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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07TOKYO3681The Japan Economic Scope--August 9, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 9, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. LDP's Political Foundation Has "Crumbled," Says One Pundit 4. Postal Privatization, Other LDP Legislative Initiatives, Up for Review? 5. Beef Talks Grind Down, No Consensus Yet 6. [...]
2007-08-10 07:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3688 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/10/07
[...] The government's failure to extend the law would result in the withdrawal of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, which has been on the refueling mission in the Indian Ocean for naval vessels of the United States, Britain, and other countries that are engaged in mop-up operations against terrorists [...]
2007-08-10 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3690TERMS OF REFERENCE SETS MILESTONES FOR FUTURE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The DAS-level Bilateral Information Security Task Force (BISTF) approved on August 3 a Terms of Reference (TOR) and set of ambitious Milestones aimed at strengthening Japan's ability to protect classified information. The Japanese delegation was co-chaired by the Ministry of Defe [...]
2007-08-11 00:47:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV JA MARR PINR PREL
07TOKYO371S/P KRASNER DISCUSSES JAPAN-INDIA RELATIONS WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Japan and India will continue to pursue their many common interests, MOFA Southwest Asia Division Director Shimizu told visiting S/P Director Krasner on January 12. On the economic front, Japanese firms hope to create a hedge against the financial risks of operating in China by i [...]
2007-01-26 07:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL IN JA
07TOKYO3716DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/13/07-2
[...] Officials from the Defense Ministry and the Foreign Ministry explained the current state of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling operations based on the said law. But many DPJ members voiced dissatisfaction calling the ministries to disclose more detailed information. House of Councillor [...]
2007-08-13 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3717DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/13/07-3
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-13 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO372S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER DISCUSSES PARTNERSHIP FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting with S/P Director Dr. Stephen Krasner on January 12, Japanese Foreign Ministry Deputy Director General for International Cooperation Hiroshi Fukada welcomed the possible participation of the OECD in the Partnership for Democratic Governance initiative. He noted that ho [...]
2007-01-26 07:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KDEM OECD JA
07TOKYO3725DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF JAPAN ON POST-ELECTION
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo officers spoke to a Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) staff member and a DPJ House of Councilors member about a range of issues following the July 29 Upper House election. The staff member discussed the post-election timeline, economic reforms, the upcoming Diet session and wh [...]
2007-08-14 01:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO373S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER DISCUSSES ASIAN REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) S/P Director Krasner January 12 met with MOFA Senior Official Deputy Director General Masashi Mizukami to discuss East Asian "architecture." Mizukami said the GOJ was only now starting to coordinate its positions on the multiple proposals for different forms of East Asian integration. [...]
2007-01-26 07:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD APECO ASEAN JA
07TOKYO3736 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-14 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3783 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/16/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-16 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3792TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SHANGHAI COOPERATION
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top items in Friday morning national papers included worldwide stock-market plunges and the scorching heat wave sweeping Japan. 2. "SCO reinforces unity to check US." The business- oriented Nikkei reported from Bishkek, Kyrgyz (8/17): "The leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation [...]
2007-08-17 02:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3798The Japan Economic Scope--August 16, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 16, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Tokyo Markets Respond to Global Turmoil 4. Limited Subprime Impact on Japanese Financial Institutions 5. Carry-Trade Unwind: More Bark than Bite (U) 6. Japan: Second Quarter Real GDP [...]
2007-08-17 04:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3830 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-20 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3837JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-21 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3865 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-21 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3877 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/22/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-22 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3884JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/23/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-23 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO39MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-CHINA TIES - TOKYO
[...] "Japan Should Adopt Strategic Diplomacy Toward China" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (1/9): "...Japan and China have established close economic ties similar to the US-Japan economic relationship. Both Japan and China are opposed to North Korea's nuclear test. The removal of nuclear w [...]
2007-01-09 02:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3914 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/23/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-23 08:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3920TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S 8/22
[...] "President Bush Equates Prewar Japan with Al-Qaeda" The liberal Asahi's Washington correspondent Yoshiyuki Komurata wrote (8/24): "Although President Bush praised Japan's successful postwar democratization to justify his Iraq policy during his remarks at the national convention of Veterans of [...]
2007-08-24 07:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3922The Japan Economic Scope--August 23, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from August 23, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents Political Moves 3. Official Discusses Japan's "Confused" Political Situation, East China Sea and More 4. WTO Talks Set to Resume as Japanese Negotiators Face Cabinet Reshuffle 5. Abe V [...]
2007-08-24 07:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3929 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-24 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3948JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3966 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO401 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 07:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO402JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 07:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4047JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/31/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 01:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4055METI'S "ASIAN OECD" HAS FUNDING...BUT LITTLE ELSE
[...] (C) Summary: The research institute initially conceived as part of Japan's "ASEAN Plus Six" proposal for regional economic integration will be, at least at the beginning, a small, independent entity with no direct ties to any organization or model for regional architecture, according to an [...]
2007-08-31 07:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ECIN PREL ETRD JA
07TOKYO4056 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/31/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 07:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4057DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RIAD SEIF TRAVEL BAN
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche and a copy of Department's statement on Riad Seif to MOFA First Middle East Division Syria officer Hitoshi Ishizuka, who replied that the Japanese Embassy in Damascus is in the process of checking the details of Seif's case and tha [...]
2007-08-31 07:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM EUN SY JA
07TOKYO4121JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-06 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4140 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-06 07:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4187 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4280HIGH-LEVEL DIPLOMACY CONTINUES JAPAN-PRC WARMING
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Chinese President Hu Jintao twice on the sidelines of APEC to discuss ways to strengthen economic, environmental, and security ties. Marked more by warm atmospherics than progress on substantive issues, the informal talks signal the warming tren [...]
2007-09-13 07:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL CH TW JA
07TOKYO4281 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-13 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4317 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-14 07:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4322JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER UNABLE TO ATTEND AD HOC
[...] (U) Due to the unsettled political situation in Tokyo, Foreign Minister Machimura will be unable to attend the September 24 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee meeting in New York, according to MOFA First Middle East Division Deputy Director Hideaki Adachi. The meeting will take place on the day after t [...]
2007-09-14 11:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID KPAL KWBG XF JA
07TOKYO4330JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-18 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4339JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-19 01:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4374JAPAN UNLIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO SPECIAL TRIBUNAL
[...] (C) Japan is disinclined to make financial contributions to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, although it is still considering a U.N. request to nominate judges for the tribunal, according to MOFA First Middle East Division Director Hideo Sato. His remarks were confirmed separately by U.N. Po [...]
2007-09-19 09:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC LE JA
07TOKYO4397 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-20 22:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4446JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-26 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO448MOFA PUTS POSITIVE SPIN ON CEBU ECON OUTCOMES
[...] (C) Summary: The endorsement of Japan's proposal for an academic study of a free trade area including the 10 ASEAN states along with Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and India at the January 15 East Asian Summit was a better outcome than had been expected, according to an [...]
2007-02-01 01:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD ECIN ECON PREL JA
07TOKYO450JAPAN GINGERLY SEEKS NEW ECON TIES WITH CHINA,
[...] (C) Summary: Japan sees little prospect for substantial improvement in its official relations with South Korea in the near term because of the attitudes of the present Korean administration, according to a senior official of the Asia Bureau of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Th [...]
2007-02-01 01:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD PREL JA CH KS
07TOKYO454METI TO REVIEW SECURITY CRITERIA FOR FDI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has established an outside study group to recommend possible revisions to the law that governs those sectors in which foreign direct investment (FDI) requires prior government notification and approval. The study group's ideas w [...]
2007-02-01 03:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PARM JA
07TOKYO4552The Japan Economic Scope--September 27, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from September 27, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Political 3. New PM Fukuda Keeps Economic Team Intact 4. Less Uncertainty in Japan's Trade Team 5. Fukuda's Campaign Pledges Squishy on Reform ( International Interrelations 6. [...]
2007-09-28 07:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4559JAPANESE READOUT OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan was very pleased with the outcomes of both the Iraq and Afghanistan High-Level Meetings held in New York September 22-23. Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (now Chief Cabinet Secretary) decided at the last moment to attend, despite the fact the meetings took place at the [...]
2007-09-28 08:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF IZ JA
07TOKYO4570JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/01/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-01 01:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO458COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HILL AND JOHN GEIS
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 02 -05, 2007, visit to Japan by OASD, East Asia John Hill and John Geis. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Geneve Menscher. She can be reached at: Office phone: [...]
2007-02-01 03:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO4596PM/SNA AMBASSADOR MCDONALD'S MEETINGS ON SMA
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 25 visit by PM/SNA Senior Advisor Ambassador Jackson McDonald, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials rejected the U.S. proposal for a three-year roll-over of the current Special Measures Agreement (SMA) governing USD 1.1 bill [...]
2007-10-02 00:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL JA
07TOKYO4645 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/03/07
[...] The aim is to eliminate as many obstacles as possible in pursuing Diet deliberations due to the dominance of the opposition in the Upper House so that a possible vacuum in MSDF operations as a result of failure to secure Diet approval before the law expires can be lessened as much as possible. [...]
2007-10-03 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4648JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 01:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4661PM FUKUDA PLANS NO SHIFT IN JAPAN POLICY ON
[...] (C) Summary. Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda will not alter Tokyo's policy approach to Russia or the Northern Territories, Japanese Foreign Ministry officials tell Embassy Tokyo. Russian Embassy representatives add that Moscow plans to continue its "two-track" approach toward Tokyo: 1) [...]
2007-10-04 07:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG JA RU
07TOKYO4666 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/04/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4673JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4674JAPAN PREPARING NEW OEF LEGISLATION
[...] (C) Summary: The Japanese government is preparing the text of a new Anti-Terror Special Measures Law to authorize the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces (MSDF) to continue providing fuel to coalition forces engaged in OEF Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO). MOFA Foreign Policy Bureau D [...]
2007-10-05 02:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV JA
07TOKYO4688JAPAN ANTICIPATES INVITATION TO INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Japan's Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East Tatsuo Arima was very pleased with the September 24 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee meeting, as well as with meetings with NEA A/S Welch (reftel) and NSA Senior Director Abrams, according to MOFA First Middle East Division Deputy Director Hideaki [...]
2007-10-05 05:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG IS JA
07TOKYO4704 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-08 23:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4715JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-09 04:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4766JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-11 01:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO478ANRE'S HOSAKA DISCUSSES RUSSIA, CHINA ENERGY ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary. Agency of Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) Petroleum and Natural Gas Division Director Shin Hosaka accompanied ANRE Director General Harufumi Mochizuki on a visit to Moscow the week of January 29 to talk to Gazprom about Japanese companies aiding the construction of a gas in [...]
2007-02-01 23:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG ECON JA CH RU
07TOKYO4784JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-12 01:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4787The Japan Economic Scope--October 11, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 12, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Money Matters 3. Unemployment Post Slight Rise to 3.8% 4. Bank Sales of Insurance Advocacy 5. U.S. - Japan Investment Initiative 2007--Investment Seminar in Osaka 6. KIAC Welcomes [...]
2007-10-12 03:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4803 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/15/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-15 02:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4813 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/15/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-15 07:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4822JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-16 01:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4857JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-18 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO486YACHI,S CHINA VISIT: NO SURPRISES
[...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi's January 26-28 visit to China went smoothly and there were no surprises, MOFA China Division Principle Deputy Director Kosei Nomura told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer January 29. Yachi and his Chinese counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo, [...]
2007-02-02 06:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH KN KS ENRG JA
07TOKYO4863LITTLE SUBSTANCE LIKELY IN JAPAN-CHINA ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Summary: The high-level economic dialogue between China and Japan, a product of former Prime Minister Abe's effort to improve relations with China, will likely take place in late November or early December, according to an official of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Th [...]
2007-10-18 09:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL ETTC KIPR JA CH
07TOKYO4870 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-18 22:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4885The Japan Economic Scope--October 18, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from October 18, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Trade Forum 3. AUSTR Cutler Meets DG Otabe in Tokyo 4. US-Japan Launch New Reg Reform Cycle Fiscal Structure 5. Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Influence Declining, Says La [...]
2007-10-19 05:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO4976JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 01:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4980 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 07:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO500JAPAN NEGOTIATING TO RESUME ASSISTANCE TO SYRIA
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is engaged in discussions with the Syrian Ministry of Transport and the Latakia Port General Company about entering into a technical assistance agreement to provide training and equipment to upgrade cargo handling facilities at the [...]
2007-02-02 09:33:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL EAID PTER SY JA
07TOKYO5003JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-26 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5019RUSSIAN FM LAVROV MEETING WITH JAPAN FM KOMURA:
[...] (C) Summary. Tokyo and Moscow made no progress toward resolving the Northern Territories issue during Russian FM Sergei Lavrov's October 23 visit to Japan, MOFA officials told Embassy Tokyo on October 25. Lavrov expressed concern about U.S.-Japan missile defense cooperation and BMD deployment [...]
2007-10-26 08:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG JA RU
07TOKYO5032 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5039JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 01:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO504MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] LEAD STORIES: Monday morning's Asahi front-paged the suicide bombing Saturday in central Baghdad, which claimed the lives of at least 135 people. 2. "International Community Must Tackle Issues That Cause Suicide Bombings" The conservative Sankei editorialized (2/5): "It is reported that mo [...]
2007-02-05 00:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5045JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/31/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 00:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5047TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKEY-IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 02:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5055CORRECTED TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKEY-IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 04:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5060JAPANESE AMBASSADOR MEETS IRAQI PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Ambassador to Baghdad Monji met October 25 in Baghdad with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to reiterate Japan's support for Iraq and to urge further steps to promote national reconciliation. MOFA sources state the purpose of the meeting was to garner publicity and to remin [...]
2007-10-31 08:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JA
07TOKYO5062JAPAN RECONGNIZES PALESTINIAN NATIONALITY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 22:44:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL CPAS KPAL JA
07TOKYO5066COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR A/S HILL, EAP SPECIAL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the November 2-3, 2007 visit to Japan by A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Special Assistant Christopher Klein, and NSC East Asian Director Paul Haenle. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be [...]
2007-11-01 04:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO5073DAS CHRISTENSEN, DIET MEMBERS DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary. Prospects for improved Japan-China ties under new Prime Minister Fukuda, the role of Japan against the backdrop of growing U.S-China cooperation, and contentious issues in Japan-China relations were the focus of EAP DAS Tom Christensen's discussions with senior lawmakers from Jap [...]
2007-11-01 08:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA CH
07TOKYO5074USMARFORPAC COMMANDER GOODMAN AND MOFA SHARE DPRI
[...] (C) The maturing U.S.-Japan security alliance is critical to peace and stability in the region, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) senior officials told Lieutenant General John F. Goodman, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and the Ambassador during October 30 office calls. MOFA V [...]
2007-11-01 08:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PINR PREL JA CH KN
07TOKYO5087DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 02:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM EFIN JA
07TOKYO5099 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5101DAS CHRISTENSEN'S OCTOBER 21 MEETING WITH ASIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Japan and China are both working hard to find common ground, MOFA's Asian Affairs Deputy Director General told EAP DAS Tom Christensen October 21. Although many conflicts remain, including territorial disputes, the two countries are seeking to develop a "mutually beneficial rela [...]
2007-11-04 22:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AADP
07TOKYO5126 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5140JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/08/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 01:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5176The Japan Economic Scope--November 8, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from November 8, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents 3. EisMAP and Fostering Sustainable Development in the Asia/Pacific Region Politics 4. Deja vu...D(PJ)eja -Vu 5. Unlikely to Get into Business School 6. Secretary of Defense Rob [...]
2007-11-09 03:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5182TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-09 05:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5217JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-13 02:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5227JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-14 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5228 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-14 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5240JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-15 01:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5244 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-15 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5258JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5267 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5270RUSSIA EYEING JAPANESE RAIL, ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
[...] (C) Summary. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Naryshkin's November 4-6 visit demonstrates both countries' commitment to strengthening the bilateral relationship, according to a Japanese Foreign Ministry official. Russia would like to build a high-speed railway using Japanese expertise and techn [...]
2007-11-16 09:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD JA PGOV PREL XH
07TOKYO5272JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 01:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5278SUBJECT: PRC EMBASSY ON BOOSTING JAPAN COOPERATION
[...] (C) Despite failure to make progress on the East China Sea energy dispute, Beijing and Tokyo are moving forward with plans for Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda to visit Beijing before year's end, Chinese Embassy Political Officer Zhiwen Chen told Embassy Tokyo on November 16. A significant brea [...]
2007-11-19 04:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL JA BM CH KN
07TOKYO5294JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-20 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5295TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ASEAN SUMMIT AND OPEC
[...] "First Step Toward East Asia Community" The liberal Asahi editorialized (11/20): "The long-held dream of creating an 'East Asian Community' is finally coming into focus as a realistic goal for the future. Japan's decision to forge an economic partnership agreement with ASEAN will have signific [...]
2007-11-20 02:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5300The Japan Economic Scope--November 16, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from November 16, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Beef 3. Spinning Wheels on Beef (SBU) 4. Ag Reform Going Backwards? (SBU) 5. Montana State Officials Discuss Beef in Kumamoto -Their Sister State (SBU) MOD Scandal 6. MOD Anno [...]
2007-11-20 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5310JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 04:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5315JAPAN: ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE INVITATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 05:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT CVIS KPAL KWBG IS JA
07TOKYO5320 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5335FUKUDA-WEN SUMMIT SETS OUT HIGH-LEVEL DIPLOMACY,
[...] (C) During their November 20 meeting in Singapore, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda offered to Premier Wen Jiabao to visit China "as soon as possible," which could be late this year or early next year depending on the Diet's schedule. Chinese President Hu Jintao will also visit Japan next year, mos [...]
2007-11-26 08:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH JA
07TOKYO5337 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 22:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5341TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ANNAPOLIS MEETING
[...] "Good Opportunity for Progress on Middle East Peace" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (11/27): "The Annapolis meeting will be the first US-arranged Middle East peace conference since the days of the Clinton administration. The meeting is significant in that it will bring together minist [...]
2007-11-27 02:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5345 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5350JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 01:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5356TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ANNAPOLIS MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 05:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5365JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5369TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ANNAPOLIS MEETING
[...] "Implementation of Agreement Not in Sight" The liberal Asahi's report from Annapolis said (11/29): "President Bush announced during the Annapolis meeting on Wednesday an agreement of 'common understanding' between the Israelis and Palestinians to end their conflict and establish a Palestinian [...]
2007-11-29 04:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5377JAPAN'S REACTION TO U.S.-IRAQI DECLARATION OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's main concern about the Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America is reference to the fact that it is anticipated the next rollover of the UN Security Council resolution [...]
2007-11-29 08:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS UNSC IZ JA
07TOKYO5388JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 01:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5391TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PROSPECTS FOR MIDDLE
[...] "U.S. Role Most Important" The top circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (11/30): "The fact that both Palestinian leader Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Olmert have weak political bases is a source of concern.... Given the circumstances, it is even more imperative that Washington act as [...]
2007-11-30 02:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5400 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-02 23:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5425 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-03 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5429JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/04/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 01:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5456INITIAL JAPANESE REACTION TO NIE ON IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan was surprised by the National Intelligence Estimate finding that Iran has halted its nuclear weapons development program, and has yet to draw any conclusions. Tokyo will be watching carefully how other nations react, but working level contacts believe the finding will make [...]
2007-12-05 07:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR JA
07TOKYO5457GOJ INFIGHTING HAMPERING EAST CHINA SEA TALKS
[...] (C) Summary. Achieving a resolution to the dispute between China and Japan over East China Sea gas fields before Prime Minister Fukuda's expected visit to China sometime in the near future, as called for by the two countries' foreign ministers on December 1, could force the Prime Minister to [...]
2007-12-05 07:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG JA PGOV CH
07TOKYO5477TAIWAN, EAST CHINA SEA MAJOR TOPICS DURING
[...] (C) The Taiwan UN referendum is an extremely "sensitive and serious issue," and Japan should not support it and must take care not to send the wrong message to Taiwan's independence forces, President Hu Jintao, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and other senior officials told FM Koumura during his [...]
2007-12-06 23:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG ECON CH JA
07TOKYO5488TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND RUSSIA
[...] "Use NIE Report to Lead to Peaceful Resolution" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (12/6): "President Bush's hard line against Iran may falter following the issuance of the latest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) report. The Bush administration should take advantage of the release and [...]
2007-12-07 06:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5510 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5511JAPAN STILL UNDECIDED ON PARTICIPATION AT PARIS
[...] (C) Japan is still uncertain who will lead its delegation to the December 17 Paris Donors Conference and how much it will be in a position to contribute, according to Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, Japan's Special Representative in charge of Peace in the Middle East. Embassy Tokyo Deputy Chief of [...]
2007-12-11 08:15:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAMGT PREL KWBG KPAL IS JA
07TOKYO5549 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5568(S) JAPANESE RAISE LEVINSON CASE WITH IRANIAN
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 4. 2. (S) Per reftel, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer December 13 delivered non-paper concerning missing AmCit Robert A. Levinson to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano, along with a request that Japan 1) r [...]
2007-12-14 08:08:00Embassy TokyoSECRETCASC PREL PTER IR JA
07TOKYO5572 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-16 22:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5573JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/17/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-17 01:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5609JAPANESE AGAIN RAISE LEVINSON CASE WITH IRANIAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Norihiro Okuda lunched December 19 with Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Moshen Talaeli and urged him again to help resolve the case of missing American Citizen Robert Levinson. Other topics discussed included Iran's nuclear [...]
2007-12-19 09:15:00Embassy TokyoSECRETCASC PREL PTER PARM IR IZ JA
07TOKYO5611 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-19 22:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5615JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-20 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5627 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-20 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5633JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-21 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5652TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-26 02:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO5653JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-26 03:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5658JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5670PM FUKUDA'S VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's 27-30 December visit to China is expected to produce positive visuals, but little in terms of substantive deliverables. PM Fukuda will highlight the common cultural and economic interests between the two countries, visiting a Japanese factory in Tianj [...]
2007-12-27 10:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH JA
07TOKYO5671JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-28 01:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5678SUB CABINET MEETINGS, DEC. 6-7, U.S. URGES MORE
[...] (SBU) Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price led a deputies-level team from USTR, Treasury, Agriculture, Commerce, and State for the U.S.-Japan Economic Sub-Cabinet Dialogue meetings on December 6-7 in Tokyo. The over-a [...]
2007-12-28 06:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAGR ETRD JA
07TOKYO599 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/09/07
[...] Name(Time of establishment) 2. Immediate purpose 3. Confronting challenge  [...]
2007-02-09 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO619 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO643 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-14 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO658JAPAN: NO ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR UN MIDDLE RING
[...] (SBU) Japan is not in a position at this time to make additional contributions to the Distinct Entity Trust Fund for UN middle ring security, MOFA Deputy Director for Second Middle East Division Masaki Yasumatsu told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer February 14. According to Yasumatsu, Japan g [...]
2007-02-15 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN IZ JA
07TOKYO660JAPAN WELCOMES AGREEMENT BETWEEN PALESTINIANS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-15 09:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL JA
07TOKYO695JAPANESE AMBASSADOR FOR IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Ambassador in Charge of Reconstruction Assistance to Iraq Gotaro Ogawa visited Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar January 24-31. Ogawa reports he found all four countries to be deeply concerned about the lack of stability in Iraq, critical of United States policy, a [...]
2007-02-16 09:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ SA QA TU SY JA
07TOKYO702JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/20/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-20 01:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO739CHINESE FM LI ZHAOXING VISITS JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: China will "cooperate to the fullest extent possible" to help Japan resolve the abduction issue with the DPRK, Chinese FM Li Zhaoxing told the Japanese during a February 15-16 visit. According to MOFA China Division contacts, the two sides hope to reach general agreement on th [...]
2007-02-22 05:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG PGOV CH KS JA
07TOKYO748The Japan Economic Scope - February 16, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Ambassador Schieffer on U.S.-Japan Economic Relations at the ACCJ 4. Fourth Quarter Real GDP Grew 4.8 Percent; Up 2.2 Percent in CY2006 5. Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Hiroko Ota on GDP News 6. Japan Post Privatization: Level Playing F [...]
2007-02-22 05:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO763 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 23:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO784 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO799ADDITIONAL E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy officers delivered reftel demarche to counterparts in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Finance (MOF). MOF officials stated they were already aware of reftel designations from their regular monitoring of Treasury,s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) website. 2. [...]
2007-02-26 04:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL KN IR JA
07TOKYO807 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/26/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO856 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-28 22:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO876 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO896 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-04 22:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO907MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "International Conference in Iraq: Chance for Dialogue Must Be Seized" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (3/4): "Is the direction of the wind changing? An international conference aimed at stabilizing Iraq is expected to be held on March 10 in Baghdad with the US, Iran, and Syria attending. A [...]
2007-03-05 04:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO910The Japan Economic Scope - March 2, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 2. (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from February 23, 2007. 3. Upper House Member Running for Reelection Predicts Win for DPJ 4. Russian PM Fradkov Visits Japan 5. MAFF Sounds the Alarms About Free Trade 6. An Intelligent Diet Debate on [...]
2007-03-05 05:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO941GENERAL EIKENBERRY MEETS WITH MOD VICE MINISTER
[...] Summary. The military situation in Afghanistan has improved, but policing and governance problems must be addressed in the near future, Lt. Gen. Eikenberry of Combined Forces Command Afghanistan told MOD Sr. VM Moriya March 1. Gen. Eikenberry praised Japan's commitment to the Global War on Te [...]
2007-03-06 04:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PK AF JA
07TOKYO968JAPANESE NON-PAPER ON EXPORT CREDITS AND TRADE
[...] (C) As a follow up to reftels A and B concerning halting export credits to Iran, MOFA Second Middle East Division officer Junichi Sumi March 6 presented the following non-paper to Embassy Tokyo Political Officer. Sumi noted that a copy of the non-paper had been forwarded to Under Secretary Bu [...]
2007-03-07 07:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN MNUC EXIM UNSC IR JA
07TOKYO978EAP/MLS DIRECTOR SCOT MARCIEL,S FEBRUARY 27
[...] (C) Summary: Japan is still studying the question of how best to increase collaboration with the United States on assistance to Southeast Asia, MOFA First Country Assistance Planning Division Director Maeda told EAP/Office of Maritime Southeast Asia Director Marciel, on February 27. Establish [...]
2007-03-07 22:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHSA PREL CH ID RP PO AS JA
07TRIPOLI421QADHAFI'S CALLS FOR AFRICAN AND MUSLIM UNITY RESONATE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In two recent public appearances -- a March 27 Al Jazeera interview and a March 31 speech to Tuareg tribal leaders in Agadez, Niger -- Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi continued his long drift away from the Arab world and worked to portray himself as a distinctly African leader. Sp [...]
2007-05-02 09:16:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM LY
07TRIPOLI664LIBYA, FRANCE CONCLUDE "VERY GENERAL" CIVILIAN NUCLEAR DEAL
[...] (S) Summary: According to French diplomats, a civilian nuclear deal concluded between Libya and France during President Sarkozy's visit to Tripoli constitutes only a "very general" framework for future cooperation, with no clear financial commitment from the French side and little expectatio [...]
2007-08-03 12:38:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPREL PGOV KNNP ENRG MNUC ECIN EINV ETRD KPWR FR
07TUNIS1004HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE OPTIMISTIC AMID SOME SIGNS OF
[...] (C) During a July 23 meeting, Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) President Mokhtar Trifi told the Ambassador that the LTDH was open to any solution the GOT could offer to the League's crisis. The LTDH's only conditions would be the continued (political) independence of the League and its abi [...]
2007-07-26 14:30:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PGOV PREL TS
07TUNIS102DAS CARPENTER'S ROUNDTABLE WITH TUNISIAN CIVIL
[...] (C) During his January 10-12 visit to Tunis, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary J. Scott Carpenter met with six leaders of Tunisian civil society. In a wide-ranging two-hour discussion, several common themes emerged: -- critiques that the United States, rhetoric was falling behind it actions in [...]
2007-01-23 15:53:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KMPI TS
07TUNIS1040FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION MAIN ISSUE FOR OPPOSITION
[...] (C) On July 26, the Ambassador met with Mohamed Harmel the outgoing Secretary General of the Renewal Movement (Et-Tajdid) party. Harmel spoke at length about the need for greater freedom of expression in Tunisia, including media access and public debate. Referring to President Bush's June [...]
2007-08-02 07:46:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1044MOHAMED ABBOU TO CONTINUE ACTIVISM FOR FREEDOM IN
[...] (C) On July 31, EmbOffs met with Mohamed Abbou, a political prisoner released on July 24 after serving over two years of a three-and-a-half year sentence. He and his wife Samia expressed their appreciation for USG support of them and their family during Abbou's incarceration. Abbou discuss [...]
2007-08-03 08:28:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PTER KPAO KDEM TS
07TUNIS1058OCTOBER 18TH MOVEMENT: FOCUS ON 2009 ELECTION
[...] (C) On July 26, the Ambassador met with five civil society activists involved in the October 18th movement (an alliance of disparate human rights and political activists that includes moderate Islamists). The October 18 group expressed deep concern about the lack of freedom of expression an [...]
2007-08-03 15:44:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1064TUNISIA: PROMOTING THE PRESIDENT'S FREEDOM AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Advancing the President's Freedom Agenda is Post's number one Mission Strategic Plan goal. As part of our push on freedom in Tunisia, the Ambassador and other Embassy officers meet frequently with democracy and human rights advocates, opposition political party members, and civil societ [...]
2007-08-06 14:03:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1069MIXED TUNISIAN REACTION TO FREEDOM AGENDA
[...] (C) Summary. As requested in Ref C and reported in Ref A, Post undertook a number of activities in June and July to promote the Freedom Agenda and draw attention to President Bush's Prague speech. While many in civil society expressed their appreciation for the USG's ongoing support for polit [...]
2007-08-07 15:57:00Embassy TunisSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL KPAO TS
07TUNIS1280MEPI LESSONS LEARNED 4: SMALL GRANTS - THE SECRET
[...] (SBU) The MEPI Small Grants program is a highly effective tool for promoting democratic reform from the ground up in the Arab world. Small Grants allow us to respond quickly to opportunities as they emerge, have an immediate impact at the grassroots level, and link up with groups the USG often [...]
2007-09-20 09:05:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMPI KDEM XF PREL PGOV EAID
07TUNIS1353DRL DEPUTY DIRECTOR PROMOTES HUMAN RIGHTS AND
[...] (C) On October 3, visiting DRL/NESCA Deputy Director Kari Johnstone met with opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) hunger strikers Maya Jribi and Nejib Chebbi, the President of the governmental Higher Commission for Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties Moncer Rouissi, and members o [...]
2007-10-05 14:27:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1433INVESTORS GIVE TUNISIA VOTE OF "NO CONFIDENCE"
[...] (C) While Tunisia can boast about its impressive economic development and steady economic growth, paltry investment rates reveal that the economy faces significant challenges. Low levels of investment, particularly domestic, not only jeopardize continued economic success and efforts to reduce [...]
2007-10-29 14:47:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALEINV EFIN ECON TS
07TUNIS1439TUNISIA INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] There is no discernible money laundering or terrorist finance activity occurring in Tunisia. Tunisia is not considered an important regional financial center due in large part to the very strict control exercised by the Central Bank over financial transactions, particularly those involving fo [...]
2007-10-30 10:15:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR PTER TS
07TUNIS1469TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-09 12:43:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD SENV EFIN BEXP ENRG TS
07TUNIS1501OPPOSITION PSL PARTY TOES THE (RULING) PARTY LINE
[...] (C) The Ambassador discussed Tunisia's political scene with opposition Social Liberal Party (PSL) Secretary General Mondher Thabet on November 5. Thabet expressed his support for President Ben Ali,s policies, called for increased bilateral economic cooperation and denounced the recent PDP h [...]
2007-11-21 15:08:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1548TUNISIAN ISLAMISTS CONCERNED BY EXTREMISM, SEEK
[...] (C) During a November 19 meeting with PolOffs, former an-Nahdha leader Ziad Daoulatli said that the GOT has created a climate of fear that discourages Tunisians from political participation. The lack of freedom of expression and association, said Daoulatli, is increasingly driving Tunisians t [...]
2007-12-03 14:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PGOV PREL PTER TS
07TUNIS1567TUNISIAN INTELLECTUALS DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) To mark International Human Rights Day on December 10, the Ambassador discussed global and local human rights issues with a group of independent Tunisian intellectuals on December 6. Though the discussion began with local concerns about the rights of Guantanamo detainees and the situatio [...]
2007-12-07 16:36:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1575TELLING IT LIKE IT IS: TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS
[...] (C) On December 10, Matt Shelley, Director of the MEPI-funded International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Middle East North Africa (MENA) Media Project, held a roundtable discussion with Tunisian journalists on the local media environment and IREX activities in the region. Several jou [...]
2007-12-13 12:48:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS1598NEW MINISTER OF COMMERCE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT
[...] (SBU) During the Ambassador's December 18 courtesy call, newly appointed Minister of Commerce Ridha Touiti said that Tunisia is well prepared for the full implementation of the European Union (EU) Association Agreement on January 1, 2008. Touiti was very enthusiastic about both the upcoming [...]
2007-12-21 14:38:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PGOV TS
07TUNIS1599IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH
[...] (C) On December 18, the Ambassador met with Mongi Khamassi, Secretary General of the Green Party for Progress (PVP) to discuss the Tunisian political landscape and US foreign policy. The smallest of the "loyal" opposition parties, the PVP emphasized the need for gradual political progress a [...]
2007-12-21 14:41:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS212TUNISIAN HEALTH MINISTER: HIV/AIDS, AVIAN FLU, IPR
[...] (C) During Ambassador's courtesy call on Ridha Kechrid, Minister of Public Health (MOH),topics ranging from avian influenza and HIV/AIDS to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) were discussed. The discussion was amicable, with Kechrid addressing each issue thoroughly and with seeming candor. [...]
2007-02-13 08:52:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALETRD KFLU KHIV KIPR TS
07TUNIS230FOREIGN MINISTER CONCERNED BY HUGHES CANCELLATION
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On February 13, Foreign Minister Abdallah convoked Ambassador to express his concern about the cancellation of a planned visit to Tunisia by Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes. Abdallah referred to an internal "report" prepared by MFA Secretary of State Chtioui t [...]
2007-02-14 16:14:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO TS
07TUNIS29AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During Ambassador's December 15 courtesy call on Minister of National Defense Kamel Morjane, Morjane highlighted the strong bilateral relations between Tunisia and the United States. Morjane noted the impact of the Arab-Israeli conflict on US goals in the region, but stressed tha [...]
2007-01-04 16:55:00Embassy TunisSECRETMARR PGOV PREL PINR KPAL TS
07TUNIS44FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR SALAFISTS WERE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 5, Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah briefed Ambassador on the recent security situation in Tunisia (reftels). Abdallah said the group of very well trained "Salafists" involved in recent incidents with GOT security officials were targeting US and UK (and possibly Fr [...]
2007-01-05 17:23:00Embassy TunisSECRETPTER ASEC PGOV PREL CASC TS
07TUNIS722SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER ABDALLAH'S VISIT
[...] (C) FOREIGN MINISTER ABDELWAHEB ABDALLAH'S UPCOMING JUNE 11-15 VISIT TO WASHINGTON PRESENTS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE USG TO ENGAGE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE GOT, AS OFFICIAL VISITS TO WASHINGTON ARE INFREQUENT. WHILE ABDALLAH WILL LIKELY TRY TO EMPHASIZE GENERALITIES ABOUT THE US-TUNISIAN L [...]
2007-06-07 14:36:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MASS KDEM TS
07TUNIS797TUNISIA: FM ABDALLAH EBULLIENT OVER US TRIP;
[...] (C/NF) An extremely grateful Foreign Minister Abdallah asked to see the Ambassador on June 19 to convey his pleasure over his recently concluded trip to the United States (Ref A). No less than six times in the course of the 30-minute meeting, Abdallah expressed appreciation for the warm recep [...]
2007-06-20 16:18:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MASS OVIP TS
07ULAANBAATAR173MONGOLIA EXTENDS CURRENT TROOP ROTATION IN IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 08:49:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRETMARR PREL PTER MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR22Ambassador, Mongolian FM Discuss Bilateral Issues.
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Foreign Minister Enkhbold exchanged views on a wide range of bilateral and regional issues over lunch on January 4. Topics included the North Korean refugee situation in Mongolia, U.S efforts to help Mongolia develop its military peace-keeping capacity, the pr [...]
2007-01-16 08:35:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON MG EAID PGOV
07ULAANBAATAR375NSC RECOMMENDS 8TH ROTATION TO IRAQ; SOLDIERS
[...] (C) On June 25, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Davaasuren confirmed to DCM that on the evening of June 22 the National Security Council (President, Speaker and Prime Minister) had agreed to recommend to the Cabinet that Mongolia send an 8th rotation of soldiers to Iraq. Ahead of [...]
2007-06-25 08:50:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR382Cabinet Approves 8th Rotation to Iraq
[...] (SBU) On June 26, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas, Middle East and Africa Director General Jambaldorj confirmed to the Ambassador that the Cabinet had earlier that day approved an 8th rotation of troops to Iraq. Foreign Policy Advisor to the President Tsogtbaatar and Foreign Policy Adviso [...]
2007-06-27 08:54:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PGOV EFIN MG IZ PL
07ULAANBAATAR392MONGOLIA'S PRESIDENT, FM SEND JULY 4 CONGRATULATORY
[...] (U) Post received letters to President Bush from President Enkhbayar and to Secretary Rice from Foreign Minister Enkhbold on July 5 dated July 4 offering congratulations on the U.S. July 4 holiday. Copies have been sent via email to the desk. Americas, Middle East and Africa DG Jambaldorj conf [...]
