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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09QUITO937Ecuador: Yasuni-ITT Initiative Still Searching for its First
[...] (C) Despite Ecuadorean President Correa's frequent claims to be raising funding among European nations for Ecuador's Yasuni-ITT rainforest/oil conservation initiative (Ref A),the reality is that the Europeans are so far skeptical. During an October 27 conference at Chatham House in London, Pr [...]
2009-11-06 19:39:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALEPET PREL SENV ECON EC GM UK SP
09RABAT1001SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GREGG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 16:13:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV PTER ECON MO
09RABAT103MEPI 1ST QUARTER UPDATE FOR MOROCCO
[...] Summary: This cable highlights the MEPI programs and initiatives undertaken in Morocco from September 1 - December 31, 2008. During the quarter, MEPI's Tunis Regional Office Deputy Director Kirk Samson visited Morocco and post approved two new local grant proposals. Highlights from existing [...]
2009-02-03 18:19:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV SCUL EFIN KMPI MO
09RABAT114ISLAMIC COMMUNICATIONS MINISTERS DISCUSS GAZA, IMAGE OF ISLAM
[...] (U) Summary: Communications Ministers from Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) member states met in Rabat on January 27-28 to address the image of Islam in the international media. A prepared statement from King Mohammed VI of Morocco opened the event, focusing on Gaza, encouraging conti [...]
2009-02-06 15:07:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI MO
09RABAT190A NEW APPROACH FOR MOROCCAN EXPORTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A new national export strategy to be unveiled this month seeks to address a key gap in the recent improvement of the Moroccan economy - the continuing lack of competitiveness of Morocco,s export sector. Non-phosphate exports were essentially flat in 2008, and 2009 augurs worse. [...]
2009-03-05 17:00:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EIND EINV MO
09RABAT307Moroccan TV coverage of U.S. elections
[...] For the first time in history, in 2008 a Moroccan television crew traveled to the U.S. to cover the presidential elections, providing Moroccans a nightly, first-hand glimpse into the American electoral process tailored to their interests. Over the course of ten nights, state-run Al-Aoula te [...]
2009-04-09 13:51:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL PHUM PGOV OIIP KISL KPAO KIRC
09RABAT490MOROCCAN ENTHUSIASM FOR PRESIDENT'S CAIRO
[...] (U) Summary: At five separate events organized around President Obama's speech last week, Mission Morocco not only saw and heard the extraordinarily positive reaction of Moroccans first hand, but also helped shape insights that found their way directly into the media. The Mission also amplif [...]
2009-06-10 23:11:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OIIP KPAO MO
09RABAT587VERDICT IN QADHAFI DEFAMATION CASES PUTS GOM IN
[...] (C) On June 27, a Casablanca court found three Moroccan newspapers guilty of "publicly harming" Libyan leader Muamar Qadhafi and "injuring his dignity," levying whopping fines. Newspaper editorialists and the press union have condemned the decision, accusing the Moroccan Government of complici [...]
2009-07-09 16:57:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI LY MO
09RABAT65MOROCCO HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: ATMOSPHERICALY
[...] (C) Surprisingly positive atmospherics and a less combative tone than in the past characterized the annual Human Rights Dialogue with the Government of Morocco (GOM) in early January. GOM officials described themselves as "satisfied" with the way the dialogue has evolved since its inception [...]
2009-01-22 18:22:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL WI MO
09RABAT701KING MOHAMMED VI'S FIRST TEN YEARS: SOCIAL AND
[...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI has successfully advanced social and economic reforms during the first ten years of his reign, but he has not done as much to promote structural democratic change in Morocco. The King can be credited with implementing many significant reforms in human rights, w [...]
2009-08-17 07:11:00Embassy RabatSECRETPGOV ECON EAID PHUM SOCI KDEM KMPI MO
09RABAT752MOROCCAN DRUG INTERDICTION: TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Since at least August 14, when according to Moroccan media police arrested 16 suspected drug barons in a major operation across the country, the press has been reporting regularly on some aspect of the GOM,s efforts to disrupt the drug trade and apprehend those suspected of i [...]
2009-09-06 19:35:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNSNAR PINS PINR MO SG KARIM WADE
09RABAT827MOI Temporarily Bans Independent Daily Over
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------------------- Summary and Comment ------------------- 2. (SBU) On September 28, Morocco's Ministry of Interior (MoI) banned an independent daily from publication, seizing copies of the newspaper in circul [...]
2009-10-06 16:54:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KPAO MO
09RABAT915SAHRAWI ACTIVIST RENOUNCES MOROCCAN CITIZENSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 13, prominent Sahrawi independence activist Aminatou Haidar renounced her Moroccan citizenship at the Laayoune international airport. Although her family and a government attorney had urged her to reconsider, she opted to return to the Canary Islands. Immigration of [...]
2009-11-17 07:42:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV MO WI
09RABAT971FOURTH HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH THE GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The Mission held its fourth annual Human Rights Dialogue with the Government of Morocco (GOM) on December 1. On the Moroccan side, this year's Dialogue was chaired by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and included representatives from the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and the Ministry [...]
2009-12-11 14:16:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV MO
09RABAT977WESTERN SAHARA: SAHRAWI ACTIVISTS CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: In the wake of King Mohammed VI's stern November 6 speech, Sahrawi pro-independence and human rights activists report a tangible uptick in police harassment and decreased tolerance for freedom of expression in Western Sahara. They have refrained from organizing demonstrations or [...]
2009-12-15 16:47:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREF PREL UN MO WI
09RABAT98Special Media Reaction: President Obama's initial days spark
[...] The Moroccan press has widely and enthusiastically covered the major events of President Obama's first few weeks in office, highlighting the messages directed to the Muslim world in his inaugural address, the initial decisions to close Gitmo and CIA secret prisons and restrict interrogation te [...]
2009-02-03 10:58:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI MO
09RABAT990AMINATOU HAIDAR RETURNS SAFELY TO WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (C) Summary: Prominent Sahrawi pro-independence activist Aminatou Haidar returned safely to the Western Sahara on December 18 aboard a Spanish military aircraft. She recovered her passport at the airport, completed normal Moroccan immigration formalities, and proceeded from the airport to her home [...]
2009-12-18 15:40:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF PGOV UN WI MO
09RANGOON220BURMESE PRESS COVERS USG RICE DONATION
[...] (SBU) The Embassy Rangoon Charg dQAffaires, Embassy staff, World Food Programme (WFP) representatives, and local journalists traveled to four villages in the Irrawaddy Delta on April 1 to observe distributions from a shipment of 16,620 metric tons of USG-donated rice to survivors of Burma's Cy [...]
2009-04-09 05:21:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO EAID BM
09RANGOON266BURMESE GOVERNMENT DEPORTS TWO AMERICAN JOURNALISM
[...] (C) Burmese Police and Immigration officials ordered two Embassy-sponsored journalism trainers to depart the country on Thursday, May 7. Officially, authorities accused the two of violating the terms of their tourist visas but provided no details concerning the alleged illegal activities. C [...]
2009-05-11 07:57:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL CVIS CASC BM KPAO
09RANGOON295BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI ADDRESSES DIPLOMATS AT
[...] (SBU) When the regime allowed foreign diplomats to attend the afternoon session of Aung San Suu Kyi's trial on May 20, ASSK briefly addressed the group from across the court room. She expressed appreciation for international support and a hope to meet later under better circumstances. Inter [...]
2009-05-20 07:34:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON301BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI/YETTAW TRIAL, DAY FOUR
[...] (C) The May 21 session of the trial against Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and John Yettaw focused on the examination of Yettaw's personal belongings, including photos and videos he took inside ASSK's residence. With the exception of Embassy Consul, no diplomats or journalists attended, which was [...]
2009-05-21 07:30:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON310BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI TESTIFIES; THANKS DIPLOMATS
[...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) took the stand May 26 after the prosecution unexpectedly rested its case on May 25. ASSK answered the judges' questions about a written statement she submitted to the court in which she apparently set forth her version of the events surrounding American citizen Jo [...]
2009-05-26 08:03:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON324BURMA: CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN TRIAL POSTPONED TO
[...] (C) Burmese authorities have postponed until June 5 the next trial session for Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),her two assistants, and American John Yettaw. That session is expected to include closing arguments in the trial. ASSK met May 30 with her attorneys for over two hours; they confirm that [...]
2009-06-01 03:51:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON35MEETINGS WITH PRESS SCRUTINY BOARD AND MINISTRY OF
[...] (C) PAO and APAO discussed possible training opportunities in journalism and English in separate meetings with the Director of the Press Scrutiny (read censorship) Board and the Director General of the Department of Higher Education on January 13 in Rangoon. The Scrutiny Board continues to [...]
2009-01-20 08:16:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EAID PREL CVIS CASC UNGA BM KPAO
09RANGOON407BURMA: UN DISCUSSES SYG BAN'S TENTATIVE AGENDA
[...] (C) According to UN officials in Rangoon, during UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon's July 3-4 visit to Burma he is scheduled to travel to Nay Pyi Taw to meet with Senior General Than Shwe and other top GOB officials, cease fire groups, and political parties; visit several Cyclone-affected vill [...]
2009-07-01 07:42:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM BM
09RANGOON470BURMA: CLOSING ARGUMENTS CONTINUE IN ASSK/YETTAW
[...] (SBU) Closing arguments in the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),her two live-in assistants, and John Yettaw continued July 27. Defense lawyers focused on the invalidity of the 1974 constitution and the lack of culpable conduct by the defendants. The prosecutor reiterated the rules pertaining [...]
2009-07-27 11:24:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON471BURMA: NLD UNCLES SUPPORT SECRETARY'S MESSAGE TO
[...] (C) During a July 27 exchange with members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee (CEC),aka the "Uncles," the Charge solicited the Uncles' feedback on Secretary Clinton's message to the GOB in Phuket. The assembled Uncles (minus Win Tin and Aung Shwe for hea [...]
2009-07-28 09:35:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON494SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WEBB TO BURMA
[...] (SBU) Senator Webb, Embassy Rangoon looks forward to your visit, the first CODEL to Burma since Senator Kerry came in 1999. A Strained Bilateral Relationship --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The lack of CODELs reflects years of tension between the U.S. and Burma, mostly relat [...]
2009-08-05 10:37:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD BM
09RANGOON500BURMA: QUIET ON EVE OF 8/8/88 UPRISING
[...] (C) According to exile and Burma-based activists, noQ major events are planned to mark the 21st anniversary of the 8/8/88 popular uprising, due to feab of arrest. Regime authmrities have increased security since mid-July in anticipation of a verdict in the ongoing Aung San Suu Kyi trial and [...]
2009-08-07 09:53:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON501BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI MEETS LEGAL TEAM
[...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) met with her lawyers August 6 for two hours. According to lawyer and National League for Democracy spokesman Nyan Win, ASSK is in good health and spirits, even making jokes throughout the meeting. The August 6 discussions focused not on her current trial (Reftel [...]
2009-08-07 09:55:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON540STATE-RUN MEDIA OFFERS EXTENSIVE, POSITIVE
[...] (SBU) Media reaction to Senator Webb's visit figured prominently in both state- and privately-owned Burmese newspapers. The weekend editions of the state-run daily, Myanmar Ahlin, and its English-language equivalent, New Light of Myanmar (NLM),contained lengthy reports on Senator Webb's mee [...]
2009-08-18 11:16:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON601BURMA: GOB PRESENTS ITS SIDE OF THE STORY ON THE
[...] (C) The GOB Foreign Ministry arranged a September 7-9 trip for diplomats and media to the Kokang Region to present its version of the recent events there, offering a tour of an illicit Kokang arms factory and the homes and alleged drug labs of Kokang factional leaders who have since fled to [...]
2009-09-10 10:33:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON61BURMA'S CENSOR BOARD: STANDING IN THE WAY OF PRESS
[...] (C) The Press Scrutiny and Registration Board (Censor Board) continues to exert a powerful and negative influence on Burma's media, despite the emergence of many privately owned newspapers and magazines in recent years. Editors complain of heavy-handedness and arbitrary censorship and see n [...]
2009-02-03 04:41:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL CVIS CASC BM KPAO
09RANGOON629BURMA: SOME POLITICAL PRISONERS RELEASED IN
[...] (C) State-run radio and television announced late September 17 that the government would release 7,114 prisoners for good behavior and humanitarian reasons. Prisoners are being released progressively; Embassy sources believe up to 250 political prisoners may be among the total. Thus far we ha [...]
2009-09-18 11:27:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON640BURMA: RISING NUMBERS OF POLITICAL PRISONERS
[...] (C) As of September 22, Burmese authorities have so far released at least 127 political prisoners, but virtually no high-profile detainees are among them. According to Embassy sources, newly freed prisoners were not required to support the SPDC as a condition of their release, but they had t [...]
2009-09-22 11:17:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON657BURMA: FIVE THOUSAND KYAT NOTE CREATES BUZZ,
[...] (SBU) The GOB used a prime-time TV broadcast to announce the roll-out of a 5,000 kyat(K) note (worth slightly less than USD 5). The highest note currently in circulation is K1,000 (less than USD 1). Rangoon residents are excited about the new bill, seemingly for its novelty and convenience [...]
2009-09-25 10:27:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON685Voice of America TV programming back on the air in Burma
[...] (SBU) As a result of Embassy outreach to the Ministry of Information, the GOB has allowed state-owned television to broadcast VOA-TV programs. The English language instruction series "Connect with English" began daily broadcasts on Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) the morning of October 1 [...]
2009-10-06 10:40:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PGOV PINR EAID PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON718BURMA: SEVERAL JOURNALISTS, ACTIVISTS ARRESTED;
[...] (SBU) Embassy sources have confirmed media reports that authorities in Rangoon arrested seven members of Lin Let Kye (Burmese for &shining star8) ) a group of approximately 40 young social activists and Rangoon-based journalists that was formed in May 2008 to assist in the Cyclone Nargis reli [...]
2009-10-29 10:13:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON733 Media Coverage of A/S Campbell Visit to Burma
[...] (SBU) State-controlled and privately-owned media largely provided fairly dry and straightforward accounts of EAP A/S Campbell's two-day visit to Nay Pyi Taw and Rangoon, November 3-4, though a state newspaper did report that A/S Campbell met at the Charge's residence in Rangoon with individuals [...]
2009-11-10 09:52:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PGOV PINR EAID PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON734Burma: Meeting with State-Run Newspaper "New Light of
[...] (SBU) On November 5, Public Affairs staff visited the Rangoon headquarters of the New Light of Myanmar (NLM) -- the government-run English language daily newspaper. The editors, who in background and manner are more akin to bureaucrats than journalists, admitted their paper is a propaganda to [...]
2009-11-10 09:52:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PGOV PINR EAID PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON84BURMA: EARLY IMPACTS OF WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] (C) Although the Burmese Government claims the world financial crisis is having little to no affect on the country's economy, recent economic trends prove otherwise. Burma's trading sector has been hardest hit, as export earnings from key products including agriculture, garments, and timber [...]
2009-02-06 06:55:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR BM
09REYKJAVIK28ICELAND: LEFTIST GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER THE REINS; BIO
[...] (U) Summary: After a week of negotiations, Iceland's Social Democratic Alliance and Left-Green Movement announced a minority government on February 1. The new government, dependent upon the centrist Progressive Party for support, is headed by SDA Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir, Iceland [...]
2009-02-05 17:23:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR IC
09RIGA365 Latvia's Leading Newspaper Sold
[...] Diena, Latvia's leading daily newspaper was sold on July 3. The new owners have promised no editorial changes, but some observers are skeptical of these claims. With circulation of close to 80,000, Diena is the preferred newspaper among opinion-makers in Latvia, and is considered the county' [...]
2009-07-07 13:20:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO PGOV ECON LG
09RIGA510LATVIA: JOURNALISTS, EDITOR LEAVE LATVIA'S LEADING DAILY
[...] SUMMARY: The editor-in-chief of Latvia's leading daily newspaper Diena and several other journalists resigned on Oct. 9 after learning that the company's new owner is a wealthy family from Great Britain. The editors had been locked in a standoff with the company's CEO, Alexandrs Tralmaks, sin [...]
2009-10-13 06:49:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PHUM KPAO LG
09RIGA606LATVIA: ETHNIC-RUSSIAN HARMONY CENTER PARTY'S
[...] (C) Summary: The influence of the left-wing, predominately ethnic-Russian Harmony Center (Saskanas Centrs - SC) party is rising. Since its assumption of the capital city's mayoralty in June 2009, SC has consistently outpolled the fractious array of predominately ethnic-Latvian parties in publi [...]
2009-12-21 11:16:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LG
09RIYADH1121SAUDIS CONDEMN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT, RALLY BEHIND
[...] (C) In the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt targeting Assistant Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MbN) (ref A),King Abdullah and other officials responded swiftly and decisively to reassure the public that the Prince was well, and reaffirm the Kingdom's commitment to c [...]
2009-08-31 04:43:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SA
09RIYADH1532KAUST--A STANDARD IN THE BATTLE OVER SAUDI VALUES?
[...] (C) In conversations with post contacts in media and cultural circles, PAS officers and LES staff are hearing anecdotes of increased public dissatisfaction with the reform efforts of King Abdullah as exemplified in the international and mixed gender King Abdullah University of Science and Techn [...]
2009-11-17 14:35:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETSCUL KPAO KWMN OEXC SA XF ZP ZR
09RIYADH173THE THIRTEEN DAYS OF ASHURA IN QATIF
[...] (SBU) This year's Ashura was overshadowed by the war in Gaza and Saudi security forces were in full force for fear of any impromptu political demonstrations. In late December, EP authorities arrested close to 30 Shi'a who had demonstrated against the Israeli offensive in Gaza, making for an e [...]
2009-01-27 14:27:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL SA
09RIYADH182SAUDI JOURNALISTS ON PRESIDENT'S AL-ARABIYA INTERVIEW
[...] PAS Riyadh spoke with six Saudi journalists and editors today on popular reaction to the POTUS interview with Al-Arabiya. All of those contacted said that highlights of the interview were spreading widely on the street, and that the response was overwhelmingly positive. One journalist who al [...]
2009-01-29 06:48:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV ECON SA
09RIYADH345COINCIDENCE OR CUNNING: SAUDI BLOCK ON E-NEWSPAPER LIFTED
[...] Arab News reported February 23 that a two-year Saudi block against the London-based Elaph online newspaper (http://www.elaph.com) was lifted on February 19. According to Arab News sources, an unnamed "high government official" ordered the Communications and Information Technology Commission (C [...]
2009-02-24 04:45:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO ECON OEXC SCUL KISL KDEM SA
09RIYADH442SAUDI ARABIA: SUDAN'S NEW FRONT IN DARFUR CRISIS
[...] (C) DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE: Dr. Mustafa Othman Ismael, advisor to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, visited Riyadh the week of March 14 to influence public opinion and seek aid contributions for Darfur. The contributions are intended to supplant those lost following this week's expulsion of ai [...]
2009-03-21 15:23:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALLE PHUM PREL QA SA SU
09RIYADH651IDEOLOGICAL AND OWNERSHIP TRENDS IN THE SAUDI MEDIA
[...] (S) Summary: The Saudi regulatory system offers the al-Saud regime a means to manipulate the nation's print media to promote its own agenda without exercising day-to-day oversight over journalists, and Saudi journalists are free to write what they wish provided they do not criticize the ruling fami [...]
2009-05-11 10:50:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PTER ECON KISL SA
09RIYADH875SAUDI WOMEN'S MOVEMENT TAKING PRAGMATIC NEW
[...] (U) Saudi activists have recently launched a campaign calling for substantial improvements in women's rights in 27 areas including gaining independent legal identities equal to those of men and improved educational and economic opportunities. Activists are currently canvassing support throug [...]
2009-07-02 17:25:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SA KWMN
09RIYADH911SAUDI EDITOR LAMENTS MUSLIM INSENSITIVITY TO
[...] (C) Over breakfast on June 28, Al-Watan Editor-in-Chief Jamal Khashoggi argued to Charge that the influence of the Saudi religious establishment was declining, though this didn't necessarily translate into support for secularization. He attributed intensified religious observance in Saudi Arab [...]
2009-07-12 15:34:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPHUM KIRF KISL PGOV SA
09ROME1409ITALY-RUSSIA SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS EVER STRONGER
[...] (SBU) MFA officials view the December 3 summit between PM Berlusconi, Russian President Medvedev and numerous cabinet minsters a showcase for the bright future of Italian-Russian relations. Historically strong economic, political and cultural ties between Italy and Russia were reinforced by [...]
2009-12-23 16:02:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL ENGR PGOV OSCE NATO AF RS IT EUN
09ROME177GETTING ITALY TO DO MORE IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is a joint Political and Economic Section cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. Italy can and should do more in Afghanistan. It is a top-tier contributor to ISAF with 2,600 troops (making it the sixth-largest contingent),and it has made Afghanistan a centerpiece of its G8 Presidency by prop [...]
2009-02-13 10:15:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME192VELTRONI RESIGNS, PD ON LIFE SUPPORT
[...] (C) The opposition Democratic Party (PD) could ultimately face fracture after party leader Walter Veltroni stepped down yesterday citing the February 15-16 defeat in regional elections in Sardinia. Veltroni's resignation leaves PD flat-footed in advance of the European Parliament elections in [...]
2009-02-18 17:27:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IT
09ROME356BERLUSCONI'S CENTER-RIGHT SHOTGUN WEDDING
[...] (C) From 27 to 29 March, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will preside over the merger of Italy's two main center-right parties into a single entity, the People of Liberty (PDL) party. The inaugural party congress that will take place this weekend will fuse Berlusconi's personal political vehi [...]
2009-03-27 11:08:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IT
09ROME430ITALIAN POLICE, TERRORIST FINANCING, AND CT
[...] (SBU) This cable contains a proposal for support from the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Counterterrorism from the U.S. Mission in Italy. Proposed Project ---------------- 2. (SBU) Educational Initiative for Italian Police Task Force on Terrorism and Organized Crime. Executive Summary - [...]
2009-04-15 18:42:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EFIN PTER IT
09ROME456VISITING AFGHAN GOVERNORS ASK ITALY FOR MORE
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Governors of Afghanistan's Farah and Bamyan Provinces visited Rome April 20-21 on the first leg of a tour of Europe co-sponsored by Embassy Kabul, USNATO and Embassies Rome and The Hague. In a very successf [...]
2009-04-22 15:43:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR KPAO MOPS NATO EAID SNAR IT AF
09ROME600ITALY ENACTS A TOUGH SECURITY LAW IN RESPONSE TO
[...] (C//NF) During the week of May 18, the parties of the governing coalition finally reached an accord and passed a tough new security law that will allow the GOI to detain irregular immigrants for up to six months, for the first time classifies irregular immigration as a crime, and gives the leg [...]
2009-05-22 14:51:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREF PREL IT
09ROME653ITALY PROPOSES LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION WITH
[...] Summary. At a May 26 low-carbon technology conference organized by the Embassy and Italian co-sponsors, Environment Director General Corrado Clini called for Italy-U.S. collaboration in developing and deploying clean energy technology in China and other countries. He highlighted three sector [...]
2009-06-09 13:31:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG KGHG TRGY KSCA KPAO CH IT
09ROME847AFTER SUCCESSFUL G8, BERLUSCONI BREATHES SIGH OF
[...] (C//NF) After months of charges of sex and financial scandals, Prime Minister Berlusconi emerged from the G8 summit in L'Aquila strengthened. No further serious allegations or charges from the judiciary emerged; the event went off without a significant logistical hitch; and to his domestic aud [...]
2009-07-23 15:55:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL IT
09ROME97ITALY-RUSSIA RELATIONS: THE VIEW FROM ROME
[...] (U) This is a joint Political and Economic Section cable. 2. (C/NF) Summary. Italy's relationship with Russia is complex, encompassing historical ideological sympathies, geostrategic calculations, commercial pressure, energy dependence, and personal relationships between top leaders. The combinat [...]
2009-01-26 11:48:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ENRG EPET RS IT
09RPODUBAI109IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 3,
[...] [S/NF] Reformist MP Khoeni On Past and Present of Reform Movement: PAST: Former Reformist parliamentarian Mohammad Mousavi Khoeni [strictly protect], who served in the Sixth Majles (2000-2004),met with IRPO on March 1 and 3. Mousavi Khoeni entered the Majles from a leadership position [...]
2009-03-03 13:33:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KDEM PINS IR
09RPODUBAI217IRAN ELECTION SCENESETTER: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LIST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 13:27:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM IR
09RPODUBAI218IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - MAY
[...] (SBU) Candidate Snapshot of the Iranian Presidential Election: The Ministry of Interior today announced the Guardians Council-approved final candidate list. As expected, the four leading candidates - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hosein Mousavi, Mehdi Karrubi, and Mohsen Reza'i - are the only sanc [...]
2009-05-20 13:34:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON
09RPODUBAI223IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - MAY
[...] (S/NF) Trilateral Iran-Afghanistan-Pakistan Summit in Tehran: On May 24 the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan participated in a trilateral summit hosted by the IRIG intended to, in the words of Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki, develop mechanisms to find "regional solutions for regional [...]
2009-05-28 12:59:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI269IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY
[...] (S/NF) Unconfirmed Detention of Dual National American Citizen in Iran: An Iranian-American journalist (please protect) who was covering the presidential election for Tehran Bureau from inside Iran until his credentials were revoked several days ago said he personally witnessed the arrest of a [...]
2009-07-01 13:01:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV CASC IR
09RPODUBAI288IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY
[...] (S) Iranian Doctor Alleges Many More Deaths Than Officially Acknowledged: A gynecologist applying for a visa in Dubai described a frenetic scene in the hospitals during the unrest sparked by the disputed election. He was called in to provide support and ended up working three straight shifts - [...]
2009-07-15 11:52:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM ECON IR
09RPODUBAI297IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY
[...] (S) IRGC Assumes Control: An Iranian journalist working for a Western wire service told us July 18 that the IRGC had asserted its authority "to protect the revolution" and assumed control of the IRIG's response to the protest. In the process, he said, the Ministry of Intelligence and Security [...]
2009-07-22 13:44:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON IR
09RPODUBAI305IRAN: WELCOMING AMERICANS EVEN AS POST-ELECTION CRISIS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 09:24:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CASC IR
09RPODUBAI306IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY
[...] (C) Week Ahead Holds Flashpoints for Unrest: July 30 is the fortieth day after the death of the demonstrators killed on June 20, including the now-iconic Neda Soltan, whose death was captured by cell phone video. Fortieth day mourning services are traditional within Islam and provided critical [...]
2009-07-29 12:52:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI316IRAN: AHMADINEJAD'S STAR FADING IN THE ARAB WORLD?
[...] (U) This is a joint cable by the Iran Regional Presence Office and the Dubai Regional Media Hub. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Since Iran's June 12 presidential elections, Arab media have intensely focused their coverage on the demonstrations in Iran and the international community's response to t [...]
2009-08-03 11:25:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PROP PGOV PINR IR
09RPODUBAI318IRAN: TRIAL INDICTMENT ALLEGES VAST CONSPIRACY AGAINST IRIG
[...] (C) Summary: The August 1 trial of more than a hundred individuals arrested in the wake of the disputed presidential election continued the IRIG's efforts to re-assert control via repression. In a sprawling indictment, the IRIG linked US and Iran-based NGOs, Israel, foreign media outlets, the [...]
2009-08-03 12:46:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI319IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI:WINDOW ON IRAN-AUGUST 5,
[...] (S) Endorsement, Inauguration Initiate Ahmadinejad's Second Term: Supreme Leader Khamenei officially endorsed Ahmadinejad for the presidency on August 3 and today Ahmadinejad took the oath of office during his inauguration. Both events have been scrutinized for their clues to the elite infight [...]
2009-08-05 12:41:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD SOCI IR
09RPODUBAI382IRAN: AHMADINEJAD TAKES ANOTHER RUN AT GASOLINE SUBSIDY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Ahmadinejad has opened his second term intending to pursue gasoline subsidy reform. Although the Majlis refused to endorse the proposed reforms at the end of his first term, this time Ahmadinejad seems to have the support of Supreme Leader Khamenei, and the government i [...]
2009-09-16 11:10:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI47IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - JANUARY 17,
[...] [U] This January 13, 2009 edition of Window on Iran was sent out on that date via classified e-mail. 2. [S/NF] Russians Offer Iran Security Inducements to Shun US Negotiations: According to a former Guardian Council member and as corroborated by a former IRGC general, Russia has reported [...]
2009-02-02 13:39:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR IR
09RPODUBAI474IRAN: GOVERNMENT CLASHES WITH PROTESTORS ON 30TH ANNIVERSARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: First reports from Iran indicate that security forces moved aggressively against 'Green Path' opposition supporters who took to the streets in a bid to co-opt the government-sanctioned commemoration of the 1979 seizure of the American Embassy in Tehran on November 4, with anecdota [...]
2009-11-04 13:00:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR PHUM
09RPODUBAI479IRAN: OPPOSITION DEFIES THREATS, DEMONSTRATES RESILIENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: One day after the November 4 official ceremony and 'Green Path' protests, Tehran and other Iranian cities where protests occurred were quiet. Based on reporting from several sources on the November 4 protests, it appears that protests were smaller in Tehran than on Qods Day, but [...]
2009-11-05 14:17:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALIR PGOV PHUM PREL
09RPODUBAI485IRAN: MAGAZINE PUBLISHER DISCUSSES BUSINESS, SANCTIONS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The publisher of a monthly computer magazine in Iran discounted the effects of U.S. sanctions on the availability of U.S.-origin computers and products in Iran. She explained that such computers are easily available and relatively inexpensive because the included software is large [...]
2009-11-10 11:07:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI486IRAN: JUSTICE GETS PERSONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran's Revolutionary Courts have issued preliminary sentences for roughly half of the more than one hundred political prisoners detained by the regime in the wake of the disputed presidential election. In terms of severity, the sentences run the gamut from Canadian/Iranian citize [...]
2009-11-10 13:40:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI498IRAN: THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED
[...] (C) Summary: The IRIG has for some time considered Western media -- both press and entertainment -- as part of the "soft war" it claims is being waged against it. Despite these claims, and laws declaring satellite receivers illegal, the IRIG has tolerated a Western media presence in the countr [...]
2009-11-18 12:58:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PROP IR
09RPODUBAI521IRAN: INITIAL REPORTS SHOW STUDENT DAY CONFRONTATION,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial reports indicate that violent clashes between security forces and protestors are underway in Tehran, despite the government's aggressive moves to prevent anti-government demonstrations on Students' Day. Tehran University, typically the center of student protests, is repor [...]
2009-12-07 13:12:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV IR PREL
09RPODUBAI549IRAN'S ASHURA DAY VIOLENCE BRINGS REGIME TO CROSSROADS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 27 tens of thousands of 'Green Path' oppositionists transformed the 'Ashura' religious holiday into anti-regime and anti-Khamenei demonstrations in cities throughout Iran, triggering the most violent confrontations with security forces since the June 12 presidential ele [...]
2009-12-28 15:36:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV IR PREL
09RPODUBAI551IRAN'S ASHURA AFTERSHOCKS CONTINUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two days after the violent December 27 Ashura demonstrations in Tehran and other cities, the government continues to arrest and detain more, largely 'second-tier' reformists and their friends and family (to include Shirin Ebadi's sister),while regime stalwarts have begun condemnin [...]
2009-12-29 13:17:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV IR PREL
09RPODUBAI84IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - FEBRUARY
[...] [S/NF] Khatami Scares Hardliners Into Compromise?: Former president Khatami's recent entry into the presidential race has spurred hardliners and conservatives into action. Two days after his entry, Khatami was menaced by street thugs tied to the Basij chanting "we don't want an American gover [...]
2009-02-17 12:56:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM ECON IR
09RPODUBAI94IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - FEBRUARY
[...] [S/NF] Russia Reportedly Provides Iran Missile Technology for ICBM: An Iranian businessman with strong links to government/security circles through his status as former IRGC commander in XXXXXXXXXXXX and former senior official for the XXXXXXXXXXXX told IRPO on February 22 that the Russians pro [...]
2009-02-24 12:14:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINS KDEM SNAR IR
09RPODUBAI95IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - FEBRUARY
[...] [S/NF] Russia Reportedly Provides Iran Missile Technology for ICBM: An Iranian businessman with strong links to government/security circles through his status as former IRGC commander in Khuzestan and former senior official for the Bonyad-e Shahid told IRPO on February 22 that the Russians pro [...]
2009-02-24 12:44:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPINS PGOV PREL SNAR KDEM IR
09SANAA1087YEMEN'S SALAFIS COME OUT OF THE POLITICAL CLOSET
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Yemen's leading Salafis took a bold step into the political arena last month with a highly publicized conference in support of national unity, hosted by the country's largest Salafist charitable organization. Civil society reacted warily to the conservative religious movement's [...]
2009-06-09 13:30:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER KISL SCUL YM
09SANAA1090IN YEMENI POLITICAL CRISIS, LOCAL CONFERENCES A
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A series of local conferences held across the governorates that kicked off in early June has not produced any demonstrable results. Despite the high-profile ROYG officials dispatched as chairmen, observers believe the effort is yet another initiative that fails to deal with the [...]
2009-06-10 15:29:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV YM
09SANAA119YEMENIS APPLAUD OBAMA, HOPE FOR 'NEW PAGE' in US-ARAB
[...] As expected, the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States garnered positive reaction from the Yemeni public. Yemeni op-eds published on January 21 uniformly gave positive marks to Obama's speech and generally had a positive outlook for his administration. Yemeni attende [...]
2009-01-22 04:06:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO YM
09SANAA1310ABYAN HEATS UP: ANTI-ROYG CLASHES ROCK ZINJIBAR
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In the deadliest day of fighting this year, supporters of new Southern Movement champion (and former jihadist) Tariq al-Fadhli clashed with security forces in Abyan governorate, leaving at least 20 dead and 40 injured. The fighting in Abyan on July 23 sparked additional protests [...]
2009-07-26 14:28:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER YM
09SANAA1485YEMEN UNITES IN CELEBRATION OF AL-MOAYAD'S RELEASE
[...] (U) The Yemeni press was unanimously ecstatic at the news that terrorist financier Sheikh Mohamed al-Moayad and his assistant Mohamed Zayd have been released from U.S. custody. Official press sought to cast the release as the personal achievement of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, while independ [...]
2009-08-11 13:58:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER KPAO KDRG YM
09SANAA1486TRIBAL LEADER HAMID AL-AHMAR STIRS UP YEMENI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. De facto head of Yemen's most powerful tribal confederation Hamid al-Ahmar made his boldest political move to date in an August 5 al-Jazeera interview, blaming President Saleh for the country's woes and calling for him to resign. Yemen's political elite has largely welcomed Ahmar's can [...]
2009-08-11 13:59:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV YM
09SANAA1527ROYG PROSECUTES SUSPECTED SOMALI PIRATES, BUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the prosecution of 22 suspected Somali pirates, the ROYG is now fighting piracy in the courts as well as at sea. The piracy trials warrant close monitoring, as the number of suspected pirates handed over to Yemeni authorities is likely to increase as a result of heighten [...]
2009-08-17 10:02:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEWWT KCOR KCRM PGOV PHSA PREF YM
09SANAA1555AS SA'ADA CONFLICT RAGES, HUMANITARIAN IMPACT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As fighting continues in Sa'ada governorate, concern is growing about the conflict's humanitarian impact, with thousands of newly displaced people seeking shelter at camps in Sa'ada, Hajja, Amran, and al-Jawf governorates. President Saleh continues to press a military solution [...]
2009-08-20 10:41:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PTER YM
09SANAA1595AGAINST ALL ODDS: GPC, JMP AGREE THAT YEMENI WOMEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an August 19 event on women's political participation in Yemen hosted by the Embassy, members of the ruling General People's Congress (GPC) and the opposition Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) came to a rare consensus that a women's quota as part of a proportional list electoral [...]
