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08SHANGHAI491	SERVICE PROVIDER OR A SUPPLEMENT TO GOVERNMENT: A [...] (SBU) Scholars at an international conference on social welfare in Nanjing said strengthening service-oriented non-government organizations (NGOs) would be a stable and secure strategy for NGO development in the future but would have limited influence in China's political system and promotion o [...]	2008-11-12 05:47:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI CH

08SHANGHAI494	SHANGHAI: THE PARTY SECRETARY IS ONLINE [...] (SBU) Shanghai CPC Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng participated in his first webchat on November 6, fielding questions from Shanghai residents on economic and social issues. Netizens took advantage of the opportunity to raise concerns about economic development, infrastructure projects, housing [...]	2008-11-14 06:00:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM EFIN TINT ETTC SOCI CH
08SHANGHAI500	PTO-SPONSORED IP PROGRAM BUILDS BRIDGES IN EAST CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 16-17 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office-sponsored trip to Shanghai and Nanjing, Judge Ronald S.W. Lew from the United States District Court for the Central District of California and Matthew J. Bassiur, Criminal Division Trial Attorney and IP Liaison to Industr [...]	2008-11-14 11:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD EINV EFIN CH
08SHANGHAI501	EAST CHINA AUDIENCES FASCINATED AND SURPRISED BY THE U.S. [...] Summary: U.S. election programming over the last 14 months in the Shanghai district proved, in the words of one Chinese student, "a great showcase for democracy." However, media coverage, while extensive, was sometimes limited by Chinese Government restrictions. End Summary. 2. While [...]	2008-11-17 06:53:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OIIP PREL CH
08SHANGHAI503	SHANGHAI ACADEMICS: ARATS CHAIR VISIT TO TAIWAN A SUCCESS, [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars view the recent visit to Taiwan by ARATS Chair Chen Yunlin a "success" mainly for its symbolism and for helping to "maintain momentum" in cross-Strait dialogue. However, they see this visit as only the first "easy" step in a long difficult process. Some scholar [...]	2008-11-19 08:12:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PINR CH TW
08SHANGHAI505	LUWAN DISTRICT OFFICIAL RETURNS TO SHANGHAI AFTER MYSTERIOUS [...] (C) An official from Shanghai's Luwan District returned home earlier this month after mysteriously disappearing during a business trip to France in October. It is unclear why the official vanished, or why he returned, but media reports have focused on corruption as the likely cause. Public sc [...]	2008-11-20 08:38:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON CH
08SHANGHAI513	SHANGHAI: MILK NOT DOING THE BODY POLITIC ANY GOOD [...] (C) Public reaction to the recent milk scandal remains muted in Shanghai even as local stores have faced difficulties stocking an adequate supply of imported milk. Observers say Shanghai residents are angry about the food safety lapse, but the situation has not led to social instability in lar [...]	2008-11-25 03:26:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON EAGR CH
08SHANGHAI522	(C) ZHEJIANG: FACTORY CLOSURES RAISE SOCIAL STABILITY [...] (C) Social and political analysts in Zhejiang Province said the province's economy may recover from the current financial crisis (Refs A and B),but factory closures could result in social unrest, particularly as Lunar New Year approaches. Zhejiang-based observers worry that the Central Governm [...]	2008-12-05 08:24:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN ELAB PHUM CH
08SHANGHAI523	(C) HUMAN RIGHTS DAY PETITION TO CALL FOR POLITICAL REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Contacts in Hangzhou said they have joined a petition calling for more political reform in China, which they said would be posted on-line o/a December 10 to coincide with UN Human Rights Day. Both contacts said China's current social and economic environment provides an opportuni [...]	2008-12-08 02:08:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CH UN
08SHANGHAI527	HANGZHOU CONTACTS ON INTERNET FREEDOM IN EAST CHINA [...] (C) The case of a blogger from Jiangsu Province about to go on trial for libel is being watched closely in East China, according to contacts in neighboring Zhejiang Province. Journalists and intellectuals told Poloff they see internet freedom as a critically important issue, particularly given [...]	2008-12-08 08:46:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI TINT CH
08SHANGHAI542	(C) HANGZHOU POLICE QUESTION ONE CHARTER SIGNATORY BUT NO [...] (C) Summary: Hangzhou activist Wen Kejian, who first informed Consulate Poloff about the "08 Charter" (reftels),was questioned by local police on December 10 and later released. Another Hangzhou activist told Poloff on December 11 that he has not been contacted by police despite being both a c [...]	2008-12-11 08:18:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CH UN
08SHANGHAI545	IPR INTERNET PROGRAM BUILDS CAPACITY IN EAST CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 20-21 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)-sponsored trip to Nanjing and Shanghai, Department of Justice Trial Attorney Tyler Newby, Federal Bureau of Investigation Supervisory Special Agent Kiffa Shirley, and PTO Trade Policy Analyst Susan Tong held two cap [...]	2008-12-15 04:48:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PGOV TINT CH
08SHANGHAI551	THE BUMPY ROAD OF EAST CHINA LOGISTICS [...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 17-21 visit to Shanghai, Department of Transportation Office of International Standards Office Hazardous Materials Safety Director Duane Pfund and Assistant Director Ryan Paquet met with three U.S. logistics companies and attended the China World Logistics Confe [...]	2008-12-16 10:28:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN PGOV ETRD EINV ENRG CH
08SHANGHAI556	AVIAN INFLUENZA DETECTED IN EAST CHINA: 377,000 CHICKENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the discovery of the H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus in Dongtai and Haian, Jiangsu province, authorities have culled 377,000 chickens. Preliminary analysis indicates that the virus could have been spread by migratory birds and that it is a different variety than that which [...]	2008-12-17 09:41:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR KFLU TBIO PINR AMED
08SHANGHAI558	REAL ESTATE WEBSITE OFFERS WINDOW ON SOCIAL STABILITY [...] (C) Summary. Public aggravation with housing issues that in recent months has sometimes boiled over into street protests in East China can be gauged by chatroom activity on the nationwide Soufun.com website, according to a contact in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. The Public Security Bureau (PS [...]	2008-12-18 01:19:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV
08SHANGHAI570	ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY - A LOCAL UNIVERSITY WITH A GLOBAL [...] (SBU) During a November 17-18 visit to Hangzhou, the Consul General (CG) met Zhejiang University President Yang Wei and discussed the university's international network, strategies to promote international student exchanges, collaborative research, scientific innovation and visa issues. Zheji [...]	2008-12-23 02:51:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL CVIS KIPR ECON TBIO TRGY SENV CH
08SHANGHAI571	SHANGHAI COFCOM DG: SHANGHAI'S ECONOMY ON SOLID GROUND, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a courtesy call with Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce (Shanghai COFCOM) Director General Sha Hailin, the Consul General discussed a wide range of economic and business-related issues, including Shanghai's response to the financial crisis, the city's long-term pl [...]	2008-12-23 02:51:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB EAIR CH
08SHANGHAI578	KMT-CCP TALKS: VIEWS OF SHANGHAI ACADEMICS [...] (C) Summary: Poloff spoke with several Shanghai academics about the 4th annual KMT-CCP forum which took place in Shanghai December 20-21. One academic who participated in the forum said the talks proceeded "smoothly" and "without big surprises." The forum focused on enhancing cross-Strait eco [...]	2008-12-24 07:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EFIN EINV CH TW
08SHANGHAI581	ECONOMIC CRISIS CRIMPING REVENUES OF ZHEJIANG EXPORT HUB [...] (SBU) Summary: Slowing economic activity in Ningbo, a major port in Zhejiang Province, is leading to much lower revenue growth, which in turn will impact Central Government finances, according to the chief economist of the local planning commission. Ningbo's growth is on a declining trend, a [...]	2008-12-31 06:11:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV
08SHANGHAI88	DASD SEDNEY'S SHANGHAI ACADEMIC MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: During his February 27-March 2 trip to Shanghai, in addition to leading the U.S. delegation to the Defense Policy Coordination Talks (DPCT),Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia (DASD) David Sedney exchanged SIPDIS views on U.S.-China relations with Shanghai's le [...]	2008-03-07 03:31:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH TW BM RS JA
08SHENYANG38	NORTH KOREAN BORDER-CROSSERS: PRC OLYMPICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two Chinese provincial governments hosting Olympics events this summer have enlisted Korea specialists to investigate potential contingencies involving North Korean border-crossers or activists that support them. Scholars in Liaoning and Shandong have told us they are keeping a cl [...]	2008-03-21 08:04:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PINR PGOV KN KS CH
08SHENYANG45	NORTHEAST CHINA LEADERS TO WATCH (PT. 2): [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Northeast China is home to a number of promising, up-and-coming officials worth watching as they seek to prove their political mettle in "revitalizing" this strategic corner of the PRC. Communist Youth League lineages remain a common denominator in most, but not all, profilees. [...]	2008-04-08 07:54:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON CH
08SHENYANG84	HAO YUE ISLAMIC BEEF REVAMPS DOMESTIC STRATEGY TO [...] Summary. Hao Yue Islamic Beef Company (one of the largest beef companies in China) has changed its sales strategy in order to control retail prices and take advantage of beef's increasing importance in the Chinese diet. While Hao Yue previously serviced the domestic market by selling to who [...]	2008-06-24 00:54:00	Consulate Shenyang	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EAGR CH
08SINGAPORE1015	SECRETARY OF LABOR CHAO MEETS SINGAPORE PM LEE [...] 1. (U) August 29, 2008; 1:30 p.m.; the Istana (the Palace). 2. (U) Participants United States Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, Ambassador Patricia L. Herbold, Associate Deputy Secretary of Labor Anna Hui, Dr. James Chao, and DCM Daniel Shields (notetaker.) Singapore Prime Mi [...]	2008-09-18 07:27:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL PGOV OVIP SN
08SINGAPORE1036	SINGAPORE CONCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE FTA WITH CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 4, China and Singapore announced they had concluded a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA),billed as China's first comprehensive bilateral FTA with another Asian country. Although the text of the agreement has not yet been released pending a planned signing in la [...]	2008-09-23 07:49:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ASEAN SN
08SINGAPORE1205	ASEAN SUMMIT: SINGAPORE KEEPS FINGERS CROSSED [...] (C) Singapore is guardedly optimistic the Thai-hosted December 15-18 ASEAN Summit will go well, despite Thailand's unsettled political situation. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for ASEAN William Tan told E/P Counselor November 11 he thought Thai officials would face logistical ch [...]	2008-11-13 09:26:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ASEAN SN
08SINGAPORE1207	ASEAN SUMMIT: SINGAPORE KEEPS FINGERS CROSSED [...] (C) Singapore is guardedly optimistic the Thai-hosted December 15-18 ASEAN Summit will go well, despite Thailand's unsettled political situation. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for ASEAN William Tan told E/P Counselor November 11 he thought Thai officials would face logistical ch [...]	2008-11-14 00:21:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ASEAN SN
08SINGAPORE1315	SINGAPORE SIGNS FTA WITH GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL [...] Summary: Singapore signed a Free Trade Agreement with the six Arab countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC),significantly liberalizing trade with an increasingly important trading partner and destination for foreign investment. Ninety-nine percent of Singapore's domestic exports to t [...]	2008-12-18 06:29:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SN
08SINGAPORE1337	STAFFDEL LUSE HEARS MFA'S VIEW OF ASIAN CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Singapore MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan urged continued strong U.S. engagement in East Asia during a wide-ranging conversation with Staffdel Luse and the DCM on December 5. He urged the United States to focus on reviving its own economic growth while using to [...]	2008-12-23 04:18:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SN CH KN PK
08SINGAPORE34	SINGAPORE - 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided via email a Microsoft Word version of the document to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. (SBU) Begin text of Statement: Singapore 2008 [...]	2008-01-10 07:27:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
08SINGAPORE35	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Singapore looks forward to your January 14-15 visit. While we are not allies, the United States enjoys a close relationship with Singapore, based on similar strategic views and substantial trade and investment ties. Singapore is a keen observer of regional developments, but for [...]	2008-01-10 09:14:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV SN
08SINGAPORE536	BURMA CYCLONE: NO RELIEF ACCESS LIKELY BEFORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN Scot Marciel told Singapore MFA Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan May 9 that the USG is focused on humanitarian concerns in Burma, specifically on ensuring that sufficient international assistance quickly reaches those affected by Cyclone Nargis. Kaus [...]	2008-05-12 01:18:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID MOPS PREL SN BM ASEAN
08SINGAPORE619	SENATOR LIEBERMAN AND PM LEE DISCUSS THE REGION, [...] (C) Summary: Singapore is prepared to stand up and say that the United States has a role to play in Southeast Asia, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told Senator Joseph Lieberman on May 30. Although there are no "burning issues" on the bilateral agenda, PM Lee hopes that the next U.S. Adminis [...]	2008-06-02 07:04:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER MARR OVIP SN
08SINGAPORE688	RSVP: EXTRANCHECK: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Application Number: D396138 ; Attention: OEA/532/M. Nickson / Jay Hatfield - License Applicant: Carbone of America, Graphite Material Division, 215 Stackpole Street, St [...]	2008-06-17 00:21:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK SG
08SINGAPORE735	RSVP: EXTRANCHECK: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Application Number: D396138 ; Attention: OEA/532/M. Nickson / Jay Hatfield - License Applicant: Carbone of America, Graphite Material Division, 215 Stackpole Street, St [...]	2008-07-01 02:02:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK SG
08SKOPJE745	MFA STATE SECRETARY UNDERSCORES MISTRUST IN [...] (C) New MFA State Secretary (#3 in the Ministry) Memedi openly admitted to us Dec. 4 that he shamed or coerced his way into his new position. He was unconcerned about being out of the loop on policy, preferring to concentrate on his own projects in MFA, chief among them building a cadre of et [...]	2008-12-11 09:47:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MK
08SOFIA144	BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. VIEWS ON MARCH 14TH [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East and Africa Expert, Yuliya Pirgozlieva on March 11. Pirgozlieva promised to relay the U.S. position to her superiors for their consideration. Beyrle [...]	2008-03-12 15:01:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV PINR PREL PTER MASS PARM SY IS LE
08SOFIA234	PRESIDENT PARVANOV'S VISIT TO ISRAEL: GOOD TERMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgarian President Parvanov's state visit to Israel March 25-27 -- which included a four hour visit to Gaza -- focused on strengthening bilateral ties while maintaining good relations with the Palestinians. The Bulgarians signed a number of bilateral agreements with Israel an [...]	2008-04-17 14:52:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BU
08SOFIA291	BULGARIA ON WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points on the upcoming WIPO director general elections to Kamen Velichkov, Head of the UN and Global Issues Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (which has the lead on WIPO issues) May 9. Bulgaria will support an East European candidate in the first ro [...]	2008-05-09 11:34:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC WIPO KIPR PREL ETRD BU
08SOFIA297	HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO BURMA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 15:53:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL BM
08SOFIA310	PRESIDENT PARVANOV'S VISIT TO EGYPT: BOOSTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgarian President Parvanov's April 13-15 visit to Egypt highlighted Bulgaria's desire to reinvigorate relations with Arab states primarily for commercial and energy purposes. While in Cairo, the Bulgarians signed agreements on investment and cooperation in defense industries [...]	2008-05-16 11:24:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG PGOV PREL BU
08SOFIA317	AFTER SOUTH STREAM SIGNING, BULGARIA STRESSES [...] (C) Summary: As a counterweight to its January agreement with Russia on the South Stream pipeline, the Government of Bulgaria is working to show its commitment to Nabucco and diversification. It is hosting a series of high-profile European energy conferences focusing on Nabucco and energy [...]	2008-05-20 11:12:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL BU
08SOFIA330	COMPETENT GOB INSTITUTIONS CONSIDERING FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 12:49:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM BM
08SOFIA356	CYLCON NARGIS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-03 10:24:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM BM
08SOFIA388	BULGARIA WILL GIVE 50,000 EURO FOR CYCLONE NARGIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 13:35:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM BM
08SOFIA399	BULGARIAN AMBASSADOR TO VIENNA WILL ATTEND VIENNA [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-16 10:09:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM LE UNRWA
08SOFIA400	DEMARCHE ON BERLIN CONFERENCE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-16 10:11:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS EUN
08SOFIA505	TRANSCRIPT OF DOCUMENT HANDED OUT BY IRANIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The following is a transcript of an Iranian document, entitled "The Islamic Republic of Iran's Proposed Package for Constructive Negotiations," provided to us bu the Israeli Embassy. The Israelis found it "interesting" that the Iranian Ambassador handed it out to Bulgarian [...]	2008-07-25 14:28:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	BU IR PGOV PREL
08SOFIA602	CJCS AND SACEUR VISIT TO BULGARIA [...] (C) Admiral Mullen and General Craddock: It is a pleasure to welcome you to Bulgaria. The timing of your visit will ensure extensive discussion of the Georgia-Russia conflict, next steps in Iraq, and our bilateral security partnership. The Bulgarians will be looking to you for judgment ab [...]	2008-09-09 16:16:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA640	MILITARY COOPERATION WITH BULGARIA: LEVERAGING OUR [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. and Bulgarian militaries are now conducting the largest-ever bilateral exercises, with 900 U.S. and 300 Bulgarian soldiers, supplemented by joint Air Force training involving approximately 250 U.S. airmen and 12 F-16s. President Parvanov will attend the October 15 Di [...]	2008-10-02 09:44:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA664	BULGARIA'S ENERGY SUMMIT PLANNING [...] (C) Summary: As a result of Special Envoy Boyden Gray's October 6-7 Sofia visit, the Bulgarians have refined their plans for a major energy summit planned for April 2009. The Sofia summit will bring together heads of state of major supplier, consumer and transit nations and try to gain agr [...]	2008-10-17 09:23:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL BU
08SOFIA723	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DAS JONES TO SOFIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit to Sofia comes at a high point in our bilateral cooperation and a tough time internally for the Bulgarian government. Bulgaria has been a solid partner on key security issues, with deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Kosovo, and joint military exercises unde [...]	2008-11-14 15:28:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BU
08STATE100219	Secretary Rice's 09/16/2008 Meeting with [...] (U) Classified by EUR A/S Daniel Fried. Reason 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) September 16, 2008; 11 a.m.; Secretary's Office. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR A/DAS Nerissa Cook EUR/WE Stacie Zerdecki (Notetaker) Spain Ambassador Jorge Dezcallar DCM Jose Pascual Marco 4. (C) SUMMARY. Re [...]	2008-09-19 03:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHSA SP KV CU
08STATE101192	INDICTMENT OF FOUR MALAYSIAN ENTITIES AND THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: On September 17, a federal grand jury in Miami, Florida returned a superseding indictment charging eight individuals and eight corporations, including two individuals and two corporations in Malaysia, in conne [...]	2008-09-22 20:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PREL PARM IR MY
08STATE101233	NATIONAL SECURITY AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 23:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PREL PARM
08STATE101698	ISN DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY HAYWARD'S MEETINGS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: ISN DAS Mary Alice Hayward led a State Department team in September 8 meetings with Ambassador Naela Gabr (Assistant Minister),Khalid Shamaa (Deputy Assistant Minister),and other Egyptian officials to discuss Nuclear Nonprolife [...]	2008-09-23 19:15:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM NPT IAEA EG IS IR
08STATE102240	MISSILE DEFENSE:PATRIOT/PAC III STILL AT CENTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: After agreeing to submit the PAC-III (Patriots) issue to a subgroup for further study, A/S Mull's delegation and their Polish counterparts agreed July 23 to begin looking at the transition of some work on Poland's military modernization from the bilateral Security Cooperation Cons [...]	2008-09-24 19:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PL PREL MASS
08STATE102553	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050123747 for carbines and technical data to Malaysia. Post is requested to complete this Blue L [...]	2008-09-25 13:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC MY
08STATE102737	UNSC MINISTERIAL-LEVEL MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (SBU) This is an action message. Please see paragraphs three and four. USUN should seek to delay by several weeks, if possible, a meeting of the Security Council at the Ministerial level proposed by Saudi Arabia and the Arab Group to discuss the issue of Israeli settlements. If a meeting is [...]	2008-09-25 17:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL IS LE SY
08STATE103508	REGIONAL REFUGEE COORDINATOR NDJAMENA DUTIES AND [...] As noted reftel, Perlita Muiruri has taken up duties as the Regional Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for Chad, Darfur, the Central African Republic, and Cameroon. The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM),would like to draw your attention to the important role played by the Nd [...]	2008-09-27 01:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF CD CM CT
08STATE103725	NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): NON-PAPER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Background: ISN Deputy Assistant Secretary Mary Alice Hayward held meetings on NPT issues in Cairo (September 8; ref A) and Jerusalem (September 11; ref B). The meetings included discussion of the 1995 NPT Resolution on the Middl [...]	2008-09-29 13:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EG ENRG IS KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA
08STATE104535	MOVING IMPLEMENTATION FORWARD -- UNSCR 1540 -- [...] (U) This is an action request for USOSCE and UNVIE, see paras 4 and 7 below. 2. (SBU) Summary. In efforts to strengthen UNSCR 1540 implementation capacity, USOSCE and UNVIE have raised understanding among OSCE, IAEA, and UNODC about existing U.S. programs that promote 1540 implementation [...]	2008-09-30 22:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IAEA KPAO OSCE PREL PTER UNSC EUN
08STATE105029	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): NORTH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "North Korea's Missile Program" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for d [...]	2008-10-01 19:50:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS
08STATE105132	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): CHINA'S RECORD ON CONTROLLING MISSILE-RELATED EXPORTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-01 22:02:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS CH
08STATE105458	Secretary Rice's Message on the 233rd Anniversary of [...] Please post appropriately the following message from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. 2. Begin text: On behalf of the Department of State, I extend my best wishes and sincere congratulations to the United States Marine Corps on your 233rd anniversary on November 10. [...]	2008-10-02 17:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC KMSG
08STATE105626	TSA REVIEW TEAMS VISITS [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and action request: In response to the recent general increase in terrorist activity in the broader Middle East and South Asia, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to temporarily increase its monitorin [...]	2008-10-02 20:15:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAIR KTER UA KU QA
08STATE105685	(U) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S SEPTEMBER 26, [...] (U) September 26, 2008; 3:30 p.m.; New York. 2. (C) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Fried Elaine Samson, Spain Desk Officer SPAIN Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Lossada Chief of Staff Juan Sell Belen Alfaro, Spanish Mission to the UN 3. (C) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary F [...]	2008-10-02 20:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA SP KV RU GG AF
08STATE105791	(SBU) Secretary Rice's September 29, 2008 [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) September 29, 2008; 9:00 a.m.; New York. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol DRL Assistant Secretary David Kramer SCA Noteta [...]	2008-10-02 22:12:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM KZ UNSC CONDOLEEZZA RICE
08STATE106010	SUBJECT: DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGENT NEED FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The U.S. government is deeply concerned about the lack of financial commitments from donors to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of the agenc [...]	2008-10-03 16:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID LE PGOV PHUM PREL UNRWA
08STATE106079	TRILATERAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE SENIOR OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns hosted his Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD) counterparts, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Secretary Michael L'Estrange and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae, at the TSD Senior Offi [...]	2008-10-03 17:24:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	AS JA PREL
08STATE109141	ADDITION OF IRANIAN-AFFIILIATED MAYROW TRADING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On September 17, 2008, the U.S. took a number of actions to help protect Coalition Forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan by implementing regulatory steps to disrupt the flow of U.S.-origin commo [...]	2008-10-10 20:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN
08STATE10999	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. If at any time Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to [...]	2008-02-04 12:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE110381	UNSCR 1540 -- IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION FOR 1540 [...] This is an action request for USEU, see para 3, and USUN, see paras 4, 5, and 6. 2. Background. UNSCR 1540 (2004) obligates all states to develop and maintain "appropriate, effective" measures to improve their indigenous capacities to counter WMD proliferation and terrorist threats. In [...]	2008-10-15 23:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KPAO EUE PREL PTER UNSC EUN
08STATE110756	IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that th [...]	2008-10-16 21:56:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS
08STATE111761	BURNS-SASAE-LEE TRILATERAL MEETING OCTOBER 14, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 14, Under Secretary Burns hosted a US-Japan-ROK trilateral meeting with Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae and ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon. The wide-ranging meeting covered Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iran sanctions, dealing with a resurgent [...]	2008-10-20 22:22:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EAID PREL JA KS
08STATE114975	A/S SULLIVAN,S MEETING WITH TURKISH TREASURY [...] (SBU) Summary: A/S Sullivan met with Turkish Treasury Under Secretary Ibrahim Canakci on October 12. Canakci acknowledged there were risks to Turkey from the global financial crisis but described the Turkish economy,s strengths. While the slowdown in global growth and roiled capital markets [...]	2008-10-28 22:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
08STATE11586	MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER [...] This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------------------------ Summary and Introduction ------------------------ 2. (U) The Executive Council (ExCouns) of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) held its twenty first meeting in Muscat, Oman [...]	2008-02-05 14:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV XF MU IS JO JA KS NL QA KWBG
08STATE116029	TRAVEL WARNING - CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa),and recommends against all travel to North Kivu province. This replaces the Travel Warning dated July 23, 2008 to note the deterioration in the security situation i [...]	2008-10-30 20:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC CG
08STATE116304	U.S. AND EU DISCUSS DEVELOPMENTS IN EAST ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. and EU officials held their biannual discussions on East Asia (termed COASI, or Consultations on Asia) in Washington on October 3. In addition to a general review of developments in the region, this session included an exchange of views on the future of India, China, and ASEA [...]	2008-10-31 14:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EU XB NK CH
08STATE116629	GOJ OFFICIALS CONFIRM TO ISN PDAS JORDAN,S [...] (S/NF) Summary: International Security and Nonproliferation PDAS Patricia McNerney, during her October 13-14 visit to Jordan, discussed Iran, the full range of nonproliferation issues, and bilateral cooperation with Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials including Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bash [...]	2008-10-31 21:22:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG PARM TRGY PREL JO
08STATE117106	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050057708 for the export of ammunition to Lebanon. Posts are requested to complete this [...]	2008-11-03 21:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EG ETTC GM KOMC LE
08STATE118651	INSTRUCTION: REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2-6. 2. USDel is instructed to vote against the resolution entitled "Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories." 3. USDel is i [...]	2008-11-07 03:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNGA IS WE GZ SY
08STATE118992	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate to attend the ODC - Surface Warfare Officer School from December 30, 2008 throug [...]	2008-11-07 18:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID
08STATE119309	AFGHANISTAN: INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA AFGHANISTAN [...] The Department requests that USUN co-sponsor the resolution on the situation on Afghanistan (para 3),to be considered by the UN General Assembly on November 10, and that USUN draw on the following points for use during the discussion. 2. Begin points: Mr. President: The United State [...]	2008-11-08 00:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA UNAMA KDEM PREL MARR MOPS SNAR PHUM AF
08STATE120153	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): 2008 [...] Paragraph 2 contains the text of the press statement issued at the conclusion of the November 2008 Canberra MTCR Plenary. Addressee and info addressee posts may share this statement with interested parties as appropriate. Further information on the results of the Plenary will be forthcoming [...]	2008-11-12 18:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MTCRE PREL PARM KSCA TSPA ETTC
08STATE121442	SECOND COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON PERMANENT [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. USDel is instructed to vote against the resolution entitled "Permanent Sovereignty of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab Population in the Occupied Syrian Golan over their Nat [...]	2008-11-15 04:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNGA IS WE GZ SY
08STATE122937	ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE GUIDANCE AND ACTION [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BANGKOK, BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DHAKA, DILI, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PHNOM PENH, PORT MORESBY, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBAATAR, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, and WELLINGTON. Embas [...]	2008-11-19 20:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID MARR MOPS ASEAN ARF RP
08STATE123081	OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- to pursue reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; and, -- to defeat three resolutions reaffirming the [...]	2008-11-20 01:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY
08STATE123211	ASEAN RELATED SUMMITS: BACKGROUND AND ACTION [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies in ASEAN capitals (except for Rangoon),and for BEIJING, CANBERRA, NEW DELHI, SEOUL, TOKYO and WELLINGTON. 2. (U) Thailand will host a series of eight summit meetings in Chiang Mai from December 15 to 18: -- The Fourteenth ASEAN Summit; -- The Tw [...]	2008-11-20 15:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN PREL ASEAN
08STATE123317	DEMARCHE REQUEST: NOVEMBER 26 ARAB LEAGUE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Arab League will convene for an emergency ministerial meeting in Cairo on November 26 to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and recent efforts to affect an intra-Palestinian reconciliation. The [...]	2008-11-20 19:33:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG AL
08STATE123513	UNGA VOTING INSTRUCTION: SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. USDel is instructed to vote against the following six UNGA resolutions under the agenda items 15, "The Situation in the Middle East," and 16, "Question of Palestine." USDel may call for a vote on any of these resolutions if no other member does [...]	2008-11-21 03:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNGA IS PA WE GZ SY
08STATE124016	GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, NOVEMBER 25 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for November 25. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I would like to thank Under Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. There are [...]	2008-11-21 23:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE124111	SYG'S REPORT ON UNSCR 1701 IMPLEMENTATION: [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during the briefing on the Secretary General's report on implementation of UNSCR 1701 scheduled for November 25. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I would like to thank the Secretary General for his latest rep [...]	2008-11-23 22:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE124112	GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, NOVEMBER 25 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for November 25. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I would like to thank Under Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. There are [...]	2008-11-23 22:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE125626	DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE HELSINKI OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) This is an action request. The annual OSCE Ministerial will take place in Helsinki 4-5 December. The Secretary will attend a portion of the meeting which forty-nine ministers are expected to attend. Posts are requested to engage host country officials to garner support for U.S. object [...]	2008-11-26 21:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM GG RU
08STATE126045	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL AND [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in para 3, to travel to Tokyo and Singapore from December 2-6 for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks. Department thanks posts for assistance. 2. Please arrange accomm [...]	2008-11-28 21:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC CH JA KN RS SN KS
08STATE126248	FOLLOW-UP ON ATTEMPTS BY NORTH KOREA'S KOMID TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 2. 2. (S) Background and Action Request: In September 2008, we advised the GOJ that in July 2008, North Korea's primary weapons trading firm, Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID),was working with the Chinese comp [...]	2008-12-01 15:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	BM CH ETTC JA KACT KN KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL
08STATE127279	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the INL/DOJ-ICITAP Standard Emergency Management System [...]	2008-12-03 15:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE127522	DEMARCHE: CLUSTER MUNITIONS LETTER EXCHANGE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. --------- OBJECTIVE --------- 2. (S) Department requests Embassy Tel Aviv seek Ambassador's signature and deliver the classified letter and clarifications in paragraphs 3 and 4 to Israeli MOD Barak at the earliest possible opportun [...]	2008-12-03 22:16:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	IS MARR MCAP PARM PINS PREL

08STATE127670	2008 ESTH CONFERENCE, CAIRO [...] From October 7-9, OES hosted a conference for Environment, Science and Technology, and Health (ESTH) officers and local hires from the Near East Affairs (NEA) and South and Central Asia (SCA) regions to discuss ways to advance U.S. foreign policy on such key issues as climate change, renewabl [...]	2008-12-04 13:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KSCA XD XF ZK
08STATE129528	SOMALIA: INSTRUCTIONS ON TABLING OUR RESOLUTION [...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to circulate the draft resolution on Somali piracy (paragraph 3) to our P3 partners upon receipt of this message and report responses to the Department. After having shared the draft with the P3, USUN should table the resolution to the rest of the Council NLT [...]	2008-12-10 00:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE129756	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the December 11, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna. Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States wishes to call attention to reports of ongoing violence in the South Ossetian and Abkhaz regions of Geor [...]	2008-12-10 16:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PGOV PREL GG
08STATE129873	APPROACHES TO EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) OBJECTIVES: To thank Israel for its interest in coordinated demarches to East Asian countries on increasing financial pressures on Iran, to provide an update on our current coordinated demarches with the UK, France, Germany a [...]	2008-12-10 20:23:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN IR IS KNNP PREL XE
08STATE129941	HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY: FORMATION OF CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) The Secretary will participate in a Ministerial at the UN Security Council on December 16 that we expect will adopt a resolution calling for intensified and coordinated international efforts against piracy off the Horn of Africa. We plan to build on this resolution to seek establishment of [...]	2008-12-10 22:23:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
08STATE129974	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] This message updates the statement transmitted reftel. 2. Post is authorized to make the following statement at the December 11, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States condemns the December 10 attack on our unar [...]	2008-12-10 23:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PGOV PREL GG
08STATE130301	CORRECTED COPY: CONSOLIDATED FY 2011 MISSION [...] Summary: The following cable provides consolidated guidance from Washington to missions for the preparation of FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plans (MSP). This cable is divided into the following sections: Regional Bureau Guidance; Bureau of Resource Management (RM),Office of Strategic and Perform [...]	2008-12-11 19:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AMGT EAID KICA KSEP KSPR PREL EAP
08STATE130622	EU COMMISSION STABILITY PROGRAM -- THIRD COUNTRY [...] (SBU) Summary. Multiple ISN Bureau and interagency officers met with the European Commission (EC) on November 18-19 to discuss further nonproliferation programs and activities as originally envisioned in March (reftel) regarding the U.S.-EU Summit commitment to greater coordination through U [...]	2008-12-12 14:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN KNNP OSCE PARM PREL SC UNVIE
08STATE130963	DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNSCR ON ANNAPOLIS PROCESS [...] (U) NIACT precedence required for Sunday action at addressee posts. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Secretary requests that Ambassadors or charges demarche Foreign Ministers at the earliest opportunity to press for support for a UN Security Council Resolution on the Annapolis pro [...]	2008-12-13 23:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PGOV PREL UNSC
08STATE132244	GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, DECEMBER 18 [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for December 18. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I would like to thank Under Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. Today I [...]	2008-12-17 21:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE132961	FAREWELL MESSAGE FROM A/S WELCH TO TUNISIAN [...] Please deliver the following message from NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch to Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali at an appropriate time. The State Department does not plan to release the text of the message but has no objection if the Government of Tunisia wishes to do so. There w [...]	2008-12-19 17:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TS
08STATE133202	(U) SIXTH SENIOR DIALOGUE THIRD SESSION: [...] (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Clark T. Randt A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Acting A/S Patricia A. McNerney, ISN David Gordon, Director of Policy Planning S/P John J. Norris, EAP DAS David Sindey, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Justin Higgins [...]	2008-12-20 01:41:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH
08STATE133992	CONGRATULATIONS TO USUN [...] The Department would like to convey its gratitude to USUN for making the Secretary's December 15 - December 16 trip to the UN a success on many levels. In two short days, we accomplished numerous strategic objectives: a strong intervention on Zimbabwe with a call for Robert Mugabe to step do [...]	2008-12-23 16:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC
08STATE134228	U.S. RESPONSE TO FRENCH GLOBAL INF PROPOSAL [...] (U) This is an Action Cable for Embassy Paris, see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Background: During a P-3 meeting in Paris on November 7, 2008 (Ref A),the French provided Acting Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security, John Rood, a draft French proposal to globalize the INF Tr [...]	2008-12-24 01:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KACT JCIC START INF RS US FR
08STATE135039	BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON [...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a post-shipment check for the export of missile parts to Japan. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern check within 45 [...]	2008-12-30 14:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC JA KOMC
08STATE135557	GUIDANCE: CONSULTATION ON THE SITUATION IN MIDDLE [...] (C) This is an action request. In the December 31 UN Security Council emergency session on Gaza, USUN is to oppose adoption of any outcome document. If any additional meetings are proposed, USUN should seek input from the Department. 2. (SBU) Suggested talking points for use by USUN during [...]	2008-12-31 22:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IS