2007-07-05 08:16:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID MG
07ULAANBAATAR459MONGOLIAN GOVT SEEKS UPDATES ON PENDING BILATERAL
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See actionS requested in para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolian Foreign Ministry Americas Deputy Director General Mounkhou invited the DCM to the Ministry on August 8 to requestupdates on several pending bilateral agreements ahead of President Enkhbayar's anticipa [...]
2007-08-09 08:36:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV MARR MG
07ULAANBAATAR494Mongolia's President Visits Kazakhstan, Bolsters Ties
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolian President Enkhbayar's August 13-15 visit to Kazakhstan produced several cooperative agreements, firmed up already solid bilateral relations, and convinced at least some of the visiting Mongolians that development through authoritarianism is undesirable. One agreement, [...]
2007-08-29 08:33:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON SOCI MG KZ
07ULAANBAATAR512MONGOLIAN GOVT SUMMONS AMBASSADOR, SEEKS CLARITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Mongolian Government summoned the Ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a September 10 meeting and asked for a formal USG response to the GOM's request for a specific date for the proposed October summit between Presidents Bush and Enkhbayar. M [...]
2007-09-10 07:58:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MG
07ULAANBAATAR665MONGOLIA ON ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA RESOLUTIONS
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche delivered by Post, the Mongolian Foreign Ministry informed us on November 29 that Mongolia will likely absent itself from votes on two upcoming anti-Israel UNGA resolutions and abstain on a third. G.Batjargal, Counselor of the MFA's Multilateral Cooperation [...]
2007-11-29 08:41:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA KPAL KBCT KMPI PHUM IS MG
07ULAANBAATAR692MONGOLIA URGED TO GET SERIOUS ON DEFORESTATION
[...] SUMMARY: Mongolia has lost more than 10% of its forests since 1990, according to Government of Mongolia (GOM) reports, and the problem is getting worse. Fires, illegal logging, forest mismanagement and other factors are threatening important ecosystems and wildlife. Past efforts by the GOM to [...]
2007-12-14 07:29:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR ENRG PGOV ECON PREL MG
07UNVIEVIENNA384 IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL FOR COOPERATION,
[...] (SBU) Director General ElBaradei's opening statement noted that Iran has continued to place additional limitations on IAEA verification activities, which has resulted in a "deterioration" of the IAEA's knowledge of some aspects of Iran's nuclear program. Almost all country and bloc statements [...]
2007-06-18 08:01:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA IR KNNP
07UNVIEVIENNA432AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES IRAN CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary : Ambassador Schulte delivered the keynote speech at a July 6-8 conference on Iran in Liechtenstein and addressed criticism of U.S. policy on Iran,s nuclear program. He defended P5 Plus 1 demands for a suspension of uranium enrichment as a starting point for negotiations. Also in [...]
2007-07-11 12:03:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL IR IAEA
07USEUBRUSSELS1276U.S.-EU MEETINGS ON LATIN AMERICA
[...] (U) SUMMARY. US-EU Committee on Latin America (COLAT) troika consultations, held February 12 in Brussels, included discussion of Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and Central American gangs. The U.S. delegation consisted of WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro, USEU Deputy Pol [...]
2007-04-16 17:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EUN MX DR GT CO VZ NI BO ES
07USEUBRUSSELS2708EU SUPPORTS NEW OBSERVERS FOR SOMALIA CONTACT
[...] (C) A European Commission official said the EC supports the bids of Canada and Yemen for Permanent Observer status in the International Contact Group on Somalia, though it would like Canada to clarify its potential financial contributions to AMISOM and the reconstruction of Somalia. Jeremy Les [...]
2007-08-28 14:11:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SO EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS283(U) READOUT ON EU HIREP SOLANA'S JAN 19-21 MIDDLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to EU Council Middle East Director Christian Jouret, Solana's Middle East visit resulted in good, in-depth discussion with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders, though there were clear differences on both the pace and scope of possible negotiations. Solana met with Isra [...]
2007-01-26 17:08:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL XF LE SY IS EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS3178HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATIONS WITH THE EU
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 15:50:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPHUM EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS3343EU-EGYPT ENERGY FORUM AND ARAB GAS PIPELINE
[...] (C) IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE RECENT EU-AFRICA-MIDDLE EAST ENERGY CONFERENCE IN SHARM EL SHEIKH, MISSION CONTACTED EU COMMISSION OFFICIALS IN DG RELEX (FOREIGN AFFAIRS) AND DG TREN (ENERGY) WHO ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE. EU-AFRICA-ENERGY CONFERENCE ------------------ [...]
2007-11-15 15:02:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEPET EUN XF XG
07USNATO109NSA HADLEY TALKS TO NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY/COMMENT: National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley discussed a wide range of strategic issues with NATO Allies on February 21, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, new U.S. efforts to revive the Middle East peace process, and relations with Russia. Mr. Hadley's visit comes as Europe [...]
2007-02-22 13:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL WEU RU
07USNATO172NATO WEIGHING NATURE OF POSSIBLE TIES TO QATAR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-16 15:45:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL NATO QA
07USNATO274USNATO RESPONSE TO ISRAELI MOD NATO PERSPECTIVES
[...] (C) We appreciated receiving reftel and congratulate Embassy Tel Aviv and EUCOM for engaging with the MOD on the subject of Israel's cooperation with NATO. That engagement showed that there is apparently some confusion amongst GOI officials about the nature of its relationship with NATO. We [...]
2007-04-27 13:48:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PREL IS
07USNATO29NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JANUARY 17, 2007
[...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: The NAC agreed to invite UN, EU, World Bank, Japan, and South Korea to January 26 Foreign Ministerial session on Afghanistan with troop contributors and Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta. The SYG will invite Afghan Minister of Defense Wardak to Seville meeting of [...]
2007-01-19 08:20:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO319DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE DISCUSSES DARFUR,
[...] (C) Summary. During a May 16 meeting with NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer, Deputy Secretary Negroponte said the U.S. is considering new sanctions to raise pressure on the Sudanese government to accept the AU/UN "hybrid" force for Darfur, and pushing rebel groups to sign the Darfu [...]
2007-05-21 08:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
07USNATO373NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 13 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: --Afghanistan: The SYG discussed civilian casualties and the need for ISAF to do more on OMLTs and equipment support to the ANA. The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault briefed on "modestly positive" force generation conference. SHAPE DCOS for Operations Major Gen [...]
2007-06-15 09:03:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO426OSCE SYG, EAPC AMBS SEEK SYNERGY AND COOPERATION,
[...] (SBU) OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut exchanged views with EAPC Ambassadors July 11 on increasing cooperation between the two overlapping organizations. He summarized ongoing OSCE operations, emphasized areas of commonality with the EAPC, and endorsed closer interaction (wit [...]
2007-07-25 17:19:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL NATO OSCE EAPC
07USNATO448NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT AUGUST 8 2007
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: D/SYG noted the upcoming Jirga in Kabul Aug 9-12 and applauded ISAF efforts in countering Taliban propaganda. The Deputy Chair of the Military Committee (DCMC) reported on the Border Security Sub-Committee Meetings, and the Ops Briefing show [...]
2007-08-08 15:30:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF AU
07USNATO486UNODC CHIEF COSTA BRIEFS THE NAC ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Antonio Costa, Head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),briefed NATO on September 5 on UNODC's 2007 report on Afghanistan poppy production. In addition to NATO PermReps, 24 other interested nations and organizations were on hand as Costa reviewed the key findings and r [...]
2007-09-06 15:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR MARR ECON PGOV UN AF NATO
07USNATO520NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - SEPTEMBER 19, 2007
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Secretary General )- supported by U.S. and UK )- urged the Military Committee to resolve breaks of silence on the ISAF contract helicopter lift initiative; The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) reported he was assured of Australia,s [...]
2007-09-20 15:51:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO540NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - OCTOBER 3, 2007
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: MG Robert Cone, Commander of the U.S. Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A),reported on progress and challenges training Afghan National Security Forces and noted new efforts to build police through &Focused District D [...]
2007-10-04 07:27:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO547DEA ADMINISTRATOR TANDY PUSHES NATO ON CN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Karen Tandy pushed NATO to do more to support Afghan drug interdiction efforts during a powerful presentation to Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer and the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on October 1. She highlighted the intertwi [...]
2007-10-08 06:32:00Mission USNATOSECRETSNAR NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
07USNATO615CFE: NOVEMBER 15 MEETING OF THE HLTF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the NATO High Level Task Force on November 15, Allies welcomed U.S. updates on current U.S. ) Russian Federation discussions and considered appropriate next steps in anticipation of Russian suspension of implementation of the CFE Treaty on December 12. 2. (C) Allies agreed [...]
2007-11-23 15:08:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCFE NATO PARM PREL OSCE RS
07USNATO82NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT FEBRUARY 7, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: Departing COMISAF LTG Richards highlighted NATO accomplishments and remaining challenges, including: continued force shortfall, the need for reconstruction, development and governance to keep pace with Afghan expectations, and the importance of driving a wedge b [...]
2007-02-08 13:40:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL AF
07USNATO95SUBJECT: BACKGROUNDER FOR NATO PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (SBU) We look forward to your visit to Brussels, where your presence will remind Allies once again of the strong Congressional support for the Alliance. Today, NATO is conducting operations on three continents bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan and the Balkans, while supporting peac [...]
2007-02-14 17:26:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDMARR NATO OREP PREL PTER
07USUNNEWYORK1028 SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON BURMA
[...] (SBU) In a public meeting of the Security Council November 13, Special Adviser Ibrahim Gambari discussed his November 3-8 trip to Burma. He listed positive developments in Burma leading up to his visit, including the withdrawal of visible military presence, the release of some detainees, and [...]
2007-11-15 22:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC BM PHUM
07USUNNEWYORK1047BURMA: SYG SAYS CHINA NOW WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORTS
[...] (C) During a November 19 meeting with Amb Khalilzad (other issues covered septel),SYG Ban Ki-Moon professed uncertainty about his Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari's participation in the East Asian and ASEAN Summits. Ban reported that although the Singaporean Foreign Minister had initially aske [...]
2007-11-20 13:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PHUM BM
07USUNNEWYORK1049SIXTH COMMITTEE ADOPTS 14 ITEMS AND CONCLUDES
[...] On November 19, 2007, the Sixth Committee adopted without a vote 12 draft resolutions and two draft decisions, thereby concluding the consideration of its agenda for the 62nd UNGA session. Per reftels, USUN joined consensus in the adoption of these resolutions. The resolutions will be present [...]
2007-11-20 18:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1054BAN DISAPPOINTED ASEAN BLOCKS GAMBARI
[...] (C) At his monthly lunch with the PermReps of the Security Council, SYG Ban expressed his strong disappointment in the decision to cancel the presentation by his Special Adviser on Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, to the East Asian and ASEAN Summits. Prompted by Amb Khalilzad, Ban also reported Speci [...]
2007-11-20 21:58:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BM
07USUNNEWYORK1062UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE: PALESTINIAN RESOURCES AND
[...] Summary. The UN General Assembly's Second Committee (Economic and Financial) adopted four resolutions on November 16. Per reftel instructions, the U.S. called for a vote and voted against resolutions on the permanent sovereignty of Palestinian natural resources and unilateral economic meas [...]
2007-11-21 21:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECIN ETTC KPAL UNGA IS
07USUNNEWYORK1065P-5 DISCUSS SUDAN, BURMA
[...] SUMMARY: The P-5 PermReps met on November 21 to discuss Sudan and Burma. On Sudan, the P-3 PermReps advocated for additional pressure on the Sudanese to accept the UNAMID force composition. Ambassador Khalilzad said the challenge was determining how to press and/or incentivize the Sudanese a [...]
2007-11-23 16:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BU SU
07USUNNEWYORK1090UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE: TORTURE, IDPS,
[...] (U) Summary: On October 29, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly heard reports on torture, on the human rights of internally displaced persons, on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, and on the situation of human rights in [...]
2007-11-29 19:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM PREF PTER SU
07USUNNEWYORK1099UNGA/C-5: AUDIT REPORTS ON UNOPS AND UNHCR
[...] (U) The UN General Assembly Fifth Committee met in formal session on October 10 to hear introduction of several financial audit reports (A/62/5/Add.5, A/61/5/Add.10, A/62/120, A/61/214/Add.2, A/61/350/Add.1 and A/62/355). Introduction of the OIOS Annual Report will be reported septel. Director [...]
2007-11-30 19:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1102UNGA/G-5: SYG BAN INTRODUCES 2008-2009 UN BUDGET
[...] (U) Summary. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon introduced the proposed program budget for the biennium 2008-2009 before the Committee on Administration and Budget on October 25. SYG Ban stated the proposed budget of $4.2 billion represents real growth of $23 million, or 0.5%, over the previous [...]
2007-11-30 19:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1117GAMBARI BRIEFS KHALILZAD ON BURMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During Ambassador Khalilzad's meeting with UN Special Advisor on Burma Ibrahim Gambari December 4, Gambari identified two "sticking points" that were slowing the dialogue: the regime's resistance to Aung Sun Suu Kyi's request to address the subject of the draft constitution and [...]
2007-12-05 00:22:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM
07USUNNEWYORK112KIMMITT RAISES IRAQ COMPACT AND SANCTIONS WITH UN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 6, deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to discuss the Iraq Compact. Ban assured Kimmitt that he was "very committed" to the Iraq Compact, and that he would seriously consider Kimmitt's proposal that the UN host a late February [...]
2007-02-09 01:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK1131GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS SIXTH COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 19:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1171UNSC: SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNDOF MANDATE FOR
[...] (U) The Security Council December 14 adopted by a 15-0 vote a resolution (UNSCR 1788) to extend the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for six months to June 30, 2008. The extension was recommended by the Secretary-General in his December 3 "Report of the SIPDIS Sec [...]
2007-12-14 19:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1187SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS MNF-I, DFI AND IAMB
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 18, the UN Security Council unanimously approved the extension of the mandate for 2008 of the Multinational Force in Iraq (MNF-I) and the arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB). The U.S., UK and [...]
2007-12-19 21:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK1193UNGA: REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 62ND GA
[...] (SBU) Gerald Scott is again serving as Senior Area Advisor for Africa at USUN during the regular session of the General Assembly. These are his personal reflections on African participation as the regular session of the 62nd GA draws to a close. (Note that while in the UN context the African [...]
2007-12-20 18:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR PINS ECON XW XY ZF ZU
07USUNNEWYORK1202GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS SECOND COMMITTEE
[...] Summary. On December 19, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) took final action on all remaining resolutions adopted by the Second Committee. The UNGA voted on six resolutions that were also voted on in the Committee and adopted all others by consensus. End summary. UNGA Votes ---------- [...]
2007-12-21 17:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECIN AORC UNGA ETRD SENV KPAL LE IS
07USUNNEWYORK1207DECEMBER MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING: PRAISE FOR PARIS,
[...] (U) Summary: UN Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe delivered the monthly briefing on the Middle East to the Security Council on December 21. Pascoe praised the Paris donors' conference but said the goal now is to generate "real momentum on all aspects of the peace proc [...]
2007-12-21 23:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL IS
07USUNNEWYORK120962ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC
[...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador Joan Plaisted, who served as Senior Area Adviser for East Asia and the Pacific to the 62nd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (U) Support from East Asian and Pacific Island (EAP) countries was essential for achieving U.S. objectives in this 62nd UN [...]
2007-12-26 16:13:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALBP BX CB CH ECON FJ FM ID JA KR KS LA MG
07USUNNEWYORK1214UNGA DEBATES THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE AND THE
[...] (U) Summary: The participants in the annual UNGA debates on the Question of Palestine and on the Situation in the Middle East that took place November 29-30 broke no new ground, restating well-known arguments in support of well-known positions. Several countries did, however, acknowledge the [...]
2007-12-26 19:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF UNGA IS
07USUNNEWYORK1217EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE 62ND UNGA
[...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador James Gadsden, who served as Senior Area Adviser for Eastern European Affairs to the 62nd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (C) Summary: Most Eastern European states generally supported US priority objectives for the Fall session of the 62nd UNGA [...]
2007-12-26 20:30:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL UNGA AA AM BK BU CY EN GG GR HR
07USUNNEWYORK1225USUN VIEWS ON SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM
[...] (C) Summary and comment. With inter-governmental negotiations on Security Council reform set to begin in 2008, a serious debate has begun on Council expansion. We are closer than we have been in several decades to the prospect that a formal proposal for expansion could be put to a vote. We d [...]
2007-12-29 02:22:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR UNSC JA BR IN GE
07USUNNEWYORK1271540 COMMITTEE DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH,
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: At an informal meeting February 7, the 1540 Committee discussed outreach activities; a proposed roadmap for implementing its program of work; and proposals for coordination among the Committee's experts, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and th [...]
2007-02-13 15:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
07USUNNEWYORK131DEMARCHE: TURNING OFF THE CEIRPP UN-SPONSORED
[...] On February 14 Polmincouns delivered reftel demarche on a conference of the Committee for the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) to be held in Rome on March 22-23 co-hosted by the Italian government. USUN explained to Assistant Secretary-General for Politica [...]
2007-02-14 19:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK133UNSC: MECCA AGREEMENT AND TEMPLE MOUNT
[...] Summary: In the monthly Security Council briefing on the Middle East held February 13, UNSCO Alvaro de Soto said that the Mecca agreement and recent international initiatives to re-energize the peace process, especially the commitment of the Quartet partners, showed "potential" for progress. C [...]
2007-02-15 18:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK136(S) SYG BAN KI-MOON CONSIDERING IRAQ VISIT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a February 8 meeting with IO A/S Silverberg, UN DPA Middle East Advisor Michael Williams said SYG Ban Ki-Moon is considering a stopover in Iraq in connection with his participation in the March 28 Arab League meeting in Riyadh. SYG Ban is also considering visits to Egy [...]
2007-02-15 22:29:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK162UNSC CONDEMNS TERRORIST BOMBINGS IN IRAN, LEBANON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary and comment. The UN Security Council approved a press statement condemning two bus bombings in Lebanon on February 13, another press statement condemning the bombing of a bus carrying Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) [...]
2007-03-01 15:42:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC LE IR
07USUNNEWYORK175ISRAELI MILITARY BRIEFS UN ON HIZBALLAH REARMAMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 1 ISRAELI BRIGADIER GENERAL YOSSI BAIDATZ BRIEFED THE UN AND SELECTED DELEGATIONS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND TROOP CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES TO UNIFIL, ABOUT REARMAMENT OF HIZBALLAH. USING AERIAL IMAGERY AND CITING "HUNDREDS" OF TRUCK MOVEMENTS SINCE A [...]
2007-03-03 00:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS SY IR LE
07USUNNEWYORK179DDA, IAEA, OPCW, AND WCO BRIEF COUNCIL ON
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Representatives of the Department for Disarmament Affairs, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),and the World Customs Organization briefed the Security Council in a public meeting on February 23, concer [...]
2007-03-06 18:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC PARM KNNP
07USUNNEWYORK183UN SYG BAN TO MIDDLE EAST AND UNSCR 1701 REPORT
[...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 4. SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) SENIOR UN OFFICIAL MICHAEL WILLIAMS BRIEFED USUN MARCH 6 ON THE UN'S LATEST PLANNING FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN'S TRIP LATER THIS MONTH TO THE MIDDLE EAST. HE ALSO REVIEWED THE ELEMENTS OF THE UPCOMING REPORT ON UNSCR [...]
2007-03-07 23:28:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL UNSC IS LE
07USUNNEWYORK212UN DPA ON SYG BAN KI-MOON'S MIDDLE EAST VISIT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A/S SILVERBERG AND DAS DANIN MET WITH UN DPA MIDDLE EAST ADVISOR MICHAEL WILLIAMS MARCH 13 TO DISCUSS THE SYG'S FORTHCOMING MIDDLE EAST TRIP AND UPCOMING UNSCR 1701 REPORT. SYG BAN KI-MOON PLANS TO MEET WITH SARG PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASAD ON THE MARGINS OF THE ARAB LEAGUE MEETI [...]
2007-03-15 23:31:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL UNSC KPKO KPAL LE SY IS
07USUNNEWYORK228UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN 2007 SESSION
[...] (U) Summary: The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) held its 51st session from February 26 to March 9, 2007. Permanent Representative of El Salvador, Carmen Maria Gallardo Hernandez, chaired the session, whose main theme was "The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and Violenc [...]
2007-03-21 14:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KWMN UN CSW
07USUNNEWYORK229UNSC/IRAN: INFORMALS MARCH 20
[...] (C) Summary: Security Council Ambassadors discussed the draft Iran resolution in "informal informals" on Tuesday, March 20. The UK hosted the meeting in response to requests from Council members for more information on the P-5's "political framework" to address the Iranian nuclear issue and i [...]
2007-03-21 15:57:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KNNP IR
07USUNNEWYORK23UNDP CONFIDENTIAL AUDITS EXPOSE SYSTEMATIC
[...] This is an action request. See para 4. 2.(C) Summary. Ambassador Wallace led a USUN MR team to visit UNDP on January 11, 2007. At the meeting, UNDP made available three internal audits from the years 1999, 2001 and 2004, for USUN's on site review. Per reftel, USUN was allowed access to the i [...]
2007-01-13 00:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAID KFPC KN KNNP KUNR PINR PREL UNDP
07USUNNEWYORK25SECURITY COUNCIL PUSHES AU TO TAKE LEAD IN SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Under Secretary-General Gambari told Security Council members on January 10 that conditions on the ground in Somalia provide a narrow window for consolidating the authority of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and establishing an inclusive political process. He said Et [...]
2007-01-13 01:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SO UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK251UNSC/IRAN: RESOLUTION 1747 UPS THE SANCTIONS; FM
[...] Summary. On March 24, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a second Chapter VII Security Council Resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for its failure to comply with its obligation to suspend its enrichment, reprocessing and heavy water activities and cooperate fully with the IAEA. Ira [...]
2007-03-28 15:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KNNP IR
07USUNNEWYORK259UN FORCE IN CHAD: THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a private meeting with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),Minister of External Affairs of Chad Ahmad Allam-mi stressed the GOC was still in the "exploratory phase" of its deliberations on possible UN peacekeeping in eastern Chad and was open to discussion on the mili [...]
2007-03-30 23:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK270UNSC: SYG BAN KI-MOON'S AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST TRIP
[...] In the April 4 briefing of his recent trip to Africa and the Middle East, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon focused on five issues: the Middle East Peace Process, Lebanon, Iraq, Darfur and Somalia. This cable will review only his comments on the Middle East Peace Process. His comments on other s [...]
2007-04-06 13:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK271UNSCR 1701: SYG BAN FORWARD-LEANING ON ARMS
[...] (SBU) Summary. During an April 5 closed briefing to the UN Security Council on his recent visit to Middle East and his March report on UNSCR 1701 implementation (other topics reported septel),UN SYG Ban Ki-Moon took a very forward-leaning approach on reports of arms smuggling into Lebanon an [...]
2007-04-06 15:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER UNSC KPKO IS SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK318UNSC/DARFUR: STILL NO HYBRID CLARITY AFTER AU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. High-level United Nations (UN),African Union (AU) and Member State officials participated in an April 16 informal meeting on Darfur intended to allow an exchange of views on next steps on the political, peacekeeping and humanitarian tracks. UN and AU leadership concurred that [...]
2007-04-24 23:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK347LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MICHEL BRIEFS COUNCIL AND
[...] (C) Summary. In a forthright briefing to the Security Council on May 2, UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel said his April 17-21 trip to Beirut to help facilitate Lebanese ratification of the UN-GOL agreement and statute establishing the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon had yielded no concrete res [...]
2007-05-03 02:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK378MOUSSA DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH AMB KHALILZAD
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 11 meeting with Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa that focused exclusively on SIPDIS Iraq, Ambassador Khalilzad urged Arab League involvement that would reassure the Iraqi Shia and comfort the Iraqi Sunni and help create an Iraqi identity based not on sectarianis [...]
2007-05-15 00:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK405P5 WITH BAN, 5/18: SUDAN, DPKO RESTRUCTURING AND
[...] (C) Summary. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with P-5 Ambassadors on May 18. Ban noted that he had some way still to go to complete his high level appointments. He urged the Council to be cautious in moving forward with sanctions against Sudan lest it undermine the current "credible progr [...]
2007-05-23 00:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KUNR AORC UNGA SU
07USUNNEWYORK433UNSC/CHAD: NO AGREEMENT YET ON UN PEACEKEEPING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At May 31 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Africa Director Titov updated on the security situation in eastern Chad and on prospects for UN peacekeeping in the region. Titov reported on conversations that the UN t [...]
2007-06-01 19:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK438BAN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON BERLIN QUARTET
[...] Summary: In a private meeting with the Security Council held June 1, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon briefed on the May 30 meeting of the Quartet Principals in Berlin, tracking closely issues covered in the May 30 Quartet Statement. He also mentioned the situation in Lebanon, expressing concern [...]
2007-06-01 21:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK449DPKO BRIEFING ON DRC, JUNE 4
[...] Confidential - entire text. 2. (C) Summary: DPKO USG Guehenno briefed the P3 plus 2 concerning the situation in the DRC. He was particularly concerned by the lack of progress towards a stable solution to the political difficulties of the Kivus (especially the role of Rwanda and the need fo [...]
2007-06-05 22:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALBE CG FR PGOV PHUM PREL RW UK UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK486SECURITY COUNCIL STALEMATE ON IRANIAN STATEMENTS
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Efforts to obtain a Security Council press statement condemning Iranian President Ahmadinejad's June 3 remarks threatening Israel's existence have foundered over Indonesian opposition, first announced to the Council on June 8. In a second Council discussions o [...]
2007-06-15 14:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL IS IR
07USUNNEWYORK495SECURITY COUNCIL STATEMENTS ON LEBANON
[...] (U) During the past week, the Security Council has issued three statements on the situation on Lebanon. The Council issued a press statement June 18 condemning the rocket attack from Lebanon into Israel; a Presidential Statement (PRST) June 13 condemning the assassination of Lebanese parliam [...]
2007-06-19 00:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC IS SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK549SECURITY COUNCIL VOTES TO TERMINATE UNMOVIC
[...] (U) Summary: The Security Council voted June 29 in support of the U.S.-UK resolution to terminate the mandates of UNMOVIC and the IAEA's Iraq Nuclear Verification Office, with 14 members voting in favor and one abstention (Russia). Russian PermRep Churkin attributed Russia's abstention to th [...]
2007-07-03 20:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK557DPKO BRIEFS P3 PLUS BELGIUM AND SOUTH AFRICA ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Guehenno briefed the P3 plus Two (South Africa and Belgium) on the situation in the DRC and its implications for an eventual MONUC phase-out. The discussion mostly concerned the deteriorating security situation in the Kivus [...]
2007-07-09 23:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ASEC UNSC KPKO MOPS CG
07USUNNEWYORK58SPECIAL POLITICAL MISSIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE
[...] 1. This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 13. 2. As reported reftel, the General Assembly (GA) agreed on December 22, 2006 to additional funding for 27 special political missions (SPMs),including the UN missions in Iraq and Afghanistan (A/RES/61/252 Section VII). Howeve [...]
2007-01-25 15:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA AORC KUNR PREL
07USUNNEWYORK601SECRETARIAT DELIVERS TOUGH UNSCR 1701/LIBAT
[...] (C) Summary. During closed consultations on the SYG,s latest UNSCR 1701 report as well as the report of the Lebanon Independent Border Assessment Team (LIBAT) on July 18, UNSCO Michael Williams spoke at length about the need for greater progress on the issue of prisoners, compliance with the a [...]
2007-07-24 20:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC KPKO IS SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK630UNSC: QATAR AND INDONESIA DROP GAZA PRST
[...] (SBU) Qatar and Indonesia formally abandoned July 30 an effort to push a UNSC Presidential Statement expressing concern about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including a call to open the border crossings, after USUN advised the Council we would not be able to support the statement. USUN [...]
2007-08-01 00:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL ID QA
07USUNNEWYORK651COUNCIL ADOPTS LEBANON STATEMENT AFTER QATAR
[...] (C) The UN Security Council adopted a Presidential Statement (PRST) on August 3 in response to the Secretary-General's latest report on the implementation of SIPDIS resolution 1701 as well as the report of the Lebanon Independent Border Assessment Team (full text of PRST below). The PRST w [...]
2007-08-08 23:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC KPKO SY IS LE
07USUNNEWYORK677UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-15 23:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK69ECOSOC 2007 ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION: AGENDA
[...] Summary: See Action request para 6. The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) met January 17 and 22 for the first segment of its 2007 Organizational Session. After prolonged discussion in the second (exceptional) meeting of the session, the agenda we sought was adopted. Work on the core eleme [...]
2007-01-29 17:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN KUNR ECOSOC
07USUNNEWYORK711GAMBARI SEEKS INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ON BURMA
[...] (C) UN Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari conducted three trips in July and August to build international support for pressure on the Burmese regime. Gambari sought to create consensus in support of his good offices mandate that he can exploit to obtain results on his next trip to Burma, tentat [...]
2007-08-28 14:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM BM
07USUNNEWYORK763BAN ON DARFUR, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, QUARTET
[...] (C) During his monthly lunch with Security Council PermReps September 17, SYG Ban promised an increased UN role in Afghanistan and Iraq and reported the Italians may provide the aviation assets necessary to support UNAMID deployment. He also said the September 23 Quartet meeting should not be [...]
2007-09-18 00:13:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPAL SU AF IZ
07USUNNEWYORK786UNGA KEEPS TAIWAN UN MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION OFF
[...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly met in plenary session September 21 to consider the report of the UN General Committee containing its recommendations for the agenda of the new (62nd) UNGA session which opened September 18. The General Committee had decided not to inscribe the agenda it [...]
2007-09-22 01:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA CH TW
07USUNNEWYORK789U.S. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Mission Legal Adviser delivered reftel names of individuals interested in working with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon to UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel and UN Assistant Secretary General for Legal Affairs Larry Johnson on September 24. On the margins of the meeting, Mi [...]
2007-09-24 21:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM KJUS LE PREL SY
07USUNNEWYORK861UNGA 62: USUAL SUSPECTS CRITICAL OF U.S. IN THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During the United Nations General Debate, several member states praised the United States on a variety of issues, including peacebuilding, reconstruction, debt relief, and democracy. Several heads of state were outspoken in their harsh criticism of the United States, primar [...]
2007-10-12 22:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK880UNGA/C6: POSITIVE REACTION TO U.S. COUNTER
[...] SUMMARY: Seventy-four delegations addressed the Sixth Committee during the debate on counterterrorism on October 10 - 11. As in previous years, delegations strongly condemned acts of terrorism, called for measures to promote tolerance and eliminate the root causes of terrorism and rejected at [...]
2007-10-17 23:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK896U.S. RAPE RESOLUTION: STATE OF PLAY AS OF OCT. 19
[...] (U) Summary: The United States tabled its anti-rape resolution in the UNGA Third Committee on Wednesday. The resolution has attracted considerable opposition from certain African, Middle Eastern, and other delegations who correctly perceive it as targeting, inter alia, the Government of Suda [...]
2007-10-20 01:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC UN UNGA KWMN SOCI
07USUNNEWYORK910MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA OFICIALS
[...] Mission clearance is granted for USAID/OFDA Sureka Khandagle, Anita Malley and David Lillie for consultations with USUN and the UN in New York to discuss USAID/OFDA's programs in East Chad and Darfur. 2. USUN Control Officer for the visit is Ted Maly, office 212-415-4398, cell 917-385-847 [...]
2007-10-24 15:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDADM AMGT EAID RSO UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK957LIBERIA SEEKS U.S. GUIDANCE ON MEETINGS WITH PA
[...] (U) See action request in paragraph 4. 2. (C) Liberian Permanent Representative Milton Barnes met with AMB Khalilzad on November 11 to discuss President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's mid-November state visit to Israel. AMB Barnes said that the Liberian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had instructed [...]
2007-11-05 21:19:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS LI
07USUNNEWYORK971LEBANON: UNSC AGREES THAT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a private meeting of the Security Council November 5, UNSC Resolution 1559 Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen reported that the political crisis that had "paralyzed" Lebanon since November 2006 had made it very difficult to achieve further progress towards the implementatio [...]
2007-11-07 22:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPKO SY LE IS
07VATICAN118HOLY SEE: INQUIRIES PENDING ON RADIO MARYJA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-01 11:32:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL VT
07VATICAN12AFRICA ON FRONT BURNER AS POPE ADDRESSES DIP CORPS
[...] (SBU) Pope Benedict placed particular emphasis on challenges facing Africa in his second annual address to the diplomatic corps. He called attention to Darfur and Somalia, and criticized an attempt "to trivialize abortion" in Africa. Benedict decried the uselessness of "armed solutions" to [...]
2007-01-10 15:43:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KIRF KISL KPAL KNNP VT
07VATICAN127HOLY SEE: LEBANESE ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Lebanese ambassador to the Holy See told Amb. Rooney September 11 that the Holy See values its contacts with the US but feels US should listen more closely to Vatican views. The recent visit of the Syrian deputy PM was mishandled by the Vatican, which failed to deliver a clear mess [...]
2007-09-14 09:32:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL LE VT
07VATICAN133HOLY SEE: CARDINAL TAURAN ON LEBANON AND POPE'S EVOLVING
[...] (C) Summary. Cardinal Tauran, the new head of Vatican interreligious dialogue and one of the Holy See's Lebanon experts, told Ambassador September 12 that Pope Benedict has changed his mind in some ways about Islam, and now sees a new basis for relations based on shared fundamental values. Ta [...]
2007-09-25 07:18:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL VT LE
07VATICAN151"A COMMON WORD" -- NEW DEVELOPMENT IN INTERFAITH DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) Summary. A large and diverse group of Muslim scholars has issued a document addressed to the Pope and other prominent Christian leaders, inviting them to a theological dialogue. The document, entitled "A Common Word Between Us and You", is the fruit of long labor guided by a Jordanian i [...]
2007-10-22 15:16:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI VT
07VATICAN161RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL LEADERS GATHER TO ADVANCE WORLD
[...] (U) Religious and political leaders from around the world convened in Naples under the auspices of a Catholic non-governmental organization for three days of dialogue and debate on a broad range of issues under the overall theme of "A World without Violence". Among the participants were heads [...]
2007-11-07 10:16:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KIRF EC IS VT
07VATICAN2POPE BENEDICT XVI'S STRONG WORLD PEACE DAY MESSAGE
[...] (C) Summary. Pope Benedict XVI's first World Peace Day message, released in December, contains strong arguments of both religious and political nature. The 14-page document entitled "The Human Person, The Heart of Peace" follows some familiar philosophical themes, but also reflects Benedict's [...]
2007-01-03 18:36:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL SOCI VT
07VATICAN29HOLY SEE: RELATIONS WITH EAST TIMOR
[...] (C) During a January 29 conversation with charge d'affaires, the Holy See's desk officer for Southeast Asia and Oceania (protect) discussed the October 2006 visit to Rome of East Timor Prime Minister Ramos-Horta, during which he met Pope Benedict XVI. The official shared his view of the gover [...]
2007-01-29 14:14:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL VT TT
07VATICAN47HOLY SEE: NEA DAS DANIN DISCUSSES LEBANON AND MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary. NEA DAS Danin discussed Lebanon, Israel/Palestinians, and Holy See relations with Israel with Deputy FM Parolin on Febaruary 23. On Lebanon, Danin shared the USG analysis of the situation, and clarified USG perspective on Syria's role. Parolin emphasized the need for Christian u [...]
2007-03-01 10:28:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL LE VT
07VATICAN5DRL A/S LOWENKRON CONSULTS WITH HOLY SEE ON RELIGIOUS
[...] (C) Summary: DRL A/S Lowenkron's December 21 meeting with deputy FM Parolin focused largely on religious freedom matters in Vietnam, Lebanon, Turkey, Venezuela, and Cuba. Parolin explained the Holy See's strategy for increasing religious freedom in problem countries and provided details of th [...]
2007-01-05 12:26:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CH CU LE TU VM VT
07VATICAN51VATICAN: PUTIN'S VISIT MAINLY CEREMONIAL
[...] (C) Vatican officials told us March 1 that President Putin's March 13 visit to Pope Benedict XVI (ref a) would be a short "get-acquainted" session, as it would be the first meeting between the two men. No meeting had yet been scheduled for Putin with Cardinal Secretary of State Bertone. Off [...]
2007-03-05 16:02:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALKIRF PHUM SOCI RS VT
07VATICAN53VATICAN PLEASED WITH SFEIR COMMENTS ON UNITY
[...] (C) Monsignor Franco Coppola, Holy See Secretariat of State Middle East Director, told us March 8 that he was pleased with recent strong statements by the Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir calling for unity among Christians in Lebanon. Coppola did caution, however, that these and other stat [...]
2007-03-09 16:28:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL LE VT
07VATICAN65HOLY SEE: PUTIN'S MEETINGS AT THE VATICAN
[...] (C) Summary. President Putin's visit to the Holy See and his first meeting with Pope Benedict XVI evoked positive statements from both sides and contributed to warming relations between the Holy See and the Russian Orthodox Church. Little information has emerged about Putin's one-on-one with [...]
2007-03-23 17:36:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL VT
07VATICAN71HOLY SEE COMMENTS ON ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN CONFERENCE,
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and DCM discussed the Holy See-Israel Fundamental Agreement during a meeting with Holy See deputy FM Parolin, and also discussed the Holy See's participation in a recent UN event in Rome addressing Palestinian rights. Parolin said the recently postponed plenary sessio [...]
