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08THEHAGUE782	TREASURY U/S LEVEY CALLS DUTCH OFFICIALS' [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a productive meeting with the Dutch Finance Ministry (MoF) and Foreign Ministry (MFA),Treasury U/S Levey discussed Iran's efforts to circumvent international financial sanctions. The MoF's number three official, Ronald Gerritse, engaged as U/S Levey spoke about Credit Europe (a [...]	2008-09-22 15:04:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PREL KNNP KTFN IR NL

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
08THEHAGUE876	CWC: AUSTRALIA GROUP, TECHNICAL EXPERTS [...] (SBU) The Australia Group (AG) held a technical experts intersessional implementation meeting in The Hague from October 8-9, 2008. Discussion considered 3 proposals to the chemical control list and one proposal for the biological control list. Technical delegations considered a number of rev [...]	2008-10-17 16:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC CWC
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
08THEHAGUE908	NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 14:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC 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
08THESSALONIKI53	NORTHERN NOTES - JUNE 2008 [...] (SBU) On June 23, the chairman of the Federation of Northern Greek Industries and CEO of Alumil S.A. Giorgos Milonas was released after being held hostage for 13 days (Reftel A). The industrialist appeared before the national media shortly afterward, looking remarkably relaxed, stating that h [...]	2008-07-09 12:21:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR SOCI SMIG CH HK
08TIJUANA1174	EAC AMCONSULATE TIJUANA - INVESTIGATION RESULTS ON REPORTED [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 00:15:00	Consulate Tijuana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MX ASEC
08TIRANA378	ALBANIA: FORMER INTELLIGENCE SERVICE DIRECTOR, NOW [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Berisha has refused to dismiss a senior government official facing criminal investigation. The General Director of Tax Administration, Arben Sefgjini, was formally charged by the Prosecutor's office for kidnapping and torture with grave consequences during his previous se [...]	2008-05-13 18:03:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PINR PGOV AL
08TIRANA56	ALBANIA: ASSESSMENT OF NATO READINESS [...] (U) The following headings track those in Ref A: All Intel Topics ---------------- 2. (SBU) Please see Ref B for an overview of Albania's intelligence services. 3. (C) Successive democratic Albanian governments, both Democratic Party (DP) and Socialist Party (SP) led, have worked to [...]	2008-01-22 15:07:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PINR AL
08TIRANA67	Criminal Prosecutions Increase in Albania [...] (U) Summary: Criminal prosecutions in Albania have accelerated since the creation of the Joint Investigative Unit (JIU) to fight Economic Crime and Corruption in the Tirana District Prosecution Office in September, 2007. Two corruption cases against government officials are currently being tr [...]	2008-01-26 06:38:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PREL AL
08TIRANA675	PM BERISHA'S DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the Bucharest Summit in April, Prime Minister Berisha has embarkedon eries of attempts to consolidate his powerat the expense of key independent institutions, ncluding efforts to undermine and interfere in te work of the Prosecutor General, obstruct the onging investigatio [...]	2008-09-05 11:12:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS PHUM PINR AL
08TIRANA686	PM PLAYS NICE, PRESIDENT EXPRESSES CONCERN IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on September 4 and 5, a conciliatory Prime Minister Berisha and a frustrated President Topi discussed NATO ratification and the draft media, intelligence agency and Prosecutor General laws with Ambassador Withers. In response to the Ambassador's concerns tha [...]	2008-09-11 05:53:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS PHUM PINR ECPS AL
08TIRANA770	SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS STUART JONES' VISIT TO [...] (U) Embassy Tirana warmly welcomes your visit to Tirana, a city you will find unrecognizable since your last visit to Albania 14 years ago. 2. (C) Your visit comes at a time of growing uncertainty for the Albanian public and especially for Albania's political class. Although the past yea [...]	2008-10-24 09:30:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ECON MARR AL
08TIRANA883	DRAFT LUSTRATION LAW - A POTENTIAL DISASTER FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After nearly 8 hours of debate in Parliament, including an opposition walkout and hour-long speech by the Prime Minister, the Speaker of Parliament used a procedural motion to postpone a vote on the draft Lustration Law until next week, claiming that pending amendments made a d [...]	2008-12-16 13:24:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KDEM PGOV PREL AL
08TIRANA92	ALBANIA WELCOMES CODEL TANNER [...] (U) Embassy Tirana warmly welcomes the Tanner Congressional Delegation to Albania February 22, to assess Albania's readiness for NATO. Overview -------- 2. (U) Albania has made good progress on NATO- and EU-oriented reforms and is committed to continuing implementation. Albania is a valu [...]	2008-02-07 06:19:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OVIP NATO AL
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
08TOKYO1075	PRC EMBASSY ON HU MAY VISIT TO JAPAN, TIBET, AND [...] (C) Summary: Despite failure to make progress on the East China Sea energy dispute during Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka's April 14-15 visit to Beijing, Beijing and Tokyo are working hard to reach a compromise before President Hu Jintao's visit to Japan on May 6, Chinese Embassy Politica [...]	2008-04-18 10:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PHUM PREL BM CH JA
08TOKYO108	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/15/08 [...] On the high seas (Indian Ocean including the Persian Gulf) 2. Territories of other countries (limited to cases where there are concurrences of countries concerned regarding Japan's refueling support activities) TOKYO 00000108 012 OF 015 Definitions Â [...]	2008-01-15 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1082	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-21 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1115	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/23/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 01:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1141	JAPAN ENACTS UNSCR ASSET FREEZE AGAINST IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary. Pursuant to UNSCR 1803, the Cabinet enacted and announced April 22 an asset freeze naming 12 Iranian entities and 13 individuals listed in Annex I and Annex III to the resolution. This move is likely to draw Iranian complaints, as the Japanese had until May 3 to provide to the [...]	2008-04-24 22:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PARM PTER IR PREL
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
08TOKYO1159	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-28 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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
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
08TOKYO1238	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 08-11 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 05:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	ECON EFIN JA IZ KN KGHG PGOV PREL
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
08TOKYO1253	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 02:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO128	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-17 01:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1280	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 07:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
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
08TOKYO1296	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/13/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 00:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1311	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/14/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 01:29:00	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
08TOKYO1342	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/16/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 01:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1373	THE FIFTH ASIAN SENIOR-TALKS ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ISN Deputy Assistant Secretary Mary Alice Hayward and ISN Counterproliferation Director Tony Foley represented the U.S. at the fifth Asian Senior-Level Talks on Nonproliferation (ASTOP V) in Tokyo April 25, 2008. Recent news on North Korea's proliferation activities conducted [...]	2008-05-20 07:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ENRG ETTC PREL KNNP MNUC JA
08TOKYO1402	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1409	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1438	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-27 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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
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
08TOKYO1479	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1519	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 02:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1541	JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER MEETS PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda met June 3 with Iranian President Ahmadinejad in Rome on the margins of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) summit meeting. In the fifty-minute pull-aside, which was requested by the Iranians, PM Fukuda told Ahmadinejad that the perpetuation o [...]	2008-06-05 09:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP UNSC IR JA
08TOKYO1555	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (S) While your upcoming visit to Tokyo will focus primarily on multilateral and G-8 issues, the Mission would like to share with you some background on where our relations with Japan now stand. Your meetings with Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka and your host, Deputy Foreign Minister Sasae, w [...]	2008-06-08 23:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL JA
08TOKYO1573	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 22:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1587	U/S BURNS PARTICIPATES IN TRILAT SOM IN TOKYO [...] (C) Summary. The political directors from the United States, Japan, and Australia met for more than two and a half hours in Tokyo on June 9 for a Senior Officials Meeting of the Trilateral Security Dialogue (TSD SOM). The principals included Under Secretary Burns, Deputy Foreign Minister Sas [...]	2008-06-10 08:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID MOPS JA AU
08TOKYO1588	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 01:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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
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
08TOKYO1653	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-17 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1705	CABINET TO REVIEW AFGHAN OPTIONS BEFORE G-8 [...] (S/NF) Summary: Key ministers will seek a consensus on a possible new mission to Afghanistan before the June 26-27 G-8 Foreign Ministerial meeting in Kyoto, according to MOFA National Security Division Director Takeo Mori. Mori said that the survey team dispatched to Afghanistan and neighbori [...]	2008-06-20 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR PGOV AF IZ JA
08TOKYO1745	ASD SHINN PRESSES JAPAN ON REALIGNMENT, PLANNING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Shinn used June 16 meetings with Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) counterparts to register strong concerns about delays in base realignment, emphasize the importance of robust bi [...]	2008-06-25 07:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR PINR PGOV 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
08TOKYO1774	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1795	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/01/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1808	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 01:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1824	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07//08 [...]Japan and the United States last held a meeting of their leaders when Fukuda visited the United States last November. This is the second time for Fukuda and Bush to meet. Wilder indicated that Japan and the United States would confirm cooperation within the framework of the six-party talks i [...]	2008-07-03 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1843	ABDUCTEE PARENTS MEET WITH THE AMBASSADOR AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador July 2 invited to his residence Shigeru and Sakie Yokota, parents of 13-year old abductee Megumi Yokota to discuss the recent decision to being the delisting process to remove North Korea from the Department's States Sponsors of Terrorism list. The Yokotas were acc [...]	2008-07-06 22:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PHUM PTER NK JA
08TOKYO19	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/03/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-03 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO193	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1963	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/16/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2029	METI STUDY GROUP CRACKS DOWN ON TAKEOVER DEFENSES [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Corporate Value Study Group (CVSG) has produced a long-awaited report on the appropriate use of corporate takeover defenses that includes a strong statement about the positive impact of M&A, even in cases of hostile deals, on cor [...]	2008-07-23 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON OECD 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
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
08TOKYO2058	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-28 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2089	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-31 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2097	DASD MAHNKEN MEETINGS IN JAPAN ON BILATERAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy Planning Dr. Thomas Mahnken met with Japanese counterparts from the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs (MOD and MOFA),Cabinet Secretariat and the Japan Self Defense Forces Joint Staff Office (JSDF JSO) on July 17 to encourag [...]	2008-07-31 05:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV JA MARR PARM PINR PREL
08TOKYO21	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-04 03:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2129	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-04 07:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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
08TOKYO2185	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-08 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2237	BOUCHER FINDS GOOD PARTNER IN TOKYO ON INDIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher visited Tokyo August 7-8 to discuss India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia with a number of senior government officials. On the India civil nuclear deal, he was told that while Japan is "bas [...]	2008-08-14 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON PGOV JA
08TOKYO2242	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 22:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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
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
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
08TOKYO2442	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2476	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/10/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-10 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2505	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-11 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2538	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
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
08TOKYO2581	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 03:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2653	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/25/08 [...] Voting on Oct. 26 if talks between both camps collapse before start of deliberations If the new cabinet receives high public support and sees the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and other opposition parties unwilling to cooperate in enacting the extra budget bill, the government would dissol [...]	2008-09-25 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2655	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/26/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-26 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2754	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/02/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 07:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2760	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/03/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-03 01:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2771	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/03/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-03 08:24:00	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
08TOKYO2834	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/10/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 08:00:00	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
08TOKYO291	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-05 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2938	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 01:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2956	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2980	INR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FORT CONSULTS WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a visit to Tokyo October 7, INR Assistant Secretary Randall Fort consulted with counterparts from MOFA's Intelligence and Analysis Service, the Prime Minister's Cabinet and Intelligence Research Office (CIRO),the Ministry of Justice's Public Security Information Agency (PS [...]	2008-10-24 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PINR PREL CH KN GG PK RS 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
08TOKYO3010	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3018	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-29 22:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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
08TOKYO3033	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 22:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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
08TOKYO3103	INCSR: JAPAN 2008 [...] (SBU) Japan's efforts to fight drug trafficking comply with international standards; Japan is a party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention. Japan cooperates with other countries in intelligence sharing and law enforcement. Methamphetamine abuse remains the biggest challenge to Japanese antinarcotics [...]	2008-11-09 22:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SNAR JP
08TOKYO3109	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/10/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-10 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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
08TOKYO3126	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-11 01:26:00	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
08TOKYO3218	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3222	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 01:25:00	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
08TOKYO3255	AMBASSADOR, DEFMIN DISCUSS NEW ADMINISTRATION, [...] (C) The Ambassador stressed that Alliance initiatives should continue into the next U.S. administration without substantial changes and urged the Japanese government to appropriate significant amounts of money in 2009 to begin construction of the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) during his [...]	2008-11-28 06:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
08TOKYO3305	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-04 02:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3323	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3379	THE OFFICIAL, PUBLIC IRANIAN LINE IN TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Sayed Abbas Araghchi continues to take advantage of opportunities to publicly promote Iran's policies, speaking most recently on December 5 at a lecture sponsored by the Sasagawa Peace Foundation. Araghchi provided a brief introduction attempting to ex [...]	2008-12-12 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR JA
08TOKYO3383	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 00:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3405	JAPAN'S ANTI-PIRACY EFFORTS: IN THE EARLY STAGES [...] (C) Summary: Possible Japanese participation in international efforts to combat piracy in the Horn of Africa has received extensive media, government, and political attention in Japan in recent weeks. Current Japanese legislation allows the Prime Minister to dispatch the Japanese Maritime Sel [...]	2008-12-15 09:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PBTS PGOV PHSA PINR PREL PTER ELTN JA
08TOKYO3453	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 04:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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
08TOKYO35	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-07 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3507	PART 1 OF 2 -- DEC 18 JAPAN-AUSTRALIA FOREIGN [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials provided Embassy Tokyo generally positive assessments of the second Japan-Australia foreign affairs and defense 2-plus-2 ministerial held December 18 in Tokyo. Discussions on bilateral information sharing and a po [...]	2008-12-28 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON AU JA
08TOKYO3518	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3521	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 01:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3523	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 8-9 VISIT [...] (S) Madam Secretary, Welcome to Tokyo. Prime Minister Aso and Foreign Minister Nakasone will be eager to see you to exchange views. Your press events will serve as a concrete reminder to the Japanese public of the importance of our bilateral relationship. Currently, issue #1 for Japan is the [...]	2008-12-30 02:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	OVIP PREL PGOV 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
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
08TOKYO409	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/15/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 01:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO429	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-19 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO449	IRANIAN VISITORS TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The secretary of Iran's Human Rights Commission, Mohammad Javad Larijani, visited Japan February 11-18, 2008. He met with a number of officials, including the Foreign and Justice ministers. Although the purpose of his visit ostensibly was to discuss human rights issues and a po [...]	2008-02-20 08:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KNPP UNSC IR IZ AF JA
08TOKYO454	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-21 01:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO476	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO TOKYO [...] (S) Begin Text. Madam Secretary, You arrive in Japan at a sensitive time in our relationship. Less than three weeks ago, a 38-year-old Marine confessed to raping a 14-year-old girl. I flew to Okinawa with the Commander of U.S. Forces Japan to express our own outrage and sympathy for th [...]	2008-02-22 11:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	OVIP PREL ECON JA
08TOKYO483	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO543	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-29 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO559	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/03/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO56	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-09 01:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO567	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO576	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 01:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO601	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 01:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO611	ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO JAPAN: FIRST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Prime Minister Olmert's February 25-28 visit to Tokyo focused on expanding the bilateral relationship, particularly trade, but also addressed regional issues including the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),Iran, North Korea, and China. On the peace process, Olmert thanked [...]	2008-03-07 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PINR KPAL KWBG IR NK IS JA
08TOKYO614	JAPAN COMMUNIST PARTY PARADOX: MORE INFLUENTIAL AS [...] (C) The Japan Communist Party is in decline. One of the largest non-ruling communist parties in the world, the JCP is faced with an aging membership and shrinking revenue as subscriptions to its newspaper and main revenue source, Akahata Shimbun ("Red Flag Newspaper") drop. Most recently, the [...]	2008-03-07 21:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
08TOKYO628	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-11 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO656	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 05:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO669	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/13/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-13 00:55:00	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
08TOKYO7	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-03 04:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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
08TOKYO713	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/18/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-18 00:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO723	COUNTERTERRORISM TRILATERAL BORDER SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Government officials from Australia, Japan, and the United States met in Tokyo on February 26 for the Counterterrorism Trilateral Border, Transport, and Maritime Security Sub-Group meeting. The meeting was chaired by Paul Fujimura, Director for Asia-Pacific, Department of Homeland [...]	2008-03-18 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KHLS PTER PGOV PREL AS ID MY RP JA
08TOKYO754	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-20 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO765	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-21 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO8	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning include a plan by the U.S. and Japanese governments to begin as early as this month talks on drawing a roadmap for sharing missile defense intelligence. 2. "Uncertainty in U.S. Causing Anxiety" The moderate- conservative Yomiuri editorialized (1 [...]	2008-01-03 04:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO835	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/26/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 22:54:00	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
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
08TOKYO876	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/31/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO898	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO933	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-07 01:16:00	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
08TOKYO994	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TORONTO153	Canadians May Be Beginning to Understand the Importance of [...] (U) Summary: On May 9, Steven Mitchell, Vice President of Intellectual Policy at the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and Jason Kee, Director of Policy and Legal Affairs for the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC),described the importance of protecting intellectual pro [...]	2008-05-15 20:00:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KCRM KIPR KPAO PGOV CA
08TORONTO286	TORONTO MAN FOUND GUILTY ON TERROR CHARGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 25, an Ontario Superior Court justice found a Toronto-area man guilty of terrorism charges in Canada's first conviction under its Anti-Terrorism Act. The man was part of a group that planned a series of bombings and a raid on Parliament Hill. Ten other men, allege [...]	2008-09-26 19:56:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER CA
08TORONTO85	First Toronto Terrorism Trial Starts [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 25 the trial of one of the 18 persons originally arrested for participating in a Toronto-based terrorist group began in a provincial courtroom in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). On the first day of the first trial, an Ontario Superior Court judge unsealed some prosecut [...]	2008-03-26 18:54:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER CA
08TRIPOLI248	SECURITY PROCEDURES AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE AT TRIPOLI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TRIPOLI 00000248 001.2 OF 003 [...] (S) Summary. Authority at Tripoli International Airport is clearly divided between security services and civilian authorities, General Youssef al-Jeribi, the airport's director, told a visiting Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) team and Emboffs on March 3. Together with top security and intelligence [...]	2008-03-21 09:11:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PINS PTER PGOV EAIR PREL LY
08TRIPOLI36	GOL SUGGESTS U.S.-LIBYAN BILATERAL TIES "GREATLY [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 17:40:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER LY
08TRIPOLI500	LIBYAN EFFORTS TO STOP THE FLOW OF FOREIGN FIGHTERS TO IRAQ [...] (S/NF) Information below is keyed to questions in paras 4-6 of reftel tasker. - OBJECTIVE MASSEY NAME TRACES: Names for Libyan foreign fighters recovered in the Objective Massey raid in September 2007 were passed in GRPO liaison channels to the External Security Organization (ESO). As of [...]	2008-06-25 12:51:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER MCAP PREL LY
08TRIPOLI515	LIBYAN LEADER AUTHOR OF HARD LINE ON DETAINED HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 16:08:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR LY
08TRIPOLI530	LIBYA'S BERBER MINORITY STILL OUT IN THE COLD [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 13:54:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ODIP LY
08TRIPOLI594	TRIPOLI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - JULY 21, 2003 [...] (S/NF) CDA convened an EAC meeting on July 21 to discuss recent threat reporting (reftel) and the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul. The following personnel attended: CDA, CONS, DAO, MGT, PAO, GRPO, RSO. The EAC considered recent threat reporting and the shooting attack in Istanbul, an [...]	2008-07-23 07:31:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC LY
08TRIPOLI833	COLONEL AL-QADHAFI'S SUMMER READING LIST [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 13:44:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KBIO LY
08TRIPOLI913	TREASURY OFAC DIRECTOR ADAM SZUBIN'S MEETING WITH LIBYAN MFA [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting with MFA officials on November 12 on UNSCR 1267-related issues, visiting Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control Director Adam Szubin: 1) stressed the need for better U.S.-GOL coordination with respect to refining the GOL's UNSCR 1267 listing submissions; 2) encourag [...]	2008-11-26 11:49:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PREL PGOV UNSC LY
08TRIPOLI916	TREASURY OFAC DIRECTOR SZUBIN'S MEETING WITH LIBYAN MINISTRY [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Libyan finance, banking and security officials on November 12, visiting Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control Director Adam Szubin stressed two key messages: 1) the U.S. stands ready to help the GOL engage more effectively with the U.N 1267 Committee to ensur [...]	2008-11-26 14:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PREL PGOV UNSC LY
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
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
08TUNIS1168	ECONOMIST HOSTS BUSINESS GOVERNMENT ROUNDTABLE: THE GOT [...] (U) The Economist Intelligence Unit recently hosted its first business roundtable in Tunisia with strong government and company participation. Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi gave remarks on the GOT's current economic development plan and responded to questions from business leaders and dip [...]	2008-11-20 14:03:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD TS
08TUNIS1194	SUPPORTING TUNISIA'S COUNTER-TERRORISM EFFORT: A [...] (SBU) As requested in Ref A Embassy Tunis submitted an FY09 Section 1206 proposal to NEA/MAG and PM/PPA via e-mail OI November 26. The proposal titled "Tunisian Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR) Capability," seeks to provide approximately $8 million in immediate assistance to [...]	2008-12-03 08:54:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PTER MASS KITA TS
08TUNIS1255	TUNISIA'S 2009 BUDGET FAVORS EDUCATION AND JOB [...] (C) The Tunisian government has approved a 2009 budget that focuses on supporting business and investment in the wake of the world financial crisis. The GOT projects a three percent budget deficit for 2009, and is targeting five percent real GDP growth despite worsening economic conditions [...]	2008-12-30 15:25:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EXIM FAO TS
08TUNIS160	S/CT AMB. DAILEY PRESSES GOT TO COMBAT FOREIGN [...] (S/NF) During his February 10-12 visit to Tunisia, State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism (CT) Ambassador-at-Large Dell Dailey urged the GOT to take steps to prevent the flow of Tunisian foreign fighters into Iraq. Several senior GOT officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affa [...]	2008-02-20 13:14:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MARR PGOV PREL SOCI KISL TS
08TUNIS183	TUNIS SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. (SBU) ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? The Government of Tunisia (GOT) is capable of controlling and dispersing any demonstration directed against U.S. facilities. That being [...]	2008-02-29 10:16:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
08TUNIS189	CODEL CRAMER FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC AND SECURITY TIES [...] (SBU) During his February 21-23 visit to Tunisia, Representative Bud Cramer (D-AL) was warmly welcomed by GOT officials, who were familiar with his role as co-founder of the Tunisia Caucus and eager to express their hopes for stronger bilateral ties. GOT officials stressed the need for more i [...]	2008-02-29 16:36:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OREP ECON PTER TS
08TUNIS193	PRESIDENT BEN ALI MEETS WITH A/S WELCH: PROGRESS [...] (S/NF) President Ben Ali and NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch discussed regional and bilateral issues in a wide-ranging, warm and open meeting on Thursday, February 28. In response to A/S Welch's remarks and requests, President Ben Ali: -- promised counter-terrorism cooperation "without r [...]	2008-03-03 16:51:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PHUM PGOV KPAL KDRG KDEM TS
08TUNIS314	MIN. OF INTERIOR PRAISES INTEL EXCHANGE IN REP. [...] (S/NF) During the March 25-27 visit of CODEL Boehner, Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) met with Minister of Interior Rafik Belhaj Kacem to discuss the regional terrorist threat and bilateral intelligence cooperation. Belhaj Kacem said US-Tunisian cooperation includes joint operations and sharing "a [...]	2008-03-28 11:40:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PINR 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
08TUNIS9	TUNISIAN INTEL COOPERATION IMPROVING [...] (S/NF) Summary. After several recent high-level USG interventions with the GOT, most importantly the September letter from President Bush to President Ben Ali, it appears that the Tunisian Ministry of Interior (MOI) is making an effort to improve intelligence sharing on counterterrorism issues [...]	2008-01-03 10:01:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINR PGOV ASEC TS
08TUNIS962	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO TUNISIA [...] (C) Madame Secretary, my team and I look forward to your visit to Tunis. President Ben Ali and Foreign Minister Abdallah are delighted you are coming and will provide a warm welcome. They will want to hear your thoughts on regional issues and to reaffirm strong US-Tunisian relations. For us, [...]	2008-08-29 16:02:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PMIL PHUM TS
08ULAANBAATAR138	BABY STEPS FOR MONGOLIA'S FIU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mongolia's (GOM) effort to establish an effective Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),as required under the nation's first Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism legislation (AML/CFT) passed in July 2006, has been slow going, but there hav [...]	2008-03-28 04:50:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER ECON PREL SCUL SNAR KPAO MG
08ULAANBAATAR159	(C) MFA, GIA REPS SAY MONGOLIA WON'T DEPORT DPRK [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Senior officials of Mongolia's General Intelligence Agency (GIA) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),in separate early-April meetings, offered somewhat divergent views on a number of DPRK refugee-related issues, but both denied that the Mongolian Government has cha [...]	2008-04-11 08:48:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	SECRET	PREF SMIG PREL KMCA PHUM PINR 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
08ULAANBAATAR192	MONGOLIAN PRESS MOSTLY OR "PARTLY FREE," BUT FEELING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Mongolian media are "partly free," according to the latest Freedom House report, citing cases of intimidation of the press and the selective use of defamation lawsuits for this judgment. They note that these abuses present an obstacle to Mongolia's continuing demo [...]	2008-04-28 07:42:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OPRC KDEM KMDR KPAO MG
08ULAANBAATAR311	GIA DIRECTOR INDICATES MONGOLIA WILL OK 10TH IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Director of Mongolia's General Intelligence Agency (GIA),former Ambassador to the U.S. R. Bold, told the Ambassador June 20 that he believes that the Government of Mongolia (GOM) will approve the dispatch of a 10th troop rotation to Iraq. The GOM has not made a formal announ [...]	2008-06-23 06:59:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV MASS KPKO ASEC MG IZ
08ULAANBAATAR33	UNHCR PLANS TWO NEW DPRK SHELTERS IN MONGOLIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the request of Mongolia's Border Force, UNHCR is planning to establish two new shelters in eastern Mongolia for DPRK refugees, UNHCR Senior Regional Protection Officer Nai Jit Lam told us on January 23. Lam said the two shelters will each cost around $35,000, contain 25 to 30 [...]	2008-01-24 03:30:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KREF EAID PHUM MG
08ULAANBAATAR399	DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 06:20:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN MG
08ULAANBAATAR488	DELIVERY OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS DEMARCHE [...] On November 3, Post notified Mr. B. Tumurbat, Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit at the Bank of Mongolia, of the reftel designations, and delivered reftel talking points and referenced press releases. No substantive reply was received, and any future response will be reported septel. [...]	2008-11-03 08:14:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN MG
08ULAANBAATAR556	DELIVERY OF IRANIAN ENTITIES DEMARCHE [...] On December 24, Post notified Mr. B. Tumurbat, Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit at the Bank of Mongolia, of the reftel designations, and delivered reftel talking points and referenced press releases. No substantive reply was received, and any future response will be reported septel. [...]	2008-12-24 07:59:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN PARM IR MG
08ULAANBAATAR73	NEW MONGOLIAN SHELTER FOR DPRK REFUGEES UP AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: North Korean refugees at a new Mongolian Border Force shelter are receiving adequate treatment while being processed for resettlement. On February 5 we visited the Nalaikh shelter, which opened in late October 2007 and is located one hour outside Ulaanbaatar. We were joined by M [...]	2008-02-07 09:23:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KREF EAID SOCI MG
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

08UNVIEVIENNA264	IAEA/SYRIA: THE CASE OF THE MISSING REACTOR [...] (S) The Syria Al-Kibar nuclear-reactor storm passed quickly over Vienna the week of April 21 when the USG made public information about the reactor and the Israeli attack, and briefed the IAEA Secretariat on our information. Syria immediately circulated a letter to Arab Group members denying [...]	2008-05-08 15:32:00	UNVIE	SECRET	IAEA AROC ENRG KNNP MNUC TRGY SY IS
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
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
08UNVIEVIENNA634	GETTING THE MOST OUT OF PARIS PACT [...] (SBU) The upcoming December 15-16 annual meeting of the Paris Pact Consultative Group is a venue for USDEL to advance USG counternarcotics objectives in Afghanistan by expressing support the UNODC's "Rainbow Strategy." Specifically, the U.S. can use this forum to encourage donor contribution t [...]	2008-12-02 15:43:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL AF IR CA PK UN
08USEUBRUSSELS1946	EU COUNCIL ASKS FOR INTEL-SHARING ON SOMALIA [...] (C) On December 22, the USEU Ambassador received a letter dated December 19 from the EU Council Secretariat's Director for Defense Issues, Claude-France Arnould. The letter requests the USG to share intelligence information with the EU in support of the EU-led Operation Atalanta, which is d [...]	2008-12-23 06:11:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER XA XW SO EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS224	DEPLOYMENT OF EU FORCE TO CHAD HANGS IN BALANCE [...] (C) Summary: France is fully committed to deploying the EU military force to Chad/CAR (EUFOR) and appears to have the backing of HiRep Solana, the Slovenian Presidency, and others, according to contacts at the EU and various member state PermReps. But Austria and Sweden are in creasingly hes [...]	2008-02-08 18:16:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF ESDP CD EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS716	EU NON-PAPER REQUESTING PARTICIPATION IN PSI [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 11:14:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC PREL KNNP EUN
08USNATO121	NATO'S BUCHAREST SUMMIT DECLARATION, CABLE 1 OF 2 [...] (U) Due to the length of the communique, this is cable 1 of 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As reflected in the Bucharest Declaration (see para 3),the April 3-4 NATO Summit in Bucharest advanced U.S. policy objectives on a variety of fronts. NATO Heads of State and Government reaffirmed their strong s [...]	2008-04-08 17:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08USNATO122	NATO'S BUCHAREST SUMMIT DECLARATION, CABLE 2 OF 2 [...] (U) Due to the length of the communique, this is cable 2 of 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY, repeated from Cable 1 of 2: As reflected in the Bucharest Declaration (see para 3),the April 3-4 NATO Summit in Bucharest advanced U.S. policy objectives on a variety of fronts. NATO Heads of State and Governme [...]	2008-04-08 17:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08USNATO130	READOUT OF NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The NATO IS was tasked to lay out how ISAF,s &internal plan8 agreed at Bucharest will be implemented. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) General Henault announced the opening of a Border Coordination Center in Nangarhar. SHAPE anticipa [...]	2008-04-14 05:20:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
