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05CHENNAI2441	BOMB BLAST AT HYDERABAD POLICE STATION [...] (U) Summary: According to press reports confirmed by local police, a powerful blast ripped through the city Police Commissioners Task Force offices in Hyderabad on the evening of October 12. The blast was believed to be carried out by a suicide bomber, but this has yet to be confirmed. One poli [...]	2005-10-13 10:28:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PTER CASC IN

05CHENNAI2480	CONGRESS SLIDES; COMMUNIST PARTY SET TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ruling Congress-led coalition's slide continues in Kerala and will likely end in its defeat in the 2006 state assembly elections. In a state where anti-incumbent voting is the norm, the Opposition Left Front, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist),is directly benefi [...]	2005-10-24 04:05:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR IN
05CHENNAI609	SLOW PROGRESS ON BONDED LABOR IN TAMIL NADU [...] (U) SUMMARY: Although the government of Tamil Nadu acknowledges the problem of bonded labor and has done more to address the issue than other Indian states, progress on its elimination in the state has been slow. Enforcement of laws against the practice has been inconsistent due to competing [...]	2005-04-05 06:43:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ECON KCRM PGOV SOCI IN
05CHENNAI695	CHINESE PREMIER WEN JIABAO KICKS OFF INDIA [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-12 03:48:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON IN
05CHENNAI875	KERALA'S CONGRESS PARTY SPLITS: A BOOST TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kerala's ruling Congress party split on May 1, with octogenaran party veteran K. Karunakaran announcing that is son, Muraleedharan, would be the President ofthe newly formed National Congress (Indira). Alhough only about seven of the 60 Congress party MAs in Kerala seem to supp [...]	2005-05-04 10:49:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IN
05CHENNAI925	NEPALI MAOIST REMAINS STUCK IN CHENNAI JAIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent court decision, the Madras High Court has ruled that a team of human rights lawyers may visit senior Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) leader Chandra Prakash Gajurel who was arrested in August 2003 for presenting a forged British passport at Chennai airport and remains [...]	2005-05-11 07:42:00	Consulate Chennai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER IN NP
05CHIANGMAI166	MONK'S MURDER SEEN AS ATTEMPT TO SILENCE ACTIVISM [...] (SBU) Summary. The murder of an activist Buddhist monk June 17 in Fang district, Chiang Mai was politically motivated, according to local groups, although police suggest personal conflicts as the cause. Police investigations have so far produced no suspects, despite an initial series of news sto [...]	2005-07-01 08:47:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TH
05CHIANGMAI171	CHIANG MAI ENERGY CONSERVATION STILL IN FIRST GEAR [...] Summary: Residents of Chiang Mai Province spend heavily on energy, much of it on transportation. Despite efforts to encourage public sector energy conservation, promote bio-fuels and re-introduce public bus service, the local government seems unable to do much to reduce this economic burden. En [...]	2005-07-15 08:19:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON TRGY ELTN EPET PGOV TH
05CHIANGMAI173	MAE RIM HMONG LINKED TO LAOS, U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Lost in the bigger news of over 6,000 Hmong seeking refuge in Petchabun province, a much smaller group has settled into a former resort in Mae Rim, north of Chiang Mai. With one exception, Thai media have been silent on these 42 Hmong, reportedly part of a group with connections to [...]	2005-07-19 09:14:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF TH LA PGOV PHUM PINR
05CHIANGMAI182	HALL OF OPIUM SERVES AS EDUCATIONAL, TOURIST, RESEARCH CENTER IN GOLDEN TRIANGLE [...] (u) Summary. Two years after greeting its first visitors, Thailand's Hall of Opium opened officially July 6 in a formal ceremony presided over by Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn. The 60,000 square-foot museum, beautifully situated in the rural hills of the infamous Golden Triangle, averages 70,000 [...]	2005-08-03 01:12:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL SNAR PGOV TH
05CHIANGMAI187	HMONG U.S.-THAI-LAO LINKS UNDER INCREASED SCRUTINY [...] (sbu) Summary. Thai authorities in Bangkok and Chiang Mai are showing increasing concern over the activities of former American citizen Willis Bird Jr. and a group of Hmong who have settled near Mae Rim, 20 kilometers north of the provincial capital. Despite finding only two illegal Hmong d [...]	2005-08-11 03:08:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PREF TH LA
05CHIANGMAI196	CHIANG RAI HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ATTACKED [...] Summary. While human rights and environmental activists in northern Thailand have become accustomed to verbal threats directed against their work, an August 18 grenade attack in Chiang Rai's Mae Fa Luang district has upped the ante. End summary. 2. Wiwat Tamee, a Thai-Lisu coordinator for [...]	2005-08-25 11:17:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM TH PREF PGOV
05CHIANGMAI216	NORTHERN ASSIGNMENTS SHOW STRONG HAND OF THAKSIN [...] (sbu) Summary. October 1 brought the annual promotions and reassignments of officials in Northern Thailand, as well as the rest of the country (reftel). Although civil service, police, and military promotions are officially based on seniority and merit, politics played perhaps an even stron [...]	2005-10-04 09:08:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TH
05CHIANGMAI228	BURMESE MIGRANT RIGHTS GROUPS SEE CAUSE FOR HOPE IN COURT RULING [...] Summary. Two years after the brutal slaying of six Burmese workers in Mae Sot, a Thai provincial court has convicted four local Thai officials for the crime. Legal and human rights organizations say that conditions for Burmese migrant workers have improved since the 2003 murders and that this [...]	2005-10-26 03:41:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM TH BM
05CHIANGMAI229	OPPOSITION CARRIES PICHIT ELECTION WITH MONEY, EMOTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. A surprising Oct. 30 victory by the opposition candidate in a by-election in northern Phichit province that pit the sons of two powerful families against one another dented the governing Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party's censure-proof majority in parliament. One of four by-elections held on [...]	2005-11-01 05:17:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH KDEM
05CHIANGMAI233	THANKS BUT~ CHIANG MAI STRUGGLES WITH DEVELOPMENT DESIGNED IN BANGKOK [...] Summary. After three years of rosy official promises and assorted citizen protests, the Chiang Mai Night Safari's long-delayed unveiling during the Loy Krathong celebration has been quietly pushed back once again. Rather than announce another postponement, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra wil [...]	2005-11-08 01:53:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV KDEM ECON TH
05CHIANGMAI245	LARGE SHAN POPULATION LIVES IN LEGAL LIMBO [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 09:03:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM PGOV TH SNAR
05CHIANGMAI252	BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME: THAILAND PLANS NEW MEKONG PORT TO BOOST CHINA TRADE [...] (U) Summary Although the Mekong River trade between northern Thailand and southern China has not lived up to expectations, the Thai government plans to build a second, larger, port in Chiang Rai. The go-ahead came after the Deputy Transport Minister returned from a visit to Yunnan province sol [...]	2005-12-21 10:08:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN ECON PGOV PREL CH TH WTRO
05COLOMBO1004	SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 13 CO-CHAIRS [...] (C) Little has been achieved toward advancing the peace process in the year since President Chandrika Kumaratunga's United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) took over the government in April 2004. The President and her inner circle blame both the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),with [...]	2005-06-03 06:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1016	MALDIVES: THREE PARTIES PRE-REGISTER [...] (U) On June 5 the Home Ministry approved applications from three groups to begin the work needed to register as political parties. The three groups included the Dhivehi Raiyithunge Party (Malidivian People's Party),founded by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom; the Dhivehi Raiyithunge Democratic [...]	2005-06-06 11:23:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1019	SRI LANKA: JVP THREATENS SHOWDOWN, PRESIDENT [...] (C) With coalition partner Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) still threatening to withdraw from the government if President Chandrika Kumaratunga signs the "joint mechanism" on tsunami aid with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),Kumaratunga is seeking support for the controversial agr [...]	2005-06-07 13:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL IN CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1026	2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The following dispute is being submitted for 2005 as per section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA) for Sri Lanka: (A) Claimant A (B) 2004 (C) Claimant had been contracted in June 2000 to provide power to the national grid under a combined cycle agreement signed [...]	2005-06-08 09:56:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV OPIC
05COLOMBO1030	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (U) This cable is for the post-tsunami IAWG meeting on June 9, 2005. Transitional Housing -------------------- 2. (SBU) Transitional housing re-entered the limelight this week following a meeting convened by the Finance Secretary at the request of the International Financial SIPDIS I [...]	2005-06-09 10:50:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1033	SRI LANKA: JVP DIGGING IN HEELS OVER JOINT [...] (C) In a June 8 conversation with poloffs, Somawansa Amarasinghe, Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP),confirmed his party's determination to quit the United People's Front Alliance (UPFA) if President Chandrika Kumaratunga proceeds with plans to sign a so-called "joint mechanism" o [...]	2005-06-09 11:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1034	SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS CONVICTIONS IN LANDMARK [...] (SBU) ON MAY 27, THE SUPREME COURT OF SRI LANKA EXONERATED THE FOUR REMAINING MEN CONVICTED OF PARTICIPATING IN THE BINDUNUWEWA MASSACRE OF OCTOBER 2000, WHICH LEFT 27 TAMIL YOUTHS DEAD AND 14 INJURED AT A DETENTION CENTER IN BADULLA DISTRICT. THE FIFTH SUSPECT WAS ACQUITTED IN JULY 2004. [...]	2005-06-09 11:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1044	SRI LANKA: MONKS, SOME MUSLIMS OPPOSE JOINT [...] (C) The controversy surrounding the proposed "joint mechanism" to coordinate tsunami aid with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has deepened following unanimous public opposition from the chief prelates of all four Buddhist chapters. At a June 10 press conference, Government allian [...]	2005-06-10 08:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1052	SRI LANKA: FASTS AND FURIOUS: MONKS AND MARXISTS [...] (SBU) President Chandrika Kumaratunga continues to face staunch opposition from Marxist coalition partner Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the Buddhist nationalist Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) over her plans to sign an agreement on tsunami relief with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam S [...]	2005-06-13 12:17:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER CE OPIC LTTE
05COLOMBO1053	SRI LANKA: STALEMATE OVER STATUE IN TRINCOMALEE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 8-10 visit to the eastern district of Trincomalee, poloff and POL FSN conducted a series of discussions with government officials, religious leaders, non-governmental organizations (NGOs),and human rights activists. While somewhat muted and at times overshado [...]	2005-06-14 12:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1056	FACTIONS STILL MONK(EY)ING AROUND WITH JOINT [...] (U) On June 13 the President launched a campaign to garner public support for the proposed joint mechanism (JM) to distribute tsunami aid (Reftel A). The President has asked all the Members of Parliament in her coalition to raise awareness about the JM in their constituencies. She has reques [...]	2005-06-15 01:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO106	MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] According to the Maldives National Disaster Management Center (NDMC),as of January 12, the earthquake and tsunamis killed 82 people and 26 residents are missing in Maldives. On January 10, four USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) members conducted an assessment trip to Maldives. A [...]	2005-01-13 10:57:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1065	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT REVIEWS OPTIONS AS DEADLINE [...] (U) As of COB June 15, Government coalition partner Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) was sticking to its ultimatum to President Chandrika Kumaratunga to abandon plans to sign a "joint mechanism" on tsunami aid with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by midnight June 16 or face the dis [...]	2005-06-15 13:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO107	MALDIVES: DESPITE DISASTER, PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentary elections, postponed from December 31 after the tsunami that hit Maldives December 26, have been rescheduled for January 22. The government's desire to go ahead is understandable in order to avoid charges that it is using the tsunami to put off an election it does [...]	2005-01-13 11:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AEMR MV
05COLOMBO1071	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (U) This cable provides information for the June 16 post-Tsunami IAWG meeting. Please see action request in para 10. Maldives -------- 2. (U) Econchief and USAID Environment Officer visited Maldives on June 13 to discuss USD 8.7 million contribution to the GORM Tsunami Relief and Reconst [...]	2005-06-16 10:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1073	SRI LANKA: JVP JUMPS SHIP; PRESIDENT PADDLING [...] (SBU) Summary: As threatened, on June 16 coalition partner Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) left the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) government after President Chandrika Kumaratunga refused to meet its demand to abandon the so-called "joint mechanism" on tsunami aid with the Liberati [...]	2005-06-16 11:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE
05COLOMBO1079	SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION PREDICTS PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) In a June 17 meeting, Karu Jayasuriya, Deputy Leader of the opposition United National Party (UNP),told poloff that while none of the major parties wants polls right now, he "would not be surprised" if President Chandrika Kumaratunga called parliamentary elections in "three or four month [...]	2005-06-17 05:57:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE
05COLOMBO1088	SRI LANKA'S JOINT MECHANISM: DEBATES OVER THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Political parties and citizens continue to debate the Joint Mechanism (JM) for tsunami relief, and although the President continues to express her determination to go forward with the JM, she has not yet done so. Various parties are criticizing the JM, and the longer she waits [...]	2005-06-20 12:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1089	TRINCOMALEE STILL RESTIVE; BUDDHA STATUE STAYS FOR [...] (SBU) On June 17, the Court of Appeals suspended until June 30 the Trincomalee Magistrate's decision to remove all unauthorized religious statues, including a controversial Buddha statue erected by a pro-Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) union, from Trincomalee town (REFTEL). Despite the rel [...]	2005-06-20 12:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PHUM KIRF PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1097	MALDIVES SEEKS "MANAGED CHANGE" AS PARTIES REGISTER [...] (SBU) To date five organizations have completed the pre-registration process required to become political parties in Maldives. In a June 16 meeting with the Ambassador in Colombo, Maldivian Foreign Secretary Abdul Hamid Zakariyya said that the Government of Republic of Maldives (GORM) is "tr [...]	2005-06-22 06:30:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MV
05COLOMBO1101	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (U) This cable provides information for the June 23 post-Tsunami IAWG meeting. Maldives Update --------------- 2. (SBU) We are still waiting for Government of Maldives (GORM) Planning Department feedback for potential projects. Nonetheless, given Washington guidance that uses for the mo [...]	2005-06-22 09:08:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1112	NORWEGIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON JOINT [...] (C) Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen told donors on June 23 that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) will sign a controversial agreement to coordinate tsunami aid with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) early June 24. The so-called "joint mechanism" agreement is also exp [...]	2005-06-23 10:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1113	UNICEF SEES DECLINE IN LTTE RECRUIMENT OF CHILDREN [...] (U) The recruitment of child soldiers by the Liberation Tamil Tigers Eelam (LTTE) has significantly and steadily declined since January, according to reports received by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The LTTE recently renewed its promise to halt underage recruiting in a June 1 [...]	2005-06-24 03:39:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1116	JOINT MECHANISM SIGNED BY GSL, PARLIAMENT [...] (C) According to sources in the Presidential Secretariat, M.S. Jayasinghe, the Secretary of the Ministry of Relief, Rehabilitation, and Reconciliation (RRR),signed the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS),also known as the Joint Mechanism (JM) for tsunami aid distribution, [...]	2005-06-24 07:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1119	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] The USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Program Officer, USAID/Colombo Humanitarian Assistance Program Manager (HAPM) and USAID/Colombo Development Outreach and Communications Officer (DOC) traveled to Galle and Matara districts from June 13 through 15 to monitor USAID/OFDA [...]	2005-06-27 05:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1122	SRI LANKA: GSL WILL REFLECT ON US PRIORITIES FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador delivered Reftel demarches to Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara on June 24. Palihakkara indicated that the GSL will likely vote in favor of the framework resolution that increases the Security Council to 24 members. He said that his government might consider [...]	2005-06-27 06:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AORC KUNR CE
05COLOMBO1128	SRI LANKA: COALITION CRACKING, CHAUVINISTS [...] (C) Three days after the Government signed an agreement to coordinate tsunami aid with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),opposition to the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS),also known as the "joint mechanism," among President Chandrika Kumaratunga's political [...]	2005-06-27 13:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1149	SRI LANKA: DEMARCHES ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-30 11:22:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC CE KUNR PGOV PREL UN
05COLOMBO1151	SRI LANKA: WHAT COMES AFTER THE P-TOMS? [...] (C) President Chandrika Kumaratunga's decision to sign the controversial Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS),also known as the "joint mechanism," has clearly surprised her political allies and enemies alike, leaving many of them scrambling to strategize next moves. In the [...]	2005-06-30 12:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1155	Maldives - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] On June 4 and 5, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Information Officer traveled to the Republic of Maldives (ROM) to assess the recovery efforts and monitor the USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) funded tsunami recovery activities. During the visit, the [...]	2005-07-05 05:33:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE UNICEF
05COLOMBO1160	SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION UNP BEGINS MOVEMENT TO [...] (U) Summary. On July 2 the Opposition United National Party kicked off a ten-day march to protest the high cost of living and demand presidential elections this year. Their movement, which began July 2 and will run through July 12, seems to be a campaign for future elections, be they preside [...]	2005-07-05 11:57:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1180	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (JULY [...] (U) This cable provides information for the July 7, 2005 post-Tsunami IAWG meeting. Maldives Update --------------- 2. (SBU) Fathmath Nuzuha, Assistant Undersecretary of External Resources Management at the Ministry of Finance and Treasury has informed the embassy that the GORM wants to [...]	2005-07-07 11:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1182	SRI LANKA: MUSLIM LEADER RALLYING OPPOSITION TO [...] (C) Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauff Hakeem continues to urge members of his community to oppose the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS),also known as the "joint mechanism," signed by the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [...]	2005-07-07 12:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1189	MALDIVES: MAJOR SHIFT IN PRESIDENT'S CABINET [...] (C) On July 7, poloff met in Male with members of the recently registered Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) that opposes the current government. MDP offical Ali Hashim told poloff that he had met with Presidential Spokesman Ahmed Shaheed and requested that the President's office compromise by [...]	2005-07-08 05:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MV
05COLOMBO1190	SRI LANKAN PARLIAMENT PASSES SUPPRESSION OF [...] (U) On July 7 in a vote of 81-21, the Sri Lankan parliament passed a bill giving effect to the Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing. 2. (U) The quorum of 102 parliamentarians voted along political lines with the ruling Sri Lankan Freedom Party, main opposition United Natio [...]	2005-07-08 06:53:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1212	MALDIVES: DEMOCRACY IS NO DAY AT THE BEACH [...] (SBU) Summary. On a recent trip to Maldives, poloff spoke with government officials and members of the newly registered opposition Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) about the country's improvements to the police and judicial systems and its transition to multi-party democracy. While the Govern [...]	2005-07-13 08:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1216	CALLS FOR ELECTIONS AS THE UNP MARCHES THROUGH [...] (U) As the opposition United National Party (UNP) concluded its 10-day Janbala Meheyuma (People's Power March) to Colombo on July 12, the party focused on pressuring the Commissioner of Elections Dayananda Dissanayake to call for Presidential elections this year (Ref A). Continued silence f [...]	2005-07-13 11:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PHUM CE
05COLOMBO1217	SRI LANKA RESPONDS TO LTTE ULTIMATUM AND OTHER [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-13 11:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1218	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (JULY [...] (U) This cable provides information for the July 13, 2005 post-Tsunami IAWG meeting. Maldives Update --------------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Maldives (GORM) informed Econoff that Riluwan Shareef, Executive Director of the Ministry of Finance, met with the Ministry of Planning on July [...]	2005-07-13 13:03:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1224	LTTE CLOSES FIELD OFFICES AMID CEASE FIRE [...] (C) The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have ordered all political cadres to close field offices in the Trincomalee and Batticaloa districts of the Eastern Province and return to LTTE headquarters in Kilinochi, Northern Province. The LTTE has also ordered all 22 Tamil National Allian [...]	2005-07-14 12:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1229	PRESIDENT SAYS SHE NEEDS TO FIND WAY TO STOP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a conversation with the Ambassador, President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga expressed her surprise at the gazetting of a Government drafted anti-conversion bill and indicated she would try to find a way to stop the bill from moving forward. In response to the bill's gazet [...]	2005-07-15 05:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KIRF PHUM CE
05COLOMBO125	SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND [...] As of January 13, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,899 people in Sri Lanka. The USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) conducted assessments in Ampara District and Trincomolee to view the damage caused by the earthquake [...]	2005-01-17 04:07:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1255	SRI LANKA: SUPREME COURT ORDERS TEMPORARY STAY ON [...] (SBU) In response to petitions filed by members of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party, a three-member panel of the Supreme Court (SC) granted a temporary stay order for four key sections of the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS) on July 15 (Reftel). Despit [...]	2005-07-18 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1258	DETERIORATING SECURITY ALARMS CO-CHAIRS [...] (C) The July 15 ruling by the Sri Lankan Supreme Court (SC) concerning a constitutional challenge to the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS) (SEPTEL) combined with the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) refusal of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ultimatum to increase [...]	2005-07-18 11:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1286	LTTE STIFFS NORWEGIANS ON CEASEFIRE TALKS, PTOMS [...] (C) Summary: The LTTE told Norwegians they will not hold talks on ceasefire with Government until it disarms all paramilitaries. The Tigers also said they were not willing to change any part of the PTOMS agreement. The two sides continue to work with the SLMM to solve the transportation iss [...]	2005-07-22 06:47:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE NO LTTE
05COLOMBO1291	PRESIDENT SAYS GOVERNMENT WILL ABIDE BY CEASEFIRE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-chairs told President Kumaratunga ceasefire was under threat, that LTTE bore brunt of blame for ceasefire violations, but that current upsurge of violence in East required both sides to take steps. Kumaratunga said she had given orders to security forces to not attack LTTE, bu [...]	2005-07-25 11:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE NO LTTE
05COLOMBO1292	PRESIDENT PROMISES ANTI-CONVERSION BILL WILL NOT [...] (C) Ambassador and other Chiefs of Mission from Tokyo Co-Chairs (UK for EU, Norway, Japan) called on President Kumaratunga July 25 to discuss Peace Process issues. At the end of that discussion Ambassador said he wanted to raise a separate issue, that of the anti-conversion bill. Foreign Min [...]	2005-07-25 11:47:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1295	MALDIVES CONTINUES TO WORK ON DEMOCRATIC REFORMS [...] (U) Summary. The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) is continuing its efforts to institute multi-party democracy and human rights reforms. On July 14, the President announced a massive shift in the Cabinet, with young, progressive Ministers replacing those opposed to reform. The A [...]	2005-07-26 03:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1315	PROVINCIAL COUNCILS LACK FISCAL AUTONOMY TO [...] (U) Provincial Councils PCs have limited revenue generating capabilities and are dependent on the central government for funding. Transfers to the PCs do not meet the amount required to fulfill their responsibilities. Corruption remains a widely recognized problem within the PCs. Consequent [...]	2005-07-28 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EFIN CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1316	UNICEF REPORTS SPIKE IN LTTE CHILD RECRUITMENT IN [...] (U) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) issued a press statement saying there has been a significant increase in the number of reports concerning child recruitment by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during the month of July. Since the tsunami, UNICEF had seen a considerable [...]	2005-07-28 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1318	SRI LANKA: CONTROVERSY OVER END DATE OF [...] (U) Summary. Controversy abounds in Sri Lanka about the date President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga's term of office ends. While the Constitution allows a single person to hold two six-year terms as president, the document is vague regarding the rules if the incumbent calls for early e [...]	2005-07-29 03:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1331	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (U) This cable provides information for the August 3, 2005 post-Tsunami IAWG meeting. Maldives Update --------------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Maldives (GORM) still has not submitted plans for using USG funds. The Planning Ministry gave a July 17 deadline to the line ministries for s [...]	2005-08-01 10:14:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1332	US OPPOSITION TO ANTI-CONVERSION BILL HEADLINES [...] (U) On July 31 a Sunday Times newspaper's front-page headline read "US warns Lanka on religious bill." The article, which listed no author or sources, cited Christine Rocca's meeting with Sri Lankan Ambassador to the US Bernard Gunatilleke. It purported that Rocca warned that if the Sri Lank [...]	2005-08-01 10:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CE
05COLOMBO1338	SPEAKING OUT ON GITMO AND DETAINEES [...] (C) Ambassador raised issue of understanding for US detainee operations with Foreign Minister Kadirgamar on August 1, explaining that we wanted our friends to better understand our operations and the rationale for them, and to convey their support to broader constituencies. Kadirgamar noted [...]	2005-08-02 06:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PGOV PREL
05COLOMBO1354	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION QUESTION HEATS UP [...] (U) Summary. On August 1, President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga's Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) announced current Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse as its presidential candidate and named Anura Bandaranaike (the President's brother),now the Minister for Tourism and Investment Promoti [...]	2005-08-03 11:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1366	IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-04 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
05COLOMBO1367	TSUNAMI VICTIMS STILL NEED ADEQUATE PERMANENT HOUSING [...] (SBU) July 18-20, poloff visited Galle, Ambalangoda, Ambalantota, Matara, and Hambantota to investigate the status of tsunami relief. In meetings with various government agents (GAs),non-governmental organizations (NGOs),and USAID officers, interlocutors reported that there is still a str [...]	2005-08-04 11:14:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV SCUL SOCI CE
05COLOMBO1374	VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN JAFFNA [...] Two or three SLA soldiers entered a barbershop at Inuvil junction in Jaffna. One barber is killed and another reported injured. Stories include an accidental shooting, or a dispute between a soldier and a barber, or a dispute between a soldier and an officer getting his hair cut with the ba [...]	2005-08-05 05:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1396	SRI LANKA: THESE TIGERS DON'T PURR: ANALYSIS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) exercise de facto control over parts of northern and eastern Sri Lanka, and the LTTE claims to have created a separate and fully functional government infrastructure within the areas it controls. These institutions include political [...]	2005-08-10 07:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PHUM PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1407	MALDIVES: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON FOREIGN [...] (C) The July 14 appointment of Chief Government Spokesman Dr. Ahmed Shaheed as Foreign Minister (Reftel) brings to this important post a bright, western-educated technocrat friendly to the U.S. with whom the Embassy has worked closely on such key bilateral issues as democratic reform and tsu [...]	2005-08-11 11:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV MV
05COLOMBO1417	SRI LANKAN FOREIGN MINISTER KILLED BY SUSPECTED [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar was shot by suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) assassins at his Colombo home between 10:30 - 11:00 p.m. local time on August 12. He died shortly after midnight August 13. The cold-blooded killing of this prominent, vocally an [...]	2005-08-12 21:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1419	SRI LANKA: STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED FOLLOWING [...] (U) President Chandrika Kumaratunga declared a state of emergency the morning of August 13 following the killing of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar by suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) assassins the previous night (Ref A). The measure, which gives police and military ex [...]	2005-08-13 05:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1420	MALDIVES: PROTESTERS DETAINED AFTER DEMONSTRATION [...] (U) An unknown number of arrests were made in the Maldivian capital of Male' late August 13 after protests against the arrests of three prominent opposition activists turned violent. National Security Services (NSS) forces were called in to assist the police in quelling the disturbance after [...]	2005-08-14 10:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1425	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT WANTS BOTH CRACKDOWN ON [...] (C) Summary. The Sri Lankan government (GSL) wants the international community to crack down further on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the wake of the assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar but also insists somewhat contradictorily that it remains committed to [...]	2005-08-15 05:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1446	SRI LANKA: ELECTION COMMISSIONER INDICATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Responding to a case filed by the opposition Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) party with the Supreme Court (SC),Election Commissioner (EC) Dayananda Dissanayake on August 15 affirmed that President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga's second term began in December 1999--a tacit ackn [...]	2005-08-17 09:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CE
05COLOMBO1448	INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (U) SUMMARY: While security forces continue to investigate the murder of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Kadirgamar, human rights groups urge restraint under the State of Emergency (SOE). Meanwhile, Tamil leaders complain the SOE and checkpoint inspections are an undue trauma on the Tamil people a [...]	2005-08-17 12:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1449	MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT, OPPOSITION ACCUSE EACH [...] (C) Although the streets of Male' were calm August 15 for the first night since August 12, at least 137 people remain in detention as a result of the preceding nights' unrest. ICRC is planning a visit to Maldives to meet the detainees. In an August 15 meeting in Colombo, opposition Maldivi [...]	2005-08-17 13:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1453	SRI LANKA: NORWEGIAN FACILITATORS SEND LETTER TO [...] (C) Summary. In their August 17 meeting with LTTE theoretician Anton Balasingham in London, Norwegian FM Petersen and DFM Helgesen passed a letter to LTTE leader Prabhakaran (text below). At GSL request, EU missions in Colombo will recommend to Brussels that the EU designate the LTTE as a te [...]	2005-08-18 09:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NO CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1459	LTTE SUSPECT ARRESTED IN MURDER OF POLICE [...] Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre "Gopi" was arrested following a gun battle on August 17, in Jaffna during a joint security forces operation for the August 5 murder of the police superintendent . The gun fight slightly wounded one officer and mortally wounded another. A heavy s [...]	2005-08-18 11:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO146	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 16, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,920 people in Sri Lanka. The U.S. Military continues to engage in debris removal and clean-up activities in Galle and assist in the transport of relief supplies throughout Sri L [...]	2005-01-19 03:24:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1460	LTTE AGREES TO MEET WITH GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-19 02:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NO CE
05COLOMBO1469	DEMOCRACY IN MALDIVES: ARE WE THERE YET? [...] (SBU) Summary: August 12-17 poloff visited Male' and met with government officials, members of the opposition party, and civil society groups to discuss the reform process in Maldives. Most contacts said that while the Maldives has seen some democratic progress, much work remains to be done [...]	2005-08-19 06:47:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO147	MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] According to the Maldives National Disaster Management Center (NDMC),as of January 18, the earthquake and tsunamis killed 82 people and 26 residents are missing. A key priority is to re-equip and repair health centers. The U.S. Military's primary objective in Maldives is to provide potable [...]	2005-01-19 08:51:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1485	ALL IN THE FAMILY: SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT APPOINTS [...] (C) On August 22 President Chandrika Kumaratunga appointed Anura Bandaranaike, her younger brother and Minister of Tourism, Foreign Minister. The move is viewed largely as a consolation prize for Bandaranaike after he failed to gain his party's--and his sister's--approval as the next preside [...]	2005-08-23 12:34:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO149	MALDIVES: FORMER DETAINEE EXPECTS FREER, FAIRER [...] (C) Summary: In a January 18 call on the Ambassador, former SAARC Secretary General and detainee Ibrahim Zaki expressed gratitude for U.S. support, crediting concern from the international community for the Government's decision to release him from detention and drop sedition charges against [...]	2005-01-19 10:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1493	SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT WANTS TALKS WITH TIGERS AT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 12. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) Nearly a week after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed to talks with the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) to strengthen the Ceasefire Agreement, details regarding the timing, venue and le [...]	2005-08-25 11:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM CE NO LTTE
05COLOMBO1503	SRI LANKAN SUPREME COURT DECIDES PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) On August 26 a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court ruled that presidential elections must take place between October 28 and November 22, 2005. The decision, rendered in response to a petition filed by the opposition Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) party, ends months of speculation whether po [...]	2005-08-26 07:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1508	SRI LANKAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: JVP PONDERS [...] (C) Following the August 26 Supreme Court decision that presidential elections must be held by November 22 (Reftel),the nationalist Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is facing a fierce internal debate about whether to support Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate and current Prime M [...]	2005-08-29 13:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1514	SRI LANKA: REQUEST FOR ELECTION SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see Para 4. 2. SUMMARY: Post requests funding in the amount of USD 400,000 to support local NGO efforts to monitor and observe upcoming presidential and/or general elections. Because of initial uncertainty surrounding the length of incumbent President Cha [...]	2005-08-30 09:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1530	MALDIVES: SOME DEMOCRATIC REFORMS DESPITE TRIAL OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the August 12-14 pro-reform demonstrations in Male' (Reftels C and D),as of August 28, 76 persons remained in detention, including opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed. Nasheed, the chairman of the Maldives Democratic Party (MDP),has been charged with one count of ter [...]	2005-08-31 12:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1539	VIOLENCE IN SRI LANKA'S EAST: SUNSET FOR THE CEASE [...] (SBU) Immediately following Foreign Minister Kadirgamar's assassination (Reftel B),there were few reports of Cease-Fire Agreement (CFA) violations. However, in recent days, there have been a number of such violations in the East. The non-governmental Foundation for Co-Existence (FCE) has r [...]	2005-09-01 11:30:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PINS CE LTTE

05COLOMBO1540	NOW MORE THAN EVER: SLFP OFFICIAL INDICATES PARTY [...] (C) Still unsure of either the election date or whether it can count on support from its former coalition partner, the Sinhalese nationalist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP),President Chandrika Kumaratunga's Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will kick off its hurried presidential campaign with a [...]	2005-09-01 13:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1542	SRI LANKA: NAME, TITLE AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR [...] (SBU) This message conveys updated contact information for the Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs. FOREIGN MINISTER LAST NAME: Bandaranaike FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES: Anura CONVENTIONAL USAGE: Foreign Minister Anura Bandaranaike FORMAL TITLE: Minister of Foreign Affairs ( [...]	2005-09-02 05:12:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL CE
05COLOMBO1547	SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT URGES EU TERRORIST [...] (C) In a September 2 meeting, Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara briefed Charge' on the status of Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) efforts to persuade the European Union to proscribe the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organization and to review possible funding flows f [...]	2005-09-02 09:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EFIN EAID PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO156	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 18, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,922 people in Sri Lanka. The U.S. Military hopes to transition water distribution duties in Galle to the Galle Water Board by January 25. The U.S. Military continues to work on [...]	2005-01-20 10:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO16	TFXO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES, SITREP NO. 7, [...] (SBU) Sri Lankan Needs/Requests: It is becoming increasingly clear that Sri Lanka has an urgent need for engineering expertise, construction equipment and heavy-lift capability to move that equipment for a national reconstruction effort of staggering proportions. On January 3 Margareta Wah [...]	2005-01-03 11:55:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR CASC EAID PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1604	SRI LANKA: TIME FOR CO-CHAIRS TO STAND UP AGAINST [...] (C) The co-chairs will meet in New York at a time when the prospects for tangible progress on the Sri Lanka peace process are underwhelming, especially in the wake of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE) refusal to accept the latest proposal by the Norwegian facilitators for a cease [...]	2005-09-12 10:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1605	PM RAJAPAKSE ASSURES AMBASSADOR ELECTORAL PACT [...] (C) Summary. PM Rajapakse describes his pact with the JVP, which reads as an utter renunciation of the peace process and economic reform, as "just words" and assures the Ambassador of his commitment to peace and his ability to use and control the JVP. We will continue to make the point tha [...]	2005-09-12 11:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KIRF CE
05COLOMBO1610	LTTE CLOSES POLITICAL OFFICES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 8, Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam (LTTE) political leader Thamilchelvan announced the LTTE would close all remaining political offices in government-controlled areas in the wake of the LTTE refusal to hold Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) talks at Colombo airport. The LTT [...]	2005-09-12 11:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1621	MALDIVES: FORMER DETAINEE-TURNED-CABINET MINISTER [...] (C) In a September 6 meeting with the DCM in Colombo, Maldivian Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed Shaheed and Finance Minister Qasim Ibrahim each asserted their strong belief in President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's commitment to democratic reform, citing several recent positive developments, such as the [...]	2005-09-13 10:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EFIN MV
05COLOMBO1639	SRI LANKA: FIRST BATTLE OF PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: [...] (C) Summary: Incumbent President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga's angry public reaction to Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) presidential candidate and current Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse's electoral pacts with the Sinhalese nationalist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and Jathika Hela [...]	2005-09-16 06:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1648	SRI LANKAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SCHEDULED FOR [...] (U) On September 19 Election Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake announced that presidential elections will be held on November 17. Nominations are to be filed on October 7. So far, only the two largest parties, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) of incumbent President Chandrika Bandaranaik [...]	2005-09-19 11:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1656	SRI LANKA: TIGERS DETAIN GSL CHILD PROTECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE) police force detained three special policemen from the Government of Sri Lanka's (GSL) National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) on September 13 after the GSL officers crossed into LTTE-controlled territory in the north while pursuing a [...]	2005-09-20 11:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER KWMN CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1669	PROSPECTS FOR REFORM DOMINATE DISCUSSIONS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: DCM and Econchief visited Maldives September 14 and 15 and found newly-appointed cabinet members eager to move forward with a bold reform agenda, while members of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)continue to regroup following the August 12-13 demonstrations and rel [...]	2005-09-21 11:10:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID MV
05COLOMBO1672	SRI LANKA: SLFP ALLIANCE WITH JVP MAY POLARIZE [...] (SBU) Summary: As the presidential race picks up speed, both the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party's (SLFP's) candidate Mahinda Rajapakse and the opposition United National Party's (UNP's) candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe are trying to garner support from smaller political parties. Rajapakse has c [...]	2005-09-21 12:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1680	MALDIVES: DEMOCRACY STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Although Maldives was not listed as a focus country in Reftel A, assisting Maldives in a peaceful transition to multi-party democracy would serve broad USG interests in promoting democracy and advancing human rights. Maldives is a moderate Islamic country where both the government [...]	2005-09-22 11:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID MV
05COLOMBO1681	SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION [...] This cable is for the first Tsunami Oversight Quarterly Mechanism Meeting 2. Summary: Tsunami reconstruction activity in Sri Lanka continues apace, with improvements in overall coordination, but bottlenecks due primarily to the 100/200 meter ?buffer zone.? There have been recent suggesti [...]	2005-09-22 11:44:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO17	TFXO01: LTTE PEACE SECRETARIAT HEAD BRIEFED ON [...] (C) On January 2 USAID Mission Director Carol Becker, USAID/OFDA DART leader Bill Berger and poloff met with S. Puleedevan, head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Peace Secretariat at the Norwegian Ambassador's residence to explain U.S. disaster relief efforts in Sri Lanka. The [...]	2005-01-03 12:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID AEMR CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1705	TSUNAMI RELIEF CORRUPTION CHARGES BY AUDITOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On 7 September, Sri Lanka?s Auditor General (AG) issued a report to the Parliament based on an audit of work done by various Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) agencies, as well as district and local government offices in response to the December 26 Indian Ocean Tsunami. The AG?s re [...]	2005-09-28 11:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1716	MALDIVIAN DEMOCRATIC REFORMS: PROGRESS PLODDING [...] (C) During a September 25-27 visit to Maldives as part of the first US-Maldives Friendship Week (septel),Ambassador met Government of Republic of Maldives (GORM) representatives, including President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, and opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) leaders to discuss the [...]	2005-09-29 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID MV
05COLOMBO1730	SRI LANKA FREEDOM PARTY INTERNAL BATTLE LINES [...] (SBU) With the September 27 return of President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga from abroad, the internal battle lines within the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) are hardening, with the first major confrontation--the contents of the party manifesto--likely to occur during the Central Commi [...]	2005-09-30 06:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1739	SRI LANKAN DAILY REPORTS GOVERNMENT TO DROP [...] (U) The headlines of the October 3 edition of the English language Daily Mirror, quoting an unnamed "top US State Department official," reported the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) had agreed to hold off on anti-conversion legislation because of US pressure. According to the article, written by [...]	2005-10-03 10:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO CE
05COLOMBO1757	SRI LANKA: MINORITY HEAVYWEIGHTS COME OUT FOR [...] (U) At separate press conferences on October 5 Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) head Arumugam Thondaman and Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauff Hakeem announced their parties' support for United National Party (UNP) presidential candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe. The CWC accompanied its [...]	2005-10-05 11:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1779	SRI LANKA FREEDOM PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: [...] (C) With his electoral pacts with the Marxist/nationalist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and Buddhist nationalist Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU),Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) presidential candidate Mahinda Rajapakse appears to be trying to steer his party away from the political center favored [...]	2005-10-11 06:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1789	AFGHANISTAN'S INCLUSION INTO SAARC [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-11 09:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON XD CE
05COLOMBO1795	Post-Tsunami Housing Update: Sri Lanka and [...] This cable is in response to reftel. 2. Summary: Overall, the housing process is going well in Sri Lanka and Maldives, with the recent announcement of relaxed buffer zone requirements in Sri Lanka possibly improving the outlook for construction of additional permanent housing. All IDPs w [...]	2005-10-12 08:27:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1800	AMBUSH ON LTTE LEADERS IN EASTERN SRI LANKA [...] (C) Summary: In Batticaloa district, in eastern Sri Lanka, on October 10, suspected Karuna faction gunmen, ambushed a convoy carrying the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) district military head and intelligence head. The attack reportedly left four dead and seven wounded. At the requ [...]	2005-10-13 01:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1809	SRI LANKA'S ELECTION: ECONOMIC ISSUES KEY FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In late September, Poloff and Pol FSN visited south and central Sri Lanka to meet politicians and civil society leaders and discuss the November 17 Presidential election. Most interlocutors agreed that for Ratnapura, Badulla, and Moneragela districts, employment, welfare, and a [...]	2005-10-17 02:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON CE