08STATE14577	IRAQ COALITION CONFERENCE PROPOSED LOCATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Summary: Multi-National Force - Iraq and Embassy Baghdad have proposed Abu Dhabi as the location for the next Iraq Coalition Conference which will convene within the first two weeks of May, 2008. Abu [...]	2008-02-12 19:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IZ AE ECON EFIN
08STATE1522	U.S.-JAPAN-KOREA POLICY PLANNING TALKS - WORKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable reports on the working lunch and afternoon session of the U.S.-Japan-Korea policy planning trilateral held on December 17 (see reftel for reporting on the welcome dinner and morning session). At the lunch, S/P Director David Gordon, Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for [...]	2008-01-07 17:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH EAID JA KS PGOV PREL
08STATE15838	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050087908 for the export of infrared searchlight equipment to Russia. Post is reques [...]	2008-02-15 16:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC RS
08STATE16171	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO BEIJING, [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in SIPDIS para 3, to travel to Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo from February 18-21 for discussions with officials in each capital in advance of Secretary Rice's upcoming visit, includi [...]	2008-02-15 23:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
08STATE17864	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR A/S HILL TO ROK [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant SIPDIS Christopher Klein to travel to Seoul February 24 to attend the inauguration of ROK President-elect Lee Myung-bak. A/S Hill will also participate in related events and meetings [...]	2008-02-21 23:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL KN KS
08STATE18360	UNSC INSTRUCTIONS FOR FEBRUARY 26 CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) Mission is instructed to draw from the points in para. 2 below in discussing events in the Middle East during the consultations to be held Tuesday morning, February 26 in the UN Security Council. 2. (U) Begin points: The United States is committed to the process begun at Annapolis, [...]	2008-02-24 21:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KPAL IS LE
08STATE19438	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee General Ray Henault briefed that ISAF is seeking to diversify its fuel supply away from reliance on Pakistani transit. SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations MG Rudy Wright described a dramatic drop [...]	2008-02-26 22:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08STATE2034	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): RESULTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 5-9, 2007 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary meeting in Athens, the 34 MTCR Partners reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening missile-related export controls and thereby discouraging missile activities and programs of concern. They discussed [...]	2008-01-08 20:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR GR
08STATE21247	MARCH 4 - APRIL 10 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF SPECIAL [...] (U) The annual substantive session of the General Assembly's Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) will be held March 4 to April 10. We have reviewed the Secretary-General's report on implementation of the recommendations of the 2007 session (A/62/627). Canada chairs the workin [...]	2008-03-01 02:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO MARR AMGT SC GA
08STATE21770	UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 1803 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: On 3 March 2008, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1803 by a vote of 14 to 0, with one abstention. This resolution imposes further sanctions on Iran in response to its failure to comply with its obliga [...]	2008-03-04 01:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM IR
08STATE22941	SECURING IRAQI SUPPORT TO PROPOSE AN UNSCR TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) The Deputies Committee tasked State with laying the groundwork for a UN Security Council Resolution that would sanction those who threaten the peace or stability of Iraq similar to the measu [...]	2008-03-06 00:26:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC IZ PREL PTER XF
08STATE23829	BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of a propellant grain test system to Egypt via South Korea. Post is requested to complete th [...]	2008-03-07 15:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EG ETTC KOMC KS
08STATE27694	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Paris please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) BACKGROUND AND ACTION REQUEST: In keeping with established practice, we want to urge the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Partners to present proposed Information Exchange (IE) topics and try to come t [...]	2008-03-17 17:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR
08STATE30247	INFORMATION ON IRAN,S USE OF BANK MELLAT SEOUL FOR PROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-24 15:46:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETRD KNNP PARM PGOV PREL EINV MNUC IR
08STATE31432	SOMALIA-- DRAFT ELEMENTS FOR POSSIBLE UNSCR ON [...] (SBU) This is an action request for USUN, Embassy London, Paris, and Panama City. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. USUN is instructed to provide to its British, French and Panamanian counterparts draft elements of a UN Security Council Resolution (paragraph 12) to combat piracy off the Somali [...]	2008-03-26 23:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE31896	PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN LONDON, [...] The sixteenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in London, UK on February 4-6, 2008. Immediately following the OEG on February 7, the UK Ministry of Defense hosted an outreach day with six invited countries from the Gulf/Levant region. [...]	2008-03-27 21:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE31939	PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN LONDON, [...] The sixteenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in London, UK on February 4-6, 2008. Immediately following the OEG on February 7, the UK Ministry of Defense hosted an outreach day with six invited countries from the Gulf/Levant region. [...]	2008-03-27 21:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE31961	PSI: SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2008 UK-HOSTED PSI [...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom on February 4-6, 2008 in London. Following the OEG meeting, the UK Ministry of Defense hosted an outr [...]	2008-03-27 22:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE3208	APPROACHING THE EU IN SUPPORT OF ESDP DEPLOYMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: Original EU plans were to deploy the ESDP PKO Operation in Chad and the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) and have boots on the ground, by October 2007. Limited support from other EU members, resistance to funding certain [...]	2008-01-10 23:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV CD
08STATE33804	EU COMMISSION CONSULTATIONS ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) A five-member delegation from the European Commission met USG nonproliferation experts at the Department of State March 11-12, and held an exchange of program activities and country priorities that both sides agreed will serve as the basis for better coordination. ISN Deputy Assistant [...]	2008-04-02 22:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PEL KNNP SC EU OSCE UNVIE EUN
08STATE35438	DEMARCHE: CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN 2008 [...] (SBU) Embassy is requested to meet with MFA Assistant U/S Haidan or other appropriate UAEG official to press the UAEG to include the same number of civil society representatives in G8-Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) events in 2008 as were included in 2007 events, and to announce th [...]	2008-04-04 22:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KMPI JA AE
08STATE35440	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO SINGAPORE, [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in SIPDIS para 3, to travel to Singapore and Beijing from April 7-9 for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks. Department thanks post for all assistance. 2. FOR EMBA [...]	2008-04-04 22:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
08STATE35962	MARCH 26 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) AT THE MARCH 26 G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WORKING GROUP MEETING (GPWG),RUSSIA POURED MORE COLD WATER ON THE PROPOSAL TO EXPAND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP (GP) ACTIVITIES BEYOND RUSSIA AND THE REST OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION (FSU) -- THE PROPOSAL SUPPORTED BY ALL OTHER G-8 MEMBERS AND THE MAJOR GP [...]	2008-04-07 20:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA CBC ETTC FR GM JA KNNP PARM PREL RS TRGY UK
08STATE36557	ETHIOPIA FY 2010 MISSION STRATEGIC PLAN FEEDBACK [...] (SBU) Summary. An April 4, 2008 inter-agency review of post,s 2010 Mission Performance Plan (MSP) complimented post,s excellent, comprehensive assessment of USG relations with Ethiopia. The Chief of Mission statement clearly and thoroughly outlines USG priorities, appropriately according pro [...]	2008-04-08 18:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ET
08STATE37048	ETHIOPIA FY 2010 MISSION STRATEGIC PLAN FEEDBACK [...] (SBU) Summary. An April 4, 2008 inter-agency review of post,s 2010 Mission Performance Plan (MSP) complimented post,s excellent, comprehensive assessment of USG relations with Ethiopia. The Chief of Mission statement clearly and thoroughly outlines USG priorities, appropriately according pro [...]	2008-04-09 17:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ET
08STATE37845	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 05-050096164 for the export of defense hardware to Israel. Post is requested to complete t [...]	2008-04-10 19:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC IS
08STATE38202	GOALS FOR THE BROADER MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH [...] Summary. The Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) initiative faces important challenges this year. We must ensure that BMENA is seen as a functioning, useful vehicle for the region's governments and reformers. The Forum for the Future must remain relevant to the needs of civil soci [...]	2008-04-11 14:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KMPI XF
08STATE39693	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO ARAB LEAGUE [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the April 17 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin Text: Mr. Chairman, We join other participating States in welcoming Amr Moussa, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, to the SIPDIS Permanent Council this mo [...]	2008-04-15 22:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL
08STATE40163	DEMARCHE: APPROACHING THE UAE ON CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) Embassy is requested to meet with an appropriate MFA official to request that host government engage the UAE government to (1) stress the importance of civil society participation in G8-Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) events in 2008, (2) note the past practice of peer select [...]	2008-04-16 21:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KMPI JO MO BA AE JA
08STATE41023	THE U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT POLITICAL MILITARY GROUP [...] (C) The thirty-ninth meeting, and first in two years, of the U.S.-Israel Joint Political Military Group (JPMG) took place in Washington on March 20, 2008. Co-chairmen were Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs Stephen D. Mull and Israeli Ministry of Defense (MOD) [...]	2008-04-18 15:21:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	IS MARR MCAP PINS PREL
08STATE41979	KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE LOBBYING: TARGET COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Ambassadors are requested to deliver the following demarche on Kosovo to host governments at the highest possible level. Department appreciates posts' efforts to date and now seeks to let governments that have previously expressed interest in recognizing Kos [...]	2008-04-21 21:27:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV ES CO EC
08STATE42613	INFORMING THE ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS ABOUT THE [...] This is an action request. USUN, please see para 2 below; Embassies Madrid and Ankara, please see para 3 below. 2. Department requests that USUN deliver the message in para 4 below from Acting Assistant Secretary Kurt Volker to the Alliance of Civilizations High Representative Jorge Sam [...]	2008-04-22 21:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PREL SP TU OIIP
08STATE43018	USN ACTIVITIES IN CHINA'S EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph eight. 2. (U) Background: China objects to military surveys in its EEZ, and has on occasion challenged or interfered with U.S. Navy ships conducting military surveys within China's claimed EEZ. The U.S. has on several occasions objected [...]	2008-04-23 19:31:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	CH KTIA MOPS PBTS PHSA PREL
08STATE43817	SYRIA'S CLANDESTINE NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On September 6, 2007, Israel destroyed a nuclear reactor Syria was clandestinely constructing, we judge with North Korean assistance. The reactor site was in Syria's eastern desert region in a location [...]	2008-04-25 01:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP DPRK SY IAEA PARM PREL
08STATE44438	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) [...] (C) The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) held a productive Reinforced Point of Contact (RPOC) meeting in Paris on April 10, 2008. French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Martin Briens chaired the meeting. RPOC discussion focused on r [...]	2008-04-28 11:52:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM KSCA ETTC MTCRE FR
08STATE45218	U.S. DEMARCHE ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY [...] This is an action cable. Department requests that action addressees present the points in paragraph 7 as a demarche to appropriate host government officials and report responses. Embassies Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Cairo, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Mexico, Pretoria, Santiago, and Singapore are req [...]	2008-04-29 18:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA
08STATE49938	MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Syrian smugglers instigated clashes at the Masnaa border crossing, but the al-Arida border crossing remains open. (Ops/Embassy Beirut telcon) 2. (SBU) Embassy Beirut notes fighting broke out again in Aley, east of Beirut. Fighting in Tripoli subsided. ISF report 47 dead and 160 wo [...]	2008-05-12 12:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB
08STATE52030	CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR IRAN,S NEW IR-2 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVES: To encourage Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Participating Governments (PGs) to conduct outreach to manufacturers, law enforcement, and customs officials within their countries [...]	2008-05-15 21:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC
08STATE52473	INSTRUCTIONS TO SUBMIT LISTING PROPOSAL FOR 4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 4 and 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) Per ref A, the USG prenotified Security Council members, G-20, and Pakistan of our intention to request the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to add the names of four operatives of Lashkar e-Tayyiba [...]	2008-05-16 18:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE52635	ENGAGING GULF STATES ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) This is an action request; please see paragraphs four and five. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Over the past several years, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, and Qatar (hereafter referred to as the G-4) have significantly increased foreign assistance to a wide range of countries i [...]	2008-05-16 20:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINV PGOV AE KU SA QA
08STATE54231	US-CHINA DISCUSSIONS ON COOPERATION IN ASIAN REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 1 in Washington, China MFA Asia Department Deputy Director-General (DDG) Yang Yanyi participated in broad-ranging discussions with U.S. officials on U.S.-China cooperation in Asian regional organizations. China sees the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) as useful, particularly i [...]	2008-05-21 15:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH ASEAN ARF APEC XB
08STATE55508	2008 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE VESSEL RESCUE (AMVER) AWARDS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 10. 2. Posts in or responsible for the following countries/entities are requested to assist in the annual presentation of awards to owners of vessels participating in the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMV [...]	2008-05-23 15:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL
08STATE55838	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO BEIJING, [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in para 3, to travel to Beijing and Moscow from May 27-31 for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks. 2. Please arrange accommodations in Beijing and Moscow with beginning [...]	2008-05-23 21:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC CN JA KN RS
08STATE55850	REPLY : ESTONIA ON ARAB LEAGUE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] (SBU) The Department appreciates Post's inquiry as to how best to encourage the Estonian MFA to increase its engagement in the Middle East, in particular in Lebanon and Syria. Estonia's prior work in Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and Kosovo provides it with excellent credentials to promote democr [...]	2008-05-23 21:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SY EU LE EN
08STATE55892	REPLY : ESTONIA ON ARAB LEAGUE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] (SBU) The Department appreciates Post's inquiry as to how best to encourage the Estonian MFA to increase its engagement in the Middle East, in particular in Lebanon and Syria. Estonia's prior work in Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and Kosovo provides it with excellent credentials to promote democr [...]	2008-05-24 01:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SY EU LE EN
08STATE55965	MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Parliament elected Michel Sleiman president, with 118 votes cast in his favor, Embassy Beirut confirms. Six MPs cast blank ballots. Media report the three remaining ballots included a symbolic vote for Rafiq Hariri and "all the martyred MPs." (Ops/Embassy Beirut e- mail, AFP) 2. [...]	2008-05-25 22:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB
08STATE56560	FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE PROPOSED AGENDA [...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. BACKGROUND. The Friends of Iraq Conference, hosted by Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I),Government of Iraq (GOI),and U.S. Embassy Baghdad, is set for June 17-19, 2008 at the Armed Forces Officer Club (AFOC),Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Ref [...]	2008-05-27 21:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MARR MOPS OTRA PREL
08STATE57002	INSTRUCTIONS TO USUN TO SUBMIT 3 (2 BAHRAINIS, 1 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) The U.S. on May 9, 2008, prenotified (Ref A) its intent to request that the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee add the names of three individuals, Bahrainis 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffa [...]	2008-05-28 18:30:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER
08STATE59358	21ST ASEAN - U.S. DIALOGUE MEETING IN SINGAPORE, [...] Summary and introduction. The 21st ASEAN - U.S. Dialogue meeting took place in Singapore on May 10. The U.S. delegation was led by Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel, who co-chaired the meeting with Peter Ho, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore. The U. [...]	2008-06-03 15:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECIN ASEAN
08STATE61123	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON BANK MELLAT SEOUL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) The U.S. recently shared information with the ROKG on Bank Mellat Seoul's involvement in Iranian proliferation activities (REF A). The ROK's response (REF B) observed t [...]	2008-06-06 15:05:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PTER KS IS UK
08STATE62387	MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE [...] Summary: This is an action message. Please see paragraph 5. Department requests posts, assistance in identifying key host country entrepreneurs under the age of 40 in Arab and Muslim communities in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Department will draw on these names in proposing [...]	2008-06-10 17:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL
08STATE62391	MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE [...] Summary: This is an action message. Please see paragraph 5. Department requests posts, assistance in identifying key host country entrepreneurs under the age of 40 in Arab and Muslim communities in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Department will draw on these names in proposing [...]	2008-06-10 17:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL
08STATE62405	MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE [...] Summary: This is an action message. Please see paragraph 5. Department requests posts, assistance in identifying key host country entrepreneurs under the age of 40 in Arab and Muslim communities in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Department will draw on these names in proposing [...]	2008-06-10 17:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL
08STATE63350	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassies, assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050072150 for the export of CH-47D helicopter spare component parts to the United Arab Emir [...]	2008-06-12 14:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SN AE
08STATE63666	HAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT AGAINST BALLISTIC MISSILE [...] (U) The Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) held its Seventh Regular Meeting of Subscribing States on May 29-30, 2008, at the Vienna International Center (VIC),in Vienna, Austria. 75 of 130 Subscribing States registered for the meeting. Many Subscribing St [...]	2008-06-12 20:15:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC KNNP TSPA
08STATE63693	SHUTTING DOWN BANK SEPAH AND REVIEWING IRAN,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S/REL IRAQ) Following a report in late May 2007 that Bank Sepah intended to open up a branch in Baghdad, U.S. officials approached Deputy Foreign Minister Labid Abbawi [...]	2008-06-12 21:11:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ECON EFIN IR IZ KNNP PARM PTER
08STATE65280	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL AND [...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in para 3, to travel to Tokyo and Beijing from June 19-27 for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks. 2. Please arrange accommodations in Tokyo and Beijing with beginning [...]	2008-06-17 23:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC CN JA KN RS
08STATE65500	NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH SAUDI ARABIA: NEXT STEPS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On May 16, Secretary Rice and Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal signed a Memorandum of Understanding on peaceful nuclear energy cooperation similar to those signed earlier with Bahrain, Jordan and t [...]	2008-06-18 15:16:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL
08STATE65812	Secretary Rice's Meeting with Turkish FM [...] (U) Classified by Kurt Volker, EUR/FO. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) Participants: United States Secretary Rice S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dailey NEA Assistant Secretary C. David Welch PA Sean McCormack EUR Acting Assistant Secretary Kurt Volker ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Pa [...]	2008-06-18 21:32:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PTER PGOV
08STATE66324	5TH ANNUAL U.S.-DENMARK-GREENLAND JOINT COMMITTEE [...] Summary. The fifth annual Denmark-United States-Greenland Joint Committee Meeting held May 7 in Washington successfully advanced mutual cooperation on issues ranging from environment, science and technology to trade, tourism and education. Highlights included a presentation by U.S. Geologic [...]	2008-06-19 21:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV ENRG ETRD SCUL DA
08STATE67212	GENERAL GUIDANCE ON IRAN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (S) Summary: This is an ALDAC action request. Department requests that all Posts review and implement general guidance at paragraph 2 on Iran's participation in international defense expositions. In the view of the U.S. and other allies, Iranian defense entities or foreign companies that dire [...]	2008-06-23 16:52:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL
08STATE68256	ENGAGING HOST GOVERNMENTS ON CERTAIN TERRORIST [...] (U) This is an Action Cable. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (C) Summary. The USG remains concerned about certain radio and television broadcasts, particularly in the Middle East, that are conducted by designated terrorist entities or are likely to incite imminent acts of violence. [...]	2008-06-25 15:04:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER XF AL
08STATE68478	EGYPT: HEADING OFF FUTURE FORCIBLE RETURNS OF [...] (C) Dept greatly appreciate's Embassy Cairo's efforts on behalf of Eritrean asylum seekers in Egypt and welcomes the proposed talking points. Slight modifications are suggested below from NEA and PRM. 2. (C) Proposed talking points: -- We recognize that Egypt is both a destination [...]	2008-06-25 20:43:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL EG ER
08STATE68633	CORRECTED COPY: REQUEST TO ENGAGE JAPAN ON [...] (U) This is an Action Request, please see paragraph 3. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (C) The Government of Japan (GOJ) is actively considering possible contributions to support NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) security operations in Afghanistan (REFS A [...]	2008-06-26 13:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIL MARR MOPS NATO AF AS CA GM IT FR JA
08STATE69050	OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...]	2008-06-26 22:05:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU
08STATE69051	OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...]	2008-06-26 22:05:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU
08STATE69056	OMAN-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 27, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary: State and DOD officials met with representatives from the Omani MFA and Oman Embassy on May 27 in Washington, DC for the fourth round of the U.S.-Oman Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). The meeting reinforced the two sides' mutual commitment to the strong strategic relationship, b [...]	2008-06-26 22:07:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EPET KNNP MARR PREL IR IZ LE MU
08STATE70835	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a June 25 meeting, the Deputy Secretary discussed Australian PM Rudd's proposed Asia Pacific Community (APC) with Special Envoy Richard Woolcott. Woolcott emphasized his consultations on the proposed APC would be exploratory in nature, with no predetermined outcome, and likel [...]	2008-07-02 00:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL AS
08STATE71955	NIGERIA: BAKASSI WITHDRAWAL AND REFUGEE ISSUES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 7 and 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Per reftels, the latest violence pending final handover of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon has generated a flow of some 3000-4000 individuals who have crossed into Ikang in Nigeria,s Cross River State since Jun [...]	2008-07-03 19:59:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF CM NI
08STATE73174	DRAFT AGENDAS AND MISSION CLEARANCE REQUESTS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (SBU) Background: The next session of the U.S.-UN High-Level Strategic Dialogue on Iraq will be held on July 11 at UN headquarters in New York (Ref A). The Dialogue will be divided into a political discussion, chaired by U/S [...]	2008-07-09 02:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IZ UNSC
08STATE75751	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT-Taipei's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050111895 for the export of defense hardware to Taiwan. AIT-Taipei is requested to c [...]	2008-07-15 15:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TW
08STATE76294	OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The OSCE will conduct its annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) from September 29 through October 10 in Warsaw. Based in part on embassies' input (reftel),which the Department appreciates, this demarche conveys USG concerns on host government [...]	2008-07-16 15:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM
08STATE78366	TRAVEL WARNING FOR TIMOR-LESTE [...] This Travel Warning updates information regarding the security situation in Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor). The Department of State advises U.S. citizens of the continuing potential for violent civil unrest in Timor- Leste and urges U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to [...]	2008-07-21 22:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC TT
08STATE79520	ISN ACTING A/S MCNERNEY'S MEETING WITH PLA LTG [...] (S) In the first-ever meeting between the International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) bureau and the People,s Liberation Army (PLA) Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney met with Lieutenant General Zhang Qinsheng on July 14. Discus [...]	2008-07-23 21:20:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	CH KNNP MCAP PREL
08STATE80088	DEMARCHE REQUEST ON NATO MEMBERS AND ASPIRING [...] (SBU) The department requests that action addressees pursue the following objectives with regard to host government's potential attendance at the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Foreign Ministers meeting in Tehran, July 27-30, 2008. Posts should: -- Determine from host governments wheth [...]	2008-07-24 22:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL PHUM PTER IR
08STATE81076	COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE FOLLOW UP: MAYROW [...] (SBU) Post is requested to deliver the nonpaper in para 3 to Director, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yacoub al Hosani. End action request. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (S) Post should achieve the following objectives: -- Thank UAE officials for [...]	2008-07-28 17:36:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC IR AE
08STATE81957	CIVAIR SURINAME--TIME FOR OPEN SKIES? [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6 and 13. 2. Summary. Surinamese Transportation officials met with DOT and DOS on July 8 to discuss Suriname Airways' planned flights to the United States. During the meeting, the GOS had numerous questions about our bilateral air servi [...]	2008-07-30 15:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KTIA XL NS
08STATE82414	CORRECTED COPY: INITIATION OF HOST NATION [...] (C//REL ITA) This is a corrected copy of State 80262. The final talking point in Para 9 has been changed to reflect that the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe will be dual, vice triple-hatted. 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 for requested action and paragraph 9 [...]	2008-07-31 14:33:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	IT MARR PREL
08STATE83009	GUAM BATUMI SUMMIT STRESSES TRADE, TRANSPORTATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 1, the Black Sea port of Batumi played host to the 2008 Summit of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, familiarly known as GUAM for its members Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova. Georgia assumed the year-long GUAM presidency from Azerbaijan under [...]	2008-08-01 15:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP EAID ECON KCRM AJ GG MD UP
08STATE84105	WMD COMMISSION: RUSSIA TRAVEL [...] This is an action cable - please see paragraph 8 for Embassy assistance requests. 2. Summary: The Commission on Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism will travel to Moscow, Russia during the period of September 22-26, 2008 to assess and update, as appropriate, the Department of Ene [...]	2008-08-05 20:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM PREL RS TRGY
08STATE84509	MGCH01: VIRTUAL MONITORING GROUP FORMATION [...] The Executive Secretary has directed the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to form a Monitoring Group to coordinate all State Department activities regarding the 2008 Olympics, effective 0800 EDT August 7, 2008. The Monitoring Group will operate virtually with support from the Operation [...]	2008-08-06 19:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE86597	TRAVEL WARNING - YEMEN [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to inform American citizens that the Department of State has lifted the ordered departure status of non-emergency American employees and adult family members of all employees at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen. The Department recommends that American citiz [...]	2008-08-12 23:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC AMGT YM
08STATE87433	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for both individuals be filed with as much t [...]	2008-08-14 15:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE88308	RUSSIA - GEORGIA CONFLICT: REMARKS BY PRESIDENT [...] IN REFERENCE TO RUSSIA'S ACTIONS IN GEORGIA, PRESIDENT BUSH STATED THE FOLLOWING: (QUOTE) "WITH ITS ACTIONS IN RECENT DAYS RUSSIA HAS DAMAGED ITS CREDIBILITY AND ITS RELATIONS WITH THE NATIONS OF THE FREE WORLD. BULLYING AND INTIMIDATION ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE WAYS TO CONDUCT FOREIGN POLICY I [...]	2008-08-18 00:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR OIIP PBTS PREL RU GG

08STATE91327	REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR ISF TRANSITION [...] (U) This is an action request. --------- OBJECTIVE --------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that Posts engage appropriate host country officials to notify and elicit support for the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) Transition Plan and the associated U.S. weapons sales. State and Defense Depar [...]	2008-08-25 20:25:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MARR MCAP MOPS PINS MASS AE BA EG IS IZ JO KU QA
08STATE91426	MGCH01: SUMMER 2008 OLYMPICS MONITORING GROUP [...] At 0700 EDT on 08/26/08, the Executive Secretary disbanded the Summer 2008 Olympics Monitoring Group. 2. Public inquiries regarding American Citizen Services issues may be referred to the Office of Overseas Citizens Services 888-407-4747, or from overseas at 1-202-501-4444. Inquiries from [...]	2008-08-26 11:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE9284	GUIDANCE FOR JANUARY 30 UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON THE [...] (SBU) USUN is instructed to draw from the points in paras. 2-9 below in making its statement at the January 30 UNSC debate on the Middle East. Please select the point in para. 2 that describes the outcome of the discussion on the PRST on Gaza, and follow with the rest of the points in para. 3 [...]	2008-01-30 00:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KPAL IS LE
08STATE95691	TRAVEL WARNING - HURRICANE IKE [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to urge U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to Cuba at this time due to the threat posed by Hurricane Ike. The Department of State authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members of the United States Inter [...]	2008-09-07 23:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC BH
08STATE96555	TTWG -- SNIPER RIFLES OFFERED TO IRAN'S MINISTRY [...] This is an Action Request - Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Summary: We have information that in mid-May 2008 the Iranian Ministry of Defense was offered 40 German-made Unique Alpine sniper rifles and associated equipment by the French company TAC International. We believe that the rifles w [...]	2008-09-09 21:54:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL MASS ETTC GM FR AU IR
08STATE97114	DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] (U) This is an action request, see paras 4-7. 2. (SBU) Context: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will select a new Executive Director for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) this fall to replace incumbent Dr. Peter Piot (Belgium). Ban has asked the UNAIDS co-sponsoring [...]	2008-09-10 23:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV UNGA EAID
08STATE97539	DEMARCHE ON SOUTHERN SUDAN TRADE DELEGATION [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 5. 2. The interest of U.S. companies operating in Addis Ababa, Kampala, and Nairobi has been encouraging as we continue to plan for the first U.S. trade delegation to Juba, Sudan. (ref) The participating companies represent a broad range of econ [...]	2008-09-11 20:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID SU
08STATE98975	URGING COALITION ALLIES TO APPROACH BEIJING ON CHINESE PROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-16 16:57:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR UK CH SK HK
08STATE99002	SOLICITING UAEG SUPPORT TO ENGAGE CHINA ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) Getting China to aggressively implement United Nations Security Council resolutions as well as more effectively enforce its own export controls regarding transfers of d [...]	2008-09-16 17:53:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR PINR
08STATE99612	ATTEMPTS BY NORTH KOREA'S KOMID TO EVADE JAPANESE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The U.S. has information that in July 2008, North Korean's primary weapons trading firm, Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID),was working with the Chinese company New East Interna [...]	2008-09-17 20:09:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA BM
08STATE99734	TRAVEL WARNING - YEMEN [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security incidents in Yemen and reminds U.S. citizens of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities. The Department of State has authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members of the U.S. Emba [...]	2008-09-18 02:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC YM
08STOCKHOLM121	SWEDEN ON FEBRUARY 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) On February 15, Poloff reviewed with MFA Deputy European Correspondent Anna Norell and Desk Officer for EU Affairs Annika Palo reftel points on the February 18-19 GAERC. Norell noted that Kosovo discussions will dominate the GAERC; most discussion on Gaza will be postponed until March; th [...]	2008-02-15 17:06:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SW EU
08STOCKHOLM136	SWEDEN PLANS TO OPEN EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD [...] (c) Following the signing of a repatriation agreement with Iraq, Sweden has agreed to open an Embassy in Baghdad. The Embassy will not issue visas and will open after premises have been secured, security is worked out, and communications are assured: "likely after the Summer," End Summary. [...]	2008-02-21 06:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ SW
08STOCKHOLM288	FM BILDT ON U.S. HELP TO MAKE THE ICI A SUCCESS [...] (C) On April 17, Ambassador met with FM Bildt in anticipation of Sweden's hosting the May 29 International Compact with Iraq (ICI) conference. Bildt was joined by MFA State Secretary Belfrage, Ambassador Christer Kumlin (in charge of conference logistics),Chief of Staff Karin Olofsdotter, Am [...]	2008-04-18 11:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IZ EU SW
08STOCKHOLM298	MAYOR OF SWEDEN'S REFUGEE CAPITAL MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 18, Ambassador Wood held meetings in Sodertalje (a Stockholm suburb of 83,000 with about 26,000 Iraqi immigrants) to discuss immigration problems of Christian Iraqis. Sodertalje's Mayor said there has been a steep spike in Iraqi Christian asylum-seekers over the past t [...]	2008-04-23 11:00:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV IZ SE
08STOCKHOLM321	UPDATE ON ICI PROGRESS IN STOCKHOLM [...] (C) Summary: Belfrage said the main message to send out of the ICI is that Europe has turned the page on Iraq and is now looking forward. (He commented that while it might be difficult to get European FMs to say this publicly, their attendance would send the right signal.) At the April 29 GAE [...]	2008-04-30 13:59:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON UN EU IZ SE
08STOCKHOLM340	Media Reaction - Israel and Palestinian Refugees [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-07 07:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM350	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EU MOVING SLOWLY ON UNSCR 1803 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 08:32:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR SW
08STOCKHOLM377	Media Reaction - Lebanon and Hezbollah [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 07:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM412	A/S FRIED TALKS EU ENLARGEMENT, CYPRUS, AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: On May 29 MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage told A/S Fried: -- Sweden, France, and the Czech Republic recently agreed on an EU tripartite presidency program that does not block further accession negotiations with Turkey and Croatia; -- Sweden is encouraging the UN to take a m [...]	2008-06-05 13:18:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IQ EU SW
08STOCKHOLM436	STOCKHOLM: REGIONAL SCIENCE PROJECT - OPENING SESAME STILL [...] (U) Summary: On June 9 and 10, 2008, Sweden hosted the Twelfth Meeting of the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) project. The main expected benefits are closer cooperation in the Middle East, advances in science geared toward regional issu [...]	2008-06-16 13:21:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TSPL OSCI TNGD TPHY UNESCO SW
08STOCKHOLM534	SWEDISH RESPONSE TO U.S. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] On July 22, 2008, econoff delivered reftel demarche to Marten Frostgard, Desk Officer at the Department of Security Policy, and Ulf Samuelsson, Deputy Director of the Department of Middle East and North Africa. They thanked the United States for the information and said they would pass it to t [...]	2008-07-28 11:21:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN PARM SW
08STOCKHOLM576	TFGG01: SWEDEN PUSHES EU OBSERVERS TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-19 16:20:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV RU GG SE
08STOCKHOLM717	SWEDISH EXPORTS TO IRAN RISING [...] (SBU) Summary: Swedish government agencies and official trade councils continue to encourage Swedish companies to do business with Iran. Exports to Iran in the first six months of 2008 are up 30% over the corresponding period in 2007. Sweden has also not tightened export credit guarantees for [...]	2008-10-27 13:38:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD IR SW
08STOCKHOLM747	SWEDEN'S RESPONSE TO NOVEMBER GAERC POINTS [...] (C) Sweden's EU Correspondent Anna Norell told poloff on November 7 the following regarding the November 10-11 GAERC: --Syria is not on the agenda. --There will not be a discussion on Iraq, just the passing of council conclusions as "A items." --The EU will take a formal decision on the anti [...]	2008-11-07 15:46:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU SW
08STOCKHOLM854	DEMARCHE: WORKING WITH THE EU TO IMPROVE BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 15:44:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV BM SW
08SURABAYA121	EAST JAVA: WAITING FOR THE OTHER SHOE, ISOLATION IS NO [...] (SBU) Summary: Uncertainty about the full extent of the global financial crisis continues to cause a lack of liquidity in all sectors of East Java's economy and the Indonesian economy more broadly. This was the theme of a roundtable discussion with visiting EAP/MTS Director Kamala Lakhdhir, wh [...]	2008-10-29 09:10:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EFIS EIND ETRD EINV PGOV ID
08SURABAYA129	SURABAYA WELCOMES A NEW PRESIDENT IN EAST INDONESIA [...] (U) Summary: Consulate General Surabaya welcomed over 100 guests to the CG's residence November 5 to observe live results of the U.S. Presidential Election. Local government officials, NGOs, prominent academics, students, and many members of the media attended the event. The CG, other Consul [...]	2008-11-06 10:42:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OIIP ID
08SURABAYA131	EAST JAVA: RAZOR THIN VICTORY IN RUN-OFF ELECTION SIGNALS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the November 4 run-off election to select East Java's governor, low turnout and a lack of party discipline saw former Provincial Secretary Soekarwo squeak out a narrow (less than 1%) victory over East Java's first female gubernatorial candidate Khofifah. Although early exit [...]	2008-11-14 10:28:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI KISL ID
08SURABAYA132	EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: AS LAPINDO'S POCKETS EMPTY, [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 11 meeting with the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, (ESDM),the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) reported that the global financial crisis has caused a near stoppage of mudflow mitigation efforts. BPLS Operational Vice Head Hardi Prasetyo told the [...]	2008-11-18 22:40:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ID EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC