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
08USNATO15	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 9, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG reported that President Musharraf may come to NATO on his upcoming visit to Brussels, and the NAC will visit Afghanistan February 19-21. He urged Allies to nominate candidates for the unfilled NATO Senior Civilian Representative s [...]	2008-01-10 17:18:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO151	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - APRIL 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that Karzai urged caution in judging the Kabul security situation following the April 27 assassination attempt. IMS Assistant Director for Operations Li Gobbi stated that Pakistani "peace deal [...]	2008-04-30 18:14:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL 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
08USNATO199	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 4, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Former COMISAF General McNeill commended Allied unity and enhanced efforts in ISAF over the course of his command, but stressed the need for Allies to fill ISAF force requirements, open a political avenue to address the challenge of Pakistani [...]	2008-06-06 14:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO200	ISAF COMMANDER MCNEILL PRAISES ALLIED UNITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Former COMISAF General Dan K. McNeill, who turned over ISAF command to General David McKiernan on June 3, commended Allied unity and investment in Afghanistan during his June 4 farewell address to the NAC and ISAF Partners. Nevertheless, he reminded Allies that NATO's failure t [...]	2008-06-06 15:46:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO21	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 16, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Please note a typo in the Afghanistan portion of last week's notes. The corrected sentence should read: "UNAMA assesses that the areas of Badghis province that were the site of recent fighting are now stable enough for relief agencies to operate." 2. (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meet [...]	2008-01-16 16:57:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO212	ISAF COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC POL-MIL PLAN (CSPMP) [...] (C) SUMMARY. With Bucharest well behind us, we should use the new ISAF internal plan to strengthen ISAF's commitment to conduct counterinsurgency operations, to give more direction to NATO's drifting ANA training and equipping support, broaden Allies' involvement in police training, and keep [...]	2008-06-18 13:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO215	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 18 2008 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- The NAC exchange of views with Georgian FM Tkeshelashvili reported septel, USNATO 00213. -- Farewell to Ambassador Nuland: Secretary General Hoop de Scheffer (SYG) gave an emotional and affectionate tribute to Ambassador Nuland, in this, her last NAC after two tours at NAT [...]	2008-06-20 16:55:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO22	PM SANADER DISCUSSES CROATIA'S NATO ACCESSION [...] (C) Prime Minister Sanader discussed with NATO PermReps on January 16 Croatia's progress in meeting NATO,s performance-based standards. He stressed that all parties in the governing coalition supported joining the Alliance, and that the new government would expand its contribution to ISAF, wo [...]	2008-01-18 06:04:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO PREF PINR HR
08USNATO224	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 25, 2008 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on recent events in Kandahar and Arghandab, emphasizing the role of the ANA and the fact that Arghandab was clearly a tactical and logistical win for the ANA. Responding to the briefing, Charge Olson emphasized the importance of the ANA and suggest [...]	2008-06-27 13:40:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO25	D/NIO BRIEFS NATO ALLIES ON STATE OF PLAY IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: On 18 January, John Dister, the Deputy National Intelligence Officer for South Asia, briefed NATO PermReps in a Secretary General's (SYG) Coffee format. Mr. Dister's presentation focused on three themes requested by the SYG: Pakistan stability; Pakistan's impact on Afghanistan; a [...]	2008-01-18 16:18:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR NATO PINR PREL PTER PK AF
08USNATO281	NATO ALLIES LACK COHESION DURING FIRST MEETING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the August 11 NATO Political Committee meeting on the fighting in Georgia, Allies unanimously deplored the Aug 8-11 developments but differed on how these events should affect NATO's relations with Russia. The Balts and Poland would like to suspend the NATO-Russia Council, but Germa [...]	2008-08-11 18:30:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PINR GG RS
08USNATO283	NATO: ALLIES REAFFIRM GEORGIAN SOVEREIGNTY; OFFER [...] (C) SUMMERY: At an August 12 North Atlantic Council meeting with Georgia, Georgian Permanent Representative to NATO Beshidze (substituting for the Georgian FM who at the last minute could not attend) characterized the Russian action as open aggression and occupation of a sovereign, democratic [...]	2008-08-12 19:04:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL
08USNATO284	TFGG01: NATO ALLIES STILL DIVIDED ON GEORGIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The North Atlantic Council (NAC) met August 12 in emergency session to discuss a NAC statement on the Georgia crisis and to discuss whether to agree to Russias request for a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC). Although Allies agreed in principle to begin drafting a formal stateme [...]	2008-08-12 19:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREF PREL
08USNATO289	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT: AUGUST 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary: NATO Foreign Ministerial: Perm Reps welcomed the U.S. proposal to hold a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels August 19 to discuss the implications of events in Georgia for NATO and the NATO-Russia relationship. Other topics were: --Afghanistan: SHAPE reported the IED [...]	2008-08-14 17:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO299	READOUT: AUGUST 20 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary: At the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting on Wednesday, August 20, Allies extensively discussed the new NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) and the appropriate course to take regarding relations with Russia. Deputy Secretary General (DSYG) Bisogniero observed that the NATO minist [...]	2008-08-22 17:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO30	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 23, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occurred in 40 districts, largely in RC-South and RC-East, and urged nations to provide forces to deal with this reality. SHAPE bri [...]	2008-01-24 17:22:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO31	CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - [...] (C/NF) The purpose of this corrected copy is to add additional addressees. The substance of the cable remains the same. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occu [...]	2008-01-25 08:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO320	AFGHAN MOD WARDAK PUSHES ANA EXPANSION AT NAC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghan Defense Minister Wardak briefed the NAC with ISAF contributors on September 4 on the current security situation in Afghanistan, the rationale for expanding the Afghan National Army (ANA) and methods to reduce civilian casualties. He portrayed the security situation as [...]	2008-09-05 16:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR AF UN
08USNATO328	ALLIES SEND A UNIFIED MESSAGE TO RUSSIA IN EAPC [...] (S/NF) Summary: At the September 8 meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC),Georgia and Russia traded accusations about who was to blame for the conflict between them. In rare form, Russian Ambassador Rogozin accused the Georgian Mission of organizing protests and threatenin [...]	2008-09-12 09:19:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO343	NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) The NATO Senior Defence Group on Proliferation (DGP) Steering Committee met at NATO HQ on September 5. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Laura Gross of the US (OSD) and Mr. Knut Jahr of the Norwegian MOD. The Chair greeted Albania and Croatia as new members of the DGP with NATO Invitee status [...]	2008-09-24 11:32:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO347	READOUT: SEPTEMBER 24 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Chief of the Military Committee (CMC) updated the Council with details on the Autumn ISAF Periodic Mission Review including a &mixed evaluation8 on progress in Afghanistan and proposed recommendations. The SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staf [...]	2008-09-25 13:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL 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
08USNATO365	USING NATO TO ADDRESS PIRACY AND ENGAGE THE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Recent requests from the UN for temporary NATO naval escorts to World Food Program shipments to Somalia starting in October, and separate requests by France and the UK to the USG to provide direct military support to a planned EU anti-piracy operation starting in December, h [...]	2008-10-08 15:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN
08USNATO367	READOUT: OCTOBER 8 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 12:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO379	READOUT: OCTOBER 15 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: During the October 15 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer noted the request by Afghan Defense Minister Wardak for a NATO Trust Fund to meet the needs of the expanding Afghanistan Nati [...]	2008-10-17 08:28:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO399	UK HIGH COMMISSIONER TO PAKISTAN BRIEFS NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Robert Brinkley, UK High Commissioner to Pakistan, told NATO PermReps October 21 that Pakistan has a profound sense of insecurity and sees its relationship with Afghanistan through an "Indian lens." He relayed that Pakistan is not confident the international community will rema [...]	2008-10-24 16:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MOPS 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
08USNATO416	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) continued last week,s message of guarded optimism about the voter registration process and recent improvement in the Pakistan-Afghanistan political dialogue. He supports an &instructed8 NAC Away Day focused on [...]	2008-11-07 13:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO429	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Major General Wright reported an increase in security events, continued ISAF operations to support voter registration, and noted indications opposing militant forces (OMF) intend to continue a hi [...]	2008-11-13 16:07:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO433	NATO SENIOR DEFENCE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Steering Committee of the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) met at NATO Headquarters on October 29. The meeting was co-chaired by Ms. Laura Gross of the U.S. (OSD(GSA)) and Mr. Knut Jahr of MoD Norway. Major items discussed during the meeting included the drafting [...]	2008-11-17 13:37:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO436	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Claudio Bisogniero chaired the NAC and announced that the Secretary General will soon issue a &roadmap8 to the April 2009 Summit for Afghanistan, outlining ways for the Council to have strategic discussions [...]	2008-11-21 13:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO448	COMMUNIQUE OF THE DECEMBER 2-3 NATO FOREIGN [...] (U) The following communique was approved and released by NATO Foreign Ministers following their December 2-3 meeting: BEGIN TEXT: MEETING OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL AT THE LEVEL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS HELD AT NATO HEADQUARTERS, BRUSSELS, ON 2-3 DECEMBER 2008 FINAL COMMUNIQUE Â [...]	2008-12-03 16:43:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO MARR PARM PHSA PTER XG ZM XA XF
08USNATO453	ALLIES FIND BRIEFING ON AFGHANISTAN NIE â€œGLOOMY,â€ [...] (S/REL NATO) Summary. National Intelligence Officer (NiO) for South Asia, Dr. Peter Lavoy, briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) for Afghanistan on November 25. He said the NIE describes a grim situation in Afghanistan and predicts that negative trends w [...]	2008-12-05 08:31:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO PTER PINR AF PK IN
08USNATO472	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) obtained North Atlantic Council (NAC) agreement to task NATO Military Authorities to provide rapid military advice on elections support prior to the next Council discussion on January 7. He asked for cooperati [...]	2008-12-18 16:14:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO48	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 6, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) is meeting this week in Japan at the Political Director level. Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (CMC) General Henault reported on additional Afghan National Police in Musa Qala, in [...]	2008-02-07 18:10:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO50	SINGAPORE,S EVOLVING COOPERATION WITH NATO, THEIR [...] (C/NF) Summary: Singapore,s DCM in Brussels confirmed Singapore is considering an increased yet modest contribution to ISAF in the summer months of 2008. He has also been asking cautious questions about what opportunities could derive from deeper Singapore-NATO cooperation. He implied inform [...]	2008-02-08 15:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PGOV MARR PREL SN AF
08USNATO58	NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) The Steering Committee for the NATO Senior Defense Committee on Proliferation (DGP) met at NATO HQ on January 16, 2008 and was jointly chaired by Ms Laura Gross (OSD/GSA) and Mr. Pawel Durys (MoD Poland). 2. (C) The Steering Committee received a briefing by the U.S. on plans for prov [...]	2008-02-14 12:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO82	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 27, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on ISAF flood relief, and Ambassador Nuland urged quick work and additional resources to make flood relief a good news story at Bucharest. SHAPE described excellent cooperation between ISAF and ANSF resulting in a counter-IED s [...]	2008-02-28 14:43:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//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
08USOSCE132	GEORGIA/OSCE/RUSSIA: COMPREHENSIVE OSCE TOOLBOX TO [...] (C) Summary: With the increase in tensions between Georgia and Russia over Abkhazia, we understand that Washington is developing new proposals aimed at stabilizing the situation and eventually resolve the conflict (See Ref A). In this context, we believe that the OSCE has a number of tools w [...]	2008-05-16 15:22:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL OSCE GG RU
08USOSCE166	FSC JUNE 25: LITTLE CONTROVERSY IN PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Austrian Brigadier Feichtinger described the increasing importance of private military/security companies as a "worrisome development" that challenges the democratic control of the armed forces and the state's monopoly on the legitimate use of violence. The U.S., in response, [...]	2008-06-26 16:16:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE MCAP MOPS XG
08USOSCE228	FSC SEPTEMBER 24: GEORGIA-RUSSIA DUSTUP CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia gave a lengthy description in the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation today of Russian transgressions, dating back to the breakup of the Soviet Union and culminating in its continued occupation of Georgian territories. Russia's relatively brief response blamed the "crim [...]	2008-09-26 14:32:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USUNNEWYORK1002	NATO BRIEFS UN SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON [...] (U) At a Counter-terrorism Committee (CTC) meeting, October 30, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Martin Erdmann told SC members that NATO is taking a concrete and practical approach to countering terrorism. He reported that coordination of NATO members [...]	2008-11-03 16:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER UNGA PREL PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK1019	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY FIVE AND SIX [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on conventional weapons from October 20 to 22. On October 20, the Chairperson of the Governmental Group of Experts (GGE) on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) opened the debate. Representatives fr [...]	2008-11-05 13:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
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
08USUNNEWYORK1185	MONUC AT UN: WE ONLY HAVE PLEDGES FOR HALF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under Secretary-General Le Roy on December 15 told the Security Council that diplomatic efforts are thawing the relationship between the DRC and Rwanda. He said direct talks between the DRC and Nkunda's CNDP stalled, but were set to resume December 17. Le Roy said he had r [...]	2008-12-19 00:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC XA BY CG
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
08USUNNEWYORK253	NEXT STEPS ON LEBANON TRIBUNAL: TRANSITIONING FROM [...] (C) Summary. During meetings in New York the week of March 10-14, UNIIIC Commissioner and Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Prosecutor-designate Daniel Bellemare argued that UNIIIC's mandate, which is scheduled to expire June 15 absent action by the Security Council, should be extended until [...]	2008-03-19 23:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PARM PINR PREF MASS SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK313	UN/1267 SANCTIONS: ARAB AND PAKISTANI SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior officials representing the intelligence and security services of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Yemen have complained to the UN that the Security Council has thus far failed to impose sanctions on alleged al-Qaida terrorists that these governments [...]	2008-04-07 23:44:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK316	LEBANON: UNIIIC COMMISSIONER BELLEMARE APPEALS [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: UNIIIC Commissioner and Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Prosecutor-Designate Daniel Bellemare told Amb. Khalilzad privately on April 4 that the UNIIIC mandate, which is scheduled to expire June 15 absent action by the Security Council, should be extended at least until [...]	2008-04-08 17:03:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK486	UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: FRENCH REACTION TO [...] (C) USUN met with UK and French counterparts on June 1 to discuss their positions on reftel US proposal to seek sanctions in the Sudan Sanctions Committee on Khalil Ibrahim, Daoussa Deby Itno, Ahmad Muhammed Harun, and Awad Ibn Auf. According to UK PolOff David Whineray, London will support ou [...]	2008-06-03 01:14:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ETTC SU EFIN KTFN PTER
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
08USUNNEWYORK530	UN BRIEFING NOTE ON FIELD OPERATIONS JUNE 4 - 10, 2008. [...] On June 13, Security Council President Khalilzad (United States) transmitted the following Briefing Note to the Security Council on UN field operations covering the period of June 4-10, 2008. 2. Begin text of briefing note: Africa --Burundi (BINUB): On 9 June, Government and FNL delega [...]	2008-06-16 20:43:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC MOPS KPKO
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
08USUNNEWYORK640	UN/1267 SANCTIONS: COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION 1822 [...] (U) The Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1822 on June 30 (see full text in paragraph 5),setting out the Council's strategic vision for the sanctions regime concerning al-Qaida and the Taliban, established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999),and extending the mandate of the 1267 [...]	2008-07-18 14:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK647	LEBANON: UNIIIC COMMISSIONER BELLEMARE EXPRESSES [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: UNIIIC Commissioner and Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Prosecutor-Designate Daniel Bellemare asked Amb. Khalilzad in a July 16 private meeting for the United States to provide the UNIIIC with experienced analysts to assist in the investigation. Bellemare also called f [...]	2008-07-21 16:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE
08USUNNEWYORK670	FOCUSING THE UN ON THE SAFE HAVEN TERRORISM PROBLEM [...] (C) Begin Summary. Ambassador Dell Dailey (S/CT) met with UN Counter-Terrorism and Sanctions representatives July 15 and 16. The exchanges included a discussion of using the UN to focus on the "safe haven" terrorism problem in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of northwest Paki [...]	2008-07-25 23:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREF PREL
08USUNNEWYORK689	SOMALIS PUSH STABILIZATION FORCE, UN RESISTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: In meetings during the week of July 21-25, Somali representatives and UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) officials offered sharply different perspectives on prospects for a UN peacekeeping operation (PKO) [...]	2008-07-31 21:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC SO
08USUNNEWYORK738	UNIFIL: GENERAL GRAZIANO CONCERNED ABOUT RECENT [...] (C) Summary: UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Graziano told Ambassador Khalilzad August 14 that he prefers a simple, technical roll-over of UNIFIL's mandate since it will take a few months to assess how Lebanon's new political realities may impact UNIFIL's mandate. He expressed concern o [...]	2008-08-15 22:46:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MCAP KPKO LE IS
08USUNNEWYORK791	SOMALIA: DPKO BRIEFING NARROWS OPTIONS ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In Security Council consultations on Somalia on August 26, the U.S. push for accelerated planning for a UN peacekeeping operation (PKO) by rehatting AMISOM units was supported by Italy and African members but explici [...]	2008-09-02 22:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
08USUNNEWYORK90	MEETING WITH CUBANS ON MISSION SECURITY [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. Following a meeting of the UN's Committee on Relations with the Host Country called by Cuba (septel) to complain that the host country was not taking the Cuban Mission's security concerns seriously enough, NYC Com [...]	2008-01-31 15:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP ASEC CU 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
08USUNNEWYORK992	UN SAYS SITUATION IN DRC IS DIRE, ASKS FOR HELP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Peacekeeping U/SYG Le Roy said in two recent meetings an immediate political solution was needed to end hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),and that MONUC required additional resources to protect civilians. Le Roy believed if Goma fell MONUC would be at ri [...]	2008-10-31 14:27:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO CG RW
08VALLETTA146	SCENESETTER FOR U/S LEVEY APR 15-17 VISIT TO MALTA [...] (S) U/S Levey: Embassy Valletta looks forward to your upcoming visit to Malta. Composed of several tiny islands in the Mediterranean, Malta's small size and population (400,000) belies a relatively important strategic and geopolitical role. Malta joined the EU in 2004, adopting the Euro as its [...]	2008-04-09 11:42:00	Embassy Valletta	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN PTER IR EFIN PARM MT
08VALLETTA168	MALTA RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO U/S LEVEY'S MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with senior Maltese Government officials on April 16, 2008, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey urged Malta to protect its financial system from abuse by Iran, including through implementation of paragraph 10 of UNSCR 1803 (r [...]	2008-04-25 05:14:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KTFN PTER IR EFIN PARM MT
08VALLETTA479	Malta: 2008 INCSR Submission: Part II - Money [...] (U) Embassy Valletta submits this Part II of the 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for Malta. The response is generally keyed to questions posed in reftel A related to "Money Laundering and Financial Crimes" and should be read in conjunction with Part I, reftel B. N [...]	2008-11-17 14:18:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KCRM KTFN ASEC MT
08VALLETTA485	MALTA MOVES QUICKLY ON FATF RECOMMENDATIONS [...] Charge D'Affaires conveyed points contained in Reftel A demarche on November 19 to Charles Inguanez, MFA Director-General for Economic Affairs and Chairman of the Sanctions Monitoring Board, and Alan Caruana, Head of Secretariat at the Ministry of Finance. 2. Inguanez informed Charge that o [...]	2008-11-21 15:06:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL EFIN MT
08VALLETTA491	MALTESE MARITIME SECURITY: EMBASSY CONCURRENCE FOR [...] Post's Country Team, including the Security Assistance Officer, has coordinated in development of the Section 1206 funding proposal for Maltese Maritime Security Intelligence Train and Equip/Coastal Patrol Boats Procurement that is being submitted through EUCOM channels. If funded, Post will [...]	2008-11-26 10:56:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR MASS MT
08VALLETTA517	MALTA AGREES TO DENY REQUESTS BY IRANIAN BANKS TO [...] (U) On December 11, DCM called on MinFin Head of Secretariat Alan Caruana to get the GoM's formal response to Ref A demarche, which asked that Malta agree to adopt "at least one" of several proposed "preventative measures to address the specific risks posed by Iran." 2. (C) The text of the [...]	2008-12-11 15:28:00	Embassy Valletta	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL EFIN KNNP MT IR
08VANCOUVER198	ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON INDEPENDENT SHIA CLERIC [...] (C) Summary: Gunmen rumored to be connected to a Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) Special Group attempted to assassinate independent Shia cleric Sayid Aqiel Fadil Abbass Jamal al-Deen on July 16. The attack is one of a series of recent assassination attempts that underscore the fragile nature of Basrah [...]	2008-07-27 07:07:00	Consulate Vancouver	SECRET	PGOV PINR PBTS PINS PREL PTER IR IZ
08VIENNA1036	DHS-EUROPEAN COMMISSION MEETING IN VIENNA ON [...] (C) DHS A/S for Policy Stewart Baker and European Commission (EC) Justice DG Jonathan Faull, meeting in Vienna July 17, agreed on various steps to advance further U.S.-EU (and U.S.-EU member state) negotiations on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) MoU and related data exchange agreements. Faull be [...]	2008-07-23 08:17:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS KCRM PTER EUN AU
08VIENNA1216	RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT: AUSTRIA SHARPLY CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Austrian FonMin Plassnik has delivered a sharply worded statement on Russia's invasion of Georgia, concluding that "business as usual" was not an option. The MFA official responsible for the Caucasus, however, was unsure of what that meant in practice and indicated that the MFA [...]	2008-08-22 08:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR RU GG EUN AU
08VIENNA1407	GOA SEES GROWING THREAT FROM ISLAMIST TERRORISM [...] (U) Austria's anti-terrorism experts see a rising threat of Islamic terrorism in the country. A report presented by Interior Minister Maria Fekter (OVP) September 18 noted "growing radicalization" among second and third generation Muslims in Austria and warns against "sleepers" trained in Arab [...]	2008-09-24 06:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER AU
08VIENNA1618	AUSTRIA: 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (U) Austria is primarily a transit country for illicit drugs; it is not a drug producing country. Experts see no change in the usual strategies of illegal trade of narcotic substances in 2008, except for precursor substances, where since 2007 Austria has begun to serve as a depot country for in [...]	2008-11-03 15:29:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SNAR AU
08VIENNA1623	AUSTRIA: 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] (U) Austria is primarily a transit country for illicit drugs; it is not a drug producing country. Experts see no change in the usual strategies of illegal trade of narcotic substances in 2008, except for precursor substances, where since 2007 Austria has begun to serve as a depot country for i [...]	2008-11-04 14:59:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SNAR AU
08VIENNA1663	GOA DENIES RANSOM PAID FOR HOSTAGE RELEASE [...] (U) Summary: Top GOA officials have denied media speculation that Austria had paid up to 5 million euros for the release of two hostages held by an al Qaeda affiliate in Mali since February 2008. According to some reports, a charity fund run by a son of Libyan leader Gaddafi paid the ransom. [...]	2008-11-13 13:15:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AU
08VIENNA1889	Economic Outlook for Austria - 2009 To Be [...] SUMMAARY: Austria's economy began to weaken in the second quarter in reaction to the world downturn and is now in recession. The two leading Austrian economic institutes downgraded their GDP growth estimates for 2008 to 1.8%; 2009 is expected to be the first full- year recession since 1981 [...]	2008-12-24 09:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN AU
08VIENNA269	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: EFFORT BY AUSTRIAN FIRM TO SELL [...] (S) EconUnit Chief delivered ref A points on February 25 to Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economics' (MoE) Import and Export Control Division. Krehlik said that following up on ref C information, Austria's domestic intelligence agency (BVT) had launched an investigation into effort [...]	2008-02-26 13:36:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL
08VIENNA721	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 27, 2008 [...] According to a new opinion poll, there is little public support for the strike Austrian doctors have threatened to hold in June. Three quarters of Austrians believe a doctors' strike is not justified, and most say they believe the doctors' real concern in the matter is their own financial posit [...]	2008-05-27 15:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA726	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 28, 2008 [...] The Austrian government, under pressure to act against rising fuel prices, has said it will respond by introducing a series of countermeasures. Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer (OeVP) told ORF radio this morning that both commuter and mileage allowances will be raised "cons [...]	2008-05-28 13:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA746	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 30, 2008 [...] The coalition partners SPOe and OeVP on Thursday agreed on changes to the state pension system following weeks of negotiations. A regulation will be extended until 2013 allowing persons to retire early, who have contributed to the pension scheme for long years, but have not yet reached the offi [...]	2008-06-02 10:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA83	SENATOR SPECTER CHALLENGES AUSTRIA ON IRAN [...] (C)Summary: In a sometimes confrontational meeting with Senator Arlen Specter, senior Austrian MFA officials emphasized that the UN must remain the focal point of diplomacy vis-a-vis Iran and that an international consensus involving both Russia and China was imperative. Maintaining ties with [...]	2008-01-18 11:40:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP PARM ETRD OREP AU IR
08VIENNA982	VWP MOU AND RELATED AGREEMENTS: AUSTRIAN INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary. In a July 9 meeting with Emboffs, MoI Bi- and Multilateral Affairs Director Kurt Hager (protect) indicated he will seek Minister Fekter's approval for interagency consultations on negotiation of the HSPD-6 and Pruem-like agreements between the U.S. and Austria. However, the conc [...]	2008-07-09 14:50:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PTER KCRM PREL EUN AU
08VIENTIANE485	U.S. AND LAOS CONTINUE PROGRESS IN THIRD BILATERAL DEFENSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bilateral military talks held at historic Lockwood Hall on Pearl Harbor August 14-15 confirmed progress in U.S.-Lao military relations and widened the range of activities the Lao will consider during the coming year. One key focus for both sides was the upcoming exchange of Defe [...]	2008-09-04 03:03:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS EAID PREL LA
08VILNIUS1038	NEW GOVERNMENT TAKES OFFICE, WINS APPROVAL FOR [...] (U) Summary: Lithuania's new prime minister, Andrius Kubilius, and center-right coalition Cabinet took oaths of office on December 9 and won approval for their program, which focuses largely on minimizing the effect on Lithuania of the world economic crisis. The program also emphasizes deeper [...]	2008-12-10 11:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON LH
08VILNIUS209	MFA ENCOURAGED BY USG INTEREST IN AMBASSADORS' MEETING [...] (SBU) Charge relayed April 8 to MFA Americas Directorate Chief Vadim Lazerko USG willingness to participate in discussions at the level of Ambassadors in Brussels on or after April 10 (ref). Lazerko stated that this was "very good news" and an encouraging step, and he agreed to be in contact r [...]	2008-04-09 07:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR CASC CVIS BO
08VILNIUS235	Bloggers, Officials React to Sanctions, Diplomatic Row [...] (SBU) Post has monitored the Belarusian public's reaction to recent events in the country including Belneftekhim sanctions, Belarus' recall of its Ambassador to the U.S., GOB demands for American Embassy staff reductions and the resulting suspension of some consular operations, and a spurious [...]	2008-04-15 10:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI ASEC CMGT BO
08VILNIUS429	BELARUS: EMBASSY SEIZES MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) In recent months of escalating tension with the GOB, post has engaged the local independent and state-run press on numerous occasions, ensuring that the USG perspective is heard by as wide a Belarusian audience as possible. A series of attacks by the state-dominated media on the Embassy [...]	2008-06-03 10:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO BO

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
08WARSAW1010	CODEL LIEBERMAN URGES UNITED SUPPORT FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Codel Lieberman met separately August 21 with Polish FM Sikorski and PM Tusk to express solidarity over events in Georgia. FM Sikorski said Western Europeans were starting to understand the nature of the Russian threat, although he warned of Russian "purchases" of leading Europ [...]	2008-08-28 15:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON ENRG GG PL
08WARSAW1069	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE: SUPPORTING AMENDMENT OF THE [...] (C) Summary. GOP will consider guarded support for amendment of the ISAF oplan to expand CN authorities, provided actions resulting from amendment do not have a negative impact on safety of Polish troops. However, the Poles believe that the priority should be training Afghans to take on thei [...]	2008-09-15 14:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PL
08WARSAW1093	THE END OF A SUCCESSFUL IRAQ MISSION: EVALUATING [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 15, Poland will bring to a close her five-year mission in Iraq. On balance, the Polish military presence in Iraq must be seen as a success. The deployment dates from the earliest days of the coalition in 2003; it survived two changes in government in Warsaw; and the [...]	2008-09-19 10:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PL
08WARSAW1140	POLAND WRESTLING WITH CIVILIAN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland begins its fourth Afghanistan rotation November 1 with the consolidation of 1,450 soldiers in Ghazni province. The GoP agreed to take sole responsibility for operations in Ghazni in March 2008, and began detailed military planning at that time -- particularly to secure t [...]	2008-09-29 14:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MAPP AF PL
08WARSAW1147	POLISH MFA: CONTINUE DIALOGUE WITH BELARUS AFTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A Polish MFA official told us that the GoP agrees with the U.S. and OSCE assessment that the September 28 parliamentary elections in Belarus were neither free nor fair. The MFA saw some "minor improvements" in the election process and will seek to continue a dialogue with Bel [...]	2008-09-30 14:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV BO 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
08WARSAW124	COHABITATION TENSIONS CONTINUE AS PRESIDENT SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: President Lech Kaczynski's often-clumsy efforts to assert the power and role of the presidency have created a bumpy record at "cohabitation" with PM Donald Tusk's government, and done nothing to increase the president's influence or his party's popularity. President Kaczynski a [...]	2008-01-30 11:30:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PL
08WARSAW1346	USEU AMBASSADOR SILVERBERG DISCUSSES RUSSIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polish officials told USEU Ambassador Kristen Silverberg that Poland reluctantly agreed to support resumption of negotiations on the EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement after the French Presidency made clear no consensus was needed to move forward. The decision not to [...]	2008-11-25 15:07:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG SENV KGHG ECON EAGR EUN
08WARSAW1395	POLISH FM A LOCAL FAVORITE IN NATO RACE [...] (SBU) Polish media place Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on a short list of international favorites to succeed de Hoop Scheffer as NATO Secretary General. Besides Sikorski's individual merits, analysts here believe the Polish option stands out because other powers have had a recent turn [...]	2008-12-09 11:10:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV PL
08WARSAW1435	POLISH MFA ON MANPADS: RUSSIA CAPITALIZING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Polish MFA attributed Russia's alleged October discovery of Polish-made GROM MANPADS in Chechnya (originally delivered to Tbilisi) to Georgia's unprofessional handling of the weapons. The Russians, in turn, capitalized on the discovery to "discredit Poland and Georgia." The M [...]	2008-12-18 14:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC MCAP PREL PTER MASS GG RS PL
08WARSAW199	POLAND REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR FATF MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) On February 11, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) called in the embassy to ask that the USG support Polish membership at the upcoming February 25-29 plenary meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The MFA indicated that achieving FATF membership is a top priority for [...]	2008-02-12 14:35:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PL KTFN EFIN PREL PTER
08WARSAW314	MISSILE DEFENSE AND POLISH MILITARY MODERNIZATION [...] (C) Summary: A State-DOD delegation led by PM Acting Assistant Secretary Stephen Mull met with Polish counterparts February 29, in Warsaw to propose a way forward on U.S.-Polish collaboration in support of Poland,s defense modernization as related to U.S.-Polish Missile Defense negotiations. [...]	2008-03-10 15:00:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR PL RS
08WARSAW388	POLISH NON-PAPER ON MD NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Ambassador Ashe met with Polish FM Radek Sikorski on March 27 to receive the GOP's non-paper with respect to the Missile Defense initiative and modernization of Polish defenses. The text of that paper is provided in paragraph 4. FM Sikorski said that the paper would not be delivered in [...]	2008-03-27 16:09:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR PL RS
08WARSAW512	POLAND: U/S DOBRIANSKY MEETING WITH MFA SIKORSKI [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Foreign Affairs Radek Sikorski told Under Secretary for Global Affairs Dobriansky that Poland has selected a head for the Secretariat of the Community of Democracies, although the name is not yet public. Minister Sikorski believes the U.S. should do more to support [...]	2008-04-23 08:39:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV KDEM PL
08WARSAW597	POLAND-MISSILE DEFENSE: MILITARY MODERNIZATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In support of USG commitments to work with Poland on the latter,s military modernization, and to secure Poland,s earliest return to missile defense (MD) talks, PM AA/S Stephen Mull led an interagency team (including DASD Fata and EUCOM BG Mayville and BG Carr) to a bilateral Secur [...]	2008-05-15 15:20:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MCAP PL
08WARSAW643	POLAND - MISSILE DEFENSE: FINDING A WAY FORWARD? [...] (C-NF) After a lengthy hiatus, there are high expectations in Warsaw that Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) negotiations will resume soon. As irritating as the pause has been, Polish positions on defense modernization have softened in the interim, and we may actually be better positi [...]	2008-06-04 12:53:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MASS PL RS IR
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
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
08WELLINGTON389	NEW NZ GOVT ANNOUNCED [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 16, a mere eight days after election day, New Zealander's Prime Minister- elect John Key announced that a new center-right government has been formed after he secured the support of three smaller parties. A new National-led minority government will include the ACT, [...]	2008-11-17 05:12:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ
08WELLINGTON392	NEW ZEALAND - HOSTED PSI EXERCISE MARU [...] (U) Summary: In September 2008, the United States participated in the New Zealand-hosted Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise, MARU, in the Hauraki Gulf and the port of Auckland, New Zealand. MARU was the thirty-sixth PSI exercise since the inception of the initiative in 2003. T [...]	2008-11-19 04:44:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL PTER NZ
08WELLINGTON424	NEW ZEALAND: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) New Zealand attaches importance to its compliance with international counterterrorism instruments. It has ratified 12 of the 16 international instruments and maintains up-to-date reporting to the United Nations (UN). New Zealand uses the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy as a key refe [...]	2008-12-22 03:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV PHUM KDEM 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
08WINDHOEK315	NAMIBIA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is the AGOA Eligibility Review submission for Namibia. Responses are keyed to paragraph 3 of reftel. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Country: NAMIBIA Current AGOA Status: Eligible 3. (SBU) Country Background Summary: Namibia has a population of approximately 2 [...]	2008-10-06 08:57:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON XA WA