05COLOMBO181	MALDIVES: REFORM CANDIDATES MAKE GAINS AS POLLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With one exception, polls to elect representatives to the People's Majlis, or Parliament, closed throughout this island nation on January 22. Although counting continues, preliminary results indicate a solid showing for pro-reform candidates, with the Presidential Spokesman [...]	2005-01-24 08:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1814	FIRST US-MALDIVES FRIENDSHIP WEEK A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The first-ever US-Maldives Friendship Week ("Friendship Week") which took place on September 23-28 furthered the Mission Performance Plan (MPP) goal of stable and secure partners worldwide and enhanced bilateral ties in the political, economic, cultural and security realms. Bu [...]	2005-10-17 11:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM KPAO OIIP PREL MV
05COLOMBO1823	GORM INDIRECTLY TARGETS OPPOSITION NEWSPAPER STAFF [...] (C) Summary: In a perceived crackdown on an opposition newspaper, police in Male detained two popular columnists for "Minivan" on October 13 on charges unrelated to journalism. Mohamed Nasheed and Ablo Saeed were summoned to the police station and detained on respective charges of "instigating [...]	2005-10-18 11:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL MV
05COLOMBO1824	MALDIVES: OPPOSITION FIGURE'S DAUGHTER SENTENCED [...] (U) Jennifer Latheef, daughter of Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Spokesman Mohamed Latheef, was sentenced by the Criminal Court on October 18 to 10 years in prison on terrorism charges. The charges stemmed from Jennifer's participation in a September 2003 demonstration in Male' protesting [...]	2005-10-18 11:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1830	SNAPSHOTS FROM TRINCOMALEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19, the Ambassador traveled to the eastern district of Trincomalee for a a series of meetings with the Sri Lankan Army (SLA),Trincomalee Government Agent (GA) K.G. Leelananda, Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) and an NGO roundtable hosted by USAID. Interlocutors said [...]	2005-10-20 11:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM LTTE
05COLOMBO1831	SRI LANKAN ELECTION SURVEY REVEALS GREATER VOTER [...] (C) Summary: Results of recent polls indicate that a cross-section of Sri Lankans have greater confidence in the opposition United National Party's (UNP) ability to control the cost of living and negotiate a peace agreement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),the two most import [...]	2005-10-20 11:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1832	SRI LANKA: PRO-LTTE MP INDICATES CONCERN AT [...] (SBU) On October 19 poloff met in Colombo with Pathmini Sithamparanathan, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP from Jaffna, and her husband, Professor K. Shivakumaran, who teaches drama at Jaffna University. The couple told poloff they were in the capital to meet with a number of "Sinhalese frie [...]	2005-10-20 12:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE
05COLOMBO1837	TWO ENVOYS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Amnesty International head Ian Martin found the GSL eager to inject a human rights component into the peace process, but the LTTE rejected any discussion of human rights until after talks on the cease-fire had resumed. Former Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission head General (re [...]	2005-10-21 06:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1841	TWO ENVOYS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Amnesty International head Ian Martin found the GSL eager to inject a human rights component into the peace process, but the LTTE rejected any discussion of human rights until after talks on the cease-fire had resumed. Former Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission head General (re [...]	2005-10-24 10:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1843	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RAMAKRISHNA ?RAMKI? UPPULURI, [...] Post grants country clearance to Ramakrishna "Ramki" Uppuluri during the period November 15-19, 2005. Embassy control officer is Craig A. Zimmerman, office telephone number 94-11-244-8007, extension 2401, home telephone number 94-11-258-5337. 2. Reservations have been made at The Colombo P [...]	2005-10-25 05:53:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AINF PGOV PINR OTRA TW NP
05COLOMBO1853	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DIVERGE ON [...] (C) The two main candidates in Sri Lanka's November 17 presidential election offer radically different approaches to the peace process and the economy. Prime Minister and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate Mahinda Rajapakse is stepping back from a previous Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) [...]	2005-10-26 11:47:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1858	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRESIDENT KUMARATUNGA: THE [...] (C) I met with President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga one-on-one late in the evening of October 26. As Kumaratunga appeared from a Cabinet meeting, I commented that she looked tired from the campaign. "Not tired," she said, "frustrated." She then launched into criticism of Prime Minis [...]	2005-10-27 09:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CE
05COLOMBO1859	SRI LANKA: CO-CHAIRS PREVIEW POSSIBLE ROLE [...] (C) On October 25 the Ambassador convened a meeting of Heads of Mission of the co-chairs of the 2003 Tokyo Conference on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka to reassess the co-chairs' role in the wake of developments over the past two years. Pointing out that many of their original o [...]	2005-10-27 10:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CE
05COLOMBO1862	PUTTALAM DISTRICT GEARS UP FOR CLOSE ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent poloff visit to Puttalam district on Sri Lanka's west coast, government officials described a calm, if rather apathetic, polity and a well-practiced electoral mechanism. Catholics in the area are expected to support United National Party (UNP) opposition candid [...]	2005-10-27 11:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1866	SRI LANKA'S DIVERSE CENTRAL PROVINCE [...] (C) Summary: On Poloff's October 23-26 trip to Sri Lanka's Central Province, interlocutors in the three districts of Nuwara Eliya, Kandy and Matale indicated that United National Party (UNP) candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe was slightly ahead of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party's (SLFP) Mahinda Ra [...]	2005-10-28 08:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1867	PRESIDENTIAL PLATFORMS HIGHLIGHT STARK ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: The Sri Lanka presidential candidates have released their election "manifestos" (platforms). Both have clearly learned the lessons of the April 2004 parliamentary elections, in which the rural vote proved decisive, and have included significant benefit increases for the rural sect [...]	2005-10-28 08:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL CE
05COLOMBO1868	FOREIGN MINISTER STICKS UP FOR HIS SISTER, SLAMS [...] (C) Summary. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister (and brother of President Kumaratunga) Anura Bandaranaike told the Ambassador he is contemptuous of SLFP Presidential candidate Mahinda Rajapakse's alliance with the Marxist JVP, will not campaign very hard on Rajapakse's behalf and is not at all sur [...]	2005-10-31 04:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF CE MV
05COLOMBO1875	PRE-ELECTION VIEW FROM THE SRI LANKAN FRONT LINE: [...] (C/NF) During a mid-October trip to the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) Headquarters near the front lines, interlocutors from Vavuniya said the situation there and at the Omanthai Entry/Exit Point demarcating Tiger-controlled territory was relatively calm, but expressed concern at continued ceasefire vi [...]	2005-10-31 09:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PTER CE
05COLOMBO1878	MALDIVIAN FOREIGN MINISTER HERALDS BEGINNING OF [...] (C) Maldivian Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Aminath Didi and Maldivian High Commissioner Dr. Mohamed Asim, called on the Ambassador in Colombo October 31 to offer the Government of Maldives' (GORM) side of recent events in the country, including th [...]	2005-10-31 11:17:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1879	TIGERS BAG ANOTHER INTELLIGENCE OFFICER WHILE [...] (C) On the evening of October 29, an assassin shot and killed Sri Lankan Army (SLA) LTCOL T.R. Meedin as the officer sat in his car. This killing follows the May 31 murder of another high ranking Tamil speaking intelligence officer MAJ T.N. Muthalif. Police arrested four suspects on Octobe [...]	2005-10-31 11:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO188	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] As of January 24, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,957 people in Sri Lanka. The U.S. Military plans to complete school debris clearing and latrine building by January 24, and water distributions will end on January 23. Sanitatio [...]	2005-01-25 08:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1883	PRE-ELECTION PERSPECTIVES FROM KURUNEGALA, [...] (U) Summary. Poloff and Pol FSN met on October 25-27 with community members in Kurunegala district in North Western province, Polonnaruwa district in North Central province, and Trincomalee district in Eastern province to discuss the political climate in the weeks before the November 17 pre [...]	2005-11-01 09:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CE
05COLOMBO189	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] As of January 24, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,957 people. The U.S. Military is starting to move equipment and personnel from Galle to Colombo. The Galle local government and the Galle Water Board are taking over responsibi [...]	2005-01-25 08:23:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1891	SRI LANKA FREEDOM PARTY COUNTING ON MUSLIM VOTE [...] (C) Campaign strategists for Prime Minister and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) presidential candidate Mahinda Rajapakse told poloff in an October 27 meeting they were confident that votes from supporters of the Sinhalese extremist Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (S [...]	2005-11-01 12:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1912	FOREIGN MINISTER ANURA BANDARANAIKE ON "WHEN RANIL [...] (C) When I met Foreign Minister Anura Bandaranaike on October 28 (reftel),he said that he wanted to get together before the Presidential election for a one-on-one chat, "without all these people (pointing to the notetakers) around." On November 7 we had that meeting over lunch at his offici [...]	2005-11-07 09:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE
05COLOMBO192	UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per Reftel, Mission submits the draft report on Supporting Human Rights and Democracy in Maldives. Begin text. In 2004, Maldives President Gayoom, head of the parliamentary-style government, began a process to strengthen democracy and introduce political reforms. His commitment to refor [...]	2005-01-25 09:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL MV
05COLOMBO1929	SRI LANKA: IMPLICATIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) -- The distinct approaches to the peace process adopted by the two main candidates in the run-up to Sri Lanka's November 17 presidential election pose different challenges for members of the international community, including the U.S., who hope to promote a permanent resolution of the eth [...]	2005-11-09 11:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO193	UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per Reftel, Mission submits the draft report on Supporting Human Rights and Democracy in Sri Lanka. Begin text. Sri Lanka is a longstanding democratic republic with an active multiparty system. For more than 20 years, Sri Lanka has struggled with an internal war between the Sri Lankan go [...]	2005-01-25 10:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL CE
05COLOMBO1940	AS ELECTION APPROACHES, AMPARA RESIDENTS ASK: [...] (U) Summary: The district government in the Muslim-majority East coast district of Ampara appears to have logistics for the November 17 presidential election in order. Community members feel that Tamils in the district are not taking the election seriously enough. Tamils are unconvinced t [...]	2005-11-14 11:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1943	LTTE DISCOURAGES TAMILS FROM VOTING, BLOW TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ending weeks of speculation about the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) stance in the November 17 presidential election, the LTTE met late on November 10 with their Tamil National Alliance (TNA) proxies in Kilinochchi and announced that the Tamil people would "not benefit f [...]	2005-11-14 12:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1951	SRI LANKA: SUGGESTED U.S. STATEMENT ON THE [...] (SBU) This message conveys Embassy's suggestions for a statement by the Department Spokesman after the November 17 presidential election. Two versions are provided: one for suggested use in the event of a generally free and fair election and another for suggested use in the event of an elect [...]	2005-11-15 11:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO CE
05COLOMBO1953	MIXED MESSAGES FROM MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT MOVES [...] (C) During a November 9-11 visit by polcouns and Sri Lanka/Maldives Desk Officer Molly Gower to Maldives, discussions with government and opposition figures revealed a now-familiar mix of signs of progress--if intermittent and faltering--toward democratic reform, along with some disturbing in [...]	2005-11-15 12:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1965	SRI LANKA: BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT, CALCULATING WIN [...] (C) One day before the presidential election campaign insiders for both major candidates remained confident of claiming a decisive, if narrow, victory. Strategists for Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate Mahinda Rajapakse seem sure that their contender will clinch a significant slice of [...]	2005-11-16 11:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE
05COLOMBO1969	CHANDRIKA BIDS FAREWELL [...] (C) Outgoing Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (CBK) hosted a dinner for the diplomatic corps on November 16, the evening before the election which would determine her successor. About 100 guests--the entire diplomatic corps, including multilateral and UN agency heads, [...]	2005-11-17 08:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1971	SRI LANKA: POLLING PEACEFUL; TIGER INTIMIDATION [...] (SBU) As of mid-day on November 17, voting in the presidential election was proceeding peacefully in the central and southern parts of the country. Virtually no voters had crossed from territory controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the north and east to cast their ba [...]	2005-11-17 11:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER CE
05COLOMBO1974	US INTERESTS AFTER THE SRI LANKAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) How is the apparent victory of Mahinda Rajapakse likely to affect US interests in Sri Lanka? We define our overriding interests here quite simply: Peace and Prosperity. Peace because a successful peace process will mean the end of terrorism by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [...]	2005-11-18 07:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER US CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1975	SRI LANKA: PM RAJAPAKSE WINS PRESIDENCY IN CLOSE [...] On November 18, Election Commissioner Dayananada Dissanayake announced that Prime Minister and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate Mahinda Rajapakse won Sri Lanka's November 17 presidential election with a mere 50.3 percent of the total vote. The deciding factor in the election was a Tam [...]	2005-11-18 09:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1979	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSE SOUNDS MODERATE [...] (C) On November 19 Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse took the oath of office as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka's fifth Executive President. Following the swearing-in ceremony, Rajapakse addressed the nation listing his objectives of averting war, supporting the Cease Fire Agre [...]	2005-11-21 11:08:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER KIRF CE
05COLOMBO1981	SRI LANKA: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Percy Mahendra (aka "Mahinda") Rajapakse was sworn in as Sri Lanka's fifth President on November 18, 2005--his 60th birthday. Like his predecessor and rival Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Rajapakse has the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) in his blood, with his father, D.A. Rajapakse [...]	2005-11-21 11:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1982	HAWKISH RATNASIRI WICKREMANAYAKE APPOINTED PRIME [...] (C) Summary. New Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, a Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) hard-liner and long-time loyalist of former President Chandrika Kumaratunga, is a controversial politician unlikely to foster the broad consensus new President Mahinda Rajapakse, with his narrow margi [...]	2005-11-21 12:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CE
05COLOMBO1988	SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION LEADER'S VIEWS ON LOST [...] Summary: On November 22, the Ambassador met with Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of the opposition United National Party (UNP) and unsuccessful candidate in the November 17 presidential election by a margin of under 200,000 votes. Wickremesinghe expressed surprise that the Liberation Tigers of T [...]	2005-11-22 11:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1994	BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) On November 23 President Mahinda Rajapakse appointed a 25-member Cabinet that retained many Ministers in the posts they held during former President Chandrika Kumaratunga's administration (septel). Among the few changes made, however, was the appointment of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) [...]	2005-11-23 10:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL CE
05COLOMBO1998	PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSE APPOINTS SLIMMER CABINET [...] (C) Summary. President Mahinda Rajapakse appointed his cabinet on November 23, delayed reportedly because of several days of debate about who should control which portfolios. With 25 ministers, the new cabinet is slimmer than in the previous administration, with one notable deletion being s [...]	2005-11-23 11:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CE
05COLOMBO2003	CONFIDENT PRESIDENT VOWS TO MOVE FORWARD ON PEACE [...] (C) Summary. President Rajapakse told the Ambassador he is committed to maintaining historically close ties with the United States and welcomes co-chair involvement in the peace process. There is a role for an "independent and balanced" Norway although they should not head the SLMM in Rajap [...]	2005-11-28 06:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KIRF EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2007	NEW PRIME MINISTER SEES HOPE FOR PEACE [...] (C) Summary. New Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake reacted with optimism to LTTE leader Prabhakaran's November 27 Heroes' Day speech, said that a return to war is not an option and expressed appreciation for U.S. military assistance. He said the anti-conversion bill will not come back [...]	2005-11-28 08:47:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF MASS EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2008	SRI LANKA: TIGER LEADER'S ANNUAL MESSAGE GIVES [...] (C) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran's annual Heroes' Day speech on November 27, while less belligerent than many had feared, put the new government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa on notice that it must "come forward soon with a reasonable political framew [...]	2005-11-28 11:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2017	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT'S PUBLIC STATEMENTS OFFER [...] (C) In public statements made since his November 17 election, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has offered few concrete details into how he plans to realize his oft-stated goal of achieving a political resolution to the conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). In particular, how [...]	2005-11-29 11:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2025	MALDIVES: PLODDING PROGRESS ON THE PATH TO REFORM [...] (U) Summary: The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) is attempting to move forward with media and judicial reforms with bills in the People's Majlis (parliament) to create a freer press and the formation of a new Judicial Services Commission. However, the Maldives Human Rights Comm [...]	2005-12-01 08:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MV
05COLOMBO2038	MALDIVES: PROPOSED LETTER FROM SECRETARY TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (SBU) Maldives has made some progress in implementing democratic reforms, but significant problems, including limitations on the opposition and on pro-opposition media, as detailed in Reftels B and C, remain. The Maldives is a moderate, [...]	2005-12-05 10:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO2040	SRI LANKA: BODY COUNT MOUNTS IN NORTH AND EAST [...] (C) Violence intensified in the north and east over the past week, culminating in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attack December 4 on a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) vehicle in Jaffna that resulted in the highest number of Army casualties in a single incident since the beginning of the Ceas [...]	2005-12-05 12:39:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2058	LTTE STRIKES AGAIN IN THE NORTH, SITUATION TENSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tensions remain high in the North and East of Sri Lanka following a second Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attack on December 6 that killed seven in Jaffna, and the murder of two Muslim fishermen in Ampara also blamed on the LTTE. New Army Commander Fonseka told a pres [...]	2005-12-07 11:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2059	SRI LANKA: UN RAPPORTEUR, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Overlapping visits by Amnesty International (AI) Secretary General Irene Khan and UN Special Rapporteur on SIPDIS Extrajudicial, Summary and Arbitrary Killings Philip Alston during the first week of December focused on continuing political assassinations and the danger they pose to the [...]	2005-12-07 12:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2076	PEACE PROCESS: AKASHI VISITS, OFFERS TO HOST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Special Envoy Akashi found President Rajapakse eager to take up ceasefire implementation talks and willing to use a venue outside of Sri Lanka. Akashi offered Japan for the first round. Rajapakse was upset at reported comments of Norwegian Envoy Eric Solheim that Norway w [...]	2005-12-12 08:47:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2088	SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 19 CO-CHAIRS [...] (C) In the run-up to their December 19 meeting in Brussels, the co-chairs are faced with rapidly degenerating security in the north and east; an inexperienced new Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) administration that won on a hardline platform; a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that has p [...]	2005-12-13 04:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2096	CO-CHAIRS SHOULD FOCUS ON PRIVATE MESSAGES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-Chairs Chiefs of Mission (COM's) and visiting EC DDG Jouanjean agreed Dec 19 Co-Chairs meeting in Brussels should focus on role of Co-Chairs in changed peace process environment in Sri Lanka. All agreed Co-Chairs should develop messages to be passed privately to both GSL and [...]	2005-12-14 09:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2108	TIGERS' TNA PROXIES BLAME GOVERNMENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 15 meeting with pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarians, the Ambassador stressed U.S. and international concern at the escalation of violence following the November 17 election. The TNA MPs were quick to deny LTTE i [...]	2005-12-16 07:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2118	SRI LANKA: SEVEN CIVILIANS INJURED IN VIOLENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Seven civilians were injured when Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers fired on a violent protest led by students affiliated with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the northern district of Jaffna on December 19. In Colombo on December 17-18 security forces arrested and rel [...]	2005-12-19 12:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2130	TSUNAMI RELIEF IN SRI LANKA -- OFDA WRAP-UP AND [...] SUMMARY: USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR SRI LANKA IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DECEMBER 2004 TSUNAMI DISASTER WAS SPEARHEADED BY USAID/OFDA WITH THE IMMEDIATE DEPLOYMENT OF A DART TEAM AND RAPID FUNDING OF A PORTFOLIO OF EMERGENCY PROJECTS. NOW LARGELY COMPLETED, THE PROJECTS WERE INSTRUMENTAL [...]	2005-12-21 02:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO2138	MALDIVES: IBRAHIM ISMAIL ELECTED PRESIDENT OF [...] (U) The opposition Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) held its first ever party Congress in Male' December 19-21. On December 20, delegates at the Congress used a cascading preferential voting system to elect Member of Parliament (MP) Ibrahim Ismail party president and former SAARC secretary-gen [...]	2005-12-21 11:12:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR MV
05COLOMBO2141	OPPOSITION POST-MORTEM OF ELECTORAL DEFEAT: SOME [...] (C) In the wake of the United National Party's (UNP) defeat at the November 17 presidential polls, some members of Sri Lanka's oldest political party are questioning once again whether Ranil Wickremesinghe, who led the party to defeat in 13 of the last 14 electoral contests, should continue a [...]	2005-12-21 11:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO2144	MALDIVES: POST SUPPORT FOR NDI PROPOSAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. The Republic of Maldives, a moderate, pro-Western Muslim nation, is taking its first faltering steps along the path to democratic reform (Ref A). A special Parliament is meeting to consider far-reaching changes, but is moving slowly. In p [...]	2005-12-22 09:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM MV
05COLOMBO2145	MIXED RECORD CONFRONTS SRI LANKA, MALDIVES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: As we approach the one year anniversary of the December 26, 2004 tsunami, Sri Lanka has avoided the mass outbreak of disease and unrest that some feared early on, established a network of transitional shelters, begun to build permanent housing, elected a new President, establis [...]	2005-12-22 10:08:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO2149	SRI LANKA: STEADY ATTACKS PRESSURE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continues to goad the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) and Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) in the north, launching nine small-scale attacks against military targets since December 20. The back-to-back attacks seem designed to increase pressure on the new governm [...]	2005-12-22 12:36:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2167	SRI LANKA: DEMINING OPERATIONS IN JAFFNA SUSPENDED [...] (SBU) The HALO Trust (HT),Sri Lankan Army (SLA) and Danish Demining Group (DDG) have all suspended operations in the Jaffna peninsula as of December 28. HALO Trust and the SLA cited the deteriorating security environment, while the DDG's closure coincides with its holiday stand-down. Disgrun [...]	2005-12-28 11:20:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM CASC MOPS KHDP CE EAIS LTTE
05COLOMBO2179	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY'S JANUARY 5 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Since the November 17 election of Mahinda Rajapaksa as President, violence has escalated rapidly, imperiling the increasingly fragile three-year-old Ceasefire Agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). On his first visit to Washin [...]	2005-12-30 06:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE
05COLOMBO224	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] As of January 25, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,957 people in Sri Lanka. USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) implementing partner Community Habitat Finance International (CHF) is constructing 3,500 transit [...]	2005-01-28 05:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO225	MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] According to the Maldives National Disaster Management Center (NDMC),as of January 18, the earthquake and tsunamis killed 82 people and 26 residents are missing in Maldives. The U.S. Military is prioritizing final operations in Maldives before its final departure. There is currently a short [...]	2005-01-28 05:14:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO228	Sri Lanka: Post-tsunami Political Landscape [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Sri Lanka begins to pick up the pieces one month after the tsunami, politicians are calculating the impact of the disaster on the bitterly divisive zero-sum game that is Sri Lankan politics. For now, the enormous sympathy generated for Sri Lanka-as well as repeated calls for [...]	2005-01-28 05:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AEMR EAID PTER CE
05COLOMBO252	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] From January 21 to 26, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Water and Sanitation Officer (WSO) traveled to Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Hambantota, Matara, and Galle districts to meet with implementing partners and visit internally displaced person (IDP)camps. The USAID/DA [...]	2005-02-01 10:22:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO27	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 3, the death toll in Sri Lanka due to the earthquake and tsunamis is 29,957. Transitioning from emergency relief, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) plans to fund an additional USD 10 million to focus on the immediate rehabilitation needs of disaster-affected co [...]	2005-01-04 08:34:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EAID AEMR PREL PGOV
05COLOMBO283	MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] On January 28, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Field Officer (FO) posted to Male' in Maldives departed the islands for Colombo. A summary of the U.S. Government's assistance in Maldives in response to the earthquake and tsunamis follows below. End Summary. ----------- [...]	2005-02-03 10:17:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO285	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 31, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunami had killed 30,959 people in Sri Lanka. The CNO is scheduled to transition responsibilities for the tsunami relief effort to the Ministry of Public Security, Law and Order during the week of F [...]	2005-02-03 10:18:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO297	MALDIVES: PRO- AND ANTI-GOVERNMENT GROUPS CLAIM [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of the December 26 tsunami, the Maldivian government proceeded with its SIPDIS rescheduled Majlis ("Parliament") elections on January 22, an event that occurred largely without incident. Pro- and anti-government groups declared victory, with the anti-governm [...]	2005-02-07 10:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV

05COLOMBO31	TFXO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES, SITREP. NO. 8, [...] (U) Casualties: According to Government statistics, 30,229 people died in the tsunami; 3,858 remain missing; 835,028 have been displaced. A total of 7 Americans have been confirmed killed in the disaster. 2. (SBU) U.S. Actions/Assistance: The Ambassador, accompanied by Brigadier Gener [...]	2005-01-04 14:48:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR CASC PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO317	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] From January 31 to February 3, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) deployed teams to tsunami-affected districts to visit USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) programs. The purpose of these trips was to monitor the progress of USAID/OFDA implem [...]	2005-02-09 09:43:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO327	SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 20-21 [...] (SBU) The December 26 tsunami, in spite of its cruel humanitarian toll and staggering financial costs, has provided the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) a chance to re-engage after a near two-year hiatus in negotiations. The tragedy has mitigated [...]	2005-02-10 12:52:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV EAID PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO335	MALDIVES: SECENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FORMER [...] (SBU) Nearly one-third of the population of Maldives was affected by the December 26 tsunami. A preliminary assessment estimates total losses at about 55 percent of GDP, with the greatest negative impact felt by the crucial tourism industry. Entire populations on some islands were displaced [...]	2005-02-11 10:55:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV EAID MV
05COLOMBO338	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] On February 4, the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) closed the Center for National Operations (CNO) and transferred its functions to the recently established Task Force for Relief (TAFOR). USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) assessments indicate that emergency needs for food, [...]	2005-02-14 06:19:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO341	AKASHI SEES PROGRESS POSSIBLE BETWEEN LTTE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Akashi found LTTE's Tamilchelvan less aggressive than expected, and believes negotiations on a joint mechanism for tsunami reconstruction can resume. President Kumaratunga said she was eager for an agreement. Each side blamed the other for delays. Akashi thinks a Co- Chair Ambass [...]	2005-02-14 08:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE JA
05COLOMBO359	SRI LANKA: COALITION PARTNER BOYCOTTS [...] (C) Relegated to an undesirable back seat in post-tsunami reconstruction, Government coalition partner Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) demonstrated its displeasure by boycotting the February 9 Parliamentary debate on reconstruction plans and threatening to resign from the Cabinet. The JVP c [...]	2005-02-15 14:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO373	DHANAPALA SAYS GOVERNMENT WILLING TO COMPROMISE [...] (C) Ambassador met with head of Sri Lankan Peace Secretariat Jayantha Dhanapala February 16. Dhanapala launched immediately into a recounting of the status of the negotiations with the LTTE to set up a joint mechanism for reconstruction in the North and East. He said that the negotiations [...]	2005-02-16 12:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE JA LTTE
05COLOMBO38	TFXO01: MALDIVES SITREP -- A UNIQUE NATION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit by USG officials to Maldives January 2-4, a clear picture emerged of the devastion of the local islands and the govermnent's needs for assistance. On three islands visited, varying degrees of destruction met the U.S. team with piles of rubble where houses once [...]	2005-01-06 07:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR EAID PGOV MV
05COLOMBO381	VISIT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION TO SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-17 11:34:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT OTRA PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO39	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 4, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the death toll in Sri Lanka due to the earthquake and tsunamis is 30,190. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that the immediate priority areas in Sri Lanka are water (including cl [...]	2005-01-06 08:23:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EAID AEMR PREL PGOV
05COLOMBO401	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] Former Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton visited Sri Lanka as part of a tour of four tsunami-affected countries from February 20 to 21. The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) continues to travel to tsunami- affected districts to monitor and evaluate USAID's Office of [...]	2005-02-22 11:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO404	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES IT IS PREPARED [...] (C) In a speech marking the third anniversary of the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA),Jayantha Dhanapala, head of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Peace Secretariat, announced on February 22 that the GSL is "ready to reopen direct negotiations" with the insurgent Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( [...]	2005-02-23 10:47:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO420	MALDIVES: BANNER DAYS FOR DEMOCRACY? [...] (C) Summary: Democracy in Maldives is going through a growth spurt -- a big one -- and the government seems to be taking it in stride. Amnesty International was set to release its report on February 24 from its official visit to Maldives in October 2004. The Maldivian court is scheduled to [...]	2005-02-25 05:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO426	SRI LANKA: JVP PUMMELS GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATING [...] (SBU) Summary: President Chandrika Kumaratunga's tenuous majority in Parliament looks shakier than ever after renewed threats from the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) to quit the coalition and the decision by two Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) ministers to resign from their posts. Although bo [...]	2005-02-25 06:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO438	NORWEGIANS SEE HOPE FOR LTTE-GSO AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both sides have been flexible on negotiations for a "mechanism" for distributing reconstruction assistance to the North and East, and the Norwegians believe an agreement is possible in the next few days. Such an agreement would not only assist in the reconstruction effort, but [...]	2005-02-28 11:14:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CE NO LTTE
05COLOMBO457	(SBU) SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND [...] (U) At a February 21 meeting, the Commissioner General of Essential Services instructed the Government Agents (GA) and lead shelter agencies to establish a district project office that will coordinate transitional shelter issues in each affected district. In addition, the Commissioner state [...]	2005-03-02 10:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO458	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT ESTABLISHES COMMISSION TO [...] (C) Summary: Three female Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were shot and injured in the eastern town of Akkaraipatuu, south of Ampara, on February 28, 2005. The police have a suspect in custody, allegedly a loyalist to breakaway eastern LTTE rebel Karuna. As with previous att [...]	2005-03-02 11:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO471	SRI LANKA: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BILL DEBATED IN [...] (U) Summary. Recently proposed legislation to curb domestic violence contains provisions for victims, including interim and one-year protection orders, as well as supplementary orders mandating counseling for abusers. An NGO representative pointed out that the bill does not provide counseli [...]	2005-03-04 05:57:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PGOV CE
05COLOMBO472	SRI LANKA: JVP JINGOISM ELICITS CLARIFICATION ON [...] (U) Coalition partner Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) opposition to an official statement issued by the Government (GSL) on February 22 declaring its readiness to discuss "an interim arrangement" with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) prompted an official clarification of the GSL st [...]	2005-03-04 07:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO485	SRI LANKA: NORWEGIAN ENVOY SAYS TSUNAMI [...] (C) In a March 6 conversation with the Ambassador, Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar, summarizing his findings after a trip to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) headquarters in Kilinochchi the previous day, said that "if the Government of Sri Lanka really wants a mechanism (to coopera [...]	2005-03-07 11:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO487	SRI LANKA: KILLINGS IN THE NORTH AND EAST [...] (C) Summary: Separate deadly incidents in the north and east March 4-6 highlight continuing tensions between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in the northern Jaffna peninsula and the LTTE's fractured control of areas in the east. Security forces fired [...]	2005-03-07 11:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO488	SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT WORRIED ABOUT LTTE AIR [...] (S) In a meeting with the Ambassador on March 4, Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar expressed concern that Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) air assets could be used to conduct suicide attacks against Government and/or foreign targets. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) views the Tige [...]	2005-03-07 11:42:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO500	IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 - MALDIVES [...] THE FOLLOWING IS THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR MALDIVES FOR 2005. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT MALDIVES FEBRUARY 2005 OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ 2. Maldives is made up of over 1,190 islands, of which 198 are inhabited and 87 are exclusi [...]	2005-03-09 10:44:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV ECON MV
05COLOMBO502	USAID/OFDA DART TEAM MONITORING VISIT TO TSUNAMI- [...] MEMBERS OF THE USAID/OFDA DART TEAM VISITED THE HEAVILY AFFECTED EAST AND SOUTH COASTS OF SRI LANKA MARCH 2-7 TO MONITOR PROGRESS OF RELIEF ACTIVITIES AND ASSESS PROSPECTS FOR CONTINUED RECOVERY. AVAILABLE FUNDS ARE SUFFICIENT TO MEET RELIEF NEEDS IN THE DISTRICTS VISITED BUT IMPLEMENTATION F [...]	2005-03-09 10:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO51	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 7, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis killed 30,680 people in Sri Lanka. On January 6, Senators Frist and Landrieu, along with the U.S. Ambassador and USAID representatives, including the USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assi [...]	2005-01-08 08:41:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EAID AEMR PREL PGOV
05COLOMBO532	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION [...] (U) Ambassador called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse March 14 to discuss problems in post-tsunami reconstruction. (n.b., Rajapakse has no formal role to play in reconstruction process, since the Prime Minister's functions are severely limited under the Sri Lankan Constitution. Rajapaks [...]	2005-03-14 11:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL
05COLOMBO534	SRI LANKA: CHILD MARRIAGE NOT COMMON [...] (U) Summary. Child marriage is not a significant problem in Sri Lanka. Under civil law, the legal age of marriage in Sri Lanka is 18 years old with no provision for marriage at an earlier age with parental consent. While Muslims follow their own cultural law and may marry at an earlier age, [...]	2005-03-15 08:17:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECON ELAB PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN CE
05COLOMBO547	SRI LANKA: BISHOP OF JAFFNA SEES POPULAR [...] (C) In a March 16 meeting with poloff in Colombo, Thomas Savundaranayagam, Catholic Bishop of Jaffna, reported that initial post-tsunami coordination among the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL),the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),NGOs and the Catholic Church ran smoothly. Since then, h [...]	2005-03-17 03:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EAID PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO557	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador told President Kumaratunga that reconstruction effort was running into problems, especially on transitional shelter, with monsoon season looming. There was a risk of major problems that could cost Sri Lanka the international good will it had achieved in the emergency [...]	2005-03-18 06:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TPHY EAID CE
05COLOMBO558	KUMARATUNGA SAYS READY TO SIGN JOINT MECHANISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga told Ambassador March 17 that she believes establishing a joint mechanism with LTTE for administration of tsunami reconstruction is necessary. One issue remains to be resolved. Once it is, she is ready to sign and does not believe her coalition partner the J [...]	2005-03-18 06:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO559	SRI LANKA: SHIFTING FOCUS FROM POST-CRISIS TO [...] (C) Several recent events indicate that the domestic political scene may be gearing down from the post-tsunami crisis mode of the last three months--in which more blatant displays of self-interest and short-sightedness had to be held in check--back to politics as usual. Examples include dela [...]	2005-03-18 06:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO565	SRI LANKA WILL CONSIDER POINTS ON CUBA CHR [...] (C) Ambassador raised Cuba CHR Resolution with Foreign Secretary Palihakkara on March 21, making points in reftel. SIPDIS Palihakkara was interested in the "minimalist" approach US was taking this year, and asked several questions. Ambassador provided him a copy of the draft resolution. [...]	2005-03-21 06:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CE UN
05COLOMBO569	BAD PRESS: LTTE KILLS SUSPECTED DISSIDENTS AFTER [...] (U) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants attacked a camp of anti-LTTE Karuna loyalists in Thivichchenei, Polonnaruwa District, in the early morning hours of March 21, killing at least two suspected Karuna cadres. (Note: The Sri Lanka Army claims that the two dead are LTTE cadre [...]	2005-03-21 11:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO583	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In Sri Lanka, post-disaster relief and reconstruction efforts, many of which were unavoidably developed and implemented on an ad hoc basis, appear to be evolving into a more structured, longer-term implementation phase. There are three main organizations currently spearheading [...]	2005-03-23 10:29:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE
05COLOMBO595	SRI LANKA: SUSPECTED "ENCOUNTER" KILLINGS BY [...] (SBU) Over the past four months, 17 suspected criminals have been shot and killed as they were being taken into police custody, primarily in Colombo and surrounding areas. Although police versions of such incidents invariably claim that the suspects attempted to shoot or otherwise injure pol [...]	2005-03-24 12:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KCRM CE
05COLOMBO615	SRI LANKA: ELECTRICITY, FUEL STRIKES AVERTED [...] (SBU) Strikes threatened by unions at the state- owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) were averted late March 28 after a Cabinet vote on restructuring the two state-owned enterprises (SOEs) was postponed. Cities across the island reported crippling traf [...]	2005-03-29 10:39:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ELAB ENRG PGOV CE
05COLOMBO616	SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES: SWIFT RESPONSE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In sharp contrast to the December 26 earthquake and tsunami that caused devastating loss of life in Sri Lanka and Maldives, both governments responded quickly and efficiently to the potential for another deadly tsunami following the March 28 earthquake off the Indonesian islan [...]	2005-03-29 11:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR CASC PHUM PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO629	SRI LANKA - SITUATION REPORT ON SRI LANKAN RESPONSE [...] On March 28, 2005, at 2315 local time, a magnitude 8.7 earthquake occurred off the coast of Indonesia, destroying buildings and causing numerous deaths on the Sumatran island of Nias. The following cable details the actions taken by the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) to alert residents to the [...]	2005-03-30 11:09:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO646	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] Organizations involved in the transitional shelter sector continue to encounter obstacles to shelter construction. These obstacles include the lack of available materials, specifically timber, on the local market; delays in the Government of Sri Lanka's (GOSL) allocation and identification o [...]	2005-04-01 06:10:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO65	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 7, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis killed 30,718 people in Sri Lanka. On January 7, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and USAID SIPDIS Administrator Andrew Natsios, along with the U.S. Ambassador and USAID/Colombo Health [...]	2005-01-10 08:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO654	MALDIVES: CHILD MARRIAGE NOT COMMON [...] SUMMARY. CHILD MARRIAGE IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES. UNDER CIVIL LAW, THE LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE IN MALDIVES IS 18 YEARS OLD, WHICH APPLIES TO BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS. HOWEVER, UNDER EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, A FATHER MAY REQUEST THE COURT TO WED TWO PEOPLE BELOW TH [...]	2005-04-04 09:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECON ELAB PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN
05COLOMBO659	SRI LANKA: UNIVERSITY EDUCATION: SO MANY [...] (SBU) Despite a constitutional duty to ensure "universal and equal access to education at all levels," the state-run national university system in Sri Lanka, hamstrung by politicization, resource shortfalls and successive debilitating strikes, accommodated fewer than 14 percent of qualified s [...]	2005-04-04 12:20:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL CE
05COLOMBO67	TXFO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES SITREP NO. 9, [...] (U) Consular efforts: As previously reported, the number of American citizens killed as a result of the tsunami stands at eight, with one additional AmCit missing and presumed dead. Conoffs have reduced the number of welfare and whereabouts cases: 15 AmCits remain unaccounted for in Sri La [...]	2005-01-10 11:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR EAID CASC PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO677	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] This cable is for use in the Tsunami IAWG meeting on Wednesday, April 6. 2. Post-tsunami relief and reconstruction continues at a measured pace in Sri Lanka, while Maldives appears to be moving ahead smartly. Ambassador will visit Maldives this week to survey reconstruction efforts and d [...]	2005-04-06 11:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV CE
05COLOMBO679	GWOT ASSESSMENT: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES [...] (S) We appreciate the opportunity to review the status of the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in our two countries. In both countries we experience good counter-terrorism cooperation but could accomplish a great deal more with a relatively modest increase in resources. Sri Lanka --------- [...]	2005-04-07 04:43:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV KJUS KISL MARR ASEC CE MV LTTE
05COLOMBO684	THE JAFFNA BLUES: NORTHERN TAMILS FEAR COLOMBO [...] (C) During a March 30-April 1 trip to the northern districts of Jaffna and Vavuniya, poloff and POL FSN met with local government officials, members of the judiciary, aid workers, human rights activists, Members of Parliament, university faculty and students, religious figures, members of the [...]	2005-04-08 07:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO694	MALDIVES: IN MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR, PRESIDENT IS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 7 meeting with President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Ambassador Lunstead briefed the Maldivian president on the current situation regarding additional USG tsunami rehabilitation assistance. In response, Gayoom underscored the flexibility and accountability of the governme [...]	2005-04-11 06:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID MV