2009-08-26 09:33:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM YM
09SANAA1598PORT SECURITY WOES MAKE GULF OF ADEN "OPEN SEA"
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Gulf of Aden is an "open sea" for pirates and smugglers, the Yemen Coast Guard (YCG),Aden Port Authority, and independent journalists told PolOffs on an August 8 visit to Aden. The YCG's deep water patrolling capabilities are almost non-existent and the Port Authority's ab [...]
2009-08-26 14:57:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHSA EWWT MCAP PREL MASS YM
09SANAA1604CONTRABAND AND CONFUSION IN THE GULF OF ADEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On an August 8 visit to Aden, PolOffs heard from a variety of sources that smuggling -- of drugs, diesel, weapons, alcohol, and human beings -- is thriving along Yemen's coasts. These illicit flows are difficult to disentangle from legal maritime activities, as well as piracy, [...]
2009-08-29 12:15:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEWWT MCAP PHUM PGOV PHSA PREF SNAR KTIP YM
09SANAA1621ROYG REJECTS HOUTHI CEASEFIRE
[...] (U) The Houthis announced a unilateral ceasefire on the night of August 31, which the ROYG categorically rejected the following day. According to the ceasefire announcement, which Houthi spokesman Muhammad Abd-al-Salam made during a live telephone interview on al-Jazeera's August 31 evening [...]
2009-09-01 13:51:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1628SA'ADA CONFLICT: A PROXY WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN
[...] (C) While Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels exchange fire in Sa'ada, a vociferous exchange of accusations and counter-accusations over alleged foreign interference in the conflict is taking place in the Yemeni and regional media. Iranian official media is giving the conflict unpreced [...]
2009-09-02 11:02:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PINS KPAO YM
09SANAA1648ANOTHER HALF-HEARTED CEASEFIRE IN SA'ADA; FIGHTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The sixth war in Sa'ada shows no sign of slowing, despite another brief ceasefire announcement on September 4. The ongoing war of words between the ROYG and Houthis is resulting in a dizzying see-saw of accusations and counter-accusations, none of them independently verifiable. [...]
2009-09-09 15:15:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1666FOLLOW UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH: NEXT STEPS FOR
[...] Yemen's daunting internal challenges present many opportunities for more robust US engagement in the areas that President Barack Obama outlined in his June 4 speech in Cairo. Consultations with Yemeni interlocutors point to continuing opportunities to support Yemen's government and civil soci [...]
2009-09-13 12:43:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO YM
09SANAA1680LATEST FRONT IN SA'ADA WAR: YOUTUBE
[...] In the sixth war between the ROYG and Houthi rebels, the fighting has spread to a new front: Youtube. Houthis and their supporters have posted video clips online as part of a vigorous information campaign to publicize battlefield victories, allege ROYG atrocities against civilians and accuse [...]
2009-09-15 14:10:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PROP PGOV KPAO YM
09SANAA1687JMP'S "NATIONAL SALVATION PLAN" JUST ANOTHER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. After months of anticipation, the opposition Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) released its National Salvation Plan which, while billed as a comprehensive solution to the nation's major crises ) Sa'ada and the Southern Movement - falls short of the level of detail or political buy-in [...]
2009-09-19 13:05:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV YM
09SANAA1835MEDIA BULLIED INTO SILENCE AS CRISES DEEPEN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Yemeni journalists continue to face censorship, intimidation, and restrictions on their movements as they attempt to report on the deepening crises confronting their country. Both the ROYG and the Houthis have prevented independent media from visiting the conflict zone in Sa'ada, [...]
2009-10-06 13:47:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KPAO YM
09SANAA1847TRIBALIZED "POPULAR ARMY" AGAINST THE HOUTHIS WILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The ROYG is encouraging the formation of a "popular army" of tribesmen to supplement the regular army's fight against the Houthis in northern Yemen. The ROYG uses the "popular army" to harness tribal support for the war, increase its numbers and firepower in the region, and enga [...]
2009-10-07 07:43:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1870ROYG ISSUES BLACKLIST OF SA'ADA ARMS TRAFFICKERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 5, the ROYG announced that seven Yemeni arms dealers had been "blacklisted," among them international arms trafficker Faris Manna, chief mediator between the ROYG and the Houthi rebels and brother of Sa'ada governor Hassan Manna. While theories regarding what prompte [...]
2009-10-12 06:54:00Embassy SanaaSECRETETRD ETTC PARM PTER YM
09SANAA1936CHILD SOLDIERS ALLEGEDLY USED BY BOTH SIDES IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Numerous credible sources report that both the ROYG and the Houthis are illegally recruiting and employing child soldiers to fight the war in northern Yemen. Although the ROYG military does not appear to be directly employing child soldiers, the tribal militias it has mobilized [...]
2009-10-20 12:40:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KTIP YM
09SANAA1965ROYG REPORTS SEIZURE OF IRANIAN-CREWED SHIP WITH
[...] (S) ROYG officials and the Yemeni media report that ROYG maritime forces intecepted an Iranian-crewed ship transporting a large quantity of weapons on October 26. The ROYG Embassy in Washington issued a press statement on October 26 announcing that the Yemeni Navy and Coast Guard "seized a fo [...]
2009-10-27 14:04:00Embassy SanaaSECRETETRD ETTC PARM PTER YM
09SANAA1998MORE EVIDENCE THAT CHILD SOLDIERS USED BY "ALL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Credible NGO and media sources report that all three parties in the Sa'ada conflict )- the ROYG, the tribes, and the Houthis -- are using child soldiers. While the ROYG denies it uses child soldiers, local and international journalists and NGOs report that they interviewed child [...]
2009-11-02 14:23:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KTIP YM
09SANAA2000NEW PRESS COURT ISSUES FIRST CONVICTION AGAINST
[...] (U) In the latest blow to Yemen's bludgeoned independent press, the Special Press and Publications Court issued its first conviction on October 31 in its second ruling. The court, established in May 2009, ruled that a 2008 article entitled "Weapon of Mass Destruction," critical of President S [...]
2009-11-03 07:50:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KPAO YM
09SANAA2014BAD TO WORSE FOR YEMENI JOURNALISTS: PRESS COURT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 31, Yemen's recently established Special Press and Publications Court issued its first guilty verdict. The court found Washington-based Yemeni-American writer Munir al-Mawri and Yemeni independent journalist Samir Jubran guilty of "the crime of criticizing the President [...]
2009-11-04 09:32:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KPAO YM
09SANAA2029FROM YEMEN, SEPARATE ATTACKS ON SAUDI DOORSTEP
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Details are still emerging in two separate, deadly attacks which took place on November 3 close to the Yemen-Saudi border. In northern Sa'ada's Jabal al-Dukhan border region, one Saudi security officer was killed and 11 others wounded, allegedly by Houthi rebels. The second att [...]
2009-11-04 14:46:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2030SA'ADA: HOUTHIS PUSH OUTWARD, THOUSANDS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The vast majority of Sa'ada governorate appears to be under Houthi control, including much of western Sa'ada, where the rebels took Razeh's military airport; northwestern Sa'ada; and eastern Sa'ada, where they have opened a new front. One exception is Sa'ada City, most of which [...]
2009-11-04 15:02:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA2040SAUDI AIRSTRIKES AT YEMEN BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Local sources confirm that Saudi Arabia continued to launch airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Jebel al-Dukhan area on the Saudi-Yemeni border, despite ROYG statements to the contrary. In an unusual twist, the Houthis are now casting themselves as defenders of Yemen's sovereignty agai [...]
2009-11-09 13:33:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2070SAUDI STRIKES IN YEMEN: AN INVITATION TO IRAN --
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Saudi airstrikes on the Yemeni border continue but have not managed to clear the area of Houthi rebels. Yemeni journalists and the Houthis report Saudi strikes are hitting Yemeni targets, claims that are denied by the ROYG and SAG. Multiple media sources report the Saudi Navy is imp [...]
2009-11-16 14:51:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2073ALI NASSER MOHAMMED: YEMEN'S ONCE AND FUTURE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. As the overall political situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate and the secessionist Southern Movement continues to gain strength, former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) President Ali Nasser Mohammed has emerged as the most-talked about ) if not the most likely [...]
2009-11-17 08:53:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PREL PINR PTER YM
09SANAA2080YEMEN: NOMINATION FOR 2010 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 07:03:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM YM
09SANAA2171YEMEN'S LEADING INDEPENDENT NEWS SITE HACKED;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 28, hackers attacked Yemen's leading independent news website NewsYemen, crashing the site and erasing its five-year news archive. Website editor Nabil al-Soufi blamed the Ministry of Telecommunications, citing evidence that the virus which destroyed the website or [...]
2009-12-07 08:50:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KPAO YM
09SANAA2178POPULATION PROJECTIONS OFF THE CHARTS IN YEMEN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Population projections in Yemen are among some of the highest in the world. According to the ROYG's National Population Council, the Yemeni population (approximately 23 million) will double within 23 years if current growth rates continue. With assistance from the United Nat [...]
2009-12-09 07:03:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KWMN KIRF ELAB EAID ECON
09SANAA2185WHO ARE THE HOUTHIS, PART ONE: WHAT ARE THEY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Given the Houthis' opacity and the government's exaggerated claims about their goals, it is difficult to know what exactly they are fighting for. The ROYG accuses the Houthis of wanting to restore clerical rule in Yemen, which they deny, insisting instead that they want basic [...]
2009-12-09 13:16:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2186WHO ARE THE HOUTHIS, PART TWO: HOW ARE THEY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Little is clear about the Houthi leadership, aside from the fact that Abdulmalik al-Houthi is the rebel group's current leader. Houthi field commanders do not seem to agree on key ideological and religious principles. The Houthis' numbers range from the hundreds to the thou [...]
2009-12-09 13:29:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA270IT'S (STILL) A MAN'S WORLD: WOMEN CANDIDATES IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. With the electoral clock ticking and the parties locked in a political stalemate, the possibility of reaching an effective compromise on a quota for female candidates appears increasingly unlikely. Despite proposals from each side, insiders remain skeptical that the new Parliam [...]
2009-02-11 14:01:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL YM
09SANAA306HAS SALEH LOST THE SOUTH? BOLD TALK OF
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In meetings in Aden attended by PolOff, independent figures and opposition leaders ) including members of the regime of the former People's Democratic Republic of South Yemen (PDRY) ) called openly for Southern independence, declaring that "unity was over." Describing an underg [...]
2009-02-18 13:18:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PNAT YM
09SANAA319SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT: OPPOSITION SEES LITTLE USE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Calling the elections "pointless" and expressing doubt that any political agreement would prove sufficient, southern opposition figures in Aden appeared even further from compromise than their party brethren in Sana'a. Meanwhile, in the capital, the GPC's Central Committee voted [...]
2009-02-21 11:25:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV YM
09SANAA335PARLIAMENT: TWO-YEAR ELECTORAL DELAY IS IMMINENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Squeaking by the mandatory 60-day deadline, Parliament is expected to vote in a special session on February 26 to accept the President's request to delay the Parliamentary elections for two years and to amend the Constitution in order to change the Parliamentary term from six to [...]
2009-02-25 13:03:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL YM
09SANAA4GAZA ISSUE STILL SIMMERS IN YEMEN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-04 12:48:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PHUM YM
09SANAA833YEMENI GOVERNMENT MOVES TO SILENCE NEWSPAPERS IN
[...] (C) In the wake of renewed violence fueled by calls for secession of Yemeni's southern governorates, the ROYG has taken action to limit the circulation of seven independent and opposition newspapers. The Ambassador cautioned President Saleh on May 5 that such action was unhelpful as the ROYG [...]
2009-05-05 13:41:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPAO YM
09SANAA898LOUD CALLS FOR SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE RATTLE THE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Buoyed by the growth of a popular Southern Movement, a broader swath of those parts of southern society to which post has access has declared an end to unity and is openly advocating for separation from the former North Yemen. A worried ROYG has employed a number of tactics ) fr [...]
2009-05-12 12:37:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV YM
09SANJOSE283Reaction: Vice-President Biden in Costa Rica
[...] Summary: Vice President Joseph R. Biden traveled to Costa Rica March 29-30 to meet with Central American leaders following a trip to Chile where he attended a Progressive Governance Summit in Via del Mar. There was an overwhelming interest in covering the Vice-Presidential trip to Costa Rica [...]
2009-04-06 17:46:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPAO KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANJOSE961COSTA RICA: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION FOR TITLE III OF THE
[...] (SBU) Costa Rica's March 18 re-establishment of full diplomatic relations with Cuba (Ref B) has progressed slowly. Costa Rica has named JosC) MarC-a Penabad LC3pez as the new ambassador to Cuba and has converted its consulate into an embassy. The Castro government, however, has not yet named a [...]
2009-11-20 21:43:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL CU ETTC CS
09SANSALVADOR164SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR FOR THE
[...] (SBU) The U.S. Embassy warmly welcomes your visit to El Salvador. Your presence here will demonstrate U.S. gratitude for Salvadoran support of OIF, as well as reinforce the importance the U.S. places on maintaining a close, cooperative bilateral relationship with El Salvador. --------------- [...]
2009-02-23 19:05:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PM PREL
09SANSALVADOR170PROMINENT ECONOMISTS ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Following ARENA's come-from-behind victory in San Salvador in the January 18 legislative/municipal elections, prominent economists, including many former ministers, were optimistic about ARENA's chances in the March 15 presidential race, but concerned over inducements ARENA may h [...]
2009-02-25 00:42:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR205EL SALVADOR ELECTION CABLE: MARCH 9
[...] Summary: This is an update regarding the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report covers reports of electoral-violence and a scuffle that injured two journalists. Embassy will send analytical election scene-setter septel. The race remains close and hard-fought. End Summar [...]
2009-03-11 13:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR507FUNES GOVERNMENT'S SPLIT PERSONALITY
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 8 below. ------- SUMMARY: ------- 2. (S/NF) President Mauricio Funes has assembled a cabinet that combines individuals from the leftist FMLN, some of whom have a violent, radical past; with others from an organization that coalesced around hi [...]
2009-06-05 17:14:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRET//NOFORNES PINR PREL PTER
09SANSALVADOR712COMMUNITY ACTIVIST MURDERED: POLITICS OR RANDOM
[...] Summary: Community activist Gustavo Marcelo Rivera Moreno disappeared on June 18; police discovered his body in a well June 30. The initial police investigation has led to the arrest of seven purported gang members. The police have made public statements that Rivera was likely murdered as a r [...]
2009-07-30 15:05:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KJUS ES
09SANSALVADOR790RIVERA INVESTIGATION CONTINUES, BUT SLOWLY
[...] (C) Summary: The investigation into the killing of community activist Marcelo Rivera continues as new claims of death threats and attacks emerge. Archbishop Escobar Alas tells us that he doubts links between mining and Rivera's murder. Ombudsman for Human Rights Oscar Luna said that the inve [...]
2009-08-21 22:29:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ES
09SANTIAGO1188Elections in Chile: Media Impact on Public Opinion
[...] SUMMARY: Despite extensive and well-developed media in Chile, there is little evidence that it has played a large role in shaping public opinion in the national elections of 2009. While even-handed coverage of the main presidential candidates is indicative of a healthy and free press in demo [...]
2009-12-07 16:55:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON KMDR KPAO CI
09SANTIAGO321 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 3
[...] Dailies noted the G-20 Summit agreement produced "euphoria" in global stock markets. Other stories highlighted that large agricultural producers in southern Chile are concerned with the appearance of bands of thieves in the region. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The U.S. Embassy [...]
2009-04-03 22:13:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO328 POST REPORT ON CHILE'S REGIONAL CONCEPCION TV CO-OP:
[...] Summary: A team from Chile's TV network "Canal 9 Regional" in Concepcion spent two weeks in the United States learning about the importance of climate change, it effects on people's lives, and the growing demand for renewable energies. The team met with government officers, NGOs, utility com [...]
2009-04-07 15:39:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO ENRG ENVR PGOV ECON EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO374 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - POSITIVE COVERAGE OF SUMMIT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: Chilean dailies gave front-page coverage to the interaction between Presidents Obama and Bachelet at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad. Commentary about U.S. policy toward Cuba and Venezuela also figured prominently, including the photograph of President Obama extending his han [...]
2009-04-20 22:14:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL CI
09SANTIAGO524CHILE'S SURPRISE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: HERE TO
[...] (C) Summary: Marco Enriquez-Ominami, a 35-year old Socialist parliamentarian and former filmmaker, has burst onto Chile's presidential scene in recent weeks. Known as one of the "unruly" parliamentarians from the ruling Concertacion coalition, Enriquez-Ominami is running against his party (and the [...]
2009-06-05 13:44:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI ECON SNAR CI BO
09SANTIAGO537 CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- JUNE 8
[...] A 56-year old man died from AH1N1, marking Chile's second casualty. He suffered from an array of heart and respiratory conditions due to his obesity. Chile now leads South America for AH1N1-related deaths. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Interview with Deputy Assistant Secretary [...]
2009-06-08 20:29:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO573 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 19
[...] A Center for Public Studies (CEP) poll showed a tie in a runoff between opposition, conservative candidate Sebastian Piera (41%) and the current government coalition's nominee Eduardo Frei (39%). U.S.-Related News ---------------- 2. Presidents Michelle Bachelet and Barack Obama's meeting i [...]
2009-06-19 18:04:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO592 CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- June 24
[...] All dailies highlighted the first official visit to the United States by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, and focused on her meeting with President Obama in the Oval Office. Also widely reported were stories on the dramatic increase in the number of patients with respiratory diseases, incl [...]
2009-06-24 20:02:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR CI
09SANTIAGO614 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 1
[...] National unemployment rate was 10.2% for March-May, the highest for this period since 2004. Six of the fifteen regions have two-digit unemployment rates and highest is in the 15-24 age bracket (23.4%). Chile-U.S. ---------- 2. Chilean and U.S. government sources say that the bilateral m [...]
2009-07-02 13:20:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO623 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 6
[...] All dailies ran front-page stories on the latest development in Honduras, highlighting that demonstrations left at least two dead. Chile-U.S. ---------- 2. Photo coverage of the July 4 reception at Ambassador Paul Simons' residence: "Hundreds of guests arrived at the residence for the r [...]
2009-07-06 19:51:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO736 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 3
[...] A Peruvian daily reported that four Chilean Air Force officers were victims of espionage in Lima. The man allegedly responsible is retired Navy officer Elias Ponce Feijo. Peruvian Ambassador Carlos Pareja informed the Chilean Foreign Ministry that Lima would investigate and sanction those res [...]
2009-08-03 20:26:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO786 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 17
[...] After three years, President Bachelet will enact the General Education Law this week. The new law answers some of the demands of the 2006 student revolt (La Tercera, conservative, independent, 8/16) Honduras -------- 2. Chilean Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez said that in his meeting [...]
2009-08-17 20:43:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO792 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 20
[...] An Ipsos survey shows a technical tie between Concertacion candidate Eduardo Frei and independent Marco Enriquez-Ominami in a presidential race against Sebastian Pinera. The results were 22.9 for Frei, 20.6 for Enriquez-Ominami, and 35.6 for Pinera, (Independent, conservative, La Tercera, 8/20) [...]
2009-08-20 13:45:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO793 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 20
[...] An Ipsos survey shows a technical tie between Concertacion candidate Eduardo Frei and independent Marco Enriquez-Ominami in a presidential race against Sebastian Pinera. The results were 22.9 for Frei, 20.6 for Enriquez-Ominami, and 35.6 for Pinera, (Independent, conservative, La Tercera, 8/20) [...]
2009-08-20 14:06:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO870Santiago Sept. 16 Media Report
[...] Presidential candidates are preparing for their first television debate that will be aired by National Television TVN on September 23, at 10:40 p.m.. The debate will last 90 minutes and will be conducted by one journalist. One part of it will be for the candidates to answer a few questions [...]
2009-09-16 19:34:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO886Santiago Sept. 17 Meda Report
[...] All dailies report on the array of events that the municipalities and the government are preparing in different parts of Santiago for the September 18-19 Independence Day holiday. U.S.-Related News ----------------------- 2. After inaugurating the Bicentennial and [...]
2009-09-17 20:49:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO919Introducing Marco Enriquez-Ominami: Chile's Surprise
[...] (C) Summary: Thirty-six year old filmmaker and presidential candidate Marco Enriquez-Ominami has a cinematic life story: father martyred, raised in exile, young Marco returns to home full of resentment, marries a TV star, and gets the backing of a pro-Castro revolutionary-turned-millionaire to beco [...]
2009-12-02 17:10:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR CI CU
09SANTODOMINGO1257POLICE UNDER SPOTLIGHT FOLLOWING DEATH OF TWO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The role of the police in the recent deaths of at least two suspects in a high-profile kidnapping case has focused attention on the problem of extra-judicial killings in the Dominican Republic. In the latest case, police claims that the two suspects died in an "exchange of g [...]
2009-10-28 14:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO515DARK DOMINICAN NIGHTS LOOM AS DEBT TO POWER
[...] (U) Despite optimism earlier this year that the government would be able to settle its debt to the private electricity generators, the government's failure to pay 2009 invoices has instead compounded last year's deficit and led to increased blackouts in recent weeks. A corruption scandal in th [...]
2009-04-30 17:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV DR
09SAOPAULO138MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 17:07:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO25Media Reaction: Middle East: Gaza and Arab-Israeli
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 13:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO26MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: GAZA, ARAB-ISRAELI ENGAGEMENT;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 13:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO421AFTER CAIRO: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH ECHOES IN
[...] (SBU) President Obama's June 4 address to the world's Muslim population has echoed favorably in both Sao Paulo's Muslim and non-Muslim communities, producing distinct reactions within key groups. Moderate Sunni Muslims, many of them eager to work with the U.S., were euphoric, as reported Ref [...]
2009-07-16 16:30:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBR KPAO PGOV PREL PTER
09SAOPAULO447MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 12:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO551LEADING PSDB PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS STEER AWAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the past week, potential candidate for the Democratic Socialist Party of Brazil (PSDB) presidential nomination and current Minas Gerais Governor Aecio Neves -- though still a candidate for the PSDB nomination -- has backed off from his former insistence that the party must [...]
2009-09-17 20:11:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV PREL KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO57Media Reaction Sao Paulo January 27 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-27 18:07:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO59MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 11:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO660PT Insiders Say Don't Count Dilma Out
[...] (SBU) Summary: Workers Party (PT) insiders acknowledge Dilma Rousseff's 2010 presidential candidacy has run into some problems, but express confidence her campaign will rebound. Across a series of recent meetings, PT leaders in Sao Paulo say Dilma can come from behind and beat likely PSDB no [...]
2009-11-10 10:40:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL KPAO KIRF BR
09SAOPAULO708Sao Paulo Nominee for Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit
[...] Sao Paulo Brazil nominates Andre Luz Lara Mello to participate in President Obama's summit for Young Muslim Entrepreneurs during the first quarter of 2010 per State 112468. 2. Sao Paulo hosts Brazil's and South America's largest concentration of Muslim communities. Most Brazilian Musl [...]
2009-12-09 12:10:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL SOCI
09SARAJEVO1157BOSNIA: AMBASSADOR AND EU REPS DELIVER INVITATIONS
[...] (C) The Ambassador and representatives of the EU delivered invitations to eight party leaders October 2 to participate in discussions on October 8-9 in Sarajevo led by Deputy Secretary Steinberg and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. All eight leaders said they will participate. Bosniak re [...]
2009-10-05 07:25:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1265BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA LASHES OUT AT
[...] (SBU) The Republika Srpska (RS) Government adopted a report on November 9 which alleged that Principal Deputy High Representative (PDHR) Gregorian and eight other officials, journalists and political analysts have been collaborating to harm the interests of the RS. Among the other officials [...]
2009-11-10 18:08:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BA
09SARAJEVO1387BOSNIA: HIGHREP EXTENDS MANDATE OF INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) HighRep Valentin Inzko, supported by the Steering Board Ambassadors of the Peace Implmentation Council (PIC),on December 14 used his Bonn Powers to extend for three years the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working on war crimes cases at the State Court and the State Pro [...]
2009-12-18 17:04:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO353BOSNIA - ATTACK ON JOURNALIST IN EASTERN REPUBLIKA
[...] (C) Summary: On March 18, a Federation Television journalist, reporting on allegations of corruption in Trebinje, was physically attacked while filming the Serb Orthodox Church there. The local mayor and Serb Orthodox bishop (both Dodik allies) immediately blamed the victim, and Dodik himsel [...]
2009-03-23 05:44:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO786BOSNIA - CANTONAL COURT CONVICTS NOTORIOUS MAFIA
[...] (U) The Sarajevo Cantonal Court's June 23 decision to convict notorious mafia boss Muhammed Ali Gasi continues to elicit favorable commentary. Gasi, along with his brother, and six associates, were convicted on organized crime-related charges, including extortion, illegal property purchases, [...]
2009-07-01 14:04:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO951BOSNIA - GRIGORIJE, PRINCE-BISHOP OF TREBINJE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Serb Orthodox Vladika Grigorije (Bishop of Zahumlije and Herzegovina) holds both spiritual and temporal power in the southern Bosnian municipality of Trebinje. With authority extending throughout much of southern Bosnia, including Mostar, the relatively-youthful Grigorije is a m [...]
2009-08-04 10:35:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
09SECTION01OF03SANJOSE525COSTA RICA: MORE MEANINFUL MILITARY MISSIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Significant U.S. military humnitarian missions and training took place in Cosa Rica during April and May, continuing the strig of activities begun in late 2007. In April, oer 150 U.S. military personnel practiced disaster mnagement and recovery techniques with civilian clleagu [...]
2009-06-25 18:47:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS MARR SOCI EAID CS
09SEOUL1006SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-24 23:07:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1059KOREAN-AMERICAN ACADEMIC HEADS TO PYONGYANG TO
[...] (C) Summary: On July 1, Professor Han S. Park from the University of Georgia met with Pol M/C to brief us on his upcoming visit to Pyongyang. Park said that he had made frequent trips to the DPRK and had deep connections with its leaders and members of the Asia Pacific Peace Committee and th [...]
2009-07-06 07:14:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPROP PREL KN KS
09SEOUL1066SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 7, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 05:22:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1081SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 8, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 06:44:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1097SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 10, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-10 07:13:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1103SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 13, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 06:40:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1122PROFESSOR HAN PARK ON HIS TRIP TO PYONGYANG
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 13 office call, Professor Han S. Park briefed the Ambassador on his July 4-8 visit to Pyongyang during which he had lengthy discussions on the welfare of the two detained AMCITS and the Six-Party Talks. Park's principal interlocutors were the top three officials of the [...]
2009-07-15 07:31:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPROP PREL PINR KS KN
09SEOUL1142SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-20 06:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1148SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 06:47:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1152SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 22, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 05:37:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1176SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 27, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 07:06:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1182SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 28, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 06:00:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1210SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 31, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 06:15:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1233SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 05:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1235SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 05, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 06:17:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1243SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 06, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 22:25:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1252SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 07, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-07 06:33:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1255SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 10, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-10 04:45:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1264SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 11, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 06:34:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1274DP CHAIR CHUNG URGES U.S. TO ENGAGE NORTH KOREA;
[...] (C) Summary: At an August 10 lunch with the Ambassador, opposition Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Chung Sye-kyun urged the United States to engage the DPRK in dialogue, asserting the U.S. and the ROK shared responsibility with the DPRK for the breakdown of the Six-Party Talks. Chung said for [...]
2009-08-12 04:37:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KS KN
09SEOUL1277SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 12, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-12 06:45:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1284SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 13, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 06:05:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1292SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 04:09:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1293SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 04:28:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1294SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 04:30:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1295SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 04:30:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1308SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 14, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 07:03:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1316SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 17, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 23:52:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1318SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 18, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 08:40:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1326SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 19, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 08:21:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1336SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 07:32:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1344SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 08:04:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1357SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-24 07:59:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1371SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 26, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 07:13:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1385CODEL BERMAN'S AUGUST 18 MEETING WITH ROK
[...] (U) Summary: During an August 18 meeting, ROK President Lee Myung-bak stressed his satisfaction with the close cooperation between Washington and Seoul on the DPRK nuclear issue and speculated that the leadership succession in North Korea was unlikely to be smooth. The U.S. delegation emph [...]
2009-08-28 07:37:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV KS
09SEOUL1387DPRK PLOTTED CAPTURE OF U.S. JOURNALISTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The DPRK's arrest of U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee in March 2009 was an orchestrated part of Pyongyang's broader pattern of belligerent behavior in the first half of 2009, according to "Aquariums of Pyongyang" author and DPRK gulag survivor Kang Chol-hwan. Kang, citin [...]
2009-08-28 09:04:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KS KN
09SEOUL1391SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 31, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 08:07:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1413SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 3, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 05:31:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1436SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 8, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 07:39:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1463SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 14, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 07:00:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1501SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 08:26:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1539SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 25, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-25 07:57:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL156PRESS BULLETIN - February 2, 2009
[...] The North's Provocations (JoongAng Ilbo, January 31, 2009, Page 26) 2. Inter-Korean Relations Cannot Be Resolved with a Strategy of Waiting (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 31, 2009, Page 23) 3. N. Korea Must Stop Its Pointless Threats (Chosun Ilbo, January 31, 2009, Page 27) 4. It Would be Di [...]
2009-02-02 08:14:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1572SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 1, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 03:51:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1618SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 13, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 02:21:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1628SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 15, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 05:59:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1637SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 16, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 05:42:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1762SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 4, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 09:09:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1771SEVERE FOOD SHORTAGES WON'T COLLAPSE DPRK, SAYS
[...] (C) During a November 2 meeting with poloffs, prominent North Korean defector Cho Myung-cheol emphasized that the DPRK's poor harvest and severe food shortages are "nothing new." The major difference between now and the famine of the late 1990s, said Cho, is that non-elite North Koreans have [...]
2009-11-05 08:43:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS CH
09SEOUL1839SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 23, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 05:38:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1906PDAS DONOVAN'S MEETING WITH DPRK REFUGEE COMMUNITY
[...] (C) During a wide-ranging discussion over dinner on December 2, five prominent leaders from the North Korean refugee community told EAP PDAS Joe Donovan that ordinary people in the DPRK are listening to and reading "illegal" media from the South. Donovan's interlocutors cited a range of diffi [...]
2009-12-03 08:48:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KPAO MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL192MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 06:33:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL200PRESS BULLETIN - February 6, 2009
[...] A Future for Iraq (JoongAng Ilbo, February 6, 2009, Page 27) 2. Financial Protectionism Could Bring Second Crisis (Chosun Ilbo, February 6, 2009, Page 27) 3. Even Though 'Buy America' Provisions Have Softened (Hankook Ilbo, February 6, 2009, Page 36) Features 4. N. Korea "Could Fire [...]
2009-02-06 08:37:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL2007SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 28, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-28 05:22:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL2018SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 30, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 07:53:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL227ROKG PLANS FOR EXPANSION OF AID PROGRAM
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The ROKG announced in September 2008 an ambitious plan to more than double (as a percentage of GDP) its Official Development Assistance (ODA) by 2012 and triple its ODA by 2015. Kore [...]
2009-02-12 09:54:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KS
09SEOUL290SECRETARY'S VISIT TO SEOUL A HUGE SUCCESS
[...] (C) Summary: As the Secretary's plane was preparing for departure from Seoul on February 20, Ambassador-designate Han Duck-soo, a man of great reserve, beamed and said "all anti-Americanism will be gone" after the Secretary's visit. The February 19-20 visit of Secretary Clinton made an enormo [...]
2009-02-26 08:45:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR KN KS
09SEOUL381DPRK'S NORTH-SOUTH MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS CUTOFF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As Pyongyang promptly restored the inter-Korean movement of goods and personnel in the two transportation corridors after closing them for 24 hours on March 9, ROK Government and private contacts see an unforced error on the part of DPRK authorities, who seem not to have realized [...]
2009-03-11 08:50:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KS KN
09SEOUL442SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 07:46:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL444SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 07:47:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL447KIC ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: DPRK'S INEXPLICABLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite what ROK observers believed was the DPRK's deliberately provocative decision to restrict Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) access for the second time in a week on March 13, the South Korean government and businesses communities are not yet ready to give up on the six-year-o [...]
2009-03-20 09:08:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ECON KS KN
09SEOUL454SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 07:37:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL456SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 23, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 08:04:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL467SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-24 05:45:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL485SOUTH KOREANS CALM ABOUT NORTH KOREAN THREATS
[...] (C) Summary: The South Korean public has reacted calmly to North Korea's increasingly hostile rhetoric and actions over the last six months. Even in the shadow of the North's impending missile launch, polls show only a slight up tick in public concern about the North Korean threat, and debate [...]
2009-03-25 08:00:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKS KN PGOV PREL
09SEOUL490SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 26, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 08:05:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL525SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 1, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 07:35:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL530 NIS DEPUTY DIRECTOR KIM SOOK ON DPRK LAUNCH AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and the Special Advisor discussed DPRK launch assessments, the state of the Six-Party Talks, the status of the South Korean detained in Kaesong, and ROK policy toward North Korea with ROK National Intelligence Service (NIS) First Deputy Director Kim Sook over lunc [...]
2009-04-02 06:42:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL KS KN
09SEOUL532SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 2, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 08:13:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL545ROK FM YU: STRONG UNSC RESPONSE KEY TO 6PT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan told the Ambassador during a meeting April 5 shortly after the North Korean Taepo-Dong-2 (TD-2) launch that a strong, unified UN Security Council response to the launch was key to eventual resumption of the Six-Party Talks. A "lukewarm, mild att [...]
2009-04-05 07:14:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KS KN CH RS UNSC
09SEOUL560SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 6, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 07:55:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL581SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 9, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 07:30:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL615SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 15, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 23:22:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL640SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 07:28:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL645SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-21 06:43:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL647ROK NSA AND 6PT ENVOY DISCUSS NEXT STEPS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: National Security Advisor (NSA) Kim Sung-hwan and Six-Party Talks Envoy Wi Sung-lac separately told Staffdel Jannuzi on April 17 that the timing of reengaging North Korea would be important and Seoul and Washington should not appear "anxious." Wi suggested a dialogue should be o [...]
2009-04-21 07:04:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM KNNP OREP EWWT KS KN
09SEOUL674SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 27, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 07:40:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL683SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 29, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-29 07:23:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL706SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 04, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-04 07:10:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL745SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 11, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-11 07:32:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL758SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 12, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 06:35:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL762SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 13, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 07:35:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL778SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 15, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 04:00:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL791SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 18, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 23:03:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL806SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 06:45:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL815GROWING FRUSTRATION BY KIC COMPANIES, BUT NO SIGNS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 19, Representative Kwon Young-seh (GNP) hosted a forum at the National Assembly to discuss the current situation at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC). Speakers and discussants included MOU Director General for KIC Project Bureau Kim Young-tak, former head of the Korea [...]
2009-05-21 08:01:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON KS KN
09SEOUL865SEOUL - PRESS BULLETI; June 1, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-01 07:18:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL893SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 5, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-05 06:37:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL905SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 8, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-08 07:03:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL907SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 9, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 06:56:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL930SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 12, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 07:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL965SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 17, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 07:18:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL992SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 22, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 05:36:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL997SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 23, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 06:16:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SHANGHAI245TIANANMEN ANNIVERSARY: SHANGHAI FOCUSED ON ECONOMICS, NOT
[...] (C) A wide range of Shanghai-based contacts said they expect the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre to pass with little fanfare in the city, as current concerns about China's economic downturn outweigh political considerations. Given the focus in Shanghai on the economi [...]
2009-06-01 08:29:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON ELAB SOCI ASEC CH
09SHANGHAI27BLOGGER JIA XIAOYIN RELEASED BY POLICE
[...] (C) Shanghai police released blogger Jia Xiaoyin from jail on January 13, six months after he was arrested for "spreading rumors" about the Yang Jia trial and charged with libel. The case had been widely criticized in the legal community because of the lack of a legal basis for charging libel [...]
2009-01-14 05:20:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR SOCI TINT CH
09SHANGHAI321(C) AUSTRALIAN CONSUL GENERAL'S BRIEFING ON THE RIO TINTO
[...] (C) Summary. Australian diplomats in Shanghai have not passed judgment on whether the detention of four Rio Tinto employees here (refs A-B) is retaliation for the failed Chinalco acquisition of Rio Tinto (refs C-D) or for reasons relating to an impasse in iron ore contract negotiations. The [...]
