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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
05TELAVIV6357	LIVNI DISCUSSES THIRD PARTY, HAMAS, OUTPOSTS, AND [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Justice Tzipi Livni told the Ambassador on November 3 that, although "the numbers do not show it yet," Sharon will find a majority for his ministerial nominations because most Likud members do not want new elections. She said that it is significant that Israel has ac [...]	2005-11-04 16:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS

05TELAVIV6385	SHARON PICKS SHOWDOWN WITH LIKUD REBELS [...] (C) Prime Minister Sharon brought dissension in Likud to a head November 7 when he knowingly pushed forward his package of Cabinet nominations to predictable defeat in the Knesset. In a -- notably -- prepared speech to the Knesset after it voted down the nominations of Ehud Olmert, Roni Bar- [...]	2005-11-08 14:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6396	RAMON SUPPORTS WEST BANK-GAZA RAIL LINK AS AN [...] (S) In a November 8 meeting, Minister without Portfolio Haim Ramon confirmed to Ambassador Jones that the GOI would accept the initiation of a technical feasibility study for what the GOI prefers to call a "transportation connection" between Gaza and the West Bank. Ramon presented proposed t [...]	2005-11-08 15:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON IS KWBG PREL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6397	MOD'S AMOS GILAD SAYS HE WILL PUSH TO GET GAZAN [...] (C) Israeli MOD POL-MIL Bureau Director Amos Gilad told the Ambassador November 8 that (a) he will work vigorously to ensure that this year's harvest from Gaza is allowed to pass through the Qarni crossing between Gaza and Israel so that it can be distributed to markets beyond; and (b) he will [...]	2005-11-08 16:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV KPAL KWBG MARR MASS EG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6405	LABOR UNIONS LOSE POWER AND INFLUENCE, RELY ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Histadrut labor federation leaders told poloff October 31 that the movement has lost power to influence legislation since Histadrut's 1994 divorce from the Labor Party, which formerly served as its surrogate in the Knesset. To reverse the organization's declining impact on pub [...]	2005-11-08 17:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6425	GOI ISSUES TENDERS TO BUILD IN HAR ADAR AND QARNEI [...] (U) Press reported today, November 9, that the Israel Lands Authority issued a tender for 80 plots to construct single-family houses in Har Adar settlement, northwest of Jerusalem. According to the tender, which was published in Yediot Aharanot, the plots of land will be from 501 to 833 squa [...]	2005-11-09 14:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6442	UN THIRD COMMITTEE: ISRAEL EXPLAINS PROBLEM WITH [...] (C) Following reftel (B) demarche, Israeli MFA Deputy Director General for Central Europe and Eurasia (A/S-equivalent) Mark Sofer contacted poloff to discuss Israeli difficulties with the Third Committee resolution on Uzbekistan. According to Sofer, Israel does not intend to co-sponsor the re [...]	2005-11-10 10:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ASEC IS UZ GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6444	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Muslims in European Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning, Israel Radio reported that Histadrut Labor Federation Secretary-General, Knesset Member Amir Peretz, defeated Vice Premier [...]	2005-11-10 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6460	PERETZ VICTORY TO BRING LABOR VOTE ON COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Less than 12 hours after Amir Peretz's surprise victory over Shimon Peres for the Labor Party chairmanship, the party leadership is moving ahead November 10 with plans for a meeting in two weeks of the party's 3,000-member Central Committee to vote on whether to remain in Prime M [...]	2005-11-10 14:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6467	EMBLEM: ICRC DESCRIBES TIMELINE, PROGRESS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During November 8 - 10 conversations with Poloffs, ICRC Head of Delegation Dominik Stillhart and Swiss Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Andrej Motyl expressed continuing ICRC and Swiss commitment to convening the December 5 - 6 conference on the Third Protocol, but also articulated [...]	2005-11-14 11:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PGOV PREF PREL SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV648	ATTORNEY GENERAL MAZUZ CANCELS CHANGES IN [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister and MOIT Minister Olmert confirmed to the Ambassador February 1 that AG Mazuz has reversed the GOI decision of July 2004 concerning application of the Absentee Property Law to East Jerusalem. He also passed us a copy of Mazuz's decision. Separately, Deputy [...]	2005-02-02 14:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG IS JE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV649	WB/G SITREP: ISRAELI POLICEMAN INJURED AND FIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: An Israeli policeman in the Old City was injured trying to prevent Jewish youth from stoning Arabs, and eight international activists were injured while protesting construction of the separation barrier, on February 1. Five Palestinians were arrested by the IDF in the West Ban [...]	2005-02-02 14:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV651	WB/G SITREP: PALESTINIAN YOUTH WOUNDED BY IDF [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, a Palestinian was shot and wounded by IDF soldiers during stone-throwing skirmishes near the village of Burqa south of Jenin. Two Palestinian youths were injured during stone-throwing clashes with the IDF in Nablus. Four Palestinians were arrested in various [...]	2005-02-03 14:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV6516	ISRAEL/WBG: EU ENVOY ADVOCATES "SOFT" OPENING FOR [...] (C) Summary: During a November 9 meeting with the Ambassador, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process Mark Otte advised that the GOI and PA were close to a final agreement on re-opening the Rafah crossing. The only major obstacle remaining was the lack of agreement on how [...]	2005-11-16 10:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EU IS KPAL KWBG PREL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6519	SOME OUTPOSTS READY FOR EVACUATION; GOI [...] (C) Summary: Brigadier General (res.) Baruch Spiegel, advisor in the Ministry of Defense, told the Ambassador on November 4 that the GOI has taken all of the administrative and legal steps necessary to dismantle nine illegal outposts and the nine permanent houses in Amona outpost. He said th [...]	2005-11-16 11:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV652	MAZUZ ABSENTEE PROPERTY LAW DECISION RILES [...] (SBU) The Absentee Property Law controversy continued to receive press play February 3, although at a less intense level than previously. AG Mazuz's January 31 decision to overturn application the Absentee Property Law (APL) to East Jerusalem led to a predictable outcry by Ministers Sharansk [...]	2005-02-03 14:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS JE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV653	WB/G SITREP: PALESTINIAN YOUTH WOUNDED BY IDF [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, a Palestinian was shot and wounded by IDF soldiers during stone-throwing skirmishes near the village of Burqa south of Jenin. Two Palestinian youths were injured during stone-throwing clashes with the IDF in Nablus. Four Palestinians were arrested in various [...]	2005-02-03 14:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV6532	SHARON, PERETZ TENTATIVELY AGREE ON EARLY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Labor Party Chairman Amir Peretz and Prime Minister Sharon tentatively agreed November 17 to call for national elections sometime between the end of February and the end of March, with both seeking to capitalize on their current political strength in the polls and move forward with their [...]	2005-11-17 09:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV654	URI SAGUY ON NEED FOR U.S. LEADERSHIP IN THE [...] (C) Retired IDF intelligence chief MG (ret) Uri Saguy told the Ambassador February 2 that Israel needs active U.S. involvement "desperately" to move forward with the Palestinians after disengagement because the Israeli political system is "stuck," and the current coalition is heading toward a [...]	2005-02-03 14:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS SY ISRAEL RELATIONS PEACE PROCESS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6550	(C) LABOR MINISTER SAYS LABOR WILL LOSE TO SHARON; [...] (C) Labor MK and Science Minister Matan Vilnai told NEA DAS Robert Danin November 16 that "thousands" of Labor Party members will vote for Prime Minister Sharon in 2006 elections rather than support new Labor Chair Amir Peretz. Vilnai said the "Peretz revolution" was "too much from the left" a [...]	2005-11-18 08:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR KWBG IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6552	AMIR PERETZ: NOT YET READY FOR PRIME TIME? [...] (C) Summary: Newly elected Labor Party Chairman Amir Peretz told DAS Danin November 18 that he will focus his upcoming election campaign on socio-economic issues, rather than on peace and security. He stressed the importance of the Labor Party serving as a real opposition party and added tha [...]	2005-11-18 10:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL KWBG KPAL IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6557	A/S LOWENKRON'S CONSULTATIONS AT THE MINISTRY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: DRL Assistant Secretary Barry Lowenkron discussed a range of democracy and human rights reform issues with senior MFA officials Yoram Ben-Zeev, Aharon Leshno Yaar and Harry Kneiy-Tal. Topics included the November 14 BMENA Forum for the Future meeting in Bahrain, internal develop [...]	2005-11-20 09:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS IR TU AE GOI EXTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6576	SHARON QUITS LIKUD EN ROUTE TO MARCH ELECTIONS [...] SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sharon resigned from the Likud Party at mid-day November 21, announcing that he will head a new party that observers anticipate will carry him to a new four-year term as prime minister. The resignation came only hours after Sharon asked President Katsav to dissolve th [...]	2005-11-21 10:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6578	ISRAELI NSC CHIEF: GOI "ALONE" IN CONFRONTING [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council (NSC) Chairman Giora Eiland told Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) on November 14 that the GOI feels "alone" in opposing any Hamas participation in the January 2006 Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections. The GOI felt obliged to state publicly [...]	2005-11-21 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6579	GOI ISSUES TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION IN MA'ALE [...] (C) Summary: Israeli press reported on November 17 that the Israel Lands Authority issued two separate tenders for the sale of 13 plots in Ma'ale Adumim. The plots range from 431 to 1,067 square meters, and will cost between $69,000 and $125,000. In addition, Minister of Construction and Ho [...]	2005-11-21 11:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV6580	LIVNI PONDERS LIKUD INTERNAL POLITICS AND HAMAS' [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-21 12:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG PTER IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL COUNTERTERRORISM EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV659	NOF HASHARON WALKS, TALKS, AND ACTS LIKE A NEW [...] (C) Summary. In recent conversations in Washington, PM Advisor Dov Weissglas has asserted that the construction of the new community of Nof HaSharon does not constitute building a new settlement, but instead is construction of a "new neighborhood" of Alfe Menashe, a settlement in the West Ba [...]	2005-02-03 14:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6606	UNSCO DE SOTO URGING ISRAELIS TO TURN OVER [...] (C) In a discussion about recent Hizballah-IDF clashes along the Israel-Lebanon border, UN Special Coordinator (UNSCO) Alvara de Soto told the Ambassador at mid-day November 22 that: -- he has helped to broker a "fragile cease-fire" that has led to a momentary calm along the Israel-Lebanon b [...]	2005-11-22 13:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MARR PTER PBTS MOPS PINS KPKO LE COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6617	BUSINESSMAN DISCUSSES EGYPTIAN-ISRAELI GAS DEAL [...] (C) Summary: According to Nimrod Novik, the senior vice president of the Merhav Group, "all systems are go" for the export of USD 2.5 billion worth of Egyptian natural gas to Israel over the next two decades. Novik, whose company is the Israeli partner in the deal, noted that the Egyptians had [...]	2005-11-23 08:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL IS EG GOI EXTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV6619	SENATOR LIEBERMAN'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told Codel Lieberman November 22 that he is disappointed that Prime Minister Sharon has left the Likud, and that it is hard to say what will happen in the general elections four months from now. Shalom predicted that he and former Prime Minister Be [...]	2005-11-23 11:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG TS IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6624	KATSAV SETS MARCH 28 ELECTIONS, GIVES SHARON ROOM [...] Summary: Knesset representatives and President Katsav agreed November 23 to schedule elections for March 28, and to dissolve the Knesset by presidential decree, a measure that will allow Prime Minister Sharon to appoint new ministers during the period until elections without Knesset approval. [...]	2005-11-23 11:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6626	U.S. TREASURY DISCUSSES WITH GOI ESTABLISHMENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli military intelligence officials headed by Brigidier-General Kuperwasser met with Treasury policy advisor Lebenson, Post's Defense Attach and econoff to discuss a U.S. Treasury initiative to establish a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) or Financial Follow-up Unit (FFU),a [...]	2005-11-23 12:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EFIN ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV6627	GOI TOURISM OVERVIEW AND PROJECT INITIATIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Tourism (MoT) Marketing Director Levi told econoff that 1.7 million tourists have visited Israel this year, and brought three billion dollars to the Israeli economy. He stressed that although U.S. travel warnings for Israel have been eased, the warnings have hurt the [...]	2005-11-23 12:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV6628	ISRAELI NSA EILAND ON HAMAS IN ELECTIONS, PEACE [...] (C) Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland told NEA DAS Robert Danin November 18 that Hamas will continue to honor the tadiyah ("calm") as long as it believes it serves its interests. Eiland said the calm could be extended through Israeli general elections scheduled for March 2006, or [...]	2005-11-23 12:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV PINS PREF PTER ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV6639	AMBASSADOR JONES'S COURTESY CALL ON INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: In their introductory meeting on the day of the Labor leadership election, Interior Minister Ofir Pines-Paz told the Ambassador that regardless of who wins, it was not a foregone conclusion that Labor would stay in the coalition because it has two major disagreements with Likud. [...]	2005-11-25 06:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV664	ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE: MAZUZ DECISION UNLIKELY [...] (C) In a conversation with Deputy Economic Counselor February 3, Deputy Attorney General Blass discounted the possibility of a serious challenge to AG Mazuz's January 31 decision on the Absentee Property Law. Although he was unaware that Finance Minister Netanyahu had told Ha'aretz February [...]	2005-02-04 10:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG IS JE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6667	BEDOUIN PROFESSOR PESSIMISTIC ABOUT GOI TOURISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has several projects in the planning stages designed to improve the Bedouin employment situation in the Negev. Michal Uziyahu from the Negev Development Authority (NDA) said one tourism plan divides the Negev into six regions and calls for the GOI t [...]	2005-11-28 10:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6671	GOI UNDERTAKES HOME DEMOLITIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM, [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary and comment: Over the past several days, we have received reports of GOI demolitions of at least ten Arab homes in East Jerusalem for a lack of building permits. Ha'aretz November 23 reported that the Justice Ministry [...]	2005-11-28 10:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV6673	"KADIMA" ATTRACTING CROSS-SECTION OF POLITICAL [...] Summary: Prime Minister Sharon continues to court national and local politicians from across the political spectrum to join his new party, "Kadima." Former Labor Party Leader Shimon Peres is considering whether to join Sharon and is to announce his decision on November 30. Sharon currently [...]	2005-11-28 11:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6680	MFA OFFICIALS ON REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials told NEA DAS Danin that there are two important questions regarding Middle East peace efforts -- how engaged the U.S. can be in the process when it is tied up in Iraq and elsewhere, and how to keep Israelis engaged when they will be diverted by the upcoming election. [...]	2005-11-29 09:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL PEACE PROCESS
05TELAVIV669	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-04 11:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV671	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-04 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6710	KADIMA TAKES BITE OUT OF THREE PARTIES; PLATFORM [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Sharon's Kadima Party continues to siphon off high-profile politicians from other parties, and its support in the polls is climbing. Labor Party MK and Shimon Peres's close confidante, Dalia Yitzik, announced late November 28 that she is joining Kadima. The natio [...]	2005-11-30 16:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS PEACE PROCESS
05TELAVIV6717	Chief Justice Lauds Post's Judiciary Programs, [...] (U) Summary: At a program planning meeting November 29, 2005 in his chambers, Israel's Supreme Court Chief Justice Aharon Barak and National Court Administration President Judge Boaz Okun told the PAO, American Center Director, and PD rule of law program specialist that he places a high value [...]	2005-12-01 09:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SCUL OEXC OIIP KPAO IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV6720	AVIAN INFLUENZA: NO CONFIRMED H5N1 IN ISRAEL; [...] (U) INTRO AND SUMMARY: This message is Post's response to Ref A questions regarding the GOI's efforts to prepare for avian and pandemic influenza, and its capability to respond to an AI epidemic. Questions are answered in the order provided in reftel. To date, there have been no/no confir [...]	2005-12-01 12:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV6751	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR BROOKS' DECEMBER 6-9 [...] (C) Mr. Ambassador: Your visit to Israel will be taking place at a time when Israel's domestic political situation is in flux and progress is being made on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Anxiety in Israel is high about Iran and its nuclear weapons program, political instability in Syria and [...]	2005-12-02 12:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV PTER EAID ENRG ETTC MASS OTRA PARM TRGY TSPL GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV6760	EMBLEM: GOI LISTS NATIONS MAYBE WILLING TO SPEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Director for International Organizations and Human Rights Daniel Meron asked poloff December 2 to pass to the Department a list of nations that the GOI believes might be willing to speak publicly before or during the diplomatic conference in favor of adopting the Third Addit [...]	2005-12-02 13:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PGOV PREF PREL SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6766	EMBLEM: WHY THE GOI NEARLY BALKED [...] (C) SUMMARY: While Israel did not oppose the recent MDA-PRCS agreements, the issue hits the GOI at an unusually volatile transitional moment in Israeli domestic politics. During this tenuous period an issue such as this that touches on security, or the status of East Jerusalem and the settle [...]	2005-12-02 17:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PGOV PREF PREL SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY INTERNAL PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6797	GOI-PA CONTACTS ON CONVOYS FROZEN [...] (C) Summary: In a December 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Major General Yossef Mishlev, Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) advised that the GOI has a plan for re-establishing bus convoys between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The "pilot plan" proposes a single [...]	2005-12-06 16:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELTN ETRD PREL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6798	ISRAELI MOD DG TOREN ON NOVEMBER 14 AGREEMENT [...] (C) Israeli MOD Director General Jacob Toren told the Ambassador December 5, only hours after the deadly Netanya suicide bombing, that his people are sparing no effort to implement their undertakings vis-a-vis the Palestinians per the November 14 agreement brokered by Secretary Rice. Toren co [...]	2005-12-06 17:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM MARR MASS KPAL KWBG ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV6799	SHALOM OUTLINES GOI REACTION TO ATTACK, BLAMES PA [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told the Ambassador December 6 that in response to the December 5 Netanya terrorist attack, the Security Cabinet decided to cancel special travel privileges for Palestinian VIPs, to resume targeted killings, and to combat terrorism and arms smugglin [...]	2005-12-06 17:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IR IS LE SY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV6846	LABOR MK HERZOG: "SHARON STOLE HANEGBI," AND MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Labor MK and former Housing Minister Isaac (Itzchak) Herzog discussed the ever-evolving Israeli political scene, including then breaking news that acting Likud Party Chairman and Minister-without-Portfolio Tzachi Hanegbi had decided [...]	2005-12-08 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6847	KATSAV'S VATICAN VISIT POSITIVE, BUT NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: MFA Division Director for Religious Affairs Zvi Tal briefed Poloff November 28 on President Moshe Katsav's November 17 Vatican meetings and on the status of GOI-Vatican negotiations toward a concordat on fiscal and legal matters. Tal, who traveled with Katsav, was upbeat about t [...]	2005-12-08 14:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6848	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Israel is not a significant producer or trafficking point for drugs. The Israeli National Police (INP),however, reports that during the year 2005, the Israeli drug market continued to be characterized by high demand in nearly all sectors of society and a high availability of drugs including [...]	2005-12-08 15:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KSEP IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6855	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel and the Iranian Nuclear Program 2. Israeli Election Campaigns 3. Palestinian Leadership and the West ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reports that the IDF resumed "targeted assassinations" in the wake of the Neta [...]	2005-12-09 09:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6872	ISRAEL ON COMBATING WMD PROLIFERATION VIA [...] (C) Responding to reftel demarche, Israeli MFA Nonproliferation and Counterterrorism Department Director Yehuda Yaakov told poloff December 4 that: -- Israel continues to be interested in active participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (Proliferation Security Initiative) and ot [...]	2005-12-09 16:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC IS COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV6874	(C) FM SHALOM DISCUSSES SECURITY CONCERNS, [...] (C) Summary: NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch on December 8 met with FM Silvan Shalom to discuss regional and Israeli-Palestinian issues. Shalom expressed concern about the security situation, claiming that there had been an increase in infiltrations by terrorists and weapons smuggling sin [...]	2005-12-10 15:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KWBG IS TS EG LE AG JO IR GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6875	MOFAZ TELLS A/S WELCH HE WILL SHUT KARNI, EREZ IF [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told NEA A/S Welch and the Ambassador December 9 that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has done nothing to implement the Agreement on Movement and Access since both sides met with the Secretary November 15. He underscored repeatedly that security conce [...]	2005-12-10 15:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EG IS SY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6876	GILAD TELLS A/S WELCH PA ACTION AGAINST PIJ AND [...] (S) Summary: In a December 9 meeting after that with Defense Minister Mofaz (septel),MOD Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad told A/S Welch, the Ambassador, and Col. Dugger (USSC) that he is concerned that Fatah is replacing its "old guard" with extremists. He assessed that if this trend continues, [...]	2005-12-10 15:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PGOV PINS PTER KWBG KPAL IS JO LE SY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6877	ISRAELIS DELIBERATELY "AMBIGUOUS" ON PALESTINIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: National Security Advisor Giora Eiland and Deputy National Security Advisor Eran Etzion told NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch December 9 that the GOI has adopted a deliberately "ambiguous" approach to Palestinian Authority (PA) elections "so the PA can't blame Israel for the p [...]	2005-12-10 16:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PGOV KPAL KDEM KPKO LE SY IS IR TU AE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6886	MOJ LIVNI WANTS ELECTION OBSERVERS TO ENCOURAGE [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Justice Tzipi Livni raised concerns about the role of Hamas in the upcoming Palestinian elections with A/S Welch on December 8. Livni said she fears Hamas will get more legitimacy from these elections, which will weaken PA President Abbas and damage the concept of d [...]	2005-12-12 12:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6891	SPIEGEL OUTLINES GOI PLAN TO REMOVE SOME OBSTACLES [...] (C) Summary: Brigadier General (res.) Baruch Spiegel, advisor in the Ministry of Defense (MOD),briefed the Ambassador and Embassy staff on the GOI's three-phase draft plan for the reduction and removal of obstacles to movement in the West Bank. In Phase I, the GOI plans to remove a total o [...]	2005-12-12 16:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6920	PHANTOM EFFORT TOWARD NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) The Israeli press is decimating forests and spewing ink in its speculation over the claimed efforts of mostly unnamed -- but apparently desperate -- Likud MKs to garner support for a new government in the 15 days remaining before the Knesset's December 29 dissolution. For such an effort t [...]	2005-12-14 13:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6923	UNDOF COMMANDER REPORTS LIMITED RESOURCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Major-General Bala Nanda Sharma of Nepal, United Nations Disengagement Observor Force (UNDOF) Commander, told the Ambassador December 12 that UNDOF has "no money, no manpower, and no resources" with which to employ new technologies or to expand its mission. Sharma reported th [...]	2005-12-14 15:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS SY LE EG JO PGOV GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6971	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Israel is not a regional financial center like Hong Kong or Switzerland due to a lack of financial activity with its neighboring countries. Israel's financial activity is mainly conducted with the financial markets of the U.S. and Europe, and to a lesser extent with Asia. Less than a quarter [...]	2005-12-16 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KSEP KTFN IS ISRAELI SOCIETY COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV70	POSSIBLE UTJ DECISION AGAINST COALITION LEAVES [...] (C) Religious reservations over disengagement, concerns over the independence of its religious school system, and issues of trust -- not only money or political benefits -- are the core issues preventing the United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party from completing PM Sharon's desired Likud-Labor-UTJ [...]	2005-01-05 14:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7002	ISRAELI PM'S MILITARY ADVISER REVIEWS REGION, [...] (S) Major General Gadi Shamni -- Israeli PM Sharon's military adviser -- told the Ambassador that the U.S. should continue to lead the international community to diplomatically pressure Iran to abandon its program. If a military solution were required, Shamni said he believes the U.S. could d [...]	2005-12-19 12:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINR PARM MARR MASS MNUC KPAL SY EG LE IR GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV7003	ISRAEL: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Tel Aviv submits the following proposed draft for the Israel section of the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism. This draft has been cleared with ConGen Jerusalem, which is producing a report on the Palestinian Authority (septel). ------------------ GENERAL ASS [...]	2005-12-19 13:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC COUNTERTERRORISM GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV7008	SHARON'S HEALTH BECOMES ELECTION ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Sharon's hospitalization December 18 for a mild stroke has raised questions of age and health in the current pre-election political climate and raised differing preliminary views as to what effect Sharon's health problems will have on the Kadima party's future. Pol [...]	2005-12-19 14:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7016	NETANYAHU LEADS A WEAK, RIGHT-LEANING LIKUD AS [...] (C) Summary: Newly elected Likud Party Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu will likely call for a party decision as to whether Likud should quit the government, and may still try to recruit 61 MKs to create an alternative government to avoid early elections. Observers assess that the latter has littl [...]	2005-12-20 14:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7022	POVERTY HYPE REFLECTS DECLINE OF SOCIALISM IN [...] (S) In advance of the upcoming elections, many politicians, reporters, and advocacy groups have been trumpeting "poverty" as the most important issue facing Israeli society. In reality, apart from a few isolated pockets, Israel does not face grinding "third world-style" poverty as a systemi [...]	2005-12-21 08:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7029	GOI ISSUES TENDERS IN ARIEL AND QARNEI SHOMROM [...] (U) Press reported Monday, December 19, that the Ministry of Construction and Housing (MOCH) issued a tender for 117 units on two sites in the East Beit quarter of Ariel settlement. According to the tender, which was published in Ha'aretz, one site is 2,465 square meters and will have 27 hou [...]	2005-12-21 13:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7030	NNSA ADMINISTRATOR BROOKS' DECEMBER 6-9 VISIT TO [...] (U) Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security/Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Linton Brooks visited Israel December 6-9 for a series of discussions of ongoing cooperation between NNSA and the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC). IAEC Director Gene [...]	2005-12-21 13:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OTRA ENRG KNNP PARM PINR PGOV PTER EAID TRGY TSPL IR IS ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV706	FORMER CIVIL ADMINISTRATION HEAD REVEALS [...] (C) Summary: The former head of the Civil Administration, Brigadier General (ret.) Dov "Fuffi" Sedaka, detailed the complex approval process for construction of new settlements and settlement neighborhoods in a January 30 meeting with Embassy economic officers. He made clear that no matter [...]	2005-02-04 13:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV707	RETROACTIVE APPROVALS FOR SETTLEMENT BUILDING [...] (C) Summary. As reported septel, former head of the Civil Administration, Brigadier General (ret.) Dov "Fuffi" Sedaka, detailed the complex approval process for construction of settlements to Embassy economic officers in a January 30 meeting. During the meeting, he also explained that the b [...]	2005-02-04 13:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7096	PERETZ: REMOVE ILLEGAL OUTPOSTS, SPEED UP PEACE [...] (SBU) Summary: Labor Party Chairman Amir Peretz, who has tried to focus the Israeli electorate on economic issues (reftel),recently criticized the proliferation of Israeli outposts and expansion of settlements in the West Bank as damaging to Israel's international reputation and to prospects [...]	2005-12-29 15:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWBG KPAL IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7099	CONFERENCE PROMOTES NEGEV AND NEW MINISTRY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Globes business daily newspaper hosted several hundred private and public officials at a business conference where the GOI promoted its Negev Development Plan. A panel of prominent GOI officials lead by former Vice Premier Shimon Peres presented the development plan, which ca [...]	2005-12-30 13:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV71	GOI RESPONSE TO DATA EXCLUSIVITY DEMARCHE [...] (S) Ambassador Kurtzer delivered points in reftel to Vice PM and Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Ehud Olmert on January 4, 2005. Olmert objected to the language used in the demarche, but he accepted the principle that if the data exclusivity legislation is withheld from passage by the [...]	2005-01-05 14:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON ETRD KIPR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7100	CODEL SPECTER MEETS WITH EHUD BARAK AND SHIMON [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Shimon Peres and former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, in separate meetings, told Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) that they are optimistic about the impact of Kadima on the peace process, and both predicted the Labor party would be marginalized under the leadership of Amir P [...]	2005-12-30 14:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS PEACE PROCESS EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV711	WB/G SITREP: PIJ AND AAMB INJURE FOUR IDF [...] (SBU) In the West Bank on February 3, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades wounded four IDF soldiers in a shooting attack south of Hebron. Eight international activists were lightly injured in clashes with the IDF when protesting the construction of the seamline barrie [...]	2005-02-04 13:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV7112	ISRAELI DEBRIEF ON KATYUSHA ATTACK ON KIRYAT [...] (S) Israeli MFA and MOD sources provided Embassy with details concerning the December 27 Katyusha attack from Lebanon on northern Israel. At 2309 local time, Israeli forces reported three explosions in northern Israel, but the debris has not been located to date. MOD contacts said several r [...]	2005-12-30 15:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINS MOPS PTER LE IS KPAL KPKO SY GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY RELATIONS
05TELAVIV723	PERES PURSUES DIRECT TALKS ON GAZA DISENGAGEMENT [...] (S) Summary: DPM Shimon Peres is moving quickly to initiate direct negotiations with the PA on Gaza Disengagement economic issues. Following the template established by the World Bank process, Peres met February 2 with Mohammed Dahlan and Sa'eb Erekat to set a path toward face to face negoti [...]	2005-02-07 08:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL ECON KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV73	WB/G SITREP: EIGHT ARRESTED IN WEST BANK; IN GAZA, [...] (SBU) Summary: Violence continued in Gaza January 4-5 with 11-12 IDF soldiers reportedly injured by Qassam rocket attacks and eight Palestinians, including six members of the same family and one militant, killed by Israeli gunfire. In the West Bank, eight Palestinians were arrested, including [...]	2005-01-05 15:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV731	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-07 11:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV75	JORDANIAN CONSUL SAYS JORDAN WANTS PRISONERS IN [...] (C) Jordanian Consul Mohammed Abu-Wandi told political counselor January 5 that ongoing discussions with FM Shalom over both Shalom's desire to visit Amman and the return of a Jordanian ambassador to Tel Aviv focus on Israel's release of some 13 Jordanian "security" prisoners. Abu-Wandi said [...]	2005-01-05 16:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV76	NASSER YUSIF ON POSSIBLE SECURITY ROLE [...] (SBU) Summary: National Security Force BG Nasser Yusif told poloffs recently that, if called upon to join an Abu Mazen government as interior minister, he would bring the green-uniform public security forces, Force 17, and the naval or coastal police under his personal operational control, an [...]	2005-01-05 16:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PTER ASEC GZ IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV803	DEFENSE MINISTRY DENIES VERACITY OF FEB 8 HA'ARETZ [...] (U) A February 8 article in Ha'aretz quotes a senior security official as saying that Israel will evacuate illegal outposts in the West Bank only after the implementation of the disengagement plan in the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank. According to the security official, the GOI's com [...]	2005-02-09 14:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV816	ANOTHER WEST BANK AMCIT SETTLER'S ACCOUNT [...] (SBU) On 24 Jan 2005 Conoff spoke with an American citizen resident of the West Bank settlement of Elkana. The American citizen was at the Embassy in Tel Aviv renewing the U.S. passports of her children and was willing to discuss the subject of life in Elkana. 2. (SBU) The American cit [...]	2005-02-10 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC SOCI KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SOCIETY
05TELAVIV826	GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: FM SHALOM RESURRECTS [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom's late-breaking campaign for a national referendum on disengagement has exacerbated divisions within Likud over disengagement, but will fail given steadfast opposition from Prime Minister Sharon and a Likud-proof majority of Knesset members. Likud [...]	2005-02-10 13:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV85	YOSSI GAL AND ILAN BARUCH DISCUSS AHLC, WORLD BANK [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Yossi Gal and Ilan Baruch of the MFA's Economic Affairs division Wednesday, December 28 to discuss Israeli follow-up from the Oslo AHLC, World Bank-proposed monitoring and benchmarks, and GOI and Israeli private-sector contact with the Palestinians on sett [...]	2005-01-06 10:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL KWBG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV886	WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 14, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian militants launched three shooting attacks at IDF and Israeli settler targets February 11-14, including one in which militants fired on Israeli laborers who were putting up a fence along the Kissufim Road. No injuries were reported. The GOI agreed February 14 to th [...]	2005-02-14 15:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV891	SENATOR ALLEN'S FEBRUARY 13 MEETING WITH SHIMON [...] (C) Summary. Senator Allen and Israeli Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Shimon Peres discussed their mutual interest in nanotechnology as well as ways to bolster the Palestinian economy. Peres stressed the importance of moving quickly on improving freedom of movement within Palestinian areas and [...]	2005-02-15 09:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV904	NETANYAHU AS FINANCE MINISTER: CONFOUNDING THE [...] (C) Summary. Upon assuming office in 2003, Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implemented a series of far-reaching economic reforms aimed at overcoming Israel's economic crisis of 2001-2002, the worst in its history. Originally drafted under Netanyahu's predecessor Silvan Shalom, they encom [...]	2005-02-15 12:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB SOCI PREL EIND ENRG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV916	WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 15, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary: A Palestinian driver said that an Israeli car fired shots at his vehicle north of Nablus on February 14, damaging his vehicle but causing no injuries. The IDF arrested a total of eight Palestinians throughout the West Bank February 14-15. In Gaza, unknown assailants opened fi [...]	2005-02-15 14:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV922	PALTRADE OFFICER ON SETTLEMENT GREENHOUSES, PAPA [...] (C) Summary: PalTrade cash crops officer Hashim Al-Hussaini spoke to Econoff February 9 on Gazan agribusiness and job creation post-disengagement. On settlement assets, Hussaini emphasized the need for direct GOI-PA security coordination in order to safeguard greenhouses and other infrastru [...]	2005-02-15 15:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG EAID IS SETTLEMENTS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV930	SENATOR ALLEN'S FEBRUARY 13 MEETING WITH MINISTRY [...] (C) Summary: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Member George Allen met with Ministry of Defense Deputy Director General for Political-Military Affairs Amos Gilad February 13. Gilad focused on GOI efforts to coordinate with Egypt on security aspects of the disengagement plan, in particular [...]	2005-02-16 09:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG ECON IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV946	WB/G SITREP: TWO AL-AQSA MILITANTS AND A [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF shot and killed two Al-Aqsa militants in the West Bank, while an Israeli settler killed a 15-year-old Palesinian in Ramallah. In Gaza, militants fired mortar shells at Morag and Neve Dekalim. No injuries were reported in either attack. End Summary. --------- West [...]	2005-02-16 15:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV955	SENATOR ALLEN'S FEBRUARY 13 MEETING WITH FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: Senator Allen and Finance Minister Bibi Netanyahu discussed the present situation between Israel and the Palestinians and Gaza disengagement. Netanyahu was guardedly optimistic about prospects for further steps toward accommodation with the PA noting that Abu Mazen faced seriou [...]	2005-02-17 07:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON OVIP KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV959	(C) APPOINTMENT OF NEW UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE [...] (C) Dutch NATO Permanent Representative Robert Serry told the Ambassador February 17 that he is meeting with Israeli and Palestinian Authority officials to lobby for his candidacy to become the new UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East. Serry said that the Palestinian leadership had ex [...]	2005-02-17 09:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PREL GOI EXTERNAL

05TELAVIV960	EU COPPS STRESS DONOR COORDINATION WHILE BUILDING [...] (SBU) Summary: The director of the EU's police reform program, Jonathan McIvor, told the DCM and emboffs February 15 that a lack of credibility among the population is the biggest problem facing the PA police, due in large part to the fact that it is militants rather than the police that "st [...]	2005-02-17 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID PREL KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV969	WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 17, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 16, settlers west of Hebron attacked a group of Amcit (Christian Peacemakers) and Italian peace activists who were escorting Palestinian shepherds grazing animals, beating up and injuring two activists, according to humanitarian NGOs. PA Labor Minister Ghassan Khat [...]	2005-02-17 12:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05THEHAGUE1201	ONE YEAR SOFA FOR NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA [...] (SBU) In accordance with ref A, Embassy Legal Counselor exchanged diplomatic notes on May 3, 2005, concluding an exercise specific status of forces agreement with the Netherlands to provide privileges and immunities for U.S. forces in Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles. The agreement entered [...]	2005-05-04 09:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT APER ASEC KTIA MARR MOPS PREL NL NA
05THEHAGUE1434	NETHERLANDS/EU: WHERE'S PLAN B? DUTCH BRACE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: With polls showing a clear majority opposed to ratifying the EU Constitutional Treaty, the Dutch government is belatedly stepping up its efforts to obtain a ""Yes"" vote in the June 1 referendum. At the same time, Prime Minister Balkenende is actively distancing his government from the [...]	2005-05-26 16:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NL EUN
05THEHAGUE1556	NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA/ANTILLES: POTENTIAL DUTCH [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-03 13:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PINS MARR SNAR NL NA VE
05THEHAGUE1647	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: BOT UNDECIDED ON ATTENDING [...] (C) On June 1, Ambassador Sobel raised the June 22 US-EU International Conference on Iraq with Dutch Foreign Minister Bot. Per ref a, Ambassador Sobel urged Bot to attend the conference and to take advantage of the opportunity to announce additional Dutch contributions to the Iraqi Transition [...]	2005-06-13 06:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON IZ NL EUN
05THEHAGUE1786	NETHERLANDS/MSF: DUTCH SEEK JOINT DEMARCHE IN KABUL [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-23 13:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREF PREL AF NL
05THEHAGUE1853	NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: SEEKING ALLIES TO CONTAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch remain concerned about Chavez's intentions and are seeking allies to contain and moderate his regional and domestic policies. The Dutch hope Venezuela's social and political traditions will limit his ability to become a "new Castro," but they are worried about his in [...]	2005-06-30 08:53:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET NL EUN VELS
05THEHAGUE1876	NETHERLANDS: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel, DCM, and POLCOUNS met with Dutch FM Bot on June 30 for a tour d'horizon discussion of outstanding issues. Bot praised the excellent (and improving) state of U.S.-Dutch relations, but identified four irritants to be addressed through ongoing consultations: Dutch d [...]	2005-07-01 12:38:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ IR AF NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2064	NETHERLANDS: DUTCH THINKING ON ISAF III; FUTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, DATT and ODC Chief met with Dutch CHOD Gen. Dick Berlijn on July 19. Gen. Berlijn reviewed Dutch thinking on participation in ISAF III, including a PRT consisting initially of 1000 personnel (later to be expanded to 1200) deployed most likely to Uruzgan province. Later disc [...]	2005-07-27 08:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NL PGOV PREL NATO
05THEHAGUE2080	S37-05: NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UAE [...] (C) Polmiloff delivered reftel points to Hedda Samson (Senior Policy Officer, Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation, MFA) on July 28. Samson stated she would pass the points on to the appropriate agencies, including the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the intelligence services. 2. (C) Sams [...]	2005-07-29 07:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC IR PARM PREL SU AE CBW NK
05THEHAGUE2137	WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE/NETHERLANDS: DUTCH [...] On August 1, Post received Diplomatic Note no. DVF/CI-312/05 from the Dutch MFA confirming Dutch support for the U.S. candidacy to the World Heritage Committee in response to ref b demarche and Embassy dipnote of July 5, 2005. Para 2 contains full text of Dutch dipnote. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF [...]	2005-08-03 12:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL NL UNESCO
05THEHAGUE2252	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: RETURN OF DUTCH DONATION FOR IRAQ MISSING PERSONS ACTIVITIES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Poloff met Dirk Klaasen and Sari Holthuis (MFA, Department of Political Affairs) and shared the detailed explanation and apology contained in reftel, regarding the unspent 300,000 grant from the Government of the Netherlands to [...]	2005-08-15 13:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ NL PHUM
05THEHAGUE2271	NETHERLANDS: MFA OFFICIAL ON IRAN/IAEA, AFRICA, [...] (U) This is a action request; please see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: DCM and Polmiloff met August 15 with Director Robert de Groot and Section Head Hans Sandee of the Security and Defense Policy Division at the Dutch MFA. On Iran, de Groot suggested there are no alternatives at present than co [...]	2005-08-17 14:38:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NL AF PARM PREL IR NATO
05THEHAGUE2309	AMBASSADORâ€™S PARTING THOUGHTS ON TAKING THE DUTCH [...] (S) SUMMARY: With the EU divided and its direction uncertain, the Dutch serve as a vital transatlantic anchor in Europe. As one of the original six EU members, the Dutch ally with the British to counter Franco-German efforts to steer Europe off a transatlantic course. The Netherlands' solid Europea [...]	2005-08-22 17:01:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ECON EAID NL EUN USUN
05THEHAGUE2414	TFUS01: STATUS REPORT ON DUTCH OFFERS OF [...] This is an action request. See paras 4-10. 2. Summary: The Dutch Parliament on September 6 issued a brief statement expressing condolences for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and declaring its support for relief efforts. The Dutch have made several offers of assistance to the hurricane-a [...]	2005-09-06 15:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PREL MARR CASC US NL AMER
05THEHAGUE2452	IRAQI CONSTITUTION--GETTING THE WORD OUT [...] (SBU) Post has shared the Iraqi constitution information contained in reftel with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, think- tank, and media contacts. In discussions with government contacts embassy officers stressed the importance of establishing a positive political environment for the constitutio [...]	2005-09-09 11:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO NL IZ
05THEHAGUE2556	BEMBE EXTRADITION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Summary: According to Renee Jones-Bos, Director General for Regional and Consular Affairs at the Dutch MFA, the MFA expects to limit its role in the Bembe extradition to responding to specific questions posed by the court during Bembe's September 13 hearing and will not take a political p [...]	2005-09-20 16:44:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO AO NL PBTS XA PREL
05THEHAGUE2564	NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: URGING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT [...] (SBU) On September 21, POLOFF shared reftel points with Stella Kloth, Sudan Desk Officer at the MFA and member of the Dutch Government's Sudan Task Force. Kloth was very interested in the points and promised to share them with her colleagues at the Dutch Embassy in Khartoum. 2. (SBU) Kloth [...]	2005-09-21 15:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM EAID NL