08SURABAYA137	MALUKU: PEACE REIGNS AFTER ALLEGED BLASPHEMY SPARKS A [...] (SBU) Summary. Rebuilding is underway in the Central Maluku town of Masohi after a day-long sectarian riot broke out there after more than four years of calm. On December 9, more than 60 houses and two churches were burned and six people were injured in Masohi on Seram Island some 120 km east [...]	2008-12-18 08:28:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL KIRF PTER PINS ASEC ID
08SURABAYA138	EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: US TECHNICAL ADVISOR BEGINS WORK [...] (SBU) Summary: US Technical Advisor for the Sidoarjo Mudflow, Dr. Van Williams arrived in Surabaya on December 18 following a November survey of the mudflow site, and discussions with the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS),the Center of Volcanology and Disaster Mitigation and the Departmen [...]	2008-12-18 09:47:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
08SURABAYA27	EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: PROGRESS ON PLANNED USG TECHNICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 26, Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) Engineers Mr. Soffian Hadi and Mr. Handoko Teguh told Congen Surabaya Pol/Econ officer that U.S. assistance discussed in previous meetings (Ref A) is much needed and will likely receive official approval if the U.S. proposes [...]	2008-02-27 07:32:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
08SURABAYA29	EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: FLAMES AND GEYSERS FORM BACKDROP [...] (SBU) Summary: Geysers and gas flares near the mudflow epicenter continue to appear since they first started in early February. Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) Spokesman Achmad Zulkarnain said that the recent flare-up of burning hydrogen sulfide gas on the site of the abandoned Jatirejo [...]	2008-03-03 09:36:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
08SURABAYA40	EAST JAVA: MUDFLOW UPDATE: DEMONSTRATORS BLOCK MAIN ROAD; [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 24, residents of nine villages whose homes are being destroyed by the unabated mudflow took their demands for compensation to the street -- blocking the primary transportation corridor linking Surabaya with the rest of East Java for over eight hours. The blockade was li [...]	2008-03-25 07:33:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC EAID ID
08SURABAYA43	EAST JAVA: GAS CONVERSION PROGRAM TRIGGERS RAPID RISE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Government plans to encourage consumers to switch from kerosene to LPG for cooking are triggering long lines, rising prices, and inflation throughout East Java. Public discontent is receiving widespread media attention, but thus far gubernatorial candidates have remained silent. [...]	2008-04-02 10:03:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ENRG EAGR ID
08SURABAYA48	NORTH MALUKU: ELECTION DECISION FINALLY IN SIGHT; POPULATION [...] (SBU) After months of bureaucratic debate between provincial election officials and the central government and contradictory court decisions, it appears that North Maluku will soon swear in a new governor. At the formal request of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the North Maluku parliament held [...]	2008-04-18 09:52:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ENRG ID
08SURABAYA51	EAST JAVA -- SOME LISTEN TO ALLAH, SOME TO THE POLLS; [...] (SBU) Summary: What role will the world's largest Muslim organization play in the run up to Indonesia's 2009 Presidential election? The East Java governor's race could provide a preview of the declining role of large Muslim organizations like Nadhlatul Ulama (NU),with some 40 million member [...]	2008-04-23 09:27:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI KISL ID
08SURABAYA53	SURABAYA CELEBRATES EARTH DAY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPACT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: ConGen Surabaya celebrated Earth Day by joining a clean-the-beach campaign organized by a local NGO and planting trees in a nearby park. Later in the week, the Principal Officer participated in a well-attended seminar organized by a group of women's issues activists to discuss t [...]	2008-04-29 05:39:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KPAO ENRG KWMN EAID TPHY TRGY ID
08SURABAYA56	JAWA POS AWARDS INNOVATION IN PUBLIC SERVICE ACROSS EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: Media giant Jawa Pos Group's Pro Otonomi Institute (JPIP) presented its annual awards April 30 to regencies and cities throughout East Java which demonstrated innovation across public service sectors. Perennial winners Lamongan and Sidoarjo, famous for employing business techniq [...]	2008-05-05 10:22:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ECON ID
08SURABAYA57	EAST JAVA: PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS DISCUSS DECENTRALIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Four presidential hopefuls discussed the power of decentralization on economic development at an April 30 seminar hosted by the Jawa Pos Group. All four agreed that the central government had failed to transfer sufficient authority to regional governments and questioned the gove [...]	2008-05-06 10:45:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID PREL ID
08SURABAYA6	EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: RAINS THREATEN DAMS, YET CLEAR [...] The same monsoon rains that weakened and broke a dam at the Sidoarjo mud flow site January 3 have paradoxically improved the flow of the Porong river, clearing it of sedimentation. Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) Deputy of Operations, Mr. Soffian Hadi told ConGen Surabaya that there is n [...]	2008-01-16 04:48:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
08SURABAYA66	EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: TWO YEARS OF MUD, GEYSERS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Since mud and noxious fumes began surging from the ground on May 29, 2006, there has been little progress in recovery and rebuilding. Threatening major highway and rail links, the mudflow has had a major economic and social impact, but the political consequences remain unclear. [...]	2008-05-30 10:49:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
08SURABAYA73	EAST JAVA: LOCAL ELECTIONS PROVE ISSUES MATTER TO VOTERS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Based on the results of the most recent nine local elections for Regent in East Java Province, two things are clear. First, poor performance usually dooms incumbents no matter the size of the campaign war chest. Second, in a few more conservative districts, support from Islami [...]	2008-06-18 07:27:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL ID
08SURABAYA74	CENTRAL SULAWESI: LOCAL VIEWS OF POST CONFLICT ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Former sites of extreme violence between Muslim and Christian communities throughout the Central Sulawesi city of Poso are now safe, although physical signs of the conflict remain. Residents of the Poso and NGO leaders told visiting Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer that economic devel [...]	2008-06-19 09:13:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ID KISL PTER EAID PREL SOCI SCUL
08SURABAYA78	NBA BASKETBALL: SPORTS DIPLOMACY PARTNERSHIPS IN INDONESIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Deteksi Basketball League (DBL) has secured a multi-year partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA). This new agreement was facilitated through introductions and suggestions made by U.S. Consulate General Surabaya following meetings in Jakarta. An NBA player an [...]	2008-07-08 06:32:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL KPAO PREL ECON ID
08SURABAYA80	EAST JAVA--OIL PRICES, POOR INFRASTRUCTURE BATTER BOTH [...] Summary: Top managers at two major Indonesian factories in Gresik, East Java, spoke to visiting Consulate staff about the challenges of running a large-scale factory in Indonesia. State-owned Petrokimia is a fertilizer company with a protected market and guaranteed prices. Privately-owned Kel [...]	2008-07-09 10:52:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ID ECON PGOV
08SURABAYA81	EAST JAVA: EDUCATION COOPERATION A PRIORITY FOR LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 4 visit to Surabaya, Ambassador Hume discussed the prospects for enhanced education cooperation between the U.S. and Indonesia with local officials, academics, and business leaders. All stressed the importance of establishing necessary infrastructure and institutio [...]	2008-07-10 08:21:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL KPAO PREL ECON EAID ID
08SURABAYA88	EAST JAVA GOVERNOR'S ELECTION: WEAK PARTY LOYALTY LEADS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Based on quick count results, it appears likely East Java governor's election will go to a second round after no candidate garnered 30% of the vote in a five ticket race. Soekarwo-Syaifullah Yusuf -- supported by the National Mandate Party (PAN),Party Democrat (PD),and the Pro [...]	2008-07-25 10:36:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI KISL ID
08SURABAYA94	EAST JAVA: THE TANGLED WEB SURROUNDING THE SOLE FEMALE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: East Java's female candidate for governor, Khofifah Indar Parawansa, succeeded in reaching the second round of the election, but faces strong criticism from women's issues activists in Surabaya. While her critics acknowledge that the Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) [...]	2008-08-01 08:13:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWMN KDEM SOCI KISL PREL ID
08SURABAYA96	EAST JAVA: MALNUTRITION COMPLICATED BY INADEQUATE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malnutrition in children is an enduring problem in Indonesia, not only for rural provinces with weak economies such as East Nusa Tenggara (NTT),but also for more developed provinces such as East Java. Although poverty makes malnutrition worse, ill-prepared local healthcare st [...]	2008-08-07 09:51:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EAID PGOV ID
08SURABAYA97	SURABAYA: ICITAP-FUNDED DNA LAB OPENED WITH ENTHUSIASM [...] (SBU) Summary: The opening of a Surabaya DNA forensics lab established with assistance from the U.S. Department of Justice's International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) generated positive press in East Java and the continued appreciation of provincial police. Th [...]	2008-08-08 08:59:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ASEC ID
08TAIPEI1400	TAIWAN'S PACIFIC ALLIES SECURE FOR NOW, BUT PRC [...] (C) Summary: While its diplomatic ties to six Pacific island states appear stable for the moment, Taiwan's efforts to expand its dialogue with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) illustrate the problems it faces in implementing President Ma Ying-jeou's "diplomatic truce" with the PRC and his call [...]	2008-09-25 01:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID TW CH
08TAIPEI1579	TAIWAN CAUTIOUS ON DPRK HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: During recent meetings with a visiting U.S. envoy, Taiwan government and NGO officials displayed little understanding or concern about human rights issues in North Korea. While willing, in principle, to expand cooperation with the United States, local thinktank Taiwan Foundation [...]	2008-11-07 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KN KS PGOV PHUM PREL
08TAIPEI16	LEGISLATIVE ELECTION PREVIEW: KMT SEEKS SWEEP IN [...] (C) Summary: In the January 12 Legislative Yuan (LY) elections, the pan-Blue camp is expected to win at least 10 of the 11 seats in northeastern Taiwan, the offshore islands of Matsu and Kinmen, and the two aborigine constituencies. With the exception of rural Ilan County, these districts an [...]	2008-01-04 11:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI1668	TAIWAN APEC REPRESENTATIVE ON HU JINTAO MEETING, [...] (C) Summary. Although APEC is primarily an economic, and not political institution, Taiwan's representation at this year's summit by a former Vice President was a &breakthrough,8 Lien Chan told the Director December 1. Lien described his meeting with Hu Jintao as another step forward in a gra [...]	2008-12-01 08:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW CH
08TAIPEI1758	LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) assured the Director on December 16 that he would support speedy action by the LY to approve Taiwan's accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Wang discussed plans for his upcoming visit to Washington for the [...]	2008-12-19 06:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ECON ETRD PHUM CH TW
08TAIPEI236	TAIWAN REMAINS VULNERABLE TO ECONOMIC IMPACT OF [...] (SBU) This is an action request for USAID/OFDA. Please see para. 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Taiwan is very vulnerable to natural disasters since it lies in the path of typhoons in the Summer and Fall and is also part of the Pacific Rim's earthquake-prone Arc of Fire. Natural disasters such as [...]	2008-02-20 10:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ECON ETRD SENV TSPL TPHY TW
08TAIPEI572	Taiwan Pharma: Slower Approvals, Lower Prices [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 22:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON TW
08TAIPEI61	DPP SUFFERS STUNNING DEFEAT IN JANUARY 12 [...] (C) Summary: The DPP suffered a major reversal in the January 12 legislative elections, capturing only 27 seats, less than a quarter of the 113 seats in the new Legislative Yuan (LY). The opposition KMT won 81 seats, while pan-Blue allies took the remaining 5 seats, giving the KMT a two-thir [...]	2008-01-14 10:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI636	STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang Vice-Chairman Chiang Pin-kung (P. K. Chiang) is slated to become chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF),Taiwan's quasi-official organization for handling relations with mainland China, after President-elect Ma Ying-jeou is inaugurated on May 20. The 76 yea [...]	2008-05-08 00:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON CH TW
08TAIPEI65	DPP SUFFERS STUNNING DEFEAT IN JANUARY 12 [...] (C) Summary: The DPP suffered a major reversal in the January 12 legislative elections, capturing only 27 seats, less than a quarter of the 113 seats in the new Legislative Yuan (LY). The opposition KMT won 81 seats, while pan-Blue allies took the remaining 5 seats, giving the KMT a two-thir [...]	2008-01-15 04:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI702	TAIWAN NSC AND PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE APPOINTMENTS: [...] (SBU) Summary: Several long-time trusted advisers fill key positions in President Ma Ying-jeou's National Security Council (NSC) and Presidential Office. Like Ma's cabinet appointments (reftels),many of the new NSC and Presidential Office officials were educated in the U.S., have experience [...]	2008-05-21 10:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
08TAIPEI72	TAIWAN LOSES ANOTHER DIPLOMATIC PARTNER: MALAWI [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan on January 14 terminated its 42-year diplomatic relationship with Malawi after the southeastern African country informed Taipei it had switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing. This loss reduces the number of countries that recognize Taiwan to 23, down from 29 when Pre [...]	2008-01-15 11:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MI TW
08TAIPEI732	MA YING-JEOU TO FOLLOW MORE PRAGMATIC FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou,s foreign policy will focus on Taiwan,s most important economic and security partners rather than continuing the diplomatic numbers game, according to National Security Council (NSC) Deputy Secretary-General Ho Szu-yin. This more pragmatic approach to dip [...]	2008-05-28 10:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV WHO CN TW
08TAIPEI758	TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER FRANCISCO OU: A PROFILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's new Foreign Minister Francisco H. L. Ou (Hung-lien) is a strong proponent of President Ma Ying-jeou's proposal to "call a diplomatic truce" with Beijing over competition for recognition from small countries in the Americas, South Pacific, and Africa. A distinguished [...]	2008-06-03 05:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR TW
08TAIPEI76	TAIWAN: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Taiwan officially welcomes foreign direct investment. Taiwan,s science-based industrial parks, export processing zones, and free trade zones offer streamlined procedures. Taiwan has made significant improvement in protecting intellectual property. 2. As part of its efforts to improve the [...]	2008-01-16 09:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD TW
08TAIPEI833	TAIWAN-JAPAN RELATIONS HEAT UP OVER COLLISION NEAR [...] (SBU) At 3:38 a.m. local time on Tuesday, June 10, the "Lienho," a Taiwanese leisure fishing boat carrying 13 tourist passengers and three crew, sank after colliding with a Japan Coast Guard vessel during a chase near the disputed Diaoyutai (Senkaku) Islands in the East China Sea. Taiwanese c [...]	2008-06-16 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JP TW
08TALLINN102	ESTONIA: SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS [...] (S) In response to reftel, post submits the following responses to the questions posed: A. (S) WHAT ARE UROPEAN LEADERS' LONG-TERM (I.E., BEYOND 2008) PLANS FOR THEIR FORCES AND OTHER EFFORTS IN IRAQ? (S) While the Government of Estonia (GOE) has maintained its strong political commitmen [...]	2008-03-11 11:50:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL IZ EN
08TALLINN113	ESTONIAN CUSTOMS CONFERENCE: ENFORCING IPR AT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: A seminar sponsored by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Embassy Tallinn brought together Estonian, Finnish and U.S. customs inspectors in the city of Narva, on the Russian border, for two days of discussion on intellectual property rights (IPR) and border enforce [...]	2008-03-20 12:01:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EUR EN
08TALLINN174	ESTONIA ON ARAB LEAGUE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] Action Request- please see paragraph (4) 2. (C) On May 20, Poloff delivered points on Lebanon in reftel to Juri Kahn, Division Director for Middle Eastern Affairs at the Estonian MFA. Kahn replied that while Estonia has no diplomatic relations and relatively little experience in Lebanon, t [...]	2008-05-20 13:15:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE EU SY EN
08TALLINN212	ICT AMBASSADOR GROSS' VISIT TO ESTONIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 26-27, Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, highlighted U.S. engagement on cyber security and ICT issues with senior GOE officials as well as U.S. and Estonian business leaders. Estonia?s Ministry of Defense [...]	2008-06-17 13:29:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON BEXP PGOV OIIP TINT EN
08TALLINN232	TV CO-OP ON ALASKA GENERATES MAJOR INTEREST PLUS ITS OWN [...] Summary. A team of award-winning reporters from the Estonian television program "Subboteya" spent three weeks in Alaska exploring the history of Alaskan Russians, the challenges faced by Alaska's natives, and the lives of Alaskan-Americans. Not only did their documentary air on Estonian TV a [...]	2008-07-07 14:03:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM EN
08TALLINN259	ESTONIA NAMES NEW AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. On August 1, Simmu Tiik, Estonia's new Ambassador to Russia, will take up his duties in Moscow, replacing Marina Kaljurand. Tiik, a fifteen-year veteran of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is an outgoing (and verbose) personality who has served in several senior positions within [...]	2008-07-29 11:33:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL RU EN
08TALLINN272	BALTICS: GETTING THE MOST OUR OF FOREIGN POLICY COOPERATION [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassies Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius. 2. (C) Embassies Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn want to express our appreciation and support for the proposals in reftel geared toward engaging our missions in EU capitals more actively and improving our foreign policy coordin [...]	2008-08-01 13:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN EN LG LH
08TALLINN294	ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO PROPOSED REGIONAL SOUTH [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (SBU) In a conversation with Poloff on August 22, Christian-Marc Liflander, Director of Policy Planning Department at the Estonian MOD, Riho Rongelep, Director of Operations (MOD),Liis Jemmer from the Policy Planning Department (MOD) and E [...]	2008-08-22 14:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO AF EN
08TALLINN358	ESTONIA SAYS NO TO PALESTINAIAN DETAINEE [...] (C) On October 20, 2008, Poloff met with Juri Kahn, Division Director for the Middle East at the Estonian MFA to discuss the points in reftel. Kahn reported that after consulting with the Estonian Office of Migration, the Government of Estonia has decided they are not able to accept a Palesti [...]	2008-10-21 07:08:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO EN
08TASHKENT1291	PDAS CAMP'S MEETINGS WITH UZBEK FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: SCA PDAS Donald Camp met with Uzbek Foreign Minister (FM) Norov and National Security Advisor (NSA) Atayev during an October 28-29 visit to Tashkent. Camp exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, pushing back on Uzbek statements that the solution to the probl [...]	2008-11-10 10:03:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UZ
08TASHKENT1307	UZBEKISTAN: THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) sets overall policy and coordinates the financing of regional programs in the Aral Sea Basin. Tashkent IFAS office head Usman Buranov insists the question of regional water management now is exclusively political and is in [...]	2008-11-14 00:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV EAID SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT1316	2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT INCSR [...] INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT VOLUME II REPORT ON MONEY LAUNDERING UZBEKISTAN Uzbekistan is not an important regional financial center and does not have a well-developed financial system. Legitimate business owners, ordinary citizens, and foreign residents generally attem [...]	2008-11-17 10:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR UZ
08TASHKENT1536	UZBEKISTAN: IMF ROSY ON UZBEK ECONOMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 18 Sena Eken from the IMF told the Tashkent diplomatic community that the Uzbek economy had performed strongly with 9.4 percent GDP growth in the first nine months of 2008. Although Uzbekistan is not immune from the world financial crisis, the IMF predicts that its [...]	2008-12-30 09:38:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID EINV ETRD KCRM SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT156	DOING BUSINESS WITH UZBEKISTAN: FOLLOW UP TO THE [...] (SBU) Nine Jeep Cherokees were provided to the Uzbek State Customs Committee in August 2000. In post's 2004 End Use Monitoring Report (reftel B, paragraph #2-C),we first reported that "two of the vehicles are perhaps being misused" and may have been given to other agencies. The bilateral re [...]	2008-02-05 12:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR ASEC EAID PREL KCRM KCOR UZ
08TASHKENT157	STATE-CONTROLLED PAPER RUNS FULL-PAGE HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 1 a full-page article highlighting trafficking-in-persons appeared in the Pravda Vostoka, one of three major newspapers in Uzbekistan. The prominent placement and lengthy detail of the article in a widely circulated, state-controlled publication is noteworthy and a [...]	2008-02-06 05:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN AE UZ
08TASHKENT301	UZBEKISTAN: RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1803 DEMARCHE [...] (S/NF) Ambassador delivered ref A demarche on Iranian nuclear activities March 7 to Oybek Eshonov, Head of the MFA's Department of Asian and African Countries. Eshonov underscored Uzbekistan's concerns about Tehran, saying that reform is stalled, the economy is sinking and Ahmadinejad is unpo [...]	2008-03-10 12:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM IR UZ
08TASHKENT496	(S) UZBEKISTAN - DEMARCHE ON FLIGHT OF [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the updated information concerning the North Korean flight of proliferation concern to MFA Americas Desk Chief Ismat Fayzullaev on April 25. Fayzullaev said that the information would be relayed to other GOU agencies, and asked whether the Government of [...]	2008-04-28 07:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	KNNP PREL PARM KZ KN SY IR UZ
08TASHKENT546	UZBEKISTAN: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE REFLECTS [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan hosted a significant international conference focusing on regional security, particularly the situation in Afghanistan, on April 29-30. The event illustrates Uzbekistan's continuing concerns about the security situation in Afghanistan as well as growing regional interes [...]	2008-05-13 11:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC EAID ECIN KNNP KTIA MASS PBTS PGOV
08TASHKENT591	IMF MILDLY UPBEAT ON UZBEK ECONOMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 15 Sena Eken, Assistant Director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Department, briefed a select group from Tashkent,s international community on the conclusions reached by her IMF team during two weeks of Article IV consultations with Uzbek Government officials. [...]	2008-05-23 11:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID EINV ETRD KCRM SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT721	UZBEKISTAN: AMBASSADOR CONVEYS P5 PLUS 1 PACKAGE [...] (C) On June 20, Ambassador met with officials from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) - including Oybek Eshonov, Chief of the Department for Middle East and Near East Affairs; Nosir Giyosov, First Secretary of the Department for Middle and Near East Affairs; and Ismat Fayzullaev, C [...]	2008-06-24 08:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM IR ASEC PREL PINS UZ
08TASHKENT763	UZBEKISTAN/SCO: OFFICIAL DESCRIBES SCO'S [...] (C) Bakhram Auanassov, a Senior Expert from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) Regional Antiterrorist Structure (RATS),recently provided Poloff with a speech on the SCO's role in Central Asian security. He had intended to give the speech during the Tashkent-hosted international co [...]	2008-07-01 10:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ASEC KTIA PINR PINS PTER UZ
08TASHKENT777	FERGHANA VALLEY ACTIVISTS AND IMAMS REPORT LESS [...] (C) Summary: During a three-day visit to the Ferghana Valley on June 25 - 27, poloff met with several human rights activists and religious leaders who reported that religious extremist organizations like Hizb ut-Tahrir have become less active (or at least less visible) in recent years. While [...]	2008-07-03 11:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV PINR PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT878	BUKHARA ACTIVIST: BETTER-TRAINED IMAMS FENDING OFF [...] (C) Summary: During a two-day visit to Bukhara on July 15 - 16, poloff discussed the current state of the region's Muslim community with a prominent local human rights activist and imams at Sunni and Shiite mosques. The activist, Shukhrat Ganiev, observed that that Muslim religiosity, especia [...]	2008-07-29 12:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV PINR PREL SOCI EG SA RS UZ
08TBILISI1988	GEORGIA: LACK OF ACCESS KEEPS HOTSPOTS HOT [...] (C) Summary and comment. Georgia has so far avoided major provocations since Russian troops withdrew from most undisputed Georgian territory, but several potential sources of friction remain. Among them are Akhalgori; ongoing tension along the administrative boundaries of South Ossetia and [...]	2008-10-24 15:23:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS RU GG
08TBILISI2176	GEORGIA: SERIOUS INCIDENTS, FATALITIES ON THE RISE [...] (C) Summary and comment. Recent weeks have seen an increase in the number and severity of boundary-line incidents, including several fatalities. The one exception is Perevi, where the withdrawal of Ossetian forces reduced tensions -- although Russian forces still occupy a checkpoint outside [...]	2008-11-24 05:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS GG
08TBILISI2203	GEORGIA: DETAILED ACCOUNT OF SHOOTING NEAR [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. A more comprehensive readout of the November 23 incident at the South Ossetian administrative boundary (see reftel) indicates the motorcade went right up to a combined Russian/Ossetian checkpoint on the administrative boundary of South Ossetia, and the presidents t [...]	2008-11-25 14:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS PL RU GG
08TBILISI227	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE February 8 [...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of January 26-February 8. New Governors Appointed ----------------------- 2. On February 4, President Saakashvili replaced three regional governors. Ramaz Nikoleishvili, the f [...]	2008-02-08 14:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG
08TEGUCIGALPA1055	HONDURAS TO CONSIDER OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 11:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY HO
08TEGUCIGALPA213	THE OLANCHO REGION OF HONDURAS [...] (U) Summary: Considered the "Wild East" of Honduras, Olancho is famous for its meat, milk and cheese. Nonetheless, new industries, including aquiculture, mainly sugar and corn, are doing well in this fertile land. The family farm is slowly disappearing, being replaced by corporate farms. S [...]	2008-03-07 19:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EINV ECON HO
08TEGUCIGALPA569	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH HONDURAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 4, the Deputy Secretary met with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to discuss several issues of mutual interest, including: Temporary Protected Status; U.S. Assistance to Honduras; security and identity documents; trade; the deteriorating U.S. image in the region; and commerc [...]	2008-06-16 22:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL ENRG MARR MOPS ETRD SMIG KCRM
08TELAVIV1003	REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ISRAEL DEFENSE [...] (SBU) The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have nominated the following individual for participation in a National Defense University Near East/South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies' Executive Seminar, scheduled to run in the U.S. June 4-26, 2008. Embassy Tel Aviv has no derogatory inform [...]	2008-05-06 13:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MARR PHUM IS
08TELAVIV1075	GOI STILL UNCERTAIN THAT POSTAL BANK WILL MANAGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 06:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KWBG KTFN

08TELAVIV1084	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel-Syria Talks 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The top story in all of the major media outlets was the announcement of indirect peace talks with Syria. Most media linked the timing of the announcement with the lifting of the [...]	2008-05-22 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1390	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Darfur ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the Israeli reservists held by Hizbullah, Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, are set to be released after the cabinet approved an exchange deal yesterday. After fiv [...]	2008-06-30 10:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1456	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and other media reported that Israel has signed a prisoner exchange agreement with Hizbullah, according to a statement released yesterday by the Prime Minster's Bureau. The media [...]	2008-07-08 10:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1531	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 10:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1543	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 10:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1546	EVICTION DELAYED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 12:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KPAL IS
08TELAVIV1585	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that a Palestinian terrorist from East Jerusalem, Ghassan Abu-Tir, went on a rampage with a bulldozer in central Jerusalem. One of his relatives is senior Hamas member M [...]	2008-07-23 10:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1755	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Fighting in Georgia 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend almost all media led with the fighting in Georgia. Today Yediot bannered: "Russia's Iron Fist." Ha'aretz quoted Foreign Ministry officials as saying that Is [...]	2008-08-11 12:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV186	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. World Financial Crunch ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that according to defense sources, Israel intends to keep the crossings into the Gaza Strip permanently closed and will only allow emergency humanitaria [...]	2008-01-23 13:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV195	ISRAEL ENERGIZES ANTI-POLLUTION CAMPAIGN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-24 11:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TBIO KGCC IS
08TELAVIV1961	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited a Reuters report of a Russian diplomat as saying that the Russian navy will make more use of Syrian ports as part of an increased military presence in the Mediterranean. The [...]	2008-08-28 11:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2086	ISRAEL: RESPONSE ON ISF TRANSITION PLAN DEMARCHE [...] (S) Pol Couns delivered reftel points separately to MOD Arab Affairs Advisor David Hacham and to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East and Peace Process Yacov Hadas. Both Hacham and Hadas received the points with great interest, but neither had any substantive response, although Hada [...]	2008-09-11 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	MAAR MCAP MOPS PINS MASS AEC BA EG IZ JO KU
08TELAVIV2171	U.S. ARCHIVIST VIEWS ORIENT HOUSE DOCUMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 2, U.S. National Archivist Dr. Allen Weinstein and Director of the Electronic and Special Media Records Services Division of the National Archives and Records Administration, Michael Carlson, viewed documents seized by Israel from the Orient House in 2001. The two w [...]	2008-09-24 06:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SCUL PGOV KWBG IS
08TELAVIV2247	U.S./IS DIALOGUE ON LEBANON: SUPPORT MODERATES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 17, NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for NEA Jeffrey Feltman chaired an Embassy Tel Aviv-Washington interagency delegation participating in the first joint U.S./Israeli dialogue on Lebanon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Jerusalem. Overall, the Israelis [...]	2008-09-29 12:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR IS LE SY IR UN
08TELAVIV2434	THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAN WITH EXPERTS AT THE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Director Oded Eran and members of the INSS staff October 29. INSS is the premier security studies center, with close links to the Israeli military and intelligence communities. The discussion focused on Isra [...]	2008-11-03 05:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MOPS IR CH RU IS
08TELAVIV2436	THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAN WITH EXPERTS AT THE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Director Oded Eran and members of the INSS staff October 29. INSS is the premier security studies center, with close links to the Israeli military and intelligence communities. The discussion focused on Isra [...]	2008-11-03 07:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MOPS IR CH RU IS
08TELAVIV245	WINOGRAD FINAL REPORT -- HARSHER ON IDF THAN ON [...] (C) Jerusalem's first snowstorm of the season coincided with the public release of the Winograd report that has created a political storm of its own. How the media describe the findings of the report will determine, in large measure, the magnitude of that storm. Our initial assessment is tha [...]	2008-01-30 18:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MOPS IS LE
08TELAVIV2473	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV249	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-31 10:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2569	A/S DESUTTER'S COMPLIANCE DIPLOMACY VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter held consultations with GOI officials and Israeli think tanks October 30 as a part of her Compliance Diplomacy visit to the Middle East. The purpose of these consultations was to discuss t [...]	2008-11-18 12:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PARM KNNP KTIA IS
08TELAVIV2571	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Iran 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz quoted President Shimon Peres as saying in London yesterday that U.S. President-elect Barack Obama proclaimed himself Qvery impressed with the Arab Le [...]	2008-11-19 12:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2586	EPA ADMINISTRATOR VISITS ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 14:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EINV TBIO IS
08TELAVIV2589	ISRAEL AND JORDAN DISCUSS MUGHRABI GATE, REMAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Poloff met November 20 with MFA Jordan Desk Director Tuvia Israeli and MFA IO Desk Director Tibor Shalev-Schlosser to discuss the ongoing dispute between Jordan and Israel over the Mughrabi Gate. The pair provided a readout of MFA DG Abramovich's November 12 meeting wi [...]	2008-11-21 15:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL EG IS
08TELAVIV2592	BARAK DEFERS EVACUATION OF HEBRON HOUSE FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Defense (MOD) Barak on November 20 balked at forcibly removing nine settler families from a house in Hebron after the High Court of Justice ordered their evacuation, and clashes erupted between the settlers and Israeli forces. Ministry of Defense officials in recent [...]	2008-11-21 16:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV262	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2664	MFA REQUEST TO COORDINATE APPROACH IN EAST ASIA ON [...] (C) MFA Director of Political Research (INR A/S-equivalent) Nimrod Barkan November 26 requested that PolCouns convey to the Department an Israeli request for coordination of approaches in East Asian capitals regarding the importance of increasing financial pressures on Iran. Barkan, who had j [...]	2008-12-01 12:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KNNP IR IS IN XE
08TELAVIV2854	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Olmert as saying yesterday in London that he hopes for peace with Syria. Media reported that on Monday he will travel to Ankara for a meeting with Turkish PM Recep [...]	2008-12-19 11:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2903	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Operation 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media led with the IAF strikes in Gaza, which have killed over 300 Palestinians since Saturday (QOperation Cast LeadQ). The latest developments on Sunday wer [...]	2008-12-29 11:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2918	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 10:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2922	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, DECEMBER 30, 18:00 [...] (S) Summary: The IDF continued to reinforce and increase ground forces around the Gaza periphery, including robust logistical support and elements from brigades not typically deployed in the Gaza sector. No ground operations have been initiated; the senior GOI leadership is discussing a range [...]	2008-12-30 17:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID EFIN IS
08TELAVIV2928	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Senior Middle East affairs analyst Zvi Bar'el wrote in the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz: QHamas can rack up its first victory, as several European countries are already talking about a QhumanitarianQ cease-fire, and Egypt has been fixed in t [...]	2008-12-31 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV296	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Aftermath of Final Winograd Report 2. Mideast 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and other media quoted Dr. Abu-Osama Abed Al-Makati, Hamas's representative in Iran, as saying on Wednesday that Israel can expect a wave [...]	2008-02-07 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV447	ACTION REQUEST: LEAHY VETTING FOR BG NITZAN ALON [...] (SBU) The Israeli MOD has selected the individual named in para 2 to participate in the Near East South Asia Center (NESA)Executive Seminar scheduled for March 4-14. Post has no derogatory information on this individual. Post requests that Department vet this individual per Leahy Amendment r [...]	2008-02-25 14:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MARR PHUM IS
08TELAVIV721	LOYALTY VERSUS DISCONTENT AMONG ISRAEL'S DRUZE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During an MFA-sponsored Druze Study Day for members of the diplomatic corps on March 20, Deputy Foreign Minister Majaleh Wahbeh (Kadima) and other Druze community leaders emphasized the Druze community's loyalty to Israel during the past sixty years and its desire to [...]	2008-03-27 10:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF IS
08TELAVIV762	CORRECTED COPY: PERES MEETS MCCAIN, WARNS OF [...] (U) This cable replaces Tel Aviv 731. Please see correction in paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. On 18 March, U.S. Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham met with Israeli President Shimon Peres to discuss security concerns in the region. Their discussion centered on the grow [...]	2008-04-01 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV IS OVIP IR
08TELAVIV776	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 11:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV818	JAPAN ENVOY: ISRAEL COOPERATING ON INDUSTRIAL PARK [...] (C) Japanese Envoy to the Middle East Ambassador Tatsuo Arima met with Ambassador Jones on April 1 to discuss the Arab League Summit and progress on the planned Japanese industrial park outside of Jericho. The Ambassador also updated Arima on the recent visit of the Secretary. Arima said th [...]	2008-04-08 11:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KWBG AL JA SY LY IZ IS
08TELAVIV830	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted U.S. sources as saying yesterday that President George Bush is likely to visit Masada during his visit to Israel next month. The newspaper reported that PM [...]	2008-04-10 10:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV868	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was quoted as saying in an interview with Ha'aretz on Sunday that peace cannot be achieved without talking to all the relevant people and that he intends [...]	2008-04-15 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV906	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yishai asked former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Monday to tell Hamas leaders, including Khaled Mashal, that he would like to meet in orde [...]	2008-04-18 10:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV941	U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT COUNTERTERRORISM GROUP (JCG) [...] (S) Summary: On February 26, the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) hosted the latest meeting of the U.S.-Israel JCG. State S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey led the interagency U.S. delegation. The two sides discussed the spread of Islamic extremism and changing regional threat [...]	2008-04-24 13:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER IS IR SY LE EG JO IZ
08THEHAGUE1010	NETHERLANDS/EU: CROATIA CONDITIONALITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ahead of the December 8-9 GAERC, the Dutch are pleased by the draft conclusions on enlargement but concerned about Croatia's cooperation on war crimes issues. The Dutch support progress on WTO negotiations and active responses to the situations in Africa, Kosovo, and elsewhere. [...]	2008-12-05 14:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAID ECON EU HR NL
08THEHAGUE1011	NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: REVOCATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-08 12:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL NL
08THEHAGUE122	NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: DUTCH SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] (C) On February 6, poloff shared reftel points with Gert Kampman, deputy director of Middle East Affairs at the Dutch MFA. Poloff expressed appreciation for the Netherlands' role as host for the Lebanon Tribunal and outlined USG efforts to secure sufficient funding for the Tribunal. 2. (C) [...]	2008-02-08 15:49:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM NL LE
08THEHAGUE123	NETHERLANDS/SYRIA: DUTCH FM PUSHES SYRIA TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 8, 2008, poloff discussed Dutch FM Verhagen's January 23-24 trip to Syria with Gert Kampman, MFA Deputy Director for the Middle East. Kampman, who accompanied Verhagen during the trip, said that the FM reviewed the Middle East peace process, Lebanon, Iran, and human r [...]	2008-02-11 13:02:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL SY IS TU LE
08THEHAGUE133	WILDERS FILM UPDATE: PANDITH MEETINGS WITH DUTCH [...] (C) Summary. Dutch government and civil society representatives told EUR Senior Advisor Farah Pandith during her February 7-8 visit to the Netherlands that the Wilders film on the Koran was cause for concern, but that it was important to avoid excessive &hype8 about the film. The Dutch gove [...]	2008-02-13 11:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL KIRF PREL PGOV NL
