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09SANTIAGO686	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 22 [...] Health authorities report that Chile has 11,293 cases of AH1N1, and only 68 deaths. The number of cases is beginning to decline in all regions, except two: Arica-Parinacota and Vaparaiso (La Nacion, 7/22). Chile-U.S. ---------- 2. Russian-American mathematician Boris Weisfeiler disappeare [...]	2009-07-22 14:58:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI

09SANTIAGO69	CHILE'S O'HIGGINS REGION: ABUNDANT IN COPPER, [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) On January 14, the Ambassador visited Chile's 6th region to meet local leaders and strengthen ties with an important economic and cultural area. The 6th region, also called the O'Higgins Region after Chilean liberator Bernard O'Higgins, is located approximately 90 km south of S [...]	2009-01-22 11:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO690	CHILE'S NORTHERN FREE TRADE ZONE: A PLATFORM FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Free Trade Zone of Iquique (ZOFRI) is an essential part of Chile's northern economy, providing 25 percent of jobs in the city of Iquique. Already Chile's largest free trade zone, officials are extremely upbeat about the ZOFRI's future because of its strategic location, infr [...]	2009-07-23 13:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO697	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 23 [...] Eduardo Frei's campaign advisors want National Television Network TVN to review anchorwoman Karen Doggenweiler's contract. The anchor, "a station symbol," is married to presidential candidate Marco Enriquez Ominami and "can be influential," they argue. The station backed Doggenweiler: "Karen h [...]	2009-07-23 19:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO707	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 24 [...] Unemployment in the Metropolitan Region is 11.9%, which is 0.9% lower than in March. This is the first drop since the end of 2008, and means that 30,800 people are no longer without a job (El Mercurio, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record, 7/24). Survey ------- 2. The Market Res [...]	2009-07-24 20:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO714	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 27 [...] "La Tercera" telephone survey on 800 registered voters shows that in an eventual presidential election, Sebastian Pinera would receive 30%, Eduardo Frei 25%, and Marco Enriquez-Ominami 21% Frei (La Tercera, 7/26). U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Last week, former military regime Jus [...]	2009-07-27 19:35:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO715	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 28 [...] The government has instructed the Undersecretary of Interior to travel to the Region of Araucania to review in person the actions taken by the police and local government authorities to confront the illegal land occupations and other acts of violence headed by radical indigenous Mapuche organi [...]	2009-07-28 18:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO72	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 22 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted President Barack Obama's first day in office. Front-page coverage also included the case of Chile's retired Air Force (FACH) General Ramon Vega, who was arrested for allegedly receiving illegal payments during the purchase of Belgian fighter jets in 1994. U.S.-R [...]	2009-01-22 16:07:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO720	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 29 [...] Fifteen hooded individuals ambushed an inter-urban bus in Temuco. They stopped the driver and passengers at gunpoint and spray-painted the exterior of the bus with insults against President Bachelet. The indigenous organization "Coordinadora Arauco Malleco" (CAM) claimed responsibility (La Te [...]	2009-07-29 17:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO726	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 30 [...] The Digital Country Foundation, the Ministry of Education and U.S.-based cable company VTR launched the free on-line computer program "Mingoville," which has proven to be a successful tool in other parts of the world to teach English to school children. The game is part of the government's "Ch [...]	2009-07-30 19:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO733	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 31 [...] The National Statistics Institute (INE) reported that the national unemployment rate for April-June was 10.7%. This is 2.3% more than for the same period last year. The port of Valparaiso has a 17.9% unemployment rate, one of the highest in the country. The workforce is defined as those who [...]	2009-07-31 20:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO734	CONCERTACION INSIDER REVEALS INTEREST IN [...] (C) Summary: Concertacion insider and former government minister Enrique Correa reported that Chile's Foreign Minister would like to work quietly with Peru to resolve the maritime border dispute before the Garcia administration leaves office. Cuba is keenly interested in increasing the abil [...]	2009-07-31 21:36:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV CI BR CU PE
09SANTIAGO736	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 3 [...] A Peruvian daily reported that four Chilean Air Force officers were victims of espionage in Lima. The man allegedly responsible is retired Navy officer Elias Ponce Feijo. Peruvian Ambassador Carlos Pareja informed the Chilean Foreign Ministry that Lima would investigate and sanction those res [...]	2009-08-03 20:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO74	AMBASSADOR AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DISCUSS U.S.-CHILE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 21 meeting, Environment Minister Ana Lya Uriarte and Ambassador Simons discussed the timing of the formation of the Ministry of Environment, priorities for Chile's National Action Plan on Climate Change and the Minister's specific interest in collaboration on techni [...]	2009-01-22 19:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV ENRG PGOV TRGY CI
09SANTIAGO742	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 4 [...] Two high-ranking army officers were indicted for receiving half a million dollars in bribes for Chile's acquisition of Leopard tanks from Holland in 1998. They were charged for illegal use of state funds in an investigation that began in 2005, related to finding the origin of General Pinochet' [...]	2009-08-04 20:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO751	CHILE A DEVELOPED COUNTRY BY 2018: FREI'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Advisors to presidential candidate Eduardo Frei advocate pushing Chile into the ranks of developed countries within 10 years via pro-business reforms, pro-labor measures, and support for entrepreneurs. The advisors, part of a progressive policy network known as "Oceanos Azule [...]	2009-08-05 20:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO753	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 6 [...] Bolivian President Evo Morales wrote a note apologizing for his criticism of right-wing presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera. The Foreign Ministry had issued on Tuesday a statement rejecting Morales' "intervention in Chile's internal affairs." Yesterday, after reading the apology, Foreign [...]	2009-08-06 19:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO755	INTRODUCING SEBASTIAN PINERA: CHILE'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In his second serious run for the presidency, colorful billionaire and centrist Sebastian Pinera is attempting to end two decades of rule by the center-left Concertacion coalition. A savvy, Harvard-educated investor and former senator known to work seven days a week, Pinera r [...]	2009-08-07 17:26:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL CI
09SANTIAGO757	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 7 [...] "Concertacion" presidential candidate Eduardo Frei outlined his political program to an exclusive group of entrepreneurs. One of the issues he emphasized was the need to assure a diversified energy matrix that must include nuclear energy, which he said is a "strategic" and "national security" [...]	2009-08-07 19:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO761	BRISTLING AT THE "BOLIVARIAN PROJECT": REMARKS BY [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Concertacion presidential candidate Eduardo Frei and Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez publicly criticized populist leaders in the region during a seminar on Latin America held in Santiago August 4-5. Frei warned that the "Bolivarian project" could threaten political and socia [...]	2009-08-10 19:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV VZ CI PE BO
09SANTIAGO763	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 10 [...] Indigenous radical Mapuche groups set fire to a crane and a summer cabin in the Region of Araucania on the same day. The "Coordinadora Arauco Malleco" (CAM) claimed responsibility for the first incident and pamphlets alluding to the Mapuche cause were found in both locations (El Mercurio, cons [...]	2009-08-10 20:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO766	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 11 [...] The Public Ministry contradicted remarks made by Under Secretary of Interior Patricio Rosende who said that the radical indigenous Mapuche organizations Coordinadora Arauco Malleco (CAM) was no longer operative now that its leaders were in prison (El Mercurio, conservative, influential newspape [...]	2009-08-11 20:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO768	SCENESETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER GENERAL DOUGLAS [...] (C) I would like to warmly welcome you to Chile on August 16-20. Coming shortly after President Bachelet's meeting with President Obama in Washington on June 23-24, your visit is an excellent opportunity to further strengthen military-to-military relations and to encourage Chile to exercise g [...]	2009-08-12 17:44:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP MASS MARR CI
09SANTIAGO775	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 13 [...] Three different polls -- CERC, Imaginaccion, and Direct Media -- show that Sebastian Pinera is ahead in the presidential race in either a first round or a runoff election with Concertacion candidate Eduardo Frei and independent Marcos Enriquez-Ominami (El Mercurio, conservative, influential, 8/ [...]	2009-08-13 20:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO776	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 12 [...] The holding company responsible for HidroAysen, the largest electricity generation project in the country, will launch a nationwide campaign on television, Internet, and radio to inform the public of the project (La Tercera, conservative, independent, 8/13). Honduras -------- 2. The USG [...]	2009-08-13 20:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO78	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 23 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted the detention of the former National Registry Service Director for mismanagement and embezzlement; the more than 40% rate reduction for calls to cell phones; and the violent attack of an estate in the indigenous Mapuche area in southern Chile. U.S.-Related News - [...]	2009-01-23 15:30:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO781	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 14 [...] The death of an indigenous Mapuche when the police evicted him and others from a private estate in southern Chile has triggered violent incidents in the Region of Araucania. Eight policemen have been injured by shotgun pellets (La Tercera, conservative, independent, 8/14). Honduras -------- [...]	2009-08-14 19:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO783	GOC Seeks Solution after Supreme Court Invalidated [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Chilean officials have told the Ambassador that the Chilean Supreme Court's invalidation of an environmental permit for AES Gener's power plant is a serious problem that could undermine Chile's image as a stable investment environment, and that the Bachelet administration [...]	2009-08-17 15:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO786	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 17 [...] After three years, President Bachelet will enact the General Education Law this week. The new law answers some of the demands of the 2006 student revolt (La Tercera, conservative, independent, 8/16) Honduras -------- 2. Chilean Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez said that in his meeting [...]	2009-08-17 20:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO787	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 18 [...] Chile's Police Force officially supported the special unit agent indicted for the death of an indigenous activist in last week's clashes; new drop in stocks prices shakes global financial markets; President Obama's healthcare reform faces strong criticism in the United States. U.S.-Chile -- [...]	2009-08-18 13:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO788	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 19 [...] Opposition Deputy Gonzalo Arenas reacted aggressively against Minister of the Interior Edmundo Perez Yoma during his testimony at the Chamber of Deputies yesterday. Minister Perez Yoma was testifying on the violent events in Region Nine involving Mapuche indigenous, but his explanations did not [...]	2009-08-19 13:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO790	CHILEAN INVESTMENTS IN VENEZUELA UNDER FIRE [...] (C) Summary: The restrictions on Chilean companies, ability to repatriate funds from Venezuela has become a major irritant between the two countries. Blocked returns exceed $80 million, and the Chilean Congress and companies have pressed the Bachelet Administration to defend Chilean companie [...]	2009-08-19 20:20:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CI VE
09SANTIAGO792	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 20 [...] An Ipsos survey shows a technical tie between Concertacion candidate Eduardo Frei and independent Marco Enriquez-Ominami in a presidential race against Sebastian Pinera. The results were 22.9 for Frei, 20.6 for Enriquez-Ominami, and 35.6 for Pinera, (Independent, conservative, La Tercera, 8/20) [...]	2009-08-20 13:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO793	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 20 [...] An Ipsos survey shows a technical tie between Concertacion candidate Eduardo Frei and independent Marco Enriquez-Ominami in a presidential race against Sebastian Pinera. The results were 22.9 for Frei, 20.6 for Enriquez-Ominami, and 35.6 for Pinera, (Independent, conservative, La Tercera, 8/20) [...]	2009-08-20 14:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO800	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 24 [...] Tests show that the virus affecting two turkey breeding farms in the Fifth Region is the AH1N1 virus that affected humans this winter. This makes Chile the first country to detect the virus in turkeys. The World Health Organization (WHO) is also monitoring the two farms (Conservative afternoo [...]	2009-08-24 20:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO801	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 25 [...] Over the weekend Peruvian President Alan Garcia suggested in an interview that Chile and Bolivia had some type of secret agreement to provide the latter with access to the sea. In this context, Bolivian President Evo Morales and Chilean Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez denied the existence of [...]	2009-08-25 15:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO806	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 26 [...] The sale of retail products increased 8.8 per cent in July. The sale of clothing shot up 26.1 and shoes 17.4 per cent, spreading optimism in the business sector (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 8/26). U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The Kennedy Amendment was the one issue tha [...]	2009-08-26 19:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO81	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY 12-23 [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. Between January 12 and January 23, copper prices slipped, the Peso remained relatively stable against the Dollar, and there was little movement in the stock [...]	2009-01-26 10:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO810	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 27 [...] The government is considering a constitutional reform to restrict residence visas for Easter Island, based on environmental sustainability. Island leaders, however, want an immediate solution to the problem (Conservative, independent La TErcera, 8/27). U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2 [...]	2009-08-27 19:13:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO811	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 28 [...] President Alvaro Uribe will confront at a UNASUR meeting today Hugo Chavez' criticism of Colombia's agreement with the United States (Conservative, influential newspaper-of-record, El Mercurio, 8/28). U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The U.S. Embassy in Santiago opened a condolence [...]	2009-08-28 18:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO812	CHILE: MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS SAYS TRILATERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chilean Minister of Public Works Sergio Bitar told the Ambassador August 26 that cooperation with the U.S. Treasury on an infrastructure project in Costa Rica will continue. Bitar underlined that this type of trilateral cooperation is "very important" to the GOC. The Minister n [...]	2009-08-28 20:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI CR
09SANTIAGO817	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 31 [...] The UNASUR summit was aired live and showed us a disorganized and seven-hour debate that concluded with upset presidents and a final declaration that made no reference to the U.S.-Colombia agreement. The declaration, however, states that "foreign military forces cannot threaten the sovereignty [...]	2009-08-31 20:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO823	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - SEPTEMBER 1 [...] The National unemployment rate is up to 10.8 percent for May-July. Valparaiso has the highest rate (18.5 percent),followed by Angol and Vina del Mar (Conservative, influential newspaper-of-record El Mercurio, 9/1). U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Austral Capital investment fund wi [...]	2009-09-01 17:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO825	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2 [...] Presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera launched his candidacy yesterday in an "Obama style" proclamation event in Santiago (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 9/2). U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The National Economic Prosecutor's office, FNE, said it would go ahead and review [...]	2009-09-02 19:30:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO826	MYTH VS. REALITY IN CHILE'S MAPUCHE CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary: Despite sensationalist press coverage and a popular image of bloody conflict in Chile's southern Mapuche heartland, poloffs found that relations between indigenous and non-indigenous communities were largely non-violent, if often tense and distrustful. Three people -- all Mapuche activ [...]	2009-09-03 18:05:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL SOCI CI CO SP
09SANTIAGO833	CHILEAN MFA DG IBARRA ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS: RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Roberto Ibarra, new MFA Director General for Foreign Policy, affirmed to the Ambassador September 3 that U.S. - Chile relations are excellent. He qualified the results of the UNASUR Bariloche summit as "better than expected" and underlined Chile's commitment to working with the o [...]	2009-09-04 20:37:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XR CI
09SANTIAGO835	CHILE: Opposition Candidate Pinera Continues to Lead in [...] (U) Summary: Chile's opposition coalition, Alianza, has its best chance ever to win the presidency. For the first time in twenty years, the nation's most respected poll shows an opposition candidate leading the first round of voting in the presidential race 100 days before the election. None [...]	2009-09-04 21:09:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO84	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 24-26 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted the cancelling or postponing of investment projects worth US$18 billion dollars, primarily in Chile's mining and real estate sectors, because of the economic crisis. Front-page coverage continued about the Obama administration's first week in office. U.S.-Relate [...]	2009-01-26 19:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO840	Sept. 8 Santiago Media Report [...] The rain caused three mudslides in the area of Farellones near Santiago. A woman died and her 2-year old remains missing (All dailies, 9/7). U.S.-Related News ------------------------ 2. Starting tomorrow, the capital of the Second Region, Calama, will be the center of the Des [...]	2009-09-08 21:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO843	CHILE: Indigenous Conflict Tops Domestic Political Agenda [...] (SBU) Summary: Indigenous conflict -- particularly between Mapuche and non-indigenous land owners in southern Chile -- has forced itself prominently on to President Bachelet's political agenda following the August 12 police killing of a Mapuche activist. Over the past 20 years, relations between th [...]	2009-09-10 21:36:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO844	Sept. 9 Santiago Media Report [...] Colombia displaced Chile as the best country in which to do business in Latin America, according to the Doing Business 2010 World Bank ranking. Colombia moved up 12 positions and Chile down 9 (Conservative, independent, La Tercera, 9/9). U.S.-Related News ------------ [...]	2009-09-09 20:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO847	CHILE: RESPONSE TO NPT REPORTING REQUEST [...] (C) Below please find Embassy Santiago's response to reftel, which requested information on current arms control and nonproliferation policymaking processes in key countries in preparation for the 2010 NPT Review Conference. 2. (C) Alvaro Guzman, in the Bureau of International and Human Sec [...]	2009-09-15 21:58:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP PARM PGOV PREL IAEA CI
09SANTIAGO848	Santiago Sept. 10 Media Report [...] A former Air Force officer stated that his brigade had paid approximately US$3 million to purchase spare parts for helicopters that were never received and for maintenance services that were never conducted. An investigation was opened for misuse of state funds (La Tercera, 9/10). [...]	2009-09-10 17:37:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO859	Scenesetter for Secretary of Commerce Locke's September [...] (SBU) On behalf of Ambassador Simons, I would like to warmly welcome you to Chile on September 27-29. In hosting the Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF) for the first time outside of the United States, Chile has worked closely with us to strengthen the ACF because it shares with us an awaren [...]	2009-09-23 20:45:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON OVIP CI
09SANTIAGO86	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 27 [...] Headlines noted Minister of Interior Edmundo Perez-Yoma will testify over the 1994 Belgium sale of Mirage aircraft to Chile. Former Air Force Commander-in-Chief Ramon Vega is one of several officers arrested on suspicion of embezzlement in this case. Dailies also highlighted that Eduardo Frei [...]	2009-01-27 20:07:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO867	CHILE: Conservatives Beat Back Skeleton in Pinera's Closet [...] (SBU) Summary: Eduardo Frei attempted to taint presidential challenger Sebastian Pinera with renewed allegations of insider trading. Pinera's skilled campaign team flipped the issue into a referendum on the NGO that reported the incident. A competitive businessman and politician prone to taking ris [...]	2009-10-09 15:43:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR CI
09SANTIAGO868	CHILE: MONTHLY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JULY AND AUGUST [...] SUMMARY: Chile's economy may have passed through the worst of the recession, as some macroeconomic indicators show positive signs. The Chilean economy contracted by 4.5% in the second quarter of 2009, and economic activity fell again in July and August. However, August's seasonally adjusted [...]	2009-09-16 13:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO870	Santiago Sept. 16 Media Report [...] Presidential candidates are preparing for their first television debate that will be aired by National Television TVN on September 23, at 10:40 p.m.. The debate will last 90 minutes and will be conducted by one journalist. One part of it will be for the candidates to answer a few questions [...]	2009-09-16 19:34:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO877	Chile's Presidential Election: Frei Falters, [...] (C) Summary: Eduardo Frei's bid to return to the presidential palace is faltering as a disorganized campaign, fractious Concertacion coalition, and competing progressive candidates drain support away from the former president. Frei -- long seen as steady, dependable, and frankly, a bit borin [...]	2009-10-16 15:28:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO879	Chile's Quick Regional Review: UNASUR, Rio Group, Argentina [...] (C) Summary. Roberto Ibarra, the third-ranking Foreign Ministry official, told the Ambassador that UNASUR can play a constructive role in South America by focusing on concrete efforts, notably combating narcotrafficking. Chile will assume leadership of Rio Group in 2010 and will focus on inc [...]	2009-10-16 20:42:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO88	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 28 [...] Dailies continue to cover as front page news the 1994 Mirage purchase scandal and the economic crisis, highlighting that unemployment in Santiago is up to 9.7%. President Obama's interview with Al-Arabiya is also highlighted. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Headline: "Obama gives [...]	2009-01-28 15:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO881	Behind the Scenes in Chile's Presidential Campaigns: Frei [...] (C) Summary: While the Eduardo Frei presidential campaign focuses its public attacks on Alianza candidate Sebastian Pinera, private conversations reveal that Frei's team is increasingly worried about upstart leftist challenger Marco Enriquez-Ominami. Both the energized Pinera team and the t [...]	2009-10-20 20:29:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO883	Chile's Presidential Race: Political Elite See Isolated [...] (C) Summary: Well-connected politicians and observers describe President Bachelet and some Concertacion congressional candidates as maintaining a distance from Eduardo Frei's lagging presidential campaign. Opposition candidate Sebastian Pinera is reportedly testing his talking points against [...]	2009-10-23 17:28:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO885	LOW LEVEL VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN CHILE'S INDIGENOUS SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three recent attacks in Chile's Araucania region, the heart of indigenous Mapuche territory, have riveted attention once again on continuing disputes between indigenous groups and the state in southern Chile. The Coordinadora Arauco Malleco (CAM),a violent Mapuche group with a history [...]	2009-10-23 19:04:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI CI PHUM
09SANTIAGO886	Santiago Sept. 17 Meda Report [...] All dailies report on the array of events that the municipalities and the government are preparing in different parts of Santiago for the September 18-19 Independence Day holiday. U.S.-Related News ----------------------- 2. After inaugurating the Bicentennial and [...]	2009-09-17 20:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO89	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 29 [...] The Cencosud conglomerate stopped the construction of its US$600 million, three-tower Costanera Center project (located near the Embassy). The construction project employed thousands of workers who were building the highest tower in South America. Dailies also highlighted a 40-peso increase [...]	2009-01-29 15:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO890	Sept. 21 Media Report [...] Twenty-three people died in car accidents over the "Dieciocho" long holiday. All of them were related to alcohol consumption (Conservative, independent,La Tercera, 9/21). Salitre Exercise ------------------- 2. Background: At Unasur, Peru's President proposed that South American [...]	2009-09-21 21:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO893	Chile Lauds Honduran Agreement, Low Key on DCA Signing, [...] (C) Summary. On October 30, FM Fernandez and presidential foreign policy advisor Robledo strongly welcomed the U.S.-brokered agreement in Honduras, calling it an historical moment that would have positive consequences for the region. Those officials, when informed of the signing of the Defen [...]	2009-11-03 19:12:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV ENRG PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO896	Santiago Sept. 22 Media Report [...] Tension increases with Manuel Zelaya's return to Honduras and his request for refuge in the Brazilian embassy (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 9/22). U.S.-Related News ----------------------- 2. The poverty rate in the United States in 2008 was 13.2%, due to the [...]	2009-09-22 21:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO897	Chile's Counterintuitive Presidential Race: Why a [...] (SBU) Summary. Chile's presidential election will likely be decided in a run-off election on January 17 pitting opposition candidate Sebastian Pinera against either former president Eduardo Frei or young parliamentarian Marco Enriquez-Ominami. While Frei currently looks more likely to make [...]	2009-11-13 19:21:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR CI
09SANTIAGO899	Introducing Eduardo Frei: Chile's Center-Left Presidential [...] (C) Summary: Smart, dependable, honest, and dull, Concertacion candidate Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle is attempting to regain the presidency that he held from 1994-2000 and that his legendary father, Eduardo Frei Montalva, held from 1964-1970. Despite many successes during his first four years as presid [...]	2009-11-16 15:18:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR CI
09SANTIAGO902	Santiago Sept. 23 Media Report [...] The rape of a 14-year old girl and the inability of her parents to find the morning-after pill in local pharmacies prompted the government to open an investigation. Drug stores claim they have no stock of the product, but the state Central Distribution Center says there are 14,000 doses o [...]	2009-09-23 21:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO905	Chile Tries to Tamp Down Peru's Reaction to Potential FMS [...] (C) Summary. Chile has responded in measured tones to increasingly harsh comments from President Garcia of Peru after Peru reported that a Peruvian military official was arrested for spying for Chile. After Garcia said the alleged spying was something for a banana republic and not a democrac [...]	2009-11-18 20:18:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS CI PE
09SANTIAGO907	CHILE: DOMESTIC REACTION TO SPY STORY SUBDUED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The domestic reaction in Chile to the Peruvian spy story has been subdued due to careful management by the Bachelet administration. Congress and the three leading Presidential candidates support President Bachelet's handling of the situation. Potential U.S. military sales cur [...]	2009-11-23 20:36:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CI PE
09SANTIAGO908	Santiago Sept. 24 Media Report [...] All dailies ran extensive coverage of the first presidential debate aired last night on National Television TVN. American Competitiveness Forum ----------------------------------------- 2. In a video conference from Washington organized by the U.S. Embassy , Department of [...]	2009-09-24 21:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO91	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 30 [...] Dailies continued with extensive reporting on the effects of the Cencosud conglomerate's decision to stop construction of its US$600 million, three-tower Costanera Center project. The media is portraying this development as representative of Chile's economic crisis. Dailies also continue to [...]	2009-01-30 16:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO911	Chile--Demarche Delivered on NPT Review Conference [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 19:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA CI
09SANTIAGO916	Santiago Sept. 25 Media Report [...] On Wednesday's presidential debate, Eduardo Frei cited a Transparency International (TI) report released the day before which mentions a fine levied by Chile's Securities and Stocks Regulator against Pinera for the use of privileged information to buy LanChile shares in 2006. Yesterday, [...]	2009-09-25 21:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO919	Introducing Marco Enriquez-Ominami: Chile's Surprise [...] (C) Summary: Thirty-six year old filmmaker and presidential candidate Marco Enriquez-Ominami has a cinematic life story: father martyred, raised in exile, young Marco returns to home full of resentment, marries a TV star, and gets the backing of a pro-Castro revolutionary-turned-millionaire to beco [...]	2009-12-02 17:10:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR CI CU
09SANTIAGO927	CHILE: SCENESCETTER FOR 2009 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile's presidential and congressional elections are scheduled to take place December 13. The presidential race will likely result in a run-off election, to be held January 17, while congressional elections will not produce a working majority for either major coalition. Alia [...]	2009-12-09 21:19:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO93	CHILE: ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS FOR JANUARY 2009 [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides a summary of developments in the Chilean energy sector during January 2009. Thanks to a recent vote in the Chamber of Deputies, Chile moved closer to creating a new Ministry of Energy, which may pass into law by the end of March. Seeking to increase the flow of re [...]	2009-01-30 20:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO931	Chile's Presidential Election: Dec. 13 Vote Pits Sputtering [...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition candidate Sebastian Pinera is almost certain to emerge from the December 13 presidential election in first place but falling short of the absolute majority required to be elected outright. The real question to be answered is whom he will face in a second round--Concerta [...]	2009-12-10 15:12:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO932	Santiago Sept. 28 Media Report [...] U.S. Secretary of Commerce to visit Chile for the Third Americas Competitiveness Forum that starts on Sept. 27 and will conclude on the 29th. Other key participants are President Bachelet and her Guatemalan counterpart Alvaro Colom (Mercurio on line, 9/28). 2. The governor of Califor [...]	2009-09-29 20:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO933	Countdown to Chile's Congressional Elections [...] (SBU) Summary: Individual races in this year's congressional elections are more competitive and uncertain than ever, although the elections may not produce much change in the overall makeup of the Chilean Congress. The governing Concertacion coalition will most likely regain its majority in the Se [...]	2009-12-10 19:52:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO935	Former President Lagos, FM Fernandez Urge that De Facto [...] (C) Summary. Two senior Chilean statesmen said that it is critical that the de facto president of Honduras, Roberto Micheletti, step down to facilitate regional recognition of the Honduran election. Former Chilean President Lagos also urged that incoming president Porfirio Lobo appoint a uni [...]	2009-12-10 20:16:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CI HO
09SANTIAGO936	Santiago Sept. 29 Media Report [...] At the opening of the Third Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF),Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke said the United States is "committed to resisting the temptation" of applying protectionist policies. "These kinds of policies might be well-intended, but inevitably fail," said Locke. The Sec [...]	2009-09-29 21:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO937	CHILE: Six Charged in Death of Former Chilean President [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 7, Judge Alejandro Madrid charged six individuals with assassinating former President Eduardo Frei Montalva in 1982. Frei, who is the father of the current presidential candidate Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, died ostensibly of a bacterial infection after undergoing routine su [...]	2009-12-11 20:22:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCRM CI
09SANTIAGO938	Santiago Sept. 30 Media Report [...] The Executive Office submitted a bill to Congress that creates a ministry for indigenous affairs and a new agency to implement indigenous policies (Government-owned La Nacion, 9/30). Secretary Locke -------------------- 2. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Loc [...]	2009-09-30 16:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO94	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF JANUARY 26 [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. By January 30, copper prices rose slightly, the Peso gained some ground against the Dollar, and the stock market closed higher. Retail sales dropped by 9% [...]	2009-01-30 21:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO943	CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: ALL BETS ON PINERA [...] (C) Summary: Days after the December 13 first round presidential election, the picture for center-left presidential candidate Eduardo Frei is bleak. The former president, who in 1993 was elected to his first term by the largest margin in Chilean history, this time received 29.6% of the vote- [...]	2009-12-17 19:54:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO947	Frei's Long Odds: Why the Numbers Point to a Pinera Victory [...] (C) Summary: At first glance, former president and Concertacion candidate Frei seems to be heading in to the final stage of the presidential election with a strong advantage: three progressive presidential candidates split 56% of the vote, while the only conservative candidate, Sebastian Pin [...]	2009-12-18 17:36:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO948	Santiago Oct. 1 Media Report [...] Jorge Navarrete, director of the local chapter of Transparency International (TI),"Chile, Transparente," resigned amid a controversy regarding the local organization's lack of thoroughness and impartiality (All dailies, 10/2). "Salitre" Military Exercise ------------------- [...]	2009-10-02 12:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO950	Santiago Oct. 2 Media Report [...] The Antofagasta Regional Environmental Commission (Corema) ordered gas company "Geotermica del Norte" to cease exploration activities near El Tatio geyser field in northern Chile. On September 8 operations resulted in a leak that sent water shooting 197 feet into the air, cau [...]	2009-10-05 12:38:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO958	Santiago October 5 Media Report [...] Gas company "Geotermica del Norte" was able to close the leak caused by its exploration activities near El Tatio geyser field in northern Chile on September 8 (All dailies, 10/5). U.S.-Related News ------------------------ 2. Women's National Service (Sernam) Ministe [...]	2009-10-05 21:50:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO962	Santiago October 6 Media Report [...] Chile ranked first in Latin America and 44th globally in the United Nations Development Program index on human development. The ranking includes variables such as life expectancy (78.5 years),per capita GDP, and access to health and education. Social and gender inequity were two var [...]	2009-10-06 18:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO97	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 2 [...] Dailies continue to highlight different aspects of the investigation of the 1994 Mirage aircraft purchases from Belgium. Dailies also highlighted the FARC's release of four hostages and President Obama's call to Bachelet, inviting her for a state visit. U.S.-Related News ----------------- [...]	2009-02-03 12:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO970	Santiago Oct. 7 Media Report [...] Congress passed a draft bill that creates a new corporative government for Chile's state-owned copper company Codelco. This is "the most significant" change the company has undergone since its creation in 1976 (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 10/7). U.S. Related News [...]	2009-10-07 21:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO972	Santiago Oct. 8 Media Report [...] The Distortions Committee, formed by Central Bank and finance, agriculture, foreign affairs, and economy ministry officials decreed a 15% temporary special duty on powdered milk and gouda cheese imports from Uruguay and Argentina (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 10/8). Salitre [...]	2009-10-08 17:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO974	Oct. 9 Media Report [...] Chile ranked fourth on the World Economic Forum financial stability index for 2009. The report included 55 countries, where the UK ranked first (Conservative, influential El Mercurio, 10/9). Salitre Exercise ------------------ 2. Chile changed the hypothetical backg [...]	2009-10-09 19:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI

09SANTIAGO978	Santiago Oct. 10-13 Media Report [...] Chile played Colombia in Medellin and won 4-2, therefore qualifying for the World Cup (All dailies, 10/11). U.S.-Related News ----------------------- 2. After almost a month and a half of controversy over the "Salitre" exercise, the U.S. Embassy in Santiago commended [...]	2009-10-13 20:19:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO980	Santiago Oct. 14 Media Report [...] Under Secretary of Interior Patricio Rosende said the government will invoke the Anti-Terrorist Law to prosecute those responsible for burning two trucks, attacking a toll booth, and firiQt private vehicles in the community of Victoria, in southern Chile, over the weekend. The indiv [...]	2009-10-14 14:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO99	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -FEBRUARY 3 [...] Dailies highlighted that Chile will host the Summit of the Progressive Governance Network in Vina del Mar in late March, and the leaders of Australia, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, Argentina, and Brazil are expected to attend. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. 14-year old Marcos Ro [...]	2009-02-03 15:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO996	Santiago Oct. 20 Media Report [...] A protected witness revealed that the five individuals implicated in last week's attack in the Region of Araucania, where a toll booth was destroyed and several trucks were set on fire, were planning to attack trucks transporting gas and oil from Argentina (Conservative, influential [...]	2009-10-20 19:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO998	Santiago Oct. 21 Media Report [...] Hooded individuals carrying shotguns intercepted and burned two trucks in the Region of Araucania, where indigenous communities are reclaiming ancestral lands (All dailies, 10/21). U.S.-Related News ------------------------ 2. Chilean ambassador to the U.S. Jose Goni [...]	2009-10-21 17:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTODOMINGO1001	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG G3 PKO (54 NAMES, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 54 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for G3 PKO training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...]	2009-09-02 17:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1002	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS-CBP (IACIT) INTL. A.P. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 15 DHS-CBP sponsored individuals who have been selected for (IACIT) International Airport Cargo Interdiction Training, scheduled to start 21 Sep [...]	2009-09-02 18:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1003	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SPANISH UH1 RPR (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Spanish UH1 RPR training, scheduled to start 16 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...]	2009-09-02 18:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1004	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG G3 PKO (42 NAMES, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 42 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for G3 PKO training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying inform [...]	2009-09-02 18:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1005	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG STRTGY. AND DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Strategy and Defense Policy training, scheduled to start 15 October 2009. Post has no disqua [...]	2009-09-02 18:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1006	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG G3 PKO (60 NAMES, M-Z),D.R., 09.17.2009 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 60 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for G3 PKO training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...]	2009-09-02 18:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO101	DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL DELIVERED [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at http://ww [...]	2009-01-27 17:36:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC IAEA ENRG NPT KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09SANTODOMINGO1010	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS-CBP (ISIT) INTL. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 DHS-CBP sponsored individuals who have been selected for (ISIT) International Seaport Interdiction Training, scheduled to start 14 September [...]	2009-09-03 20:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1011	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS ADVANCED MGT., AMC (11 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Advanced Management AMC training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Post has no dis [...]	2009-09-03 20:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1012	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG RESOURCE MGT. (3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Resource Management training, scheduled to start 09 September 2009. Post has no disquali [...]	2009-09-03 20:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DRL MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1013	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CREOMPAZ (5 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CREOMPAZ training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]	2009-09-03 20:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1014	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS AIRPORT ANTI-NARCOTICS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Post has no disqu [...]	2009-09-03 20:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1016	VIGILANTE MOB KILLS HAITIAN AND DOMINICAN [...] A vigilante mob in Las Charcas de Azua, a northwestern province of the Dominican Republic, on 8/30, hunted down and killed a Haitian and a Dominican national suspected of having robbed and murdered a local youth. The mob then reportedly burned the bodies in front of the murdered youth's family [...]	2009-09-04 12:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF DR
09SANTODOMINGO1017	SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE EMPHASIZES COMMITMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Subero Isa stressed his commitment to judicial independence and reform, but cautioned that there are powerful interests working to undermine his efforts and return the judiciary to subservience to political and economic influence, in a 9/04 me [...]	2009-09-04 20:56:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CJAN PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1019	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NCO PROFESSIONAL (2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Non-Commissioned Officer Professional training, scheduled to start 21 September 2009. P [...]	2009-09-08 15:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1051	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES COURSE, (10 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 10 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES Course training, scheduled to start 30 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]	2009-09-15 18:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO107	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT CRISIS NEGOTIATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Crisis Negotiation course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disquali [...]	2009-01-27 17:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1081	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PANAMAX (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Panamax training, scheduled to start 05 October. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]	2009-09-18 19:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1082	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES (10 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 10 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]	2009-09-18 19:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1084	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COEN-PKO-CT (62 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 62 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for COEN-PKO-CT training, scheduled to start 14 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]	2009-09-22 17:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1111	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CFAC (1 NAME),D.R., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for CFAC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]	2009-09-25 15:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1112	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN STAFF OFCR. (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UN Command Staff Officer training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualif [...]	2009-09-25 15:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1113	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN OBSRVR. (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for UN Command Observer training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualif [...]	2009-09-25 15:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1114	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN TERMINOLOGY (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UN Terminology training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]	2009-09-25 15:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1115	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. (Note: Cable express difficulties may mean this cable was sent repeatedly. End Note.) 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for C [...]	2009-09-25 15:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1116	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN COMMAND STAFF (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UN Command Staff training, scheduled to start 02 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]	2009-09-25 15:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1117	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN STAFF OFCR. [...] (U) This is an action request. Seepara 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assisance in processing Leahy human rights vetting fo the following MAAG sponsored individual who hasbeen selected for UN Staff Officer Instructor traning, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post as no disqualify [...]	2009-09-25 15:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1118	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]	2009-09-25 15:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1119	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]	2009-09-25 15:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1120	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]	2009-09-25 15:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1121	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]	2009-09-25 15:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1140	MIGUEL VARGAS CEMENTS HOLD OVER OPPOSITION PRD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Miguel Vargas Maldonado, President of the opposition Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD),cemented his control over that organization in internal party elections held on 9/27. His candidates for Secretary General (Orlando Jorge Mera) and Secretary of Organzation (Geanilda V [...]	2009-09-29 20:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CVIS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1145	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INSTRUCTOR TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instructor Training, scheduled to start 23 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]	2009-09-30 20:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1147	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR INTELLIGENCE (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Air Intelligence training, scheduled to start 21 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...]	2009-09-30 20:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1164	GODR INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR PROSECUTORS IN PAYA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court, in response to threats against judicial authorities by some of the 25 defendants accused of complicity in the 8/5/08 slaying of seven suspected narcotraffickers in Paya, Bani Province, transferred the trial from a provincial court to a tribunal in Santo Domingo [...]	2009-10-02 17:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KJUS PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1165	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS A.P. ANTI-NARC. GRP. 2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 18 October 2009. Post has no disqual [...]	2009-10-02 17:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1166	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS K9 INSTRUCTORS (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for K9 Instructor training, scheduled to start 12 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]	2009-10-02 17:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1167	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NCO PRO (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for NCO Professional training, scheduled to start 15 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...]	2009-10-02 18:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1168	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UH-1H HELICOPTER [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UH-1H Helicopter Mechanic training, scheduled to start 15 October 2009. Post has no disqua [...]	2009-10-02 18:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1174	PRD ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL RESULTS OF PARTY ELECTIONS; [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Revolutionary Democratic Party's (PRD) National Organizing Committee for the 27th National Ordinary Convention, on 9/30, announced the official results of the 9/27 internal party balloting. The final results confirmed an overwhelming victory for party President Miguel Varga [...]	2009-10-02 21:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1175	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CT TRAINING (25 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 25 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CT Training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...]	2009-10-05 11:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1196	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS A.P. ANTI-NARC. (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 18 October 2009. Post has no disqual [...]	2009-10-08 19:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1197	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS A.P. ANTI-NARC. (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 18 October 2009. Post has no disqual [...]	2009-10-08 19:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1204	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH THE OPPOSITION PRD PARTY [...] (C) Miguel Vargas Maldonado, President of the opposition Revolutionary Dominican Party (PRD),in a 10/7 meeting with PolEcon Counselor and Polchief, said his party was moving onward following its recent contentious National Convention and was now focusing on making significant gains in the 20 [...]	2009-10-09 14:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO1216	CENTRAL ELECTORAL BOARD PRESIDENT LOOKS FORWARD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central Electoral Board (JCE) President Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman, in a 10/9 meeting with Charge, said that he expects the May 2010 congressional/municipal elections to be "passionate," but within the JCE's capabilities to handle smoothly. He also stated that digitization [...]	2009-10-14 16:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CVIS PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1218	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES (8 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 8 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 29 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...]	2009-10-15 11:50:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1226	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INSTRUCTOR COURSE, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instructor Course, CFAC training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no disqu [...]	2009-10-20 12:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1227	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INSTRUCTOR COURSE, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instructor Course, CFAC training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no disqu [...]	2009-10-20 12:50:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1253	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) Summary: Dominican Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu, during a 10/22 meeting with Charge, expressed his optimism that the Dominican Republic (DR) would register 2.5 to three percent growth this year, rising to above five percent growth in 2010. He acknowledged that the Government [...]	2009-10-27 13:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1255	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES COURSE, (3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES Course training, scheduled to start 15 November 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...]	2009-10-27 18:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1257	POLICE UNDER SPOTLIGHT FOLLOWING DEATH OF TWO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The role of the police in the recent deaths of at least two suspects in a high-profile kidnapping case has focused attention on the problem of extra-judicial killings in the Dominican Republic. In the latest case, police claims that the two suspects died in an "exchange of g [...]	2009-10-28 14:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1260	LEAHY VETTIG REQUEST - MAAG CFAC INSTRUCTOR 2ND [...] (U) This is an action equest. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Departent's assistance in processing Leahy human rightsvetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored indivduals who have been selected for CFAC Instructor2nd Part Course training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no d [...]	2009-10-28 19:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1270	U.S.-OWNED ELECTRICITY GENERATOR CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) Charge and Emboffs,on 10/19, visited the AES Andres power plant, the largest American investment and the only liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Dominican Republic. AES officials lamented the state of the electricity sector in the country, noting that most of the sector's proble [...]	2009-10-30 17:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1287	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - RSO INCIDENT MGT., (21 NAMES),D.R., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 21 RSO sponsored individuals who have been selected for Incident Management training, scheduled to start 30 November 2009. Post has no disqu [...]	2009-11-12 20:25:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM DR
09SANTODOMINGO1289	PRD WINS FIRST SKIRMISH IN ADVANCE OF MAY [...] (U) The first politically significant electoral contest before the May congressional/municipal elections was won by the opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),as its candidate for the presidency of the Dominican Medical College (CMD) emerged victorious in balloting held on 11/11. [...]	2009-11-13 16:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1299	DR - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INTERIM ASSESSMENT 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 18:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG
09SANTODOMINGO1321	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA P/DAS CRAIG KELLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Santo Domingo warmly welcomes you to the Dominican Republic. Your visit will reinforce our strong bilateral relationship that is based on extensive economic and commercial ties, military and law enforcement cooperation, and cultural links. President Leonel Fernandez has [...]	2009-12-08 18:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SNAR EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO1333	Rule of Law Round-Up December 2009 [...] (U) The latest key developments in the rule of law / law enforcement field include: -- Constitutional Reforms approved by Congress, set for promulgation on 01/26/10; -- The Central Electoral Board's procurement practices are questioned; -- Government agencies and politi [...]	2009-12-17 18:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM ECON EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO1343	MAJOR PARTIES' PRIMARIES JUDGED FREE AND FAIR, THOUGH [...] (SBU) The ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),in late November/early December, held primary elections for a majority of their candidacies in the 05/16/10 congressional/municipal elections. The Central Electoral Board (JCE),the independ [...]	2009-12-28 13:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1347	INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AGENCY CONFIDENT IT HAS THE [...] (SBU) The members of the Administrative Chamber of the Central Electoral Board (JCE),the Dominican Government's independent electoral body, are confident that their agency has the organizational capabilities to oversee free and fair congressional/municipal elections on 05/16/10. They are co [...]	2009-12-31 16:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1358	SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN REFORMING THE [...] Summary: A/DCM and Poloff attended the inauguration of the Dominican Republic's twelfth model Correctional and Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Moca on 11/5/2009. According to the Attorney General's Office, there are roughly 19,000 prisoners and detainees in 35 prisons across the country, with [...]	2009-11-17 15:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO137	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL. DIVING COURSE, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Intl. Diving Course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]	2009-01-30 16:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1394	2009 IWOC award nomination of Sonia Pierre [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Santo Dominigo nominates Sonia Pierre, founder and leader of MUDHA (Movement of Dominican-Haitian Women) for the 2009 International Women of Courage (IWOC) award. Ms. Pierre has, for years, demonstrated courage, leadership and perseverance in advancing the cause of Hait [...]	2009-12-02 12:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWMN PHUM PGOV KPAO DR
09SANTODOMINGO1400	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES TRAINING (2 NAMES),D.R., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 15 December 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...]	2009-12-04 13:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1408	Socialist International Holds Second Council Meeting in the [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 16:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO142	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG BOARDING OFF. BASIC, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Boarding Off. Basic course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disquali [...]	2009-01-30 19:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO143	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT MAINT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Aircraft Maint. Officers course, scheduled to start 28 February 2009. Post has no di [...]	2009-01-30 19:44:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO144	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PILOT INSTRMNT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Pilot Instrument Procedures course, scheduled to start 21 February 2009. Post has no [...]	2009-01-30 20:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1458	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COUNTERDRUG OPS. (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Counterdrug Ops. training, scheduled to start 06 January 2010. Post has no disqualifying [...]	2009-12-11 15:35:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV MASS SNAR DR
09SANTODOMINGO1460	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CIVIL MILITARY OPS. (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Civil Military Ops. training, scheduled to start 02 January 2010. Post has no disqua [...]	2009-12-11 15:50:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1472	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE (38 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 38 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tactical Response training, scheduled to start 04 January 2010. Post has no disquali [...]	2009-12-14 14:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR SNAR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1474	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA CNIES (14 NAMES),D.R., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 14 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 04 January 2010. Post has no disqualifying inform [...]	2009-12-14 14:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV SNAR MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO15	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - CNIES COURSE, 01.13.2009 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a CNIES course, scheduled to start 13 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...]	2009-01-08 18:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1536	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PATROL CRAFT WEAPONS (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Patrol Craft Weapons training, scheduled to start 15 December 2009. Post has no disquali [...]	2009-12-16 15:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1584	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JCET 2010, PART 2 (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for JCET 2010, Part 2 training, scheduled to start 25 January 2010. Post has no disqual [...]	2009-12-21 16:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1588	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG YANMAR ENGINE MAINT. (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Yanmar Engine Maintenance training, scheduled to start 10 January 2010. Post has no [...]	2009-12-21 16:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1590	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COUNTER DRUG OPS (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Counter Drug Ops training, scheduled to start 06 January 2010. Post has no disqualif [...]	2009-12-21 18:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1596	GODR Commits to Anti-Corruption Initiative with [...] (U) Summary: On December 17, Embassy Officers joined representatives of several international development organizations in a meeting with President Fernandez to discuss how the GODR might begin to tackle effectively the issue of corruption - as well as citizens' perception of corruption. The i [...]	2009-12-21 22:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PREL KCRM KCOR EAID DR PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO161	APPROVAL OF AGREMENT FOR DOMINICAN AMBASSADOR [...] Per Reftel request, Post delivered agrement approval to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Begin diplomatic note. No. 40 The Embassy of the United States presents its compliments to the Secretariat of State for Foreign Relations of the Dominican Republic and has the honor to refer to the d [...]	2009-02-05 15:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP PREL PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO167	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG USS SWIFT COURSES, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 30 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for USS Swift courses, scheduled to start 20 February 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]	2009-02-06 14:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO18	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INTERDICTING TERRORIST [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 RSO sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Interdicting Terrorist Activity ATA 6637 course, scheduled for 02 - 13 February 2009. Post [...]	2009-01-09 15:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PHUM PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO183	SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, FEBRUARY [...] National Summit Undertakes Ambitious Agenda 2. PRD Deadlock Over National Summit Is Latest Example of Weak Opposition 3. Customs Not Implementing CAFTA-DR Tariff on U.S. Origin Vehicles 4. Fernandez on Drug Corruption: Rhetoric or Reality? 5. IPR Training Leads to Police Crackdown on Pir [...]	2009-02-10 16:52:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL KIPR MARR DR
09SANTODOMINGO187	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG HARRIS RADIO MAINT., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Harris Radio Maintenance course, scheduled to start 23 February 2009. Post has no disqu [...]	2009-02-10 19:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO209	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG TRADE WINDS COURSES, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 21 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Trade Winds Courses, scheduled to start 04 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying inform [...]	2009-02-17 11:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO215	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NDU ALUM EVENT, (2 [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for an NDU Alumni Event scheduled to start 18 February 2009. Post has no disqualifyi [...]	2009-02-18 18:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO240	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA INTERMEDIATE LVL EDUC, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DEA sponsored individual who has been selected for Intermediate Level Education training, scheduled to start 12 June 2009. Post has no disquali [...]	2009-02-25 16:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO245	DR'S RESPONSE FOR UN'S UPR OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR 2009 [...] (SBU) In response to Reftel A, Post has contacted several NGOs working in the country to determine if they will be participating in the UN's Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights for 2009. The Dominican Republic will be reviewed during the sixth session in late 2009, and submissions are d [...]	2009-02-26 18:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM DR
09SANTODOMINGO259	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG TECH TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tech Training Instructor courses, scheduled to start 14 March 2009. Post has no disqua [...]	2009-03-02 17:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO260	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats course, scheduled to start 01 March 2009. Post has no disquali [...]	2009-03-02 18:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO261	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO TRAINING, (12 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO training, scheduled to start 02 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]	2009-03-02 18:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO278	TIP REPORT 2009 Q SUBMISSION FROM EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO, [...] (U) This constitutes Embassy Santo DomingoQs initial submission and response to ref A for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) annual report. Post may add information if/as GODR officials or other sources provide any further details. Per ref A paragraph 1, the following is submitted in resp [...]	2009-03-06 10:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF DR
09SANTODOMINGO286	INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH: VINTAGE FERNANDEZ [...] (U) In his Independence Day speech on February 27, President Fernandez was optimistic about the local economy's ability to weather the global economic crisis. Focusing largely on the economic accomplishments of 2008, Fernandez noted that GDP grew 5.3 percent, inflation was 4.5 percent and for [...]	2009-03-06 13:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO295	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 33 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Money Laundering Workshop, scheduled to start 23 March 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...]	2009-03-11 14:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO297	VICINI BATEY SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable addresses three matters involving Grupo Vicini sugarcane bateyes: reports from a tour by Embassy employees of several bateyes in the San Pedor de Macoris area; an ongoing case involving labor rights for 500 Vicini bateye workers; and specific concerns voiced by Vicini b [...]	2009-03-11 15:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO308	RULE OF LAW ROUND-UP MARCH 2009 [...] (U) Following an Independence Day (Feb 27) speech in which President Fernandez called for fighting "without fear" against corruption and narco-trafficking, the head of the National Police, Guillermo Guzman Fermin recommended to the President that some 700 other officers be sacked. In the last [...]	2009-03-12 17:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS ECON SNAR DR

09SANTODOMINGO310	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG USCENTCOM TRAINING (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for USCENTCOM training scheduled to start 25 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]	2009-03-13 13:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO315	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM - JUDICIARY IN PLAY, [...] (C) Summary: Although the President's 2/27 Independence Day speech ran for two hours, regarding constitutional reforms he noted merely that the government's proposed changes will "strengthen" the judiciary. It is far from clear that that will be the case, given the analysis of FINJUS, a majo [...]	2009-03-16 12:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCOR PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO322	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UH-1H HELICOPTER MECH [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for UH-1H Helicopter Mech. training, scheduled to start 21 March 2009. Post has no disqualif [...]	2009-03-17 15:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO323	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL. LOGISTICS (2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Intl. Logistics training, scheduled to start 31 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...]	2009-03-17 15:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO324	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JOINT OPS (6 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 6 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Joint Ops training, scheduled to start 25 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying informa [...]	2009-03-17 15:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO325	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR INTEL (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Air Intel training, scheduled to start 28 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying informa [...]	2009-03-17 15:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO326	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA SIU PROGRAM TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for SIU Program Training, scheduled to start 05 April 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...]	2009-03-17 16:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO354	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JOINT OPS (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Joint Ops training, scheduled to start 25 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying information [...]	2009-03-17 19:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO367	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA SIU PRGM TRAINING, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for SIU Program Training, scheduled to start 05 April 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...]	2009-03-23 11:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO375	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - USMS FUGITIVE BASICS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 United States Marshals Service (USMS) sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Fugitive Basics course, scheduled to start 11 May 20 [...]	2009-03-24 16:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO385	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS BASIC COMPUTER [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 15 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Basic Computer Forensics training, scheduled to start 24 April 2009. Post has no disqua [...]	2009-03-26 18:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO386	EVANGELICAL GROUPS CHALLENGE DOMINICAN-VATICAN [...] (U) Summary: The Concordat signed by the GoDR and the Vatican in 1954 designated the Catholic Church as the official church of the Dominican Republic. In October of 2008, the Supreme Court rejected the Evangelical Church's challenge to the constitutionality of the Concordat. In response to t [...]	2009-03-26 20:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO394	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG DEPT. RESOURCE MGT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Dept. Resource Mgt. training, scheduled to start 08 April 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...]	2009-03-30 14:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO402	SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH [...] Chevron Settles Dispute with Union Drivers 2. First Arrests Made Under 2007 Electricity Theft Law 3. GoDR Energy Officials Receptive to Proposed Regional Partnership 4. Government Caught in Orwellian Incident 5. Think Tank Event Publicizes Dominican-Haitian Cooperation Â [...]	2009-04-01 11:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV PHUM HA DR