05THEHAGUE2585	NETHERLANDS: ASD FLORY'S VISIT TO THE HAGUE [...] (C) Your trip to the Netherlands comes at a time when Prime Minister Jean-Pieter Balkenende's coalition government faces the lowest poll figures in Dutch history. Much of the public and parliamentary criticism focuses on the government's ambitious economic reform programs, but Dutch military deploy [...]	2005-09-23 13:37:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NL MOPS
05THEHAGUE2599	THE DUTCH MUSLIM COMMUNITY: A PRIMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Muslim community in the Netherlands is the second largest in Europe as a percentage of total population (5.8 percent). It is also one of the least-well integrated and most alienated, and according to polls looks less favorably on the United States than Muslim communities elsewher [...]	2005-09-27 08:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL NL KPAO
05THEHAGUE2648	DUTCH COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION [...] SUMMARY: Since the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, the Dutch have steadily constructed a solid framework of counter-terrorism (CT) laws. The Netherlands has ratified and implemented all UN conventions and protocols on terrorism as well as all legal instruments in the Eu [...]	2005-09-30 15:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINR PINS PGOV NL KPRP
05THEHAGUE2651	THE NETHERLANDS: COMBATING EXTREMISM THROUGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GONL is fully trying at the national and local levels to combat Islamic extremism on Dutch soil. The government's approach involves a two-pronged effort. First, the Dutch are promoting social integration in order to shrink the pool of potential recruits for extremist groups. Se [...]	2005-09-30 16:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL KISL NL
05THEHAGUE2666	NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO INVITE ON FUEL SUPPLY [...] Post delivered ref A letter to the office of Hugo Siblesz (Director General for Political Affairs, MFA) on September 30. On October 4, Charge followed up directly with Siblesz. Siblesz said the Dutch definitely plan to participate in the October 12 and 13 London meetings on fuel supply assura [...]	2005-10-04 15:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP NL
05THEHAGUE2756	SCENESETTER FOR DASD THERSA WHELAN'S VISIT TO THE [...] Your visit to The Hague comes at a time when the GONL is broadening its already substantial aid to Africa and is boosting its efforts in security assistance and reform. The Ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Development are pursuing joint SSR and DDR initiatives in Africa and have cre [...]	2005-10-12 14:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL KHIV NL XA
05THEHAGUE2793	DUTCH ARREST SEVEN IN COUNTER-TERRORISM RAI... [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the largest single counter-terrorism action in the Netherlands since the 9/11 attacks, a newly formed rapid intervention team arrested six men and one woman in The Hague, Amsterdam and Almere on October 14. Among those arrested were Jermaine Walters, the brother of (American) H [...]	2005-10-14 18:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PINS PGOV PREL NL KPRP
05THEHAGUE2845	NETHERLANDS/BELARUS: DUTCH SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch support promoting civil society in Belarus and are prepared to pursue this objective bilaterally. At the same time, they do not want to appear out of step from an EU consensus, and in general prefer constructive engagement over isolation. The Dutch recognize that rel [...]	2005-10-20 13:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM EAID BO NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2850	PROSECUTORS ON DUTCH TERROR ARRESTS [...] (C) Summary. Dutch prosecutors responsible for terrorist cases confirmed during an October 17 lunch that the timing of the arrests of seven terror suspects on October 14 was driven by intelligence information indicating the threat of an imminent attack; they did not provide details on the s [...]	2005-10-20 15:05:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PTER NL KPRP
05THEHAGUE2870	MISSION HOSTS FIRST IFTAR DINNER [...] On October 20, 2005, Embassy The Hague Charge d'Affaires Blakeman hosted a well-received Iftar dinner at the Charge's residence, the first ever by the Mission. Forty-five key contacts attended, including many Dutch Muslim leaders. The Charge read President Bush's Ramadan message to the gathe [...]	2005-10-24 05:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NL
05THEHAGUE2898	DUTCH IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary. Dutch Minister for Immigration and Integration Rita Verdonk reiterated to Charge her strong interest in visiting the U.S. Verdonk said she was interested in a program that covered both the immigration and integration sides of her portfolio. She suggested a January 2006 timefr [...]	2005-10-25 15:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CASC CVIS PTER PGOV NL
05THEHAGUE2904	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ISAF STAGE III PLANS KEEP [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Head of Conflict Prevention and Crisis Operations Joop Nijssen described recent Dutch-Australian discussions on a possible ISAF Stage III partnership in Uruzghan province as "extremely positive". Australian troop contribution offers exceeded Dutch expectations, while di [...]	2005-10-26 12:17:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR AF NL REL EUN
05THEHAGUE2913	US VISIT BY CROWN PRINCE OF THE NETHERLANDS [...] (U) On October 25, 2005, the Dutch press reported that FM Bot announced during October 24 meetings in Washington that Dutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander (aka Prince of Orange) planned to visit Washington D.C. on November 8, 2005. According to the press reports, the Crown Prince intends to mee [...]	2005-10-26 16:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV KPAO NL
05THEHAGUE3008	NETHERLANDS/EXTREMISM: MOHAMMAD B'S NEIGHBORHOOD [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-04 10:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL NL KPAO
05THEHAGUE3031	NETHERLANDS/CLIMATE CHANGE: DUTCH PESSIMISTIC [...] Summary: While hoping for a "clear mandate" for devising a post-Kyoto climate initiative, Dutch environment officials are pessimistic about the Montreal UN Climate Change Conference (COP-11). They expect the U.S. and large developing countries to obstruct consensus, but say the GONL will work [...]	2005-11-08 13:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL NL
05THEHAGUE3043	EXTRADITION: NETHERLANDS: ANTONIO BENTO BEMBE SKIPS [...] Summary: A Dutch prosecutor informed the Embassy on November 8 that Antonio Bento Bembe, an Angolan national wanted in the U.S. on charges of kidnapping, has not reported to the police since November 5 despite court orders requiring him to report in daily. Bembe's whereabouts are unknown. P [...]	2005-11-09 10:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN PREL CVIS KCRM NL
05THEHAGUE3064	NETHERLANDS/PARIS RIOTS: COULD IT HAPPEN HERE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are concerned that riots similar to those in France are unlikely, but could erupt in the Netherlands given a dramatic trigger event, especially between police and Muslim youth. Embassy contacts emphasized that differences between the French and Dutch immigrant communities and [...]	2005-11-10 14:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL NL PHUM PINR PREL PTER SCUL SOCI KPAO
05THEHAGUE3128	MISSION OUTREACH DURING RAMADAN [...] (U) Summary: Embassy staff participated in 19 outreach events during Ramadan this year, including hosting mission's first-ever Iftar dinner, attending small Iftar gatherings hosted by Muslim families in Amsterdam, participating in the country's first nationwide Ramadan festival, and hosting an inte [...]	2005-11-21 08:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL OEXC SCUL SOCI NL
05THEHAGUE3141	NETHERLANDS/SOUTH AFRICA: READOUT OF DAVID [...] (C) Summary: DOD Regional Director for Southern Africa David Radcliffe's November 10 visit to The Hague successfully followed up DASD Whelan's earlier meetings here by capitalizing on renewed Dutch interest in South Africa. Radcliffe's discussions with Dutch MFA and MOD interlocutors spurred [...]	2005-11-22 11:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP NL MASS XA
05THEHAGUE3191	NETHERLANDS/CUBA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends the President continue suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act with regard to the Netherlands. Renewed suspension of the LIBERTAD Act for the Netherlands is in the national interest and will expedite a transition to dem [...]	2005-11-28 17:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU NL
05THEHAGUE3206	NETHERLANDS/BOLIVIA: DUTCH MAY CONSIDER SENDING [...] (SBU) The Netherlands is receptive to the Bolivian government's call for bilateral assistance to the Organization of American States (OAS) mission to monitor the December 18 general elections. The Netherlands has provided US$100,000 to the mission and has pushed for EU support of the mission. [...]	2005-11-30 17:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NL BL
05THEHAGUE3305	2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] The Netherlands continues to be a significant transit point for drugs entering Europe (especially cocaine),an important producer and exporter of synthetic drugs (particularly Ecstasy - MDMA),and a substantial consumer of most illicit drugs. The current Dutch center-right coalition has made m [...]	2005-12-12 14:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM NL
05THEHAGUE3325	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: COALITION/NATO SUPPORT FOR IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 12:44:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROV KDEM KPAO MARR MOPS IZ NL
05THEHAGUE3338	2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] The following is Embassy The Hague's submission of Part II of the 2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Embassy Point of Contact for this report is Deputy TFCO/Econoff Karen Enstrom at enstromkl@state.gov. As requested reftel, Post will [...]	2005-12-16 13:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER ETTC NL
05THEHAGUE3340	KEY MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Muslim community in the Netherlands boasts an array of organizations claiming to represent Muslim interests. The Dutch media and government frequently look to spokesmen from these groups to express "Muslim" views on integration initiatives and other matters. Some post con [...]	2005-12-16 15:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL KPAO
05THEHAGUE3372	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CMS PENNY MOHR [...] Country clearance is granted for the January 28- February 1, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Penny Mohr, Health Economist, ORDI, OA, CMS, HHS to present information about the new Medicare prescription drug benefit and its interface with comparative effectiveness and cost effectiveness. 2. [...]	2005-12-21 12:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
05THEHAGUE3392	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for January 14-18, 2005 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Arthur Nienhuis, Member, National Cancer Advisiory Board, National Cancer Institute, NIH to attend the Annual Meeting of Investigators at Erasmus University in Rotterdam and present a lecture on his research [...]	2005-12-23 11:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA NL
05THEHAGUE3394	AVIAN INFLUENZA - NETHERLANDS TRIPWIRES AND [...] This message responds to the tasking in ref A to develop mission-specific tripwires and responses regarding avian influenza. We believe that the Netherlands is relatively well prepared to respond to such an epidemic, and that our most probable response to a significant outbreak of human H5N1 [...]	2005-12-23 11:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO NL AMER
05THEHAGUE3396	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL LANDRIEU [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Senator Mary Landrieu, Senator David Vitter, Representative Bill Jefferson, Herman Gesser and Adam Sharp, Senator Landrieu's Staff Members; Drew Willison and Roger Cockrell, Professional Staff Members, SAC-EW; Kyle Ruckert, Chief of Staf [...]	2005-12-23 11:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN NL
05THEHAGUE406	YOUR MEETING WITH DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER BOT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Bot requested this meeting to discuss a wide range of U.S.-EU issues prior to the President's visit to Europe. A former Dutch permrep to the EU with a pro-European reputation, Bot's appreciation of the transatlantic relationship appears to have deepened and strengthened du [...]	2005-02-11 11:23:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL NL EUN NATO
05THEHAGUE451	YOUR MEETING WITH DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER BOT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Bot requested this meeting to discuss a wide range of U.S.-EU issues prior to the President's visit to Europe, which he is prepared to help ensure is a success. Although a longtime former Dutch PermRep to the EU with a pro-European reputation, Bot demonstrated his support f [...]	2005-02-16 12:50:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL NL EUN NATO
05THEHAGUE932	UPDATED PRE-ADVANCE TEAM SCHEDULE FOR THE [...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes White House Site Survey Team led by Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Advance Todd Beyer. 2. Per your request, we have created a notional itinerary for the White House Site Survey on April 13- 14. All times are notional. We welcome [...]	2005-04-08 06:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA PREL NL OVIP BUSH GEORGE
05THEHAGUE956	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: FUNDING AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (C) Poloff met Marit van Zomeren (MFA Afghanistan Desk) April 6 to request augmented Dutch support for subject elections (reftel). Referring to a comprehensive list of Dutch contributions in Afghanistan for the 2001-2005 period (outlined below),van Zomeren said the GoNL had disbursed to UN [...]	2005-04-11 13:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF UNSC
05TOKYO1331	VIEWPOINT OF THE SOUTH KOREAN EMBASSY IN TOKYO [...] (C) ROK Deputy Chief of Mission in Tokyo, Choo Kyu-ho, accompanied by First Secretary Jeong Woon-jin, conveyed his embassy's viewpoints on North Korea, China, and the status of Japan-ROK bilateral relations at a March 7, 2005 lunch with the Charge. DCM Choo presented a rather dismal assessment [...]	2005-03-07 09:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL JA KS KN CH MNNUC
05TOKYO1349	U.S.-JAPAN INFORMAL POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL: [...] (C) Summary: During informal policy planning talks with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Vice Minister Tsuneo Nishida on March 2, Director of Policy Planning Stephen D. Krasner discussed East Asian architecture, China, North Korea and the President's democratization agenda. Nishida said Ja [...]	2005-03-08 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	ECIN PREL PARM PINR KDEM CH TW KN JA ASEAN
05TOKYO1440	FOURTH U.S.-JAPAN COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary. Following brief opening remarks by CTWG co-chairs, Political Section Deputy Reynolds and MOFA International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Director Shinsuke Shimizu, Cabinet Secretariat Assistant Counselor Hiroyuki Yamaya kicked off the fourth U.S.-Japan Counterterrorism [...]	2005-03-11 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CVIS ETTC KVPR KFRD PTER SENV JA
05TORONTO2609	Canada Asks U.S. to Change Rule on Insurance [...] During a September 26 financial services roundtable discussion with Consulate and embassy officials, leaders of the Canadian insurance industry advised that the Government of Canada would soon request changes to the U.S. policy on the certification of insurance coverage for cross-border motor [...]	2005-10-06 11:08:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO CA
05TORONTO2638	The Canadian Financial Services Sector: [...] (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance sponsored roundtables for ConGen Toronto with industry sector experts in venture capital [...]	2005-10-12 15:52:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN PREL CA US
05TORONTO2697	The Canadian Financial Sector: U.S. Life [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; see paragraph 9. 2. (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance sponsored roundtable [...]	2005-10-14 11:08:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN PREL KPAO CA US
05TORONTO2704	ONTARIO COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Ontario Community and Social Services Minister Pupatello emphasized the importance the Ontario Government places on relations with the United States during an October 13 courtesy call the Consul General paid on her. Pupatello digressed from issues associated with her portfolio [...]	2005-10-17 10:08:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELTN ENRG PGOV SENV CA US
05TORONTO2967	Ontario Experts Discuss Environmental Politics and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In preparation for the upcoming COP-11 meeting in Montreal, Ambassador Wilkins participated in a November 14 PA-organized meeting at the University of Toronto with leaders of environmental NGOs and academics concerned with environmental issues. Among the topics discussed were t [...]	2005-11-17 15:54:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV KPAO PREL CA
05TRIPOLI290	THE NORTH AFRICAN BRIGADE OF THE AFRICAN UNION PEACE AND [...] (S) According to press reports, army chiefs of staff from Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and "the Western Sahara Republic," announced November 17 the creation of a joint military force. We obtained additional information about the agreement in November 29 meetings with the Egyptian Embassy an [...]	2005-12-01 11:12:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	MARR PREL EG AG MO TS WI CA LY
05TUNIS1047	ANONYMOUS COMMUNIQUES ALLEGE RCD DISCONTENT WITH [...] (C) Summary: Two communiques highly critical of President Ben Ali have been issued in recent months from a newly formed group calling itself the "Destouriens Democrates." Its anonymous authors claim to be members of the ruling Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD) party who are dissatisfied w [...]	2005-05-18 15:12:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TS
05TUNIS1048	TUNISIA'S ENERGY CZAR EXPLAINS POSITION ON U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Econoff's meeting with the head of Tunisia's electricity monopoly reveals that a U.S. investor, EnerCiel, will likely need to seek relief through the court system or reach a compromise given the hardening of legal positions and the difficulties EnerCiel is facing with moving forwa [...]	2005-05-19 06:48:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KIDE EINV TS
05TUNIS1067	TUNISIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING OFFICIAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-20 14:13:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PGOV EWWT TS
05TUNIS1081	LEGAL OPPOSITION LACKS POLITICAL SKILLS, PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. Although results of the May 8 local elections showed a ten per cent gain in the number of municipal seats held by Tunisian opposition parties, none of these parties, either alone or in a coalition, have any significant, measurable amount of public support. In discussions during [...]	2005-05-23 14:37:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM TS MEPI
05TUNIS1085	TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS DIVIDED OVER ASSOCIATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-23 15:03:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PHUM PGOV KDEM TS KMEPI
05TUNIS1091	Embassy Engages Tunisian Journalists on World Press [...] (SBU) Summary: On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Embassy, with financial and logistical support from Internews, provided training for over 70 Tunisian journalists on the issue of on-line journalism. On May 3, the Embassy hosted a small hands-on workshop, led by American expert [...]	2005-05-24 13:25:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO SOCI KMPI TS ECIP
05TUNIS1203	Tunis Weekly Public Diplomacy Outreach Report, June [...] On June 2, 40 high schoolers and two of their English teachers from Kelibia, a small fishing port one and a half hours from Tunis, visited the American Center as part of an educational field trip during which they spent half a day at the Embassy, touring the IRC, surfing the net and admiring t [...]	2005-06-06 13:52:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OIIP OEXC TS
05TUNIS1235	TUNISIA HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS: 05/25 - 06/08 [...] SUMMARY: This cable summarizes significant human rights developments during the previous two week period. Topics covered are: -- Case of Mohamed Abbou -- Arab Institute of Human Rights Funding Problems -- Formation of "Committee for the Defense of Victims of Terrorism Law" -- Amnesty Int [...]	2005-06-09 15:17:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO KMPI TS
05TUNIS1282	ABBOU APPEAL TRIAL: SENTENCE UPHELD, DIPLOMATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 10, the Court of Appeal in Tunis upheld the three and a half year sentence of lawyer/activist Mohamed Abbou (ref a). The trial was disorderly, and at times chaotic, with over 120 lawyers attempting to defend Abbou. Embassy human rights officer attended the trial along [...]	2005-06-13 14:56:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO KMPI TS
05TUNIS1324	STATUS OF REQUEST FOR SOFA IN TUNISIA [...] (C) We have no Status of Forces Agreement currently with the GOT. In connection with training exercise Flintlock, we have signed an MOA (administrative agreement) that is valid for the duration of the exercise (June 3-17, 2005). We have a waiver from EUCOM for the Tunisia portion of Fl [...]	2005-06-17 13:43:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL TS
05TUNIS1439	UK REP ON BMENA DEVELOPMENTS, LEBANON [...] SUMMARY: UK Coordinator for Outreach to the Arab World Nick Abbott offered an update on UK coordination of BMENA activities to MEPI Regional Office Director. The four civil society components are coming together: UK organizing Transparency, U.S. Rule of Law, Bahrain Businesswomen, and hope [...]	2005-07-01 14:20:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	KMPI KDEM PREL LE TS
05TUNIS1484	TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: JULY 7, 2005 [...] (U) During the Tunisian American Chamber of Commerce's (TACC) recent conference on Free Trade, June 29-30, Tunisian Minister of Commerce Mondher Zenaidi, said that the GOT will continue integration with the world economy to support Tunisia's socio-economic development. Zenaidi noted that an F [...]	2005-07-07 13:18:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR TS ENIV
05TUNIS1915	TUNISIAN JOURALISTS REACT NEGATIVELY TO NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-31 05:56:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OIIP TS KPAO PHUM
05TUNIS2075	JEDDAH LESSONS LEARNED - FOLLOW-UP [...] (S/NF) Ambassador chaired a meeting of Embassy Tunis Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 09/13/2005 to discuss reftel, Jeddah Lessons Learned. Also present were DCM, RSO, RMAS, PA, MEPI, FSI, MGT, DAO, ODC, MED, P/E. 2. (S/NF) Embassy Tunis EAC reviewed and discussed reftel in detail, con [...]	2005-09-15 14:30:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT
05TUNIS2420	FM ABDALLAH CRITIQUES EMBASSY VISITS TO HUNGER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with the Foreign Minister on October 31 to discuss recent visits by the Embassy to the group of eight civil society leaders currently on a hunger strike to protest the lack of freedom of expression and association in Tunisia, and to demand the release of political p [...]	2005-10-31 16:12:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TS
05TUNIS768	TUNISIAN LABOR UPDATE: UGTT SHOWS A MORE [...] (C) Summary. Labor negotiations between labor, private employers, and government take place every three years in Tunisia. The three parties negotiate 51 separate collective bargaining contracts covering Tunisia's entire active work force. Since 1990, Tunisia has had this unique system of un [...]	2005-03-25 09:15:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM TS
05TUNIS826	VISIT TO WIFE OF IMPRISONED LAWYER PROMPTS [...] (C) Summary. At the invitation of university economics professor and PA contact Fedhi Jerbi, Polcouns April 6 visited the wife and family of Mohamad Abbou, the lawyer who was arrested March 1 for writing an online article harshly critical of President Ben Ali and his decision to invite Prime [...]	2005-04-19 11:16:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KDEM KISL TS
05TUNIS840	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH HOLDS FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE IN [...] (C) Summary: Two visiting Human Rights Watch (HRW) staffers successfully held a press conference April 20 to release a new HRW report on solitary confinement of Tunisian political prisoners. The 39-page report is based on interviews of political prisoners conditionally released in the Novembe [...]	2005-04-20 17:03:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TS
05TUNIS864	TUNISIA: MILITARY GRANT ASSISTANCE: LEGAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-26 15:21:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PGOV KTIA TS
05TUNIS869	TUNISIA'S PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR: THE GOT BEGINS TO [...] On April 15, Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs following the Ambassador's call on the Minister of Public Health on April 7 to discuss "data exclusivity" concerns under Special 301 review. 2. Post's unofficial translation of the note follows. [...]	2005-04-27 16:29:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON EINV TS
05TUNIS879	BEYWATCH: NEWS FROM TUNISIA [...] The following is one of a series of reporting cables drafted predominantly by Post's entry level officers. We believe the different perspectives offered in each of the following paragraphs will (taken together) accurately reflect what we consider to be the country's paradoxical nature -- Tuni [...]	2005-04-28 13:59:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TS
05TUNIS896	GOT RUSHES CONVICTION TO COINCIDE WITH ICRC [...] (C) Summary: A Tunisian court sentenced dissident lawyer Mohamed Abbou to a prison term of three years and six months following his one-day April 28 trial for two charges. Abbou was arrested in early March for publishing on the website/listserve "Tunisnews" an article attacking President Ben [...]	2005-04-29 17:13:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KMPI KJUS KDEM TS ICRC WSIS
05TUNIS898	FREE TRADE WITH THE U.S.: ARE THE TUNISIANS READY? [...] (SBU) Summary. Booz Allen Hamilton's Emad Tinawi visited Tunis April 4 ) 8, to consult with U.S. Embassy and GOT officials, private sector representatives, and academics on U.S.-Tunisian trade and investment issues. Tinawi's visit, as a private sector consultant to the Department, aimed to a [...]	2005-05-02 09:38:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN TS
05VATICAN102	POPE ENCOURAGES DIALOGE OVER ARROGANCE; URGES [...] (SBU) In the face of the natural and manmade catastrophes that afflicted the world over the past year, Pope John Paul II's New Year address to the Vatican diplomatic corps set out four challenges facing world leaders that closely parallel priority U.S. policy goals: the defense of life, the c [...]	2005-01-13 05:42:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM VT
05VATICAN130	ITALIAN EC MINISTER BUTTIGLIONE ADDRESSES [...] (U) Italian Minister of European Community Policies Rocco Buttiglione described a rising tide of secularism in Europe that he claimed was ironically having a positive effect on ecumenical and inter-religious relations in a January 11 appearance before an audience of the Vatican press corps an [...]	2005-01-14 14:21:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI VT
05VATICAN307	Ambassador's Farewell Assessment of U.S.-Holy See [...] (U) Madam Secretary, As I leave my [post today concluding nearly three and a half years as Ambassador to the Holy See, I want to report that I believe our relationship with the Vatican has emerged as a very important bilateral partnership. It has become increasingly valuable to our efforts [...]	2005-01-31 10:38:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KIRF VT
05VATICAN37	IRF AMBASSADOR HANFORD REVIEWS THREATS AND NEXT [...] (SBU) During his December 1 - 4 visit to the Vatican, Ambassador at large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford reviewed U.S. religious freedom concerns and priorities with Holy See Foreign Minister Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo and other senior officials. Vatican officials highlighted [...]	2005-01-05 14:19:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KIRF PHUM PINR PREL VT
05VATICAN382	UKRAINE: VATICAN OPTIMISTIC, DEFENDS CARDINAL'S [...] (SBU) Holy See Country Director for Ukraine Monsignor Julio Murat defended Ukrainian (Greek Catholic) Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, insisting that he had "no choice" but to speak out against abuses during his country's recent election controversy. According to Murat, Husar's public statements were [...]	2005-02-04 14:17:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PREL RS SOCI UP VT
05VATICAN440	VATICAN: HUNGARIAN CHURCH-STATE RIFT MERITS ATTENTION [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Central Europe Monsignor Michael Banach (protect throughout) acknowledged mild though persistent tensions between the GoH and the Catholic Church, adding that issues relating to the funding of Catholic Schools and differing interpretations of the 1990s agreemen [...]	2005-02-18 07:32:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	VT HU SOCI PHUM PREL
05VATICAN441	IRAQI EXPAT PRIEST MARKED FOR REVENGE [...] (C) Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Catholic Church to the Holy See, told us recently that his name had been published on a list of alleged collaborators with the Hussein regime published in the Iraqi Shi'a newspaper Al-Hawza. The paper specifically accused Najim passi [...]	2005-02-18 07:39:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT
05VATICAN446	CHALDEAN PATRIARCH: INCREASED SECURITY, RELIABLE ELECTRICITY [...] (C) Iraqi Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly told Charge February 17 that the coalition's failure to date to provide reasonable security and reliable electricity were the biggest obstacles to acceptance of U.S. efforts by the Iraqi people. The lack of security led many to conclude [...]	2005-02-24 12:38:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT
05VATICAN460	VATICAN OPPOSES COVIC DISMISSAL OR RESIGNATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-29 16:34:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR PREL VT
05VATICAN461	WEAKENED POPE MISSES EASTER SERVICES [...] (C) For the first time since his 1978 election to the papacy, Pope John Paul II was unable to participate in the Vatican's Holy Week and Easter celebrations, suggesting that his condition continues to deteriorate following his February surgery. Despite a series of indications that the Pope h [...]	2005-03-29 18:18:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VT
05VATICAN477	POPE REACHES OUT TO CHINA [...] (C) In his first formal foreign policy discourse, Pope Benedict XVI called for closer relations with China at a May 12 audience for ambassadors accredited to the Holy See. Without citing China directly, the new pope made a public push for a cause that the Vatican has been promoting for some [...]	2005-05-18 16:23:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VT CH TW
05VATICAN507	UK IRKS HOLY SEE WITH EMBASSY CHANGES [...] (C) The UK has rubbed the Holy See the wrong way with two recent moves that many at the Vatican have taken as slights - or worse. First the British irked the Vatican by moving its embassy to the Holy See into the compound housing its mission to Italy - a diplomatic faux pas at the Vatican. [...]	2005-08-09 16:21:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UK VT
05VATICAN508	VENEZUELA: VATICAN NOT READY TO CHANGE TACTICS [...] (C) Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister Parolin affirmed to the Charge August 9 the Vatican's preference for outreach and dialogue with President Chavez rather than confrontation. Parolin took the same approach he had in a June 30 meeting with Post's former Charge on the subject (ref a),despite [...]	2005-08-10 08:59:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	VT VE PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM
05VATICAN511	GUANTANAMO: POINTS PASSED TO VATICAN [...] (C) Per reftel, Charge raised issue of Guantanamo and detainees during an August 9 introductory call on Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister Pietro Parolin and provided a copy of points in ref para 4. Parolin indicated that he would review the issue and provide a response later. 2. (C) Embas [...]	2005-08-12 17:31:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PGOV PREL VT
05VATICAN513	ANTI-CONVERSION LEGISLATION CONCERNS VATICAN; JESUIT HAS [...] (C) Vatican Country Director for Sri Lanka Monsignor Bernardito Auza told us recently that the Vatican was concerned about pending anti-conversion legislation in that country. He emphasized the "dangerous" effect such legislation could have on schools, orphanages, old age homes, hospitals, and [...]	2005-08-17 10:13:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF KISL VT CE
05VATICAN514	VATICAN: LOOKING AHEAD ON BIOTECH [...] (C) Recent conversations between Holy See officials and USAID and EB representatives visiting the Vatican confirmed the cautious acceptance of biotech food by the Holy See. Vatican officials asserted that the safety and science of genetically modified foods would eventually be non-issues at the [...]	2005-08-26 07:02:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TBIO EAGR EAID SOCI VT

05VATICAN515	TURKISH DIPLOMAT SOUR ON RELATIONS WITH VATICAN [...] (C) Turkish diplomat Ali Riza Ozcoskun (protect) complained to us recently about the poor state of Holy See - Turkish relations, charging that there is simply no dialogue between the two states. He went over the well-known stalemate, explaining that the Catholic Church sought certain legal as [...]	2005-08-26 12:15:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI TU VT
05VATICAN519	VATICAN: MEETING WITH ARCHBISHOP LAJOLO [...] (C) Summary. Charge d'affaires a.i. called on Vatican FM-equivalent Lajolo September 3 and raised a number of issues, including Venezuela, China, Turkey/Islam, UN reform, Israel, Iraq. End Summary. 2. (U) Charge paid an introductory 30-minute call on September 3 on Archbishop Giovanni La [...]	2005-09-09 16:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT VE IS CH TU IZ
05VATICAN529	VATICAN: UK TAPS NORTHERN IRISH CATHOLIC AS AMBASSADOR [...] (C) The UK has selected Francis Campbell, a 35-year-old Catholic from Northern Ireland, as ambassador to the Holy See. We understand that Campbell will become the first Catholic to represent the UK at the Vatican since the Reformation. Campbell is a former diplomat and advisor at 10 Downing [...]	2005-11-08 16:42:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VT UK
05VATICAN539	IRAQ: PATRIARCH CONCERNED ABOUT CONSTITUTION, CHRISTIAN [...] (C) Ambassador met November 15 with Emmanuel III Delly (protect),Patriarch of Babylon and head of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The Chaldeans claim some 1.3 million members in Iraq and elsewhere. Delly was in Rome to see Pope Benedict XVI and for a meeting of Chaldean bishops. ------------- [...]	2005-11-25 11:04:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT
05VATICAN543	VATICAN LOOKS TOWARDS CHINA - WITHOUT COMPROMISE [...] (U) The Holy See has sent clear messages to China recently that hint at improving relations, but which maintain the integrity of its position on religious freedom and autonomy. Both Pope Benedict XVI and Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano expressed displeasure at Beijing's intransigence [...]	2005-12-01 07:13:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PREL VT CH
05VATICAN544	AMBASSADOR MILLER'S VATICAN MEETINGS [...] (U) Summary. During his October visit to Rome, Ambassador John Miller met with Holy See officials in two Pontifical Councils to promote Vatican engagement on trafficking in persons. Ambassador Miller also attended a half-day conference co-sponsored by Embassy Rome and Embassy Vatican, and met [...]	2005-12-01 15:27:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN SOCI VT
05VATICAN555	VATICAN EXAMINES CHURCH-STATE DYNAMIC IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Venezuela Monsignor Thevenin (protect throughout) told us recently he saw little change in the church-state dynamic in the country. When asked about new archbishop of Caracas, Thevenin said he was "not a fighter" and would not be aggressive against Chavez. [...]	2005-12-13 16:50:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	VE KIRF PHUM PREL PGOV VT
05VATICAN557	EAST TIMOR: VATICAN EXAMINES ROLE OF CHURCH, BISHOPS [...] (C) This is the first of two cables on the East Timorese Catholic church viewed from Rome six months after the May protests incited by Bishops Basilio Nascimento and Alberto Ricardo da Silva. This first message will focus on the Holy See's official position, as laid out by Holy See East Timor [...]	2005-12-15 12:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIRF PGOV PINR ID VT TT
05VATICAN562	VATICAN WARY OF LEFTIST LATINOS [...] (C) The Ambassador shared ref (a) points on Venezuela's nefarious influence in the region with Holy See internal affairs chief (Vatican number three) Archbishop Leonardo Sandri December 17. Some points were news to Sandri, but he was not surprised and said he shared U.S. concerns about Chav [...]	2005-12-23 11:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF PREL VT MX VE
05VIENNA101	EU COMMON POSITION ON CUBA: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Embassy conveyed reftel points to Austrian MFA DAS-equivalent for Latin American Kornelia Weihs on January 10. Pol Unit Chief followed up with Weihs (who had just returned from the COLAT EU working group meeting in Brussels) on January 12. Weihs told us that the Luxembourg Presidency [...]	2005-01-12 13:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CU AU EUN
05VIENNA103	AFGHANISTAN: BUILDING ON NATO MINISTERIAL - [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director for South and Southeast Asia Peter Storer on January 12. We expressed appreciation for Austria's ISAF contributions, and reiterated our hope that Austria would further engage in this important international mission by supporting and/or pa [...]	2005-01-12 14:06:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL AF AU NATO
05VIENNA1062	AUSTRIA IN LINE WITH EU CONSENSUS ON CHR CUBA [...] (SBU) On March 22, following receipt of ref a, Embassy Vienna provided a copy of the draft Cuba resolution to the Austrian MFA Human Rights Bureau and requested Austria's support for EU co-sponsorship. On April 1, Acting head of the Human Rights Bureau Ingrid Pech told EconPolOff that the de [...]	2005-04-01 14:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AU UNHRC EUN
05VIENNA112	INTERNATIONAL MISSION FOR IRAQ ELECTIONS - [...] (SBU) Embassy conveyed reftel points to Austrian MFA Middle East Africa Bureau on January 10. Pol Unit Chief followed up with Middle East desk officer Wolfgang Lapuh on January 12. Lapuh agreed with our assessment that successful elections would represent a critical turning point for Iraq. [...]	2005-01-12 15:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PROP PREL PHUM IZ AU
05VIENNA1156	SARAJEVO FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Sarajevo follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1215 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 37,126 16,240 23,300 39, [...]	2005-04-08 07:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD BK
05VIENNA1192	FUNDING AFGHANISTAN'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: [...] (SBU) Embassy discussed ref (a) points on April 5 with Rudolf Lennkh, the Foreign Ministry's A/S-equivalent for the Americas (ref b). We also conveyed the information to Peter Storer, Director for South and Southeast Asia, and followed up with him on April 11. Storer, whose office is coordi [...]	2005-04-12 12:32:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF AU UNSC
05VIENNA1239	UNRWA EMERGENCY APPEAL: AUSTRIA TO INCREASE [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-15 06:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL PREF PREL IS AU EUN
05VIENNA1310	COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES - AUSTRIAN PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-20 15:29:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL AU
05VIENNA132	SUPPORT FOR U.S. AMENDMENTS TO SUA CONVENTION: [...] (C) Political Unit Chief delivered reftel demarche to MFA head of Multilateral Legal Affairs unit Michael Postl on January 12. Postl reiterated that the SUA convention is not the highest priority for Austria, given how few Austrian-flagged ships there are. Postl recalled the January 2003 me [...]	2005-01-14 09:52:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT AU EUN
05VIENNA138	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: Investment Climate Statement - Austria 2005 ------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargement in May 2004, Austria's location became [...]	2005-01-14 15:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB AU OPIC USTR
05VIENNA139	AUSTRIA: REQUEST FOR NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT [...] Embassy Vienna's updated contact information for leading government officials is as follows: Post: Vienna, Austria Date of Submission: January 14, 2004 Head of State: Univ. Prof. Dr. Heinz Fischer Title: Federal President Office Tel: (43)(1) 53422-201 (or -202, -204) Office Fax: (43) [...]	2005-01-14 15:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AU
05VIENNA14	POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE: ADDITIONAL USD [...] The Ministry of Health recently notified the Embassy that the GoA would make an extradordinary contribution of USD 100,000 to the WHO/UNICEF-led Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI). Citing USG promotion of the PEI (ref A),MoH Chief of Staff Clemens Auer thanked the USG for its efforts and co [...]	2005-01-04 14:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO AU WHO
05VIENNA1461	SYRIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1559: AUSTRIAN [...] (C) Embassy Vienna conveyed reftel demarche on April 29 to MFA A/S-equivalent for the Middle East and Africa Ralph Scheide. EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief followed up with Scheide on May 3. Scheide reported discussing the matter of the EU-Syria Association Agreement with his German [...]	2005-05-04 12:39:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO LE SY AU EUN
05VIENNA1482	AUSTRIA REQUESTS U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL [...] (SBU) Ambassador met Parliamentary President Andreas Khol on May 3, at Khol's request, to discuss progress in claims processing under the General Settlement Fund (GSF) for Holocaust victims. Khol reported that decisions on cases were moving much more quickly now with the additional st [...]	2005-05-09 06:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNAR PREL PGOV AU
05VIENNA164	AMBASSADOR URGES NEW INTERIOR MINISTER TO HALT [...] (S) Summary: In his first meeting with new Interior Minister Liese Prokop on January 18, the Ambassador praised the excellent cooperation the U.S. has enjoyed with the Ministry on law enforcement, anti-terrorism, and Embassy security issues. He explained in detail U.S. concerns regarding Au [...]	2005-01-20 12:44:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC AU
05VIENNA1702	EMBASSY VIENNA ENERGY AND RESOURCES REPORTING [...] Following information is keyed to reftel request: Energy and Natural Resources Reporting Officer: Phillip Nelson ETD: 08/2008 Phone: (43)-1-31339-2299 Fax: (43)-1-31339-2916 Email: nelsonpr@state.gov Local Address: 16 Boltzmanngasse 1090 Vienna Aus [...]	2005-05-23 14:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EMIN ENRG AU
05VIENNA1705	AUSTRIA-U.S. EXTRADITION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-23 14:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN AU
05VIENNA1715	FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION - AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-24 09:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CPAS CVIS KCRM KFRD PINR PINS PREL SOCI AU
05VIENNA1776	AUSTRIA'S GOVERNMENT AND JEWISH COMMUNITY REACH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 25, the Austrian Jewish Community (IKG) and the GOA announced that pending questions regarding the IKG's restitution claims had been resolved. In addition, a solution was on the way to address the IKG's demands for the ongoing financing of the community. IKG President [...]	2005-06-01 08:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
05VIENNA1826	AUSTRIA: REVIEW OF LIBERTAD ACT SUSPENSION [...] (SBU) Over the past six months, Austria continued to criticize Cuba's human rights record in international fora, including in the UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR) (ref B). On April 14, 2005 Austria co-sponsored the USG's CHR resolution on the situation of human rights in Cuba. 2. (C) [...]	2005-06-03 11:04:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU AU
05VIENNA1895	AFGHANISTAN: AUSTRIA SENDING UP TO 100 SOLDIERS [...] (SBU) On June 7, the Austrian Council of Ministers (cabinet) unanimously approved the deployment of up to 100 Austrian soldiers to Afghanistan in August - October 2005. Parliament's standing committee will have to give final approval to the deployment mandate, possibly as early as June 10. [...]	2005-04-08 12:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL KPKO AF AU BK SR MK NATO EUN
05VIENNA1935	EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING AND EU CUBA POLICY: [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered ref (a) points on the upcoming GAERC to Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 7. Embassy delivered ref (b) points on Cuba on June 3. Pol Unit chief then discussed the issues on June 8 with Andreas Riecken, MFA Coordinator for EU Common Foreign and Security Poli [...]	2005-06-10 09:28:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM IR IZ LE YI CM CU AU EUN
05VIENNA2093	AUSTRIA-U.S. EXTRADITION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE [...] Under cover of a note verbale dated June 16, 2005, the GOA has addressed the suggested changes in the German text of the Mutual Legal Assistance Protocol and agrees to the changes in Article 5(2) (an alternative German wording was later provided informally and will be communicated via septel) [...]	2005-06-22 13:33:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN AU
05VIENNA2254	AUSTRIAN PARLIAMENTARIAN DEMANDS CHARGES AGAINST [...] (U) A Greens parliamentarian has asked the Austrian state prosecutor's office to open a criminal case against Iranian President-elect Mahmoud Ahmedinejad for involvement in the 1989 murders of three Kurdish leaders in Vienna. Pilz claims to have received information from a person he has ident [...]	2005-07-05 15:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR AU
05VIENNA2270	AUSTRIA-IRAN: NO FORMAL INVESTIGATION YET INTO [...] (C) Spokespersons for the Vienna State Prosecutor's Office and for the Austrian Justice Ministry have told us that no/no investigation is yet open into the alleged involvement of Iranian president-elect Mahmoud Ahmedinejad in the 1989 murders of three Kurdish leaders in Vienna. This contradi [...]	2005-07-06 12:12:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR AU
05VIENNA2285	VIENNA FY05 GA THIRD QUARTER REVIEW [...] Third quarter review for Vienna follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1206 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Jun Jul-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 243,421 166,069 69,405 [...]	2005-07-07 10:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AU
05VIENNA2313	LONDON BOMBINGS: AUSTRIANS EXPRESS SOLIDARITY: [...] Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel has declared Austria's solidarity for the United Kingdom and sympathy for the victims of the July 7 bombings in London. "Europe will not be intimidated. It will close ranks," he declared. President Heinz Fischer expressed shock and outrage, calling the attacks [...]	2005-07-08 15:02:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV AU
05VIENNA2344	VISA-WAIVER PROGRAM: PASSPORT-RELATED [...] Per Reftel para 9, Post provides the following information regarding Austrian Lost and Stolen Passport (LASP) reporting procedures. This information concerns current procedures. 2. QUESTION a.Which office(s) at your post receive information on lost and stolen passports? If offices other [...]	2005-07-12 13:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF AU
05VIENNA2555	MLAT AND EXTRADITION PROTOCOL SIGNING JULY 20 [...] On July 20, the Ambassador and Austrian Justice Minister Karin Miklautsch signed U.S.-Austrian agreements on extradition and mutual legal assistance. (Note: Since July 23, Minister uses married name Karin Gastinger.) The Austrian Ministry of Justice Chef de Cabinet Michael Schoen, MOJ Protoco [...]	2005-07-29 12:13:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN AU
05VIENNA2608	C-CN5-00226: ALBANIAN CRIMINAL GROUPS IN AUSTRIA [...] (C) Below is Post's response to C-CN5-00226 on Albanian organized crime. 2. (C) What is the nature and extent of Albanian organized criminal activity in Austria? -- Post's information on ethnic Albanian organized crime elements operating in Austria derives largely from its Au [...]	2005-08-03 12:31:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR SNAR AU
05VIENNA262	AUSTRIA PLANS POSITIVE STATEMENT ON IRAQ ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) At a January 28 meeting, Foreign Ministry Middle East director (assistant secretary-equivalent) Ralph Scheide told EconPolCouns that Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik would issue a positive statement Monday, January 31 on the Iraq elections. Scheide's draft (which the Foreign Minister ha [...]	2005-01-28 13:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IZ AU
05VIENNA2647	SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL EXPORT CONTROL CONFERENCE: [...] Post sent reftel letter of invitation and draft schedule for the Seventh Annual International Export Control Conference to Helmut Krehlik from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labor and to Franz Kocian from the Ministry of Interior, Federal Agency for the Protection of the Constitution a [...]	2005-08-05 14:22:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KSTC MASS ETTC AU
05VIENNA2662	ENGAGING AUSTRIA ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (SBU) Embassy Vienna has provided a non-paper based on reftel points to Austrian MFA State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister-equivalent) Hans Winkler. The Public Affairs Section will post this information to Embassy's public website. Charge will also present the material to Chancellor Schu [...]	2005-08-08 14:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL KPAO PGOV PREL AU
05VIENNA2752	EU-TURKEY: AUSTRIANS ON CONSISTENT LINE; WON'T [...] (C) The Austrian position on Turkey's EU accession (as reported ref b) has been fairly consistent over the past several months and is not likely to change prior to October 3. Austria does not and will not want to reopen the December 2004 decision to begin talks this autumn. Austria [...]	2005-08-17 15:06:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN TU AU EUN
05VIENNA28	AUSTRIA ORDERS ANOTHER HAGUE RETURN ENFORCED & [...] SUMMARY: AUSTRIAN COURTS HAVE AGAIN ORDERED THE RETURN OF A CHILD UNDER THE HAGUE CONVENTION, THIS TIME TO HER FATHER IN POLAND. THIS MARKS THE THIRD TIME IN 2004 THAT THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT HAS ORDERED THE RETURN OF A CHILD UNDER THE HAGUE CONVENTION, DESPITE INVOCATION OF ARTICLE 13B, WHI [...]	2005-01-05 15:11:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC KOCI AU
05VIENNA2827	DEMARCHE ON TURKISH EU ACCESSION: AUSTRIA SUPPORTS [...] (C) Summary: The Austrian Foreign Ministry's Southern Europe head and its director for Common Foreign and Security Policy told us August 22 that Austria considers the October 3 start date for Turkey's EU accession talks absolute. Austria is seeking language in the negotiating framew [...]	2005-08-23 14:41:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN TU CY AU EUN
05VIENNA2828	PRE-GYMNICH DEMARCHE: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Embassy Vienna delivered reftel points on August 22 to MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Director Andreas Riecken. Riecken said that the UK Presidency had not circulated a final agenda for the meeting. Given the ostensibly informal nature of the Gymnich, it was diffic [...]	2005-08-23 15:24:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL IS HR IR AU EUN