2009-07-19 10:49:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON EINV CH AS
09SHANGHAI405POLITICAL PESSIMISM AS 60TH ANNIVERSARY APPROACHES
[...] (C) The recent plenary session of the Communist Party Central Committee and the upcoming 60th anniversary of the establishment of the PRC are mechanisms to protect the Party's legitimacy and reassert its supremacy over other political institutions, according to Shanghai contacts. Efforts to cu [...]
2009-09-25 08:07:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI CH
09SHANGHAI483USTR GENERAL CONSUL REIF VISITS SHANGHAI
[...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings December with USTR General Counsel Timothy Reif, scholars from the Shanghai Municipal Government's WTO Center expressed worries about how to harmonize possible commitments to limit greenhouse gas emissions with existing trade policy regimes. AmCham Shanghai memb [...]
2009-12-15 03:31:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO SENV PGOV CH ECON
09SHENYANG119DPRK REFUGEES: MORE DIVERSE, ELITE, AND RELIANT UPON BROKERS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 04:46:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALCH ECON KN KS PGOV PREF PREL RS
09SHENYANG142PRC-DPRK BORDER: HARDLY ANY NEW REFUGEES AT ALL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts in the PRC-DPRK borderlands indicate that as of August 2009, there are virtually no new DPRK refugees crossing the Tumen River with the goal of settling in China (Ref A) but that the area is home to many refugees from the late 1990s, not a few of whom have integrated into [...]
2009-08-13 04:06:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALCH ECON KN KS PGOV PREF PREL RS
09SHENYANG148PRC EXPERT FORESEES NO INSTABILITY IN DPRK POWER
[...] (C) Summary: Jilin Province's foremost Korean Peninsula scholar does not foresee instability during the transfer of power to DPRK leader Kim Jong-il's successor, but predicated longer-term stability on an improved economic situation. After his reshuffle of the military in early 2009, Kim has [...]
2009-08-21 03:10:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM ECON KN KS CH
09SHENYANG163DPRK: PYONGYANG UNIVERSITY CEREMONY "TUG OF WAR"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The DPRK has apparently retracted invitations to Western media to cover the opening ceremony of the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) while welcoming PUST's supporters, including South Korean citizens and the ROK media. The ROKG, however, has reportedly barred [...]
2009-09-15 02:53:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALCH ECON KN KS PREL SCUL
09SHENYANG76PRC-DPRK BORDER: CHINESE TENSE, NORTH KOREANS BUSY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In light of the DPRK's detainment of two American journalists, Chinese officials have taken measures to tighten access by foreigners to border areas. Even areas previously open to tourists and foreigners are now restricted. Meetings with government, Public Security Bureau (PSB),[...]
2009-04-24 04:03:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALCH ECON KN KS PGOV PREL RS
09SHENYANG90PRC-DPRK BORDER: QUIET REFUGEE FRONT, LOCAL AID
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of the DPRK's detainment of two American journalists, China's increased security posture along the border (Ref A) does not seem to have translated into increased pressure on illegal border-crossers from the DPRK. Amcits working for non-U.S. projects in Rason and o [...]
2009-05-21 02:00:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALCH ECON KN KS PGOV PREF PREL RS
09SINGAPORE1234SINGAPORE LAMENTS COPENHAGEN "TRENCH FIGHTING" BUT
[...] (U) Summary: As the United Nations Conference on Climate Change wound down in Copenhagen, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong criticized the event's "sound and fury" and "trench fighting" in remarks to Singaporean journalists. Participants did not adopt the right frame of mind, he said. [...]
2009-12-23 04:55:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV KGHG SN
09SINGAPORE131SINGAPORE REACTS TO LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT TEMASEK
[...] (C) Summary: Despite denials from Temasek leadership, the announcement of the upcoming departure of CEO Ho Ching from Singapore's sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings is suspected to be at least partly a result of the fund's recent poor performance. Ho oversaw a broad expansion and diversi [...]
2009-02-12 09:51:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV SN
09SINGAPORE313SINGAPORE TIGHTENS CONTROLS ON PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES
[...] (C) Summary: Apparently in preparation for Singapore's hosting of the APEC Leaders Meeting this year, the government submitted a new Public Order Bill to Parliament on March 23, to be debated in mid-April. The bill proposes a new regulatory scheme for public assemblies and processions, new [...]
2009-04-03 08:39:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SN
09SINGAPORE441TERRORIST MAS SELAMAT CAUGHT: SECURITY TRIUMPH OR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysian authorities recaptured fugitive Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari across the border from Singapore on April 1. Singapore media first reported the news on May 8, following up with days of extensive coverage praising Singapore-Malaysia cooperation and [...]
2009-05-11 11:13:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL SN
09SINGAPORE460CULTURE WAR ROILS SINGAPORE'S FEEBLE CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (C) Summary: The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE),a Singapore women's rights organization, suffered a wrenching leadership fight from March 28 through May 2. Though relatively trivial in itself, the episode offers a window on some developing dynamics in Singapore societ [...]
2009-05-15 10:45:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM SN
09SINGAPORE61JOURNALISTS FRUSTRATED BY PRESS CONTROLS
[...] (C) Summary: Singapore journalists say they are increasingly frustrated with GOS-imposed limits on their domestic reporting. Political leaders put pressure on the Straits Times (ST) staff to ensure that the paper's domestic coverage follows the government line. Reporters say they are eager [...]
2009-01-16 09:57:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI PREL SN
09SINGAPORE930SINGAPORE ALLOWS FIRST POLITICAL FILM SINCE 1998
[...] (C) Summary: In the first ruling of its kind under Singapore's recently amended Films Act, film censors have reversed a ban on "Singapore Rebel," a film by Martyn See about opposition politician Chee Soon Juan. In rating the film, however, authorities prohibited its exhibition to anyone und [...]
2009-09-24 09:50:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SN
09SKOPJE177MACEDONIA: GRUEVSKI RECEPTIVE TO ADVICE ON NAME,
[...] (C) Summary: PM Gruevski was receptive to the Ambassador's advice on the name issue and continued engagement with NATO in the course of a wide-ranging conversation April 15. Ambassador pressed for retention of CHOD LTG Stojanovski, a positive public tone and negotiating stance toward Greece on [...]
2009-04-17 15:52:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KV GR MK
09SKOPJE293MACEDONIA: INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING
[...] (U) In response to the request for information on Macedonia's commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms for the OSCE's annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (reftel),Post offers the following summary of concerns and progress in areas of democratic development and human rig [...]
2009-06-23 09:11:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE KDEM
09SKOPJE672009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR MACEDONIA
[...] SUMMARY: During the reporting period the GOM continued to show a strong commitment to combating trafficking-in-persons (TIP) and participated in cross-border operations and other international activities directed at identifying and eliminating human trafficking. High-ranking GOM officials took [...]
2009-02-13 14:52:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB MK
09SOFIA20BULGARIA 2008: PERSPECTIVE ON A TOUGH YEAR
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Bulgaria begins 2009 with a bad hangover. Pervasive disgust over the problems of recent months and the even grimmer prospects of the coming year has led many here to sink into an already deep hole of apathy and cynicism. Tangible improvements in family income and overall [...]
2009-01-15 05:28:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON BU
09SOFIA301BULGARIA: FROM PRISON TO PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Corrupt, compromised and even recently incarcerated candidates appear poised to enter parliament in this summer's national elections. In the latest negative development, a June 16 court decision freed the notorious Galevi brothers on bail, pending their trial on racketeering [...]
2009-06-18 08:01:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL BU
09SOFIA304BULGARIAN MEDIA: LACKING MONEY AND MORALS
[...] (C) Summary: Bulgarian media is highly manipulated and increasingly concentrated in fewer hands. Reporters and editors accept bribes to cover stories, to print propaganda articles as though they were news, and to not print information that sponsors do not approve. The media's cooption obv [...]
2009-06-18 14:16:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR KCRCM BU
09SOFIA333BULGARIA: INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING
[...] (SBU) This cable provides post's concerns on human rights in Bulgaria in preparation for the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). This request comes at a sensitive time for the Bulgarian government. On July 5, Bulgaria will hold national elections, which will result in the for [...]
2009-06-30 10:50:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PHUM PGOV KDEM
09SOFIA669BULGARIA'S 2010 NOMINATION FOR THE WOMEN OF
[...] (U) Post nominates Lidia Pavlova for the 2010 Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage (IWOC) for her extreme bravery and professionalism in exposing a powerful organized crime group and rampant political corruption in Dupnitsa, a town of 40,000 in Southwestern Bulgaria. [...]
2009-11-24 14:05:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL PHUM KPAO BG
09SOFIA703DAS QUANRUD'S DECEMBER 11 VISIT TO SOFIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 11 meetings with DAS Quanrud, Bulgarian Defense Minister Mladenov described his plans for new deployments to Afghanistan and asked for U.S. support to establish a NATO training hub, possibly for OMLTs, at our joint military facilities in Bulgaria. Noting Bulgaria's [...]
2009-12-15 09:37:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG ECON BU
09SOFIA88BULGARIA: 2008 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria is primarily a point of origin and transit, and to a lesser degree destination for human trafficking. The government's leading anti-trafficking agency - the National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Persons (the Commission) - stepped up its prevention campaigns a [...]
2009-02-27 10:54:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
09STATE103661SECRETARY BURNS MEETS FM BOGOLLAGAMA
[...] (SBU) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Bill Burns Assistant Secretary Robert Blake Special Assistant Matthew Lowe Elena Soderblom (Notetaker) SRI LANKA Foreign Minister Bogollagama Notetaker 2. (C) SUMMARY: On September 25, Under Secretary Burns told Foreign Minister Bogollagam [...]
2009-10-05 22:08:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER CE
09STATE104654OMAN: ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP (2009-2010)
[...] (U) This is an action request (see para 5). 2. (U) The 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 2 when host governments are not meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA),but are makin [...]
2009-10-07 19:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG MU
09STATE104663DJIBOUTI: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Djibouti to help s [...]
2009-10-07 19:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG DJ
09STATE108921ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD
[...] SUMMARY: The United States has a full agenda for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee session (covering human rights-related issues) and will need the support of capitals to win key votes on resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and DPRK, as well as certain them [...]
2009-10-21 18:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN
09STATE109397ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD
[...] SUMMARY: The United States has a full agenda for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee session (covering human rights-related issues) and will need the support of capitals to win key votes on resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and DPRK, as well as certain them [...]
2009-10-22 19:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN
09STATE111457OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON MURDER OF
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the October 27 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair The United States was shocked and profoundly saddened by the brutal murder of Ingushetian opposition and member of a government human rights co [...]
2009-10-28 22:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PHUM PREL RU
09STATE111460OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE REPORT OF
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the October 29 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, The United States is once again pleased to warmly welcome to the Permanent Council the Representative on Freedom of the Media. Mr. Mi [...]
2009-10-28 22:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL
09STATE116246OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON INTIMIDATION
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the November 12, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, The United States notes with grave concern the news from Kyrgyzstan that threats and violence against journalists persist. [...]
2009-11-10 23:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDTAGS
09STATE118371SOMALIA DESIGNATIONS: RESPONSE TO USUN REQUEST TO
[...] (U) This is an action request for USUN (see para 3) and for Embassies London and Paris (see para 9 and 10). ---------- Background ---------- 2. (C) The Somalia Sanctions Committee's Monitoring Group (MG) has provided the Committee with a list of targets it believes meet the listing criter [...]
2009-11-17 13:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKPMO MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE11937(U) Secretary Clinton's February 5, 2009
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Secretary Clinton and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met on February 5 for 30 minutes in their first bilateral meeting. The warm and open exchange followed a one-on-one working lunch and preceded a 20-minute press conference. The two agreed to coordinate closely on a wid [...]
2009-02-10 03:28:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL KPAL FR IR RS
09STATE119719TRAVEL WARNING - SRI LANKA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens about the risks of travel to Sri Lanka due to continued security concerns, especially in the northernmost areas and most of its Eastern Province, as there are still uncleared landmines and potential for incidents by remnant members of the Liberation [...]
2009-11-19 21:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CE
09STATE1216TRAVEL ALERT - ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK AND GAZA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens that the Israel Defense Force (IDF) is engaged in a military operation against terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip. This operation began on December 27, 2008, with aerial and naval bombardment, and expanded on January 3, 2009, to include gro [...]
2009-01-06 23:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER AMGT ASEC IS GZ WE
09STATE127299BELARUS: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON ALLEGED DEATH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (SBU) Background: Department was contacted on December 9, regarding alleged death threats journalist Irina Khalip received after publication of an article about the Emmanuel Zeltser case in "Novaya Gazeta" (Details sent via e [...]
2009-12-11 21:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV BO
09STATE17313DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, February 25, 2009 2. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 7-9 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 10-13 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 14-31 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 32-40 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 41-52 7. (U) Iraq [...]
2009-02-25 04:59:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE17462LEVERAGING MOBILE TECHNOLOGY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
[...] SUMMARY: Mobile technology is a rich field for developing new public diplomacy tools to understand, engage, inform, and persuade overseas audiences. On February 19th, the Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP) and FSI brought together industry leaders and PD practitioners for a [...]
2009-02-25 14:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECPS KPAO OIIP
09STATE18178TRAVEL WARNING - SUDAN
[...] The Department of State continues to warn against all travel to Sudan due to threats from armed conflicts and terrorism. American citizens who choose to remain in Sudan should take appropriate precautions, particularly in light of the January 2008 murder of two American Embassy employees, th [...]
2009-02-26 21:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SU
09STATE20375URGING EGYPT NOT TO RUN A FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
[...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department has learned through our Mission in Geneva that Egypt is planning to run a freedom of expression resolution at the March session of the Human Rights Council, which started on March 2. Canada, the traditional sponsor of the resolution, has already requested that E [...]
2009-03-04 22:48:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN EG
09STATE25395KUDOS TO EMBASSY TUNIS FOR REPORTING
[...] (SBU) Bob: I want to take the opportunity to thank you and your staff for Post,s first-rate reporting, insights, and recommendations. Your comprehensive understanding of Government of Tunisia (GOT) redlines and areas of contention has helped Washington to navigate the politically challenging [...]
2009-03-17 19:14:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAMGT TS
09STATE31622OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the April 2 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madame Chairwoman, We are pleased once again to welcome to the Permanent Council the Representative on Freedom of the Media. Mr. Haraszti, you have set a [...]
2009-04-01 20:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL
09STATE41350LEAHY VETTING FOR CANDIDATES FOR TRAINING FUNDED
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of April 24, 2009. it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Prosper Hakizimana Rank: Captain Organization/Position: Military Journalist, Ministry of [...]
2009-04-24 15:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PHUM BY
09STATE42688OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the April 30 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madame Chairwoman, On May 3rd, we mark World Press Freedom Day. We do so with a somber note, for, as we acknowledge and praise media workers for their p [...]
2009-04-28 16:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL
09STATE4358TRAVEL WARNING - ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK, AND
[...] This Travel Warning updates U.S. citizens on the risks of traveling to Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, and about threats to themselves and to U.S. interests in those locations. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to remain mindful of security factors when planning travel t [...]
2009-01-15 22:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER AMGT ASEC IS GZ WE
09STATE45229U.S.-EU TASK FORCE READOUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY The U.S.-EU Task Force covered a range of priority economic, political, and other issues during an April 27 meeting in Washington. The U.S. team was led by PDAS Ries and NSC Director Toby Bradley, and included other Department and interagency attendees. The EU team was led by [...]
2009-05-04 21:48:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ENRG ETRD IR PGOV PREL TBIO
09STATE45995OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HEAD OF
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the May 7, 2009 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ambassador Tesoriere, welcome back to the Permanent Council and thank you for your comprehensive report on the situation in Kyrgyzstan and t [...]
2009-05-06 16:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KG
09STATE46263OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: KAZAKHSTAN INTERNET DRAFT
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 7 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madame Chairwoman, The Internet is a powerful tool for information exchange and free expression that we believe has generally furthered the social and cultu [...]
2009-05-06 21:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL KZ
09STATE46296OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON ATTACK ON
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 7, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Concerns about the safety of journalists and the need for vigilance by the governments of participating States in defending media worke [...]
2009-05-06 22:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV PHUM AM
09STATE47394SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT, MAY 5, 2009, 3:15 P.M., WASHINGTON, D.C.
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 5, 2009, 3:15 ? 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Special Envoy for Energy Security Amb. Richard Morningstar Deputy [...]
2009-05-09 00:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF CE CZ EAID ENRG EU IR IS IZ KN KNNP KWBG NATO NO PARM PGOV PHUM PREL RS SENV SO VIP
09STATE49092UNSC SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: FRENCH TARGETS
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. -------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES -------------------- 2. (U) The strategic objectives are to: -- Express U.S. appreciation and willingness to work with France on sanctions issues; -- Request enhanced information sharing w [...]
2009-05-13 22:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE49125OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: REPLY TO AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 7 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Last week, the United States drew to the attention of the Permanent Council the annual World Press Freedom Day. Ambassador Azimov responded to [...]
2009-05-14 01:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL RU
09STATE49126OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: REPLY TO AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 7 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Last week, the United States drew to the attention of the Permanent Council the annual World Press Freedom Day. Ambassador Azimov responded to [...]
2009-05-14 01:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL RU
09STATE52510UNSC SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: BIOIDENTIFIERS
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. -------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES -------------------- 2. (U) The strategic objective is to reaffirm to France that the United States can only support UN sanctions against those targets for which we have sufficient unclassified bio [...]
2009-05-21 21:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE52639A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAVIN
[...] (SBU) On May 19, senior U.S. and UK Africa representatives participated in a secure video teleconference (SVTC) focused on Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Somalia. All expressed mutual interest in holding a regular dialogue via SVTC, and agreed to meet during Wood's June 9-10 trip to Washington. U.S. pa [...]
2009-05-22 12:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KE SO UK XA ZI
09STATE52684UNSC SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: BIOIDENTIFIERS
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. -------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES -------------------- 2. (U) The strategic objective is to reaffirm to France that the United States can only support UN sanctions against those targets for which we have sufficient unclassified bio [...]
2009-05-22 13:19:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE5392OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON JOURNALIST
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the January 22, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Madam Chairwoman, The United States notes the concern expressed by the Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos Haraszti and by the European Un [...]
2009-01-21 19:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KZ
09STATE5556OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ABOUT MURDERS
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the OSCE Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on January 22. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, The United States was shocked and saddened by two recent and brazen murders of human rights defenders in Russia. On January [...]
2009-01-21 23:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE RS KDEM
09STATE57920DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENGAGING ALLIES ON EUROPEAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Greek OSCE Chairmanship has called an informal Ministerial on the Island of Corfu to discuss European Security Architecture, responding primarily to a Russian call for a radical overhaul of current institutional arrangements and focused primarily on "hard" [...]
2009-06-05 01:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV
09STATE59732PAO GUIDANCE FOR 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) The 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report will be released publicly on Tuesday, June 16, at 10:00 AM (EDT) in Washington, DC. Posts in countries that appear in the 2009 TIP Report will receive individual TIP Report rollout cables in the coming days containing: 1) background on the 2009 [...]
2009-06-10 15:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
09STATE60495BHARAIN -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 20:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BA
09STATE60550SURINAME -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic and [...]
2009-06-11 22:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG NS
09STATE60564NIGER -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 23:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG NG
09STATE60591GEORGIA--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 23:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP GG
09STATE64364LAUNCHING THE 'NEXT BIG THING' INITIATIVE FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request for all posts in EU Member State capitals as well as USEU Brussels. Please see para 2-10. Stockholm and USEU only, please see additional action at para 10. 2. (SBU) Embassy Stockholm initiated in 2006 a program of cooperation with Sweden on alternative energy [...]
2009-06-22 16:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON ENRG EUN KGHG KPAO OEXC PREL SENV SW
09STATE66595TRAVEL WARNING - SRI LANKA
[...] The Department of State warns American citizens traveling to or living in Sri Lanka about the potential for continued instability, including possible terrorist attacks. This replaces the Travel Warning for Sri Lanka dated December 22, 2008, to update information on security incidents, safety [...]
2009-06-26 18:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CE
09STATE66697KUDOS TO IRPO AND IRAN WATCHERS FOR SUSTAINED
[...] (SBU) On behalf of the Department and the wider government community, I extend our sincere gratitude to each IRPO officer and Iran Watcher for sustained excellence in reporting on the continually changing situation in post-election Iran. 2. (SBU) The disturbing events that have transpired i [...]
2009-06-26 21:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL TX IZ TU UK GM AJ AE IR
09STATE67105DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, June 27-29, 2009 2. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 7-11 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 12-23 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 24-43 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 44-57 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 58-64 7. (U) Iraq 8. (S//NF) Alle [...]
2009-06-29 16:59:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE68408OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the July 2 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Madam Chairwoman, The United States welcomes Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, to the Permanent Council this morning. Mr. Haraszti, we comme [...]
2009-07-01 19:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV KPAO PHUM
09STATE68543TRAVEL WARNING - IRAN
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to Iran. Dual national Iranian-American citizens may encounter difficulty in departing Iran. American citizens should stay current with media coverage of local events and carefully consider non-e [...]
2009-07-01 21:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER IR
09STATE68555OFFICE OF IRANIAN AFFAIRS JULY 1 IRAN ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-01 21:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM
09STATE69790IRPO & NEA/IR ELECTION SPOT REPORT JULY 2
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-06 20:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
09STATE73787OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HEAD OF OFFICE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 21:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV AM
09STATE75006TRAVEL WARNING: NIGERIA
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria and recommends avoiding all but essential travel to the Niger Delta states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers. Violent crime is a problem in Lagos and other large cities as well as on the roads between c [...]
2009-07-17 22:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC AF NI
09STATE76496OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL INTERVENTION: KILLING OF
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the July 23 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madame Chairwoman. In the last four months, there have been several attacks on journalists in Kyrgyzstan. The reprehensible attack in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, on [...]
2009-07-22 17:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL KG
09STATE76734OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: ARREST AND DETENTION OF
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the July 23 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Freedom of expression is a fundamental OSCE freedom and integral to the democratic process in every democratic country. The United [...]
2009-07-22 23:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PHUM PREL AJ
09STATE76973TRAVEL WARNING - AFGHANISTAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Afghanistan. The security threat to all American citizens in Afghanistan remains critical. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Afghanistan issued September 10, 2008, to remind U.S. citizens of the security risks, including kidn [...]
2009-07-23 15:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC OTRA PETER PREL AF
09STATE78227OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The OSCE will conduct its annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) from September 28 through October 9 in Warsaw. Based in part on embassies' input (reftel),which the Department appreciates, this demarche conveys USG views on host government huma [...]
2009-07-27 21:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KDEM OSCE
09STATE80762Secretary Clinton?s July 24, 2009 Higher
[...] Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman for Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. July 24, 2009; 3:30 PM; Washington, DC. 3. Participants: U.S. Secretary Ambassador Christopher Hill NEA A/S Feltman PA A/S Philip Crowley USAID A/A Alonzo Fulgham DOJ D A/F David Ogden U/S Jud [...]
2009-08-03 23:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EINV EPET SOCI OVIP CLINTON
09STATE84876TRAVEL WARNING - ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK, AND
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, and about threats to themselves and to U.S. interests in those locations. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to remain mindful of security factors when planning travel [...]
2009-08-14 15:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER AMGT ASEC IS GZ WE
09STATE9032INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW SESSIONS
[...] (U) Summary: This cable is an action request for Mission Geneva to share U.S. views and suggested questions and recommendations for the upcoming UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) Fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Session, to be held February 2-13. The HRC's Fourth UPR session will include [...]
2009-02-02 08:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM
09STATE91693OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: MURDERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 3 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States joins the European Union in noting the deep concern expressed by OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklo [...]
2009-09-02 21:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL RU
09STATE91695OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: THE SENTENCING OF
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 3 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States shares the concern expressed in the August 11 statement of OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Haraszti on [...]
2009-09-02 21:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL KZ
09STATE91696OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: THE SENTENCING OF UZBEK
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 3 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States expresses its concern following the sentencing to twelve-and-one-half years' incarceration of the Uzbekistan journ [...]
2009-09-02 21:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL UZ
09STATE95503ACTION REQUEST: DEMARCHE GOJ ON HUMAN RIGHTS CASE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. SUMMARY ---------------- 2. (SBU) On June 22, 2009, Islam Samhan, Jordanian poet and journalist for the daily newspaper Al Arab Al Yawm, was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 14,000 USD for using Quranic verses in his book [...]
2009-09-14 22:44:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL KIRF JO
09STATE95507GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 15 CORFU PROCESS MEETING
[...] (SBU) Post is authorized to draw from the points below (see paragraph 5) during the September 15 "Corfu process" discussion of "cooperative security versus unilateralism" and "different levels of security in the OSCE area." 2. (C) Background: In a speech in Berlin on June 5, 2008, and agai [...]
2009-09-14 23:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL OSCE RU
09STATE96402OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the September 17 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States is pleased to take note of the recent comments by the distinguished Director of ODIHR Ambassador Janez Lenarcic o [...]
2009-09-16 19:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL UZ
09STATE96804BURUNDI: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Burundi to help st [...]
2009-09-17 18:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG BY
09STATE97420DAY 1: U.S.-SOUTH AFRICA NONPROLIFERATION AND
[...] (SBU) The United States and South Africa launched a new Nonproliferation and Disarmament Dialogue August 26 - 28 in Pretoria, South Africa. State Department Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Robert J. Einhorn and South African Ambassador Abdul Minty, Special Representative [...]
2009-09-18 21:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF KNNP MNUC NP PARM ENRG SF KN IR
09STOCKHOLM128SWEDEN PROPOSES INCLUDING AVIATION ACTIVITIES IN
[...] Sweden presented a proposal on February 23 that includes aviation activities in the Emissions Trading Scheme beginning 2012. Swedish Minister for the Environment Anders Carlgren told journalists that "air transport must bear its own environmental costs" like other modes of transport. He co [...]
2009-02-24 15:03:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU SW
09STOCKHOLM153Media Reaction - Interview with Hamas leader by Swedish
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 09:49:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM155Media Reaction - Interview with Hamas leader by Swedish
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 09:49:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM195SWEDISH FINANCE MINISTER ON FINANCIAL CRISIS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 16, Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg told Treasury DAS Meyer and CDA the following regarding the financial crisis, Swedish banks and the Baltics: - Swedish banks can absorb further losses given their profitability in recent years. The Swedish financial sector i [...]
2009-03-20 15:48:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV EN LG LH SW
09STOCKHOLM202LAUNCHING A U.S.-EU ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PARTNERSHIP
[...] This is a joint USEU/Embassy Stockholm cable. Action requests in para 12. Summary ======= 2. Posts propose launching a "U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership" during the Swedish Presidency of the EU, July-December 2009. This partnership, based on Embassy Stockholm's successful One Bi [...]
2009-03-24 12:19:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV KPAO ECON OEXC BEXP KGHG PREL EUN
09STOCKHOLM3SWEDISH CHARTER AIRCRAFT STARTS A REGULAR FLIGHT
[...] On January 2, Nordic Airways, a Swedish private sector company, flew its first flight to Baghdad, carrying 150 passengers to Baghdad International Airport (BIA). According to Swedish press, this marks the first commercial passenger flight from Europe to the Iraqi capital since the UN imposed s [...]
2009-01-05 12:55:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PGOV IZ SW
09STOCKHOLM308SWEDEN CONTRIBUTES USD 3 MILLION TO PAKISTAN'S IDPS
[...] Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson told journalists on May 19 that Sweden is contributing $3 million in humanitarian assistance to help Pakistan's Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),as follows: - $1.3 million of its total contribution through the UNH [...]
2009-05-20 14:15:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PHUM PREF PREL PTER PK SW
09STOCKHOLM342SWEDEN'S FOREIGN AID REFORM
[...] Summary: Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson told journalists on May 7 that Swedish assistance still has a "long way to go" when she presented a comprehensive report of development assistance. She commented that Sweden must prepare and monitor programs [...]
2009-06-04 06:15:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ECIN EFIN PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM425DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY
[...] (C) Poloffs delivered refs A and B points to MFA Korea Desk officer Emma Nordlund on June 29, and Pol Counselor followed up with MFA Director General for Asia and Oceania Klas Molin on June 30. On July 13, Molin responded that Sweden is "on board" with the measures called for in UNSCR 1874 bu [...]
2009-07-14 05:54:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EWWT EAIR PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTRE
09STOCKHOLM426DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY
[...] (C) Poloffs delivered refs A and B points to MFA Korea Desk officer Emma Nordlund on June 29, and Pol Counselor followed up with MFA Director General for Asia and Oceania Klas Molin on June 30. On July 13, Molin responded that Sweden is "on board" with the measures called for in UNSCR 1874 bu [...]
2009-07-14 05:54:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EWWT EAIR PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTRE
09STOCKHOLM478SWEDISH ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN TO INCREASE TO
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Stockholm has obtained an internal Swedish-language copy of a Swedish Foreign Ministry report on its Afghanistan aid program announced in a July 9 press release but which is still not available to the general public. This is the second in a series of cables detailing this [...]
2009-07-31 12:37:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM515A/S CARSON'S SWEDEN VISIT AND U.S.-EU TROIKA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 15:18:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALEAID ETTC EUN MARR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM542SWEDISH ARTICLE ON ISRAELI ORGAN HARVESTING OF
[...] (U) An August 17 article in the largest selling Swedish tabloid "Aftonbladet" alleged that Israeli soldiers harvested organs from Palestinian youths for sale on international markets, and it tied this allegation to a NYC-based organ trafficking ring. This resulted in a diplomatic feud between [...]
2009-08-24 14:09:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL IS SW
09STOCKHOLM577FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS AFPAK, IRAN, MEPP AT
[...] (C) Summary: At the September 4-5 informal foreign ministers' meeting (Gymnich) in Stockholm, the Swedes deliberately limited the meeting agenda to provide adequate time for more thorough discussions, and the Swedes insisted on strict anonymity in reporting, a format that was broadly praised [...]
2009-09-10 15:09:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALAF AL CE EUN IR IS IZ PGOV PK PREL SY SW
09STOCKHOLM62IRANIAN MUJAHEDIN-E-KHALAQ (MEK) PROTESTS IN SWEDEN
[...] (C) In advance of the January 25 GAERC, hundreds of exile Iranians demonstrated in downtown Stockholm to have Mujahedin-E-Khalaq (MEK, also known as the People,s Mujahedin Organization of Iran or POI) removed from the EU Terrorist list. After MEK's removal by EU foreign ministers at the Janua [...]
2009-01-29 09:26:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINR PREL IR SW
09STOCKHOLM660SCENESETTER FOR ACTING ADMINISTRATOR FULGHAM's OCTOBER
[...] (U) Summary and Introduction: The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden. The Government of Sweden is focusing its EU Presidency on several global priorities, including the financial crisis, climate change and development issues. Bilateral US-Sweden relations are close [...]
2009-10-20 06:29:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL IZ IR SW
09STOCKHOLM740SAAB: HOPE NOW WITH THE CHINESE AS KOENIGSEGG DEAL
[...] (U) Summary. Luxury car maker Koenigsegg announced on November 24 that they will not pursue their purchase of Saab, blaming the "time-consuming bureaucracy" of the European Commission and other major players. All hope is now with the Chinese because the Swedish government reiterated that it [...]
2009-11-25 14:09:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN EIND PGOV CH SW
09STOCKHOLM81PRESIDENT'S INTERVIEW WITH AL-ARABIYA RECEIVES
[...] Swedish media gave broad and factual coverage to the President's interview with Al-Arabiya. Number two national daily Svenska Dagbaldet provided a full page, with a screen shot of the interview. Selected quotes focused on the President's expression of respect for the Muslim world. A side-b [...]
2009-02-09 13:04:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL
09STPETERSBURG115CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CHIEF JUSTICE ZORKIN: INDEPENDENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a cordial and surprisingly open conversation with Ambassador and Consul General August 27, Valery Zorkin, Chairman of the Russian Constitutional Court, underscored the importance of strengthening judicial independence and the rule of law in Russia, welcomed the possibility [...]
2009-09-02 08:00:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV
09STPETERSBURG2GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN HITS ST. PETERSBURG
[...] (SBU) Summary. The ongoing economic downturn is increasingly being felt in St Petersburg and threatens to jeopardize many of the achievements of St. Petersburg's economic development over the last several years. The city government has been forced to recalculate its budget, several ambitious [...]
2009-01-12 08:13:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYRS ECON
09STPETERSBURG46MATVIYENKO: REPORTS OF HER IMMINENT DEPARTURE EXAGGERATED?
[...] (SBU) Summary. Rumors have circulated quietly in recent weeks that St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko may soon leave office, either of her own accord or be forced out. There's little solid evidence that she is on the way out, but that's not surprising given the sensitive nature of th [...]
2009-04-13 20:45:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV
09STPETERSBURG7ST. PETERSBURG COURT ORDERS RETURN OF MEMORIAL PROPERTY
[...] (SBU) Summary. On January 20, the St Petersburg court ordered the city's Prosecutor's Office to return computer hard drives and research materials confiscated in a December 4, 2008, raid on a local office of the human rights organization, Memorial. Memorial's victory in the case is not untar [...]
2009-01-21 14:16:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV PHUM
09STPETERSBURG92ST. PETERSBURG CITY GOVERNMENT INTERVENES TO RESOLVE PAY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Workers at one of St. Petersburg's oldest and largest construction materials production companies - DSK-3 -- went on strike in early July after the firm failed to pay full staff salaries for five consecutive months. The company had blamed the salaries shortfall on non- payment [...]
2009-07-24 13:58:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV ECON ELAB
09STRASBOURG19COUNCIL OF EUROPE: STRUGGLING OVER ACCESS IN GEORGIA'S
[...] (U) Summary: The Council of Europe (COE) discussed Russia-Georgia September 9. Russia called for direct dialogue between the international community and authorities from South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Georgia noted that Russia continues to violate its ceasefire commitments, including by denying [...]
2009-09-11 09:26:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM FR GG RS
09STRASBOURG28NEW COE SECGEN: I WILL HELP ON GITMO RESETTLEMENT
[...] (C) New Council of Europe (COE) Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland agreed November 9 to raise the resettlement of detainees from Guantanamo with officials from all 47 COE member-states, including his native Norway. Jagland stressed that the COE needs to reach out to positive forces in Russia [...]
2009-11-09 15:09:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BO FR KV NO RS
09SURABAYA106JPIP COMPETITION ENCOURAGES GOOD GOVERNANCE, EXPANDS INTO
[...] (U) In 2001, Indonesia began a political transformation from the centralized system of the Suharto era to a decentralized system characterized by high levels of local autonomy. During the intervening eight years, some regency and city governments have used this new-found authority to improve t [...]
2009-10-30 09:33:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EAID ID
09SURABAYA74EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: POLICE DROP CASE AGAINST LAPINDO;
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 5, the East Java Provincial Police Chief (Kapolda) announced that his office was dropping its investigation into the cause of the Sidoarjo mudflow. This decision effectively absolves the Lapindo company and its staff of responsibility for causing the mudflow, which ha [...]
2009-08-13 01:54:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
09SUVA130DIMINISHING MEDIA FREEDOM IN FIJI
[...] (SBU) Summary. Media censorship in Fiji is at an all-time high and rising following the abrogation of its constitution on April 10. Under two decreed Public Emergency Regulations, the interim government (IG) is censoring news, placing military officers in key news rooms, deporting foreign jo [...]
2009-04-16 03:34:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO FJ KDEM
09SUVA131FIRST STEPS IN DEALING WITH POST-CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The abrogation of Fiji,s 1997 Constitution and the reinstatement of Fiji,s military-led interim government (IG) is the denouement of a series of IG blunders that has compounded the serious racial and economic problems already confronting ethnic and Indo-Fijians. The challenge [...]