09SANTODOMINGO404	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR COMMAND & STAFF [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Air Command & Staff College training, scheduled to start 06 August 2009. Post has no dis [...]	2009-04-01 14:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO405	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - RSO/USSS BICEP (12 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 RSO/USSS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a BICEP course, scheduled to start 24 April 2009. Post has no disqualifying inform [...]	2009-04-02 14:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO41	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JUNGLA COMANDO COURSE, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Jungla Comando course, scheduled to start 26 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...]	2009-01-14 15:40:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO419	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT INNOCENT IMAGES [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following LEGAT sponsored individual who has been selected for Innocent Images International Task Force training, scheduled to start 19 April 2009. Post [...]	2009-04-03 12:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO434	MONEY LAUNDERING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: Years after appropriate legislation to combat money laundering was put in place, and with the support of various Embassy agencies, the GODR has begun mounting criminal cases involving financial misconduct. However, the prosecution of money laundering, per se, remains infrequent d [...]	2009-04-08 12:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV KCOR SNAR KJUS DR
09SANTODOMINGO44	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LAW ENFORCEMENT ILEA, EL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 10 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a CNIES course, scheduled to start 13 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying information [...]	2009-01-14 18:35:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO443	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 50 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats training, scheduled to start 25 April 2009. Post has no dis [...]	2009-04-09 13:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO449	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 12:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO450	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 50 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats training, scheduled to start 25 April 2009. Post has no disqu [...]	2009-04-14 12:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO451	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 50 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats training, scheduled to start 25 April 2009. Post has no disqu [...]	2009-04-14 12:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO456	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 12:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO459	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 14:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO46	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 33 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Tactical Response Training course, scheduled to start 09 February 2009. Post has no d [...]	2009-01-15 14:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO467	SICA MULTILAT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 11:40:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO484	REFORMISTA PARTY LEADERSHIP BATTLE WORSENS SPLITS [...] (SBU) Summary: The once mighty Reformista Party has become so fractured that it cannot proceed with the selection of a new set of leaders. Indeed, one commentator referred to the party as an "archipelago of individual interests." New leadership was to have been selected last autumn, but this [...]	2009-04-24 18:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO509	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ILE (1 NAME),FT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for ILE training, scheduled to start 01 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. Pl [...]	2009-04-28 18:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO51	DR DEBATE OVER CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM OF JUDICIARY [...] (U) Summary: President Fernandez's proposed constitutional reforms continue to generate public comment, especially those reforms that touch on the judiciary. On "Judiciary Day" (07 Jan),Supreme Court President Subero Isa gave a speech underscoring the need for political leaders to respect jud [...]	2009-01-16 18:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO518	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT RETRAINER (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following LEGAT sponsored individual who has been selected for Retrainer training, scheduled to start 18 May 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]	2009-05-01 11:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO530	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT MALWARE TRAINING (15 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 15 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for Malware training, scheduled to start 04 May 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...]	2009-05-06 10:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO537	DOUBLE HOMICIDE RILES DOMINICAN-HAITIAN RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 1, following an apparent argument over payment on a loan, a Haitian national killed a Dominican national in Santo Domingo. The following day, in retaliation for this murder, the victim's brother sought out and murdered the original aggressor's brother. The second murder [...]	2009-05-08 14:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV HA DR
09SANTODOMINGO547	PRESENT LABOR CONDITIONS RELATED TO FORCED LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable reports on current labor conditions evaluated to help determine whether the production of sugar in the Dominican Republic is accomplished through forced labor. Post individually consulted ten groups with significant experience working in the sugar bateyes. The respo [...]	2009-05-12 17:40:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV HA DR
09SANTODOMINGO555	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO TRAINING (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) training, scheduled to start 21 May 2009. Post has no disqual [...]	2009-05-13 15:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO556	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO TRAINING (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) training, scheduled to start 21 May 2009. Post has no disqual [...]	2009-05-14 11:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO566	FERNANDEZ AND VARGAS SIGN PACT ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 14, the leaders of the Dominican Republic's two largest political parties issued and signed a joint declaration on seven of the constitutional articles currently being debated by the Congress, which must approve the new constitution proposed by President Fernandez (Refte [...]	2009-05-15 17:50:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO595	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG HUMAN RTS. INSTRUCTOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Human Rts. Instructor training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]	2009-05-21 17:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO596	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SPCL RXN TM CERT (2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Special Reaction Team Certification, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqu [...]	2009-05-21 17:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO597	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT STRUCT MNT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Aircraft Structure Maintenance Tech training scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has [...]	2009-05-21 17:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO598	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PT6A ENGINE TECH (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PT6A Engine Tech training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...]	2009-05-21 17:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO599	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL MARITIME OFF. (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Intl. Maritime Off. training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]	2009-05-21 17:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO600	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MACHINERY TECHNICIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Machinery Technician A training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualif [...]	2009-05-21 17:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO601	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG HUMAN RTS. INSTRUCTOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Human Rts. Instructor training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualify [...]	2009-05-21 17:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO606	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JIATFS LIAISON OFCR. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for JIATFS Liaison Officer training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]	2009-05-26 12:40:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO607	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CIVIL MIL OPS (3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Civil Mil. Ops. training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]	2009-05-26 12:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO608	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ELECTRICIANS MATE A [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Electricians Mate A training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]	2009-05-26 12:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO609	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG STRATEGY & DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Strategy & Defense Policy training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqual [...]	2009-05-26 14:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO610	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PANAMAX (3 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Panamax training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...]	2009-05-26 14:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO612	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CAPT CAREERS COURSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Capt. Careers course, scheduled to start 24 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]	2009-05-26 15:50:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO613	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ELECTRONIC [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Electronic Technicians A training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...]	2009-05-26 15:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO617	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG FAHUM (1 NAME),ST. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for FAHUM training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]	2009-05-26 17:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO618	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL DAMCONT ASST. (5 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Intl. Damcont Asst. training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]	2009-05-26 17:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO619	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PATROL CRAFT WEAPONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Patrol Craft Weapons MT training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...]	2009-05-26 17:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO648	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA INTL NARCOTICS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DEA sponsored individual who has been selected for an International Narcotics Enforcement Seminar, scheduled to start 14 June 2009. Post has n [...]	2009-06-05 13:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR
09SANTODOMINGO651	NARCOTICS MAJORS LIST 2010 REQUEST FOR REPORT CARD [...] (U) The Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR) continues to make progress in combating the transient flow of illicit drugs through the Dominican Republic en-route to the United States. Although the GODR expresses a desire to combat criminal activities and continues to cooperate with the [...]	2009-06-05 18:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV SNAR
09SANTODOMINGO658	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]	2009-06-09 14:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO659	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]	2009-06-09 14:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO660	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]	2009-06-09 14:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO661	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]	2009-06-09 14:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO662	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]	2009-06-09 14:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO665	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SWOS (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for SWOS training, scheduled to start 15 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. P [...]	2009-06-09 16:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO672	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA JUNGLE TRAINING (3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DEA 3 sponsored individuals who have been selected for Jungle Training, scheduled to start 27 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]	2009-06-10 16:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR
09SANTODOMINGO68	DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL DELIVERED [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at http://ww [...]	2009-01-20 17:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC IAEA ENRG NPT KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09SANTODOMINGO697	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CADET LEADERSHIP (32 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 32 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Cadet Leadership training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]	2009-06-17 17:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO706	GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES DOCUMENTATION INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following on the heels of a proposed plan to regularize undocumented foreigners, the GODR hosted the conference "Migratory Policies and Experiences in the Regularization Process" on June 10 and 11. Although the initial presentation and much of the discussion during the two-day [...]	2009-06-22 15:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF DR
09SANTODOMINGO712	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG US CENTCOM (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for US CENTCOM training, scheduled to start 10 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying information [...]	2009-06-26 11:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO713	LEAHY VETTING MAAG REQUEST - CADET LEADERSHIP, FT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 1 MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Cadet Leadership training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]	2009-06-26 12:50:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV MARR DR
09SANTODOMINGO715	ASSESSING LABOR AFTER TWO YEARS OF CAFTA-DR [...] (SBU) Summary: During the two years following the entry into force of CAFTA-DR, the GODR has made several advances towards meeting its White Paper goals, but nearly all of the major problems noted a year ago remain. While progress has not always been smooth, and significant problems remain, th [...]	2009-06-26 18:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO734	SCENE-SETTER FOR SENATOR GILLIBRAND [...] (SBU) As much general information has been provided to the Senatorial Delegation Gillibrand about the Dominican Republic (DR),this scene-setter will focus on key issues relevant to the visit: Education, Dominican emigrant issues and economics, as well as the meeting with President Fernandez [...]	2009-07-01 14:56:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EIND USAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO752	KENNEDY VISIT RAISES HOPE AND SOME HARSH WORDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Kerry Kennedy, Founder of the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights, and other members of the RFK Center visited bateyes in Villa Altagracia and attended meetings with several GODR officials. Throughout the meetings, Kennedy spoke about the plight of undocumented residents an [...]	2009-07-07 18:36:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO765	REFERENDUM PROCESS COMES TO DOMINICAN POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: On July 9, the Dominican Congress approved a constitutional amendment confirming the ability of municipalities to hold plebiscites. That same evening, the mayors of three municipalities in which an historic referendum was held last May thanked and bid farewell to the Canadian [...]	2009-07-10 18:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ECON KDEM PGOV
09SANTODOMINGO769	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS COMANDO JUNGLA (6 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 6 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Comando Jungla training, scheduled to start 27 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]	2009-07-14 13:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR DR
09SANTODOMINGO770	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO-COEN (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO-COEN training, scheduled to start 10 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...]	2009-07-14 13:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO772	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO GROUP 3 (10 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following *?10 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO Group 3 training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...]	2009-07-14 13:40:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO798	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO COEN UNIT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 9 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO training, originally scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...]	2009-07-17 10:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO799	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CTFP SEMINAR (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for CTFP Seminar, scheduled to start 16 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. Pl [...]	2009-07-17 10:35:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO857	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/ICE HUMAN TRAFFICKING, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for Human Trafficking, Sex Tourism, Forced Child Labor training, scheduled to start 20 July 2 [...]	2009-08-05 15:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO858	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT LALEEDS (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for LALEEDS training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]	2009-08-05 15:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO865	SUGAR-CANE BATEY CONDITIONS VARY GREATLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable analyzes living conditions in sugar-cane bateyes in the Dominican Republic that are owned by Grupo Vicini, Centro Romana Corporation (CR),and the GODR's State Sugar Council (CEA). During the last six months, PolOffs visited several bateyes throughout the country. M [...]	2009-08-07 15:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF ECON EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO880	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 9 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tactical Response Training, scheduled to start 01 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]	2009-08-11 15:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO885	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/CBP IPR TRAINING (27 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 27 DHS/CBP sponsored individuals who have been selected for IPR training, scheduled to start 24 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]	2009-08-12 10:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO886	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN MAINTENANCE (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for UN Maintenance training, scheduled to start 17 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]	2009-08-12 13:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO888	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS AIRPORT ANTI-NARCOTICS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 15 August 2009. Post has no disquali [...]	2009-08-12 16:25:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO889	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS CRIMINAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 36 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Criminal Investigations training, scheduled to start 09 August 2009. Post has no disqual [...]	2009-08-12 16:56:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO898	MINIMAL CHANGES TO DOMINICAN LEADERSHIP - SO FAR [...] (U) As is the tradition, the President of the Dominican Republic announced changes in his cabinet and among his advisors on August 16. There have so far been no sweeping or radical changes, but the following are noteworthy: -- Celso Marranzini replaces Radhames Segura as Executive Vice- [...]	2009-08-18 09:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO912	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT ELECTRONIC [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Aircraft Electronic Fundamentals training, scheduled to start 08 September 2009. Post has n [...]	2009-08-19 12:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO921	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PT-6A ENGINE TECH. (3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PT-6A Engine Technician training, originally scheduled to start 25 July 2009. Post has [...]	2009-08-20 17:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO922	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR MISSION CMNDR. (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Air Mission Commander Training, scheduled to start 21 August 2009. Post has no disquali [...]	2009-08-20 17:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO923	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT MNT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent training, originally scheduled to start 06 October 2 [...]	2009-08-20 17:36:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO924	MORE GODR PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS - IN SECURITY [...] As predicted, additional changes in the GODR's high-level personnel were recently announced, following those made by President Leonel Fernandez on August 16 (reftel). The most significant appointments, all in the security forces, are: -- Brigadier General of "Preventive Security" in the N [...]	2009-08-20 18:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR KCRM DR
09SANTODOMINGO934	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MTT BOARDING OFCR., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 27 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for MTT Boarding Officer and Train the Trainer training, scheduled to start 07 September 20 [...]	2009-08-24 14:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO935	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA ADV.SENSITIVE INVEST. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Advanced Sensitive Investigative Unit Seminar, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Po [...]	2009-08-24 14:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO937	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SPANISH UH-1 RPR (2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Spanish UH-1 RPR training, scheduled to start 07 September 2009. Post has no disqualify [...]	2009-08-24 16:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO938	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/ICE INT'L AIRPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 DHS/ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Airport Cargo Inspection training, scheduled to start 21 September 2009 [...]	2009-08-24 17:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO944	CORRECTED COPY (NAME DATA ADDED): LEAHY VETTING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please refer to para 3 for name data that was previously omitted in reftel. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 DHS/ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Airport [...]	2009-08-24 18:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO946	FOREIGN MINISTER WARY OF ZELAYA-CHAVEZ-KIRCHNER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, who will be one of six regional foreign ministers travelling to Honduras the week of August 24 in support of the latest OAS mission, expressed his wariness of the linkages between ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, Venezuelan Presi [...]	2009-08-24 18:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS DR HO RU HA
09SANTODOMINGO956	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/ICE INT'L SEAPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 DHS/ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Seaport Interdiction training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. P [...]	2009-08-25 16:40:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO957	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CORROSION CNTRL. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Corrosion Control Technician training, scheduled to start 21 October 2009. Post has no [...]	2009-08-25 17:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM

09SANTODOMINGO962	CONTINUED STRAINS BETWEEN DOMINICANS AND HAITIANS [...] SUMMARY: The 8/8 murder of a Dominican, allegedly by a Haitian, sparked a new wave of unrest directed against Haitian residents of Tamboril and Moca, resulting in the burning of 33 homes occupied by Haitians, demands for the repatriation of Haitian illegal immigrants, the flight of Haitian r [...]	2009-08-25 18:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF ECON KCRM KJUS DR
09SANTODOMINGO964	PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ SEEKS BILAT WITH POTUS, [...] (C) President Leonel Fernandez, in an 8/24 meeting with Charge, DCM and EconPol Counselor: -- Requested a bilateral with POTUS on the margins of the UNGA or in Washington; -- Indicated that he favors people with experience in the community they will be serving to occupy consular positi [...]	2009-08-25 18:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ODIP PGOV ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO977	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MSOT 415 SEFA COUNTER [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 92 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for MSOT 415 SEFA Counter Terrorism training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has n [...]	2009-08-27 11:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO979	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PILOT INSTRMNT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Pilot Instrument Procedures training, scheduled to start 15 September 2009. Post has no dis [...]	2009-08-27 18:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO98	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT CRISIS NEGOTIATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Crisis Negotiation course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disquali [...]	2009-01-27 17:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO989	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MARITIME TERRORISM (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Maritime Terrorism training, scheduled to start 01 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]	2009-09-01 13:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO991	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA ISIT AND IACIT (7 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Seaport Interdiction Training and International Airport Cargo Inspection Tr [...]	2009-09-02 13:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SAOPAULO126	OUTDATED LABOR LAWS MAY ENCOURAGE LAYOFFS [...] (U) Summary: According to Brazilian labor economists, Brazil's outdated labor laws are inflexible and may result in companies laying off workers rather than preserving employment through negotiation in times of crisis. Therefore, some laws enacted to protect workers' rights paradoxically cau [...]	2009-03-06 16:27:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN ECON EIND PGOV PHUM SOCI BR
09SAOPAULO144	Media Reaction to Obama-Lula Meeting March 14 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 14, 2009 President Obama met with President Lula of Brazil in Washington, D.C. at the White House and the meeting was covered extensively by the Brazilian media. The following media reaction cable summarizes some of the Sao Paulo based Brazilian media reports published [...]	2009-03-16 14:47:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON KMDR KPAO PREL OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO182	OUTREACH TO AFRO-BRAZILIANS - TAKING OBAMA TO THE [...] (U) Summary: Traditional Afro-Brazilian community (quilombo) leaders expressed admiration for President Obama and were pleased to hear about the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan Against Racism (JAPR) during Poloff's February 10 visit to the Vale do Ribeira region of Sao Paulo State. Quilombos a [...]	2009-03-25 10:18:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SCUL SOCI PGOV INR KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO200	BRAZIL'S MST LANDLESS MOVEMENT: MARGINALIZED OR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Landless People's Movement (MST) increased activity in recent months in the run up to "Red April," the traditional high season for MST land invasions. The main reason for the uptick in activity, according to observers, is the MST's weakness. Increasingly ignored by its fo [...]	2009-04-01 19:02:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO273	GOVERNOR JOSE SERRA STRONGLY POSITIONED FOR 2010, [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo Governor and leading candidate for the PSDB nomination Jose Serra will likely win Brazil's presidency in 2010, Brazil President Fernando Henrique Cardoso told the Ambassador on April 23. Serra's academic background, his strong ethic of public service and the Governor' [...]	2009-05-12 16:48:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EFIN ETRD ECON BR
09SAOPAULO309	"Land is Life": Indians vs. Agro-Industry in Mato Grosso do [...] (U) Summary: Indigenous groups and agriculturalists disagree vigorously over land rights in Mato Grosso do Sul state, and observers on both sides see no easy solution to a problem with economic and cultural dimensions. On one side, the GOB, NGOs and indigenous groups insist that state governm [...]	2009-05-21 17:05:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO310	THE "OBAMA ADVANTAGE" AT 100-PLUS DAYS [...] (U) Summary: President Obama's popularity translates into an "Obama Advantage" that post has used to gin up outreach efforts and build reporting contacts. A post-generated Obama PowerPoint has proven to have far greater longevity than we had anticipated, and we continue to get speaker request [...]	2009-05-22 14:11:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PINR OIIP KIRC ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO317	The MST Method: Work the State, Alienate the Locals [...] (SBU) Summary: The Landless Rural Worker's Movement (MST) follows a pre-planned methodology in its land seizures that includes leveraging contacts within the GOB's National Institute of Colonization and Agricultural Reform (INCRA) to help select targets, according to MST expert Clifford Welch [...]	2009-05-29 13:55:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAGR ELAB PHUM PINS EINV SOCI ASEC BR
09SAOPAULO366	BRAZIL:AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (C) Ambassador Sobel met June 15 with former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) to discuss the activities of FHC,s think tank and possible areas of cooperation. Cardoso spoke at length about Sao Paulo Governor and presumptive 2010 PSDB Presidential candidate Jose Serra. FHC [...]	2009-06-25 13:35:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	BR ECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL
09SAOPAULO372	Brazil: Pragmatism, Uncertainty Temper Theory at Leftist [...] (U) Summary: The ongoing financial crisis is focused on the core countries of the world economy, and so opens opportunities for Brazil and other South American countries to assert themselves, according to participants in a June 20-21 international meeting of leftist organizations in Sao Paulo. [...]	2009-06-30 14:45:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM EFIN BR
09SAOPAULO414	PROSPECTS FOR FOOD SECURITY COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL [...] (U) SUMMARY: As the world's second largest food exporter, one of the largest sources of arable land, and a long experience in developing new seed varieties and agricultural practices, Brazil is natural partner for addressing global food security. As part of the Economic Policy Dialogue (EPD) p [...]	2009-07-13 17:05:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON PREL PGOV BR
09SAOPAULO421	AFTER CAIRO: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH ECHOES IN [...] (SBU) President Obama's June 4 address to the world's Muslim population has echoed favorably in both Sao Paulo's Muslim and non-Muslim communities, producing distinct reactions within key groups. Moderate Sunni Muslims, many of them eager to work with the U.S., were euphoric, as reported Ref [...]	2009-07-16 16:30:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BR KPAO PGOV PREL PTER
09SAOPAULO433	CAIRO FOLLOW-UP: POSSIBLE PROJECTS IN SAO PAULO [...] (U) Post has continued its Muslim engagement through a series of consultations in the wake of President Obama's June 4 Cairo Speech (Ref A). While much remains to be done, we have come up with a tentative road map of initiatives, starting with the simplest and moving to more complex, to incr [...]	2009-07-22 18:14:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV PREL KIVP KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO551	LEADING PSDB PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS STEER AWAY [...] (SBU) Summary: In the past week, potential candidate for the Democratic Socialist Party of Brazil (PSDB) presidential nomination and current Minas Gerais Governor Aecio Neves -- though still a candidate for the PSDB nomination -- has backed off from his former insistence that the party must [...]	2009-09-17 20:11:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV PREL KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO558	WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PCC? [...] (SBU) Summary: For three days in May 2006, the imprisoned leaders of the Sao Paulo-based criminal organization, the First Capital Command (PCC),orchestrated uprisings in Sao Paulo's streets and in Brazil's prisons that killed almost fifty police, captured global headlines and paralyzed the n [...]	2009-09-22 17:29:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV PREL SNAR BR AVERY
09SAOPAULO599	CHARGE MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN PRIVATE SECTOR CO-CHAIR OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires, Sao Paulo Consul General and Senior Commercial Officer met October 1 with Josue Gomes da Silva, President of leading textile maker Coteminas and the Brazilian private sector co-chair for the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum. In a long informal meeting, Gomes da Silva sai [...]	2009-10-09 10:19:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BEXP ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV BR
09SAOPAULO601	LABOR LEADERS' POSITIVE OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent discussions, Sao Paulo labor leaders were positive on the voice of unions in Brazilian economic policy. Sector representatives praised U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Kirk's September 16 visit, expressing gratitude for his interest in their views on trade but indicate [...]	2009-10-13 17:57:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI SCUL EFIN ECON PREL BR
09SAOPAULO602	SAO PAULO EXPERTS DETAIL CONTINUING HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Summary: Forced labor, lack of land titles, Trafficking in Persons (TIP),the pace of justice and poor prison conditions emerged as recurring themes in an extensive round of recent meetings with Sao Paulo (SP) human rights experts. While contacts cited improvements --a rise in the number [...]	2009-10-13 18:24:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL PREL BR
09SAOPAULO619	Sao Paulo Opinion Split on Honduras [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo pundits and politicos are strongly split on Brazilbs role in Honduras. Mainstream academic experts in this generally pro-PSDB state criticized Brazilbs shielding of Zelaya as adventurist, counter-productive and contradictory of the countrybs traditional policy of no [...]	2009-10-27 16:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ES GT HO BR
09SAOPAULO624	BRAZIL: NEW TAX UNLIKELY TO CURB REAL APPRECIATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian government's (GoB) October 20 decision to re-impose a two percent tax on financial transactions (IOF) in order to curb appreciation of the local currency is unlikely to have a significant impact controlling the Real's rise or on foreign direct investment. The IOF a [...]	2009-10-26 18:00:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL BR
09SAOPAULO630	BRAZILIAN MIDDLE CLASS ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil's middle class, as measured in income terms, has grown rapidly in recent years and now represents approximately half of the population according to government figures and independent analysis. Coinciding with this rise in incomes, more Brazilians are gaining access to pro [...]	2009-10-27 18:50:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL PGOV CVIS BR
09SAOPAULO640	FOR RELEASE: ARREST OF THREE OUT-OF-STATE U.S. VISA FRAUD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three of the most notorious visa fraud facilitators, based out of the neighboring state of Minas Gerais, provided the first real challenge for the Assistant Regional Security Officer Investigator (ARSO/I) Sao Paulo program. Amidst a steady flow of the facilitators' clients targ [...]	2009-11-04 11:57:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS KCRM KTIP KFRD PGOV PREL
09SAOPAULO650	SAO PAULO ECONOMIC AND ESTH ROUND-UP, OCTOBER 15-30, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Below is the first in a new series of biweekly economic round-up cables from Consulate General Sao Paulo. This cable covers the period of October 15-30, 2009. The purpose of the new series is to highlight economic, energy, environmental, transportation, and science and technology [...]	2009-11-06 13:14:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV ELAB EFIN EAGR SENV BR
09SAOPAULO652	BRAZIL'S AUTO SECTOR'S SUCCESS TO BE TESTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a largely successful effort to mitigate the worst impact of the global financial crisis, the Brazilian government provided tax breaks for industrialized products (IPI) at the end of 2008 to boost Brazil's auto sector. As a result, the sector has served as one of the engines i [...]	2009-11-06 14:37:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN BR ELAB