05VIENNA2925	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: COORDINATION ON ELECTORAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-31 15:41:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID HA AU
05VIENNA2928	FY 2005 TRAINING REPORT [...] VIENNA: ---------- EMPLOYEE: QUINTIN GRAY COURSE: GERMAN LOCATION: U.S. EMBASSY DATE: 10/1/2004 - 9/30/2005 NO. OF HOURS: 50 COST: 0 INSTRUCTOR: STAFF EMPLOYEE: SARAH D. HANSON COURSE: GERMAN LOCATION: U.S. EMBASSY DATE: 10/1/20 [...]	2005-09-01 09:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AU
05VIENNA2955	TFUS01: AUSTRIAN OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FOR [...] Summary: Top Austrian officials have made specific offers to the Ambassador for disaster assistance. The Austrian military has made a specific offer of a Disaster Relief group to provide capabilities including water purification, decontamination, and search and rescue support. In [...]	2005-09-03 11:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US AU
05VIENNA2956	TFUS01: NEEDS LIST PASSED TO AUSTRIA -- AUSTRIA [...] Ambassador contacted Austrian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Johannes Kyrle (in the absence of the Foreign Minister) on September 4 to convey ref (a) and (b) needs list and secretary's statement on Hurricane Katrina. On behalf of the Minister, Kyrle undertook to work on supplying U.S. needs [...]	2005-09-04 13:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US AU
05VIENNA2994	AMBASSADOR BROWN'S MEETING WITH FONMIN PLASSNIK, [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Foreign Minister Plassnik in advance of her September 9 meeting with the Secretary in Washington to review topics that are expected to be discussed. These included: -- Hurricane Katrina: The Ambassador thanked the Minister for Austria,s offers of a Di [...]	2005-09-08 09:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD CVIS AU
05VIENNA3017	TFUS01: ACCEPTANCE OF AUSTRIAN ASSISTANCE OFFER FOR [...] Ambassador and Embassy officers will convey acceptance of Austrian offer for 500 tarps and 300 camp beds immediately to senior Austrian officials per reftel. 2. For 24-hour contact on assistance and relief operations, contact the Austrian Federal Alarm Center ("Bundeswarnzentrale"): Addr [...]	2005-09-11 00:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PREL PGOV ASEC MARR AMGT US AU
05VIENNA3018	TFUS01: ACCEPTANCE OF AUSTRIAN ASSISTANCE OFFER FOR [...] Ambassador and Embassy officers will convey acceptance of Austrian offer for 500 tarps and 300 camp beds immediately to senior Austrian officials per reftel. 2. For 24-hour contact on assistance and relief operations, contact the Austrian Federal Alarm Center ("Bundeswarnzentrale" [...]	2005-09-11 00:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PREL PGOV ASEC MARR AMGT US AU
05VIENNA302	STATEMENTS FOR CARTAGENA CONFERENCE: DEMARCHE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. 2. (SBU) Embassy Vienna received reftel points at COB on February 1 and conveyed them immediately to Austrian MFA Americas Bureau. Pol Unit followed up on February 2. MFA informed us that the points had reached them after the departure for [...]	2005-02-02 10:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PGOV PREL PTER SNAR ECON CO AU
05VIENNA3030	UN SUMMIT OUTCOME DOUCMENT: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Embassy Vienna carried out reftel demarche to MFA A/S-equivalent (Acting) for International Organization Affairs Dr. Helmut Boeck on September 7. Boeck said that the Austrian delegation in New York had welcomed the evident interest their U.S. counterparts had shown in having a true give- [...]	2005-09-12 13:27:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU UNGA
05VIENNA3085	REDESIGNED U.S. $10 NOTES: EMBASSY VIENNA POC [...] Embassy Vienna point-of-contact for issues relating to the redesigned U.S. $10 notes is Econ Unit Chief Phillip Nelson; phone (43)-1-31339-2299; fax (43)-1-31339-2916; email nelsonpr@state.gov. Brown [...]	2005-09-15 15:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EFIN KPAO AU
05VIENNA3100	EUROPEAN ESTH CONFERENCE - EMBASSY VIENNA [...] Post nominates FSN Specialist Alexander Schratt to participate in the October 5-6 ESTH Conference in Copenhagen. Following information is keyed to information requested in reftel: Name: Alexander Schratt Title: Economic Specialist D/POB: April 24, 1962, in Baden-Baden, Germany Telephone [...]	2005-09-19 13:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL KSCA OTRA AU
05VIENNA3144	USNATO/USEU POL-MIL CONFERENCE: EMBASSY VIENNA [...] Embassy Vienna is pleased to accept the invitation to attend the 2005 USNATO/USEU Pol-Mil Conference and will send the following participant: Michael R. DeTar Political Unit Chief Security Clearance: Top Secret tel: 43 1 31339 2114 fax: 43 1 31339 2916 e-mail: detarmr@state.gov 2. [...]	2005-09-22 06:36:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT MARR PREL AU NATO EUN
05VIENNA317	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: PROGRESS TOWARDS COMPLETING [...] Under cover of a note verbale, Embassy has just received a formal Austrian response to the latest November 15, 2004 proposals for completing the texts of the extradition and mutual legal assistance protocols. In a telephone conversation our contacts at the MFA suggested these were only minor [...]	2005-02-04 07:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN AU
05VIENNA327	EU RICE DEMARCHE [...] Per reftel, Embassy Vienna delivered the EU Rice talking points to our contacts at the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Economics. Embassy Vienna's primary contacts, Hans Kordik, Head of Division III (EU- Coordination and Planning),Ministry of Agriculture and Gabriela Habermayer, Hea [...]	2005-02-04 13:29:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AU
05VIENNA3273	AUSTRIAN REPRESENTATION AT IPAPI SOM IN WASHINGTON [...] According to Gisela Polte, Head of the MFA's Energy, Nuclear Safety and Health Unit, an official from the Austrian Embassy in Washington will represent the GoA at the IPAPI Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) October 6-7. Polte promised to notify post and the department, as soon as the MFA had de [...]	2005-10-03 14:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI AU WHO FAO
05VIENNA331	AUSTRIA: SNIPER RIFLES TO IRAN: COMPANY HEAD [...] (S) Ambassador and DCM called on Ambassador Hans-Peter Manz, the Chancellor,s diplomatic advisor, at Manz,s request on February 2 to discuss the Steyr-Mannlicher sale of sniper rifles to Iran (reftels). Manz said his government wanted to avoid creating any wrong impressions in Washington: t [...]	2005-02-04 15:34:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC AU
05VIENNA3314	COMBATING EXTREMISM: EMBASSY EFFORTS IN AUSTRIA [...] (SBU) The Austrian political leadership is generally satisfied that radicalized Muslims do not pose an imminent threat to security in Austria. Austrian media have shared that confidence and have rarely demanded more be done to root out extremism. Austria counts around 340,000 Musl [...]	2005-10-06 14:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KPAO PHUM PGOV KMPI AU EIAD
05VIENNA3320	EMBASSY VIENNA TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] Following information is keyed to reftel request: A) TFCO --Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips --(43)-1-31339-2201 --phillipsge@state.gov B) Deputy TFCO --Economic Unit Chief Phillip R. Nelson --(43)-1-31339-2299 --nelsonpr@state.gov C) Given the inter-agency dimension [...]	2005-10-07 12:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL AU
05VIENNA3321	Austrian Response to DHS letter on VWP [...] Per Reftel A, Post transmitted the text of DHS' certification letter response to the Austrian central VWP contact, Heinrich Pawlicek. Pawlicek, who had meanwhile obtained an electronic copy of the signed original, was eager to point out that the problems in reading the ID card are [...]	2005-10-07 13:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT PREL AU
05VIENNA3323	UNFC DEMARCHE ON COMPLIANCE RESOLUTION:AUSTRIAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Vienna delivered reftel points and a copy of the U.S. draft compliance resolution to MFA Acting A/S-equivalent for International Organization Affairs Helmut Boeck on September 30. Pol Unit Chief followed up on October 5 with MFA A/S for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Dorothe [...]	2005-10-07 14:11:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL AU CDG UNGA EUN
05VIENNA3324	ENCOURAGING UKRAINE TO RATIFY NATO-PFP TRUST FUND [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 14:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS UP AU NATO
05VIENNA3383	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: AUSTRIA PLANS TO EXTEND [...] The Ministry of Interior told Embassy informally that Austria is planning on a new approach to meet the October 26, 2005 deadline. (Travelers with valid machine-readable passports issued prior to 10/26/05 are not subject to biometric requirements, and would not be required to obtain visas). T [...]	2005-10-17 14:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT PREL AU
05VIENNA3407	UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY VOTE -- URGENT DEMARCHE [...] (U) Upon receipt of ref (a),Embassy formally delivered the diplomatic note on the UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention to the Austrian government, via the Foreign Ministry. EconPolCouns and Econ Unit Chief concurrently delivered copies of the diplomatic note and ref (a) talking po [...]	2005-10-19 14:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PHUM SCUL AU UNESCO
05VIENNA3424	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: AUSTRIA HAS NEW PROPOSAL [...] This is an action request. See para. 7. 2. Summary: The Austrian Interior Ministry officials has produced another proposal to meet the October 26, 2005 deadline for Level 1 compliance with the changed Visa Waiver Program (VWP) requirements. The GOA believes that it could now produce a " [...]	2005-10-21 12:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT PREL AU
05VIENNA3564	AUSTRIA WILL NOT SUPPORT SWISS PROPOSAL ON UNSC [...] (SBU) Embassy Vienna conveyed reftel demarche to MFA A/S-equivalent for UN Affairs Helmut Boeck on November 2 and followed up with Boeck's deputy, Peter Huber, on November 4. Huber told us that Austria's priority was preserving the effectiveness of the Security Council. Austria was unenthusi [...]	2005-11-07 12:56:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU UNGA
05VIENNA364	DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES AND EU [...] Per reftel, Embassy Vienna delivered the wood packaging materials talking points to our contacts at the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Economics. Embassy Vienna's primary contacts; Hans Kordik, Head of Division III (EU-Coordination and Planning),Minis [...]	2005-02-08 13:13:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AU
05VIENNA37	AUSTRIAN EXPORT OF SNIPER RIFLES TO IRAN -- [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador raised the transfer of Steyr-Mannlicher sniper rifles to Iran with Foreign Minstry Secretary General (Deputy Secretary equivalent) Johannes SIPDIS Kyrle on January 7. Kyrle stressed that the Foreign Ministry had verified the end-user as an Iranian government en [...]	2005-01-07 13:39:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL PINR IR AU
05VIENNA372	NPT 2005 REVCON PREPARATIONS: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Embassy conveyed reftel demarche to Austrian MFA Non-Proliferation Bureau on February 2. PolOffs followed up on February 4 with Robert Zischg, MFA director for Nuclear Nonproliferation, Disarmament, and Arms Control. Zischg's likely successor, Alexander Kmentt, also participated. Zischg [...]	2005-02-08 15:34:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP AU NPT IAEA EUN
05VIENNA3744	NEW DIRECTOR AT AUSTRIAN CENTRAL AUTHORITY FOR [...] SUMMARY: Director of the Austrian Central Authority Werner Schuetz, an architect of the Hague Child Abduction Convention, will retire shortly. He is replaced by a judge with a far different background. Post offers suggestions on how we might seize this opportunity to change the dynamics wit [...]	2005-11-28 13:30:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI AU
05VIENNA3746	AUSTRIA: REVIEW OF LIBERTAD ACT SUSPENSION [...] (C) Andreas Melan, the MFA's Latin America DAS-equivalent, told us November 23 that Austria continues to promote human rights and democracy issues bilaterally and in international fora. He stressed that the GoA based its Cuba policy on the EU's two points of focus: intensifying contacts with [...]	2005-11-28 14:41:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU AU
05VIENNA3787	VISIT TO VIENNA OF U/S R. NICHOLAS BURNS AND [...] Post warmly welcomes visit of Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried, and Special Assistant to the Under Secretary David Bame to Vienna, Austria December 7, 2005. 2. U/S Burns and party will be met at t [...]	2005-12-01 13:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP OTRA ASEC AU
05VIENNA3793	DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN DRAFT NGO LAW: AUSTRIA SHARES [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-01 16:21:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL RS AU EUN
05VIENNA3834	MDA: AUSTRIA CONFIRMS YES VOTE ON THIRD ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-07 20:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ AU ICRC
05VIENNA3883	AUSTRIA NAMES CHARGE IN BAGHDAD FOR THE DURATION [...] (SBU) On December 13, the Austrian government announced that journalist and Middle East expert Gudrun Harrer will head Austria's diplomatic mission in Baghdad during the Austrian EU presidency, from January through June 2006. The Foreign Ministry's assistant secretary-level Director for Midd [...]	2005-12-15 12:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IZ AU EUN
05VIENNA3888	AUSTRIA: 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-16 09:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER AU
05VIENNA3889	EU PRESIDENCY TORCHPASSING: JANUARY 9-10, 2006 [...] This is an action request - please see paragraph 4. 2. Embassy Vienna is pleased to host the EU Presidency torch-passing from the United Kingdom to Austria for USG officers on January 9-10, 2006. Post welcomes participants from the State Department, USEU, and Embassies London and Helsink [...]	2005-12-16 09:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON CVIS AU EUN
05VIENNA3891	2006 HAGUE COMPLIANCE REPORT PREPARATION - [...] POST HAS REVIEWED REFTEL AND DOES NOT RECOMMEND THAT AUSTRIA'S CITATION AS "NON-COMPLIANT" BE CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. 2. REFTEL ALSO INVITES SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER ACTIONS. POST SUGGESTS THAT BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE OF PERSONNEL IN THE AUSTRIAN CENTRAL AUTHORITY (ACA) THE TIME IS RIGH [...]	2005-12-16 10:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI CASC AU
05VIENNA3911	GOA Diplomatic Note Announcing Legal Peace [...] Embassy Vienna received the following note verbale from MFA on December 16 notifying the USG of the GOA's declaration of legal peace, and of the promulgation of the amendment to the General Settlement Fund Law. 2. Begin text: Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Note Verbale: The Fe [...]	2005-12-19 14:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
05VIENNA3923	Austria: 2005 Country Report on Terrorism [...] Austria has been a constructive ally in the fight against terrorism. Austria has shown leadership in regional anti-terrorism initiatives and in ongoing efforts to tighten controls on suspected terrorism financing. 2. Austria is forthcoming and diligent in implementing asset freeze decis [...]	2005-12-20 12:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM KHLS EFIN KPAO AU
05VIENNA3938	AUSTRIA: NO END-OF-THE-YEAR FUNDS FOR POLIO [...] Embassy conveyed ref A demarche December 21 to senior officials in the Ministry of Health and the MFA, urging the GoA to contribute additional funds for the polio eradication initiative (PEI). Jean-Paul Klein, the MoH's expert on infectious epidemiology, told us that, unfortunately, the GoA [...]	2005-12-22 09:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA AU
05VIENNA3944	NEW AUSTRIAN EMERGENCY PASSPORTS - AUSTRIANS [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 7. 2. SUMMARY: THE GOA HAS NOW PROVIDED POST WITH THE POINT OF CONTACT REQUESTED REFTEL A, RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING THE SHARING OF LOST AND STOLEN PASSPORT INFORMATION. IN ADDITION, POST IS FORWARDING A REQUEST FOR COMMENT FROM THE INTERIOR MINISTRY [...]	2005-12-22 15:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL AU
05VIENNA3974	RUSSIA-UKRAINE GAS NEGOTIATIONS: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Embassy Vienna delivered reftel demarche to Austrian MFA Acting A/S-equivalent for Economic Relations with Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe Elisabeth Kornfeind and Director for Energy Policy Gisela Polte on December 29. Kornfeind and Polte confirmed that the GoA was following deve [...]	2005-12-30 14:51:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON UP RS AU EUN
05VIENNA3975	DON'T INVEST IN SYRIA: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Embassy conveyed reftel demarche to Austrian MFA Acting A/S-equivalent for Bi- and Multilateral Economic Relations and International Financial Institutions Hans Kogler on December 23. We followed up with Kogler on December 29. Kogler told us he had only recently assumed his duties as Di [...]	2005-12-30 15:04:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV SY AU EUN
05VIENNA3978	TERRORISM FINANCE: AMENDED DESIGNATION OF [...] (S) On December 23, Embassy Vienna delivered the prenotification regarding the amended designation of Lashkar e-Tayyiba to include Jamaat-ul-Dawa (and its variants) on the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee list. We spoke to Finance Ministry official Angelika Schloegel, money laundering and terrori [...]	2005-12-30 15:54:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PK PREL PTER AU
05VIENNA437	DESIGNATION OF HIZBALLAH AS A TERRORIST [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-14 14:59:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PTER IS LE AU EUN
05VIENNA455	Ambassador asks Justice Minister's Attention to [...] The Ambassador took the opportunity of his first meeting with Justice Minister Karin Miklautsch - a brief visit February 14 that focused on a time-sensitive legal issue - to raise the Sylvester child abduction case. The Ambassador outlined the history of the case for the Minister, stressing [...]	2005-02-16 12:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC KOCI AU
05VIENNA493	AUSTRIAN COURTS ORDER AGAINST HAGUE RETURN TO [...] SUMMARY: In July 2004 Austrian courts ordered against the return of a child to her father in Hungary. According to Supreme Court documents, the mother wrongfully retained the child in Austria when she failed to return the child after a scheduled summer visitation in 2003. In conversations w [...]	2005-02-22 07:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC KOCI AU
05VIENNA546	EU COMMISSION GMO CO-EXISTENCE SYMPOSIUM IN [...] Summary: The EU Commission hosted a Symposium on Co- Existence of GMO Seeds and Agricultural Production at the ParkHotel in Vienna, Austria, February 22-23, 2005. More than 100 EU biotech experts and policymakers attended the symposium. Participants said that most Member States h [...]	2005-02-25 12:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO AU
05VIENNA550	DEMARCHE ON CSW WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT: [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. 2. (U) Embassy Vienna conveyed reftel points and the draft resolution to the Austrian MFA Human Rights Bureau on February 23. EconPolOff followed up on February 25 with Eva Koegler, MFA Director for International Women's Issues, who will re [...]	2005-02-25 15:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN EAID AU CSW UN
05VIENNA568	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: SOLICITING DONATIONS FOR [...] (U) EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief delivered reftel demarche on February 28 to Thomas Hajnoczi, the MFA's assistant secretary-equivalent Director for Political Military Affairs, and Robert Zischg, MFA Deputy Director for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. 2. (U) Hajnoczi an [...]	2005-02-28 16:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MARR MOPS PREL UP AU NATO
05VIENNA602	AUSTRIA: FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the annual TIP Report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 18. OVERVIEW ------------ A. Austria as a Country of Transit and Destination Police, M [...]	2005-03-01 20:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AU
05VIENNA611	BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECKS: LICENSES 05-91445, [...] EconPolCouns and DATT met on March 2 with Hans G. Schiebel, President and CEO of the Schiebel Group and Schiebel Elektronische Geraete GmbH, and Evelyne Pallanich, a Marketing Assistant, at Schiebel's headquarters at Margaretenstrasse 112, A-1050 Vienna. During the meeting, James Rolig, Schi [...]	2005-03-02 13:08:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC AU TC
05VIENNA614	GOA PRESENTS 2006 BUDGET TO PARLIAMENT [...] On March 2, Austrian Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser presented the 2006 budget bill to parliament. For 2006, the GoA forecasts federal budget revenues of Euro 60.4 billion (USD 78.5 billion at the current exchange rate of USD 1.30 for Euro 1.00),expenditures of Euro 66.2 billion (USD 86. [...]	2005-03-02 13:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EFIN AU
05VIENNA655	DEMARCHE ON UNGA DECLARATION ON HUMAN CLONING: [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. 2. (SBU) Embassy Vienna conveyed reftel points to the Austrian MFA Human Rights Bureau on March 1. EconPolOff followed up on March 2 with Dr. Ingrid Pech, a director in the bureau whose portfolio covers human cloning. Dr. Pech said that th [...]	2005-03-03 11:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AU UNGA KSCI EUN

05VIENNA707	ATTENDING AUSTRIA'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS [...] (SBU) The following message is for the Secretary from Ambassador Brown. 2. (S) Begin text: Dear Madam Secretary: Foreign Minister Plassnik has invited you and your Russian, British, and French counterparts to Vienna for the May 15 commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Austrian [...]	2005-03-07 13:18:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREL OVIP AU
05VIENNA725	Disaster Preparedness in the Austrian Alps [...] Summary: On March 2 and 3, 2005, ConGen and RSO visited the Tyrolean capital of Innsbruck for briefings on disaster preparedness by state government officials. A tour of the State Fire Fighting Institute specifically included, at our request, tunnel fire rescues. We then visited the Avalanch [...]	2005-03-08 08:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC AEMR AU
05VIENNA847	GEORGIA BORDER MONITORING: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 10:55:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZJ RS GG PBTS AU EUN OSCE
05VIENNA850	HIZBALLAH DESIGNATION NON-PAPER: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 12:02:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER EFIN AU EUN
05VIENNA975	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO UK REQUEST FOR AFGHAN [...] (SBU) After coordinating with our British colleagues, EconPolCouns presented reftel points on March 23 to Johannes Froehlich, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Justice and Home Affairs Division, and Wolfgang Spadinger, Head of the Foreign Ministry's Office for International Cooperation [...]	2005-03-24 13:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR AF UK AU EUN
05VILNIUS1007	ADAMKUS UPSET ABOUT CONOCOPHILLIPS-LUKOIL BID ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips (CP) and Lukoil's plan to submit a joint bid to buy a controlling share of Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) has met with strong expressions of concern from some elements of the GOL, including President Adamkus. Representatives of the two firms visited Vilnius September 19 to pi [...]	2005-09-23 10:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	EINV ECON PREL PGOV ENRG LH
05VILNIUS101	AMBASSADOR PROMOTES U.S.-LITHUANIA RELATIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Mull traveled to the provincial city of Mazeikiai, home to the Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery, January 19-20 to convey a message of close U.S.-Lithuanian ties. He also focused on efforts to combat corruption, intolerance, HIV/AIDS, and trafficking-in-persons. Mazeikiu Na [...]	2005-01-28 13:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG OVIP ELAB PGOV LH
05VILNIUS1013	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? No B. HAVE THERE BEEN ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE COUNTRY WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS? No C. HAVE DEMONSTRATIONS TAKEN PLACE NEAR OR IN [...]	2005-09-23 16:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC LH PTER
05VILNIUS1022	LITHUANIA'S DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Overall drug use and addiction rates in Lithuania are low, and policymakers are debating how to keep them that way. To encourage that discussion, Embassy Vilnius hosted a half-day conference on USG policy regarding drug prevention and treatment for over 60 influential decision-makers fro [...]	2005-09-27 13:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SNAR LH
05VILNIUS1023	CHINA,S RELATIONSHIP WITH LITHUANIA: FORM OVER [...] (C) China's diplomatic and economic profile in Lithuania is growing. There are more visits by official Chinese, an expanding diplomatic presence, and a burgeoning commercial relationship. GOL officials have told us that they see clear signs of greater Chinese interest in Lithuania. Increas [...]	2005-09-27 13:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH LH
05VILNIUS1029	LITHUANIA: EXTREMISM IS CONTAINED, BUT INTOLERANCE [...] SUMMARY. (U) Manifestations of extremism in Lithuania are infrequent, mostly localized, and rarely virulent. Extremists exist, but their political clout here is minute. Expressions of intolerance, including anti-Semitism, are more common than acts of violence or vandalism, although infrequent [...]	2005-09-28 13:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI LH
05VILNIUS1057	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] Congressman Kolbe, thanks to you and your colleagues for traveling to Lithuania. Your visit here will provide an opportunity to show gratitude to Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War on Terror, including its decision to establish and lead a Provincial Re [...]	2005-10-04 07:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OVIP BO LH
05VILNIUS1075	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER FOR [...] (SBU) The Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer (TFCO) for Embassy Vilnius is DCM Tom Kelly, tel: 370-5-266-5535, e-mail: kellytp@state.gov. The TFCO Deputy is Scott Woodard, Economic Officer, tel: 370-5-266-5500, e-mail: woodards@state.gov. 2. (U) We believe it would be useful and conv [...]	2005-10-07 15:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL LH
05VILNIUS1093	CODEL KOLBE AND BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The congressional delegation led by Congressman Jim Kolbe expressed unwavering commitment to a diverse group of Belarusian opposition leaders and pledged its continued support for democratic change in Belarus. Two U.S. NGOs, the International Republican Institute and the Nation [...]	2005-10-12 14:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO LH
05VILNIUS1121	YOUR VISIT TO LITHUANIA [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, you will arrive in Lithuania this weekend with our relations with this small but steadfast ally at their best level yet. Lithuania supports and participates in every major U.S. foreign policy initiative. Its Provincial Reconstruction Team in Chagcharan, Afghanistan -- whi [...]	2005-10-19 14:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
05VILNIUS1161	GOL SUPPORTS USG POLICY ON BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: The GOL is refocusing its efforts to promote democracy in Belarus after fielding criticism from the USG and EU for overstepping the bounds of the agreed non-engagement policy. GOL foreign policy decision-makers admit that the Prime Minister's October 4 meeting with Belarusian PM [...]	2005-10-29 07:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PHUM EAID PGOV BO UP LH
05VILNIUS1166	EAC FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA PLANNING [...] Vilnius EAC convened October 25 to discuss preparedness for Avian Flu contingencies and decided to take the following safety measures: A. Post will procure small amounts of Tamiflu for contingencies until Department orders of the same arrive at Post. B. Post will procure hand sanitiz [...]	2005-11-02 05:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT ASEC LH
05VILNIUS1202	VILNIUS UNATTENDED OPERATIONS WAIVER REQUEST [...] (S) Post requests a temporary waiver to begin 24-hour unattended operations for classified communications. Post needs to have all message traffic available at the beginning of the business day in order to operate efficiently in response to Washington taskings. We cannot do that now without i [...]	2005-11-10 15:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	AADP ABLD AMGT ACOA ASEC KRIM LH
05VILNIUS1222	GOL AGREES TO JEWISH COMMUNAL PROPERTY RESTITUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL's Ministry of Justice and representatives of the Jewish community, with our prodding, have agreed on the substance and text of an amended law authorizing communal property restitution. The law will establish a payment schedule for monetary restitution to the local Jewis [...]	2005-11-18 15:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNAR SOCI PHUM LH
05VILNIUS1223	LITHUANIAN DAILY ATTACKS OPEN SOCIETY FUND, CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) A weeklong, continuing series of articles in Lithuania's second leading daily "Respublika" has attacked several Western- oriented NGO leaders whose organizations have received funding from George Soros's Open Society Fund (OSF). The attacks impugn the intentions of the NGOs and tar weste [...]	2005-11-18 15:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KPAO KNAR LH
05VILNIUS1224	CONOCOPHILLIPS BACK IN TOWN TO PURSUE INTEREST IN [...] (SBU) ConocoPhillips (CP) President and CEO James Mulva, during a November 18 meeting with Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas, reiterated CP's interest in buying the Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery in an equal partnership with the Russian oil firm Lukoil. A PM spokeswoman told us that Mulva [...]	2005-11-18 15:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV PGOV PREL LH
05VILNIUS1226	CONSULAR PUBLIC OUTREACH ON VISA WAIVER AND ACS [...] SUMMARY: We take the Department's message about the relationship between active public diplomacy and good consular work (ref a) seriously in Vilnius. This post has an active consular public outreach program, with particular emphasis on public diplomacy aspects of Lithuania's Visa Waiver Roadm [...]	2005-11-21 14:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS KPAO CASC LH
05VILNIUS1265	ANTI-TIP INITIATIVES IN LITHUANIA [...] Lithuanian law enforcement recently broke up two cross-border trafficking groups and announced the creation of a new department to increase international cooperation. Partly as a result of such increasingly frequent busts, media attention to TIP issues is growing. GOL representatives, NGOs, [...]	2005-12-01 15:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB PREF LH
05VILNIUS1272	LITHUANIA'S WORK AND TRAVEL PROGRAM [...] Summary. Lithuania's Summer Work and Travel Program (SWT),one of the largest programs per capita in the world, sends 2,000 university students to more than 30 states each year. Concentrated primarily in service-oriented positions in tourist areas along the East Coast and Great Lakes, Lithu [...]	2005-12-05 06:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT CPAS PGOV LH
05VILNIUS1278	TWO U.S. AIRMEN FROM NATO MISSION DETAINED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuanian police detained two U.S. servicemen following a dispute at a local Vilnius club on November 26. A Lithuanian and Somali citizen claim they were assaulted by the American parties, who deny the allegations and claim mistreatment themselves. The Lithuanian authorities ar [...]	2005-12-05 15:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS LH
05VILNIUS1287	AMBASSADOR COUNTERS ATTACKS ON LITHUANIA'S NGO [...] (C) Respublika Group media outlets and Lithuanian politicians continue to attack legitimate non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in a seemingly coordinated campaign that began November 8 (reftel). Ambassador Mull, responding publicly to an inquiry from the Labor Party, defended USG support f [...]	2005-12-08 13:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PGOV ECON KPAO KNAR LH
05VILNIUS1328	LITHUANIA: REINVIGORATING PD CULTURAL AND SPORTS [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-22 15:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL LH
05VILNIUS1345	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SENSENBRENNER [...] Post warmly welcomes CODEL Sensenbrenner and is pleased to grant country clearance for the period of January 10-12, 2006 for the purpose of high-level discussions regarding visa policy in Lithuania. 2. Ambassador Mull will greet the CODEL on its arrival at the airport. The Embassy's poin [...]	2005-12-28 14:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT OREP ASEC AFIN FR NL PL RS LH
05VILNIUS1347	Avian Influenza: Lithuania tripwires and contingency [...] Embassy Vilnius has reviewed the preparedness steps and tripwire guidance in ref A. As requested, we have developed our own readiness measures against avian influenza, including tripwires for possible drawdown requests and shelter-in-place plans. 2. Per paragraph 6 of ref A, Post has atte [...]	2005-12-30 06:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED AEMR LH
05VILNIUS138	Minister of Environment Setting New Priorities in [...] (SBU) Ambassador Mull met with Minister of Environment Arunas Kundrotas on February 8 as part of his tour of the GoL's new cabinet (refs A and previous). The Ambassador recalled the extensive bilateral environmental protection cooperation that has taken place, noted ongoing cooperation in are [...]	2005-02-10 11:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV ECON EPET TBIO TSPL LH RS
05VILNIUS139	A/S HARTY'S MEETING WITH GOL CONSULAR OFFICIALS [...] (U) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Maura Harty met with Lithuanian Vice Foreign Minister Zenonas Petrauskas and Consular Department Director Vaidotas Verba on February 2, 2005. The MFA demonstrated its plans for biometric identity documents and suggested a potential soluti [...]	2005-02-10 11:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CASC PREL CVIS CMGT ASEC LH
05VILNIUS144	LITHUANIA'S FINANCE MINISTER OUTLINES GOL ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Algirdas Butkevicius, meeting with Ambassador Mull on February 9, delivered an optimistic prognosis for Lithuania's continued strong economic growth. While stressing that some politically difficult questions still lie ahead, Butkevicius discussed several areas [...]	2005-02-11 14:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AFIN ECON EFIN LH PGOV PREL
05VILNIUS155	SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES VISITS [...] Summary. Ambassador Edward O'Donnell, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, discussed property restitution, Holocaust education, and anti-Semitism with GOL officials and Jewish community leaders during a January 31-February 2 visit to Vilnius. Ambassador O'Donnell commended the level of Holoca [...]	2005-02-17 09:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KNAR SOCI PHUM OVIP LH
05VILNIUS165	LITHUANIA: YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] Lithuania is making progress against intellectual property rights (IPR),but it should remain on the Watch List for 2005 due to persistent weaknesses in its enforcement system. A local industry association estimates that the rate of piracy for recorded music, films, and games dropped to 40 p [...]	2005-02-22 12:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD LH
05VILNIUS182	LITHUANIA 2005 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania is a country of origin, transit, and destination for international trafficking in women. Although the exact extent and magnitude of trafficking in persons (TIP) in Lithuania is unknown, Europol estimates that over 1,200 Lithuanian women are victims of human trafficki [...]	2005-02-25 13:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF LH
05VILNIUS200	LITHUANIAN MINISTER USPASKICH'S VISIT SCENESETTER [...] (C) Your meeting with the Baltic Ministers of Economy will provide an opportunity to underscore to Lithuania's Minister Victor Uspaskich the need to do more to attract U.S. direct investment. Uspaskich, who came to office in December 2004, has publicly recognized that increasing foreign invest [...]	2005-03-01 13:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN LH
05VILNIUS244	STATUS OF COMPLIANCE - SECURITY OVERSIGHT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-10 11:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	ASEC ASIG
05VILNIUS276	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: LITHUANIA ACCEPTS ROADMAP, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL, initially hesitant to pursue a formal agreement, is now anxious to accept the VWP roadmap following the model of other countries in the region. MFA officials remain very interested in arranging U.S. consultations, to examine both biometric security and "customer servic [...]	2005-03-16 14:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL LH
05VILNIUS3	LITHUANIA 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] To maintain its high rate of growth, Lithuania needs more foreign investment. The government affords foreign investors equal protection to domestic investors, and sets few limitations on their activities. Foreign investors have the right to repatriate or reinvest profits without restriction [...]	2005-01-03 14:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE ECON KTDB LH
05VILNIUS317	LITHUANIAN STAKEHOLDERS TARGET STANDARDS AND [...] Lithuanians identified differing standards and regulations as the greatest impediments to transatlantic trade in two recent Embassy-sponsored stakeholders' roundtables. The Lithuanian Free Market Institute, reporting on the events, encouraged elimination of U.S.-EU tariff barriers and mutual [...]	2005-03-24 14:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV PREL ECON BEXP KPAO LH
05VILNIUS410	PROPOSED VISA WAIVER PROGRAM ROADMAP FOR [...] After consulting with Vaidotas Verba, Director of the MFA's Consular Department, we wish to propose the following draft visa waiver program roadmap, which is based on the roadmap the USG announced last February with Poland. We request urgent approval of this proposed roadmap so that it may b [...]	2005-04-15 10:29:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PGOV OVIP LH
05VILNIUS417	LITHUANIAN PRT FORCE DEVELOPMENT MEETING: WHERE [...] (C) Summary. Dainius Baublys, the MFA's designated POLAD for the Lithuanian-led Chaghcharan provincial reconstruction team, April 13 expressed dismay at the lack of partner commitments to support the PRT. Baublys said that only few made firm pledges of support and only Iceland's met the GOL's [...]	2005-04-19 11:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP MARR PREL PGOV LH AF
05VILNIUS447	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KINGSTON [...] Your visit to Lithuania will provide an opportunity to thank Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War on Terror, including its recent decision to establish and lead a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Chaghcharan, Afghanistan, and to commend its leadership in [...]	2005-04-29 05:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OVIP LH
05VILNIUS478	LITHUANIA REJECTS UKRAINIAN MONEY LAUNDERING [...] The GOL dismissed recent allegations by Ukranian Minister of Interior Yuri Lutsenko that Lithuanian banks laundered USD 130 million to support the losing presidential campaign of Viktor Yanukovich. The Ukrainian Embassy confirmed that there is no evidence to support the charges. Lithuanian b [...]	2005-05-09 10:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER KTFN LH
05VILNIUS503	LITHUANIA WANTS AND DESERVES FLEXIBLE COALITION [...] (C) Summary. As they gear up to lead a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan, Lithuanian authorities were delighted by the recent approval in Washington of coalition solidarity funding. At the same time, in anticipation of receiving a share of these funds in recognition of thei [...]	2005-05-13 14:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV LH
05VILNIUS530	LITHUANIA'S MFA WARY OF PROPOSED ARMS SALE TO NEPAL [...] This is a short-fuse action request; see para 6. We need input from Washington and Katmandu by OOB May 24. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Kestutis Jankauskas, Director of the MFA'a Security Policy Department, notified us on May 18 of an application of a Lithuanian company for a license to export ammuni [...]	2005-05-23 09:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP KSTC PARM PGOV PTER PINR LH NP
05VILNIUS57	EMBASSY VILNIUS WORK PLAN FOR NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are systematically engaging Lithuania's month-old government, including an Ambassadorial meeting with each Cabinet member, on issues of interest to the United States. Our work plan concentrates on the following critical policy goals: 1) GOL Activism in the Global War on Terr [...]	2005-01-18 14:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS OFDP EINV AMGT LH
05VILNIUS58	LITHUANIA'S JUSTICE MINISTER PLEDGES CONTINUITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Justice Minister Gintautas Buzinskas, meeting with Ambassador Mull on January 14, pledged continuity in his Ministry and U.S.-Lithuanian cooperation on legal issues. Both sides agreed on the need for additional efforts on anti-corruption and counter-terrorism. The Ambassador e [...]	2005-01-18 15:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR KNAR PREL LH
05VILNIUS597	STATUS OF COMPLIANCE - SECURITY OVERSIGHT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-10 05:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	ASIG ASEC
05VILNIUS627	LITHUANIA SEEKS USG ASSISTANCE ON TWO PRT ISSUES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The GOL has requested USG assistance in concluding an agreement with the Government of Afghanistan to establish a Lithuanian Special Mission. This agreement is a necessary precondition for the deployment of civilians [...]	2005-06-15 14:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS MCAP MARR PREF PGOV LH AF HR
05VILNIUS628	LITHUANIA: NO INVESTMENT DISPUTES OR [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-16 09:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV LH
05VILNIUS635	EAC Convened to Discuss July 4 Event in Vilnius [...] (U) Post convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee on June 16, 2005, per reftel. 2. (C) The EAC knows of no specific threat information or concerns with regard to Fourth of July events in Lithuania. RSO is coordinating with the local police, who have promised to provide a suffici [...]	2005-06-17 11:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER CASC LH
05VILNIUS647	REQUEST FOR SPEAKER TO DISCUSS ETHICS, EDUCATION [...] PROGRAM OVERVIEW: The Embassy would like to invite Dr. Peter Greer to discuss short- and long-term strategies for the introduction and implementation of ethics education programs at the local and national levels. Dr. Greer would conduct a seminar on the importance of ethics integration into t [...]	2005-06-21 11:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO LH
05VILNIUS65	LITHUANIA'S ECONOMY MINISTER SEEKS TO ATTRACT U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Economy Minister and Labor Party Chairman Viktor Uspaskich, meeting with Ambassador Mull on January 18, stressed his commitment to attracting U.S. investment, improve the competitiveness of Lithuanian companies, and to work with the EU to help Lithuania diversify its oil supply a [...]	2005-01-20 06:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG ECIN LH
05VILNIUS674	SUBJECT: LITHUANIA'S NEW FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's new Finance Minister Zigmantas Balcytis told the Ambassador that his principal challenge will be to keep the fiscal deficit and inflation in check so that Lithuania can enter the euro zone as planned in 2007. During the Ambassador's June 23 call on Balcytis, the FinMin [...]	2005-06-28 13:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PREL PINR AFIN ECON MARR LH
05VILNIUS701	PHOTO-SUBBED NEW LITHUANIAN PASSPORTS: A SPOT [...] Summary: The Consular Department of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry recently informed us that its Embassy in London has been receiving large numbers of successfully photo-substituted new Lithuanian passports. According to the MFA, the photo-substitutions are extremely good and can only be de [...]	2005-07-07 06:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS LH
05VILNIUS711	LONDON BOMBINGS: VILNIUS EMERGENCY ACTION MEETING [...] CDA chaired a meeting of the core EAC at OOB July 8 to review the Mission's security posture in the wake of the terrorist attacks in London. RSO, DIA, ORA, MGT, CONS, POL, and PAS attended. The EAC noted that that a group claiming responsibility for the bombings had indicated its intent to t [...]	2005-07-08 11:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC PTER LH
05VILNIUS714	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: INAUGURAL MEETING OF CONSULAR [...] SUMMARY: Embassy and MFA officials discussed next steps to accomplish the items listed in Lithuania's roadmap for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) at the inaugural meeting of the Consular Working Group (CWG). We discussed Lithuanian progress on meeting the requirements for sharing lost/stolen pas [...]	2005-07-08 14:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL KPAO LH
05VILNIUS718	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: INAUGURAL MEETING OF CONSULAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy and MFA officials discussed next steps to accomplish the items listed in Lithuania's roadmap for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) at the inaugural meeting of the Consular Working Group (CWG). We discussed Lithuanian progress on meeting the requirements for sharing lost/sto [...]	2005-07-11 10:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL KPAO LH
05VILNIUS721	QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT, JANUARY - MARCH 2005 [...] (U) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS A. (U) NARRATIVE OF ACTIVITIES DEA Regional Basic Narcotics Officers School (March 30 - April 8). This is a two-week Basic Narcotics Officers School with an emphasis on clandestine laboratory training conducted in Vilnius, Lithuania. Thirty-six students [...]	2005-07-12 05:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC LH
05VILNIUS731	LITHUANIAN SCIENTISTS ADJUST TO A NEW, MARKET- [...] Summary: Lithuania's research institutes have significant research and development (R&D) capabilities, but generally fail to produce profitable and marketable innovations. While there are some exceptions -- notably in lasers, electronics, and biochemistry -- inadequate funding and a lack of [...]	2005-07-13 10:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON TSPL KSCA PGOV LH
05VILNIUS732	GOL EAGER TO DEAL QUIETLY WITH DETAINED BELARUSIAN [...] (C) Summary: Senior GOL officials are focused on managing the detention by Lithuanian authorities of a Belarusian employee of a USAID contractor on charges of money smuggling. The courier was arrested as she attempted to leave Lithuania for Belarus with US$25,000, well over the limit set by Lithuan [...]	2005-07-13 12:35:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID BO LH
05VILNIUS751	WHEELS GRIND IN DETAINED BELARUSIAN COURIER CASE [...] (C) The GOL is keen to resolve the case of a Belarusian courier detained while carrying undeclared cash for an NGO in a manner consistent with its laws, while not undermining its own support for democratic change in Belarus. The GOL is focused on two challenges: resolution of the case, and d [...]	2005-07-20 11:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID BO LH
05VILNIUS80	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR CHRISTIAN YARNELL [...] Embassy Vilnius requests country clearance for POL/ECON Officer Christian Yarnell to travel to Warsaw to attend the January 31-February 1 Warsaw Regional Consular Conference. Mr. Yarnell will arrive on January 29 at 15:15 onboard Flight LO 772, and depart February 1 at 19:55. He holds a Top S [...]	2005-01-25 15:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA LH
05VILNIUS859	NEW MINISTER OF ECONOMY EMPHASIZES FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Economy Kestutis Dauksys, meeting with Ambassador on August 16, emphasized the need to attract foreign investment, to improve the capacity of Lithuanian companies, and to develop a sound energy policy that will guarantee fuel supplies and promote Lithuania's energy in [...]	2005-08-18 14:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ENRG ECIN PREL LH
05VILNIUS87	SCENE SETTER FOR A/S MAURA HARTY'S VILNIUS VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Maura, it is an honor and delight to welcome you back to Lithuania, where we continue to benefit from your outstanding work as one of this Mission's "founding mothers." Since your last visit, Lithuania has matured into an important partner for the U.S., with re [...]	2005-01-26 14:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CMGT CVIS CASC ASEC LH
05VILNIUS888	MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION WILLING TO TAKE HARD [...] (C) Minister of Transportation and Communication Petras Cesna, meeting with the Ambassador on August 25, emphasized his eagerness to see increased US investment in Lithuania, thanked the Ambassador for the close cooperation between his Ministry and the USG, and showed a willingness to consider [...]	2005-08-29 11:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH BO
05VILNIUS90	Minister of Education and Science Pledges Support in Signin [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-27 11:27:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SENV TSPL KPAO LH
05VILNIUS93	Minister of Health Looks to U.S. for Continued [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-27 15:05:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TBIO SENV TSPL KPAO LH
05VILNIUS950	TFUS01: LITHUANIA: KATRINA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] Summary: Lithuanian print media is actively covering hurricane "Katrina", echoing official U.S. statements in news reports and reprinting information provided by both international and national news services in all Lithuanian daily newspapers. Recent attention has shifted to Lithuania's possi [...]	2005-09-12 04:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV LH
05VILNIUS959	PRESIDENT ATTENDS 9/11 INTERFAITH COMMEMORATION [...] The Embassy helped to organize an interfaith commemoration for the victims of terrorism at a Lutheran church in Vilnius on September 11. The event represented the first large-scale interfaith service ever held in Lithuania, and was covered by all major national media. Leaders from five fait [...]	2005-09-13 08:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL LH
05VILNIUS989	COORDINATING ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN [...] The Ambassador delivered reftel points regarding coordination of assistance to promote democracy in Belarus to MFA Political Director Zygimantas Pavilionis and Renatas Juska of the MFA Political Planning Department, among others, at a gathering of high-level representative of Europe's donor co [...]	2005-09-20 11:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM EAID PREL BO LH
05VILNIUS993	SU-27: THREE ACTION REQUESTS [...] (U) This is an action request for Washington agencies -- see paras 6, 8 and 12 -- and USNATO -- see para 12. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Several loose ends remain from last Friday's crash of a Russian Su-27 (ref a) in Lithuania. Senior Lithuanian officials believe that inconsistencies in Russian [...]	2005-09-21 13:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS MOPS LH NATO RU