2009-04-16 08:10:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALFJ KDEM PGOV PREL
09SUVA152ANXIOUS FIJI MAINTAINS SURFACE CALM
[...] (C) Summary: Two weeks after the abrogation of its constitution, life largely continues as normal in Fiji. Beneath the surface, many Fijians remain fearful and angry over the recent events. Some Embassy contacts warn of civil unrest in the upcoming months, but most discount the likelihood. [...]
2009-04-24 07:32:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM FJ
09SUVA250PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTION PLAN PROMOTES PACIFIC ISLANDS
[...] Since the election of President Obama, Pacific Island media has portrayed the United States in unprecedented favorable terms. We plan to further promote U.S. values and objectives through a variety of targeted public diplomacy activities. These initiatives will promote the development of de [...]
2009-06-12 03:16:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR KDEM FJ
09SUVA53PRELIMINARY PIF SECRETARIAT READOUT ON PT. MORESBY
[...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission Richard Pruett met briefly on February 3 with Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat officials to seek their views on the January 27 PIF Special Forum Leaders Meeting in Port Moresby. The Secretariat officials: confirmed that public pronouncements aside, the un [...]
2009-02-10 05:39:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR FJ XU XV PP NH CH
09SUVA82PRC VICE PRESIDENT XI'S VISIT TO FIJI
[...] (SBU) Summary. The recent stop-over in Fiji of China's Vice President Xi Jinping enroute to his Latin America visits provided Beijing an opportunity to strengthen incrementally its growing economic, security, and political relationship with Suva. For Fiji's interim government (IG),the timin [...]
2009-03-05 03:49:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID FJ CH
09TAIPEI1092PRESIDENT MA SEEKS TO REGAIN POLITICAL FOOTING
[...] (C) On September 7, President Ma Ying-jeou accepted the resignation of Premier Liu Chao-shiuan and the entire Cabinet in a bold effort to regain his political footing after the Government's much-criticized typhoon response. Ma chose two savvy politicians to lead the new Cabinet, Kuomintang (KM [...]
2009-09-08 09:23:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM TW CH
09TAIPEI1145SEPTEMBER 26 BY-ELECTION GIVES TAIWAN OPPOSITION
[...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has a strong chance to capture a Legislative Yuan seat in a closely watched by-election this week because of a local split in the ruling Kuomintang (KMT). A victory for the struggling opposition could provide momentum going into i [...]
2009-09-21 08:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM TW
09TAIPEI1450SENIOR OPPOSITION ADVISOR SLAPPED WITH CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Summary: Bikhim Hsiao, international affairs director for the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),has become the latest party figure accused of being entangled in the corruption investigation of former President Chen Shui-bian. A shocked Hsiao confirmed to PolOff on December 9 [...]
2009-12-09 09:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM TW
09TAIPEI236HOW TAIWAN GETS ITS NEWS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Surveys show that fewer than half of the people in Taiwan read newspapers. All but 5% of the population watch several hours of TV daily. 90 percent of Taiwan's 15 million internet users are under age 35. Almost all educated young people turn to the Internet as their primary sou [...]
2009-03-04 09:31:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO TW OIIP
09TALLINN235Scenesetter for A/S Gordon's Visit to Estonia
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thank you for coming to Tallinn. Estonians and their government are strongly pro-American, joining us in Afghanistan and other missions abroad from a sense of common values, but also to buttress Estonian security. Estonians very much look to NATO (and the U.S. in particular) to [...]
2009-08-05 12:32:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EN
09TALLINN247A/S GORDON'S AUGUST 13 VISIT TO ESTONIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first official visit to Tallinn on August 13, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon and Estonian FM Urmas Paet discussed a wide range of issues and agreed there was much the U.S. and Estonia could do together to reinforce democracy in Eastern Eu [...]
2009-08-19 15:50:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO EN
09TASHKENT1063Uzbekistan: Scenesetter for CODEL Faleomavaega's June Visit
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes your trip, which marks the first visit by a Congressional delegation to Uzbekistan in four years. Uzbekistan is the most populous country in Central Asia, its 28 million (overwhelmingly Muslim) people nearly as many as the other four former Soviet republi [...]
2009-06-24 11:13:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD KNNP MARR MOPS
09TASHKENT1269Uzbekistan: U/S Burns Meeting with Uzbekistan Civil Society
[...] (C) Summary: On July 12, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns and a delegation of U.S. officials met with five Uzbek civil society activists. The group explained that during the years since the 2005 Andijon events, civil society had been all but decimated. They we [...]
2009-07-22 09:39:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1437UZBEKISTAN: Human Rights Update
[...] (C) Summary: Although Post was happy to report the continuation of a prison monitoring program by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),the human rights climate in Uzbekistan remains difficult, at best. The recent sentencing of journalist Dilmurod Sayyidov to twelve years [...]
2009-08-10 12:57:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB UZ
09TASHKENT1481Uzbekistan: Update on Trial of Journalist Dilmurod Sayid
[...] (U) Summary: The Samarkand Regional Criminal Court commenced a hearing for journalist Dilmurod Sayid (aka Sayyidov) in Samarkand Province on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, to consider his harsh prison sentence and various procedural irregularities during his trial. Midway through the heari [...]
2009-09-11 08:30:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT1493Tashkent Tidbits September 17, 2009
[...] (C) A Brazilian coach for Uzbekistan's premiere team, Bunyodkor, recently told PE Chief of an incident following a match against Bunyodkor's poor rival Pakhtakor (the cotton pickers)in which Bunyodkor lost 1-0 when most of its Brazilian star power got red cards in the first 10 minutes of play. [...]
2009-09-17 11:20:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KCOR UZ
09TASHKENT1496UZBEKISTAN PREPARES FOR DECEMBER PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan slated for December 2009 are likely to result in minimal changes to the overall structure of decision-making in the country; however, what may define the development of governmen [...]
2009-08-17 06:15:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KDEM UZ
09TASHKENT1499Uzbekistan: Update on Trial of Journalist Dilmurod Sayid
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Regional Samarkand Court on September 11 upheld the 12.5 year sentence of independent journalist and human rights activist Dilmurod Sayid on charges of extortion and bribery. (See reftel.) Sayid's attorney will appeal this decision to the Chairman of the Regional Court, and [...]
2009-09-18 08:47:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1515Ambassador's Sept 23 Meeting with Uzbek FM Norov
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov expressed appreciation for the Eid message from the Secretary and said he looked forward to meetings on the margins of the UNGA next week. Commenting on the draft agenda for the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC),he [...]
2009-09-23 12:32:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SCUL ECON UZ
09TASHKENT1548UZBEKISTAN PREPARES FOR DECEMBER PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan slated for December 2009 are likely to result in minimal changes to the overall structure of decision-making in the country; however, what may define the development of governme [...]
2009-08-25 12:19:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KDEM UZ
09TASHKENT1593Uzbekistan: Human Rights Activists and Religious Figures
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 07:18:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT1597Uzbekistan: SCA DAS Krol Meets with Civil Society
[...] (SBU) Summary: During his visit to Tashkent on November 18-21, DAS for South and Central Asian Affairs George Krol reached out to civil society representatives, GOU officials, and journalists to discuss human rights and other broad issues facing Uzbekistan. (Please see reftels for a rea [...]
2009-11-25 07:41:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1599Uzbekistan and Human Rights: The Lessons of Sanjar Umarov's
[...] (C) Summary: The release from prison on November 7 of jailed businessman and opposition figure Sanjar Umarov was the most important step the GOU has taken on human rights this year. Umarov's release came about as the result of principled engagement and quiet, behind-the-scenes diplomacy. It wa [...]
2009-11-30 06:24:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1603Uzbekistan: TIP Update: Trends and Tactics
[...] (SBU) Summary: From early October to mid-November, poloff has had several meetings with government officials, NGO leaders, and representatives from the human rights community to discuss trends in trafficking, as well as anti-trafficking efforts. The GOU continues to prioritize tradition [...]
2009-12-01 11:53:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KTIP UZ
09TASHKENT1609Uzbekistan: Human Rights Update
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post continues to follow the cases of imprisoned journalist Dilmurod Sayyid (aka Saidov) and poet Yusuf Juma, two Uzbek citizens convicted of charges widely believed to be politically motivated. Family members of both Sayyid and Juma report the two men to be in bad health [...]
2009-12-04 07:28:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1637UZBEKISTAN: TASHKENT TIDBITS DECEMBER 18, 2009
[...] (SBU) Dilmurod Sayyid, who was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison last June, was transferred December 15 from Navoi Prison to Sangorod, the Tashkent-based prison hospital. Embassy contact Abdurahmon Tashanov, who attended Sayyid's trial, told the Embassy that he was turned away from v [...]
2009-12-18 12:30:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI EINV ETRD UZ
09TASHKENT177UZBEKISTAN: REPORTS OF CRACKDOWN ON "NUR" RELIGIOUS GROUP
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbek authorities appear to be significantly ratcheting up the pressure on suspected members of the banned Nur (or "Nurcilar") religious organization, which is associated with the conservative (but not extremist) religious teachings and Pan-Turkish ideology of Turkish scholar Feth [...]
2009-02-13 09:26:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL SOCI TU UZ
09TASHKENT1850Uzbekistan: Media Reaction to Assistant Secretary Blake's
[...] (U) Summary: Media coverage of A/S Blake's visit to Uzbekistan was primarily factual and positive. Numerous articles noted U.S. appreciation for Uzbekistan's support of international efforts in Afghanistan. The existence of other shared interests was also noted by both state and unofficial medi [...]
2009-10-23 03:50:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT194UZBEKISTAN: AFGHAN REFUGEES DESCRIBE HARRASSMENT;
[...] (C) Summary: On February 12, poloff met with 25 Afghan refugees at the office of a Tashkent-based NGO which provides humanitarian assistance to refugees. The Afghans alleged widespread harassment by government officials, and some refugees experienced forced deportation back to Afghanistan. T [...]
2009-02-19 10:57:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP UNHCR AF UZ
09TASHKENT196Uzbekistan: Submission for Ninth Annual Trafficking in
[...] (SBU) Post's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report begins in paragraph 4. Per reftel, this information covers the period from March 2008 to February 2009. The information provided in the report has been gathered from numerous sources, including the Government of U [...]
2009-02-19 12:21:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP PHUM KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KWMN ZK
09TASHKENT2008UZBEKISTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL SUMMIT -- INITIAL
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent staff met on November 4 to discuss steps needed to implement reftel actions. USAID Country Director will chair Post's interagency working group on expanding economic opportunity and will coordinate activities associated with the Embassy-sponsored roundtable on entrepren [...]
2009-11-10 12:16:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT217UZBEKISTAN: JOURNALIST REPORTEDLY ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF
[...] (U) In an announcement on its website, the Ezgulik human rights group reported that independent journalist and human rights defender Dilurod Sayyidov was arrested in Tashkent on February 22 and handed over to authorities from Samarkand province on February 23. After his arrest, Sayyidov repo [...]
2009-02-25 10:06:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KPAO PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT22UZBEKISTAN: TIP PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN CONTINUES;
[...] (U) Summary: In the past few months, the government has continued a wide-ranging public awareness campaign on trafficking-in-persons (TIP) in the government-controlled mass media (ref A and B). Conducting a relatively non-extensive survey, poloff uncovered more than 70 separate TIP-related st [...]
2009-01-07 12:07:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECON ELAB KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI KZ RS UZ
09TASHKENT227UZBEKISTAN: MEDIA REACTION TO GENERAL PETRAEUS'S VISIT
[...] (U) Summary: CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus's February 16-17 visit to Tashkent received broad media coverage in the local, state-run press, the international media and wire services, and on GOU-controlled and independent news websites. There was much speculation that his trip was link [...]
2009-02-27 12:34:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT2292Uzbekistan: Media Reports on Parliamentary Elections
[...] (U) Summary: In the run up to the elections, minor differences among parties were covered by both state and independent media to an extent never seen before. Coverage of the election results dominated media reports following the elections. State media highlighted high turnout among voters, whi [...]
2009-12-30 13:11:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT277UZBEKISTAN: "NUR" RELIGIOUS GROUP CRACKDOWN CONTINUES
[...] (C) Summary: Authorities are continuing a widespread crackdown on suspected members of "Nur," a banned conservative (but not extremist) religious organization associated with Turkish scholar Fethullah Gullen (ref A). According to reports from independent and state-controlled media, at least 1 [...]
2009-03-13 12:31:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL SOCI TU UZ
09TASHKENT279UZBEKISTAN: UPDATE ON THREE CASES INVOLVING JOURNALISTS
[...] (U) Summary: This cable provides updates on the cases of three journalists who have recently been imprisoned or charged with various crimes: Salidjahon Abdurakhmanov, a journalist from Uzbekistan's Karakalpakstan Autonomous Republic who was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment on politically-mo [...]
2009-03-13 12:43:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KPAO OSCE PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT449UZBEKISTAN: SECURITY SERVICES SEEKING TO ENTRAP HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The National Security Service (NSS) appears to be attempting to entrap the Embassy's Human Rights Officer by arranging meetings for him outside the Embassy on sensitive topics that could then be taped. On at least three separate occasions over the past month, we have strong re [...]
2009-04-06 06:26:00Embassy TashkentSECRET//NOFORNPHUM KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT451UZBEKISTAN: THE WAY FORWARD ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: While human rights abuses remain all too common in Uzbekistan, the government has taken some positive steps in certain areas over the past year. Uzbekistan is not posed to become a democracy anytime soon, but we continue to believe that the most effective strategy for curbing abus [...]
2009-04-06 12:40:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID ELAB ICRC KDEM KIRF KISL KTIP PGOV PREL
09TASHKENT453UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVISTS REPORTING UNRELIABLE CHILD LABOR DATA
[...] (C) Summary: On March 30, the independent Ezgulik human rights group released its report on child labor practices during the 2008 fall cotton harvest at a roundtable hosted by the British Embassy. While Ezgulik announced that nearly a million Uzbek children participated in the cotton harvest, [...]
2009-04-06 12:55:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM ECON ELAB KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT483UZBEKISTAN: UNICEF SIGNS NEW AGREEMENT ON CHILD LABOR WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 6, the Ambassador met with a visiting UNICEF representative from Geneva, who reported that UNICEF would sign a new Annual Work Plan with the government that fleshes out several key points from the September 2008 National Action Plan (NAP) on the elimination of child lab [...]
2009-04-10 09:43:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECON ELAB PGOV PREL SOCI TX UZ
09TASHKENT497UZBEKISTAN: RECENT RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary: During a meeting at the Embassy on March 30, independent human rights activist Ismoil Adilov handed over to poloff a collection of court documents from recent trials he had monitored involving suspected religious extremists. The documents demonstrate that at least six women were [...]
2009-04-13 15:47:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREL PTER SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT55UZBEKISTAN: ANATOMY OF A HIZB UT-TAHRIR CASE
[...] (C) Summary: This cable examines in depth a recent Hizb ut-Tahrir case reported by state-controlled and independent media and a local human rights activist. While the case highlights on-going abuses in the government's campaign against suspected religious extremists, it also demonstrates how [...]
2009-01-13 10:49:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL PTER SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT563UZBEKISTAN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PRESS BLITZ CONTINUES
[...] (U) Summary: Regular trafficking in persons (TIP) articles continue to be published in the state-controlled press, and public service announcements are prevalent in all forms of mass media. Uzbekistan's extensive efforts on raising public awareness and highlighting its powerful new criminal c [...]
2009-04-22 13:04:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN UZ
09TASHKENT59UZBEKISTAN: UZBEK SINGER NOT ARRESTED
[...] (U) Reports in the press that popular Uzbek singer Yulduz Usmanova was arrested on January 10 appear to be false. Reported yesterday by the independent Voice of Freedom website and then picked up by Kyrgyz News Agency AKIPress, the story claims that she was arrested during a wedding performan [...]
2009-01-14 12:31:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KPAO SCUL UZ
09TASHKENT601UZBEKISTAN: NARCOTICS SEIZURES NOW REGULARLY HIGHLIGHTED IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is the first of planned regular updates about narcotics seizures publicized in the Uzbek state-controlled mass media. Emboffs have noted a substantial increase recently in the number of articles and television news reports highlighting narcotics-related arrests and seizure [...]
2009-04-29 04:52:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM PHUM KCOR ASEC TI UZ
09TASHKENT73UZBEKISTAN: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND
[...] Summary: Per reftel request, post is providing the following update on child labor in Uzbekistan. In 2008, the Government of Uzbekistan undertook legal reforms to combat the use of child labor. In January 2008, Uzbekistan adopted a new law on children's rights which clarified protections for [...]
2009-01-16 10:56:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECON ELAB EIND ETRD KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI
09TASHKENT915UZBEKISTAN: UPDATE ON TRIAL OF JOURNALIST DILMUROD SAYYIDOV
[...] (C) Summary: On June 1, the trial of journalist and Ezgulik member Dilmurod Sayyidov commenced near Samarkand. Ezgulik activist Abdurakhmon Tashanov, who is monitoring the trial, reported that there is some cause for "cautious optimism" after a motion was approved to include discussion of a p [...]
2009-06-05 12:05:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT959UZBEKISTAN: NEW ATTORNEY LICENSING EXAMINATION REDUCES
[...] (C) Summary: The newly-established Uzbekistan Chamber of Lawyers, which supplanted the Bar Association, is conducting its first round of mandatory new licensing examinations for all defense attorneys who actively practice in courts of law. Several attorneys have complained that the testing pr [...]
2009-06-11 08:34:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI KCOR UZ
09TASHKENT997UZBEKISTAN: HEAD OF ODIHR QUIETLY PLANNING VISIT AND
[...] (C) Summary: The Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ambassador in Uzbekistan, Istvan Venczel, told us that the Director of ODIHR is quietly planning to visit Tashkent and meet with high-ranking officials in July. The visit could set the stage for OSCE election monitorin [...]
2009-06-16 12:19:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM OSCE PGOV UZ
09TBILISI1005GEORGIA: SOUTH OSSETIAN REGIME CLAIMS 50,000 VOTE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Elections for the de facto South Ossetia parliament were held in South Ossetia on May 31 without any official internationally-recognized monitoring organizations taking part. De facto officials claimed to the Russian press that about 50,000 people voted, with 46 perce [...]
2009-06-01 13:57:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KBDS RU GG
09TBILISI1104GEORGIA: GOG APOLOGIZES; NON-PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) Summary: The June 15 incident at the Dighomi Police Station (reftel) resulting in the detention of 39 protesters caused few initial political ripples. Non-parliamentary leaders addressed about 500-1000 supporters in front of Parliament at roughly 7 pm the same day. Non-parliamentary l [...]
2009-06-16 13:56:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI113GEORGIA: ANOTHER STEP FORWARD - TALK SHOWS RESUME
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a hiatus, Georgian Public Broadcasting channel is now running three political talk shows, Imedi TV has one, and Rustavi TV is planning to launch one as well. Kavkasia remains predominately a platform for opposition voices and newly-licensed Maestro is now producing its [...]
2009-01-21 14:02:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1131GEORGIA: RUSSIA KEY TOPIC IN ABKHAZ POLITICS
[...] (C) Summary and comment. In seeming contradiction to recent reports of concern in Abkhazia about Russian influence (ref A),UNOMIG officials, de facto authorities, opposition journalists, and NGOs in Abkhazia told visiting poloff that Abkhaz politicians are trying to out-do each other to show [...]
2009-06-19 13:42:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1303GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT LESSONS LEARNED FROM THREE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Prologue: "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Sir Winston Churchill, Speech in November 1942 who just might well have been describing Georgian internal politics in July 2009. End Prologue. 2. [...]
2009-07-14 14:02:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1309GEORGIA: FAITH AND LANGUAGE NOT ENOUGH; GEORGIAN
[...] (U) Summary. Georgian academics, artists and journalists gathered on June 18th at the Ambassador's residence to discuss the question of Georgian identity. Though specifically not intended to be a discussion of the current political situation, contemporary and historical politics were conside [...]
2009-07-15 12:38:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG
09TBILISI1382GEORGIA: HEAD OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING RESIGNS
[...] (C) Summary: Levan Kubaneishvili's July 20 resignation from his position as Georgia's public broadcasting (GPB) general director appears to be a tacit recognition of the continuing political battles that have swirled around the station for months. He has not publicly explained his resig [...]
2009-07-30 15:05:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1427GEORGIA: ADDITIONAL PROVOCATIONS HEIGHTEN TENSION
[...] (C) Summary and comment. On August 2 Russian Border Guards set up poles in the village of Kveshi, 200 meters outside of the South Ossetian administrative boundary, as an apparent first step to establish a checkpoint; on August 3, the Russians and the poles were gone. On August 1 South Osseti [...]
2009-08-03 14:47:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1510GEORGIA: THE REMAKING OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING
[...] (C) Summary: Three seats on the public broadcasting board of trustees were filled on July 31 with remarkably little protest from within the parliament. The three men selected are generally highly respected for their objectiveness and better known for their sound academic work than for any p [...]
2009-08-07 13:55:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1528GEORGIA: NO SURPRISES IN SELECTION OF PUBLIC TV'S
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: On August 10 Georgia Public Broadcasting's (GPB) Board of Trustees elected Gia Chanturia as the new GPB General Director. Perceived as the ruling United National Movement's (UNM) candidate, Chanturia was widely expected to be selected for the position (ref A). Chanturia i [...]
2009-08-12 07:21:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1543MR. PUTIN COMES TO GEORGIA
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Russian Prime Minister Putin visited Abkhazia August 12, renewing Russia's commitment to Abkhaz "independence" and promising nearly USD 500 million in spending on military infrastructure. Abkhaz de facto "president" Bagapsh called the visit an example of the "dynamic [...]
2009-08-13 14:41:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1765GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI EXPRESSES CONCERN TO DAS
[...] (C) Summary. During her September 15 introductory call on President Saakashvili, EUR DAS Tina Kaidanow urged him to make progress on democratic reforms as a way to increase support for Georgia within the international community and shore up domestic stability, echoing earlier comments from VP [...]
2009-09-25 08:05:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL BR RU AM AZ GG
09TBILISI1962GEORGIA:COUNTERING RUSSIAN CLAIMS OF TERRORISTS IN
[...] (C) Summary: A visit to Pankisi revealed no evidence of Russian claims of increased terrorist activity in the region. Stopping in each village after reaching the gorge, CDM leader Giorgi Targamadze facilitated discussion among locals, police officials, and community leaders on the situation [...]
2009-10-30 14:49:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI2138GEORGIA: DRL A/S POSNER AND EUR DAS KADINOW HEAR
[...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the Democracy Working Group, under the auspices of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission, members of the U.S. delegation met with leading civil society representatives and opposition political leaders who expressed concerns in several areas, includ [...]
2009-12-07 13:05:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2240GEORGIA DOWNPLAYS NAURU'S RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Georgian officials downplayed the significance of Nauru's apparent December 14 recognition of Abkhazia's "independence," which Russia reportedly encouraged with an offer of $50 million to the island nation. Although officials are discussing with Australian counterpa [...]
2009-12-16 13:57:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS XM AS NR RS GG
09TBILISI2277GEORGIA: WWII MEMORIAL RELOCATION IN KUTAISI ENDS
[...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: The planned relocation of a bronze Soviet-era memorial and destruction of its backdrop took a tragic turn when the explosion designed to demolish the backdrop killed two and injured others. The memorial was removed to make way for the construction of a new parliament [...]
2009-12-23 05:32:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM RS GG
09TBILISI2280GEORGIANS PREPARED TO COMPROMISE WITH RUSSIA IN
[...] (C) Summary. The Governments of Georgia and Russia are continuing quiet talks regarding the opening of the land border crossing at Kazbegi-Larsi. Georgian FM Vashadze told the Ambassador that Georgia, Russia and Armenia will meet December 23-24 to continue the discussions begun in Yerevan in [...]
2009-12-23 13:59:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS AM RS GG
09TBILISI271GEORGIA: VP'S MUNICH SPEECH WELL RECEIVED,
[...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: Vice President Biden's speech in Munich was very well received in Georgia making front page news in Georgian papers. The Vice President's firm remarks that the United States would never recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia garnered most of the headlines. The meeting [...]
2009-02-09 11:20:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI408GEORGIA: RUMORS OF A SPRING OFFENSIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent weeks, we have detected a marked increase in comments, both public and private, that the Russians plan to invade Georgia in the spring. These rumors have started to percolate into the press, assisted by Georgian parliamentarians such as Chairman David Bakradze who expr [...]
2009-02-27 15:08:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS GG
09TBILISI559GEORGIA: BURJANADZE SUPPORTERS ARRESTED ON WEAPONS
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: At roughly 5am on March 23, a number (roughly six to eight but exact numbers are still unclear) of Nino Burjanadze's supporters were arrested on charges of buying automatic weapons. Burjanadze called the Ambassador to register her outrage and to express concern that sh [...]
2009-03-23 12:27:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI584GEORGIA: FRENCH AMBASSADOR'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: France's local Ambassador in Tbilisi Eric Fournier was remarkably blunt in his opening remarks at a local conference March 20 about current European Union policy towards Russia, as well as his own difficulties in getting his ministry in Paris to put Georgia on its pr [...]
2009-03-24 12:35:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS GG
09TBILISI792GEORGIA: OPPOSITION ENCOURAGES WOMEN PRISON RIOT
[...] (C) Summary: Over Orthodox Easter night, April 18-19, approximately 600 women prisoners rioted in Tbilisi's Women's Prison Number Five. They reportedly were upset that they were not granted pardons as part of a general Government pardon of 400 other prisoners throughout the country. Minister [...]
2009-04-24 12:03:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI795GEORGIA: OPPOSITION ERECTS MORE "CELLS," PROTESTS'
[...] (SBU) Summary: Radical opposition protests continued on April 23 and leaders called upon their dwindling supporters to maintain their presence throughout the weekend. Despite cold rain and meager numbers, the opposition continued to erect more "cells" in the areas surrounding Parliament, the [...]
2009-04-24 13:00:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI808GEORGIA: FIRST MEETING OF INCIDENT PREVENTION
[...] (C) Summary and comment. The first meeting of the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (JIPRM) was held on April 23 on the South Ossetian administrative boundary line at Ergneti. The fact the meeting occurred was a minor victory itself, and the parties agreed to hold a subsequent [...]
2009-04-28 13:00:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI809GEORGIA: PROTEST UPDATE - NO IDEAS, NO PROTESTERS,
[...] (C) Summary: Protests on Monday, April 27 which were supposed to include announcement of a new action plan consisted of no more than 1000 protesters in front of Parliament and a few more scattered at the Presidential Residence, Public Broadcasters Building, State Chancellery, and Freedom Sq [...]
2009-04-28 13:57:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI858GEORGIA: ESCALATION OF PROTESTS POSTPONED AFTER
[...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition told the press that it intends to escalate the protests by blocking major roads into Tbilisi between 4pm and 5pm local time on Tuesday, May 5. Non-parliamentary leaders intend to give President Saakashvili 72 hours to resign or else they will c [...]
2009-05-05 13:31:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI865GEORGIA: MUTINY DISRUPTS PROTESTS - FALLOUT UNCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary: The mutiny of a tank battalion at Mukhrovani base forced the non-parliamentary opposition to scratch plans for a temporary blockade of major roads leading in and out of Tbilisi from 4pm - 5pm May 5. The non-parliamentary opposition, including Irakli Alasania, responded to the m [...]
2009-05-06 14:41:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI875GEORGIA: PROTESTERS TRY TO ENTER POLICE STATION,
[...] (C) Summary: Georgian non-parliamentary opposition protests turned violent, May 6 when Giorgi Gachechiladze (a pop singer known as "Utsnobi" - "Anonymous"),his brother Levan Gachechiladze and other radical opposition leaders lead a group of protesters from Parliament to Digomi police stati [...]
2009-05-07 12:40:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI876GEORGIA: IRI FOCUS GROUPS PROVIDE INSIGHT ON
[...] (C) Summary: The International Republican Institute (IRI) ran a series of focus groups May 4-5 in Tbilisi to gauge political opinion on the ongoing opposition-led protests and domestic political environment. The groups consisted of eight people each with one group being pro-government ("pr [...]
2009-05-07 14:40:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI894GEORGIA: PROTESTS - OPPOSITION APPEARS TO STEP
[...] (C) Summary: On May 7, a day after violence erupted when opposition protesters charged a police station, non-parliamentary opposition leaders indicated a new willingness to engage in dialogue, although they did not present a united message. Irakli Alasania (Alliance) called for dialogue wi [...]
2009-05-08 13:05:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI899GEORGIA: PROTESTS: NEGOTIATIONS TO BEGIN
[...] (C) Summary: Protests continued through the weekend, bu with no major incidents. The one month anniversary of the start of the protests on Saturday, May 9 drew what might have been as many as 15,000 protesters on a beautiful sunny day. On Friday, May 8, Speaker Bakradze met with a group of [...]
2009-05-11 12:30:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI920GEORGIA: PROTESTS - NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION
[...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition's pledge to unblock the road in front of the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) was rescinded, then reinstated and finally implemented early May 14. The back and forth highlighted the now open and obvious rift within the leadership of the non-par [...]
2009-05-15 11:31:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI940GEORGIA: PROTESTS - FURTHER SIGNS OF OPPOSITION
[...] (C) Summary: A small group of protesters blocked the main road to the Tbilisi International Airport in front of the new Ministry of Internal Affairs building for about 45 minutes on May 19. Other protest leaders addressed a small crowd in front of Parliament. Salome Zourabichvili (Georgia [...]
2009-05-20 13:16:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI956GEORGIA: DASD WARLICK'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Mary Warlick, accompanied by the Ambassador, met May 8 with Deputy Foreign Minister Giga Bokeria to discuss bilateral issues and review military assistance programs. The meeting provided an opportunity for Bokeria to discuss the ongoing polit [...]
2009-05-22 10:24:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG
09TBILISI957GEORGIA PROTESTS: QUIET TALKS ONGOING - WESTERN
[...] (C) Summary: A small group of protesters locked the major roads on both sides of the river that flows through downtown Tbilisi for roughly 40 minutes May 21 prompting an angry response from motorists that was widely covered in the press. Non-parliamentary opposition rallies in Zugdidi and [...]
2009-05-22 11:19:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI982GEORGIA: CONTROVERSY OVER MAY 31 ELECTIONS IN
[...] (C) Summary and comment. On the eve of May 31 parliamentary elections in South Ossetia, controversy has erupted over the electoral system and establishment of political parties by the "de facto" administration. While Russian officials and South Ossetian "de facto" administration officials cl [...]
2009-05-29 14:10:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KBDS RU GG
09TEGUCIGALPA100CHILEAN PRESIDENT BACHELET VISITS HONDURAS
[...] (U) Amid substantial fanfare, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet made a mostly-commercial visit to Honduras designed to expand ties and cooperation between the two countries. She was accompanied by Chilean businesspeople, members of the Chilean Parliament, cultural figures, FM Alejandro Foxley [...]
2009-02-17 14:27:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD EFIN EAID KCRM KJUS PGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1103TFH01: TEGUCIGALPA/SAN JOSE AGREEMENT SIGNED
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Craig Kelly, and National Security Council Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs during an October 28-30 trip to Honduras met with President Jose Manu [...]
2009-11-03 23:56:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1121TFHO1: UPDATE ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN HONDURAS
[...] (C) Summary: This is the second in a series of cables regarding meetings held by Poloff and visiting DRL Deskoff October 13-20 to obtain a better understanding of the human rights situation in Honduras since the June 28 coup d'etat. DRL Deskoff and Poloff met with Cesar and Yani Rosenthal, own [...]
2009-11-06 21:17:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM
09TEGUCIGALPA1221TFH01: ELECTIONS SITREP 1600 HOURS
[...] (U) Summary. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) extended the closing time of polling centers from 16:00 to 17:00. Security forces used tear gas and water cannon to disperse anti-coup demonstrators in San Pedro Sula who allegedly threw rocks. A Reuters cameraman was injured in the incident [...]
2009-11-29 22:10:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1241TFH01: CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE ON RESTITUTION BEGINS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Congress began its discussion of the restoration of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya around 13:00 local time on December 2. The Executive Committee of the Congress read the relevant portions of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, the letter to the Congress from the commissi [...]
2009-12-03 00:23:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA186UPDATE ON HONDURAN ELECTIONS: NATIONAL PARTY
[...] (U) Five hundred principal delegates and 500 alternates attended the National Party's annual convention on March 14. While unity was the main theme, Mario Canahuati, a losing candidate for the party's presidential nomination, did not attend. The party re-confirmed Lobo as its Presidential can [...]
2009-03-18 14:36:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI EFIN EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA445MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT OBAMA
[...] The major locally-generated media reaction to President Obama's speech in Cairo is the following Editorial in the San Pedro Sula-based liberal newspaper, Tiempo by Billy Pena. San Pedro Sula has the largest population of people who trace their family roots to the Middle East. Begin text: [...]
2009-06-11 11:39:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL KPAO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA529HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST COUP
[...] (C) Summary: The media war over the legitimacy of the Honduran coup has taken front stage with various competing interests protesting either in support of the new regime or for the return of ousted President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. Both groups claim to be defending the constitution and the rule o [...]
2009-07-02 20:39:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPHUM ECPS PGOV SOCI DS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA532HONDURAN COUP SITREP #9 (UNCLASSIFIED) 07/03/09 AS
[...] (U) Beyond Tegucigalpa, the Honduran countryside remains largely peaceful with some isolated demonstrations on both sides of the issue. In Tegucigalpa, protests both in favor and against the regime are taking place as in past days with little incident. The pro-coup rally outside the President [...]
2009-07-03 21:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA54HONDURAS MERIDA LOA SIGNING IS BIG EVENT
[...] Summary: Honduran Minister of Security COL Jorge Rodas Gamero and Ambassador Llorens signed the first Merida Letter of Agreement in the region on January 9 amidst more fanfare than previous LOAs have ever received. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya participated in the event and made certain to shi [...]
2009-01-23 20:56:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PHUM KJUS EAID MOPS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA543HONDURAS COUP SITREP #12 07/06/2009 AS OF 1600
[...] (C) Following his attempt to land at Toncontin Airport yesterday, President Zelaya landed first in Nicaragua and finally in San Salvador. President Mauricio Funes of El Salvador held a press conference at Comalapa airport late last night with Zelaya, OAS SYG Insulza and other presidents (Kirc [...]
2009-07-07 01:03:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA584HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 2
[...] (C) Summary: The Attorney General's (AG) aggressive pursuit of corruption charges against Zelaya administration officials seemingly outweigh his consideration for the deteriorating human rights situation. While the situation is not yet dire, civil liberties have been denied, arbitrary arrest [...]
2009-07-13 18:26:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA589HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 3
[...] (C) Summary: The human rights situation in Honduran appeared to deteriorate over the weekend as two pro-Zelaya political organizers were killed, a dissident member of Congress reported that her home was raided, and 11 Venezuelan reporters were arrested and then strongly encouraged to leave th [...]
2009-07-14 00:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA592HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/14/09
[...] (U) Summary: This is the third in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ----------------------------------------- Zelaya and Micheletti Maintain Hard Lines ----------- [...]
2009-07-14 22:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA633TFHO1: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND EXPRESSION POST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The mainstream Honduran media and the de facto regime have attempted to shape international perceptions of the June 28 coup through an evident reporting bias, intimidation, the closure of media outlets, and violence. While the pressure exerted by the de facto regime on the medi [...]
2009-07-22 13:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA687TFHO1: HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 5
[...] (C) Summary: The Honduran human rights situation continues to be difficult as tensions rise in the prolonged political uncertainty. Another aggravating factor has been the presence of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the First Lady Xiomara Castro de Zelaya on opposite sides of the Honduran- [...]
2009-07-31 22:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA698TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #35 08/04/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) Approximately 500 pro-Zelaya protestors began demonstrating in Colonia Kennedy without blocking traffic. As of 10:45, the protestors were demonstrating aggressively, painting cars and marching down Blvd. Suyapa, blocking a lane of traffic. By 12:00, the protest size has grown to 1000 demo [...]