09SAOPAULO653	Scenesetter for SR Farah Pandith's Visit to Brazil: Sao Paulo's Muslims [...] (U) Post is delighted to host Special Representative (SR) Farah Pandith's first visit to Latin America, November 22-23. Brazil offers a unique context for engaging the local Muslim communities. The country hosts a significant (400-500 thousand) Muslim minority that lives within a larger society t [...]	2009-11-20 12:18:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OEXC OIIP PHUM PINR PINS PROP SCUL PTER BR
09SAOPAULO660	PT Insiders Say Don't Count Dilma Out [...] (SBU) Summary: Workers Party (PT) insiders acknowledge Dilma Rousseff's 2010 presidential candidacy has run into some problems, but express confidence her campaign will rebound. Across a series of recent meetings, PT leaders in Sao Paulo say Dilma can come from behind and beat likely PSDB no [...]	2009-11-10 10:40:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KIRF BR
09SAOPAULO662	SAO PAULO ACTIVISTS DESCRIBE AFRO-BRAZILIAN CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary: Key human rights and antidiscrimination contacts spoke with visiting Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chairman Stuart Ishimaru October 20 in the run-up to the Joint Action Plan Against Racism (JAPER) meeting in Salvador October 21. While all saw improvem [...]	2009-11-10 17:04:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI SCUL EAID KPAO ELAB BR
09SAOPAULO663	Engaging Sao Paulo's Muslim Communities: SMRC Pandith's [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo offers unique possibilities for Muslim engagement, many of which were evident throughout Special Representative to Muslim Communities (SRMC) Farah Pandith's November 22-23 visit. The major Sunni and politically moderate Muslims were delighted to receive SMRC Pandit [...]	2009-12-08 18:46:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL SCUL KISL KPAO OEXC BR
09SAOPAULO667	SAO PAULO LEADERS OUTLINE CONCERNS WITH GOB TO WHA A/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the final leg of his week-long visit to the Southern Cone, Western Hemisphere Affairs Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela met with leading political and economic observers in Sao Paulo, who expressed concern with Brazil's foreign policy, public spending, and political maneu [...]	2009-12-29 16:53:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN BR
09SAOPAULO688	Brazil's Natural Gas Output to Rise, but Challenges Remain [...] (SBU) Summary: The potential natural gas reserves found in Brazil's offshore pre-salt cluster could help boost domestic production and reduce Brazil's dependency on foreign natural gas, possibly as early as 2020. According to energy sector experts at a conference sponsored by Gas Energy, while [...]	2009-11-25 14:14:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EFIN PGOV BR ETRD EINV
09SAOPAULO70	LAY OFFS LEAVE THE GOB AND UNIONS PLAYING CATCH UP [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of economic growth and relative labor calm, a sudden spate of layoffs and rumors of further cuts seem to have caught both Brazilian labor unions and the government off-guard. The swift deterioration in the labor market has led to public demonstrations and much fin [...]	2009-02-02 16:11:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON EIND EFIN PGOV PHUM PINR BR
09SAOPAULO702	BRAZIL: Charge Discusses Tax, Trade and Cotton with AmCham [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 20 meeting with Charg???? d'Affaires (CDA) Kubiske, Sao Paulo American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) Director Gabriel Rico stressed the Brazilian private sector's interest in continued collaboration with the United States. Specifically, Rico suggested that the new A [...]	2009-12-04 12:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV BR EFIN KPAO
09SAOPAULO706	SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, NOVEMBER 16-30, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable covers the period of November 16-30, 2009. It highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District not covered by broader reporting. Some significant developments during the period were: the upcoming first wind power au [...]	2009-12-08 11:21:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD BR PGOV ENRG
09SAOPAULO720	LAUNCH OF SAO PAULO MONTHLY HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR SWEEP [...] Summary: The following is the first in a new monthly series summarizing human rights and labor developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District (i.e. the states of Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso do Sul) not covered in broader reporting. POLICE DETAIL [...]	2009-12-15 17:38:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BR PHUM ELAB SOCI EAID KPAO KCRM
09SAOPAULO728	SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, DECEMBER 1-15, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable covers the period of December 1-15, 2009. It highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District not covered by broader reporting. Some significant developments during the period were: Brazil's bullet train project, re [...]	2009-12-16 16:47:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV BR ETRD EINV
09SAOPAULO90	PROFILE OF 2010 PRESIDENTIAL FRONT-RUNNER: JOSE [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo State Governor Jose Serra (PSDB) is on a roll, with an ally recently taking the Sao Paulo Mayor's Office (Ref A) and a former PSDB rival, Geraldo Alckmin, joining his government as a key advisor. These moves help reinforce Serra's drive to become Brazil's next Preside [...]	2009-02-11 11:48:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EFIN ETRD ECON BR
09SAOPAULO98	INL ANTICRIME PROGRAM BEARS FRUIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The State of Sao Paulo is making improvements to its once-notorious juvenile detention system (Fundacao CASA, formerly known as FEBEM),in part thanks to USG support. The improvements became clear during a February 3, 2009 visit to two such facilities by International Narcotic [...]	2009-02-13 16:01:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM SNAR ASEC BR
09SAPPORO15	IN NORTHERN JAPAN LOCAL POLITICS IS LOCAL: LOOKING AT THE [...] (U) Japan's latest politics and money scandal highlights in big round numbers the long and cozy relationship between construction companies and northern Japan politicians of both major political parties. Names have been named, including aides to the sitting Akita governor, the colorful DP [...]	2009-03-20 08:20:00	Consulate Sapporo	UNCLASSIFIED	JA ECON PGOV
09SAPPORO30	TOMARI: JAPAN'S NORTHERNMOST NUCLEAR COMMUNITY [...] (U) SUMMARY. Sapporo Conoffs recently visited the town of Tomari, home to Hokkaido's only nuclear power facility. As a new nuclear reactor there that will be capable of burning mixed plutonium-uranium oxide (MOX) fuel prepares to come online, the community continues to benefit from subsidies an [...]	2009-07-29 10:26:00	Consulate Sapporo	UNCLASSIFIED	JA ENRG ECON PGOV TRGY
09SARAJEVO100	BOSNIA - LAJCAK'S DEPARTURE PRESENTS CHALLENGES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite his lackluster performance Miroslav Lajcak's January 23 decision to resign as High Representative has created a political vacuum in Bosnia. Our judgment is that the EU and an EUSR are not ready to fill it, which means we will need to move quickly to find a replacement [...]	2009-01-26 14:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR BK
09SARAJEVO1008	SCENESETTER FOR EUCOM ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. I am delighted that you will join us in a visit to Combined Endeavor 2009 in Banja Luka, Bosnia, September 17. Your visit is a great opportunity to stress the U.S. commitment to helping Bosnia on the path to Euro-Atlantic integration. The fact that Combined Endeavor is taking [...]	2009-08-21 05:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO101	BOSNIA: ARREST OF ASSISTANT SECURITY MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: On January 16 Croatian police arrested Bosnian State Level Assistant Minister of Security Vjekoslav Vukovic in Rijeka, pending further investigation into his alleged role in procuring weapons and explosives for an aborted murder attempt. At this point, it is still unclear as to [...]	2009-01-26 15:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO102	BOSNIA - STATE COURT MUST RELEASE CONVICTED WAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Just as Bosnia is gaining momentum with regard to war crimes prosecution, State Court officials have raised the alarm about the release from custody of convicted war criminals pending appeals. A provision in the BiH Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) prescribes that after a first [...]	2009-01-26 17:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO103	BOSNIA - GOOD BOSNIAKS, BAD BOSNIAKS, GOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Amid resurgence over the past two years of politics dogged by nationalist rhetoric, some Bosniak (Muslim) political actors have sought to portray themselves as more capable of protecting Bosniak interests than their opponents. One aspect of this tussle is an increasingly-visible r [...]	2009-01-27 09:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1040	BOSNIA - CROAT MINISTERS WALK OUT OF FEDERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Frustrated by a vote in the Federation government to change the planned route of the Bosnian portion of the 5C Corridor highway (Ref A),four of the five ethnic Croat Ministers in the government of the Federation of BiH (FBiH) walked out of the government session on August 27. Al [...]	2009-08-28 15:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM ELTN BK
09SARAJEVO1065	INVITATION FOR THE SECRETARY TO ATTEND CLOSING [...] (U) The Embassy received a diplomatic note (paragraph 2) with a copy of an official letter (paragraph 3) from Presidency Chairman Komsic, inviting the Secretary to attend the official closing ceremony in mid-November for the office of the Supervisor of Brcko District. 2. (U) Begin Text of D [...]	2009-09-04 09:52:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BA
09SARAJEVO107	BOSNIA - PRUD III YIELDS PROGRESS ON BRCKO AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) President and Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik, Party for Democratic Action (SDA) President Sulejman Tihic, and Croatian Democratic Union-BiH (HDZ-BiH) President Dragan Covic met on January 26 to discuss their ongoing efforts to [...]	2009-01-27 15:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1093	BOSNIA: PRESIDENT KOMSIC TO SEEK HIGH LEVEL [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. During a September 11 meeting, Croat member and current Chairman of Bosnia's Presidency Zeljko Komsic informed the Ambassador that during his mid-October trip to the United States (without the other two me [...]	2009-09-14 10:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA
09SARAJEVO1108	BOSNIA: DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Post offers the following answers to questions from para 15 of reftel. The Post point of contact on diaspora issues will be Patrick Hanish. A) To what extent are diasporans from your host country an identifiable community? Are there existing diaspora networks, organizations or online [...]	2009-09-18 10:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL BA
09SARAJEVO1110	BOSNIA: OHR TAKES ACTION TO END THE BRCKO [...] (C) Summary: On September 18, High Representative Inzko used his authorities to resolve the remaining issues in order to create conditions under which the Brcko Supervisory Regime can be closed in November. Resolving the issues of succession funds, citizenship, and electricity required the i [...]	2009-09-18 13:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1111	BOSNIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH RS PM DODIK AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met in Banja Luka with Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) Speaker Igor Radojicic on September 16 and Republika Srpska Prime Minister (RS PM) Milorad Dodik on September 17. He discussed with his interlocutors the specter of near-term constitutional reform (C [...]	2009-09-18 14:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BA
09SARAJEVO1138	BOSNIA: SERB TRI-PRESIDENCY MEMBER CALLS NATO GOAL [...] (C) Bosnian Serb Tri-Presidency member Nebojsa Radmanovic, who has thus far supported Bosnia's NATO aspirations, has begun to publicly support calls for further discussions on NATO membership because of "declining support" for NATO in Republika Srpska (RS). He has also indicated that he migh [...]	2009-09-29 14:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NATO BK
09SARAJEVO1139	BOSNIA: MEDIA MOGUL RADONCIC ESTABLISHES POLITICAL [...] (C) Fahrudin Radoncic, owner of Sarajevo-based daily Dnevni Avaz, announced September 24 his intention to form a new political party. Radoncic counts on winning over the membership and electorate of the two largest Bosniak parties, and enjoys support from the influential head of Islamic comm [...]	2009-09-29 14:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO1157	BOSNIA: AMBASSADOR AND EU REPS DELIVER INVITATIONS [...] (C) The Ambassador and representatives of the EU delivered invitations to eight party leaders October 2 to participate in discussions on October 8-9 in Sarajevo led by Deputy Secretary Steinberg and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. All eight leaders said they will participate. Bosniak re [...]	2009-10-05 07:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1165	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Although your August 8-9 visit with Swedish Foreign Minister/EU President Bildt offers a much-needed prospect for political change, you are visiting Sarajevo when tensions are higher than at any time since the failure of the April Package of constitutional reforms in 2006. Bosnian Serb [...]	2009-10-06 16:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1183	BOSNIA: POLITICAL STANDOFF OVER UTILITY CONTINUES, [...] (SBU) The state electricity transmission company of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Transco (Elektroprenos),has like other state institutions become a victim of political squabbling. However, unlike some other examples of dysfunction that do not affect the general public, there are concrete consequ [...]	2009-10-15 14:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV AMGT BK
09SARAJEVO122	BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS MAKING STRONG [...] (U) U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)-implemented rule of law projects, funded with INL-managed SEED funds, make important contributions to several high pri [...]	2009-01-30 16:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO123	BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS MAKING STRONG [...] (U) U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)-implemented rule of law projects, funded with INL-managed SEED funds, make important contributions to several high pri [...]	2009-01-30 16:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO1241	2009-2010 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INCSR REPORT (PART I) [...] (U) Below follows the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part One for Bosnia-Herzegovina. I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Bosnia") remain in a formative stage and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of l [...]	2009-11-02 14:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO1252	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FITZGERALD'S [...] (C) Admiral: Your visit comes at a time of intense diplomatic activity responding to a increasingly negative trend in Bosnia's political climate. In October, the European Union and the United States began a process of high-level engagement aimed at breaking the impasse on issues critical to B [...]	2009-11-04 16:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1253	WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR RAPP'S OCTOBER 13-15 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: S/WCI Ambassador Stephen Rapp traveled to Sarajevo October 13-15 to discuss extension of the mandate of international judges and prosecutors past December, implementation of the National War Crimes Strategy, and Bosnia's efforts to pursue regional cooperation agreements. Most of A [...]	2009-11-04 16:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PREL PGOV KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO1265	BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA LASHES OUT AT [...] (SBU) The Republika Srpska (RS) Government adopted a report on November 9 which alleged that Principal Deputy High Representative (PDHR) Gregorian and eight other officials, journalists and political analysts have been collaborating to harm the interests of the RS. Among the other officials [...]	2009-11-10 18:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA
09SARAJEVO1269	BOSNIA: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] This cable outlines, per reftel, ongoing security and defense dialogues between Bosnia and the United States. Bilateral Defense Consultations ------------------------------- 2. The United States and Bosnia have organized bilateral defense consultations on an ad hoc basis since December 2 [...]	2009-11-12 14:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1280	BOSNIA: STEPS TOWARD FIXING THE BROKEN POWER [...] (SBU) The Government of Republika Srpska (RS) issued a statement on November 12 that offers some hope for resolving the political standoff that has blocked investment in the state-level electric transmission company Elektroprenos, or Transco, for nearly two years. The decision in effect dire [...]	2009-11-17 08:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO1297	BOSNIA: TRANSCO BOARD APPROVES ACTING MANAGEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 14:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO1299	BOSNIA: IMF PROGRAM OFF TRACK [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 15:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV IMF BK
09SARAJEVO130	BOSNIA - MILORAD BARASIN APPOINTED NEW STATE [...] (C) The High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) -- the state-level body responsible for the appointment, evaluation, and disciplining of judges, prosecutors, and other judicial staff nation-wide -- on January 28 appointed Milorad Barasin as State Prosecutor. Barasin, an ethnic Serb f [...]	2009-02-02 10:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC PHUM KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1300	BOSNIA: WANING BOSNIAK-CROAT PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) The stalled cooperation between the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH in the Federation entity reflects deepening tension between the party leaders. SDA leader Sulejman Tihic and HDZ-BiH leader Dragan Covic, who in the past have resolved [...]	2009-11-23 06:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1312	BOSNIA - PEACE IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL HOLDS OFF ON [...] (C) Summary: At the October 18-19 session of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Sarajevo, member state representatives expressed concern over continued attempts by the Republika Srpska (RS) to obstruct the work of the Office of the High Representative (OHR). PIC members also cited lack [...]	2009-11-24 18:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS EU BK
09SARAJEVO134	BOSNIA - TIME TO SEIZE AN OPPORTUNITY ON BRCKO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 26, the three main party leaders met and agreed on a text for a constitutional amendment on Brcko District. The text is similar but not identical to the text proposed by the Brcko District Supervisor (with strong U.S. support). An OHR legal review has determined that [...]	2009-02-02 15:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1340	BOSNIA RESPONSE: DECEMBER UN VOTE ON "DEFAMATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 16:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1368	BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA RATCHETS UP REFERENDUM [...] (C) Republika Srpska (RS) leaders are speaking increasingly openly about holding referenda on some of BiH's most sensitive issues. RS leaders -- particularly PM Milorad Dodik -- threaten almost daily to hold referenda on issues such as NATO accession and rule of law. Meanwhile, the oppositi [...]	2009-12-14 13:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1370	BOSNIA: DEPARTING STATE PROSECUTOR WAR CRIMES [...] (U) At a farewell lunch December 9, David Schwendiman (outgoing head of the State Prosecutor's Special Department for War Crimes, SDWC) reflected on his achievements, while lamenting the tremendous difficulties facing the department. His comments underscore the challenges facing the State Pr [...]	2009-12-14 17:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1381	BOSNIA: LJUBIC STRIVES TO RALLY BIH CROATS AND [...] (SBU) Recent initiatives from Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-1990 President Bozo Ljubic indicate that the campaign among Croats for the 2010 general elections is underway. Ljubic is reaching out -- thus far unsuccessfully -- to Croat academic and religious leaders, as well as other political [...]	2009-12-17 18:19:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1382	BOSNIA:HIGHREP IMPOSES NEW RULES FOR MOSTAR MAYOR [...] (SBU) On December 14 High Representative Valentin Inzko imposed a decision which changes voting procedures in Mostar aimed at breaking a political deadlock that has prevented the election of a mayor for the past 14 months. The city council plans to hold a session on December 18 where a mayo [...]	2009-12-18 07:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO1383	BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA STILL BLOCKING BRCKO [...] (SBU) The Republika Srpska (RS) continues to reject two OHR September 18 decisions on Brcko, thereby undermining OHR's authority. Because of the RS's non-compliance with these decisions, the Brcko Supervisor could not recommend the closure of OHR supervision of Brcko District at the November [...]	2009-12-18 09:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1387	BOSNIA: HIGHREP EXTENDS MANDATE OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) HighRep Valentin Inzko, supported by the Steering Board Ambassadors of the Peace Implmentation Council (PIC),on December 14 used his Bonn Powers to extend for three years the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working on war crimes cases at the State Court and the State Pro [...]	2009-12-18 17:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1388	BOSNIA: SOME PROGRESS TOWARD VISA LIBERALIZATION [...] (U) Following the uproar among local politicians over the EU's decision in July to reject Bosnia from gaining entry into the EU's visa liberalization regime this past July (reftel),Bosnia has made strides in implementing visa roadmap requirements, with EU prodding. Notably, it began issuin [...]	2009-12-18 18:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM BK EU
09SARAJEVO1391	BOSNIA: NEGATING THE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" [...] (SBU) We believe the best way to get Bosnian support for our position on &Defamation of Religion8 votes (reftel) is to stress that Bosnia should change its voting behavior because it aims to become an EU country, a tolerant multi-ethnic democracy and a fully functional state that can present [...]	2009-12-21 14:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1419	BOSNIA: SLIGHT DELAY IN IMF SECOND TRANCHE [...] (SBU) It appears that Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is on track for receiving the next tranche of assistance from the country's IMF Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) in January 2010. However, given political squabbling, particularly as 2010 is an elections year, we will not be surprised by delays as a [...]	2009-12-28 07:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV IMF SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO1427	BOSNIA: FOCA MAYOR LAUNCHES NEW OPPOSITION PARTY [...] (SBU) On December 16, Foca Mayor Zdravko Krsmanovic launched the New Socialist Party (NSP) in Banja Luka, claiming that the NSP already has 5,000 members. He said he plans to build a multi-ethnic party that will run candidates in all electoral units throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in [...]	2009-12-29 14:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR BK
09SARAJEVO1428	BOSNIA: CHALLENGE TO USE OF ENTITY VOTE [...] (SBU) On November 30, Party of Democratic Action President Tihic submitted a motion to the BiH Constitutional Court requesting review of the compliance of the BiH Election Law with the BiH Constitution. Specifically, Tihic argued that the principle of ethnic representation is not properly im [...]	2009-12-30 11:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1433	BOSNIA: ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks) constitute the most numerous of the three constituent peoples in BiH and the majority group in the Federation of BiH and capital city Sarajevo. Given that the three constituent groups (Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats) are divided along ethnic-religious line, one of [...]	2009-12-31 10:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL KPAO PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO1434	BOSNIA: RS PARLIAMENT SETS STAGE FOR POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) At a December 28 special session called to discuss High Representative Inzko's extension of the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working on war crimes issues, the Republika Srpska National Assembly voted to reject Inzko's "illegal" imposition. The RSNA went on to set the [...]	2009-12-31 10:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KJUS PINR BK
09SARAJEVO151	BOSNIA - DODIK AGREES TO TEXT OF A BRCKO AMENDMENT [...] (U) The Ambassador and PDHR/Supervisor Gregorian met with Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik on February 5 in Doboj to discuss the text of a proposed constitutional amendment on Brcko. An amendment that codifies Brcko's status in the constitution and provides Brcko with direct access to th [...]	2009-02-05 20:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO173	BOSNIA - INABILITY TO APPOINT A NEW HEAD OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the need for strong leadership at the Directorate for European Integration (DEI) to ensure that Bosnia implements the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU and other EU priorities, the country's political parties have clashed for over eight months over [...]	2009-02-11 16:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO180	BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2009 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]	2009-02-12 12:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09SARAJEVO181	BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2009 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]	2009-02-12 13:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF KTIP AADP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN
09SARAJEVO183	BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES COUNCIL OF [...] (SBU) The Council of Ministers (CoM) on February 12 approved the proposed constitutional amendment on Brcko (Reftel),the last step before its introduction into Parliament. All Ministers voted in favor except for Foreign Minister Alkalaj and Human Rights and Refugees Minister Halilovic, both [...]	2009-02-12 15:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO19	BOSNIA IN THE COLD WITHOUT NATURAL GAS [...] Summary: With only a faxed warning from Gazprom shortly before it happened, Bosnia's natural gas supplies were cut off yesterday afternoon, joining much of Europe in the cold. Because there is only one pipeline into Bosnia from Serbia, only about one third of Bosnian households are dependent o [...]	2009-01-07 17:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN KPAO ENRG PGOV PREL SENV BK AMGT
09SARAJEVO190	BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT BEGINS LONG AND ARDUOUS PATH [...] (SBU) Summary: Now that the Brcko amendment has passed in the Council of Ministers (CoM),Parliament has begun the legislative process necessary for its eventual passage. The Collegia of both Houses of Parliament (i.e., the Speaker and two Deputy Speakers from each House) are working to prepar [...]	2009-02-18 06:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO2	BOSNIA - MOSQUE FIRE SPARKS MUTUAL RECRIMINATIONS [...] (C) Summary: A mosque in a predominantly-Bosniak village in Eastern Republika Srpska (RS) caught fire on December 7, the eve of a major Islamic holiday. Almost immediately, political and religious leaders, led by SBiH President Haris Silajdzic and Mostar Mufti Seid Smajkic, politicized the i [...]	2009-01-05 11:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO206	BOSNIA - SIA FILES CRIMINAL REPORT AGAINST DODIK [...] (C) The press reported on February 19 that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed a criminal report with the State Prosecutor's Office that implicates Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and several associates in corruption associated with RS government procu [...]	2009-02-19 17:21:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PIN PHUM KDEM KJUS CRM BK

09SARAJEVO208	BOSNIAN RESPONSE ON ALGERIAN DETAINEES [...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 22 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a dipnote in response to our reftel request that Bosnia accept two Algerian nationals who lived in Bosnia before being detained in Guantanamo (Lakhdar Boumediene and Sabir Lahmar Manfud). The dipnote was vague as to the final [...]	2009-02-20 08:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
09SARAJEVO210	BOSNIA - CRIMINAL REPORT AGAINST DODIK SPARKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The criminal report that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed with the State Prosecutor's office against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and his associates (Reftel) has sparked a well-coordinated chorus of complaints from the RS. These grievances igno [...]	2009-02-20 16:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO212	BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO CLOSE WAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 20, High Representative Lajcak used his Bonn Powers to impose amendments to state and Federation legislation, which were designed to close legal loopholes that impacted both governments' ability to effectively manage war crimes case. In the case of the state, the High [...]	2009-02-20 17:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO217	BOSNIA- REDUCED BUDGETS WILL HAMPER STATE COURT [...] SUMMARY: (U) Officials at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office are now coming to terms with the BiH Parliament's decision to significantly reduce the budgets of both institutions. During a February 12 meeting with donors, State Court representatives said that the reduced budget [...]	2009-02-23 10:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO223	BOSNIA - SIPA REPORT PRECIPITATES COLLAPSE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the days following the news of the criminal report that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed with the State Prosecutor's Office against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and his associates (Reftel),Dodik and his party have vacillated between fits of [...]	2009-02-23 16:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO226	BOSNIA - REIS'ING TOWARD TROUBLE [...] (C) Summary: Reis Mustafa Ceric, leader of the Islamic Community (Islamska Zajednica, or IZ) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has made a series of statements in recent weeks that undermine his long-espoused position as a responsible leader of modern, "European" Islam. When addressing issues of Wah [...]	2009-02-24 11:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO228	BOSNIA - PRESSURE INTENSIFIES ON SIPA AND STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts at the State Prosecutor's Office told us on February 23 that they anticipate completing their review of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) criminal report against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik (Ref A) next week. A formal investigation against D [...]	2009-02-24 17:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO233	BOSNIA - SPECULATION ABOUNDS ON FUTURE OF BOSNIAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are anticipating a tumultuous time in Bosniak politics as spring approaches. The main Bosniak party, Sulejman Tihic's Party of Democratic Action (SDA),will hold an election on May 26 for its party presidency, and speculation on the candidates and outcome is already captivatin [...]	2009-02-26 06:52:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO234	BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS AND RULE OF [...] (U) Summary: Significant USG investments in information technology systems for law enforcement and judicial institutions in BiH have enabled standardized and efficient case management and the real time exchange of sensitive data to assist police and border officials to interdict smugglers, org [...]	2009-02-26 07:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO239	CLAC APPROVES BRCKO AMENDMENT; ALL EYES ON [...] (C) The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee (CLAC) in Bosnia's state-level House of Representatives (HoR) on February 26 approved the proposed amendment on Brcko District (Reftel). Eight of the nine CLAC members -- all but Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) caucus ch [...]	2009-02-27 10:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO250	BOSNIA DOES NOT ACCEPT TWO ALGERIAN GUANTANAMO [...] (S) On February 27 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a second dipnote in response to our request (reftel A) that Bosnia accept two Algerian nationals who lived in Bosnia before being detained in Guantanamo (Lakhdar Boumediene and Sabir Lahmar Manfud). This second dipnote was in respons [...]	2009-02-27 16:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
09SARAJEVO258	BOSNIA - RSNA CAUTIOUSLY ENDORSES BRCKO AMENDMENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 25, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) adopted: 1) an RS Government report endorsing the text of the proposed constitutional amendment on Brcko (Ref A),2) a conclusion urging Serb delegates in the state-level Parliament to support the amendment but also to [...]	2009-03-03 15:11:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO279	BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES IN FIRST READING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The House of Representatives (HoR) on March 4 approved -- with only one vote opposed -- the proposed amendment on Brcko District (Reftel) in its first reading, thus introducing the amendment into parliamentary procedure and opening the process for debate and proposed changes. The [...]	2009-03-06 14:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO297	BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPOINTS HEADS TO [...] (U) After a long delay the Council of Minister February 26 made several appointments to leading positions for three new state-level police support agencies created as part of two April 2008 reform laws. Although the Ministry of Security had held interviews for the positions of Director and Dep [...]	2009-03-10 15:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	REL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO317	BOSNIA - DAS JONES' MARCH 1-4 VISIT TO SARAJEVO [...] (C) SUMMARY During his March 1-4 visit to Sarajevo DAS Stuart Jones met with leaders of all major political parties, members of the presidency, Defense Minister Cikotic, Prime Minister Spiric and Foreign Minister Alkalaj. He also met with representatives from international financial instituti [...]	2009-03-16 15:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO348	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 25-26 PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will meet in Sarajevo on March 25-26. Despite Bosnia's problems, including continued nationalist rhetoric and challenges to the Dayton constitutional order, the PIC is expected to be non-eventful. Hopes among PIC members, particularly Russia [...]	2009-03-19 16:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO35	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JANUARY 13-14 VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bob, Cameron -- I look forward to welcoming you to Sarajevo next week for the NATO HQ Sarajevo change-of-command ceremony and our joint meeting with Admiral Fitzgerald. I am also pleased that you both have the time for some additional meetings, particularly a lunch with political [...]	2009-01-12 10:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO353	BOSNIA - ATTACK ON JOURNALIST IN EASTERN REPUBLIKA [...] (C) Summary: On March 18, a Federation Television journalist, reporting on allegations of corruption in Trebinje, was physically attacked while filming the Serb Orthodox Church there. The local mayor and Serb Orthodox bishop (both Dodik allies) immediately blamed the victim, and Dodik himsel [...]	2009-03-23 05:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO365	BOSNIA - LETTER FOR THE SECRETARY FROM FOREIGN [...] (U) On March 23, the Bosnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered to the Embassy a latter from Foreign Minister Alkalaj to the Secretary. Alkalaj's letter is a reply to the Secre tary's March 18 correspondence, and the text is contained in paragraph two below. A scan of the signed letter wa [...]	2009-03-23 16:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BK
09SARAJEVO373	BOSNIA - STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE CONTINUES TO [...] (C) The State Prosecutor's Special Department for Organized Crime (SDOC),under the leadership of USG-funded secondee Drew Engel, the Deputy Chief Prosecutor and head of SDOC, made inroads in the fight against organized crime, financial crimes, and corruption in 2008. This includes using cas [...]	2009-03-25 06:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID ECON PREL KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO381	BOSNIA - PIC URGES POLITICAL LEADERS TO COMPROMISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 25-26 Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Sarajevo welcomed the Bosnian parliament's adoption of a constitutional amendment on Brcko (reported septel),but stressed that progress on the remainder of the PIC 5-plus-2 agenda was insufficient to justify a decision to close [...]	2009-03-27 07:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS EU BK
09SARAJEVO386	BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES: A VICTORY FOR [...] (SBU) Two months of negotiating a constitutional amendment on Brcko District (Ref A) -- and thirteen years of USG engagement to make Brcko a self-sustaining, multiethnic district -- culminated in the amendment's overwhelming support in both houses of Parliament. The House of Representatives ( [...]	2009-03-27 14:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO388	BOSNIA - SIPA ACTION AGAINST ID FRAUD ANGERS DODIK [...] (U) The State Investigative and Protective Agency (SIPA),acting on the order of the State Prosecutor's Office, on March 24 arrested three officials in Bijeljina in eastern Republika Srpska (RS) in connection with the fraudulent issuance of Citizenship Identity Protection System (CIPS) identi [...]	2009-03-27 16:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KCRM KJUS KAWC BK
09SARAJEVO40	BOSNIA - GAZA REACTION REVEALS UGLY SIDE [...] (SBU) Summary: Several incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti, biased press coverage, and irresponsible comments by Islamic Community head, Reis Mustafa Ceric (who labeled events in Gaza "genocide"),have contributed to an undercurrent of anti-Semitism in the Bosnian reaction to events in Gaza. [...]	2009-01-12 16:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM GZ BK PREL
