which Chile's Minister of Energy announced bid solicitations for two solar power plants. Chi [...]	2009-05-27 21:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO498	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- MAY 28 [...] Health Authorities have confirmed 168 cases of AH1N1 nationwide and has moved to a new strategy. The disease is showing a very fast pace of contagion and except for two cases, mild symptoms. Dailies also report that former UDI presidential candidate Joaquin Lavin traveled to Caracas to attend [...]	2009-05-28 18:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO5	CHILE HOSTS IBERIAN-AMERICAN SUMMIT ON TIP [...] SUMMARY: Approximately 150 public prosecutors, NGO leaders, and other government officials from 21 Latin American countries gathered at the recent Iberian-American Public Prosecutor's summit to discuss Trafficking in Persons (TIP) investigations, prosecutions, victims' assistance, and preventi [...]	2009-01-02 20:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KTIP XM XL CI
09SANTIAGO514	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 1 [...] Chilean health authorities have confirmed 276 cases of AH1N1. Given the spread of the disease, the authorities are no longer screening at the airport and have instructed that now all cases of influenza as should be treated as if it were AH1N1. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Chilea [...]	2009-06-02 18:19:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO515	BACHELET'S FINAL PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS HAILS SOCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a May 21 State of the Union speech, President Bachelet hailed her government's achievements in promoting social protection, focusing on improvements in healthcare, housing, and education. She took credit for Chile's deft handling of the global financial crisis and said the c [...]	2009-06-03 12:13:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI PREL PHUM ELAB KTIA CI
09SANTIAGO516	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 2 [...] Chilean health authorities have confirmed 313 cases of AH1N1. All dailies report on the search operations to locate the Air France commercial flight that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. In accordance to Chapter 19 of the Chile-U.S. FTA and the E [...]	2009-06-03 13:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO517	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 2 [...] Chilean health authorities have confirmed 313 cases of AH1N1. All dailies report on the search operations to locate the Air France commercial flight that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. In accordance to Chapter 19 of the Chile-U.S. FTA and the E [...]	2009-06-03 13:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO521	ALARM BELLS RING IN CHILE OVER EPHEDRINE LINKED TO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Alarmed by recent events that culminated with the March 23 seizure of 1100 kgs of ephedrine linked to Mexico, the GOC is taking steps to strengthen precursor chemical controls. Ephedrine-based drugs now require a docto [...]	2009-06-04 13:01:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO522	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 3 [...] A 37 year-old man suffering from heart problems died from the AH1N1[JLV1] virus. This makes Chile the first South American country to have a victim of the virus and the fifth worldwide. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The New York Times reports that President Obama has authorized [...]	2009-06-04 14:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO523	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - REACTION TO OAS RESOLUTION ON CUBA -- [...] The OAS resolution on reincorporating Cuba received front-page coverage. The media also reported on Chile's 369 cases of AH1N1. Of the seven patients in serious condition, six are from Puerto Montt, in Chile's far south. The Ministry of Health sent a team of experts to determine why the viru [...]	2009-06-04 22:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO524	CHILE'S SURPRISE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: HERE TO [...] (C) Summary: Marco Enriquez-Ominami, a 35-year old Socialist parliamentarian and former filmmaker, has burst onto Chile's presidential scene in recent weeks. Known as one of the "unruly" parliamentarians from the ruling Concertacion coalition, Enriquez-Ominami is running against his party (and the [...]	2009-06-05 13:44:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ECON SNAR CI BO
09SANTIAGO53	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 16 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted the death of a Hamas leader in Gaza, and the emergency water-landing of a U.S. Airways aircraft in New York's Hudson River. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Article on Chilean Finance Minister Andres Velasco's advisors in the United States. Taking into [...]	2009-01-16 14:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO530	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 5 [...] Chile has a total of 393 cases of AH1N1 influenza; 53% of them are 5-14 year olds. Dailies continue to report on a TVN special report that denounced an array of bad practices among congressmen in the Chamber of Deputies, such as leaving immediately after arriving, voting for others, surfing t [...]	2009-06-05 20:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO533	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS MAY 8 - JUNE 5 [...] SUMMARY: Chile has officially entered a recession, as the Central Bank reported June 5 that economic activity fell for the sixth straight month. President Bachelet stated publicly that the news demonstrated the size of the challenge facing Chile. She clarified that it also demonstrated that [...]	2009-06-08 11:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO535	CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS -- MAY 2009 [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during May 2009. The Ambassador participated as a panel speaker at the 8th annual ElecGas conference in Santiago. At the event, experts noted new generation projects may create transmission bottlenecks for Chil [...]	