08THEHAGUE175	WILDERS KORAN FILM: DUTCH GOVERNMENT STILL [...] (C) MFA Terrorism and New Threats Department Deputy Director Andre van Wiggen told GlobalOffs during a February 21 meeting that the Dutch government still anticipates that parliamentarian Geert Wilders will release his film on the Koran in March; he said they have no information about the spe [...]	2008-02-25 13:52:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PTER KISL KIRF PREL ASEC PGOV NL
08THEHAGUE180	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The week of February 18 saw quite a number of meetings and consultations, several of which were convening for the first time this year ) Article X (February 18),the entire industry cluster followed by sampling and analysis and transfer discrepancies (February 19),the Host Country Commit [...]	2008-02-26 14:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE206	NETHERLANDS/BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION 050084605 [...] Summary. Dutch law enforcement official Felix Marcus says the radar systems covered by application 050084605 will be used as stated in the license application, and that SWAT Team Utrecht is a misnomer for Arrest Team Midden Nederland, one of six special law-enforcement organizations deployed [...]	2008-03-03 11:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC NL
08THEHAGUE268	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: IRAN DEPUTY FM SAFARI VISITS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-18 11:39:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR NL IR
08THEHAGUE296	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH FIRM ON SERBIA ICTY [...] (C) On March 26 and 27, 2008 POLOFF delivered reftel points to Dutch MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk as well MFA contacts on the Balkans, Middle East, Russia, and China. FM Verhagen gave Dutch views on the GAERC agenda in a letter to parliament (ref B). In a conversation on March 27 [...]	2008-03-28 07:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NL SR
08THEHAGUE355	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: IMPLEMENTING IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 22, Charge D'Affaires discussed Iran sanctions with MFA Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Baroness van Lynden-Leijten, who confirmed continuing Dutch support for robust implementation of UNSC resolution 1803. At the same time, the Netherlands wants to keep t [...]	2008-04-23 12:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP IR UNSC NL
08THEHAGUE372	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: FLEXIBILITY ON SERBIA SAA/ICTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 22, Charge d'Affaires reviewed ref B points on the Middle East with Baroness van Lynden-Leijten, Dutch MFA Director for Middle East and North Africa Affairs, and her deputy, Gert Heijkoop. Also on April 22, 2008 POLOFF delivered ref B points to Dutch MFA EU Corresponde [...]	2008-04-28 14:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU XF ZL NL
08THEHAGUE394	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: NO NEW PLEDGES, PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 15:17:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV IZ NL
08THEHAGUE434	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: PARTICIPATION IN INT'L COMPACT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 16:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID IZ NL
08THEHAGUE632	NETHERLANDS/SYRIA: FURTHER CONCESSIONS MUST BE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 12:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NL SY
08THEHAGUE684	NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: SUPPORTING CONDEMNATION OF [...] (C) For the August 13 GAERC, the Dutch want a "strong, unified condemnation" of Russia's excessive use of force. Poloff shared ref A points on August 12 with Rochus Pronk, Deputy EU Correspondent, Carin Lobbezoo, deputy chief for East Europe and Central Asian Affairs, and Johanneke de Hoogh, Senior [...]	2008-08-12 15:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU NL GG
08THEHAGUE71	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH VIEWS ON THE MIDDLE EAST, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post delivered reftel A points to key Dutch MFA contacts on January 24, 2008. On January 23, Dutch MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk briefed EU diplomats and allies ahead of the January 28 GAERC, explaining Dutch views on the Middle East, Sudan, Kenya, and Pakistan. Pron [...]	2008-01-25 13:47:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU NL
08THEHAGUE715	NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-21 11:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC KNNP PREL PARM EFIN NL IR
08THEHAGUE73	NETHERLANDS/EU: SERBIA, KOSOVO VIEWS UNCHANGED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, 2008, Dutch MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk briefed EU diplomats and allies ahead of the January 28 GAERC. Pronk emphasized that the Netherlands' position on Serbia -- opposing a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) absent Serbian cooperation in f [...]	2008-01-25 13:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU NL KV SR
08THEHAGUE802	NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 12:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC NL IZ
08THEHAGUE828	NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: UNLIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO DEBT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 13:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN EINV PREL NL
08THEHAGUE907	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DESIGNATION OF EXPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 14:35:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC KNNP EFIN PREL IR NL
08THEHAGUE936	NETHERLANDS: INITIAL REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post's key Dutch government contacts on energy informally tell us they agree on the importance of all the points raised in President Bush's letter to Prime Minister Balkenende: securing Caspian gas supply to Europe via non-Russian controlled routes; enforcing and strengthening EU [...]	2008-11-07 15:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL NL
08THEHAGUE938	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: FATF STATEMENT PREACHES TO THE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Dutch government agrees fully with U.S. concerns about Iran's lack of anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing regime. They are already taking action and want the U.S. to have confidence in the Netherlands' commitment and ability to address the terrorism finance threat [...]	2008-11-07 16:01:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	EFIN PREL PARM KNNP NL
08THESSALONIKI63	PM KARAMANLIS: STAY THE COURSE ON REFORMS, NO EARLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In his annual speech on economic policy at the Thessaloniki Trade Fair, PM Karamanlis promised to continue implementing the GoG's reform agenda, despite the global economic crisis and lack of public enthusiasm. Greece needs to reform its ineffective public sector, further reduce [...]	2008-09-10 07:06:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAIR PREL MK RU GG GR
08THESSALONIKI80	NORTHERN NOTES - OCTOBER 2008 [...] For a second month, the scandal involving controversial land swaps between the GoG and Vatopedi Monastery of Mt. Athos was a dominant story (Ref A.) Media and post contacts speculate the scandal could claim more GoG officials beyond the two ministers it has already claimed, as a Parliame [...]	2008-11-06 06:05:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL SOCI SMIG GR MK BK BU MW AL HR
08TIJUANA698	HUDDLED MASSES ON THE BORDER: TIJUANA'S MIGRANT COMMUNITY [...] SUMMARY: Tijuana is a magnet for migrants and is dotted with shelters serving those who have either tried, and failed, to cross illegally into the United States or, more commonly, those that have been recently deported or repatriated. NGOs that work with migrants report an increase in deportati [...]	2008-06-27 18:16:00	Consulate Tijuana	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MX
08TIJUANA796	UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS: SAN DIEGO-TIJUANA EXPECT QUICK [...] SUMMARY. At the request of the Mexican Secretariat of Economy (SE),the San Diego Chamber of Commerce held a meeting July 31 to update the San Diego/Tijuana business community on progress in increasing capacity at the California ports of entry (POEs). The meeting was well attended, incl [...]	2008-08-04 15:16:00	Consulate Tijuana	UNCLASSIFIED	MX ECON ELTN PGOV PREL
08TIRANA200	ALBANIA: FATAL EXPLOSION IN MUNITIONS DEPOT [...] (U) At approximately 11:45 AM (local) March 15, an ammunition storage facility near the town of Gerdec (N41 deg 24 min 40 sec, E19 deg 37 min 52 sec),between Tirana and Durres, caught fire. Shortly after 12:00, a violent explosion destroyed homes in the immediate vicinity of the depot and cau [...]	2008-03-17 19:15:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS EAID NATO SENV AL
08TIRANA221	ALBANIA DISASTER DECLARATION [...] I hereby declare a disaster in Albania to assist the large number of people that were displaced from their homes and livelihoods by a massive explosion that occurred in Albania on March 15 (reftel). I request USD 50,000 for immediate disaster relief from USAID/OFDA. 2. At approximately 11 [...]	2008-03-21 16:37:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL AL
08TOKYO1002	MOSCOW LINKS EUROPEAN AND ASIAN SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. Moscow officials expressed renewed concerns about Tokyo's missile defense cooperation with the United States during the April 7 Japan-Russia Strategic Dialogue meeting held in Tokyo. First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov drew links between the security environments in Eur [...]	2008-04-11 06:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM JA RS
08TOKYO1032	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/16/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-16 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1043	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/16/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-16 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1045	JAPANESE ON IRAN TRAVEL BAN AND VIGILANCE [...] (C) The names of all 40 individuals listed in UNSCRs 1737, 1747, and 1803 have been placed into an automated database accessible to Japanese immigration, customs, and visa officers, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. Were any of these peop [...]	2008-04-16 09:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP UNSC IR JA
08TOKYO1048	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-17 00:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1065	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/18/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1074	RUSSIAN FM LAVROV SAYS AIM AND INTENT OF JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. The aim and intent of Japan's ballistic missile defense system are "obvious" and "understandable," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on April 14. The Russian FM "indirectly admitted" that a Russian strategic bomber in [...]	2008-04-18 09:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM ENRG JA RS
08TOKYO1101	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-22 06:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1109	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-22 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1110	G-8 BUSINESS SUMMIT CALLS FOR STRONG CLIMATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The 2008 G-8 Business Summit featured a lively debate over climate change and a challenge to business to take a lead in finding technological solutions to the situation. Although the U.S. delegation came under strong European pressure for firm numerical emission targets in the [...]	2008-04-22 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SENV PREL OECD JA
08TOKYO1124	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1138	NO JOY IN ARRANGING HU VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Chinese President Hu Jintao's May visit to Japan was intended to be a foreign policy success showcasing Japan's improved ties with China, but instead has become riddled with problems, including Tibet and the incident of contaminated Chinese dumplings imported to Japan, MOFA China [...]	2008-04-24 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV PHUM CH JA
08TOKYO1143	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO115	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BUSH VISIT TO MIDDLE [...] "U.S. Calls for Encirclement of Iran" A correspondent for the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote from Riyadh (1/15): "During his speech in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, President Bush called Iran the world's 'leading sponsor of terrorism' and expressed his resolve to tighten the net [...]	2008-01-15 06:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1150	LEE MYUNG-BAK VISIT A "GREAT SUCCESS" [...] (C) Foreign Ministry and ROK Embassy contacts hailed South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's April 20-21 Tokyo visit as a "great success," as both leaders sought to expand Japan-Korea relations into a "mature partnership" aimed at addressing international issues, and to open a "New Era" in Tokyo [...]	2008-04-25 06:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD JA KS KN
08TOKYO1153	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1158	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK-SYRIA NUCLEAR [...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave top coverage to the landslide victory of the DPJ candidate over his LDP rival in Sunday's bi-election in Yamaguchi. 2. "Is Bush Administration Going Back to Hard line?" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (4/26): "The impact of the Bush a [...]	2008-04-28 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO116	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/15/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1177	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-30 07:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1182	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-30 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1194	JAPANESE THOUGHTS ON PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE FOR [...] (C) Negotiations within MOFA and with the Ministry of Finance are currently underway to determine Japan's next steps with regard to pledging support for Afghanistan, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. He told Political Officer the Paris co [...]	2008-05-01 11:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID KDEM AF JA
08TOKYO1195	JAPANESE REPRESENTATION AT ICI MEETING [...] (C) Japanese Foreign Minister Koumura and most of his senior deputies will be tied up hosting the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) on May 29 and will therefore not be able to attend the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) meeting in Stockholm that same day. A [...]	2008-05-01 11:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID EFIN IZ JA
08TOKYO120	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/16/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-16 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1207	BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PLANNING MEETING IN [...] SUMMARY. At the Forum for the Future planning meeting in Tokyo on April 24-25, participants discussed political reform and sustainable development as the two thematic pillars for the 2008 Forum. The Forum subministerial will be held on June 9 in Dubai, followed by a senior officials planning [...]	2008-05-02 05:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KMPI PHUM XF JA
08TOKYO121	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BUSH VISIT TO MIDDLE [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning include separate announcements on Tuesday by Citigroup and Merrill Lynch on their steps to deal with their huge losses from the subprime loan crisis. 2. "U.S. Responsible for Easing Tensions in Middle East" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (1 [...]	2008-01-16 02:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1221	FUKUDA-PUTIN SUMMIT AVOIDS DISCUSSION OF MISSILE [...] (C) Summary. Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Dimitry Medvedev avoided raising Russian concerns about Japan's ballistic missile defense (BMD) system and United States-Japan BMD cooperation during Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's April 25-26 Moscow Summit. Japanese officials " [...]	2008-05-02 11:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM ENRG JA RU
08TOKYO1226	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-07 04:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1233	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-07 08:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1241	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

08TOKYO1248	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INAUGURATION OF NEW [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave prominent front-page coverage to Wednesday's summit between Chinese President Hu and Prime Minister Fukuda, during which the two appeared to reach a basic accord on joint development of natural gas fields in the East China Sea. 2. "Russia Emba [...]	2008-05-08 07:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1250	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS KABUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura visited Kabul May 3, where he met separately with President Karzai, Foreign Minister Spanta, and U.N. Senior Representative Kai Eide. The purpose of the visit was to signal Japan's continued commitment to support the government of Afgha [...]	2008-05-08 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON AF JA
08TOKYO1252	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/08/08 [...] The governments of Japan and China (hereinafter called "both sides") recognized the need to make efforts together hand-in-hand and to cooperate on climate change, a common threat facing human beings. 2. Both sides confirmed the goals and the principles promised in the "United Nations Framew [...]	2008-05-09 02:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1264	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1267	NO SURPRISES DURING HU JINTAO,S JAPAN VISIT [...] (C) Summary: There have been no surprises during the first three days of Chinese President Hu Jintao's May 6-10 visit to Japan. Hu's visit is being characterized in the press as successful, is viewed as in important step forward, and signals a new chapter in Japan-China ties. As reported sep [...]	2008-05-09 09:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV PHUM CH JA
08TOKYO1281	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA AND BUSH TRIP TO [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Monday morning included a UN estimate that over 220,000 people are still missing in Burma more than a week after Cyclone Nargis devastated the country's coastal regions. 2. "Junta Goes Ahead with Referendum" The conservative Sankei reported from Bangkok (5/11): "T [...]	2008-05-12 07:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1287	ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attach conveyed reftel demarche on May 8 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Second Middle East Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima. Matano thanked Political [...]	2008-05-12 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KNNP AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC JA IR
08TOKYO1288	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO129	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BUSH VISIT TO MIDDLE [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Thursday morning included the continued fall in Tokyo stock prices. 2. "Realism Becomes More Pronounced" A Washington-based reporter from the liberal Mainichi accompanying President Bush wrote from Riyadh (1/17): "President Bush's diplomatic goal of 'spreading [...]	2008-01-17 05:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1308	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/13/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1324	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1326	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - BURMA, CHINA, AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers gave top play to the devastation in Sichuan Province, China, which was hit by a powerful earthquake on Monday. 2. "Junta's Rejection of International Relief Teams a Crime Against Humanity" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (5/15): "...The [...]	2008-05-15 01:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO135	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/18/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-18 01:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1352	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] LEAD STORIES: Friday morning papers continued to give top play to the devastation in quake-hit Sichuan Province in southwest China. 2. "No Future with Status Quo" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/16): ". . . . In the past 60 years, Israel has become a wealthy nation with its per-capita [...]	2008-05-16 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1354	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: JAPAN PREVIEWS DUBLIN MEETING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan remains committed to handling cluster munitions (CM) in the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) but will likely join an expected consensus reached at the Dublin meeting of the Oslo Process, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director-General Masatoshi Shimbo told Embassy [...]	2008-05-16 10:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MOPS PARM JA NATO
08TOKYO1356	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH IN [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Monday papers gave top play to the continuing rescue efforts in quake-hit Sichuan Province in China. 2. "Poor Results from Mideast Tour" The liberal Asahi's correspondent report from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt claimed (5/19): ". . . . Although President Bush made additional [...]	2008-05-19 01:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1367	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/20/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1386	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 02:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1434	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/23/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1441	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CYCLONE RELIEF EFFORTS [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included the death sentence handed down on Monday to the man who assassinated Nagasaki Mayor Ito in April 2007. 2. "Deep-Rooted Distrust Remains" On Sunday's donor nation conference in Rangoon, the liberal Tokyo Shimbun's reporter said from Ban [...]	2008-05-27 03:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1445	JAPAN'S VIEWS ON LEBANON SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is closely following the situation in Lebanon and on May 27, MOFA's spokesperson issued a statement of support following the election of President Suleiman. However, Japan is not likely to make statements critical of Iran or Syria at this time. Likewise, Japan is hesitant t [...]	2008-05-27 09:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE SY IR JA
08TOKYO145	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/18/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-18 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1462	JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT FRIENDS OF IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IZ JA
08TOKYO1463	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1492	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1517	SEN. LIEBERMAN'S MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE POLITICIANS [...] (C) Summary. During a May 28 visit to Tokyo, Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) exchanged views on climate change, Japanese politics, and regional security with ranking Diet Members from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). Senator Lieberman underscored that the c [...]	2008-06-03 10:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV OVIP JA
08TOKYO1538	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1558	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1564	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 14-18, 2008 visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian-Pacific Security Affairs, James Shinn, Col. Buhl, Suzanne Basalla, and LtCol. Marc Czaja. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Da [...]	2008-06-09 04:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO1595	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1600	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 01:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1604	JAPAN CONSIDERING PARTICIPATION IN BERLIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 06:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL PBTS IS JA
08TOKYO161	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1612	JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT JUNE 23 VIENNA [...] (C) Japan will be represented at the June 23 Vienna Conference on Reconstruction of Lebanon's Nahr Al-Barid refugee camp by its Ambassasdor to Austria, according to MOFA First Middle East Divison Lebanon Desk Officer Hitoshi Ishizuka. However, it is unlikely Japan will announce further contri [...]	2008-06-12 10:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KPAL UNRWA LE JA
08TOKYO1620	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/13/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-13 07:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1626	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH JAPAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan believes care must be taken to avoid pushing China too hard on the Tibet issue, Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae told visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns June 9, and suggested that a statement made on the subject by the G-8 Foreign Ministers acce [...]	2008-06-13 09:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XE CH RS IR AS JA
08TOKYO1628	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/16/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-16 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1643	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-17 01:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1654	JAPAN-CHINA: FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS EAST CHINA [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura and Chinese Foreign Yang Jiechi met June 14 and discussed the East China Sea resource development issue, human rights and Tibet. Progress on joint development in the East China Sea will be announced "quite soon," but press reports suggesting an [...]	2008-06-17 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL PHUM CH JA
08TOKYO1683	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 01:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1688	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers led with a formal agreement between Japan and China for the former to finance two natural gas field development projects in the East China Sea currently being unilaterally undertaken by China. 2. "Realistic Compromise Made" On the accord between B [...]	2008-06-19 03:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1692	JAPAN'S VIEWS ON UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (C) Japan was grateful to receive a briefing on the contents of the updated P5 1 package for Iran and is looking forward to any progress made as a result of either the updated package or Iran's May 2008 offer, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Mat [...]	2008-06-19 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR JA
08TOKYO1693	JAPANESE REPRESENTATION AT BERLIN CONFERENCE IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL PBTS IS JA
08TOKYO1694	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1707	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/20/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1712	JAPAN-CHINA AGREE ON EAST CHINA SEA GAS FIELDS [...] (C) Summary. While not relinquishing long-standing territorial claims, Japan and China agreed to joint development of the Shirakaba and Asunara gas fields in the disputed East China Sea. Japanese officials are hailing the agreement as a "victory," perhaps one that will change the tenor of re [...]	2008-06-22 22:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL CH JA
08TOKYO1717	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/23/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-23 04:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO172	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/23/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-23 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1726	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/24/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-24 01:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1753	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-26 02:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1772	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1817	TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR USTR SCHWAB [...] (C) Our economic engagement with Japan remains less than it should be given that Japan is our fourth largest trading partner with over USD 700 million in goods and services trade flowing each day between our two countries. However, while "trade disputes" may no longer be the first phrase th [...]	2008-07-02 09:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PREL JA
08TOKYO183	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL EFFECTS [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included the finding that GM remained the world's largest auto manufacturer, edging Toyota in global sales. 2. "Dark Clouds Hanging over U.S. Economy" The liberal Asahi editorialized (1/24): "If the fall in housing prices in the U.S. comes to a [...]	2008-01-24 04:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1844	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-07 03:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1851	JAPAN "STRICTLY" ENFORCING SANCTIONS AGAINST IRISL [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-07 04:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PINR PREL KNNP IR JA
08TOKYO1864	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1887	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1895	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-10 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1927	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories this morning included the resumed six-party head-of-delegation meeting in Beijing on Thursday, as well as Toyota's plan to temporarily halt auto production at three plants in the U.S. 2. "Do Not Compromise on Verification Regime" The top- circulation, moderate Yomi [...]	2008-07-11 03:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1987	ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS, JORDANIANS MOVING FORWARD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Japan, Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians made further progress on Tokyo's "Corridor for Peace and Prosperity" (CPP) initiative at a ministerial meeting in Tokyo July 2. For the first time the parties were able to agree on the text of a joint press statement which indicated the [...]	2008-07-17 07:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWBG KPAL IS JO JA
08TOKYO1991	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/18/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 02:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO20	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers led with reports saying that crude oil prices soared to $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time. 2. "Signs of Decline in U.S. Power and Prestige as Superpower Seen" The moderate-conservative Yomiuri editorialized (1/4): "A sense of insecurity i [...]	2008-01-04 00:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2006	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 00:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2021	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/23/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 06:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2030	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/23/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 22:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2032	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OSD/APSA PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 29-31, 2008 visit to Japan by OSD/APSA Principal Director for East Asia John Hill, OSD/APSA Country Director for Japan John Geis, and Joint Staff/J5 LtCol Leonard Kosinski. 2. (U) Control Officer for the Okinawa portion of the [...]	2008-07-23 23:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2037	JAPAN NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-24 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PARM KNNP IR JA
08TOKYO2045	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/24/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-24 22:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2054	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-26 11:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO206	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 09:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2107	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-31 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2110	JAPAN'S AGENDA ON REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The priority of trade liberalization in the future economic architecture of Asia dominated debate among the 16 country representatives preparing the Japanese-sponsored "Track II" study on a possible ASEAN Plus 6 economic agreement. Japanese participants in the study group ind [...]	2008-07-31 09:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ETRD EINV PREL ASEAN APECO JA
08TOKYO2122	JAPANESE CABINET RESHUFFLED: PLAYING IT SAFE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda August 1 announced a new cabinet and a new leadership lineup for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The new cabinet reflects a cautious balance of party factions that may strengthen Fukuda's base within the ruling coalition but will likely do [...]	2008-08-03 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR JA
08TOKYO2136	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CHINA - ATTACK IN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included a Xinhua report saying that Chinese security police received intelligence that the East Turkistan Islamic Movement was planning terrorist attacks in the week before the Olympics ahead of the attack in Kashgar on Monday. 2. "Concern abo [...]	2008-08-05 02:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2161	JAPANESE PM FUKUDA HEADING TO BEIJING; TALKS ON [...] Summary: Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda will arrive in Beijing on August 8 to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao and will make a brief appearance at the Olympics Opening Ceremony before departing for Japan that same evening, MOFA told Embassy Tokyo on August 4. Japan [...]	2008-08-06 10:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG PHUM CH JA
08TOKYO2163	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-07 01:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2175	JAPAN "NOT COMPLACENT" ABOUT BID FOR NON-PERMANENT [...] (C) Japan is "doing our best" to line up support for its bid to win a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for next session, according to MOFA U.N. Policy Division Director Naoto Hisajima. He refused to be drawn out on details or numbers, but said Japanese missions abroad are working in [...]	2008-08-07 07:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IR JA
08TOKYO2186	REES-CAMPONOVO JAPAN MEETINGS ON APDP AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Strengthening and expanding the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) initiative will help achieve the shared goals of the United States and Japan of promoting universal values, human rights, and democracy in Asia, Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees and DRL Senior Advisor Christoph [...]	2008-08-08 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MG IR KN BM JA
08TOKYO2188	METI PESSIMISTIC ABOUT SHORT-TERM OIL OPERATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: There have been no new developments in the East China Sea dispute since China and Japan signed an MOU on joint development, according to METI Petroleum and Natural Gas Division Director Shin Hosaka. Negotiations may resume in October. Hosaka also described his recent meeting in [...]	2008-08-08 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL CH IR IZ JA
08TOKYO2190	MOFA WARNS OF POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ALLIANCE [...] (C) The U.S.-Japan Alliance would suffer lasting damage if the U.S. Board of Geographic Names were to relist the Senkaku (Diaoyutai) Islands as undesignated territory, according MOFA North American Affairs Director General Shunichi Nishimiya. Nishimiya told the DCM on August 8 that changes rela [...]	2008-08-08 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
08TOKYO2241	METI OFFICIAL DESCRIBES JAPANESE EXPERIENCE DOING [...] (C) While Japanese media have reported positively on high-level discussions between the GOJ and Middle Eastern governments, Japanese efforts to attract investment and efforts to negotiate an Economic Partnership Agreement with the GCC, the actual exchanges have been challenging, according to w [...]	2008-08-14 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV PREL BEXP JA IZ IR
08TOKYO2259	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/15/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-17 22:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2273	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-18 07:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO230	JAPAN AND PKO: ONGOING AND PROPOSED ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Japan currently has 53 Self Defense Forces and other personnel participating in three UN peacekeeping operations around the world, and contributes election monitors and in-kind assistance as part of its overall peacebuilding strategy. The subject of Japan's role as a "peacebuilding nation [...]	2008-01-29 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS UN JA
08TOKYO2301	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-21 00:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2302	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Thursday morning included the death of former Chinese Communist Party leader Hua Guofeng on Wednesday in Beijing. 2. "Russia's Continued Military Presence Should Not Be Allowed" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/21): "Does the Russian military really in [...]	2008-08-21 01:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2303	SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER PELOSI'S ATTENDANCE AT JAPAN'S G8 SPEAKERS' MEETING, SEPTEMBER 1-3 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-21 04:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON OREP JA
08TOKYO2323	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-25 00:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2330	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-25 07:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2357	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 05:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO236	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-30 01:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2376	PRO-TAIWAN DIET GROUPS [...] (C) Japan's "unofficial" relationship with Taiwan has managed to thrive in the three decades since Japan's normalization with the Mainland thanks in large measure to frequent and long-standing contact between the Japanese Diet members and their counterparts in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. Five p [...]	2008-08-29 07:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW JA
08TOKYO2377	JBIC AGREES TO RESCHEDULE IRAN LOAN [...] (C) The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has two advance facility agreements with the Naft Iran Intertrade Company (NICO),a subsidiary of the National Iran Oil Company. Under these agreements made in 2001 and 2004, JBIC extended loans worth $4.2 billion to NICO, and NICO agree [...]	2008-08-29 07:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET IR JA
08TOKYO2378	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2415	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/03/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-03 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2418	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO242	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - STATE OF UNION ADDRESS [...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers gave top play to the ruling coalition's submission to the Lower House of a bill to extend by two months the provisional gasoline tax. 2. "How to Deal with Remaining Fissures" The liberal Asahi editorialized (1/30): "...There were no sincere words [...]	2008-01-30 05:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2428	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2431	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 03:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2434	JAPAN ON EXPANSION OF AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (C) Japan will support a call by Afghanistan at the September 10 Joint Coordination Board Meeting for the expansion of the Afghan National Army to an authorized strength of 134,000, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. However, Japan will ha [...]	2008-09-05 06:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF JA

08TOKYO2456	JAPAN NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-08 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR JA
08TOKYO247	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/30/08 [...] Submit an independent, lawmaker-sponsored bill on matters pertaining to national and local tax revenues for road projects. 2. The legislative branch will finish thoroughly discussing the fiscal 2008 budget bill, the government-sponsored tax bills, and the lawmaker-sponsored bill at the same ti [...]	2008-01-30 22:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2474	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-09 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2500	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HEALTH OF DPRK LEADER [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave prominent front-page coverage to the official kickoff yesterday of the LDP presidential election, with most saying that party Secretary General Aso appears to have support from almost half of the party's Diet members. 2. "What Is Going on in No [...]	2008-09-11 05:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2508	DASD SEDNEY'S AUG 27-28 MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) In August 27-28 meetings with former and current Japanese government officials and influential Diet members from both the ruling and opposition parties, visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD)/East Asia David Sedney emphasized the importance of implementing as agreed the bil [...]	2008-09-12 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
08TOKYO2514	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included the finding on Thursday that some of the pesticide- tainted rice from China that was intended for industrial use has been served at 119 hospitals and nursing homes in Japan. 2. "Preparations Needed for All Possible Contingencies" The con [...]	2008-09-12 06:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2531	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-16 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2537	JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT AD-HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE [...] (C) Japan will be represented at the September 22 New York meeting of the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee by Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, Japan's Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace Process, according to MOFA First Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji. Ministerial representat [...]	2008-09-16 09:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KPAL KWBG EU IS JA
08TOKYO2553	JAPANESE ATTENDANCE AT FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI JA
08TOKYO2554	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN UAV PROGRAM SEEKING [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano September 16 and left a copy of the Iran UAV non-paper (reftel). Matano accepted it without comment. Poloff explained that the Embassy would also b [...]	2008-09-17 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR TW
08TOKYO256	BISTF PLENARY FOCUSES ON COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND [...] (S) The January 16 plenary meeting of the DAS-level U.S.-Japan Bilateral Information Security Task Force (BISTF) and preparatory Director-level meetings focused on the status of long-term milestones from the annex to the BISTF Terms of Reference (TOR) and broader Japanese government participat [...]	2008-01-31 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR MARR JA
08TOKYO257	JAPANESE AND IRAQIS FINALLY EXECUTE FIRST LOAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese and Iraqi officials signed loan agreements worth over USD 1.5 billion covering eight reconstruction projects in Iraq. These are the first of Japan's USD 3.5 billion worth of soft yen loans to Iraq to be signed and come after an extended period due to Iraq's lack of capac [...]	2008-01-31 08:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ JA