09SARAJEVO403	BOSNIA - COURT REJECTS EFFORT TO GUT STATE COURT'S [...] (U) During its March 28 session, the BiH Constitutional Court rejected a case brought by BiH House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Milorad Zivkovic and twelve other deputies from Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik's party, the Alliance of Social Democrats (SNSD),that had c [...]	2009-03-31 16:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO406	BOSNIA: INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED PROJECTS ADVANCE [...] The U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and the Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT) rule of law program, funded by INL-managed SEED funds, continue to play a critical role in advancing our rule of [...]	2009-04-01 13:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO452	BOSNIA - PM SPIRIC MOVES FORWARD (FINALLY) ON [...] (SBU) On April 9, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (CoM) Nikola Spiric (Serb) agreed to place the long overdue decision on an inventory of state property on the CoM agenda. Spiric also agreed that the scope of the inventory should be consistent with the March 26 communique of the Peace Im [...]	2009-04-10 11:06:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM EU BK
09SARAJEVO467	BOSNIA - TIHIC AND COVIC EAGER TO ENGAGE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 8 lunch with Ambassador, Party of Democratic Action (SDA) chairman Sulejman Tihic and Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH chairman Dragan Covic focused almost exclusively on constitutional reform (CR). The two men discussed the positive momentum generated by the recent [...]	2009-04-15 04:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO469	BOSNIA - SEEKING RESOLUTION OF DEFENSE PROPERTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bosnia's progress towards reaching an "acceptable and resolution of defense property," one of the PIC's 5 objectives for closure of the Office of the High Representative, remains stalled, and recently we have seen some backsliding. With respect to moveable defense property -- th [...]	2009-04-15 06:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO487	BOSNIA - DODIK INVESTIGATION TO START NEXT WEEK; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office (SPO) expects to open a formal investigation into Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik on Tuesday, April 21. Dodik is one of nine individuals, including three sitting RS ministers, alleged to have committed a variety of criminal offens [...]	2009-04-17 14:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO488	BOSNIA - EU TROIKA FM'S BRING THE SAME OLD EU [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: We have spoken with EU diplomats to assess whether the "EU Troika" foreign ministers broke new ground when they visited Sarajevo on April 7-9. Although the simultaneous visit of Czech Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg, French Foreign Minister Kouchner and Swedish Foreign Minis [...]	2009-04-17 14:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EU BK
09SARAJEVO489	BOSNIA - DODIK INVESTIGATION TO START NEXT WEEK; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office (SPO) expects to open a formal investigation into Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik on Tuesday, April 21. Dodik is one of nine individuals, including three sitting RS ministers, alleged to have committed a variety of criminal offens [...]	2009-04-17 14:51:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO500	WHAT TO DO ABOUT A PROBLEM CALLED BOSNIA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Our objectives here are to: 1) maintain Bosnia as a single state; 2) mute the country's potentially explosive ethnic divisions by embedding it in Euro-Atlantic institutions; and, 3) ensure that the state is strong enough to meet its NATO and EU obligations. Unfortunately, Bosni [...]	2009-04-20 15:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO501	BOSNIA: INDICTMENT FILED AGAINST FEDERATION PRIME [...] (SBU) Over the weekend, the Bosnian media confirmed that on April 14 the Sarajevo Cantonal State Prosecutor filed an indictment against Federation Prime Minister Nedzad Brankovic (Party of Democratic Action--SDA) and former Federation Prime Minister Edhem Bicakcic (SDA Federation PM from 1998 [...]	2009-04-20 15:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO507	BOSNIA - REIS CERIC CALLS FOR "NATIONAL BOSNIAK [...] (C) Summary: Reis Mustafa Ceric, head of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina, continues to shoot from the hip on political matters, this time calling into question the country's multi-ethnic identity. While Islamic Community representatives were quick to dismiss this as a misunde [...]	2009-04-21 14:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO510	BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (S/NOFORN) The Ambassador met on April 16 with Prime Minister Spiric and on April 17 with Minister of Security Sadovic to request that the Bosnian government reconsider its previous decision on Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar, and agree to allow Lahmar to return to Bosnia (Reftel). Spiric s [...]	2009-04-22 07:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL BA
09SARAJEVO513	BOSNIA - DODIK MAKES NICE AND ISSUES WARNINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over lunch on the 17th floor terrace of the Republika Srpska (RS) Government building on April 16, RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and the Ambassador discussed a range of issues, including outstanding elements of OHR's 5 2 agenda, the state-level investigation of the PM over, amo [...]	2009-04-22 14:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO514	BOSNIA - TIME TO ASSIGN A U.S. GENERAL OFFICER TO [...] (C/NF) I have argued that it remains critical to U.S. interests for a U.S. general officer to command NATO HQ Sarajevo. We did not succeed in keeping that post last year, however, and an Italian general officer assumed command of NATO HQ on January 14. After that decision was taken my hope h [...]	2009-04-22 14:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM NATO EU BK
09SARAJEVO515	BOSNIA - HIGHREP INZKO DISCUSSES EXTENDING THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Inzko met with Quint Ambassadors on April 20 to discuss extending the presence of the international secondees working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office past the legislatively-mandated December 2009 deadline. Inzko expressed strong support for [...]	2009-04-22 15:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO516	BOSNIA -- DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE CLEARS SIPA [...] (C) On April 22 a Disciplinary Committee of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) cleared Assistant Director Dragan Lukac (Croat) of any wrongdoing when he submitted a criminal report against several Republika Srpska Government (RSG) officials, including RS Prime Minister Milora [...]	2009-04-23 13:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO529	BOSNIA: EMBASSY RATCHETS UP ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary: On an April 23 visit to Srebrenica, Ambassador English pushed local leaders to put aside their political differences for the sake of citizens of a municipality still struggling to come to terms with the 1995 genocide which took place there. Bickering over government jobs, and th [...]	2009-04-27 12:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO530	BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO RESTORE [...] (U) High Representative Valentin Inzko used his "Bonn powers" on Friday, April 24 to return the travel documents of 13 Republika Srpska (RS) police officers whose documents were seized in July 2007 because they were suspected of involvement in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. According to Andrej [...]	2009-04-27 14:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC KCRM KJUS KMRS PGOV PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO548	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 09:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER BK
09SARAJEVO556	BOSNIA - SDA CONGRESS FORECASTS TURNING POINT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) gears up for its party congress on May 26 -- at which it will elect its party president -- both party leadership and rank and file are preparing to make a crucial choice between moving SDA along its current, progressive path and shifting the [...]	2009-05-04 15:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO563	BOSNIA - INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED PROJECTS UPDATE: [...] (U) Summry: Extensive technical assistance in drafting gverning legislation and rules of procedures along with significant USG investment in equipment and taining facilitated the creation and rapid develoment of the new state-level Foreigners Affairs Service from an idea on paper to an effecti [...]	2009-05-05 12:21:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO565	BOSNIA - CROAT POLITICS MIRED IN STALEMATES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Croat political scene of late has been marked by increasing anxiety about the fate of two centers of Croat power -- the city of Mostar and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) parties. After six months of stalemate and frivolous bargaining, HDZ-BiH is reportedly close to an ag [...]	2009-05-05 13:26:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO566	BOSNIA - DODIK'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST "TRANSFERRED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 23, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) began a debate on the "effects of the transfer of constitutional competencies from the RS to the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina." The debate, which will continue on May 14, is part of a long campaign dating back [...]	2009-05-05 14:21:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM EU BK
09SARAJEVO573	BOSNIA - FY 2009 JULIA TAFT REFUGEE FUND PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Per reftel A, Post is pleased to submit a project proposal for the FY 2009 Julia Taft Refugee Fund. Embassy Sarajevo, working in consultation with the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) State Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees, the Federation Ministry of Human Rights and Refugee Issues, t [...]	2009-05-07 12:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO574	BOSNIA - INCREASED INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As a follow-up to their lunch with High Representative Valentin Inzko (Reftel),the Quint Ambassadors met on May 5 with State Justice Minister Barisa Colak to urge him to prepare legislative amendments needed to extend the presence of international judges and prosecutors past Dec [...]	2009-05-07 16:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO592	BOSNIA'S NEW BIOMETRIC PASSPORT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT DATA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Our Consular Section's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) visited several offices involved in data collection for passport issuance. The visits suggested that even if the Bosnian government hits its January 2010 production target for the new biometric passport, the data used to issue the [...]	2009-05-12 05:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO594	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mr. Vice President: welcome to Bosnia. Your visit here is being taken as a sign that "the U.S. is back" and ready to resume our traditional leadership role here. Bosniaks especially welcome the news, Croats as well, but Serbs are leery, believing new U.S. energy will be devoted t [...]	2009-05-12 15:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KJUS KCRM PINR BK
09SARAJEVO600	SNSD RATCHETS UP INFLAMMATORY RHETORIC [...] (C) A parliamentary debate on May 13 on constitutional reform turned ugly when House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Milorad Zivkovic from the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) proposed conducting public opinion surveys on whether citizens of Bosnia want to continue living toge [...]	2009-05-14 13:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO606	BOSNIA - POLITICIANS COMMENT ON U.S. HOUSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The nonbinding resolution on Bosnia (H.R. 171) passed on May 12 by the U.S. House of Representatives provoked much commentary by Bosnian politicians, most of it along predictable lines. Bosniak and Croat politicians generally praised the resolution, saying it demonstrated incr [...]	2009-05-15 08:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO610	BOSNIA - RSNA DECLARES "TRANSFERRED COMPETENCIES" [...] (SBU) On May 14, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) concluded its April 23 debate on competency transfers (Reftel) and adopted a set of conclusions that, in effect, declared (erroneously) that 65 "competencies" had been illegally transferred from the RS to the state. Only in three [...]	2009-05-15 12:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM MARR EU BK
09SARAJEVO614	BOSNIA - EUROPEANS IGNORE DANGER FROM DODIK ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph seven below. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The issue of the Republika Srpska (RS)-led break down of Transco, the state-run electricity transmission company is coming to a critical point. All good faith offers by the international community to provide technic [...]	2009-05-18 12:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ENRG PINR PREL PGOV EU BK
09SARAJEVO631	BOSNIA - HIGHREP PONDERS BONN POWERS ANNULMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph xxxx below. HighRep Concern Over RS Challenge to "Competency Transfers" --------------------------------------------- -------------- 2. (C) At the May 22 meeting of the Steering Board Ambassadors (SBA),HighRep Inzko reiterated concerns he firs [...]	2009-05-22 14:06:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM EU BK
09SARAJEVO643	BOSNIA - TIHIC VICTORY SENDS MESSAGE: SDA WANTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At its party congress on May 26 (Ref A),the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA) reelected its moderate, pro-European president, Sulejman Tihic, who immediately pledged to continue working toward reforms vital for Bosnia,s future. Tihic comfortably defeated right-wing candid [...]	2009-05-27 13:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO658	BOSNIA - VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN OPENS DOOR FOR USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: One week after the visit of Vice President Biden to Bosnia and Herzegovina, his signals of clear USG support for Bosnia have begun to shore up the voice of the Bosnian political moderates. During his public speech and private meetings on May 19, the Vice President declared in no [...]	2009-06-02 11:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO66	BOSNIA - COUNCIL OF MINISTERS TO DECIDE SOON ON [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met separately on January 13 with Foreign Minister Sven Alakalaj and Prime Minister Nikola Spiric to deliver the diplomatic note in reftel regarding Bosnia's willingness to accept two Algerian Guantanamo detainees, Sabir Lahmar Manfud and Lakhdar Boumedienne. The Ambas [...]	2009-01-15 14:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
09SARAJEVO678	BOSNIA INCHING CLOSER ON VISA LIBERALIZATION [...] (U) At its June 4, 2009 session, the Council of Ministers approved and sent to Parliament a package of four draft laws needed to facilitate Bosnia's entry into a visa liberalization regime with the EU. The package includes draft laws on International Legal Aid in Criminal Matters, Border C [...]	2009-06-05 13:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EU BK
09SARAJEVO679	BOSNIA: COM REJECTS LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS [...] (U) During its June 4 session, the Council of Ministers in a 2-7 vote rejected a proposal to extend the presence of international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office past December 2009. The defeat of the initiative dealt a severe blow to the Sta [...]	2009-06-05 13:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO687	BOSNIA - HIREP INZKO USES BONN POWERS TO REMOVE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 8 OHR High Representative Valentine Inzko used the Bonn powers for the first time in his tenure in order to remove two police officials engaged in illegal activities, including reported illegal wiretapping against OHR officials. Inzko ordered the removal of Herzegovina [...]	2009-06-10 13:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO689	BOSNIA: SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Long considered a black hole in the region, Bosnia now appears to be taking some steps towards signing regional cooperation agreements in an effort to bring to justice criminals, particularly war criminals, who are dual citizens and out of reach of the law due to existing bans [...]	2009-06-10 14:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KAWC KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO691	BOSNIA - DODIK RAISES THE STAKES ON RSNA [...] (C) SUMMARY: HighRep Valentin Inzko,s June 11 deadline for the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) to withdraw its May 14 conclusions that declared 65 competency transfers from the entities to the state unconstitutional (Ref A) is upon us, and the issue remains unresolved. Both the Amba [...]	2009-06-11 14:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO70	BOSNIA - STRUGGLING WITH DODIK ON BRCKO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik remains the principal stumbling block to a resolution on Brcko District. Seemingly backing off his long-standing intransigence on constitutional amendments to resolve Brcko, Dodik promised Ambassador and HighRep Lajcak in December [...]	2009-01-15 16:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO704	BOSNIA - DODIK REMAINS DEFIANT ON RSNA CONCLUSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik on June 12 publicly reiterated his support for the RS National Assembly (RSNA's) May 14 conclusions that declared 68 competency transfers to the state level unconstitutional. Dodik insisted that the spirit of the conclusions would remain in e [...]	2009-06-15 14:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO732	BOSNIA: S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S JUNE 14-16 [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson visited Sarajevo June 14-16 to discuss regional cooperation and extending past December the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office. He met with State Justice Minister Barisa [...]	2009-06-22 13:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO733	BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO ANNUL RSNA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On June 20, High Representative Valentin Inzko publicly announced his decision to use the Bonn Powers to annul the Republika Srpska's (RS) May 14 Conclusions on the alleged illegal transfer of 68 competencies from the entities to the state. This decision came after almost a [...]	2009-06-22 14:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
09SARAJEVO741	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 29-30 PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will meet in Sarajevo on June 29-30. This meeting, the first PIC Political Directors meeting to be chaired by the current HighRep Valentin Inzko, will take place in the shadow of a serious confrontation between Inzko and Republika Srpska Pri [...]	2009-06-23 15:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO745	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 27-28 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You come to Sarajevo as Bosnia weathers its latest political crisis, a showdown over the High Representative's use of his extraordinary Bonn Powers to annul an action by the Republika Srpska (RS) that challenged the structures of the Dayton Peace Accords (Ref A). Such crises a [...]	2009-06-24 10:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO747	BOSNIA: FORMER FOREIGN FIGHTERS ARRESTED; BUT CAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Administrative delays and barriers to evidence sharing may contribute to the release from the Foreigners Affairs Service (FAS) Immigration Center of several former foreign fighters, who have been deemed threats to BiH national security. Currently the center holds eight persons [...]	2009-06-24 13:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KISL SCUL INR KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO76	BOSNIA - BIDDING FOR 2010-2011 UNSC SEAT [...] (U) We received the following diplomatic note from the Bosnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Bosnia's interest in being elected to the UN Security Council, and have added our comment on this request below: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina presents its compliment [...]	2009-01-16 16:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC BK
09SARAJEVO77	BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ADOPTS LONG AWAITED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council of Ministers (CoM) on December 29 adopted a National War Crimes Strategy that establishes the framework for the prosecution of war crimes committed during the 1992-1995 war. The initiative marks a milestone in Bosnia's efforts to prosecute war crimes and promote na [...]	2009-01-16 17:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO773	BOSNIA - SERBS KEEP QUIET AND BOSNIAKS CRY FOUL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following HighRep Valentin Inzko's June 20 decision to use the Bonn Powers to annul the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA's) conclusions condemning what the RSNA perceived as the illegal transfer of competencies from the entities to the state (Ref A),Bosnian Serb politician [...]	2009-06-30 06:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO776	BOSNIA - STATE COURT APPROVES ANOTHER TEMPORARY [...] (C) A contact at the State Prosecutor's Office on June 29 told us that the State Court late on June 26 had approved the office's request for a temporary seizure order for additional documents from Republika Srpska (RS) in connection with the ongoing corruption case against RS Prime Minister [...]	2009-06-30 10:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO786	BOSNIA - CANTONAL COURT CONVICTS NOTORIOUS MAFIA [...] (U) The Sarajevo Cantonal Court's June 23 decision to convict notorious mafia boss Muhammed Ali Gasi continues to elicit favorable commentary. Gasi, along with his brother, and six associates, were convicted on organized crime-related charges, including extortion, illegal property purchases, [...]	2009-07-01 14:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO797	BOSNIA - CODEL CARDIN STRESSES NEED FOR DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In June 27-28 meetings with Bosnia's Presidency and the leaders of its most prominent political parties, a Congressional delegation led by Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) stressed the USG's continued concern for Bosnia's future and pledged our support for helping Bosnia become a s [...]	2009-07-02 14:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO804	REPUBLIKA SRPSKA DELEGATES BLOCK ADOPTION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 18, 2009, the Republika Srpska (RS) delegates in the House of Peoples of the BiH Parliament (BiH HoP) rejected a proposed Revised Strategy for implementation of Annex VII (dealing with returns of displaced persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina) and returned it to the Counci [...]	2009-07-07 07:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BK
09SARAJEVO810	BOSNIA - FEW SIGNS OF PROGRESS AT THE JUNE PIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The June 29-30 Peace Implementation Council (PIC)session was marked by rancorous debate among Bosnian politicians and by general acknowledgment that Bosnia had made little progress toward satisfying the objectives and conditions necessary to close the Office of the High Represent [...]	2009-07-07 13:51:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PREL BK
09SARAJEVO812	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 11-12 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You come to Sarajevo to commemorate a searing event in Bosnia's history, the 1995 genocide at Srebrenica. Your participation in the event will signal, particularly to the Bosniaks, a strong USG commitment to national reconciliation. You also will meet with Bosnian leaders on [...]	2009-07-08 11:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO838	BOSNIA - CONVICTED TERRORIST BEKTASEVIC [...] (C) Mirsad Bektasevic, a dual Bosnian-Swedish citizen who was convicted in a Bosnian court on charges of terrorism in 2007 (Reftel),successfully petitioned the Bosnian court to serve out the remainder of his prison sentence in Sweden, and was transferred from Bosnia to Sweden on June 10, 2009. [...]	2009-07-10 13:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PTER BK
09SARAJEVO839	BOSNIA: STATE OF PLAY ON SREBRENICA-RELATED WAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the fourteenth anniversary of the genocide that took place in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 upon us, we thought it would be useful to review the progress made and the challenges faced by the State Prosecutor's Office Special Department for War Crimes (SDWC) investigating [...]	2009-07-10 13:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO840	BOSNIA: STATE OF PLAY ON SREBRENICA-RELATED WAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the fourteenth anniversary of the genocide that took place in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 upon us, we thought it would be useful to review the progress made and the challenges faced by the State Prosecutor's Office Special Department for War Crimes (SDWC) investigating [...]	2009-07-10 13:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO841	BOSNIA - INL-FUNDED PROGRAM UPDATE: FOCUS ON [...] (U) Summary: INL-provided SEED funded training conducted by the Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Training Program (OPDAT) and the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) continue to play a critical role in our rule of law agenda here in Bosn [...]	2009-07-10 15:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO867	EU DENIES BOSNIA ENTRY INTO VISA LIBERALIZATION [...] (C) The European Commission (EC) announced on July 14 that it had decided to keep Bosnia off the list of countries recommended for entry into the EU's visa liberalization regime at this time. It attributed its decision to Bosnia's shortcomings in the issuance of biometric passports, the fig [...]	2009-07-16 13:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KCRM EU BK
09SARAJEVO87	BOSNIA - STATE PROSECUTOR MOVES CLOSER TO OPENING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office is close to completing its review of the Republika Srpska (RS) government documents provided to it as part of its preliminary investigation into alleged corruption associated with RS Government Building contracts. Based on their preliminary conclusio [...]	2009-01-21 16:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO877	BOSNIA - DEMARCHE ON U.S.-RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-21 12:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BK RS
09SARAJEVO88	BOSNIA - HIGHREP LAJCAK TO BE NAMED SLOVAK FOREIGN [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador today, High Rep Miroslav Lajcak said that he had been offered and accepted the position of Slovak Foreign Minister. He plans to inform the PIC tomorrow, and immediately afterwards will tell the Presidency, which will be asked to inform other Bosnian gover [...]	2009-01-22 17:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA SK
09SARAJEVO883	SUBJECT: BOSNIA - CODEL CARNAHAN HELPS MARK [...] (SBU) Summary: From July 11-13 the Congressional delegation (CODEL) led by Representative Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and including Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Representative Mike Turner (R-OH) visited Bosnia-Herzegovina, underscoring the strength of the U.S. commitment to help Bosnia joi [...]	2009-07-23 04:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO893	BOSNIA - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 14:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA
09SARAJEVO894	BOSNIA: PARLIAMENT VOTES TO DISMISS SDA SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: On July 22, the BiH House of Representatives, acting on a request from the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) Presidency, voted to dismiss SDA Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic. This vote ends two months of speculation about Sadovic's removal and a public fight between SDA Presiden [...]	2009-07-24 13:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO895	BOSNIAKS ATTEMPT TO BLOCK THE WORK OF THE RS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In response to a recent decision by the Republika Srpska (RS) Constitutional Court, Bosniak leaders in the RS announced on July 14 that the Bosniak Caucus in the RS Council of Peoples (RS CoP) will attempt to block all laws passed by the RS National Assembly (RSNA) by boycotting [...]	2009-07-24 13:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO921	BOSNIA AGREES TO ACCEPT GUANTANAMO DETAINEE LAHMAR [...] (S) We received a diplomatic note from the Bosnian Foreign Ministry informing us that Bosnia has agreed to accept the transfer of former Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar and deal with him in accordance with the Bosnian Law on Foreigners and Asylum. In practice, this will mean that Lahmar wil [...]	2009-07-29 13:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER BA
09SARAJEVO922	BOSNIA - EXTENDING THE PRESENCE OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. We are reaching a critical point in our and the international community's efforts to extend the presence of the international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office. The Coun [...]	2009-07-29 14:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO934	BOSNIA - HIGHREP PUTS TEMPORARY LID ON BUBBLING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ten months after the October 2008 municipal elections, Mostar's elected officials have yet to find a resolution to the city mayor stalemate (Reftel). As a result, the Mostar City Council is unable to adopt a permanent budget and therefore pay city employees. Disgruntlement with [...]	2009-07-31 10:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO946	BOSNIA - HIGH-PROFILE PRISONER DISAPPEARS [...] (C) Bosnia is abuzz about the disappearance of Karray Kemal bin Ali who failed to return to a high security prison in Zenica after being granted leave to visit his family. Bin Ali (AKA Abu Hamza though not the "Abu Hamza" cited in our terrorism report) is a Tunisian national with possible li [...]	2009-08-03 10:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KCRM KJUS AEMR APCS BK
09SARAJEVO951	BOSNIA - GRIGORIJE, PRINCE-BISHOP OF TREBINJE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Serb Orthodox Vladika Grigorije (Bishop of Zahumlije and Herzegovina) holds both spiritual and temporal power in the southern Bosnian municipality of Trebinje. With authority extending throughout much of southern Bosnia, including Mostar, the relatively-youthful Grigorije is a m [...]	2009-08-04 10:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO954	BOSNIA: FY09 INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED LAW [...] (U) The U.S. Government's core strategic objective in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) is to lock the country into a self-sustaining path towards Euro-Atlantic integration. A BiH inside NATO and the EU is the best guarantee that the country's future will be stable, democratic and prosperous. Strong l [...]	2009-08-04 14:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC SNAR KCRM KJUS SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO955	BOSNIA: FY09 INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED LAW [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 14:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC SNAR KCRM KJUS SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO958	BOSNIA: AVDO PALIC FOUND, HIGH PROFILE MISSING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Colonel Avdo Palic, the wartime commander of the Zepa enclave seized in 1995 under a flag of truce and whose whereabouts have been of keen local and international interest since, was finally identified August 4 as being among nine bodies found in a mass grave near Rogatica. But [...]	2009-08-05 14:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV BK

09SARAJEVO96	BOSNIA -- SEEKING A DEAL ON IMMOVEABLE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with the Minister of Defense, Selmo Cikotic, January 22 to urge him to submit to the Council of Ministers (COM) an agreement giving ownership of immoveable defense property to Bosnia's state level defense institutions. The agreement is in line with the principl [...]	2009-01-23 17:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO971	BOSNIA - INL-FUNDED PROGRAM UPDATE: ENGAGING IN [...] (U) Summary: The International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and the Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Training Program (OPDAT) engage Bosnian interlocutors in discussions about needed reforms in law enforcement and the judiciary to advance our [...]	2009-08-10 12:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SCTION08OF09NAIROBI809	KIBAKI ADDRESSES OPENING OF PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-24 12:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAGR SENV KE UG
09SECION02OF02NAIROBI417	Somalia - Amended ATA 7031 Leahy Vetting Request DS/ATA [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 09:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO
09SECTIO01OF02NDJAMENA530	CHAD: FORMIN FAKI ON CHA-SUDAN DETENTE SEQUENCING, JEM/ARMS, AND JEM/DOH [...] (C) Ambassador met one-on-one with FORMIN Moussa Faki Mahamat on October 6. Faki said that the next confidence-building step in the Chad-Sudan detente scenario, drafted by Ghazi himself in Ndjamena October 10, was Sudan's to make. Faki said that the Qataris had found JEM's Khalil Ibrahim s [...]	2009-11-12 16:04:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF MARR SU LY CD PHUM
09SECTIO01OF03BRUSSELS1363	SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER SEMINAR ON UN TARGETED [...] (C//NF) Summary: In preparation for the Belgian-hosted UN Targeted Sanctions Seminar of Like-Minded Countries, post provides the following information on Belgian attitudes toward reform of 1267 sanctions and other counterterrorism (CT) issues. This is in part based on Treasury Assistant Secr [...]	2009-10-09 15:08:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER KTFN ETTC PGOV EFIN PREL PINR KJUS PHUM
09SECTION01OF03BRUSSELS1234	SE WOLPE'S CONSULTATIONS WITH THE EU 31 AUGUST - 1 [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes, Howard Wolpe, met with development and humanitarian aid officials from the Commission, and security and defense officials at the Council Secretariat. He also met with the Secretariat's Africa Task Force and attended a lunch meeting [...]	2009-09-11 15:52:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MOPS MARR SOCI CG BE
09SECTION01OF03SANJOSE525	COSTA RICA: MORE MEANINFUL MILITARY MISSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Significant U.S. military humnitarian missions and training took place in Cosa Rica during April and May, continuing the strig of activities begun in late 2007. In April, oer 150 U.S. military personnel practiced disaster mnagement and recovery techniques with civilian clleagu [...]	2009-06-25 18:47:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS MARR SOCI EAID CS
09SECTION02F02BRUSSELS1639	HOLBROOKE & FM BILDT ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS, CIVILIAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 18:28:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SW PK IN
09SECTION02OF03QRIPOLI583	BEYOND LOCKERBIE: WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE US-LIBYA RELATIONSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-20 10:25:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM ETRD ABLD CVIS LY UN
09SECTION0QF05HANOI297	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Your April 6-8 visit to Vietnam comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Vietnam has progressed much since your last visit to Hanoi in April 2000 and is arguably at its highest point since relations were normalized in 1995. Propelled by a series of senior bilateral [...]	2009-03-31 07:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM
09SECTON02OF02BRUSSELS579	EU REACTION TO BURMA POLICY REVIEW UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 19:33:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD BM EUN
09SEOUL10	PRESS BULLETIN - January 02, 2009 [...] "North Korea Returns to the Past with Its Strategy of 'Tongmi Bongnam'" (Hankook Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 31) 2. Frustrating Editorial (JoongAng Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 34) 3. Let U.S. Congress be an Example to Korean Lawmakers (Chosun Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 31) Features [...]	2009-01-02 06:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1005	NORTH KOREA SHOWS WILLINGNESS TO KEEP KAESONG [...] (C) Summary: The third round of Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) talks on June 19 convinced involved ROK participants that North Korea would not close the KIC, because the North Korean delegation did not walk out during the lengthy meeting and the next meeting date was brought up by the DPRK d [...]	2009-06-24 10:51:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KS KN
09SEOUL1006	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 23:07:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1010	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 23:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1013	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 05:57:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL102	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 05:49:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL1020	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 26, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 06:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1022	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-29 05:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1024	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 06:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1029	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 1, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 04:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1049	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 06:14:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL105	LEE GIVES CABINET A SHAKE, BRINGS IN NORTH KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY. ROK President Lee Myung-bak gave his cabinet a makeover January 18 and 19, naming Yoon Jeung-hyun his new Finance Minister (septel),Hyun In-taek Unification Minister, and Won Sei-hoon National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director. In naming close campaign advisor and "Denuclear [...]	2009-01-21 08:25:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1050	IRREGULAR WORKERS BILL REVISIONS WAYLAY NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The June session of the National Assembly, which finally convened on June 26, has yet to hold a session, remaining deadlocked over the issue of converting "irregular workers" to regular status. In the absence of revision to the relevant legislation by the June 30 deadline, the fir [...]	2009-07-02 06:14:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL ELAB
09SEOUL1057	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-06 07:03:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1058	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 6, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-06 07:12:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1066	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 7, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 05:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1067	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 06:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1070	LEE ADMINISTRATION CHANGES TO DEFENSE REFORM 2020 [...] (C) On June 26, the ROK Government announced significant revisions to the "National Defense Reform 2020" plan. In short, the plan will increase the ROK's counterstrike/counterfire capability in the face of the growing North Korean missile threat, while reducing the numbers of ROK troops by 1 [...]	2009-07-07 07:09:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV KS KN JA CH TW