2009-06-08 19:55:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO537	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- JUNE 8 [...] A 56-year old man died from AH1N1, marking Chile's second casualty. He suffered from an array of heart and respiratory conditions due to his obesity. Chile now leads South America for AH1N1-related deaths. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Interview with Deputy Assistant Secretary [...]	2009-06-08 20:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO54	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 13 [...] Chilean Dailies highlighted: 1) dramatic losses affecting the Chilean Private Social Security System (AFP) during 2008; 2) Chilean physicians outranking their foreign counterparts in a national exam; and 3) Paris-Dakar automobile rally taking place in Argentina and Chile. U.S.-Related News [...]	2009-01-16 16:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO543	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- JUNE 9 [...] President Hugo Chavez postponed an official visit to Chile in June. He rescheduled the event for July, coinciding with the next UNASUR summit. Dailies also report that Chile has 890 cases of AH1N1, 10 are considered to be in serious condition. Venezuela --------- 2. President Hugo Chav [...]	2009-06-09 16:01:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO546	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- JUNE 10 [...] Chile has a total of 1,694 cases of AH1N1. Only 2 people have died from the virus, which is expected to reach its peak next week. While most have recovered (63%),less than 2% have needed hospitalization. Dailies report that health services are "collapsing" given the demands to address the AH [...]	2009-06-10 18:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO547	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- JUNE 11 [...] Chile is on the verge of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup (soccer) with its 4-0 victory over Bolivia in Santiago last night. Dailies also reported Chile has a total of 1,694 cases of AH1N1, and an expert from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) from Atlanta arrived in Santiago to analyze the [...]	2009-06-11 18:19:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO548	CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE: ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition presidential candidate and business leader Sebastian Pinera believes that successive Concertacion governments have been complacent in managing Chile's economy, missing opportunities for structural change and modernization, and creating an extensive and pricey social s [...]	2009-06-11 20:07:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL SOCI KIPR CI
09SANTIAGO55	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 14 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted the 41% drop in car sales in Chile last December; the participation of the Chairman of Chile's Production and Trade Confederation in the official delegation to Cuba; and the accidents and suspension of the last leg of the Dakar automobile Rally in Chile due to weath [...]	2009-01-16 16:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO557	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- JUNE 12 [...] The Health Ministry issued a decree as a result of the WHO's declaration of a pandemic, placing human influenza as the first priority in terms of resources, allocation of medical personnel and medications. Dailies also report that the Investigations Police suspended six of its detectives in [...]	2009-06-12 17:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO558	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 15 [...] Chile has 2,335 confirmed cases of AH1N1, but only two deaths. The Health Ministry informed that it will stop the daily count of cases and will now issue reports only on Tuesdays and Fridays. President Bachelet signed the Health Emergency Decree that empowers the Ministry of Health special mea [...]	2009-06-15 19:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO56	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 15 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted an audit on Chile's National Registry Service that revealed repeated mismanagement and embezzlement during former Director Guillermo Arenas' administration; Chile's Central Bank's predictions of a 2% to 3% economic growth in 2009; and the latest developments in the [...]	2009-01-16 16:34:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO560	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 16 [...] Santiago dailies noted that the Government Coalition and the Communist Party (PC) signed an agreement to collaborate in the upcoming presidential campaign. Front pages also reported on President Michelle Bachelet's announcement to allocate approximately $34 million dollars to fully renovate th [...]	2009-06-16 16:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO564	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 17 [...] Front-page headlines: The Central Bank lowered the benchmark interest rate to 0.75 percent; sources in the salmon industry estimate the Chilean salmon industry's bulky debt to be USD 4 billion dollars, which could open a new flank in the financial crisis. U.S.-Related News ----------------- [...]	2009-06-17 15:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO565	PINERA ADVISORS: A FREE MARKET APPROACH AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A strong belief in free markets and the importance of the private sector is a consistent thread in economic, social, energy, and political policies articulated by advisors to opposition presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera. In describing plans to fight poverty, improve edu [...]	2009-06-17 19:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI ELAB SENV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO566	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BACHELET'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's June 23-24 visit to Washington represents an opportunity to broaden and deepen the "equal partnership" we enjoy with one of the hemisphere,s most successful democracies. Chile is off to a strong start with the Obama Administration. The Vice President,s Marc [...]	2009-06-17 19:57:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MARR CI ENRG SOCI