2007-04-04 10:38:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL IS VT
07VATICAN76POPE BEMOANS SITUATION IN IRAQ; SPEAKS OUT ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Pope Benedict claimed "nothing positive" was coming from an Iraq "torn apart by continual slaughter" in his widely-publicized Easter address April 8. Following intensive lobbying by Post, the pontiff broke the Holy See's silence on Zimbabwe, decrying the "grievous crisis" in that country [...]
2007-04-10 16:05:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI KIRF IZ ZI LE SU VT
07VATICAN8VATICAN: IRAQ AMBASSADOR ON IRAQ INTERNAL AFFAIRS
[...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See Albert Yelda met with Embassy Officers along with a visiting Embassy Baghdad Officer December 29 to discuss a range of internal Iraqi matters. Yelda commented on the Saddam Hussein trial and execution, USG engagement with Syria, former PM Allawi, [...]
2007-01-08 14:50:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SY IZ VT
07VATICAN84HOLY SEE: NEA A/S WELCH APRIL 24 MEETING WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary. NEA A/S Welch met Holy See FM Mamberti April 24. Welch urged Mamberti to consider sending a papal envoy to Lebanon and to press Patriarch Sfeir to be as active as possible. Welch expressed concern about the situation in Palestinian areas, the unhelpful role of Syria, and recent [...]
2007-05-04 08:10:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL VT
07VATICAN90HOLY SEE GEARS UP FOR ISRAELIS
[...] (C) The Holy See will host a May 21 plenary session addressing issues related to the 1993 Fundamental Agreement with Israel. The Vatican still hopes for a breakthrough in the stalemated negotiations, but negotiator Fr. David Jaeger told us he feared that the Israelis would not bend on proper [...]
2007-05-18 14:42:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI KIRF IS VT
07VATICAN98VATICAN-AFFILIATED NGO ADDRESSES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
[...] (U) This cable is being resent due to an error found with EACT MailReader. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) The U.S.-based Acton Institute, an NGO with significant ties to the Vatican, explored issues related to religious freedom during a March conference in Rome (for informat [...]
2007-06-20 15:59:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KIRF VT
07VATICAN99IRAQ: CHRISTIANS FLEEING FORCED CONVERSIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Catholic Church to the Holy See and the Chaldeans' European representative, told us in a May meeting that Christians were continuing to flee Iraq in large numbers due to an active campaign of forced conversions to Islam and t [...]
2007-06-21 19:21:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV KIRF PHUM IZ SW VT
07VIENNA111AUSTRIA ON THE NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ
[...] (SBU) DCM and EconPolCouns discussed the President's Iraq policy address with Austrian MFA Middle East and Africa Director Ralph Scheide on January 16. The DCM stressed the importance of ensuring the independence, integrity and democratic development of Iraq. He said America would help Iraq [...]
2007-01-18 12:42:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ AU
07VIENNA1156AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 04, 2007
[...] The Austrian Parliament will hold a special session to remember the victims of the Nazi regime today. ORF television will broadcast live from Parliament on channel ORF II, starting at 10:00 am. Parliamentary President Barbara Prammer (SPOe) is among the speakers discussing "Resistance from 1938 [...]
2007-05-04 13:11:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1218AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 10, 2007
[...] The parliamentary investigative committee looking into the purchase of Eurofighter jets for Austria's armed forces will hold the next round of hearings today. A key figure in the affair is due to appear before the committee: Erhard Steininger, a lobbyist for the EADS consortium, who has been a [...]
2007-05-10 13:39:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1350AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 22, 2007
[...] The Austrian Press Agency reported yesterday that US Ambassador to Austria Susan McCaw opened the American Corner (ACI) at Innsbruck University's Institute for American Studies on Monday. Austrian Press Agency APA reported on the opening of the American Corner Innsbruck, which aims at "emphasiz [...]
2007-05-22 13:33:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1604IRANIAN MINISTER VISITS AUSTRIA
[...] (SBU) During a June 12-13 visit to Austria, the Iranian Minister for Economics and Finance, Davoud Danesh Jafari, met with Minister of Economics Martin Bartenstein, President of the Economic Chamber Christoph Leitl, and Head of the Kontrollbank (Austria's export credit agency) Rudolph Scholten [...]
2007-06-15 13:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ETRD EINV PREL IR AU
07VIENNA1605AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: JUNE 18-19 GAERC
[...] (U) Acting EconPol Counselor delivered reftel points on June 14 to Andreas Riecken, the MFA's European Correspondent. Riecken offered the following observations: 2. (C) Cuba: Riecken does not expect much discussion, as Council Conclusions have already been drafted at the working level. [...]
2007-06-15 14:48:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PARM PGOV PREL SOCI AU
07VIENNA1648DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AUSTRIA: MISSING/DETAINED
[...] (C) Acting EconPol Counselor met on June 13 with Ralph Scheide, the Head of the MFA's Middle East and Africa Division (A/S-level) to convey USG concerns (reftel) about the recent pattern of harassment of AmCits in Iran. Scheide expressed support for the USG position, adding that he had recen [...]
2007-06-20 15:38:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM IR AU
07VIENNA1666AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: June 21, 2007
[...] EU heads of government are preparing to meet in Brussels today to discuss a treaty to help the union work more effectively. A draft tabled by Germany recommends deep reforms, but not a constitution - an idea rejected by French and Dutch voters two years ago. Whether progress can be made at the [...]
2007-06-21 12:50:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1728AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: June 27, 2007
[...] Defense Minister Norbert Darabos of the Social Democrats has reached an agreement with Eurofighter producer EADS: The corporation will deliver only 15 instead of the planned 18 interceptor jets to Austria - a deal that will save the country up to 400 million Euros, Darabos says. It is not clear [...]
2007-06-27 13:16:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1804DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AUSTRIA: SEEKING REGIONAL
[...] (S) Acting EconPol Counselor delivered reftel background and talking points on July 6 to Ralph Scheide, Head of the MFA's Middle East and Africa Division (A/S-equivalent). EconPol Counselor urged Austria to approach regional Arab governments to put diplomatic pressure on the SARG to do more t [...]
2007-07-09 10:16:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPREL PTER AU SY IZ
07VIENNA1828AUSTRIA UNCERTAIN ABOUT TRANSFERRING SURPLUS
[...] (C) Acting Econ-Pol Counselor met on July 6 with Ralph Scheide, Head of the MFA's Africa and Middle East Division (A/S-equivalent) to request that Austria consider providing reftel ammunition to the Lebanese Armed Forces. Acting Econ-Pol Counselor pointed out that the latest inventory availa [...]
2007-07-10 12:47:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL AU LE
07VIENNA186AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 25, 2007
[...] All major Austrian media continue to analyze and comment on US President George Bush's 2007 State of the Union Address. One Austrian daily headlines "The new Bush: the president as petitioner," and writes that Bush came across as modest and low-key, and presenting a "green agenda." The daily's [...]
2007-01-25 15:10:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA1917AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 19, 2007
[...] When questioned by presiding judge Claudia Bandion-Ortner how bank Bawag came to lose around 1.4 billion Euros in currency speculations in the late 1990s, former bank CEO Helmut Elsner blamed his co-defendant, investment banker Helmut Floettl. Losses incurred prior to 1998 were the result of "b [...]
2007-07-19 12:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA1926AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: JULY 23 GAERC
[...] (U) PolUnit Chief delivered reftel points on July 19 to Christine Moser, the MFA's Deputy European Correspondent, who offered the following observations: 2. (C) Kosovo: Kosovo will top the agenda. Member states should emphasize that the EU is united in its support for the Ahtisaari plan. [...]
2007-07-20 15:10:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI AU
07VIENNA1928AUSTRIA OFFERS LAME EXCUSES FOR RELEASE OF RIZA
[...] (S) Following an initial run-around with GoA bureaucrats, the Minister of Justice's Chief of Staff, Albin Dearing, briefed the Charge and Acting EconPol Counselor July 19 on the Riza Altun case. Dearing acknowledged that there had been an internal GoA communication breakdown, as Austrian pol [...]
2007-07-20 16:24:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPREL PTER PGOV KTFN AU TU
07VIENNA200AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 26, 2007
[...] Unlike Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer (SPOe),Vice-Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer has harshly criticized FPOe boss Heinz-Christian Strache's "war games pictures." Such images, Molterer underscored, "could not simply be dismissed as some foolish action" Strache committed as a youth. Similarly, should [...]
2007-01-26 15:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2003 LATEST AVIATION DEVELOPMENTS IN AUSTRIA
[...] New non-stop services from Austria to the U.S. include a Delta Airlines Atlanta-Vienna flight and an Austrian Airline's (AUA) Vienna-Chicago flight. AUA has increased the frequency of its Vienna-Erbil, Iraq flights, and added new destinations, such as Astana, Kazakhstan. AUA's has intensifie [...]
2007-07-27 15:01:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR AU
07VIENNA2015AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 30, 2007
[...] In an interview with independent daily "Salzburger Nachrichten," Vice Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer criticizes his coalition colleague Erwin Buchinger's latest political proposals. Buchinger's demand for a four-percent pay rise for employees was an intervention into the affairs of the social part [...]
2007-07-30 12:50:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2082AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 7, 2007
[...] All Austrian median continue to report on the trial of nine former managers of bank Bawag, which has entered its fourth week. The key question is why the bank under CEO Helmut Elsner gave co-defendant and former investment banker Wolfgang Floettl hundreds of millions of dollars in additional fu [...]
2007-08-07 11:58:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2204AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 24, 2007
[...] The leader of the Freedom Party (FPOe),Heinz-Christian Strache, has acknowledged that he had contacts with the German neo-Nazi group Wiking Jugend, which was banned in 1994. ORF television quotes Strache as stressing that he was never a member and that he was last in touch with the group in 19 [...]
2007-08-24 12:21:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA231AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 31, 2007
[...] Findings by the parliamentary investigative committee, which is looking into the purchase of Eurofighter jets for Austria, have incriminated former Defense Minister Guenther Platter from the OeVP. According to one of the committee's files, Platter had ordered to have part of the jets' acquisiti [...]
2007-02-01 07:13:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2326DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: TRAVEL BAN ON SYRIAN ACTIVIST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 16:08:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM SA SY AU
07VIENNA2340AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 05, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-05 13:20:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2430EU BORDER MISSION FOR LEBANON: AUSTRIA IN THE EU
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-18 13:24:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL IS LE SY EUN AU
07VIENNA2438IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" IN AUSTRIA'S MUSLIM
[...] (S/NF) The following is a list of "credible voices" in Austria who are influential within the Muslim community and who may be amenable to working with the Embassy in terms of programming and outreach. While numerous other credible voices exist in Austria, who speak out against extremism and v [...]
2007-09-18 15:06:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPGOV AU
07VIENNA2439AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 19, 2007
[...] At a meeting in Vienna Tuesday in the wake of recent tensions over the arrest of several suspected Islamist militants in Vienna and Canada last week, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer (SPOe) and religious leaders emphasized the significance of mutual tolerance and respect, and urged a peace [...]
2007-09-19 12:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2456AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 20, 2007
[...] The new board of directors of bank Bawag says it will sell the bank's real estate assets, which include the Bawag headquarters in Vienna's first district that is topped off with a large penthouse formerly inhabited by ex-Bawag CEO Helmut Elsner. Other Bawag properties to be sold include the pen [...]
2007-09-20 13:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2466AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 21, 2007
[...] The wife of Wolfgang Floettl, one of the key defendants in the trial surrounding the Bawag banking scandal took the witness stand Thursday, as one of the most closely-watched trials in recent Austrian history continues to grind on. Anne Eisenhower, the granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhow [...]
2007-09-21 09:44:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA253AVIATION EMISSIONS: AUSTRIA STONGLY FAVORS
[...] Following up on ref B demarche, Econ Unit Chief delivered ref A points on January 23 to Dieter Gaupmann, Acting Director of the Ministry of Transportation's Air Transport Division, and on January 31 to Katharina Wieser, Head of the MFA's Environment and Sustainable Development Unit. Gaupmann [...]
2007-02-02 13:49:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON SENV AU
07VIENNA2578AUSTRIA REJECTS FRENCH CALL FOR TOUGHER EU
[...] (C) French Embassy DCM van Rossum has confirmed Austrian media reports that Austria has rejected Foreign Minister Kouchner's proposal for tougher EU sanctions on Iran. Van Rossum described a letter form Kouchner to his EU colleagues as calling on them to use the Oct. 15 GAERC to add additional [...]
2007-10-09 05:58:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALKNNP FR UK GE AU
07VIENNA2596IRAN SANCTIONS: AUSTRIA REJECTS EU ACTION
[...] (U) Econ/Pol Counselor and Poloff called on Austrian MFA Deputy PolDir and Near East Division Chief Ralph Scheide October 10 to discuss Iranian sanctions policy. Emboffs raised three concerns: Austrian objection of consideration of expanded sanctions or other diplomatic action until after the [...]
2007-10-11 06:28:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALKNNP IR EU FR AU
07VIENNA2603AUSTRIAN POSITIONS AT AND EXPECTATIONS OF 10/15
[...] (C) Summary. According to the Austrian MFA European Correspondent (EC),the WTO/DDA negotiations have been dropped from the agenda of the 10/15 GAERC. He expects only perfunctory discussion of Libya and Russia. The MEPP discussion will focus on a German proposal to develop an EU action plan [...]
2007-10-12 08:26:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL EUN AU
07VIENNA2688AUSTRIA: DELIVERY OF IRANIAN DESIGNATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 13:34:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PARM PTER EFIN IR
07VIENNA2838AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 21, 2007
[...] All Austrian media report that a new internet video threatening Austria and Germany has surfaced, apparently made by militants associated with the "Global Islamic Media Front" (GIMF),an al Qaeda propaganda group. The video demands that Austria and Germany withdraw their military personnel from [...]
2007-11-21 14:31:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2845AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 23, 2007
[...] The opposition Freedom Party (FPOe) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has called for the resignation of Defense Minister Norbert Darabos over the latter's decision to have Austrian soldiers deployed to Chad on a peacekeeping mission. Referring to a recent internal Defense Ministry report describin [...]
2007-11-23 14:50:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2849AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 26, 2007
[...] The departure of the Austrian Army contingent's advance party to Chad will not take place today, as originally scheduled. The Commander of the Austrian unit, which will participate in peacekeeping and humanitarian aid efforts in the African state, Lt. Gen. Guenther Hoefler, said the delay was b [...]
2007-11-26 13:48:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2856AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH AUSTRIAN
[...] (U) On Thanksgiving Day, Amb. McCaw had an hour-long one-on-one farewell call with FonMin Plassnik. The following is based on the readout provided to CDA Kilner. Annapolis --------- 2. (C) At the time of the meeting, Austria had not yet been invited to the Annapolis MEPP conference. Pl [...]
2007-11-27 10:50:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AU
07VIENNA2875ADDITIONAL EU DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
[...] (C) On November 29, EconPol Counselor and EconUnit Chief delivered reftel points to Thomas Baier, Head of the MFA's Multilateral International Law Division, and to Yvonne Desmedt-Tonic from the MFA's Energy and Nuclear Safety Division. Emboffs urged the GoA to support EU designation of addit [...]
2007-11-29 16:59:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PARM IR EU AU
07VIENNA29AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 05, 2007
[...] SPOe boss Alfred Gusenbauer is taking a tough stance towards his party's potential future coalition partner OeVP: Speaking on Thursday, he stressed the Conservatives would have to "budge" on the Eurofighter purchase and university tuition fees, and "think of something other than simply saying n [...]
2007-01-08 07:05:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2922PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE: AUSTRIA CONSIDERING
[...] (SBU) During a December 7 conversation with Charge, Ralph Scheide, Head (A/S-equivalent) of the MFA's Middle East and Africa Division, said that Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik would lead the Austrian delegation to the December 17 donors conference in Paris to support Palestinian reform and [...]
2007-12-11 08:46:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID KWBG KPAL AU
07VIENNA392AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 14, 2007
[...] Former Bawag boss Helmut Elsner arrived in Vienna yesterday after a months-long tug of war between Elsner and his lawyers, who claimed the ex-Bawag boss had a weak heart and could not be transported from his French residence to Vienna for trial, and the law enforcement authorities who doubted t [...]
2007-02-14 12:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA412AUSTRIA ON UN MIDDLE RING SECURITY IN IRAQ
[...] EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on February 15 to Peter Huber, the Austrian MFA's deputy Director for International Organizations Affairs, and Ralph Scheide, the MFA's Middle East and Africa Director. 2. Huber said Austria considered the UN role in Iraq to be an important one. Hub [...]
2007-02-15 14:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN IZ AU
07VIENNA414AUSTRIA ON WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) EXECUTIVE
[...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on February 14 to Austrian MFA International Organizations deputy Peter Huber, Middle East and Africa Director Ralph Scheide, and Africa Director Caroline Gudenus. 2. (SBU) The Austrians said they agreed that Zimbabwe presented tremendous probl [...]
2007-02-15 15:30:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID WFP AORC AU
07VIENNA415AUSTRIA ON PKO IN SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) EconPolCouns presented ref (a) demarche on February 14 to Austrian MFA Middle East and Africa Director Ralph Scheide and Africa head Caroline Gudenus. 2. (C) Gudenus said the Somalia mission (AMISOM) was extremely important, and Austria would back the EU's extension of support to th [...]
2007-02-15 15:53:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALMOPS KPKO PHUM PREL EUN SO AU
07VIENNA437UNSCR 1737: AUSTRIA SUPPORTS TIMELY, EU-WIDE
[...] (C) EconUnit Chief delivered reftel nonpaper on February 15 to Birgit Ertl and Elisabeth Ottawa from the Austrian Ministry of Finance's Financial Markets Division. EconPolCouns had delivered the points on February 14 to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's Middle East Director. Ertl said that A [...]
2007-02-20 11:25:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC AU
07VIENNA510AUSTRIA: RESPONDING TO RUSSIAN THREATS AGAINST
[...] (C) On February 26, DCM presented reftel points to MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle, and to MFA Middle East A/S SIPDIS Ralph Scheide. DCM asked for Austrian understanding of and support for the U.S. plans to deploy missile defense assets in Poland and the Czech Republic. DCM stressed [...]
2007-02-28 11:18:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL AU
07VIENNA534AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 01, 2007
[...] Minister for Women's Issues Doris Bures of the SPOe and Science Minister Johannes Hahn of the OeVP are the last two members of the coalition cabinet to be officially sworn in by President Heinz Fischer today. The two have been ministers without portfolio since inauguration of the SPOe-OeVP gove [...]
2007-03-02 07:33:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA568CLIMATE CHANGE: AUSTRIA TALKING TOUGH, BUT ACTING SOFTLY
[...] Austria, with one of the most ambitious Kyoto Protocol targets, has thus far failed to achieve its emissions reduction goals. According to Austria's 1997 Kyoto Protocol commitment, it should reduce emissions to no more than 69 million tons of CO2 equivalent by 2012. In 2005 Austria emitted 93 [...]
2007-03-05 16:05:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG EIND ECON PGOV AU
07VIENNA583AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 06, 2007
[...] Following a call for the introduction of a tax on kerosene by Minister for the Environment Josef Proell, Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer has also spoken in favor of such a move. It would be a "politically sensible" measure with regard to climate protection goals, and could [...]
2007-03-06 14:50:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA6DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA -- IRAN AND UNSCR 1737
[...] A/DCM delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on December 27 to Carolina Gudenus, acting head of the Austrian MFA's Middle East and Africa division. A/DCM followed up on January 3 with Ralph Scheide, the MFA's assistant secretary-level Middle East and Africa director. SIPDIS 2. Scheid [...]
2007-01-03 16:26:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC KNNP IR AU
07VIENNA657DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: ASEAN EFFORTS TO PROMOTE
[...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on March 16 to Austrian MFA Asia Director Nikolaus Scherk. 2. (C) Scherk said there had been some sentiment among the Asians to avoid an explicit reference to Burma/Myanmar in the chairman's statement concluding the March 14-15 Nuremberg EU-ASE [...]
2007-03-16 12:36:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BM EUN AU
07VIENNA702AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 20, 2007
[...] Although politicians agree Austria needs more child-care spaces, they disagree on how to finance such facilities. Health Ccare and Family Issues Minister Andrea Kdolsky wants the provinces to provide the funding, but Austrian municipality president Helmut Moedlhammer argues the federal governme [...]
2007-03-21 07:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA717AUSTRIA TO FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON UNESCO SPECIAL
[...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on March 21 to Franz Josef Kuglitsch, the acting head of the Austrian MFA's Middle East Bureau. (The international organizations bureau referred us to their regional colleagues as the action office on this issue.) Wolfgang Lapuh, the MFA's DAS-le [...]
2007-03-21 15:34:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL UNESCO AU
07VIENNA720FORMATION OF A PALESTINIAN NATIONAL UNITY
[...] (SBU) EconPolCouns presented reftel points on March 21 to Franz Josef Kuglitsch, the Austrian MFA's acting Middle East Director, and Wolfgang Lapuh, the MFA's DAS-level Near East Director. 2. (C) Kuglitsch and Lapuh confirmed press reports that Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik ha [...]
2007-03-21 15:45:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAL PGOV KWBG PREL IS AU
07VIENNA722DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED
[...] EconPolCouns presented reftel demarche on March 21 to Franz-Josef Kuglitsch, acting Middle East director in the Austrian MFA, and Wolfgang Lapuh, the MFA's Near East Director. We argued that the review of the mandate of the special rapporteur should take place in the working group that is re [...]
2007-03-22 07:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNHRC PHUM AU
07VIENNA77AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: URGING SUPPORT FOR LEBANON AT
[...] On January 11, Acting Econ/Pol Counselor met with Helfried Carl, Deputy Director in the MFA's Near East and Africa Division, to encourage high-level Austrian participation at the January 25 Paris III conference and to urge Austrian financial support for Lebanon. Carl stressed that the GoA sh [...]
2007-01-12 14:22:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID AU LE
07VIENNA853AUSTRIA ON THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 AND THE
[...] EconPolCouns delivered ref (a) demarche on March 29 to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's Director for the Middle East and Africa. Per ref (b),on March 28, EconUnit Chief had delivered ref (c) demarche the implementation of UNSCR 1747 to the Austrian Finance Ministry. 2. Scheide echoed r [...]
2007-03-30 09:58:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC AU
07VIENNA882AUSTRIA: GOA URGES BANKS TO CLOSE SEPAH ACCOUNTS
[...] (S) EconUnit Chief conveyed ref A points on March 30 to Birgit Ertl, Assistant to the Ministry of Finance's Director General, and to Elisabeth Ottawa, the MoF's Terrorist Finance Coordinator. In a separate meeting (ref C) on March 30 with the MFA's Director for the Middle East and Africa, Eco [...]
2007-04-03 08:03:00Embassy ViennaSECRETEFIN KNNP PARM AU IR
07VIENNA917PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABU AMR VISITS VIENNA
[...] (SBU) In response to an invitation by Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik, Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG) Foreign Minister Ziad Abu Amr visited Vienna for meetings on April 4. Abu Amr said publicly that Israel is "not ready for serious peace negotiations." At the same tim [...]
2007-04-05 14:58:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS AU
07VIENNA96AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 17, 2007
[...] A statement made by Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer during his inaugural address in Parliament has caused a stir among MPs: Gusenbauer offered to give tutoring lessons in Austrian schools once a week, thus reflecting a proposal included in the coalition agreement that students could do community w [...]
2007-01-17 16:22:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA988AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FORMER CHANCELLOR
[...] (C). Summary. Amb. McCaw, accompanied by DCM, recently called on OVP Parliamentary Leader (and former Chancellor) Wolfgang Schuessel to discuss a range of bilateral issues. Schuessel defended FM Plassnik's recent GAERC and Gymnich statements on missile defense, and described the SPO as "boxe [...]
2007-04-16 12:47:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AU
07VIENTIANE228CHINA'S GOLDEN CITY IN NORTHERN LAOS
[...] (C) Summary. The recent opening of a Chinese casino and hotel complex in Luang Namtha Province along the Lao-China border is symbolic of growing Chinese influence in northern Laos. Although only 20 percent of the planned ten-year project has been completed thus far, this first phase amounts [...]
2007-03-20 10:13:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALEINV KCRM ECON ETRD SMIG SOCI ELTN ECIN PREL
07VIENTIANE329NORTH KOREAN CHILDREN: INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION
[...] (S) Summary: The South Korean Embassy continues to press the Lao government for the release of the three North Korean children detained in November. They are seeking a meeting with the Director General for Consular Affairs at the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who has expressed hope for a [...]
2007-04-23 10:28:00Embassy VientianeSECRETCASC PREF PGOV PHUM KN KS KPAO LA
07VIENTIANE52LAO VIEWS ON ASEAN'S CEBU SUMMITS
[...] (SBU) Summary: MFA ASEAN Department Deputy Director General Songkane told P/E Chief the main Lao priorities at the recent ASEAN Summits in Cebu were to reinforce support for a proposed rail extension into Laos and for Lao hydropower projects. He welcomed a proposed third bridge across the Mek [...]
2007-01-22 06:42:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALEAID ECIN ELTN ETRD LA PREL PTER SMIG
07VIENTIANE836VIENTIANE FRAUD SUMMARY: Q4 FY 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-14 10:44:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT LA
07VILNIUS194LITHUANIA ON ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 14:56:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM LH
07VILNIUS25LITHUANIA ON IRAN: SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY WITHOUT
[...] (C) We delivered ref A points to Jurate Ramoskiene, First Secretary in the MFA's Africa and Middle East Division, on SIPDIS January 11. She said that the GOL is "absolutely" supportive of a "two-dimensional approach" to Iran, including both sanctions and pro-democracy efforts. She said t [...]
2007-01-11 17:07:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPAO PREL IR LH PL
07VILNIUS275LITHUANIA ON ICI: GOL'S AMB TO EGYPT WILL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-18 14:26:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN PGOV PREL UN IZ LH
07VILNIUS309LITHUANIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE NEW WAY FORWARD IN
[...] (C) We have been working intensely with the GOL to maintain the Lithuanian troop presence in Multinational Division South East (MND-SE) since the February announcements of British and Danish troop drawdowns from Basra. Following what appeared to be internal wrangling over what Lithuania's nex [...]
2007-05-03 08:57:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ LH
07VILNIUS47LITHUANIA'S PLANS FOR GAERC: ENERGY AND
[...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's Foreign Minister plans to intervene at the January 22-23 GAERC on European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) and external energy policy. The GOL supports the UN envoy in Kosovo and agrees that strengthening sanctions and promoting democracy are both needed in Iran. End Summa [...]
2007-01-19 15:59:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG EAID EUN LH
07VILNIUS626LITHUANIA WILL FOCUS ON RUSSIA ISSUES AT GYMNICH
[...] (C) Summary. Lithuania plans to focus on Russia for the September 7 GYMNICH meeting. FM Vaitiekunas will argue that problems of individual EU member states with Russia should be approached as collective EU problems. He will also seek to take the agenda focus off of a Partnership and Cooperat [...]
2007-09-05 10:59:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALEUN PGOV PREL YI RS CH IN LH
07VILNIUS877LITHUANIAN PRIORITIES FOR THE DECEMBER 10 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. Lithuania will seek to include a statement on energy security in the summit conclusions at the GAERC meeting on December 10. FM Vaitiekunas will also emphasize the importance of helping Moldova and the inadequacy of the Black Sea Energy group for the countries in the European Nei [...]
2007-12-10 13:26:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY LH
07VILNIUS88FEBRUARY GAERC: LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON KOSOVO,
[...] (C) Lithuania's FM does not plan any interventions for the February GAERC, but is supportive of U.S. positions. In the lead-up to the GAERC, Lithuania focused on Kosovo, Afghanistan, and setting the stage for a March European Council that focuses on the Lisbon strategy and the energy sector. [...]
2007-02-07 11:35:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD LH EUN AF
07VLADIVOSTOK125AMUR LEOPARD: WORLD'S RAREST BIG CAT AT THE CROSSROADS
[...] (U) Summary: On November 8, 2007 the Consulate helped organize and host a film and lecture dedicated to the plight of the Amur leopard, the world's rarest big cat. The event took place at Vladivostok's Arsenyev Museum. The film, roughly translated as "Forsaken Challenge," noted that one of [...]
2007-11-16 03:51:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON RU
07VLADIVOSTOK135VISALESS IN SEATTLE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Vladivostok Consul General Tom Armbruster's trip to Seattle last week provided a chance to encourage American companies to take advantage of an improved business climate and new opportunities in the Russian Far East. Seattle is already deeply involved in Russia through trade, [...]
2007-12-11 04:16:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON RU
07WARSAW1218START OF MISSILE DEFENSE NEGOTIATIONS IN POLAND:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 24, A/S John C. Rood's U.S. delegation began negotiations on a Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) agreement with Poland's team headed by Deputy Foreign Minister, Witold Waszczykowski. The Poles outlined specific concerns with the U.S. draft BMD agreement. However, they stres [...]
2007-05-25 10:54:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PL
07WARSAW1457AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HAGUE CONVENTION, MIELEC
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador met with Minister of Justice Ziobro to discuss Hague Convention on International Child Abduction enforcement and the investigation of corruption in the privatization of the Mielec aircraft factory. Minister Ziobro promised to look into the handling of the Szuta cas [...]
2007-06-25 15:08:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC EINV ECON PREL PL
07WARSAW1521POLAND PROBABLY NOT IN A POSITION TO PROVIDE AMMO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 11:42:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR MOPS PGOV PREL LE NZ AS NATO EU PL
07WARSAW1760POSSIBLE ELECTIONS: INITIAL OUTLOOK AND PROGNOSIS
[...] (C) Summary: Early elections now seem more likely than at any other time since Law and Justice (PiS) won the parliamentary and presidential elections in 2005, but are still not completely certain. No action will be taken in moving forward on a resolution to dissolve the Sejm until Septembe [...]
2007-08-14 15:24:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MARR PL
07WARSAW2006POLAND: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON U.S. PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) Polcouns met September 25 with Beata Baranska, MFA Deputy Director for UN Affairs, to review U.S. priorities for the 62nd UNGA. Baranska said that Poland generally would have the same goals for UNGA as last year. Poland wants to see the reform process speeded up, especially on financi [...]
2007-09-25 14:44:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA PL
07WARSAW2341POLES TO FOCUS ON KOSOVO, EASTERN DIMENSION AT
[...] (C) POLOFF passed reftel talking points to Pawel Herczynski, in the MFA's EU Department. Herczynski said the December 9-10 GAERC will focus primarily on Kosovo and EU Neighbors policy. Herczynski said that the GOP will be very disappointed if the EU fails to speak in one voice with respect [...]
2007-12-07 15:14:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PL
07WARSAW2347POLAND TO ATTEND PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) PolCouns met December 10 with Wieslaw Kucel, Counselor in the MFA's Middle East and Africa Department to deliver reftel demarche. Kucel, who accompanied Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski to the Annapolis conference, said that Poland would be represented by at least Deputy Foreign Minist [...]
2007-12-10 14:26:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS PL
07WARSAW2399POLAND'S ENTRY INTO THE SCHENGEN ZONE
[...] On December 21, 2007, Poland will join the European Union's Schengen area along with seven other Central European nations and Malta. After months of preparation and coordination with other EU members, Poland is ready to enter the Schengen zone and, with its 1185 km eastern frontier, defend the [...]
2007-12-19 16:22:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS PREL PREF SMIG PGOV EU PL
07WARSAW31Poland: GOP Unconcerned about Druzba Oil Cut
[...] (U) Polish Deputy Minister of Economy Piotr Naimski confirmed that oil supply to Poland through the Druzba oil pipeline from Belarus was cut on January 7 at approximately 2200, reinstated at 0300, then cut it again at approximately 0600 on January 8. One hundred percent of Polish oil supply [...]
2007-01-08 13:32:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PREL PGOV PL RS BO UP GM
07WARSAW321POLAND: SURVEYING EU MEMBERS ON THEIR IRAN CIVIL
[...] (C) Post apologizes for the delay in responding to Reftel demarche on Iran Civil Society and Democracy programming. Due to internal reorganization and a near 100 percent turnover in staff, The Polish MFA Department for Africa & Middle East was unable to meet with us over the past several weeks [...]
2007-02-09 15:45:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO EUN PL
07WARSAW33Poland: GOP Unconcerned about Druzba Oil Cut
[...] (U) Polish Deputy Minister of Economy Piotr Naimski confirmed that oil supply to Poland through the Druzba oil pipeline from Belarus was cut on January 7 at approximately 2200, reinstated at 0300, then cut it again at approximately 0600 on January 8. One hundred percent of Polish oil supply [...]
2007-01-08 14:15:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PREL PGOV PL RS BO UP GM
07WARSAW387POLAND: ENSURING EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF UN
[...] (C) Political External Chief delivered Ref A talking points February 9 to Juliusz Gojlo, Iran/Iraq Team Chief in the MFA Middle East Africa Department. Gojlo undertook to distribute the U.S. views to the Polish interagency for comment, but warned that it could take some time to provide a resp [...]
2007-02-20 09:01:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN PL
07WARSAW976POLAND: DELIVERY OF INVITATION TO THE COALITION
[...] (SBU) In response to Reftel, we have been informed that Polish attendees at the Iraq Coalition Conference in Tampa, FL April 30-May 2 will be Juliusz Jacek Gojlo (Chief of the Iraqi Task Group, Department of Africa and the Middle East, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and Brigadier General Witold [...]
2007-04-27 15:05:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER PL
07WELLINGTON215COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR A/RSO JAMAL A. HORRY
[...] (SBU) Country Clearance is requested for Embassy Wellington Assistant Regional Security Office (ARSO) Jamal A. Horry for travel to Dili, East Timor, March 09-19 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide TDY support to serve as acting RSO for Embassy Dili. 2. (U) If there are any questi [...]
2007-03-08 22:32:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC
07WELLINGTON221NEW ZEALAND EXTENDS AFGHAN DEPLOYMENTS FOR ONE YEAR
[...] (C) Summary: The New Zealand Cabinet today approved the extension of current NZDF deployments to Afghanistan for one year, through September 2008, vice the two years that MoD requested (reftel). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) told post that the Cabinet wanted the chance to [...]
2007-03-12 05:07:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PINS PREL PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON290NEW ZEALAND ON IRAQ COMPACT SIGNING
[...] (SBU) As requested reftel, Embassy conveyed information about the May Iraq Compact signing to New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Officials Darryl Dunn, Director of the Middle East and Africa Division, and Carl Worker, Director of the Americas Division. 2. (C) Dunn to [...]
2007-04-11 19:24:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL PGOV UN NZ
07WELLINGTON435DEMARCHE: MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN
[...] (C) ADCM and A/P-E Counselor delivered demarche points in Ref A and B on June 13 to Darryl Dunn, Director of Middle East and African Division at New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Mr. Dunn expressed appreciation for the background and indicated he understood the import [...]
2007-06-13 23:51:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKDEM PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO NZ IR
07WELLINGTON48 NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CLAUDIA MCMURRAY, ARDEN
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Delegation Members Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environment and Scientific Affairs (OES); Dr. Arden Bement, Director, National Science Foundation; Glyn T. Davies, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bu [...]
2007-01-12 03:05:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AS WS NZ
07WELLINGTON5 NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE DELIVERED UNSCR 1737
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-03 03:40:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC KNNP NZ
07WELLINGTON646YOUR VISIT AND EXPANDING US-NZ COOPERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. Since your last visit to New Zealand, we have seen an unprecedented improvement in dialogue and cooperation between the United States and New Zealand on a range of security and foreign policy objectives, culminating in the successful visit of New Zealand PM Clark [...]
2007-08-30 05:09:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL US NZ
07WELLINGTON678REQUEST FOR DVC WITH BRUCE HOFFMAN FOR COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests a DVC with Bruce Hoffman, terrorism expert in Georgetown University's Security Studies Program at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in Washington, DC. 2. PREFERRED DATE AND TIME OF PROGRAM, FISCAL YEAR, QUARTER: Request November 5, 3:00pm Washin [...]
2007-09-17 04:22:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO NZ
07WELLINGTON766ACTION REQUEST - RESPONSE TO NEW ZEALAND
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to Darryl Dunn, Director of Middle East and African Affairs at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Mr. Dunn said MFAT was formulating their response and was in the process of doing their internal research and seeking clearances. He said [...]
2007-10-18 04:49:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP NZ
07WELLINGTON767NEW ZEALAND ORGANIZATIONS SPECIALIZING IN BIOFUEL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-18 23:01:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ENRG ETRD OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON806NEW ZEALAND TO REMAIN TOUGH ON BURMA
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Counselor met on November 5 with Bernadette Cavanaugh, the newly arrived head of the SouQast Asian office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) to discuss Burma and next steps for the GNZ. Cavanagh related that her office has been working on a proposal for the gov [...]
2007-11-09 01:45:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ASEAN BM NZ
07WELLINGTON88PM CLARK REBUKES MINISTER FOR BROADSIDE AT US IRAQ POLICY
[...] (SBU) On January 12th, Jim Anderton, the New Zealand Government's Duty Minister at the time, launched a blistering attack on President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq. PM Helen Clark and Foreign Minister Winston Peters quickly disavowed Anderton's comments, and the PM removed him as Dut [...]
2007-01-26 03:42:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV NZ
07YAOUNDE128U.S. INVESTMENT IN CAMEROON: MAJOR PROGRESS IN 2006
[...] (U) 2006 was an excellent year for U.S.-Cameroon commercial relations, and we enter 2007 with literally billions of dollars of pending U.S. investment on the table. In February we signed an Open Skies agreement; Geovic and Hydromine, two firms with large multi-year mining projects, made impor [...]