05COLOMBO696	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] From April 5 to April 7, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Information Officer (IO) and a USAID/Colombo Foreign Service National (FSN) assisting the USAID/DART visited USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) implementing partners in Galle and Matara in southe [...]	2005-04-11 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO697	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO TSUNAMI-HIT ATOLL IN MALDIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador visited badly-damaged atoll in south Maldives. Temporary shelter for those who lost houses is well-planned, with community involvement. Most residents of severely-affected islands are willing to relocate to larger island. Maldives officials insist no one will be fo [...]	2005-04-11 11:29:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER EAID CE
05COLOMBO70	TXFO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES SITREP NO. 9, [...] (U) Consular efforts: As previously reported, the number of American citizens killed as a result of the tsunami stands at eight, with one additional AmCit missing and presumed dead. Conoffs have reduced the number of welfare and whereabouts cases: 15 AmCits remain unaccounted for in Sri La [...]	2005-01-11 01:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR EAID CASC PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO710	POST-TSUNAMI ASSISTANCE TO MALDIVES [...] Reftels detail my recent visit to Maldives, where I had extensive discussions with Maldives Government officials and with UNDP on the state of reconstruction planning and the options for tsunami assistance. I came away with several clear impressions. --Government of Maldives (GORM)is very [...]	2005-04-12 10:44:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER EAID CE
05COLOMBO712	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] This contains an action request (Par 6). 2. We are sending this update early since Post will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday for Sri Lankan holidays. 3. The Ambassador and poloff visited the Maldives last week to discuss possible mechanisms for providing assistance, and visited sev [...]	2005-04-12 11:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO725	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] The USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) field officer (FO) and USAID/Colombo Humanitarian Assistance Program Manager (HAPM) traveled to eastern Sri Lanka from April 6 to 9 to monitor USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)-funded programs and review the progress of [...]	2005-04-18 11:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO739	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] This cable is for the Tsunami IAWG meeting on April 20, 2005. 2. (SBU) Summary: The transition from relief to rebuilding continues to be mixed. Assistant Secretary Rocca visited affected communities in the east and found many positive examples of community rebuilding efforts. The GSL and [...]	2005-04-20 10:52:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV LTTE
05COLOMBO741	NORWEGIAN FACILITATOR SOLHEIM THINKS JOINT RELIEF [...] (C) Summary. Solheim is optimistic that a joint GSL/LTTE/Muslim mechanism for tsunami relief in the north and east will be signed soon but quite emphatic that, absent the mechanism, there will be no progress on peace for a long time. How the mechanism, if signed, would play out on the gro [...]	2005-04-20 11:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE NO LTTE
05COLOMBO786	SRI LANKA: INTERNECINE FIGHTING IN THE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Violence in the Eastmainly involving the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),Karuna faction cadres, and even the Sri Lankan militarycontinues to percolate, keeping tensions raw in this troubled region and slowly testing the limits of both the ceasefire agreement (CFA) and [...]	2005-04-27 03:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINR PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO788	SRI LANKA: A/S ROCCA'S DISCUSSIONS ON THE PEACE [...] (C) In meetings with Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and political leaders on April 20, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca and the Ambassador urged greater flexibility from both the GSL and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in approaching the peace process. T [...]	2005-04-27 06:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO789	SRI LANKA: A/S ROCCA DISCUSSES TSUNAMI [...] (C) In an April 19 visit to the eastern district of Ampara and in discussions with government and political leaders in Colombo on April 20, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca reviewed the progress of post-tsunami reconstruction efforts and prospects for a proposed "jo [...]	2005-04-27 06:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO792	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (U) This cable contains an action request, please see para 7. Post-tsunami transition from relief to reconstruction continues. The pace and organization of tsunami relief and reconstruction remains on par with SIPDIS previous reporting. Joint Mechanism with LTTE: Going nowhere fast -- [...]	2005-04-27 11:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO797	NORWEGIANS SEE NO PROGRESS ON JOINT RELIEF [...] (C) Summary. The Norwegians report no progress on the joint relief mechanism since Solheim's visit earlier in April. Norwegian FM Peterson will try to cajole CBK (just returned from vacation) towards progress in an imminent phone conversation; DFM Helgesen may appear on BBC to rebut the vi [...]	2005-04-28 09:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE NO LTTE
05COLOMBO807	SRI LANKA: WESTERN PROVINCIAL COUNCIL SHOWDOWN [...] (C) Summary: A growing controversy over the future of the Chief Minister of the Western Province has exacerbated already-strained tensions within the United People,s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) and has breathed new life into the long-dormant opposition United National Party (UNP). At the same t [...]	2005-04-29 01:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PTER CE
05COLOMBO811	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-29 06:18:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO812	PRO-LTTE JOURNALIST MURDERED IN COLOMBO [...] (U) Just one week after the abduction of a Colombo-area police inspector (Ref A),Dharmaretnam Sivaram (aka "Taraki"),a renowned Tamil journalist, was abducted from in front of a Colombo restaurant (and across the street from a police station) by unidentified assailants late April 28. Accord [...]	2005-04-29 07:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO813	TSUNAMI AID AND STATUARY: CHINESE PREMIER'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Chinese premier Wen Jiabao's April 8-9 visit here yielded some modest tsunami aid and debt relief, mutually reinforcing public condemnations of the "evil" of separatism, and a new bust of Chou Enlai for a Chinese-built conference center in Colombo. For the Sri Lankans, who face a hefty [...]	2005-04-29 08:33:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID CH CE
05COLOMBO818	SRI LANKA: BUDDHIST RELIGIOUS PARTY TRYING [...] (SBU) The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU),a Buddhist religious party whose 7 MPs are monks, is pressing ahead with a bill to outlaw "unethical" conversions, which it expects to come before Parliament on May 6. According to JHU MPs, the influx of Christian missionaries, under the guise of NGOs pr [...]	2005-05-02 08:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV CE
05COLOMBO82	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 10, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,725 people in Sri Lanka. The USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) conducted an assessment trip in Galle and concluded that water supply is not a critical need, but sa [...]	2005-01-11 11:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO826	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] The USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) field officer (FO) and USAID/Colombo Project Development Specialist (PDS) traveled to Hambantota and Galle districts on Sri Lanka's south coast from April 26 to 28 to monitor USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)-funded pro [...]	2005-05-03 09:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO833	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (MAY [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-04 09:41:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO834	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT TALKS POSITIVELY ON JOINT [...] (C) Summary. In a May 3 address to religious leaders, President Kumaratunga publicly expressed her desire to conclude a Joint Mechanism with the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for distribution of aid in tsunami-affected areas. Kumaratunga said the Joint Mechanism would be the path t [...]	2005-05-04 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO837	MALDIVES BLACKLISTS FOREIGN NATIONALS FOR [...] (C) On May 2 Maldivian Foreign Secretary Abdul Hameed Zakariyya met with CDA in Colombo to advise him that the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) had blacklisted eight foreigners, including an apparent American citizen, from entering Maldives because of suspected links to a Maldivi [...]	2005-05-05 06:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC MV
05COLOMBO843	SRI LANKA: POLITICAL PARTIES RALLY THEIR BASES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: This year's May Day--a traditional forum for parties to hold pep rallies to tout their accomplishments, outline future moves, and lambaste opponents--passed without incident this past weekend. The various rallies in Colombo sponsored by the Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP),the [...]	2005-05-05 11:55:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR CE LTTE
05COLOMBO844	COLOMBO CO-CHAIR REPS MULL OVER ISSUING STATEMENT [...] (C) Summary. After May 5 discussion of whether to issue a statement in support of the joint mechanism for tsunami relief in the North and East, Colombo co-chair representatives agreed that such a statement would be most useful after the joint mechanism is agreed upon (assuming that happens [...]	2005-05-05 12:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE NO LTTE
05COLOMBO845	MALDIVES: PROGRESS ON REFORMS: GLACIAL BUT [...] (C) Summary: In a May 4 release, the Government of the Republic of Maldives said it would seek to legitimize political parties under the current constitution, based on a legal opinion by the current Attorney General Dr. Hassan Saeed. The move stems from growing dissatisfaction across the po [...]	2005-05-05 12:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MV
05COLOMBO858	LEGISLATIVE LIMBO?: ANTI-CONVERSION BILL SENT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The private member's bill presented by the Buddhist nationalist Jathika Hela Urumayu (JHU) to prohibit "unethical" conversion was read out in Parliament for the second time on May 6. The Speaker referred the bill to an as-yet unconstituted Standing Committee for further revi [...]	2005-05-09 11:38:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PGOV CE
05COLOMBO868	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (MAY [...] (U) In Sri Lanka, reconstruction progress continues at a measured pace. The Government seems to be feeling less pressure on the transitional housing front and has announced that they have surpassed 22,000 transitional shelters and will achieve their goal of 30,000 shelters in place by June 3 [...]	2005-05-11 07:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO870	BURNING TIRES IN BATTICALOA: MORE PROBLEMS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) called a one-day strike that closed businesses and halted transportation in many areas of the north and east May 10. The strike was called ostensibly to protest the fatal shooting of a civilian protester at a Batticaloa checkpoint [...]	2005-05-11 12:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO872	SRI LANKA DEFERS FATE OF GOVERNMENT OWNED ELECTRIC [...] (U) Summary: The Government was forced to shelve its electricity sector restructuring plans on May 7, for the second time in five weeks, due to strong protests by unions. The withdrawal came after the Government failed to secure the support of unions affiliated with the Government's allianc [...]	2005-05-12 04:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD ELAB PGOV CE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO875	IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-12 07:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
05COLOMBO877	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-12 11:18:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO880	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-12 11:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO887	VISIT TO BATTICALOA: PESSIMISM PERVADES VIEWS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON A MAY 9-11 TRIP TO BATTICALOA IN SRI LANKA'S TURBULENT EASTERN PROVINCE, POLOFF, INFORMATION OFFICER, A/RSO,AND POL FSN MET WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, PEACE MONITORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NGOS TO ASSESS THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND AND VIEWS RE [...]	2005-05-13 06:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO888	SRI LANKA: PROPOSED JOINT MECHANISM NOW POLITICAL [...] (C) Hopes that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) would sign a joint mechanism on tsunami aid before the May 16-17 Development Forum are fading. The proposal has become a political hot potato for President Chandrika Kumaratunga, with her opponen [...]	2005-05-13 11:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO890	KUMARATUNGA GIVES STRONG INDICATION SHE WILL GO [...] (C) Summary. President Kumaratunga told the Ambassador May 13 that she is determined to go ahead with the joint mechanism despite opposition from coalition partner JVP although the process will take a few more weeks. The Ambassador stated that the U.S. supported her efforts and that a sign [...]	2005-05-16 03:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PTER KIRF CE LTTE
05COLOMBO895	SRI LANKA: SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON RELIGIOUS [...] (C) In a May 11 briefing to the diplomatic community, UN Special Rapporteur on Religious Freedom Asma Jahangir said she had seen no evidence of forced conversions during her May 2-12 visit to Sri Lanka. While she heard credible reports of some instances of "inappropriate" conversion, she indic [...]	2005-05-16 08:39:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV CE
05COLOMBO914	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (MAY [...] This cable provides updated information from Sri Lanka for the May 18 post-Tsunami IAWG meeting. Value Added Tax --------------- 2. (U) The Value Added Tax issue may be resolved. Ambassador received a letter from Finance Secretary P.B. Jayasundera over the weekend that provides a strea [...]	2005-05-18 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO916	SRI LANKA: STATUE STIRS STRIKE, VIOLENCE IN [...] (U) One person was killed and five injured in scattered grenade attacks in the eastern district of Trincomalee on May 17 during a two-day strike, or "hartal," to protest the erection of a large Buddha statue on government-owned land. The Embassy has received no reports of U.S. citizens hurt or [...]	2005-05-18 11:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KIRF PTER PHUM CASC CE LTTE
05COLOMBO921	SRI LANKA: POLICE SOFT-PEDALING INVESTIGATION OF [...] (SBU) Findings from Pol FSN's May 16 visit to the site of a church attack in the southwestern district of Galle indicate an unwillingness from local authorities to prosecute the perpetrators, who include two Buddhist monks and the chairman of the village council. The pastor of the church, w [...]	2005-05-19 09:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PGOV CE
05COLOMBO93	TXFO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES SITREP NO. 10, [...] (U) Consular efforts: The consular section continues to focus entirely on tsunami-related efforts. The number of AmCits deaths in Sri Lanka still stands at eight, with one addition AmCit missing and presumed dead. Consular staff have reduced the number of welfare and whereabouts cases to s [...]	2005-01-12 12:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR EAID CASC PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO933	SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT VOWS TO PASS JOINT MECHANISM, [...] (U) President Chandrika Kumaratunga gave an extemporaneous and sometimes emotional opening speech to the Sri Lanka Development Forum in Kandy on May 16, vowing to sign the "Joint Mechanism" on tsunami relief with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). She also asked donors to support [...]	2005-05-20 05:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ECON EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO94	TFXO01: GOVERNMENT/LTTE RELIEF COORDINATION [...] (C) Coordination between Government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) relief efforts on the ground, especially in the east, remains adequate, according to UN and foreign diplomatic sources, despite recent allegations and counter-allegations in the local press of obstructionism and/o [...]	2005-01-12 14:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV AEMR EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO946	MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT APPEARS READY TO REGISTER [...] (SBU) On May 21 President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom asked the People's Majlis in its next session to take up the question of whether to allow the registration of political parties. The President's directive follows an opinion issued by the Attorney General overturning a 2001 finding from his prede [...]	2005-05-25 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO955	SRI LANKA: COMMUNAL TENSION CONTINUES OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Religious and ethnic tensions continue to percolate in Trincomalee over the May 16 erection of a large Buddha statue on public land in the city center. A May 18 decision by a local judge ordering the removal of the statue has not yet been implemented, and the statue remains, [...]	2005-05-26 12:19:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM KIRF CE LTTE
05COLOMBO956	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] From May 17 - 20, the USAID/OFDA Shelter Specialist, USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Information Officer (IO),and USAID/Colombo Project Management Assistant traveled to Ampara District to monitor USAID/OFDA- funded programs and visit tsunami-affected areas. The USAID team met [...]	2005-05-27 03:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO961	COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR AIR DEFENSE RADARS [...] THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA HAS REQUESTED THROUGH A US COMPANY PRICE AND AVAILABILITY OF A COMPLETE SYSTEM SALE FOR AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF AIR DEFENSE RADARS. LIKELY RADARS MENTIONED ARE THE SENTINEL OR ANTPQ36A. A SYSTEM SALE WOULD INCLUDE ASSOCIATED SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, TRAINING, SPARES AND [...]	2005-05-31 07:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO968	FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON EMPHASIZES JOINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former President Clinton visited a tsunami-hit area in Sri Lanka's Muslim East where he heard SIPDIS complaints about the coastal buffer zone from NGO's and tsunami victims. He praised the proposed Joint Mechanism in SIPDIS talks with President Kumaratunga and publicly. Kuma [...]	2005-05-31 11:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL LTTE
05COLOMBO976	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (U) This cable is for the Tsunami IAWG on June 1, 2005. 2. (U) The May 27-28 visit by former President Clinton went well and is summarized in Ref A. Media reaction is provided in Ref B. Update on USG Activity ---------------------- 3. (U) On the ground progress continues, with the [...]	2005-06-01 09:50:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO997	MALDIVES: "BRIGHT DAY FOR DEMOCRACY" DARKENED BY [...] (C) Early on June 2--the day the People's Majlis was expected to rubber-stamp President Gayoom's decision to allow the registration of political parties--police arrested six members of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). Government Spokesman Dr. Ahmed Shaheed described the arrests [...]	2005-06-02 12:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO998	SRI LANKA: ASSASSINATIONS, COUNTER-KILLINGS [...] (C) The May 31 killing of a Sri Lanka Army intelligence officer as he drove to work in Colombo (Ref A) is only the latest installment in a recurrent pattern of assassinations and counter-killings by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its rivals, primarily members of the breakaway [...]	2005-06-02 12:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE
05COPENHAGEN613	DENMARK STRUGGLES WITH IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION [...] (C) Summary. The integration of Muslims and other ethnic minorities remains one of the most pressing political and social issues in Denmark. The government increasingly has focused attention on this issue, including passing legislation to assist newly arrived immigrants and introducing actio [...]	2005-04-12 14:57:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PHUM PINR PTER SCUL DA

05DAKAR3179	GUINEA-BISSAU: GOVERNMENT'S STEPS AND MISSTEPS [...] (SBU) The Government budget and program presentation to the National Popular Assembly (ANP) has been postponed until January. The Supreme Court's decision on the constitutionality of President Vieira's naming Aristides Gomes as Prime Minister has also been delayed. The government workers an [...]	2005-12-22 21:02:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS EFIN PGOV KDEM PU
05DAKAR3184	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 16, Senegal,s National Assembly passed a provisional constitutional amendment, extending deputies, terms in office from June 2006 until February 2007. President Abdoulaye Wade, whose goal was to delay legislative elections in order to couple them with the presidenti [...]	2005-12-23 13:53:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM SG
05DAKAR3208	JOURNALIST ACCUSES PRESIDENT WADE OF MURDER [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a recent book entitled "The Judge Seye Affair: A Contract Killing," journalist Abdou Latif Coulibaly accuses President Wade of instigating the assassination of Supreme Court Judge Babacar Seye. Pape Ibrahima Diakhate, Assane Diop and Cledor Sene, shot Judge Seye on May 15, 19 [...]	2005-12-28 17:09:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SG
05DAKAR3213	SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is on the verge of entering a year-long election campaign leading up to the 2007 elections. The Senegalese are proud to be a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the U [...]	2005-12-29 12:57:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON EINV PGOV PHUM KMCA KPKO SG
05DAMASCUS2165	ASAD FIRES PRO-REFORM ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: On April 14, President Bashar al-Asad sacked his French-educated and reform-promoting advisor Dr. Nibras al-Fadil. Asad himself reportedly convinced Fadil to return to Syria in 2003, after more than twenty years abroad, to assist in moving the country forward. However, rumors o [...]	2005-04-29 13:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS5122	SARG DENIES HAVING THREATENED MURR [...] (U) The official Syrian Press Agency (SANA) September 28 published a denial of statements attributed to Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr in which he said that Syrian intelligence officials in Lebanon threatened him months before he was severely injured in a car-bombing assassination attem [...]	2005-09-28 13:37:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO SY
05DAMASCUS5780	INITIAL SYRIAN REACTION TO UNSCR 1636: SARG [...] (C) Syrian contacts reacting in the immediate wake of passage of UNSCR 1636 predicted that the SARG, despite mounting pressure, would provide only limited cooperation with the UNIIIC investigation, while trying to prolong any negotiations on the modalities of the cooperation. In addition, th [...]	2005-11-01 16:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS5789	OPPOSITION LEADER CALLS FOR BASHAR'S RESIGNATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Long-time SARG critic Riad al-Turk publicly called for President Bashar al-Asad to step down earlier this week, a statement which has since been circulated among Damascus civil society as a petition for signature. Press reports and contacts indicate that other prominent activists [...]	2005-11-02 14:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS5790	DISMISSAL OF SYRIAN JUDGES POORLY PLANNED, BADLY [...] (C) In the wake of the October dismissal of 81 judges on corruption charges (reftel),Poloff spoke to Ghimar Deeb, a Syrian lawyer who works as a legal consultant for UNDP in Damascus. Deeb said there were two ways to view the dismissals. From the average Syrian's perspective, the dismissal [...]	2005-11-02 15:03:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS SY
05DAMASCUS5832	BASHAR PARDONS 190 POLITICAL PRISONERS TO SHORE UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: A November 3 presidential decree granted amnesty to 190 Syrian political prisoners as part of reforms aimed at shoring up "national unity." The majority of freed prisoners were associated with Islamist groups; conspicuously absent from the parolees were the six remaining "Damascu [...]	2005-11-07 15:10:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS5833	SMALL BAND OF SECULAR AND MINORITY GROUPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The impact of the Damascus Declaration continues to reverberate through civil society and opposition circles in Syria. A small group of secular and minority elements (with a heavy Kurdish presence) has formed the "Dialogue Group" to develop a more secular, pro-minorities alterna [...]	2005-11-07 15:19:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS5866	MALEH SLANDER TRIAL DELAYED BY TECHNICALITIES [...] (C) Prominent human rights activist and lawyer Haitham al-Maleh,s trial continued at the Syrian Military Court on November 7. Maleh told Poloff that the case stems from a letter he sent to President Bashar al-Asad in July 2005 in reference to a criminal case that was conducted in the Field [...]	2005-11-08 14:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS5887	ASAD DELIVERS HARD-LINE SPEECH, PREPARING SYRIANS [...] (C) Summary: Syrian President Bashar al-Asad gave a strident speech at Damascus University today (November 10). While Asad did not completely close the door on further cooperation with UNIIIC head Detlev Mehlis, he indicated that Syria had little faith in the fairness of the process and note [...]	2005-11-10 13:19:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS5909	DEPUTY PM DARDARI: REFORMER OR APOLOGIST? [...] (C) Summary. After a two-week absence, Deputy PM Dardari spoke out last week to reassure the Syrian public that their government has a plan to deal with any possible sanctions the international community may impose on the country. His recent pronouncements (ref A, B) seem to fit more with a [...]	2005-11-13 15:09:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV SY
05DAMASCUS5933	LABWANI ARRAIGNED ON FIVE CHARGES AND REMAINS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prominent opposition figure Kamal Labwani was arraigned on November 12 at the Palace of Justice. During a two-and-a-half-hour session in criminal court, Labwani was charged with two counts of slandering the country in the media, one count of degrading national pride in a time o [...]	2005-11-14 12:59:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY HRCS
05DAMASCUS5934	ASAD SPEECH CONTINUES TO REVERBERATE IN DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Damascus continues to buzz with a range of often conflicting reactions to Syrian President Bashar al-Asad's November 10 speech and with worry over its implications for the future. Most contacts expressed concern that the speech had been too confrontational, but noted [...]	2005-11-14 13:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6014	USG STATEMENTS ON POLITICAL PRISONERS OVERSHADOWED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Civil-society activists, especially those focusing on human rights, have expressed satisfaction with recent USG statements calling for the release of Kamal Labwani and other political prisoners. While glad that the U.S. now includes human rights on its Syria agenda, many contact [...]	2005-11-17 15:35:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS6066	ANTI-AMERICANISM IN SYRIA: ON THE RISE BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: Since the mid-October release of the Mehlis report, the SARG has developed a response strategy that has included fanning existing anti-American sentiment in Syria, already evident because of popular perceptions about the war in Iraq and the global war on terror. Some elements o [...]	2005-11-21 11:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6068	ASAD SHOPPING AROUND FOR LEGAL COUNSEL? [...] (C) Summary: Samir al-Taki, a long-standing Embassy contact, told Polchief November 20 that on behalf of the SARG he had engaged the services of two British experts in international law. Syrian President Bashar al-Asad had agreed to this approach in a meeting with al-Taki. SMI chief Asif [...]	2005-11-21 13:01:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6075	WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG? FISSURES (AND EGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The inability of Syrian civil-society players and opposition activists to put aside egos and ideological differences was on full display during a recent three-day international women's conference held at Damascus University. Two panels featuring Syrian religious figures, as well [...]	2005-11-21 15:34:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS6077	THE VIEW FROM PARLIAMENT: MEHLIS, THE ASAD SPEECH, [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings November 15-16, three non-Ba'athist Syrian MP's sounded off about the Mehlis investigation, President Asad's November 10 speech, and the recent imprisonment of opposition figure Kamal Labwani. In their first meetings with Polchief, they hewed closely to the [...]	2005-11-22 09:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6136	SPONTANEOUS DEMONSTRATION AT STATE SECURITY COURT; [...] (C) COURT SCUFFLE RESULTS IN BRIEF DETENTION: SARG security forces detained approximately 12 men who had participated in a spontaneous demonstration in front of the State Security Court on November 13, following a hearing for approximately 13 men who have been held on Islamist charges for mor [...]	2005-11-27 07:38:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY HRCS
05DAMASCUS6165	IRAQI OUT-OF-COUNTRY VOTING, PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The head of the Iraqi Interests Section in Damascus Sabah al-Imam told PolChief November 27 that an Iraqi official from Baghdad has arrived and is coordinating with SARG officials to organize Out-of-Country voing for December 13-15 at ten Damascus polling stations. Imam express [...]	2005-11-27 15:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IRPE
05DAMASCUS6256	IRAQIS ARRIVE IN DAMASCUS TO RUN OCV [...] (C) Sa'ad Samarai, an official of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) in Basrah, told PolChief November 30 that he arrived with a team of one dozen Iraqis in Damascus in mid-November to plan out-of-country voting. At the bustling office he has rented in the suburb of Mezzeh, S [...]	2005-11-30 15:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IZ
05DAMASCUS6325	A NERVOUS LULL IN DAMASCUS BEFORE THE NEXT MEHLIS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: As five Syrian suspects arrive in Vienna for questioning set to begin on December 5, Syrians remain suspended in a nervous lull that ensued with President Bashar al-Asad's strident but generally well-received speech on November 10. With the perceived brinkmanship wi [...]	2005-12-05 14:52:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6326	SARG HIGHLIGHTS TWO RECENT CLASHES WITH ISLAMISTS [...] (C) Summary: Two Islamist militants were injured in a shoot-out with Syrian security forces the morning of December 4 in Aleppo, according to Syrian media. A previously unreported clash between security forces and militants also occurred in Aleppo a week earlier, leaving two dead and three [...]	2005-12-05 16:09:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL SY HRCS
05DAMASCUS6342	MAPPING SYRIAN CIVIL SOCIETY: A WILDERNESS OF [...] (C) Summary: Developments in Syria over the past 18 months have focused fresh attention on the need for USG support for democratization and efforts to strengthen civil society in Syria. As Post begins mapping out the different players in civil society and the opposition for use in identifyi [...]	2005-12-06 15:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6368	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: LABWANI UPDATE; MALEH TRIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The SARG pressure on human rights activists continues unabated, with authorities using detention, legal cases and police intimidation as tools. Kamal Labwani remains detained in Aadra prison, while the presiding judge continues his investigation. The military court trial of Ha [...]	2005-12-07 15:20:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY HRCS
05DAMASCUS6394	NEW MEMBERS OF THE BA'ATH PARTY REGIONAL COMMAND: [...] (C/NF) Summary: The new, downsized, Ba'ath Party Regional Command announced at the conclusion of the June Party Congress includes nine new members and five holdovers. Included below is biographical information on eight of the nine (extensive biographic information on DefMin Hasan Ali Turkman [...]	2005-12-08 15:36:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PGOV SY
05DAMASCUS6395	HOISTING THE FLAG FOR SYRIA AND BASHAR, FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Syrian flag and banners supporting Syria's President now crowd streets and squares leading to prominent Damascus neighborhoods, including the Old City and suburbs that are home to diplomats. The Arabic and often English-language banners make frequent reference to President [...]	2005-12-08 15:51:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SY DRIP
05DAMASCUS6423	TWO MORE SHOOT-OUTS BETWEEN ARMED ELEMENTS AND [...] (C) Summary: Two more shoot-outs between armed elements and SARG security services have occurred in Syria, a week after two earlier clashes in the Aleppo area (reported reftel). A December 8 incident involving armed Islamists took place near Aleppo, and the second, possibly involving crimi [...]	2005-12-12 08:48:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SY
05DAMASCUS6444	TUENI ASSASSINATION PROVOKES SHOCK, DENIAL, AND A [...] (C) Summary: SARG officials condemned the December 12 assassination in Beirut of an-Nahar publisher Gibran Tueni, calling it an act of terrorism and insisting that enemies of Lebanon and Syria had committed the crime to further destabilize Lebanon and to worsen Syria's international position [...]	2005-12-12 15:25:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
05DAMASCUS6445	DENEHY TALKS TO BA'ATHIST REFORMER AND MODERATE [...] (C) Summary: As part of his December 2-10 round of discussions, NEA senior advisor David Denehy, accompanied by PolChief, spoke with Ba'athist reform figure Ayman Abdul Noor and with two moderate Islamic leaders, Abu Noor Institute Director Salah Kuftaro, and MP Mohammed Habash (other conver [...]	2005-12-12 16:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6472	SARG GENERALLY AVOIDING COMMENT ON MEHLIS REPORT; [...] (C) Summary: As of midday December 13 there has been very little official SARG reaction to the release of the second Mehlis report on the assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri. One Ministry of Information official was quoted as saying that Syria had other witnesses like Hussam Hussam and [...]	2005-12-13 12:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6474	HUMAN RIGHTS COMMUNITY EXPRESSES GENERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Human rights activists in general reacted positively to the December 10 White House statement calling for Syrian Government to release all prisoners of conscience, including the six remaining Damascus Spring detainees, as well as Kamal Labwani, Nizar Rastanawi, and Habib Saleh. H [...]	2005-12-13 14:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
05DAMASCUS6509	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: PROMINENT ACTIVIST CONSIDERS [...] (C) PROMINENT ACTIVIST MULLS RELOCATION TO UK: Civil society and women's rights activist Maan Abdul Salaam told PolOff and visiting NEA Senior Advisor David Denehy on December 7 that he is considering relocating to the United Kingdom following recent difficulties with Syrian security servic [...]	2005-12-14 14:44:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS6547	LABWANI INTERROGATED BY JUDGE; PRAISES USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prominent human rights and opposition activist Kamal Labwani was interrogated for a second time by a Criminal Court judge on December 14 for approximately two and a half hours. Labwani, who appeared to be in good spirits and good physical condition, spoke with diplomatic represe [...]	2005-12-18 13:25:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS6579	THE KILLING OF GEBRAN TUENI: WHAT WAS THE SARG [...] (C) Summary: A minority view in Syria of the December 12 assassination of an-Nahar publisher Gebran Tueni argues that careful scrutiny of events in Syria leading up to the assassination, and close examination of the messages that the killing sends, and of the costs and benefits accruing afte [...]	2005-12-19 15:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6597	ABDUL AZIM TRIAL BEGINS; DETAINED ACTIVIST BEGINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The military court trial of opposition figure Hassan Abdul Azim began on December 18, as he faced charges of publication of material by an illegal organization. He is not in SARG custody. His next court date is set for January 19. Human rights organizations are also reporting [...]	2005-12-20 15:00:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS6626	SYRIAN PRESIDENT GOES TO EGYPT [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told visiting Syrian President Bashar al-Asad in a December 20 meeting attended by Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa that the SARG needed to take immediate steps to ease the worsening relationship with Lebanon, according to an Egyptian di [...]	2005-12-22 14:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY EG
05DAMASCUS6697	DAMASCUS DECLARATION MEMBERS DISCUSS NEXT STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: After six weeks of relative silence from the Damascus Declaration group, members have met again to discuss further action, according to Joumana Seif, daughter of Damascus Declaration signatory and jailed MP Riad Seif. Seif described discussions about a number of controversial is [...]	2005-12-29 13:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DARESSALAAM1001	Deteriorating Security Situation on Zanzibar [...] (C) Summary: Violence broke out in Zanzibar's Urban West Region during voter registration; weeks later, Stonetown and its environs are still on edge. A police operation to keep order during registration has ended, with a mixed verdict on its results. People who go out in the evenings still ru [...]	2005-05-23 13:37:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID SCUL TZ
05DARESSALAAM101	FY 2005 ESF Request for Electoral Assistance [...] Embassy Dar es Salaam requests $500,000 ESF to fund Tanzanian Electoral Observation NGOs during the campaign and vote in the General Elections of October 2005. Any funding in excess of the immediate requirement to establish an election observation project would be directed toward long- term [...]	2005-01-19 08:48:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PHUM PGOV ECON AMGT TZ KTER
05DARESSALAAM1015	Zanzibar's Imams Declare a Truce [...] (C) Summary: Religious tension on Zanzibar has declined in recent months, even as political tension has increased. Only fourteen months ago, a series of small explosions rocked Stonetown. Back then, government officials publicly blamed Uamsho, a fundamentalist Muslim NGO that had a history [...]	2005-05-26 05:03:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SCUL TZ
05DARESSALAAM108	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] Per reftel A, the Tanzania submission for the Supporting Human Rights and Democracy Report is below. 2. The United Republic of Tanzania is a multiparty state, although it is dominated by the long-ruling CCM party. Benjamin Mkapa is the President; his term will end in October, 2005. Zanziba [...]	2005-01-20 04:16:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PREF PGOV PREL TZ
05DARESSALAAM1090	Tanzanian Elections Preparations: Quiet Only [...] (C) Summary: Tanzania's preparations for elections have entered an apparent lull, now that voter registration has ended on both Zanzibar and the mainland, the official campaign is yet to begin, and all party candidates have been nominated. Electoral outcomes on the mainland, where the CCM dom [...]	2005-06-06 04:11:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TZ
05DARESSALAAM1205	NO SURPRISES IN TANZANIAN BUDGET SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Basil Mramba delivered the annual Budget Speech before the national Parliament June 8 in Dodoma. The speech outlines the economic progress during the 2004/05 fiscal year (which ends June 2005) as well as the targets for economic growth in the coming 2005/06 fis [...]	2005-06-21 04:29:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV TZ
05DARESSALAAM1241	Zanzibar Elections: Worrisome Prospects [...] (C) Summary: The Diplomatic Group convened June 17 to discuss Zanzibar's elections preparations, and to plan its response to troubling recent developments. Earlier in the week, Zanzibar Presidential candidate Seif Shariff Hamad had called on several Western embassies to describe the oppositi [...]	2005-06-27 06:54:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TZ
05DARESSALAAM1252	Elections Season and the Government Slowdown [...] (U) With Benjamin Mkapa's Presidency clearly in its lame duck phase, much of the Tanzanian Government has entered a state of suspended animation; everybody is waiting for Kikwete. Four months still remain until the general elections, but hardly a shred of doubt remains that Jakaye Kikwete wil [...]	2005-06-28 07:04:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TZ
05DARESSALAAM1268	Cargill Debt Dispute Resolved, Final Payment Made [...] (SBU) Representatives of the U.S. company Cargill Cotton confirmed that the company received the final payment from the Tanzanian government on 27 June 2005, as agreed in the resolution of the long-standing debt dispute (reported in reftels). The companies involved, including Cargill, submitt [...]	2005-06-29 07:38:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PREL PGOV TZ
05DARESSALAAM1270	JUNE UPDATE ON REFUGEE SITUATION [...] (U) Summary: In its monthly briefing, UNHCR reported that for the first time in decades the number of refugees it assisted in Tanzania had decreased to less than 400,000 with an estimated 398,500 refugees currently in the country. The monthly meeting with the joint diplomatic corps and NGOs [...]	2005-06-29 11:02:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV EAID TZ
05DARESSALAAM1272	IN CHARGE'S FAREWELL CALL, ZANZIBARI PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In a farewell call, Zanzibari President Karume thanked Chargi for USG support of the isles, and said he was optimistic the ruling party CCM would triumph at the polls in October. Not surprisingly, he blamed the opposition CUF for recent difficulties during voter registration, [...]	2005-06-29 12:27:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TZ
05DARESSALAAM1307	WHITHER TANZANIA? CHARGE'S END-OF-TOUR [...] (C) Summary: As I prepare to depart from Tanzania after three very enjoyable years, I see a nation with much unrealized potential, but with several daunting challenges ahead. Tanzanians can be justifiably proud of a vigorous national unity, an impressive record of democratic transitions, a [...]	2005-07-05 07:48:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON TZ
05DARESSALAAM146	Cargill Debt Dispute Resolved, First Payment Made [...] (SBU) Representatives of the US company Cargill Cotton confirmed the company received the first payment from the Tanzanian government on 30 December 2004, as agreed in the resolution of the long-standing debt dispute (reported in reftels). The government confirmed that each of the creditor co [...]	2005-01-25 13:44:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PREL PGOV TZ
05DARESSALAAM148	DEC/JAN REFUGEE UPDATE: PRESIDENT MAKAPA WANTS NO [...] Summary. At a January 14 joint UNHCR-WFP donor briefing, the UNHCR Country Director said he was concerned about Tanzanian President Mkapa's recent remarks about not granting asylum to any additional Burundian refugees. The UNHCR also noted that only small numbers of Burundian were repatriating [...]	2005-01-25 13:52:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV TZ
05DARESSALAAM151	Zanzibar's Voter Registration on Track after [...] (C) Summary: Voter registration is now proceeding on schedule, after an initial spate of violent confrontations that had forced the temporary closure of several South Pemba voter registration centers in early December. Teams from the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) completed their work on [...]	2005-01-25 13:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID TZ
05DARESSALAAM212	MINISTER ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL: "BURUNDIAN REFUGEES, [...] (U) This message contains an action request lease see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: Minister for Home Affairs Omar Mapuri, who is also a dark horse CCM Presidential candidate, campaigned in Western Tanzania Jan 23-25. His public remarks were marked by strong anti-refugee statements, whi [...]	2005-02-02 04:32:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV TZ
05DARESSALAAM214	Zanzibar's Voter Registration: Trouble in [...] (C) Summary: In late January, the mobile teams of the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) began to register voters in the Northern District of Unguja, Zanzibar's main island. Although diplomatic observers had expected registration to proceed quietly there, opposition parties soon began to ci [...]	2005-02-02 06:05:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID TZ
05DARESSALAAM217	Up-Country Travels: Local Government Mechanisms [...] (U) Summary: From January 7-23, Embassy Dar es Salaam was fortunate to have the use of a chartered Twin Otter airplane from Prescott Aviation. Mission personnel had an unparalleled opportunity to view a cross section of the diverse regions of the vast Tanzanian mainland. During their trave [...]	2005-02-03 04:14:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TZ
05DARESSALAAM2282	TANZANIA UNION ELECTIONS: CCM WINNING BIG ON [...] Unofficial and still incomplete results of the December 14 Union elections in Tanzania indicate Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) presidential candidate Jakaya Kikwete has delivered a crushing blow to opposition candidates and won by nearly 80 percent of the vote. Official results should be announc [...]	2005-12-16 18:17:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV TZ
05DARESSALAAM2307	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR CHARLES ELIAS [...] (U) Post requests clearance for the following individual to attend U.S. Special Forces training in Fort Bragg, North Carolina from January 24 through June 16, 2006: Name: Charles Elias Mbogo DOB: 30 April 1975 POB: Tabora, Tanzania Country service number: P9501 Rank: Lieutenant Unit: 9 [...]	2005-12-20 14:45:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TZ
05DARESSALAAM2321	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 22, 2005 [...] (U) December 22, 5:45 p.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Purnell Delly, Charge d'Affaires Mary Johnson, Political Counselor and Notetaker TANZANIA Seif Sharif Hamad, Secretary General of Civic United Front ( [...]	2005-12-23 15:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL TZ
05DARESSALAAM2322	A/S FRAZER'S DECEMBER 21, 2005, CONVERSATION WITH ZANZIBAR PRESIDENT AMANI KARUME [...] (U) December 21, 2005; 3:15pm; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer Dr. Cindy Courville Amb. Michael Retzer DCM Purnell Delly PolCouns Mary Johnson Poloff Maureen B. Latour Tanzania Amani Karume, President of Zanzibar Omari Mgeng [...]	2005-12-23 16:23:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TZ OVIP
05DARESSALAAM2337	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 21, 2005 [...] (U) December 21, 2005, 3:30 p.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi E. Frazer, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Michael Retzer Dr. Cindy Courville, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor, NSC D. Purnell Delly, DCM Mary Johnson, [...]	2005-12-28 12:14:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TZ
05DARESSALAAM2339	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 23 CONVERSATION WITH TANZANIAN PRESIDENT JAKAYA KIKWETE [...] (U) December 23, 2005, 11:30 a.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State D. Purnell Delly, Charge d'Affaires Maureen B. Latour, Political Officer TANZANIA Jakaya Kikwete, President Pastor Ngaiza, Director for Europe an [...]	2005-12-28 14:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UG ET ER BY TZ OVIP
05DARESSALAAM234	Up-Country Travels: Snapshots of Five Regions [...] (SBU) Summary: From January 7-23, when Embassy Dar es Salaam had the use of a Twin Otter airplane from Prescott Aviation, mission personnel traveled to five of Tanzania's 26 regions: Mwanza, Shinyanga, Mtwara, Mbeya and Ruvuma. These five regions form an arc through western and southern Tanz [...]	2005-02-03 13:20:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EINV PGOV TZ
05DARESSALAAM327	Zanzibar?s Voter Registration: [...] (C) Summary: The Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) is proceeding with generally peaceful and orderly voter registration in Unguja Island?s Northern Region. While both the ruling CCM party and the opposition CUF are exchanging accusations about specific incidents, the two major parties seem [...]	2005-02-15 12:52:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID TZ
05DARESSALAAM42	TANZANIA GEARS UP FOR SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT [...] (C) Summary: Senior officials at the Foreign Ministry acknowledged to Charge that Tanzania's upcoming term on the UNSC will pose daunting challenges for its woefully thin staff. The GOT will focus on African issues, and will take its lead on most issues from the AU, but is eager to coopera [...]	2005-01-10 11:43:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TZ UNSC
05DARESSALAAM432	INPUT FOR 2005 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA: TANZANIA [...] (SBU) Post submits input for the President's Report on AGOA, as requested reftel. Also, see additional comments in paragraph 6. Point of contact at post is Pol/Econ Officer Jefferson Smith, smithjd@state.gov. 2. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Barriers to U.S. Trade: Since e [...]	2005-02-28 04:01:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PHUM PGOV ELAB EINV TZ
05DARESSALAAM532	CUF, CCM Partisans Clash in Stonetown [...] (U) Summary: CUF and CCM party activists clashed after the two opposing parties held separate rallies in the environs of Zanzibar Stonetown March 6. Various accounts by the press and political party leaders report that 14-26 people were injured in the melee, one critically. In addition, mob [...]	2005-03-14 12:23:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CASC TZ
05DARESSALAAM551	Bumps in the Road for Voter Registration on [...] (C) Summary: At the midpoint of voter registration, the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) continues to conduct a generally peaceful and credible exercise. Informed observers nonetheless note some disturbing recent developments that could undermine the credibility of the Permanent Voters Regi [...]	2005-03-16 13:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID TZ
05DARESSALAAM57	Mkapa's New Year's Greeting Warns Diplomats [...] (C) Summary: At his traditional New Year Sherry party for the diplomatic community, President Mkapa briefly outlined a list of development programs and regional international initiatives, but Tanzania's upcoming elections were the real highlight of this year's speech. In an apparent effort to [...]	2005-01-13 04:38:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TZ
05DARESSALAAM686	JOINT REFUGEE DEMARCHE: TIMING NOT RIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Members of the diplomatic corps discussed the proposed reftel joint demarche on refugees on March 24, on the margins of the monthly joint UN briefing on the refugee situation. The diplomats and UNHCR officials alike thought that the timing was wrong for a joint demarche, since [...]	2005-04-06 13:02:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV EAID TZ
05DARESSALAAM701	DUTCH ENVOY RACKE SAYS PALIPEHUTU-FNL REBEL [...] (C) Summary: Dutch Burundi Envoy Fred Racke told Charge that the current talks between the Government of Tanzania and FNL-Palipehutu rebels in Dar es Salaam are proceeding well so far, and the GOT is becoming cautiously optimistic. President Mkapa has insisted that all talks must be within [...]	2005-04-11 04:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KPKO TZ BY NL
05DARESSALAAM732	CCM Party Counts Down to Nomination Day [...] (C) Summary: Top leaders in the government and the ruling CCM party are converging on the capital Dodoma for the events that will determine Tanzania?s next President. Following the regular parliamentary session of April 12-22, the CCM Party Congress will convene to select the party?s nominees [...]	2005-04-13 13:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TZ