09SEOUL1080	NO BREAKTHROUGH AT KAESONG; NORTH-SOUTH IMPASSE [...] (C) Summary: The fourth round of inter-Korean negotiations at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) on July 2 adjourned without significant results. The ROKG continued to emphasize the need for the ROK detainee's release; DPRK was solely focused on the USD 500 million fee, increased wages, an [...]	2009-07-08 06:27:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KS KN
09SEOUL1081	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 06:44:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1097	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-10 07:13:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1098	CYBER ATTACKS: NIS PREMATURE IN BLAMING NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: Reports by South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS),leaked by National Assembly lawmakers, that blamed North Korea for the recent spate of Denial of Service cyber attacks against U.S. and South Korean websites quickly fueled hysteria in South Korea's conservative print [...]	2009-07-10 07:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
09SEOUL1103	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 06:40:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1111	USING MEDICINE TO OVERCOME THE NORTH-SOUTH IMPASSE [...] (U) This message is from the American Presence Post (APP) in Busan, Republic of Korea. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Green Doctors, a Busan-based NGO running the only clinic in the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC),hopes to open a 150-bed hospital in the near future. In addition to providing medica [...]	2009-07-14 06:27:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ELAB XE KN KS
09SEOUL1112	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 06:52:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1116	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 05:15:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1125	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-16 06:37:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1126	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-16 07:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1134	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-17 06:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1142	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-20 06:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1148	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-21 06:47:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1149	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-21 06:54:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL115	MOFAT VICE MINISTER REQUESTS NEW ADMINISTRATION'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 21 meeting with the Ambassador, First Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Kwon Jong-rak offered congratulations on President Barack Obama's inauguration and requested continued consultations on the KORUS-FTA as well as on North Korea. He emphasized the importance [...]	2009-01-22 06:03:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1152	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 05:37:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1154	GNP PASSES MEDIA REFORM AMID OPPOSITION'S VIOLENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 22, National Assembly Speaker Kim Hyung-o used his authority to send the ruling Grand National Party's (GNP) media reform bill directly to the plenary, where the GNP, controlling 169 of the 294 seats, handily passed the legislation. The bill was a revised version, which [...]	2009-07-22 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL116	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-22 06:58:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL1164	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 06:44:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1167	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 04:29:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1170	A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE [...] (C) In a July 19 meeting with EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt M. Campbell, representatives of NGOs working with North Korean refugees -- themselves all North Korean refugees -- described their work, their lives in DPRK, the North Korean leadership, and humanitarian challenges of North Korean ref [...]	2009-07-24 07:06:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PINR KN KS
09SEOUL1171	A/S CAMPBELLâ€™S MEETING WITH ROK UNIFICATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 20 meeting, Unification Minister Hyun In-taek outlined Kim Jong-il's health and succession concerns, key figures and the current state of the DPRK for A/S Campbell. Although Kim Jong-il (KJI) remained firmly in control of the regime for now, he was unlikely to live beyond 201 [...]	2009-07-24 07:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1174	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 06:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1176	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 07:06:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL118	PRESS BULLETIN - January 22, 2009 [...] Korean Peninsula Initiative in Obama's Inaugural Address (Chosun Ilbo, January 22, 2009, Page 26) 2. A Profoundly Changed Foreign Policy (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 22, 2009, Page 23) 3. Reasons Why Obamanomics Should Not End in Failure (Hankook Ilbo, January 22, 2009, Page 39) 4. Messages [...]	2009-01-22 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1182	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 06:00:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1186	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 04:09:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1192	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 06:50:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL12	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-05 01:59:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL120	ROKG VIEWS ON CONPLAN 5029, SMA, AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Summary. ROK National Security Advisor Kim Sung-hwan discussed the ROKG's positions on Conceptual Plan (CONPLAN) 5029, the new Special Measures Agreement (SMA),and Afghanistan during a cordial and wide-ranging 30-minute meeting at the Blue House on January 15 with United States Forces [...]	2009-01-23 00:48:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	MARR PREL MOPS PGOV KS AF
09SEOUL1200	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 05:34:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1203	ROK FISHING BOAT SEIZED IN DPRK WATERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A South Korean fishing boat was seized by the DPRK on July 30. A senior MOU official confirmed to us later in the day that the boat was seven miles north of Northern Limit Line (NLL) when it was seized. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On July 30, a South Korean fishing boat with four [...]	2009-07-30 08:06:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS MARR PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1210	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 31, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 06:15:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1218	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 03, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 06:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1223	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 04:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1224	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 04, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 05:27:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1233	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-05 05:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1235	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 05, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-05 06:17:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1241	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN'S VISIT TO KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Berman, welcome to Korea. The alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) is strong, enduring, and strategically important. Your visit follows the successful June 16 U.S.-ROK Presidential Summit and adoption of the Joint Vision Statement. The Joint Vision Statem [...]	2009-08-06 06:45:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1243	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 06, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-06 22:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1252	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 07, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-07 06:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1255	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-10 04:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL126	PRESS BULLETIN - January 23, 2009 [...] Report Urged U.S. to Center on Japan and China (JoongAng Ilbo, January 23, 2009, Page 4) 2 2. U.S. Ambassador Urges the ROK to Give Washington Some Time Regarding FTA (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 23, 2009, Page 2) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo Fears of "Negative Growth:" ROK Economy Shrank [...]	2009-01-23 05:12:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1264	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 11, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-11 06:34:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1274	DP CHAIR CHUNG URGES U.S. TO ENGAGE NORTH KOREA; [...] (C) Summary: At an August 10 lunch with the Ambassador, opposition Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Chung Sye-kyun urged the United States to engage the DPRK in dialogue, asserting the U.S. and the ROK shared responsibility with the DPRK for the breakdown of the Six-Party Talks. Chung said for [...]	2009-08-12 04:37:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS KN
09SEOUL1277	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 12, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-12 06:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1284	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 06:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1285	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 06:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1288	EXPERTS FRUSTRATED WITH LEE'S NORTH KOREA POLICY; [...] (C) Summary: In August 10 meetings with poloff, two leading experts, each of whom is close to the Lee Myung-bak Administration, were sharply critical of Lee's North Korea policy. They also agreed that the succession of Kim Jong-un to his father's place as leader of North Korea is not yet cl [...]	2009-08-13 08:47:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL129	FUTURE ROLE FOR NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS [...] (C) Summary: As the total number of North Korean defectors in South Korea crossed the 15,000 threshold in 2008, some scholars, NGOs, and defectors themselves asked whether the former North Korean residents could play a useful role promoting change of the North Korean regime and facilitating e [...]	2009-01-23 07:57:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SREF PGOV PROP PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1292	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 04:09:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1293	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 04:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1294	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 04:30:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1295	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 04:30:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1301	VICE-PRESIDENT BIDEN, SECRETARY CLINTON, TOP PICKS [...] (C) Summary: Former President Kim Dae-jung is in critical condition and is expected to live a few weeks, at most. President Kim's Senior Secretary said a funeral delegation led by Vice President Biden or Secretary Clinton would be the family's preference, adding that President Kim and Vice Pr [...]	2009-08-14 05:57:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL1308	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 07:03:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1316	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-17 23:52:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1318	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 08:40:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1319	FORMER PRESIDENT KIM DAE-JUNG'S OBITUARY [...] (C) Summary: Former Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-jung died of complications from pneumonia on August 18 in Seoul. He was 83. The funeral is tentatively planned for August 25. Kim's staff told poloffs on August 14 that Kim's family hoped Vice President Biden or Secretary Clinton would [...]	2009-08-18 08:49:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL132	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-28 06:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL1326	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-19 08:21:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1327	SOMBER REACTION TO KIM DAE-JUNG'S DEATH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The public reaction to the death of former President Kim Dae-jung (reftel A) is somber and lacks the anger and anti-government sentiment that followed former President Roh Moo-hyun's death (reftels B,C) in May. Debate about funeral timing is ongoing as of COB August 19, but sour [...]	2009-08-19 09:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KPAO KS
09SEOUL1336	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 07:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1344	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 08:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL135	PRESS BULLETIN - January 28, 2009 [...] "Goodbye Guantanamo" (JoongAng Ilbo, January 24, 2009, Page 22) 2. "Obama Takes a Stand against Torture" (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 24, 2009, Page 23) 3. Relocation on Shaky Ground (JoongAng Ilbo, January 28, 2009, Page 30) 4. Kim Jong-il's Growing Interest in Progress at Six-Party Talks [...]	2009-01-28 07:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1357	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-24 07:59:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1358	FM YU TELLS ALBRIGHT DENUCLEARIZATION IS TOP [...] (SBU) At a breakfast for the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the funeral of former ROK President Kim Dae-jung, FM Yu Myung-hwan told former Secretary Albright that Seoul's message to the North Korean funeral delegation had been simple: without progress on denuclearization, improvement in Nort [...]	2009-08-24 08:29:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD PINR KN KS CH
09SEOUL1363	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-25 08:09:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1364	AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH'S AUGUST 23 MEETING WITH ROK [...] (C) In a brief August 23 meeting, ROK National Security Advisor Kim Sung-hwan reported to Special Representative for North Korea Policy Bosworth that President Lee had told a DPRK delegation that, until the nuclear issue was resolved, there would be limits on ROK economic cooperation with the [...]	2009-08-26 00:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KNUC KS KN
09SEOUL1371	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 26, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 07:13:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US

09SEOUL1373	DESPITE NORTH-SOUTH THAW, BLUE HOUSE TO MAINTAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two trusted Ministry of Unification (MOU) interlocutors told us August 26 that the prevailing sentiment within the ministry is that the visit of the DPRK funeral delegation represented a "breakthrough" in inter-Korean relations. MOU expects positive results from the inter-Korean [...]	2009-08-26 09:27:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KN KS
09SEOUL1377	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-27 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1379	HYUNDAI CHAIRWOMAN ON KJI'S HEALTH AND FAMILY [...] (C) Summary: During an August 25 breakfast with the Ambassador that focused primarily on Hyundai Asan's business in North Korea (septel),Hyundai Chairwoman Hyun Jong-eun said Kim Jong-il (KJI) appeared to be "in control of everything," was very charismatic and, ignoring advice from his docto [...]	2009-08-27 08:36:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KS KN
09SEOUL1380	WI SAYS DENUCLEARIZATION IS STILL ROKG'S TOP [...] (C) During an August 24 meeting, ROK Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Wi Sung-lac emphasized to Ambassador Philip Goldberg that the ROKG's top priority is still denuclearization. Wi noted that UNSCR 1874 was forcing the North Koreans to find creative ways [...]	2009-08-27 23:36:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN KN KS CH
09SEOUL1383	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-28 07:14:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1384	DEMOCRATIC PARTY SUPPORTS DPRK SANCTIONS WHILE [...] (C) Summary: On August 23, members of the U.S. Presidential Delegation to former President Kim Dae-jung's funeral met with leaders of the opposition, left-of-center Democratic Party (DP). The Korean lawmakers were frankly critical of U.S. and South Korean policy toward the North. Nevertheles [...]	2009-08-28 07:22:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1385	CODEL BERMAN'S AUGUST 18 MEETING WITH ROK [...] (U) Summary: During an August 18 meeting, ROK President Lee Myung-bak stressed his satisfaction with the close cooperation between Washington and Seoul on the DPRK nuclear issue and speculated that the leadership succession in North Korea was unlikely to be smooth. The U.S. delegation emph [...]	2009-08-28 07:37:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV KS
09SEOUL1386	HYUNDAI CHAIRWOMAN ON DPRK TRIP, KIM JONG-IL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 25 breakfast with the Ambassador, Hyundai Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun said DPRK leader Kim Jong-il (KJI) claimed a lack of trust between the two Koreas was the main reason for "difficulties" in inter-Korean relations. KJI groused that the Ministry of Unification (M [...]	2009-08-28 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI PINR KS KN
09SEOUL1387	DPRK PLOTTED CAPTURE OF U.S. JOURNALISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The DPRK's arrest of U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee in March 2009 was an orchestrated part of Pyongyang's broader pattern of belligerent behavior in the first half of 2009, according to "Aquariums of Pyongyang" author and DPRK gulag survivor Kang Chol-hwan. Kang, citin [...]	2009-08-28 09:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KS KN
09SEOUL1388	CGPCS MESSAGE DELIVERED - FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Post requests guidance on the questions below received from ROKG. 2. (U) On Agust 25, per reftel, PolOff informed Kim Yo-sup, International Security Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),of USG views regarding participation [...]	2009-08-31 06:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PREL KS
09SEOUL1390	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-31 08:03:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1391	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 31, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-31 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1399	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 1, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-01 07:13:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1400	INTER-KOREAN RED CROSS TALKS ON FAMILY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The North Korean delegation to the August 26-28 inter-Korean Red Cross talks showed up armed with instructions from Kim Jong-il (KJI) to agree immediately to family reunions by Chusok (Korean Thanksgiving, October 2-3),but was not prepared to negotiate additional reunions. Ministry of [...]	2009-09-01 09:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1404	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-02 05:15:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1407	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES; OPPOSITION CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: The National Assembly (NA) convened on September 1 to begin deliberations on the budget and conduct a state audit, and the opposition Democratic Party (DP) immediately staged a walkout as part of its continuing to protest against the ruling Grand National Party's (GNP) passage of [...]	2009-09-02 06:56:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL1408	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-02 07:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1413	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 3, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 05:31:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1418	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 4, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-04 05:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1419	KOREA STRUGGLING TO COPE WITH FOREIGN WIVES [...] (C) Summary: The number of Korean men marrying foreign women has increased dramatically in the past decade, and in 2006 41 percent of rural marriages were international marriages. Most arrangements are intended to be mutually beneficial -- men facing a shortage of eligible brides and women [...]	2009-09-04 06:23:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KPAO SOCI PHUM KS
09SEOUL1420	CABINET RESHUFFLE SIGNALS SHIFT TO CENTER; [...] (U) Summary: The Blue House announced a cabinet reshuffle on September 3, replacing six ministers, including the Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, and creating a new position of Minister for Special Affairs. The first major cabinet reshuffle since President Lee Myung-bak took o [...]	2009-09-04 09:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL1421	NK DEFECTORS MOCK CURRENT DPRK CAMPAIGN AS [...] (C) Summary: Three trusted interlocutors told us that North Korea's "150-Day Battle" campaign has devolved into a state-sponsored shakedown of small-scale North Korean traders who have managed to stash away foreign currency and/or accumulate consumer goods by doing business successfully in t [...]	2009-09-04 09:30:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1434	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 07:31:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1435	ROK RELATIONS WITH UZBEKISTAN: BLOOD, GAS, GOLD [...] (C) Uzbek Embassy DCM Alisher Okhunjonov gave us an upbeat assessment of bilateral ties with South Korea, which is now Uzbekistan's number one East Asian investor and one of its top trade partners. Using Uzbekistan's large ethnic Korean community as a bridge, the Korea Gas Corporation, the Kor [...]	2009-09-08 07:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PINR PGOV ECON EINV KS UZ
09SEOUL1436	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 07:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1441	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 06:47:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1442	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 9, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 06:48:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1450	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 07:50:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1451	CHUNG MONG-JOON ASSUMES GNP CHAIR; STAGE SET FOR [...] (C) Summary: Chung Mong-joon assumed the chair of the Grand National Party (GNP) on September 7 after the former chair, Park Hee-tae, resigned to run for an open seat in the October 28 by-elections. Chung, a six-term National Assembly Member, was an independent until joining the GNP in 2007, [...]	2009-09-10 08:41:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL1453	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 11, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 07:13:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL146	PRESS BULLETIN - January 29, 2009 [...] Clean Energy Race Could Leave Korea Behind (Chosun Ilbo, January 29, 2009, Page 27) Features 2. Secretary Clinton: "The Six-Party Talks Are Essential... We Will Also Pursue Direct Contact with North Korea" (JoongAng Ilbo, January 29, 2009, Page 17) 3. O'Connor: "Political Leaders Shou [...]	2009-01-29 08:47:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1463	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 07:00:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1464	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 07:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1468	DPRK NOT STARVING BUT CONTROLS ERODING, SAYS [...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting with poloffs, Kookmin University professor and longtime DPRK-watcher Andrei Lankov ridiculed NGO assertions that North Korea is facing another major famine but did say the regime's internal political controls are weakening. Lankov asserted that up to 80 p [...]	2009-09-14 08:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS CH
09SEOUL147	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH GYEONGGI GOVERNOR, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted a working lunch on January 23 for USFK Commanding General "Skip" Sharp, Gyeonggi-do Governor Kim and Pyeongtaek Mayor Song. They discussed how local communities in Tongduchon and Pyeongtaek were responding to the relocation of the 2nd Infantry Division. K [...]	2009-01-30 02:09:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV KS
09SEOUL1470	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 05:34:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1471	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 05:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1474	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 06:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1488	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 17, 2009 [...] Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg will reportedly visit East Asia, including the ROK, China and Japan, later this month to discuss U.S.-North Korea bilateral talks and ways to resume the Six-Party Talks, among others. (JoongAng, Hankook) INTERNATIONAL NEWS ------------------ [...]	2009-09-17 06:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1495	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 07:47:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL150	PRESS BULLETIN - January 30, 2009 [...] U.S., North Korea Should Return to "September 19 Six-Party Statement" (JoongAng Ilbo, January 30, 2009, Page 27) 2. Candlelight Comeback (JoongAng Daily, January 30, 2009, Page 10) Features 3. The WEST Program Is Criticized for Wasting Money (Dong-a Ilbo, January 30, 2009, Page 12) [...]	2009-01-30 07:11:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1501	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 08:26:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1502	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 08:31:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1507	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-22 07:47:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1511	KOREA'S EFFORT TO UNCOVER PAST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Two members of the ROK's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) told us they have sent the Ministry of National Defense updated findings regarding several Korean War incidents in which U.S. military aircraft allegedly killed ROK civilians indiscriminately. Our TRC interlocu [...]	2009-09-23 06:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS KN PGOV PHUM
09SEOUL1512	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 06:49:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1513	SENIOR ROK DIPLOMAT ON IRAN, DPRK HUMANITARIAN AID [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Young-joon told the DCM on 9/21 that while the ROK would be as helpful as possible on Iran issues in the coming weeks, Seoul's position would be shaped by what Tokyo does. Lee argued the ROKG position on humanitarian assistance to North Korea is clear and cons [...]	2009-09-23 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON KS KN JN IR
09SEOUL1527	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 07:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1528	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 07:44:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1529	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. Deputy Secretary, all of us at Embassy Seoul warmly welcome you back to Korea. Your visit comes as we are in a sweet spot in the relationship, with a strongly pro-American president who has largely recovered from last year,s debacle on the importation of American beef and is committed [...]	2009-09-24 08:24:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	OVIP PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KN KS
09SEOUL1531	MOFAT Previews FM Yu's Upcoming Visit to Tokyo [...] (C) In a preview of Foreign Minister Yu's upcoming visit to Japan, MOFAT DG for Northeast Asia Cho Tai-young noted the potential for negative fallout from next year's 100th anniversary of Japan's annexation of Korea. He said a pending Japanese decision on textbook guidelines relating to the L [...]	2009-09-24 08:58:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI KS JN
09SEOUL1539	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-25 07:57:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1542	JEONBUK PREOCCUPIED BY LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Local politics and preparations for next year's local elections dominated discussions during poloff's September 10-11 trip to North Jeolla Province (Jeonbuk). Political staffers in the area, which constitutes the heart and soul of the Democratic Party (DP),seemed uninterested in [...]	2009-09-25 08:55:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KPAO KS
09SEOUL1548	FORMER PRESIDENT KIM YOUNG-SAM AFFIRMS KOREA'S NK [...] (C) Summary: Former President Kim Young-sam, in a September 24 lunch with the Ambassador, said President Lee Myung-bak's insistence on reciprocity in South-North relations was correct and that we should be prepared for every possibility as the DPRK navigates a difficult power transition. Kim [...]	2009-09-28 06:11:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS KN
09SEOUL1550	JEONBUK PREOCCUPIED BY LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Please disregard SEOUL 01542. Amended version corrects place names. 2. (C) Summary: Local politics and preparations for next year's local elections dominated discussions during poloff's September 10-11 trip to North Jeolla Province (Jeonbuk). Political staffers in the area, which c [...]	2009-09-28 06:47:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KPAO KS
09SEOUL1554	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-28 08:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1555	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-28 08:44:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1556	CHINESE DCM ON DPRK DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Embassy DCM Xing Haiming, one of the PRC's most experienced DPRK-watchers, told DCM Tokola that the PRC hoped for a quick, positive decision by Washington on bilateral talks with Pyongyang. An upside to holding discussions in North Korea, he said, was that the DPRK inte [...]	2009-09-28 09:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1559	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 07:00:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL156	PRESS BULLETIN - February 2, 2009 [...] The North's Provocations (JoongAng Ilbo, January 31, 2009, Page 26) 2. Inter-Korean Relations Cannot Be Resolved with a Strategy of Waiting (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 31, 2009, Page 23) 3. N. Korea Must Stop Its Pointless Threats (Chosun Ilbo, January 31, 2009, Page 27) 4. It Would be Di [...]	2009-02-02 08:14:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1566	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 06:23:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1572	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 1, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 03:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1574	ROK TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered EAP/K-Embassy Seoul e-mail message on 10/1 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, calling on the ROK to back the USG effort to get an unbiased resolution on the Goldstone Report. Cho underscored that the ROK would likely follow the [...]	2009-10-01 05:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KS KN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KISL KPAL IS
09SEOUL1582	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 5, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-05 05:37:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1586	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 6, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 07:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1591	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 7, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1592	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 08:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1598	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 06:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL160	ROK DEFENSE MINISTER ON WORSENING NORTH-SOUTH [...] (C) At a January 30 dinner at the Ambassador's Residence in honor of the ROK Minister of National Defense (MND) Lee Sang-hee and other senior ROK security officials, contrasting views were presented on how the ROKG should respond to that day's statement by the DPRK that it would no longer reco [...]	2009-02-03 06:23:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF KS KN CH JA
09SEOUL1604	GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO DPRK ON SUCCESSION, 150-DAY [...] (C) During a recent meeting with Ambassador Stephens, Germany's ambassador in Pyongyang, Thomas Schaefer, asserted that military hardliners had seized the initiative while Kim Jong-il (KJI) was recovering from his stroke and are now ascendant in the DPRK government. According to Schaefer, con [...]	2009-10-08 08:09:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI ECON PHUM KN GM
09SEOUL1605	KEY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY STAFFERS ON IRAN, AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Three key National Assembly (NA) foreign policy staffers told us that the South Korean business community has been pressing the Blue House and key lawmakers to expand the ROK's economic ties with Iran, and other countries in the Middle East, and to be more aggressive in helping secure bi [...]	2009-10-08 08:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD KS IR AF
09SEOUL161	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-03 06:58:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL1610	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 9, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 06:20:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1612	RURAL NORTH KOREANS THANKFUL FOR U.S. MEDICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The CEO of an American NGO that provides humanitarian assistance to North Korea, Robert Springs, told the Ambassador on October 7 that medical equipment and generators provided to rural hospitals were being used as intended and appeared to be well maintained. Springs noted tha [...]	2009-10-09 08:42:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1613	ROK URGES FRENCH ENVOY TO GO SLOW ON DPRK [...] (C) Summary: ROKG officials urged French Special Envoy for DPRK Issues Jack Lang to exercise caution in moving ahead with North Korea, according to our contacts involved in Lang's visit. MOFAT, French Embassy and EU Mission contacts all characterized the visit to South Korea as a mission foc [...]	2009-10-09 08:43:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON KS KN FR
09SEOUL1617	RARE DPRK APOLOGY MAY SIGNAL START OF NORTH-SOUTH [...] (C) During October 14 inter-Korean talks on flood prevention, the DPRK expressed regret for the deaths of six South Koreans caused by the unannounced release on September 6 of a huge amount of water from a dam just north of the DMZ. The Blue House moved quickly to characterize the North's con [...]	2009-10-14 09:43:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI KN KS
09SEOUL1618	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 02:21:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL162	PRESS BULLETIN - February 3, 2009 [...] No to U.S Return to Protectionism (Dong-a Ilbo, February 3, 2009, Page 27) 2. The World Must Not Repeat Protectionist Mistakes (Chosun Ilbo, February 3, 2009, Page 31) 3. Obama Administration's Protectionist Barriers Are Unsettling (Seoul Shinmun, February 3, 2009, Page 31) Top Headline [...]	2009-02-03 07:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1620	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 02:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1628	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 05:59:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1634	ROKG RESPONSE TO GOLDSTON REPORT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on 10/15 to Chun Hye-ran of MOFAT,s Human Rights and Social Affairs Division reiterating the U.S. position on the Goldstone Report and requesting ROK support at the October 15-16 Human Rights Council Special Session. Chun had no substantive comment but p [...]	2009-10-15 09:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS KN PGOV PHUM PREL IS KPAL
09SEOUL1637	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 05:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1644	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-19 07:59:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1651	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-20 07:54:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1664	ROK DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER READOUT ON IRAN VISIT [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Young-joon, MOFAT's point man on Iran issues, told the DCM on October 20 that post-election protests in Iran represented conflict between "hardliners and other hardliners" and not between the government and the people. Lee dismissed the protests a "tempest in a [...]	2009-10-21 06:31:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR MNUC SOCI KS IR
09SEOUL1670	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 08:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1672	UK AMBASSADOR SAYS CHINESE AID KEEPING DPRK "ON [...] (C) During a 10/19 breakfast with Ambassador Stephens, UK Ambassador to Pyongyang Peter Hughes asserted that Chinese economic aid was keeping the DPRK economy from collapsing. He said most factories were not functioning and the regime's "150-Day Battle" campaign appeared to be more about keepi [...]	2009-10-21 09:01:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON SOCI KN CH
09SEOUL1676	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-22 06:06:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1679	EMBASSIES PRAISE ROKG ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Korean Government has established a strong track record of cooperation with the United States, Canada, and Australia on anti-trafficking efforts. In an attempt to gauge ROKG cooperation with other countries on trafficking issues, poloff met with representatives from the Mong [...]	2009-10-22 08:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KPAO SOCI PHUM KS