2009-08-04 22:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA707TFHO1: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND EXPRESSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The freedoms of expression and of the press in Honduras continue to be threatened as members of the de facto government intimidate and attempt to close media outlets, harass journalists, and seize the cameras of photographers and filmmakers. On an unofficial visit the UNHCR Spe [...]
2009-08-06 18:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA845TFH01: MEDIA REACTION U.S. POLICY AND OAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 21:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA849TFH01: MEDIA REACTION
[...] (U)Editorial in the San Pedro Sula-based liberal paper Tiempo (8-27-09): "The Under Secretary for Andean and Southern Affairs, Christopher McCullen, has said in Montevideo that the U.S. government will put more pressure on the de facto government because it is very important to restore the inst [...]
2009-08-28 20:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA891TFH01: JUSTICE FOR MY ENEMIES: DE FACTO GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since the June 28 forced removal of President Zelaya, the Public Ministry and the de facto regime have waged a concerted effort to discredit and intimidate Zelaya cabinet members and coup opponents through investigations of a string of alleged criminal activities. Formal investi [...]
2009-09-04 20:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA892PRO-COUP BUSINESSMAN CLAIMS LECH WALESA PLANS VISIT
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) Prominent businessman Adolfo (Fito) Facusse, who opposes the return of President Zelaya, told EconCouns on September 3 that he and others were involved in planning for a visit to Honduras by former Polish president Lech Wales [...]
2009-09-04 22:35:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PHUM PREL HO PL
09TEGUCIGALPA90SOUTHCOM COMMANDER'S HONDURAS VISIT REINFORCES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Taking place on the heels of a near constitutional crisis over the election of the Supreme Court (Ref A),the visit of SOUTHCOM Commander Admiral James Stavridis on January 29-30 could not have been better timed to reinforce our message of democracy and civilian control of the mil [...]
2009-02-10 18:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR MOPS EAID KDEM SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA957TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #60 09/23/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) Post continues to pursue confirmation from security forces on behalf of the Brazilian Charge d'Affaires that he will be permitted to re-enter his embassy if he leaves. While individual field commanders for the armed forces and police state they will allow safe passage when informed, they [...]
2009-09-24 01:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC EAIR ECON HO
09TEGUCIGALPA990TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #66 09/29/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza announced yesterday, September 28 that de facto president Micheletti had invited the OAS to bring a delegation to Honduras on October 7 with permission to send an advance team on October 2. The Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya this morning. H [...]
2009-09-29 23:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA993TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #67 09/30/2009 AS OF
[...] (C) Liberal party Congresswoman Argentina Valle told Poloff on September 29 that Congressional leaders decided to establish a commission that will examine the decree passed by the Executive Branch on September 26 that severely limited civil liberties (ref Tegucigalpa 989). Earlier on September [...]
2009-09-30 22:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TELAVIV1034NETANYAHU'S PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS SPARK POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's cabinet on May 3 approved the 2009-2010 budget framework that seeks to shrink Israel's annual budget deficit in part through cuts in expected expenditures. Details on those cuts were released later in the week, sparking the first major politi [...]
2009-05-08 16:06:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV104GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 14, 1200
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Operation Cast Lead continues with IDF troops moving forward, very slowly, towards the center of Gaza City as talks over a ceasefire, and its terms, continue. Approximately 20 rockets landed in southern Israel overnight, although there were no reports of any damage. Two rocke [...]
2009-01-14 10:26:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER EAID EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS CASC KWBG
09TELAVIV1058ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Pope Benedict XVI in Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that PM Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to promise during his meeting with President Obama at the White House on Monday that Israel will remove all r [...]
2009-05-13 10:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1073ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Mideast 3. Israel-South Africa Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that a Qsenior AmericanQ conveyed a message to PM Benjamin Netanyahu demanding that Israel not surprise the U.S. with [...]
2009-05-14 14:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1098ISRAEL: A PROMISED LAND FOR ORGANIZED CRIME?
[...] (SBU) Organized crime (OC) has longstanding roots in Israel, but in recent years there has been a sharp increase in the reach and impact of OC networks. In seeking a competitive advantage in such lucrative trades as narcotics and prostitution, Israeli crime groups have demonstrated their abil [...]
2009-05-15 14:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS SNAR CMGT KFRD KCOR KCRM KTIP PINR IS
09TELAVIV1115ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 10:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1124ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 10:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1149ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that PM Benjamin Netanyahu told his Likud party's Knesset faction yesterday, following a stormy debate on the outposts, that coordination with Washington over the Iranian [...]
2009-05-26 10:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV116ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 11:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1171ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast: ------------ Block Quotes: ------------- I. "How We Beat Obama" Senior op-ed writer Akiva Eldar commented in the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz (6/1): "Let's agree that Obama in his naivete really has become preoccupied with inconsequential matters, such as a handful o [...]
2009-06-01 10:52:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV12ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-05 11:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1209ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 10:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1216ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-05 11:09:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1262ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz quoted sources close to PM Benjamin Netanyahu as saying that he will announce in his foreign policy speech scheduled for Sunday the adoption of the Roadmap and the "two-state solut [...]
2009-06-11 09:59:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1295NETANYAHU'S "BAR ILAN ADDRESS" REFLECTS EMERGING
[...] (C) Summary. PM Netanyahu's June 14 speech was a balancing act to deal with widely-perceived U.S. pressure without causing the collapse of his coalition. By announcing his acceptance of a demilitarized Palestinian state beside Israel, Netanyahu moved to the center and embraced positions sup [...]
2009-06-15 13:25:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1305ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] PM Netanyahu's Speech 2. Iran I. "Walking Between the Raindrops" Yossi Alper, a member of the Peace and Security Council and a regular contributor to the conservative independent Jerusalem Post wrote6/16): "At the end of the day, another right-wing leader, steeped in Revisionist ideol [...]
2009-06-16 13:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV138ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast Summary: -------- Veteran journalist Eitan Haber wrote on page one of the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot: "[And] we,in our little corner, in the Middle East, in Israel, are tensely waiting to see whether you will continue the tradition of American presidents of the pas [...]
2009-01-20 12:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV15GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 5, 16:00
[...] (S) Summary: IDF ground operations continued January 5 with heavy artillery fire and troop advances on Gaza City. After bisecting the Gaza Strip, IDF ground forces are methodically closing in on Gaza City. IDF leadership describes a "root canal" ground operation aimed at preventing rocket fi [...]
2009-01-05 17:03:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNKWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID ASEC IS
09TELAVIV1510ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post and Israel Radio reported that yesterday State Department Spokesman Ian Kelly dismissed as QinaccurateQ a report published in an Israeli media outlet [Yediot] that Israe [...]
2009-07-09 11:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1564ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (lead story in HaQaretz) reported that yesterday, in a policy address to the Council of Foreign Relations, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gave Iran an ultimatum to ac [...]
2009-07-16 14:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1632ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 11:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1688PM A/S SHAPIRO'S JULY 22-23 VISIT TO ISRAEL
[...] (S) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro met with a number of GOI officials on July 22-23 to stress the importance of the U.S.-Israeli political-military relationship, and to discuss among other issues Israel's Qualitative Military Edge (QME). GOI interlocutors [...]
2009-07-30 10:23:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG CH IR SA LE IS
09TELAVIV1710ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yesterday all media reported that on Friday Saudi Arabia sharply rejected American calls for gestures toward Israel. The Jerusalem Post noted that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who a [...]
2009-08-03 10:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1732ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mieast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Iran ------------------------ Key stories in the media ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that Washington issued another diplomatic protest over Israeli conduct in East Jerusalem on Monday, its second in as many weeks. Assistant Sec [...]
2009-08-05 10:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1824ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 11:52:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1832ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 09:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1841ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted a senior Israeli diplomatic source as saying yesterday that U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell is well aware that the Netanyahu government has [...]
2009-08-19 10:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1873ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 10:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1893ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On August 30, The Jerusalem Post reported that, following the Jerusalem Post/Rafi Smith poll published on Friday, left-wing parties have lamented President ObamaQs unpopularity. Media qu [...]
2009-08-31 10:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1925ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 09:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV193ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 11:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV206ISRAELI THINKING ON LEBANON ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: From January 1-10, Poloff and visiting NEA Lebanon desk officer Matthew Irwin discussed Lebanon in meetings with Israeli MFA, MOD, and NSC officials, as well as local academics and journalists. Overall the meetings confirmed that Israel shares the goal of supporting Lebanese mod [...]
2009-01-23 16:42:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER LE SY IR IS
09TELAVIV2061ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Goldstone Report 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that at the conclusion of their meetings yesterday, U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell and PM Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to meet again to [...]
2009-09-17 11:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2080SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 06:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2089ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Benjamin Netanyahu, PA President Mahmoud Abbas, and President Barack Obama will meet this week, despite U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell's [...]
2009-09-21 10:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2101ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media viewed President ObamaQs QcoldQ announcement after his meeting yesterday with PM Benjamin Netanyahu and PA President Mahmoud Abbas at New YorkQs Waldorf Astoria Hotel as a sign of [...]
2009-09-23 10:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2105ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-24 12:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2118ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the speech delivered by PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) yesterday. The PM blasted IranQs nuclear program and the welcome Presi [...]
2009-09-25 10:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2126ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that, two days before the opening of talks between Iranian and U.S. officials, the Islamic Republic carried out a test launch of long-range missiles capable of reaching I [...]
2009-09-29 11:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2168ARAD COMMENTS ON SILWAN DINNER, ASSURES USG OF GOI
[...] (C) On September 30, Embassy heard from NGO and Consulate General Jerusalem colleagues that Elad, a right wing religious Zionist group dedicated to asserting Jewish claims to Jerusalem was hosting a tunnel opening ceremony and dinner that evening at a new tunnel site. According to these rep [...]
2009-10-01 14:51:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV221ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-26 11:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2230SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel-Turkey Relations 3. Israel-NATO Cooperation ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that yesterday, in his opening speech to the KnessetQs winter session, PM Benjamin Netanyahu blasted the Qtwisted repor [...]
2009-10-13 10:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2254SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel-Turkey Relations 3. Iran 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that Jewish Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL),an associate of President Obama, is likely to become the United St [...]
2009-10-14 13:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2270SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel-Turkey Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot (Shimon Shiffer) reported that, following the failure in obtaining a settlement construction freeze and Arab gestures towards Israel, the U.S. administration is dr [...]
2009-10-15 10:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV23ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-06 11:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2310SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that President Shimon PeresQ Facing Tomorrow Conference will open in Jerusalem tonight. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, an [...]
2009-10-20 10:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2318SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 06:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2357ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 10:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2376ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to arrive in Israel on Saturday after preparatory talks by U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace Senator George Mit [...]
2009-10-28 12:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2415ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 10:32:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2431SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast: ------------ Block Quotes: ------------- I. QMofaz in the Footsteps of Sharon Senior commentator Ari Shavit wrote in the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz (11/5): Q[Former Defense Minister Shaul] Mofaz's basic assumptions are those of [Ariel] Sharon: On one hand, at this p [...]
2009-11-05 14:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2479ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Muslim-Americans ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz published the results of a survey conducted over the past days among Israelis by Dialog: - The majority of the public -- 57% -- supports t [...]
2009-11-13 11:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2499ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that yesterday the Jerusalem Municipal Planning Committee approved a plan to build 900 housing units in the cityQs southeastern neighborhood of Gilo. Leading media repor [...]
2009-11-18 11:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2567ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 11:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2604SETTLEMENT FREEZE: YEDIOTH REPORT ON IDF CONCERNS REGARDING
[...] (U) Influential journalist Alex Fishman, lead military correspondent for Yedioth Ahronoth, published an article on Friday, December 4 (Note: this is the equivalent to the Sunday paper) in which he conveyed IDF concerns about the extent of GOI political support for IDF efforts to uphold the law [...]
2009-12-04 11:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2617SETTLEMENT FREEZE: YEDIOTH REPORT ON IDF CONCERNS REGARDING
[...] (U) Influential journalist Alex Fishman, lead military correspondent for Yedioth Ahronoth, published an article on Friday, December 4 (Note: this is the equivalent to the Sunday paper) in which he conveyed IDF concerns about the extent of GOI political support for IDF efforts to uphold the law [...]
2009-12-04 12:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2670ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Afghanistan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that the QGolan Heights and Jerusalem Referendum BillQ is expected to return to the Knesset plenum for a key vote, after a late-nig [...]
2009-12-09 11:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2679ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran/President Obama 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that last night thousands (over 30,000, according to major media outlets) of settlers and right-wing sympathizers rallied near PM Benjamin NetanyahuQs off [...]
2009-12-10 10:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2694ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] President ObamaQs Nobel Speech 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Hayom bannered President ObamaQs statement in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech in Oslo yesterday endorsing the concept of Qjust war.Q Yediot headlined: QP [...]
2009-12-11 11:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2720ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-16 11:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2823ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Anti-Terrorism Efforts ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that the White House made clear in a statement yesterday (http:// www.whitehouse.gov / the-press-office / statement-white-house-press-secretary-robe [...]
2009-12-29 11:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV29GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 6, 1800
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Israel continues to press forward intensely with Operation Cast Lead while Israeli officials rebuff diplomatic entreaties to enter into a short-term cease-fire with Hamas that would restore the status quo ante. Prime Minister Olmert reiterated Israel's demands that Hamas ceas [...]
2009-01-06 16:55:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PREF PINR KWBG PINS MOPS IS LE EG
09TELAVIV313ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Israeli Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience of new immigrants in Tel Aviv: QIf you vote for another party, the Likud will be weakened, but if you [...]
2009-02-05 11:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV33ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 12:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV334ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Israeli Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All print media led with the last election polls: Kadima trails behind Likud by one to three Knesset seats; a swelling Yisrael Beiteinu comes in third, ahead of and the Labor P [...]
2009-02-06 11:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV398ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Mideast 3. Iran 4. Aftermath of Israeli Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Ehud Olmert is convening the diplomatic-security cabinet today to discuss the release of Gila [...]
2009-02-18 12:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV4ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-02 11:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV431ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Aftermath of Israeli Elections 3. Iran 4. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with last nightQs fruitless meeting between Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu and Kadima chair Tzipi Livni. [...]
2009-02-23 11:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV437 COORDINATING THE GAZA EVACUATION: TEL AVIV'S ACCOUNT
[...] SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv coordinated a multinational evacuation from the Gaza Strip during 19-22 Jan 2009. More than 500 foreign nationals, representing citizens from 36 countries, were successfully evacuated. Among them were over 150 American citizens and their immediate family member [...]
2009-02-24 07:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CMGT PINS PREL IS
09TELAVIV45ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 14:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV483ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 12:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV517SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 06:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV69ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-12 13:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV695ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the 1,478 convention delegates of the divided Labor Party will come together this afternoon in Tel Aviv to decide whether to join PM-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's [...]
2009-03-24 11:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV700ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 10:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV730ISRAELI VIEW OF HAMAS IN GAZA: UNDER PRESSURE,
[...] (C) A senior Israeli journalist with close ties to Defense Minister Barak and the IDF offered PolCouns March 27 what he described as the security establishment's assessment of Hamas' situation in Gaza. Far from the big political boost they anticipated following Operation Cast Lead, Hamas fee [...]
2009-03-27 14:36:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV EAID KWBG IS
09TELAVIV734ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Afghanistan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz and other media reported that PM-designate Benjamin Netanyahu met last night with a handful of close associates to discuss ministerial postings, a move he hopes will ward of [...]
2009-03-30 10:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV80GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 12, 1700 HRS
[...] (SBU) As of 17:00 local on January 12, 97 truckloads of humanitarian goods had transited Kerem Shalom crossing (63 truckloads of food, 1 of medical equipment, and 33 of other goods). An additional 27 truckloads of grain passed through the Karni crossing, which was open this afternoon; Karni is [...]
2009-01-12 18:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV842ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend the media highlighted the tension between Egypt and Hizbullah. The media cited EgyptQs claim that Hizbullah sought President Hosni MubarakQs [...]
2009-04-13 12:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV92ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-13 11:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV953ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Iran 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted President Obama as saying on IsraelQs 61st birthday that the U.S. bond with Israel is Qas unshakable as ever as both nations pursue p [...]
2009-04-30 09:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09THEHAGUE543AMBASSADOR DAALDER PRESSES DUTCH TO STAY THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Ivo Daalder, argued for the extension of the Netherlands, military deployment and aid to Afghanistan beyond 2010 during high-level meetings, a speech, press interviews, and a reception in The Hague on September 3, 2009. This cable cove [...]
2009-09-10 14:35:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO NL AF
09THESSALONIKI13THESSALONIKI: AMCIT JOURNALIST LIGHTLY INJURED IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 14:56:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIEDCASC GR CY
09THESSALONIKI14THESSALONIKI: AMCIT JOURNALIST LIGHTLY INJURED IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 15:02:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIEDCASC GR CY
09THESSALONIKI16THESSALONIKI: NORTHERN NOTES - MARCH 2009
[...] (U) On March 9, the President of the Exporters Association of Northern Greece Vassilis Thomaidis stated that local businesses have implemented reduced work hours in order to avoid substantial lay-offs. On March 17, Alumil S.A. President Giorgos Milonas announced that employees in his company [...]
2009-04-04 13:37:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU MK
09THESSALONIKI24THESSALONIKI: GREECE IMPLEMENTING PROMISED MEASURES FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Greek Government continues to implement several measures it announced in February 2007 (Ref A) aimed at addressing concerns of the Turkophone Muslim minority in Thrace, northeastern Greece. While the GoG has made progress in hiring imams and cancelling taxes on Musli [...]
2009-04-27 10:16:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV SOCI GR TU
09THESSALONIKI31NORTHERN NOTES
[...] (SBU)In the June Euro-parliament elections, the governing center-right New Democracy party suffered its biggest losses ever in the traditional stronghold of northern Greece, declining by more than 10% since the last Euro-elections of 2004. Commentators attributed the result to rising popularit [...]
2009-07-02 12:42:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR
09THESSALONIKI4NORTHERN NOTES - JANUARY 2009
[...] Since January 20, farmers around Greece have kept national roads blocked in protest against the low prices they receive for their produce and their high production costs. In Northern Greece, farmers have also blocked the borders with Bulgaria and Turkey. Their actions infuriated truck dr [...]
2009-02-05 13:29:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EIND ODIP OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR
09THESSALONIKI47NORTHERN NOTES OCTOBER 2009
[...] (U) Winner of this month's Greek national election PASOK (Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement) made substantial gains in traditionally conservative Northern Greece, too. In Thrace, the two current Muslim MPs were re-elected with PASOK, while the decision by the far-right LAOS leader Georgios K [...]
2009-11-06 16:13:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR
09TIRANA17 GOA ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE CRITICAL NEWSPAPER
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the latest move to muzzle critical voices, police forces have surrounded the offices of the small daily paper Tema and have prevented Tema's staff from entering the premises for the past four days, despite a Tirana court's January 6 ruling that Tema may remain in its offices. [...]
2009-01-13 06:42:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL AL
09TIRANA197GERDEC TRIAL DATE SET; BERISHA AND MEDIU FORM
[...] (C) Summary. On March 25, the Albanian Supreme Court announced that the trial against former Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu will begin May 4. The day before, Mediu filed his own charges against Prosecutor General Ina Rama and lead investigator in the Gerdec case Sokol Stojani. Prime Minister [...]
2009-04-01 13:36:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PARM KCOR KJUS KDEM AL
09TIRANA453THE CENTER OF POWER ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT
[...] (C) Although the outcome of the elections on June 28 are still uncertain and the next government lineup may not come into focus until September, certain leadership styles are likely to reign in the next government regardless of the outcome. And regardless of which party forms the next governm [...]
2009-07-08 07:03:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL PINR AL
09TIRANA480MEICO AND ARMS DEALS IN ALBANIA
[...] (C) Summary. Due to its involvement in the Gerdec tragedy and revealed arms scandals, the image of Albania's Military Export-Import Company (MEICO) suffered a significant blow last year. As result, MEICO Director Granit Leka claims that arms sales from Albania have virtually dried up, although [...]
2009-07-15 14:46:00Embassy TiranaSECRETPGOV PARM KCOR AL
09TIRANA552CRIMINALS MAKING THE LAWS IN ALBANIA'S PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) Despite the relative calm on Election Day, it has very much come to our attention that there is a strong undercurrent of people tied to organized crime that participated and/or were involved in possibly manipulating the June 28 elections. The three major parties, the Democratic Party (DP) [...]
2009-08-13 13:53:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KCRM ASEC PHUM PREL AL
09TIRANA585ECONOMY STILL GROWING, BUT CAUTION IS KEY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Against all odds, the consensus view among economists is that the Albanian economy will post positive growth for 2009. Although the GOA's projection of 4.8 percent growth for 2009 is almost certainly too high, Ministry of Finance economists privately say that the economy will n [...]
2009-08-28 15:25:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PGOV AL
09TOKYO1080 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 22:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1084 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 07:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1090JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 05:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1097JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/09
[...] Aiming at a fraternal society based on the independence and dignity of individuals; compiling budgets under the leadership of lawmakers; reforming the civil servant system, including a total ban on amakudari (the practice of senior bureaucrats landing postretirement jobs at entities related to [...]
2009-05-15 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1160 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/21/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-21 07:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1184 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 07:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1224JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/01/09
[...] Top headlines 2. Editorials 3. Prime Minister's weekend schedule (Nikkei) North Korea problem: 4. U.S. high-level delegation led by Deputy Secretary of State Steinberg starts 4-nation tour of Japan, ROK, China and Russia, focusing on North Korea issues (Yomiuri) 5. Large U.S. delegat [...]
2009-06-01 00:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1230JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/02/09
[...] He said: "Let us take on the big challenge posed by various issues with Democratic governments both in Japan and the United States," calling for strengthening bilateral relations while also indicating a strong motivation toward a change of government. On the North Korea issue, Hatoyama pointe [...]
2009-06-02 04:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1270 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-07 22:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1281 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-08 21:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1289 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 07:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1312TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers led with Prime Minister Aso's press conference on Wednesday, during which he revealed Japan's plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. The papers also gave front-page play to the agreement reached on Wednesday am [...]
2009-06-11 01:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1317 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-11 07:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1357 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 21:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1405 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/22/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 21:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1422TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Wednesday morning included questionable corporate donations received by Finance Minister Yosano. 2. "'Democracy' Is Tested in Iran" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (6/24): "Political confrontation [between reformists and conservatives] is developing int [...]
2009-06-24 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1424 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-24 07:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1427JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 00:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1536ASO WEAKENED FURTHER BY INDECISION ON CABINET,
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Aso's decision July 1 to make just two minor adjustments to his Cabinet and leave other portfolios and party executive positions unchanged has touched off a new round of criticism over his inability to exercise decisive leadership. Media reports cite his failure [...]
2009-07-06 08:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1558 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 21:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1589U.S.-JAPAN WORKSHOP PROMOTES COLLABORATION TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Tokyo, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and others hosted a workshop July 8 to promote better U.S.-Japan collaboration in cancer clinical trials. Nearly one hundred participants from academia, industry, government, and the media discussed how to strengthen capaciti [...]
2009-07-13 08:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KSTH ECON PGOV SOCI CASC JA
09TOKYO1620JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/16/09
[...]The authorized number of special advisors is up to three. However, Hamada will only appoint Morimoto. The special advisor attends meetings of a defense council (chaired by the defense minister) to be established anew as a non-permanent staff serving the minister to ensure political leadershi [...]
2009-07-16 05:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1676MOVING FROM 3 TO 2 NUCLEAR PRINCIPLES IN JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: The recent disclosure of a "secret" agreement between the United States and Japan dating from the 1960s has caused a media and political stir on the continued relevance of Japan's "Three Non-nuclear Principles." Former Vice Foreign Minister Ryohei Murata, who served as VFM from [...]
2009-07-24 05:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA MNUC PREL
09TOKYO1689 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-26 21:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1693JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 00:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1769 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 07:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1788JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 00:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1790TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON'S VISIT TO
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers led with yesterday's surprise visit to North Korea by former President Bill Clinton and his meeting with DPRK leader Kim Jong Il. 2. "Main Principle of Denuclearization Must Not Be Compromised" The conservative Sankei editorialized (8/5): "Concern [...]
2009-08-05 04:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1792 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 21:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1793JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 00:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1797TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON'S VISIT TO
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the arrival of the two freed American journalists at an airport near Los Angeles on Wednesday. 2. "Developments Following Journalists' Release" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/6): "Although there might be moves to [...]
2009-08-06 05:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1800JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-07 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1813 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-09 21:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1834JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-12 00:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1839 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-12 06:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1842HIGH HOPES IN JAPAN FOR OBAMA,S NUCLEAR-FREE WORLD
[...] (C) Summary: Every year on the occasion of the August 6 and 9 anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagaki atomic bombings, Japanese media give extensive coverage to the anti-nuclear weapons movement and suffering of radiation victims. This year's coverage, however, differed markedly from that o [...]
2009-08-12 21:39:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA MNUC PREL
09TOKYO1847 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 07:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1863TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S. ECONOMY AND NORTH KOREA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories on Friday morning included North Korea's release on Thursday of a South Korean worker it had detained since March. 2. "Resilience of U.S. Economy Remains Weak" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (8/14): "The view has become prevalent in financial mar [...]
2009-08-14 03:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1890TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
[...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers published on Monday morning due to a press holiday. Broadcasters reported over the weekend on the first death from H1N1 influenza virus in Japan. 2. "U.S. Not Relaxing Sanctions on North Korea" The liberal Asahi wrote from Washington (8/15): "The U.S. is sh [...]
2009-08-17 05:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1917 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/19/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 06:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1921JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 00:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1926 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 07:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1959 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 05:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1983JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 23:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1995AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S INTER-AGENCY MEETING WITH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On August 25, GOJ officials led by MOFA Asia DG Akitaka Saiki and Ambassador Philip Goldberg discussed UNSCR 1874 implementation and issues related to the DPRK's nuclear and missile programs. JapaQe officials said they are happy with the current level of coordination between the [...]
2009-08-31 02:51:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL JA KN PARM KNSD UNSC
09TOKYO1996AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S AUGUST 25 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR GENERAL UMEMOTO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 03:00:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM UNSC KN JA
09TOKYO2066 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 21:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2088 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 21:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2118JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 00:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2177PROFILE OF NEW HATOYAMA CABINET
[...] (C) Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Yukio Hatoyama was elected the 93rd Prime Minister of Japan on September 16, succeeding Taro Aso, who resigned with his cabinet earlier the same day. Hatoyama then introduced his new 17-member Cabinet. Stacked with current and former Democratic P [...]
2009-09-17 21:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON KPAO JA
09TOKYO2197EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY KURT CAMPBELL'S MEETING
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell met with Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Director General (DG) of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Akitaka Saiki at the latter's Tokyo office on September 18. DG Saiki praised [...]
2009-09-21 21:28:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV JA PINR KS KN
09TOKYO2234TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN SUMMIT IN NEW YORK
[...] All media outlets gave top coverage to the Hatoyama-Obama summit, remarking the two leaders reaffirmed a commitment to strengthening the bilateral alliance. Both print and broadcast media noted the President and Prime Minister did not discuss controversial issues facing the bilateral alliance [...]
2009-09-24 21:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2237TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN SUMMIT IN NEW YORK
[...] All media outlets gave top coverage to the Hatoyama-Obama summit, remarking the two leaders reaffirmed a commitment to strengthening the bilateral alliance. Both print and broadcast media noted the President and Prime Minister did not discuss controversial issues facing the bilateral alliance [...]
2009-09-24 22:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2278JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-04 23:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2327MOFA PONDERS NEXT STEPS ON AFGHANISTAN ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) In an October 5 meeting with Embassy Political Minister-Counselor and Poloff, MOFA Middle Eastern and African Affairs Director General Toshiro Suzuki discussed possible next steps in Afghanistan assistance. MOFA is weighing three questions in that regard: 1) How to further the expansion o [...]
2009-10-07 05:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR AF JA
09TOKYO2397THE DPJ ADMINISTRATION'S EMERGING GOVERNING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) promised to bring change to Japan. Since taking control of the government last month, cabinet members have announced big policy changes. The new government has proposed and created new organizations and decision-making mechanisms with the ai [...]
2009-10-18 21:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR JA
09TOKYO2407 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-19 23:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2510JAPAN'S 2009 FREEDOM DEFENDER NOMINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 00:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM JA
09TOKYO2632 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-14 00:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2697 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 23:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2822AMBASSADOR ROOS'S MEETING WITH MINISTER MAEHARA
[...] (S/NF) Summary: During a one-hour meeting, Minister Maehara outlined the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) government's plan to ultimately accept the existing Futenma relocation plan, with or without the support of its coalition partners. Maehara cautioned that his government must first pass t [...]
2009-12-10 05:10:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV PINR JA
09TOKYO2862FORTY THREE DAYS AT THE AIRPORT AND COUNTING
[...] (U) Terminal One in Tokyo's Narita has become the world headquarters of Chinese economist, scholar, freelance journalist and human rights and anti-corruption activist Zhenghu Feng's battle to be allowed to return to China. In a waiting area immediately before immigration, camped out on some c [...]
2009-12-15 04:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM JA
09TOKYO30 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO349 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-16 19:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO351 SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION OF THE DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-16 23:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO469 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03//09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO504 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-05 22:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO539TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TIBET
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories on Wednesday morning included yesterday's press conference by DPJ President Ozawa, in which he apologized for the alleged illegal corporate donation scandal involving his top aide. 2. "Human Rights Neglected in Tibet over Half Century" On the 50th anniver [...]
2009-03-11 06:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO540TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TIBET
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories on Wednesday morning included yesterday's press conference by DPJ President Ozawa, in which he apologized for the alleged illegal corporate donation scandal involving his top aide. 2. "Human Rights Neglected in Tibet over Half Century" On the 50th anniversa [...]
2009-03-11 06:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO566JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO599JAPAN-IRAN: VISIT OF DIRECTOR GENERAL TO TOKYO;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for East Asia and Oceania Nematollah Izadi visited Tokyo March 9-12 for semi-annual Director General-level meetings. His discussions with counterpart Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Toshiro Suzuki and Deputy Minister [...]
2009-03-18 08:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR CASC AF IR JA
09TOKYO602GREENPEACE RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN CASE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Greenpeace International representatives met EMIN and EST Chief March 18 to express concern about the case of two Greenpeace Japan activists arrested in 2008. The Greenpeace representatives said the case raises human rights concerns regarding freedom of expression and claimed [...]
2009-03-18 08:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EFIS IWC PHUM JA
09TOKYO626TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK DETENTION OF
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included the compilation of a new set of pump-priming measures by the ruling coalition, including 300 billion yen in additional government spending for creating jobs. 2. "New Source of Dispute" On the detention of two Asian-American female journal [...]
2009-03-20 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO668 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 08:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO670TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-DPRK RELATIONS
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers led with the formal indictment pressed against the top aide to DPJ President Ozawa for allegedly violating the Political Funds Control Law by receiving illegal corporate donations from a general contractor. 2. "Negotiations to Be Prolonged over Rel [...]
2009-03-25 23:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO849 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 06:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO860 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/15/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 07:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO875 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 07:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO903 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO907ANTI-SEMITISM IN JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Japanese anti-Semitism may be the ultimate oxymoron since Japan is a Shintoist/Buddhist society with virtually no Jewish minority and no history of discrimination against Jews as an ethnic or religious group. However, anti-Semitic attitudes and anti-Jewish conspiracy theories are [...]
2009-04-20 23:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO JA
09TOKYO995CHARGE'S MEETING WITH DFM SASAE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Kenichiro Sasae April 27 to discuss North Korea, Iran, China, and the recently concluded U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral Strategic Dialogue. Sasae stressed the importance of taking a balanced approach to North Korea. On I [...]
2009-04-29 08:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL CH JA IR ID KN RS
09TRIPOLI100UN SEEKS USG ASSISTANCE FOR LIBYAN DE-MINING PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN experts, based on consultations with GOL officials and preliminary review of Libyan minefield maps, estimate that there are 16 million landmines in the Ouzou Strip along the Chadian border and along the Libyan-Egyptian border to the east. In addition, unexploded ordinance from Wo [...]
2009-02-04 10:16:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KHDP LY CD EG
09TRIPOLI1021HRW RELEASES REPORT FROM TRIPOLI AT LIVELY MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-20 14:50:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPHUM PGOV PREL LY
09TRIPOLI186BASIC PEOPLE'S CONGRESSES DEBATE WEALTH DISTRIBUTION AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 11:53:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ECON ENGR LY
09TRIPOLI31SENIOR REGIME FIGURES AMBIVALENT ABOUT U.S.-LIBYA RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: MFA A/S-equivalent for the Americas Ahmed Fituri recently expressed concern that Libya would miss a key window of opportunity for expanded cooperation and engagement with the U.S. because of limited human capacity and decision-making ability within the government and regime elites' lin [...]
2009-01-15 07:06:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MASS MARR LY
09TRIPOLI359STATE MEDIA PULLS THE PLUG ON SAIF AL-ISLAM'S SATELLITE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-29 16:29:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KMDR SOCI LY
09TUNIS10TUNISIA: DEMONSTRATIONS SPREAD AS ANGER GROWS
[...] (C) Popular anger over the Israeli military operations in Gaza continues to increase, especially as civilian casualties mount. This sentiment is both fueled by, and reflected in, local media coverage. Impromptu demonstrations have proliferated. Most have been quickly dispersed by the police [...]
2009-01-07 17:55:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KPAO TS
09TUNIS14TUNISIAN "STREET" VENTS ANGER OVER GAZA
[...] (C) Anger in the Tunisian "street" continues to increase over civilian casualties in Gaza, and the GOT is taking measures to show that it is not out of step. President Ben Ali again expressed solidarity with the people of Gaza, and was credited with identifying with their plight in a key Frid [...]
2009-01-09 18:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL TS
09TUNIS140TUNISIAN MFA, OPPOSITION GROUPS CONDEMN ICC
[...] (C) Following the International Criminal Court's (ICC's)decision to issue an arrest warrant for the President of Sudan for war crimes, the GOT, opposition parties, and the press have mostly denounced the ICC's decision. The reactions incorporate some anti-American rhetoric and call for simi [...]
2009-03-10 16:43:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM TS
09TUNIS174TUNISIA ANGRY OVER FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER'S
[...] (C) An interview of French Foreign Minister Kouchner in the French-language magazine Jeune Afrique has provoked an angry response from the GOT, which took offense at his assessment of Tunisia's record on democracy and human rights. Kouchner critiqued the human rights situation before praisi [...]
2009-03-26 16:57:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS2GAZA: TUNISIAN REACTIONS INTENSIFYING
[...] (C) The Tunisian reaction against the continued Israeli air strikes in Gaza is becoming stronger. In separate statements, Ben Ali called for an immediate end to the aggression against the Palestinian people in his New Year's speech, and the Chamber of Advisors condemned the raids as "crimes [...]
2009-01-02 17:38:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL TS
09TUNIS205ACTIVISTS FACE MOUNTING PRESSURE AS ELECTIONS DRAW
[...] (C) With presidential and legislative elections a little more than six months away, a number of opposition parties say they are under increasing pressure from the GOT. The opposition at-Tajdid (Renewal) party says the latest issue of its Arabic-monthly Attariq al-Jadd was seized by the gove [...]
2009-04-03 10:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS226SCENSETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL TO
[...] (C) Senator Mitchell, my team and I look forward to working with you during your visit to Tunis. President Ben Ali and Foreign Minister Abdallah are pleased that you have included Tunisia on your itinerary and look forward to hearing first-hand your assessment of prospects for Israeli-Palesti [...]
2009-04-10 11:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL KPAL ASCH OFDP TS
09TUNIS268THEN AND NOW: HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM IN TUNISIA
[...] (C) The GOT frequently tells US Government representatives that it plans to expand freedom and human rights, but that progress must be made "step by step." The question is: just how many steps has the GOT taken over the last decade? In an effort to evaluate the situation then and now, this [...]
2009-04-28 16:12:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS278TUNISIANS POSITIVE ON OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST
[...] (C) During meetings with a cross-section of society, Tunisians said they had high hopes for the Obama Administration, but were still waiting for concrete steps implementing President Obama's vision. Government officials, opposition parties and activists alike reacted favorably to Obama's sp [...]