2007-01-30 13:49:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD EMIN ECON KCOR EAIR EPET CM
07YAOUNDE32CAMEROON: PRESIDENT BIYA'S NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE
[...] (U) President Biya delivered his New Year's message to the diplomatic corps January 4, which largely echoed his New Year's address to the nation (septel). In his 20 minute remarks he named the June 12 Greentree Agreement on Bakassi and reaching the HIPC Completion Point in April as Cameroon' [...]
2007-01-08 15:23:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PBTS ECON CM NI TBIO SENV
07YAOUNDE442CAMEROON GETS CORRUPTION WATCHDOG, BUT WILL IT
[...] (C) Summary. One year after establishing the National Anti-Corruption Commission (CONAC),President Biya on March 15 nominated a slate largely consisting of ruling CPDM party apparatchiks to CONAC's Coordination Committee. It will be headed by Paul Tessa, a longtime Presidency confidante. [...]
2007-04-09 13:28:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALKCOR PGOV ECON PREL CM
07YAOUNDE836EMBASSY, CARPE PROMOTE ENVIRONMENT TO CAMEROONIAN
[...] (U) DCM, together with CARPE Director John Flynn and Yaounde CARPE representative Antoine Eyebe, at a June 28 Embassy-hosted event, presented certificates and prizes to three Cameroonian students who had participated in a World Environment Day event organized by CARPE. 2. (U) Twenty stude [...]
2007-06-29 10:07:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM SENV
07YAOUNDE960CAMEROON: M'BORORO REFUGEE TRAIL OF TEARS POURS
[...] (U) Summary. Refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) are crossing Cameroon's eastern border in increasingly large numbers. They are the victims of escalating violence, and their situation has worsened despite continued aid from NGOs. Aid operations are impeded by the tenuous secur [...]
2007-08-02 14:40:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PGOV CM CT
07YAOUNDE974CAMEROON: M'BORORO REFUGEE TRAIL OF TEARS POURS
[...] (U) Summary. Refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) are crossing Cameroon's eastern border in increasingly large numbers. They are the victims of escalating violence, and their situation has worsened despite continued aid from NGOs. Aid operations are impeded by the tenuous secur [...]
2007-08-06 12:19:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PGOV CM CT
07YEREVAN1244PRESIDENT KOCHARIAN PROMISES ANSWER ON IRAQ TROOP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Initially opposed, Kocharian eventually agreed to consider DOD's request to "enhance" Armenia's contribution to Iraq. His goal, if he agreed, was to keep the change as low-profile as possible. He will get back to us in eight to ten days. He wants to check whether a new legisla [...]
2007-10-16 11:54:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL MARR MASS IZ AM
07YEREVAN1404ARMENIA: UNLIKELY TO CHANGE VOTES IN FAVOR OF UNGA
[...] (SBU) Poloff met with Armenian MFA Director for International Organizations Dziunik Aghajanian on November 29 to communicate reftel demarche regarding upcoming UNGA votes to renew Anti-Israeli biased resolutions. Given Armenia's 2006 votes on the three resolutions (Yes on 61/22 and 61/116, an [...]
2007-12-05 05:54:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA IS AM
07YEREVAN1445DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MISSING AMCIT ROBERT LEVINSON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-18 11:34:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKJUS CASC PGOV PHUM PREL IR AM
07YEREVAN151PALESTINIAN UNITY GOVERNMENT POINTS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-12 13:07:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KISL KPAL KWBG IS AM
07YEREVAN587INCREASING TENSIONS EXPECTED IN LORI, MORE
[...] (C) Embassy officers on May 4 visited Vanadzor (Lori Region),the largely-impoverished third-largest city of Armenia to examine pre-election conditions. Typically, pro-government officials claimed there were no problems in the run-up to 12 May while opposition and NGO figures noted otherwise [...]
2007-05-09 11:29:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC AM
07ZAGREB184STABILITY PACT TRANSITION ENGAGES THE SEECP
[...] (U) Summary: The February 14-15 meeting of the Stability Pact transition Institutions Working Group (IWG) in Zagreb successfully resolved most fundamental issues related to the creation of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) as the successor regional structure to replace the Stability Pact [...]
2007-02-21 06:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EAID SR HR EUN MI RO BU GR BK MW YI TU
07ZAGREB202MARCH 2 ZAGREB MINISTERIAL TO ENDORSE NEW COOPERATIVE
[...] Croatian MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic previewed for the diplomatic corps February 26 the upcoming March 2 South East Europe Cooperative Process (SEECP) Foreign Ministerial. His presentation was brief but emphasized that regional relations have matured sufficiently to permit regional [...]
2007-02-27 06:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON HR
07ZAGREB208ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit its Annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report. In 2006, Croatia was ranked as tier two and Post recommends retaining that ranking for the current reporting period. The Government of Croatia (GOC) continued to improve its cooperation with NGOs to identify and ass [...]
2007-03-01 14:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HR
07ZAGREB507PRESIDENT'S A-3 LUNCH SCENESETTER - SANADER
[...] (C) Still enjoying the afterglow of his highly successful White House visit last October, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader is very much looking forward to seeing President Bush again at the A-3 leaders lunch in Tirana June 10. The PM views his relationship with the President as key to Croatia's int [...]
2007-05-23 15:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO HR
07ZAGREB514CROATIA RATIFIES CEFTA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-25 13:54:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL HR
07ZAGREB524CROATIA ENTHUSIASTICALLY INAUGURATES NEW REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: As Chair of the South East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP),the GOC hosted a May 11 Zagreb Summit to strengthen regional cooperation by establishing a Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) under SEECP auspices to replace the Stability Pact in early 2008. Coinciding w [...]
2007-05-30 15:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB561U/S NICHOLAS BURNS' MAY 10-11 MEETINGS WITH
[...] (U) Undersecretary Burns met with Macedonian President Crvenkovski, Turkish Economy Minister Babacan, Bulgarian PM Stanishev and Moldovan President Voronin May 10 and 11 on the margins of the Zagreb SEECP Summit. Macedonia --------- 2. (C) Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski sought U/S [...]
2007-06-08 10:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OSCE NATO HR MK TU BU MD
07ZAGREB618CROATIA COMMITTED TO NATO REFORM RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador, DCM, and PolOff delivered ref A points during week of June 18 to FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Asst DefMin Igor Pokaz, and MFA NATO Office Director Neven Mikec respectively. GoC representatives were grateful for USG support and guidance and emphasized com [...]
2007-06-28 13:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB620ZAGREB ENERGY SUMMIT: ALL TALK, NO SUBSTANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Zagreb Energy Summit, held on June 24 and attended by Russian President Putin and South East European leaders garnered substantial media attention here, but brought little new to the discussion of regional energy supply. The Summit, organized by Croatian Preside [...]
2007-06-29 09:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG PREL HR
07ZAGREB669A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER SANADER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 7 meeting with Prime Minister Sanader on the margins the of the "Croatia Summit," EUR Assistant Secretary Fried welcomed the Summit as evidence of Croatian leadership in Southeastern Europe. Sanader reviewed his efforts to gain support for the closure of the OSCE Missi [...]
2007-07-11 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG OSCE HR
07ZAGREB717CODEL BEAN Visits Croatia
[...] Summary: CODEL Bean visited Zagreb on 22-23 July and met with Croatian business, government, and parliamentary leaders. Discussion at most meetings focused on Croatia's leadership and stabilizing role in the region, Kosovo, future membership in NATO and the EU, its international contributions t [...]
2007-07-27 14:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB729UPDATE REQUEST ON JORDAN INTL POLICE TRAINING
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Assistant Interior Minister Filip Dragovic requested information from PolOffs July 26 regarding the future of the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC). The Ministry of Interior (MUP) currently p [...]
2007-08-01 15:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PINR SNAR KCRM JO HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB876DEMARCHE DELIVERED - MESIC-AHMADINEJAD MEETING
[...] (C) Prior to departing for EUR Energy Conference in Istanbul on September 20, Ambassador telephoned President Mesic,s Foreign Policy Advisor Loncar to carry out demarche (ref A) on the planned meeting between Mesic and Iranian President Ahmadinejad Drawing on points in para two of reftel, Am [...]
2007-09-21 12:33:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR HR
07ZAGREB994NATO ROADSHOW '07 -- CROATIA SCENESETTER
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The GoC feels confident approaching NATO's Bucharest Summit after repeated strong statements of support from President Bush and State Department officials (U/S Burns, A/S Fried) as well as positive feedback from Allies during presentation of their Annual National Progr [...]
2007-11-05 14:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ABUDHABI1048EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SHAPOOR TRADING
[...] Reftel requested that post conduct a post-shipment verification at Shapoor Trading LLC, Deira, Dubai for a shipment of 3000 cellphone lithium batteries exported as No License Required by BProlific Inc., Brooklyn, NY. On 17 Sept 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) met with Mr. Shahbaz Mirzai and [...]
2008-09-18 11:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI106 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S VISIT TO THE MIDDLE EAST;
[...] SUMMARY: A Saudi writer in "Al-Ittihad" chastised President Bush's visit to the region for being heavy on international diplomacy and very light on moral leadership. A Qatari writer in "Al-Ittihad" wondered why President Bush emphasized the U.S. obligation to securing the Gulf instead of [...]
2008-01-28 07:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
08ABUDHABI1066EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: FUGRO SURVEY MIDDLE EAST
[...] Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check at end user: Fugro Survey Middle East, Mussafah, Abu Dhabi, UAE for re-export license D395250: Orion Inertial Navigation System which is controlled under ECCN: 7A103 for Missile Technology and Anti-terrorism reasons. The license applicant [...]
2008-09-22 06:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI1072UAE NONCOMMITTAL ON IAEA BOG MESA GROUP SEAT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-22 15:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETIAEA PARM MNUC AE
08ABUDHABI1222CIVIL SOCIETY AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS MEET AT FORUM FOR THE FUTURE SOM IN ABU DHABI
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-22 14:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KMPI XF AE
08ABUDHABI1237DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN NEGROPONTE MEETS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-28 11:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV KMPI XF AE
08ABUDHABI1282EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: APTEC GULF LTD
[...] Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check at APTEC Gulf Ltd, Dubai, UAE for export license application D405919: MCS7816H3-K9-CMA2; Cisco Encryption products which are controlled under ECCN: 5A002 for National Security and Anti-terrorism reasons. The license applicant is Cisco Syste [...]
2008-11-09 10:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI136U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH MIDDLE EAST STATES ON NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Post appreciates the opportunity to provide input on planned U.S. engagement with select countries in the Middle East that have expressed a serious interest in developing a peaceful nuclear power program. We agree that an early positive engagement is key to both demonstrating that countri [...]
2008-01-31 15:22:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PREL AE
08ABUDHABI1418CROWN PRINCE'S MEETING WITH SENATOR BAUCUS
[...] (C) Summary. During his December 13-15 visit to the UAE (reported septel),Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) discussed the UAE's strategic vision with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ). Baucus noted his amazement with the UAE's progress. MbZ presented an overview of the [...]
2008-12-18 07:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPGOV OREP PREL PARM KPAL CVIS IR AE
08ABUDHABI1420NOVEMBER 2008 MENAFATF PLENARY
[...] (SBU) The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) held a plenary session (MENAFATF VIII),working group meetings, and an FIU workshop from November 9-13, 2008 in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Fi [...]
2008-12-18 09:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PTER PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI1430SENATOR BAUCUS'S VISIT TO THE UAE
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Abu Dhabi - Consulate General Dubai cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) During his December 13-15 visit to the United Arab Emirates, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) and accompanying delegation from the Senate Finance Committee staff met with senior government and financi [...]
2008-12-21 09:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ETRD ENRG OREP PREL SENV PARM KNNP AE
08ABUDHABI148U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH MIDDLE EAST STATES ON NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Post appreciates the opportunity to provide input on planned U.S. engagement with select countries in the Middle East that have expressed a serious interest in developing a peaceful nuclear power program. We agree that an early positive engagement is key to both demonstrating that countri [...]
2008-02-04 12:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PREL AE
08ABUDHABI379TIP REPORT FOR UAE MARCH 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-25 15:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB SMIG AE
08ABUDHABI382TIP REPORT FOR UAE MARCH 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United Arab Emirates is home to a broad array of communities, including those vulnerable to exploitive human traffickers. The population is comprised of over 80 percent foreigners, many of whom provide unskilled or minimally skilled labor to a fast-growing economy. In thi [...]
2008-03-26 11:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB SMIG AE
08ABUDHABI39 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO THE
[...] SUMMARY: A columnist in Al-Bayan believes that Israel will continue to influence American presidents toward igniting international wars after President Bush leaves. An editorial in Gulf News considers President Bush's visit as an attempt to salvage his administration's reputation in the M [...]
2008-01-10 09:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
08ABUDHABI46 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S VISIT TO THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] SUMMARY: Two days before President Bush's arrival in the UAE, Gulf News published a front page Open Letter to the President. The pointed, detailed letter harshly criticized both the President and his Administration's actions in the Middle East, and expressed the view that the region has ab [...]
2008-01-13 04:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
08ABUDHABI543APRIL 2008 MENAFATF PLENARY SUMMARY
[...] (SBU) The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) held a plenary session (MENAFATF VII),and working group meetings from April 6-9, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Fi [...]
2008-05-01 07:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KTFN PREL PTER AE QA YM
08ABUDHABI697 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: AMERICA AND IRAN
[...] SUMMARY: Local media perceives an increase in volume and stridency toward Iran by both Israel and the U.S., though alleged causes vary: "Al-Ittihad" accuses PM Ehud Olmert of rattling sabers to divert attention from corruption charges; "Gulf News" suggests that Israel wants to push a confrontat [...]
2008-06-12 13:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP KMDR TC
08ABUDHABI711UAE-IRAQ RELATIONS ON THE EVE OF FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE
[...] (S) As the U.S. and Iraq prepare to co-host, on UAE soil, the Friends of Iraq Conference June 17-19, we offer a few thoughts on the UAE's policy vis-a-vis Iraq and potential opportunities to deepen mutual engagement between the two nations. The Conference follows closely after UAE Foreign Min [...]
2008-06-15 15:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER IR IZ AE
08ABUDHABI761UAE PRESIDENT KHALIFA GIVES RARE INTERVIEW -- MINIMIZES UAE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who rarely addresses the press, gave an interview with Lebanese newspaper Al Nahar June 28, touching on UAE security, Lebanon, UAE policy toward Iran, sovereign wealth funds, Arab labor in the UAE, nuclear cooperation, and the propos [...]
2008-06-30 05:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM AE
08ABUDHABI815BP ENERGY PRESENTATION IN ABU DHABI
[...] Summary: on July 10, 2008, Mark Finley, Head of Energy Analysis for BP P.L.C. in London, delivered a presentation on BP's annual statistical review of world energy. In attendance were representatives from ADNOC, Taqa, the British Embassy, Canadian Embassy, and the media. BP expressed the view t [...]
2008-07-16 09:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDENGR ECON AE
08ABUDHABI919 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: IRAN AND THE GCC
[...] SUMMARY: UAE semi-official daily Al-Ittihad carried numerous editorials criticizing Iranian official remarks about removing 'kingdom regimes' in the region on August 14. A UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" wrote a parable contrasting the Iranian Shah, referred to as 'father,' and the current Irani [...]
2008-08-14 13:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP KMDR TC
08ABUDHABI972EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: AL ARABIA FOR SAFETY AND
[...] Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check of Al Arabia Safety and Security for license application no. D401100: Technical data relating to parts, systems, machining, and assembly processes relating to ECCN 9A018 controlled airport firefighting vehicles. On August 20, 2008, Embass [...]
2008-08-27 10:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC AE
08ABUJA1016(S/NF) NIGERIA: xxxxxxxxxxxx
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: xxxxxxxxxxxx contended that Yar'Adua began experiencing symptoms of acute renal failure in late 1999, and traveled at that time to Mainz, Germany, to consult with kidney specialists. xxxxxxxxxxxx claimed, that in 1999, German doctors told Yar'Adua to undergo dialysis treatment, and [...]
2008-06-02 15:11:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR KDEM KISL SOCI NI
08ABUJA1147NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SECURITY AND EXCHANGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with the Nigerian Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Mallam Musa Al-Faki on June 4 to discuss efforts the SEC is doing on transparency in capital markets with stock brokerage houses, banks, and in the area of money laundering. Chairman Al-Faki sta [...]
2008-06-16 12:41:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD PGOV KCRIM EAID NI
08ABUJA1201NIGERIA: BAKASSI WITHDRAWAL AND REFUGEE ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: On June 18, 2008, Polcouns and Poloff met with Tony Eze, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) East and Central Africa Division, to discuss the MFA's views of the August 14 completion of Nigeria's withdrawal from the Bakassi peninsula. Eze affirmed the GON's overall c [...]
2008-06-23 15:16:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS PREF SMIG KDEM CM NI
08ABUJA184ALIYU WILL NOT PUBLICLY NAME FRAUDSTERS IN NASS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff and INLOff met with Nuhu Aliyu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Security and Intelligence, to discuss his recent disclosure that he had overseen fraud investigations of current members of the National Assembly while he served as Deputy Inspector General of Police in cha [...]
2008-01-30 08:10:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA1899NIGERIAN TERRORISM BILL PASSES 2ND SENATE READING,
[...] (U) Summary: On September 16, the Nigerian Senate voted to send counterterrorism legislation to an ad-hoc committee comprised of members of the Senate National Security & Intelligence, Judiciary and Foreign Affairs committees, after passing its second reading. The ad-hoc committee, headed by [...]
2008-09-22 12:27:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS PINR PGOV KCRM KHLS KTFN EPET NI
08ABUJA2100NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON SENATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Senate President David Mark and the Senate leadership on Wednesday October 22. During this initial meeting, the Ambassador and Senators engaged in an informal discussion on issues of mutual concern, including health programs, AFRICOM, corruptio [...]
2008-10-24 15:10:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NI
08ABUJA2269NIGERIA: PRESIDENT SUBMITS MINISTERIAL NOMINEES
[...] (SBU) On the evening of November 17, Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua submitted a list of 13 ministerial nominees to Senate President David Mark for confirmation. Mark presented the list at the opening of the November 18 Senate session. The 13 nominees are expected to fill positions lef [...]
2008-11-18 15:25:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
08ABUJA2515 NIGERIA: U.S. MISSION PUSHES FOR LOCAL OWNERSHIP OF POLIO
[...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Polio Eradication Initiative Task Force (PEITF) Core Group held a meeting on November 11-12 in Kano to discuss current status of polio in northern Nigeria, assess preparations for upcoming campaigns, and strategize on steps to making future rounds more successful. Som [...]
2008-12-23 13:55:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA2526NIGERIA: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEW MINISTERS
[...] (C) Per reftel A, the following is comprehensive biographical information, with comment, on President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's new cabinet. The list is presented in alphabetical order by Ministry. 2. (C) Michael Kaase Aondoakaa -- Attorney General/Minister of Justice. Aondoakaa hails from Be [...]
2008-12-24 14:28:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON ETRD EAGR EAID NI
08ABUJA812NIGERIA: PDP WINS CREDIBLE ADAMAWA RE-RUN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 26, PolOffs and PolSpec observed the gubernatorial by-election in the north-eastern state of Adamawa. Though not totally without problems, PolOffs agree with the popular assessment that the election was, for the most part, free and fair. With an estimated turnout of aro [...]
2008-05-05 14:52:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM NI
08ACCRA1624GHANA ELECTIONS: AKUFO-ADDO NOT READY TO CONCEDE
[...] (U) On December 31, one day after the Electoral Commission (EC) announced the results of the presidential runoff election, New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate Nana Akufo-Addo called a press conference at his residence in East Legon to announce that his party had compiled the evidence to back [...]
2008-12-31 17:14:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDGH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08ACCRA2192008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - GHANA
[...] Summary: Ghana has made progress in recent years in protecting intellectual property rights (IPR) under both domestic and international law. Most domestic intellectual property laws have been revised to become compliant with Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). The n [...]
2008-02-12 18:31:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR GH
08ACCRA337GHANA: DEMARCHE ON MARCH 14 BEIRUT CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-11 16:51:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER MASS PARM SY IS LE
08ACCRA610Renewed Clashes in Bawku Municipality
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fighting erupted in Bawku May 4, in Ghana's Upper East Region, in a long-running ethnic dispute between the Kusasis and Mamprusis, resulting in five deaths and injuries to countless others. There appears to be an uneasy calm after the intervention of security forces and the ar [...]
2008-05-07 17:50:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL GH
08ADDISABABA1001ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: SRSG ENNIFAR ON THE FUTURE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 8, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General Azouz Ennifar, United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Force Commander Major General Mohammad Taisir Masadeh, and UNMEE Addis Ababa Head of Office Joseph Stephanides briefed the Ambassador on the [...]
2008-04-10 15:05:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
08ADDISABABA1063SOMALIA: MFA HINTS AT AN EXTENDED TFG TRANSITION
[...] (C) Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu told Ambassador Yamamoto and visiting Director of the Office of East African Affairs James Knight that the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah is working on a plan to extend Somalia's "Transi [...]
2008-04-16 13:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA1065ELECTIONS HERALD 8: A TALE OF TWO TURNOUTS
[...] (SBU) Ethiopia voted on April 13 in the first round of local elections. With only a handful of unknown or apparently-partisan domestic election observer organizations authorized by the National Electoral Board (NEB) and a pointed statement to diplomats and foreigners not to loiter or linger a [...]
2008-04-17 06:40:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA1212USAID/OFDA DIRECTOR VISIT TO ETHIOPIA
[...] In discussions with USAID/OFDA implementing partners, the USAID/OFDA Director emphasized the importance of coordination and information sharing within the Ethiopian humanitarian community, particularly in Somali Region. To facilitate improved response programming, the Director advised NGOs op [...]
2008-05-06 11:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA2218SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following Ethiopian citizen who has been nominated for USG-sponsored training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on this individual. 2. (SBU) This seminar is a regional [...]
2008-08-12 10:00:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPMIL PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA2266COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR PURCHASE OF NIGHT
[...] (S) Embassy Addis Ababa's Country Team supports the purchase of Night Vision Devices (NVDs) for the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) (reftel 07 Addis 3266). The requirement is for the procurement of 400 AN/PVS 7-B and ancillary equipment. 2. (S//NF) Reason for Article or Servi [...]
2008-08-19 04:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETEAID MASS PREL
08ADDISABABA2569FOREIGN EXCHANGE SHORTAGE HURTS U.S. BUSINESSES
[...] (SBU) The limited supply of foreign exchange (forex) in Ethiopia's banks has begun to take a toll on U.S. commercial interests as private and public entities have increasingly become unable to import essential consumer inputs and industrial capital goods from abroad or get hard currency to repa [...]
2008-09-17 14:13:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ET
08ADDISABABA2867DASD WHELAN MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER MELES
[...] (C) Summary: DASD Theresa Whelan and Ambassador Yamamoto met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles on October 15 to discuss security issues of mutual interest. The primary topic was the situation in Somalia. The PM laid out two scenarios -- one that had the Somali TFG "getting its act togeth [...]
2008-10-16 15:01:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ET SO
08ADDISABABA3230GROWING WAHABI INFLUENCE IN ETHIOPIA TESTS THE
[...] (SBU) Two recent Public Diplomacy programs have demonstrated the growing reach and influence of Wahabi elements in Ethiopian Muslim society. Post's efforts to translate &The Place of Tolerance in Islam8 into local languages have come to naught because no Muslim translator in Ethiopia is willi [...]
2008-11-26 09:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO KISL SCUL ET
08ADDISABABA3343EMBASSY CONCURRENCE FOR FY09 HORN OF AFRICA
[...] (U) Embassy Addis Ababa has reviewed and supports S/CT's proposal to provide training in Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Counterinsurgency Operations to Ethiopia to help the Ethiopian government (GoE) build its capacity to perform these operations in an effective manner that respects hum [...]
2008-12-12 08:37:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER ET SO
08ADDISABABA411TEN BIRR: THE BLACK MARKET HERALDS THE CURRENCY
[...] SUMMARY: In a shift from historic patterns, Ethiopia's currency, the Birr, has been significantly depreciating recently against major hard currencies including the U.S. Dollar in the black market. Government of Ethiopia (GoE) officials attribute the depreciation to shortages in supply and the e [...]
2008-02-19 05:43:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
08ADDISABABA438ETHIOPIA'S SUGAR RUSH
[...] SUMMARY: The sugar and ethanol industries have recently garnered much attention in Ethiopia, with India's ExIm Bank providing a $640 million line of credit to fund expansion of Ethiopia's state-owned Finchaa sugar factory and construction of a new factory at Tendaho. Ethiopia is expanding sugar [...]
2008-02-21 07:28:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON EAGR ENRG SENV ET
08ADDISABABA463(S) ETHIOPIA: EMBASSY ADDIS ABABA EAC CONVENES
[...] (S) On February 21 the Ambassador convened the Embassy Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review the Embassy's security posture in light of developments in the Ethiopia-Eritrea border dispute (Refs A, B and C). The EAC reviewed tripwires but did not take any new action (REF D). DCM, RSO, CO [...]
2008-02-22 04:37:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETASEC PREL PTER CASC ET
08ADDISABABA614ETHIOPIA'S SUBMISSION TO THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact: Pol/Econ Officer Kimberly E. Wright, office: +251 (11) 517-4112; fax: +251 (11) 124-2405, WRIGHTKE2@STATE.GOV 3. (U) Number of hours spent in preparation of TIP report cable: [...]
2008-03-04 10:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ET PRM ASEC PREL
08ADDISABABA832AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR ETHIOPIA- PROTECT ACCORDINGLY
[...] Post's Inter-Agency Avian Influenza committee met March 21, 2008 to review the situation in Ethiopia with respect to the status of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the country since the committee's last meeting March 29, 2007. There have been no outbreaks in the past year in spite [...]
2008-03-27 14:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYET KFLU TBIO AMED EAID EAGR SENV XW
08AITTAIPEI11MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-03 09:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1109MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 26-29 on Typhoon Fung-wong, which swept across the island Monday; on the current status of the U.S.-Taiwan arms deals; on the title of Taiwan's Olympic team; and on President Ma Ying-jeou's upcoming trip to Paraguay an [...]
2008-07-29 23:24:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1151MEDIA REACTION: BEIJING OLYMPICS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-06 07:30:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1230MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-18 09:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1300MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA-GEORGIA SITUATION, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 30 - September 2 news coverage on the continued investigation into former President Chen Shui-bian's money laundering case; on Saturday's mass rally targeting President Ma Ying-jeou's first one hundred days in office; and on Japan [...]
2008-09-02 08:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1325EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2008
[...] (SBU) On August 14, the Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) to discuss trade promotion activities in North Korea and Burma. TAITRA is a non-governmental organization funded partly by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). TAITRA works closely [...]
2008-09-05 08:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI14MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-04 05:16:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1473EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - SEPTEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) On September 4, the Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) to discuss Taiwan's trade promotion activities in the Middle East. TAITRA is a non-governmental organization funded partly by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). TAITRA works clo [...]
2008-10-15 08:33:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1550MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese- and English-language dailies gave significant straight news reporting and editorial coverage November 1-3 to the five-day Taiwan visit by China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin; the talks to be held between ARAT [...]
2008-11-03 09:25:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1567MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese- and English-language dailies all gave significant straight news reporting and editorial coverage November 6 to the election of Democrat Barack Obama as the next U.S. president. News coverage also focused on the mass protests in Taipei Wednesday against the vis [...]
2008-11-06 09:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI161MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-01 08:41:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1616MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused November 15-17 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian, who was taken to hospital Sunday evening after having been on a hunger strike since he was detained last Wednesday; on the prosecutors' questioning of Chen's family members [...]
2008-11-17 09:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1682MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NATIONAL
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 3 on the Cabinet's decision to allow four days off for the New Year holiday; on the probe into former first family's money laundering; and on the safety problems of the Maokong Gondola in Taipei. 2. In terms of [...]
2008-12-03 09:41:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1711MEDIA REACTION: INCOMING OBAMA ADMINISTRATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-10 11:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1780MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-29 08:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1784MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-30 07:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI395MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-20 09:13:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI474MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language focused their April 1 news coverage on the controversy over whether the Chen Shui-bian caretaker government should raise or freeze gasoline prices; on president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's planned meeting with President Chen Shui-bian Tuesday morning; on possi [...]
2008-04-01 09:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI517MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 15 news coverage on President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's announcement of his appointment of KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Pin-kung as the new Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman; on Ma's comments on current developments in cross- [...]
2008-04-15 09:02:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI560MEDIA REACTION: CHINA AND TIBET, IRAQ
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their April 23 news coverage on the recent announcement of the new Cabinet appointments; on a group of Chinese real estate tycoons' visit to Taiwan; and on president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's platform to levy an energy tax in the f [...]
2008-04-23 09:36:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI574MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language April 25 dailies focused news coverage on Taiwan's Supreme Court not guilty verdict for President-elect Ma Ying-jeou in his special allowance case; on Taipei Deputy Mayor Samuel Wu's resignation amid allegations that he received money from an arms deale [...]
2008-04-25 07:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI640MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-08 10:13:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI714MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S INAUGURAL SPEECH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-22 10:12:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI725MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-RUSSIA-CHINA
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused May 24-27 news coverage on KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung's visit to China Monday and the new developments in cross-Strait relations, on the controversy over whether a KMT legislator still retains U.S. citizenship, on the soaring commodity p [...]
2008-05-27 10:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI752MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language focused May 31-June 2 news coverage on various new developments in cross-Strait relations; on DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen's interview with print media Sunday, in which she expressed concern over the KMT's approach to handling cross-Strait relations; an [...]
2008-06-02 09:40:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI780MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S NOMINATION VICTORY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-05 09:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI797MEDIA REACTION: TIP REPORT, CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, OBAMA'S
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 6 news coverage on talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),which will kick off next Wednesday; on President Ma Ying-jeou's remark Wednesday tha [...]
2008-06-06 11:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI820Media Reaction: Cross-Strait Talks
[...] Summary: On June 12, Taiwan's print media gave extensive coverage to the historic talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) on improved cross-Strait relations. News coverage also focused on the aftermath of [...]
2008-06-12 07:16:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI966MEDIA REACTION: THE LAUCHING OF DIRECT CHARTER FLIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 09:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI987MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S FOREIGN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their July 8 news coverage on the commodity prices hike in Taiwan; on the controversy over the construction of the Suhua Freeway; and on the screening process of the Examination Yuan candidates nominated by President Ma Ying-jeou. In te [...]
2008-07-08 09:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08ALGIERS1003RESURGENCE OF "ECONOMIC PATRIOTISM" TARGETS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following President Bouteflika's public blaming of foreign investors for Algeria's lagging economy outside of the hydrocarbons sector (ref A),the Algerian government has begun to impose new taxes and restrictions on foreign companies doing business here. Apparently sobered by t [...]
2008-09-16 16:04:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALEINV ETRD EFIN ECON AG
08ALGIERS1336TOUGH CROWD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GHARDAIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Welcomed by a lively group of 250 students, the Ambassador spoke December 18 at the University of Ghardaia on the importance of youth participation in elections. His remarks were met with critical comments from faculty and students alike regarding U.S. policy on the Arab-Israeli [...]
2008-12-28 11:48:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALEDU PGOV PREL IQ AG
08ALGIERS141SENIOR ALGERIAN MFA OFFICIAL DOWNBEAT ON LEBANON,
[...] (C) MFA Director General for Arab Affairs Bouzaher (A/S equivalent) told Ambassador February 6 that the political situation in Lebanon looked deadlocked and that the Algerian Government was not hopeful that the Arab League would succeed in paving the way for a presidential election. Bouzaher [...]
2008-02-07 08:53:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM LE AG
08ALGIERS223BOUTEFLIKA LOOKS TO THE LEVANT WITH A/S WELCH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a three-hour tour d'horizon with NEA Assistant Secretary C. David Welch, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika provided his candid opinions on a wide range of issues (septel),but spoke at length about the Levant. He revealed his personal views on Syrian interference in Lebanon, the [...]
2008-02-29 10:11:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM AG
08ALGIERS317DESPERATION FUELS INCREASE IN SUICIDES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Suicide, though a significant sin in Islam, is on the rise in Algeria. Sociologist Nacer Djabi warned that socioeconomic discontent was creating a developing "suicide mentality" in Algeria (reftel) even among young Algerians, and official statistics indicate suicide was an increa [...]
2008-03-17 10:57:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI ECON AG
08ALGIERS333JUST IN TIME FOR EASTER: TROUBLE WITH CHRISTIANS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The controversy surrounding Christians and alleged Evangelical Christian proselytizing in Algeria continues (refs A, B). In late February Hugh Johnson, a retired American Methodist minister who has lived and worked in Algeria for 45 years, was suddenly ordered to leave the count [...]
2008-03-20 09:35:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF CASC AG
08ALGIERS396HAMAS OFFICIAL ASKS BOUTEFLIKA'S HELP IN RESOLVING
[...] (SBU) The Algerian Arabic-language newspaper Ennahar reported April 5 that a representative from the Palestinian Hamas movement in Lebanon, Usama Hamdan, said during an April 4 press conference at the Hamas office in Algiers that he had asked the Algerian authorities to mediate between Hamas an [...]
2008-04-07 13:00:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AG
08ALGIERS481PACKAGING AND REPACKAGING ALGERIA'S WTO BID
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria's chief WTO negotiators said in press interviews surrounding an Algerian Senate-sponsored conference about Algerian WTO membership negotiations that Algeria's WTO bid was in an "advanced state" and that they are preparing for a new round of talks that they expect to occur [...]
2008-04-28 10:27:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PGOV PREL AG
08ALGIERS587ALGERIA RESPONSE ON LEBANON BUILDING ON ARAB
[...] (C) During a May 20 reception, Ambassador collared Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci and relayed reftel demarche message. Ambassador said the U.S. strongly supports the Arab league mediation of the Lebanon crisis and the agreement announced in Beirut on May 15. Medelci said that Alg [...]
2008-05-21 12:12:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE SY AG
08ALGIERS617CONTAINING POLITICAL ISLAM: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As its tumultuous three-day party congress drew to a close at the end of April, the (Muslim Brotherhood) Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP),one of the three parties in the ruling coalition, re-elected Bouguerra Soltani as its leader after a power struggle between Soltani and hi [...]
2008-05-27 10:06:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL KDEM AG
08ALGIERS660IAEA/IRAN: ALGERIA WANTS TO AVOID THREATS
[...] (SBU) On June 4, we delivered demarche (ref A) to Rabah Fasih, Deputy Director for disarmament issues at the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). We had also previously delivered the demarche on June 2 to the North American desk officer, and sent a French version of the non-paper to M [...]
2008-06-04 20:19:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR AG
08ALGIERS75ALGERIANS VIEW POTUS TRIP WITH CAUTION, CYNICISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bush's recent trip to the Middle East attracted considerable if mostly cynical press coverage in Algeria, though the government issued no official statement. In general, press coverage and our MFA contacts indicate that Algerian expectations for the trip were low, speci [...]
2008-01-22 16:55:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL AG
08ALGIERS774ENHANCING ALGERIA'S ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING CAPACITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Algeria's still nascent financial intelligence unit is ready to cooperate on a technical assistance program to be offered through the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) at the U.S. Department of Treasury in the area of anti-money laundering and terrorist finance (AML/TF). Bo [...]
2008-07-08 15:58:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECIN KTFN KCRM KJUS PREL PTER ECON AG
08ALGIERS913ALGIERS EAC ON RECENT SUICIDE ATTACKS AND CURRENT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Charge convened a full EAC July 17 to discuss recent Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) attacks and threat reports. In attendance were RSO, MGT, GRPO, PAO, CONS, DAO, LEGATT, MSG, POLEC, TREASURY and GSO. RSO and GRPO reviewed current AQIM threat reports. RSO provided s [...]
2008-08-17 17:39:00Embassy AlgiersSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC PTER AG
08AMMAN1142 HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY TROY VISIT TO JORDAN BOLSTERS MEDICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Tevi Troy's March 30-April 2 visit to Jordan included the high-profile groundbreaking for the King Hussein Institute for Biotechnology and Cancer (KHIBC) with King Abdullah and Queen Rania. In other meetings, Troy discussed Jorda [...]
2008-04-17 07:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TBIO ETRD KIPR JO
08AMMAN13252008 SWANEE HUNT AWARD NOMINATION
[...] Per Reftel, post nominates Ms. Basma Amawi, senior Cultural Affairs Specialist at U.S. Embassy Amman. Citation: "For advancing the public role of Jordanian women and helping empower them in the judicial and political spheres. Ms. Amawi undertook sustained, outstanding, and creative use of ex [...]
2008-04-30 13:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AMGT APER JO
08AMMAN1359JORDAN: ACTIVISTS FOR DEMOCRACY AND DISSIDENTS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman is in constant contact with democracy and human rights activists within Jordan, and has occasional contacts with the small numbers of dissidents (mainly Syrian) who reside in Amman. Post is actively engaged in promoting the spread of democratic practices and values at all [...]
2008-05-06 09:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM JO
08AMMAN1392IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES -- JORDAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Jordan is a net importer of food, and the global increase in food and agricultural commodity prices could not have come at a worse time. Jordan recently embarked on an ambitious economic reform program, buying back debt to lower debt service and eliminating fuel subsidies. Add t [...]
2008-05-08 09:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON PGOV JO
08AMMAN140(C) POLL DATA CONFIRM POOR SHOWING OF IAF, BUT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Tracking and exit polls were conducted by the International Republican Institute-supported Jordan Center for Social Research on Jordan's November 2007 parliamentary elections. The data confirm what the Islamic Action Front denies - that the Islamists' overall poor showing i [...]