09SEOUL1680	PROMINENT DPRK DEFECTOR ON REPORTED CLASHES [...] (C) Summary: Prominent North Korean defector Kang Cheol-hwan asserted on 10/21 that the DPRK's latest labor mobilization campaign has damaged this year's food crop harvest. Mandatory ideological busywork has kept workers out of back alley black markets and forced farmers to neglect their pri [...]	2009-10-22 08:47:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON KN
09SEOUL1683	PARTY LEADERSHIP HANGS IN BALANCE OF BY-ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: October 28 by-elections to fill five National Assembly seats will be a referendum on the ruling right-of-center Grand National Party (GNP) and the main opposition left-of-center Democratic Party (DP),and are also likely to determine the fate of party leaders Chung Mong-joon (GNP [...]	2009-10-23 02:41:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL1687	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-23 07:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1696	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1697	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 26, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 07:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1698	HYUNDAI ASAN HOPING TO BENEFIT FROM NORTH-SOUTH [...] (C) Hyundai Asan is preparing to move quickly to resume tourism to Kaesong city and Mount Kumgang in the event of a breakthrough in North-South relations, according to company executive vice president Jang Hwan-bin. Jang claimed that word-of-mouth reports about the Kaesong Industrial Complex's [...]	2009-10-26 08:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1699	ROK EXPERT CLAIMS CHINA WON'T OBSTRUCT DPRK ENDGAME [...] (C) The intellectual godfather of the ROK's current DPRK policy, Professor Nam Joo-hong, told us that in the event of a DPRK collapse China would not stand in the way of the ROK's efforts to unify the Korean Peninsula. Nam claims senior PRC intelligence officials have told him that Chinese in [...]	2009-10-26 09:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON KN KS CH
09SEOUL1701	MOFAT ON ROK VOTING DURING UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on 10/26 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, seeking ROKG support for human rights resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the DPRK, the biennial U.S. elections resolution, and ROK opposition to "defamation of religions" [...]	2009-10-27 01:41:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS KN PGOV PHUM PREL UN
09SEOUL1705	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 07:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1707	"DR. CORN" SAYS DPRK HARVEST COULD BE OFF 60 [...] (C) Biologist Kim Soon-kwon, an internationally-recognized corn expert, told us on October 23 that the DPRK corn and rice harvests could be a staggering 60 percent lower than last year, based on recent field observations near Kaesong and Pyongyang. Kim explained that this year's crops were s [...]	2009-10-27 09:14:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR SOCI KN
09SEOUL1711	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-28 07:49:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US

09SEOUL1723	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 07:47:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1726	OPPOSITION WINS 3 OF 5 IN BY-ELECTION; BALANCE OF [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Party (DP) won three of five open National Assembly (NA) seats in an October 28 by-election, including the two swing seats in the Seoul capital region. The ruling Grand National Party (GNP) won two seats and was disappointed not to win one of the seats i [...]	2009-10-30 05:52:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL1727	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-30 05:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1731	PRESIDENT LEE'S POPULARITY UP; SEEDS OF DISCONTENT [...] (C) Summary: President Lee Myung-bak's popularity has been on the rise, exceeding 40 percent for the first time since April 2008 -- primarily due to the improving economy, his focus on common people, and his success in raising Korea's status on the international stage. An emerging perception [...]	2009-10-30 07:09:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KS
09SEOUL1732	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT UPHOLDS MEDIA REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 29, South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled that the controversial set of media reform bills the National Assembly passed in July were valid, despite violations in the voting process. Clearing this issue from the legislative agenda will allow the National Assembly to [...]	2009-10-30 07:42:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL1739	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-02 08:13:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1745	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 3, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 06:40:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL175	PRESS BULLETIN - February 4, 2009 [...] Will North Korea Again Test-fire Missiles? (Hankook Ilbo, February 4, 2009, Page 39) 2. Seoul, Washington Must Stand Shoulder to Shoulder (Chosun Ilbo, February 4, 2009, Page 27) Features 3. Lee, Obama Pledge Cooperation on N. Korea (Chosun Ilbo, February 4, 2009, Front Page) 4. Is [...]	2009-02-04 08:03:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1760	KOREA TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON GOLDSTONE REPORT UNGA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 11/4 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, urging the ROK to vote against any resolution on the Goldstone Report that included counterproductive elements. Director Cho thanked us for the update on the USG positi [...]	2009-11-04 08:11:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KS KN PGOV PHUM PREL IS KPAL PTER
09SEOUL1761	KOREA TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON GOLDSTONE REPORT UNGA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 11/4 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, urging the ROK to vote against any resolution on the Goldstone Report that included counterproductive elements. Director Cho thanked us for the update on the USG positi [...]	2009-11-04 08:11:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KS KN PGOV PHUM PREL IS KPAL PTER
09SEOUL1762	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 4, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 09:09:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1768	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 5, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 07:21:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1770	"SURGING" PRIVATE EDUCATION COSTS FUEL REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Lee Myung-bak made educational reform one of his campaign promises in the 2007 presidential election. Since then, the administration has made a number of attempts to effect change, motivated in large part by the enormous financial burden private educational expenditur [...]	2009-11-05 08:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KS
09SEOUL1771	SEVERE FOOD SHORTAGES WON'T COLLAPSE DPRK, SAYS [...] (C) During a November 2 meeting with poloffs, prominent North Korean defector Cho Myung-cheol emphasized that the DPRK's poor harvest and severe food shortages are "nothing new." The major difference between now and the famine of the late 1990s, said Cho, is that non-elite North Koreans have [...]	2009-11-05 08:43:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS CH
09SEOUL1772	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO KOREA, [...] (SBU) Mr. President, all of us at Embassy Seoul warmly welcome your first official visit to Korea. The U.S.-ROK alliance is in arguably its best shape ever, and it is growing in scope. We have a historic opportunity to expand cooperation with an ally that sees its national interests as coinc [...]	2009-11-05 10:25:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KN KS
09SEOUL1775	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 6, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 04:58:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1784	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 9, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 09:09:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1785	SENIOR UNIFICATION MINISTRY OFFICIAL ON DPRK FOOD [...] (C) One of the Ministry of Unification's top DPRK experts, Yang Cheong-seok, told us that North Korea's grain harvest was down about 10 percent from 2008, a shortfall that would be "manageable" for the regime. The DPRK's food shortages would worsen next spring and summer because the ROK had no [...]	2009-11-09 09:09:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SOCI ECON KN KS CH
09SEOUL179	AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO HANAWON AND HANGYERAE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador's January 29 visit to Hanawon Resettlement Center and Hangyerae Middle and High School revealed clean and modern facilities that show effective ROKG support for North Korean defectors on arrival in the ROK. During 2008, Hanawon's main campus for female defectors [...]	2009-02-05 05:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SREF PGOV PROP PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1794	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1795	AMBASSADOR WI SUNG-LAC ON WEST SEA NAVAL INCIDENT [...] (C) Ambassador Wi Sung-lac, the ROKG's point person on North Korean issues, gave Ambassador Stephens a readout on the November 10 naval skirmish in the West Sea. Wi said there were no ROK casualties; he could not confirm reports that at least one North Korean was killed and several others wou [...]	2009-11-10 09:32:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PINR PGOV KN KS
09SEOUL18	PRESS BULLETIN - January 5, 2009 [...] Global Response to Gaza (JoongAng Ilbo, January 5, 2009, Page 26) 2. If ROK-U.S. Alliance is Strong, We Do Not Need to Be Afraid of Pyongyang's Strategy of Engaging with the U.S. and Sidelining ROK (Chosun Ilbo, January 3, 2009, Page 27) 3. ROK and U.S. Fail to Round off Bush's Tenure with S [...]	2009-01-05 07:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1800	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 12, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 08:06:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1801	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 12, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 08:11:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1802	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 06:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1804	ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON TROIKA VISIT TO NORTH KOREA [...] (C) During the EU Troika's October 26-30 visit to North Korea, interlocutors had consistently stressed that Pyongyang was ready to discuss "anything" with Washington, without preconditions, according to EU Commission DCM Uwe Wissenbach. The 2009 harvest appeared to have been only slightly wors [...]	2009-11-13 08:02:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI ECON KN
09SEOUL1805	PRIME MINISTER SEES GLOBAL ROLE FOR ROK, BUT [...] (C) In a very friendly 30-minute meeting, Prime Minister Chung Un-chan received Ambassador Stephens on November 12. The Ambassador congratulated the Prime Minister on his new position and expressed appreciation for his readiness to receive American officials, including Deputy Secretary Steinbe [...]	2009-11-13 08:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL1806	ROK WILL BACK BURMA AND DPRK RESOLUTIONS, BUT NOT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on 11/13 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, expressing the USG's gratitude for the ROK's principled opposition to non-action motions and support on the DPRK and Burma resolutions. PolOff also urged the ROKG to s [...]	2009-11-13 08:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV UN KS KN UNGA
09SEOUL1807	ROKG'S TOP PRIORITY FOR POTUS VISIT: HIGHLIGHTING [...] (C) Ambassador Wi Sung-lac, the ROKG's point person on North Korea issues, told Ambassador Stephens on 11/13 that the ROKG's top priority for the POTUS visit is to highlight the strength of the ROK-U.S. relationship. Wi asked that POTUS specifically praise the excellent coordination between W [...]	2009-11-13 08:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MNUC KN KS JA
09SEOUL1808	NO TRACTION FOR ANTI-PRT DEMOS DURING POTUS VISIT [...] (C) People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD),one of the largest leftist NGOs in Korea, announced on November 2 plans for demonstrations -- coinciding with President Obama's November 18-19 visit to Seoul -- against the ROK's decision to lead a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) [...]	2009-11-16 02:16:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MOPS KS AF
09SEOUL1811	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 08:16:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1814	2+2 MEETING TO MARK 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF KOREAN WAR [...] (C) Kurt/Jeff: As a deliverable for the POTUS visit, the Blue House has proposed announcing a one-off "2 plus 2" ministerial in 2010 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War. I strongly believe this is a proposal worth considering. A high-profile event featuring [...]	2009-11-16 09:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KDEM KN KS
09SEOUL1818	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 06:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1819	ROK TEST FLIGHT OF UAV HAESONG-II SCHEDULE FOR [...] (S) On November 16, Post received notification from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) that the ROK planned to test the Haesong-II UAV on November 19, 2009. The text of the notification is below: 2. (S) "In accordance with the ROK's New Missile Guidelines adopted on January [...]	2009-11-18 01:29:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM PINR KS
09SEOUL182	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-05 05:15:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL1832	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 07:48:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1835	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 07:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1836	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 08:18:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1839	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 05:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1843	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUBSIDIARY BODIES AT THE 2010 [...] (C) On November 20, Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning the U.S. rationale for a third Subsidiary Body (SB) to Park Young Hyo, Deputy Director, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Park stated that Deputy Minister Oh had already been inform [...]	2009-11-23 08:09:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP CDG PARM PGOV PREL UNGA NPT KS
09SEOUL1846	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 06:06:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL185	PRESS BULLETIN - February 5, 2009 [...] Obama Should Change His Dangerous View of Economy (JoongAang Ilbo, February 5, 2009, Page 26) Features 2. Department Stores to Sell U.S. Beef Next Month (Hankook Ilbo, February 5, 2009, Page 20) 3. Obama Administration's First Move on North Korea was to Impose Sanctions (Chosun Ilbo, [...]	2009-02-05 08:03:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL186	HEATED DPRK RHETORIC GETS COOL ROK REACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent DPRK statements "nullifying" past inter-Korean agreements appear aimed at ratcheting up tensions, but the ROKG is not tense, based on our soundings of Blue House, Foreign Affairs, Defense and Unification officials. Those officials, as well as several academics, regarded i [...]	2009-02-05 08:58:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1862	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 05:49:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1863	MOFAT NORTHEAST ASIA DG ON ROK TIES WITH CHINA, [...] (C) During a November 12 lunch with the DCM, MOFAT Northeast Asia Division Director General Cho Tai-young stressed that the ROK's trade and people-to-people ties with the PRC continue to expand rapidly. Cho cautioned, however, that the expanding relationship with Beijing had begun to "set off [...]	2009-11-25 06:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON KN KS JA CH MG
09SEOUL1867	TOP JAPANESE PYONGYANG-WATCHER ON SINO-DPRK TIES [...] (C) Fresh from detailed discussions with longtime Chinese and North Korean contacts in Beijing, noted Japanese DPRK-watcher Professor Hajime Izumi told us that Premier Wen's October trip to Pyongyang had restored China's influence with the DPRK and put Beijing's relationship with the North bac [...]	2009-11-25 09:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV ECON SOCI KN CH KS JP
09SEOUL1869	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1875	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-30 07:29:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1880	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 1, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-01 04:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1888	MOFAT MIDDLE EAST DG ON IRAN, SYRIA AND NORTH [...] (C) MOFAT Middle East Bureau Director General Kim Jin-soo told the DCM that the ROK was deeply concerned about Iran's defiant reaction to the November 27 IAEA Board of Governor's resolution. The DG, noting the ROK had voted with the U.S. on the resolution, emphasized that Seoul would follow W [...]	2009-12-02 05:14:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MNUC SOCI ECON ETRD KS IR SY
09SEOUL1893	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 07:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1894	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 07:48:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1900	DFM LEE SAYS ROK WELCOMES NEW U.S. APPROACH ON [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points on December 1 to Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Young-joon, asking the ROK to urge the Burmese government to engage in serious dialogue with the opposition and allow ASSK to meet with the National League for Democracy's entire leadership council. DFM Lee said the [...]	2009-12-03 05:49:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI BM KS KN
09SEOUL1901	DFM LEE SAYS ROK WELCOMES NEW U.S. APPROACH ON [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points on December 1 to Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Young-joon, asking the ROK to urge the Burmese government to engage in serious dialogue with the opposition and allow ASSK to meet with the National League for Democracy's entire leadership council. DFM Lee said the [...]	2009-12-03 05:49:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI BM KS KN
09SEOUL1902	PDAS DONOVAN'S NORTH KOREA MEETINGS AT MOFAT [...] (C) ROK Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Wi Sung-lac told EAP PDAS Joe Dononvan during a 12/2 meeting that Korea appreciated Ambassador Bosworth agreeing to stop in Seoul immediately before and after his upcoming trip to Pyongyang. Wi was concerned by the [...]	2009-12-03 06:34:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1903	PDAS DONOVAN'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY NSA KIM TAE-HYO [...] (C) During a December 2 meeting at the Blue House with EAP PDAS Joe Dononvan, ROK Deputy National Security Advisor Kim Tae-hyo characterized Ambassador Bosworth's upcoming trip as a "chance to check out the views" of the DPRK leadership. Kim warned that the North Koreans would attempt to provok [...]	2009-12-03 06:48:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS AF IR
09SEOUL1904	PDAS DONOVAN'S MEETING WITH ROK DFM LEE YONG-JOON [...] (C) In a December 2 meeting with visiting EAP PDAS Joe Donovan, ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon requested an appointment with SRAP Holbrooke in Washington later this month to discuss preparations for establishment of a ROK PRT in Parwan, Afghanistan and urged that the United States [...]	2009-12-03 07:31:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ABLD MARR KS KN AF IR BM
09SEOUL1905	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 3, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 08:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1906	PDAS DONOVAN'S MEETING WITH DPRK REFUGEE COMMUNITY [...] (C) During a wide-ranging discussion over dinner on December 2, five prominent leaders from the North Korean refugee community told EAP PDAS Joe Donovan that ordinary people in the DPRK are listening to and reading "illegal" media from the South. Donovan's interlocutors cited a range of diffi [...]	2009-12-03 08:48:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KPAO MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1907	PDAS DONOVAN'S DECEMBER 2 MEETING WITH MOFAT DG [...] (C) MOFAT DG for North American Affairs Chang Ho-jin on December 2 told EAP PDAS Joe Donovan the ROK was very pleased with the results of the recent POTUS visit. Chang noted the ROK had identified three potential windows for the agreed upon 2 2 ministerials to commemorate the 60th anniversary [...]	2009-12-03 09:02:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD KS
09SEOUL1910	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 4, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 05:57:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL192	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-06 06:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL1921	DPRK CURRENCY FIASCO MAY SOON CAUSE MAJOR FOOD [...] (C) British diplomats in Pyongyang have reported that shops and markets remain closed in the wake of the sudden DPRK government decision to replace its currency. There are rumors that the revaluation of goods in state stores and unofficial markets would take at least another week, which would [...]	2009-12-04 09:09:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI ECON EFIN KN KS
09SEOUL1925	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 7, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 07:58:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1928	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-08 07:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1929	A VIEW FROM BUSAN HARBOR ON "UNOFFICIAL" [...] (C) A Busan-based freight company executive recently told us that the Dan Gyol Bong, a DPRK cargo ship, docks in Busan 2-4 times a month to offload seafood, agricultural products and clothing and take on fabrics, processed foods and used cars -- which usually get sold in China and Russia. Our [...]	2009-12-08 08:22:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR KN KS
09SEOUL1932	CHINESE DCM ON BOSWORTH VISIT, DPRK CURRENCY CHAOS [...] (C) Chinese Embassy DCM Xing Haiming predicted on December 8 that Ambassador Bosworth would be successful in persuading the DPRK to return to the Six-Party Talks (6PT),though the North Koreans would likely demand at least one more bilateral meeting with the United States ahead of a possible pl [...]	2009-12-09 08:14:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS CH
09SEOUL1933	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 9, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 00:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1935	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 00:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1936	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 00:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1941	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 11, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 01:17:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1942	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 01:18:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1945	ROK MND DEPUTY MINISTER FOR POLICY SEEKS US [...] (S) OSD DASD Michael Schiffer met with newly appointed Deputy Minister of National Defense for Policy LTC Gwang Il Chang on December 11, 2009. Deputy Minister LTG Chang expressed his gratitude to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs (APSA) Gregson for his Dec [...]	2009-12-14 07:51:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KS AF
09SEOUL1946	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 23:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1953	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 07:15:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1964	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-18 02:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1965	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-18 02:56:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1971	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-18 05:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1979	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-21 07:44:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1980	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-21 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1987	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 05:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1988	AMBASSADOR RAISES HAGUE CONVENTION ON CHILD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 16, Ambassador Stephens and Consul General Cynthia Sharpe met with Minister of Justice Lee Gwi-nam to press for Korea to accede to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Parental Child Abduction and to continue to fight human trafficking in Korea an [...]	2009-12-22 07:22:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PHUM KOCI CASC KTIP KJUS KS
09SEOUL1994	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-23 04:48:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1999	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-24 02:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL2	KOREAN ECONOMY SLOWING -- OUTLOOK WEAK FOR FIRST [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Korean economic growth slowed in 2008 from the 5 percent pace of 2007 to below 4 percent. Growth was already slowing before the impact of the global financial turmoil, but has bee [...]	2009-01-01 22:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV KS
09SEOUL200	PRESS BULLETIN - February 6, 2009 [...] A Future for Iraq (JoongAng Ilbo, February 6, 2009, Page 27) 2. Financial Protectionism Could Bring Second Crisis (Chosun Ilbo, February 6, 2009, Page 27) 3. Even Though 'Buy America' Provisions Have Softened (Hankook Ilbo, February 6, 2009, Page 36) Features 4. N. Korea "Could Fire [...]	2009-02-06 08:37:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL2001	U.S.-ROK BILATERAL COUNTERTERRORISM MEETING HELD [...] (SBU) Summary: In the second round of U.S.-ROK bilateral counterterrorism consultations, the ROK expressed growing concern over terrorist attacks on Korean nationals abroad. Outlining its increasing international and domestic counterterrorism efforts, the ROK reiterated the desire to work clo [...]	2009-12-24 03:09:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PGOV KS
09SEOUL2002	CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO ROK ON SIX-PARTY TALKS, DPRK [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-24 03:12:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV ECON SOCI KN CH KS
09SEOUL2007	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-28 05:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL2012	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-29 07:49:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL2013	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-29 07:49:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL2018	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-30 07:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL2021	ROK FOREIGN MINISTER ON AFGHANISTAN, FTA AND NORTH [...] (C) Summary: In a one-on-one breakfast with the Ambassador December 30, Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan reaffirmed Seoul's commitment to establishing a PRT in Afghanistan, saying the Administration expects the National Assembly to pass the necessary legislation in February. Yu expressed con [...]	2009-12-30 09:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MOPS MARR ECON YM PK AF CH
09SEOUL2027	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 31, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-31 04:59:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL203	PRESS BULLETIN - February 9, 2009 [...] Let's Not Let Assessments Hinder Denuclearization (Hankyoreh Shinmun, February 9, 2009, Page 23) Features 2. U.S. Experts Recount Visit to Korea (Chosun Ilbo, February 9, 2009, Page 6) 2 3. Washington's First Diplomatic Homework is Afghanistan... What Kind of Homework Will It Become f [...]	2009-02-09 07:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL215	PRESS BULLETIN - February 10, 2009 [...] Messages We Should Deliver to Secretary Clinton (Dong-a Ilbo, February 10, 2009, Page 31) 2. What Clinton Has Packed for a Visit to Seoul (Chosun Ilbo, February 10, 2009, Page 31) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo, Hankook Ilbo, Hankyoreh Shinmun, Segye Ilbo, Seoul Shinmun, All TVs, All Intern [...]	2009-02-10 08:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL22	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-06 04:44:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL225	PRESS BULLETIN - February 12, 2009 [...] North Korea Has Nothing to Gain with a Missile Launch (Hankook Ilbo, February 12, 2009, Page 39) 2. ROK's Preemptive Afghanistan Aid Diplomacy (JoongAng Ilbo, February 12, 2009, Page 26) 3. Noticing the North (JoongAng Ilbo, February 12, 2009, Page 26) 4. N. Korea Should Heed U.S. Warnings [...]	2009-02-12 07:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL228	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-12 09:56:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON OVIP KS
09SEOUL232	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 04:59:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR

09SEOUL235	PRESS BULLETIN - February 13, 2009 [...] Lessons of 'Buy-American' Policy (Hankook Ilb, February 13, 2009, Page 39) 2. National Security Worries (JoongAng Ilbo, February 13, 2009, Page 26) 3. North Korea Should Not Miscalculate Things with a Missile Launch (Hankook Ilbo, February 13, 2009, Page 39) Top Headlines Chosun Il [...]	2009-02-13 07:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL240	PRESS BULLETIN - February 17, 2009 [...] Welcoming Clinton (JoongAng Ilbo, February 16, 2009, Page 31) 2. "Hillary! Hillary!..." (Chosun Ilbo, February 17, 2009, Page 30) 3. Leader Parties While His People Starve (Dong-a Ilbo, February 17, 2009, Page 31) 4. Even Two Years after Feb. 13 Agreement, Pyongyang Still Engages in Trick [...]	2009-02-17 08:23:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL242	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-17 08:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL246	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 05:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL249	PRESS BULLETIN - February 18, 2009 [...] Agenda for Clinton visit (JoongAng Ilbo, February 18, 2009, Page 30) Features 2. "North Korea Is Operating a Plant to Enrich Uranium at Yongbyon" (Dong-a Ilbo, February 18, 2009, Page 6) 3. Campbell Will Be in Overall Charge of U.S. Negotiations with N. Korea (JoongAng Ilbo, Februa [...]	2009-02-18 07:15:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL256	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 05:40:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL258	PRESS BULLETIN - February 19, 2009 [...] Don't Even Think About Dispatching Troops to Afghanistan (Hankyoreh Shinmun, February 19, 2009, Page 23) 2. Secretary of State Clinton's Visit to Seoul Should Serve to Enhance ROK-U.S. Cooperation (Hankook Ilbo, February 19, 2009, Page 39) Features 3. Korea Hopes for Clear Message fro [...]	2009-02-19 07:10:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL26	PRESS BULLETIN - January 6, 2009 [...] "International Community Should Speak with One Voice about Gaza Situation" (Seoul Shinmun, January 6, 2009, Page 31) 2. Obama Diplomacy and Goldilocks' Rule (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 6, 2009, Page 30) Features 3. Delayed Relocation of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division (Dong-a Ilbo, Ja [...]	2009-01-06 07:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL269	PRESS BULLETIN - February 23, 2009 [...] Alliance Reaffirmed (JoongAng Ilbo, February 21, 2009, Page 26) 2. Effects of Sino-U.S. Relations (JoongAng Ilbo, February 23, 2009, Page 30) 3. Clinton Says, "The U.S. and the ROK Agree on North Korean Issue" (Chosun Ilbo, February 21, 2009, Page 27) 4. Pyongyang Should Not Dare to Igno [...]	2009-02-23 09:48:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL270	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-23 09:49:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL276	PRESS BULLETIN - February 24, 2009 [...] 'Hillary's Kiss' and the Korean Peninsula (Hankook Ilbo, February 24, 2009, Page 38) Features 2. NK Raised No. of Special Forces by 60,000: Report (Dong-a Ilbo, February 24, 2009, Page 6) 3. Money Is the Biggest Problem; WEST Participants Should Pay a Lump Sum of $8,500 (Dong-a Ilbo, [...]	2009-02-24 07:59:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL278	ROKG ANNOUNCES FOUR-YEAR "GREEN NEW DEAL" TO INVEST USD 38 [...] Summary: The South Korean government has announced that it will invest 50 trillion won (USD 38.1 billion) over the next four years on environmental infrastructure projects in a "Green New Deal." The program, comprising nine major projects and 27 secondary projects, is intended to spur slumpin [...]	2009-02-24 11:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON PGOV KS
09SEOUL282	HYUNDAI GROUP SUGGESTS PATIENCE AND GENEROSITY [...] (C) Summary: Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun shared her views with the Ambassador on the current state of inter-Korean relations over lunch on February 13. Hyun said North Korea wanted to improve relations with South Korea, but the South's halting of fertilizer and rice deliveries whi [...]	2009-02-26 01:57:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD MARR PGOV KS KN
09SEOUL283	PRESS BULLETIN - February 25, 2009 [...] After All, the U.S. Is the Problem (JoongAng Ilbo, February 25, 2009, Page 26) 2. How Clinton Stole Korean Hearts (Chosun Ilbo, February 25, 2009, Page 27) 3. N. Korea Will Have to Pay for Missile Test (Chosun Ilbo, February 25, 2009, Page 27) 4. Breaking the Cycle of Brinkmanship (Hankyo [...]	2009-02-26 02:11:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL284	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-26 02:12:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL289	PRESS BULLETIN - February 26, 2009 [...] True Character of Clinton's Diplomacy (Segye Ilbo, February 26, 2009, Page 31) 2. Will 'Clinton Effect' Continue? (JoongAng Ilbo, February 26, 2009, Page 27) Features 3. Obama's Address to Joint Session of Congress Enviable (Hankook Ilbo, February 26, 2009, Page 39) 4. Foreign Minis [...]	2009-02-26 08:10:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL29	PRESS BULLETIN - January 7, 2009 [...] ROK-U.S. Response in 2009 to North Korea's Nuclear Issue (Chosun Ilbo, January 7, 2009, Page 31) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo 93 Public Welfare Bills, including Bills on Easing Criminal Penalties, are stalled by National Assembly standoff; (as a result) Low-Income People (who are unable to [...]	2009-01-07 07:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL3	PRESS BULLETIN - December 31, 2008 [...] The Israel-Palestine Issue Will Be Resolved Only When the U.S. Is Fair (Dong-a Ilbo, December 31, 2008, Page 27) Features 2. N. Korea to Prepare for Post-Kim Jong-il Era Next Year (Dong-a Ilbo, December 31, 2008, Front Page) 2 3. ROK Looking at Ways to Support U.S. in Afghanistan (Chos [...]	2009-01-01 23:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL30	POLIFESSORS: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONFLICT SUBVERTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 6, poloffs met with prominent political science professors Kim Hyung-joon of Myongji University and Hahm Sung-deuk of Korea University to discuss the current political situation and implications of the recent clashes in the National Assembly. Kim said that the Nationa [...]	2009-01-07 07:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
09SEOUL307	PRESS BULLETIN - February 27, 2009 [...] The Only Way Out (JoongAng Ilbo, February 27, 2009, Page 27) 2. A Part-Time Envoy for a Full-Time Task (Chosun Ilbo, February 27, 2009, Page 26) 3. Ratification of the KORUS FTA Is Urgent (Hankook Ilbo, February 27, 2009, Page 39) Features 4. Even If the U.S. Successfully Intercepts [...]	2009-02-27 07:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL309	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 07:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL311	ROK EXPERTS SAY PRESIDENT LEE'S NORTH KOREA POLICY [...] (C) Summary: South Korean experts on the DPRK agree that the North's recent escalation of tensions with the South marks a qualitative change in South-North relations and that President Lee Myung-bak's policy of "benign neglect" toward the North is largely responsible for the change. Kim Jong [...]	2009-02-27 08:15:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS KN
09SEOUL313	PROGRESS ON KEY LEGISLATION IN DOUBT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The current special session of the National Assembly ends on March 3. The ruling Grand National Party (GNP) had pledged to push through several controversial bills in addition to economic reforms after failing to make progress in previous sessions. After the main opposition De [...]	2009-02-27 08:52:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
09SEOUL324	PRESS BULLETIN - March 3, 2009 [...] Regrets about Secretary Clinton's Visit to Seoul (Hankyoreh Shinmun, March 2, 2009, Page 26) 2. Critical Moment for the Six-Party Process (Hankyoreh Shinmun, February 28, 2009, Page 23) Features 3. Does the U.S. Put More Emphasis on Direct Talks with N. Korea Than on the Six-Party Tal [...]	2009-03-02 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL327	POHANG AND POSCO ADJUSTING FOR THE FUTURE -- AMBASSADOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a visit to Pohang, the home of Korea?s steel industry, the Ambassador learned that POSCO, the world?s fourth largest steel producer, is having to adjust to the global economic slowdown, cutting production for the first time in its four decades of existence. The company, ho [...]	2009-03-03 01:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EMIN ELAB EINV PGOV PINR KS