05DARESSALAAM772	Zanzibar's Voter Registration Crisis: the [...] (C) Summary: As voter registration on Zanzibar enters its final week, evidence continues to mount that government interference with the registration process is blatant, deliberate and sufficiently widespread to affect electoral outcomes. Opposition supporters who have been denied registration [...]	2005-04-20 07:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TZ
05DARESSALAAM775	TANZANIA: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Post is not aware of any new investment disputes or expropriation claims in 2005. 2. (U) Our 2004 submission reported on a long-standing claim of two United States companies, Cargill and Louis Dreyfuss, against the Government of Tanzania. This claim has since been settled. (Please see [...]	2005-04-20 12:47:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CASC TZ OPIC
05DARESSALAAM801	Zanzibar Registration Crisis Averted for [...] (C) Summary: The Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) is taking concrete action to fix the problems that have plagued voter registration, and Zanzibar's recalcitrant political leaders have rather grudgingly indicated they will allow the ZEC a free hand to do so. From April 18-20, Diplomatic H [...]	2005-04-25 14:38:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TZ
05DARESSALAAM832	Tanzania Elections Update [...] (C) Summary: The next week or so will see several decisive developments in voter registration, nomination of candidates and preparation for the October elections in Tanzania and on Zanzibar. The following is a round up of the most recent developments. End Summary. Voter Registration Draw [...]	2005-05-02 05:35:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TZ
05DARESSALAAM855	The Top Five CCM Candidates Selected: the [...] (U) Summary: In a marathon session that lasted late into the night of May 2, the CCM party?s Central Committee selected five of the eleven declared presidential candidates to proceed to the next round of internal party balloting. The five who made the first cut -? Foreign Minister Kikwete, [...]	2005-05-03 13:17:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TZ
05DARESSALAAM888	It's Kikwete: the CCM Party Chooses a [...] (C) Summary: By a lopsided vote, the ruling CCM party chose the Foreign Minister Jakaye Mrisho Kikwete as its candidate for President. While only the 1,800 delegates to the CCM party Congress actually voted in the final round, the general public appears enthusiastic about the party's choice, [...]	2005-05-05 13:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TZ
05DARESSALAAM908	The CCM Nominates a President: an Incomplete [...] (C) Summary: It's only the second week of May, but the October Presidential election has already been decided, now that the ruling CCM party has selected Jakaye Kikwete as its nominee. Over a decade after the introduction of multiparty democracy in Tanzania, the CCM is still a juggernaut that [...]	2005-05-09 12:29:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TZ
05DARESSALAAM972	SALIM SALIM SOUNDS OFF ON ELECTIONS, POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging two-hour lunch meeting, former OAU Secretary General Salim Salim told us he had failed to capture the CCM presidential nomination because of strong opposition from the Zanzibari faction of the CCM. Salim, who is a Zanzibari of Arab heritage, accused some part [...]	2005-05-17 13:28:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TZ
05DARESSALAAM982	Tanzania: AGOA Textile Update [...] Summary: Tanzania's small textile industry remains underdeveloped and faces new challenges since Multi-Fibre Agreement (MFA) quotas ended in December 2004. Only two textile companies in Tanzania (Star Apparel and Sunflag) export garments to the U.S. under AGOA, and they demonstrate two very d [...]	2005-05-19 03:50:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PGOV EINV EAGR TZ
05DHAKA102	NARCOTICS ABUSE IN BANGLADESH ON THE RISE [...] (U) Summary: The number of Bangladeshi drug addicts is rising. While the media often focus on small-time dealers and destitute addicts, staff and a recovering addict at one NGO claim abuse is growing fastest among the relatively affluent, including college females. End Summary. 2. (U) The [...]	2005-01-09 08:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV BG
05DHAKA1117	CRITICAL UNDP REPORT ON "HARTALS" GENERATES [...] SUMMARY: UNDP has released a report detailing the socio-economic costs and popular antipathy to hartals, or nationwide political protest strikes. END SUMMARY. 2. In "Beyond Hartals: Towards Democratic Dialogue in Bangladesh," a distinguished panel of Bangladeshi academics and journalists [...]	2005-03-14 09:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON BG
05DHAKA1131	TARIQUE RAHMAN ON COUNTRY WIDE LISTENING TOUR [...] (SBU) Since the beginning of January, BNP Senior Joint Secretary Tarique Rahman has been conducting a country wide SIPDIS grass roots "listening" tour. At each subdistrict, he hosts political rallies with local leaders and party members. His agenda is full of stock BNP messages such as wa [...]	2005-03-14 09:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG
05DHAKA1135	PMO PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SPEAKS CANDIDLY [...] (S) Summary. PMO Principal Secretary Siddiqui told Ambassador that continued USG pressure on the BDG is essential to bring to justice the killers of Awami League leader Kibria, implied that PMO Political Secretary Chowdhury is tied to the local BNP officials fingered for ordering the Kibria at [...]	2005-03-14 10:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD BG
05DHAKA1143	POLICE TURN BACK MARCHERS ON AHMADIYA MOSQUE [...] (SBU) Police suppressed and controlled the Khatme Nobuyat Movement's attempt on March 11 to siege an Ahmadiya mosque in Bogra following a week of processions throughout Bangladesh demanding the BDG declare Ahmadiyas as non-Muslims. There were no arrests or injuries. 2. (SBU) On March 13, A [...]	2005-03-14 12:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KISL BG
05DHAKA1149	OPPOSITION PARTIES PUSH ELECTORAL PROCESS REFORMS [...] (SBU) On March 15, the Awami League (AL) and its opposition partners held a roundtable seminar on "Democracy and Election: necessity of reforming the caretaker government system" to promote "reforms" to guarantee free and fair elections. Participants argued for a consensus "non-partisan" hea [...]	2005-03-15 07:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG BGD
05DHAKA1150	BOI UPBEAT ON POSSIBLE MEGA-FOREIGN INVESTMENTS [...] (C) Summary: BOI's Rahman expressed understanding of the postponement of the Bangladesh Road Show and reiterated his support for the event. In reviewing several major foreign investment proposals, Rahman noted that Bangladesh's diversifying FDI portfolio, especially with Middle Eastern invest [...]	2005-03-15 08:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EPET PGOV BG
05DHAKA1180	PM TO WORLD: DON'T TREAD ON US [...] (C) Summary. PM Zia, speaking in parliament, warned "foreigners categorically that Bangladesh will not be run by any diktats or orders of any foreign force." Her assertiveness reflects the BDG view that the geographical breadth of Bangladesh's economic and political ties insulates it from int [...]	2005-03-16 09:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA1218	CHILD MARRIAGE IN BANGLADESH [...] (U) After consulting with government officials, the NGO community and UN agencies stationed in Dhaka, Embassy Dhaka is pleased to respond to the Child Marriage survey sent out by Washington. A. The legal age of marriage in Bangladesh is 18 for girls and 21 for boys. There is not a lower leg [...]	2005-03-17 07:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN ECON BD
05DHAKA1247	ANTI-PERSONNEL LAND MINE STOCKPILE DESTROYED [...] On March 8, the MFA sent us a diplomatic note stating that as of February 28, 2005 it has destroyed all if its anti-personnel mines, while retaining some for training purposes as provided by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mi [...]	2005-03-20 10:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PARM BG
05DHAKA13	BELEAGUERED NGO LEADER HOPEFUL BDG WILL RELEASE [...] (C) Summary. Proshika Chairman Qazi Farooq is cautiously optimistic that "sympathetic" BNP leaders will release the USD 50 million in donor funds blocked for three years by the NGO Affairs Bureau because of Proshika's alleged financial and political misdeeds. Farooq blames Proshika's woes on [...]	2005-01-03 10:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID BG
05DHAKA1313	KIBRIA CASE UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. Late March 22 the BDG passed us the confession statements and the inter-agency commission's report on the Kibria attack to pave the way for A/Legatt's meeting with the suspects, perhaps as early as next week. Police say they have completed the murder portion of the case but still [...]	2005-03-22 13:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PTER PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA1399	ROHINGYAN LINKS TO EXTREMIST GROUPS AND PATTERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A human rights activist briefed poloff about Rohingyan refugee connections to Islamic extremist groups and Rohingyan patterns of human smuggling. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) Poloff recently met with Chris Lewa, a Belgian who works for Forum Asia in Bangkok and who has worked on Roh [...]	2005-03-24 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV BG PTER PINR GTIP
05DHAKA1524	AMBASSADOR MEETS BANGLADESH'S NEW FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: New Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin reiterated familiar BDG themes during the Ambassador's first meeting with him. Ambassador Thomas welcomed recent BDG actions to combat terrorism and encouraged Bangladesh to sign the nine anti-terrorism conventions to which it is not yet a p [...]	2005-03-31 10:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR PGOV BG
05DHAKA1536	BANGLADESH STRIKE UPDATE [...] (SBU) The Awami League and its leftist allies, as part of its campaign to bring down the ruling government following the January 27 killing of Shah AMS Kibria, called for a dawn to 2 PM strike (hartal) in Dhaka and a dawn to dusk strike elsewhere in the country. The AL held no strike in Chit [...]	2005-04-03 07:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA1704	Attacks in 2005 on "Un-Islamic" Targets [...] (SBU) Since 1999, there have been at least 18 unsolved bombings against the political opposition, cultural events, and other people and occasions viewed by Islamist extremists as "un-Islamic" (reftel). In 2005, there has been a clear broadening of such attacks. 2. (SBU) Media and other sou [...]	2005-04-11 09:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER KISL BG

05DHAKA1731	BANGLADESH FACTORY DISASTER [...] Actions requested - see para 6. Background ---------- 2. On April 11 at approximately 0100 local, a nine-story garment factory building in the Savar Export Processing Zone near Dhaka collapsed. Reportedly built on swampy terrain or landfill, ground subsidence and an improperly constru [...]	2005-04-12 12:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID ECON BG
05DHAKA1742	DAS GASTRIGHT'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. On April 10-11, visiting SA DAS John Gastright discussed Bangladesh developments with Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin, PMO Principal Secretary Kamaluddin Siddiqui, Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, UNOCAL Bangladesh Managing Director Andrew Fawthrup, British [...]	2005-04-13 08:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ENRG ECON BG
05DHAKA1765	BANGLADESH EPZ LABOR ELECTIONS LURCH FORWARD [...] (SBU) Since Parliament's passage in 2004 of legislation to extend international labor standards to Bangladesh's Export Processing Zones (EPZ),local AFL-CIO Solidary Center (SC) representative Rob Wayss has closely monitored implementation, including the elections starting in December to the i [...]	2005-04-13 11:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM ETRD PGOV BG
05DHAKA1767	BDG TO ALLOW RESUMPTION OF ETV TELEVISION CHANNEL [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 12, the BDG cleared the Ekushey Television (ETV) application for a fresh license to resume operation after the Supreme Court ordered its closure two years ago. The BDG also gave clearances for two more TV channels owned, respectively, by two ruling party legislators. [...]	2005-04-16 07:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER KISL BG
05DHAKA1799	22 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF AL MP [...] (C) Summary: A Speedy Trial Tribunal has sentenced to death 22 people, mostly tied to the ruling BNP, for the May 2004 murder of Awami League MP Ahsanullah Master. AL leaders expressed satisfaction with the judgment but want the "godfathers" behind the attack identified and brought to justice [...]	2005-04-18 07:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER BG
05DHAKA1802	50 INJURED IN ANTI-AHMADIYA ATTACKS [...] (SBU) On April 17, around 15,000 activists of the International Khatme Nabuat Movement (INKMB),a militant group dedicated to declaring Ahmadiyas non-Muslim, marched on an Ahmadiya mosque in Satkhira, in south-western Bangladesh, according to local media and Ahmadiya leaders. The marchers, br [...]	2005-04-18 12:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BG
05DHAKA1807	EXTRA-JUDICIAL "CROSSFIRE" KILLINGS DROP SHARPLY [...] (SBU) Police "crossfire" deaths in March fell 62 percent from January, according to press reports compiled by prominent human rights NGO Odhikar. "Crossfires" by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) plummeted even more, from 12 in January to just two each in February and March. Regular police co [...]	2005-04-19 11:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA1827	BDG PRESSED ON DUE PROCESS FOR SHOAIB CHOWDHURY [...] (SBU) On April 17, Ambassador raised the Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury case during PACOM Admiral Fallon,s meetings with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khan and Principal Secretary Siddique. Ambassador said that Choudhury should be SIPDIS accorded due process as guaranteed by Bangladeshi Law [...]	2005-04-20 09:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV BG
05DHAKA1828	PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON'S VISIT TO [...] (U) Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, visited Bangladesh 16-17 April 2005. During the visit he had the opportunity to meet with Foreign Minister Morshed Khan; Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr. Kamal Uddin Siddique; Chief of Army Staff, LTG Hasan Mashhud C [...]	2005-04-20 09:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR OVIP PGOV BG
05DHAKA1851	BDG INTEL BRIEFING ON ISLAMIST MILITANTS [...] (C/NF) On April 18, a three-man team headed by Brigadier Asif Chowdhury, Foreign Intelligence Bureau director of the military Director General Forces Intelligence (DGFI),presented a 30-minute Power Point briefing at the Embassy to Ambassador, P/E counselor, DATT, and RAO on the investigation [...]	2005-04-20 11:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER KISL PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA1856	INDO-BANGLADESH BORDER INCIDENT [...] (SBU) On April 16, an exchange of gunfire between the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and the Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) on the northeastern border at Akhaura killed one BSF officer and at least three Bangladeshis, according to media and other reports. The incident occurred as the BSF Directo [...]	2005-04-21 02:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IN BG
05DHAKA1866	BHUIYAN ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF BDG COOPERATION [...] (SBU) On April 20, Ambassador Thomas met with Minister of Local Government and BNP General Secretary Mannan Bhuiyan to reiterate USG concerns about protection for Ahmadiyas, extra-judicial killings and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB),political violence, the importance of the BDG's joining the UN [...]	2005-04-21 06:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BG
05DHAKA1867	TATA FINISHES UPBEAT FEASIBILITY STUDY [...] (C) Summary: Indian corporate giant, Tata Group has finished its feasibility study and presented a Status Update Report to the Board of Investment for projects to produce power, steel and fertilizer in Bangladesh. The BOI Executive Chairman expects formal negotiations to start as early as ne [...]	2005-04-21 07:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PGOV BG
05DHAKA1907	AMBASSADOR VISITS AHMADIYA HEADQUARTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador demonstrated support for Ahmadiya demands for freedom of religion and protection under the law after BDG allegedly permitted attacks against them. 2. (U) Following a surge of violence against Ahmadiyas (REFTEL) in Bangladesh, Ambassador on April 22 met with Ahmadiya [...]	2005-04-24 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM BG
05DHAKA1922	AHMADIYAS ALLEGE JI BEHIND LATEST VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary. After the recent anti-Ahmadiya attacks, Ambassador paid a well-publicized visit to the Ahmadiya central mosque to underscore USG support for the security and rights of Ahmadiyas. Ahmadiya leaders now say that Jamaat Islami was behind the attacks, which might explain why the BDG [...]	2005-04-25 14:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KISL PGOV BG
05DHAKA1924	HOME MINISTER AGREES TO NEW LINES OF KIBRIA CASE [...] (C) Summary. On April 21. Home State Minister Babar and Foreign Policy Adviser Rahman agreed to Ambassador's proposal for pursuing new lines of investigation to supplement the BDG's case against the Kibria murder suspects and, in that context, to bring the FBI back to Bangladesh for another r [...]	2005-04-25 15:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KCRM PREL PHUM BG
05DHAKA195	THE RETURN AND DEPARTURE OF SHEIKH HASINA'S [...] (C) Summary. Joy's three-week homecoming generated mixed feelings within the AL and little noticeable enthusiasm elsewhere. Pro-AL businessmen advised Joy, and his mother, to be patient with his political aspirations. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Awami League president Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajib [...]	2005-01-17 07:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA1975	ADMIRAL FALLON'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (U) Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, visited Bangladesh 16-17 April 2005. During the visit he had the opportunity to meet with Foreign Minister Morshed Khan; Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr. Kamal Uddin Siddique; Chief of Army Staff, LTG Hasan Mashhud [...]	2005-04-27 09:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL PTER PGOV BG
05DHAKA1976	THE SHAKY SEISMIC OUTLOOK FOR BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Experts forecast a devastating earthquake in Bangladesh in the next ten years. Bangladesh is woefully ill prepared, but the BDG, backed by some academics, is slowly starting to address the associated challenges. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Bangladeshi and foreign experts estimate [...]	2005-04-27 09:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID BG
05DHAKA2018	ATTORNEY GENERAL HASSAN ARIFF RESIGNS [...] Summary. The unexpected resignation of the independent- minded Attorney General, over seemingly minor matters, could trigger the unfortunate departure of the Deputy Attorney General who energetically coordinates anti-TIP prosecutions. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Attorney General A.F. Hassan Ariff [...]	2005-04-28 07:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD PGOV BG
05DHAKA2061	BDG DRAFTS ANTI-TERRORISM LEGAL AMENDMENTS [...] (C) The Law Cell of the Ministry of Home Affair (MHA) has drafted amendments to Section 121 of the Penal Code redefining "waging or abetting war" and to Section 3 of the Special Powers Act concerning sabotage to broaden their coverage and thereby their utility for counter-terrorism. A MHA law [...]	2005-05-02 03:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV AFIN BG
05DHAKA2083	FOREIGN MINISTER CHALLENGES TERRORISM REPORT [...] (SBU) On May 2, Foreign Minister Morshed Khan blamed "organized vested interests" (read India and the Awami League) for creating the view that international terrorism exists in Bangladesh. Reacting to the Department's 2004 Country Reports on Terrorism, Khan told journalists that he sees no si [...]	2005-05-03 06:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV BG
05DHAKA2087	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR A/S ROCCA [...] (C) Summary. We should acknowledge the surprising run of positive BDG actions since February, but push for more, especially against political and extremist violence. It is important to reiterate our concerns about terrorism, extremist Islam, minority rights, and a transparent and credible e [...]	2005-05-03 08:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KISL BG
05DHAKA2198	CHITTAGONG MAYORAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Early reports from Chittagong indicate a generally peaceful and orderly election with Awami League incumbent Mohiuddin Chowdhury running neck and neck with his BNP rival, Civil Aviation State Minister Mohammed Nasiruddin. Several weeks ago, Chowdhury was the clear front-runner, [...]	2005-05-09 08:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BG BGD
05DHAKA2215	CHITTAGONG MAYORAL ELECTION RESULTS: AWAMI LEAGUE [...] (U) In a generally peaceful and orderly election with only scattered reports of irregularities, the current Chittagong mayor, Awami League's ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, won with 350,891 votes while the BNP challenger, Mohammad Nasiruddin received 259,410 votes. 2. (SBU) The Chief Election Com [...]	2005-05-10 07:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BG BGD
05DHAKA2243	LOYALTY AND ACCESS TRUMP TITTLES IN INFLUENCING PM [...] (S) Summary and Introduction. Reftel described the BDG's dysfunctional decision-making process and its control by a handful of individuals. Not much has changed since 2003. Loyalty, proximity, and length of service to PM Zia still count for far more than title or institutional position, but [...]	2005-05-11 02:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA2265	A/S ROCCA MEETS WITH SHEIKH HASINA AND TOP AWAMI [...] (C) Summary: Awami League (AL) leader Sheikh Hasina expressed satisfaction with the recent AL mayoral election victory and recounted the continued deficiencies of the BNP led government during her meeting with A/S Rocca. The AL wants to run in the 2006/07 national elections but is concerned ab [...]	2005-05-13 10:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG
05DHAKA2298	A/S ROCCA MEETS WITH BANGLADESH PM, MFA OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: In May 12 meetings with Prime Minister Zia and senior MFA officials, Assistant Secretary for South Asia Christina Rocca discussed law and order, governance, terrorism (reftel),democracy, human rights, and religious freedom, as well as regional issues. Alternately downplayin [...]	2005-05-17 05:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BG
05DHAKA2300	SA A/S ROCCA'S MEETING WITH HOME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: A/S Rocca,s discussion with the Minister of Home Affairs emphasized that internal security issues in Bangladesh are clearly on Washington's radar and have raised concerns about the country's stability. She suggested security issues would be a factor in determining the level of U. [...]	2005-05-17 07:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA2309	LABOR CONDITIONS IN THE BANGLADESH SHRIMP [...] (SBU) Summary: While Bangladesh wants to increase its annual shrimp exports from $300 million to a billion dollars over the next decade, current labor practices undermine its ability to boast productivity and win new markets. End Summary. 2. (U) Bangladesh's second largest export, after r [...]	2005-05-18 02:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV SENV PHUM BG
05DHAKA2314	DHAKA QUIET AFTER KILLING OF OPPOSITION OFFICIAL [...] (C) Summary. Local media and some Awami League (AL) leaders speculate that the May 17 killing in Dhaka of a minor party leader was the result of internal rivalries and not, as the AL publicly alleges, "government backed killers." End Summary. 2. (SBU) On May 17, three unidentified assail [...]	2005-05-18 07:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL BG
05DHAKA2366	POST MFA UPDATE - GARMENT PRICES AND ORDERS DROP [...] Summary: Garment orders from the U.S. to Bangladesh have dropped by around 20 percent following the end of MFA quotas. The full impact, however, has not yet been felt as the industry finishes production of orders placed last fall. BGMEA projects a further drop in prices and orders if Bangl [...]	2005-05-19 08:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV ELAB BG
05DHAKA2401	OPPOSITION REJECTS NEW CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER [...] (U) On May 23, the BNP government appointed Justice M.A.Aziz as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to replace M.A. Syed whose tenure ended May 22. Aziz is the ninth Chief Election Commissioner since independence and a member of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. According to media r [...]	2005-05-24 07:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG BGD
05DHAKA2407	OUTGOING CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER FRETS ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. Just retired Chief Election Commissioner Syed says reforms are critical for the next general election because of the unprecedented bitterness in Bangladeshi politics. His reform proposals focus on strengthening the integrity of the Election Commission and the voting process, as [...]	2005-05-24 07:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM BG BGD
05DHAKA2409	WIDENING SPLITS AMONG BANGLADESHI ISLAMIST GROUPS [...] (C) Summary. There is a widening, public split between mainstream Jamaat Islami and other, more extreme Islamist groups driven by ideological, personal, historical, and even material factors. While IOJ could drop out of the ruling coalition, the JI-BNP alliance -- grounded solidly in politica [...]	2005-05-24 10:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PHUM PGOV PTER BG
05DHAKA2414	ALLEGED MANAGEMENT RECRIMINATIONS AGAINST WORKERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Labor advocates allege factory management of improprieties and recriminations against union leaders during EPZ elections while BEPZA makes only tentative responses to address the allegations. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Coinciding with Worker Recreation and Welfare Committee (WRWC) [...]	2005-05-25 07:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM PGOV BG
05DHAKA2491	RAB KILLS AWAMI LEAGUE ACTIVIST, APPARENTLY IN [...] (SBU) On June 1, local media reported that in Rampura, a suburb of Dhaka, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) killed Abul Kalam Azad Sumon, a Jubo League (the student wing of the Awami League) member. In a press release, RAB declared that the deceased was notorious criminal Goailya Sumon, and tha [...]	2005-06-01 08:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA2535	COUNTERING RISING ANTI-USG SENTIMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Widely publicized allegations of USG abuse of Muslim prisoners and the Koran have aggravated strong anti-USG attitudes in Bangladesh. Although less intense than in many Muslim countries, negative attitudes about the USG in this historically friendly country permeate virtually a [...]	2005-06-02 06:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KISL PGOV BG
05DHAKA2572	KIBRI INVESTIGATION PROVIDES SNAPSHOT OF POLITICS [...] (C) Police investigators of the murder of Awami League leader SMS Kibria examined the financial records of the accused mastermind, Abdul Quayyum, a businessman turned local BNP politician, who allegedly planned the murder of sitting parliamentarian Kibria and sought to frame his chief BNP r [...]	2005-06-05 07:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON CVIS KCRM BG
05DHAKA2603	MEETING WITH RAB A/DG: "DUE PROCESS IS OUR [...] (C) Summary. A senior RAB officer described cross-fire killings to us as a necessary, short-term expedient. He appeared unaware of the Leahy amendment and its potential impact on army officers like himself. Like all RAB personnel, he exhibits an unmistakable swagger born from confidence that [...]	2005-06-06 06:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM PGOV BG
05DHAKA2610	PMO HARDBALL AGAINST ERSHAD UNLEASHES BIZARRE SOAP [...] (C) Summary: In a riveting turn of events starting June 2, former President Ershad stripped his number-two wife Bidisha of all Jatiya Party positions, police then arrested her on theft and embezzlement charges, Bidisha threatened to kill her son and herself, Ershad divorced Bidisha as a bigamis [...]	2005-06-06 08:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BG KDEN
05DHAKA2666	OPPOSITION KEEPS DISTANCING ITSELF FROM THE [...] (C) Summary. The Awami League is systematically opting out of the political process, a high-risk strategy that could severely limit its options at election time. End Summary. Opting Out ---------- 2. (C) Thus far in 2005, the opposition Awami League has decided to: A) Boycott by-ele [...]	2005-06-08 08:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM BG BGD
05DHAKA2702	NEW CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER PROMISES NEUTRAL [...] (C) Summary. The new Chief Election Commissioner says he has the tools and the commitment to do the job right, but his characterization of the notorious Dhaka 10 by-election last year as free and fair calls into question his credibility and candor. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On June 8, P/E cou [...]	2005-06-09 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM BG BGD
05DHAKA2748	AMBASSADOR PAYS FAREWELL CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER [...] (SBU) On June 12, Ambassador called on Finance Minister Saifur Rahman to discuss the latter's recent trip to Washington and other issues. He was accompanied by USAID Director George and econoff (notetaker). Septel reports Rahman's comments on the new BDG budget. 2. (C) Noting that he woul [...]	2005-06-13 09:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV EAID BG
05DHAKA2798	NEW ALLEGATIONS OF AL INVOLVEMENT IN THE AUGUST 21 [...] (SBU) After months of silence, new accusations have exploded over the August 21 grenade attack on the leadership of the opposition Awami League (AL) that killed 23 persons. 2. (SBU) At a June 13 press conference, AL president Sheikh Hasina, who has apparently lost complete hearing in one ear [...]	2005-06-15 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM BG
05DHAKA2799	THE IMPORTANCE OF MOVING FORWARD WITH TIFA [...] (C) In light of the upcoming TPSC meeting, I would like to stress our compelling political, economic, and potentially commercial reasons for securing a TIFA with Bangladesh. 2. (C) I understand that the key issue is whether to add explicit references to bribery and corruption. As you know, [...]	2005-06-15 10:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV BG
05DHAKA2842	AMBASSADOR PAYS GOODBYE CALL TO OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) On June 16, Ambassador paid a final call to opposition leader Sheikh Hasina. Also present were MP Alhaj Syed Abul Hossain, Abdul Jalil, Awami League Secretary General, and poloff (notetaker). Hasina had three concerns: attacks on the Awami League (AL),the need for free and fair elections [...]	2005-06-19 06:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG
05DHAKA2879	ENERGY STATE MINISTER RESIGNS; CORRUPTION CITED AS CAUSE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Zia demanded Energy Minister AKM Mosharraf Hossain's resignation amidst corruption charges of accepting a luxury car from an energy firm. Mosharraf defends himself saying that an energy partner properly provided the car to him and that "vested quarters" are out to [...]	2005-06-20 08:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON BG
05DHAKA2880	SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (C) As the most senior State official to visit Bangladesh since Secretary Powell in 2003, you will be warmly received by Bangladeshis and the BDG. Dynamic but chaotic, Bangladesh defies easy generalizations about its nature or future. Nevertheless, most trends are negative. Politics: The Ar [...]	2005-06-20 10:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PTER PHUM PREL BG
05DHAKA2988	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CIVIL AVIATION MINISTER [...] On June 23, Ambassador Thomas met with Minister of Civil Aviation Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin. He was accompanied by EconOff as notetaker. They discussed Bangladesh's commitment to aviation security and compliance with the Chicago Convention; and progress in BDG's purchase of four Boeing 777s. [...]	2005-06-23 07:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV BG
05DHAKA3073	AMBASSADOR PAYS FAREWELL CALL ON PM [...] (C) On June 30, Ambassador Thomas paid his farewell call on PM Khaleda Zia. He was accompanied by EconOff as notetaker. The Ambassador thanked the PM for her continued cooperation with USG efforts and for her willingness to meet with USG visitors to Dhaka, most recently U/S Burns. He conveye [...]	2005-06-30 08:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BG
05DHAKA3089	U/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. During a broad bilateral review, PM Zia asserted that she wants free and fair elections for own electoral benefit, that an opposition that believes in democracy should participate in elections, cited her dismissal of a minister as evidence of her "unsparing" stance against corrupt [...]	2005-07-03 04:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG
05DHAKA3175	PM TELLS ISLAMIC SCHOLARS TO LEAVE AHMADIYAS ALONE [...] On July 3, according to local press reports, PM Begum Khaleda Zia met with a delegation of Islamic scholars to discuss government recognition for Qwami madrassah education and maintaining peace and order within society. 2. Zia urged the delegation to guard against groups trying to create [...]	2005-07-07 08:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BG
05DHAKA3176	CDA RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT ALLEGED NSI HARASSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. CDA expressed concern to BDG officials over reports of escalating harassment by a BDG intelligence officer of USG labor program partners and personnel, including an American citizen. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Since summer 2004, the USAID-funded American Center for Internationa [...]	2005-07-07 08:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD CASC PGOV PHUM BG
05DHAKA3177	BIMAN CRASH PROMPTS BDG APPROVAL OF NEW AIRCRAFT [...] Summary: A Biman Bangladesh flight, inbound from Dubai carrying 215 passengers, crash landed and skidded off the runway in Chittagong on July 1. Mechanical and pilot error have been alleged as cause. No one was seriously injured but, according to Biman officials, the airplane is completely [...]	2005-07-07 08:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV BG
05DHAKA3178	CELLPHONE CONNECTION TAX CHOKES SECTOR GROWTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The BDG has attempted to squeeze private cellphone providers with a new tax on SIM/RIM cards. The four largest cellphone providers, already in control of the most lucrative portion of the cellphone user market, have balked, leading to a new tax that will be passed along to the [...]	2005-07-07 09:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KMCA ECON KSCA ECPS EFIN ETRD PGOV TSPL BG
05DHAKA330	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) We welcome your visit as an excellent opportunity to advance our bilateral economic agenda and specifically the importance of telecommunications for economic growth, modernization, and diversification. The last senior USG economic official to visit Bangladesh was A/USTR Ashley Wills, wh [...]	2005-01-25 11:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ETTC PGOV BG
05DHAKA3341	CDA RAISES ISSUES WITH FOREIGN MINISTER KHAN [...] (C) Summary: CDA paid courtesy call on FM Morshed Khan and discussed several issues: Bangladeshi approval of remaining UN anti-terrorism conventions, their draft anti-Terrorism law, Bangladesh security services harassment of USG labor programs, AFL-CIO petition to lift BDG's GSP status, the K [...]	2005-07-14 05:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG
05DHAKA3342	HOME MINISTER SAYS BDG PLANS TO LAUNCH NEW [...] (C) Summary: Home Affairs Minister Babar, rebuffing an appointment with USG Passport officials, stated that Bangladesh has studied the passport systems of six or seven countries, hired an American-Bangladeshi consultant to implement a modern passport system and will float tenders later in the [...]	2005-07-14 05:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG
05DHAKA3375	BEPZA INVESTORS MEET TO DISCUSS WRWC AND OTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: BEPZA factory investors met with BEPZA Chairman Hossain on implementation of the EPZ law. Hossain told investors of the re-submission of the AFL-CIO's petition, candidly described the worker-management situation, stressing the problems are on both sides, and urged investors to [...]	2005-07-17 06:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PGOV ETRD BG
05DHAKA3405	BANGLADESH LEADERS CONDEMN LONDON BOMBINGS [...] (U) Summary: Bangladeshi political leaders, including the Islamists, have condemned the July 7 bombings in London and expressed sympathy with the victims' families. Some Islamist leaders, however, suspect the bomb attacks were an "ill-attempt" to portray Muslims as terrorists. End Summary [...]	2005-07-18 07:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BG
05DHAKA3406	OPPOSITION LEADER URGES USG TO ENSURE LEVEL [...] (C) Summary: Opposition leader Sheikh Hasina told CDA that the international community "has to ensure a fair election if you want to see us participate." Hasina complained of BNP coalition "terrorism" intimidating her supporters while noting the achievements of past Awami League governments. E [...]	2005-07-18 08:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG BGD
05DHAKA3408	OPPOSITION UPS THE STAKES WITH AGGRESSIVE REFORM [...] (C) Summary: The Awami League's 31-point electoral "reform" program proposes major changes to the caretaker government system, the Election Commission, and general election procedures and qualifications. The BNP criticized the proposals as unnecessary and divisive, and suggested the AL take t [...]	2005-07-18 10:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG BGD
05DHAKA3414	AHMADIYAS HAIL IMPROVED POLICE RESPONSIVENESS [...] (SBU) Following several attempts to prevent the construction of an Ahmadiya mosque in the Uttara section of Dhaka since February, a group of alleged extremists vandalized the construction site on July 18. According to local press reports the vandalism occurred as police stood by idly. 2. [...]	2005-07-19 07:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV BG
05DHAKA3418	SPLIT AMONG BANGLADESHI ISLAMIST GROUPS FESTERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jamaat Islami leaders assert they are unfazed by increased attempts by other Islamist elements to discredit JI as the principal voice of political Islam in Bangladesh. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) On July 10, poloff met with AMM Bahauddin, editor of the Islamist oriented "Inquilab [...]	2005-07-19 08:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER BG JI
05DHAKA345	AS POLICE "CROSSFIRES" SOAR, RAB NEARS THE 100 MARK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spurred by a sharp spike the last three months, the 240 killings by police reported in 2004 are triple the 2003 figure. Of the 2004 total, 169 are "crossfires," or thinly-veiled extra-judicial killings. Although RAB accounts for fewer than half the crossfires, it retains preemine [...]	2005-01-26 13:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PHUM BG
05DHAKA360	ANOTHER LETHAL ATTACK ON THE AWAMI LEAGUE [...] (C) Summary. The January 27 attack that killed former Awami League finance minister Kibria and at least three other party activists is the latest in a series of unsolved assaults on opposition leaders. There are reports of scattered AL protests, mainly in the area of the attack. It is uncle [...]	2005-01-28 11:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM BG BGD
05DHAKA361	LIST OF UNSOLVED BOMBINGS [...] According to local press reports, there have been 18 unsolved bombings in Bangladesh since 1999 (when the Awami League ruled) that have killed 140 persons and injured thousands more. Seven of those incidents were in Sylhet district, where former AL finance minister Kibria was killed on Januar [...]	2005-01-29 08:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM PGOV BG BGD
05DHAKA362	IMF REP FEARS BDG IS LETTING PRGF PROGRAM DIE [...] (C) Summary. The IMF rep says the BDG has decided that letting the PRGF die is cheaper than the political and huge financial costs of privatizing the first state-owned bank. He wants key embassies to urge the BDG to reconsider but is not hopeful that the PRGF can be saved. End Summary. 2. [...]	2005-01-29 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV BG
05DHAKA3628	CDA PAYS COURTESY CALL ON BOI EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN [...] (U) Summary: BOI Executive Chairman and Energy Ministry Advisor Mahmudur Rahman discussed his new role in the Ministry of Energy, Power and Natural Resources and his plans for reforms with CDA Chammas. He also discussed large investment deals that the BDG is currently negotiating with Indian [...]	2005-07-28 07:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV BG
05DHAKA3690	BANGLADESH: UNSC REFORM: DEMARCHE AGAINST G-4 [...] (C) Charge D'Affaires delivered demarche (reftel) on July 28 to MFA Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin. Hemayetuddin's response was noncommittal, noting that the resolution "has gone all sorts of ways" and that Bangladesh wanted to see how the situation would pan out. 2. (C) CDA plans to raise [...]	2005-08-01 03:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC UNGA
05DHAKA3695	BEPZA AND RING SHINE FACTORY MANAGER COMPLAIN OF [...] (SBU) Summary: BEPZA Executive Chairman Hossain and factory representatives from Bangladesh's two largest export processing zones met with CDA to take issue with the recently filed AFL-CIO GSP petition. They alleged that nascent labor unrest in the EPZs was the result of "outside influences," [...]	2005-08-01 06:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ETRD BG
05DHAKA3697	BANGLADESH: UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-01 07:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OVIP BG UNGA
05DHAKA3710	TWO CHRISTIAN NGO WORKERS KILLED [...] (SBU) On July 28, two Bangladeshi activists of Christian Life Bangladesh, a local NGO affiliated with the American Campus Crusade for Christ International, were killed in Faridpur north west Bangladesh. Police have arrested three persons and continue to investigate but have not reached any co [...]	2005-08-01 09:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PGOV BG
05DHAKA3731	CDA CALLS ON MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND [...] (C) Summary: CDA called on Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives and Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Abdul Mannan Bhuyian. He expressed confidence in the strength of the BNP four-party coalition, and stated that the recent IOJ by-election [...]	2005-08-02 04:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ASEC PTER BG
05DHAKA3765	MANAGEMENT AND LABOR ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EPZ LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: BEPZA Chairman Hossain briefs investors on the progress in implementing the EPZ law and listened to worker's complaints about management's actions. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On July 30, laboff attended the Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (BEPZA) monthly meeting, chair [...]	2005-08-03 09:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM PGOV BG
05DHAKA3841	PRE-SAARC THOUGHTS AT BANGLADESH THINK TANK SEMINAR [...] Summary: At a pre-SAARC think tank seminar on transport, trade and poverty eradiciation, Foreign Affairs Advisor Reaz Rahman, Foreign Minister Khan, and Indian MP Arjun Sengupta expressed their views on South Asian issues. End Summary. 2. On August 3, the South Asia Centre for Policy Studie [...]	2005-08-08 00:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BG
05DHAKA3853	CHARGE MEETS WITH EDUCATION MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Education Minister Faruk discussed with CDA current BNP infighting, BNP's promising prospects for the next election, RAB, and Tariq Rahman's future in the party. His observations were exceptionally frank. END SUMMARY 2. (C) On August 7, CDA met for one hour with Minister of Ed [...]	2005-08-08 08:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA3854	BNP INFIGHTING INTENSIFIES [...] (SBU) Summary: BNP infighting has degenerated to public quarreling by ministers over patronage and other issues in Dhaka and several regional strongholds. An embarrassed BNP is trying to end the feuds, which at this point do not appear to pose a threat to the BNP's integrity or its prospects [...]	2005-08-08 09:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER KISL BG
05DHAKA3855	TALKING POINTS ON GITMO AND DETAINEES [...] (C) During an August 4 meeting with PMO Foreign Affairs Advisor Reaz Rahman, Charge handed over a nonpaper based on reftel talking points, stressing the reality, rationale, and impact of our actions related to Gitmo. 2. (C) Rahman thanked her for the information, but had no substantive resp [...]	2005-08-08 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PGOV PREL
05DHAKA3883	BDG PROGRESS ON ACCESSION TO UN TERROR FINANCING [...] (SBU) In reftel, post reported that BDG plans to accede to the Convention on the Suppression of Financing of Terrorism. On August 8, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Fazlul Karim confirmed to Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) that Bangladesh will be a party to the U.N Convention on t [...]	2005-08-09 07:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER BG
05DHAKA3901	CDA PRESSES BDG ON KIBRIA CASE [...] (S) Summary. CDA told BDG officials the Kibria case continues to receive high-level USG scrutiny, and expressed frustration that since May our requests for cooperation have produced only delays and half-measures. The USG, she said, does not want to be in the awkward position of saying BDG co [...]	2005-08-10 08:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA3903	INDIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER VISITS BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: BDG and Indian High Commission contacts describe Indian Foreign Minister Singh's visit as a positive resumption of dialogue, though little if any progress was made on key issues. The Bangladeshi focus is now on the upcoming visits of the Indian water resources and commerce minis [...]	2005-08-10 09:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV BG
05DHAKA3905	PETITION TO SUSPEND GSP BENEFITS FOR BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary. BEPZA's implementation of the 2004 EPZ law has been problematic, and there are cases of serious management mistreatment of workers, but the overall picture is mixed. Therefore, in the absence of "substantial new information warranting further consideration of the issue," we belie [...]	2005-08-10 11:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD PREL PGOV BG
05DHAKA4089	AT LEAST 300 COORDINATED SMALL BLASTS ROCK [...] (S) Summary. Between 1100 and 1130 local, at least 300 small blasts rocked Dhaka and virtually every other Bangladeshi city,injurying several dozen and killing two. Apparently identical leaflets in the name of the banned Jamaat ul-Mujahidin Bangladesh were recovered at the sites demanding imp [...]	2005-08-17 11:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER CASC BD
05DHAKA4090	AT LEAST 300 COORDINATED SMALL BLASTS ROCK [...] (S) Summary. Between 1100 and 1130 local, at least 300 small blasts rocked Dhaka and virtually every other Bangladeshi city,injurying several dozen and killing two. Apparently identical leaflets in the name of the banned Jamaat ul-Mujahidin Bangladesh were recovered at the sites demanding imp [...]	2005-08-17 12:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER CASC BD
05DHAKA4108	ZIA CUTS SHORT CHINA TRIP TO RETURN TO RATTLED [...] (S) SUMMARY: PM Zia is returning early to Bangladesh to cope with the aftermath of the 503 blasts that injured 191 and killed two. The BNP and the AL have blamed each other for the blasts, and the Awami League-led opposition has called protests for August 19 and a nationwide general strike fo [...]	2005-08-18 11:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER CASC BG
05DHAKA4189	RAB ANNIVERSARY ANALYSIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The controversial Rapid Action Battalion has developed into a popular fixture in the BDG's otherwise lowly-regarded law enforcement architecture, thanks mostly to its perceived crime-busting prowess built on its 117 "cross-fire," or extrajudicial, killings of criminal suspects. [...]	2005-08-23 08:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BG
05DHAKA4206	HEALTH MINISTER BLAMES FOREIGN SOURCES FOR AUGUST [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Health Minister, CDA discussed the August 17 attacks, the general and law and order situation, and the impact on Bangladesh's image. Hussein blamed outside sources (India) for the attacks. He said the reason for political violence is not religious, it's [...]	2005-08-24 11:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC PREL BG
05DHAKA4207	AUGUST 17 BOMBING INVESTIGATION CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bangladesh Government continues its investigations to determine the masterminds behind the August 17 bombings. The arrest of a former Islamic Foundation director has created significant publicity. The PM and BNP General Secretary assure the public that the BDG is doing all [...]	2005-08-24 11:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER CASC BG
05DHAKA425	BANGLADESH STRIKE WINDS DOWN [...] (C) Summary: The 60-hour strike called to protest the January 27 grenade attack that killed former Awami League finance minister Kibria is winding down amid reports of scattered violence and injuries. AL MP's are boycotting tonight's delivery of President Ahmed's annual address to Parliament. [...]	2005-01-31 10:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA4291	BANGLADESH: CHILD LABOR UPDATE 2005 [...] Following is an update and review of the child labor report pegged to questions posed in reftel. a) Bangladesh has not promulgated new laws or regulations on minimum age/s for employment since ratification of ILO Convention 182. In June 2003, the government listed 11 occupations as the wors [...]	2005-08-30 10:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI PGOV BG USAID
05DHAKA430	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LAW MINISTER AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 31, Ambassador met with Law Minister Moudud Ahmed to express concern about the Kibria killing and the rise in extra-judicial killings. He also raised ratification of UN Counter-terrorism conventions, the Ahmadiyyas, a pending DOE agreement with the BDG to manage nu [...]	2005-02-01 08:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER BG
05DHAKA4330	BANGLADESH: UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UNGA [...] Following is updated information about Bangladesh participation in the 60th UNGA in New York per Reftel. A. Attendance of Head of State: President Iajuddin Ahmed is NOT/NOT attending the 60th UNGA. B. Attendance of the Head of Government. --Name: Begum Khaleda Zia, Title: Prime Min [...]	2005-08-31 09:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP BG UNGA
05DHAKA4334	Bangladesh ruling coalition wins a by-election [...] (U) On August 30, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate, Shah Abu Zafar, won a parliamentary by- election in a traditional Awami League constituency, defeating rival Mufti Sharafat Hossain of Islamic Unity Council (IOJ). Out of more than 323,000 voters, less than half voted. BNP' [...]	2005-09-01 04:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BG BGD
05DHAKA4345	DEBATE SURFACES OVER MARTIAL LAW LEGITIMACY [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 31, the appellate panel of the Supreme Court stayed for two months the August 29 High Court judgment that had nullified the fifth amendment to the constitution. The fifth amendment validated promulgation of martial law after the 1975 assassination of President Sheikh M [...]	2005-09-01 09:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BG
05DHAKA4390	UNDP INITIATES CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS ACTION [...] (C) Summary: UNDP and donor ambassadors met on enhancing economic development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). UNDP's Lissner said he plans to have UN Secretary General Kofi Annan raise the CHT when he meets with Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at the UNGA. Charge briefed ambassadors on her Au [...]	2005-09-06 07:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV BD
05DHAKA4435	CHARGE VISITS CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From August 23 to 25, Charge D'Affaires visited the Chittagong Hill Tracts with poloff (notetaker) and interviewed government, military, journalists and representatives from civic action groups. CDA distributed book bags with Bangla-English dictionaries, school supplies, and a [...]	2005-09-07 11:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER BG
05DHAKA4440	PRESSING THE BDG ON THE AUGUST 17 INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Summary. We are pressing the BDG hard to step up its investigation of the August 17 blasts and to show it recognizes the blasts are a turning point in the development of Islamist extremism in Bangladesh. With seven alleged bombers saying they belong to Jamaat ul-Mujahdin Bangladesh, ther [...]	2005-09-08 13:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV BG