05VILNIUS994	GOL PRESENTS ITS VERSION OF THE SU-27 CRASH [...] (SBU) The Lithuanian MFA delivered to the embassy a nonpaper describing the GOL's version of the events surrounding the crash of the Russian SU-27 in Lithuania (reftel). The account particularly highlights Russian authorities' alleged failure to provide accurate information about the plane, i [...]	2005-09-21 13:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS MOPS LH
05WARSAW1117	Poland: 2005 Special 301 Submission - Gradual [...] (SBU) Poland's efforts to improve its IPR protection continued through the fourth quarter of 2004, with increased activities by customs and police authorities to curb IPR violations in the optical disc area. It is clear that copyright and trademark protection is significantly better than se [...]	2005-03-02 08:37:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR PL
05WARSAW1122	Poland: 2005 Special 301 Submission - Gradual [...] (SBU) Poland's efforts to improve its IPR protection continued through the fourth quarter of 2004, with increased activities by customs and police authorities to curb IPR violations in the optical disc area. It is clear that copyright and trademark protection is significantly better than sev [...]	2005-03-02 09:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR PL
05WARSAW1168	POLAND: FIFTH ANNUAL (2005) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 18-21 of REFTEL A. Embassy point of contact is POLOFF Tom Yeager (telephone: 48-22-504-2676, fax 48- 22-504-2613, e-mail yeagerta@state.gov). POLOFF (FP- 04) spent 65 hours collecting data and compiling report; Two POLFSNs spent [...]	2005-03-02 15:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
05WARSAW1267	IRAQ TAKES STEPS TO BUILD ITS CIVIC RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) During a meeting on other issues, the Iraqi Ambassador to Poland, Hussein Shialtagh, commented that the Iraqi Embassy in Poland is trying to build closer military, commercial, and civic relations with Poland. He said that while the military relationship is already quite robust due to Po [...]	2005-03-07 13:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL IZ PL
05WARSAW1395	Polish Finance Minister Requests Formal Agreement [...] (SBU) On March 10, the Embassy received a letter from Finance Minister Gronicki (dated March 1) expressing appreciation for U.S. acceptance in principle of Poland's offer to repay its outstanding Paris Club debt early. Per the Paris Club Secretariat's instructions to Poland to seek formal agr [...]	2005-03-14 07:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL PL
05WARSAW1520	POLAND SUBMITS DETAILS OF IRAQ'S DEBT [...] (C) The Iraqi Embassy in Warsaw provided us with a copy of a letter Finance Minister Gronicki sent to his Iraqi counterpart, Adil Abdul Mahdi, detailing Iraq's outstanding debt to Poland. According to the Ministry of Finance (MOF),Iraq owes Poland USDOLS 786,225,209.93 (including USDOLS 30 [...]	2005-03-17 13:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID PREL PL
05WARSAW2061	PRIVATE PROPERTY COMPENSATION BILL ADVANCES TO [...] (U) Following a sharp debate April 15, the Polish Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority of 303 to 105 to send to committee a government bill that would provide cash compensation for property nationalized after the Second World War. Although in the debate, the opposition Civic Platform [...]	2005-04-20 14:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KNAR PGOV PHUM PL IS
05WARSAW2164	PROPOSED WARSAW CONFERENCE ON DISABILITIES IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary. The Polish government sent a letter to USAID Administrator Natsios on April 6 stating that while it supports the idea of an international conference on Iraqi disabled issues in principle, it sees many obstacles to moving ahead with such a conference in Poland at this time due to [...]	2005-05-04 14:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL ECON IZ PL
05WARSAW2598	ENGAGING THE IRAQ COALITION: NO CHANGE IN POLISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland plans to reduce its military contingent in Iraq by roughly 300 for its fifth rotation that will begin in mid-July 2005, leaving approximately 1,400 Polish troops in the Multinational Division Center South (MND-CS). These troops will increasingly focus on training missions [...]	2005-06-17 13:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL IZ PL
05WARSAW2846	POLAND: IRAQI DEBT FORGIVENESS AND PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Summary. The head of the Polish MFA's Iraq Task Team relayed that Poland's Embassy in Amman will most likely represent Poland at the upcoming Donors' Meeting at the Dead Sea, and that Poland is not planning on committing any funds to Iraq reconstruction in the immediate future, but is co [...]	2005-07-14 14:16:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ JO PL
05WARSAW3010	PRESS REPORTS WRONG: POLAND AND IRAQ HAVE NOT [...] (SBU) On the heels of Prime Minister Marek Belka's July visit to Baghdad, several Polish press outlets reported that Belka promised the Iraqi government forgiveness of 80 percent of Iraqi debt, in line with the Paris Club's agreement. However, Poland's Iraq Task Team at the Ministry of Foreign [...]	2005-08-03 10:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL IZ PL
05WARSAW3111	NEW TENSIONS IN POLISH-RUSSIAN RELATIONS WITH [...] (U) The Polish government has expressed concern and Polish politicians and media outrage over the past week's beatings in Moscow of three members of the staff of the Polish Embassy (one Russian employee, one Polish technical staff member, and one Polish diplomat) and one journalist for the P [...]	2005-08-12 14:30:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PL
05WARSAW3194	SUPPORTING TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION PROCESS: POLAND [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to the Polish MFA's European department, underscoring our concern about possible attempts to impose additional pre-conditions for Turkish EU accession negotiations. Polish MFA desk officer for Turkey Patrycja Ozcan assured us that the Polish government fully [...]	2005-08-24 11:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU PL EUN
05WARSAW3242	POLISH STATEMENT WELCOMES IRAQI DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) Following our approach (Ref B),the Polish MFA late August 29 released a public statement in support of Iraq's draft constitution. Unofficial embassy translation of the original Polish-language text follows. 2. (U) Begin text of Polish MFA statement. "Poland welcomes the completion [...]	2005-08-31 09:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ PL
05WARSAW3249	Poland: Economic Relations with Ukraine [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (U) Ukraine is Poland's second largest CIS trade partner, after the Russian Federation (due mainly to energy imports). Improving trade statistics demonstrate the increasing significance of Ukraine to the Polish economy, with [...]	2005-08-31 13:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL EINV PL
05WARSAW3300	POLAND: PROBLEMS WITH SAUDI WTO ACCESSION [...] (SBU) Econoff spoke with Sara Riley from the U.K. Embassy regarding the WTO accession of Saudi Arabia. Riley noted concerns with regard to certain EU member states, including Poland, stemming from dual fuel pricing regimes (one for domestic, one for export). According to Riley, the Poles are [...]	2005-09-07 13:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PL SA WTO
05WARSAW3361	POLAND: Government Announces Antipiracy Strategy [...] (U) During the September 13, Council of Ministers meeting in Warsaw, the interagency group approved a strategy for combating intellectual property rights (IPR) piracy. The report focuses several strategic goals and emphasizes the importance of the "public-private sector partnership" to achiev [...]	2005-09-14 15:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR PL
05WARSAW3410	POLISH RESPONSE REGARDING WEAPONS SALES TO [...] (S) SUMMARY. Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Economy (MOE) and MFA officials responsible for export controls. Both ministries confirmed that there was an agreement with Indonesia for sale of the Kobra air defense system to Indonesia, but there were as yet no applications for [...]	2005-09-19 13:03:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MASS PL LY IN
05WARSAW3422	POLISH MINISTRY OF ECONOMY UNCONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. Polish government officials responsible for energy security are unconcerned about the recent agreement between Germany and Russia to construct a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea despite almost daily news articles about the proposed project. Our contacts concede that the proje [...]	2005-09-20 13:35:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PL GM RS
05WARSAW3427	POLISH PARLIAMENTARY RACE TIGHTENS [...] (SBU) Summary: With just days to go before September 25 Polish parliamentary elections, latest opinion polls indicate a tightening race between the front-running Civic Platform (PO) and its likely coalition partner, the center-right Law and Justice (PiS). In contrast to the inconclusive elect [...]	2005-09-21 08:57:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
05WARSAW3469	POLAND: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (U) Summary: Muslim extremism is not perceived to be an issue of concern in Poland; the Muslim community is very small and the population is 96 percent Roman Catholic. However, the Embassy and ConGen Krakow closely monitor the media for any indications of rising extremist threats. Given the co [...]	2005-09-27 09:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI PL
05WARSAW3494	JAROSLAW KACZYNSKI UNEXPECTEDLY WITHDRAWS AS PM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise move September 27, Law and Justice (PiS) party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski named Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz as the party's candidate to be Prime Minister. Kaczynski's decision to remove himself from the running is widely interpreted as a bid to improve his twin brothe [...]	2005-09-28 15:00:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PL KJRE
05WARSAW3545	TIME TO THINK SOFA FOR POLAND [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Warsaw recommends that the USG begin negotiations for a bilateral Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with Poland as soon as possible. In the context of both NATO obligations and bilateral programs, U.S. military per [...]	2005-10-05 07:31:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR PREL MASS PL NATO
05WARSAW3625	POLISH MFA REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE FOR [...] (C) Pol-Mil Chief was called in to MFA October 17 by Deputy Director for Security Policy Tadeusz Chomicki to discuss the upcoming selection of a new chairman for the Zangger Committee. Chomicki explained that the Polish delegation had provided to the British Mission in Vienna, which acts as s [...]	2005-10-18 14:41:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM ETTC KNNP PL EUN
05WARSAW3627	POLISH MFA STATEMENT ON IRAQ REFERENDUM [...] In response to reftel demarche, the Polish MFA released October 18 the following public statement in support of the Iraqi constitutional referendum. 2. Begin text of embassy translation of statement. "Poland has welcomed a nationwide referendum on the new constitution that was conducted o [...]	2005-10-18 15:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ PL
05WARSAW3632	POLAND RESPONDS TO AVIAN FLU OUTBREAKS [...] Summary. In response to the confirmed outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza in Romania and Turkey, the GOP has taken several steps to prepare for a potential outbreak on Polish soil. An emergency anti-epidemic committee has been formed that cuts across key ministries and agencies, including Heal [...]	2005-10-19 12:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ECON PREL PL KSTH WHO

05WARSAW3642	POLAND/CUBA: MFA SENIOR OFFICIAL MEETS ONLY WITH [...] (C) This is an action request for WHA/CCA and USINT Havana. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: MFA Director for the Americas Henryk Szlajfer gave PolCouns a read-out on his recent visit to Cuba, where he met only with opposition figures, and was completely boycotted by the government. H [...]	2005-10-20 08:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO OIIP PL CU
05WARSAW3650	POTENTIAL ASYLUM REQUEST FROM IRAQI DIPLOMAT IN [...] CONOFF was visited on October 19, 2005 by Mohammed N. Muthanna, Third Secretary and Consul for the Iraqi Embassy in Warsaw, in connection with a potential asylum request by Mr. Muthanna. Muthanna told CONOFF that he believes that he has been targeted for assasination by either "Baathists" or " [...]	2005-10-20 15:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PHUM PINR PL PREL IZ
05WARSAW3734	MARCINKIEWICZ NAMES POLISH GOVERNMENT [...] Summary: Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz named his new cabinet on October 31, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs going to career diplomat Stefan Meller and Defense to Radek Sikorski. Reaching out to moderates like Zbigniew Religa as Minister of Health and Teresa Lubinska at Finance suggests that de [...]	2005-10-31 14:07:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PL
05WARSAW3762	POLISH RESPONSE ON BELARUS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) Acting Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Beata Kolecka, Deputy Director of the EU Department of the Polish MFA. Kolecka welcomed the U.S. perspectives, which she said very closely paralleled Poland's own policy on Belarus. She noted the ongoing excellent bilateral and regional cooper [...]	2005-11-04 14:49:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV BO EUN
05WARSAW3826	NEW POLISH GOVERNMENT LISTS MISSILE DEFENSE IN [...] (U) In a published addendum to his November 10 expose to the Sejm (Parliament) in advance of the first vote of confidence in his newly formed government (reftel),PM Marcinkiewicz included a specific statement on missile defense cooperation with the United States. The statement listed as one [...]	2005-11-14 16:22:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV PARM PL
05WARSAW3914	DEPUTY PM STRESSES LAW, VISAS IN MEETING WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: In Ambassador Ashe's November 23 introductory call on Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Ludwik Dorn, discussion focused on law and order issues but also included visas as well as next-generation national leadership. The Ambassador underscored his desire to host a lunch [...]	2005-11-25 16:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCRM CVIS PL
05WARSAW4009	POLISH VIEWS ON DECEMBER 12 GAERC [...] (C) Post delivered ref (A) demarche upon receipt and reviewed with Polish MFA Director for CFSP Beata Kolecka December 8. Points on Balkans issues were delivered separately and Polish views were reported in Ref (B). 2. (C) The December 12 GAERC and the subsequent European Council meetings [...]	2005-12-08 14:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PL EUN
05WARSAW4020	LAW AND JUSTICE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT [...] (C) Summary: Governing Law and Justice (PiS) officials are pursuing a strategy of dividing and conquering right-wing and nationalist Polish parties, and pondering whether to call early elections -- perhaps as soon as early 2006 -- to strengthen their position. The main opposition, PiS's woul [...]	2005-12-09 15:49:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PL
05WARSAW4075	POLAND: THE IRAQI AIR FORCE MEETS WITH BUMAR, BOTH [...] (S) On 14 December 2005 Econoff and ODC Warsaw personnel met with Iraqi Air Force generals and then observed a meeting hosted by Bumar and attended by five Iraqi Air Force generals. The participants discussed, sometimes heatedly, the 36 helicopters covered in Bumar's multifacted contract to [...]	2005-12-20 12:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	EAID ECON MARR PGOV PREL IZ PL
05WARSAW4113	Update on GOP's Anti-Trafficking Policies [...] Our discussions with Polish government officials, NGOs, and academic institutions reveal that the GOP has taken significant steps to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in Poland. For the first time ever, the GOP has allocated funds from the state budget for the implementation of the Nationa [...]	2005-12-23 08:28:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF KCRM KJUS PL
05WARSAW742	Polish Government Appreciates USG Acceptance of [...] (U) On January 28, Econ Counselor delivered the news that the USG creditor agencies would participate in Poland's offer to prepay its Paris Club debt to Finance U/S Szczuka. Econoff subsequently followed up with MOF technical experts. During these conversations, we took the opportunity to expl [...]	2005-02-08 15:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL PL
05WELLINGTON1000	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes the Congressional delegation led by Representative Sherwood Boehlert to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 4 - 12, 2006. New Zealand country clearance is granted to the following delegation members as listed in reftel: Rep. Sherwood Boehlert and Spouse, Rep [...]	2005-12-28 23:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AS NZ
05WELLINGTON1002	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID HUNTER, [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. David Hunter, Staff Member, S-HSGAC, as part of the Congressional delegation led by Senator John McCain to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 4 - 11, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to inspect ongoing oceanographic and [...]	2005-12-29 22:06:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AS NZ
05WELLINGTON115	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LARRY FRICKS, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Larry Fricks, Director, ADCA, CMHS, SAMHSA, DHHS to travel to Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand from February 25 to March 9, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to present at the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership Ex [...]	2005-02-08 02:13:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TBIO NZ
05WELLINGTON118	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HODGEN, MURPHY, STEWART, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to the U.S. Government Delegation of Donald Hodgen, DOC; James Murphy, USTR; Susan Stewart, Treasury; Gail Davis, Treasury, and Robert Tobiassen, Treasury, to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from February 27 - March 8, 2005. [...]	2005-02-10 17:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA BEXP ETRD NZ
05WELLINGTON126	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST - DOROTHY ROGERS TO APIA [...] Embassy requests country clearance for Political Officer Dorothy Rogers to travel to Apia, Samoa from February 26 - March 14, 2005. The purpose of Ms. Rogers' visit is to act as principal officer during the absence of Charge Tim Harley. 2. Ms. Rogers will arrive at Faleolo Airport in Api [...]	2005-02-14 01:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NZ
05WELLINGTON128	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR A/S MAURA [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant Secretary Maura Harty and Special Assistant Debra Heien to travel to Queenstown and Wellington, New Zealand from February 23-27, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Five-Nation Consular Colloque in Queenstown Febru [...]	2005-02-14 17:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA CMGT NZ
05WELLINGTON129	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RONALD J. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ronald J. Nagel, DDS Director, AK Dental Support Center, to travel to Dunedin, New Zealand from February 16 to on or about March 31, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to evaluate the progress of the current students, develop the communi [...]	2005-02-14 20:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TBIO NZ
05WELLINGTON133	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ELLSWORTH AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Aviation Inspectors Gene H. Ellsworth and David A. Johnson, to travel to New Zealand from March 11-30, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to inspect U.S. certified repair stations. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance [...]	2005-02-13 16:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR NZ
05WELLINGTON135	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO THE COOK ISLANDS FOR IRS [...] Embassy grants country clearance to IRS Officials Jay Van Kirk, Reginald Brown, Monte J. Myers, and Tonya Martin to travel to The Cook Islands, February 24 - March 12, 2005. The purpose of travel is to provide a 2-week Financial Investigative Techniques (FIT) class to Cook Island Law Enforcem [...]	2005-02-15 23:23:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ECON ASEC HK NZ IRS
05WELLINGTON154	YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -- NEW ZEALAND [...] (SBU) Although both the pharmaceutical and music-recording industries urge that New Zealand be placed on the Special 301 List, the Embassy recommends that New Zealand not be listed. The country's overall record is well above that of countries typically on the 301 list. As in past years, the Em [...]	2005-02-22 05:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON155	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. BERT [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Bert Williams, Manila TSA Attache, to travel to Queenstown, New Zealand from March 1 - 5, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the 5th APEC- EGAS (Expert Group for Aviation Security) Meeting. 2. (U) Embassy unders [...]	2005-02-22 18:03:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
05WELLINGTON156	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SYBIL GOLDMAN, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Sybil Goldman, Senior Advisor, OA, SAMHSA, DHHS to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from February 26 - March 4, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to meet with the Director of International Initiative for Mental Health Lead [...]	2005-02-22 18:04:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TBIO NZ
05WELLINGTON157	REQUEST FROM AMBASSADOR SWINDELLS FOR INTERAGENCY [...] (S/NOFORN) After the horrific earthquake and tsunami in our region, there are far weightier U.S. foreign policy issues to manage in Asia than our relationship with New Zealand. But I am writing to request that U.S. Government agencies nevertheless conduct a quick review of our policies here, [...]	2005-02-22 20:30:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
05WELLINGTON163	NEW ZEALAND CLEARANCE FOR R/V KAIMIKAI-O-KANALOA [...] Embassy is in receipt of a letter from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) with copies of clearances for the research vessel Kaimikai-o-Kanaloa from the NZ Ministry of Fisheries, NZ Ministry of Research, Science, and Technology, Land Information New Zealand, NZ Minist [...]	2005-02-23 17:54:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ
05WELLINGTON168	NEW ZEALAND VIEWS ON THE FUTURE OF UNMISET [...] According to an official at New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),New Zealand agrees that the time has come to wrap up peacekeeping operations in East Timor. New Zealand believes UNMISET should be replaced by a scaled-down, time-bound political mission under UN auspices, [...]	2005-02-24 02:13:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO PREL TL NZ UNSC
05WELLINGTON183	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HARRIS AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to TSA employees Francis E. Harris and Lisa A. Williams to SIPDIS travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from March 28 - April 2, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to conduct inspections of the air carriers subject to U.S. regulations. [...]	2005-03-03 23:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR NZ
05WELLINGTON193	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID G. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Bureau of Census staff member David G. Waddington to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from April 13 - April 19, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the International Association for Official Statistics satellite meeting [...]	2005-03-08 02:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SOCI NZ
05WELLINGTON197	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARVIN RAINES [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Census Bureau staff members Marvin Raines and Brian Monaghan to travel to New Zealand from April 21-22, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to meet with the Director of Maori Population Statistics at Statistics, New Zealand. 2. (U [...]	2005-03-09 02:36:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SOCI AS NZ
05WELLINGTON199	FISCAL RESTRAINT ON ILO PROPOSED BUDGET [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-09 17:46:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ELAB NZ ILO
05WELLINGTON213	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOSEPH E. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to IRS Official Joseph E. Slavinskas to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from April 8 - 18, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to discuss cases with New Zealand tax officials. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the on [...]	2005-03-15 02:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECON ASEC HK NZ IRS
05WELLINGTON221	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 3/2005 [...] (SBU) Following are responses to the Trafficking in Persons report for New Zealand, keyed to reftel: Begin responses: 18. Overview: New Zealand fully complies with international standards to eliminate trafficking. New Zealand problems with internationally trafficked persons are qui [...]	2005-03-16 02:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
05WELLINGTON222	NEW ZEALAND ON CHR AND THE CHR RESOLUTION ON CUBA [...] (C) Acting Political-Economic Counselor provided Refs A and B demarches concerning the 61st Session of the UN Commission of Human Rights (CHR) and the importance of the U.S.-sponsored CHR Cuba resolution to Val Meyer, Deputy Director of the Human Rights Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs a [...]	2005-03-16 04:00:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU PREL NZ CHR UNHRC
05WELLINGTON223	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LUPTON AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Scientists John E. Lupton and Robert W. Embley to travel to Tauranga, New Zealand from April 23-May 11, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the ocean exploration seagoing expedition research cruise aboard the resea [...]	2005-03-16 21:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV AS NZ
05WELLINGTON224	NIUE COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EDWARD H. YOUNG, JR. [...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA National Weather Service officials Edward H. Young, Jr. and James C. Weyman to travel to Niue, April 11-18, 2005. The purpose of travel is to attend the Pacific Islands Global Climate Observing System meeting and the Regional Meteorological Services [...]	2005-03-17 01:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA WS NE NZ
05WELLINGTON226	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HOWARD [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Associate Director for Global Health, NCCDPHP, CDC, DHHS Howard Goldberg to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from April 11 - 17, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present a paper on "Measurement Issues Associated with the [...]	2005-03-17 02:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
05WELLINGTON227	NOAA KA'IMIMOANA MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-17 17:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ
05WELLINGTON233	NPT: AMBASSADOR SANDERS DISCUSSES REVCON 2005 WITH [...] (C) Summary: Special Representative of President for the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Ambassador Jackie Sanders, told New Zealand officials that the May 2005 Review Conference on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons must focus on the greatest threats to global secur [...]	2005-03-21 02:52:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NZ NPT
05WELLINGTON240	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO NIUE AND NEW ZEALAND FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Scientist Howard J. Diamond to travel to Auckland, New Zealand April 7-8, 2005 and to Niue April 8-19, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to meet with officials from the New Zealand National Institute for Water and Atmosphere while i [...]	2005-03-22 18:44:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TSPA NZ
05WELLINGTON241	NIUE COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AKAPO K. AKAPO, APRIL [...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA National Weather Service official Akapo K. Akapo to travel to Niue, April 11-18, 2005. The purpose of travel is to attend the Pacific Islands Global Climate Observing System Meeting and the Regional Meteorological Services Directors Meeting. 2. E [...]	2005-03-22 18:44:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA WS NE NZ
05WELLINGTON243	NEW ZEALAND: INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION AND [...] In response to reftel, following are details and a few observations on how post handles maritime security issues in New Zealand. 2. Post and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attach, based in Singapore, work closely to coordinate our approaches to the New Zealand government [...]	2005-03-23 04:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ASEC ECON ETRD KSTC PARM PHSA PREL PTER NZ ADM
05WELLINGTON244	NEW ZEALAND: TERRORISM FINANCE - 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-23 04:07:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET	KTFN CVIS KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON259	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TIMOTHY D. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to IRS Supervisory Competent Authority Analyst Timothy D. Dehan to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from April 8 - 13, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to discuss advance pricing arrangement tax cases with New Zealand tax officials. [...]	2005-03-30 00:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECON ASEC HK NZ IRS
05WELLINGTON263	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LAWRENCE COX, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Lawrence Cox, Ph.D., Associate Director, Office of Research and Methodology, NCHS, CDC, DHHS to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from April 13-17, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to present a paper on Data Confidentiality at the ISI [...]	2005-03-30 19:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AS NZ CDC
05WELLINGTON270	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANTHONY WHITE, [...] (S) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) representatives Lt. Col. Anthony J. White, Sandrea Hwang, and Lori Lewis to travel to Wellington, New Zealand April 9-12, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand counterparts at [...]	2005-03-31 04:37:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET	OTRA PINR PTER NZ
05WELLINGTON271	HIGHLIGHTING JAPAN-U.S. ALLIANCE, JAPANESE SCHOLAR [...] (C) At a seminar in Wellington, a respected Japanese scholar extolled the strength and benefits of the Japanese-U.S. alliance -- a strength that exists despite Japan's steadfast anti-nuclear and anti-war policies. Implicit in her speech was a contrast with New Zealand, whose vociferously state [...]	2005-03-31 23:15:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA NZ PMIL
05WELLINGTON274	THE TWO WORLDS OF MIDDLE EARTH: NEW ZEALAND'S [...] (S/NF ) Summary: Foreign and defense policies in New Zealand are the product of an internal debate between two worlds. The first world -- most military, intelligence, foreign affairs and business professionals, and a handful of politicians -- values its relationship with the United States a [...]	2005-04-01 04:09:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
05WELLINGTON275	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- NEW [...] (C) Summary: New Zealand officials are considering whether the country should serve as the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Chair for 2006-7, as suggested by current Chair South Korea and quietly endorsed by the United States and Australia. The officials will be unable to make a deci [...]	2005-04-01 05:58:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA
05WELLINGTON279	NIUE COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EDWARD CORMIER, APRIL [...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA National Weather Service official Edward Cormier to travel to Niue, April 8-18, 2005. The purpose of travel is to attend the Regional Meteorological Services Directors Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance r [...]	2005-04-04 02:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA NE NZ
05WELLINGTON28	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HARRIS AND WILLIAMS, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Transportation Security Administration Officials Francis E. Harris and Lisa A. Williams, to travel to Rarotonga, Cook Islands from January 29 - February 5, 2005, and Auckland, New Zealand from February 5 - 12, 2005. The purpose of this [...]	2005-01-12 18:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR CW NZ
05WELLINGTON280	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MERIDA, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Highway Administration Representatives Dennis Merida, Donald Tuggle, Robert Ritter, and David Geiger to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from April 9 - 12, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Transportation A [...]	2005-04-04 02:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
05WELLINGTON292	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MICHELE ADLER, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Social Security Administration Official Michele Adler to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from April 11-17, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to present a paper at the International Association for Official Statistics Conference. 2. [...]	2005-04-07 22:01:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA CFED NZ
05WELLINGTON299	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ELLSWORTH AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Aviation Inspectors Gene H. Ellsworth and David A. Johnson, to travel to New Zealand from May 2-19, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to inspect U.S. certified foreign repair stations in New Zealand. 2. (U) Embassy understands th [...]	2005-04-08 15:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR ASEC NZ
05WELLINGTON301	NPT REVCON: EMBASSY FOLLOW-UP WITH NZ OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: Minister for Disarmament Marion Hobbs has expressed regret at causing offense during her February meeting on Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) issues with Ambassador Sanders (Ref B),claiming she had only been trying to say that all parts of the NPT are equally important and should [...]	2005-04-12 04:14:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NZ NPT
05WELLINGTON308	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CHRISTIAN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to State Department INR official Christian Westermann to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from April 23-29. The purpose of this visit is to participate in technical meetings with New Zealand External Assessments Bureau. Embassy understands [...]	2005-04-14 00:17:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
05WELLINGTON325	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EDWARD T. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Official Edward T. Baker to travel to Tauranga and Auckland, New Zealand from April 25 to May 13, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the vents/ocean exploration cruise aboard the research vessel Kaimikai-o- Kanaloa [...]	2005-04-21 02:57:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
05WELLINGTON327	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS YEAGER, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Official Thomas Yeager to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from April 29 - May 12, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Surface Friction Roads and Runways Conference. 2. (U) Embassy understands that [...]	2005-04-21 03:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
05WELLINGTON332	COOK ISLANDS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VAN KIRK, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to IRS Officials Jay Van Kirk, Reginald Brown, Monte Myers, and Tonya Martin, to travel to the Cook Islands from May 19 - June 4, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to provide a two-week Financial Investigative Techniques (FIT) class to Coo [...]	2005-04-22 04:06:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECON ASEC HK CW NZ IRS
05WELLINGTON333	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VAN KIRK, MAY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Hong Kong IRS Attache Jay Van Kirk to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from May 17 - 20, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to make a presentation on terrorist financing at the New Zealand Police Financial Crime and Money Laundering sem [...]	2005-04-26 01:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECON ASEC HK NZ IRS
05WELLINGTON334	NEW ZEALAND: PROPOSAL FOR 2005 IPR TRAINING [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-26 03:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON EFIN ETRD PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON343	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PALMERI, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officials Douglas Palmeri, Adam Wysocki, James Jeffers, Christopher Johnston, Cynthia Stewart, and Carl Jaigobind to travel to New Zealand from May 6 - 13, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to meet wit [...]	2005-04-28 01:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
05WELLINGTON344	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BONNIE HAMES, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy Senior Chemist Bonnie Hames to travel to Rotorua and Auckland, New Zealand from May 11 - 21, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the 13th International Symposium on Wood, Fibre and Pulping Chemistry [...]	2005-04-29 03:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY NZ
05WELLINGTON356	NOAA KA'IMIMOANA MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-04 04:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ
05WELLINGTON363	IS NEW ZEALAND AWASH IN BAATHISTS? [...] (C) Summary: An opposition politician threatened early this week to reveal the identity of a member of Saddam's regime who is reportedly seeking residence in New Zealand. The Government responded by revoking the visitor's permit... of the wrong Iraqi. The Government's action was taken again [...]	2005-05-05 03:05:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER SMIG NZ
05WELLINGTON372	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA EMPLOYEE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Program Director Paul A. Krois to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from May 22-27, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to witness the New Zealand field trial associated with the International Civil Aviation Organization normal oper [...]	2005-05-03 16:20:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC EAIR NZ
05WELLINGTON385	NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS U.S. APEC RADIOACTIVE SOURCES [...] (U) This message contains an action suggestion, at para 5. 2. (U) Post shared reftel demarche with the Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). The Division takes the lead at MFAT on all bilateral and multilateral disarmament-related issues. 3. (U) [...]	2005-05-13 04:57:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM ETTC KSTC EAID ETRD ECIN NZ APECO
05WELLINGTON386	CHANGE IN EMBASSY WELLINGTON ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-16 23:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA EFIS TBIO SENV TSPA TSPL
05WELLINGTON396	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GREGORY BOUSIE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Safety Inspectors Gregory Bousie and Morris Pittman to travel to Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand from June 20-27, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand aviation authorities for BASA MIP process. 2. (U) [...]	2005-05-16 17:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR NZ
05WELLINGTON400	MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR SWINDELLS: NZ FOREIGN [...] (C/NOFORN) New Zealand's Foreign Minister Phil Goff will have three main objectives for his State Department, NSC, Congressional, and other meetings next week: to assure Washington officials that New Zealand values its relations with the United States, to reinforce New Zealand's interest in c [...]	2005-05-20 02:43:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ PMIL
05WELLINGTON401	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR URI TEN BRINK, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USGS Research Geophysicist Uri Ten Brink to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from June 17 - July 2, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to participate in workshops on the results of a state-of-the-art study of the alpine fault and plan [...]	2005-05-20 04:38:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV ECON NZ
05WELLINGTON411	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO THE COOK ISLANDS FOR IRS [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Lane Timm, Director of IRS-CID National Criminal Investigation Training Academy, to travel to the Cook Islands, May 30 - June 4, 2005. The purpose of travel is to attend the Financial Investigative Techniques (FIT) class and participate in the graduation c [...]	2005-05-24 02:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ECON ASEC HK NZ IRS
05WELLINGTON42	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NANCY GORDON, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Nancy Gordon, Bucen Staff Member, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from April 13 - 18, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the IAOS Satellite Meeting. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assista [...]	2005-01-13 23:54:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AS NZ
05WELLINGTON420	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MICHAEL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Michael Stafford to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from June 8-10, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to consult with New Zealand government officials on international participation in the Elimination of Weapons Grade Plutonium Produc [...]	2005-05-31 05:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG KNNP PARM NZ
05WELLINGTON435	LUIS POSADA CARRILES - MESSAGE PASSED TO NEW [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-02 02:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR IT KJUS PHUM PREL PTER CU US VE NZ EUN
05WELLINGTON445	R/V ROGER REVELLE, FILE NO. 2004-097 [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-07 04:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ
05WELLINGTON47	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HENNESSY AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Kevin Hennessy and H. Stephen Leff, DHHS/SAMHSA, to travel to Auckland, Rotorua, and Wellington, New Zealand from February 25 - March 5, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to provide 2-day workshops in each location on the promotion of e [...]	2005-01-18 01:15:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TBIO NZ
05WELLINGTON480	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO THE COOK ISLANDS FOR NOAA [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service Official Kevin Painter to travel to The Cook Islands, June 19 - July 2, 2005. The purpose of travel is to teach a fisheries prosecution workshop to a [...]	2005-06-20 02:39:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS CW NZ
05WELLINGTON5	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL KOLBE (JAN [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Codel Kolbe, to travel to New Zealand from January 7 - 15, 2005. 2. (SBU) Embassy Control Officer is Political-Economic Counselor Katherine Hadda. Contact details are as follows: Office: 644-462-6063 Fax: 644-472-3537 [...]	2005-01-05 04:38:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NZ
05WELLINGTON513	NEW ZEALAND RESPONDS TO SECRETARY'S MESSAGE ON [...] (SBU) Embassy passed reftel message and talking points to New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Disarmament Division on April 26, 2005. Dell Higgie, Director of MFAT's Security Policy Division and Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism responded in a letter that the embassy recei [...]	2005-07-05 03:36:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP GG KPAO OIIP NZ
05WELLINGTON531	EAC MEETING WELLINGTON [...] (S) The Emergency Action Committee convened 1400 hrs local time on July 8, 2005 to discuss security profile in light of the London explosions. Embassies Wellington and Apia were notified of the London explosions by the RSO in Canberra via RMAS. 2. (U) Embassy Wellington has put the Local G [...]	2005-07-08 03:49:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET	ASEC PTER CASC AMGT
05WELLINGTON535	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HARRY PONTING [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Alex Yates and Harry Ponting to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from August 7 - 10, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to assist post in implementing the classified web publishing initiative known as Net-Centric Diplomacy (NCD). 2. [...]	2005-07-11 02:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AINF PINR NZ
05WELLINGTON548	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Government representatives Howard Diamond (NOAA),Bill Hohenstein (USDA),Toral Patel-Weynand (USGS),Chuck Rice (Kansas State University),Harlan Watson (OES),Robert Wright (DOE) ,and Shira Yoffe (OES/EGC) to travel to Wellington a [...]	2005-07-14 22:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV NZ
05WELLINGTON549	NEW ZEALAND NOMINATION FOR FSN POLITICAL [...] Embassy Wellington submits the following nomination for the FSN Staff Political Training Course to be held in Washington from September 26 - October 7, 2005. 2. Name: Craig Brian Greaves Grade: 9 Step 2. Length of Service: Start date - May 16, 2005. English language ability: level 4 (n [...]	2005-07-14 22:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI AFSN PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON551	NEW ZEALAND WILL NOT ATTEND DEAD SEA DONORS' [...] (SBU) Post shared reftel information regarding the Dead Sea Donor's meeting with Darryl Dunn, Director and Ruth Nuttall, Deputy Director, of the Middle East and Africa Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). On July 14, Nuttall informed Pol-Econ Couns that unfortunately [...]	2005-07-15 01:52:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON555	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KYLE OLSEN, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Official Kyle L. Olsen to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from July 19-23, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend flight safety foundation aviation safety workshop. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is t [...]	2005-07-12 10:57:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC EAIR NZ
05WELLINGTON560	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEPHEN J. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to National Nuclear Security Administration Official Stephen J. Bauer to travel to Auckland and Taupo, New Zealand from August 14-24, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to discuss his research and potential applications to the New Zealand [...]	2005-07-20 03:04:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY KSCA NZ
05WELLINGTON566	THE SLEAZE HITS THE FAN: AN INCREASINGLY WORRIED [...] (C) Summary: Facing rapid losses in the polls, the ruling Labour Party has apparently decided to play the anti-American card, telling New Zealanders that a vote for the National Party means a vote against New Zealand's independent foreign policy. Embassy Wellington is in general keeping a low [...]	2005-07-22 06:23:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON569	WITH LOSS OF CHINESE STUDENTS, NEW ZEALAND'S [...] (U) Summary: A sharp drop in the number of English-language students from China -- partly orchestrated by the Chinese government -- has reduced overall foreign student enrollments in New Zealand schools. To revive the international education industry, the New Zealand government is refocusing [...]	2005-07-25 05:07:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL NZ CH
05WELLINGTON572	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DORN CARLSON, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Commerce NOAA Official Dorn Carlson to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from August 13 - September 8, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate in the 4th Biennial Conference on Marine Bioinvasions at Vi [...]	2005-07-26 21:25:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY SENV NZ
05WELLINGTON585	NEW ZEALAND ON U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (C) Pol-Econ Couns delivered reftel information to Deborah Pankhurst, Deputy Director of the Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Pankhurst said that MFAT had already received a fair amount of information about the initiative from the New Zealand Embassy [...]	2005-08-02 05:15:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG ETTC PARM PREL
05WELLINGTON590	UNSC REFORM: NEW ZEALAND WILL ABSTAIN FROM G-4 VOTE [...] (C) This message contains an action request, at paras 2 and 8. 2. (C) Summary: New Zealand is likely to abstain if a G-4 reform vote is brought before the General Assembly. GNZ officials have offered to encourage undecided Pacific Island governments to vote down or abstain from the resol [...]	2005-08-03 02:18:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL PGOV UNGA
05WELLINGTON594	LABOUR AGAIN WAVES ANTI-AMERICAN CARD IN ITS [...] (C) Summary: During Parliament's last "Question Time" before election recess, Foreign Minister Phil Goff again highlighted tidbits of Codel Nickles' January 2004 meeting with National Party leadership to claim National has a hidden agenda to lift the country's nuclear ban. No doubt in respo [...]	2005-08-03 05:17:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NZ
05WELLINGTON596	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARGOT BEAN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Health and Human Services Officials Margot Bean and Daryl Wusk to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from August 7-13, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Child Support Enforcement Heads of Agencies [...]	2005-08-03 21:04:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA CASC KOCI NZ
05WELLINGTON597	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MICHAEL HOFF, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Official Michael Hoff to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from August 20-September 3, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a meeting for the Ballast Water Program. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearan [...]	2005-08-03 21:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY SENV NZ
05WELLINGTON601	NEW ZEALAND PARTICIPATION IN EXERCISE CYBER [...] Pol-Econ Counselor delivered reftel invitation to participate in the U.S. National Cyber Exercise CYBER STORM to New Zealand official Chris Roberts at the Center for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CCIP) in Wellington. Invitation was sent on April 11, 2005. 2. The following response [...]	2005-08-04 22:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KCIP NZ
05WELLINGTON613	USDA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. SECRETARY OF [...] Embassy grants country clearance for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Michael O. Johanns; Press Secretary Edgar Loyd; Under Secretary J.B. Penn; Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator A. Ellen Terpstra; FFAS Special Assistant Jennifer Ehn, OIG Special Agent James Holst; and OIG Special Agent [...]	2005-08-12 01:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON619	TERRORISM FINANCE: UNSCR 1617 IMPLEMENTATION [...] Summary: The New Zealand government announced August 12 that a FATF evaluation confirmed the need for more regulation of the country's financial sector to safeguard against money laundering and terrorist financing. Post issued a news release welcoming that announcement, as part of our action [...]	2005-08-15 03:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KPAO OIIP NZ