08TOKYO2601	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2610	IAEA: JAPAN OPPOSES IRAN AND SYRIA BUT UNDECIDED [...] (C) A/EMIN delivered demarche in ref. to MOFA Nonproliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Director Tomiko Ichikawa September 19. Ichikawa said Japan agreed with the U.S. that Syria and Iran were unacceptable candidates for the IAEA Middle East and South Asia group Board of Governor [...]	2008-09-22 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUC JA
08TOKYO262	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/01/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2624	JAPANESE ON ENGAGING CHINA ON [...] (S) Japan shares our concerns about Chinese violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions aimed at sanctioning Iran, but would like to study the points made in reftel non-paper before making a commitment to press China on this subject, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division [...]	2008-09-23 09:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PARM PTER ECON EFIN IR CH JA
08TOKYO2639	ASO ELECTED PM; CABINET PICKS AIMED AT SOLIDIFYING [...] (C) Former LDP Secretary General Taro Aso was elected Prime Minister of Japan on September 24, succeeding Yasuo Fukuda, who announced his intention to resign on September 1. Aso announced his new Cabinet the same day, re-appointing just five of 17 ministers from the recently reshuffled Fukuda [...]	2008-09-24 11:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD SENV JA
08TOKYO2679	JAPANESE FINANCIAL COMPANIES ACTING IN U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japanese financial companies are picking up assets available as a result of the failure of Lehman Brothers and other U.S.-based financial firms to grow their international presence. Announcements Japan's largest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG),would purchase 10 to [...]	2008-09-26 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL JA
08TOKYO2711	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-30 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2726	IAEA: JAPAN TO SUPPORT AFGHANISTAN FOR MESA BOG [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-30 07:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUC JA
08TOKYO2775	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/06/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 01:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2779	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/06/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO278	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 01:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2785	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-07 01:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2799	JAPAN: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-07 09:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP MNUC IR JA
08TOKYO2813	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 01:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2875	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/15/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-15 22:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2890	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 03:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2896	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2930	RETIRED GSDF GENERAL GRIM ABOUT FUTURE ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Retired Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (GSDF) General Naruhiko Ueda privately painted a bleak picture of the GOJ's ability to control sales/re-sales of dual-use and military items. Ueda said the lack of cooperation among government ministries, weak Customs enforcement activ [...]	2008-10-21 05:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ETRD KOMC JA
08TOKYO2934	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-21 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2947	JAPAN SUPPORTS ELECTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM AF JA
08TOKYO2983	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-27 01:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2997	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-27 22:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3000	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-28 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3002	JAPANESE QUESTIONS REGARDING IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) Econ officer delivered demarche and non-paper in ref to officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Department on October 23. Similarly, Pol officer delivered the demarche an [...]	2008-10-28 02:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IR MNUC TRGY JA
08TOKYO3022	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S. RAID ON AL-QAEDA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning Japanese dailies led with an outline of the second pump-priming package compiled by the GOJ that includes some 38,000 yen in special living allowances, a drastic cut in highway tolls, and massive mortgage tax breaks. 2. "Syria Unusually Low Key" The top-ci [...]	2008-10-30 04:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO3028	Japan Economic Scope for October 27, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for October 27, 2008. Business -------- 2. (SBU) Japan to Start Voluntary Carbon Footprint Labeling with Domestic Companies The Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) plans to start an experimental voluntary carbon footprint labe [...]	2008-10-30 08:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO3030	FIFTH BISTF PLENARY WELCOMES METI AS NEW [...] (C) The DAS-level Bilateral Information Security Task Force (BISTF) broke new ground by bringing in the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) as a full member to the process during the October 7 plenary meeting in Tokyo. Japan-based working groups reported on their discussions and p [...]	2008-10-30 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR JA
08TOKYO3035	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/31/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 01:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3046	JAPANESE SUPPORT FOR MULTINATIONAL FORCE AND [...] (C) Japan will try to maintain its current USD 240,000 annual contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO),but it will be difficult to contribute more, according to MOFA First Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji. Embassy Tokyo spoke with Tsuji October 3 [...]	2008-10-31 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMFO EG IS JA
08TOKYO3065	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3069	ASO MOVES DECISIVELY TO LIMIT FALL-OUT FROM ASDF [...] (C) Summary: "To say our country was an aggressor nation in World War II is a false accusation," Air Self Defense Force Chief Toshio Tamogami concluded in a prize winning essay made public on October 31. Already a delicate time politically, the government took steps to control the fallout, a [...]	2008-11-04 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO3072	ACADEMICS QUESTION VIABILITY OF METHANE HYDRATE RESEARCH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Japan's research and development of methane hydrate extraction has gained momentum and is drawing high-profile political support, academics and industry figures question its commercial viability and are urging a more thorough examination of the GOJ's methane hydrate program [...]	2008-11-04 22:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV JA
08TOKYO3074	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS SYRIAN COUNTERPART [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone met October 18 with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mualam in Abu Dhabi on the sidelines of the BMENA Forum for the Future meetings. According to MOFA, during the thirty minute meeting FM Mualam briefed Nakasone on Syria's normalization o [...]	2008-11-04 22:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY IR LE IZ JA
08TOKYO3080	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-05 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3083	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-05 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3093	PERSPECTIVES ON THE "NEW JICA", THE WORLD'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The reorganization of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),which recently announced its largest foreign assistance project loan to date, has not slowed Japan's overseas development assistance programs. The Japanese government expects the new JICA, which consolidat [...]	2008-11-06 22:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL JA
08TOKYO3104	U.S.-JAPAN INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP CALLS FOR POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The eighth round of talks under the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Investment Working Group (IWG) took place October 29 in Tokyo co-chaired by U.S. Ambassador to APEC Patricia Haslach and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Deputy Director General Makoto Shiota. The two sides [...]	2008-11-09 22:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PREL OECD JA
08TOKYO3112	U.S.-JAPAN BUSINESS COUNCIL: BILATERAL STRATEGIC [...] (SBU) The U.S. and Japan must build on their close economic relationship to become more competitive in the face of rapid developments in technology and the emergence of new global competitors, according to a new report "U.S.-Japan Economic Integration: Enhancing Competitiveness and Securing Ou [...]	2008-11-10 05:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PREL JA
08TOKYO3114	U.S. - JAPAN - KOREA TRILATERAL POLICY PLANNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trilateral Policy Planning talks were held in Tokyo October 28-29 by S/P Director David Gordon and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, Deputy Vice Foreign Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho, and Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination Lim Dae-Hong. Main topics [...]	2008-11-10 06:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV KGHG KSCA KDEM XE
08TOKYO3120	U.S.-JAPAN ROLES, MISSIONS AND CAPABILITIES [...] (S) SUMMARY: The bilateral Roles, Mission and Capabilities Working Group (RMC WG),co-chaired by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Sedney and State Department Japan Office Director Russel, along with Deputy Director General counterparts from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, m [...]	2008-11-11 22:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PGOV PINR PREL
08TOKYO3138	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-11 23:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3146	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/14/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3150	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/14/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3171	JAPAN'S VIEWS ON INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE [...] (C) Japan's delegation to the November 19 International Conference on the Return and Reintegration of Afghan Refugees will be led by Ambassador in Charge of Afghanistan Assistance Coordination Masaki Okada, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Afghanistan desk officer Shizuka Morita. [...]	2008-11-17 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF AF IR PK JA
08TOKYO3181	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PIRACY OFF SOMALIA AND [...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning papers led with a murder and a separate murder attempt on Tuesday at homes of former top health ministry officials, saying police suspect that these were acts of terrorism targeting ex-health ministry bureaucrats. 2. "Peace on the Ground Imperative to Stampin [...]	2008-11-18 01:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO3188	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO319	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/06/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-06 22:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3200	RESPONSE TO REVOCATION OF IRAN'S U-TURN GENERAL [...] (S) In response to reftel demarches delivered November 7 and 17, respectively, to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),GOJ officials acknowledged they continue to study Financial Action Task Force (FATF) pronouncements on Iran. Finance Ministry Legal Office D [...]	2008-11-19 07:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL EFIN ETTC JA KTFN
08TOKYO3214	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included a Nikkei report on plans by the Chinese government fund China Investment Corporation to invest in AIG and its affiliate American Life Insurance Company. 2. "China Preparing for Construction of Aircraft Carrier" The business-oriented Nikke [...]	2008-11-21 04:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO3229	JAPANESE RESPONSE REGARDING REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Per instructions in ref A, EST Chief demarched Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Director Tomiko Ichikawa November 25. Econoff and poloff previously had delivered points contained in ref B to MOFA counterparts in the Non-proliferat [...]	2008-11-25 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA JA
08TOKYO3235	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/26/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 01:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3242	INTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF INITIATIVE DRAFTS 2009-2010 [...] (U) Summary: The International Coral Reef Initative (ICRI) held its fourth East Asia Regional Workshop in Tokyo November 17-19 and produced a draft provisional plan for 2009-2010 as well as terms of reference for upcoming meetings. The group's goal is to develop short and long-term plans to e [...]	2008-11-26 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS EWWT PREL JA MX
08TOKYO3244	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/26/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3251	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3265	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND AIRPORT [...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Monday morning included a plunge in public support for Prime Minister Aso. 2. "Is Roadmap for Exit in Sight?" on the Iraqi parliament's approval of a SOFA with the U.S., the liberal Asahi editorialized (12/1): "A roadmap for the U.S. to extricate itself from the q [...]	2008-12-01 01:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO3279	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/02/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-02 00:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3288	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/03/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-03 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3296	JAPAN ON POTENTIAL DONORS CONFERENCE FOR PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan supports in general the idea of holding a donors conference for Pakistan but has questions about timing, hosts, and whether Pakistan is prepared with a solid request that specifies how much is needed and for what purposes, according to MOFA Southwest Asia Division Principal [...]	2008-12-03 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IFM PK JA
08TOKYO3310	JAPAN REAFFIRMS UNSC GOALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Koro Bessho reaffirmed Japan's goal of becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC). He stated that for its upcoming two-year UNSC rotation, Japan's focus will include Afghanistan, East Timor, African issues, and the UN's [...]	2008-12-04 07:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL UNGA JA
08TOKYO3316	IRANIAN VICE PRESIDENT MASHAIE VISITS TOKYO [...] (C) Iranian Vice President for Cultural Heritage and Tourism Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie visited Tokyo November 27-30, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. While in Japan, Mashaie met with governmental and private tourism officials, had breakfas [...]	2008-12-04 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR JA
08TOKYO3327	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-08 01:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO333	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-08 02:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3339	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-09 01:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3361	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-11 01:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3370	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-11 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3402	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/15/08-2 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3416	JAPAN-CHINA-KOREA TRILATERAL SUMMIT FOCUSES ON [...] (U) Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso hosted Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak at a one-day summit in Dazaifu, Fukuoka on December 13. The three leaders issued joint statements that focused on "future-oriented comprehensive cooperation" in economic, political, [...]	2008-12-16 07:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PARM CH KS KN JA
08TOKYO3419	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/16/08 [...] In the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy and the APEC Summit held earlier, strong statements were issued regarding the WTO Doha Round trade talks. Despite these statements, a ministerial meeting has been put off and a modalities agreement is unlikely to be reached by the end of [...]	2008-12-16 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3464	JAPANESE OIL EXPLORATION COMPANY'S IRAQ STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese oil exploration firm INPEX's General Manager for the Middle East Tetsuro Tochikawa finds Iraq's oil minister seems committed to a fair and transparent bidding process. Tochikawa told Emboffs several factors, however, including a lack of capacity to negotiate and manage c [...]	2008-12-19 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL IZ IR JA
08TOKYO3466	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3477	JAPANESE IRAN EXPERT DETAILS SOCIAL-ECONOMIC WOES [...] (C) Summary: Iran's Economic Policy, in the view of a top Japanese academic expert on the Middle East, has created or at best exacerbated high unemployment and inflation. He cites social changes including an increasing number of retirees, under-employed younger workers, and a stranglehold on [...]	2008-12-22 07:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ETTC JA PREL
08TOKYO3478	LEBANON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL: NO FURTHER CONTRIBUTION [...] (S) Japan is a "strong supporter" of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and, during last June's G-8 Ministerial in Kyoto, pledged $1 million for the STL, MOFA 1st Middle East Division Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji told Embassy Tokyo. However, at this point, Japan cannot make a new contribution o [...]	2008-12-22 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN JA
08TOKYO3514	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GAZA ATTACK [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included the Israeli military's air strike on the Gaza Strip over the weekend. 2. "Israel Should First Exercise Self-Restraint" The liberal Asahi editorialized (12/29): "... Although Israel claims that its attack on the Gaza Strip was part of i [...]	2008-12-29 05:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO3524	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GAZA ATTACK [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included a decline this year in foreign direct investment in Japan. 2. "Attacks on Gaza to Lead to Chain of Retaliation?" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (12/30): "Will they fall into a chain of retaliation again?... If the military confronta [...]	2008-12-30 04:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO3534	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3538	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/31/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-31 01:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO354	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-12 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3541	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/31/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-31 03:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3543	Japan Economic Scope for December 29, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 17 to 29, 2008 Foreign Relations ----------------- 2. (U) Nippon Oil/Nippon Mining Merger Nippon Oil and Nippon Mining Holdings, Japan's largest and 5th largest oil companies, announced they have reached a basic agreement to [...]	2008-12-31 04:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SENV EFIN EAGR PREL JA
08TOKYO360	CODEL TAUSCHER MEETS WITH JAPAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: United States-Japan relations remain the "cornerstone" of Tokyo's foreign policy, not just for Japan's security, but for East Asia and the broader region as a whole, Japan DFM Yabunaka told visiting CODEL Tauscher on January 10. The DFM described Japan-PRC ties as improved from p [...]	2008-02-12 06:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL JA CH
08TOKYO365	JAPAN UNABLE TO PROVIDE MUCH ASSISTANCE ON LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Other than public statements in support of the Lebanese government, Japan is unable or unwilling to take further steps at this time to support Lebanon. Funds are not available for the Special Tribunal, Lebanon does not qualify for Japanese official development assistance (ODA),t [...]	2008-02-12 09:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV LE SY JA
08TOKYO376	NEWLY ARRIVED IRANIAN AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON [...] (U) In a February 11 paid advertisement in the International Herald Tribune on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, newly arrived Iranian Ambassador Abbas Araghchi (not yet officially accredited) seeks to spread his country's official positions on withstanding foreig [...]	2008-02-13 02:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR JA
08TOKYO385	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO39	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-08 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO394	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/14/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO395	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - EAST TIMOR [...] LEAD STORIES: Several Thursday morning papers front- paged the announcement by the Financial Services Agency that the total losses incurred by Japanese financial institutions from the subprime loan crisis came to about 600 billion yen as of the end of last year. Ambassador Schieffer's separate [...]	2008-02-14 02:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO413	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/15/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO433	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/20/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-20 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

08TOKYO444	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/20/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-20 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO450	FOREIGN MINISTRY SEEKS DIALOGUE ON REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Foreign Minister Koumura may propose increased dialogue with the United States on regional economic architecture during his February 27 meeting with Secretary Rice. Some in the Foreign Ministry appear concerned Japan is being excluded from U.S. initiatives such as the [...]	2008-02-20 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON PREL PGOV APECO JA
08TOKYO469	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO473	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO475	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is very much looking forward to the Secretary's visit to Asia the week of February 25 and is SIPDIS anticipating fruitful discussions on strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance, MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Nishimiya told EAP Assistant Secretary Christop [...]	2008-02-22 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID XA XE CH AS KS KN IN JA
08TOKYO505	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/26/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 00:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO508	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 01:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO514	PRC STATE COUNCILOR TANG'S JAPAN VISIT: TAIWAN AND [...] (C) Summary: Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan discussed Taiwan, improving food safety, the dispute over the East China Sea, North Korea, Burma, and environmental cooperation with his Japanese interlocutors during his February 21-23 visit to Japan. Both Japan and China are seeking to preve [...]	2008-02-27 05:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG CH TW JA
08TOKYO516	JAPAN MULTI-PARTY DIET DELEGATION FINDS IMPROVED [...] (C) Summary. A Japanese multi-party Diet delegation that visited the ROK on February 11 discovered that Tokyo-Seoul relations continue to improve and that ROK President Lee Myung-bak appears ready to develop bilateral ties in a "future-oriented manner," a leading Diet official told Embassy To [...]	2008-02-27 05:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
08TOKYO522	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-28 01:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO538	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-29 05:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO54	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-08 08:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO550	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/03/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO558	MISSION JAPAN INPUT FOR CONGRESSIONAL ENERGY REPORT [...] (U) The following, keyed to the specific queries contained in ref, is in response to the Department's request for input in preparing the report to Congress mandated in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. It should be noted throughout, that while the Embassy's Economic Section, p [...]	2008-03-03 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG APER ABUD JA SENV
08TOKYO561	PM FUKUDA AS LEADER: AVOIDING RISK [...] (C) After five months as Prime Minister, Yasuo Fukuda has emerged as a cautious, risk-adverse, yet shrewd leader. Fukuda has played a weak hand fairly well and marginalized his opposition party opponent, Ichiro Ozawa. Unfortunately for Fukuda, his low-profile, rejection of Koizumi-style strong [...]	2008-03-03 09:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO568	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included a nationwide telephone poll that put support for the Fukuda cabinet at 32 percent and nonsupport at 50 percent. 2. "Putin Laughs in Triumph Again" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (3/4): "...Under a dual leadership structure with Presi [...]	2008-03-04 03:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO57	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included a report speculating that the government- sponsored new antiterrorism bill will be enacted by this weekend. 2. "President Bush to Visit Middle East Today" The conservative Sankei's report from Cairo stated (1/9): "President Bush will [...]	2008-01-09 04:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO571	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO592	CHINA POLICY-MAKING IN THE FUKUDA CABINET [...] (C) Under Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, senior politicians and opinion-makers seeking to play a leading role in Japan-China relations have complicated the policy coordination process. Adding to policy-making difficulties has been the lack of strong leadership and decisiveness on the part of th [...]	2008-03-06 02:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CH JA
08TOKYO606	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CHINA'S MILITARY [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included a GOJ plan to propose to the Diet the elevation of a Bank of Japan (BOJ) deputy governor to the top BOJ post. 2. "China Building up Military Power" The conservative Sankei's editorial said (3/7): "The Department of Defense said in its re [...]	2008-03-07 05:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO629	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - KILLING IN EAST [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning include the police finding that two senior DPRK spy agency officials close to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il appear to have instructed agents in or around 1978 to abduct two Japanese couples who were repatriated in 2003. 2. "Cycle of Retaliati [...]	2008-03-11 07:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO663	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF MEMBERS OF ABU [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC IZ SY JA
08TOKYO664	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO ATTEND MARCH 14 BEIRUT [...] (C) Japanese Ambassador to Lebanon Yoshihisa Kukroda is aware of and plans to attend the March 14 Coalition conference in Beirut, according to MOFA First Middle East Division desk officer Hitoshi Ishizuka. SCHIEFFER [...]	2008-03-12 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE JA
08TOKYO680	JAPAN WILL NOT ISSUE STATEMENT ON IRANIAN ELECTION [...] (C) Japan has no plans to issue any statements concerning the upcoming Iranian parliamentary elections, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. Although Tokyo may share our concerns about the conduct and outcome of the elections, Matano told Emb [...]	2008-03-13 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL IR JA
08TOKYO681	JAPAN SUPPORTS NEW SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR [...] (C) Japan fully supports the appointment of Norwegian Political Director Kai Eide to be UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's Special Representative for Afghanistan, and will take advantage of any opportunity that presents itself to make that support known, according to MOFA Second Middle East Di [...]	2008-03-13 09:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC AF JA
08TOKYO692	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/14/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO697	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO70	JAPAN UNDECIDED ON U.N. SENIOR CIVILIAN FOR [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met January 8 with MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano and Afghanistan desk officer Shizuka Morita to share reftel Terms of Reference and to advise of our strong support for the UK's Lord Paddy Ashdown to fill the posit [...]	2008-01-10 02:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AF JA
08TOKYO701	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Monday morning included the spreading violence in the Chinese provinces neighboring Tibet following the Chinese government's crackdown on Tibetan protesters on Sunday in Lhasa. 2. "Instability Growing Around the World" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (3/17) [...]	2008-03-17 02:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO707	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO780	JAPAN'S PARTICIPATION AT DAMASCUS ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Japan's Special Envoy for the Middle East, Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, is planning to attend the Arab Summit meeting March 29-30 in Damascus as an observer, confirmed MOFA First Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji. Per ref B, Embassy Tokyo political officer told Tsuj [...]	2008-03-21 07:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SI AL JA
08TOKYO803	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/24/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-24 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO809	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-25 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO821	INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP TARGETS JAPAN'S DETERIORATING [...] (SBU) Summary: There is no change in Japan's policy of promoting foreign direct investment (FDI),according to the Japanese co-chair of the U.S.-Japan Investment Working Group (IWG),which met March 17 via digital videoconference. The GOJ will continue to showcase Japan as an investment desti [...]	2008-03-25 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON OECD JA
08TOKYO823	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-25 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO837	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-27 01:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO839	LEGISLATORS EXPRESS HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR 6PT, LEE [...] (C) Summary. LDP elder statesmen Taku Yamasaki and Koichi Kato discussed DPRK policy with A/S Hill during a roundtable at the Tokyo American Center on February 21. In addition to Yamasaki and Kato, the meeting included other leaders of a Diet league on Korean Peninsula issues. The discussion [...]	2008-03-27 02:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KN JA
08TOKYO849	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 01:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO854	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND PROBLEMS IN [...] LEAD STORIES: Several Friday morning papers front- paged the finding by Japanese police that a personal article belonging to a missing U.S. sailor was discovered in the car of a taxi driver who was stabbed to death in Yokosuka on Wednesday. 2. "Iraq War Altered World Picture" The business- [...]	2008-03-28 06:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO856	OPPOSITION DPJ PARLIAMENTARIAN EDANO ON TIBET [...] (C) Summary: The Fukuda cabinet's response to the situation in Tibet has been unsatisfactory and their public statements on Tibet have been too weak, opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) parliamentarian Yukio Edano told Embassy Tokyo on March 24. China needs to grant diplomats and forei [...]	2008-03-28 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CH JA
08TOKYO86	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-11 00:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO868	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/31/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 06:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO869	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ARAB SUMMIT AND UNREST [...] LEAD STORIES: Monday morning's Yomiuri gave top play to the police finding that a U.S. sailor hinted at his involvement in the March 19 murder of a taxi driver in Yokosuka during a phone call to an acquaintance that night. 2. "Absence of Some Leaders Exposes Schism" The liberal Asahi's Dam [...]	2008-03-31 06:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO879	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IMPLEMENTING THE DUAL USE [...] ESToff delivered the points in ref, regarding the dual use item provision contained in UNSCR 1803, to Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Non-Proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division officer Isami Takada on March 25. The MOFA official appreciated receiving the non-paper and agreed [...]	2008-04-01 07:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM NSG IR MNUC JA
08TOKYO894	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 01:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO905	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/03/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-03 01:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO920	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-04 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO948	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-08 01:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO960	AMBASSADOR AND VFM YABUNAKA DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) Recent incidents involving U.S. servicemen have highlighted the need for the United States and Japan to make efforts to strengthen grassroots public support for and understanding of our alliance's strategic importance, the Ambassador told VFM Yabunaka on April 8. While VFM Yabunaka agreed [...]	2008-04-08 09:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RU CH JA
08TOKYO976	MOFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES G-8 PREPS, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Ministry Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator Takehiro Funkoshi told visiting EAP/J Director that the four major political issues facing the upcoming G-8 summit will be Afghanistan, climate change, Tibet, and G-8 expansion. Japan plans to step up its engagement with Afghani [...]	2008-04-09 09:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF AU KS CH TT JA
08TOKYO987	JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT IRAQ EXPANDED NEIGHBORS [...] (C) Japan will most likely be represented at the Iraq Expanded Neighbors Ministerial meeting in Kuwait on April 22 by Senior Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Itsunori Onodera, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. While Matano and his colleag [...]	2008-04-10 06:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JA
08TOKYO99	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING ASPIRATIONS OF THE [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met January 11 with MOFA First Middle East Division Syria Officer Hitoshi Ishizuka to request a public statement from Japan in support of Syrian human rights and democracy activists and a call to Syria to release all detained prisoners of conscience, includi [...]	2008-01-11 07:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY JA
08TORONTO20	Ontario Conducts Emergency Management Exercise [...] (SBU) Following up on recommendations by the UK and U.S. Consuls General in Toronto, Emergency Management Ontario (EMO) organized an emergency management exercise in Toronto on January 16. Hosted by Ontario Commissioner for Emergency Management Jay Hope, the session brought together five staff [...]	2008-01-24 19:39:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED PREL CASC PGOV CA
08TRIPOLI120	EXTREMISM IN EASTERN LIBYA [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 12:50:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PGOV PREL KISL PTER LY IZ
08TRIPOLI266	GOL DELAYS RELEASING DETAINED HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST FATHI EL-JAHMI REF: A) TRIPOLI 223, B) TRIPOLI 229 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 09:33:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR LY
08TRIPOLI275	MFA WEIGHS IN ON EL-JAHMI CASE REF: TRIPOLI 266 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-01 13:37:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR LY
08TRIPOLI307	MFA DISCOURAGES IDEA OF SOFT POWER PROGRAMMING IN EASTERN LIBYA REF: A) TRIPOLI 120, B) TRIPOLI 278 TRIPOLI 00000307 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 13:44:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SOCI KISL
08TRIPOLI340	DEBT, NUCLEAR ENERGY, AND GOLF CARTS: PUTIN VISITS LIBYA REF: (A) MOSCOW 1133, (B) TRIPOLI 321, (C) TRIPOLI 297 [...] (C) Summary. After years of preparation, Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by 400 assistants, journalists and business executives in six planes, visited Libya on April 16-17 primarily to secure an agreement on Libya's sizeable Soviet-era debt. Libya and Russia agreed to swap the $4.5 bi [...]	2008-04-24 16:47:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PHUM LY RU
08TRIPOLI391	SIBLING RIVALRY EMERGING OVER RIGHT TO "FACILITATE" FOREIGN COMPANIES' INVOLVEMENT IN LIBYA? [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 15:50:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD LY MASS PGOV PINR PREL
08TRIPOLI481	GOL VIEWS ON DISPOSITION OF C-130'S IN GEORGIA AND POSSIBLE [...] (C) Representatives of Lockheed Martin and the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force traveled to Libya June 2-4 to meet with officials of the Government of Libya (GOL) to discuss the disposition of eight C-130H aircraft purchased by Libya in 1974, which were not granted export licences and r [...]	2008-06-18 12:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS LY
08TRIPOLI584	LIBYAN FOREIGN BANK - PRIMED FOR EXPANSION [...] (C) Summary: The Libyan Foreign Bank (LFB),Libya's longtime conduit for international trade, is pursuing a substantial program of expansion involving a ten-fold increase in its capitalization and creation of an onshore bank. Its chairman is aggressively seeking new investment opportunities in A [...]	2008-07-21 10:18:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PTER KCOR PGOV KBIO LY
08TRIPOLI803	U.S. FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE OPENS FOR BUSINESS IN LIBYA [...] (SBU) Summary: During his October 5 visit to Tripoli, Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Israel Hernandez officially opened the new Foreign Commercial Service office at the Embassy and discussed commercial opportunities [...]	2008-10-08 03:57:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND LY EPET ETRD
08TRIPOLI935	LIBYA'S TOP AFRICA DIPLOMAT DISCUSSES CHAD-SUDAN, SOMALIA, [...] (C) Summary. Libya is pleased with recent progress on Chad/Sudan reconciliation and expects a Libyan-led peacekeeping force to be deployed along the border by year's end, according to the GOL's top diplomat for African affairs, Dr. Ali Treiki. Treiki said the GOL would soon re-start efforts to [...]	2008-12-05 12:12:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO LY CD SU MR SO
08TRIPOLI942	OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. FIRMS AS LIBYA INVESTS BILLIONS IN NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT TRIPOLI 00000942 001.2 OF 002 [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with CDA, the powerful head of Libya's Housing and Infrastructure Board (HIB),Abuzeid Dorda, discussed Libya's development needs and the current state-of-play in U.S.-Libyan relations. Dorda portrayed the current period in U.S.-Libyan relations as "sensitive" an [...]	2008-12-12 13:38:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PGOV LY
08TUNIS104	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF S/CT AMBASSADOR DAILEY [...] (S/NF) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes S/CT Ambassador Dell Dailey, NEA DAS Gordon Gray and accompanying delegation to Tunis from February 10-12, 2008. Your visit takes place in the context of a generally positive bilateral relationship. While cooperation with military and intelligence services [...]	2008-02-04 15:09:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL TS
08TUNIS1076	TUNISIA:NEW REPORTS OF HARRASSMENT OF JOURNALISTS [...] (C) Despite GOT claims that it permits freedom of expression, the Embassy has received three new reports of harassment and mistreatment of journalists and activists. The reports are from: -- journalist Slim Boukhdhir, who reports he was forcibly driven to an isolated area and threatened by th [...]	2008-10-05 18:26:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS1092	CITIZENS NOT SUBJECTS: OPPOSITION PARTY TIRED OF [...] (C) Leaders from the opposition at-Tajdid party opined that Tunisia is ready for, and needs, more freedom of expression during an October 6 meeting with the Ambassador. The party opposed the ruling party's presidential candidacy requirements proposal, and has not yet decided whether to conte [...]	2008-10-14 15:47:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS1175	INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SEEK HELP IN [...] (C) PolOffs met with representatives of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on November 17 and 18. Both organizations echoed a common complaint in the diplomatic community: the GOT does not share information, restri [...]	2008-11-21 13:18:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN TS
08TUNIS1256	SITUATION IN GAZA: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel Arab League demarche in a December 30 meeting with MFA Chief of Staff Mahmoud Khemiri. In doing so, he acknowledged the MFA statement of December 27, underscoring, however, that Hamas is responsible for the current situation. Meanwhile, Gaza has dominated local [...]	2008-12-30 17:49:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL TS
08TUNIS170	SCENESETTER FOR A/S WELCH'S VISIT TO TUNISIA [...] (S/NF) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch to Tunis next week. Your visit takes SIPDIS place in the context of a generally positive bilateral relationship, and Foreign Minister Abdallah has told us that he very much looks forward to welcoming you. You will be [...]	2008-02-22 18:01:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER OVIP TS
08TUNIS195	A/S WELCH DISCUSSES BILATERAL AND REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (S/NF) In exchanges with the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Development and International Cooperation on February 28, A/S Welch underscored US commitment to advancing mutual interests in the respective areas of defense and counter-terrorism cooperation, and increasing bilateral trade [...]	2008-03-03 17:12:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PMIL PTER PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV TS
08TUNIS237	FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN TUNISIA [...] Embassy Tunis provides the following narrative in response to reftel request. 2. The Government of Tunisia's national budget is publicly available and is published in the official gazette and on the internet. According to Tunisian law, the parliamentary debates on the annual budget are ope [...]	2008-03-12 11:29:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PGOV TS
08TUNIS258	TUNISIA/DEMOCRATIC REFORM I: PROMOTING A MORE [...] (C) Tunisia's 2009 presidential and legislative elections represent an important opportunity to promote the President's Freedom Agenda and to press for tangible political reform. We have long focused on promoting greater freedom and expression and association in Tunisia. In the months lead [...]	2008-03-13 15:54:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS286	TIFA COUNCIL - AUSTR DONNELLY'S MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) On the margins of the March 10-11 US-Tunisia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting, Assistant US Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East (AUSTR) Shaun Donnelly met with Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, Minister of Development and International Coo [...]	2008-03-19 10:40:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAIR ECIN ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV TS