05DHAKA4566	HIS BOSS SAYS QUAYYUM WAS FRAMED FOR KIBRIA'S [...] (C) Summary: The Chairman of one of Bangladesh's largest conglomerates believes that his employee, the key defendant in the Kibria assassination, was framed, though he says he does not know by whom or why. He contradicted statements by Quayyum and Political Secretary Haris Chowdhury denying t [...]	2005-09-12 12:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL BG

05DHAKA4567	HIS BOSS SAYS QUAYYUM WAS FRAMED FOR KIBRIA'S [...] (C) Summary: The Chairman of one of Bangladesh's largest conglomerates believes that his employee, the key defendant in the Kibria assassination, was framed, though he says he does not know by whom or why. He contradicted statements by Quayyum and Political Secretary Haris Chowdhury denying t [...]	2005-09-13 01:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL BG
05DHAKA4727	RINGSHINE WRWC MEMBERS AND MANAGERS START LABOR [...] (U) Summary: On September 19, in a house in the Dhaka diplomatic enclave, Ringshine management, members of the Ringshine Workers Recreational and Welfare Committee (WRWC),and USAID-funded Solidarity Center (SC) met to start labor training sessions. No representative from BEPZA was present. E [...]	2005-09-19 10:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV PREL BD
05DHAKA4849	BANGLADESH SAYS NO TO WESTERN-SPONSORED ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-26 12:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BG BGD
05DHAKA500	BYE BYE BANGLA BHAI? [...] (C) Summary: After a six-month hiatus, self-styled Islamist vigilante Bangla Bhai is back in the news. An embarrassed BDG has reiterated orders for his arrest, but it is unclear if this embarrassment is enough to bring to heel the politically-connected mystery man. End Summary. 2. (C) In [...]	2005-02-02 11:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA514	STRIKE SITREP [...] (SBU) After a day's pause, the Awami League renewed its hartal (strike) program with a dawn-to-dusk hartal on February 3. With a comparatively heavier police presence, observers as of 1600 local report slightly more rickshaws and motor vehicles on Dhaka streets compared to the previous progra [...]	2005-02-03 09:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA550	BANGLADESH STRIKE SITREP [...] (SBU) The Awami League's 36-hour hartal (strike) program that ended February 6 left one police officer dead, three other officers injured, 80 civilians hurt and 500 arrested in scattered incidents throughout the country, according to reports. In Dhaka, police used tear gas and clubs to disperse [...]	2005-02-07 10:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA554	PM ZIA PROMISES FULL SUPPORT FOR "FBI" ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary. PM Zia promised full support for U.S. law enforcement consultants investigating the January 27 attack, expressed a strong preference for the FBI because of its positive profile in Bangladesh, and attributed hartal violence and a bombing at the Khulna press club to the Awami Leagu [...]	2005-02-07 12:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KCRM BG
05DHAKA555	AMBASSADOR-PM ZIA MEETING [...] (SBU) On February 7, Ambassador called on Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to discuss her request for U.S. law enforcement consultants in the investigation of the January 27 attack that killed Awami League leader, and former finance minister, Shah Kibria (ref a). Also present were P/E counselor (no [...]	2005-02-07 12:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER BG IQ
05DHAKA5593	ASSASSINATION OF TWO JUDGES SPARKS COURT PROTESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: An IED thrown at a court commuter van killed two judges and injured four others in southern Bangladesh. Home State Minister Babar speculated to reporters that Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB),the alleged perpetrator of the August 17 and October 3 bomb blasts, was behind th [...]	2005-11-14 11:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KISL PGOV BG
05DHAKA5594	ASSASSINATION OF TWO JUDGES SPARKS COURT [...] (SBU) Summary: An IED thrown at a court commuter van killed two judges and injured four others in southern Bangladesh. Home State Minister Babar speculated to reporters that Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB),the alleged perpetrator of the August 17 and October 3 bomb blasts, was behind th [...]	2005-11-15 00:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KISL PGOV BG
05DHAKA5627	"SUICIDE" BOMBER MARKS ESCALATION OF EXTREMIST [...] (S) Summary. The November 15 assassination of two provincial judges, and the perception that the attacker meant to martyr himself for Islamic glory, marks a worrisome growth in the evolution of Islamic extremism in Bangladesh. The recurring attacks on the judiciary have upped the political s [...]	2005-11-17 11:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER KISL PGOV PREL ASEC BG
05DHAKA5633	MONGA - CYCLES OF POVERTY AND HUNGER IN NORTHERN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Each fall and winter, the northern rural agricultural districts of Bangladesh experience "monga," a period of severe food insecurity coupled with high seasonal unemployment as a result of natural gaps in the normal planting season on which these regions depend. Government food p [...]	2005-11-20 04:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR ECON PGOV TBIO BG AGR CARE CDC
05DHAKA5643	BANGLADESH RECRIMINATIONS TOWARDS LABOR RESTART [...] (SBU) BDG security elements are again pressuring a USAID labor partner organization. In July, the National Security Intelligence (NSI) started visiting the offices of the Bangladesh Independent Garment Union Federation (BIGUF) on a regular basis to ask questions about the identity of the labo [...]	2005-11-20 08:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV ETRD BG
05DHAKA5648	DHAKA BRACES FOR MASS OPPOSITION RALLY [...] (C) Summary: Dhaka is bracing for the Awami League's plan to hold its biggest rally in Dhaka since the August 21, 2004, grenade attack on AL leaders that killed 22 persons and wounded 200 hundred. Sheikh Hasina and her leftist coalition partners will demand the implementation of electoral and [...]	2005-11-21 08:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER BG
05DHAKA5649	GALIB'S PEOPLE REACH OUT TO EMBASSY TO PROCLAIM [...] (C) Summary. Two senior figures in Prof. Galib's Ahle Hadith group assured us that perceptions that their leader supports violence and terrorism are false and the work of Jamaat Islami and the leftist media. They requested regular Embassy contact and invited us to visit their headquarters an [...]	2005-11-21 10:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PTER PGOV BG
05DHAKA5650	BANGLADESHI EFFORTS TO BRING JMB BOMBERS TO JUSTICE [...] (S) Summary. A disorganized, inter-agency BDG effort continues to scramble to catch JMB bombers and prevent future attacks, but investigators have failed to arrest seven senior JMB leaders or learn how the bomb attacks were organized, financed, and coordinated. The BDG remains receptive to US [...]	2005-11-21 11:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER KISL ASEC PGOV BG
05DHAKA5652	LEVERAGING A NEW OPENING TO ENCOURAGE BDG ACTION [...] (S) Summary. There is dawning BDG recognition that its normal strategy for dealing with terrorism -- denial and procrastination -- is cracking in the face of JMB's continuing campaign of violence. We therefore have a new opening to press the BDG to combat extremism by delivering directly and [...]	2005-11-21 13:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV KISL PTER BG
05DHAKA5698	BANGLADESH DONORS CONFERENCE [...] Summary. The BDG and donor community, aka Local Consultative Group (LCG),met under the chair of the BDG Minister of Finance on November 15-17. This was the annual development forum meeting with three key changes. First, the BDG chaired whereas in the pass they co-chaired with the World Bank [...]	2005-11-22 10:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV ECON BG
05DHAKA5706	BANGLADESH OPPOSITION HOLDS MEGA RALLY SAFELY [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-27 07:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER BG
05DHAKA603	AMBASSADOR AND USAID DIRECTOR MEET WITH FINANCE [...] SUMMARY: On February 6, Ambassador, USAID Director, and PA officer (note taker) met with Finance Minister Saifur Rahman to discuss the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA). The USAID Director presented a list of benchmarks, developed by the Mission, directed at assessing Bangladesh's commitment [...]	2005-02-09 10:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG PREL PGOV EAID
05DHAKA6127	JMB DEPUTY COMMANDER CAUGHT [...] (S/NF) Summary. Rapid Action Battalion personnel have caught reputed JMB deputy commander Ataur Rahman Sunny. The breakthrough came in Dhaka the evening of December 13 but has reportedly been kept quiet to further the JMB dragnet. A major seizure of arms and explosives in Dhaka the morning o [...]	2005-12-14 09:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KISL PGOV BG
05DHAKA6143	BANGLADESH: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERROR [...] The POC for Embassy Dhaka is Robert Wong, Political Officer. Email: wongre@state.gov. The report will also be sent to Rhonda Shore and Ed Salazar via email. 2. BEGIN TEXT GENERAL ASSESSMENT The Bangladesh government affirms full support for the global war on terror, and in [...]	2005-12-15 06:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KISL PGOV KCRM BG
05DHAKA6251	2005 REVIEW: A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE [...] (S) How Bangladesh looks depends on where you stand. For many, the view is disturbing: the country's government is unable or unwilling to cope with, and sometimes even acknowledge, its many obvious sores. Politics are bitter, parochial, and winner take all. But there's another perspective. [...]	2005-12-20 10:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KISL ETRD BG
05DHAKA6275	VISITING THE MEGA-MADRASSA OF AN ISLAMIST [...] (C) Summary: Maulana Kamaluddin Jafri is the principal of a growing 2,000 student Saudi-backed madrassah complex. He condemns JMB violence but speculates the U.S., India, the Awami League, and an international Jewish "conspiracy" might be the JMB's true patrons. In a cordial meeting with polo [...]	2005-12-20 12:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL PGOV BD BG
05DHAKA6293	CHARGE'S MEETING WITH HOME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Home Affairs Minister Babar told Charge that RAB is now the lead law enforcement agency on combating the JMB terrorist attacks and counter-terrorism. He also said JMB is aware that their string of violent attacks is not sanctioned by Islam, and therefore their prime motivation mus [...]	2005-12-21 06:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL PHUM PGOV BG
05DHAKA6297	BNP/JI COALITION STRAINED BUT NOT BROKEN [...] (C) Calling Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) "de-railed romantics," BNP MP and party whip Rezaul Bari Dina told poloff that he didn't think that the attacks will continue. He credited the police's numerous arrests of key Jamaatul Islami Bangladesh (JMB) figures for stopping the bombings t [...]	2005-12-21 09:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KISL BG
05DHAKA6298	BDG ASSURES THAT BIG ANTI-AHMADIYA EVENT WILL BE [...] (SBU) On September 30, the anti-Ahmadiya group International Khatme Nabuwat Movement Bangladesh (IKNMB) reiterated their demand that the BDG declare Ahmadiyas to be non-Muslims. If the government does not meet their demands by December 22, they threatened, IKNMB would take over all the Ahmad [...]	2005-12-21 10:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL BG
05DHAKA6303	JMB: WINDED OR DOWN FOR THE COUNT? [...] (C) December 22 marks the second week since the last attack, in Netrakona, which at that point looked like the most ruthless in an escalating and quickening campaign of violence waged by Jamaatul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB). The focus has shifted from attacks to apparent breakthroughs in the a [...]	2005-12-21 10:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL ASEC PGOV BG
05DHAKA6335	PM ZIA AT BNP GRAND RALLY WARNS OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Zia rallied an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 BNP faithful on Dec 22, at the Paltan Maidan outdoor parade grounds, a normal crowd size by Bangladeshi political rally standards. Zia criticized the opposition for not accepting her call to resolve the national crises of bomb [...]	2005-12-22 10:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV BG
05DHAKA6367	AHMADIYA COMMUNITY UNTOUCHED BY WEEKEND [...] The International Khatme Nabuwat Movement Bangladesh (IKNMB) and a splinter organization, Khatme Nabuwat Andolon Bangladesh (KNAB) staged protests this weekend over the government's refusal to declare Ahmadiyas non-Muslims. When they attempted to march towards the Dhaka City Central Jail and [...]	2005-12-27 03:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV BG
05DHAKA86	NGO CONCERN PLANS TO WITHDRAW FROM ROHINGYA [...] (C) Summary: Citing harassment from the BDG NGO Affairs Bureau, NGO Concern has decided to withdraw from Rohingya refugee camps. UNHCR says they plan on taking over Concern's programs until they find a permanent replacement. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) On January 4, Concern Country Director Columba [...]	2005-01-06 08:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF BG
05DHAKA867	RESPONSE: INVITING WOMEN LEADERS TO A FORUM ON [...] (U) In response to reftel A, post contacted potential invitees Salma Ali and Dr. Shahnaz Huda and extended an invitation to attend the March 8 Washington Women's Forum with First Lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Rice as scheduled speakers. Dr. Huda regretted that she will not be able to [...]	2005-02-28 09:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN PGOV BG
05DHAKA906	BDG PROVIDES LIMITED KIBRIA CASE MATERIALS [...] (SBU) On March 1, Home Ministry Joint Secretary Mohammad Mohsin conveyed to us the following Kibria investigation case materials: -- 34 photographs of the crime scene, bloodied victims, and apparent grenade fragments/pieces -- "The Investigation Report on Explosion Incident" -- A small sket [...]	2005-03-01 11:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM PTER PGOV BG
05DHAKA909	BANGLADESH PONDERS FATE OF ULFA CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) Secretary General Anup Chetia's seven year prison sentence SIPDIS expired on February 25 but he remains in "safe custody," according to Alana Khan, Secretary General of Bangladesh Society for Enforcement of Human Rights (BSEHR). Khan said [...]	2005-03-02 08:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM PGOV BG
05DHAKA914	ARRESTED DR. GALIB: TERRORIST OR DUPE? [...] (SBU) Following the February 23 arrest of professor Muhammad Asadullah al-Galib and 16 other alleged militants, and the banning of two related organizations, JMJB (Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh) and JMB (Jamaat ul-Mujahidin Bangladesh),newspapers continue to describe professor Galib as an [...]	2005-03-03 10:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER KCRM PGOV BG
05DHAKA917	Opposition announces agitation plans [...] (U) On March 2, opposition Awami league (AL) and its leftist allies announced a month-long agitation aimed at ouster of the BNP government. The agitation plans announced by AL president Sheikh Hasina include 'no confidence human walls' at all 64 district headquarters on March 13 and at upazil [...]	2005-03-03 10:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BG
05DHAKA95	BANGLADESH: SEMI-ANNUAL REQUEST FOR NAMES, TITLES [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-06 11:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BG
05DJIBOUTI1006	INAUGURATION OF HODANE CITY, AN 842 [...] (U) Summary: President Guelleh inaugurated October 11 Djibouti's first social housing complex designed to greatly improve the housing situation in Djibouti. The 842 residences, consisting of apartments and villas cost USD 24 million and was co- financed by the Arab Fund for Economic and Soci [...]	2005-10-10 12:07:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID ETRD EFIN DJ PGOG
05DJIBOUTI1026	DJIBOUTI AND DEMARCHE REQUEST ON IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Ambassador conveyed reftel demarche October 13 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Yousuf. She noted terms of the compromise by political leaders, as announced October 12, their endorsement by key Sunni elements, and the U.S. desire to build on the momentum generated by the comprom [...]	2005-10-13 12:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ DJ
05DJIBOUTI103	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - DJIBOUTI [...] Summary: Lacking natural resources, Djibouti's economy is service-based, with the country's seaport and a railroad linking it to Addis Ababa accounting for the bulk of economic activity. Almost all food and many other goods are imported from Ethiopia, the Gulf, or France. The services and co [...]	2005-01-31 11:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EAID PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI1039	DJIBOUTI PRESS RELEASE ON IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] (U) As requested by U.S. and pledged by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Reftel (A),Djibouti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the following press release October 13 in support of the Iraqi Constitution Referendum: - Begin text: - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - The Government of the R [...]	2005-10-17 13:02:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ DJ
05DJIBOUTI106	FRANCE'S AMBASSADOR TO DJIBOUTI GRAPPLES WITH [...] (U) France's Ambassador to Djibouti, Philippe Selz, went on Djiboutian television (RTD) evening of January 30 to read in its entirety a January 29 declaration of the Spokesperson of France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the Borrel affair and France's relations with Djibouti. The stat [...]	2005-01-31 14:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID MARR SCUL FR DJ
05DJIBOUTI1068	THIRD DAY OF BUS STRIKE ENDS IN VIOLENCE [...] (C) Djibouti is experiencing its fourth day of its longest general strike in the public transportation sector. Bus, mini-bus, and taxi drivers' unions began striking on Saturday, October 22nd, protesting the higher cost of fuel and insurance. The strike has paralyzed the country, whose populat [...]	2005-10-25 14:17:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ENRG ELTN PHUM PGOV ECON ETTC SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI1069	BORREL ANNIVERSARY: UNHEALED WOUNDS REOPENED [...] (C) Summary: The Borrel Affair has been a recurring drama between France and the Djiboutian Government for the past ten years since the discovery of French Judge Bernard Borrel's burned corpse just outside Djibouti City on October 19, 1995. Initial conclusions in the investigation into Borrel's [...]	2005-10-25 14:17:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI1077	CRIME UP-TICK IN DJIBOUTI - RENEWED REQUEST FOR [...] This is an action message. See para 4. 2. Djibouti City has undergone a change for the worse over the past two weeks, in terms of the nature and intensity of serious and violent criminal acts. The sharp rise in violent crime in the city began with the murder of a Third Country National ( [...]	2005-10-25 14:17:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PREF SOCI AMGT DJ
05DJIBOUTI1120	EID PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 3rd, Djibouti celebrated the end of the holy month of Ramadan. After the EID prayer, President Ismail Omar Guelleh hosted a garden party in the Presidential Palace. In a long speech in Arabic, Guelleh talked about the cost of oil and its implications in the local mar [...]	2005-11-10 05:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS KISL KPAL DJ
05DJIBOUTI1121	DJIBOUTI OPPOSITION RENOUNCES 2001 PEACE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Peace Accord (PA),signed between the FRUD Armee and the government on March 12th, 2001, is a growing subject of animosity between the opposition and government. The FRUD Armee was the breakaway faction of the Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD) that continued [...]	2005-11-10 05:36:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SCUL PHUM PINS DJ
05DJIBOUTI1158	REGIONAL ELECTIONS ANNOUNCED [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 30th, 2005, elections will be held in Djibouti for the first time to choose regional governing councils for the five districts of Arta, Ali Sabieh, Dikhil, Obock, Tadjourah and the three community councils of Djibouti City. The election date was postponed for more th [...]	2005-11-22 11:34:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM DJ
05DJIBOUTI1182	POLICE FIRE ON PROTESTERS DURING DESTRUCTION OF [...] (C) Summary: An operation to remove illegal squatter houses began on November 22, 2005 in the area known as Arhiba II in the capital city Djibouti. On November 30, the last scheduled day of operations, police fired on angry inhabitants who were throwing stones at authorities. Four persons are [...]	2005-12-01 13:03:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PINS DJ
05DJIBOUTI1202	BUS UNIONS AND GOVERNMENT REACH [...] Summary: On October 22, 2005, bus and taxi unions called for a general strike following a rise in fuel costs. The strike paralyzed the country and greatly affected public transportation users during the Ramadan. The government initially responded with tough measures, which caused students [...]	2005-12-06 12:28:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ENRG ELTN PHUM PGOV ECON ETTC SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI1203	DJIBOUTIAN PARLIAMENT REQUESTS [...] (U) The Djiboutian Information Agency (ADI) published a press release 30 November reporting the passing of a resolution by the Djiboutian National Assembly to postpone upcoming regional elections, scheduled for 30 December. The proposed resolution stated first that the resolution provided pr [...]	2005-12-06 12:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM DJ
05DJIBOUTI121	CLOSER TIES BETWEEN DJIBOUTI AND SOMALILAND? [...] (SBU) Summary: The self-proclaimed independent state of Somaliland enjoys a close relationship with the Republic of Djibouti due to strong familial ties of their populations and frequent business traffic between the two capitals. While there have been ups and downs, including Djibouti's adheren [...]	2005-02-07 11:37:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV DJ SO
05DJIBOUTI1217	PRESIDENT'S CABINET DIRECTOR ON LIVESTOCK EXPORT [...] (C) LIVESTOCK EXPORT PROJECT: In her meeting December 7 with Ismail Tani, Director of President Guelleh's Cabinet, Ambassador talked about the commercial possibilities inherent in the U.S.- sponsored livestock holding and Gulf export project now underway in Djibouti. She told Tani that she u [...]	2005-12-12 14:34:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON ETRD SCUL ENRG DJ
05DJIBOUTI122	DJIBOUTI'S HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT--TOOL FOR [...] (C) Pol/Econ met February 5 with the Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan, and the Americas Desk Officer, Mohamed Omar Djama, at their request to discuss the 2004 Annual Country Report for Djibouti on Human Rights. Hassan stated that Djibouti wa [...]	2005-02-07 11:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI1237	EMBASSY HOSTS DJIBOUTIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION [...] (U) Ambassador launched December 4 at Djibouti's Palais du Peuple the Embassy's second Arts and Crafts Exhibition and Sale in two years for Djiboutian handicrafts and art works. The five-day exhibition featured works and wares of 22 artisan associations in Djibouti, attracted a host of viewers [...]	2005-12-18 13:24:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SCUL EAID ETRD DJ
05DJIBOUTI1251	AMBASSADOR PARTICIPATES IN USLO LAUNCH OF HIV/AIDS [...] (U) In a ceremony at the garrison of the Djiboutian Armed Forces on December 22, Ambassador formally handed over to Commanding General of the Djibouti Armed Forces, Fathi Ahmed Hussein, HIV/AIDS laboratory equipment and furnishings necessary to conduct sero-prevalence surveys in Djibouti. Also [...]	2005-12-22 14:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR MASS EAID KHIV DJ
05DJIBOUTI1253	DJIBOUTI EXTENDS CONGRATULATIONS TO IRAQ ON [...] (SBU) In a December 18 meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Youssuf, Ambassador encouraged an expression of support on the part of the Government of the Republic of Djibouti for the process of legislative elections that had just taken place with success in Iraq. The Minister r [...]	2005-12-23 08:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV DJ IZ
05DJIBOUTI1257	INAUGURATION OF FIVE USG-FUNDED PEDAGOGIC RESOURCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-26 08:14:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SCUL PREL PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI1260	DJIBOUTI SUPPORT FOR IRAQI DECEMBER ELECTIONS [...] The Government of Djibouti issued on 18 December 2005 the following statement of support regarding the recent Iraqi elections: Quote: In a statement this morning addressed to the Djibouti Information Agency, the Djibouti Government is very pleased about the Iraqi legislative elections that [...]	2005-12-27 16:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI1266	DJIBOUTI ENGAGES SAUDI INVESTOR FOR USAID [...] (C) Summary: With a claim of dissatisfaction with technical aspects of construction and progress of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Livestock Export Facility in Djibouti, the Government of Djibouti has advised Embassy and Regional Economic Development Services Offi [...]	2005-12-28 09:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DJ SA
05DJIBOUTI135	ILLNESS AND EVACUATION OF DJIBOUTI'S MINISTER OF [...] (C) Djibouti's Foreign Minister Ali Abdi Farah suffered a stroke early morning of February 9. He was rushed to France's military hospital in Djibouti, Bouffard, where he was treated until his evacuation the evening of February 11 to Paris. According to French Ambassador Philippe Selz, Farah [...]	2005-02-13 14:09:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR DJ
05DJIBOUTI136	SOMALILAND FM ON MARGINS OF KAHIN'S DJIBOUTI STOP: [...] (C) Somaliland President Daher Rayaleh Kahin, accompanied by his Foreign Minister Edna Adan Ismail, and other ministers, were in Djibouti February 12 and morning of February 13 for talks with Djiboutian officials, including President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dilei [...]	2005-02-14 03:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM DJ SO
05DJIBOUTI148	DJIBOUTI HOSTS SUB-REGIONAL FGM CONFERENCE, [...] (U) Summary: Djibouti hosted a sub-regional conference on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) February 2-3 with aims of raising awareness, discussing Islam's view on FGM, and the legal and political implications of the Maputo Protocol. The event was organized as a cooperation between the Government [...]	2005-02-15 04:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KISL KWMN SCUL SOCI PGOV DJ SO
05DJIBOUTI149	ISLAM IN DJIBOUTI [...] (SBU) Summary: During recent years, the Islamic world has witnessed changes in religious attitudes and verbal outlook. Fundamental views that oppose all things external to Islamic culture expressed by scholars and preachers have taken hold in some Muslim societies. This fervent opposition of an [...]	2005-02-15 07:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL PREL PGOV ASEC PINR KISL DJ
05DJIBOUTI157	UNION FOR PRESIDENTIAL MAJORITY (UMP) CONVENTION IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Union for Presidential Majority (UMP),the majority coalition, held its Convention February 6 at the Equestrian Club in Djibouti City. The UMP is composed of four political parties: People's Rally for Progress (RPP, ruling party),Front for Unity and Democracy Restoration (FRUD [...]	2005-02-16 10:20:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR FR DJ
05DJIBOUTI175	FORWARDING THE MPP THROUGH BLACK HISTORY MONTH [...] (U) The Public Diplomacy section's Black History Month programming continues to engage Djiboutian citizens with such events as a gospel concert, a traveling poster show, conversation groups, an essay contest and receptions. These events have been successful with youth and have promoted mutua [...]	2005-02-17 14:00:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI180	FORWARDING THE MPP THROUGH BLACK HISTORY MONTH [...] (U) The Public Diplomacy section's Black History Month programming continues to engage Djiboutian citizens with such events as a gospel concert, a traveling poster show, conversation groups, an essay contest and receptions. These events have been successful with youth and have promoted mutua [...]	2005-02-21 08:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI182	TACTICAL MANEUVERS FOR UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) In less than sixty days, April 8, Djibouti will hold its third multi-party election since its independence in 1977. As presidential elections approach, a frenzy within the ruling party is increasingly visible in its efforts to seize every chance to win. Two months before election day, the [...]	2005-02-22 08:50:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL SOCI PHUM PINR DJ
05DJIBOUTI189	PD PROGRAMMING DRAWS ON PARTNERS, POSTERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: This week, the Public Diplomacy section co- sponsored a successful three-day-long craft fair featuring local artisans and recipients of grants from the Ambassador's Self-Help Fund. In addition, Black History Month programming continued with a movie night and discussion panel for [...]	2005-02-25 05:15:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI191	USITC STUDY ON EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS IN [...] Summary: The Government of Djibouti (GOD) has not been able to benefit from AGOA to date due to a lack of developed industries. After a decade of uncertainty, Djibouti's economy looks brighter as a result of the country's foreign policy and assistance from donors. Djibouti has very few inte [...]	2005-02-27 07:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD PGOV PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI193	COMMENTS ON ETHIOPIA, ERITREA SITUATION FROM [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met 23 February with Acting Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, at her request, to discuss several issues, including the Ethiopia/Eritrea border issue, Djibouti's relationship with France, the recent visit of President Guelleh to Qatar, and Millennium Challenge Acc [...]	2005-02-27 12:03:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV DJ ET ER
05DJIBOUTI200	ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER ON FRANCO-DJIBOUTIAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Acting Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, at her request February 23 to discuss several issues, among them the effect of the Borrel Affair on France-Djibouti relations. Youssouf called the affair embarrassing for both sides. He said it is not Djibouti's d [...]	2005-02-28 12:49:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS DJ FR
05DJIBOUTI212	ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER ON ELECTIONS, MCA, GOOD [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Acting Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, at her request February 23 to discuss several issues, among them good governance, elections, and Djibouti's quest to become eligible for the Millennium Challenge Account. Youssouf said regarding good governance, D [...]	2005-03-02 04:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM PINR DJ
05DJIBOUTI213	DJIBOUTI SEEKING WILLING CANDIDATES TO RUN FOR [...] (U) The February 27th evening news in Djibouti launched an open appeal to Djiboutians to be candidates in the upcoming Presidential elections, currently scheduled for April 8th. The news announced, "It is now official, if there are male or female Djiboutian candidates who would like to partake [...]	2005-03-02 04:34:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI217	REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE: UNITED NATIONS GENERAL [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered reftel demarche 2 March to Director of Bilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said he thought the new vote was related to concerns regarding certain arguments within the Declaration, not the principle itself. He said he would like [...]	2005-03-02 12:55:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TBIO DJ UNGA
05DJIBOUTI221	SOMALIA: PUBLIC STATEMENT - DJIBOUTIAN REACTION [...] (C) Pol/Econ delivered reftel demarche 2 March to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan stated there would be a Ministerial level meeting of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states in Nairobi during March to revie [...]	2005-03-02 13:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO DJ
05DJIBOUTI232	U.S. NGO DONATES CARDIAC MONITORING SYSTEM TO [...] (U) Assist International, a United States non-governmental organization (NGO),has partnered with a local NGO, International Aid Services, to provide a USD 250,000 reconditioned, full perimeter cardiac monitoring system with central station to Peltier Hospital in Djibouti. Peltier, a 450-bed h [...]	2005-03-04 08:15:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI235	PD LAUNCHES ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUPS [...] (U) SUMMARY: This week, the Public Diplomacy section began implementing its plan to establish English conversation groups throughout the city. In addition, the section's poster show moved to a busy commercial venue, and the Embassy continued to receive excellent media coverage on i [...]	2005-03-06 10:16:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI244	NATIONAL EDUCATION FORUM IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Djibouti's Ministry of Education hosted February 5-6 at the People's Palace a formal review of its education reform program, which began in 1999. Funded in part by USAID, under the Economic Support Funds (ESF) program, the formal review was an outgrowth of district stakeholders meetings by [...]	2005-03-07 13:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID SOCI SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI245	READ-OUT FROM MINISTER OF EDUCATION ON VISIT TO [...] (U) Ambassador and USAID directly called February 23 on Minister of Education Abdi Ibrahim Absieh to obtain a read-out of his February 8-13 visit to the United States. Senior Advisor and Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Aideed Aden Guedi, who traveled with Absieh, and Secretar [...]	2005-03-07 13:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID SCUL SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI246	DJIBOUTI SEEKS ASSISTANCE IN MONITORING ISLAMIC [...] (C) During Ambassador and USAID Director's February 23 call on Minister of Education Abdi Ibrahim Absieh (see septel),the Minister informed us of his concern that his Ministry lacked knowledge of and control over the country's growing network of Islamic schools. These schools, he said, which [...]	2005-03-07 13:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SCUL SOCI DJ SA
05DJIBOUTI265	DJIBOUTI PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - A ONE HORSE RACE [...] (C) Summary: Mohamed Daoud Chehem, President of the opposition party, Djiboutian Party for Development (PDD),and his Secretary General Bouha Daoud, confirmed to Embassy that PDD has every intention of participating in the upcoming presidential elections. However, the Party lacks the funds and [...]	2005-03-13 05:50:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI274	9TH POLITICAL PARTY CREATED IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) On March 3rd, the Ministry of Interior gave official legal recognition to the ninth political party created in Djibouti. The Union for Supporters of Reform (UPR) is led by Ibrahim Chehem Daoud as President, Mohamed Abdillahi Aourah and Ali Houssein Ahmed as dual vice-presidents, and Adou Al [...]	2005-03-15 12:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI278	CHILD MARRIAGE_JIBOUTI [...] (U) Summary: Underage marriage exists in Djibouti on a small scale. Child marriage is more prevalent among Arabs, Afars and people living in rural areas. However, underage marriage is decreasing as a result of government policies and assistance from the international community. End of summary. [...]	2005-03-17 13:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN DJ
05DJIBOUTI282	FOREIGN MINISTER REAFFIRMS DESIRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Djibouti's Acting Foreign Minister expressed concern to Ambassador March 16 about the content of the current Human Rights Report for Djibouti, his fear the report might put Djibouti in a negative light and his belief it failed to mention the country's accomplishments in this realm [...]	2005-03-18 09:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI289	SOMALIA - IGAD DEPLOYMENT PLAN AND DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Ref Message reached post after the departure of the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Arab League Summit in Algiers. In his absence, Ambassador presented the demarche March 20 to Ahmed Ali Bogoreh, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and highest ranking official [...]	2005-03-22 09:44:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO DJ
05DJIBOUTI298	ELECTION APPROACHES; INTERIOR MINISTER DISCOURAGES [...] (C) Ambassador met March 27 with Minister of Interior, Abdoulkader Doualeh Wais, at the Minister's request to discuss election activities. Wais updated the Ambassador on preparations for election day, stating all materials and judicial texts were complete. Training for voting office officials [...]	2005-03-30 10:17:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI299	OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY OF GOUBETTO HEALTH CLINIC [...] (U) An official ceremony was held March 16 in the rural community of Goubetto, located 25 miles south of the capital, to open a newly rehabilitated health facility. The Goubetto Clinic previously was defunct until the USAID program for health sector reform began rehabilitation of it in Decembe [...]	2005-03-24 12:49:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI300	TRAINING TRAINERS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) A USAID-funded week-long training session for health practitioners in Djibouti began March 19, 2005 with an official event a the National Health Training Center in the capital. Focus of the training was to impart primary health care teaching skills to selected candidates who would return [...]	2005-03-24 13:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SOCI EAID DJ
05DJIBOUTI304	STAFFDEL CHAKA MEETING WITH MFA DIRECTOR OF [...] (U) Summary: Staff Members of the House International Relations Committee Malik Chaka and Pearl Alice Marsh met 31 March with Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan, to discuss Djibouti's relations with the United States, the counter-terrorism ef [...]	2005-03-31 14:12:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI309	FOCUS GROUP TO STAFFDEL CHAKA: "LEARNING ENGLISH [...] (U) SUMMARY: About 40 English students and teachers attended a focus group with Staffdel Chaka on April 1. The Djiboutians said that learning English is now an economic necessity in Djibouti, and requested U.S. help in the form of a library, teaching materials, training workshops and an Americ [...]	2005-04-03 12:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	DJ KPAO OREP OTRA PREL PGOV PPD
05DJIBOUTI31	DJIBOUTI REGIONS PROFILE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The great economic disparity between the capital, Djibouti city, and the regions outside Djibouti's capital is a major concern to the regions' inhabitants. This disparity led to a civil war in the early 1990's and continues to greatly affect the country's politics. Post constructed [...]	2005-01-09 11:37:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID PHUM SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI317	ELECTION UPDATE: HIGH-RANKED OPPOSITION MEMBER [...] (C) Summary: With four days until polls open for the 2005 presidential election, the election climate is beginning to get interesting. Guelleh's campaign, as single candidate, proceeds with few disturbances or protests from the opposition or the population. The atmosphere in Djibouti is still [...]	2005-04-05 05:36:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI32	Outreach in Djibouti -- Out of Step with Needs? [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-09 11:37:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI326	STAFFDEL CHAKA GETS STATISTICS ON DJIBOUTI'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 31, HIRC Staff members Malik Chaka and Dr. Pearl Alice Marsh met with Commandant Mohamed Moussa Abar, the Harbor Master and Director of Maritime Security at the Port of Djibouti (see para 9 for bio). Abar explained to the Staffdel how the current port operates, the problem [...]	2005-04-06 14:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL OREP PINR ECON DJ
05DJIBOUTI337	GWOT ASSESSMENT: POLITICAL CLARITY, EDUCATION AND PERSONAL [...] (S) A successful effort to prosecute the global anti-terrorism war, especially in countries that already harbor extremists, must proceed on two levels. On one level, the U.S. must create a strategy for framing, implementing, marketing and obtaining support for national political preferences. On [...]	2005-04-07 13:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI338	CORNERSTONE LAID FOR SAUDI-FUNDED DIALYSIS CENTER [...] (U) Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Saudi Ambassador to Djibouti Abdulaziz bin Mohamed Al-Eifan, and Army Major Khatab Bin Eid Al-Otaibi of the Saudi Army's Medical Corps, led ceremonies April 6 in Djibouti laying the cornerstone for a future dialysis center donated by Prince Sultan Bi [...]	2005-04-07 14:28:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SOCI SA DJ
05DJIBOUTI34	DECENTRALIZATION [...] (U) Summary: Decentralization has been a topic of debate in Djibouti since the country's civil war in the early 1990's. At that time, the disparity between regions and the capital led the opposition Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD) to take up arms against the governme [...]	2005-01-09 12:00:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PHUM SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI342	PD HOLDS FOCUS GROUP, TOEFL INFORMATION SESSION [...] (U) PD took advantage of the presence of Staffdel Chaka the week of March 27 to hold a focus group with about 50 local English students and teachers. Members of the Staffdel listened to the concerns and needs of the group, while sharing ideas and information about the U.S. The program was well- [...]	2005-04-10 13:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI343	DJIBOUTI FREE ZONE [...] (U) Summary: Djibouti Free Zone (DFZ),inaugurated in June 2004, is a pilot project for the larger free zone planned for Doraleh Port. Djibouti Port and Free Zone Authority (DPFZA) controls the DFZ and delivers licenses to eligible firms. DPFZA gave the management of the free zone to Jebel [...]	2005-04-10 13:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EAID PGOV DJ TC

05DJIBOUTI360	ELECTION DAY IN DJIBOUTI: CALM, WITH SOME PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: With the help of PD, Consular and GSO Officers, the Pol/Econ section visited 11 polling stations throughout Djibouti City to gauge the mood on election day. Embassy Officers (EMBOFFs) divided into three teams, taking responsibility for different areas of the city. Consensus showed [...]	2005-04-12 13:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL PHUM DJ PDEM
05DJIBOUTI379	POSSIBLE CREATION OF A 10TH POLITICAL PARTY? [...] (C) Pol/Econ received a courtesy call on April 12th from Ahmed Idriss, President of the Movement for Equality and Liberty (MEL),a political party in the process of forming. MEL has apparently tried to form a legal, recognized party in 2002 but was turned down. Idriss stated that he sent a lett [...]	2005-04-17 11:38:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR DJ PDEM
05DJIBOUTI390	Essay Winners Lunch With Ambassador Ragsdale; English Clubs [...] (U) Winners of the Embassy's Black History Month Essay Contest attended an awards lunch this week hosted by the Ambassador at her residence on the Embassy compound. For many of the teenagers invited and their teachers, this was their first visit to the American Embassy. Members of the panel sel [...]	2005-04-20 13:26:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI391	DJIBOUTI AT LOGGERHEADS WITH SAUDI ARABIA OVER [...] (C) The 4/19-20 visit of the president of Al-Imam Mohamed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Dr. Mohamed Al-Salem, gave Arab League member state Djibouti the opportunity to reiterate to Saudi Arabia its concerns about instruction offered Djibouti's youth under Saudi auspices. Acting Minister of For [...]	2005-04-20 13:44:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI PINR EAID SA DJ
05DJIBOUTI432	TRAINING RURAL HEALTH NURSES AND MIDWIVES [...] (U) On April 25, for the first time in the history of Djibouti, the Minister of Health opened a three-day training session for nine rural health post nurses and midwives outside of the city capital at the District Hospital in Ali Sabieh. The nurses and midwives represent the five health post [...]	2005-05-04 04:12:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI435	DJIBOUTI: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT [...] (U) Ambassador conveyed directly to Acting Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on May 4 the congratulatory message from President Bush to President Guelleh sent on the occasion of Guelleh's re-election as president of the Republic of Djibouti. Youssouf expressed his pleasure in receiving th [...]	2005-05-04 14:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI438	Influential Businessman Saad Ahmed Cheikh Dies of [...] (U) SUMMARY Saad Ahmed Cheikh, founder and CEO of the largest and most successful transit company in Djibouti (The Compagnie Maritime et de Manutention de Djibouti, aka, COMAD),died on 4 May at Bouffard Hospital of rumored cardiac and pulmonary problems and diabetes. The 48-year-old Cheikh was [...]	2005-05-05 14:04:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI443	RETURN OF DJIBOUTI'S FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) Djibouti's Foreign Minister Ali Abdullah Farah returned to Djibouti May 1 directly from Paris, where he had been receiving treatment since a stroke at his office in Djibouti on February 9. News photos and footage of his disembarkment from the plane revealed a vigorous Foreign Minister wit [...]	2005-05-09 10:18:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI450	INAUGURATION OF DJIBOUTI'S PRESIDENT FOR SECOND [...] (U) Djibouti's 58-year old current president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, was inaugurated May 7 for a second six-year term. The colorful ceremony, filled with traditional songs and dancing, took place in the main hall of the Palais du Peuple, a large air-conditioned convention facility with meeting r [...]	2005-05-09 13:22:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID KDEM PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI461	REQUEST TO TRANSITION USAID PROGRAM IN DJIBOUTI [...] U) This is an action message. 2. (U) Embassy Djibouti requests State and USAID agreement to transition the USAID program in Djibouti from primary reliance on Economic Support Funds (ESF) to Development Assistance (DA) funding over the next two years with an initial modest DA program of two [...]	2005-05-12 13:32:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI477	DJI-PHARMA, DJIBOUTI'S PHARMACEUTICAL FACTORY [...] (U) Summary: President Guelleh recently inaugurated Dji- Pharma, a government owned pharmaceutical plant. Dji- Pharma, engineered by the French firm "Ingenerie Pharmaceutique Modulaire," plans to fulfill all the needs of the country in the four mostly used intravenous perfusions in Djibouti h [...]	2005-05-18 10:20:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EAID PGOV DJ TC
05DJIBOUTI498	GUELLEH'S SECOND TERM: CABINET CHANGES, BUT NOT [...] (U) Summary: With the start of President Ismail Omar Guelleh's second term comes the customary change in cabinet. As required by law, Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita submitted his resignation Thursday, May 19th to President Guelleh. Saturday, May 21st, Guelleh issued a decree re-appoint [...]	2005-05-23 13:09:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR DJ
05DJIBOUTI512	DJIBOUTI'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER ON RECENT GUELLEH [...] (C) Summary: Djibouti's new Minister of Foreign Affairs is pleased with the outcome of the May 13 stopover visit to Washington of President Guelleh (see reftel) and reviewed with Ambassador key aspects of Guelleh's meetings with Secretary Rice, NSC Africa Director Courville, USAID SIPDIS [...]	2005-05-27 09:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON DJ
05DJIBOUTI529	BIOS AND COMMENTARY ON NEW DJIBOUTIAN CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The following is current bio data on the new Ministerial cabinet, announced May 22nd, as well as on reasons behind the appointment/change/removal. An outline of Guelleh's policy "road map" for his new six-year term will follow septel. End Summary. 2. (C) Prime Minister Dileita [...]	2005-06-05 13:07:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI541	DEMARCHE REQUEST: GATHERING SUPPORT FROM MUSLIM [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 2 June to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan replied that it is not Djibouti's tendency to take positions on every crisis in the world. He explained that Djibouti's diplomatic corps was much smaller than that of the U.S. As it [...]	2005-06-07 07:05:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL CASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER DJ
05DJIBOUTI545	MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE: REGIONAL SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 2 June to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan replied the peace process was a sensitive issue to all Arab states. He continued that he believed Israel had a great deal of responsibility to take [...]	2005-06-07 09:05:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IO IS SY DJ
05DJIBOUTI562	ETHIOPIAN HELICOPTER CREW ASYLUM REQUEST IN DJIBOUTI [...] (C) During Ambassador and USLO's 6/9 regular weekly meeting with Commander of French Forces General Michel Arrault, Arrault told Ambassador that he had just received word that an Ethiopian Mi-24 military helicopter with three Ethiopian military personnel had landed earlier that morning in Djib [...]	2005-06-09 14:39:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR PGOV ET DJ
05DJIBOUTI565	GUELLEH ASSIGNS TASKS TO NEW CABINET [...] (U) Summary: On May 24th, in an important speech directed at his new cabinet, President Ismail Omar Guelleh announced his "road map" for the new term. The road map gave specific directives to almost every ministry. Its focal point was the "satisfaction of basic human needs." Guelleh emphasized [...]	2005-06-13 09:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM ECON ETRD DJ PDEM
05DJIBOUTI568	UPDATE ON ETHIOPIAN HELICOPTER CREW ASYLUM REQUEST [...] (C) Deputy Director of National Security Service, Abdillahi Mohamed Abdillahi, told Embassy officer that the highest ranking official among the helicopter crew that sought asylum in Djibouti 6/9 (see reftel) had been a "general." It is unclear if this individual actually piloted the aircraft. [...]	2005-06-13 15:02:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR PGOV ET DJ
05DJIBOUTI59	RUMORED CHANGES IN DJIBOUTI'S TOP MILITARY BRASS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sources told the Embassy Political Assistant that significant changes are expected in the country's top military commanders after Djibouti's presidential elections in April 2005. The projected changes include the retirement and replacement of Djibouti,s only two General Officers. [...]	2005-01-13 14:14:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MARR PGOV PINR PREL MOPS DJ
05DJIBOUTI594	GENERAL ABIZAID TO PRESIDENT GUELLEH: LET'S MOVE [...] (C) Summary: During his June 19-20 visit to Djibouti, General John P. Abizaid asked Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh for help in moving forward the process of base lease renewal negotiations for Camp Lemonier and closing a deal. He told Guelleh he would convey to President Bush how va [...]	2005-06-21 09:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS DJ
05DJIBOUTI597	DJIBOUTI'S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON [...] (C) During Ambassador's 6/22 meeting with Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Yousuf, on several matters, Ambassador expressed her regret that the Minister had only just arrived from a visit to Qatar and Tunis and had been unable to see General Abizaid during the latter's 6/19- [...]	2005-06-22 14:18:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS DJ
05DJIBOUTI601	UN REFORM: PRIORITIES RAISED WITH DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Ambassador conveyed contents of reftels (A) and (B) June 22 to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Yousuf. Yousuf had already seen a number of documents over the internet conveying the U.S. position. He said the U.S. had made its position quite clear on these issues in other fora as [...]	2005-06-23 11:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL PGOV AORC DJ UNSC
05DJIBOUTI615	DJIBOUTI'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON PLANS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Yousuf sees his government moving forward decisively to improve democratization and governance. Regional elections, to be held late in 2005, will be the first priority action and will be organized around a new system of proportional repres [...]	2005-06-26 13:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL EAID PHUM DJ