05WELLINGTON624	THE DEATH OF DAVID LANGE [...] (C) Summary: Former NZ Prime Minister David Lange died on August 13, following a long illness. In the run-up to elections, Prime Minister Clark may be hoping to capitalize on Labour's identity as the heir apparent to Lange and the anti-nuclear policy his Government implemented. Most observ [...]	2005-08-15 04:41:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON63	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Jackie W. Sanders, Special Assistant Renick H. Smith, and NP/MNA Foreign Affairs Officer Elizabeth A. Murphy, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 10-12, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealan [...]	2005-01-26 03:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ABUD AMGT ASEC OVIP NZ NPT
05WELLINGTON635	AMBASSADOR SWINDELLS' FINAL CALL ON FM GOFF [...] (C) Summary: During his final meeting with Foreign Minister Goff on August 18, Ambassador Swindells reiterated his call for both countries to engage in a comprehensive dialogue on the bilateral relationship. He and Goff agreed that Embassy Wellington should begin quiet work with NZ counterp [...]	2005-08-19 03:08:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NZ

05WELLINGTON643	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GREGORY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Aviation Safety Inspector Gregory Bousie to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from September 19-22, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand national aviation authorities for BASA MIP Process. 2. (U) Embassy un [...]	2005-08-23 03:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR NZ
05WELLINGTON646	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS A. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Official Thomas A. Munroe to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from September 18-25, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to study Flatfishes at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa. 2. (U) Embassy u [...]	2005-08-23 21:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS CW NZ
05WELLINGTON65	R/V KAIMIKAI-O-KANALOA CLEARANCE REQUEST [...] Embassy forwarded documents received January 20, 2005 to the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) of the Government of New Zealand and requested clearance for the R/V Kaimikai-o-Kanaloa for the following cruise dates: April 7 - 23, 2005 (Embley - File No. 20 [...]	2005-01-26 17:57:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ
05WELLINGTON659	BOLSTAD-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official, Dr. Gary Bolstad, Senior Program Auditor, USDA/FSIS/OPEER/Omaha to visit New Zealand from September 03-19, 2005 to conduct a routine inspection system equivalence audit of New Zealand's meat inspection system. 2. Embassy will assist with [...]	2005-08-29 04:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON660	STERN-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official, Norman Stern, Microbiologist, USDA/ARS/SAA to visit Auckland, New Zealand from September 11-16, 2005 to attend seminar at New Zealand World Poultry Science Association on campylobacter problem. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance [...]	2005-08-29 04:01:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON662	ARMSTRONG-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official, John Armstrong, Research Entomologist, USDA/ARS/PWA, Hilo, Hawaii to visit New Zealand from September 25 to October 09, 2005 to attend and present a paper at the Australasian Postharvest Horticulture Conference in Rotorua and visit scientists [...]	2005-08-30 00:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON667	VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND OF USDA SECRETARY JOHANNS [...] Summary: During his visit to New Zealand, Secretary of Agriculture Johanns emphasized the U.S. commitment to an ambitious outcome to the WTO, including the reduction of global trade distortions in agriculture. The Secretary told Prime Minister Clark, Agriculture Minister Sutton, and others th [...]	2005-08-31 08:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TBIO EAGR ECON NZ
05WELLINGTON671	AMENDED NOMINATION REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY VISITOR [...] POST AMENDS ORIGINAL CABLE AND NOW REQUESTS AN EIGHT-DAY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM FOR DEBORAH MCCORMICK (DIRECTOR) AND A SIX-DAY PROGRAM FOR ADRIENNE STEWART (TRUSTEE) OF THE ART AND INDUSTRY BIENNIAL TRUST. 2. POST REQUESTS FUNDING FOR ACCOMMODATIONS AND DAILY PER DIEM AND DOMESTIC TRAVEL [...]	2005-09-01 06:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO NZ
05WELLINGTON675	TFUS01: NEW ZEALAND OFFERS ASSISTANCE [...] The Government of New Zealand has made a general offer of assistance to the United States in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In addition, the government has approved specific areas of assistance, and the New Zealand Embassy has been instructed to convey those offers to USG officials on Se [...]	2005-09-02 05:58:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US NZ
05WELLINGTON679	TFUS01: NEW ZEALAND TO CONTRIBUTE CASH FOR [...] New Zealand Prime Minister Clark announced September 6 that her government would contribute NZ $2 million (US $1.4 million) through the Red Cross for hurricane relief. The contribution is in addition to the government's previously announced offers of a search and rescue team, disaster victim [...]	2005-09-06 20:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PREL US NZ
05WELLINGTON683	TFUS01: ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON NEW ZEALAND'S OFFER [...] In response to ref B, post provided in ref A the names and contact information for the New Zealand disaster assistance teams that the New Zealand government has offered for assisting in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. 2. In further response to ref B, following are additional details on [...]	2005-09-07 20:14:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PREL US NZ
05WELLINGTON684	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-08 03:02:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC NZ
05WELLINGTON69	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA Official Thomas P. Guilderson, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 18 - April 1, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to visit the Rafter Radiocarbon Laboratory in Wellington, and to participate in the research cruis [...]	2005-01-26 21:58:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY KSCA NZ
05WELLINGTON692	THOUGH ON THE FRINGE, NEW ZEALAND'S GREENS MAY [...] (C) Strongly identified with environmental protectionism, New Zealand's Green Party also represents a number of other small constituencies, ranging from those who favor legalizing marijuana to those concerned with improving nutrition in school lunches. Typically favored by younger New Zealand [...]	2005-09-09 03:04:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON696	NZ'S "PRESIDENTIAL RACE:" FOCUS ON PM CLARK AND [...] (C) Summary: As reftel notes, in this undecided campaign, the personality of the major parties' leaders may really influence voters' decisions. The following are two brief snapshots of what's on offer. End Summary. -------------------------- Prime Minister Helen Clark ------------------- [...]	2005-09-11 19:56:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON698	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN TAKEKAWA, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USGS Research Wildlife Biologist John Takekawa to travel to Dunedin, New Zealand from October 7-9, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to participate on a thesis committee for a student career employment program with the University of Ota [...]	2005-09-12 02:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV ECON NZ
05WELLINGTON70	THE NEW ZEALAND ELECTIONS 2005: NEW ZEALAND'S [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of reporting that Embassy New Zealand and ConGen Auckland will provide in the run-up to this year's Parliamentary elections. Although no date has been set, the elections must occur before September 2005. 2. (SBU) Summary: The current Labour Government i [...]	2005-01-26 21:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON702	NZ ELECTIONS: WHAT'S IN IT FOR US? [...] (C) Summary: No matter who wins New Zealand's general elections this Saturday, the stage is set for a comprehensive U.S.-New Zealand dialogue should Washington desire one. Well before the election, Labour officials indicated they would welcome such an exchange, and even in coalition with the [...]	2005-09-13 00:33:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON71	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOSEPH [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DINT/Fish and Wildlife Service Official Joseph Charles Starinchak, Division Chief - Environmental Quality, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 2 - 13, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand Department [...]	2005-01-26 22:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV KSCA TBIO NZ
05WELLINGTON715	NZ ELECTIONS: EMBASSY CONFIDENTLY PREDICTS [...] (C) Summary: New Zealand's election race remains the closest in years. We believe it likely the National Party will get more votes than the Labour Government, but the real question will be whether this would be enough to ensure a National government. Mixed Member Proportional voting (MMP),[...]	2005-09-16 05:51:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON716	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANTHONY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Social Security Administration Official Anthony Dinoto to travel to Wellington and Queenstown, New Zealand from September 23 - October 1, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Six Nations Benefit Fraud Conference. 2. (U) E [...]	2005-09-18 20:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA CFED NZ
05WELLINGTON717	NOMINATION REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM [...] POST REQUESTS A SEVEN-DAY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM TO ASSIST VICE CHANCELLOR STUART MCCUTCHEON OF AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY (PLUS A FOUR-MEMBER DELEGATION) FOR MEETINGS WITH LEADING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY AND FUNDING AGENCIES. 2. POST REQUESTS A PROGRAM OF MEETINGS AND ADVIC [...]	2005-09-18 23:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO NZ
05WELLINGTON721	REQUEST FOR TOP SECRET PROCESSING AND STORAGE [...] (C) Embassy Wellington requests authorization to process and store classified materials at the top secret level. 2. (C) Wellington CIWG met 15 September 2005 and agreed that it was in Post's best interest to be able to increase our processing and storage levels. Embassy Wellington currently [...]	2005-09-19 19:43:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KSEO NZ
05WELLINGTON722	HOLLINGSWORTH-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official, Robert Hollingsworth, USDA/ARS/PWA/HAWAII to visit Auckland and Rotorua, New Zealand from September 22 to October 10, 2005 to attend and present a paper at the Australasian Postharvest Horticulture Conference in Rotorua and attend a pre-confer [...]	2005-09-19 21:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON724	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CHRISTINA LIN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Supply Chain Security Specialists Christina Lin and Jay Im to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from on or about the 17th of October 2005 to on or about the 21st of October 2005. The purpose of this visit is to conduct Customs Trade Partn [...]	2005-09-20 01:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
05WELLINGTON729	EMBASSY WELLINGTON EAC MEETING SEPTEMBER 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-21 03:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
05WELLINGTON731	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HOTHEM AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USGS Physical Scientists Larry Hothem and Michael Starbuck to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from October 19 - December 2, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to transit to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to conduct geodesy and geospati [...]	2005-09-21 04:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
05WELLINGTON732	EMBASSY WELLINGTON EAC MEETING SEPTEMBER 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-21 19:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
05WELLINGTON735	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WITHYCOMBE, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Personnel William Withycombe, Barry Brayer, John Clancy, Robert Rabideau, and Lloyd Golden to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from September 26-28, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to transit to Apia, Samoa, where they will arrange [...]	2005-09-22 01:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR NZ
05WELLINGTON739	NZ FOLLOW-UP: HSPD-6 TERRORIST LOOKOUT INFORMATION [...] (S) Post IWG agencies met to discuss Ref A and B. We also discussed the possibility of the terrorist lookout information sharing pilot with Conoff in Auckland. Agencies all agree that GNZ would be a good candidate for the proposed pilot project, and would likely be receptive should we make [...]	2005-09-23 03:24:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET	CVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON751	LEWANDROWSKI-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official Jan Lewandrowski, Senior Economist, Office of Chief Economist, USDA to visit Auckland New Zealand from October 15-23, 2005 to participate in informal dialogue on the role of land use, land use exchange, and forestry in the climate change respo [...]	2005-09-29 00:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON752	ANDREWS, SHARKEY AND REAVES-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA officials Patricia Andrews, Brian Sharkey and Jimmy Reaves USDA/Forest Service to visit Auckland New Zealand from October 03-18, 2005 to attend Autralasian Fire Authority Conference-2005 Innovative Technology Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that cou [...]	2005-09-29 00:51:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON753	COLE-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official, Ronald Cole, National Wool Reporter, Livestock and Grain Market News, Livestock and Marketing Program, Agriculture Marketing Service/USDA to visit New Zealand from October 28 to November 4, 2005 to visit wool testing facilities, wool auctions [...]	2005-09-29 00:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON757	NEW ZEALAND: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (U) The following information is in response to reftel. 2. (SBU) Embassy Wellington's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is: David R. Burnett Charge d'Affaires Tel: 64-4-462-6101 e-mail: burnettDR@state.gov 2. (SBU) Post's deputy TFCO is: Joy Yamamoto Economic Officer [...]	2005-09-29 23:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER NZ
05WELLINGTON758	NEW ZEALAND ASKS ABOUT ACCESS TO TSA'S NO FLY LIST [...] (S) Summary: New Zealand Immigration is interested in possible access to the Transportation Security Administration's "no fly" list as a way to improve the country's border security. New Zealand law enforcement agencies already work closely with U.S. counterparts, and New Zealand Immigration [...]	2005-09-30 02:50:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET	PTER ASEC CVIS PGOV PINR PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON759	NEW ZEALAND ENDORSES JOINT STATEMENT BY [...] The New Zealand government supports the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza and would welcome being included in the Joint Statement to be issued by the partnership (ref B). 2. Post on September 26 delivered ref A talking points and Joint Statement to the New Zealand Mi [...]	2005-09-30 03:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON KSCA PREL SOCI NZ WHO
05WELLINGTON761	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DECOLA AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA delegation members Philip Decola and Patricia Dunnington to travel to Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand from October 10-31, 2005. The purpose of this visit by Decola to Christchurch is to attend the Antarctica Science Review [...]	2005-10-03 00:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
05WELLINGTON767	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FDA official Thomas Letonja to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from October 16-20, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 20th International Conference for the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitolog [...]	2005-10-04 23:56:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO NZ
05WELLINGTON768	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PENNY J. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Transportation Security Administration Representative Penny J. Anderson to travel to Wellington and Christchurch, New Zealand from October 11-14, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to conduct meetings and follow-up on security assessment [...]	2005-10-05 00:01:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECON NZ
05WELLINGTON772	NOMINATION: FY-06 STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-06 04:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL
05WELLINGTON780	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID RIND, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Official David Rind to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from December 8-15, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate as lead author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group I (WGI) [...]	2005-10-11 04:15:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
05WELLINGTON781	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KEITH [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Delegation members Keith Chamberlin and Stephen Smith to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from November 5 - 19, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to transit to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, where they will support McMurdo Ground [...]	2005-10-11 04:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
05WELLINGTON782	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ALAN HAYNIE, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Official Alan Haynie to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from October 19-21, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to meet with govern [...]	2005-10-11 04:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
05WELLINGTON784	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SAMUEL J. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration physicist Samuel J. Oltmans to travel to Christchurch and Lauder, New Zealand from October 28 - November 18, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to calibrate ozone monitors in Lauder and to [...]	2005-10-12 20:51:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
05WELLINGTON785	FARLEY-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official Christopher Farley, Biological Scientist, USDA/Forest Service to visit Rotorua, New Zealand from October 14-25, 2005 to participate in informal dialogue on the role of land use, land use exchange, and forestry in the climate change response. [...]	2005-10-12 22:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON786	GUERRO/PRUETT-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official, Felix Guerrero, Physiologist and John Pruett, Microbiologist to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from October 13-21, 2005 to attend World Association for Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology 20th International Meeting. 2. Embassy underst [...]	2005-10-12 22:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON787	ANDERSON-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official, Dean Anderson, Animal Scientist, USDA/ARS/SPA to visit Hamilton, New Zealand from October 10-15, 2005 to visit Gallagher Animal Management Systems to discuss commercialized cirtual fencing and present seminar. 2. Embassy understands that c [...]	2005-10-12 22:44:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON788	HOFFMAN-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official, Wesley Hoffman, USDA/ARS/SPA, Texas to visit Rotorua and Invercargill, New Zealand from October 10-14, 2005 to attend seminars on Forest Bio-Security & Protection Facility and New Zealand Aerial Application Association Meeting and present pro [...]	2005-10-12 22:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON791	HERRICK-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to USDA official Jeffrey Herrick, Soil Scientist, USDA/ARS/SPA/NM to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from November 11- December 02, 2005 to attend the Dahlem Desertification Protocol workshop to serve as co-organizer to discuss soil degradation. 2. Embassy [...]	2005-10-13 00:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON809	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BRAXTON, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officials Sherri Braxton, Douglas Palmeri, and Matthew Wolf to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from October 28 - November 3, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Customs Asia Pacific Enfo [...]	2005-10-18 00:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
05WELLINGTON810	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WEISSMAN AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE officials Kimberly Weissman and Matthew Coughlin to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from on or about November 3 to on or about November 9, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to staff the U.S. visit booth at the ACI Conference Trade S [...]	2005-10-18 18:37:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
05WELLINGTON812	DVC Request with Gail Blanke [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests a DVC with Gail Blanke, President and CEO of Lifedesigns, LLC, in New York. 2. Preferred Activity Date, Fiscal Year, and Quarter: This is an FY06 program, which is requested for week starting December 6; first quarter. 3. JUSTIFICATION OF PROGRAM: Pos [...]	2005-10-19 02:25:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP SCUL
05WELLINGTON816	NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GEOGRAPHIC [...] Summary: New Zealand shares the concern of the United States that the EU and others may attempt to hold up negotiations at the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial unless their demands on geographical indications (GIs) are met. New Zealand will work closely with the United States to prevent this from oc [...]	2005-10-20 02:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON NU KIPR NZ WTRO
05WELLINGTON826	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST - TOD DURAN TO APIA [...] Embassy requests country clearance for Political Officer Tod Duran to travel to Apia, Samoa from October 24 - November 7, 2005. The purpose of Mr. Duran's visit is to act as principal officer during the absence of Charge Tim Harley. 2. Mr. Duran will arrive at Faleolo Airport in Apia on [...]	2005-10-21 00:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NZ
05WELLINGTON827	FY2006 U.S. Speaker Request -- Ambassador [...] Program Description: In Support of MPP Goal 06-01, Active Anti-Terrorist Coalitions and Security, Post requests a U.S. speaker visit by Ambassador Charles Salmon (ret.),Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii. We have received a request from one of New Zealand's leading un [...]	2005-10-21 04:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP SCUL
05WELLINGTON83	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN MENTZ, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. John Mentz, Office of Nonproliferation Policy, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 10-12, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand Government officials in preparation for the 2005 Review Conference [...]	2005-01-31 02:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ABUD AMGT ASEC OVIP NZ NPT
05WELLINGTON836	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MATTHES AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE Officials Justin Matthes and Louritha Green to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from on or about October 30 to on or about November 2, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Regional Movement Alert List meeting. 2. (U) [...]	2005-10-26 04:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
05WELLINGTON837	FORMER NEW ZEALAND IV TO LEAD US - NZ BUSINESS [...] Former participant on the IVLP program Mr. Stephen Jacobi (grantee from June 2003) has been appointed Executive Director of the New Zealand United States Council. The Council is an influential lobby group that enjoys the ear of NZ officals. Within days of his appointment, Jacobi wrote a news [...]	2005-10-26 18:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO NZ
05WELLINGTON838	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE LEFFLER [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE Officials Jason Leffler and Jeremy Luczkowski to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from on or about November 20-23, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to conduct customs trade partnership against terrorism C-TPAT validations for APJ [...]	2005-10-26 22:54:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
05WELLINGTON839	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE KNOPP AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE Officials Raymond Knopp and Arlene Villalba to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from on or about November 19 - 23, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to conduct customs trade partnership against terrorism C-TPAT validat [...]	2005-10-26 23:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
05WELLINGTON840	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE STAJCAR [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE Officials Daniel Stajcar and Anthony Orosz to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from on or about November 18-23, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to conduct customs trade partnership against terrorism C-TPAT validations for Sampco, [...]	2005-10-26 23:01:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
05WELLINGTON841	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USCG LCDR [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Coast Guard LCDR Bruce Tweed to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from November 8 - 13, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to conduct a follow-up visit with Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) to review the status of the ISPS code implementa [...]	2005-10-18 06:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
05WELLINGTON851	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARK CHRISTL, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA employee Mark Christl to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand, and McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from November 1 to 24, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to conduct an advanced thin ionization calorimeter high altitude balloon experi [...]	2005-10-31 23:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
05WELLINGTON852	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA (LARC) [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to James Crawford and Glenn Diskin, members of a delegation from NASA's Langley Research Center (LARC),to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand, and McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from November 9 to December 28, 2005. The purpose of this visit [...]	2005-11-01 00:15:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
05WELLINGTON853	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JONI MAE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Joni Mae L. Makuakane-Jarrell, training specialist, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, to travel to Hamilton, New Zealand, from November 26 to December 6. The purpose of this visit is to represent the National Park Service at the World Indi [...]	2005-11-01 00:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TPHY SCUL SENV NZ
05WELLINGTON855	NEW ZEALAND SAYS G-4 AMBASSADORS DECLINE TO [...] (SBU) On October 28, Acting DCM conveyed Ref A points to Chris Anderson, Deputy Director of the South-South East Asia Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She urged that the G-4 Ambassadors visit with returned refugees during their upcoming trip to the Central Highlands, and [...]	2005-11-02 03:57:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON858	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASHLEY DAVIEW, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ashley Davies, an employee of the California Institute of Technology working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Mount Erebus, Antarctica, by way of Christchurch, New Zealand, from November 25 to December 21, 2005. The purp [...]	2005-11-02 19:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
05WELLINGTON86	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LEAKSMY NORIN, FEBRUARY 20- [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Leaksmy Norin, G/TIP Reports Officer, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 20-22. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Embassy officials to discuss monitoring, assessing and reporting on trafficking in persons. [...]	2005-01-31 21:03:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG NZ
05WELLINGTON863	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THORSTEN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thorsten Markus, from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Dunedin, New Zealand, from December 1-18, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Glaciological Society International Symposium. 2. (U) E [...]	2005-11-06 20:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
05WELLINGTON864	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MICHAEL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Michael Comberiate, Adan Rodriguez, Shannon Rodriguez and Kurt Rush, members of a delegation from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand, and McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from December 5 to 19, 2005. T [...]	2005-11-06 21:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
05WELLINGTON868	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAWN HOPE AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dawn Hope, assistant director, and Hugh Paquette, analyst, from GAO's Homeland Security and Justice Team to travel to Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand from December 1 to 6, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to review pre- screening [...]	2005-11-07 03:04:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AGAO CVIS AS JA NZ
05WELLINGTON870	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JASON LEFFLER [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials Jason Leffler, supply chain specialist, and Jeremy Luczkowski, program officer, to travel to Auckland, New Zealand, from on or about November 15 to on or about November 26, 2005. The pur [...]	2005-11-07 22:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
05WELLINGTON875	NEW ZEALAND ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS, US [...] (C) Pol-Econ Counselor discussed reftel points with Val Meyer, Deputy Director of the UN, Human Rights, and Commonwealth Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. P-E Couns said that she hoped New Zealand would support all the resolutions, especially those involving countries wi [...]	2005-11-09 23:08:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON885	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LOIS ROSSI AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Lois Rossi, division director, and George Herndon, associate director, EPA Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand, from November 21 to December 5. The purpose of this visit is to parti [...]	2005-11-14 21:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA SENV TPHY NZ EPA
05WELLINGTON891	UNINTENTIONALLY, NEW ZEALAND LAW IMPEDES SOME [...] (SBU) Summary: New Zealand legislation intended to tighten the rules on foreign ownership of land is having the unintended effect of restricting sales of businesses and properties. U.S. sellers of two large investments in New Zealand -- a poultry-farm company and a stake in a forestry busines [...]	2005-11-16 00:51:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECIN ECON NZ ETRC
05WELLINGTON893	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOSEFINO COMISO [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Josefino Comiso and Per Gloersen, members of a delegation from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC),to travel to Dunedin, New Zealand, from December 4 to 27, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present a paper at the I [...]	2005-11-18 02:20:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA OTRA NZ
05WELLINGTON894	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BUDY, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Phaedra Budy, U.S. Geological Survey biologist, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand, from December 12, 2005 to January, 5, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to collaborate on research on ecological assemblage and discuss the potential [...]	2005-11-18 02:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA OTRA TPHY NZ
05WELLINGTON895	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MILLER AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Kirk Miller and Raymond Woodruff, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand and McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from December 4, 2005 to January 13, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to support the operations o [...]	2005-11-18 02:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA OTRA TPHY NZ
05WELLINGTON896	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ELLENBERGER, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Jay Ellenberger, Susan Lewis and Jane Hopkins, members of a delegation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),to travel to Wellington, New Zealand, from November 25 to December 5, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to make a pre [...]	2005-11-18 02:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA SENV OTRA TPHY NZ
05WELLINGTON897	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STOUFFER,SOLOMON [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ronald Stouffer, Susan Solomon and David Fahey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand, from December 8, 2005 to January 2, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Intergov [...]	2005-11-18 02:25:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA TPHY OTRA SENV NZ
05WELLINGTON898	PSI: NEW ZEALAND WILL ATTEND HAMBURG REGIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-18 02:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON899	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BRUCE ROMANO [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Bruce Romano, associate chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications Commission, to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand, from November 19-25, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate in the Spectrum [...]	2005-11-20 23:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECPS ETRD NZ
05WELLINGTON900	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON DPRK FLAG OF CONVENIENCE [...] (S/REL NZ) Summary: The New Zealand government does not consider Maritime Mutual Insurance Association NZ (MMIA) to be an insurance company. Although MMIA is incorporated in New Zealand, the government says that it has advised the Japanese government that the company does not meet New Zealand [...]	2005-11-21 03:16:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA KN NZ
05WELLINGTON902	WHAT HONEYMOON? PM CLARK'S NEW COALITION SHOWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Less than two months into her new Government, the local press has quoted PM Clark's coalition officials as contradicting each other over foreign policy, notably whether or not New Zealand needs to repair its relations with the United States. (Foreign Minister Peters says yes, Cl [...]	2005-11-22 21:25:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON904	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RONALD [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ronald J. Stouffer, Susan Solomon and David W. Fahey of the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand, from December 8-18, 2005. Country clearance also is granted to M [...]	2005-11-23 04:27:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA SENV TPHY NZ
05WELLINGTON905	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PABLO CLEMENTE- [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Pablo Clemente-Colon, National Ice Center chief scientist, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, to travel to Christchurch and Dunedin, New [...]	2005-11-24 18:56:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TSPA NZ
05WELLINGTON907	CO-LEADER'S DEATH LIKELY TO STEER NZ'S GREEN PARTY [...] (C) New Zealand's Green Party is likely to move further left following the unexpected death of its relatively pragmatic co-leader Rod Donald. The Greens, who garnered about 5% of the party vote in September's general election, are in a confidence and supply agreement with the Labour coalition [...]	2005-11-25 03:19:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON908	NEW ZEALAND'S AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] (C) Summary: Since launching a government-wide effort in June, the GNZ has vigorously planned for the possibility of avian and pandemic influenza entering New Zealand. Under the coordination of the Ministry of Health (MOH),the Inter-sectoral Pandemic Group (IPG) of thirteen ministries and de [...]	2005-11-25 03:34:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON916	R/V ROGER REVELLE MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-30 04:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT CW NZ
05WELLINGTON917	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SYDNEY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Sydney Levitus, Director, Ocean Climate Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from December 9-17 [...]	2005-12-01 02:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TSPA NZ
05WELLINGTON918	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ISAAC M. HELD, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Official Isaac M. Held to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from December 8-16, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance [...]	2005-12-01 02:17:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
05WELLINGTON922	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BRIAN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Brian Hutchins, International Postal Affairs Specialist, U.S. Postal Service to travel to Napier, New Zealand from January 29 - February 3, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to attend a meeting of a subgroup responsible for networks and [...]	2005-12-02 03:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AORC NZ USPS
05WELLINGTON931	EMBASSY WELLINGTON EAC MEETING NOVEMBER 2005 [...] (U) Embassy Wellington's Emergency Action Committee met November 28, 2005 to approve releasing a warden message on the Avian Bird Flu. 2. (U) Message summary: "The Department of State has decided to preposition Tamiflu at its Embassies and Consulates for eligible U.S. Government Employees a [...]	2005-12-05 23:01:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
05WELLINGTON932	R/V KA'IMIMOANA MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE REQUEST, [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-06 02:29:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT BP FM KR NR RM TL TV NZ
05WELLINGTON945	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PETERSON, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas Peterson, David Easterling, and Thomas Karl, members of a delegation from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS),to travel to Christchur [...]	2005-12-09 00:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA TSPA OTRA NZ
05WELLINGTON952	SEYBOLD-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Cathy Seybold, Soil Scientist to visit Willington from December 30, 2005 to January 15, 2006, to collect data from maintenance on soil climate stations in New Zealand. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. [...]	2005-12-12 01:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON954	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LISA T. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service officials Lisa T. Ballance and Robert L. Pitman to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from on or about January 12 to on or about F [...]	2005-12-12 04:17:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS CW NZ
05WELLINGTON955	R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER, FILE NO. 2004-044 [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-12 04:20:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ
05WELLINGTON957	NEW ZEALAND: COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The following is Embassy Wellington's submission for the 2005 Country Terrorism Report on New Zealand: New Zealand New Zealand has a strong capacity to develop and implement counter-terrorism policies, and further strengthened its role in the global war on terror in 2005 through domestic [...]	2005-12-13 00:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO NZ
05WELLINGTON96	NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER CLARK IN STATE OF THE [...] (C) Summary: In her opening speech of the year, PM Helen Clark launched the opening salvo of her election campaign. She indirectly countered Opposition leader Don Brash,s welfare policy speech (reftel) by outlining childcare and other policies she defined as the best way to encourage women to [...]	2005-02-02 03:58:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NZ

05WELLINGTON963	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT E. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Official Robert E. Spearing to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 9-18, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to review scientific research activities sponsored by the U.S. Antarctic Program. 2. (U) Embassy understand [...]	2005-12-15 01:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
05WELLINGTON964	R/V ROGER REVELLE MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-15 01:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT CW NZ
05WELLINGTON966	R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER, FILE NO. 2004-139 [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-15 02:58:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT NZ
05WELLINGTON970	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEWCOMB, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy Officials Charles R. Newcomb, Dave A. Corbus, Peter F. McNutt (alternate traveler),and Christopher E. Pink (alternate traveler) to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from December 29, 2005 through January 15, 2006. [...]	2005-12-16 00:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY NZ
05WELLINGTON983	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY, JANUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Acting Director P. Patrick Leahy to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 9 - 19, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to receive briefings from the International Antarctic Center in Christchurch before t [...]	2005-12-20 22:38:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
05WELLINGTON984	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HAMEL, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Ernest Hamel, Biologist, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 13 - 26, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to serve as keynote speaker at a conference on Bioactives and Drug Development an [...]	2005-12-20 23:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO NZ
05WELLINGTON986	CLOSURE OF EMBASSY WELLINGTON AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-21 03:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT
05WELLINGTON988	STAUB-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Jack Staub, Horticulturist, UDA/ARS/MWA/Madison to visit Christchurch from January 18 to July 31, 2006 to visit Lincoln University to acquire education in area of bio-chemical genetics of carotenoids and aroma; assist with student research on aromatic volat [...]	2005-12-21 21:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
05WELLINGTON996	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes the delegation led by Mr. Mike Ringler, Professional Staff Member (PSM) House Appropriations Committee (HAC) to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from January 10 - 18, 2006. New Zealand country clearance is granted to the following delegation members: Mr. Mike Rin [...]	2005-12-28 04:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NZ
05WELLINGTON997	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MCCAIN, [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes the delegation led by Senator John McCain to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 4 - 11, 2006. New Zealand country clearance is granted to the following delegation members as listed in ref A: Senator John McCain, Senator Joe Lieberman, Senator Susan Collins, [...]	2005-12-28 04:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AS NZ
05YEREVAN1074	U.S. INVESTORS WIN IMPORTANT VICTORY AGAINST GOAM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On June 16, Armenia's court of appeals ruled in favor of a group of American investors who have been trying, for over two years, to collect USD 2 million in taxes that they had overpaid to the [...]	2005-06-20 12:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD AM
05YEREVAN1091	ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO DVC WITH AMBASSADOR [...] SUMMARY: On June 17, 2005 U.S. Embassy Yerevan held a digital video conference (DVC) on the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report with Ambassador John Miller, director of the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Media coverage of the conference was widespr [...]	2005-06-23 02:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC KPAO AM KTIP
05YEREVAN110	J-1 SUMMER WORK AND TRAVEL CALLBACK [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Action request. Please see paragraph 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (SBU) Post's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) performed a callback survey of all summer 2004 J-1 work and travel program participan [...]	2005-01-21 12:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CMGT CVIS AM
05YEREVAN1203	UN REFORM: PROMOTING OUR PRIORITIES - [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Treat Accordingly. 2. (SBU) We delivered demarche and talking points regarding USG reform priorities at the United Nations on June 21 to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan per reftel instructions. We followed up with Mkrtumyan [...]	2005-07-07 05:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR PREL PGOV AORC AM UNSC
05YEREVAN1290	ARMENIAN CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS: ON THE RIGHT [...] (C) On July 7, the GOAM submitted a revised package of constitutional amendments to the Council of Europe (CoE) Venice Commission. Though the proposed GOAM revisions appear to track Venice Commission recommendations, they are unlikely to build public consensus. Opposition groups, still trying [...]	2005-07-19 12:53:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1322	LETTER OF REQUEST (LOR) FOR PEACEKEEPING UNIT [...] On July 18, the Armenian MoD delivered a letter of request for equipment to be funded by FMF. This request, which is for deployable medical support equipment, has the support of the country team. It is part of Armenia's overall effort to establish a deployable peacekeeping brigade, in suppo [...]	2005-07-22 12:43:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP AM
05YEREVAN1352	ARMENIA: A STEP FORWARD ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: [...] (C) On July 21, the Council of Europe's Venice Commission issued a generally positive assessment of the GOAM's revised draft constitutional amendments. While this brings Armenia an important step closer to a November referendum, much remains to be done. The Venice Commission hailed proposals [...]	2005-07-28 13:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
05YEREVAN142	MCA COMPACT PROPOSAL NEARS COMPLETION - [...] (SBU) During a January 25 meeting with Embassy and USAID representatives, GOAM Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy Tigran Khachatryan said that the GOAM's consultants were nearing completion on the MCA compact proposal and expected to present a copy to the GOAM MCA Board by February 10. Af [...]	2005-01-27 13:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KMCA PGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN1492	LINES OF CONTACT--NEW GOAM TEAM TACKLING TURKEY [...] (C) Beyond the attention-grabbing meetings between GOAM Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian and Turkish MFA Deputy Undersecretary Ahmet Uzumcu (septel),the Armenians point to a series of government-to-government channels that provide opportunities for exchange with their estranged neigh [...]	2005-08-17 12:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AM
05YEREVAN1573	ARMENIAN SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT VISITING WASHINGTON [...] (SBU) Artur Baghdasarian, the young, energetic and charismatic Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly, is flying to Washington today for a ten-day visit including a seven-day Voluntary Visitor program that has been a joint effort by the Office of International Visitors, Embassy Yerevan, the [...]	2005-08-30 11:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AM
05YEREVAN1596	TFUS01: ARMENIAN OFFER OF ASSISTANCE [...] (U) The Republic of Armenia has offered to send as many as thirty trained rescue workers to the U.S. at its own expense to assist in search and rescue operations in New Orleans. End Summary. 2. (SBU) President Kocharian's Chief of Staff called Ambassador the afternoon of September 2 to make [...]	2005-09-02 12:18:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON AEMR ASEC AMGT AM
05YEREVAN1625	HOLD THE PRESSES: TURKISH SCHOLAR RETURNS TO U.S. [...] (C) Yektan Turkyilmaz, the Turkish citizen and Duke University doctoral student arrested for attempting to smuggle controlled books and manuscripts out of Armenia (reftel),departed Yerevan for his home in Durham, North Carolina on September 2. Despite claims in court to the contrary, Turkyil [...]	2005-09-08 10:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TU GG AM
05YEREVAN1628	FORMER NKR REP NOW APPLYING FOR A2 VISA AS [...] Post has received two diplomatic notes from the Government of Armenia in as many days requesting that two-year validity A2 visas be issued to former "Nagorno Karabakh Republic"(NKR) Representative Vardan Barseghyan and his wife. In the second note Barseghyan is described as an Armenian MFA em [...]	2005-09-08 11:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL AM
05YEREVAN1686	AMBASSADOR PRESSES KOCHARIAN TO SUPPORT USG [...] (S) On 15 September, the Ambassador met with President Kocharian for just over an hour, at our request, primarily to discuss the USG's upcoming push for free and fair elections in Armenia in 2007 (parliamentary) and 2008 (presidential). The Ambassador opened the meeting by thanking Kocharian f [...]	2005-09-16 09:31:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PGOV PREL EAID PHUM AM
05YEREVAN1717	DETAILS OF SHOOTING INCIDENT ON LINE OF CONTACT [...] (C) The September 20 shooting incident on the line of contact seemed clearly directed to disrupt N-K negotiations and will certainly be raised at the OSCE Permanent Council. While there is no way to determine which side fired, the round -- which impacted about 20 meters from an international [...]	2005-09-23 11:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS AJ AM OSCE
05YEREVAN1722	ARMENIA: NOT MUCH EXTREMISM HERE [...] (S) With 98 percent of the population ethnically Armenian and at least nominally Christian, extremism, and particularly Islamic extremism, is not perceived to be a serious problem in Armenia. The vast majority of Armenians belong to the Apostolic Church, an Eastern Christian denomination which [...]	2005-09-26 12:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI AM