2009-05-07 16:32:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KPAL KPAO TS
09TUNIS287JOURNALIST UNION LEADER COMES UNDER PRESSURE
[...] (C) The leadership of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT),the only legal journalists union, came under GOT pressure shortly after releasing the union's annual report on press freedom in Tunisia. SNJT President Neji Bghouri reportedly tried for over an hour to present the [...]
2009-05-13 10:15:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS289TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE RECEPTION BANNED
[...] (C) On May 15, security forces prevented the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) from holding its annual reception commemorating its anniversary. Several Embassies, including the US, French, Belgian, and Italian Embassies received phone calls from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noting that [...]
2009-05-13 17:38:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS309FROM ELECTIONS TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS: THE GOT
[...] (C) On May 19, Foreign Minister Abdallah hosted a briefing by GOT officials for Ambassadors on the impact of the economic crisis on Tunisia, the upcoming elections, H1N1 flu, and other issues. On the economic crisis, Central Bank Governor Baccar said the government's key concern is the drop i [...]
2009-05-20 16:36:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON TS
09TUNIS41TUNISIANS ANGRY BUT ORDERLY OVER GAZA
[...] (C) Tunisian protests about the situation in Gaza continue daily, including one in front of the US Embassy on January 16. The protests, which have varied in size and scale, have not generally been anti-American in focus. One opposition party has met with the Ambassador to discuss its conce [...]
2009-01-16 17:52:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS50NOMINATIONS: FY-08 MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 16:52:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPMI PPAO TS
09TUNIS51TUNISIANS WELCOME INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT OBAMA
[...] (C) Over 200 people attended a reception hosted by the Ambassador to view the inauguration of Barack Obama. Reactions to President Obama's inauguration and speech have been overwhelmingly positive, including in most local media. One Tunisian characterized the President's speech as "genuine" an [...]
2009-01-21 16:59:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TS
09TUNIS557TUNISIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION THREE MONTH COUNTDOWN
[...] (C) Tunisian Presidential and Legislative elections (Chamber of Deputies) are scheduled for October 25. The outcome of the Presidential election is a foregone conclusion, and issimply a question of how large a win the GOT will declare for President Ben Ali. The President was been collecting [...]
2009-08-07 18:14:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TS
09TUNIS61GOT IMPEDES TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE MEETING
[...] (C) On January 23, the GOT prevented Abdelhamid Amine, Secretary General of the newly formed Organization for Coordination between Human Rights Leagues in the Maghreb from entering Tunisia. The following day, security forces blocked the meeting Amine had been invited to attend with the Tuni [...]
2009-01-27 16:45:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS626TUNISIA: RULING PARTY HIJACKS PRESS SYNDICATE
[...] (C) A pro-government faction within the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) held an alternate special congress and elected a "new leadership" August 15 which immediately issued a statement supporting President Ben Ali's candidacy in the upcoming October elections. Independent un [...]
2009-08-27 15:01:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB PHUM PREL TS
09TUNIS64TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS FACE CHOICE BETWEEN
[...] (C) Since the beginning of the year, several journalists have reported that they are under increased pressure to toe the party line because 2009 is a presidential election year in Tunisia. Despite being faced with threats of physical violence, incarceration or unemployment many journalists h [...]
2009-01-30 17:38:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS644CODEL MEEKS DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) During their August 27-30 visit to Tunisia, CODEL Meeks (led by Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY),including Representatives Mel Watt (D-NC),Jack Kingston (R-GA),Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX),and Marcia Fudge (D-OH)) discussed Tunisia's record on human rights and democracy with senior Tun [...]
2009-09-01 16:23:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALOREP PGOV PREL PHUM TS
09TUNIS677PRESS SYNDICATE LEADER BEATEN BY POLICE AND
[...] (C) Summary: Tunisian Police beat Neji B'ghouri, President of the National Journalists' Syndicate (SNTJ),as he attempted to access the union's headquarters on September 8. That same day, a court ruled in favor of a pro-government faction claiming leadership of the union, and ordered the evict [...]
2009-09-11 09:06:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM PGOV TS
09TUNIS694BEN ALI'S DOWNHILL BATTLE FOR REELECTION
[...] (C) As the October 25 elections approach, posters lauding President (and candidate) Ben Ali are becoming increasingly ubiquitous across Tunisia. Ben Ali's key election themes are security, stability, and economic prosperity. Ben Ali technically faces three opponents, and a fourth might still [...]
2009-09-18 16:54:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB TS
09TUNIS775TUNISIAN MFA PIQUED AT SOURCING OF TIP REPORT, BUT
[...] (C) During an otherwise cordial courtesy call on October 13, Saida Chtoui, Secretary of State for Asia and the Americas (one of two deputies to Foreign Minister Abdallah ) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, complained to the Ambassador about Tunisia's placement on the Trafficking in Persons R [...]
2009-10-19 17:17:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM KTIP KWMN AORC TS
09TUNIS789REACTING TO THE OCTOBER 25 TUNISIAN ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Tunisia will hold presidential and legislative elections on October 25. In this carefully engineered, non-competitive process, President Ben Ali and the ruling Democratic Constitutional Rally will win by large margins. No credible independent observers, foreign or domestic, have been in [...]
2009-10-23 17:14:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC TS
09TUNIS791TUNISIAN ELECTIONS: SITUATION REPORT AS OF 1900
[...] (C) On October 25, during Tunisia's first national elections in five years, polling stations opened at 0800 and closed at 1800 local time. Ten (unaccredited) Embassy observation teams dispatched to various parts of the country reported a generally orderly process and an apparently light turn [...]
2009-10-25 17:55:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM TS
09TUNIS803TUNISIAN GOV'T STEPPING UP ACTIONS AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary: Following a series of assaults at Tunis Airport in early October (reftel),the last two weeks have seen, according to civil society sources, further government action against independent journalists. A journalist related to poloff how he was briefly abducted, bound, and beaten [...]
2009-11-02 15:03:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TS
09TUNIS814TUNISIAN RESPONSE TO THE SECRETARY'S NOVEMBER 2 ADDRESS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: In spite of post's extensive efforts to obtain full coverage for the Secretary's speech at the Forum for the Future in Marrakech, including a pre-arranged interview with one of the media hub spokespersons for a local journalist, the lack of live television coverage on the satell [...]
2009-11-06 06:37:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KPAL PBTS IS TS
09TUNIS815TUNISIAN RESPONSE TO THE SECRETARY'S NOVEMBER 2 ADDRESS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: In spite of post's extensive efforts to obtain full coverage for the Secretary's speech at the Forum for the Future in Marrakech, including a pre-arranged interview with one of the media hub spokespersons for a local journalist, the lack of live television coverage on the satell [...]
2009-11-06 06:37:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO TS
09TUNIS834TUNISIA: BEN ALI, SWORN IN, HOLDING GRUDGES AND
[...] (C) President Ben Ali was sworn in for a fifth five year term on November 12. In a speech following the ceremony, Ben Ali pledged to redouble efforts to generate employment, economic opportunity, and development, and insisted his government welcomed constructive criticism. His upbeat message [...]
2009-11-13 17:26:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TS
09TUNIS855TUNISIA: JOURNALIST TRIED, INDEPENDENT PAPERS PUT
[...] (C) The trial of Tunisian independent journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, charged with assaulting a woman in a late October incident his supporters insist was manufactured by a government seeking revenge for writings scathingly critical of Ben Ali and his government (ref C),was held in Tunis on Nove [...]
2009-11-20 16:41:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TS
09TUNIS930TUNISIAN POLITICAL PARTIES: THE "LOYALS" AND THE
[...] (C) In recent calls on leaders of most of Tunisia's "opposition" parties, the Ambassador heard widely varying views and assessments of national political life. Several leaders of parties loyal to the government heaped slavish praise on President Ben Ali for his purported wisdom, prudence, and [...]
2009-12-24 11:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TS
09TUNIS99GOT FRIENDS?: FACEBOOK POPULAR, DESPITE DOMESTIC
[...] (S) As one of the few social networking sites where Tunisians, especially Tunisian youth, can publicly gather and discuss issues ranging from sports to politics, Facebook has become extremely popular. Tunisian users grew by about 70,000 to 294,242 in the past month. Some people use the sit [...]
2009-02-20 17:52:00Embassy TunisSECRETPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09ULAANBAATAR132 RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER VISITS MONGOLIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in Ulaanbaatar on the afternoon of May 13 for a half-day of meetings with Mongolian government officials. In addition to Putin's hour-long private meeting with Mongolian Prime Minister S. Bayar, Mongolian and Russian officials held [...]
2009-05-15 08:58:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON PHUM KCOR KMCA SOCI MG
09ULAANBAATAR234MONGOLIA'S CONSULTATIONS WITH DPRK VICE FOREIGN
[...] (S) Summary: xxxxx. MFAT xxxxx led the Mongolian side, and the North Koreans met with President Elbegdorj on the sidelines of the consultation. xxxxx little on the bilateral relationship with Mongolia. Key themes on the part of the DPRK were the lack of criticism of the United States, indications t [...]
2009-08-13 08:54:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS KNNP MG
09ULAANBAATAR240MP TEMUUJIN DISCUSSES LEGAL REFORM IN MONGOLIA
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with Democratic Party (DP) MP Temuujin on August 14 to discuss the recent amnesty law and legal reform efforts in Mongolia. Temuujin was frank in his assessment of the legal reform environment, noting that reform efforts originating in Parliament rarely get out of comm [...]
2009-08-20 00:26:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MG
09ULAANBAATAR245MONGOLIA'S TOP MEDIA OUTLETS AND THEIR AFFILIATIONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Eighteen years after independence, Mongolia's major media outlets remain influenced by political parties and powerful patrons. If not exactly a free press, a vibrant media scene has nonetheless emerged from amid the tangled web of interlocking ownership relations. Among print m [...]
2009-08-28 00:50:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPROP KPAL PGOV OPRC MN
09UNROME74WORLD FOOD PROGRAM BRIEFING ON SOMALIA COMMODITY DIVERSIONS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. --------------- Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) On December 4, WFP Deputy Executive Director (DED) Amir Abdulla and Inspector General (IG) Suresh Sharma briefed Executive Board members on the just completed i [...]
2009-12-10 14:14:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP SO AORC EAID PREF UN
09UNROME77WORLD FOOD PROGRAM BRIEFING ON SOMALIA COMMODITY DIVERSIONS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. --------------- Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) On December 4, WFP Deputy Executive Director (DED) Amir Abdulla and Inspector General (IG) Suresh Sharma briefed Executive Board members on the just completed i [...]
2009-12-11 09:46:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYWFP SO AORC EAID PREF UN
09UNVIEVIENNA138CONTACTS NOTE POSITIVE IRANIAN REACTION TO OBAMA
[...] (C) Summary. Vienna contacts at local newspapers and UNODC on March 24 and 25 reported a positive Iranian response to the President's Nowruz message and argued that it provides a good basis for engagement with Iran. The journalists noted that the message was a break from the last administra [...]
2009-04-01 16:10:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL IR
09UNVIEVIENNA152UNODC AND COUNTERNARCOTICS IN THE AF-PAK POLICY
[...] This is action request. Please, see para 5. 2. (SBU) Ambassador met UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa on April 2, and discussed with him the Administration's new Af-Pak strategy and deployed the points in Ref A, highlighting our new regional emphasis and our interest in incorporati [...]
2009-04-08 12:18:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKCRM PREL PTER SNAR AF AS CA IR IT JA PK UN
09UNVIEVIENNA296ASSESSING UNODC'S ANTONIO COSTA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Antonio Costa, Executive Director of the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC),is scheduled to roll out UNODC's annual World Drug Report with the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske on June 24. Costa is an ambitious and energetic [...]
2009-06-23 11:26:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR KCRM UN AF PK
09UNVIEVIENNA462UNODC OPERATING ENVIRONMENT IN IRAN TOUGHER AFTER
[...] (C) UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Tehran Program Head Antonino de Leo emphasized recently that it is more difficult for him to carry out his job in Iran following the presidential elections. In addition to the challenges posed by international wariness regarding continued funding for [...]
2009-10-08 07:38:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL IR AF PAK SNAR
09UNVIEVIENNA507IAEA/PACT: WHO ENVOY FOR CANCER PREVENTION NANCY BRINKER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: WHO Envoy Ambassador Nancy Brinker spoke at a PACT-hosted event entitled "The Globalization of Cancer" on October 20, 2009, painting a picture of how cancer will increasingly burden low income and developing countries. Brinker also consulted IAEA officials about implementing the [...]
2009-11-09 11:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SOCI EAID KNNP AORC IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA89SENIOR SENATE INVESTIGATOR WALKS THE HALLS OF
[...] (SBU) Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Senior Investigator Doug Frantz relied on his journalistic experience and extensive network of contacts to conduct an unconventional, one-man staffdel to Vienna February 9 - 13. Engaged by SFRC Chairman John Kerry (whom he knew in connection to t [...]
2009-03-04 09:55:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA AORC KNNP UN PREL PARM TRGY JA
09USEUBRUSSELS1404 ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The European Parliament (EP) has become increasingly influential in EU legislation and policy making; the new Lisbon Treaty, when ratified, will significantly accelerate this trend, in particular in the areas of justice and home affairs, agricultural budgets and [...]
2009-10-21 05:30:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV OVIP OEXC PINR EUN
09USEUBRUSSELS1569EU NOVEMBER GAERC - SELECTIONS FOR EU POSITIONS
[...] (U) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers met November 16-17 in Brussels for their biannual "jumbo" or "super" General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) that included a November 16 informal meeting with EU Defense Ministers and a November 17 meeting with EU Development Ministers. Highli [...]
2009-11-23 14:54:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN AF AL BO BK MK UP RS MOPS
09USNATO186AFGHAN GOVERNORS REMIND EUROPEANS WHY THEY ARE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The governors of Afghanistan's Bamian and Farah Provinces visited Brussels 23-24 April on the final leg of a week long program sponsored jointly by USNATO, and Embassies Kabul, The Hague and Rome. Over the course of two days in Brussels, the governors gave first-hand accounts o [...]
2009-05-13 13:33:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS NATO PREL
09USNATO264USNATO OPINION MAKER TOUR TO NATO HQ AND
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 6 below. 2. (U) SUMMARY: USNATO announces its eighth multi-country opinion-maker tour for FY-09. The tour will begin in Brussels and follow-on to Washington DC to focus on the Obama Administration and its top security and foreign policy objectiv [...]
2009-06-18 09:05:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO NATO OEXC OIIP PREL
09USNATO276USNATO MULTI-COUNTRY PRESS TOUR TO KOSOVO
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraphs 6. 2. (U) SUMMARY: USNATO PAA invites posts to nominate one print or broadcast correspondent for a Multi-Country Press Tour to NATO HQ with a follow-on tour to Kosovo. Tour dates are August 3-7, 2009. The tour objective is to give journalists f [...]
2009-06-25 15:39:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO NATO OEXC OIIP PREL
09USNATO360NATO SECGEN MAKES STATEMENT ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS
[...] (U) On August 20, Secretary General Rasmussen released a statement on the elections in Afghanistan and took a few questions from journalist. Below is the text of the statement as well as a summary of the questions and answers. 2. (U) The full text of the Secretary General's statement foll [...]
2009-08-20 18:01:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NATO MOPS MARR AF
09USNATO519PAKISTAN: DISCUSSION OF A STRATEGIC ROLE FOR NATO
[...] (C/NF) Summary. On November 4, the North Atlantic Council discussed progress in implementing the Strasbourg-Kehl Summit decision to build a broader political and practical relationship between NATO and Pakistan. NATO SYG Rasmussen said NATO would enhance the political dialogue, expand militar [...]
2009-11-13 08:32:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS NATO PREL AF PK
09USNATO78MULTI-COUNTRY NATO TOUR FOR OPINION MAKERS, MARCH
[...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 4-7 below. 2. SUMMARY: USNATO announces a multi-country opinion-maker tour which will be Brussels based and focus on the key topics of the April 3-4 NATO Summit. This is an opportunity for journalists to gain valuable insight on the most important i [...]
2009-02-25 16:31:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO OEXC OIIP PREL KPAO
09USOSCE187CHARGE FULLER MEETS KAZAKHSTAN DFM ZHIGALOV
[...] (C) In an August 20 meeting with Charge d'Affaires Fuller, Kazakhstani Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantin Zhigalov reiterated his country's priorities in anticipation of its 2010 role as OSCE Chair-in-Office (CIO),including focusing on frozen conflicts, the Corfu process, energy, transportati [...]
2009-08-20 15:34:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALAF KZ OSCE PHUM PREL
09USOSCE199OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 1 - 3, 2009
[...] (SBU) At the weekly U.S.-CiO meeting September 1, Greek PermRep Marinaki reaffirmed the ChairmanshipQ,s intent to delay its decision on opening the proposed two-person Office of the Special Representative in Tbilisi until after the September 17 round of Geneva discussions. Marinaki said Athe [...]
2009-09-10 13:55:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL KZ GG RU
09USOSCE210OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 14 - 18, 2009
[...] (U) In her video greeting to the September 14 opening session of the 9th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference, Secretary Clinton spoke of the personal, societal, and economic harm caused by human trafficking. She emphasized the "three Ps" of the anti-trafficking fight - prosecu [...]
2009-09-28 07:24:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU KZ
09USOSCE211OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 21 - 25, 2009
[...] (SBU) At the weekly U.S.-CiO meeting September 22, Greek PermRep Marinaki said High Commissioner for National Minorities Vollebaek intended to visit South Ossetia in the near future, and had agreed to travel from Vladikavkaz, reversing his long-standing demand for access from the south. Vol [...]
2009-09-28 07:36:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU
09USOSCE225OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 9,2009
[...] (C) In a meeting with Charge Fuller at NATO HQ October 2, NATO international staff led by Deputy A/SYG Bob Simmons advised that NATO allies have agreed to postpone discussion of the Medvedev proposal of European Security Architecture until the conclusion of initial OSCE Corfu Process (CP) dis [...]
2009-10-19 12:54:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU
09USOSCE242OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: OCTOBER 19 - 23, 2009
[...] (SBU) In an October 20 meeting, the Russian delegation reportedly told the senior policy officer on the OSCE Conflict Prevention Center's Caucasus Desk that Moscow wanted a written proposal for the Chairmanship's "support team" and preferred a modified chain of command. The delegation sugges [...]
2009-10-29 12:18:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU
09USOSCE247OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: OCTOBER 26 - 30, 2009
[...] (SBU) A draft Ministerial Council decision on "Women,s Participation in Political and Public Life" was tabled at the October 28 Human Dimension Committee meeting. While Russia, Belarus, and a handful of other participating States said they lacked formal guidance, all expressed general support [...]
2009-11-02 17:31:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU
09USOSCE249CORFU PROCESS SESSION VI: HUMAN DIMENSION
[...] The sixth session of the Corfu Process dialogue October 27 was dedicated to the common challenges in the Human Dimension (HD),with a focus on human rights, democratic institutions, the rule of law, and the freedom of the media. Delegations catalogued ways in which HD commitments had fallen [...]
2009-11-04 10:54:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OSCE
09USOSCE259OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: NOVEMBER 2 - 13, 2009
[...] (SBU) At our weekly meeting with the CiO Nov 3, Greek Ambassador Marinaki told us the CiO's Special Representative for Protracted Conflicts, Christopoulus, would meet with his Kazakh-proposed successor, Nurgaliev, in Vienna on Nov 5 and they would participate in the informal "Five plus Two" m [...]
2009-11-20 08:39:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU
09USOSCE280SCA DAS KROL'S MEETINGS WITH OSCE INSTITUTION
[...] (C) In a December 1 meeting on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Director Janez Lenarcic expressed concern to SCA DAS Krol that incoming Chair in Office of the OSCE, Kazakhstan, aimed to solve the "problem" o [...]
2009-12-15 13:07:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KZ
09USUNNEWYORK1073UNSC: MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST MEETING - LIBYA KEEN FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat's briefing to the Security Council at its monthly meeting on the Middle East on November 24 focused on the current impasse in re-launching bilateral negotiations, given continuing Israeli settlement activity. The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains troubli [...]
2009-11-25 23:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWBG KPAL UNSC IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK344AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS JAPAN'S AMBASSADOR TO IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice on March 31 met with Akio Shirota, Japan's Ambassador to Iran, to hear Japan's assessment of U.S. outreach to Iran and Shirota's analysis of Iran's internal political situation. Shirota said President Obama's Nowruz message to the Iranians on March 19 gave Irania [...]
2009-04-02 00:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR JA UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK401DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE REVIEWS DESIGNATION PROPOSALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 15, the DPRK Sanctions Committee considered the Security Council's request that the Committee "adjust" sanctions measures through the designation of goods and entities in response to the DPRK's recent missile launch. Turkish Perm Rep Ilkin noted that the Council requested [...]
2009-04-16 14:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK429VIEWS FROM SWISS AMBASSADOR TO IRAN
[...] (C) Summary. Swiss Ambassador to Iran, Livia Leu, shared with Ambassador Wolff her views on the fate of two U.S. citizens in Iran, Iran's position in the UN, its upcoming elections in June, and her assessment on how best to approach the issue of rapprochement. Leu judged that Iran's position [...]
2009-04-24 15:22:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR UNSC SZ
09USUNNEWYORK475SOMALIA: FRANCE PROPOSES SANCTIONS FOR PIRATES
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 5. 2. (C//NF) SUMMARY: The French mission has shared with USUN a list of fourteen individuals linked to piracy whom France wants to designate under the newly-imposed Somalia targeted sanctions regime (UNSCR 1844). France believes these indiv [...]
2009-05-08 20:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KPKO UNSC MARR AU SO
09USUNNEWYORK704SYG BAN TALKS TO DPRK KIM YONG-NAM AT NAM SUMMIT
[...] (C) On July 17, UN Secretary-General Ban's Chef de Cabinet Kim Won-soo provided Ambassador Wolff a readout of Ban's brief conversation with President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly in North Korea Kim Yong-nam, on the margins of the Non-aligned Movement Summit in Sharm el-She [...]
2009-07-20 15:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PHUM PREL KN
09VATICAN109VATICAN HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIAL TO VISIT CUBA NOVEMBER 4 TO 8
[...] (U) The President of the Pontifical Council on Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, will visit Cuba November 4 to 8, according to a Vatican press release. Celli was invited by the Cuban Conference of Bishops. He is scheduled to participate in the Bishops' Conference meetings [...]
2009-11-03 19:20:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KIRF CU VT
09VATICAN11CHURCH UNITY ONE, CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS ZERO
[...] (S) Summary: The Pope's decision to reinstate communion with a breakaway Catholic group that included a Holocaust-denying cleric (ref A) proved that his highest concern is the long-term religious well-being of the Church, not the Holy See's relations with other sovereign states. This religion-first [...]
2009-01-27 16:52:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPGOV PREL KIRF PHUM JO IS VT
09VATICAN26SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA FEBRUARY 18-22
[...] (U) Summary: We are pleased to provide some background on US relations with the Holy See. This unique relationship between two global powers with worldwide interests and influence turned 25 in January 2009, and helps advance our shared goals of human dignity every day. Among the issues on wh [...]
2009-02-13 17:01:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KIRF PHUM OREP VT
09VATICAN28THE HOLY SEE: A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE
[...] (C) Summary: Together with other flaps, the recent global controversy over the lifted excommunication of a Holocaust denying bishop (reftel) exposed a major disconnect between Pope Benedict XVI's stated intentions and the way in which his message is received by the wider world. There are many cause [...]
2009-02-20 16:00:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECPS PHUM PGOV KPAO KIRF VT
09VATICAN77EMBASSY VATICAN HIGHLIGHTS THE ENVIRONMENT WITH VISITS BY
[...] (U) Summary. To underline the increasing importance of addressing climate change, Embassy Vatican hosted two IIP speakers on the environment in the first half of June. Walter Grazer, who visited Rome from June 3-5, emphasized the role of faith communities in protecting the environment and i [...]
2009-06-26 15:39:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO VT
09VIENNA1384GOA Nominates Science Minister Hahn as EU Commissioner
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 12:32:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1453GM Pullout from Opel Deal: Austrian Reaction Low-Key,
[...] Austrian stakeholders took on board last week's surprise announcement by General Motors (GM) that it would not sell its European subsidiary Opel/Vauxhall to the Magna/Sberbank consortium. Local experts and GoA politicians feel confident on the main Austrian concern -- securing "GM Powertrain" [...]
2009-11-13 16:09:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ECON AU
09VIENNA394Agricultural Biotech Outreach Shows Faint
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. From March 2 to 4, Embassy Vienna carried out a series of biotech outreach activities. The target audience of the program consisted of agricultural students, farmers, farmers' representatives, and government officials. Two U.S. farmers from Iowa reported about their long-ter [...]
2009-04-01 11:46:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
09VIENNA411VWP AGREEMENTS: CONSULTATIONS WITH GOA; MANAGING
[...] (C) On March 23-24, a joint HSPD-6 and PCSC team from the Depts. of State, Justice, Homeland Security and the Terrorist Screening Center held consultations with representatives of the Austrian Foreign, Interior, Justice, and Defense Ministries, staff from the Chancellor's Data Protection Offic [...]
2009-04-03 15:52:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALCVIS PGOV PTER AU
09VIENNA451Austrians Reject Krugman Warning on Default
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senior Austrian politicians and economists rejected economist Paul Krugman's comment this week that Austria is a prime candidate for Iceland-style default due to its banking exposure in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESEE). Krugman's remarks drew intense coverage i [...]
2009-04-16 14:14:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AU
09VIENNA60Taking Stock of Austria's Financial Markets
[...] SUMMARY: The Austrian government was decisive in crafting a EUR 100 billion financial sector rescue package in October, but implementation has been slow. Credit is scarce; demand is weak for GoA-guaranteed interbank funding; only one major bank (Hypo Alpe Adria) has gotten actual equity from [...]
2009-01-16 13:26:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON AU EUN
09VIENNA763Rising Crime in Austria Fuels "Law & Order" Policies
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Crime, especially burglaries and thefts, has risen conspicuously in Austria in recent years. The police, the press and politicians blame foreigners, particularly asylum seekers and foreign gangs, for this increase. While the conservative parties have had the most vehement respon [...]
2009-06-23 14:40:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU PREF KCRM ASEC
09VILNIUS228LITHUANIA TELLS CODEL BERKLEY: RELY ON US IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] Summary: Political leaders assured CODEL Berkley on its visit to Vilnius April 15-17 that the GOL would not falter in its efforts in Afghanistan despite the country's deteriorating budget situation. They also promised -- again -- to move forward swiftly on resolving longstanding problems with J [...]
2009-04-27 10:55:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL PGOV ECON ENRG BO LH
09VILNIUS254LITHUANIA'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN MAY SHIFT FROM
[...] (C) Summary: Lithuania's presidential election campaign remains quiet, with frontrunner Dalia Grybauskaite, currently on leave from her position as European Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget, still far ahead of the six other candidates in the polls. Grybauskaite has thus far [...]
2009-05-08 12:50:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV LH
09VILNIUS47BALTIC STATES PRESENT THEIR CANDIDATE FOR UNESCO
[...] Summary: Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas on January 21 presented Lithuania's UNESCO Ambassador Ina Marciulionyte as the three Baltic states' common choice to become UNESCO's next Director General, and sought support for her candidacy from foreign ambassadors resident in Vilnius. End summary. [...]
2009-01-23 13:29:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UNESCO LH
09VILNIUS564LITHUANIAN MEDIA CONTINUE TO PROBE ALLEGATION OF
[...] SUMMARY: In the aftermath of an October 20 presidential press conference that reopened the question of whether Lithuania hosted a secret CIA prison for terrorist suspects, Lithuanian media continue to report on and investigate the topic. GOL officials have by and large claimed ignorance of [...]
2009-10-28 15:02:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR LH
09VILNIUS592PARLIAMENT VOTES TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED CIA PRISON
[...] SUMMARY: Members of all parties in the Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) on November 5 voted to authorize their National Security and Defense Committee to investigate whether the CIA operated a secret prison in Lithuania and, if so, whether GOL institutions or officials were involved. The resol [...]
2009-11-06 15:46:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV LH
09VILNIUS594LITHUANIA IN AFGHANISTAN -- ADVANCING MUTUAL GOALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following our mid-October visit to Afghanistan to review Lithuania's ISAF contributions, Foreign Minister Usackas is seeking to inject much-needed new organization, energy and financing into Lithuania's efforts to support development in Ghor Province, where Lithuania leads a 200 [...]
2009-11-06 16:03:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAID
09VILNIUS620LITHUANIAN MEDIA REPEAT AMERICAN JOURNALISTS'
[...] SUMMARY: Lithuanian media on November 19 widely repeated reports published online by ABC News and the Washington Post providing further information about a CIA prison that was said to exist in Lithuania from March 2004 to November 2005. The reports said that the likely site of the alleged pri [...]
2009-11-19 15:26:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR LH
09VILNIUS676EX-PREMIER'S NEW POLITICAL PARTY HAS RUSSIA TIES,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Former Lithuanian Prime Minister Kazimira Prunskiene, whose popularity with voters has tumbled in recent years, has founded a new political party that has drawn attention because of its open ties with Russian politicians. The meeting to establish the party was attended by the [...]
2009-12-11 10:55:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LH
09VILNIUS711AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a free-ranging discussion with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius' new domestic political advisor Virgis Valentinavicius said that President Dalia Grybauskaite "has a lot to learn" about how politics work in Lithuania but is doing so quickly, that Lithuania's fo [...]
2009-12-24 08:51:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV LH
09VLADIVOSTOK105VLADIVSOTOK MAYOR ACQUIRES ANOTHER NEWSPAPER, BLOW TO PRESS
[...] Summary: (U) The editorial staff of Moskovskiy Komsomolets vo Vladivostoke (MKV),one of the most aggressive independent newspapers in Primorskiy Kray, has received a note that Moscow owners of Moskovskiy Komsomolets (MK) have sold the franchise for publishing the Vladivostok edition to a comp [...]
2009-10-23 03:04:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SCUL RS
09VLADIVOSTOK107SENIOR COP LANGUISHES IN JAIL FOR WORK ON US-FUNDED
[...] This is an Action Cable. See para 8. 2. Summary. Aleksandr Astafyev, anti-corruption crusading militia colonel and long term U.S. Consulate contact, is still in jail after his arrest last June on trumped up charges. There has been no progress in his case. Now on his second lawyer, neith [...]
2009-10-27 02:05:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK111KAMCHATKA - A REGION STRUGGLING
[...] During a visit to Kamchatka Pol-Econ officer met with a good cross-section of local political leaders, businessmen, and commentators to catch the pulse of this, one of the naturally most spectacular regions of Russian, or anywhere. Like so many other places in the Russian Far East, the lack of [...]
2009-11-24 05:37:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SENV ECON EINV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK121PORNOGRAPHY ON ICE: VLADIVOSTOK SENDS MAYOR A MESSAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary. "Have you seen the newspaper?" was the question of the day in Vladivostok on December 17. The front page of the Pacific Komsomolets newspaper featured a shocking photo of, what shall we call it, a snow phallus erected by residents outraged with the city's lack of snow and ice r [...]
2009-12-17 04:07:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK2REGIONAL MEDIA TAKES A HIT IN PRIMORIYE
[...] Summary: (U) On January 1, Vladivostok's citizens learned that OTV Prim, the region's largest television company with two million viewers, stopped broadcasting. OTV Prim is known locally as "the Governor's TV." Several days later, Sergey Bulakh, an Editor-in-Chief of the only daily newspape [...]
2009-01-16 04:01:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM RS
09VLADIVOSTOK50YOUTHS DANCE, SEVEN PROTESTERS DETAINED AT VLADIVOSTOK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-13 07:34:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK6POLITICAL LEADERS PREFER JAPANESE CARS OVER "RIDING ON A
[...] Summary. It is clear that citizens of the Russian Far East are strongly against Moscow's effort to encourage the Russian car manufacturing industry by increasing customs fees on imported second-hand Japanese cars. Political leaders in the region, however, are caught between the clear will of [...]
2009-01-30 11:21:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK74DPRK MISSILE TESTS BARELY A BLIP FOR RUSSIAN FAR EAST
[...] The recent North Korean ballistic missile tests a mere 250 kilometers from Vladivostok registered barely a blip on local radar screens -- both literally on military detection equipment, and figuratively in the minds of area residents. Interfax news agency reported that a military source from [...]
2009-07-09 04:24:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MCAP KN RS
09VLADIVOSTOK77ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSADER DETAINED IN VLADIVOSTOK
[...] Authorities have arrested long-time consulate contact Colonel Aleksandr Astafyev, the Director of Witness Protection Center and deputy head of the Primorye UVD. He was arrested in his office on June 16 on fraud charges, and is currently in pre-trial detention. Astafyev is a close POL/ECON co [...]
2009-07-16 04:20:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK79ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSADER DETAINED IN VLADIVOSTOK
[...] Authorities have arrested long-time consulate contact Colonel Aleksandr Astafyev, the Director of Witness Protection Center and deputy head of the Primorye UVD. He was arrested in his office on June 16 on fraud charges, and is currently in pre-trial detention. Astafyev is a close POL/ECON co [...]
2009-07-16 05:10:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PHUM RS
09VLADIVOSTOK82WIFE OF JAILED ANTI-CORRUPTION FIGHTER SPEAKS
[...] Consulate FSN met with Natalya Astafyeva, ex-wife of currently detained anti-corruption fighter Aleksandr Astafyev, on July 23 to discuss her ex-husband's case. She informed FSN that a special commission has been sent from MVD headquarters in Moscow to Vladivostok to investigate Astafyev's cas [...]
2009-07-27 01:22:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PHUM RS
09WARSAW1018IRANIAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS: CHALLENGES AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Berlin Iran Watcher and Embassy Warsaw Public Affairs Counselor attended a "Women's Solidarity for Democracy" conference organized by the Warsaw-based Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies. The conference topic was the Iranian civil rights movement and [...]
2009-09-30 16:46:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IR PL
09WARSAW1112POLES FATALISTIC ABOUT UKRAINIAN ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland shares our desire to integrate Ukraine into Western institutions, but many in the GoP view the upcoming Ukrainian presidential election in zero-sum terms: a likely victory for Russia and loss for Poland -- no matter which candidate wins. Many Poles believe that for five ye [...]
2009-11-02 16:49:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PL UP RS
09WARSAW113POLAND - PRIME MINISTER TO FUND TIP VICTIMS SHELTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Following front-page media coverage about the potential closure of Poland's only shelter providing specialized assistance for victims of trafficking in Poland (reftel),Prime Minister Tusk offered public assurances January 13 that the GoP would provide the funds necessary to kee [...]
2009-02-02 15:54:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PL
09WARSAW192ANTI-SEMITISM IN POLAND: AN UP-CLOSE LOOK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Members of Poland's Jewish community, as well as Jewish and Catholic religious leaders and community activists, question the utility of two recent attitude surveys suggesting a rise in anti-Semitism in Poland. More accurate indicators are the low incidence of anti-Semitic violen [...]
2009-02-19 16:25:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW377POLAND: SNAPSHOT OF BIALYSTOK, NEAR THE BELARUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Local and regional officials in Poland's northeastern Podlaskie Province -- located along the Belarusian border -- told us April 1-3 that residents still viewed the U.S. as Poland's main security guarantor but have been shifting their focus towards the EU over the past five years. [...]
2009-04-09 13:15:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON SOCI PL BO
09WARSAW594POLAND BACKS U.S. APPROACH TO MEDVEDEV SECURITY
[...] (C) The U.S. and Polish positions on Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev's European security initiative are virtually identical. Iwona Pawlikowska of the MFA Security Policy Department told us that the GoP fully supported the proposed U.S. approach (Ref A) for the OSCE informal ministerial on [...]
2009-06-10 15:27:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL OSCE EU NATO PL
09WARSAW626WOMEN'S ISSUES IN POLAND - SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR VERVEER'S JUNE 20-22 VISIT TO WARSAW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The political and economic transformation in Poland over the last two decades has brought considerable improvement in the lives of Polish women. Nevertheless, women continue to face a number of challenges, including underrepresentation in political life, discrimination in the la [...]