08WINDHOEK340	NAMIBIA: INCSR PART I, DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL [...] (SBU) While occasionally used as a drug transit point, Namibia is not a major drug producer or exporter. Nevertheless, statistics compiled in 2008 showed a marked increase in illegal drug seizures compared to previous years, with approximately $570,000 worth of drugs (1383 kilograms of marijuan [...]	2008-11-03 12:44:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR WA
08WINDHOEK367	NAMIBIA: INCSR PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Although Namibia has one of the most highly developed financial systems in Africa, it is not considered a regional financial center. In addition to the Bank of Namibia (the central bank),Namibia has four commercial banks. 2. (SBU) The major sources of potential money laundering in N [...]	2008-11-17 10:46:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR WA
08YAOUNDE1034	SHOW ME THE MONEY! CAMEROON FOCUSES ON ASSET [...] (C) Summary. In the midst of an ongoing anti-corruption drive--the most aggressive in Cameroon's history --Cameroonians, from government officials and journalists to the proverbial man on the street, are increasingly fixated on the prospects of asset recovery. With dozens of senior officia [...]	2008-10-21 06:42:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR EFIN ECON PREL CM
08YAOUNDE1041	CAMEROON-NIGERIA JOINT COMMISSION ENDS ON A HIGH [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 8-11 Fourth Session of the Cameroon-Nigeria Joint Commission highlighted the desire by both countries for a new era of cooperation. The final document from the session called for expanded cooperation on security, including joint land and maritime patrols and inte [...]	2008-10-22 13:41:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CM ECON MARR NI PREL
08YAOUNDE1042	CAMEROON POLICE SUSPENDED FOR KIDNAPPING OF EQUATO-GUINEAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Cameroon has reacted with shock to reports that Cameroonian police officials collaborated with security officials from the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (GREG) to kidnap a Equatoguinean convicted in absentia and seeking refugee status in Cameroon. The two po [...]	2008-10-22 13:42:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CM
08YAOUNDE1102	CAMEROON: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] (U) Summary: Cameroon, with a GDP of about $20.6 billion, is the largest economy in the six-nation Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC). It is enjoying its thirteenth consecutive year of GDP growth, currently projected at 4.6 percent. It has a population of 18.5 million, a [...]	2008-11-10 10:08:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM CM
08YAOUNDE119	CAMEROON'S FINANCIAL WATCHDOG SAYS CABINET [...] (S) Summary. In a recent meeting with Poloff, the head of Cameroon's financial crimes watchdog, Hubert Nde Sambone, said that all but a few members of Cameroon's 57-person cabinet have accumulated ill-gotten gains, naming Essimi Menye (Finance),Muna (Culture),Fuh Gentry (Mines),and Ephri [...]	2008-02-07 16:11:00	Embassy Yaounde	SECRET	KCOR EFIN PREL KTFN CM
08YAOUNDE1228	CAMEROON: APPROVAL OF FY09 1206 PROPOSAL FOR BASIC [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde concurs with U.S. Africa Command,s (USAFRICOM) proposal to use FY 09 1206 funds for Cameroon to participate in a Military Intelligence Basic Officer Course Africa(MIBOC-A)focused on the Gulf of Guinea. Post understands that this training will be offered to Cameroon as part [...]	2008-12-18 16:29:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CM MARR MAS PINR PTER UV
08YAOUNDE209	CAMEROON'S ECONOMY: BACKDROP TO A WEEK OF VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Cameroon's economic outlook portends continued tepid growth despite high oil prices, reflecting low levels of investment, poor execution of the budget, and the reduced competitiveness of agricultural exports. Recent conversations with IMF and World Bank officials underscore [...]	2008-03-04 13:10:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CM ECON EFIN EIND EMIN PGOV EINV ELAB PINR
08YAOUNDE35	CAMEROON: NEW TWISTS IN ANTI-CORRUPTION COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Justice Amadou Ali's anti-corruption effort, with USG support, made headline news in Cameroon on January 9. Ambassador Garvey and the Ambassadors of Italy and the Netherlands met with Ali that evening. The Minister reaffirmed his and President Biya's commitment to [...]	2008-01-14 15:51:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PREL PGOV CM
08YAOUNDE366	CAMEROON'S ANIF DIRECTOR DISCUSSES TERRORIST [...] (S) Summary: In an April 11 meeting with Poloff, Hubert Nde Sambone, Director of Cameroon's National Agency for Financial Investigations (ANIF),welcomed Washington's response (ref a) to ANIF's request for more information regarding financial transfers from the Revival of Islamic Heritage S [...]	2008-04-15 14:28:00	Embassy Yaounde	SECRET	CM EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER KTFN
08YAOUNDE687	CAMEROON TAKES OVER BAKASSI IN SIX WEEKS [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Nigeria (GoN) is expected to hand over the remaining area of the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula (known as "the zone") to Cameroon on August 14 2008, in accordance with the 2006 Greentree Agreement. Insecurity and criminal activity in "the zone" has risen in the two y [...]	2008-07-03 12:23:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM EAID MOPS NI PBTS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
08YAOUNDE762	CAMEROON: GOV'T OFFICIALS ON IMPENDING BAKASSI [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Cameroon (GRC) is not well-positioned to understand or deal with on-going violence in Bakassi and likely will not be so until well after the planned August 14 handover, according to meetings the Ambassador had with GRC officials and others during the week of J [...]	2008-07-30 06:25:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM EAID MOPS NI PBTS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SOCI MASS
08YEREVAN1035	ARMENIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There have been no major terrorism-related developments in Armenia in 2008. Armenia continued to be a constructive partner of the United States in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The Armenian Government (GOAM) made measured progress in implementing border security and an [...]	2008-12-24 08:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR AM
08YEREVAN1051	HARSH REACTION FROM GOAM TO DEPUTY SECRETARY'S [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On December 30, the Ambassador met separately with Foreign Minister Nalbandian and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Sargsian, who both expressed the President,s anger over the Deputy Secretary,s letter to President Sargsian. They both stated that the U.S. had t [...]	2008-12-31 11:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	ETTC PARM PGOV PREL IR BU AM
08YEREVAN127	THE DVD WAR: THE RULING PARTY STRIKES BACK, [...] (C) Levon Ter-Petrossian's (LTP) campaign has for weeks been distributing campaign DVDs, featuring the former president's campaign speeches and rallies. This technique has been somewhat effective, not only as a medium to reach voters in the absence of fair television coverage, but also as a [...]	2008-02-15 03:40:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
08YEREVAN214	THE UGLY--AND UNUSUAL--SPECTER OF ANTI-SEMITISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Armenia's presidential election period bizarrely featured an unwelcome guest: anti-Semitism. A government-affiliated national television network aired a despicable, hour-long "documentary" of hate speech, that labeled the leading opposition candidate a "Zionist Jew" in cahoots wi [...]	2008-03-12 13:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF KDEM AM
08YEREVAN7	ARMENIA - 2007 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There have been no major terrorism-related developments in Armenia in 2007. Per reftel instruction, the following is an update of Armenia,s 2006 Country Report on Terrorism. Due to technical difficulties in gaining edit privileges to its country,s terrorism page on Intelliped [...]	2008-01-04 13:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR AM ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PTER
08YEREVAN765	(S/NF) ARMENIAN PRESIDENT AGAIN DENIES IRAN ARMS [...] (S/NF) President Serzh Sargsian raised the issue of Iran arms sales during the courtesy call which followed the ambassador's formal presentation of her credentials. Sargsian repeatedly and categorically denied that any such transaction had taken place, insisting he was "100 percent sure" that [...]	2008-09-23 13:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM ETTC PREL IR BG AM
08YEREVAN99	OUR PUSH AGAINST PRE-ELECTION PRESSURE DRAWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA protested to Presidency advisers February 5 about the pattern of campaign abuses we have detected. Most notably, these have included abuse of state administrative resources, coercion of public sector employees to campaign and recruit for PM Sargsian's candidacy, door-to-doo [...]	2008-02-07 13:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AM
08ZAGREB240	CROATIAN ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS NET 53 SUSPECTS [...] (C) Summary: Croatia's Office for the Suppression of Organized Crime and Corruption (USKOK) has made a string of arrests over the last six months, charging a total of 53 suspects in five separate anti-corruption operations. USKOK, by its own admission, does not have the resources to eradicat [...]	2008-03-11 10:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR HR
08ZAGREB286	NEW ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS: CROATIA'S GROWING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatia has steadily expanded its contribution to ISAF and has assumed increasingly complex missions. Croatian forces are currently in their 11th rotation with 203 soldiers. The MoD plans to increase this to 280 troops this summer and has Parliamentary approval to raise this to [...]	2008-03-28 09:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB350	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 30, 2008 [...] (U) HDZ LEADERSHIP REMAINS VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED: The April 26 General Convention of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) confirmed the hold of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader over his party. Sanader, Deputy Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor, and the leadership slate of ten candidates all ran uno [...]	2008-05-02 13:13:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR HR
08ZAGREB385	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MAY 14, 2008 [...] (U) CROATIA HOSTS ADRIATIC SHIELD 08: Croatia hosted the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise ADRIATIC SHIELD 08 in Rijeka 12-14 May 2008, with the active participation of the USS CARNEY. The event tested the efficiency of relevant procedures and the level of preparedness of nati [...]	2008-05-21 14:57:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ICTY MARR ECON HR
08ZAGREB410	CROATIAN GENERAL CONVICTED OF WAR CRIMES, ANOTHER GENERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 30 May, Zagreb's County Court returned verdicts against Croatian generals Rahim Ademi and Mirko Norac, the highest-ranking Croatian military officers to be tried for war crimes in domestic courts. Both men were accused of commanding troops who killed 28 civilians and POWs and [...]	2008-06-03 11:08:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KAWC ICTY PREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB576	CROATIA SIGNS IMPLEMENTING ARRANGMENT FOR MANPADS [...] (U) On July 30 the Croatian Ministry of Defense (MOD) and post signed an Implementing Arrangement (IA) for the destruction of the military's excess Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) (refs B-E). In the IA the MOD agreed to destroy 929 of their approximately 2,900 SA 7 Strela missiles [...]	2008-08-01 11:41:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PGOV PTER MARR PARM HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB661	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 [...] (U) HUNGARY IS FIRST NATO MEMBER TO RATIFY CROATIAN AND ALBANIAN ACCESSION: The Hungarian Parliament on September 15 voted overwhelmingly in favor of Croatia's and Albania's Accession Protocol, making Hungary the first NATO member state to approve this round of NATO enlargement. having serve [...]	2008-09-18 13:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB704	PRIME MINISTER REPLACES JUSTICE AND INTERIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: An apparent mob hit killed the daughter of a prominent local lawyer on a downtown street in broad daylight on October 6. In reaction, Prime Minister Sanader has replaced Croatia's Justice and Interior Ministers, as well as the country's Director General of the Police. The brazen [...]	2008-10-07 13:08:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ASEC KCRM HR
08ZAGREB726	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - OCTOBER 16, 2008 [...] (U) NEW MINISTERS OF INTERIOR AND JUSTICE SWORN IN: New Minister of Interior Tomislav Karamarko, formerly head of the Security Intelligence Agency, and Minister of Justice, Ivan Simonovic, a law professor with a long diplomatic career, were approved by parliament on Friday, October 10 and swo [...]	2008-10-17 08:39:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB766	CROATIA PURSUING MAJOR LAW ENFORCEMENT REFORMS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Croatian law enforcement system is undergoing a massive shake-up in reaction to several high-profile, mafia-style killings in Zagreb in October (Ref A and B) and long-stalled initiatives to fight organized crime are now quickly being implemented. These initiatives include [...]	2008-11-03 07:18:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KCRM ASEC HR
08ZAGREB853	CROATIA: UPDATE ON MISSING GOTOVINA DOCUMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatian officials stress that the political will exists to resolve the issue of missing documents in the Gotovina case before The Hague, but are uncertain whether ICTY Prosecutor Brammertz can be persuaded that the GoC has done all that it can. Croatia's Chief State Prosecutor al [...]	2008-12-12 14:38:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KAWC ICTY HR
08ZAGREB864	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - DECEMBER 17, 2008 [...] (SBU) CROATIAN TROOPS DEPLOYED TO ISAF RECEIVE ADDITIONAL 150 IMPROVED FIRST AID KITS FROM U.S.: On December 11 Croatian troops deployed to Afghanistan received another 150 Improved First Aid Kits (IFAK) from U.S. forces. When used in trained hands, the kits give soldiers a greatly improved [...]	2008-12-18 10:19:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB886	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - DECEMBER 23, 2008 [...] (U) MINISTRY OF DEFENSE STATE SECRETARY DIES IN SKI ACCIDENT: Major General Gordan Cacic, State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense for Policy and International Affairs, died in a ski accident in Italy on Saturday, 20 December 2008. MG Cacic previously served for seven years as the Director [...]	2008-12-23 14:08:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV HR
0901OF02RPODUBAI288	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY [...] (S) Iranian Doctor Alleges Many More Deaths Than Officially Acknowledged: A gynecologist applying for a visa in Dubai described a frenetic scene in the hospitals during the unrest sparked by the disputed election. He was called in to provide support and ended up working three straight shifts - [...]	2009-07-15 11:52:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ECON IR
09ABIDJAN229	CREDIT HARD TO OBTAIN IN COTE D'IVOIRE [...] Summary. The Ivoirian banking sector is made up of 18 banks, approximately half of which are undercapitalized. Banks here play a relatively small role in the economy, even when compared with banks in other low-income countries. The lack of credit is an element that impedes the expansion of th [...]	2009-04-08 10:06:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON IV
09ABIDJAN758	COTE D'IVOIRE: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: There were few changes or emerging trends regarding counterterrorism in Cote d'Ivoire in 2009. The ongoing political crisis continues to weaken police and security forces and increase the risk that foreign terrorists can use Cote d'Ivoire as an operational or financial base. P [...]	2009-12-21 13:00:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC IV
09ABUDHABI106	(S) UAE FOREIGN MINISTER ON BADR AIR OVERFLIGHT DENIALS [...] (S) Ambassador raised USG concerns about Badr Air operations in and through the UAE with Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) January 25, summarizing the sequence of demarches delivered in recent weeks (reftels),including the fact that Badr appeared to be operating out of Sharjah. AbZ h [...]	2009-01-27 09:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR SU 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
09ABUDHABI126	THE BOBCAT AND THE CAGED LION - THOUGHTS ON THE UAE AND IRAN [...] (U) This is a joint cable from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the Iran Regional Presence Office. Summary ------- 2. (C) Iran has previously been compared to a caged lion (reftel). Its immediate neighbor to the South is more like a bobcat: a potent fighter for its size, sharp of tooth and ready to [...]	2009-02-02 11:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM KNNP IR 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
09ABUDHABI192	URGENT UAE REQUEST FOR AIR DEFENSE -- FIVE PATRIOT BATTERIES [...] (S/NF) Summary: UAE Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces convoked the Ambassador to request the urgent deployment of five U.S. patriot batteries in the UAE as an interim measure until the UAE's own batteries are operational (anticipated in 2012). The UAE belief that an increasingly likely pre- [...]	2009-02-24 07:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MOPS MASS IR AE
09ABUDHABI226	DEEPENING COOPERATION THROUGH COUNTER-PROLIFERATION TASK [...] (S/NF) The bilateral Counter-proliferation Task Force (CTF) meeting on March 19 in Abu Dhabi is our opportunity to reinforce practical steps to strengthen the UAE's counter-proliferation (CP) regime and follow up on the prior CTF held February 25, 2008 (ref E). The UAE's record on export cont [...]	2009-03-05 13:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI296	UAE CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (S/NF) In response to reftel request, post provides the following information on critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in the United Arab Emirates whose destruction or disruption could immediately affect the economic security and national security of the United States: A) Strait [...]	2009-03-23 12:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV ASEC MARR EFIN ENRG KCIP AE
09ABUDHABI438	UAE CANNOT HOLD SADDIQ FOR LONG [...] (S) As Charge made reftel points (on former Syrian intelligence officer Mohamed Zuhair Siddiq) to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash on May 5, Dr. Gargash said "I know all about the case." The UAE faces a "conundrum," he continued, as it is indeed holding Siddiq for "loca [...]	2009-05-05 13:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER LE SY 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
09ABUDHABI529	FRENCH KISS - SARKO'S PUBLIC DISPLAY OF AFFECTION FOR ABU [...] (SBU) Summary: French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited the UAE May 25-26. Key events, apart from considerable media frothiness, included the opening of a French naval facility and laying the foundation stone for Abu Dhabi's Louvre. Highlighting how a strong friendship was good for the comm [...]	2009-05-28 10:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS FR AE
09ABUDHABI559	UAE: PAKISTAN IDP POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador discussed reftel points on Pakistani IDPs in a meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister, Dr. Tariq Al Haidan. Al Haidan agreed that that the situation in Pakistan was serious and warranted attention, but did not offer any commitments. He approved of progress in both [...]	2009-06-03 14:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD CVIS AE
09ABUDHABI684	UAE TARGETING DRUG AND ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS TO/FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings June 28 and 29, Central Bank and Ministry of Interior officials told visiting Staffdel Frantz the UAE is working with Afghanistan to disrupt illicit financing and drug trafficking. UAE officials stressed the importance of developing alternatives for Afghans currently [...]	2009-07-06 13:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SNAR ETRD PGOV AF AE
09ABUDHABI716	UAE HOSTS COUNTER-PROLIFERATION EXPERTS [...] (C) The UAEG clarified its evolving institutional structure to deal more effectively with export control in a June 24 Working Group of experts affiliated with the Counter-proliferation Task Force (CTF),which most recently met on March 19. The U.S. delegation was led by Acting Assistant Secre [...]	2009-07-13 13:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI744	UAE GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE (GSD) JULY 20 PLENARY SESSION AND [...] (S/NF) In a July 20 plenary session of the GSD with a large UAE delegation, accompanied by a smaller session with the UAE Chief of Staff, the immediate focus was largely on Iran. Participants reiterated the good defense cooperation that the U.S. and UAE enjoy, while noting the need to improve [...]	2009-07-22 10:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI746	(S) MBZ HOSTS GULF SECURITY DINNER WITH ISA ASD VERSHBOW AND PM A/S SHAPIRO [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 12:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI747	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT [...] (U) We welcome your return to Abu Dhabi. This will be your first visit since the change in US Administration, the election in Iran, and falls on the heels of the Gulf Security Dialogue. 2. (C) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powerhouses [...]	2009-07-22 13:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ PK AE
09ABUDHABI754	(S) MbZ HOSTS GULF SECURITY DINNER WITH ISA ASD VERSHBOW AND [...] (S) Summary: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ, also Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and de facto defense chief) hosted a July 19 executive session of the Gulf Security Dialogue in Abu Dhabi (July 20 plenary with UAE uniformed officers reported septel). The U.S. d [...]	2009-07-23 09:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI77	UAE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR 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
09ABUDHABI862	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH SHAYKH [...] (C) Mr President: Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed is looking forward to renewing your acquaintanceship, established during his 2006 call on you. --------------------------------------------- ---- MbZ - The Man --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (C) Shaykh Mohammed bin Zay [...]	2009-08-31 10:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL AE
09ABUDHABI877	THE UAE AND TALIBAN FINANCING: Our Analysis and Action Plan [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Given the UAE's open financial system, sizeable sub-continent immigrant community and significant legitimate financial flows between the two countries, it comes as no surprise that Taliban financing originates in and transits the UAE to Afghanistan and third countries. Afghan drug p [...]	2009-09-03 08:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE
09ABUDHABI89	(S) UAE: NEW OVERFLIGHT DENIAL REQUEST RELAYED [...] (S) On the morning of January 22, Pol Chief passed reftel points (releasable to UAE) to Khalifa al-Mazroui of the MFA Office of International Organizations. Al-Mazroui said he would convey the request to appropriate officials, yet asked for any additional information available on prior flight [...]	2009-01-22 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR SU AE
09ABUJA1	NIGERIA: A GLANCE AT THE STATE OF WILDLIFE AND FORESTRY IN [...] (U) Summary: ESTHOff and visiting REO met with key Nigerian federal officials responsible for wildlife and forest conservation and management November 26-29. Ownership of the major Nigerian wildlife and forestry reserves transferred from the federal government to the states starting in 2000 w [...]	2009-01-02 06:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON TRGY KRVC TPHY NI
09ABUJA1103	NIGERIA NATIONAL DRUG LAW ENFORCMENT AGENCY (NDLEA) DETECTS [...] (U) The Mission confirms reports in local newspapers that, since May 1, 2009, the Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 5 members of a drug trafficking ring that was operating out of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. NDLEA Director General [...]	2009-06-19 06:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
09ABUJA1116	NIGERIA: WEAPONS LADEN PLANE IMPOUNDED IN KANO; [...] (SBU) A Ukrainian aircraft said to be "fully loaded" with 18 crates of weapons was impounded by a Nigerian military intelligence unit at Kano's Aminu Kano International Airport shortly after 4:00 AM on June 17. The plane, an Antonov 12 with registration number MEM 4-060 and tail number UR-CAK, [...]	2009-06-19 13:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PINR PGOV MASS NI EK HR
09ABUJA1173	NIGERIA: GON ISSUES AMNESTY DECREE FOR NIGER DELTA [...] (C) Summary: On June 25, after several hours of discussion with the Council of State (COS -- a constitutionally established consultative body of over 50, including the VP, Chief Justice, all former Heads of State, all serving state governors and other senior officials) President Umaru Yar'Adu [...]	2009-06-26 15:48:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NI
09ABUJA1379	NIGERIA: EXTREMIST ATTACKS CONTINUE INTO NIGHT [...] (C) Summary: According to Embassy contacts, other reporting channels, and local news reporting, additional extremist attacks were carried out on police stations and government buildings throughout the night of July 27-28 in Maiduguri, Borno state, following three days of similar attacks in th [...]	2009-07-28 15:52:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI
09ABUJA1398	NIGERIAN MILITARY COMBING FOR EXTREMISTS, BOKO [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 17:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI
09ABUJA1401	COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: FINANCIAL REGULATORY TRAINING [...] The following five personnel from the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, Central Bank of Nigeria and Securities and Exchange Commission are nominated for attendance at the above referenced FDIC Training. Name: ERIN, Harry Tope DOB 31 October 1974 Position Senior Analyst, NFIU [...]	2009-08-03 05:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM ASEC EFIN AE
09ABUJA1402	NIGERIA: EXTREMIST LEADER KILLED [...] (C) Mission Nigeria sources have confirmed that Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf died late July 30. Boko Haram is the Islamist extremist group that staged a four-day coordinated assault against police and government installations in four northeastern Nigerian states starting last weekend (reft [...]	2009-08-03 10:16:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI
09ABUJA1403	NIGERIA: EXTREMIST LEADER KILLED [...] (C) Mission Nigeria sources have confirmed that Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf died late July 30. Boko Haram is the Islamist extremist group that staged a four-day coordinated assault against police and government installations in four northeastern Nigerian states starting last weekend (reft [...]	2009-08-03 10:16:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI
09ABUJA1404	NIGERIA: EXTREMIST LEADER KILLED [...] (C) Mission Nigeria sources have confirmed that Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf died late July 30. Boko Haram is the Islamist extremist group that staged a four-day coordinated assault against police and government installations in four northeastern Nigerian states starting last weekend (reft [...]	2009-08-03 10:16:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI
09ABUJA1405	NIGERIA: EXTREMIST LEADER KILLED [...] (C) Mission Nigeria sources have confirmed that Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf died late July 30. Boko Haram is the Islamist extremist group that staged a four-day coordinated assault against police and government installations in four northeastern Nigerian states starting last weekend (reft [...]	2009-08-03 10:31:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI
09ABUJA148	NIGERIA: JOS REMAINS CALM AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 21, Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang swore in the controversial 17 Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen whose November 27, 2008 elections were marred by alleged rigging that sparked a surge of violence in Jos resulting in over 300 deaths (ref B). Despite concerns from [...]	2009-01-27 10:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF ASEC NI
09ABUJA16	ILEA GABORONE - Law Enforcement Executive Development [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-07 06:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI IZ
09ABUJA1742	NIGERIA: CBN AND EFCC COLLABORATING ON BANKING [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 14:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCOR KRCIM EFIN
09ABUJA1865	NIGERIA - 2010 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Country: NIGERIA Current AGOA Status: Eligible 2. Country Background Summary: Estimated population of 151.3 million. 2008 GDP was $212.1 billion; 2008 GNI per capita was $1,160 (World Bank 2009 data). Nigeria continues to struggle to consolidate its fragile democracy following a civili [...]	2009-10-12 14:40:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON NI

09ABUJA1945	VILLA INSIDER ON HIS BOSS'S HEALTH, NIGER DELTA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: A presidential insider says his boss focused on the Niger Delta after he realized it undermines his administration's top priorities. He confirmed that Yar'Adua traveled to Saudi Arabia in September for medical treatment, adding that the head of state suffers from lupus. END SUM [...]	2009-10-23 14:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA196	NIGERIA: FORMER NFIU DIRECTOR OKAURU HIRED AS [...] (C) Nigerian media reported on January 28 that former Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Director, Ashishana Bayo Okauru (Amcit),has just accepted an appointment as of Director General of the influential Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF),chaired by Kwara State Governor, Bukola Saraki. [...]	2009-02-03 13:21:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KCOR CASC KCRM NI
09ABUJA1971	NIGERIA: US/UK Roundtable Identifies Areas [...] (C) Political, economic, military, law enforcement and development representatives from the US Mission to Nigeria and the UK High Commission met on October 20, 2009, to continue to discuss and coordinate ways that the two embassies could work together to promote common foreign policy goals in [...]	2009-10-29 13:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PTER KDEM NI
09ABUJA1994	DEMARCHE ON U.S.-NIGERIA BINATIONAL COMMISSION [...] (C) Ambassador discussed the proposed structure, scope, and timing of the Binational Commission (BNC) and its Working Groups (ref b) with Nigerian Foreign Minister Chief Ojo Maduekwe October 29, emphasizing the need to work energetically and soon to ensure BNC success. Maduekwe agreed with th [...]	2009-10-30 16:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NI
09ABUJA2019	2009-2010 NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] (U) Nigeria remains attractive to drug traffickers. Heroin and cocaine transit Nigeria on their way to markets in Europe, and the heroin transiting Nigeria has a significant impact on the United States. During the past year, authorities have arrested increased numbers of drug couriers at Lagos [...]	2009-11-05 06:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR KFIN EAID ASEC NI
09ABUJA202	NIGERIA: SARAKI ON PRESIDENT'S HEALTH, NEED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with Kwara State Governor and President of the Governor's Forum (GF) Bukola Saraki on January 28. Saraki was his usual self, discussing President Yar'Adua's health situation and his own attempt to resolve some of the EFCC's issues by appointing the former NFIU Chief as D [...]	2009-02-04 14:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN KCOR TBIO NI
09ABUJA203	NIGERIA: UPDATED HEALTH INFORMATION ON PRESIDENT [...] (S/NF) INTRODUCTION. Ref A requested updated information about the health of Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. We note that our GON and private contacts continue to state that President Yar'Adua is managing his known health issues -- chronic kidney problems -- and is not suffering from someth [...]	2009-02-04 16:33:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR NI
09ABUJA2052	NIGERIA: BINATIONAL COMMISSION NIGER DELTA AND REGIONAL [...] Mission Nigeria has met several times to review current and proposed initiatives for consideration under the Niger Delta and Regional Security Cooperation Working Group (ND/RSC) of the proposed U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission (BNC). The goal of this BNC Working Group would be to provide imm [...]	2009-11-16 10:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PTER KDEM NI
09ABUJA2117	NIGERIA: BINATIONAL COMMISSION: GTI FOCUSED GROUP ON [...] (SBU) Mission Nigeria has met several times over the last 12 months to review current and proposed initiatives to improve transparency, good governance, and fight corruption. Some of these measures could be captured under the proposed Binational Commission's Good Governance, Transparency and In [...]	2009-11-24 13:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PTER KDEM NI
09ABUJA2130	NIGERIAN SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] (SBU) Security dialogues by the U.S. Government with the Government of Nigeria (GON) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are multifaceted and often informal. Embassy compiled the following information, the substance of which we forwarded earlier via electronic-mail mess [...]	2009-11-24 15:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PARM MARR MCAP 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
09ABUJA2172	NIGERIA: REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] Embassy requests the Department's assistance under the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act in screening the following individual who has been nominated for training by OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION ABUJA. The individual is to attend the INTERNATIONAL OFFICER INTELLIGENCE/MILITARY INTEL [...]	2009-12-02 14:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV AF NI
09ABUJA220	(C) NIGERIA: LEDUM MITEE ON THE NIGER DELTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 13 and 29, Ogoni activist and head of the Niger Delta Technical Committee Ledum Mitee (protect throughout) met with Consulate and Embassy Poloffs, respectively, to present copies of the Technical Committee's 152-page report, delivered to President Yar'Adua in early Dece [...]	2009-02-06 11:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PBTS EPET ECON NI
09ABUJA2210	NIGERIA - 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT ON FOREIGN [...] (U) Trade Summary: The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nigeria was $34 billion in 2008, an increase of $4 billion from $30 billion in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $4.1 billion, up 47.7 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Nigeria were $38.1 billion, up 16.2 [...]	2009-12-07 16:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN NI
09ABUJA2258	NIGERIA'S ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF: MILITARY WILL [...] (C) Nigeria's Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau told Ambassador December 11 that "history has shown that the military has not served the country well in efforts to put it on the right democratic path." Therefore, according to him, the military should [...]	2009-12-12 09:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MCAP PINR PTER NI GV
09ABUJA2331	NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- DECEMBER 23, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ----------------------------------- NEW NIGERIAN COUNTER-TERRORISM UNIT ----------------------------------- 2. (C) Nigerian Army School of Infantry (NASI) [...]	2009-12-23 19:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MCAP NI
09ABUJA2351	2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) Nigeria remains a major drug trans-shipment point and a significant center for criminal financial activity. Individuals and criminal organizations have taken advantage of the country's location, porous borders, weak laws, corruption, lack of enforcement, and poor socioeconomic conditions to [...]	2009-12-30 15:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR EFIN KTFN EAID ASEC NI
09ABUJA2353	Text Message on Possible Associates of Nigerian Suspect [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-31 10:24:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC NI
09ABUJA238	ILEA GABORONE - Airport Interdiction Course, March 16-20, [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-09 15:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI IZ
09ABUJA290	NIGERIA: 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the 9th Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Paragraphs respond to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. The main sources of available information are the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffi [...]	2009-02-17 15:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ABUJA309	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEW MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador met with newly appointed Minister of Police Affairs Dr. Ibrahim Yakubu Lame on February 10. Dr. Lame presented the Nigerian Government,s (GON) efforts to reform the police in order to improve Nigerian internal security as part of President Yar,Adua,s Seven Point [...]	2009-02-20 12:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KCRM PGOV PREL NARC NI
09ABUJA475	NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR USCIRF VISIT (MARCH [...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Your visit comes two years into President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's four-year term. Though the President came to power through deeply flawed elections in April 2007, there was hope from Ni [...]	2009-03-19 07:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC PHUM PREL KIRF NI
09ABUJA600	NIGERIA'S NON-MILITARY SECURITY CHALLENGES AND [...] (U) The following is U.S. Mission Nigeria's collective response to questions posed in reftel regarding the assessment of law enforcement and judicial training needs of the non-military security apparatus of the Government of Nigeria (GON). Given the poor performance of Nigeria,s top anti-graf [...]	2009-04-07 16:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KCRM SNAR KCOR KTIP KJUS KTFN KIPR
09ABUJA676	TERRORISM FINANCE: COUNTERING TERRORIST ABUSE OF THE [...] Post, in response to reftel, submitted a Non- Paper document to the relevant offices within the host government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU),the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML) and relevant National Assembly Senate and House of [...]	2009-04-21 09:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KTFN EFIN ETTC PHUM EAID PTER NI IZ
09ABUJA678	NIGERIA: BETWEEN THE LINES OF PRESS REPORTS ON KBR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Beginning in late March, Nigeria's Attorney General (AG) Michael Aondoakaa, has been manipulating the media coverage of the Department of Justice's February 11 press release related to former Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR) Director Albert "Jack" Stanley's guilty plea of conspirin [...]	2009-04-21 15:03:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KCRM CVIS KCOR NI
09ABUJA746	NIGERIA: COUNTERFEIT MEDS ENFORCEMENT TRAINING IN LAGOS [...] (SBU) Summary: During a April 7-9 three-day counterfeit products and investigative techniques workshop, Nigerian government (GON) agencies made progress in better understanding what intellectual property rights (IP) are, how counterfeit medicines enter Nigeria, and what steps should be taken to [...]	2009-04-30 09:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON EINV EAID PGOV NI
09ABUJA851	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA'S FIRST PRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the first time since his 2007 election, on May 12, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua held a press conference, speaking to reporters at the State House Media Center about electoral reform, the recent elections in Ekiti State, fuel scarcity, and the Halliburton scandal. Following [...]	2009-05-15 10:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA88	NIGERIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following information is Nigeria's 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Overview -------- 2. With an estimated population of over 140 million, Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest [...]	2009-01-16 06:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON OPIC KTDB USTR NI
09ABUJA891	NIGERIA UPDATE: GOVT. PRACTICES: INFO COLLECTION, [...] (C) The following are updates to Mission Nigeria's assessment of current host government practices with respect to information collection, screening and sharing per reftel A. Posts original November 2007 responses are contained in reftel B. Government of Nigeria (GON) capabilities remain [...]	2009-05-22 11:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS NI
09ABUJA9	NIGERIA: EFCC DONORS FATIGUED, BUT DONOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the week of December 15-19, representatives from the British High Commission as well as the Netherlands and German embassies--all Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) major donors--shared with PolOff their increased skepticism of Nigeria's anti-corruption effort [...]	2009-01-05 10:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
09ACCRA1070	COUNTER NARCOTICS HEAD DENIES POLITICS AT BOARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) Executive Secretary Yaw Akrasi Sarpong told Poloffs October 5 that while he is a staunch supporter of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC),party politics has no place at the NACOB. Sarpong complained about the lack of effective narcotics enforc [...]	2009-10-08 15:25:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV CVIS XA GH
09ACCRA1089	Ghana: Input for AGOA Eligibility Review [...] Ghana is a country of 23 million people with a constitutional democracy dominated by a strong presidency. Opposition candidate John Atta Mills was elected president after a narrowly won victory in December 2009. Mills followed John Kufuor, who served the constitutional limit of two four-year [...]	2009-10-16 07:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD GH
09ACCRA1114	COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: ACCRA NOMINATIONS FOR FDIC [...] Per REFTEL, post nominates the Government of Ghana officials listed below at 3. The point of contact at post for administrative matters in connection with this request is Kapil Gupta, Economic Officer: guptak@state.gov, office: [233] 21-741-716. 2. (SBU) The offered Federal Deposit Insura [...]	2009-10-23 07:39:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ECON EFIN KCRM KTFN PREL
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
09ACCRA131	ACCRA RESPONSE: ASSESSMENT ON THE NEED FOR LAW [...] (C) Ghana's law enforcement and judicial sectors have a wide range of training needs, from basic criminal investigation to intelligence and surveillance techniques. In September 2008 post hosted a State/INL interagency team which assessed to Ghana's counter-narcotics capabilities. The Mission's res [...]	2009-02-19 15:45:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ASEC KCRM SNAR GH