09SANTIAGO570	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 18 [...] Front-page headlines: Chile's Investigative Police discharged two high-ranking officials for their involvement in a prostitution ring; the Chamber of Deputies is considering the dismissal of a legislator accused of mishandling funds assigned for office-space rental; President Obama launched the [...]	2009-06-18 16:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO573	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 19 [...] A Center for Public Studies (CEP) poll showed a tie in a runoff between opposition, conservative candidate Sebastian Piera (41%) and the current government coalition's nominee Eduardo Frei (39%). U.S.-Related News ---------------- 2. Presidents Michelle Bachelet and Barack Obama's meeting i [...]	2009-06-19 18:04:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO575	STAFFDEL MEACHAM - CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER, AND U.S. [...] SUMMARY: Senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Carl Meacham on May 27-June 3 met with Chilean officials, NGOs, as well as academics to review the effects of climate change. He also conducted a site visit to the El Maule region, which has been impacted by climate change. All [...]	2009-06-19 20:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ENVR ETRD PGOV PREL OVIP CI
09SANTIAGO579	CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Eduardo Frei, Concertacion presidential candidate, received the Ambassador at his home June 17, hours before re-launching his campaign at a massive rally. The Senator predicted that he would win against Alianza candidate Sebastian Pinera in a second-round run-off. He cr [...]	2009-06-19 22:40:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO584	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- June 22 [...] The media highlighted President Michelle Bachelet plan to call for an early retirement of Investigative Police Director Arturo Herrera as a result of his undistinguished performance in removing high-ranking officials involved in a prostitution ring. Newspapers also noted the Chamber of Deputi [...]	2009-06-22 16:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR CI
09SANTIAGO589	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- June 23 [...] The World Bank's forecast of a cut in global growth affected stock markets worldwide and in Chile. In addition, the dramatic drop in the rate exchange in Chile has caused exporters to react and claim for the Ministry of Finance's intervention. The Government of Chile will submit a draft bill to [...]	2009-06-23 19:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR CI
09SANTIAGO592	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- June 24 [...] All dailies highlighted the first official visit to the United States by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, and focused on her meeting with President Obama in the Oval Office. Also widely reported were stories on the dramatic increase in the number of patients with respiratory diseases, incl [...]	2009-06-24 20:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR CI
09SANTIAGO607	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 26 [...] The director of Chile's Investigations Police (PDI),Arturo Herrera, resigned yesterday amid a series of scandals involving PDI detectives since March. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Editorial: "The President with Obama": President Obama gave Bachelet a warm welcome. We saw appr [...]	2009-06-30 13:04:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO61	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 17-20 [...] Chilean dailies gave extensive coverage to inauguration preparations in Washington and President-elect Obama's activities. Newspapers also highlighted Israel's cease fire in Gaza and the arrest of Chile's Air Force (FACH) retired General Ramon Vega for allegedly receiving illegal payments duri [...]	2009-01-21 11:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO610	CHILE: Over 5,100 Confirmed A/H1N1 CASES; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of June 23, Chile's Ministry of Health (MINSAL) reported 5,186 cases of A/H1N1 confirmed by laboratory testing and related 7 deaths. If clinically diagnosed cases are included, the total number of infected people is significantly higher. According to MINSAL, emergency measur [...]	2009-06-30 15:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO612	CHILE'S CONGRESS: PRIORITIES AND HOPES FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. The new leaders of both houses of Chile's Congress are interested in strengthening ties with the U.S., and hope to visit Washington in September and re-invigorate the moribund U.S.-Chile Senate Caucus. Electoral reform; transparency and anti-bribery legislation required for OE [...]	2009-07-02 11:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KTIA KTIP ELAB CI
09SANTIAGO614	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 1 [...] National unemployment rate was 10.2% for March-May, the highest for this period since 2004. Six of the fifteen regions have two-digit unemployment rates and highest is in the 15-24 age bracket (23.4%). Chile-U.S. ---------- 2. Chilean and U.S. government sources say that the bilateral m [...]	2009-07-02 13:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO615	CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE: POLL POINTS TO A PHOTO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the well-respected Center for Public Studies (CEP) poll released on June 18, Chile's presidential race is headed for a run-off between the opposition Alianza coalition's Sebastian Pinera and the governing Concertacion coalition's Eduardo Frei. Analysts agree that t [...]	2009-07-02 13:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO618	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 2 [...] The prosecutor's office has made public an array of e-mails which reveal that pharmaceutical chains not only colluded amongst themselves to hike prices of medical products, but also with pharmaceutical laboratories, who suggested on their part to raise "base" prices of an array of medications. [...]	2009-07-02 21:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO62	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 21 [...] Chilean dailies prominently featured the Inauguration ceremony of President Barack Obama. All newspapers highlighted the event with front-page headlines, photos, and excerpts of the President's inaugural address. U.S. -Related News ------------------ 2. The front-page headlines read: "T [...]	