05YEREVAN1730	ARMENIA JOINS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN [...] (U) On September 27, CDA Godfrey met with Armenian Minister of Health Norayr Davidian to discuss the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, invite Armenia to participate in the Senior Officials Meeting and pass reftel A points. Prof. Vladimir Davidyants, the GOAM point of [...]	2005-09-27 12:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI AM WHO
05YEREVAN1731	ARMENIA: LOCAL ELECTIONS SERIOUSLY FLAWED [...] (C) Local election monitors, news media, and our own employees are among the growing chorus of critics of "widespread violations" in local Armenian elections, currently being held across the country on a rolling schedule from September 18 through October 23. Local elections have spurred accus [...]	2005-09-27 13:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AM
05YEREVAN1764	PRESIDENT KOCHARYAN TAKES OWNERSHIP OF NEW [...] On September 30, at a conference to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Armenian Constitution and the Formation of the Constitutional Court, President Kocharian emphasized the importance of upcoming Constitutional Reforms to the establishment of rule of law in Armenia. In his re [...]	2005-09-30 12:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN1797	KERKORIAN'S LINCY FOUNDATION ROLLS OUT LATEST (60 [...] (C) Representatives of Amcit philanthropist and corporate mogul Kirk Kerkorian's Lincy Foundation told us September 25 that their latest set of programs in Armenia would begin no later than mid-October. The USD 60 million, two-year package of projects will include renovation of a major highway [...]	2005-10-05 09:31:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1886	ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO A/S FRIED'S VISIT [...] SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried, accompanied by U.S. Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and Eurasian Conflicts Steven Mann, visited Armenia on October 18. The visit, which included a short press availability, highlighted A/S Fried's st [...]	2005-10-24 03:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC KPAO AM
05YEREVAN1906	LATEST OPPOSITION PARTY RALLY -- SAME RHETORIC, [...] (U) Aram Sargsyan's opposition Republic Party held a party meeting and rally October 25 in Yerevan's Matenadaran (Manuscript Museum) Square. The rally was peaceful and a modest police force of four officers was stationed at the sidelines of the meeting to assist with traffic flow and help ped [...]	2005-10-26 12:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC AM
05YEREVAN1907	GOAM REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE TO IDENTIFY ABANDONED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) This is an action request. In a dipnote dated October 21 and received October 26, Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian officially requested USG assistance -- both financial and technical [...]	2005-10-26 12:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ENRG KNNP PGOV PHUM PREL AM
05YEREVAN1927	LOCAL ELECTIONS END WITH ALLEGATIONS OF CONTINUED [...] (C) Armenian local elections -- held September 18 through October 23 -- met international standards, Central Electoral Commission Head Garegin Azaryan told reporters during an October 28 press conference. Local election monitors, however, disputed Azaryan's claim and alleged "widespread viola [...]	2005-11-01 11:27:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN1931	IN LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE, PRESIDENT KOCHARIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Armenian President Kocharian summoned the Ambassador to complain, as he has done before, about activities of the National Democratic Institute, in particular those of its current director, who is scheduled to depart next week. This time he put his complaint into a letter to Secr [...]	2005-11-01 13:19:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PGOV PHUM EAID PINR AM
05YEREVAN1939	ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO PRESS CONFERENCE ON [...] SUMMARY: On October 27, Ambassador Evans and USAID Mission Director Robin Phillips held a press conference on U.S. democracy assistance programs. The press conference focused on planned U.S. assistance to help Armenia hold free and fair parliamentary elections in 2007 and presidential electio [...]	2005-11-02 13:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC KPAO AM
05YEREVAN2053	ARMENIA: RESPONSE TO AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Armenia is ill-prepared to respond to an avian influenza (AI) outbreak in either the animal or the human population. There is no active surveillance system in place and the GOAM currently lacks basic diagnostic capacity to evaluate any potential AI outbreak. There is, however, some sci [...]	2005-11-23 07:19:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL AMED AM WHO
05YEREVAN2062	ARMENIA: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY, 2005-2008 [...] (SBU) Armenia is at a crossroads in its democratic development. While the political landscape has remained relatively consistent since the last elections, the next two years will test the government's commitment to its reform agenda. As Assistant Secretary Fried said during his October visit [...]	2005-11-23 13:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PHUM PREL AM
05YEREVAN2074	ARMENIA'S REFERENDUM: INFLATED TURNOUT, OBSERVERS [...] (C) Official results for voter turnout contrast sharply with those reported by opposition and some independent local observers for Armenia's November 27 referendum on constitutional amendments. The 14-member group of observers from the Council of Europe -- the only international observers ac [...]	2005-11-28 14:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN2094	ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO U.S. RESPONSE TO [...] U.S. Embassy Yerevan posted a response to Armenia's November 27 constitutional referendum on its website based upon cleared press guidance from the Department. The response received extensive coverage in the Armenian press. Reports varied, with some outlets presenting the response as question [...]	2005-12-01 09:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC KPAO AM
05YEREVAN2109	RFE/RL BROADCASTS DISRUPTED IN ARMENIA [...] (SBU) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) broadcasts were periodically inaudible for three days in Armenia beginning on November 27, the day of the country's constitutional referendum. Armenia's state-run Public Radio claimed in a statement that the disruptions were due to technical prob [...]	2005-12-06 04:13:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV AM
05YEREVAN2157	SQUEEZING THE ARMENIANS ON DEMOCRACY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post has been talking to various Armenians in and out of government in an effort to advance our democracy agenda despite the tactical set-back represented by the flawed November 27 referendum on the constitutional amendments. While it is too early to say whether the Armenians "ge [...]	2005-12-13 13:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	AM PGOV PHUM AID
05YEREVAN216	ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONGRATULATES [...] On February 2, the embassy received text of a congratulatory letter for Secretary Rice from Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian. The original was forwarded via pouch to EUR/CACEN. 2. Begin text: January 31, 2005 Dear Dr. Rice, Allow me to extend my warmest congratulations on your a [...]	2005-02-07 12:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC AM
05YEREVAN2182	CURIOUS TIMING OF GOAM PRESS RELEASE ON [...] (C) The GOAM distributed a press release on December 15 denouncing what it called "barbarous" vandalism of Armenian cultural monuments by Azeri soldiers in the Nakhichevan region along the Azerbaijan-Armenia border. The statement, citing reports by Armenian priests, claimed that 100 Azerbaija [...]	2005-12-16 12:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AM AJ
05YEREVAN2197	AVIAN INFLUENZA: EMBASSY YEREVAN TRIPWIRES [...] (SBU) Post's Avian Influenza (AI) Taskforce meets on a regular basis and met on December 8 to discuss tripwires and response actions. Post has completed all but three of the preparedness steps outlined in ref A and is in the process of completing the outstanding tasks. Information about reso [...]	2005-12-21 12:27:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT ASEC CASC CMGT AM
05YEREVAN2226	NEW AMBASSADORIAL APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NEW [...] (SBU) President Kocharian recently announced two new ambassadorial appointments, naming Ashot Hovakimian Ambassador to Austria (replacing Jivan Tabibian) and Ashot Galoyan as Ambassador to Poland (replacing Ashot Hovakimian). (Note: While the presidential proclamation does not explicitly ide [...]	2005-12-28 04:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR AM
05YEREVAN242	CHINA'S EXPANDING POLITICAL RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA [...] (C) Government of China (GOC) representatives in Yerevan and Armenian government officials recently reported their view that relations between the GOC and the Government of Armenia (GOAM) are expanding. They qualified these statements, however, with a more realistic picture of potential econo [...]	2005-02-10 10:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET CH AM
05YEREVAN281	ARMENIA: URANIUM SMUGGLER CONVICTED, THEN RELEASED [...] (S/NF) On 15 December 2004, Garik Dadayan, an Armenian citizen, was convicted of attempting to smuggle radioactive material across state borders. Samvel Mnatsakanian, the lead prosecutor in the case, said that because of the weakness of evidence and poor cooperation between law enforcement a [...]	2005-02-17 12:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AM GG
05YEREVAN287	RUSSIAN FM LAVROV: ARMENIA'S PLACE IS BY RUSSIA'S [...] (C) Armenia and Russia are "old friends, reliable allies and strategic partners" declared Russian FM Sergey Lavrov on February 17. The GOAM and Russia broke no new ground during the FM's high-profile visit to Yerevan February 16-17, but used the occasion to cement their existing strong relati [...]	2005-02-18 10:29:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG AJ AM RU
05YEREVAN300	ARMENIANS AUTHORIZE USGS MOU EXTENSION [...] The GOAM has authorized the extension of the USGS MOU for five years from November 2, 2003. The text of the authorizing diplomatic note number 16/01878, dated February 21, 2005, follows. 2. Begin text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia presents its compliments [...]	2005-02-22 12:53:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TPHY TSPL AM
05YEREVAN312	LITTLE PROGRESS ON INVESTIGATING SEIZURE OF [...] (C) Armenia asserts that it has still not received formal notification that from either the IAEA or from the Turkish authorities that Cesium-137 seized on the Georgia-Turkey border in December 2004 originated in Armenia. Armenian MFA experts tell us they will insist on a formal investigation [...]	2005-02-24 09:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC AM TU KPRP
05YEREVAN34	EMBASSY YEREVAN SUPPORTS U.S. JOINING BLACK SEA [...] (C) Summary. Post strongly supports the United State's joining the Black Sea Economic Council (BSEC) as an observer, per ref A. There could be multiple benefits for the U.S.: we focus here on those that intersect with our regional goals in the South Caucasus. Due to Armenia's political isola [...]	2005-01-11 13:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ETTC KFPC PARM AM
05YEREVAN358	TWO SEPARATE GROUPS PROTEST AT EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Two small groups, for a total of fewer than 100 people, protested in front of the U. S. Embassy on Monday, February 28. The groups sought to commemorate attacks on ethnic Armenians in Sumgait in 1988. Both protests seem to have been intended to counterbalance reports of efforts to com [...]	2005-03-01 13:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC AM
05YEREVAN500	PUTIN'S UPCOMING VISIT TO ARMENIA: CEMENTING TIES [...] (C) Russian president Vladimir Putin will visit Yerevan March 24 to 25 on what the Russian Embassy describes as a "working visit." He will make only a few stops during his roughly 24-hour visit, and Russian diplomats told us to expect "no surprises." While the visit may be routine from Mosco [...]	2005-03-21 13:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG AM RU
05YEREVAN553	LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM ARMENIAN FM OSKANIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the margins of hearings today in the Armenian National Assembly on Nagorno-Karabagh (SEPTEL),Foreign Minister Oskanian passed the following letter to embassy representatives of Minsk Group co-Chairs, addressed to Ministers. The letter raises concerns about the possibility o [...]	2005-03-29 12:22:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	AJ AM PARM PBTS PREL
05YEREVAN554	CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST FOR "HARM REDUCTION" [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post has conducted a comprehensive search of documents related to "harm reduction," drug legalization and programs co-funded with the Soros Foundation and affiliated organizations. 2. (SBU) The Embassy's search has not uncovered a single document that fits the [...]	2005-03-29 12:22:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID KPAO
05YEREVAN555	IMI (ARMENIA): U.S. COMPANIES IN ARMENIA [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-29 12:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN575	PUTIN VISIT DEMONSTRATES KOCHARIAN'S TIGHT HOLD ON [...] (C) President Robert Kocharian's spin doctors continue to portray the March 24-25 visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin as the most important official visit for the GOAM in recent memory. One week after Putin's whirlwind stop, however, GOAM contacts outside Kocharian's inner circle are ha [...]	2005-04-01 11:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG AM RU
05YEREVAN611	CHR-61: US-EU DEMARCHE ON BELARUS, BUT ARMENIA [...] (C) On April 6, together with the EU Presidency rep, we urged Armenia to vote against a no-action motion on the Belarus resolution at the UNCHR. MFA reps said they appreciated the joint approach and also the substance of the demarche, but said that no decision had yet been taken on how Armen [...]	2005-04-07 05:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AM BO CHR
05YEREVAN612	GWOT ASSESSMENT: ARMENIA [...] (S) While Armenia consistently declares its eagerness to contribute to the Global War on Terror, most government officials and institutions do not believe that there is an imminent threat from within Armenia. While Armenia may be less vulnerable to terrorist attack than some of its neighbors, [...]	2005-04-07 11:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PTER PREL AM
05YEREVAN615	OSCE SPECIAL REP ON N-K POW ISSUE, CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) OSCE Special Rep Andrzej Kasprzyk told the Ambassador on April 7 that although OSCE CiO Rupel had secured agreement during his March 31 visit from "N-K" authorities for three Azerbaijani POWs to be returned, this action was complicated by the April 1 capture of an Armenian soldier by Azerba [...]	2005-04-07 13:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM AM AJ
05YEREVAN67	ARMENIA DRAFT LOA AMENDMENT NO.3 [...] This is an Action Request for INL/AAE. 2. Post presents our draft of Amendment No. 3 to the Letter of Agreement on Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Assistance between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Armenia in para 3 and requests that the Bur [...]	2005-01-14 13:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN KJUS KCRM AM
05YEREVAN714	SARGSIAN: KING-MAKER OR WOULD-BE KING? [...] (C) Minister of Defense Serzh Sargsian, frequently cited as a potential presidential candidate in 2008, has been increasing his public visibility in recent months. President Kocharian has refrained from annointing any particular ally as his chosen successor, but his close relationship with Sa [...]	2005-04-22 09:59:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR AM
05YEREVAN725	VIOLENCE DURING RALLY PROMPTS BROAD [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Treat Accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) An April 20 rally organized by The New Times Party in the city of Sevan (35 miles northeast of Yerevan) was disrupted when a scuffle between pro- government and anti-government supporters ended in a no [...]	2005-04-22 12:22:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN769	GOAM RELEASES TEXT OF KOCHARIAN-ERDOGAN [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) While the final text of the letter from President Kocharian to his Turkish counterpart Prime Minister Erdogan stuck broadly to the outline that Foreign Minister Oskanian gave us April 21 (refte [...]	2005-04-28 09:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AM TU
05YEREVAN83	MORE WORDS OF WARNING FOR OLIGARCHS -- OR FODDER [...] (C) A strongly-worded January 15 speech by Chief Presidential Advisor for Economic Issues Vahram Nercessiantz raised eyebrows during the recent Armenia International Policy and Research Group (AIPRG) Conference in Washington but did little to convince skeptics that real efforts by the GOAM to [...]	2005-01-19 12:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AM
05YEREVAN84	ARMENIANS UNITED IN PROTESTING USG STATEMENT THAT [...] (C) The Armenian body politic has come together to protest Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Jones' comments on Nagorno-Karabakh as reported in the January 14 edition of the Moscow Times. The story dominated media coverage on a day when the other big news in the bilateral relationship was the sen [...]	2005-01-19 12:36:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
05YEREVAN859	(IMI) REPORT ON VAYOTS DZOR PROVINCE [...] On April 14-15, 2005, Embassy's BISNIS representative visited the Vayots Dzor region of Armenia to explore investment and trade opportunities for U.S. companies and to expand U.S.-Armenian commercial ties. He met with the province's business leaders and government officials. This is the lat [...]	2005-05-16 05:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN865	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUESTING ARMENIA'S [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-16 11:43:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP AM
05YEREVAN986	DEMARCHE DELIVERED, ARMENIA ON TIP TIER 2 [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On June 3, CDA delivered talking points per reftel to Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Baibourtian and Valery Mkrtumyan, head of Armenia's interagency Anti-TIP Commission. CDA informed Baibourtian [...]	2005-06-06 12:53:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG AM
05YEREVAN997	FM OSKANIAN ON ARMENIA'S CURRENT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) On June 2, FM Oskanian briefed Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions resident in Yerevan. He characterized the May 17 Warsaw meeting of Presidents Kocharian and Aliyev as "positive," with a critical step forward, but rejected Azerbaijan's assertion that Armenia had agreed to return all "occupied [...]	2005-06-07 11:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV PHUM
05ZAGREB1422	GOVERNMENT OF CROATIA ISSUES STATEMENT SUPPORTING [...] SBU) A/DCM and Pol Counselor presented reftel points to MFA State Secretary Biscevic August 29. Later that same day, a supportive statement was released on the GoC website. Text of statement (informal translation provided by Embassy Zagreb)follows. 2. Statement by GoC: "The Government [...]	2005-08-30 14:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL HR IZ
05ZAGREB1741	H5N1 CONFIRMED IN CROATIA: OVERVIEW OF [...] SUMMARY: Croatian Veterinary authorities confirmed on October 26 the presence of the H5N1 virus in dead swans found in the eastern part of the country last week. The GOC has been rapid and transparent in its handling of the situation thus far. This message summarizes the situation to date, [...]	2005-10-26 15:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PREL EAID WHO HR
05ZAGREB177	ADRIATIC CHARTER MINISTERIAL REAFFIRMS REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Adriatic Charter Defense Ministers endorsed an ambitious agenda of 21 joint activities for 2005 that begins to bring much-needed substance to the Adriatic Charter dialogue. Although the planned August 2005 deployment of an A3 medical team to Afghanistan remains the most visible "deliver [...]	2005-02-03 15:23:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR HR NATO
05ZAGREB180	Evaluation: U.S. Speakers on Collaborative Research [...] Name, date of program: Collaborative Research Techniques, January 9-13, 2005. 2. Description of the Activity, including topic, venues, audiences: Three U.S. Speakers, Dr. Dennis Glanzman and Dr. Yuan Liu from the National Institutes of Health and Dr. Jorn Larsen- Basse from the National Sci [...]	2005-02-04 12:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP HR
05ZAGREB1946	CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY UPDATE: [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 15:07:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL HR
05ZAGREB1955	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING ON AVIAN [...] (U) The DCM convened the EAC on December 16, 2005, to review post's avian influenza preparedness plans and tripwires. All embassy sections were represented. 2. (U) The DCM conducted a point-by-point review of post's preparedness steps and asked the EAC members for any input they may have o [...]	2005-12-16 14:01:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC HR
05ZAGREB1985	CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA POST CONTINGENCEY [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-22 10:39:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PREL AMGT ASEC AMED AEMR HR
05ZAGREB369	CROATIA DELIVERS WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT ASSURANCES [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (C) On March 4 State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Hidajet Biscevic delivered the diplomatic note (para 3) to Ambassador Frank in response to our demarche per reftels on support for Croatia's Wassenaar Arrangement Membership. Request Depart [...]	2005-03-08 11:48:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL MASS HR
05ZAGREB916	PROJECT PROPOSAL - 2005 HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] SUMMARY: Post proposes to fund a project aimed at encouraging first-time voters by educating secondary-school students throughout Croatia about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. This project, called "I'm Voting for the First Time," would be carried out by local non-partisan NGO [...]	2005-06-01 14:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM HR
06ABIDJAN1037	THE CYCLES OF THE IVOIRIAN POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (C) Cote d'Ivoire is currently at an impasse, which is the most vulnerable point in the cycle that characterizes the political crisis. The cycle is composed essentially of four stages. First, the principal political actors sign a new agreement to relaunch the political process. Secondly, the [...]	2006-09-14 16:26:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IV
06ABIDJAN1042	COTE D'IVOIRE SITREP 15 SEPTEMBER 2006, 1430 GMT [...] (U) A number of roadblocks were established in Abidjan on the morning of September 15. By early afternoon, some of these had been dismantled although roadblocks remained primarily in the Riviera district of Abidjan, where the Embassy is located. A group of about 50 protesters gathered in the [...]	2006-09-15 15:56:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC SENV CASC IV
06ABIDJAN1150	COTE D'IVOIRE: FORCES NOUVELLES COMMUNICATIONS [...] (C) Summary: FN Spokesman Lobognon expressed deep disappointment at the outcome of the Abuja Summit on Cote d'Ivoire, suggesting it would allow President Gbagbo to drag his feet on the identification process for yet another year. Lobognon added that Gbagbo acted to obstruct the consensus adop [...]	2006-10-12 15:48:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1190	TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] The Economic Section and the Foreign Commercial Section at Post jointly monitor trade agreements and respond to foreign trade barrier complaints. The Section's two Economic Officers determine responsibilities for specific cases as they emerge, working in concert with the regional FCS Officer [...]	2006-10-25 09:45:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD
06ABIDJAN1206	PREPARATION OF 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] TRADE SUMMARY: The U.S. trade deficit with Cote d,Ivoire was $1.1 billion in 2005, an increase of $477 million from $597 million in 2004. U.S. goods exports in 2005 were $124 million, up 4.9 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Cote d,Ivoire were $1.2 billion, up 6 [...]	2006-10-30 12:50:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN1234	COTE D'IVOIRE: UN HIGH REP FOR ELECTIONS DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Gerard Stoudmann, UN High Representative for Elections, is cautiously optimistic that elections in Cote d'Ivoire will happen in 2007, but that positive scenario will require all the parties to exhibit substantially more political will than they have shown heretofore. He caution [...]	2006-11-06 16:00:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IV
06ABIDJAN1242	APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE FROM PRESIDENT GBAGBO [...] Following is the unofficial translation of a letter dated November 2, 2006 addressed to President Bush from President Laurent Gbagbo. A copy of the letter was sent by fax to Embassy Abidjan from the office of the Secretary General of Cote d'Ivoire. Begin translation: From the President of t [...]	2006-11-08 08:20:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC IV
06ABIDJAN1250	OPPOSITION PARTIES UNHAPPY WITH UNSCR 1721; PM [...] (C) Summary. The Ivorian political class continues to react to UNSCR 1721 and the President's ongoing efforts to shape the political terrain to his liking. Both the Forces Nouvelles (NF) and major unarmed opposition parties expressed disappointment with 1721, specifically the decision to av [...]	2006-11-09 14:05:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IV UN
06ABIDJAN1253	FRENCH ECONOMIC COUNSELOR ADDRESSES COTE [...] (SBU) Econ Chief met with French Economic and Commercial Counselor Jean Dolle at the French Embassy on November 8. Dolle began by discussing French economic interests in Cote d'Ivoire, which, despite the political crisis and its resultant effects on the economy, remain strong. Economic act [...]	2006-11-09 14:52:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON IBRD IV PREL
06ABIDJAN1402	GBAGBO OFFERS PROPOSALS, NOT SOLUTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a speech made December 19 evening, President Gbagbo offered five proposals designed to bring the country out of crisis: (1) direct talks with the Forces Nouvelles (FN) rebels aimed at encouraging them to disarm and free the country; (2) elimination of the Zone of Confidence; ( [...]	2006-12-21 09:18:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN IV
06ABIDJAN1417	IRAN --INFORMATION REGARDING UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-27 11:02:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC KNNP IV
06ABIDJAN179	ECHOES OF ARETHA FRANKLIN: THE REBELS WANT RESPECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador made a three-day trip to Bouake and Korhogo, in New Forces (FN) territory in the North, to urge the ex-rebels to help move the political process forward. We found a relatively relaxed security environment and a population whose most pressing concerns were not the [...]	2006-02-17 10:30:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN723	UNHCR CLOSES TABOU TRANSIT CENTER [...] SUMMARY: RefCoord traveled to Tabou, Cote d'Ivoire, on June 27-30 to meet with UNHCR officials regarding their repatriation efforts and the pending closure of the Tabou Transit Center (TC). RefCoord also traveled to several surrounding villages and met with refugee representatives. Although [...]	2006-07-07 12:49:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL IV
06ABIDJAN782	COTE D'IVOIRE: SITUATION REPORT: YOUNG PATRIOTS [...] (C) Beginning early this morning at about 0600 local, Young Patriot militias erected a series of roadblocks at main road and intersections throughout Abidjan to protest the mobile identification teams launched by Prime Minister Banny. The roadblocks, which increased in size and number throu [...]	2006-07-19 14:54:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC IV
06ABIDJAN783	COTE D,IVOIRE SITUATION REPORT - 1700 GMT JULY 19, [...] (SBU) As of late afternoon, roadblocks in the Abidjan districts of Riviera (where Embassy is located),Cocody, and Deux Plateaux, where most Embassy personnel reside, have been dismantled or shut down. The airport remains open and we understand that Air France is flying tonight. An Embassy v [...]	2006-07-19 17:00:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN926	COTE D'IVOIRE: PEACE TRAIN SLOWS TO A CRAWL [...] (C) The Cote d'Ivoire peace train has slowed to a barely perceptible crawl. Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR),dismantling of militias, and identification of Ivoirian nationals are supposed to be proceeding concomitantly but instead they are bogging down concomitantly. DDR [...]	2006-08-18 10:40:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN955	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MS. CILIA DE COCK [...] Post warmly welcomes the visit of Ms. Cilia De Cock and grants country clearance for travel to Abidjan from AUGUST 29, 2006 TO SEPTEMBER 02, 2006. 2. The purpose of the trip is to visit cashew processors in the southern parts of Cote d'Ivoire (OLAM in Dimbokro) and to participate in the Ca [...]	2006-08-25 09:14:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	IV
06ABUDHABI1006	UAE PREPARED TO DISCUSS CHARITIES AT MENA-FATF [...] (C) The UAE Central Bank will represent the UAE at the March 20-21 MENA-FATF plenary in Cairo, and Central Bank officials are prepared to discuss the UAE's implementation of the MENA-FATF charities white paper. This discussion will likely focus on the same themes that Abdulrahim al-Awadi, the [...]	2006-03-15 13:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN AE UAE
06ABUDHABI103	REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) On January 16, Pol Chief met with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani to deliver ref A points on U.S. views regarding the Iran nuclear issue, and texts of both the EU-3 Foreign Ministers' Statement and the Secretary's Statement on Iran's resumption of uranium SIP [...]	2006-01-17 11:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC AE UN
06ABUDHABI106	INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-17 11:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC AE UNCND UN

06ABUDHABI1076	UAEG RECOMMITS TO SCREENING AND PROTECTING TIP [...] (C) Summary: Between March 17-19, Ambassador and CG Dubai engaged senior-level UAEG officials to discuss TIP issues and the importance of making a firm commitment to address the specific problem of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Ambassador highlighted the need to identify [...]	2006-03-20 14:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	TAGS
06ABUDHABI1129	STATUS OF U.S.-UAE MLAT NEGOTIATION [...] (C) Summary. Upon learning that the UK has nearly concluded an MLAT and extradition treaty with the UAEG, Embassy sounded out UK colleagues on how they have proceeded. We have informed the MFA that following its response to our May 2005 diplomatic notes regarding unresolved requests and judi [...]	2006-03-22 14:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PGOV UK AE
06ABUDHABI1202	SCENESETTER FOR U/S JOSEPH VISIT TO THE UAE [...] (S/NF) Summary. Embassy welcomes you back to the UAE to secure UAE endorsement the Proliferation Security Initiative Statement of Interdiction Principles (PSI SOPs) and to continue the dialogue regarding our concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions. Since your visit in October 2005, Embassy a [...]	2006-03-27 11:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PREL IR AE
06ABUDHABI1301	UAE CHARITY REGULATION: EMIRATE-LEVEL, NOT FEDERAL [...] (C) Summary. The UAE does not have a unified federal system of charity oversight or regulation. Charity regulation is ultimately the responsibility of each of the seven emirates. The Ministry of Social Affairs (MSA) licenses and monitors charities in Abu Dhabi, and any charity that is licen [...]	2006-04-04 11:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PTER KTFN PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI1327	UAE REFORM STRATEGY: QUARTERLY PROGRESS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Since the January 2 submission of the quarterly UAE Democratic Reform Strategy update (ref A),there have been additional developments. During the period January 1-March 31, the UAEG created a Cabinet-level Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs that its new minis [...]	2006-04-04 13:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KDEM KMPI AE
06ABUDHABI1329	UAEG REGISTERS CONCERN OVER TENSION BETWEEN [...] (C) Summary: On March 29, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ronald Neumann, visited Abu Dhabi and met with MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al Noaimi. Al Noaimi expressed concern about growing tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and suggested including India in trilateral talks to ease the fricti [...]	2006-04-04 15:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PK AE
06ABUDHABI1341	SUDAN: LEVERAGING UN TROOP CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES [...] (C) The Embassy delivered reftel points to the MFA as a diplomatic note April 3 and followed up with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani April 5. Al-Hosani told Pol chief that he was not aware that the UN had approached the UAE to date with a request for assistance, an [...]	2006-04-05 13:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU KPKO AE
06ABUDHABI1342	NATO SOLDIER SENTENCED TO 80 LASHES FOR OFFENSES [...] (SBU) On April 3, a Shari'a court in the northern emirate of Sharjah sentenced Estonian Master Sergeant Andrei Korol to one month in jail and 80 lashes for crimes committed at Sharjah International Airport on February 23. Korol was sentenced to 40 lashes and time served for public intoxicatio [...]	2006-04-05 13:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM NATO AE EN
06ABUDHABI135	UAE: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 12:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV AE USTR OPIC
06ABUDHABI138	UAE: SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Two years after a USG interagency team visited the UAE to discuss an agreement on remote sensing, the UAE's chief proponent of acquiring a remote sensing system, UAE Chairman of Space Reconnaissance Programs Colonel Mahash al-Hameli, says there is still a strong desire to work wit [...]	2006-01-19 13:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL AE
06ABUDHABI1401	SCENESETTER FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND [...] (S) Summary. Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on April 23. In the aftermath of the controversy of the Dubai Ports World acquisition of P&O, your assurances to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),your host for the visit, that the USG values the UA [...]	2006-04-10 14:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS ASEC EPET MCAP KPAL AE IZ IR
06ABUDHABI1409	PREPARING FOR 2ND U.S./UAE JTFCC [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi on April 11 to discuss details of the upcoming U.S./UAE Joint Terrorist Finance Coordinating Committee (JTFCC) that will be held during Treasury U/S Stuart Levey's trip to the UAE on April 30. Al-Suweidi commi [...]	2006-04-11 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI1520	UAE MAKES PRIVATE ENDORSEMENT OF PSI [...] (U) This message contains an action request in para 3. 2. (C) The Embassy received a diplomatic note from the UAE MFA April 15 endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and its Statement of Interdicting Principles. In response to our query about whether the endorsement was publ [...]	2006-04-17 10:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP AE
06ABUDHABI16	UAE REFORM STRATEGY: THIRD QUARTERLY UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Since the September 30 submission of the quarterly UAE Democratic Reform Strategy update (ref A),there have been several positive developments in our reform strategy (ref B). Most notably, on December 1, President Khalifa announced that a form of limited elections will be held f [...]	2006-01-02 14:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV KPAO KMPI AE
06ABUDHABI1724	TOWNSEND DISCUSSES REGIONAL STABILITY, [...] (C) Summary. During an April 22 lunch meeting with Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT),and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ),Townsend and MbZ discussed counterterrorism cooperation. Townsend stressed [...]	2006-04-29 12:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS EPET ETTC MCAP IR AE IQ
06ABUDHABI1725	SCENESETTER FOR COUNTERTERRORISM COORDINATOR [...] (S) Summary. Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on May 7. U.S. and UAE officials have had a number of productive meetings on the topic of counterterrorism, the most recent of which came on April 22, when Fran Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security [...]	2006-04-29 13:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS ASEC EPET MCAP IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI176	TEXTBOOK CASE: DUBAI CUSTOMS; RE-DELIVERY AND [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 17, Dubai Customs allowed Iranian vessel M/V Iran Baluchestan, suspected of transporting dual-use items, to leave Port Rashid for Iran. Despite requests from the Embassy and Consulate, Dubai did not authorize the inspection of the container, claiming that it had no l [...]	2006-01-22 14:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PREL AE
06ABUDHABI1797	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN'S VISIT [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on May 15-16. Your visit will be an opportunity to build on recent Iran discussions between U.S. and UAE officials, particularly Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Joseph's April 8 meeting with U [...]	2006-05-03 11:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MCAP MARR MASS MNUC IR AE
06ABUDHABI183	IAEA DONOR CONFERENCE ON DECOMMISSIONING IRAQ'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-23 12:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC KNNP OTRA AE IAEA
06ABUDHABI1928	UAE WILL CONSIDER CWC CHALLENGE INSPECTION HOST [...] (C) On April 30, Director for Nonproliferation Policy in the office of the Secretary of Defense, Dr. David Cooper (OSD/ISP/CbtWMD&NP/NPP),met with MFA Director of International Organizations, Yacoub al-Hosani, to discuss the outstanding bilateral Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) challenge in [...]	2006-05-10 11:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI1931	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT IN THE UAE [...] (U) Summary. The UAE still implements the primary Arab League boycott on Israel, but abides by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) policy of not implementing the secondary or tertiary aspects of the boycott. Despite this policy, there have still been instances of prohibited boycott requests af [...]	2006-05-10 11:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KBCT ABLD PHUM AL AE PIRF
06ABUDHABI1993	UAE SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INCB ELECTION [...] (U) On May 13, the Embassy received a diplomatic note supporting U.S. candidate Melvin Levitsky's re-election to the International Narcotic Control Board elections. 2. (U) Begin diplomatic note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States o [...]	2006-05-14 13:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AORC PREL AE
06ABUDHABI2042	KIDNAPPING OF UAE DEPUTY CHARGE IN BAGHDAD [...] (C) The Deputy Charge d'Affaires at the UAE Embassy in Baghdad, Naji al-Naimi, was reportedly kidnapped by gunmen May 16. One of his bodyguards, a Sudanese, was reportedly injured in the incident. This morning, Ambassador reached out to Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (who is in B [...]	2006-05-17 08:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINS PTER MARR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2072	UAE PRESS CONDEMNS ARREST OF SYRIAN JOURNALIST [...] (C) Summary: Arabic and English language dailies prominently covered the arrest of Syrian activist Michel Kilo (who was in the UAE May 9-10 participating in a conference hosted by Sharjah-based "Al Khaleej") and widely condemned his detention. Reaction to the press coverage by the official E [...]	2006-05-17 13:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KMDR KDEM PHUM SY AE
06ABUDHABI2080	UAE FOREIGN MINISTER, U/S LEVEY DISCUSS TARGETED [...] (S/NF) Summary. On April 30 Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey met with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) to discuss the possibility of imposing targeted financial measures to isolate the Government of Iran, in the event the Un [...]	2006-05-20 07:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM MCAP IR AE
06ABUDHABI2081	U/S LEVEY CO-CHAIRS 2ND U.S./UAE JTFCC MEETING [...] (S) Summary. The second meeting of the Joint Terrorist Finance Coordinating Committee (JTFCC) was held in Abu Dhabi April 30, 2006. The JTFCC was chaired on the UAE side by Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suwaidi and on the U.S. side by Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Finan [...]	2006-05-20 07:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KTFN PARM MCAP IR AE
06ABUDHABI2126	UAE: UPDATE ON SHUTTING DOWN ACTIVITIES OF [...] (S) SUMMARY. On May 22, Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) asked for USG "patience" as UAE authorities looked into Mayrow-associated company linkages within the UAE and the Gulf region. AbZ reiterated several times that the UAEG took the information provided by the USG "very s [...]	2006-05-22 13:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PREL PTER IR AE
06ABUDHABI2133	PHILIPPINES INQUIRY ABOUT PIRATED VESSEL, CREW [...] (C) Summary: The Philippines Ambassador to the UAE, Mr. Libran N. Cabactulan, called on Ambassador May 23 to discuss the status of the vessel M/T Lin 1 and its crew of 20 Filipinos seized by Somali pirates on March 29. Cabactulan said that his government wanted to know if the U.S. Navy was co [...]	2006-05-23 11:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL RP SO AE
06ABUDHABI2169	UAE RELIGIOUS ADVISOR DEFENDS ISLAM AND CALLS FOR [...] (U) On May 23, Sheikh Sayyed Ali al-Hashimi, the Judicial and Religious Affairs Advisor to UAE Presidential Court, paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador following attendance at a reception hosted by al-Hashimi the previous night in honor of a delegation from the Washington-based Council on Ame [...]	2006-05-24 12:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL PREL KPAO PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI2175	UAE RESPONSE TO IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) On May 24, DCM delivered points (ref A) to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi who noted FonMin Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ)'s congratulatory phone call to the Iraqi FonMin. On the task before the new government in Iraq, al-Nuaimi expressed the hope that "they will get their act [...]	2006-05-24 13:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2211	UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR REQUESTS TRAINING BEFORE [...] (C) Summary. At the request of the Central Bank Governor, Embassy's Joint Terror Finance Coordination Committee (JTFCC) team met with the UAE's JTFCC team May 29 to discuss the proposed U.S./UAE Cash Courier Operation. Although the Ambassador had briefed the Governor on this operation during [...]	2006-05-30 12:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI2242	UAE DEPUTY CHARGE IN BAGHDAD FREED BY CAPTORS [...] (U) UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed confirmed the release of UAE Deputy Charge d'Affaires Naji al-Nuaimi the evening of May 30. Al-Nuaimi was kidnapped May 16 by gunmen belonging to the previously unknown Banner of Islam group (refs A, B). One of his bodyguards, a Sudanese, wa [...]	2006-05-31 13:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS PTER MARR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2248	UAE JOINS UN OCHA DONOR SUPPORT GROUP (ODSG); UAE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Already a regional leader in humanitarian assistance, the UAE announced at a May 9 conference in Abu Dhabi its decision to become the 20th member and the first non-Western country to join the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Donor Support Group (ODSG). US [...]	2006-05-31 15:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM KPAL IZ AF AE
06ABUDHABI2281	DRAFT U.S./UAE JTFCC MOU FOR INTERAGENCY COMMENT [...] (C) Summary. At the request of the UAE Central Bank Governor, Embassy has prepared a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. and UAE to formalize the Joint Terrorist Finance Coordinating Committee (JTFCC). The purpose of this MOU is to give the UAE chair of the JTFCC (presum [...]	2006-06-05 09:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI2284	UAE PRESS HIGHLIGHTS MBR'S REMARKS ON FTA [...] U) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR),UA Vice President/Prime Minister and Ruler of Duba gave a wide ranging interview to the pan-Arab pper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat on Saturday June 3, which as carried in most UAE Arabic and English languag papers the same day. MbR covered a number of tpic [...]	2006-06-05 10:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI2324	UAE ARMED FORCES COS ON IRAN, MISSILE DEFENSE, [...] (S) Summary: During a June 6 meeting with Ambassador, UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. General Hamad Mohamed Thani al-Rumaithy sought broader engagement on the Gulf Security Dialogue, particularly given the escalating tension surrounding Iran. Al-Rumaithy, who requested the meeting, charac [...]	2006-06-06 13:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR MASS MCAP IR IZ AF AE
06ABUDHABI2348	UAE REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) The Embassy received via diplomatic note May 28 the UAE,s request for U.S. support for their nomination to the International Telecommunication Union Council (ITU). 2. (U) Begin text of diplomatic note: The Ministry has the honor to inform the Embassy that the UAE has achieved a distin [...]	2006-06-07 10:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS AORC AE
06ABUDHABI2421	DHS/ICE CONDUCTS UAE CASH COURIER TRAINING [...] (SBU) At the request of Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi (reftel),DHS/ICE attache conducted a seminar on cash courier operations on June 10, 2006 at the Dubai branch of the UAE Central Bank. The purpose of the seminar was to outline the procedures for conducting cash courier op [...]	2006-06-12 11:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI2445	UAE ESTABLISHES NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) On June 13, the UAE passed a long-anticipated federal law establishing a National Security Council (NSC). According to the public announcement of the council's formation (which was the front-page headline story on all Arabic and English papers),the NSC will be responsible for formulating [...]	2006-06-14 09:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EPET PINR ASEC KHLS AE
06ABUDHABI2470	THE PALESTINIAN COMMUNITY IN THE UAE: A PROSPEROUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MORE THAN 120,000 PALESTINIAN EXPATRIATES CURRENTLY RESIDE IN THE UAE, A GULF STATE WHICH IS A MAJOR AID DONOR TO PALESTINIANS IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES, PALESTINIANS HAVE COME TO THE UAE, BRINGING WITH THEM THEIR EDUCATION, KNOW-HOW, AND CAPITAL [...]	2006-06-17 09:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAL KWBG AE
06ABUDHABI249	UAEG PRESENTS UAE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (U) On January 24, 2006, Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation Mohammed Abdul Jalil delivered to Econ Chief a diplomatic note containing a Memorandum of Understanding regarding visas and the U.S. - UAE Free Trade Agreeme [...]	2006-01-25 14:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS ETRD ECON AE
06ABUDHABI2567	NATO DELEGATION REPORTS ON STATUS OF DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary. On June 12, a Turkish admiral heading NATO delegation visiting the UAE briefed diplomats of NATO countries on progress in ICI discussions with the UAEG. UAE interlocutors were described as well-prepped and "very forward-leaning and positive," but are also perceived as having "mi [...]	2006-06-21 12:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL IZ AE NATO GE
06ABUDHABI2655	FNC ELECTIONS: "POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, NOT [...] (C) Summary: On June 24, Ambassador called on Dr. Anwar Gargash, Minister of Federal National Council (FNC) Affairs, to discuss the FNC. Gargash described the upcoming indirect elections as "political participation, not democracy." (The FNC is at present an appointed consultative body rather [...]	2006-06-27 08:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI277	CAMEL JOCKEY REPATRIATIONS CONTINUE -- RACING [...] (U) Summary: The UAEG is close to concluding the repatriation of former camel jockeys to their countries of origin. Having already sent 1,038 jockeys home, only 27 children remain at the Bani Yas shelter outside Abu Dhabi. UNICEF,s representative in Abu Dhabi monitoring progress on the rescue [...]	2006-01-28 14:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB AE
06ABUDHABI2780	DEADLINE FOR EXPORT CONTROL LAW "INTERFERENCE IN [...] (S/NF) Summary. On July 4, Ambassador received a letter from Brigadier Mohamad al-Qemzi, Chairman of the U.S./UAE Counterproliferation Task Force and director of the Dubai security service. The letter responded to Ambassador's ref A demarche on "Improving the UAE Counterproliferation Effort" [...]	2006-07-05 12:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC AE
06ABUDHABI2809	RE: TIP/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 26, PolOff delivered the trafficking in persons (TIP) action plan (ref A) to the head of the UAE National Anti-Trafficking Committee, Sultan bin Saeed Al-Badi, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Justice. Al-Badi acknowledged UAE trafficking problems but was concerned about [...]	2006-07-09 13:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI2855	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes the July 22-23 visit of Deputy Secretary of Treasury Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow to discuss the Iraq Compact. Your visit follows Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's July 3 visit to the UAE, where President Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and other senior UAE [...]	2006-07-11 11:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2875	UAE-QATAR DOLPHIN PROJECT UNDER FIRE FROM SAUDI [...] (C) Summary. The UAE-Saudi border dispute continues, albeit largely out of the public eye. Saudi Arabia claims that the Dolphin pipeline that will bring natural gas from Qatar to UAE crosses Saudi territory. As such, the SAG recently sent letters of complaint to the relevant governments, Do [...]	2006-07-12 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET SA QA AE
06ABUDHABI288	2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) The UAE in 2004 and 2005 continued its outstanding record as a valuable strategic partner in the Global War on Terrorism and in supporting key U.S. regional strategic policy goals. Among the highlights of the UAE's contributions to the common defense are: -- (C) Providing basing for USA [...]	2006-01-29 13:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR MASS AE
06ABUDHABI2886	UAEG AGREES WITH SAUDI STATEMENT ON EVENTS IN [...] (C) UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed al Sha'ali is en route to Cairo to attend Saturday,s Arab League Foreign Ministers meeting. Ministry of Foreign Affairs acting number two Tariq Al Haidan told Ambassador July 14 morning that the UAEG had taken note of the July 13 Saudi Ne [...]	2006-07-14 10:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL LE AE
06ABUDHABI2924	Capital Partners - TECOM Commercial Dispute [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy has received several Congressional and USTR inquiries in recent weeks over U.S. firm Capital Partners' dispute with Dubai's TECOM Investments (a member of Dubai Holding) as well as inquiries from former Sec HHS Thompson. TECOM executive Chairman Ahmed bin Byat told Ambas [...]	2006-07-17 13:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON AE