2008-01-14 14:47:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNKDEM PGOV KISL JO
08AMMAN1446SOMETIMES THE WEAK SURVIVE - JORDAN'S NEW
[...] (C) Summary: In the wake of a new political parties law, the number of parties in Jordan has been cut in half. The public financing envisioned by the law has yet to appear, and the parties are wary of the strings that may be attached to it. Fourteen parties remain - five liberal reformist p [...]
2008-05-12 16:29:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN1523WOMEN'S ROLE IN JORDANIAN ECONOMY GROWING, SOME SAY NOT
[...] SUMMARY: Significant financial, cultural, and social challenges face women who seek employment in Jordan, resulting in less than 15% of Jordanian women being active in the formal economy. Traditional roles within the family heavily affect a woman's decision to work. Many businesses and human [...]
2008-05-19 13:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON KWMN ELAB SOCI EAID JO
08AMMAN1533DEBATE OVER PUBLIC GATHERINGS LAW BALANCES CONTROL
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's government is working on a new public gatherings law which will replace the much-criticized statute now in force. As the system currently operates, requests for demonstrations and public meetings must be approved by the regional governor. The criteria by which those re [...]
2008-05-20 12:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN1534BETWEEN EXTREMISTS AND STAR ACADEMY:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: "Hayat FM" founder and chairman Musa Saket plans to expand his Islamic-oriented radio station's broadcast range from its current central Jordan media markets in Amman and Zarqa to the northern and southern parts of the country in the next few months. His station, which he founde [...]
2008-05-20 14:39:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALSCUL KISL KPAO KDEM JO
08AMMAN1549JORDAN EARTH DAY 2008 PROGRAMMING ENGAGES YOUTH, MEDIA,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman organized three successful events for Earth Day 2008: a high-profile April 19 beach and dive clean-up in Aqaba; speaking engagements by Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel, a renowned speaker on environmental issues from the Union of Concerned Scientists; and a regional MEPI-funde [...]
2008-05-22 09:31:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV PREL KPAO JO
08AMMAN1558JORDANIAN TOURISM EXECUTIVES SHARE CONCERNS ABOUT INDUSTRY
[...] Summary: The World Economic Forum (WEF) in its second annual Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report ranked Jordan 53rd out of 130 rated countries, a drop from 46th in 2007. During a conference sponsored by USAID, 200 tourism executives criticized the report's methodology and discussed the i [...]
2008-05-22 13:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND EAID SOCI JO
08AMMAN1565Rebuild Iraq 2008 Conference - Less Than Meets the Eye
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Project Rebuild Iraq 2008 (not to be confused with the similarly named look-alike tradeshow, IRAQ BUILD 2008, which took place in Amman in April 2008) has in previous years been a major event among those interested in development in Iraq. While seemingly professional [...]
2008-05-22 15:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD JO IZ
08AMMAN159Jordan Holds its First Tabletop Exercise to Develop
[...] (U) On January 7 and 8, the Government of Jordan (GoJ) held its first tabletop exercise to develop a pandemic influenza preparedness plan in Jordan. The Jerash Governorate hosted the workshop in Jerash city, 25 miles north of Amman. The GoJ already has a comprehensive avian influenza (AI) pr [...]
2008-01-16 11:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU XF JO
08AMMAN1610 U.S. CANDIDATE FOR FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION -
[...] (SBU) EconCouns and FAS FSN delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Yaseen Khayyat, Director General of the Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISM) who heads Jordan's National Codex Committee (and is the Chairperson of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East),on May 27. Kh [...]
2008-05-27 15:06:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PINR JO
08AMMAN1612GROWING DEMAND AND PRICES FOR POTASH AND PHOSPHATE: JORDAN
[...] (U) Summary: With growing world demand and rising prices, the combined exports of fertilizer, potash, and phosphate replaced apparel as Jordan's top export worldwide in the first quarter of 2008. The Chairman of the Arab Potash Company (APC) confirmed rapidly growing profits, prices, and stoc [...]
2008-05-28 08:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON EINV ETRD JO
08AMMAN1717UPDATE ON TRANSPORTATION IN JORDAN: DELTA STARTS DIRECT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Delta Air Line's first flight from New York JFK to Amman arrived June 6. The arrival of the first U.S. carrier in Amman is one of many changes underway at Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) including the creation of a new government-owned company which will own QAIA and wil [...]
2008-06-09 12:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ELTN ECON JO
08AMMAN1723EMBASSY BAGHDAD DELEGATION BRIEFS GOJ ON PROPOSED
[...] (S) SUMMARY: An Embassy Baghdad delegation briefed senior Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials on the proposed site of the new Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad following King Abdullah's announcement that the GOJ would send an ambassador to Iraq. In separate meetings on June 5, Embassy Baghdad Man [...]
2008-06-09 14:28:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL ASEC PGOV PINS PTER IZ JO
08AMMAN1731JORDAN TRANSPARENCY ROUNDUP - AS ACCOUNTABILITY
[...] (C) Summary. Institutions designed to increase transparency and accountability in Jordan are starting to flex their bureaucratic muscles. The audit bureau released a report outlining its activities in 2007, and the Anti-Corruption Commission announced that it had referred its first cases fo [...]
2008-06-10 12:09:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KCOR JO
08AMMAN1753PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN, PART 4:
[...] (SBU) Note: This is the fourth cable of a four-part series examining the world of Jordan's Palestinian refugee camps. Part one focused on the different categories of refugees, and the basic structure of the camp system as it exists in Jordan. Part two examined the isolation of the camps - h [...]
2008-06-12 06:43:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KPAL KISL KREF JO
08AMMAN1833CONVEYING THE UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE FOR IRAN -
[...] (S/NF) Reftel points were delivered to FM Salah Al-Bashir by NEA/IR Acting Director Philo Dibble on June 15 (Ambassador was present). In general, the FM portrayed Iran's nuclear program as nothing more than a bargaining chip, saying that Iran has been "studying" and "declaring" its nuclear i [...]
2008-06-19 14:46:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPARM KNNP MNUC IR JO
08AMMAN189JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS BATTLING OVER THE FUTURE OF THE
[...] (C) Disarray within Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) continues to be aired in the public sphere. Since its drubbing in parliamentary elections on November 20, the Islamic Action Front (the MB's political arm) called on an MB member of the Jordanian Senate to resign; the MB Shura Council disb [...]
2008-01-17 16:09:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL KDEM JO
08AMMAN1917CHECKS AND BALANCES IN JORDAN, PART 3 -
[...] (SBU) This cable is part three of a series which examines the peculiar system of internal checks and balances that serves as an accountability mechanism for Jordan's government. The first part looked at the Legislative Bureau, where all of Jordan's laws and regulations are written. The seco [...]
2008-06-30 05:52:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN1997Jordan's Electricity Sector Providing High-Quality Service
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: Electricity demand in Jordan grew 13% in 2007 to reach 2,100 megawatts (MW). In response to rising fuel prices, the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) raised electricity tariffs in mid-March 2008, which has hel [...]
2008-07-07 08:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON KPAO JO
08AMMAN2154U.S.-Jordan Joint Committee Meeting Forms Seven Working
[...] Summary: The first meeting of Jordan-United States Joint Committee on Science and Technology Cooperation (JCM) resulted in new energy initiatives, enhanced collaboration on environmental issues, and the formation of seven separate working groups on water, environment, energy, agriculture, ed [...]
2008-07-17 11:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL SENV PREL EAID TBIO TPHY ETRD JO
08AMMAN2231RESIGNATION OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ahmed Obeidat, head of the quasi-governmental National Center for Human Rights, was recently asked to resign for signing a widely disseminated letter to the GOJ criticizing its economic reform and privatization program. Former Prime Minister Adnan Badran has been appointed as O [...]
2008-07-24 13:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM JO
08AMMAN2292"WHAT ABOUT OUR PRISONERS?" JORDANIANS ASK AFTER
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Jordan's front pages have been crowded over the past two weeks with demands from local figures and advocacy groups for the release of four Jordanians, currently detained in Jordanian jails, who were turned over by Israel in July of 2007 (Ref A). These groups, includi [...]
2008-07-31 13:51:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER JO IS
08AMMAN2383AQABA FACES THE CHALLENGES OF GROWTH
[...] (C) Summary: Aqaba has grown rapidly and consistently since 2001 when it was placed under a special administrative model designed to encourage investment, growth and development. This growth has come at something of a price when it comes to local governance; locals complain that they lack a [...]
2008-08-14 05:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV KPAL KDEM JO
08AMMAN2457FORWARD MOMENTUM, BUT IRAQ STILL A BITTER PILL FOR
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Jordanian officials have conveyed to us their satisfaction with the recent mutual measures between Jordan and Iraq to improve strained ties. Most notable have been the King's August 11 trip to Iraq, which made him the first Arab leader to do so since the fall of Sadda [...]
2008-08-21 15:04:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ IR JO
08AMMAN2490PLANS FOR INCREASING COMPETITION IN JORDAN'S MOBILE PHONE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The number of mobile phone subscribers in Jordan has risen to 4.8 million and represents an 84% penetration rate with possible room for growth. Jordan is currently served by four incumbent providers who view amenities as new ways to generate revenue. The Telecommunications Regu [...]
2008-08-26 08:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EINV TINT JO
08AMMAN2575JORDAN WARM TOWARD REGIONAL "QUINTET"
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-04 12:41:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ JO
08AMMAN264STAFFDEL CAMMACK VIEWS IRAQIS IN JORDAN THROUGH
[...] (C) Summary: During their January 6-7 visit to Amman, Staffdel Cammack (Senate Committee staff members Perry Cammack and Sharon Waxman) visited with senior GOJ officials and were shepherded though Amman by UNHCR, which gave them open access to its registration office, community centers, medic [...]
2008-01-24 14:17:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV SOCI EAID IZ JO
08AMMAN2658Health Minister to Attend October 25-26 IPAPI Meeting in
[...] (SBU) Jordan's Minister of Health, Salah Mawajdeh, is expected to attend the October 25-26 international conference on avian and pandemic influenza hosted by Egypt (Ref A). Assistant Secretary General for Primary Health Care Dr. Adel Belbeisi told ESTHOff that while the details of the Jordania [...]
2008-09-14 11:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU JO
08AMMAN2673AWADALLAH FACES MORE HITS FROM THE RUMOR MILL
[...] (C) Summary: Royal Court Chief Bassem Awadallah, long an object of anti-Palestinian, anti-reformist anger and resentment, is facing yet another round of malicious gossip and slander designed to compel his ouster. This time, the allegations focus on a guilt-by-association link between Awadall [...]
2008-09-15 12:28:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV KCOR JO
08AMMAN2716ASSOCIATIONS LAW: PM RETURNS AMENDMENTS, ASKING
[...] (S) Prime Minister Nader Dahabi told Ambassador September 21 that he was sending civil society's list of associations law amendments back to the group of activists that produced them; he is insisting that they identify their priorities on the list. Dahabi asserted that he needs this prioritiz [...]
2008-09-22 14:00:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN2754UNSC MINISTERIAL ON SETTLEMENTS: JORDAN WILL TRY
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche September 25 to Royal Court Chief Bassem Awadallah. Awadallah said that he is in daily contact with FM Salah Al-Bashir, currently in New York for UNGA, and would relay the points. Awadallah said that Jordan will try to be helpful to the extent it can. [...]
2008-09-25 14:17:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKWBG KPAL UNSC JO
08AMMAN2783FY09 PRIORITIES AND WORK-ITEMS FOR AMMAN ESTH HUB
[...] The Amman ESTH Hub for the NEA Bureau was established in 1997 and supports 17 countries in the NEA region. The current incumbent (Manu Bhalla) is the fourth Hub officer and is supported by a regional environmental specialist (currently vacant). The Amman Hub advances a wide range of regional [...]
2008-10-05 11:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO ETRD EAID PGOV JO
08AMMAN2798KING SHUFFLES THE ROYAL COURT, CALLS PARLIAMENT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Last week saw the culmination of recent rumors as Royal Court Chief Bassem Awadallah stepped down and was replaced by East Banker Nasser Al-Lozi. In Lozi, King Abdullah has found the desired centrist, establishment figure to rebuild relationships following the departure of his c [...]
2008-10-06 14:07:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JO
08AMMAN2994 GOJ Officials Confirm to ISN PDAS Jordan's Commitment to
[...] (S/NF) Summary: International Security and Nonproliferation PDAS Patricia McNerney, during her October 13-14 visit to Jordan, discussed Iran, the full range of nonproliferation issues, and bilateral cooperation with Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials including Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashi [...]
2008-11-02 12:05:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNENRG PARM TRGY PREL JO
08AMMAN3002MAJALI REJECTS ELECTORAL REFORM CHATTER
[...] (SBU) Jordan's electoral system has recently emerged as a topic of discussion, first in background chatter and now in comments in the official media. Lower house speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali offered a surprisingly blunt rejection of changes in Jordan's electoral system in a wide-ranging inter [...]
2008-11-03 07:41:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPAL JO
08AMMAN3013JORDAN'S ISRAEL WATCHERS LIKE LIVNI, SEE HER LOSING
[...] (C) Summary: The political tumult in Israel has grabbed the attention of Jordan's Israel-watching cadre. Most of our contacts - largely supportive of, if pessimistic about, the peace process - were pleased Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni had won leadership of the Kadima Party (particularly given [...]
2008-11-04 13:29:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS JO
08AMMAN3017U.S. Pharmaceutical Company Pulling Out of Jordan Creates
[...] (U) Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) Senior Vice President Frank Pasqualone told EmbOffs October 30 that BMS will be closing its nine-person Jordanian sales operation and BMS drugs will no longer be available for direct sale in Jordan. Pasqualone said this closing is part of a larger corporate str [...]
2008-11-05 05:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BTIO KIPR JO
08AMMAN3116TWO YEARS ON, PROGRESS ON DEMOCRACY GOALS FALLS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The National Agenda, issued in 2006, remains the primary guide for political and economic reform in Jordan. The agenda's 10-year vision is ambitious, tackling many structural and cultural issues to pave the way for modernizing Jordan's political system. Opposition to that vi [...]
2008-11-13 15:45:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KWMN JO
08AMMAN3121KING DECLARES 2009 THE YEAR OF AGRICULTURE: WATER USE AND
[...] (U) King Abdullah announced during an early October field visit to the rural Al Arda area that 2009 would be "The Year of Agriculture." Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi reiterated the message during a mid-October meeting with Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) officials. The plan, still in develop [...]
2008-11-17 06:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD TBIO JO
08AMMAN3139Jordan Improves Road Safety Traffic Record in 2008
[...] Summary: Although Jordan continues to have one of the highest traffic accident rates in the world, it has witnessed a significant gain in improving its road-traffic safety record in 2008, reducing fatality rates by almost 40%. Several high-profile traffic fatalities focused considerable atte [...]
2008-11-19 12:28:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL PGOV JO
08AMMAN3172VCI A/S DESUTTER DISCUSSES WMD, IRAN, AND NORTH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In conversations with GOJ officials during her October 25-29 visit to Jordan, visiting Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter discussed the importance of countering Iranian and North Korean weapons of mass destruction (W [...]
2008-11-23 10:21:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PARM PINS KNNP KTIA JO
08AMMAN3298JORDANIAN AIR CHARTER COMPANY BEGINS SERVICE TO IRAQ'S
[...] (U) Jordan Aviation (JA),Jordan's largest charter airline, flew a test flight to Najaf in southern Iraq on December 6 and began charter service to Najaf International Airport on December 12. According to press reports, JA Chairman Captain Mohammed Al-Khashman said that JA will dedicate three p [...]
2008-12-14 09:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON JO IZ
08AMMAN3329U.S.-JORDAN POLITICAL DIALOGUE ADDRESSES REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Following the signature of a joint MOU on assistance September 22, the first session of a U.S.-Jordan political dialogue convened in Amman on November 17 (Reftel). Jordan was represented by FM Salah Al-Bashir and members of his staff, while the American side was represented by S [...]
2008-12-17 09:46:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IS JO
08AMMAN3335JORDAN: THE DAHABI GOVERNMENT, ONE YEAR ON
[...] (C) Summary. A year after taking office, Jordan's PM Nader Dahabi and his government enjoy strong support from the political elite and average Jordanians. Ongoing concerns about the economy remain, but Dahabi and his government have successfully explained the need for restructuring in the fa [...]
2008-12-17 13:49:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM JO
08AMMAN3365POSSIBLE CABINET SHUFFLE WOULD CONTINUE TRADITION
[...] (C) Summary: PM Nader Dahabi has prepared a list of names for a new cabinet to discuss with the King, with the aim of announcing a new government in the coming weeks. In historical terms, the Dahabi government represents an unusual period of continuity, particularly given the cabinet's frequ [...]
2008-12-23 10:47:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN3372KING ABDULLAH OUTLINES A REGION IN TRANSITION WITH
[...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah, in a December 14 meeting with CODEL Dorgan, discussed the importance of keeping the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations at the center of U.S. Middle East policy during the transition and the next administration. The King also outlined for Senators Dorgan, Conrad, Coch [...]
2008-12-23 15:35:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JO
08AMMAN390HABASH DEATH DRAWS JORDAN'S GAZE BRIEFLY; SOME SEE
[...] (C) Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine founder George Habash, whose calls for the overthrow of the Hashemites and brazen, terrorist airline hijackings here in 1970 ran afoul of the Jordanian Government and precipitated the crackdown on Palestinian groups known as Black September, d [...]
2008-02-06 13:25:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF KPAL PTER JO IS
08AMMAN393REMINDER OF FEBRUARY 11 DEADLINE TO NOMINATE
[...] Embassy Amman would like to remind action addressees of the February 11 deadline for submitting the names of candidates for the Interdiction and Investigation of Bulk Cash Smuggling (BCS) seminar to be delivered in Amman, Jordan from March 10-13, 2008 (reftel). The seminar will be presented b [...]
2008-02-06 15:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD KTFN SNAR XF
08AMMAN535AS NEW POLITICAL PARTY RULES LOOM, JORDANIAN
[...] (C) Summary: In April, a new law regulating political parties will come into effect in Jordan. This law will require parties to broaden their membership in return for (still theoretical) financing, in the hope that Jordan's irrelevant political formations will become national political play [...]
2008-02-20 12:39:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV JO
08AMMAN573OPIC CEO Reviews Projects Supporting King's Initiatives in
[...] (SBU) Summary: OPIC President and CEO Robert Mosbacher discussed ongoing and potential OPIC investments in Jordan worth $750 million with senior Jordanian officials on the margins of the February 10-11 Middle East and North Africa Trade and Investment Conference held in Amman. In 2007, OPIC [...]
2008-02-24 11:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG OPIC JO KWBG
08AMMAN580DOES JORDAN NEED A CONSTITUTIONAL COURT?
[...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the government's withdrawal of a recent controversial draft law regulating civil society (Ref A),there is renewed talk in Jordan about the necessity of founding a Constitutional Court. Long a part of internal reform discussions, the idea has historically been push [...]
2008-02-25 07:05:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN633Embassy Avian Influenza Task Force Meeting - Jordan
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman's Avian Influenza (AI) Task Force met February 20 to review the status of avian flu tracking and preparedness in Jordan. Jordan has not reported any new cases of AI since March 2006. Jordan has also participated in regional preparedness planning exercises through the Middl [...]
2008-02-27 12:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU JO
08AMMAN639IRAQIS IN JORDAN: ECONOMIC CRISIS, DROP BY DROP
[...] (C) Summary: NGOs and Iraqis increasingly describe the deteriorating economic circumstances of Iraqi refugees in Jordan and their continued reluctance to seek essential services. While the Jordanian government remains responsive to our requests to ensure the provision of services, the measure [...]
2008-02-27 15:46:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL EAID SOCI JO IZ
08AMMAN655DOMESTIC IT SECTOR GROWS DESPITE LURE OF DUBAI
[...] (U) Summary: The Jordanian information technology (IT) sector grew an estimated 25 percent in 2007, and is exploiting strong technical, entrepreneurial and Arabic cultural awareness skills. A growing mobile and broadband internet telecommunications sector is a strong complement, and the govern [...]
2008-03-02 06:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINT EINV TINT JO
08AMMAN670RISING PRICES REINFORCE VIEW AMONG SOME THAT AMMAN IS THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Amman has recently been rated as one of the most expensive cities in the Middle East by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Prices in Jordan continue to rise as a result of rising world fuel and food prices and Jordan's peg to the weakening U.S. dollar. Jordan's Consumer Price Averag [...]
2008-03-03 06:15:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB PGOV SOCI JO
08AMMAN729JORDAN: MEDIA REACT TO KING'S U.S. VISIT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordanian media gave high visibility to King Abdullah's working visit to the United States, focusing today and yesterday on his meetings with the President, the Vice President, and Congressional leaders. Coverage drew strictly from Government of Jordan official news accounts. Wit [...]
2008-03-06 14:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDJO KPAO KMDR
08AMMAN772JORDAN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ANNUAL TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) During the preceding year, the Government of Jordan demonstrated its commitment to combating trafficking in persons (TIP) and addressing forced labor concerns related to the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ)s. The government drafted an anti-TIP law; increased the training for its labor [...]
2008-03-10 15:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG JO
08AMMAN776JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) During the preceding year, the Government of Jordan demonstrated its commitment to combating trafficking in persons (TIP) and addressing forced labor concerns related to the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ)s. The government drafted an anti-TIP law; increased the training for its labor [...]
2008-03-11 09:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JO
08AMMAN78JORDAN REAPS $232 MILLION FROM ROYAL JORDANIAN AIRLINES IPO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan sold 71 percent of national air carrier Royal Jordanian's (RJ) shares in a recent IPO and raised $232 million. During the IPO road show, RJ President Samer Majali highlighted RJ's growth in a growing region and the profitability of its Iraq routes. Since [...]
2008-01-09 08:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON KPRV JO
08AMMAN813Promoting the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although total U.S.-Jordan trade has continued to grow, Jordanian exports to the U.S. under the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) represented a mere 23% of total exports to the U.S. in 2007, and grew only modestly over 2006. Garment exports, primarily shipped under the Qua [...]
2008-03-13 15:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
08AMMAN869KING AND QUEEN OUTLINE IRANIAN "NEMESIS" FOR
[...] (C) Speaking to members of an Jordanian MFA-organized delegation of staffers from the U.S. Senate, King Abdullah and Queen Rania stressed the threat Iran poses to security and stability in the region, and linked the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the rise of Iranian influence in the region. The Ki [...]
2008-03-19 17:34:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KWBG IR JO
08AMMAN99INVITATION TO ATTEND MARCH BULK CASH SMUGGLING SEMINAR IN
[...] This message contains action requests. Please see paragraphs 4-8. 2. The U.S. Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) and the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (DHS-ICE and CBP) will jointly deliver a [...]
2008-01-13 09:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD KTFN SNAR XF
08ANKARA1000ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-28 13:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1010ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-30 12:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1023ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-02 14:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1037ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-04 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1054ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-06 12:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA107TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL IN DAMASCUS 1/19
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish officials told us President Gul plans a one-day visit to Damascus January 19 in connection with a cultural event the SARG is organizing, but will urge Asad to play a positive role in Lebanon. Visiting NEA PDAS Satterfield urged that Gul push Asad hard to allow presidenti [...]
2008-01-19 16:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU LE SY
08ANKARA1088ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-12 13:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1090ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-12 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1145ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-19 12:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1150TURKEY: ISRAEL-SYRIA PEACE TALKS' DOMESTIC
[...] (C) Summary: Since the media began reporting on the latest round of Israel-Syria peace talks, Turkey's regional leadership role has resonated particularly well with its domestic audience, at a time when the government could use a foreign policy success. The talks are the first major victory f [...]
2008-06-20 13:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IS SY TU
08ANKARA1182TURKEY GSP WAIVER REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador carried out reftel instructions regarding Turkey's Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) eligibility for gold jewelry with MFA U/S Apakan by phone June 27 and in person June 28. Apakan reaffirmed the positions stated in Foreign Trade Minister Tuzmen's April 8, 200 [...]
2008-06-28 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL TU
08ANKARA12ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-03 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1240TURKEY REMAINS STAUNCH KOSOVO SUPPORTER, BRUSSELS
[...] (C) On July 3 we met with MFA Department Head Ilhan Saygili and made REF A points. Saygili reiterated that Turkey was among the first countries to recognize Kosovo, remains a staunch Kosovo supporter through International Steering Group (ISG) membership, and continues to press for additional [...]
2008-07-09 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL PGOV TU KV
08ANKARA1248ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-10 13:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1255ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-11 12:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1259TURKEY: STILL AIMING FOR SEPTEMBER AF-PK-TU
[...] (C) Turkey believes hosting a meeting between Afghan and Pakistani leaders is more important then ever, given heightened bilateral tensions, but confirming a date and Pakistani representation remains difficult, MFA Deputy U/S for Middle East, South Asia and Iran Sinirlioglu told Ambassador Ju [...]
2008-07-11 16:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF PK TU
08ANKARA1264ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-14 14:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1269TURKEY/RUSSIA: LAVROV VISIT HEAVY ON GOOD WILL,
[...] (C) Summary: Russian FM Lavrov visited Ankara July 1 to continue ongoing efforts to increase bilateral dialogue. As during FM Babacan's February trip to Moscow, the conversation focused primarily on economic relations. The two leaders reaffirmed mutual views on Iran, Iraq, the Black Sea, and [...]
2008-07-15 11:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RU TU
08ANKARA1279TURKEY/IRAQ ENERGY COOPERATION: GOT OPTIMISTIC,
[...] (C) MFA Deputy U/S for Middle East, Iran and South Asia Sinirlioglu expressed to visiting EUR DAS Bryza July 11 the GOT's satisfaction with PM Erdogan's July 10 visit to Baghdad. The visit was the first full-fledged ceremonial reception of a visiting leader held at Baghdad airport. Sinirliog [...]
2008-07-16 11:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET ENRG IZ TU
08ANKARA1293TURKEY APPROACHES MEDITERRANEAN UNION WITH CAUTION
[...] (C) Summary: Despite PM Erdogan's last minute decision to attend the Mediterranean Union Summit July 13-14, the GOT remains highly skeptical of the organization's viability, as well as French intentions. Turkey's MFA successfully negotiated a series of concessions in the final communiqu to e [...]
2008-07-18 13:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV FR TU IS SY
08ANKARA1303TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY SO FAR UNHINDERED BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Domestic political uncertainty arising from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) closure case and Ergenekon prosecution (reftel) has not constrained PM Erdogan from painting himself the statesman through bold foreign policy activism. Turkey's foreign and security appa [...]
2008-07-21 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
08ANKARA1451TURKEY: TEMPEST IN ACADEMIC TEAPOT
[...] (C) Summary and comment: President Abdullah Gul's August 5 appointment of 21 university rectors brought little joy to AKP's opponents. As one of the first high-profile selection procedures following the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) narrow escape from being banned for anti-sec [...]
2008-08-13 06:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA1497TURKEY URGES AHMADINEJAD TO ACCEPT P5/1 OFFER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to an MFA readout, President Gul told visiting Iranian President Ahmadinejad August 15 that Iran should take advantage of the P5/1 refreshed package and urged the Iranians to be constructive on regional issues. Ahmadinejad did not respond substantively, other than to den [...]
2008-08-19 12:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG EPET IR TU
08ANKARA1508HOW TURKEY'S YOUTH VIEW THE US: LOSING A
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Turkey faces a "demographic window of opportunity," with 60% of its population under the age of 30. Politically disengaged and generally neglected as a resource by political parties (refA),young Turks face high unemployment and a country struggling to balance tradit [...]
2008-08-21 09:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1519ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-22 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA152TURKEY: CODEL DAVIS STRESSES COOPERATION IN THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: During their January 10 - 12 visit to Ankara, CODEL Davis met with Turkish Members of Parliament (MPs),officials from the Central Bank, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Treasury, and representatives from the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodities Exchanges (TOBB),Turkey's [...]
2008-01-25 13:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN TU IZ
08ANKARA157TURKEY RELUCTANT TO RECEIVE, SHARE INFORMATION
[...] (S) Anticipating the flow through Turkey of foreign fighters and others affiliated with known terrorist organizations will increase in the future, the FBI has proactively reached out to Turkey's law enforcement and intelligence communities to initiate formal information sharing on known or su [...]
2008-01-25 15:53:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER ASEC TU
08ANKARA1584TURKISH MFA ON LAVROV TALKS, BURNS VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA U/S Apakan briefed Ambassador September 2 regarding FM Babacan's talks with Russian FM Lavrov the same day in Istanbul. Babacan reportedly emphasized that Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia contradicts international law; associated Turkey with the st [...]
2008-09-03 13:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL RU TU
08ANKARA1585TURKEY SUPPORTS AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY INCREASE
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points to MFA DDG for South Asia and Iran Babur Hizlan September 3, requesting Turkish support for expanding the Afghan National Army (ANA) to 134,000 at the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board meeting in Kabul, September 10, and reminding him of the importance the U [...]
2008-09-03 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL AF TU
08ANKARA1596TURKEY: NEW MILITARY CHIEF'S FIRST POLICY SPEECH
[...] (C) Summary: During new Turkish General Staff (TGS) Chief Ikler Basbug,s nationally televised speech at his August 28 change of command ceremony, Basbug: -- Highlighted the importance of US-Turkey bilateral relations and preserving the "perfect level of cooperation" against the PKK; -- Vo [...]
2008-09-04 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR TU
08ANKARA1606TURKEY: MILITARY CHIEF VISITS LARGEST KURDISH CITY
[...] (U) GEN Ilker Basbug, in his first domestic trip as the new chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS),traveled to 2nd Army Headquarters (primary responsibility of which is to prosecute the war against the PKK) in Malatya, and Diyarbakir, Turkey's largest Kurdish city. During his visit to 2nd [...]
2008-09-05 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR TU
08ANKARA1607ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-08 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1636TURKEY: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) On September 4 we solicited from MFA Acting Head of Department for Council of Europe and Human Rights Yonca Sunel GOT support for U.S. priority country-specific and thematic resolutions that will be offered, urged Turkey to vote against the Defamation of Religions resolution, and sought [...]
2008-09-11 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN TU
08ANKARA1652ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-15 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1660ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-17 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1675ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-19 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1694TURKEY FLOATS MIDDLE EAST SECURITY AND COOPERATION
[...] (C) President Abdullah Gul will unveil Turkey's security and cooperation in the Middle East initiative (reftel) during his September 23 UNGA speech, according to MFA Middle East desk officer Murat Omeroglu. In very general terms, Gul will advocate for increased regional dialogue and propose th [...]
2008-09-23 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1709TURKEY/TIP: NEW PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOT has launched a media campaign, including posters, TV and radio spots, to raise public awareness of TIP and promote the "157" hotline, and is taking additional steps to generate public support in the fight against TIP. A draft GOT-commissioned report on demand for TIP i [...]
2008-09-25 12:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTIP SMIG PHUM KWMN KFRD ASEC ELAB TU
08ANKARA1748TURKEY: FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR DAVUTOGLU REQUESTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para three. 2. (C) Prime Ministry and Presidential foreign policy advisor Ahmet Davutoglu informed Ambassador October 7 that he will travel to Washington October 26-29 to participate in a Brookings conference on the Middle East and expressed his interest [...]
2008-10-08 15:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP TU
08ANKARA1754TURKISH PETROLEUM CONFERENCE TARGETS UPSTREAM INVESTMENT IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The purpose of Turkish Petroleum's "Northern Arabian Plate Oil and Gas Summit" (NAPOGS 2008) October 8-10 was to share information about ongoing or planned upstream development in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. The conference targeted participation of energy ministers and nati [...]
2008-10-09 09:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG TU IZ IR SY
08ANKARA1762ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 04:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1788DELIVERY OF PRESIDENT BUSH - PM BROWN LETTER TO
[...] (SBU) On October 14, jointly with the British Embassy, we delivered a copy of the President Bush - PM Brown letter to Hoseyin Avni Aksoy, Head of the MFA Multilateral Economic Affairs Office. Aksoy said he would consult with the Ministries of Agriculture and Industry on the proposed Global Par [...]
2008-10-15 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID TU
08ANKARA1805TURKEY WOOS ARAB LEAGUE FOR SUPPORT ON MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT continues to move forward with its Middle East outreach proposals -- the Turkey-Arab League Forum and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in the Middle East (CSCME) -- with only minimal results. Contrary to expectations, President Gul did not outline Turkey's CSCME [...]
2008-10-17 04:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AL TU
08ANKARA1824ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-20 13:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1843PJAK STATEMENT ACCUSES U.S. OF SUPPORTING
[...] (U) The Freedom Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK),the terrorist, anti-Iran affiliate of the PKK, released a statement threatening U.S. interests on October 18. It claims that U.S.-Turkey intelligence cooperation has prompted Turkey-Iran cooperation and coordinated joint attacks on "libertarian [...]
2008-10-22 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR PINS PROP MOPS IR IZ TU
08ANKARA1850ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-23 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1853TURKEY: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT FLEXES MUSCLE IN
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkey's Constitution Court October 22 issued its "detailed verdict" fleshing out its June 5 annulment of constitutional amendments designed to lift the headscarf ban at Turkish universities. The Court ruled that the proposed amendments were an attempt to manipulate [...]
2008-10-23 16:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA189ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-01 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1911ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-04 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1922ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-06 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1959TURKEY: DTP CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT-ELECT
[...] (U) The following congratulatory message was received for the President-elect from Co-President of the Democratic Society Party (DTP). Begin text: We would like to present our hearty congratulations on your election as the President of the United States of America. We hope that, your co [...]
2008-11-13 10:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP TU
08ANKARA1965ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-13 12:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1993TURKEY: AKP FLIRTS WITH ALEVI INITIATIVE
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Alevi leaders greeted with skepticism Turkish press accounts that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) plans to create an office within the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to fund Alevi prayer houses (cemevis) and broaden Alevi rights. They believe AKP is c [...]
2008-11-17 15:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA2003TURKEY: IRAN NUCLEAR CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) CDA delivered reftel demarche to MFA Near East and South Asia Deputy Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu on November 19, underscoring that, as a member of the NSG and the IAEA Board of Governors and soon-to-be member of the UNSC, GOT participation in the conference would send the wrong sign [...]
2008-11-19 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IR TU
08ANKARA2016TURKEY: MFA DEPUTY U/S SINIRLIOGLU ON IRAQ,
[...] (S) Summary: MFA Deputy Undersecretary for the Middle East and South Asia Feridun Sinirlioglu provided CDA with an overview of pressing regional issues November 19. He reported that President Gul intends to visit cities outside Baghdad in addition to the capital during his upcoming Iraq visit [...]
2008-11-20 15:01:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER MOPS PINS PGOV TU IZ IR
08ANKARA2018TURKEY: MFA'S AFRICA DEPARTMENT RAMPING UP FOR UNSC
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The MFA's Africa Department (AFGY) is ramping up its efforts to prepare for Turkey's rapidly approaching 2009-2011 non-permanent UNSC tenure. While MFA leadership has not determined how the decision-making process will work, the three-man department is taking nascent [...]
2008-11-21 06:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC TU
08ANKARA2056ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 13:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2070TURKEY: PREMIER THINK TANK ASAM CLOSES ITS DOORS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: One of Turkey's premier think tanks the Eurasian Strategic Research Center (ASAM) unexpectedly closed in November after losing its main corporate sponsor. The Ulker Group pulled its funding on short notice. While neither ASAM nor Ulker have publicly addressed the re [...]
2008-12-01 14:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU
08ANKARA2078ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-03 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2083SIVAS AND YOZGAT: COMPLACENCY IN CENTRAL ANATOLIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-04 11:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALOSCE PGOV TU
08ANKARA2109TURKEY: DIYARBAKIR MAYOR ENVISIONS 2009 PROGRESS
[...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Diyarbakir mayor Osman Baydemir voiced hope that the incoming Obama administration will address Turkey's Kurdish issue by mediating a dialogue that would result in an end to violence by the PKK and an expansion of Kurdish political righ [...]
2008-12-12 15:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA214TURKEY: THIRD AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN JUST OVER TWO
[...] On February 6, the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture (MARA) confirmed a third outbreak of Avian Influenza in just over two weeks. This one is in Sakarya province, 125 kilometers east of Istanbul. MARA officials stated that on February 4 suspicious birds were tested. The test results showed tha [...]
2008-02-06 15:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
08ANKARA2147ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-22 11:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA216TURKEY-IRAN JOINT ECONOMIC COUNCIL ADVANCES
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey's economic relationship with Iran continues to grow, with the bilateral trade volume increasing from $1 billion in 2000 to $7.4 billion in 2007. 80% of this trade, however, continues to be Iranian fuel exports to Turkey, totaling $5.2 billion in 2006. The number of Irania [...]
2008-02-07 11:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL TU IR
08ANKARA2174TURKEY/ISRAEL/SYRIA: OLMERT REMAINS POSITIVE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Israeli PM Olmert visited Ankara December 22 in what was billed a "farewell" call, meeting privately with PM Erdogan (we believe PM foreign policy advisor Davutoglu translated) and, with delegations, President Gul. Syria and Gaza dominated the agenda. According to Israeli Embass [...]
2008-12-24 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PGOV PTER IS SY TU
08ANKARA2194TURKEY/TIP: STRONG COMMITMENT, UNEVEN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: GOT, NGO, and IOM experts discussed with visiting G/TIP Foreign Affairs Officer Jennifer Donnelly December 15-17 the considerable progress Turkey has made in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) sin [...]
2008-12-31 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
08ANKARA2197TURKEY PUSHING FOR "END OF HOSTILITIES" IN GAZA
[...] (S) The Ambassador on December 31 discussed PM Erdogan's diplomatic efforts to end the military conflict in Gaza with Turkish PM Foreign Policy Adviser Ahmet Davutoglu and separately with MFA U/S Apakan. Davutoglu was preparing to depart with PM Erdogan for Amman and Damascus, followed by co [...]