09ACCRA1326	GHANA 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Ghana is a peaceful, democratic country with some localized inter-ethnic conflicts in the northern area of the country. The conflicts are based on local chieftaincy disputes with political and ethnic overtones. U.S. citizens are not a target in the conflicts. 2. (U) Ghanaians are gener [...]	2009-12-15 15:12:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR GH
09ACCRA1331	ACCRA SUBMISSION FOR 2009-1010 INCSR PART II (AML, [...] SUMMARY. Post submits Q&A replies below in response to reftel. Post also submitted same content by email. Post POC is Philip Cummings, Economic Section Chief, cummingspm@state.gov. END SUMMARY. 2. Q: Describe the anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) plans, programs [...]	2009-12-16 16:02:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN KTFN PTER SNAR GH
09ACCRA325	GHANA FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, APRIL 2009 [...] SUMMARY: A. Ghana's inflation rate crossed 20% in March. Ghana's cedi continues to depreciate against major currencies, and inward private transfers dropped steeply in January. B. Global economic slowdown: First reports of job losses in Ghana due to cuts in funding to non-governmental or [...]	2009-04-09 09:43:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV GH
09ACCRA60	MILLS FIRES HEAD OF POLICE IN SHAKEUP OF SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. President Mills has made changes in key security service leadership positions, retiring the Inspector General of Police, Patrick Acheampong and the Chief of Defense Staff as of January 28. The President has also named a new director for the country's Narcotics Control Board. The [...]	2009-01-29 08:24:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SNAR GH
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
09ADANA56	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 18 - SEPTEMBER 22, [...] The following security incidents for the period September 18-22, 2009, were compiled by the Security Assistant at the Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by e [...]	2009-09-23 11:30:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
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
09ADANA65	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 12 - 18, 2009 [...] The following security incidents for the period of October 19-25, 2009, were compiled by the Security Assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. Similar reports have been previously shared informally by e-mail. Post is no [...]	2009-11-02 07:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA66	SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 01, [...] The following security incidents for the period of October 26 - November 01, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. Similar reports have been previously shared informally by e-mail. [...]	2009-11-03 11:53:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADDISABABA1063	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMB. RICE TO ETHIOPIA [...] (C) At the African Union, we expect your principal interlocutors will be Commission Chairperson Jean Ping, Deputy Chairperson Erastus Mwencha, and Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra. They have welcomed cooperation from international partners on peace and security issues, especia [...]	2009-05-07 12:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER SU SO
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
09ADDISABABA1186	ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, AMISOM, AND THE WAY FORWARD [...] (S/NF) Summary. Embassy Addis Ababa avails itself of the opportunity to provide our analysis of the current situation in Somalia, particularly as it relates to Ethiopia and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),and suggest options for the United States on a way forward. As conditi [...]	2009-05-19 10:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA1318	UNDERSTANDING THE ETHIOPIAN HARDLINERS [...] (S) In a rare meeting with the elusive head of the Ethiopian National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) and main hardliner within the powerful executive committee of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) party, Ambassador and NISS chief Getachew Assefa discusse [...]	2009-06-08 12:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL KPAO ET
09ADDISABABA1409	ETHIOPIAN MILITARY ACTIVITY IN SOMALIA [...] (C/NF) Summary. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told the Ambassador on June 15 that Ethiopia had no intention of invading Somalia, but admitted that there were a small number of Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) troops 15 kilometers inside Hiraan, Somalia to protect the flank of [...]	2009-06-16 10:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA1451	Ethiopian Stowaway Detained in U.S. [...] (SBU) Action Request and Summary: Embassy requests guidance, update and information to allow us to respond to an official diplomatic note from the Ethiopian Government (GOE) demanding the immediate return of an Ethiopian stowaway, Asfaw Mekonnen, an official of the Ethiopian National Intelligen [...]	2009-06-22 14:06:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC AEIR ET
09ADDISABABA1469	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW TO [...] (S/NF) Your visit to Ethiopia comes at a time when the Ethiopian Government's (GoE) growing authoritarianism (Ref. A),intolerance of dissent, and ideological dominance over the economy since 2005 poses a serious threat to domestic stability and U.S. interests. The GoE has come to believe its [...]	2009-06-23 08:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER SU SO
09ADDISABABA1490	SOMALIA: TIME FOR PLAN B [...] (S/NF) As Washington reviews U.S. policy towards Somalia, particularly in light of the current crisis, we offer our thoughts on how to sustain the TFG while ensuring that core U.S. interests are protected. The TFG is in the most severe crisis of its short life, and we have no guarantees th [...]	2009-06-26 06:05:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA154	USAU: SUPPORT FOR AMISOM FORTHCOMING [...] (U) Summary: At a meeting on January 17 at the African Union (AU),the U.S., EU, and other international partners voiced their support for AMISOM as well as for the joint Transitional Federal Government/Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (TFG/ARS) forces. The AU and its partners also e [...]	2009-01-20 15:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN SO AU
09ADDISABABA1587	ETHIOPIA'S PROPOSED ANTI-TERRORISM LAW [...] (SBU) On its final day in session, the Ethiopian parliament passed the government's Antiterrorism Law (ATL, reftel) on July 7. In a July 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Head of the Prime Minister's Office and Cabinet Affairs Minister Berhanu Adello -- one of the key drafters of the ATL and other [...]	2009-07-07 13:56:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL 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
09ADDISABABA1753	ETHIOPIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION REPORTS ON [...] (C) The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) released its first-ever thematic report on prison conditions in Ethiopia in December 2008. The report sheds light on inadequate prison conditions - including overcrowding, unhygienic conditions, insufficient medical care, food, water, and educa [...]	2009-07-23 13:00:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS PREL ET
09ADDISABABA1907	PARLIAMENT PASSES 2009/10 FEDERAL BUDGET [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ethiopian Parliament passed a federal budget of 64.5 billion birr (USD 5.2 billion) for the 2009/10 fiscal year, representing an 18.9 percent increase in nominal terms from last year. The recurrent budget increased by 14.9 percent, while federal subsidies to regional states i [...]	2009-08-06 09:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN BEXP ETRD EINV EAGR ET
09ADDISABABA202	SOMALIA: ASWJ SEEKING US HELP TO DEFEAT AL-SHABAAB [...] (S/NF) Summary. Somali Ahlu Sunna wal Jama'a (ASWJ) coordinator, and Dubai based businessman from the Darood clan, Mahdi Dahir Sheikh Nur told PolOff on January 24 that ASWJ would fight until al-Shabaab was "defeated and dead," and he said ASWJ was mobilizing to expand its operations. Mahdi [...]	2009-01-26 14:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO 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
09ADDISABABA2155	POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS OF THE AFAR REGION [...] (C) A visit by PolOff to eastern Amhara and southwest Afar regions in late August sheds light on the political and economic dynamics of this geographically important region bordering Djibouti. Opposition political parties reported multiple cases of harassment and intimidation, and are cynical [...]	2009-09-03 14:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL EAGR ET
09ADDISABABA2165	USAU: TFG CHIEF OF STAFF ON SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Joint Chief of Staff of the Somali National Armed Forces Major General Yusuf H. Osman (aka Dommal),accompanied by the Somali Ambassador to Ethiopia and interpreter/intelligence officer Hussein Sheikh Ali, spoke broadly about the Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) fledgling m [...]	2009-09-08 04:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	MASS MCAP MOPS SO ET DJ
09ADDISABABA2323	USAU: AFRICAN UNION UNDETERRED BY ATTACK ON AMISOM [...] (U) The African Union Commission's Acting Head of the Peace and Security Department, El-Ghassim Wane, told international partners on September 25 that the African Union is keen to get the remaining three AMISOM battalions into Somalia by the end of the year, although he acknowledged that could [...]	2009-09-29 05:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS SO AU
09ADDISABABA2342	ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION WANTS INTERNATIONAL HELP, BUT [...] (C) On September 22, CDA hosted a lunch for 9 opposition political leaders at the CMR to discuss the domestic political environment, current talks regarding an electoral Code of Conduct, and 2010 elections. The two-hour event provided an opportunity the CDA and new country team members to me [...]	2009-09-30 12:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA2434	ETHIOPIA AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009 [...] (U) After a difficult period of socialist dictatorship and civil war, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in the early 1990s began a transition towards a more open economic system. While government and ruling party-affiliated enterprises continue to dominate the economy, the GoE has carved out so [...]	2009-10-13 11:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA2436	ETHIOPIA AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009 [...] (U) After a difficult period of socialist dictatorship and civil war, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in the early 1990s began a transition towards a more open economic system. While government and ruling party-affiliated enterprises continue to dominate the economy, the GoE has carved out so [...]	2009-10-13 12:47:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA2663	ETHIOPIA: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] (U) Per reftel request, this cable provides information on security dialogues between the USG and the Government of Ethiopia (GoE). 2. (SBU) Security dialogue between Embassy Addis Ababa and the GoE primarily occurs between the U.S. Defense Attache Office (DAO) and the Ethiopian military. [...]	2009-11-12 05:50:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC MARR ET
09ADDISABABA269	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Begin Summary: The Ambassador, AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter, Acting USAID Assistant Administrator Earl Gast, and Sudan Programs Group Timothy Shortley met with Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor January 31 on the margins of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa. Deng described a L [...]	2009-02-02 17:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU SU
09ADDISABABA270	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter met with UN Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy and UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Eastern Congo Alan Doss January 31 on the margins of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa. Carter brought Le [...]	2009-02-02 18:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU XA SU SO CG RW
09ADDISABABA2770	INCREASE IN TCN IMMIGRANT VISAS CAUSES CONCERN IN ADDIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Consular section in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has noted a substantial increase in the number of third country national immigrant visa cases. From FY08 to FY09, post recorded a 13 percent increase in the total number of immigrant visa cases scheduled. Over the same period, post [...]	2009-11-24 07:58:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS KTIP PHUM PGOV SMIG ELAB KWMN PREL EAID
09ADDISABABA2817	ETHIOPIAN PM CONSIDERING PRO-ACTIVE OPTIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told visiting AF/DAS Wycoff and CDA on November 19 that he wanted to give the USG a "heads up" that Ethiopia was considering actively supporting armed Eritrean opposition groups if the international community fails to take action to isolate Asmara. [...]	2009-11-30 15:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2905	ETHIOPIAN FM ON TFG AND ERITREA DURING WYCOFF VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyoum Mesfin highlighted to visiting AF/DAS Wycoff the severe financial crisis facing the TFG, reiterating comments made by PM Meles. He also noted that Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheik Sharif had said during a [...]	2009-12-10 11:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2916	ETHIOPIA: GINBOT 7 TRIALS, CONVICTION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ginbot 7 case -- which began on April 24 when security forces rounded up 35 individuals allegedly involved in a coup plot against the Meles Zenawi government -- is currently in the sentencing phase following convictions handed down on November 19. Police investigation and p [...]	2009-12-11 08:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM 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
09ADDISABABA2960	ETHIOPIA 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Over the last three years, the East Africa extremist networks led by al-Shabaab have increased their capability, numbers and strength. The threat posed by these networks, particularly the increase of foreign fighters and jihadist recruits, is a growing concern. The Ethiopian government is co [...]	2009-12-18 08:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN PREL ET
09ADDISABABA373	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: On February 2, on the margins of the African Union Summit, AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter met Rwanda's Foreign Minister, Rosemary Museminali, to discuss the Rwandan role in stabilizing Eastern Congo. They recognized the need for a delicate balance in managing the [...]	2009-02-10 17:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RW CG AU
09ADDISABABA381	ETHNIC INSURGENCY AND POLITICAL OPPOSITION IN [...] (S/NF) This cable responds to reftel request for information on political opposition and ethnic insurgent movements in Ethiopia. A. (C) WHAT POLITICAL OPPOSITION GROUPS ARE ACTIVE IN ETHIOPIA? ARE ANY OF THEM LOOKING TO MERGE AND PRESENT A CHALLENGE TO THE GOVERNMENT IN 2010? -- Unity f [...]	2009-02-11 18:47:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PTER ET ER
09ADDISABABA392	WHAT NEXT FOR ETHIOPIA AND SOMALIA? THE VIEW FROM [...] (S/NF) In response to a tasking by Acting Assistant Secretary for Africa Phil Carter, Embassy Addis Ababa offers its perspective on where things stand in Somalia, particularly with regard to Ethiopia's future involvement, and where they might go next. While predicting anything in Somali pol [...]	2009-02-13 07:34:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA465	USAU: AFRICAN UNION TO REVIEW AMISOM MANDATE IN [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of a double suicide bombing against an AMISOM base in Mogadishu, the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council has ordered an "urgent reassessment" of AMISOM's mandate. The Council also appealed to the UN to accelerate implementation of a support package for AMISO [...]	2009-02-24 12:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO AU BY SO UG
09ADDISABABA495	ADDIS ABABA RESPONSE-SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] (SBU) POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND DEMONSTRATIONS ------------------------------------- A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? -Yes, there is a sizable Muslim population throughout Ethiopia as wel [...]	2009-02-27 09:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER
09ADDISABABA505	ETHIOPIA CIRCULATES DRAFT ANTI-TERRORISM [...] (C) The Government of Ethiopia (GoE) has drafted a comprehensive anti-terrorist statute (the "Anti-Terrorism Proclamation" (ATP)) that, if enacted in its current form, would give the GoE authorities comparable to those of a police state in matters related to terrorism, as it eliminates most ci [...]	2009-03-03 13:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ET
09ADDISABABA578	MELES COMPLAINS OF SHIFTING U.S. POLICY [...] (S/NF) Prime Minister Meles Zenawi called in Ambassador February 25 to discuss Ethiopia's perception that the U.S. has taken a tougher policy shift towards Ethiopia, stressing human rights concerns over shared objectives on regional stability, counterterrorism and development. The meeting rei [...]	2009-03-06 08:26:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ET
09ADDISABABA653	SOMALIA: TFG SECURITY OFFICIALS VISIT ADDIS ABABA [...] (S/NF) Summary. Somalia unity Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Minister of Internal Security Affairs Omar Hashi Aden, National Police Chief Abdi Qeybdiid, and General Mohamed Sheikh Hassan, likely to be the next TFG National Intelligence Chief, told the Ambassador on March 6 that the T [...]	2009-03-18 08:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA717	SOMALIA: TFG AND AMISOM VIEWS OF SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Minister of Defense Mohammed Abdi "Gandhi" told the Ambassador on March 23 that his government was "out-gunned" by the insurgents and said that the UN arms embargo on the TFG should be lifted. He said his government was not engaged in any [...]	2009-03-25 11:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA999	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SE GRATION TO ETHIOPIA [...] (C) At the African Union, you will have separate meetings with Deputy Chairperson Erastus Mwencha and Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra. Both have welcomed cooperation from the USG on a wide range of issues, with the notable exception of the ICC arrest warrant for Sudanese Pres [...]	2009-04-29 10:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SU ET
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
09AITTAIPEI1201	THE DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEFENSE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an introductory meeting with Director on October 5, Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu reiterated that F-16 C/Ds, submarines, utility helicopters and the two remaining batteries of PAC-3 air defense missiles were Taiwan's most pressing priorities. Minister Kao also noted the continu [...]	2009-10-06 07:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MASS TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1362	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TRIP TO ASIA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 14-16 on a merger announced Saturday between two major players in Taiwan's LCD panel industry; on the APEC leaders' summit in Singapore and U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to China; on a rally in Taipei Sunday [...]	2009-11-16 12:57:00	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
09AITTAIPEI226	RESULTS OF THE FEBRUARY 2009 TAIWAN GAMEPLAN IMPLEMENTATION TALKS HELD IN TAIPEI [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 08:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE CBW MNUC MCAP TW
09AITTAIPEI232	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-03 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI245	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S APPOINTMENT OF CHARLES [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-06 05:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI275	REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, AIT requests that Washington conduct an expedited human rights review of the below listed Taiwan law enforcement personnel, who will participate in DEA Chemical Diversion Seminar beginning March 16, [...]	2009-03-12 09:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MAS PHUM PM PREL SNAR ASEC TW
09AITTAIPEI292	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA NAVY SHIPS CONFRONTATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-17 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI298	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-18 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI328	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA NAVAL CONFRONTATION, U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused March 21-23 news coverage on cross-Strait relations and Taiwan's bid to become an observer in the World Health Assembly in May; on Taiwan's economic situation; and on the controversy caused by the alleged anti-Taiwan remarks by a Toronto [...]	2009-03-23 09:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI507	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused April 29 news coverage on the swine flu outbreak and the Taiwan government's anti-epidemic plan; and on the developments in cross-Strait relations. Several papers also carried reports from the "Defense News" saying that the United State [...]	2009-04-29 09:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI554	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-08 08:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI574	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND TAIWAN'S STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-13 08:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI721	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI74	MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S INAUGURATION, HILLARY CLINTON'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their January 17-20 news coverage on the Taiwan government's distribution of consumption vouchers Sunday, a move aimed at stimulating Taiwan's economy; on the first of three pre-trial hearings on former President Chen Shui-bian's legal c [...]	2009-01-20 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW

09AITTAIPEI826	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, OBAMA AND RUSSIA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage July 7 on the riots and street battles that broke out in China's Xinjiang region Sunday; on the legal cases involving former President Chen Shui-bian and his family; and on the developments in cross-Strait relations. [...]	2009-07-07 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09ALGIERS1008	SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH ALGERIA [...] (U) In response to ref A, this message provides information on established security dialogues between the United States and Algeria. 2. (U) Joint Military Dialogue (JMD): The JMD was first held in October 2005 under an informal agreement between the U.S. and Algeria. The second JMD, in No [...]	2009-11-12 14:13:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR AG
09ALGIERS1117	POLISARIO RESTRICTS ACTIVITIES SEEN TO THREATEN [...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts with UNHCR and American NGOs working in the Polisario camps near Tindouf say that individual Sahrawis have been involved in smuggling activities, but the Polisario "government" severely punishes anyone caught trafficking persons or weapons that could aid terrorist [...]	2009-12-16 09:21:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM PBTS MARR PTER AG MO UN
09ALGIERS113	ALGERIAN MEDIA REACTION TO BREAKING SCANDAL - JANUARY 31, [...] SUMMARY: Press reports of the CIA station chief in Algiers accused of raping two Algerian women, which broke on ABC News on the evening of January 28, were splashed across the front pages of almost every Algerian newspaper on January 31. The extensive reporting was largely a translation of the [...]	2009-02-01 06:43:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PBTS PTER AG
09ALGIERS115	ALGIERS SCANDAL UPDATE: REACTIONS CALM AS EAC MEETS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Pearce chaired an EAC meeting on January 31 to review the fallout from the ABC news story related to a former Embassy officer who allegedly drugged and raped two Algerian nationals (reftels). Because of the Algerian weekend, the story did not break in the local pres [...]	2009-02-01 19:00:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR KPAO MARR ASEC AMGT KMSG AG
09ALGIERS119	INITIAL SCANDAL REACTIONS RESTRAINED, LONGER-TERM [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Although initial public and government reaction to the ABC News story regarding misconduct by a former Embassy officer (refs A and B) has been polite and restrained, the medium-term impact on our image and public outreach activities may be linked to how the judicial process pl [...]	2009-02-02 18:35:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR KPAO MARR ASEC AG
09ALGIERS158	ALGERIA: ASSESSING THE NEED FOR INCREASED LAW [...] (C) As Algeria is in the process of implementing an ambitious 2006-2010 increase in its police forces, Embassy Algiers' Mission Strategic Plan reflects priorities and associated training aimed at boosting ourlD J"QQQEQY7W&rganized crime cooperation with law enforcement entities. Such non-mili [...]	2009-02-16 15:07:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC
09ALGIERS164	ALGERIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Algeria's population of roughly 35 million, its energy wealth, and growing demand for modern infrastructure and consumer products have generated broad interest in this market from companies around the world. But an often difficult business regulatory environment, symbolized by [...]	2009-02-17 07:35:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPOC PGOV USTR AG
09ALGIERS224	ALGIERS: SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? (SBU) Algeria is a nominally secular state with a 99-percent Muslim population. There are no identifiable ethnic or religious communities that har [...]	2009-03-03 18:18:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER AG
09ALGIERS278	BIOLOGY FAVORS BOUTEFLIKA ON ELECTION EVE [...] (S) SUMMARY: General Larbi Belkheir, known for decades as the kingmaker within Algeria's military establishment, is in declining health and has all but formally faded from the political scene. His impending death will accelerate the decline of the army leaders (the "Janvieristes") who led the [...]	2009-03-23 14:11:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR AG
09ALGIERS35	BOUTEFLIKA'S ARMY: CIVILIAN CONTROL AT WHAT PRICE? [...] (S) SUMMARY: Since President Abdelaziz Bouteflika famously announced his intention to be "more than three-quarters of a president" following his election in 1999, he has struggled to assert greater control over Algeria's army to avoid becoming yet another leader designated and replaced at will [...]	2009-01-13 07:53:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL PTER MARR KISL AG
09ALGIERS476	ALGERIA: PROSPECTS FOR REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT ON IRAQ [...] (S) In response to reftel, Algeria has been reluctant to re-engage fully with Iraq ever since two of its diplomats were killed there in 2005. We have found that until recently, the Algerians lacked direct and reliable sources of information on political and security developments in Iraq, ofte [...]	2009-05-16 13:51:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PGOV PREL AG
09ALGIERS514	BOUTEFLIKA: SERIOUS WESTERN SAHARA AUTONOMY IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bouteflika told Codel Burr Algeria would consider modifying its position on Western Sahara, and engaging the Sahrawis, if Morocco seriously implemented UN resolutions on self-determination. While Algeria would respect whatever outcome the Saharans chose, including auto [...]	2009-06-03 06:36:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS OREP PGOV PINR PTER PINS KNNP AG
09ALGIERS740	ALGERIA LINKS RANSOM PAYMENTS TO TRANS-SAHARA [...] (S) SUMMARY. Algeria considers the payment of ransom to terrorist organizations a serious problem for security in the Sahel region and will propose an UNGA resolution condemning such payments based on a similar proposal recently acted upon by the African Union (AU). Algeria is not circulati [...]	2009-08-09 07:13:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR PGOV AG ML MR NG PBTS
09ALGIERS764	ALGERIA SEEKS SUPPORT FOR UN ACTION TO BAN RANSOM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Algerian Presidential Counter Terrorism Advisor, Kamel Rezag Bara, said August 12 that Algeria sought U.S. support at the UN for an African Union initiative to strengthen the international legal regime against abductions, including a specific ban on ransom payments to terrorist g [...]	2009-08-20 12:39:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PINR PBTS UNGA AG ML MR NG US
09ALGIERS765	ALGERIAN MINSTATE SAYS TRANS-SAHARA LEADERS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian Minister of State for Africa and the Maghreb Abdelkader Messahel told a visiting Capstone delegation August 14 that trans-Sahara heads of state will meet in Bamako in early October to discuss security cooperation and regional development. Messahel said that Algerian P [...]	2009-08-23 06:43:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PTER PGOV AG
09ALGIERS948	ALGERIA SAYS BAMAKO SUMMIT KEY TO REGIONAL [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Algerian Minister Delegate for Defense Guenaizia told visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) Ambassador Vicki Huddleston October 19 that the Algerian, Mauritanian, Nigerien and Malian chiefs of staff had agreed to set up a regional command for joint counter terrorism [...]	2009-10-25 09:28:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV MCAP MOPS SNAR AG ML MR NG
09ALGIERS962	ALGERIAN MINSTATE SAYS REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS CAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of State for African and Maghreb Affairs Abdelkader Messahel told Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) Ambassador Vicki Huddleston on October 17 that governments in the Sahel region have the resources to combat terrorism and criminal networks and have agreed on the [...]	2009-10-27 17:34:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV MCAP MOPS SNAR AG ML MR NG
09ALGIERS982	ALGERIA'S 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Algeria is primarily a transit country for drugs, but both domestic production and consumption are rising. Drug seizures increased substantially in 2008 and the first half of 2009. The Government of Algeria (GOA) is committed to addressing the problem and has begun several domestic pro [...]	2009-11-04 06:47:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AG
09AMMAN1267	JORDAN: CODEL ACKERMAN FOCUSED ON REGIONAL [...] (C) On May 27-28, Representative Gary Ackerman, D-NY, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-TX, Representative Keith Ellison, D-MN, and Subcommittee Staff Director Howard Diamond visited Jorda [...]	2009-06-04 15:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN1313	LOWER HOUSE SPEAKER LAUNCHES NATIONAL TREND PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali officially launched the pro-establishment National Trend Party on May 30. While many in Jordan support the idea of a party to counterbalance the influence of Islamists, deep skepticism remains about Majali's ability to effectively lead th [...]	2009-06-11 09:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN134	JORDAN 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the nearly ten years since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertak [...]	2009-01-15 06:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO
09AMMAN1354	JORDANIANS URGE ACTING A/S FELTMAN TO BE CLEAR [...] (C) On June 14, Acting A/S Feltman visited Amman to discuss regional issues with Chief of the Royal Court (CORC) Nasser Lozi and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. The Jordanians said that they were pleased with the election results in Lebanon and believe that the opposition will relinquish claim [...]	2009-06-16 09:01:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS SY JO
09AMMAN1423	ANXIETY OVER PEACE PROSPECTS PROMPTS ONLINE [...] (C) Summary: An online column that criticized Palestinians in Jordan for failing to protest an Israeli proposal to turn Jordan into an alternative Palestinian homeland continues to reverberate locally. A June 10 column in Ammonnews touched a nerve in the country where Palestinians are the m [...]	2009-06-25 13:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAL PREF JO
09AMMAN1493	Jordan Promises to Implement Regulations to Ease Entry and [...] (SBU) The Iraqi-Jordanian Technical Trade and Investment Committee announced on June 22 that the GOJ would apply "softer entry and residency procedures" for Iraqi businessmen and investors. The announcement followed a February 2009 decision by the Government of Jordan (GOJ) to issue more leni [...]	2009-07-02 11:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD PGOV JO IZ
09AMMAN15	GAZA GROUND INVASION FANS JORDANIAN PUBLIC ANGER [...] (C) Summary: In the face of rising public Jordanian anger over events in Gaza, PM Nader Al-Dahabi addressed Parliament January 4 to say that the government reserves the right to evaluate all of its relations with any side, particularly Israel. Thousands of Jordanians protested over the week [...]	2009-01-04 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PHUM PREL JO
09AMMAN1520	JORDANIAN INTERIOR MINISTER RE-OPENS DEBATE OVER [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian Interior Minister Nayef Al-Qadi disputed in a June 24 interview recent critical speeches by former ministers that the citizenship status of Palestinian-origin Jordanians was under review. Nevertheless, in recent years, the security services have reportedly engaged in a [...]	2009-07-07 11:38:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN1523	JORDAN: INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS WEIGH IN ON [...] (C) In courtesy calls to three chief editors, Acting Information Officer asked whether freedom of expression had increased or decreased over the past year in Jordan. All three editors separately acknowledged that journalists routinely practice self-censorship on sensitive topics, including t [...]	2009-07-07 12:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1637	RUMORS CIRCULATE ABOUT LAWSUIT AGAINST JORDAN'S [...] (S/NF) Summary: A London-based website often used to circulate rumors and gossip in the Arab world reported on July 13 that former General Intelligence Directorate (GID) chief Mohammed Dahabi was or will be questioned in connection with a lawsuit filed by a former MP, Ahmed Oweid Al-Abaddi. [...]	2009-07-22 10:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KINR JO
09AMMAN1695	THE JORDAN INSTITUTION FOR STANDARDS AND METROLOGY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited the new facilities of the Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISM) on July 16 where he commended JISM's activism and restated U.S. support for JISM's efforts through the award of INCLE funding for equipment. Though hampered by a weak legal fra [...]	2009-07-29 10:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR SNAR JO
09AMMAN1746	JORDAN: GOVERNMENT TAKING ACTION TO COMBAT TORTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian government, with assistance from several European donors, has embarked on an extensive reform program designed to root out torture in the prison system. The reform plans are impressive and include a wide range of initiatives including placement of the prison system [...]	2009-08-03 14:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CACS KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN1779	SUCESSFUL JORDAN BIOMETRIC PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Jordan's Ministry of Interior and General Intelligence Directorate held a conference on the Regional Biometric Partnership Initiative on 4-5 August in Amman. The conference successfully brought together counter-terrorism and forensics experts from twelve countries in the region, inclu [...]	2009-08-06 11:05:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL KINR JO
09AMMAN1786	JORDAN: KING SACKS FOUR TOP GENERALS, UPSETTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah sacked four senior members of the Jordanian military during an emergency meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on August 4. The firings have so far not been made public. In an unprecedented step, the King did not immediately announce replacements for the f [...]	2009-08-06 13:22:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MCAP MOPS JO
09AMMAN1803	JORDAN: FIRINGS OF TOP GENERALS LEAD TO A [...] (S/NF) Summary: Following the firings of four top generals and over 230 other military officials on August 4, Jordan's political elite is searching for an explanation (Ref A). There is a fundamental lack of information about why they occurred and their ultimate political meaning. In the ab [...]	2009-08-10 09:01:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV MOPS MCAP JO
09AMMAN1807	JORDAN: DEMARCHE PASSED ON POSSIBLE IRANIAN ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-10 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MASS AEC MU SA IR SU
09AMMAN1979	UNRWA AT 60 EVENT: JORDAN DEBATING SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Samer Naber, Deputy Director of the Foreign Minister's Private Office, on August 31. Naber said that no final decision had yet been made about Jordan's stance on the UNRWA at 60 event, but indicated that interagency discussions on the issue had been he [...]	2009-09-01 13:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL UNGA JO
09AMMAN198	GEN. DAYTON TALKS JAF TRAINING FOR PALESTINIANS IN [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Keith Dayton met on January 19 with Special Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces HRH Lieutenant General Prince Faisal bin Al-Hussein, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Khaled Sarayreh, and Commander of the Joint [...]	2009-01-23 12:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PTER MAS PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1988	MUGHRABI GATE: JORDAN HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY [...] (S/NF) Summary: Jordan has not received any Israeli offer that would allow a survey team to measure the site of the Mughrabi Gate ascent to the Haram Al-Sharif/Temple Mount. The King raised Mughrabi Gate directly with Israeli PM Netanyahu during a July visit, and Jordan's FM raised it durin [...]	2009-09-01 14:31:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN20	2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (U) Embassy Amman's submission for the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) follows. Information was provided by the Jordan Public Security Directorate's Anti-Narcotics Department (PSD-AND). --------------- Part I: Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) Jordan's [...]	2009-01-05 05:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ASEC JO
09AMMAN2053	RE-ENGAGING WITH JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Amman is moving forward with a strategy to re-establish political contact with Islamists in Jordan. Engagement with the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),languished in the wake of September 11, 2001, and eventua [...]	2009-09-10 06:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN2097	PARLIAMENT: "THE SCUM OF JORDAN" [...] (S) Summary: Following an early end to parliament's extraordinary session, many in Jordan are again questioning the professionalism and drive of MPs. Jordan's media, political leadership, and public opinion are united in their condemnation of legislators, whose gaffes only add to the widesp [...]	2009-09-15 06:51:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN211	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S JANUARY [...] (S) Foremost on the mind of King Abdullah will be his desire for assurance that the U.S. has reinvigorated its pursuit of a two-state solution. The King pins the blame for the Gaza crisis on three factors: the perceived political vacuum during our presidential transition, doubts about a weake [...]	2009-01-25 15:46:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2199	Visa Validation Study - Jordan's General Intelligence [...] (SBU) Amman is initiating a series of targeted validation studies of visa applicants. Post was interested in analyzing tourist travel for employees of Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate (GID),as GID alleged that their employees, pre-vetted by GID for leisure travel, "never overstay." [...]	2009-09-29 07:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS JO
09AMMAN2217	JORDAN: U.S. ARREST OF JORDANIAN WIDELY VIEWED AS [...] (C) Most Jordanians believe that the Federal Bureau of Investigation encouraged and enabled 19-year-old Jordanian Hossam Smadi to plot a terrorist act against the United States before arresting him on September 24 in Dallas, according to media reports and our contacts, including the Chief of [...]	2009-10-01 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL JO
09AMMAN2379	UN 1267 SANCTIONS DEMARCHE ON USG REVIEW OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-28 11:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER PREL KTFN PGOV UNSC JO
09AMMAN2385	JORDAN: EFFORTS TO PROMOTE INTERFAITH CONCILIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOJ has been a steadfast and even courageous advocate in the Middle East of interfaith understanding, mutual respect, and the rejection of religious extremism. In doing so, Jordan has built a moderate institutional infrastructure with which to widely promote moderate Islam an [...]	2009-10-29 11:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF PREL JO
09AMMAN2466	JORDAN: REPORTS OF SOF DEPLOYMENTS TO YEMEN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Jordanian online news services reported on November 12 the GOJ's denial that it had sent 450 Special Operations Forces (SOF) to fight Huthi rebels in Yemen alongside Saudi forces. The reports cite allegations by the Baghdad-based pro-Shia Nahrainnet service. In recent month [...]	2009-11-12 15:57:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS JO
09AMMAN2607	JORDAN SUBMISSION FOR 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Per ref B, following is the text for Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes, of Embassy Amman's submission for the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),also e-mailed as requested as a Microsoft Word document. Embassy point of contact is Resident Economic [...]	2009-12-03 11:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM JO
09AMMAN28	JORDAN: JANUARY 5 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: Developments in Gaza and new statements by King Abdullah dominated Monday's news coverage and op-ed commentary in all of one of Jordan's major media outlets. Al-Ghad newspaper led with indications that official protests and public anger are converging into a common repudiation of Isr [...]	2009-01-05 12:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN359	AMMAN FATHAWIS DISCUSS GAZA EFFECTS ON MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Fatah members resident in Amman agreed that their movement was in dire straits following recent Israeli operations in Gaza. Aside from the perennial plea for quick movement on the peace process, our contacts varyingly saw potential Fatah salvation in convening the long-delayed Si [...]	2009-02-08 05:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG KISL IS JO