06ABUDHABI2927	IRAQ'S ILLICIT FUEL TRADE [...] (S/NF) Embassy and Congen's best estimate is that the illicit fuel trade with Iraq (both black market and gray market) continues primarily in the northern emirates. The U.S. Navy continues to collect reports that the trade continues with boats reportedly selling gas oil off the coast of the U [...]	2006-07-17 14:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET EFIN KCOR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2930	SCENESETTER FOR GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH UAE [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to the June 27 Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) as an opportunity to clarify key areas of potential cooperation with the UAE, particularly vis-a-vis the very real threat that the Emirates feels from Iran. The UAE is also likely to want to expand the a [...]	2006-07-17 14:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2955	Another Great Year: 2005-2006 UAE ACCESS MicroScholarship [...] Summary: The UAE ACCESS MicroScholarship Program provided 300 non-urban, non-elite Emirati high school students with conversational American English skills and exposure to American culture. From September 2005 to April 2006, extra-curricular activities and field trips gave added value to the [...]	2006-07-18 13:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KDEM TC
06ABUDHABI3027	SCENESETTER FOR SCA A/S AMB BOUCHER TO UAE [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Boucher, Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes your visit to discuss support for Afghanistan with the UAE leadership. We have requested a meeting with a senior member of the ruling family (the Crown Prince or Foreign Minister). We recommend that you acknowledge the UAE contrib [...]	2006-07-25 14:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS MASS EINV AF PK AE
06ABUDHABI306	UAE REQUESTS SUPPORT IN ITS CANDIDACY FOR ECOSOC [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The Embassy received via diplomatic note a request from the UAE to support its candidacy in the UN Economic and Social Council elections. Begin Embassy translation of diplomatic note. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Em [...]	2006-01-31 07:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AE UN
06ABUDHABI3097	MBZ'S VIEWS ON IRAQ COMPACT, HIZBOLLAH AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt and Counselor of the State Department Philip Zelikow won Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan's support for the International Compact on Iraq during their July 22 visit. However, MbZ said that he was less worried about Ira [...]	2006-07-31 12:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER EAID EFIN KDEM LE QA IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3102	TFLE01: RESPONSE IN UAE TO ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE ON [...] (C) Summary: The UAE public is outraged by innocent deaths in Qana, as reflected in a statement by the UAE Foreign Minister, in press reporting, and in conversations with Embassy contacts. In some conversations, the U.S. is as much a target of this anger as is Israel; widely reported U.S. p [...]	2006-07-31 13:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR KPAL LEIS AE
06ABUDHABI3135	UAE WILL LOOK INTO BRAYAN FOR IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) On August 2, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to UAE Ministry of Interior Major Rashid, a member of the UAE's counterproliferation task force team. Econoff requested that the UAE investigate Brayan Electromechanical LLC to determine whether it is ordering compressor units that might be [...]	2006-08-02 12:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP MNUC ETTC PARM PREL PGOV IR AE
06ABUDHABI316	TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT THE UAE DCA [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy wishes to raise with the Department a proposed way forward to address longstanding concerns over the UAE Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) (refs A-D). We recommend reviving regular meetings of the U.S.-UAE Joint Committee on the DCA. That committee has not convened [...]	2006-01-31 12:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PREL AE
06ABUDHABI3169	UAE CLAIM TO NEED MORE INFORMATION IN ORDER TO [...] (S/NF) On August 4 CDA met with MFA Director of Arab Affairs, Ambassador Hamad Saeed Al-Zaabi shortly before Friday noon prayers to request action on ref A NIACT. CDA explained that the USG had information indicating that the "Iran Isfahan," which had docked in Dubai that morning, was carryin [...]	2006-08-05 14:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC AE
06ABUDHABI3195	TFLE01: ANGER SIMMERS AS WAR CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary and comment: The misery and daily tally of Lebanese casualties continue to dominate public discourse in the UAE. U.S. policy is increasingly seen as complicit in Israeli aggressions, and the draft UN resolution has thus far not been welcomed as part of a balanced solution. Membe [...]	2006-08-07 13:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMDR LE AE
06ABUDHABI3257	UAE MFA OFFICIAL'S PESSIMISTIC ASSESSMENT OF IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: MFA's second-in-command, Acting Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan, offered the Charge his strong SIPDIS views on the poor security situation in Iraq on August 12. He said the Secretary's call for a "new Middle East" in the context of the Lebanon conflict begged the question of w [...]	2006-08-12 15:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS EAID IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3337	IRAQI EMBASSY IN UAE CONFUSED BY IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) PolOff spoke with Iraqi DCM Mustafa Aboud August 16 to assess planning for an anticipated September 7 Iraq Compact preparatory meeting in Abu Dhabi. Aboud, conversely, sought information on the meeting. He shared the content of a message from the Iraqi Foreign Ministry in Baghdad, which [...]	2006-08-16 13:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3372	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MAYROW GENERAL ORDER UPDATE [...] (S) On August 19, CDA and Econoff delivered the Mayrow demarche to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation Mohammad Abdul Rahim Abdul Jalil. CDA requested an update on the investigation into Mayrow and its associated group of companies. He also provided Ambassador Abdul Ja [...]	2006-08-20 12:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PREL PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI3374	SUMMARY OF UAE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (SBU) The UAEG pledged $20 million in assistance to Lebanon early in the crisis, and has now committed an unspecified amount to rebuild Lebanese hospitals and schools. MFA's Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation Ambassador Mohammad Abdul Rahim Abdul Jalil told the Charge Aug [...]	2006-08-20 15:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KMDR LE AE
06ABUDHABI3428	UAE MINSTATE FOR FINANCE AND INDUSTRY TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-28 10:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID LE AE
06ABUDHABI3434	US BLASTED IN MEDIA OVER UAE PHD STUDENT'S DETENTION AT [...] The detention of UAE PhD student Saif Al Sha'ali at Los Angeles Airport on August 21, 2006, has been extensively covered in daily, mostly front page articles in English and Arabic UAE print media August 24-28 which have frequently characterized the incident as one of racial/ethnic "profiling." [...]	2006-08-28 12:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3436	REACTION TO UAE STUDENT AL-SHA'ALI DETENTION AT [...] (C) Summary: The detention and refusal of entry of returning UAE graduate student Saif Khalifa Al-Sha,ali at LAX on August 21 has generated a significant, although uneven, reaction (see reftel). All major English and Arabic dailies have covered the story, generally characterizing Al-Sha,ali,s [...]	2006-08-28 14:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PTER AE
06ABUDHABI3490	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR G/TIP SENIOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Abu Dhabi grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of G/TIP Senior Coordinator Mark Taylor on September 3-6. 2. (SBU) In addition to the September 4 steering committee meeting for the ECSSR-hosted international TIP conference, we have requested a meeting on September 5 [...]	2006-09-01 13:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI3536	MEDIA REACTION: UAE-US BILATERAL FRIENDSHIP [...] Summary: A UAE columnist in "Al-Bayan" is critical of the UAE's relationship with the U.S. He opines that the UAE's devotion to bilateral relations with the U.S. has not prevented poor treatment from the U.S., citing DP World and the detention of an Emirati student. End Summary. 2. On [...]	2006-09-06 14:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3537	ASSESSMENT OF UAE TERRORIST FINANCING ENVIRONMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to ref A, Embassy's country team provides the following assessment of the terrorist/insurgent finance operating environment in the UAE. Responses are keyed to reftel, to the extent possible. End summary. Legal Regime ------------ 2. (SBU) Question. What la [...]	2006-09-06 14:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC TC IQ
06ABUDHABI3626	UAE FOREIGN MINISTER ATTENDING NAM IN HAVANA: [...] (C) Post delivered ref B and C demarches in a series of meetings with members of the UAE delegation to the NAM conference prior to their respective departures to Havana: Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ),MFA Under Secretary Tariq Al-Haidan, and International Organiza [...]	2006-09-13 13:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PTER PHUM KPKO UNSC PGOV GT SU IR
06ABUDHABI3629	IRAQ COMPACT PREPARATORY MEETING A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 10, the United Arab Emirates hosted the Preparatory Group for the International Compact for Iraq (ICI). The United Nations (UN) represented by Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown, and the Government of Iraq (GOI),represented by a delegation led by Iraqi Dep [...]	2006-09-14 07:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN IZ PREL PGOV ECON AE
06ABUDHABI3631	UAE UPDATE ON SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL MOBILE [...] (SBU) Ref A reports the probable support of the UAE for Steven Lett's candidacy to head the International Mobile Satellite Organization. Subsequent to that exchange, and in response to a diplomatic note which had been submitted to the MFA prior to our September 5 meeting, the MFA has responde [...]	2006-09-14 10:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS AE
06ABUDHABI3632	LEBANON A KEY TOPIC IN A/S HILLEN DISCUSSION WITH [...] (S) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs John Hillen and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) met on September 11 and discussed the Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD),Qatar and Lebanon. MbZ welcomed the GSD scheduled for October 19 and reiterat [...]	2006-09-14 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	MASS PREL EAID LE QA IZ SY IR AE
06ABUDHABI3686	LEBANON: SECURITY ASSISTANCE COORDINATION WITH UAE [...] (C) Following up on a request by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) to A/S Hillen to coordinate security assistance for Lebanon, Post shared the following with MbZ's International Affairs Advisor Youssef Al-Otaiba on September 17: 1) list of items noted in ref C paragr [...]	2006-09-18 13:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL EAID LE AE
06ABUDHABI3693	TERRORISM FINANCE: UPCOMING DESIGNATIONS UNDER THE [...] (S) Embassy first raised reftel request for the UAEG to co-sponsor and support the nomination of the listed individuals in the UN 1267 Committee on August 30. To date the UAEG has not provided any substantive response. Econchief again raised the issue with the office of the Assistant Under Se [...]	2006-09-19 12:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER AE
06ABUDHABI3706	POPE'S REMARKS ON ISLAM CONTINUE TO GENERATE [...] (C) As Pope Benedict XVI's remarks on Islam continue to create a stir in the local press, PolChief attended the evening majlis of Presidential Religious Advisor Ali Al-Hashemi on September 18 and faced a barrage of questions about the Pope's intent and western misunderstanding of Islam. One [...]	2006-09-19 14:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMDR VT AE
06ABUDHABI376	UAE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) On January 30, on the margins of U.S.-UAE FTA negotiations in London, Minister of Economy and Planning Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi provided Econchief with information detailing UAE aid to Afghanistan. She stressed that the UAE would prefer that the UAE treat this information confidentially. [...]	2006-02-06 13:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL PHUM AF AE
06ABUDHABI3816	MFA REQUESTS USG PRE-CLEAR ALL INTERACTION WITH [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-28 13:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AE
06ABUDHABI3818	A/S O,BRIEN AND A/S SULLIVAN CO-CHAIR 3RD U.S./UAE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 11. 2. (S) Summary. The third meeting of the U.S./UAE Joint Terrorist Financing Coordinating Committee (JTFCC) was held in Abu Dhabi on September 12, 2006. The JTFCC was chaired on the UAE side by Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suwei [...]	2006-09-28 13:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KTFN SO PK AF IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3872	DRAFT UAE-U.S. "GAP ANALYSIS" OF CASH COURIER REGULATIONS [...] (U) In response to the Central Bank Governor's request at the September 12 JTFCC for a "gap analysis" of the U.S. and UAE cash reporting regulations and procedures, Embassy/CG interagency team (State/Econ, Treasury/OFAC, DHS/ICE) prepared the following draft and passed to the UAE Central Bank f [...]	2006-10-04 08:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI3876	US/UAE CTF DEMARCHE DELIVERED, TABATABAIE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-04 12:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PARM ETTC IR AE
06ABUDHABI3904	UAEG SETS DATE FOR FNC ELECTIONS; CRITICISM OF [...] (C) Summary: On October 1, the Cabinet announced that the elections of one-half of the Federal National Council(FNC) will be held on December 16, 18, and 20. That same day, the National Election Committee published the names of the 6,689 member electoral college that will participate in the e [...]	2006-10-09 04:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI3955	UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [...] PolChief delivered reftel demarche concerning the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to MFA Director of International Organizations Yacub Al-Hosani on October 10 and discussed both the substance and logistics of UN deliberations on the topic. Al-Hosani was unfamiliar with the [...]	2006-10-12 14:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN AE
06ABUDHABI4007	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT FOR IRAQ - UAE UPDATE [...] (C) On October 16, EconChief and UK Embassy Political Officer Alison Hall met with MinFin A/US for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al-Bustani to provide an update on recent actions with regard to the international compact for Iraq and to encourage the UAE to continue its support to Iraq in its effor [...]	2006-10-17 12:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EIAD ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV IZ AE
06ABUDHABI409	U/S LEVEY LAUNCHES U.S./UAE JTFCC [...] (S) Summary. The U.S. and UAE held the inaugural meeting of the Joint Terrorist Financing Coordinating Committee (JTFCC) in Abu Dhabi on January 24, 2006. The Central Bank Governor began the meeting by questioning the value in having a JTFCC, but by the end acknowledged that there could be b [...]	2006-02-08 08:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI417	RESTRICTIVE LAWS HAMPER MEPI GOALS AND ACTIVITIES [...] (U) This message from the MEPI Regional Office has been cleared by Embassies Abu Dhabi, Doha, Kuwait, Manama, and Muscat. 2. (SBU) Summary: Restrictive laws that limit the establishment, funding, and activities of NGOs and other civil society groups have been and will continue to be a ma [...]	2006-02-08 11:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KMPI KDEM PHUM PGOV AE MEPI
06ABUDHABI421	UPDATE ON ABU DHABI GAY ARREST CASE [...] (U) SUMMARY: HALF OF THE 26 MEN WHO WERE ARRESTED BY ABU DHABI POLICE DURING AN ALLEGED GAY WEDDING NOVEMBER 23, 2005, HAVE BEEN RELEASED WHILE THE OTHER HALF HAVE BEEN CONVICTED AND SENTENCED, ACCORDING TO THE PRESS AND THEIR DEFENSE ATTORNEY. THIS LATEST INFORMATION CONTRADICTS INFORMATION FR [...]	2006-02-14 15:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM AE
06ABUDHABI4213	UAE ASSISTANCE TO LEBANESE INTERNAL SECURITY FORCES [...] (C) On November 3, International Affairs Director Yousef Al-Otaiba from the office of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) gave Ambassador a list of UAE security assistance contributions to Lebanon. The list is focused on Internal Security Forces (ISF) and police requirements only; [...]	2006-11-06 14:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL EIAD LE AE
06ABUDHABI4253	UAE VICE-PRESIDENT MANDATES IMPROVING WORKER [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 7, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MbR),Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai announced a series of measures to improve the conditions of expatriate laborers including: mandatory health insurance, the creation of a labor court, an in [...]	2006-11-09 10:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PREL AE
06ABUDHABI4262	UAE SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE TO INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 14:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ODIP ILC UNGA AE
06ABUDHABI4281	IRAQ VP AL-HESHIMI VISITS UAE [...] (U) Iraqi Vice President Tareq Al-Heshimi made a well-publicized visit to the UAE November 12, in which he met with President Khalifa bin Zayed and Vice President Mohammed bin Rashid. President Khalifa stated, according to press reports, that the UAE would "spare no effort" in supporting and [...]	2006-11-14 11:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI4290	US BUSINESS IN UAE HURT BY HIGH HOUSING COST AND U.S. TAX [...] U.S. businesses in Abu Dhabi and Dubai have approached both the Embassy and Consulate General to express concern about the negative impact of recent changes in the U.S. tax code on the amount of housing assistance that can be excluded from taxable income. Under the revised regulations, U.S. re [...]	2006-11-15 12:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI430	ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW UAE FEDERAL CABINET IMMINENT [...] (C) Summary: The announcement of a new UAE federal cabinet is likely to be made soon after the 40-day mourning period for the late UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum has passed. Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) appears [...]	2006-02-08 12:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI4326	UAE OFFICIALS DISCUSS OIL AND GAS EXPANSION PLANS WITH EIA [...] (C) Summary: UAE Minister of Energy Al-Hamili told the 12th Annual ECSSR Energy Conference that the UAE would increase its oil production capacity to 2.7 mb/d in 2006. He told EIA Administrator Guy Caruso that he did not know what OPEC would decide about oil production during its December meet [...]	2006-11-22 07:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG AE
06ABUDHABI4328	PRESIDENT KHALIFA SHARES VIEWS ON IRAN, IRAQ, AND [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial meeting with UAE President Khalifa November 21, former President Bush emphasized the strength of bilateral relations and reminisced about cooperation during the liberation of Kuwait and why some regional players had sided with Saddam. Bush inquired about Khalifa's [...]	2006-11-22 09:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KDEM IR IZ LE SY AE
06ABUDHABI4382	VISIT OF THE SYRIAN PRESIDENT TO THE UAE [...] (S) Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan (AbZ) November 29 evening to relay USG concern regarding news of a planned visit by Syrian President Bashar al Assad to the UAE. With reference to Minister of State al Sha,ali's comments the day before on a possible AbZ v [...]	2006-11-30 10:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL AE SY
06ABUDHABI4414	A/S BOHIGIAN HEARS ABOUT FTA, EXPORT CONTROLS AND INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: On November 13, A/S Bohigian urged Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi and ADIA officials to re-energize FTA negotiations. Sheikha Lubna said that she and MinState Finance Dr. Khirbash would be contacting AUSTR Donnelly about having him come to the UAE to try and move dis [...]	2006-12-05 11:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KBCT EINV AE

06ABUDHABI4474	UAE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINAN TERRITORIES, [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: The UAE provides humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians, Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon primarily through its three quasi-governmental charities: the UAE Red Crescent Society (RCS),the Sheikh Zayed Foundation (ZF),and the Dubai-based Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Makto [...]	2006-12-14 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM KPAL IZ AF AE
06ABUDHABI4477	QUIET CAMPAIGNING FOR FNC ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: A mild sense of anticipation has candidates and the public watching for results of the first UAE Federal National Council (FNC) limited elections to take place December 16, 18, and 20. The 14-day campaign period for 20 FNC seats ends December 14; candidates have promoted their [...]	2006-12-14 13:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI4510	FTA WITH UAE ON HOLD [...] (C) Summary: On November 7, MinState Finance Kharbash and MinEcon Al-Qasimi told AUSTR Donnelly that given the time constraints imposed by the expiration of U.S. Trade Promotion Authority (TPA),the UAE did not believe that an FTA with the United States could be completed before TPA expired. [...]	2006-12-19 12:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV AE
06ABUDHABI452	MOVING THE FTA FORWARD-- NATURAL RESOURCES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) The issue of ownership of natural resources is one of the biggest stumbling blocks to moving FTA negotiations with the UAE forward. Senior UAE officials, including Abu Dhabi Ruling Family Member, Sheikh Abdullah, have stressed t [...]	2006-02-08 13:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EPET AE FTA
06ABUDHABI453	NEW UAE FEDERAL CABINET ANNOUNCED [...] (C) Summary: The UAE leadership announced a ministerial reshuffle late February 9. The reshuffle preserves key U.S. Mission interlocutors, especially Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ),who becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs. The UAE's new Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al [...]	2006-02-10 13:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PGOV ETRD KISL KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI49	DEATH OF UAE VP/PM MAKTOUM BIN RASHID [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai and UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, died January 3 in Australia at the age of 65 due to heart failure. Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (MbR) automatically succeeded his olde [...]	2006-01-04 12:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR AE
06ABUDHABI528	UAE LOCAL AUTHORITIES ADDRESSING DOMESTIC WORKER [...] (SBU) Summary: Various government authorities continue to make progress in addressing the issues of trafficking in persons and domestic worker abuse. The Dubai Police Human Rights Department is working to improve services to trafficking victims, concentrating its efforts on sex-trafficking. [...]	2006-02-15 12:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI567	UPDATE ON ABU DHABI GAY ARREST CASE [...] (U) SUMMARY: HALF OF THE 26 MEN WHO WERE ARRESTED BY ABU DHABI POLICE DURING AN ALLEGED GAY WEDDING NOVEMBER 23, 2005, HAVE BEEN RELEASED WHILE THE OTHER HALF HAVE BEEN CONVICTED AND SENTENCED, ACCORDING TO THE PRESS AND THEIR DEFENSE ATTORNEY. THIS LATEST INFORMATION CONTRADICTS INFORMATION FR [...]	2006-02-15 14:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM AE
06ABUDHABI578	FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON FTA, DUBAI PORTS, ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador met with new UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (AbZ) on February 15. ABZ raised strong concerns about negative U.S. press related to the Dubai Ports World's purchase of container operations [...]	2006-02-15 15:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV EAID AE
06ABUDHABI605	A/S RADEMAKER LAUNCHES US/UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION [...] (S) Summary. On February 11, the U.S. and UAE met for the first meeting of the U.S./UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF). Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) Stephen Rademaker led the U.S. interagency delegation, and the UAE team was led by Du [...]	2006-02-20 05:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PREL IR AE
06ABUDHABI609	UAE CENTRAL BANK ON CASH COURIERS, DRAFT FINCEN MOU [...] (C) On February 13 econoff met with Abdulrahim al-Awadi, Executive Director and In-Charge of the Central Bank's Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit (AMLSCU) to preview the points on cash couriers as provided in reftel. Al-Awadi said that the UAE had not sent a delegate to the FATF [...]	2006-02-20 10:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC AE
06ABUDHABI627	UAE DIPLOMATIC NOTE TO INFORM EMBASSY OF [...] (S) Embassy has received diplomatic note N1/3/7-A.S-11 dated February 14, 2006 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates. 2. (S) Begin text (translation from Arabic): Top Secret (United Arab Emirates classification equivalent to Secret) SIPDIS The United Arab Em [...]	2006-02-21 14:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	MARR MASS PREL AE
06ABUDHABI650	BAD US PRESS ABOUT DP WORLD RAISES UAE CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: Negative press and Congressional reaction to DP World's acquisition of P&O's U.S. port facilities continues to concern UAE interlocutors. Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi said she was concerned that this served as a warning of the likely response that bringing a U.S. [...]	2006-02-23 04:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD PREL AE
06ABUDHABI71	A/S WAYNE DISCUSSES TERROR FINANCE COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, Minister of Information and brother of UAE,s president, met visiting Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Tony Wayne, Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed, and Ambassador Sison in Dubai January 6. They discussed the establishment of a jo [...]	2006-01-08 08:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID KTFN PREL AE
06ABUDHABI715	UAE SUSPENDS OPERATIONS OF BOUT FRONT COMPANY [...] (U) Summary. The Embassy notified the UAEG on 14 February that Irbis Air, a small air service operating out of Sharjah Internatioanl Airport, was a UN designated front company for international arms trafficker Viktor Bout. One week later, on February 21, the UAE closed the Irbis office and sus [...]	2006-02-27 10:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SOCI ETRD PREL PTER LI AE
06ABUDHABI73	A/S WAYNE BRIEFS UAE LEADERSHIP ON STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: On the occasion of a condolence call for the death of Dubai Ruler and UAE Prime Minister and Vice President Sheikh Maktoum, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Tony Wayne and Ambassador Sison met January 6 with several top UAE officials to discuss the Strategic [...]	2006-01-08 09:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN ECON IZ IR IS SY LE AE PK
06ABUDHABI730	INTERAGENCY TEAM WORKS WITH UAEG TO ADDRESS ARAB [...] (U) This message contains business proprietary information. 2. (SBU) Summary: A USDOC/State anti-boycott compliance team visited the UAE from February 18 to 21 for meetings with UAEG officials and U.S. businesses. MinEcon A/US Abdullah Al-Saleh stressed that the UAEG does not implement the [...]	2006-02-27 15:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KBCT KMPI ETRD ECON IS AE
06ABUDHABI75	UAE JTFCC: INTERAGENCY PARTICIPATION NEEDED [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) As the U.S. and the UAE prepare to launch the Joint Terrorist Financing Coordinating Committee (JTFCC),Embassy is concerned that the only confirmed agency with Washington participation is the Department of Treasury. In order fo [...]	2006-01-08 12:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN SNAR KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI779	UAE TO AID PALESTINIANS, NOT HAMAS [...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Abu Dhabi February 27-28, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with UAE President Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed. The UAE leaders assured Abbas that they would not stop sending humanitaria [...]	2006-03-01 13:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL WE GZ IS QA AE
06ABUDHABI782	NEW UAE MINISTER OF EDUCATION SETS OBJECTIVES [...] (U) Summary: PAO's call on new UAE Minister of Education, Dr. Hanif Hassan, elicited teacher training and English language preparation as priorities of the ministry. In parallel development, the perceived need for "stricter controls of private schools" has prompted the Ministry of Education' [...]	2006-03-01 14:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO AE
06ABUDHABI789	UAE 2006 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Following is Post's submission of the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for the United Arab Emirates, covering the reporting period of March 2005 through March 2006. Responses under each section heading are keyed to the relevant sections of ref. A paragraphs 21-24. Embassy TIP points [...]	2006-03-04 03:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC AE
06ABUDHABI813	UAE AVIATION UPDATES [...] (SBU) Summary. The UAE,s aviation sector is rapidly growing in both the private and public sectors. During a recently held aviation conference in Abu Dhabi, the Directors General of Arab Civil Aviation Authorities formed an aviation security panel. In addition, commercial aviation services i [...]	2006-03-04 13:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AE EAIR ECON PREL
06ABUDHABI850	IRAN ENVOY MOSTAFAVI VISIT TO UAE [...] (SBU) Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Mehdi Mostafavi, was scheduled to meet with the UAE leadership March 6 to brief them on Iran's nuclear issue and other regional developments. Mostafavi was to meet at the MFA, according to an Embassy source, but we have no further details about the meetin [...]	2006-03-06 14:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR AE GCC IAEA
06ABUDHABI951	UAE AID TO PALESTINIANS UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly telephoned UAE Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed al-Nahyan March 9 to request UAE assistance in paying overdue February salaries. HbZ reportedly agreed to contribute $40 million, which would cover some of the salaries, ac [...]	2006-03-13 09:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL WE GZ IS QA AE
06ABUDHABI953	NEWLY CREATED HUMAN RIGHTS NGO SETS TIP AS A [...] (U) Summary: On March 7, the Emirates Human Rights Association (EHRA) met for the first time since being approved by the Ministry of Social Affairs on February 18. They elected a seven-member board of governors, three of whom are women. The new board announced plans to focus its immediate att [...]	2006-03-13 12:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM AE
06ABUJA1008	POLITICAL SECURITY UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: On April 10, 2006, the Ambassador and Regional Security Officer met with heads-of-mission and security officers from the Embassies and High Commissions of: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Australia, Britain, and Canada. The group discussed the increased security threats in Abuja a [...]	2006-05-04 13:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EPET AF NI
06ABUJA1015	ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION [...] SUMMARY. The investigation started by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at post's request appears to be winding down. They have arrested the MFA's courier and apparently believe that there was no other involvement at the MFA. Post finds this to be a dubious claim and Lega [...]	2006-05-05 06:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS PREL AMGT NI
06ABUJA1079	DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT: ABUJA AFTERMATH [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan Liberation Movement faction leader Minni Minnawi remains under considerable pressure on number of fronts for signing the Darfur Peace Agreement. His followers are seeking assistance in bolstering his ability to promote the deal in Darfur. SLM's Abdelwahid Nur continues [...]	2006-05-10 13:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA1083	A BUMPY RIDE: ON THE ROAD FROM ABUJA TO LAGOS [...] Summary. Embassy officers drove on February 1 from Abuja to Lagos on a combination of good, bad, and dangerous roads. They averaged barely 45 m.p.h. despite two-lane highways' comprising nearly 35% of the distance traveled, and encountered or observed at least 42 checkpoints and roadblocks -- [...]	2006-05-10 15:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN ECON NI
06ABUJA1252	POLIO CONTINUES NIGERIA ADVANCE; WHAT TO DO NOW? [...] Summary. Polio in Nigeria by most measures continues to worsen -- and Nigerian travelers are carrying the virus abroad. In five Nigerian states there are four times as many cases of polio as in the same period in 2004. More than 40% of the children in those states have not received one dose [...]	2006-05-26 14:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID SOCI NI
06ABUJA1387	JUNE 8 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. On May 25 the Ambassador handed over to the Nigerian minister of agriculture a representation of anti-AI commodities, including equipment and disinfectant, worth more than 46 million naira (about $360,000). The agriculture minister said Nigeria had paid 1.7 million naira (almost [...]	2006-06-08 06:15:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA1428	TELECOMMUNICATIONS STRIKE IMPACT [...] Summary. The strike at state-owned NITEL continued on June 9 to have significant effects on communications and business in Nigeria. The workers went on strike June 4 over salaries overdue since February. A union official said the strike would continue until all outstanding wages, totaling 4 [...]	2006-06-09 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ELAB ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
06ABUJA1447	NIGERIA TELECOM STRIKE CONTINUES JUNE 12 [...] Summary. The strike at state-owned NITEL over unpaid wages continued on June 12, with no sign of an imminent resolution. The labor action also continued to have significant effects on communications and business in Nigeria. Internet access remained almost impossible, and many local and inte [...]	2006-06-13 06:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ELAB ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
06ABUJA1462	IMPACT OF NIGERIAN PHONE OUTAGES [...] Nigeria is experiencing severe telecommunications problems due to a strike at the national telephone company, NITEL (reftels). As of June 13, the problem has been compounded by lack of service in Abuja on the MTN cellular phone network. (MTN is the cell phone provider used by Embassy Abuja [...]	2006-06-13 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ELAB ETRD ECON PGOV CASC NI
06ABUJA1517	NIGERIA TELECOM STRIKE ENDS BRIEFLY, RESUMES [...] Summary. The strike shutting down NITEL ended the evening of June 13, then resumed the afternoon of June 14 as NITEL workers again walked off the job. A new union, the National Association of Telecommunications Employees, termed as inadequate the GON's offer of 1.7 billion naira (about $13.3 [...]	2006-06-16 06:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ELAB ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
06ABUJA1537	BAKASSI INDIGENES THREATHEN VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary. Representatives of the Nigerian indigene community of Bakassi met with Embassy officers to discuss their concerns over the recent agreement to implement the ICJ decision on the Bakassi. The representatives felt betrayed by the agreement, and threatened violence to impede the im [...]	2006-06-19 15:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS MOPS NI CM
06ABUJA1660	JOURNALISTS TO FACE TRIAL FOR SEDITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nigeria's State Security Service (SSS) has re-arrested Africa Independent Television (AIT) journalist Gbenga Mike Aruleba (reftel) on charges of sedition. Aruleba, along with fellow journalist Rotimi Durojaiye, is being tried under a section of the criminal code instituted in 19 [...]	2006-06-30 08:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NI
06ABUJA1838	NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP FOR JUNE 2006 [...] SUMMARY. To augment the required annual reporting, Embassy Abuja will be sending regular round-up cables detailing human rights incidents in Nigeria. This cable mimics the format of the Annual Report on Human Rights and a section at the end will discuss issues to which we will be paying par [...]	2006-07-17 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL NI
06ABUJA1843	NIGERIA TRANSCORP'S PURCHASE OF NITEL IN JEOPARDY [...] Summary. Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) sold on July 3 a 75% stake in the state-owned Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL) Limited and its M-Tel subsidiary to Nigeria's Transcorp for $750 million in a negotiated sales process. Transcorp failed to meets its terms of purchase, inc [...]	2006-07-18 13:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV EIND PGOV NI
06ABUJA1846	HUMAN RIGHTS MEETING BROKEN UP BY STATE SECURITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 12, a coalition of human rights groups organized a meeting to discuss the removal of Bukhari Bello as chair of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Bello had been "redeployed" by Attorney General Bayo Ojo on June 19. Human rights groups vigorously denounced Bel [...]	2006-07-18 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM NI
06ABUJA1892	NIGERIA CONCLUDES FIVE DAYS OF POLIO IMMUNIZATIONS [...] Summary. As of July 14, Nigeria had 542 cases of wild poliovirus in 15 states, compared to 302 cases in 18 states for the same period in 2005. Nigeria accounted for 82% of the world's wild poliovirus cases and for 95% of the cases in Africa. While polio has been concentrated in fewer Niger [...]	2006-07-24 08:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID SOCI NI
06ABUJA1921	NIGERIA:BAKASSI UPDATE [...] (C/REL USA GBR FRA DEU) On 24 July, Post hosted a meeting of the local representatives of the four witness states to the Greentree Accord on Bakassi, though the German embassy was unable to send anyone. No representatives from either the UK or France have yet traveled to the Bakassi area. [...]	2006-07-25 11:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS MOPS PREL NI CM
06ABUJA1959	THE ROAD TO CALABAR [...] Summary. Emboffs recently took an overland trip from Abuja to Enugu, and then onward to Calabar, traveling on 2 of Nigeria's 3 "national roads." Poor road and vehicle conditions, appalling standards of driver conduct, and a lack of signage all provided challenges throughout the journey. Thi [...]	2006-07-28 14:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN PHUM KCOR ASEC NI
06ABUJA2077	UPDATE ON NIGERIA'S ELECTION PREPARATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's political space has opened significantly since the defeat of the third term proposal in May. There are now over 40 registered parties and many potential candidates are testing the waters. However, the political scene remains chaotic with a shifting constellation of p [...]	2006-08-11 11:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2103	NIGERIAN FIU REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE [...] This is a request for guidance; see para 4. 2. After the recent training done by FINCEN through the Department of the Treasury, the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has asked for assistance in information sharing. In June of this year, following a visit from the FATF, Nigeria was r [...]	2006-08-15 12:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KCRM CVIS SNAR NI
06ABUJA212	A VISIT TO NIGERIA'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Abuja economic officer and military air attach visited the headquarters of Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). This visit occurred following the October and December 2005 crashes of large passenger aircraft near Lagos and in Port Harcourt. NEMA curren [...]	2006-01-31 07:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NI
06ABUJA2129	BENUE STATE GOVERNOR SAYS OBASANJO INTENDS TO STAY [...] (S) SUMMARY. Benue State Governor George Akume paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador August 16. Also present were two of Akume's advisors, House of Representatives member Tengu Tsegba, and PolOff. Akume's central message was that President Obasanjo intends to stay in office but could be pe [...]	2006-08-17 13:17:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PINR NI ELECTIONS THIRDTERM
06ABUJA213	NIGERIA MAKES SOME PROGRESS ON U.S. AVIATION TIES [...] (U) The Nigerian Ministry of Aviation sent correspondence to Embassy Abuja dated January 12, 2006, stating that Minister of Aviation Babalola Borishade "accepted the designation" of North American Airlines (NAA) to begin passenger, cargo, and mail service between New York City and Lagos, Niger [...]	2006-01-31 07:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV EFIN ECON PREL NI
06ABUJA2136	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ SPECIAL COUNSEL RUSCH [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-18 06:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KJUS SNAR NI
06ABUJA2150	KINGIBE ON NIGERIAN ELECTIONS, DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and Acting Political Counselor met with Babagana Kingibe August 16. Much of the conversation focused on domestic politics, including the 2007 presidential election. Many political commentators mention Kingibe's name as a "dark horse" 2007 presidential contender, an [...]	2006-08-18 13:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU NI
06ABUJA2172	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOT ADVISOR SUSAN STRAWN [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-22 09:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN OTRA KJUS SNAR NI
06ABUJA2318	EMBASSY ABUJA APPROVES NIH STUDY AI042853 09 [...] The U.S. Mission Nigeria has reviewed the National Institutes of Health's award of a research project entitled "Lifespan/Tufts/Brown Center for AIDS Research" (NIH study AI042853 09) and involving a Nigerian institution, Abia State University, Abia State. 2. The U.S. Mission Nigeria has no f [...]	2006-09-06 09:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OSCI KSCA NI
06ABUJA2349	OBASANJO MOVES TO IMPEACH ATIKU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on September 6, the results of an investigation requested by President Olusegun Obasanjo into alleged corrupt practices by Vice President Atiku Abubakar were presented to Senate President Ken Nnamani with a request to the Senate to take "appropriate action." The assumed ac [...]	2006-09-08 11:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2415	SENATE CAUTIOUSLY CONSIDERS IMPEACHMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Senate on September 12 reacted cautiously to President Obasanjo's efforts to impeach his political nemesis, Vice President Atiku Abubakar, by referring the matter to committee for study. The move reflects an effort to buy time in the Senate, where there is little enthusiasm [...]	2006-09-14 08:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2434	NIGERIA'S ROAD NETWORK IS CRUMBLING AND DANGEROUS [...] Summary. Road travel in Nigeria is challenging for private citizens and commercial drivers. In 2004, at least 34,000 persons were killed on Nigeria's roads. The cost of failing to improve road safety is about 2% to 3% of GDP annually. Many drivers are not licensed and many vehicles are poor [...]	2006-09-15 14:18:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN ECON NI
06ABUJA2459	AMBASSADOR, UNDP NIGERIA CHIEF VIEW ELECTIONS, AI [...] (U) Ambassador, DCM, Political and Economic Counselors, and Embassy, Centers for Disease Control, and USAID officers met on September 14 in Abuja with Alberic Kacou, the new UN Development Program resident coordinator in Nigeria. 2. (U) The Ambassador and Kacou discussed the coordination of [...]	2006-09-19 14:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KFLU AMED EAGR EAID PGOV NI AVIAN FLU
06ABUJA2478	FCT MINISTER DELIVERS PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ON ATIKU [...] (C) Summary: saying he was "under instruction" from President Obasanjo to touch base with American Ambassador and the UK High Commissioner as representatives of "Nigeria's closest allies," Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nasir el-Rufai met with the Ambassador on September 20. His [...]	2006-09-21 08:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PREL NI
06ABUJA2504	THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA AS OF JULY 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable evaluates HIV/AIDS' impact on Nigerians and their institutions. Roughly 4 million (UNAIDS, 2003) of the nation's 132 million people (PRB, 2005) are infected with HIV/AIDS, reflecting a national HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of 4.4%. (NPS, 2005) Nigeria had at least 2.4 m [...]	2006-09-25 07:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV SOCI TBIO ECON PREL PGOV NI
06ABUJA2521	NIGERIA LURCHES TOWARD VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (C) Summary: INEC continues to prepare for voter registration using handheld computers for direct data capture beginning October 7. However, there are only 150 registration machines in country, there are software problems with two vendors' equipment, and training on use of the machines is i [...]	2006-09-25 18:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2691	NIGERIAN MANUFACTURERS SEEKING NEW ELECTRICITY SOURCES [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Abuja hosted Iftar dinners in Kaduna and Kano on October 2 and 3. Northern political figures were emphatic that they relied heavily on the U.S. Government to "safeguard" Nigeria's federal electoral process in the spring of 2007. The president of the Manufacturers Assoc [...]	2006-10-12 11:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV NI
06ABUJA2772	ABUJA DELIVERS DIPLOMATIC NOTES ON ITU CONFERENCE [...] Embassy Abuja delivered on October 17 reftel diplomatic notes to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),with a courtesy copy to the Ministry of Communications. The MFA had no immediate response. FUREY [...]	2006-10-18 15:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU NI
06ABUJA2773	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT AND VP VOLLEY ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The public volley of corruption accusations and abuse of office continues between Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku Abubakar with the daily drama played out in the local press. A report of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Panel of I [...]	2006-10-18 16:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR NI
06ABUJA2791	NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP FOR THIRD QUARTER OF [...] SUMMARY. To augment the required annual reporting, Embassy Abuja will be sending regular round-up cables detailing human rights incidents in Nigeria. This cable mimics the format of the Annual Report on Human Rights and a section at the end will discuss issues to which we will be paying par [...]	2006-10-25 06:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV NI
06ABUJA2805	NIGERIA AVIATION TERRORISM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On October 26, Embassy Abuja delivered ref talking points to Imoro Kubor, Director of Air Transportation Management at the Nigerian Ministry of Aviation. 2. Kubor had no reaction at the time to the talking points. Post will report any such reaction once received. CAMPBELL [...]	2006-10-26 15:36:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KTIA ICAO NI
06ABUJA2816	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES ON STATE OF EMERGENCY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a surprise move, both chambers of the National Assembly voted October 26 to approve the state of emergency declared by the President in Ekiti State. While the press reports that the Senate vote was unanimous, Embassy contacts indicate that the results were questionable and p [...]	2006-10-29 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR ELECTIONS THIRDTERM NI
06ABUJA2817	SPOT REPORT ON CONTINUING VIOLENCE IN PLATEAU STATE [...] (C) Post reported in reftel the impeachment crisis in Plateau State and resulting violence when the police fired on a crowd of protesters. The situation became more intense over the long holiday weekend. (Note: The GON was closed for business October 23-24 for the end of Ramadan. End Note). [...]	2006-10-29 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
06ABUJA2839	NIGERIAN FM ON DARFUR, UNSC RACE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador called on Nigerian Foreign Minister Joy Ogwu October 27. Minister Ogwu briefed the Ambassador on her recent travel to Sudan and the GON's thinking on the way ahead in Darfur, seemed to indicate support for Venezuela in the UNSC race, and talked about her desire to im [...]	2006-10-30 15:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC SU NI
06ABUJA2867	NIGERIA ADC AIR CRASH SHAKES CONFIDENCE IN SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Nigeria's troubled aviation sector suffered another major blow with the October 29 crash of a Sokoto-bound ADC Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft just beyond Abuja International Airport, which killed at least 98 persons. Minister of Aviation Babalola Borishade blamed the crash on pil [...]	2006-11-01 07:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR CASC AMGT ASEC NI
06ABUJA2890	IWU ENDORSES USG STATEMENTS ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chairman of INEC Maurice Iwu painted a rosy picture of preparations for Nigeria's 2007 elections, singling out statements from the Embassy as helpful to the process. He said that the earlier registration practice runs had been successful and that the main registration process w [...]	2006-11-03 12:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2891	RAMADAN OUTREACH REVEALS CRITICISM, COMMENDATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the month of Ramadan (September 24-October 23),Embassy Abuja organized several public-speaking engagements, media outreach, and Iftar events to discuss U.S. policy toward the Muslim world and Muslim life in America. Local media outlets reported favorably and widely the [...]	2006-11-03 12:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KISL KPAO KIRF NI KWMN KDEM
06ABUJA2897	DEATH OF SULTAN ADDS TO POLITICAL TURMOIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The tragic death of the Sultan of Sokoto and the subsequent politicking surrounding the naming of his replacement (Alhaji Sa'ad Abubukar, currently Nigeria's Military Attach in Pakistan, was named Sultan on November 2),are but the latest factors contributing to a climate of turmo [...]	2006-11-03 13:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM KISL SCUL NI
06ABUJA2981	US ACADEMIC "WORRIED" ABOUT ELECTION PREPARATIONS [...] (C) Ambassador hosted a lunch for a U.S.-based academic with over forty years of Nigerian experience to exchange views on the preparations for Nigeria's widely-anticipated April, 2007 election. The academic said that in all the years of visiting Nigeria, the mood had "never been so negative [...]	2006-11-15 13:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3025	VICE PRESIDENT ON SECURITY AND OTHER MATTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice President Atiku Abubakar told Ambassador on November 20 that he moved out of his official residence over the weekend due to a specific security threat. He then commented that President Obasanjo's concern for his international reputation was "gone," and that the confusion [...]	2006-11-21 17:04:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV ASEC PREL NI