08TUNIS287	TIFA COUNCIL - AUSTR DONNELLY'S MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) On the margins of the March 10-11 US-Tunisia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting, Assistant US Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East (AUSTR) Shaun Donnelly met with Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, Minister of Development and International Coo [...]	2008-03-19 10:40:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAIR ECIN ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV TS
08TUNIS31	MDIC PREFERS HOLDING TIFA COUNCIL IN TUNIS ON [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and Minister of Development and International Cooperation (MDIC) Jouini discussed substance and logistics for the upcoming US-Tunisia TIFA Council (Refs A-E) during a meeting on January 8. Jouini agreed that March 10-11, 2008 are good dates to conduct the next TIFA Counci [...]	2008-01-11 08:46:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR TS
08TUNIS328	TUNISIAN INSURANCE SECTOR LIBERALIZED, IN THEORY [...] (SBU) New legislation liberalizing the Tunisian insurance sector now permits 100 percent foreign ownership of insurance companies. However, President of the General Commission for Insurance Abdellatif Chabaane told American International Group, Inc. (AIG) Assistant Vice President for the Middl [...]	2008-04-02 09:08:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV TS
08TUNIS365	REAL ESTATE IN TUNISIA: AS GOOD AS GOLD? [...] (C) As Tunis' crane-filled skyline attests, real estate development is alive and well in Tunisia. While the announcement of numerous multi-billion dollar Gulf real estate projects has been dominating the headlines, the majority of real estate development represents smaller investments by Tuni [...]	2008-04-14 10:21:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EINV EFIN ETRD TS
08TUNIS376	TRANS SAHARA RSI CONFERENCE: THINK GLOBALLY, ACT [...] (S/NF) During the April 1 Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) - Trans Sahara conference, Ambassadors and other officials from missions in Trans Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) countries, as well as representatives of the interagency community, discussed the rising terrorist threat [...]	2008-04-17 11:17:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PINR TS
08TUNIS448	SCENESETTER FOR US-TUNISIA JOINT MILITARY [...] (S) Tunisian military officials, including Minister of National Defense Kamel Morjane, are looking forward to the twenty-third US-Tunisia Joint Military Commission (JMC) meetings in Washington on May 12-14. The Government of Tunisia is proud of our long history of strong military cooperation [...]	2008-05-06 17:13:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PREL PTER EAID TS
08TUNIS516	OUTREACH TO DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Promoting democratic reform and respect for human rights is our first Mission Strategic Plan goal. Our approach to promoting human rights involves a broad range of mission offices using a variety of means and methods to promote the Freedom Agenda. Over the last year, Embassy officials [...]	2008-05-13 15:50:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM TS
08TUNIS54	FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES: TUNISIAN OPPOSITION PARTY [...] (C) Secretary General of the opposition Popular Unity Party (PUP) Mohamed Bouchicha acknowledged to the Ambassador Jan. 15 the need to improve freedom of expression and association, but said progress should be made "without interference" by foreigners. Bouchicha added that solutions would b [...]	2008-01-17 14:44:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS58	PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE EAST TOUR: TUNISIAN [...] (C) At a January 15 a gathering with intellectuals at the Ambassador's residence, most participants expressed the view that President Bush's visit to the region was evidence of concrete follow-up to a positive process set in motion at Annapolis. Participants criticized various aspects of the [...]	2008-01-18 13:32:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS IR TS
08TUNIS67	TUNISIAN MFA STATEMENT ON CONCERN OVER SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 21, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry (MFA) released a statement regarding its concern about the situation in the Palestinian Territories. The statement received broad coverage in the Tunisian press, and government and ruling party newspapers carried the story on the f [...]	2008-01-22 15:46:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAL TS
08TUNIS759	CODEL MCCOLLUM TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (C) Over the course of a four day visit, Congresswoman Betty McCollum and Congressional Staff Member Brooke Bennett met with an impressive number of Tunisian government and civil society representatives, carrying a message of US engagement and interest in pursuing shared objectives. The gov [...]	2008-07-09 15:27:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO TS
08ULAANBAATAR174	MONGOLIA'S KHENTII PROVINCE: ONE FOR THE ROAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia's eastern Khentii province, proud birthplace of Chinggis Khan, is developing rapidly, with new hotels and restaurants, plans to become a tourist destination, and a soon-to-be-completed road linking the provincial capital, Undurhkaan, with Ulaanbaatar. Electrification ha [...]	2008-04-23 08:34:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM ENRG KWMN MG
08ULAANBAATAR182	UNHCR REP: MONGOLIA WILL NOT/NOT FORCE REFUGEES [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR's Regional Rep for China and Mongolia, Veerapong Vongvarotai, visited the Embassy on April 24 and said UNHCR has appealed to the South Korean Government to reconsider its refusal to admit three North Korean refugees currently in Mongolia. Veerapong said it is "not possible" [...]	2008-04-25 08:11:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF SMIG PHUM PREL PGOV ECON EAID SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR276	FINANCE MINISTER OUTLINES INFLATION GOALS, TACTICS; DONORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 15, Finance Minister Ulaan outlined the Government of Mongolia's (GOM) assessment of the growing inflation problem, Mongolia's worst since 1996. He outlined the GOM's responses to higher petroleum, meat, and flour prices. The following week, in response to a GOM request, [...]	2008-06-11 00:27:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EINV MG
08ULAANBAATAR310	MONGOLIA'S DECISION CYCLE ON TIMING FOR POST-UNSCR [...] (S) As requested in reftels, the Ambassador, DCM, E/P Chief, and DATT have approached counter-parts in the Government of Mongolia (GOM),to include the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' State Secretary and the Acting Director General for the Americas, Middle East, and Africa, the Foreign Policy Ad [...]	2008-06-23 04:58:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	SECRET	MARR PREL IZ MG
08ULAANBAATAR328	EEB/CIP AMBASSADOR GROSS SURVEYS MONGOLIA'S ICT PROGRESS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador David A. Gross and Whitney J. Witteman of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs visited Mongolia from June 21-24, during which time they met with senior Mongolian officials involved with setting and regulating ICT policies, rep [...]	2008-07-03 00:35:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECCP BEXP PGOV EINV ECPS MG
08ULAANBAATAR365	Mongolia's Inflation Continues to Rise During First Half of [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia's national consumer price index was up a staggering 18.8% in the first six months of 2008. Ulaanbaatar, with its large contingent of urban poor, has been hit the hardest, with an overall inflation rate of 23% and a food price increase of 47.3%. Although much of the in [...]	2008-07-25 08:51:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EINV MG
08ULAANBAATAR43	MONGOLIAN VIEWS REGARDING IRAQ DEPLOYMENTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor (FPA) Tsogtbaatar told the DCM January 23 that President Enkhbayar, SIPDIS his boss, firmly supports Mongolia's continued presence, stressing Mongolia is essentially in Iraq to support the U.S. In general, Mongolians support such a presence, [...]	2008-01-24 08:33:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS IZ MG
08ULAANBAATAR5	Mongolian Vice Foreign Minister Formally Conveys [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Enkhmandakh confirmed to the Ambassador January 3 that Mongolia would deploy a full 9th rotation of troops to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and that the troops would depart for Iraq sometime the following week. The Ambassador expres [...]	2008-01-03 08:47:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL ETRD EPET SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR526	MONGOLIAN AVIAN FLU UPDATE NOVEMBER 2008 [...] November often marks the beginning of a four-month period where H5N1 outbreaks are concentrated in many countries, but in Mongolia migration due to the cold weather actually makes these months somewhat passive. 2. Update on WCS Field Veterinary Program -- Avian Influenza: In FY 08, inten [...]	2008-12-05 08:37:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CASC EAID PGOV SENV KFLU MG
08ULAANBAATAR6	WARNING: TAINTED LOCAL VODKA KILLS 11 IN MONGOLIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-04 00:41:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MG
08ULAANBAATAR7	Ambassador Pays Initial Call on Prime Minister Bayar [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's initial official courtesy call January 4 on Prime Minister Bayar, Bayar said he hoped to make already excellent U.S.-Mongolian relations even better. He reiterated President Enkhbayar's invitation to President Bush to visit Mongolia, and he reconfirmed Mo [...]	2008-01-04 08:51:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ETRD SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR89	FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES 6 PARTY TALKS, IRAQ, KOSOVO, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FM Oyun told the Ambassador over dinner February 22 that Russia and the other six party talks (6PT) members had responded favorably to Mongolia's proposal to host the next 6PT Peace and Security Working Group (PSWG) meeting. Regarding the recent announcement that the Government [...]	2008-02-25 01:29:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON MARR PGOV MG IQ
08UNVIEVIENNA140	IAEA/GC: ARAB LEAGUE SEEKS DIALOGUE ON ISRAELI [...] (C) Arab League representative Wael Al-Assad met with like-minded Missions (EU-3, U.S., Australia, Norway, Japan) on February 21 to discuss the General Conference (GC) resolution on the "Israeli Nuclear Threat" (INT). Al-Assad appealed for dialogue with those Missions that had successfully opp [...]	2008-02-28 15:27:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA KNPP AORC IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA154	IAEA/IRAN/BOG: CUBA AND IRAN VS. THE REST OF THE [...] (C) The March 5 Board of Governors deliberations on Iran's nuclear program stepped up pressure on Iran to comply with UNSC and Board requirements, and to address weaponization activities cited by the Director General. The DG delivered a typically balanced opening statement, regretting that Ira [...]	2008-03-07 07:56:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	KNPP IAEA AORC PARM IR
08UNVIEVIENNA164	IAEA/DG SELECTION: PFIRTER JOINS AMANO IN THE RACE [...] (S) Summary: This cable is provided solely for the purpose of updating the Department on the state-of-play on IAEA DG succession. Consistent with previous instructions, Mission is not engaging publicly or privately in this campaign. The campaign for DG succession has coalesced around two mo [...]	2008-03-14 08:53:00	UNVIE	SECRET	AORC IAEA KNPP JA AR

08UNVIEVIENNA165	IAEA: WEOG STONEWALLS ON ISRAEL,S MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Following up on the effort during the U.S. WEOG Chairmanship last fall (Ref B) to extend membership to Israel, the Australian Chair relayed a formal request from Israel to the group. In a February 19 WEOG meeting, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and Finland raised reserv [...]	2008-03-14 08:57:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IAEA KNPP IS
08UNVIEVIENNA215	IAEA: HAYWARD DELEGATION TOUR D,HORIZON WITH SENIOR AGENCY OFFICIALS Classified By: Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte for reasons 1.4 b,d and h Summary -------- [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-16 10:30:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM AORC IAEA KNPP IR KN
08UNVIEVIENNA223	NPT: UKRAINIAN CHAIRMAN PREVIEWS PREPCOM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Schulte discussed the forthcoming NPT PrepCom with Ukraine PrepCom Chair Yelchenko on April 16. Yelchenko is intent on getting procedural issues out of the way, and seeks to have a productive outcome but did not insist on consensus - he preferred a strong Working Paper [...]	2008-04-18 11:37:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM AROC KNPP UP
08UNVIEVIENNA232	IAEA/GC: AL PROPOSES NON-THREATENING RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) Arab League (AL) SYG Amr Moussa conducted consultations in Vienna April 16-18 regarding an AL sponsored agenda item in the IAEA General Conference (GC) on the "Israeli Nuclear Threat." In an April 17 meeting with Ambassador Schulte, Moussa insisted that the AL would re-introduce an agenda [...]	2008-04-21 16:37:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PARM KNPP IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA290	IAEA/SYRIA: SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE JUNE BOARD [...] (S) During a series of technical briefings on Syria May 16 and 19, following up on discussions during his Washington consultations, Ambassador Schulte canvassed Board member views on discussion of Syria in the June Board. Ambassador Schulte outlined U.S. objectives for the Board: to spotlight [...]	2008-05-20 18:09:00	UNVIE	SECRET	PARM MNUC AORC KNPP SY IS
08UNVIEVIENNA343	IAEA/GC: ONE MIDDLE EAST, TWO RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Both Egypt and the Arab League have circulated their respective draft IAEA General Conference resolutions (paras 27-28). The revised Egyptian text purports to be based on consensus UNGA language and incorporates some of the French-proposed amendments rejected last year, but is still not a [...]	2008-06-13 08:33:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM AORC KNPP IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA366	WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: GENERAL WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Wassenaar Arrangement General Working Group (GWG) met May 26-28 and held an Outreach meeting with Israel on May 29. Only one new initiative was proposed - Best Practices on Internal Compliance Programs (Japan). The United States used this first meeting to attempt to direct [...]	2008-06-27 08:09:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL
08UNVIEVIENNA368	CONSULTATIONS WITH INCOMING FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY [...] (C) On June 24 Mission discussed upcoming issues for Vienna-based international organizations with the French Mission, the next EU Presidency. France welcomed early consultation with the U.S. and outlined priorities for its Presidency, focusing on those relevant to Vienna organizations: energ [...]	2008-06-27 14:47:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PARM MNUC KNPP ETTC KSTC SNAR KCOR
08UNVIEVIENNA437	IAEA/INDIA: BOARD ADOPTS INDIA SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT [...] (C) U.S-led diplomatic efforts in coordination with India and other key allies paved the way for the consensus adoption of the India Safeguards Agreement by the Board of Governors on August 1. A ringing endorsement from IAEA Director General ElBaradei helped sealed the deal in the Board. In [...]	2008-08-01 17:56:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ETTC IN
08UNVIEVIENNA445	IAEA/SYRIA: AS KAZAKHS DAWDLE, AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Kazakhstan is still not prepared to challenge Syria's candidacy for the open MESA seat on the Board of Governors (2008-2010) absent a "100 percent" guarantee of victory, Kazakh Ambassador Abdrakhmanov told Ambassador Schulte August 6. He continued to stress Arab support for Syria, despite [...]	2008-08-07 15:34:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA461	IAEA/BOG: THREE, POSSIBLY FOUR, MESA SEAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Iran announced its candidacy for an IAEA Board of Governors seat 2008-2010 during a regional group meeting August 14 that also addressed the Syrian and Afghan candidacies. Arab members of the Middle East/South Asia (MESA) group, nine of the current 15 members, continued to ba [...]	2008-08-18 15:31:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY IR
08UNVIEVIENNA97	IAEA/BOG: AFRICA GROUP IN UPHEAVAL; SYRIA SEEKS [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (C) Summary: Mission received an inexplicable dipnote from Syria requesting U.S. support for its candidacy on the 2008-2009 Board of Governors. The Middle East South Asia group (MESA) is not expected to have a contested election requiring a [...]	2008-02-15 16:17:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PREL KNPP SY EG SF
08USEUBRUSSELS248	P3 DISCUSSES 1540 COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 5 [...] (U) Summary. UK hosted a P3 discussion on continuation of the 1540 Committee on February 5 in response to REF A demarche at its EU Mission with U.S. 1540 Coordinator and French MFA reps. Both UK and Fance expressed their appreciation for the U.S in taking the lead to draft essential eleen [...]	2008-02-13 16:30:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KPAO UNSC UK FR
08USEUBRUSSELS446	EU CONSIDERS OPTIONS FOR ENGAGING IN IRAQ [...] (U) SUMMARY: European Union Council, Commission and Parliament officials told NEA DAS for Iraq Lawrence Butler, during meetings in Brussels on February 27 and 29, that the EU is actively exploring options for engaging in Iraq. Council officials confirmed EU HiRep Solana's interest in visiting [...]	2008-03-26 08:51:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ XF EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS533	ENCOURAGING GREATER REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ [...] (U) EU contacts confirmed that the EU will be represented at the Expanded Neighbors process on April 22 in Kuwait by Slovenian Presidency Foreign Minister Rupel, Council desk officer for Iraq Sophie Kisling, and Commission Deputy Director-General for the Middle East Hugues Mingarelli. Council [...]	2008-04-09 05:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID IZ EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS960	THE UNION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN: BOLD INITIATIVE, [...] (U) Summary: The EU's Union for the Mediterranean, originally proposed by French President Sarkozy, will launch on July 13 with an official summit in Paris. The project has been diluted to address other EU Member States' concerns, and many details about the endeavor remain unclear. It also fa [...]	2008-06-25 05:09:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL
08USNATO140	UN SRSG EIDE SHARES INITIAL THOUGHTS WITH NAC AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Afghanistan Kai Eide told NATO and ISAF SIPDIS Ambassadors in a joint NAC meeting April 16 that the June 12 international donors' conference in Paris must leave no doubt about international commitment to the development and [...]	2008-04-17 17:52:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
08USNATO174	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 14, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Independent Directorate for Local Governance Head Jelani Popal briefed the NAC in ISAF format on his goals and challenges, and took questions on the Paris Conference, the delivery of assistance by PRTs, reconciliation, and Musa Qala. He c [...]	2008-05-16 15:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO208	USD(P) EDELMAN BRIEFS ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman used his June 5 meeting with NATO PermReps and a separate session with NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer to brief on his May 27-June 5 visit to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Lebanon and to urge Allies to contribute more to Afghan police trainin [...]	2008-06-18 13:26:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO258	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 22, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Farewell to the Permanent Representative from France: In his farewell address to the NAC, departing French PermRep Richard Duque said the greatest threat facing the Alliance was the danger of being pulled into disunity, particularly on the issue of Russia whe [...]	2008-07-23 17:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO313	LETTER FROM AFGHANISTAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE WARDAK [...] (SBU) On Sunday, August 30, 2008 the Afghan Minister of Defense, General Rahim Wardak, circulated a letter to the NATO Secretary General on the issue of civil casualties, improving coordination between international and Afghan security forces and the Government of Afghanistan's desire to re-e [...]	2008-09-02 16:49:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF
08USNATO353	UNAMA HEAD KAI EIDE DISTANCES HIMSELF FROM NATO [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a September 29 briefing to NATO Perm Reps, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Kai Eide painted a gloomy picture of the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, which he said was detracting international attention away from development agenda. He criticized [...]	2008-10-01 12:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
08USNATO40	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer said he will write to non-NATO ISAF contributors prior to Vilnius Ministerial to update them on progress in drafting ISAF's Comprehensive Strategic Political Military Guidance. Chairman of the Milit [...]	2008-01-31 16:06:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO406	RESULTS FROM 23 OCTOBER 2008 VCC AND EXPERTS [...] (C) Summary. During the 23 October VCC and Experts Meetings, the IS requested that Allies resubmit their 2009 bids for Vienna Document (VD) 1999 evaluation visits and inspections by 28 October in accordance with newly agreed procedures in the revised draft Implementation Coordination working [...]	2008-10-31 12:32:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO60	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee General Ray Henault briefed that ISAF is seeking to diversify its fuel supply away from reliance on Pakistani transit. SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations MG Rudy Wright described a dramatic drop [...]	2008-02-14 19:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO93	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 5, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer thanked the NAC for strengthening the Senior Civilian Representative's office and, in later discussion, reiterated his disagreement with a U.S. intelligence report that concluded the Afghan governme [...]	2008-03-11 13:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USOSCE235	CFE: ANTONOV FAILS TO DIVIDE ALLIES AT VIENNA LUNCH [...] (C) Summary. The Russian chief arms control delegate, Mikhail Ulyanov, hosted a lunch on October 2 in honor of the head of the Russian MFA arms control and disarmament division, Anatoliy Antonov. The lunch was billed as an effort to put forward Russian views on the current state of arms cont [...]	2008-10-06 11:56:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USUNNEWYORK1013	UN FINANCE: INSTRUCTIONS REQUESTED FOR [...] This is an action request. See para 4. 2. USUN has received a note from USG for Political Affairs Mr. B. Lynn Pasco, addressed to Ambassador Khalilzad dated 22 October 2008 notifying us that the Trust Fund for the Settlement of the Question of East Timor (TYA) will be closed. As of 30 S [...]	2008-11-04 21:41:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UN AORC AFIN
08USUNNEWYORK1047	FOURTH COMMITTEE APPROVES NINE RESOLUTIONS ON [...] SUMMARY: The UNGA Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) approved nine resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian situation on November 7: four under agenda item 29 "The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East" (UNRWA) and five under agenda i [...]	2008-11-10 13:37:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PREF KPAL KWBG UNGA IS
08USUNNEWYORK1053	UNGA: SYG HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH AMBASSADORS ON G-20 [...] SUMMARY: United Nations Secretary General (SYG) Ban Ki-moon briefed UN General Assembly (UNGA) Members on the latest developments in the Middle East peace process, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),his recent visit to Asia and other pressing issues in a November 10 meeting. On the finan [...]	2008-11-12 15:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN KPKO KUNR KPAL PWBG UNGA IS CG SU
08USUNNEWYORK1067	UNGA: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL [...] Summary: President of the International Criminal Court (ICC),Judge Philippe Kirsch, presented the ICC's annual Report (A/63/471) to the General Assembly on October 30. Kirsch outlined the Court's progress in the four situations before it last year. Kirsch called for increased ratification o [...]	2008-11-13 23:01:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1104	UN BRIEFS ON BHUTTO COMMISSION OF INQUIRY [...] (C) SUMMMARY: Pakistan is pushing the UN to announce a Commission of Inquiry into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, said UN officials on November 19. Although they remain opposed to any Security Council action, they have accepted the principle of an exchange of letters between the Secretar [...]	2008-11-21 23:17:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC PK
08USUNNEWYORK1108	UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS PALESTINIAN RESOURCES [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee (Economic and Financial) adopted four resolutions on November 20. Per reftel instructions, the United States called for a vote and voted against the resolution entitled, "Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the [...]	2008-11-25 11:51:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KPAL UNGA IS
08USUNNEWYORK1120	UNGA: 63RD UNGA ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON ISRAEL AND [...] The 63rd UNGA held its debate on agenda item 16, "The Question of Palestine," and agenda item 15, "The Situation in the Middle East," from November 24-25. Over 50 countries spoke; paragraph 8 gives a complete list. The President of the General Assembly (PGA),Miguel D'Escoto opened the debat [...]	2008-12-01 13:51:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PREF KPAL KWBG UNGA IS
08USUNNEWYORK1126	UN INTERFAITH DIALOGUE: MEMBER STATES REJECT [...] Summary: President Bush and approximately 80 heads of state, senior government officials, and other representatives gathered November 12 - 13 for an "Interfaith Dialogue" as part of the United Nations General Assembly (GA) plenary session. Saudi King Abdullah bin AbdulAziz al-Saud, the drivin [...]	2008-12-02 20:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1128	UNSC: UNSCR 1701 QUARTERLY CONSULTATIONS - [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 26, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams and DPKO Assistant Secretary-General Edmund Mulet briefed the Security Council in consultations on the SYG's UNSCR 1701 quarterly report. Williams noted the improved political climate in Lebanon but emphasized [...]	2008-12-02 22:08:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC IS LE SY
08USUNNEWYORK1129	MONUC AT UN: GIVE US CLEAR DIRECTIONS FOR DRC-AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SRSG Alan Doss asked the Security Council on November 26 for clear operational guidelines for MONUC, especially regarding use of force. He also said a temporary stabilization force is sorely needed as we await the additional MONUC troops the Council recently authorized. He sa [...]	2008-12-03 00:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC XA BY CG
08USUNNEWYORK1158	UNSC: COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON UNDOF (GOLAN [...] (SBU) Summary: In Security Council consultations on December 10, the Secretariat briefed on the activities of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF),which supervises the cease-fire between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights. He referred to the Secretary-General's November 26 report t [...]	2008-12-10 21:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO UNSC IS SY
08USUNNEWYORK1173	63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC [...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador Joan Plaisted, who served as Senior Area Adviser for East Asia and the Pacific to the 63rd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (U) To achieve U.S. objectives for the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA) session, East Asian and Pacific Islands support was [...]	2008-12-16 00:34:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	BP BX CB CH ECON FJ FM ID JA KR KS LA MG
08USUNNEWYORK1174	IRAN/SANCTIONS: MUTED COUNCIL SESSION HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 11, the Chair of the 1737 (Iran) Sanctions Committee updated the Council on the Committee's activities during the last ninety days, highlighting a briefing by the United States on the transfer of goods and technology to Iran and a briefing by Norway on a planned nucl [...]	2008-12-16 17:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC
08USUNNEWYORK1189	UNGA ADOPTS SECOND COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS AND TWO [...] Summary: On December 19, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) took final action on the remaining draft resolutions and decisions adopted by the Second Committee (Economic and Finance) - approving three resolutions by vote and adopting 31 resolutions and one decision by consensus. The UN [...]	2008-12-19 19:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECIN AORC SENV KPAL UNGA LE IS
08USUNNEWYORK127	LEBANON: RISING CONCERN ABOUT UNSCR 1701 [...] (C) Summary. Over the past week, the Israeli Mission, Secretariat officials, and departing UN Special Coordinator SIPDIS for Lebanon Geir Pedersen have expressed concern to USUN about increasing risks to the implementation of UNSCR 1701 as attention in Lebanon has largely been focused on th [...]	2008-02-11 22:16:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY IS LE
08USUNNEWYORK139	U.S. AND JAPAN DISCUSS IRAN, EAST TIMOR, BURMA, [...] (C) Summary. During a regular U.S.-Japan bilateral meeting on February 8, Amb Khalilzad and Japanese PermRep Takasu discussed Iran, Burma, Afghanistan, DPRK, and a range of other issues (UN Reform discussion covered septel). On Iran, Takasu reiterated Japanese support for the draft UNSCR, bu [...]	2008-02-14 13:44:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM KUNR IR BM AF KS SU
08USUNNEWYORK141	UN/DRC SANCTIONS: COUNCIL REVIEWS SANCTIONS REGIME [...] (C) GUIDANCE REQUEST: USUN seeks Department position on developing a list of names for targeted sanctions in the DRC Sanctions Committee. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST: The Security Council met on February 13 to review the sanctions regime concerning the Democratic Republic of the Con [...]	2008-02-14 16:01:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	DRC PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC
08USUNNEWYORK182	U.N. U/SYG HOLMES BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] SUMMARY. On February 25 Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed the Security Council on his recent mission to Kenya and cautioned that the current situation is evolving into a protracted humanitarian crisis. Holmes stressed the need to address the root causes of [...]	2008-02-27 21:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF UNSC KE
08USUNNEWYORK238	SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES AFGHANISTAN; UNAMA [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: On March 12, the Security Council held an open debate on Afghanistan, with newly appointed Special Representative to the Secretary-General (SRSG) Kai Eide in attendance. All 32 countries that spoke during the debate (including thel 15 members of the Security Council [...]	2008-03-14 23:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK24	UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 16:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AFIN UNEP
08USUNNEWYORK280	RANCOROUS UNSC MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST DEBATE MAKES [...] (SBU) Summary. SYG Ban Ki-Moon made an unusual appearance during the UNSC's monthly Middle East debate on March 25 to beseech the parties and the international community -- including the Security Council -- to support the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations aimed at reaching an agreement by the [...]	2008-03-28 15:07:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPKO KPAL KWBG UNSC SY IR LE
08USUNNEWYORK319	LEBANON: FRENCH THREATEN TO CIRCULATE SHORT 1701 [...] (C) The French held expert-level consultations on April 7 on their draft UNSC Presidential Statement (PRST) on resolution 1701 (reftel). Libya, South Africa, China, and Panama objected to the draft statement but expressed a willingness to consider a shortened version that simply reiterates su [...]	2008-04-09 00:53:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY LE IS
08USUNNEWYORK417	STATUS OF SENIOR PERSONNEL AT UN HEADQUARTERS [...] (C) Summary. Over the coming months, the departure of several senior UN Secretariat personnel currently serving in the United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ) in New York is expected. These expected turnovers offer the U.S. Government an opportunity to evaluate its approach to the recruitment of [...]	2008-05-12 15:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK511	LEBANON: IDF GENERALS BRIEF UNSC MEMBERS ON [...] (SBU) IDF Generals Yossi Baidatz and Yossi Heymann briefed UNSC delegations June 5 on Israel's assessment of the situation in south Lebanon and the performance of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers. They said Hizballah had fully re-armed in south Lebanon since summe [...]	2008-06-10 22:03:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPKO UNSC SY LE IS
08USUNNEWYORK519	MIDDLE EAST: ARABS PUSHING UNSC RESOLUTION ON [...] (SBU) USUN has learned that the Arab Group at the UN met at the expert-level on June 11 to discuss a Saudi proposal to table a draft resolution in the UN Security Council criticizing recent Israeli settlement activity. According to friendly delegations in the Arab Group, the Palestinian Obser [...]	2008-06-11 21:36:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK522	GA COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY REVIEW - MEETING [...] (U) Summary. The "Facilitator" for the General Assembly Counter-terrorism Strategy Review told Amb. Wolff that he expects the September review will result in adoption of a resolution re-committing but not re-opening the Strategy. He summarized the views expressed during a series of consulta [...]	2008-06-13 22:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER UN
08USUNNEWYORK531	SETTLEMENTS: ARAB GROUP SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT OR [...] (C) Summary. An Arab Group delegation consisting of representatives from Mauritania, Iraq, the Palestinian Observer Mission, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the Arab League requested a meeting with Amb Khalilzad on June 16 to formally present a draft resolution -- initiated by Saudi Arabia an [...]	2008-06-16 23:41:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK573	SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: LIBYA TABLES DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Security Council held its monthly Middle East meeting on June 27. Lisa Buttenheim, Director of the Asia and Pacific Division of the UN Department of Political Affairs, briefed the Council in a public session, and Council members subsequently discussed regional events i [...]	2008-06-28 00:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC SY LE IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK58	COUNCIL ADOPTS STATEMENT REGRETTING LITTLE [...] (SBU) After a heated Security Council debate January 17 on the question of whether Burma had responded to the demands of the international community, Council members adopted a press statement reiterating support for UN Special Advisor Gambari, including a call for his early return to Burma, [...]	2008-01-18 23:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
08USUNNEWYORK595	SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS PUT TEXT IN BLUE FOR VOTE [...] (SBU) Following the July 2 UNSC experts meeting on the Arab draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements (reftel),the Arab Group decided on July 3 to put their draft text in blue on July 7 and call for a vote latest on July 11. The Arabs also decided to keep the focus of the resolution on [...]	2008-07-03 23:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER KWBG KPAL UNSC PA IS
08USUNNEWYORK598	SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: USUN PLANS TO INTRODUCE [...] (C) Amb Khalilzad met with the Arab Group on July 7 about the draft resolution on Israeli settlements. He urged the group to delay putting the text in blue for 48 hours so that the Arabs could consider U.S. elements for a comprehensive resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and UNSC e [...]	2008-07-08 15:30:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK614	SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS NOW UNSURE IF THEY HAVE [...] (SBU) Libya convened a UNSC experts meeting on July 9 to solicit comments on its draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements. France spoke first, emphasizing that the Council has a unique opportunity to adopt a comprehensive resolution on the Middle East peace process, and that experts sh [...]	2008-07-10 02:17:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL UNSC IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK616	UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON 1701 REPORT: MEMBER STATES [...] (SBU) Summary. During closed consultations on July 9, UN Under-Secretary-General (U/SYG) for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe and Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, DPKO Asia and Middle East division director, briefed the Council on the June 27 SYG report on the implementation of UNSCR 1701. U/SYG Pasco [...]	2008-07-11 00:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY IS LE
08USUNNEWYORK623	SRSG EIDE AND U/SYG HOLMES BRIEF SC ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 9, the Security Council met to discuss Afghanistan, following the Secretary-General's special report on the outcome of the June 2008 Paris Conference. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Kai Eide and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitari [...]	2008-07-14 21:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK630	CHINA, RUSSIA OUTLINE THINKING ON ZIMBABWE, SUDAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chinese PermRep Wang told P-5 counterparts this morning that Beijing had instructed him to veto last weekend's Security Council resolution on Zimbabwe after South African President Mbeki called Chinese President Hu to complain that the U.S. and UK were actively discouraging the Zi [...]	2008-07-16 01:21:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO SU ZM
08USUNNEWYORK64	GAZA: SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS TO DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Security Council held a public debate January 22 on the situation in Gaza. Public statements were delivered by UN U/SYG Lynn Pascoe, all Security Council members, Israel, the Palestinians, neighboring states, the Arab League, OIC, and NAM. Amb Khalilad's intervention exp [...]	2008-01-23 00:51:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS
08USUNNEWYORK649	UNIFIL: DPKO EMPHASIZES DIMINISHING LAF [...] (SBU) POL officers met with Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, DPKO Asia and Middle East division director, on July 21 to discuss issues related to the implementation of UNSCR 1701. Weisbrod-Weber said he wanted to reiterate the "very strong statements" he made during the July 9 Security Council consu [...]	2008-07-21 23:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPKO UNSC LE
08USUNNEWYORK671	BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH INDIA PR ON DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Khalilzad met with Indian PermRep Sen on July 24. They discussed possible initial members in the UN democracy caucus and shared concern regarding UN budget practices. India offered to do more on Afghanistan if needed, and pointedly asked when the U.S. would be as open [...]	2008-07-28 16:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF AA
08USUNNEWYORK681	GUIDANCE REQUEST:PACIFIC ISLANDS-DRAFTED GA [...] (U) This is an action request - please see para 4. 2. (U) In a July 29 briefing for UN delegations, the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) announced their intention to conclude bilateral consultations by Thursday, July 31, on their draft General Assembly resolution calling on th [...]	2008-07-30 16:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA UNSC KGHG SENV
08USUNNEWYORK732	UNIFIL: USUN RAISES EMBASSY BEIRUT SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 20:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ASEC KPKO UNSC LE
08USUNNEWYORK736	MAXIMIZING U.S. LEVERAGE IN THE 63RD UNGA [...] (C) Summary. The 63rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) offers an opportunity to maximize U.S. influence within the UN by promoting targeted initiatives and reducing, without compromising U.S. policies or principles, the number of resolutions where we vote in or nearly in isolation. This [...]	2008-08-15 18:01:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON UN
08USUNNEWYORK776	UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-26 19:09:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AFIN UNEP
08USUNNEWYORK777	DPKO RESPONDS ON UNIFIL SALUTE OF HIZBALLAH [...] (SBU) PolOff and SMCOff met August 21 with UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Asia and Middle East Division Officer-in-Charge Mary Eliza Kimball and Middle East Team Leader Susan Allee to raise the points from ref A on the UNIFIL contingent's July 17 salute of Hizballah and Palest [...]	2008-08-27 14:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ASEC KPKO UNSC LE SY IS
08USUNNEWYORK864	AT UN, HEADS OF STATE BEGIN 63RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations General Debate opened on September 22 with several heads of state taking the floor. Most speakers mentioned the global food crisis, and many spoke on peace-building, energy issues, global warming, the financial crisis, and human rights. UN reform was another commo [...]	2008-09-25 22:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON BR US FR RP QA LI TU AR MA
08USUNNEWYORK872	CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS DOMINATE KHMER ROUGE TRIALS [...] (C) Summary. On September 24, USUN attended a meeting of the steering committee of the UN Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT). While all participants praised the progress made by the UN special expert David Tolbert and the recently appointed Deputy Director (UNAKRT Administration [...]	2008-09-29 14:57:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PREL PHUM CB
08USUNNEWYORK874	UN GENERAL DEBATE: PAKISTAN, ZIMBABWE, SUDAN AND [...] SUMMARY: During the afternoon of September 25, the UN General Assembly General Debate continued with its tenth plenary meeting. In an afternoon featuring Pakistan and Zimbabwe's Heads of State and Sudan's Vice-President, security issues were a primary focus. Participants called for peace in [...]	2008-09-29 16:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM UNGA PK ZI SU AS JA KS
08USUNNEWYORK890	UN GENERAL DEBATE: VENEZUELA, ERITREA AND OTHERS [...] SUMMARY: In the final plenary session of the 63rd UNGA General Debate on September 29, speakers included: Ireland, Ethiopia, Belize, Nigeria, South Africa, Eritrea, Thailand, Canada, Cambodia, Venezuela, New Zealand, Belarus, Switzerland, Mauritius, Maldives, Mauritania, Democratic Republic of [...]	2008-09-30 22:06:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON AORC UNGA EI ET BH NI SF ER
08USUNNEWYORK892	BURMA GROUP OF FRIENDS MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Secretary-General Ban convened a high-level meeting of the Burma Group of Friends on September 27 attended by Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda, Japanese Foreign Minister Nakasone, EU High Representative Solana, Vietnamese DPM and Foreign Minister Khiem, UK Foreign Secretary Miliband, [...]	2008-09-30 22:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
08USUNNEWYORK895	UN GENERAL DEBATE: BURMA, LIBYA, AND OTHERS [...] SUMMARY: During the morning UN General Assembly General Debate on September 29, Lao, Turkmenistan, Moldova, Liechtenstein, Singapore, Yemen, Jordan, Burma, Botswana, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville),Cote D'Ivoire, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Ecuador, and Denmark spoke. Speakers continued discussing the en [...]	2008-10-01 19:00:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PBTS UNGA LA TX MD LS SN YM JO
08USUNNEWYORK897	SYG BAN'S SEPTEMBER 25 HIGH-LEVEL EVENT ON THE FOOD CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary. Discussion of the global food price crisis dominated UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's September 25 high-level event on food security and climate change. Ban committed to providing leadership on the food crisis through the High-Level Task Force process, and stated that policy [...]	2008-10-01 20:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ENRG SENV UN