09AMMAN414	INVITATION TO ATTEND APRIL ANTI-CORRUPTION WORKSHOP IN [...] This message contains action requests. Please see paragraphs 4-8. 2. The U.S. Treasury Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of International Assistance (OIA),and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) will jointly deliver the workshop "Addr [...]	2009-02-16 13:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD KTFN PGOV SNAR XF
09AMMAN450	COMPROMISE ASSOCIATIONS LAW AMENDMENTS INCHING [...] (C) Summary: Following an extended period of negotiation, amendments to Jordan's Law on Associations are beginning to move forward. After a February 1 meeting with civil society representatives, Minister of Social Development Hala Lattouf has indicated she will submit the amendments for cab [...]	2009-02-18 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN507	ENERGY MINISTRY CLARIFIES OIL TRANSPORT RULES [...] (C) Repeated high-level meetings between Post and Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials, including Prime Minister Nader Dahabi, Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Khaldoun Qutishat and former Director General of the General Intelligence Direct [...]	2009-02-23 12:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL JO IZ
09AMMAN669	STRIDENT GOJ LANGUAGE WITH U.S. ON MUGHRABI GATE, [...] (C) Summary: While Jordanian fears that Israel will unilaterally rebuild the Mughrabi Gate ascent to the Temple Mount/Haram Al-Sharif have cropped up periodically since the original ramp was damaged by heavy rains in 2004, over the past year the matter has been raised in increasingly strident [...]	2009-03-16 11:21:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL UNESCO IS JO
09AMMAN69	JORDANIAN CONTACT EXPOUNDS ON REASONS BEHIND GID [...] (S/NF) Summary: PolOff met on January 5 with Dr. Muhammad Al-Momani (protect),host of a current affairs program on Jordan's state-run television. Momani offered his understanding of former General Intelligence Department Director Muhammad Al-Dahabi's dismissal and how the decision to fire h [...]	2009-01-08 11:58:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR JO
09AMMAN710	JORDAN DEMARCHED ON IRANIAN ARMS TO SYRIA AND HAMAS [...] (S) DATT delivered on March 17 the demarche on Iran's intent to transfer weapons to Hamas to Jordan's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Khaled Sarayreh, leaving behind a non-paper. Army Attache delivered the same points and a non-paper on March 18 to the JAF,s Chief of Intelligen [...]	2009-03-18 13:35:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR JO
09AMMAN73	JORDAN'S PM ASKS FOR PROPOSAL TO ASSIST IN [...] (C) Jordan's PM Nader Al-Dahabi called Ambassador on January 8 to ask about the status of a UNHCR proposal to assist in the resettlement of Palestinian Iraqis stranded on the Iraq-side of the Syria-Iraq border. Dahabi, who learned of U.S. interest in resettling many of these Palestinians in [...]	2009-01-08 15:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM KPAL JO
09AMMAN859	REFCOORD REPORTING FORM RESPONSE JORDAN, SYRIA, AND LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary: Reftel tasked RefCoords to open a dialogue with UNHCR in the field as they prepare their biannual program/budget planning document, the Country Operational Plan (COP). Initial conversations with UNHCR Country representatives and staff in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon on the COP re [...]	2009-04-13 09:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID UNHCR IZ JO SY LE
09AMMAN895	JORDAN RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO ARMS OVERFLIGHT [...] (S) Polchief met on April 15 with Nabil Masarweh, Office Director of the Foreign Minister, to convey appreciation for Jordan's timely response and cooperation following the March 17 and 18 demarche on the possible transfer of military equipment to Sudan (ref B). Polchief said that the U.S. m [...]	2009-04-16 09:08:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM PINS PREL PTER MARR JO
09AMMAN896	REPORTING TRIP TO SOUTHERN JORDANIAN TOWN DRAWS [...] (S/NF) Summary: A routine Embassy meeting with the mayor of a remote town in southern Jordan has attracted negative media attention. One Islamist commentator characterized the visit as a violation of Jordanian sovereignty and has called for the Ambassador to be convoked. The reaction, while [...]	2009-04-16 09:40:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ASEC KISL JO
09AMMAN930	JORDAN ASKS FOR NON-PAPER TO FACILITATE PLANNING [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) PolChief and Netherlands DCM Johan Verboom delivered on April 21 reftel demarche and a proposed agenda for the June plenary of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) to Nabil Masarweh, Office Director to [...]	2009-04-22 10:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER MNUC KNNP KGIC JO
09AMMAN946	JORDAN IPR UPDATE: SOME PROGRESS IN REVISING LAWS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan has continued its efforts to strengthen protection of intellectual property rights (IPR). Jordan's revised Copyright Law, updated to bring it into full compliance with the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA),has passed the Legislative and Opinion Bure [...]	2009-04-23 07:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR SNAR JO
09AMSTERDAM83	FRAUD SUMMARY - NETHERLANDS [...] Per the instructions in Ref A, Amsterdam submits the following post summary of fraud-related activity during the period from March 1, 2009 to August 31, 2009 updating Ref B. -------------------------- Country Conditions -------------------------- 2. The Netherlands is a highly develope [...]	2009-10-29 16:46:00	Consulate Amsterdam	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NL
09ANKARA100	TURKEY LOOKS TO BROADEN/DEEPEN TIES WITH IRAQ AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Turkey continues its outreach to Baghdad and to Erbil in an effort to broaden and deepen its ties to Iraq and the KRG. GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Ozcelik recognizes the pace of progress remains slow but is encouraged that progress continues and that the tenor of discussions betwee [...]	2009-01-22 07:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV ENRG TU IZ
09ANKARA1025	TURKEY: DPM CICEK REQUESTS US TRIP POSTPONEMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on July 15, Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek requested of the Ambassador that his trip to the US -- scheduled for July 21-24 -- be postponed until September or October. Complaining bitterly about the lack of concrete results out of Northern Iraq to eliminate the P [...]	2009-07-16 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1033	YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Admiral Stavridis: Welcome to Turkey. Your trip will underscore Turkey's status as an essential Ally in every existing NATO operation and in what we seek to accomplish in this region. 2. (C) Issues to Raise: -- Turkey's primary security focus remains its counter-insurgency effort a [...]	2009-07-20 12:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MASS NATO TU
09ANKARA1054	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 12:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1055	IRAQ-TURKEY MILITARY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING [...] (C) Summary and Commment: MFA provided Post a signed copy of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Turkish General Staff (TGS) and the Ministry of Defense of Iraq on military cooperation in training, technology and science, with the understanding that we not inform the Iraqis. The memor [...]	2009-07-23 12:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IR TU
09ANKARA1059	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 10:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1073	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1087	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 11:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1105	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 11:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1119	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 12:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1128	TURKEY: USG APPROVAL RATINGS STILL IN BASEMENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY. Based on the latest PEW survey (but broadly consistent with other polls we have seen recently) USG approval ratings in Turkey continue to lag, although there are glimmers of improvement in certain categories such as confidence that the US will do the right thing in international [...]	2009-08-04 12:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL PGOV PREL TU US
09ANKARA1131	TURKEY: SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL NAMES NEW DEPUTY [...] (U) The Supreme Military Council (YAS) results were announced on August 4. Turkish Land Forces Chief of Staff GEN Aslan Guner will replace GEN Hasan Igsiz as the deputy chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) and will thus become the lead Turkish representative at the next High Level Defense [...]	2009-08-04 15:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PINR TU
09ANKARA1149	US AND TURKEY REAFFIRM CT COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Turkey is generally pleased with the U.S.-Turkey-Iraq Trilateral Process, but Iraq must take concrete measures against the PKK, Turkish officials told S/CT Amb. Benjamin during his July 30-31 visit. Turkey is developing a new broader "democratization" approach to the Kurdish issu [...]	2009-08-07 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL EU IZ TU
09ANKARA1158	TURKEY AND ITS KURDS: STARS ARE ALIGNED [...] (C) Summary: With increasing prominence and gusto, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government in recent weeks has been proclaiming its desire to find a lasting solution to the Kurdish "problem." Though the details are officially still under discussion, it is clear that AKP is mobili [...]	2009-08-11 11:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1186	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for an International Military Education and Training (IMET) sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DR [...]	2009-08-13 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1187	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for an International Military Education and Training (IMET) sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DR [...]	2009-08-13 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1208	TURKEY: MFA WORKING-LEVEL ASSESSMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA, at a working level, believes the Iranian regime, backed by an IRGC in the ascent, has successfully contained the opposition movement and that there will be no credible challenge to the ruling regime in the near term. Yet there is uncertainty and conflicting signal [...]	2009-08-18 08:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IR TU
09ANKARA1216	TURKEY: ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's experience as an ISAF participant and lead nation, its long-term leadership of Wardak PRT and its sponsorship of the "Ankara Process" confirm its commitment to security and democracy in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Though constrained by limited resources, Turkey is willi [...]	2009-08-19 04:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PTER PINS EAID MASS
09ANKARA1217	TURKEY: ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's experience as an ISAF participant and lead nation, its long-term leadership of Wardak PRT and its sponsorship of the "Ankara Process" confirm its commitment to security and democracy in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Though constrained by limited resources, Turkey is willi [...]	2009-08-19 04:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PTER PINS EAID MASS
09ANKARA1229	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 11:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1240	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-24 04:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA128	EXBS: GOT INTERAGENCY RESPONSE TO EXBS SEMINAR [...] SUMMARY: MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Department provided us an official response to U.S. proposals for practical nonproliferation cooperation originally put forward during the September 2008 EXBS and Nonproliferation Seminar (ref a). MFA indicated GOT is interested in pursuing limi [...]	2009-01-27 05:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
09ANKARA1310	CODEL WEXLER URGES TURKISH ACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. Rep. Robert Wexler met August 26-27 with a wide array of top-level Turkish officials to discuss the current state of U.S.-Turkish relations and to urge them to push for greater regional support for President Obama's initiatives on Middle East peace and his willingness to deal wit [...]	2009-09-08 12:18:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG AM AZ IS IR TU
09ANKARA1324	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for an International Military Education and Training (IMET) sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DR [...]	2009-09-09 14:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1357	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 12:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1370	IRANIAN ELECTION PROTESTER'S TORTURE ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. CONOFF spoke with Ebrahim Sharifi (please strictly protect) on Thursday September 17 concerning his involvement in Iran,s recent election and post election activities as well as his detainment, torture, and sodomy by government authorities. Sharifi discussed his efforts to expose [...]	2009-09-17 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA141	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-28 14:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1418	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 13:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA142	SCENESETTER FOR MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL ENVOY GEORGE [...] (S) The Gaza crisis and IDF attacks on Palestinian civilians dominated the Turkish press for three weeks and will still be fresh in the minds of GOT officials as you arrive. PM Erdogan, incensed that Israel launched attacks on Gaza just days after PM Olmert had visited Ankara with no mention [...]	2009-01-28 15:56:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER TU
09ANKARA1433	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidate for an International Military Education and Training (IMET) sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on the candidate in appropriate databases (DRL/PM [...]	2009-10-02 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1434	(S) TURKEY AGREES TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST TRUCK [...] (S/NF) We shared the non-paper regarding the transit of a truck convoy from Iran to the Levant carrying a shipment of high concern (reftel) with MFA Deputy DG for Nonproliferation Ahmet Gun on October 2, and asked the GoT to take immediate action to disrupt the shipment. Gun agreed to alert rel [...]	2009-10-02 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER
09ANKARA144	ERGENEKON PROBE: SOME SMOKE, BUT LASTING IMPACT [...] (C) Summary: The widening scope of the Ergenekon investigation has divided Turkish society into two increasingly hardened camps: those who see the case as a courageous step to bring Turkish society under the rule of law, by uncovering and then holding accountable the gangs responsible for hu [...]	2009-01-29 12:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA1472	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (S) Sandy, Glad you'll be able to visit Turkey at this key time. Your short visit will give you an opportunity to engage with key Turkish leaders on, first and foremost in their minds, missile defense. The Turks are keen to learn more about U.S. plans, in particular what role the U.S. wants/e [...]	2009-10-13 08:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM PTER TU
09ANKARA151	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1511	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-20 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1519	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 11:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1520	IRAN ASYLUM SEEKER ALLEGES TORTURE AND SIGNS OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On Monday October 19th, CONOFF and LEGATT interviewed Ebrahim Ali MEHTARI (strictly protect),an Iranian asylum seeker in Ankara, regarding MEHTARI's claims that he saw writing by Robert LEVINSON at an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) detention center during MEHTARI' [...]	2009-10-21 12:29:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	CVIS IR PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SCUL SOCI TU

09ANKARA1574	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-02 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1602	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 06:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1608	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR TRIP TO TURKEY [...] (S) I look forward to welcoming you. Missile Defense is at the top of our crowded agenda with Turkey and the Turks are fully engaged. They will look for you to advance the discussions which were well begun by Sandy Vershbow and others both here in Ankara and at NATO. They will be looking fo [...]	2009-11-09 11:07:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL NATO TU
09ANKARA1632	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (C) The GOT will warmly welcome your November 18 visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's international role and domestic progress. Despite turmoil and unrest in its neighborh [...]	2009-11-13 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER TU
09ANKARA1633	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (C) The GOT will warmly welcome your November 18 visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's international role and domestic progress. Despite turmoil and unrest in its neighborh [...]	2009-11-13 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER TU
09ANKARA164	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-03 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1661	PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN SUMMITS [...] (C) Turkey plans to involve itself actively in organizing meetings related to both Afghanistan and Pakistan in the coming year. Turkey's "Action Plan for Afghanistan" (included in para 4 below),which lists "immediate steps" for Turkish efforts in Afghanistan, includes convening the fourth Af [...]	2009-11-19 09:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1702	TURKEY/AFGHANISTAN: MORE TRAINING POSSIBLE, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador briefed Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief Aslan Guner November 24 on the President's plan to announce a significant increase in U.S. civilian and military contributions to Afghanistan (reftel) and pressed Turkey to strongly support this announcement and provide signifi [...]	2009-11-25 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF TU
09ANKARA1725	TREASURY OFFICIAL ON FIGHT AGAINST TERRORIST [...] (C) Summary. During an October 19-20 visit to Ankara, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes David Cohen cautioned government and banking officials about doing business with Iranian banks. GOT officials insisted they will comply with all UNSC obligations, but are [...]	2009-12-04 11:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	EFIN PTER TU IR IS GZ KPAL ECON
09ANKARA1736	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 11:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1755	SECURITY AGENCIES: BARZANI KEY TO DEFEATING THE PKK [...] (C) During a recent discussion of his ministry's goals for the December 20-22 Trilateral Mechanism Ministerial in Baghdad and Erbil, Ministry of Interior (MoI) Secretary General Eyup Tepe said the Turkish General Staff, Turkish National Intelligence Organization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs an [...]	2009-12-09 17:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR TU IZ
09ANKARA1762	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 11:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1773	FBI DIRECTOR'S VISIT: POLICE PRAISE "KINGPIN" [...] (C) SUMMARY. FBI Director Mueller urged Turkey to accept an information sharing arrangement on biometric data during a November 18 meeting with Turkish National Police Director General Koksal. The Director separately offered to post a second FBI officer in Ankara to strengthen CT teamwork. K [...]	2009-12-14 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PTER PREL SNAR KCRM IZ TU
09ANKARA1774	FBI DIRECTOR'S VISIT: DPM CICEK WELCOMES CLOSER CT [...] (C) SUMMARY. FBI Director Mueller offered to share biometric data with Turkey, post a second FBI agent in Ankara and assist Turkey with strengthening its counterterrorism legislation, FBI Director Mueller told DPM Cicek during a November 18 meeting. Biometric sharing would require changes to [...]	2009-12-14 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PTER PREL KCRM IZ TU
09ANKARA1775	FBI DIRECTOR'S VISIT: MINISTER OF JUSTICE READY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November 18 meeting, FBI Director Mueller pressed Justice Minister Ergin to establish a new bilateral framework that would facilitate the more rapid exchange of information. He also urged Turkey to revise its terrorism laws to better address the challenges brought by gl [...]	2009-12-14 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PTER PREL KCRM IZ TU
09ANKARA1783	TURKEY: CANDIDATE FOR OSCE COUNTERTERRORISM [...] Following consultations with relevant contacts in the Turkish National Police (TNP) and in the private sector, we are pleased to suggest the following candidate for the OSCE Counterterrorism Workshop to be held in Vienna February 11-12, 2010. TNP contacts may provide a TNP candidate, but were [...]	2009-12-16 06:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KCIP OSCE TU
09ANKARA1792	TURKISH COUNTER-PKK EFFORT FOCUSES ON MAKHMOUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Interior Minister Atalay's priority for the December 21 Trilateral Mechanism Ministerial Meetings in Baghdad and Irbil is to secure KRG support for the expedited return of Turkish citizens from Makhmour camp. Rather than pressing KRG President Massoud Barzani to restrict PKK fre [...]	2009-12-16 16:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
09ANKARA180	TERRORISM FINANCE: COUNTERING TERRORIST ABUSE OF [...] On January 27, we delivered this demarche to MFA Security Affairs Director Metin Ergin. He said the Government of Turkey has seen significant problems with misuse of charitable donations and entities for terrorist purposes in Europe. The GOT is supportive of cracking down on abuses, but Erg [...]	2009-02-04 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID TU
09ANKARA1819	SRAP CONSULTATIONS IN ANKARA, DECEMBER 2-3 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 2-3 an interagency U.S. delegation led by Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Dan Feldman met with Turkish MFA officials and representatives from Turkish ministries and agencies that have a current or potential role in Afghanistan and Pakistan [...]	2009-12-22 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PGOV PK PREL TU
09ANKARA1834	TURKEY: MUBARAK VISIT YIELDS A PROFFERED EMBRACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Egyptian President Mubarak's visit to Ankara December 15-16 focused on bilateral ties and the Middle East during lengthy separate discussions with President Gul, Prime Minister Erdogan, Deputy PM Babacan, FM Davutoglu, and Turkish General Staff (TGS) Chief Basbug. Although the Tu [...]	2009-12-27 18:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	TU EG IS PREL IR
09ANKARA1846	(C) TURKISH GOALS FOR A JANUARY MNFI INTEL TEAM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Turkish ambassador to Iraq Murat Ozcelik contends MNF-I intelligence support is key to a new cooperative GoT-KRG effort to reduce and ultimately dispose of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. Turkish Minister of Interior Besir Atalay reportedly secured [...]	2009-12-29 17:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR MARR TU IZ
09ANKARA191	TURKEY: INSIDER OUTLINES NEW CT MECHANISM [...] (C) Summary. A draft proposal establishing a new counterterrorism coordination mechanism already has informal clearance from Turkey's NSC and needs only final cabinet approval, according to Halil Sivgin, a political consultant with close ties to Deputy PM Cicek. Sivgin told us February 2 tha [...]	2009-02-05 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV TU
09ANKARA204	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-09 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA218	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 06:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA241	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 05:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA252	TURKISH, ARAB LEADERS EXCHANGE POST-GAZA CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish and Arab leaders capitalized on a series of high-level meetings this week to address their respective concerns arising from the Gaza crisis. Troubled by GOT statements advocating HAMAS's inclusion in peace negotiations, Saudi King Abdullah, Palestinian Authority (PA) Pres [...]	2009-02-13 16:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EG IS TU
09ANKARA259	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 05:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA269	TURKEY: PROPOSAL FOR NADR-FUNDED COUNTER-NARCO-TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary. Drug trafficking is known to be a significant source of revenue for the Kongra-Gel/PKK terrorist organization. Disrupting this revenue source is a major USG goal. The following proposal is designed to facilitate closer interagency cooperation among Turkish law enforcement agenc [...]	2009-02-20 11:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV IZ TU
09ANKARA273	TURKEY: 9TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: TIP SITUATION, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to ref A questions. This is part 1 of 3 (septels). Embassy point of contact is Anthony Renzulli, telephone 90-312-457-7178, fax 90-312-468-4775. Renzulli (FS-03) spent approximately 90 hours [...]	2009-02-20 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ANKARA279	SCENESETTER FOR MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL ENVOY GEORGE [...] (S) Turkish officials, including President Gul and FM Babacan, have worked assiduously to walk back remarks by PM Erdogan that were extremely critical of Israel during the Gaza crisis, repair the traditionally strong Turkish-Israeli relationship, and assuage fears in Washington and European ca [...]	2009-02-20 17:45:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER TU
09ANKARA284	TURKISH VIEWS ON HANDLING IRAN AND SYRIA AT THE [...] (C) UNVIE Senior Advisor Andrea Hall, accompanied by Mission Turkey officers, met February 17 in Ankara with Turkish IAEA Governor Hakan Fidan and separately with the GOT Nonproliferation Task Force chaired by MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun to encourage [...]	2009-02-23 12:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KNNP IAEA TU IR SY
09ANKARA3	TURKEY SEIZES IRANIAN CONTAINERS WITH SUSPECTED [...] (C) On December 31, MFA DDG Ahmet Muhtar Gun confirmed for us media reporting the previous day that Turkish Customs seized 22 shipping containers originating from Iran bound for Venezuela, containing drums of nitrate and sulphite chemicals and dismantled laboratory instruments, which could poss [...]	2009-01-02 16:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
09ANKARA300	TURKEY: DTP PLAYS A KURDISH LANGUAGE ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: Pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) Chairman Ahmet Turk delivered a February 24 speech in parliament in his native tongue of Kurdish, leading state-run television to immediately cut its live broadcast of the speech. Turk said that his speech was in honor of UNESCO Mother [...]	2009-02-25 16:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA308	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-26 11:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA336	CODEL WEXLER TELLS ANKARA THAT GAZA RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Congressman Wexler's message to Turkey's leaders during his February 17-20 visit was blunt. He told President Gul, PM Erdogan, Chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Basbug, PM Foreign Policy Advisor Davutoglu, MFA U/S Apakan, and other GOT, Parliamentary and opposition party [...]	2009-03-04 16:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IS TU
09ANKARA349	AFGHAN AMBASSADOR PLEADS FOR GREATER TURKISH [...] (C) The Afghan Ambassador in Ankara believes that Turkey, as a Muslim country, can provide more effective and acceptable support to Afghanistan than other NATO allies. Military and police training, education, construction, and religious messaging are Turkey's comparative strengths. He argue [...]	2009-03-05 16:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP MOPS AF TU
09ANKARA353	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (FEBRUARY [...] Summary: PMA Counselor, EXBS Advisor, and Coordinator visited Port of Mersin and Cilvegozu Port of Entry on the Syrian border with GOT's inter-agency working group on non-proliferation issues to familiarize PMA staff and interagency with Customs inspection and enforcement procedures and logis [...]	2009-03-06 13:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
09ANKARA365	"BLONDE BRIDE" DOCUMENTARY STIRS PUBLIC OUTCRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish-Armenian community, Turkish Historical Foundation, the national teachers' union, human rights activists, and liberal journalists have condemned the distribution of a documentary film on the events of 1915 to Turkish primary schools; the father of one student is suing [...]	2009-03-11 11:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI AM TU
09ANKARA367	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-11 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA394	SCENESETTER FOR USAEUR'S VISIT TO ANKARA, MARCH [...] (S) Thanks to highly successful intelligence sharing against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq over the last 15 months, bilateral military relations are at a high point. Your visit precedes a visit by President Obama in early April, follows the first ever bilateral Army-to-Army staff talks (in J [...]	2009-03-17 11:33:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS IZ AF AM CY RS TU
09ANKARA395	TURKEY: INPUT ON STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE IRAQ INTO [...] (S) SUMMARY: The future of Iraq, its unity, stability, and territorial integrity, remain an issue of central importance to Turkey. Despite a high degree of tension in recent years between Turkey and Iraq because of the presence of PKK terrorists in the KRG-administered region, the Turks have [...]	2009-03-17 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG IZ TU
09ANKARA403	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-18 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA405	TURKEY: PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE AND [...] (U) We delivered ref A points on the Pakistan Donors' Conference and ref B points on the Afghanistan Conference to MFA South Asia Department Head Babur Girgin March 18. PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE --------------------------- 2. (C) Turkey's representation is undecided for the April 17 me [...]	2009-03-18 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EFIN INRD IMF AF PK IR TU
09ANKARA447	IDEOLOGICAL FAULT LINES AMONG KURDS IN SOUTHEAST [...] (C) SUMMARY. The January 2009 launch of Turkey's first government television channel to broadcast in Kurdish, the warming of ties between the GOT and northern Iraq, continued probing of the Ergenekon case, and conferences hosted by intellectuals and media elements to discuss once taboo subjects, re [...]	2009-03-25 05:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA456	INFLUENCING TURKEY'S APPROACH TO ADDRESSING [...] (C) Turkey's approach to the Black Sea and its perception of potential threats in the wider Black Sea region differ sharply from our own and from that of other littoral states. Turkey has consistently resisted almost every attempt to broaden membership of Black Sea-related organizations beyond [...]	2009-03-26 06:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM TU
09ANKARA46	EU'S CT COORDINATOR GETS AN EARFUL IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary. The December 22-23 Ankara visit of EU Counterterrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove allowed the Turks to detail their frustrations regarding the EU's handling of terrorist organizations targeting Turkey and laid the foundation for closer Turkey-EU cooperation, according to MFA [...]	2009-01-12 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EU TU
09ANKARA467	TURKEY/AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN: ANKARA TO HOST THIRD [...] (S) MFA South Asia Department Head Babur Girgin previewed for us March 26 Turkey's objectives for the trilateral Afghanistan-Pakistan-Turkey summit that it will host in Ankara on April 1. The summit is the third in the "Ankara Process," the last occurring in December 2008 in Istanbul. Girgin [...]	2009-03-26 16:53:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PINS PTER PINR MARR AF PK TU
09ANKARA476	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA477	TURKEY: DECONSTRUCTING PKK AMNESTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent statements by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani about amnesty for PKK militants are significant, particularly since their comments were not roundly denounced by Turkish officials. While suggesting leniency for PKKers poses political risks for any [...]	2009-03-27 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE IZ TU
09ANKARA502	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-02 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA504	TURKEY: UK PLEASED WITH COUNTERTERRORISM TALKS -- [...] (C) Summary. The first high-level UK-Turkey counterterrorism consultation continued the positive trend begun with the January visit of UK Home Secretary, according to UK Embassy sources. The two sides agreed to strengthen police and intelligence cooperation, including on Al-Qaeda and other [...]	2009-04-03 11:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL UK TU
09ANKARA54	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA546	"Media: Baku Complicates Turco-Armenian Normalization, [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 10:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA548	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) In the short time since your last visit to Turkey, we have seen a broad shift in Turkey's perception of the U.S. and in its view of how we should approach some of the more complex issues in the region. The visit of President Obama was extraordinary, and had a game-changing effect not only [...]	2009-04-14 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM TU
09ANKARA600	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT [...] (C) Coming in the wake of the hugely successful visits of President Obama and Secretary Clinton, the GOT will warmly welcome your visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's inte [...]	2009-04-24 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TU
09ANKARA64	ERGENEKON INVESTIGATION EMBEDDED IN TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary and comment: The rapidly widening scope and pace of the Ergenekon investigation (ref A) has been accompanied by an equally sharp rise in heated political rhetoric. PM Erdogan, on January 13, defended the investigation and accused its main critic, opposition Republican People's Pa [...]	2009-01-15 05:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA650	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-05 10:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA660	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TURKEY OF VADM [...] (C) Summary: You will arrive in Turkey a month after President Obama's visit. The President's April visit had a game-changing effect not only in public opinion of the U.S. here, but also on issues relating to Turkey's increased commitments to Afghanistan, its readiness to move in the directi [...]	2009-05-07 05:25:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PGOV TU
09ANKARA679	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-11 11:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA680	TURKEY: INTERIOR MINISTER FINALLY UNVEILS NEW CT [...] (C) Summary: Interior Minister Besir Atalay announced on May 11 the submission to the Speaker of Parliament of a long awaited draft law concerning the restructuring of Turkey's counterterrorism mechanism. In the press conference, Atalay foresaw the new undersecretariat as a small body govern [...]	2009-05-11 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV TU
09ANKARA686	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 10:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA696	TURKEY: SUN RISING ON KURDISH ISSUE? [...] (C) Summary: A series of events in recent weeks signal possible progress on Turkey's long-standing Kurdish issue. President Abdullah Gul, following a May 7 meeting with pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) leader Ahmet Turk, called the Kurdish issue Turkey's "most important problem" and [...]	2009-05-13 16:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA70	(S) TURKEY: WILL CHECK ON TURKISH COMPANIES' ROLE [...] (S) We delivered reftel information to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Department Head Elif Ulgen on January 15. Ulgen expressed appreciation for the information and noted that the Turkish entities, Ak Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited and Ak Makina Uluslar Arasi Ticaret. Ltd, are known t [...]	2009-01-15 11:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCR TU IR
09ANKARA71	TURKEY: AQ KHAN SANCTIONS REACTION, UPDATE ON CASE \ [...] (S) MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Department Head \ Elif Ulgen expressed appreciation for receiving advanced \ notification of US intentions to sanction individuals and \ companies linked with the AQ Khan network (reftel) and for \ the background information on the various sanctions. We \ p [...]	2009-01-15 11:47:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	ETTC MNUC EFIN KNNP PARM PINS PREL SZ
09ANKARA710	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-15 10:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA717	TURKEY: IO CONSULATIONS ON UNSC ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: An IO delegation led by PDAS Warlick met May 14 with a wide range of MFA officials during an all-day session at the MFA to discuss UN Security Council issues, particularly Cyprus, Somali piracy, Georgia, Sudan, Iraq and Iran. The discussions also touched upon Turkey's role on the [...]	2009-05-20 04:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU UNSC
09ANKARA725	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-21 10:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA731	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 10:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA735	REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ: A TURKISH [...] (C) In response to ref A para 12 request for an assessment of GOT views regarding creation of new regional networks on a host of issues beyond the existing Iraq-centric mechanisms, post notes specific GOT views conveyed in ref E, especially paras 10-12. As noted therein (as well as in refs B, [...]	2009-05-22 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ TU
09ANKARA745	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CASEY [...] (SBU) Coming in the wake of hugely successful trips of President Obama and Secretary Clinton, your visit will be seen as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. Your visit is an opportunity to reinforce the importance of strong U.S.-Turkey relations and [...]	2009-05-26 13:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER TU
09ANKARA756	SCENESETTER: TURKEY'S CHOD AND MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C) The visits to Washington of Chief of Staff General Ilker Basbug and Minister of National Defense Vecdi Gonul will take place in a positive bilateral environment, although some of the euphoria which followed President Obama's landmark visit to Turkey has subsided. Turkey's leaders welcomed [...]	2009-05-28 08:21:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR TU
09ANKARA769	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-01 12:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA774	SRAP HOLBROOKE'S GOT BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS: "THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 18 meeting in Istanbul, SRAP Holbrooke pressed his Turkish MFA counterpart to increase Turkey's diplomatic, political, economic/reconstruction and military training activities in Afghanistan and Pakistan, in close coordination with the US. Holbrooke underscored that Tu [...]	2009-06-02 12:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KDEM PK AF TU
09ANKARA776	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 12:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA777	TURKEY: UPDATED INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Post's responses are keyed to Ref A questions. As instructed, only updates are provided. Unless otherwise stated, information provided Ref B remains valid. New information is provided in CAPITAL LETTERS. A. (SBU) Imm [...]	2009-06-02 12:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KVPR PREL PGOV CVIS KHLS TU
09ANKARA779	LATEST TNP VIEWS ON ERGENEKON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish National Police (TNP) briefers told us May 29 they plan to roll out a third Ergenekon indictment within several months; expect the court to issue a crucial ruling on whether the case and investigation fit under the rubric of counterterrorism; and are confident that as the [...]	2009-06-02 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EU OSCE PGOV TU
09ANKARA780	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF TURKISH FM DAVUTOGLU [...] (S) Newly appointed Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu welcomes the opportunity to meet with you early in his tenure as Minister. Our continued willingness to engage the Turks at the highest levels reinforces the message that this administration considers Turkey a strategic partner. Turkish of [...]	2009-06-03 08:12:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ENRG TU
09ANKARA782	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA803	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 10:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA81	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA82	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA839	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Dave, thanks for taking the time to come to Turkey. Building on President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's landmark visits earlier this year, your trip will further underscore our recognition of Turkey as an essential partner in practically every mission we seek to accomplish in this regio [...]	2009-06-17 08:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM PTER TU
09ANKARA889	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 11:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA903	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 10:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA92	DCHOD IGSIZ ON AEGEAN, IRAQ AND BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) During the Ambassador's first formal call, Deputy Chief of Staff General Hasan Igsiz praised the current strength of the U.S. - Turkey military relationship, thanked the U.S. for sharing vital intelligence as Turkey fights PKK terrorists in Northern Iraq and took on board the Ambassador's [...]	2009-01-20 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM TU