06ABUJA3154	IRI TEAM SAYS ELECTIONS PREPARATION "DEFICIENT" [...] (U) Summary: The International Republican Institute sent a 9-member delegation to Abuja to assess the overall readiness of Nigeria for the 2007 election. The delegation, led by former Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper, concluded that "while the government has expressed its intention to condu [...]	2006-12-08 10:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3277	SOKOTO: POLITICS, RELIGION, AND PERCEPTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 12-15 outreach trip to Sokoto, Country PAO, IRO, and PolOffs paid courtesy visits to Governor Attahiru Bafarawa, Senator Umaru Dahiru, Usman Danfodiyo University Department Heads and Lecturers, and State and privately-funded media. Although most our interlocutor [...]	2006-12-22 11:32:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL KISL KDEM SCUL NI
06ABUJA435	THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA AS OF DEC 2005 [...] Summary: This cable evaluates broadly HIV/AIDS' impact on Nigerians and their institutions. Roughly 4 million (UNAIDS, 2003) of the nation's 130 million people (PRB, 2002) are infected with HIV/AIDS, reflecting a national HIV/AIDS infection rate of 5% (NPS, 2003). Nigeria had at least 2.4 m [...]	2006-02-22 11:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SOCI TBIO ECON PREL PGOV NI
06ABUJA436	THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA AS OF DEC. 2005 [...] Summary: This cable evaluates broadly HIV/AIDS' impact on Nigerians and their institutions. Roughly 4 million (UNAIDS, 2003) of the nation's 130 million people (PRB, 2002) are infected with HIV/AIDS, reflecting a national HIV/AIDS infection rate of 5% (NPS, 2003). Nigeria had at least 2.4 m [...]	2006-02-22 11:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SOCI TBIO ECON PREL PGOV NI
06ABUJA524	ECOWAS SAYS PREPARING TO MEET AVIAN-FLU CHALLENGE [...] Summary. Ambassador met March 2 with ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohamed Ibn Chambas, who noted with concern AI's SIPDIS advance in Nigeria. Chambas said ECOWAS countries needed to have national strategies, after which regional ones could be created. He said Nigeria's "lessons learned" wou [...]	2006-03-03 15:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA532	UNICEF COMMUNICATION MEETING [...] SUMMARY: THE AVIAN INFLUENZA COMMUNICATION COMPONENT IS FINALLY COMING TOGETHER AFTER WEEKS OF DELAY AND CONFUSION. THE GON HAS APPROVED A COMMUNICATION STRATEGY, AND HAS SCHEDULED WEEKLY MEETINGS FOR DONORS AT THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND NATIONAL REORIENTATION. FOUR PROPOSALS APPROVED [...]	2006-03-06 11:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA558	MARCH 9 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The GON announced March 9 that an additional state, Ogun State, was confirmed positive for the H5 virus. This result was confirmed by the Vom National Veterinary Research Institute, near Jos. Officials said the government had paid no additional compensation to poultry farmers [...]	2006-03-10 06:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA576	MARCH 13 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. The GON announced March 9 that an additional state, Ogun State, was confirmed positive for the H5 virus. An Ogun official said the state is investigating the outbreak at a commercial poultry facility in Akute-Oja, near the border between Lagos State and Ogun State. Southwestern [...]	2006-03-13 15:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA644	ECOWAS CONCERNED ABOUT GUINEA [...] (C) Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, the Executive Secretary of ECOWAS, voiced concerns about the state of Guinean President Conte's health and the political stability of Guinea during a meeting with the Ambassador on March 21. Chambas said that he wants to maintain close contact with the Embassy an [...]	2006-03-22 13:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM GV XY ECOWAS
06ABUJA651	BOEING OFFICIAL ON NIGERIA'S LACK OF AIR SAFETY [...] (U) Ambassador and embassy officers met March 16 in Abuja with Chamsou Andjorin, the Boeing International Corporation's executive director, international relations, for West and Central Africa; and Philip de St. Aubin, Boeing's vice president, international relations, for Africa. 2. (SBU [...]	2006-03-23 11:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR CASC ASEC AMGT NI
06ABUJA668	A TALE OF TWO ECONOMIES [...] (C) Summary: A walk through the statistics and discussion with the IMF,s resident representative in Nigeria has helped to clarify the dichotomy between Nigeria's recent dramatic improvements in macroeconomic stability and the economic stress felt by most Nigerians. Nigeria,s economic policy re [...]	2006-03-24 18:32:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV EPET ECPS NI
06ABUJA722	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: AN ACCELERATING PACE [...] (SBU) Summary: USDEL is encouraging the mediation and parties to make progress on security arrangements text and has again urged African Union Special Envoy Salim to table a full package for discussion next week. Khartoum CDA Hume outlined the contents of President Bush's letter to Bashir to [...]	2006-03-31 10:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA792	SUDAN: RESPONSE TO HUMANITARIAN AND CHAD DEMARCHES [...] (SBU) Summary: Khartoum CDA Hume carried out ref A instructions on humanitarian administration concerns in Sudan with Vice President Ali Osman Taha at his Abuja hotel suite on April 15. As Hume went through each of the five demarche points, Taha listened without comment except to interject [...]	2006-04-17 10:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI CD
06ABUJA854	NIGERIA'S IMPORT BAN ON TEXTILES: DEMARCHE [...] Summary. As requested reftel, Embassy Abuja presented demarche on textile bans and Milliken's potential order to the Ministries of Finance and Commerce. The ministry officials informed Embassy officials that it would be difficult to grant an exception for Milliken because the GON has just star [...]	2006-04-20 08:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX NI
06ABUJA878	SSS EJECTS POLCOUNS FROM HILTON HOTEL [...] Summary: On Thursday April 20, agents of Nigeria's State Security Service harassed the Political Counselor as he attempted to enter Abuja's Hilton hotel to meet with a contact. They pushed PolCouns and forcibly removed him from the hotel, but refused to identify themselves. Several local j [...]	2006-04-21 13:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PHUM NI
06ABUJA897	DIPLOMATIC VISA FRAUD BY NIGERIA MFA UNCOVERED [...] SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection began intercepting travelers at ports of entry on March 31, 2006 who had received their A or G diplomatic visas in Abuja through diplomatic notes containing fraudulent information. These notes were genuinely issued by the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign [...]	2006-04-25 06:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD PREL NI
06ABUJA944	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS SEEK SUPPORT AFTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of National Assembly members opposed to a third term for President Obasanjo argued that the constitutional review process now underway has been characterized by manipulation and irregularities but predicted efforts to amend the constitution would ultimately fail. The [...]	2006-04-26 13:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI THIRDTERM
06ACCRA1164	MAKING SENSE OF GHANA'S CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (C) Summary: On April 27, Ghanaian President John Kufuor reshuffled his Cabinet, dropping six ministers, eliminating three ministries and shifting some portfolios. On May 12, he named new Deputy and Regional Ministers, reducing the overall number of ministers from 88 to 77 (see reftels). K [...]	2006-05-19 11:26:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PGOV PREL
06ACCRA1236	GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS MAY 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 13:19:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAID ETRD EAIR EMIN GH
06ACCRA1291	GHANA POLICE SERVICE GRADUATES INSTRUCTORS AND [...] Speaking at two recent graduation ceremonies for ICITAP-funded instructor development courses and the Ghana Police Service's 39th Cadet Officers' Course, GOG officials confirmed Ghana's commitment to ongoing training and lauded advances in the police training program, but admitted that shortfa [...]	2006-06-07 07:44:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINS ASEC SOCI GH
06ACCRA1308	LUNCH WITH FORMER PRESIDENT JERRY RAWLINGS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted former President Rawlings, his wife, and four aides for lunch on May 19. The Ambassador explained at the start that the Embassy made it a policy to meet with all major party leaders in Ghana. She encouraged Rawlings and his entourage to share their vision [...]	2006-06-08 12:23:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON GH
06ACCRA1409	GHANA CIVIL AVIATION WRAP UP -- JUNE 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 15:13:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR GH
06ACCRA1688	SOME TOGOLESE REFUGEES REPATRIATING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent UNHCR registration revealed that the overall count of Togolese refugees who fled into Ghana's Volta Region in 2005 has decreased from 11,900 to 6,578. Refugees remain queasy about repatriating, despite evidence that several thousand have quietly done so already without [...]	2006-07-24 08:44:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM TO BN GH
06ACCRA1796	KRISAN CAMP SHOWING SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Morale at Krisan Refugee Camp has improved considerably since the previous Embassy visit eight months ago. While refugees exhibited renewed confidence in UNHCR and have apparently repudiated the camp's violent past, some problems with sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV),l [...]	2006-08-03 14:23:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM GH
06ACCRA1836	COMBATING CHILD TRAFFICKING IN GHANA: THE YEJI [...] Summary: A February 2006 trip by Pol FSN and International Organization for Migration (IOM) staff revealed that IOM's project to combat child trafficking in central Ghana, funded by the PRM Bureau, has had some successes. However, the project has also highlighted many challenges in combating [...]	2006-08-09 11:24:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KOCI KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
06ACCRA2181	Western Region - Energy, HIV and Illegal Mining Top List of [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-18 17:20:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON GH
06ACCRA248	REFUGEES IN GHANA: STRENGTHENING UNHCR AND GOG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 23 meeting with Embassy officers, UNHCR Representative Luc Stevens welcomed USG support for his various refugee programs in 2006 and accepted our encouragement to work more closely with the GOG. Beyond money and staffing, his primary concern was the GOG wild card: [...]	2006-01-30 14:38:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GH LI PREF PREL TO

06ACCRA2578	FORMER PRESIDENT RAWLINGS PREDICTS GHANA READY TO [...] (C) Summary: On October 12, DCM (as Charge) paid an initial courtesy call on former President Jerry John Rawlings, his wife and other NDC leaders at Rawlings' residence. Rawlings and his colleagues attacked the Kufuor government as ethnically biased, corrupt and autocratic. He likened Ghana [...]	2006-10-26 11:02:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PGOV PREL
06ACCRA2630	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DUTCH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Newly arriving Dutch Ambassador Alida ("Lidi") Remmelzwaal paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater on October 30; the DCM and Poloff also attended. Remmelzwaal shared her government's concerns over transparency and economic development in Ghana. Ambassador Bridgewater pro [...]	2006-11-01 16:51:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR GH
06ACCRA2653	UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 13:05:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM GH XX
06ACCRA2662	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH KUMASI REGIONAL MINISTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ashanti Regional Minister Emmanuel Owusu- Ansah told the Ambassador during an October 25 meeting that he is committed to a secure and drug-free Ashanti region. Ansah requested Embassy assistance in training community policemen to deter petty crime and in setting up an export prog [...]	2006-11-06 07:22:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR GH
06ACCRA2824	CODEX ALIMENTARIUS: DEMARCHE ON EFFORTS TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-25 14:46:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD
06ACCRA2876	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ON RELATIONS WITH GHANA [...] (SBU) On November 21, Russia's newly arrived Ambassador to Ghana, Andrey Pokrovskiy, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Bridgewater. Porkrovskiy noted that Russia is politically active in Ghana and is trying to reengage in Africa generally. He was disappointed that Ghana was not realizing [...]	2006-11-30 12:29:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GH PGOV PREL RS
06ACCRA2905	GMO RICE: GOG WOULD WELCOME PUBLIC FORUM TO [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Bridgewater met with GoG Minister of Food and Agriculture Ernest Debrah on November 28, 2006 to address GoG concerns about American rice imports to Ghana. The Minister indicated many of the explanations he had received about the August shipment, which contained trace amount [...]	2006-12-06 09:55:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EAID ETRD NI GH
06ACCRA2954	GHANA: PRECIOUS MINERALS MARKETING COMPANY OUTLINES [...] (U) SUMMARY: EconChief and EconOff met with Acting Managing Director Aristotle Kotey and Deputy Managing Director (Operations) George Asante of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company Ltd. (PMMC) on December 6, 2006, to discuss the actions Ghana has taken to ensure compliance with the minimum r [...]	2006-12-11 17:25:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON EFIN AO GH
06ACCRA3001	Visit of HUD Secretary Jackson [...] Summary: Alphonso Jackson, U.S. Secretary for Housing and Urban Development (HUD),exchanged views on addressing Ghana's housing needs with President Kufuor and a range of government and private sector representatives while visiting Accra November 26-29. The Secretary highlighted the lack of s [...]	2006-12-18 13:42:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON GH
06ACCRA3057	BELGIAN AMBASSADOR ON GHANA AND COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (U) On December 21, Belgium's Ambassador to Ghana (based in Cote d'Ivoire) Dirk Verheyen paid a courtesy call on CDA Brown. He noted that Belgium's Embassy in Ghana was burned down 45 years ago in a local reaction to the murder of Congo's Patrice Lumumba. Belgium has never rebuilt the Emba [...]	2006-12-29 08:45:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BE CI EMIN GH PREL
06ACCRA357	NECESSITY FOR RETAINING ECONOMIC POSITION [...] Post provides the following justification for retaining the "one-time fill" FO-04 Economic Section Entry Level Officer position (Position No. 20004008). This position is essential to meeting the increasing demands on this Embassy for economic analysis and reporting, investor-advocacy, support [...]	2006-02-09 12:27:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON AMGT APER GH
06ACCRA362	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH RUSSIAN ABASSADOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-09 17:20:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV GH
06ACCRA419	GHANA'S 2005 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U) At the end of calendar year 2005, INL rolled over a total of $11,388.45 in funds subobligated to Ghana's Narcotics Control Board (NCB) under the FY00 LOA and subsequent amendments between the GOG and USG. Unliquidated balances of $37 for a Customs, Excise & Preventive Service project; $51, [...]	2006-02-15 15:23:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN SNAR GH
06ACCRA518	GHANA'S 2006 TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) As requested ref A, post submits this cable as input for the sixth annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Ghana has problems with both domestic and international human trafficking. The GOG, international and local NGOs have combined efforts to focus on combating domestic trafficking in chi [...]	2006-03-02 13:57:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH
06ACCRA547	EMBASSY ENGAGES ON LIBERIAN REFUGEE REPATRIATION [...] (U) Summary: In a February 14 meeting with Liberian Ambassador to Ghana von Ballmoos, Ambassador expressed USG support for the new GOL and for repatriation of Liberian refugees. Ref Coord echoed these themes in a speech to graduates of a skills training program at Budumburam Refugee Camp. [...]	2006-03-08 14:34:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL GH LI
06ACCRA590	GOG REQUEST FOR USG SUPPORT FOT GHANAIAN CANDITATE [...] (U) Summary: Post has received a dipnote from the MFA asking for USG support of Ghana's candidate for Deputy Secretary General of the International Telecommunications SIPDIS Union (ITU). The full text of the note is included in para 2. Post reccomends against/against supporting this reque [...]	2006-03-13 17:27:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EINV ECPS GH
06ACCRA643	AMBASSADOR HOSTS GHANA'S NPP AND NDC: BEGINNING [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador recently hosted lunches for the leadership of each of Ghana's major political parties, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling New Patriotic People's Party (NPP). The NDC views the NPP as intolerant and opposed the GOG passage of a law to [...]	2006-03-22 07:13:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GH PGOV PREL
06ACCRA784	REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR RWANDAN REFUGEE GERVAIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests authorization for a refugee referral to the U.S. Resettlement Program on behalf of Rwandan refugee Gervais Rutebuka, his wife, and their niece and nephew. Rutebuka fled Rwanda in 1994 and resided in Benin for eight years, where he obtained refugee status [...]	2006-04-07 07:34:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM RW GH
06ACCRA833	AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON ON ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (SBU) Ambassador Bridgewater met March 24 with Finance Minister Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu to press for action on a number of pending issues: 1) the Minister's participation in USAID's March 30 remittance conference; 2) terrorism finance prenotifications (Ref A); 3) status of the money laundering law [...]	2006-04-11 09:06:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD PREL ELAB ENRG KTFN GH
06ACCRA834	GOG SACKS GHANA INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES' CEO [...] (C) Minister for Presidential Affairs and Chief of Staff Kwadwo Mpiani sacked Ghana International Airlines' (GIA) CEO Brian Presbury April 7. National Security officers closed GIA's offices later that evening. Two Amcit employees that were in the office when National Security arrived and were [...]	2006-04-11 09:06:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV GH
06ACCRA836	GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FEBRUARY - MARCH 2006 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for February and March 2006. The issues covered are: -- Dole subsidiary inaugurates one million tree banana farm -- Communications Minister's comments on future of Westel -- ADM plans construction of a cocoa processin [...]	2006-04-11 11:36:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EAGR ECPS EAID ETRD GH
06ACCRA96	GHANA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per Ref A, Post is pleased to provide below the 2006 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ghana. This report revises and updates the ICS submitted December 22, 2004 (Ref B). P Table of Contents ----------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. Conversion and Transfer Polic [...]	2006-01-13 11:27:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG BEXP ETRD EINV PREL PGOV GH
06ADANA118	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 23, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-24 06:34:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA130	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 01, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-02 05:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA148	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL DEAL [...] U.S. Consulate Adana grants country clearance to Representatives Nathan Deal, Charlie Norwood, Michael Burgess, Gene Greene; Staffers Chris Riley, Todd Smith, Lodriguez Murray, Brandon Clark; as well as U.S. Army Escort Major Patrick Lewis and Attending Physician Dr. Mark Corrairie who will vi [...]	2006-06-21 13:15:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TU
06ADANA163	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 13, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 11:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA182	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 05:25:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA209	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-27 07:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA248	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 22, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 06:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA29	ADANA AKP CHAIRMAN ENGAGES CONSTRUCTIVELY ON SENSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Adana AKP Chairman Abdullah Dogru constructively engaged us on a number of sensitive issues in Turkey-US relations. He was confident that the AKP would remain in power in the upcoming elections and would find a lasting solution to the Kurdish issue within the next five years. D [...]	2006-02-09 09:26:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU ADANA
06ADANA58	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-28 05:32:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA92	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-27 10:28:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADDISABABA1154	ETHIOPIA: REPORTS OF ATTACKS ON ANUAK REFUGEES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative in Addis Ababa and other embassy contacts confirmed mid-April reports of Ethiopian troop movements along the Sudanese border in the Gambella region of western Ethiopia, but deemed media reports of widescal [...]	2006-04-26 04:39:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL MOPS ET SU
06ADDISABABA1160	ETHIOPIA: CUDP REESTABLISHED, BUT DIASPORA BRIBES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Moderate elected officials from the CUDP have finally succeeded in achieving renewed legal recognition of Ethiopia's largest opposition organization. The provisional re-registration of the party April 24 has drawn fire from hard-line members of the Ethiopian Diaspora, however, as [...]	2006-04-26 11:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA1313	ETHIOPIA: COMMISSION INVESTIGATING ETHIOPIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Huddleston and poloff met May 9 with Frehiwot Samuel, chair of the commission of inquiry established by Parliament to investigate anti-government demonstrations that occurred in June and November 2005. According to Frehiwot, a career judge, the commission got off to [...]	2006-05-11 11:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KJUS PREL ET
06ADDISABABA1326	ETHIOPIA: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES MILITARY OFFENSIVE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Two senior Ethiopian General officers told DATT May 9 and May 11 that Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) have begun an offensive aimed at neutralizing Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) in the Somali region. The Ministry of National Defense advised that Combined Joi [...]	2006-05-12 09:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	MOPS CASC PREL ET KN
06ADDISABABA1336	SUDAN-AU PSC DEMARCHE: PSC WILL LIKELY NOT ADDRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The African Union Commission anticipates that the upcoming May 15 AU Peace and Security Council meeting will address the implementation of the previous March PSC on AMIS transition, but will not discuss a new CONOPs for AMIS. Separately, Gabon notes that it only learned of the [...]	2006-05-12 16:34:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SU KPKO AU
06ADDISABABA1472	AU PLANNERS AND NATO DISCUSS DARFUR PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A meeting between visiting DOD DASD Whelan, African Union officials working on Darfur issues, the NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Planning, and Embassy officials, highlighted challenges in implementing the May 5 Darfur Peace Agreement. The AU DITF POLAD called for co [...]	2006-05-25 13:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA1483	ETHIOPIA: POLITICAL TENSION AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a two-day visit (May 16-17) to the West Shoa Zone in the Oromia Region, Charge discussed the current political situation and economic development with the regional administrator, ruling and opposition party members, as well as leading local businessmen. On the surface, the [...]	2006-05-26 13:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV ET
06ADDISABABA1539	ETHIOPIA: EVIDENCE WEAK SO FAR IN OPPOSITION TRIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In their case against detained opposition CUD leaders, independent journalists, and civil society representatives, the prosecution in late May presented video footage of internal CUD meetings in which the party leadership and some constituents debate whether or not MPs should tak [...]	2006-06-05 11:44:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA1549	SUDAN/DARFUR: MILITARY SUPPORT FOR THE DARFUR [...] (C) Post is seeking clarity with CJTF-HOA and the AU re the eight additional military personnel to be deployed to support the DPA (reftel, para 2D). On June 6, Charge, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Rear Admiral Hunt and DCM met with African Union (AU) Special [...]	2006-06-07 08:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR
06ADDISABABA1559	SUDAN/DARFUR: MILITARY SUPPORT FOR THE DARFUR [...] (C) Post is seeking clarity with CJTF-HOA and the AU re the eight additional military personnel to be deployed to support the DPA (reftel, para 2D). On June 6, Charge, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Rear Admiral Hunt and DCM met with African Union (AU) Special [...]	2006-06-08 05:39:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR
06ADDISABABA1581	AFRICAN UNION CHAIRPERSON FORMALLY REQUESTS NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AU Commission Chairperson Konare has formally requested NATO assistance for AMIS in a June 2 letter to NATO Secretary-General Scheffer, but confines the scope of such assistance to manning a handful of advisory positions in AMIS's Forward Joint Mission Headquarters and providin [...]	2006-06-09 16:23:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO MOPS NATO PREL SU AU UN
06ADDISABABA1612	ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes as the country works to rebuild public confidence in democratic institutions, resume progress on economic reforms and cope with potential threats on its borders with Eritrea and now Somalia. Ethiopia remains a strong U.S. partner in the glob [...]	2006-06-13 12:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO MARR ECON ER ET
06ADDISABABA1634	ETHIOPIA: PM MELES ON SOMALIA, ERITREA BORDER AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Meles told the Charge and CJTF-HOA Commander Rear Admiral Hunt June 13 that Ethiopia would not take military action against the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) in Somalia unless the ICU moved against Baidoa, which the PM did not expect them to do. Meles said the Transi [...]	2006-06-15 08:56:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL ASEC MARR KPKO ET ER SO
06ADDISABABA1647	IGAD AMBASSADORS IN ETHIOPIA DISCUSS SOMALIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a meeting of ambassadors from IGAD member states and donor partners June 15, the Ambassador of the Somalia TFG to Ethiopia, Abdil Karim Farah, told those assembled that the armed units of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) were advancing toward both Belet Dweyne and Baidoa. He s [...]	2006-06-15 17:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IGAD PTER ASEC MARR KPKO AU SO ET
06ADDISABABA1691	CORRECTED COPY -- IGAD AMBASSADORS IN ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a meeting of ambassadors from IGAD member states and donor partners June 15, the Ambassador of the Somalia TFG to Ethiopia, Abdil Karim Farah, told those assembled that the armed units of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) were advancing toward both Belet Dweyne and Baidoa. He s [...]	2006-06-20 13:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IGAD PTER ASEC MARR KPKO AU SO ET
06ADDISABABA1788	ETHIOPIA: VIDEO PHASE OF CUD TRIAL CONCLUDES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The prosecution wrapped up the video phase of evidence in its case against detained opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society representatives on June 26. The final four videos had nothing more damning than those videos pr [...]	2006-06-30 21:50:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA1925	AU REP TO WASHINGTON DC [...] Post received written notification (dated June 8, 2006) from the Commission of the African Union wishing to appoint the Honorable Ms. Amina Salum Ali as the African Union Representative in its office in Washington. 2. The text of the letter (dated June 8, 2006) addressed to the Embass [...]	2006-07-14 07:00:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AU
06ADDISABABA1951	ETHIOPIA: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Neither host government, local media nor NGOs report any significant sexual misconduct or trafficking in persons (TIP) attributable to UN peacekeeping personnel in Ethiopia. However, both NGOs and UNMEE headquarters report several dozen children born out of wedlock who have all [...]	2006-07-17 13:44:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL ET ER
06ADDISABABA2041	SOMALIA: TFG REPORTS ICU FORCES' ADVANCE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Somalia's ambassador to Ethiopia and permrep to the AU, Abdulkarim Farah, expects IGAD foreign ministers to endorse a detailed plan early next week for a peace support operation (IGASOM) to Somalia, following which the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) may take further action. [...]	2006-07-25 13:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO AU SO ET
06ADDISABABA2133	ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 07 2006 [...] On July 21, Ambassador Huddleston hosted a meeting of the Women Entrepreneurs Group, a newly formed group of leading local women entrepreneurs, government officials, members of parliament, and representatives from civil society, international organizations, and diplomatic missions. The group, [...]	2006-08-07 06:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON ET
06ADDISABABA217	ETHIOPIA: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (C) Summary and Background: Ethiopia has a long-standing tradition of religious tolerance between Christian and Islamic communities. Christian and Muslim religious leaders are quick to point out that intermingled communities attend each others weddings, births, deaths, etc., although there hav [...]	2006-01-25 13:05:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2224	MELES ON DETAINEES AND WAY AHEAD [...] (C) Summary. Charge met with Prime Minister Meles August 14 to discuss her visit with CUD detainees Dr. Yacob Haile-Mariam, Biruk Kebede, Birtukan Mideksa and Muluneh Eyoel. Pastor Daniel Gebresalasie and Charge spoke for two hours with Yacob who said that he had drafted a letter that he would [...]	2006-08-15 06:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA2261	ETHIOPIA: CODEL PAYNE VISIT TO CUD DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a visit with four detained Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, CODEL Payne and Poloff had extensive discussions regarding prison conditions, evidence being presented in their treason trial, current regional politics, and what the future holds for Ethiopia. The vi [...]	2006-08-16 13:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2273	MOZAMBIQUE NOMINATES PASCOAL MOCUMBI FOR WHO [...] Post received a note verbale August 16 from the Embassy of Mozambique located in Addis Ababa indicating Mozambique's intention to nominate Dr. Pascoal Mocumbi for World Health Organization Director General. Note verbale requests USG support of the nomination. 2. Begin text: Ref. No. 8 [...]	2006-08-17 11:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL WHO MZ
06ADDISABABA2280	ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 15 2006 [...] The following reports compiled over the last two weeks illustrate the variety of economic, political, and social developments occurring in Ethiopia. POLITICAL --------- TIP Officer Visits Addis 2. INL/G/TIP officer Rachel Yousey visited Ethiopia August 9-15 to meet with the GOE, NGOs [...]	2006-08-17 13:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON ET
06ADDISABABA2312	DARFUR: AUGUST 10 AU DITF BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At an August 10 briefing AU officials reported that the situation in Darfur was "relatively calm" despite serious incidents in northern Darfur (Sector 6),including several alleged attacks by GOS aircraft on an IDP camp and a village, and a suspension of AMIS activities near Ku [...]	2006-08-21 13:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA2321	MOZAMBIQUE NOMINATES CHISSANO FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] Post received a note verbale August 21 from the Embassy of Mozambique located in Addis Ababa indicating Mozambique's intention to nominate Miguel Alberto Chissano for a position on the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Authority of Ocean Floors. Note verbale requests USG sup [...]	2006-08-22 07:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHSA SENV MZ
06ADDISABABA2352	ETHIOPIA: TRADITIONAL ISLAM UNDER THREAT ACCORDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Charge Huddleston, prominent Ethiopian Muslim leader Sheikh Elias Redman expressed grave concern about the growing Wahhabist influence in Ethiopia, which he said threatens to undermine the moderate Muslim stance of peaceful coexistence with Christians. The Shei [...]	2006-08-25 12:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL ET SA
06ADDISABABA2410	AU MILITARY STAFF QUESTIONS PLAN FOR IGASOM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On August 28, the African Union's Military Staff Committee (MSC),comprised of defense attaches or other military representatives of each of the 15 members of the AU Peace and Security Council, reviewed the proposed deployment plan for an IGAD peace support operation [...]	2006-09-05 16:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO SO AU
06ADDISABABA2479	ETHIOPIA: SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following Ethiopian civilian candidates who have been nominated for USG-sponsored training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. (SBU) The training is on civil-military [...]	2006-09-13 10:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PMIL PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2594	TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE IS NOT CURRENTLY AN ISSUE WITH ETHIOPIA, SINCE IT IS NEITHER A MEMBER OF THE WTO NOR A PARTY TO ANY OTHER TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES. POST IS ACTIVE,HOWEVER, IN PROMOTING ETHIOPIA'S USE OF AGOA OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE ITS EXPORTS, AS WELL AS MONITORING [...]	2006-09-25 06:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD
06ADDISABABA2609	ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF LTG R. [...] (C) SUMMARY: 1. (C) Welcome to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes as the country works to rebuild public confidence in democratic institutions and cope with potential threats on its borders with Eritrea and now Somalia. Ethiopia remains a strong U.S. partner in the global war on terrorism. The de [...]	2006-09-25 14:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPKO PHUM AU ET ER SO
06ADDISABABA2610	DARFUR: SEPTEMBER 21 AU DITF BRIEFING CONFIRMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the AU PSC extended the mandate of AMIS to December 31, and Sudan has allowed the rotation of AMIS troops to resume, AU officials expressed concern that transition to a UN peacekeeping operation remains an unresolved issue. The AMIS Force Commander remained in Addis Abab [...]	2006-09-25 15:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA2663	ETHIOPIA: PM MELES TOUR D'HORIZON ON TPLF [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to a request from major donors, Prime Minister Meles met September 30 with the Ambassador's Donor Group (ADG) to review internal and external developments, as well as to review the decisions of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF),the core decision making body [...]	2006-10-03 05:56:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN MARR ET
06ADDISABABA2683	LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM AU CHAIRMAN NGUESSO [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-05 07:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PGOV ETRD ET
06ADDISABABA2708	ETHIOPIA: RECENT BOMBINGS BLAMED ON OROMOS [...] (S) SUMMARY A series of explosions were reported in Addis Ababa on September 16, killing three individuals. The GoE announced that the bombs went off while being assembled, and that the three dead were terrorists from the outlawed Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) with links to the Oromo National [...]	2006-10-06 08:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV ET ER
06ADDISABABA2763	PM MELES: ETHIOPIA WILL CONTAIN THE ISLAMIC COURTS [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Theresa Whelan met with Prime Minister Meles, Minister of State Tekeda and Defense Chief of Staff Samora on October 10. Whelan was accompanied by DATT Col. Zedler, OSD Rep Lt. Col. Atallah and myself. Meles argued that the best way to conta [...]	2006-10-12 13:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	ET MOPS PREL PTER
06ADDISABABA2791	ETHIOPIA: MISSION INTERCEDES IN CASE OF ARRESTED [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-16 14:56:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2872	ETHIOPIA: MELES HOPES TO DELAY SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Meles told visiting Gen. Fulford and SFRC staffer Michael Phelan that delays and problems with IGASOM deployment might leave Ethiopia to face the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) alone, but that he hoped to hold off on military intervention until around mid-November. He said th [...]	2006-10-26 17:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC PTER UNSC SO ET
06ADDISABABA2877	ETHIOPIA: MELES DISCUSSES INQUIRY COMMISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Meles told visiting Gen. Fulford and SFRC staffer Michael Phelan that the just-released report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into 2005 political violence had clearly identified a number of problematic actions by security forces that required additional investigation [...]	2006-10-27 12:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL ET
06ADDISABABA2901	ETHIOPIA: SIMULTANEOUS STRUGGLES FOR DEMOCRACY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ethiopia currently finds itself engaged in simultaneous struggles for democratization and security amid extremely difficult circumstances. Eritrea is providing material support to both the GOE's internal opponents and its newest external nemesis, the Council of Islamic Courts (CI [...]	2006-10-31 14:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ET ER SO
06ADDISABABA2910	ETHIOPIA: MFA EXPERT OFFERS THOUGHTS ON SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The MFA's Somalia expert sees a "dangerous situation" arising in the next two to three weeks if the international community takes no concrete action to assist Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in its struggle against the extremist Council of Islamic Courts (CIC). H [...]	2006-11-01 16:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER SO ET ER EG AU
06ADDISABABA3048	AN AMERICAN/ETHIOPIAN PARTNERSHIP SO CRITICAL AND [...] (SBU) Summary: As I prepare to turn over my responsibilities to my good friend and respected colleague, Ambassador Don Yamamoto, I urge the USG to maintain and strengthen our partnership with Ethiopia. Ethiopia is moving in the right direction -- despite the nay-sayers -- on democracy, devel [...]	2006-11-15 15:10:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ET PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SO
06ADDISABABA3225	ETHIOPIA'S BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS: ADDIS CHAMBER [...] The Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce will hold its 11th Addis Chamber International Trade Fair (ACITF) February 22-28, 2007. ACITF is the largest, most important trade fair in Ethiopia attracting over 260 local and foreign exhibitors. In 2006, post displayed a new, modern, and professionally- [...]	2006-12-07 12:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP ETRD EIND ET
06ADDISABABA3240	ETHIOPIA: MELES ALTERS STANCE ON MILITARY ACTION [...] (C) Summary: Recent U.S. visitors to Ethiopia have advocated a message of caution to Prime Minister Meles and raised potential consequences of Ethiopian deployment of troops in possible military action in Somalia. While Meles has consistently underscored the threat of al-Shabaab and other ex [...]	2006-12-08 11:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KISL KPKO ET SO ER
06ADDISABABA3392	ADDIS ABABA EAC REVIEWS SECURITY SITUATION AFTER ETHIOPIAN [...] (U) On December 26, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review the general security situation in Ethiopia as well as post's general security posture. The following offices were represented at the EAC: Charge, A/DCM, PE, DATT, USAID, USAU, CONS, RMO, ORA, CDC, MGT, GSO, A/PAO, MSG and [...]	2006-12-27 06:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ET SO
06ADDISABABA3418	RESPONSE FROM ADDIS ABABA REGARDING SADDAM HUSSEIN VERDICT. [...] (SBU) On December 26, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review the general security situation in Ethiopia as well as post's general security posture. The following offices were represented at the EAC: Charge, A/DCM, PE, DATT, USAID, USAU, CONS, RMO, ORA, CDC, MGT, GSO, A/PAO, MSG an [...]	2006-12-29 10:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ET SO PTER PGOV PHUM CASC KAWC KJUS IZ
06ADDISABABA3419	RESPONSE FROM ADDIS ABABA REGARDING SADDAM HUSSEIN VERDICT. [...] (SBU) On December 26, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review the general security situation in Ethiopia as well as post's general security posture. The following offices were represented at the EAC: Charge, A/DCM, PE, DATT, USAID, USAU, CONS, RMO, ORA, CDC, MGT, GSO, A/PAO, MSG an [...]	2006-12-29 11:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ET SO PTER PGOV PHUM CASC KAWC KJUS IZ
06ADDISABABA38	ETHIOPIA: WIDESPREAD STUDENT PROTESTS DRAW HARSH [...] (U) Summary. Last week was marked by a series of small, but widespread student disturbances throughout Ethiopia, but predominantly in Addis Ababa and Oromiya. While the majority of student demonstrators called peacefully for the release of detained CUD leaders and the resignation of Prime Mi [...]	2006-01-05 13:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ET
06ADDISABABA402	ETHIOPIA: FY2006 FUNDING REQUESTS FOR ESF [...] Embassy Addis Ababa submits two proposals for FY2006 ESF anti-trafficking in persons projects. As requested, the proposal information has been formatted per reftel guidelines and listed in priority order. Due to space constraints, the entire text of the project proposals could not be include [...]	2006-02-09 16:10:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG USAID
06ADDISABABA49	ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION DENIED BAIL; NEXT HEARING IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: After holding CUD opposition leaders, independent journalists, NGO representatives, and other individuals suspected of anti-government activity in jail for nine weeks, the High Court ruled on January 4 to reject their request for bail, and decided to schedule the next hearing in [...]	2006-01-06 14:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA658	ETHIOPIA: POST REPLY TO TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Responses cued to reftel questions are provided below. QUESTION 21: OVERVIEW ---------------------- A. Ethiopia is a country of origin for internationally trafficked women, to a far lesser extent men, and a small number of children. Trafficking also occurs within the country's [...]	2006-03-06 13:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
06ADDISABABA659	COORDINATING PARTNER SUPPORT TO THE AFRICAN UNION [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union's (AU) profile continues to rise in the international community as the AU strives to build the capacity to proactively address challenges on the continent. To further mutual objectives, the AU and Addis-based donors/partners are working to enhance coordinatio [...]	2006-03-06 13:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KPKO AU
06ADDISABABA918	SOMALIA: AMBASSADOR TO ETHIOPIA AND THE AU GIVES [...] (C) Summary: Success in restoring governance in Somalia requires isolation of Mogadishu armed elements, Somalia's Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union (AU) Abdulkarim Farai told guests at an informal AU Partners Group dinner April 3. Farai also said that Somalia has signed agreements [...]	2006-04-06 12:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SO ET AU
06AITTAIPEI1786	AIT CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GROVE [...] AIT Taipei welcomes and grants travel clearance to STAFFDEL Grove, consisting of Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) Professional Staff Member Paul Grove and DOS Cindy Chang, Senior Advisor for Appropriations, Legislative Affairs visit to Taipei 06/01-04/06. Visitors to Taiwan are reminde [...]	2006-05-25 03:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BM JA TH TW OTRA PREL
06AITTAIPEI2162	AIT TRAVEL CLEARANCE FOR USCC: HOUSTON, MULLOY, [...] AIT welcomes and grants travel clearance to U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) officials, Caren (Kerri) Houston, Patrick A. Mulloy and Executive Director T. Scott Bunton for their visit to Taipei from 6/27-30/2006, per reftel. We understand that the delegation wishes t [...]	2006-06-22 08:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TW USCC
06AITTAIPEI2700	TAIWAN REQUESTS US ASSISTANCE FOR STRANDED [...] ACTION REQUEST--SEE PARAGRAPH 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: DURING A MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR ON AUGUST 9, TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER JAMES HUANG REQUESTED US ASSISTANCE FOR TAIWAN DIPLOMATS AND EXPATRIATES IN CHAD WHO ARE FACING DIFFICULTIES LEAVING N'DJAMENA AFTER TAIWAN AND CHAD BROKE OFF DIPLOMATIC [...]	2006-08-09 11:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW CH
06AITTAIPEI4084	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage December 8 on Taiwan's winning the third gold medal in the Asian Games in Doha Thursday; and on the Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections, which are slated for Saturday, December 9. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," [...]	2006-12-08 09:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI648	TAIWAN OFFICIALS WORRIED OVER VATICAN TIES [...] (C) Taiwan Foreign Ministry and Presidential Office officials are increasingly concerned about the status of Taipei's relationship with the Vatican. In an unusual move, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) European Department Director-General Larry Wang requested a 27 February meeting with AIT [...]	2006-03-01 22:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC XR TW
06ALGIERS1002	POLISARIO DENIES MOROCCAN ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (U) The Algerian press June 4 ran a statement issued by the Polisario flatly denying Moroccan reports that "pro-Moroccan" demonstrations had been forcibly suppressed in the Tindouf camps (ref B). The Polisario statement included an invitation to the UN High Commission for Human Rights to vis [...]	2006-06-04 14:34:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM WI AG MO
06ALGIERS1112	ALGERIA AMBIVALENT AS CHINESE LABOR AND GOODS, NOT [...] Chinese workers, who first flocked to Algeria in the late 1990s to meet the country's steep labor demand for construction projects, today number around eight thousand at any given time. While they are still most prevalent in the construction sector, many moonlight as traders of Chinese wares. [...]	2006-06-19 14:51:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV CH AG
06ALGIERS1184	UPTICK IN VIOLENCE IN ALGERIAN COUNTRYSIDE [...] (SBU) Since late April, GSPC terrorists have intensified their attacks against both traditional military and government targets and civilians in areas to the east and west of Algiers. The GSPC has changed tactics and increased the lethality of its attacks. The Algerian Army for its part has [...]	2006-06-27 17:32:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC AG
06ALGIERS1243	MALI PEACE AGREEMENT SIGNED IN ALGIERS JULY 4 [...] (SBU) With considerable fanfare, Foreign Minister Bedjaoui convoked the diplomatic corps and representatives of the Algerian and international media to witness the signing July 4 at the El Mithaq state guest house in Algiers of a peace agreement between the Malian government and the Touareg r [...]	2006-07-06 12:22:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ML AG
06ALGIERS1259	FLN PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES WOULD [...] (C) Post received an advance copy of proposed constitutional changes made by Algeria's predominant political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN). The document was recently submitted to President Bouteflika, who announced his intention July 5 to hold a national referendum on proposed ame [...]	2006-07-10 09:16:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AG
06ALGIERS1278	ALGERIA REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE IN IMPLEMENTING [...] (C) MFA Director General for African Affairs Chergui briefed Ambassador July 9 on the recent agreement Algeria brokered between Malian authorities and Tuareg rebels in northern Mali (reftels) and asked for a U.S. pledge of financial assistance for the "Forum on Development" created by the agr [...]	2006-07-11 05:50:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR MARR ML AG LY SU
06ALGIERS1305	ALGERIAN REACTION TO EVENTS IN LEBANON [...] (U) In an apparent effort to get out in front of an Algerian public furious over Israeli actions in Lebanon, the GOA adopted an unusually high-profile posture the past few days. The MFA issued a statement July 13 denouncing "the flagrant aggressions" perpetrated by Israeli military forces ag [...]	2006-07-15 15:31:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IS LE AG
06ALGIERS1315	BOUTEFLIKA MULLS CHANGES TO 2005 HYDROCARBON LAW [...] (SBU) President Bouteflika is reviewing proposed changes to Algeria's 2005 hydrocarbon law, touted at the time as a major step toward greater openness. The proposed changes would slow down current rates of oil and gas exploitation while limiting the expanded role for foreign energy companies e [...]	2006-07-17 12:58:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET TRGY AG
06ALGIERS1360	POLICE BREAK UP DEMONSTRATION IN ALGIERS; OTHERS [...] (SBU) The Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP),a moderate Islamist party belonging to the presidential coalition, attempted to organize a peaceful march July 20 from the First of May shopping area to the UN offices in Algiers to protest Israeli military operations in Lebanon and express sol [...]	2006-07-22 14:10:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PGOV PHUM KDEM AG

06ALGIERS1364	LIBYAN, ALGERIAN MINISTERS OF INTERIOR DISCUSS [...] (SBU) General Salah Rajab El-Mismari, Libyan Secretary General of the Popular Committee and de facto Libyan Minister of the Interior, visited Algiers July 17-19, holding talks on border and security issues with Algerian Minister of the Interior Nouredine Yazid Zerhouni. The official visit, a [...]	2006-07-22 16:38:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS AG LY

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