2009-06-17 15:00:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SCUL ELAB PL OIIP
09WARSAW660POLAND - INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING
[...] (U) Embassy Warsaw looks forward to once again hosting the delegates from Washington and the US Mission to the OSCE for the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). Embassy Warsaw is providing the following input in response to Ref A request for information about host country progress an [...]
2009-06-26 10:26:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PHUM PREL PGOV PL
09WARSAW688POLAND STILL WORKING OUT FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF
[...] (C) GoP authorities will do their best to implement fully the inspection provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1874 but are unsure how to proceed on some of the financial implications of the new measures. Urszula Raznowiecka of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department told us that legal exper [...]
2009-07-02 13:04:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC MTCR KN PL
09WARSAW860POLAND - LACK OF VISION IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Since taking office in November 2007, the Tusk Government has been faulted by the opposition, NGOs, and the media for not making the fight against corruption a top priority. Recent surveys suggest Poles are as concerned as ever about corruption, despite notable progress over the [...]
2009-08-21 12:27:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON KCOR PL
09WARSAW916PUTIN-TUSK MEETING CONCILIATORY BUT AWKWARD
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A Polish MFA official described Russian Prime Minister Putin's September 1 visit to Gdansk as generally positive, but added that there were occasional "cumbersome moments," particularly during Tusk's bilateral meeting with Polish PM Tusk. Although Putin told Tusk that the killin [...]
2009-09-04 15:34:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL RS PL
09WELLINGTON104LABOUR DOOMED TO WANDER NEW ZEALAND'S POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary. Since the November 2008 election that ousted the Labour-led government of former PM Helen Clark, the Labour Party has struggled to define itself in opposition to attract positive media attention as well as the public's interest. So far the Labour Party has failed on both counts [...]
2009-04-23 19:49:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM NZ
09WELLINGTON105HIGH STAKES IN RACE FOR HELEN CLARK'S SEAT
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 13, voters in the traditionally safe Labour Party electorate of Mt. Albert in inner-Auckland will decide who will succeed former Prime Minister Helen Clark as its member of parliament. Of the main contenders, only the Green Party has selected its by-election candidate [...]
2009-04-28 06:48:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON260NEW ZEALAND SAS RETURNS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 10, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced that his country's elite SAS will be re-deployed to Afghanistan. He also stated that the New Zealand-led PRT will, over the next three to five years, draw down its military component and increase its civilian contribut [...]
2009-08-10 20:32:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US
09WELLINGTON313Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...]
2009-12-06 22:42:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV ECON SENV CH EAID ETRD EINV EAGR AU
09WELLINGTON317Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...]
2009-12-07 02:24:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV SENV EAGR NZ AS CH OVIP
09WELLINGTON36NZ NATIONAL DAY UNDERSCORES GOOD RELATIONS WITH MAORI
[...] (SBU) Summary. On February 6, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key joined Maori leaders at Waitangi, the site of the signing of the country's founding document, to commemorate New Zealand's National Day. In recent years, this traditional event has been characterized by hostility by Maori activ [...]
2009-02-13 03:03:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM NZ
09WELLINGTON92NZ EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME UNDER REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary. On December 9, 2008, the newly elected National-led Government announced its review of the country's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Established by the previous Labour government, the ETS attracted criticism from many quarters, including the National Party, for its lack of poli [...]
2009-04-09 02:11:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV KGHG NZ
09WINDHOEK118UPDATE ON CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN NAMIBIA
[...] (C) China provided significant financial support to the ruling SWAPO party during the liberation struggle, and today it continues to maintain close political, financial, and commercial ties to SWAPO. The Chinese government has given the GRN over 1 billion Namibian dollars since independence ( [...]
2009-04-09 12:15:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR WA CH
09WINDHOEK18FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE, IRAN
[...] (C) On January 21, Ambassador met with Namibian Foreign Minister Marco Hausiku to convey a New Year's greeting and discuss the situation in Zimbabwe. Hausiku also briefly mentioned Namibia's overtures to Iran. -------- Zimbabwe -------- 2. (C) Ambassador began by urging the Government [...]
2009-01-21 15:57:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA ZI IR WA
09WINDHOEK304BIO NOTE: ZACKEY NUJOMA
[...] (SBU) Sakaria "Zackey" Nefungo Nujoma was born in 1957 to Sam Nujoma and Kovombo Theopoldine Katjimune. He is the youngest surviving son of Namibia's former president and founding father as well as the brother to Deputy Justice Minister Uutoni Nujoma, the only other surviving child of Sam Nujo [...]
2009-08-21 11:05:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL MNUC EINV KNNP IR CA WA
09WINDHOEK424SWAPO DODGES CHINESE SCHOLARSHIP SCANDAL
[...] (U) Summary. For weeks, the Namibian government has been under pressure by the public, the media, and the political opposition to explain how the children of ten prominent government officials, including the president, were awarded coveted scholarships to study in China. Many Namibians, inclu [...]
2009-11-20 07:19:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM WA CH PA
09YAOUNDE1007PRESIDENT BIYA'S DEMARCHE TO AMBASSADOR: FRIENDS
[...] (C) Summary: On November 25, Cameroonian Foreign Minister Henri Eyebe Ayissi summoned Ambassador to his office to read her a message which he said was from President Paul Biya. The statement, written in French, affirmed that diplomats should not interfere with Cameroon's internal affairs, e [...]
2009-11-25 15:32:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALCM PGOV PINR PREL
09YAOUNDE111CAMEROON: USG SENDS MESSAGE ON ELECTION AGENCY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's decision not to attend the public swearing-in of the controversial leadership of Cameroon's elections agency (ELECAM) has caught the attention of the press, civil society, and the Government of Cameron (GRC). The Ambassador had briefed the Prime Minister and c [...]
2009-02-02 15:59:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREL EAID CM
09YAOUNDE482BIYA'S SUCCESSION UNCERTAIN, SAYS SENIOR
[...] (C) Summary. Cameroon will either not have presidential elections, as scheduled, in 2011 or the elections, if they are held, will be so bad no one will believe them, according to Yaya Hamidou Marafa, Cameroon's Minister for Territorial Administration and Decentralization (MINATD). In a wid [...]
2009-05-29 11:23:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR CM
09YAOUNDE74ALIEN SMUGGLING CASE EMBROILS PARLIAMENTARIANS,
[...] (U) Summary. Post is investigating allegations--reported in the independent press--that Samuel Azuu Fonkam, recently named to head Cameroon's new elections agency (ELECAM),abused his former position as the Deputy Secretary General of the National Assembly to provide official cover for mala [...]
2009-01-22 16:15:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCOR CVIS KFRP PHUM CM
09YAOUNDE786THE INTERNATIONALLY LAMPOONED BIYA VACATION
[...] (C) President Paul Biya's recently completed expensive vacation to France drew criticism and an extended media battle in Europe and Cameroon. Rather than refute the allegations and let the story die, the GRC lashed out with tit-for-tat planted stories and accusations of an unpatriotic press. [...]
2009-09-16 15:19:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALCM FR PGOV PREL
09YAOUNDE827The Cameroonian Diaspora
[...] Post offers the following in responses to reftel request: A. There are several different diaspora groups scattered over the U.S., France, and other European countries. Some of the more significant groups in the U.S. include: the Progressive Initiative for Cameroon (PICAM),a civil society [...]
2009-09-29 15:50:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09YAOUNDE841 FRAUD SUMMARY - CAMEROON
[...] Cameroon, population 18 million, is a unitary republic dominated by a strong presidency and highly entrenched bureaucracy. The primary languages are French and English, with numerous dialects amongst its more than 200 tribal and ethnic groups. Embassy Yaounde also processes visa applications ( [...]
2009-10-05 15:45:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT PHUM ASEC CM
09YAOUNDE867CAMEROON'S DISORGANIZED OPPOSITION SDF
[...] (C) Uncertainty over prospective presidential candidates, problems with internal party discipline, and a divisive corruption issue threaten the status of the Social Democratic Front (SDF) as Cameroon's largest opposition group. Adding to Cameroon's political uncertainty are promises of demon [...]
2009-10-14 15:41:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALCM PGOV PHUM
09YAOUNDE896CAMEROON: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary: Cameroon, with a 2008 nominal GDP of about $23.7 billion, is the largest economy in the six-nation Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC). It is enjoying its fourteenth consecutive year of GDP growth, currently projected at 2.4 percent for 2009. It has a popula [...]
2009-10-22 06:54:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PGOV PHUM CM
09YEKATERINBURG46PILORAMA ROCKS THE GHOSTS OF THE GULAG
[...] (U) Summary: Frequent showers during the weekend of July 25-27 did not dampen the spirits of an estimated crowd of 6,000 to 9,000 people who attended the 5th annual Pilorama Civic Forum held on the site of the Perm-36 Memorial Museum, located 90 kilometers from Perm. From Friday evening thro [...]
2009-07-28 13:31:00Consulate YekaterinburgUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SCUL RS
09YEKATERINBURG54HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: YEKATERINBURG VISIT OF DRL
[...] (U) Introduction: Susan Corke, DRL's EUR team leader, visited Yekaterinburg July 26-28, meeting with local human rights activists and sitting in on a blogger's class conducted by the Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations. Her visit provided an excellent opportunity to catch up on local [...]
2009-08-07 09:23:00Consulate YekaterinburgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI RS
09YEKATERINBURG61YEKATERINBURG OUTREACH TO MUSLIMS EXPANDS - IFTAR 2009
[...] The U.S. Consulate General in Yekaterinburg observed the end of Ramadan by hosting an Iftar for 40 prominent Muslim religious leaders, business people, politicians, diplomats, journalists, teachers, and NGO activists on September 15, 2009 at the Consul General's residence. The Consulate's gue [...]
2009-10-02 06:16:00Consulate YekaterinburgUNCLASSIFIEDKIRF PGOV PHUM RS
09YEKATERINBURG85REGIONAL APPOINTMENTS BALANCE BUSINESS INTERESTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Newly-appointed Sverdlovsk oblast governor Aleksandr Misharin outlined his priorities for journalists in a two-hour press conference on December 25. His initial appointments to the regional government reflect his emphasis on improving Sverdlovsk oblast's infrastructure and a b [...]
2009-12-29 10:19:00Consulate YekaterinburgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV RS
09YEREVAN135ARMENIA'S 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 12:59:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
09YEREVAN219PROFESSORS ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION; JOURNALIST BEATEN
[...] Summary: On March 13, local youth NGO Miasin staged an initiative designed to publically denounce corruption in Armenia's universities. The group placed photos of allegedly crooked professors in several highly trafficked areas of the city. Reactions were mixed, but passionate. The pro-gover [...]
2009-03-27 12:38:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KPAO SCUL AM
09YEREVAN257EU-ARMENIA PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION DOCUMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Armenian and European parliamentarians agreed to a "Final Statement and Recommendations of the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee meeting" (text below) on April 8. The text lists 41 points of interest in EU-Armenia relations, and is remarkable for its [...]
2009-04-15 10:21:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM EU AJ TU AM
09YEREVAN261PRESIDENT SARGSIAN ON DEMOCRATIZATION, MILLENNIUM
[...] (C) In an April 15 meeting with the Ambassador, President Sargsian said he would not take action to free March 1 detainees before the trials of the final (and most prominent) seven defendants are concluded. Once the judicial process is over -- Sargsian left no doubt that all would be convicted [...]
2009-04-16 14:32:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AM
09YEREVAN286MEDIA REACTION: Armenia - Turkey Negotiations, the Long
[...] (SBU) Both print and TV media extensively covered the April 23 joint "road map" statement by Turkish, Armenian and Swiss foreign ministries on the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. President Sargsian and FM Nalbandian made strong public statements of support for the proposal, which w [...]
2009-04-30 07:02:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV KPAO KMDR KDEM AM
09YEREVAN288SCENESETTER FOR FM NALBANDIAN'S MEETING WITH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Your meeting is an opportunity to offer balanced encouragement and cautions to the Armenian government: encouragement for its moves on Turkey and Nagorno-Karabakh (NK),cautions about continuing failings on democracy and human rights, as well as export control. President Sarg [...]
2009-04-30 15:58:00Embassy YerevanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM AM
09YEREVAN302ARMENIAN JOURNALIST SURVIVES APPARENT MURDER ATTEMPT
[...] (SBU) On April 30 journalist and attorney Argishti Kivirian was brutally attacked in his apartment building in the early morning hours upon returning home from work. Kivirian's wife, Lusine Sahakian, is also an attorney known for defending former prosecutor Jhangirian and his brother in a high [...]
2009-05-08 10:01:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AM
09YEREVAN322JOURNALIST ATTACKED AS RIVALRIES HEAT UP WITHIN RULING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nver Mnatsakanian, a prominent television journalist, has become the latest victim in a string of violent attacks on Armenian journalists, which are largely going unsolved. Many suspect Mnatsakanian might have been targeted as a reprisal for airing an unusually revealing intervi [...]
2009-05-14 10:03:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHU PGOV PREL AM
09YEREVAN331ARMENIAN POLICE CHIEF DEFENDS POLICE ACTIONS
[...] (C) On May 8 Armenia's Chief of Police, Major General Alik Sargsian, assured the Ambassador that the police would do all they can to ensure that the upcoming Yerevan municipal election is free and fair. Sargsian vowed the police would exercise impartiality and restraint in the face of provoca [...]
2009-05-15 15:33:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC KJUS KCRM SNAR CASC AM
09YEREVAN337ECONOMIC CRISIS TAKES IT TOLL ON ARARAT REGION
[...] (SBU) On May 29 the Ambassador traveled to Ararat marz, one of the country's 11 administrative regions that is also the primary agricultural growing area in Armenia. The region's governor and the mayor of the regional capital of Artashat said that while remittances from abroad had noticeably d [...]
2009-05-18 11:55:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID ECON AM
09YEREVAN338YEREVAN'S MAYORAL RACE: VIOLENCE AND POTENTIAL FRAUD
[...] (SBU) Yerevan's milestone municipal election, which will determine the city's first-ever elected mayor, is at the midpoint. Campaigning began on May 2. Six parties and one party bloc are contesting the proportional representation-based election. Violence has marred the start of the campaign, [...]
2009-05-18 11:55:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN363MEDIA WATCHDOG NOTES IMPROVED ELECTION COVERAGE
[...] (SBU) From April 16 to May 15, the Yerevan Press Club (YPC) monitored TV coverage of the mayoral election campaign, and found that Armenia's leading seven TV stations were more objective and neutral than they were in the run-up to the 2008 presidential election. In spite of the more neutral co [...]
2009-05-27 14:38:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS KPAO AM
09YEREVAN368PRESIDENT SARGSIAN HINTS AT POSSIBLE AMNESTY
[...] (C) In response to a journalist's question on May 28, President Sargsian said he is prepared to declare an amnesty "if the public has determined that there is such a need." The amnesty would presumably apply to most if not all of those in prison on charges related to the 2008 presidential elec [...]
2009-05-29 14:09:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM PREL AM
09YEREVAN382LTP REFUSES SEATS ON CITY COUNCIL; PRESIDENT HAILS ELECTION
[...] (SBU) At the peaceful yet heavily policed post-election June 1 rally held by the Armenian National Congress (ANC),Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) denounced Yerevan's May 31 mayoral election as the "ugliest election in Armenia's history." He announced that the ANC would not occupy the projected 13 [...]
2009-06-04 11:45:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN386RFE/RL'S ROSY VIEW OF THEIR STATUS IN ARMENIA
[...] (C) RFE/RL Prague representative Nenad Pejic traveled to Armenia from May 20-21 to review Radio Liberty's coverage related to Yerevan's May 31 municipal election. Pejic sought feedback from Armenia's political parties and explained to them the election guidelines under which Radio Liberty's r [...]
2009-06-05 13:45:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OPRC KMDR KPAO AM
09YEREVAN390 ARMENIAN NGOS DECRY ELECTION FRAUD
[...] (SBU) The independent "It's Your Choice" (IYC) NGO, which claimed to have deployed observers in each of Yerevan's 439 polling places, cited ballot stuffing, multiple and illegal voting, voter intimidation, presence of unauthorized personnel, and other procedural violations in its preliminary r [...]
2009-06-08 14:07:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN424ARMENIAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS GLOOMY ON
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Dr. Philip Gordon met with four of Armenia's civil society leaders to learn their views on the current state of human rights and democratization in Armenia. The leaders offered a gloomy assessment, recounting their experiences with Yer [...]
2009-06-18 05:33:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN47ARMENIA'S HEAD OF POLICE TALKS REFORM
[...] (C) In a December 30 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Maj Gen Alik Sargsian, Chief of the Republic of Armenia Police, expressed a strong wish for reform within the police system and an interest in further cooperation with the USG. His ideas for reform, however, centered mainly on i [...]
2009-01-23 12:31:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KJUS AM
09YEREVAN474SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG VISIT
[...] (S/NF) You are coming to Armenia at a pivotal moment. Delighted by the visit of the rare high-level USG visitor, President Sargsian will use the opportunity to appeal for U.S. acknowledgement and support for his foreign policy risk-taking. On Turkey-Armenia, Sargsian has stayed the course, bu [...]
2009-07-08 13:39:00Embassy YerevanSECRET//NOFORNPARM PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS TU AJ IR
09YEREVAN662NAGORNO-KARABAKH: FORCES ALIGN BEHIND THE STATUS
[...] (C) According to Armenian political observers, resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict is nowhere on the horizon. Armenian society is quite comfortable with the status quo, has no appetite for compromise, and is completely confident of victory should this frozen conflict turn hot, we [...]
2009-09-23 12:48:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AJ TU RU AM
09YEREVAN712ON THE TURKEY-ARMENIA BORDER: IS THE RAILWAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador and EXBS Advisor toured the Akhurian Train station near the Turkish border, where Armenian railway officials claimed that they are ready to begin rail traffic as soon as the border opens and procedures are established. Our assessment, however, is that much work wou [...]
2009-10-07 09:00:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN ELTN PBTS SOCI TU AM
09YEREVAN771ADVANCING HR/ROL AGENDA WITH THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prosecutor General (PG) Aghvan Hovsepian on October 28 in an attempt to advance Post's human rights and rule of law agenda. The specific goals of the meeting were to acknowledge the PG's recent intervention in the release of two civil society activists--that Post ha [...]
2009-11-02 10:59:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS KTIP TU AM
09YEREVAN772NAGORNO-KARABAKH: EXPANDING THE SPACE FOR
[...] (U) This is a joint cable from Embassies Baku and Yerevan, and an action request. See paragraph 13. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As reported in reftels, the Azerbaijani, Armenian, and Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) societies are in no mood at present to swallow the tough compromises that will be necessary for r [...]
2009-11-02 12:05:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ETRD EU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TU RU
09YEREVAN790 ARMENIAN BLOGGERS AIM TO DIVERSIFY MEDIA, BOLSTER CIVIL
[...] Armenians who engage in serious discussions in the blogosphere are still a rather elite, western-oriented group, although many ordinary Armenians use Russian-language social networking and other sites which can include a less informed debate of the issues. Internet penetration is still rather [...]
2009-11-10 13:23:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC AM KMDR KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL
09YEREVAN8 DAS GRAFFY VISITS ARMENIA, EMPHASIZES ENGLISH LANGUAGE
[...] Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy in Europe and Eurasia Colleen Graffy visited Yerevan from December 12 - 14, 2008. DAS Graffy held fruitful discussions with Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian and Ara Tadevosyan, Director of the NATO Information Center. She als [...]
2009-01-08 04:21:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL AM
09YEREVAN848 FIRST WOMEN'S MENTORING PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN ARMENIA
[...] On December 8, Ambassador Yovanovitch launched the first women's mentoring program in Armenia for female students of the American University of Armenia (AUA) and local Armenian women leaders. Mentors and mentees were introduced to each other and learned about the concept and objectives of the [...]
2009-12-10 07:31:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KPAO SCUL SOCI AM
09YEREVAN864 MEDIA REACTION: ARMENIA - ERDOGAN'S U.S. VISIT A SETBACK
[...] (SBU) The Armenian press, pro-government and opposition alike, expressed alarm at statements made by Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan, regarding rapprochement with Armenia, during his visit to the U.S. His comments linking ratification of the protocols on normalizing Turkey-Armenia relations t [...]
2009-12-14 14:17:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL TU AZ AM
09YEREVAN868EMBASSY ACTIVITIES MARKING INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Yerevan marked International Human Rights Day by presenting an investigative journalist an award, and United Nations Anti-Corruption Day by highlighting ongoing efforts to increase transparency and limit graft. Prime Minister Sargsian continues to champion reform, yet st [...]
2009-12-16 10:37:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL AM
09ZAGREB109ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - FEBRUARY 27, 2009
[...] AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH ON NEW ADMINISTRATION DRAWS LARGE AUDIENCE AT AMCHAM: Ambassador Bradtke delivered a speech entitled "New Directions in the Obama Administration" at the American Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Hotel Esplanade in Zagreb. Speaking to over 150 members of the business co [...]
2009-02-27 14:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR ECON
09ZAGREB128FORMER CROATIAN GENERAL ZAGOREC GUILTY OF ABUSE OF
[...] Summary: On March 2, the Zagreb County Court convicted retired Tudjman-era Croatian General Vladimir Zagorec of abuse of office and stealing $5 million in diamonds, and sentenced him to seven years in prison. The theft occurred at the Ministry of Defense (MOD) upon Zagorec's departure from hi [...]
2009-03-09 15:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KCRM HR
09ZAGREB232ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 30, 2009
[...] (U) WORK STARTS ON CROATIAN SUPPORTED CIVILIAN ASSISTANCE PROJECT IN AFGHANISTAN: On April 26 Croatian civilians serving in the PRT working with the government of Afghanistan and local officials in the Feyzabad district of Badakhshan province took part in a ground breaking ceremony for a heal [...]
2009-04-30 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KFLU MARR MASS KPAO HR
09ZAGREB31PROPOSAL FOR EEB BIOTECH OUTREACH FUNDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 14:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HR
09ZAGREB37ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JANUARY 22, 2009
[...] (U) EMBASSY HOSTS INAUGURATION RECEPTION AT AMERICAN CORNER ZAGREB: Embassy Zagreb hosted an inauguration event January 20 at the American Corner located at a downtown Zagreb library. The reception targeted young Croatian academic, business and politicla leaders to give them the opportunity [...]
2009-01-22 13:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CVIS UNSC HR LY
09ZAGREB647CROATIAN PARLIAMENT BACKS KOSOR TO SIGN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Croatian Parliament on November 2 voted by simple majority to authorize Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor to sign the Arbitration Agreement (AA) with Slovenia agreed between the two Prime Ministers on 26 October (ref A). The GoC hopes Kosor and Pahor will be able to sign the Agree [...]
2009-11-03 14:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SI HR
09ZAGREB665ZAGREB WEEKLY REPORT - NOVEMBER 6, 2009
[...] (U) CROATIAN AND US SOLDIERS DEPLOY TO AFGHANINSTAN: The second rotation of the 25-soldier Combined Croatia-Minnesota National Guard Combat Support Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) arrived at Camp Mike Spann October 29, 2009. The new team has started the hand-over procedures and [...]
2009-11-13 13:42:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV HR
09ZAGREB727Zagreb Daily Report - December 14, 2009
[...] (U) (SBU) ICTY Trial Chamber orders temporary freeze on GoC investigation into missing artillery documents: Croatia has halted a portion of its investigation into missing documents after the ICTY Trial Chamber on December 11 ordered Croatia to temporarily suspend actions dealing with any mem [...]
2009-12-14 14:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
09ZAGREB98ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - FEBRUARY 19, 2009
[...] (U) MFA REPORTS THAT ALL NATO PARLIAMENTS HAVE APPROVED CROATIA'S NATO ACCESSION PROTOCOL The MFA issued a press release on February 18 stating that it received information that the Parliament of Greece approved Croatia's accession protocol. The MFA also reported that over the last week it [...]
2009-02-20 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON HR
10ABUDHABI11Abu Dhabi Sheikh Issa Acquitted in Torture Trial
[...] (SBU) Summary. Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, half-brother of UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed, was acquitted January 10 of all charges stemming from the 2004 videotaped torture of an Afghan trader. The court exonerated Sheikh Issa and a uniformed security guard who appeared in the infamous [...]
2010-01-11 13:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV PINR CASC AE
10ABUDHABI47HAMAS COMMANDER KILLED IN DUBAI HOTEL
[...] (U) On January 29, approximately 9:00 am local time Friday, Reuters first reported the January 20 murder in a Dubai hotel of senior Hamas member Mahmoud Abdul Raouf Mohammad Hassan (known as Mahmoud Al Mabhouh). The brief wire story preceded the release of an official statement from the Dubai gover [...]
2010-01-31 13:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PINR KPAL KWBG KCRM IS SY AE
10ABUJA113SOKOTO GOVERNOR GETS HIGH MARKS FOR EDUCATION EFFORTS
[...] (SBU) Media, civil society, and government representatives generally gave high marks to Sokoto Governor Aliyu Wamakko for his efforts to improved education, but some intended beneficiaries voiced dissatisfaction during a mid-January visit by PolOffs to this northern Nigerian state. Many stated [...]
2010-01-29 09:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SOCI NI
10ABUJA123NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- JANUARY 29, 2010
[...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not reported previously. --------------------------------------- SUCCESSFUL RE-RUN ELECTION IN EDO STATE --------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Independ [...]
2010-01-29 16:58:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON SOCI KPAO NI
10ACCRA151Police arrest opposition radio commentator for on-air
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following comments during a radio broadcast suggesting that former President Rawlings deliberately set fire to his home, police arrested opposition politician Nana Darkwa Baafi on February 18, 2010. Baafi's arrest has resulted in a media backlash, with journalists accusing the g [...]
2010-02-24 14:53:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV GH
10ACCRA58PROPOSAL FOR U.S. BIOTECH SPEAKER TO VISIT GHANA IN FY
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests $13,700 in FY 2010 EEB biotech outreach funds for a U.S. biotechnology expert in agricultural production and development to visit Ghana for one week to engage with government officials and legislators, academics, public audiences, and the media on the merits of [...]
2010-01-20 07:27:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR TBIO SENV EAID ECON GH
10ACCRA59PROPOSAL FOR U.S. BIOTECH SPEAKER TO VISIT GHANA IN FY
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests $13,700 in FY 2010 EEB biotech outreach funds for a U.S. biotechnology expert in agricultural production and development to visit Ghana for one week to engage with government officials and legislators, academics, public audiences, and the media on the merits of [...]
2010-01-20 07:27:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR TBIO SENV EAID ECON GH
10ACCRA82Mills Cabinet Re-shuffle Seeks to Incorporate Critics,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25, one week after concluding a contentious ruling party Congress, President Mills announced a major cabinet re-shuffle in an attempt to energize his National Democratic Congress (NDC) government. The action represents an attempt to address the concerns of vocal NDC c [...]
2010-01-27 11:38:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM GH
10ADANA15SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: FEBRUARY 16 - 23, 2010
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of February 16 - 23, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and [...]
2010-02-25 12:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADDISABABA82PM WELCOMES NEW CHARGE WITH SUBSTANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a productive courtesy call on Prime Minister Meles on January 18, Charge raised USG concerns about the impact of Ethiopia's new civil society law on USG programs and U.S.-based organization as the February final implementation approaches. USAID Addis Director explained to the [...]
2010-01-21 03:57:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CVIS ET
10AITTAIPEI119MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused Jan. 30 - Feb. 1 news coverage on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, on suspected Chinese submarine movement in the waters near Kaohsiung on January 27, and on the college entrance exams for Taiwan senior high school students. 2. Almost ever [...]
2010-02-01 09:27:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
10AITTAIPEI12MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 5 on the controversy over the U.S. beef issue and the discussions in the Legislative Yuan over amendments to the law concerning U.S. beef imports; on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan; on the domestic concerns over the H1N1 [...]
2010-01-05 09:45:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
10AITTAIPEI126MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused February 2 news coverage on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan; on developments in cross-Strait relations; on the reform of the KMT; and on the year-end five city and county magistrates' elections. 2. Editorials and commentaries in the Chinese [...]
2010-02-02 09:57:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
10AITTAIPEI135MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 08:45:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
10AITTAIPEI204MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 09:24:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
10AITTAIPEI27MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 7 on the fallout following the Legislative Yuan's decision Tuesday to amend the Act Governing Food Sanitation which bans the import of six types of "risky" U.S. beef products; on the National Communications Commissi [...]
2010-01-07 10:20:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
10AITTAIPEI35MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 8 on the proposed referendum on the import of U.S. beef products, which passed the initial review by the Referendum Review Committee of the Executive Yuan Thursday and will be able to enter the second stage of the r [...]
2010-01-08 09:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
10AITTAIPEI59MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS; U.S. BEEF
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 14 on the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti Tuesday; on Google's threat to quit China Tuesday; and on the year-end five city and county magistrate elections in Taiwan. 2. In terms of editorials and commenta [...]
2010-01-14 09:18:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
10AITTAIPEI69MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 09:18:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
10ALGIERS117 Algeria Media Reaction to Algeria's Reported Inclusion in
[...] (SBU) Media reports that the Transportation Security Administration had included Algeria as one of fourteen "countries of concern" has sparked a myriad of negative reactions from the Algerian press and an obsessive focus on this issue that shows little sign of abating. In fact, the issue has [...]
2010-02-11 07:48:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAO KMDR ASEC AG US
10AMMAN252JORDAN: COURT RULING THREATENS FREEDOM OF
[...] (S) Summary: Journalists and non-governmental organizations are up in arms about a ruling by Jordan's highest court subjecting online media to the country's Press and Publications Law (PPL). Non-governmental organizations and journalists assert the government will use the ruling to curb the [...]
2010-01-26 15:02:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV KDEM SOCI JO
10AMMAN275JORDAN: ARE ISLAMISTS PUSHING FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (S/NF) On January 25, PolChief met with a Jordanian journalist with connections to the Islamic Action Front (IAF). The journlist said that a coalition of electoral activists was forming to publicly pressure the government for meaningful reforms to electoral administration. He said that the [...]
2010-01-28 14:35:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL EAID KMPI JO
10AMMAN308JORDAN: ARRESTS SIGNAL NEW TOUGHNESS IN ISLAMIST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a rare foray into coverage of Jordan's internal security, Jordanian media reported on January 31 and February 1 two separate security campaigns which have yielded over 550 arrests. The first is a widely reported announcement by Jordan's Public Security Directorate (PSD) of [...]
2010-02-03 11:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC JO
10AMMAN317JORDAN: NEA DAS WITTES PRESSES FOR INCREASED
[...] (S) Summary: In the wake of the Secretary's speech on Internet freedoms and a recent court decision subjecting Jordan's online media to the problematic Press and Publications law, NEA DAS Tamara Wittes met during her January 26-28 visit with the King's media advisor to discuss official actio [...]
2010-02-04 08:56:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV KDEM SOCI JO
10AMMAN326JORDAN: A/S POSNER'S FOCUS ON DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),pressed the Jordanian government during his January 10-11 visit to move forward on the implementation of a number of high-priority political and human rights reforms. This cable describes A/S Posner [...]
2010-02-07 10:22:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKDEM KMPI KPAL KWMN PREL PGOV PHUM JO
10AMMAN335JORDAN: MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SMARTING
[...] (S) Summary: A recent conversation between visiting NEA DAS Tamara Wittes and Minister of Social Development (MoSD) Hala Latouf underscored the contradictions in the Jordanian approach to freedom of expression. In response to a question, Latouf said that she supported a recent ruling by Jor [...]
2010-02-09 06:40:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI JO
10AMMAN383JORDAN: INPUT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR FOR
[...] (U) Task 1 Summary: A range of governmental, non-governmental, and private sector interlocutors continue to inform Post that, as a whole, forced labor in the garment sector has significantly decreased, largely due to government action. However, they also state some forced labor conditions st [...]
2010-02-11 13:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KWMN PGOV JO
10AMMAN461JORDAN: A/S POSNER'S FOCUS ON DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),pressed the Jordanian government during his January 10-11 visit to move forward on the implementation of a number of high-priority political and human rights reforms. This cable describes A/S Posner [...]
2010-02-28 08:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKDEM KMPI KPAL KWMN PREL PGOV PHUM JO
10AMMAN87JORDAN: NEW CABINET PUTS A FRESH FACE ON THE WALL
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: The government of newly appointed Prime Minister Samir Rifai has issued a series of circulars -- policy notices for government offices -- aimed at illustrating a break from the policies of the previous government (ref a). One issued on January 4 mandates that government offices dis [...]
2010-01-07 13:11:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINS JO
10ANKARA118PROPOSAL TO SEND TURKISH JOURNALISTS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 9. Turkey: A Key Contributor in Afghanistan... ------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Turkey is an important contributor to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan and is a key partner in the USG' [...]
2010-01-25 15:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS NATO AF TU
10ANKARA120TURKISH MILITARY TAKES A POUNDING WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: "Taraf" newspaper broke the newest in a chain of alleged anti-democratic military plots on January 20, a day before the Constitutional Court overturned a 2009 law extending civilian court jurisdiction to military officers (REFTEL). The newspaper claimed the Turkish First Army [...]
2010-01-25 16:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMOPS PINR PINS PREL TU
10ANKARA150TURKEY: OF COUPS AND CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
[...] (C) Reports of coup plots against PM Erdogan's Islamist-leaning government have been a staple of the Turkish media since 2007. Despite protests by Turkey's top brass that there is no substance to the allegations, a growing percentage of the population believes that at least some elements wit [...]
2010-01-29 07:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS TU
10ANKARA168TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 05:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA214TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 13:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA222TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 14:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA238TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 13:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA286FIVE OR SEVEN YEARS FOR PRESIDENT GUL'S TERM?: A
[...] (C) Summary. Further examination regarding the timeline of the election of President Gul, the wording of the parliamentary decision after his election, and the constitutional amendment on direct presidential elections reveals no easy solution to the question of how long his term should be. Gi [...]
2010-02-22 10:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
10ANKARA41TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 06:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA62TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 13:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANTANANARIVO115ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON UPDATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's update for February 8-26, a periodic unclassified review of political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-6) - ICG-M MEETS, AU MOVES TO SANCTION - RAJOELINA [...]
2010-02-26 08:53:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV ECPS MA
10ANTANANARIVO32ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON UPDATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Update for January 4 to 20, a periodic unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-4) -Crack Down Against the Opposition - [...]
2010-01-20 07:21:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV MA
10ANTANANARIVO97MADAGASCAR: REACTIONS TO ICG DURING AF/E VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: While the International Contact Group on Madagascar was meeting in Addis Feb 18 (septel) and the African Union's Peace and Security Council was deciding to give Madagascar's leaders until March 16 to implement the power-sharing accords signed in Maputo and Addis, AF/E Deputy Dire [...]
2010-02-22 13:05:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPGOV MA
10APIA2CHINA AID TO SAMOA: A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND-OR WHAT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 05:07:00Embassy ApiaUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PGOV PREL WS
10ASHGABAT136TURKMENISTAN: STEPPED UP PRESSURE AGAINST COUPLE
[...] (C) On January 27, local RFE/RL journalist Halmurat Gylychdurdiyev informed poloff that security officials detained Bazargeldy Berdiyev on January 26. Berdiyev, a former businessman, and his wife have been seeking compensation from the government for illegal seizure of their property and tort [...]
2010-01-29 08:00:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TX
10ASHGABAT175TURKMENISTAN'S TRAVEL BLACKLIST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOTX keeps an officially "nonexistent" blacklist of activists, journalists, students, and others that are not allowed to leave Turkmenistan for any reason. By enforcing the blacklist at all exit points, the GOTX can block exit to anyone that it believes represents a threat or [...]