09SEOUL331	PRESS BULLETIN - March 3, 2009 [...] What Obama's Reforms Suggest to Us (Hankook Ilbo, March 3, 2009, Page 39) Features 2. N. Korea, UN Command Hold 1st Talks in 6 Years (Dong-a Ilbo, March 3, 2009, Page 6) 3. "The U.S.-North Korea Talks Can Be Viewed Positively If They Are Helpful To the Six-Party Talks" (Hankook Ilbo, [...]	2009-03-03 08:26:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL339	PRESS BULLETIN - March 4, 2009 [...] The USTR, in a report delivered to Congress last week, said that the Bush Administration left a legacy of numerous pending free trade agreements and negotiations and that the Obama Administration will conduct extensive outreach and discourse with the public on whether these agreements appropria [...]	2009-03-04 08:50:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL34	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-08 05:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL35	PRESS BULLETIN - January 8, 2009 [...] "Israel's Indiscriminate Massacre and Its American Accomplice" (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 8, 2009, Page 27) Features 2. WEST Program Costs an Applicant 20 Million Won; Is It a "Measure for Youth Employment"? (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 8, 2009, Page 2) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo [...]	2009-01-08 06:11:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL350	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 5, 2009 [...] President Lee Myung-bak, in a March 4 interview with The Australian, an Australian newspaper, said that North Korea might enjoy short-term benefits from escalating tension by preparing for a suspected missile launch but that such a provocation would play against the North in the long run. Presi [...]	2009-03-05 08:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL353	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 6, 2009 [...] The leaders of the ROK and Australia, during their March 5 summit in Canberra, adopted a nine-point joint declaration to strengthen cooperation on security issues in the region and around the globe. In a related development, Blue House Spokesman Lee Dong-kwan told reporters that the joint decla [...]	2009-03-06 06:37:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL354	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 6, 2009 [...] The leaders of the ROK and Australia, during their March 5 summit in Canberra, adopted a nine-point joint declaration to strengthen cooperation on security issues in the region and around the globe. In a related development, Blue House Spokesman Lee Dong-kwan told reporters that the joint decla [...]	2009-03-06 07:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL359	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 9, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-09 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL363	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-10 08:12:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL364	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-10 08:12:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL371	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 11, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-11 07:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL386	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 12, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-12 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL393	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 08:20:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL395	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 08:21:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL398	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 06:17:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL399	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 06:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL405	ROK RESPONSE ON ADB SAFEGUARD REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-17 05:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD ECON PREL PGOV ADB KS
09SEOUL408	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-17 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL409	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-17 07:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL410	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-18 07:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL429	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-19 07:44:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL442	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL444	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 07:47:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL45	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ROK NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: During a cordial lunch at the Residence on January 7, the Ambassador and ROK National Security Advisor Kim Sung-hwan reviewed recent bilateral and regional developments. NSA Kim said President Lee Myung-bak looks forward to establishing a cooperative relationship with President [...]	2009-01-09 05:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL454	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 07:37:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL456	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 08:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL467	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-24 05:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL47	PRESS BULLETIN - January 9, 2009 [...] U.S. Could Step up Import Regulations on Korea (Chosun Ilbo, January 9, 2009, Page B1) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo A Civic Group Seeks Measures to Root Out "Lawmaker Violence," Including a System to Impeach Lawmakers who Resort to Violence JoongAng Ilbo, Hankook Ilbo Online Commentato [...]	2009-01-09 05:57:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL480	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 06:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL485	SOUTH KOREANS CALM ABOUT NORTH KOREAN THREATS [...] (C) Summary: The South Korean public has reacted calmly to North Korea's increasingly hostile rhetoric and actions over the last six months. Even in the shadow of the North's impending missile launch, polls show only a slight up tick in public concern about the North Korean threat, and debate [...]	2009-03-25 08:00:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
09SEOUL490	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 26, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 08:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL491	ROKG AID EFFORTS DISAPPOINT AFGHAN AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary. During a lunch meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia David Sedney on March 1 in Seoul, Afghan Ambassador to the ROK, Mohammad Karim Rahimi, discussed the upcoming elections in Afghanistan, the current USG Afghanistan/Pakistan policy review, and the RO [...]	2009-03-27 01:48:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF KS
09SEOUL492	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 07:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL495	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL498	BIG NAMES IMPLICATED IN UNFOLDING BIPARTISAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Korea's latest political corruption scandal, slowly growing for months, picked up speed this week with the arrest of Democratic Party (DP) lawmaker Lee Kwang-jae and summonses issued for a number of politicians including Grand National Party (GNP) lawmaker Park Jin. The allegatio [...]	2009-03-29 22:25:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
09SEOUL50	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONFLICT LIKELY TO CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Assembly's December extraordinary session, which ended on January 8, was fraught with strife. The session opened on December 10 and the next day the minor opposition Democratic Labor Party (DLP) quarreled with National Assembly security guards outside the Judiciary [...]	2009-01-09 07:34:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
09SEOUL502	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 07:16:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL515	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL516	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 31, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 08:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL524	ROKG SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET STIMULUS BILL (3 PERCENT [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: On March 24, the ROKG approved a 28.9 trillion won (USD 21.4 billion) supplemental budget, in a move that had been signaled for weeks. The budget is equivalent to roughly 3 percent [...]	2009-04-01 07:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV KS
09SEOUL525	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 1, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 07:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL526	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 07:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL532	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-02 08:13:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL533	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-02 08:14:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL540	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 3, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 07:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL541	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 07:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL55	PRESS BULLETIN - January 12, 2009 [...] Pyongyang Wants Envoy at Obama's Inauguration (JoongAng Ilbo, January 12, 2009, Front Page) 2. Ambassador Stephens: "Obama Will Take a Package Approach toward North Korea's Nuclear Dismantlement and the Establishment of Diplomatic Ties" (Dong-a Ilbo, January 10, 2009, Page 8) Top Headlin [...]	2009-01-12 06:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL550	ROK FORMER FM: BEWARE LATENT ANTI-AMERICANISM [...] (C) Summary: In an April 2 breakfast meeting with the Ambassador, former Roh Administration Foreign Minister and current National Assembly Member (Democratic Party) Song Min-soon said debate over the KORUS FTA had the potential, if not handled carefully by the Korean government, to reignite a [...]	2009-04-06 07:19:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL551	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 07:29:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL552	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 6, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 07:40:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL559	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL560	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 6, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 07:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL562	GRANTING OVERSEAS KOREANS VOTING RIGHTS RAISES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 5, the National Assembly passed legislation granting voting rights to Koreans residing overseas. Starting with the 2012 National Assembly elections, overseas Koreans will be able to vote in person at Korean Embassies and Consulates. How to enfranchise these voters [...]	2009-04-08 03:47:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
09SEOUL568	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-08 07:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL57	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FIGHTS: OPPOSITION DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) Summary: The surprise winner of the latest round of fighting in the National Assembly was the opposition Democratic Party, which saw its approval rating double in two months. The main loser is President Lee Myung-bak, closely followed by the GNP leadership. Both were shown to be weak, [...]	2009-01-12 07:29:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
09SEOUL576	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HIALEAH WITH AN EAGER BUSAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Busan Mayor Hur Nam-sik called on Ambassador Stephens on April 2 to thank her for progress on the Joint Assessment Environmental Procedure affecting the return of Camp Hialeah. The Ambassador and Mayor agreed that a quick and smooth return is in both countries' interests. For [...]	2009-04-09 06:26:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR EINV KS
09SEOUL581	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 9, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-09 07:30:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL588	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-10 07:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL59	ROKâ€™S FOREIGN POLICY TOWARD THE NEIGHBORS: NORTH [...] (C) Summary: As a presidential candidate, Lee Myoung-bak called for a "creative reconstruction" of Korea's foreign policy. In his February 2008 inaugural address, Lee criticized his two predecessors, saying, "At times over the last ten years, we found ourselves faltering and confused." He vowed to [...]	2009-01-12 09:12:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL590	CHUNG ANNOUNCES INDEPENDENT BID IN PROBABLE POWER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former liberal presidential candidate Chung Dong-young announced on April 10 at the Democratic Party (DP) headquarters in Seoul that he would run as an independent in the April 29 by-election in Jeolla Province. Chung had announced his intention last month to run on the DP ticket, [...]	2009-04-10 07:51:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
09SEOUL594	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-13 07:27:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL595	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-13 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL596	ROH MOO-HYUN'S WIFE AND SON QUESTIONED IN MONEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Prosecutors questioned former President Roh Moo-hyun's wife, Kwon Yang-sook, and son, Roh Geon-ho, April 11 and 12 in connection with the Park Yeon-cha bribery scandal. Prosecutors are expected to summon former President Roh in the near future. The scandal is a blow to the lib [...]	2009-04-13 08:12:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL600	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL615	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 23:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL617	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 23:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL62	NORTH-SOUTH RHETORIC: A YEAR OF CHILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The rapid deterioration in inter-Korean relations since conservative Lee Myung-bak was elected as ROK President just over a year ago was probably inevitable given LMB's commitment to change the ground rules of inter-Korean relations which had been painstakingly established over th [...]	2009-01-13 08:05:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL625	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 06:13:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL626	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 06:15:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL629	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PRESIDENT DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 13 the Ambassador visited the Constitutional Court of Korea for a cordial courtesy call on President Lee Kang-kook, a tour of the "green" building (including its rooftop garden),and a roundtable discussion. President Lee said he looked forward to his May 13 visit to t [...]	2009-04-17 01:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KS KN
09SEOUL63	PRESS BULLETIN - January 13, 2009 [...] President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso agreed during yesterday's summit meeting in Seoul to put aside historical disputes and enhance bilateral cooperation to deal with the global economic crisis. The two leaders also stressed the importance of maintaining the Six-Party fr [...]	2009-01-13 08:09:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL633	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 07:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL634	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 07:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL636	BY-ELECTION BECOMES DP, GNP INTRA-PARTY FIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Candidate registration closed on April 15 for the five seats that are up for grabs in the April 29 by-election. Since the general election last year, five lawmakers -- two from the ruling Grand National Party (GNP),one from the Democratic Party (DP),and two independents -- lo [...]	2009-04-17 08:09:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
09SEOUL640	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-20 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US

09SEOUL645	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-21 06:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL646	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-21 06:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL647	ROK NSA AND 6PT ENVOY DISCUSS NEXT STEPS WITH [...] (C) Summary: National Security Advisor (NSA) Kim Sung-hwan and Six-Party Talks Envoy Wi Sung-lac separately told Staffdel Jannuzi on April 17 that the timing of reengaging North Korea would be important and Seoul and Washington should not appear "anxious." Wi suggested a dialogue should be o [...]	2009-04-21 07:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KNNP OREP EWWT KS KN
09SEOUL653	KOREA'S NEXT DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGE: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 18th National Assembly, plagued by bickering since its inception, has proved its inefficiency time and again and is faced with widespread public pessimism about the legislature's functionality. The inter-party conflict that has so frequently ground proceedings to a halt is, [...]	2009-04-22 07:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
09SEOUL654	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-22 07:31:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL655	APRIL 21 SOUTH-NORTH MEETING AT KAESONG: NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: South Korean officials went to the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) on April 21 at the North's request for the first civilian inter-Korean meeting since President Lee Myung-bak's February 2008 inauguration hoping to discuss several urgent issues: the welfare of a South Korean en [...]	2009-04-22 10:14:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KS KN
09SEOUL660	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-23 07:40:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL664	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-24 04:18:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL67	INTERIM KOREAN RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EUN GM KS PGOV SENV
09SEOUL672	MND: DPRK MILITARY RHETORIC AND NATIONAL DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DPRK's recent restaffing and expansion of the National Defense Commission (NDC) and its hostile military rhetoric over the last several months are related to the DPRK leadership's "top priority" need to stabilize the DPRK internally in preparation for succession, according to [...]	2009-04-27 06:35:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KN KS
09SEOUL673	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 07:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL674	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 07:40:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL676	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-28 05:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL68	PRESS BULLETIN - January 14, 2009 [...] Why Is U.S. Attacking ROK Cars Only? (JoongAng Ilbo, January 14, 2009, Page 30) Features 2. U.S. Replaces Apache Helicopters Not with A-10 Aircrafts But with F-16 Fighter Jets, Leaving a Possible Military Vacuum (Dong-a Ilbo, January 14, 2009, Page 10) 3. North Korea's Double-faced St [...]	2009-01-14 08:06:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL683	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-29 07:23:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL693	BY-ELECTION RESULTS HIGHLIGHT LOOMING INTRA-PARTY [...] (SBU) Results of the April 29 by-election, in which five National Assembly seats were up for grabs, highlight looming intra-party battles (reftel) for control of both major parties, the right-of-center Grand National Party (GNP) and the left-of-center Democratic Party (DP). The GNP was harde [...]	2009-04-30 07:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL694	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 07:26:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL7	PRESS BULLETIN - December 31, 2008 [...] The Israel-Palestine Issue Will Be Resolved Only When the U.S. Is Fair (Dong-a Ilbo, December 31, 2008, Page 27) Features 2. N. Korea to Prepare for Post-Kim Jong-il Era Next Year (Dong-a Ilbo, December 31, 2008, Front Page) 2 3. ROK Looking at Ways to Support U.S. in Afghanistan (Chos [...]	2009-01-02 05:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL70	ROK NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONGRATULATES [...] Summary: On January 13, 2009, the ROK National Assembly adopted a resolution congratulating President-elect Barack Obama on his impending inauguration. This is the first time that the ROK National Assembly has adopted such a resolution. Members from all parties of the Foreign Affairs, Trade a [...]	2009-01-14 08:50:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
09SEOUL704	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 05:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL706	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 04, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 07:10:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL708	REVISING HISTORY: NEW ROK HISTORY TEXTBOOK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Starting from this spring, South Korean high school students will learn their history from a revised text of their familiar "A Modern and Contemporary History of Korea." The movement to revise the history text kicked off soon after the inauguration of President Lee Myung-bak, s [...]	2009-05-04 09:52:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL715	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-06 07:13:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL716	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 6, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-06 07:23:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL720	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 7, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-07 06:41:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL732	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-08 07:54:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL745	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 11, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-11 07:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL746	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-11 07:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL758	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 12, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 06:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL762	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-13 07:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL767	ROKG STEERING CLEAR OF BURMA POLITICAL [...] (C) In response to the reftel demarche, ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Southeast Asia Director Kim Young-chae said on May 11 that he would convey to his superiors that the U.S. was urging international pressure on the Burmese government to end the house arrest of Aung San Su [...]	2009-05-14 02:56:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KS BM
09SEOUL771	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 06:37:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL772	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 06:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL778	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-15 04:00:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL790	PRESIDENT LEE'S POPULARITY FLUCTUATES; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 29 by-elections, in which the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) failed to win any of the five seats up for grabs (reftel),only served to put further strain on factional divides within the party. The elections were actually a test of the fractures within both the ruling [...]	2009-05-18 07:12:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
09SEOUL791	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 23:03:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL792	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 23:03:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL797	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 05:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL8	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-02 05:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL806	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 06:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL81	ROK NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER PRESENTS [...] (SBU) On January 15, in front of tens of reporters, a smiling National Assembly Speaker Kim Hyung-o presented the Ambassador with the text of the resolution congratulating President-elect Obama that was passed January 13 (reftel). Kim emphasized that the resolution was endorsed unanimously by [...]	2009-01-15 08:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL813	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-21 07:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL815	GROWING FRUSTRATION BY KIC COMPANIES, BUT NO SIGNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 19, Representative Kwon Young-seh (GNP) hosted a forum at the National Assembly to discuss the current situation at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC). Speakers and discussants included MOU Director General for KIC Project Bureau Kim Young-tak, former head of the Korea [...]	2009-05-21 08:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON KS KN
09SEOUL818	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 06:06:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL82	U.S.-ROK SMA AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (SBU) In accordance with reftel, Ambassador Kathleen Stephens and Foreign Minster Yu Myung-hwan signed the U.S.-ROK 2009-2013 Special Measures Agreement (SMA) on Thursday, January 15. Both parties made brief remarks following the ceremony underlining the significance of the Agreement as a tan [...]	2009-01-15 08:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV KS
09SEOUL821	Former President Roh Commits Suicide [...] (U) Former President Roh Moo-hyun (2003-2008) committed suicide on May 23. After leaving a note for his family, Roh left his home in Bongha Village outside Busan at 5:45 AM to climb a nearby mountain and leapt into a ravine at 6:40 AM. He was accompanied by one security guard, who drove Roh t [...]	2009-05-23 04:47:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KS
09SEOUL823	FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR FORMER PRESIDENT ROH AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former President Roh's funeral will be held in Seoul on May 29 or 30. Most embassies we spoke to are planning to send delegations headed by their respective ambassadors. Roh's death has evoked an outpouring of public support, and, in some quarters, anger at President Lee's ad [...]	2009-05-25 10:26:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KS
09SEOUL826	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 26, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-26 07:31:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL827	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-26 07:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL83	PRESS BULLETIN - January 15, 2009 [...] ROK-U.S. FTA on Shaky Ground (Dong-a Ilbo, January 15, 2009, Page 27) 2. North Korea's Moves Ahead of the Launch of the Obama Administration (Hankook Ilbo, January 15, 2009, Page 39) 3. Expectations for U.S. Diplomacy in the Obama Era (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 15, 2009, Page 27) 4. N. [...]	2009-01-15 22:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL839	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-27 07:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL840	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-27 07:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL843	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-28 10:23:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL85	PRESS BULLETIN - January 16, 2009 [...] FTA Floundering (JoongAng Ilbo, January 16, 2009, Page 26) Features 2. Obama Ally Calls Korea-U.S. FTA "Unfinished Business" (Dong-a Ilbo, January 16, 2009, Page 3) 3. U.S. Embassy Provides Online Information on Visa-free U.S. Travel (Kookmin Ilbo, January 16, 2009, Page 5) 4. ROK's [...]	2009-01-16 05:56:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL853	ANGER OVER ROH'S DEATH SPARKS CALL FOR PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, about 2,000 people gathered at Gyeongbokgung Place for the funeral of former President Roh Moo-Hyun, who committed suicide on May 23 (reftels). Meanwhile, tens of thousands of mourners converged on the Seoul City Hall Plaza, about one-quarter of a mile south of the pal [...]	2009-05-29 07:01:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
09SEOUL854	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 07:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL855	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 07:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL865	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETI; June 1, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-01 07:18:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL872	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 07:10:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL877	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 3, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 06:58:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL878	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 06:58:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL88	ROK UN PEACEKEEPING: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE [...] (U) Sensitive, but unclassifed. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. The ROK has participated in seven UN-sanctioned peacekeeping operations (UN PKO) in the past. The ROK currently participates in eight UN PKOs, with its 367 troop contingent in Lebanon being the most signi [...]	2009-01-16 08:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL KS
09SEOUL881	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 4, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 06:27:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL893	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 5, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-05 06:37:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL894	POLITICAL FALLOUT OF ROH'S SUICIDE [...] (C) Summary: Within a day of former President Roh Moo-hyun's May 23rd suicide (ref A),Roh's supporters were blaming President Lee Myung-bak for hounding Roh to death over allegations of bribery. Roh's supporters attempted to mobilize tens of thousands of demonstrators for anti-government ra [...]	2009-06-05 07:16:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL895	SUICIDE IN KOREA: ROH'S DEATH IN CONTEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The May 23 suicide of former President Roh Moo-hyun sparked a public outpouring of grief seemingly disproportionate to the man's popularity -- he left office in February 2008 with approval ratings of only 28 percent. Roh, who touted himself as a corruption-free politician, shock [...]	2009-06-05 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
09SEOUL90	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 07:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL905	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 07:03:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL906	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 07:10:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL907	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 9, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 06:56:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL91	PRESS BULLETIN - January 20, 2009 [...] ROK-U.S. Cooperation Is Leverage in Resolving North Korean Nuclear Issue (Dong-a Ilbo, January 19, 2009, Page 31) 2. KORUS FTA and Hillary Clinton's True Intentions (Chosun Ilbo, January 20, 2009, Page 27) 3. Obama's Train of Hope (Dong-a Ilbo, January 20, 2009, Page 30) 4. The Incoming O [...]	2009-01-20 08:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL923	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 07:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL924	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 11, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 07:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL930	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 12, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 07:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL931	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 07:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL937	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 06:29:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL941	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 07:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL952	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 07:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL953	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 07:09:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL961	OPPOSITION EXPLOITS ROH'S SUICIDE TO CREATE OPENING [...] (C) Summary: South Korean domestic politics remain in a quagmire with President Lee Myung-bak incapable of doing much despite his party's (the Grand National Party) firm numerical control of the National Assembly. Most recently, opposition parties are trying to leverage former President Roh [...]	2009-06-17 05:25:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL964	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 07:07:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL965	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 07:18:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL973	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 07:13:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL974	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 07:14:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL976	UNIFICATION MINISTRY RESTRUCTURING: LEANER AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the early days of the Lee Myung-bak Administration, when the Ministry of Unification (MOU) was slated to disappear, the MOU has been steadily weakened. Earlier this month, the ROKG announced a restructuring of the Ministry of Unification that: -- raises the profile of u [...]	2009-06-18 07:50:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PREF KS KN
09SEOUL982	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-19 05:57:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL99	PRESS BULLETIN - January 21, 2009 [...] Good luck, President Obama (JoongAng Ilbo, January 21, 2009, Page 30) 2. ROK-U.S. Alliance Needs Constant Care (Chosun Ilbo, January 21, 2009, Page 30) 3. High Expectations for Obama's Era (Hankook Ilbo, January 21, 2009, Page 39) 4. A New Beginning for America (Chosun Ilbo, January 21, [...]	2009-01-21 05:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL992	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 05:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL997	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 06:16:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SHANGHAI103	RURAL ANHUI: CALM ON THE SURFACE BUT SEA MONSTERS LURKING [...] (C) Rural Anhui Province has not yet faced new social instability problems as a result of China's economic downturn, but the province's ongoing dependence on migrant worker remittances for disposable income in the countryside leaves Anhui, particularly its northern region, vulnerable to social [...]	2009-03-02 08:50:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB PHUM CH
09SHANGHAI104	ANHUI FACING SOBERING ECONOMIC REALITY [...] (SBU) During the Deputy Principal Officer's February 24-27 visit to Anhui Province, provincial and local government officials said that despite initial optimism in the 4th quarter of 2008 that Anhui might avoid the worst of the economic downturn, conventional wisdom now holds that the province [...]	2009-03-04 09:26:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB PREL CH
09SHANGHAI105	(SBU) YANGTZE RIVER DELTA PROPERTY DEVELOPERS FEELING THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Prospective home buyers in the Yangtze River Delta are holding off on home purchases for now, preferring to wait on the sidelines in anticipation that home prices will continue to fall, according to a wide range of Consulate contacts Econoff spoke with in recent weeks. Banks, [...]	2009-03-04 10:28:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN PGOV
09SHANGHAI11	(C) SHANGHAI ACTIVIST MAO HENGFENG RELEASED, BUT PETITIONERS [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai civil activist Mao Hengfeng recently was released from prison after completing her sentence but is in poor health as a result of her incarceration. Mao and her husband, Wu Xuewei, expressed concern about the petitioners' movement in Shanghai, adding that they believe one [...]	2009-01-06 04:33:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CH UN
09SHANGHAI110	BREAD AND ROSES: CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IN [...] (SBU) Shanghai women enjoy a higher social status than in most other parts of China, according to attendees at a Consulate lunch in honor of International Women's Day. The guests talked freely about their own struggles as women in male-dominated fields such as film, law, and engineering, and e [...]	2009-03-09 02:55:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PHUM ECON PGOV PREL OIIP KPAO CH
09SHANGHAI111	ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN PUTS THE BRAKES ON SHIPPING TRAFFIC IN THE [...] (U) Summary: Previous unrestrained growth in the Yangtze River Delta has left the shipping industry making unprecedented decisions to cut costs, shift assets, and survive during the economic downturn. Shipping companies have dramatically cut rates and some are operating at below cost, further [...]	2009-03-09 10:15:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EIND ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV CH
09SHANGHAI115	UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SHANGHAI POSITIVE ABOUT SECRETARY'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Clinton's visit to China in February and her comment that "we are in the same boat" left many university students in Shanghai with a positive impression, hopeful of future bilateral cooperation on the economic crisis and climate change. Students in several roundtable [...]	2009-03-11 07:57:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM CH TW
09SHANGHAI117	COSCO LIANYUNGANG SHIPYARD DETERMINED TO EXPAND DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary: COSCO (Lianyungang) Shipyard Co., Ltd. (hereinafter CLYGS) has benefitted from Lianyungang's ocean-front location and central and local government support. Due to the economic downturn, business has not kept up with expectations, leaving unused service capacity. In spite of the [...]	2009-03-12 09:21:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EIND EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV CH
09SHANGHAI118	NO "FEBRUARY CRISIS" IN EAST CHINA, BUT ANXIETIES ABOUT [...] (C) The global economic slowdown has not led to significant social unrest in East China during early 2009 as was predicted by those analysts who warned of a possible "February Crisis" brought on by the nexus of rising numbers of unemployed migrant workers and university students' fears of poor [...]	2009-03-13 08:15:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB PHUM EFIN CH
09SHANGHAI119	(SBU) SHANGHAI FINANCIAL SECTOR SEES CHINESE INVESTMENT AS [...] (SBU) Summary. China 's stimulus program emphasizes capital investment, particularly in railways, subways, roads, and airports, say a variety of Shanghai financial sector professionals. Shanghai has been quick to seek support for previously rejected World Expo and other projects. At the sam [...]	2009-03-13 10:11:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN PGOV PREL
09SHANGHAI120	(SBU) SHANGHAI UNSURE OF NEXT STEPS IN THE WAKE OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign banks have largely been able to regain access to the renminbi interbank market after Chinese banks pulled credit lines this past fall in the wake of the Lehman Brothers collapse, Shanghai interlocutors told a Treasury delegation on February 19-20. The financial sector [...]	2009-03-13 10:53:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN PGOV PREL

09SHANGHAI124	ALIBABA WORKS MAGIC DESPITE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN [...] (SBU) Summary: Hangzhou, the provincial capital of Zhejiang Province, prides itself on its rapidly growing high-tech sector. City leaders often draw comparisons between the city and Silicon Valley, citing the symbiosis of its numerous high-tech companies and rich academic community. Perhaps [...]	2009-03-17 09:51:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINT PGOV EINV ELAB KIPR BEXP OIIP CH

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