05DJIBOUTI623	28TH DJIBOUTIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY - GUELLEH'S [...] (U) Summary: On the 27th June, after the traditional military parade, President Ismail Omar Guelleh and his wife hosted a garden party for government employees, members of Parliament, the diplomatic corps, and large numbers of the population. At the event, Guelleh gave two speeches traditional [...]	2005-06-30 06:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON DJ
05DJIBOUTI626	OPPOSITION SEEKS USG ASSISTANCE IN PROMOTING [...] (C) Summary: A delegation of heads of Djibouti's opposition met, at their request, with Ambassador on June 8. They expressed to her their concerns about what they described as a lack of cooperation of the Guelleh government with the opposition and the high level of frustration existing among [...]	2005-06-30 14:29:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SCUL KDEM DJ
05DJIBOUTI65	TOTAL AND MOBIL TRY TO HOLD LINE ON DORALEH MOVE [...] (C) Momar Nguer, Total's Director of Refinery and Marketing for East Africa and the Indian Ocean, and boss of Total Djibouti's Chief Executive Francois de Charnace, told Ambassador 1/16 during a de Charnace-hosted dinner, that Total, Mobil and Shell had each received new communication from the [...]	2005-01-18 04:12:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PGOV MARR MOPS DJ TC
05DJIBOUTI650	DJIBOUTI PURSUES OPEN DECENTRALIZATION FORUM; [...] (SBU) Summary: A national forum opened July 2 to debate the draft legislation establishing a special status for the capital, Djibouti City, within the context of Djibouti's decentralization law passed in 2002. The ten-day forum, hosted by Minister of Interior, Yacin Elmi Bouh, is open to repre [...]	2005-07-11 08:49:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI664	DJIBOUTI'S INTERIOR MINISTER ACCEPTS EMBASSY OFFER [...] (C) Minister of Interior Yacin Elmi Bouh has agreed to accept the visit of a USAID-funded team that would assess Djibouti's current electoral laws and plans for decentralization. The approval came in his meeting July 10 at Interior headquarters with Ambassador and Embassy Djibouti's USAID Re [...]	2005-07-12 12:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SCUL DJ PDEM
05DJIBOUTI669	JUSTICE MINISTER SEEKS USG ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (C) Ambassador and Pol/Econ met 5 July with Minister of Justice, Mohamed Barkat Abdillahi, and Secretary General at the Ministry of Justice, Abdi Ismail Hersi, at their request, to be briefed on changes being implemented at the Ministry since Abdillahi assumed charge in May. Abdillahi said the [...]	2005-07-13 11:08:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM DJ
05DJIBOUTI68	BORREL AFFAIR REDUX: DJIBOUTI EXPELS FRENCH [...] (C) Djibouti's president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, formally requested January 17 through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that France withdraw six of its officials acting as advisors to government institutions in Djibouti under the French Cooperation program. The move follows Guelleh's personal ang [...]	2005-01-18 16:22:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID MARR SCUL FR DJ
05DJIBOUTI680	ANTI-CORRUPTION SHAKE-UPS AT FINANCE MINISTRY [...] (C) New Minister of Finance Ali Farah Assoweh has launched a wide-spread operation to "clean-up" his Ministry of some "bad habits" in what appears to be a serious anti-corruption campaign. Some directors have been suspended and a judicial inquiry has been launched. 2. (C) The Director of Cu [...]	2005-07-18 14:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PHUM DJ
05DJIBOUTI713	UNSC REFORM: DEMARCHE TO DJIBOUTI'S FM ON UN REFORM [...] (C) As instructed reftel, Ambassador conveyed 7/26 to Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Yousuf, the U.S. position on the G-4 framework resolution on expanding the United Nations Security Council. She went through reftel points with the Minister and urged Djibouti to oppose t [...]	2005-07-27 08:49:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KUNR DJ UNSC UNGA
05DJIBOUTI716	DECENTRALIZATION FORUM FOLLOW-UP: UPR'S VIEW [...] (C) Summary: In one of several conversations (septels to follow) with the participants of the recent forum held to discuss decentralization and the special status for Djibouti City, Embassy spoke with the president of the newest political party in Djibouti, Union for Reform Partisans (UPR),Ib [...]	2005-07-27 09:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI725	DECENTRALIZATION FORUM: FOLLOW-UP WITH PND [...] (C) Summary: In one of several conversations (reftel B and septel to follow) with the participants of the recent forum held to discuss decentralization and the special status for Djibouti City, Embassy spoke with the Secretary General of the National Democratic Party (PND),Mohamed Abdillahi W [...]	2005-07-28 12:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI738	DECENTRALIZATION FORUM: FOLLOW-UP WITH PND [...] (C) Summary: In one of several conversations (reftel B and septel to follow) with the participants of the recent forum held to discuss decentralization and the special status for Djibouti City, Embassy spoke with the Secretary General of the National Democratic Party (PND),Mohamed Abdillahi W [...]	2005-08-01 08:39:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI740	DECENTRALIZATION FORUM: FOLLOW-UP WITH PND [...] (C) Summary: In one of several conversations (reftel B and septel to follow) with the participants of the recent forum held to discuss decentralization and the special status for Djibouti City, Embassy spoke with the Secretary General of the National Democratic Party (PND),Mohamed Abdillahi W [...]	2005-08-02 06:24:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI760	DECENTRALIZATION FORUM: FOLLOW-UP WITH DIRECTOR OF [...] (C) Summary: In one of several conversations (reftel B and septel to follow) with the participants of the recent forum held to discuss decentralization and the special status for Djibouti City, Embassy spoke with the Director of Decentralization in the Ministry of Interior, Siradj Omar Ali. Wh [...]	2005-08-07 11:55:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI8	MINISTER OF COMMERCE SEEKS SUPPORT FOR TRADE ROUND [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Sunday, January 2, the Ambassador met with Djibouti's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Saleban Omar Oudine, at his request. The main purpose of the meeting was to solicit the Embassy's financial support for a Round Table to promote trade. In addition, the Minister requested th [...]	2005-01-02 14:33:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID EFIN DJ SZ
05DJIBOUTI9	DJIBOUTI TO HOST COMESA SUMMIT IN 2006; RWANDA IN [...] (U) In the Ambassador's January 2 meeting with Djibouti's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Saleban Omar Oudine (reported Ref A),the Minister told the Ambassador that Djibouti and Rwanda have switched dates for hosting the annual Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) summit. [...]	2005-01-02 14:37:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ECON EAID PREL PGOV EAGR DJ RW
05DJIBOUTI908	Somali-Language Radio, A Missed Opportunity? [...] (U) SUMMARY: Recent conversations with Djiboutian youth have revealed their marked preferences for receiving information in a traditional news format via radio and their heavy reliance on BBC Somali for their world and regional news. This information has important implications for methods of n [...]	2005-09-13 11:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ BBG
05DJIBOUTI924	TRANSFER OF MOBIL DJIBOUTI TO TOTAL COMMENCES [...] (C) ExxonMobil corporation has begun the process in Djibouti of transferring shares in Mobil Djibouti to French oil giant Total, following ExxonMobil's official announcement September 5 in Brussels that it had sold to Total shares of fuels and lubricants' affiliates in 14 African countries. Th [...]	2005-09-15 12:03:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DJ
05DJIBOUTI926	Talking about Katrina in Djibouti [...] (U) SUMMARY: The country's largest circulation newspaper, published on page one a letter in French from the Ambassador expressing thanks to the Djiboutian government and people for their support during Hurricane Katrina. Misinformation in the country regarding the disaster seems to revolve lar [...]	2005-09-15 13:46:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI945	Ambassador dedicates English Language Lab [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 21, the Ambassador dedicated an English language laboratory and library at Camp Cheik Osman, the Djiboutian Military headquarters. The project was funded by the Embassy's Foreign Military Financing (FMF) fund. The project is intended to aid cooperation between the U. [...]	2005-09-25 11:53:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI965	STRIKES AT DJIBOUTI PORT AND RUMORS OF EMBASSY [...] (C) Summary: On September 14, the Port of Djibouti's general union, Union of Port Workers (UTP),launched a strike denouncing what it called "catastrophic management of the port's Human Resources Division." Further protests took place on September 24th following a breakdown in mediations and [...]	2005-09-30 08:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ELAB ECON ASEC SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI972	Making an Impression in [...] (U) Souguah Mohamed, Director of Al Biri, a conservative Muslim social service organization, recently complimented Post for its proactive and sensitive dealings with both the conservative Muslim community and the nation's underprivileged in the time since Post's primary positions (Ambassador, [...]	2005-10-03 07:47:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI987	PORT STRIKES: FOLLOW-UP WITH DPI DIRECTOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, DCM and Pol/Econ met with Dubai Ports International (DPI) General Manager, David Hawker, at Ambassador's request 2 October to discuss the recent problems with strikes at the Port. Hawker offered clarification for many points of misinformation that had been circulating [...]	2005-10-04 11:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PREL PGOV ASEC SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI989	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DJIBOUTI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (c) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ragsdale and DCM Ball called September 29 on Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. Topics raised by the Ambassador included President Guelleh's trip to UNGA and Baltimore; Djibouti's national debt; renewable energy, including geothermal; strikes at the Port [...]	2005-10-04 14:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC ECON ETRD DJ
05DOHA1039	DISCUSSION WITH QATARI OPPOSITION FIGURES [...] (SBU) P/E Section hosted a small group of Qatari oppositionists for lunch on May 26. The guests conveyed the view that economic and political power are overwhelmingly in the hands of the state and that democratic ideas had not yet taken root in the overall population. There was some criticism o [...]	2005-06-09 14:44:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM QA
05DOHA1081	G77 Begins the Second "South Summit" in Qatar [...] (U) Foreign Ministers of the Group of 77 UN bloc met June 13 in Doha as part of the second "South Summit." Heads of State, largely from the African, Pacific, and Arab regions, will meet June 15 and 16. The conference is expected to deal with issues of UN reform, international development assist [...]	2005-06-15 08:57:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD KDEM QA UN
05DOHA1096	QATAR REFUTES AL-QAIDA PAYOFF ALLEGATION [...] Post received the note verbale in paragraph two from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by fax on June 8. The message refutes the allegation made in a Sunday Times article May 1 that Qatar pays al-Qaida to spare it from attack. The note requests that the Qatari position be transmitted to the "high [...]	2005-06-16 11:22:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL UK QA
05DOHA1155	QATAR'S NEW CONSTITUTION TAKES EFFECT WITHOUT FANFARE [...] (SBU) Qatar's first constitution took effect June 9, replacing a temporary law in place since 1971. The event passed without any attention from the media or other official recognition. When the constitution was approved by popular referendum in 2003, there was much fanfare to highlight the occa [...]	2005-06-23 13:05:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM QA
05DOHA1225	AMIR EXTENDS CURRENT ADVISORY COUNCIL SESSON FOR [...] (SBU) The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, extended the current, all-appointed legislative body by one year, to June 30, 2006, according to official reports seen June 28. The Advisory Council's term was to expire on June 30, 2005 (ref A),in order to conform to Qatar's new con [...]	2005-07-03 15:07:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM QA
05DOHA1226	DIALOGUE OF RELIGIONS CONFERENCE: AMIR WELCOMES [...] (U) Summary. The Amir of Qatar opened the Third Conference on Dialogue of Religions and welcomed Jewish participants for the first time. (Though none came from Israel, there was a five- member delegation of rabbis from the U.S.) In his opening remarks, the Amir expressed liberal views on reform [...]	2005-07-04 08:45:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL IS QA
05DOHA1609	FINAL MEETING WITH ISRAELI TRADE REP [...] (C) Summary. Dov Segev-Steinberg, Israeli trade representative, shared his views on a range of issues with Poloff in a final meeting before his departure from Qatar the last week of September. While the trade representative did not foresee any change in Qatar-Israeli relations and the current [...]	2005-09-20 11:21:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS QA
05DOHA1721	QATAR: CODEL REED'S 10 OCTOBER 2005 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Senators Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Chris Dodd of Connecticut met with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (HBJ) in his private majlis at Al-Wajba Palace outside Doha on the evening of 10 October 2005. Senator Dodd is the third-ranking Democrat on the Foreign Relati [...]	2005-10-12 10:19:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER QA
05DOHA1726	SPORTS AS POLITICS: QATAR DONATES MILLIONS TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-13 10:27:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS QA
05DOHA1764	AMIR'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS TO ADVISORY COUNCIL [...] (U) Summary. On Tuesday, October 11th, the Amir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani delivered the opening address to the 34th session of the Advisory Council. The Amir's speech was perhaps more noteworthy for what it did not say, as opposed to what it said. The speech touched on Qatar's economic [...]	2005-10-20 13:17:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL QA
05DOHA1790	DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR QATAR - QUARTERLY [...] (C) This is a quarterly update on Embassy Doha's democratic reform action plan under the Middle East Partnership Initiative. This update addresses activities in three areas: strengthening the rule of law, developing open political competition, and developing civic education. Rule of Law --- [...]	2005-10-27 13:35:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI ECON PHUM QA
05DOHA1809	QATAR ECONOMY HEATS UP [...] Summary. Qatari Minister of Economy and Commerce, Sheikh Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Thani, has highlighted the country's bright economic prospects in interviews with local press and in a front- page story in the recent Middle East Economic Digest. The economy is expected to grow by 25 to 27 percent, [...]	2005-11-02 12:33:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EINV PGOV QA
05DOHA1823	SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN TO [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we are pleased to welcome you to Doha. Your visit is an important one: you will be the first cabinet-level U.S. official to meet with Qatari officials in Doha this year. Your visit will demonstrate the importance we place on the future of our energy relationship and will help [...]	2005-11-09 12:33:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON ETRD EINV PGOV QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1856	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: THE DISCUSSION THAT DID NOT [...] (C) The Amir's decision in May to lease land for the building of churches (reftel) surfaced in non-Qatari Arab and western newspapers at the end of October and early November. At issue was the degree to which the churches would be welcomed by Qatari society. The fact that it appeared primarily [...]	2005-11-16 14:28:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI KISL QA
05DOHA1898	PREPARATIONS BEGIN FOR LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS [...] (U) The GOQ appears to have launched preparations for Qatar's legislative elections expected in early 2007. The First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, said that "Preparations are currently under way to hold the first-ever parliamentary poll in the [...]	2005-11-28 14:25:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM QA
05DOHA1907	QATAR: OUTLINE OF DRAFT NATIONALITY LAW [...] (C) Summary. A draft law on nationality shared with the Embassy limits the number of foreigners who can be granted Qatari nationality to 50 per year. Those nationalized would not have the right to vote and their citizenship could be revoked upon the recommendation of the Ministry of Interior. [...]	2005-11-30 07:16:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM QA
05DOHA2022	QATAR: FIRST STEPS TOWARD THE FREEDOM TO ASSOCIATE [...] Summary. In the one year that has passed since the enactment of the Law for Societies and Private Foundations, only three private societies have received permission to form. Applicants for private status are critical of an application process that is lengthy, convoluted, and laden with restric [...]	2005-12-22 11:12:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM QA
05DOHA845	QATAR: UPDATE ON NATIONALITY ISSUE [...] (C) Summary. Over the past several months, post has received numerous reports from Qatari nationals that the government has revoked their nationality (reftel A). According to various sources, the group most affected by these revocations is the Al-Ghufran branch of the Al-Murra tribe. This trib [...]	2005-05-10 13:51:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR QA
05DOHA849	QATAR: UPDATE ON UNDERAGE CAMEL JOCKEYS [...] (U) Summary. Recently concluded camel races in Qatar provided an opportunity to learn about the child camel jockey situation in Qatar. While the findings point to a significant problem, recent statements and pledges by government officials suggest that the GOQ may finally be taking some impor [...]	2005-05-11 14:45:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KCRM QA
05DOHA881	DEMOCRATIC REFORM MEPI STRATEGY FOR QATAR [...] Post has developed a three-pronged approach to advance the GOQ's democratic reform agenda. Our planning revolves around Qatar's first national legislative elections, expected to take place in 2006. Post sees the following as primary objectives of the MEPI partnership: promoting open political [...]	2005-05-17 04:22:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KMPI KDEM XF QA
05DOHA993	QATAR NEWS AND RUMORS [...] (U) Some schools in Doha have established a forum called "small parliament" to discuss children's issues such as the Child's Rights Convention. Several young sheiks have participated in these small parliaments, which have held several meetings. The views expressed in these parliaments have bee [...]	2005-06-05 11:55:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON KISL KDEM ELAB PHUM EINV QA INL
05DUBAI126	DUBAI'S PROPERTY MARKET PART THREE -- BOOM OR BUST? [...] (SBU) Summary: Dubai's property market has been growing too big, too fast, according to many observers. Others, concerned that currently skyrocketing property prices in Dubai are not good for business, look to the construction surge to assuage this demand. Since the 2002 advent of property sal [...]	2005-01-09 13:42:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV EFIN TC
05DUBAI1753	RAFSANJANI VERSUS QALIBAF? [...] (C) SUMMARY: With 58 days left before the June 17 Iranian Presidential election and 21 days until the start of candidate registration on May 10, there are 19 Iranian men (and no women) cited in Iranian press as possible Presidential candidates. Former President and current Expediency Council Ch [...]	2005-04-19 13:46:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR PGOV
05DUBAI181	DUBAI LABOR SEMINAR STRESSES ILO COMPLIANCE [...] (U) Summary: From January 8-10, the UAE Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MoL) hosted a seminar in Dubai for MoL employees entitled "The Role of the Labor Department in the Implementation of the International and Arab Labor Standards and Basic Principles and Rights at Work." The purpose of [...]	2005-01-12 13:49:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV TC
05DUBAI4706	FORMER IRANIAN MP: REFORMERS TRYING TO REGROUP [...] (S) Summary: Iranian reform leader and former member of parliament Fatemeh Haghighatjoo (please protect) believes that international pressure on Iran, but not war, will produce positive results on both the nuclear and the human rights fronts. She admits the reform movement is in disarray and t [...]	2005-09-25 13:47:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	IR PINR PGOV PHUM PREL KNNP
05DUBAI4824	ONE IRAN EXPERT'S VIEW OF PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD [...] (S) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX, an Iranian XXXXXXXXXXXX well known in Iran watcher circles, offered to PolEconChief his views on his "childhood friend," President Ahmadinejad. He asserted that Ahmadinejad had no role in the 1979 hostage crisis. He had opposed Ahmadinejad's candidacy due to his lack [...]	2005-10-03 13:12:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL KNNP IR
05DUBAI6301	SABA TV TO AIR FIRST PROGRAM AS EARLY AS 21 DECEMBER [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-19 12:26:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECPS PGOV SCUL IR TC
05DUBAI6327	IRAN DENIES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON AHMADINEJAD [...] Iranian government spokesman Golamhoseyn Elham has denied reports of a December 15 assassination attempt on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He confirmed, however, that a Revolutionary Guardsman -- identified by Iran Daily as presidential bodyguard Hojjat Garmabdari -- and his driver, wer [...]	2005-12-20 14:19:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV IR ZP
05DUBAI6335	RAK CROWN PRINCE COMMENTS ON IRAN'S AHMADINEJAD [...] (C) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with CG, Ras Al-Khaimah Crown Prince Saud Al Qassimi offered his views of Iran's new president, views including elements of both scorn and admiration. Saud sees Ahmadinejad's recent anti-Israel comments as an effort to build his own street credibility at [...]	2005-12-21 13:45:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TC IR IS PGOV
05DUBAI6398	NGO CLIMATE IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: In a December 10 meeting in Dubai, Open Society Institute (OSI) representatives described the group's current projects in Iran, where they operate with an annual OFAC license. They also discussed UNDP's work in Iran, and the current NGO climate, including DRL's classified grants t [...]	2005-12-26 05:37:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI IR
05DUBAI92	DUBAI'S "EXECUTIVE OFFICE" SPLITS INTO BUSINESS AND [...] (C) Summary: Dubai's "Executive Office," headed by Mohammed Gergawi, has long been a key player in "Dubai Inc," the term used to describe the various parastatal organizations that the Ruler's Office has set up to manage and oversee the development of Dubai. The Executive Office has recently be [...]	2005-01-08 13:11:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV ECON TC
05DUBLIN1006	COLOMBIA THREE: IRISH AND COLOMBIAN POLICE IN [...] (C) The Irish police (Garda) have sent a formal message to the Colombian police through Interpol regarding the Colombia Three (ref A),Emboff was told by Irish Department of Justice (DOJ) Assistant Secretary Ken O'Leary following an August 12 meeting attended by DOJ, the Department of Foreign [...]	2005-08-12 16:32:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM EI
05DUBLIN1022	COLOMBIA THREE TURN THEMSELVES IN [...] (C) Summary: On August 18, the Colombia Three voluntarily presented themselves to the Irish police. The Irish Department of Justice (DOJ) believes that the Garda will release the men and turn to the Director of Public Prosecutions for a decision on charges. The DOJ has also asked for Embass [...]	2005-08-18 15:40:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM EI CO
05DUBLIN1050	FOREIGN MINISTER AHERN DISCUSSES NORTHERN IRELAND, [...] (C) Summary. In an August 25 meeting with SFRC Chairman Lugar and the Ambassador, Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern said that continued U.S. support for the Northern Ireland peace process, including through the International Fund for Ireland (IFI),would help to foster reconciliation betwee [...]	2005-08-26 14:00:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM KJUS CO EI
05DUBLIN1068	IRISH FM UNAWARE OF EXTRADITION DIFFICULTIES [...] (C) Ambassador, DCM and poloff called on Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern August 30 to further advance bilateral judicial cooperation. These issues were discussed during Senator Lugar's visit (reftel) and that of a DOJ team (septel). FM Ahern had asked for more information. 2. (C) FM [...]	2005-08-30 16:32:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM KJUS CO EI
05DUBLIN1075	PRE-GYMNICH DEMARCHE: IRELAND SUPPORTS TURKEY [...] Summary: On August 29, Post delivered ref A talking points on the September 1-2 Gymnich Meeting to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent (who replaced Gerard Keown on August 25). Kelly conveyed Ireland's hope that EU accession talks for Turkey would begin as origina [...]	2005-08-31 16:16:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL EUN
05DUBLIN1081	IRISH RESPONSE TO IRAQ: PRESENTATION OF A DRAFT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-01 14:22:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL
05DUBLIN1084	IRELAND: NO PLANS TO MEET SYRIANS AT UN [...] (S) Paul Gunning, First Secretary for Middle East issues, said that as of September 2, FM Ahern had received no request from the Syrians for a bilateral meeting at the UNGA. FM Ahern plans to keep bilateral meetings to a minimum in order to be available to the Secretary General in his capacity [...]	2005-09-01 16:44:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER UNGA
05DUBLIN1094	AVIAN INFLUENZA: IRELAND GEARING UP [...] On September 2, Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Brain Mullen, Principal Officer, Community Health Division, Department of Health and Children. Mullen said that the GOI shared U.S. concerns regarding avian influenza and is taking steps to monitor and deter its potential spread to Ireland [...]	2005-09-02 16:02:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TBIO ECON SOCI
05DUBLIN1097	GOI VIEWS ON HLE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Ireland shares a number of USG concerns about the development chapter of the UN High-Level Event (HLE) outcome document, but advocates flexibility to reach agreement on the document's interlocking elements, GOI officials told DCM on September 2. The Office of the Taoiseach (Pri [...]	2005-09-06 12:08:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECIN UNGA
05DUBLIN1110	IRELAND SUPPORTS IPAPI CORE PRINCIPLES, UNCERTAIN [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-08 15:39:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TBIO ECON SOCI KSTH WHO
05DUBLIN1115	IRISH AID OFFICIALS: IRELAND SHARES U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Ireland shares U.S. hopes for a successful UN High-Level Event (HLE),as well as U.S. concerns about the development portion of the HLE outcome document, Ronan Murphy, Director General of Ireland's aid agency, told the Ambassador and DCM on September 7. Murphy said that aid re [...]	2005-09-09 13:36:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECIN UNGA
05DUBLIN1165	IRELAND: UNLIKELY TO PUSH FOR LTTE DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-20 15:20:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KTFN PREL PTER
05DUBLIN1203	IRELAND PREFERS EU DESIGNATION MECHANISM [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-28 15:28:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN KPAO PREL PGOV PTER EUN
05DUBLIN1204	IRELAND SUPPORTS SUA AMENDMENTS AS DRAFTED [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-29 10:30:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PGOV KTIA EWWT PHSA
05DUBLIN1281	SUDANESE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary. On October 14, the Ambassador met with Sudanese human rights activist Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam. Dr. Mudawi is in Ireland for a human rights defenders conference and will travel to the U.S. to receive an award from Human Rights First, a U.S.-based NGO. In the meeting with the Amb [...]	2005-10-18 13:44:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC
05DUBLIN1306	IRELAND SUPPORTS EU'S BOLIVIA STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-24 13:32:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BL EI
05DUBLIN1311	IRISH OFFER CASH FOR PAKISTAN [...] (C) ON OCTOBER 21, POL/ECON CHIEF DISCUSSED IRISH AID TO PAKISTAN WITH COLM O'FLOINN, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (DFA) SECURITY POLICY DIRECTOR, AND DAVID LEAHY, FIRST SECRETARY. THEY SAID THAT IRELAND AT THIS TIME WAS PROVIDING SIPDIS CASH, NOT DONATIONS IN KIND. THEY THUS HAVE NO CURR [...]	2005-10-24 15:29:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR NATO EAID ASEC MASS PGOV EI
05DUBLIN1321	IRELAND SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN BELARUS [...] (C) On October 25, emboff delivered reftel talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs Eastern Europe and Central Asia Deputy Director Ruaidhri Dowling and Eastern Europe and Russia desk officer Conleth Brady. Dowling said that Ireland generally agrees with and supports the USG policy tow [...]	2005-10-26 10:58:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV EUN BO EI USAID
05DUBLIN1330	FIANNA FAIL, LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, BUT [...] Summary: Fianna Fail held its annual conference (Ard Fheis) in Killarney, October 21-22, where party leaders focused on rallying the rank-and-file ahead of the general elections, expected in May 2007. The party has lost ground in recent months, and this was their opportunity to regain it [...]	2005-10-27 12:51:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PBTS EI
05DUBLIN1379	IRELAND'S PROGRESS ON TRAVEL DOCUMENT SECURITY [...] (U) Summary. Cons Chief met with Irish Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Ray Bassett to deliver a SIPDIS white paper on the 2004 VWP Review as per reftel and engaged in a lengthy discussion on Irish plans to upgrade the state of travel document security. With Ireland the 14th ranked [...]	2005-11-09 14:38:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT PGOV PREL KFRD
05DUBLIN1387	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ALEX YATES AND [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Alex Yates and Bernard Rogan to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from December 2 to 6, 2005. Purpose of visit is to assist in implementing the classified web publishing initiative known as Net-Centric Diplomacy (NCD). 2. Embassy control officer [...]	2005-11-14 09:26:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	AINF PGOV PINR OTRA EI

05DUBLIN1407	LETTER FROM FAMILY OF MARGARET HASSAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-17 16:43:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PTER PINR PHUM PGOV PREL CMGT IZ
05DUBLIN1442	IRELAND UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-28 16:50:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BO EI
05DUBLIN1453	IRELAND SHARES USG CONCERNS OVER RUSSIAN DRAFT LAW [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-30 14:45:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS EI
05DUBLIN1500	NO IRISH RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS [...] Per reftel's request for comments on the International Religious Freedom Report (IRF) 2005, Post recorded no substantive reaction from the Irish government or public on the October 6 release of the IRF. 2. Post found the IRF drafting instructions clear and manageable and was pleased with [...]	2005-12-09 16:35:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL EI
05DUBLIN1547	IRISH GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS U.S. ASSURANCES ON [...] Summary: On December 14, Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern was asked a number of questions in the Irish Parliament in relation to the alleged transfer of prisoners, by the U.S., through Shannon airport. He repeated the Irish Government's position that they are satisfied with assurances given by t [...]	2005-12-22 09:25:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EI
05DUBLIN1558	IRISH UNDECIDED ON PLEDGE FOR AFGHANISTAN COMPACT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-28 17:20:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV AF EI
05DUBLIN19	IRELAND TO ATTEND UNOCHA TSUNAMI DONOR CONFERENCE [...] On January 10, Post delivered reftel talking points to Thomas Brady, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Principal Officer for Consular Operations, who had provided information for refs A and B. Brady noted that Mary Whelan, Irish Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, and Kiera O'Brien, First Secr [...]	2005-01-11 08:02:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PGOV
05DUBLIN210	POLICE ARREST SINN FEIN MEMBERS IN MONEY [...] (SBU) Summary. Sinn Fein is facing its biggest political crisis since the beginning of the peace process after two party activists, including a former elected representative, were arrested in a swoop by Irish police on suspects in an apparent money laundering scheme. Seven people were arreste [...]	2005-02-18 14:01:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINR PGOV PINS PREL EI NIPP
05DUBLIN222	TERRORISM FINANCE - IDENTIFYING DESIGNATION [...] Summary: Per reftel's request on Ireland's designation mechanisms and authorities, Ireland's authority in combating terrorism financing rests with the Departments of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Finance. Under the auspices of Finance, the Central Bank of Ireland plays a key role in monitorin [...]	2005-02-22 17:21:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PGOV PTER EUN
05DUBLIN261	CHILD MARRIAGE IN IRELAND [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-03 17:26:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN
05DUBLIN300	SCENE-SETTER FOR IRISH PRIME MINISTER AHERN'S [...] (C) Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Bertie Ahern will visit the White House for the annual St. Patrick's Day events on March 17 at a time of uncertainty in the Northern Ireland peace process, but also at an opportune moment to advance trans-Atlantic dialogue. Snowballing evidence of Sinn Fein/IRA [...]	2005-03-10 14:44:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ECON EAIR
05DUBLIN315	GOVERNMENT PARTIES SUFFER MIDTERM REBUFF IN BY [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-14 17:25:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL
05DUBLIN321	IRISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON MARCH 16 GAERC [...] (U) On March 11, post delivered ref A demarche to Gerard Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. On March 14, post followed up with Keown on points in refs B, C, and D on China, Croatia, and Iran. China: Increased U.S-EU Dialogue Useful --------------------------------- [...]	2005-03-15 17:41:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KAWC KPAO ETTC PTER KPAL EUN ICTY
05DUBLIN47	IRELAND - 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Over the past twenty years, Irish governments have actively promoted foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has helped Ireland to achieve unprecedented economic growth during this "Celtic Tiger" period. FDI flows into Ireland increased from an annual average of USD 140 million in [...]	2005-01-14 16:58:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
05DUBLIN49	PEACE PROCESS: GOI DISCOURAGED, BUT COMMITTED TO [...] (C) Summary: On January 13, the Ambassador met with Michael Collins, senior advisor to the prime minister, and separately with members of parliament. Anger and discouragement are rampant following the assertion that the PIRA is likely behind the December 20 robbery of Belfast's Northern Bank [...]	2005-01-14 17:30:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EI UK PTER NIPP
05DUBLIN510	IRISH RESPONSE: SUSTAINING PRESSURE ON SYRIA TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-28 16:20:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO
05DUBLIN548	FORMATION OF TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT EASES EU [...] (C) POL/ECON Chief met May 9 with Stephen Dawson, Deputy Director of the DFA's Middle East office, to discuss reftel. Dawson said that the formation of Iraq's interim government has made discussions of Iraq easier within the EU. Those who were opposed now felt they needed to give the elected [...]	2005-05-09 16:02:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL
05DUBLIN573	IRELAND HONORS ARRESTED SUDANESE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Summary. On May 13th, President of Ireland Mary McAleese presented the inaugural Front Line Human Rights Defender Award to the wife and daughter of Sudanese Human Rights Activist, Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam. Per reftel, Dr. Mudawi was arrested by GOS authorities on May 8th and was not allowed [...]	2005-05-13 16:31:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC
05DUBLIN657	NORTHERN IRELAND: GOI WAITING FOR IRA RESPONSE AND [...] (C) During Special Envoy Mitchell Reiss' visit to Ireland May 19-22, the Irish government emphasized that the Good Friday Agreement and the December 8 joint communique must be the basis for forward movement in the peace process. They anticipate an IRA response to Gerry Adams' call to leave the [...]	2005-06-01 08:39:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS EI UK NIPP
05DUBLIN671	2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Below is Post's submission pursuant to Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, requested ref A. There have been no substantive changes to last year's submission, as the case remains before the Irish High Court (ref B). (A) Claimant A (B) 1995 (C) The dispute involves t [...]	2005-06-03 14:00:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KIDE EINV PGOV EFIN
05DUBLIN677	(C) SINN FEIN CLAIMS IRA RESPONSE IMMINENT [...] (C) Rita O'Hare requested an appointment with Pol Chief today on an urgent basis. O'Hare said the IRA response to Gerry Adams' April call on them to pursue their goals through solely political means is coming very soon, perhaps within two weeks. According to O'Hare, the IRA leadership is 100 [...]	2005-06-03 14:51:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS EI NIPP
05DUBLIN679	IRISH REACTION TO ETHIOPIAN POST-ELECTION PERIOD [...] (C) Summary. In response to reftel points, Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Sub-Sahara Africa Director Pat Kelly noted that the vote counting process in Ethiopia lacks transparency and is a cause for concern. He said the Irish participants in the European Union Election Observer Mission [...]	2005-06-03 15:29:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM
05DUBLIN750	PROMOTING UN REFORM IN IRELAND [...] (SBU) On June 16, Ambassador, DCM and POLOFF delivered reftel talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Dermot Gallagher. Gallagher said that SIPDIS Ireland shares similar positions to the United States on most of the points on reform. The main difference, he noted, [...]	2005-06-16 16:22:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KUNR AORC UNSC
05DUBLIN802	VENEZUELA DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOI [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-28 13:37:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV
05DUBLIN887	IRISH RESPONSE TO UZBEK ASYLUM SEEKERS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-15 16:14:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PHUM PGOV
05DUBLIN921	IRELAND: ALL PARTIES SHOULD BE INVITED TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-25 16:09:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PARM PBTS PHUM PREL PGOV EUN OSCE
05DUBLIN947	SPEAKING OUT ON GITMO AND DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-29 13:37:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL KPAO PGOV PREL
05DUBLIN983	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES COLOMBIA THREE WITH GOI [...] (C) Summary: The Irish Government had no prior knowledge that the Colombia Three were in Ireland, nor had it discussed the case with Sinn Fein in recent Northern Ireland peace process-related exchanges, GOI officials told the Ambassador on August 8. The officials noted that the case presente [...]	2005-08-08 16:43:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PTER PGOV EI
05DUSHANBE1596	DOES EVERYONE LOVE A PARTY? TAJIKS ABOUT TO FIND OUT [...] (SBU) Three new political parties have recently started the process of registering with Ministry of Justice. Whether they will be successful depends less on their paperwork and more on their support of or threat to existing power structures. 2. (U) Party of the Economic Reform o [...]	2005-10-03 03:35:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV TI
05DUSHANBE1613	"JUSTICE" IN TAJIKISTAN: ISKANDAROV SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS IN [...] Tajikistan's Supreme Court sentenced Mahmadruzi Iskandarov, former Chairman of the Democratic Party of Tajikistan and former head of Tojikgaz, Tajikistan's state-run natural gas monopoly, to 23 years in a maximum-security prison. The court authorized the government to strip Iskandarov of his [...]	2005-10-06 08:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPAO TI
05DUSHANBE1616	"JUSTICE" IN TAJIKISTAN: ISKANDAROV SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS IN [...] Tajikistan's Supreme Court sentenced Mahmadruzi Iskandarov, former Chairman of the Democratic Party of Tajikistan and former head of Tojikgaz, Tajikistan's state-run natural gas monopoly, to 23 years in a maximum-security prison. The court authorized the government to strip Iskandarov of his [...]	2005-10-06 10:04:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPAO TI
05DUSHANBE1617	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY RICE TO TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes your visit to Tajikistan, the first-ever by a Secretary of State to Tajikistan as an independent country. The historical importance is not lost on Tajikistan's leaders or people. All will have high expectations of a successful visit leading to closer cooperation [...]	2005-10-06 10:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TI
05DUSHANBE1646	NO NEWS BAD NEWS FOR INTERNEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Internews is the third major NGO to encounter serious registration problems with the Tajik government. In addition, a key Internews project to establish community radio stations may collapse without the registration and licensing of its local partners. Government officials have [...]	2005-10-08 10:07:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV TI
05DUSHANBE1648	TAJIKISTAN: CIVIL AND GOVERNMENT AVIATION AUTHORITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 6, Under Secretary Robert Joseph met with Head of the Tajikistan Department of Civil Aviation Khamroyev Firuz and Tajik Air Force Chief of Staff General-Major Safaraliev. The Tajiks reiterated their support for ridding the world of the scourge of terrorism and the transfer o [...]	2005-10-10 07:08:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IR KN TI
05DUSHANBE1696	A SHOT ACROSS THE NGO BOW? POST SEEKS GUIDANCE IN RESPONSE [...] Copies of constituent documents; 2. The structure (including that of the head and field offices),personnel structure and the number of their staff; 3. The biodata of the personnel of these organizations, including foreign and local; 4. Exact legal addresses of these org [...]	2005-10-18 12:42:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE1701	LAWYER'S ARREST COULD SIGNAL GOV'T TIGHTENING SCREWS ON [...] (U) Fayzinoso Vohidova, a well-known lawyer and an active member of the Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT),was arrested and charged by the Sughd regional prosecutor's office with one criminal act for forgery, and production and sale of forged documents, which includes practicing la [...]	2005-10-20 07:19:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE1702	TAJIKISTAN: AMBASSADOR ZARIPOV COUNSELS NO SHARP RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN PROVOCATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 09:42:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM RS TI
05DUSHANBE1708	TAJIK MINISTRY OF EDUCATION BANS HIJABS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS [...] Deputy Minister of Education Farkhod Rakhimov announced on October 19 that hijabs (Muslim head-coverings) are banned in schools and institutions of higher education. Education officials were instructed to disseminate this message throughout their schools. Students who violate this edict will [...]	2005-10-21 09:42:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF TI
05DUSHANBE1729	TAJIKISTAN: SWIMMING AROUND IN AUTHORITARIAN MOLASSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trying to do the U.S. Government's business in Tajikistan has never been easy, in part because of under-staffing and low capacity at many of the ministries. Further, the authoritarian desire to micromanage, as well as the inclination to buck even minor decisions up to a minister [...]	2005-10-25 08:57:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE1732	TAJIKISTAN: FERMENT FOR INDEPENDENT MEDIA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: While the Government of Tajikistan is loathe to license new independent media outlets, ferment is occurring. A new, independent weekly newspaper has appeared, albeit with microscopic ci [...]	2005-10-26 04:40:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PROP KDEM KPAO TI
05DUSHANBE1733	TAJIKISTAN AND USCENTCOM COOPERATE TO DELIVER DISASTER [...] (U) With airlift support by the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Air Force, the Government of Tajikistan shipped 25 tons of humanitarian assistance to Pakistan via separate sorties on October 20 and 22. The Tajik contribution included food, medicine, blankets, and clothes. At the request of [...]	2005-10-26 09:10:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID MOPS PK TI
05DUSHANBE1737	DUSHANBE SYNAGOGUE RELOCATION STILL UNRESOLVED, BUT COMING [...] (U) Sentitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) The Ambassador called on Rabbi Mikhail Abdurahmonov on October 26. Koen Davydov, the newly-elected Tajik chairman of the community who has business interests in Israel, also sat in. On October 21 [...]	2005-10-27 08:51:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI KIRF TI
05DUSHANBE1741	RUSSIANS RESCIND INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT REQUIREMENT FOR [...] (U) The Tajik and Russian governments officially announced that beginning November 1, citizens of both countries may travel between Russia and Tajikistan on their internal passports. A spokesman for the Tajik MFA stressed the understanding was not an "international agreement" nor would it cre [...]	2005-10-28 11:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SMIG RS TI
05DUSHANBE1742	TAJIKISTAN: MOJ COMES A BIT MORE CLEAN ON REGISTRATIONS [...] (U) The weekly Tajik-language newspaper, "Zindagi," published excerpts October 27 from a recent Ministry of Justice press conference in which a Tajik official noted that some foreign NGOs had activities "beyond the framework of their charters." Isroil Shoyev, Chief, Department of Legal Entit [...]	2005-10-28 12:23:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE1745	TAJIKISTAN: UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FINDS JUDICIARY [...] (C) During his recent visit to Tajikistan, UN Special Rapporteur on Independent Judiciary and Lawyers Leandro Despuy noted a great imbalance between the power of Tajikistan's prosecutors, and the weakness of lawyers ("advocates") and judges in the system. United Nations Tajikistan Office of [...]	2005-10-31 10:22:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE1751	TAJIKISTAN: PROVINCIAL LIFE CHANGES SLOWLY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On October 27 in the southern city of Kurgan Tyube, EmbOffs met with a sampling of community leaders. Change comes slowly in the provinces, old habits die hard, and the bureaucracy retai [...]	2005-11-01 09:21:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KISL KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE1776	TAJIKISTAN: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE - BILATERAL INFORMATION [...] (U) Request for guidance. See para five below. 2. (C) In November 2003, President Rahmonov told the Ambassador he wanted to be able to broadcast a wider variety of news and opinion on Tajik State TV than simply Russia-generated material. The Embassy offered access to VOA-TV Russian-langu [...]	2005-11-04 11:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KPAO TI
05DUSHANBE1779	TAJIKISTAN: STOPPING AVIAN FLU AT ITS BORDERS WITH NO [...] To date, Tajikistan has no reported cases of Avian Flu. The Ministries of Health and Agriculture as well as the country's Veterinary Services have taken stringent measures to stop Avian Flu from entering Tajikistan's borders. 2. The Veterinary Service has begun to capture and examine wild [...]	2005-11-04 12:58:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON EAID TBIO KSCA SOCI TI KSTH WHO
05DUSHANBE1786	TAJIK AIR MONOPOLY HARMS TAJIKISTAN'S ECONOMIC PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite 30% annual growth, Tajikistan State Airlines (TSA) presents a mismanaged, bloated organization unable and unwilling to reform itself or respond to market forces. Turkish Air is still negotiating to fly between Istanbul and Dushanbe, but threatens the very lucrative [...]	2005-11-08 11:58:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAIR ECON TI TU RS
05DUSHANBE1793	EU SWIMMING IN THE SAME MOLASSES IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) In a meeting with the European Commission, Muzaffar Isakov, Director of the Aid Coordination Unit of the President of Tajikistan, suggested that while EC experts and consultants would continue to receive visas for Tajikistan, international NGO workers were less welcome. Barbara Plinkert, [...]	2005-11-09 10:57:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EAID KDEM PHUM TI
05DUSHANBE1796	NDI FENDS OFF RAID BY INTERIOR MINISTRY [...] (C) During a National Democratic Institute (NDI) training program for Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) members, three plainclothes militia members tried to break up the event, calling it an "unauthorized religious gathering." According to NDI program directors Gegham Sargsyan an [...]	2005-11-09 11:35:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM TI
05DUSHANBE1798	TAJIKISTAN: FREEDOM HOUSE IN STRATEGIC RETREAT [...] (SBU) Primarily due to the ending of its DRL grant, Freedom House is shifting its Tajikistan efforts to a local NGO. Robert Freedman, Washington-based Program Director, told the Ambassador November 9 that Freedom House did not want its Tajik partners and human rights defenders to feel abando [...]	2005-11-09 12:24:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM TI
05DUSHANBE1805	TIPS FROM THE MFA ON HOW TO FIGHT THE WAR OVER NGO'S IN [...] (C) DCM had a long talk with MFA North America Chief Ismatullo Nasredinov on November 10 on the growing pressure on U.S. and other Western NGO's. The DCM said Tajikistan appeared to be taking a step backwards by not providing registration, visas, or other support for NGO's like the Rotary Cl [...]	2005-11-10 11:02:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV TI
05DUSHANBE1812	DESPITE RUSSIAN PRESSURE, THE UNITED STATES CAN PROMOTE ITS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Although we now de-emphasize its previous Cold-War primacy in U.S. foreign policy, Russia still requires clear-eyed scrutiny for the havoc it can play with the President's democracy agenda and larger goals for transformational diplomacy in the former Soviet republics. We believe Russia [...]	2005-11-14 06:21:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PROP ECON EAID KDEM KPAO RS TI
05DUSHANBE1814	TAJIKISTAN: IMAGINED REPORT TO MOSCOW BY THE RUSSIAN [...] (C) The following is an Embassy Dushanbe exercise to imagine a report that Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov might submit to the Kremlin. It draws on Post's observations of the last 18 months, Russian and regional media reports, and other reporting. This cable should be read as a compan [...]	2005-11-14 08:13:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM RS TI
05DUSHANBE1826	TAJIKISTAN'S NGOS TIRED OF CORRUPTION AND VISA DELAYS, BUT SOLDIER ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the monthly NGO Forum meeting, the only surprise was that a handful of NGOS had not experienced visa problems or been forced to pay bribes for airline tickets or continuous electricity. The November 17 meeting underscored the Dushanbe development community's increased [...]	2005-11-18 12:37:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE1828	TAJIKISTAN: SERIOUS POLITICIAN ZOYIROV CHARGES RAHMONOV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan Chairman Zoyirov continues to be a voice in the Tajik political wilderness logically and intelligently demanding that the Government of Tajikistan conform to the laws in its constitution - at least in part because he was one of the key drafte [...]	2005-11-21 04:04:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO RS TI