08USUNNEWYORK900	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH NEW UN SPECIAL [...] (C) Ambassador Khalilzad, in an October 2 meeting with new Special Coordinator of the Secretary-General for Lebanon Michael Williams, noted the USG's significant concerns with Lebanese border security and continuing arms smuggling and suggested that if the Lebanese security forces are over-st [...]	2008-10-02 21:32:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC IS LE SY
08USUNNEWYORK95	JANUARY MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING: RANCOROUS SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. During the UN Security Council's monthly public debate on the Middle East on January 30, past optimism about the Annapolis process was overshadowed by rancor resulting from the UNSC's inability to adopt a Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Gaza as well as acrimon [...]	2008-02-01 22:43:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS LE SY
08USUNNEWYORK965	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY ONE AND TWO [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on International Security and Nuclear Disarmament conducted its general debate from October 6 to October 14. This summary comprises statements from Days 1 and 2 (October 6 and 7) of the debate. The following spoke on Day 1: Sergio Duarte, High Representativ [...]	2008-10-22 22:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA CD
08USUNNEWYORK973	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE: U.S. TABLES REVISIONS [...] Underscores the contribution that compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements and with other agreed obligations makes to enhancing confidence and to strengthening international security and stability; 2. Urges all States to implement and to comply fully w [...]	2008-10-27 19:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK98	NYC WANTS TO COLLECT PROPERTY TAX ON BULGARIAN [...] Unclassified - entire text. 2. Bulgarian Minister Plenipotentiary Branimir Zaimov called on USUN Host Country and Legal Officers to describe two meetings between his Mission and the City of New York, which wants to negotiate a settlement with the Mission on USD 35 million it says Bulgaria [...]	2008-02-04 20:39:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP BU UN
08USUNNEWYORK981	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES CRIME PREVENTION, [...] SUMMARY: During the UN General Assembly Third Committee's formal discussion on crime prevention, criminal justice, and international drug control, speakers agreed that trafficking in drugs, weapons, and persons, and money laundering were cyclical and linked to terrorism, requiring coordinated [...]	2008-10-28 19:35:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KCOR KCRIM AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK994	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC):DAY FIVE, SIX AND [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its general debate from October 6 to October 14. This summary comprises statements from Days 5, 6 and 7 (October 10, 13 and 14) of the debate. The following states spoke on Day 5: Belarus, Philippines, Israel [...]	2008-10-31 21:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK996	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY ONE, TWO AND [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on nuclear weapons from October 14 to 16. This summary comprises statements from all three days (October 14, 15 and 16) of the debate. On Day 1, representatives from the following states [...]	2008-10-31 21:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
08VALLETTA190	MALTA'S FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY INVESTIGATES [...] (C) Summary. As promised in a recent meeting with Treasury U/S Levey (Ref A),Malta Financial Services Authority Director General Andre Camilleri has met with FIM Bank officials to inquire about the nature of FIM Bank,s dealings with Iran. Camilleri told Poleconoff he was reassured by the pos [...]	2008-05-09 05:13:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KTFN PTER EFIN PARM PGOV ETRD MT
08VATICAN1	HOLY SEE-ISRAEL: NO PROGRESS ON FUNDAMENTAL AGREEMENT AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Holy See officials report that the December 12-13 talks with Israel did not result in any further progress towards the conclusion of agreements on taxation of Church property in Israel and other outstanding bilateral issues. Some Church officials characterized the meeting as a [...]	2008-01-04 10:59:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF IS VT
08VATICAN15	HOLY SEE: DEPUTY FM DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting with a visiting White House official, Holy See Deputy FM Parolin called for dialogue to resolve the Lebanese political impasse and address concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions. Parolin confirmed that negotiations with Israel on taxation of Church proper [...]	2008-01-18 19:11:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF LE IS SY IR VT
08VATICAN17	HOLY SEE: CONVERSATIONS ON INTERFAITH RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Senior Holy See officials and scholars discussed interfaith relations with the visiting Deputy Assistant to VP Cheney, Joseph Wood, January 14-15. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Father Miguel Ayuso described the increasing Church engagement with the signers of "A Common Word", co [...]	2008-01-30 17:19:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIFR VT
08VATICAN2	HOLY SEE AND ANNAPOLIS: VATICAN HOPES TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (C) During a December 21 meeting with DCM and poloff, Monsignor Franco Coppola, Holy See director for the Middle East, expressed the Holy See's appreciation at being invited to participate in the post-Annapolis December 17 donors' meeting in Paris. The Holy See was represented by its Nuncio i [...]	2008-01-04 11:11:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS VT
08VATICAN23	HOLY SEE OFFICIAL DISCUSSES ORIENTAL CHURCHES, [...] (SBU) Summary: The institutional arrangements that the Holy See has with "Oriental Churches" can serve as a model for further rapprochement between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. In communion with the Pope, Oriental Churches conduct masses following the Byzantine rite and administer the [...]	2008-02-14 16:26:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KIRF IS UP VT
08VATICAN55	HOLY SEE ON TARIQ AZIZ [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See has expressed verbally and in writing its wishes that Tariq Aziz, who as Saddam Hussein's Deputy Prime Minister was the highest ranking Christian in the Iraqi government, be tried fairly. The Holy See opposes the death penalty in Iraq, and would appreciate Aziz be giv [...]	2008-07-23 14:30:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF IZ VT
08VATICAN58	LEVINSON CASE UPDATE [...] (SBU) As reported in ref. A, Monsignor Franco Coppola, Director for the Middle East at the Holy See Secretariat of State, informed A/DCM on July 4 that the Holy See Nuncio in Teheran, Archbishop Jean Paul Gobel, has sent a diplomatic note to the Government of Iran requesting a meeting to discus [...]	2008-07-30 14:38:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC KJUS PREL PHUM PTER KIRF IR VT
08VATICAN60	IRAQI AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON MALIKI'S MEETING WITH THE POPE [...] (C) Summary: During his recent meeting with the Pope and with Holy See Secretary of State Bertone, Maliki both recognized the need and committed to protect and assist Christians in Iraq. The Pope also asked Maliki to assist Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons. In a separate meeting [...]	2008-08-04 13:46:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT
08VATICAN61	HOLY SEE ON MADRID INTER-RELIGIOUS CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the Holy See, the most important aspect of the July 16 to 18 Madrid inter-religious conference (reftel A) is the fact that the Saudi King was firmly behind it. The Madrid conference was disappointing in its failure to address religious freedom and, to a lesser extent, to set u [...]	2008-08-04 13:55:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SA SP VT
08VATICAN72	(SBU) IRANIANS CHASTISE HOLY SEE ON LEVINSON [...] (SBU) According to Monsignor Franco Coppola, Director for the Middle East at the Holy See Secretariat of State, the Government of Iran recently informed the Holy See Nuncio in Teheran that it does not have any information about the whereabouts of U.S. citizen Robert Levinson. The GOI informed [...]	2008-10-02 15:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC KJUS PREL PHUM PTER KIRF IR VT
08VATICAN73	HOLY SEE ON IRAQI PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS LAW [...] (C) Summary: At a Holy See-requested urgent meeting, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Monsignor Pietro Parolin, asked USG assistance in ensuring minority quotas for Iraqi provincial councils. Parolin said that the Article 50 deletion from the Provincial Elections Law (PEL) sends a "most n [...]	2008-10-06 15:59:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF IZ VT
08VIENNA1007	AUSTRIA ON THE UNSC: POTENTIAL RESISTANCE TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: If Austria is successful in its bid for a 2009-10 rotating UNSC seat, its positions on most urgent Security Council issues would reflect the EU consensus, MFA contacts convincingly tell us. On Iran, however, successive Austrian governments have shown a deep-seated philosophical b [...]	2008-07-16 13:48:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC PARM PINR KNNP ENRG MNUC
08VIENNA1136	AUSTRIANS INFORMED OF NEW BURMA SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-07 14:30:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD BM AU
08VIENNA1194	OMV says Demand Strong for Nabucco Gas Pipeline [...] (U) Nabucco consortium lead OMV has released a survey of large gas customers showing prospective demand approximately double the pipeline's technical capacity of 31 bcm per day. Nabucco chairman Reinhard Mitschek cited the "100% overbooking ... from day one" as "evidence for the need to build [...]	2008-08-19 15:08:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET AU

08VIENNA1344	OMV TO DOUBLE GAS STORAGE CAPACITY IN AUSTRIA [...] On September 10, Austrian oil and gas company OMV announced its intention to double its gas storage capacity in Austria from 1.8 bcm to almost 4 bcm. OMV currently operates three smaller gas reservoirs in the east of Austria; the construction of a large fourth one near Gaenserndorf (east of [...]	2008-09-12 13:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PGOV EPET AU
08VIENNA1400	GC VOTE ON MESA SEAT AT IAEA BOG; AUSTRIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 13:27:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUC AU
08VIENNA1544	AUSTRIA: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUSTAINING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 10:28:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATEU MOPS MARR AF AU
08VIENNA1735	FOREIGN AND DEFENSE POLICY OUTLINE OF THE NEW [...] (U) The November 23 coalition agreement between Austria's Social Democrats and Conservatives includes brief (less than 10 percent of the total text) sections on foreign and defense policy. These for the most part affirm in broad terms existing policy -- specifics are given only in areas where [...]	2008-11-26 09:59:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU
08VIENNA1743	AUSTRIAN POSITION ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 16:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY AT
08VIENNA1799	AUSTRIAN VIEW OF BURMA SANCTIONS REGIME [...] (U) Polchief discussed reftel points December 5 with Bernhard Zimburg, MFA Director for East Asia and the Pacific, and his deputy, Bruno Bilek. Polchief also provided a copy of reftel OFAC paper. Zimburg and Bilek said they were not aware of the latest efforts to revise the EU targets list fo [...]	2008-12-09 09:42:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM EU AU
08VIENNA1835	AUSTRIAN INTERIOR MINISTER OUTLINES IMMIGRATION POLICY [...] (U) Summary: Austrian Interior Minister Maria Fekter outlined her views on immigration and integration in a December 4 speech in which she proposed that Austria develop a balanced policy avoiding the extremes of assimilation and multiculturalism. She said Austria would participate in an EU-wid [...]	2008-12-15 07:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM AU
08VIENNA1845	AUSTRIA: EU "BLUE CARD" FACES HURDLES [...] (U) Summary: The EU in October passed the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum, which would establish a "Blue Card" allowing skilled workers to fill jobs in the EU states, while also requiring EU members to provide development assistance to source countries of illegal migration to Europe. T [...]	2008-12-16 08:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM AU
08VIENNA1851	AUSTRIAN SUPPORT FOR THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 08:08:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER LE SY UNSC EUN AU
08VIENNA209	OMV TO CONTINUE OIL EXPLORATION IN NORTHERN IRAQ [...] (C) Austria's OMV will not discontinue its cooperation with the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) despite the Government of Iraq's recent decision to impose an oil embargo on OMV. OMV maintains its decision to sign production sharing agreements with the KRG is in line with the Iraqi Constitu [...]	2008-02-12 15:18:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV AU IZ
08VIENNA21	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-04 16:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SHUM AU PK
08VIENNA22	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: SUPPORTING ASPIRATIONS OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-04 17:50:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY AU
08VIENNA286	AUSTRIA EXPECTS NO MATERIAL EU RESPONSE TO IAEA [...] (U) Econ/Pol Counselor met 2/28 with MFA Acting Disarmament Director Benedict and IAEA Office Director Launer to discuss the follow-up to the Feb. 22 and 25 briefings on Iran-IAEA developments. Launer agreed with the U.S. assessment that Iran's stance is not credible and that further action i [...]	2008-02-29 09:53:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA AU
08VIENNA316	AUSTRIA: GOA VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (U) Polchief discussed reftel points March 5 with Klaus Famira, MFA European correspondent. Famira said he did not believe Lebanon, Syria, or Afghanistan would be discussed at the March 10-11 GAERC, unless one of the participants wants to report on a recent visit to the region. Discussion on [...]	2008-03-05 16:46:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN ZL PK ZI IR GG IS SY LE AU
08VIENNA370	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 13, 2008 [...] Mohamed M. and Mona S., an Austrian Muslim couple accused of involvement in the production and posting on the internet of a video message threatening attacks against Austria, have been found guilty of membership of a terrorist organization, namely al Qaeda. A Vienna court sentenced Mohamed M. l [...]	2008-03-13 14:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA395	SAUDI INVESTOR OBTAINS 20% SHARE IN AUSTRIAN AIRLINES [...] Saudi investor Sheik Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber, who obtained Austrian citizenship in 2007, will obtain a 20% share in Austria's national carrier, Austrian Airlines (AUA). The Euro 150 million ($225 million) equity increase will help AUA purchase new aircraft and expand its Middle East network [...]	2008-03-18 07:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR AU
08VIENNA463	AUSTRIA NOT INCLINED TO BE HELPFUL ON BELARUS [...] (C) Summary. In a disappointing meeting, MFA Director for the East and Southeast Europe indicated that Austria was not inclined to engage directly or through Brussels in active diplomacy in support of the U.S. in Belarus. Noting that Austria had no Embassy in Minsk and arguing that U.S. polic [...]	2008-04-04 07:56:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BO AU
08VIENNA513	AUSTRIA'S GROWTH SLOWING AS CONCERN ABOUT INTERNATIONAL [...] Based on continuing uncertainty in international financial markets, Austria's two leading economic institutes have recently slightly reduced GDP growth forecasts for 2008 to 2.1%. Exports will remain the driving force behind growth, as consumer spending remains sluggish. Projections for 2009 [...]	2008-04-14 15:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
08VIENNA527	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 16, 2008 [...] The parliamentary committee, which investigates charges of corruption against the Ministry of the Interior, has now issued a summons against Minister G\|nther Platter to account for holding back files and documents that are needed to assess the charges. The minister had done so with reference to [...]	2008-04-16 12:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA531	AUSTRIA'S ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) Austrian exports to Iran declined by 7.2% in 2007, following a drop of 21.7% in 2006. However, Iranian exports to Austria - 80% of which was energy -- Austria jumped 57.1% in 2007. Overall trade remained a very small part (.24%) of Austria's total trade, although Iran is still an import [...]	2008-04-17 09:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PGOV PREL IR AU
08VIENNA532	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 17, 2008 [...] There is no end to the price surge that shocks Austrian consumers: According to the latest statistics, the costs of living went up by 3.5 percent in March - more than in January or February. This price increase was especially noticeable in the costs for food products, gasoline, housing, and en [...]	2008-04-17 14:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA675	AUSTRIAN AIRLINES CONSIDERING OPTIONS AFTER SAUDI INVESTOR [...] Saudi investor Sheik Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber has backed out of plans to acquire a 20% share in Austrian Airlines (AUA) through an investment of Euro 150 million ($225 million). Al Jaber claimed that AUA management had misled him about the financial stability of the airline, pointing to the [...]	2008-05-16 15:36:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON PGOV AU
08VIENNA87	FRENCH EMBASSY ON EU-3 SANCTIONS INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary. According to the French Embassy in Vienna, the EU-3 expect some progress on adding names of Iranian entities and individuals to existing sanctions lists. The French willl enlist German help in persuading the Austrians to accept the addition of Bank Melli to the existing sanction [...]	2008-01-18 15:52:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP EU AU
08VIENTIANE180	FRAUD SUMMARY-(VIENTIANE): Q1 FY 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-20 10:22:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LA
08VIENTIANE228	MFA'S YONG DISCUSSES GOL EFFORTS TO END HMONG [...] (C) Summary: In an April 2 conversation with Poloff, MFA spokesman Yong Chanthalangsy, who oversees Hmong returnee issues within the GOL, discussed the remaining Hmong insurgent groups within Laos. He predicted that situation of the final two groups would be resolved within months, noting [...]	2008-04-11 07:00:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV LA TH
08VIENTIANE241	AMBASSADOR RAISES FOOD SECURITY; CHINESE DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: Topics at an April 10 Informal Quarterly Donors Meeting co-chaired by the Ambassador included food security in Laos, focusing on poor governmental policy choices in the often rice-deficient uplands areas, and the Chinese-financed development project at That Luang marsh (ref A). [...]	2008-04-24 06:36:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EINV UN LA CN
08VIENTIANE265	DEMARCHE TO LAOS: BURMA REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: In response to delivery of Reftel demarche, a MFA official said that the GOL sees the referendum process in Burma as an internal affair, adding that the GOL hopes that the referendum and new constitution are successful. Asked whether the GOL has encouraged a more transparent p [...]	2008-05-05 10:13:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LA BM
08VIENTIANE410	MILITARY-TO-MILITARY RELATIONS WITH LAOS STEADILY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the past two years, military-to-military relations with Laos have progressed quickly, including a long-sought agreement to exchange defense attaches (DATTs) and the implementation of an International Military Education and Training (IMET) program. The IMET program began with a [...]	2008-07-24 07:01:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL LA
08VIENTIANE441	GOVERNMENT PRESENTS FY 2008-2009 BUDGET OUTLINE TO [...] (C) Summary. In a presentation to the National Assembly on July 7 the Minister of Finance laid out the Lao government's expectations for its FY 2008-2009 budget. The government projects a fiscal deficit 42% below that of the current fiscal year, thanks to revenues that are expected to climb [...]	2008-08-08 06:24:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN LA
08VIENTIANE468	LAOS AND U.S. HOLD INITIAL DISCUSSIONS ON REPATRIATION [...] (SBU) Summary: A three-member joint State/DHS(ICE) delegation traveled to Vientiane for "preliminary discussions" about the repatriation to Laos of Lao nationals and former Lao nationals. The Government of Laos (GOL) representatives agreed that they are obligated under international law to [...]	2008-08-26 09:33:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC KCRM LA
08VIENTIANE83	SECOND U.S.-LAO COMPREHENSIVE BILATERAL DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: The second U.S.-Lao Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue (CBD),led by Department of State East Asia and Pacific Bureau (EAP) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Scot Marciel on January 25, highlighted the slowly maturing relationship between Laos and the United States. Unlike the pr [...]	2008-02-06 06:48:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON KHDP MARR MASS MOPS OTRA PGOV PHUM
08VIENTIANE97	LAOS: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS GRANT PROPOSALS FOR FY2008 [...] Embassy Vientiane recommends funding of the four proposals (two ESF and two INCLE) summarized in paragraph three, all of which address deficiencies identified in the Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Laos and the Interim Assessment. Only four proposals were submitted for this gran [...]	2008-02-12 07:46:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG LA
08VILNIUS100	GAERC: LITHUANIA WILL PUSH ON OPENINGS TO GEORGIA, [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to MFA Head of Common Foreign and Security Policy Division (EU Department) Egidijus Navikas February 15. Navikas re-confirmed GOL's intent to issue a statement in support of Kosovo independence immediately after the EU and the United States. Navikas said he th [...]	2008-02-15 12:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL KVIR IS IR CD BM LH
08VILNIUS1046	LITHUANIA WILL CONSIDER FUNDING SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 11:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC EUN LE LH
08VILNIUS146	LITHUANIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOL priority for the March 10-11 GAERC is increased EU engagement with Georgia. The Lithuanians are supportive of our positions on Kosovo and Pakistan, and we urged them to adopt a strong policy toward limited engagement with Syria and advocate it within the EU. The GOL doubt [...]	2008-03-07 14:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08VILNIUS459	LITHUANIA WILL NOT PLEDGE AT LEBANON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 11:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PHUM XG LE LH
08VILNIUS473	LITHUANIA IN IRAQ: WHERE THEY ARE NOW [...] (C) Advisor to the Prime Minister Mindaugas Jurkynas told Ambassador June 10 that President Adamkus and PM Kirkilas are both committed to Lithuanian troops remaining in Iraq past July, despite DefMin Olekas's almost daily, public statements to the contrary. Jurkynas said the State Defense Coun [...]	2008-06-17 06:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL NATO IZ LH
08VILNIUS516	UNKNOWN HACKERS POST SOVIET PROPAGANDA ON [...] (C) Ministry of National Defense Head of Cyber Defense Policy Karolis Aleksa confirmed to Post July 1 recent media reporting that over the weekend of June 28-30 unknown hackers broke into approximately 300 websites in Lithuania, including those of the ruling Social Democratic Party and the Chie [...]	2008-07-02 05:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EINT PROP XG LH
08VILNIUS594	LITHUANIA WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN NAM MEETINGS IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 11:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER NATO LH
08VILNIUS724	GYMNICH: LITHUANIA FAVORS ESDP MISSION FOR [...] (C) MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Head Egidijus Navikas told Post September 4 that GOL Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekunas will speak at the September 5 Gymnich (refs a and b) in favor of sending an ESDP Mission to Georgia (and contributing Lithuanian personnel),making a political de [...]	2008-09-04 15:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN RU GG LH
08VILNIUS898	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Secretary Chertoff, welcome to Lithuania! We and the Government of Lithuania are very much looking forward to your visit on October 30. The announcement by President Bush of Lithuania's entry into the Visa Waiver Program October 17 was the fulfillment of a long standing (and much discus [...]	2008-10-22 15:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL DHS KHLS KCSY EUN LH
08VLADIVOSTOK102	ADDICTION, SMUGGLING, AND CRIME IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST [...] Summary. Speakers at a drug prevention conference discussed the challenges involved in fighting drug use and trafficking in the Russian Far East, an area with higher-than-average drug use and drug-related crime, and that is rife with smuggling. A predominant theme throughout the conference w [...]	2008-09-18 10:20:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM RS
08VLADIVOSTOK103	WHAT'S RUINING FISHING AND WHY LEGAL CATCH DOESN'T PAY [...] Summary. Industry experts gathered in Vladivostok for the 2008 Fishery Congress to discuss problems facing Russia's fishing industry. Participants outlined several problems which include an obsolete fleet, confusing regulations, lack of processing facilities, and dwindling fisheries. An ev [...]	2008-09-18 10:20:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV ECON RS
08VLADIVOSTOK111	ECONOMIC FORUM: RFE'S PROBLEM? DEMOGRAPHICS, TRANSPORTATION, [...] Summary. Participants gathered at the third annual Far Eastern International Economic Forum in Khabarovsk to discuss economic development in the Russian Far East. The most widely discussed topics were the region's ever-decreasing population and the high cost and inefficiency of transportatio [...]	2008-10-09 07:57:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV RS
08VLADIVOSTOK116	FAR EAST ELECTIONS: RESULTS AS PREDICTED [...] Elections completed in five Far East jurisdictions on October 12 yielded no surprises, with Yedinaya Rossiya and incumbents prevailing (reftel A). Roman Abramovich and his team handily won three seats in the Chukotka Duma, Yedinaya Rossiya won 12 of 14 Sakhalin seats, and incumbent mayors Pec [...]	2008-10-14 06:57:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV RS
08VLADIVOSTOK120	THE PROBLEM WITH THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST'S MORIBUND AGRICULTURE [...] Primorye is no longer the prosperous and productive agricultural region it was during Soviet times. In hopes of improving the region's stagnant rural economy, Moscow announced a new regional agriculture promotion plan last March. The new plan replaces the largely unsuccessful national plan t [...]	2008-10-22 04:48:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PGOV RS
08VLADIVOSTOK127	TIGHTER CREDIT, CURRENCY SHORTFALL MAY SLOW ECONOMY IN [...] Although Russian politicians generally refuse to acknowledge the possibility of financial crisis in here, signs of financial distress have emerged in the Russian Far East. Banks have significantly tightened credit terms, many areas are experiencing a shortage of hard currencies, and companies [...]	2008-11-10 06:49:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON RS
08VLADIVOSTOK130	PRO-RIGHT HAND DRIVE RALLIES TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT EASTERN [...] On November 22, demonstrators throughout the Russian Far East (RFE) staged rallies to protest the National Duma's proposal to ban the import and limit the use of right-hand drive vehicles from Japan. The largest demonstration -- which took place in Vladivostok -- attracted seven thousand part [...]	2008-11-26 08:53:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON RS
08VLADIVOSTOK135	LARGER PROTESTS IN FAR EAST AGAINST INCREASED AUTO TARIFFS [...] Ten thousand demonstrators took to the streets in Primorye on December 14 to protest the upcoming increase in used car import tariffs, blocking main roads in Vladivostok and smaller cities for up to eight hours. Several thousand cars from Vladivostok, Ussuriisk and Nakhodka also organized a b [...]	2008-12-15 06:38:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON RS
08VLADIVOSTOK136	TAIGA NATIVE VILLAGE KRASNIY YAR: EVERY DAY IS A CRISIS [...] (U) Summary. In the 1930's Stalin relocated many indigenous minorities of Primorye and Khabarovskiy Krai to remote northern areas. One such town is Krasniy Yar. The remote town is an eleven hour drive from Vladivostok, the last four hours over a rough snow road (zimniki) cut through the woo [...]	2008-12-15 07:16:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PHUM RS
08VLADIVOSTOK3	RUSSKIY ISLAND: FROM ICE FISHING PARADISE TO APEC HOST? [...] (U) Summary. Consulate staff chose the coldest day of the season at minus 21 centigrade to visit Russkiy Island, the purported site of the 2012 APEC summit. It is immediately apparent that the island has a long way to go before it is ready to accept many international visitors, let alone ho [...]	2008-01-15 03:24:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL SENV RS
08VLADIVOSTOK31	SUPERJET READYING FOR TAKEOFF IN KOMSOMOLSK [...] (U) Komsomol'sk-na-Amure is the third largest city in the Russian Far East and home to the Sukhoi Superjet, a multinational project that involves Boeing and a half a dozen other U.S. firms, as well as German and French aviation companies. At the Sukhoi assembly plant, CG saw one Superjet th [...]	2008-03-26 06:36:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV RS
08VLADIVOSTOK64	RUSSIAN FAR EAST: LOCAL FIRM WINS TENDER TO BUILD LANDMARK [...] Summary. A local company has won a tender to build a landmark bridge across Vladivostok's picturesque Zolotoy Rog Bay. Tikhookeanskaya Mostostroitelnaya Kompaniya (TMK),based in the southern Primorye town of Ussuriysk, won under suspicious circumstances, however: all of the other firms drop [...]	2008-06-20 08:26:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN PGOV KCOR ECON RS
08VLADIVOSTOK68	RUSSIAN FAR EAST: CHUKOTKANS WORRY AS THEIR "HERO," [...] Summary. On July 3, President Dmitriy Medvedev agreed to accept the voluntary resignation of longtime Chukotka Governor Roman Abramovich and appointed Vice Governor Roman Kopin as acting Governor until a permanent replacement is named. Under billionaire Abramovich, Chukotka has gone from bei [...]	2008-07-09 07:21:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR RS
08VLADIVOSTOK7	FIRST VICE GOVERNOR OF PRIMORYE SHOT IN VLADIVOSTOK [...] (U) On January 28, Primorye's First Vice Governor Sergey Sopchuk was shot as he was leaving home for work. The apparent assassination attempt failed and Sopchuk is reportedly recuperating in a Vladivostok hospital in satisfactory condition with wounds to his shoulder and hands. Police have [...]	2008-01-28 06:01:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON RS
08VLADIVOSTOK8	GOLD, GULAG AND GEOGRAPHY DEFINE MAGADAN [...] (U) Summary: With a region half the size of Alaska and a population of only 170,000, the Magadan region has big challenges. First is finding enough skilled labor to exploit the gold, silver and other mining riches of its vast territory. The mines operate year round, even when temperatures hi [...]	2008-01-28 06:20:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL RS
08VLADIVOSTOK82	RUSSIAN FAR EAST FISHING: THE NORTH KOREAN CONNECTION [...] (U) Summary. Fishing is often said to be the most criminalized industry in the Russian Far East. After several months of planning, one small fishing company in Zarubino agreed to allow the CG and one FSN to accompany the trawler MPC 254 on a fishing trip in Peter the Great Bay. While the Aug [...]	2008-08-06 00:15:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SENV
08VLADIVOSTOK89	A HIKE THROUGH LEOPARD TERRITORY [...] (U) Consulate staff hiked through World Wildlife Foundation's (WWF) leased forest in Barabash on August 17. The trail takes about two hours and includes information on the leopard habitat and how the forests of the Far East have changed. The forests are much more diverse than in northern Ru [...]	2008-08-18 02:52:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO PGOV RS
08VLADIVOSTOK94	RUSSIAN-NORTH KOREAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION: DISTANT TRAIN [...] (U) Summary. Russian and North Korean officials have signed an agreement to renovate the railroad linking the two countries and to jointly develop the North Korean port of Najin to handle major container cargos. The move, which has been anticipated for years, is seen as the first step in upg [...]	2008-08-22 06:21:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD RS
08WARSAW101	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DRAFT RESOLUTION ON GAZA [...] POLOFF delivered reftel talking points on the proposed Human Rights Council draft resolution on Gaza to Ambassador Maciej Kozlowski at the MFA's Africa and Middle East Division on January 24. He had no immediate reaction. ASHE [...]	2008-01-24 16:10:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PL
08WARSAW1086	NO TO IRAN DEAL FOR NOW; BUT WHAT NEXT ON ENERGY [...] (SBU) EEB DAS Doug Hengel met the week of September 8 with government officials and leadership of the state-controlled oil and gas company (PGNiG) and was assured that no energy deal with Iran was imminent. All agreed on the importance of ensuring that Iran did not develop nuclear weapons and [...]	2008-09-18 11:25:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET ETTC IR PREL PL
08WARSAW1104	POLAND/DPRK - GROWING INTEREST IN PROMOTING HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Polish Government is very interested in the humanitarian and human rights situation in North Korea (DPRK). MFA officials told Deputy Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea Christian Whiton that they are exploring ways to take effective action. The Poles expressed inte [...]	2008-09-23 05:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PHUM PREL KN PL
08WARSAW1173	POLES DEEPEN AFGHANISTAN ENGAGEMENT DESPITE PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 1, Poland will increase its military presence and take on new responsibilities in Afghanistan. Polish forces will consolidate control over military operations in Ghazni province, and a Polish civilian contingent will replace its U.S. PRT counterpart over the course [...]	2008-10-07 06:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PL MAPP
08WARSAW1258	POLAND AGREES THAT ATTENDANCE AT IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) Warsaw has no intention of participating in the November 30 nuclear conference in Iran. Juliusz Gojlo, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Africa and the Middle East, said October 29 that Poland fully respected its obligations under various UNSC resolutions [...]	2008-10-29 17:20:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC MNUC TRGY IR PL
08WARSAW1274	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GUTIERREZ' VISIT TO POLAND - 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE [...] Mr. Secretary, you are coming to Poland at an exciting time, following several high-profile bilateral successes: the August signing of the Missile Defense Agreement; the successful conclusion of a five-year Polish deployment in Iraq; and the simultaneous strengthening of support for the NATO [...]	2008-11-04 15:29:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD KIPR PL PGOV
08WARSAW1285	POLISH VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 3 GYMNICH AND NOVEMBER [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to MFA European Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski, Poland will oppose the unconditional resumption of negotiations on a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with Russia, but will take a "careful" approach at the November 10-11 EU Foreign Ministers Meeting (GAERC). B [...]	2008-11-07 06:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN GA RS BK AF SY IZ PL
08WARSAW614	DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON LEBANON [...] (C) In absence of Ambassador and of senior Middle East officials at the MFA, Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche May 19 to Boguslaw Ochodek, First Counselor in the Africa and Middle East Department. After PolCouns reviewed points urging Poland to make private and public statements, [...]	2008-05-19 13:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE PL
08WARSAW910	INVESTMENT IN POLAND [...] Summary: Inflows into Poland from foreign direct investment continue at sustained, high levels. In 2007, FDI was estimated at USD 18.5 billion. EU funds accounted for another USD 10.1 billion, and remittances for USD 4.3 billion. Poland continues to be attractive to investors, although some [...]	2008-07-30 05:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PL
08WELLINGTON112	NON-PAPERS DELIVERED REGARDING UNSCR 1803 AND [...] (C) Per Ref A, Non-Paper regarding Iranian Banks' deceptive financial practices was delivered by Econoff to New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAT) Middle East Division with responsibility for sanctions issues regarding Iran and to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the New Zeala [...]	2008-03-27 02:15:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD KNNP PREL PGOV MNUC IR NZ
08WELLINGTON115	NO TURNING BACK THE SUBSIDY CLOCK FOR NEW ZEALAND FARMERS [...] Note: This is a joint Foreign Agricultural Service and State report. End note. 2. (SBU) Summary. Up until approximately twenty years ago, New Zealand farmers were some of the most heavily subsidized in the world. Farmers were provided with price supports, low-interest loans, extensive [...]	2008-03-30 18:58:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PREL NZ XV
08WELLINGTON125	NEW ZEALAND REQUEST FOR SSI U.S. SPEAKER ON U.S. [...] MSP Theme: MSP Goal 08-01 Mutual Understanding. Description/Purpose: There are close ties between the countries in this region; at the same time there is also a high level of interest in U.S. politics, which is reflected daily in the New Zealand media. New Zealand requests support for a second [...]	2008-04-09 19:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO NZ
08WELLINGTON15	CODEL HOYER MEETS WITH GNZ LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 9, a 13-member Congressional delegation led by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) met with Deputy and Acting Prime Minister Michael Cullen and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Chief Executive Simon Murdoch to discu [...]	2008-01-18 03:37:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KGHG MOPS MARR AF NK NZ
08WELLINGTON180	NEW ZEALAND SEEKS FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH JAPAN, SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary. In what has been predicted to be her last official overseas trade mission as Prime Minister ahead of the upcoming general election, Helen Clark traveled last month to Japan and South Korea to discuss securing free trade agreements (FTAs) with both countries. The timing of Clark [...]	2008-06-09 04:37:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
08WELLINGTON24	UNDERSECRETARY DOBRIANSKY EMPHASIZES STRONG US-NZ [...] (C) Summary. During her January 14 meetings with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) officials, Undersecretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky highlighted the recent successful discussions in Bali, underscored USG support for a multilateral approach to cl [...]	2008-01-29 21:38:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCGC PHUM KDEM MOPS NZ
08WELLINGTON264	DASD CLAD/MAJOR GENERAL CONANT'S AUGUST 4-6 VISIT [...] (C) Summary. During a joint visit by DASD James Clad and PACOM J-5 Major General Conant to New Zealand, both met with Minister of Defense Phil Goff, Secretary of Defense John McKinnon, and Vice Chief of the Defense Force Jack Steer. Senior MOD officials welcomed enhanced bilateral military [...]	2008-08-27 01:12:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS NZ
08WELLINGTON356	A/S FORT'S OCTOBER 9-10 VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) Summary. During an October 9-10 visit to New Zealand, INR A/S Randall Fort met with members of the External Assessments Bureau (EAB),the Chief Executive of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Deputy Secretary Caroline Forsyth, and official [...]	2008-10-24 01:29:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL NZ
08WELLINGTON400	NEW ZEALAND, ASEAN AND THE ARF DISASTER RELIEF [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 02:06:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MOPS PREL MARR NZ
08WELLINGTON413	CONTINUITY URGED IN BRIEFING TO NZ FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Briefing to Incoming Ministers (BIM),publicly released on December 8, makes a strong case for continuing the policies and approach of the previous government. The MFAT BIM provides the Ministry's opening summary of its current p [...]	2008-12-15 02:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ
08WELLINGTON55	CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA STRESSES USG SUPPORT FOR PACIFIC; STRONG [...] (U) Summary. Codel Faleomavaega visited New Zealand from January 31 to February 7. In Auckland, the Codel met with ConGen staff to discuss consular issues and traveled to Whangarei for the Waitangi Day celebrations on February 5-6. On February 4, the Codel held meetings in Wellington with M [...]	2008-02-21 01:04:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI NZ
08WELLINGTON76	SOMALIA AND PIRACY: NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE [...] (C) On February 28, Andrew Robinson, a Middle East and Africa policy officer from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) contacted the Embassy to report on his initial feedback from the Ministry of Defense regarding possible GNZ assistance on addressing piracy off the Somalian coas [...]	2008-02-28 18:33:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS KCRM EWWT NZ
08WELLINGTON91	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2/2007 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 00:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD NZ
08WINDHOEK106	(C) IMAM SHAFI SHUNS MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND IRANIAN MOSQUE [...] (C) Namibia's most senior Imam and head of the Windhoek Islamic Center, Kenyan-born Sheikh Shafi Aziz, told PolOff recently that representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood visited his offices in 2006 and 2007 seeking Shafi's support to obtain work permits and open a mosque in Namibia. Shafi po [...]	2008-04-15 16:14:00	Embassy Windhoek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM WA
08WINDHOEK122	NAMIBIA-CHINA RELATIONS [...] China's focus in Namibia is mainly economic and commercial, with an underlying political objective of maintaining Namibian support for Chinese positions on certain issues (One China policy, Taiwan, UN, etc.). Chinese firms dominate the Namibian construction industry and have faced numerous al [...]	2008-05-06 06:37:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAGR ECPS EFIN MARR SENV TRGY WA
08WINDHOEK301	NAMIBIA: IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS VOTE [...] (C) Emboff met with the Namibian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director of Multilateral Affairs Julius Zaya Shiweva and delivered reftel demarche on September 22. Shiweva stated that "to his knowledge Namibia had not yet been approached by any country" with regards to the nomination of a memb [...]	2008-09-26 11:08:00	Embassy Windhoek	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUCWA WA
08YAOUNDE43	CAMEROON: MINISTER OF MINES PROVIDES OVERVIEW OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 9, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Badel Ndanga Ndinga, Minister of Industry, Mines and Technological Development, and his mining team. They noted Cameroon's large (though largely untapped) mining potential, including its active artisinal mining sector. The U.S [...]	2008-01-15 16:18:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CM ECON EIND EMIN
08YAOUNDE800	CAMEROON: BIYA PROMISES PROGRESS ON CORRUPTION AND [...] (C) Summary. In a jovial August 7 conversation with the Ambassador, President Biya said he planned to set up three key government institutions--an elections agency, the Senate, and the Constitutional Court--before the end of the year. Applauding USG efforts to fight corruption in Cameroon, Bi [...]	2008-08-11 14:18:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR PHUM ECON EINV ETRD UN CM
08YAOUNDE873	CAMEROON: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: On September 9, Pol/Econ Chief met with Minister for Parliamentary Affairs at the Presidency and Deputy Secretary General of the ruling CPDM party Gregoire Owona. Owona confirmed that the ruling CPDM party will hold a major Congress in the coming months, indicated that Preside [...]	2008-09-10 15:54:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM ECON KCOR PGOV
08YEREVAN1012	ARMENIA TO BACK EGYPT'S CULTURE MINISTER FOR [...] (C) Acting Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche on December 16 to Tziunik Aghajanian, Director of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Aghajanian said Armenia has long committed to supporting the candidacy of Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni to be the next [...]	2008-12-16 16:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO AM