2008-12-31 16:32:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV IS TU
08ANKARA237TURKEY: SUPPORTS LEBANON, NOW AND ALWAYS, BUT
[...] (C) We conveyed reftel points on support for Lebanon February 8 to MFA Department Head for Middle East Kerem Kiratli and Lebanon/Syria Desk Officer Cem Ulusoy. Kiratli said he would convey the substance of the demarche to Deputy Under Secretary Sinirlioglu and Under Secretary Apakan. He emph [...]
2008-02-11 06:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL PHUM EFIN EINV LE SY TU
08ANKARA238TURKEY: CONDEMNING ARREST AND ARRAIGNMENT OF
[...] (SBU) We conveyed the substance of reftel demarche urging condemnation of the SARG's arrest and detention of democracy activists in Syria February 8 to MFA Department Head for Middle East Kerem Kiratli and Lebanon/Syria Desk Officer Cem Ulusoy. Kiratli undertook to convey the substance of the [...]
2008-02-11 06:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KMPI TU SY
08ANKARA24TURKEY'S ULTRANATIONALIST "VALLEY OF THE WOLVES"
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkey's popular television drama "Valley of the Wolves" is back on the air and setting new records in its fourth season. "Show TV" temporarily canceled the program in February 2007 due to government pressure and viewer complaints over the show's violence. Television [...]
2008-01-04 16:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA290TURKEY PREPARED TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVAR INDEPENDENCE,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT will recognize an independent Kosovo soon after the Quint and the U.S. GOT officials remain uncertain whether Kosovars will declare independence over the weekend, or merely announce a date on which they will proclaim their independence. Regardless, they are expecting an [...]
2008-02-15 14:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU RU GG YI AA
08ANKARA30ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-07 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA31TURKEY: GOT ON NON-MILITARY SOLUTIONS TO PKK
[...] (C) Summary and comment. The GOT is taking preliminary steps to address the political and economic demands of its Kurdish population, in conjunction with recent military attacks against terrorist PKK targets in northern Iraq. Both PM Erdogan's government and the Turkish General Staff (TGS) u [...]
2008-01-08 06:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV IZ TU
08ANKARA319ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-20 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA328ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-21 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA34ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-08 13:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA356ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-25 14:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA377TURKEY PRIORITIZES PAKISTAN STABILITY; COURTS INDIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkey favors a grand governing coalition in Pakistan, to continue to include President Musharraf, MFA South Asia DDG Hizlan told us February 26. Rather than internal politicking, Pakistan's politicians should be focused on curtailing violence and extremism. Turkey is not dir [...]
2008-02-27 12:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF IN PK TU
08ANKARA381TURKEY: OPPOSITION CHALLENGES HEADSCARF AMENDMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Opposition parties applied to Turkey's Constitutional Court February 27 to stay implementation and ultimately annul constitutional amendments designed to lift the headscarf ban at universities. The court is expected to rule quickly on the stay motion; a decision on annulling the [...]
2008-02-27 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
08ANKARA385Codel Biden talks Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan with
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Gul, in a February 22 meeting with Codel Biden, focused on political realism and participation as the key to stability in Iraq. Maximalist demands were counterproductive. The surge was working. Passage of important legislation would further enhance political integra [...]
2008-02-27 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PGOV PK BM AF EUN TU
08ANKARA387CODEL BIDEN TALKS IRAQ, PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN WITH TURKISH PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Gul, in a February 22 meeting with Codel Biden, focused on political realism and participation as the key to stability in Iraq. Maximalist demands were counterproductive. The surge was working. Passage of important legislation would further enhance political integra [...]
2008-02-28 07:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PGOV PK BM AF EUN TU
08ANKARA43ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-09 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA436TURKEY: KURDISH REACTIONS TO THE CROSS-BORDER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-06 05:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER OSCE TU IZ
08ANKARA440DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES ARMENIA, GEORGIA WITH FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DAS Bryza stressed to FM Babacan and MFA Deputy U/S for Eastern Europe (former Soviet Union),Africa, East Asia and Pacific Cevikoz, March 3, the need to move forward on normalizing Turkey-Armenia relations and resolving Nagorno-Karabakh (N-K),though this will be difficult until [...]
2008-03-06 09:22:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV NATO AM AJ GG TU
08ANKARA465TURKEY ADVOCATES DIALOGUE, UNDERSTANDING IN MIDST
[...] (C) Summary: In the months following Annapolis, Turkey has adopted an increasingly responsible and constructive tone in its engagement with Israel and Palestine. The Justice and Development Party (AKP)-led government has reduced its casual use of anti-Israel rhetoric and added a more conciliat [...]
2008-03-10 15:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU IS
08ANKARA471ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-11 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA481ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-12 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA537TURKEY: ALEVIS DETERMINED TO END MANADATORY
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Alevi groups are committed to ensuring the GOT implements the Council of State's (Danistay's) March 3 ruling allowing students to be excused from Turkey's mandatory religious courses (ref A). These groups believe the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP's) cri [...]
2008-03-20 08:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKIRF PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA54ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-10 15:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA541TURKEY: AKP CLOSURE CASE UPDATE (3/20)
[...] (C) Summary and comment. While the embattled Justice and Development Party (AKP) squares off to fight its closure case tooth and nail, it is also redoubling its efforts to push forward EU-oriented reforms. One AKP MP reflected on the party's past shortcomings, and opposition parties criticize [...]
2008-03-20 12:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA543ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-20 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA552ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-21 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA562ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-24 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA575TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL'S NEW TAKE ON ACTIVISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Six months into his tenure as Turkey's president, Abdullah Gul was striding confidently across the world stage while walking more carefully on the domestic tightrope. It is an image that encapsulated his presidency up to March 14, 2008, the day the chief public prosecutor filed [...]
2008-03-27 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA6REQUEST FOR NIE BRIEFING TEAM TO VISIT ANKARA
[...] (C) Post requests Ankara be added to the Iran NIE briefing team's itinerary. We understand that Ankara is currently not among the twenty posts that the Iran NIE briefing team plans to visit. Turkey, as the only NATO member bordering Iran, has substantial economic ties with Iran, and is in p [...]
2008-01-02 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKMNP MNUC PARM IR TU
08ANKARA611ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-01 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA627TURKEY/IRAQ: S/I SATTERFIELD CONSULTS GOT ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In discussions with MFA U/S Apakan, MFA Deputy U/S Sinirlioglu, GOT Iraq Coordinator Ozcelik, Presidency foreign affairs advisor Turkoglu, and D/CHOD Gen. Saygun March 31, S/I Satterfield warned of the political situation in which Iraq PM Maliki finds himself as a result of the se [...]
2008-04-03 12:20:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER MOPS PINS PGOV TU IZ IR
08ANKARA64TURKEY: PM, OPPOSITION TRIPS TO DIYARBAKIR MOVE
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The tragic January 3 PKK bombing in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, which prompted condolence visits to the city by PM Erdogan and opposition head Deniz Baykal as well as CHOD Buyukanit, provided a platform for Turkey's highest ranking politicians to hear ordina [...]
2008-01-14 06:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ECON TU IZ
08ANKARA660TURKEY: KUWAITI AMIR'S VISIT FOCUSES ON
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: During his March 29-April 5 visit, Kuwaiti Amir Sabah met with President Gul and PM Erdogan in Ankara before traveling to Istanbul for a Turkey-Kuwait Business Forum meeting and recreation. In private sessions with Gul and Erdogan, the Amir discussed regional issues [...]
2008-04-08 05:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KU TU
08ANKARA672TURKEY: VIOLENT CLASHES CAST SHADOWS OF PAST COUPS
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Violent clashes at universities around Turkey over the last several weeks, while small in scale, are being widely identified as deliberate provocations to polarize and destabilize the country. In the back of everyone's mind is clashes as prelude to a possible coup. I [...]
2008-04-08 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA680TURKEY: ERGENEKON INVESTIGATION INEXTRICABLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Alleged links between the investigation into the Ergenekon deep state gang (ref A) and the chief public prosecutor's closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are both difficult to prove and impossible to ignore. Although evidence of a direct link remai [...]
2008-04-10 10:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA692TURKEY: A NONPROLIFERATION PARTNER ON ITS OWN TERMS
[...] (C) Summary: As the only NATO ally bordering Iran and Syria, Turkey plays a pivotal role in our nonproliferation efforts in the region. Turkey shares our nonproliferation goals, but is also sensitive to its relations with neighbors. Turkey is frequently called upon by the U.S. and others to [...]
2008-04-11 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP PREL PARM ETTC TU IR SY
08ANKARA727ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-18 12:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA73TURKEY: MAIN ALEVI ORGANIZATIONS BOYCOTT PM
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey's main Alevi organizations boycotted a January 11 Muharram iftar organized by Justice and Development Party (AKP) MPs as outreach to Alevi communities. They saw the event as "Sunni-centric", aimed at assimilating Alevis into mainstream Sunni society, and demonstrated their [...]
2008-01-14 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA770ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-24 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA781ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-25 13:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA80TURKEY: JAN 15 AIR STRIKES ON PKK TARGETS IN
[...] (S) Turkish warplanes attacked suspected PKK terrorist positions in the Zap-Sivi, Avasin-Basyan, and Hakurk regions in northern Iraq on January 15. The air strikes took place between 1045 and 1400 hours local time. The Turkish General Staff (TGS) provided approximately 12 hours of advance not [...]
2008-01-15 15:51:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MOPS TU IZ
08ANKARA817ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-29 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA818TURKEY: CHP PARTY CONGRESS SERVES UP MORE OF SAME
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A predictable and lackluster Republican People's Party (CHP) convention April 26-27 re-elected Deniz Baykal as chairman and cleaned house of his opponents, further strengthening his sclerotic hold over a party that does not want him, but cannot fight him. The convention declarati [...]
2008-04-29 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA853ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-02 14:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA878TURKEY: MFA DEPUTY U/S CEVIKOZ INTERESTED IN
[...] (SBU) This is an action message for EUR, AF, and SCA. 2. (SBU) MFA Deputy U/S (A/S equivalent) for Central Asia and Caucasia, Eastern Europe (former Soviet Union),East Asia and Africa Unal Cevikoz has expressed interest in visiting Washington before August 2008 for consultations on Africa [...]
2008-05-07 11:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU
08ANKARA90ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-16 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA903LEBANON NEEDS ITS FRIENDS - TURKEY
[...] (c) We spoke separately on May 9 with Turkish Presidency/Prime Ministry foreign affairs advisor Ahmet Davutoglu, MFA U/S Apakan and MFA Syria desk officer Cem Ulusoy regarding Lebanon. Drawing on reftel points, we emphasized the need for Turkey to be as fully supportive now as possible of the [...]
2008-05-09 16:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER LE TU
08ANKARA91ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-16 14:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA920TURKEY: SOUTHEAST CONTACTS HOPEFUL ON GOT-IRAQ
[...] (U) This is a joint Consulate Adana-Embassy Ankara message. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: Kurdish leaders in Turkey's southeast are pleased that Ankara has initiated formal contacts with northern Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (KRG),reflecting a more pragmatic Turkish approach to the reg [...]
2008-05-13 08:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ECON TU IZ
08ANKARA922 Turkey: FY 2009 IVLP Nomination Slate
[...] Ahmed Arpat, News Reporter/Editor, Kanal D television European Regional Project, Current Social, Political, and Economic Issues for Young European Leaders I (October 20 - November 7, 2008) (Alternate: Ozan Acar, Research Associate at the Turkish Economic Policy Foundation) 2. Orhan Kema [...]
2008-05-13 10:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL TU
08ANKARA966ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-21 14:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANTANANARIVO164 MADAGASCAR 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Madagascar is not a country of origin, transit or destination for internationally trafficked men and women. During the year, there were reports of labor and sex trafficking in persons (TIP) within the country's borders. Cultural values; poverty; low-level corruption; lack of a [...]
2008-02-29 11:52:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MA
08ANTANANARIVO228 SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON ANJOUAN
[...] (SBU) Actions Requested: Post recommends the Department issue a statement setting the record straight on the Anjouan problem in the Comoros. Suggested points in para 4. Post also recommends the Department pursue efforts to support Comoros' request that the UN Security Council not take up th [...]
2008-03-20 12:24:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KDEM PHUM PINR CN
08ANTANANARIVO440 GOM WELCOMES MADAGASCAR'S TIER ONE TIP STATUS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 12, in conjunction with the World Day Against Child Labor, Embassy Antananarivo organized a digital videoconference (DVC) featuring Ambassador Mark Lagon and Director of the Office for East Africa James Knight from Washington with high-level representatives from the Gover [...]
2008-06-19 14:21:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB EAID MA
08ANTANANARIVO443COMORAN PRESIDENT VISITS IRAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 14, Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi and a high-ranking political and economic Comoran delegation arrived in Tehran for a three-day visit that included meetings with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Foreign Minis [...]
2008-06-20 10:14:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID IR CN
08ANTANANARIVO750SCENESETTER FOR CJTF-HOA REAR ADMIRAL GREENE VISIT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-06 14:02:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP MARR MAP ASEC MA
08ASHGABAT1045TURKMENISTAN: ENJOYING THE BENEFITS OF ITS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Few would disagree that China's relationship with Turkmenistan centers almost exclusively on its expanding energy partnership and trade. Regular political and economic engagement between the two states during [...]
2008-08-12 10:24:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EPET EINV EIND CH TX
08ASHGABAT1067TURKMENISTAN/AZERBAIJAN: U.S. BUSINESSMAN CLAIMS
[...] (C) The AMCIT country manager for Bertling Logistics, a Houston-based firm that provides logistical support for many of the foreign oil companies active in Turkmenistan, said during an August 15 meeting that he has been told that there has been more than one incident involving Azeri gunboats i [...]
2008-08-16 06:38:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET AJ IR TX
08ASHGABAT1098TURKMENISTAN: TOUCHING BASE WITH RELIGIOUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a routine embassy religious roundtable meeting on August 19, members of seven minority religious groups in Turkmenistan -- representing both registered and unregistered religious groups -- generally noted that their situation is improving, even though a number of complai [...]
2008-08-21 10:55:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV KIRF KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT1152 TURKMENISTAN: INTERNET ACCESS HIGHLIGHTED ON FIRST DAY OF
[...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: To mark the opening of the new school year, President Berdimuhamedov opened impressive white-marbled educational facilities that highlighted his emphasis on Internet and technology in the classroom and sports. S [...]
2008-09-03 12:44:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX
08ASHGABAT1189TURKMENISTAN: AN IRANIAN-AMERICAN BAHAI AT HOME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboff's recent conversation with an elderly Iranian-American Bahai religious worker in Ashgabat revealed a refreshing exception to the problems faced by minority religious groups in Turkmenistan, including registered organizations. The fact that this Bahai community elder is a [...]
2008-09-09 09:22:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL IR TX
08ASHGABAT1248AMERICAN SUPPLY COMPANY SURPRISED BY
[...] (C) On September 18, emboffs met with Greg Ballou, the Amcit business development manager for Gateway Ventures International, a U.S. company with offices across Eurasia, the Middle East and Asia. The company's business activities appear to be broad, but the company's recently-registered off [...]
2008-09-18 13:44:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV EINV EPET TX
08ASHGABAT1420TURKMENISTAN: HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR TO TEHERAN ON
[...] (C) Summary: The Hungarian ambassador to Iran and Turkmenistan, based in Teheran, spoke at length with the Charge earlier October 28, giving a read-out on Iran's worsening economic situation, the upcoming Iranian and U.S. presidential elections, views on the Israel-Palestinian conflict and Ira [...]
2008-10-30 06:19:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET IR TX
08ASHGABAT1531IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER HAJIYEV
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 08:57:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM IR TX
08ASHGABAT1551CHARGE RAISES NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK (NDN)
[...] (C) Summary: Charge Miles raised the issue of the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) with Turkmen Foreign Minister Meredov. Meredov listened carefully to Charge,s points but then re-played the well-known Turkmen (negative) position on the issue. Charge emphasized that the issue was impo [...]
2008-12-02 12:21:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL TX
08ASHGABAT1601TURKMENISTAN: LEBAP PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff spent December 8 in the northern city of Turkmenabat to see how preparations were coming regarding the December 14 Mejlis elections. Provincial officials organized meetings with a deputy hakim (governor) [...]
2008-12-09 12:49:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT1615 TURKMENISTAN: GRANTEE RELOCATES TO FIND MORE RECEPTIVE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 25, PAO visited an active grantee that runs an after school educational center and has found far better tolerance and cooperation with local authorities after recently moving the center to a different t [...]
2008-12-18 10:00:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPAO TX
08ASHGABAT190 TURKMENISTAN: UPDATE ON ADB'S PLANS FOR A
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Ayna Kekilova, the Asian Development Bank's (ADB's) liaison officer in Turkmenistan, told EmbOff February 6 that the ADB partners in the proposed Trans-Afghan pipeline (TAPI) project are proceeding with the work for the proj [...]
2008-02-06 12:52:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EPET EINV TX
08ASHGABAT261 TURKMENISTAN: EFFECTS OF DEEP FREEZE LINGER IN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) A February 20 visit by EmbOff to Turkmemabat, Turkmenistan's second largest city, revealed that the area is still suffering the after-effects of the freezing-cold winter that gripped the country in January and early February. [...]
2008-02-21 12:08:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT388 TURKMENISTAN/TURKEY: ENERGY WAS THE KEY ISSUE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Turkish Ambassador Hakki Akil told the Charge on March 28, -- the key issue discussed during President Berdimuhamedov's March 24-25 visit to Turkey was energy, both with President Gul and Prime Minister Erdogan; -- Berdimuhamedov is prepared to sell to Turkey up to 20 bcm/y [...]
2008-03-28 10:44:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPGOV PREL EPET RS AJ TU TX
08ASHGABAT501 TURKMENISTAN: RFE/RL REPORTER'S FAMILY
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: RFE/RL reporter Gulychdurdiyev's son was finally married on April 21, but not before the family engaged in some creative maneuvering to outsmart authorities bent on ruining the wedding. Despite officials' meddl [...]
2008-04-22 11:09:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KPAO TX
08ASHGABAT615 TURKMENISTAN: IMF ACCEPTS "NEW DAWN" IN RELATIONSHIP WITH
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On May 8, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Division Chief (Middle East and Central Asia) Peter Winglee briefed representatives of international organizations on the delegation's recently concluded mission. [...]
2008-05-14 09:46:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN TX
08ASHGABAT637 TURKMENISTAN: COUNCIL ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS A
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A meeting with Council on Religious Affairs Deputy Chairman and two junior functionaries revealed that there has been little progress on several issues that have dogged minority religious groups' capacity to eng [...]
2008-05-16 10:01:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KIRF TX
08ASHGABAT737 TURKMENISTAN: GLOBAL ENERGY CAPITAL SEEKS
[...] (C) During a meeting on June 6, Global Energy Capital's AmCit managing partners told Charge that their company, which focuses on providing direct equity for direct investment in frontier and emerging energy markets, is looking at investing in Turkmenistan. The two, visiting Ashgabat to attend [...]
2008-06-09 12:00:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV EPET EINV TX
08ASHGABAT849 TURKMENISTAN: CHALIK ENERJI DELINQUENT ON
[...] (C) Almost 18 months ago, Turkmenistan had a major blowout in its South Yoloten gas field in an exploratory drilling operation operated by Turkish company Chalik Enerji. After weeks of trying to handle the blowout, Chalik Enerji signed a contract on an emergency basis with U.S. company Cudd [...]
2008-07-08 06:45:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET ECON TU TX
08ASHGABAT930TURKMENISTAN: AGRICULTURAL FIXES FAIL TO RESOLVE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As demonstrated by this year's poor wheat harvest, Turkmenistan's agricultural sector is facing a growing crisis. At fault is the sector's fundamental resistance to change. While the Soviet-era collective farms h [...]
2008-07-23 07:15:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAGR ECON SOCI TX
08ASHGABAT984TURKMENISTAN: BROKEN WATER PUMP LEAVES
[...] (C) Most of Balkan Province, including the Caspian port city of Turkmenbashy, has not had access to fresh water for at least a week, according to the country manager of Wintershall, Cal Sandhu (strictly protect). Sandhu claims that the explanation he has received is that a pump on the main l [...]
2008-07-30 11:55:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV EPET TX
08ASMARA223MFA ASSERTS GSE WILLINGNESS FOR REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) Ambassador and Director of East African Affairs James Knight met on April 17 with Eritrea's Acting Foreign Minister, Fessehazion Petros, to discuss bilateral relations and regional dynamics. Knight emphasized the need for Eritrea to lift restrictions on Embassy Asmara and stressed the i [...]
2008-04-23 05:51:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KREC ER ET
08ASMARA228PFDJ VOICES OPINIONS ON BORDER AND SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Director of East African Affairs James Knight met on April 18 with Yemane Ghebreab, head of Political Affairs for the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ),Eritrea's ruling (and sole) political party. Yemane reiterated the two main points made in Knigh [...]
2008-04-23 14:03:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KREC ER ET SO
08ASMARA247ERITREA PLANS TO SEEK FULL MEMBERSHIP IN ARAB
[...] (C) Eritrea plans to seek full membership in the Arab League and to sponsor a "new generation of opposition" in Darfur, according to an Asmara-based Egyptian diplomat. 2. (C) On May 2, Egyptian Political Chief Hassam Abdallah Nooreldin (Hassam) briefed DCM on a meeting several days prior be [...]
2008-05-06 14:20:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR SU ER
08ASMARA33WHAT,S ERITREA UP TO IN SUDAN?
[...] (C) Summary: Finnish MP and former EC Special Envoy for Sudan Pekka Havisto told the ambassador January 18 that Eritrea is working to help fulfill the "Garang Dream" in Sudan, wherein marginalized people in the South, East, and in Darfur cooperate to counterbalance the National Congress Party [...]
2008-01-23 13:28:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ER SU
08ASMARA330AVIATION FUEL STATUS IN ERITREA
[...] (C/NF) RSO met with UNMEE Source who provided information on the current low levels of aviation fuel in Asmara. This source by virtue of his position at UNMEE has been able to inspect the fuel tanks at the Asmara International Airport and regularly receives updates on aviation fuel in Asmara [...]
2008-06-23 14:08:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG ECON MOPS ASEC ER
08ASMARA353MYSTERY SURROUNDS ERITREAN DEPORTEES FROM EGYPT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mystery and conflicting statements continue to surround the status of the Eritreans recently deported from Egypt (reftel). While the UNHCR reports that some have been returned to their homes and some returned to national service, the MFA insists that each individual has been safel [...]
2008-07-15 07:04:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV SOCI ER
08ASMARA362ERITREA TEMPORARILY AVOIDS FUEL CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary: Eritrea managed to avoid an electricity supply disaster in June by finding a new supplier of generator lubricant. An unknown supplier is sending a barge to restock Eritrea's depleted automotive and aviation fuel supplies. Embassy Asmara will receive its diesel fuel the week of [...]
2008-07-21 08:34:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ENRG PINR ASEC ER
08ASMARA532ERITREA: A WEAK PARTNER FOR SOUTHERN SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary. Despite goodwill on both sides, strong political and economic ties between southern Sudan and Eritrea have been slow to develop, according to the Government of Southern Sudan's liaison mission chief in Asmara, Phillip Natana. Although Darfur is an issue where the GSE could pote [...]
2008-11-04 13:31:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL SU ER
08ASTANA1609 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, AUGUST 3 - AUGUST
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Banking Sector Updates -- New Player in Local Capital Market -- Competition Agency Announces Inspection Results -- Ministry Presents Draft of New Subsoil Use Legislat [...]
2008-08-28 02:07:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
08ASTANA1964 KAZAKHSTAN: DOING BUSINESS IN ATYRAU
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 18-20, DCM and Energy Officer visited Atyrau, the oil capital of Kazakhstan on the northeastern Caspian coastline. Local government officials said that they welcome foreign investment and expressed int [...]
2008-10-03 07:04:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EPET EINV KZ
08ASTANA2008 KAZAKHSTAN: KAZMUNAIGAS PRESIDENT DISCUSSES GEORGIA,
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: KazMunaiGas (KMG) President Kairgeldy Kabyldin informed Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Coordinator Ambassador Steve Mann on October 6 that Kazakhstan remains committed to its strategic investments in Georgia. Kabyldin r [...]
2008-10-08 11:33:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EPET EINV GG KZ
08ASTANA2025 KAZAKHSTAN: KASHAGAN PROJECT UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE IN THE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 4, Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Coordinator Ambassador Steve Mann visited the offshore and onshore facilities of the North Caspian Sea Production Sharing Agreement project -- also known as Kashagan -- with [...]
2008-10-14 10:46:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EPET EINV KZ
08ASTANA2122KAZAKHSTAN ESTH UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 2008
[...] The information for this cable on environment, science, technology, and health issues in Kazakhstan is drawn solely from the Kazakhstani press. -- Unlicensed Pharmaceutical Production Facility -- One in Three Pregnancies Ends in an Abortion -- Mass Food Poisoning at a Karaganda High School [...]
2008-10-28 08:20:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV SOCI KCRM KZ
08ASTANA2123KAZAKHSTAN: KAZAKH-AMERICAN FREE UNIVERSITY
[...] SUMMARY. Poloff met in Ust-Kamenogorsk on September 10 with administrators, faculty, and students from the Kazakh-American Free University (KAFU). KAFU President Yerezhep Mambetkaziyev gave thanks for the U.S. government's support for his university. KAFU students expressed satisfaction wi [...]
2008-10-28 08:29:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI SCUL KZ
08ASTANA2124KAZAKHSTAN: UST-KAMENOGORSK,S EASTERN MINING
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff met on September 10 in Ust-Kamenogorsk with the Director of the Eastern Mining Institute, a largely self-financing research entity that had been part of a mining conglomerate during the Soviet era. He dis [...]
2008-10-28 08:32:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EMIN BTIO TNGD KZ
08ASTANA2276 KAZAKHSTAN: KAZMUNAIGAS FIRST VP IDENOV ON SWAPS WITH
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 19, KazMunaiGas (KMG) First Vice President Maksat Idenov briefed the Ambassador on KMG's trans-Caspian oil transportation agreement with the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR),indica [...]
2008-11-19 10:42:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV SOCI KPAO KZ
08ASTANA2447 KAZAKHSTAN: 2008-2009 INCSR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel, the text of Part II of the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Kazakhstan follows. The INCSR currently covers only the first n [...]
2008-12-10 14:26:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN KCRM KCOR SNAR KZ
08ASTANA2473KAZAKHSTAN ESTH UPDATE, NOVEMBER 2008
[...] The information for this update on environmental, science, technology, and health issues in Kazakhstan is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not been verified. -- Enterprises Rated on Environmental Efficiency -- Amendments to the Environmental Code -- Expanded Environmental [...]
2008-12-18 16:27:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ
08ASTANA282 Kazakhstani Koreans Wield Disproportionate Influence
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan's ethnic Korean minority has made great strides in the country's business and political spheres since independence, with a number of them holding influential positions. The success Kazakhstani Koreans have achieved in the post-Soviet era is a product of their higher ra [...]
2008-02-08 02:29:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SOCI KZ
08ASTANA305KAZAKHSTAN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION FOR
[...] Summary: In response to the Solicitation for Proposals by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (G/TIP),Post has reviewed, vetted, and selected five proposals addressing human trafficking in Kazakhstan. Post would welcome the opportunity to discuss and supply additional information co [...]
2008-02-12 01:24:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM PREL SMIG
08ASTANA338CHEVRON INCIDENT REFLECTS CHANGING DYNAMICS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-15 11:18:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET PINR KZ
08ASTANA366KAZAKHSTAN: USE OF MOBILE GROUPS ON THE BORDER
[...] Summary: The Kazakhstani Border Guard Service (BGS) is interested in establishing mobile border guard groups to combat both trafficking and corruption. End Summary. 2. On November 29, Lieutenant-General Nikolai Rybalkin, Deputy Head of the Border Guard Service of the Russian Federal Secu [...]
2008-02-22 13:28:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL KZ
08ASTANA65KAZAKHSTAN: CHEVRON FACES THE SQUEEZE AT TENGHIZ
[...] (C) Summary: Chevron executives Guy Hollingsworth and James Johnson told the Ambassador on January 11 that Chevron is facing "sanctity of contract" issues at its two most significant fields in Kazakhstan, Tenghiz and Karachaganak. Earlier in the day, the two had warned Prime Minister Masimov [...]
2008-01-14 10:54:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL KZ
08ASUNCION232PARAGUAY'S 2008 FIRST QUARTER INL REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: The Government of Paraguay, through the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD),has continued to make advances in its drug enforcement activities, including the capture of important drug traffickers linked to the Brazilian groups Primer Commando Capital (PCC) and Commando Vermelho, imp [...]
2008-04-11 14:54:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN KCRIM PA
08ASUNCION384MAJORS LIST SUBMISSION
[...] Below find Post's submission on the Government of Paraguay's cooperation on counter-narcotics as requested in reftel A. ------------------------- Cultivation/eradication ------------------------- 2. The USG asked the GOP to reduce the cultivation of marijuana in Paraguay, and to focus e [...]
2008-06-13 15:42:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PA
08ASUNCION535SCENE-SETTER FOR LUGO INAUGURATION
[...] (C) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez and members of the U.S. delegation attending the August 15 inauguration of President Fernando Lugo. The Lugo administration represents the first interruption in Colorado Party rule in 61 years. Your visit provides an o [...]
2008-08-01 18:01:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV SNAR PA
08ASUNCION606LUGO AND HAMED FRIENDLY WITH A/S SHANNON BUT LIGHT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his August 28 meeting with President Lugo, Assistant Secretary Shannon reinforced Secretary Gutierrez' message to Lugo about U.S. interests in strengthening commercial ties, and also expressed support for Lugo's social agenda. Above all else, Lugo said he wants to strengthen P [...]
2008-08-29 18:30:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL SNAR PA
08ATHENS1018GREEK MFA ON JULY 22-23 GAERC ISSUES
[...] (C) On 15 July, PolOfficer and PolAssistant delivered ref A points and discussed issues likely to be addressed at the July 22-23 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC) with MFA European Correspondent Antonia Katsourou. She responded with the following points: -- Iran: Katsourou said Greec [...]
2008-07-16 14:41:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPGKV PREL EU GR PHUM IR SO SU CD ZI UP
08ATHENS1064STAFFDEL TALWAR - ATHENS (JULY 25-28)
[...] Embassy Athens welcomes Professional Staff Member Puneet Talwar to Athens, Greece, on July 25-28, 2008 in order to attend the Middle East Regional Security and Cooperation meeting. 2. Embassy Athen's Administrative POC for STAFFDEL Talwar is: Kelsie Murray, Political Assistant (Office) [...]
2008-07-25 10:23:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN OREP GR
08ATHENS1070GREECE/SYRIA: GREEK VIEWS ON DEALING WITH THE SARG
[...] (C) A/Pol Counselor delivered ref A points on the Syrian Arab Republic Government (SARG) on 7/24 to George Ayfandis, acting Director of the MFA A-6 Directorate for Arab Countries and the Middle East. Ayfandis said that Greece shared U.S. concerns about the SARG, highlighting, in particular, S [...]
2008-07-25 13:31:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SY LE EU RS TU NO SW
08ATHENS1109UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN and International Organizations in Vienna Ambassador Greg Schulte visited Athens on July 28 to discuss Iran-related developments at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),and the broad two-track approach to negotiations with Iran and [...]
2008-08-01 13:43:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM MNUC KNNP IAEA GR
08ATHENS114GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) On January 24, Acting Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche points to Director of the D1 Directorate for International Organizations, Ambassador Alexandros Rallis. Rllis stated that he had already sent our previously faxed points to the Greek mission in Geneva and had also forward [...]
2008-01-24 14:40:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL GR IS
08ATHENS115GREEK VIEWS ON ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN ISSUES
[...] (U) This message contains an action request for Department. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) DepPolCouns and PolOff discussed ref a points on Israeli-Palestinian issues with MFA A6 Middle East Directorate deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis. On the demarche overall, Ayfantis complemented the author for a [...]
2008-01-25 08:23:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID OPRC KPAL IS GR
08ATHENS124DEATH OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF ATHENS AND ALL GREECE
[...] (SBU) The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Christodoulos, passed away at 0515 local time on Monday, January 28. His funeral is expected to take place on Thursday, January 31 -- or possibly Friday, February 1. The Archbishop played a social and political role, and his successor is expecte [...]
2008-01-28 12:38:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KREL PHUM KIRF GR
08ATHENS1243GREECE/EU: GYMNICH POINTS DELIVERED
[...] (C) On September 2, A/Political Counselor delivered ref A points on Georgia and EU/Russia relations in advance of the September 5-6 Gymnich, and ref B points on other issues on the Gymnich agenda to MFA European correspondent Antonia Katzoulou. Katzoulou had the following observations: -- [...]
2008-09-03 15:28:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU GG GR RU
08ATHENS1294SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL GRAPSAS' VISIT TO D.C.
[...] (C) The visit of General Demetrius Grapsas, Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, to Washington is an important opportunity to recognize Greece's support of multiple U.S. Navy and Air Force operations in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, including Iraq through ove [...]
2008-09-11 14:27:00Embassy AthensSECRETGR PGOV PREL
08ATHENS1347GREECE/IRAN: FM BAKOYANNIS INSTRUCTS THAT ADVISORY
[...] (S) DepPolCouns discussed ref A points on Greek interactions with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) with MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis. He later informed us that FM Bakoyannis had agreed to the requests and that an advisory would be [...]
2008-09-22 11:33:00Embassy AthensSECRETGR IS ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PREL KNNP EUN
08ATHENS1387GREEK SLANDS: A GATEWAY TO EUROPE FOR ILLEGAL
[...] (SBU) ver-increasing numbers of illegal immigrants Afghans, Iraqis, Palestinians, Somalis, and ohers) are using boats and rafts to travel fro Turkey to Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, making the islands the preferred route for these immigrants into the EU. The wave of newcomers has all but o [...]
2008-10-02 05:39:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPRL PGOV PBTS PTER PHUM GR
08ATHENS1437GREECE/IRAN: GOG IMPLEMENTING 1835 AND IRISL
[...] (S) DepPolCouns and visiting EUR/SE Desk Officer Goodman discussed ref A and B demarches on UNSC 1835 and the designation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) with MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Issues deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis. Ayfantis stated categorically that Gree [...]
2008-10-14 14:10:00Embassy AthensSECRETMNUC PARM KNNP IR GR PREL
08ATHENS1452GREECE: ADVANCING THE U.S. AGENDA ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) The October 23 - 24 meeting of the High Level Consultative Commission (HLCC - a policy-level bilateral on political-military issues mandated by the U.S./Greece treaty that establishes basing rights in Greece) is an important opportunity to advance our agenda on Afghanistan. We recommend [...]
2008-10-17 09:34:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL MASS MOPS MARR GR
08ATHENS1473GREECE: IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR CONFERENCE
[...] (U) On October 23, DepPolCouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the upcoming nuclear conference in Iran to Ambassador Tryphon Paraskevopoulos, Director of the MFA D1 Department United Nations and International Organizations Affairs, and Loukas Tsokos, D1 First Secretary. Tsokos said D [...]
2008-10-24 08:38:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDAORC GR MNUC PGOV PREL TRGY IR
08ATHENS1572GREECE SUPPORTING IRAQI DIPLOMATS WITH TRAINING,
[...] (U) On November 17, the Greek MFA announced that its Diplomatic Academy would be hosting a two-week training program in Athens November 17-28 for ten young Iraqi diplomats. The MFA announcement said the aim of the training was to strengthen friendship and understanding between Greece and Ira [...]
2008-11-20 09:28:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALGR IZ PGOV PHUM PREL AF EAID KPAO
08ATHENS1617GREECE/IRAQ: U.S.-IRAQ AGREEMENTS AND GOG
[...] (SBU) During a wide-ranging initial call, DCM Deborah McCarthy discussed ref A points on the U.S.-Iraq Agreements with MFA A6 Middle East Directorate head Ambassador Vassilis Papaioannou. Papaioannou was already aware of the agreements through the Greek Embassy in Baghdad, though he neverthele [...]
2008-12-03 13:23:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN GR IZ PGOV PREL UNSC
08ATHENS165GREEK DFM LEADING DEL TO SYRIA
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a series of conversations with MFA interlocutors over the last few days, Ambassador and DCM have emphasized that a planned trip by DFM Petros Doukas as head of a Greek trade delegation to Syria later this week was a bad idea that sent the wrong message to Damascus. Doukas repl [...]
2008-02-04 16:16:00Embassy AthensSECRETGR PGOV PREL SY
08ATHENS1671GREECE: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Embassy Athens provides the following submission for Greece for the "Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT) 2008." 2. Begin report: Greece Greece is increasingly an EU entry point for illegal immigrants coming from the Middle East. As such there is ongoing concern that it could be used as [...]
2008-12-12 14:17:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC GR
08ATHENS1728GREEK FM URGES ACTIVE EU ROLE IN GAZA CONFLICT,
[...] (SBU) SUMARY: Events in Gaza temporarily pushed domestic concerns, such as anarchist violence, the Vatopaidion scandal, and economic troubles, off Greek front pages, giving the Karamanlis government a much-needed breather after weeks of bruising criticism and declining poll figures (reftels). [...]
2008-12-30 11:05:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SOCI GR IS
08ATHENS201IRAN ELECTIONS: GREECE PREFERS EU STATEMENT IN
[...] (C) On February 12, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on Iranian elections and a third sanctions resolution to MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis. PolOff also delivered sanctions points to MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations, which handles [...]