05DUSHANBE1839	TAJIKISTAN NOT OVERLY PLEASED BY NEW RUSSIA-UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Nazarov did not hide his unease about the November 14 Russia-Uzbekistan Alliance. Tajikistan is concerned that Tashkent will use it's "new best friend" status with Moscow to harm Dushanbe's interests. He judged it would be unth [...]	2005-11-21 12:22:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR EU RS UZ TI
05DUSHANBE1852	UNHCR PROGRESS AND NEED FOR HELP IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) The UN High Commission for Refugees is shifting its focus from emergency operations in Tajikistan for remaining refugees, to development programs that will help to integrate the mostly Afghan refugee community into Tajik society. The shift is made possible by Tajikistan's political stabili [...]	2005-11-23 08:40:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV TI
05DUSHANBE1855	TAJIKISTAN: NEW ECON REFORM PARTY CHAIRMAN SAYS TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's new Party of Economic Reform (PER) calls for gradual economic changes beginning with agriculture reform, developing industry around farm products, and creating a financial [...]	2005-11-23 11:19:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE1856	TAJIKISTAN: GOVT UNABLE TO HANDLE POTENTIAL AVIAN FLU [...] Head Veterinarian, Dr. Mulojon Amirbekov, explicitly stated that Tajikistan is not prepared to combat an Avian Flu outbreak. Tajikistan does not have a strategy for containing a pandemic if it occurs; however, various government ministries have taken measures, within their capabilities, to avo [...]	2005-11-23 11:28:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EAGR EAID TBIO SENV KSCA SOCI TI KSTH WHO
05DUSHANBE1858	SIRODJIDDIN ASLOV APPOINTED TO THE UNITED NATIONS [...] (SBU) Sirodjiddin Mukhriddinovich Aslov has been named as Tajikistan's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations. For the last two years Alsov has been Deputy Foreign Minister and a useful and active interlocutor for the Embassy. 2. (SBU) The following are notes from his official [...]	2005-11-25 06:10:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TI UNGA
05DUSHANBE1867	AGRARIAN PARTY OF TAJIKISTAN: ANOTHER POCKET PARTY FOR [...] The Agrarian Party of Tajikistan (APT) is the brainchild of its Chairman, Amir Karakulov, or so he insists. Karakulov, a former member of the Communist Party of Tajikistan, decided three years ago that he would like to form his own party to protect farmers' rights. A self-proclaimed Soviet-E [...]	2005-11-28 04:13:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE1869	TAJIKISTAN: TWO NEW DEPUTY MINISTERS APPOINTED [...] (U) President Rahmonov unexpectedly appointed two key deputy ministers on November 24 - Saidmumin Sattorovich Yatimov as new First Deputy Foreign Minister and Kosim Abdusalomovich Gaforov as Deputy Minister of Security. 2. (SBU) Major-General Yatimov had been Deputy Minister of Security f [...]	2005-11-28 06:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR TI
05DUSHANBE1870	MODERATE TAJIK ISLAMIC LEADER KABIRI WAL... [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-28 07:02:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM RS TI
05DUSHANBE1878	EVERYTHING'S COMING UP COTTON IN TURSONZODA, TAJIKISTAN [...] In a series of meetings November 25, government officials, farmers and a businessman were universally--and surprisingly-- positive about the economic and political situation in Tursonzoda. The Dushanbe-appointed Chairman of the City Administration Barakatullo Akhmedov emphasized there were "n [...]	2005-11-30 09:25:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAGR TI
05DUSHANBE1897	AMBASSADOR SPEAKS ON CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE OF [...] At the invitation of the Central Executive Committee of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT, ruling party),on November 30 in Dushanbe the ambassador spoke to an overflow crowd of college students, members of parliament, NGO representatives, PDPT activists, and journalists on "Th [...]	2005-11-30 13:06:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EAID MARR KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE1898	AMBASSADOR SPEAKS ON CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE OF [...] At the invitation of the Central Executive Committee of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT, ruling party),on November 30 in Dushanbe the ambassador spoke to an overflow crowd of college students, members of parliament, NGO representatives, PDPT activists, and journalists on "Th [...]	2005-11-30 13:06:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EAID MARR KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE1921	MEETING WITH PRESIDENT RAHMONOV: HIS VIEWS ON RUSSIA [...] (C) The Ambassador met with President Emomali Rahmonov on December 1 for two and a half hours. We report the meeting in three cables. This is two of three. The other two cover Rahmonov's views on (1) the U.S.-Tajikistan bilateral relationship and Tajik politics, and (2) Uzbekistan. 2. (S) SUMMARY [...]	2005-12-02 10:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR MARR RS TI
05DUSHANBE1947	TAJIK GOVERNMENT-WESTERN NGO ROUNDTABLE: ATTENDANCE HIGH, [...] (SBU) What looked like a routine meeting was a small breakthrough for Tajikistan's development community. The December 2 roundtable discussion of donors, NGOs and government was the first time all three groups came together on any subject, let alone the sensitive issues of NGO intentions, re [...]	2005-12-06 09:18:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM RS TI
05DUSHANBE1950	TAJIKISTAN'S NORTHERN REGION WANTS TO BE INDEPENDENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Historically, the Sughd region in northern Tajikistan served as the intellectual and economic hub of Tajikistan. Its proximity to Uzbekistan still grants it trade, business and access to media and information outside of Tajikistan. Although Dushanbe attempts to keep a tight re [...]	2005-12-06 12:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM KISL KPAO TI
05DUSHANBE1951	TAJIKISTAN'S ENVIRONMENT SUFFERS DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS [...] Funding and management problems prevent Tajikistan from protecting its natural resources. In a December 2 meeting with PolOff, Rustam Latipov, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Environmental Protection and Forestry (SCEPF) complained that the government fails to recognize the benefit [...]	2005-12-06 12:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SENV TI
05DUSHANBE2004	TAJIKISTAN: THE GRINCH WHO STOLE HUMAN RIGHTS DAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. To celebrate Human Rights Day 2005, Post planned for a roundtable discussion with Tajik students on the Department's annual Human Rights Report. Initially, the selected venue was Dushanbe's premier university, the Russia-funded Russian-Tajik Slavonic University. After compli [...]	2005-12-09 13:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL RS TI
05DUSHANBE2005	THE GRINCH CHANGES HIS MIND: U.S. EMBASSY'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) After the close of business on December 9, Ismat Nasredinov, Post's MFA contact and Chief of the North America Desk, contacted PAS to inform that the previously canceled Human Rights roundtable discussion at Tajik Technical University, planned for December 12, was back on track (septel). [...]	2005-12-09 13:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL RS TI
05DUSHANBE2008	TAJIKISTAN CADA DIRECTOR REMAINS IN COUNTRY FOR NOW [...] (SBU) EmbOffs met with David Lovett and Paul Linge, the outgoing and present Country Directors of the Central Asian Development Agency, a non-denominational Christian-supported aid NGO December 9. Lovett's visa expired in November and, after thirteen years in Tajikistan, the government denie [...]	2005-12-10 13:06:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE2012	COUNTERING DISINFORMATION IN DUSHANBE [...] SUMMARY: Is the United States responsible for the "Color Revolutions" in Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan? Are Americans employed in such organizations as CARE and the National Democratic Institute spies fomenting revolution? Are U.S.-funded legal assistance programs designed to turn childr [...]	2005-12-12 11:45:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PROP KDEM KPAO RS TI
05DUSHANBE2014	ENGAGING HUMAN RIGHTS DAY DISCUSSION AT TAJIK TECHNOLOGICAL [...] The Russian Embassy and Tajik Embassy didn't want it to happen. But CdA and EmbOffs held a broad-ranging and energetic discussion with students and faculty members of the Tajik Technological University for Human Rights Day 2005 (NOTE: Not Tajik Technical University as stated in reftels A and [...]	2005-12-13 07:51:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO RS TI
05DUSHANBE2028	AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION NGO UNDER FIRE IN TAJIKISTAN [...] Charge met with the American Bar Association/Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (ABA/CEELI) on December 12 to discuss their ongoing struggle with the Tajik State-owned media. ABA/CEELI's "Street Law" program in Tajikistan's secondary schools (reftel) first came under fire in the pre [...]	2005-12-13 11:35:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TI
05DUSHANBE2037	FORMER SECURITY OFFICIAL TAKES ON DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Newly installed Deputy Foreign Minister Saimumil Yatimov met with Charge today for their first substantive meeting. Yatimov is well known as a former Ministry of Security official who dealt with international affairs, but his appointment to a high post in the Foreign Ministry was interpret [...]	2005-12-14 11:39:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TI
05DUSHANBE2038	TAJIK GOVT INSISTS PASSPORT DECISION REVERSAL PRACTICAL NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajikistan orders Tajiks to use international passports when traveling to Russia despite an Eurasian Economic Community (EEC) agreement permitting citizens to travel using internal passports. This affects up to one million labor migrants who do not have the expensive interna [...]	2005-12-14 13:16:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ELAB SMIG TI
05DUSHANBE2039	TAJIKISTAN: BOMB SUITS TO SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT [...] They weigh over 70 pounds, but the Kevlar inside may someday save the life of a Tajik bomb squad first responder. On 14 December, the Charge' turned over 2 bomb suits to the "OMON" Special Operations Unit in Dushanbe. Each suit costs just over $24,000. This effort was as a result of an Embas [...]	2005-12-15 08:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO TI
05DUSHANBE2050	TAJIKISTAN'S PROPOSED LAW RESTRICTS NGOS' RIGHTS AND [...] (C) The Tajik government is debating a law aimed to control NGO activities that could threaten the legal status of international NGOs. The Embassy received a draft copy of the Law On Public Organizations (Associations) leaked to the Soros Foundation. The Foundation also provided the Embassy [...]	2005-12-19 04:50:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TI
05DUSHANBE2062	TAJIKISTAN: `SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQ ELECTION [...] (U) PolOff delivered talking points per State 225860, 'Seeking Public Support for December 15 Iraq Election' to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs December 20. Nasredinov promised to pass the information along t [...]	2005-12-20 12:11:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TI
05DUSHANBE2063	TAJIKISTAN: TOWN AND GOWN CLASH OR YOUTH FRUSTRATION WITH [...] (U) Police arrested five people December 16 after two days of physical clashes between urban and rural youth in the northern city of Khujand. Local youth started a fight with Khujand State University students from the rural Mastchoh district in a public billiards hall on December 13. The M [...]	2005-12-20 12:24:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TI
05DUSHANBE2064	TAJIK JOURNALIST RELEASED FROM PRISON [...] (U) Prison authorities in Istaravshan released Jumaboy Tolibov December 16 after several months of legal wrangling. Sabit Azamov, the Ayni district's General Prosecutor, ordered Tolibov's arrest on April 24. As the chairman of the Ayni district's legal department, Tolibov published commentar [...]	2005-12-20 12:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE2083	TAJIKISTAN MIN OF SECURITY CLOSELY WATCHES INDEPENDENT [...] (C) The Tajik government may be ratcheting up its already successful efforts to limit freedom of speech. National Association of Independent Mass Media in Tajikistan (NANSMIT) chairman, Nuriddin Karshiboev confided to Poloff December 16 that his contacts at the Ministry of Security--- his fo [...]	2005-12-22 06:13:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE2092	TAJIKISTAN POLITICAL PARTIES UNDERGO CHANGES TO PREPARE FOR [...] (U) In a show of possibly implementing major party reforms, on December 20 the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) held a roundtable to solicit opinions from political scientists, government officials and other political parties on the role of the IRPT in society. The Democratic Party [...]	2005-12-23 11:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TI
05DUSHANBE2094	"WITHOUT THE US, ROGUN WILL NOT BE BUILT": TAJIK ENERGY [...] (C) The United States and AES still have significant roles to play in Tajikistan's hydropower sector. Tajik Minister of Energy Jurabek Nurmamatov told PolOff rumors of RusAl dominating the Rogun project did not reflect the Ministry's position or the Tajik government's. RusAl had taken only a [...]	2005-12-27 10:22:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG TI RS AF
05DUSHANBE2097	BACK IN THE USSR? TAJIKISTAN'S SECURITY WONKS UNDECIDED [...] (SBU) Tajikistan understands the economic and security benefits of globalization, but Russia remains Central Asia's most important global partner. These two themes dominated the papers at a conference on "Globalization: National Interests and National Security for Central Asian Countries" sp [...]	2005-12-27 13:00:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TI PHUM ENRG
05DUSHANBE2129	TAJIK MEDIA NAMES RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR "DIPLOMAT OF THE YEAR" [...] A New Year's tradition, Tajikistan's electronic news agency "Asia Plus" and Russian-language independent paper "Kurier Tajikistana" published best of the year lists, sourced from editors' personal opinions and popularity polls, and the diplomatic community wasn't left out of their end of the y [...]	2005-12-30 06:47:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO RS TI
05DUSHANBE2130	PROGRESS, BUT NO ETA FOR TURKISH AIR IN TAJIKISTAN [...] Turkish Airlines (TKA) has moved one step closer to introducing a new Istanbul-Dushanbe. The Turkish Ambassador Altay Cenziger reported a framework agreement was signed December 23, allowing Turkish Airlines to conduct technical assessments and preparations for the new route. He estimated f [...]	2005-12-30 07:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAIR ECON TI
05FRANKFURT2127	Saarland Takes New Steps to Fight TIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The state of Saarland has announced several new measures targeting trafficking in persons (TIP). These include consolidating agencies responsible for TIP within the Interior Ministry. State Interior Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will also highlight TIP at the upcoming co [...]	2005-03-15 06:51:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER SOCI GM
05FRANKFURT2147	SPD Bucks Trend, Wins Local Races in Hesse [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Social Democratic Party (SPD) candidates have won a series of off-cycle election victories in formerly Christian Democratic (CDU) governed areas in Hesse -- most recently in Kassel (Hesse's third largest city) -- signaling a competitive battle for communal elections in early 20 [...]	2005-03-15 13:04:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR GM
05FRANKFURT2478	Pilot Project to Introduce Muslim Religious [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a first for Germany, the Baden- Wuerttemberg (B-W) state government will introduce religious instruction for Muslims in select public elementary schools beginning next year. Twelve schools will participate in the program's initial four-year pilot program. Five years in the m [...]	2005-03-30 08:21:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL PHUM PGOV GM
05FRANKFURT2973	Torch Passing in Conservative Bastion: Baden- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 21, Baden-Wuerttemberg CDU (Christian Democratic) caucus chief Guenther Oettinger will succeed Erwin Teufel as Minister-President. Oettinger, a lawyer and business expert, will likely retain Teufel's cabinet through state elections in March 2006. Observers expect Oe [...]	2005-04-15 05:58:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR GM
05FRANKFURT3004	Baden-Wuerttemberg NGOs Target TIP Demand Reduction [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Baden-Wuerttemberg NGO Women's Information Center (Fraueninformationszentrum) and Protestant charity Diakonisches Werk (DW) have pioneered a new TIP (trafficking in persons) secular outreach program centered on reducing demand for trafficking victims forced to work as prosti [...]	2005-04-15 14:56:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PGOV KWMN SMIG GM
05FRANKFURT3867	New Baden-Wuerttemberg State Cabinet [...] (U) SUMMARY: After assuming office (ref A),new Baden- Wuerttemberg (B-W) Minister President Guenther Oettinger (CDU/Christian Democrat) reshuffled the long-standing state government and laid out an extensive program to gain re-election in March 2006. On April 29, Oettinger replaced former M- [...]	2005-05-20 12:13:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR GM
05FRANKFURT3872	Private Islamic Dialogue Forum Tackles Extremism, [...] (SBU) A high-profile national conference of the German Islamforum (established in 2002 to facilitate dialogue between Muslims and non-Muslims),meeting in Frankfurt on April 26, stressed cooperation but revealed differences between the two groups. Participants included national Green Party co [...]	2005-05-20 14:03:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL PGOV PHUM GM TK
05FRANKFURT4506	Nuclear Energy Phase-Out Continues Amid Uncertainty [...] SUMMARY: The phase-out of nuclear power in Germany took a major step in mid-May with the decommissioning of the country's oldest nuclear power plant at Obrigheim in the state of Baden- Wuerttemberg. While Green party leaders and environmental groups celebrated the move with a "phase-out fes [...]	2005-06-14 14:45:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON SENV PGOV GM
05FRANKFURT5998	DALAI LAMA VISITS GERMANY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dalai Lama paid a three-day visit to Frankfurt and Wiesbaden to receive one of Germany's most prestigious awards (the Hesse Peace Prize). Hesse Minister-President Roland Koch (CDU/Christian Democrat) drew praise from across the political spectrum for his endorsement of the [...]	2005-08-05 14:27:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PINR GM CH XD

05FRANKFURT6687	NGO Initiatives to Reduce Demand for Trafficked Persons [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lutheran Church and other NGOs in southwestern Germany report progress in increasing Germans' awareness of the issue of trafficking in persons (TIP),particularly among potential clients of prostitutes. There are indications that more men are contacting police and NGOs to repor [...]	2005-09-02 11:18:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN SMIG PGOV GM
05FRANKFURT6748	Lafontaine - a Man to Watch in Home State of [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Polls suggest that Germany's new Left Party (Linkspartei) could post a breakthrough performance in Saarland -- the home of party Co-Chairman (and former Minister-President) Oskar Lafontaine -- further compounding the SPD's decline in a former stronghold. By splitting the Social [...]	2005-09-07 06:53:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GM
05FRANKFURT7078	AMERICA IN THE CAMPAIGN: SNAPSHOT FROM SW GERMANY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In Frankfurt's relatively pro-American district, attitudes towards the U.S. and U.S. foreign policy appear to play a smaller role in this German election campaign than in 2002. While some on the left have tried to raise issues of war and peace, overall the campaign in our dis [...]	2005-09-19 06:21:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GM
05FRANKFURT7722	Major TIP Trial in Mannheim, Germany [...] (U) SUMMARY: Criminal proceedings began recently in Mannheim against six persons accused of trafficking approximately thirty Romanian women into Germany in 2003 and 2004. The young women were recruited with promises of employment as cooks and babysitters, but allegedly were beaten and raped (i [...]	2005-10-24 09:12:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV GM
05FRANKFURT8115	CG Frankfurt Iftaar Bolsters Ties, U.S. Image [...] (U) ConGen Frankfurt recently hosted its first Iftaar event (featuring U.S. Army Muslim chaplains) during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as part of our outreach to the large Muslim community in Post's district. The many guests expressed their gratitude and praised USG efforts to reach out t [...]	2005-11-09 14:54:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL PGOV PHUM GM
05FRANKFURT8181	Scenesetter/Visit of Baden-Wuerttemberg M-P Oettinger [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 14-15, Baden-Wuerttemberg Minister- President Guenther Oettinger (CDU/Christian Democrats) will make his first official visit to Washington. A political moderate, Oettinger leads one of Germany's largest and economically most successful states. Oettinger is favored t [...]	2005-11-10 16:01:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR GM
05FRANKFURT8529	Controversial Headscarf Ban Proposed In State of [...] (SBU) The Christian Democrat/Free Democrat (CDU/FDP) Baden-Wuerttemberg state government is drafting controversial legislation that would ban public kindergarten teachers from wearing headscarves. Opposition parties and city officials oppose the legislation, arguing that local communities sho [...]	2005-11-25 16:06:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KISL PGOV SCUL SOCI GM
05FRANKFURT8530	Upcoming Elections in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Rheinland- [...] (U) SUMMARY: Voters in Baden-Wuerttemberg and Rheinland-Pfalz will go to the polls in March, the first state election test for the "grand coalition" government in Berlin. Most observers expect that both state governments will win reelection. Rheinland-Pfalz Minister-President (M-P) Kurt Beck ( [...]	2005-11-25 16:06:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GM
05GABORONE1002	SAN DISPUTE ALLEGED LINK BETWEEN DIAMONDS AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Working Group on Indigenous Minorities in Southern Africa (WIMSA),which represents San communities in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Angola, has spurned the argument that plans to mine diamonds prompted relocations from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve(CKGR). WIMSA as [...]	2005-07-14 11:58:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE1015	GOB PLANS TO COMBAT SMALL ARMS PROLIFERATION [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Botswana has adopted a three- year national action plan to combat proliferation of small arms but intends to approach G-8 nations, and specifically the United States, to request financial assistance to meet its USD 2 million budget. Subsequent to its participation [...]	2005-07-20 10:54:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PARM KCRM BC POL MIL
05GABORONE1027	BOTSWANA VP KHAMA CONCERNED ABOUT MISPERCEPTIONS [...] (C) During his farewell call on Botswana Vice President Lt. General Seretse Khama Ian Khama July 21 (Ref A),the Ambassador urged Khama to address a widespread perception among the public that once he becomes President, Khama might curtail Botswana's freedoms (Refs B and C). Khama replied th [...]	2005-07-22 14:33:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BC
05GABORONE1039	RULING PARTY STILL MIRED IN FACTIONAL FIGHTING [...] (SBU) Summary: The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) went to its bi-annual national congress internally divided and emerged from the event equally, if not further, mired in factional fights over personalities and positions of influence. Vice President Khama's supposedly neutral effort [...]	2005-07-27 11:25:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BC
05GABORONE1040	OPPOSITION PARTIES INCH TOWARD COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY: Botswana's two largest opposition parties, the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP),intend to cooperate to oust the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in the next election. Although they pledged to pursue this strategy at their national congresses [...]	2005-07-27 11:48:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BC
05GABORONE1045	COURT DISMISSES DEPORTED PROF'S APPEAL [...] (U) Botswana's Court of Appeal dismissed on July 27 the case of Australian citizen and former University of Botswana Professor Kenneth Good who was declared a prohibited immigrant on February 18, 2005. President Mogae decided to deport Good on the grounds that he posed a threat to national se [...]	2005-07-29 06:20:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV BC
05GABORONE1046	SAN ALLEGE TORTURE BY WILDLIFE OFFICIALS [...] SUMMARY: Five residents of Kaudwane, one of the villages to which residents of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) were relocated, have alleged that Department of Wildlife and National Parks officials tortured them earlier this year. Although the GOB has denied these allegations, PolOf [...]	2005-07-29 06:21:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE1100	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON TRIBAL NEUTRALITY PASSES [...] Botswana's National Assembly passed a Constitutional Amendment Bill intended to make the Constitution more tribally neutral by reforming the largely symbolic House of Chiefs (reftel) on August 2. The Ntlo ya Dikgosi -- Setswana for House of Chiefs - as it was renamed in the Amendment, provide [...]	2005-08-08 14:50:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV BC
05GABORONE1165	PRIVATIZATION PROGRESSING SLOWLY [...] SUMMARY. Privatization in Botswana is moving in the right direction - slowly. Mr. Joshua Galeforolwe, CEO of the Public Enterprise Evaluation and Privatization Agency (PEEPA),described to Charge and Emboffs the political, institutional, and economic challenges facing the privatization move [...]	2005-08-16 11:44:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV BTIO BC
05GABORONE1203	SADC SUMMIT KEEPS STUDIED SILENCE ON ZIMBABWE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The "Silver Jubilee" Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit held in Gaborone August 17-18 tackled no thorny issues. Incoming SADC Chair, Botswana President Festus Mogae, urged concrete steps to make SADC effective. The regional leaders did not speak out on Zimbabw [...]	2005-08-23 13:16:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ETRD RW WZ ZI ZU BC SADC
05GABORONE1224	MFA AND OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT SHUFFLE SENIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is in the midst of rotating several of its senior officers into new positions. This movement will bring new incumbents to the offices of the Permanent Secretary, Deputy Permanent Secretary, and Director for Multilate [...]	2005-08-26 10:34:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV BC
05GABORONE1228	SLOW PROGRESS IN CKGR COURT CASE, FPK OUT OF FUNDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hearings in the First People of the Kalahari's (FPK) legal challenge of the GOB's policy of relocating San and other minorities out of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) resumed on August 8. With the case dragging, FPK appears to be on the brink of another financial cris [...]	2005-08-29 08:20:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE1268	HIGH COURT JAILS LEGAL ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT [...] (U) In a dramatic turn of events, Botswana's High Court jailed for contempt the Special Advisor to the President Sidney Pilane, who is the State's lead counsel in the court case challenging its policy of relocating San and other minorities out of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. During hea [...]	2005-09-07 12:12:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE1281	STUDY SEES BDP'S FUTURE IN VICE PRESIDENT KHAMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent needs assessment conducted for the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is likely to reinforce Vice President Khama's perceived importance to the future of the Party. The study, passed to us by a senior GOB official, found that the BDP's popularity had declined due t [...]	2005-09-09 05:54:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BC
05GABORONE1426	TENSIONS HIGH BETWEEN GOB AND FIRST PEOPLE OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tensions between the GOB and the First People of the Kalahari (FPK) have reached a new high with the arrest of 21 individuals trying to force entry through a closed gate into the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) on September 24. Government officials reportedly had followed [...]	2005-10-04 15:13:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE1444	CHINA WOOS BOTSWANA THROUGH EXCHANGE VISITS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China uses exchanges, assistance and trade as three primary tools to strengthen its ties with Botswana. According to the Director for Asia and Africa Mr. Manyepedza Lesetedi in the MFA, nearly two-dozen GOB officials traveled to China this year to participate in short courses [...]	2005-10-06 15:31:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CH BC
05GABORONE1539	BYE-ELECTION VICTORIES HEARTEN OPPOSITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Botswana's opposition parties scored a victory by combining forces to win a parliamentary seat and a local council seat in an October 15 bye-election. The President of Botswana's largest opposition party, the Botswana National Front (BNF),Mr. Otsweletse Moupo bested wealthy ph [...]	2005-10-21 10:26:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BC
05GABORONE154	CHALLENGES FACING BOTSWANA'S MEDIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: While Botswana enjoys a relatively free press, public and privately-owned media face a number of challenges. State-owned outlets, the primary source of news for most Batswana, generally feature uncritical reporting on the government and are susceptible to political interference [...]	2005-02-02 05:14:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BC
05GABORONE1577	STUDENTS TO PAY FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL [...] (U) SUMMARY: As of January 2006, students will pay to attend secondary schools and technical colleges in Botswana. The Government decided to re-introduce school fees in response to growing budgetary constraints. Despite Government assurances that no child will be turned away for lack of mon [...]	2005-10-28 11:05:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BC
05GABORONE1605	BOTSWANA LABOR FEDERATION FACING UPHILL STRUGGLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions has appealed to the ILO over a dispute between the Botswana Mine Workers Union and Debswana following a contentious strike last year. BMWU, plagued by internal divisions some attribute to management meddling, is fast running out of funds [...]	2005-11-03 12:33:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM BC
05GABORONE162	UPDATE ON CKGR RELOCATION COURT CASE [...] (U) Summary: Hearings in the court case involving the First People of the Kalahari (FPK) vs. the Government of Botswana got off to a slow start in mid-January. Meanwhile, political and budgetary considerations have delayed proposals to improve the Remote Area Development Program (RADP). The [...]	2005-02-02 12:40:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE1655	BOTSWANA CONTINUES TO COMBAT CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Botswana continues to enjoy the lowest incidence of corruption in Africa as perceived by international and local observers. Nonetheless, a rash of recent allegations has fed the growing public perception that corruption is a problem in Botswana. Although the Government has t [...]	2005-11-10 06:03:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BC
05GABORONE21	OUTLOOK FOR RURAL AREA DWELLERS BLEAK [...] SUMMARY: The outlook for Botswana's Remote Area Dwellers (RADs) is bleak, despite the Government of Botswana's multifaceted efforts to improve their standard of living. RADs endure high rates of poverty and unemployment, exacerbated by limited access to natural resources (especially land),a [...]	2005-01-07 06:37:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI KHIV BC KPRP SAN CKGR
05GABORONE235	LABOR MEDIATION REFORMS PROCEED SLOWLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Implementation of new labor mediation and arbitration practices established in the Trade Disputes Act of 2003 is proceeding slowly. Limited resources have prevented the Department of Labor from deploying private mediators/arbitrators, resulting in a trebling of the disputes reg [...]	2005-02-17 05:44:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV BC
05GABORONE243	OPPOSITION PARTIES CONSIDER COOPERATION, AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Energized by growth in their share of the popular vote in the October 2004 elections, Botswana's opposition parties are debating with renewed vigor how cooperation could embarrass, if not unseat, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in 2009. In order to achieve that obj [...]	2005-02-17 10:32:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BC
05GABORONE257	A PAPER TOO FAR: U/BOTSWANA ACADEMIC SERVED [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB served a 48-hour deportation order to U/Botswana academic and Australian citizen Prof. Kenneth Good on February 18. Good is a 15-year Botswana resident and critical observer of its politics. His attorneys obtained a stay of execution from the High Court on February 19 [...]	2005-02-22 14:59:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV BC
05GABORONE266	HEARINGS BEGIN ON BOTSWANA'S DEPORTATION OF [...] (U) Summary: Preliminary arguments in the case of Kenneth Good v. the Attorney General commenced before a packed chamber at the High Court on February 22. Debate centered on whether the court has the right to issue an interdict against a state order as it did on February 19 to forestall Goo [...]	2005-02-23 12:06:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV BC
05GABORONE286	U/BOTSWANA HOLDS SEMINAR: ACADEMIC GRANTED [...] Summary: The University of Botswana seminar that featured the scholarly paper, "Presidential Succession in Botswana: No Model for Africa" by political science professor Kenneth Good proceeded without incident February 23. Good received a "rock star" welcome by the 600-person audience. On F [...]	2005-02-25 12:17:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BC
05GABORONE294	COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF CRITICAL ACADEMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 28, Botswana's High Court ruled in favor of embattled academic and critic of the GOB Prof. Kenneth Good by rejecting the Attorney General's arguments that the court had no authority to issue an interdict against the state. Judge Sapire issued an order granting Good [...]	2005-02-28 13:05:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV BC
05GABORONE411	A VISIT TO GHANZI DISTRICT: HAPPINESS IS [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Huggins visited Botswana's western town of Ghanzi and the San/Basarwa relocation settlement of New Xade on March 10-11. Rural poverty, severe dependence on government assistance, lack of income-generating opportunities, despair among youth, and the underperformance of t [...]	2005-03-18 11:27:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE434	DEMARCHE TO SADC CAPITALS ON EVE OF ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Ambassador Huggins delivered demarche to Botswana's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Ernest Mpofu, on March 18. Mpofu's response was that he, too, hoped for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe. He was encouraged, he said, by the [...]	2005-03-23 14:40:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BC ZI SADC
05GABORONE479	SADC SEEKS US SUPPORT FOR ADB CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Finance and Development Planning Baledzi Gaolathe requested a meeting with Ambassador Huggins on April 4 to lobby for United States support for Dr. Simba Makoni as the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) candidate for the presidency of the African Develop [...]	2005-04-05 11:10:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI BC SADC
05GABORONE535	REFUGEES AT DUKWE REFUGEE CAMP SEEK ARV [...] (U) Summary: A March 31 visit to Botswana's Dukwe Refugee Camp by Ambassador Huggins revealed difficult living conditions and challenges in fighting HIV/AIDS within the camp's population. Community leaders at the Camp blamed the Government's policy of not providing ARV treatment to the refu [...]	2005-04-15 09:55:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV KHIV BC HIV AIDS
05GABORONE54	CONTACT INFORMATION FOR HOST GOVERNMENT FIGURES [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-13 10:07:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BC
05GABORONE554	BNF PRESIDENT HOPES FOR OPPOSITION COOPERATION [...] (U) Summary: In an April 1 meeting, Otsweletse Moupo, president of Botswana's largest opposition party, the Botswana National Front (BNF),shared with Ambassador Huggins his commitment to cooperation with other opposition parties in the next general election, scheduled for 2009. Moupo noted [...]	2005-04-20 09:03:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BC
05GABORONE56	PORTRAIT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AS AN AUTOCRAT: [...] (C) Summary: As next in line to inherit the presidency, Botswana,s Vice President Ian Khama remains an enigma. Many participants in Botswana's public life such as academics, journalists, and NGO leaders, express ambiguity and skepticism regarding the Vice President's credentials as a politi [...]	2005-01-13 11:13:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BC
05GABORONE560	SADC SECRETARIAT STANDS BY ITS ZIMBABWE [...] (U) Summary: In an April 7 meeting with AF/S Director Mozena, SADC Executive Secretary Ramsamy was adamant that he stood by the SADC observer assessment of the Zimbabwe election as `peaceful, well managed, credible and transparent.' Ramsamy suggested cost sharing between donors and public an [...]	2005-04-21 12:16:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI BC SADC
05GABORONE561	BOTSWANA ASSESSES POST-ELECTION ZIMBABWE [...] (U) Summary: During a meeting between AF/S Director Dan Mozena and Botswana's MFA PermSec Mpofu on April 7, the latter was frank in airing the frustration the GOB feels regarding Zimbabwe. The deterioration of trade and the dislocations border jumpers cause for Botswana are two major problem [...]	2005-04-21 12:18:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI BC IBB
05GABORONE600	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FALLS SHORT OF TRIBAL [...] (C) Summary: The GOB has proposed a so-called "tribal neutrality" bill that would amend Botswana's constitution to broaden representation in the House of Chiefs, the largely symbolic second chamber of parliament through which traditional leaders advise the National Assembly. Well over a dec [...]	2005-05-02 14:33:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BC
05GABORONE601	GABORONE'S LOOMING WATER SHORTAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Gaborone Dam, the primary source of water for over 250,000 people in the Greater Gaborone area, is at a four-year low. Without significant inflows, which are unlikely to materialize, the dam will fail in three months. The GOB's short-term solution is to rely on a notorio [...]	2005-05-03 05:37:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV ECON BEXP BC
05GABORONE651	MOYO'S DEPARTURE CHEERS GOB [...] (C) SUMMARY: Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation hopes that the appointment of Tichaona Jokonya as Zimbabwe's Minister of Information and Publicity will calm the stormy relations between the two nations. In a May 9 conversation with PolOff, Mr. Manyepedza Le [...]	2005-05-13 05:43:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI BC
05GABORONE666	STATE ATTORNEY PROTRACTS CKGR CASE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hearings in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) relocation case resumed on May 3 but proceeded slowly due to the state counsel's delay tactics. According to First People of the Kalahari (FPK),it has been betrayed by the Indigenous Land Rights Fund, which has yet to turn [...]	2005-05-17 11:29:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE667	BDP RECONCILIATION ON TRACK - FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Botswana Democratic Party's Women's Wing chose a compromise slate of leaders at its May 5-8 national congress providing the first evidence that Vice President Khama's efforts to unite the Party are succeeding. This comes just ahead of the Party's national congress in July, w [...]	2005-05-17 11:32:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BC
05GABORONE685	TRIPARTITE COOPERATION LACKING [...] SUMMARY: Tripartite cooperation in Botswana's labor sector is hampered by weak unions and a lack of trust between labor, management and the Government. Participants in a May 18-19 labor conference identified these factors as causes of slow productivity growth in Botswana. The USDOL- funded [...]	2005-05-23 13:31:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB PGOV BC
05GABORONE738	COURT OK'S DEPORTATION OF CRITICAL ACADEMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Botswana's High Court has upheld the constitutionality of a Presidential decree declaring critical academic Professor Kenneth Good a prohibited immigrant subject to deportation. Attorneys for the 70-year- old gadfly had argued that Good's deportation would violate his right t [...]	2005-06-02 06:28:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB PGOV BC
05GABORONE749	SCENESETTER FOR BOTSWANA PRESIDENT MOGAE'S JUNE 13 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Botswana President Festus G. Mogae's June 13 meeting with President Bush provides an opportunity to affirm and advance Botswana's role as a partner in promoting peace, democracy and human rights in Africa, increasing economic growth through trade, and combating HIV/AIDS. Botswan [...]	2005-06-02 14:48:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM KHIV BC
05GABORONE812	IMPROVING BOTSWANA'S ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Although Botswana's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) administered the October 2004 parliamentary election admirably, constitutional and statutory amendments could enhance the IEC's ability to conduct elections in a free and fair manner. At a June 9-10 conference co- spons [...]	2005-06-14 05:55:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SF BC
05GABORONE879	ADDRESSING LABOR EFFECTS OF HIV/AIDS [...] (U) Summary: HIV/AIDS is slowing economic growth in Botswana by an estimated 1.5 percent per year, in part through its impact on labor - decreased productivity, increased leave taking, and lost workers. In order better to quantify this drag on growth, the GOB has begun to collect data on th [...]	2005-06-27 07:55:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KHIV PGOV PHUM BC KPRP HIV AIDS
05GABORONE913	CKGR COURT CASE ADJOURNS, PROBLEMS FOR SAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16, hearings in the case of the First People of the Kalahari against the Government of Botswana adjourned until August 3. As the legal process drags on, residents of the relocation settlements continue to face grim circumstances. Hearings by a mission of the African [...]	2005-06-30 05:56:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE934	LOCAL RESENTMENT TOWARD CHINESE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Perceived unfair competition, against a background of slower economic growth and rising unemployment, has fed an emerging anti-Chinese sentiment, particularly in Francistown, Botswana's second largest city. Local businessmen there see Chinese shopkeepers as illegally crowding ou [...]	2005-07-06 14:58:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON CH BC
05GABORONE939	ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FUELS RISING CRIME [...] (U) SUMMARY: With the situation in Zimbabwe growing ever more desperate, illegal immigrants from there continue to stream into Francistown, the largest city near the border, at roughly the same rate as in 2004. Desperation has fuelled a rising crime rate, particularly theft and prostitution, [...]	2005-07-07 10:16:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SMIG KCRM PHUM ZI BC
05GABORONE951	REFUGEES IN BOTSWANA: AN UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Botswana and the Francistown Vicariate of the Catholic Church are exploring the possibility of providing anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment to a limited number of refugees. Approximately 550 Angolan refugees are registered t [...]	2005-07-08 10:45:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PHUM AO CG WA ZI BC HIV AIDS
05GENEVA1052	UNHCR ON WESTERN SAHARA, LIBYA, AND MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary: In response to refs A and B, Mission Geneva's Joe Cassidy and Anne Phillips met with officials from the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) April 25 to brief on demarches directed to Algiers and Tripoli on refugee issues. UNHCR's Deputy Director in charge o [...]	2005-04-26 03:16:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG XI UNHCR
05GENEVA1609	UNHCR: REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT FROM EAST ASIA AND [...] (C) Summary: PRM DAS Kelly Ryan discussed ongoing and potential refugee resettlement operations in separate meetings with UNHCR Protection Director Erika Feller and Asia Director Janet Lim in Geneva June 13. Pointing to the fact that there is little access to the highlands and thus to mon [...]	2005-06-29 14:24:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL UNHCR
05GENEVA2731	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE CONFERENCE LEAVES AN UNCLEAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ten days after the 26 October UN ministerial conference on aid for Pakistan's earthquake victims, there is still a dramatic under-funding of UN agencies and other partners in the UN Flash Appeal. While the conference netted $579 million in additional pledges, raising the total am [...]	2005-11-09 06:18:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAGR EAID ECIN ECON MASS PGOV PK PREF PREL SENV AESC UN
05GENEVA2767	DUNANT CENTRE FACILITATING PHILIPPINE-MNLF TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Geneva-based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue briefed interested Missions November 2 on its efforts to mediate final implementation of the 1996 peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). The effort grew out of concern th [...]	2005-11-10 11:38:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP MNLF
05GENEVA2809	TRIPS COUNCIL, CHINA TRM, OCTOBER 25, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-17 04:07:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD KJUS PGOV CH JA SW CA WTRO EUN
05GEORGETOWN1182	Country Clearance Granted for Harry Ponting and [...] Post welcomes Harry Ponting and Robert Sutter to Guyana from November 16-20 to assist in implementing the classified web publishing initiative Net-Centric Diplomacy. 2. Control Officer is Timothy Birner, telephone 592-225-4900 ext. 220, IVG 747-0220, fax 592-227-0240. Control officer's em [...]	2005-11-10 12:27:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AINF PGOV PINR GY
05GEORGETOWN1195	INTERIM REPORT: GUYANA IMPROVES VICTIM ASSISTANCE, [...] Summary. A series of nation-wide educational seminars, new legislation to raise Guyana's age of consent, new resources for trafficking shelters, new partnerships to research trafficking in persons (TIP),and charges filed against human traffickers highlight Guyana's recent efforts to combat [...]	2005-11-15 12:39:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG SOCI PGOV KCRM KWMN GY
05GEORGETOWN1273	President's Economic Vision for Guyana [...] At a December 1 speech to the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, President Jagdeo threw away his speech and instead spelled out, unscripted, his economic vision for Guyana's future. His remarks highlight a strategy for Guyana's infrastructure, macroeconomic policy, and growth sectors. ------- [...]	2005-12-06 12:46:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BTIO PGOV EAGR EFIN ENRG GY
05GEORGETOWN1281	JAGDEO: U.S. LOSING PR BATTLE IN LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge and PolOff met with President Jagdeo on December 5 for an informal, amiable discussion of ongoing bilateral issues. Jagdeo also shared his candid view on a topic that clearly interests him -- the U.S. public relations problem in Latin America. During the conversation, Jagd [...]	2005-12-07 17:02:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM EAGR ELTN SCUL KPAO XM GY
05GEORGETOWN1313	GLIMMER OF HOPE IN GUYANA'S ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Guyana's Director of Public Prosecutions met with PolOff on December 13 and indicated that she is preparing what would be a watershed money laundering case. Two suspects implicated in a 2004 UK drug bust received wire transfers in Guyana in 2002 totaling almost USD 300,000 and exc [...]	2005-12-15 20:05:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR EFIN PGOV KCRM GY
05GEORGETOWN1329	CABINET INSIDER AMBIVALENT ABOUT PROSECUTING DRUG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with Head of Presidential Secretariat Roger Luncheon on December 16 to discuss DEA SIPDIS plans in Guyana (reported septel). Luncheon's comments during the meeting about how to fight the drug trade in Guyana, such as his stated preference for sanctioning rather [...]	2005-12-20 20:59:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR EFIN PGOV PREL KCRM GY
05GEORGETOWN1349	TEIXEIRA STRUGGLING TO CONTROL HOME AFFAIRS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Charge, Deputy Consul, and PolOff met with Minister of Home Affairs Gail Teixeira on December 23. Teixeira had requested a Consular briefing on trends in fake Guyanese civil documents detected by the Consular Section. Teixeira also described problems with control of the visa proce [...]	2005-12-28 23:20:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET	PGOV PREL SNAR SMIG KFRD KCOR KCRM GY
05GEORGETOWN1350	GUYANA ELECTION PREVIEW #2: CALL FOR LONG-TERM [...] (U) SUMMARY. While progress continues on some fronts, three major problems loom with preparations for the 2006 elections: a) the urgent need to secure long-term observers to monitor the registration process that began in October; b) hiccups in the plan to scan and cross-match all registered v [...]	2005-12-29 00:04:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GY
05GUATEMALA1179	GUATEMALA ON IRAQ TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Following up on reftel demarche, the Ambassador spoke with Guatemalan Acting FM Marta Altolguirre to urge the GOG to welcome the formation of the Iraq Transitional Government and convey support for Iraq's reconstruction and political transition. 2. (SBU) Altolaguirre said she was impr [...]	2005-05-10 18:17:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IZ GT
05GUATEMALA1191	GUATEMALA: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON MILITARY ROLE IN [...] (C) Summary: Worried about continuing problems with public security, Guatemala has formalized arrangements for police-military cooperation by forming a dedicated unit for this purpose that has a combined police-military staff and leadership. The GOG has explicitly named gangs, organized cri [...]	2005-05-12 13:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCRM MOPS SNAR MCAP KJUS ASEC EAID GT
05GUATEMALA1204	LETTER FROM GUATEMALA (8) [...] (SBU) There has been some buzz about Vice President Eduardo Stein's unhappiness with the government's direction, triggered by an interview in "Prensa Libre" where he intimated he would leave the administration if the GOG failed to boost social spending in next year's budget. Stein is a Euro-s [...]	2005-05-13 18:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON GT
05GUATEMALA1411	SKEPTICAL GUATEMALAN DELEGATION TO CARACAS TO [...] (U) A Guatemalan delegation consisting of Minister of Energy and Mines Luis Ortiz, congressional Energy Commission chair Mynor Lopez, and Finance Committee chair Victor Ramirez departed Guatemala the afternoon of June 2 to pursue a public offer of significantly lower petroleum prices made by [...]	2005-06-03 17:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL PGOV VE GT
05GUATEMALA162	GUATEMALAN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS WALK OFF JOB [...] Guatemalan air traffic controllers walked off the job on January 11, shutting down Guatemala's airports for 20 hours. They were protesting the GOG's refusal to renew their employment contracts, which had expired December 31. At least one commercial aircraft landed without tower assistance [...]	2005-01-21 18:47:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAIR ELAB ASEC CASC MOPS SNAR GT FAA
05GUATEMALA1745	GUATEMALA'S LATEST BOOGEYMAN: "SOCIAL CLEANSING" [...] Summary: "Social cleansing" is a phrase increasingly bandied about in Guatemala to explain some unsolved killings. Although frustration with the government's inability to reduce crime is very real, there is no indication of a state policy to pursue extrajudicial executions of delinquents, nor [...]	2005-07-15 13:11:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM PGOV EAID ASEC SNAR MASS KJUS GT