2009-01-21 16:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO623	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 6 [...] All dailies ran front-page stories on the latest development in Honduras, highlighting that demonstrations left at least two dead. Chile-U.S. ---------- 2. Photo coverage of the July 4 reception at Ambassador Paul Simons' residence: "Hundreds of guests arrived at the residence for the r [...]	2009-07-06 19:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO625	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 7 [...] The monthly Economic Activity Index, IMACEC, shows an economic contraction of 4.4% in May compared to the same period in 2008. Dailies also report there are 8,160 cases of AH1N1 in Chile, but only 22 deaths. A team of experts from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) from Atlanta will arrive [...]	2009-07-07 15:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO632	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 8 [...] President BacheletQed a second dQree in a month related to AH1N1. The decree instructs clinics and hospitals to give priority to individuals with respiratory diseases and regulates the indiscriminate sale and distribution of antiviral medication. It also grants regional health officials the au [...]	2009-07-08 18:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO639	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 9 [...] The Health Ministry has instructed public hospitals to postpone 5,000 surgeries so that the respective physicians and resources can be used to treat the high number of patients with respiratory emergencies related to the outbreak of AH1N1. Chile-U.S. Military Sales ------------------------- [...]	2009-07-09 20:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO641	CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during June 2009. Chile and the U.S. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on alternative clean power development, a new renewable energy center (REC),and solar power plants, all in Chi [...]	2009-07-10 15:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO643	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 10 [...] The Central Bank lowered the interest rate from 0.75 to 0.5%, which will also lower the cost of consumer loans and mortgages. The bank will maintain this rate for at least six months. Chile-Russia Military --------------------- 2. Defense Minister Francis Vidal confirmed there have been t [...]	2009-07-10 18:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO648	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS JUNE 6 - JULY 10 [...] SUMMARY: Chile's economy contracted for the seventh straight month by 4.4%, the Central Bank reported July 3. The Finance Minister claimed Chile's economy has stabilized, but a noted economist associated with the opposition disagreed. The unemployment rate increased for the sixth period in [...]	2009-07-13 14:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO652	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 13 [...] Secretary Hillary Clinton informed the Bachelet government that the United States would not support Jose Miguel Insulza's reelection to the OAS. The United States reiterated its position just before Bachelet's visit to Washington. Sources in Washington and of the GOC confirmed on Friday (7/1 [...]	2009-07-13 20:38:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO656	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 14 [...] Several Investigations Police detectives under investigation for their participation in a children's prostitution network have been reincorporated into the force, igniting controversy. Chile-U.S. and Insulza ---------------------- 2. In answer to a request for an interview with Secretary C [...]	2009-07-14 18:35:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO664	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 15 [...] The government and the opposition reached an agreement to provide US$3.4 billion to finance the public transportation system (Transantiago) in the capital city until 2014. Insulza and the OAS ------------------- 2. Conservative sectors in the region are lobbying to discredit OAS Secretary [...]	2009-07-15 19:18:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO665	NORTHERN EXPOSURE: COCAINE TRAFFICKING ON THE RISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Law enforcement contacts in northern Chile report that cocaine trafficking from Bolivia to Chile has increased in the past six to eight months -- a development that some officials link to the departure of DEA agents from Bolivia. Chilean police complain that they lack sufficient [...]	2009-07-15 20:07:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR KCRM CI
09SANTIAGO666	2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 20:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EFIN ETRD CI
09SANTIAGO672	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- JULY 16-17, 2009 [...] 1. Secretary Hillary Clinton's letter to Chile's Foreign Minister regarding OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza's candidacy for reelection garnered front-page headlines in Chilean dailies. High importance was also given to the agreement reached by the opposition and the government coaliti [...]	2009-07-17 15:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR CI
09SANTIAGO680	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 20 [...] Last week President Bachelet said she was willing to "review" the possibility of extending her authority to pardon convicted individuals to military officers sentenced for human rights violation, setting off a controversy that she tried to conclude yesterday by saying that she had had "never co [...]	2009-07-20 20:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI

09SANTIAGO682	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 21 [...] The recent murder of a youth by a teenager promoted a group of congressmen to submit a draft bill that would extend the civil responsibility of individuals 16 years or younger to their parents (El Mercurio, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record, 7/21). Honduras -------- 2. The d [...]	2009-07-21 17:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI

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