2008-02-13 12:20:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL UNSC KDEM IR GR
08ATHENS227GREECE: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] Summary and Introduction: News of Kosovo's declaration of independence this weekend arrived during a rare heavy snowfall in Athens, simultaneous with surprising results from the elections in Cyprus and just ahead of another round of negotiations on the Macedonia name issue. In this heavy envi [...]
2008-02-20 05:35:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO YI KV KMDR GR
08ATHENS250INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT: GREEK TERROR GROUP
[...] (SBU) The domestic counterterrorism division of the Hellenic National Police (HNP) and FBI at Embassy Athens collaborated on a joint intelligence assessment of the Greek domestic terrorist group Revolutionary Struggle. Their assessment is summarized below: 2. (SBU) RS is the most domina [...]
2008-02-25 09:14:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER GR
08ATHENS277GRECE TO WAIT FOR EU POSITION ON ELBARADEI REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-27 11:36:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALNOTAG
08ATHENS300GREECE/TURKEY: TGS CONCERNS DOMINATE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Athens has kept its ears to the ground and eyes toward Ankara in the month following Karamanlis, historic visit to Turkey (reftel). While we have not seen indications of a serious effort to capitalize on the momentum created by his trip, the GOG is cautiously optimist [...]
2008-03-03 06:52:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO TU GR
08ATHENS32LEVINSON CASE: GREEK FM WILLING TO RAISE WITH IRAN
[...] (U) This is an action request for Department. See paragraph 6. 2. (S) On January 7, Deputy Director of the MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs Giorgos Ayfantis requested a meeting with DepPolCouns to discuss the case of Amcit Robert Levinson missing in Iran (ref b). Ayfantis said [...]
2008-01-07 15:28:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL CASC KDEM IR GR
08ATHENS369LEBANON: GREECE UNLIKELY TO ATTEND MARCH 14 BEIRUT
[...] (C) A/Political Counselor delivered reftel points on encouraging attendance at the March 14, 2008 convention in Beirut to Georgos Ayfantis, Deputy Director of the MFA A6 Directorate for Arab Countries and the Middle East. Ayfantis said Athens was unaware of the convention, but after hearing [...]
2008-03-11 08:31:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER MASS PARM SY IS LE
08ATHENS377IRAN'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS -- GREECE SUPPORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-12 10:13:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPGOV IR KDEM PHUM PREL GR
08ATHENS61LEVINSON CASE: GREEKS RAISE WITH IRANIAN DEPUTY FM
[...] (S) Greek MFA Deputy Director for Middle East Affairs Giorgos Ayvantis confirmed that Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Valinakis raised the Levinson case during his January 14 meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Bagheri in Athens (septel will report further on the Iranians' visit to Ath [...]
2008-01-16 12:29:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL CASC KDEM IR GR
08ATHENS626IRAQ: GREEK MFA ON ICI AND DEBT FORGIVENESS
[...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered ref A demarche on the May 29 International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial to MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis. Ayfantis was unable to say definitively which senior Greek official would attend the Ministerial, but he believe [...]
2008-05-08 12:45:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ GR
08ATHENS651GREECE/IRAN: WHAT'S CAUSING GREEK RELUCTANCE WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy head of the Greek MFA Middle East directorate told us Greek reluctance to sign on to further Iran sanctions stemmed from several factors, including lack of an EU consensus, doubts about the effectiveness of sanctions, belief that greater engagement, not less, provided great [...]
2008-05-13 15:02:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD TRGY UNSC KNNP IR GR PREL PGOV AORC
08ATHENS652TERRORISM FINANCE: GREEK MFA FAVORABLE TO LISTING
[...] (S) On May 5, DepPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on the upcoming UNSCR 1267 listing request of three individuals linked to al-Qaida to MFA A6 Middle East Directorate deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis. Ayfantis said he believed the GOG would have no difficulty with the listing and might co-spons [...]
2008-05-13 15:02:00Embassy AthensSECRETPTER PINR EFIN PREL KTFN GR
08ATHENS665AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO RHODES DURING USS TRUMAN
[...] (U) Ambassador Speckhard visited Rhodes May 7-9 in conjunction with the visit of the USS Truman, a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier transiting the Mediterranean on its return to Norfolk from nearly seven months in the Persian Gulf. The visit afforded the Ambassador the opportunity [...]
2008-05-15 06:50:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TU GR PARM NATO
08ATHENS698LEBANON: GREECE SEES USEFUL ROLEIN OPEN CHANNEL
[...] (S) DCM and DepPolCouns delivered ref A points on supporting the Arab League's efforts in Lebanon to, resectively, Director of the Foreign Minister's Cabinet Kostas Chalastanis and Deputy Head of the MFA's A6 Middle East irectorate Giorgos Ayfantis. On the question of designating Hizballah as [...]
2008-05-20 14:51:00Embassy AthensSECRETPGOV PREL SY IR GR
08ATHENS718GREEK MFA HELPFUL ON IRAN NON-PROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) Deputy PolCounselor delivered reftel A demarche on May 19 to the MFA A6 Directorate for Arab Countries and the Middle East, Giorgos Ayfantis . Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 22 to Loukas Tsokos at the MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations. Points were also p [...]
2008-05-22 12:34:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALTRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC UNSC KNNP IR GR IAEA
08ATHENS734TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FM BAKOYANNIS
[...] (C) In a May 23 meeting with Ambassador Speckhard, FM Bakoyannis said she and PM Karamanlis had told Macedonian President Crvenkovski that Greece seeks to conclude the name negotiations quickly. Macedonia must choose an adjective for "Macedonia" that makes clear the country is part of a broad [...]
2008-05-28 13:52:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO UNSC IR MK GR
08ATHENS782GREEK REP AT FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) DepPolCouns passed reftel agenda for the June 17-19 Friends of Iraq Conference in the UAE to MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis. PolMilOff also passed the agenda to the office of Ambassador Stoidis, Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister of Defense. 2. [...]
2008-06-05 12:42:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS OTRA PREL IZ GR
08ATHENS784FM BAKOYANNIS TO ATTEND JUNE VIENNA AND BERLIN
[...] (SBU) DepPolCouns passed reftel demarche on the June 23 Vienna conference on Reconstruction of Lebanon's Nahr al-Baid Refugee Camp to MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis. Ayfantis said FM Bakoyannis intended to attend the Vienna conference, as well as the Do [...]
2008-06-05 13:18:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE GR
08ATHENS792SENIOR ADVISOR TAHIR-KHELI ATTENDS WOMEN
[...] (SBU) Senior Advisor for WomenQs Empowerment Ambassador Tahir-Kheli visited Greece on behalf of the Secretary to attend the Women LeadersQ Working Group Conference hosted by Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis. The June 3 QLagonissi Declaration summarized the Working GroupQs initiative to [...]
2008-06-06 14:07:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON SOCI KWMN KPAO GR
08ATHENS794GREEKS REMINDED ON FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE
[...] Per ref B, Greece intends to send its ambassador in Abu Dhabi to the Friends of Iraq Conference. On June 6, DepPolCouns informed MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis that the conference organizers had not yet received a registration from the Greek participan [...]
2008-06-06 15:04:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS OTRA PREL IZ GR
08ATHENS81INTERIOR MINISTER PLEDGES COUNTERTERORRIST
[...] (S) On 16 January 2008, Ambassador Speckhard, accompanied by Regional Affairs (RAS) Counselor Chadason, paid a courtesy call on Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Deputy Interior Minister for Public Order Panayiotis Chinofotis. In his first official meeting with them, the Ambassador s [...]
2008-01-18 16:09:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL PGOV KTER KCRM ASEC KHLS EAGR SENV TU GR
08ATHENS832GREEKS BEARING GIFTS: FM BAKOYANNIS TO ATTEND
[...] (C) DepPolCouns reconfirmed that Greek FM Dora Bakoyannis would attend the Berlin conference on supporting the Palestinians with MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis (refs A and B). Ayfantis said Bakoyannis did not want to show up at the conference "empty ha [...]
2008-06-11 13:58:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHUM KWBG IS GR
08ATHENS967FM BAKOYANNIS ON MACEDONIA NAME, HSPD-6, AND
[...] (C) In a July 3 conversation, FM Bakoyannis told Amb. Speckhard that although UN Mediator Nimetz' recent meetings had been "positive," she was skeptical that the Macedonians were prepared to "accept and use" a new name. Ambassador Speckhard emphasized the importance of flexibility, noting th [...]
2008-07-07 15:41:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CVIS NATO IZ MK IS GR
08BAGHDAD1130ELECTRICITY MINISTER DETAILS PROGRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Electricity Kareem Wahid on April 9 detailed plans to attract private investment in power projects; complained about the lack of fuel for power; sought travel support from MNF-I for plans to show PM Maliki various projects; revealed intra-Ministerial obstacles to GOI c [...]
2008-04-10 17:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD1142WASIT STATE TEXTILE FACTORY SEWS ITSELF BACK TO LIFE
[...] (U) This is a joint PRT Wasit/Embassy reporting cable. SUMMARY 2. (U) During a March 11 visit to the Wasit State Company for Textiles, Wasit PRT members observed production lines back up and running, after having been shuttered just two months ago. A grant from the Task Force for Busines [...]
2008-04-12 13:39:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ETRD IZ
08BAGHDAD1151REO BASRAH SITREP 12 APRIL 2008
[...] (U) This is a Basrah REO situation report for April 12, 2008. 2. (S//REL ACGU) Summary: The ISF commenced "Operation Charge of the Knights II" on April 12, targeting remaining JAM strongholds in Basrah. There has been limited resistance from small arms fire and IED screens. Basrah Oper [...]
2008-04-13 09:56:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS IZ PINS PINR PGOV
08BAGHDAD1262IRAN MANAGING THE POST-BASRAH BACKLASH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of Jaish al-Mahdi (JAM) and its Special Group offshoots (JAM-SG) targeting ISF in Basrah with Iranian-provided weaponry March 23 to 30, Iraqi government officials are talking more about the need to confront Iran about its support for illegal militias in Iraq. Ir [...]
2008-04-23 14:03:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL IR IZ
08BAGHDAD1306IESC MEETING APRIL 25: SADR CITY SERVICES
[...] (SBU) Summary: In place of an absent Prime Minister al-Maliki, National Security Advisor Muwafak al-Rubaie chaired the April 26 Iraq Executive Steering Committee (IESC) in support of the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al-Qanoon ) FaQ). The meeting focused entirely on the situation in Sadr City [...]
2008-04-27 17:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KDEM PGOV PINR PINS SENV
08BAGHDAD1366REPORTS OF ZAIN'S IMMINENT DEMISE ARE GREATLY
[...] (C//REL MCFI) SUMMARY: Several former USG officials and some non-mainstream media reports have claimed that Zain, Iraq's leading mobile telecommunications operator, risks the collapse of its network infrastructure on May 14, 2008, if it fails to conclude negotiations with its private security [...]
2008-05-02 19:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ECPS EINT
08BAGHDAD1401OIL MINISTER ON OIL LAW, CONTRACTS, BUDGET AND GAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Oil (MOO) Shahristani told EMIN on May 4 the GOI had not heard anything more from the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) about continuing with negotiations to enact the hydrocarbon framework law (HCL). He is hopeful that he will sign a Technical Service Contract (TSC) t [...]
2008-05-05 14:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON IZ
08BAGHDAD1476DENUNCIATIONS OF GOI CONTINUE IN SADRIST FRIDAY
[...] (C) A sampling of Sadrist mosque sermons from Friday, May 9, in the Baghdad area reveals that vitriol against the GOI and Coalition Forces (CF) continues to flow from Sadrist mosques, despite movement toward a tentative ceasefire between the Sadrists and the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA). Claimi [...]
2008-05-12 14:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL IZ
08BAGHDAD1541HOUSE SPEAKER PELOSI AND COR SPEAKER MASHADANI
[...] (C) Summary. Council of Representative (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani warmly welcomed CODEL Pelosi to Baghdad on May 17 and told CODEL Pelosi and the Ambassador he expects provincial elections will occur by October 1, 2008. He highlighted provisions of the law banning parties with ties to m [...]
2008-05-19 12:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1557TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON DISPUTED TERRITORIES/KIRKUK,
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Turkish Ambassador Derya Kanbay told Senior Advisor May 18 that Turkey would reject any Kurdish "annexation" of Kirkuk because of concerns about Iraqi territorial integrity but also emphasized the GOT found UNAMI's efforts on disputed territories and the status of Kirkuk to be [...]
2008-05-20 07:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
08BAGHDAD1564RRT ERBIL: INFLUENTIAL KRG MINISTER EYES
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting May 6 with the Ambassador,s Senior Advisor and RRTOffs, KRG Minister of Finance Sarkis Aghajan (Sarkis) provided maps outlining the proposed zone, and said a decision must be made &now8 to save Iraq,s Christians. Since 2003, up to 40,000 Iraqi Christians have fled [...]
2008-05-20 15:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KIRF VT IZ
08BAGHDAD1676KOUCHNER MEETS CG PETRAEUS, LAUDS SPECTACULAR
[...] (C) Summary: French FM Kouchner congratulated MNF-I Commanding General (CG) Petraeus on "spectacular" progress in Iraq during an hour-long June 1 meeting held at the Guest House on President Talabani's Karrada compound. Also attending were S/I Satterfield, and, for the French, Ambassador Je [...]
2008-06-02 16:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL FR IZ
08BAGHDAD1705NINEWA PLAIN: DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WANT JOINT
[...] (C) Summary and comment: May 27-30 meetings by USAID and Senior Advisor Krajeski in the Ninewa Plain area, home to significant Christian, Yezidi, Shia Shabak, Turkmen, Kurdish and Arab populations, focused on the state of internally displaced persons (IDP) in Ninewa, the possible uses by USAID [...]
2008-06-05 07:25:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ
08BAGHDAD188HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-01-24 12:37:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD193ERBIL: KURDISTAN REGIONAL PRESIDENT MASOUD BARZANI
[...] (C) Summary. In response to extensive criticism by NGOs (both local and international) and local journalists, Kurdistan Regional President Masoud Barzani rejected the Press Law bill passed by the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) on December 11. He returned the bill on January 15 to the KNA [...]
2008-01-24 16:09:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPAO IZ
08BAGHDAD2069AMBASSADOR AND CG DISCUSS SECURITY AGREEMENT WITH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ryan Crocker and MNF-I Commanding General (CG) David Petraeus met with Prime Minister Maliki June 26 to discuss a "bridge" security agreement between the United States and Iraq to facilitate continued U.S. support for the GOI while the Status of Forces Agreement nego [...]
2008-07-04 14:25:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNMARR MASS MOPS IR IZ PREL
08BAGHDAD2146NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ ON SECURITY,
[...] (C) In a July 8 courtesy call with Ambassador Crocker, Norwegian Ambassador Mette Ravn (resident in Amman) remarked on the clear difference in the improved security atmosphere she felt on this trip to Baghdad for the IRFFI Donors, Committee meeting as compared to her first visit last December [...]
2008-07-10 08:17:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NO IZ
08BAGHDAD2387VOTER APATHY IN EASTERN BAGHDAD
[...] (C) Summary: Anecdotal evidence from ePRT engagements as well as other organizations operating in eastern Baghdad indicate that while residents are knowledgeable about the voter registration process and the current political impasse over the elections law, their interest in or willingness to [...]
2008-07-30 13:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD2438HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-08-05 06:14:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD2561 PRT TEAM LEADER'S CONFERENCE - MOVING FORWARD
[...] (SBU) Begin Summary: The message of the July 6-7 Team Leader's Conference was clear: Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) must lay the groundwork for Iraqis to assume greater responsibility, which will occur sooner rather than later. State-DoD cooperation will be essential as DoD turns it [...]
2008-08-13 14:09:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREZ IZ
08BAGHDAD2632NINEWA: UPDATE ON AL-MISHRAQ SULFUR PLANT
[...] (C) According to the facility's deputy manager, the al-Mishraq Sulfur Plant north of Qayyarah, Ninewa, has sold almost the entire stockpile of sulfur that had been mined before a catastrophic fire closed the plant in 2003. The deputy manager reported that the unrefined 70 to 80 percent pure s [...]
2008-08-18 07:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALENRG PGOV EPET EINV IZ
08BAGHDAD2638OIL MINISTRY RENEGOTIATING CHINESE CONTRACT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 11, the Ministry of Oil announced that it would renegotiate terms of a 1997 contract with the China National Petroleum Company to develop the Ahdab oil field in Wasit province. On August 17, Oil Minister Shahristani left on an overseas trip that reportedly would includ [...]
2008-08-18 14:09:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2645(C) PRT SALAH AD DIN: SAD SIGNS CONTRACT FOR
[...] (C) On 11 August, Salah ad-Din (SaD) Province signed a contract with a Turkish company for the construction of a commercial airport and industrial area east of Tikrit. Provincial leaders expect the airport project to be a tremendous boon to the provincial economy, serving as a means for prospe [...]
2008-08-19 03:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON IR IZ KCRS PGOV PINS PREL PTER
08BAGHDAD2727UPDATE ON INVESTMENT IN IRAQ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the recent months, Iraq has seen some early but significant successes in attracting foreign (and, to a lesser extent, domestic) investment. The Ministry of Industry and Mining has moved several SOEs toward point of sale or joint venture status and received 56 JV bids. The [...]
2008-08-25 07:36:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD IZ
08BAGHDAD2728MIDDLE EAST QUINT POLICY PLANNING DIALOGUE: IRAQ
[...] (C) Speaking with PolMinCouns August 21, Foreign Minister Zebari welcomed participation in a Middle East policy planning meeting with Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. He thought Iraqi participation would help improve Iraqi relations with those states. The notional agenda looked acceptable to [...]
2008-08-25 09:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JO SA EG IZ
08BAGHDAD2759PRT DIYALA: PROTESTS IN KURDISH AREA AMID CALLS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Demonstrators at Khanaqin, a Kurdish majority city on the Iranian border, protested August 26, against the possible deployment of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) elements near the city as part of "Operation Benevolent Diyala." [...]
2008-08-27 18:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD2768WORLD BANK OFFICIALS ON ENERGY STRATEGY, WORLD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While the World Bank has the expertise to assist the Iraqi Government develop a national energy strategy and believes a strategy is important, working level staff in the World Bank's headquarters will not expend resources on this effort until the GOI demonstrates a genuine commit [...]
2008-08-28 13:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG SENV EFIN IZ
08BAGHDAD299ARTICLE 140: WHERE ARE WE NOW?
[...] (C) Summary: The issue of Article 140 and the status of Kirkuk and the disputed territories is solidly in the middle of the national debate, although there are significant disagreements on all sides in terms of addressing this complex problem. A fair, transparent and agreed resolution to the [...]
2008-02-01 16:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3003PRT SALAH AD DIN: SAD DEPUTY GOVERNOR FOCUSED ON
[...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) The Salah ad Din (SaD) Deputy Governor Abdullah Hussein al-Jubara told PRT officers that private sector investments and development are the best way to create further economic progress in SaD. Abdullah reported that [...]
2008-09-18 09:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEINV ETRD PGOV ECON IZ
08BAGHDAD3328ADHAMIYA SUNNI SHEIKH CONCERNED ABOUT RECENT
[...] (S) Summary: On October 12, poloffs, met with Sunni Arab sheikh Amir Hamid Al-Izaawi to discuss security and reconstruction efforts in Baghdad's Adhamiya district. As a prominent local figure connected to the tribal support council, Izzawi said he has yet to receive GOI financial support. [...]
2008-10-16 10:32:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3373NINEWA: CHRISTIAN IDPS FLEE MOSUL FOR SAFER
[...] (C) Summary: Christian IDPs who fled Mosul in the last two weeks are currently out of grave danger and there is currently no humanitarian crisis. It appears that local authorities in the safe-haven communities, with assistance from UNHCR and NGOs, have the capacity to supply food, water, an [...]
2008-10-21 13:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF MOPS PTER KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD3455 ECA A/S GOLI AMERI'S MEETING WITH IRAQI HIGHER EDUCATION
[...] (U) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih hosted A/S Goli Ameri and Iraq's most important higher education officials for a roundtable discussion in his home on October 20. The participants from both countries stressed their commitment to revitalize higher education in Iraq and their [...]
2008-10-29 14:27:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL IZ
08BAGHDAD3468DEFENSE UNDER SECRETARY EDELMAN MEETS LEADERS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman engaged Arab, Turkoman and Christian provincial leaders of Kirkuk on 20 October 2008 to discuss ethnic cooperation and Article 23 of the provincial elections law. Kurdish leaders declined to attend due to the inclusion of Sheik A [...]
2008-11-01 06:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD3479UNHCR DOUBLES PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORTS RETURNS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant UN High Commissioner for Refugees for Operations Judy Cheng-Hopkins briefed the Ambassador October 28 on UNHCR,s new strategy to sharply increase engagement inside Iraq to support returns. Ambassador Crocker encouraged UNHCR to continue direct engagement with the Iraq [...]
2008-11-02 11:00:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PHUM PREF PREL
08BAGHDAD3622US-IRAQ DIALOGUE HIGHLIGHTS IMPEDIMENTS TO BUSINESS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-15 12:11:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV CVIS IZ
08BAGHDAD3623KARBALA VIEWS ON OBAMA ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: With the assistance of one of our Locally Employed Staff (LES),PRT Karbala conducted an informal survey of Karbala residents to get a sense of local views concerning the election of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States. Although not a scientific sampling, t [...]
2008-11-16 03:31:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD3628US-IRAQ DIALOGUE HIGHLIGHTS IMPEDIMENTS TO BUSINESS AND
[...] (SBU) On November 1, Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt, Deputy Commerce Secretary John Sullivan, and Assistant US Trade Representative Mike Delaney participated in the Iraqi-U.S. Dialogue on Business and Investment (DBIC). During the day-long event, which also included American and Iraq [...]
2008-11-16 06:37:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV CVIS IZ
08BAGHDAD3629 BAGHDAD REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN IIP'S STRATEGIC SPEAKER
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Baghdad requests participation in the Speaker and Specialist Program by hosting Walter Russell Mead in early January. Post would like to organize a program which utilizes Mead to engage Iraqis who are interested and engaged in international issues. Our audience will consis [...]
2008-11-16 06:37:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL IZ
08BAGHDAD3804HIGH COMMISSIONER GUTERRES BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON
[...] (C) November 25, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres met with the Ambassador to discuss UNHCR's assessment of refugee returns to Iraq, the plight of internally displaced persons and the UN's plan to increase activities countrywide. High Commissioner Guterres announ [...]
2008-12-04 12:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3924JURASSIC PARK ON THE TIGRIS: SAVING BAGHDAD'S
[...] Summary: The Baghdad economy depends heavily on state-owned enterprises (SOEs),but these dinosaurs have uncertain prospects in Iraq,s nascent free-market economy. Poor leadership and daunting capital needs are their biggest challenges. We need to have realistic expectations for the restructu [...]
2008-12-15 12:48:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EINV ECON IZ
08BAGHDAD431SMALL KURDISH PARTIES TAP FRUSTRATION WITH KDP AND
[...] (C) Summary: Islamist and other small parties in Iraqi Kurdistan are attempting to exploit growing public frustration with the dominant Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). Based on anecdotal evidence, the two parties appear to be losing popularity, though [...]
2008-02-13 19:00:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD470NEA/DAS BUTLER MEETING WITH FM ZEBARI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 14 meeting, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told NEA DAS Lawrence Butler that he thought Iran postponed the trilat scheduled for February 15 because of the February 12 assassination in Damascus of Hezbollah leader Imad Mughniyah. Zebari confirmed that Iranian Pre [...]
2008-02-19 07:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD513HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES MEETS WITH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On February 16 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres and his party were hosted for dinner by Ambassador Crocker. Guterres also held a morning meeting with CG Petraeus who was joined by the Ambassador. Guterres told the Ambassador that UNHCR would be ass [...]
2008-02-22 11:16:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PREF IZ
08BAGHDAD583AYATOLLAH HUSSEIN AL-SADR ON IRAQ'S POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 27 dinner meeting held in his house adjacent to Baghdad's Kadhimiyah Shia shrine, Ayatollah Hussein al-Sadr lamented to the Ambassador that Iraq is poorly led by its political class, warned that Arab-Kurd tensions are increasing, and complained of markedly increasing [...]
2008-02-28 13:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD643Dialogue on Economic Cooperation Ends With Follow-Up
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq (GOI) hosted the U.S. Government (USG) at the Al Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad February 27-28, 2008 for the U.S.-Iraq Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC). Senior officials from both governments discussed the nature of the bilateral economic relationship, its [...]
2008-03-05 07:41:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EFIN EINV EAGR ENRG IZ
08BAGHDAD646Input for New Required Reports to Congress on Energy
[...] (U) This report is prepared per reftel request under Sections 931(b) and (d) of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007, requiring a description of the Department of State personnel who are dedicated to energy matters at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, a major energy producer. The p [...]
2008-03-05 08:51:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV APER ABUD IZ
08BAGHDAD656IRAQ OIL MINISTER OUTLINES PLANS TO U/S JEFFERY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Oil (MOO) Shahrishtani, in a February 25 meeting, told Under Secretary of State Jeffery that the MOO and the Cabinet are prepared to proceed with the February 07 draft hydrocarbon law (HCL),but said that the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) should cancel its post-F [...]
2008-03-05 15:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EPET IZ
08BAGHDAD730AMBASSADOR AND FM DISCUSS SFA AND SOFA PREPARATION
[...] (C) In a March 3 meeting with Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Ambassador Ryan Crocker delivered the U.S. concept for diplomatic rollout of the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). It was apparent that the Iraqis were thinking of the SFA and SOFA as [...]
2008-03-12 07:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR IZ
08BAGHDAD97ERBIL: KRG PRESIDENT AND PM CRITICIZE GOI
[...] (C) During their meetings on January 6 in Erbil with U.S. Senators Norm Coleman (R-MN),John Cornyn (R-TX) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA),the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) President and Prime Minister expressed their continued strong support for national reconciliation and passage of a natio [...]
2008-01-13 17:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER TU IZ
08BAKU1117TRANSCOM GEN MCNABB SECURES SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Commander USTRANSCOM General Duncan McNabb, USAF met Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov in Baku on November 17 to discuss GOAJ support for overland transport of supplies to U.S. and Coalition forces in Afghanistan. The Minister responded enthusiastically to the concept, and als [...]
2008-11-25 05:27:00Embassy BakuSECRETPGOV PREL AF AM AJ IZ TX KZ
08BAKU1176AZERBAIJAN: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-17 11:27:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PREL AJ
08BAKU598AZERBAIJAN CANDIDATES FOR MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS
[...] (U) Embassy Baku has identified the following entrepreneurs to be considered for a potential Arab/Muslim Annual Regional Entrepreneurs Conference (AREC) under discussion with the Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum Foundation (the Maktoum Foundation) in Dubai. (U) Mr. Javid Guliyev, Deputy Chairma [...]
2008-06-25 13:10:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL AJ
08BAMAKO290AUSTRIAN EFFORTS TO FOLLOW AQIM HOSTAGE CRISIS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-19 14:36:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO346MALIAN MUSLIMS PEACEFULLY PROTEST AGAINST DUTCH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-09 07:02:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PROP KISL ML
08BAMAKO446TUAREG CLAIMS AND COUNTER-CLAIMS FOR RECENT ATTACKS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-16 12:04:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO558FOREIGN MINISTER OUANE SAYS REGIONAL SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-13 10:36:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO639NORTHERN MALI POLICE BLOTTER: ONE CARJACKING AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-08 15:49:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALASEC PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO675TUAREG BANDITS ATTACK TESSALIT WHILE MALI AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-22 15:03:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALASEC PINS PINR ML
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN12BRUNEI TO "LISTEN" TO VISITING BURMA PM
[...] (C) The Ambassador called on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Pengiran Dato Osman Patra on January 9 to urge that the Government of Brunei (GoB) challenge Burma Prime Minister Thein Sein about decreased regime cooperation with UN Special Envoy Gambari during Thein Sein's visit to [...]
2008-01-11 08:07:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL BM BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN129BRUNEI TO ADMIRAL KEATING: WE NEED AMERICANS IN
[...] (C) During PACOM Commander Admiral Keating's visit to Brunei, we heard one clear and consistent message: in Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah's phrasing, "we need the Americans around this region." In a wide-ranging conversation, the Sultan welcomed U.S.-Brunei mil-mil activities including the ann [...]
2008-05-01 06:47:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN153BRUNEI: MFAT VIEWS ON BILAT ISSUES, APEC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following topics were covered in discussions with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) officials occasioned by Ambassador's impending departure: -- Government of Brunei (GOB) support for APEC remains undiminished. APEC Leaders Meetings were the regional meetings the S [...]
2008-05-19 06:53:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN158BRUNEI WORKING ON IPR ENFORCEMENT, AIRPORT SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Ambassador paid a farewell call on Minister of Communications Pehin Abu Bakar on May 19. The Ambassador thanked Abu Bakar for his Ministry's support for the USG-sponsored seminar on the protection of intellectual property rights scheduled to take place in early June, and stressed our [...]
2008-05-23 04:29:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR EAIR CVIS ETRD EWWT BX
08BANGKOK1209AMBASSADOR'S DINNER WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) I attended a dinner last night hosted by Russian Ambassador Yevgeny Afanasiev in honor of the Foreign Minister. Also in attendance were the UK Ambassador, Quinton Quayle; Dr. Michael Williams, visiting UK Special Representative for the Middle East and Special Projects; and wives. In a free-flow [...]
2008-04-18 09:40:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ECON TH
08BANGKOK1240DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN - IMPLEMENTING THE TRAVEL
[...] (C) Poloffs met with Middle East Division Counselor of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affairs Dao Vibulpanich on 22 April 2008 to discuss the points outlined in reftel. Vibulpanich advised that following passage of United Nations [...]
2008-04-23 11:45:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP IR UNSC TH
08BANGKOK1283MFA ON INTRA-ASEAN RELATIONS, IMPORTANCE OF US ROLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrukul met with DOD A/S James Shinn and DAS James Clad on April 22. He encouraged the US to strengthen its engagement in the region, suggesting the establishment of a regular US-ASEAN Defense Ministers meeting, and increased joint training for [...]
2008-04-28 00:19:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
08BANGKOK1486PREAH VIHEAR TEMPLE: THAIS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama intended to discuss the disposition of the Preah Vihear temple during a May 14 trip to Cambodia. According to a Thai MFA official, Noppadon hoped to discuss with the RGC in general terms a possible joint statement on the management of the [...]
2008-05-15 02:31:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNESCO PREL SCUL PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK1568THAI FM TO ATTEND BURMA DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama would lead the Thai delegation to the Burma Donors Conference, MFA Department of East Asian Affairs Director Kallayana Vipattipumiprates told us on May 21. He said that the RTG shared USG concerns outlined in reftel. The Thais had a tentative plan for wha [...]
2008-05-22 00:20:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM PREL BM TH
08BANGKOK1569THAI FM TO ATTEND BURMA DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama would lead the Thai delegation to the Burma Donors Conference, MFA Department of East Asian Affairs Director Kallayana Vipattipumiprates told us on May 21. He said that the RTG shared USG concerns outlined in reftel. The Thais had a tentative plan for wha [...]
2008-05-22 00:20:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM PREL BM TH
08BANGKOK1670COBRA GOLD INTEGRAL TO USG ALLIANCE STRUCTURE IN
[...] (C) Summary. Cobra Gold, America's largest multilateral exercise in Asia, is much more than a bilateral exercise with Thailand. In that Thailand provides good training infrastructure, large areas for unrestricted live fire operations, and access to bombing ranges -- all in short supply in [...]
2008-06-02 09:22:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK1916SCENESETTER FOR ACTING A/S MCNERNEY'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ms. McNerney, Embassy Bangkok looks forward to your visit as an opportunity to advance our nonproliferation and security interests and to meet with key counterparts. In these meetings, you will have an opportunity to discuss ongoing cooperation on export control and nonprolife [...]
2008-06-20 11:05:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM ETTC TH
08BANGKOK1997RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST ON UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE
[...] (C) Having previously provided copies of the updated P5 1 package for reference, PolCouns and Poloff met with Counselor Dao Vibulpanich and First Secretary Pimpiree Pyramarn (Iran desk officer) of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affa [...]
2008-06-29 23:46:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR TH
08BANGKOK2026DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THAI POSITION ON AID TO HORN
[...] (C) Acting POL Section Chief on July 2 delivered ref A points to Panyarak Poolthup, MFA Deputy Director General of the Department of South Asia, Middle East and African Affairs. Panyarak said the RTG would consider the USG request to provide aid to Horn of Africa countries, although he gave u [...]
2008-07-03 07:50:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PREF DJ ER ET KE SO TH
08BANGKOK2137THAI GOVERNMENT'S FOES CALL FOR CRIMINAL CHARGES
[...] (C) A group of leading critics of the Samak administration on July 14 filed a complaint alleging that the cabinet, former Prime Minister Thaksin, and other RTG officials committed serious violations of the Thai Penal Code in initially supporting the inscription of the Preah Vihear temple on th [...]
2008-07-14 10:19:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK2207PREAH VIHEAR: TENSION, DIALOGUE, AND EMBASSY
[...] (C) Tensions in the Thai-Cambodian border area remain high, with an influx of Thai soldiers to the area close to Preah Vihear temple. The Royal Thai Air Force is standing by to evacuate Thais from Cambodia should bilateral relations deteriorate dramatically before a Thai-Cambodian meeting of [...]
2008-07-18 11:09:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS ASEC CASC UNESCO SCUL PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK2233PREAH VIHEAR: GBC TALKS END IN STALEMATE
[...] (C) Thailand derived no definitive results from the July 21 General Border Committee (GBC) meeting with Cambodia, according to our MFA and military sources. The highest levels of the RTG were discussing possible next moves, an MFA official told us, although he declined to elaborate on what th [...]
2008-07-22 11:12:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS ASEC CASC UNESCO SCUL PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK2294PREAH VIHEAR: THAI MFA ON JULY 28 TALKS, DAO VISIT
[...] (C) Embassy Bangkok's Defense Attache visited the vicinity of the Preah Vihear temple on July 28; the atmosphere was calm, and there were no signs of a significant military build-up on the Thai side. The Foreign Ministry described the atmosphere of the July 28 Thai-Cambodian talks on Preah Vi [...]
2008-07-29 09:48:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS ASEC CASC UNESCO SCUL PBTS
08BANGKOK2428THAI-CAMBODIAN DISPUTE OVER PREAH VIHEAR:
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Meetings between Thai and Cambodian regional military commanders in Thailand's Surin Province August 13 and between Foreign Ministers planned August 18-19 in Hua Hin indicate bilateral efforts to reduce tensions in the spat over the territory near the Khmer Preah Vi [...]
2008-08-13 10:30:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS TH CB
08BANGKOK2461THAILAND'S ASEAN CHAIRMANSHIP BEGINS WITH MODEST
[...] (SBU) Thailand assumed the ASEAN chairmanship on July 24. Comments from senior Thai officials since indicate the Thai plan to focus on increasing ASEAN's relevance to the region's citizens, food security, disaster relief, and the formation of an ASEAN human rights body authorized in the new ASE [...]
2008-08-15 09:03:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ASEAN TH
08BANGKOK2837DAS MARCIEL DISCUSSES ASEAN, BURMA AND BORDER
[...] (C) Summary. Thai MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul told visiting EAP DAS Scot Marciel and the Ambassador September 9 that the RTG viewed recent Cambodian border actions as contradictory to progress achieved during recent discussions by the two nations' Foreign Ministers. Virasakdi s [...]
2008-09-18 07:34:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM PREF TH
08BANGKOK3004DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY
[...] (U) Pursuant to reftel action request, Embassy Bangkok provided the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations Peace, Security and Disarmament Division and Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affairs, Iran Desk copies of the United Nations Securit [...]
2008-10-03 09:19:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR MNUC PARM PREL TH
08BANGKOK3069THAILAND BELIEVES CAMBODIA RECENTLY PLACED MINES
[...] (C) Two Thai soldiers were severely injured October 6 by landmines that the Thai government believes were recently placed by the Cambodian military in disputed territory near the Preah Vihear temple. The Thai government is analyzing fragments from the landmines in hopes of proving whether the [...]
2008-10-10 09:40:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TH CB
08BANGKOK3094THAI AND CAMBODIAN TROOPS CLASH NEAR DISPUTED
[...] (C) Despite initial indications that tensions surrounding the Preah Vihear border dispute had eased (ref A),Thai and Cambodia troops exchanged fire mid-afternoon October 15 in the area near the temple. Initial media reports indicated that at least four Thai soldiers had been injured in the [...]
2008-10-15 11:28:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CASC ASEC TH CB
08BANGKOK3144THAI GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The RTG agreed October 14 to a series of measures aimed at helping offset the impact of the global financial crisis and shoring up economic growth. The plan calls for expanding of tax exemptions for long-term personal investments; accelerating budget disbursements and increase [...]
2008-10-17 10:52:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH
08BANGKOK3192PRIVY COUNCILORS TELL AMBASSADOR: NO COUP, KING IN
[...] (C) Privy Councilors Prem Tinsulanonda and Siddhi Savetsila separately told the Ambassador on October 22 that the Thai Army would not launch a coup. The Ambassador welcomed this assurance and explained the USG could not accept a coup or coup-like action. Prem spoke well of Prime Minister Som [...]
2008-10-22 10:25:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM ASEC MOPS TH
08BANGKOK3220SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND NEW
[...] (C) On an early October trip to southern Thailand, we observed a robust but low profile security presence and an atmosphere that subjectively appeared less tense. The Deputy Commander of the Royal Thai Police in Yala told us that the number of insurgents willing to conduct operations in Yala [...]