09ANKARA922	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 10:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA925	TURKEY: ADANA'S WILY OLD FOX ON THE ART OF POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkey's longest-serving big-city mayor, Aytac Durak in Adana, proved unusually talkative in recent meetings with us. He highlighted service, independence, and being able to turn tables on one's opponents as keys to his success in the Turkish political game. Durak's career und [...]	2009-07-01 08:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA94	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA957	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-06 13:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA976	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-09 10:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA985	GEN PETRAEUS VISITS ANKARA, FINDS BROAD AGREEMENT [...] (S) During a June 30 - July 1 visit to Turkey, CENTCOM Commander GEN David Petraeus found broad agreement on and readiness to cooperate with the USG approach in Afghanistan, Pakistan and, generally speaking, Iraq. Turkey was already working to increase further its commitment to Afghanistan, b [...]	2009-07-10 08:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR TU
09ANKARA987	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH DCHOD [...] (C) Summary: During a tour d'horizon with Ambassador on July, TGS Deputy Chief GEN Hasan Igsiz: -- Said the TGS is holding high level talks with the Syrian military in Istanbul July 7-8 and will reinforce the U.S. message that it must stop the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq. Igsiz sai [...]	2009-07-10 09:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS TU
09ANTANANARIVO3	ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT FOR MADAGASCAR AND THE [...] OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: -------------------------------------- A. Crime in Madagascar is consistent with the rates in other developing countries in the world. In 2008, Antananarivo saw its violent crime rate increase for the second consecutive year. Criminal elements in Antanana [...]	2009-01-05 11:45:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KSAC MA CN
09ANTANANARIVO399	MADAGASCAR: HOW LONG CAN THE HAT GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: The IMF predicts that Madagascar's transition government (HAT) will likely be able to make payroll for its workers and soldiers through July using normal fiscal revenues. However, during the latter half of 2009, the HAT will probably receive less tax and customs revenue, and cann [...]	2009-06-04 07:40:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ENRG EFIN PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO406	REQUEST TO LIFT ORDERED DEPARTURE STATUS FOR [...] (SBU) I hereby request M approval to lift Antananarivo's Ordered Departure (OD) status at the 90-day decision point. Reftel reported on yesterday's EAC meeting, which recommended again that I request OD to be lifted. I fully concur in the EAC's assessment and am hereby making my formal recomme [...]	2009-06-05 08:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC MA
09ANTANANARIVO486	MADAGASCAR: EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW SECURITY AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 30, 2009, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened to discuss the possibility of lifting the Ordered Departure (OD) status for post. The EAC discussed several recent events involving small explosive devices, arrests connected to those events, and the reported throwing [...]	2009-07-01 14:00:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER
09ANTANANARIVO547	EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW TRIPWIRES, DISCUSS RECENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on July 20, 2009 to review the current tripwires, specifically those for Civil Disorder/Armed Combat and the updated Health and Environment tripwires. This was especially timely in light of the weekend plot reported by local authoriti [...]	2009-07-22 08:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER
09ANTANANARIVO60	DIPLOMATIC EFFORT REVEALS FULL-BLOWN MALAGASY [...] (C) SUMMARY. DIPLOMATS MET ON JANUARY 22 FIRST WITH ANTANANARIVO MAYOR ANDRY "TGV" RAJOELINA AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER TO SEEK COMMON GROUND THAT MIGHT CALM THE WORSENING POLITICAL CRISIS IN MADAGASCAR. THE TWO DISCUSSIONS, EACH LASTING ABOUT T [...]	2009-01-23 09:45:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	MA PGOV PINR PREL
09ANTANANARIVO763	UPDATE ON ILLEGAL LOGGING IN MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) Summary: The forestry sector in Madagascar continues to be decimated by rampant unsustainable and illegal practices. Insufficient monitoring of the situation makes it difficult to ascertain the true dimensions of the problem, but a recent report issued by scientists associated with Missi [...]	2009-11-06 09:09:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETTC ECON ETRD MA
09ANTANANARIVO811	COMOROS STILL VERY FRAGILE AS ELECTIONS APPROACH [...] (C) Summary. During a three-day visit to Grande Comore, only my second visit to the country in 2009, I found the country busily if somewhat tensely preparing for December legislative elections. President Sambi was typically upbeat in his assessment and asked again for the USG to increase its [...]	2009-11-25 10:21:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV KPIR MA IR

09ASHGABAT1143	TURKMENISTAN: UNODC EVALUATED IMAMNAZAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) On September 4, UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Chief of Mission Ercan Saka hosted an evaluation meeting for its Strengthening Turkmen- Afghan Border project, particularly construction of Imamnazar border crossing che [...]	2009-09-09 12:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1471	TURKMENISTAN: ASHGABAT HOSTS REGIONAL UN [...] (U) The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) held a three-day, regional conference on human trafficking in Ashgabat this week. OSCE and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) also sponsored the event, intended to promote cooperation and information and intelligence sharing between [...]	2009-11-17 04:23:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM DPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09ASHGABAT374	TURKMENISTAN OFFICIALS INVITE COOPERATION IN CARTOGRAPHY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 20, a geographic specialist with the Office of the Geographer met with officials of the State Enterprise for Caspian Sea Issues under the Ministry of Oil and Gas, and the Institute of Mapping and Cartograph [...]	2009-03-24 08:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PBTS TX
09ASHGABAT402	TURKMENISTAN: MINI-DUBLIN GROUP MEETS IN ASHGABAT [...] (SBU) At a March 13 meeting in Ashgabat of Mini-Dublin Group members organized by the Italian Embassy in Moscow, representatives of the U.S.,French, UK, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Japanese and Russian embassies exchanged views with two officials of the State Counter-Narcotics Service (SCNS) on [...]	2009-03-30 11:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR TX
09ASHGABAT794	TURKMENISTAN: MILITARY CADETS ARRESTED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Two senior cadets of the Military Institute were arrested on June 14 for making and distributing counterfeit bus passes. The Deputy Defense Minister promised to prosecute all those who were involved. The cadets, [...]	2009-06-24 11:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT883	TURKMENISTAN: DEA SPECIAL AGENT COMPLETES A LONG TERM TDY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From March 10, 2009, through July 25, 2009, a DEA special agent conducted a long-term TDY in Ashgabat. The agent was involved in various activities with the Turkmen State Counter-Narcotics Service (SCNS) in order [...]	2009-07-15 08:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SNAR SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT94	TURKMENISTAN: UNODC PROMOTES CROSS-BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an introductory meeting with the Charge, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) office in Turkmenistan described his continued efforts to promote bilateral counter-narcotics and border security cooperation between Turkmenistan and neighboring cou [...]	2009-01-21 12:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR TX
09ASMARA131	EMBASSY'S USAID FSN RELEASED AFTER 15 MONTHS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Asmara's sole USAID FSN was released on April 18 after 15 months in prison. The Eritrean government (GSE) arrested him in January 2008, holding him in a prison in downtown Asmara. He spent four months in solitary confinement in a 3x6 foot cell. The FSN, Mehreteab Araya, [...]	2009-04-24 08:13:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV EAID PINR ASEC ER
09ASMARA187	ERITREA'S FLAT DENIAL AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT [...] (S/NF) Foreign Minister Osman Saleh adamantly and hotly denied Eritrean support for radical Somali Islamists June 17 as we delivered the President's letter addressed to Isaias (ref). This is the same line we've heard from numerous other Eritrean officials both in public and private. From a s [...]	2009-06-18 14:39:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PROP PARM ER SO
09ASMARA196	SITUATION DIRE FOR ERITREAN REFUGEES IN SUDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are more than 62,000 Eritreans registered in UNHCR refugee camps in eastern Sudan, and tens of thousands more living in Khartoum and in refugee camps in the east that have been officially closed over the years. Eritreans in Sudan face discrimination from the Sudanese governm [...]	2009-06-25 13:48:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SU ER
09ASMARA366	ISAIAS WOOS EGYPT ON SOMALIA [...] (C) Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service Omar Suleiman met with President Isaias on October 3 to discuss Somalia and other regional issues, according to the deputy at the Egyptian embassy, Hossam Nureldein (protect). FM Gheit's [...]	2009-10-21 06:04:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EG ER SO
09ASMARA379	ERITREAN AVIATION: GOVERNMENT SQUEEZING THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The four international airlines serving Asmara are discouraged by the Eritrean government's (GSE) refusal to allow them to convert $20 million worth of local currency and its repeated attempts to gouge them for hard currency. The GSE, through its wholly owned Eritrean Airlines, [...]	2009-11-04 10:40:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ATRN ASEC CASC EFIN ECON ER
09ASMARA70	ASMARA SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) On 02/25/2009, EAC met to discuss Post's response to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ). the following responses are keyed to Reftel. --------------------------------------------- - POLITICAL VIOLENCE --------------------------------------------- - Â [...]	2009-02-26 14:07:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER ER
09ASTANA1000	KAZAKHSTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 10, Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin: -- praised President Obama's Cairo speech for its intelligence and candor; -- expressed gratitude for the briefing on the possibility of a U.S.-Russia agreement to transit lethal supplies for Afghanistan; -- undertook to facilita [...]	2009-06-11 09:28:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM ECON ETTC MARR MCAP OSCE RS
09ASTANA1002	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO [...] SUMMARY: President Obama's Cairo speech has received overwhelmingly positive press coverage in Kazakhstan. Official "Khabar TV" broadcast President Nazarbayev's welcoming comments about the speech, and daily "Liter" published an in-depth, analytical story on the address. The overall coverag [...]	2009-06-12 02:17:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KCRM KPAO KMDR AF KZ
09ASTANA1355	KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 19-AUGUST 1 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Refinancing Rate is Reduced Again -- Amendments to Currency Control and Currency Regulation Law Approved -- National Bank's Comments on New Currency Law -- Banking Sector [...]	2009-08-06 07:25:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN ELAB KZ
09ASTANA1403	KAZAKHSTAN: NARCOTICS AND PROPERTY SEIZURES BY COMMITTEE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan's Committee for National Security (KNB) publicly reported its narcotics seizures for the first half of 2009. Total KNB seizures increased 466% from the same period last year. In addition, the KNB reported [...]	2009-08-17 10:39:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR KCRM KZ
09ASTANA1416	KAZAKHSTAN: USCENTCOM CDR PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During an August 13 meeting in Astana, USCENTCOM CDR General Petraeus and Minister of Defense Dzhaksybekov discussed: -- further Kazakhstani assistance in Afghanistan, including staff officers for ISAF HQ in Kabul, noncombatant trainers and instructors for the Explosive Ord [...]	2009-08-19 04:18:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR OSCE AF KZ
09ASTANA1450	KAZAKHSTAN: IN VINO VERITAS [...] (C) On August 28, I hosted a reception at Embassy Astana's Chief of Mission Residence in honor of USNAVCENT Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Thomas Cropper and his team. Deputy Minister of Defense Rear Admiral Ratmir Komratov attended as the senior-most Kazakhstani military official, and stayed [...]	2009-08-31 05:44:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR SOCI KZ
09ASTANA1508	KAZAKHSTAN: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW SIGNED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On August 28, President Nazarbayev signed the long-awaited law on anti-money laundering (AML),which will enter into force in March 2010. The law should increase the effectiveness of measures aimed at combating mon [...]	2009-09-10 09:06:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR KCRM KZ
09ASTANA1914	KAZAKHSTAN: "BIG FRIEND" MEDDLES AGAINST U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov suggested on October 21 that disinformation from Russian intelligence played a role in Yevgeniy Zhovtis' conviction and prison sentence being upheld. He also said that Russian intelligence is getting the word to President Nazarbayev that th [...]	2009-10-22 07:07:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MARR KDEM OSCE RS UZ KZ
09ASTANA1967	KAZAHKSTAN: DAS KROL COMPARES NOTES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS George Krol met with Security Council Deputy Chairman Marat Shaikhutdinov in Astana on October 29. Their meeting was a refreshingly open "exchange of views," in which Shaikhutdinov, hand-picked from the Foreign Ministry by Security Council Chairman Marat Tazhin, asserte [...]	2009-11-05 03:45:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR SNAR CH RS AF ZK
09ASTANA2006	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR ROBERT S. [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your November 17-18 visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has proven to be an increasingly reliable security partner and a steady influence in a potentially turbulent region. Although Ka [...]	2009-11-13 05:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KZ
09ASTANA2071	U.S.-KAZAKHSTANI MILITARY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS SUPPORT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: U.S.-Kazakhstani Bilateral Defense Consultations, held in Washington and Arizona November 16-18, discussed how to sustain and strengthen cooperative U.S.-Kazakhstani military-to-military engagement. Key topics during Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Defense Sembinov's meetings [...]	2009-11-23 00:40:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR KZ
09ASTANA2110	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR INL ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your December 9 visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has proven to be an increasingly reliable security and law enforcement partner and a steady influence in a potentially turbulent regi [...]	2009-12-04 04:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SNAR SOCI KZ
09ASTANA2146	KAZAKHSTAN: VISIT OF FBI DIRECTOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Robert Mueller, III, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, visited Kazakhstan November 17-18 and met with the Committee on National Security, Prosecutor General, Minister of Internal Affairs, and Chief of [...]	2009-12-14 09:30:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KZ
09ASTANA2158	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW KNB CHAIRMAN VOWS TO FOLLOW THE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Newly appointed KNB Chairman Adil Shayakhmetov told the Ambassador on December 12 that he will strive to increase U.S.-Kazakhstan counter-terrorism cooperation, and that the KNB under his chairmanship will work strictly within the law. When the Ambassador raised several cases o [...]	2009-12-17 07:49:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER PHUM KZ
09ASTANA2197	KAZAKHSTAN: RUSSIAN HAND IN KAZATOMPROM DRAMA? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The case against Mukhtar Dzhakishev, former head of the state-owned nuclear company Kazatomprom (KAP),finally is heading to court, as rumors intensify about the reasons behind his arrest. In videos posted on YouTube on November 4, Dzhakishev asserts that his arrest is linked to a [...]	2009-12-22 10:50:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EMIN ETRD TRGY RS KZ
09ASTANA2201	KAZAKHSTAN: INL ASSISTANT SECRETARY JOHNSON BILATERAL [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During his visit to Kazakhstan for the inauguration of the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Center (CARICC) (septel),Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Davi [...]	2009-12-23 05:01:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI SNAR KCRM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA2204	KAZAKHSTAN: TERRORISM AND SECURITY CONCERNS INFLUENCE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 22, the Ambassador and Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov met to discuss outstanding U.S. requests to amend the 2001 overflight and 2009 Northern Distribution Network (NDN) agreements (refs A, B). Umarov told the Ambassador that 10 Kazakhstani government agenci [...]	2009-12-23 09:37:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR AF RS UZ KZ
09ASTANA2273	KAZAKHSTAN STRONGLY DENIES REPORT OF POTENTIAL URANIUM TRANSER TO IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-31 07:44:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR JA KZ
09ASTANA350	KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER MASIMOV BECOMES COUNTRY'S MOST [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a surprising development, Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Karim Masimov recently posted an edition of opposition paper "Respublika" on his government blog. This is the latest move in Masimov's blogging experiment, [...]	2009-02-25 23:54:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA376	KAZAKHSTAN: THE CENTRAL ASIAN PIVOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: We have enormous equities at play in Afghanistan, Russia, and China. Kazakhstan in particular, and Central Asia more widely, has a pivotal role to play in securing our national interests. With the advent of a new Administration, we need to take hold of the opportunities in a f [...]	2009-03-03 06:50:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM RS AF KZ
09ASTANA432	KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR [...] (SBU) During February 2-13, the BN-350 Program team traveled to Aktau to conduct a Canister Requalification Meeting and to discuss multilateral transport operations for BN-350 spent fuel project. 2. (SBU) During February 11-13, the Second Line of Defense Program held its quarterly meeting wi [...]	2009-03-11 07:43:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA434	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW LEGAL INSTITUTE DIRECTOR LOOKS FORWARD TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 24, INL representatives met with General-Major Serik Yerkenov, the new director of the Ministry of Interior's Karaganda Legal Institute, to discuss his plans for the Study Center on Combating Illegal Mi [...]	2009-03-11 11:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KCRM KTIP KZ
09ASTANA445	KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR EMBASSY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Assistant Secretary Johnson, I want to express my great appreciation for INL's support for counter-narcotics, counter-trafficking in persons, and other law-enforcement programs in Kazakhstan. We have a fine INL officer post [...]	2009-03-13 09:39:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL APER EAID SNAR KCRM KTIP AF KZ
09ASTANA55	KAZAKHSTAN: STATE SECRETARY DECLINES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Internal Affairs investigators have recommended that the Prosecutor General charge Peace Corps Volunteer Anthony Sharp with violation of Article 251, Part 1, of the Kazakhstan Criminal Code, illegal possession of firearms (explosives) while trespassing in a restricted [...]	2009-01-12 08:36:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR CASC RS KZ
09ASTANA597	NEW TIMES REQUIRE NEW METHODS FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) As the Obama Administration moves to implement the policy objectives determined by the Afghanistan-Pakistan strategic review, and also works on the U.S.-Russia relationship, it would be useful to reconsider public diplomac [...]	2009-04-06 11:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PROP PINR KPAO RS ZK
09ASTANA711	KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. PROPOSED PROJECT: COUNTERING YOUTH EXTREMISM 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana requests $100,000 to counter youth extremism in Kazakhstan through English-language training and sustained exposure to the best of American [...]	2009-04-24 10:18:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EFIN PTER KCRM KPAO KHLS AEMR
09ASTANA925	KAZAKHSTANI FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT VISITS UNITED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY. A delegation from the Committee of Financial Monitoring of the Ministry of Finance participated in an FIU orientation program presented by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The orientation program wa [...]	2009-06-01 06:33:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM KCOR KZ
09ASUNCION188	SUCCESSFUL SOUTHCOM VISIT TO PARAGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: SOUTHCOM Military Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Spears conducted a successful visit to Paraguay March 24-26. Defense Minister Barreiro Spaini voiced his support to pursuing a general agreement on military cooperation (while cautioning that he is but one of many voices in the governm [...]	2009-03-28 19:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PA
09ASUNCION261	BOMB EXPLODES AT SUPREME COURT BUILDING [...] (U) SUMMARY: At approximately 12:15 pm, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated at the Paraguayan Palace of Justice (Supreme Court). The explosion caused only minor property damage and no physical injuries. The building was quickly evacuated. RSO Asuncion assisted the Police with id [...]	2009-04-29 22:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PA
09ASUNCION368	PARAGUAY,S ANTI-TERRORISM FINANCE LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Director of Paraguay's Secretariat to Combat Money Laundering (SEPRELAD) Oscar Boidanich is leading the effort to strengthen existing anti-money laundering legislation (Law 1015). Boidanich is seeking modifications of Law 1015 to a) Make suspected incidents of terrorism financing a repo [...]	2009-06-15 20:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER EIND ECON EINV ETRD PREL PA
09ASUNCION464	PARAGUAY'S 2009 SECOND QUARTER INL REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 12:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN PREL KCRIM PA
09ASUNCION504	TERMS OF REFERENCE CONCURRENCE FOR MISSION SPA2010TRP502W, [...] (U) The Ambassador, U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation Paraguay (USODC),Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA),US Agency for International Development (USAID),and CHOD Benitez concur with the 1st Psychological Operations Battalion Military Information Support Team (MIST) deployment as outlined here ( [...]	2009-08-07 15:18:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PHUM MARR PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA MASS
09ASUNCION51	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals will attend the ICT Alumni Even [...]	2009-01-22 22:45:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION579	PRESS EXPLAINS REJECTION OF NEW HORIZONS [...] (U) Daily newspapers Ultima Hora and La Nacion published stories September 17 on Paraguay's decision to decline the U.S.-offered New Horizons military exercise. The articles placed the decision within the context of regional controversies discussed at recent UNASUR meetings, including t [...]	2009-09-18 18:52:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PGOV PA
09ASUNCION617	AMBASSADOR AYALDE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT LUGO TO REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: I met with President Lugo late October 16 at Lugo's request. Lugo was in good spirits but very concerned about the kidnapping of cattle rancher Fidel Zavala in Concepcion Department. Lugo recognized that the EPP (Paraguayan People's Army) was "very dangerous" and hoped for Zavala's saf [...]	2009-10-22 21:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM PA
09ASUNCION67	DEFENSE MINISTER ON U.S. SECURITY COOPERATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 30 meeting with Charge d'Affaires, Paraguayan Defense Minister Bareiro assessed his Government's response to the New Year's Eve attack on a small army outpost in Tacuati (San Pedro Department) and shared his thoughts regarding expanded security cooperation with the [...]	2009-02-04 22:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL MOPS PA
09ATHENS1079	GREECE AGREES AN INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT IS NOT THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) We delivered ref A non-paper, "An International Piracy Court: Not the Right Direction," to the Greek MFA June 9, and discussed it in a follow-up meeting with D1 Directorate (UN and IO Affairs) Counselor Dimitrios Papandreou and Legal Advisor Fani Livada on June 18. Echoing earlier commen [...]	2009-06-26 07:13:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL GR
09ATHENS114	THE HELLENIC POLICE: FEW FRIENDS, BIG CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the riots that swept across Greece after the death of a 15-year-old youth in an altercation with police, the public spotlight has been on the Hellenic Police (HP) -- both for its role in the shooting but also for its perceived ineffectiveness in protecting property owners a [...]	2009-01-29 15:06:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KCRM PTER EAID SNAR GR
09ATHENS1179	GREEK RESPONSE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On June 29, POL officers delivered reftel points regarding the implementation of UNSCR 1874's financial and trade provisions and the U.S. Advisory on North Korea to Loukas Tsokos and several other representatives of the MFA's Office for UN and International Organizations, Disarmament Issu [...]	2009-07-08 14:47:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP GR
09ATHENS1201	GREEK FIU: IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITY, BUT MORE NEEDED TO MAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a meeting on July 9, Stelios Grozos, the Chairman of the Hellenic Anti-Money Laundering Committee (aka the Greek Financial Intelligence Unit or FIU),told A/EconCouns that he largely agreed with the problems and recommendations identified in the FATF's Fifth Follow-Up Report [...]	2009-07-13 09:48:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN KTFN MK PREL EFIN ECON GR
09ATHENS1255	A View From the Chamber: New Democracy MPs Discuss Early [...] (C) Summary. In an effort to take the pulse of the governing New Democracy (ND) party, Polcouns and Poloff on 13 July met with two junior deputies, Apostolos Tzitzikostas and Christos Staikouras, and a vice-president of the Parliament, Elsa Papadimitriou, to discuss the government's agenda. [...]	2009-07-17 11:23:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ECON GR
09ATHENS1497	YOUR VISIT TO ATHENS [...] (C) Admiral Stavridis: Welcome to Greece. Your visit comes at a time of political fervor and uncertainty, with early national elections called by an embattled Prime Minister on October 4 in which he and his party are widely expected to lose to the opposition center-left PASOK party. Beyond po [...]	2009-09-23 14:08:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO GR
09ATHENS1515	Greece's Surging Far-Right LAOS Party Inches Towards Center [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of their unprecedented success in European Parliament elections in June, the leaders of Greece's surging, far-right Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) expect to win 6 to 7 percent of the vote and up to 20 parliamentary seats in October 4 domestic elections and are pre [...]	2009-09-28 15:51:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG KIRF GR
09ATHENS1535	WHO'S WHO IN THE NEW GREEK GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: As expected after his comfortable win in the October 4 Greek parliamentary election, PM George Papandreou has named a government consisting of some PASOK old guard, with a liberal helping of fresh new faces, many of whom have substantial international experience, if not govern [...]	2009-10-07 15:16:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ECON GR PGOV
09ATHENS1547	GREEK MINISTERIAL RECONFIGURATIONS [...] (U) Prime Minister Papandreou's first organizational act after taking office October 6 was to reconfigure government ministries in accordance with his campaign promises to create a "tight, economical, job oriented" ministry scheme. Papandreou merged the Culture and Tourism ministries; resurrec [...]	2009-10-15 15:05:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GR
09ATHENS1549	ATHENS LAY OF THE LAND FOR PM A/S SHAPIRO [...] (C) Andrew: Welcome to Greece. Your visit comes at a time of calm between two storms; the first being the recently concluded Parliamentary elections in which PM Papandreou scored a decisive victory over the moribund Karamanlis administration, and the second being Greece's dismal economic sit [...]	2009-10-15 15:38:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PHSA PGOV EWWT MARR MASS GR
09ATHENS1589	SCENESETTER FOR ADM ROUGHEAD'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Admiral Roughead: Welcome to Greece. You are the first and most senior flag officer to visit Greece since the October 4 national elections. Admiral Stavridis (as SACEUR) and Admiral Fitzgerald (as NAVEUR) visited Athens in late September. Your visit comes as newly elected PM George Papa [...]	2009-10-30 09:38:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PREL PGOV NATO GR
09ATHENS1593	CITIZENS' PROTECTION MINISTER CHRYSOCHOIDIS AND PM A/S [...] (C) PM A/S Andrew Shapiro stressed U.S. counter-piracy objectives in an October 23 meeting with new Greek Minister of Citizens' Protection Mihalis Chrysochoidis, urging Greece to build on its current counter-piracy actions by signing the New York Declaration on best practices for vessel self-pr [...]	2009-11-04 12:45:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SMIG KCRM MARR GR
09ATHENS1623	SCENESETTER FOR ASD VERSHBOW'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Welcome to Greece. Your visit is an important one and reinforces efforts by recent high-level USG visitors (SACEUR ADM Stavridis, COMNAVEUR ADM Fitzgerald, PM A/S Shapiro, and CNO ADM Roughead) to demonstrate to the Greeks that we are serious about our Alliance and about working with them [...]	2009-11-12 17:08:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO GR AF TU
09ATHENS1643	Ambassador's Meeting with Minister of Citizens' Protection [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek Minister of Citizens' Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis provided Ambassador Speckhard with an outline on November 12 of his ambitious plan to reorganize and energize all of Greece's civilian security agencies, including the national police, the domestic intelligence servi [...]	2009-11-19 13:54:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV SOCI PTER KCRM KTIP SMIG GR
09ATHENS1717	INFORMAL ADVISOR TO PAPANDREOU SHEDS LIGHT ON GOG INTERNAL [...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff met December 3 with Paulina Lampsa, head of the PASOK International Secretariat, to discuss internal dynamics and key players in the Papandreou Administration and the current state of play in Cyprus and Turkey. Lampsa discussed her role and that of other semi-official a [...]	2009-12-20 22:05:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV GR TU MK CY
09ATHENS1920	Greece: 2009-2010 INCSR, Part 1 [...] (U) Greece's submission for the 2009-2010 INCSR, Part 1: Greece 2009-2010 INCSR Part I: Drugs and Chemical Control I. Summary Greece is a "gateway" country in the transit of illicit drugs and contraband. Although not a major transit country for drugs headed for the United St [...]	2009-10-30 16:31:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM GR
09ATHENS203	Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 1 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the first of four cables. After the Summary, the cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 23 (THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION) and 24 (SETTING THE SCENE FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-TIP EFFORTS). ---- [...]	2009-02-17 14:38:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS735	GREEK VIEWS ON CONTACT GROUP ON PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF [...] (SBU) We delivered ref A points on U.S. goals for the urgent meting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) to the senior Greek participant in the CGPCS, Ambassador Tryphon Paraskevopoulos, MFA D1 (UN and International Organizations Affairs) Director, on May 6. As on pr [...]	2009-05-07 14:41:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR ECON PREL PTER GR
09BAGHDAD1024	DIVIDED GOVERNMENT -- TENSIONS RISE IN EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Summary. Tensions that could impede political progress have grown further between the Prime Minister and the Presidency Council (PC) over different conceptions of executive authority, failed promises, and anxiety about the internal balance of power after national elections. PM Maliki has e [...]	2009-04-14 11:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1029	IRAQI NSC DEBATES DETAINEE RELEASE ISSUES [...] (C) The Iraqi National Security Council, chaired by Prime Minister Maliki, debated detainee issues at its April 5 meeting. During the loosely structured and free flowing 90 minute discussion, several senior GOI officials worried that technical flaws in the vetting process might cause the inad [...]	2009-04-14 15:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM IZ
09BAGHDAD1049	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES AIR FORCE MODERNIZATION, [...] (S) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Rafi al-Issawi chaired the April 12 meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) in the absence of Prime Minister PM) al-Maliki and strictly adhered to a three-point agenda: Iraqi Air Force (IqAF) force generation; interagency recommendations on a p [...]	2009-04-17 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR MASS PREL PTER SY IZ
09BAGHDAD1079	KARBALA MOVING TOWARD NORMALCY AMID SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Amid an unsettled security situation, Karbala since early 2009 has showed increasing signs that normalcy is returning. Tourism is up and the dinar is appreciating. Electricity is on 12 hours per day. Markets are full of goods, gas queues have vanished and residents, while not [...]	2009-04-21 13:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD1094	NAJAF STILL AWAITS ELECTION OF NEXT PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Summary. We continue to await the selection of a new Governor, his two Deputies, and a host of security and provincial government appointees. Despite initial optimism that negotiations had concluded, local personality conflicts, provincial - central party squabbles and the inclusion of [...]	2009-04-23 11:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD11	NAJAF CLERICAL LEADERS FEAR IRANIAN IDEOLOGICAL [...] (S) SUMMARY. Three well-placed contacts in the Shia holy city of Najaf told us December 27 that Iranian influence there is strong and that Ayatollah Muhammad Said al-Hakim, whose family has ties to Iran, likely will succeed the aging Ayatollah Sistani. They each opined al-Hakim could begin [...]	2009-01-05 11:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS KISL IZ
09BAGHDAD1103	IRAN IN IRAQ: STRATEGY FOR PRESSURING IRGC-QF [...] (S/NF) Summary: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Quds Force (IRGC-QF) officers are active in Iraq, conducting traditional espionage and supporting violent extremists as well as supporting both legitimate and malign Iranian economic and cultural outreach. Iraqis and their government have dem [...]	2009-04-24 16:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR MOPS ECON ETRD IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1104	IRANIAN PLANS FOR IRAQ AS U.S. FORCES DRAW DOWN [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Iranian response to the drawdown of U.S. military forces in Iraq, and Iraq's evolving relationship with Iran, will influence the climate for U.S. engagement with Iran on our range of interests. The Iranians may see the drawdown as an opportunity to strengthen their hand in Ira [...]	2009-04-24 16:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR PGOV MOPS ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1117	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES DETAINEES, AIR FORCE CAPACITY, [...] (C) Summary: During the April 19 Iraqi National Security Council meeting, the Chief Justice complained that there is inadequate coordination between security agencies and the judiciary, resulting in improper handling of evidence and problems prosecuting prisoners and inappropriately lengthy de [...]	2009-04-27 06:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM IZ
09BAGHDAD1167	NAJAF MACHINATIONS BEFORE SELECTION OF NEW GOVERNOR [...] (C) Amid uncertainty over the election of the next governor, Senior Advisor for Southern Affairs Gordon Gray and Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) leader Fred Fonteneau on April 27-28 met the newly elected chairman of the Najaf Provincial Council Shaykh Fayad al-Shimmeri (State of Law) and [...]	2009-05-04 07:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD118	NINEWA: AL-HADBA CANDIDATES IN WEST NINEWA TELL [...] (C) Summary: Al-Hadba candidates in Western Ninewa told visiting PMIN and MND-N DCG January 7 that the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) is intimidating them and their supporters through arbitrary arrests and beatings. Murad Kishto, a Yezidi from Khanasur, Sinjar district, said that he has b [...]	2009-01-16 13:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD119	NINEWA: AL-HADBA CANDIDATES IN WEST NINEWA TELL [...] (C) Summary: Al-Hadba candidates in Western Ninewa told visiting PMIN and MND-N DCG January 7 that the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) is intimidating them and their supporters through arbitrary arrests and beatings. Murad Kishto, a Yezidi from Khanasur, Sinjar district, said that he has b [...]	2009-01-16 13:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1211	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-05-09 07:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD1229	IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. TRILATERAL SECURITY DIALOGUE: ONE [...] (S) SUMMARY: On April 30, the Iraq-Turkey-U.S. Trilateral Working Group (WG) discussed the final plans for opening the Trilateral Intelligence Sharing Office (TISO) at Camp Zaytun, Erbil with a planned inauguration date of May 24. MNF-I Future Operations representative CDR Hesser provided [...]	2009-05-11 15:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV TU IZ MARR
09BAGHDAD1246	PRT SALAH AD DIN: ETHNIC POLITICS IN [...] (SBU) While obvious ethnic tensions remain in the district of Tuz -- a Disputed Internal Boundaries (DIBs) area according to UNAMI -- Turkman, Kurdish, and Sunni Arab political leaders there remain committed to the democratic process. The Kurds have allied themselves with the Sunni Arab Iraq [...]	2009-05-12 13:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PTER PINS IZ
09BAGHDAD1248	PM TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT IRAQ WANTS STRONG RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: In Ambassador Hill's initial official meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the PM stressed Iraq's desire to develop a strong strategic relationship with the Obama Administration, and to focus on implementing the Security and Strategic Framework Agreements. Maliki complaine [...]	2009-05-12 14:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD1249	IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES CF [...] (C) Summary: During its May 10 meeting, the Iraqi National Security Council discussed preparations for the withdrawal of Coalition Forces from Iraqi cities by June 30. PM Maliki commented that General Odierno's recent remarks to the media, indicating a residual CF presence in Baghdad and Mosul [...]	2009-05-12 15:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS MARR IZ
09BAGHDAD1255	SPEAKER PELOSI'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER MALIKI [...] (S) During a May 10 meeting with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Prime Minister Maliki stressed that security in Iraq has improved significantly but emphasized the need to continue strong intelligence cooperation to help Iraq combat terrorism. Maliki said Iraq wants a close bilateral relationship with [...]	2009-05-13 11:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV OVIP ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD1266	SPEAKER PELOSI MEETING WITH NEW IRAQI SPEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY Ayad al-Samarraie, newly elected Speaker of the Council of Representatives (CoR) thanked Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Rush Holt for the contributions and sacrifices of the U.S. people in Iraq, but said it was time for the U.S. and Iraq to move from a military to a more strategic r [...]	2009-05-14 06:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP IZ
09BAGHDAD1283	MALIKI'S CHOSEN GOVERNORS IMPRESS EARLY [...] (C) Through careful managing of the post-provincial election coalition-building process, eight of the ten Shi'a-majority provinces have new governors approved by Prime Minister Maliki; six of those represent the Da'wa Central wing of his State of Law coalition. Early May meetings between Senio [...]	2009-05-15 14:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD1335	PRT NAJAF: NEW GOVERNOR,S THOUGHTS ON RECENT ATTACK [...] (S) SUMMARY. The day following an Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) attack which targeted a U.S. convoy in Najaf, Governor Adnan al Zurfi visited the FOB to discuss the incident. He expressed concern and pointed fingers at the Iraqi Police (IP) and the Iranians. He stated unequivocally th [...]	2009-05-21 13:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PINR MOPS ASEC IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1345	IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. SECURITY DIALOGUE WORKING GROUP [...] (S) The Iraq-Turkey-U.S. Security Dialogue Working Group reviewed the final details necessary to open the Trilateral Intelligence Sharing Office (TISO) in Erbil at a May 16 meeting in Baghdad. The GOI also provided intelligence about the Kurdish terrorist organization PKK. In addition, the T [...]	2009-05-22 16:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR TU IZ
09BAGHDAD1373	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES DETAINEES, RETIREMENTS, AND [...] (C) Summary: In its May 24 session, the Iraqi National Security Council (NSC) discussed creating a detainee database to speed releases for Iraqis without outstanding warrants. The NSC directed the Ministries of Justice, Finance, and Defense to study conditions for compulsory retirement of se [...]	2009-05-26 11:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR IZ PTER