05GUATEMALA1751	POLITICALLY DRIVEN LOCAL REFERENDUMS SEEK TO BLOCK [...] (C) Referendums organized by two municipalities in different parts of Guatemala attempted to demonstrate massive local rejection of a large gold mine and a hydroelectric project. Organizers then declared that the people had spoken and demanded that the projects be stopped. The process of c [...]	2005-07-19 22:21:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG EMIN PGOV EAID SENV SNAR PHUM ELAB GT
05GUATEMALA1897	LETTER FROM GUATEMALA (9) [...] (SBU) Late June and early July saw a spate of media reports of GOG interest in merging the Defense and Government (Interior) Ministries. According to media and GOG sources, Minister of Government Vielmann generated the proposal, presumably as part of his continuing efforts to get control of [...]	2005-08-05 15:01:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC MASS PHUM EAID KJUS GT
05GUATEMALA2014	GUATEMALA'S CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] The information below is keyed to the reftel paragraphs: A. The Guatemalan Labor Code sets the minimum age for employment at 14 years. In exceptional cases, the Labor Inspectorate can provide work permits to children under the age of 14, although the practice has diminished significantly. [...]	2005-08-22 22:50:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI EAID ETRD GT
05GUATEMALA2050	CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN GUATEMALA [...] (S) Summary: Guatemala does not maintain substantial public or private sector ties with PRC China. Taiwanese influence in political and military affairs effectively blocks Chinese access. That influence has been maintained through direct assistance and bribes to government officials and is [...]	2005-08-26 18:37:00	Embassy Guatemala	SECRET	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN EMIN PINS PGOV KCOR CH TW GT ESENV
05GUATEMALA2303	GUATEMALA POISED TO RATIFY INTER-AMERICAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-03 14:22:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV KTIA GT OAS
05GUATEMALA2466	GUATEMALAN LEGAL REFORM: CREATION OF A CIVILIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Guatemalan Congress approved a law creating a civilian intelligence agency, including an initially controversial provision to permit wiretapping in restricted circumstances. Inclusion of the wiretapping provision in the bill augurs well for passage of what the Embassy has [...]	2005-10-27 21:09:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KJUS KCRM PTER ASEC PINS PGOV PHUM GT
05GUATEMALA2483	Top economists' views on Guatemala [...] (SBU) Summary: Guatemalan economists generally agree that to address the country's socio-economic problems institutions must become more effective. However, for this the government will need more revenue, and tax increases have been repeatedly blocked by special interest groups, including bu [...]	2005-10-28 18:13:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV EAGR GT
05GUATEMALA2504	DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF STAN [...] Summary: Still gripped with the immediate concerns of disaster relief, GOG officials have not yet tallied the economic costs of Tropical Storm Stan and the accompanying rains that drenched more than one third of Guatemala's territory in the first two weeks of October. Some estimates have put [...]	2005-11-02 21:40:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ET EAID SENV PGOV KPAO EAGR GT
05GUATEMALA2511	Guatemala and the MCC [...] (SBU) Summary: Going by MCC statistical procedures, Guatemala is unlikely to be selected to negotiate an MCC compact in FY 2006. But Guatemala's suitability for a compact should be evaluated in a more basic sense: is the Berger administration making progress toward MCC goals, and how do Gu [...]	2005-11-03 21:53:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON SOCI ETRD PGOV PREL KCOR GT MCC
05GUATEMALA2611	GUATEMALAN LEGAL REFORM: THE ARMS REGULATION BILL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Guatemalan Congress is on the verge of approving an arms regulation bill that will transfer oversight of privately-owned firearms from the Defense Ministry to the Government (Interior) Ministry, per a stipulation in the Guatemalan Peace Accords. Among other reforms, the [...]	2005-11-16 15:36:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PGOV MCAP ASEC KCRM KJUS GT OAS
05GUATEMALA2653	CONTRABAND, CUSTOMS REFORM AND THE INFORMAL ECONOMY [...] (C) Contraband poses an ongoing threat to Guatemala's economic development, undermining growth in the formal sector and diminishing the government's ability to collect taxes. The potential nexus with organized crime, human and drug smuggling, along with the incentive to corrupt and undermine [...]	2005-11-22 22:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN BEXP ETTC KCOR KCRM KIPR PGOV PM PINR ASEC SNAR GT
05GUATEMALA2690	GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-30 22:24:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BO GT OAS
05GUATEMALA2693	Views on CAFTA's "human" face [...] (SBU) Summary: Judging from a November 23 conference, views on the social and human aspects of CAFTA by top opinion makers are mixed. Concerns range from including the poor in CAFTA's benefits, to the asymmetries between Guatemala and the US and Guatemala's ability to compete. Supporters foc [...]	2005-12-01 15:32:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV SOCI PGOV PREL GT CAFTA
05GUATEMALA280	GUATEMALA'S LABOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COURT RULINGS [...] Summary: The Guatemalan Labor Inspectorate has at least been temporarily stripped of its power to impose fines on employers found to be in non-compliance with labor laws, due to an August 2004 Constitutional Court decision. Inspectors must now take their findings to labor courts for court-o [...]	2005-02-03 22:37:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PREL PGOV EAID GT
05GUATEMALA2849	BIRTH OF A UNION IN GUATEMALA [...] (U) Summary: Following months of negotiation and some severe conflicts regarding labor rights, the management of a major apparel manufacturer agreed to support the establishment of a labor union in its workforce. Potential CAFTA benefits and the steady interest of U.S. brands were encouragin [...]	2005-12-30 13:58:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM EAID ASEC GT
05GUATEMALA294	EXTRA, EXTRA! LETTER FROM GUATEMALA: THE BEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PITY THE POOR REPORTERS IN GUATEMALA. WHIPPED INTO A FRENZY OF HATRED AGAINST THE PREVIOUS PORTILLO GOVERNMENT, THEY NOW HAVE HAD A YEAR TO ADJUST TO PRESIDENT BERGER'S CLEANER ADMINISTRATION. WITH NO OBVIOUS GOVERNMENTAL ENEMY, EDITORIALISTS HAVE STRUGGLED TO STAY ON AN ADVERSA [...]	2005-02-07 14:08:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR KPAO EAID ELAB SENV ETRD GT
05GUATEMALA307	GUATEMALA STRENGTHENS TIP LAW [...] Summary: Guatemala's Congress approved strong anti-TIP legislation that will aid GOG efforts to investigate, prosecute, and convict those engaged in trafficking. The new law includes a much broader and more effective definition of trafficking that will aid police and prosecutors and much sti [...]	2005-02-07 19:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM PGOV EAID SNAR GT
05GUATEMALA312	LETTER FROM GUATEMALA (6) [...] (SBU) January 31 marked the 25th anniversary of the fire at the Spanish Embassy that killed 37 persons. In a land that has suffered more than its share of grim tragedies over the last 50 years, this particular incident remains vividly controversial. Bishop Gonzalo de Villa, former head of L [...]	2005-02-07 22:04:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ETRD EAID ASEC MASS SNAR SENV KCOR GT
05GUATEMALA341	GUATEMALAN OPTIONS FOR LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Guatemala (GOG) has identified three approaches (not mutually exclusive) to reinstate the Labor Inspectorate's authority to impose fines on employers found to be in non-compliance with labor laws. The Minister of Labor -- in congruence with our recommendations [...]	2005-02-09 21:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PREL PGOV EAID GT
05GUATEMALA344	GUATEMALAN COURT AGAIN STRIKES DOWN PAYMENTS TO [...] (U) Summary and introduction: For the third time in the past 14 months, Guatemala's Constitutional Court struck down direct payments to former members of the armed civil defense (paramilitary) forces (PAC) established by the Guatemalan Army in the early 1980s. The ex-PACs have refrained from [...]	2005-02-09 23:13:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC EAID MASS SNAR GT
05GUATEMALA376	GANG VIOLENCE THREATENS GUATEMALAN SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With the implementation of hardline policies against gangs in neighboring Honduras and El Salvador (reftels),Guatemala is searching for ways to combat its own gang problem. The GOG blames the gangs for the continued upswing in homicides, which have increased each year for th [...]	2005-02-15 12:58:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR SNAR KCRM PGOV PHUM PARM PTER SMIG MASS ASEC EAID KCOR KFRD GT

05GUATEMALA47	LETTER FROM GUATEMALA (3) [...] (U) This is the third in our planned biweekly series of discursive messages on what's ticking in Guatemala. Generics: Moving to Plan B after Xmas Setback --------------------------------------------- 2. (C) President Berger signed into law Decree 34-2004 on December 22, effectively elim [...]	2005-01-07 21:07:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD KCOR KIPR KCRM ASEC SNAR EAID GT
05GUATEMALA554	GUATEMALAN COURT DECISION DELIVERS SETBACK, NOT A [...] SUMMARY: On February 16, Guatemala's Constitutional Court issued a clarification of its earlier decision in the appeal of Reyes Collin Gualip, one of 16 soldiers implicated in the 1982 Dos Erres massacre. The court reiterated that the case against Gualip cannot proceed without a decision from [...]	2005-03-02 22:59:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV EAID ASEC MASS SNAR GT
05GUATEMALA56	GUATEMALA GSP PETITIONS [...] (U) Summary and introduction: In this cable, post provides its comments on the petition submitted December 13, 2004, to USTR by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the U.S./Labor Education in the Americas project (US/LEAP) to remove Guatemala from the list of GSP and CBI benefic [...]	2005-01-10 20:38:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELAB EAID PGOV PREL PHUM GT
05GUATEMALA577	SMALL STEP FOR GUATEMALAN LABOR STANDARDS [...] (U) Summary: Labor Courts have begun to impose fines on employers found by the Labor Inspectorate to be in non-compliance with the Labor Code. This shows a measure of political will, but without increasing resources to the labor courts, this process does not represent a functioning system of [...]	2005-03-04 18:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD PREL PGOV EAID GT
05GUATEMALA659	GUATEMALA'S CONGRESS REINSTATES DATA PROTECTION: [...] (SBU) Summary: Guatemala's Congress passed legislation by an overwhelming majority to reinstate data protection for drugs and agrochemicals, paving the way for consideration of the CAFTA in the U.S. Congress. This was the end of a drama played out over years that was fraught with misinformation, co [...]	2005-03-11 19:09:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL GT
05GUATEMALA675	CAFTA RATIFIED BY CONGRESS, 126 VOTES TO 12 [...] Guatemala's Congress ratified the CAFTA text by a 10.5 to 1 margin on March 10 as some 800 unruly demonstrators sought to impede access. UNE and Integracionista party members returned to the Congress after absenting themselves the day before, allowing the 2/3 majority vote to pass the bill on [...]	2005-03-14 22:56:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PGOV PREL GT
05GUATEMALA699	GUATEMALAN ANTI-CAFTA DEMONSTRATORS INCITE [...] Summary. Having failed to head off congressional approval of CAFTA through democratic means, a small group of Guatemala's CAFTA opponents sought to tarnish the agreement by staging violent protests over the last week. From March 8-14, demonstrators turned out mostly in the capital, where th [...]	2005-03-17 01:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ETRD ASEC ELAB SNAR MASS EAID GT
05GUATEMALA734	GUATEMALA CHILD MARRIAGE [...] The answers below are keyed to the reftel questions. A. Article 8 of the Civil Code specifies that the age of majority is 18 years for both males and females. Article 81 establishes the age of majority as the legal age of marriage. Articles 82-84, however, specify that males over age 16 an [...]	2005-03-21 22:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB EAID KWMN PGOV SCUL SOCI GT
05GUATEMALA766	GUATEMALA INVESTIGATING DEATH OF ANTI-CAFTA [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Guatemala is investigating the death from a gunshot wound of a teacher in the March 15 anti-CAFTA demonstration and roadblock in the department of Huehuetenango. Several other demonstrators were seriously wounded. It is not clear who fired the shot that killed [...]	2005-03-23 16:01:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ETRD ASEC ELAB SNAR MASS EAID GT
05GUATEMALA806	BERGER ON CAFTA ISSUES CUBA OAS SECGEN ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: At lunch March 30, Berger took on board the Ambassador,s arguments that he needs to do something about the lack of effective labor inspection (in the context of the U.S. CAFTA debate) and that he needs to answer the mail from U.S. organizations protesting alleged repression of pea [...]	2005-03-30 23:32:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SNAR CU GT OAS
05GUATEMALA867	LETTER FROM GUATEMALA (7) [...] (SBU) Three and a half weeks have passed since Guatemala's Congress ratified CAFTA, without much sign of the second wave of demonstrations promised by a number of NGO leaders. It could be that potential demonstrators joined the rest of Guatemala in taking Semana Santa (Easter week) off, as [...]	2005-04-07 16:49:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV EINV GT
05GUAYAQUIL1039	GUAYAQUIL'S LATEST PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Having all but faded away after years of existence, the Concentration of Popular Forces party (CFP) is making a last-ditch effort to save itself by naming Jaime Damerval as its candidate for the 2006 presidential elections. An outspoken Minister of Government under Lucio Guti [...]	2005-08-18 17:34:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR EC
05GUAYAQUIL1090	PSC,S LEGACY THWARTING IT'S PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: OPERATING FORCEFULLY FROM THE SHADOWS, ECUADOR,S SOCIAL CHRISTIAN PARTY (PSC) AND ITS ENTRENCHED LEADER, FORMER PRESIDENT LEON FEBRES CORDERO (LFC),HAVE PROVEN THE COAST,S MOST FORMIDABLE PARTY AND INTEREST GROUP. LFC,S DOMINEERING PRESENCE MAY ALSO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE [...]	2005-09-01 18:16:00	Consulate Guayaquil	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EC
05GUAYAQUIL1151	COASTAL POLITICS DRIFTING IN TIDE OF UNCERTAINTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Politicians - past, present and aspiring - in Guayaquil are searching to make sense of the country's current political situation. In a series of meetings with representatives from the major coastal parties, PolOffs took stock of the view from down south. It may be that this c [...]	2005-09-28 19:39:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR EC
05GUAYAQUIL1225	EX-PRESIDENT NOBOA FORCIBLY RETURNED TO GUAYAQUIL [...] (U) Tactical police stormed the beachfront home of former President Gustavo Noboa on October 11 and loaded him on to a helicopter under orders from the provincial police chief that he be returned to Guayaquil. Noboa has been under house arrest for more than five months, after he returned to [...]	2005-10-18 14:09:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR EC
05GUAYAQUIL1298	GUAYAQUIL BUSINESSES OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FTA [...] Summary: During her second visit to Guayaquil, the Ambassador met with a wide range of business leaders, most of whom expressed their belief that the GOE would sign the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) it is currently negotiating with the USG. From the Chamber of Industry president to AmCham Board [...]	2005-11-15 17:00:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD EC
05GUAYAQUIL1334	PYRAMID SCHEME COLLAPSES, THOUSANDS LOSE LIFE [...] Summary: The death of Jose Cabrera Roman, a notary in the City of Machala in El Oro province, exposed and precipitated the collapse of a massive pyramid scheme he had run for over a decade. Reports indicate that anywhere from 26,000 to 37,000 people made deposits with Cabrera, reportedly tota [...]	2005-12-02 20:49:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM MOPS PGOV SOCI KCOR KFRD EFIN EC
05GUAYAQUIL257	GUAYAQUIL'S AUTONOMY MOVEMENT GAINS MOMENTUM [...] (U) Summary: Calls for greater autonomy and even independence for Guayaquil during last month's "Marcha Blanca," (reftel) while raising awareness about the issue, are not galvanizing local leaders to take their efforts national. Rather than an all-encompassing reform that is sent down from Qui [...]	2005-02-28 22:02:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC EC
05GUAYAQUIL330	BOLIVIAN AUTONOMY LEADER FINDS SYMPATHETIC [...] (U) Summary. Santa Cruz Bolivia autonomy leader, Ruben Costas, was one of a number of speakers at a day long leadership conference sponsored by the large, influential and politically active Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce. His views on autonomy resonated in Guayaquil, which is advancing its ow [...]	2005-03-14 13:58:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EC
05GUAYAQUIL412	LOS RIOS PROVINCE: WORKING HARD FOR PROGRESS [...] SUMMARY: Despite its rich soil and subsequent agricultural importance for Ecuador, Los Rios province faces an uphill battle in its struggle to regain the prosperity it realized during the glory days of the cacao industry boom. Woebegone colonial mansions may dot the capitals landscape, but t [...]	2005-04-04 15:47:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD EC
05GUAYAQUIL424	EX-PRESIDENT BUCARAMS HOMECOMING CELEBRATION [...] (U) Summary: Former president Abdala Bucaram, of the Ecuadorian Roldosista Party (PRE),made a flamboyant, celebratory return to Guayaquil on April 2. After eight years of self-imposed exile in Panama, he arrived in the city center by helicopter, accompanied by men on horseback, and with fir [...]	2005-04-04 19:59:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC PREL EC
05GUAYAQUIL533	GUAYAQUIL PROTESTS COME UP SHORT [...] Summary: Guayaquil joined the ranks of protesting Ecuadorian cities when on April 18 approximately 25,000 residents turned out for mayor Jamie Nebot's (Social Christian Party - PSC) anti- government/pro-Guayaquil march, and a much smaller number joined presidential cousin Renan Borbua and Guaya [...]	2005-04-20 16:28:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EC
05HALIFAX119	FEDERAL LIBERALS SURVIVE CRITICAL TEST IN LABRADOR [...] Summary: Prime Minister Paul Martin and the governing Liberals have added one more seat to their ranks in the House of Commons with their win in a federal by-election. A key issue in the Labrador campaign, which saw a string of national political figures on the stump in the huge but sparsely [...]	2005-05-25 12:13:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR MCAP CA
05HALIFAX209	NOVA SCOTIA'S PREMIER TO STEP DOWN [...] Summary: Nova Scotia Conservative Premier John Hamm announced on September 29 that he would resign as soon as the party finds a new leader. End Summary. 2. Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm ended speculation about his political future on September 29 with his announcement that he was giving [...]	2005-09-29 21:19:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD PREL CA
05HALIFAX210	ATLANTIC CANADA: PREMIERS TALK TO THE AMBASSADOR ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's trips to Atlantic Canada have now given him the opportunity to meet with each of the region's four provincial Premiers. All profess interest in strong and close trade relations with the U.S. and all have been active in engaging their American counterparts in st [...]	2005-10-01 19:44:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD PGOV ASEC ENRG CA
05HALIFAX248	NOVA SCOTIA: SUBSIDIES AND POLITICS ON DISPLAY IN HIGH-TECH [...] Subsidies and politics took center stage at the November 25 announcement that Research in Motion (RIM) would establish a technical support center in the Halifax area, creating 300 jobs initially and more than 1,200 over five years. RIM, the Waterloo, Ontario-based maker of the BlackBerry, had r [...]	2005-11-28 11:48:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ECON PGOV CA
05HALIFAX25	NOVA SCOTIA SEEKS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN MORE IMMIGRANTS [...] SUMMARY: The Nova Scotia government is taking a hard look at how it can attract more immigrants to the province to help avoid the social and economic costs of a declining population. However, there is some skepticism about how serious the government may be in addressing the issue since a new [...]	2005-01-27 18:54:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI CVIS PGOV ASEC CA
05HALIFAX256	ATLANTIC CANADA AND THE 2005 FEDERAL ELECTION: NO SEISMIC [...] Summary: With a federal election now called for January 23, our contacts see little change occurring in the Liberals' hold on most of Atlantic Canada's 32 Parliamentary seats. The U.S. and bilateral issues likely will not be major factors in the campaign. End Summary 2. Voters in Canad [...]	2005-11-29 19:26:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
05HALIFAX258	ATLANTIC CANADA AND THE 2005 FEDERAL ELECTION: NO SEISMIC [...] Summary: With a federal election now called for January 23, our contacts see little change occurring in the Liberals' hold on most of Atlantic Canada's 32 Parliamentary seats. The U.S. and bilateral issues likely will not be major factors in the campaign. End Summary 2. Voters in Canad [...]	2005-11-30 18:46:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
05HALIFAX30	ATLANTIC CANADIAN PERSPECTIVES: OFFSHORE ENERGY REVENUE [...] SUMMARY: The recently-concluded agreement on offshore revenues highlighted the differing tactics, strategies and personalities of Nova Scotia's John Hamm and Newfoundland-Labrador's Danny Williams. Although Hamm started the campaign to wrest more offshore revenues from the federal governmen [...]	2005-02-01 20:56:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV BEXP EPET PINR CA
05HALIFAX59	SOUTHWEST NOVA SCOTIA STRUGGLES TO DIVERSIFY ITS ECONOMY [...] During a recent visit to southwestern Nova Scotia, CG met with fishery, lumber, business and economic development representatives to discuss current prospects for the region. The area around Yarmouth, NS, remains heavily dependent on income from the fishery (approximately 70% according to most [...]	2005-03-09 15:46:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV ETRD EFIS CA
05HALIFAX77	PORT OF HALIFAX GRAPPLES WITH COMPETITION [...] SUMMARY: Following Danish-owned Maersk Sealand's February decision to eliminate Halifax as a port of call on its last remaining shipping line, the continued viability of the Port of Halifax in relation to its U.S. competitors is again being called into question. While Halifax Port Authority [...]	2005-04-01 21:18:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD PGOV ASEC CA
05HANOI102	The Ambassador's January 13 Call on Foreign [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting officially for the first time January 13, the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien spent 40 minutes discussing the overall bilateral relationship, Vietnam's WTO accession, religious freedom, the Central Highlands and construction of the new Embassy compound. [...]	2005-01-14 07:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PREF PINR ECON ETRD EINV VM WTO RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
05HANOI1037	CRIMINAL TRIAL PROCEDURES REFORM STALLED [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's efforts to introduce American- style "adversarial" courtroom procedures have stalled and the long standing problem of "tailored sentencing," sentences decided through consultations among judges before a trial takes place, is still prevalent. The GVN has not yet issue [...]	2005-05-04 10:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS VM HUMANR
05HANOI1051	Religion in the NW Highlands [...] (SBU) Summary: The situation for religious believers remains difficult in Vietnam's Northwest Highlands, but there are signs of some improvements. During the Ambassador's April 20-24 trip to the region, officials in Dien Bien and Lai Chau Provinces said that there are no religious believers [...]	2005-05-05 22:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
05HANOI1052	Ambassador Views Development in NW Highlands [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's Northwest Highlands region remains among the country's poorest, and is faced with challenging and inaccessible terrain, a majority population of Vietnam's ethnic minorities, few natural resources or arable land, and low population density. Leaders of Dien Bien, Lai Cha [...]	2005-05-05 22:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV VM HUMANR ETMIN CVR
05HANOI1065	VIETNAM: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OPENING [...] (SBU) Summary. Although WTO accession continues to be the focus at the spring National Assembly (NA) session that opened on May 5, the Government has yet to show the swift actions on the legislative agenda needed to meet its December 2005 accession target. The Government also fails to acknow [...]	2005-05-09 08:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR EFIN ECON ETRD VM HIV AIDS AFLU WTO
05HANOI1073	Counternarcotics Efforts in Vietnam's NW Highlands [...] (SBU) Summary: Lao Cai is a significant transportation route for narcotics between Vietnam and China, Provincial Counternarcotics Police Director Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Xuan Ngoai told the Ambassador on April 23. His unit, which receives some USG funding routed through the United Nations [...]	2005-05-09 08:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV VM CNARC
05HANOI1077	VIETNAM CELEBRATES 30TH YEAR OF "SAIGON LIBERATION" [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Vietnam celebrated the 30th anniversary of the "liberation of Saigon" throughout the country April 29-30. As Vietnam geared up for the event, media sources charted an interesting path between highlighting the 10th anniversary of bilateral relations with the United St [...]	2005-05-10 01:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI VM
05HANOI1116	RESONSE TO DEPARTMENT COMMENTS ON VIETNAM FY 2007 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post as reviewed the suggestions in ref A and made seeral revisions to the FY-07 Mission Performance lan. In most cases, Post accepted Washington's uggestions. END SUMMARY. Brief Overview and COMStatement -------------------------------- 2.(U) Post appreciates the comments [...]	2005-05-13 08:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI VM
05HANOI1143	VIETNAM AND CHINA: COMING AROUND WARILY [...] (C) Summary: After a rocky six months (ref A),China and Vietnam are knitting relations back together. An exchange of leader visits is in the works, the GVN is looking forward to a China-hosted conference on the Mekong and the Chinese Minister of State Security recently visited Vietnam for tal [...]	2005-05-17 08:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	CH MOPS PGOV PREL SENV TW VM CVR
05HANOI1172	VIETNAM: THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S CALL ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On May 5, Deputy Secretary Robert Zoellick met with Minister of Planning and SIPDIS Investment Vo Hong Phuc. The Deputy Secretary advocated in favor of broadening the U.S.-Vietnam relationship. He identified HIV/AIDs and education as areas of good collabor [...]	2005-05-19 03:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SENV TBIO VM WTRO AFLU HIV AIDS WTO BTA ETMIN SOE
05HANOI1179	VIETNAM-DPRK TIES: OPPORTUNITIES FOR AND [...] (C) The Vietnam-DPRK bilateral relationship, although strained by last year's "mass defection" of North Korean asylum-seekers from Ho Chi Minh City to Seoul, is slowly returning to normal. Vietnam recognizes that its "traditional ties" with the North, combined with its proximity to China and [...]	2005-05-19 09:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PARM PHUM KN KS VM DPRK
05HANOI1303	GVN CONSIDERS RESUMPTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) DCM delivered Ref A demarche to MFA International Organizations Department Director General Pham Binh Minh on June 3. The DCM noted that the Department would like to restart the dialogue as early as mid-July in Washington, with the Vietnamese delegation headed by a representative at the [...]	2005-06-03 10:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV VM HUMANR
05HANOI136	(C) DETAILS ON NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM-SEEKERS' [...] (C) Summary: Six North Korean asylum-seekers, four in the French Embassy and two in the Swedish Embassy, departed Vietnam January 7 for Singapore and, soon after, the ROK. Throughout the affair, the GVN's generally helpful and forthcoming attitude was in contrast to that of the ROK Embassy, a [...]	2005-01-18 10:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF SU VM FR KN HUMANR DPRK
05HANOI1416	The Ambassador's June 13 Meeting with the Prime [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met June 13 with Prime Minister Phan Van Khai to discuss the latter's upcoming trip to the United States and a number of pending issues, including Vietnam's WTO accession bid. The Prime Minister expressed his commitment to using his visit to construct the framework for fu [...]	2005-06-14 09:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF PINR MARR OVIP ETRD VM WTO HIV AIDS AFLU HUMANR RELFREE CNARC
05HANOI1430	NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION FOR VIETNAM FOR 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Vietnam has made substantial progress on the key metric of opium poppy cultivation and heroin production. Interagency Mission consensus is that Vietnam now has less than 200 hectares of opium under cultivation, and that represents a shifting patchwork of small fiel [...]	2005-06-15 10:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM PINS VM CNARC
05HANOI1433	BRIGHT SPOTS AND TROUBLE SPOTS FOR RELIGION IN [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: In recent months, Vietnam has made several significant reforms in its laws that govern religion and has taken a number of other positive steps for religious believers, including releasing several religious prisoners. Catholic and Protestant religious leaders state [...]	2005-06-15 10:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
05HANOI1604	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOCUSES ON CORRUPTION, WTO [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Assembly (NA) ended its longest ever session June 15 after passing a record number of bills and considering several others. The primary focus of this session was passage of new and amended laws related to Vietnam's WTO accession efforts. The NA also introduced a [...]	2005-06-21 09:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ETRD VM WTO DPOL
05HANOI1652	ANOTHER ROUND OF HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUES IN HANOI [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam (GVN) has recently begun new human rights dialogues with Switzerland and the Delegation of the European Commission to Vietnam and held a round of its semi-annual dialogue with the European Union. Both of the new dialogues focused largely on confidence [...]	2005-06-24 07:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
05HANOI171	CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBER TO VISIT THE UNITED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. On January 21, Post received a letter addressed to the Ambassador from the Hanoi People's Committee, Department for Foreign Affairs, informing Post that a "senior delegation" headed by Professor Dr. Phung Huu Phu, Chairman of the Han [...]	2005-01-21 09:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OVIP VM
05HANOI1833	Ambassador's Dinner with Hanoi City People's [...] Summary: At the invitation of Phung Huu Phu, Chairman of the Hanoi City People's Council (HCPC),the Ambassador attended a dinner on July 14 to discuss Hanoi's efforts to establish more links with the United States and its Sister City plans. Phu also commented on the Twelfth Plenum of the Ce [...]	2005-07-20 05:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO VM PGOV ETRD PREL SCUL OEXC DPOL
05HANOI1883	VIETNAM'S GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY DECREES [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's grassroots democracy decrees represent a fundamental change in governance at the local level. The decrees, first issued in 1998 and revised in 2003, require local governments to act in a more open manner; posting budgets, taking comments on land use and economic develop [...]	2005-07-26 10:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM VM DPOL
05HANOI2031	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WTO, APEC CONFERENCE, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met August 8 with a senior official in the Prime Minister's office and used the occasion to highlight key points relating to Vietnam's WTO accession, the proposed joint U.S.-Vietnam APEC conference on export controls, human rights and religious freedom and the on [...]	2005-08-09 10:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD PGOV PHUM PREF VM WTRO APEC WTO RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
05HANOI2063	POLITICAL CHANGE IN VIETNAM ON THE AGENDA IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Political "Doi Moi," or renovation, is under serious consideration in the highest level of the Communist Party of Vietnam's (CPV's) decision- making ranks, according to numerous sources after the 12th Plenum of the CPV Central Committee. The Party is not ready or likely to sha [...]	2005-08-11 11:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV VM DPOL
05HANOI2154	The Ambassador's August 18 Meeting with Politburo [...] (SBU) During an August 18 meeting with senior Politburo member Phan Dzien, the Ambassador underlined continued USG support for Vietnam's WTO accession and stressed that, while bilateral progress is important, Vietnam will also need to deal with multilateral issues in Geneva and matters raised [...]	2005-08-19 10:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF PINR ETRD VM WTO RELFREE SOE
05HANOI2289	VIETNAM'S AVIAN INFLUENZA SITUATION - SEPTEMBER 1, [...] (U) This cable is the first in a series of weekly reports requested in reftel A. Avian influenza (AI) issues and developments in Vietnam were previously reported in ref B and C. 2. (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese press reported a fatal case of the H5 strain was discovered August 28 in a distr [...]	2005-09-01 10:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2324	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human cases of Avian Influenza (AI) since Mission Vietnam's last reporting. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) is continuing its poultry vaccination program and the Ambassador attended a Donors' Chief of Mission Meeting on September 5 to discuss AI and the GV [...]	2005-09-08 10:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2375	Vietnam's Minister of Justice Reviews Legal Reform [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6, Minister of Justice Uong Chu Luu briefed the donor community on Politburo Resolution No. 48-NQ/TW, which outlines the GVN's legal system development strategy. The Minister's overview of the broad themes and goals of the Government's legal reform strategy contai [...]	2005-09-12 10:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV VM HUMANR
05HANOI2398	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOH VM ON PEPFAR [...] SUMMARY/COMMENT: The Ambassador met September 9 with Vice Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen to discuss the progress of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Vietnam, the activities leading to the development of the 06 Country Operational Plan (COP),the development of a p [...]	2005-09-14 10:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM HIV AIDS
05HANOI2413	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR [...] (U) Summary. The United Nations Pandemic Preparedness Mission Team briefed the diplomatic community on its examination of the GVN Avian Influenza (AI) emergency plan on September 9. The team was impressed with the emergency plan (which has yet to be released) as a "first draft", but noted ar [...]	2005-09-15 10:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI246	ASIA-PACIFIC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thirteenth Annual Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) was held in Ha Long January 10 to 13. The U.S. Congressional was headed by Senator Daniel Akaka and included Representative Darrell Issa. The Forum expressed sympathy for tsunami victims and passed 22 non- binding [...]	2005-01-28 10:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV VM
05HANOI2471	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human cases of Avian Influenza (AI) since Mission Vietnam's last reporting on September 15. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the August 28 death reported in the media was caused by H5N1 AI. Mission Vietnam continues to work with the int [...]	2005-09-22 10:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2484	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES ASSISTANT MINISTER ON BURMA, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Trung Thanh September 22 to discuss Vietnam's role in ASEAN and other regional architecture institutions and how Vietnam can help advance political change in Burma. Thanh said Vietnam is heavily invested in AS [...]	2005-09-23 10:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV BM VM ASEAN WTO
05HANOI2511	EAP DAS Eric John's Meeting with Communist Party [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eric John met Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Commission on External Affairs Director for the Western Europe and Americas Department Pham Tien Nhien at the CPV headquarters September 27. The Ambassador, EAP Mainland Southeast Asia Direc [...]	2005-09-29 06:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR KN VM DPRK
05HANOI2515	EAP DAS Eric John's Meeting with Assistant Foreign [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John, the Ambassador and EAP/MLS Director Scot Marciel discussed bilateral relations and regional cooperation with Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung on September 27. After praising the momentum and goodwill that the Vietnamese Prime [...]	2005-09-29 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP AMGT ABLD VM HUMANR RELFREE TIP APEC ASEAN WTO
05HANOI2517	EAP DAS Eric John's Meeting with Deputy Prime [...] (SBU) Summary: During EAP DAS Eric John's September 27 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan, the Deputy Prime Minister urged the United States to conclude at an early date its bilateral WTO negotiations with Vietnam for both economic and political reasons. DPM Khoan also pressed the U [...]	2005-09-29 10:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINR KIRF PGOV ETRD VM APEC ASEAN WTO RELFREE HUMANR
05HANOI2519	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human cases of Avian Influenza (AI) since Mission Vietnam's last reporting on September 22. In a meeting with Embassy officers, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) officials noted that post poultry vaccination monitoring was essential to c [...]	2005-09-29 10:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2546	EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John's Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John discussed bilateral relations and regional cooperation with Foreign Minister Nguyen Zy Nien on September 27. After emphasizing the value of senior-level visits and exchanges and asking DAS John to help encourage more of them, FM Nien re [...]	2005-09-30 10:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV AMGT ABLD VM WTO RELFREE HUMANR HIV AIDS AFLU APEC TIP
05HANOI2547	EAP DAS Eric John Meets AmCham and MOT Vice Luong [...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 27 luncheon with AmCham Board members and a separate meeting with Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu, Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John discussed Vietnam's WTO accession and BTA implementation. AmCham members expressed growing concern about the draft investm [...]	2005-09-30 10:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP VM WTO
05HANOI256	Communist Party Wraps up Plenum [...] (SBU) Summary. The Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee met January 17-25 to kick off preparations for the 10th Party Congress, to be held in the second quarter of 2006. Among the major issues reportedly discussed were Party membership for capitalists, the participation of Party m [...]	2005-02-01 00:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR VM DPOL
05HANOI2597	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no new cases of human or poultry Avian Influenza (AI) reported since Mission Vietnam's last weekly update on September 29. Delays in vaccine and equipment delivery have caused postponement of the third round of poultry vaccination. The Government of Vietnam (G [...]	2005-10-06 10:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2609	Ambassador Discusses AI with Vice Minister of [...] Summary: The Ambassador met with Ministry of Health (MOH) Vice Minister Trinh Quan Huan on September 7 to reiterate USG concerns over Vietnam's Avian and Pandemic Influenza (AI) preparedness planning. Huan was recently appointed as the lead official on AI at the Ministry of Health (MOH). Th [...]	2005-10-07 10:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2655	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no new cases of human or poultry Avian Influenza (AI) reported since Mission Vietnam's last weekly update on October 6. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) reported it hopes to extend the poultry vaccination campaign to an additional 38 pro [...]	2005-10-13 06:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI268	The Ambassador's January 31 Call on Deputy Prime [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Ambassador met for 75 minutes January 31 with Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung. Describing his satisfaction with the bilateral relationship's progress over the past ten years, DPM Dzung said his Government is willing to have a dialogue with the United Sta [...]	2005-02-01 09:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PREF PINR ECON ETRD EINV VM ETMIN HUMANR WTO RELFREE HIV AIDS
05HANOI2700	AUSTR Weisel Visit to Hanoi: WTO Getting Closer [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings with the Minister of Trade, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Economic and Budgetary Committee, and the Vice Chairman of the Office of Government, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel delivered the message that U.S. and Vietnamese WTO negoti [...]	2005-10-17 05:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP VM WTO ASEAN BTA IPROP SOE
05HANOI2709	APEC OFFICIAL MICHALAK'S WHO MEETING ON AVIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Senior Official for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Michael Michalak met with Dr. Hans Troedsson, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Vietnam, on October 10 to discuss avian influenza (AI) issues, including Vietnam's response plans, current contr [...]	2005-10-17 08:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2762	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new cases of human Avian Influenza (AI) reported since Mission Vietnam's last weekly update on October 13 (reftel). The Government of Vietnam (GVN) is showing increasing commitment to deal seriously with AI. The level of direct involvement in dealing with a p [...]	2005-10-20 09:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2763	VIETNAM ON ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP: GO SLOW [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The GVN responded rapidly to the U.S. draft Declaration on a U.S.-ASEAN Enhanced Partnership. Vietnam feels that Busan is coming up much too soon to allow ASEAN and the United States to reconcile the two competing draft declarations (ASEAN has one, completed during [...]	2005-10-20 10:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV VM ASEAN APEC
05HANOI2822	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETING WITH THE VIETNAMESE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt met with Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat on October 14 to discuss avian influenza (AI) issues and ways to improve U.S.-Vietnam cooperation to combat AI more effectivel [...]	2005-10-25 10:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV VM AFLU
05HANOI2823	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETINGS WITH HAIPHONG [...] (SBU) Summary: On his second full day in Vietnam, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt SIPDIS traveled to the port city of Haiphong to survey the avian influenza (AI) and HIV/AIDS situations there. He met with local Haiphong Provincial Health Department officia [...]	2005-10-25 10:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM HIV AIDS AFLU
05HANOI2824	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETING WITH THE VIETNAMESE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt met with Vietnamese Minister of Health (MOH) Tran Thi Chung Chien on October 14 at the Ministry to discuss avian influenza (AI) issues and ways to improve U.S.-Vietnam cooperation to combat AI more effectively. [...]	2005-10-25 10:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU HIV AIDS
05HANOI2825	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt met with the Director of Vietnam's National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE),Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, on October 14 to highlight NIHE's efforts to combat avian influenza (AI),learn about the Institute' [...]	2005-10-25 10:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM HIV AIDS AFLU
05HANOI2826	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETING WITH VIETNAMESE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai October 14 to discuss bilateral health cooperation and mutual concerns about avian influenza (AI). The Prime Minister outlined Vietnam's commitment to tackle AI, [...]	2005-10-25 10:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV VM AFLU HIV AIDS
05HANOI2858	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new cases of human Avian Influenza (AI) reported since Mission Vietnam's last weekly update on October 20 (reftel). The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues its poultry vaccination program and the National Institute for Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) will ho [...]	2005-10-27 10:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2923	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new cases of human Avian Influenza (AI) reported since Mission Vietnam's last weekly update on October 27 (reftel). Two suspected cases of AI are currently under investigation by the World Health Organization (WHO). The United Nations Development Program (UND [...]	2005-11-03 10:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2967	COMMUNIST PARTY SEIZED WITH UPCOMING PLENUM; RUMORS [...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for next year's Party Congress, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is currently preparing for its 13th and penultimate Plenum, during which key personnel decisions will be thrashed out based on ongoing lower-level party congresses. A number of rumors, sometime [...]	2005-11-08 04:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR VM DPOL
05HANOI3000	VIETNAM SEEKS TO MAKE TAMIFLU OR HUMAN VACCINE [...] Action Request: See paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese Minister of Health Tran Thi Chung Chien unexpectedly joined a November 8 meeting between the Ambassador and Vice Foreign Minister Le Cong Phung on WTO and bilateral issues. Madame Chien asked for U.S. assistance in persuading R [...]	2005-11-10 03:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KIPR EAID EAGR SOCI PGOV VM AFLU WTO
05HANOI3009	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER [...] (U) Summary. There has been one new confirmed AI human fatality in Vietnam since Hanoi's last reporting on November 3. This death on October 29 is Vietnam's 42nd from AI. The first phase of the nationwide poultry vaccination campaign has been completed in 50 of 64 provinces in Vietnam, but [...]	2005-11-10 10:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI3038	AVIAN INFLUENZA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM - [...] (U) Summary. This cable examines the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) overall strategy toward Avian Influenza (AI) and recent actions taken by GVN to plan for and respond to a potential AI pandemic in Vietnam. The GVN has developed a broad, multi-agency approach following the advice of the Worl [...]	2005-11-16 09:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI3055	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER [...] (U) Summary. While local press reported several possible human AI cases this week, there have been no confirmed cases and no AI deaths since the October 29 death reported in Reftel. The GVN's Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City released information suggesting possible mutation of the H5N1 [...]	2005-11-18 08:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI311	NSC SR. DIRECTOR GREEN TALKS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND [...] (U) Summary: Vice Chairman of the CPV Central Committee's External Relations Commission Ta Minh Chau told visiting NSC Senior Director Michael Green that sustained economic development would solve Vietnam's social problems, and that the Party plans to accelerate political and economic reforms [...]	2005-02-07 11:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF OTRA OVIP ETRD VM HUMANR RELFREE
05HANOI312	NSC Senior Director Michael Green's Meetings with [...] (SBU) Summary: NSC Senior Director for Asia Michael Green and Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung met for 90 minutes February 4, again at dinner the same night, and then for 30 minutes on February 5 to discuss regional issues, a religious freedom work plan and Prime Minister Phan Van K [...]	2005-02-07 11:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF OTRA OVIP ETRD BM VM ASEAN HUMANR RELFREE
05HANOI3124	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary. There were no new confirmed human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since the October 29 death. The total number of AI-affected provinces and cities rose to 17 out of Vietnam's 64 provinces and cities, despite the de-listing of two provinces in the Mekong Delta and Hanoi city. News [...]	2005-11-25 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI313	NSC Senior Director Michael Green's Meeting with FM [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyen Dzy Nien told visiting Senior Director for Asia Michael J. Green that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is optimistic about the bilateral relationship and, though very unhappy about Vietnam's designation as a Country of Particular Concern for Rel [...]	2005-02-07 11:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF OTRA OVIP ETRD VM WTO RELFREE HUMANR HIV AIDS APEC CVR
05HANOI314	NSC Senior Director Michael Green's Meeting with [...] (SBU) Summary: NSC Senior Director for Asia Dr. Michael J. Green and the Ambassador discussed bilateral relations and regional strategic dynamics with Minister/Chairman of the Government Office Doan Manh Giao on February 4. Giao urged the removal of Vietnam's designation as a Country of Part [...]	2005-02-07 11:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP ETRD CASC MASS VM WTO RELFREE APEC
05HANOI3185	ANGRY POPULAR REACTION TO DISSIDENT HOANG MINH [...] (SBU) Dissident Hoang Minh Chinh returned to Hanoi from Ho Chi Minh City on December 1. The 83-year-old Chinh informed us late that day that, when he arrived home at 11:30 a.m., he was greeted by a crowd of about 150 men aged 30-50 years old. No one in Chinh's family recognized these men and [...]	2005-12-02 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM VM HUMANR
05HANOI3190	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths in Vietnam since October 29. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed Vietnam's 66th human AI case on November 25 after a 15-year old boy contracted H5N1. During an informal donors' meeting chaired by the World Bank [...]	2005-12-02 10:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI3237	INCSR, PART I, VIETNAM [...] (U) The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continued to make progress in its counternarcotics efforts during 2005. Specific actions included: sustained efforts of counternarcotics law enforcement authorities to pursue drug traffickers; increased attention to interagency coordination; continued coop [...]	2005-12-09 06:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM PINS VM CNARC
05HANOI3240	VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since the confirmed October 29 death of a Hanoi man. The total number of active AI-affected provinces and cities decreased to 15 out of Vietnam's 64 provinces and cities, but localized poultry outbreaks have spread. Th [...]	2005-12-09 07:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU

05HANOI3256	Codel Chris Smith Discusses Human Rights, TIP with [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Congressman (and vice-Chairman of the House International Relations Committee) Christopher Smith (R-NJ) met with two of Vietnam's most seasoned America experts, Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang and National Assemblywoman Madame Ton Nhu Thi Ninh in separate meetings. C [...]	2005-12-13 03:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM OVIP VM TIP HUMANR RELFREE APEC ASEAN

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