2008-10-27 07:20:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08BANGKOK3234THAI PARLIAMENT APPROVES FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT TO
[...] (C) Summary. The Thai Parliament October 28 approved the August 19 Thai-Cambodian Foreign Ministers' Agreement that provides an interim framework to address the border conflict prior to final resolution. Thailand can now legally proceed through the Foreign Ministry-led Joint Border Commission [...]
2008-10-29 09:40:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK3289THAILAND IN TRANSITION: POLITICAL AND SOCIAL
[...] (C) Immediate concerns of a threat of a coup d'etat in Thailand have ebbed for now, but we see no viable course of action that appears likely in the near term to heal the deep political divisions in contemporary Thai society and the body politic. There are street fighters on both sides willing [...]
2008-11-04 07:57:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KJUS TH
08BANGKOK3341SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral Keating, your brief meeting with Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) Chief of Joint Staff General Ratchakrit Kanchanawat at the Chiefs of Defense conference affords a chance to affirm the United States Government's commitment to working with a democratically elected Thai gove [...]
2008-11-10 09:51:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK3366AMBASSADOR RAISES UNGA RESOLUTIONS, THAI-CAMBODIA,
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador advocated passage of UNGA Third Committee resolutions on Iran, Burma, and North Korea and rejection of no-action motions with MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul November 10. PermSec Virasakdi reiterated the long-standing Thai position to abstain on all country [...]
2008-11-13 09:34:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3376PROGRESS IN THAI-CAMBODIAN BORDER TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: Thai and Cambodian Foreign Ministers agreed November 12 to a series of measures that will initiate the process of delineating disputed border areas. The two sides prioritized settling overlapping claims adjacent to the Preah Vihear temple for survey work scheduled to begin in Dece [...]
2008-11-14 09:23:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
08BANGKOK3388EAST ASIA ESTH HUB WORK PLAN FOR FY09
[...] Summary: This cable sets out the East Asian Regional Environmental Officer's ("Hub") work plan for FY09. In accordance with OES and EAP priorities the Hub will focus on three areas of science diplomacy: clean energy, public health and conservation of natural resources combined with law enforce [...]
2008-11-18 00:04:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID AMGT TH
08BANGKOK3461THE THAI PLAN NOT TO ATTEND IRAN NUCLEAR CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Thai MFA officials were not aware of Iran's First International Conference on Nuclear Power Plants, Environmental and Sustainable Development, and are not planning to attend. Political and Economic Officers delivered reftel demarche November 21 to Ms. Pimpiree Pyramarn, First Secretary, De [...]
2008-11-25 07:55:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
08BANGKOK3471UNGA MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTIONS: THAILAND TO CONTINUE
[...] (C) We delivered ref A points on the misallocation of UNGA time and resources to anti-Israel resolutions to Thai MFA Deputy Director-General of International Organizations Ittiporn Boonpracong on November 25. Ittiporn responded that the RTG would maintain its past voting record of abstaining [...]
2008-11-25 11:02:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL TH
08BANGKOK3490AUTO INDUSTRY IN THAILAND CUTS PRODUCTION
[...] (SBU) Summary. American automakers in Thailand have reacted to a decline in domestic and regional demand by revising growth forecasts downward and reducing production. Ford has cut back production of cars for the remainder of the year. General Motors has taken more drastic steps, including c [...]
2008-11-26 10:18:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV TH
08BANGKOK3501GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD (Thailand)
[...] Summary: ESTHoff discussed Reftel discussion points with Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs on November 25. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) is interested in the Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food Security (GPAF) but would need to see the non-paper and agreed principles m [...]
2008-11-28 09:02:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV
08BANGKOK3588THAILAND'S NEW TIP LAW: NOTABLE PROGRESS AFTER SIX MONTHS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the six months since its new Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Act came into force, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has taken substantial steps to implement the law. The RTG is developing subordinate regulations to make the law's provisions operational, and has identified $1 [...]
2008-12-09 07:17:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM KTIP TH
08BANGKOK409NEW THAI CABINET FILLED WITH PRO-THAKSIN FIGURES
[...] (C) The cabinet inaugurated on February 6 is largely made up of figures with close ties to deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Most of the representatives of the People's Power Party's coalition partners are relegated to less influential positions, even though many of them also have ha [...]
2008-02-07 10:51:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08BANGKOK585SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral Keating, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 years of relations. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's [...]
2008-02-22 11:11:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK715A/S HILL AND PRIME MINISTER SAMAK DISCUSS BURMA,
[...] (C) Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej told visiting A/S Hill on February 29 that he favored "soft pressure" on Burma, and he was willing to host multilateral talks with Burma and others in the region. A/S Hill stressed the concern of President Bush about the human rights situation in Burma. A/S [...]
2008-03-07 04:48:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM UN UNMIK PROV YI EU TH BM
08BANGKOK724EAP A/S HILL STRESSES ASEAN DEVELOPMENT, BURMA
[...] (C) During a February 29 meeting with ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan, A/S Hill stressed the importance of strengthening ASEAN as an institution; this could in turnencourage the organization to address the situation in Burma, as well as other regional issues, such as North Korea. Suppo [...]
2008-03-07 09:19:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO ASEAN TH BM
08BANGKOK833SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL MONTREE,S COUNTERPART
[...] (C) Summary. General Montree Sungkasap's counterpart visit will afford the chance to reinforce the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 years of relations. This visit to the U.S. will be the first by a senior Thai military [...]
2008-03-14 09:59:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGUI102RIVER TRANSPORT IN CAR
[...] 1. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite its abundant water resources, the CAR has a very limited river transport network. The goods transport on the Oubangui River, very profitable until the 1980s, became marginal as result of the poor maintenance of the waterways. Fuel continues to be the major import [...]
2008-06-25 16:32:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT EAGR ECON CT CG CF
08BASRAH27BASRAH AVOIDS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS WHILE PREPARING FOR FUTURE
[...] (C/REL MCFI) SUMMARY: Limited Government of Iraq (GOI) planning and poor coordination with the Coalition for the potential humanitarian consequences of the March 24 "Charge of the Knights" operation in Basrah left all concerned parties--most importantly, Basrawis themselves--unprepared for the [...]
2008-04-10 14:34:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV IZ IR
08BASRAH28PM MALIKI'S TRIBAL INITIATIVE IN BASRAH
[...] (S/REL MCFI) SUMMARY: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has reversed his previous opposition to a tribal initiative in Iraq's Shia south. Shunning Coalition involvement, Maliki affirmed the nascent scheme will be GOI-led and appears to be under the direction of Acting Minister of Justice Sa [...]
2008-04-11 18:44:00REO BasrahSECRETMOPS MCAP PGOV PREL PINS PINR PARM PTER IR UK
08BASRAH32REO BASRAH SITREP FOR APRIL 15, 2008
[...] (U) Basrah REO situation report for April 15. 2. (S//REL MCFI) Summary: The situation in Basrah remains tense, but is gradually improving as Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) confront militias and assert governmental control. The ISF continue to execute the second phase of "Operation Charge of [...]
2008-04-16 09:21:00REO BasrahSECRETPGOV PINS ECIN IZ
08BASRAH63BASRAH TRIBAL BATTALIONS FLOUNDERING
[...] (C//REL MCFI) SUMMARY: The tribal battalions established in Basrah by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to assist the Iraqi Security Forces during Operation Charge of the Knights are dying a slow death due to a lack of GOI support (ref A). The Bani Tamim and Bani Malik tribes each organized [...]
2008-07-02 19:33:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALMASS MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PREL PROP PTER IR IZ
08BASRAH77SUNNI CONCERNS IN BASRAH
[...] (C) Summary: While anti-Sunni violence has all but stopped, many Sunni Basrawis continue to feel victimized by the Shi'a majority. The high unemployment rate in Basrah and the relatively low number of development projects in Sunni areas fuels Sunni perceptions of discrimination, although the [...]
2008-09-18 10:45:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM IZ
08BASRAH8AMBASSADOR CROCKER VISITS BASRAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador Ryan Crocker visited Basrah on January 27 and met with the MND-SE commander, the UK PRT team leader, the provincial governor, Iraqi security commanders, and several tribal leaders. Common themes from the meetings included the threat and depth of Iranian in [...]
2008-02-03 10:45:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PTER MOPS ECON EINV UK IR IZ
08BASRAH84SHELL PREPARES WAY FOR GAS DEAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-30 07:01:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ENRG EPET IZ
08BEIJING1141STAFFDEL JANUZZI DISCUSSES NONPROLIFERATION, IRAN,
[...] (C) Current bilateral cooperation on arms control, nonproliferation and export control is "remarkable," MFA Department of Arms Control Director General Cheng Jingye told Staffdel Januzzi March 24. Nevertheless, there is a "perception" that the United States counts on China's support on nonprolifera [...]
2008-03-26 09:48:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM KNNP MNUC KN CH IR
08BEIJING1143SCO: MFA COY, SECRETARIAT POSITIVE ON IRAN'S BID
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A contact at the Chinese Foreign Ministry declined to comment on whether China would support Iran's bid to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),but said there are "ample reasons" for Iran's admission to the organization, including the potential for energy cooperation [...]
2008-03-26 11:09:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETRD ENRG MARR ZK XD CH RS IR
08BEIJING1144STAFFDEL JANUZZI DISCUSSES NONPROLIFERATION, IRAN,
[...] (C) Current bilateral cooperation on arms control, nonproliferation and export control is "remarkable," MFA Department of Arms Control Director General Cheng Jingye told Staffdel Januzzi March 24. Nevertheless, there is a "perception" that the United States counts on China's support on nonpro [...]
2008-03-26 11:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM KNNP MNUC KN CH IR
08BEIJING1159U.S.-CHINA COUNTERTERRORISM DIALOGUE: BILATERAL
[...] (C) U.S. Ambassador at Large for Counterterrorism Dell Dailey and MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Director General Wu Hailong shared proposals for enhancing bilateral counterterrorism cooperation during the March 25 U.S.-China Counterterrorism Dialogue in Beijing. A [...]
2008-03-27 08:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KOLY CVIS CH
08BEIJING1164CHINA CONCERNED ABOUT SECURITY FOR SAN FRANCISCO
[...] (C) China is "gravely concerned" about security for the April 9 San Francisco Torch Relay participants and their charter plane, said MFA Director General Zheng Zeguang, during a March 26 meeting with the Charge. China expects "anti-China forces" to step up their efforts to sabotage the event [...]
2008-03-27 09:15:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KOLY ASEC CH
08BEIJING1166U.S.-CHINA COUNTERTERRORISM DIALOGUE: MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: At a March 26 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi at the conclusion of the U.S.-China Counterterrorism Dialogue, U.S. Ambassador at Large for Counterterrorism Dell Dailey urged the PRC to put concrete pressure on Syria to shore up its borders and prevent the flow of [...]
2008-03-27 09:16:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KOLY CH
08BEIJING1170CHINESE ACADEMIC VIEWS ON A NORTHEAST ASIA PEACE
[...] (C) Many Chinese academics view the eventual establishment of a North East Asia Peace and Security Mechanism (NEAPSM) as a "natural outgrowth" of the Six-Party Talks. While there is no agreement among scholars on what a future NEAPSM will look like, many believe that it will start with the Six [...]
2008-03-27 09:48:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KN CH
08BEIJING1416APRIL 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TORCH RELAY, DALAI
[...] Key points at the regular April 15 MFA press briefing: -- Past successful legs of the Olympic Torch Relay have come about through cooperation with the relevant countries; any disruptions in future legs of the torch run will show the "true nature" of Tibetan separatist forces. China hopes th [...]
2008-04-15 10:06:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SOCI PHUM CH JA
08BEIJING1507A FLURRY OF VISITS SETS THE STAGE FOR PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka visited Beijing April 14-15 to address three issues in advance of President Hu Jintao's May 6-10 visit to Japan: the poisoned dumpling case, the East China Sea dispute and Tibet. Japanese Embassy officials report that the dumpling investigati [...]
2008-04-18 09:24:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG CH JN
08BEIJING1550APRIL 22 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HARASSMENT OF CHINESE STUDENT,
[...] Key points at the April 22 MFA press briefing were: -- Domestic and Overseas Chinese demonstrations are "spontaneous" expressions of patriotism that are "encouraging and touching." -- A "U.S. State Department official" ignored Chinese opposition, violated "basic norms of international relat [...]
2008-04-22 12:28:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM PTER KOLY CH FR KS KN JA RS HK XG
08BEIJING1661XINJIANG: LACK OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY,
[...] (C) Job discrimination continues to fuel ethnic tension in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR),according to academics and Beijing-based Uighurs. Well-known Xinjiang scholar Yang Shengmin (strictly protect) of Beijing's Central University for Nationalities also acknowledged that unem [...]
2008-04-29 09:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF TI PK KG AF KZ
08BEIJING1662APRIL 29 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: Torch Relay, Dalai Lama,
[...] Key points at the April 29 MFA press briefing were: -- Chinese students who attended the torch relay in Seoul intended to defend the dignity of the torch. -- China's willingness to meet with the Dalai Lama's representatives shows China's "consistent policy" and "forgiveness." -- Seven Ch [...]
2008-04-29 11:42:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KOLY PTER CH KS KN JA PK GM BB
08BEIJING1698NINGXIA MUSLIMS, PART 2: BUDDING FUNDAMENTALISM
[...] (C) The Salafiyya movement, a Saudi Wahhabist import which promotes a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam, has established a small but significant presence in Ningxia in recent years, according to scholars and imams in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Surprisingly, the Gove [...]
2008-05-01 05:28:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV PTER KIRF PK CH SA EG
08BEIJING1699Ningxia Muslims, Part 3: The Sufi King of Tongxin County:
[...] (C) Hong Yang, a Peking University-educated imam in Ningxia's Tongxin County, heads a Sufi order which he says has over 2,000 imams, serving at 1,500 mosques with a total population of over one million Hui followers. An entourage of imams surrounded Hong as he entertained PolOff on an April vi [...]
2008-05-02 01:38:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV PTER KIRF PK EG CH SA
08BEIJING1731MAY 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, TIBET, VISAS, BURMA,
[...] Key points at the May 6 MFA press briefing were: -- Iran enjoys the right to peaceful nuclear energy use, but also should show a sense of "responsibility." -- Central Government policy toward the Dalai Lama is "consistent and clear-cut" and the "door for contact is always open." -- China [...]
2008-05-06 22:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM PTER KOLY MARR CVIS TW CH KS KN JA
08BEIJING1777USITC IS AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 25, 2008, International Trade Commission (ITC) Chairman Daniel Pearson met with Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Vice Minister (V/M) Yi Xiaozhun and Director General (DG) Li Ling. V/M Yi proposed closer cooperation on information sharing and said China wants to work with [...]
2008-05-09 02:52:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON CH
08BEIJING1815MFA DG TALKS TAIWAN, NEAPSM, DALAI LAMA WITH EAP
[...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion with visiting EAP DAS Thomas Christensen May 10, MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Director General Zheng Zeguang emphasized the importance President Hu places on his relationship with President Bush and China's willingness to work cooperatively with the [...]
2008-05-12 14:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PHUM KOLY CH TW IR KN
08BEIJING1840DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES BILATERAL DIALOGUES,
[...] (U) May 11, 2008; 3:00 p.m.; Beijing, Ministry of National Defense, Ba Yi Building. 2. (U) Participants: UNITED STATES The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. Thomas Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Sedney, Deputy Ass [...]
2008-05-13 09:01:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS MCAP CH TW BW
08BEIJING1843DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES BILATERAL DIALOGUES,
[...] (U) May 11, 2008; 3:00 p.m.; Beijing, Ministry of National Defense, Ba Yi Building. 2. (U) Participants: UNITED STATES The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. Thomas Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Sedney, Deputy Ass [...]
2008-05-13 10:48:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS MCAP CH TW BM
08BEIJING1883ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT WAINSTEIN URGES MFA TO
[...] (S) To reassure the United States that China is addressing threats to the Olympics, Beijing must share information gleaned from Chinese investigations based on U.S.-provided threat information, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Ken Wainstein told Assistant F [...]
2008-05-15 10:02:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PTER PGOV KOLY CH
08BEIJING2159BEIJING POLICE KEEP TIGHT LID ON TIANANMEN
[...] (C) On the nineteenth anniversary of the June 4, 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square, security presence in the Square was substantial, and restrictions on activists remained. Security forces prevented any commemoration or displays at the family compound of former Party chief Zhao Ziyang, who w [...]
2008-06-04 11:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
08BEIJING217JANUARY 22 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SENIOR
[...] Key points at the January 22 MFA Press Briefing: -- At the Senior Dialogue last week, Vice Foreign Minister Dai and Deputy Secretary Negroponte exchanged ideas on the international situation and how to ensure the long-term stable development of bilateral relations and cooperation on regional [...]
2008-01-22 10:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH TW GM IR UK
08BEIJING2174THE U.S.-CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE, MINISTRY OF
[...] (U) May 27, 2008; 3:45 p.m.; Beijing, Ministry of Justice 2. (U) Participants: U.S. --- David J. Kramer, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Thomas Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Robert K. Harris [...]
2008-06-05 08:09:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KJUS KOLY CH
08BEIJING2179JUNE 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: Security Dialogue, Tibet,
[...] Key points at the June 5 MFA press briefing were: -- The Security Dialogue held in Beijing was pragmatic and conducive to the development of security relations. -- Tibet is stabilizing "gradually." -- China has taken note of Australian Prime Minister Rudd's proposal for an Asia Pacific [...]
2008-06-05 10:56:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KOLY PTER PHUM KS ZI KN MG SA YM QA
08BEIJING2220A/S KRAMER DISCUSSES TIBETAN AND UIGHUR ISSUES
[...] (C) In a May 27 meeting with State Ethnic Affairs Commission Vice Minister Wu Shiming, DRL A/S Kramer urged China to seize the opportunity to seek "real results" in the dialogue with the Dalai Lama's representatives. Vice Minister Wu replied that progress does not depend on the Chinese side a [...]
2008-06-06 10:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KIRF SOCI CH
08BEIJING2221ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER MEETS CHINESE RIGHTS
[...] (C) In a May 27 meeting with DRL Assistant Secretary Kramer, Beijing-based defense attorneys detailed the extensive problems in China's judicial system and the need for reforms. One lawyer claimed that even the new Lawyer's Law that goes into effect June 1 will be pointless without parallel c [...]
2008-06-06 10:21:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KJUS CH
08BEIJING2281U.S.-CHINA SECURITY DIALOGUE - MORNING SESSION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-11 23:00:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MCAP MNUC CH TW KN KS JA RS
08BEIJING2303PRC/RUSSIA: MEDVEDEV VISIT CAST AS REAFFIRMATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The May 23-24 visit of Russian President Medvedev to Beijing aimed to reaffirm the Sino-Russian "strategic partnership," to emphasize the two countries' shared desire for a more multi-polar world, and to demonstrate their common approach to international hot-spot issues, said MFA [...]
2008-06-12 10:20:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ENRG MASS KOLY RS CH
08BEIJING2322U.S.-CHINA SECURITY DIALOGUE WORKING LUNCH: STRATEGIC SECURITY, MISSILE DEFENSE, SPACE, NONPRO, IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-13 06:01:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV MNUC MCAP MAPS PARM PTER CH TW IR
08BEIJING2334ROK PRESIDENT LEE VISITS BEIJING; AGREES TO
[...] (C) South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and PRC President Hu Jintao, during Lee's May 27-30 visit to China, agreed to "upgrade" bilateral relations to a "strategic cooperative partnership," China's highest category of bilateral relations. An ROK Embassy official, however, dismissed the "upgr [...]
2008-06-13 10:16:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH KS
08BEIJING2372JUNE 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: EAST CHINA SEA, DIAOYU ISLANDS,
[...] Key points at the June 17 MFA press briefing were: -- China and Japan are currently discussing the details of an agreement on East China Sea gas exploration. -- The Diaoyu Islands are an inseparable part of China and Japan's actions there are "illegitimate." -- Vice President Xi Jinping [...]
2008-06-17 09:57:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KOLY PHUM KS KN SA JP
08BEIJING2393CHINESE PROTEST AT JAPANESE EMBASSY OVER EAST CHINA SEA
[...] (SBU) Summary: A small group of Chinese demonstrators chanted and waved flags in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing in protest against a Sino-Japan joint gas exploration deal on June 18. Security was tight at the government-sanctioned protest, with an estimated 150 municipal police and Pe [...]
2008-06-18 22:26:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI CH JP
08BEIJING2415JUNE 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: EAST CHINA SEA
[...] Key points at the June 19 MFA press briefing were: -- Vice Foreign Miniter Wu Dawei briefed journalists on the East hina Sea agreement. The agreement does not undermine China's sovereignty claims over the East China Sea, nor does it recognize a median line. China and Japan will work to mak [...]
2008-06-19 12:32:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KOLY ENRG PHUM KS KN SA JP CH
08BEIJING2436PRC/IRAN: CHINA URGES DIALOGUE, SEEKS "COMMON
[...] (C) Summary. MFA Arms Control Department DDG Wu Haitao told Acting PolMinCouns that the atmosphere around Javier Solana's June 14 presentation of the P5-plus-1 incentives package to Iran was "active and constructive." Wu argued that the P5-plus-1 preconditions for negotiations could be reso [...]
2008-06-20 11:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER MNUC IR CH
08BEIJING2484HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: HRD DELEGATION'S MAY 27
[...] (U) May 27, 2008; 9:00 a.m.; Beijing, United Front Work Department. 2. (U) Participants: United States ------------- David J. Kramer, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor John V. Hanford, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Thomas C [...]
2008-06-24 08:09:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KOLY CH UN
08BEIJING2526ADVANCE ARRANGEMENT OF EAST CHINA SEA AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The framework of the East China Sea joint gas exploration agreement was established prior to the June 18 announcement, but the announcement was delayed due to Chinese fears of a public and media backlash. Negotiations began in October 2004, but only started to come to fruition ear [...]
2008-06-26 10:07:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG CH JN
08BEIJING2530HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: HRD DELEGATION WORKING DINNER WITH
[...] (C) Making human rights a positive aspect of the U.S.-China relationship is our shared goal, PRC Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi told DRL Assistant Secretary David Kramer during a working dinner on May 26 following the conclusion of the U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue (HRD) earlier that d [...]
2008-06-26 23:51:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV CH
08BEIJING2548PRC/IRAN: AMBASSADOR SCHULTE EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The international community must use a dual track approach of incentives backed by diplomatic pressure and sanctions to ensure Iran does not continue to develop its enrichment program in violation of its Security Council obligations, U.S. Ambassador to the International Atomic En [...]
2008-06-27 11:15:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ENRG MARR CH IR
08BEIJING2564POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION CHECK: D375609 NANJING
[...] (U) Unauthorised disclosure of the information below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. (U) REFTEL requested a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) end-use check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, NANJING ElECTRONICS CALIBRATION CO. ("NE [...]
2008-06-30 05:48:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNBEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
08BEIJING259PRC/RUSSIA: OBSERVERS SAY WARMING TREND IS REAL,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese and Russian leaders are celebrating a relationship they call "the best in history." Chinese scholars say the warming trend is rooted in a new alignment of PRC and Russian interests. This convergence of interests stems from expanding trade, shared perceptions of external [...]
2008-01-24 09:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ENRG MASS RS CH
08BEIJING2676CHINA WOULD SUPPORT LIBYAN DRAFT OF SETTLEMENTS
[...] (C) PolOff on July 9 delivered to MFA reftel points urging China to instruct its UN Mission to join the United States in asking the Arab Group not to present its draft UN Security Resolution on Israeli settlements before negotiations are complete. MFA International Organizations and Conference [...]
2008-07-09 08:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS SY LE CH
08BEIJING2701JULY 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DEPORTED UK CITIZEN, OLYMPICS,
[...] Key points at the July 10 MFA press briefing were: -- Dechen Pemba, a UK citizen deported from Beijing July 8, is a leading member of the Tibetan Youth Congress, a "separatist organization." -- The issue of a "verification mechanism" will be discussed during this week's Six-Party Talks He [...]
2008-07-10 10:23:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KOLY PHUM PTER MNUC KS KN JP SU CH FR
08BEIJING2766POLITICAL REFORM UNLIKELY IN "THOUGHT LIBERATION"
[...] (U) This cable contains input and reporting from Consulate General Guangzhou as well as Embassy Beijing. 2. (C) Summary: Calls for reform and new ways of thinking by a powerful and rising young Communist Party leader have triggered speculation (and hope) that the Party may be considering ma [...]
2008-07-16 08:46:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
08BEIJING2891CHINESE ACADEMIC DISCUSSES PRC OIL EXPORTS TO
[...] (C) Ninety percent of the oil consumed in North Korea, including a large portion of the DPRK's jet fuel, is supplied by China, according to a Beijing University expert. China, through state-owned Sinopec, provides North Korea with approximately half a million tons of oil annually "for the sak [...]
2008-07-25 07:45:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EPET PARM ENRG PGOV KN CH
08BEIJING2941CHINESE COUNTERTERRORISM OFFICIALS SEEK COOPERATION
[...] (C) In a July 22 meeting with EmbOffs, MFA External Security Affairs Department Division Director Xia Jingge asked if the United States could provide additional training for the Chinese air marshal program. Xia also sought an update on China's request for access to the FBI's terrorism databas [...]
2008-07-30 07:40:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KOLY UN PHUM CH PK SYTH
08BEIJING2946AS PRC OLYMPIC PREPARATIONS HIT THE FINAL SPRINT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Stories in official media focusing on security concerns, threats of terrorism, incidents of explosions and alleged uncovered terrorist cells in the run-up to the Olympics have led to intense government scrutiny of and fear among the local population. Despite some accusations aim [...]
2008-07-30 11:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KOLY CH
08BEIJING2988PRC/RUSSIA: BOTH SIDES OPTIMISTIC ABOUT STRATEGIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The July 21-22 visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and July 26-27 visit of Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin to Beijing reinforced the "strategic partnership" between China and Russia and provided another sign of warming ties between the former adversaries, according [...]
2008-08-01 10:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS ETRD ENRG RS CH
08BEIJING3034IRAN: CHINA CAUTIONS AGAINST FURTHER SANCTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent Associated Press report that P5-plus-1 countries agreed to new sanctions on Iran is a "misinterpretation" of the results of the August 4 P5-plus-1 Political Directors conference call, Chinese MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Sh [...]
2008-08-06 08:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
08BEIJING305ISA: PRC "GRAVELY CONCERNED" BY INDICATIONS THAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Ambassador January 28 that China is "gravely concerned" over indications that the USG is considering sanctions on Sinopec under the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for the recently concluded deal to develop the Yadavaran oilfield. He echoed f [...]
2008-01-28 14:20:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL PARM ENRG EPET MNUC IR CH NL
08BEIJING3052AUSTR STRATFORD RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CHINA'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 14, Assistant USTR (AUSTR) for Asia Tim Stratford told State Postal Bureau (SPB) Deputy Administrator Wang Yuci that a provision in China's latest draft postal law is of great concern to the United States as it would seem to exclude foreign firms, but not domestic firms, [...]
2008-08-07 09:47:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING3067BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/10/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following numbers [...]
2008-08-10 07:09:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3109AUGUST 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BUSH VISIT, DRUM TOWER
[...] Key points at the August 13 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- Asked to provide a reaction to President Bush's comments regarding religious freedom, the spokesman said that the Chinese government safeguards the rights of its citizens, including religious freedom. -- China expressed its [...]
2008-08-13 11:37:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KOLY PHUM CH KN JA GG RS PK
08BEIJING3117BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/14/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]
2008-08-14 08:10:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3146BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/16/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]
2008-08-16 08:21:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING317JANUARY 29 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, KIM
[...] Key points at the January 29 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China considers progress made so far on the Six-Party Talks to be "hard-won" and "worth treasuring," and parties should show patience and implement Six-Party agreements. -- The spokesperson had no information or comments on Kim Jong I [...]
2008-01-29 10:46:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MARR KOLY CH TW JA ID KS KN RS
08BEIJING3216BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/21/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following numbers [...]
2008-08-21 08:30:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3241BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/22/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]
2008-08-22 08:54:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3342AUGUST 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: Six-Party Talks,
[...] Key points at the August 28 MFA Press Briefing: -- China calls on parties to "stay patient," to "show wisdom and flexibility" and to try to "meet each other halfway" to overcome present difficulties in the North Korean denuclearization process. -- China is concerned by the latest developmen [...]
2008-08-28 22:56:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KOLY MNUC PARM UNGA EINV CH TW RU
08BEIJING3400AMBASSADOR URGES INVESTIGATION OF SHIPMENT TO IRAN OF CHINESE GOODS OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN (S)
[...] (S) The Ambassador conveyed the United States grave concern regarding Irans lack of cooperation on the Iranian nuclear issue, its support for terrorist organizations, its destabilizing behavior in the Middle East, and Chinese sales of dual-use material and items to Iran to MFA Assistant Foreign Min [...]
2008-09-03 10:07:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL PTER MNUC MASS IR CH UK AS
08BEIJING3459SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS AFTER PM FUKUDA'S
[...] (C) Summary: Although Japanese PM Fukuda was instrumental in improving Sino-Japanese relations and neither of his likely immediate successors are instinctively pro-China, Japan's growing economic reliance on China, coupled with pro-China Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leaders holding key posi [...]
2008-09-05 08:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH JA
08BEIJING3476MINISTER OF CIVIL AFFAIRS DISCUSSES PARALYMPICS,
[...] (SBU) In a September 5 meeting, Minister of Civil Affairs Li Xueju welcomed Secretary of Veterans Affairs James B. Peake, head of the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the Paralympic Games, and wished U.S. athletes success. Minister Li said that with assistance from the international community, [...]
2008-09-08 05:44:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS MOPS SOCI EAID SENV KOLY CH
08BEIJING3546GOLD MEDAL HAUL SPARKS MEDIA DEBATE ABOUT STATE
[...] (C) The lukewarm reaction of many Chinese to the home team's take of 51 gold medals at the Beijing Summer Olympics, according to several contacts, stems from ambivalence over the non-mainstream sports in which the Chinese Olympians excelled and dissatisfaction with China's continuing poor per [...]
2008-09-11 09:26:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PROP KOLY CH
08BEIJING3591BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON KIM
[...] (C) At the regular meeting of G-5 ambassadors in Beijing September 12, German DCM Hans Carl Von Werthern said that it is possible German doctors are in Pyongyang to assist Kim Jong-il. Japanese Ambassador Miyamoto reported that PM Fukuda raised the issue of poisoned dumplings in his recent bi [...]
2008-09-17 02:14:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KOLY PHUM CH FR JA GM UK KN KS ZI
08BEIJING3632CHINA ON UNGA ISSUES
[...] (C) MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo told PolOff September 19 that China's positions on Georgia and Burma are clear and unchanged. China has consistently supported peaceful resolution of problems in the Middle East. China noted [...]
2008-09-19 09:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNGA CH GG AF IR IZ LE BM ZI
08BEIJING3712ACTING EAP DAS JOHN NORRIS DISCUSSES POST-OLYMPICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: China in the post-Olympics period will focus on domestic issues and maintain a low-key foreign policy, according to three Chinese scholars who met with visiting Acting EAP DAS John Norris September 20. Although they regard the Olympics as a success, the scholars pointed out that [...]
2008-09-25 02:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH RS GG
08BEIJING38CHINA'S PROPOSED AGENDA AND DATES FOR THE U.S.-CHINA
[...] (U) This is an action message: See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: China proposes that the first U.S.-China Counterterrorism Sub-Dialogue discuss Olympic security and protection, counterterrorism cooperation and training and the inclusion of East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO) on the [...]
2008-01-04 10:01:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KOLY CH
08BEIJING3836October 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS SALES, SIX-PARTY
[...] Key points at the October 7 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- The United States' arms sale to Taiwan has "contaminated the atmosphere" of U.S.-China relations, "gravely jeopardized China's security" and "created obstacles to exchanges and cooperation" with the United States. --"The Si [...]
2008-10-07 10:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAGR PHUM PTER CH KN JP KS TW
08BEIJING3874October 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS SALES, FINANCIAL
[...] Key points at the October 7 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes that the two U.S. presidential candidates will understand the importance of properly handling the Taiwan issue, adhere to the "One China" policy, abide by the three Sino-U.S. Joint Communiques, and oppose Taiwan in [...]
2008-10-09 11:27:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAGR EFIN PHUM PTER CH KN JP KS TW
08BEIJING3875CORRECTED COPY: October 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS
[...] Key points at the October 9 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes that the two U.S. presidential candidates will understand the importance of properly handling the Taiwan issue, adhere to the "One China" policy, abide by the three Sino-U.S. Joint Communiques and oppose Taiwan ind [...]
2008-10-09 11:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAGR EFIN PHUM PTER CH KN JP KS TW
08BEIJING39PM FUKUDA'S VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (C) Summary. Chinese MFA and Japanese Embassy officials called PM Fukuda's December 27-30 visit to China a success because it codified an improvement in bilateral relations and featured high-level symbolic gestures such as a game of catch between PM Fukuda and Premier Wen Jiabao. Contacts told [...]
2008-01-04 14:14:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH JA
08BEIJING3950OCTOBER 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ZARDARI VISIT,
[...] Spokesperson Qin Gang made the following key points at the October 16 MFA press briefing: -- China will take seriously any request from Pakistan to help that country weather the financial crisis. Qin would not, however, give details of any agreement on financial assistance reached between Ch [...]
2008-10-16 10:47:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PARM EFIN ECIN EAGR PL SN JA NK
08BEIJING4078OCTOBER 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SUDAN HOSTAGE CRISIS, SYRIA
[...] Key points at the October 28 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China condemns the killing of five kidnapped Chinese citizens in a rescue attempt by the Sudanese government. -- China "opposes any deed which harms another country's sovereignty and territorial integrity," said the spoke [...]
2008-10-28 22:47:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PBTS PHUM PTER ECON EFIN SU SY KN
08BEIJING4195MEDIA REACTION: CHINA AND LATIN AMERICA, FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] CHINA AND LATIN AMERICA "A naturally occurring strategic promotion of relationships" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao) (11/11): "In the past month, the relationship between China and Latin American countries has greatly improved. Eviden [...]
2008-11-12 09:11:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4198AMBASSADOR HOLMERQS NOVEMBER 7 MEETINGS IN BEIJING
[...] (SBU) Summary. In November 7 meetings in Beijing, Chairman Liu He of the Central Leading Group on Finance and Economics asked Ambassador Alan Holmer to convey ChinaQs support for the upcoming global financial summit and for measures taken individually and collectively by G-20 members. He rev [...]
2008-11-12 11:39:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN CH
08BEIJING4226MEDIA REACTION: G-20 SUMMIT, AMERICA
[...] G20 SUMMIT "Role of a stakeholder" The official English-language newspaper China Daily China Daily (Daily, circ 200,000):"The participating countries have competing agendas. The host country is awaiting a leadership transfer. It would be unrealistic to expect the G20 Summit in Washington D [...]
2008-11-14 08:15:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4289CHINA ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] (C) PolOff on November 21 conveyed to MFA reftel points urging China to oppose UNGA resolutions with anti-Israel bias. MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo said that China would consider the U.S. views but noted that China has in th [...]
2008-11-21 08:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA IS PA LE SY CH
08BEIJING4290MEDIA REACTION: FINANCIAL CRISIS, U.S. DIPLOMACY
[...] FINANCIAL CRISIS "China prepares for the world's economic winter" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(11/21): "Recently, the Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security denied the rumor of massive lay-offs and migrant worker [...]
2008-11-21 09:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH
08BEIJING4352BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON HUMAN
[...] (C) At the regular meeting of G-5 Ambassadors in Beijing November 14, German Ambassador Michael Schaeffer reported that Germany's recently restarted human rights dialogue with China was constructive and included a visit to minority villages in Yunnan Province. The Germans have held a series o [...]
2008-11-26 11:20:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EFIN ECON SENV CH FR JA GM
08BEIJING4355PRC: EAP DAS ARVIZU DISCUSSES REGIONAL
[...] (C) MFA's Policy Planning Department Deputy Director-General Le Yucheng told EAP DAS Alex Arvizu that, despite serious economic and political risks in the East Asia region, the development of multilateral arrangements continues to move forward. DDG Le noted progress in the Six-Party process b [...]
2008-11-26 11:34:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ECON MNUC KN CH KS JP
08BEIJING4394China reluctant to engage on EITI
[...] (SBU) Begin Summary. Post delivered background paper in reftel demarche by fax to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Affairs Division, the National Energy Administration (NEA) International Cooperation Division, and the Ministry of Land and Resources (MOLAR) International Coop [...]
2008-12-02 05:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON ENRG EPET EMIN KCOR CH CA AS
08BEIJING4509DECEMBER 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, TORTURE IN
[...] Key points at the December 11 MFA press briefing: -- The Six-Party Talks Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting is still ongoing, as the parties are "discussing and deciding" formalities in bilateral sessions as well as plenary sessions. -- China has "taken note" of a recent Free Tibet report cl [...]
2008-12-11 23:34:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PARM PHUM ECON EFIN EAIR CH FR PL JA KS
08BEIJING4526PRC/IRAN: DAS HENGEL DISCUSSES CHINA-IRAN ENERGY
[...] (C) EEB DAS for Energy, Sanctions, and Commodities Douglas Hengel, met with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Deputy DirecQ General Wu Haitao and Sinopec International Affairs Director General Tang Suxin on December 5 to discuss Chinese energy companies' activities in Iran. DDG [...]
2008-12-12 10:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG PTER ECON EPET EINV MNUC POL
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