09BAGHDAD1402	ELECTIONS UPDATE: KRG FUNDS TRANSFERRED, NEW [...] (SBU) At long last, IHEC has received the almost $40 million in funding for the KRG elections it has been waiting for for several weeks. With the funding now in hand, preparations for the July 25 Iraqi Kurdish Parliament and presidential elections are smoothly on track. Bloc leaders in Par [...]	2009-05-29 11:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1409	IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. TRILATERAL SECURITY WORKING GROUP [...] (C) At the May 28 Working Group (WG) meeting of the Iraq-Turkey-U.S. Trilateral Security Dialogue, the Iraqi High Electoral Commission briefed the topic of how groups and individuals can be banned from participating in Iraqi (including KRG) elections. The discussion focused on the Hiwa Party [...]	2009-05-30 14:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ TU
09BAGHDAD142	PRT SALAH AD DIN ELECTIONS PREPARATIONS AND [...] (C//REL TO USA, ACGU) Summary: Provincial Elections in Salah Ad Din (SaD) look to be on track despite lingering concerns of possible election-related attacks and voter intimidation. The public is showing a receptive attitude towards the elections, and political campaigns have moved into high [...]	2009-01-20 07:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PREL PTER PINS IZ
09BAGHDAD1432	MAYSAN'S GOVERNOR PLEDGES SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C/REL MCFI) Summary: Meeting on May 27 with Colonel Newell, incoming Commander of the PRT's new partner Brigade Combat Team (BCT),Maysan Governor Mohammed Shi'a (Da'wa) expressed confidence in the Iraqi Security Forces' (ISF) ability to secur [...]	2009-06-01 12:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR KDEM IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1449	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-06-02 15:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD1456	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS, CRIMINAL [...] (C) Summary: During the May 31 session of the weekly Iraqi National Security Council (NSC) the Minister of Human Rights aggressively confronted Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the assembled security officials over her concerns over the human rights situation in Iraq, directly refuting his c [...]	2009-06-03 06:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR IZ PTER
09BAGHDAD1473	RRT ERBIL: KRG ELECTIONS: NAWSHIRWAN SAYS KDP AND [...] (C) Summary. Nawshirwan Mustafa, leader of the PUK breakaway &Change8 list in Sulaimaniyah Province, informed RRTOff that KRG President Masoud Barzani sent an emissary on two successive days to persuade him to withdraw from the upcoming elections for the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament (IKP). Imm [...]	2009-06-04 08:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ IR
09BAGHDAD1477	GOI RESPONSE ON U.S.-SYRIA-IRAQ TRILATERAL [...] (S) Summary: In response to The Ambassador's presentation of reftel demarche on trilateral talks among the U.S., Iraq and Syria, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki indicated that the concept had merit, but that he preferred that such engagement be broached bilaterally, first between the U.S. and Syria [...]	2009-06-04 18:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER IZ SY PGOV
09BAGHDAD1478	PRT SALAH AD DIN: PC CHAIRMAN EMERGING AS KEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Provincial Council (PC) Chairman Ahmed Abdullah Abid Khalaf (aka Abu Mazin) is emerging as an influential leader and skillful politician in the SAD provincial government. In his first few weeks as chairman, Abu Mazin has asserted his authority with officials from all levels of go [...]	2009-06-05 03:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINS PINR ENRG IZ
09BAGHDAD1483	ROMANIAN PRESIDENT ATTENDS END OF MISSION CEREMONY [...] (C) Summary: Romanian President Basescu presided over a ceremony on June 4 at COB Adder, Tallil to commemorate the End of Mission (EOM) for Romanian forces in Iraq. The ceremony included a wreath-laying in honor of three Romanian soldiers who died in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). [...]	2009-06-06 07:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS UK

09BAGHDAD1497	IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. TRILATERAL SECURITY DIALOGUE: [...] (S) The Trilateral Intelligence Sharing Office (TISO) in Erbil held its initial meeting on June 1 with representation by Iraqi, Turkish and U.S. intelligence officers. American and Turkish officers, however, are not yet able to reside the in the containerized housing units provided as living [...]	2009-06-08 06:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ TU
09BAGHDAD150	TURKISH-IRAQ-U.S. TRILATERAL SECURITY TALKS: SLOW [...] (C) Summary: Little progress was made at the Iraqi-Turkish-U.S. trilateral security talks, held at the intermediate subcommittee level on January 15. Turkish MG Ozturk made a brief presentation on the PKK in Northern Iraq, but most of the time was spent discussing modalities. All parties [...]	2009-01-20 15:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PTER PREL PINR PRES TU IZ
09BAGHDAD1506	NEW NAJAF GOVERNOR ADNAN AL ZURFI POSTURES AS [...] (C) Summary: In a June 2 meeting with PRT officers, new Governor Adnan al-Zurfi presented himself as the consensus candidate to move Najaf past the era of political infighting. He cited as evidence his decisions to keep most ISCI-affiliated civil servants in positions appointed by the previo [...]	2009-06-09 13:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1585	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-06-18 07:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD161	NINEWA: VICE GOVERNOR CLAIMS KDP WILL WIN A [...] (C) Summary: Vice Governor and KDP leader in Ninewa Province, Khasro Goran, said the KDP is deeply concerned that hundreds of thousands of Kurdish IDPs from before and after 2003 will not be able to vote in provincial elections. Goran said that, despite disenfranchisement of Kurdish IDPs, KDP [...]	2009-01-22 07:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1632	CENTRAL BANK OF IRAQ - MONEY LAUNDERING REPORTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs recently met the Director and Legal Consultant of the Money Laundering Reporting Office (MLRO),the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Iraq, which is part of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI). MLRO leadership and emboffs discussed the recent Middle East and North Africa [...]	2009-06-21 15:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER KTFN KCRM PGOV SNAR IZ
09BAGHDAD167	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TURKISH SPECIAL ENVOY TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 18, Ambassador Crocker met with Turkish Special Envoy to Iraq Murat Ozcelik, and discussed Turkey's relations with the KRG, including the issue of energy contracts. On hydrocarbons, Ozcelik complained that Turkey had waited too long to reach such agreements with the KR [...]	2009-01-23 03:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL ENRG EPET MARR TU IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1698	PRT SALAH AD DIN: BA'ATHIST-ORIENTED ARRESTS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the June 30 deadline for implementation of the Security Agreement approaches, several local leaders have told the PRT that SAD residents are increasingly concerned that the Government of Iraq (GOI) intends to take punitive actions against SAD residents and Sunni leaders. As e [...]	2009-06-25 14:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS IZ PINR ENRG
09BAGHDAD172	PRT SALAH AD DIN: IRANIAN INFLUENCE IN TUZ [...] (S) Summary: Iranian influence in the Salah ad Din (SaD) district of Tuz Khormatu derives from the district's high proportion of Shi'a Turcoman residents, its relative proximity to Iran and its position as a north-south and east-west crossroads. Coalition Forces (CF) believe the district to [...]	2009-01-23 13:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINS IZ IR
09BAGHDAD173	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES SECURITY AGREEMENT, ELECTION [...] (S) Summary. At the January 11 meeting of the Iraqi National Security Council (NSC),Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asked the National Security Advisor (NSA) to assure that the Government of Iraq identified all of its representatives to the various committees and joint sub-committees (JSC) fo [...]	2009-01-24 06:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR PGOV PTER PREL SY IZ
09BAGHDAD1744	IRAQ AFTER JUNE 30: THE VIEW FROM SADR CITY [...] (C) Summary. As the June 30 deadline for withdrawal from the cities approaches, Sadr City remains unstable and dangerous. Security there and in surrounding low-income Shi'a neighborhoods remains fragile but has not significantly deteriorated. Information about the two-thirds of Sadr City [...]	2009-06-29 12:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL EAID IZ
09BAGHDAD175	FM ZEBARI ON "NEW ERA" FOR AMERICA, KUWAIT SUMMIT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Zebari told Ambassador Satterfield and Senior Advisor Gray January 22 that Iraqis are following closely the first days of President Obama's Administration, and that early signals to the region have been reassuring. He said the Iraq-Kuwait bilaterals on the margins of the [...]	2009-01-24 10:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS EFIN ECON IZ KU
09BAGHDAD1752	IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. SECURITY DIALOGUE: PLANNING FOR [...] (S) In mid-July (date TBD),the third Ministerial level meeting of the Iraq-Turkey-U.S. Security Dialogue will take place in Istanbul. The Trilateral Committee is divided into three parts: the Ministerial Level Committee, the Intermediate Subcommittee, and the Working Group. The main successe [...]	2009-06-29 14:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR IZ TU
09BAGHDAD1762	DISPUTED AREAS: KURDS AND ARABS MEET, AGREE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UNAMI Arab Kurd High-Level Task Force (HLTF) met on Monday, June 29, and held productive discussions on the disputed Makhmour district. Despite UNAMI's concerns that the recently passed Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Constitution draft might undermine the talks, both t [...]	2009-06-30 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS IZ
09BAGHDAD1802	RISING OIL PRICES IMPROVE IRAQ'S BUDGET OUTLOOK, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rising oil prices have improved Iraq's 2009 budget outlook, but they are not a panacea for all of the country's budget woes. Projected 2009 GOI revenues of $42.7 billion are still optimistic since oil exports for the remainder of the year are likely to remain well below the for [...]	2009-07-06 12:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EAID IZ
09BAGHDAD1869	A PREVIEW OF IRAQ FM ZEBARI'S TRIP TO THE U.S. - [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with FM Hoshyar Zebari to discuss his upcoming trip to the U.S. FM Zebari noted that he had asked the Iraqi permanent mission at the UN to request a meeting with the U.S. permanent representative during his July 12-15 stay in New York; he looks forward to his [...]	2009-07-10 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ KU EG TU
09BAGHDAD1911	A STEP FORWARD ON HUMAN RIGHTS: MOD TRANSFERRING [...] (C) In response to a recent prison abuse scandal (ref A),the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) has ordered its operational commands to transfer detainees to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to bring the Iraqi Army in compliance with CPA Order number 10. CPA Order 10 vests full authority and contr [...]	2009-07-14 15:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	KJUS PHUM PGOV SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD193	TURKEY-IRAQ-U.S. TRILATERAL SECURITY TALKS WORKING [...] (S) Summary: The Turkish government urged Iraq to isolate the PKK before the end of winter by cutting off supplies of food and weapons at a meeting of the Iraq-Turkey-U.S. Trilateral Working Group (WG) on January 22 in Baghdad. The GoT also sought to establish liaison offices in Erbil and Sul [...]	2009-01-26 10:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL MARR IZ TU
09BAGHDAD1950	AMB, CG AND PM DISCUSS UPCOMING VISIT, SYRIA AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: In their regular weekly meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on July 16, the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General (CG) Odierno discussed the PM,s upcoming visit to Washington, the NATO agreement and foreign fighters crossing the border into Iraq from Syria. In [...]	2009-07-19 10:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD196	IRANIAN TRADE AND ECONOMIC INFLUENCE IN ERBIL [...] (C) Summary: A range of contacts from Karim Sinjari, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of State for the Interior, to small business owners and residents of Erbil's Ainkawa neighborhood indicated to Iran Watcher during a visit January 20-22 that Turkish goods are more plentiful and [...]	2009-01-26 16:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV PREL IR IZ
09BAGHDAD197	RUBAIE CLAIMS HE CARRIED MESSAGE OF CONFIDENT IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: National Security Advisor Mowafaq al-Rubaie carried the message of a more confident Iraq to Tehran in meetings with senior Iranian officials January 19-22, according to a readout of the visit Rubaie gave to Ambassador Satterfield, PMIN and Pol-Mil Counselor after returning to Bagh [...]	2009-01-26 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1982	PROPOSED NATIONAL SECURITY LAW HARKS BACK TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR) has begun consideration of a draft law on the Ministry of State for National Security Affairs (MSNSA) which would be charged with counter-terrorism, counter-intelligence, fighting organized crimes, border protection, and monitoring groups [...]	2009-07-22 11:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL
09BAGHDAD1991	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-07-24 08:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2001	MUTHANNA OFFICIAL SAYS IRANIAN INTIMIDATION LED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hakim Khazal Khashan, a member of the Muthanna Provincial Council (PC),announced his resignation on 7 July. He told PRToffs that he decided to leave government because his anti-corruption efforts had been stymied by a broad range of dishonest political actors, and because Irania [...]	2009-07-25 11:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2028	PRT NINEWA: CHRISTIANS ANXIETY RISE IN NINEWA IN [...] (C) Summary: In the early hours of 13 July 2009, a car bomb exploded in an alley between a Christian church and a Shi'a mosque in the Faisalia neighborhood of east Mosul. The explosion damaged both houses of worship, and killed three Iraqi citizens in nearby homes. According to local Christi [...]	2009-07-29 08:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM PMIL IZ
09BAGHDAD2059	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: USG OFFICIALS VISIT ASHRAF [...] (C) Summary. On July 31, USG officials visited Ashraf to assess the state of the current standoff. During this visit, USG officials expresed to both the GOI and the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) the need for dialogue and restraint. The GOI fully embraced this message, but the MEK showed no desire [...]	2009-07-31 16:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2070	ISCI/BADR OFFICIALS ON IRANIAN ELECTION, MEK, AND [...] (C) On August 1, Post's IW and Poloff met with Tahsin al-Azzawi, deputy chairman of the Badr Organization and member of parliament, and Haitham al-Husseini, Senior Advisor and personal aide to ISCI Chairman Abdel Aziz al-Hakim. The ensuing discussion covered post-election developments in Iran [...]	2009-08-02 13:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR TU IZ
09BAGHDAD2071	THIRD TURKEY-IRAQ-U.S. TRILATERAL MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-02 14:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MARR PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER TU
09BAGHDAD2101	NAJAF GOVERNOR MEETS MULTI-NATIONAL DIVISION SOUTH [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 12:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD2163	ASSESSING RECENT VIOLENCE IN ANBAR [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (U) Summary. Six car bombing and suicide bomber attacks in Anbar Province since mid-July appear to have been conducted by remnants of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) or by nationalist insurgent groups to create an atmosphere of instability and to degrad [...]	2009-08-11 17:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV PINR PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD2179	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. If possible, please expedite this request as the start date of training is September 2009. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who [...]	2009-08-12 15:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2237	SENIOR IRAQI MFA OFFICIAL ON IRAN-IRAQ RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 17 meeting with Post's Iran Watcher (IW),Ambassador Taha Shukr al-Abbassi, head of the MFA's Neighboring Countries department responsible for Iran-Iraq relations (A/S equivalent),made the following points: (1) Iraq seeks a bilateral relationship with Iran base [...]	2009-08-18 11:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2239	IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR ON PM'S TRIP TO [...] (C) Summary: Acting National Security Advisor Dr. Safa al-Sheikh told Pol M/C August 16 that PM Maliki would travel to Damascus August 18 armed with specific intelligence about SARG support for Baathists in Syria, and he would demand that it cease. Al-Sheikh noted that many Iraqi officials c [...]	2009-08-18 13:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2261	KRG PRESIDENT BARZANI, CODEL MCCAIN DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani reaffirmed to CODEL McCain August 15 that the Kurds will forever be an ally of the United States. Barzani claimed the KRG was ready to resolve the host of Arab-Kurd issues -- including disputed internal boundaries (DIBs) [...]	2009-08-21 09:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET IZ IR SY
09BAGHDAD2265	ANTI-CORRUPTION CONSULTATIONS IN MOSUL [...] (C) Anti-Corruption Coordinator and staff (ACCO) visited Mosul, capital of Ninewa province August 15-16. Anti-corruption efforts in Ninewa include, inter alia, the conviction of the former Provincial Council President for contract fraud and the case of Ninewa's prison warden, Hussein Tawfiq, w [...]	2009-08-21 12:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2270	FM ZEBARI PROVIDES MESSAGE OF REASSURANCE, INSISTS [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi FM Hoshyar Zebari met with foreign Ambassadors August 21 to provide an official reaction to the August 19 bombing of the MFA (and other GOI buildings) and to provide assurances that the MFA would soon be back up and functioning, using auxiliary buildings on the MFA compound [...]	2009-08-21 14:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD2271	PM MALIKI ON TRILATERAL SECURITY EFFORT, AUGUST 19 [...] (S) Summary: In an August 20 meeting, Iraqi PM Maliki expressed appreciation for the Ambassador's offer of condolences on the previous day's bombings, as well as for the technical assistance U.S. experts were providing in the field. Maliki requested the USG delay any further release of detai [...]	2009-08-21 15:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2272	FM ZEBARI ACCEPTS AMBASSADOR'S CONDOLENCES; SAYS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador visited the heavily damaged MFA building August 22 to offer his condolences on the bombings in Baghdad. Meeting in a room that had been largely cleared of damage for a makeshift receiving room, but surrounded by rooms and hallways filled with shattered glass, deb [...]	2009-08-22 14:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2319	"BLAMESTORMING" OVER BAGHDAD BOMBINGS SHARPENS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The August 19 bombings in Baghdad prompted a flurry of finger-pointing, with government officials and politicians blaming various Sunni groups, especially Ba,athists in Iraq and Syria, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)and rival Shi,a groups. The Saudis and Syrians, too, have come und [...]	2009-08-28 15:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PINR PTER SA SY POL
09BAGHDAD2363	FM ZEBARI ON GOI PURSUIT OF UN CRIMINAL INQUIRY, [...] (C) Summary: In a September 1 meeting, FM Zebari told Pol M/C the GOI has sent a letter formally requesting the UNSC to support formation of a UN-led fact-finding commission into the August 19 bombings, including Syrian complicity vis a vis Iraqis operating from Syria, and the broader scope o [...]	2009-09-02 11:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY IZ
09BAGHDAD2367	PRT DIYALA: ONGOING CHALLENGES TO PROVINCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-02 16:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ KDEM PGOV PINR PTER
09BAGHDAD2381	PROGRESS ON DEMINING PICKS UP PACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraqi Minister of Defense Abd Al-Qadir Muhammad Al-Mufriji issued an order August 30 to allow nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to perform demining operations, according the Deputy MinEnv Kamal Hussein Latif. The directive represents a significant breakthrough for U.S.-suppor [...]	2009-09-03 14:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KHDP PARM PGOV PREL UNDP IZ
09BAGHDAD2388	IRAQI MINISTER OF INTERIOR INVESTIGATES ATTACKS, [...] (S//NF) Summary: Minister of Interior Jawad Bolani told EmbOffs on August 31 that his primary focus now is security leading up to the national election, without which Iraq cannot have an effective democratic process. An important aspect of this to Bolani is the Iraqi government's response to [...]	2009-09-04 13:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PTER PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2395	IRAQ POLICE STRENGTHENING ALONG SYRIAN BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Post is closely following Iraqi and international media reports of Iraqi police and security force deployments to its border with Syria, particularly along the common border with the Iraqi Anbar province. Reports and contacts involving Iraqi MoI and MoD sources so far indicate [...]	2009-09-05 17:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL MOPS PINR PTER SY IZ
09BAGHDAD2399	IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALS DISCUSS REQUEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior MFA officials told Pol M/C September 4 that the GOI is determined to pursue a investigation of the role of neighboring countries, in particular Syria, in the bombings of August 19, as well as, the broader issue of intervention and external support for terrorism in Iraq. The [...]	2009-09-06 14:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IR SY IZ
09BAGHDAD2417	CODEL LEVIN PROBES SECURITY AND STABILITY IN IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of their September 3-4 visit to Iraq, Senators Levin, Reed, and Kaufman engaged Interior Minister Jawad Bolani and Defense Minister Abd al-Qadr al-Mufriji on Iraq's current security environment, conveying Washington's interest in Iraq's stability. In separate meetings, the [...]	2009-09-08 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PTER MCAP PGOV INRPAZ EPET
09BAGHDAD2445	IRAQ UNEMPLOYMENT ESTIMATED AT 15.5 PERCENT [...] (SBU) Internal figures from the Central Office for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT) estimate that Iraq's unemployment rate is currently at 15.5 percent. COSIT's last published estimate showed a 12 percent rate for the final quarter of 2008. In addition to the overall rate, a GOI [...]	2009-09-10 15:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID IZ
09BAGHDAD2496	IMPORTANT SIGNS FROM MARJIYAH AND IRAN ON [...] (C) Summary: On September 4, 2009, Najaf Governor Adnan Zurfi met Multi-National Corps-Iraq Commanding General (MNC-I CG) Jacoby to discuss upcoming elections and security conditions. Governor Zurfi discussed his concerns related to the upcoming campaign and elections, especially interference [...]	2009-09-15 15:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2521	MEK DEFECTORS ON LIFE IN ASHRAF AND RESETTLEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 17 meeting with Emboffs, several recent defectors from the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) organization residing in a Baghdad hotel under GOI auspices expressed frustration and disappointment at the absence of resettlement options and the alleged indifference of Wester [...]	2009-09-18 15:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREF PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2561	THE GREAT GAME, IN MESOPOTAMIA: IRAQ AND ITS [...] (U) This is the second of two cables reviewing Iraq's relations with key neighboring countries. this cable focuses on Iraq's relations with Syria, in the wake of the August 19 bombings. 2. (C) Summary: Iraq's improving relations with its neighbors in 2008 and early 2009 represented a critica [...]	2009-09-24 03:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ SY KU IR TU
09BAGHDAD2562	THE GREAT GAME, IN MESOPOTAMIA: IRAQ AND ITS [...] (U) This is the first of two cables reviewing Iraq's relations with key neighboring states, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran and Turkey, in the wake of the August 19 bombings. Part II reviews Iraq's relations with Syria, in the wake of the August 19 bombings. 2. (C) Summary: Iraq's relations [...]	2009-09-24 03:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2564	PRIME MINISTER ACCUSES SYRIA OF MILITARY ACTIONS [...] (S) In a September 22 meeting, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the Ambassador that the GOI intelligence services had uncovered a plot to detonate four Vehicle Bourne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs) during this week's festival of Eid al Fitr. According to Maliki, this is only t [...]	2009-09-24 08:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2605	NEW ISCI CHAIRMAN AMMAR AL-HAKIM UPDATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the Embassy's first meeting with Ammar al-Hakim since he was elected to succeed his father as the chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI),Ambassador Hill on September 23 stressed the U.S. commitment to transitioning from a military- to a civilian-led U.S. presen [...]	2009-09-28 15:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2704	CHALABI OFFERS VIEWS ON IMPROVING IRAQ'S ECONOMY, [...] (C) Summary. On October 6, A/DCM Grappo discussed with Iraqi National Alliance (INA) member Ahmed Chalabi the poor state of Iraq's private economy, the INA's campaign platform of improving services and taming corruption, and his opinion about Saudi Arabia and Iran. Chalabi opposed the Amendmen [...]	2009-10-07 13:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EINV IZ
09BAGHDAD2736	POST PROPOSES SHOULDER-FIRED MISSILE ABATEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Embassy seeks to develop with the Government of Iraq (GOI) a Man-Portable Air Defense Systems Reduction Program (MANPADS Program). The program would follow a "host-country model", used in Yemen and Pakistan, through [...]	2009-10-11 14:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	AF IR IZ PARM PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER XD XF
09BAGHDAD2751	PM MALIKI ON THE ELECTION LAW, INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an October 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asked the Ambassador to help stave off efforts in the COR to remove the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) Chairman for fear it could dissolve the entire organization and possibly lead to a dela [...]	2009-10-13 09:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM PGOV KREF EPET PTER IR SY IZ
09BAGHDAD2783	LETTER FROM AHMAD CHALABI TO PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] On October 13, 2009 Embassy Baghdad received the following letter from Ahmad Chalabi to President Obama. The original letter will be transmitted to NEA/I/POL via pouch mail. Begin text of message: The Honorable President Barack Obama, President of the United States of America The Whi [...]	2009-10-15 14:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC IZ
09BAGHDAD2798	PRT NINEWA: AMBASSADOR'S SENIOR ADVISOR FOR [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador,s Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq, Alan Misenheimer, joined Ninewa PRT on September 22-24 for a tour of Ninewa, meeting key political and religious leaders and gaining a first-hand view of the province. In extended conversations, the Senior Advisor heard from Sun [...]	2009-10-18 19:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD280	CHAIRMAN OF COR FINANCE COMMITTEE SPEAKS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: A 19 January 2009 impromptu dinner invitation extended to USAID and IFES with Mr. Ayad Samarai, Chairman of the Council of Representatives (COR) Finance Committee, provided a window into what he is thinking on a broad range of subjects as he contests the position of Speaker at [...]	2009-02-03 13:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AORC
09BAGHDAD2800	TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S OCTOBER 15 VISIT TO BAGHDAD [...] (C) Summary: Turkish PM Erdogan arrived in Baghdad on October 15 for a one-day visit to meet with Iraqi President Talabani and Iraqi VPs al-Hashemi and Abdul-Mahdi, as well as to conduct bilateral and expanded talks with Iraqi PM al-Maliki as part of meetings of the Iraqi-Turkish Strategic [...]	2009-10-19 05:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TU SY
09BAGHDAD2821	INCONSISTENCIES IN ARREST OF YEZIDI POLITICIAN [...] (C) Summary. Outspoken critic of Kurdish security forces, Yezidi Progress Party (YPP) Head Wa'ad Hammad Matto was arrested by Iraqi military intelligence at his Ninewa home and continues to be held in communicado. The warrant for his arrest was issued four days after his detainment. According [...]	2009-10-20 13:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2824	INITIAL AGREEMENT ON NORTHERN SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (S/NF) Summary & Comment: GOI, KRG and U.S. senior officials agreed on the text of a Northern Security Initiative that would create a joint security architecture for the disputed internal boundary (DIBs) areas in the northern provinces of Ninewa, Kirkuk and Diyala. The plan would bring select [...]	2009-10-20 19:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER MARR IZ
09BAGHDAD2830	PROGRESS REPORTED IN REDUCING IRANIAN DOMINANCE IN [...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C/NF) Summary. According to a trusted source in Karbala,s tourism industry, private Iraqi and Iranian tourist agencies are successfully working around an unfavorable deal the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) struck with the Iranian gove [...]	2009-10-21 19:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2851	SWIRLING CROSS-CURRENT OF HIDDEN AGENDAS AND [...] (C) Summary: The roiling debate over whether and how Kirkuk participates in the upcoming election remains the crucial issue in the Iraqi Council of Representatives' (COR) deadlock over passage of a new election law. However, there are other, less visible factors that are also contributing to [...]	2009-10-23 17:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD287	GOI ASKS WESTERN COUNTRIES TO RESETTLE MEK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 14. 2. (C) Summary: GOI point person for the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK),National Security Advisor Dr. Mowaffaq Al-Rubaie (in the presence of the Iranian Ambassador),briefed international organizations and countries the GOI believes may have r [...]	2009-02-04 09:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PINS PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2877	BAGHDAD BOMBINGS: USG ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (C) Summary: Post has established an interagency working group to coordinate assistance to the GOI following the October 25 car bombings at several GOI buildings, including the Ministry of Justice (MOJ),Ministry of Interior (MOI),Higher Judicial Council (HJC),Ministry of Municipalities and [...]	2009-10-27 12:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD2886	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior GOI and judicial officials tell us that trafficking in women and young boys for the purposes of prostitution remains a widespread problem in Iraq, with victims either sold to traffickers by their families or kidnapped by criminal gangs. Iraqi trafficking victims often fi [...]	2009-10-28 10:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP KWMN KLPM PHUM PREL PTER ELAB SMIG SY IZ
09BAGHDAD289	IRAQ-IRAN DIPLOMACY A SIGN OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE OR [...] (S) Summary: Recent Iraqi-Iranian visits (most notably PM Maliki and National Security Advisor al-Rubaie's visits to Tehran) indicate that Iraq is being increasingly assertive toward its ambitious neighbor, and that Iran is showing Iraq overdue respect, although the relationship might be char [...]	2009-02-04 12:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR ECON EAIR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2895	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-10-29 12:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2905	SENIOR ADVISOR MISENHEIMER,S MEETINGS IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador,s Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq, Alan Misenheimer, held a round of meetings in Erbil and Sulaimaniyah October 19-22. He met with the incoming and outgoing KRG Prime Ministers, the KRG Parliamentary leader, KDP and PUK officials, President Barzani,s Chief of Sta [...]	2009-10-30 14:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2906	CORRECTED COPY: SENIOR ADVISOR MISENHEIMER'S [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq, Alan Misenheimer, held a round of meetings in Erbil and Sulaimaniyah October 19-22. He met with the incoming and outgoing KRG Prime Ministers, the KRG Parliamentary leader, KDP and PUK officials, President Barzani,s Chief of Staf [...]	2009-10-30 16:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2910	CHALABI ON LARIJANI VISIT, IRAN, AND IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: MP and Iraqi National Alliance (INA) member Ahmed Chalabi blamed Iraq's "unprofessional and mostly Ba'thist" intelligence for having worked with Al-Qaeda to facilitate the October 25 bomb attacks in Baghdad. Chalabi told poloffs October 28 that PM Maliki was undermining the work [...]	2009-10-31 14:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD2927	ICCTF COMBATS CONTRACT FRAUD AND CORRUPTION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: To address corruption and fraud that pervaded the government procurement process during the initial stages of the USG's Iraq reconstruction effort, DOJ created the International Contract Corruption Task Force (ICCTF) in March 2006. The ICCTF is a joint law enforcement task forc [...]	2009-11-02 14:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI IZ KCRM KJUS
09BAGHDAD2950	NAJAF POLICE CHIEF CONTINUES TO COURT CONTROVERSY [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Najaf police chief MG Karim continues to hold onto his job, despite having become a lightning rod for criticism in the province. Governor Zurfi has been forthright in expressing his wish to have Karim replaced, and sever [...]	2009-11-05 11:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2968	VISAS VIPER: NOVEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: 04 November 2009 CHAIR: Consul General David Schwartz COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: RSO, ECON, POL/MIL, FBI, PAS, CONS 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWI [...]	2009-11-09 15:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ
09BAGHDAD2976	AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH BARZANI IN ERBIL [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador Rice met with KRG President Masoud Barzani in Erbil October 24. She stressed the importance of holding national elections on time and including Kirkuk. She pressed for KRG flexibility to allow for the election law to move forwar [...]	2009-11-10 08:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2992	IRAN'S EFFORTS IN IRAQI ELECTORAL POLITICS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iran is a dominant player in Iraq's electoral politics, and is using its close ties to Shia, Kurdish, and select Sunni figures to shape the political landscape in favor of a united Shia victory in the January election. A pro-Iran, Shia-dominated, and preferably Islamist governme [...]	2009-11-13 12:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER TU IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2998	PM MALIKI AND PRESIDENT TALABANI DISCUSS ELECTIONS [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. On October 25, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hosted General David Petraeus at his residence, shortly after returning from visiting the blast sites at the Ministry of Justice and Baghdad Provincial Council. The PM stressed that there continued to be successful operations aga [...]	2009-11-15 06:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PARM IZ KU
09BAGHDAD3	SECURITY TRANSITION FOR CAMP ASHRAF - ALL QUIET ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY. After receiving what Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) leaders at Camp Ashraf described as "three blows" in the last week - a visit by Iraqi National Security Advisor (NSA) Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie, an Iraqi NSA press release on the vi [...]	2009-01-03 07:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD3001	ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE FOR NOVEMBER 15 [...] (C) Commission of Integrity (COI) head Judge Raheem Al-Ugaily asserted that there was resistance among some parliamentarians to submitting the legally required financial disclosure reports. The Baghdad Provincial Council's Integrity Committee chairman said that the Committee had uncovered "ma [...]	2009-11-15 11:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3056	IN BAGHDAD, TURKEY AND U.S. DISCUSS [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 18, Major General (MG) Erdal Ozturk and delegation flew to Baghdad for a meeting with MG Steven Hummer and other U.S. officials to discuss the progress of the Turkey-Iraq-U.S. Trilateral Security Dialogue. During a one-on-one meeting between MG Ozturk and MG Hummer, [...]	2009-11-20 14:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREF PTER TU IZ
09BAGHDAD308	MUTHANNA'S TOP CRIME FIGHTER MAY BE REPLACED [...] (U) This is a Muthanna PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Criminal Investigative Unit (CIU) Chief, Brigadier General Ali, generally regarded as Muthanna's top crime fighter, was recently scheduled for reassignment by the Ministry of Interior (MoI). Provincial Council (PC) contacts state [...]	2009-02-06 12:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	POL PGOV EFIN IZ
09BAGHDAD3080	EMBASSY BAGHDAD 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Human trafficking for the purposes of labor and sexual exploitation continues to be a problem in Iraq according to senior GOI and judicial officials. While the GOI has drafted legislation to prosecute and punish those who engage in trafficking, the draft law remains stalled i [...]	2009-11-24 12:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TIP NEA RA
09BAGHDAD31	GEN PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH PM MALIKI [...] (C) During a December 26 meeting, CENTCOM Commander Gen. David Petraeus and Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki discussed the security situation in different regions of Iraq, the implementation of the Security Agreement, and the drawdown of coalition forces. General Petraeus congratulated the Prime M [...]	2009-01-07 09:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD3133	TRILATERAL COUNTER-PKK COOPERATION REMAINS ON TRACK [...] (SECRET/NOFORN) Summary: MNF-I MGEN Stephen Hummer led a MNF-I/EMB Baghdad group, accompanied by MSNSA Staff MGEN Fukaiki, to the Trilateral Intelligence Sharing Office (TISO) on November 25. Bilateral U.S.-GoI (with KRG host) discussions on the margins with hosting KRG Zerevani (paramilita [...]	2009-12-02 14:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MARR PINR SNAR TU IZ
09BAGHDAD3137	SADRIST TREND LEADER DISCUSSES POLITICAL, SECURITY [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: PRTOff met with Sadrist Trend leader Achmed Hussein Aberah on November 24 in al-Kut. Aberah, the primary organizer of the Sadrist Trend primary election in Wasit, described the high-turnout and "transparency" of the election, credit [...]	2009-12-03 13:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3145	E-PRT FALLUJAH: AUTUMN VIOLENCE FUELS PUBLIC [...] (U) This is the final e-PRT Anbar 1 (Fallujah) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. As the embedded PRT (e-PRT) in Fallujah prepared to close in mid-November, e-PRTOffs held a series of farewell meetings with various local partners. They heard a common theme of rising anxiety from renewed vi [...]	2009-12-05 08:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3174	EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE COORDINATION TEAM CONVENES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 9, Coordinator for Assistance Transition Patricia Haslach convened Post's interagency Emergency Assistance Coordination Team (EACT) in response to the December 8 bombings in Baghdad. The blasts damaged the Karkh courthouse, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOL [...]	2009-12-09 17:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD3178	PRT DIYALA: ARAB AND KURD LEADERS ACCUSE GOI OF [...] This is a PRT Diyala cable. 2. (C) Summary: During recent meetings with PRToffs, Kurd and Arab sheikhs and mayors in the disputed areas in Khanaqin agreed that their communities face ongoing neglect by both the GOI and Diyala provincial government (PGOV). They also voiced concerns about [...]	2009-12-10 15:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3183	PM RESPONDS TO PARLIAMENT'S DEMAND FOR ANSWERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Nouri al-Maliki appeared alone in a closed session of the Council of Representatives (COR) on December 10 in response to MPs' demands for answers in the aftermath of the December 8 bombings. The Prime Minister emphasized to roughly 200 COR members that the bombings were not [...]	2009-12-10 17:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3193	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE'S MEETING WITH KRG PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 11, 2009 Secretary of Defense Gates (SecDef) met Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masud Barzani in Irbil. SecDef discussed the importance of a timely, inclusive government formation process and reiterated the key messages delivered to Barzani on December [...]	2009-12-13 15:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3195	IRAN/IRAQ: THE VIEW FROM NAJAF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local interlocutors from Najaf's social, economic, political and military circles discussed with Post's Senior Iran Watcher (IW) and PRToffs the scope of Iranian influence in the province, the role of the Shia clerical establishment (Marja'iyyah),notably Grand Ayatollah Ali Sista [...]	2009-12-14 09:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ ECON
09BAGHDAD3206	MEK/ASHRAF: GOI EXPECT "QUIET DAY" FOR DECEMBER 15 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 17:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ PGOV PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD321	5 FEB MEETING OF THE IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. TRILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-08 06:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR IZ TU
09BAGHDAD3232	VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: December 6, 2009 CHAIR: DCM Robert Ford COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: POL, ECON, CONS, MNFI (CJ9),OHA, POLM, FBI, DHS, PAS, RSO, MNF-I 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION [...]	2009-12-15 14:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ
09BAGHDAD3233	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEETING WITH THE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 11 meeting with Prime Minister Maliki in Baghdad, Secretary of Defense Gates (SecDef) expressed his condolences for the December 8 bombings and reassured Maliki that the United States was willing to assist in any way possible. SecDef explained the importance of coo [...]	2009-12-15 15:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3234	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEETING WITH THE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 10 meeting with the Presidency Council (PC) in Baghdad, Secretary of Defense Gates (SecDef) expressed his condolences for the December 8 bombings and reassured the Iraqis that the United States was willing to assist in any way possible. SecDef explained the importanc [...]	2009-12-15 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3267	AMBASSADOR AND CG DISCUSS OIL AND SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 17 meeting, Ambassador Hill congratulated Prime Minister Maliki on the recent successful and transparent oil development bidding round, but cautioned the PM to resist pressure to renegotiate the terms of the signed contracts. Maliki agreed the contracts should stand [...]	2009-12-19 12:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV EWRG ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD3295	DEC 8 BOMBINGS RESULT IN FINGER POINTING, NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The combination of Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) high profile questioning of senior Iraqi security officials, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and Maliki's own public effort to coordinate intelligence agencies is doing little to bolster Iraqi public confidence i [...]	2009-12-22 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3300	A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES GOVERNMENT FORMATION, THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA Assistant Secretary (A/S) Feltman on 15 December met with Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) Speaker Ayad al-Samarrai to discuss the ongoing U.S. commitment to Iraq and the near-term tasks for the Iraqi government, to include the budget law, the national election, and gove [...]	2009-12-22 13:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL XF

09BAGHDAD3302	A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES NATIONAL ELECTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA Assistant Secretary (A/S) Feltman on 15 December met with former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi to discuss the ongoing U.S. commitment to Iraq, the upcoming Iraqi national election and government formation process, and the importance of increasing regional engagement with Ira [...]	2009-12-22 13:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL SA
09BAGHDAD3316	NEA A/S FELTMAN'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with visiting NEA A/S Feltman on December 14, President Talabani underscored the importance for Kurds of the POTUS/VPOTUS telephone calls with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Barzani, the December 7 White House statement on Iraq's electio [...]	2009-12-23 09:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SY TU EG IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3321	FOURTH TURKEY-IRAQ-U.S. TRILATERAL MINISTERIAL [...] (U) This cable has an action request, please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: The fourth ministerial meeting of the Turkey-Iraq-U.S. trilateral security dialogue was held in Baghdad on December 20. The Turkish delegation also had a meeting with MNF-I CG immediately following the meetin [...]	2009-12-23 14:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MARR PGOV PINR PREF PTER
09BAGHDAD3325	GOI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE [...] (S) Acting DCM delivered demarche points contained reftel to FM Zebari on December 23 (other topics covered septel). Zebari said he had discussed the issue of the Amcits being held by Iran in some detail with Iranian FM Mottaki on the margins of the Manama dialogue earlier in December. Zebari [...]	2009-12-23 16:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL CASC PHUM PINR PTER IZ IR
09BAGHDAD3344	IRAQ: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Iraq remained a committed partner in counterterrorism efforts. As a result of the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement, Iraqi security forces assumed primary responsibility for the security and stability of Iraq, with support from Multi-National Forces-Iraq (MNF-I, which became U.S. Forces-Iraq (USF- [...]	2009-12-27 16:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC IZ
09BAGHDAD3353	IRAQ: INCSR Report Part I - Drug and Chemical Control [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Iraqi Government officials acknowledge that illicit drugs enter Iraq from Iran, some to be used by Iraqis, but most transshipped south out of Basra or north through Iraqi Kurdistan. However, officials deny that illicit narcotics are a major problem in Iraq. Indeed, faced w [...]	2009-12-29 04:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD3354	IRAQ: INCSR Report Part II - Money Laundering and Financial [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraq's economy is primarily cash-based, and there is little data available on the extent of money laundering in the country. Smuggling is endemic, involving consumer goods, cigarettes, and petroleum products. Bulk cash smuggling, counterfeit currency, trafficking in persons, and [...]	2009-12-29 04:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD3359	ISCI CHAIRMAN AMMAR AL-HAKIM ON REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A/DCM on December 23, 2009 met with Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Ammar al-Hakim to discuss al-Hakim's recent regional engagement tour, election planning, and the Fakkah oil field dispute. Al-Hakim projected a more moderate tone than in previo [...]	2009-12-29 16:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD3364	KRG SEEKS TO BALANCE RELATIONS WITH TURKEY AND PKK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent meetings in Erbil, KRG interlocutors told the Ambassador's Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq (SANI) that the Turkish constitutional court's recent decision to outlaw the Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Turkey, together with the insistence by leaders of the Kurdi [...]	2009-12-30 11:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR PREF IZ TU
09BAGHDAD3366	MINISTRY OF HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ACCUSES KRG OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent Ministry of Human Rights (MOHR) report on its inspection of prisons in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) documents allegations by detainees that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is responsible for the illegal arrest and detention of Arabs from territories outside of [...]	2009-12-30 11:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS IZ
09BAGHDAD3368	SENIOR ADVISOR'S MEETING WITH KRG INTELLIGENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on December 21 with the Ambassador's Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq (SANI),the KRG's Director for National Security (intelligence),Masrour Barzani, said the election law compromise agreement was unfair to the Kurds, who had been disproportionately pressured to make [...]	2009-12-30 13:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD3373	PRT DIYALA: CENTER OF GRAVITY FOR IRAQ'S PROBLEMS [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala message. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT With its long border with Iran, Diyala remains a strategically vital focal point for some of Iraq's most pressing problems, yet its Provincial Government remains ill-equipped to confront the challenges facing it. Although Diyala [...]	2009-12-30 16:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KTER PTER KDEM PINR PINS PHUM PREF
09BAGHDAD343	IRAN-IRAQ BORDER CROSSING VULNERABLE TO SMUGGLING, [...] (S/NF) Iraqi border inspectors at the Shalamsha port-of-entry (POE) are ill-equipped to prevent smuggling of weapons, drugs, and other contraband from southern Iran, border officials told Senior Advisor for Southern Iraq Gordon Gray during a visit February 2. MNF-I forces and U.S. contractors [...]	2009-02-10 11:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	ETRD PTER KTFN KCOR PREL KNNP IR IZ
09BAGHDAD344	DHI QAR: APPOINTMENT OF POLICE CHIEF RAISES LEGAL [...] (C) Summary. At a recent meeting with PRT Team Leader, Dhi Qar Provincial Police Commander MG Sabah al-Fatlawi stated that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had abandoned previous plans to transfer Sabah to Baghdad, and instead had appointed him permanently to his current position as Chief of Pol [...]	2009-02-10 12:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD352	KRG PM BARZANI TAKES ISSUE WITH GOI OIL MINISTER [...] (S) Summary: At a 4 February meeting with EMIN Wall, KRG PM Nechervan Barzani expressed his displeasure with GOI Minister of Oil Husayn Al Shahristani for his lack of competence, focus and willingness to work on KRG-GOI oil issues and was puzzled with inquiries by Shahristani during a recent m [...]	2009-02-11 08:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON EPET PGOV PREL EINV IZ POL
09BAGHDAD353	KRG PM BARZANI TAKES ISSUE WITH GOI OIL MINISTER [...] (S) Summary: At a 4 February meeting with EMIN Wall, KRG PM Nechervan Barzani expressed his displeasure with GOI Minister of Oil Husayn Al Shahristani for his lack of competence, focus and willingness to work on KRG-GOI oil issues and was puzzled with inquiries by Shahristani during a recent m [...]	2009-02-11 08:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON EPET PGOV PREL EINV IZ POL
09BAGHDAD363	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES PLANS TO EXPAND THE NAVY, [...] (C) Summary: At the February 8 meeting of the Iraqi National Security Council, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki acknowledged the need to improve the Iraqi Navy's ability to defend Iraq's ports and oil platforms, and that Iraq needed a more uniform posture when negotiating riparian border disput [...]	2009-02-12 08:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD366	IRANIAN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN BASRA [...] (S) Contacts during a visit to Basra by Senior Advisor Gordon Gray February 1-3 noted that Iranian soft power influence on the economy of the province takes several forms: trade, investment, financing of medical care for prominent Iraqi clerics, subsidies for Iranian goods, lending to benefit [...]	2009-02-12 13:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ETRD ECON PTER PREL KTFN IZ IR
09BAGHDAD379	PM MALIKI: STRENGTHENED CENTER OR EMERGING [...] (C) With the strong performance of the Da'wa Party in the January 31 provincial council elections, Prime Minister Maliki will claim a public mandate. While many media analyses have tended to overstate this case (as Maliki won no more than 38 percent in two provinces, and less elsewhere) it is [...]	2009-02-13 11:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS KDEM KISL IZ
09BAGHDAD383	IRAQI SHI'A PARLIAMENTARIAN PAINTS DIRE PICTURE OF [...] (S) Summary: Ayad Jamaleddin, a Council of Representatives member from the secular Iraqiyya list, painted an extreme view of Iranian religious influence in Iraq during a meeting with Emboffs on February 11. Claiming that Iran is paying clerics across Iraq to deliver Friday sermons sympathetic [...]	2009-02-13 12:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD420	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF UPDATE: MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: As the Iraqi National Security Staff and some of the internal security forces agitate for rapid movement against the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) at Camp Ashraf, Minister of Human Rights Widjan Salim has moved to a more prominent position on the GOI Ashraf Committee. She visited C [...]	2009-02-18 10:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD431	SUPPORT COUNCILS IN SUNNI REGIONS: FAILURE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Support Councils (SC) (Arabic: Majlis Al Isnad),have not had as great an effect in the central Sunni-Arab majority provinces as in southern, Shi'a-dominated provinces (refs). Sunni suspicions of the Maliki Government of Iraq (GOI),already established tribal groupings and othe [...]	2009-02-19 10:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD491	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-02-25 10:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD493	BAGHDAD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RESPONSES [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendations: This is Post's summary of trafficking in persons (TIP) activities for the period April 2008-February 2009. Some progress has been noted since the previous report in that a few GOI officials privately acknowledge the existence of a TIP problem. In additio [...]	2009-02-25 15:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KWMN PHUM ELAB KCRM KFRD PREF SMIG
09BAGHDAD501	IRAQ'S ECONOMY GROWING IN 2009, BUT JOBS STILL A [...] (SBU) Summary: There is some good news in Iraq's macro-economic data, despite the global downturn and the collapse of oil prices. The economy should grow by at least 5 percent this year in real terms, provided the GoI can sustain spending growth. Core inflation should remain stable at about [...]	2009-02-26 12:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD505	TURKISH SPECIAL ENVOY NOTES GOT SURPRISE AT MALIKI [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 17 meeting, Murat Ozcelik, Turkey's Special Envoy to Iraq discussed Turkey's surprise at the success of PM Maliki's list in the provincial elections and his strengthened position as a result. Ozcelik said Turkey would use its good relations within the KRG and the G [...]	2009-02-26 14:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TU IR
09BAGHDAD548	BAATHISTS IN NORTHWEST BAGHDAD: 500 PARTIES, WHY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Tarmiyah, Taji and Abu Ghraib "qadas" (rural counties) of northwest Baghdad Province are home to many former members of the Baath Party, Iraqi Army, and other security institutions of the former regime. Most were low-ranking members, but many remain unemployed and suspicious [...]	2009-03-03 12:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD561	IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. TRILATERAL DIALOGUE WORKING GROUP [...] (C) The second Sub-Committee meeting (SC) (of the Iraq-Turkey-U.S. Trilateral Security Dialogue took place February 26, a week after the latest Working Group (WG) meeting held on February 19 when Iraq provided to Turkey for the first time, intelligence on the PKK. At the SC, the GoI presented [...]	2009-03-04 17:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ TU
09BAGHDAD622	PRT NINEWA: AL-HADBA ALLIANCE ON SHEIKHY GROUND [...] (C) Summary. Riding high in the wake of the Sunni Arabs' Al-Hadba list dominance in the provincial elections, Iraqi Justice and Reform Movement Party Founder Sheikh Abdullah Hemdi Ajil al-Yawar is now distancing himself from Al-Hadba leader Athiel al-Najaifi and presenting himself as the real [...]	2009-03-10 09:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD623	PUK INTERNAL SQUABBLING AND THE KRG ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. While we monitor Arab-Kurd tensions, the control-oriented Kurdish political leadership is traversing serious political turbulence. Protracted Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) internal power negotiations with Nawshirwan Mustafa have Kurdish leaders insisting on a closed candida [...]	2009-03-10 09:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD625	NSC DISCUSSES COMBATING AQI, SECURITY SERVICES [...] (C) Summary. At the March 8 National Security Council, Iraqi officials discussed the ongoing threat from Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI),how to fix the overlapping duties across Iraq's intelligence services, moving ahead on a draft agreement with Saudi Arabia regarding prisoner exchanges, and avoiding [...]	2009-03-10 11:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD645	PRT DIYALA: DIYALA'S IRAQ NATIONAL PROJECT [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala Reporting Cable 2. (C) SUMMARY: PRT Diyala recently met local representatives from the Iraqi National Project Gathering (INPG) list, which tied for second in Diyala's provincial elections. INPG representatives articulated a vision for improving Diyala that focus [...]	2009-03-12 06:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD658	MOI OFFICIALS SEEK CONTINUED, EVOLVING U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and U.S. military officials met between February 21 and March 7 with senior Government of Iraq (GOI) officials to discuss Iraq's priorities for the future development of its civilian security forces. Mi6dqOS8QA](KQAffairs (DOIA) met with several senior Government of Ira [...]	2009-03-13 11:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD692	RRT ERBIL: BORDER ISSUES WITH IRAN AS SEEN FROM [...] (S) Summary. Local security officials in Sulaimaniyah admit that the province,s long and porous border with Iran is under-patrolled and claim that Baghdad does not give them the resources they need to guard it effectively. They consider the main threat to be the Iran-based &Kurdistan Battal [...]	2009-03-16 09:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PTER PINR PBTS SNAR IZ TU IR
09BAGHDAD723	IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. TRILATERAL DIALOGUE: PREPARATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a March 10 meeting with Pol-Mil MinCouns and MNF-I CJ3, and at the March 12 Subcommittee meeting of the Iraq-Turkey-U.S. Security Dialogue, Minister of State for National Security Affairs (MSNSA),Shirwan al-Waeili said the GoI supports the opening of an Erbil intelligence liais [...]	2009-03-17 18:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR IZ TU
09BAGHDAD730	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF - GOI MISHANDLING UNDERLINES NEED [...] (U) This is an action request (see para 11). 2. (S/NF) Summary: The GOI is expressing increasing frustration with the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) residents of Camp Ashraf. In response to GOI assertions that the MEK are "breaking the rules," more stringent controls have been placed on personne [...]	2009-03-18 10:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD759	SALAH AD DIN: YUNIS BA'ATH FACTION SEEKS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Men purporting to represent the Muhammad Yunis Ahmed (MYA) faction of the Ba'ath Party (BP) told Coalition Forces (CF) and the PRT on March 14 that the faction wants to reconcile now, and can bring some of Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri's IAD faction along. MYA is ready to meet with a seni [...]	2009-03-19 13:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD768	IRANIAN VISITORS AND DEVELOPERS WORRY BASRAWIS [...] (S/NF) One year after militias supported by Iran were routed in the Charge of the Knights operation, Basra residents continue to be worried about Iranian influence over national politics and local security. In separate meetings with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray, held March 17-18, tribal and Ira [...]	2009-03-20 14:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PBTS IZ IR
09BAGHDAD773	RSO MEETING WITH KRG MINISTER OF INTERIOR [...] (S/NF) Summary: On 03/17/2009, the RSO met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Interior to extend courtesies, apprise him on the status of Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) training, and discuss possible recruitment/probes by the Asayesh (Kurdish Security Service) on Peshmerga c [...]	2009-03-21 13:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC IZ PTER
09BAGHDAD789	DA'WA TANZIM CLAIMS MALIKI IS TARGETING CORRUPT [...] (C) Summary. During a series of recent meetings, Da'wa Tanzim members of parliament said that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is investigating high-ranking Iraqi officials involved with violence and corruption and voiced concern over a lingering threat from Ba'thists who seek to return to power. [...]	2009-03-23 07:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD791	CDA, CG AND PM DISCUSS EVOLVING SECURITY CONCERNS, [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on March 19, Charge d' Affaires (CDA) Butenis and Commanding General MNC-I Lieutenant General (LTG) Austin discussed evolving security concerns, politics surrounding the budget, efforts to capture former Sons of Iraq (SOI) leader Ad [...]	2009-03-23 09:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER IZ EPET EFIN
09BAGHDAD808	NAJAF: ISCI BOXED OUT AS COALITION-BUILDING [...] (C) Summary: The provincial election results mark the end of one-party Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) domination in Najaf and will usher in a power-sharing coalition in one of southern Iraq's most religiously and politically important provinces. ISCI's Shahid al-Mihrab list and Prim [...]	2009-03-24 13:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD815	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES TURKISH VISIT, COMBATING [...] (S) Summary: At the April 22 National Security Council meeting, Prime Minister Maliki warned security agencies against complacency in the fight against violence, and said he would visit key provinces to meet with local leaders, including Basrah, Ninewa and Diyala. He expressed concern that al [...]	2009-03-25 15:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR SA IZ
09BAGHDAD832	LEAVING FALLUJAH -- AND ANBAR: "TIME TO TEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The last Marine departed the symbolic city of Fallujah -- twice the scene in 2004 of the Iraq war's most intense fighting -- on March 3, 2009. In a series of recent discussions, a diverse cross-section of Fallujah residents (a shopkeeper, an Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) official, tw [...]	2009-03-27 12:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD842	IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. TRILATERAL DIALOGUE WORKING GROUP [...] (C) The Iraq-Turkey-U.S. trilateral security dialogue working group met on March 26 and agreed on an agenda for the Ministerial-level meeting proposed for Baghdad on April 11: Â [...]	2009-03-29 07:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR TU IZ
09BAGHDAD847	CG, CDA AND PM DISCUSS FOREIGN VISITS, SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-29 10:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER IZ EPET EFIN
09BAGHDAD859	IRAQ 201: KURDISH POLITICAL LANDSCAPE [...] (C) Summary. The Kurdish political landscape is mostly about the delicate balance maintained by the two dominant secular parties - the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). Changes in leadership for either party set off a game of musical chairs for Kur [...]	2009-03-30 09:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD884	DETAINEE RELEASES: BALANCING SECURITY WITH [...] (S) Summary: Aside from its compelling humanitarian aspects, the detainee issues continues to be a serious obstacle hindering nation-wide political accommodation. The GOI has a legitimate interest in safeguarding its citizens and establishing control throughout the country's cities and rur [...]	2009-03-31 11:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM KJUS PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD898	PRT SALAH AD DIN: TUZ KHURMATO: THREE VERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 26, Poloffs and PRT and CF staff met with representatives from each of the three main ethnic groups in the Tuz Khurmato district of Salah ad Din (SaD): Turkmen, Sunni Arabs, and Kurds. The United Nations (UN) views Tuz as one of the areas with Disputed Internal Boundari [...]	2009-04-01 12:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PTER PINS IZ
09BAGHDAD921	IRAQ 201: TURKEY'S INTERESTS AND INFLUENCE IN IRAQ [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The relationship between the Governments of Iraq and Turkey has improved substantially in the last one and a half years, though it remains fraught with long-standing differences. Ongoing areas of concern include KGK/PKK terrorists in northern Iraq; Kurdish demands to control K [...]	2009-04-05 07:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PMIL MOPS TU IZ
09BAGHDAD939	SYRIAN FM MU'ALLIM'S VISIT TO BAGHDAD: SECURITY IS [...] (S) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mu'allim became the latest high-level visitor to Baghdad March 25-26, following on the heels of Turkish President Gul's visit the day before (Ref A). (Note: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas subsequently visited Baghdad April 5.) During the two-day visit, [...]	2009-04-06 13:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ SY
09BAGHDAD952	PM DISCUSSES SECURITY, SONS OF IRAQ, ANBAR [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 11:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER IZ EPET EFIN
09BAGHDAD980	RRT ERBIL: KRG: LAST DIVIDED MINISTRIES MERGE [...] (C) Summary. On April 6, the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament voted to approve the merger of the ministries of Finance, Interior and Peshmerga affairs, heretofore separated into KDP and PUK ministries, and to swear in the new Deputy Prime Minister, Emad Ahmad Sayfor (PUK). The merger completes a p [...]	2009-04-09 11:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD998	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-04-12 08:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAKU109	AZERBAIJAN AND RUSSIA: CAN BAKU MAINTAIN THE [...] (C) Summary: Analysts across the political spectrum in Baku suggest that Russia has stepped up diplomatic efforts to lure Azerbaijan away from its political, security, and energy links to the West. They note that this is part of a broader Russian effort to regain its position as the politica [...]	2009-02-10 12:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ AM RU
09BAKU128	AZERBAIJAN PASSES MONEY LAUNDERING/TERRORIST FINANCING LAW [...] SUMMARY: On February 10, 2009, the Azerbaijani Parliament passed an Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF) law during the law's third Parliamentary reading. The next step in formalizing the law is for President Aliyev to sign it. This is a step forward in Azerbaijan's [...]	2009-02-17 05:05:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SNAR KJUS OTRA KCRM KCOR AJ
09BAKU130	AZERBAIJAN PASSES MONEY LAUNDERING/TERRORIST FINANCING LAW [...] SUMMARY: On February 10, 2009, the Azerbaijani Parliament passed an Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF) law during the law's third Parliamentary reading. The next step in formalizing the law is for President Aliyev to sign it. This is a step forward in Azerbaijan's [...]	2009-02-17 06:31:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SNAR KJUS OTRA KCRM KCOR AJ
09BAKU132	HOW IRAN BUILDS INFLUENCE [...] (S) Iranian outreach activities in Azerbaijan rest on a tripod of "social engagement" organizations, including an "Iran Assistance Society"; the Baku-based Iranian Culture House and its affiliates; and the Iranian Red Crescent society, based in "Iranian Clinics" in Baku and elsewhere. Importa [...]	2009-02-18 11:10:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL KISL ECON EAID AJ LE IZ IR
09BAKU139	HOW IRAN BUILDS INFLUENCE: CULTURE HOUSE AND RED [...] (S) In addition to operating generous micro-loan and financial grant programs (Ref A),Iran builds its influence in Azerbaijan through overlapping ideological proselytizing, recruiting, network-building. and humanitarian assistance programs operating out of the Iranian Cultural House, Iranian [...]	2009-02-20 10:44:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL KISL EAID LE IZ AJ IR
09BAKU147	AZERBAIJAN'S PRESIDENT ALIYEV SIGNS NEW ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On 24 February 2009, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed the latest draft of the new Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) Law. Although USG is still awaiting comments from the Council of Europe,s MONEYVAL on the law, the Embassy applauded Azerbaija [...]	2009-02-25 10:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PTER PREL AJ
09BAKU175	IRAN'S MONEY LAUNDERERS, SANCTIONS-BUSTERS, AND [...] (S) According to widespread rumor, many Iranians in Baku are involved full- or part-time in Iranian regime-related profit making, sanctions-busting, money laundering, and similar activities. Activities range from assisting Iranian interests "on the side" of pursuing private activities, to w [...]	2009-03-06 09:55:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETRD SNAR ECON AJ TU RU IR
09BAKU177	"DO US A FAVOR": IRANIAN EXPORTER DISCUSSES REGIME [...] (S) A Tehran-based Iranian shoe manufacturer and agricultural exporter told Baku Iran Watcher that he and other export/importers utilizing the Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran route and reverse are occasionally approached by known regime insiders or representatives of Iranian security for "help" in br [...]	2009-03-06 09:55:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL ETTC SNAR ETRD AM RU AJ IR
09BAKU178	"DO US A FAVOR": IRANIAN EXPORTER DISCUSSES REGIME [...] (S) A Tehran-based Iranian shoe manufacturer and agricultural exporter told Baku Iran Watcher that he and other export/importers utilizing the Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran route and reverse are occasionally approached by known regime insiders or representatives of Iranian security for "help" in br [...]	2009-03-06 10:49:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL ETTC SNAR ETRD AM RU AJ IR
09BAKU20	AZERBAIJAN'S DISCREET SYMBIOSIS WITH ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 12:43:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PRL PTER AJ IS IR
09BAKU305	AZERBAIJAN: UPDATE ON ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Council of Europe,s MONEYVAL issued a statement March 20 welcoming the progress that Azerbaijan had made in adopting an anti-money laundering/countering terrorism financing (AML/CTF) law, signed by President Aliyev February 24, and the steps that were being taken to complete [...]	2009-04-15 11:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PTER SNAR AJ
09BAKU37	IRANIAN STUDENT ACTIVIST ON IRANIAN YOUTH, [...] (C) Maryam, an Iranian women's rights activist studying medicine here, met on two occasions recently with Baku Iran watcher to discuss her views of the women's rights movement in Iran (ref A),and of the lifestyle and attitudes of Iranian students in Baku and of Iranian youth generally (the s [...]	2009-01-16 13:15:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR AJ IR
09BAKU438	AZERBAIJAN: DEFENSE MINISTER ABIYEV DISCUSSES U.S. [...] (S//NF) Summary: Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Safar Abiyev complained to visiting Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia (RUE) Policy Mary Warlick May 6 that the Turkish officials he recently met with claimed the U.S. was pressuring Turkey to re-open t [...]	2009-06-01 08:32:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL AJ
09BAKU476	AZERBAIJAN: PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE SHOWS NEW [...] SUMMARY: A long period of inaccessibility to the Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan by the Embassy appears to have ended after the October 2008 elections. After a fruitful and warm meeting with the Ambassador and the DOJ Resident Legal Advisor, the Prosecutor General asked the RLA to travel th [...]	2009-06-12 11:12:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SNAR KJUS OTRA KCRM KCOR AJ
09BAKU52	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT COMMITS TO NEGOTIATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 19 meeting with EUR DAS Bryza, President Aliyev said that he had directed his staff to begin negotiations on the resumption of VoA, BBC and Radio Liberty. He continued that he was surprised by the January 13 letter from President Bush given his good discussion with [...]	2009-01-23 12:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG ETRD IR KDEM PGOV PREL RS TU
09BAKU678	IRAN: IRANIAN MARTIAL ARTS COACH CLAIMS MARTIAL [...] (C) Hooshang, a licensed martial arts coach and trainer from Tabriz currently visiting Baku (protect),told Baku Iran watcher that private martial arts clubs and their managers are under intense pressure to cooperate with Iranian intelligence and Revolutionary Guard organizations, both in tr [...]	2009-08-28 08:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AJ IR
09BAKU687	IRAN: NINJA BLACK BELT MASTER DETAILS USE OF MARTIAL ARTS CLUBS FOR REPRESSION; SAYS TABRIZIS "PRAGMATIC," CONFLICTED ON POST-ELECTION PROTESTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-01 05:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AJ IR
09BAKU73	BAKU UP IN ARMS OVER ALLEGED RUSSIAN WEAPONS [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Official Baku has expressed vocal concerns since January 12, when press reports surfaced that Russia allegedly had transferred a quantity of vehicles, weapons and ammunition worth USD 800 million from the Russian Base No. 102 in Gyumri, Armenia to the Armenian armed f [...]	2009-01-29 14:03:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AM AJ
09BAKU745	IRAN: ALLEGED OPPOSITION STRATEGY: DEMONSTRATIONS, [...] (S) A Baku Iran watcher contact with a wide range of energy sector, government, and Mousavi advisor contacts, briefed Iran watcher on his recent trip to Tehran and Isfahan, where he met with Moussavi advisors, influential notables, and key economic figures. He related that current opposition [...]	2009-09-18 10:02:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV ECON ENRG PHUM KISL AJ IZ IR
09BAKU763	IRAN: STEEL SECTOR OUTPUT DECLINES AMIDST PURGES; [...] (S) A Baku Iran watcher contact with a wide range of energy sector and government contacts briefed Iran watcher on his recent trip to Tehran and Isfahan, where he met with energy contacts and key economic figures. In Isfahan he met with the Chairman of Iran's biggest steel company, who told [...]	2009-09-24 12:01:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV ECON ENRG AJ IZ IR
09BAKU782	SUBJECT: SCENESETTER FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit to Baku comes on the heels of successful visits by Department of State Deputy Secretary Steinberg and U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Issues Morningstar. The mood here remains skeptical about the new U.S. Administration, fed by perceptions that the U.S. is pro [...]	2009-09-30 13:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL ARM TU AJ
09BAKU818	TEHRAN-BAKU TENSIONS HEAT UP [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 07:08:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PTER SNAR ECON AJ IR
09BAKU877	ALBORZ RIG MOVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO ACCELERATE [...] (S) This cable contains action requests for S/CT, the inter-agency CEIP working group, and USEUCOM/USNAVEUR (Center for Naval Analysis) in paras 8, 12, and 14. Summary --------- 2. (S) The recent move of the Iranian Alborz rig into potentially disputed waters in the Caspian offers a t [...]	2009-11-06 10:30:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU AJ
09BAKU900	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR PREDICTS THAT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Charge, Naval Attache, and Regional Energy Officer met on 16 November with Ali Asadov, senior energy advisor to President Aliyev, to discuss recent movements of the Iranian Alborz drilling rig into Azerbaijani claimed territorial waters. Asadov told us that President Aliyev was [...]	2009-11-17 13:23:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL ENRG AJ RU TX KZ IR
09BAKU918	AZERBAIJAN: 2009 INCSR PART 1 SUBMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 09:41:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AJ
09BAKU927	AZERBAIJAN: FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES POSSIBLE [...] (S) DASD Dr. Celeste Wallander met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov in Baku November 23. On Afghanistan, the Minister argued against large troop increases but did not totally close off the possibility of EUCOM assessing Azerbaijani forces for a TEP. He said Azerbaijan had [...]	2009-12-01 06:48:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG IR AF AM AJ
09BAKU931	AZERBAIJAN: 2009-2010 INCSR PART 2, MONEY LAUNDERING AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-01 12:41:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KCRM PTER SNAR AJ
09BAKU944	AZERBAIJAN: IRANIAN ALBORZ RIG QUERY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 5 and 7. Summary ------- 2. (S) As per reftel A, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov confirmed the presence of foreigners, specifically Norwegians, on board the Iranian Alborz semisubmersible drilling rig. U.S. intelligence [...]	2009-12-08 14:09:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	EPET ECON PREL IR AJ
09BAKU965	AZERBAIJAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 13:14:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL AJ IR
09BAMAKO288	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ATT: MALI'S SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) on May 8 to inquire about Mali's plans for addressing northern security in a theoretical post-hostage situation future and his views of how the U.S. might best assist these efforts. ATT spoke of the dynamics surroundi [...]	2009-05-12 14:58:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ML
09BAMAKO3	A NORTHERN MALI NEW YEAR'S SPECIAL: GRENADES, [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-05 16:42:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PINS ASEC ML
09BAMAKO435	DASD HUDDLESTON MEETS ATT: THE WAY FORWARD AGAINST [...] (S/NF) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Africa Ambassador Vicki Huddleston and Ambassador Milovanovic called on President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) June 29 to discuss the state of Mali,s recent efforts against AQIM and avenues of U.S.-Malian cooperation in support o [...]	2009-07-01 15:37:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ML
09BAMAKO504	MALI FINDS NEW ALLIES AGAINST AQIM [...] (U) Embassies Algiers and Tripoli have cleared on this message. 2. (C) Summary: During a pause in Mali's offensive against Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM),Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) has been active in lining up new allies for that fight. On the margins of a confere [...]	2009-07-29 14:19:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PREL PTER ML
09BAMAKO566	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARSHALL VISIT TO MALI [...] (SBU) Summary: We warmly welcome CODEL Marshall's upcoming visit to Mali. The CODEL?s visit will provide an important opportunity to highlight U.S. support for a moderate, majority Muslim democracy that stands as an example for West Africa and beyond. Mali is a strong opponent of terrorism a [...]	2009-08-26 13:52:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV MASS ML
09BAMAKO619	PRESIDENT TOURE READY TO TARGET AQIM, WITH HELP [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Milovanovic met with President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) on September 17 to reinforce the need for Malian cooperation with the extensive program of training and equipping the Malian Army to confront Al Q,Aeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in the North of [...]	2009-09-24 11:19:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV PINS PINR ASEC ML
09BAMAKO776	AMBASSADOR AND GENERAL WARD MEET WITH MALIAN [...] (S) On November 27 the Ambassador and Commander of the U.S. Africa Command, General William E. ("Kip") Ward, met with Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) to discuss security in Northern Mali. ATT reiterated his commitment to take action against Al Q'Aida in the Lands of the Islamic Mag [...]	2009-12-01 16:39:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	ASEC ML PGOV PINR PREL PTER
09BAMAKO820	MALIAN MILITARY COULD MAKE GOOD USE OF CESSNA [...] (C) I understand questions have arisen regarding funding of two Cessna Caravan surveillance/transport aircraft to Mali. This is the second year Embassy Bamako has requested support for this program. It remains, we believe, a vital step toward Malian efforts to regain control of the vast, und [...]	2009-12-21 06:42:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR ML PINR PTER
09BAMAKO822	DAWA MEETING IN KIDAL NOT MUCH TO TALK ABOUT [...] (S/NF) Summary: In early November the Dawa movement - also known as Jama,at al-Tabligh - hosted an international meeting in Kidal, Mali. Dawa arrived in Mali in the early-1990s and has not been able to attract a significant number of adherents. While a fundamentalist ideology, Dawa in Mali [...]	2009-12-21 06:45:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET//NOFORN	KISL PINS PTER PGOV ML
09BAMAKO85	IS THE REBELLION OVER? MALI BEATS BACK BAHANGA AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-12 12:28:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PINR PREL PGOV ASEC ML
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN267	U.S.-BRUNEI DEFENSE DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) The U.S. and Brunei conduct an annual defense dialogue via the Joint Defense Working Committee (JDWC). The JDWC began in 1996 and this year's host is U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM). Brunei participates in the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Exercise (CARAT) with the U.S. M [...]	2009-11-09 03:41:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN269	DEBRIEF OF BRUNEI OFFICIALS - REGIONAL PROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) On November 5, 2009, in coordination with the Australian High Commission, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and Regional Security Officer (RSO) met with Government of Brunei (GoB) officials who attended the Regional PSI workshop held on September 15-17 2009 in Sydney, Australia (Reftel). GoB [...]	2009-11-12 08:57:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PARM PREL KNNP XB XV XC XD BX
09BANGKOK1004	THAI PRIME MINISTER ABHISIT AIMS FOR [...] (C) The Ambassador recommended to a top MFA official on April 21 that the RTG lift the state of emergency (SOE) in Bangkok as soon as possible. RTG officials tell us that they understand our view and are eager to rescind the SOE, but they are concerned about a continuing possibility of destab [...]	2009-04-21 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS KDEM ASEC TH
09BANGKOK1061	TARGETED KILLINGS FEED CLIMATE OF FEAR AND [...] (C) Summary: Targeted killings of religious leaders, former detainees, alleged informants and collaborators, and human rights activists, with both security forces and insurgents to blame for cases that usually go unsolved, are exacerbating an environment of distrust and fear in Thailand's deep [...]	2009-04-29 10:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK1090	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Advisor and officials from Thailand and Vietnam attended the Export Control Academy, Athens, GA, April 13-24. Program Assistant attended an ASEAN Export Control Workshop co-hosted by Thailand and the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG),Apr. 27-29. DOE's Todd Perry conducted follow-on meetings [...]	2009-05-01 06:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB
09BANGKOK1101	CROWD CONTROL DURING RECENT PROTESTS IN THAILAND [...] (C) The Thai Army, rather than the police, played the leading role in quelling angry demonstrations in Bangkok April 12-14. The Thai government's decision to rely on the Army may have stemmed from several factors, including the political views of leading Army and police officers, as well as l [...]	2009-05-01 09:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KJUS KDEM ASEC MOPS TH
09BANGKOK1119	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JIATF WEST Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the 23 individuals listed below, who have been selected to participat [...]	2009-05-06 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH

09BANGKOK1121	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JIATF WEST Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the 24 individuals listed below, who have been selected to participat [...]	2009-05-06 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH

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