08YEREVAN108	ARMENIA ON POST-2008 PLANS IN IRAQ (C-DI7-02264) [...] (S) In response to reftels, the Defense Attache (DATT) and two PolOffs met February 5 with Armen Yedigarian, Head of the Department of Arms Control and International Security at the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inquire about GOAM intentions in Iraq after the eventual expiration of th [...]	2008-02-11 12:27:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL MARR MOPS IZ AM
08YEREVAN337	HRAZDAN RESIDENTS RALLY FOR JAILED MP [...] (C) Since March 24, residents of Hrazdan have staged daily protests against the arrest and continued detention of Sasun Mikaelian. A Republican member of parliament and Karabakh war hero, Mikaelian supported Levon Ter-Petrossian in the recent Presidential election. Mikaelian appears to enjoy [...]	2008-04-16 13:06:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AM
08YEREVAN892	ARMENIA SAYS NO TO PALESTINIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (S) Poloff met with Dziunik Aghajanian October 17 to deliver reftel demarche and solicit Armenia's interest in resettling to Armenia the Palestinian Guantanamo detainee Asim M. Al-Aasmi. Aghajanian said Armenia is unable to resettle such cases. 2. (S) Aghajanian said Armenia's refusal in s [...]	2008-11-10 14:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO AM
08YEREVAN932	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY COURTESY CALL ON [...] (C) During an introductory meeting November 10 with Minister of Transport and Communication Gurgen Sargsian, Sargsian expressed appreciation for USG assistance and cooperation on transportation projects and noted the value that the GOAM places on the MCC Compact. Ambassador applauded the GOAM [...]	2008-11-18 14:14:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ELTN ECON TU AM
08ZAGREB3	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JANUARY 3, 2008 [...] (U) HOUSE ARREST SCANDAL - INTERIOR MINISTER RESIGNS; ICTY INDICTEE MARKAC RETURNS TO HAGUE: MOI Ivica Kirin submitted his resignation on 29 December following reaction to a 22 December boar hunt with ICTY indictee Mladen Markac, who was supposed to be under house arrest during his provisional [...]	2008-01-03 14:25:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB323	Croatia Requests for Embassy Science Fellows 2008 [...] In response to reftel, post supports a request from the Government of Croatia to host Embassy Science Fellows. Post has received thirteen proposals. The Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport will provide housing and in-country transportation for any Embassy Science Fellow. Requestin [...]	2008-04-18 11:43:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TSPL SENV EAGR AMGT OTRA APER HR
08ZAGREB382	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MAY 21, 2008 [...] (U)USAID/CROATIA CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP: More than 450 people from all over Croatia attended a closing ceremony celebrating Croatia's graduation from SEED assistance held in Zagreb on May 15. Many of the attendees traveled from cities throughout Croatia where USAID has worked, an [...]	2008-05-21 14:57:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB556	ZAGREB ACTIVITY REPORT - JULY 25 [...] (U) ONE MORE CHAPTER CLOSED, ONE MORE OPENED IN EU ACCESSION TALKS: At its first negotiating session under the French EU Presidency in Brussels, on July 25, Croatia will close the negotiating chapter on Enterprise and Industrial Policy, and open negotiations on the Free Movement of Goods chapt [...]	2008-07-25 09:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV MARR HR
08ZAGREB69	ASSESSMENT OF CROATIA'S NATO READINESS [...] (U) Following is Post assessment of Croatia's progress on key reform issues related to NATO accession and remaining challenges facing PM Sanader's new government in advance of a possible membership invitation at the Bucharest Summit. REGIONAL LEADERSHIP: COMMITTED TO STABILITY OF NEIGHBORS - [...]	2008-01-31 10:47:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB799	POST SUPPORTS 1206 PROPOSAL FOR REGIONAL AIR [...] (U) The Ambassador supports EUCOM's 1206 proposal to include Croatia in the South East Europe Regional Air Surveillance Coordination Center (RASCC). The center will provide important opportunities for our mil-mil engagement with the Croatian armed forces, as well as promoting regional mil-mil [...]	2008-11-21 12:43:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS HR
08ZAGREB812	NIKE REPRESENTATIVE DESCRIBES COUNTERFEIT GOODS [...] Summary. Nike's brand protection manager for Croatia met with Econ and FCS officers at the American Chamber of Commerce in Zagreb in late November to discuss patterns of counterfeit goods smuggling and quality of enforcement as it faces growing demand for smuggled counterfeit apparel through [...]	2008-12-01 14:27:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI HR
08ZAGREB828	IRANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT CROATIA [...] (C) Petar Mihatov, MFA State Secretary Bozinovic's Chief of Staff, informed Pol Off on November 27 that Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) for European Affairs Mahdi Safari was scheduled to visit Zagreb on December 15 and 16. DFM Safari had meetings set up with President Mesic and State Sec [...]	2008-12-04 16:06:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HR IR IS

08ZAGREB838	POST SUPPORTS 1206 PROPOSAL FOR REGIONAL AIR [...] (U) The Ambassador supports EUCOM's 1206 proposal to include Croatia in the South East Europe Regional Air Surveillance Coordination Center (RASCC) for FY 09. The center will provide important opportunities for our mil-mil engagement with the Croatian armed forces, as well as promoting regiona [...]	2008-12-08 15:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS HR
092OF5	CORRECTED TEXT: THE FIRST SCIENCE ENVOYS AND GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU)Summary: The Secretary announced the U.S. Science Envoy Program on November 3. The Science Envoys will seek to identify new opportunities and build new partnerships in Science and Technology (S&T) cooperation. The first three envoys will begin travel in January and February, and posts are [...]	2009-12-11 03:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ISCON KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP PREL SCUL SENV SOCI
09ABIDJAN92	PRESIDENT FIRES SECRETARY AS FIRST STEP IN [...] (U) On February 4, the President's spokesperson issued a communique, which he read on television, announcing that one of the President's secretaries, Emilienne Blehon Gome, was charged in court with using her position to extort 65,542,610 CFA (circa USD 131,000) from a mobile telephone company, [...]	2009-02-06 17:37:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KDEM ECON SOCI IV
09ABUDHABI1015	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY NAPOLITANO'S VISIT TO THE UNITED [...] (C) Madam Secretary: We look forward to your November 7-8 visit to Abu Dhabi. 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powerhouses of the region (our largest export market in the Middle East) and attained a commensurate level of politic [...]	2009-10-29 11:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL AE
09ABUDHABI1062	UAE NUCLEAR TENDER A BATTLE BETWEEN KOREA AND FRANCE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Abu Dhabi's upcoming award of a $40+ billion nuclear power contract (reftels) has attracted the highest levels of diplomatic and commercial advocacy. Secretaries Clinton and Napolitano both recently advocated for the GE/Hitachi bid with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bi [...]	2009-11-10 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE
09ABUDHABI1085	UAE GIVES NUCLEAR TENDER BIDDERS MORE TIME [...] (C/NF) Summary: According to a resident GE official, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has told the GE/Hitachi consortium they should submit a final offer on Abu Dhabi's $40+ billion nuclear power plant tender (reftels) by December 10. This surprise development came as many, including [...]	2009-11-16 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE
09ABUDHABI1105	UAE Unblocks Access to Top Israeli Internet Domain ".il" [...] (SBU) The United Arab Emirates unblocked access to web sites on the Israeli country code top-level domain ".il" earlier this month. Syria and the UAE were the only two countries in the Middle East and North Africa blocking the Israeli domain, a largely symbolic action because internet users can [...]	2009-11-24 08:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO SCUL TINT IS AE
09ABUDHABI1107	UAE DEVELOPS FOOD SECURITY POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Like the United States, UAE federal and local government officials are focused on promoting food security and expanding cooperation and partnership with foreign agricultural producers. The UAE imports over 85 percent of its agricultural needs, making food security a pressing chall [...]	2009-11-24 11:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ETRD AE
09ABUDHABI1109	NEW CENTRAL BANK DIRECTIVE ON POLITICALLY EXPOSED PERSONS [...] (C) Summary: On 2 August 2009, the UAE Central Bank (UAECB),issued a circular to local banks instructing them not to handle accounts belonging to Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs). The circular was issued in response to a shortcoming identified in the UAE's Middle East-North Africa Financial [...]	2009-11-24 12:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PTER PREL ECON AE
09ABUDHABI1117	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN [...] (U) Mission UAE looks forward to hosting Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman's December 8-10 visit to Abu Dhabi. Reftel provided a separate classified scenesetter. THE UAE AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Ar [...]	2009-12-01 11:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE
09ABUDHABI1133	UAE FM on Middle East Peace [...] (S) Summary: UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) told D/SEMEP David Hale on December 7 bold steps were needed to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and again proposed a donors conference in support of East Jerusalem. AbZ said he expected Abu Mazen to remain in po [...]	2009-12-10 11:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS AE
09ABUDHABI133	UAE HOSTS ARAB DISCUSSION ON PA SUPPORT [...] (C) As previewed with the Ambassador (ref A),UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) hosted a gathering of nine Arab foreign ministers February 3 in Abu Dhabi to discuss coordination of Palestinian issues. Eight countries and the PA attended (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, [...]	2009-02-04 14:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG EFIN AE
09ABUDHABI148	UAE ACTIVITY IN ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: As the UAEG hosted the "moderate camp" of Arab ministers February 3, its role in moderating peace in the Middle East came somewhat more into focus. The UAE is a determined player, and consistent coordinator, in Arab efforts to secure stability; its contributions to GCC and Arab [...]	2009-02-10 14:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EAID KPAL KWGB IS AE
09ABUDHABI153	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MEDLINE [...] Reftel requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at Medline International, Jebal Ali Free Zone, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of a Universal Microplate Reader and Auto Plate Washer both exported as QA34z reference for Medline. An internet search shows a Canadian based Medline (www.m [...]	2009-02-11 07:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI154	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MEDLINE [...] Reftel requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at Medline International, Jebal Ali Free Zone, Dubai, UAE for the shipment of a Universal Microplate Reader and Auto Plate Washer both exported as No License Required by BioTek Instruments Inc., Winooski, VT. 2. Export Control O [...]	2009-02-11 12:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI174	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT AND ATTENDANCE AT IDEX 2009 [...] (C) We look forward to your visit to the UAE and participation in the 9th International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX). ------------------------------ Punching Above Its Weight ------------------------------ 2. (C) Over the past five years the UAE has emerged as a regional pow [...]	2009-02-19 11:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS MASS IR IZ AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI202	UAE: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) The following is Post's submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. 2. (SBU) The Embassy's point of contact for the Trafficking in Persons Report is: Kundai Mashingaidze Tel: +971 2-414-2621 Fax: +971 2-414-2639 Email: mashingaidzek@state.gov Number of hours spent on th [...]	2009-02-26 14:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG AE
09ABUDHABI204	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: EXECUJET MIDDLE [...] Ref email requested that post conduct 11 post-shipment verifications at ExecuJet Middle East, Dubai International Airport for numerous civil aircraft related systems and parts exported as No License Required by Rockwell Collins, Wichita, Kansas and Bombardier Aerospace, Des Plaines, Illinois. [...]	2009-03-01 09:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI239	UAE RETAIL SALES DECLINE WITH CONSUMER CONFIDENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The local impact of the global financial crisis has contributed to weakening UAE consumer confidence. As sales fall, retailers have cut prices for essential goods, diesel, used cars, and luxury goods. Emirati nationals report they are delaying purchases with the hope prices wil [...]	2009-03-12 11:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD AE
09ABUDHABI312	UAE ON DOHA ARAB SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador shared reftel points on the Doha summit with MFA and was told the UAE is looking for Arab solidarity. Separately, UAE President Khalifa discussed key summit topics in a press interview. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador raised reftel points on the Doha summit with D [...]	2009-03-26 14:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL SU QA IS IR SY AE
09ABUDHABI317	UAE PRESIDENT'S PRESS REMARKS ON REGIONAL ISSUES [...] Summary: In a rare press interview (this time with Qatar's Al-Watan newspaper) in advance of the Doha summit, UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan commented on the continuing strength of relations with the U.S. as Washington changes leadership, expressing optimism in the Obama Adm [...]	2009-03-29 10:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ENRG KPAL SU IS IR SY IZ AE
09ABUDHABI378	Fraud Summary - Abu Dhabi [...] Country Conditions Note: Many aspects of this report should be viewed in tandem with the Fraud Summary from Consulate General Dubai. While the two posts in the UAE see somewhat different applicant pools (Notably, Dubai is the primary NIV processing post for persons in Iran, while Abu Dhabi [...]	2009-04-14 12:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AE
09ABUDHABI418	GSD CHAIR FROM UAE CONFIRMS STRONG RELATIONS [...] (C) Welcoming Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (ISA Middle East) Colin Kahl to the UAE on April 27, Chief of the UAE Air Force and Air Defense Air Vice Marshall (MG) Mohammed Sowaidan al-Gemzy gave a strong endorsement of mutual cooperation in facing regional challenges. In a brief strat [...]	2009-04-29 13:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS AE
09ABUDHABI485	ABU DHABI DEVELOPMENT FUND CHANNELS ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During EconOff's May 7 courtesy call, Acting Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD, www.adfd.ae) Mohammed Saif Al Sowaidi outlined the Fund's efforts to support economic development through bilateral loans and grants to Middle Eastern, African and Asian cou [...]	2009-05-14 10:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV EFIN EINV AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI51	UAE: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Following is the text of Post's submission for the 2008 UAE country report on terrorism. Begin text: United Arab Emirates The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) repeatedly condemned terrorist acts in Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, and elsewhere in the region. In order to prevent ex [...]	2009-01-13 13:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN DCRM KHLS AEMR AE
09ABUDHABI515	UAE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR PLANS VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (S) Federal Director of State Security and UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al-Nahyan plans to visit Washington from June 29 through July 1. His office has requested assistance with appointments, which Post strongly endorses as key opportunities to deepen positive engageme [...]	2009-05-21 12:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	OVIP OTRA PREL PK IS IR AE
09ABUDHABI555	UAE PRIME MINISTER ON IRAN [...] (SBU) UAE Prime Minister, Vice President, and Ruler of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid (MbR) al-Maktoum used his newly-instituted web-based dialogue with the public to reply to a variety of questions on June 1. The official UAE news agency WAM released select replies, including a portion on Iran in [...]	2009-06-02 14:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ETRD KNNP IR AE
09ABUDHABI560	UAE: AHLC POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister, Dr. Tariq Al Haidan June 3, Ambassador delivered subject points. Other topics discussed were President Obama's impending speech from Cairo and the upcoming GCC-Plus meeting to be held in Amman. Dr. Al Haidan expressed optimism tha [...]	2009-06-03 14:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD CVIS AE
09ABUDHABI565	MOHAMMED BIN ZAYED ON PRESIDENT'S SPEECH [...] (C) During a June 6 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) offered the following commentary on the President's 4 June speech in Cairo. -- He had expected an "excellent" speech, and the speech was bett [...]	2009-06-07 13:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AE
09ABUDHABI57	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: GE INTERNATIONAL INC. [...] Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check for license application D410127: Mobile Trace handheld explosives and narcotics detection system which is controlled under ECCN 2A983 for Anti-terrorism reasons. The U.S. license applicant is GE Homeland Protection Inc., Newark, CA and the [...]	2009-01-15 06:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI605	LITTLE CHATTER ABOUT SHEIKH ISSA (C-NE9-01124) [...] (C) Summary: The non-existent public commentary on the Sheikh Issa affair (ref C) is mirrored by very limited discussion even in private. Post offers the following as a partial response to questions raised in ref A. End summary. -------- BIO DATA -------- 2. (C) Issa, the seventh s [...]	2009-06-15 12:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI622	UAE: STATE DEPARTMENT TIP REPORT "DISAPPOINTING AND [...] (U) Summary: Following release of the TIP report in Washington June 16, the UAEG's official news agency WAM issued a sharply-worded statement condemning the UAE text as "disappointing and distorted." The UAEG accused the report of "changing the goal posts", lacking objectivity in evaluating t [...]	2009-06-17 14:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCRM KTIP ELAB AE
09ABUDHABI626	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT ON [...] Summary: Media coverage by UAE Arabic and English daily newspapers of the State Department's Trafficking in Persons report generally did not extend beyond reprinting the official Emirates News Agency (WAM) release. The release quoted Dr. Anwar Gargash, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs and [...]	2009-06-18 14:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL AE OIIP KMDR
09ABUDHABI736	CROWN PRINCE SOUNDS ALARM ON IRAN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 12. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On July 15, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner joined Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan (MBZ) and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan (ABZ) for a dinner covering a range of reg [...]	2009-07-20 12:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EFIN ECON IR AE
09ABUDHABI757	UAE REACTION TO BAHRAIN CP OP-ED ON DIALOGUE WITH ISRAEL [...] (U) Bahraini CP Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa's July 17 Washington Post Op-Ed calling on Arab countries to reach out directly to Israel to generate progress toward Middle East peace (ref A) was reprinted in the Emirati Arabic Daily "al-Ittihad" with the title "Arabs have to engage the Isr [...]	2009-07-26 11:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS AE
09ABUDHABI783	TREASURY A/S COHEN RAISES IRAN, NORTH KOREA, TALIBAN WITH UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR [...] (S) On July 16, Treasury Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorist Finance and Financial Crime David Cohen met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan bin Nasser al Suweidi in order to discuss progress on suggestions to protect the UAE's financial system from abuse by Iran. Governor al Suweidi opened t [...]	2009-08-04 15:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EFIN ECON IR AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI873	UAE CROWN PRINCE INVITES SECRETARY CHU TO WFES [...] (SBU) Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed (MbZ) invited Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu to be a keynote speaker at the third World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi January 18-21, 2010. 2. (SBU) On August 31, MbZ's office provided a copy of the official invitation letter (text [...]	2009-09-02 07:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV KGHG AE
09ABUDHABI897	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: STREIT MIDDLE EAST FZCO; [...] Ref email requested that post conduct four pre-license checks to determine the disposition of numerous armored vehicles shipped by Streit USA Armoring, North Charleston, SC to its middle east subsidiary, Streit Middle East FZCO/Streit Group FZE located in the Jebal Ali Freezone, Dubai, UAE. The [...]	2009-09-10 04:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI917	UAE SUPPORT FOR AL AZHAR PROGRAMMING OUTREACH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post has researched comments on UAE support for Al Azhar University activities, made by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in his September 10 meeting with President Obama. Media sources confirm UAEG support for moderate Islamic broadcasts by Al Azhar University C [...]	2009-09-17 13:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PTER KISL SCUL AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI976	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: STREIT MIDDLE EAST FZCO, [...] Ref A email requested that post conduct two additional pre-license checks (previous checks were conducted per Ref B) to determine the disposition of armored vehicles shipped by Streit USA Armoring, North Charleston, SC to Streit Middle East FZCO located in the Jebel Ali Freezone, Dubai, UAE. Th [...]	2009-10-15 07:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI979	UAE CHARGES 3 WITH TALIBAN FINANCING [...] (C/NF) Summary: On September 28, Abu Dhabi based English language daily The National reported that seven Emiratis and one Afghan national had been charged with funneling money to the Taliban and supporting terrorist activity. The defendants reportedly denied the charges and said confessions we [...]	2009-10-15 13:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE
09ABUDHABI981	(S) A LONG HOT SUMMER FOR UAE-SAUDI RELATIONS [...] (C) This summer witnessed a sharp uptick in tensions between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, beginning with the UAE's May decision to pull out of the GCC Monetary Union (after the Headquarters went to Riyadh when the UAE had lobbied for Dubai). Shortly thereafter the Saudis effectively closed a majo [...]	2009-10-15 14:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PINS GCC PBTS SA AQ AE
09ABUJA1854	NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- OCTOBER 9, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ----------------- MINING TEAM VISIT ----------------- 2. (U) The Mission sponsored a visit by a five-person mining team to Jos and Abuja to better under [...]	2009-10-09 12:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA2152	PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA REMAINS IN SERIOUS CONDITION IN [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Riyadh; please see para 12. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) President Yar'Adua left the intensive care unit last night and was "sitting up slightly" in bed this morning, Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki told the Ambassador in a phone call from [...]	2009-11-30 19:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NI
09ACCRA1034	GHANA: DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) POL Chief delivered ref A points October 1 to the MFA's acting Chief Director Ambassador Kodjo Wadee, stressing the USG's desire to obtain a balanced resolution on the Goldstone Report and our opposition to a resolution that contains a blanket endorsement of the report, recommends that t [...]	2009-10-01 16:51:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS GH
09ACCRA1262	Military Personnel Accused of Human Rights Violations in [...] (SBU) Summary: A video and still photos were released to the Ghanaian media November 23 depicting military personnel in Bawku (Upper East Region) interrogating and abusing two naked civilian suspects. Earlier media reports stated that soldiers stripped the suspects and paraded them through th [...]	2009-11-30 16:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM GH
09ACCRA1299	MILLS AIDE DISCUSSES RULING PARTY DIVISIONS, [...] (C) A senior Presidential aide said that President Mills has faced a challenging first year in office, dealing with economic difficulties and managing high expectations from National Democratic Congress (NDC) party faithful. He said Mills is determined not to repeat the ethical lapses of the [...]	2009-12-08 16:36:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR SNAR ECON GH
09ACCRA619	GHANA PRESIDENT LEADS FIGHT AGAINST NARCOTICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President John Evans Atta Mills has made private statements backed with public actions about his intention to reduce Ghana's growing role in the drugs trade. GOG agencies are following his lead and have also made a discernible effort to eliminate drugs in the country. END SUMMARY 2. [...]	2009-06-29 16:57:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR XA XY GH
09ACCRA916	Ethnic and Political Dispute leads to violence in Accra [...] (SBU) Summary: In an incident of violence with political and ethnic undertones, three individuals were hacked to death August 25 following a dispute over a piece of land at the notorious Kontonba Yam market in Accra. The conflict took place between members of rival migrant communities from nor [...]	2009-09-10 13:35:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCRM GH
09ADANA15	TURKEY: ADANA ELECTIONS: THE GLOVES COME OFF AS AKP VIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Adana mayoral race is heating up as AKP seeks new attack angles to unseat incumbent Aytac Durak, who only months ago jumped ship (while being pushed off) from AKP to join MHP. Sidestepping its own candidate, AKP's party apparatus is using bigger guns - parliamentarian Den [...]	2009-03-24 15:56:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU
09ADANA52	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 04 - SEPTEMBER 10, [...] THE FOLLOWING SECURITY INCIDENTS FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 4-10, 2009, WERE COMPILED BY THE SECURITY ASSISTANT AT CONSULATE ADANA FROM RSO SOURCES, TO INCLUDE TURKISH SECURITY CONTACTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND MEDIA REPORTS. SIMILAR REPORTS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN SHARED INFORMALLY BY E-MAIL. PO [...]	2009-09-15 11:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC
09ADANA59	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 22 - OCTOBER 4, [...] The following security incidents for the period of September 22 - October 4, 2009 were compiled from RSO sources by the Security Assistant at Consulate Adana, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by [...]	2009-10-09 12:52:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC
09ADANA64	TURKEY: BIMONTHLY SOUTHEAST ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 13:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG TU SY
09ADANA7	Habur Gate Operations [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local contacts in the Southeast say sustained pressure from the business community and high-level interest in Ankara has led to increased capacity and efficiency of operations at the Turkey-Iraq border crossing at Habur Gate. From October 2008 to January 2009, Habur Gate's dai [...]	2009-02-06 09:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ADANA73	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 9-15, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of November 9-15, 2009, 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 trends [...]	2009-11-16 14:15:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA74	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 16-22, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of November 16-22 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 trends of vio [...]	2009-11-24 11:33:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA8	TURKEY: LOCAL CONTACTS IN SOUTHEAST REPORT BUSINESS IS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local contacts in the Southeast say sustained pressure from the business community and high-level interest in Ankara has led to increased capacity and efficiency of operations at the Turkey-Iraq border crossing at Habur Gate. From October 2008 to January 2009, Habur Gate's dai [...]	2009-02-06 09:55:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ADDISABABA1138	SOMALIA: TFG AND ASWJ EXPLORING ALLIANCE [...] (S/NF) Summary. Al Sunnah wal Jama'a (ASWJ) leadership committee member Mahdi Dahir Sheikh Nur (Darood) told PolOff on May 12 that the ASWJ leadership committee would be arriving in Addis Ababa during the week of May 17 to hold discussions with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Deputy P [...]	2009-05-14 13:52:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA1278	ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CEO DISCUSSES BOEING AND AIRPORT [...] (SBU) Ethiopian Airlines (EAL) CEO Girma Wake discussed his relationship with Boeing and plans for airport expansion during a May 22 meeting with the Ambassador. Wake confirmed that EAL placed a deposit on five Boeing 777 aircraft the previous day based on his comfortable, ongoing relationship [...]	2009-06-01 10:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR BEXP ECON ETRD EAGR ET
09ADDISABABA144	FOOD SHORTAGES IN TIGRAY REGION DUE TO POOR 2008 RAINS [...] Local and regional officials, relief organizations, and affected communities report deterioration of food security in southern and eastern areas of Tigray Region. Failed belg rains and uneven meher rains in 2008 resulted in poor crop production, insufficient feed and pasture for livestock, an [...]	2009-01-20 11:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA148	FORMER OLF HEAD ABABIYA SEEKS GOE-OLF [...] (C) Former leader of the banned Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) Ababiya Abajobir told the Ambassador on January 16 that he has returned to Ethiopia (with the permission of the Government of Ethiopia (GOE)) after 17 years' exile to "move forward with peace." Ababiya, who said he formally quit the [...]	2009-01-20 12:19:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ET
09ADDISABABA1589	ETHIOPIA URGES UNSC APPROVAL OF AFRICAN UNION CALL [...] (SBU) Summary. Ethiopian Minister for Foreign Affairs Seyoum Mesfin and State Minister Dr. Tekeda Alemu on July 7 called in the Ambassadors to the P-5 countries to urge them to convey to their respective capitals the need to support the July African Union (AU) resolution calling on the UNSC t [...]	2009-07-07 14:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ER ET
09ADDISABABA1675	COUNTERING WAHABI INFLUENCE IN ETHIOPIA THROUGH [...] (C) Every culture that has adopted Islam has its own unique traditions and practices for expressing their Faith. This is manifested through shrines, literature, faith rituals, and objects that include manuscripts, art, and even clothing and other accoutrements. In countries with mixed faith t [...]	2009-07-15 13:43:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO KISL KIRF SCUL PROP ET
09ADDISABABA1682	ETHIOPIAN AUTHORITIES FORCEFULLY ARREST AND DEPORT [...] (C) On July 9, 14 American college students, a British program director, and an American researcher were forcefully removed from their host families' homes and detained by federal police in East Hararge zone, Ethiopia. The students came to Ethiopia in mid-June as part of a Learning Enterprise [...]	2009-07-17 05:05:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA1861	USAID/ETHIOPIA'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY RESPONSE (GFSR): [...] USAID/Ethiopia inaugurates a series of background pieces profiling livestock, food security, Comprehensive Agriculture Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) status, private sector and other topics related to GFSR. We hope these information sharing cables will be useful in keeping the G [...]	2009-08-04 06:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA1977	USTR KIRK VISIT HIGHLIGHTS TRADE OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Ron Kirk and his delegation visited Ethiopia from August 6-9 to highlight trade opportunities with the United States. During his meeting with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Ambassador Kirk praised Ethiopia's success under the U.S. African Growth [...]	2009-08-17 10:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ETRD ECON EFIN EINV PREL OVIP ET
09ADDISABABA2076	ETHIOPIA - ENGAGING IGAD ON COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) The head of the IGAD Capacity Building Program Against Terrorism (ICPAT),Ambassador Hiruy suggested there is significant additional room for cooperation between Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) states. Amb. Hiruy noted that while member states do share intelligence on cou [...]	2009-08-26 11:05:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC PGOV
09ADDISABABA210	POST ASSESSMENT OF OHCHR EAST AFRICA REGIONAL [...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel,s request for Post,s assessment of the efficacy of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) East Africa Regional Office in Addis Ababa. The East Africa Regional Office covers countries in the East and Horn of Africa, focusi [...]	2009-01-28 10:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2346	Ethiopia Becomes Fourth African Country [...] (U) As part of the USG's food security initiative implementation plan development, USAID Ethiopia continues to produce information sharing cables to highlight progress and plans in key areas. This Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) cable is a continuation of this seri [...]	2009-10-01 06:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL AF ET
09ADDISABABA2499	DRUG TRAFFICKING IN ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ethiopia has become increasingly popular as a transit point along narco-trafficking routes as a result of convenient air service, limited law enforcement, and minimal criminal penalties. Heroin is the most commonly trafficked substance, followed by cannabis and cocaine. Most i [...]	2009-10-21 05:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR ASEC ET
09ADDISABABA2641	USAU: AFRICAN UNION CHAIRPERSON DISCUSSES [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 06:52:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU
09ADDISABABA2741	ETHIOPIA: SEACOM DEAL STILL AWAITING GOE APPROVAL [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. company Seacom arrived in Ethiopia in early October in hopes of finalizing a contract with the Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) and returned again in mid-November, but has yet to conclude a deal. The contract would allow for Ethiopia to connect to Seacom's e [...]	2009-11-20 07:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EINT ECON ET
09ADDISABABA2900	ETHIOPIA SEEKS DRAMATIC CHANGE IN AGRICULTURAL LAND USE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. All land in Ethiopia is owned by the government. Farmland is leased long-term to individuals (95 percent) and companies (5 percent). Having determined that (1) vastly more acreage must be brought into agricultural production, (2) existing farmland must be made much more product [...]	2009-12-10 07:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA2935	PM MELES URGES ACTION ON SUDAN, NON-COMMITTAL ON [...] (C) Prime Minister Meles told visiting DASD Ambassador Huddleston that there is a "complete coincidence of vital security interests" between the U.S. and Ethiopia. He agreed to discuss the issue of Leahy vetting with military commanders, but did not agree to any specific action. Meles descri [...]	2009-12-15 09:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PTER YE SO SU ET
09ADDISABABA2936	DASD HUDDLESTON DISCUSSES ETHIOPIAN ECONOMY WITH [...] (SBU) Government of Ethiopia (GoE) Minister of Finance and Economic Development Sufian Ahmed reviewed local economic conditions with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs Vicki Huddleston during a December 10 meeting. DASD Huddleston congratulated the GoE on stron [...]	2009-12-15 09:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EAGR EAIR ET
09ADDISABABA3068	ERITREAN OPPOSITION IN ETHIOPIA ASKS FOR INCREASED [...] (C) Summary: The new Head of Foreign Relations for the Eritrean National Salvation Front (ENSF),Dr. Yusuf Berhanu Ahmeddin, told Poloffs the party seeks to replace Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, and is broadening contacts with the diplomatic community to keep diplomats informed of the o [...]	2009-12-31 13:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA386	ETHIOPIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact until March 1: Pol/Econ Officer Kimberly E. Wright, office: +251 (11) 517-4112; fax: +251 (11) 124-2405, WRIGHTKE2@STATE.GOV After March 1: Deputy Pol/Econ Chief Dante Parad [...]	2009-02-13 06:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC
09ADDISABABA675	FOREIGN EXCHANGE SHORTAGE HALTS COCA COLA PRODUCTION [...] (SBU) Coca Cola's (Coke) primary distributor in Ethiopia, Coca Cola Sabco, stopped production at their bottling facility, outside of Addis Ababa on March 12, 2009, as a result of Ethiopia's foreign exchange (forex) crisis. Coca Cola Sabco's decision to stop production in Ethiopia follows eight [...]	2009-03-19 11:36:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ET
09ADDISABABA697	MELES TOUTS "GREAT VICTORY" IN SOMALIA, CONCEDES [...] (SBU) Answering questions from Parliament, Prime Minister Meles' touted Ethiopia's "great victory" in Somalia. Meles said that Ethiopia had achieved its objective of greatly reducing the threat to the Ethiopian "system" posed by the "conspiracy" of Eritrea, Somali extremists and "anti-peace e [...]	2009-03-24 04:56:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS ECON ET
09ADDISABABA899	CODEL CARNAHAN MEETING WITH CHINESE IPU DELEGATION [...] (SBU) On April 7, CODEL Carnahan met the Chinese delegation from the National People's Congress (NPC) on the margins of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, held in Addis Ababa. The two delegations emphasized the importance of the bilateral relationship and discussed opportunities for [...]	2009-04-21 10:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV CH ET SU
09AITTAIPEI103	MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 04:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1063	MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA'S TAIWAN VISIT, JAPAN'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 1 on China's reaction to the visit by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan; on the "surprising" results of the KMT's primary for the year-end Hualien County Magistrate election; and on the H1N1 epidemic in Taiwan. In terms o [...]	2009-09-01 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1068	MEDIA REACTION: JAPAN'S ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-02 08:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI107	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, OBAMA'S [...] Summary: Taiwan celebrated the Lunar New Year holiday from January 24 to February 1, 2009. During this period, news coverage in major Taiwan Chinese-language dailies focused on the weather, traffic and New Year celebrations around the island. In terms of editorials and commentaries, several [...]	2009-02-02 08:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1110	MEDIA REACTION: COUNTERTERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 08:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1171	MEDIA REACTION: BURMA, REBIYA KADEER AND THE UNITED STATES [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 26-28 on the Ma Ying-jeou administration's decision to not allow World Uyghur Congress President Rebiya Kadeer to enter Taiwan; on the Yunlin County's legislative by-election, and on the referendum on opening casi [...]	2009-09-28 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI12	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their January 7 news coverage on the ongoing probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's legal case, on the dual citizenship controversy surrounding legislator Diane Lee, and on cross-Strait relations. The centrist, KMT-lean [...]	2009-01-07 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1222	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 10:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1231	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 09:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1250	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 21 on the controversy revolving around the Taiwan government's plan to impose energy taxes two years from now; on the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) that Taiwan is planning to sign with China; and o [...]	2009-10-21 09:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1262	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 24-26 on the Taiwan government's decision to open its market to U.S. bone-in-beef and beef products; on the elections for the KMT's central standing committee; and on the Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball leagu [...]	2009-10-26 08:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1326	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage from November 7 through 9 on the controversy and aftermath of the Taiwan government's decision to allow the import of U.S. beef and beef products; on developments in cross-Strait relations; and on U.S. President Barack Obam [...]	2009-11-09 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI135	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, OBAMA'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their February 7-9 news coverage on the island's sagging economy, on a Central Election Commission decision Friday to revoke the elected status of a former KMT legislator who resigned in January over her U.S. citizenship status; and on t [...]	2009-02-09 08:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1352	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TRIP TO ASIA, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 13 on the Taiwan government's probe into the toxic ducks found in Kaohsiung; on the APEC meetings currently going on in Singapore; and on developments in cross-Strait relations. The KMT-leaning "China Times" ran a [...]	2009-11-13 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1380	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CHINA VISIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 19 on U.S. President Barack Obama's China visit and Taiwan's reactions to the joint statement inked by Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on November 17; on developments in cross-Strait relations; and on t [...]	2009-11-19 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1400	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ASIA TRIP, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 25 on AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's visit in Taiwan; on Premier Wu Den-yih's interview with several major Taiwan papers; and on the year-end city mayors' and county magistrates' elections around the island. The [...]	2009-11-25 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI144	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies February 11 gave extensive coverage to former First Lady Wu Shu-chen, who appeared in court and pleaded guilty to forgery but denied the corruption charges against her Tuesday. News coverage also centered on the island's sagging economy, and on [...]	2009-02-11 06:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1470	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 11 on the fourth round of talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait, which will be held in Taichung from December 22-24; on possible U.S. arms [...]	2009-12-11 11:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1515	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 07:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI174	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, OBAMA'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their February 14-17 news coverage on the possibility of signing a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, on the Taiwan government's efforts to fight the island's mounting unemployment ra [...]	2009-02-17 09:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW

09AITTAIPEI237	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS, SECRETARY OF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused March 4 news coverage on the Taipei District Court's decision to extend former President Chen Shui-bian's detention; on former First Lady Wu Shu-chen's appearance in a pre-trial hearing; and on the controversy surrounding Ma Ying-jeou ad [...]	2009-03-04 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW

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