2010-02-06 09:03:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SOCI TX
10ASHGABAT189IRAN: UNESCO REPORTS ARREST OF TWO JOURNALISTS
[...] (C) The Tehran Cluster Office of UNESCO informed Iran Watcher by email today that two journalists, employed by their office a part of a school journalism project, were detained upon arrival at a Tehran school. (Our contact was writing from his UNESCO account as Gmail has been blocked in Iran fo [...]
2010-02-10 12:08:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALIR PGOV PHUM PREL UNESCO
10ASHGABAT211SCENESETTER FOR SRAP HOLBROOKE'S VISIT TO
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an opportunity to strengthen our bilateral diplomatic dialogue and highlight our desire for greater cooperation involving Afghanistan. Key issue [...]
2010-02-12 13:18:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV TX
10ASHGABAT57 TURKMENISTAN'S ONLY HOMEGROWN WOMEN'S MAGAZINE
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen Government publishes a monthly magazine for women named Zenan Kalby (Women's Soul). Despite having the largest circulation of any Turkmen periodical, the magazine's highly politicized content lacks [...]
2010-01-14 13:57:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL SOCI KWMN KDEM PGOV PHUM TX
10ASTANA13 KAZAKHSTAN: A TALE OF TWO NORTHERN CITIES
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On recent visits to Kostanai and North Kazakhstan Oblasts, PolOff visited American corners in Kostanai and Petropavlovsk. Local residents claimed their regions are "the most peaceful in Kazakhstan," and expressed [...]
2010-01-11 03:11:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON SOCI KPAO RS KZ
10ASTANA184 KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT'S SON-IN-LAW TRIES, BUT FAILS, TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Timur Kulibayev, the President's influential son-in-law and Deputy Chairman of the National Welfare Fund Samryk Kazyna, sued four independent newspapers for publishing articles alleging that he received major kick-backs from the Chinese for oil contracts signed in 2003-05. The [...]
2010-02-12 09:33:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ
10ASTANA23 ETHNIC HARMONY IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During recent visits to Kazakhstan's Kostanai and North Kazakhstan Oblasts, interlocutors emphasized the tolerant nature of Kazakhstani society and government efforts to encourage ethnic harmony. According to Vik [...]
2010-01-12 04:27:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON SOCI RS KZ
10ASTANA271 KAZAKHSTAN: WEEKLY SPOT-REPORT DIGEST, FEBRUARY 22-26
[...] (SBU) This weekly cable disseminates spot reports based on Embassy conversations with contacts as well as reports from the Kazakhstani media. Our goal is to draw attention to information that might not merit a full cable report or that will be developed later. MAJOR POLICY DEVELOPMENTS: H [...]
2010-02-26 08:10:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG SOCI SENV KNNP KCOR
10ASTANA272 KAZAKHSTAN: ZHOVTIS UNDERSTANDABLY PESSIMISTIC ABOUT REFORM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff visited internationally known human rights activist Yevgeniy Zhovtis at the minimum-security penal colony in Ust-Kamenogorsk on February 24. Zhovtis summarized his view of the possibilities for the resolution of his case, including the Supreme Court, an amnesty, or parol [...]
2010-02-26 09:09:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KDEM KZ
10ASTANA56 KAZAKHSTAN: NUR OTAN DEPUTY CHAIR LAYS OUT HIS PRIORITIES
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The recently-appointed Deputy Chairman of President Nazarbayev's ruling Nur Otan party (Nazarbayev is the Chairman) told the Ambassador on January 19 that Kazakhstan's OSCE Chairmanship is a sign of its growing in [...]
2010-01-21 04:32:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM OSCE KZ
10ASUNCION2Paraguay Media Analysis
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paraguay is characterized by a free and vibrant media environment with independent newspapers, TV and radio stations. While radio and TV penetration is close to 100%, Internet diffusion is fairly low at about 8%, with Google, Orkut and YouTube being the most popular sites. Tex [...]
2010-01-05 14:00:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS OIIP PA KPAO PREL AID
10ATHENS18Greece: Engagement on Women's Issues
[...] (U) This report is a response to reftel information request and is a joint cable with Consulate General Thessaloniki. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Greece closely integrates women's issues into public diplomacy programming, human rights outreach, commercial outreach, and partnerships with [...]
2010-01-08 17:24:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN KTIP GR
10BAGHDAD171DIWANIYAH ELECTION UPDATE: HUNT FOR TRIBAL
[...] This is a PRT Diwaniyah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Although public campaigning in Diwaniyah Province for the March elections has yet to get underway, behind-the-scenes preparations are heating up. Most notably, parties seek to gain the support of key tribal leaders. Reactions to the Indepen [...]
2010-01-23 15:27:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER IZ
10BAGHDAD20PUBLIC OUTRAGE OVER BLACKWATER DECISION GENERATING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Public outrage has erupted within Iraq over the decision of U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina to dismiss the charges brought against Blackwater employees for their role in the deaths of 17 Iraqis on September 16, 2007. GOI spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh condemned the decision on Januar [...]
2010-01-04 16:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD216AMBASSADOR AMPLIFIES VP'S MESSAGES IN IRAQI MEDIA INTERVIEWS
[...] Summary: Reinforcing the messages delivered by Vice President Biden during his recent visit to Iraq, Ambassador Hill hosted a January 24 round table discussion with eight local Arabic media outlets, followed by interviews with two major Iraqi TV channels. The back-to-back media engagements at t [...]
2010-01-28 06:55:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIZ KPAO PREL
10BAGHDAD279RRT ERBIL: KRG MOVES TO AMEND PRESS LAW RAISE
[...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) authorities and other sources confirm that the government will propose amendments to the region's 2008 press law in a bid to regulate electronic media, provide greater protection against perceived inv [...]
2010-02-02 17:41:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR IZ
10BAGHDAD32PRT DIWANIYAH: WILL THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL'S
[...] This is a PRT Diwaniyah reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Diwaniyah's security situation is generally stable. Despite this, economic lethargy and a widespread perception that provincial authorities have done little to spark development or improve essential services persist, l [...]
2010-01-06 06:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC ECON IZ
10BAGHDAD340BABIL PRT WORKSHOPS DEMONSTRATE VALUE OF FORENSIC
[...] This is a Babil PRT cable. 2. Summary: The Babil PRT held two forensic workshops with local provincial judges, investigators, and journalists at FOB Kalsu in December 2009 and January 2010. The workshops included a walk-through of the Army Crime Lab at FOB Kalsu, briefings on the effecti [...]
2010-02-09 13:20:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI IZ
10BAGHDAD440WEEK ONE OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN: POLITICAL ROUNDUP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The first week of the official election campaign period saw no major surprises and indicators show that voters will likely turn out in numbers similar to levels for the successful January 2009 provincial elections. While the campaign started out slowly in the south of Iraq, alleg [...]
2010-02-18 16:42:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD442PRT MAYSAN: ALI AL-SHARQI OPERATION SPURS PUBLIC
[...] (U) This is a PRT Maysan cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Inaccurate reports of a unilateral USF-I raid upon a village in southern Maysan provinces, leaving a woman and child among the ten dead, sparked angry reactions among local residents. In reality, the combined Iraqi-US operation was aimed [...]
2010-02-19 07:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS KDEM KPAO IR IZ
10BAGHDAD507MEK/ASHRAF: GOI PLANS TO RELOCATE MEK ON HOLD FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 24 meeting with Emboffs and USF-I officials, the Chairman of the GOI's Ashraf Committee responsible for the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MeK) stated the following: (1) The GOI has no plans to move the MeK for the foreseeable future given the national elections and the [...]
2010-02-25 15:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER CVIS IR IZ
10BAGHDAD514PRT KIRKUK: KURDISH CAMPAIGN BEHAVIOR - UNHEEDED
[...] This is a Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary. Politically motivated intimidation, vandalism and threats of violence in Kirkuk did not subside following the provincial governor's emergency meeting, calling on political parties to cease irresponsible behavior [...]
2010-02-26 15:44:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ
10BAGHDAD63FALLOUT OVER BLACKWATER CONTINUES, ALBEIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The public upset over the decision of U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina to dismiss the charges against former Blackwater employees for their role in the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqis in September 2007 has quieted, but there continue to be repercussions. The Embassy and CODEL McCai [...]
2010-01-11 11:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKJUS PREL ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD71PM ADVISOR CITES IMPACT OF BLACKWATER DECISION ON
[...] (C) Summary: PM Advisor Sadiq Rikabi told Pol M/C January 10 that the Blackwater decision would greatly complicate efforts to settle the Saddam-era civil claims of American citizens, and telegraphed that the GOI intended to use the decision as a lever in its bargaining on the level of compen [...]
2010-01-11 18:27:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC KJUS PREF IZ
10BAGHDAD82 Iraq Likely to Gain EITI Candidacy
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Iraq's political leaders renewed their support for improved transparency of oil export revenues and the country is now poised for candidacy status in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). During a conference January 10-11, the Ministry of Oil Inspector Gene [...]
2010-01-13 08:13:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET PGOV KCOR EFIN ECON IZ NO
10BAGHDAD91RRT ERBIL: NO SIGN PUK-GORAN TENSIONS ABATING IN
[...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (U) Summary: Recent violence in Sulaimaniyah Province (details reported reftel) may foreshadow a rough and dirty political struggle between the PUK and Goran ("Change") Movement in the runup to the March 7 national elections. Everyone from KRG PM Salih [...]
2010-01-13 14:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM IZ
10BAKU11WHY WE NEED A DEMOCRACY DIALOGUE WITH AZERBAIJAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past year the democracy and human rights situation has worsened in Azerbaijan, harming the long-term stability of the country and our bilateral relations. Azerbaijan continues to be a strategically important country for the United States, particularly in terms of securi [...]
2010-01-07 11:55:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
10BAKU117KREMLIN FREQUENT FLYER NARYSHKIN BRINGS SOFT POWER
[...] (C) Summary. Sergey Naryshkin, the head of the Russian Presidential Administration, completed another high-profile visit to Baku - his fifth since President Aliyev's second presidential term began in October 2008 - from January 22-24. Naryshkin's visits combine close-hold diplomacy with Pres [...]
2010-02-18 13:46:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR RU AM AJ
10BAKU132AZERBAIJAN: CHANGES TO MEDIA LAW CONSTRICT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's Parliament on February 12 approved changes to media legislation that further restrict journalists from gathering and disseminating information while reinforcing the government's ability to investigate the public. In an already constrained media environment, these ch [...]
2010-02-25 06:22:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
10BAKU138HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NOW FOCUS ON RELIGIOUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 22 poloff met with three of Azerbaijan's leading human rights defenders for an update on their major concerns. Topping their list were increasing Iranian-inspired religiosity and property rights, as well as political prisoners and NGO registration problems. The righ [...]
2010-02-26 12:45:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PREL KIRF KISL IR AJ
10BAKU30REVOLUTION IN THE REVOLUTION: UNDERSTANDING IRAN'S
[...] (C) Iran has one of the largest state-owned sectors in the world, and privatization has long been an official part of state policy. This "View from Baku" report examines the reality behind Iran's recent privatization effort, based on a wide variety of Baku Iran watcher discussions with Irania [...]
2010-01-14 14:09:00Embassy BakuSECRETECON PGOV EINV AJ RU IR
10BAKU54AZERBAIJAN: WHO OWNS WHAT? PART 1 - THE FIRST
[...] (S) SUMMARY: This cable is the first in a series that will highlight the most powerful families in Azerbaijan, both in terms of economic and political power. In this opening issue, we profile the family of First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva (born Mehriban Pashayeva),and her uncle, former Azerbaijani [...]
2010-01-27 13:10:00Embassy BakuSECRETECON EINV EIND ETRD KCOR PINR PGOV AJ
10BAKU69PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR CLAIMS NAKHCHIVAN POLICE
[...] (C) On January 29, Senior Presidential Advisor for Law Enforcement Fuad Alesgarov told the Charge that "I don't know if there were Interior Ministry abuses in Bananyar village (of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic),but if there were, we had to do it to fight religious extremism." He continu [...]
2010-02-02 13:23:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP AJ IR
10BAKU91IRAN: JAFARI REPORTEDLY SLAPS AHMEDINEJAD AT SNSC
[...] (S) Baku Iran watcher met with an Iranian opposition journalist and former political prisoner (protect) who has demonstrated a wide range of Iranian political and governmental contacts (including relatives). The contact has been known to Iran watcher for over a year, and has reportedly accur [...]
2010-02-10 12:22:00Embassy BakuSECRETPGOV PARM PHUM AJ IR
10BAKU92VIEW FROM BAKU - "IRAN CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS"
[...] (C) Over the last ten days Baku Iran watcher has met with over a dozen Iranian contacts to obtain their insights and expectations on the upcoming 22 Bahman/February 11 opposition demonstrations in Iran. Contacts polled included Iranian bankers, wealthy businessmen, NGO figures, journalists, [...]
2010-02-10 12:24:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL PHUM AJ IR
10BAKU93VIEW FROM BAKU - "IRAN CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS"
[...] (C) Over the last ten days Baku Iran watcher has met with over a dozen Iranian contacts to obtain their insights and expectations on the upcoming 22 Bahman/February 11 opposition demonstrations in Iran. Contacts polled included Iranian bankers, wealthy businessmen, NGO figures, journalists, [...]
2010-02-10 13:34:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL PHUM AJ IR
10BAKU97VIEW FROM BAKU - "IRAN CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS"
[...] (C) Over the last ten days Baku Iran watcher has met with over a dozen Iranian contacts to obtain their insights and expectations on the upcoming 22 Bahman/February 11 opposition demonstrations in Iran. Contacts polled included Iranian bankers, wealthy businessmen, NGO figures, journalists, managem [...]
2010-02-11 10:22:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL PHUM AJ IR
10BAMAKO26RADIO KAYIRA JOURNALIST ARRESTED, THEN FREED
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 31, 2009, police in Kita, Mali, arrested Noumouke Sidibe, a journalist for the opposition Radio Kayira group of radio stations. Local authorities accused Sidibe of having used his radio show to incite the July 15, 2009 riots in Kita that occurred following the shoot [...]
2010-01-15 12:08:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM ML
10BANGKOK207THAILAND: NO STANDARDS WHEN IT COMES TO "OWNING"
[...] (U) Summary: In recent weeks, the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD, or "red-shirts") has targeted Privy Councilors Surayud Chulanon and Prem Tinsulanonda and their alleged encroachment on protected national parks to highlight the issue of illegal land holdings in Thailand, [...]
2010-01-26 02:26:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TH
10BANGKOK209 BANGKOK ENGAGES MEDIA AND PUBLIC ON HAITI
[...] Summary: Post engaged local Thai audiences in a variety of ways to counter any possible misperceptions, inaccuracies and misinformation regarding U.S. relief efforts for Haiti. The centerpiece of the outreach was a roundtable for Thai journalists held by the Ambassador on Thursday, January 21 [...]
2010-01-26 04:53:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA TH
10BANGKOK366SOUTHERN THAILAND UPDATE: ROLE OF PARAMILITARY AND
[...] (C) Summary: A variety of government, academic, and civil society contacts we engaged in Thailand's violence-affected southern provinces in late December presented consistent perceptions about the various paramilitary groups affiliated with military or interior/police structures and operating i [...]
2010-02-11 08:02:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
10BANGKOK380THAILAND: VIEWS FROM THE RED HEARTLAND - STILL
[...] (SBU) Summary: A recent swing through central Isaan, the northeast heartland of pro-Thaksin and red-shirt sentiment, revealed an interesting set of views on the key political, economic, and social issues facing Thailand, both in the short-term, with large-scale red-shirt protests expected in B [...]
2010-02-12 10:04:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TH
10BANGKOK414ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT TO THAILAND: POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary. During U.S. Pacific Command Commander Admiral Robert Willard's February 2-7 visit to Thailand in conjunction with the multilateral Cobra Gold exercise, Thai officials and political commentators expressed optimism that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva would be able to effectively [...]
2010-02-18 06:48:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF TH
10BANGKOK434DON,T CALL IT A COMEBACK: THAKSIN,S PARTY LOOKS TO
[...] (C) Fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Puea Thai political party appears poised to reassert its political pre-eminence in one of its traditional strongholds in Northeastern Thailand, aka Isaan. Unlike in central Isaan (REF B),and south-central Issan (REF C),where the trend [...]
2010-02-23 00:32:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR TH
10BASRAH2BASRAH ANTI-IRAN DEMONSTRATION: LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE
[...] (U) This is a Basrah reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Basrah-based representatives of political parties and tribes staged a brief and peaceful protest on January 2 at the Iranian Consulate to protest the reported December 18 Iranian occupation of the cross-border Al Fakkah oil well in nearb [...]
2010-01-31 11:07:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI SCUL KPAO IZ IR SA
10BASRAH3BASRAH'S PRESS: A WORK IN PROGRESS
[...] (SBU) A recent joint press conference held by Basrah PRT Leader and Basrah Governor Shiltagh Aboud to highlight USG reconstruction efforts generated revealing insights into the current state of Basrah's local media. The coverage -- which ranged from exaggeratedly positive ("PRT to rebuild city [...]
2010-02-06 08:00:00REO BasrahUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC KPAO KMDR KDEM PGOV PREL IZ
10BASRAH5BASRAH'S REACTION TO DE-BA'ATHIFICATION
[...] (C) The conflict over de-Ba'athification has sparked three demonstrations in Basrah, and provoked strong reactions from the government and influential leaders. While a demarche to the Provincial Council Chair appears to have dampened emotions over perceived USG involvement in this issue, the i [...]
2010-02-20 11:47:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL IZ IR
10BEIJING104JANUARY 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA'S INTERNET, HAITI
[...] Key points at the January 14 MFA press briefing were: --"China's Internet is open and the Chinese Government encourages the development and application of the Internet and creates a favorable environment." --"China's law prohibits cyber attacks, including hacking" and China "welcomes inter [...]
2010-01-14 09:46:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MNUC ETRD CH TW IR IN JA AU
10BEIJING183SECRETARY'S INTERNET FREEDOM SPEECH: CHINA REACTION
[...] (C) Secretary Clinton's January 21 speech on Internet Freedom touched a nerve in China. Official reaction was negative, with harsh criticism coming from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in an official statement and from other parts of the Chinese system through critical articles and editorials [...]
2010-01-25 07:28:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM EINV CH
10BEIJING232JANUARY 28, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TALKS WITH DALAI LAMA
[...] Key points at the January 28 MFA press briefing were: -- Chinese officials will meet with representatives of the Dalai Lama for talks in the "near term." -- The EU arms embargo against China was the result of "political prejudice" and China demanded that it be lifted. -- Requests for inf [...]
2010-01-28 10:35:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM MASS EINT TINT SENV CH AF JM
10BEIJING356FEBRUARY 9, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, IRAN,
[...] Key points at the February 9, 2010 MFA press briefing were: --Following a meeting with Chinese Communist Party International Liaison Department Director Wang Jiarui, DPRK officials stated that North Korea is ready to continue consultations with relevant parties regarding the Six-Party Talks. [...]
2010-02-10 09:51:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM ETRD MNUC CH JA IR KN
10BEIJING426 PAKISTAN/CHINA: FM QURESHI LAUDS PRC-PAKISTAN FRIENDSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's friendship with the PRC is a "cornerstone" of Pakistan's foreign policy and a "model for other countries to emulate," Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a February 23 speech at a PRC think tank. He welcomed China's role as an intermediary [...]
2010-02-23 09:20:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL CH PK AF
10BEIRUT108INFORMATION MINISTER PRESSURED TO ATTACK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Information Tareq Mitri informed the Ambassador on January 27 that President Sleiman continues to be personally interested in the issue of House Resolution 2278 regarding satellite providers broadcasting channels carrying anti-American incitement to violence. Mitri said tha [...]
2010-02-03 14:38:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL KPAO PINR LE
10BEIRUT99PM HARIRI SETS SIGHTS ON TURKEY AS REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his aides explained that Lebanon was seeking "strategic cooperation" with Turkey following the PM's January 10-12 visit to Ankara and Istanbul. Turkish diplomats in Beirut confirmed that the Lebanon and Turkey signed six agreements, includi [...]
2010-02-01 09:21:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PINR MARR TU SY LE
10BELGRADE324SERBIA: Recipe for a NATO Debate - Let Stand 10 Years Then
[...] (SBU) In recent months Serbian media and civil society have tossed a decade of taboos out the window by publishing letters, op-eds and articles that openly debate Serbia's future relationship with NATO, which they have portrayed for years as a "criminal organization." Despite sharp emotional [...]
2010-02-26 11:11:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR PREL OEXC SCUL SR KPAO
10BERLIN203MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN-NETHERLANDS, IRAN, EU-GREECE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan-Netherlands) Dutch Government's Fall 3. (Iran) Nuclear Program 4. (EU-Greece) Economic Crisis 5. (U.S.) Justice Department Report 6. (UK) Brown in a Bad Temper  [...]
2010-02-22 13:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NL IR EMS US UK
10BERLIN21MISSION BERLIN INCORPORATES WOMEN'S ISSUES INTO
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy Berlin's programming on women's issues has focused on a range of themes, including violence against women, discrimination, and raising awareness. The Mission's approach has been to address issues that affect women within our broader agenda and to strengthen our ties to lo [...]
2010-01-07 15:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN XG PHUM GM
10BERLIN215MEDIA REACTION: CUBA, U.S.-HEALTHCARE, GREECE-GERMANY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Cuba) Death of a Dissident 3. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform Summit 4. (Greece-Germany) Greek Anger at Germany 5. (Greece-EU) Austerity Program 6. (U.S.) Criticism of Google 7. (Sudan) Peace Process 8. (Western Hemisphere) Latin America [...]
2010-02-25 13:04:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CU US GR EMS KWWW SU XM MASS
10BERLIN28MEDIA REACTION: AVIATION SECURITY, IRAN, EU-TURKEY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aviation Security 3. Iranian regime 4. U.S.-Chinese Relations 5. Turkish EU Membership Bid 6. Killings of Christians in Egypt  [...]
2010-01-08 13:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG IR PK RS NATO
10BERLIN74MEDIA REACTION: HAITI EARTHQUAKE, OBAMA PRESIDENCY;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aftermath of Haiti Earthquake 3. Obama Presidency - One year On  [...]
2010-01-20 13:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KMDR US HA
10BERLIN80GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 10 MILLION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Germany is actively engaging the German government and public on Haiti following the January 12 earthquake, and has formed an internal task force to coordinate our initiatives. As part of our efforts, I would like to update you on our outreach activities, the German go [...]
2010-01-21 06:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN99 GERMANY AND THE EU ON IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
[...] (C) German MFA Iran Task Force Director Krueger told poloff January 21 that during the mid-January EU PSC meeting Germany proposed a motion calling on all EU capitals to demarche Iranian Ambassadors in EU capitals on Iran's Human Rights violations. Krueger said the Greeks were the first to c [...]
2010-01-25 16:15:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR GM
10BISHKEK113SCENESETTER FOR SRAP HOLBROOKE'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Embassy Bishkek welcomes the visit of Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard C. Holbrooke to Kyrgyzstan on February 19. Your visit comes at a timely period as the U.S.-Kyrgyzstan relationship has experienced positive momentum since the signing of the new agreement for [...]
2010-02-16 07:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
10BISHKEK51TRANSIT CENTER RENEWAL AND U.S. COMMITMENTS LOOM
[...] (U) See para 18 for action requests. 2. (C) Summary: The U.S. must inform the Government of Kyrgyzstan of its intent to renew the Transit Center agreement for another year by April 14. Since the agreement went into effect in July 2009, U.S.-Kyrgyzstan relations have improved significant [...]
2010-01-20 10:17:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
10BISHKEK55Kyrgyzstan: Media Responds to Human Rights Situation
[...] (U) Summary: Recent events, including the conviction and harsh sentencing of presidential candidate and former Minister of Defense Ismail Isakov on corruption charges (reftel) and Kyrgyzstan's downgraded rank in Freedom House's freedom index, have triggered an increase in negative articles on t [...]
2010-01-22 03:12:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPAO KG
10BISHKEK71KYRGYZ OMBUDSMAN BLAMES SECURITY SERVICES FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz Ombudsman for Human Rights Tursunbek Akun said in a meeting with the Ambassador that he was very concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation in Kyrgyzstan. He asserted that the Kyrgyz State National Security Service (SNB) was responsible for the death o [...]
2010-01-29 03:14:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KG
10BISHKEK98HEAD OF SECRETARIAT ASSERTS SADYRKULOV DEATH AN
[...] (S) Summary: During a friendly lunch at the Ambassador's residence, Oksana Malevanaya, the Head of the Presidential Secretariat, broached the topic of Medet Sadyrkulov's death. She said that he was her husband, soul mate and the father of her youngest child, and that she could not have con [...]
2010-02-09 06:11:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL PINS PHUM KG
10BOGOTA111USG-FUNDED LABOR RIGHTS PROJECTS UPDATE
[...] Summary: The USG has allocated $33 million to improve labor rights in Colombia through 17 projects in the 2001-2011 timeframe: one by the Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),six by the Department of Labor (DOL),and ten by the U.S. Agency for International [...]
2010-02-01 14:11:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA258Haiti Reporting from Colombia (January 22-25, 2010)
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post continues to closely follow the Colombian media coverage of the U.S. role in Haiti disaster assistance. Though Colombian coverage of the earthquake aftermath is beginning to diminish, reporting on the U.S. role in providing sweeping disaster and humanitarian assistance continu [...]
2010-01-26 13:00:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA CO
10BOGOTA323SOME DEVELOPMENTS IN WIRETAPPING SCANDAL, BUT MOST
[...] (SBU) Vice Prosecutor General Fernando Pareja told Poloff on February 10 that the Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) continues to progress with four concurrent cases involving former Administrative Department of Security (DAS) employees implicated in illegal wiretapping and intelligence gat [...]
2010-02-22 21:52:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS PHUM PTER CO
10BOGOTA355AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PROMINENT LABOR LEADER
[...] (U) The Ambassador expressed USG support for the essential role unions play in healthy democratic societies in a February 17 meeting with the Colombian Confederation of Workers (CTC). The CTC is one of the three main labor confederations in Colombia, with 120,000 members organized into approxi [...]
2010-02-26 19:42:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA40REQUEST FOR US SPEAKER ON POLITICAL SATIRE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 21:10:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO CO
10BRASILIA49BRAZIL'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: DILMA ROUSSEFF COMES UP
[...] (C) Summary. Late January polling indicates that likely Workers' Party (PT) presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff, President Lula's chosen successor, has closed much of the gap with front-running opposition Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) candidate Jose Serra, and now trails by less t [...]
2010-02-13 18:48:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV BR
10BRATISLAVA35NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS...ONE JOURNALIST'S STORY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 15:38:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KDEM OIIP LO
10BRATISLAVA6HARABIN UNBOWED BY GROWING CRITICISM OF JUDICIARY
[...] (U) Summary. Despite a public plea from over Slovak judges to address problems in the Slovak judiciary, including the prevalent use of suspensions for judges accused of minor infractions, and the willingness of key GOS officials to discuss the judiciary with foreign interlocutors, Chief Just [...]
2010-01-08 15:04:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KCRM LO
10BRATISLAVA71SLOVAKIA 2010 ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] SLOVAKIA'S TIP SITUATION A. SOURCES OF INFORMATION The Ministry of the Interior (MOI),police, the International Organization for Migration (IOM),and NGOs are reliable sources of information regarding the number and kinds of TIP victims. In March 2010, the government will open an Inter [...]
2010-02-18 15:39:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KMCA
10BRUSSELS106EMBASSY CONTINUES VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN OF AWARENESS
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Brussels, and particularly Ambassador Gutman, have intensified their efforts to raise Belgian public and official awareness, understanding and support for the President's strategy on Afghanistan since the new year. The strategy has included a vigorous round of media interv [...]
2010-01-27 16:03:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV EAID BE AF
10BUENOSAIRES11(C) WHA A/S VALENZUELA MEETS WITH ARGENTINE OFFICIALS,
[...] (C) Summary: WHA A/S Arturo Valenzuela met with Argentine Cabinet Chief Anibal Fernandez and Acting Foreign Minister Victorio Taccetti during his December 15-17 visit to Buenos Aires. Valenzuela explained the U.S. position on Honduras, exchanged views on other regional developments, and praise [...]
2010-01-08 21:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PHUM AR
10BUENOSAIRES124MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS; 2/3-4/10; BUENOS AIRES
[...] Local and other international news overshadowed U.S.-China conflicts, with only two newspapers printing articles from their own journalists, and the rest using news wires. All articles speculated on possible Chinese retaliation and questioned U.S. motives for "provoking" the disagreements. [...]
2010-02-04 17:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR CH
10BUENOSAIRES196ARGENTINA: MISSION CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE ENERGY USE
[...] At a typical Argentine barbecue in January, Ambassador Martinez challenged Mission Buenos Aires staff to turn out the lights. Inspired by President Obama and Secretary Clinton's Green Embassies initiative, Mission Buenos Aires is embarking on an internal energy challenge: to reduce energy use [...]
2010-02-18 20:51:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDABLD AMGT ASUP ENRG SENV OPRC AR
10BUENOSAIRES198Argentina: Mission Campaign to Reduce Energy Use
[...] At a typical Argentine barbecue in January, Ambassador Martinez challenged Mission Buenos Aires staff to turn out the lights. Inspired by President Obama and Secretary Clinton's Green Embassies initiative, Mission Buenos Aires is embarking on an internal energy challenge: to reduce energy use [...]
2010-02-19 00:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDABLD AMGT ASUP ENRG SENV OPRC AR
10BUENOSAIRES222MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, HAITI, AND CHINA; 2/19-22/10; BUENOS
[...] Opinion articles about U.S. policy regarding Iran, Haiti, and China filled weekend newspapers in Argentina. The Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Buenos Aires warned against Iran's increasing influence in Latin America, which is "legitimizing" Iran's President. Another article stro [...]
2010-02-22 21:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR IR HA CH
10BUENOSAIRES54MEDIA REACTION: US RELIEF EFFORTS IN HAITI; 01/21-22/10;
[...] In contrast to January 20 headlines, which highlighted the U.S. military deployment, Argentine dailies on January 21-22 focused primarily on the January 20 aftershock and early signs of recovery. The Charge d'Affaires' January 20 interviews with public news agency Telam, the country's most pop [...]
2010-01-22 14:21:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL
10BUENOSAIRES61Argentina: First Husband's Dollar Purchases Revealed,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following a late January press reports that presidential spouse Nestor Kirchner (NK) had purchased just under US$ 2 million in US currency in October 2008 -- confirmed by GOA sources February 1 -- opposition politicians and political commentators have raised a new alarm about al [...]
2010-02-02 21:35:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN AR
10BUENOSAIRES70MEDIA REACTION: COUNTDOWN TO STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS;
[...] Argentine newspapers are reporting growing expectations over President Obama's State of the Union address, portraying it as an effort to regain political momentum and regain initiative. Despite one opinion article critical of U.S. foreign policy in Latin America, the speech is expected to con [...]
2010-01-26 20:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR
10BUENOSAIRES75Argentina: Surprise Appointment to Head Central Bank
[...] (C) In a surprise move, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) appointed Mercedes Marco del Pont to the post of President of the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA). Marco del Pont, 50, and the first woman ever to hold the job, is now serving as Interim President until she is confirmed b [...]
2010-02-04 23:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV AR
10BUENOSAIRES86MEDIA REACTION; STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS; 1/28/10; BUENOS
[...] Local newspapers extensively covered President Obama's State of the Union Address, leading their international sections. Reactions were mixed. Most newspapers reported positively, highlighting the President's plans regarding job creation and health care reform. Largest daily Clarin and righ [...]
2010-01-28 18:27:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR EFIN ECON ETRD
10BUENOSAIRES89(C) Argentina: Nestor Kirchner Down, but Not Out
[...] (C) Summary: Former President and first spouse Nestor Kirchner (NK) is recuperating after undergoing emergency surgery for a partially blocked carotid artery. NK underwent a carotid endarterectomy, which involved temporarily introducing a shunt in his artery to redirect the blood flow to the [...]
2010-02-12 20:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON AR
10CAIRO133IS THE EGYPTIAN GARMENT INDUSTRY HEADED FOR FAILURE?
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 15:21:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EG PGOV
10CAIRO145A/S POSNER ENGAGES WITH CIVIL SOCIETY, POLITICAL OPPOSITION
[...] Key Points: -- (C) In meetings January 13-14, A/S Posner told activists and opposition politicians that the U.S. is seeking ways to advance human rights and political participation over the coming 12-18 months. -- (C) Activists urged the U.S. to end a "double standard" on Israeli human rig [...]
2010-01-31 14:59:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
10CAIRO161AFTER CONTROVERSY, NDP MEMBER RECEIVES WARNING FOR MEETING
[...] KEY POINTS -- (U) On February 2, the Press Syndicate issued a warning to National Democratic Party (NDP) member XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX for violating its ban on contact with Israelis by meeting September 14 with the Israeli Ambassador in her office at the GOE-funded Al-Ahram Center. -- (C [...]
2010-02-04 15:18:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI IS EG
10CAIRO163DAS WITTES ENGAGES GOE, CIVIL SOCIETY ON ELECTIONS, NAGA
[...] KEY POINTS -- (C) In meetings January 24-25, NEA DAS Tamara Cofman Wittes assured activists of continuing U.S. commitment to promoting democracy and human rights. She urged the GOE to use the penal code, not the Emergency Law, to prosecute the January 6 sectarian killings in Naga Hamadi [...]
2010-02-04 15:41:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG
10CAIRO213ACTIVIST URGES U.S DIPLOMATIC APPROACH TO THE GOE ON TORTURE
[...] KEY POINTS -- (C) Human rights activist XXXXXXXXXXXX told us February 10 he believes the top USG human rights priority in Egypt should be diplomatic approaches to urge the GOE to combat torture. He recommended quiet diplomacy over public statements. -- (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX was pessimi [...]
2010-02-17 13:38:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KTIP EG
10CAIRO237El Baradei Returns to Cairo
[...] (C) Key Points: -- Thousands of supporters greeted former IAEA Chairman Mohammed El Baradei upon his return to Cairo. Beleaguered leaders of the opposition seem relieved at their ability to muster a show of support for El Baradei and enthusiastic about his potential impact. -- El [...]
2010-02-23 13:42:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
10CAIRO47SCENESETTER FOR A/S POSNER'S JANUARY 12-15
[...] KEY POINTS -- (C) The impact of the political reform process that started at the beginning of this decade is mixed. Activists and opposition politicians are increasingly engaged in political life and the independent press has achieved a substantial degree of freedom to criticize the government. [...]
2010-01-06 14:17:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF ELAB EG
10CAIRO58COURT SENTENCES JOURNALISTS TO PRISON FOR DEFAMING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 11:29:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM ELAB SOCI EG
10CAIRO99ACTIVISTS, BLOGGERS DETAINED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO
[...] KEY POINTS -- (SBU) The GOE arrested and detained a group of about 30 activists and bloggers the morning of January 15 as they arrived in Naga Hamadi to visit the families of those killed in the January 6 sectarian shootings (ref A). -- (SBU) The group of detainees included activists from secular [...]
2010-01-19 14:52:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG
10CANBERRA24TWO QANTAS EXECUTIVES HELD IN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two Australian airline executives are being prevented from leaving Vietnam over fuel hedging losses incurred by Vietnamese controlled airline JetStar Pacific. Australian airline QANTAS, which owns 27 percent of the airline, is strongly defending the two executives and is trying [...]
2010-01-11 06:21:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ELAB PREF SMIG AS
10CARACAS119RE: Chavez Threatens "Radical Action" if Protests Continue
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 28, hundreds of students gathered in cities across Venezuela for a fifth day of protests. Media reports indicate that since January 25, the protests have led to 2 deaths, nearly 70 injuries, and at least 60 arrests/detentions nationwide, although almost all of the [...]
2010-01-29 21:43:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM VE
10CARACAS167View from the Countryside: The Government Is Taking Over
[...] (C) Summary: Government control is wide and deep in the agricultural state of Yaracuy, located in the northwest part of Venezuela. Business leaders described constant attacks on the private sector through land invasions and expropriations, subsidized agricultural imports, and government indif [...]
2010-02-11 16:22:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAGR VE
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